Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1846 — Page 4

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. WEEKLY CIMTIOSi. rrCBXAL VIGIL A9CE 1 THE MICE OT LtltaTT. I DIIMAI'OLIS, UECE31DEK SS. ISA 5. Deferred Matter. A portion of matter omitted in our last to give place f the excellent resolutions ind speeches of Gen. Cass and Mr. Allen of Ohio, will be found in this number. On'lbe hole, it baa I st nothing bj a little age. The Hank and its President. The Bink Tresident begins and enda his passionate article in the " Family Orsan." by charging that our opposition to shin-plasters, and our desire fur an honest management of the Bank, is altogether owin to personal hostility towards Lim! In so doing, the President fatten himself entirely too much. We occupied the same ground precisely, long before he became of consequence enough to be known to us or to the public, either as a politician or a financier. IndeeJ, we have so little desire to enter the lists of blackguardism with one so much better versed than ourselves in pot-house slang, notwithstanding his lofty pretensions to aristocratic breeding, that we shall even now pas over h'u attempt to turn our animadversions upon hi official conduct and financial notion, to those of personalities, howsoever he may lay himself liable to them. We do not know that the Legislature which elected him to the Bank Tresidenc), made it unlawful for the public to examine into his official conduct ; if it did, we should like to see the chapter and section conferring the extr ordinary personal privilege. Until that is shown, we shall take the liberty to watch and expose his conduct, even though at the cost of ever so much ire and abuse from him in return. Nothing could more conclusively prove the slippery ground upon which the Bank President stands, than the avidity with which "he seizes upon a typographical error, in our extract from his last year's report, by which to help himself out of his unfortunate dilemma. The word "argument" was printed 41 arrangement,1' in such a connexion, that even a child of common discernment would have at once discovered the discrepancy. He grasps at this god-scud as a drowning man will clutch at a straw ; and suffers his uncontrollable passion to hurry him on, and to endeavor to make grown up men believe, that we in tentionally committed the ridiculous error, for the purpose of misrepresenting bis sentiments. His imputation is not only disproved by its consummate folly, but also by the fact that we stated particularly the volume and page from whence the extract was taten; thus giving the people, as well a3 financiers, and especially members of the Legislature, who had the volume at band, an opportunity to consult the source of our authority. Besides this-, we can prove, if it be necessary, by our compositors and proof readers, that our manuscript was correct, and that the accidental error was theirs, not ours. But we shall not put ourselves to the trouble to do this, until we have additional evidence, that President Morrison's political character and financial ability is based upon so flimsy a foundation, that they are in imminent danger of being upset by such a trifle as a typographical error in a newspaper ! The President admits that there has been a considerable increase of the circulation of the Bauk during the past year ; " bjt says, if it be too large, it is attributable to the charter, and not to the President of the Bank. Admitted : but the question, we mooted, again comes up : Is it proper to add fuel to the fire ! I it good financial economy ! is it safe for the Bank and the people? is it Democratic, just and right, to increase the means of expansion 1 That is the question ; and it is one which we wish the Legislature, and not the Bank alone to decide. In connection with this important point, President Morrison says he dues not feci called upon at this moment to speculate ou the subject of the danger or utility of Banks," which he regards as rather a stale subject." We have no doubt of the truth of all this. "Whatever may be the condition of the Bank, or whatever the course it may pursue, there is but little risk of danger to him.. Hi can quietly sit in the Bank parlor, and luxuriate upon his regalia?, "calm as a summer's morning." Whatever the danger, he has the knowledge and the cliance of avoiding it, even if too self-denying to profit by it. Not so with the people. They are overwhelmed in destruction, perhaps, without a note of warning. Consequently, the danger is a subject not quite so stale to them : and he must not be surprised if they persist in talking about it, and witching those who manage the machinery. Rattlesxakes ! His Lordship, Judge James Morrison, President of the State Bank of Indiana, calls one of our articles suggesting the propriety of thoroughly examining into Die affairs of the Sinking Fund, a Rattlesnake " article. You were never more fortunate in your life, Judge, in the application of a low term. It will prove, as we think you wil' be thoroughly convinced before it is through with, as fatal to corruption as the deadly reptile's peculiar secretion is to animal health. Your imitation, as well as that of some others, does very well as smoke. We have heard of another instance where funds were missing, and the innocent ones allowed themselves to be searched ; but one among them thought a fire or a ten dollar bill was not much. Yet the missing funds were found in one of bis shoes. We have never charged any individual with any improper acts in relation to that fund ; and it only astonishes us that some will catch fire so quick ; go off half cocked ; and desire to be examined in tneir peculiarly pointed out method. There are men connected with that fund. who stand as high in our esteem as'any others. But this does not militate asrainst the rirht of the Deoole to examine their own matters as they deem proper. 9 w a a We venture the assertion without fear of successful contradiction, that not a member of any committee appointed this winter can tell one item of his own knowledge after his examination, that he did not know before. These committees can stand round and let the clerks run over their balanced pages ; but they cannot they have not the time, to examine the why and wherefore of every thing, however much disposed they may be to do so. We refer to the Committees directly, if it is not as we have stated. There can be no douot of one tiling. Those con cerned are in great haste to have the matter hushed. There may be an object in this, or there may be not. We still urge every true friend of the people of Indians in the Legislature, to have a thorough examinationone understandable by themselves and the people at large. If the concern has been well managed from the commencement, such examination will do it good. If corrupt, it may stop a few from enriching themselves by robbing the many. The idea, as suggested by Judge Morrison, and the Bank Organ, that we desire to delay euch an examination, is absurd and preposterous. Is it not a thorough and searching operation which they dread, and which makes them desire it done so quickly ! ViHGUiA. Hon. Wm. Smith has been elected Governor of Virginia, from tLe lit day of January next. The vote etood Smith 94, Erockenbrough 4, scattering 20. Brocktnbrotigh is a democrat, but was put in n urination by the whigs. The result is of the right character; and well may the Democracy of the Old Dominion be proud of it.

