Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1852 — Page 2

INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WILLIAM J. BROWN, Editor. INDIANAPOLIS: MONDAY MORX1XG, MAY U, 185.

Democratic State Ticket. roa oovsaxoa, JOSEPH A. WRIGHT, of Parke County. FOa LtEOTENAWT-OOVERXOB, ASH BEL P. WILLARD, of Floyd County. roa SECRETARY OT STATE, NEHEMIAH HAYDEN, of Rash County. rOR AUDITOR or ST ATI, JOHN P. DUNN, of Perry Coanty. r0R TREASURER or STATE, ELIJAH NEWLAND, of Washington Coanty ron j t: does or the supreme covet, WILLIAM Z. STUART, of Cass County, ANDREW DAVISON, of Decatur County, SAMUEL E. PERKINS, of Marion County, ADDISON L ROACHE, of Parke Coanty roa asroaTEa or the supreme court, HORACE E. CARTER, of Montgomery Coenty. roa clerk or the supreme court, WILLIAM B. BEACH, of Boone County, ron superintendent or public instruction, WM C. LARRABEE, of Putnam County. Democratic Electoral Ticket. state at large, JOHN PETTIT, of Tippecanoe County JAMES H. LANE, of Dearborn County DISTRICT ELECTORS, FirH BENJ. R. EDMONSTON, of Dubois Coanty. Mnd I A MPS S ATHON, of Clark Countv. Third JOHN A. HENDRICKS, of Jenersoa County, i . .-,.t. it -vrn r " 1 Fourth EBENEZER DCMONT, of Dearborn Co. Fifik WILLIAM GROSE, ol Henry County. Sixth WILLIAM J- BROWN, of Marion County. OLIVER P. DAVIS, of Vermillion Countv. Eighth LORENZO C. DOUGHERTY, of Boone Co. Jviau n JK.uAN fcDAii, ol BE, josepa uoaniy. Tenth RE ÜBEN J. DAWSON, of DeKalb County. Eleventh J AM ES F. McDO WELL, of Grant County James H. Lane. Elector for the State at large, will address his fellow s at the following places: leid. Hancock co., Friday, June 4, 2 o'clock. P. M. mile, Rush co., Saturday, June 5, 2 P. M. Franklin, Johnson co. Tuesday, June 8, 2 P. M. Columbus, Bartholmew co. Wednesday June 9, 2 P. M. Vernon, Jennings co. Thursday June 10, 2 P. M. Versailles, Ripley co. Saturday June 12, 2 P. M. Greensburgh, Decatur co. Monday June 14, 2 P. M. Brookville, Franklin co. Wednesday June 16, 2 P. M. Lawrenceburgh, Dearborn e6. Friday June 13, 2 P. M. Rising Sun, Ohio co. Saturday June 19, 2 P. M. Vevay, Switzerland co. Saturday Jon 26, 2 P. M. William Williams and Ashbel P. Willard. Candidates for Lieutenant-Governor, will addresa their fellow citisens at the following places, vi: Winchester, May 20th, at 1 o'clock, P. M Portland, May 21st, at o'clock, P. M. Decatur, May 22nd, at 14 o'clock, P. M. Bluffton, May 24th. at l o'clock, P. M. Huntington, May 25th, at 1J o'clock, P. M. Fort Wayne. May 26th, at l o'clock, P. M Legislative Sammary. Ikkate. In the forenoon of Saturday petitions were presented by Messrs. Milliken and Winstandley. The eonsideration of the bill concerning interest on money, n its second reading, and the bill for the exclusion of negroes and mulattoes occupied the time till adjournment In the afternoon leava of absenoe was granted to Mr. Odell. The consideration of bills on the second reading took up most ot the time. Hocu. The Hon. Andrew B. Price, member elect from Porter coanty, presented his oredentinls and took the usual oath of office Reports were made from committees by Messrs. Dohson, Hunna. McConaell, Stover, Owen and Porter. Bills were introduced by Messrs. Oookins. Brady, Porter and Hann. A bill in relation to county treasurers, passed ayes 76, noes 3 "c township library bill failed for want of a constitutional majority ayes 39, nos 33. In tbe afternoon a bill defining felonies and prescribing punishment therefor, passed ayes 56, noes 12. A aomber of bills were read a second time. Mr. Gookins introduced a bll' extending the admissibility of evidence. The Vincennes Gazette. Our remarks in relation to the venality of certain Whig presses, and the mendacity of their Editors has stirred up the "bile" in tbe Vincennes Gazette until it ia bitter as wormwood. The Editor objects to the school bill now before the Legislature, but takes care not to point oat its objectionable features. The troth is, he knows nothing about it, bat as it was reported by Mr. Owen, chairman of the committee on education, he thinks it safe to make the objections in advance of its paasage. This is the kind of liberality we may expect from a venal Whig press. Bat the most bare-faced assertion which tbe article contains, is the following, which we clip from the last "What has the Gov er nor done to promote the cause of popular education? In what has he liettered the condition of common schools? Where is a single tangible suggestion or recommendation he has ever submitted to th?Geral Assemblv whi.h eoold nr would ,mnrn ! the common school system? The miserable and inex plicable system, entailed upon oar State a few years since, afforded him the fullest opportunities to fulfill his fine speeches, etc." Now, we ask every honest man in this community, to say, what more couid Gov. Wright hare done than he has already done i He cannot make, alter, and amend laws. His power alone is confined to recommendations. Has be not in his official communications, to the Legislature, earnestly arged this important subject to their consideration 1 Bat nothing has been done, and therefore Gov. Wright is responsible for the present condi tion of Education in Indiana! That the Editor may not ! charge as with perverting his arguments, we quote the following extract: "Let the seventy-five thousand illiterate adults point tbe finger of scorn at the base hypocrites who go about jiruciaiiuing i universal euu- i cation, avowing that they will leave no stone unturned , that will promote it, while, having the means in their ; power, they have done nothing to advance bat every ) thing to retard it. These are tby fruits oh Democra- - . - - . is! vj , . auu .Ii uivwii irjuicoiu iu uiciu. Now, this" is a fair specimen of Wbiggery. These adults are many of them older than Gov. Wright. Ali of them were born long before the Governor entered political life. Yet the fact that there am seventy thousand adults in Indiana that car aet read or write, is to be taken as conclusive evidence that be is opposed to a liberal system of oemmon schools. Our opponents mast certainly be bard ran, when they will resort to each to defeat a candidate known te be in favor of a t liberal system of education His opinions are on but because there are so many uneducated per aas in Indiana, certain mendacious Whig editors assert . , ... . . iuii an lucra U7vii i.iiuii. g suvi h jv. . . You cannot deceive an honest and an intel- ; igent people. The more yoa misrepresent and abase Got. Wright, the greater will be bis majority tJ These interrogatories vet remain unanswered: ! ' Did not Gov. Wright, while attending the Ohio State tsur, at Cincinnati, declare that all members of Con- , mmWmtmmm fAMI Y n.li n rt m V.r. mi fn. t .mx f ' nitiv. bl m u m I. w nonrepresented their constituents, and would be defeated If they were candidates lor re-election? and, Did he not at tne same time and place declare that Indiana would execute tbe fugitive slave law?" A month has ; I since Governor Wright and his party were chalpassed Ihm. )ged te deny these questions, but mam is the word, voei say iuo co.ufinj.so wmncr.iirwiwi to sup soon a com prom n im rm r A . .i m i . I Vt,..-.nMa IJ.. 1 We deny that Gov Wright ever made any such de i si ii anrl nani re ctfollv demand tbeevidaaoe W.hoeeo Wait? oaoer will five fertaer eurrencv to " T- w ' this falsehood1 If it strue. let the truth be forth-coming. We nrSBv as n wee phuci .

