Vincennes Gazette, Volume 10, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 March 1841 — Page 1

"truth without fear." VOLUME X,j VINCKNXES, INDIANA. SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1811. NO. 10.

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A Whig: Alphabst. A i n Adams, of New Kng'&nJ hreeJ; B it a Bll, that rins whea there" need. C i GLt, v.-mm .ull hi-? .n storr; D in Daniel, itiU sound to th cote. E i an Eaton, conertr-d nt lat. r Frelinghuysan, still firm and tedfat. O i a Gilmer, Virginia's at chief, H is the Hero, who brings u relief. J a Jack Downing, a ound politician, K ii a Kent, to oppoae the Magician, Ij it a Leigh, of Virginia the boAt, M it a Mercer, in himself a hast. N it New Jersey, iestore.1, and, we truf, O g Office-holdsrs, once more to be jutt. P is a Preston, as bold a knight. Q it old Quincy, so valient in fiUt. R t Uies, a true proselyte, active and stroii?. S a Sargent, the Keystone will send in the throng T b Tyler and Talmada;e, both firm as a rock, X' i Uncle Sam, just retivd from a shock. V ' the Vanites, all flying from ruin, XV is Wise, the intrepid, preserving. X the Xecutive, pare and upright, V i the Young Whigs, rushins forth to the fijht. Z zeal and fortitude. !rin up the rear. Then, tell me republicans, what do you fear! .. Messrs. Adams and Wise. The Homeric line, elicited by the scene in the Houe, between the Venerable ex-President nnd Mr. Wuo, are conjectured to be from the classic pen of Mr. Unainiry. Ilirhmond Whig. On the scene betveen Mr. Ad tms and Mr. Wife. At awful Jove, from great Olympus height. Heholds, on Troys red plains, the (Jo Is at tigh', And, loud implored, refuses to deride The wavering victory to either side So mighty Cis:r, fnm hw crimson sky, Looks down serene, and with impartial eye Views, far below, the dint, and fife aid rs?e. And deadly closing shock of Youth and Ae. You!h, hea il.m. swift, i ut generous in its ire, Mrtiht rushes (o its in irk, like Ileav'n'i? own lire. Ae flow, relentless, takes its murderous aim. And hums unquenchable, like Hcll-s black flim". Dot Jo! the force of honor's sacred tie To chain the arm that rae ha ! raised on high i . Touched b.t bi twuiiai .trMiutli his silver hail.

His )car--!ns hnrior.-i past, hi reverend air Y'i'-ith midway r'uvks his farv hot career. And bi eye s;h'ri with thi idden tear; flown dr.ps hi useless W.vh ; he folda tits hands .And self-duarined. Irirhl Honor's captive stand! Admiring gods, almirinz men, behold; IT.'rt'n on no more, n r Ifeav n its pi.iu.liu hold: Round the glad rkiesj the g-uherinq thnniert roll While answering ihout return from either polo! ' ( J i s f t wan i) the c' ,air. -rTl ie pa!icr:e iThc clipping. The applause in the House. From the Cincinnati Daily Gazette. Tin: WILL: A Weatsra Tale, from Real Life. You, ir. being ta man of extensive legal knowledge, ara well aware of the. great importance of that instrument which is rightly called a last Will, bemuse men are prone to defer the execution of so great and solemn a duty until the last tnotnen', o-i ! oVti !:-! ii is i.io ).ito. I vrish I possessed the power to indite such an article would impress indeiliblv upon the minus of my reatler. the rreatand imperative dutv of attending to this one luty of life, while yet in the vigor of intellect. Perhaps the recital of a little tale, which I have had in my mind fr year", may not only serve to amuse some of vour .reader", but it mav awaken in the minds -of a (ev, the necessity of attending to this duty now. At the battle of Tinnoeano-, in Ifill, hero more trn- coi-rde anil chivalrous rallantrv were exhibited bv that spa'tan band, than could now bi found in the entire ranks of all the yillifiers of the letdof the heroes who bled upon that dreadful day -there vra, notwithstanding; the happy results of the bnttle, many a widow and orphan left to mourn the hard fate of husbands and fathers. How much, sir, it is impossible to say how much the 'Great West' owes to the reults of that battle. Then, the battle ground va3 an extensive march into the Indian country. Now, it i in the heart of the rich and populous state of Indiana. Not far from the spot where less than thirty years aero the bones of heroes lav -Meaching in a savaje wilderness, is the flourishing town of Lifayette, a steamboat port on the Wabash. And nearer -still run? the Wabash and Hrie canal, one -of the irreat links of union between tlip 'father of waters,' and the creat inland ea of North America. Tar, far beyond what was the the border of civilisation , now flourish cities, towns, villages, and all the accompany jnor arts and improvements of civilized life. You, iir, can well remember where the 'Far West' then was. Can you tell me where it now is? Is it to be wondered at, that the keen agaciiy of the Indian made a desperate .attempt to place a barrier to the impending wave that he saw rolling westward on th? banks of Tippecanoe' Is it to be wondsrod at th:i, vhen ths Indii'o saw

