Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 143, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 6 August 1836 — Page 2

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. K. :LK, F.PITOIl AM) i'lIOnilfcTtt!! FOR THE TIMES. It is really astonishing to hchoM with what eagerness and avidity mankind in ffonrral seiz" tinoa opportunities to whiles, and thereby on.-oarag n '.die exhibition. It is only necessary ('r l:te ! in makers of such concerns to po-l some J one in advance, stick up Jar:;- pictures J and make larger promises, to ! at cor I .mi .1 n iH 11 I TIM ! (,. '.. ( XilliMi am! exhii.il ...... , , - --- . . , i Mien w,Mim-....u.,,.,r . I I . .... ..of !. I r-.- l.i i and eclipse any other peuoniianeo or; exhibition that ever visited the country, j to attract general attention. Such ar- j rangemenls are sufficient 1o make all ; . i . .1 . I... I 1... !,.. ! Classen OOSlir llieill?ei C3 nmi m:.i: m greatest preparation spending tueiru. time and money as tree as water to ac complish the object, no ditlercnce what i the season of the year, hot or cold., wet ! or dry, summer or winter, seed time, hay making, or harvest, all the same; Mich considerations are as nothing compared to that greatest of objects "to see. the show."1 as it iscommonlv expressed. When the day arrives, ail means of transportation are put in requisition: wagons, carts, oxen, a nd ! iorse.; all I must go inc. larmcr qmis mi- pioun. j ii i- -.- i - .. .1. sickle or scythe ;lhc mechanic his woi u- , , J . ... . .... ! Iil'

mck.c oi j vu,,,,, au. . .v lukcw;i.IJinoss a:ui nv.x.M :3 m!lj,ifcstcd shop the merchant his goods ; a 1 take j hy m tl;is n:(ci.c?,: sah. up the hnc of march, through mud h;U ( fou. th;lt cu l!;;ce anJ I:cih. and mire sweat and dust, to tae gnat iJorhtJod wiU u(rer hl he eali ni;ition ol centre of attraction, and there iiae! , . c .. ,i. . . . ...i e

ceuire oi Hill aciiui;, .uui uiviu u.mj ; the supreme felicity of paying lir,. iiii'irior ii-iii at !'lc ' m ir ' i t tjLlCIlll 1 If 1 i J V. HH (4. MVHIIll "IiV1 all for what? (he pleasure of being crowded, jammed, trampled upn, covered with dirt and dust, and nearly and perhaps quite suffocated, among wild beasts and men whose conduct entitles them to no milder appellation than tame one's. But, gentle reader, do not suppose that I w ould hinder any of you from spending your lime and money as you may think best lar from it. I only aim at showing how prone mankind are to lavish both on unworthy objects. Take for example the late exhibition in this place. The time lost at this busy season of the year, estimating its value at a moderate rate, the money paid to the showmen, and at the groceries and taverns, could fall but little short of two thousand dollars! an extravagant sum to be spent in so small a place, and for no purpose K.it t r iv-L-r. f .11. ii i. r nrrt f.i rf n Kt 'Phi money, if applied to charitable ran po- i es might make glad many a wiuW heart, and dry many an orphans tear, i ir i, i II ii r r 1 1 ti in vi iiii, low puyi glorious might be the result. How many that are in potcrty and ignorance left 'To wace with fortntie an eternal wrr ClicckM by thu scoft" of prulu amt ei'.vj 's frown And poverty's ui:accounmblc bar," might receive the germs of an education, which, hy perseverance and industry, would make an honor and ornament to society, tt is useless to enumerate the many useful purposes that the above money might have been applied to, in place of squandering it in so useless, and worse than useless, a manner. One more object, however, I will call your attention to, which I think is well worthy of our considera tion. An object which is calculated to arouse the slumbering and almost expiring spark of patriotic tire which ought to glow in our bosoms. I mean the building of a monument to commemorate the glorious deeds, both military and civil, of the immortal WASHINGTON, the "Fat her of our country.' The society formed at Washington cilo for that purpose, have, in the most generous and polriotic spirit, organized in such a manner that every American can have the glorious privilege of contributing his part towards the erection of the monument. No one is allowed to give more than a dollar, and as much less as they please, there by placing it within the reach of every individual to contribute his mite, and making the poor man's donation as respectable as that of his more wealthy neighbor, truly a republican idea, w hich places the donors on an equality. For had they received donations with out limiting their amount, a few of the most wealthy, by giv ing largely, Wouu soon have raised sufficient, and the poor man's mite would have been cast into shade by their larger donations. How very deniable then and proper it is for every American, and evei y citixmi, to embrace the piesetit opportunity, and in compliance with (he invitations given by the society, through their agents, to pay the smail sum allowed, in order to testify our gratitude to the man "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." To raise to his memory and name a pile which shall lie as I i-ting as time itself; a monument which shall be the glory mid ornament of our age; which shall be worthy of the American Nation, and as lasting a? cur !Ma!'?ud.

