Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1845 — Page 2

TilR STATE SENTINEL. crrBL YiaiLncc i thi raice or uiirtTt.

To my late Constituents Hiving this day accepted a situation in the service of the General Government at Washington, City, I

TUUIISDAY, ATH IL I0L'1S13.

IV m. J llrown. By reforence to tlie Card üf our late able representative, it will be seen that he will not be a candidate aain to represent this district in the Congress of the United States. The Card of Mr. R, though brief, is full of feeling, and dx-s him honor. " In parting" with one who has -ö long battled, shoulder to ihoulder with

the iron-hcarted democracy of Indiana himself al-

Thc Rat:!c to be fuu-;Lt. 'Tlipy have'beated alto the hurt of the daughter of my peopU ilightlu, sayinc, PliCi, PEACE : when there is uo

veact." JtTemiaJi vi. 14. I

Let not the Hoosier Democracy be deceived by the deem h mT dut7 t0 inform 3"ou that ticrefore 1 sha)l hvDocritical crv of the wir- react, ueace for ..not E" be a candidate for .Congress ; and take this

v. e assure them there will be no peace till we put it method of tenderin5 my sincere thanii to those frienda beyond their power to scramble for oSce. Deceived in different portions of tlie district, who by letter as

timeandagain.it behooves the Whole democracy to wel1 " personal solicitations, desired me to present

be xhUanU Let not our late virtorieu bo barren of, u,y name ,ur re-eieciion.

Reduction of English Inposts. In a recent article upon the subject of duties, says

the" N. Y. Morning News, we had occasion to remark

SU2I3IAIIY OF NEWS.

(r The steamer Cincinnati recently made a trip

that the continuance of imposts upon certain articles , om Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, 500 miles, in thirty i. . tvi-i . i 'hours!

oi extensive consumption ia icngiana was mereiy a . ------- TT T , question of time, and that when an excess of re vertue 1 MlE!AClI!TT8, U' h?1 2 ft, became apparent, that revenue would be applied to al Da1" been elected U. 5 Senator, in place of the

their fruits. And above all, let there ba no disorgan

izing spirit among our own friends. Let the democracy, en masse, frown down every shadow cf such a

wavs forerm-st ia the fight we experience feelings pirit in whatsoever form it may present itself, lie

which nought but a fall knowledge of the circuman- lacks Umj essential oi democracy, woo would aid, dices of the case tend to soothe. May all peace, pros- reclly or indirectly, to favor stlf at the sacrifice of

rerity and happiness artend him, we doubt not is tlie principle. And while we would guard agains this in

incere wieh of his numerous friends. " ipreienuea menus, let us xca-.cn uu joe. ".because,

even because they have seduced my pe)plc, saying,

IIO ! FOlv A CONVENTION. ieace aud Ulcro was no pc3CC' Lzck' XU11Ü-

w:u - - r.,.t 1 J i,.lk i.,r

ccntly rnuch impaired, I find the labor and agitation Estimated loss on Sugftf

of political l.fe fast wearing me out ; and am admon

ished of the necessity of seeking euch employment as will enable me to provide a competence for declin

ing life. This temporary separation from my friends

and neighbors is a painful one. At present my nom

inal residence will be in Washington ; but I shall ever regard Indiana, the State of my adoption and the birthplace of my children, as my home. The

removal of obnoxious duties rather than a reduction

of debt ; such a surplus, including the property tax, now exists, of j3,410,UCO, and this is proposed to be

applied to reductions and abolitions of duties, as fol

As it becomes necessary to hold a District Convention for the purpose of nominating a

candidate to represent this district in the next

Congress, we would respectfully recommend

the holdinir of conventions in the several

countiej for the purpose of appointing dele gates to meet in District Convention,

At Indianapolis on Saturday, Jfay 10th.

resolutions of tlia democratic Convention of Tennes

see, from which we select the following :

TENNESSEE RESOLUTIONS.

Resulted, That we enter upon the ensuing contest

with a confidence and unanim.ty which we have tie

ver before experienced; that we are assured that no-

tmng is necessary to secure the most tr.umphant sue

cess to the democracy of Tennessee, in the approaching

legislative and gubernatorial elections, but tlie avoidance of all collisions on the part of our political

TTru-in na full nnVl frei n rnnsnltn tinn with I irienos.

our friends, here and elsewhere, as we have t0 tIie democracy of Tenncsscr, that they run but one

been able to obt'iin, the above named time candidate for a political ohicc in those counties where inrl rliff Pem ir. 1 f-on.iHprPl n cntisfnr- we ,,ave maj"tics ; that all personal or private asand place Seems to be Considered as satllac- D:ration, or -antinnthies ba mrr-ed in considerations

tory as any that can ue namea. we nave of the general good.

This is but a cautionirv word. eUcitod bv. the soiritcd cherLshed recollection of the many acts of friendship.

' Irf i , . i ti : t

oi personal ana political iavors i nave receivca at

your hands, shall still cluster around k heart, against

which the charge of ingratitude was never made. In the many and exciting party contests, through which

it has been my lot to pas, I may sometimes hate

Duty on Cotton repealed Duty on 430 articles in tariff Export duty on Coal Auction duty Glass ,

1,300,000 CSO.OOO S2Ü.CC0 119,000 " 200,000 - 642,000

personally no interest in the matter, except ,R"UeJ' That he vlo cphirlbutes to the defeat of you farewell

r . i u rr..i rw j i a y: ' i

au iai u- uui j.-any may lc cucian aucuw. tjie known will ot the majority, ought to be denounc-

given offence. . If so, 1 sincerely regret it. Offences

against me shall not be remembered ; they were written in saud which the waves of time have washed out.

