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tor in this bank,Um7selt to be worth $19,400, which, on investigation, turns out to be moonsh;neJ. R. ilobinson was another of the wire workers m this institution, and appears as the party to whom the dscounted 38,0OO was transferred rm check. About 82,000 of the bills of the SharaokmBank were coined from it by Robinson, and used to pay the hrst instalment of a subscription of stock by him to the McKean County Bank. How this money was procured does not appear, but it was not by discount, as it was to be returned to the bank. , , Among the persons acting with the Thayers and belonging to the Buffalo party in all these banks were W. Meech, several named Ganson, C. II. Payne and M. Carson. These appear again in the stock subscription to the Bank of Fhenixville, which, had an organization taken place, would have stood, 1,200 shares taken by Buffalo and vicinity, 198 by Phemxvillc. Some of these subscriptions to the amount of 1,000 shares were taken for others by parties who only held powers of attorney to subscribe 500 shares. They altered the figures at the time of subscribing. The : first payment ou the stock was made in notes of the Tioga County Bank, which was objected to by the comInissioncrs, and an investigation ensued, ending in the subscription being declared bogus, and withdrawn. A startlin" revelation is made by the committee relative to the Sank note reporters. Proof seems to have been afforded that some of these publications are regular black mail sheets, which quote banks in good or bad standing according as the conductors are feed. Letters and circulars are described as being sent to banks, requiring immediate correspondence or a personal visit, to make certain arrangements, on pain of disaprecable consequences. Altogether the rejxirt is calculated to surprise the people of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, and put them on their guard against speculators in bogus banks. All these institutions have been manufactured by onegang of Buffalo operators, and arc of the worse species of wild cat. THE LOCOMOTIVE.

SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1858. "iaturduy is the day of publication of the Locomotive when It will .ilwaysberead) for subscribers. In no case will we LetHCopy oflhcpaper go from Iheofflce before publics Ion day. LOCOMOTIVE STEAM PRESS BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE. WE would cull Hie attention of Railroad Men, Presidentsof Cfillwjftfs and A Citdernies, the Medical Profession, and all others, to our assortment of NISVV AND BliAUTIKUL TYPE ! Just received from the best Foundries in tho United .States, embracing nil the Medical Signs. Accents, Fractions , French Letter , Algebraical SignSyiwX all the modern fiteilitie? for doing work in the best style. All our Type and Machinery is row, and in arood order, including two of Adams' Improved STEAM PRINTING PRESSES wiioh oimolos mi to ilo our vork in a superior style, on asshor time, And ns good terms as f.ny other office. Wehnveon hand a superior article of Hook and Colored Papers, and tho best of Inks, and aa we ore practical workmen, triiaranty nil work entrusted to us to be done in the neatest manner, with promptness and accuracy. Our Job Department is well supplied with all kinds of New and Fashionable Type, and we are propared to do -A-ll Eliiida of Job Worls. ! on the shortest notice, and at the lowest living rates; and BLANKS OF EVERY DESCIClPTlOiVI on Cap, Letter, Folio Post, Flat Cap, French, or Colored Papers, and Cards or Card Boards. For the character of our work we confidently refer to any Book or Job bearing our imprint. Our prices arc regulated at the lowest cash standard, so as to bo regular and uniform, and equal to all; and contracts for work will be adhered to, without resort to extra charges. JTJ'Ordcrs rroni a listance promptly attended to, and accuracy guarantied . rryotticeon Meridian street, immediately opposilctho Pos Office. ELDER A HARK NESS. Wheat. We would call attention of our farmer readers to the advertisement of the Capital Mills. These mills are now in the market to buy wheat, and and ask our Farmers to give them a call. We understand the price of wheat has opened at from 65 to 75 cents, depending on the quality. Bridge Wanted. For over three . months the ' bridge over Pogue's run has been down, and all travel thrown from two to four sq uares round. This has been a very serious injury and inconvenience to Messrs. Hasselman and Vinton, the largest manufacturers in ourcity, as all the travel to their establishment is thrown squares around. If nothing has yet been done by the Council, steps should at once be taken to erect this bridge, as it is on an important thoroughfare. Democratic Congressman. On Thursday the Convention