Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1845 — Page 2

THE STATE SENTINEL.

ETCÜ9AL VI6tt.i!CE I THt .ICE Ot IHCRTT. THURSDAY, APRIL, 24, S45. HO ! FOR A CONVENTION. As it becomes necessary to hold a District Convention for the purpose of nominatin candidate to represent this district in the next n w.wn,,U TMnprtfnTlw rer-nmrnprtd D ' . the holding of conventions in the several counties for the purpose of appointing delegates to meet in District Convention At Indianatolis, on Saturday, May lOM. We hope that the Democracy of every county in the District will sanction the proposition, and immediately, appoint strong and efficient delegations to represent their wishes in the Convention. MARION COUNTY. The several townships are respectfully requested to appoint delegates to attend a County Convention to be holden at Indianapolis, on Saturday, April 26th, for the purDose of choosinjr delegates to the District Convention, and transacting such other bus-J iness as may be deemed necessary. It is suggested that there be a full attendance, as Erobablv candidates for the Legislature will e nominated. By order of the County Committee. A CALL. We have now a number cf small bills for advertising and job work which have been due fröm one to four years. Also, some large bills due en various accounts. W must hate a settlement by note, cash or produce, or zvtRX oxi, where we have not open accounts, will be placed in the bands cf an officer for collection in the speediest mariner possible. This is fair warning. We only ask that which we toil for. To lawyers. Many of you gentlemen owe us for the "Rules in Bankruptcy.' Brush up your memories, and send us the "dough," or yon may have an advertisement gratuitously inserted in the State Sentinel. The Pittsburgh Fire. The meeting, called for last Saturday, not being fully attended, another will be holden at the Court House, THIS DAY, at 4 o'clock.. All persons are invited to attend ; and we trust that all are convinced of the propriety and necessity of prompt action. Bear in mind 2 Corinthians, xix, 7. Not In the field. Nathaniel West, Esq., having been urged by many of his fellow citizens to become a candidate for the Legislature, tuthorizes us to say, that Lis busi ness is such at preeent as to entirely prevent his being able to accept the nomination thould it be conferred bn hitn by the Convention. . The peculiar circum stances, of which we are aware, w think sufficient to justify Mr. W. in declining ; though we are assur ed that he Fully recognizes the principle that it is the duty cf every one to serve when called upon. As soon, however, as the circumstances are changed, and Mr. W. is situated to do justice to himself and friends by entering a campaign vigorously, we have no doubt bis services will be at the command of his friends. O-The Columbus Gazette, without any good rea son for it that we know of, wonders if we ain't fig' uring for the nomination" to Congress ; and says fur ther with very acute irony, that "it would be an easy matter for us to carry the popular tote, no doubt;" To relieve the excitement which the "wonder" must produce on a naturally weak head, we take the trou ble to assure our Whig friend, the Gazette, that we are not "figuring for the nomination," nor have we the slightest desire to receive it. On the contrary, we do not want it, and should be sorry to receive it. Is that satisfactory, ßir ! But, on the other hand, if we desired and could obtain such a nomination, we ehould be extremely sorry to doubt as to obtaining the 'popular vote." The popular vote is but a manifestation of the popular confidence. We endeavor to deserve the litter in our present vocation, winch we consider quite as independent, as honorable and as responsible, as that of membership in Congress. We hate it, too, to an extent as great or greater than we could obtain it as a member of Congress perhaps Why should the Gazette think we desire more ? We pray you sir, don't bejjin to electioneer for us too soon! We have a great aversion to that ! The Chapman?, of the Sentinel, propose o publish h. campaign paper to be called the ''Coon Skinner" during the ensuing summer, to be illustrated by cuts, &.C. Now friend Chapman, don't be too severe on the Varmints ; we thought that you had made the fur fly from their hides bo fast last fall, that they were not worth skinning. Our Coon-Killer reports the varmints hereabouts, to be shy, and their tar of no value. Memphisy Ten. Appeal. . It is true, as our friend of the Appeal supposes, that Coon fur is comparatively a poor article this season ; but a few of the varmints, though pretty well denuded of their fur last year are still, like discontented spirits, walking up and down in dry places, in their bare hides. They. should be completely skinned, for charity's sake, if nothing else. Texas- The Red River Republican learns from gentlemen direct from Texas, that the most populous settlements through which they passed were in a fever of joy at the passage of the annexation resolutions. When the news reached San Augustine, cannon were fired and public meetings were held in celebration of the event. The following gentlemen were appointed by the Governor, Trustees of the Indiana Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb : Dr. Livingston Dunlap, Rer. Phineas D. Gurley, Rev. L. H. Jamison, Rev. Wm. W. Hiblen, and Hon. John II. Thompson. C3-Henry W. El.'swonh, of Indiana, lias leen appointed by the President, to be Charge d'Affairs of the U. S. to Norway and Sweden. A first rate berth. OOur friend Joel Palmer passed through this city last week, on his way to Oregon. He was in first rate spirits, though many who had proposed accompanying him had changed their minds. . CCDuring a thunder shower on Wednesday morning, the building on the corner of Meridian and Washington streets, was struck by lightning. Fortunately not much damage was done. Aa exchange paper advertizes for sale, of course, "Tailors and Bonnet trimmings of all varieties at " thos. hats, jr. We pity the poor tailors in those diggings. It must be an unprofitable calling when they are thus offered for sale. ' A Lorn Call. Dr. Hawks, late of New York, Las accepted the rectorship of an Episcopal'church, in iew ufk-ius, on aoai street, with a salary of d,00O, and an house in Annunciation square, at a rent of $1,000. Land Office Clobed. The Land OfSce in Vincemies has been closed by order cf the Fresident, until the lands are selected for the extension of the Wabash and Erie canal, from Tcrre Haute to Evansrille.