Gov. Bartlet's Message. The Message of Gov.1 (r- Early in October hst a short paragraph apBirtley of Ohio, like that of the Governor of Indi- peared in the Wabash Courier, under the head of ana, is concise and quite able. Lou. Journal. Sweating Blood Clairvovance" It alluded to a

fTM - T ! ;H T . I - nnn . n ..t r if a rva f ft t praise Governor Whitcomb! When was that paper known to praise a Democrat, unless something was in the wind ! It Is intimated here, that the Governor is understood to be tue favorite or the bi?s Tor the U. S. Senate. We d not believe Governor Whitv 1a , 1, "t,;m Jr. Wo -l.-ii t V- rim t!, W- from th TWavilla Democrat The herniation i. in tha MnW Wree uniust to

Gov. Whitcomb. So far from his being "the favor-jblllty is sufficiently evinced by Lis article. The ite of the Whigs for the L S. Senate," be was the , " very myfterious indeed ; and to one acquunlast man they desired to see elected to .that station. tcl lie parties testifying to the facts, as hard to Ever since the last August election showed jhat the .disbelieve as, frorn its extraordinary character, it is

npnwMt. hmA mnioritv on inint hnllot and woulf! . consequently elect their Senator, the Whig press has regarded him as the candidate to be elected by his party and kept up an unceasing fire upon him. So far, too, was he from being "a party to any Whig intrigue," he did not bargain even with his own political friends for his elevation. He did not, in the common acceptation of the term, solicit a solitary vote He expressed himself uniformly as unwilling to be elected unless the majority of the Democratic party in the State desired it, through their representatives, and therefore in the few conversations he held with his friends on the subject, he always said that he did not expect or wish for the vote of any member unless the constituents of the member preferred him for that station. He took early ground in favor of a nomination of a candidate for that oSce by the Democratic mcmlers convened by themselves, as the only mode calculated to ensure unanimity and success, and when the nomination was made of another person, he labored earnestly and constantly to induce all his friends to support it, and the nominee was elected. He declared both before and after the nomination, that if he should be elected by a minority of the Democrats, with the aid of Whig votes, that he would resign the office the next day. He said that no real democrat would receive an office against the wish of a majority of his own political friends. Now, Mr. Editor, if you have any better democrats bring them on." Why the Democrat should have so hastily published such a paragraph we are at a loss to Conjecture. It could not have been for the sacrifices of time, business, health, and very nearly of life, made by Gov. Whitcomb in canvassing for the office he now holds, and by which the State was redeemed. Nor could it have been for any manifestation on his part heretofore of undue ambition or love of office, that'could induce him to abandon his friends or his principles. For he was opposed to receiving the nomination for the office he now holds, and only accepted it after it was made, from a high and controlling sense of duty. The only other office, except that of State Senator, that he ever held, was that of Commissioner of the General Land Office, and that was given to him by that noble hearted patriot, Andrew Jackson, without his application or knowledge. After all this; is it likely' that he would intrigue with Whigs for office! Gov. Whitcomb will not complain that he was not elected to the U. S. Senate, but his friends have a right to complain that 6o unjust an article should make its appearance. We maka these remarks here, in the presence of the members of the Legislature, who will bear wit ness to its truth. Less we could not have said, and more we have not room to say, at present. "We hope the Louisville Democrat will do justice in the prem ises. 07" The Vincennes Gazette copies an article from the State Journal, in which, speaking of the late Sen atorial election, it says: "The result of this election will greatly astonish the rank and file of the demo cratic party, as three fourths of them, no doubt, pre ferred the election of Governor Whitcomb. But the political tricksters, by resorting to a species of man ageraent, characteristic of such men, defeated the will of that majority, and they will be compelled, however disagreeable the employment, to throw up their caps in its tavor." Gov. Whitcomb feels under no obligation to the Journal editor for his compliment or sympathy, if his remark is designed as such. The same editor, before the election, warned the other democratic candidates and their friends, that it was useless for them to struggle, as the Governor was an expert master of the " lasso," and would whip the members into the traces " aud - secure his own election, &c. &c. This remark was designed by the editor to defeat him, and his false sympathy after the election is too shallo.v to deceive. Every democratic member will bear witness that so far from using any means to secure his election that would justify the use of such terms as the lasso, &c James Whitcomb did not even solicit a vote. Besides, if three fourths of the democratic rank and file were in his favor, why did the Journal man think it was necessary to use the lasso or the whip! ' .This is a specimen of his inconsistency! lis is not thanked for his compliments or sympathy. The vsil is too easily seen through, and the motive too obvious. If Gov. Whitcomb ever suffers injustice politically, he will look to his po'i.ical fiends fir redress, and not to Lis enemies. Sooner or later the redress will come. The Journal is only mortified to see the Dem ocratic caucus principle established. CTThe Salem News, (whig) speaking of the lata elec tion of the Hon. J. D. JJ right to the U. S. Senate, says " We consider this event a poor compliment to the age, experience, taleats and unceasing labors oi Gov. Whit comb in the Loco-foco ranks." Is it possible that a whig editor has discovered that Gov. Whitcomb has either talents or experience ? And why is the discovery made just at this timtt Because the editor thinks (not that be can disafUct Aim, but) that he might perhaps dua fleet some of bis democratic friends in the State. And this very editor, w ha has formerly battled him, most bitterly, and unceasingly, as the editor of the Bloomington Post now thinks to gull his friends by a little fulse sympathy ! Uut upon sucu hypocrisy. Hypocrisy? Yes, it sticks out at the conclusion of the wry samt article, where the editor says that the result is to be accounted for, only because "they (the democratic paity) "consider the Governor the most popular man in their ranks, and viewing the result of the approaching gubernatorial election very doubtful, they h ive thought it best to hold him back to run for a re-election to that office," that the editor "rejoices at the decision of the party, for there is no mux in the Loco-foco ranks he would rather s?e diteatto." Well now, Mr. Editor, where's your consistency ? The' fact is, you were just as glad that be was defeated for the Senate, as you would be to see him defeated for Governor, if be should be a candidate. You hate him, not because of any personal unLindness that he has ever dons you, for you know, as your former townsman, you have no cause for that, but because he is imuiot eably attached to his principles. C- We publish in another column, the first of a promised series of communications on the subject of the State debt, by " Agncular." Some of our readers will recollect this signature as appended to some very sensible articles in our paper, three years since. Without endorsing every thing the writer may say. we can safely commend his articles to the attention of the reader as coming from & sound thinker, a good democrat, and an honest man. It is well to listen to auch men. Is it generally known how many basks the Royal Family are engaged in ! We have heard of a Pharaoh Bank ! 1 before now, of which one of the Family is said to stand at the head.

