Semi-Weekly Journal, Volume 3, Number 245, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1841 — Page 2

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I XI) I A N APOL1S,: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1841.

Joseph A. Levy was" elected 'Justice of the

Peace, on Saturday last, to till the vacancy occa sioned by the resignation of T. M. Weaver.

T H E - LA TE-E LE CTION t

Our respected cotemporaries give various rea

sons for the defeat of the Whigs at the late elec

tion such as, not turning out, voting for the opposition candidates, being dissatisfied with the regularly nominated candidates, local and personal questions, &c. &c, all of which doubtless are correct, and contributed to bring about our defeat. That there have been no changes against the new administration is a fact that the most mendacious

will not deny, consequently some one or all of

the aforenamed causes operated against our success. In this county, we have not much reason to complain. Mr. Harding's vote is within 11 of the number that Gov. Bigger received last August. Mr. Morris fell below the Whig strength about 550 votes, but it is well known that his remonstrating against the continuance of coffeehouses or groceries within the limits of Indianapolis lost him many votes. Other causes of a personal nature, arrayed some of the active and influential of our party against him. We, however, from a casual examination, incline to the belief that the want of a full vote and running too many candidates caused the defeat of the Whigs, in most of the counties where they have been defeated. In Allen, for Representative, the Whig vote is 81 short, while the opposition vote is increased 50. In Daviess, the Whig vote is 16-1 short, and the Onnosition 13 stronger. In Lawrence the

ii . . Whig vote fell off 138, and the opposition in- j creased 27. In WayneT, 300 Whigs did not vote; j the opposition, however, turned out in their full ; strength and gave 9 votes more than last An-1 gust. In Knox the Whig vote fell short 430,: while the Opposition vote was only 1G less. than j its full strength. In many oiluu counties ..where , the Whigs have been .'defeated, we notice that ; there was more or less falling off, while our op- j ponents have polled their' xati-e strength. Wei sincerely trust that the Whigs' will learn,' wisdom ; from the enemy. They are ever watchful, unti-j ring, and. united, while we, after a victory parti- , cularly, are lulled and distracted. Another year, we have no doubt, the Whigs will succeed by their usual triumphant majority; but this way of reaching victory only through defeat, is iatlier a - precartons mode of keeping the ascendancy. ' The Whigs should come out at unimportant as 'Well as important elections. The only way to j sustain a party is, to show its strength on all oc- j casions. j

details show us how bad men carry out. their plans.

We must ask the Indiana pons Journal the name ot

the mighty Hunker who holds himself responsible for this Newtown issue. The public ought to have the

names of oil concerned. . ' " For the 1) i) Hi Republican, OUR CURRENCY.

, Mn. Editoj: Your remarks on the currency induce

me to relate in occurrence winch took place last week while. travelling in the stage between Columbus and

Mount Vernon. The passengers were composed ot individuals from several of the different States of the

TJu ioi)7"wheii7as"a nia Iter' Of courseTthe" stibj net of the currency was discussed. A gentleman from New England remarked that we had the most debased currency in Cincinnati, of any place that he had visited, (he had not been further somh than Tennessee,) and, as a proiif, staled thai he had notes on a "Rank in Hamil ton Comity," that he had found worthless when he got to Columbus. Curiosity led me lo inquire the name of this bank, when lo! the gentleman exhibited some notes, the first and last I have seen, of the Newtown Library concern He stated that he had taken

them in change at Indianapolis on the 24th of July, under an assurance that they were as good as the other Banks in Cincinnati, and lie knew no better, till he

attempted to pass them on his way to Columbus.

I. of course, was unable to oner tins gentleman

much consolation, this Shin planter Factor) having

gone into operation since I left the city, only about ten days previous. I had no knowledge of its

real value.

I would ask if our citizens do right in thus permit

ting strangers to be imposed upon and delideuatelv'

swindled, (for T can view it in no other view) with

out raising a warning voice to bid them beware of

such trash. The credit of our City Institutions is

thus made use of to impose a.worthless circulation on unsuspecting travellers and if the citizens do not, in some public 'manner, . condemn this irresponsible

and valueless paper, the character of our Uty must sutler. K.

