Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 June 1845 — Page 2

THE STATE SENTINEL.

1VGRKLY KOITIOX. ETtBVAL YI6H.45CK I THE FBICE OF UltlTT. I.M)IAAl'OLIS JIM: 1, IS-I5. For Congress, Fifth District. AVIL LI A 31 Ur. WICK. i . - - -j PilOCL-l1I ATI ON . Three Hundred Dollars Reward. By Tirtua of the authority in ma vested by the laws of Indiana, I, James Whitcomb, Govern )r of said St.it, do hereby oSfrr a reward of three hunlred Mlars for the apprehension and safe delivery in the jail of Jcßerson county, in said State, of ' JAMES McMtLLEN, who stand charged With having, 03 the night of the 29.b of May, of the pre33nt year, uiJer circumstances of great aggravation, deliberately murdered John Lichlighter, in srid county. Slid McMillea is described as being about 23 years of Be, short, thick set, rather stoop-shouldered, dark hair, blue eyes, round face, fair complexion, well looking, an Ir's'imin by birlh, and formerly a barkeeier in Holmes Hotel, Cincinnati. In testimony whereof, I hive hereunto set my hand at Indianapolis, this 9.h diy of June, 1S45. JAS. WHITCOMB. Ey the Governor : John II. Tho.mpsox, Secretary rf Slate. CPublishera generally would advance the cmse of justice by giving ths above an early insertion in their respective papers. I.clicf Iiws The laic Ucciicn. A friend has suggested to us that our nolice of the rei-eat decision of the Circuit Court of the United States at thi plies 01 the subject of our relief laws, was not suSck-n'Jy definite as to the point dscidd by the court, which w.ts, as we learn, that a note nude in Ohio, to ba there piid, under a two-thirds appraisement law, and brought to the State of Indiana to be ued, will not be governed by the relief laws of Ohio, in force at the date of the note ; thereby deciding that the decision of tho Supreme Court of the United States could not bo carrird bo fir as to introduce, aud enforce, the remedial lv.vs of a foraign State or government ia thi3 State. The po;nt here decided is one that we have not understood had before received the consideration of the court, and it is not plainly seen how the decision of th-j point is to be reconciled with the broad principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the Illinois cae, that the remedial laws in force where the n He was given, or contract made and to be executed, formed a part of the contract, as much so as if they were written out in terms upon its face. The Fourth or July. What preparations are being made for the celebration of our coming National Anniversary 1 As remarked by the Tublic Ledger, it will be one cf more than ns.ua! interest. At the moment we are rejoicing over our own freedom and prosperity, the people of Texas will be engaged in the important consideration whether they shall add their lone star to, and become one of our brilliant confederacy. The fact will be remembered in our rejoicing, and an additional gun to the National 6alute will welcome it into the Union. Lot us then mike early preparations for its celebration. Let it be a day of rejoicing. Let no picayune considerations govern on that holy day. As in the case of our father, let us lay all on the altar of paU riotism, that the sacrifice be not unworthy of its object. C7Since the above was written, we have been requested to state that a meeting for the purpose of making arrangements is desired to be held at the Court House on Saturday next, at 11 o'clock) to which all are invited. Still Favored. On Sunday night and Monday morning last, wc were blessed with fine copious showers, which were very much needed. From several sections where drought has prevailed a few weeks past, we hear accounts of seasonable rains. We have no doubt that we shall have an abundant harvest except in grass, which, in central Indiana, will almost totally fail. From ßlrict inquiry, we see no cause of complaint ; and would advise all to look at the bright side of things. Tin- Kail road. The following, from the Journal of this morning confirms what we have heretofore stated : Good News. We have just received intelligence that J. F. D. Lamer, Esq., has succeeded in obtaining a loan, in the cities of New York and Philadelphia, on favorable terms, of 00,000, for the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad Company. This intelligence is from a source entitled to reliance. iauce for the Gamier. Why don't somebody indict the Soluns of the city for not complying with their own ordinance as respects the " hog holes " about the pump, on the corner of Meridian and Washington streets 1 "The Prisoner of Fcrolc: Containing a Journal kept by the author, who was captured by the Mexicans, at Meir, December 20th, IS 12, and released from Ferote, May 10, 1S44. Ey Wm. Preston Stapp." This is the title of a work cö öüf table, ähd which we have had tifne only to casually examine. It might be supposed that Kendall's Santa Fe sketches embraced all that could be said on the subject ; but täis in no way interferes with that. It is written in a pleasing off-hand style, and contains much interesting intelligence in addition to the journalized facts connected With the expedition. C. B. Davis has it for sale. Tobacco--c Plus L'llr.i. Who does not love good tobacco ! We profess to be somewhat of a judge ; and we are also of the opinion of a celebrated Roman Tobacco chewer, that a good article is far les3 injurious than a poor one, even if it ought not to be considered a benefit. Therefore, to those who wish to test our judgment, or who are willing to try a good article, we would say, give the celebrated Golden Leaf a trial. It can be had at Dr. Tope'a. 'People's l'riciid. John R. Jones, Esq. ha3 sold out his interest in this eprightly Democratic organ, and retired from the tripod. ILs successor is Solomon Turman, Esq. Good luck to both cf them ! Tippecanoe Journal This is the first intimation we have received of this matter, and accounts for the non-reception of the 'friend for a week 01 two. John, yon ought to advise us if that commission has been received ; or whether you have succeeded in that matrimonial scheme ; or what is the matter. Let us hear from ycu when convenient. 4 T . . f7One of the most extraordinary absurdities that has been advanced is, 'that a man has a right to do wrong I Ind. Blade. Ia it a greater absurdity than that a oian-oftentimes has no right to do right J CMa. Bancroft, tire historian of the United Slates, has recently received air honorary diploma from the Academy of Science of Berlin 07" Will II. S. Es. cf Greencastle please inform ua how that little matter comes on T We have no reply to our two last letters,