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singular case of mental and physical phenomena, Of recent occurreuce in Terre Haute. We copied the paragraph, and appended some remarks of our own, briefly stating certain fads which had been related to uj durbg & shürt tQ subjrct ,Q re markable manifestations. In anotuer column we nave novv the Pleasure to lay before our readers a more ful1 account of the case, from a gentlemen whose believe, riiese witnesses are among the most re putable persons ia Terre Haute, wherj, even those who doubt, in any respect, as to the character of the phenomena, do not in the least question the integrity and credibility of those testifying to the same. W e present the matter to our readers with the confession on our part, that we are enable to account for the preternatural phenomena upon any received doctrine of mental or physical science, and with the simple remark, that if it be a humbug, it is at least one of the best executed, that ever fell under our notice. " We can see no good reaon why Chapman is en titled to all the patronage of the public." Morrison's if ink Vrgan. This is where the shoe pinches. Morrison has long supposed that we were getting rich ; and this, as much as any other reason, has induced him to en deavor to supplant us. By labor, by hard labor, night and day, such as fie never dreamed of, we have been enabled to make a living, and do something to pay off those who had made poney purses for Aim, by as suming the debts of the old Democrat office. As to onr gains, over and above thatt why, a Certain exspeaker of Ohio has lost more in one night, than all we can boast of, and Allick won it. ftr The relative amount of matter in the State Sentinel and Morrison's "Democrat," may be judged of by the fact that Mr. Butler's letter, which was published in full, by us, made a little less than three columns in the State Sentinel, and the same document made six full columns in Morrison's paper J showing that in the same space, we give fir tee as much matter as Morrison gives. He will have to stir his 6tumps, and spend a few more dimes if he expects to compete with us in the newspaper business. He will find it less profitable that it used to be in old times. The Royal Bank Taper, notwithstanding its pretended adoration of Gen. Cas, " had not space, at present" to lay his excellent resolutions and speech before its three hundred readers ! Perhaps they may have " received a Washington letter " from the Gen., not quite so Bankish as they wish ; and hence are disposed to drop hi n, as they would any one who opposes their selfish schemes. Great Democrats and Cass men, these Royal Hankers ! ' Chapman styles us the Royal Family. We think we are entitled to it." Bank Organ. A candid confession is good for the soul. But it is decidedly in character for the tail to make the first acknowledgment, as he is not so far aheadthis Bank not being so generally known as the State Bank of Indiana. Go it again, Mr. President Pharaoh. The Tail of the Royal Family, thinks the Bank will pay us all it owes us. If the assets of the Bauk were aY of the character of the TaiFs liabilities, we should somewhat doubt the fact. Can't we have new edition now of the Hog and Cattle Story that was so effectually to humbug the farmers of Marion and use up Mr. Todd ! A. F. Morrison savs we " cannot drive mm into the attitude of bank defender. " True. He is al ready there ; though no doubt he would like to be driven into the bank itself, as the balance of the clique have been. Comics to his Senses. Morrison says every sen siblc dog knows his own kennel. We are "lad he has found it out, especially since he was last a candidate Song. . BT ROBXRT DALE OWES. Tesi "Of a' the arts" No, not when sunbeams gaily shine, And garish day shows bright, Nor yet when stars look forth undimmed, Through calm and pleasant night ; Oh, not when summer breezes steal Their sweets from lull and lea, And crowds their honinge lightly pay IMotthen will I see thee. My love for thee needs not the sun, Like July's gaudy flow'rs; Its emblem is the dew-drop pure, . That lives through Winter's show'rs. Enough tor me of warmth and light Thy sunny smile shall be; Enough, when other Oihs are dim, If thine look bright on me. What time the heavens are tempest rent, And sleet is drifting past, When skies are black and stars are hid, And howls the midnight blast ; When shrillest shrieks the sea-bird wild, When whitest foams the sea, When loudeot roars the ihunJer's voice That night I'll corns to thee. tio summer wooer's hesit bear II'm not a sunshine friend t 1 am not one to shrink away When Fate's dark shades descend. When oilier face than mine, love, Yon scarce may hope to see When false ones flinch before the storm, Then, dearest, look for me! Small llills. A proposition will pe made this winter for an ev tension of the time for issuing small bills by the State Bank. We have only time now to say that we hope no Democrat will vote for such a measure. We clip the above from the Goshen Democrat, and most heartily respond amen to the proposition, that no democrat will vote for such a measure. The fact is the more favors banks receive at the hands of the people the more they swindle them in return. Delphi Oracle. Upon this subject we have over and again declared our opposition to the demands of the State Bank. Day by day, we see additional reason to adhere our course. Let the Bank at once be admonished that as fast as her franchises expire, they will be reclaimed and forever rest with the people of the State, whether they are exercised by Whigs or Democrats. Some of our exchanges are of opinion that no good democrat will be found managing a Bank at this age, of Rag Barqnism, while others believe that a democrat makes as good a bank director as any. However this mny be. we need not now undertake to decide, but one thing to us seems evident, that they that ask and they who give to Banks the power of issuing small Bills are not, when so doing, under the influence of democratic principles, profess what they mav. We say let no opportunity be lost to limit the operations of the Bank, within the smallest possible compass. Greencastle Patriot, Dec. 9. . . We suppose that Gov. Whitcomb will again ncminate democrats this winter to fill the vacancies on the Supreme Bench. Selecting democrats for Judges is not so criminal a matter after all ! The whigs in this county, at the election for Associate Judge, on the 27th ult. drew the lim and elected Mr. Archibald Simpson, whif, over Mr. Mayes, the democratic can didate. For conscience sake! exclaim the whigs, don't sufTer politics to interfere with the judiciary. If C. - )r cjirri oun. ftrThe Louisiana Constitution question has been decided almoßt unanimously. The votes of all the parishes, except Caddo, arc received, and stand in the m CT "TT nee u fa m f.1ma Fn. .iliin(iin 1 ITT t n adoption. 1,303. ...