Oregon. The following interesting letter was handed as for ! publication by Hon. James P. Milliken, of Dearborn

oounty. The writer, Mr. Wesley Shannon, was former ly a citizen of Henry county, in this State. We knew him well, and can vouch for the truth of his assertions. MaiiqnCocmtt.O. T.. Feb. 28. 1852. Hon. Jo. P. Milliken AHow me, dear ü-, to renew ; ! our partial acquaintance. Although our localities in the 1 ' States were distant Irom each other, yet your reputation 1 as a public man, was, to me, quite familiar. I desire to renew our acquaintance; by calling your attention to our country. In doing this, permit me to contrast the addntages of young Oregon with those of the Western 1 .sates. The first essential item I will mention, is the climate of this country. Our winter has just passed by it is now the 28th February and we have scarcely bad any freezing nights I mean weather cold enough to sink the mercury to the freezing point very little rain, and ; no snow at all. We have bad warm sun shine, the most beautiful imaginable. I think the sun has shone about six davs per week all winur. Grass has grown finely, we hive two crops of grass per year. Stock of every i description looks fat and beautiful; all the care farmers are required to bestow upon their horses, cattle, sheep, , and hogs, is to just let tiiem run at large, mis, you know, is not the case in old Indiana. There, while your farmers are mutfied in their cloaks, dividing the time between chopping wood, building fires, and feeding their stock, the farmers of Oregon are occupying their time in reading books and the news of the day, where they can look out at their windows and see their stock feeding upon the luxuriant meadows, untouched by the hand of; cultivation The next thing I will notice is the soil, its productive 1 nowers. 8uj. Believing as I do. that upon these depend the permanent wealth and prosperity of the country, and , in this respect, I may safely amy, Oregon rill favorably ' i compare with any Seite ia the Union. In the growth of wheat, for fineness of article, and abundant yield, sua will surpass any ol the Mates, the crop last season, or summer following, gave a return ol from 40 to 50 bushels per acre; this was not at all uncommon, ror ..if I 1.1 J: U .1 vegetables, it is as good as one could desire. We had two splendid crops of potatoes last season, one in the summer and one in the fall; and for cabbage, and beets, and the like, it is scarcely tobe equalled. stands out all winter we cat the beads off ' and new ones come again. I have been cred ed that 07 heads nave been taken tiom one stalk. FRUIT IN OREGON. Tl.. , . - m - a r m - aMaM A 1113 ULfllllliy BiailUJ UIIIITBIICU IUI II Uli "IU" Oil' ple-trees are heavy laden with fruit aver "year : bloom j buds are swelling now Fruit trees make, perhaps, as I rapid growth in this country as any other I have culti. ! vated apple-trees, from a nursery owned by Lewelling ; & Meek, from Iowa. Some of these trees growed six feet, from the bud. in one season, and some of them ' formed quite a head. They bear at three years growth. Pears, peaches, cherries, current, kc, all do as fine as the apple. FORESTS IN OREGON. About the timber I will say merely a word Tha forests are of unsurpassed beauty; beats anything on the : o ..... U , U.J . . .l.,i,Jn f ftfVfi n.ml inant Cmo t r Aas hatfa rnms.YtA ft 1 I 1 1 11 H A f fWl feet. This, however, is not common, but from 150 to 200 j is not at all uncommon. The timber most in use here, is white, yellow, and red fir, white and yellow pine, ash, ask. alder, maple and cedar, though there are other timber in the country. WATER POWER. Our country, for advantages in water power, is not equalled by a single State in the Union; every water

course in the country affords mill sites of the finest j to practice in the Supreme Court until the new Constiquality; in fact, water power sufficient to propel any tutioa made every man of good moral character a law-

kind of machinery desirable, is abundant all over the country. The water is fine, pure, and healthy. The health of our people is everywhere good, and ' their spirits buoyant and hopeful with the flattering prospect before them of many a holiday in tbe future. Our population is composed chiefly of hardy industrii ous, intelligent, and enterpriiing people an order-lov ing and law-abiding community Religious sentiments are, perhaps, as general and 1 widely diffused as they are among the same number of inhabitants anywhere in the States. Villages, towns, and cities are sprirging up. Seminaries of learning and school houses of common education adorn the face of the country. In fact, friend Milliken, I know of no country that holds oat so many inducements to enterprize and settlement as this. If unv of your neighbors

or friends desire to emigrate to Oregon, you may assure who is willing to do justice to a political opponent. them that when they arrive here and try the country, ; Hwjf expectations will be fully realised. I emigrated i n-K colored man, named John Williams, was arrestI to Oregon in 45. What I write to you is the result of , . c . . , long experience and close observation. I have care- ed ,n St Lou,s 5011,0 Ume ,,Qce' as a slave' and was at fully refrained from overestimating the advantages of vert ised for sale. His mother, living in Indiana, through