in this District nominated Martin M. Ray, Esq., of Shelby county, as the Democratic candidate for Congress. The Republicans hold their convention 'to-day, (Friday). If they make their nomination before we go to press we shall announce it in this paper. P. S. Albert G. Porter has been nominated as the Republican candidate for Congress, in this District. W The son of John C. Campbell, President of the Indiana and Illinois Central Railroad, who left his home on the 2nd of July, has not been heard from .since. He is 8 years old, slight built, black eyes, light hair and had several teeth out Mr. C. offers a reward of $50 for his return. giT Messrs. Hasselman and Vinton have shipped and sold tin's year one hundred Threshing machincsi and the demand now exceeds the supply. Their machine is second to no other, and the largest demand for them is from neighborhoods where their machine has been U6ed for years. All the Eastern papers and magazines are loud in the praise of a new Patent, called the Old Dominion Coffee Pot. We believe there is none for sale in thi9 city can't some of our dealers get them ? . The Cavalry Company, about 40 strong, paraded through Washington street ou Saturday afternoon. Mr. Rush Ellmore has been apppointcd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas, in place of Judge Cato, resigned. Mr. E. was removed from that position by Gen. Pierce. ' The Telegraphic fleet left Queenstown on the 1 7th inst., to make another trial to lay the Telegraph cable across the Atlantic. Inabout two weeks the result of this attempt will be known. . IS3T A good and substantial foundation has now been obtained for the government building, and the work of laying the cellar walls commenced. The extra work in getting a foundation will cost, we are informed $2,300. ' O A number of our prominent citizens, those that take an active interest in the moral prosperity of our city examined the daguereotypes of the girl that committed suicide, to see if they knew any of her " acquaintances." Mr. Jefferson Richardson, residing two miles south of the city, on the Bluff road, attempted suicide on Friday last, by taking poison. Medical aid was called in time to defeat his object, and he is now recovering. Disappointment in love is the cause.

ej3T The Editor of the Sentinel, by failing to reply

to the plain questions propounded last week, virtually admits. 1st. That he told our informant that money was paid to the Sentinel and Journal for the publication of the article referred to. 2nd. That after so telling our informant he denied it publicly in his paper. 3rd. That he pursued a very unmanly course in thus denying what he had previously stated as a fact. 4th. That he is willing to receive pay for publishing articles in his paper. By these virtual admissions, we arc led to believe 1st. That the editor of the Sentinel will state one thing to-day, and directly the contrary to-morrow. 2nd. That no confidence can be placed in what the editor of the Sentinel says. 3rd. That if interest leads hirn to betray a friend, conscience, or a conviction of right, will not prevent him. 4th. That as he is willing to receive pay for articles, but little credit can be placed in his statements as an editor. 5th. That as the testimony of the principal witness is impeached, the public, as a jury, can place as much, or as little importance to the statements made on his authority, as they sec proper. For our part, we shall hereafter require coroborating evidence for any statement that we know emanates from the editor of the Sentinel. On last Monday morning an accident occurred the bursting of a grindstone, driven by horse power that broke the tkullof AVm. M. Gacse, of this city. Mr. G. is a plow manufacturer, and was grinding plow boards, when the large stone burst, one piece hitting him on the head, and although he is alive at this time, Tuesday, there is no hopes entertained of his recovery. Elijah Bellows, working near Mr. G. at the time, was struck on the shoulder with part of the stone, and his shoulder blado broken others near by narrowly escaped. ' Mr. G. is an industrious, hardworking man, beloved by all that knew him, and his death, or disability, should he not die, will be a loss to our community. ,He has, for years, been building up a business of manufacturing plows, and recently receiving additional means, by the death of his father, he was preparing to greatly enlarge and extend his business. His Physcians, Drs. Woodburn and Thompson, entertain no hopes of his recovcy. Mr. Cause died on Thursday morning, and was taken to Richmond, to be buried with his friends. Suicide. Laura J. Green, committed suicide on Saturday night last, at the house of Mrs. Morrison, corner of Alabama street and Massachusetts avenue, by taking five cents worth of strichnine. She had