Vincennes Gazette, Volume 5, Number 27, Vincennes, Knox County, 5 December 1835 — Page 2

VINCENNES.

SATURDAY. HFC. 5, 1835. FOR PRESIDENT- IN 183. GEN. WM. H. HARRISON, Of Ohio. Improvement. We rejoice to say, the spirit of improvement ii located and spreading its wholesome and permanent influence throughout our state. The newspaper press has imbibed the prevailing spirit, and we desire its progressive influence to reach our own establishment. Our state is rapidly improving; and the resident enterprise and industry now throughout the country, will "go ahead.1' Only recently, two newspaper establishments, the Logansport Telegraph and New Albany Gazette, have enlarged their isiues to the imperial size and if our friends and patrons would only help, it would afford us heartfelt pleasure to do to likewise. The false glasses of the Van BureD press at Lafayette, calculated to discredit the Harrison celebration on the battle ground al Tippecanoe, (which we alluded to in our last as having appeared in the Indianapolis Democrat, and emphatic" ally contradicted by the Lafayette Tree Tress and Crawfordsville Record,) appeared in the Sun of last week. Does not our neighbor know from the statements in the two papers mentioned, that the matter he has published, is in many particulars, untrue? For ourselves, we can no longer view it a questionable matter, that Indiana will sustain the hero she will as certainly cast her vote to Gen Harrison, as truth, uprightness, gratitude and independence, aie the characteristics of a large majority of her citizens. The Mount Carmel Sentinel, in relation to our river, observes 'We are sorry to remark , that the contractors on the Wabash improvement were driven from their jobs by the late freshets, and those at the Grand Chain and at the White river rapids, just as they were on the eve of completing their respective contracts. The works at these points were so far progressed in, as we are informed, as to give the public nearly nr quite the full benefit of them, and that the cJUad vantage of the delay of the com pletion, will fall exclusively on the contractors." What durable improvement could he effected, for the small sum appropriated, we know not. True economy would dictate a sufficient appropriation on the part of the two states, to secure a permanent and safe navigation throughout the year, as far up as both States are interested and Indiana should make ample provision for improvement north of that point, to the junction ot the canal at Tippecanoe. We view "the delay of the completion11 much more hurtful and disadvantageous to the whole Wabash valley than it can be to the "contractors'' at least they are not the "exclusive" losers. Congress end our State Legislature commence their sessions on Monday next. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Evaosville, to his friend in this place, dated "Evansville, Abti. 29, 1335. "What is the reason father Stout did pot publish our Van Buren Address that accompanied the resolutions? Was he ashamed of it?" At a meeting of the citizens of Gibson county friendly to the election of Geneial WTm H. Harrison to the othce ot President of the United States, held at the Court House in Pricceton, on Thursday the 26th day of November, 1335, pursuant to previous notice, for the purpose of choosing delegates to attend the State Convention at Indianapolis for the formation of an Electoral Ticket, Maj James Smith was appointed Chairman, and Sam uel Hall, Secretary whereupon the following resolutions were adopted : Resolved, That having entire confidence in the talents, honesty, and patriotism of Gen. William H. Harrison of Ohio, we pledge ourselves to support him (or the dignified othce oi President oi me um ted State. Resolveii, That ten delegates be ap painted by this meeting to attend the State Convention at Indianapolis, on the second Monday of December next, tor the lor tnation of an Electoral Ticket friendly to the election of Gen Harrison, whereupon the following persons were appointed: Charles Jones, Roland B. Richards, John Milium, William Phillips, Elisha Emlree, Bobert Stockwell, Jr. Isaac Montgomery, Jacob Johosoh, Joshua Duncan and Andrew Blythe. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and that the editors of the Evansville Journal and Vmcennes Gazette be requested te publish the same. JAMES SMITH, Ckairvian, i SiMi'ri, Hall, Secretary.

From the Downing Gdzettt, (From my Washington Correspondent.)