The Washington Globe. By the announcement copied below, it will be seen that Blair & Rives bare transferred their interest as Editors and Proprietors of the Globe newspaper, to Messrs. Ritchie d Ilei-ä. Mr. F.itchie has for many years, as is well known, been the editor of the Richmond Enquirer, and Lis ability evinced therein will be a sufficient guaranty of the character of the Globe

under his charge. ' Mr. Ileiss his heretofore beta (connected with the Nashville Imon, and is spoKen rF r.irrh! thnca ti" hn tnnui lilTTl DeSL. 1 a 1 . i . " - Ably as their places will nO doubt be filled, We part with Messrs. Blair and Rives with regret. 1 hey have conducted the Glote with great abihty and to .. - .. ..i t-. .:' ; .-J tne general satisfaction oi uie i.ui. , i .. . . , j;fls,iTt It i w-hMn adwhen it is remembered how difficult it is, w!ule ad vocatinjr general principles, to avoid giving offence to those whose opinions are biassed or modified by hg ocaLty or selfish interest, but whose aid is required . ..t .1 .:. r-:-- m oD :rt lo sustain uioee princjpics, r ... I performance of the task is an evidence of no slight merit. It is a much harder task to give complete saüsfaction to a successful party, in the station of chief editorial oran, than in any other. But the FJitnrn of th nih m7 review Üeir past labors of - fifteen years duraüon, with just pride and sawiacUon. They have displeased some on account ci minor differences of opinion, and otters, no doubt, wnose ... . .. . . . . 1 cnlfdi nA i;cnnt erliomrs thev haVe inflcxiblv rea I fused to aid at the sacrifice of principle. The people " j - j I ittle Vlrram how r.ften an influential editor's virtue is assailed in this way. How many men would have willingly sacrificed political integrity to the immense tibes nsuccess?ully offered by Daniel Webster to w - I purchase the support of the Globe to the admimstra-1 w - w tion of which he formed a conspicuous part ! this is but one of probably very many similar instances : and this., we have no doubt, too, is one of tho causes of that personal hostility to the editors of the Globe, so freely expressed by men of doubtful political integrity. Bv such hostility men of the greatest integrity may ultimately be overthrown. Fortunately, such has not been the fate of Blair and Rives. They have mpritrd snd rrvrivrd thu rrmPdrnrp nf th irrpnt ir.ajority of the Democratic party, and retire with honor. May their successor be as fortunate ! From Iht Club tf Jpril li, Tie Globe office and its appurtenances, (m virtue of the agreement which we annex for the informa . I I tion of its .subscribers,) passed, on Saturday last, in to the hands of Messrs. Ritchie &. Ileiss. The Globe had it origin in the will of Gen. Jackson, and owes to him and to Mr. Van Buren, and to their political 11CUU-) -UV.V.VO. 1tU-.il Ull3 akl-MU-U Ik lUIUUIIU -1AH .Ka -tIMt-w ,Vt.,t- l.n k ...-J.-W? ( . lli .nilfTll fi ' teen vears of conflict, closed hv the late triumnh tf the democracy, which effaced the disaster of 1910. It has been the mi-iortune ol the Globe, in sustaining the strong administration of General Jackson the uncompromising administration of Mr. an Buren .i .,, r r. t-.--' j-,:: tuu iu 11 j.usui uio a u uses oi .ill. ijivi a auuiiius tration, to make enemies of some who united with the democracy in its last struggle. The interest of the cause requires that all w ho contributed to the election ol me present cniet Magnate should continue to give therr support. It is the good fortune of the conductor cf the new official orgn not to have offended any portion of those whose adhesion to the party is necessary to its Bafety and success. Ave have unbounded confidence in the ability, integrity, and patriutisui oi uio uiu.il miu it now 10 presiue uver tue es- . Jtll -1 1 . 1 tahlichmnnr iti eft II i-nncwlnv aiipaa roa amnlv fAm pcnsaico ior ine saennce we arc now canea on to 1-- " ...aa a.l.!-.t! . 4 A U . J f I . i lit i liiK-, 11 our uuuli i-UUHS ui uie conuuu.u ucttssül .u j un I. i:j i : mc ucut--ia.jf Dimii iwiiiiu vy me uuiii j. utnal, under its new name and new auspices. We can not express our gratitude to the Democracy, to which we owe every thing. t ; V. ELAIIt, JOHN C. RIVLS. Articles of agreement entered into at Washing ton this 12th day of April, 1845, between Francis P. Blair and John C. Rives, of the firm of Blair &. Rives of the first part, and Thomas Ritchie and John P. Ileiss, of the firm of Ritchie and Ileiss, of the second part. Witness That Elair &. RiveS agree to sell and convey unto Ritchie &. Ileiss the presses, types, stands, fixtures, &.c. &c, constituting the printing and binding establishment of the Glohe office : toge ther with the lot of ground, and the buildings thereon in which slid business is carried on, for a censideratjon to be ascertained in the following manner.. That is to say, said Bhur &. Rives are to select one appraiser or vaiucr, ana ruicnie a neiss another, who shall proceed to value the pronertv at its h value. In case the appraisers so selected cannot agree upon the price of said property, or any part thereof , they shall select a third, and the opinion of any two shall ox the price. And the said Ritchie & Ileiss further agree to pay in hand one-third of the purchase money when the transfer of said lot, buildings, presses, types, stands, bindery, fixtures, &x. &c, are made, and the residue in two equal annual instalments, and secure the same by a deed of trust upon the property, which shall be insured by said Blair & luves, at the expense of said Ritchie Sl Ileiss. And it is further agreed that the newspaper shall be sent to such tf the subscribers of the Globe who Lave paid in advance, and that Blair &. Rives shall cremt tne saia xiiicuie ana neiss witn the came as a part of the cash payment, after deducting such a pro-

portion as the valuers shall th nk reasonable for col- Äajm ftj u i,. ' w, v -n , V i quau.g vepn.entauon. uaa remea.ai measures fti I Le admitted he had never been religiously disposed, been promptly adopted by the Government the late dislecuon. . !.....,.. .. ..-.. I ... i .u;- ...... u .. : .. . .

