Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 65, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1848 — Page 2

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It will be remembered that the Reveille, a few weeks ago, made the following assertions: ' W4tca annexation was first agitated, and before the southern tocos had given the cue to the northern dough faces, that at a grand Mass Democratic Con vention, held at Indianapolis, in which the editor of the Sentinel figured conspicuously , it was unanimously resolved, that th locofocos w uuld "resist unto death, the annexation of Texas to the United States." Cambrid" e Re i t itle. We briefly declared the above to be untrue; but, with the impudence of a common and incorrigible falsifier, the Reveille reiterated the filse statement?, and added that they had been long a matter of history." We briefly replied again, and the editor, feeling ashamed of himself, ns he ought, subsequently attempted to sustain his assertions by what he calls an "item of proof." It will be evident, however, that the editor felt ashamed, not because he had made the misstatement, but that he had been exposed; for his dishonesty is more manifest now, than when he might have plead ignorance in justification. He now falsifies widuly. He commences as follows : "On the 11th May. 1311, previous to the nomination of James Knox Folk, and while northern 'doughfaces still clung to Mr. Van Buren and his anti-Texas notions, at a meeting of the State Cen'ral Democratic Club, held at Indianapolis, in which the Sentinel editor always 'figured conspicuously, the following; resolution was adopted unanimously, ar.d published j by riiapman?., iu the State Sentinel, from which we j copy it. Here is a tacit admission of the falsity of at leas so much of h.s first statement as related to "a grand Miss Democratic Convention," &.c. The resolution' refn. cd to is one which has before been made the! subject of misrepresentation by political knaves, and : . u.. . i :n.. . . is juveu uv me ne.veine, thus: Resolved, That circumstance? jjive too much color t the rumors from Washington, liiat a few individuals i i-mirttnti t niiil in the immediate ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.!!) have in view the u'limut sei ranee of th Virion, and the formation of a 'Smithem confederacy," that n lie but traitors to the best iniertsts of mankind could j articipate in srnr a ri:oje;t, und' that w aid RESIST ITS CONSUMMATION UNTIL DEATH." Now the dishonesty of the editor of the Reveille is manifest even here; for although he "ives the words of the resolution correctly, he has labored so to change the punctuation as to make it seem to say something which it does not say, and which its author, and those, who adopted it, never intended it should mean. Having thus dishonestly paved the way for more positive misconstruction, the editor of the Reveille goes on in this style: Now the locos resolve that they "will resist its consummation until death!" The consummation of what? .Most clearly the annexation of Texas. And they goon in the resolution above to give their reasons why they will thus resist. L'ecause, that if Texas should be annexed, it would lead to "the ultimate severance of the Union! and the formation of a Southern confederacy." Hence they Resolved, that none but traitors to the best interests of mankind could participate in such a project. And to show to the world that they were not "traitors," thev resolved to "resist until death," the consummation c'f that which was to caue the formation of "a southern confederacy This is all plain enough. There can be no question about the 'items of proof and the Sentinel might have saved itself a discomfiture, hr.d it not said 'that the Reveille believes that a lie well stuck to is as good as the truMi The Sentinel should have known that the truth 'well stuck to is better than' falsehood of any kind; and by observing this maxim it would have saved us the necessity of writing this article, and relieved itself from seeing anothei illustration oft he truth, that 'old documents are dangerous things. " It is painful to discuss such misrepresentations as are here made, for we can only do so at the expense of the honesty and veracity of him by whom they are uttered. The editor knows better than thus falsely to misconstrue the meaning of the resolution. He errs not through ignorance, but from designed and deliberate wickedness, and with no better end or aim than to cheat, deceive and delude his readers. He knows that the resolution means just exactly contrary to what he says it does. He knows that when he says the locos resolve that they will rrsjst the consummation of the annexation of Texas' that thev did no such thing; and he knows equally well, that they alluded only to the subject to which the resolution was devoted, to-wif, the 'Severance of the Union and the formation of a Southern confederacy Some may be illiterate enough to honestly misapprehend the purport of the resolution, plain though it he, especially when attempts are thus made to mistend them ; but these will not b" men who are capable of putting a proper construction upon plain sentences. The resolution, as originally adopted and printed, was ns fdlowe : " Il' snlird, That circumstances L'ive too much color to the rumors from Washington, that a few individuals prominently engaged in the immediate annex iti n of Texas, have m view the ultimate severance of the Uni'Mi, and the formation of a 'Southern Confederacy thai none but traitors to the best interests of mankind could participate in such a project, and that we will resit its consummation unto death." The subject of the resolution is the " severance of ti e Union, and the formation of a Southern confederacy," this is the ' project" denounced, a project which the resolution specifics and separates from the question of Texas annexation. The "few individuals' engaged in this " project " are characterized as among those who were not merely for annexation, but for what was then denominated ' immediate annexation." The terms are specific and certain, while they are merely incidental, being used to designate those against whom the resolution was directed. The words " prominently engaged in the immediate annexation of Texas may be left out of the resolution altogether, and yet it would be complete, and express all that it was intended to express, without indicating the parties. Those words are merely parenthetical, and descriptive of the men alluded to, and nothing more ; and there is not an honest and sober man who ever saw the outside, even, of an English Grammar, who will maintain the contrary. Let the editor of

