Plymouth Banner, Volume 3, Number 45, Plymouth, Marshall County, 25 January 1855 — Page 2

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W1LL113I G. P'JjIEBOY, Edltor. Thursday Mornhic, Jan 25, 1855. r3 Thi Elitor being ab3,-nt dutin th pisi wtek. is tho cause of so little i itoriil ia this number. In refereuce ts cur State Finances, thej manifeatly appear gro.viu Letter, the Suta dsbt is decreasing, interest on state bnJj promptly met, anl tha agrieul -tural products and population of tht State vastly on th increase, making more firm and better basis. As several typographical errors occursd in publishing part of the Message last week, we repeat what the executive says ujen this subject, as follows The ordinary annual expanses cfthe State eowrnmfnt, frotn October 31.1641, to Octoer21. 1S54 iactueive, have been as follows: For the ye r ewdinj Oct. 31, 1844 1815 1845 1S47 1849 1849 1650 1851 1752 1853 lScl 893 3G3 73 74,85 2S! 69.13" S3 90.759 C7 79.267 43 73.881 47 71,015 10 71810 36 160312 63 103,929 63 51 2iU 44 Making a total ef $945,198 63 The araouat of the value of taxable property has increased, during the same period S3 follows : A-nouat in 1344 1445 1846 1847 1S49 1849 ieso 1S51 1653 lo33 119.870,251 122.255.6S3 124,610.441 123.9G0.9S6 133.419.055 133,233,085 210.977,643 2' S 5b3.S09 3v!6 SO 7. 6" 14 2vJ, 113.145 1854 Making an inciaese, duriüj the period, of The amounts paid during 174,180,183 the same periad. in account of the principal and interest of Treasury Scrip, and interest on the public debt ari as follows : Pun ccln't of Scrip. In'ton St'edebt 13U IS - iSld 1547 1818 1849 1850 1551 1S53 1853 1S54 8300,975 26 214.277 41 S23.5S7 30 6.278 10 10,220 15 &2.SSo 00 152,160 CO 1S3.210 00 193.470 00 193.011 00 193.010 00 252,230 85 2J3.255 52 160.000 00 270 393 3 Yo 535 196.736 195 366 303.995 31 73 13 05 73 203.1C3 65 136.703 70 129.593 59 19.015 03 January Interest, 1S55 Total 83.274,705 90 1,793.412 92 Tht expenditures on account of tha three Benevolent Institutions, during the tame period were as fellows :

1844 $1.163 75 1645 2.797 87 1S46-. 13.623 09 1347 44,813 16 1849 37.016 73 1849 61,847 89 1850 73.762 34 1651 73,933 SI 1853 105,070 21 1853 15S.872 31 1S51 120,597 15 Total 6693,503 31

On tha first day of November, 1354, the State debt of Indiana amounted to $7.031,0)3 50. Of this sum the State has liquidated the amount ef 6227,864 50 laviii of the public debt, the sum of t6.C3,I39, cf which turn, 81,763,139 is bearing two and a half per cent interest, and the balance, to wit 85,040,000, is beirin five per cent interest. The afoteeaid sum of &227.S64 50 having been paid by the State, under the act of the General Assembly creating tha Sinking Fund, these storks remain on the book of the A;ncy, the interest credited and applied annually to tha reduction of tho principal 01 the public debt. Hence, so far as the interest is concerned, the stot belouging to the State is still consider outstanding. CONGRESSIONAL. Sisate. Jan. 15. Mr. Cas3 introrfscd a resolution of inquiry, whether c:r and water tight mail baa rnuot be srouiabiy substituted for those now in Mr. Cass moved that the Internal Improvement Bill ha taken up on Monday. Ihe bill wss made the order of tht day for Wcdcesday, the 24th. Mr. Seward presented a memorial signed by, Ctigadier Genera! Dobbin and iiur i, 250 captains, and 1.460 subordinate efScers and privates of tha United States army during the war ai 1S1C. praying for relief for their sufferings caused by the inadequacy of tht law of Congr-5S. This petition was accompanied by the memorial of S3 Indians, who were engaged in tv.e serve s of the U. 3. in th war of 1S12. Also, tht petition of 1,600 citizens cf the United States supportin- tht abeve application. Referred to tht Comnittee on Pensions. lSlh A massage iron the President was received, transmitting a letter from thd Secretary of Wer, in relatio.i to Indin fco?ti!i!:;s, rspwsr ..ting thai vigorcut m;ru:ef and nvo:a mm will fee required at once to protect emigrants overland to California, and settlers along the route. A great many emigrants have been robbed and murdered during the past jear along the route to California, as he understood. The President proposes to call out volunteers and mounted men. Tht Vict President presented a letter from Rufus Choate, Containing his resignation at oat of tho regents of the Smithsonian Institute, n9Vii. IG Tht home went into corn-

