Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 October 1850 — Page 2

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WILLIAM J. BRCffX, ' Editor. IV'I.WVIJT,m, CCTOUEK 3. 1350. CTTLij Xo. of our Weekly houIJ be IS, instead er 17, aj p.i ltjJ on the outside. To my Constituent. tin :c nv nams haj beco connected with ths Sentinel, i i editor, several of the Whig papers, which ha V3 fallen ua ler my eye, lave alia led to me in disrespectful tennj h relation to my connection wi.h the Speakership of ths preient Congress. As it is a matter in no way connected with my short editorial career a matter personal to myielf, I shall aniwer th.'je bae chargej of dishonorable conduct, over ni7 ovn iijniture, anl whatever may be said in future, I shall pan uino'.iced. I am ready to say as th.3 Prophet cf L'z saü to L'u comforters, "Suffer me that I rr.ay speak, anl after that I have spoken, movk on." Th? life of man h lull of error. I elti ii no exemption from the common lot of all, but my conicicr.ee tell j me that my errors have been ach M!wed Infirmities tht b&nestr I lit vir f.te cf." My p lbliu acts arc open to public scrutiny. I erve 1 fou' year3 ai a member of the In liana Lejjislatu e. fu'jt fro.a the county of Rush, and afterward f.-oTi Ma-ion, Iwai prosecuting; attorney for ths fifth circuit for five years, was four years Secretary of State, four years Assistant Post Master Gsnernl, an 1 th? en 1 of my present term will make my senke in Congress four years. I do not publish these evilencej of public confidence by way of vain boaitinjr, but as an index for these younj Whig;linpf3 who "were n.ewling and pukinj in their mother's arms" when I entered political life. My poll icol enemies l ave written my infirmiiiei in letters of brass, and traced my good deeds on the mel.ing: snows of winter. I shall now make a very brief statement in relation to the Speakership, anl leave the wo; Id to judge. I reached Wadihgton in wretched health, scarcely aMs to walk,i'h no thought of the Speaker's office. My h:al h for'.u 1 it. My inattention to parliamentary la .v an I rules of order forbid it. I was in favor of tb.3 election of Mr. Cobb, the present presiding ofü cer. IIt wa m ninated at our Congressional Caucu but upon the first vote I wa3 satisfied he could not b 2 elected unler the majority rule. Several jmorats frim the North and one from the South refuse I to vote for hi.n; and as the free soil members h"d I the balince of power, and under no circa n-tanci woul 1 they vote for a slave-holder, and th?ir hostility to Mr. Winthrop wa3 so great that they wen rea 1 t: vita for al m;t any northern democrat rather than support a man, who two years agonal receive J their votes, and, as they alleged, attempted to mortify and disgrace them by placing tin free-soil members on obscure and unimportant committees; anl had stifled all legislation on the subject of slavery by appointing committees who refused to report upon questions referred to them. I repeat their charges without endorsing them. In this state of afTiirs, it was apparent that Mr. Cobb could not be elected. It required one hundred and thirteen votes to elect, and he received on his highest ballot one hnnlred and three. I was requested by numerous friends to permit my name to be usel, amongst those I remember Mr. Vcnable of North Carolina, Mr. Mann of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of Misisippi anl Mr. llarmonson of Louisiana, and I think several others. But I peremptorily declined, and recommended them cither to adopt the plurality rule, by which Mr. Cobb was finally elected, or vote for Mr. Potter of Ohio, who it was understood, could get the free soil vote. The latter course was adopted, but it was soon ascertained that he could not get ths entire Southern Democratic vote, which rendered his election hopeless. After we had ballolted eight or nine day, the Democrats scattering their rotc3, and the Whig3, with the exception of five, voting in a solid column for Mr. Winthrop, on the 32 1 ballot I received 55 votes. On the 3Sth ballot! received 193 votes. Every Democrat, North and South voting for me, except Mr. Cobb of Alabama, who upon all occasions declared he would vote for me whenever by hia vote lie could elect. One evening during the canvasj I received a note from Mr. Wentworth of Illinois, requesting me to come to his room. I did so, and therejnet Mr. Wilmot, u ho La i always been a strongpcrsonal friend of min, lie expressed his desire to vote for me, and said that hm elf, Mr. King and Mr. Durkce, who were classed a3 Democratic free soilers, were ready to do so whenever their votes would make an election, but they had agreed with the Whig free-soilcrs to stand united, an 1 he did not like to separate, unless it became necessary to produce an organization of the Ilouse. Ha then desired to know what course I would a '.opt in the appointment of committees. I replied that I would make no pledges as to the chairmanship of the several committees, nor would I pledge myself to any particular member as to the position I should assign him. Cut I should not, as the free soilers cliarged Mr. Winthrop with having done, place them on obscure committees for the parpose of disgracing them. They should not, were I elected, have an opportunity of crying persecution, and exciting- sympathy i;i the free Slates, but that I woul I assign them places according to their talents, legislative experience and standing, that I should treat them a i impartially as I should the Whigs or Democrat. Cut as I hoped and desired to see the day when all these differences would be buried, and the great Democratic party once more united, I should be imlined to give them places on committee i, where they woul J have an opportunity of making a reputation upon some other subject than slavery. Cut on the Judiciary committee, the District of Columbia and Territories, I would endeavor to place Lcnest, able, impartial and conservative men from the North and the South, who would impartially represent every section, every interest and every chade of opinion. Upon the subject of slavery in the territories, I told him 1 regarded his proviso as unnecessary, that I was in favor of the non-interference doctrine, advocated by Gen. Cass and the Democratic party in the last Presidential election. That I wa3 opposed to all legislation on the subject of slavery, and whiht I should not vole for the proviso, I hould against the establishment of slavery in the Terrilories, anl oppose all efforts to change the existing bws now in force. I further stated, that if Congress would rctrocede the District of Columbia to Maryland, it would end the controversy about slavery, and relieve the General Government from all responsibility for that institution, and that I was in favor of such a measure. With my views Mr. Wilmot was satisfied, expressing at the same time his anxiety for my election, and that if the committees above named were organized as I proposed, it would give satisfaction to the free soil members, but te did not promise to vote for ine, and left "to consult his free soil friends.

