Plymouth Banner, Volume 2, Number 51, Plymouth, Marshall County, 23 February 1854 — Page 2

THE BANNER. WH. J. BURXS. Editor & Proprietor.

PLYMOUTH IND. Thnrsalay Morning, Feb. 23, 18547 Advertisements to insure insertion, must be handed in by Tuesday preceding the day of publication. Some communications crowded out by the foreign news. Depot Located. See the advertisement ia relation to it, and make y ur bidi. There are some advertiserr.ents on the next page, that hava a tendency to please ihe Justices and Constables. Look out. The.Banncr The narrative ca our first page, and the deeply interesting foreign and other news, make this number of the Banner a very interesting one. A few extra copies, in wrsppers, may be had at the office. Depot Building. Our attention has lately been c-illed to our estimated cost of the Depot buildings at this place, a few weeks ago, acd sure enough the figures make us say $250.000 instead of 25,000. Come Oil. Subscribers for the new and enlarged volume are already coming in. Come on. The clouds that hung over our prospects for making it a paying adventure, are disappearing, and we hope to see a clear and prolific field before us by another fortn'ght. War! War'.! Our readers will doubttess be deeply interested in the news brought by the America and Canada. Everything indicates increased trouble Sc bloodshed. The failure of every effort to avert this general collision, seems to have exhausted the patience cf the powers who have 6ought a satisfactory compromise, aul driven thsra to the determination of settling it by forca. See the foreign News. O. II. P. Buley of Sin Jose, California, has our thanks for late papers. Valestises. Our young folks had quite a sprightly time of it last week, ami no mistake. TcIX jonr Editor. There are many per sons who think an Elitor ought to know every thing and tell his readers all he knows. It is difficult to arrive at perfection in the performance of this task; but how much nearer we might arrive at it, could be determined by a trial of the plan for every one to tell the Editor all he knows. This might certainly result in placing everybody in possession of everything tht everybody knows. Tell your Editor. Yes, try it, and such as is fit for the publiccyt, his readers will get. How can it be reasonably expected of him to attend to his office duties, and knew all that is going on without? If erery one interested in their county paper, (and who is not?) would contribute their little mite in this respect, it might be greatly increased in interest, and those thus interesting themselves often confer public benefits and receive the thanks of hundreds of readers, from whom they least expected them. Reader if anything extraordinary ocrurs in your neighborhood, 6c it s known to you and your neighbors, you are certainly too well posted to believe that everybody else's nrighbors know it. Then if you do not wish to be selfish with your news items, tell your Editor. There are many persons who were for merly citizens of our county your old ueighbors some in Iowa, Illinois, & per haps farther west, or in California, who take the Banner in order that they may keep posted in the local items about their old homes the prosperity or misfortunes of their old friends; and as you respect them, see. to it that they are not disappointed and tell your Editor everything but a falsehood. rfarratrre. Our readers may find on our first page e deeply interesting narrative of the sufferings and privations of a woman captured by the Comanche Indians, on her rout from Taxas to California. Read it.

Small POL The small pox is prevailing in many parts of this State. It is confined to no particular jlace or locality. Nearly all of our exchanges that speak of it at all. locale it in the country. In Washington. Putnam, Bartholomew, Decatur, Marion, Johnson and Miami Counties, it is said to prevail. In one instance, it is eaid thatthere are thirteen eases in two families. It appiari to have acquired quite an extensive range in a very still end noiselesss way. Perioai "ho have been so unfortunate as to expoeed to each diseases, have hre-tcf?-3 been ao uaive?nl"y shunt"! and

neglected, and suffered to di entirely alone and uncared for, that now, if thsy are accidentally infected, they will, for self preservation, keep it as still as possible. This is the way the disease has acquired its present extensive range in our State.

