Vincennes Gazette, Volume 14, Number 2, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 June 1844 — Page 2

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- TIR'U?PAV. JI N in. ph. Whig- Principle! AfJUM I)A ?it.---1 received yc c-ctms the pal: i :to ; en..s r 1 a v - r . on rf the ooxooe cuuc raenot Phi' tr?c ihia. t.mrl ! t:k la co-npli -rice -m'1 ef the i.tinciev. o4. v our reo 'if'-1- l-l " r t ' the comina ire and .:;e ere tbe Writ part ,- tohtio,; ;o;tt, i : tt ttio:; ot cf the United 'tu. . i ..? ore 1, A gonnJ X,Jh'i I Currency rtgu'.ifJ tV. in.,l authority ot tr-t? Nuti .':. I'' An -4i:a;c r. r Trotttti .-1 i-r! i C-'t.' ' pn. brtcing a further rf-struu.-ii o the cicri of l..e 4. A faithfa! ftJnv.,:i-tr.-.::.-;-f main, with an rqniUie Z. ' " '. -' ieJ cf the sale of aani; ..'.I 6. An honr-t ar.l rii . t! h flonpra! (?.v?rivn.-:.t. U' iv:'' p.-. i 1 1 r i ! i o n .:!"iofi perfect freoJum i.f i! ht u:i of the nj;,t cf sall'rsgp,- but Sic !e-ir.;a atu it.; int?i!vrncp m c rii, ''-. (5. An am:nf!iJ;r.or.t nf .:.'.'fc;-:'. 11 iiiv.i Uie inci! .!'.'" t t!.- fr.suuni'u: .cace Tt,ee c.bi-'-t attr".?J. I t...k that rato tj be ttlH:cte.l with b.vi aJaii..it, .u-n !; UoTernceut. You: f.ie.id .oi-i c-a"tffT:-.. n;:i:" clay Mb. Ji t-.it rHirtor. f. Xcraaat?o:ti cf To, r-. -, .. . . - t ;:-::r u F M n v si L I- s b L M i THEQBDflE'FHSUHvMOYStH J OF EV J.-t Seuatorir.l Electors. IIENUY S, LAM-:. ! Muniofncr Co. JOSEPH G. MA HSU ALL. of JefT-rson. Ul in,!. Joon A. C;c,h- oi tick : W

U.i " - a'.iv Coll i a i, of F;o o ; JJ " J-d.-n A. V.u..fi. of Ir.-.r.k 4th " Se.ra . i W. i':;rer, of F-i 5th Hu-i .r. f M-iriou ; Uth " G-?orge ( . !)i-!0:, o" h;t I 7th ' Richatd W. Tli.pi, cf Sth " A. L. liolni1-. of Cario!!. Vth " HorvCP P. laold e. of C.-f? lOi'i ' L. G. '1 ociiipson. of Allen