In a short time Mr. Preston King, of New York, returned to my room with a note from Mr. Wilmot, requesting an answer, at the same time assuring me that it should be confidential; that he only desired to show it to Mesr. Allen, Giddings and Durkee. I sat down at the table and ery hastily wrote the note which was afterwards published. In this note I merely referred to the former conversation, without repeating it, a) I should have done had it been intended for publication. It is just to the free-sollers that I should say not one of them promised to vote for mej anl on the 4Dth ballot, when 1 received five of their votes, I was as much astonished as any member upon the floor could have been, because I had heard, second handed, that 1 would not receive their voles, and I had made up my mind to decline on the next ballot,knowing that I had received the full democratic vote, a compliment of w hich I was

proud of, and which had been extended to no other member. Cut on that ballot Messrs. Sedden, Wallace anJ Bocock, cast their votes for- Mr. Boyd, of Kentucky, and I lacked one vote of an election. At this juncture, Mr. Ashmun, (Whig,) of Massachusetts, demanded to kno'v of my friend, Gen. Bayly, of Virginia, if there had not been a correspondence between myself and the free-soilers. As the letter was confidential, I might have declined producing it, and without my consent Mr. Wilmot would have done so. Cut knowing that I had done no wrong, that I was guilly of no dishonorable conduct, I rose in "my place, stated to the House briefly my position, read the letter, anl withdrew my name. This was the "head and front of my offending." This was the explosion, which in the eyes of the whigs, was second only to the celebrated gunpowder plot. I have now given a plain, unvarnished history of the transaction, and I appeal to the world to say wherein I erred. It may be said that I was too ambitious of success. To this I answer, it was a laudable ambition. The Speaker's chair in the first legislative body in the world, is a position any man might be proud to occupy. Again it may be said I should not have committed my pledges to writing. I answer, that I make no verbal promises which I am unwilling to put upon paper. I promised in writing to do that which Mr. Cobb afterwards did. I deceived no one; I made no pledges I would not again make under similar circumstances. I am proud of the vote; although defeated, it was a larger one than anv other member received. My course throughout a most stormy and angry session, fully sustained the pledges 1 made after my defeat, and I am happy to know that I had more friends in Congress on the day of adjournment than at the commencement of the session. Cut I shall pursue this matter no further. I am done with it now and i forever hereafter. The people will now have a fair statement of the case, and by their verdict I will abide. W. J. BROWN. The Constitutional Convention. This body, composed of many of the ablest men in the State, meets on Monday next, the 7lh instant. Its proceedings will, necessarily, be of an interesting character, and it is anticipated that great numbers of visitors will be attracted to our city, to witness its deliberations. Though most of our hotels have many of their room already engaged, we can assure the public that our city can accommodate all who may desire to visit us. There is an impression existing, not only abroad, but in our midst, that the Hall cf the House of Representatives is not large enough to accommodate the Delegates and Spectators. Nothing can be wider from the mark. The desks have been removed from the Senate Chamber and placed in the Hall, in semicircular rows, in such a manner as to seat comfortably the 153 Delegates, allowing them three aisles to pass in and out of the bar. Outside of the bar, a row of seats, parallel with the railing, has been added, the galleries have been enlarged so as to hold 100 persons, and numerous other improvements made by which more room is given for spectators. The ladies need have no fears that they aie going tobe neglected, for the lobby north of the Speaker's chair (usually appropriated for that purpose) will seat as many as ever it did. It is estimated that the Hall will now accommodate not less than 400 spectators, the majority of whom can find scats. We hope the Convention will hesitate before consening to change their place of meeting from the State Capitol to that of any other building. The Union Meeting. The Auditor calls the union meeting held last summer in Indianapolis a "Humbug." This meeting was recommended by , Governor Wright. He was principally instrumental in getting it up. It met with the almost universal approbation of the Democratic party, and had the concurrence of the unionloving whig3 all over the State. Governor Crittenden was the invited guest of our worthy and efficient chief magistrate. He was treated with kindness and hospitality. Cut now the Auditor call the whole concern a humbug. Then Governor Wright, in his estimation, must be the chief of humbugs. We protest against these insidious attacks. The Governor's motives were pure and patriotic. Motives which have always marked his conduct both in public and private Jife. But Wra. Lloyd Garrison, the High Priest of Abolitionism, has long since denounced the Union as a Humbug. Now the Democratic (?) Auditor of S'ate uses the same language to characterize a meeting for the preservation of it. Hon. James Osborn of Union. In our list of delegates to the Convention we have heretofore published the name of this gentleman as being elected. It will be seen by Mr. Osborn s Card published in to-days paper lLat the certificate has been given to B. F. Brookbank. The card explains the grounds of Mr. Ohorns claim lo a scat. As in all legislative bodies, the members of the Convention will be the judges of the election and qualification of their own members. Mr. Osborn is a most worthy and honest man just such as we need in the Convention, and we feel confident his case will be decided on its true merits. Adjournment of Congress. C7Eoth Houses of Congress adjourned on Monday at 12 o'clock, M. The bounty land bill passed and received the signature of the President. By the bill as it passed the warrants are assignable. An attempt was made to pass a supplementary bill to prevent the assignment, which failed for want of lime. Illinois. Dr. Richard S. Malony has been nominated by the Democrats in' the Chicago District. Mr. Wentworth, commonly known as "Long John," retires from Congress with laurels on his brow and money in his purse. He visits Europe next summer, and makes the tour of the continent. Go it, John. Wisconsin. Harrison C. Hobert, dem., of Sheboygan county, has been nominated for Congress in the Third District, in the place of Hon. J, D. Doty, the present member. Mr. Hobert received the nomination on the ISth ballot by a majority of four votes over Mr. Doty, ' - C7"The population of Crawfordsville, according to the new ce nru, is nineteen hundred and nine.

Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. .Our Readers will recollect, that some yearsngo the indefatigable Mr. Whitney, set on foot a grand project of connecting the "Atlantic with the Pacific by railway, to commence at the Westend of Lake Michigan, to be constructed by means of a sixty mile strip of public lands, to be conveyed to Mr. Whitney at a nominal price for that purpose. Contentions of delegates on the same subject were held last fall at Memphis and St. Louis, and this spring at Philadelphia. During the recent session of Congress committees reported favorably on the plan of Mr. Whitney. From all these proceed ings we see that it is now conceded on all hands, that it is expedient, necesiary, and practicable, to construct the work, but that the great difficulty in the way is the jn?ons; how are they to be raised? Some

of the friends of the plan of constructing the work by the Government, say that the whole of the public lands, should be appropriated, and if they should not be sufficient to construct the work, supply the defi ciency by an issue of stocks, and private subscriptions. The friends of the Whitney plan object to thi3, and seem to think that Mr. Whitney can con struct the work out of the proceeds of a strip of thir ly miles of public lands on each side of the road. It seems to us, with all due deference to the opinion of others, that the mmn s, have not yet been found to construct this gigantic work, costing by estimate not less than one hundred millicns of dollars. Applying the whole nett proceeds of the public lands, as fast as sales can be made, it would take near thirty years to moke the work, and allowing one third as much, for the proceeds of a strip thirty miles wide, it would require about ninety years, suppose that no repairs were needed in the mean time. We would gladly see the work constructed, and we feel confident that some plan will yet be devised and carried out for the accomplishment of an end that all seem to desire, still in the meantime a railroad is gradually progress ing west by private companies, to the mouth of the Kansas river, the point at which it was proposed at the St. Louis convention, the main trunk line should commence. When the branches shall reach this point, so many interests will combine to extend the line, that the means will be found either by the govern mcnt, or private companies, with, or without the aid of the government. A woik so necessary and impor tant can never rest until it is constructed. ——————— Ohio River. The Ohio river for some time has been so low from Pittsburgh to its mouth, that it has been almost entirely useless, as a navigable stream, the inconvenience to the travelling public, as well as to the business community, has become a sore grievance, and the public mind is strongly directed to railways to obviate the difficulty. Since the problem has been solved by the Hudson River Railway, that railroads cannot only compete with steamboats, but almost supersede them, with the travelling public when running side by side, it would seem to admit of no doubt but that railways must prove eminently successful in competition with any mode of conveyance yet known. A writer who has seen and felt the difficulties growing out of the obstruction in the navigation of the Ohio, says: "So soon as the road from Pittsburgh through Bellefontaine and Sidney to Indianapolis, shall be finished, the western travel passing down the Ohio river will be diminished from 25 to 50 per cent.," and of course the business on the road must be immense. The Pittsburghers, as well as the people on the line, appear to be of the same opinion, and are pushing the road with great energy. ——————— The Slave Trade in the District of Colombia. The following is the vote in the House of Congress on the bill to abolish slave trade in the District of Columbia: Yeas Messrs. Albertson, Alexander, Andrews Ashmun, Bcalc, Bingham, Dispell, Booth, Briggs Brooks, William J. Brown, Bool, Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas B. Butler, Cable, Calvin, Campbell Carter, Casey, Chandler, Clark. Cleveland, Cole, Cor win, Crowell, Uickey, Dimrmck, Disney, Dixon, Doty Duer, Duncan, Dunham, Duikce, Elliott, IN at nan Lv ans, Fitch, Fowler, Freedly, Fuller, Gentry, Gcrrv lilmore, Gorman, uilttert, Irott. unnld, unnnew, Hall Ilnllowav, Hampton, Harlan. T. L. Harris, Hay, Hay mond, Hebard, Henry, Howe, Hunter, W. T. Jackson Julian, G. G. Kinjr, J. G. King, J. A. King, P. Kinsr LiClller, Levin, LittlehcM, Horace