Jly career cs a member of Congress is forever at

an end. I trust you may in your wisdom elect one, ardently attached to the great principles of democracy, who will serve you with more ability and success than I have done. None, I feel assured, can be

more devoted to your interests than he who now bids

WM. J. BROWN.

Washington City, March 29, 1315.

Some may suppose that another place or day ed as a traitor to his party, ns no true democrat, and . , . , .. mi . . .. . as unworthy of the uppvrt of such.. T murht be more eligible ; but the time inter- J Jouj

vening previous to the d:iy of election U

short, and minor a nti-comparatively unim

portant considerations must yield to prompt

itude of action.

We hope that the Democracy of every'

county in the District will sanction the prop

osition, and immediately appoint strong and

in the Convention.

All the Intelligence." The Tippecanoe

ournal, published at Lafayette, advises the Whig

Ilcmovals and Anointments. Parl7 1:1 11113 tale 10 lKe UT 118 waicunora me cy

The Washington corresrondent of tlie Ohio States- ng exclamation of the gallant L.ACRENS Lfoti t gtte

man. undpr iktn cf March 31. writps as fullows. We up the ship." ho the dickens is Launitsl llis-

are glad to see that some of the office-holders at tory attributes the exclamation to the ill-fated La w-

Washington, who have teen in place during the pe- bence; but history may bo wrong and .Major bemans

riod cf a generation, and who in many cases had right.

quartered every member of their families upon the In the same paper it is stated as a rumor that m.

j public, are at length subjected -to the healthy ptinci- J. Erown is about to be appointed Register of the

efficient delegations to represent their wishes PIe of "rotation." Democratic administrations have Land OSice at Washington, vice T. L. Smith to be

ui'en luuca 100 rcaii? 1.1 p'ij i:'JJ uiia principle to i rsaioveu. luv 11 mure is any sutii uuice hi 11 aoupractice heretofore. - ington, Mr. T. L. Smith never held it ; though he did

" The work of rotation is coins forward with a c!r- hold that of Register of the Treasury, as every one

ciunfpection which is sign.fioant of a safe salcction of 1 must remember who recollects the Roorback state-

, townships are respectfully re- pt executive subordinates. The appjintmcnts that mentg about (he puWic- expenditures which were en I nitro Knnn mlrt a a t -1 a j m -M-t-irn I in,linnf m A I

point delegates to attend a obgervation mnät ;flf,;:OIls VnH .,t;sf,c. lotted by him and so thickly scattered by the U higs

. .1111 . T f I. .... . . . . . I" lin .1 3,-..-. -Un.iU xr ".-

tory to all impartial men. It is useless to say that " w. uuritu-uu o.uuo uiU Munj uvk w

iledill is a most comptU nt man, and altogether wor- set these things. As to Mr. Brown, he docs not suc-

thy ot the nsssistantship to the lostmaster (eneral, rorj jTr. Smith, whose olace is surulied by Mr. Ran

lottiucnnenas Dccn appomieu. uen. V" sjmlLGaicttofN.w'York

second Aiiuir vi me lreasury, in piace ci v . 1.

i.e v is, win ccrta niy give ouence 10 nepry ciay, T.. Fastest Yet 'Yesterday at 12 o'clock we

MARION COUNT V.

The several

quested to aj

County Convention to bs holden at Indiana

polis, on Saturday, April 2Gth, for the pur

pose of choosing delegates to the District

Convention, and transacting such other bus

iness as may be deemed necessary. It is sug

gested that there be a full attendance, as probably candidates for the Legislature will

be nominated. By order.of the County Committee.

Centre Township Meeting.

M-.1T- i. -i ie 1 T- ii T f I 1110 lüüiwi ah . m.

viiiis ureea anu iireu iveiiey, on account oi me had the New York Evening Gazette published M on-

mer, of the high moral and religious character of t,nJMondaVf ami consequently had come from New Henry Clay. Lut this can t be helped, and Old liar- York hcreJin three rf and tdneern hours t UnIes3 ry, U ilLs Green and Altred Kelley, will have to much mien this the shortest time in

abide by the appointment ; and, also, Mr. Lewis, who which a newsp3nCr has arrived from New York yet. can certainly have no ground cf complaint after en- c- lChronide. Ykifr.

joying the emoluments ot this otnee lor some twelve! , - , r,

--w ..if. nt r . . if fiMi fi no muc 1 ior a cnanfre 01 auminiMrauun. luesauis

The Democratic Republican citizens of Centre r ufn- fr- "soia n. uiueii, in puce on u,B, tlip ft , wm. 1! omcfor Smith rF 1 Trao on r r.. Jin ! mnf-r A lAft tllf TtJllOWinfT I

ownship, are requested to meet at the Court House Smith having held the office through several succes- Extraordinary Speed. On Saturday last passenon SATURDAY NEXT, April 12th, at 2 o'clock, P. si ve administrations. It is said that the rule of rota- crers were conveyed from Boston to New York, by