mittee of the whole on' the Pacific PwaiU road bill. Mr. Benton said that private companies and private e nlerprise, in his opinion. should pass on the practicability of a railroad to the Pacific, and attend, to its execution. 18. In committee of the whole on the Pacific R. R- Bill; a motion to strike out from the enacting clause, was disagreed to by 51 to 27. Mr. Davis, of Indiana, moved an amendmenl for a central trunk road with a northern branch to Iowa, und a southern, branch to Memphis, which after debate, was agreed to by a vote of SO to 50.

We lay bofora our readers, this week, a statement of the Agricultural Products. Domestic and Farm Animals, &c. raised in. Marshall and Stark countiet for 1651. taken from the Report of the Auditor of State. MARSHALL COUNTY. No. Horses mules & asses 2 CG6 Value. S3.279 74 3S9 Cattle Sheep SvTine Wheat Cora Rye Chts & Barley Potatoes Pork Bacon 24,533 3.2S2 9.970 bsls 12.554 105.903 801 10.fC9 13.810 bbls 2.535 lbs 12.075 3.307 14 S14 12.544 25.463 233 1.074 3.4SG 25,350 G49 1.722 5.265 143 29,161 7.231 18.553 45.4S0 245,083 9.274 13.S23 " 6J7 2.211 2 686 2.123 57 137 897 603 426 120 1S2 1.C94 67 Orchard products Tuns of Hay Pounds of Wool Carriages 6c other vehicles Watche, clocks, cc musi'i instrn'nls 2.184 427 070 1,233 Farming men ;ils Housj oi i Furniture Personal property not in no. 1 STARKE COUNTY. Hars?s, mules 6c asses 202 Cutie 1.137 325 1.384 busha 2.797 13.25S 133 1-3 3.604 bbls vo lbs G.545 Sheep Swine Wheat Corn Eye Oits cs barley Fctatoes Perk Bacoa Orchard products Garden products Tuns of hay 639 Pounds of wool 181 Carriages & other vehicles 125 Watches, &c. 115 Farming Utensils IIo'!?fho!d Furniture . 2.102 2 122 4 gQot Personal property 1,031 The above figures ere as the Auditor of State has them, but there certainly musthave been more that 12.554 buahels of wheat raised in Marshall county; the number of Animals slaughtered, burhels of grass seeds raised, and other articles, are blank. LEGISLATIVE. SeSjite. 12th Mr. Alexander reported back bill to prevent the issuing of any more Free Bank notes until the law shall be amended, with an amendment, which was concurred in. and recommended its passage. The bill was ordered to be engrossed. Mr. Brown introJuced a resolution, that the committee on banks be instructed to report a bill repealing the present Free Bank law, and providing for the establishment of a system of banks. similar in their natura to the. bank of Indiana, having a mother institution with branches. 17.-Resoltion by Mr. Helm, requesting the Auditor to report the amount of the fees he has received under the banking law. Resolution by Mr. Suit, authorizing tht committee to fix the salary of the Governor at 62,500, and tha supreme judge at e2,0C0. Mr. Brown moved to amend by increasing the per diem allowance cf members of the Legislature to six dollars per day. Mr. Anthony moved to lay the amendment on the table. Carried. ISOn motion of Mr. Ensey, the Commit tee on banks were directed to inquire into the experj'uucy of providing fir an increase of the Frtt Bank securities. A bill to amend the 13ih section of an ct providing for the election and of qualification of Justices of the Peace. Passed. A bill to give the Circuit Court, concurrent jurisdiction with the Court of Common pleas, in cases of riot. Passed. Mr. n-:g. from the committee on the Organization of Courts, reported back the resolution as to the exped'encv of abolishing the present system of the Court of Common Plees. it considering it inexpedient to abolish it. Concurred in. Senate went into Committee of the Wto! on the bill allowing 10 per ccut. interest on written contracts. House 17. Report from Committee by Mr. Buskirk, bill relative to the incorporation of cities, so as to allow tovr.s et 2,000 inhabitants to be incorporated as such, reported back with an coieadment, in which the house concurred. Report by Mr. Steuben, from the committee on political excitement of the times, joint resolution reported, instructing our Senators in Congress to vote for the restoration of the Missouri compromise line. Report concurred in ares 57 ! roe 40. 9 flit speaker laid before the House a communicationfrcm the Auditor of Slate in reply to the resolution of the house, asking him to report the araouat of fees! he wi;I have received vp to the expiration of bis office under tht general barking law, Tht Auditor declines answering. Resolution by Mr. Hadsell, directing a bill to be reported attaching penalties against any officej-f a free bank vhö will receive the paper of a free bank at a discount. Adopted. Resolution by. Mr. Murray, that it is inexpedient to legislate farther upon the subject of making out conplata records'