Mann, Joli Mann, Mat teson, McClernnnd, McDonald, McGaugheyIeKissock MeLin ihan, Meacham. Miller, Moore, Morris, Nelson Oile Otis, Pea.Ice,. Pheonix, Pitman, Potter, Putnam Reed, Richardson. Ridley, RoMiins, Robinson, Rose Ross, Rnnisey. Saefcctt, Sawtelle, Schcnck. Schcrmer horn. Schoolcraft, Silveter.Spaldin!r.Sprar icT. Stevens Stetson, Stronsr, Taylor, Jnnics Thompson, Thurman TV i. rr.ii.:ii u'.ii it' . .u i m iv, j inu-i inn, iiimhi, i aiurn, n muu, tciiiwiiu White, Whittlesey, vildrick, Wood, andloung 121 Nats Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Ashe, Avcrett Bavlv, Bowdon, Bowie, Albert G. Brown, Burt George Alfred Caldwell. Joseph P. Caldwell, Cling mn. W. R. W. Cobb, Colcock, Debcrry, Edmundson Al -Xfinder Evans, Ewinsr, Featherston, Green, H iniil ton, Harrison, Isham G. Harris, Sampson W. Harris Holladay, Howard, Hubbard, In?e, Joseph W.Jackson Andrew Johnson, Jones, Kanfmnn. Kerr, La Sere Marshall. McDowell, MeLean, McMullen, McQneen Millson, Morse, Orr. Outlaw, Parker, Phelps, Pow ell, Savage, Seddon, Frederick P. Stanton, Richard II Stanton, A. H. Stephens. Thomas, Jacob Thompson Venablc, Wallace, Watkins, Williams, and Woodward 17. Texa Boundary We regret to learn that Gov. Bell has vetoed the bill passed at the recent sessicn of the Legislature submitting the proposition of Congress to establish the boundary of Texas, and to pay her, as an indem nity for her claim on New Mexico ten millions Governor Bell is opposed to the whole settlement He contends that the State has no constitutional right to alienate any portion of her Territory. We trust the sober second thought of the people, w ill induce the legislature to pass this measure, by the Const itu tional majority over the Executive veto. The prop osition is liberal, to Texas. A compromise honour able to the parlies and we hope Texas will be gov erned by the dictates of reason, and not heed the ad vice of hot headed and sore headed disünionists, who would like to put Texas in the front of the battle, and then profit by her ruin and disgrace. ITWe notice that Mr. Brown, the Representative. in Congress from this district, and the responsible editor of the "State Sentinel," voted tbr the fugitive slave bill. Ind. Journal. And so did Mr. McGaughey, the only whig member in Congress from Indiana. The law is right. Mr. McGaughey, who is a good lawyer, and a man of talents, knew it, and had honesty enough to vote for it. Higher Law. Senator Seward has been severely lampooned for daring to assert that there wasahizher law than earthly enactments, the Law of God,' while the same men have expressed their unbounded satisfaction at Mr. Webster's position, that the Law of Nature mas stronger than any other could bo in keeping slavery out of New Mexico. We are not much skilled in the. ology, but think that the Higher Power, mentioned by MrSteward, entitled to moro respect than the Frenchified codships of Mr. Webster. Indiana Statesman. Clear the trak for William Henry Seward the abolition candidate for the next Presidency. Straws show which way the wind blows. (7"The population of Selcm, according to the census ju-t completed, is twelve hundred and twenty-five.

Constitutional Convention ENATOaiAL EELXGATES.

CountU$. Name. J). J. W. Beiden, 1 H. Prather, II. Allen, H. P. Biddle, J. G. Read. 1 E. S. Terry. IV. 1 1 1 Alfen-, &c., Bartholomew, Sec, Carroll end Clinton, Cass, Howard, tec, Clark, Jiaviess, Dubuis, &c, Smith Miller, W. S. Holman, J. B. FoU-v, Rol.crt Work, J. H. Mather, Daniel Trembly, Joseph Coats, George Berry, P. Mi Kent, Walter March, Albert Cole, John Zenor, II . G; Todd, E. Murray, Isaac Ki nil ley, J. F. Carr, Milton Gregg, James Ritchey, James Dick, George W. Carr, S. J. Anthony, T. D. Walpol, A. F. Morrison, D. Red, H. T. Snook, James Crawford, H. Kendall, A. C. Pepper, W. F. Sherrod, D. M. Dobson, O. P. Davis, John P. Dunn, A. C. Stevenson, James Lockhart, N. B. Hawkins, Thomas Smith, Jesso Morgan, Thomas A. Hendricks Hugh Miller, J. B. M. Fuiland, W. R. Haddon, R. C. Kendall, J. S. Newman, J.I. Morrison, Dcarlorn, Decatur, Deall, tec, Elkhart atid L., Fayette and Uaion, Fountain, Fiaukliu, Floyd, Grant and Delaware, Hamilton, Harmon. Hendricks, Huntington, kc, llcniy, Jackson and Scott, Jellerson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Laporte, P., and L., Madison and Hancock, Marion, Monroe and Brown, Montgomery, Morgan, Miami and Wabash, Ohio and Switzerland, Orange and C, Owen and Greene, Parke and