M., fjr the purpose of choosing delegates to the coun- tion i3 to be carried out rigidly with regard to office- way of the Long Inland Railroad, in 9 hours and 55

ty convention, and transacts any other business nc- noluers who have been m their places tor ten or hltcen minutes, including all stops. cessary and proper. Remember the day and hoa r. car,s . Anf riht: . The Publf .ffi"8. s?ee This is only a beginning of the increased and con-

i iT ?, V . V- , 1 ii TA "sequent facilities which will be brought about by the

Candidates for Congress. SUCn o-uiey were uuenuea ior - . , f p Q D

tv i u j .t r l .i ine Dentin ui inu government ana me peopie : ana have heard the names of several gen Jemen rottion b . fiinfei,mnfni r,9tlirP in ' rV n 'n- Lent. It must be cood, when it thus extorts praise

mentioned, w ho are said to be cither aspirants for, or pie ef our political institutions the subordinate offi- from its political opponent, though indirectly, as in

iiuar; wiiimj i.j rcccnu uib jA-iuwrauc v-ungi e-1 cers ui ins executive afpariments cannot expect to l jhe case of the Chronicle.

sional nomination in th.s district. Indianapolis, of escape the universal application ot the regulation of

course, furnishes her fall quota ; but that is natural ; rotatlon: gain, by the issue of the late elections, fj-The Whig papers have had much to say abou

docs no harm ; increases the chances of a satisfactory na Tt iSrKK S I e crowJ 0i5ce Seeke'3 at Washington city,

selection, and better perhaps than all, precludes the administration, as it is its nuroose. to choose his snh. attcndinS the Inauguration; but there was a good

undue ascendancy of locality, and neutralizes any la- ordinites from tha democrntiff rank, a nrefprahl in deal of Roorbackism in their stories as usual. The

tent or active disposition fur intrigue or other unfair the federal and Inexplicable Tyler politicians, who Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Tatriot,

nss. We mention all we have heard of, to wit : V. ,'av: tnc lucky recipients ot executive tavor far a Whig paper, writes as follows :

Wtr- i t t t i . r .i t uie iabi tour cars, i usre Wiii, inerriore, ue a sieaav . Wick, N. B. ralmer, A. F. JVIornson, YV . J. . e .1 x. j- . cc r .i r 3 , . T g. t i- change of the subordinate officers of the federal govFeaselce, and James Drown Ray, of Incuunnpolis ; eminent in Washington and out of Washington, at Itfij. Z. Tannehill, of Bartholomew county ; Dr. Jas. home and abroad, as fir as it may be deemed compat

ible with safety to the interests of the government, and the perpetuity of the principles of the constitution and the democratic party."

3,310,0CO

On the 400 articles, a tales duty only is retained for

tlie purpose of ascertaining quantities and values im

ported. On the condition tt these reductions the

property tax is to be retained three years longer, sub

ject then to the expediency of further reductions in

indirect taxes.

The policy of England has thus become one of en

tire free trade, to be carried iuto effect by instalments

as rapidly as possible. Almost all articles of United

States production have undergone a diminution, ex

cept Tobacco, from which the revenue is large, and the Government announces that it will not be meddled with. Although the Government of England has, according to the announcement of Sir Robert Tetl, been ncgociating with the United States fur seme concessions in return for the benefits conferred on the United States trade, as well as on the English people, by their reductions; yet the principle of reducing taxes without regard to the movements of other nations is distinctly recognized and acted upon. It is undoubtedly true that the injurious system of indirect taxation will ultimately Le eu planted by impositions

upon property only. Since th peace of 1315, all the expenses of the Eriii-sh government have been borne by the consumers of goods and food. The result has been a continued increase in the value of money and of annuities, and a decline in the real value of labor. The earnings of tlie laboring" men have year by year been collected and poured into the laps of the State creditors and pen

sioners, r or thirty years, the w.iw.wu 01 laooring classes have paid the 29ö,C 00 holders of government stock 83120,000,000 per annum, amounting to !&,600,l!U0,0M), besides a nearly equal sum for carrying on the government. The system is now to be reversed, and the property-holders, are to support the govern mcnt, releasing the workmen from the burden. It is observable that the surplus taxes are applied to the reduction of duties rather than to the reduction of the debt, because the indirect taxes are accompanied by

evils far greater than the continued direct payment of

thejiebt. Very many of the duties removed are pure

ly to " release commerce from vexatious restraints," as well as to reduce the cost to consumers.

It is certainly gratifying to observe in this bold

movement of an English Minister the practical advancement of economic science, affording as it does, the sure guarantee of a continued good understanding with this country. England admits foreign produce free cf duty, because in a time of peace they are nec

essary to her existence. How. could she then carry

on a war with the Lnited estates I

Ritchey, of Johnson county ; Dr. Cook, of Hamilton

county ; and Dr. W. W. McCoy, of Shelby county.

All of these gentlemen will doubtles cheerfully

submit their pretensions to the decision cf a conven

tion. That of course is necessary to harmonious ac

tion.

It is a little remarkable, but nevertheless true, that

many offices of considerable worth, in the gift of tlie

Government, such as consulships r.nd postmasterships,

are vacant and yet unapplied for. And tlie spectacle

witnessed of a Secretary of State, a Secretary of the

Treasury, and a l ostmaster General hunting over the

town for suitable persons to till eaid oniccs.

"Starlli:is Itiiuiors." Under this head the Madisonian, the Tyler organ

Out of the number a choice satisfactory to the at Washington, published recently the following, as

people can easily bo made, though of course the Con

vention will not be conSned to these named in makin'-

their nomination. However this may be, the individ-j

uil nominated will Lave a very good prospect of elec

tion.

a leading editorial article. It appears to have been written with a good deal of nervous agitation :

The Coon Skin tier.