Circumstances have placed it out of the power of oitr correspondent at Washington to continue to furnish his very acceptable and interesting letters for the Journal. ',

The last carkle is loud for the Brokers and shin plasters. The Cackler condemns our article, warning the community against taking individual notes, and refers the people to his bank note table, as corrected by the brokers of this place, for the true value of the various kinds of currency afloat among us. Now what do the brokers know more than otheis about the real value of any currency? Nothing; but they, from the nature of their business, have it in their power to regulate the apparent value of all such as is not bankable. If they have a large amount on hand of any particular kind, they can keep it up until they can dispose of it; and then, if it be of uncertain value, they can refuse to buy it at any price, and so render it entirely worthless. Brokers live by trading in money, and do every thing with an eye to their own interest. It is one strong reason why we object to individual issues of money, because they have too much power over their value. Up to-day, down to-morrow, just as may suit their interest. They care not for the sufferings of the people. A good deal is said about soulless corporations, but we have never seen one yet as soulless as a broker. Illinois Congressional Election We have received but partial returns from the election in this State. From the third district we have unofficial returns from thirteen counties, which give Stuart (Administration) a majority of 334 votes over Ralston, Opposition. These returns, says the Sangamon Journal, indicate in the aggregate, a gain for Mr. Stuart since 1838, when he was elected by a small majority. From the other two districts we have nothing definite. P. S. Since the above was put in type, John T. Stuart, Whig, passed through this place on his way to Washington, to take his seat in Congress as the member elect from the Third district Newtown Ciehexcy Again. The banker alluded to in the subjoined article fiom the Cincinnati Republican, is Mr. John Wood of this place: OrWe tlnak "R" for his O'i.iiirini -Mion. SnrbJ

COUNTY ELECTION. Our election has passed, and it would be well for the Whigs of Jefferson county to look around and inquire why it is, that with so large a majority in their favor, an opposition State Senator and an opposition .member of the Legislature have been elected in Jefferson counrv, which coivaius a majority of more than 600 whig voters. The answer is at hand: Want of union want of concert among themselves. With the number of whig candidates for the Senate and lower House, in tiie lield,: without, some pre-concert amongst ourselves, defeat, was inevitable. We have faithfully: endeavored for weeks past to impress this fact upon our friends, and so far have we gone in our efforts to urge it, that we have reason to know that we have incurred the displeasure of some of the candidates who have conceived that we wished to disparage their claims and prejudice their prospects. The result shows whether our warnings were or were not well grounded. The canvass: was conducted by the 'candidates, throughout the County avowedly in opposition to party question. An attempt on our part to call the attention of our friends to tJje important questions which would probably 'come before our State Legislature, involving national politics, was denounced in the most violent, terms by the opposition candidates, and found no delender amongst those of the whig party. The cry on all hands, but especially by the opposition candidates was nn parly,' "ho .ir!y." Why so pathetically did they deprecate every thing like "tauty" that you would have almost been .-persuaded : to. esteem 'that man a monster who would think of giving a party vole. ." What do you now think of the vote east, for Senator? Was it a party vote or was it not Your own ob-ervation will' at once satisfy you on, that score. What do you think of the push made by the party for the opposition , candidate elected to .the,. lower House? Oh, no party, no party. What do you now think of the result We can well conceive of your feelings; but we now predict that the whigs of Jefferson by another year will take their business 'into their own hands, and not again subject themselves toa similar result. What say yon ... . , N. B. Upon examination we find that the vote cat for Gen. Howard, twelve months since, for Governor, which was considered as strictly a party vote,,was 1,096. The vote cast on Monday for J. D. Bright for the Senate, was 1,0S9; Whilst the vote for A Lawrence, the ODpositian candidate elected, has fallen short of the average party vote for representatives lasr year (S votes and short of J. D. Bright's vote on Monday 77 votes, showing that A. Lawrence came just , that much short of uniting the party. Bear in mind the cry of no party throughout the canvass and look how it has been observed at the polls. Madison Banner. .

Poscy County. The returns from Posey which have reached us, leave no doubt of the election of both Pitcher and Lee. Mr. Goodsell, who returned from that country late yesterday evening, claims a majority over Pitcher of 50 or 60 votes, which if he gets it will reduce the majority of the latter in the district to about 100. We shall not be surprised however, if Pitcher has a small majority in Posey. Dr. Lee's election, Mr, Goodsell admits, is also certain. The Dr, is os true and staunch a Whig as any in the Union, and it affords us pleasure to hear of his success after so many trials; as it will we are confident, our Whig brethren throughout the State to learn that the very bottom senatorial district in the "pocket" which was so long and so strongly loco-foco has sent an unbroken Whig delegation to the legislature. Warrick. We learn that Mr. C. C. Graham is is elected in Warrick by a majority of 25 votes. His Locofoco friends here calculated strongly upon the success of one of his more ultra Locofoco competitors and express considerable chagrin that it is not so. Their principal mortificatiun is occasioned, we believe, by the fact lhat Mr. Graham owes his elec tion to the whigs. This is illiberal; it being the first time that they were ever permiited to have a voice in electing the representative of Warrick. Evansville Jnurnal.

