Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 11, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1845 — Page 2

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WCIiKLY EDITION crrAL vioitABic is the nice or LtBcmTT. . ,, w - Political Masteries of Indianapolis. tflhrtß vi. We hai Intended, iprjjnt jt Vast, not to ntinue our sketch V jW'tf Democratic Ves in Indianapolis, beyltad the cfvent of the death the "Democrat ;" and, instead of saying anything jout the State Sentinel, nr ourselves, to review tie urse of A. F. Morrison and other members of the Junto, as politicians. But the following article which -pear in the Fort Wayne Sentinel of Aug. 23, inures us to rt.Uiry our originalpurpose. We do this ith less reluctance, notwithstanding we very much islike the apparent egotism which must necessarily ttend tSe task, because we know that we have unustly suffered in the estimation, of our Northern riends, through their misapprehension of our true Kition in relation to some of the most important events of the last three yeir3. Considerations per sonal to oorse'ves, are of but trifling concern to the ublic ; but placed as we are by circumstances in a litical position in which our actions, or even those hhistly imputed to jm may. affect oimparty at large or good otVv'J, it is W just to all 'others as well as . . - 1 U. ... m.LA monirf ark fp mm uro can, the motives by which, we nave ocen aciuaicu. Our party has a rijrht to demand that our motives . 1 1 . A A J and acts should be pure and good at all times, as far as imperfect human nature will admit. If they are good, we have a corresponding right to the confidence of our party. If there be any deficiency ill these respects on either side greater or lefs evil iriüit be the result ; and if just caue of complaint really exists, the sooner our peculiar relatiou is dissolved, the better will it be for our party and ourselves. It is true, we might avoid a public discussion of our own course, and might perhaps safely rely on time and private opportunity to correct misapprehensions. This is the course we hate adopted heretofore ; but we think it now expedient and proper to change that course, and td lay open to the world the motives and principles by Which we have been, and hope we shall continue to be governed. But listen to the Fort Wayne Sentinel : "Political Mysteries of Indianapolis. The State Sentinel promises an exposition of the political mysteries of our capital, and threatens to show up the treachery and trickery of a gang of Old Hunkers, who have contrive!! to asurre the leadership of the democratic party, and have secured to themselres and their families, almost from time immemorial, all the emoluments of effice. We are glad to see the editors of the Sentinel,. even at this lata day, taking these grounds, and hope they will cry aloud and spare not. We have long been convinced that there was at the seat of government a set of selfish and intriguing demagogues, whose sole aim was personal aggrandizement, and who exercised a "malign influence, through which democratic zeal and energy has been damped and checked' and its efforts for ascendancy frustrated and dr feated. Three years ago we saw the .necessity of having the party thoroughly purged of these time serving parasites; hut our efforts instead cf being seconded, as vre had a right to expect, were discountenanced and our motives impugned by the State Sentinel. It is, however, never too late to d well ; we therefore heartily rejoice to see the attitude now' assumed by our Indianapolis cotemporary, and feel convinced that he could not render a better service to the democratic party, than by expo"ünj these secret internal foes, and checking their insidious designs. His location at the seat of . government, and consequent opportunities of becom- ' ing thoroughly acquainted with the plans and motive of this cabal, will enable him thoroughly to drag their iniquities forth to the light of day, "to be visited with the just indignation of an injured, outraged, and in-4 suited people." Iri conclusion,- we hope thai the editors of the State Sentinel will firmly and fearlessly carry out the promised exposure, unawed by threats, and uninfluenced by promises. They have a wily and powerful foe to contend with, but (hey will be sustained in the conflict by their fellow democrats, and supported by the proud consciousness of perform ing an arduous though unpleasant duty to their cdunBefore speaking directly to our Fort Wayne cc temporary, we will premise by stating a few of the circumstances tinder which we commenced the State Seirfinel. The "Democrat,' as we have seen, after undergoing rapid and sudden changes,- died in June 1911. We commenced the Sentinel on July 21, of the same' year. Before doing so, the ground was reconnoitred, especially in this,- the centra! position: There was not & reran, s"o far as we could discover, who had not contributed all the extraordinary assistance that he felt disposed or able to contribute. We could look for and expect no aid of this nature, if we had desired it- Not only so, but, to add to the difficulty, those who had contributed to sustain the "Democrat during its last days,- and had taken the ncreck as a remuneration ior those contributions', thought that whoever should attempt the re-establish-irrerrt of ft Democratic paper, should relieve them of that boTtferf. We did so,- for the sole purpose of vetding all possible objection or difficulty. We igkW to purchase and pay for the old remains more Öian" dbcMe their worth to us, or perhaps 1o anybody else.