Election in 3 In rion County, I

Our political opponents, after Icing defeated in procurin a candidate to advocate their principles, in the' person of Ex-Governor Wallace, who was a little too smart for the whi" leaders in Indianapolis, on the present occasion, have at last completed their county ticket, by adding to their list Doctor Evans of Washington township, who, in connection with Obadiah Harris, Esq., may be fiirly considered in the field as candidates for Representatives, and the authorized exponents of whig principles for Marion cöunty. The contest now promises to be a spirited enc, as one of the qualifications required of the whig candidate recently selected was a talent for stump oratory. Dr. Evans is a regularly built whig office-seeker, having contended with much earnestness last yrar for a nomination os the whig candidate for county treasurer ; but being unsuccessful, his eye was next directed to the office of county auditor; but being again unsuccessful, and having that patriotism so essential in whig aspirants, he has consented to serve the whigs in the next Legislature, elioulJ the people think proper to elect him. The Democratic candidates for Representatives have already canvassed two townships and have twice addressed the people, and we are gratified in being informed, that their speeches, on both occasions, were highly satisfactory to the entire democracy who heard them and many of their whig auditors. Mr. Webber, who we are told is emphatically a self-made and self-educated man, but having few superiors in some of the sciences, reviews the great questions of National and State policy in a clear and intelligible manner. On the subjects of our State indebtedness, the apportionment of representation, the policy pursued by the whigs in gerrymandering the Slate in 1310 '41, to meet the election of two United States' Senators; the reason3 which operated upon the minds cf the democratic Senators in putting off the election last winter ; the justice there is in the argument that Indiana should be represented In the United States Senate by a Representative that should reflect the will of the m ijority of the peoplj clearly expressed at the ballot-box, rather than one who would bs elected to throw obstacles in the way of the present administration ; and the necessity also of having a Senator from the democratic State of Indiana, who would ßtaiid by the President, in resisting the unjust claims of Great Britain, who now contends that Orewon is theirs, in the face of the clear title tothecountry possessed by the Unitrd State, and which is inducing thousands of our countrymen, actuated by that spirit of adventure which is characteristic of Americans, to cross the stony mouutains to make their homes in the beautiful valleys on the shores of the Tariffs. No man, we are told, in cr out of Congress, has a greater collection of facts than has Mr. Webber, on the great questions of Oregon and Texas, which are agitating this nation, and few will bt able to lis

ton to his connected chain of reason, argument andj6trcet to the 6th avenue, with the exception of two facts on those subjects, without at once being con three story brick buildings on the corner ot 6th avevinced of the justice of the positions he takes, and 'nue; and crossing into 19th street destroyed about a which is the British and which the American sides of dozen dwelling houses on the south side, aud five or these questions. Governor Whitcomb and Judge ejx on the north side, desides the roofs of six or eiMit

Wick, the Democratic candidate for Congress in this district, attended the appointment of Webber and Wilson at Hoss's Cross Roads, in Lawrence township, on Saturday last. The democratic candidates, with the exception of Mr. Wells, were all present. As an in- j troduction to the speeches, Mr. Eolton, the democrat- ( ic candidate for auditor remarked, that althougn lie i had received the nomination for that affile Unsolicited 1 on his part, he hdped thö people of the county would back the recommendation of the Convention by his election. His competitor, who was the present in cumbent of the office, had five years a go been nomina

ted by the Whig as a party candidate and had again . asheSi and ten thousand persons made houseless, lhe ten nominated by a Whig Convention, two weeks , ne was still raging at the last accounts 5 and thcresince, so if there be any opponeuti of convention can-1 furet full particulars have not been received; didates for offices of that description for which he tfrom 2ueUe LeUef Md1 2i pwas competirg, the objection ould apply to his op- "The Q-c Gazette will not be published to-day, . . , "t . , . Tr , , ., the hands being all absent at the fire which occurred ponent more strongly than to himself. lie hoped the at Mf Richards0n.8 Xanner in y,,., subur!j3 one term principle, so warmly contended for by Gen- aDOut noon, and has already spread over nearly St.