oi : ette V igo: (rc5" An nig other i.r.m--.ta:i ne have changed our day ot Tha Gazette will hejcaft-r c : , o n e s . 1 b 1 O'tHMl. p p ? a r o a Saturday Thursday tnori.liol out;-: ot We ere at ia: r:i" i in! cr;ri t:r p and friends thht w? have moved lie G;tzeMS office to the new cur residence or S m-.v vil! be p'e-e?cd t i tv. a v give 03 a c ' 1 . We have b ---' rc o or thrce !''-' . pe:3 in the Po( t.h'i Tticse per- o?" et.ir.t s but if they wi.l kui; a secoa d timt. v.' e will r cut e s t , as w .. 1 as t 1 . o peycrs boxed. ug r.djoiriiig c ' , tt hr re o-'c i. !io om; i ..-ii pa- j v : . -: i o. e h-.v. s" noeoh : ..ovrly . ra w 1'i ri; ufu. i ' r:T t't n. ; O ted us ' d dieir ! i r ' rs. ;v. I C w .;: ate Smith of the L . S. liousa ot tires, will accept our th-i!: lis -ntn-1 . . i i:i ! rabllc dcb-nent. ,5 j. fC7 IJ.-ad the c-.-anr.u! Y. Z." in to-days t c; t r. 1 1 . c a ; Oi ' . . ers orer . r some Htuhborn tit.ios, so i e uioioticn rhould not pass unrcgir-.. . xt ova u r nJ it is Uta'i'.v iinp irtan' to ( .f ?i of our princip'es, that the Scnc.t-', looted be a W'Ui-; ac.d, i a. cure tion of a Whi-i. it h neces-sry ; '; !'il " C r'r c-it-t :h? of -.-or t i:: ot;r iMOtC- - , for people s! ,o ! Wh:o mvmbt State Legislature. W- kn w '. ' county tac W' lugs liave a ii .i ;eci Will lilt V t.MMO C l. . once, stick to their r. mo e : r and turn a cc -.f ee : to the men of all traitorous sctsma'.u 3 they wtil elect .heir intsti w;t tv, but, if ihov a'iow of tb ratiks, ssd espeiiei.ee c'.'. 1 1 feat is cer'.atc. Cm the Win, i ,' ttll' county brook defe3l c.t t':e n election? Will she peimi: rjO'Jitties jrr.lt'i t point at her ti her ststcr finger of scorn end 3' 1 lad it not been for on. traitctesJ, this ctsgrace had not come upon d?T ' Le s?'c.red of one cl. fellow- w bigcf Knox. Clay e:id Frebnghu sen f.re. doirg ve!i enough 1-m your cry b? Hurrah for ?lcl l t V IZ S!Mr. Clay arrived at Lexington on Sat-r-rdav the IS ih i - whera he w a- receivwo; t;;c . i . - i c : -ii !r:s it sic! by his H 'ni: 'V 'l ia'.olv rhbor? a i.u ii: oo : 5 a' ;-o.v

i Kj I he recent n.imi.idtiona of iVlk 'jn.i Ua!hs, by tiie National locofoeo convention, is eotidered as a virtual rurien-