that barrier broken down, that he then

viewed, and has since viewed it irnpossi bleforhim to erect a barrier strong enough to stop the rolling wave of white men! Is it to be wondered at, that the immense number who now compose that wave. which has rolled over and farbevond that battle-field, ehould feel a strong disposi tion to do honor to the names of the heroe? of that (for the great west) great ci3yr But few have a correct idea of the irn portanee attached to that battle, bv the In dians, because in their nature they are so taciturn, that they rarely communicate their ideas to those whom they look upon as enemies. Hut once gain their confidence, and they will pour o::t their feelings in the strongest mann-r, It w.s fortune tir-gsia n.atof an old Indian who took cou?nieuotw pan in that battle, and hear him, while the tears rolled down his furrowed cheeks, depict the unh'.ppv result of that day. to the red men. The eulogies thit he bestowed upon the character of the commanding (Jenera!, would p it to blush the detraction of some savages who were but papoo-es at that time. ltwa to this Indian, also, that many of the incident of the following ta!e are owing. Let the savage detractors of savage character, blush when they attempt to picture the Indian character as void of the finer feelings of human nature or else let them boldly assert that this tale is naught but fiction. Dut to the m ilter. Just before the march of 'the armv, as the rmall comnaand of (ieneral Harrison was then termed, frem the old port of Vineennes, on the Wabash, to the memorable field of Tippeeanoe, there arrived at that port two of thead ventnrsome seekers of fortunes, from the great nursery of Western emigrants, New England. AbelAtwater was born on the batiks of the I'onnecticut, and although then scarcely thirty years of age, had already worn the weeds of widowhood. A lovely and interesting wife had left him one son, and a mournful and melancholy heart. Circumstances attended her death that made her loss much more poignant than it otherwise would have been. It was before the general application of the invention of these great machines, which it now serins as though they were intended by some evil Genii, as destroyers of the human race. War, pestilence, and famine, have sunk to insignificance, when compared o modern steamboats. At this timer ih nly conrrance ummgrt jjoug Island Sound was by 'packet,' which depended upon that fickle mistress of their movements, the wind. At the earnest request of Atwater, hts wile and child took passage in one of these, to visit her friends in New Jbrk, and to transact some important business for him as, by an accident, he was rendered u liable ii t that time to leave home. ()!f the mouth of Connecticut river, the sloop was balanced for a whole day. In the evening a breeze sprung up, and after running a fe-.v mile, and when near "the old hen and chickens," while all hands, except one at the helm, were at supper, a sudden alarm was felt, by the sudden upsetting of the supper, and amid the roar of the sudden squall which had struck the vessel, and the ereH'.m t;f those in danger, the captain seized an axe and sprung up the companion way with the intention of cutting away the main sail halyards, but he found them already j loosened, nndlthe helmsman overboard with j then) in his hands, strugg'in for lif.i. And before he could be got in and the sail secured, the sloop drifted upon the extensive tts alone; that shore on beam ends. Here, within sight of the light of numerous farm houses, and scarcely a mile from the shore of their comfortable firesides, commenced one of those horrible nights only known to those who have experienced the awful horrors of such an awful situation. I say the night com menced, for w:th the exception of the writer of this article, one sailor, and the infant of Mrs. Atwater, that night has never found an end to its dreadful darkness to the crew of that vessel. One by one the stoutest .hearts failed. When succor came with the morning sun, the infant was found securely lashed upon the dead bosom of its mother, and ready to smile upon its deliverers. Perhaps some of my readers may think before they find the end of this narrative, that it would have been better that that child had died with its mother. But soil was not deemed. The child, with the corpse of its mother, was conveyed to the house of a fond father, and now bereaved and almost distracted widower. Grief seized him for her own. And to avoid scenes rendered painful to his sight, he b-ought his business to a close, and departed for the 'Far West,' then supposed to be on the batiks of the Ohio river. His son was taken into the family of his wife's parents, and an ample estate settled on him as the only heir. And he is not the only child that has been 'spoiled' under similar circumstances. On the banks of the beautiful Ohio, Atwater found a resting place to bis rambling; and at length, after having acquired an ample fortune, he again joined his hand with one of the beautiful daughters! of Virginia. A few weeks only after. Atwater in company with a friend who I shall call Scott, ?irted on an exploring tour still fn;h?r 'vest, and as !us been

