Crawfordsville Record, Volume 4, Number 49, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 14 May 1836 — Page 2

CRAWFORDSVILLE RECORD.

THE CAPTUREOF ALAMO, (is Texas.) uniess it js their intention to put an end Further Particulars. The Memphis j to the system of credit in all its forms. If (Tennessee) Enquirer, Extra, of April 6, j that be the object, it is in a fair way of furnishes some additional particulars oft accomplishment.11

this bloody attain iney veie swicu tu the Editor by Col. George C. Childress, (late editor of the Nashville Banner,) who has just returned from Washington, in Texas, and had derived them from the intelligent negro, the servant of the brave Travis, who, with Mrs. Dickinson, were the only persons, it will be remembered, whose lives were spared to tell the dreadful tale, and from whom alone authentic information can ever be obtained. The neo-ro states that the attack was suddenly

made at 3 o'clock in the morning, after 14

days

siege.

It was unexpected, as no

At a date as late as the 22d instant.

the same gentleman, in another letter, savs:

''Specie is moving between two given

points, in opposite directions, at the same

time, all over the country. Bills on two

given places drawn on each other, are at

a discount in both at the same time, of

from three to four per cent. This is the result of political party influence exerted

-i i - rn t t

on our DanKinji system, ine laws ot

trade, freed from such influence, would

manage things better.11

alarm, except a single voice crying out

"Col. Travis, the Mexicans are coming!11

was heard from the guard on the wall

the picket guard, from whom nothing was heard, having probably been killed. Col.

Travis sprang from his blanket with his sword and gun, mounted the rampart, and seeing the enemy under the mouths of the cannon with scaling ladders, discharged

his double-barrelled gun down upon them; he was immediately shot, his gun falling

v ' - ' down upon the enemy, and himself within

the fort. The Mexican General leading

the charge mounted the walls by means of

a ladder, and, seeing the bleeding I ravis,

attempted to behead him; the dying Col

onel raised his sword and killed him! The

negro then hid in one of the apartments of

the fort, until the spirit ot bravery was entirely quenched, when he heard a voice

inquiring if there "were no negroes here.' The negro replied, "yes, here's one,11 and came out; a Mexican discharged a gun at him, but did him no injury; another ran his bayonet at him, injuring him slightly, when the Mexican officer, speaking English, interposed and saved him. The officer conversed freely with the negro, as also did Santa Anna; this General was there, and made the negro point out Col. Travis; by which conversation he knew his master had killed the General leading the siege, as their blood then congealed together. The body of Col. Travis, and his little yel great band were burnt by order of Santa Anna. The lady of Lieut. Dickinson was within the fort, and begged to share the honorable fate of her husband; Santa Anna, honor to his name thrice honor to his name here proved "himself a so'dier, and protected her? he replied, "I am not warring against women.11 He sent her away with the servant who carried this news, and who left her safely near Washington. lie has raised the blood red flag of extermination and no quarters, and swears he will not stop unvA n has planted his banner upon the Capitol of our Washington, if he understates our government in the least abes the Texians. If his bones bleach upon any other field than that of Texas, our pre jhecy fails.

It is stated in some of the letters received at New Orleans that among the Americans recently killed in the Texian war was Dr. Harrison, son of Gen. Wm. H. Harris-n, of Ohio.

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Baltimore April 26. The young "monster11 noticed in the following paragraph has been brought to this city, and will be exhibited at the museum: A Whale caught in a Seine. A Grampus, or young whale, was caught at the

Carpenter's I'oint Fisheries, in this coun

ty, on Thursday last, the 21st instant It

is as white as snow, about seventeen feet long, ten feet in circumference, and it is supposed it would weigh upwards of two thousand pounds. It is probable that the

pursuit of the herring and shad has en

ticed this young stranger of the deep from his natural briny element. One thousand and ten shad were landed in company with him. Elkton (Md.) Whig.

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 21

Texian Emigrants. A large

of citizens convened at the Exchange, at

nnnn to-dav. to Tnkr. n tare well of tt.

Texian Emigrants, about GO. in number, under the direction oi iieut. T. Stansbury, of the Texian Army, with whom thev embarked on board the steamboat Orleans. The proprietor of the Exchange had generously prepared for them an excellent collation, of which they partook with their friends. Post.