. Subscribers begin to com3 in handsomely for our Citnn S'iinn?r. We would at this ti;ne especially

a f urg3 npon our democratic friends the necessity of being active in the matter, and of obtaining their li-sts and forwarding them so that they will be here by the frsl of Mty, if possible. It requires considerable labor to arrange the books si" that there shall be no delay, which makes it of importance to us. We especially desire also, that all large 1ist3 to one post oSice may be directed to one person. As an inducement to have this done, we will send two extra copies for every ten, five for twenty, and so on in proportion. - Our thanks are tendered to our cotemporaries who have noticed our prospectus. We will remember their kindness.

QT-Thc Globe announces tlie following appoint ments : t-

r. G. Washington, as Auditor of the Treasury for the Tost Odice, in place of Matthew St. Clair Clarke ;

Col. C. Iv. Gardner, as l ostmaster ot this Lity, in

"We see it stated in many of our exchanges, and place of Dr. Win. P. Jones ; and Seth Barton, of

hear it everywhere in the streets, that a most sanguin- Louisiana, as Solicitor of the Treasury, in the place

ary course is to be pursud by the present adminislra- of C. B. Penrose.

tion towards the Inends ot the late administration. Ex-Governor Marcu3 Morton has been appointed

..V.l. 1 . ma. I

w e even hear it saiü tnat a number ol true republicans Pniu.tn, ff FU Tmnol WilH.im. rr.mnwv

i i .1 : i r ,.c i..v.... - - -

nave uircviuy uccii u.simsseu iruui uiuce, merely ue- j .r -v-- i - i nr. n -r ... ,

COTIiat the long string of stmT in the Journal, under the head of "Where 'u W. J. EroTn," is all Roarbackis-n, S3lf-evid3nt. We might demonstrate" it to be so, bat do not think it worth w hile. The Journal will sojtx learn, if it baa not already learnt, that most of tha old oS:e-hold3r3, whna it is pretencbd the President would not turn out of place -for the benefit Of 3Ir. B., have nevertheless received thüir "walking tickets," anJ will now have a chance to am their living if they know .how, after havinr been fifteen or twenty years feeding at the public crib. Czstse Towxshif Electiox. At the election on

Mondiy last, George Norwood, w., and Samuel Eeck,

d., were chossn Inspectors of Elections, and M. Fou

dray, J. D. Inorp, It. W. Moore and -T. Gott were elected constables there beinj ny democratic candi

dates for said office. -

- We are informed that, the residence of Aquilla Tarker, about three miles east of thi3 place, was consumed by fire on Mondiy evening last. The contents were principally saved, as was also a kitchen adjoin

ing..

CCrThe current revenues and expenditures of New

xoric city tor were oyej two millions and three hundred thousand dollars a good deal more than

twice the amount of the revenues and expenditures of

toe estate or Indiana.

. The Fort Wayne Sentinel says that navigation has

fairly commenced on the Wabasfi and Erie Canal. Eoat3 are daily arriving and d?paning

Hon. Willis Green, of Kentucltv. h rttirrr.rA

heme, and will take to Ashland the address nf tho

rew York Clay Clubs, engrossed oneveral sheets of

parrnment, and enclosed in a case of solid silver, as a

.rest-ill to Mr.

canse they were not hostile to Mr. Tyler's administration', and notwithstanding their suppm of the present incumbent of tlie presidential chtiir. . We hope there is no foundation for these rumors.

We hope such will not be the policy cf Mr. Polk. When we did the utmost in our power to rally the friendä of Mr. Tyler to the support of Mr. rolk, we did so with the expectation and assurance that they would not bo made the. special objects of persecution and proscription in return for their friendly exertions.

And we did not hesitate to. pledge our friends, that

their services would be appreciated, and their friendship reciprocated.

U e repeat, that we trust there is no truth in the

rumors referred to. They dj not accord with the solemn declarations and pledges of Mr. Polk since his eleotim. We shall await further developments." .

Public Credit;A long article appears in . Wednesday's Journal, in

which the editor arguoi that all the pecuniary evils

which have from the beginning afflicted the States,

collectively and individually, have grown out of a

want of public credit. With due deference, we think he mistakes in relatioa to causa and effect, and puts the cart before the horse. Th3 evils in question have

been principally the result of an abuse of credit. As in tlie postscript of young hdi3j' letters, however,

the last short paragraph of the Journal's article seems

to be of chief interest ; for th3 editor promises soon

"to demonstrate that it is now in the' power of the people of Indiana to adjust their debt satisfactorily to their creditors and with . credit to themselves." We shall await this promissd demonstration -with some

solicitude. "The editor by the way ought to be pretty

well paid for such hnj articles. Jos. A. IVrigUt.

The Philadelphia American Seatinel, speaking of

Hon. Joseph A. Wright, late representative of the 7th

Congressional District, pays Lira the following just

and merited compliment. -It says : We shall re

gret very much if Mr. Wright so determines, for he is one of the most energetic and efficient of our con

gressional delegation, and ought to be re-elected."

The Goytenmest Organ. A Washington letter writer, very bad authority generally, says that the vote in the Cabinet, on the selection of a Government

"Organ," was as follows :

For the Globe, under Mr. Clair Messrs. Bancroft,

larcy, Johnson.