.1 t 1 1 13 tin-. : - j lor i'.l ' denev. that Mr. Ciav t round ihe !.r, . dduion t.) oil! have to J j is lo and t; i. i Kii me pi iv. ' n i l I , i i . , i v pi ini i out. Iim. Swirh. the e Mormon Prophet, is in wo mi -take not, ifio con e t : i r " t n?r.r:i'.its will ! e ki, and, '.--t ! ! a .. o ! a U-r one. iLm. a-atl) t.ili.ii lot! Genera! Ui'.i be apt. In It a i the van. I'lif ir an ; :ti:.u,;ij crt'fo neatly equn! Vl s'..r, Hi!l it-.ul, or who loiiokV, no mail ea:i pit s?. U would be a fair ;ucstion on v. ! i. !i to bet; to wt il arc t!ie chauces bslaiice i bjnvfcu i'.ihowever, of wastiiig time Mini tnor-?y in caus-i so liopeless f 8 that ol any i.i' the5 u irt ;ie, we trust evcrv 1'rienu . v-t.-rrect ucii).t 8 ml rood v t, will come out manfully, ano" i'3!in tsit! o'd prt-jud'.ces atid errors, givp a b.t'ari v at:d Uor.-t suppni t to llenrv . C!?.v, t!:e trae and trie J friend of our coun.,3 lilta e r. UilOU; C,?" lle.rdio, o! I!;iiioii, is a 'team,' witlihiiviself. A few more fucb raenwou'J jrrrr'KTte Sicker Join A (!i nko a deoesit iU U'Z yiats ot it. and now, vhat His I'uif"ev.it ilihnesa, Gf n. J-v Smidi. hn3 cr.'!:d oil" !iis legion from lUe gupnorl cf the ,f;o;.'.er two l.-rat;ciH- oi the deirtoci aey," j tbe t:;r.e is !?u;t propitious for a thorou-h re co r5:ruetion oi i.e pol:::cs oi liuaois. I The Wa-hin:o:i CorroponJent of the I Ne v t..! 1 ark C'ourier a:.d .noutrer. ... .. .trig ot tiie reception, f.t as.:nton. jof the inteii'gence that Po!.'; !:a.l boon nomot jinted by the National 1oc.j:,co Convenj rion, says : ! ' l ' i i ue nomination oi ioik v. as reoeivrti here with uniViard aud irresistible iov on the part .Tt'.e W higs. Mr Hardin of liliiiois, who made one of t.,d nutaarous in waiting at the b liletio, c -tiled for thiee cheers for Polk, and we sll resr.ondo 1 with hearty good will. lie then demanded order, which being obtained, he read several stanzas ot a song winch he ha i u p-.-n the .iis'.an: composed, commemorative of the doings cf too Convention, their betrayal ot their coiistituer.t, and the fraud which they had perpetre.ted upon the other c?ndidstes, in whic'i he show-'d thatti:e name of 1'olk we." not unfMv. .T.d.ie to riivtno. Tli'.s impromptu was rece.ve;! wit:; uortnrlulls Bpnlatise, e.fier winol) a i;i5:i w e made to the h..i! of l:;e lloo.e, wiih n upon receiving :h news of tiie nomination, i.umedutcty adjourned. Polk. '.Via i hs ? 'i h ijoe-'g tnpeaf to !) uttvlv du:n1 it -uriiled at tiie noii:iii,iio:i f J k for too residv IOV. "Po!'.. Ilk: who is I'o'h!" mt inquiry anions them, and ; is ihe coo i hi j vts rny, we sr.: i. me : e ey ta..d it oi. e which o u ; t e w c an-cr to th-i ati.f. i e 1 1 o : T ie irost conspicuous events uf his life wre Lis ..left o.ts Kt two eh oliocs when tic wa run tr Gov-'mor of Tt rtnssee; he is know n to b; ir i:i tenor, u.i l p j;i:iy, io lj,us, w li o is pu : in p i nna'ion with him for t l. l-'r.. ' !y prohn': i.irii. ri a : iu- w n;g natu.-n ' . I I , t ! ' d conventio-i ten a::t!ic:iz.d bv t!:e iOOOS 'elect an opponent h-r Mr. l'iav, that o .en: woe: 1 have b. cm IVdk. The or him h r r c t : . e T ple for 1 c 9 n r 6 - t e i;:j:.e lice m trie; r ,-; r0 ; . Z ." C 1. 3 i l:iCriiL'lV;-S. W::c he' t n i one . iiut c- en who nroiiou need i i bsso I ! e v e th rumor a, il '! - t j jbt v !ol!v waa crei nee y leo'cu to it. j As we cotisidr it a matter of no rno- . j. i m Tit, s .) fvr as the result is concerned, loon t! ev nominst'-'d whether Van B j reii, 'ci, J chuon or Cidhouci we ceri h . vo uo reason to dissatisfied wun ui.r ca are sol r n oppnr'.iiniiy ..f paying t it; last iii-tahnent of the debt i claimed rs due to a:i P ;rpn from the aop. which t'-v wore lecdv and anx j ecus to liquid: ami iic!i muHOW for- ! ..i i eer remain unsenieu--if not to his lose, ;o t d " AIhs ! Mstt v Van Is, iudeJ, a used up rasn we first heard f the nomination of P k, wo could not believe that one loco tire hundred would v. do for hint ; c viscge i f the fust one we ;net con1 us of our errir. !t W3C, so long, ut ot t.t :h vo and to foreibty ttioindeJ us of tb.e bird ' '1 H d r I . j . . ut our pnds. railed the Poke, - i. pass-'d its, we in volun'.?.r:l v exThat men eaun-t.. i??ii iv, do hen support tlio nominee of Ids olamied. il!ierwise t parte. " Birds of a feat he &c. Utiles o or fro nds bestir t!iem?e!ves. bo behind hand a perfect dis grace to ourselves. rSon'c Sriitintl. We hope your friend will bestir themsche?, and not let you disgrace yourself, if they cat help it l'ou have long been i tiisersce to vour party ami protessiou. and. no-, to disgrace yourself, would be to beconw an hones: r.isn an event not desirable, as your reader! would never lesrn to understand vo.i. see to your f Tiv :ir

