The Wabash Courier, Volume 9, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 January 1841 — Page 2

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THE WABASH COURIER.

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SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1841.

CORPORATION MICTION.

At tho erection held in this town on Monthly last, the following woa the result: Major:

B. M. HABBISO~V.

TKarJt. Councilmen: let. M. A.

Helm and John H. Watson.

•2d. L. B. Humble and Robt. Whfttfy. 3d. Henry Brasher and Sidney D- Goodwin. 4th. C. & Ilolden and Ransom Miller. 5t!i. Dd. Ryerson and

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!3« ymer.

B. M. Harrison recti ve I 24J vo.es for Mayor, and both hi competitors 81.

3TTA.O. P. NICHOLSOH, Esq, of Maury county, has been appointed by Gov. POI.K, & Senator in Congress fropi Tennessee, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Felix Grundy- Mr. Nicholson is a Van Daren man, and was formerly editor of a paper in M'udle Tennessee. The Louisville Journal states that theappointment was first tendered to Gov. Carroll, and then to Gzo W. CAMPBELL, both of whom declined it. Gov. POLK appears to have prtidno resprct JO the "recent demonstration of public op men*1-against the present ad* rniiiistrafion, in this iw-.'.^rCtioru

ESTRAY LAW.

We hope the members of ourprcsentiLegislature will repeal the law of the last session relating to the publication of estray notices. The law, in reducinglhe (pes of publication, to 50cenis, and in taking away from the local printers, and giving to the State Printers, the fees for advertising the most numerous description of ^strays, opcttncs miquifuoiftly and unjustly. So unequal ami partial an enactment, could only have been engendered by that itch.for change ond lawmaking, for .which some L*#gis!ai6i% arc so remarkable. For our part, we are determined, whether the law be repealed or not, to publish no e3truy notices under $1 for »hree insertions.

TIT What can be lha cause of the extraordinary number of MURBErs and SUICIDES with whiclr ihfr^ublic presses oovv teem? The horror aMaetonishr^-fff^Mi^. ed by one act oi scar eel ye before vve hear of another ccTipsing1 it"&>t^ucity guilt! Some papers, now Ijefbre us, 11 i^rca|gfcfiyhdlt conductors lead thorn to tho publication ofsuclNtirfai arc literally tilled with a dark catalogue ot cririaes Many of these murderj, we regret to say, have been instigated by avarice, and a consequent desire of enjoying, without meriting or deserving, that wealth winch their unfortunate victims accumulated by years of patient toil and honest industry. Wa«re gratified notice, that, in every instance but one, detection has followed swiftly on the heels of guilt and we hope justice will bo dealt out, with eqaul certainty, to those transgressor against the laws of God and man.

BANK! BANK!!

The Editor of the St. Louis Now Era has taken tho puins to count the number of times Gov. SHANNON, of Ohio, has used the word "bank" or "bonking" in his late meietige and it appears these potent words with lite pinchiuick democracy occur no less than 205 times! 1! Banks were abolislud altogether, what would bccomcofVan Burnt editors and spouters for a ncverfatling theruo to discant upon! They are tho last "persons in the world that should wish for the extinstioft of Bunks and consequently, when the question is fairly put, in1 a practicable shape, they never fail to revolt at the idea of becoming the executioners of tho "monsters," no doubt thinking that, with all their faults, they are ntcestary evils. Besides, they have too much regard for (heir own offspring t6 be guilty of the crime of infanticide.

63-The Whig editors in Alabama speak of the proposition of the Van Burrn party in the legislature of ffeat State, to abolish tho District system tn electing members of Congress, as tt virtual nttempt to disfranchise the rntire Soiiihern portion of Alabama. As the Van Buren party have a majority, there is great reason to fear they will carry tho proposition, OB a party measure, through the Legislature. 1 his attempt to legislate for .party purposes, and for the promotion and maintenance party ascendancy, should be deprecated by every honest citixen and, besides, such efforts, tn the long run. are almost certain to operate against the very party and politicians for whose benefit they were, pernaps, specially intended. For instance, Dewitt Gunton recommended tlifl District System in New ork in electing electors as preferable not only there, but throughout the Union, to thtf general ticket system, and a law to that effect wasenacted. Mr. van buren, after joining the Jackson party, in order to give b)1™01} weight with his new allies, (by having the undivided jtrength of that great State to back him.) had the district system of electing abolished, and the*general ticket

r«ystem

reinstated and what has been the consequence 40 HIM? Why, this result of tho late election shows that ha would, (if things hnd been permitted to remain aa^ Clinton put them.) have received 15 or 16 electoral -votes in his OWN STATK, where he has not received a single one! t| •f, Besides, as a party measure, fna general ticket system ifelating members of Congress, is one of very doubtful policy. It may, to be sure, be the means of securing to a party the undivided delegation of a particular

State

and, if other States, ruled by men of opposite politics, would only remain unconcerend spectators of such attempts, it might, as a party matter, be all well enough. But what guarantee have the ascendant party in one State to suppose that they can legislate for the exclusive benefit of their political friends, without exciting similar attempts in States ruled by their opponents, to tho detriinont, too, of the very party that set tho example

VAN AGAIN NOMINATED.

