Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1849 — Page 1

3XiANAI'OL.IS,SEPTE:TIIJGR13,184a. To Correspondents. If "J. O. will Bike hia "Original TorXtj"rtmdubU, we my publish it To bive to re-write it, toil then to examine, it moie than we csn possibly fiod time for. Way doe he not patron lie the wrilin muters now her T It would certainly relieve liim by juietitg kit uertts, wbich matt be ttAreHlvg to him wbile writing his present hand. Senator Whitcomb. The Madison Courier states that Ex-Governor Whitcomb is still at James Town, N. Y. We learn from a le:ter to a friend that his health was improved, and that be will return to Indiana in a sl.-ort time.

(rThe Anderson (Ind.) Democrat hoists the mine of Gen. Joseph Lane for President in 18Ö2, and lion. John A. Dix of N. Y. for Vice President. A race between Lane and Taylor is what tee should like to see right well. The result could not be doubtful. Alabama. The Tuscaloosa Observer gives a list of the members of the next legislature. It allows the whigs a majority of one in the Senate, and tlie democrats a majority of twelve in the House, and on joint ballot, eleven ; which will enable the legislature to elect two democratic Senators to Congress. OCrWe ask tbe Editor of the State Journal, in all candor, whether, as sn honest and free Indianian, he does not believe, with us, that Taylor richly deserves a coat of tar and feathers for his infamous conduct towards the gallant General Lane and our volunteers ! Answer candidly, for once. OThe Councils of Cincinnati and St. Louia have both resolved to withhold their subscriptions, the first of $1,000,000 and the' last of $500,000, from the prosecution of the railroad between those points. A new survey is wow thought of, the present location of the route not being satisfactory. Some Tomato. A lady at Waverly has sent us a Tomato, which we call some. It is none of your double concerns, but a whole one, measuring some 19 inches in circumference, and weighing a little less than two pounds ! If any body can beat this, we think ehe will try again, as we know she is not to be beaten. - Mrs. C. has our thanks. - Gbapes. Grapes are now in season, and the crop is generally abundant. Several friends have sent us specimens, but if any person can exhibit a bunch of g raped equal in weight and size to one now on our table from a year old vine on the premises of G. A. Chapman, senior editor of this paper, we should like to Bee it. It is of the Catawba variety. Peaches. We have received several varieties of peaches presented to us this season, some of which we have noticed. The last was one raised by Hon. O. H. Smith, called the Dawäre Cling; but it measured only nine inches in circumference, and was not quite as heavy as a large pumpkin. But on the whole, thus far, we must give the preference to those of J. S. Spann, being a Frcepit, which we did not measure, our tape-iiae being loaned. At all events, one would be puzzled to carry one in his hat. A Man of Letters. Mr. Collamer, the Postmaster General has received from the University cf Vermont the honorary degree of L. L. D. Of course the Postmaster General must be a man learned in letters, but whether the L. L- D. stands for 'learned in dead letters" or not wo cannot say. If it had been tbe degree of L. D., death on Locos, we should have seen right through it. Mail Irregularities; The Cincinnati Gazette, the leading whig paper in the west, is again alluding to Beveral instances of mail failures and irregularities, says "We recommend to our friends tu Lave patience, as things will come right after a whjle." That is right; but it shoulJ have told its "friends" thau"after a while" means after the next Presidential election. With the sap-heads and scoundrels in management now, nothing better can be expecte-1 before "after a while." Historical Fire. An address at the Anniversary of CaHiopean Society and Lycntm, of Wabash College, July, 18, 1849. By Chaei.es Beecheb, of Fort Wayne. Such is the title of a neat pamphlet laid on our table. We have not had time to read it, but Mr. Beecher'a reputation as a writer and speaker, is suf- ' Ccient eaidence of its merit to warrant us in recommending the address. It is for sale at the book-store in this city. 0-FiRE ! On Wednesday night last, at about 12 o'clock, the 6tore of Wm. E. Sargeant, in Gritfith's block, Washington street, was discovered to be on fire, by a person who happened to be in the street. Tbe alarm being promptly given, tbe fire was easily put out, without material damage to the building, though the goods in the store were all more or less damaged, and much entirely destroyed. The goods were insured in the Columbus, Ohio, company, J. W. Hamilton, agent, for $3,000. This sum will no doubt cover the loss sustained. The fire was evidently the work of an incendiary. C-Death of the Hon. Amos Lane. We learn from the Lawrenceburgh papers that Mr. Lane is no more, tie expired at his residence in Lawrence-f burgh, surrounded by his family, on the 5th inst. at about 9 o'clock in the evening. Colonel Lan-?ias filled a conspicuous page in the history of Indiana. He was a Representative in Congress from this State from 15S3 to 1S37; was repeatedly a member of the House of Representatives of this State, and served one session as Speaker. He was a lawyer of the first ability, and his commanding talent always secur ed him a distinguished place among tlie able men of his day. Peace to bis ashes ! Macaclat's History of England. This history, by the celebrated Thomas Babington Macaulay is to well known, has been so often spoken of and extracted from by the press generally, that anything we might say of it at this time, would probably be deemed superogatory. Wc have tho pleasure to inform our readers, however, that a full and complete edition, two volumes in one, has juit been issued in Cincinnati, and a a very low price, considering its immense cost in tbe east, of Harper's re-print. That sold freely at from $5 to $7. This present edition can be had at the low price of $1 50. Cholera Report at Lafayette, Ixdiana The Daily Journal of the 1st instant publishes a "complete and final report of the ravages of the cholera in Lafayette. The period embraced is eight weeks, Irom July 2d to August 27lh. The population of the town during the prevalence of the crease, it should be borne in mind, was about 3,500. Total Deaths Forden- Children deaths. 14 31 36 , 43 47 26 16 10 223 lteholerm. trs. under 10 First week. Second weelt. Third week. Fourth week. Fifth week. Sixth week. Seventh week, E-ghth week. Total, 4 U 20 21 12 0 9 3 95 4 0 23 29 32 X) 13 . 7 8 155 13 10 12 14 ß 5 3 01 Singtlar Affaiä. A Mr. D. Burroughs, of BufTa lo, while playing at ten-pins,at A von Springs, broke his mtgn. it was done by tbe muscular action of throw ing the ball.