Uregon, lor I UeculeOly preler that emigrant should be favorably disappointed, if disappointed at all , r : . . :u . i . L I. ClllilflttlllS CUII"b UII.I)f Wim mein iuu uiuuu aim;, especially American mares. Farmers labor under t. great disadvantage oo account of a scarcity of horses to woJrJt' , , . Here I will close lor the present. If you or friend desire any information that I have not given in this, write to me and I will serve you with pleasure Most trulv. vours, WESLEY SHANNON. Abolition Resolution. At a recent Abolition meeting in Jefferson county, in this State, the (olio wing resolution was adopted. Resolved, That we believe tbe 13th Article of our uew Constitution, excluding negroes and mulattoes from our State, is contrary to the Constitution of the United States, in n&lnable violation of the laws of God. and wc will suffer the penalties of an unrighteous law sooner than violate the law of a righteous God, and we will not cease our opposition until we obtain its repeal It will not be forgotten that oar neighbor, Nicholas . . , , . . . . McCaaTT, voted with the authors of this resolution against the 13th Article. The Empire Circus at Nohiesville. Johnston 8t Co's. great circus, being a combination ol j the talent of four of tho principal South Western cir cuses, is now traveling through Indiana. On Friday next ;t jj,iU Nohiesville, and we advise such of our , , r .u . r .l m . rade" " "6 fnd f the Prt of the ring," to go and see the fun. In tumbling and equestrianism this inthtutwn equals any oircus that ever visited Hoosierdom . iLTWe publish, to-day, a list of appointments for Col. Lane, one of the Senatorial Electors. Would it not ba well for oar friends to avail themselvos of these meetings to organise Democratic Clnbs? ET We have received the following pieces of new music from Albert E. Jones, Masonic Hall: "Walnut Hill Parlor Waltz;" "Ecliose Polka;" and a benutifut ng entitled "If grief wile and mate.' Wob. Z. vuhi t, Esq. We have been waiting with a trifle of cariosity to see j what sort of a pass the Whig papers ia the Slate would oaawMM at i .imake at the above named gentleman, who is one of the Democratic candidates for Supreme Judge. That Mnie of lbem would ,oauthin9 very annihilating in (U characler we dld TOtJdoabt, but tchat 'it was to be was snroiaded in uncertainty. But the suspense is at an end. 0n. of ,ha WblK candwates for Senatorial Elector, who is editor of the Rushville Republican, has spoken and the language is as follows: "We place Mr. Stuart, of Logansport, in the same category. We heard it stated that he could not gain : admission to practice in the Supreme Court until tbe new Constitution made every man of good moral charactor a lawyer! Yet the Democracy desire to place i him upon tbe Supreme Bench' Well, there is no accounting for tastes." We hardly knew what to say in reply to such an at tack in fact no reply is necessary in this judicial circuit, where Mr. Stuart has resided for a number of years, And where lie i looked nmm hv Whiffs and l)mnrila.i al tUe Ytad of the profession having no superior in legal acquirements and lew equals in point of talents en - . Aa - f a n I. a . ask a were 11 al lnal 11 ls. ln" RepUDilcan never was known to iok, we should be disposed to think . l J L J? A ll that he was attempting to "run a saw" upon his readers. Tk. ito .u-. m. c.. hu . ,: The idea that Mr. Stuart "could not gain admission to practice in the Supreme Court until the new Constitution made every man of good moral character a lawyer," is ! very rich, ana will be treated as a joke by tbe Whigs in j I this section, whetnsr it was intended as such or not. We believe that Mr. Stuart v ill ret neariv a. iarva a majority in this coanty for Jucge as he did for Represen - tativea and that vote (114 majority in a Whiff county) was ratber a settler to a certain class of Whig politi cians who were mousing around to ettect h.s deleat. We do aot see that tbe Logansport Journal copies the chares aeainst Mr. S.. nor will it orobahlv da so. Everv attack like that of the Republican upon Mr. Stuart will add to tbe Whig votes be will receive and hence, we invite such truth lotma Whics as Mr. Hackleman to lav n every sucn wow strengthens nr. o., wnere ne is I inowu, uu uw uim u nun. iiic u nut uwwg I .J ,1a.. km ma U .. . , La.. L. Zm . L MS SSCU SlUU gCUCIBIIJ pUKJ tut HUVJ SlUVK, lUV rales low in the political market. Democratic Pharos - ... , . .A. iLTWcnes are .tan eeis in meir native element, nara to be grasped, and whan caught, easily slipping through s'

TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 18Ö3.

