Tri-weekly Journal, Volume 1, Number 131, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 29 February 1848 — Page 2

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED

BY WM. II. CHANDLER & CO. The Tn '-Weekly Journal is published on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at $1,00 per annum, in advance. Tho Weekly Jocrkal is published on Thursdays, at $-,00 per annum, in advance. FOR rKESIDEXT: ZACJTAHY SATTLOIl. WHIG ELECTORAL TICKET. SENATORIAL ELECTOR9. JOSEril G. MARSHALL, of Jefferson. GODLOVE S. ORTH, of Tippecanoe. DICTEICT ELECTORS. 1st Disl.-JoHN Pitcher, of Posey. 2d John S. Davis, of Floyd. 3d " Milton Gheoo, of Dearborn. 4th " David P. Hollowav, of Wayne. 5th " Thomas D. Walpole, of Hancock. 6th " Lovell H. Rousseau, of Greene. 7th " Edward W. McGuaghey, of Parke 8th " James F. Suit, of Clinton. 9th " Daniel D. Pratt, of Cass. 10th " David Kilgoee, of Delaware. CITY OF EVANSVILLE! TUESDAY, FEBKl'ARV 22, 1848. Whio Electoral Ticket. We place at the head of our columns to-day, the electoral Ticket appointed by our late Whig State Con vention. It is certainly one of the strongest ever formed in the State, and will compare with the Whig Electorial Ticket of any other State that has yet appointed, not even exceptiug Kentucky. CCJ""For my part," says Daniel Webster, "in the dark and troubled night that is upon us, I see no star above the horizon promising light to us, but the intelligent patriotic, united Wlig party of the United States. Wino Harmony. The Whig State Con vention of Kentucky, has set an example of Whig harmony to the whole Union, which we hope to see practised by our party everywhere. Iiet the Whigs act in this spirit, an4 a triumph unparalled, in the history of our country awaits them in November. Already do we see its influence at work for good. The Taylor State Convention, which met at Frankfort about the same time, appointed delegates to the Whig National Convention the same delegates that hud bet n previously appointed by the Whig Slate Convention. Hurra for Kentucky ! She is a glorious State. The way she will bar the uaie ior Lieut. Uovernor of Kentucky. He is a true and gallant Whig, and just the man to bear the banner of his party through the political conflict. Crittenden and Helm! Their very names, we fancy, will scare off all opposition. The opposition hare already became ularrned, and the Lexington Gazette strongly urges the Locofocos to nominate Gen. Win. "fi r?Uor poverilor- Cut they won't do it. ... . uutr wont accent. , a n t accent. - "bird in the hand n iwoin the Lush. Paving for the Dance. Mr. Vinton, chairman of the House Committee of Wayand Means estimates the expenses of the coming fi3cai year at 05,000,000, aud cu:s down the revenues from customs and sale of public lands to 628,000,000; so, to use a business phrase. VL oam is pospectively "short" 637,000,000 ! In C . a tuner words we are going beyond our income auric rate of 837,000,000 her annum, just for ic pleasure oi lighting the Mexicans. . iAi r c received, a lew days ago from Mr, fYVm-W- "... , , oa.muel Orr, a sample of his Sugar-Cured tiams, and, if we are any judge of the article they are certain'.y excellent. Thoss of our cit-' weiw who relish a fine, rich, sweet, jucy ham, ..i oi eourse give Air. Orr a call. He has a lew more ol the same sort left." CCT We beg have to call attention to the advertisement of Messrs. Clac-ett & Miller, Hardware Merchants, Louisville, in our paper w-uaj. nieir establishment is well aud favor ably known to country merchants, and no one visiting Louisville for the purpose of adding to his stock will fail to give them a call. "Taking Time by the Forelock." Anticipating the absorption of all Mexico into our Union, a member of the Tennessee Legislature lately introduced into the House of Representatives, a resolution suggesting to Congress that Memphis would be a suitable place for the location of the seat of Government, and provuimg tor the ceding of the county of Shelby to the United States, &c. The editor of the Memphis Eagle thinks that inflammable legislators will not fail to appreciate the location it is so rmuvnint Ah