Washinton City. (Last room.; Monday, Nov. 2. J 835 To Cousin Major Jack Downing,Editor of the Downing Gazette, Portland, awa down east in the State of Maine. Dear Jack There seem9 to be an embargo on all our minds now days, and we dont hardly know what to do or what to say ; so I might as well hold my tongue as to try to write to you. But I will try to ay a word or two once in awhile, so you .eedn't think I'm lost, or that 1 forgot you. About this Presidency business , it grows more and more notty every day, and it's got into such a snarl now 1 dont see how we shall ever get it out. The General is pesky afraid Mr. Van Buren will get worked out on't after all. I dont know as ever I see him madder, or ever see him brake more pipes in half an hour, than he did when we got the news about the Tennessee Legislature going the whole hog for White, aod that too just nfler he had sent on a whole lot cf extra Globes to the members, picking Whitens character as bare as ever you see a chicken's bones picked thanksgiving day. That morning the papers came from Tennessee that brought the duin9 of the Legislature, the General was in such a pucker to get hold of em that he di In't stop to eat much breakfast, and he hurried me ec much to get through that I burnt my mouth wih the coffee aod had to swallow half my vittles without chawing. At last we took the papers and started into the east room, and the Gineral told me to read what the Tennessee boys had been duin ia the Legislature. And so J read along about the master great dinner they had gin to Judge White, and the Gineral begun to hitch about in his chair as though he was setting on nettles ; and when I had read along where he had passed the resolutions recommending Judge White for the Presidency by a vote of CO to 12, the General couldn't stan it no longer. He flew out of his chair and come at me as though he was going to strip me all to pieces. He catched the paper out of my hands, and says he, Sargent Joel, you are making a fool of me. Says I, no Gineral, I aint, I only read it down jest as t was in the paper. But he wouldn't believe me till he took his glasses and read it himself, and w hen he see it was all mst as 1 read it. I didn't know but he would a flew off the handle. I rally believe if he had been in Nashville then, he would have gone right into the Legislature and drove every sun-of-a-gun of em out of the Stale House. But says I, Gineral, it's no use to fret so about Tennessee. If i'ts all spilt milk in that State, crying about it wont pick it up agsin. You may as well set it down long with Pennsylvany and let it go. You've eot States enough left yet 1 ges to bring Mr. Van liuren in. i snouiu like to know where they be, says the Gin eral, for 1 cant tell. Why, says I, hav'nt you got a majority in Ohio? Ohio! says he, dont name it; I wouldn't give a tig for a State that is see-sawing up and down alt the time; they are sure to be against you jest when )OU want them. Well, says I, Gineral you've got a majority in Ge'oreia too. At that the Gineral rather turned up his nose; says he I dont think much of Georgia. They ought to have given us ten thousand majority there, and instead of that, we have only jest nor Hnvprnnr liv the Skin Ol OUP teeth. And besides, this abolitiou business will upset Georgia; they never will vote for any body north of the Potomac. Well, says I, Gineral, dont you think vou can save Pennsylvany yet? You know the Wolfitesand the Mulie? are both your friends, and put em together and they out number Ilitner. But there's the trouble on t, says the Gineral! ) ou cant put em both together. And they have so much fighting to do against each other, that they will never fight worth a copper for me or Mr. Van Buren. Well, ?ays I, Gineral, you've got New Yoik left, havn't you? And that State you know is worth half a dozen little ones. Says he, ves, I spose we can hold on to New Yoik, for if Mr. Van Buren cant take care of that Stale for himself J wont trouble myself any more about it. Well, says I, Gineral, there's New Hampshire too, you are sure of that, aint you? Yes, says he, as long as Isaac Hill and Woodbury lives, 1 have do doubt we shall have that State. Well, says I, then there's two States at least. And where's the State of Maine? aint you sure of that too? The Gineral colored a little, and says he, ves, I spose we can have the State ot Maine if we want it, but if their Representatives are to be posted up in Congress as liars, scoundrels, and cowards, I should be almost ashamed to take it. O, says I, Gineral, you must'ot mind that; folks that are sick must lake such doctor stuff as will cure em, and not mind the taste. Set down Maine, and that makes three States that you are sure of. Yes, says the Gine ral, and that leaves twenty-one that we aint sure of; aod as he said that he fetched his teeth a grit and bit his pipe stem right off, and a little crum of it got iu bis throat and sol him a caughing &o that we didn't have any more talk that time; and I've been figuring it over a numberof times sioce to see if them three Slate could elect Mr. Van Buren, and I cant make it out, no how I can fix it. I remain your loving Cousin. SARGENT JOEL DOWNING. SURPLUS REVENUE PET BANKS. The New Yoik Gazette , state, on in formation 'from an unquestionable source, that there is at present otr tlx millions