And it is further agreed, that said Blair & Pavcs -,.- f.. ft,.. ,.r .u . mojr ibchs " " " uia.pan oi uic type now employed in printing the Documentary History oi me unuea oiaies. The said Ritchie & Ileiss voluntarily express their sense of the lib-rality of the said Elair &. Rives, in -.-r;r,. th tmnA rrill on ..,wr;nt;An -r.v ttlnr-.. withm.t rbarn-P- nd -M tl,t r,.f, J Congress work in the office shall be unfinished at the time of the transfer, may thereafter be executed by the said Blair & Rives without charge or hindrance. As witness our handj the dy and year rst above written. rsLAlK &. RIVES. THOMAS RITCHIE, By his attorney, Thomas Green.) JOHN P. IIE1S3. A Itaiitv Iiiflrrdx a ikiiuij liiuctui Here we have a condemnation of Whig raicality illenium is at hand Aiivuiuui j n-i uana, and Parson Jliller was riht after all I Amon? ma - ny other outrageous acts tho last Whig Legislature of Ohio, violated' sacred contracts, revived some of tl,;, nU .5ni;- ,-o-n,l ;n,T-of -k;---their old swindling internal improvement machinery, overturned the congressional district law so as to ger rymander the State, passed new and oppressive tax laws, and, as if they could not rob the people enough themselves, created a new hot of Swindling shops called banks, &x. &.C. Well, astounded at Bo much rascality, or rather fearing its consequences to the parly, the Tippecanoe Journal, the Whig paper at j ..... . ....... iJlT.lvrtte. in this Ntatf ta bs lint it in Ihm irv . , . ullL. T l - rl -1 . j. ne jprisiaiure vi -mo. we relieve, flunnc its recent session, remodeled the CjMgrcsnona District. abolished the office of State Frinter as it had existed for several years thus .takin-r the Treasury-teat out ol Dam mcdary's mouth ; and resuscitated the Old TlnarA .f rnl PmmJ ior,r.r. Ti n- tv.; " do. Derhnns-but tre doubt both th nrnnriPt. Jt 1-. V u i . j 'iy V J " morahtv of Such revolutionary modes of Reform. Tt. . ... -. . ua rf 1 i.uiivi u.- v a uvu J uutii it tUll inj . rihtful vand ecal v removed, than to ret r d nf it O tt D . . O - mw oy violence or Dy tne lnmcuon oi individual wrong.. Sixgular Tbesextiment. The Baltimore Argus states that Mrs. Dorothea Foos, who died at her resi dence in Ensor street, near Madison, April 5, at the advanced age of 90 years, dreamt some nine years since, that she would die on the fith of April,.13-13, and htr acquaintance have often heard her state her presentiment. - About two years ngo she accidentally fell out of. bed, and broke her hip, and otherwise injured herself, so that all hopes of her recovery were given up, but ehe steadily insisted that she would pet about again, and not die until the 5th of April, IS iff t .1 1. ..' ana singular though it may be, yet. euch h the Utl, she did lire until Saturday, the 5th of April, and died OSi imi 3V

A Strange Mixture.