For the Madisonian, under Mr. Ritchie Messrs.

Buchanan, Mason. Walker. -

Whereupon Captain Tulk decided the question hy

giving me tasting vote in la vor ot the " Globe."

OCTkee a communication about thi Laurel Oregon

in another cclumh.

Ccmpa nj

the same port.

A Baltimore letter writer says-Mr. Shields, of 111.,

will be commissioner of the General Land office.

07-The Russian empire has nineteen military

schools, in which are PJ.GVO students. In the army

promotion is open to all, without distinction of rank

or class. There i3 a great deal more sense in the lat

ter feature, than in the old aristocratic and absurd

custom which prevails in this country. In our repub

lican army, no matter what may be the merits or

bravery of the private, the ban of caste is still upon him, and he never can aspire to a commission through

merit or bravery alone.

t The Legislature of Massachusetts has decided upon

retaining the majority law for the election of State

county, city and town officers and members of Con

gross. That is right and democratic. Under the plurality system, which prevails in many States, offi

cers are just as likely to be elected by a minority as by a majority of the whole number of votes, which . . 1 , 1 i .

anti-democratic ana wrong, noiwimsianaing cusiura may sanction it, . as custom sanctions many other abuses. - ' . .

fj-The following paragraph, from the Phrenologi

cal Journal, should be read and remembered by all schoolmasters.

Liig wnsx-A Bot. Licbig was distinguished at

school as booby," the only talent then cultivated in German schools being verbal memory. On one occasion, being sneeringly asked by tlie master what he

proposed to become, since he was so bad a scholar.

and answering that he would be a chemist, the whole ! ject. school burst into a laugh of derision. Not long ago j

Liebig saw his old schoolmaster, who feeungly lamented his own former blindness. The only boy in the school who ever disputed with Liebig the station of "booby," was one who never could learn his lesson by heart, but was continually composing music, and

writing it down by 6tcalth, in si-hool. lhe same in

dividual Liebig lately found at Vienna, distinguished as a composer and conductor of the Imperial Opera-

house. 1 think his name is Reuling. It is to be hoped that a more rational system of school instruction is gaining ground. Can any thing be more absurd or detestable than a system which made Walter Scott and Justus Liebig 'boobies" at school, and so effectually concealed their natural talents that, for example, Liebig was often lectured before tlie whole school on his being sure to cause misery and broken

hearts to his parents, while he was all the time conscious, as the above anecdote proves, of the possession of talents similar in kind to those he has since

displayed.

The Tost OfSce Department estimates that the defi

ciency in the revenue of the department, under the

new law, will be about $l,5l'0,t'00 tins year. A petition has been presented to the Pennsylvania Legislature askins fur the passage of a law toprohibit

the use of mercury in the practice of medicine. f Ira G. Fräser, of Troy, N. Y., has been held to bail in the sum of 1000 to answer a charge of improper treatment in the removal of a cancer from the breast of Mrs. Caldwell. Western Trae: A report to the Illinois Legis

lature shows that the Lake trade increased in six years, from 1125 to 141, from about four millions to upwards tf sixty -four millions of dollars. Old Age. Mr. John Hightower, a soldier of tlie

Revolution, died a week or two since in Marengo

county, Alabama, at the age of l'JO years. He received a wound at Braddock's defeat, 90 years ago. Will have toeir Joke. A neighbor referring to the suits of clothes, won by the locos on the last election, says the whigs have one consolation in their de

feat. They have given' the locos, at bast, ä good

dressing.

Incendiarism. The new Catholic chapel at East Liverpool, Columbiana county, Ohio, erected at a cost

of $.3,00O, and finely finished, was fired by an incendiary on the night of the 9th instand wholly con-

sumed. fjj-The half-payalone of the Military and Naval establishment of Great Britain is maintained at an annual expense of 4,991,0C0, upward of Ä24.C00,-

000, an amount greatly exceeding the whole cost cf the Army and Navy of the United States. The U. S. Senate, before its adjournment, forgot to make choice of a President pro tempore, according

to custom, so that if the President and Vice President

should die before the next meeting of Congress, there would be no one to take charge o? the government. Monument to Doct. IIagan The citizens of Yicksburg, Miss., are about raising a collection for the erection of a monument to the late Doct. IIagan. The Vicksburg Sentinel says that, " few men coming among us as perfect strangers, in so short a time acquired so

deep and firm a hold on the affections and confidence

of the people. ' 1 Duel. Judge Leonard and Mr. Toca, of Plaque mines, La., went out on the 2-M and shot at each other with bullets. The second shot resulted in hit ting the former honorably in the side, breaking his ribs in the most honoroble manner, lodging honorably in the right shoulder, and leaving the honorable gentleman's existence in a very precarious situation. The natives of Philadelphia have been making the

natives of Boston a present. A Philadelphia paper thinks it an "appropriate ceremony for the Chcrciiecrneks of Philadelphia to present the Conventeurners of Boston, with a splendid token of satisfaction at their mutuality of sentiment and conduct !' Cowardly Suicide.- A man named Garrett, in Pauola county. Miss., committed suicide by drowning, the 22d ult. His wife lay at the point of death, of an incurable disease ; he says he felt incompetent to the task of raising his children, and had rather leave the world 1 How are the poor children to provide for themselves 1 Rowland Hill was the originator of the penny postage system of England, which has proved so beneficial in its operation to the nation and to tlie treasury. The London Mercantile Committee on postage, lately, presented him with a check for j10,C0O as a testi

mony of their valuation of his services on that sub-

LAW IXE3IS. Insanity and Crime. Judge Edmonds, in the Nevr York Court, decides that in capital cases,' when the person is alleged to be- insane, tlie jury shall try first the question cf the prisoner's present insanity, independent of Lis culpability or connection with the offince cbarged. That no roan should be put upon his trial for his life at a time when there is ary reason to doubt be was in the enjoyment of Lis reason. The Vice Chancellor of the 3d Circuit New York,has decided that a trustee cannot be protected a gabst

a loss in investing trust funds, unlesa he loans on real

security, or invests in some fund approved by the court.