Vermillion, Perry, Spencer, Sec, rutnarn, Posey and V., Randolph, Sic, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, 1 1 1 1 at. Joseph, &c. Tippecanoe, V ijo, Clay, Sec. Warren, Benton, !cc., Wavn, Washington, 33 17 REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES. Count U. Adams and Wells, Allen, Blickford and Jay, Bartholomew, Boone, Benton, White, fee, Brown, Carroll, Cass and Howard, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Clinton and Tipton, Dearborn, Dekalb and Steuben, Decatur, Delaware, Dubois, Elkhart, Fayette, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Greene, Grant, Gibson, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Hcnr , Huntington, Sec, Jackson, JcfLrson, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, Knox, Lagrange, O OF Laporte, Lawrence, Lake and Porter, Madison, Marion, Marshall and Fulton, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgi?, Martin, N-ble, Ohio, &c, Owen, Orange, Perry, Pike", Parke, Putnam, Posey, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, St. Joseph, Scott, Shelby, Sullivan, Spencer, Tippecanoe, Union, V'S Vermillion, Vanderburgh, Wabash, Warrick, Warren, Wayne, Washington, Kämet. E. K. Bascom, Allen Hamilton, D. Milligan, Z. Tanneiiill, ( Smith Jones, W. McLean, ( M. A. Duzan, Jona. Harbolt, S. Chandler, R. II. Milroy, Geo. A. Gordon, T. W. Gibson, ( J. Fisher, F. B. Yocura, Samuel Pepper, 5 S. Sims, I C. J. Miller, i J. D. Johnson, I J. Watts, E. R. May, Jospph Robinsen, D. Kilgore, B. K. Edmonston, W. E. Beach, Ross Smiley, ( W. W Thomas, II. P. Thornton, Joseph Ristine, Spencer Wiley, G. G. Shoup, -Thos. Butler, B. C. Hosin, Samuel Hall, . H. W. Clark, Geo. Tngue, John .Mathers, C. C. Nave, G. II. Ballingall, Daniel Mowrcr, J. Wunderlich, S P. Mooney, M. G. Bright, I W M. Dunn, J. L. Spann, F. Hardin, James Garvin, W. W. Hitt, J.T. Howe, J J. B. Nilcs, I E. D. Taylor, Melchert Helmer, D. Crumhacker, J. Davis, C J. P. Chapman, D. Maiuire, ( D. Wallace, A. L. Wheeler, J. A. Graham, W. C. Foster, Sr., ( D. A. Shannon, I H. E. Carter, A. B. Conduit, Thomas Gootee, T. P. Bicknell, Daniel Kelso, Georse W. Moore, W. Holladay, S. Frisbie, Charles Alexander, W. R. Nol'singer, ( Sand. Davis,5 S. Farrow, ( O. Badccr, 5 R. D. Owen, I A. P. Hovcy, B. McClelland, II . J. Bowers, W. M. Bracken, Joflcrson Hehn, S. Colfax, ii. S. Smith, J. Vanbcnthusen, Benj. Wfolfe, W. Hu(T, John Pcttit, I O. L. Clark, B. F. Brookbank, SC. W. Barbour, G. F. Cookerl v, T. J. Bourne," Judge Chenowith, J. E. Blvthc, W. Stecfe, (free soil) C. C. Graham, J. It. M. Bryant, SJ. Rariden, " John Beard, (f. s.) O. Beeson, E. D. Logan, ( R. Schoonover, D. l W. I .1 63 37 The Convention Printing. The following is from the Locomotive of Saturday last: "We believe, however, that the Convention will have power to elect its own oflicers we don't think the legislature exercised such a fatherly care as to provide a single ono lor it and among these officers we think there will be one called a Printer, for the people will certainly expect the proceedings, &c,tobe printed. "The conventions that have met in other States to amend their respective Constitutions, have invariably elected their Printer to the Convention, independent of the State Piiutcr. And so we think our Convention will do." Thus reasons the Franklin Democrat, on the Convention printing, and it in the opinion of all that we hare heard express themselves, or that have written on the subject. The law making provision for the Convention, has the following clause. "The delegates who shall he elected as aforesaid, shall assemble in convention at the Capitol, in the city of Indianapolis, on the first Monday in October next, and organize by electing a president and all other necessary oßcert." That a printer is a "necessary officer" to the Convention, no sane man will deny, but his ollice, unlike that of Governor, Secretary of State, 8tc, is not Constitutionally created but is created by the body that has use for him in the same way that the office of Clerk, or doorkeeper is created ; and their term of office is fixed by the body electing them. Of rourse our Convention will elect their own printer. (r-The Greencaslle Sentinel copies the article from the Paoli Eagle, relating to tie Convention Printing, and says: "The Editor of the American Eagle speaks our opinion in as plain a manner as we could possibly do iL" m OyTerrc Haute has a population of 1,057.

A Card To the free and independent cltiztn$ of the County of Union.