any paper who thinks otherwise, get some school-boy to parse the resolution, and lie will be convinced of his own ignorance. The very next resolution in the series, from which the Reveille copied and distorted the above, is as follow s : ' Resolved, That the alleged conspirators alluded to, are the worst entmüs of Texas and its proposed annexation to this Union', that their inveterate and auspicious precipitancy will delay the object they profess to have in view, and if persisted in, will forever prevent its accomplishment If the editor of the Reveille had been really too ignorant to comprehend the purport of the resolution first quoted, this, surely, ought to have enlightened him. It did do so, no doubt; but he was too dishonest to acknowledge his fault. This resolution not only illustrates the true intent of the other, showing that the construction put upon it by the Reveille is false, but it further shows that they who passed it were the friends of annexation, and denounced the "few individuals" before alluded to, as the "worst enemies" of that measure. The Reveille thinks that 'old documents are dangerous things." The last resolution proves thern to be so in this case, for it demonstrates his mendacity. "Old documents are dangerous" only to knaves and liars; not to honest men. As to the merits of these resolutions, (ar.d of the whole series, properly construed,) we have nothing now to pay, for they are not in question. We by t.o means feel bound to become the champions of every resolution that may have been or may be passed by every democratic meeting. Rot when it shall become in our opinion necessary, and when any man who can be reasonably supposed to possess common honesty, shall question the propriety of their adoption, or the truth of the facts upon w hich they were based, we hold ourselves ready to defend them. The Reveille goes on to criticize what he alleges has been the "Sentinel's course generally." As might bo anticipated from the above, it is guilty of the grossest d.seourtesy, misrepresentation, and palpable untruth. We do not think it worth while to dignify or give consequence to it by any further reply, than merely to say that it is disgraceful even to so unprincipled a paper as the Cambridge Reveille. As long as the "Sentinel's course generally," is satisfactory to its political frienus, (and even to many of its political Joes, who love truth almost as well as party,) it can atFord to despise all such assailants. Death of Andrew Kennedy. The decease of this distinguished man will excite feelings of the profoundes! regret, not only among te people of this State, but among all who had the pitasure of his acquaintance. He was emphatically one of 'nature's noblemen." and, though born of poor parents, and in his early youth deprived of even common advantages for the cultivation i f his mind, he was so richly endowed in mental qualities, that he was able to overcome all obstacles, and ultimately to attain an elevated position among the most distinguished tuen of the State. Mr. Kennedy was bom about 7 years ago, in the vicinity of Little York, Dotier township, Montgomery county, Ohio. He was one of a numerous family of children, whose parents were very poor. Mr. Kennedy was early put to the trade of a blacksmith, at which he worked on Iiis first arrival in this State, we believe. The age of PJ years still found him at the anvil, and unable tilh r to write or mid. New impulses now stirred within him, and with the small means he had earned, he applied himself with unceasing zeal and energy to the cultivation of his mind. A few years not only remedied the defects occasion i1, by the absence of early educational advantages, but found him at the Rar, an able lawyer Rut the people soon called upon him to exercise his talents in another sphere; he was elected to the General Assembly, and was immediately recognized as one of the ablest members of the State Senate. Close upon this followed his election to Congress, and he served three consecutive terms in the House of Representative?.. From the commencement to the end of his Congressional career, (having declined lo he a candidate fr a fourth term,) his coiir-c is loo well known to require a word from us to elucidate it. 1 roving himself more than equal to any station With which he had been honored, .Mr. Kennedy's popularity was continually on the increase, and there can be but little doubt, if death had not thus suddenly cut him utf in the very prime of life, that still further promotion awaited him. Death in this case surelv aimed at "a shilling mark," for his victim was distinguished not only for his public, but was entitled to equal admiration and respect for his private ami social qualities ami his unbounded goodnes of heart. All the members of his family shared freely in the fruits of his prosperity, and he was in the hiebest degree generously disposed towards all mankind. He was socially, as well as politically, a Democrat. Possessing the mot exaited mental attributes, he felt that no man could rightfully chum mastery over him; and having himself drank of the bitter cup of poverty, he knew how to sympathise with and encourage the poor in the assertion of their rights. Rut if the death of such a man shall be regarded, as it must be, a public hss; if tho.se but partially knowing him shall feel that his decease is a bereavement to them, with what terrible effect must the blow fall upon her in whom was concentrated his best and purest affections! How can she reconcile herself to the reality that he, with whom she but recently parted, full of health, of honors, and of hope in the future, has been suddenly cut down, under circumstances the most afllictino, and that now nothing is left of his noble intellect, or his manly frame, except what reposes beneath the clods of the valley! Sad will the event be toother near and tender relations, but it must be bitter indeed to widow and children. To Omn.cience alone on they look for comfort and consolation, to the infinite wisdom of whose inscrutable decrees we should all bow in humble submission.

IWiYic. We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of Mr. Fkaiisall. Mr. V. has met with unbounded success since his location in this city ; and from his abilities, high recommendations and gentlemanly character, has firmly established his reputation as a successful teacher. We would advise all those who wish to learn, or improve themselves in, this divine art, to become acquainted with him as soon as possible. While in this country, music is neglected and disregarded as a part, and a necessary part, of a good education, it is pleasant to find those who are willing to teach and be taught that useful as well ns delightful accomplishment. More music and less preaching in our schools would be a vast improvement. V'lNCE.NNES UMVEKalTV VS. TlIK STATE OF J.NDIANA. This important suit was argued before the .Marion Circuit Court at the late term by S. Judaii, Esq. for the University, and 0. II. Smith, Ksij. for the State, and the suit stands over under adrisement upon the merits. We deem this notice proper to correct an error which the Vincennes Gazette has fallen into, in supposing that the case had been decided. Great respect was paid to the remains of Captain Walkes, or their arrival in Texas. They were under the charge of the Odd Fellows, and were sent to Houston, on the steamer Reliance, whence they are to be taken to San Antonio.