. . 0 eral Harrison and President Polk, would be made to apply in the present case, whi -h would ensure his 1 oLvm; Tf dti h; -hu .,1 t,wa' ... . , . would be devoted to a discharge of the duties of the office. In conclusion, he remarked, that it would be ro;,! mrtr rth ,tn-t f, U . ... fe.. people of Marion county suffer htm to occupy one of The at this time, all prominent members of the whig parr ty the clerk, auditor, recorder, treasurer, &c. &c. II tho.rrfct thprp vcnn I h nnthin, nfu, In norm',. ting one room at least to be occupied by a democrat. These offices were entirely unconnected with the party politics of the day, and his efforts, if elected, would be to do justice to the people of the whole county. He had resided twenty-three yeafs in Marion county. Had seen her emerge from a wilderness and sav

tae rooms in the public offices in Indianapolis.

v,i,,i ti. ki c ,v, , ;oi. vnanes street, norm ana soutn, 01. raui 8 aiantei Caleb It. smith ol Indiana, against the 15ill? The Uill Duiluinr belonged to the whole people 01 the county, 1 3 , c . , . . . ., - . .- u j -j j 00 v 1 J' itnd the snuare were consumed, the fire extend. ng to passed the House of Representatives by a decided majordemocrats as well as whigs; all having borne an ' Mr. McCullum's brewery, including Lloyd &, Lep-jny,but failed in the Senate. The next Congress will pounl nortion in ereetincr it hnt its orrnnants vpr ' npr' T)inninr Ar. Pn's ,ml 1Tr,ill.Tm'a u rvco have to act on it at an eaflv period: and the people have

age state to her present elevated position ; presenting j Nobly Done. The Cincinnati Enquirer says that to the eye cultivated farms dotted over this whole ! the 50.0C0 dollars donation from the State of Pennbeautiful country, which was destined, ere long, tobe j sylvania to the Pittsburgh sufferers by fire, has been

among the proudest in the great valley of the West. He therefore thought it would not be considered presumptuous in him in urging his claims upon the people, when those claims were strengthened by the recommendation of a large number of his fellow citizens who thought him qualified to discharge the duties of the station to which he aspired. ' Mr. Webber followed Mr. Eoltori, and spoke at length, on the questions noticed in another part of this article. Mr. Wilson followed in a brief address, in which he remarked, in connection with the evils of too much legislation, that if he was not able to promise much in the way of benefits, he would at least promise to keep his hands off the people in the way of oppressive lrglsLition. He believed, that, under present circumstances, the people were unable to bear any increase in the way of taxation. Some might be able, but others were not. He spoke at considerable length on the subject of our State indebtedness and the various plans that were under consideration for the restoration of the public credit. He was opposed to repudiation in any shape, arid said it was an insult to the integrity of the people of Indiana that such a charge should be urged against thenf. He thought he saw a gleam of light in the various plans that were urged for the payment of our indebtedness, and in none more than the" completion of the Wabash and Erie canal through the valuable grant of more than eight hundred thousand acres of land, obtained by the late democratic Congress. In relation to the Oregon question, on which Mr. Web'tcr had spoken at length, be said, he entirely coincided with his colleague, in regard to the justice of our claim and the duty of American citizens to defend it at all hazards. He asked with much feeling and tniphasis, shall we give up our territory and thus rob the American people and posterity of the opportunity of procuring homes on the beautiful shores of the Pacific! He recollected the time, when', as i pooT crphan boy he came to the territory of Indiana from Tennessee, and when those who rented land had only to pay one-third of the crop, ftow, in nearly all instances, one half was demanded and many required the grain to be gathered or cribbed. Althotrgh we had a large surplus territory this side the Rocky Mountains, still there was no neces sity of giving dp a just claim that would afford an ontlet for the enterprising and industrious poor of the Iland, who might obtain houses and fortunes for themselves and children, if we defended our just rights

This speech ie are told, was received with demcn

strations of the highest satisfaction, as a studied effort has been made to underrate the abilities of Mr. Wilson, who has -had but little practice as a public speaker, ever Since his nomination When Mr. Wilson had concluded, Judge Wick was called upon for a speech, who said, as he had no particular opposition for the office for which ho was aspiring, he thought it entirely unnecessary to make any remarks on that occasion. On the great questions of national interest before the country, Mr. Webber had done what he was not then prepared to do, by presenting the whole ground in the strongest light before the country. That gentleman in his argument and evidence had proceeded link by link, till The chain wss complete. He was pleased to find bo able auxiliaries in the cause of Democracy as now appeared in the field in the persons of the Democratic candidates. He felt every confidence that the entire democratic ticket in Marion county would succeed. The Governor was then called upon for a speech, but respectfully declined ; stating that he had heretofore promised his democratic fellow-citizens of Lawrence township a speech, which promise should be redeemed, the first convenient opportunity. With Judge Wick he expressed the high gratification he had experienced in listening to the remarks of the county candidates. Messrs. Webber and Wilson will address the citizens of Washington township, on Saturday next, at Broad Ripple, at two o'clock, I M. It will be a pleasant ride for those desiring to attend from Indianapolis. Flrc The alarm of fire yesterday noon proceeded from a partial burning of P. K. Landis's brick houe on Illinois et, south, occupied by Jo. Collins. It originated from a flaw in the chimney ; and was speedily extinguished by the exertious of those in the vicinity. The Old " Good Intent" was on hand as usual, 14 armed and equipped." There were a few delinquents a circumstance which we hope not to be oblige to record again. It is somewhat uncertain where the other engine was probably from the fact that so few bells sounded the alarm. They're good though, when they do come. Great Tire in New York One Hundred uilliugs and Twvtit) -five Horses Iliirut. About half past 11 o'clock, on Saturday evening, May 3i, a fire was discovered in the stables of re ters & Palmer, in 19th street, New York, between

6th and 7th avenues, proprietors of the Empire andVt,'ga'"on ,nt Congress, lor the'r united and un