Senator BKVTON. in a recent letter to tho Editorof the Cincinnati Advertiser, has nominated Mr. VAN HEN as a candidate for the Presidency in 1844 This •hows how little respect the great Hum bugger has for public opinion, when it runs counter to Ai* notions of right. This nomination, on the heel of the most overwhelming popular defeat :h»t ever occurred in the Union, should be particularly noted on another account. Coming, *s it does, from a mere politician, ana tho personal ana intimate friend of the President, it will show, (should ho be again forced upon the party as a candidate,) that the log cabin boys of the union had neither land, act, nor part in the matter. In this section of tho Union, Van's friends will the» have much better grounds to say he was "no candidate" than they had with reference to his position in the late election for thousands of his most ardent supporters declared, wilding the Nov. election, that if he did not get his own State (N. Y.) thev never would support him again for any office! Pnblte opinion, among "the rank and tile" of "the party, is unequivocally opposed to his ever being again a candidate: and we smli see whether this sentt-

ment can bo nullified and stifled by the interested views .of such would-be dictators as Titos. H. BKNTON.

ocrA white man nnd an Indian, f'pnee upon a time," went hunting together. The fruits of their joint sport was a Turkey and a Buzzard. On separating, the white man proposed to

divide

nnd yim can

Conner.

the plunder remarking to his

red brother, "you may take the Buz*nrtl, and I'll take tho Turkey or I'll take the Turkey,

take the Buzzard." "Why,"

«aid the Indian, with great surprise, "you never said 7once!M This most equitable

transition

has a pretty good coun

terpart in the clashing operation detailed l»y our Indianapolis Corespondent in to-day's

The "most

WISP and

potent" dis

pensers of justice who const".'luted the classifying committee ncrer said "Turkey to the iVcHera part of the State once, As they say jn ihe jtdvertisKiwais, "for particulars aec'? Letterl

OirTlrts Rev. J. N. MMFITT delivered an

address before the Odd Fellows* Society of St. Louis, on the

1st

instant.

RLWOOD FISHER,

a rarmHr of th« la#I L&-

gislature of thisStati',d '»o.lKi a literary address in Louisville on the 80:h ulu, during the delivery of whicfe the JottrnaJl #ates, enrhaiued the attention of a tuosl respectable audience with reasoning tf«j inmf prolouud nod illttstmlton the most briH^m." This is a Inndsomo con%.pUincnt cooiing from coo»pcten? a judgf* as Mr. r*smcR.

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ludizituipolis Correspondence.

INDIANAPOLIS, JAN. 6, 1841.

Sincc my last letter, the bill prohibiting the issue of small bills, by corporations and individuals, passed the House by a large majority. The StatS Bank of Indiana is exempted from its provisions, as a bill is now before the Legislature authorizing that institution to issue bills under the denomination of five dollars. Asan isolated proposition, this latter provision would succeed by a large ttisj rity, but it is so hampered by other propositions, ip the bill of Mr- Judah, that it is hardly likely to become a law.

The ('Itutificntion Committee of the Senate has reported a bill, through Mr. CRAVSXS.itschairman. It is rather an odd one, buticoming from an ultra antiinternal improvement man, may be looked upon with a small grain of allowance. Your readers are aware, probably, that Mr, Cravens is an "mli&biiaat of Ripley tkwmjvaiiu a prominfst c*s»i^?t*|K-*»reCTASCT for a scat in the next CtHe isp therefore, a 2°{?P judge of what the State should do with her public works, especially sa the Whitewater Canal rttns through two powerful roUMiwnU^fi# Congression*. District! His bill proviUrsr.s fallows:

The Whitewater Canal. &n ike surveyed route thereof from I^awnf ^urgb to the National Road, shall constiU'/.o the first class. ,. jadison and Indianapolis Rail Road from Madifcon to Indianapolis, on the surveyed route thereof, shall constitute the second class. Ti.

The other worfcB embraced in the act providing for a general system of Internal Improvement snail constitute the thrrd cbitt

Tiiis is the substance of the bill. Mr. Cravens is no doubt altogether honest in his proposition, and being a good Whig, and a man of talents, I hope he will be more successful in his aspirations

A resolution has been introduced by T. DOWLING calling on the Chief Engineer for information in regard to the improvements at the Wabash Rapids—the amount of the specific appropriations expended—the extent of the improvement^ made, and whether the contracts on the same have been abandoned or relinquished.