been a servant girl in a number of families in this city, was about 20 years of age, and rather good looking. Her character was not above suspicion her intimacy with a married man in this city, with whom she was out riding until 10 o'clock on Saturday night, may have hurried her to commit the deed that was no doubt premeditated. Her relatives live in Middletown, Ohio. This case has caused a great deal of talk irr the community, and a general feeling of pity for the poor unfortunate girl. In the Journal we find the following facts : The County Treasurer has in possession the effects of Miss Greene, who committed suicide on Saturday night. They will be sold to defray, in part, the expenses of the funeral of the deceased. Among them we notice gold studs, sleeve buttons, gold and cornelian ear-drops, finger rings, breast pins, coral beads, a fancy shawl, a willow rattle, an accordeon, a box of trinkets, a note given by Ann Berlin to .John A. Berling calling for $50, a quantity of clothing, ten daguerreotypes, song books, a bound volume of the Congressional Globe, a trunk and some other articles. The daguerreotypes are pictures of men, some of whom fer vently wish, at the present time, that they had never seated themselves before a camera. The suicide was one of those frail creatures that draw ruin on them selves and disgrace their sex. The melancholy end of her who died on Saturday night to fill a pauper's grave is noi wunoui lis lessons oi warning ana aamonmon. Sa?" A correspondent of the Journal, giving an account of the Commencement exercises of the Indiana State University, pays the following well merited compliment to our fellow Citizen, Dr. Parvin. But passing from the baccalaureate, I turn to the address of Dr. Parvin, so different in its composition and delivery, that it fell upon us with as refreshing an effect as the rain of Sunday on the parched and buring earth. His subject was the life and character of the late President Wiley a man not easily understood and less easily delineated. But his friends unite in congratulating Dr. Parvin upon his complete success. As the address will be published it is not necessary now to dwell upon it. Its style was well adapted to the occasion and subject, and spoken in a clear and distinct manner, every syllable and word readily heard, and with that pitch of voice that a good speaker uses when engaged in earnest conversation. It was not a drawled out dullness, nor an agonized screaming which were characteristic of other addresses on the com mencement occasion. All here unite in according to Dr. Parvin abilities of a high order and not less varied. He possesses a remarkable memory, retentive and exact, and not limited in its range of subjects or things. His language is copious and correct, and his judgement accurate. This combination of mental excellencies places him among the most promising young men of our State, and destines him to eminence in his profession or in whatever other pursuit he may steadily pursue. ' The city of Indianapolis should - cherish him as one of its future ornaments. Mary Lynn. We would ask the attention of our readers and exchanges, to the poems that have appeared in our columns for the last six months, written by "Mary Lynn." This is a fictitious name, but the lady that assumes it is tho daughter of one of our leading citizens. We think her poems show merit possessed by perhaps but two or three poetesses of the West, and that we may well feel proud that our city has produced two such poetesses as Mrs. Bolton and Mary Lynn. We know the pieces we have published have attracted a good deal of attention, and been generally admired, but we invite particular attention to them that they may be more generally appreciated. ' Dr. Orpheus Everts, formerly editor of the Laporte Times, with his family, were on the steamer Galena, which was destroyed by fire, at Red AV'ing, Wisconsin, on the first inst. The Doctor lost all he had except his ieweln his wife and child. We. Rvmriathixn with the Doctor in his misfortunes, and hope the smile of lorainc may attend lum m the luture. Cyrus T. Boas, an old and respectable citizen, aged 48 years, died in this city on the 24th, after a long illness with flux. Mr. B. was one of tho proprietors of the shoe store, on Washington street, near Pennj sylvania, at the time of his death. The City Grey's take a Pic-nic excursion to SheL byville, on the 12th of August, accompanied by their fine Band. The committee promise all that attend a fine ride, and a pleasant time. 6" Horace Greely delivers the Annual Address before the Fayette County Agricultural Society, that meets at Connersville, on the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th of September next. A meeting of the Cavalry Company is called for to-morrow afternoon at the Fair Ground.