Oun Election. The result is in no particular produced by party. Last year Judah received 952 votes Berry received 650. The majority of the former was 270, although Eerry then received a larger vote than Gen. Myers has now received, even with the aid of at least two hundred whigs! This matter is called to mind to expose any false crowing. At the August election of last year, upwards of seventeen hundred votes were polled now only about fourteen hundred were polled and upwards of 200 of these voted for neither Judah nor Myers. These facts w ill surely -ervc to correct any improper inferences in relation to the matter, more particularly wlien it is known that about one fourth the aggregate voters of the count v would not or did not attend the polls. Yinctv.wx Gazette. MR. CLAY AND WM. L. BRENT A Mr. William L. Brent, who reside in the Dirict of Columbia, and was an applicant for an office w hich the President did not ee proper to letow upon him. pours out h' private griefs upon the ocasion of

his disappointment through that common vehicle of detraction, the Globe, wherein he charges upon Mr. Clay the cause of his failure, and inns', valorously dares him lo challenge him, the said William L. Lrent, to mortal combat. The letters are very appropriately transferred to the columns of the Statesman. Ihe character of Mr. William L. Brent may be satisfactorily estimated from the very ostentatious manner in which he intimates his wilingness to receive nn invitation to the field from a member of Congress, who besides having the best reason to regard him with the most perfect contempt, is doubly bound by the law ot public sentiment and IheJaw of his country .to. ref rati;, from any such mode of settling disputes. Mr. Brent knew very well that he incured no risk in the matter. Since the above was in type, we find the following notice of the samejmghty affair in the New York Tribune:

(fr-A Mr. William L. Brent, formerly a member

ot (Juii'Tess trom Louisiana, now a lawyer in wasn

inolon City, was a candidate for U. S. District Attor

neyfor the District of Columbia.'. Mr Tyler over

looked his claims and appointed Philip E. Fendall. Whereupon Mr. Brent comes out in The Globe with a

very abusive attack upon HnxKV Clay, whom lie ac

cuses ot causing his discomfiture by writing a letter to the president, and demonstrates the justice of his own rejection by publishing several extracts from con

fidential letters written him by Mr. Clay and General Harrison. Of course nothing farther need to be said in justification of Mr. Clay; but we happen to recollect that when Gen. Harrison came to Washington last February, this Mr. Brent, with the average delicacy of his sort of office-seekers,' endeavored to get the General to his house as a guest, but was resisted and overruled by the citizens of Washington on account of the? bad private character of Brent. Enough said.: ' .-' .';' . . From the Cincinnati Daily Gazette. A NATIVE DIAMOND FOUND IN INDIANA. Mr. Richard Verbryck, of our city, has presented to nie for examination a natural unpolished diamond, which he procured of a laborer, who found it on the Wabash, in Indiana. The following is the certificate of the laborer: "This certifies lhat I let Richard Verbryck have a brilliant whitestone, about the size of a grain of corn, which I dug out of the bank about 10 feet, under the surface, at Dam No. 4, at Pittsburgh, on the Wabash, Indiana," (Signed) "LEWIS HOUSE." Witness: "Be.nj. Sibeit." "Asa m Dearth. " : The above locality is about seven miles from the Tippecanoe battle ground. The stone as presented to me, is spheroidal in figure, shaped not unlike a small bean, being a little less than b . if of an inch in length, one third in width, a.idone lift :i in thickness, having twenty-four convex crystalline facets. Its weight is 12 7-16 grains, or very nearly 12 grains; and three-fourths, and its specific gravity 3 oil. At one ol'i'.s sharp, ends it. cuts glass readily, and scratches quartz 'crystal. It cannot be scratched by a file nor by grinding on a grindstone, is quite transparent and reflects from its interior that bright flood id" characteristic of the diamond. By friction it becomes positively elect ri tied. It is nearly culorless, hut has a perceptible shade of yellow. A small flaw is visible in the interior, and about five black sand-specks; the facets are not quite smooth, being somewhat striated, but still with a good degree of brilliancy. The specific gravity 3 544 clearly distinguishes it from quartz, which never exceeds 2 SB, and its crystalline form, "a spheroid of 24 convex faces" determines it not to be a white topaz. Indeed there is no doubt that it is a diamond. War it found in Indiana! Of this there can be scarcely a doubt. Rough or natural diamonds of that size are not common in this country, and the price at which the laborer parted with the "brilliant white stone," shows his ignonmce of its real value. Are there any more in the same locality "Alluvial gravel" is a common situation for diamonds to be found in, and without much waste of time, an eye should be kept to the gravel beaches of the Wabash.:' What ought to be done with the specimen already found'! As it is the first and probably the only diamond yet found, native in the United States we hope the National Institution at Washington will procure it for the National Cabinet already commenced at the seat of Government. John Locke.Medical College of Ohio, Aug. 1, 1841.

