Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 April 1848 — Page 1

To Correspondents. D. S., Martinsville. Vour communication, bcjng wry Ion f, moat be deferred for U present, at lb important Bewa of the day preaa heavily on our coin mm. Will try and find room tor it anon. . "ObsCTTator." Give di jour nam, and we will"üinw Ihe brick." A. C, Kokon. The fault la not in our poatoffice, nor wiln us. It nuat b on tbc route somewhere.

PROSPECTUS FOR N SKINI Arm Published at Indianapolis lud. THE CHEAPEST PAPER IN THE WEST! The undersigned will commence the publication of the 5th volume of their celebrated COON SKINNER, commencing about the 20th of May, and published till the Presidential election, making 25 numbers previous, and one subsequent, the last number of which will contain the full official vote of the United States, and which of itself will be fully worth the subscription price. Their facilities for rapidly publishing a larger edition have never equalled the present ; and they confidently look for & larger circulation than heretofore. The character of the Coonskinner heretofore, is an earnest of what may be expected in future. No exertion shall be spared to improve its contents, embellished and otherwise. Its aim will be to give a full support to the nominees of the Baltimore Democratic Convention, and in every fair and honorable way, to sustain the cherished principles of the Great Democratic party of the Union. The importance of general and correct information during the coming contest, when a higher than a Kingly office is to be filled by the nnbought votes of a free and mighty people, should be apparent to all. That Truth may be disseminated, and Falsehood and Error detected and exposed, we shall endeavor to exercise more than ordinary vigilance, bringing to our aid experience and every facility within our reach. Nor is our State election in August of less importance. Our labors for years past will all be nothing, should we fail now in sustaining those measures which have bo prospered the Slate the past five years. Once more in tin foul embrace of federal whiggery, and back we return to our former degraded position as a free, sovereign and independent State ! And as 'eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," let us all resolve, by upholding and sustaining Democratic doctrines, to continue those measures which none will deny have been eo beneficial to us as a State and as citizen. To this end, the Coon Skinner will also be devoted, not doubting that the Democracy will manfully sustain themselves in the coming contest. Terms. Single copy, 50 Ten copies, S4.50 Twenty copies, $3,00 And all larger numbers in proportion. (gj- Our Agents would save us a very large amount of labor by having some person in their vicinity who will direct the papers, leaving it to us to envelope them to one address only. In packages of 20, where this is done, we will add numbers enough to make it an object, and so for larger numbers. CHAPMANS &. SPANN. fj- Will our brother editors please notice ? The Washington Union has published a prospectus for a Campaign paper, to commence on the lGih of Way, and continued 0 months, and to be printed on a mammoth sheet, nearly twice the size of the Daily Union," and folded in a convenient form for binding, at ONE DOLLAR TER COPY. Clubs will be furnished with 6 copies for $5. 13 10. 20 15. The last number of the "CAMPAIGN" will be published after the election, and will contain the official returns of the canvass in every State. We will try and insert the prospectus at length, as soon as we can find room. Indianapolis, March 23, 1349. Editors of the Sentinel : Being now at the Capital on my way home from a visit to the east of mon than two mouths, and having while there seen statements in your paper relative to my signing a call for a Taylor meeting at Crawfordsville, from which the inference it seems has been drawn, that I have changed my political principles to which I had, during my whole life adhered, I feel myself called upon, on reaching the State again, to set the matter right. It is true, I did, wilh others, sign the call referred to ; but did not then by so doing, consider myself in any way pledged to support General Taylor for the Presidency. I will support for that high office, the nominee of the Democratic Contention to be holden at Bdlimore, feeling confident that no unworthy man will be selected by said convention. I. C. ELSTON. (r The Junior Editor of the Slate Sentinel has the satisfaction cf saying to its friends that he has once more resumed his station. After clearing his table from the accumulation of paper upon it, he hopes to I e able to enter upon his accustomed duties with renewed zeal and vigor. ' His face has been made harder than of yore by the terrible attack of the small pox from which he has ju6t recovered; but his hearlt lie hopes, is quite as sound as ever, and full as much as ever likely to direct him in the path- of truth and duty. Those friends whose letters and other favors have remained unacknowledged, will be kind enough to excuse his apparent negligence, and to impute it to the right cauie. - Horn Just at the Iliglit Time. The New York Tribune, in an article headed Henry Clay, urges a singular reason for his selection as the candidate of the whigs for the Presidency. The reason we give as we find it, italics and all : M Where can we find a safer or a better leader than the child of the Revolution, the scion of Seventy Six, tcko first saw leaven's light nine calender months from the day on uhich a hand of victorious patriots, trusting in God, signed, in Independence Hall, the glorious Declaration America is J reel" Just nine months" after the " patriots" were in 'Independence Hall!" A month earlier or later would have destroyed the charm. Statesman. The Bam of .Woostek. We have heretofore cautioned our readers against the bills of this bank. They are again rejected by the Ohio Banks, and we again advise all to let them alone. The bank may be sound ; but its operations, together with that of its coadjutors, is enough to warn all to boon their guard. Peru Rail Road. We call the attention of the citizens of Indianapolis, one and all, to the advertisement of the Teru Rail Road Company, and their commissioners. It is a matter in which all are interested; and we hope no such short-sighted policy will govern, as in the case of the M. & I. R. R. Company. Fire. Messrs. White and Co.'s flouring mill at Madison was destroyed by fire on Saturday night last, together with 600 barrels flour, 1400 bushels wheat, and 300 barrels kiln dried corn meal. Loss $23,000 insured $13.000. x (XrOur friends in Congress will please accept our thanks for favors received. We are hardly able to 'keep the run of such kindnesses, by daily acknowledgments; but we are none the loss grateful.