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Published every. Thursday. Another Xcw Invention. Among the many new inventions of the present day, and one which seems to us to fully meet the ob jects for which it is designed, we have seen none which appears to us more perfect than E'ixha lute's Rotary Putnp. To this machine we earnestly invite the attention of the public ; because we have the opinion of an able and scientific man to back our own judgment of its value and importance. This invention, unlike many others made only to fleece the public, without any good quality to recommend them, and finding purchasers merely on account of their novelty, is one which will tpeak for itself, it being sj simple, not 4 withstanding the variety of uses it is capable of being applied to, that any person can understand its operation. Messrs. Cook & IIunn have one in operation at the Palmer House, and also a model of the same, by which it can be thoroughly examined. For the benefit of those who will not probably see it, we will give a short outline of its capabilities. This machine is on the Rotary piinciple, and to our mind effectually solves the problem of thus applying power. It was patented a little les than three years since. The patentee sets forth five different uses to which it is applicable, viz: as a Pump, Fire Engine, Water Wheel, Ventilator for Mines or Factories, and a Steam Engine. And we can conceive of other uses, with very trifling additions. They are thus noted. As a Pump, suitable for dwellings, it will raise thirty gallons of water a minute, with the power of a child only applied. With twice that power, eighty gallons a minute. With a one horse power, 800 to 1000 gallons a minute! One with a wheel of five feet, 11)0,000 gallons a minute. A Fire Engine constructed on this plan, with half the number of men usually required, would be far more effective than any now in use ; capable i f throwing a much greater quantity of water a longer distance, with one-fourth part of the exertion. As a Water Wheel, it must, when generally under stood, be adopted, especially where water is scarce, r.s it is worked both by tlie entering and departing water. As a Vmtilalnr, it is peculiarly adapted, either for ships or mihe, and can easily be fitted as a blower for furnaces, &-c. As a Rotary Steam Engine. The introduction of sliding valves renders its use perfectly satisfactory "in this respect, and all tests have so proved. Another consideration is the veay small space occupied by the Machine. They are of course made of different sizes, according to tho use for which they may be intended; and they can be easily constructed and are not likely easily to get out of repair. We have not room to give a detailed description of its construction, and would again urge every one to give it an examination. Messrs. Cook & Hunn will take pleasure in exhibiting it and explaining it particularly. They have sold tlie rights for ten of the small northern counties, as we are informed, and are desirous of selling the balance of the State, either as a whole or by districts. IIa v in? a desire to return east, they will remain for a few days for the purpose of recei?ing applications. Front what we have heard here, there is no doubt but it would be a profitable and satisfactory investment; for we have been tolJ that numbers of the Ip""p8 could be sold at once, had the agents made preparations to sell them. Remember, at the Palmer House it is to be seen. State Auditor. By reference to another column, it will be seen that Dr. E. V. H. Ellis is announced as a candidate for the office of Auditor of State. That there will be a change in that department, we believe is generally understood. And while we freely award to the present incumbent high merit, at least so far as we have had connection with the office, and one against whom but few if any complaints ive been made during his term, we know that he is too old and able a politician, and too familiar with parly tactics, not to expect to be displaced, or to find fault in case he e! mid be. We therefore hope he will see the error of nis political ways, and join the true Democratic party. In all probability there will be more than one candidate fur the several offices on which the Legislature has to act. And we do hope that among them all, there may prevail the true Democratic spirit that each will yield to the will of the majority. In the case of Dr. Ellis, we may say that we feel satisfied that he will be the last one Ut do auht to mar the harmony of the party, or to occasion discord. Like all others, he has the same right to present his name, and ask for office. And that he is qualified, none will doubt. We have known him Ion", and as an, efficient co-worker in our glorious cause. For ten rears he has labored at the editorial oar; and those only; peTliaps, who have tugged at it, can appreciate such services. He has served the people of his county some eight years as their Auditor, and they have de lighted to honor him for the faithful discharge of his duties. He has taken an open, candid, dignified and able part in assisting to regenerate our State from the Federal Whig political thraldom, which had sunk it into almost eternal political disgrace. And while we would do all in our power to prevent sectional jeal osies, it may not be amiss to say to those of favored sections, that Dr. E. is from the north a section which has battled nobly and gloriously for tbe cause not looking to men. Situated as we are, we do not wish to appear as attempting to forestall the claims or chances of-other deserving candidates. We have only spoken in this instance, because the spirit moces us to give credit to one to whom credit is due. The Democratic nartV has much good timber out of which lo erect her political febric; and her workmen know how to select it. "The will of I people as expressed through their Representatives in Congress ought to be respected and carried out by the