in Courts "of Common Pleasi Report concurred in, and committee discharged. Resolution by Mr. Mouks, th. the committee on Temperance report a pro hibitory law as soon as possible. A dopted. Resolution by Mr.Spottswood.as to the expediency of establishing a State Viermal School, giving free instruction to persons who will obligate themselves to teacn a certain timo in this State. Adopted. Bill by Mr. Wheeler, fixing and extending time of holding Marshall Circuit Courts. -By Mr. Shanks, to authorize matter commissioners to take acknowledgements of deeds, mortgages, &c. Bill to amend section 467 ef an act to revise, abringe and simplify the rules, practice, pleadings, forms, &c., in courts of this State. Passed. A kill authorising County Agricultural Societies to hold real estate. Passed,

eXcirs by The Canada, Fbance. Subscriptions to the new Loan were opened on tht 2nd of January. Good business was dons and considerablesums received from England. The French Baltic fleet was ordertd to re-assemble at Breast and Cherbourg. Business wastry active during Chrismas week in P &i. Accounts from tht industrial districts art most atisfoctory. 'i he Spanish Government is eaid to look very coldly on lb Fnglish Proposals to enlist soldier s for tht war. Russia. An imperial manifesto was issued on the 25 of December, calling on the nation to make every sacrifice for tha war. Germany. Tha Bavarian army is new on a war foe tine;. Tht Prussian internment has issued a notice calling attention to the law farforbidding Piusii&ua to enlist in tcy foreign service. Switzerland Mrt Fey hnspreseated a draft of a treaty with tht United S alsa to tho Assembly. A private despatch from Brer&en.of tha 26th says that the British Charge a' Affairs addressed an official demand to the Federal Council for permiarden to enlist Swiss. The Council is said to have replied by a formal reiusal, stating that Switzerland would maintain absolute neutrality in the present war. This ia thought d -.b'.f'JLl. Iw!y Shocks of an earthquake had been foil throughout Piedmont. At three o'clock of the morning1 of the 29th uil, a riot broke out in Correa, in consequonet of which the city was put in a s '.Me of teige, nrd all arms in the hands of rioter were ordered to be delivered up within eix hours after notice. Orfing to the disturbance in eron!be the-Airrs were clo-ed nod public assemblies were prohibited. Tht Goshen Democrat rereived.bT t!8 Tortoise Telegraph line, tht following account of important proceedings which speak for themselves. Tot. Bladt. At another meeting of the Free Bankers hfid at the 'Rank&kes Marsh,' on Monday, January 1st, 1855, to devise suitable means for the More ample proUltimi Of the inspires at home, and en increased confidence abroad, upon motion, the President of the Bank of Conntrsyille was choaen4President, and the Cashier of Poor Excuse wss appointed Secretary cf the convention. The followiag questions were propounded to each representative present, and a 1 ritten answer required to the same; Question 1st. Havo you ucdor any circumstances redeemed in any manner one dollar of your issue; or do you ever intend doing so? The answer was, with cne exception, 'No, tha representative from oct of tho institutions Acknowledging that he had bought 10 cents worth of matches from a ped liar and paid the cat A. This was deemed an infringement cf tho rule, and by a large vote ho was ruled out. Ques. 2d. Has any one living, ever discovered, by accident or otherwise, the precise location of your Banking ilous? If so, in what manner? Here the Cashier of tho 'Cat Swamp Bank' admitted that he was surprised one night by a man and his boy, who wfere out hunting coons, but he was positive thoy had no carpet bags, nor any di&houeratle intentions toward the concern. Ques. 3d, What are the securities deposited Xr tha perfect and absolute redemption of your notes? An3. The following undoubted scurities aro some of the principal: Fivo hundred ahr.res in Perham'a Great Gift Scheme. Six hundred pictoral envelops of Old Jacob Townsend's Sarsaparille.' One hundred Sindy Hok 2 1 2 per cent's. Fire hundred Militia O Gear's commissions, issued during the Sack War. One thousand Sons of Temperance Traveling Cards, 10 per cent, discount. Ten ona thousand dollar Bands of Philanthropy. The following 1 esolution wtslhen unanimously adopted; Retohcd Th.it no institution Teprosented in this convention, will ever be guilty of extending aay manner of accommodation to citizens who aro in the habit of either directly . or indirectly countenancing the use of either gold or silvor as a circulating medium, our grand object being to drive all such trash out of the conr.try. Afterthe above proceedings were had,' and the foregoing Exhibit made, of the s'ind condition and cemmaading position of the Hanks, a motion was made : to adjourn, 'sine iit, but the proposition met with considerable opposition as some could not understand by what right 'sine die' could expect them to go to his tavern, nny more than the grocery keeper adjoining; but upon tht ayes and noes being called, he finally prevailed. - She always made home happy" was the exprtceire sentence .which a friend rsceniLj added to an obituary notice. The last instance of modesty is that ef a young lady "who refused' to wear a watch in her bosom, because it had hands on it. ' ; ' :" - 4 This tills out the column.