...wiu .J J I I . !!., y. , page, the correspondent between Gens Scott and Worth; also the -eport of theactiou of the 1 court martial in rocar J to Col. ,,, 1 13 III : . ' ..... v. nau miiu llll.TeSl. Time is Money.' S Franklin ohserved.-

. liLACK LtixES.' Thompson Locofoco CCT The reader will find ou th- ,-t. Jofi"erecl a rcsolution declaring that the resolu-

It is very true, and sorro people take plenty of' , V T ' , tlh VirSiniaLlSit to pay their debts. i ls!at.Ufe haVe nomina Gen. Taylor fjr the

Clat Meetiso is New York. City. From

twelve to fifteen thousand of the Whigs of New York held a mass meeting at Castle Gar den on the 17th inst., and adopted a spirited and able address and resolutions, recommending Henry Clay as the candidate of the "Whigs of New Nork for the Presidency. The New York papers concur in representing this meeting as one of the largest, most enthusiastic, respectable acd orderly assemblages ever conven ed in that city. The Herald says: Of the meeti nz in Castle Garden, nominating Henrs Clay, little need be said to those who saw it. According to the estimate of our reporters, it numbered twelve thousand per sois, nrrfertln uniltd and excited as one man. The Vhisrs of this great city are decidedly, and by an immense maioritv. in favor of Henry Clay, and no mistake. We admit this great fact broadly and completely. The Tribune, after Epeaking of the size of the meeting, remarks: But its numbers vast as they were, were but einplft element of this immense meeting, la character, intelligence, order, and dignity, we o . . , I idoubt wnetner an assemuiage mure ucocMiuji , of respect was ever seen. Although the tteep and ardent enthusiasm for Clay would frequent ly burst out in cheers like thunder-peals, especially at every allusion to our great leader's name, yet no word (that we heard) was uttered or sentiment evinced disrespectful of his rivals, and when Mr. White spoke of General Taylor as a gallant and able commander, the expression was warmly responded to, despite the unanimous feeling that Henry Clay was the man for President. The address and resolutions were very clearly and forcibly read, and xvpre listened to bv the vast garnering wun uxed attention, broken by frequent manifestations of approval. Of course, when Mr. uay s name first occurred in the address, there were such demonstrations of delight asonly failed to bring down the roof above us, and the allusion to his Lexington speech was received . with hardly less enthusiasm. The resolution pledging tne Whigs of New York to abide and sustain tne choice of the Whig national convention was most heartily responded to, TheNewYouklBarn-Burners' Convention. The convention of Barn-burning or Wilmot' Proviso Locofocos of the State of New York metal utica on meuucsuaj i imi About one hundred delegates attended. The sum of its work was the adoption of a strong and long address insisting on the limitation of slavery to the ground it now occupies, and the appointment of thirty-six delegates