Louisville. Ky. April 22. About forty Texian Volunteers, under the command of Capt. Wigginton, all armed with trusty rifles, left the city wharf for the place of their destination on Tuesday. We know many of them personally and can safely predict that they will sustain most nobly the character of Kentucky soldiers. He, who shall look for them upon the battle-field, will have no difficulty in ascertaining their position. Let him go where the battle rages hottest: he will find them there. Journal.

Dr. M'rfchdVs method of working Coovt chouc or India Rubber. Soak the gum elastic in sulphuric ether, until soft aud nearly inelastic, which in good ether will take from ten to twenty-four hours. Then if it is a plate, cut it with a wet knife or parallel knives, into such sections, or

sheets, or shapes, as may be desired, and suffer them to dry; or if a bag, apply a pipe or a stop-cock, and inflate with the mouth: if the bags should expand equally inflate rapidly, but if unequally, proceed more slowly, and with occasional pauses. By such means a bag may be made so thin as to become transparent, and light enough to ascend when filled with hydrogen. By graduating the extent of inflation, a sheet of caoutchouc of any given thickness is produced. If for blowpipes, or other purposes for which it is desirable that the bags should possess contractility, let them be inflated to the desired size, and after an hour let out the air. Ever after they will suffer as great a degree of extention, and again contract. If permanent sheets are wanted, ihe inflated bags are to be hung up until dry, after which no sensible contraction will ensue. Bags softened by ether may be stretched readily by the hand, over lasts, hat

b'ocks, or other moulds, so assume the shane Wiireu, ana may be so applied

to a variety of purposes. In the form of straps and twisted strings, its elasticity offers many useful applications. It is easily formed into tubes to connect apparatus. &e. Some of the bags have been extended to six feet in diameter; one of these being filled with hydrogen, escaped, and was found one hundred and thirty miies from the place. A bag, originally the size ol an English walnut, was extended until fifteen inches in diameter. Dr Mitchell states, that oil of sassafras softens caoutchouc so that it can be applied with a brush, and that upon drying by exposure to air, it becomes simp,e elastic caoutchouc. Many applications of it as a varnish, in this state, are suggested Franklin Journal.

From the correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot. Washington, April 28, 1836. The Distributive Land Bill having been passed to a third reading, last night, came up to-day for final action. The policy of the opponents of this bill is to defeat it by protracting the debate upon it to such a point of time as will prevent its being acted upon in the House this session. In another Senate thev hoDe

to obtain a different vote. At present, Buchanan, McKean, Hendrix and Nicholas, vote for the bill, and this throws the Bentonians into a minority, and leaves them nothing but stratagem

by way ot opposition to the passage ot the

bill. Accordingly, Mr. Niles was put forward to consume the whole of this day in a speech upon the final passage of the

bill; and nuch a speech! I went into the Senate Chamber four different tinges, and at each time he was speaking upon a different subject, in that nasal, sing-song, wishy-washy style of his, which no words can describe, and which to listen unto is a penance. The Senators were divided into groups, occupied in different ways some chatting, some dozing, some writing, some reading, some sound asleep, and some listening, while dribble, dribble, drib

ble, Mr, Niles' banks were overflowing with a tide of words, which seemed to have no ebb. It was obvious that the "creature was at his dirty work again;11 and that speaking against tiine was his task. He performed it like the chosen of the collar

ed, as he was; and when he sat down, and Mr. Van Buren observed that the question was on the passage cf the bill, up rose Mr. Morris, of Ohio, who was also to do his duty in the same way. Bui he gave way to a dignified wave of the hand on the part of no less a personage than

Mr. Benton himself, who rose toteli the Senate, that he and three others, ( Morris, Walker, an 1 I suppose Hit!,) were determined to speak on the subject before its final passage, and that it would be more convenient for them to do it in another

day than to-day. Mr. Morris moved an adjournment for this purpose. It u-as lozt! Mr. Benton then took his hat, and said he was going to get some rel resiiment. Mr. Porter thougnt there might be a compromise arrived at. Mr. Uenton said he would make no compromises. If the bill could not be debated by daylight, it should by lamp light, and he went out in a huff". Mr. Morris said he would assent, on his

that five hundred dollars have been paid in that city for the loan of thirty thousand dollars for a single day. What is the cau,se of this unexampled f pecuniary distress? Is it Mr. Biddle and the U. S. Bank? Say Tories? lb.

Mr. II. R. W. Hill, of Nashville, has, with patriotic and princely munificence, enclosed five thousand dollars to the Tex-

ian authorities to aid uiem in tne prose

cution of the war of independence. lb.