Death of Rev. L. AV. Bunny. Rev. Dr. Berry, a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who

formerly resiueu lor many yt-aia m ui m Cincinnati on Friday. Dr. B. had lately been connected with an educational institution at St. Louis, and some two months ago visited Indianapolis and spent some time with his old friends previous to taking up his residence in Cincinnati, whither he went in hope of obtaining relief from the paralysis of the tongue with which he was afflicted. No scientific aid afforded him produced the desired result, and he died as we have stated above. The paralysis prevented him from speaking and from taking sufficient nourishment to sustain lite. Previous to his death he had been incapacitated for a long while for attention to his ministerial and educational duties. He leaves a widow and eight children in destitute circumstances Dr. Berry had a large circle of friends who will hear of his death with profound regret. Many hopes had been indulged that he would recover from his prostration and resume the career of usefulness for which his high moral worth, his talents and scholarly attainments pre-eminently fitted him. But those hopes were vain. " Death loves a shining mark," and the devoted minister and polished scholar was made a victim of the " Insatiate Archer." Dr. B. was at one timo President of the Indiana Asbury University at Greencastlc, and has always had the educational" interests of his church at heart. For many years he was a minister in stations, on circuits . and districts, and at invervals a teacher in the schools and academies of the church. The void made by his death will not be easily filled. Journal. The funeral of Dr. Berry was attended by the Ma. sons, Odd Fellows, and a large number of citizens, on Tuesday last, from Robert's Chapel, the funeral sermon being preached by Rev. James Havens. A Printer axb'his Wipe on a Tramp. An old man named AVilliarti Wright, a printer, passed through this city, a few days since, in company with his wife, an old lady, bound for Chicago, having walked the whole distance from Buffalo to Detroit. He is sixty-three and his wife fifty-nine. They have a son in Chicago, who sent them money with which to come to that city. Immediately after the receipt of the money, one of the aged couple was taken sick, and the money was nearly all expended for doctor's fees before a recovery ensued sufficent to enable them to make the Contemplated trip. They then started on foot from Buffalo, and walked through Canada, being aided once in a while by a wagon ride. The old lady was as brisk as a cricket, and very talkative. She said they only stopped over to rest one day, and then she washed all day to pay their lodging. Some folks would not call that rest. The old man said he commenced his apprenticeship in 1809, and saw the first composition roller used m England. As they were unequal to the task of walking to Chicago, which they intended to do, a liberal contribution was made by the printers of the city, and a sum donated to them which sent them on their way rejoicing, by railroad. Detroit Press. Willim, Wright, above referred to, worked in our office several months,' about two years ago. Thig spring hi swife called on us and stated that her husband was dead and buried in Cincinati, she was entirely without means, and desired to get to a son in Peru. Believing her to be a very worthy woman, we recommended her to the Benevolent Society, and she was cared for from Saturday till Monday, and a pass furnished to Peru.' It appears from the above that the old man is alive again, and 'turned loase" in the country. STATEMENT OF THE BANK OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. June 3 0, 1858. .: OrFicE or the Bank op the State of Indiana,! r Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 0, 1838. MEANS. Notes Discounted, $ 612,191 58 Bills of Exchange.. .. ... 3,614,122 64 $4,226,314 22 Banking-houses,. . .