to the great convention of May. at Baltimore. lwo oi; these, Messrs. C. C. Cambrelengand Jared Wilson, are for the State at large; the other thirtyfour are from the congressional districts. The delegates go to Baltimore without instructions as to the choice of a Presidential candidate. A "ood many of the members of the couvenfollowing : Resolved, That Major General Zachary Taylor, by his masteily torresiwndt nce with the War Department, no less than by his heroic conduct and indomtiable coolness and courage on the field of battle, has shown hiinsdf to be not only adistiuguished military chieftain, but a man of great mental and moml power, and whose whole life has given evidence of a strong head, a.n honest heart, ana a republican sim plicity of character. TW New York IJvald, speaking of the con vention, says : There is nfiuistakein the Ctira ennrmt; Their declaration their address their resolu tios their position, will, most probably, j.u.ij VI iiic WII1UII, and produce an entire revolution in this treat rptillhli Tk.. I U .1 1i . -. . v.vua. U U lllti I Jt 111! II I (I III- TUirTlT III t l-i .-. I ... 'i "a,c "uiuiy reiterated the is sue of the W ilmot Proviso, passed at Herkimer. j.1Tiaauic io any new territory taken from Mexico. John Van Buren and his friends stick lo uie textoi the Herkimer convention. Their thirty-su delegates, pledged to such principles will never be admitted into the Baltimore convention, with the conset of theSouthern States never never never never never. Hence then utter demolition of the Democratic party at the ensuing election, unless they come out for the annexation andabsorptiou of the whole of Mexico, aud the preservation of the domestic institutions of that countrv. in th .m way as the Southern States have preserved theirs from the revolution of 177rt ,: - - - wj nr IU? Mineral Wealth or Alabama. The edi tor of the State Guard, at Wetumpka, says he has been shown, during the last six months some of the finest specimens of gold dust and i . . . j bars, obtained in the upper part of Coosa and lallaooosa rnnntif tl.at .,i,i -i.. , iauapuosa counties, that could be obtained from any mines in the world. He also savs there is a large capital now invested at Silver tlill, Tallapoosa county, in the digging of gold, vwiicu is yielding an excellent per cent to its owners. And in our opinion (savs the editorl .i nidus required to make that mineral region of country btcome as famous as any part of the world is the investment of the proper auantitv -ii , . . . - ' oi capital, iwetals ot all kinds has been dis ., . - " J covered, in several instances in lare bodies such as lead, iron; silver, and gold; and no country affords more and better water facilities for the pu.-pose of carrying the rock through the processof separation. Ua " asserting the War to have unconstltutio'ial!y began by the President u,urue aml ount to De expunged. The res.OlUtlOUW " a - w ias laid on the table, by a vote of 115 to 91.j i resiliency oy a vote ol b7 to IS.