From the Slate Journal. Indiana Free Banks. CaaSECTEI) WEEKLT. THE BAISK OX VEXT IOIV The Free Eanks Clarified, aud lbs Agtacy Established. Some little time was necessary to classify the Banks according to the value of thtir securities as now presented on the State Auditor's books. The examination has been completed, the classification made, end W. C. DePauw, and John D. Defrees have been appointed agents of the Backers' Association. In a circular which these gentlemen have issued, tbey announce that the agency will be ready by the 13th inst., too into operation, and that they intend faithfully to carry out the wishes of the Convention, to wit: To remove from circulation all suspended and brokaJank paper and to supply its place with good, solvent, specie-paying currency; to facilitate the latter, theagancy coutemplates, at as early a day as pcsiible. 10 check on ew York for all ipeci paytn, par bak paper, at satisfactory prices. Classification of Indiana Free Banks, made by the Committee of Indianapolis Convention, of Jan. 3rd, 1S55. CLAS3 JTO. 1. Bank cf Inniaca, Michigan City, Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse.

Bank of Rockville, Rockville. Bank of the Capitol, Indianapolis, Bank of Salem, (south.) Salem. Bnk of Brookville, Brookville. Back of Mouticello. Mouticello. Bauk of Gosbn, Gothen. Bank of E'.kha.t, Elkhart. Bank of Mt. Vernon, Ml. Vernon. Bank of Warsaw Warsaw, Bank of Poli. Pioli Cambridge City Bank Cambriig. Cectral Bank Indianapolis. Canal Bank Evensville. Crescent City Bank " Fanners Bank Wes'fMd. Fanners 5c Mechanics ßan Indianapolis. Fayette County Baak Coucersvitl. Gram mere j Bank Lsfayatte. Hoosier Bank Lcg&nsport. Indiana Bank Madison. Indiana Stock Bank Laporte. Kalamazoo Bank Albion. Kentucky Stock Bank Columbus: Lagrange Bank Lima. Laurel Baak Laurel, Merchants and Mechanics Bsnk New Albany. New York and Virginia State Stock Baak Evansviile. " Prairie City Bsnk, Terre Haute. Si'etA Bank, (north) Xslera. Southern Bnk of Indiana T-rre IIute. Saving Bank Cocoersvillt. Traders bank Indianapolis. CLASS HO, 3. Agricultural Bank Mt. Sterling. Bauk of Rockport, Rockport. Bank of Perrysville Perrysville. Delaware Count Bank Muncie. Huntington county Bank Huntington. Indiana Reserve Bank Kokomo. '. Y. State Stock Bank Viacennes. Tippecanoe Bk. Winnemac. Wabash River Bk. Jisper. Wabiäh River Bk.Newville. Wabash River Bk.New Currydon. Bank of South Bend, South Bend. Bank of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne. Elkhart Co. Bsnk Goshen, Northwestern Bank, Blor-mfield. Upper Wabash Bank, Wabash, Wayne Bank. Logansporte. Wyne Bank, Richmond. Greit Westsrn Bank, Terre Haute. class r 3. 3. Bank of Rochestar Rochester. Bank of Rensseltar Rtuselear. Farmers and Mechanics Bank R?nsselear Shavrcse Bk, Attica, State Stock Bk.Jamrstown. State Slock Bk.Marion. Wabash Valley Bk.Losanepnrt. Bank of Covington. Covington. Farmers' Bank, Jasper, Steuben CBank, Angola. Atlantic Bank, Jackson. Bank of Albion, Albion. CL4&S no. 4. Government 3:cck Bank ' Bank of Attica Attica. Green County Bank Bloomfitld. Perry Co. B'k Cannelioa. Pub. Stock Bk, Newport. People's Bk, Lima, Lima. Stato&Stock Security Bk. Newport. Trader's Bk,Nashville. VTestern Bk. Plymouth. Starke Co.' Bank. Koox. Bank of Albany, New Albany. Bdnk of T. Wardsworth, Michigan City. ! Bank of North America, Newpurt. Btnk of Auburn, Auburn. Bank of Connersvilie. Connersville. Bank cf America, Morocco. Bauk of Bridgeport, Bridgeport. Drovers' Bank, Rome, Merchants' Bnk, Springfield. Merchants' Bank, Lafayette. Northern Indiana Bank, Logar.sport. Orange Bank. Puseyrille. . Plymouth Bnk, Plymouth. State Stock Bank, Logansport. State Stock Bank, Peru.. Tiaders Back. Terre Haute. Exchsnge Bank Greencastle (no issue) Misliawska bank, Mishawaka Marshall Co. bank, Plymouth. Note. Class No. 1, includes tht Association of Specie-paying banks. Classes Nos. 2. 3, & 4, comprise all the other Free Banks of. tht State, and are classed as near as practicable, according to the present value of the Stocks of the sever al baiks deposited with the Auditor. - Thoe whs posTessjreel excellence say the least about it. When ill news cornea too late to be serviceable to your neighbor, keep it to your self. The Buffalo Republic says the woman who had a "fellow feeling in her boioai" has sued him for an assault A sabbath well spent. Brings a week of content. And htlth for, the lolls of to-morrow. But a sabbath profau'd, Whatsotr may be gain'd, . Is a certain forerunner of sorrow. To empty a house of , blockheads set two dogs to fighting In the jtrctt.

