Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1847 — Page 2
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ireqCerit inquiry is made as tu " what time the
Improvements In Indianapolis. Since a former notice of improvements in our city, we have others then not remarked upon, cd occbrrin g since. - Among the first of those now called to mind, we would name the fact that the Catholic Eishrip, (now a resident of Vincennes) has purchased valuable property to considerable extent ; and we understand that it is in contemplation to proceed immediately to erect a splendid Cathedral, Buch as will be an honor to our State and its capital. We suppose that this will then necessarily be the location of the Bishop and head
In consequence, other property must
be had, and other improvements made.
In addition to this j the President and Holy Brothers
of the Notre Dime du Lac Seminary at South Bend,
we understand, will move the principal branch of said Institution to this city. Already Ins brother Joseph, deputed for that purpose, made arrangements for pur
chasing one of the most eligible sites in this vicinity
Liwa and Journalj will be printed." To answer ihem being just on the outskirts of the city, . on Iii-h and
a., at once, and to satisfy the Dublie fenera.llv. w
, - I C J 9 - would state, that the Journals will undoubtedly be finished within the time allowed by law. Also the Documentary Journal. As to the lam, we cannot answer. If the apology for a Secretary of State is as smart as usual, (with his salary nearly doubled) we may be able to get them out by the time the next Legislature meets to which body we shall, explain the reasons. It has beert hinted that he is in no hurry to assist us, as brother Defree, (a royal whig,) supercedes us on the 1st of August, and, may be, he supposes this work would help his party to more of " the sinews." That is a question yet to be tried by the people through their representatives. CyMr. Duggins, the successor of Mr. Grcbcs, upon the tripod of that brilliant luminary yclept "the Indiana Courier," cackles over the fact, that in epeaking of the qualifications of Thorn is L. Smith for the duties of the Supreme Ecmch, we specified politics among other branches of knowledge in which he was proficient. Duggins puts this word in capitals, and
tries to convey the impression that our idea of. the
science of politics or the abstract principfea of government are similar to his own, and are necessarily
confined to partizan clap-traps and the elevation of
men to office through the dirty processes of party chi
canery and humbug. Perhaps in the course of aquar
ter of a century, if.be should live s long,-Duggins
may learn that there is some difference between 'our ideas and his on this subject, and perhaps when he
learns so much as that, he may be able' Vo appreciate the importance of such knowledge in a Supreme Judge,
' who is liable at all times to be called upon to decide
upon the political, as well as the pecuniary or personal
rights of citizens
Duggins further attempts to be it illy on account of
the fict that Mr. Smith is proficient also in medical
knowledge. The State Journal has also alluded to
commanding ground, and embracing 27 acres of ground, with very considerable improvemeuts, Buch as buildings, 15 acres cleared, with orchards, die. This location is one of the very best, in our opinion,
in the country. Near enough to town to enable the
Brothers to attend their various schools in it, (such as
we understand they intend to establish,) it 13 yet far
enough for the necessary accommodation of the stu
dents, iu a quiet and respectable neighborhood, a heal
thy situation, and retired for study and contemplation; while the extent and beauty of the grounds give am
ple scope for amusement, recreation, industry, and the sublime study of nature itself. It is understood that appropriate new buildings will be put under con
tract as soon as the necessary arrangements can be
mad?.
We learn, that if suitable encouragement is ijiven,
a day school for children will be shortly established,
due notice of which will be riven. Also, a school
for adults, desirous of learning or perfecting them selves in the German and French languages, tc.
These improvements made and to be made, together
with others which circumstances compel us to pass by
just now, and the contemplated completion 01 the
railroad, which we are assured will be made in the
coming summer, will give our city an impetus which
it ought to have had long since, and which now already begins to manifest itself by an influx of strang
ers, increase of value of property, and a greater
foreign inquiry as to our resources for business gene
rally. It will, it must, come.
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Naw tlan tor Conducting the War. The
Washington correspondent of the New York Even
ing Tost 8.1 ys that Corn. Terry thinks that a plan like
unto this would be more advantageous :
"Abandon all expensive, sanguinary and doubtfu
projects of further invasion. So far as regards the
Ulterior of .Mexico, let u be content with the occtipa-
Genernl Taylor's Letter. The Whig papers of the West, so far es we Lave seen them, and wc see a good many, generally approve of the letler recently published and imputed, as we have no doubt correctly, to General Taylor. They do this for several reasons : Taylor, they think, may possibly be the Whig candidate for the Presidency ; therefore they must approve of his conduct whatever it may be: h-3 assails the Administration ;
and of course this gratifies them; he exposes, so far as he is able, the plan of the campaign to the Enemy ;
and it thus assists them in giving "aid and comfort"
to their dear friends the Mexicans. In this traitorous
dispoiition they far exceed their political coadjutors
t the east. We have had occasion to note this fact
in other instances. Though in principle the eastern
federalists are perhaps even more ultra than those of
the West, they nevertheless have personal honor and self-respect enough to restrain them sometimes within the bounds of decency and a chow of patriotism at
east. While therefore, as we have said, our hig
papers are in extacies ol delignt at layiors ieiier, and bestow upon it unqualified praise, the Boston At'
las, the leading Whig paper in New England, con
demns it in pointed terms. This condemnation is the
more remarkable, as the principal editor of the Atlas, in his capacity of member of the Massachusetts General Assembly, had but a few days before introduced a
resolution highly complimentary to Taylor's general
ship.