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Published every Thursday. Times oflloldiiiff the State Elections. Stales. Times of holding Elections. Maine, 2nd Monday in September. New Hampshire, -2nd Tuesday in March. Vermont, 1st Tuesday in September. Massachusetts, 2d Monday in November. Rhode Island,. 1st Wednesday in April. Connecticut, 1st Monday in April. New York, Tuesday after 1st Mon. in Nov. New Jersey, Tuesday after 1st Mon. in Nov. Pennsylvania, 2d Tuesday in October. Delaware, 2d Tuesday in November. Maryland, 1st Wednesday in October. Virginia, 3d Thursday in April. North Carolina, 1st Thursday in August. South Carolina," 2d Monday in October. Georgia, 1st Monday in October. Alabama, 1st Monday in August, Mississippi, 1st Monday in November. Louisiana, 1st Monday in Novemder. Tennessee, 1st Thursday in August. Kentucky, 1st Monday in August. Ohio, 2d Tuesday in October. Indiana, 1st Monday in August. Illinois, 1st Monday in August. Missouri, 1st Monday in August. Michigan, 1st Monday in Noreinber. Arkansas, 1st Monday in October. . Florida, 1st Monbay in October. Iowa, 1st Monday in August. Singular Case. We find the following in a late London paper: A few days ago a man in Constantinople, was brought before the Seraskier Pacha, charged by a Turkish lady with having robbed her of a quantity of jewels, and he, without going into particulars, insisted that she had herself voluntarily given them to him, upon the strength of his silence as to their previous acquaintance. This she denied, and it was not without a world of trouble that the following facts were elicited: The lady had been to the Churskee, and having bought a pair of slippers, the kavaf, or slipper-merchant, refused to receive the money for them from so beautiful a woman, assuring her that every thing in his shop was at her disposal, and he himself her slave. In fine, he was handsome, and said so many tender things in so irresistible a manner that the lady consented to pay him a visit at his own house, into which she glided with much secresy the kavaf's mother being absent in the country. They were bo charmed with each other's society, that she consented to prolong her visit till toward evening, and he went out to procure eatables at a grocery, and shut the door after him and put the key in bis pocket. While he was. making his purchase he was applied to for the payment of a debt, arrested and dragged off to prison, where he had been lying for some hours, cursing the cruelty of fortune, when one of his craft passing, entered the prison to see which of the esnaff was in durance. They were well acquainted, and the prisoner, placing the key of his house in tho hands of his friend, requested him to go and liberate a female whom he would find there. The visiter promised to be discreet, opened the door, when who should he discover but his own wife! She professed this was her first offence, desired him to divorce her, and on condition that he kept the affair eecret, ofFered to give him up her jewels. The bargain was closed accordingly, the act of divorce was gone through, and the man walked off witli the jewels. She, however, more atiached to her jewels than to her reputation, followed him and had him taken up on the charge. Finally, the truth was brought, and the Seraskier gave his decision thus: "The ex-husband, having" confessed the truth, has broken his conditions as to silence, and consequently, was not entitled to the jewels, which were made over to the lady to cover the stain on her reputation." The Sultan himself inquired into the case, and was much amused at the relation cf it by the Seraskier, who, when he likes, is the best buffoon in the country. A Ready Rule tor Farmers. A "quarter of wheat" is an English measure of eight standard bushels so if you see wheat quoted at 50 shillings, it is 7 shillings a bushel. A shilling is 24 cents mul.iply by 7, and you have 163 per bushel. In Kentucky corn is measured by the barrel, which is five bushels of shelled corn. At New Orleans a barrel of corn is a flour barrel full of ears. At Chicago, lime is sold by the barrel, and, measured in the smallest sized cask of that name, will pass muster. A I arrel of flour is seven quarters of a gross hundred, (112 lbs.) which is the reason of its .being the odd measure of 196 lbs. A barrel of tar is 20 gallons, while a barrel of gunpowder is only a small keg holding 25 pounds, and this reminds me of cotton, a bale of which is 400 lbs. no matter in what sized bundles it was sent to market. Lou. Jour. Breaking up of a Taylor Meeting. A scene, not only disgraceful to those engaged, feut disgraceful Jo the country, occurred in Baltimore on Monday night. The friends of Gen. Taylor, as a candidate for President, called a meeting in that city. The friends of Mr. Clay rallied their forces and broke' up the meeting. In a free government, men have a right to meet together and express their preferences as to their Presidential choice, and he who would attempt to disturb a meeting so called, is not a friend to the perpetuity of our free institutions, no matter by what political name he may call himself. The whole scene, as represented in the Baltimore papers, was a disgraceful affair, which calls for strong and decided marks of condemnation. It serves to illustrate the overbearing spirit of whiggery, which only allows freedom of thought when men's free thoughts run in the same narrow and bigoted channel with that of the federal leaders. Ohio Statesman. A Legal Anecdote. There was once a law in this State forbidding a lawyer to take any fee for eervices rendered a client in a justice's court, the object being to prevent lawyers from multiplying suits in these courts. The lawyer, on appearing for the litigant, was compelled to swear that he had not received, and would not receive any pay therefor. To evade the law, and keep a clear conscience a member of the bar in Columbia county had recourse to the following expedient. He stood up to swear with his hands behind him; he kissed the Bible and said, "I solemnly swear that I have not received, at this moment the client slipped a sum of money