stated, arrived at Vincennea a short time

before the battle of Tippecanoe. Fired

im me enwiusiasm mat pervaueu aw A moment more and Atwater was upon classes, and perhaps urged by the com'- his horse. Farewell Scott a long mander-in-chief to whom he had a letter farew;Wnd he stooped forward and of introduction, he proposed to his friend seized hitn by the hand, which he wrun to join the army as volunteers for the wiih analmost death crasp while he recampaign that was to bring peace to the pealed "remember mvwife and as you border of civilization. The proposal was would lliat God should protect you,' so readily accepted, and two more br.ve protect my unborn child." All of which hearts were added to the little band of I most solemnly promise," repliedSeott gathering heroes. Their spirits remain-! and that faithful promise, registered in ed in the highest state of exhiliration du' blood upon the battle-field of Tippecanoe, ring the preparation and march, until the' was faithfully kept. evening before that battle where so muchj The horror", carnage, and finally the blood of true heroism was spilled. Then glorious victory which was won on that amid the hopes, fears and natural excile- fie J. are familiar to all. ment a to what the morrow might di- Perhaps of all scenes that eivilizedman

cyjse f4 the juicy nnd intention vf the Indians, who professed so much friend ship lor their 'Great white rather, and

surprise that he should come in battle ar-lof Indians. It was the 'fortune of war,' ray among his red friends, a cloud sudvthat at the battle of Tippecanoe, both