here the American tint will not respond to the call' Where is the heart ;hat docs not swell with patriotism at the recollection of "the time that.

tried men's sou!, hi grateful memory of that gloriom bosoms to the band who bared their enemies nf freedom i '.ho braved the storm cf war and gloI m - 1.1 - 1 . r nou-!y achieved the inwepenoep.ee 1 1 our country, who bequeathed to their M.ns the rich heritage of liberty which we now enjoy? Monuments should !e 'elected ;r,d stately ri.'liifiins : SO! ans:: on everv i! Hi wr ote suuL".;e t .-111 - . . ,,( freet om tor reemcn dearest rights, and where every hero fell Ti 'V sl'.ouhl attest to coming ages their doe posterity should read from those i ous memori ls of our gratitude a ;ion-con- ' tradiction to the eft repeal. .! libel that iics are ungialeli;!. Wli.it can more woroe more noble, mm we.at ,j)v , , ricans than to conli ii'U to to How much SUCll ebje cts as these? more praiseworthy to pay t:ma.l sums for such purpose s than to squander them unworthily, i will hazard the assertion lhalamong the immense multitude j that thromcd our streets en the day of i "the show " there were not ten individuals who thought of contributing to- ! wards furthering the objects cf the Society. Such unglon iUomimcM .... , c . , ,;; j on lllU occasion. and our enterprisie.g citizens be accused of men selfishness, and penuriousuess believe they really possess. than P. AUOLiTio:-as?i. Cincinnati Aug. It will be seen, from the narration given below, that abolitionism has led to the commission of acts of illegal character, in our city. Both the occasion and the consequence are to be regretted and censured. The abolition movements arc wrong in principle, as is every attempt to assert abstract rigbtsagainst the interests, the feelings, and the present jeugemcnt?,of a decided majority of a country, or a community. "When surrounding circumstances so affect the under standings of men, as to preclude the possibility of their being influenced by irgument, sound or unsound, it is n"lJ's uorse than usclcss t0 rrcs,s ,:, Ii ',r rfoni,,1Ps UP" ,thcm-. U l,h "s..t "'V ol LU ouiies.snuery .s geog.apm ical. Within its limit no respecting its extinction is now tolerated. Among those, who are without those limits, this discussion is unnecessary. They cannot act upon it, except by addressing the. interests and the understanding of those where it exists, and until they will hear, it is vain to speak. Instead of enlightening, discussion exasperates them. Whilst this temper of mind prevails, it is, in very fact, fanatical to urge the discussion. !t can only be changed by being left to its own volition j to us own independent action. The view here presented, is distinct from another of principal concern: the inevitable tendency of the discussion ' 's at 'his moment, to involve political and commercial convictions, and to ex asperate the citizens of the slave holding States against their fellow citizens of the non-slave-holding Slates and to divide and inflame the latter against one another. These are considerations that ought not to be overlooked. The abolitionists would contribute to the common good of the w hole, by abolishing slavery, but they mistake their course and its results, when their eiforts, at an unattainable end, produce so much evil and mischief, in making them. The establishing of an abolitionist press, in Cincinnati, was indefensible upon another ground. Those who favored it, were comparatively very lew, a mere handful. They were quiet, peaceable, respectable citizens, and they ought not to have insisted to introduce any tiling into the city, which the great body of citizens, thought of injurious character. It matters not, it the mass l.ili..f .1 nnrlpr lire in die." , or misconception. In that case, the mhiihlvnul xcru ere. ourrht to have deleiiedto the wishes of the zrry many even it that many were in the dark upon the subject. Courtesy and good neiguborship required this of them. It was not a case, w here a long established and long prosecuted business became suddenly obnoxious, and was intemperakly required to be broken up. It was the introduction of a new business, under reprobation at the time of introducing it, and with a full knowledge that the mass of citizens were averse to it. Nay, not nly with full knowledge of this, was it estab'i: -hedj but it was established against the most friend ly, respectful, and urgent remonstrance--. All this is reprehensible but