Executive.'" Taylor's Allison Utter. V According to present indications, Gen. Taylor will hate an opportunity to reduce his theory to practice; and that too in a manner not very rtuch to his liking. The "will of the people" bids fair to be expressed through, their representatives in the next Congress, in favor of the continuance of the democratic measures, and policy of the late administration, and ajainst the revival of the federal humbug of a pro tectee tariff, a corrupt system of internal improve ments, a mammoth bank, etc. That "will," if not respected by the Executive, will carry with it the p iwer to respect itself and to insure obedience to its decrees. We learn that Rev. W. H. Goode has been appointed Presiding Eider of the Indianapolis District, for the North Indiana Conference. Rev. Mr. Hull lias been appointed to the Robert's Chapel, in this city, and Rev. S. T. Cooper to Indianapolis Mission. The conference, was held at Logansport during the present I week, we hope to get a list of the remainder of the 'appointments for our next paper. Journal.

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INDIANAPOLIS, SEPTEMBER 13, 1849.

IC u i I ilf n v t lame coroVittee of venlion at St. Iotiis. A lame comVittee of gentlemen of the very first respectability in St. Louis, have addressed a Circular, in behalf of the people of St. Louis, to the people of the United States, inviting them to send delegates from every State and Territory in the Nation, to a convention to be held in St. Louis, Ike third Mondiy in October, 1849. The object is to devise ways and means for the construction of a Railway through the territory of the United States, connecting the Atlan tic and Pacific States. The hope is expressed that every district will be represented, ' to that the hospitality of St. Louis shall rejoice in the fullest exercise and enjoyment if its means ; and that a quickening voice may go forth from the assembled mass, that shall gice to the great measure of American Progress assurance of its triumph." We agree with our neighbor, the Journal, that this State, and Indianapolis, particularly, should be reprcser.ted in this convention. Let our intelligent busi ness men think of the subject and agree upon some time for a meeting to appoint delegates. In relation to the importance of the proposed com munication, the Circular says : " We feel assured that investigation and discussion will demonstrate to the world that the Pacific Rail way and telegraph are practicable and attainable ob jects, lhat ihey will prove thern to be above merely party considerations, and exclusively or national import; tbat their influence will be co-extensive with the Republic; that titey will tend to increase its power, wealth and grandeur, to elevate still higher its character among the nations of tlie earth, to confirm and render indissoluble the attachments to us of our most distant provinces, and to strengthen and perpetuate the bonds of our national Union. We derive our justification for these anticipations from a multitude of reasons, military, political, so cial, and commercial, which cannot fail to suggest themselves in every serious consideration of the sub ject. The effect upon the public lands in promoting their settlement and enhancing their value, the increased security to be afforded to the frontiers of the old Statesand to the interior of the newly acquired territories, in facilitating intercourse with the Indian tribes, in diminishing the expense and quickening the transit of national forces and munitions, thereby increasing the efficiency of governmental authority over a widely extended domain, the opening of a new and available channel to a valuable commerce long pent up and hitherto of difficult access, the development of the reources of a new country vastly fertile in mineral wealth, the discovery of new sources of commerce, and the opening of new fields of employment fr great numbers of our people, the aid and saving to be afforded to the whale fishery by offering to it American liar tors on the Pacific in immediate communication with those upon the Atlantic, the binding together the people of the Atlantic and of the Pacific, by adding to the ties of kindred those of common interests and sympathies, enabling us to say to the New Mexicans and Califoruians, we are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens," the exhibition to the world of the nearest route to Asia for European, Brazilian, West Indian, and American travelers, bringing Europe and China within forty-five days of each oilier, the probability of securing for the United States the trade with India, China, Australia, Japan, and other countries upon tbe Pacific, and of thus making the old American cities of the Atlantic and the Gulf the entrepots of the European, as San Francisco would be that of the Asiatic world, the effect abroad of carrying and diffusing the lights of American civilization to regions remote and hitherto involved in the darkness of pagan idolatry and imperial despotism, the effect at home of producing a more perfect fusion of the different elements composing" our own National Union a work having such objects is worthy of the highest efforts of patriotism, worthy, indeed, of the united action of the whole nation, and ought not to be degraded, denationalized, clogged, injured, or endangered by being involved with minor objects, or with the schemes of individual aggrandizement or ambition. A work, whose benefits are thus to be universally felt and enjoyed, has a dignity and a scope beyond the means, and above the interests of persons, sections, or parties." " Signs.' We are certainly getting to be a "city" very fast ! not excepting some landlord, Tor whose benefit it may become necessary to find room for a communication in our next paper. The circumstances detailed seem too highly colored to be true; but on partial inquiry, we regret to state that they are fully corroborated. They relate to the refusal of giving