denly came over the serene horizon ofi their minds. With a despatch sent forward to the General, came a letter to Atwater from his much loved wife, in dtiswer to one he had written to her announcing his pre sent intention. It was evidently written under the oppression of a gloomy forebo ding that her husband wa destined to meet some horrid death from the tomahawk of some savage warrior, that had 5een dealt upon her father and two broth ers. Itut with that noole chivalrous leeiing so common to the fair daughters of America, she offered them, dear as he was to her young heart, with a pure in vocation to the God of battles, a willing sacrifice to his country's honor, for his country's good. Much would I like to copy this letter here, but there are those yet living, that might object. But what gave him most concern of all, was a note added to the Je ter, and evidently much blotted with tears of suffering beaut)-. which I venture to copy. It is as follows: "My Dear Husband Should it be the will of God, that I ever should have the happiness to behold your fair face again, I have a sure prompting from nature, that ere another year rolls round, I tdiall possess an image of that face, which I C3n press to my own throbbing heart. Oh! it shall be my unceasing prayer, to the preat God of peace and war, to protect you. Hut should it be otherwise. Oh! may lie be witth you and your noblehearten and heroic Gerferai in the darkest hour of battle, and may He be, as I am sure bo will, the kind protector ol your widow and orphan. . r-v i t ln: lorever remetnocr your own uear 0 Jr.ily. Never since the day the corpse of his first wife wa? brought suddenly into his presence, had he suiTered such intense agony, as he now fel t ; to. ad J to the horror, the prophetic forebodings of ftiswife. as to the horrid fate that awaited him, involuntarily instilled itself into his own mind. For a moment the thought rushed upon him to seek the General, who had already shown him uncommon favors, and ask for a discharge, but th thought was soon banished from his mind bv the fear of disgrace in the eyes of his brave companions who had treated him already with such marked respect and esteem, and lie determined to meet death rather than disgrace. With his mind harrowed with so many unwelcome reflection, he cast himself upon his blanket on the rround, to await the return of Scott, who was on duty, with whom he might converse upon the malter of his wife' letter. Having spent the whole of the preceding night in his saddle, nature soon overcome the distress of his mind, and he sunk into an apparent quiet slumber. I say apparent, because in fvt the agony which he suffered while the whole denouement of this tale was unraveled to him in a dream. Was, f s lie soon informed Scott, more dreadful than his waking thoughts. His first object after waking, was to obtain pen, ink. and paper, and to indite a few lines, of which the follow ing is 1 iterate copy, committed--ta paper bv the light of a burning brand kIn camp on the Tippecanoe Rivei.IndianaTerritory, Aug. 2 J, Thi is my lastJWill ami Testament. "To my son. Fortune Atwater, I give all my property in the state of Connecticut, and no other. To my wife, Emily Atwater, I give all my property of every description in the states of Ohio and Virginia, or elsewhere during her natural life Provided thnl if she have issue of a son or daughter, then 1 give one half of all said property to such child at maturi ty, and the other half at the death of my wife, and if she have no issue, then I give the w hole to my wife in fee simple forever. I appoint my said wife and my friend Daniel Scott Executors to this my last will." The instrument was duly signed, sealed and witnessed, and thus safely deposited in a very common appendage to a traveller, 'a pocket in a shirt.' He then wrote a farewell letter to his wife, in which he stated the contents of the will, and gave that fo Sctftt vith a solemn injunctrcn to him. should he fall during the campaign, to take charge of his will, and see it faithfully executed. While they were still talking over the matter, and Atwater hnd grown more cheerful an I pleasant, the artounding and unsuspected liiing

war whoop of that dreadful niThl attack

of the Indians, struck upon their ears. ;a called upon to encounter, tht most try - ; inf to t!e nerves, and one which requires the most cool fortitude, is a night attack General and men possessed this oualitv I a in an eminent degree. Hut it is not my object to illustrate upon that battle, and have only mentioned it in connection with the actors of my little drama. I have exhibited them upon the scene on the evening previous to the battle, and at tempted to depict the mental suffering of one t them. On the evening atter. I must change that suffering to the other. Wounded and disconsolate, he sits silent and alone. In vain has he sought anions: the living and dead for his friend. At water is amener the missing. 1 lie cart. 3 "3 case of his horse was found where the hottest of the fight took place, about daylight, but no sign of his body. The next day brought no relief to the painful suspense, whether he was dead, or in a worse situation a captive among the Indians. Ho.vever disfigured the body might be. Scoot hoped to recognize it by one mark. lie wore upon the middle finger of his left hand a curious ring the wedding ring of his first marriage. He knew that it was there wfien he went into battle, for he saw him gazing at it while writing his will. And it was so small that it could not be withdrawn from the finger, and had Indian cupidity discovered it, the knife would most likely have been put in requisilion to obtain it, and left the mark of a lost finger upon the hand that wore the ring. But no such mark was found, and if he was a captive, no hope was entertained of recovering him for ihe Indians withdrew to their impenetrabl fortresses in the swamps towards hake Michigan. With what a disconsolate heart did Scott return a few weeks afterwards, to the dreary house of his hist friend, to mingle his manly tears with those of his weeping wife. Time rolled on Ihs ceaseless course, and among other things brought the image of the lost husband in the form of a fair daughter, who, at the suggestion of Scott, waschristened "Indiana." Alter years of mourning, without the least tidings ol Atwater, his widow accepted the heart and hand of her nobleminded friend, and became Mrs. ScoU. Knowing the contents of the will, they acted upon the principles of it, though the original being lost, they could not do so in all the 'legal forms by law provided.' Indiana, like the Slate whose name she bore, grew in s'rengih and loveliness