The following is from our Whig neighbor, the Co lumbus Gazette. It is a strange mixture of truth and folly: ' .Va uwi In ' V- R.m a lttf writtfT YlV the Hen. R. Dale Owen, ia relation to the public debt of our State, and her conduct toward hor creditors, The letter is a well written document. Buch as one as might be expected from such a mind as Owen's. It ' I i dear, romnrpl.ensive. and full of valuable informa tion. His explanations of the efforts she has made to alwavs stifrir to keen them nmet. nor will it do anv . ... . 1 ..-jg reUevinT her tax-onnres-ed people. Indiana is abundantly able to pay every dollar ehe is indebted, and if men of energy and skill were placed Lt tl.o Kt nftKa fT Ira af Srt aniriA filnn mifrht hl I - r ; . i ----"----- . matured Dy wnicn a ie wouiu-dc aoie to meet ner naJ .;,:,,,. so Ion- a J .,1. mPn. TimWIntvimli C. o. whose onlv desire 0g;ce and whose only study is self emolument, are suffered to remain in power, nothing better than 1115b. Ituxntinn er roniidm tion run tw CVTVctP1 I t r i ... , , , ;. ine aunor, wnen lie commenced udooudkuj intended to wnte an honest paragraph ; but before he got througn, tlie ruling passion occame preaominant, and he thought it necessary to administer the bane and anUdote ia one doae. lt is a dangerous business e t: V.. . i,;,!;!,) I wrjwg... r. au"' 7ana unaau.iwaa.-u iruui. i-. u.c wi. gery, ana men, wuieuu a uccupauou Kou . - . : - i I a-.. - -rl A "TV 1 " ? 11 I lhe comniimcm to liODcrx imie uwen is weu-raer-ited, and is acknowledged by other whig papers as .... . .. i. well as the Gazette But the rest of the paragraph is conceived in the extrcmest folly. If, as is atnrmed by the writer, Indiana is abundantly able to pay e tery dollar oj her debt, lor gracious saKO, wny does .. .... ... ! , I 1. . . a a 4a . she need "a plan" "by u;AtcA she would be able to pay it ! If she has already available means, as one who knew no better would infer from the talk of the Gazette, what need is there of any other "plan" than to "pay every dollar" and redeem her bond, at once 1 The editor commits this egregious folly, in order to make occasion for an assault upon "Jim hitcomb Zl Ka. It would afford him great gratification, no doubt, if he could convince the peoplo of the propriety ot reniacins in his Btcad PUch profound statesmen and financiers as Wallace, Bigger Co., who did so much for the prosperity, credit and fair fame of Indiana, and who have left so many monuments of their pro found sagacity ! nv e apprehend that the people will . . ...! "think twice before they act upon the advice ot this ! Solon. Fires. On the Gth inst., two entire squares, comprising oyer JU buildings, were destroyed iy nre ai .inwau v . tr t a1T'1 kie. The loss is heavy. We notice similar calamitics in many other places ; one at Iroy, N. x . ; loss Ät5 ixX). The mountains near Woodstock. Vt., have , . . A. ..,-,; been burning several weeks, destroying great quanti ties of wood. Another tremendous fire has been rag ing among the mountains up the Susquehannah. A similar fire near Frederick, Md., has swept near fi00(, . 0he hundred and twentv acres of wood , , . - ... , , aboul fivf mi,cs m Balüm0re ,iavebcCa burnt' There have also been extensive fires in the mountains in Harrison, Marion and Tyler counties, a. I he Dismal Swamp is also on fire ; and the dry weather, IUI VlilCU WC UUtC uau OU uiiluuiuiuuit Vi,r-i -J--v"f w . .1. - 1. hva !. at wi m rr r Ts-än cnfl CAT1 iiiu in rxcr T-rnr niii ivn iu ir-i i i i ! u it'i . h iiii 11:11111 ru 1 -r - f ; ' " 4l. . k.h 4k -a n 1 a MAI. K. T T T ). TTrl I uie uii"v -aim n 1 mvumuvu. . ... ... . j i c . vegetation to tne consistency 01 unaer ; me ure rages furiously. It has driven from their hiding places a laree number of runnaway slaves, who have, in many I I being burnt out of her capacious home, sought out and claimed her master, and, in addition to this return of property, she brought with her eleven child ren, all her own, serVing as an indemnity or remuner ation for her long absence. Ahy quantity of beers, foxes, and other animals, already roasted, is to be found; ft-The fire which commenced in the Jersey Fines in tVio OOiU nit i vf-t raorrnVr with rrrnt furv: and is vi u.u . 1 -- j - --- - j . no nearer beinjr out than it was a week affo. The extent of forest destroyed, is equal to one hundred and twenty square miles, and the loss so far, is estimted ftt Qne hundrcd thousand dollars. Besides the , -. , , .11 trees a number of fences, barns, hay, cut wood, and shanties have been laid in ruins and the people, who are generally poor, have been driven to Seek shtlter in other places, With no covering at present; Save the canopy of Heaven. The grass in the neighborhood of thescene-of devastation has ken parched up and . r ruined, and thus, to some extent, the horses and cat tle are deprived of provender. If these fires had occurred a little earlier, they would have afforded the Millentes strong arguments. ICcmarkablc Piely ! Henry Clay recently sent fifty dollars to some fe male society in New York, as a fee to constitute himself a life member of some missionary society. This brins to mind his famous Cholera sncech. in which put nopei he snouia dc some time or other! .cellpnt man fif ?nllara Annht -511 ha Mt! v factory' fee to old Charon ! But his early piety does v-.- jrA .n,i -ia . Kr1. WhctAP . ji j . j: .l- t-i, nr .i . .i ' - " " .1C no öundays m revolutionary times, have also been elected members of a societv to nrnrnnt th httr observance of the Sabbath ! The best comment we have seen on all this gross hypocrisy is the following c --4..-. -.,. Kentucky 'Daniel Webster and Henry Clay have becorie Sab batarians, the former, of the strictest sect. Web ster's letter, in reply to a notification that he had been made a IJTe Dieulber of a Sabbath association, is hyp " 1 - V -. - a 1 neriiirni in tne niFnesi errr nir-Ciav urir ..n-. a . . . ledges tne compliment ot Oeing made a member, but , r.- i.5 . . '. . ?0e" leI. ?7 prülf 8in . CXle"1. . u T ' Vr , iw I encruon lOT u,e atY' ke Jq- no feei Webster alw.iv w Krnnrnto 1 while Mr. Clav whatever mv h. Iii nn;t5,.ni f.r ar cial faults never has been. So far from it, we doubt 1101 iu ms secret heart he despised the political subscrviency which dictated Bascom and Hall's "aecredited principles" certificates iü his behalf.' it is sucn incidents as uicse that bring religion to V." .a '. 1. contempt. Hdw the Devil must grin and chuckle over them ! The Ilrooltvillc American. This paper has been considerably enlarged and improved. We are glad that our cotcmnorary is able to I I J -.1. l- J I i i 1U445 l(K0! iwnuiui., inu liupeiiuniay e amply I . . - I ..m-r.ncntr. fr i,ia n..tUn Wk;i .- j;r. ...:. him politically, and couid easiv polnt öu ma fd. , . , ,. , , t luuluulu,au; ' ,acics in"iS Kuare" wc Pcriecuy agree with him in I ome ouier parucjiiars ; out iney are so mixed, that a 1 An ia ia no.,r.tn , . L... w i k- ... Lux. . --..L .... , wuic " c act wan iue uioaeration and , -. .... . . charity ne preacues. v e should have stated that the i I a . m na-. s l. n tt i a -- ml Tfc- . . A ' waun; w ll' iuiaaa i.hivicaxi Thk French ARMr. In lookinir over a file of European papers, we find that the average strength of the French army for the current year is estimated at 31Ü,Ü00, men, ot which bl,- are mounted troops. Of this immense force, G0,U00 menind 13,090 horses arj; on service in Algeria, and the remainder on duty at home. The expense of this force to tlie government amounts to tlie enormous .sum of 310,7b3,if.f or nearly Ofid.OüO.OtK) per annum ! . The British Army. The total number of the Eritish army for the year ending March 31, IS 1(3, is fixed at 10O.U11 men, and the total charge 5,-79,272. This is exclusive of five regiments of cavalry and a1 -. S a-tweniy-mree ol i untry, "J,;i 2 men in all. pmnlnveJ in the East Indies, and paid by the East India Com pany. - ,

Kcw York Election.