Irom the notion a: us, ( iraigGtn. Tavlos's Lette. We publish, this morning,
on our first page, a letter which purports to have been
written by Ucn. Taylor, to a near iriena ina reiauvo ii
the city of iNew York, on the subject of tne war in
Mexico. On the first readme, we were almost inclined
to doubt the authenticity of the letter. It wa hardly to
be believed that Gen. Tav or who has been singularly
- , . ,
careful and sagacious in his coriespondence, at well as
his conduct of the war would so lar lorgei nis ouiy
ed,
teret, charged over apaiutt the canal, aoJ for wEich no provi.ioa it made by the Slate,) and to pay the piincipal of said tuck in full as fast the same can be done first paying the interest and principal in full lo such bolders cf said special stock or their asigus as shall have subscribei to the advance aforesaid." Again the Wabash Senator says, that
M The bill cf last session exacted of the bondholders a
subscription of $2,250,000 to fiuUh the canal to Evansville,
Con jrress Senate, Feb.1. The army bill was pawed with amendments, by a vote of 39 to 3. The Vice Presi1pnt then Kid brfcre the Senate a letter and tables
from the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of ral paper
Look on tills Picture. ' Cut the whole world knows that it is Mexico which has been Robbed and imposed upon, and that oca People are the Robbers." A". 1'. Tribune, a feie-
the tariff, in reply to the. resolution which was submitted to that body several days since by Mr. Came
ron. The Union Bays. that the report emorices, in-
ui nmiu.i ih.i fini.h H in fair vr. Th oreseot ' cludin the tables, about one hundred printed pages
law reduces that subscription ta jsoo.uou, but exact of them T,e Secretary still expresses his preference for a duty tuch further advances at will be necessary to complete the!0f Oj per cent, on tea and coffee ; but if this cannot
work in ; years, making the lands a source 01 revenue 10 . . - . . ccruin articles, few in
11 will be necessary to complete the of 03 per tent, on tea and coffee ; but if inr the lands a source of revenue to . .,5. , . , . . ..,.; rti.
Now here again the Senator shows his ignorance of the neu? bill, as the following extracts from the seventeenth and tenth sections uf the new bill, are
the saraa subject in a sneering manner. It is true, lion of the provinces already conquered, or so mud
that in alluding to Mr. Smith's qualifications, we did not think of this. If wc had, we should certainly
b.nv snor-ified it most emnhatieall v : for nerhans there
is no branch of legal science more important, nor is
there one upon which lawyers are generally less pro
ficient, than that of medical jurisprudence. In this
particular therefore, we consider it very fortunate in
deed, both for the credit of the Supreme Bench and the rights and interests of those who are to be affected
bv its decisions, that in Mr. Smith we have a iudze
who is riot only eminently proficient, as we hive be
fore said, in his "diversified knowledge in general
literature, politics and business as welt as law." but
- - who also has had the advantages of a thorough edu-
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thing under the sun, that a man should be ridiculed,
1 . . m a
, ana lieia to oe incompetent ur r.mce, because ne pos
sesses extraordinary and varied knowledge! Yet
this is the predicament in which the Defreeses and Dugginses of the whig press are incontinently putting
themselves.
number, a decrease of duty on some cf which, and increase on others, would, with a duty of 15 per cent, on tea and coffee, yield the desired revenue; He alh would
conclusive evidence that he does not understand its if dur;n(T lhe receä3 üf Congress; the loan
: . .,.. 1.. .1 ami 9 v rf 1 rr a hnea ' narv. I . f
provisions, or eisri.e K' - - could not negotiated, and urges the necessity 01
iion upon in augmentation of the revenue, lie ttates tne iaci
M A'ote therefore be it enacted. That in caie the completion f fho nf iya ir, in mnnt. an(j 03 dav. jn 5
ed.iijured. damaged, or ddttojed, by storm, lempest, burn- man me act 01 joi-uuunS iue lunwjyiua e.n. inundation, fire, civil or military commotion, foreign The Ilmse passed the resolution offered by Mr.
invasion, or other unavoidable accident, or oy ine misiea- i jacob Thompson, calling for the correspondence ol
sance, lllnr.js, incapacity, absence, votuntaiy or involuntary jenera Taylor; havin rejected the amendment of 1 hiV.. nf f.mi.i..n nr rnrr.mtwi inn on lhe I J ' o J
pari 01 anr ciDcer io uaiiiru Ii j . , - , - r ik. ..'.a .rt then, and in eveiv auch case all I Sexate. Fej. 2. A report was received trom tne
just and due sllowances shall be made for the same, and the War Department, with the annual returns of the
time curing wDicn sucn woras auii ausfxuueu, ur -UM.M miliua. un motion 01 Jir. JJlXi tne x resiuuui as shall be neeesiarily occupied in the restoration of repair requested to transmit to the Senate all information in iheieof from the ;aues fureiaid, or any of them, shall be , - . . e r,. "."r il: .--.- i;m. 7 ' his possession relative to the importation of foreign
" And be it further enacted. That in case the said trustees criminals and paupers. Mr. Sevier called up the shall not bave fully completed the said canal to Evansville I three million bill for procuring peace with Mexico,
within the period tt ten years irom tne pawape 01 inn set, anfj made a speech in its favor, lis object was to
wua mt ctl.uu..i i I.......", . . '"" secure neace. The President and the government
Q-rThe Editor of the Stale Sentinel is howling
- piteonsl? over tae loss of the blate prinlin. laOans
fort Telegraph.