Stockholders .Notice. Amongst our advertisements will be found a call upon the stockholders of the Cincinnati, Peru and Chicago Railroad, for ten per cent on the amount subscribed. W. Q. Pomeroy Esq., of this place, is ready to receive in behalf of the Board. To the little account of the girls oyster party which we published last week, none of the young gents interested should take any exceptions, as it would incline the public to believe that there teas something real in it. They should have laughed it off. and pushed it along as a jest played off by the young ladies, as it was intended. But we have since understood that there is some real trouble somewhere, and tint the young gents took the article as an allusion to it. This is not the fact. Had we been advised of any difficulty in reality, not a syllable would have appeared ia the paper about it. No indeed, that's not our new. A different sphere. as we last week stated, has been chalked I out for our paper. The Nebraska bill Factions. Certainly no one will think that we, who care so little about political parties and organizations in these days, are inconsistent in amusing ourselves at the cut up. mixed up, and divided up condition in which the various political parties at present find themselves upon the Nebraska bill. Indeed, we should not be surprised to see two or three factions of the Democratic party set up shop for themselves. The State Sentinel, we believe, has been reading some of the Indiana democratic members of Congress out of the rauks, as being too much tinctured with abolitionism in thtir opposition to the repeal of the Missouri compromise, which is one of the main purposes of the Nebraska bill. The Le gislatures of several of the States have passed joint resolutions in opposition to the measure. Leading Democrats of Ohio have adv:sed their members that their homes and the bosoms of their constitu ents will be too hot for them if they re turn to them after having favored the measure. Public meeting? "too numer ous to mention," in various parts f the country- some composed entirely of democrats, and others of all patties, have been held, denouncing the measure and it6 supporters. Even Douglass' own political and personal friends in his own State, (Illinois) have in convention and privately denounced him and his darling measure, publicly branding him 89 a miscreant and a recreant, and the Detroit Free Press is busy in rapping the knuckles of the Democratic Editors in Chicago for being found in such company. And, again, it is said upon good authority, that the President and a majority of his Cabinet are in favor of the bill. Northern Whigs are unsuccessfully trying to coax southern Whigs to oppoBe it. But Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, has got them by the uool he has. Upon the score of inconsistency he pegs it to the friends of tho compromise of 1850. lie is right there, and Gen. Cass is sorrj he shot, and Douglass himself must say, as said Mrs. Partington "Oh that 1 could suppress myself as others do to be tlearly understood. But it's my misfortune, that I never open my mouth but I'm sure to put my foot in it." ! Well; they are ail in a muss a hope less muss one of their own creating, and which will require nothing short of the indomitable zeal and ingenuity of Jack Downing and Gen. Jackson to settle. But seriously, this measure touches questions nf deeper moment, if possible, to the north and south upon the subject of slavery, than those agitated in 1850, yet there is less fanaticism and cries of disunion, than there was then, and we firmly believe that the principles of the compromise adopted in that j car, here, after mature deliberation and calm reflection, found an eternal abiding place in the great American heart. The Peru Sentinel of last Thursday, says there is not quite iron enough, by about a mile and a half, to finish the entire line of track for the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad, but that what is lacking will be obtained in a few days. You are trying to steal off a celebration down there, Johu, without letting us know anything about it. If you do, we'll make our caUshop keepers tear up your tracV. and stop your navigatitj. Jk dit'.r.t.

Euüia ts. England and France Directly afier our issue last week, we noticed a dispatch stating that Russia had made a formal declaration of war against England and Frence; but our late foreign items in detail have no corroboration of the statement. The Rusaian Ministers having left Paris and London, is an evidence of its correctness.