The N. Y. Evening Tout makes the following ob servations in relation to the result of the recent elec tion in that city. The victory obtained by the democratic party in the municipal election of yesterday is even more signal than we had anticipated. Not only are the xSatlvists bcatec but almost beaten out or cxisamc. ..!- trace of them is completely obliterated irom me worn ' - . - . . . . I ä nion Council, where they were lately supreme. only office of which we can hear which they yet Teeven that, we are low, is uispuicu. . i i: . It ia not simply because the offices of the fity are to be filled by new men that wo rejoice at tnts result Those wbom we nave ciecieu may uiMppu.m uu. rvorf ntiona (if rood Conduct, and miV Cnjrajre in act "--.,. .1- .!. c " .....y, ft m, i. . ;ffi.lt or dc rfuuiy m ii.--.-- r... j - - to find an mlov : for cood as our cause is, the men whom it crmdov as its instruments are necessarily imperfect, and" not always the best that ouht to be chosen. Lfct we rejoice Decausc me resiui ui ui ciev lion 19 Uie as.SCTllOU O. a nraiuiü-i-i ui;, , ,. - . 1 i - i;rfL nnalitv ir itijn uhprpvtf be his Dirt n T lace. ;iourr7cPie of exclusion from political rights f . J üf in a fOTCi!rn Tand i emnlv. disowned, reiected, llunr to the ground anj trampled upon with.scorn by the vast population ol our city. ... . We saw the other day in an evening paper claim in - lo be neutral in politics, an attempt to show that -nr:n-;ilin .. .Ich frms the basis of the Kativwt w ... . ...... ... t wa8 essmtially popular, ana must prevail, be cause it is ldenuned wiin me love 01 country, i-ui 11 ... a . 1 . I al 1 i a, T a. i, possible, we wouia remina uiose muo ren hi ... i U wayit ja posaiow w wve our couniry m too IiarrUW aim m?i..mi a luiii. a hum; wiw iiiaiiiuiiu Willi hc of men who dot oj land as their . t n: the 8ame poj;ticai rights as if born among us, love their country Tt ' . " . . - br What she is, a land of refuge, und not for what the illiberal and inhospitable spirit of some would make her, a land where he to whom the world allows no other home must always remain an alien and & stranger. We love her as the adopted land of our ancestors, that glorious company of emigrants from the old world who brought with them the .spirit of liberty, out of which grew our free governments, as the plant from the seed. We love her a3 the mother, by adop tion, rf the kindly and honest burghers of rsew Amsterdam, cf the gallant founders of Virginia, the ven erated pilgrims of Iscw Lngland, the. tolerant and "cucrous-minded men who planted .Maryland, the brave, courteous and devout Huguenot fathers of Car olina, and n Any other bands of adventurers frou Eu rope, to whom we can reter with no less pride as the progenitors of our mingled race. We love our coun try for the large and comprehensive humanity of her - a.a . - institutions, and we would not change eitJier them or her. We would not wish to see her different from what she was to our fathers and what 6he has remained hitherto- an asylum from the ßeverities of ar bitrary governments, and the wretchedness they produce, and as such, we would keep open her gates to all time These are the principles which were involved in the issue of the election which has just been held. and we cannot but feel proud of our city, which has decided this great question so justly, humanely and worthily Ithodc Island Election. The Boston Tost says : The whifj presses, those of Icw lork particularly, which have been distinguish ed for the most malignant abuse and hatred of Tiiom as W. DoitR.are in paroxysms of rage at the success of the Liberation candidate for Governor in Rhode Island. These worthy editors discover now, Fenner, the inflexible Algcrine tyrant, is a "democrat!" and that Mr. Jackson, the Governor, elect, and who is for the uxcoxditkwal liberation of the prisoner, is not - . . nni ., w. n.lrdr M.h.-" nnrt the. I. i . " . . '. J ., fact claim his election, orer ie regular ufiiz candüatc, as the last whig victory ! The force of brass ean go iio further. .tr. 1 1" 1 r . A . J at. y e iiappun 10 j.avc ociarc us an extract irom me riotn TMirnnl lnfF f Vi lrwt Irr TIiä nrint i o the leading whig and Algerine organ for Rhode Island and it said "We regret exceedingly that Mr. Jackson ßhould accepti if he has accepted, the nomination for Gov ernor. We regret that a gentleman of his distinguished ability, for whom, personally, we entertain so big a regard, should throw himself away in a caue where he is certain of defeat, and WHERE SUCCESS WOULD LEAD ONLY TO DISI GlvAUli. Idiotic Island Politics. The following letter from Charles Jackson, Gover nor elect of Rhode Island, explains the grounds on which he and manv other Whigs have acted in the recent contest : . . - Protidekci, April 6th, 1843 llöx. L. Q. C. Elmer Dear sir: I have just receiv ed vnnr inpprll nn llm Rhno l.tanrl nnoatinn frn-4 ku your.eir, a partial report of winch 1 read some time ince with great pleasure. On perusing it again 1 am happy to "Vnla-i11 'ff0.10 J0"1" u0?trines- Aa early a January, 1241, 1 put forth similar views in our Legis lature, I saw then that a change in our auffrkge and representation was inevitable. The one wii ultra conservative, and the other "rotten borousli" in its worst form The town of Jamestown, for instauce, with 500 inhabitants had as many representatives as Smithfield with 10,000. Portsmouth, with 1C00, as. many hi this city with 21,000. Public attention having never been powerfully concentrated upon these inequalities, our charter had worked well enough bp to the above period. But when the people commenced forming Suffrage Associations and pelitionins the Assembly, it aeared to rne.1 K m!,,!aiarnved.r Pe.n.in? lha a.nchi8a a,,d . v - a . . ...... "'"""" " "" muc li as l regretted that the wishes ot the people were not met at once, I did not think the evils sought to be remeaiea were aumcieuuy cnevous to lustily a resort to revolutionary conduct. 1 therefore opposed all the provonsiitution. in anon, i aided in lormine 9rder 1 "lJ and bore Brm Wllh olhe" m defence of the 1842 formally adopted (he Constitution uuder which the Government of the State is now organized. ' In the mean while Sir. Dorr has been tried, convicted and imprisoned His present unhappy situation is a constant source of discomfort and trouble in tho State and out of the State. Neither his party nor the Law and Order party can disband whih he remains in prison. In this emergency it was-thOught advisable by many to I k 1 1 f u i r A I rf uTnrasiiin frrrw f.i itaAKla I. .... I T- ji rT'--'''T'"'"" of liberation and general amnestv. To accomn hsh this. I consented to have my name placed at the bead of a libCTation licket- 1 boPed that uch ,icke wouId be sup ..i u -n ...i. .5. r u .. m -..r sy,t m..-..; . 10 my standing, passed unanimously (in a full convention rrom 8,1 Parls bI" th Staie resolutiuns acknowledging in nqualified terms lhe validity of the exisüng constitution. -liiur tins mere were no material points ol dinerence be tween the two parlies on local subjects. Both are now on the platform of the constitution ; both are now for Law and Order. The honor ot the State is more effectually saved by the conservative character of the resolutions, biuding as they do a whole Party , than it would be by the oath of any individual under duress. Hence there is now no good reason lor keeping Mr. Dorr In prison and withoIdm from l,,e ri,,u of citiren. - - I ' I" ti a..t-t m. fit. !. am.k!m: C I T - - I i I , -.finiiin.u.i u. mo ,bvt inu Or, .r nartv lias l.iilinnn rnnP-,.trr I il,. r . I I J .............. ... ...w u.uua a i-i;,. ,. .... r .i.:. c t., Whig Tarty, a. such, ha. been nominally defunct mo,. I than a year, and the Democratic party has lost the distinctive character it bears in other States, being known ,,er" " counierpan oi ine Law anu vjratr party I in oilinr words as the Dornte partv. If the pn sent hberation movement prove successful, th L.aw and Urder and Dornte parties must necessan y I. .. ... .... .... v . .. , ' guisiieu.. nie mni ana uemocnuc banners will not again be unfurled, and the people will cease to be disquieted by the agitation of questions which strike at the foundation ot Society; we shall then be divided only as the people of other Stales are upon National issues. It seems to me that the at'.iinrneut of objects so desirable must meet the approbation of all conservative and thinking men out ol the State. The course recently pursued by the Daily Journal ol this city i calculated to mislead people abroad. It is unfortunately controlled by the ruling clique of the Law and Order party. Hence its statements and arguments should be received with many allowances. The true Whigs of this Statu ere fully aware of its present unnatural position ; and they have reproved it in a voice not to be mistaken by aiding tlie Democratic party in my election. I enclose II r. Simm.ini'i speech, my address, and en address to the Whig ot this Stale. Dy these'documenis you will perceive more in detail the true character ol this movnenent for the relief ol Mr. Dorr, and the pacification of the Stale. Very respe'cllully yours. .CHAS. JACKSON.

