Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 22, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1845 — Page 2

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v;i:kiyv uoitioa. erra4i noiuict i the raicr t HBtarv. Colonel lVpper. We have received the following "perlile and p r1pery" communication from CoL .Pepper, who cf j course expects its publication, though he forgot to pay , tlie postage. It is very long, anu rather Pro-y ; out we suppese, in accordance wiui nie cusiom wuicu

compel editors, as it were, to bcc-ime their own

iDUsera, we must mmci u upon our reaia . , T n..csl:on, ye ,vere nt bt-re aware that A larV m,,r,r,tr of the naners n the West are

- . . J1';0 - J',S1; the differed froniusoacTcn the Texas question ;tarUnfUo became d is satisfied, and inactive and, as a

Mtftn u.jt. r. y7--1"n,' ,b, ,21 and what that d Herence was is more than we can ex- 'caie :u f."wri u;iutA ."ur m" ' ,"7 '"ii natter of course, the State pawd into the hand of eouiMirni. upon n.y n..te of the 5th r Oct., and youl- . ... Davis, f Indiana. Now tin? preamble hi rll cases ; t itt n,. rtomn- .;n m.si.kr. in Vumi d.mn what ou t. fnt..d plain, without somcth.ng m-.re definite f.om him. I . jj unjcrsto0lj antj m!lv a9 ie omitted. the W hips. In 1311. ti e Democracy rallied again, fart in your 'Jth chapter f "Political n.ystence of Indi- 0ur differences as to nun mut mean candiditcs for I wvtcrn r-ancrs may alf aa well ? peak rirht out at P"ve t,,e J.untl,to understand that they mut step one natM.ii'" t'ther ith refnsin or neuh'ciing to correct ., , .vr. . ,., , ' I ' .. ' sid, nominated a now sot of men, and wore tnumphSli;Jlh ror .urn ,o R,iblJ( the Treidrncy. Tnesc duTcrehces woaU have been onre and omi ting the compl.men ta to tLeir o n J10 - d aU ccedcnL T h inlri tlU 0n?,r.ih,,.,.onmypa,t. forgotten long before this, had .Mr. Van Euren been member, give their real sentiments Our o J1"'' ! J unto have againworkcJ them.elve into the best of It is not true that my note "accompanied the second trcatC(i fairjy bffore the Ealtimcre Convention ; or if l,'at lllf ester"-we w V1. PI ünhcTa the offices-and unless they are agiin dismissed, the dvertismenl sent by me, and noi the ttrst." The first .. . i. . ., r- i r-i v .t . noii-lavehldirg, States wish for once to have a u ,) rntn ;x,t, . .dv.n.ment ,. whu h j alh.d, w. l.d.,1 you npposers had treated his friends fairly after that g . they wt tn tnae f. v Ucinoeracy Wilhagain be thrown into a m norl y n Ii iiiirniA(l nm iii,.,..i n. Lnr.t.l... I PnnvoMt i.-i Tt i nnf mir fn:lt tl. at fl.ffrrrnrrs sliotild I tv . t.-a i.tfli nn Sivm L-oi- tmrtii If a similar Junto exis.s at Indianapolis, let the

told you 10 afterwards ir. a friendly talk. It i in.t true exI&t botecu UiJ and Cel. IVppcr, cr anv body that at first desiannd to gie my .fti ial favors lo the , , - ' , . " Journal newspaper to punish you" for anything. , ele. But no one sha.1 force us prtmalunly vdo any It is not true that 1 for the pant three years, or any man's support, Iff ore the people hate moved in the other lena-th of time, ha been one of the ruling spirits .f le, the con'sequreS to i.t he uhU t W may. of the Old, or any oih.r Junto. . , i,,, It i. not trua tint I had verbally rommunicnted lo you ; As to the apparently lo.;l and hone.t permws.on through my frienJs, that if you continued your course to- piven U3 to publish intriguing letters, if tre can get ward mm, ofRi f.ivors woulj bo withheld. !, c -4 ji .,..., ...-u i . ,. 0c'ill.w mi . . i i . .1 1 1. i. .1 :i ii''lu ct tueni, its slialioAncs v4ll Le seen easily ty Ths witnsis to whom )ou nderred, to ?tahlih this ' ' statement, is a gentleman whom I hiive been proud toes- any One who Will cartlully note the language of OUT teem, for many yenrs.as personal and political friend ; hut tttatetumt, at v hich the C1. takes olTrnre. We did he d.K-s not .u.u.n your charge; and therefor. I ...iTo.- . ; . ()f & q d vou would correct vnurselves. ! p . e it There is no foundation in fact, for any tiling desrtinj but what '.e dil v.y wns tliat they W ere wrlt'cn by censure, either in the shape of a charg, infrrenre, iaii- 0irr?t an, under his m.innnnent aiid that of Teaslee. ifin,or inuendo, made, drawn or intimated, in your ,y y j , j anJ v ü lhe psper aninst me. . I will, when you shall hare made ont rourrav agnirst principal wire pullers, and V. C Sl.all give this reason me, try to keep myself where I have stood for thirty jn ti'i.e. years, and still do stand, in tlie right. i . , . : , , . , J I .hall do this I hope without filing hard nnnies, and ' Ti.e Colonel siys and vc ssk our readers to attend without atteniptin; lo escape censure, by finding fault to his language, that we " ore iniitakbti iii supposing with others. ... ' that he had, until our recent course against him, I have only to renuest, that in your future course ., . , gainst me, you will state facts, at least in a spirit of can- either thought or tail any thing against us or our dor, if not kindness. I will leave it to the public to 1 paper." This Is a rematkeb'e dl-cluraticil. Colonel judge, whether in acontrover.y between political friend, p was crrtainly Wtll acquainted with our course uncharitable insinuations, or inuendoes imply nig anylluiig 11 , or nothing, ou-ht to be resorted to. generally, and if he had no occasion, either to speak You are mistaken in supposin I had, until your recent or to think any tiling ag:tint ts er cur äper, until course against me, either thought or said any thing we jia( rCns ,n as we thought with jut cause, to Cr.d against von ir your pjiper. , . ... We diifered as t men, hut not ns to measures, with fault with him, it must rrrtamly proves that in his the exception of the Texas question, that 1 am a ware of; estimation, tip to this unfortunate difTcrtncr, we had but about this I never complained, nor had any unkind ,. i . . i ,:.,: ,i ri it- . j . t . . j ....I i: . i not been blamc-wor'hy in n.s estimation. e thank feelings towards you. I stated at .a puMic meeting at In- , . . dianapolis and other places within the !at two years, t!ic Colov.cl for this odmi-tluil ; wc ask nothing more, that 1 would despise myself, if I could for a moment en- T,e OI) gtring of qua-i-de:iial end bravado with tertain the thought that a democrat who preferred Mr. ! , - , n , ' , , ,:, i ,,r,,ii,.i r, ,t I, m n . u r- i i i. r i wh.cli the Loloncl closes, is entirely uncalled lor. Van Buren, Mr. Buchanan, Lol. Johnson, or Mr. Lai- . , , lioun.forthe Presidency, was not equally as honest and All Lis shooting of the gtms, pibU-is Cud blunderbusses patriotic as those who preferred Gen. Cass, who wCi my cf rhetoric, is merely for the purpose of knocking over a fiTs'u!lTohl the same sentiment, and regret excecd.ngly ' of s,raw of h- own 8tltintf P ? au wc are will.inS that uny democrat should manifest a different temper, or t ) admit his Victory over a bugbear of his own creationallude at all to "by gonea" which can serve no useful ye imvc hfore made the observation, that intrigues, purpose. With respect to the charge in your 1 1th chap- , ... , . ,. , , - , er hat under the manement f Judse Peash e and bcln2 ced on in secresy, could . tier, on.y be fixed