A bill incorporating the Terre Haute Cavalry company was introduced, on Friday last, by the same nieriib#r, ri-ad a fifrt end second time, and referred to the.Commit tee on Corporations. 'Po-day. we have had a warm time over the Apportionment Bi'h which came down from the Senate on vest or Jay. The bill provides for the election of fifty Senators and ninety-eight Representatives, and that bill gave Vigo and Sullivan 3 Representatives,and one ^••riutor, jointly. Thebill having been yesterday referred to a Select Committee,,sundry amendments were •sgfTecti^l in the bill, Inst night, in Committee, and this ijmorning it. was reported back to the House,and passed ote of some 65 to 28, and sent back to the Senate. #*fl)i8 bill gives to Vigo, Sullivan, and Clay one Senator, jointly to Vigo two Representatives in 1841 three in 1842, 1813, and 184-1, and Iw-oin 1845 Sullivan two ilepreHentatives in 1841 and 1845, and one in 1H42. 43 44 Clay one Representative annually. Vermillion elects one Senator and one Representatives: Parke one

Senator and two Representatives Putnam one Semuor and two- Representatives, annuaHy, &c. All efforts to reduce the number of Senators and Representatives proVfdabortive,and thebill was triumphantly carried. 1 am sorry to inform your readers that the honorable GEO ROE BOON, of Snllivan, is now, and has been for ten days, confined to his room by serious indisposition.— His complaint has assumed a type which leaves the gentlemen's numerous friends under great apprehensions. Judge HANNA, of Fort Wayne, I regret to add, ia likewise dangerously ill. and has been unable Jto attend his duties for several days.

While I write this, the House is in Committee of-the wholo, on the bill of Mr. JUDAH, providing for the payment °f debt due the Scate Bank. Several amendments have been offered, but voted down by large majorities.

Letters received here from Washington render it nenrly certain that Mr. WKIISTER is to be Secretary of State in the new Administration. It isateo said that a called session of Congress will take place, and, 'fso, provision will be made for an early choice of members oy the People of Indiana.

STATK BANK OF INDIANA.

Every citizen of Indiana may feel a just piidein the sound and pros|ierous condition ol our State Bank and Branches, as evidenced by the tabular statements of their resources nnd liabilities, in a subsefjuent column. These tables, being from official sources, are. of course, entitled to full credit for their correctness. The condition of tho Branch at Terrc-Haute,in particular, speaks well for the financial talents of those charged with its management.

O^rThe Banks Directors of Louisville have mode a movement towards a Bank Convention, to be composed of delegates from the Banking institutions of the West nnd Southwest, to make preparations for a general resumption of specie payments in July next.

porkT^ 7

The price of Pork, at this time, in Terre-TIaute, ranges from 2 25 to 3 dollars, according to quality. It will be seen, under our commercial head, that an unusually large quantity of Pork, for the season, hasarrived in the N. Orleans mnrket, owing to the good navigable stage of the Ohio. This may make it necessary to keep as much of tlirt article as possible back for the Sprng market, and will operate severely on buyers of limited capital, who made theii calculations on an early sale of their stock.

(fc3r~The N. O. Piccayune states lhat JEREJVFTAH CRABB, a native of Parke county, la. fell through the roof of a flntboat, and ivas so much injured that he survived the fall but a few minutes. We gather the particulars from the Lafayette, La., Gazette.

O^The Governor of Georgia, in a special message, has called the attention of the Legislature of that State to the failure of the Cotton crop, and states that, "without forbearance on the part of creditors not to be expected, the pecuniary distress of the People for the next vear will be ruinous and unprecedented."' Although a Van Buren man. he hints at an increase of the capital of the Central Bank as a part of the remedy—and, beyond that, he suggests no definite plan of relief. 03"*In the Fayette district, in FCy., Samuel Hanson, Henry Clav, jr. and T. F. Marshall, (all Whigs,) have announced themselves as candidates for Congress.