''. From the :N. O Bee of July 23rf. -.-DISCOVERY' OF A FEARFUL PLOT. Early vesierday morning, the 22d inst., the Bayou Sara stea'm packet Clipper, Capt. Laurent, arrived at the levee, bringing intelligence of an astounding character. It appears that the whole of the residents on the plantations in Louisiana and Mississippi, bordering on the river have, in all probability, been rescued from frightful. massacre, through the providential and timely detection of a servile plot. .-.From the information' we have obtained, it would seem that on Friday night last, the overseer of the plantation of EonEKr J. Bat.kow, Esq., in West Feliciana, was taking his accustomed rounds among the negro quarters, when he heard a conversation in one of the huts between a number of negroes, the import of which induced him immediately to pause and listen. He overheard that the negroes on the estate, in conjunction with those on the different plantations situated along the river as far as Natchez, had conspired together and were to rise in insurrection on the 1st of August, and that a general massacre of the whites was to follow. The overseer withdrew, and the next morning laid his information before the authorities of Bayou Sara. A proper force was instantly despatched to several plantations, and some forty or fifty slaves were arrested. These were supposed to be the ringleaders. We further understand that on the apprehension of the blacks several of them voluntarily confessed their guilt. At the time of the departure of the Clipper the greatest consternation prevailed in Bayou Sara and the neighborhood, and the inhabitants were armed and maintained a constant watch. The negroes were to be tried on Wednesday, and it was believed that a short, shift and a speedy doom would be awarded to the guilty. In addition to this intelligence, we find in yesterday's Courier some statements corroborating the above. A considerable number of slaves, says that journal, fled to the swamps and ravines as soon as they heard of the arrest of the leaders. Many slaves among the plantations in the neighborhood of Woodville, .Miss.J had been apprehended. The Courier publishes the following letter from a respectable inhabitant, dated POINT COLTEE, 19th July, 1341. The negroes on the other ide of the river, say Bayou Sara, and environs have had a regular conspiracy. It wus to have taken place wine days since, but owing to the illness of the leader, it was postponed. Last evening was to have been their final meeting, and then was to have commenced their massacre, but fortunately some of the confederated slav es informed their masters. A body of men was immediately raised at Bayou Sara, and some 15 or 20 of the leaders have been arrested, and will no doubt be tried

and executed immediately. This is no humbug. Send me up a dozen of your best bowie knives. P. S. It appears to have been a regularly organized conspiracy from this place to Natchez, nearly 150 miles of coast. The leaders have been white men, one of whom is now in jail at St. Francisville, and will no doubt be executed. We find another letter on t he French side of the Courier, dated July 21, giving the following details: 'We have had a negro insurrection, or rather it was on the point of breaking out, when the plot was discovered. All the white population from Natchez to Baton Rouge, n nd all the negroes refusin"to ioin

the insurrectionists were to be assassinated. There are in our prison twenty-two negroes who have been givcu up by their masters; about a dozen more are expected to-day, to be examined and tried. White men are implicated in this servile plot, and were to have been the principal leaders. One of them was taken yesterday near Jackson; he is safe in prison with the negroes. A rumour prevailed yesterday that he would be hung without form of trial. Since Saturday, no ono has slept. The militia and citizens keep guard around the prison, and the patrol maintain an active watch, &c." It is possible that before our paper goes to press, further particulars may bo received if so, we shall hasten to lay them before our readers. The next boat will probably bring us accounts of the result of the trial of the slaves.