1 he black servant ot Lol. 1 ravis was the only male, belonging to the Fort at

San Antonio, whose life was saved. After his escape, he was asked by Col. Childress

"How did Col. Crockett behave in the battle V His reply, though homely, was

strongly descriptive "Col. Crock-tt, it was thought, killed the most, as he had

the biggest pile around him.11 lb.

The New York Courier and Enquirer

says: "We" learn from Capt. McDonald of

the Brig Elizabeth, from Cape dc Verde,

that on the 1 1th December, an insurrection broke out among the slaves at that

place, and that they had commuted great

depreuations. 1 he authorities, however had succeeded in quelling it. The ring

leaders were shot. 1

CRAWFORDSVILLE-

SATURDAY, MAY 14. 1836.

Presidential election in 183G.

HARRISON ELECTORS.

Marston G. Clark, of Washington county.,

Milton Stapp, ot Jefferson Aust n W. Morris, of Marion

John G. Cle.ndenin, of Orange

Eoch McCarty, of Franklin

Albert . White, of Tippecanoe Acini les Williams, of Wayne

Abraham P. Adrews, of Laporte

Hiram Deckeu, of Knox

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VAN BUiiEN ELECTORS.

Jonathan Williams, of Mergan county.

John Mers, of Knox

William Rockhill, of Allen G orge W. Moore, of Owen William White, of Vermillion Jesse Jackson, of Scott Marinus Willett, of Rush Elisha Long, of Henry Thomas C. Stewart, of Pike

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The Terrc Haute Courier says: "The

River continues in fine boating order.

During the week ending on Thursday, the

14th, eleven boats arrived at this place, discharged freight, and passed up. Not less than fifty different boats have been at our wharf this season, making, on an average, three trips each, or about 150 arri vals since Navigation opened. The trade of the Wabash is now immense, and has increased three fold in two years.11

BRING IT HOME. OrAgain we are under the necessity of asking the person to whom we loaned the second volume of the 'CINCINNATI MIRROR1, to have the goodness to return

it immediately.

part, to the compromise proposed; and upon the undei s.anding that the question should be taken to-morrow, the friends of the bill consented to ajjourn. 1 do not think, however, that the question will be taken to-morrow. Mr. benton knows hosv to spin out a speech, and has boasted in times past of his finesse. We shall see. O.

We are amused to see witKV-.,t little . . . , . , i t f i

ceremony u... u.u duicu dim ins menus

treat Col. Johnson. In every State, where they think, that they can derive no advantage from the influence of his name, they drop him as if his contact were pollution. In Massachusetts, they have put Mr. Granger upon their ticket for the Vice Presidency, and are about doing the same thing in Vermont and Rhode island. In Virginia and Alabama, they have nominated Win. Smith. In Georgia, they have taken up P. P. Barbour. In other states they are still on the look-out for candidates. Is the poor oid W ooi-giower patient under such siiabby usage? What cares the hollow hearted and rotten-hearted Kinder hooker for friends, either political or personal, except where he can turn ttieir friendship to his own private account. IdOuhvUie Journal.

Fiom the U. S. Gazette. Hail Auburn, lovelust village of the plain. The result of the recent election in Auburn, New York, is highly gratifying.

The Harrison candidate for President of

the village, succeeded by a vote of 401; his opponent had 381. Like Good Aurelius.

The town of Aurelius, which has hitherto e.ected Jackson ollicers, has given a

majority tor the Harrison ticket, over the administi ation candidates.

In Springfield, where last year, the

Jackson ticket succeeded by a small ma jority, this year the Harrison ticket is tri umphant. iSrutuSy the noblest Roman of them ell.

The town of Brutus has elected the Har

rison ticket by a majority of between 40

and oO.

The Circulating Medium. We ask the attention of our readers of the gentlemen in both Houses of Congress especially to the following extract from a letter written by one of the most intelligent, experienced, and practical men in the city of New York, to a friend now in this city. lb. ''There are indications from every quarter, especially from the W est and

kjuuuinui, ui an increasing derangement1 in the exchanges. At New rleans, bills on this city are said to be at six per cent, discount. Between this and the Ohio the exchanges are extremely irregular: bills drawn here on Ohio are at 2i to 3 per cent, discount, and it is said those drawn there on this place are also at a discount, and I think it probable specie will be moving in both directions before many days, as is actually the case now between this

city and Savannah. Such an anomalous,

contused state ol things was, I believe, never known before. Letters from the

West say they expect to have to send to the eastward for specie, and transport it

by land over the mountains, and at the same time their accustomed supply from New Orleans is cut oflf, owing to the exhausted state of the Natchez and New Orleans banks, who are in the market themselves, purchasing for their own protection; and this is at a time when the best notes in the city are selling every

day at 3 per cent, per month, and one per

cent a day is given for large amounts.