Oy-The fellow who utters the above Muncbansen-
ism is the same chap who six weeks ago "howled
like a sick dog because Mr. Fisher, the Canal Super
intendent, gave a small job of advertising to his com
petitor, the editor of the " Pharos," and who, not be
ing able to obtain relief by "howling" solo voce.
fathered together a meeting of whig "Ixpignationi
i ers," for the purpose of reading Mr. Fisher out of
the whig party ! He ' howled" with equal vocifera
tion, if we recollect right, over the I033 of a delin
quent list, about the same time, and even intimated tery broadly that if he was to be subjected to many
more such monstrous losses of cirnes and rips, he
Would withdraw his powerful support from the federal , party 1 He is a pretty fellow, indeed, to talk of our
' " howlinj." But this is in exact accordance with that
meanest attribute of frail humanity, which leads weak
of them as we may intend to keep r.s " indemnifica
tion" for the war. Un the other hand, let us take immediate possession of all her ports, both on the
Gult and on the Pacihe, and occupy them as conquer
cd territory, till she shall come to just and honorable
terms of peace. Upen them all to a free commerce
first placing 111 thm collectors of our own, and cs
tablishing a suitable tariff of specific duties, by
means or which we shall levy, from the Mexican
nation itself, a revenue fully adequate to cover a'l tl
expenses, naval and military, of such occupation. In
rpjrard to Yucatan, which is constantly blowing hot
and cold between Mexico and ourselves, compel that
province at once to its election between the two. I
it shall abide by the late ot the 1. inner, include its
ports likewiso in tins system, and in either case, ex
tend a cordon of military occupation across the Iethmus which connects it with Mexico, so as to cut off the Mexicans from the supplies (chiefly of the indis
pensable article of salt; which they now derive from the cunning end double dealing Yucatecos. When
we have our enemy thus shut in 011 all sides, let U3 hold him so, like a froward child shut up in a closet, or held firmly and patiently by the arms, till he
comes to his tenses, begs pardon, and promises to be
good.
The beauty of this plan is that M xicn herself
will hate to pay its ic.We expense, while at thev same
time our own people and commerce will be greatly
benefitted by it. It will be idle for her to prohibit the further diffusion throughout the country of the
gods thus introduced into her ports. They will circulate as certainly and almost as freely as though
they had passed regularly through Mexican instead
of American custom houses. The government monopoly of tobacco, from which they now derive a considerable portion of their revenue, would be broken up by the competition of the cheaper and better st-pjlies with which the country would be flooded. The cottons for which they now pay forty cents a yard, they will buy freely at ttn. Their own poor manufactories, absurdly sustained by high protection," will fall like so many bricks in a row ; while the people will be taught a practical lesson in the philosophy of free trade, which, afier the termination of the war, they will not soon forget." In publishing the above, the Pot strips Com. Perry of any claim to originality in making the suggestions.
The Tost mado the same suggestions, as long ago as
the government, in whose services he is still eng'g
to depart from his line of correspondence wiih that government, and develops to an individual citizen Ins rea
sons for the course he has hitherto pursued, and his views
in relation to the mode of conducting the war lor liio
future. Such a letter, if it was authouzed to be made
public, is certainly a direct appeal from the government,
wnose c nicer tie is, 10 me puuuc. cuch a ciuiw,iipFears to us, would be highly insubordinate and unsoldierike and it would be at utter variance with the prudence
and discretion which Gen. lav lor has uniformly dis
plajed. We are convinred that either Gen. Taylor did not write the letter, or that his confidence has been gross
ly abused by some indiscreet friend, lo wnnm lis nns
w ritten under the seal ol expected privacy
The Atlas is by no means alone among eastern
whig papers in its estimate of Taylor's letter.
The independent press too, occupies similar ground,
as the following extract from the Philadelphia Ledger
will show :
Geh. Tavlor's Lettir. The New York Herald suggests t iat Gen. Taylor's letter to somebody or other, recently published, an'd purporting to be wiitlcn at Monterey on ISov. 9ih, last, is a forgery. We incline to the same opinion. Uut if it be genuine, it never could have been intended for publication, and therefore the publisher has sadly violated private confidence, unless we admit that Gen. Taylor has greatly departed from hts usual discretion. He must have known that its publication in our newspapers would soon send it to Mexico, over which it would soon be spread by the Mexican journals. What then must be the discretion and tact of a General, who, in an enemy's country, publishes the paucity of his resources, and the delay's and mistakes of his own government? This is not like the whole course of Gen. Taylor, up to the capture of Monterey in September last, and therefore we cannot receive it as genuine, without evidence more authentic than its publication in a newspaper. Uut this is not the only fault in the letter. He says that he eranted favorable terms to Gen. Ampudia, be
cause he knew that negotiations for peace were pending, that, according to Gen. Amptidia's account, the whole Mexican oeonle were adverse to the war, and that there
fore he, Gen. Taj lor, was willing to stop the Hluiiion of
blood. Admit ig that lie was apprised ot these negoiia-
tions, he coulr Tt know their result, even naa 11 men been reached. Did this authorize him, as a military commander, to yield an important advantage ? Certainly not. He was bound to resimin or vanquish the enemy to the utmost of his power , for bis advantages could not injure his country, were negotiations then pending, and much less, had they already terminated in peace; and had such negotiations failed, every advantage tlul he had gained would be important in prosecuting the war. Then as Gen. Ampudia was an enemy, and a man whose veracity was not indubitable, Gen. Taylor should not have received him as a witness to anything important. The effusion of blood was a question which he had no right to settle on conjectures about peace, or on Gen. Ampudia's word. If be were confident of gnining another battle, he was bound to fight it, and prohibited from surrendering an advantage to save blood. Shedding blood is incidental to war, and our nrmy was sent into Mexico to fight; and therefore Gen. Taylor was bound to fight, when confident of fighting advantageously. A good soldier would have reasoned thus, and in our estimation,
General Taylor is too good a soldier to have reasoned otherwise.