Knickerbocker line of Broadway stages, which was entirely destroyed, with between 20 and SO horses insured. From thence it communicated to a range of ten or twelve two afd three story fribie buildings on ISth two story brick dwellings ; and thence through to 20th 6treet, destroying a number of other dwellings, I nearly the whole of which were principally occupied Dy fdmilics some 0f whora have lost their all. -phe number of families thus burnt out cannot be far frJra 490. The loss by this fire has been estimated at from 30,00J to $73,000. The fire was the iü incendiary, who came near being caught The fire was the work of Terrible Fire in Quebec. A very destructive fire occurred in Quebec on the 2Sth ult; A larjre portion of the city was reduced to , 4 . . . Roch Suburbs. A population of about ten thousand souls will be without house or home to-night, having lost almost every thinor, so rapidly were the flames driven by a strong westerly winu among houses mostj j of wd 3 0 j n one h'our ail the streets on the riht toward the ' -If a . r. - vnA V. u, ard, including the block Of hoiises on the south, and ' v.aimuc a uJM-tjr; Jinn an iiour uiure aim At half past four the fire continued to rage, the 1,1 f .. .1 . ! in D.IOWinS ,f0 me nort least ine nouses insme I th.? laI?ce Ga.te "Gilding the Engineer 8 office, Artillery Darracks, in imminent ranger the powder

magazine by no means safe, and burning shingles ident in hi inaugural that our title to Oregon is clear and beinj blown into St. John etreet. indisputable, and that our citizens who go there to settle on We have not heard of any lives being lost, but the own soil, must mnd shall be protected. U the Ternmisery which must ensue from so dreadful a calami-; U"J ' un,ow people have a right to occupy it as free-

tv of tho evtrnt nf whirl, we are still ;annranf cannot be exaggerated. -j ... -- -a refused by the city, and that it will be returned to the State Treasury. For this denial the people should be honored. The precedent that would have been estabr lished by its acceptance would have been productive of incalculable mischief; whereas now, a different example has been set which will hereafter plead its influence whenever any similar private demand 6hall be made upon the public revenues. The whole amount of private donations, thus far, is about $132,000 not much more than a hundredth part cf the loss. Amalgamation. The following is extracted from an account of the proceedings of one of the Abolition societies, which recently held its anniversary meeting in the city of New York. It is but one specimen of the gross fanaticism and folly generally manifested. After the report, James C. Jackson, of Madison county, (white,) followed, in defence of the system of running slaves, arguing their perfect right so to do, and the great criminality of all who should refuse to succor a fugitive, or to encourage those now slaves to run away. He protested against sending these slaves to Canada ; better, said he, keep them here. The doctrines if Dudley Seiden in relation to the good effects of crossing the blood of Americans with Europeans he endorsed in all respects, and adopted with relation to the blacks. We want them, he continued, to cross and to improve our breed. " We are not more than half men we want negro blood to make men of us," and thus to elevate ourselves to the po sition we held sixty years ego". " Great applause. Look out for them ! The Baltimore Argus says that some rogues have hit upon the following method of evading the tax for pedlers and hawkers. They take a large quantity of clothing to a town, and on some pretence have them seized and sold by a consta ble, and pocket the proceeds. These fellows are now on a tour of speculation out West. "Orientals" ix the Shite MVe copy the following notice tiora the Boston Times: Rechabile Funeral. Funeral services' will take place over the body of Mr. William G. Tukey, at the Bennett Street Church to-morrow afternoon at li o'clock He was while living, an active and faithful member of Covenant Tent, No. 1 1. 0. of Rechabites, and that Tent will perform the last tribute of respect to their departed brother The first trial of the Electric Telegraph, established on the railroad between Taris and Rouen, took place on the 20th ult., and was perfuctly satisfactory.

?eventh District.