Itcport of the Secretary of War. The report of Secretary Many is a long document, and commands at least equal attention to any former report emanating from that department. It is a business-like document, written in " plain and extremely appropriate manner, and is eminently characteristic of the mind of (Joy. Mi rev. It gives a brief exposition of our military affairs in Mexico at the com

mencement of the present campaign, after the battles - . i I of Monterey ; describes the expedition destined to ! r . . c at i move first on Vera Cruz, and then on the city of Mex - ! , . i . . r "o..r-.l I ico. It then describes the movements of üeneral m, ., . . :. I. .... : ....I. . V I),,,,,,, VJcfn layior, wnuu resune.i 1:1 me uauie 01 and the triumphant march of lien. Scott to the National Palace of Mexico. The expeditions against Chihuahua, SanU Fe, and i California, are next described in a summary manner, . . , . III the order in which they took place. The following extract from the report will be rend with great interest. The three modes of bringing the war to a close, spoken of by the Secretary, anu me i. . .1 . .1 , r;., ,,, .tl or with objections urged against the two first, together with the reasons for adopting the latter, are ablydiscussed: Our career of success, so disastrous U Mexico; our conquest of so many of her Statesand territories; the subjugation and occupation of her capital ; the defeat and dispersion of her urmies ; the rapture of her maltrirl of war, and the annihilation of her foreign commerce, have not yet brought petce, or the otl'er of such terms as could be ncceptcd by the United States without national degradation. The war still continues; and it is proper to present some suggestions in regard to its further prosecution. Inmuking these suggestions, I pass, without remark, the proposition that we should abandon all our acquisitions, and withdraw our troops from the enemy's country. Such n proposition could only be seriously entertained if we were in reality the vanquished :i r t y and were convinced of our liability to prolong the contest with reasonable hopes of success. Our further operations must, in my opinion, be conducted in one of the three following modes : First, to take and hold an indemnity line ; to recede from all places and positions now occupied in advance of it, and cense from all aggressive operations beyond that line ; Second, to overrun the whole country, and hold all the principal places in it by permanent garrisons: and. Third, to retain what we now possess, open the lines of communication into the interior, and extend our operations to other important place, as our means und the prospect of advantages shall indicate keeping a disposable force always ready, within ap proachable limits, to annoy the enemy, to seize sup plies, enforce contributions, and frustrate his efforts

to collect means and assemble troops for the purpose j h !. ath, to crente an emotion unusually profound ! of protracting the war. j univei sal. We w ere unable to be present in theCap- ; A full discussion of the comparative merits of these j jtu uIUl ,is death was announced in each house of ; modes of conducting our military operations would U,,;ioress ; but we learn from those who were there, extend this communication to an unwarrantable j that the scene was deeply impressive, and that the length; i shall, therefore, conline my remarks to a manner in which the announcement was made and rej few prominent considerations relative to each. j ceived, bore ample testimony to the high consideration , With reference to a speedy peace, witii proper in-! m uloth (Iovernor Fairfield was held by his associates demuityand security the only object of the war j m Congress, rind to their sense of the great loss j l'"? I'l"-' policy is rigaidtd as objectionable. If our j which both they and the country have been called to present position cannot command acceptable terms ofj sustain in the Solemn providence which has removed

pachicatiow from .Mexico, retiring to an indemnity line would certainly tail to produce such a result; it would weaken the inducements of the em mv to put an end to hostilities. Restored, bv our voluntary stir- ; render, to the possession of bis capital and important departments, and relieved from the presume of our I arms, and from all apprehensions of further conquest i am! annoyance, beyond the limits we niijjht seh et, he j wouid he left with more abundant resources than be . now possesses to prepare, at leisure ami insecurity,; ' to strike an effective blow with concentrattd faces at our detacht d posts. To hold these uosts safely, to retain possession of the seaports we now have, (if that : should fall withm the p licy,) and to prevent incursions into the territories which we might choi.se to ; appropriate to ourselves, would, in my opinion, re(h ire u force as large as would suffice to maiu'ain what we now occupy, amd to carry our operations ' still further hi the interior of the enemy's country, iand make him feel the calamities of war in a way ; best calculated to induce him to seek .or peace. Jut if in this 1 am mistaken, and the line policy should j enable us to reduce the number of our troops, still, it j will not, as I conceive, thereby effect a reduction of jour actual expenditures for the war. ! In consequence of the interruption of intercourse j between the seaports in our possession, and the central parts of Mexico, ihe collections on imports have I hitherto been inconsiderable. If the line policy is ; adopted, this intercotise will continue to be inter ruptjed, and, consequently, the receipts of revenue from ; this source will be small. 1 Under the operation of the line policy, all expectation of lessening the burden of sustaining our troops, by deriving supplies and contributions from the ene- ; my, would be disappointed. The supplies in the vi'cinity of our posts would he withdrawn from our : reach, as soon as our design to seize and appropriate them was ascertained or suspected. Hut, were it 'otherwise, as our posts would be remote from the I wealth and resources of the eountrv, the amount i which could he obtained would h'j inconsiderable, j So far from deriving advantage from the line poliicy, by way of obtaining assistance from the resources I of the enemy, towards the support of our troops, we j should, I apprehend, confer upon a portion id the j people of .Mexico a direct benefit, by opening to thern j at our posts a market, in which we should become '. the purchasers of their products at an exorbitant price. These considerations, without bringing into ' view others, have led me to look to one of the other modes of operation I have mentioned, as preferable to ti.at of occupying an indemnity line. In regard to the second mode suggested that of occupy. ng the whole country the widi extent of territory embraced in the Mexican republic, the many ; important points to be garrisoned, und the long lines j of communication to be kept open, present difficulties of no ordinary magnitude, it our occupancy is to be of such a character as to supersede the Mexican authority, and require the temporary establishment of civil government. In carrying this plan into effect, it would not be reasonable to rely upon the favorable .disposition, or even neutrality of any considerable jpait of the Mexican people, until some assurance of the stability ot our power was derived from its continuance. Our posts must therefore be string, and 1 our forces numerous, in order to sewure the many and j long lines of communication, to disperse und chastise i the guerrilla bands which would obstruct them, and j to suppress the more pow erful uprisings of tlie people ! wherever they may be attempted. 1 cannot sifely cs- ! timate the force requisite to carry into full effect this I plan, at less than seventy thousand men. Tj insure ' the presence of lliat number in the enemy's country, ; and at places where they would be wanted, it would I be necessary to raise a, much larger force. The ' great expense of raising, organizing, and sending lo their remote destination so large a body of troops as soon as needed to give effect to this plan, would, 1 apprehend, bring a very heavy, and perhaps, embarrassing demand upon the treasury. The third mode presented is, in my judgment, pre1 ferablo to the others, jleyond certain limits, it admils of expansion and contraction; but, as a fixed . condition, all now held is to be retained, and no part surrendered, but iu compliance with treaty stipulalions. This plan also contemplates further t.ctpnsij tious extending to other important points, more or j less numerous, as circumstances may warrant. ! Notwithstanding our victories have fallen with ; crushing weight upon the assembled armies of .Mexil co, most of tnose who hold iu their hands the decision ! of the piestion of peace, have stood beyond the range J of the physical evils inflicted by the war. Uy expending the theatre of it, and changing the mode of ; conducting it, they can bo made to feel its pressure. ! In consequence of our liberal and humane policy, we ' have, as yet, scarcely touched the substance of the wealthy and mlluential classes in .Mexico. As the Mexican army has long been to tnem the instrument of oppression in the hands of their successive rulers, its destruction has not deeply enlisted their sympathies, or alarmed their fears. Our army lias alfordcd j them better protection than their own; and thus, by our presence and forbearance, they have, within certain limits, hitherto escaped exactions from either. Hut our successes have now opened the way to act upon and influence those who probably can, if they will, ' . .... i ... i i.. ...r.. .i ..