Conqress. A bill granting to the State of Ohio all the public lands remaining in that State unsold, passed the U. S. Senate on the 15th inst. The Ohio River is said to be very high. On the 16th, it was upwards of twelve feet and rising at Pittsburgh. The number of drop letters which passed through the post office at Indianapolis on St. Valentine's day. was 1,634."" Advance Price. We have now had charge of the Banner seven months, and, as will be perceived by the terras, those who defer the payment of their subscriptions six months, are chargeable with 82,00, but we shall charge no one nr. ore thin the advance price, 61,50, if paid within one week from this date at which time the second volume of the paper will be completed. After that time, all who were subscribers at the time we took charge of lhe establishment, and have paid nothing, will be charged 82,00. This, in ad dition to the terms, will surely be timely notice. JAt the commencement of the third volume of the paper, which will be after one week more, we shall enlarge it to the full double medium sue, and as we shall not increase the price of subscription, we rely alone upon an increased number of subscribers, and their strict observance of the terms, to aid in defraying the extra expense we'sball necessarily incur in the enlargement. ' The Plymouth Banner, says the Evansville Journal is about thirteen days generally in getting there. If the editor of ihe Banner cares anything for the Journal he may feel grateful on getting it at all under the present mail "arrangements. " The last Banner, however, reached us in six days. Very gocd. Evansville Journal. Tile care for the Journal? Most assuredly, and if its present conductor will turn to its old files of 183G. he will discover that we then exercised quite a parental care for the Journal, when it was about the siz of our little Banner. Care for the Journal? Yes, and for its prosperity too. And right glad are we to know that it has lost nothing in the several changes through which it has passed, and if "under the present mail arrangemints" we should not get it in sixty days, we should not attach the blame to Add Sanders. ThC SdiOOl Master at home If the following specimen of orthography is the production of the "party of the first part" in the premises, we propose for him about 10 minutes tuition under our Devil, and let the young idea teach him how to shoot. If he is not the author, however, why, we don't know who is that's all: An, Article of Agreement maid and and Entered into by and bftwuie of the first part and the emploueres of the secand part the party of the first part agree to teach a com School imbrasing the folowing branches to-wit Reding Righting & Arethmatick geogripy & graner for the tearme of tw mounihs at the Rates of 815.00 per mounth and bourd with the einploures acording to the number signed, and the said panic of the first part is or may bs Discharged at any time the implurers see fit and on failoure of the said party of the first part to Comply withe abouve agreement he forfeits what he has tought and be Discharged with ought pay,, and the partie of the Second part is to furnish a house and wood suficant this 23 Day of December 1853 Now, we hope our eastern missionary sympathisers will not take it for granted that such are the only school teachers we have out here, and make a great noise about it. They are used only as exam pies! The School Hook Again. Our readers will recollect that we published the article of the Logansport Pharos, in relation to the course pursued by Messrs. Witter & Mil j ler. of South Bend, in opposing the books recommended by the State Board of Education, and when apprised that the Pha ros had corrected its statements, we promised to insert the corrections also. but we have not been able to get the correction uutil Saturday last. Here it is. We have received a letter from Messrs. Witter & Miller, of South Bend, inclos ing the circular to which we alluded last week as having been sent by Mr. Wi'.ter "to Township Trustees, probably to induce thein to resist the decision of the State Board of Education" in reference to Common School Books. The Circular is uot what we were led, by the cirumstances stated last week, to supposs it tcbo.

It notifies the Trustees that Messrs. W. 6t M. have for salt Mitchell's Outline Maps, and different sizes of Globes, for schools also Webster's Dictionaries, three sizes, and several other books which do not conflict with the decision of the State Board. We make this statement with pleasure, as it was not our intention to do any injustice to either of the firm of Witter & Miller. The conclusion we came to in