FIFTH COTSGKESSIONAlLi D IST II I CT.

A Card.. M-8fF. Editors : Upon looking over your last paper, I find myself epoken of as a candidate before I the convention for the nomination to longrcss Irom this district, which nomination, please say for me, I do not seek, and would most respectfully decline at this time, if tendered. I feel sensibly the kindness of those friends who have offered my name for the consideration of the democracy of the district, and trust that they will unite cordially with ine in making such a selection from the long list still before them, as will secure the undivided party vote. Very respectfully, your ob't serv't, LUCIUS II. EMMONS. NoBixsviiX-, April 19, 1845. ' Wayne Toviuliip Marion County. At a meeting of the Democrats of Wayne Town ship, held at the house of Wm. C. Martindale, Marion county, Ind. on the l.th inst., on motion, Solomon Avery was called to thp chair, and Geo. L. Sanders was chosen Secretary. Cm motion of Jos. 1. Koberts, a committee of three was appointed to report a requisite Cumber of delegates to attend the county convention to be held at In dianapolis on the "Gth of April ; said committee re ported the following gentlemen, and the report was unanimously adopted by the meeting, viz i lhomas -.lorrow, Esq., f . !tout, A. Ii. Mrong, J. G. Cbecsman. Wm. Young, Zcloc Tomlinson, J. Johnson, W. C. Martindale, J. P. Martindale, Geo. McCaslin, Geo. L. Sanders, J. T. Roberts, Solomon Avery, T. II. Finney, W. Toland, Sen.v Benj. Newman, Dan!. Turner, P..Hobrook, D. S. Vanblaricirtn, M. Fatoute, David David, Ansel Teterson, Jas. Rains, Luke Brian, Lewis Fowell, Jesse Johnson, Isaiah Jackson, Thomas Iloloday, I. McDcrmet, Geo. Avery, Enoch Fugh, Jordan Wright, Saml. Johnson, Joseph Tence, Geo. Rains, J. W. Erasfiel, Tcter Iloufrhman, N. Bolton, John Cox, T. rnjrs, J. Dar by, Jeremiah Roberts, J. Keukle. On motion, the proceedings of the meeting were ordered to be published in the Sentinel. On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet at Indi anapolia on the 2tith inst. SOLOMON AVLlii , i'rci'f. Geo. L. Saxdees, Äec'y. Decatur To.vmhip Marion County. SfLrnvR Spring. April 19, 1315. In pursuance to public notice, the gallant baud of Democrats of Decatur township met, for the purpose of electing delegates to attend tnc County Uonven' tion. the meeting came to order by appointing 31 ur ry McGuire chairman and Jesse Price secretary. The following persons were appointed delegates to the county Convention to be held at Indianapolis on the üüth inst. viz t Aaron Wright, Lli Sulgrove, D. L. 31c Farland, J. Price,' M. McGuire, Esq., J. McGuire, T. W. Hargus, F. Shelby, Noah McCrary, B. Cuddington, N. Sinks. Resolved, That the proceedings be signed by the chairman and published iu the State Sentinel. J. Pkice, Srfy. M. McGUIRE, Chairman. SECOXD CO.GIti:.SMOAL DISTRICT. Democratic Convention. Pursuant to previous appointment, a meeting was held at Lexington. cott countv. on the 17lh inst. for thr pur pose ot nominating a suitable person as the Democratic candidate for Congress in this District. 1 he meeting was called to order by oen. Ihos. Carr on his motion, Col. L. Ford was placed temporarily in the Lhair. On motion of J. S. Simonson, Esq. a committee of Be ven was appointed to report the names of suitable per ions to serve as officers of the Convention. Whereupon the chairman (pro tem.) appointed J. L. simonson, Lsq. Henry Deputv, Thos. L. Tanner, Col. K. Hopkins, 11 Combs and Major Long as that committee : who retired for a few moments, returned and reported Jesse D Bright, President of the Convention, Col. Lemuel Ford and Col. Richard Hopkins, vice Presidents, V. Emmer son and J. H. Cowden, Esqs. Secretaries, which report was unanimously adopted The President. beinc conducted to the chair, acknow ledged in a speech of some length, the honor conferred upon him, and among other things, he forcibly illustrated the duty ot eacn uemncrat in ine approaciiing countv and Congressional elections in Indiana. The convention being now fully organ ized, (the Vice Presidents and becretanes having taken the station as sisned them.) the President rose and respectful!- suggest ed, for the consideration of the conventiou, whether, as there were nn connicling claims in settlo lor the nomina tion, ihey had not better dispense with all form, and pro ceed to take tne question direct: Whereupon, Asa Abbott, Esq. of Clark county, rose and nominated the Hon. T. J. llENLEY, as the Demo cratic candidate for Congress in the 2d Congressional dis trict, and the question being put, every Delegate present. (numbcrivtr over one hundrcd) Voted fur said nomination V m ! .S fta . the lion llios. j. iieniey was thereupon declared th nominee. . j. a ... ja motion oi l . si. .merson, a committee or seven was appointed to prepare and report resolutions ezpres sive of the Sense of the convention ; whereupon the Pre sident appointed Messrs. F. Emerson, br. Ford. II Combs, 11. llibha, John E. Hoe, Thomas Tanner, and J S. Simonson. Esqs. who retired and after a short time, re ported the following resolutions, which were severally adopted : . v . m i . ! ' . 