As a false impression has been attempted to le given ly the Whig press of the adjoining coumics coüccrniiig tle eausos ind reasons wl.icu induced me to content tLe election of Mr. Brookbai.k to a scat in tic Convention. I have felt it my duty, in vindication of myself, to give a statement of these cause, as well as tl.e state of the poll alter an examination of it unuer tl.e iaihi of the several uif jtectors in open court. It is well known th:it for some two d ivs I w as tl.e re putcd delegate elected to tl;e Convention, atid under such imprcsion, I attended at Lilierty on tl.e returning day, for the purpi.se of b ing present when the Inspectors made their returns and compared the polls. TLe law is mat tias snail be done on tlie YY cunesuay next succeeding the election, lietwcen the hours of 12 o'clock M. and 4 o'clock P. M. On the day in question all of the Inspectors or Judges were present from the several townships and precincts, except the Inspector from Harrison, and when it Itecame apparent to the Board of Inspectors that the time had almost expired, specified for their organization and duty, they resolved themselves Lato a liody for this pnrposej (the lnspcctor of Harrison biing still absent.) Having elected a president, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court being present ex-ofiicio as Clerk, the Board examined the polls, made out tl.e usual certificate, which declared that I bad received the highest number of votes for the office of Representative Delegate to the Convention. The Judges or Board then signed and sealed the same according to law. Altout half past four o'clock the Inspector of Harrison made his apearance, and the Board agreed to receive the vote under protest, provided it did not change the result of any of the t artict tlec.ed.On an examination of the poll IkhA the amount reported to havc'lieen given to myself was reduced so as to elect Mr. Brookbank by a majority of firo votes. A division arose aiwong the members of the Board, concerning what should lc done in the case, and by a compromise it teat agreed to certify the facti, leaving the question of the le,a:ity of the reception of the Harrison poll open. To this I consented, and the Board so endorsed it on their certificate, a copy of which I now hold in my possession. I presumed that no certificate of election would Ikj issued by the Clerk, but that tl.e whole matter would le laid before the Convention. In this I was mistaken, for in the course of a few davs I was informed that my opponent had lcen sent for, and among much rejoicins, received an unualifti certifi cate Irom tüe Clerk ol the Circuit Court. Alter tins information, as there was nothing left for me but to contest the ri;ht of Mr. Brookbank, or sit quietly by ana see my rights trampled on, I examined severul ol the Township polls, and liudiiir what I lelieved to be gross frauds practiced upon me, I gave notice of the contest. Since then an examination and a purging of the polls have been instituted, and the follow ing is a synopsis of the aggregate vote each of us received for Representative Delegate. Taking the name of James OMjorn, Jas. Osborn and J. Osborn, there are given to me for this office 591 V'tcs. Taking the name of Benjamin F. Breokhank, Benja rain Brookbank, u. t. Biookhunk tu.d B. Brookbank there are given for Mr. B.ookb;v.:k, for tl.is tlicc 440" votes majority in my favor of a clear vote ior Ufa e ol Representative Delegate, 143 votes. Ti.e c uie some y votes given for suud.'y individuals, viz: William Watt, Edward Hall, Francis Brookbank, Franklin Brookhxnk, F. Brookbank and Brookbank. sonic of wLiih ;ne claim, cd by my opponent, and two tickets in dispute, the name n t being legible. For the office of Representative, Mr. Brorkla ik received under the namo or Benjamin F. Brcokhaitk, and B. F. Brookbank 14-1 votes, a; d six votes were also given for tit's i-llice to F. Brookbank, J. Brookbr.nk a;:d Franklin Brookb:ink. There were voted f;r n.e lJ votes lor Representative, 7 ui;der my name of Jaim-s mid 2 under that of J. Osborn, and "one vote in tüspute for Representative Delegate. The Ucmocr.tic tickets we e pri.itel, Represe ntative Delegate, and for the Lcgiala'urc Repicseutative. Tl.e Whig ticket, called for the tim licing The Peopll's Independent Ticket," v ere printed Representative Delegate, and Re piescntativo to the Le!ilaiii. e, ultuougli a large number had only the word Representative on theiu, hence M. Brookbank claims alt the votes given to him for this olficc, as intended for the ether. and asks them to be counted for him. There are nl.i six votes chulicngad by me as illegal, four of which I am satisfied are so, and these were given to him. Mr. Brookbank has a brother, of full age, of the name of Charles F. Brookbai.k, commonly known by the name of Fcnton. Brookbank, who although not a candidate openly, was very active for his brother during the canvass, nnd had many personal friends. His lather was also a resident of the" county, henco tho votes given to Francis, F. and J. Brookbank might as well be claimed by them as by Benjamin Franklin Brookbank. But placing all the votes given under the name of Brookbank to his account, would only make 003, from which deduct 4 illegal votes, w ill only make Ö00. My total vote is 600, about which I think there is no doubt, (the one in dispute not Itcing counted.) Hence on a full vote, I have a inajorit of one. If you take the full name and the initials of each for both of us, my majority would le aloul 10 votes; and if you confine each to the otfive f r which he was voted, my majority would be aliout 145 votes, the latter of which is the true mode and test of the election, because it is not the office that a man runs for that he obtains, but the otlicc for which he is voted and obtains a majority of votes. Without imputit-g fraud to anv of the inspectors who have and had the custody of the lwllo! -boxes, two things have occurred which I must say I do n -t consid.r riirlit, and the blame lies somewhere, although I do not Itcliove cither of them are to blame, and it is this, that in the Union township box, after the tickets had lccn examined by Mr. Brookbank and myself separately, oie ticket was found in the Iox on the day of examination, containing the name of Mr. Brookbank more than is f.und on the poll-book; whilst in Centre, I lose one vote and yet one ticket is found there more than was voted or is found on the poll liook, by