- We fiirf already more materiel than we had use for ; therefore tlrrs was a burden voluntarily and not necessarily a-wmied. Yet we performed onr agreement to the letter. We commenced thereforo udder extraordinary pc cuniary obligations to no man or set of men-sa matter of no little importance, when it is remembered that tLe debtor is ever more or less a slave to the creditor, and especially so, when the debt has been created in the shape of a friendly loan. IVinciple itself, though ever so pure, will naturally yield something to obligations of this kind : laxnes,- önder such circumstances, to some extent, takes the shape of amiability and gratitude. The cource of political events had already made us suspicious of penonal influences here, and we determined at the ouUct that we would adopt and follow, as near as we could, the rule of right and principle alone, regardless of the frowns of would-be leaders and dictators, and regardful only of the approbation of the party at large, and our own consciences. If we had not been predisposed to pursue a course like this ; or had not been convinced of its necessity by the past history of political affairs ; we should have been im pelled to adopt it by the fate of every democratic editor, (save A. f . Morrison,) who had preceded us. And what a fat ! beggared in reputation as well ar in pocket ! Like wrecks on a lee-ehore, these were warnings not to be disregarded, but at great pcrih But we had a difficult task to perform. We had a strong, well-disciplined, talented and energetic, wily and ojen enemy, in the whims', to encounter. Our own party had been overwhelmed and disheartened by the Tornado of 1310. We needed every means and appliance, to regain even the ground-we had lost, much more to defeat an enemy fortified with-the patronage of the State and General Government, as well as by tb moral effect of their apparently indisputable majority in the State" and nation. So seeming! desperat conrfitionv would in' the opinion of most men, have jjlifcd the enlistment cf rrtercenaries ; and, though w5 might cot have agTeed to thrr, we thought it pr'Udml, at least,- not to add, even Indirectly, to the strength of the enemy, by then assailing the mercenaries or the traitor in-' our" oWrf camp, and thus run the risk cf the appearance ofditision among the s.t- ma "w of our own party. ThE'Iims- had not

akkivep, in uur judgment, fr such a purificatiomnd such a jmblic sacrifice to justice. These are some of the reasons of olx tardiness, complained of by our Fcrt Wayne friend. Besides, we confess we lamented a public exposition of the kind. .We deVtrcd to drop tlfc old Junto off quietly, one by one, without public disturbance, until they were all consigned to that well-deserved and hopeless obscurity which their evil deeds so richly condemned them tc. This purpose they discovered, even SO long ago as Hie time mentioned by our Fort Wayn'a cotemporary. They have sintc witnessed our rejection of their base prepositions, - and ill-disguised their smothered and pcrit-up wrath. They have beheld tlio frustration of some of their unholy Intrigues, and

faved and cursed Irl vain. Elevated thouirh some of them yet are, they begin to remember, or will soon be taught, that the time has-been, and may again be, when there is but a step from Vie throne to the scaf fold. THe day that ice have long looked for with impatience has at length arrived. The Democracy are triumphant in State and nation ; no contest with our whiff adversaries is near at hand to restrain us through timid or prudential motives ; and the honest masses of both parties arc in a condition most favorable to a just appreciation of right and wrong. There never could be a better time for the jnevitable con flict, than this. We have been spared 'tjbe pa$T34l . .- i I l . l the liaDiuiy to misapprenension, wiucn a commencement of the conflict might, and probably would have subjected us to, in Jhe minds of many not versed in the too pervading beartlessness and tergiversation of politicians. Melice, revenge and desperation has instigated the Junto to attempt to fight their way out of the predicament ioto which their own wickedness and Mly has plunged them ; but they will fight in vain. Their fate is fixed: How it sounds Abroad. A friend, a genuine Hooicr Democrat, of pure blooded stock," writes us from Danville, 111., and among other things, says " I feel much gratified that you have done 60 nobly. It makes one feel proud to be called an Indianian when stich glotious election news reaches him in a sister State. I truct and hope that you may be successful in exposing the band of hunkers that have infected Indianapolis so long, and professing to be exclusive of tho Democratic party." We assure our friend that we shall fail not, faint not, nor turn back, until the party is purified and purged of such ; especially when we every day receive strong assurances from our Democratic friends of the stern necessity of doing s3, and of their aid and encouragement. Crllcre is a singer from the New Albany Democrat of Aug. 2J. It is a step ahead of ourselves in the development of the " Mysteries;" wo want to do the business consecutively ; but it matters little how it is done or who precedes or follows, so that it be done faithfully. So far as we have the ability, this shall be done, though the heavens fall. Affairs at Indianapolis. We perceive by the Indiana State Sentinel, an attempt is being made to establish a new paper in that city, which is designed to give tone to the Democracy of Indiana. Judging from the character of those concerned in the new enterprise, we desire nothing of them. We are unwilling that the democracy of Indiana should become responsible for the opinions of a set of men who have been bartered, soul and body, to tho interest of a corporation. The object; if we mistake not, is to secure the election of a certain Mr. Morrison to the U; S. Senate (!!!) The Democracy of Indiana will not be thus trifled with. Bank Presidents and Bank Di rectors overthrew the Administration of Mr. Van Buren by not coming boldly to the work of separating