mrse.lf. hundreds ofletters were addressed to members of Con-ress from various quarters and various persons, misleadinz them, as to the real foe lings of the people. I mrite you to state when, and where, and how, through in v management, any number of letters were written, calculated to mislead members of Congress ; and wh-t members of Congress were misled by such letters ; and when and how I did any act with the inlention ofdisorganizing the democratic party, or against the sense and con vie- ' t.on oi a majori y. i aui lonze you to use m suppor o, uns charge, any letter, resolution, or speech, written, otlercd or made, by nie, within the last three years; 1 authorize any one in possession of letters on political subjects to hand thorn to you. In my note of the fifth .or October to j you, I did not mean to deny your right to find fault with me, nor did I intend to furnish grounds f.r anyone of vouruicandid inferencesin your comments upon it, much lesatoeneeyourop an atl.ick upon me, without as I believed, any cause ; and I meant to indicate distinc tly, though mildly, that no hu- j man power, born, or unborn, could, or should, now or hereafter, restrain me from expressing on proper occa-; sions, my preference for political men !nd measures. I j will be bought by reither ''buttons," nor eagles, nor of-; fiee, nor station, f.om the support of iho doctrines I have ' held an.l maintained for the last thirty years. Nor will diloures.much les the threatening of them, deter me I from pnrsuins what 1 shall deem to be a correct course. ; -J t ...mi ... .i tvi . I .1.. o . f I liiu mm i win Buy i" mc ijuuuis vi me oeiiiiuei, "cease this profitless warfare, grateful only to our com mon political enemies, and displeasing tn our menu. Yours, Ac, A. C. PElTElt P.S. riease publish this in your weekly and semi- i wt-ekly paper with the request from -Tie, that democratic . papers throughout the State will ret.uMish it. a . n . . A. C. PEPPER. Col. Tepper is certainly unfortunate in the use of, Wuarfe. or else he must construe it to mean something very different from the general interpretation riven to it. In his fir note, cf the 5th of Oct., i which we published and commented upon, he said dis. tinctly, that our course towards him had been such as 'might, in the estimation of some, justify the viihMding even this mitt" that is, the sum of money j accruing from the official advertisement in question ; but that, not choosing to be placed in a false position, or rather to place himself in a false position, he had sent the advertisement to us. He says we did not inter pret tlie latter part of this matter correctly. What then did Col. Tepper m?an by talking about being pat into a "false position," by withholding his official "favors" from us ! If he meant nothing, or if he meant something entirely different from what would be necessarily inferred from his language, why did he not say so or say nothing. Jf ha meant what he doubtless did convey the idea of, why does he now attempt to back out of his ridiculous position by contemptible quibbling, or round denials? How, we would ask, cor.ld he have bocn put into a "false position" by withholding his favors from us ! Could it have been in any other way than by giving them to the Journal! Most certainly not. That such is and was a correct interpretation of Col. rs note, we have the testimony of several gentlemen with whom lie advised on the subject, i.i addition to the unmiäiakeablc terms of the note itself. Col. Pepper asserts that erne of the "vi ncsscs" to whom we referred him, ,'fails to sustain" our interpretation of his note, and "dots not s'usLrin the the charge," that he, Col. Pepper, had purposed to viihhold his rßeial favors from vs, and gire them lo the Journal, in consequence of our "course" towards him. This is mere quibbling. "Whj tJocs he nut give some evidence of his allegation, if it be true. He cannot do it, for the best of reasons. He has none to give. The "gentleman," to whom he alludes iri2 "sustain" everything that we gave him authority fjr, to Col. Fepper. That we are sure of. If there were any possibility to the contrary, why, 60 much the better for Col. Pepper, and just as well for us. The statement of Cel. V. that we have refused or neglected to correct" any error we have committed in regard to him, is totally untrue. We are not conscious of having committed any error; when wc are so, it will be high time to correct it. In his second paragraph, the Col. Fays it is not true that his note accompanied the second advertisement sent by him, and not the first." Were it not for the terms in which this denial is couched, it would be altogether nnworthy of a word of comment. He quibbles in this way, bccatie he says his son sent in the first advt-rtisement. This may or may not be true; we neither know nor care whether it be true or not ; but this we do know, that Col. Topper is rfficialhj, if not personally, responsible Ar the acts of his cgenls. Uut what docs it amount to, any how, whether his note accompankd the first or the second adrertisement ! Dil he vol intmd the note for publica-' tion 1 That's the only important part of tfie rpestiun. Whether the Col. has been for the past three years one of the ruling spirits of the Indianapolis Jnnto, is a matter of opinion It is at least as creditable to Y.iai to dony any euch imputation, as it is dicrcdita lb to tl era.