and like that State, too, she loved andibodings settled upon his mind, as to the . . .... ,.i ti- .i (

nonore'i, ami ever will uonor, one. ol the heroes of Tippecanoe. Scott to her was fi -v a lather she Knew no oilier. J eace and prosperity smiled upon them without alloy, until about t he time she reached her maturity, when a most sudden and most unexpected shock came upon them. The son of Atwater had visited them one, i few years before, siricn when they had not seen or heard but little of him, and that little, not much to his credit. Dissipation and its attendant vices were fast dissipating his ample fortune; but the thought never entered their peaceful habitation that he intended to lav claim to any part of their possession!, and they were astonished one morning bv an earlr visit loiLa person who never before had had the honor to visit them in an official capacity, and whose appearance now indicated that he did not come in a private one. In vain did Scott rack his brain to think who, why, or for what the sheriff could have a writ for him. And even after the sheriff handed the paper to him endorsed, Atwater v.s. Scott and others.' he was still at a loss until the lively Indiana cried out, 'the dream the dream Oil my poor father's dream upon the fatal battle-field.' Alas! too true, that dream was about to be realized. The dissipated profligate young Atwater, having spent his own estate, had commenced a suit to tjsct the second wi'e and child of Atwater, from theirs. Could he do it? A moment's re fiectioa convinced the acute, penetrating mind of ScoTt,' that at least there was much danger, and so he expressed himself to the anxiou3 inquiries of his wife, and the lovely Indiana, who he loved as an only child. But, they would not torment themselves without cause, and he immediately started to consult 'one learned 'n the law.' To him lie laid open the whole cse. His advice was honest. He had better comp oniise with the tdatuiant, and for a gross sum gt quit cl.iim of his right. This plan was ai!oped.and gave hope, and hope gives relief while it! "!..

But it was of short duration, for a return of mail brought an answer from Atwater's Attorney in a neighboring town, "that the only terms of compromise were ten thousand in cash, and" here Scott hastily rose and handed the letter to Indiana, with the remark, that the rest concerned her. Never before in her life had she seen such a settled gloom upon her father's face. She took the letter and read 'and no compromise will be accepted, until Indiana is united to a person whom the plaintiff will name, if his vcrv kind offer is