Siieptieo.l "Jemocrais," cr others, wish

ing to read the Gazette, may liave it sent them, payr.bb-s on the election of Henry Clay to the Presidency, u he is n t e.ect- ( tleatU or other providential occurrence not intervening.) no pay will be exacted. e II la.ie sevt rnl hundred "ueinueiauc subscribers on these terms. Columbus Gaz. And when you li3ve got your "several 'lutidu-d,'' if t'tere fehould bo more apnlt'ftr.ts, sentl us the residue. I 'oik being ';e nominee of the mock democracy, we poke our p iper in tleir pckeisli faeej on t ie same term. Had W.n lUiretior Cess hren chosen as the opponent of M r. Clay, we are not certain that we should have .nr,ue i ii e oi.tr, uut wita l o.tt, j smmy Polk, .Mr. James K. Poiu, X. a!. C, E-q., wo b.avc no h--'Si:ation, whatever. Come on, ger.iiemen po;;es, we wi:t taKe you either as permanent subscriber?, or if you . , -I, will p'-iy us :':;:y cent in advai.ee, you can have our paper until we publish the returns of the election I next or future1 showing th.-; election cf Henry Clay. Providential dispensations excepted. 2 Male oniuud says : "7"The Western people all agree To go for Polk of Tenr.etsee. Ceria'.mv they Jo in i;orn Who tro dr.t las brick-Tjat fast?'' . t ' iiv. d.e one v..!:o t jrew it hr-t wa ml.. . ' . .. . . lartin an Uurcn.- John C. La; houn was , .. .. eieeipo. i o e -l lesiuent wt:en o;U Atuly was ca'led to the Chief Magistracy, and fully expected that ucii the eM II. to should re tire, his riht of succession would cnabi0 him to lake a teat in the White House, as a permanent lodger, for at least om or two term; but, in 1S2S, Matty hit him r. chuck with a briek-ba: and effecti;; liy knocked his notions of succession into tho uncertainties of futurity. The chivalrous Southern or could no: brook tiie itmr.t, but pock eting the misi'e, re? rveu H tin ko:d for tune frhou'.d oj.o 1 m an op-iortuiiity ot returning i In IS!'.), Mardii cr.uie within the reach of John's brick, ac I dab he ; it it in the f , in fri.aoe fomtl i i exe.i tre:-.iy. v ne;:. or an wi.l l i i O , r ' v e r i In row it .Hirhin, la vet to oe uiscovero Kb t we uvofe prominent boos to stear wide oi h;m, A wise i!!n once fa:!, "That, fjw- things ! trea:.:o I a man more than the loss of his din- ; tier." ()ur I.oco-l .ro tueiids die in r.-ih-j what the i-'-'o !ix ; f -r. although ttvy have not actu.i!'y l.xt the r diie.e.-, o: t hey hive l-t him w '.io lias iieea the m. f ihair "cuin; r.iany a god o:,e. v an iJuren, who wus toe r!io;,e, if t leat two-third of t-fce pirtv. ho to m throw ti (ky hitih."' to pi. ike i .oia t r a ma i. of whom .No b-ijy known, n:i 1 ri iho.Iv cares." flt A r.ismmotli convontion of the Wiiig of Missouri v-i held in Si. Louis on tiie .tu inst. Cl-.-sr the rr3;k. and the wav wc will ii Oitv it to uie Cooua wi i bo A ni'lit in Sen line'. That is to say, you will Polk p.n (Ihdlj-ass at the Coons. id" The good tilings' jippcndeJ wo take from the i as t Louisvil'e Journal. I Pot Polk! What a deal of fun will he ma do of urn be for li.e close of the campfiPtdgn. We Would not be James K. Polk for a life of Presidential honors. Guessing. A leading locofoeo of Indian . was asked whether he thought ho could hit upon the nominee of the Baltimore convention in twenty-six guesses, one guess for each State in the (onion. 'Yes, indeed,' said he, and nt it ho went. He ran over a Iht of twenty-six leading locofocos, with the utmost volubility, but ho ' couldn't come it.' Then tho aentle-

ferther tlian wajnthti with w hom he w as in conversation, wi 1 not bo .riven cried out 4 Hurrah for Polk !' Polk hell! '

!exc'"'ine unioriu'ja!- guesser, 1 they icaiih i'oke me!' (o" of the iocofopo U. S. Senators, on iiiearm ot the nommatiofi of Pilk for the ! PrP.hla,lfV -nd VVrirrt.f l'. ll, Ti.-i l, ..V-..V T, ..,. ,. I I l , ll , il. tj A 1 C siueuey, exciaimed : ' A kangaroo ticket, by G d ! strongest in the hind lews.' The beautiful animal has been considerably weakened in the hind legs sitics that time. It seems that the locofocos liave considerable diilieulty in getting the hang of the names of their candidates. A violent locofoeo went through the streets of Cincinnati, the other night, riving, with the who'e misfit of his lungs, ! lurrah for Pork and Dull ass!' The editor of tiie New York Courier and Enquirer has given ihe Locoi'oeoa a new name its in especial evidence of his regard, fie cslhs t.hcni Loco Po'kos. im. i The following w iticism claims die Lexington (Iy.) Inquirer as its parent : Sila- Wrnut. This eentloman. boing fully satisfied tint the Licofoco editors would never be able to if 'rile Ptlk into the Presidency, nor to Poke Wright into tiie Vice Presidency, prudently declined the nomination. The great man of this copntry entertain various end conflicting opinions in rehtion to tb.e annexation of Texas to the Unit ,1 ? lates: bill the ladies, strange to tel! aro all in favor of anfrnihn lo a

The last Western Sun, antcnga deal ot gasconado of a like eort, in speaking of the nominations of Polk end Dallas, says: "Tim new has fillpii every Democratic heart with i v. The tidings was received with sur.

prist-. ..ot with disapi.-tintment. by U8; while it , has hiilen upon tac astonished 'ars of the poor I upon tiie astomstied 'ars oi nie poor Clayites like a c'jp of thunder ia a cleai sky; or like the last trump summociiig theia tojuJnient, nd tousigtiing them to the doom they merit." O, dear, the 'poor Clayite,' what a eplorable state th-y ?nust be in,, and what a glory in all creation' just now to bj a lucky Imofoco! I5y the wav, notwith standing all the poetiy and eloquence of toe extract above given, we ehouid like to know who it rai, when the word of the ; nominations ot 1'olk anu right jirst reached town, that said the news cnuld not be true, rnd was only a whig hoax, and lie would hardly credit it if shown beyond doubt? We merely ack for information. One more brief extract: The nt'ws was received hero with cheers arid the firing: of canon." Very true. It ivas recfived with firing and rheering. The looos fired, but thry could not find it in their hearts to fclio.u over what they knew to be a premonitiuii of defeat, the whius were kind enough to oheer for them, 'and at each successive report the names of Clay an ! Frelingiinyf en w ere sung out in clear and merry tones, which, not in word, but in jdeed, fell upon the ears of tbe poor locos like ilia words of fate, 'consigning them to the doom they merit. Venly, if the nomination of Pulk gives jcv to ids party, they are easily pleased, and we cive them joy upon their happy d:s)osi;iona, uincli cen so readily bo adapted to any a::d every new cnndi ir,te for public honor, whatever his previous course or principles, piov !6 JiO'0 tdsfs himsed in the ranks of the patent 'demorai-y.' Foi the (iazette. "artics as they now Stand. 'Pile tvuundo.i reptile never fails to call forth my sympathies, and when I see the meanest oi God's creafon writhing m the bit tor agonies uf death, I feel that it has lost its eo.vor to sting and I have lost the power to hate. In viewing the present condition of the locofoeo party, 1 experi- ' .1 ... 1 I . 1 . , enco moon uie same leeiin?. Altnoogii the jrarty has ever been a tbsra-e to our ooiiiort a sore eye to our prosperity; yet, wnen 1 see so many of tnv fellowcitizens, who, I at times think, are reedly honest in loeir support of it, humhugged and mocked at as t.uey have been, I fee! that whilst we rejoice over the downfall of the designing, we should sympathize with tiie deluded and betravctl. The death of the party was, as you justly observed 'ast week, characteristic of its life. Professing to be democratic, it never picmulgated a democratic measure, and in committing suicide, stabbed itself with its own enu-d moeracy. its own federalism, il is a grand demoerati print iple that the in any shotil 1 rule the few, but it forms no pari of the locofoeo code of principles, and, oi the action of the late loeofoco convention we find ihe principle reversed tiie few allowed to rule the man)-. On the first ballot Mr. Van Buren received the democratic nomination a majority; on the sixth Cas received it, and, through the opi r dion of disgraceful management, on the ninth Polk received it. In place of Mr. Van ihiren being allowed to hold ins democratic nomination, in obedience to the v. islo .s of a large majority of the party, a man was smuirtrlei! in. by the minority, who has no claim whatever to the support of any portion of the American people a man who, even ih his own State, and supported by the powerful arm of General Jackson, was beaten for the office of Governor by a majority of nearly four thousand a man wiio-lias never distin - guistiea nimseli either m a civil or military capacity, otfier than as a boot-black to Gen. Jackson who is the author of no important measure for the benefit of his country, and who was never thought of as a man in whom the American people might, with safety, repose their confidence. On the part of the majority of that convention, his nomination amounted to a sicnature of the death warrant of their party, antl I honestly believe, that four-fifths of those who voted for him, did so under the firm conviction that he would be beaten, and their party, as a party, dishonored. But what could the poor fellows do ? Xo one of their prominent men could be brought forward but a row came treading on his heels, and to save themselves from the disoraee of breaking up in confusion without making any nomination, or. still worse and, from unequivocal indications, more probible, of putting an end to their grave deliberations by enaatjing in a general fisticuff fight, they were willing to sacrifice their personal preferences and their party. The nomination of Polk may, however, do the Whig a greater injury than would j have resulted from the nomination of an Buren, Cass. Johnson, Stewart, Buchanan or Calhoun; because, had either of thoe men been put forward, the Whigs would have looked upon him as an opponent requiring their whole force to beat ; but, Polk being set up in mock opposition to Clay, to a man w ho has not only rendered himself the most conspicuous of American Statesmen, but has shed honor upon his country in every civilized land who has, for a period of thirty years, maintained the boldest stand in our catalogue of patriots who commands alike the respect of his enemies and the love of his friends, and who was chosen by a large majority of the people of the Union as the candidate of till o-enume democratic party, will have a tendency, I fear, to lull the Whigs into an undue feeling of security, and our bea! elections will -ufCer from it.

We must not forget that in. electing b Whig President we do not perform our whole dulv. A Whij President can do but little without a hig Congress. Our principles cannot be put into practice by