which I am injured 2 votes. These, fellow-citizens, are the chief reasons that induce me to contest the election of Mr. Brookbank, and his right to a seat in the Convention to amend the Constitution of the State; but independent of having been a candidate, as an elector of the county of Union, I hold it my duty to prevent, if in my jowcr, any man sitting in that Convention on the strength of illecal votes. I wish to see the men who assemble at the capital as representatives of the people, to alter or make anew the Constitution of my country, men of clean hands and pnre hearts, and who hold their seats by the free w ill of the people, obtained fairly and honestly, not by fraud or deceit. Whether Mr. Brookbank obtained his clcclion by the first or last of these modes, I leave the Convention to determine, but the mail who came into our township meeting and by his promises lccame a delegate to our County Convention, and there gave his vote for me on nomination for the office of Delegate to the State Convention, nnd who after havintr done these things, became a candidate for the same office against ne, and by the votes of the party in opposition endeavored to obtain an office of honor and trust, I cannot regard as having acted the part of a gentleman, or that of a fair and honorable competitor. Before I entered the contest, I offered to resign if he would do so, and submit the question to the people; this he refused, leaving me no alternative but the one I now pursue. JAMES 05B0RN. September 27th, 1350. Rapid Increase of the Revenue of the Wabash and Erie Canal. We find in the New York Evening Post the following statement of the amount collected for tolls up to the 1st of Septemler, and for the corresponding periods of 1343-9. It will he seen that that the tolls on the Canal for the month of August. 1350. compared with August, 1 49, show an excess of $12,245, an increase of more than 100 per cent.: Wabash and Erie Canal, Indiana. The tolls of the Canal for the month of August, were, $21.023 4 The tolls for August, 1349 -8,777 55 Increase $12,245 4S The tolls to 1st September, 1843, were 85.437 CO The tolls to 1st Scptcmlcrl349, were 97,090 4S The tolls to 1st September, 1350, were 106514 95 These returns show evidence of a rapid progress, and a proof of the importance of the Canal to Western interest. Lefajette Courier. Michigan Central Kailroad. Tho New York Journal of Commerce has received the following stateitH'nt of the earnings on the Michigan Central Railroad for the month of August : 1349. 1350. Freio-ht 19,905 17 34,506 61 Passengers 25,104 81 43,43J 93 Miscellaneous : 250 00 45,009 93 73,195,54 0"Twenty-two freight cars, we learn, came up in the train, from Edinburgh) on Wednesday last. This looks like a revival in business. The Kniglitstown road will be finished shortly, then look out! A very heavy train went to Rushville the same day. Shelbyville Volunteer. DTI Iiroogh a great part of New England and New he potato blight has nearly destroyed or greatly .1 i " j I.. t " I l- ll I.... York, the potato injured the crop in ory sanuy lar.uu uussuucici 4i-a;i.

From he National Intelligencer The Ca ifornia 'ews. We are indebted to the Hon. Wra. M. Gwinn, Senator i i Congress from Chl"rnia, for the subjoined copy of a letter from the Lieutenant Governor of tl.at Mute, giving uri authentic aceouut cf the late riot at Sacramento City, lctwceu ti.e Squatters nnd Landholders, of which, we published a bi it 1" notice on Suturdjy. ON B0AR hTEAMEK SENATOR, '1ti;utt 14, 1 50 P. .V. 'My Dear Sir: I am now uu my wiy t Bcnieia.to solicit of General Smith the nid of his troops to quell a large lawless mob, who are now tl.ieateiiin tl.e destruction of the lives ar.d in jurty of the citizens of Scrmento city; and, as the steamer leaves for Panama tomorrow, I avail myscll of the opportur.iiy of a frioud, who is going to tl.e States, to write, aitd nive you the details of the horrible massacre that is now going on io

that city. "for some time past the squatters have taken pos session of a large portion of the town lots belonging ta various persons, wlio hau bought and paw lr the property, and the excitement consequent thereon has bcea increasing gradually, aid to-day the criM broke forth. borne two days since a large meeting uT tLe squatters took place, and they resolved tl.at as the State was not admitted the laws created by the Legislature were of no lorce, atttl that thev woulu resist until death anv mandate coming from any of our courts. On yesterday the Sherin ejected some or them lioin the property ol Mr. Hodgcrs, and several resisted his authority: two of theiu were brought leforc the cotintv judge for tl us acting, and were committed to jail or prison ship. This morning they organized to the nnnilx-r of one or two hundred, who hud muskets and small arms, and aided by a htre numlier ready to assist them, all armed, they marched through the streets in reuular military style, their leader on horseback, with sword; vent to secial j laces from which they had been recci.lly ejected, and took pnsres ion; and ihen wended their way to the piison-ship. f release the two of their numler that were iir prisoned o yeMerday. When near the ship thev were met by tl.e Mayor, Mr. Bigclow. who was onliorse, endeavoring to rally a josse to disperse them. At this infant a geo. eral firing commenced; the firing became general in I, K, and 4th streets, the citizens nmnini to and fro iu ev. ery direction. The SI eritT", a noble f -llow. mounted his horse and did all in his power to assemble a posse; but the panic was too great: none were prepared for what had come upon them! I did all I couhl to assemble a force, nnd before I left issued a call for all to assemble in front of the City Hotel; l.ad tl.e cannon drawn up and loaded, and runners sent for all the arms that could I found. Issued, also, a notice for all non-combatants to keep out of tl.e stveets and, after accorr.plishii jr this. I started for the steamer Senator, which I had detained to wait orders, and immediately put cut to get troops from General Smith. I left at the solicitation of a large num. Ier of the citizens, who tho"ght that I "could exert a greater influence to get the troops here. When I left, the fn ing was still going on, and the greatest enry-terna. tion prevailed. I will he up with the troops by one o'clock to-iiiht. As the steamer leftjlli cry was to fire the town, aud God on'v knows what w ill ledonclx fore I