a poor woman with four small children, even temporary shelter, while her youngest was dying in her arms, and actually died before our worthy fellow-citizen. John Greer, could pet her to the Poor House, and to which place he could only get her ! Thanks to the superintendents of that place, for their kindness; and w e vouch, that if the half told us be true, they will be sustained by a generous public. On Wednesday night last, two individuals, one calling himself Andrew Jackson Bee, and the other John Board man, were arrested under suspicious cir curntances. One of them was caught pryinir around Purnsh's store, late at night, supposing it to be a boarding house in a horn. We learn that they were subsequently released, there not being sufficient evidence to convict them. ..The two young lads who made themselves too fa miliar with the money drawer of a jeweller, it is hoped will not be caught again rather never do so again. Their names are withheld in hopes that they will reform. La6t, and least, was the beautiful child left at our friend Biddlo's ! He, however, will no doubt be thankful for the favor; nor do we know that we should notice this circumstance, had not those con cerned have attempted to leave it at our young friend's domicil, (Luke Bryant, Esq., and lady,) from whose premises they were frightened by a dog! A writer from Hungary says, "pray not so much for the success of the Magyars, as for the life o Kossuth, for Hungary cannot be conquered so long as this incomprehensible being is spared." If accounts of Kossuth be true, he is the most remark able man of the age. He is said to sleep no more than two or three hours out of twenty-four. The amount of food he eats "is scarcely enough to keep a young child from starving." He dictates to five amanuenses in five different languages, writes himself, and ex amines despatches all at tlie same instant of time. His physical strength is not more than tbat of a boy six years old. Tho writer we quoted above says: "He will not be sick, and he is not. Great as are his bodily infirmities and sufferings, be is strong and in indefatigable. His spiritual resources, his will, his enthusiasm, endow him with the powers of a eiunt. He bids defiance to the death that threatens him in so many different maladies; his spirits keep the body alive." The God of Liberty be with Kossuth It Salt creek township, Jackson county, Ind., has not a single whig voter in it. Uf viewing the report o the warden or the State prison, the important fact I developed lhat this township sent more represents lives to JefTersonville than any ow townships in the State. Vet the State Sentinel ssy, : "gives us Salt crerk forever." No wonder "like father, like son." Rising Sun HrAi. Don't tho spooney of the "Whig" know, that ifhis statement is true, it account fully for there being no whigs in that townshyp I

CUDA. Gen. Taylor has been pretty strongfy suspected o favoring the annexation of the island of Cuba, and that the majority of the cabinet and the southern politicians who mainly control the policy of the present administration are in favor of such acquisition, there is no mistaking the fact. A Washington correspondent of the N. V. Herald, the paper which -first proposed Gen. Taylor for President, divides the President and cabinet thus on the question of the annexation of Cuba: For annexation Gen. Taylor, Messrs. Clayton, Meredith, Johnson, Crawford and Preston. Against annexation Messrs. Ewing and Collamer. If there be nothing i.i this supposition, immediate or remote, then the appearance of the following elaborate article from tho Washington Republic, just at this particular time, is a curious coincidence, that's all: From the Washington Republic. Cuba st nil it ICctoiirces. This beautiful island, one of the earliest discoveries of ha great admiral, has been know to Europe since 1492, and has borne successively the name of Juans, r'ernandina, Santiago, and Ave Maria, and has found refuge from this confusion of titles in the aboriginal appellation. The most westerly of the Antilles, it equals in area that of all the other West Indies together, and is-one of the large Islands which approaches nearest the North American continent, one hundred and thirty miles from which, an eminent Cuban naturalist maintain!, by soma great convulsion of nature at no very remote day, it has been reparated. The length of the inland, which extends nearly east and west, from the 74 to 65 west of Greenwich, is about six hundred miles, and its average breadth is about one hundred between the 20th and 25th parallels of north latitude. It is biassed with tbe prodigal fertility of tropical climates, while the elevations of it mountains permits the productions of colder climates to thrive. This lofty range of mountains, extending from Cape San Antonio to the Punta de AI a) si, divides the island into two equal portions, and on its declivities and iit its valleys are regions as fertile and as healthful as any in the world. Rising to the height of 8,500 feet, it contains the sources of various streams which abound with peculiar and delicious fith, and which bring down no inconsiderable portion of gold dust, oncn esteemed of importance, but which now is neglected because the labor necessary to collect it, if expended in the cultivation of the soil, would yield thrice the return. The mountains also abound in other mineral wealth, among which are copper, iron, and the magnetic stone, silver is also round. X he most valuable of these mines, however are those of copper, which since the completion of a portion of an elaborate system of railroads, one hundred and ninety-five miles of which are now in operation, have proved most profitable investments. Principally in the hands of foreign capitalists, they employ many thousand miners, the wants of whom provide, for the small planters, that greaiesl of all protections and encouragements, a home market. Marble and coal are also known to exist in inexhaustible