their institutions from the government at the extra session of 1S33. And the Independent treasury taust not be again defeated by such men. If they wish to abandon us on this measure, they must do it in private life, when their votes can be 'over balanced by the like number of honest Democrats: not in Con gress, where it takes half a State or a whole district to destroy the vote of one traitor. We say to the State Sentinel, do your duty ! Tut the best gafts on the old chicken and tear the hide clear erf from the hypo crites. For one we promise to stand by you." The war-cry of the Democrat rings pleasantly in our ears : wo shall be mindful of its exhortation, and are4thankful for its promise to stand by us in the fight. The following ia from the " Register," the new Democratic paper at Lawrenccburgh, of August 30 "The State Sentinel has already commenced a war against tho new paper about to be established in Indianapolis. The Chapmans ae determined to give the new editors a wsrm reception, and are making threats that they will give some astounding disclosures concerning the "Old Hunkers " of this State. We fear that a war will arise between these rival prints wnicn win tio damage to the cause of Democracy : although they may lead to the production of some very jnieresung - niograpiucai sketches. It is to be hoped that all political rascality in onr party will be made public, fiovr is the season for killing drones our summer's werk is done the Whigs are effect ually Shipped out, and we have nothing else to do now than slaughter the drones in the Democratic hive. who live upon the toil of the party and do nothing fcf it. Keep your eyes open, Chapman, and when you see one who has grown fat upon the stores of democracy, without laboring himself, pounce upon him and we will help you." We would merely observe, that we do not war against the new japer unless a war agahist the false pretences of those who will control its editorial columns, may be so considered. We care nothing about it in a business respect ; for we know we can hold cir own with it in that without much trouble Nehher i3 there any danger that the cause of Demo cracy will ultimately be damaged by the collision, becatrse, for every rascal we read out cf our party, vre'add frohi the Whig party more, thaii one honest man to supply the rascal's place; The rest of the paragraph is in the right spirit. (ttrThe Corydun Gazette, Whig, of August 29, Cackles like an old hen over the "Ixofoco Harmony" which now prevails at the Capital.' We can assure him that theie was never more of that sam'e harmony here, for the entire Junto and its supporters wouli not make a respectable platoon-. The Gazette concludes thus: " Well, it strikes us, it i rather ungrateful to " trench " upon the Sentinel after it has don all the fighting and all the crowing for the last five or six years, and if Locofocoism has any gratitude, which we very much doubt, they will continue to support Chapman. iut should he be superceded, which will probably be the caae, we hope he will transfer his tutelar Booster to the new concern, the sijht of which will console the disaffected Democracy at the loss of therr old 'and tried champion. Oar Whig friend can retain Ms sympathy, for We do not stand in the least need of it. Q-Thc Crawfordsville I'rcss trie to talk oracu larly about tie siege which "has been raised" between ourselves and the Old Junto here. He is about as near correct in this as in any thing else respecting the matter. The siege has but just commenced and will not be " raised," till the enemy are defeated and compelled to capitulate. OrTh thcats that a certain individual makes of. attacking privato" character Jwhen the new paper is started, had better nbt bo so loudly made. There are always blows to be g"ivcir as well as received in a warfare of that nature. GooD.We hear it rumored that preparations are beibg made to call out the " Bloody Three Hundred," and tö fill euch vacancies as may cxht. Go it! We're on hand- f

Infamous. The Harrsburgh American, a ITativc Whig paper, in noticing the death of Gen. Jackson, makes use of the following language : "Having learned in too school of adversity to be meek, and kuowirg it to bo our duty to be patient and forgiving, we lookcl with perfect coolness and composure on an assemblage of men, met for the purpose of expressing the opinion of the people Upon the life of a man whose ferocity was ultra tigerism, and whoxc moral aberrations had no boundary. A street brawler, adulter, gambler, duelist, horse racer, and contemner of every divine law, having been called to his resting place by the fiat of. the

Almighty, was to be foisted upon the memories of the J Icople as a demi-god. False to every profession he j ever made, whether in morals, politics or religion ; 1 acknowledged by all as the basest demagogue that I ever headed a Nation and led it to its doom ; a syco- j phant at heart and a tyrant in power, yet the people . of our country are called upon to mourn hia demise." It would certainly trouble even Nick Biddla to findt more malicious epithets to blast the fair fame of a great and good man, and thus, as it were, drag the very dead from their rioting placo. A man who could condescend to use such language, deserves the scorn and contempt of. every honest man in the land. It is but in character, however, with tho miserable faction yclept Xatires. Without a liberal idea in their shallow patesthey desire notoriety by becoming nfamous. But God says, Proverbs x, 7, " tho name of the wicked shall rot. The Test. "On a level with the common people," as the Boston Atlas would write, the whigs deny that they are abolitionists. When it answers their turn, in prin and in private letters, they bill and coo in the most loving manner with that sect. But look into Congress. With whom did