66,887 32 73,968 99 I 955,670 26 402,096 36 T 3,955 11 161,790 64 . 203,484 00 1,322,095 87

Other Real Estate, 140,856 31 1,361,721 73 items. 365,274 64 1,322,095 87 $7,416,262 77 LIABILITIES, Capital Stock paid in .. . $2,221,722 77 Surplus Fund, 262,211 71 Profit and Loss, 188,215 06 450,426 77 119,900 96 Due to other Banks, 119,900 96 Individual Deposits ; 666,849 08 Certificates of Deposit,. . : 129,472 23 796,321 31 Treasurer of State, '. . Other items, 8,125 88 40,586 58 48,711 96 circulation. Notes under Fives, .... 179,519 80Fives and upward 3,678,186 00 3,857,705 00 Less Branch Notes on hand 78,526 00 3,779,179 00 $7,416,262 77 JAMES M. RAY, Cashier. The President's Kansas Appointments. The President, as we lern from our AVahington despatches. has conferred the appointment of Associate Judge of the Supreme Court in Kansas vacated by the resignation of Judge Cato on Mr. Rush Elmore, of Lecompton. It anything had been wanted to prove the desire of the President to have justice impartially administered in that territory, this selection is calculated to supply that want. Mr. Elmore was one of the dele' gates to the convention that framed the Leeompton constitution ; and though he was the largest, if not the only, slaveholder m the .territory having a seat in that convention he was distinguished in it as much for his moderation, firmness and conservatism of the rights of the people as he was for his great ability, as contrasted with his colleagues. He was a candidate for the presidency of the convention, in opposition to Jack Calhoun, and got the support of all the sober, sensible and moderate delegates, who, however, were in a considerable minority there. As Chairman of the Committee on Credentials he reported in favor of the admission of delegates from the two counties which had not been included in Secretary Stanton's appointment, but which had nevertheless gone through the regular forms of an election and sent their representatives to Leeompton ; and it will be recollected that the refusal to admit these men to their seats was one of the arguments used against the Leeompton constitution. Finally, he was the leader of the minority of the convention which voted in favor of a full submission of the constitution to the bona fide citizens of the Territory, and was utterly opposed to the course taken by the majority, i 1 - The appointment of such a man to the office of Associate Judge of the Supreme Court, taken in connec-1 thon with that of Mr. Denver as Governor, with the' dismissal of Calhoun from his post of Surveyor General, and the appointment to that post of Colonel Burnett, of the New York Volunteers, ought to be a sufficent assurance of the desire of Mr. Buchanan to allow the people of Kansas no just cause to find fault with his administration. N. Y. Herald. The Harvest Moon. This year the harvest moon occurs in August, rising for six successive nights at nearly the same hour. The July moon will, also, be one of unusual interest, and scarcely inferior to the harvest moon in those particulars which give the latter his distinction, being retarded only 33J minutes in the average of six risings after the full. Exchange. O" James Welsh fell from the scaffolding of the Episcopal church on Monday, breaking his collarbone and one of his ribs.

RESPONDENT'S TRAIN.

For tho Locomotive. HELEN. BY MARY LYNN. Thou art beautiful, fair Helen, With thine eye of dazzling blue, AVith thy locks so glossy shining Like the raven's wing in hue, With thy lips like bursting rosebuds, And their pearly links between Ah, yes 1 both in form and feature, Thou art lovely as a dream. Of thy charms, fair lady Helen, " Have a hundred poets sung, And through many a lordly mansion Has thy praise in music rung; ' : Ami a hundred lovers, Helen, ' At thy feet have lowly knelt, And a hundred hearts, fair Helen, Thy proud cruelty have felt. But there's one thing, lady Helen, And thy beauty can't atone It is this, fair lady Helen, That thy heart, thy heart is stone It ne'er beat for other's sorrow, ' Nor for other's gladness thrilled, By no sympathy for suffering Had it's silent pulses filed. Oh, fair lady, lady Helen, , 1 ' Throw away thy stately pride, And no more from tales of sorrow Turn thy car so cold aside For the world is full of weeping, - ' And thy hand may wipe some tears, And the. world is full of suffering Thou may'st chase away some fears. And far lady, lady Helen, Each blight tear for others wept, It shall flush a burning diamond Iu thy crown of glory set; Each kind word thy lips shall utter, Though 'tis to the lowliest given, Shall upward wing