quantities, and Ihe value of the latter is daily becoming more apparent from the rapid consumption of wood by the immense azvearias or sugar estates of the island. This coal, eiceedingly bituminous, is evidently an outcrop of the great asphaltum beds which, in more than one of the Antilles, evince themselves in the lakes of mineral tar. It is now employed in the gas-works of the city of Havana, and has been found of great purity and good quality. The island abounds in magnificent harbors, one of which, that of Habana named, tradition says, from an Indian gooddess of that name, a statue of whom is placed over more than one of the gates of the city is probably the best in the world. With a narrow entrance, expanding into a magnificent bay it is capable of enclosing the navy of the world, and from the earliest day has been so carfully fortified as to be considered impregnable. Wei mer History nor scrutiny sustain uns toea, for, in me middle of the eighteenth century, an expedition, ander the orders of the British Admiral Vernon, composed of a small force of royal marine and a tew regiments or colonial troops landed a few miles below the city, all the defences of which, including the Moro, it carried without unusual airhculty. lue new art ot war, with ili immanae batteries, steam and rockets, would certainly reduce the place to necessity in a very short time. M stanzas, lrinidad, Santiago, lientuegoe, and I uerto Escondido aro also excellent harbors, with great natural facilitis for improvements and fortifications. The climate is when we consider the latitude, salubri ous, the year being divided into a dry and a wet season. The warmest portion of the year is July and August when the mean temperature of each day is about 84 Fahrenheit. The coldest i io December, when the tnercury ranges at about 50, except when the wind known t . I t I . . . .-I as ei mailt diows, curing wincn tne instrument suuws a rapid declension. so fertile a soil is not known to exist in any other por tion of the globe. It has been known to produce three ciops a year, and in ordinary seasons two may be relied on. The profusion of it flora, the variety of its forests are unsurpassed: while the multitude of its climbing shrubs give a luxurious richness to its scenery, which con tributes to make it one ol the most lascinating countries in the world. Nowhere is life so easily supported, and is man to delicately nurtured. In addition to the plantain, the yuca of two varieties, the potato, yam, Indian corn, rice, melons, chestnut, cocoanul, pine-apple, amana or custard-apple, medlar, banana, orange, lemon, shadock, and lime, abound, xtie growin ol tue forest comprise the mahogony tree, cedar, lignumvitse, various kinds of ebony, the noble palm tree, add numerous wood for building. On this island, capable of supporting in opulence a pop ulation equal lo that of Spain, are strewn less than a mil lion and a hall ol men, of which six or seven n una reu thousand are white, two hundred thousand free negroes, mulattoeg. and zambos. while the rest are slaves. It is supposed that but two-fifths of the island is cultivated; by ruthlesa Spanish avarice, of the glorious forest trees 1110 ,e" un"K wiiuernea., umm.au.uT, -u uc-i..., which struck the early navigators with so much amaze ment. The chief riches of the island result from its exports, which consist of sugar, coffee, tobacco, wax, cocou, molases, honey, rum. ninize. &c. The first of these is in finitely the most important, and is prebnbly the only one which is regularly increasing, in spite of the changeable seasons, hurricanes, and the immense direct and indirect taxation to which the planten are subjected. 1 he great increase may be estimated from the fact that in 1842, CIVv64d boies were exported; snd in 1347, 1,274,811. The export for the last fiscal year ending with November were 1,210,917. Of other articles, during the same time, were ei potted 700,941 arrobas (25 lbs.); of coffee, 205,559 hogsheads of molasses ; 11,909 pipes of run; 4,647,737 pounds of tobacco; 141,239 boxes (thousands) of cigars, and 561,82b quintals ot copper ore. Gen. Collier's Partt. The St. Louis Union of the 31st olt., contains a variety of information from Santa Fe and tho Plains, derived from Mr. William Mitchell, who had just arrived in that city from San ta Fe. The following mention is made of Gen. Collier: "Gen. Collier, the newly appointed collector for California, who was at Santa Fe with a hundred men when Mr. Mitchell left, was about starting for California under the guidance of the experienced Hatcher. Hatrher receives 1600, three mules, and all necessary supplies, for his services in piloting the Col. to San Francisco. Kit Carson en ß aged to perform the trip for $1500, but he went to Taos to take leave of his family, and they prevailed upon him to abandon the journey The route the Col. intends pursuing, lies near that , taken by Col. Fremont down the river CiIa. Speaker of the House. Who will be Speaker of the House of Representatives, at the next session of the Indiana Legislature! This is an important question, and one that should be considered with !ue deliben tin, before the representatives meet collectively. We would suggest Samuel S. Mickle, representative from the counties of Adams and Wells, as a proper and competent person to occupy that station. Mr. Mickle's parliamentary knowledge is not second to any other member of the next Legislature. He possesses in an eminent degree the qualities of firmness and urbanity, combined with strict business habits, well calculated to preside over legislative assemblies, with honor and dignity to all concerned. Blufflon Bugle. No man can look Gen. Taylor in the face and say that he is not an honest-hearted, sensible and capable man, and what more is wanted to make a good president 'Journal. No man can look Joseph Law son iti the face, and not say the same. Don't the Journal think Jo. would make as good a President as Gen. Taylor ! We do.