1 i t . .... jiesoivea, i nai our connacace in ine lntezmy, aoility an business ualihcatioDS of the Hon. Thomas J. Heulet, baJ been greatly increase, ana strengthened by his bold, manly, and able advocacy of the Democratic piicciples, as our late member in Congress from this District, and that we pled ourselves to use all honorable means to secure his re-election. Resolved, That the General Government ii one of limited and delegated power that Congress may rightfully exercise all these poweis wnicu are expressly givrn, or which are necessary to give force and effect to the granted powers, and that in all other icspects the Mates are sovereign and su Dieme. . Resolved, That the authority to charter a National Bantr or other coiporations, is nowhere conferred upon Congress by the Constitution, nor can it be deduced Ui ere Irom, by lair and legitimate implication, that the reckless and unprovoked warfare, which the late Bank of the United States carried on against the General Government, and tbe business of the coiyrtry, shows such an institution to be dangerous to the liberties and prosperity of the people, and that the financial bistoiy of the last few years has demonstrated that it is not necessary, as fiscal agent, or as a medium of exchange. Resolved, That the burthens of the government ought to rest equally upon all sections of the country upon every class of individuals, and "upon every department of industry, and that do more revenue should be abstracted from tbe pockets of the people, than is necessary to a rigid and economical administration of the General Government. Resolved, That the whole system of le.traintt and indulgences of tbe ordinary transactions of lire, is pernicious and indefensible at war with eveiy principle of political econ omy and sound legislation, and detrimental to the best Later ests of the country. Resolved, That the distribution of the sales of the public lands by the general government among the States, is a measure uuauthorized by the constitution and forbid leo by any consid.tioD of political economy and wise legislation, iuasmucb as it creates a vacuum in tbe Treasury, which together with the costs of distribution and collection, must be supplied by increased taxation upon the industry of the couotij-i. . Resolved, That the cession of Texia to Spain in IS 19, against the wishes and in defiance of the solemn protest of the inhabitants thereof, was Unwise 'and impolitic, and fraught w ith injustice t. the citieensof that St-ite t and that the ie-annexalion ot that Hepuoiic to tne United Mates, in accordance with tbe known andcleailv expressed will of ber people, was demanded by tbe most solemn treaty stipulations, and by every principle of justice and humanity ; and that the joint lesolutions, providing for the re-aunexalion of Texas to the Federal Union, lately adopted by Congress, meet our warmest approval. Resolved, That the titje of the United States to tbe territory of Chegon, extending from 42 drgiees to 51 degrees, 40 degrees noith latitude, is as clear and indisputable as to any poition of the original thirteen Slates and that it is the duty as well as the right of the government to extend its laws over said territory. Resolved, That all power is inherent in, and derived from the people. Resolved, That the postponement of the election of a U. S. Senator, at the last session of the Legislature, meets with our cordial approval, and that the Democratic Senator, and the Hon. Jese D. Blight, Lieut. Governor of the State, who unanimously sustained such postponement, deserves the gratitude cf the democracy of the State of Indiana. On motion of V. Emerson, a committee consisting of one person fiom each count) in this Congressional District, was ordered to be appointed, whose doty it is to agiee upon the time and place of holding another convention in this District in 1847, and that said committee give timely publie notice 1'. Mooney, county oi t loyo, Joiin a. y instanly. bounty f Scott, John Clailc, county of Jennings, Judge A j)jej yaw. ter, county of Jefferson, Hon. Jesse D. Bright, - On motion, the following gentlemen wc.e appointed to inform the Hon. Thomas J. Henley of bis nomination; Samuel Davis, George Cieen, J. Motsingti, Henry Deputy, Dr. J. L. Ford. . Ordeied that the proceedings ff this Convention be signed by tbe President and Vice Presidents, attested by tbe Secretaries, published m each of the Democratic papers of this Distiict, and the Indiana State Sentinel. Whereupon, the Convention adiourned, tine die. JiibSE D. BRIGHT: Trr.t t . r. . -I - M .h.el .can, Richaio Horitips Vice Presidents. JAS,H..CowMP,5Sccreta,. Vn .

thereof, whereupon the following gentlemen were severally choseu: from the "county cf Ciatk, F. Emerson, county tf Washington, Col. J. Lyons, county of Jackson, CoT. Samuel

31 ureter Trial. Stale cf Indiana,) In the Union Circuit Ccurt.