For Baltimore. The editor left yesterday morning for Baltimore to attend the National Convention as one of the Senatorial Delegates. He will return immediately after the nominations are made, prepared to do battle for the cause, end for the nominees of the convention Legislative Summary. Senate. In the forenoon, yesterday, the following bills passed: Concerning.interest on money (fixing it at 6 pr cent, per annum) ayes 28. noes 11; prescribing the duties of Secretary of State ayes 39 ; to amend the acts for the construction of plank and turnpike roads aye. 36; provid.ng for the election of justices of the ! peace, and defining their power, duties, and juri'dic tion in criminal prosecutions-ayes 34, noes 4. The! civil code on its second reading occupied most of the , tirae The civil code was under consideration all the afternoon House. Petitions in favor of the Maine law were presented by Messrs. Reynolds, Manson, and Hunt. A number of Senate bills were read a first time. A lengthy debate arose on the subject of consolidating the congressional township fund, in which Mr. Buskirk opposed and Messrs. Suit. McDonald, Owen, and Bryant favored consolidating the fund. The entire afternoon was occupied in discussing the school bill James Hughes. As might be expected, the Journal seizes rith avidity, and publishes, with evident delight, every thing which, aDDears in Hughes' paper in opposition to tne Uemo r r " cratic ticket. This !s natural. They love the treason though they may hate the traitor. Mr. Hughes, in a from other sources, that he charges the authorship on James Scott Hester, Esq. We do not mean to gratify . 1 I - C . I Mr- Hu8h". by g bim the name of the writer The communication is respectful, and contains nothing hnt the imth We re resoonsible for it: but it is iust

auuiigo most pompous manner, ueiuanus mo uiu oi mc wmtmm -"c. ,..... u. ,uu..m .i.i.is w sen iue ues Wedn.,!. ;n u"ust Of the delegates

in rhu lull - . . ... in r in tne Madison and indianannli Kailrnari ml in invptt t '

u. ;7f I f'r c-ommun.cat.on wh.cn appearea ..n our paper a ie , r . heard mentioned lhp name, of A. L.

cauoaee ; ""v-, , - - in mis transaction tne .Mate nas ipn a large sum oi i Stevens, J. r. MiliiKen, j. n. i.raveus, a.

... . . .... . L. i State would be entitled to $4,717 50 per annum. This to Mr. Hester, that we should state that he is not the sum wou,d pay the wt0rn at 2 per cent, on $188,700 author. He did not know of its publication, and had no I of the State bonds. The Governor converted this $31,connexion whatever wtth it. It was written bv a Dem-! 450 ?f railroad stock into $59,339 of 2 per cent, bonds, , . , c , r u u leaving the people to nay the interest on $149.361, which ocrat.andonewbo.saperwnal fr.end of Mr. Hughes, j ,hi$ ,ck WJJ,J hnJpkui if ft had leen hel(J 'Z ,he but one who disapproves of his efforts to defeat a part J 8tate ; or, the people will have $3,734 00 more interest

of the regular Democratic tieket. We have no ill will towardf Jamc, Hughe bat DO mar, claimiBg t0 be a w O ' Democrat, shall assail the regular ticket, with our silent acquiescence. For that ticket we mean to fight. Hon. William Z. Stuart. The Rushville Repub .can peakin- of Mr. Stuart, ol Logansport, in connection w.th the Supreme bench, ays 'We beard it stated that he could not gala admission yen let me ierrocracy aes.re 10 p.ace mm upon tue yer: X et the uerrocracy desire to place mm upon lac Supreme Bench' Well, there is no accounting for We expect to vote for Mr. Howe, the able and honest opponent of Mr. Stuart, but we regret to find in any art. but we reirret to nna in any paper statements sow the Republican. ide.tbe truth, as is the above from Mr. Stuart has practised long at. the bar of this coun ' ty, and we speak what we know, when we say that he is an able man, of fine literary attainments, and that he justly ranks with the foremost legal men of Northern Indiana. We clip the above irom the Wabash Gazette, one of the best Whig papers in Indiana. Mr. Knight, the editor, treats this subject like an honest and a eandid man the Governor of this tat- mado application for his releasejm tbe ground that he was not a slave, but a free oolored man. A representation of the facts was not 1 deemed sufficient by the authorities of St. Louis, to procure his release. The Governor then despatched Mr. , . . f w- r- ;f ' acy, wnw, irom whom we received the following despatch, dated St Louis, May 17th: ' John Williams has been tried and discharged." Noble Sentiment. We clip tbe following paragraph from Pike's Keni tueky Flag. We endorse every word. If such sentij meat pervade the Baltimore Convention, victory is ceri tain. "Hnr txrVis-t) a hnart and nnnvrvtf a rm at iLa nri'i.m rf tk democratic party : and for the anion and harmony of (hat VUS V 1IVIU ti 11 BUVI tUVI g J UI V (4 IUU VI V 1 t V DIL party, there is no reasonable sacrifice which we would not be willing to make. We will even relinquish our SAfe ,hal1 J necessary, in order to secure the united action of the party; and we hold that it is the duty of others to do likewise." duty Senator Woods. The Vevay Gazette of the 13th inst., says: "We have had a visit from Mr. Woods, within a few days, and we are happy to say that his health is rapidly improving, and that he expects to be at Indianapolis in the course of next week, ready to remme his Senatorial ' aD,ri Hon. C. L. Dunham. The Vevay Gazette says i "We are authorized to say that Hon. C. L. Dunham, M. C. from the Second Congressional District, has taken up his residence permanenlty in Jackson coanty, and is r coarse a citizen of this (3d) District.'' Spiritual Telegraph. This is the title of a new and handsome paper, just commence in New York. The first number is before us. j It is devoted to the Spiritual manifestations. Latest j news from tha Spirit world will always be found in its columns. Subscriptions receiver at the Journal otT.ce. ITMooaE 8c Chkste the great Tea dealers, eorner of 7th and Walnut its., Cincinnati, have made extensive preparations to supply Wholesale and Retail Merchants j in the country and river towns, and may bedepended upon as most correct and liberal dealers. EFThe United States Circuit Conrt commenced its May term, in thit city, on yesterday, Judge Huntington presiding. r7"The Freesoil State Convention assembled at the Court House in this city, last evening. It meets again ibis morning at the same place. fA. B. Price, Whig, has been elected Representative from tbe coanty of Porter in the place of W. M. Harrison, resigned. A Friend. On the 26th alt. a drunken man, named Michael Brewer, near Carrollton, Ky., threw his wife into a fire and burned ber almost to death. We are told that it is almost impossible for ber to recover, her right ! ";r.m .a"a ureMl oein öarnea m c,n?er- 1 ? aM. ' this inhuman treatment was, that she would not give him some money she had, to buy whisky with. Ctn. Enquirer. CT" It is reported in a letter from Acapolco, Mexico, I that there is an American. sailor now confined in a dun ' ffe00 of the Castle at that port, because be did not lift ' hl9 et when speaking to the Captain ot the Port: His sentence will be perpetnal, probably, unless our Gov ernment interferes with the strong arm. It is about i t time, anynow, icr one oi tne sailing arones oi our navv ivmup iii:iiui u 111.1 uvnuLMUl uajr. V Snuuil-IBW SfJieB an expounder oat there. Cin. Enq. (COrson Hyde and Mr. Richards, both Mormons, have been nominated bv the President to lake the nl.ees ot iwo oi the judges wno suddenly withdrew from Utah . r . . a ... ... . soma time ago. Mirth begets mirth It is the best thing to preserve neaira. it cn naraiy be maintained without it. Instead i of doctoring, laugh heartily, and often. It is cheaper gwv. u i jwu ui a neuer condition