The defendant had sold bank stock, when at a very

high price, to himself and another person, as trustees for a minor. The stock afterwards depreciated and tlie minor, on becoming of age, refused to receive it, except at its cash value at the time. Tlie Vice

Chancellor sustains her in 60 doing. The Liberty of the Trefs. A Judge ia Mississippi issued a writ of attachment for contempt against the editor and proprietor of tlie Memphis Eagle, for publishing some comments reflecting upon tlie Judge's course in relation to the tippling laws. The act of Congress and of. the Legislature of Tennessee say the power to issue attachments, and inflict summery punishments, for contempt of Court, shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the misbehavior of any person in the presence of the Court, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration, of justice.' Ignorance of thu Law excuses no man." says the maxim, for every man is supposed to be "familiar with the statutes; yet we find that in England there are now no fewer than 1430 statutes in force, and of

37Q more supposed to be repealed, or obsolete, there are 142 of which uo man can certainly Cay whether they are repealed or cot.

Gov. Makct. Major Noah, in speaking of the

new Cabinet, makes the following naive remarks : "New York has an able and honest man in William L. Marcy. We have known him from the time he kept a little wooden law office in Troy, 8 by. 10, with :i few law books and a good French library. He edited the Eudget and we the National Advocate, and together we achieved in this State, more political victories than Ney or Soult, but being a fast runner, he got into the governor's chair before I could come up to him. My misfortune was that I sprung from an old aristocratic family in the time of tlie Deluge, and my ancestors come out of Egypt with the Israelites. Gov. Marcy unites many excellent qualities, personal and political, and he will place the country in a etate cf defence Such as it never before has been placed in."

. Odd Fellows. Five new Lodges of this order have been established in Indiana during the past year, one of them at Indianapolis. In IS 10 they were but seven in all the nineteenth has just been opened at Fort Wayne, being the second at that place. . Good Fellows. A better name than Odd Fellows for a somewhat like association, says the N. Y. Journal of Commerce. Their plan is to help themselves and one another when ia distress, by funds Accumulated in small weekly sums when in health. Several other societies, under different names, have recently been started in the eastern States, in imitation of Odd Fellowship, whose names we forget.

The locomotive express with the inaugural, ran from Harper's Ferry to. Cumberland, 19G miles, in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Louistille Dem. That road must have stretched amazingly since we were over it, or the d 1 drove the cars, or the "Democrat" be mistaken. The latter most likely.

(7-The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill giving to the Baltimore and Ohio rail road company the right of way through Pennsylvania' to the Ohio river at Pittsburgh. f - : : Tcseyite Monastery. The N. Y. Mirror under

stands that the Tuseyites of New York city propose

the foundation of a monastery in 12th street.'

Gentlemen-A few weeks ajn you asked, "What

is the finest word in the English language ? Can anybody tell J" Some fifty years' ago, when I was trying to study rhetoric, it was the opinion of rhetoricians that the word murmur was entitled to that distinction. . BOB LOGIC. We den't entirely ogree with the rhetoricians, though they come pretty near us ! There's not a great deal of difference, in sound at least, between murmur and mama but neither of these is our favorite, though the latter approaches it nearest. OjrA horrible murder was recently perpetrated in Cecil County, Maryland, upon the person of a man named Alexander Shaw. It appears that his wife, Martha Shaw, has been arrested and has confessed the deed. She says ehe had a fight with him, and killed

him with no ether weapon but her teeth tearing his rieeh, ripping out his entrails, and otherwise horribly mutilating his body. Sh was his second wife, and

he was upwards of eighty years of age. All she says when questioned about the deed is, V that she had a fight with him, and by the help of the Lord whipped him." She was unquestionably insane.

Taxivg State Stocks. Amon-r the acts of the

Maryland Legislature, now publishing in the Balti

more American, is one laying a tax of one-fourth of

one per cent on State loans, held by non-residents, and assessing the stock at the following rates per ftlOO.

Six per cts. par; five per cts. SO; four and a half per cts. $90 ; three per cts. 64.' The tax is to be retained out of the interest fulling due in July of each year. - RnoDE Island. The friends of Gov. Dorr are organizing a liberation party, without regard to politics, to effect his unconditional liberation. The Hon. Charles Jackson, of Providence, has been nominated for governor, and Olney Ballou for representative from the eastern congressional district. The friends of freedom have the greatest confidence in their success. Lost his Office. The Baltimore American announces that Th'os. Lloyd lias been removed from the office of Surveyor of the port of Baltimore, and that Mr. Win. Wm. II. Cole,-jr., has been appointed in his place. Mr. Lloyd is the individual, who, it is said, made the present of a hofsc to tlie President, which tlie latter returned..