into his hands when he continued,) and that I will not receive any money, or other valuable consideration, for appearing in this cause, or for services rendered therein. So help me God." As Anecdote or the past. Bostoniansof the last generation will doubtless recollect the celebrated and eccentric Dr. John Murray, the first Universalist clergyman who ever preached in this town. At the same time flourished Dr. Baldwin, a preacher of the Baptist persuasion, who probably will be equally well recollected. Now, although detesting the creed of Dr. Murray, and standing somewhat upon his superior sanctity and dignity. Dr. B. was nevertheless upon speaking and rather familiar terms with him. The two reverend gentlemen meeting each other one day, a conversation thus began : "Ah, Dr. Baldwin, good morning, good mornins." "Good morning, Dr. Murray I and by the way, Dr. Murray, I think the strangest thing happened to me a few days since I ever knew. I met a person in the street who took me for you. Yes, actually took me for you!" "Ah, did he !" returned Dr. Murray, well, I hope the devil will make the same mistake." Admixistbatiom of Justice is Olde Time. At a County Court held at Hartford, May 7, 1G79 Present, William Leet, Esqr., Governor; Major Robert Treat, Major John Talcott, Capt. John Allyn. Samuel Elmer, plaintifF, contra Edward King, defendant. In an action of debt, with damages to the value uf three pounds, upon attachment. In this action the jury find for the plaintiff, one bushel and a hilf of wheat, and three bushels of Indian corn, and cost of court. The appraisers, Thomas Buruham, and William Morton. Samuel Elmer, the above plaintiff, for pretending great damages and making so little appear, it fined by this court eight shillings, which is allowed toward court charges by the court.

INDIANAPOLIS, The Coimiiiou School Law, We publish the following communication because it was written by a highly respectable farmer, and not that we endorse all its statesments. We are glad that the subject is being agitated ; and we hope that the people of Indiana will be very cautious in voting for the new law, at least till it is well understood. We think it will not bear the test of examination and be approved by the people ; and we easily see the attempt to force it down without such examination, and before it can be had. It is no sign of its goodness that the Legislature passed it ; for we venture the assertion that that body understood but little of its final import. Bartholomew County. Uawcreek township, March 29, 1843. Fellow citizens of the Stale of Indiana : We have commenced to discuss the great school subject which is to be into action in a short time. We have had for some time, debates every aaturday night, and will continue for some time yet. The people agree unani mously that all the children should have a chance to be taught. But is the present scheme on the principle of justice 1 On this subject is founded the com mon debate. We have had vorne eloquent men and even lawyers in the affirmative; but none have been or are able to show that it is just to impose a tax without a compensation for the same. It is true that many parents are not able to send their children to school, and various are the causes why they are so. Some are poor by accident, some by inability to perform labor ; but the greater part are poor by indo lence and inattention to their proper business. Care less and indolent people have always been, and we may expect always will be. Without taxation, this scheme cannot be carried on. Shall the industrious citizens be taxed and forced to pay, to favor, and suppott the indolent? Uns cannot be just and right. The affirmative plea is, that the people should be charitable and benevolent. But if they will not be, then we must have a law to force them to be benevo lent. Is this consistent wilh our liberty ! We think not. We are at this time under the galling yoke of taxation, and no one can tell when we shall get rid of it. Taxation is just to support our government and to defend our rights and liberties. But to be taxed to make us benevolent, is quite a different subject. A free man ought to do with his own what he pleases. Now I do eeriously ask all free men to consider and investigate this present school system. Who brought it into this State, or who were they that formed it 1 Was it the working, industrious people of this State 1 On the twenty-sixth day of last May, a convention was held in Indianapolis, when the farmer had to be planting and replanting and tending his corn. How many of the farmers were there ! Few, if any. But the clergy had time to attend. It is true that our Legislative body did recommend that day. But who dare to say that our Legislatures are destitute of de signing men 1 Of all men, none are more danger ous than a combination of the clergy. Their greedy disposition is insatiable to make their living off of the industrious. Among the clergy we can no doubt find the most responsible and good men. But the good ones are very scarce ; and according to inu view, the desininsr ones are very numerous. All men ought to know and bear constantly in mind, that no combi nation ot men diu ever lead the people into greater wickedness, than did the designing clergy. We know that they have in time past captivated some cf the greatest statesmen, when they get their vobweb over their eyes. Then they can lead them as they please, and that is always to something evil. If all the children must be sent to school, is it not more just and equitable to force the careless and indo lent parents to send their own offspring ! But the very poorest children cannot go to school in the win ter seasun, without a little more taxing; that is, for to clothe them and furnish them also with books ; for we know that many parents are too careless and indolent to furnish Ehoes for their children.