T,K-c,.1r, I. P. Whitnev. an

old and extensive merchant of New Orleans, some time previous iu ma unm, nu.u m-i pened lately in that city, effected an insurance of 830,000 on his life. This handsome sum will of course go to his widow. Wrhat consolation it must have been to the good man in his last hours to know that, by the investment of comparitively a small sum, he was leaving to his wife and family a certain and an adequate support. It is somewhat strange that while men are striving to leave a competence to their families, and in nineteen cases in twenty, failing, they should neglect this mode, w hich costs but a trifling yearly expenditure. In the East, life insurance is very generally resorted to, es pecially by mechanics, clerks, Bmall dealers, and those who are dependent upon their salaries for their support and that of their families. It will meet with favor, we do not doubt, in the West, when its principles are better known and when those whom it is intended to benegt glve it that thought and consideration it In this connection we desire to mention for the benefit of our public, that Mr. Allen C, Hallock is the agent for one of the best Life Insurance Companies in the Union, and will take risks at low rates. We believe that it is onlv necessary to make the matter known to our citizens, when it will at once be taken ad vantage of by them. (X3The weather for several days past has been delightful in the extreme, and our citizens male and female, have taken advantage of it to perambulate the town. It is impossible to keep housed during such weather as we now eu joy. Our river is in fine order, and the ship ment of produce has been very brisk for the last two weeks. Since last evening, when the above was put in type, the wind has "chopped round" a little more to the North, and fires and overcoats are QUite comfortable. Change, (except in an editor's pockets,) is the order of the day, and ineweauicr wuows uic uamuu .... v (Q- There has been an immense amount of freight destined for the Wabash country, landed atourwharf in thelastfewdays. Every large boat lrom the &ouui manes a uepusue, u .a. have leu very neariy men cmuc .o u.v. Five hundred tons, principally sugar, molosses and coffee, were unloaded here last night from the Steamew Lafayette and Louisville, about one half of wluVi is for our own merchants, There has not been less than three Wabash steamers atourwharf at any time for the last uur Vincennes, Terre Haute and Lafayette cotemporaries would confer a favor on the nub lie by giving full and frequent statements of the river. We are enquired of half a dozen times a day to know "what the Wabash is do ing.atalUccchrance. We learn from the In dianapolis papers that Eleazer Luce, a young man, an apprentice to the coach-making busi npsstin that fiv m rt 1.:, P wi;, wine iu HHuesui on Satur day week, by being struck with a hammer by his master. The only person that saw the occurrence, was examined, and testified before the Mayor to the facts, in substance, that the deceased waTan apprentice . the Gastons- be tweea 20 and 21 years of age; that at the time the difficulty occurred, deceased and Hiram Gaston were working iij the smith shop at the same lire; deceased was trying to fit a plate of iron to a buggy, and not succeeding, Gaston told him to let him have it and he would heat it and fix it; deceased answered "I'll not." Gaston then took hold of the iron with both hands. Gaston then told hi . o v they both pulled the iron, deceased replied "I won t. Gaston then cot mad and instantly picked upa hammer, swedge hammer, weih ing about a pound, and struck a side blow that hit deceased on the left side of hisneck; deceased fell. Gaston raised him, threw water in his face, sent for a doctor, and tried to bring him to. Deceased breathed but a few minutes, and never spoke. Up to the moment that Gaston picked up the hammer they were both in i i' "uiuiuvt iucj ntlC LHJUl in good humor, that if the blow had hit the body r j ..... . """J of deceased it might not have injured him. uness nas no idea that Gaston intended to kill deceased, as deceased and him were on the ! mv.. indium unu social terms up to the occurrence. Gaston manifested deep anguish and distress at the occurrence. l5-The writer of a letter from Mexico was astonished to see so many Mexicans under the the employ of the United States, He estimated them at from 2000 to 2,500. The Weather and the Comet. The Comet which is to make its annearanrp ahnnt tha i c,u j proximo, is supposed to have some influence ' in reference to the mildness of the season. One of the meteorological reports published in Lon don, observes The present season ha Inio-t .. a.. . iiui, more so man was antic mated: hm ,. . ' ...w.v! iu wru UI1USU nrobablv not .i... ' r u. uu.1' horn the Wo7 :"LC , pected to appearin ilarch. IS 13. about th, 1 n,h I 'If this occurs saysZaJikd.hemonthof Feb: ruarv will be Mirdmarv- m;i.i .J V." 6,cal uccl, Ulall 13 joretoid Dy the planets aspects. and then Will fhp ;nmrior enf. ll wren o .. .1 ..I .1 .... . i ier ine reaction, and bj stormv. excessively wet and