reference to ihi Circulars was very natural, considering the interest Mr. Wi'.ter had manifested in opposing the action of the Stste Bond, and tho fact that the circular envelope gives notice that Messrs. W. & M. will "take special pains to supply Teacheis and School Districts with the Books adopted by the Northern Indiana Teacher's Institute." So far as Messrs. W. & M. do not oc cupy a position in opposition to the State Board, we think they deserve credit for their enterprise in providing necessary books and apparatus for Schools, and we hope they will be rewarded by laTge sales. We know them to be gentlemen worthy of the patronge of all. Pharos. Jan. 4. In the State of New York, there is no law to punish a mar- for running away with another man's wife. Exchange. Good Lord, : hat other punishment more severe than that of being compelled to live with and maintain her, would you ; have visited upon the unfortunate wretch! ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. Boston, Feb. 16. The America, with dates from Liverpool to the 31st ult, is be low. Sho wont ashore at Bird Island when coming up this morning, but will get off a: high tide. The report that a great battle had been fought at K-alafnt, on the 2Uih ult., is con firmed, the Turks being victorious. The details of the great conflict at Kalnfat had not reached England, but it was known thn.t Gortcschnkolf was prepared for a terrific struggle, and the details were hourly oxpectoi. Several small skirmishes were occurring along the Danube, in which tho Turks wore generally successful. Count Orioff was at Barlin when the Prussian Cabinet was summoned to meet him. Tho terms of his mission is not known From Bsrlin he proceeds to Vienna. Affairs in the meantime remain unchanged. The Eng,ih documents on the Turkish question ware to be cillod for in Parlia ment the first day o the session. Austria has removed her demand lor the extradition of foreigners in the Turkish question. A despatch received at Liverpool on Monday evmiing, says no doubt the reply of the French and English Govern ner.ts to the Czir's last note, will be firm and decided. O-den Sticker's advance guards nrrived at Bucharest on the 4th nnJ the main body on the 1 1th ult. The mortality among his troops was enormous notwithstanding which they were to continue their mnrch to Kalnfat. GirtschakoflT, having received final orders, had sent forward the heavy nrtdlery, and was soon to leave for Lesser Wultachia. Fresh insurrections were taking place among the Wallachian population. Letters from St. Petersburg of Jan. 20. are of a warlike tenor, and sta'.o that extreme measures are resolved upon, if the explanations from the western powers is not sMisfactory. A dispatch from Bucharest, tinder date of the 14th, says 45,000 troops were concentrated around Kalafat, and a great battle was soon expected. A dispatch fron Belgrade, dated 23lh, says a report was in circulation that a collision had taken place in the Black Sea. There was great political excitement in Servia. Thj Russians suffered severe low at Matchinon the 12th, and had a steam er disabled, Tho whole Russian fleet left Spbastapol on the 12th ult., in the direction ofBatoroin Later advices from China sav tne Rebels wpro within sixty miles of Pekin, but that the city was well gin isoned with stores of Rico for threo years. ADDITIONAL BY TflR CANADA. New Yokk, Ftb. 17. The news is ominous of war. The answer from Kngland and Prance to the Russian inquiries respecting the entry of the fleets was delivered on the lst,'o the Russian ministers in London and Paris. The terms of the reply did not transpire. The Russian minister i reported to have withdrawn himself from Paris, and the minister was to leave London on the 5th. England is sending a detachment of small steamers to take foundings of tht entrance to the Baltic for the fleets. Ordors aro understood to have been sent to the English and French Ambassadors at St. Petersburg to demand their passports. At a council held at the Tuilleries on tho 30h January, the question of sending an extraordinary land force to Turkey was fully discussed. It is proposed to send 10,000 men. England will fend nly a 6inall force, but will pay half the expenses. Tho British army is to beincreased by 12,000 regulars, and the navy by 13,000 men. No change had occurred at Kalafat since the last report. On the Danube, although abstaining from great operations, th Turks give th Russians no rest. Parliament was nponcd on the 31st. The crowd wua much greater than usual. On the route to the House, the Queen was greatly cheered, but Trhce Albert wni occasionally hissed. Tha Turkish Minister was loudly thearedi The House was unu&ua'.f fill of splendid costumes.

No members of the American Legation were present. The Master ot theCjremonies had sent notice to all diplomatic members to appear in full ctuma. The following is part of tho Queen's speech: ''The hopes which I experienced at the close of the last session, that a speo dy settlement would bo effected of th difficulties existing between Russia and the Ottoman Porte have not been realized, and I regret to say that a state of warfare has ensued. I have continued to net in cordial co-operation with the Emperor ol the French; and my endeavors, in conjunc lion with my allies, to preserve and restore peace between the contending parlies, although unsucce isful, have been unremit