This is the effect of political and party influence, by placing the banks in a hostile attitude towards each other. "The exchanges appear to be running into the utmost confusion and disorder; and before another year, both the State and Federal politicians will be convinced

LYNCH LAW IMPROVED.

We have the following account of a late

horrid transaction at St. Louis, so we I

authenticated, that we have no doubt that it is substantially true. Two hands otf a

sirarrAyaa lying at St. Louis, were taken into custody by police officers for some

misdemeanor, and were rescued by a ne

B1UV" llJO oanie Doat. i ne negro was

subsequently taken into custody for the

oti nee uy the shentT and constable. The negro fearing that he was to be harshly

uuu uujusuy treated, drew his kmie, kill ed the slientf, and wounded the constable He was committed to jail and a mob of the citizens broke open the jail, took him out

lashed him to a tree, and burned him to death. Shocking to relate, he lived till his legs were nearly burned off at his knees. Evansville Journal.

CASH REQUIRED. As we expect to start to Cincinnati a-

bout the last of this month, for the purpose of purchasing some new materials, and pa

per of a larger size, we request all persons in any way indebted to us, to make pay

ment by the 25th. QrDont neglect it.

0rWe are authorized to say that Isaac

Nayloi:, esq., is a candidate to represent

Montgomery county in the next General Assembly of this state.

OrWe have been requested to say that Dr. Thomas M. Currey is a candidate ta represent this county in the next legislature of this state. 07-We are requested to announce Col. David Vance and Henry Lee as candidates to represent this county in the next legislature of this state. The sales of public lands at the land office in this place, for April last, amounted to $19,169 53 being 15,335 acres, and 65 hundredths.

Editorial Changes. Mr. Snyder ?as disposed of the establishment of the "Western Constellation," and retired from the editorial chair. It is published by Messrs, Carleton & Comingore. A. F. Morrison has taken leave of the editorial department of the "Indiana Democrat," and Mr. J. Livingston takes his place.

From the National Intelligencer April 4. The Uuited States a: d Mexi o. We copy from the Government paper of yes

terday a Treaiy with the Republic of Mexico, the ratifications of which, it appears, were exchanged no longer ago than the 20th mst. The object ot this Treaty is to revive an obsolete provision in the Treaty negotiated with Mexico in 1828, and ratified in 1832, for ascertaining and marking the boundary line between the Terriiory of Mexico (Texas in part) and

the United States. Each party is to appoint a Commissioner and Surveyor for that

purpose, and both Governments solemnly

engage to provide any force that may be

necessary to protect the Commissioners

and surveyors in carrying the object of

the i reaty into effect. It is a remarkable circumstance that the

ratification of this renewal of a treaty of

limits this solemn pledge of amity, with Mexico, should be exchanged at the very moment when friends of the Administration, aye, and pretty high officers under

Government too. are arming bodies of

men, and encouraging them to march into the very territo.y which the Government

is by treaty recognizing as within the un doubted limits of Mexico.

When Reuben M. Whitney's Committee went to Philadelphia to examine the affairs of the U. fc. Bank and were refused permission to take away her books and carry them otf to a tap-house, the friends of the administration in Congress denoun

ced her, in a voice of thunder, as if unwilling to submit to an examination. hy is it, that these same individuals, who th'us denounced the U. S. Bank, now peiemptorily refuse even to let a committee be raised to inquire into the nroceedings of the pet banks? W hy are the unwearied exertions of Wise and others to piocure the appointment of such a committee

daily met, upon the floor of the House of uepiesentatives, with the bitter opposition of ihe whole Van Buren phalanx? Who does not see that the Tory leaders, awaie of the horrible corruptions of the Treasury Department and ot the Deposite Banks, are determined to keep that corruption concealed, if possible, from the eyes of the nation? lb.