J. Q. Adams, Giebings, Slade, &.c. &x. always vote ! This test will not be disputed: Are they not in favor, also, cf dissolving this Union 1 Adams's Course is well known, as also that of the oldest an2 leading abolition" papers Irl the country they openly advocate it. What does Giddings of Ohio, and a western man, say. The follow ing certificate is from the Geauga Republican. It speaks for itself. This is the same Giddings who wroto a pamphlet to persuade the Abolitionists to vote for Mr; Clay; He is now a whig member of Con gress: "lion. J. A. Giddtg3, Jefferson, 0. WE, the undersigned; do hereby certify that Abby Kelly in the course of an address delivered in this village on the 12th instant, stated that tho Hon. J. R. Giddings had said to her in a private conversation, "The Union is a curse and otght to be dissolved, and he (Glddir'gs) should be glad lb sec ii dissolved." Again he 6aid, "The I'nion is a curse to all concerned, and he should be glad to see it dissolved." We further certify that these were the identical words, word for word, attributed by Miss Kelly to Mr. Giddirgs without explanation." C. T. lllakeslce, A. C. Gardner, R. Vincent, R. Beebe, and sixteen others. The State Sentinel is in error in publishing Clark rowers, Representative elect from De Kalb and Steuben, as a whig; he is a democrat, and defeated the celebrated Enos Beall. In justice to Mr. Powers the State Sentinel should make the rieCessary correction". Fort Wayne iSeiilind. We make the correction with the greatest pleasure. And here we will take occasion to say, that we have had to dn-end upon the whigs for the most of our re turns, an, have consequently been chary of giving them as correct. We have repeatedly solicited the democrats in the different counties to furnish us with the earliest correct returns at our expense ; and they have neglected to do so. Centrally situated, with aö advantage in the mails possessed by no othei town in the State, by prompt and early returns made directly to us, we could and would furnish every county in the State with our daily summings up, if tee could only get the returns to make them. The County Clerks, some of them at least, are lamentably negligent in furnishing official returnj where required by law. We hope that these evils may be remedied. It is for the benefit of all, that we ask that in futuro this matter may be borne in mind. The Indiana State Sentinel. This first best paper in the West is again on our table ; and right heartily do we thank Messrs. Chapmans for their promptness in forwarding it. Don't forget, friends, to send your invaluable Sentinel to enquire after Pike, of the Pikctonian, at. Piketon, Pike county, Ohio. By the way, gentlemen, you can just say to those interlopers, who are trying to get up a new paper at Indianapolis to" injure you, that they " can't quite come it!" The Democrats of Indiana and Ohio are too sensible to be caught in gull traps. They learned a lesson, in relation to such " fixeers," in 1910, and have not forgotten it yet. We look upon all papers, got up in opposition to old established journals, as being covertly acting with the enemy, and no better than coon publications. Do you understand us J ÜÄio Pikelonian, August 23. We sent the Sentinel to friend Tike of the Piketonian, not because we bare rot already more exchange papers than we can well afford, but because as good old Gen. Jackson said, in his last latter to Blair " am your friend, and never . deserted one for Folict." Wo thank him for his friendly expressions towards the Sentinel, though we are conscious they are more ardent than its merits can justly claim. Let them be regarded as the generous exaggeration of a warmhearted and true friend to the Great Cause. But instead of talking to the " interloping " conservatives as frfend Pike advises, we havo given them bis own words, and we have rio doubt they,- as well as the people, will " understand " him.CrMr. Covington, who is soon to trust himself to the lender mercies of A. F. Morrison, does not seem disposed to work in the best nature under the lash of his Cass all but the C coadjutor, John P.Dunn. Here is a cut from Mr. Covington's "Elade" of August 30 :' "The last Deacon announces Hon. Joseph A Wrijrht asacaudidate for Governor, subject to the decision of a .Democratic Mate Convention. Ihe JMajor must be getting in a hurry. The 6ame paper also announces Hon. Robert Dale Owen, member of Congress from the First District, ts a candidate for United States Senator. When we remember that tho dear Representatives of the dear pcoplo are those who' select our United Sutra Senator, we cannot help thinking that Major Dunn is a very modest ma:n an exceedingly modest man." " Even Judge Wick, while a Democratic elector in '44, was a pretty good abolitionist in llamiltoi County." The alovö extract we take from the last Freeman, the abolition sheet here. We had some notion of exposing the groundlessness of the vlufo article from which tho above is an extract ; b'Jt finding the game not worth the candle, we have concluded to say only, that, the above assertion is entirely unfounded having not even tho semblance of truth. 07"Elihu Stout has been ajKiintcd Postmaster at Vinccmics, la., in the place of James W. Greenhow, removed. We'll now give the Administration our carte blanchs 'or ar?y half dozen other apjttintmcnta, on the strength of this act of justice to a forty year's veteran. It will atone for at least that number of blunders, which, we believe' Talleyrand used to say were worse than crimes. Texessee.' We have before announced the efec-' tion of Aaron V. Ekown as Governor of Tennessee. Will His Excellency now believe that " Frostbwgh" is on the mikslones J x O-The röfctoffico is removed .to the eastern end of town in McCarty's building, so called. We notice it that our friends' may know- where to find it.'