thy spirit's flight, AA'hen thou'rt caled from Earth to Heaven. AVisconsin, July, 1858. Mr. Editor : Having strayed from Hoosierdora to escape the dust of the city for a few weeks, I have imagined some thoughts suggested by my ram bles might not be unwelcome to your numerous readers. I hope it may not be irksome to teach, and, perhaps, tarry at some of the important points, and take a glance at men and things as they come before me. AVith Chicago, no doubt, your readers are somewhat familiar. Its rapid growth, its dashing enterprise, its business facilities, its high place in the Commercial world, its magnificent stores, and princely mansions, have often been the theme of travelers, yet no two persons, probably, would be impressed with the same objects precisely in the same way. Chicago is emEhatically a fast place. Its history, comparatively rief, has scarcely a parallel in our country. The present aspects of it is unlike that of any other city with which I am acquainted. The authorities seemed determined to give it, in one sense at least a more elevated position. The lower story of many building has become basement by filling up streets, and the same will be true quite generally, after the present grading shall have been completed. The streets, at the present time, are in a most abominable state ot inequality. : One cannot go through them without experiencing literally the tips and downs of life. It is exceedingly unpleasant and tiresome for strangers, even in day time; and at night I think it must be at no small risk of life and limb. There is often a difference of elevation in adjoining streets, and frequently in different parts of the same street, of from three to six feet ; The knowing ones there say, that the changes now going on will, when completed, greatly improve the city in appearance and comlbrt. This must bo encouraging to visitors, and certainly will be to those who reside there. This city bids fair to rank preeminent for noise and rowdyism, vice and crime. Billiard rooms, Lager Beer saloons and dram shops abound. But even Chicago has its sunny side. She has a large population, eminent for intellectual, sociiil, and moral worth. The evidences of secular and religious enterprise are everywhere visible. Her Schools and Churches, her literary and charitable institutions are worthy of honorablemention. The public schools are well organized, and are furnished with excellent buildings. The most noticeable public buildings are the Merchants' Exchange, the Marine Hospital, Medical College, and the new Court House, not yet finished. The latter, when completed, will be an elegant structure. There are several Church edifices which will equal almost anything of the kind in Eastern Cities. The 2d Presbyterian, built of a kind of pitchy stone, in which black and white are mingled, presentsasingularandstrikingappearance. Itis built in the Gothic style, with a steeple 200 feet high, and is pronounced one of the finest structures in the West. One recently built on AVashington street, by the 3dPresbylerian Chuch, of dressed stone, is even more beautiful. The Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist, Congregational and Christian have fine houses of worship. Being there on the sabbath, I sought the church of which the Rev. Dr. Rice is pastor. It is located in the northern part of the city, and though the building is not an attractive one, it was filled by a very intelligent and attentive audience. Since having heard him. I do not wonder at his popularity and success. He is known to the public as exceedingly adroit and able in

controversy, and few, I apprehend, would court him j option, and hence we had upon this subject no uniform as an antagonist on the field of debate. Bold and rate of taxation ; no uniformity of system ; no equality fearless in defense of truth, he docs not shrink from of educational priviledge among the children of the even public encounter when lie meets a "f'oeman worthy j State. To remedy this evil, to give us this uniformity of his steel." I imagined some peculiar charm about him and equality, to secure a united and vigorous, instead as a speaker, but precisely in what it consisted I nev- J of a divided and thus weakened common school er could learn from finy mere description, and I fear , system and interest, to place upon the Legislature a that any attempt of mine to make it known to others, ; compulsion to, by its own action, give us these advanwould prove equally unsuccessful. His form is tall tages, instead of hazarding them with the voluntary and spare, countenance thoughtful, eye