mysterious Case at Tcrrc Haute, Messrs. Editors: According to the promise I made your Junior wlren Lere, I proceed to give you a narrative of some of the facts, relating to the 6trange mental manifestations of Susan E. Pearson. This female has resided in the family of Mr. W. of this place, some two or three years. She is from Kentucky, where some of her connex

ions now reside. She is about twenty-two years of ge has been a Bleep-walker Irom her earliest recol lection. You ate aware that the family of Mr. W., from whom I have received most of the facts respecting her, are persons of perfect integrity, and that none

who know Uieto, could lor a moment suspect them of .lying on the settee. It should be borne m mind that jMiss P. was to apprarance much better, but still unintentional misrepresentation. Strange aud startling while giving this relation, she was in the sleep-wsk- der excitement. She gradually crew worse, and at

as many uungs are, respecting ner apparent girt oi

second-sight, it can hardly be expected that many had a vision of her brother who had lived at Lexing will not regard them as merely fabnlous, or at best ton, Ky. She said he saw him dead, that he had the illusions of a diseased imagination. My purpose ; then been dead twelve days. She did not 6ee his is to give facts which are fully established, and leave ' dead body as she saw other objects, but that it was a others to draw their own conclusions. All the facts spiritual perception. She saw his body and spirk at connected with such instances are highly important : the same time, but not together. She could see his to the cause of science ; and the only aqxicty which 'corpse as it was laid out. Said he had died of blcedthe genuine lover of truth should feel, would be, to iEg at the lungs, a disease to which he had been subdeduce from these and other facts, the true science of ject. That he was laid out in his coffin ; his hands