The Col. etys U.at in all our imputation against him, (not to repeat his Laccl.ke concatenation of

T nouns, verb and adverb,) lh?re is nothing deserving of censürPi This is a matter of opinion also. e have imputed to him a participation in intrigues for the sake of ofike, anda proucniFs to sacrifice the ca tsK for the benefit i f men. A man uny perhaps do this, and still think he is a very good Democrat. He is a much better cue. m our opinion, if he adopts anJ nakea the ruJe 0fartio:i, Ik-ntoiw motte Every tms fjr lhc cuuc: o hing for men. the reasons for our i outati,nH sian te given Lcrcaf er. The Colonel says he l.os differed with u? as to. men, out nöl as to measure?5, with the exception of uiKin the actors lV the weight of circumstances. If tLcsc ar(? &t ajj rcljable, tlien i3 Col. P. as deeply . , , , A . .t involved as any oilier man. But these, we acmit are by-goncs ;" hur would we have alluded to them, ,.aj we not jj reason to believe that Col. P. is now . . . , deojdy concerned in the disorganizing schemes of the old Junto at the Capital. They claim him as a chief . . , . wh , al ( h neyer Jirard thdr ' ., .. . claim dl-putcd, uritil h:3 present deltial. We should rejoice to be mistaken as to this. TL Cohnd COUcludo3 by modestly desiring us to . J publish his long cpistlo in our weekly and semi-Weekly papers, and with the request that all the Democratic ia the Slate wiU t:Q Earne behave 1 1 J done so. It would be gratifying to us, if other pnpers COpy tliat they should copy also the article cf the , . , , . , . . , ... . 5 which drew it out, together with these comments on it ; but as it would te rather too much for us to asji rrratuitously, and ns we are not able to . - e , - . , tliem Ersuch a fiver, we cannot presume to ask them to do SO. Of-The fdiowing notice of the Morrison ilDrmncrat," is from the liroohiille American of Nov. 14. fhe American is a tfflir paper: and tlie editor 1 honesty confeSse9, what he krfcw full well before, that , ' ,r lirhA thfiiirs ifMi 4i rx . ,n f . t r 1 I si I i - jes the Senliud "iabluhmmtr This is the reason why Morrison has ten whig Subscribers to oue democrat, th'13 vicinity. But the result will be as the Amer 5can anticipates, and for the reason given, thatthougl Morrison may be backed by a few "strong men," the rank and file are on our side : "Indiana Democrat." This paper, the proposed commencement of which was announced some months since, reached us by this week's mail. It is published by A. F. Morrison &. Spann. It ii not quite as large as the American, and is gotten up in pretty good style. In politics it is thoroughly democratic. Mr. Morrison is an able and practical political writer. Although it makes many and heavy thrusts at Chapmans, it pursues a dignified character but we assure Mr. Morri-jon, if he intends L compete successfully with the editors of the Sentinel, he will have tor rise early and trim his lamp until a late hour. The Chapman (we judge of them by their paper, for we have but little personal acquaintance,) afe laborious and unwearied in the prosecution of their editorial labors. Notwithstanding Mr. Morrison and his paper may be backed by such strong men as Teaslce, Pepper, Drake, Judge Morrison, Lane, Etrtil, &c. yet we ore satisfied he has not the rank and file of the democracy of the cMate with him. The whiffs would rejoice to tee Mr. Morrison tear, down the Sentinel establishment, if even he did as Samson did the pillars of the Temple, as we have no love for the concern. But go it boys! Vie anticipate fun. But in a short time we fear Morrison will be seen following aAer John P. Dunn, einging this song : Your tiack I see, and I'll pursue, , Look out fur me, 1 am coming too." The Uroclnilk Dtuujcrat of the tame date, contains the fallowing notice of Morrison's "Democrat." CrKumor says that the "Indiana Democrat !" has made its appearance in this place; it did not visit our difCins ; but canw tlubberinjj along like a sick mon key, end fought rtuge in the whig ofiicc; where it is said to be 'a respectabiö sheet. Judas was a fa vorite with tlie chief priests. It will be seen by a note from Judge Morrison, which wc publish to-day, that he disclaims the authorship of the article in the "Democrat," which we copied and commented upon in our last as coming from him. His disclaimer is positive, and we have no reason to doubt it. Let him stand acquitted, and let our comments be applied to the real author, who ever he is. But though Judge Morrison disclaims the authorship of the article, we feel nevertheless confi dent that tlie avowed editor of the " Democrat," could not have written it. It is impossible to conceive of so sublime a degree of impudence,- as most be attrib uted to a man who would dire to impeach the botial stiuding of others, when' he himself has for years been without visible meaus of subsistence." (pj- Resolutions have been introduced" in1 the Ten nessee Legislature, instructing their Senators and requesting their Representatives to vote against any bill to charter a National Patik ; against any bill to distribute the proceeds of the sajes of the Tublic Lands among the States; against any bill for the as sumption of tlie State Debts ; to vote for airy bill for the modification of the Tariff; for the reception of the Constitution of the State of Texas ; and for the extension of lhe laws of the United States over the Territory of Oregon. . Courts. The U. S. District Court commenced its ; session on Monday lat. The Supreme Court commences its regular session next M-mdiy.