From what W3 hear from the eastern counties of the 7th District, where the Whig candidate, McGau-j ' U.k im kne bnAtt'n f Via nrnarww-t fir" Vi ':m öfvM t Ä T"!1 fif the election of Jo. A. Wright, seems to be very good. For our own part, we do not know of any reason why the people should reverse their decision as to the relative merits of these men, which they made two years ago. McGaughey stands no fairer than he did then, as to personal merits ; but Jo. Wright does. Mr. Wright performed his duties in tf.e last Congress, with great efficiency, zeal and success; the people of bis district know this, and if they are wise, they will not now exchange a certainty for an uncertainty, by preferring his competitor. They will give Jo. one trial more, we hope ; and after that, if they think they can do better with a Whig, they have many able and gentlemanly men to choose among, without being compelled to take little Mr. McGaughey. By the way we noticed an article in the Indiana Patriot of May 27, which made a brief review of Mr. Wright's course in Congres, and which we copy below for the gratification tf such of our readers in the Tili district, as do not see the Patriot : II the indefatigable labor, and constant and unremitting attention to the various and diversified duties devolving upon a representative from ao large and populous a district, can give any claims upon a people, then has Mr. Wright these claims, for we hazard nothing in asserting, and we appeal to the whole district for the proof, that no man in the last Congress wa more prompt or inoro industrious and we believe we only express the genernl sentiment of all partic when we any licit no man could have attended with more real to tho local businea of Iii district. ISo citizen eritruitid to hi care, a ehitm of an character on the government that was not promptly attended to. JJut while he va thus attentive to the private affairs of his constituents it would be doing Inm oiiij De doing great wrons to omit mention ol Ins course on subjects ! a more general nature. His zeal in supporting the hill called the General Presidential Election Bill, which provides that the people shall vote for President on the same day throughout the Union, must merit the commendation of every good citizen who vrixhea to preserve the purity of the elective franchise ; and we rejoice that it is now the law of the land. , To the Cumberland Road, and Wabash and Erie canal Bill, Air. Wright devoted himself, with an energy and peraeverance, deserving the hearty applause of every citizen of Indiana. The former, making an appropriation for carrying on the road, was vetoed by President Tyler. The latter giving to this Stntj near a million acres of land for the completion of this great thoroughfare to the Ohio river, is now the law of the land. We ak the citizens of this district, dispassionultly, to look nt his efforts for the success of these two great measures, of vital importance to Indiana, and I this District especially, Iwaj a M Iii post, never losing a vote, and In Ihe language of a gentleman who was at Washington at the close tt the session, "losing his sleep iH his anxiety for the passage cf these Bills.'' I here la a tribute ot gratitude due the whole Indiana tiring exertions in the passage of thn Cumherlnnd Road aud Canal Dills. The people ol this State should not forget that Illinois and Michigan had Canal Bills before Congress similar to our Canal Bill, presenting the same cluims for a donation and urged with no little zeal, and yet, Indiana alone succeeded in procuring the appropriation. But what say the friends of this great work, to the hill Mr. Wright has pending in the House of Representatives, claiming some seventy-live thousand acres for the sinuosities of the Wabash nnd Erie Canal, and upon which principle, some sixty thousand acres of land of great value, have been selected in the'Miami Reserve. The moment the Gill shall pass, the present land scrip, that ia now at 40 or 50 per cent discount, will be worth its fare ; the Cnal will be completed to Terre Haute, in less than a year and to the Ohio River in a comparatively short period. This is his ow n measure, and we know lie cherishes a moat lively interest in its succers ; and we think we but express the feeling of every candid man when we aserl, that tn no better or safer hands can the fite of this bill be truted, than in those of its author; and we might ft'a, that the Iriendsol the Cumberland Koad can place mat great measure in no ueuer nanus man uiosq 01 me indffatigalle working man, Josrph A Wright. We li.-'ve hot space now to refer at length to Mr. Wright's co'irse on the Texas and Oregon questions. It ia well known that he has been the warm and uniform friend and supporter of both these great American questions. But we will take this occasion to Say to those gentlemen that talk so long nnd loud about slavery in connection with Texas, that Mr. Clay inid.last summer, that the stihjret of slavery had nothing to do icith the annexation of Texas. Willi what grace can those gentlemen who voted for Mr. Clay for President, talk about Texas and slavery f But, we ask, how did it happen that these same men, who declaimed so much in the Inat Congress against slavery, nil vntcd, with two or three exceptions, against the bill lor the protection of our citizens in Oregon embracing a territory sufficient tu make six or eight States, and which, by the terms of the bill, must be free Slates ? t Yet these same men voted against the proposition not withstanding me year a nonce contempniea Dy me treatJf wa9 rpf,ujren t(t i,e eien to England. I We caM on Mr- Wright' competitor to say, will you ustain the course taken last winter on this great questlof u-s mAm )e interrogl,tiorl more to t)0 pln,f : wouJ(1 u ,,ave voPd ja8t wmter ror tne Qregon Bill, as Joseph A. Wright did, or would you have voted as did a ristit to know wnat course meir cannula. e win pursue - .... . .1 .-.- .1 Mr. W 112.U s views nre known me nisi iriena 01 ur- ; af)J ne wi n()t by lU TOle,t Mnct1on the ; ,rJln- of on of the Territory to Great Britain. i Mr. Wright adopts the lansnnce of our excellent Pre i n.en and it is tne cuty 01 our government to protect tt.em Those who would refuse them such protection in etTecl, admit either that we have no right to the soil, or that we are not able to protect them against ihe encroachments of England. What says Mr. Wright's competitor on this subject ? We have not the time to pursue these subjects further at present; but we appeal to the whole people of this ' District to say, whether they have ever had a representative in Congress who served them more laiihfully than I .TP.1, Vit,? Vim. rnr ;,.,., . r, i.t, 1 his is not the time lor party excitement : Mr. I oik is Tresidenl He has a decided majority of his political ' frienda both in the Senate and House of Representatives, already, and surely it is not me interest 01 Indiana to send a man to Congress who will oppose, denounce and irritäte those who have it in their power to grant or withhold the appropriations she so much needs. We might on this occasion allude to lhe sentiments expressed by leading political papers, in different States, in ft vor of the industry, ability and zeal with which Air. Wright represented us in the last Congress; but we refer to every neighborhood in the District, and we would ask euch man, it he believes by a change we should secure a more attentive, a more industrious, or a more zealous representative. We are confident the ppopln will respond in Ihe negative, and we are equally confident that on the first Mondiiy of August, the people will respond "well done good and faithful servant, go back and do likewise Once again. Third District. Jos. C. Ejrgleston has been nominated in Convenlion as the Whig candidate in the third district, against Thomas Smith. There were several Whig aspirants, and the selection was about the poorest that couldliave been made. Waking up ! The Logansport Democratic Pharos says "In this part of the State, the democracy are gradually arousing themselves, and preparing to battle manfully to retain the supremacy which they aided in raining last November." This is an example which ought to be followed in all quarters. Senator McDiilfie We are pained to leartij says the Washington Constitution, that Senator McDutne has been stricken down by paralysis. By this visitation he . has been deprived of speech and of motion, and tho powers of a mind amongst the most brilliant and solid that has ever graced our public councils, are prostrated and almost destroyed. It would be some solace if there was the least reason to hope that he could recover from this extreme prostration, but all who have witnessed the complete wreck of the physical man, and the shattered condition of his nervous energies, within the last few years, will at once deem this almost impossible Fashion and Pettona agan. It U said that another match is concluded between these celebrated racers, to come off at the end of June, over the Canton Course, near Baltimore, for S20,000 aside, which is to fairly determine the championship

Florida.