Post Office Contracts. The Washington Constitution says that the Postmaster General has decided not to make the contracts for carrying the mail from the northern portion of the Union, till after the 1st of July, when the new post office bill goes into operation. , Female Odd Fellowship is in great vogue in Baltimore. ' '

03-The- Odd Fellows fix the date of" their Institu

tion in the 55th year of the Christian era. The

Emperor Titus (A; D; 79) gave the order the name of

Odd rellows, as a pledge of friendship for their

loyalty and fidelity, together with a dispensation

engraved on a plate of gold having the various

emblems which now characterize the association. . Miss Jane Torter, now aa old woman, and the

author, half a century ago, of the novel of Thaddeus of Warsaw, over which so many romantic young la

dies have made watering pots of their heads in read

ing, writes a very neat letter to Mr. Mayor Harper"

of iNew lork, acknowledging that a certain easy

chair, sent to her by some literary admirers there, has

arrived in London.

Constructive Travelling. A Washington letter

says, before the adjournment of the extra session of

the U. S. Senate, it was decided that Senators were

entitled to mileage for the extra session, although not

one of them had left the precincts of Washington

lhe travelling is all constructi te, and thus without paying out a cent or moving from their places, the

Senators will each pocket for travelling, a compensa

tion of about $700 on an average, amounting in the

aggregate to some 23,000 or 0,3000;

The Fitchbcrg Railroad, acccrdiag to the Bun

ker Hill Aurora, is 491 miles in length, and has cost,

not including a large amount of real property ia

Charlestown, a little rising one million of dollars,

averaging 22,000 or 23JJO0 per mile. It has been

built without the aid of the State of Massachusetts,

and entirely by the company's own resources. They have never borrowed a dollar, given a note, had a law

suit, and never had met with an accident.

. Morse's Telegraph from Washington tö New Yok. Amos Kendall and F. O. J. Smith are expected

in iNew lork to complete arrangements lor extending

the Magnetic Telegraph from Baltimore to New York

JIr. lv. representing three-fourths of the right pa

tented by Mr. JUorse, and JYIr. S. the remaining inter

est lhe line it is said can be laid, having eight

wires the whole distance, for about $100,000. The

payment of letter postage upon items of intelligence

between the towns and cities, will, it is thought abundantly pay. The proceedings of the next Con

gresB will probably be reported in New York from

minute to minute, as tbey transpire ! Economical Government. The House of Kepre

scntatives of Missouri have agreed to reduce the sat

aries throughout the State, including their own pay

lhe following are the salaries established by the bill

Governor, $1000 per annum ; "Secretary of. State

$00: Auditor, b00; Circuit Judges, 500; Su

preme Court Judges, $850; Register, 300 ; Circuit

Attorneys, 200 ; Attorney General, X)U ; (commis

sioner of the permanent seat of Government, ftloO

Members of the Senate and Iloue, 2 per day, and $2 for every 25 miles travelled in coming -to and going from the Legislature; Speaker of the House 3 per day ; Chief Clerks of tlie two Houses, $1 per

day other Clerks, 2 per day.

Dseidful Case or Maxia-a-Potu. Two gentle

men, hunting; a short time since in a swamp near Lit

tie Rock, Ark., were attracted by a faint, moaning

cry, which led them to a spot where they found a poor creature lying in the mud and water, and suffering from the effects of mania-a-potu. His name was

Mays, and it was supposed that he had remained in tlie situation in which he was found for two days and nights. He had eaten the flesh from the ends of his

Ji'igers, and was in a etate of the greatest sullenng.

1 hough partially restored to his reason by prompt and humane treatment, his recovery was very doubtful. . The War-Hoop. The Arkansas Intelligencer states that the Creeks, on hearing the news of the late attack upon them, immediately sounded the 'War-: hoop,' which was carried to the distance of one hundred and twenty miles in'the short space of eighteen hours; the runners who sounded the 'whoop" traveled on foot the whole time; and in that short space of time one thousand Creek warriors were ready for the conflict. This shows that the Indians who in that time could raise such a force, could easily commit dreadful depredations upon any hostile army. . Indiana Coal Mines. The Cincinnati Atlas states that a vein of coal nearly equal in value to the English Cannel, has recently been opened at HawesvilJe Ky., which extends under the bed of the Ohio, and is also worked on the Indiana side, opposite. The mine is now chiefly owned by a company of Boston capital

ists, who have leased the same to an energetic agent,

one of their members, Mr. Henry Boyd

läge of GO frame houses houses has sprung up on the Indiana side,' called Cannelton, where not a house was to be seen a few years since. A' saw and grist mill is now going up ; a lumber yard is to be eetablished, which will always be supplied with steamboat arms and buckets, as well as other lumber. Two or three other branches of manufactures, it is expected, will be started in the course of the spring.

Hanging an Innocent Irishman in Rhode Island. The recent execution of Jctiri Gordon in Rhode Island for the murder of Amasa Sprague, is now the topic of a great deal of exciting discussion, and conversation. We have received a number of

documents bearing on the case, which are of great interest, and appear to 6how beyond the shadow of a doubt that the poor man who hes been hung, was entirely innocent of the awful crime alleged against him. ' . It will be recollected by many of our readers that the evidence on the trial against the prisoner was of the most flimsy character. It was altogether circumstantial, but the facts proved es tending to criminate

the accused, were few, isolated, and not at all con

clusive. Unfortunately, however, at the time" of tlie trial, the native excitement Was at its acme, and tlie awful occurrences at Philadelphia, had stimulate al

most to a degree of frenzy, the prejudices existing ia many minds throughout the country against the Irish.