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CoiigrcsvTlie next Speaker. The Indiana Journal speaks disparaging! of the

Hon. John W. Davis, who is generally spoken of in connexiou with the oiEce of Speaker of the House in the next Congress. But in our opinion Mr. Davis is as well quali5ed for the peculiar duties of the ofTice as any other member ; end it seems ungular that the Journal should raise personal objections agaiust him. Though snoken ill of It the Whirt here; e are clad to see that Mr. Davis's personal merits and what is more, tLe claims of I kre recognized elsci ' the North-wtst to the Speakership, sew here. - Tlie Chicago Democrat lias the following on the subject: of Virginia, which now proents three able, ncccmpiihcd, experience., J?Ber nig and pupular raiid.uaics. The South changes her members so ecltlom compared with the North that she alway" has the Advantage of experience. Dr. Davis .has been to Congress longer than any man in the non-slaw holding States. Whilst in ti.e slavchol.hng, there are twenty who nave been longer than he 1ms. Tlie Detroit Free Pre??, l.ke most pnpers, diut preferring its own member thus compliments Dr. Davis: We should prefer Tr. Davis, of Indiana, to any of the other hnm d candidates for the Speaker's chair. His talents will fit hiin for tlie station, and Ins location, in the heart of the :reat West conversant with the feelings end interests of her peopl., as l e is, would rrive satisfaction to a neglected portion of the Union. Much too is due to indomitable Democracy of the State he represents. A few years since, Indiana was strongly Whig, but by the active exertions of her statesmen and her press, she now stands as one of the finned among the firm in support of the Democratic principles which brought the present Administration into power." Dr. Davis was one of the earliest iexasmen in t.'ic last House ; and he never grumbled about formp, but voted for annexation in every shape. Ti.e Free Trader published at Natchez, Mississippi makes tlie following liberal remarks: . Some of the papers mention the name of G. W Hopkins or t,. L. uiomgooie, oi ., as stuiau,e per - sons lor j)eui;cro; ncxi vuia-.-s. mi; imu IbvE, we think, have had their share of the honors in this way, and ought to gire place to some other section of the Union. The west, the preat and growing west, presents the mime of John W. Davis, of Iiidiana, as her candidate f r that ofEce, and we hope to see him elected to it. The place h due to that portion of tlie country; and there is no man in it better qualified or trore acceptable to the whole region, west and south-west, than Dr. Divis. His majority of at CO votes in a Congressional district which in 1S-40, when e ther cand dates were in the field, w ent for Harrison by several hundred majority, shows his popularity at home, and the fact bf his being so generally looked to as the formidable man from the west, indicates the manner in which he is appreciated by the country at large. We add our voice to that of many cf our democratic "cotemporaries throughout the country, in wishing that the choice may fall upon him. Geo. W. Hopkins, spoken of above, is the representative of the 44 Little Tennessee " district, Virginia. He was re-elected to Congress last spring, by obtaining the votes of the whigs in his district; Col. John E. George being his opponent, who received the almost unanimous vote of Democratic Tazewell. Col. Hopkins was a democrat in oO, a rank conservative in 37, then a whig and now again a nominal democrat. Iti he also beet Col. George, the independent treasury candidate for Congress. He would djublless be a very acceptable candidate to the whigs in Congress, but we hope the democrats will take for a Speaker, some man who is satisfied to rely only on the damocratic party. The Wylherille Republican, in his di-trict, is abo of opinion that Col. II. falls short of the right mark: 0-In the 2d number of hi " Democrat " Morriroii gives what he calls chapter 1 of his "Revelations." A wonderful affair, it is too! A revamping cf an old slander of the Wh'gs and conservatives, about certain resolutions pa?srj a year and a half ago by the Central Democratic Club of Indiana ! It seems to us, as it always has seemed, that the distortion now repeated by TJorrison is too gross. too false upon its face, to require exposure. Yet it is possible that a few may be humbugged by it, even as they are humbugged about A. F. Morrison's Van Euren Conservative " Democracy, as ho calls it, a Eorl of patent article, of which he alone possesses the secret and right of use. If we can find leisure, and have the disposition, we may hereafter throw a little light upon the circumstances which called out those resolutions, as' ice un derstand thcm Gooil "rit-ouf." It would seem that the "boys" of the Seventh Congressional District are determined to have their Representative to Congress well fitted out. We noticed a communication from Vig county, some weeks since, which stated that the "young men " of the place contemplated purchasing for JIcGaughey, by subscription, a little chair with a hole in it." The Putnam County " young men," not to be outdone by their Vigo brethren, have, according to tlie Fatriot, "fitted him out with pants ia latest boy's fashion split down in the rearguard!" Who wonders at his immense po-pularity ! ! ! Hold on, Edward ! Dt(ii L.ast Eilck. Mijor Dunn retires with a very bad grace. Since he has been discarded by the Democracy, he has issued a handbill abusive Of some of the bet democrats jn the State Gov. Whitcomb, Lt. Gov. Bright, S. F. Covington, and ourselves. Dunn having no churges to make against us, republishes a long tirade of lies conceded long since by T. J. Barnett, late editor of the Journal and Whig Rifle. This fact is all the answer required froni usf and the ether gen'tleiicn are fully able to defend themselves, if they consider Dunn worthy of notice at all. Gulz ir, or the Rose 15 o wer. This splendid poem, is in the hands of the binders, and will be ready for delivery in all next week. Subscribers will bo furnished with their copies without delay ; and those desirous of obtaining them,- should make early application either at Turner's, or Davis's Bookstores, or at this office. OrPoor Morrison has a lengthy article in his second number giving a history of the origin of the "magic Words" CVoir, Chapman, Crow. It is about tHs Eiime as we ourselves have given a dozen times. We hope now he has had a chance to authenticate it, that the poor devil will feel better: 07-The Wabash Express is much mistaken in saying that the Political Beacon has been telling some unmerciful truths upon the party with which" it acted." It should, in regard to its own character, coiifine ilself to truth, if it has read the' refutation of the Ecacon's absurd tales, and which we think the editor knows to bo untrue. 07" The Daton Ilouge Gazette of tlie 19th", sayc : During the last week we have been favored with beautiful, clear and bracing weather. Sugar making has connn.mced aud is going on briskly on the neighboring plantations. The cane fields present a scene of activity. The prospects of sugar planters this year are very encouraging."