Verb. Sat. Sup. "A word to the reise is sufficient," says the proverb. We believe it. Among all the trades in existence, where is one which is called upon to do so many gratuitous acts for the public this is wrong for individuals, under the pretence that it is for the benefit of the public, as printers ? A minister i3 to preach. The printer must publish a notice gratuitously, because he shmdd let the puhlic know such things. A lecture on science is to be delivered. Surely the groat public, and your subscribers in particular, should be notified of it gratuitously. Some College wants a puff, and as all are interested in the cause of education, therefore the printer must do it for nothing. Seme Society of Young Men, associated for good purposes doubtles'3, desire to notify the public of the same, and to havo their names placed prominently in

print, think it nothing but the duly of the printer to do so without fve or reward. And in numberless cases, this feeling has become so common among certain classes, that we feel certain it must bo get ting to be believed that a printer neither pays anything, that he requires nothing, that he was born to be the slave of the public, that he lives by suction like certain fish, and gets fat on good looks and "clever fellow .'" Did it ever occur to any of the individuals in question that printers are really made after the fashion of other men 1 That they have as many wants, and but less chance to gratify them 1 That body md miud is ever on the stretch for that same public ? That they have as hard creditors as others 1 That paper, ink and types cost something, and do not grow spontaneously ! That the laborer is worthy of his hire, and has mouths tp feed like other men 1 And do they do all for the benefit of the public ! We fear not. The minister, no doubt desirous of saving souls as a primary Object, yet has in view the security and increase of his salary by aiding to his flock. Should he fish with his hook unbaited ! Does riot the scientific lecturer expect his pay for enlightening the public 1 Why then should not the printer have his mite which briDgs grist to the other's mill 1 Does not the College want pupils that they may impart instruction and get paid for it ! Why then is the printer to help war one against tho other, in favor of this or opposed to that, and have nothing for his expense and labor 1 If young men arc to be assisted on to the stage of public life, cheered on and encouraged, as is too often the case even before Ihey are half fledged, shall all this be expected to be done at the printer's expense, and he not to be allowed to cay "his soul is his own !" We have often been led to remark on this subject ; and but one thing remains for the conductors of pa pers to do to secure what is just their exact due. That is, to notice nothing of the kind without payment, or a tery particular persomd interest, paramount at least to what would be considered just payment. If such a system is adopted, and we contend in justice to ourselves it ought, it should never be varied from. The public favor to be obtained from the present system, will never counterbalance the pocket's loss. We hare been led to these reflections by reading a note from the "Cor; Sec. Tlat. Soc." in the Wabash Express. We think tho editor has done wrong in suppressing the name of such a splendid genius. As it is, the note has a tendency to reflect on the character of the institution. The ass-piring Solon should father all the glory of it. His becoming mad at the remarks of the Express, and sending on a dollar in an insulting letter, will probably keep him out of a week's gingerlread ; but we wish ho Would "serte üs so." 1Ylioc is tliis? The following, which accidently fell into our hands, would seem to show that either somebody is a glutton, or his landlord, (or landlady ! it cannot be !) thinks more of tho dimes than their boarders stomachs. Let it hit where it will, the author, unintentionally, no dc'ubt, will be glad to havo it in print, to aid in its preservation. SONG! O ! no ! I never mentioned it, The name of pie or cake ; My teeth are now forbid to press The once familiar steak. To gruel quickf they hurry me, To calm me when I fret ! For when they see me wag my jaw, They think that I forget? They bid me crek in jiw-bone soap The charms that Doctors see ; But were my lungs infhmed with croup, I'd never drink Green Tea. Tis true, some time ha passed, since' in The cellar where w met I've sat m down to Terrapin And how can I forget ! They tell me oyster now are poor, Th leanest of the lean ; Thry hint that Laux'a beer is thin, but I know what they mean : Perbsps like me, some luckless wight Hit diet may regret ; But if hi appetite's like mine, II never can forget I The youth has teeth. f Written first thick ; but tb fact woo I J not warrant the assertion, and the author professes to be conscientious. The lTns.liiugton Sliootirfff. The Washington Union says that Justices Morsell and Goddard, who conducted the examination in the case of Wm. Ilufus Elliott, who stands charged w;ith killing Zebcdee Kendall, and shooting Josiah Bailey with intent to kill, have decided to commit him to prison' until the rexttermof the criminal court, which meets in December next ; with the proviso, that if the judges of the district court shall admit him to bail on tho first case, after hcaring'the testimony on a writ of halieas corpus, they (the justices,) will fix the bail in the second case at $3,0(X. The IV'ew York Dloniin JVews.' This excellent Democratic Journal, standing now in the very front rank, we are glad to learn, is prospering occording to its merits. It has been much enlarged to meet the increasing demands upon its columns, and is now one of the largest and neatest papers in the Ur.lon. It is sufficient to say that it is edited by that staunch and distinguished Democrat, J. LA 0Sni.LiVAN, Etsq., the conductor and editor of the Democratic Review. We refer to the prospectus ia our columns. WisnoM. The X. Y. Tribune says, "Gov. Whitcomb or lion. T. A. II jward will probably be the new U. S. Senator in Indiana. The three Whig Supreme Court Judges" will of course be ejected, to make room for Loco Focos. Go ahead!" Who wonders that such papers keep their readers in ignorance 1 Will the Tribune inform us by what process Gen. Howard is to be raised from the dead; to bo recalled from heaven for such a purjwse ! Will it cijihcr out how three whig supreme court judges are to be ejected, when there are but two upon the bench ! Where's Colfax 1 ruEPARATioxs for Wab. A correspondent of the Washington Union, alluding to a probable declaration of war by Mexico,' says that the United State Government should be prepared to enter the field with a force of at least 45,000 men, and that this force would finish the war in one year. And we say that they could do' it in half of a year. Start now", and our Hoosier boys Would' bG back in time for next planting, provided they did not make up their minds to reside permanently in the city of Mexico Or California. Wo ar'tf not joking.'