His reasons, founded upon the strength of the enemy,
the loss necessary to capture him, and the slight import
ance of the terms granted, and the want of means for
proscctitine his advantages, are military reasons, bnsed
upon facts within hit cognizance, and therefore satis
factory.
The tone in which tins letter alludes to tne executive
is not sufficiently respectful for a military commander, and therefore, wo believe, could not have been used by
Gen. Taylor, lhe letter speaks of " the authorities at
sretion, then and in that case the lands and property hereby,
and in the said tecited act, piovlded to be granted, shall revert back to and become the pioperty of lhe State, free from
all liens from any such certificates s Provided, That all deeda of conveyance and contracts for the sate uf any of said lands, made in rood faith p.ior to such ieverion, shall be
valid and effectual as ttuugh no such leversiun bad occuircd."
Sec. 17.
Provided also, That the proceed of sales of the land in
the Vincennes land distnct, shall be applied only to the con-
stinction of the canal from Ter re Haute ti Evansville, or to th re-payment of the cash advances made by the bondholders
for that purpose." bee. 10.
We will mske one more extract from the synopsis
of the bills, as given by the Wabash Senator, und
then leave it and Aim to the condemnation of an honest
were willing to make peace if Mexico would give us indemnity for the war, or New Mexico and Upper
California. Mr. Miller replied that now for the first
time the avowed object cf the war was to get New
Mexico and California, lie could see no prospect 0
peace by votin? this money. The war would still go
on, and he believed when all expenses were paid it
would be found that they amounted to one hundred millions of dollars for the first year. Mr. Berrien
moved to postpone the bill until Thursday. Mr. Se
vier opposed the motion. Mr. Lalhoun tavored it;
NOW HEAR HENRY CLAY!
"When I saw
around me to-night General Brooke and other old
friends, I felt half inclined to ask for some little cook
or corner in the army, in which 1 nuLt serve in
avenging the wrongs of my country. Appl&ose. I have thought that I might yet be able to capture or
May a iUexican. .Applause. 1 shall not be able to do so, however, this year, but hope that success w ill crown our gallant arms, and the war terminate ia an
honorable peace. Mr. Clay's speech at Arte Or
leans.
fc7-It is a remarkable fact that scarcely a federal
paper in the country has as yet published Mr. Clat'w speech at New Orleans, from which the above extract
is taken, or even alluded to it in any manner what
ever. iut the tory sentiments of the Iribune have)
found a conspicuous place in more than one federal sheet. We presume if Mr. Clay had declared the
world knows that it is Mexico which has been robbed
and imposed upon, and that our people are the robbers," these squeamishly conscientious editors would
copy the sentiment with applause. Whatever may be said of Ml. Clay as a politician, we believe he is a patriot and a true-hearted American. Would to
üod that all of those w ho admire his political opin
ions, entertained similar views in regard to the war with Mexico. Pittsburgh rost.
a I a
bethought Senators on the other side had a right to mem.
ask the postponement ; they had shown no disposition
The Case of Mr. Baker. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore American says in his letter of the 19ih : The Committee on Elections, to whom was referred the resolution offered some days since by Mr. Schenck of Ohio, have agreed unanimously that Edward D. Baker, member of the present Conirress, was not enti
tled to a 6eat in this body after receiving his commission in the army of the United States, and, therefore.
that he was not entitled to pay as a member. The
committee will 6ubmit such report at the earliest mo-
public, not because there are no more erroneous statements in that communication, fjr there is scarcely
any thing else, but because we lick time and pa-
to prolong debate or cau3e delay in the adoption of
bovernment measures, and had consumed less time
than Senators on his fide. The motion to postpone
waa nrrrrpd to. 2S to 1. The bill to sell mineral
tience to analyze the exposition of the Senator, and ani3 in Michigan and Wisconsin was then taken up,
expose his ignorance further. He 6ays : amended and passed. After an Executive session the
- Like the bill of list ersion, it divide the debt ot Indi- Senate adiourned
&na equally teiweeo the State and the canal." Howe. Mr. McClelland, from the Committee on
Here ajain the Senator is in error, for we find the Commerce, reported an amendatory bill for the im
following provisions in the old bill, and they show provement of rivers, which was read twice. The
that by the bill ot last winter tue dent was not Uivi
dcd. oec. o'j provides that
" It shall be optional with the State, at any time hereafter.
to call in and irquiie a surrender of the outstanding stock issued under the first section of this act, by giving to the holders of such ftorlt a new certificate far the one half of the
piincijal theieof, to bear interest at and after the rate of five
per crntum per annum, ana wnicn piincipal and interest shall be payable and redeemable by the State out of the revenues
theieuf; the principal to be. payable at the pleasure of the State, and by giving to such holder another certificate for the
other half of the principal of such stock, to bear a like in terest rf fire per centum per annum, ind to be paid and re
deemed, and only paid and tedcemed out of the said caoal
lands, and tbe t jKs and revenues ot t aid canal."
If the reader has carefjlly examined and compared
the above extracts he will have perceived that the sy
nopsis of the bills as given by the Senator in the Express,
is erroneous in several material points, lirst, in sta
ting that the bill of last session, only gave the bond
holders w ho advanced means to finish the canal the
priority of payment, out of the canal revenues, for
the interest on the sums advanced, and the principal
of the advance also; and there says the Senator it
stopped. Now if the Senator had not been ignorant of the provisions of the old bill, he would have known
that the priority given to the bondholders, who made
advances, did not according to the provisions of t!ie
old bill stop there, but extended to the payment of the
interest on the principal of the bonds surrendered by
the subscribers who ir.ade the advances, and it also
extended to the payment of the interest and principal
of the special stock, created by the back interest, and
there it stopped, and in my humble opinion that was
fjrSome new anti-rent difficulties have occurred
in New York ; and a resolution has been introduced
in the State Senate calling on Gov. Young for information, and the measures he proposes to adopt on the subject. These very diiEculties w ere one of the causes of Young's election; but he did not allude to them
in his Inaugural message.