On Mouday, May 20, the Stat of Florida voted for Governor, Members of the General Assembly, and a Representative to Congress. e have but few returns, but they are in favor of the Democratic side throughout. The Eloodhound " cand.date, whom the Whigs-made so much fuss over in 1910, and who was removed by Mr. Van Buren, and hence taken to their besoms as a vastly proper man, will probably have leave to stay at home. Good enough. Texas. The most important intelligence from the Republ.c is the issuing cf a proclamation by President Jones, "recommending to the citizens of Texas that an election for 'Deputies' to a Convention be held in the d.f- ,. -T ferent counties of the Republic, on A eduesday, the 4th day of June next, and that the said deputies so elected do assemble in Convention at the city of Aus- ' .1 i. tt ,Urf Ti !' nort r..-tl.A ,,.f considering the proposition for the annexation of Texas to the United States, and any other proposition which may be made concerning the nationality of the Republic ; and should they judge it expedient and proper to adopt, provisionally, a Con.-titution to be submitted to the people f r their ratification, with a

view to the admission of Texas, as a State, into the gre,rer ol P"wn. h" ord.nanly rulit- . - . r. . , . .1 . . , vaied in this country. At an evidence of this nerd, how American Union, m accordance with the terms of the fow of lhe rirmfr in Cfntril 0hb know tn )hi tboul

proposition for Annexation already submitted to this Government by that of the United States." Mexico. Mexico is in a most distracted and unsettled condition, amounting almost to a state of revolution. The States of Tobasco and Puebla have already declared in favor of the Federal Constitution, and a general meeting had been held in Vera Cruz ; but immediate active meisures were suspended at the request of the Governor, who appears to be popular with all parties. Several arrests of military men, charged with revolutionary designs, had been mada in d.fferent parts of the Republic, a quantity of arms had been taken from them. It is thought by many that the present government cannot sustain itself much longer ; the idea of its declaring war arrainst the United States has been abandoned by all sensible men. Congress, to be eure, pissed a bill to raise 3,000,000 dollars, to prepare for war 'about to take place,' but the opinion is pretty general that the money cannot be obtained, and that it was not designed for that purpose, as they would I . n not venture, uiiu eAui.ä uau.u.uuu, 1 together any considerable number of troops. 0"The present army of Mexico is said to consist of 21, C00 officers and less than 20.COO soldiers ! t. . . j .l . tr r 11 0 t j TV It is stated that His Excellency Senor J uan de Dios Canado passed through era Cruz about the first of the month, upon a mission, as was said, from the Government of Mexico to that of the United States, This circumstance, taken in connection with the negotiation then pending with I cxas, and the secrecy .1 ,"i . 1 i- .e.i - - f with which the object of the mission was kept from the public, caused no little commotion in that city. A letter from Vera Cruz, dated 8th May, says "Elliott and the Texan Commissioners are about leaving this Vera Cruz in an English frigate for Galveston, with the treaty acknowledging the independence of Texas. But they little dream of their reception at Galveston. These people the Mexicans think that the acdnowledgment of Texan independ ence will prevent annexation, and thereby they will anu uiereuy uiey wm fret clear of declaring war, as they had threatened. ii-i 1 ie t e 1 iney swear, nowever, mat 11 lexas preiers aqdui tion to acknowledgment, they will declare war What will astonish the American people in this extract, is the intelligence, that Elliott is in Vera Cruz, ! and that the President of Texas has secretly sent Commissioners to Mexico under the patronage of, England, to treat for recognition upon the basis al - luded to in Senor Cuevas'a letter to Congress. Besides the American squadron and the Eurydice, the two Frencn vessels heretofore mentioned as being at Vera Cruz were yet tn the harbor or in the offing. Both of the war steamers, three brigs of war, and several smaller armed vessels belonging to Mexico were in port. Revolution in California. Ey the last news from California, it appears that the Mexican authorities have been driven from that portion of the Republic of Mexico: The revolutionists were about organizing a republican Government, with a President and Representative Legislature, modelled after the Legislatures of the United States. Thus, says the New York Sun, " speeds the cause of popular Government ; despotic systems are falling all around us by the force of public opinion, without the aid of war or cojiquering armies. . " The revolution in upper California is said to have been commenced without the loss of a single life. The people informed the Governor that bis exactions were cruel, oppressive and contrary to those principles of enlightened Government which prevailed among the most intelligent and prosperous nations. They asked a withdrawal of certain proclamations and laws issued by order of the Mexican Government. They had no part in the enactment of those laws, and could not acknowledge the right of any body of men to impose laws upon them without their knowledge or consent. The Governor treated the people with contempt, and threatened instant death if they persisted in their demands. Alarmed for their personal safety, the settlers resolved to risk their lives at once in a struggle for independence. The Government herds, cattle, horses, &.c, were driven from around the Governor's dwelling or Fort : 6coutinr parties were statioi.ed at a distance of some miles to cut off all supplies, and after the lapse of a few weeks messengers were despatched to the Fort to ascertain the disposition of Governor Miebeltorena and his army. The armed settlers numbered two to one of the army. Resistence was useless, and the Governor withdrew with his forces, leaving the country in possession of the 6ettlers, who had proclaimed it independent, as the " Republic of California." In a few more years California will be ready for " annexation " and will join the glorious confederacy of the United States. Santa Fe and New Mexico are agitated by a popular movement, and the district Governments have been menaced by the people ; and they too are taking the 6teps preliminary to " annexation." Onward ! onward ! is the progress of liberty and equal rights, and despite all England, or Europe may do, the Eagle of America will one day soar over the free and disenthralled United States of all North America ! British Insolence. There is not only good American patriotism in the following article from the Boston Courier of May 23d, but exceeding good democracy. The article alluded to from the Colonial Magazine we will not copy but will say it is a perfect combination of all that is vile and insolent. The Courier has done its duty in a manly and independent manner: The annexed article impudently ferocious and insultingly rancorous we take from the Colonial Magazine a London monthly periodical. It breathes the spirit of the British government, though, we truft not, that of the people of Great Britain. We are not quite ready to believe that a war with this country would be popular in England ; but such is the immense pow er of the government nnd the influence of the aristocracy, that war can be carried on with equal energy and with equal prospect of success, whether the mass of down-trodden humanity should approve or not. GreAt Eritain has never relinquished the idea of. "reducing this most unnatural child to a sense of du - ty" any thing will serve her purpose as an apology for war but she would rather that the first open act, that should be termed provocation, should come from na. Notwithstanding the all-grappiug avarice and murder-loving rapacity of her statesmen we hope that wiser thoughts may pervade the public mind and the national councils of the United Stales. Yet it is true as any thing written on the records of eternity, that if Great Britain should obtain undisputedpossession of California and Oregon, nothing will prevent her from at least attempting to reduce the United States to colonial submission.