accepted.' She was not a girl to faint on such an occasion, although the proposal was most shocking, for she well knew that the husband to be named for her was no other than the slinking carcase of one of those Attorneys wiro disgrace the pro Session and no other than the writer himself, who had been thrice rejected, and no doubt now was at the very bottom of this suit, and had procured the plain tiff to institute it. Calmly she returned the letter to Scon, remarking that she would w illingly do any thing to add to the happiness of her parents. Never then will you accept his proposal. We will be reduced to beggary first. But, aid the kind hearted girl, win talk of beggary? Surely I can claim an eqn-,1 share of the property with my dear brother, and with that we can alt live comforbly. But the thought of being obliged to give up one-half to the gratification of the profligate habits of young Atwater, or the gloating rascality of his attorney, was gall and wormwood to. Scott. Not but the half would still be sufficient, but how could he reconcile himself to become de pendant upon the bounty of his Indiana, in his old age? But what could be done. The day of trial was fast approaching, and although he would have made another attempt at compromise with the heir himself, if he could have found him, yet he could not bring himself to the disgusting task of making any proposal to his attorney. Excitement among the people ran high in his favor, for he was much esteemed; but what would that avail him in law. There were two points only, and they were weak ones, his attorney advised him, in his favor: Atwater's attorney might neglect to prove the identity of the claimant, and that he was then living, for no one expected that he would then be pres ent or he might neglect to prove evidence to establish him as the legal heir of Abel Atwater. r utile hope: Why not the thought occur to them, that he might raise an objection on his part, to the legal right of Indiana, to the inheritance of the lost hero of Tippecanoe. At length calmness settled upon their minds, and they began to make arrangements to make a virtue of necessity, and quietly yield to the impending fate that hung over them, and give up one half of ail their possessions, to be scattered to the four winds of heaven by thn debauched, profligate heir, and his worthy coadjutor, his attorney. Through his attorney, Scott made the proposition, and received for an answer, that nothing short of the whole, "together with all the rents, issues and profits thereof, or one half, and the hand of. Indiana, would now be received." J his time he did not communicate the answer to his wife or Indiana. But gloomv foreresult of the trial, Indiana, though stii? was no believer in dreams, could not drive the impression from her mind, that she should yet escape from the coils of the monstrous serpent in which her father had seen her entwined. This serpent, Atwater dreamed, had the body, fell breath and forked tongue of his species, but the head and face of his son. lie had enfolded his lovely Indiana, whom he found grown to womanhood, in his deadly folds, and was about to crush her to dea'h, when suddenly a great noise approached from the West, and an ag"d Indian stood before the monster, and slowly unrolled a sheet of piper, on which were written these words; 'The last Will of Tippecanoe." !ike the magi ', of a weak magician, when the magic of a more mighty one is brought to bear upon his enchantment, the coils of the serpent slowly unwound from his child, and were about enclosing around the form of his respected General, when his lovciy Indiana rose in all her majesty and loveliness, and placing her foot upon the neck of the serpent, took the General by die right hand, and suddenly he stood a tower of strength before them, while the magic eernent slowly dissolved into thin air. Such was a portion of the dream, mentioned as having passed through her father's mind on the eve of the battle in which he was lost, and she could! not divert her mind from the belief, but j that she would escape from the coils that were drawing around her now. Happy would she have been if she cou'd have impressed her own buoyant hopes upon the minds of her parents. To them hour-. ever'the result looked far different. And at length when the day arrived, Scott prepared to attend court, with a mind bordering on insanity. indiaua insisted upon accompanying him, but her presence, nor the warm and cheering greeting of every acquaintance, eotild not bring back the wonted smile npn lr cotintrnancc. Many a heart wept for them, as they approached the

crowded court, and well had they cause to weep, for they were friends of the poor. Many a devoted bou! declared that providence had placed wealth in their hands. a9 instruments to dispense blessings around them, and never would such faithful servants be forsaken. And the timet class declared that an incident took plar that morning as one of the special interpositions of that same good Providence, in their farcr. A stranger travelling through the village, while upon a sntcoth road, and without any apparent cause, broke one of the