the Stat are advocating the importance of a change in the ronstitution. so as to require a meetingl

Biennial Sessions. Jeverai papers m

in the constitution, so as to require a meeting i gencer, norm iiieiasw:ruuiic5, tof the Legislature once in three, or at most j lie Journals are scandalized at the manner in

once in two vears. instead of annually. or ourselves we think that a session once in two, or three years, would be sufficient to do up all the public business, at a saving of time and money, and that it would tell finely upon the State Treasury. We can do just as well wun a session every other vear, and that would save just half the present expense make taxes ighter and leave more money in the bands ol the people, to devote to the improvement of their farms or houses, public roads, schools, railroads, &c, &c. The Teire Haute Express speaking of this matter, and alluding to the stampede among the members of the Legislature ou account of a case of small pox at the capital, says: "If the Legislature can adjourn from personal feel ings without detriment to the State, the State would have lost nothing if the members had not assembled. And the character of the late legislation shows too, that litlle would have been lost if the Legislature had not convened, this winter at all, as nine-tenths of the laws are purely local, and about some small matters that do no general good any way. Other btates have seen the bad policy of yearly legislatures and have abolished them; we think we might follow in such footsteps with much advantage." rr"F"The Sons of Temperance bad a fine turn out at Princeton on the 22d, and after marching through several of the principal streets, repaired to the Court House.where an oration was dehv ered by Du. D, WALLiNG.which.according to the Clarion, was a beautiful and energetic effort in behalf of the good cause; 'briefly tracing the history of the Order its origin and progress; and then answering the objections prevalent against the Order as a secret association; concluding with an appeal in its behalf, on the grounds of its influence upon society, the brotherhood being found in a union based upon vir tue and intelligence there beiug none too high , .L I f II- ....,1lV. Vll or too low in me scaie ui uiluj camt that they may avail themselves of its benefits honesty of purpose, and good moral character being the only test of the applicant. The Division at this place is in a flourishing condition, and doing great good in the community. Of the "Sons" in Terre Hate, the Express says : Seven oreiaht months aco. the first division of the Sonsof Temperance was established here; soon, a second division was instituted, and now, at the weekly meetings, ine room is em phatically crowded. Some idea may De lorm i uesuay and rulay evenings, a stringof mem iwis loucnins each Other, rnarha nil mn,l the room, while over by the stove and back of "if principal table, they are two and three fold. Almost every evening, too. from thrp tn a are initiated, and about as many proposed for iioiuu uu me succeeu ing evening. It is a comfort to say too, out of these only two or uain-aiiuuen. The institution asks no compulsion; it is raised aud supported bv valuntnm nnVrlniro and addresses itself only to the good sense and iriier leenngs oi tne community. It seems mat intimately the cause will envpr ih Innrl as ine waters cover the sea. CLJ-A petition, numerously stened. has been presented in Congress for a grant to the State of Missouri of each alternative section of land held by the United States, five miles on each side oi a proposed railroad, from Lex ington, Mo., tfo St. Louis, to Ohio city, at the mourn ot the Ohio river. T - AHb QUAKERS AND THE War. fchnrt uumiui posinon acainst the Mpt n V 'e""-u "j vtudners residing in jSew En" land, was presented in the House of Represen to have it printed. Thereupon rprtain T. --. . iu I a nrir. 1 1 ii I r if littiiui mnl mn locomemuers, denounced the Quakers as ene - - - ' "vv-y-mies and traitors to their couniry. All persons are traitors now, in the opin ion of the administration and its followersand retainers, sare them only who are for war, conquest, and annexation. Growth or Buffalo. A late census shows iuijaio to have increased about 10,000 the past year, and gives 40,521 as the present populaui III; CHjr. New York, 253,000 farmers, 51,000 merchants nnnn r . ..n. , iw iiiraudiiis, 600 lawyers, 4,000 doctors.and 4,300 preachers. iw.uw maiiuidciories, izj.uuu mechanics 3At Paris, when the allied armies were the djdnot .hink it i.A i the greatest good fortune imaginable d lortune imae nab on th; earth, to gain a battle. He replied. X J

am: next to losing one, it is the greatest of mis- "citement of the people. Milan is under fortunes.- Wellington was then fresh from the Government of Austria, and the most prosthe fields of blood. ,. m,i ,r i,.i. tl. . , . 1

CHLOROFORM.-We met a UPn ,w mvi iu ir i i pected to escape a curtain Wtnn u hon l - - . "n"i uini. i ii antiiiiw riim nntu r n a Vk'A6 Te.rMuitklJ chucked us in the ribs, ot e I Oh.- -3 SaSf1 ies, i oecome insensible in five minutes af ter mux uwwn. C3'Ma, has Flour been sirl?' .icKf VI 'Sick? Why no! you sarpent! " What under the canopy made you ask that question?' " ?mPre.ss.sa,vs "f. !our better;' don t

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TheCaseof Gen. bcon. It is not in