lb:t. therefore, its d-truction might bo ffi-cicd by illegal violence, is another matter. Contemning the main object of the abolslionisis, and especially contemning the establishment of their paper, in Cincinnati, at the time and under the citcumstanr.es of its introduction, vet I could r.c-t, I cannot believe

that it v.'? ;d'owr.n!e to remove V.Cil ' V ;, by a resort to mobc racy fit ail" vio : no a vi')n.-, ;mes but more especially so at e present. This nm ii.in explanation of my own opinion-, ami of the. course the Gazette lias pursued, and intends to pursue, upon this subject, is conceived due to (he public, and csp cially to ourpatrons. j from w hom, so far. we have received a I I: nd! v. a hcarty,anda liberal support. We aro anxious to preserve all these relations in their original nmify and confidence. l:t, if they cannot be preserved, without (he Cazeltc lending i(s aid (o mob law direct, or to a course ef measures that can have no other reh It, a separation must take place. The service exacted for their continuHice cannot he performed. PESTill "C'TION OF FUOI'ERTV. On Saturday night, July 30, very soon aftcrdaik, a concourse of citizens assembled at the corner of .Main and Seventh streets, in tins city, and upon a short consultation, broke open the printing office of the Philanthropist, the abolition paper, scattered the I) pe into the streets, tore down the presses, and completely dismantled the office. It was owned by A. Pegb, a peaceable and orderly punter, who published t lie Philanthropist for the Anti-Slavery So- j cicty of Uiuo. I' torn the punting oe i .. r hoe the ciowu wont to the house d A. Pugh, where they supposed there j were other punting materials, but found none, nor ollercd anv violence. ' ml Then to the Messrs. Donaldson's, where ladies only were at heme. The residence of Mr. Birncy, the editor, was then visited; no person was at home but a youth, upon whose explanations the house was left undisturbed. A shout was raised for Dr. Colby's, and the concourse returned (o Main street, proposing to pile up the contents of the office in the sheet, and make a bonfire of them. Joseph Graham mounted , j the pile, and advised against burning it, lest the houses near might take tire. A portion of the press was then drag V.'. Vwn. A........ l U - thrown into the river. The Exchange was then visited and refreshments taken. After which the concourse again went up Main stiect to about opposite (lie Gazette office. Some suggeMions w ere hinted that it should be demolished, but the hint was overruled. An attack was then made on the residences of some blacks, in Church Alley; two guns were fired upon the assailants, and they recoiled. It was supposed that one man was wounded, but that was not the case. It was some time before a rally 'could be again made, several voices declaring they did not wish to endanger themselves. A second attack was made, the houses were found empty, and their interior contents destroyed. It was now about midnight, when the party parading down Main street, was addressed by the Mayor, who had been a silent spectator of the destruction of the printing office. He told them the' might as well disperse. A dispersion to a considerable extent followed: but various other disturbances took place through the night, of (he magnitude and particulars of which we are not advised. Daily Gazelle. r rl ..vn 111:. ITl 1 roi'l lirr nr -....I TEXAS. New Orleans, July 1,3. By the Schooner Shenandoah, Capt. Moore, which left Velasco, Texas, on the 4th inst. we receive some more reeent information from that country. The Mexican forces were about 120 miles distant from the Texian army, which was continually augmenting in numbers by the daily arrival of reinforcements. Between the 4th and lath, it believed there will be at least SCO additional troops more, which will have effected a junction with the main army. The Tcxians are in line spirits, the whole population turning out en masse, 'nd every man pushing forward with alacrity, eager to engage with enemies who arc vainly boasting that they will strew the earth with their rebellious Iocs. In consequence of a large amount of provisions, destined for the Mexican rmy, having been intercepted by some Texian troops, it is supposed that the Mexicans will suffer much from. the w ant of necessary supplies. These pro visions, thus intercepted, were the cargoes of the Fanny Butler and Watchman, tb vessels published a few days since, as being detained at Copano, where they were slili in detention, when theShcnaiidoah sailed. The Texian schooner Invincible,