COMMUNICATION*

Messrs. Editors: Permit me, through the columns of your paper, to call the attention of the young men of this place to the course ot PuiLosormcAt. LECTCRES now in process of delivery, and to make some remarks upon thn importance ot the subject! This I do entirely unknown to the gentleman giving the lectures-

It is not expected that all men should be experimental and -investigating philosophers, but the stores of enjoyment ure much increased, and their, character elevated, when we have a knowledge of the laws operating upon the numerous changes going on around us. The mind, thus instructed, finds Constant food for contemplation, and has less inducement to expend itself upon injurious and frivolous occupations. Such a •mind passes from the laboratory of the lectBrer desk to see in the falling dew, in rushing currents of air—in glowing meteors, in the dark snblimitv of the storm aoud, us rolling thunders and Ashing lightning, not objects of familiar and ignorant observation, but illustrations in the great laboratory of nature of her systematic and constantly operating law#. The instructed merchant sees in the fire which warms his countingroom, and the light which be glowing lamps n'supon his account-book, a beautiful cbemic*I process decomposition, and recombination,- liberating all that light and heat from its hidden condition in the same air whtch he is not only hourly but beneficially breathing, and sending it forth for his comfort and ui :y. By such studies we trace from simple and eLiueatary principles the meet grand and inferior of natures exhibitions and wt look upon them not only to wonder, but with the conscious satisfaction of feeling tint they are understood, as

in like manner lookup mo"

«pect»£r. of architecture, not ignorant of its gn firuetew. &«*• knowing that, from the proper union of materials, the i*rar- coroiHnstwMi of base and nodosal—column «al—arch and dome which atincis our admiral*,-* The ability thus to with the eye of undemanding the changes constantly paaung abound us, if »ot another faculty, op«»*ew soarcca of aKfttlQCMami enjoyment to xh*m wbwh we h^e

Ti® N&w-Bttcxsviat —Thif horrible reurd«r uader the inatigoaswwi of avarice to secure a small Battue of £6®, hns cwat«l a

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Mr. D"—r, it v. of Ur?"i, on Wednesday of last v-: an able n• -li in thfe Howe of Representatives, it: Itace of the Banking policy of the country. The bt.u sketch of that -r-ecta famished by o«r reporter, will give bat a faint of the force and arg* (Ot of hwefT .. W'h'' ,»•: destructive docirises **r not in our liol lq we cannot but be gratified that a «j member of the Van 3«iw u» rr nslf W«d» tie (Habliibrep.r. (-. ai»c jder which that teabed beyond all example, be induced to write e«i

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Modification Committee, made a long report acco rnnanied by a bill to modify or classify tlie public works. VVe have not had time to examine the report, and therefore cannot say what are its views and sucgestions. We shall give it eutiruas soon as room cau be made for it! 1 he bill places the W hue-water canal trom the National road to its terminatioi., in thest class the Madison and Indianapolis Rad roadm the second claw all others in the third class. Nothing in the bill prevents tbeprosecution of the Madison and Indianapolis Rail road under the present appropriations. In the attemoon the bill apporuniungthebenatorsfcnd Repreftpn in lives lor the next five years was passed by a%ote of 33 to 10. On Saturday numerous bills were acted on. A resolution was otiered by Mr. Cnamberlain re-

rwra£^X8^^ resolu theiStat.— the capital stock. 2d. The loans shall be so equaliz

er earn bio an8 and resolution proposing an amendment LTbe charter of the State Bank. vix: 1st. 1 increase

ed that the citizens of each towuship in every county shall be entitled to borrow an equal share in P«JP[j£

boards

of the svbole amount to be loaned. 3d. 1 ha. tne

doing county business shall

On Saturday, the joint, resolution in relation to an amendment o! the constitution of the United States, limiting ihe eligibility of ihe President to one term of gecvice, came up ou its third reading and excited some discussion. It was opposed on ihe ground that any attempt of further amendment of the constitution would open the door for other amendments, which, in time might destroy the most salutary leatures ol that sacred charier. It was contended by the Iriends ol the resolution, that this amendment was imperiously called for, in order to preserve inviolate the "blessings and benefit"conferred by that instrument1 by preventing the 'paironageof thegovernient trom coming in conflict with ihe freedom ot elections," and that a large majority of the people had loudly called for it. The resolution passed by a decided vote.

IN SENATE. DEC- 31.

Mr. DOBSON, leave being granted, offered the follow-

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constable to return his writ with the body ot the debtor but by the present bill he was allowed to take special bail for hisappearance which might be obtained in his own neighborhood. If the gentleman from Lawrence

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INDIANA lX^istA^TFILE.'-^L^ *VO'I'E OK ARKANSAS-OFFICIAL. a ,TW, 1 C. F. M. NOI^AND, Esq., in a letter to the Editorof In the^na™Eon°Friday, Mr. Cravens, from the the Little Rpck^ Advocate, makes the annexed cortec-

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solvency 6tall paper offered for discount. 4th. lhat the bank shall be prohibited Irom dealing in exchange tor the purposes ot speculation. The proposition wing considered one ol raiher a novel character, and it being also introduced on Hew ear's day, the House lmmediately resolved itself into committee ot the whole on the resolution, with the evident intention ol having little/ji«.—Several amusing amendments were proposed, accompanied with humorous debate, when, the equanimity of good temper usually manifested by the respectable member from Franklin becoming not a little disturbed by the unceremonious treatment which his proposition had received, a proper sense ot regard fur his feelings prompted the committee to rise and report the preamble and resolution were then laid on the table- ...

That the judiciary committee be instruct

ed to report to the Senate, whether or not Milton Stapp, one ol our Fund commissioners, is not liable on his official bond, for intrusting 300,000 dollars of Indiana State bonds to the Morris Canal and Banking Co., which have been withheld by said company, and which is likely to be an entire loss to the State: Also for the 190,000 doolarssold to said company without sufficient security, tor which the State has received nothing, and which will probably be an entire loss to the State.

Mr. Armstrong moved to amend said resolution by striking out the name of Villon Stapp and all that re

fers to any

the

specific sale of State bomls, and insert that

the committee on the judiciary "enquire and report to

Senate, whether either ot the fund commissioners of the Slate, is liable or not on his official bonds for the amount ol State bonds by them translerred, and for which the State has not received a full consideration."

Which was agreed to, and the resolution so amended was adopted-

Jurisdiction of Magistrates.

The bill to amend an act regulating the jurisdiction

and duties

lUMr.

of justices of the peace, was read the third

CLARK moved that the bill be recommitted to a

committee with instructions to strike out the fourth section. Mr. COLLINS represented the bill as one for the roliel of

debtors,

as well as creditors. The first section pro

vided that the constable, in cose of arrest, might tnke special bail, As ihe law now stood it was the duty of

upon the subject^he (.Vlr-JC.) believ

withdraw his proposed instructions. It the

securities offered were not known to the justice of the peace thev would be rejected, because the justice was liable if the bail taken was not good. By this mode an

If gentlemen could point out any teat which was iniquitous he would be glad to hear it, and would be as ready as any one to vote against the bill.

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Mr. HANNA wished to give another explanation of the bill, with a view to which he wished to have tho

Mr. COLLINS explained the fourth clause to be merely an extension of a former act on the subject. Mr. MOFFATT looked upon the bill as being framed for tlieexclusive benefit of the creditor: Persons were generally under the impression that under a bail bond, they were either to surrender the debtor or pay the debt, and the bill was likely to involve thousands in error. Many would become bail for the appearance of a defendant, who would not undertake the risk of paying the debt, if the defendant should go forward and surrender himself but the bill did not liberate the bail if he did not go with the defendant and surrender him.

Mr. CLARK was not aware of any difficulty having arisen from special bail. His objection was to the fourth section of the bill, requiring bail to file an affidavit that lie was able to pay the debt. Many frauds were committed by persons swearing such oaths, and defeating the ends of the suits altogether by the debt never being paid. Gentlemen agreed that it operuted well in exonerating justices of the peace. In his view it was a bill to prevent the payment of debts.

Mr. MOFFATT argued that by this act. although the party should come forward in good faith and surrender himself, yet the bail was not discharged. Do not said Mr. M. deceive the people. Many will go bail for their friend on the supposition that the appearance of ihe bail whereas the responsibility hangs over him until the debt is finally paid. All that a creditor was entitled to ask was the appearance of the debtor. He (the debtor) had contracted the debt, and he ought to pay it: whereas, by the present provision of tlie bill, ihe bail is liable to the debt and costs, and many would bedeceiv-

^The fourth section was ordered to be stricken out. Mr. MOFFATT moved that all contained in the bill relative to special bail be stricken out.

Mr. PARKER said the motion was improper. He explained appearance to be, an undertaking on the part of someone to be security that if judgment go against the defendant, his body shall be forthcoming at the proper time This was an approach towards what had occupied tlie attention of both Houses during a considerable oart of the former session, the abolishment of imprisonment for debt. So far as he was personally concerned he did not care much about it, but he knew that it would operate very well for the rountry.

Mr MOFFATT observed that although tne person oecomiiig bail supposed lhat all he had to do was to give up the body of the debtor, it was frequently the hope of the creditor that the defendant might not appear, so that he might draw from an innocent individual the amount of the debt. True, it had been practised in the circuit courts, and be had known mischief to result from it. But there was a difference between a circuit court and the court of a justice of the peace. In the circmt courts some might suffer, but in ihe courts of justices of peace where there were innumerable suits every dav, many must suffer. The law would operate injuriously on the whole community Itwasa law which the people generally did not understand, and would not understand until they suffered severely by it. We ought, said Mr. M., to legislate for the debtor class as well as for that class in which creditors are found creditors have been protected heretofore, almost exclusively, and tlie debtor class now demand our protection.

Mr. WHWBT, in submitting an amendment to the bill, said we are not to legiflate tor men as if they were all lawyers- or else thousands would be taken in nor for creditors only: they are not the majority or the people but we are to legislate for the people generally.

Mr. MOFFATT wished the bill to be so constructed as to provide that if the defendant appeared at the proper timr. the bail should be discharged.

Thebill was then referred to a select committee of Messrs. Clark, Hanna and Bell. The House bill, to regulate the practice in suits at law pawed.

We are informed by a gentleman who was in Madison this week, that Joseph L. White Esq. will not, under any circumstances, consent to be a candidate for Congress from this district. He does not dew re the nomination, and his private engagements are such that if it were conferred upon him, be would be obliged to decline being a candidate. It is necessary therefore that we should turn oar eyes to some other man to fill tbat important office. If this matter cannot be arranged otherwise, we mggest lhat the Whigs in each county chad hold a convention on the 4th of March next, and appoint delegates to meet at a convenient time then' alter to nominate a candidate for Congraw Irom tats districts—N. A. Gas.

ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE-

Nothing of importance was done in either HOOM OD Wednesday. In the Senate in tbe forenoon a reaolation was adopted, enquiring of tbe President ol the Bank of Tn—'m if that institution was willing to receive an I.:.--. of two or three mi' loosto its stock on the part of tbe S«eie- Mr. Pearson ofiered an amendment enowing if tbe Bank would sell oat its private stock to the State. The amendment waa lost—7 ayes—and resolution rejected. A long dwrossion in the Horn* grew oat ot a proposition to divide the School fund among the Cow ties- .[Jlsagamwa Joornal

action might be replevied, and the justice exonerated. have stated. Thisengine. when completed, is to be in ..i 1.

tions of the official returns of Arkansas, as given in Gov. Yelks proclamaiton.—"Gov. Yell has issued his proclamation, stating lhat John Miller teceived 6,"048 John McClellan 6.047 and Samuel M- Rutherford 6,049 votes. This is true, according to the vote published, but lu8 excellency has made a miscalculation altogether, when he comes to* the Whig ticket. He says John W. Cocke received 4,362i John Ringgold 4,363 and Lewi? Evan*,4,361 votes.

Counties. .* V. B. Arkansas JSP 78 Benton r... 2-15 Conway 201 Chicot 43 Crawford, no return. Carroll 223 Crittenden* 71 Clarke "7 Desha ,78 Franklin*" Greene, no return. Hempstead 251 Hot Spring 103 Independence 198 Izard Jefferson Jackson Johnson Lafayette Lawrence

upon the

nnu feature in the t*"! 1 rcacliness. throughout the year. Steam is to be "kept up" always. INTEGRITY AND LIBERALITY-

Th&isa

mistake

any one i£jho \vil| add up the votefl^V^l_find that John W.'Cocke received 4,662 *Jolin Ringgold 4,663 atid Lewis Evans 4,661-votes—making the Van Buren majority enly 1,386. ••I have no doubt hip Excellency will take pleasure in correcting this Diialake: its importance consists in the fact that there is heavy betting on fifteen hundred votes, and the. proclamation always governs such bets."

Har. Counties. V.B. Har. 120 Monroe, no return. 7 Madison 253 135 l'«7 Mississippi 73 90 191 Marion, no return. ft. 191

Pulaski ,T 501 607 68 Pope 263 183 95 Phillips 247 238 119 Pike 87 v? 23 173 Poinsett 130 1

•Rejected for informality—60 votes for V. B. Agreeably to the above Proclamation, if correctly added,—Samuel M. Rutherford received, 6,049

The puhjoined noble examples of integrity and liberality, as exhibited in that city, are recorded in a late number of the Philadelphia North American.

Munificent Donation.—We learn that our fellow citizen, Mr. NATHAN DL'NN, a friend to liberal education, has recently given to the Managers of Haverford School, the only Quaker College, we believe, on this continent, thesum of twenty thousand dollars, which establishes that interesting institution on a durable basis.

It has seldom, if ever, been our happy lot to record so munificent a donation, during tlie life of tho donor and what renders it still more gratifying is that this sum was voluntarily paid to Mr. Dunn, by Mr. Joseph Archer, the only surviving sou nnd representative of our late benevolent townsman, Mr. Samuel Archer, who at the time of his death was largely indebted to Mr. Dunn. This noble act is an earnest that theBon inherits the virtues of hisdeparted parent, who truly wasa friend to the friendless and a father to the fr.therless.

"KEEP YOUR ACCOUNTS SRPAR ATE." Under this head, the Richmond Whig says:—The suggestion of Mr. Webster, that a new set of books be opened under the new Administration, is a wise and prudent one, and will meet with generaj approval from the Whigs of tho conn try. Let the business of the old concern be closed, and be kept separate and apart from that of the new one. By this means, thesohemeof the Feds in anticipating the revenue of 1841, by paying their debts with promises to pay after the 4th of March next, will be baffled, or be made to recoil upon their own heads. Possibly, the certainty that their prodigality will bo exposed in the mode indicated, may, to some extent, restrain them from plundering the public, with a view to increase the embarrassments of (becoming Administration.