Electoral Vote of 48 and 58.

A statement in the Baltimore Sun shows some facta of moment. Taylor received 163 electoral votes 97 from the free States, and 66 from slave States. In the coming election there will "be 296 electoral ' votes 149 beiog necessary to a choice. The fifteen States which last year gave their votes to i Taylor, will this year be entitled to 161 votes. 2 less than before. Of these, 97 will be from free, and 64 from slave gtates The 97 given last election, if now all whig, will je insufficient to effect the choice by 52 votes, so that that number must be obtained either from the south, or from fiye free Stales which ,Mt election Democrtit. iR tjce, Ohio and Indiana voted last election the Democratic ticket The moVPment cannot ,ucceed withoat these states, and 15 more votes besides. The Whigs then cannot carry the election of Scott without the latter named States, and one or two other small doubtful ones. The south, the Scott men tell us. they propose to get along without. That throws the main turning point of tne contest upon Ohio and Indiana, with a margin of uncertain States in the north for the remaining 16 votes. Ohio and Indiana, and Pennsylvania will be the main hattle ground. These three States will encounter the shock of the fight by the concentrated power of the two parties. This data shows at once the -importance of a thorough organization, and a determination to stand united in the contest. Democrats, organize! Be active and vigilant . Remember union is 5UCPCS,diTisirn is defeal. Gov. Wright' Financial Skill. "The Governor boastinly tells the people in his money. as the following incontrovertible facts arid figures will convince any man who will examine into their correctness. "The State was the owner of $31 ,40 ,00 of stock of the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, winch is dividing nlteen Per ccnt- 10 the stockholders. At that rate, the to pay now, than if this wonderful financial achievement had not taken place. Certainly the Governor could not j Ka fnnfont fr was a Qilnh hnonfiu lri in tha Km a It xvfrA a I be content to waste such financial skill in the baokwoods. ! He ought certainly to go to Wall street, where he might j have scope and verge enough lor the display ol all bis uncommon nerve and Cspsar-like boldness in stock operations !" Sr Journal, May 8th. S..L , Urt Llti . 1. A ci:, . . U T I , sheds ovpr lhe tran9actioni by which the State exchanges her 9tof,c if) ,he Madison Rafroad for nearly double the amount in her own indebtedness But mark how plain a tale shall pat him down At the commencement of the session of the Legislature the President of the Madison comnanv anneared , before that body to effect some arrangements for the pur- . n, fh. Kt' . tA ,. m . .,,;,! uc.i i j uiicioiiu ui tua ciiiiic biuc How or by what means it happened we cannot sav--t . t . t. ' ,u. ax. - i j: ' i anxioas U)ae State shoul(J dj of lhat jnte immediately before it became entirely worthless and day after day he urged the Legislature to sell out to the company, for any thing they could get, by such arguments as these : (From tht Daily Journal, Jaa.15, 152 ; "All these Roads will come in competition with the. Madison Road. and. in oar opinion, will render its stock j of very little value. Its operations will be confined to the mere local business along the route, and that, cer tainly will not be much more than enough to keep up tbe expenses ot the Koad

the Road. The only possible way for this The amount of this grain sown last fall, will fill at least bet Representative from Dearborn county, to tbe alten pete with the other roads, will be to aban- one third short of the previous year in this coantv, and t;on ol our readerslined plane at Madison by constructing an- lr . . , , . . I This will be attended with a large out-lay j ,f any d'saster 9hooU hen 10 the Pre9ent crop' Indianapolis, May 10th, 1852.

road to com den the incl other road. This will be attended with a large out-lay of money, and we suppose no one is willing that the state should again engage in the works of this kind. But even with this new road constructed, vre do not believe the stock can be rendered valuable, because the business will seek the channels to which we have alluded. Produce intended for the New Orleans market will not be taken to Madison for transhipment when it can be conveyed to New Albany, below the falls of the Ohio, for the same price ; and that intended for New York will not be sent to Madison when it can be taken to Cincinnati for the same money. Viewed in any possible light, we do not think the State's interest in this road worth a great deal, and we venture this prediction, that, should it no'. Ve sold, the State will never receive a single dollar as a dividend arising from the profits of the Road." Now put that and that together. The Legislature yielded to these arguments and passed the bill, which was eagerly accepted by the company. But this was not all. The State owned $31,450 of this stock in the road wn.cn nao accumulated irom rents ana otherwise, anrl rk. eamn UiM i lOnfd do moil rhrmtnn A ml itiranlinif a Iii) . 1 .... . .u a r c... !i ti,.., L. lue nuuilui vi uiaiu i" sen uiai jhh n . He did so, under the direction of the Governor and Treasurer of State, ana now let us look at tho operation. Madison stoek was selling at 97 cents on the dollar. $31.450 at 97 cents makes oar value $30.506 50. At the same time 51 cents had been offered and refused for the 21 per cent, stocks. Suppose they could be bought for 51 . The Auditor brought home from tbe proceeds $21 cash, leaving the amount to be invested $30,485 50, which would have bought $51,195 ot ta-aSj per cents, or $105 less than he did buy, and this without a penny's expense for brokerage. This was doing pretty well, Brother Defrecs, for the stock ol a road "ol very little value, and whose bust ness "would certainly not be much more than enough to