schooner Union, and schooner Camanche, which was discharging her cargo, were nil at Yclasco the -Uh inst. Gen. Santa Anna was still in confinement at Columbia. Upon the whole, the prospects of the Tc:dans arc any thing but discouraging, and (he great zeal manifested by them

in preparing to rrxct their numerous Iocs, augurs well for the result of the aeproachin: co) if iff. i'lie Mexican force?, about 5000 strong, remain stationed at the Nueces under the command of Canero. This iii ... i . pronaniy is r.ot t.ie whole number o! their army, but that portion enlv in i ll.".- i - ' lenueu in act in advance ot the main body. The Tcxians have by this lime probably, much upwards of 3000 men We were apprehensive that upon the arrival of General Houston, some diffi culty might grow out cf the appoint men! of Lamar to the command of the army. It is believed, however, that there would be no unpleasant feeling occasioned, and that Lamar would yiek; up die command, should it be desired by (Jen. I loustoi Archer, one of the commissioners from Texas, who with Messrs. Austin and Wharton have been through the United Stales during the last winter and spring, it is supposed will succeec president Lurnet. These are some of the on dits from Texas. A Mr. Barts, or so called, died ft Columbia before the sailing of the She nandoah whom it is believed is the Mr. Barton (he having assumed the name ef Barts) who was the Cashier of the Bank cf Albanv, and who ab sconded with a lame amount of the fund.? of that institution. About 1 5.0C0 Co;. liars was found in his possession aftor his death. It may be recollected that a large reward was offered for the apprehension cf Barton, who it was believed, had sailed for Havana, and it is quite probable that he is (he fame individual who, anxious to retrieve his lo?t reputation, and slide in seme measure the goadings of an anxieiis mind, sought relief amidst a people agilattd wihs the lhiiliing prepar'lions for a severe comoat (-.'..,?;, ;( liullcthu The Richmond Lnquirer intimates that a Commissioner has been sent to Texas by the government of the United States to ascertain the condition of that country, &c. and that it is not probable a definite answer will be given (o (he Texian Commissioners at WashingIon, on the subject of acknowledging the independence of Texas, before, a report shall have been received from the American Commissioner in Texas. We regret to learn that the extensive printing establishment of the American Bible Society, in (lte city of iew i ork, was consumed by lire on the morning of the '20th inst. The office contained 1G or l'J power presses, a steam engine, a very large quantity of type, and other materials, the property of Mr. D. Faxsiiaw, printer to the institution; besides sundry incomplete editions of the Bible and Testament in different languages, belonging to the society. The total loss is estimated at about $23,000, nearly the whole of w hich falls on Mr. F., who was only partially insured. The main edifice, containing the Depository, Secretary's rooms iLc. althoughin iminent danger, was preserved by the exertions of the firemen. . It is believed that the fire was accidentally communicated to the building in which it occured, by a furnace in the cellar. O. S. Journal. SINGULAR DISCOVERY. Extract of a letter from the Honorable Judge Wilkins of Tccumseh, (Miss.) dated June 2d, to the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Lyceum. "1 had almost forgotten to tell you of the wonderful discovery lately made in the neighborhood of this place, and which promises to et natural philosiphy all agog. Old John Lovet, who resides about a mile from this village, digging a well lately about fifteen feet deep below the surface of the earth, came across a skeleton of prodigious size, and w hich must have been in the earth for many ages. Dr. Slurgesand Dr. Patersoii both pronounced it a human skeleton of gigantic proportions, and necessarily ol genus long since extinct, and corresponding with the mastodon or mammoth in the brute order. His thigh bone is two feet and three inches in length, and the shull is frightful. I cannot describe it otherwise than by comparing it in size and appearance to a largo washbowl. One of the teeth which the Dactors call a grinder, is enoimous, and is in a perfect stale of preservation. It is as large as the cork of a porter bottle, with two prongs and nnb-nlcd exactly like a human tooth. The workmen have not yet completed the extraction of all the hones and great excitement prevails. Two medical men from New