Commttntcategt Vol the B inner. "Innovation not Improvement' Reviewed.

There are, and ever have been a class of persons whose minds are so contracted, and whose views are so narrow, that they seem to view with su?picious eye, every improvement or refdrm laid before their gloomy imaginations. An article tkat appeared in the Banner of Jan. 18. clearly shows the author of it to be one of that class who looks with suspicion upon everything that was not advocated while he was in the cradle. Althongh the title of his article intimates a possibility of improvement, yet tht: sentiment of that article is. that we cannot advance a step towards reform without running into miserable extremes. That reforms reach so far, wt hart only his iptt dixit. But, who, I ask, is to dictate where reformers are to fix their limits? Shall "Satis Bonum?" We have had persons to circumscribe us. and we have found them equally fallible with ourselves. We no longer place any confidence in them; we fix our own limits, and the infallible Satis Bonum " tells us we are wrong. Vt e turn to the history ot the past, and we find that tht-se " Satis Bon urn's " have always been very free to oppose everything in the shape of reform, that has sprung up since God seperated the land from the water. They told us that priuting was an innovation. but who now would du without it? Thy told Columbus that it was entirely useless for him to start on such an enteprise as that which discovered to the Kastern World our glorious Continent; but the world returns thanks to him for engaging in such an enterprise. They told us that it was impossible to propel vessels by steim, but experience flatly contradicts such an assertion. They told us that our telegraphs were innovations; but the lightning itself, answers in tones of thunder, and with the speedof electricity, that such an assertion is false. And now, forsooth, they have the audacity to come up again and dictate to us what is reform, and what is not. Oh, shame ! But, perhaps, my "ideas are too excessively refined" to dictate for myself to what measure I should go. It appears to ma that "Satis Bonum " is certifi1y in want of proof of tht evils ef Photetics. when he has no other resert, bat to assail the opinions that may be held by some Phoneticians, Suppose tbtrc are some such among us: whit of it? Are there not such amon ererj class of persons ? He certainly could not have takan a more successful step to betray the weakness of his subject, without it is withholding his true nme. Next, he naraes out, "one class in particular, who are striving to overthrow our entire system of orthography, which is certainly based upon as pure principles of Rhetoric as that of any other language now n use." Indeed, this is terrible ! but your "entire system of orthography " will fill of itsalf, and vain are your prjps. 1 know nothing about other languages, but yet I have sen enough of dilferent Orthographie s to know that the French, Germans and Greeks are governed bj more uniformity than we are. But, S'ippos our "ystem of orthography'' is fct ter than the orthography "of any other nation:" docs that make it perfect? By no means. "Pure principles ," indeed ! Shall we take the ipse dixit of "Sails Bonum," or shall we resort to what educationists have said? In oposition to Satis Bonum's" assertion I make the following extracts: Sheridan said, "Such is the State of our written language, that tha darkest hieroglyphics, which the art of man has hitherto invented, were not better calculated tt conceal the sentiments of those who used them from all that had not the key. than the state of our spelling is to conceal the true puuiunciation of our words from ail except a few well educated natives." Walker, in the preface to his Pronouncing Dictionary, says, ' Unfortunately for the English language, its orthography and pronunciation era so widely diflerent that Dr. Walts lays it down in his treatise on spelling, that, 'all word3 which can be sounded different ways must be written according to that mode which it the moat distant froin the true pronunciation.'' Dr, Franklin could not see the "pure principles" of our orthography, and advocated a change. "Sooner or later," says he, "it must be done." What a pure system it is ! How immaculate! But my "ideas are to excessively refined," to see its pureness. So it was with Dr. Franklin, Sir John llerschell, Sheridan, Walker, Dr. Watts, Dr. Jones, Dr. Latham, and Lindicy Murray. " Again he asks, c'Who would introduce a horrid system ef cros-Jines, dots," and scratches for our beautiful and symetrical chirography?' 1 have in my time seen persons fly off of the handle and commence arguing without . knowing what they were opposing, and have long been of. the opinion that they had belter saw their breath till they understood more about the subject they argued. For the benefit of "Satis Ban um" I will state that Phonography is only a branch of Phonetics. Our Phonotypic (priuting) alphabet is composed of 23 letters of tht old Romanic alphabet (Itaving out e, q, and jt), to which are added 17 more, which makes Phonotopy 60 nearly like our Romanic reading that any person of ordinary capacities acquainted with the latter can learn the former in fifteen minutes time. The same may bt said of the chi rographies. Phonography is another system added to this; but which no person will have to learn in order to acquaint themselves with our chirography. Hence, all that has been said about "crooked marks, cross-lines, dots, and scratches," amounts to jus; nothing. His next argumenUf .rguWit m,r b. con,ide.ed.i,: 117 1 t J TP . & it . . !