of dollar t surplus in the pet banks of that

city, and that before the nrsl of January it is believed there will be between eight and nine millions. The whole surplus revenue is now said to be upwards of fix teen millions, and is expected to he on the first of January at least eightttn millions of dollars. Wehayehearii it stated in another quarter that the Bank of Ameri ca alone, had a surplus of government funds of three millions! And vet with this immense amount of funds lying idle in their vaults, these banks are close in their discounts; and the city, and hence the country , is suffering all the incouveniences of a pressure. Had the United States Bank acted thus, the whole country would have been made to ring with the cries of Monster, Mammoth oppression, and the like. As it is, the people must be content, and believe that the King can do no wrong. BETTER AND BBTTERt Extract tf a letter to one of the Editors from a member elect, to the Mississippi Legislature. Our elections are over. Out of SIX members to the Legi-lature from this county, only ONE is in favor of Van Buren. Indeed, the White ticket, both for county and State officers, is going bravely ahead, so far as we have heard. Tell your readers that Mississippi is erect

that she has arrayed herself beneath the!0rr hg hought pr0per to issue. Alex "unspotted banners," ready aod w'l'ifg l0L,;r:a Gateite

etand there until the last. Keep up the fuel -We are struggling in a good cause; and we should struggle zealously , fearlessly , and unceasingly. The Union is the prize for which we batlie liberty and prosptrily the reward of our labor ! I stand pledged to vote for no Van Buren man for United States Senator as do a large majority of our Legislatuie." M I SSISSI PPI-G T.O It IOUS N EWS--RE VOLLTION!!! Since the above was in type, we have been nut in possession of verv recent in telligence. Senator Black of Mississippi arrived here yesterday in a steamboat al ter a short passage from Vicksbuigh, and brings news of the most cheering character. Before leaving Vicksburgh, he saw full returns from Jackson, the seat of Government of Mississippi, from which it appeared, that Lynch was elected Governor bv a maioritv of three or four bun dled over Runnels; that a large majority of the friends of Judge White were elected to both Housesoflhe Legislature ; and, ! that one of the two White candidates, was elected to Congress. The character of the new Legislature is said to be such, that the election of M r. Walker or of any other Van Buren man to the Senate of the United States is entirely out of the question. Mr. Poindexter, we hear, will be the man. It is stated, that thirty-three votes in the Assembly, are certain for him aud, that sixteen are boublful, the whole number of votes in that body being seventy. We can hardly find language to express our gratification at this result of the Mississippi elections. It is what our friends have hoped with trembling, and the realization of their hopes cannot fail to carry a deep and general joy throughout the Union. The battle in Mississippi nas been fought with a savage and brutal ferocity on the one part and a firm and unsbrieking spirit of patriotism on the other almost unparalelled in the political warfare of modern times; and the glorious victory of Whig principles is destined to be hailed from South to North and from West to Easl with shouts of triumph. Like Tennessee, MISSISSIPPI IS REVOLUTION IZED!!! A year ago, she was one ot the most devoted Jackson States in the Union: but, in spite of personal affection, in spite of official dictation, in spite of threat? from high places, in spite of lures, bribes, and patronage, and in spite of the combined influence of the whole army ol office-holders, she turns her back upon the administration, casts the Heir Apparent from her presence with scorn and loathing, and rises to take her bright place in the proud constellation of Whig States. There let her shine. Once more we record the prediction, which we have already twice or thrice repeated: there is not a Slave State in the Confederacy, that will support the Missouri Restriction ist of Kinderhook for the Presidency. Lou. Jour. Can it be possible? Is it surely true? The following scandalous and alarming facts are stated by the editor of the United Stales Telegraph. If such be the espoinage of the Post Office Department, our country is steeped in deeper corruption than its worst enemies could have an ticipated: "7'o the Postmaster General. Within a few days past we have received two letters, one from a statesman at the South and another from a distinguished gentleman at the North, that had so evidently been opened, that no one who saw them, could doubt the fact. This is by no means the first time. We would suggest to the Postmasler General that it would be as well for this practice to be stopped, or that it should not be. done so clumsily." The editor of the Louisville Adverti ser, with his characteiislic urbanity and decency of language, accuses us of giving publicity to an untruth by charging Mr. Van Buren with having, when a mem ber of the N. York Convention, being in favor of granting to free negroes the unrestricted right ot suffrage. Our statement was accompanied by an extract from the proceedings of the New York Convention, to which would refer the ed-