- We know that we have to see and suffer many things in the human family that we cannot alter. When I was child, I was brought under the direction and tuition and confession of a Priest. I was taught that all the clergy were holy. I thought to speak lightly of a I rießt was surely a sin. But to my eorrowful aston isement I found, and must now say, that among them are the most deceitful and wicked of all classes They care not for the poor children. Our poor chil dren are not the objects of their benevolence. But our money ! what will they not do for money, and what will they do for money T And if they can cob web our Legislative bodies and persuade them to tax the industrious people, then they will make long prayers and bless the sweat of our faces. If this unjust taxation goes into operation, how much money is subject to be lost by swindling and otherwise i This is not told J but mills are now proposed. After a while it will he millions. There is Priestcraft in this scheme. We have now free schools. All parents can send if they will. We are now compelled by law to build our -chool-houaes. This present school scheme is a disguised, deep laid plan of Priestcraft. I again say, that all our children ought to have a chance to be taught; and it is every Parent's duty to send his children to school ; and if they turn out well it is their benefit. But if they turn out bad, it is their own loss. Unjust taxation ought never to be tolerated in a free government. For our internal improvement systems we have to bear a heay yoke ot taxation ; and this benevolent school yoke will be an iron one. As the common people are of slow appprehension in such a scheme as this, I request the different printers to insert this, if they please, and say about it what they please. If I am in error, I wish to be brought out. LIBERTY. From tht Phil. N. Am. of Tuesday. Arrest of a Government Defaulter. Randall Hutchinson, the absconding defaulter to the U. S. Mint, has been arrested, and is now in the Moyamensing Prison. Hutchinson went to the West Indies, and was found, a few weeks ago, at St. Thomas, by Capt. Eckfeldt, of the brig W. I. Watson, with whom the Marshal of this District had communicated, in relation to the fugitive. Capt. Eckfeldt induced him to go in his vessel to Porto Rico, and brought him from thence to this port. The W. J. Watson arrived here on Wednesday night, and dropped anchor opposite Almond street wharf, where Hutchinson came ashore, and eluding the vigilance of the Custom House watch, which had been instructed not to let him pa 83, proceeded to his residence at the corner of Tenth and Fitzwater streets, where he was taken into custody by the Marshal's officers early yesterday morning. Tho prisoner underwent an examination before Judge Kane, yesterday forenoon, by whom he wasrommitted in default of $20,000 bail, to take his trial, which will be had before the U. S. District Court, probably in a few days. Thomas Sergeant, Esq , appears as Counsel for the accused. The whole amount of Hutchinson's defalcation was not quite $21,000. His surety has paid $5000 of this, and Captain Eckfeldt brings back $21100 of the embezzled money which Hutchinson was persuaded to surrender to him at St. Thomas. This will reduce the defalcation to a sum between $16,000 and $17,000. The baggage of II. is supposed to contain a large sum, so that it is more than probable the Government will not sustain a very heavy loss by his peculation. Cotton. In 1734, now only sixty-threo years since, an American vessel, having eighty bales of cotton on board, ws seized at Liverpool on the plea that so large an amount of cotton could not have been produced in the United States I In 1785, the shipment amounted to 11 bales ; in 1730, to 6 bales ; in 1737, to 109; 1783, to 339; In 1789, to 842. In "Norman's New Orleans and Environs," we read the following anecdote : "An old Carolina planter, having gathered his crop of five acre-, who was so surprised and alarmed at the immense amount they yielded, which was fifteen bales, that he exclaimed, "well, well I have du-8 with cotton here Is enough to make stockings forfcu the people in America." How many stockings would tho crop of 1847 make, which will in all probability number about 2,200,000 bales !

APRIL 6, 1848. Puebla, Mexico, January 25th, 1343. Editors Slate Sentinel I have thought I would snatch time enough to write you before this, but the present is getting so full or interest, that I cannot forego giving you a few items, in the signs of the times here, and connected with this war. On Saturday last, the 21st instant, Gen. Lanejeft this plate ' on a mission to Orizaba, Tehuacan, Cordova, and other towns and villages in that vicinity ; principally tor .the purpose of chastising the guerrillas, who sur- . prised the rear of Col. Miles' s train, and captured a , large amount of property (say four hundred thousand I dollars worth) belonging to merchants (neutrals) not bearing arms in any manner in this war. Gen. Scott has ordered that Gen. Lane force restitution of the goods, or compel that State to make good the loss. Our gallant General has with him the best of all guerrilla fighters in Mexico, Col. Jack Hays, of the Texas Rangers, with 200 of his men, and Major rolk, or the od dragoons with 200 men, making 400 in all. Quite enough to answer the purpose of any expected opposition. Rumors are afloat to-day, that Gen. Lane has captured Santa Anna, who is known to be at Tehuacan, with not more than 200 men this I don't credit much, as the news could hardly have travelled so fust But don't be surprised if it should be confirmed, for old Rough and Ready No. 2 will have him at every and any hazzard if he gets in reach of him. It is pretty generally believed that Gen. Bustamente has about 13,000 men well armed at Guanahuata, a strong place in the north-west, and intends to give us anothor fight if our troops venture up that far. This old one-eyed General has issued a proclamation of his forces and intentions, but is regarded as doubtful whether he has any such force in existence. TheAmerican Star of the 22d instant speaks of the late pronunciamentos in San Luis Potosi, Zacatecus, &c, as amounting to very little, in any way, ex cept Mexican blowing and puffing. It is the decided opinion of Gens. Scott, Butler, Lane. &.c.,that peace is near at hand, and will be concluded without the necessity of any