iuiuii i'iiu iu iiuMjiuiis. ujr ummiii; ov-in auuer nie ijSeaic man mc lien in me saint way. now would usual calamities of war, they must be made to desire! Jt do tQ ilt a boarJ of ,10a,'lh wIlo shuul(1 peace. . In addition to the troops required to garrison places fumigate the filthy rags periodically ? to be retained, it is proposed to have iu the field a competent force for aggressive operations to strike 0Cr(' K-'s lcltcr from Washington, of Dec. the enemy whenever ho may prwscnt a vulnerable USth, is unavoidably deferred until our next paper.

point: to open avenues from the ports in our possession into tie enemy's country, and to cover and subject to our control some of his rich mining districts and productive agricultural regions. It is not deemed proper to point out in more detail the movements and objects contemplated in, the further prosecution of the war upon this plan.

The; Auditor's, R on-Continued. The pressure upon our columns will prevent us j . giving more uian me ioiiowinj extract irom Hie Mate , . , Auditor s heport, at present, in addition to what we ; ' ' "Jl i ,iave aircad) -given. It is the statement of thu ; y .1 C II . . . .i ... . ' 1W.Wl.Oll kM .1 1 h Vl'Ail. Six per wnt Tieasuiy Nutcs outstanding October 31st, 117, 343,790.00 Amount now on nana to Do canrellrd. being receipts for Revenue of 1S46, 71,080.00 $271,720.00 Interest estimated on all outstanding u vi ceiu. urasury oie, - 108,000.00 One-fourth per cent. Tieasury Notes outstanding, GoilCO.00 ( 1 ! ' p. ve ppf enk scrip JuW ' ' $9,810.00 j mgOctobei Jlst, 1817, - -$334 9Sr.00 ! Amount on hand iet cancelled, . ,nteresl (e.timate d) 0 a - 65,030.00 tandin: o ner cent fcciip, 4,200.00 474,215.00 Total of Domestic Debt on 31st of October, 1S47, $914,025.00 Kor the redemption of the 5 .or cent. Tieasury Notes the Common Sellout Fund, deiived fiom Hank piulii., through the Making Fund Cornmiionei, lus been set apot, which h ample to redeem the whole Debt l.y ls.",f ai,d thciefoie this um should be deducUd fiom the fun-gmmr, 474,215.00 Leaving to l-e pail by taxation alone, - $439 v 1 0.00 The balance of mum fund shown to be on Imik at the close of the tinaiiri.il yeai, is n.tt noticed as a Debt, as ihe amounts nie daily varying, and the minis being small can at all times be met at the 1 leauiy as needed. It lias been aheady shown, in a statement submitted relative to our Public or Foieign Debt, th.it it will uquue about four yeais to ledeem the leinaimler of the Tieasui) Notes, which now constitute the only Domestic Debt burthensorne to the TreaMiiy. (rSeiKitur F.vnu iKi.i), of .Maine, died at Washington on the J4tfi ult. The Union of the J7th says : "The intelligence of this most melancholy and painful event, which took place on Friday evening last, made known through our community, as it was, 011 Christmns morning, overspread with a deep and sudden glouiii the lerlings natural to that day. The high distinction of (iovernor Fairfield in his public life, his great v.ilue and usefulness in the councils of the nation, a; d the noble qualities of mind and heart which adorned and duMiified his nrivate liTe all united with j. :t 1 .0:1 1 1 1 u r j,T,d almost inexnlicable suddenness of i him from amon-Mhem. The death of such a man, occopying Mali a position, and in the prime of Iiis life, would be at all liuus an atlliclive dispensation; but occurrin", as it now occurs, at the very commenceI ment of ihe labors of this Congress, and on the eve of jrreat deliberations, in which he would have borne a I conspicuous part, it can hardly fail to be regarded as j u public calamity." j J;oj tr,,, wcre to attend the funeral of the deceastd on Tuesday, Dec. HDth. The V Correspondent of the Cin. Enquirer says: 'There is a great disposition here to censure his attending physician. I have the promise of a statement of the case from a physician of some eminence, which I am in hopes I can send you by to-morruw's mail. Until I get it, I shall form no opinion of my own. On the same subject the Journal of Commerce says: 'A Surgical operation on a diseased leg a year ago, having relieved him from sutlWing, he resorted to a repetition of it on Friday morning without avail, and at 7 in the evening died in great agony. 1 1 is disease was a dropsical affection of the knee. Soon after the puncture was made in it, constitutional irritation supervened, and the invalid soon died under the spasms of locked jaw." Dkeadful Explosion. We learn from the Cincinnati papers that thejsteambo.it A. N. Johnson on his first triji from Cincinnati to Wheeling, exploded, on the JL'lht tilt., about 1(1 miles above Moysville. The steamer was at the time in the act of roundin" out from shore, hav ing just discharged some jiasscngers on the wharf boat at .Manchester. After the explosion she is stated to have burnt to the waters edge. On of the boilers of the boat is slated to have been blown some L'Oi) yards from the boat, into a cornfield, Rnother s!t)( to o( t) yards into the same field. The .Atlas says : "As near as can be told there were 9.") cabin passengers, and (i." deck; from (0 to s0 arc killed or missing. There wrre six ladies on hoard all saved; -1 or children, also saved. The lioone went up from Mavsvilh; to the scene of the disaster, ami brought Yi dead adu wounded to that place, and G or S to this citv. Five of these left at Maysville, were not expected to live when the I). Boone left. There were ti? horses on hoard 0 were saved. The circumstances of the death of the First Clerk, are reputed as most singular. He was blown some 100 yards on shore! sprang up, ran some distance into a house, ran under a bed, and when jiersoiis- g..t to him, he was just dying. The shid Engineer said, just before he died, that he had tried the boilers just before the accident and found plenty of water in lh m; but the Clerk says he heard the Engineers complaining several times, after they left this city, that the pumps did not work well." As the books of the boat were all lost, it is not probable the entire loss of life and property will be ascertained. Washington, Dec. 'M. Senate. The executive nominations were communicated to the Senate as follows: Ex-Speaker Davis, of Indiana, minister to China Vice-Everett deceased. John Unwan, of Kentucky, Charge de Affaires to Naples Vice-Col. Folk resigned. Dr. Niles. of ) altimore, former Secretary of legation to Paris, Charge do Affiires to Sardinia V ice-McKli ffe res i g it ed . A message was received in writing, from the President, by the hands of his private Secretary. Several memorials and petitions weru presented, when the Senate resumed the special order of the day, being a bill for the purchase of the 3Iadison papers, which was read the third time, and passed yeas nays V. A resolution came up for consideration, reiiuiriii" J" Var l'p-n tinent to report the number of troops in serv ice, me numner ueau, eve, since me commencement of the war; which was agreed to, after a few words of explanation by Mr. Cass. It was then moved to take up the bill for raising additional troops, and an interesting debate ensued, in which Calhoun, llerrien, Hale, and Mangum opposed the bill, and Cass and Allen advocated it. The yeas and nays being ordered on taking up, it stood yeas l'J, nays 11), when the Vice President gave the casting vote in the affirmative. Dill to be taken upon Monday. House. Among the petitions, one was presented from the citizens of Philadelphia, against slavery, laid on the table. Mr. Goggin reported a bill for restoring the southern mail to the old route. This gave rise to a warm debate, which continued until a late hour, when the House adjourned till Monday. : .i ...i.i 1. -i An Indiana editor has sued a whig subscriber for pending him a Wooster bank bill, which gave all his family the itch. He claims damages to cover a doctor bill. Ohio Hagle. We have heard of the communication of a worse ' , .i .i . ir ,