vs. Hosea Cook. Indictment for Murder. This ctse was tried curing Tuesday and Wcdncs- . day last, found guilty of murder in the fir-t degree, and sentenced to be hung ou the 10th of June next, by the Sheriff of Union county. The main facts in tbe case arc about these : In the latter part of December, 1S..9, Hosea Cook4 then about 20 years old. and John Champe, perhaps a little older, started from Decatur county in this State for Kentucky. They were to pas. on their way iou:h out of their reute, into Franklin county, to see a relative cf Cook. They -tartcd from Decatur county in tlie morning in company. Champe had with him one hundred and fiAy dollars in money. After they Lad proceeded about eighteen miles, Cook roposed to turn out ot the road and taKe a nearer way through tlie woods. They were then in a very broken, unsettled forest country. They passed down into a deep and dark ravine. Cook cut an in n wood club, as he alledged, for a cane, fell a little behind Champe, .truck him a blow on tlie side of the head that brought him to tlie ground. He fell on his face. Cook rolled him over upon lus back, gave him an other blow across the forehead which broke in his skull, and killed bim so dead that he never moved af terwards. Cook then rified him of his money, and proceeded on about 2 miles farther to his relative's in ranklin county, where he remained three or four days, exhibiting nothing unusual in his appearance. Ie then left for Kentucky, to which place Le went. About six weeks afterwards the body was found. enquiry was excited ; and suspicion settled on Cook ie was pursued to Kentucky, arrested, and on Lib way back, confessed the murder. He confessed it to some two or three individuals. He was lodged in jail in Brookville, indicted, broke jail, went into the Wabash country, married, was again discovered, arrested. brought back, tried at Brookville, and sentenced to be hung. The Supreme Court decided the indictment or which he was convicted bad, and directed it to bff quashed. He was re-indicted, took a cliange cf ve nue to Lmon county, and has there been again con victed and sentenced. His friends are about making application to tlie Governor to commute his punish ment to imprisonment for life. This arises out of the strong and growing repugnance to capital punishment. In that sentiment, we concur, and trust the Governor will make the commutation. He is a young man of iron nerve, and exhibited not a chance of muscle or countenance, dunn? the aw trial. He looked the Jude fiercely in the face dur ing the pronouncing in a feeling manner, bis awful sentence, and then retired, without apparent emotion, to the prison. He has a wife and children living. Richmond J'jjersonian. Wc understand that he came near making Lis es cape since his sentence. Ihey allow him no fire li the room which he can reach, there being a grate between him and the stove. In order to obtain fire to burn out with, he tore hLs cotton shirt in strips, rolled it in a small ball, and threw it through the prates to the stove, holding to one end of the string. He worked in this way until he got one end of the cotton string on fire, and drew it to him. - With this Cre he had the lock very near burned out when he was dis covered. AnXxtraordinary Case. A Murderer no Murderer. 'We learn from the Hillsborough (Me.) Recorder of the 20th ultimo, that at the Superior Court, held at that place the preceding week, a most extraordinary case was tried before Jud'ge Caldwell, which is perhaps as singular as any heretofore recorded. A little girl, exactly twelve years of age, and described as really beautiful in features, form and figure, was arraigned for tlie murder of her father. There was no one present at the time the deed was done, except two small children not competent evidence and consequently there was no evidence against her but ber own confession, and tlie fact of ber father being" found dead in his own Louse, and no one there but herself; and it could not be proved, although exertion was made to do so, that any person else had been there on the night of the murder. The father was a drunken wretch, and the mother was known to have a paramour, to whom suspicion was attached, but he proved clearly that he was somewhere else on the night of the murder; " It was proved that the father was at a grog-shop on the evening of the murder ; that he became so intoxicated that the keeper of th groggery had to put him on a horse and send him home. Ou ie morning xSter the murder, the owner of the house bapjend to pass near the door, and discovered the corpse lying there. The man was lying on a pallet before the fire with one arm under his head, in a sleeping position. The head was severed as with one blow of an axe, and the severed part had rolled down, exposing the brains and whole interior of the skull, the axe having gone through, the head, through three thicknesses of the quilt, and half an inch into the fioor ! The own-. er of the house above mentioned immediately summoned the neighbors, and held an inquest over the body, tlie girl and the two children being there all the time. The mother of tlie girl, and a son, 19 years of age, had left home tlie evening before, and staid all night at a neighboring house. The girl immediately confessed first that she Lad killed him. Her first confession was, that her father came home drunk and beat her with a stick, and told her to get a knife ; he was going to kill himself; but she could not find a knife. On beingr asked to show the stick with which he beat her, after looking about she pointed out one which one of the neighbors had brought ; and, on examining her body, no bruises were found, which showed that that part of her story was untrue. She then said that he came home and laid down, and told her to kill him, and on her refusing, he swore he would kill her if she did not; that she went and got the axe, and he laid down, but .he still refused to kill him, and he swore he would kill her, at the same timu raising himself up, as if to get on his feet, and as he raised up she said she struck him the lick ; but the evidence proves that the blow must have been given when the head was on the floor, thus proving more untruth on her part. The variations in her evidence are singular, and excited much speculation. They are the effect of a disturbed and excited state of mind, produced either by fright, or an ' over anxiety, possibly to excuse the real murderer, if she did not commit the deed herself. She further stated, that having committed the act,, the sight made her sick, and to avoid fainting, she threw a part of the quilt over the" corpse and went to bed, first, however, telling her younger sister that 6he had killed her daddy, and the child immediately started up and went and laid in Ler dead father's arms all night. The murderer slept ! The evidence of the medical gentlemen was, that a girl of her age and size had not strength to strike such a blow. This leads mahy to believe that the real murderer is yet undiscovered. While one can scarcely realize that a child would or could commit such a deed, it is seen, on the other hand, that she confessed from tho first moment that she did it, and no entreaties could make her alter her statement ; not even the loathsome solitude of a dun-, geon, through night and through day, or the persuasion of her counsel to disclose the truth, if she Lad not done it, and their solemn admonitions that tho gibbet awaited her unless she recanted. Nothic"could move her. i The jury retired but a few minutes, and returned with a verdict of "not gui'.ty." The caso ha? rrov duccd much excitement and speculation. She vvaa released immediately. The heartless mother went, home after the trial was over, and before she heard the verdict of the jury I - Under Sentence of X cntlu New- York.--Babe, the Pirate. The time of exe, cution is fixid by the President in June, 1945. James lgtr, for the murder of Thihp Williams Time of execution, Friday, .lay trth, 13 4ÖV MUXE. Thomas Thorn, for Murder: Time of execution not fixed. The law is that a criminal shall not be executed till one year after sentence, and not even then without an order from the Executive. Vermont Cvene CHJ'crd, fbr the murder of his wife and child. Time of execution not fixed. The law is that there shall be fifteen mouths between the MJntence and execution, and then the criminal is to bo hung without an order from the Executive. Mak.land. Henry W. McCurry, for tlie murder of Taul Roux. The 27th June next is appointed for his execution Fensstivama. Francis. Easier, Wyoming coun-. ty. Sentenced to be hun us Friday,. March Cftli, but escaped from -prison. Executions are now private in tl.c f -'lowing States : Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont. New. Hamphire, Connecticut, Rhode I.bnd, New Vork. rcriiFj lvania, and .Maryland. -