iter of the Advertiser for a confirmation

of the charge, did not the terms of hi? "paper and twine" contract with the gov erntnent forbid his reading such articles The question arose upon a motion to a mend a resolution offered by Gen. Root, to allow "every white man of the age ol twenty-one and upwards the right to vote at all elections," by inserting the word black, which would have given the right of suffrage to all black as well as white men above the age ol tweoty-one. nlr Van Buren voted for the amendment. And yet the editor of the Advertiser has the hardihood to deny that IMr. Van Liuren was in favor of granting the unrestricted right of suffrage to free negroes with the record of his vote to the contrary before him, e?ery letter of it giving the lie to his assertion. Madison (la.) Banner. A Great Stove Mr. Isaac Orr, of Washington, advertises for sale the patent right of an "Air Tight Stove," at 50.000, till January 1st, then at 100,000 till March I. This tremendous stove, at this tremendous price, the inventor says "requires only from one-third to twothirds of the fuel required bv the most celebrated stoves in existence We are very much afraid that the sale of the above valuable discovery will be injured by the following advertisement which iIr. The world has quite long enough en riched and idolized its living swindlers, robbers and murderers; and neglected, defrauded, execnted, crucified, its living benefactors. The blood of the impoverished family of Fulton still calls to us from the ground, while their rightful inheritance is constitutionally squandered on the Cains of the country. By all the wrongs and miseries of inventors; by the ingra titude, ridicule, persecution, which they have endured while living; by the penu ry and ignorance inflicted on their families; by the mockery of the costless and unprofitable incense offered, when dead, to the abstraction of a name; I sist and shall insist, at least in this instance that if the world is to receive from me an immense and interminable benefit, it must repay me some indefiniteismal part of its value, or do without it fourteen years longer. Steam Boat Accident. -The Portsmouth ran into and sunk the Lady Franklin, he twean 3 a, 4 o'clock, Wednesday morn1 ins thA 2d inst. Thpv wpre in the act of , ,- m " J - " I .1 f .Upassing each oiner, or as mmc 01 uic passengers say, in the act of trying the strength of their timbers, near the Yel low Banks, about 50 miles above this place, perhaps the last statement made above, ought not to be published; but when we state that 12 passenger, certain ly, were drowed, and report says 19 when the recklessness of some pilots and j officers of Boats is considered, it may be proper to elicit a true statement upon the subject. The drowned were mostly deck passengers. Evansville Journal. The weather (Nov. 29) is extremely cold, the Ohio river very high, and thou sands of acres of com on the Ohio hot toms, are under water. Evnnsville Jour. Murder indicated by a Dream The following extraordinary circumstance we have heard from the party concerned, James C. Ware, Eq. of Norfolk: "About the latter end of autumn, 1319, I, had retired to rest one evening earlierj than usual, having invited some friends to

supper on the tollowing night; I had slept! Southampton has recently been amuing iome hours, when I dreamt that a lady, ! himself by filling 14 000 bottle? wnh clothed in a long white robe, rushed intoj 6.000 copies of an abridgement of "I'mthe chamber, and fixing her eyes upon versal History." These bottles, well me, with a look of ngony exclaimed, corked and sealed, have, by his order, "they will murder him !" and immediate-j been plared in deep cavities in the icy ly the cry of one in pain fell upon my! caverns of Greenland, in the hope, should ear. I awoke and all was silent through! a partial destruction of the globe ugain the house, and I again composed myself' ensue, that they may survive the wierk to slumber. I had scarcely closed my'and enlighten lutuie eges, who would eyes, when the same figure gave me the: otherwise be ignorant ol the event w hich same warning, and the same cry wasj have came to pass in this world. It is not heard. I started from sleep, and awoke stated iu what language this botile corjurmy wife, to whom I related my wonder- er has chosen to preserve Ihe knowedgs

ful dream; but she said it whs absurd to nav any attention to such fancies. I again 1 t fell asleep, and a third time the same figure appeared, but this time it was all bloody, and whispered, "It is too late!" The cries were repeated, and I awoke a third lime in a M.l f sweat; the cry of distress still rung on my waking sense my wife was also awakened by the noise; and conscious that my dream was not mere illusion, I hastily snatched my pistols from the table, and rushed down stairs. The cry still continued, but not so loud as at first: the sound seemed like the gurgling of blood in the throat. I cocked my pistols and flew into the kitchen, whence the sound seemed to proceed, when the first object that caught my eye was a wretch armed with a large knife stained with blood. The man wore no coat, but his sleeves were tucked up to the shoulders, and his arms, face and shirt, were all covered wilh blood! I rushed forward and collared the villain; and giving the alarm, the room was immediately filled with servants. 1 dragged the miscreant to the light, and discovered my own cook! He had been engaged in killing a young pig, which I had ordered to be stuffed for supper on the following evening " Edin Observer. SUMMARY OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. The Great Review at Kalisch The Grand Review of the Ru-sian and Prus sian forces a Kalisch in the middle of Sep (ember, in presence of ihe Emperor of the former and Kiog of the latter, must