further movements into the interior ; at all events, no movement will be made from the city until the result of the action of the present Mexican Congress is known. Tney are understood to be, by a very decided majority, favorable to peace; and if our government would now accept the terms here tofore proposed by Mr. Trist, as our ultimatum, the Mexican Congress would close a treaty upon that ba sis instantly. But, to our great mortification, we see daily in this city hundred- and thousands ot copies printed in Spanish in the shape of extras, of Mr. Clay's speech and resolutions relative to this war; also, an equal number of those of Mr. Thompson, of Indiana, and andyke, of New jersey, condemning the war, con demning our government, placing her in the wrong in all cases, saying that it would be "unmagnantmous and unchristianlike in us, to ask Mexico to make peace while our cannon are frowning upon her capi tal, and our conquering swords waving over her.' And, this morning, fifty respectable Mexican citizens have asked my interpreter if there would not soon be a pronunciamenlo in the United States bv the people against Mr. folk and the war party, and if we would not soon have a revolution there 1 and would we not have to withdraw our troops now in Mexico to the Slates to put it down! judging our people by their own. This is not confined to the few ; the whole population seem elated, delighted ; hundred of mar ket-women buy them as important news "glad ti dings of great toy" from the OEstados Oneidos") United States. These printed extras are sold on the 6treeta by hundreds of Muchachos, (boys) crying at the top of their voice Ultm.as Noticias" Del Norte When, in the name of all that is good, are we. here in Mexico, to expect peace, when our own people, from high places, tell them that our conduct is "unmagnanimous and unchristian towards them, by slaying their people, bombarding their towns and ci ties, and then asking them under such circumstances to offer peace. If all the people here understood the true character of our institutions, and the effect of such expressions upon the public mind, it would not effect us so much ; but these people cannot realize the toleration of a free expression of opiniou on all subjects, and the learned and wise here, having the power in their hands, seize upon these things to inflame the minds of the ignorant Indian population, and thereby get them into the army. This war will never end while they can make the population believe that we will be soon recalled, if they can only hold cut a little longer. There is now in this army fifteen thousand men (officers and soldiers) that do not want to live by the profession of arms, but desire to see an honorable peace as soon as possible, that they may be permitted to return to the bosom of their families and friends, to resume again their usual occupations in the quiet and peaceful walks of life. And when that day shall arrive, it will bring with it a day of reckoning by all parties, whig and democrat, that wil be heard and felt, with a vengeance, by those who have helped and are now helping the Mexicans to pro long this war. My regiment is stationed at this beautiful city, are in fine health and spirits, and quite desirous to remain here unless there is a forward movement upon San Luis. Col. Childs is still civil and military Governor of this department. I am assigned to the command of all the troops in the city, to-wit: Ohio and Indiana regiments, 5 companies 5th Ohio, 4 companies 4th artillery, 2 companies Florida vols., 1 company Louisiana mounted vols. Your friend, W. A. GORMAN. P. S. Maj. McCoy is now on a visit to the city of Mexico. Lieut. Col. Dumont is with Gen. Lane, at Orizaba, and Capt. Jesse Alexander is in command of my regiment. From Ik Journal of Commerce. 3Ir. "Wise's Letter lo ihe llrltish Minister. In the correspondence of Mr. Wie from Brazil, lately sent to tha Senate by the President, is a letter from Mr. Wise to the British Minister at Brazil, (.Mr. Hamilton) dated July 31, 1346, in which Mr. Wise shows from authentic documents, the magnitude of the amount of participation in the slave trade from Brazil by British merchants in England, and in Brazil. The goods are ordered and made in England, expressly for the Elave factories, shipped to Brazil, and then re-shipped for the slave factories on the African Coast, uhich trade is considered legal. The goods are sold or exchanged at these factories for negroes, vho are shipped to Brazil, and there sold. From the proceeds of their 6a le the English merchant gets the pay for his goods ; this is invested in coffee, which, as he cannot ship it to England, is shipped to the United States on English account, is here sold, and the proceeds 'remitted to England in bills of exchange on London, thus forming a material item of dernaud, and keeping up the price of exchange here above the regular rates of the commerce between the United States and England. Mr. Wise asks Mr. Hamilton why English cruisers confine themselves to capturing slave vessels ; why they do not destroy the factories and goods which buy those slaves. He says the reason is well known to English citizens, and to the English government. It is because their destruction would fall heaviest upon British merchants, whose goods are in those factories, as was found to be the case at the burning of the factory at Kabinda some time previous, and therefore the factories bave not since been molested. This letter of Mr. Wise is quite a long one, but is well worthy of perusal, and affords matter for reflection on the questionable pnilanthropy of England, in tolerating these slave factories holding English property and capturing vessels holding Spanish and Portuguese property. Mr. Van Buren in his message to Congress, of Dec. 1640, recommended that the trade with these slave factories should be declared illegal, in which I heartily cone jr. The f.llowir-g is his language: "I submit to your judgment, whether this government, having been first to prohibit the slave trade, and the first to declare it piracy, sl.onld not be the first also, to forbid to its citizens, all trade wilh the slave factories on the Coast of Africa giving an example to all nations in this respect, which, if fairly followed, cannot fail to produce thr most effective results breaking up those dent of iniquity." . . -