SclflSIi Lenders. Speaking of the "Mysteries," the Ligringe Democrat makes the following timely remarks :

It is a fact, that in all parties, miy be found a certain 6et of men, devoid of principle, who 6et themeeWes up as leaders, and who have no other motive in all their action1?, thrtn a llesire for personal ,rain. So long as a party is in the minority, these individuals work well enoujrh but the moment the party suc ceeds they must have all the offices, or they'll bolt if they can't rule the party, they'll ruin it. The r nicker all such characters are turned out of the party to which they have attached themselves, tlie better for that party When .vhcLan came into the Union, she carne in Democratic biate. An utiprincipleJ c.iiiie at toe Capital appropriated to themsehes all the oitiies, to Democracy of the State beware of it. Heed not iU dictation. Indiana is now Democratic ; and if the dominant prty but do their duty honestly and fearlessly, it will rcr.iain so for years to conic. Here is something from the Drod'iVille Demo crat,, which expresses our feelings exactly. It is simply because we have acted in strict accordance with the course here indicated its just and proper, that we have incurred the hostility of certain selfconstituted leaders and would-be dictators of the Democratic parly of the State. We 6hall nevertheless adhere to the ciiin?c heretofore pursued by us, and if it be unsatisfactory to ti.e mass of our party, the remedy is in their own hands. We shall readily yield to their wishes, whatever they may be: The FiiEss. The conductor of r. political journal it is a matter of no moment what his principles arc is often charged with being dictatorial,. bigoted, o? selfj"h, and most generally, too, ly men whoe ambition towers high above their merits or capacities, and whose mandate? afe not cowered to, by the conductors of the press. To be independent, an editor mut turn a deaf ear to ti e subtle chiming of wirepulling ofTicc-seckers, and brook the menaces of the over-zealous friends cf men who prefer oif.ee ' to principles. The maxims of a party should be the guide of the press of that party, and the opinions of members oi a party, honestly expressed, sliould be , kneeled; but the secret hissing of disaffected, or de- . fcated schemers s should bo suffered to pa s away on the wings of the moruing breeze uii heeded and unheard. Wc are led to make these remarks, from the appearance of divers very friendly admonitions, advising that the press throughout the State ought to advocate the pretensions of men to certain offices. . Our faith is founded on principles, and all we ask is that principles and nut men' may govern in the selection of public servants. To 071011 a general scribbling campaign, would be to cultivate jealousies and engender hatred and disaffection. Our aim is, and has been, to sail cle'ir of the choals of contention with friends, acting upon the axiom of union and concession, in the promotion of principles,' and we cannot, therefore, ent-r into a protracted discussion of the question, of who ought to have office! It is unprofitable, and not always conducive of the end desired by the mass of the party. Flections. New York. The Sonate will consist of 25 Democrats, G Whigs and one Nativist. Tlie Assembly of 73 Democrats, 50 Whigs and 3 Anti-renters. Nativisra is nourishing ! Georgia. The oilicial returns for Governor are as follows : Crawford, whig, 41,014 JI'Alister, democrat, 3s),7o3 Whig majority, . 1,751 The vote is the largest ever given at an October election in Georgia, and is only 5,000 short of the Presidential vote in 1341. Massachusetts'. Briggs, the Whig candidate for Governor fails of an election by tlie people. The Senate, based on property, will no doubt elect him. The democratic vote is much smaller than usual. In 174 representative districts there is no choice. The lleaiitics of IS-.Mikiiig. In his message, the Governor of Georgia says, that " The committee to whom was referred the examination of the condition of the Central Bank have reported that on the 13th day of October of the present year the unredeemed circulation of the bank was 67,7Ö0 its estimated resources $170,335 71 and liabilities .$840, GC9 04. The estimated loss may. therefore be placed at the sum of $304,2 93. This amount will probably be lessened $40,000 or 50,000 by bank note3 loot or. destroyed." Who suffers all this luss 1 When will the people learn the iniquity of this system" of legalized swindling 1 Rail Road Accident. On Friday last, the cars on the Madison and Indi anapolis Railroad, when about seven miles north of Vernon, ran off the track. The conductor, Mr. John Lodge, jumped to save himself, when he fell and the cars turned over upon him crushing him to death instantly. None of the passengers were injured. These are all the particulars we have at present. Libel Case Postponed. The Libel case, growing out of the publications of Ex-Governor Thomas against his repudiated young wife, was lately up in the U: S. Circuit Court at Washington. Owing to the want of witnesses, one of whom is represented to be in Missouri, the case was postponed. Much interest was manifested, as the parties stood high, and it being generally believed that Mrs. T.- is an innocent and an injured woman. Should it so turn out, Mr. Thomas should lose his cars, at least. Appropriate. The entrance to the ofiice of Morrison's " Democrat," opposite Brow ning's, i designated by a large Black BOOT, painted on the door post. No sign could be more appropriate, under the circumstances ! The Weather. While we have been" enjoying our beautiful Western Indian Summer the past few weeks, succeeded by a warm Jay or two of showers, in the east, (Maine) they have had heavy rains, causing immense damage by freshets; and in western New York and on the lakes, extending even to Massachusetts, they have had tremendous storms of rain and wind, which have been peculiarly destructive. The Vincennes Sex. We hear that Jon R. Jones, Eq. has purchased the Vincennes Sun, and become its editor. We have not seen it, since uu'der his control , but have no doubt he will sustain its democratic reputation. Send it along, John. The Globe is the title of a very neat new democratic paper just started at Blooraington, Indiana, by S. U. Kridlcbaugh, Esq. It is well got up, and should be liberally supported by the democracy of Old Monroe. On the 2nd day of November, fifty years ago, President Polk's mother w as quite unwell ; and on the 3d of the eamo month, his father was "happy as a clam." The following curious oath is administered in the courts of China : I hereby swear that I am ready to cut the c0ck'j head vjf to the truth of what I now say.' iV. Y. nUjbe. If there were many whig editors there wc would rather slay away.'