keep up the expenses of the Road." Certainly your fingwell. P. B. Bradley, W. F. Coolbaugh, S. S. Carmemory is very treacherous, or you were very short- 1 - ran . , , , 3 . . t ' ,oco . . pouter and George Gillaspic were appointed Delesighted, when on the 15th Januar) , 1852, you wrote v 1 y and published this paragraph. Here it is: gates to the Baltimore Convention. No preference was "Viewed in any possible light, we do not think the expressed as to tho Presidency State's interest in this road worth a great deal, and !

we venture this prediction, that should it not be sold, the State will never receive a single dollar as a dividend arising from the profits of the Road!" Melancholly prospect! Wasn't it time to sell out, or even to set fire to the road and run away by the light of it T When this raven ot despair was continually croaking was it strange that Gov. Wright thought it best to . ' . V. " dissolve partnership at once? As to our own agency in the matter we court investi- j gat ion, and if the legislature fails to give it the seal of! their approbation, we are willing to devote the remaindar of our life to the operation of gathering straws to tickle the nose of John D. Defrees. We think oor neighbor of the Journal, would make r. good financial agent for the State, and we suggest, if oor old friend Achilles Williams declines being defeated for State Treasurer, thit Mr. Defrees be put on the Whig Ticket. The Editor now says that, in his article of the loth of January last, he was alluding to the interest the State! held in '.he road, and not the stock. It ii a very wise and nice distinction, to see the difference between the interest a man bas in a public work, and that of the stock neld in the same, 'Strange such a difference there should be, Twixt Tweedledum and Twfedledee!'" By the way, will the Editor inform as, which is the best policy, according to his own statement of the case. To sell the stock at par, and buy our own debt at fiftythree cents to the dollar, with the proceeds of tbe par sale, or to hold on to the stock for two years, obtain fifteen per cent, dividend, and then hold stock of but little value? No doubt this wise financial agent, Mr. Defrees, will enlighten his readers on this subject. We think General Stanp is thrown into the shade with the masterly view taken of this subject by the Journal. Try it again Ind. Statesman. iLTO'Conner, the Chartist orator, and member of the British Parliament, arrived recently in New York, from End., id - and some of his first acts give some oolor to the ielief that he is insane. The New York Post says: He strolled into Stewart's store and, chucking a handsome young woman among the purchasers under the chin, asked bow she would like a moustache? He was ejected from the premises, and afterwards returned, Lut did not renew any of his wild tricks. It is said he left England without the knowledge of his friends, and that tbey will come to this country after him by the next ; .turner .-PaWadrpita Ledger Snow in Maine. The last number of tbe Banger Mercury says the quantity of saew north of Bangor is prodigious. ' In the woods it is yet deep. In the town of Charlestown the sleighing is aot yet gone; and orchard trees which bore last year from two to five bushels of apples, are yet submerged in the snow, which in some place, is neariv 15 feet deep. EfLong John Wentworth has been eleoted pound master at Caioego, Illinois.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY" 19, 1852.