j-xvltreea of his carriage, which necessarily detained hirii through the day. In fact it was with the utmost difficulty thst he could prevail upon a mechanic to do his work; so anxioui were all classes to witness the "great trial." Finding so much excitement prevailing, his curiosity was ilso excited, and, by the kindnes of the landlord he was introduced to a gentleman of the bar, who promised to accomodate him with a seat within the bar a respect often tendered to strangers in the West. During the progress of the cae it was discovered that no point had been neglected by the complainant; among other tilings he denied the right of Indiana, 3s heir to any part of the estate of Abel Atwater, and openly denounced her as a bastard. Here the coils of the serpent thickened. Scott flew to his wife for the 'marriage certificate. Kecorus of marriage at that time were not kept aa they now are. Mrs. Scott knew the time and place they were married well. A diffi culty had arisen with her step mother in regard to the wedding, and they went f the house of the Rev. Mr. Ives in the next town, and there in the presence of his wife, and some twenty slaves, were mairied. Oid Dmah, one of these same slaves, then living with them, and t-ome dozen nioro reineinbored the lime. well. But, though one would as soon doubt his own exi: t?nce as d.vibt tho w ord of rM Dinah, r.he was a nero n slave end lie r testimony in a Court of Justice was no! evidence. Mrs. Scott also know that a marriage certificate wan given; that Mr. Atwater put ;t in his pocket-book the sane--pocket book that he took with hitn end v wi!:i hi ii on tli tirld of battle. With a still heavier li'ai t than before, ho returned to th Court. Just, t'v;n his counsel had b.'"n called on for rebutting evidence. What had they t of!W ... . - vtifiHiii'Xs oi i n- s.rpent counsel of the claimant, were visible to all, and ha 1 ''Lynch law'' been as much in practice, at that day, as it has nince, hi own personal safety might have b""ii endangored. All s?cm? 1 to sympathise with iho defendants, even the Court itself; for when ther-.-! seemed no hope for tiim, th Court asked the counsel "if they had ?o witness to prove that Atwater had ever acknowledged this girl ; his child!' "No. He never saw her; she was !orn ebdu month after her father left home!."' "Then th- Court cannot perceive how ir can avoid pronouncing judgment in favor of toe plamtitl, however much it miut bo iir-ji.l to priM'' feelings fo do otherwise. We have no doubt of the legitimate birth of this infere'ling voting lady now before us, v t in the ebseneeof all jeal testimo ny of the Ki-t, we ar" most painfully constrained, to pronounee a judgment that wiil mak a record to the contrary. Thii lat shuck was to-) much for tiio nerves of InJitna. To lo? her inberiian;""e was enough: b'.it to be bre.nd"d with bastardy, without the power to refute i:, seemed too much for delicacy to bear. !.: the r.goiiy of the moment she stretehen outlier hands, while she groaned aloud. The stranger mentioned before, had manifested a most uncommon interest throne-!!-out all th- proceedings, as circum?ience had been developed, which the render hr.s been made acquainted with; even so much so as to draw the attention of everv person to his actions. Hal when Indicia extended her hands, one of them came aimost in contact with h ir: eves, end he coul i not contain himseif no longer. Springing tVoiu his neat, he caught the hand in hi and while gazing upon it, exclaimed, "By heaven?, Ac ring.'"' Like a sudde.n explosion, was this short expression: the firef effect of which is to strike all dumb for an instant, and then louder and louder grows the hum of a thousand anxious voices. Indiana screamed with thn sudden and strango word.?. Scott wen the first to speak: ''Sir. in pitty fell, w hat know yo i of that ring.'" The Court partaking of the sudden, new and singular excitement, begged the gentleman to explain. Indiana bad suffered him still to retain her hand, still looking upon the ring. U m,, her mother's wedding ring, a plain to id one. having on one side twohecrta and two hands united, and was a fac simile, of biio her father always wore, find which had been the wedding ring of his lirt wife, which he drew from her finger efir her shocking death. "I have,'" said the gentleman, "within n few months past, seen a ring exactly like that in a place, that, sine I have har 1 the sratPiue.nf.s here to-day, has excited the nwt infenae c;;rio.ilv in my mind. While attending the. Treaty of Tippecanoe, made last fall with the Potnwattamie. Indians, for too p.ire!u:.rc of ej their landa in lh ;y;i!i jvut of Irid rn observed uponthe finger of yoi,,i!rsf,'lJu' a ring evS, ;!v li!c fhi. Jy, J) ,r. mc r,rf the inrn!o of fro.: 0, n,,r ' ('t!)itf'rtf on 'nitrfh unr ' i - e.