Tnyettc Count)'. At a meeting of the Democratic citizens of Fayette county, lieid In the Court House in Conner ill, on Saturday, the lit day of Nov- mat., fur the purpose of appointing uVlrgVea to eilend ?ute Democratic Contention at Indianapolis, on the filh January next, to nominate candiJuU for Governor enrt Lieutenant Governor Tor the next August election Uub't N. TavLor, Kq., was appointed President, Judge J. A. WiLio Vice Pre-

sidrnt, and Loos C. Focti Secretary, when, on motion, Resulted, Thai tlio Presidentelect a committee of one from each township, whose duty it shall he to appoint five delegates trotn each townihip to attend aaid Slate Convention. The President then selected the following persons. Connersville townihip, Llih Vnr Jenninrs, John 'd-Or.nse, William M..k.-IIrri.nn N. Mc ciure Posey, Jus. Loder Waterloo, Ch-rlcs llobh.ri; wj,0( ufar having retired a tdmrttime, reported the lolSpyvey Ja kson, James 51. Green Columbia, llicksnn lowing delegates and resolutions, viz : . Connersvilla township Thos. Ilinckton, jr., Henry Gondlander, Sam'l Reese, Win. Slontgomery and John McCray ; to which were added, on motion, Llisha Vance, Vm. Jones and Louis C. Fouts. Jcnninji Michael Petro, Sam'l Jackson, Jno.J Burk, Joseph I). Rom and Stephen Holding; to which were added, Abrain Sutton and John Spy vev. Jackson ILob t IS'. .Tailor, Julia hl. Cockafuir, C. Drnokbaiik and Clias.Salyer. Columbia II. K. Curgoyne, Jacob Ivlum, Greenbury Steele, T. J. Cresler and Hiram Khun. Orange Wiley J. Daniel, W'm. Marks, Andrew Spyvev, Chan. Stevens and John Wolf. , Harrison J. A. Wilson, F.q , Harvey Frst, Zenss Powell, jr., Ross Smiley and John Lewis, to which was added Mat. McClnrc. , Posey Junes M'Cotlum, John M. Patterson, William Freeman, Jas. L. Kirk wood and Train Caldwell, to which was added James Loder. Waterloo J. C. Durrhard, Wm. Rayiden, Sam'l Job, Jas. I.. Hamilton and Win. Robinson, to which was added Chn.s. Ilubhnrt. Iiesolrtd, That wn have full confidence in the talent, integrity and ahility of the present Eiecutive of this Government, and believe he has so far done all in his power to maintain and entry out the Democratic principles, for the preservation of which lie was placed in the Presidential chair. Resolved. That we have undiminished confidence in the Hon. James Whitcomb, our present State Executive, and that we believe his nomination for Governor, in lhe net ranvnss in meet H. vie of ih D-mnrrai. cf ' .. , T1 Favette countv. ttrsolrtd. That we have full confidence in the ahility and firmness or the Hon. Jeas?e 1). Cnght; and that vte are ready, at all times, to vindicate his course in relation to the action of the Whips, in trying to force a man of their own party into thu United States Sennte, to represent Indiana, against the wishes of a mRjuiity of the people, i liernlred, I hat honesty, integrity, firmness and ability should be the characteristics of lhe Supreme Dench, and that we would as soon look for those qualifications among the Democrats of Indiana as among tlie hips. All of which, on motion, were unanimously adopted. Un motion, it was Resolved, That Jas. Levision, Esq., Senator from the counties of Fayette and Union, be requested to act in conjunction with the delegates from this county in Convention. On motion, Resolved, That said delegates meet in their respective townships on the first day of January next, and in case of vacancies, fill such, for the purpose of procuring a full delegation to said Convention from each township. On mutton fiftnlrtA Thnf fhi rtrn.itin(Tf rT thia . f . ... r... ..... meeting be requested to be published in the JetTersonian, Diookville Democrat and Indiana State Sentinel. On motion, Resolved, That any Democrat from this County at Raid Convention is hereby invited to act in conjunction with said delegates. On motion, Resolved, That this meeting adjourn to meet again at this place on the first fsiturday of April hext. R. N. TAYLOR, President. J. A. WusoJt, Vice Pres't. Louis C. Focts, Secretary. Business or the IU. sind I. IJail Koad During the week ending Xovcmher 17, 1315. From our Madiion Corrpoident. OVTWAKD. 1NWAKD. 177 psssengeTS. l." passengers. 113,rT.() lbs. merchandise. 9,401 bush. Wheat. 4 12 bbls. Salt 291 buh Flaxseed. 70 bush Deans. 153 bush Apples. 202 bush Bran. 1,047 bbls Flour. 147 Fork barrels. 15,( 00 hoop poles. 23,219 feet Lumber. 