The estimates of the army this year are $24,964,
Committee of the Whole, Mr. Hamlin in the Chair, 494 : for the navy about $10,000,( 00. The trouble
considered the bill making appropriations to the mill- wjln Brazil may require an increase of the navy es-
iary Acauemy anu uiueieu 11 iu us icwucu 1 ,:m,a wt J rr.. . 1 ' r- 1 .. luraans.
House, iiiey tneu iook up tne vivii anu jvjpiomauc l:ii it. wt.-. .1. r .1 . J
n niiniMi ihi 1 111 ill . ill. 11 pii u ill 11 1 sr 1 . 1 . uiiu i roaru n w. . ... ...
rr. r. ....... ..... .... . . . v- ' 1 (TvrtT Kate. We understand that a tall rarn
the Committee in opposition to the tax on tea and I . coffee. Andrew Johnson and Columbus Delano, fol- came off on Thursday evening last. e have not a
lowed. Mr. Delano (Whisr) declared that the war is full report as yet; but we learn that exceeding good
waged for the acquisition of slave territory, and that time was made.
the war would end as soon as it was known that no
more slave territory was to be or could be acquired by P. K. W agner, the able editor of the N. O. Conner
it. Mr. Wick closed the debate for to-day ; and the has been nominated by the democrats of that city for
Committee rose, lhe bill making appropriations lor , Bpa :n state Srn&te
the military Academy at west roint, was read a
third time and passed, and the House adjourned.
Ta 111 pi co.
By the arrival here on Saturday, says the New
Orleans Commercial Times of the 18th inst., of the
brier Prairie, Captain Clark, which left Tampico on
the 5th inst., we have ascertained a few incidents
regarding officers in the interior of Mexico, of some
slisht interest. A commercial house in Jew Orleans
received by the Prairie a letter, which states that it
is General Salas, leader in the last pronunciamento,
Wealth of Boston. The real and personal pro
perty in Boston is valued at $143,839,600, being an increase since last year, of 12,890,900.
James S. Mayes has been appointed Register of the
Land Office at Vincennes, in place of John Myers,
deceased.
Another U. S. Senator from Virginia. James
M. Mason, of Winchester, Virginia, was on'Thurs-
who was elected Vice Pres.dent, and not Gomez day, the 21st, elected Senator to rill the place of Judge
.11 -i" i: I
men to suspect an omers guiuy oi uiai peculiar oase- ,a5t Novernber; an(1 the Spirit of the Times made ness for which they themselves are most remarkable. onp, 0ctohe, These have since that time
a - 1 . It 1 I T
ft-j-Semans. the abolition-whirr, cf the Tiooecanoe n "scussea ana lamea or ny eanors ana poim-
w- - a- I. .nri-. - i.
( Ufa vetted Journal, is dealir? very largely in ßipoant "s- Lom-1 CTTJ Boes 10 " nmgton. is consur.ea
denunciations of those who did not choose to go tbe b7 members of the Cabinet as to the feasibility of a
u r. r.t k;ii . ufnr particular plan, lie hears it discussed in the circles
n UU1C IJl'LL ivl lue utitv Ayuuvi aii a nu iuia w iuiv i I m j-h .1-1 11 1 . 1l .
it U nossible for him to know anv thinr? about its ot m. a. ne imnKs wen oi ir.ana taiKs oi ir, ana
merits or demerits. His tone is very different from some lick-spittlc at once gives him the credit of origi-
that assumed by him last year in relation to the first j nating the plan.
What is the reason of this !
bill. What is the reason of this ! ho pays for nl
We were told by seme who ought to know, that certain gentlemen in Lafayette would be largely benefitted in pocket through tie appreciation of certain scrip consequent upon the passage of this bill. Is this the source of Semans's wonderful and sudden zeal ? Per ' iiaps so; but we will take the liberty of gratuitously advising him, that the noise of a new convert is not always the best evidence lo wise heads of sincerity .and honesty. " In the present war we bave two republics batcherinf one another f-r no other reason, than because a President had not sense enough to avoid it. And although we are willing to admit that the Mexican institutions are not equal or as perfect as ours, yet, it cannot be denied that the Government of 3Iexico was modeled after our own, and its institutions with all its imperfections bear a nearer resemblance to those of the United States, than those of any other government in the vrorW."-Logansport Telegraph, Jan. SO. If the writer cf the above believes what he says, Le wonld probably feel himself justified in joining the Mexicans, and giving tLem "aid and comfort"
by acts as well as words. As to what he says about
the perfection of Mexican institutions, if he were a
.citizen of that republic, and exhibited as traitorous a rpirit towards it as he now does towards this, he
would soon nd some of Ihcm perfect enough to pat a
halter about his neck for his treason.
7We have lead Mr. Tzttit's speech, in the House of Iiepreeer.tatives, on the subject of slavery
and slave territory, ?itU pleasure, though we regret
ih Events which brought it out. It contains more
sound sense than most speeches on the same subject We shal publish it if we can find room.
Samcel C. Willson, Esq., of Crawfordsville, has
announced himself as a candidate for the democratic
nomination for Congress in the 8Ji district.
Old Johnny Vawter," the "motion maker," announces himself for nomination as the whig anti-war Ctnwida'e for Congress in the 2d districtfj Senator IIanntga will accept cot especial ' thanks fvr very valuable document.