F"r the Indiana State Sentinel. lit Uen.M ias of -s hoiua JUloil.

neuicr Um? ties ireot postmnnous fame is laudable or not, is not necessary nmv to discuss; but it is cert amiymie that man, rational man. has a desire to Jcatu JlMlell.ble tr;,ces of his virtu. us fictions en'raV' cn upon the minds of his fell, 'rill' llli.ii Clor .t....ll. tt have ohhter i;.. . ,V V . 11.UL oblltcmted his mortal remams. f the sou of (Viriuous man has any assimJ:u,MI l() ihe Savior of maiuind, we have abundant proof, bv j.recept and exI - " in- is m-i univ uui is i worthy of commendation ti . "-! muoii. 1 he true principles of moral philosophy teach us to pay due renert . .. i ' l . P, to ti.e remains and memory of depart ue true nrinein fs nt mnm t. ni.. 1. ,......!. .,.!- in d worth. men uuge ot mv surnrise. wfien takin" 1

I,,,. I,, .1,1;, : 11 - .. i. i,re, iim, w. nii, vir, iim-, ....... j a L IC journal not log,nce to find,in part, the :CnrI Z. TallI.cll.1If JlllH i;,, h Jones, Mil1 1 " ng under the signature of Inneus. After jlnn Treadway, L. R Mclvi.my. Hobt. Hedges. C. 1J. U -g a d-'scription of the mansion built under the!1Iarlf Daniel .McFall. I. S. Koardnun, Fatnck Ferdirection of the cult n.-it. thu nuiLur .f ti... ' , ... . .... .. , , .

Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, and a melancholy description of its present dilapidation, with oilier remarks, probably unwarranted, he roteeds to say : "As you descend the mountain, vou pass an eni . . : closure. without a cat", that contains the irrave of!

etferson ; and a more neaueted. wretrbeil. hnriril l ii.iu ueen utiricu here, he coulU not have heen less i 1 1 I . I I 11 . . . cared for. The wife of Jefferson, Morn from him by death' ten years after their early marriage, lies here; and 0:1 her grave stone is a C reck epitaph. A granite obelisk battered much by democratic julgrims, but without name or epitaph, is doubtless the monument of Jebrson. It was placed th-re by his executor, j and thepaimej on which was to be inscribed the epi-

k-herson; and a more negUcted, wre'ebed, burial caclllaU.d u, rurc ti interests, happ.hess at lace, you will seek in vain. It Campbell's Mast maii'Lt..i c.,. . t ,.. ......

lap,, w nicn no wrote h.r hin.s. ii has never heen in- southern borders, invaded m.r ternt.-rv and spilled the serted m tin- stone. I was tohl that it is lying with bUji, ttf tiUT own cltj7t.n, ur ;VI S(JÜ. aml lJol he iron grates lesigned t-r the enclosure, on the!o:ilv ar(. ,he ,.1II1S ()c .M.xiro n.,v being overrun banks of the river wi.ere they were landed ; tmd that Wfh tl,. fiiur hrA clUz, s , riuValnM,s 1... ..tili' ii . . .1 . i :

uu an u ts i.ouuieu i.imscii 10 see uiai they ever ; reached Iii i r destination." .... . ) 1 U hat 11 commentary upon the character of the poo- i