mind, regardless of its effects upon Iiis preconceived opinions. Up to the latter part cf June last, Miss P. had suffered for several years from very frequent ha?morrhage of the lungs, by which she was reduced to a state of great physical prostration. The slightest exertion, when awake, would often cause fresh paroxysms of her complaint. She suffered from very acute headache and pain in the chest. Still she was in the habit of walking in her sleep ; and would often leave the house at night. Every device was contrived to prevent her, by fastening the doors in various ways, and placing heavy objects against them ; but With the sagacity and skill peculiar to somnambulists, Ehe contrived to remove all obstacles. On one occasion, a settee was placed directly in front of her bed, so that she could not gf;t up without stumbling against it. She arose at night and in attempting to get out of bed, fell with her stomach directly across the back of the settee. This fail injured her severely. Medical aid was called in, but as her injuries seemed to be internal, it was found impossible to afford her relief. She remained thus, with health deeply impaired, and suffering great pain, for three or four weeks ; and had relinquished nearly all hope of ever being better. At this time, (which was early in July last,) the family observed that she remained with her eyes closed, and slept nearly the whole morning. At breakfast time, she was requested to rise and eat breakfast. She attempted to rise, but seemed wholly unable to do so, and appeared to süßer great pain and told Mrs. H. (the mother of Mrs. W.) that she should never eat more. She had eaten nothing for two or three days previous to this time. She was placed upon a pallet on the floor of her room and remained there apparently Unconscious until near noon. She would pray and sing at intervals, but took no notice of thing about her, her eyes still remaining closed. About noon she was replaced upon her bed and fell into a very profound slumber, in which she remained until three o'clock. . She then awoke. Mrs. W. heard her talking strangely and went to her. She said she was to get up and leave the room was removed into another room, and placed in an easy chair supported by pillows. She then related what she had seen while asleep. Stated that "an appearance" had come to her and conversed with her that it wore a white robe and had its hair parted upon the forehead, and falling upon its shouldera. It was the figure and face of a man, but she could only see from the waist upwards. Its face was surpassingly beautiful and beamed with a more than human mildness and benignity. A bird in size like a robin or mourning dove, pure white, excepting two small black spots on its back, kept fluttering about the shoulders of the appearance, but did not alight. Ihe "appearance" had in its right hand a white substance of some kind, she could not tell what, with which it made several passes down the rieht side of her forehead and down across her breast; and then made similar passes on the left side. It then said to her, "you will never bleed at the lungs again, and you will never more have pain in the breast." It then said to her that it would return at six o'clock that evening, and that she would then either die or recover; and it would tell her which was to take place. She stated that this visit was at four minutes before four o'clock and that the appearance remained with her just four minutes. The bed-room had no time-piece in it, nor had the room in which she now sat. There was a clock in the room between the two, but it could not be seen from her bed, nor from the other room. During the time which elapsed between four and six that evening, 6he repeatedly told the exact time by the clock, although she could not see it. The family tested her powers in this respect a number of times, and always she gave the time with as much exactness as the person who was looking at the clock. This power remained with her, until after the second visit of the appearance. During this interval she expressed frequently an anxious desire to "go," that is, to die ; and her only fear seemed to be that she should not At precisely six o'clock, the appearance returned. The family could easily discover when it came, for she was then seized with a tretndr, and her face became radiant with joy, and she moved her lips as if speaking, though no sound escaped her. They could tell when it depart ed, for then her countenance became sad. It remained just four minutes. When it had left, 6he said that she could not go that the appearance had told her, that at twelve minutes past six, she would be entirely free from pain and would get up perfectly well. At twelve minutes past six she arose apparently well, and asked for water and washed herself. She then sat down to table and ate freely, taking meat, a thing she had not done for days. Her strength and general health improved from this time, end became better than it had been for year?. Her pain in the chest left her at four o'clock and the headache at twelve minutes past six.- Her eyes had remained closed during the entire day. This circumstance makes the fact that she tcJd the time accurately, still more remarkable, and reuoves every shade of suspicion of her having been able to asceitain it by the evidence of the senses. Her health remained good until the tenth of September. During this interval, ehe had npt the power of telling time, nor had she the power of second sight, so far as others could observe. She however continued her sleep-walking, and her habit of reading at iiight in the dark. When she was heard reading in the dark, the family sometimes took a bible and looked over the passages read by her, and always found that she read with perfect accuracy. Afler reading and praying at night, as was her custom, she would return to bed and sing sacred songs with pe culiar sweetness. - These songs she cannot repeat when awake, but sings them correctly while in the somnambulic state. She sometimes would in the day time fall into a very deep sleep, and on rousing from it, would go through with the same exercises of reading, praying and singing, but her voice on all these occasions was very different from her natural voice. beptember lUth. During the morning Miss P. ap peared quite well, except that at times she seemed uneasy and nervous. At about two o'clock, P. M., 6he went into the parlor and lay down on the settee. JMrs. II. found her there apparently sound asleep and spread something over her. She seemed to sleep until five o'clock when he arose and returned into the dining room. On Mrs. II. remarking that she had been very sound asleep, and that her eyes were swol len, she replied that she was not asleep, that she knew when Mrs. H. covered her up, and mentioned several other incidents which had occurred while she had been lying down. She sat down to supper with the family. While at table, a dull, heavy thumping was heard, apparently in the closet adjoining the par lor. Mrs. H. looked at Miss P. and observed a great change in her appearance. She laid down her knife and fork, and her. face became pale and its expres sion very sobmn. . Disturbed at these appearances, which were the work of an instant, Mrs. II. arose from table, went to the closet, examined it, and the adjacent rooms and garden, but could discover no cause for the noise. Mr. II. joined ber in the search but without success. She questioned Mi6s P. who only replied, that it was not for her, (Mrs. H.) nor for Mr. II. Mrs. II. says ehe has often since tried to imitate the sound of the thumping but never could succeed. It was duller than any ßound produced by striking upon a wall, and sharper than tlat of earth upon a coffin. This is her description, in which Mr. II. concurs A few minutes aAcr this, Miss T. went into her bed-room and changed her clothes. She then return-'