ting. I will not fail to persevere in those endeavors, but as the continuance of the war may dcrply effect the interests of this country and of Europe, I think it tequisite to make a further augmentation of my navy and military forces, with the view of supporting mv representatives, end more elfectuilly contributing to the restoration off peace. 1 have desired that the papers explanatory of the negotiations which have taken place upon this subject shall be communicated to you without delay. "I recommend to your consideration a bill which I have ordered tob framed for opening the coasting trade of tho United Kingdom to the 8hips of all friendly nations, and I look forward with sitisfaction to the removal of the least lcgislativo re mm m a striction of the use of foreign shipping for lhe benefit of my people." The remainder ot the speech was of a local character. LATEST BT TSLE9RAPH. Vienna. Count Buol Ins drawn out n declaration of nrutraliiy, wiih a strong leaning towards the views of the western powers, and has given this to Count Orloff as a final answer. OrlolFs mission has therefore failed. TheCzir's proposal was to form a defensive league with nil the German powers, and if the western pavers should atack any one of them, Kjssia would make common cause with them, and would not conclude any peace without consulting their interests. The German powers, through Austria, definitely refuse. Russia is, therefore, isolated. The western powrsaro immediately to demand the evacuation of the principalities, and are to command it forthwith. The Russian min tster in Loudon has paid a formal and final visit to the foreigh department. . CIRCULAR. Ojfice of Superintendent of Public In struction, Indianapolis, February. 1S51. -a bot Dear öir: mere are numerous and frequent calls on this office for facts re specting the validity of the provision of - . - . . . -.- . . i. i- fj ment, in cities, towns, and townships, of ! r ; a o ftujt w ft .tit ft; u i '"f u vrt uuiiu ing or repairing school house, and purchasing sites therefor, providing fuel. fftfirtiilnrt) mana nnnarattu lihrar!e nr a moin 1 lav (., f fa nurnnaa il hut .1 ... . . increase tnereoi, and lor continuing i ,. , . , . schools after the puhlio funds shall hive . , , been expended. Misapprehensions seem ., . . r .1 o. . IU pic an it, autitt. iaiis ui .lit o i n 1 1 , l v - speciiug int eueci wnicn me principle recognized by the Supreme Court in their late decision on th liquor law niiy havr on the School Law. To answer the inquiries made, and to correct the misapprehensions existing, we would submit the following statement of fu-ts: The interest on the Consolidated Common School Fund of the State, together with the avails of the State tax provided for in the first section of the School Lawwould give annually, when distributed to the cities, towns and townships of the Slate in proportion to the number of children therein, only about SS0 for eveery 100 children. This amount is wholly insufficient to pay the necessary expenses of instruction, and also to build school houses, in which nearly every township in the State is deplorably deficient. To enable the people to manage their municipal affairs as circumstances might require, and as their own views of expediency might suggest, the Legislature, in accordance with the power conferred by the Constitution, enacted general laws for the incorporation of cities, of towns, and of townships. By the law for a general and "uniform mode of doing township business," every civil township in the State becomes a "body politic and corporate," with all the rights, immunities, and liabilities of a corporation. Among the usual, essential, and necessary rights and duties of such a corporation, is the raising, by taxation on the property and polls within the iorporate limits, of a sufficient amount of revenue for the payment of all the expenses of the corporation. Among the legitimate purpose, for which the corporation is bound by law to provide, are making and repairing of roads, the support of the poor, and the education of all the children. The officers of the corporation whether of the city, town or township, are required tu establish and maintain a sufficient number of schools for the education of II the children under their jurisdiction. They have at their command a portion of the amount of money required to sustain their educational institutions, derived from the general distribution of public funds. Whatever additional amount may be necessary, must be raised by taxation. In cities and incorported towns, the corporation authorities have explicit poxer by the School Law to decide on the amount required, assess it and provide for its collection. In townships, the law, for the purpose of more deeply interesting the active sympathies of the people in the cause of education, provides that the whole body of stockholders 'in the corporation that is. the . voters of the township may act in the decision of the question. No one questions. as we are aware,

the authority of the corporate officeis of cities and incorporated towns to assess a tx for school purposes. No one would question the authority of township trustees to asses; such a tax, if ths law did not require a rote of the people on the question. But it is supposed by some that the vote of the people invalidates and renders unconstitutional the assessment and collection of taxes, whereever such vote is taken. The issue has ben made in one cf thetownships of the State. An injunction was aske of the Circuit court by certain citizens, restraining the County Treasurer from collecting the township sc?:oi tax assessed uuJer authority of the 130th section of the school law. The case wasappoalej to the Supreme Court. V were ready to have the case decided at the hst trm. The Court was ready to take up the case and decide at once. But the persons having the other side in