ret back. I left Ma vor Biirclow biully wounded. Mr. Woodland, ar.d two others that I snw, were lying dead, and several wounded. The leader of the mob was shot cVhJ fiom l is horse. I v ill meet the steamer Gold Hunter in Su'son bay, fake her back and get the troops, provided General Smith will let them co, which I have mime fear of. He has acted verv strangely in the difficulties that we I ave had to preserve law ar.d order. If he refuses I will advi.e yon. before the steamer leaves to-morrow. "This is one of the results of our non-admission. A fearful eriMs is at hard should Congress refuse us admission at this session. The only protection to our lives and property is to take possession of the customs. "In haste, very truly vonrs, Jo HS McDoCCAL. The Hicts nt Sacramento City, The N. Y. Journal of Commerce says from a pacn. ger by the Chagres steamer Philadelphia, we learn that statements published in the San Francisco papers relative to the s piutter distui hanccs at Sacramento, are true, excepting only the actual death of Mayor bigelow. Though mortally wounded, no information of his decease had b.'ca received at the departure of the steamers from San Francisco. But the intelligence published in the Panama Star, said to have iKiciireeived by express at the office of the Pacific News just previous to tue sailing of the steamers, to the effect that Sacramento City had pecn burned by the squatters, is discredited. This news is said to have come overland fom Sacramento to Benicia a distance of more than sixty miles, over a mere trail, difficult of passage, and thence by a small steamer to San Francisco. Thr conflagration must have occurred, if at oil, on the evening of Aug. 11th, as the steamer Senator left Sacramento at 3 P. M. of that day, at which time the riotous squatters had leen driven into the outskirts of tl e city. Our informant, who is well acquainted with the country doubts the possibility of transmitting intelligence by the means indicated in the time that intervened Itetwecn the alleged event and the departure of the Panama steamers. Such was the opinion generally of the numerous persons from Saerameuto who came down in those steamers. The impression said to be entertained to a considerable extent al San Francisco, and by those of the passengers by this arrival intorested in afiairs at Sacramento, is that the movement of the squatters had been effectually suppressed, that the leaders of the outbreak would I severely punished, and a complete breaking up and extinction of the defeated combiuation is predicted as the inevitable result. Frcm Orcjrou. Oregon papers to th 25th July have lecn received at San Francisco. The oidy items" we find worth copying arc these: There arc three new steamers building to run npoa the Columbia. Persons have come in from the Rogue river country, who are confident that gold may be found there in con sidcrable quantities, though the waters were still too high to "prospect" salis-faetorily. Gold, however, was found. Gov. Lane, not finding things to suit him oa Rogue river, after negotiating a treaty of peace with the Rogue river Indians, had gone to Trinity oo his way to California. Immigration to the Territory from the Atlantic States is said to he large. Those "coming over the Cascade mountains, it. is said, are great sufferers, as the route is impassable. Efforts are making to go to their relief. Farming in the ten itory has proved this year very prcfiuble. Fom the Terre-Haute Journal. Washington, Sept. 15, 1350. I take this occasion to inform your readers, having lecn requested so to do, what are the provisions of the Oregon Land bill, so far as emigrants are concerned, going to the country for five years alter the first tf December next. To all white male persons, oxer twenty oue years of age, emigrating to and settling in said Territory, during tLe time specified, and to all white males becoming twenty-one years of ago and settling in the country, during that time, the bill gyants, 32U acres of hind, if a married man, or 160 if single If, however, such single man marries within one year after arriving in the Territory, or after liccoming twenty -one years oC age. he receives 320 acres. In all cases one half of this land is to lelong to the woman in her own right, not liable to the debts of ber husbind, or subject to his control. The bill requires four years residence and cultivation before one can get a formal title to his land. The land may he selected wherever the emigrant f leases, in any unoccupied part of the country I would alsoemark that this ImII has passed the Hous and has received the sanction of the committee on publie lands in the Senate, and I am quite certain, when I say it meets the approbation of a large majority of the Senat. It will pass tfcat liody in the conrsa of a eck. I would also remark for the information of those who wish to emigrate, that the prospects in Oregon never were brighter. There is a line of mail steamers now extending to Oregon City 150 miles into the interior, and machinery Is on the way for two steamers, to run on the Upper W'ilhmette, which may be navigated 150 miles above Oregon City. And for information as to tLe price of labor, I have to say, that I received a Jotter by last mail, from a young man who left Massachusetts in June, w ho hired out'immediately after arriving there, for $2.000 per year. Day lalor ranged from one to fifteen dollars per day, according to the nature of the w ork. I would Iks much obliged to western Editors, to give this short letter a place in their papers. I am. sir, very truly yonrs, &e.. SAMUEL R. THUKSTON. Editor Terre-Haute Journal. I. O. O. F. The Grand Lodge of the United States, recently in session at Cincinnati, elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Grand Sire Wra. W. Moore, of tho Disirict of Columbia. ' Deputy Grand Sire Henry L. Page, of Wisconsin. Grand Corresponding Secretary J. L. RiJglcy, U New York. Grand 1'reaturer A. E. Warner. Jexht Lind Coming. A trentleman frm New York City has been here for some days past, as sjrent for Mr. Barnum making inquiries for a suitable Hall for the the "nightingale." Negotiations have lcen pending for a lease of the new buildings on Fourth between Walnut and Vine. If secured it is the intention of the agent, after tho Hall has lcn occupied by Jenny Liml in a series of Concerts, to change the structure into a shape suitabi for a new Museum on HarnuaTsplan in New Yolk. Cin. Gaz:tt: