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business cabds. PL’BDIJE, BItOWN & CO., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, NOTIONS, HATS, BONNETS, &.C., No. 10 Purdue’s Block, Lafayette, Indiana. ’invite attention to their New Stock. J. V. PABKISttN, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Barkley Township, Jasper Co., Ind. Will actas agent in collecting debts in Barkley and adjoining townships. 5-ts DAVID SNYUEIt, Attorney at Law, 52 RENSSELAER, IND. WM. S. HOPKINS, A TT()R NE Y AT LAW, Kcnsselaer, Ind. Will promptly attend to collections, payment of taxes, s:ile of real estate, and other business entrusted to his care, with promptness and dispatch. 52 JOSEPH G. I'ItANE, Attorney at Law, RENSSELAER, 48-1 y Jasper County, Ind. W 1 V. SNYDER, M. D., Having resumed the practice of Medicine and .-Surgery in Rensselaer, offers his professional services to the citizens thereof and vicinity. 29 1 - W. D. LEE. G. W. SPITLER. ■I.EE A SPITLER, Attorneys at Law. OFFICE, NEXT DOOR TO LA RUE’S STONE BUILDING, RENSSELAER, IND. Will practice in the Circuitand inferior Courts of the Twelfth Judicial District. Also, in the Supreme and District Courts of Indiana. aj>29 r. u. milrUy. ■l. a. cole. MILIiOY A COLP, Attorneys at Law, NOTARIES PUBLIC, And Agents for the Sale of Real Estate, Payment of Taxes, &,c., «p 29 RENSSELAER, IND. EDWIN I». HAMMON I>, Attorney at Law AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Will practice in the Courts of Jasper and adoining counties. Particular attention given to the securing and collecting of debts, to the sale of real estate, and to all other business intrusted to his care. Office in the room in the north-west corner of the Court Hoqse, Rensselaer, Ind. N. B.—He will be assisted during the terms of the Courts by A. A. Hammond, of Indianapolis. _B-ly . J _ THOS.m’cOY. ALFRED SI’CQY. ALFRED THOMPSON. TIIOS. McCOV & CO., Bankers and Exchange Brokers, BUY AND ISELL COIN AND EXCHANGE. Collections Made on all Available Points, WILL PAY INTEREST ON SPECIFIED TIME DEPOSITS. Negotiate Lotins, and do a General Banking 1 Bu siness. Office hours, from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. aj>29. PALMER HOUSE, Corner of Washington and Illinois Streets, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. J. I». CAKHKIIAEL, Proprietor. INDIANA HOUSE, J. W. 6c S. O. DUVALL, Proprietors, BRADFORD, IND. The table will be supplied with the best the market affords.‘ A good Stable and Wagon Yard attached to the Hotel. The Messrs. Duvalls are also proprietors of the RENSSEIjAER AND BRADFORD daicY hack i.im:. The hack leaves Rensselaer every morning, /Sundays excepted,) at 7 o’clock, connecting at Bradford with t|ie trains north and south, and returns name day! ' HjTExt’ras can also be procured at either end of the route, on reasonable terms. 7-ly McLEAN IfEMALE SEMINA It V, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. fY G. McLEAN, D. D., Principal; C G. TODD, A. M., Associate. m'” S c h°°l for Young Ladies recommenced \f on^a y> September 6, with an able corps of teachers, and every facility for acquiring a thorough and accomplished education! Lirculars and any fnnher information will be. furnished on applying, either personally or by letter, as above. 1 23-ly I. «» ST . “ ‘ ~ ON the 24th day of June, a Bt . ra nd of coral and gold heeds. Ihe finder will be liberally rej warded by leaving them at this office. J

The Rensselaer Gazette.

I>. F. DAVIES, Editor 6c Proprietor.

% JfMtilg journal, JkMtb fa Jforcign ofr JJomrstic Iltfos, Jihrahin, politics anb Agriculture.

VOL. 3.

|hcfrn. [For the Rensselaer Gazette, i. i n e s. BY IDA. When first I met thee, O’er my heart a gladness beamed, That time hath not destroyed; A bliss of which I ne’re had dreamed, A joy, a hope without allay. Thine eyes of love— They Speak the language, of thy soul. Oh! ’twas a holy thought; More pure than poets ever told— A heart of love by wisdom taught. When first I met thee, Hope beamed brightly on my heart; This world a land of love did seem; But youth’s fond hopes must soon depart, This life is real, not a dream. Thy lips, of the roses hue, Speak words of love and truth, The friends we. met in that festal throng AVould fade away with youth; But still they’d live in memory long. When first I met thee, Thv heart was young and glad, Thy cheek with mirth did glow; But now thy heart—oh! ’tis sad— What changes in this life below. I loved thee then; Yes, oft I spoke of love to thee.; Thou at another shrine had knelt, Thy heart was cold in love for me, Yet in my soul no sorrow dwelt. When first I met thee, I felt thy heart would yet be mine, Though years our path might sever, This heart, it ever has been thine, Its love will die for thee—ah! never. The words of love; Yes, the words I once did breathe to thee, Within thy childhood’s home, The same within this heart shall be While o’er this world I roam. When first I met thee, My heart and love were thine; As. I hoped, I now behold thee Kneeling at my shrine, On earth we ne’er again shall part. I bless thee, Thou dear and gentle one, With all my hearts unsullied love, No deed of love shall be undone, For thee, thou spotless dove. Since first we met, No change my soul hath known, And time no change will find, All hopes and visions bright, In love and truth will bind.

Political.

SIGNIFICANT SPEECH OF A SOUTHEKN HEMOCKATIC IEADEIt. Hon.'A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, recently addressed a large concourse of his fellowcitizens at Augusta, on the occasion of his retiring from public life. The Agusta Constitutionalist gives a summary of his remarks. Mr. Stephens was the leader, on the Democratic side of the House, in the last Congress. He is one of their ablest men, and belongs to the more moderate and conservative school of Southern statesmen. His speech gathers significance and importance from the circumstance that it undoubtedly presents substantially, the platform upon which the nominees of the Charleston Convention will be placed, and between which and those of the Republican party, the people of the United States will have to determine at the next Presidential election. As one of the most important political documents of the day, we transfer so much of it as relates to general politics to our columns: THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS FOUR SLAVE states secured. “He alludes to his connection with the annexation of Texas—one of the most momentous questions, and the first which he had ever met with. It was a fiery ordeal, for he then stood in opposition to his friends; but a sense of duty impelled him to adopt the course he did. The secret history of this subject has never been written. The annexation of Texas secured four slave States to the Union. Without claiming any honor for himself, he stated that the resolutions that passed the Senate, were drawn up by himself and Brown, of Tennessee; and that Air. Calhoun and Tyler never saw them tilj they were in print. In 1850 Mr. Hale asked Daniel Webster, the great constitutional expounder, whether he thought it was constitutional to admit territory, with a guarantee of four slave States, into the Union? Mr. Webster replied, ‘I do!’ This was one of th* most gratifying events of his life. In six years, notwithstanding the disagreement and difficulties through which he has passed, he lived to see the ablest expounder admit, ting, in the face of the world, that the act of admission was constitutional—and now men of all parties and creeds agree that it was right. EXTENSION OF SLAVERY THE SOUTH VICTORIOUS, “A great and fearful crisis arose—that was the question of the power of Congress over Territories —whether new slave States

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should be admitted; or whether the South should never expand or enlarge; whether our institutions should be starved out; whether the South should submit to degradation. He would not give the history of those times, but simply say, in regard to the part he took, it is past—what he did is done—but whether right or wrong, the record is made up. The South is successful. She asked nothing wrong from the North and got only what was right.” FOR THE UNION ONLY SO LONG AS THE SOUTH TRIUMPHS. “He was perfectly willing to remain in the Union; but simply said stay the hand of oppression. As much as he loved and admired the Union, if the South was to be hemmed and hedged in, he was for resistance; sooner than submit to pratical or theoretical questions of wrong, he was for resistance. He believed truth would triumph; all the South wants is decision, union, patriotism; he believed in the power and omnipotence of truth and would ask for nothing wrong. The great principle to he carried out is expansion— the right of the people of the South to go to the Territories with their slave property, protected by the constitution on a platform of equal rights.” WHAT VICTORIES THE SOUTH HAS GAINED SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES. “The question was fully settled as a principle, that Qongress should make no discrimination in regard to sectional rights in the territories; but that the people of each territory, when about to form a Constitution as a State, should decide for themselves whether they should come into the Union as a free or slave State. “The Missouri Compromise doctrine, the Texas doctrine, the Territorial doctrine of Rufus King in 1817, have all been abandoned. In the admission of this principle, it was not a triumph of the South, but a triumph of justice, truth and right. The settlement was fully up to the demands of the SouthShe never asked but for what is right. The principle is now settled that Congress shall abstain from all legislation on the subject, of slavery in the Territories, whether as to the North or the South—and the Territories are now open to all sections, and have the privilege of adopting slavery or not, as the people may choose when they come to form a constitution.” HE IS FOR A SLAVE CODE. “These measures, however, did not go as he wished; he would have Congress to giveprotection to slave property in the public domain as long as it remained in a Territorial condition. “A*majority at the South differed with him—not more than twenty-five men in Congress agreed with him—but he finally yielded to the doctrine of non-intervention, because it was not aggressive; and because it procured for all practical purposes what we wanted. If climate and soil do not favor slavery, it will not go into the Territories.” ABOUT THE DRED SCOTT DECISION. “Fates of empires have been settled by abstract questions. The Dred Scott decision was only in regard to one slave; but it contained an abstract question of great importance. Mr. Stephens cited several law cases where the interests immediately at stake were small, but wherein great abstract principles were constrained,and asked where would have been the Dred Scott decision, but for the debate in Congress. Let no man place too light an estimate upon theoretical questions. He cited our own revolution, which, as Mr. Webster says, was ‘fought upon a preamble.’ ” Vr • MORE SLAVE STATES. “Mr. Stephens repeated that he had endeavored to discharge his duties faithfully. The settlement of the questions to which he had alluded was a practical good, if we are but true to ourselves; the settlement was affirmed by the judiciary as well as the executive; and we can divide Texas into five slave States and yet Chihuahua, Sonora* dpc., if ive have the slave population. He had been asked, what are the prospects for the future; what is to become of the anti-slavery sentiment at the North, and whether slavery is as secure as it was! As he said in 1850, he would repeat now—there is very little propect of the South settling any territory outside of Texas, in fact, little or no prospect at all, unless we increase our African stock.” SHALL THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE BE REOPENED! “This question his hearers should examine in its length and breadth; he would do nothing more than present it; but it is as plain as anything, that unless the number of African, stock be increased, we have not 1 ho population and might as well abandon the race with our brethren of the North in the colonization of the Territories. It was not for him to advise on these questions, he only presented them; the people should think and act upon

“FREEDOM NATIONAL—SLAVERY SECTIONAL."

them. If there are but few more slave States, it is not because of Abolitionism or Wilmot Proviso, but simply for the want of people to settle them. Cannot make States without people; rivers and mountains do not make them; and slave States cannot be made without Africans. lam not telling you, said he, to do it, bu'. it is a serious question concerning our political and domestic policy ; and we do not want voters and deciaimers so much rs thinkers and reasoners. It is useless to wage war about abstract rights, or to quarrel and accuse each other of unsoundness, unless we get more Africans.” THE SLAVERY SENTIMENT STRENGTHENED. “Many asked him what he thought of public sentiment on this question! He would reply, that the institution of slavery is now stronger than it was sixteen years ago, when he entered Congress. Nothing improved like it—and it is now fixed firm and secure in its position.” MR. STEPHENS BELIEVES IN A HIGHER LAW. “In his judgment, ours is the only government consistent with nature. He did not agree with some as to the manner of meeting our opponents; while many persons were offended and astonished at the higher law doctrine of Seward, he believed himself in a higher law. He believed in a higher law of the Creator, and the Constitution must sustain and rest upon this higher law. The opponents of slavery were endeavoring to make things equal (black and white people) which the Creator had made unequal. Our opponents, then, are warring against a principle, while we are warring for it.” NEGRO SLAVERY ONCE OPPOSED BY ALL THE PUBLIC MEN OF THE SOUTH, BUT NOT UNDERSTOOD BY THEM. “Negro slavery is but in its infancy—it is a mere problem in our government; our fathers didn’t understand it. I grant that all the public men of the South were once against it; but they didn’t understand it. It is for us to meet questions with the firmness which they did. The problem is not yet solved. Ours not only is the best, but the only government founded upon the principles of nature. Aristotle and other ancient philosophers had failed in their theories of government. Gradation is seen in everything in nature—in the flowery world, from the japonica down to the violet, in the vegetal)e kingdom, in the stars, and even in men. All government comes from the Creator. Statesmen never looked to this principle of gradation, but our government is the only one founded on it; and our policy, our institutions, and African slavery is founded on it. It is for us to inquire into the great mysteries of nature; and it is most foolish to attempt to make things better than God made them. [Applause.] “Statesmen and private men should take things as God founded . them; making the greatest amount of happiness out of the elements which we possess. We ought to increase and expand our institutions. If they do not increase the amount of happiness to all—black and white—they then ought to be abandoned. lie repudiated the doctrine Of the greatest happiness to the greatest number. One hundred persons have no right to have happiness at the expense and injury of ninetynine. If slavery is not the best for the African, and doesn’t increase his happiness, it ought tobe abandoned. If it does, then our institutions are founded in nature —we are fulfilling our destiny and we should stand upon this higher law. He would’nt support a Constitution that was inconsl“ ten t with this higher law of nature. And until the ‘leopard can change his spots or the Ethiopean his skin,’ don’t tell me, said he, that it is unlawful to hold slaves.” HOW SLAVERY HAS SPREAD UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE. WHEREVER ITS NATIO NAL BANNER FLOATS THERE IS SLAVERY. When he entered Congress, the Missouri Comp-omise excluded slavery from the Territories; now, it is not excluded from a portion of land over which floats our national flag. “He alluded to the anti-slavery sentiment which prevailed in Virginia in the early days of the Commonwealth; and argued that it is useless to war against the progress of events. Every restriction has been taken off of slavery; a fugitive slave law has been granted. There are more men at the North to-day, who believe in the social and moral condition of slavery, than when he went to Congress. Wilberforce’s theory has failed; Carlyle has repudiated his abolition doctrines; and even the London Times has partially kept up with him in his opinions. Freedom for the negro has been tried in the West India Islands, and failed, and the defect is now attempted to be remedied by the introduction of Chinese coolies, under tfio title of ‘apprentices.’ They had better resort to the original state of things.