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From tht Indiana Signal Extra. Indianapolis and llelfoiitaiue Kail lload Meeting! AT MCKC1C A I arg number of the citizens nf Delaware, and adjoining coun'ies, convened, agreeably to previous notice, at the Court House, in Muncie,on Tuesday afternoon, the 21 at of March, inat., lor the purpose of taking into consideration matters relative lo the Indianapolis and B-! fontaine Rail Road, as contained in the Indiana Charter. On motion, the meeting was organized, by the appointment of tlon. David Kilsork, Chairman, and Jot cfh 3. BccxLii, Secretary. The object of the meeting having been briefly stated by ths Chairman, it was, on motion, Resolved, That a Committee of ten he appointed by the Chair, to report Resolutions for the actiou of the meeting. Whernopon, Hon. O. II. Smith, of Marion county ; David Heaeton, Aaahel Slone, and Wm. Way, ol Randolph county ; Jonathan Winn, James liazelett, and Seth Smith or Madison county ; and Sunuel P. Anthony, Samuel Orr, and James L. Russey, of Delaware county, were appointed said Committee. After a Tew momenta' retirement, the said Committee returned, and reported, through their Chairman, Hon. O. tl. Smith, the following FREAK ILK 1HD RESOLUTIONS i Whereas, The Legislature of this State, at the lat semion, chartered a company to construct a Rail Road from Indianapolis, via. Pendleton, Anderaontown, Muncie, and Winchester, to a point on the Ohio State line, to intersect a Rail Rotd, chartered by the Legislature of Ohio, from Belfoniatne, via Sidney, to the Indiana State Line. And Whereas, The Rail Road from Sandusky, 'hio, on the lake, is already completed, and in uecensful operation, over one hundred miles, to Uelfnntaine, and the extension or the Philadelphia and Piliaburg Rail Road, is about being made to üelfontaine, uniting at that point the great lines ol communication wet from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. And, Whereas, The extension from Belfontnine to he Indiana Slate line, has been chartered by Ohio, being a distance ol some sixty miles, which will complete the line of communication to that point, from the Atlantic cities of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and will only require about eighty miles to extend it to Indianapolis, the seat ot government of Indiana. And, Whereas, It is apparent, Irom the Map of the country, that the most direct, practical, cheap, and profitable route, for the estenaion of these great chains nl Rail Roads, to the City of St. Louis, on the Mississippi, is the contemplated Indianapolis and BIf. ntaine Rail Road, as-the route or that Road is upon a very direct line from Sanducky and Belfontaine, to St. Lou'm, through one of the most productive sections of country in the vally of the Misi8xippi, and connecting at Indianapolis, wilh the Indianapolis and Madison Rail Road, of eighty odd miles, which is completed to the Ohio River, at Madison, and the stock of wht h is 30 per cent, above par. and advancing: and its dividend Tor tun last six months, was 7 per cent; and also connecting at Indianapolis, with the contemplated Kail Ronds west, via Terre Haute, Lafayetti and Peru. Therefore, Resolved, Th it we consider the Indianspoli and B ifontaioc R4il-R':id, a wurk uf gieat and naiamuit importance which if coniiiucied, mui brcome one uf the gieai tli-T-oughfaies fur the tiansportation of be imm ne lu-ii.ei-. between the Atlantic ci'ies of Btnn, New-Yuik atid Phil delphia, and the centie of !hi. gieat Valley; and as such, must not only add gieatly to the value of the re il estate, and produce, of the sections of countiy, within reach of its influence, but will, ilo, be a woik of immen-e imporiance to the commeice of ihnse cities and the cen'ral writ, mutually beneficial, while its cheapness of construction, (etimated at less than f 7,000 per mile,) and extensive business mut maintain fur its atuck a high and increasing value when the road hall be in operation. Resolved, That it is the tenst of this meeting, that the company should otganizr, locate, and commence the wmlt, ander the provisions of the cbaiter, without delay, sod that the rad should be piessed.ia continuous sections, to completion, within as shoit a lime as a due iegaid to just economy in its cons tiuct ion will warrant. Resolved, therefore, That the persons appointed by the chsiler to npen the bHk, be requested to meet, and fix the time and places of opening the books for subciiption, at an early day; and that every fiiend lo the woik, be le-pertful-1 tequesled to subscribe and aid in procuting subscribers, to the slock, when the books shall be opened. Resolved, As the sense of this meeting, that Books for subset ipt ion to the stock should be opened at Winchester, Windsor, Muoeie, Yoiktown, Chtsieifield, Atidersoutowu, Pendleton, Indianapolis and .Madison. Resolved, Aa the ense of this meeting, that a vote should be taken, at such time as shall be fixed by Ihe Board f County Commissioneis of the counties uf Randolph, Delaware and Madison, in their lespeclive counties, to asceilain the will of t:e qualified voters of those counties, relative to the subset ipiion to tbe stuck by such cuuuty commissioners under the provisions of ibe Charter. Resolved. That the publi-hei of papers, at Sandusky, Belfoniatne, Pittsbuih, Itidutiapoli, Madison, Terre Haute, Lafayette, ÜL Louis, and (he other pipetson the line, be tequested to publish these piuceeding, fur which they will receive the thanks of this meeting! and tlut the Secrelaiy be diteeted to enclose a copy of these proceedings to each of said publtsheis. After a few appropriate remarks by the Chairman of the Committee, the question to adopt being called for, the above Pieamble and Resolutions, were onanimnusly adopltd by tbe meeting. beieapou. on motion, the meeting adjourned. DAV1UKILGOKE, Chairman. J. S. Buckles, Secretary. J7 In pursuance of the resolatinns, it was ordered, 4 by the persons appointed lo open tbe Books, that tbe same be opened oo the first Monday of May text, and be kept- open fur 30 days, at Madison, Indianapolis, Pendleton, Andersontown, Lh--ierneld, Yoiktown, Muncie, bmithneld, Wind' sor, Winchester, and Randolph. Law Itcfbriii isa IVew York. The Cuinmistioners Practice appointed by the Legislature of New York, to provide, among other things, for the abolition of the present forms of actions and pleadings in cases at Common Law, and the introduction instead of a uniform course of proceed ing in all cases of legal and equitable cognizance, for the abandonment of Latin and foreign tongues, oz-c, have made a long report in part, 1275 pages. They propose a new system which "sweeps away the ueed1 - - .1 I I .- L.l . J.I jess aisiinciions, me scnoinsuc suoueues, ana mc dead forms, which have disfigured and encumbered our jurisprudence," thus opening; "the way for a thorough reform of remedial law in all ita departments." The report is too long for our space, and would be uninteresting to most readers. The suit is to be commenced by Summons, which shall contain a brief notice of the cause of action, and the remedy sought, and requite an answer in twenty days after service. This is served by copy, accompanied with a copy of the complaint. The pleadings arc reduced to these : the Complaint the Demurrer the Answer the Reply. The Complaint states the name of the parties, and the facts constituting the cause or causes of action, "in ordinary concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common Understanding to know what is intendtd, with the kind of relief demanded, and in money cases tbe amount." The Demurrer is epecial, and may be resorted to when it shall appear on the fac of the complaint. 1. That the court has no jurisdiction v( the person of the defendant, or the subject of the action; or 2. That the plaiutiffhas not legal capacity to sue; or 3. That there is another action pending between the same parlies, for the same causes ; or 4. That there is a defoct of parties, plaintiff or defendant ; or - 5. That several causes of action have been improperly united; or 0. That the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The Answer 6hall state any new matter of defence, without repetition, in language adapted to the common understanding. If there are several grounds of defence, they must be separately stated, and applied to the particular cause of action in the cotnplaiut to which they are intended to apply. The Reply mut be put in within twenty days after answer, and must specifically answer, in ordinary language, each matter of defence, and may set up new matter, in avoidance of the answer. The Judgment specifies the amount of money to be paid, or other thing to be done. The Execulirm may issue against the property the person r command the delivery of personal or real property, or thu performance of the particular thing ordered in the Judgment, and is to be framed to answer the end. Cin. Gazelle. (7- By a slip frora the P. M." at Centreville, we that the Post office at that place was burned on the 23ih. Letters saved in a bad condition.

From Mexico. Operations f it;n. The special correspondent of the Picayune give a

detailed account of the operations of General Lane at Grizaba, where he seized upon a large quantity of tobacco found in the the city as government property. The whole lot.ldO bale, worli. al le--t S-OUV, turned over to the Ayuniainiento ,wm inb.ruciions to sell it, and dtnbute the proceeds among the poor of the city, which was promised. aiExr.o, rcb. iu, Gen. Lane arrived here early i J the afient'on yes terday, last from Teotihuacan, or as it is somunns called, Sao Juan de Teotihuacan. On leaving San Asustin de Talma, on the morning of the 3d lie found drawn up at the outskirts of tbe town a military baud. which, as lie passed, struck up a bpaniMi r Mexicanair o musical sijnißcance, similar M 'Hail to the Chief." Tue General of course oknowl-dg;d the compliment, by riding forward am.' bo iitp t t musicians, and their salute in return üI.oai-ü tier were no tyros in military etiquette. 1 1n y h .d i ess been army musicians, but their nccu;; .wou w; gone, and they were glad enough, with the promise from the Ayuntamiento of a few shillings euch, or a dinner, to pay this compliment to the general. Fr-n this place, two days marching brought us to Pucbln, where rest being required lor both men and horses, we stopped one day. ihe general learning at ruebla that Jarauta and Rea were between the Vera Cruz and Tampico roads, leading from the capital, started at 1 o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the 5ih inst-, with a company of dragoons commanded by Lieut. Adde, Lieut. Clai borne s company of Mounted Rifles, and two companies of the Ranjers Mai. Polk commanding the Dragoons and Rifles, and Col. Hays the Ranger and leaving the National Road to the left, proceeded in the direction of Tlascala. The remainder of the command, consistin? of two companies of the Ran gers and one of Dragoons, the whole under command of Capt Duperu as senior captain, were ordered to march for the capital direct, by way .f Ei I no, and arrired here the day before the general. We arrived at Tlascala, a distance of twenty -eight miles frm Puebla, at about 9 o clck in the morning, and aiirr feeding the horses and piving them a short rest. struck for the Tampico road, and arrived at a hacien da named IIa pal, on the outskirts of the (irand t'lateau nf the Cordilleras, about 6 o clock tn the evening. after having made a march of near sixty miles over one of the worst possible roads, or ratlu r I should say paths. From Tlapal to Teotihuacan, nothing of particular interest occurred. Occasionally arms or ammunition were found in haciendas and taken or destroyed. The General having now positive information that Rea, with from four to five hundred men, w as in me neigh borhood, constantly seeking him, small squads were continually employed in scouring the plains on each side of the road, but in vain. V ilhin shout half a mile of Teotihuacan, however, it was learned