Washington, alone, says the National Intelliwhich, at this moment, wnen a union i m, courage, and discretion, such as that which com poses the professional character of General Scott, is most required at the head of the Army in Mexico, that army should, by an Executive rescript of the most arbitrary character, have been deprived of the accomplished Com mander who had just placed it, through a series of successive victories, on the summit of military renown and glory. From the South we have the reverberation of the discontent felt here, and we have something more. Plac ing confidence in the source from whicli we derivethesubjoinedstatement.it is apparent thai the General Order for the Court of Inqui ry in the case of Gen. Scott, lately made public, places the aet on false (or at least wholly insufficient) grounds, when it recites "charges" by Gen Worth as the "ground of the in dignity offered in the presence of the army, (and of the enemy) to its gallant Commander, by subjecting him to a court of Inquiry of jinior officers. From the New Orleans Picayune. We : ran not believe that one of the distin guished Generals placed in arrest by General Scott, and who has now been relieved therefrom, has counselled or remotely favored the present investigation of charges against his commander-in-chiei. un tne contrary, wc uelieve we have good reasons for saying that he foresaw the evil consequences which would ensue from pressing inquiry into alleged wrongs at this moment. We are assured that he demanded investigation at such time as would not interfere wuh the xigencies of the service. We look to an influence, a malign influence indeed, fiom another quarter as the origin of this evil. We trace it to the insatiable vanity, the unappeased vanity for distinction, of the same spirit which governed the penoP'Leonulas" and "Veritas. lie avowed to Gen. Scott his purpose of communicating with the Secretary of War, not through the channel dictated bv military rules; and lor that he was arrested. But he had a deeper wrong to nvenge; the affair of the court martial upon the two appropriated howitzers had inflamed him with a deadly hate. IThU allusion shows Gen. Pillow to be the "malign influence' refi'riedto. Thia measure of the President indicates to us that this man has accomplished one of his purposes. The singular, the unaccountable cou t nil he exercises over the President has been brought to bear, We were told weeks ago that the blow would be struck, and we were told whose influence would do it. The prediction has been fulfilled, and in this suspension of Gen. Scott we have renewed occasion to regret the most deplorable appointment which Mr. Polk has made since the co nmeuccment of the war. Once before has this man endeavored, throuidLaxiQlUerrujtible W&WS'&adS the thick clustering honors of the victories of the valley of Mexico. He was foiled in the unWifi lhr,P"rIose- H" own partisans were made u Ulus or mm and to denounce his shamelesMiess. Again, in a mode equally indirect and unworthy, has he aimed a blow at his com. mander, and this time with a surer, deadlier aim. But the justice of his countrymen will again interpose to shield the intended victim. Ihe b ow will recoil upon him who aimed it; and, though suspended from his high command and stripped of his auihority, Gen. Scott will this day stand higher in the affections of his countrymen than if he were still dictating law to Mexico in all the bravery of a conqueror. Italv and its Fermentations The statpof Italy, at present, is not only interesting, but entirely anomalous, The movement of the Pope is the least important part of it. He doubtless moved from the pressure or the great unper current; but he will do nothing contrary to real Conservatism, and, in his hand, the nohtical economy of Italy would be improved; but itisdoubtful whether any more real substantial Liberty w ould be enjoyed. His obiect U beyond doubt, to concede something, in order to save the whole. But this is not the obipct of the people, and, without blood, they will not stop there ! Their object is to rid Italy of Austrian and French Bourban domination the one iu the North and the other in thu Sm.ih of Italy. A Bourbon prince governs Nanl and the Sicilies, and Austrian bayonets govern ...v....i.l.ua u, luuiansin ineiNorth. This has proved to the Italians the worst of tyrannies, and they are and always have been tired of it.' To get rid of this most unreasonable and vicious political arrangement, is the end in TU ii, r ' "eiT llCan Government, Ihere IS. thernfnrp a i,.,;o..I r .... and tI,ia a,arms the rPe. quite as much . . M""t,Mi leuiieniaiion. as the crowned heads. which illustrates, in a strongV at "f Aug xjuuuun i i inpo , aia. : . .i t.- . r " "im we "are scen. fermentation I r-.v. iiaij. iue Austrian uovern- ' mO II 1 ilarlf Aft a 1 . e . m iT., . "' " Lme ".m U,e WonoP v 1 1 i k no rr . u .articles of consumDtl0n The Milanese had heard that the Americans made their Revolution by refusing to Forl.hwit,, a 8nno"ous Proclamation appeared, announcing that the Austran tax could be avoided, by the non-consump-' tion ofTobacco, andother monopolized arti.lp..' No sooner said than done. The whole, body of the people ceased to use Tobacco ! Armv,,. publications threatened the nunishm..nf r,t cepi dj ine Austrian soldiers, who T,.,fr double quantity, to show their loyalty! 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