penetrating, action of municipal coi-porations the new Constitution voice pleasant, enunciation distinct, and his whole provides that it should be the duty of the General Asmanner unassuming. In his exordium he is calm and sembly to provide by law for a (one) 'general and unisuppressed, and wonderfully simple and clear in the foim system of common schools, wherein tuition shall statement of his subject. He does not appear to be without charge, and equally open to all.' Thesysspeak with authority, and yet he impresses you with . tern must operate equally in city and county, or it will the idea of superior power. As he advances, his sub- not be uniform. The citizens of the city must be ject expands, and every sentiment seems to be in ad- taxed to support it equally with those of the country, vance of the previous one; the right word and figure, Their children must have the right to attend the without any effort on his part, finds the right place. j schools under the system in the city. And if another He takes you along, as it were, an ascending grade, j set of public schools can be maintained in the corpoand every step presents a wider view. Your atten- ration by taxation, either concurrently with or in the tion is not arrested by any startling assertion, but you vacation of the public schools, then is" taxation for the are deeply interested by the simplicity and clearness support of the public schools not uniform and equal ; of his style, his earnestness of manner, the aptness and for such taxes are levied in effect by the state, as the force of his illustrations, and the natural and beautiful city can only levy them by authority delegatep to her development of his theme; he becomes exceedingly by the State, and educational privilege is not made animated, but never boisterous. AVrhen he has finished equal to the children of the State. In short, we will his train of connected and glowing thought, and made not have, as required by the Constitution, one uniform his application, you feel that he has given you some- system of common or public schools, (for the terms in thing real, worthy of being treasured up, a thing of the statutes and Constitution are synonymous.) suplife and beauty, composed of parts, yet forming one ported by equal taxation, and made equally open to complete and elegant whole. all."

1 would not imply that his discources are worthy of remark only as specimens of style. They are emi nently practical, and are calculated to stir the soul to the noblest action. But I have dealt, perhaps, quite too long in this bustling city. Let us move northward. The road from Chicago to Milwaukie is on the shore, all the way in sight of the Lake. In some places it is sandy, and looks unproductive, vet we see much fine country, and pass many lame and well tilled farms. Lake Michigan on our right presents a broad ocean of water, and gives us a rcfreshincr breeze. The railroad intro-

duces us-to several pleasant villages and flourishing and uniform tax of ten cents on the hundred dollars towns, or cities, as they are generally called. After and fifty cents on each poll. So far it is uniform; but rilling about forty-five miles, 'and soon after rassing when he Legislature authorize incorparate cities and the beautiful town of AVaukegan, we cross the line towns to levy an additional tax for such purpose, it. which separates Illinois from AVisconsin; a little fur- does not operate uniformly throii'Thout the State, unj ther and we reach Kenosha, the most southerly lake less, indeed, the cities and towns constitute the State, port of this new State. Its name was once changed to the exclusion of the country. Again, the Legislate Southport, but by the good taste of its citizens the ture is prohibited from passing any local or special old appellation of the Indian has been restored. It laws "providing for supportingcommon schools." It . must contain a population of six thousand or more, is clear that any law levying a tax for school purposes and is rapidly increasing in wealth. The next point in any given town or city, would be "local" and "speof importance we notice, is Racine, at the mouth of cial." This could not be done by the Leoislature: and, Root River, on Lake Michigan, 23 miles south of if not, how can that body authorize the municipal auMilwaukee. This is the second city in the State in thorities to do the same "thing ? A power which the population and importance, and one of the most beau- Legislature does not possess itself, can not.be confer-

tiful in the AVest. It has great advantages in a common.kl noint of view. It has a commodious harbor.