More False Charges ltcfutrtl. No paper labored hauler, among tho horde who used every means, to defeat Robert Dale Owen for Congress, than the Louisville Journal. Among others of its fal?e and fictitious libels, it charged him with puigiartsm. On this it rung itj changes, till it found its way into many of the whig papers. Those who know Mr. Owen would hesitate long before giving currency to such a charge. As we expeated, Mr.

Owen, in the following trticle, so completely refutes the charge, that even the Louisville Journal itself acknowledges it. To the Editors of the Louisrille Journal : Gentlemin: 1 have just received (sent to me by a friend) a paragraph from your paper, headed "Owen a a rUgiarUt," in which you copy two short song; one originally published in the 41 Winter' Wreath," the other since published, as it mine, m tlie "Chaplet ot fiercy, and the two, with a few verbal Iteration, identical. And vou add inn comment. "Did any unblushing literary thief ever transcend Ow en f lie i the author, ne save, oi a a rain a called "locahontas,' did be steal that too ?" Common fairness suggested to the editor of the New York Tribune, in whose paper the exposal of this alleged plagiarism first appeared, that it was not likely that the production of another had ever been published by me as my own, in this evincing that he pnenesoes a share of that charity, which "ihinkelh no evil," and which most partizan editor seen to consider it sheer folly to show towards an opponent. The charitable interpretation happens, in this case, to be the true one ; as in a few words, 1 can convince even the editor of the Journal. The facts are these : I published anonymously in 1837, a drama called "Pocahontas," and, at page seventy-lour, introduced the song in question. To the drama were appended uoles, and the note to pge seventy-four reads as follows: M Tis home where'er th heart is, Lc.n "This song is altered from some fugitive ballad, that pleased met at the time 1 read it, and has remained in my memory, though I have forgotten, or never knew th authof Dams. A more complete acknowledgment that the song was not mine, I could not have penned. If I were required to justify precedents, this introduction of a pepular ballad of the day into a drama, you are aware that 1 might adduce the very highest authority ; but it is unnecessary. . Dy whom the song was sent, as mine, to the "Chaplet of Mercy," 1 know not. It wa not by me ; probably by some friend, who had seen it io "Pocahontas" and overlooked the note ; at all events, (and that exculpate me,) not with my consent or knowledge. lou ask it I have stolen "l'ocahontas too.' It you mean the whole poem.it is not likely ; for about the time of its publication, the editor of the LouisvilU Journal, who is an excellent judge in Ittesnry matters, published extracts from the drama, and spoke of it in high term of approbation. It ia nt proboblo that a cheat could have been palmed upon him. It is very true, that was before itouen isdie vswcii wis kuuwu iu u us aumui, miu al9U before he had ever been a candidate for Congress ; but that does not alter the merits of the case. . If, however, you mean to ask whether other email portions of this drama were not copied ; that, to some extent, is true. At page 1C5 a single line occurs, copied from Cchiiler's "U'allenstein ;" and, in the note to that pace, the line is given in the original German. Again, at page 14G, an idea given in two lines, is copied from a German ballad, of Rurgher', I believe; and the note gives trie verse ol the onimal ballad. Unce more, at page 1:4, the general train of sentiment that runs through Smith's speech, and was naturally suggested by his situation, somewhat resembled that which run through Mrs. Barbauld'a admirable essay on "Inconsistency in our Expectations," and was possibly suggested by it. This also, in the note to page let, I acknowledge. I hold that any author who regard a reputation for literary honesty ougkt to be as scrupulous as this; yet, you are aware, that there are many who are not so. , 1 am happy to be aide to agree in the opinion expressed in the conclusion of your paragraph that, to steal poetry, is, in a moral view, a specie of petty larceny. There is a much moral dishonesty in it as in stealing a hog or horse; though our laws do not condemn plagiarists to the fienitentiary ; just as, ever since fcliakspearo time at east, honest men regard it a crime as heinous wilfully to steal a man's character as to steal his puma. I confess that 1 regard the man, who, either to gratify private malice, or to serve a party purpose, deliberately and know, ingly traduces his neighbor, to be a scoundrel as base and generally more cowardly than most 'of the criminals whom our law condemn to the whipping post. We shall have a better world of it when public opinion sets its seal of condemnation, in all cases, on these and similar acts of immorality which the law reaches not. Do 1 calculate too largely on your sense of justice, in expecting that you will give insertion to this communication ? ROBERT DALE OWEN. Kw IIarmo.it, Aug. 21, 1843. A Vi nd ami Haiu. On Thursday of last week, the neighborhood of Cincinnati was visited by tremendous w ind and rain, causing a flood, which, the elements combined, produced much destruction of property. Trees and chimhicä were blown down, steamboats blown adrift and otherwise damaged, flatboats eunk, families barely es caped drowning, tanneries destroyed and slaughter houses much injured. .Probably the extent of the damage is not yet known. EcsiNEsa. It is an every day ramark, that "business is improving," All sorts of mechanics