Mr. Clay alone be must have a majority of iiticaj frien,;s in Congress, and be our's ' . , 4. ... . . me gionoua privilege, oi lurnisuing inai iiinjonty. I nerelore, higa cl inutana Whigs of Knox county, cease not to make every honorable exertion to render our tr umnh as brilliant in our State elec tion as it will be in the "Presidential con lest. Next winter our Legislature will elect a United States' Aerator let us make sure of him. Let the Whigs of Knox re member that the vote of her (misnamed) representative, at the last Senatorial eleeli an, elected a locofoeo, and none need fear that her vote will rgain disgrace our State. - For the Vincennes Gazette. Intercepted Correspondence Yi.nce.nnes, l.v., May '11, 164 1 Dear Frank: On: parting words, this morning fell upon my mind: 'When you get out west, write to me. 'I will, t ranK; and now having a lew minutes of leisure I employ it in complying with your re quest, and fulfilling my promise. My trio to Pittsburgh was much of the kind they generally are; and es you have travelled over ih same road several limes, will contain nothing of interest to you. As all the risers, cteek?, runs and rivulets were in an excited state, having had too much of the, crather,' for some time, it was with me, something of the fashion of toe Irishman's trip, 'part of the way by siee.m. part of the way by land, and alt the way ly wuUr.' Every thing was gloomy, a;most the wno.e rouie.fis u ranted almost continually; and I was pleased when I arrived at tha 'ciiy of smoke, for if Pittsburgh do s md deserve that name, I am muco mistaken, that's all. And as it is cm'oniiry to nam.: tilings from ro-smbian.-es, or incidents, I advie the P.ttbnrahcrs to filter the name of their city to the one 1 have mentioned. It had been rainim a week when I arrived there: arid the air beinri chill and damp, fire was in general requisition; and the consequence was. that of a morning, the whole cityappeared enveloped in one dense black fog. whieti hung over it until near the middle of the day. I staid in Pittsburgh but two days, but during my Irief sojourn, 1 became fully impressed with the fact, that there was a vast amount of business done there. 1 took some notes, w hich I ma' refer to hereafter. Two days after my arrival, namely, on the 25th ul:.. I left Pittsburgh, on the 'spbmdid, fat running steam boat ,' as the bills said, and was soon upon tho broad waters of 'la belle rivairre.' Soon after we started, two or three other boats also cast loose their moorings, and came after us, destined for ports below. ou had ofien related to me, the, different races vou bad wimessed upon the western waters; and I anticipated fine sport, in being witness myself of a race in which I was to b a participator, I had no doubt of our keeping the heels of the others, as. d;d not her bills say, she was a 'fast running' boat; and as far as I could recollect th-s others said nothing of like import. After proceeding: some miles, I found that the boH's were gaining upon us rapidly, but I attributed that to a want of steam, presuming they head not had time yet to rjet up a sufficient quantity; snd that as soon as we did, we would leave them all behind. But alas, 1 found they etill gained upon us passed one after t-nother, until ire were left hull down behind. 'Thinks I to myself,' you should have your name changed too. Well, on tb.e 29th I landed at Cincinnati, the, -Queen of the West,' and well slit j deserves the title, so far as I have seen. 1 remained but about four hours in the city , and took passage upon the mail boat for Louisville, and had the pleasure this time of getting upon a 'fast' boat indeed, as she passed several before we landed in Louisville the next morning. Having overtaken here, who had only arrived the night previous, we determined upon remaining for some time, to get a sight of the 'lions;' and accordingly, having sought out a boarding-house, which we soon found, just to our liking, we prepared for n descent upon the natives. The next day we delivered our letters, and were received with that frankness and cordiality, which is a distinguishing trail of a genuine Kentuckian. More real hospitality, free, open-hearted hospitality, I never experienced any where; and I expect never will find excelled. I know am a green-born, as yet. but give vie Kentucky, and a Kentuckian, and you maytalk of the chivalry of lh South until you get the locked-jaw, and I will still say, 'Kentirrky is ihe place where the stranger fin is a home and a welcome.' Not a welcome, such as I have often met with, where ihey wish you at Land's End, even while they are proffering their hospitality, hut a real, genuine, frank-hearted welcome; at the same time, doin every thing in their power to make you feel 'at home.' Yes, give me Kentucky, Frank, and you may have the South, and her chivalry to boot, for good measure. Talking of chivalry, Frank, tell me, u-herein it consists, at the present day, for 'pon my life, I cannot get at the tiling. 'Vo my view, it has as many faces as Janus; and some of them I opine, are a little black, having been rubbed against ti dark subject lately. Does it consist in Nullification? If it does, the 'old Hero' cme near cutting its comb. Is it in Repudiation? If so, it smacks of dishonesty. Is il in threatening the dissolution of the Union? Then it deserves the halter or fi?ot. Bullet it pap:tomy minri it isaj