from the details given, have presented .....i..u f rthirh iheie i no i-nrallel o

on record. There were ot.vvu uo"lected infantry, cavalry and artillery. A new sect has arisen in Suabia, called the Crusaders, wh pretend to have myileiious intercourse with txtraordioay beings. Sir Henry Bethnoe , late commander in chief of the Persian armies, recently returned to England, and states that boih the cholera and plague were raging in that country. The charge of postnge on Colonial newspapers fiom Sidney and Van Dieman's land to England, is only one penny which is certainly cheap ireigbt tor 10 or 12,000 miles. There exist, it is said, secret clubs of Republicans thioughout the French army One of them was lately arrested at Toulouise. They wore scarfs of blue, black and red. and had placed before each of the members on a table, a crucifix, bible and two poignaids crossed. (rRitchie says that on French affaiis the President is quite ceol. Very cool, no doubt, since he claims an apology from the French King for not striking out the condition of payment in the Indemnity Bill while Louis Philippe coolly 'expects him to make an apology lor charging ihe French Government with bad faith and prevarication; and while the que; ion it mooted nho shall first gise, ihe claimants may whistle tor I heir money. The Alexandria Gazette says: "It is currently reported that the Secretary of the Navy has, within a few days past, made no concealment of his opinion, that the present difficulties with France will eventuate in a serious collision between the United States and that countn The following extract from the last number of the Frederick Examiner, contains in a few words a great deal ol truilt on a subject in lelalioo to which every lover ol his couutry ought lo be wide awake: "Our Relations Ttith France.'1'' The

in-ima.s of the people of this country are,

we are afraid, scarcely aware ol the very serious and even threatening condition of our ill-oinened dispute with France. The two nations occupy towards each other a position of singular embarrassment. -- Without any just cause for misunderstanding, diplomatic intercourse has been supended.and the idlest and mod ridiculous punctilio seems to be forcing Ihe two nations in spile of their interest and ibeir disposition, into an attitude of reciprocal defiance." "The Globe affirms that Mr. Van Buren coincides with General Jackson, in relation to the French question, and will, in the event of his election to the presidency, carry out the policy of the General." Very satisfactory indeed! I think as Mr. Snooks does And how does Mr. Snook think ? He thinks as I d. And hw do you think? Why, we both think alike. Uniel States and Mexico The N. Y. Daily Advertiser says: If we countenance inieiference between the District op State of Texas and the Government of Mexico, (an integral part thereof) will nt the same 'Cup' be presented to us in the event hereafter, (and may it never occur) when a State or States, differing with th rest of the United States, may ak foreign interference! Let us not establish an tin, safe precedent We have no ill wili tTex?, but let us look to the United Slates. Providing for the zvorst. The "Journal de Calais" states that an inhabitant of of the present race ol mankind. SCRAPS. Michigan --The New Yoik Courier and Enquirer thinks that Michigan is Vllllirt'JI IIIIIIK 111 I3CI !! tl PWf Ciriril c. , . . . . . K t f ik r SI C . 1 f rr in v kflrial C 1 n I a r .ui.9v'J'r'iiit n vnri imiii'i r Governor, who sayiv in his message, that the Territorial Governor, Mr. Jack Horner, has been superseded, electing United States Senators, kc. has gone off at half cock, and that Governor Horner is nol 3 et discharged. The Times ay, "poor Judge While poor Gen. Harrison poor Mr. Webster " We presume these candidates mnt nil be poor, having had no part of the phut der arising from the removal of the Deposhes, and Mr. Van Buren controlling iIir Treasury and the "Spoils," is thus recommended as the rrc candidate. Star. Blair, of the Globe, is supposed to writing a new system of ethics. One of hi postulates is that "wealth is prima facie evidence of wnh " But people of olden time held a different opinion. lb. 'I he Globe has five columns on whs' Fieschi culls "the eccentricities of Judg Whita." The eulogy on Judge White can be scrmned up in his own words, ";e never avoxsced one set of principles to gel rf fee. and acted upon another after he was elected"!.'! XNote that down lb. Michigan. Van Buren is in a great hurry to bring Michigan into ihe Union, even before the boundary nnd other pieliminary questions are settled. lit wauls

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