The Gordons were natives of Ireland, John and his

brother William had arrived in this country only a

year or 60 before tlie date of the murder. There is

now every reason to believe that tlie wicked prem-

diccs against the Countrymen cf the ill-starred prisoner found their way into the court room and iuto the

jury box, and produced his conviction contrary to' the

tacts, lhis opinion is quite continued, in our mmd.

by the evidence furnished in the documents now before us, and which formed the substance cf the peti

tion for a reprieve, which Governor Fenner denied. The principal circumstance, as developed on the trial.

which operated against the prisoner, was the owner

ship of the gim, with which the deed was done, which

was traced to Nicholas Gordon, who told a Dr. Cleveland that Le had a gun which he bought at an auction, and a negro swore that the gun produced in court was

the one which Nicholas had admitted having purchased. Now, from the affidavits of William Gordon, of

Mr. Matthewson, one of the jurors, and of Mr. Chap

man, a friend of the latter, it is established beyond

the possibility of a doubt, that Nicholas' gun was not

the one found and produced iü court that ISicholas

gun was m his house at the time when tne murder

was committed, and that it was unfortunately secreted

by Wrn. Gordon, under the impression that if found.

it might somehow or other operate against his bro

thers, he recollecting that in Ireland, the possession of fire-arms by the peasantry, was always turned ta their disadvantage. Thus the principal circumstance against the ill-fated man, John Gordon, is entirely explained away, and the eridcuce against him now stands so flimsey so utterly inconclusive, that no

jury, free from prejudice, could possibly on it return

a verdict ot guilty. W llliam unfortunately concealed the all-important fact of the secretion of the gun, under the impression that the discovery might operate' against his brother's acquittal, and only communicated the fact before the termination of tlie trial to John,

whose lull perception ot the importance of the fact, was evident from his exclamation, It is you, William, who have hung me !'

Such are the important affidavits which were pre

sented to the Governor. It is indeed most nstonishiiio', that Governor Fenner, of Rhode Island, did not at once grant a reprieve. His refusal is utterly unjusti-

uauie. e nave 111 Hesitation in otciaring, mat John Gordon, has, according to the evidence now before us, fallen an innocent victim to prejudice, excited feeling, and a want of just lenity in tlie Lighest executive otiicer of the State of Rhode Island,

An Infamous Case. Mary Fazette.au inocent, artlees girl, some fifteen years old, and cf rather a prepossessing appearance, was brought before the Magis träte in New Orleans, on the 14th instant, charged with larceny. It appeared that slie was engaged by a Mary Thompson to attend a cigar store. She gave the girl a new dress aud some trinklets, snch as ear-rings, a necklace, &c, to make her " attractive " in the store, as she termed it. She went further ; for, according to the oath of the girl herself, who swore she overheard the infamous bargain she had concluded with seme wretch, possessing the lineaments of a man, that for the sum of $350 the poor young creature was to be made the victim of dishonor. Becoming alarmed at the danger of her position, she flew to the humble yet honest roof of her mother, taking with her the dress and trinkets which Miss Thompson had given, her. This was the extent of her theft herein lay her crime ! The Recorder discharged the complaint, regretting that there was not a law to punish the complainant. Dignitaries Arrested. The Senate of Michigan have got into a pretty muss, for which the people will have to pay the piper. It appears that Judge Wilkin?, of the U. S. Circuit Court, issued a warrant for the arrest of Senator Williams, which was served by. the Deputy Marshal. The Senate vas so indignant at the arrest of a member of their honorable body, that the arrest of the Judge, Marshal, and Clerk of the United States Court, swas at once ordered, for a breach of privilege. The arrests were made by the Sergeant-at-arms ; and Judge W., when arraigned, refused to respond, except to deny the jurisdiction of tlie Senate. . This nonplussed the Senate for a time,' but it was finally decided to make the whole matter the special order of the day. Preliminary arrangements far the trial for contempt were made, and the prisoners were suffered to go on parole, to re-appear when wanted.

Indictment ot Gov. Thomas for Libel. The Washington City Grand Jury, now in session, has found a presentment against Ex-Governor, Francis Thomas, for a libel, contained in the pamphlet w hich. he published concerning his domestic grievances, involving Mrs. Benton and others. He is also indicted for a circular letter published. John Saumcnig, a book-keeper in the Union Bank, of Baltimore, was a few days ago discovered to be a defaulter to the amount of about 9,000. He was agent for the settlement of a large estate, and hia transactions with the bank, connected w ith this estate estate, he succeeded in embezzling the amount mentioned.

Tue Rev. Mr. Faiechild. This person is at present being tried at Boston.-- Such papers as report the trial are rilled with disgusting details, to which we are not willing. to give any further circulation. We thall merely announce the verdict when tlie case is concluded.

A most extraordinary affair had occurred at Tooting, England. A person who had Jived there more

A neat vil-' than half a century, part of the time as cook to a lady, .

uu ei j tsri a uie wue oi xvoucn eicn, Hie parisn clerk, died at the age of 83, and was discovered to be a man ! He had regularly partaken the sacrament,, and was religiously buried -as "Sister Ann Welch." Many persons wished to keep tlie matter a secret, but a woman named Fletcher, who was at the laying out,, had sworn to the body being that of a man, and it. would be disinterred according to law.