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when ho went to put Ins fanger upon, Ml wasn't there.' But to return, our first visit wns rones to the editor of tha Louisville Journal, Geo. D. Prentice, Esq., to whom we were introduced in proper form. Mr. I renuce in stature is about the middle height, with n bold, frank, free, open countenance, the polish of a gentleman in manners, end. tossessing i n inexhaustible fund of mormrtion; his conversMion is agreeable and entertaining. He is known, the Union over, as a bold, fearless, and witty political writer, and just now, polities appears to be the topic that engrosser his mind. The recent whig nominations bi Baltimore have put him into fine Jpirit3, and he has no more doubt cf the election of Clay and Frelinghuy sen than he has of his own existence. Separate from political warfare, he is known as an eminnt literary writer, giving a power and pathos to his conceptions thnt few, very few can imitate. But the sterner demands on hii time, as the leading political editor of the west, leaves him, much to the regret of his literary admirers, little time to traverse the flowery fields of literature. I we much pleased with him, during the short time I spent in his company; and upon parting, he gave me a pressing invitation to call again during my stay in the city, which I did not get fin opportunity of doing, while I remained there. Havino- made this pleasant little Bcrough my place of abode for some tune, I shall at my leisure, bring my account of 'things that I liave seen' up to the time of my coming here; end then a few items ia regard to itself, before 1 lenve for sorr. other portion of the beautiful west. Your, vScc., eke., S. N. il. For the Vincennes Gazslte. TEXAS. It will be seen, that Mr. Benton in his speech upon the annexation of Texas, as reported in the Globe, makes p. distinction between the I ex as proper, and the lexaa as defined by Mr. Tyler, in the treaty now before the Senate. There was always some doubt as to the true Southern boundary of Louisiana ; that is to say, it we questionable whether Texa wes a part of tha; country or nc Th limits of Louis iana were involved in the obscurity cf old grants and imperfectly defined titles. Tha boundaries of Louisiana and Texas wer settled by treaty, m 18 I'd, made by Mr. Jno. Q. Adams and the Spanish Minister, Hon Onis ; and, tho river Sabine was fixed upon as the southern limit of the Louisiana purchase. It is, however, thought by many, that the Lnited States did no; obtain their rights in this arrangement and that, not the Sabine but the Rio del Norte, should have been ihe boundary, and which would have included Texas. 0 this opinion is,Mr. Benton. Hence, th acquisition of the latter country, by Mr. Tyler's treaty, is called the re-annexation of Texas. The present treaty, however, not oiily embraces Texas proper, but several other provinces now in the artual occupation ot -ictuu, b.iii ii).. nit i CA..H- riHTO usiri subdued, or even attempted to subdue. If then, this treaty be consummated, an the territory allowed to be incorporated with this country, the United States will find a foreign government and a foreign people sealed within its dominions, exercising ad the functions of an independent State, denying and resisting her authority. Mr. Benton argues that such a state of things would produce war. - Hence his desire to restrict the claim to Texas proper. and lo obtain it as soon a9 it can be acquired with justice and propriety. This distinction of Mr. Benton's ii very important one, and it behooves those powers that have recognised the independence of Texas, not only to bear this fully in mind, but to declare at once how much of the globe, south of the Sabine and west of the Sea, they have acknowledged to be independent of Mexico. As the rule for admitting revolted countries to the recognition of their independence, is regulated by their physical ability to maintain themselves, it follows that Texas is only independent of Mexico as far as she can make herself so by force of arms. Now, as it has already been shown that many of tha provinces included in the new treaty are still Mexican, both de facto and dejure that the Texans have never conquered them, nor attempted to conquer them, but remain in the undisturbed possession of Mexico they cannot form any part of thecountry recognised by the two great Eu ropean powers to be free and independent. Gen. Houston and the Texan leadere have no more right to cede the province! in question to the United States, than Pipinean fid Mackenzie have to propose th re-annexation of Canada to France. X. Pour is Gazette. Catinwette, le de Jean, 1311. Mox Cher Amik : All my friend wiote me, to have my opinion on da annexation of Texas ; because, dey say, Van Buren, Clay, Buchannan, Stuart, Cass, Polke, Dick, and ever so many of de first men of de country, had given ders opinion. I would have wrote my letter before but I was very much frade I would git de nomination; because, I think my opinion de best. But since denomination is made, I take great satisfiaction to bublish my opinion. I am very much in favor of annexation of Gentlemen and Lj dies, and that as soon as dey please-, an as often, dat is very Democratic.' T is one very good way to fortify our Union, and strengthen our frontier. But I don't think de people want (Js President to take Texas by himself, or do dey want de people of Texas to choose de President for us. De Dcmoorat of di country ssy, de people bare d say in all c.r,,i ..i.:. i, ,t 'i- -. i

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