pie of this republic! Are not republics, sometimes ,Klve ti,e onpc Minr w hi ' party, ever at variance With at least, ungralelul ! The very man that infused life j,,ie tnie illU.rf.,u llf llie republ.c-a party ident.i-.cd into our sy-iem 1 government that contributed more j Wllh lhe o!J H;uniltouian scood, and the federalism of than any other to bring out ot chaos the inherent J lhe t.idt.r ..i!aiii. in lin-ir acciisl.miecl ubtL-u-. Lair.crights ot mm is denied a suitable monument with fuI to it 11, (w.th a few honorable exceptions,) J,this inscription alone, penned by his own hand: ! gracefully and traitorously .rlVen aid and comfort to "lIlo.MAS JEHLT.SUN, T.MC ALTHOil OF THE ! th,-enemv abroad, ex-rled," at home, n.rv nerve to o::( h.vuATioN ok inoki-km.f.nci:." I .. j,,.,, vcry a u, j it ra t ion which the people Spirit of Jciicrson ! how lo,g will this boon be de- j .Ues lU,i ,,t p-r,.f,aihcd from no acts, ho.v. nied thee, ihe eager reach ot a favored people looks ! c.v,.r rumoUS tt, the r;,uhi,v-, t uttau tli-ir own hclfnot to the rock from whence they were hewn. Years ; lh (,h(,s nul eu;lJ had a bu,n a, tIj.. II(V0lution of our have passed since thy spirit tied to the God that gave I COUIltry 1U a hm and blo..dv comhet with th- bousted it. The wilderness has been populated, subdued, and ; .,ovvt.rs of Europe, and w hereas, lhe remedy in the made to blossom as the rose; the commerce of the na- oliecaseis also theremedv in the other, and the means lion extended; and every nation on earth looks with dx!ivi for tiie speedy vat,d honorable termination of pride or awe upon the stars and stripes. Rivers, rail- WIir jviuxican is ,f the eence of ti se tend...- to roads and canals have been constructed and imp-oved. retrain fruin successful attack, upon the republic, the Electricity, by the deep research of the n.md of man ; (rn.al w,liff aIlVt t.v,.r al waFf ;tml MrVcr al and science, has been brought to bear as a means of; WU, ,1C ijnlte(1 s;;ltes ad where;,., the tim.-n-.w is. conveying intelligence, aiding m the business of life. ; thal jü OI rt.m,.uV oll ull(. ,;m.ffl u,(. vatn ,,f The prowess of our arms in wmg our paths of lhe re;)Ub!,c, ,IIUS, Je sp.-rdilv apph.-d, therefore h- it military fame with fresh and unfading laurels. Other Mil(f t,al nslacked vigilance should ch.ra. tertnen and names are M-qumng distinction, honor and j ige t.0 ralks of he je)1M.rat.y ihrohjhout the Urn...., places m the hearts cd their countrymen ; new rnonu-!;imi flirlj1Hr i resu.u. A 'M.,.ir.iv. 1.

n.ents are heing erected to rnen of less merit-all os tl in fulhlhtig the philosophical prophecy of thy giant mind. Will not the unblemished democracy of Indiana, on tfie srh ol January, i4"?, vnen convem u at lmnan -

n pons, make a move to wipe uns stain irom me es- Relied, that all laudable means should speedily cutcheon of the nation. The Democracy claim, right-! be ,et on roolt;) btuvJ, the war U) a .AUi i)ll(r'. ly claim. Jefferson, the great apostle of democracy, as ! ablo t(.rmmaliun, and that no appropriations isecessatheir prototype. Is there not some democrat in Indi- f ry t() l!ial ei(1 iy.u b; withhe.d. ana, who is capable, that will immediately take j ReSolitd, that in the opinion of this mneting our charge of the matter, dev ise plans for the consumma-t soje rcnedy, in respect to our internal and external tion of the object, and prepare a series of resolutions jencIny, iietf i tje elevation to power, to rule, and to for the consideration and adoption of the convention; j it.gf:lte, men whose principles we know to be their so as to secure the erection nt a monument with a j cntry cause whose intetests are the interests uf suitable inscription, in memory of the many virtues , lhe i;.;j,,I)f based as it is upon the. foundation sb.r.e, and political services of Thomas Jefferson. If the , jaitl hv tho Father .f his eountrv men who Laihour aid Dominion is forgetful of her duty to her son, her K)l lbc &uk !UlJ (:ll,M.ru,JS designs of disunion, but younger sister Indiana will not prove ungrateful. j wij(J t ,jUM(I in ha1(i maintaining our ancient landA PLLIJEIAX j nrjs and who are wer readv and Willing lo give North-line Farm, rutnatn county, Indiana, Decern-;aij aii(1 nuans to tjie administration tiie people may bcr, llo. ! choose, so Ion" as its measures are congenial with . the spirit of the constitution, and iu consonance w ith frl'OIll J1VXICO. !t!ie wishes and calls of the great hodv of the AmtnFrom the New Orleans papeis ot the lUth instant, j ca p,,,)Mje we glean ti.e following items ef intelligence from, That too great an activity cmnot le ex.Mexicoand Vera Cruz, brought by the steamship j erUJ in preorvill(r untarnisle d the v'agiu puniv cf .Maria Furt, which left the latter port on the loth in- ; t)e rMlJC ieasures of ti.e llepublic, and in guardstati bringing intelligence from the capital down to j tU(m aj?ailsl lhe i,lva.i,):,s f lJiejr f,lcSf ailj nie the Sit November: ; i,,prct irns of improvHlent and reckl 'ss tuen. By this arrival, dates of the dd of October have iirvitid. That we approve the S.ate Convention tD been received from Lower California. Ihe Mexicans . - , at inaul):lp0;i on t!.e -ih and that .ur claim a victory over the party of Americans who , ctun v s!i:ij, n,)t f;ll ln :!s ri .,rrM.nl, landed at Mulege and fought all day, but were forced ! 0a'm;)lIon ()f H;, Ferrv, the d,ieg-,tes from this tore-embark. The English government has protect- comtv ;ire ..truet.-O t.. v'.te f,,r ti.e no;,,.,, ,t,on of ed against raising forced loans from English residents H ; ;arb(,ur as ÜII EUvtor f,r the.it!, r.,.gress,o!.. Mexico. jal District. Correspondents at Queretaro state that the Cov- j u was on(.p.(1 t,i; f ernors of dilterent States were m favor of peace, ex- iniT lbliS,lt.d 1M :,lUl .uU.h.i cepting Sun Luis. Mustamcnte has been nominated 'PHt x i: l vr fiin'o

uenerai in aaoa oi the vrmy. nerrera was very j -i - . it . ! ill not expected to live, at the last accounts. ) The partizans of Santa Anna have withdrawn from j Congress, in compliance with his instructions. They are all iu favor of continuing the War.

Tiie City of Mexico continues quiet. The accounts 23th day .f Uml-cr. for the purp... of appoo.m.- d!eof the arrest of (ienerals Worth and Pillow, and Lt. KiiiV t tu. Democratic t ite Cmt ntiu l he field at Col. Duncan, are fully confirmed. j Indianapolis in January IS 18 The ports of Mazatlan and (iuaymas, on the Faci- : Th, nn-eim wis orj:amzJ lv app r itio J sia'i UunJy fic, are in the possession of tin Vmcricans. The lat-, IVsidcut, and James Drown Secretary. On motion it ter surrendered after being fired on an hour by the ' was resolved that thi mertiii now proceed t fpoiut frigates Portsmouth and Congress, under the com- de.eate ti represmt the d.-ai ci cy of 11 imlo iili county, mand of Eavallette. 'u the Slate Couv.-nnoii, and th it the ih leah s s ch -en JMr. Ward, bearer of depitches from Od .Masi.n, .have power to fill any va ami. i that in tv .ccur i.i their (iovernor of California, arrived at New Orleans on bt'!y- t hereupon the f.l owing in.Smdu.iU were choi, W-ilmiTtiiii : en, viz: Joiei Nlf. Jainrs Urown. U'i Im A Fitzeral I,

Santa Anna is srJd to have gone to Ltixtcpec with a small escort. He is violently abused by those who .. . - favor peace. ! 1 - I he (iovernor ot Chinuahua apprehends another in- , . , ' ...... . vasion, and says ho is prepared to meet the detested ( ' ' ' inyaucrs. I he Department ot lamaulipas has declared its j inuepeiiuence, aim nis oruereu reu. urrea 10 n put ; upon trial for crimes committed within nor territory, j I Immediately after the declaration, there appeared : i armed parties on the roads leading to Victoria, Soto! jlarina and lul l, to establis.i Lustorn Houses at i) and IJO miles distance, at which a duty of lö per cent was to be collected of all traders coming from Tatupico with "oods and merehandize ; and this tax, or duty, appears to be acceptable to the .Mexicans and foreign people in Tatnpico. A better state of affairs is expected in a short time. 3I :mIs oil' at Hie Capitol!

ur 1 ...... r. I :n ,-. i""r "c minium eoiess our viewn iii s wiie i me ) We. ntiderstrtnd that the political guillotine was J,, qut.Mj , aRiutJOI1 at lUr irte.; . flgi set in motion yesterday that some four or five , AWrJ lhal Mu,Vllg lip trinf..,!t s f democratic ! political heads were ( hoped oh Messrs. Joseph t. ' f)ary ,0 lc ,he ai,ipl,.j u lht. VfvvfX tX:oli vf our frte j llrowu, llandall McLaughlin, Thomas I). Harris, ntid ( n,8titutioi!s and the promotion of the vte.fire of he human j Mahlon 11. Medary, we kiiow to have been thus sum- ' family, we phle oufselve u tnaintam th e principle j m irrily dealt with. These gentlemen, we are assured j mvbhite. J are among the most worthy, upright, business l.ke; Keshed, tint we are for our mutiny becatue she if ! men of our community men who have, under the riht, and are against M-nc. because she i nronj. I late Clerk of the House, Major French, performed all i Resolved, that we confidently bo'ieve that n ioroua : their duties faithfully and acceptably. Mr. Mcliugh- ! prosecution of the war now eitstuu with Mexico, is the Min is a man advanced in years, with a large family !y course which will insure a speeJy and honorable ! to maintain, and bv no means in aliluent circutnstau- pfaee. I cos. He has a son in lhe army, w ho has fought like ; Hewted. that if lhe , rc.ent war wa brought on imia hero iu n-v.rly every battle, from Vera Cruz to Mex-. I'r"lrly and unjustly by the 1 o s.d. ,. or any ether, or , , i j ,i I,- all Lie t)ranchc et thi "overnri.ent, it Witutd l-e uiijiorioua ,co; and whi .. he has stoo.I unscathed amid he dy- h j ,ng and the t end, ,n the very face of the Mexican a f f enemy abroad, the whi-s at home, have striken dow ; -. ubI.,v 8,,UMI)i; our mVM c,)VmiUie,lt flf i l's njd l lll",r. a"(l akvrn the bread from the mouths et,ur ht. IIiailtl.r , j- i,rlllRllJß ullf conducting it, t j of his family! j "giviiu; aid and comfort" to .Mexico. i We pjcsuuic tiie rest, or the most of those clerks Jtmolved. that -he thai ; not for u is aaaint ua." and

(who are democrats) will go likew ise. They arc ; like the victims in the cave of the Cyclops. The only question is, who is the last to be devoured: loiyphemus ate lhem up one by one, as suited his appe tite. We presume the same destiny awaits the unfor-1 tunate clerks of the House of Representatives. So! long as the convenience of the office requires it, they may be spared; hut in due season thty will be sacrificed. Less than two short years will, at any rate, set all things right. Wash. Virion Dec. 15, 1"?17. 00A private letter from Gen. Joseph Lane, dated ! "Puebla, Mexico, Nov. rW, saya, "Major McCoy has I recovered his health, and is now able to do duty." This will be j leasing news to the Major's friends. Geougk II t'N newell has been convicted, at Boston, of betting lite to his mother' house, iu the 1 nh'ht time, by which his brother was burned to death. The convict has beun sentenced to hi liung. fjr-'Taking the sense of the meeting," says the Boston Post, is construed to mean taking the cents" i. e. passing round the hat.