WaS Legislative Snmmnrv. Senate. Yesterdey morning the free bank bill j taken from the table and passed ayes 26, noes 16. motion, made by Mr. Re.d, to fix the time of holding j t I a! C 1 T . - . , eiecuons .or mernoers oi oongrcs at uciouer, )M, instead of l852i aml everJ two years thereafter ; failed ye 13. noes 28. A number of petitions were presented. The civil code was ander consideration a great part of the time. In the afternoon the civil code was ordered to be en'grossed. The bill authorixing county boards to subJ scribe for and preserve county newspapers, failed for want of a constitutional numbers of votes ayes 25. noes 14. The House temperance bill was laid on the tatble ayes 20, noes 18. House. After tho presentation of temperance peti tionsby Messrs. Shanklio. Reynolds, and H.cks, the ' J 1 .i House resumed the consideration of the common school bill, which, after being amended, was ordered tobe engrossed. A bill for the incoporat.on of manufacturing and raining companies, 8tc, passed aayes 70, noes 3. A bill providing for laying out and vacating towns, streets, alleys, &c., passed ayes 70, noes 1. A number of bills were read a second time and ordeted to be engrossed. In the afternoon a number of bills were read a second time and appropriately disposed of. The amendments of the Senate to the free bank bill were concurred in. Free Soil Convention. The Stale Free Soil Convention was in session yesterday with Andrew L. Robinson of Evansville in the chair. We noticed in attendance George W. Julian, S. S. Harding, M. R. Hull and other distinguished advocates of FrAottnilicm DpIotrniAs wprn :nnointed In attend the -i r, : ' L. l.i i -. ni i. ,k- fit 1 1,111,1 U ' l chosen, we Robinson, S. C. S. Harding, Geo. W. Julian, M. R. Hull, Ovid Butler, John B. Seraans, H. L. Ellsworth, E. B. Crocker, and s-veral lesser lights. Resolutions were adopted in opposition to the Fugi' ive Slave Law, and the 13th article of the State Constitution ; favoring the freedom of the public lands ; declaring that the Anti-Slavery party is not a sectional party, but for the Union ; and asserting that the Democratic and Whig parties, had outlived the measures which brought them into existence, and that they were mere factions. The following nominations were made. Far Qoernor-A. L. Robinson, of Vanderburgh oo Lt. Governor E. B. Crocker, St Joseph co. Electors State at Large S. C. Stevens, Geo. W. Julian . Ditrict Elector. First District, James C. Veach ; Second, ; Third, John G Cravens; Fourth, Stephen S. Harding; Fifth. Matthew R. Hull; Sixth, Ovid Butler; Seventh, A. Crane; Eighth, Samuel A. ", "m. ueram Eleventh. David W. Jone Huff; Ninth, John Demming; Tenth, Geo. W. Weeks; eventh, David W. Jones. For Superintendent of Public Instruction Isaao Kinr u For Secretary of State 3 . C. Tibbetts. For Auditor of Stute Micajah C. White. For Treasurer of State John B. Seamans. No nominations were made for Judicial officers. The Wheat Crop. The Anderson Gazette says, "it seems that the severity of the winter did not injure the wheat. So far as our observation extends, it stands thickly and evenly. tween this and harvest, there will be a scarcity for home consumption, unless a good deal of the last year's pro. duct still in the country, is ret imed bv the farmers. In view of all the circumstances, we think those who have wheat on hand , would not lose anything by holding on to it a few months longer. If the quantity sown last fall is, generally, much under the usual amount, prices will com up, even should the prent crop yield well." Reduction of Tolls. The Terre Haute Courier understands that at a recent meeting of the Trustees of the W. and E. Canal held j at Indianapolis, a very liberal reduction of tolls, on goods passing through the Canal, was agreed upon. The reduction is to a large amount and such as will be beneficially felt by merchants, dealers and traders on I the Canal This proposal of reduction, however must first be agreed to by the Ohio Rjard, before the same can go into operation. Of this agreement it it said there is no doubt that Board have already expressed a J willingness to come into the new arrangment. , Iowa. Thn Democratic State Convention of Iowa has made the following nominations: For Secretary of State, Geo. W. McCreary; Auditor, William Pattee; Treasurer, M. L. Morris; and tor Presidential Electors, George H. ! William?, Augustus Hall, J. C. Fletcher and W. E. LefIE?We are requested to state that Hen Alexander has extended an invitation to the Principal, Teachers and Scholars of the Deaf and Dumb Institution, to attend his exhibition on this afternoon, which has been ac- ' cepted; and that one hundred seats have been reserved I... for their use. This entertainment being intended espe cially for the amusement of Ladies and Children, wiil be entirely different from the evening performances. Herr Alexander drew a crowded house on Monday evening. MARRIAGE OF MUTES.—Two deaf mutes, John C. Acker, a printer in the office of the Rochester Demoerat, and Miss Amanda Ashley, were recently married in the sign language at Rochester. Both parties are graduates of the New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. ——————— O" Isaao Toucey. democrat, was chosen United States Senator on the 11th inst., by the lower house of the Legislature of Connecticut The Senate has since elected him. ----->The Keokuk packets, it is stated, intend to put a stop to the sale of spirituous liquors on board, and <dispense entirely with their bars.—Lousville [sic] Dem>. Good news for <musquitoes>. ——————— O-Our thanks are due to Hon. S. Adams, U. S. Sen- ' ate, and Hon. T. A. Hendricks and Daniel Mace, for valuable documents. E7-A. F. Chapin . Esq., of Lafayette, was on yesterday admitted to practice law in the District Court af the United States. H-TTbe Louisville Courier states that four Irish immigrants and one German died of cholera and shipi rBVr on board or the Indiana on her late upward trip. ! (LTKunkle's Nightingale Ethiopian Opera Troop will ' commence a series of concerts in Louisville on the 14th of June. 0We see that tbe Sentinel and other papers are payI con,rferb, "ention to Hughes, the editor of a Bloomingion paper. Hughes professes to be a demo , TT H, democracy never was skin deep.-Pnoit Eagle. fly Henry Collins, Esq.. an aged and respected member of tha fear at New Albany, died on Saturday last.