ed to the parlor, knelt by the centre table and read in the bible. She read the sermon on the mount in Matthew and a passage in John and another in Revelations. She then resumed the subject of the strange thumping, and remarked that it was for her, because she had not read her bible and prayed as much nor a 9 often as she should have done. She has since remarked that 6he heard a similar noise once before and once since then, nd the only reason why she attached such a significance to it, was, that such an impression came upon her mind whenever she heard it. That at first she had attempted to shake off this impression, but that the repetition c f the occurrence had only increased its force. After speaking of this, she pro

ceeded to relate what had taken place when she was mg state, bhe ttated that while on the settee she were not tied, but lay loose in his winding sheet. That Rev. Mr. Fishbeck had preached the funeral sermon ; that the Keens, Werdlaws and others cf the friends of the family were present at the funeral. She said she saw his spirit, not that she could describe or give it form or consistency, or in any other way convey an idea of its locality or mode of existence, but Etill her consciousness of it, as well as of his dead body was as perfectly clear and positive a that of other objects. He was happy, and she could not grieve for his death, for it was only to him an exchange of cares and evils for a condition cf happiness. She saw many other spirits many of whom she recognized although she had never seen them before their death ; she mentioned a considerable number of them ; the mother of one person, the child of another, and the brother or sister of another. She saw them happy, though their happiness differed in degree. In particular she mentioned the voungest child of her sister who lived in Missouri. Iler ister, she said, had started to visit Lexington, and while on her way, the younger of her two children, whom she had with her had died 5 but she was tnking the body to L. to bury it by the side of one she had lost before she left L. She then went on to say, "at just twenty minutes past twelve my Lord will come." At the precise time named, she exclaimed, "it is coming ! I wish you could all see it as I do." She saw the appearance as before, and it seemed to remain as before, about four minutes. This night she said that on the next Friday two weeks she should be taken very sick, and should remain so until the next Monday at two o'clock, P. M. when she should get up quite well. That during this sickness she should sweat blood from her forehead and 6tomach, and should suffer intensely should suffer every thing but death, but should not die she could not die. Said that it was known to her when she should die, but would never tell any one. Said she should be sick on the next day, and remarked to Mr. W. that she should then sweat blood. Then she also said that on the same night at five minutes after one she should be very sick for a few minutes only. She was taken at the time indicated and was convulsed and seemed to suffer very 'yThe next day, (Thursday 11th,) she had a very severe attack of convulsions, and sweat blood from the pit of the stomach. She required a person to press with as great force as possible, upon her forehead with the palm of the hand, and on the stomach with the ends of the fingers. Mrs. H. pressed upon the flesh over the stomach, until she became wearied and then withdrew her hand with no appearance of blood. Mr. W. took her place, and on removing his hands, discovered that his fingers were bloody. - On Friday, the 19th of September, about 11 o'clock, Mrs. W. asked her why she had been sleeping all the morning. She replied, to gain strength, for she was to be very sick, that she would be taken about three o'clock, and remain in great 'suffering until five o'clock. She had before said while in the sleep-waking 6tate that the Rev. Mr. L. would be at the house that evening. (He had never before been there.) She changed her dress, putting cn her night-clothes, and taking great care that they should be particularly neat. She then indicated her handkerchief to Mrs. W. and said to her, "you will wipe off from me hefore night what you do not believe." Mrs. IL, (who had not seen her 6weat blood,) asked her what it was. She replied, "blood, I shall sweat blood from my stomach and forehead." At three o'clock she was seized w ith violent tremor and convulsions. The attack lasted until five. During the paroxysms Mrs. W. pressed upon her forehead and stomach ; and with the handkerchief wiped blood from her forehead. It came out from the forehead and stomach, in drops like perspiration. At five o'clock the Rev. Mr. L. came in and seemed astonished that his visit had been predicted. This day she repeated her prediction of the attack which was to take place on the next Friday. Said that she should get up on the Monday after, and would eat a roasted potato and some crackers and take some sour wine. On Friday, September 23th, 6he prepared herself as before, putting on her night clothes, and again pre dicted more particularly, what was to occur for the next three days. After spending some time in talk ing, in the manner peculiar to her state of second 6ight, she commenced singing and reading; after which she went to bed. At tins time she was in such a weak etate that she had to support herself in walk ing and in rising, except when under this peculiar excitement. At the exact time predicted she had an other attack and sweating of blocd. She remained quite ill and suffered a good deal during the next dav On Saturday she stated particularly the time when each change should take place, and what her condi tion would be, predicting even the smallest particu lars with great positivenesa and particularity. In one particular only was she wrong. She stated that one particular person, among many others whom she mentioned, would visit her in her illness. ' He did not come the others did. This day 6he remarked to Sirs. W., " you will be lieve, fcr to-night just before dark you will be obliged to wipe blood from my face." (Sirs. W. had before been incredulous as to it being actual blood which she perspi red.) She stated that she would sweat blood from her forehead only, and not from her stomach that the last time she would sweat blood would be at eleven o clock that evening ; and that at that hour her sufferings would be at their worst, and alter that she would sweat blood no more. " The blood sweating commenced at the time predicted, and was very profuse indeed. Mrs. W. stated that she could no longer doubt, for the blood came so fast, that she was obliged to wipe it off, to keep it from running into Miss P.'s eyes. The sweating continued at intervals until eleven. The writer had never heard of the case until that evening The family had avoided saying much about the matter, for fear of increasing the remarks of the incredulous but on this evening the writer and several others hearing of the matter, went to the house to witness the wonder. We arrived about twenty minutes before eleven, and found Miss P. evidently suffering a great degree of pain, and in a high state of nervous excitement her eyes half open, and pulse at about eighty. There was an expression of placidity in the countenance, at variance with the evident state of the 'nervous-By stem. In two or three minutes her spasms commenced, and they were severe in the extreme. " The centre of the spasmodic action, was the pit of the stomach ; and the convulsions were so severe as to jirk the head from the pillow. A strong man pressed with his whole force upon her forehead, with both hands, and she often preseed.it with her own hands, with convulsive energy. I never until then understood the full signification of " being in an agony" and I hope never to have occasion to witness such pain again. Several thicknesses of white linen were placed on her forehead, under the hands of the gentleman who pressed upon it. When the cloth was removed, it was completely saturated with blood, and blood stood out like perspiration upon her forehead. This paroxysm lasted about ten minutes. . j Just before deren, she began to suffer from 6paems ; and at jut eleven, another attack equally severe, came on. 1 saw the wet cloths laid on her forehead, and watched narrowly every circumstance. When the cloths were removed, they were saturated with klood as before, though when laid on they were perfectly white and free from stain. She had no more equally severe paroxysms mat mam, ana nas never since sweat blood. She Stated to ua at the time, that fhe