If:iriholoiiiv County.

.At a meetiii" of the democracy of Bartholomew cutIitVf .U nt The Court house on the 1st day of Janmiry 1M, Thos. U. Lee was called to the chair, anl Thos. (J. Ferry appointed secretary. On motion a cmmillee ot three, ilarüin l errv, ... .... . . . ... " . .1 1... Ulc hard Carter ami Lot A. Uiorn, were a pim-u i7 ... ..r .h.!...,ntn- 1.. th Sta'.e IIIC Lliail , 11 II "'l I Jl.-W .mConvention, to be held at Indianapolis on the Mh inst., said committee rejmrted the following as delegates, which report was confirmed by the meeting, towit : John M. (I win, II. F. Mvers, Charles Jones, II. II. Darbour, F. Lth Daniel Lambert, Hugh Ferry, t .... ; 1 .... t ' 1 :.... i i;.... ATn, uui.- ' IT unih'.tU, ULU. A MI. IVI, ter and John Young. 'St. The following preamble and resolutions were adopted by said ni"eting. ,1.,. . c .1 ...1 ...1 ........ iiiu in hi pwiiiMMi 1 liin-c 'weal ii;o iiiiiiioiiui ..1 ..... . ... ....... 1. 1 . " . .1 . . 1 ..... ami gen 1 . . OBi viiaic jj uitr .1 mi'i ii 1 ii iii'i'im- a uu 111. jieopie and wiiiui tii'-y in turn have sealed with their tmiveivil a j-probatieii, and acknow ledged bv u.eir unmurmuring accuiesci nee for more than half a c ntutv, and wi.ereas, the fair land of the "stars and t-tripes,' has again, as heretofore been brought into collision with the goary god of w." r, ingi-uiously maiia'uvering, and arttuliy conductlII ,tL. Iim.w arim,.s ola fol0ig,i and domestic fue; f(r I1(,t ()Ijlv .ttS Mexico wantonly assailed our tirurts lo brulr im. uar , :i stjv aIjd il(,orable iv 1 huhu nun um i lilliu "Ii nun u"iu'.in tu im. Vit ,.in,h,.r rill ll,i i...,,, ill!P 4i,,m,.i. r,r..i.t..-. termination uut within our own borders, in the civ ic fem.df aJ ufihllr j,;lVc ,tuu.M ,;w ' yIJ(j j ltiW sky uf 0;ir tuy ulc,lVcrs ns former lustre. Resolved, that the course ot the present administration, in its energetic and prudent acts, relative to tin . war iu Mexico, we heartily approve. ' ...... -. Titos. G. Fi:::i:v. S v'v. E:tii(olp!i Coimiy. Pursuant t p-rvioas noti tin Democrat t It im'.o'pa r.uiiitv. .istMiihttJ nt hf Cuirt hnu.x- i.n S jliirii.iv th ; - ... ll.ll l.l... L. . I.. ..I. f.. Ii.... i ! I James M- Jou" Firr:l- J,,-iah lJu,ll,V. ! LonR!iore. K.lr.ird Edger . Joseph LJer (. Jacoh II .irh:iiin, I h s. Mason, ?.,,j. j,. . . , in t Si i I ... f I......... I If ........ I .... .1 If.trtiih l....,rrr. hitj.l. , bw .. , . ... ,, .. w. , Janus S. Hnrper, John Dauer, Lhji 1 a!t. :cy huuer, n , t T 1 . . w, , . ., Xuit.,,. , Davul t. Lewis, John !ieaver, 11 it W . liuuer, .Nattian I Uru-r, Hamiit n S .mlrs-. Jolm William. Joseph llewWn) n i) s,fVn. Cann .... W.IIm.h Orr. Anthüny Mt.Ki.mev. and Morjm II. Cleveland. The tUtwu K 1rta llMt. auj lt.Sl)!u , ,llS were then ical and unanimously adopttd: Whereas, the s-a e Centml Commi'te" have callej ronv. nii.ni of the dfinocr n-v of ttu Sta!-. to he held m accordmce with the well eit.ihh.hed and pT iv.d utie, n the Hth .f Jauu oy next, to select an electoral Tick t ,,,r the cornim J'recideutial ca t,u i gn , it l lhe duly of the democracy of the State ton-present th-iiis!ves in id yl onvenlion, then fore, we, the denen-r at f KatiJo ph county have assembled in imus imetwu;. ior the puipo.-c of selecting delegate to represent u- in the Nim,. Convention, ami while so assembled we deem it hut litlt and t.r.itt.tr tK ..f.. .-I. .!.. .. - . ... C 1. . ; rnay with the utmost propr'nty be treated and hi I I w hold the rest of mankind, enernie in w ir in peace friends. Resolved, that we highly approve of the sentutv-i.ti and views of the President recent tm-s.ige. and all that we ask of the coining National t'onventun to select a nun a good and true as Jurnet A'. J'olL; anJ lhe country will titiil be safe from both f oiin and domestic Mexican. Or. motion it wa resolved that the procet-Jiui; of thi men im; le puhÜshed in the "Iudianu Kiate eiitmei,, tmJ lhe "JiflVriiJinnn." JOSIAH IJU.NJJV, J' resident. James Dbuvv.n, Secretary. 07" There are nmv in the le rg.a Penitentiary 1JS convicts. Of these ?J a:i re.ul and writ.' 11 can not; tU are marri' d ."11 are tiniiinrrn 0 ; .! were iuteinperate fJ teuijuTal; i'J't m lit s, and U ici:ia!es. Tlieie are iu the Virgin. u Penitentiary Jl I cnvicls, of whom UH are w hites, ami 0 nejio-s. (57-IVfore u m-ig.strate 01 Boston, ti.e oih r il.iy, a witness being asked how he knew that a man and woman were husband and Wife, ic l.ed, because "fie had often heard the hidy blow ti.e gentli man up!" The evidence was held tj be coiulus.ve.