Great Triumph Gregg's visit to Indianapolis

Question of Veracity tattled. It will be remembered that the renowned Milton flrartrt Jha ,.ftl,., V . ... ilk T.M I... member of the constitutional convention from the coantv of jeffCrson has been charged with receivinc the sum of len do,,ar, for mone. whidl he aeXef cxpend0d. To vindicate his dear character he came up to Indianapolis ' under the protection of W. W. Woollen. Eso.. another W) mnnmmwmnmm .j u;n I 6 wwv v ua rl v uj v r3 vastpropensities, to examine the archives of State. The re- , suit of this visit is thus paraded forth in the columns of I his paper : "When this issue of veracity was raised by Mr Brown and his echo, we did not choose to meet it at once, by denouncing the statement of the Sentinel as an unmitigated falsehood. But we determined at the very first moment that we could tear ourself away from our ousiness. to visu lnuiatrapoii, and there vindicate our lT? , ' " i , V -V . enave done so and ln" re,u,t ,s t humiliatirg to our tradu cers. n the presence of a friend , who went with us to the Auditor's office, Dr. Ellis admitted that no part of the ctatAn kABn. f. a : I ; . r I I . WW a KSrjL: tion of the endorsement of our name across the back We were also fortunatein meeting Mr. Wheeler, himself at Indianapolis, to whom we had the privilege of referring to sustain the truth of oar explanation. Mr. Brown himself has been constrained to admit the falsity of bis statement ; bat be tells as it was made upon the information of others. Now let as suppose a case for the purpose of illustrating this grave question. Suppose Milton Gregg had been indicted lor obtaining money from the State of Indiana by false pretenc s, and onjthe trial the Auditor of State should be summoned and by a ruhpetn duett tecum he produces the following voucher : VOUCHER NO. 5203. The State of Indiana ' To Miltov Gaaoo, Dr. To rallroaJ fare 0 MaJi90n and baek To traveling expenses, besides fare 5 00 $0.00 oppose me Auu.tor on being asij the question i snoQ,d S,ve lt B,s opinion that thisaocount was in the hand writing of Mr. Gregg, when in trath and in faot it was in the hand writing of A . L . Wheeler, who drew it cp at the request of Mr. Gregg. And suppose farther, that it should be clearly established that Gregg, himself, presented the account to the Auditor, demanding bis pay, and that he, with his own hand receipted it and received the money. The Court in suoh a case would decide that the question of who wrote the account was an im material point ia the issue. The only question for the I MrviUB tv uarj Ut. . It ' TV lUMVU IBig UC j (, I U UU tue railroad and how much his wife charged him rtt staying at home one night. If nothing was charged tbe jury would be bound to convict. This is a true picture of the case. The convention required him to go to Madison on their business. He was diawir.g his regular per diem during his absence, bat his necessary expenses they were bound to refund. The account which he presented and received is above copied. Of this ten dollars, not one cent wa expended . No Whig in tbe State has attempted to justify his conduct, and the more he flouu dersthe deeper he gets in the mire. We advise him to say nothing about it. It can't be either justified or explained . Weknowhis feelings are teiribly harraved about this thing. We sympathise with him in bis dis tress of mind, and when we think of him as he was and as he is, a tear of sorrow gushes forth. We fear be Will give way to despair and exclaim: "There is nothing which I cannot bear. S:nce I have borne tint withering blow - Hon. William Z. Stuart. We eommend the following letter of Hon. 0. B TorHon. William Z. Stuaet, or Casj Behind me sits Hon. W. Z. Stuart, member of tbe House from the county of Ctü, and the democratic nominee lor Judge of the Supreme Court for tbe first district. It gives me great pleasure to note tbe evidences of the intellectual strength, sound discriminating judgment, and eminent iegal attainments of Mr Stuart. I am not an acute observer of men, but an intimate as sociation with him, as a member of the House of Representatives, affords a fair opportunity of judging the man. He is certaily a sagacious, clear-headed legislator, and tbe advocacy of measures exhibits a resolute teness of purpose truly remarkable. He is a bold masoner not hesitating to launch out upon the open sea raayhaps battle against tbe tide, or brave a Jem pest of defamation with which he may be assailed . Reis, also, a safe, prudent coutiseller, holding a steady and firm rein upon the wild spirit of innovation and ol rash reform. More than once have I heard the remark: "Smart is a strict constructionist." That is especially true of him . As an interpreter of the constitution he never fails to protest again't trifling with it, or against perversion ol us language and meaning. His protests are urged with earnestness and power. Stuart i emphatically a logician 1 have listened to many of his speeches with deep interest always hearing a lurid explanation, or a courageous attack upon 1 what he deems a fallacy, or a thorough revision of a subject which it has been his province to examine. The traits I have mentioned are observable in him as n member ol the Legislature ot '31 and O'i His usefulness is acknowledged by all. The selection of this gentleman as a candidate for Supreme Judge, is a source of the highest gratification to all who appreciate his talents and qualifications. Mr. Stuart, as I am informed, entered Amherst Ac ademy, Muss., to prppare himself lor a collegiate course : in 1827. In 1833 he graduated at Amherst College receiving the highest honors of the institution. He was then appointed Principal of Maysville Academy, X. V , where he remained three years. Meanwhile, he devoted . bis spare time to the study of law in Judge Osborne' otlicc Being ambitious and studious he progressed rapidly in his studies In 1S36 he located at Logansport. in this State, aud commenced practice. In 1843 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney for the circuit. Mr. Stuart has the benefit of a long experience. His reputation as one of the first lawyers in Northern Indi ana if .11 t -r, If La Un ...nil f f ana, is well known. It is the result of study of un wearied, close and steady application to the profession which he chose in early lile, and tar which his talents and excellent traits of character fitted him. To the people of Indiana he will be acceptable as a Supreme Judge. Thoroughly versed in legal scienee, a close and patient thinker, a prompt and impartial Judge, he cannot fail to establish a reputation unsarpassed by that of any Jurist in the State. Associated with the three other distinguished lawyers, who were nominated by the democratic party, be will be an accession to the Supreme Bench, of which the great State of Indiana may be justly proud. Yours, T. Elective Jooiciaar. Although we have no maaifest evidence, that James Hughes, Esq., editor of the ' Bloomington Gazette, is absolutely opposed to the clecj tion of Judges, by the people, it must be apparent to every one, that he is aiming at something new, when he advocates so strenuously the doctrine that Party politics : should not enter into those elections. Whether be conKtentioasly believes what be advocates, we are unable , to say, but we are assured that the Democracy of this section of the State, will not second him in bis incendiary attempt to defeat the election of Judge Perkins next fall. Indefatigable industry and unblemished integrity, have won for Judge Perkins, an enviable character, which he : has noblv sustained through out the whole course of bis. jjcial career.. H is legal qualifications, moral worch, anil Ti. . I 1 1 ... I nriniin u. a t-A .mlfl.nl V Pllnn .tail In hn. . ify him for a seat on the Supreme Bench, and to effect it , he will receive a warm, cordial, and undivided support i from the Democracy of this District. Mr. Hughes may be anxious to acquire a neleriefy by the peculiar course he is taking, but a note. -sty for breaking down regular party nominations, and endeavoring to defeat stood men, is not deserving of commendation, and certainly will not r""-' i prove very profitable in the end Acte Castle Banner Signs or the Timis. When you hear a lady triff &reat stress on her own virtne, it is a sign she is no stfOT than she should be. When you hear the cork from a small bear bottle snap, it is a sign it is about to flzxle oat. When a Bank calls its stock-holders together, and makes an extraordinary report, it is a sign that they are rotten and are trying to deceive its creditors. Look out for them, or you will get bit. GTThe iron is down on the railroad to within four and a half miles of Greenville. Should their be no fur ther delay in getting tho balance of the iron mils from Sandusky, the track will be finished and in running order to Greenville by the last of next week. Dayton En-mir.