that eighty to a hundred men, under command of C1. Manuel Falcon, were in the town, and M.ijor Polk was directed to pick twenty-five of the dragoons and riflemen, best mounted, and puxli for ihe towns as fxxt as possible. The order was sn-arrely givct t fre t! e squad was galloping into the town. atd. a- it eni"r J, t--e rear of the enemy, all of wooin were vni! mounted, was seen to p isn out. - A rhae n w coiiiini'iiced, and tho enwr.y's h usfs lieing fre-h, for sonn two t ll.ree milt V.iv.y nd li.e advantage ; but ihtu the Miperior bottom ami gr. atfr stretch of the American horse t"ld, and uvr p-ojd-? bean to pain on thein. Finding line, pome of lit. to abandoned iheir hores and made for the uMnniiaius. The majority, however, wheeled and formed; but, after a single fire, they ecttiered in every direction, before a charge made by Mnj. Polk and Lieut Claiborne with nine men. Eighteen or twenly cf the enemy were killed and -Ihre! prisoners taken, two of whom are lieuienants. On our side the enemy caused no injury, but in the pursuit Lieut. Haelilt, of ils 3d dragoons, was thrown from his horse end received a slight wound iu hia arm, and a private of Capt. Duperu's company, his pistol hnviug exploded, by his horse falling dead under hm, was siiot througl the fleshy part of the leg. The horses of the greater number of the squid gae out long before the enemy was overtaken, and ix or heven were run to death. Th gallantry of Maj. Polk, and of the officer and men who were fortunate enough to be up witji him at the charge, receives Ihe very highest praise. Among those who participated in the affair, whose names I have not inentioued, are Capt. Crittenden of the Rifles. Lieut. Maney of the Dragoons, and Lieut. Butler and Dr Hont of Gen Boiler's staff the fiiet mentioned and two last volunteers in the expedition. Mr. (Jolherl, the Adjutant of the Rangers, too, dir-fingu.shed himself, and was among the leaders in the pursuit. In searciiing the town it as evident it had been a recruiting station or rendezvous. Army clothing and arms were found in abundance, all of which were destroyed. The General, with the view of inducing Rea to attack him in the town, or to give battle the next day on the road to Mexico, gave out that his ammunition was entirely exhausted, and to complete the ruse, made a requisition upon the Alcalde for a supply, which is was anticipated, he said he was unable tq meet, there not being, lie declared, a pound of powder in the town. His word for it was of course taken, but all failed, and the command marched into the city without firing a gun, with he exception of a few of the rangers in advance, who shot eight or ten strangling gruerillas. The expedition failed in its chief object, the capture of Santa Anna, but aside fr m toe routing of guerrillas and destruction of arms and amnion. lion, together wilh the release of 6ix American prisoners at Cordova, which I omitted to mention before, and the recapture ot a large number of American mules and horses, the moral effect produced by the presence of our arms in portions of the country hitherto unt raveled by ourtroops will be of great benefit. The result of the expedition proves in the clearest manner that the country is entirely conquered, and I am firmly convinced that five hundred well mounted and well appointed men may now search every corner in Mexico for an enemy, and not see him, unless it is in full flight. Three hundred and fifty men leave the city of Mexico 18th of Jan. From Pueola, they march to Tehuacan, a distance of ninety -miles; from Tehuaeaa to Orizaba, forty miles ; from Orizaba to Cordova twice and back, and from Orizaba to Puebla, over one hundred miles; and on this whole diistance, among a population hitherto entire strangers to the American soldier, not a gun is fired, and a city of t pwards of twenty thousand population is occupied for a week, and villages and towus of from four thousand to ten thousand population are passed through without aught more injurious than a white flag being out. At Puebla the command is divided, and less than one hundred and fifty men march over a distance exceeding one hundred miles, through a country aho up to that time unvisited by American troops, and afier inviting attack by a display of numerical weaKne-.-, the only foe met with is one attempting Iiis escape. The expedition, too, it will be borne in mind, hi p.i-d through one of the most populous and weaio'.y pans of Mexico through defiles and gorges, and over mountain roads and paths alinoct inipavable. Frequently spots were met where ten determined and w.II armed men might hold the road again! five hundred, but no effort was made to res.st, and the country oiay be considered conquered from tue extremity of it to the other. The greatest credit is due to the officers and men for the cheerfulness with which they followed the General in his harassing marches, both night and day. The expedition was absent twenty-two days, eleven of which were spent iu quarters, and, in the remaining eleven, between four hundred and fifty and five hundred miles were gone over, at the rat of forty miles a day, over some of the worst roads in the country. But three men, two of whom were killed by the accidental discharge of their pistols, and the third died of sickness, were lost on the march, and not over half a dozen horses. These racls will will speak sufficiently in praise of officers and men. Tne General had under him some of the very best materials in the army otherwise his hery and energetic spirit could not have been followed with the same result. Better officers to second hirn that Col. Hays and Major Polk could not lie found. D. S. fjcjr Walking ix Wet Clothes. If the clothes which cover the body are damp, the moisture which they contain will be evaporated by tht heat of the human body so fast as to produce cold. Thus we eee the danger of silting in wet clothes. By walking in them, however, until they can be changed, we avoid the danger of taking cold, fcr the place of the heat, carried off by the moisture in evaporaling, is amply supplied by lie additional heat geueratcd by the exi ercise.