Failure of Crops Articles ihnt mar yet be ptanlecl IT inter fooxl for CatIll. As it is generally known and admitted in this section of country that the grass crop will be very light, we think the following bin's from the Ohio Cultivator, if improved vpon, will be of vast service to our farmers and the public generally. It is not yet too late: Throughout a large portian of Ohio the grass crop will evidently be an elnuat an entire failure, owing to the se

verity of the drought, and Cbr is reason to apprehend ,Uhl e0pfc ,n ,if w hete ,,ro,prCtf. Vb,t u lD July of the farmers iu thU region ! certainly t-oi to settle Juwq in despondency and spend their time in useless cmp!sints " the J"l'"ti' f Providence, as we regr. t te Cod many are inclined to do. On ihe contra y every senub'e ,, wiu C4Bl 1mu1 hi, minJ t0 iltC0ftr whlt pUn h can devise, and articles cf cu'tore be can ati I adopt with feaaonable hope of success, for supplying the dtficienry l it will occur, and furniohing f.d neit winter far his .L-. . -r.i - -.1 r .v.. Hi. domestic animals, and pooibly for his family. Fortunately it is not 0 late in the season tut that bt ground can be replanted with seeds of some kinds, tbal with ordinary iumnvr weather, it may be hoped will produce a 'utbla crop; and therefore no time hou!J le jt in seM rtg about the work of putting ihem in, where land is oriO"-cu)jed or crops have failed. Here we can tee the necessity there ia lbt fanners should read more and obtain a knowledge of the nature or value of the Mangel WurzM. Ruta Baga, Millet and many other crops that might be found of value at a time like the present 1 We may briefly mention a few articles that may yet te sown or plsnted with lucres, if the seaoon front this lime shou'd prove favorable, and g ve a few hints that may aid farmers in selecting such as ate Lest aJapud to their tanJ or other circumstances. SOWING CORN FOR FODDER. W hen it i apprehended that there w ill be a scarcity of fodder for cattle, a few acres of god corn ground should be piepared, after it has reti well moistened by rain,anl own with corn for fodder. If the ground is riih and clean, it may be sown broadcast like oats, at the rate of three or four pecks to the acre, and p!owed in lightly ; if not loo wet i-r clayey it would be the better for being rolled after sowing Or a better iiWh-d is to furrow out the I ground and drop the corn in rows say two and a half feet apart, anu kix to eignt incnes 111 me rows, Iben going over it once or twice with a harrow afier the plants appearand with a small plow between the rows at a later period. In this way a heavy crop of fodder rr.iy be obtained at trifling expense. It fchoulJ be cut before it begins to ripen or turn brown, and after willing a day or two be stacked in such a rnannner as to sweat without spoiling. MILLET. (Panicum miliaeitm.) This is an excellent crop for fodder when a scarcity of bay U apprehended, as it rnty be sown as late as the mid- . j,e of Jum.. h gucceed8 wei, in Kew York and Penn.ylVinI1 . ,nj doubtless will in Ohio, though we Klieve it is very little known here, and we are not sure whether the j ! fo"l. ' 't-. I g"n or grass of very rapid growth, yielding from three to four foM of jj orh , ,cre an j fifleeo of wen. . ,y , usheU of gin jf ,1oWrJ l0 rpen ,t shoulJ u ra for f.nider before ihe seed i fully rij. Good coro groun d j ig eujUbe for Milieu It delights in new Jnd, rich an4 rather study. It is sown like oats about two or three pecks of seed to the acre. RUTA BAGA. This is sometimes called Swedish Turnip. It is a large yellowish turnip; very hard and much more nutritious and lasting, than the common turnip. It is also, better adapted to lhe soil and climate of this country, and more valuable in every respect. It is excellent winter food for cattle, sheep and hogs ; but when fed to milch cows it sometimes imparts a slight tsste of turoijs to the mi k it is said, however, that this is avoided ly always milking before, instead of after, the cows are fd with the roots. . Th. , r . ho..hl K . ri. h ..n.I. t...m ..11 m,nnr-, ,j wo,k.d fine. If er f. f,om 1 j j - the seed may be sown broadcast, like common turnips, at the rate of about 1 lb. per acre, and af er the plants have attained three leaves hoe end thin to ten or twele inches spart ; but a much rurrr and better way is to sow the seed in drills two feet apart, and allow the plants to aland eight to ten Inches apart after thinning and hoeing. By this : irethod a plow can he run between the rows, and the ground thus kept mellow, hieb will greatly increase the crop. Tbe