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THE UNION, MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA AN'f) CUBA. “All, he continued, depends upon our slaves, for the future. With our constitutional rights, and with the present principles and policy, in his judgment, we are just as safe, and even safer than weever were. We must remain united; if we are ever divided, our day of doom will surely come. All nationq.when they cease to grow begin to die; we should then endeavor to expand and grow. Central America, Mexico, are all open to us. He does not believe that the country is large enough; but believes that a diversity of interests will strengthen lhe government better than if all were homogeneous. He looks forward in the future to the acquisition of Cuba; but was never in favor of paying Spain much for it—not more than one or two millions of dollars. “If Cuba wants to come into the Union, he would not ask Spain; but would be in favor of repealing the neutrality laws, so as to give our people a chance to help her in her wish. “He saw no reason why we should pay thirty millions for it; we have already spent seven millions in preventing Americans from going to Cuba—and he wants the United States to quit holding the Spain skins it. (Cries of go on, go"on,) “The best time to quit, resumed the speaker, is when nobody wants you to quit.” HIS OWN PAST AND FUTURE. “He would now take his last farewell leave. My race is done, said he, my career is ended—wheth r for good or for evil, the record has been made up. He had endeavored to discharge his trust to the best of his ability. He does not quit the service of his constituents from discontent; for he is perfectly satisfied if they. are 9. He would not change a single act of his past life, and was perfectly willing that bis public acts should be squared by the rule of the Grecian statesman: ‘On all occasions a public man should act not only as if he thought, the act was the best that could be, but as if it was the very best that could be done. o “ lie could not say that he would never hold office under any emergency; for that would be insolent; but if any great emergency should arise, even if it were necessary to shoulder his musket in defence of his country—though he could not do much in that way—yet he would hold himself ready to obey the call of his country.” (Xz’The Rev. William Williams was for forty-six years pastor in Northampton Mass. His son Solomon was for fifty years pastor in Lebanon; Eliphalet, the son of Solomon, was for more than fifty years pastor in East Hartford; and Soloman, the son of Eliphalet, preached in Northampton for upwards of fifty years. Here are father, son, grandson and great-grandson, each pastors for upwards of fifty years of their respective churches, and two of them of the same church. 0O”Hon. John Bell writes to his political friends in Washington, that the Opposition will carry Tennessee in a whirlwind of enthusiasm. Nothing like it has been known since the r '>.mous Harrison campaign of 1840. It is expected Netherland will be elected Governor by from five to ten thousand majority, and that the opponents of the Democracy will return eight of the eleven members of Congress. This cheering intelligence inspires corresponding hopes relative to the canvass in Kentucky. A Deserted City.—The Washington city papers report a perfect stampede from the capital, and if we can judge from the editorial paragraphs, the ‘city of magnificent distances” is now a deserted village.” All the foreign ministers have gone to the watering places; the fashionables are scattered oyer the country; the politicions are recuperating their energies for new trials; and there is nothing left to waken the echoes of Pennsylvania Avenue but jaded clerks and humble citizens. (Jty-The most distinguished man living in Christendom, probably, in his line of business, is one Johannes Schlottenbeck, aged 68, living at Markheidenfelt, Bavaria, who is the father of 36 children, half boys and half girls. It has taken three mothers to raise this abundant family, the last of whom, still living, has given birth to 18 of the children. is a man exhibiting at Lexington, Kentucky, called the leather man, who amuses the crowd by thrusting knives through the calves of his logs and his cheeks, and nailing his feet to the floor. He pretends to make himself insensible by galvanic rings hung around his body. (fcJrls it unjust for a musquito, after singing to you, to present a small bill-l

A Hatter in Search of Fur.