' - vorus oi aiuerem ormogranny wnicnttuem, ue , weiuuuii ;j-apni, au

are pronounced alike, always have a dif - ferent signification, and the : mind re ceives the Idea, much easier when the real meaning.of the word is at once unJtTitpcd, thin it does when wdshave to

discover it by the connection," Then, ft ''Satis Bouum" was going to moke a speech, he would have to spell all words that are pronounced alike so that "the mind'' of the audience may ''receive the

idea !:' Doea "Satis Bonum" think that Pne inieiugeni reauer is going to receive -ii . 1 - anu swallow sucn lutiie arguments as the one last quoted? I am persuaded that ht nevet would have resorted to such a dilema had he not been driven to the extreme necessity of doing something to save the old decrepid system edrocated in his article. "Drowning men catch at atraws." Persons that cau't tell the meaning of a word by the sense, can't tell it by the orthography; certtin, He enquires, "What is the use of learning a new system, which to become master of would require es much study as it would to go through a course of mathematics, and which presents fully as many difficulties as the one now in use, when the same results can only be accomplished?" Thnt any person will make such an assertion in tha face of In ti sties to the opposite that have been lai before them seems to me to to be ir.conceirably strange. Whydiil not my friend bring his proof, establishing Etch fact? Does he think I am going to try to overthrow groundless assertions? Ii it any easier to learn different languages by the treacherous, deceitful orthography advocated by "Satis Bonum" than it is with the aid of Phonetics? As everything he has said on this point amounts to nothing. I waive it. Again he asserts that there ore some people, who, if they used Phonetics their chirographics could not be made out. But reason and experience teaches me different. My doctrine u, if you wish to bring about a correct and universal sys. tern of orthography adopt the Phonetic system. I freely confess, that my "ideas are too excessively refined" to see tha j.rtument in "Satis Bouum's" article. The 'whole 1 a 1 thing from beginning to end is a list o bare assertions whhout a shade of evi der.ee. DAN'L HULL. For the Banner. 'TALEXT. Often do wt hear exprvssions like the following, "What a smart man that is. he possesses extraordinary talents." Well it strikes me that all who are caliod talented, do not really daserva that apptl lation. 1st. Thsenoiy haranguers who make so much music in bar rooms, streets, and other places where they ein obtain a hearing, are not always talctted. Generally speaking, persons of this stamp have far more impudence than talent. The truly talented are not ÜkeW to be heard in suck places. 2. Fluent tpttrt are not always talented. We have seen persons who could speak without hesitation, and simost without effort. Their words flowed out as readily as water flews down a descent by the force of gravity. But after all. there was ae depth to thir remarks. Ab hours talk araeuntd to uuthir;. Words wsre numerous, but thougnt was as scarce as snow stormi in July, 3. Those persons who cm makt large quotations frtrn the Bible end other books, are not always talented. Some who can quote almost entire volumes verbatim, Cannot when confuted to their own resources, write a passabU compost-' tion, even upon a plain subject." WTho then are the talented? I answer, those who possess an extensive fund of use fnl knowledge; those who can bring out important ideas by the exercise of their own brains; those who can endure close and continued mental effort; those who can grasp and handle dep subjects; those who can carry out great and com. plex transactions. Few