9 bbls. Tar and Oil. 13 bbls. Whiskey. 1 bbl. Cement. 8 bbls. Molasses. 3 kegs Powder. 12 bush. Stone Coal 12 half Ibis. Reer. 10 cords Wood. 12.U00 lbs other Freight. Our prices of produce have not materialy changed since my last, nor has the demand lessened. I feel it my duty to record a distressing accident that occurred on the road on Friday last. A few miles this side of Scipio, the passenger car by some means not yet satisfactorily ascertained, got oflT the track and turned partly over against the bank. Our conductor, Mr. Lodge, sprang to the ground just in time to be caught and crushed by the falling car. lie lived but a few minutes after he was taken out, and died without a struggle. In his death the company have lost an upright and faithful agent who never shrank from duty, and whose place can hardly be supplied. lie left a large family to whom he was devotedly attached, to mourn his loss a loss which none but they can fully know. The community in which he lived is also a sufferer. A man of active industry ; pure morals and spotless integrity, he has left many to mourn his sudden removal. His corpse was attended to the grave by a very large concourse of citizens yesterday afternoon. In less than a month we have been called to mourn the loss of two of our oldest and best citizens. Would that the example of Mr. Soring and Mr. Lodge as useful and good citizens, were more generally imitated. Yours, W. N. J. Mexico. By late advices from Mexico, received at New Orleans, it appears that the Mexican Government is anxious for a restoration of friendly relations with this country, and that the despatches which have now gone forward will probably lead to a speedy renewal of diplomatic intercourse. The condition of Mexico is represented to be deplorable in the extreme. With external quarrels on all hands, and internally, discontent, insubordination and alarm prevailing every where, the government is entirely powerless and inert, exposed to the bitterest denunciations, and threatened daily to be overthrown. In Durango, and other northern departments, the encroachments of the Indian tribes are eo serious as to throw the people into a state of universal consternation. A deputation had reached the capital to demand assistance, and declaring that if it were not granted them, the Sorthern Departments vcould be compelled to throw themselves on the protection of the United Stales. The Government had no means to render tlie aid required, and no measures of relief had been devised. Texas. An election was held throughout Texas on the 13th uit., to take the sense of the people in regard to Annexation, the State Constitution and the Ordnance accompanying it. In the city of Galveston, the vote stood as follows : For Annexation 270 Against Annexation " Constitution 294 u Constitution " Ordinance 2G9 ' Ordinance Citt of Houston.' For Annexation' 241 Against Annexation Constitution . 223 Constitution Ordinance 195 Ordinance 121 83 05 44 53 CO Very little excitement or interest was exhibited at the election ; all parties regarding the question of Annexation, inrolving that of the State Constitution, as already settled.' The Eclipse. Tlie Eclipse of the Moon came off! last Thursday, as promised... It was nearly total, and ira quite "interesting." The Moon is no whif. Three of the murderers of Col. Davenport have been ! executed, viz: John and Aaron Long and Granville Young. Others are in custody. A. A. Addams, the drunken tragedian, a few day's ago, in a fit of delirium tremens, attempted to commit suicide, in New York,' but was prevented by a policeman.'

t O.ll .Tl 1 I cati o. s. To the Editors of the .Nfdf? Stnti.ir!. Sefcrring to the numerous democratic county meeting which have leen held along the eastern part of this State, and to the tctie of the resolutions passed by them in regard to tlie election of a U. S. Senator und the Supreme Jud;je, the rMo kact of the State cannot shut their eyes to the fact, that almost with on? rpirit and one Voice, every meeting has passed rescljtions instructing and requesting that their rcprewiitathcs act faithfully to the trust repovd in ti.tm, and that democrats may be selected to fill tlic; important stations; and that at least one of the nominees Le taken from the eastern portion of the State. On examining the complexion poyi!i") of the present General Assembly, v.e find that this fart of tLe