are busy ; and every one wears the smile of cheerfulness. Our farmers are certainly happy, if a bountiful harvest and fair demand for their produce, can make them so. That terrible ruin that was to come upon us in the event of the election of Folk eeema to have gone up &tt River with the whigs. Well, it is their own bantling. They Bhould father it for a future occasion. A Large Fipe. One of the pipes intended for the Trinity Church organ, New York, will contain thirty men ! Exchange. Would not a part of the money spent on that structure, the church as well as the organ, have done as much good in saving souls if it had been applied to building houses and giving employment to the poor 1 How our Savior must feel glorified by such a church, euch an organ, all iri hearing of the "Five Fointa !" Matt, xix, 23, 24. Look Oct. We learn that the Secretary of the Treasury has withdrawn the Government Depoßites from the Bank of Wooster. Much excitement will therefore be allayed on this account. Whether the Rank can sustain itself, remains to be seen. We think it cannot ; and again advise our fricrrds to be chary, not only of that, but of all other Ohio paper. A Fact ior Physiologists to Talk about. The Trovidence (R. I.) Gazette mentions the following! extraordinary facts, and vouches for their truth: "A colored woman in the town of RrUtol, in this State, was on Friday tveek delivered of a black child, and on the Sunday following of a white one. The first was as black as midnight, we are told the latter as whit as children of white parents ordinarily nre. TI16 children have been seen by nearly the whole town of Bristol, and the facta as we state them are attested by all, and corroborated by Drs. Holmes and Friggs, who attended upon the woman on both occasions of child birth. We will leave it with old Solomon himself to Fay, if there is not something" new under the sun. We would be glad to stato that the parents of the children were respectable, but the fact that the mother is yet unmarried, would render such testimony of doubtful effect." (-"Wiir Judge Conard please send us a copy of tho Wabash Courier of Aug. 23d ! Ours has got mislaid. OJSaddleijs are busy. Rugii wants more help, so great u the demand for his work. Seo his advertisement A paper calls the " Young Democracy The whijrs won't like that. Tylcritcs. That Hat. A great many people thought we meant boots by hat. Wait till wo get down. O-The Essex steam mill in Kewburyport, Mass., has declared a dividend of forty-two and a lialf per cent the earnings of the past year. 07-Mr. W.'M. Scearce was killed by l:ghtnir.g, while taking shelter from a storm, under a tree, in Shelby, Ky., a few days since. 07G(mk1 samples of Georgia, sewing silk have recently bcui' produced.

.The Difference. When Henry Smith, the " Razor Strop man " was in this place, in addition to pretended legal obstructions thrown in his way, he was much abused by ad individual or two, one of whom even went so far as to offer eggs to others to " egg him." The following which we copy from the N. WNc-vs, will show ih what a different light he is viewed in tho eastern cities, where he U best known. We will not institute

a comparison in this case, but will leave it for each tu do so for himself. We have other late generous acts of his to notice. The Uat.or Strop Mas tno thk iaTE FireTh Razor Strop Man ia known f rom one extreme of this Union to the other. His novel and eccentric mode cf vending his wares, lias connected his name inseparably with the IsdicrousJ but we find he possesses qualities which bespeak a noble and generous nature. But a few days ago, he was a poor mechanic in one of the manufacturing towns of England.. Ids utmost industry could bulprocuie a (canty pittance tor ihe support cf himself and hi family ; arid his prospect for the futnr was not cheered by one ray of hope. Under such circumstance and the condition of the Razor Strop Man, when an English artisan is that of thousands in that country can it be wondered at if the gloom and desolation around him and the deep dark night of despair which coming year E resented, should drive him to moodiness and drink ? runkennsa is the leihe of the poor Englishman sorrows; arid Henry Smith became a drunkard. How or why he was prompted to emigrate to the Uoiled States we know not, but here he came, and engaged in humble, but honest labor ; and while thus employed he met with the manufacturer o f razor strops, and became an itinerant vender of those simple articles. Some natural humor aided his honest eflorts ; his improved circumstances gave elasticity to his heart; h abandoned the intoxicating cup, and be clothed himself and family in comfort. Iiis industry and frugality soon enabled him to lay aiiJe occasional trifles fur future exigences; but the late destructive conflagration, with the auneringof which' j tniCSj and from his small but carefully collected treasure. it must necessarily do proauctive, applied to ins sympa ne aespaicned irom uoston, where ne is vending bis wares, the sum of $25 for him, a munificent donation which wp.j hanJed to the distributing committee, with the followiug note : Boston, July 24, 1845. Gcntltmen: I herewith eend you through Mr. John V. Oliver, twenty-five dollars, being my mite for the relief of the sufferers by the late disastrous and extensive conflagration which swept over a portion of your city. I have in day gone by, spent more in three month fcr liquor, which consumed my peace, my health and my ; resneetabilitv : and 1 should indeed he urrtr.il. m that by temperance and perseverance, I have regained I rav health, and succeeded in accumulating a