however, and perhaps none, are eminent for iheirattainraents in all the geaeral branches of science. The field is so extensive, ai d human life is so short, tkat the strongest intellects cannot accomplish sf much. Geuerally, the talented shine in parlicular dspartrnents of science. . Some are distinguished for their legal attainments; some for their philosophical attainments. Some are distinguished as mathematicians; some as logicians; some as lir. . guists; some as statesmen; some as speak ers; some as writers'. W. Wa-k3-roosa, Kansas Ter. Dec. 25th 185-1. Mr. Editor, Sir; As many as a dozen persons made me promise to write to thetn when 1 should arrive in this new Territory, but I find it impossible to keep my promise; for want of time, "and when I have leasurt the inconveuience of .not having a suitable place to write prevents my so doing. I will give you a memorandum of the txpeuse and the time it takes to come here." I started from Vj mouth, Nov. 8. on the Hack for Lnporte. and arrived there at 12 o'clock, faro $1,50; thence by car at 8 o'clock lö Chicago and arrived there at' 8 o'clock, fare tl .80; .thence to Rock Island, 'at 5 o'clock . (the lOlb) fair 5,00; thence, at 8 o'clock same day, to St. Louis, fair 9,00, arrived on Sunday, the 12th, at 5 o'clock; here Lhad to wait until Tuesday the. 14th for a boat, and took passage on the Polar Star for Kansas city, on the Missouri river fare $12, and arrived there on Saturday, the 18th, on Sunday I walked some. 8 or. 10 miles into the Territory, among , tht Shawnee Indians, they ; are quite , civilized, they 1. ae?Al J!. SKa Ki vtl ! m. w A Uhe Quakers, each having a- missionary school, that the Shawnees can educate their children if they wtsn... t- v . . I shall now give you a statement of the Ute Siiawne Treaty, and a description

of their reserve; the former ts I had it from their interpreter.and the latter from my own observation, as 1 have been over the greater portion of it end am still living amongst them. In the first ylare they had 60 ly 25 miles, lying immediately south of the Kansas river, but they sold the west half vhich left thm5 bv 30 miles, which would he 4S0.CC0 ecrr s. Each Shawnee restrve 8 SCO a eres, vihirh would take 170. 0C0 acres to supply them as there is 850 of them so there would be 3G0.0C0 acres lelt to be told to the. highest bidder, for the benefit of tJ.o Shawnee natiun, this land will j robibly come into market some time next fall, it has to be surveyed yet, and then the Shawnees hae three months to select their land, after which the remainder will be offered for sale. The greatest porti 11 of this reserve is rich rolling praiiie Uno, no timber except along the streams, they are generally pretty heavily timbered with Bur Oak,Black Oak, Black Walnut, Hickory, Hack berry, &c, &c, the reat scarcety of timber in this Territory, i rernarVrd by every one who has traveled through it. I will venture to say that every hundredth acre of land in thiaTerriio is not timbered. This country i undoubtedly woll ce.K?ilr ted for raising stock of all kindled tzo for t e, crrn, potatoes and sp'ing wheal would do writ hrre. This is a very poor cci;r;try f -r game, except such as quail, y.r:thicken, and some few dper and - . y in the botio.Ts, end any amotini . ' ; ; rie wolves. There is not a doubt but this u " ' a slave state, thousands came over ; . Missouri and voted for Whitfield for deligate in Congress, and they tre bot:, i to elect 1 pro-slaery legislature. There are several cities kid cut elready, the. first one cn the river is Laer, ance or Yankee Town, tight miles above is Douglass, ten miles above that is 1cumsa. 1 "think tho last named l.te will some day be quite a busincFS town. Your's trulr PETLR.