State has been true in her election to the great principles contended for by tlie fathers of the revolution, and that men of tried integrity have Leen eelected to represent them in the asembly in every county where the democracy had the power to elect. In DearborrU Franklin, and Union, the democracy did nobly, whilrt in tlie other counties along the line, agaihst lare majorities they fought manfully for thei' fnith. It is true that in this part of the State the whigs claim and have the power in numbers; and that the weft and north west are held by the democrats; but the argument that is used in these ficis is not correct, iz: That the ofTces cf trust and honor ought to Le confined by the majority i jouer, ox that portion cf the Slate where is tlie majority in nvmber, hence the western part cf the State is entitled to the r thecs under the (leinoi-rats. anil 1 1 . rstern nndrr tl.r uliiir. j Were this the course of policv pursued in all cases, lUc Ur;W Vo tl . f,. .,1 Imrror,!. less of principle would be the practice. Yet in look ing over the lcfri.-lative action fur ti.ese few pat years, one would almost conclude euch was tlie fact. Frcm whence are cur Governor, Lieut. Goierm r, U. S. Senator, Supreme Judges, Secretary of State, of the Treasury, Auditor, and the D.strict Attorney, Slate Agent, &c. &c. Let the 1c g-rollers of the Wabash and Madison answer the rue Etion. Hut say sinie, eastern Indiana has no great men. "?r um" 61 " ol "rl '1 :a"uu W1U1 ;;' dignity tue ottices referred to or in the w on!s of Jim , i . .1 . i:c.i rn i i Erown, " it is long eii.cc all the great men left Erockville." Such assertions we deny; but on the contrary hold that there are now men bf eTjual talent ar.d ability in this part of the State to any that now hold any of the above offices, ot.d should the young men remain residents thereof, a few years will present minds end talent superior to uhat ever was in Erookville. On an examination of the members of the bar, we j find that they are chiefly whig, and we admit that at present the whigs are men ot tujerior legal acquire ments en masse to the democrats being in numbcrs perhaps five to ore. But when we look back for a few years, and ask who were the members of the bar then, and find that it was almost entirely filled with whigs, and that a democrat when he appeared am ng them, was thought as great a curiosity as a white blackbird, we cease to wender that the whigs still hold the cscendancy in this part, but are astonished that so many democrats have found their way into this sanctum sanctorum of aristuracy. weeaiiiiiei r q, . t ? .. t ? V. e call then upon the Representatives of tins part see that it is not forgotten 111 tlie dis tribution cf the honors, not that we want proscription carried out against either bur political enemies or democratic friends of any other portion of the State, but we want our just and reasonable share of the honors which belong to our citizens, whilst we repudiate and condemn the system of log-rolling too often practised in the General Atsembly by whigs and democrats. For our own part we have no objection that Gov. Whitcomb. should be our next U. S. Senator, but would prefer him to any other candidate now in the field ; jet if nny gentleman of this part of the State should be selectej, let him be one of our beat men, the nominee of the party, vnt the tool of the whigs. Let no democrat coalesce with the enemy, and defeat the wish of the democracy of the State ; but let every Representative carefully examine the merits and qualifications of each candidate, and let tlie best be nominated with honor and elected ; then Indiana will nobly have redeemed herself in the councils of the nation, and the young men with warm hearts and bold hands will frei that honor and glory are in their reach, and may be worn by the poor man ns well as tlie rich man's son. . O. P. Q. Sixth Judicial Circuit, lith Nov. 1343. To the IZui'.ors of the Indiana Stale Sentinel. I see vfith s'irprie the extraordinär' doctrine advanced in certain quarters, that no man holding an tjfee should be elected to the United States Senate this winter ! Such a doctrine w ould at once ostracise our best men, and would in time place otlices of trust and responsibility in the hands of second rate men. The presumption is that the first order of talent has been discovered by the people and called into notice. If not, it don't speak much for their sajracitv. Besides, the best pohcy is promotion when it is merited a regular system of apprenticeship. All our great men Lave reached their highest rewards in that w ay. In making selection of an individual to represent Indiana in tlie U. S. Senate, w e should look around us and choose the one who is first in point of talent, (always being certain that his democracy is unquestionable,) whether that individual happens to hold an office or not. Are Gov. Whitcomb, Robert Dale Owen, Lt. Gov. Bright, Judge Chamberlain, &c. &c, any the worse men, or les3 trust worthy democrats, because at this time they happpen to fill responsible offices ! Away with such a monstrous doctrine ! We have many, very many good men and true, noble hearted republicans, who have from theranks worked their way up, and occupy places of trust. Must these nfen be tdj that because they are oCcers that the people have no further use for their services! Or that they must never expect to be called to any other situation than the ones they now hold, until they have again placed themselves in tlie ranks ! , I feel sure that the democracy will never recognize this as one of its articles of faith. Too many of the fathers of our party have been exemplifications of the happy results cf the system of promotion. Old Hickory trorked his way up from a member cf the Tennessee Legislature to the Presidency. Thomas Jetferson occupied a great many subordinate offices, and as the people discovered his great talents, they as constantly promoted him, until he reached the Presidential chair. ljel us be just. Let us not 6a y to the leaders of our party, although you liave toiled and sweat for the sacred cause of democratic principles, thus far shalt go and no farther." A gr:at many things might be said on this subject, but I trust that it is unnecessary. Having been born and lived a democrat, I am preatly mistaken in my party if it will countenance this doctrine for a moment. . , JUSTICE. G. A. &. J. P. Chafman-, Publishers of the " Indiana Stale Sentinel" Your very free use of my name for some time past, justifies me in asking the use of your columns so far as to say to the public that you have no foundation for the assumption you make in your last number, that I am the author of a single paragraph of any article that has appeared in the ' Indiana Democrat." And I solemnly asseverate, that I am not the author, directly or indirectly tf any editorial that has appeared in that sheet, or of any fragment of one ; and more, I declare that I have never seen the manuscript of any such article, nor been consulted by any one in reference to the substance or form, the matter or the manner of any such article; nor made a single suggestion to indicate what, in my opinion it should be. I am thus explicit, that it may be perfectly understood by the public that I am in no wise responsible for the course of the ' Democrat," thus far; and that whenever I shall wish to use its columns, if I ever should my name shall be at the service of any one who may have an interest in ascertaining it. . , JAMES MORRISON. Indianapolis, Nor. 15, 1345. Snow has' fallen hi Washington City. At this present writing here, it is more like spring, fires being almost unnecessary (üfTbe Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Herald, mentions a report that orders have been communicated, or will be, to the various ship-yards to be in readiness for quick work, for that the Navy Department, before tlie expiration of tlie next session, may perhaps require an addition to oar ellectite nsval marine of thirty ships of all sizes. Or A factory is about to be established at St. Louis, to make cotton barging,' grain sacking, &.C., on an extensive scale. Messrs. Blaine, Tompkins, Jenks &, Lawrencs proprietors.