OT" It was stated last Sunday, by Rev. Mr. Beech
er, that there has been raised by the citizens of Indi
anapolis, for religious, social, and educational purpo
ses, within thd ten years last past, the large sum of
$149,000! This is independent ti of small private charities of which no record has been kept. It will
be remembered that the population has at no time ex
ceeded five thousand inhabitants, and not averaged
more than four thousand. The principal objects to
which this sum has been applied are the building of
churches; for missions, foreign and home ; subscrip
tions to the erection and support of colleges abroad,
schools within the city, relief of the poor, &c. ft-See-saw! Before the election of State Trin
ter, the State Sentinel supported the "Eutler "Bill,"
tcith a rush. Now, however, a change seems to have
come over the spirit of its dream ! We live in a
strange world, and one ought not to be surprised
much, we reckon, if strange things do sometimes hap
pen. Tippecanoe journal.
The above is basely false, as every reader of the
State Sentinel must know.
fty-The Tippecanoe Journal says f
We are opposed to the election of General Taylor.
or any other Slave holder, to the Presidency whether he be Whig or Democrat."
Of course no slaveholder will venture to be a candi
date after this!
To Printers. A first rate workman is wanted to take charge of a Job office in .Lafayette. Address
Jonü Rosseb, Lafayette, Ind.
There seems to be a general want of journeyman
printers in this State ; perhaps in consequence of the
fact that many have 'gone to the wars." .
CtConceess has altered the charter of the City o
Washington, so as to abolish the property qualification for voters, and to render elective certain offices heretofore filled by Councils. The National Intelligencer growls over it " like dog with a sore head." One of the editors is Mayor of the city, and if the people are permitted to vote, he will probably be voted out of bis office, as he Ought to be.
Farias, as we published some days ago. Santa An
na's vote, which elected him President, was eleven to
nine the election being by States, or Departments,
according to the constitution of l3"24. lhe munici
pal government of Tampico has been vested in com-1 missioners, since Gen. Shields took the command there, the old form of city government having been
measure which
tants generally.
Mr. P. B. Taylor, of New Orleans, is one of the
commissioners.
Penny backer, deceased. The vote stood for Mason
97 ; McDowell 19 ; Samuels 7 ; scattering 24. Mr.
Mason received the votes of fifty-five wings und fortytwo democrats. The Whijfs appear to bave their
choice of democratic Senators in Virginia.
as far as we should ever have cone
Again that Senator says, that the bondholders are abrogated by that officer. This is a
compelled, (by the bill ot this winter,; to complete npnvM mnfi, atisfictorv to the inhabit
.1 i i. .L v: 'i j I r . .
tne canal in six vears, wiujsi in me uiu it is ten years.
A fain he says, that the lands are to be made a source
of revenue to finish the work; while the bill provides
that the proceeds of the sales of the lands shall be
used for that purpose, or to the re-payment ot the cash
advances made by the bondholders, tor the construc
tion of the canal between lerre Haute and Lvansville
Acain he Fays, that 44 like the bill of last session, it
divides the debt ;" but the bill of last session did not
Incident at Saltillo. When Gen. Worth's com
mand was approaching Saltillo, and were about three
miles distant from the city, tour young women habit
ed in American dress, were seen standing by the road
side. Curiosity ran high to know who they were.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Journal of Commerce doubts the accuracy of our in
formation in relation to the person to whom General
Taylor addressed hu last letter. The Journal' cor
respondent undertakes to say, that it was not written
to General Gaines. We undertake to say that the
writer is mistaken, and that Gen. Gaines admits the fact in his own letter to the Secretary of War.
Washington Lnion.
av.u tu Au w lt.fr it rmtmnnl with th Khit nt and they received many a ganani saiuxe as tne troops
anv time thereafter to divide it. Now here we have passed them. At last an officer rode Up to see who
... - . ..1.1 T'k. i..rmmA kfm Ks, I inn nrnx.
Mmm.mlnn from n Sonn tor. ivhn tt'n in fnvor lliev were. Alley luiuiurcu uiui umi mr wciu nvui
of the bill, which roes to show one of three things: New Jersey, and engaged in superintending the
Either, first, that he was so much absorbed in procu- female operatives in a cotton and woollen lactory Kill hard bv. and expressed, in the course of their conver-
List fcssinn. or the new bill of this winter, or second- wtion, a desire to hear again the Rational Air of
ly, that the bill was of so complex a nature that after reading it, he could not understand its provisions; or
thirdly, understanding the provisions of the bill, he desired to conceal its true meaning and intent from
the people, by making it coincide with the bill of last
session. iNow, it his ignorance oi tne bill proceeds
from the first cause, then indeed is he a poor expound-
Yankee Doodle.
The stream of German emigration to Cincinnati
has almost ceased, and it now tends to points lying
west of the Mississippi. In one week the following
cargoes arrived at tbe port of St. Louis.
Steamer Saluda - C75 4 Ocean Wave - - 150 " Mazeppa - 250 The emigrants on the Saluda had their number in
creased, between New Orleans and Cairo, by eleven
births ! This argues a prolificness which is likely to
Washington, and 44 Mr. Plk," and of "conquering a
peace "in the language of Mr. 1 oik, and Oen. ocolt.
All this sounds more like the vituperative Style of a par tisan newspaper, or a alumn orator, than the grave, con
tidrrate, dignified and courteous manner of a General
Officer, alluding to his superior officer and to the duel
magmtrato of his own country. This letter is probably the invention of some partisan, for the purpose ot making
some partisan capital for some factious purpose. V
ahoutd greatly regret that it had been written by General
Taylor; and if it were, wa must at least believe that bis confidence was violated by its publication. We call upon
honest men, of all political creeds, to save Gen. lajlor Irom tbe 1'rraident makers: for if they be allowed to
speak for him, they will effectually destroy his usefulness
and blast bis reputation.
Our Whig contemporaries may plume themselves
over Taylor's letter as much as they please ; but they
will find that among patriotic and sensible people of
all parties, it will be ranked in the category of that
famous epistle of Scott which immortalized the
44 hasty plate of soup."
(r-The Wabash Express of the 3d inst. attempts
to give a sort of history of the rise and progress of the "Butler bills" of last year and this, together
with an exposition of their provisions by 44 a Senator." The history is to our own knowledge very incorrect in nearly all its statements of facts ; but we do not
think it expedient at present, if it ever shall be, to
give a true version or it. erroneous statemenis,
however, will do no good, or at any rate, it is not right that they should pass without contradiction. As to the exposition of the Acts by 44 a Senator," that J is also considered erroneous. A correspondent criticizes his exposition as follows. We do not, however, hold ourselves responsible for the statements of this, any more than for those of any other correspondent. In the Wabash Express of Feb. 3d, 1817, we find a synopsis of the act to provide for the 44 funded debt of the State of Indiana, and for the completion of the Wabash and Erie canal to Evansville," passed last winter, and the nexc bill cf this winter, which the editor of that journal says was furnished, by a Senator. We shall make but a few extracts, from the exposition of the bill as furnished by the Senator, and compare them with tho provisions of the old bill of last w inter, and the new bill of this winter. The WaUsh Senator says, that Th bill of )ast.reion gave the bondholder who advanced means to finish the canal the priority of payment, out of the canal tevenucs, tor the interest od the sums advanced, acd the piiucifal of the advance, Uo and there it stopped." Now the following extracts from the eighth section of the old bill, will show that the priority of payment, out of the canal revenues, did not stop there, and that the Wabash Senator is entirely mistaken with regard
to the provisions of the aid bill, for we find the following provisions in the eighth section of that bill: "To pay in full to the subscribers making said advances, or their asigrees,inteiest at end after the rat of two and one half per centum per aanum on the principal ot tbe bonds they may have surrendered as aforesaid. M To pay in full lhe interest it the rate of fire per centntn per annum, on tbe special stock hereinafter named, (being stock created for that portion of arrearages and accruing in-
San Jüan de Ulloa. From what wc learned yes- replenish and fill the earth at an early day ! Louis-
. ..I 1 i . .1 1 . . ! ITm F.i
ternav morning, we nave nor tue snr nest aouni dui kg .
that an attack will be made on this formidable castle
in a few weeks hence. Heavy 44 Northers," to use a Counterfeiters Arrested. A nest of counter-
nautical phrase generally take place on that coast feitere has recently been discovered and broken up in
er of the provisions' of a bill which he never read ; but during the winter mouths, and a fleet of battle-ships, Peoria, Illinois. A man named Raymond, together if thi Tw thn fart, he waa not alone, for w venture f moored within cannon range, would be likely to be with two others. Rufus Webb and L. B. Dean, were
the assertion that half of the friends of the bill never driven on the reef by the violence of these tempests, suspected of being engaged in this nefarious business.
read i because it was so long and complex as toren- Ane vessels ot our Kevenue squadron and Piavy are which led to an examination of their premises. All
der its nrovisions almost imnossible to be understood : every day receiving tresh munitions ol war, and the various implements ued in counterfeiting, and
hence manv of them to use their own lanuare "went I everything indicates that important movements will also a quantity of counterfeit moneyi were found in
J ... . . , . I i : ... Li I j .: kt r r n i . . m, ii r 11
it blind," and relied alone, for a correct explanation norciy e piace ia me auuve location. . w. vma, their possession, i ney were examined oeiore a legal
tribunal, ana requireu to give Dan, to answer tne
of the provisions of the bill, upon Mr. Butler and his
co-operators in stockjobbing, omce-seeking, land-speculating patriotism. Now the evidence, that they did rely upon the statements of these men, is to be found in the fact, that if a member requested a friend of the bill to explain some of its mystic provisions, he always desired him to go to one of the patriots, who would explain its provisions to him. Indeed Mr. Butler, whilst lecturing the friends of the bill in cau
cus one night, with regard to the meaning of some of
its obscure passages, remarked, you (meaning the members of the Legislature present) cannot expect to understand fully the psovisions of this bill, but we (meaning the patriots) understand it, and it is sufficient for you to know that the new bill was drafted with great care by a celebrated draftsman in London, selected by the bondholders for that purpose. And now while we are on the subject of the complexity of the new bill, we would ask every honest man in the State, whether he be friendly to the new bill or not, to read it, and then ask himself the question, do I understand its provisions ? and the honest response iu ninety-nine cases out of a hundred would be no. Indeed the members of the Legislature, men of trent and worth, said they could not understand
the new bill ; and certainly we have an abundance of
evidence to convince any man that they spoke the truth, for here we have a Senator, who voted for the new bill, and then undertakes to explain the provisions cf the bill in a communication to a newspaper,
and the explanation of the bill shows that he did not
understand it himself, or if he did, wilfully undertakes
in that communication to deceive the honest yeomanry
of the country. And now in conclusion, we would
advise that Senator to take a friend's advice, which is
to read the old bill of last session, and the new.' bill of
this winter, and be certain that be understands their provisions, before he undertakes to enlighten the un
derstanding of other men, on the subject. LUX Et VERITAS.
03-We find the following in the N. Y. Journal of
Commerce of Feb. 3 : Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce. Indianapolis, Jan. 20, 1Ö47 5 o'clock, P. M.