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Fom:; m:vs BT THE STE.iMSHjp HJismxaToy: letter li-oui Euroie -Ureal Iliiuguituu Victory ! New York, September 4, 1849. The steamship Washington has arrived, and we have intelligence two days later than received by the last regular steamer from Hungary. . The Russian! under Ludiz are said to have been completely defeated by an inferior force of the gallant Magyars tinder Bern. The survivors were hunted into Wallachia. A bulletin from Dembinski, dated Gyongyas, July 28, speaks of the second great victory he has obtained over the Russians, as follows : After having attacked them by surprise, on the night of the 23d, the Russians did not take a stand. Many of the officers fled in their shirts, and others were cut down or taken prisoners. Two regiments of Russian Cuirassiers were nearly annihilated. In the morning the Russians rallied and fought desperately, but a brilliant cavalry attack decided the contest. The Russians left 1,600 dead upon the field, with eighteen cannon, besides 2.C0U prisoners. The following Russian intelligence is given, and if they confess this much what must the reality be: "On the 23d July the Rifles were attacked in the pass of 'O. J. Lush, by the Magyars, and forced to retreat. They were reinforced with four pieces of artillery, but they were forced to retreat after three hours hard fighting, in which they lostlu killed and wounded four officers and 100 privates. The Magyars passed through the pass." Vienna is now garrisoned by only a few new levies, and when the post left Fresburgh had been occupied by the Hungarians. Vienna letters confirm the report of the occupation of Raab by the Hungarians. Some Hussars had appeared even within a few leagues of Vienna. The Austrians were hastily collecting an army of 20,000 men at Presburgh, lo assume tbe offensive. The Breslau Zeitung, of the 15th, says that persons who arrived in Vinuna on that evening affirmed that a sanguinary engagement had taken place at Grosswardien. The Hungarians had there concentrated a body of 80,000 men, including the troops from Klaneembergh. The affairs of Comorn remain unchanged. The Hungarians were threatening Presburgh. From the Covington People's Friend, Sept. 1. The Coming Legislature. We have heretofore noticed the political complexion of the Legislature to convene at Indianapolis in December next but take pleasure in re.teratiug that a. majority of eight democrats to the Senate, and twice eight to the House, is elected to compose that honorable body. The business to be transacted, will, for the most part, be sectional and unimportant. But very few, if any, matters of general interest to the State at large, will be brought before it. There are, however, a few Legislative favors to be bestowed in the way of patronage and offices. The party in power are firm adherents to the doctrine of political " rewards and punishments," and as a consequence are expected to promote their friends to place, and displace their opponents; to give the State printing to a democratic office, and nil the unices ot Treasurer and Auditor of State with political friends. The " Sentinel," as a faithful central sentinel of the democratic party, deserves the Legislative patronage, and will, we hope, receive it without democratic opposition from any quarter. Concerning Treasurer we are mum ; but For Auditor of State, we avail ourselves of the privilege, as one of the sovereigns whose views Legislative servants are in duty bound to respect, to recommend to favorable consideration ' in connection therewith, the rime and merits of a distinguished democrat Maj. Daniel Mace, of Tippecanoe. For & number of years Maj. Mace has served the democratic party in various capacities with zeal and ability. As a public man he is favorably known over the State. He has been a Legislator, Clerk of the House, LT. S. District Attorney, and Cass Elector, and in each post faithfully discharged tbe duties devolved upon him. By a few votes he was defeated for the nomination to Congress in the democratic convention for the 8th district last June. Albertson. Dunham, Harlan and Fitch, co-laborers with Maj. Mace in the Cass electoral canvass, have all been rewarded with seats in Congress. The Major made more sacrifice to serve his party than any ot!ier elector served it as faithfully but as yet has had no reward. He promptly resigned the lucrative office of U. S. District Attorney in favor of the post of Elector without emolument, and faithfully and successfully in that capacity canvassed the 8th district and other portions of the State. Will not the democratic Lcgishture of Indiana, in consideration of the services he has rendered their party and his eminent qualifications, elect hint Auditor of State! Removal ol' Cien. Lane. The cup of infamy is full the administration of Zachary Taylor has performed the last act necessary to damn it to eternal disgrace, in the removal of Gen. Lane from the post of Governor of Oregon, and the appointment in his stead of Joseph G. Marshall, of Madison. Notwithstanding the repeated and unblushing violation of all hid oleuVes made previous to the tiection we ,a(J t,e charity to believe that General Tav or nosspsswl sufficient of the hiirh-toned tnarnanimity of the soldier to spare his gallant companion in arms, and prove lo the country in at least ooe instance that he had " no e nemie to puni-di." But we trusted in vain we relied iipon a trait of character which Zachary Taylor never possessed, the absence of which stamps him a despot. Well said the Roman Senator in Ihe palmy days of the Republic: "He that