York have offered the 'owr.e.r of the

farm ,9100 for the skeleton which our Victors have advised him to refuse, ."rom the comparison of the bones procured from the pit, it must have com posed a frame when filled with flesh united and clothed with appropriate muscles, of at least 25 feet in erect height! Just think of it, and what a world there must have been in creation before the flood! How puny man and maw 5 (. jjn.iui. uj me poweriul beings of those days!'' Since the admission of Indiana into (he Union, twenty years since, its population has increased from sixty thousand to six hundred thousand. A large portion of its territory was then in the possession of the savages. These, with the exception of one small tribe, have since removed to the west cf the Mississippi. It had, in 1G1G, one representative in Congress; it now has seven. A party of eight ladies and gentlemen were made prisoners by Major Kirby, of the British Army, for having raised the American flag on fhe timeworn walls of Fort Erie, in which they were celebrating the 1th, by a pic nic dinner. The Major took them all prisoners and marched them some two miles, when he discharged them on their parole of honor. Halt. llrp. Under the act of Congress re-organ izing the I ost Office, all Deputy Postmasters whose emoluments exceed a certain amount, are to be appointed with the' advice and consent of the Senate. At the close of the session, the old officers (except one) were all nominated to the Senate for ix-appoint-mcnt, and their appointments were confirmed. The exception was in the case of the New V Post Office, to which Johnathan J. Coddington was .... . .. i . appointed, to supersede the pent email w ho had held the office for a number of years past. A'ut. Int. "Job Printing Job Printing!'" exclaimed an old w oman the other day, as she peered over her specks at the advertising page of a country paper "Poor Job; they've kept him printing week after week, ever since I first.lanrt to read, and if he was'nt the most patienlest man that ever was, he never could have stood it so long, no how!" Gold. Large amounts of specie arc constantly arriving in this country, from Mexico and England. By the Ontario, G 25,000 in gold have been received. The Toronto, which arrived a few days since, brought a still larger amount said to be Jj200,000. Buffalo peats 'm.l natpii.' One of their merchants declares in a daily papers "that in consequence of sidewalks being so crowded by persons hurrying to and fro, he has to stand from 15 to 30 minutes with a quid of tobacco in his hand, waiting for an opportunity to throw it into the street!"' "That's no place for me," says an old gentleman, who has just read the abovej taking out a handful of the delicious fodder, "I'm for Illinois now." An English company, with large capital, arc establishing at Troy, on the Ohio river, Perry co. in this state a manufactory of porcelain and queens ware on a large scale. It cannot fail to be advantageous to our citizens, as to the proprietors since the transportation of the description of ware which they intend to make, is now as great a3 the first cost. Wabasli Courier. PnoruGiops. A young wife at Lowell, (Mass.) has presented her husband with five children in 11 months! And the Editor asks, "who can beat that?" In the name of Bedlam, who would w ish to beat it. Vicksbur" Rcj. Tkxi.vn Fi.au. The Texian flag is a plain red ground, with a single white Star, with live points, and between the points the letters TEXAS. In a little more than eighty years the population of the United States has increased from one to twelve millions. A dog in New York is said to have remained drunk a whole day, after biting a man with a hideful of rum. The Orleans Bee says that the Cypress swamp near that city, is full of runaway negroes, who are daily committing murders and robberies. Provisions are so dear at Salem, Massachusetts, that it costs something, the Observer says, to look at a butcher's cart. Wheal FjJIlE highest market pricewill be 111 . j n 1 1 , ior any quanta' of merchantable Wheat, delivered at the Union Mill, in Bising Sun. IIAIMKS, I.AMUS HASTINGS. August C, 1G30'.