'fan Kalamazoo J3a?tk. The Kolsmarci Telfgraj-h sy. relative 10 the reported failure of Messrs. Ransom Sc Dcdgc, of that village-; "Owing to the stringency of tho times and their inability to convert their assets with sufficient rajüditr to meet their certificates of dcporiis. payable on call, they have been oblig-d to ask for a short rxtension cn seme of their papar. But their ability to ir.ect nil their liabilities is unquestioned, and so far us we know, the confiJenc of our b'lsiness community in these prntlrrr'-n remiins unimpaired JJcticil Tribr.'.. The Kala tin zoo Bank, et Albion, ownd by them, but they inform that about me-half of the entire tn.ocnt UUd by the Rank hts brn leccn.fd. The note? are secured by a deposit of Xorth Carolina and Virninin S'ci-'ni, whit'i were, selling at 03 cents at Isst quotations: Our advice i?- don't sarrifi-ie on thse notes as ihey i!l fce redeemed. ' On Sunday 14h by Rrr. Mr Jcii-is, Mr. Fa no 1 .-TAN) RiMPi.r.n to Mi;? RnBiroA Ban sard, 11 cf this county. On tha ?3rd. by t!. saire Wiii.ij.si Irti.iGLE to Miss BiLiiiNA Con., all cf this county. ( iVrril C.on'i know whether thi cr;-;o was pood or not, K(ty Qiöucvli0emHl0 SCHOOL TAX. A LL: those v ho know.the-nu elves in ..rx. rear., in joying lnte-r'.sJ, woiM do v-! to dust over l-y the 2."th ol Ftd pjary. rsrv, nd if tliey Co r.of, tl cy ccn lenrti in the "School law" what the pt-naltv will he t. McDonald, a. m. c. Estray Heifer. rp.KEX up by vr-liis Jone', ofPourbort .1. Township, MeTStiall County,. Iidi)nn, on the 30th day of D-cember, 1354, r.r? re t hifer, one year eld last spring or fti mm er. No marks ot brands ptrceival !- Appraised at 4 dollars and 7" ctnls by Au-3eron Lynrh rfnd Franklin Chandler, before Justice J. Ms Wh arter. Attest PIPAKD CGP.BALF.Y, Ork. Jan. 2!,1S55. ,ia Guardian's Sale of Lind. PURSUANT 1o an rrrfer cf the Marsh nil Common Tleas Court. wil-oHer for 5 Je at the Court House in Plymouth, by private ?ale, on and a ter Saturday the 2iln dy of February next, the follovirjj real etne. belonging to tfve heirs of Eieazar Thompson, deceased, to it: tlie east half of the south eait quarter, of section fire, in township 3-J. north of rane one e..t. ' TERMS OF SAT.E. One fourth of the purchase rror.ev cash in . hand, the balance oa credit secured by notes on interest anu mortgage. wa:vm valuation and appra.Uerr.ent laws. Said land i situate on the Bur-oak fiats in Union Township, MarJ shall county, ndians, .1 miie3 north west irom der cultivation and the land is of an excellent quality a'-.dinagood neifhborhool. For turther information enqui e of the undtriigncd it tlielu lito r'srflVe. Jjn. 21, 1803. THOMAS MeDOXALD, 1314 ' Guardian.Administrator's Sale of Land. IN pursuance of an order of the 2Iarsh!l Common Pless Court, will ofr.r to sell at private rale. Lot No. 1J, in Plymouth, Ind. with iir.prove.nents thereon : belonging to the estate of Wesley Uelance. dceeaie J. ; TEÜMSOne third eesh down, and the balance on a cr-dit secured by no!es on interest and mortcage, waiving apprai?cirer.t lan-?,iVc, Or. said lot there is a good dwelling-house, well, and good fences, &c. Enquire of the undersigned, or C. II. Reeve, Attorney. E.S.ELLIOTT. Admr. Plymtntb, Jan. 24, 1853. , . 4514 Guardian's Sale of Land. PURSUANT an order of th Marshall Common Pleai Court, I offer for sa'e the farm ofOeorge Fall (an insane person.) lying Ou the ßur-oak Flats, ia Marshall County. Ina, containing two hun ?red and forty acTca of land, and described as follows, to wit : the south east quarter of section thirty two, end the east half of the south east quarter of sec tion thirty, all in township thirty three north of range one easC - This is one of the finest tracts of land now 1 . 9 r , . one. fourth down, and the balance on credit secured by notes on interest and mortgage on the premises, waiving valuation ai l appraisement laws nauire of the undersi'tied. or I C. !?. Reeve. A torney, in Plymouth. I ; -Jan. 24. 18.5. . HENRY KALEY. . 4$i4 . . ' Guardian.