yield is of en as high as a thousand buhels per rie, but half that quantity may be cal'ed a good crop. The lime for sowing is, from the 1st to tbe 15th of June. Tbe seed (which should always be imported,) can be bad at any sted store, and at ibe office of the Ohio Cultivator. COMMON TURNIPS. Should the season continue dry for a month or so lorfger, and other resources generally fail, it will still be in time to sow lh- common turnips, and the prospect of a moifct fall will be in favor cf sowing this crop. New land with a good proportion of sand and muck, is the bvsl for turnips; next to this, any good bottom laud, or rich moist soil tbat is not otherwis-e appropriated. The seed should oot be sown earlier than the last week in Ju'y.in tbia climate, as the hot sun cf mid-summer is unfavorable toibcir growth. We will speak of tbe different kinds of turnips and their culture at another time. MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR BEETS. It would not be too lute yet too expect a crop of these, provided the reeds could be made to vegetate with certainty but in dry hot weather, this cannot be done, and we cannot rrccm merd sowing them now. Indeed, very few of those who have sown them this sprirg, have succeeded in getting them up. They mat Mill come, if we have rain of several days continuance bot it will be safer to s w the ground with ruta baga, than .o re'y on the beet seeds. Carrots might also be raised with advantage, sown now, if we were sure of a week or so of wet weather to bring them up. They are first rate food for horses and cows: POTATOES. Farmers who have plenty of potatoes on hand fit for planting and land for the purpose jthouid immediately put in several acres. We found one of the best farmers of Licking county, plowing land for this purpose, a day or two sinre, and be assured us that he generally found the first week in June, the most suitable season for planting potatoea for winter use ai d even the middle of June he considered a good time. The potatoe crop may piove a very good one this year, and every body knows it can be made a substitute for almost every other, for the sustenance of man and beast. Let us have plenty of potatoes, then next winter, if there should be a scarcity of wheat, oats and corn, and thty will prove of great value to the farmer. BUCK WHEAT. This, we believe, is the latest aiticle that can ba sown for producing a crop the same year ; and it occupies le-s time in coming to maturity thn any other. The beat of rummer being unfavorable to its growth, it is commonly sown in the month of August, and harvested in October. We are not sure whether it is generally found to cuecred well in the south part of this State, but we presume it is a pretty certain crop, if the fall ia not too dry and hot. It will be well to sow this, if other things fail; we will refer to it again hereafter. Army Itlovcniciits. The Red River Republican of the 17th inst, after announcing that Brigadier General Taylor, Commander of the troops at Fort Jesup, and Col. Twiggs, who is attached to the command, passed that place on the 14th inst, in the steamboat I)e Soto, on their way to New Orleans, and that there was a rumor that the troops at Fort Jesup were under marching orders, says " It is likely the troops will move Southward sometime in Jnly. The ßecond regiment of dragoons, which forms an important part cf the command, was unhorsed some years ago, but was remounted by the last Congress, and we understand that 600 fine horses have been purchased for it, and a part of them have already arrived. The force at present at the fort, consisting of seven companies of the third infantry and eight of the fourth Infantry, are ßhortly to be reinforced by two more companies of the third infantry from Fort Leavenworth An American Mother. At a soiree in Philadelphia, just before the Revolution broke out, a British officer said, "it would be foolish in the Americans to go to war; they could accomplish nothing, and could get nobody to lead them." Mrs. Biddle (the mother of our gallant Commodore,) warmly replied, "Sir, we Eoa' bnd no difhcul:y. I have seven sons, and if they 1 cannot find a General, viil myself lead them to bat tie r Is there, in the annals of the heroic ages, a nobler incident than this ! Two of thetie sons did fa.lf in the Revolution. The Great Railroad eetweex rat Oceans.vWe understand that upward of forty young men, from no less than nineteen States, have made arrangements to accompany Mr. Whitney's party this cummer, to examine a portion of the route proposed for the great Oregon Railroad.