chirge would not consent to the submission of the case at that tim. It therefore cannot be decided until the next ses sion of the Supreme Court, which occurs in My n-xt. In the meantime the collection of school taxes must go on es if no question had been raised. It would not be under ordinary circumstances proper for me togive an expression ol opinion on the merits of a case referred to the Suprems Court for decision; yet, as great misapprehensions exist on the question un ler discussion, and in some counties the schools are, as I have learned, actually suspended on cccount of this misapprehension, it may be proper for me to say that no person with whom 1 have conversed, and who his examined the question, except perhaps the counsel of the prosecuting party. Ins expressed any doubt that ths law will be sustained. The constitutional objection to the Liquor Liw dors not at all apply to the Scbool Law. B- the Liquor Liw the sime act miht be legal in one township and criminal in another, and the difference would depend on a vote of th people in thfir sovereign capacity. By the; School Luv, a question, not of crime or of law, but of municipal or corporation taxes, is submitted to the township in its corporate capacity. I need not argue this point. 1 only nsed confidently af firm, as 1 have the best authority for doj in. that members of the Supreme Court theirselves Io-jk on the Liq-jor and School Liws-as being wholly independent of ach othr r. In deciding th Liquor Law uu onstiiutional. thy have decided noth ing a five Un; the School Law. Let there- . 5 fore the schools in vour neighborhood vn ts o ' . - o e on. ij-i me contracts lor üuiiaiug cciiool , ... . t ir1 :." I it c it tin i'Dpicinn rr trtr I muni F VICl I? I ft ItW llllftaitll KJ I ft 41.1 UIUUVI Li w hud been niitle. and no question on . . . ,. r . ' , . Iii rnne 1 1 1 it ! i nn n 1 1 1 v tl tl'.o Sc inn I a w Law had h.n raiaet?. Let the people pay their taxes with their usual liberality and alacrity. If they decline payment on account of the agitation of this niip. . , ir. ... , , , , tion. the only effect will be delev, and a I. . ,. ' ,. ... I large delinquent list, which will only in- ; . , .. . , . 3 crease the expense and dissatisfaction to j ie tiix ptyrr. u ithout any corresponding profit to any p.-rty. Rep ctfullv. V. C. L.VRR.V15F.E. For the Banner. TWILIGHT TIIIMttu. Sister, the twilight shadows gather o'er me; The rosy day is one; Life's varied pa.ze flits like a dream berore me, As !ere 1 sit alone. Thou att not her to cheer the pkasing sadness. Waked by a voiceless call: Or wonder why my heart is full of gladness. And yet the tear-drops UU. Cat, wayward rnem'ry through the dim past fleeting. Resumes her mystic reign; And love-linked scenes, long treasured in her tee,, in?, Start wi .o life again. The flowers we love the hopes and forms we cherished In the bright days of yore; Bat now, the flowers are dead those hopes have perished, Thtir voices charm no more. Vet still, while time with a remorseless linger. Blights all unspnrin2ly; Will eyes grow dim, while memory lores to lingr. On thoughts she'll keep of thee: Know when sprint calls for thy fav'rite flowers. Those flowers are not forgot, And the low song that ever charmed thy hours, Still haunts the accustomed spat. Let joy be thine, or Erief thy joys o'crilowing; Yet at the hour of prayer; How sweet will be the happiness of knowing, HVre even remtnbered there. Fib. 14, 185. MAY. The Eric Difficulties over A Point Gained. The Erie and North east ro.id hns been repaired, nnd there is now but one guago between Buffalo and Cleavelnnd. Stilt the roads Eit nnd West of Erie do not connect. One of them come on the tiortii side of the Depot nnd the other on tho south side and passengers are compelled to pass through the building to get from one road to tho other. Freight must nls pns through the depot. In this manner tho matter V rst for the present probably until tho Court. decide the question pending. But lho public it will be observed have g iinod ono point. A uniform gunge has been obteined, and there is only one chnngo between Buffalo and Cleveland, whcrer.s there, have been two heretoforr. Sent York Tribune, A Wit Discomfited Wo remember witnessing the complete discomS.uto of a wit of no inforior order, by a message politely delivered at a suppft party by a little girl. 'If vou ples Mr. H.. mamma jssnds her cirop'iments, and would dj rauclj 'obliged if you would begin to bevnny.