Another bequest to the Colonization society. We have pleasure in stating that the lite Mrs. Sarah Os born, of Fairfudd, Connecticut, by her hist w-ll, bequeathed to this benevolent society five hundred dollars, to be paid to the treasurer of said society, at

the expiration of one year from the tim of

her decease. In communicating this information to the treasurer of said society, the executor adds: "The deceased had a tender

regard for the welfare of the colored population of this country, and has manifested the

same by acts as well as bywords; not being

one of those who say, 'Bo ye warmed, be ye

clothed, and give not those things that are

that vey had better let banking alone, 1 needful.' " iVai. Intel,

Mr. Wilkins, recently appointed Minister to Russia, has, like his predecessors, Randolph and Buchanan, made his bow to

that Court, and started on his return to the United States. He merely had a de

sire to know how the Autocrat looked, and, as his curiosity was forthwith satisfied, he had no cause for delay. His outfit,

his infit, and his year's salary, all ot which have been quictly pocketed, subserve the excellent purpose of reducing the surplus revenue, by which the country is so perplexed. WhosD turn will it be to go to Russia and look at the Autocrat next? T. P. Moore's lb.

The Fact Admitted. The Cincinnati Republican, the Van Buren organ in Ohio, says: "It must be conceded, that the prospects of Gen. Harrison are, in consequence of some indiscretions of our party, much brighter than they were." Ib.

We learn from the New York Star?

VAN BUREN AND THE POPE. We hive before given our readers the letter of Mr. Van Buren to ".? Holiness'''' the POl'E, in which he highly compliments him upon Ins succession to the "tira" or crown wiili rigal or despotic clerical power. It contains the strongest evidence of the anttrepubheaii principles of Mr. Van Buren, and Ins l.unu! and hankering after the honors md powers of royalty. As further evidence ol the malign ihflut nee that he is exerting against the liheitics of our country, we give ilie following hand bill thai was posted up in ihe city of New York, at the late clurtei election, to stimulate his followers: " Irishmen to your posts, or you will lose America. By txMseverance you may

become ITS RULERS; by negligence you

will become its slaves. lour own Country was h si by submitting to ambitions men. Tins biau.ilul country you may gain by beii.g uniied Your religion may here have me ASCENDANCY and here PREDOMINATE, liy your perseverance this may ih come a OA l llOLtC COUNTRY." Let native born citizens and protestants read the above, and ask themselves whether diey can support a man and a party that aim to unite religion and politics, and effect a religious ascendancy to one sect, through the exercise of party discipline, and political privileges. Harrisburgh Telegraph. POLITICAL RIDDLE. I have been a democrat and a federalist, for and against the last war, for and against internal improvements, for and against the tariff' In the last state convention in N. York, I opposed the extension of the right of voting ,o the poor man, 1 was for and against the United States bank, for and against Jefferson, Monroe, Madison, J. Q. Adams, and Gen Ja. kson; for and against every promin

ent measure of ihe general government since entered upon the political arena, and have been consistent, and I am now a candidate for the presidential chair. Who am 1? The St. Louis Bulletin of the 11th April,

states that in the course of the preceding week upwards of five thousand emigrants apd strangers landed in that city.

Mr. Bo-ton has introduced into the U. S. Senate a resolution requiring payment to be made in specie for the sales of the public lands. What would the land buyers think of packing specie by the half pech or half bushel through the swamps of Indiana?

Mr. Clay's land bill has been engrossed in the Senate, for a third reading, by a vote of 25 to 21 Mr. Hendricks voting in favor, and Mr. Tipton absent. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. By reference to our advertising columns the reader will perceive that the Board of Commissioners, at their last session, have ordered a meeting of the citizens of this County, on the last Saturday (the 29th,) of May, inst., for the purpose of organ

izing an Agricultural Society, in this county. We hope that the citizens in general, and the farmers in particular, will attend the meeting, and enter into the business with spirit and energy, as the prosperity of the country depends much on a society of this kind. Where Agricultural Societies have been formed a few years, the beneficial results may be seen in the great improvements in the breed of stock of every kind. And as our country is peculiarly adapted to stock-raising, we think it the interest as well as the duty of every man, whether farmer, mechanic, merchant, lawyer or doctor, to use his influence ii the formation of a Society, having in viewr objects of such an important and laudable character.

The Greencastle paper of the 28tk April says Dr. Maxwell, Superintendent on the Albany and Crawfordsville road, is now traversing the country through which the road passes; and is of the opinion that no insurmountable obstacles to the construction of a rail-road present themselves Arrangements are made, and the re-survey will be commenced as soon as an engineer arrives. A part of the work will probably be put under contract the present i season.