ANTIDOTE AGAINST MARRIAGE.—Joy says that if a man feels very much like getting married, yet imagines he ought not to, the be*t remedy he knows of, is to help one ot his neiehbors move a house full of furniture —borrow about nine of his children for three days, and hear them cry. If that fail, build up a fire of damp wood, and when the smoke in the room is thickest, hire a woman IO scold him about four hours. If he can stand pjl of tbese.he had better get married the next day~-g?ve his wife the pants, and be the "silent partner" in the great firm of matrimony. We think the remedy is severe, but as every man is liable to those thingaefter heyokes himself, it would do no hton to try it before.

RETORT OF THE REGISTRAR GF.KKRAI. OF ENGLAND. The last number of the Boston Medical Journal contains an article condensed from the above report, and giving a variety of curious facts. It was ascertained tViat out of 121,083 couples married, there were 40^587 men and 58*959 women who could not write. The pastoral,agricultural, and purely manufacturing classes are the most ignorant. The better educated artisans and trades people appear to emigrate, and ble in the metropolis for it is not probable that children born in the metropolis are educated in the schools so much more extensively than are those born -in the country, ps the abstract would imply. Of the above number married, 5628 men and 16.414 women were under 21 years of age. The average age of the males was 27 years, of the women 25 years snd a few months.— The mortality in England and Wales for 1839, is at 1 to 47.3. In i838 it was 1 to 46.

STATISTICS OP CBIKE IN LONDON.—It is estimated than in London there are always 12,000 children undergoing a system of vicious training, to fill the ranks of those who are removal by transportation, imprisonment, violent or nstoral death. 30,000 persons live by theft and fraud. 3.000 are regular rewtvem of stolen goods 10.000 are addicted to gambling and 20,000 are begggars about tbe streets: 15.000 are set down as habitual gin drinkers 23,100 are annually found drunk in the streets. There are 150,000 who have abandoned themselves to systematic debauchery and profligacy of these 80.000 are females, one tenth of whom die annually under circumstance* of wretchedness and suffering of which the mind can hardly form any conception. What a picture of human misery and crime

Norra CAROLINA.—The lower Howe of tbe Legislature of North Carolina has passed a law for holding the el«r':-T8 on one day through the whole State, and nan i\ the first Thursday of August for the day. The law at present proyidesfor holding the alestions on tbe Court oays of the several counties.

Mr. ROBERT STV*TOS, tbe great Mage proprietor at the Wes*, is now I ing, at his manufactory in Pennsylvania, a most splendid «ix horse carriage, to be used expressly to carrv Gen. HAKIISON from North Bend to Washington in February next. Stockton is the owner of about nine hundred horses, and he will select six of the largest and very best for this carriage.—Phila.Sen.

An investigation into the affairs of the Wolfborough (N- H.) Bank shows a depoaito of flu in specie, and a-' bout #40 in tbe bills of other banks, to redeem a circa-: tiion of aJxwrt

Randolph', 252 -45 Searcey, no return. 76

210 Sevier. 197 76 55 Saline*-*, 135 142 370 Scott 112 32 79 St. Francis 246 82 173 Union 173 124 107 Van Buren 150 29 160 Washington 620 422 43 Wluie^ 46 j,.82 138

174 109 143 321 25 214

John Ringgold "p 4,663

Leaving a Van Buren majority of 1,386

A GOOD TOAST.—Among the toasts given at a recent Whig celebration at Ogdensburg, N. Y-,

was

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lowing: Woman A mother, she cherishes and corrects us a sister, she consults and counsels us a sweetheart, she coquets and conquers us a wife, she comforts and confides in us, without her what would become ot us?"

ANOTHER At the Tippecanoe celebration at Westfield, (N. J.) last week, the following pungent toast was given. We commend" ij to the notice of the Globe and Richmond Enquirer! "Martin Van Buren— Conquered by a "coward," outrun by a "man in an iron cage," vanquished by a "petticoat General," and soundly beaten by "Old Granny."

ALABAMA.—A btll has passed the Senate of this State by a strict party vote, to consolidate the Congressional districts, with a view to adopt the general ticket system as recommended by the Governor.

The Senate has also passed a bill to remove the Decatur Branch of the State Bank toGainsville, Sumpter countv. This question is likely to produce considerable agitation in the northern connties, particularly in the valley ol the Tennessee.