should not sweat blood again that she should be better after two o'clock that night, and should remain better until two o'clock the next afternoon that soe should then have an attack almost equally severe, but should sweat no blood that the attack would last until seven o'clock that from seven o'clock until the next day at two P. M. she should be Letter, but not well and that at two o'clock on Monday, ehe should get up and eat, kc., (as before mentioned ) she should then be well with the exception of weakness, and her health would be better than it had been for years. The next day (Sunday) I again visited the house, in company with several geutlemen, among whom was the Rev. Mr. M. and J. now of Indianapolis. I get

there about one o'clock the others came soon after j two o'clock her convulsions came on as Lefore About half past one, I had induced Mr. W. to step the striking part of the clock in the next room, for the purpose cf testing her knowledge of time; and also, to enable us to judge whether her imagination had any agency in the return of her attacks. The clock did not strike afler that until after Monday, but it made no difference with the return of her crises, which always returned at the exact time she had predicted. This time the convulsive paroxysms were very nearly as severe as the night before, and much more protracted. One listed an hour and a half, and before it passed off, brought on the lock-jaw. The spasms, trcmore and all other symptoms were precisely the same as the night previous ; excepting that che did not sweat a particle of blood. The next day, Monday, September 29th, a little before two o'clock, I went to the house in company with the Junior Editorcf the " Sentinel." Wefountl Miss P. almost entirely free from excitement, snd very quiet. Her pulse was a trifle lower, and her tongue slightly coated. She now conversed in her natural tone of voice, but seemed very weak. Some three minutes before two, she asked Mrs. W. for some water and her dress arose, washed, and just one minute after two o'clock come out of her room, and passed through the parlor into the dining-room, with no other support than passing Ler hand along the wall. She was seated in a rocking-chair and directly the roasted potato was handed her. She ate about one-third of it, and handed it Lack, and engaged in conversation--though she could not converse much, on account of her weakness. In a few minutes more she complained of being hungry, and ate part of a cracker, aud drank some wine and water. She tas:el food several times at short intervals, and in small quantities. For twelve days previous to this time, the had not taken a particle offotpd nor drink, fxcejt cold wae?r and the last time she had attempted to swallow nourishment, it produced violent vomiting ; so that the idea of deception is wholly excluded. Fnra that time her general health has greatly improved. Sl.e has several times been visited by the " appearance," and has at other times been in the sleep-waking 6tate. The blood sweating above mentioned, varied in copiousness. The last time Ehe sweat blood from her stomach, she had herself placed eight thicknesses cf diaper over the pit of her stomach, before the paroxysm came on, and had remarked that she should sweat blood very freely at that time. The blood wet through the eight thicknesses of diaper, and two thicknesses of her underclothes. On one occasion since then, I saw Miss P. in the sleeping state. I was in the house at the time, and she remarked that she had fatigued herself with walking, and felt as if she ws gom to have 'a talking spell." She made 6treruous efforts to keep awake, but sleep overcame her, and she began to tremble. Soon she commenced singing in a sweet toue of voice, different from her usual voice. This done she commenced talking. She seemed to be in a perfect ecstacy of delight. "O I see them ! they are so happy ! I wish you could see them but you can't ! 