I and being connected with the interior by railroads and plank roads, it becomes a valuable ouuei ior a variety of products." It is laid out in regular blocks, with wide streets, ana contains a iiuuiuca ui tcucra public buildings; among these are Racine College, numerous Churches, School Houses, Banks, &c. There are also many large mercantile houses, engaged in various branches" of business; also, machine shops, ship yards, furnaces, and flouring mills. The number of inhabitants is estimated at upwards of 12,000. Yours, UAROLUS. . Hendricks County, Ixd., July 26, 1858. Mr. Editor : The subject of our Common School Law, and the Constitution in connection therewith, is becoming a frequent topic of conversation, and it is one of much interest, though I am afraid not very well understood. The late decision of the Supreme Court on the question is drawing attention to it. I was one of those that thought, when that decision was made, that either the decision or the constitution was wrong; but reflection is bringing nie to doubt whether both are not right. A late article which I read in the Terre Haute Journal presents the question so fairly and clearly, in its different aspects, that I have desired to see it more generally circulated; ' and knowing that your excellent family paper is generally read by the moderate men of all parties, it seems to me that you would render a valuable service to the community by publishing it. Should you be willing to do so, and insert in your next number, you will greatly oblige many of your readers, and particularly, A Country School Teacher. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. As the question of "Common Schools" is one in which all parties are deeply interested, and as political partisan newspapers have drawn the subject into political controversy, for the purpose of accomplishing partisan purposes, your candid attention is invited, for a few moments, to the Constitution of your State, and the acts of the Legislature on the subject, together with the decision of Your Supreme Court. Sec. 1, Art. VIII of the Constitution is as follows: " Knowledge and " learning, generally diffused throughout a community, being essential to the pre servation of a free government, it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to encourage, by all suitable means, moral, intellectual, scientific and agricultural improvements, and provide, by law, for a general and uniform system of common schools, wherein tuition shall be without charge and equally open to all." By the above section of the Constitution, it will be seen that the common school is to be "general and uniform." This is a fundamental principle, which utterly excludes the idea that the system may be one thing in one part of the State and another thing in another. But to place the matter entirely beyond all doubt or cavil, the 22d Sec. of Art. IV, says, "That the General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases," that is to say, (among other things) "Providing for supporting common schools or for the preservation of school funds." In 1855 the Legislature passed a law "to provide for a general system of Common Schools," by which it was provided, among other things, "that there should be annually assessed and collected, as State and coun ty revenues are assessed and collected on the list of ' property taxable for- State purposes, the sum of ten I cents nn earrli nnp. hniirlrprl rlnllatsi wnrr.li nwmprtr and fifty cents on each poll," for common school purposes. Now, this law was very clearly right, that is to say, it was in compliance with the Constitution, i The tax was equal and uniform. It operated within municipal corporations, as well as without, and taxed every man according to his property. But at the same session of the Legislature an act was passed, providing, "That the several incorporated cities and towns in this State be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to establish and support public schools, within their respective corporate limits, and by an ordinance of such corporation, to levy and collect such taxes as may be necessary, from time to time, for the support thereof." , In the case of the City of Lafayette against William M. Jenners, recently pending before the Supreme Court of the State, it was decided by that court, that the law above quoted, giving incorporated towns and cities the right to levy and collect such taxes as might be necessary to support such schools, was unconstitutional and void, because it was in violation of the plain and unequivocal provisions of the Constitution above noted. . The following extract, taken from the opinion of the Court as delivered by Judge Perkins, is well worthy of perusal: .... "The new constitution does not contemplate two systems of free public schools in the State; one under control of the State, and supported by her trust funds and taxes, and another under the control of the various municipal corporations of the State the cities, towns, townships, counties, school districts and supported by taxation by them. This would be remiting us back, practically, to precisely the condition we were in under the old Constitution and Laws, when the State supported a system of public schools, and authorized the counties, &c., severally to raise additional taxes for schools if they pleased. The conseouence ! was, the Legislature shirked the duty of keeping up i an efficient system ; contented itself with authorizing the municipal corporations to provide schools at their But little space will be occupied in this article in vindication of the correctness of the decision, as, to every candid and unbiased mind, it needs no such vindication- The statement of the proposition is a sufficient argument. AVhat is the duty of the Legislature under the Constitution ? It is "to providolby law for a general and uniform svstem of common schools, wherein tuition shall be without charo-e, and equally open to all." How shall this uniform system" be nrnv.iJpd fm. maybe necessary, except by a general and uniform tax? The State, as we have seen, levies a rmnprsd