On one occasion, a hatter named Dibble called to buy some furs of us. For certain reasons I was anxious to play a joke upon him. 1 sold him several kinds of fur», including“beaver”and“coney.” He wanted some “Russia”. I told him we had none, but Mrs. Wheeler, where I boarded had several hundred pounds. “What on earth is a woman doing with “Russia!” he said. I could not answer, but assured him that there were one hundred and thirty pounds of old Rushia and one hundred and fifty pounds of young Rushia but whether it was for sale I could not say. Off he started, with the view to make the purchase. He knocked at the door. Mrs. Wheeler asked him to walk in and be seated. She, the elder made her appearance. “I want to get your Russia,” said the hatter. Mrs. Wheeler asked him to walk in and be seated. She, of course, supposed he had come after her daughter “Rushia.” “What do you want of Rushia!” asked the old lady. “To make hats,” was the reply. “To trim hats, I suppose you mean,” responded Mrs. Wheeler. “No, for the outside of hats,” replied the hatter. “Well, I don’t know much about hats, but I will call my daughter,” said the old lady. Passing into another room, where “Rushia,” the younger, was at work, she informed her that a man wanted her to make hats. “Oh! he means sister Mary, probably; I suppose he wants some ladies’ hats,” replied Rushia, and she passed into the parlor. “1 suppose you want to see my sister Mary; she is our milliner,” said the younger Rushia. ‘‘l wish to see whoever owns the property,” said the hatter. Sister Mary was sent for, and soon made her appearance. As soon as she was introduced, the hatter informed her that he wished to buy Russia,” “Buy Rushia!” exclaimed Mary, in surprise. “I don’t understand you.” “Your name is Miss Wheeler, I believe,” said the hatter, who was annoyed at the difficulty he met with in being understood. “It is sir.” “Ah! very well. Is there old and young Russia in the house!” “I believe there is,” said Mary, surprised at the familiar manner in which he spoke of her mother and sister, both of whom were present. “What is the price of old Russia per pound!” asked the hatter. “I believe, sir, that old Rushia is not for sale,” replied Mary indignantly. “Well what do you ask for young Russia?’* pursued the hatter. “Sir,” said Miss Rushia, the younger, springing to her feet, ‘‘do you come here to insult defenceless females! If you do, we will soon call our brother, who is in the garden, and he will punish you as you deserve." “Ladies!” exclaimed the hatter, in astonishment, “What on earth have I done to offend you! I came here to buy some Russia. I was told you bad old and young Russia in the house. Indeed, this young lady just stated such to be the fact, but she says the old Russia is not for sale. Now, if I can buy the young Russia, I want to do so; but if that can’t be done, please say so, and I will trouble you no farther.” “Mother, open the door, and let the gentleman pass out; he is undoubtedly crazy,” said Miss Mary. “By thunder! I believe that I shall be if I remain here long,” exclaimed the hatter, considerably excited. “I wonder if folks never do business in these parts, that you think a man is crazy if he attempts such a thing!” “Business! poor man!” said Mary, soothingly, approaching the door. “I am not a poor man, madam,” replied the hatter “My name is Walter Dibble; I carry on hatting extensively in Danbury; I came to Grassy Plains to buy fur, and have purchased some ‘beaver’ and ‘coney,’ and now, it seems, I am to be callad ‘crazy,’ and a ‘poor man,’ because I want to buy a little ‘Russia,’ to make up an assortment.” The ladies began to open their eyes a little. They saw that Mr. Dibble was quite in earnest, and his explanation threw considerable light no the suject. “Who sent you here!” asked sister Mary. “The clerk at the store opposite,” was the reply. “He is a wicked young fellow for making this trouble,” said the old lady. “He his been doing this for a joke,” she continued. “A joke!” exclaimed Dibble, in surprise. “Have you not got any Russia, then!” “My name is Jerushia, and so is my daughter’s,” said Mrs. Wheeler, “and that, I suppose, is what he ment by telling you about old and young Rushia.” Mr. Dibble bolted through the door,without a word of explanation, and made directly for our store. “You young scamp!”said he, as he entered, “what do you mean by sending me over there to buy Russia!” I did not send you to buy Rushia. I supposed you were either a bachelor or a widower, and wanted to marry Rushia,” I re plied,, wt.ii? a seri.Qiu countenance. ’ 1 “You lie, you dog, and yotl know it,” he replied; “but nbver inind, I’ll pay you off for this some day.” And taking his'furs, hft departed, less ill-hiimored than could be ex--peeled under the circumstances.

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