makes the most promises tells the most lies !" Tlie appointment of General Lane as Governor of Oregon, by Mr. Polk, was hailed throughout the country as a tribute due to exilted merit and chivalrous bravery, and as a compliment to the gallant State which sent five regiments to the battle field. The fame of General Lane was a portion of his country's glory his brave companions gave him the proud title of "the Marion of the war;" and his fellow-citizens of Indiana greeted his arrival at home with every demonstration of joy. But Joe Lane had sinned. He had dared to stand up in the presence of his iron-faced commander and demand that justice should be done to the gallant sons of Indiana, and he had dared to publish to the world tbat Zachary Taylor had falsely stigmatised the Indiana volunteers as " fugitives," and basely refused to right the wrong, although convinced of his error. , The Slate of Indiana had dared to vote against the. election of Zachary Taylor, and wipe off for herself the disgrace he had attempted to attach to her. It was for this Joe Lane was recalled from a post he was so well calculated lo fill with honor, to be succeed by a mere brawling politician it was for this the President made this exhibition of petty spleen, an act that will endear Joe Lane more than ever to the citizens of his State. Let Joe Lane come home there are warm hearts and open arms to receive him he will be welcomed at every fireside, and among tried and true friends. Goshen Democrat. , Victoria in Ireland. The London Punch his an engraving of the "Morning Call an admirable hit. Queen Victoria, as Britannia, accompanied by the little sailor Prince of Wales, with wide trowsers and tarpauliu, is just nit king a call upon poor Hibernia, who, ragged and sorrowful, yet beautiful and interesting, sits leaning on her harp, while a miserable, half-6tarved urchin is gazing enviously at the little prince. Hibernia say: . Sure sister dear, its not what you've been accustomed to exactly, but anyhow you're welcome." OrNo President of the United States was ever abused as General Taylor now is by the Locofoco Press. Let them go on. Their censure has already disgusted the most respectable portion of their party, and a re-actioq, has already commenced which will render Gen. Taylor the most popular President since the days of Washington. Journal. ' Do tell your readers where this re-action " has commenced. Is it in Indiana, or Tennessee 1 Or is it in British Rhodo Island ! Do tell.

IMTIVS OF THE DAY. The yellow fever is raging in Havana and throughout the Island of Cuba. In the month of Jc'y there were 1303 cast s in the city alone. Mr. Andrew Moffitt, a respectable merchant of Charleston, S. C, was tak.-n with a fit on Wednesday last, while in a bath tub, and drowned. A man has commenced the-roantua making business in Cincinnati. Put a petticoat on him. FrsHiNG in St. Louis. A lad, fishing at St. Louis, drew up the body of a man named Hern. The next day tbe same lad drew up the body of another man.

The Troy Budget says that Henry Clay attended a horse-race at Saratoga the other day, and enjoyed the sport hugely. Paoli Eagle. The Native Americans of Philadelphia county have resolved upon a distinct organization, and nominated several candidates for the Assembly. Senator Douglass. There is a report in our wes tern exchanges that Senator Douglass is dangerously sick. He was in Chicago and in food health on Sat urday Inst. Some of the papers publish a speech of Gen. Tay lor, at Pittsburgh, over half a column long. As he never delivered it, it's of no consequence," as Mr. Toots would say. Hon. Bay lie Peyton, tbe new Minister to Chili, and Ex-Governor Letcher, the new Minister to Mexico, were at the Broadway Hotel, Cincinnati, on Monday last. Dr. John P. Hareson, an eminent physician of Cin cinnati, and professor in the Ohio Medical College, died very suddenly on Sunday m ruing last. Samuel Treat, Esq., late editor of the St. Louis Lnion, has received the appointment ot Judge of the Court )f Common Pleas of that city, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge Blair. Hon. W. Gwin, formerly of Misaiesippi, bit now of California, has written to his friends in NVw Orleans that the people of California will j.romp.ly organize a State Government, and excluded slavery by an overwhelming majority. CountS. Wass, Hungarian diplomatic Agent, was at the Mansion House in Buffalo on Saturday last. He is on a tour through the Western Slates in order to communicate with his countrymen relative to their fatherland. Cholera in the vicinity of Danville, Illinois. This fearful scourge is raging to an alarming extent in the neighborhood of Danville, Ills. Already have twenty or thirty deaths occurred in a settlement of two or three miles in extent. Mncennes Gazette. Hon. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel. The author of an admirable "Essay on the Union of Church and State" has uni'.ed himself with the Baptists, been rebaptised and become the minister of a congregation at Grav's Road, London. The wire suspension bridge across the Ohio has been so far completed as to permit of the passage of footmen, and was crossed by a large number of persons, on Monday. The bridge, extending one thousand and ten feet from Wheeling to tlie Ohio side, has been completed. The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 30th says: "It may not be out of place to say that all the mails came in regularly yesterday, which produced a very agreeable surprise among the business men and editors of the city. We hope all parties may couUnue daily to be surprised in a similar manner." Hon. Gabriel H. Ford, fir many years one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey died at his residence in Morristown, recently. He is said to have been the oldest surviving member of the New Jersey Bar, and one of the most popular and effective advocates of his day. Mother and Daughter Arrested tor Murder Two women, mother and daughter were lodged in Leesburg jail on Saturday week, charged with causing the death of a roan named Hummer, the husband uf the young woman, by poisoning. They bave lived near Kehoboth Church, in the upper part ol L.oudoun county, Ya. From the Boston Daily Times. The removal of the gallant General Lane, of Indiana, from the place of Governor of the Territory of Oregon, shows how little regard is paid to the defenders of the country by tbe present administration, though nominally headed by a gentleman who owes hia political elevation to Iii military exploits. Gen. Lane's (ffmce consists in his having upheld the honor of the Indiana Volunteers against the attacks made thereon by General Taylor, and for thus offending he has heen removed from office, though nu man has preferred against him the. chargo of dishonesty, inefficiency, or incompetency. The government of the Union is made the instrument of settling the President's private grudges, and the power of a great country is prostituted to the end of oppressing an individual whom the President personally hates. Had General Lane done less than he did, be would have proved himself unworthy of the esteem of tbe nation, though he would no doubt have secured the friendship of the administration, which delights to heap odium on the volunteer soldiery, whose exploits had I so much ta do in making General Taylor an "availa1 ble" tool for the whigs. Indiana's soldiers were held ! up as beiu no better thau cowards, on the hardest j fought field of the Mexican war, a field on which ?of who(a there rect,iTed the "baptism of fire." That la panic occurred in one of the Indiana regiments is ! not denied, and it is on reerrd that panics oocurrtd t in regiments of Napoleon's Imperial Guard, the best ; troops the world ever saw. The Indiaaians were , rallied, and bore themselves bravely. Thd attempt ft fasten uaon them the stigma of cowardice fir a inomeutary disorder, naturally excited strong feelings in a S:ate whose people are jealous of their honor ; and General Lane who knew what the lnd; ana volunteers were, and whose conduct at Bucna Vista was praised by General Taylor himselt, did no more than his duty in defending his fellow-soldiers. We are very sure that it they had acted in an inex cusable manner, the "Marion of the army" would not hav b -en f jund among their defenders, and his course tho ild have commanded tbe respect of the President, who is himself a good soldier, and should therefore be able to sympathize with the feelings of another soldier. Instead of acting in a soldier-like manner, however, the President has resorted to the pitiful course of removing General Lane from an office he is most admiraHy qualified to fill. This is a case for the peculiar attention of the Senate, which body, we doubt not, will show, at the proper time, that it continues to be animated by ihe same laudable sentiment that caused it to reject the appointment of Mr. McGaughey. Tbe man who is to succeed G-n. Lane must be regarded as one concerned in a mean attempt to injure a brave and patriotic soldier, and should be treated accordingly. If General Lane is to be succeeded by a whig. Jet him be an honorable man, who has had no part in the smallest piece of business that even the present administration has been engaged in. There is no lack of such men in the whig party, and that party cannot reasonably complain if democratic Secators compel them tobring forward their best characters, to the prejudice only of political conspirators and hacks. The Tistes falls iota the usoal rror of thos who have rseelvs tbrir first impressions from Taylor's falas report. NopaaieeefurreS in tbe second regiment tilitr Col Botelts's mftrttnai trier to "cBAa riamo awo tit," or, If there was, k was confines to a single individual, sad that ans CoL W. A. Bowles. Tbe rrgimm I retreated, it Is Uus ; but k relreslrd ander the ordsrs of the officer wbo bad a right lo command tbem lo do so, and whom they bad ao discretion to disobey. They dare aot disobey they bad taken as oath, aad tbe penally for fcs viola lios was court-ma rüal, dishonor, a ad aWA. The subsequent coadiict of the regiment shows Out Bowles was aloae lo blame for lhat tatraet. And bereia Is ewa of Taylor's greatest crimes against oar volunteers, ia tomdiugColooel Bo wir i asthe gallant Colonel Bowtes,H and slicaulizln the ma as 'fugitives,1 wbea the pralaa end censors should have beta revarces'. General Lane's removal shows bow obstinately Taylor adheres to his fint slanderous report, and what pleasure be lakes la pqnl riling Indiana's Defender against the foul aspersions contained la k. FaSIII iNABLE AMUSEMENT FOR TUE LiDIES. We see it stated in ihe European item- lhat a couple of Parisian ladies figuring in the first circles of society, lately laid a wager for a svimming match, which came offhetween them in presence of a large crowd of spectators. The ladies were both attired in Iooe wide trowsers of fine cashmere, white striped with blue, the waist bound with a scarlet belt, a shirt of the finest cainbrick; with short sleeves, and at a given signal they leaped into the river, and put forth their bet licks till they reached the winning point the victorious fair one coming cut ahead but an arm's length. Don't faint ladies !