MoiaioNs'.r Within the last ten days, says the Illinois (Oitawa,) Free Trader, between three and four hundred Mormons passed through this place on their way to the Mormon settlement in Hancock county, in this State. On Tuesday last we counted seventeen wpgons, occupied with men, women and children, all wending their way towards the settlement of the "Latter Day Saints." We understand they were from Western New York, and their appearance was quite respectable, apparently being composed chiefly of farmers. We notice that a large number from Europe have recently arrived at the same settlement, and that others from different portions of the old and new world are on the way. The settlement is now said to contain between ten and fifteen thousand inhabitants, and the town of Nauvoo is represented as being in a flourishing condition. A large temple is being erected, which is to contain a babtismal font, supported by twelve oxen, overlaid with gold, all of the most costly and magnificent structure.

We understand that ex-Governor Noble, the Fund Commissioner of Indiana, has, after a careful investigation into' the whole matter, concluded to pay, without distinction of holder, every draft upon that State, including all exchange there on. This is praiseworihy, and Gov. Noble will thus preserve the credit of Indiana. , Gov. Porter of Pennsylvania, has been in Philadelphia, several days, to obtain from the non-accepting banks, a loan to the extent of 3 1-2 per cent, of their capital amounting in all to about 300,000, from . four banks. : It is said that the mbnev will be obtained, and the interest, due on the Slate debt in August,, be paid. JS'ew-Yorl: Herald. :

From Hie I'.oslon Courier. : IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. Watektown, June 19,1841. ;. 'J, Sir: Having discovered a (heap and effectual mode of destroying the rose slug, I wish to become a competitor for the premium offered by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. After very many satisfactory experiments with the following substance, I am convinced it, will destroy the above insect, in either of the States in which it appears on the plant, as the fly when it is committing its depredations on the foliage. Whale oil soap, dissolved at the rate of two pounds to fifteen gallons of water. I have used it stronger without injury to the plants, but find the above mixture effectual in the destruction of the insect. As I find, from experiment, there is a difference in the strength of the soap, it will be better for persons using it to try it. diluted as above, and if it does not kill the insect, add a little more soap, with caution. In corresponding vvith Messrs, Downer, Austin & Co., on the difference in its appearance, they say: "Whale oil soap varies much in its relative strength, the article not being made as soap, hut being formed in our process of bleaching oil When it is of vorv sharp taste, and dark npiiearance, the alkali predominates, but when light colored and flat taste the grease predominates," The former I have generally used, but have tried the light-colored, and find it equally effectual, but requiring a little more soap -say 2 pounds to thirteen gallons of water. Mode of preparation. Take whatever quantity of soap you wish to prepare, and dissolve it in boiling water, about one quart to a pound; in this state strain it through a fine wire or hair seive, which takes out the dirt, and prevents its stopping the valves of the

engine, or the nose of the syringe; then add cold water to make it the proper strength. Apply it to the

rose bush with a hand engine, or syringe, with as

much force as practicable; and be sure that every part of the leaves is well saturated with theliquid. What falls to the ground, in application, will do good in de

stroying the worms and enriching the soil, and from its trifling cost, it can be used with profusion. A hogshead of 136 gallons costs 45 cents not quite four mills per galbn. Eearly in the morning, or in the evening, is the proper time to apply it to the plants. As there are many other troublesome and destructive insects, the above preparation will destroy as effectually as the rose-slug, it may be of benefit, to the community to know the different kinds upon which I have tried it with success. The thrips, often called the vine-fretter, a small, light-colored or spotted fly, quick in motion, which, in some places, are making the rose bush nearly as bad in appearance as the effects of the slug. Aphis, or plant louse, under the name of green or brown fly, an insect not quick in motion, very abundant on, and destructive to, the young shoots of the rose, the peach tree, end many other plants. The black fly, a very troublesome and destructive insect, that infests the young shoots of the cherry and the snowball tree. I have never known any positive cure for the effects of this insect until this time. Two varieties of insects that are destructive to and very much disfigures evergreen, the balsam or balm of gilead fir in particular, one an aphis, the other very much like the rose slug the arcarus, or red spider, that well known pest toga rdeners. The disease mildew on the gooseberry, peach, grape vine, $-c, is checked and entirely destroyed by a dressing of the solution. The above insects are generally all destroyed by one application, properly applied to all parts of the foliage. The eggs of most insects continue to hatch in rotation, during their season. To keep the plants perfectly clean, it will be necessary to dress them two or three times. The canker-worm. As the trees on this place are nut troubled with this worm, I have not bad an opportunity of trying experiments by dressing the trees but have collected the worms," which are killed by being touched with tire liquid. The expense of labor and