1 am so happy! I wish I could go why can't I" A:c. It would be impossible to express on paper, the effect produced by her conversation and actions at this time. Her voice, was very different from what it was when awake being softer and much stronger. Her articulation a little indistinct, bearing some resemblance to lisping. It was the language of a joyous child; full of simplicity and sweetness. The expression of her countenance extremely serene and l.appy. At this time, she could state the exact time to the fraction of a minute and related things which were occurring several miles distant. The same day in the evening she had another lalkinjl time, during which she told of many things which were occurring at a distance. I was absent, yet she described my location, and position, and even the subject of my thoughts. You may judge my surprise, when on calling at the house the next day, I was informed of what my occupation and thoughts had been on the evening previous ; and even that on leaving the house the day before, I had intimated to return the same evening, but bad desired that she should not know of my intention which was all true. She remarked to me with an air of triumph, that it was useless for me to attempt to conceal any thing from her. She had, the day before, while I was present, remarked that I had opinions on certain subjects, which I kept concealed ; and on my enquiring in surprise, she told me what they were. This is also true. I should protract this paper to an unreadable length, if I were to mention one half of the instances in which she has predicted events, which have since occurred or spoken of things which were actually transpiring at the time. Some weeks 6ince, a man from the neighborhood of Lexington was in this place, and called on Miss P. and informed her of the death of her brother. He d.d not state particulars, and seemed to know nothing of them, except having heard of the event. It would give me great pleasure, to give a more perfect and detailed account of this singular young woman, but I fear that I have already trespassed too far upon your columns. Very truly yours, D. Terre Haute, Nov. '21. 1S45. Messrs. Chapmans : Dear Sirs: I see in your paper of the 15th instant, a resolution referring to our relief and valuation laws, reported as being introduced by me, (Burns) please correct. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Blackwell of Riplev. E. BURNS. Could'xt Come it. An effort was made in our State Senate to pass a resolution subscribing for the Indiana Journal and Indiana Democrat, leaving out the State Sentinel entirely. This measure was sustained by the Whigs and a disaffected Dearborn county Democrat named BueU. But all in vain. The Democrats of the Senate would not desert the paper that had stood by them in the darkest hour as well as the brightest. They voted the resolution down. Indiana Statesman. McNully's trial is now going on at Washington. But little progress has yet been made. We learn from the Union that MiNTulty has been surrendered by his bail, and committed to prison. TI Wnshinrrtnn Union rnntrnilirfij flu tnrtr that the Secretary of the Navy has ordered the discontin uance of the naval apprenticeship system. Cincinnati Prices Current. Corrected from the Chronicle of December 20. Flour.city millt.bl $5.00.5.25 07, linked, g 0.64.0 65 ' Canal & wagons, 4.Süaö.OU Sar Kanawha, tush O.33.0.25 Grain, wheat, bush 0.85a0.00 Seeds, flax, bnsa 1 00al.05 Corn, 0.31.0.3O limotby, 2.50a3.50 Oatf, 25a0.30 Clover. 6.75a6.00 jy.loofe.ton, 13.00.16 OOJVhisky jail 0 23ji0.24 Til 13 iTIAKKirrS. CINCINNATI, rc 20. The river ha fall 8 inches opposite Ibis city since yesteiday morning and is still declining. The ice monopolizes the river this roorninjr, rendering it impossible for any boat to leave or come into port. At Pittsburgh on edneday, there was 4 feet water in the channel and falling. The weather was quite cold and freezing haid. Lad A sale of 543 kezi and 177 bbls Ito 1 vesteidav at 7i- ... Hogs A le yesterday afternoon of 203 bead froraiirer. dead, at $3 75a$4, div at 200 lbs j 53 from Butler coonty, t wtS40 lbs, at $4 12; 120, drore, at $3 81a$5, div at 00 lbs t 39 av wt 242 lbs, at (3 50 the lowest sale of the season; 500, av wt 200, at $4; small lots from' wagon at $3 50 to $3 S7, mottty at and above $3 75. There are not many in the pens, and until moie moderate weather be arrivals will necessarily be lessened. A isle of 1200 te:J good bacon hog yetrday at $4. Hides A sale of 50, preen, at 31, the general price. CATTLt A sale of 57 Kentucky; av wt 778 lbs, at $3 73 per 100 lb- net t 23 do tv wt 550 at $2 87 j 15 Ind. do tama average, at fa 56. Tallow A sale of 10 Ibis No-1, at 6Je. Flocr A sale tf 100 bbls ficm store last evening, at f 4 90 insp. and deliveied 43 do this moruic" fiom ttoie at J4 62J. .