sufficiency j t0 render me and my family comfortable, did I tum a dear ear to my suffering fellow men. You will, therefor, arcept the amount specified, with the assurance that o j on- as I have my health and strength, there will be " a Iew more leit oi me same sort lor similar emerrances. To those who have suffered by the late calamity, 1 woul say, be of good cheer, avoid the intoxicating bowl, and persevere, and prosperity will again surround you which is the sincere praver of HENRY SMITH, Me Razor Sir op Man. Such liberality, in a man in circumstance so humble, affords a reproof to too many who are well to do," which, tt may be hoped, will b felt. It will, in any e,nt, serve to convince u that in this selfish world there is "one more left," of the noble-hearted and the generous. How TRiY eiT Sr Bsc bi a ia out Wirt. We have heard f 11 sort of contrivances for obtaining subscriber for newspapers, but a friend of ours gives us the followinganecdote, as a matter of fact, which we consider a novel way of increasing a subscription list, at all event ! A new daily paper wss started, some year ago, in i city not a thousand mile from D 1. The proprietor foand it M hard ledding" at first, and were obliged to adopt the custom in thbse'diggins" of employing an agent to prowl around among the Hoosier end Wolverines, to collect names, and obtain the tin. Tb agent was known the "atout bullying cuss "of the Gazette and his chief recommendations were first rate qualification for drinking, and much better far fightingJohn entered a bar-room one day, where he met a brawny looking fellow demolishing a M brandy smasher," whom hs immediately joined at the bar. " I'll take mine hot" aays John. The liquor wa swallowed, and the stranger paid the bill. M Subscribe to the Gazette, sir 1 " JM, bawled the other. No," inquired John, " why not 1" Oh, d a your Gazette." Will ycu bo kind euougn 10 say that again, fciond ! cooly replied John. "Ssy it 1 yes; d n your Gazett." M Will you subscribe for the Gazette ," " Me ? Not by a damn sight. It is the meanest print in town." "It', what 1" "Yes" continued the stranger, and the next minute he was on the shop floor, John coming dawn on top. John gave him another " feeler," and then asked him if he would subscribe for the Gazette ! No, I wont" Whack, whack came the blows, thicker and faster, John insisting that the poor devil should " subticribe," as a con- ; dition of getting up again, alive. The poor eulTorer finally gave in. " Let me op, I say." " Will you subscribe f" Ye." " And pay in advance 1" "Yes." John let him up took hi five dollar, wrote a receipt and cootly walked out of the shop, with " I guess friend, you'll like the Gazette. " We recommend the above to the new "Indiana Democrat " that is to be, as it seems to meet no small number of obstacles at the business, evci among the whigs. Rank Ixfidelity. There is one class of the political Abolitionists who have run the gauntlet of radicalism, and at last slumped to their chains in a slough of infidelity to god and man. The Herald of Freedom," an organ of this faction, published at Concord, N., 11., gives the following example of its wickednees : Once settle it, as ice soon shall, that this book (the Bible) is a human production, like every other book, the wide world over, containing as does the nature of man who planted it, a mixture of much that is lovely and of good report, beautiful and true, with other matter, false, absurd, immoral, and gross, and all these fair fabrics of church, clergy, sabbaths, synagogues, and sanctuaries, whose only underpinning is the JJible, fall to the ground." At the Annual Communication of the Rirht Worthy Grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the State of Indiana, held at the Hall of Washington Lodge No. 11., in Madison, Indiana, on the 21st ult., the following persons were elected officers for the ensiling year, to wit : For M. W. G. AI., John II. Taylor. " R. W. D. G. M. B. G. Langham. " " " " Secretary, S. W. Cayce. " " " " Treasurer. T. S. Taylor. " Warden, II. B. Davidson. " Conductor, B. B. Taylor. " Chaplain, Oliver Dufour. " Guardian, D. Westover. Good - Lands at thirty eight cents ter acee. The Kalamazoo (Michigan) Telegraph says, at the present rate of State Warrants, (3U cents on a dollar,) any oue with 15 in his pocket may go to tho Land Oilicc in Marshall, and secure 40 acres of land, equal to any in this or any other State an investment (if improved) sufficient to support a family. This is an important fact fur emigrants, as Michigan is one of the most fertile States in the Union, and its situation such aa to allow the great bulk of its produce to be scut to market Another Victim. The remains of a girl, supposed to be named McCoy, have been dug out of the ruins of the fire in Fittsburg on the 10th of April last. There was nothing left but the bones. The most singular part of the matter is that a silk Bliawl that had evidently,' from its position, been thrown over her shoulders, was not even scorched by the fire. The shawl was taken out totally uninjured. The Hon. John Calhoun, (eays the Kentucky Gazelle,) late member from Congress from that State,, and at present Judge of the 14th Judicial District, has abandoned Whiggery, and come out strongly for the cause and doctrine of Democracy. The Henderson Kentuckian is quite savage about it. 07" A grave looking citizen, in a quaker'a dresv being called as a witness in Bristol county, was asked by the cl-rk whether he would be sworn or aflirmrd. I don't care a d n which,' was the reply, which is s.-iid to have disturbed fur a moment the gravity of the judge. DoUon Post.