The amended State Debt Bill has finally passed the Senate with amendments, and the amendments have been concurred in by the House, 57 to 23, except one
obiectionable one, from which the Senate has receded,
by a Vote of 25 to 8; so that the bill only wants the sigtfxture of the Governor to be a law. It will be
published in o few days, and is passed in a form to
give satisfaction to tbe bondholders. It meets tne
conditions of the subscriptions entirely. Illinois. The Whigs of the Sangamo District hare elected their candidate, Mr. Uenrt, to Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Col. Baker.
18.
The Rio Grande. Lieut. Tilden, of the army
has recently explored this river by General Pattersou's
orders, and proved that it is navigable by 6mall steam
boats as far up as Fersido del Rio Grande, (where Gen. Wool's division crossed,) 850 miles from its
charges made against them.
Shocking Murder. At Lafayette, Ia., on tbe 14th inst., a man named Gideon Coates, who was living in a rented house with his par&mour, was called upon by Cornelius Kellv. ardent for the owner of the propertr.
mouth. The Steamboat Major Brown, which convey- Some altercation took place, the result of which was
ed the exploring party, actually ascended it to the that Coates drew a pistol and shot Kelly through the
above place, and the water unusually low at the time
An abundant supply of excellent coal was found near
the left bank of the Rio Salado, about twelve miles by
water, or eight by land, from the Rio Grande. The
mine is situated not far from the old town of Guerrero
heart, killing him instantly. An inquest was called.
and while the jury was about being empanneled. the;
houe took fire and was destroyed. The murder?? had not been arrested.
The N. Y. correspondent of the Union says
An Unnatural Daughter. A middle nged woman, calling herself Martha Clark, the daughter of
A few very few of the more violently partisan an old man who has been for some yars s mendicant of the federal press, are endeavoring, in their blind in Broadway, New York, was on Saturd ay coii.rnitted
Oil the charge of turning her father
hate of the administration, to break the force of the to the Tomb
judgment which public opinion, with singular una-J into the street, whilst supporting herself in ease and
mmity, has pronounced upon the pu bit si led jotter ot comtort upon toe proceeds ot the charity extended to
Gen. Taylor. It is ot no avail, however, and tne luct, lum in me public streets.
now renerally known tor the nrst time, that the letter
was. in all its circumstances, a violation of an im- L.xecüted. William A. Powell, who was found
portant army regulation, incurring the penalty of guiliy of the crime of negro stealing at the last es dismissal from the service merely adds point to the Uion of the Court of Common Pleas fr DarLngtor
severity of the unanimous condemnation. District, S. C, was executed at Darlington, according I . - . T- 1 1 . . IT- Jl i
I in me sentence, on rriuav, a si nisi. lit afciared
Uvited States Custom-House Receipts. From a himself inuocent up to the tune of his execution.
statement furnished to the Washington tviion, says
the Baltimore Clipper, we learn that the total receipts of the Custom Houses of the United States, from the
4th of March. Pd79, to the H0th of June, 19 lo,
amounted to the enormous sum of eleven hundred and
twelve millions, four hundred and seventy-tght tliou
sand, one hundred and seven dollars1 and sixty-six
an
The Boston Post of the 19th, says: It is stated
that cett on goods have risen very much in price recently. Amoskeag sheetings, which a few weeks
since were sold by the agents at 8 cents, are now up
to 81 ; last year at this time the same quality stood at
7 cents. Within a short time ticking and denims
d a half cents! showing that during the term of have advanced I to lc. per yard. Prints, 6uch as
have lately been bought Irom 4 to 41 cents, are selling by the case for 51. Colored cambrics have advanced 1 to 1 cent. Woolen, linen, and rubber goods are advancing.
The new Senator from Delaware is & merchant he only one, we believe, in that body.
fifty six years, the annual receipts have averaged
$19,üo,übU 27.
Tardox of the Anti-Renters by Gov. Young. We have the important news from New York, that
Gov. Youn? has. according to his written agreement
before the election. Dardoned the 13 Anti-Renters in
the Penitentiary of that State, for the murder of the officers and others who were ordered to collect the
rents The New York Journal of Commerce is hor
rified at the pardon of murderers for political effect. So roos the world, and so wags law and order conser
vatism. This is rich for future reference, and we
have no regrets to offer. O. Statesman.
(7-The Tittsburgh Journal of Monday, contains a teWraohic despatch from Philadelphia of Sunday I
Religion in Iowa. A new Catholic Cathedral is to be erected at Dubuque, Iowa, next summer. It is to be crucifix form, 177 feet long and 100 feet wide. The side walls w ill be 50 feet high, and the tower 177 feet high, measuring from the ground. This, we presume, when finished, will be the most magnificent building in the north west.
Newsfafer Letters. Wm. J. Brown, Second Assistant P. M. General, in a letter to the Boston Transcript, states that publishers of newspapers may
nirht 8 o'clock which states that s later arr val at transmit tneir duis ior .uum i...... uct . . New York from Havana, brought intelligence, that age, according the provisions of Sec. 150, of Post"
Santa Anna had made a demand upon the Mexican
Congress for eight millions of dollars -that a connscation of Church property had been proposed in this body and that the Clergy, greatly alarmed, had threatened the Congress, the Government and the Army, with excommunication if tbe design should be persisted in !
Office Regulations.
The New York Herald says that the steamer Hibernia now ducat Boston from Liverpool,' will bring out a large amount of specie nearly a million of dol-
TS it js supposed , naii oi wnicn, it. is unaersiooo, ill come to one House ia Wall street.'
lars
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