SOUTH CAROLINA:

The Legislature of this State adjourned on the 19th ult. -after having passed twenty-seven acts, one of which is "An act to provide against the suspension of specie payments by the Bunks ot this State." The Charleston Patriot, a Van Buren paper, expresses the opinion that this act will bee.xtremely bnrthensome to the Banks if enforced and thinks, also, that the Courts of-that Stale will decide it to be unconstitutional. The first section declares that the provisions of the act shall be antl become parts of the charter of every Bank in the State already incorporated, or to be incorporated.

Ohio State Journal.

The New York Standard says that several insurance companies of that city have determined to have fire put our hereafter by steam. They are having built a powerful steam fire-engine, to cost *ix thousand dollars- li is building on a plan of Erricson's, the inventor, of the transversal screw-paddle lor steam-ships. The engine will weigh, it is said, a little more than two tons will have the power of one hundred and twenty men and will throw upwards of three thousand pounds of water per minute to the height of over one hundred feet. Its power, and the quantity of water to be thrown, can be greatly increased over what we

COMMERCIAL RECORD.

REVIKW Of THE CINC1N ATI ARK ET. FOR THE WEEK ENDING, DEC 29. REMARKS—We have some considerable changes to make in our rates this week. The Pork market may*4

now be fairly said to have opened—though tlie transactions as yet have been slight. As we predicted in our remarks last week, and as may be seen in our present quotations, the article has fallen, jtacon in small quantities has been brought out, and we quote from bona fide sales. The supply of Hogs, thus far this season, has hardly equalled the expectations of our Packers, only about 65,000 ha v# vet come in. This deficiency may be accounted for, by the IOAV prices offered and by the great abundance ot Com having induced farmers to feed late. The whole number estimated to be cut here this season will probably exceed 100,000 some 20,000 more than las'. During the week, the sales in hoga have been dull, notwithstanding there were but few in the pens, having been kept back by the bad condition of the roads for driving—tfiey are now coming in more freely.— Prices, last week, for drove Hogs varied from f3.87and $4,00—from waggons3,50 and S,75, in small lots |Good average corn fatted hogs may be said to be worth 4.00— lighter 3.87, and there seems to be as many buyers as sellers. Lard is in abundant supply, with a considerable decline in rates. Whisky, though in moderate quantity, has fallen. Flour sustains itself at fair rates 3,75 lias been asked, but no sales at the price. There is now an abundant supply of new crop Sugars, with some slight advance, owing to the reported damage suffered by the cane season. Coffee is in large supply and a shade lower in price, which we understand is to be attributed rather to the fact of a large quantity having been thrown on the market, than to an overabundance of the article. Teas sustain their price something firm er thanJnst week.

THE WFATOER has been frosty during the last seven days, but is now quite mild ana promises to remain so.

ST. LOUIS MARKET-DEC. 31". The demand for Pork, here has been dimihisliedby the withdrawal of some of the dealers from the market. Prices range from $2 75 to $3 50. at which rates but little is doing. Our accounts from Illinois, and the upper towns on the Mississippi, ail advise us of a decline in price, and it is not probab'e tlmt much more Pork will be put up for export. The extraordinary quantity which has already been sent forward has so far depreciated the price as to make us apprehensivo that loss will ensue to the holders, unless they are able to retain it until spring. Our last accounts ftom New Orleans areof the22d. when the quantity of Pork reeaivedamounted to 47,000 bbls. against 5000 at the same time last year. Mflch of this stock was from the Ohio, the favorable stage of the JS^er having enabled boats of every class to descend to New Orleans, freighted with produce. Tho planters as yet are able to purchase only sparingly, and some time must elapse before Hie market can be cleared of the ^resent stock- Tho same re* marks apply to western produce ofa'l kinds. Very large stocks have accumulated in New Orleans, and the pricesare much depressed. We hope, however, that' owneTsmay bo enabled to hold on for better prices, and thus avoid tho sacrifice which must otherwise be made.

NEW ORLEANS MARKET, DEC. 19. There is a falling off in business, and not mucli invis looked for still January

Flour at $4 50, 4 56t, and 4 60: The market closes firm at 4 50. Pork—continues toarrive freely the receipts since the 1st Oct. amount to 17,000 bbla against 2000 last season. We quote $16 for clear. Mess- 15, Prime 121—these aro retail prices, and holders would tuke less for any considerable lots.

Beef— is very dull: the stock is on the incj&ase: there have been some sales of prime at $6i a $7 minis held at $12 a 13.

Laid—sales at 8c., but that price could not be got for a largo lot. .p Molasses—are in pood demand, at 21 at 22o.

Com•—Pricesare looking down: wo quote 53a 60c. The stock is small, but equal to the tleniand. Gate—36, a 37o.

Bacon.-*-'Thedemand is smul!—hams 10 a 11c sides 6 a 7. shoulders 5 a 6c.

JTIJiltStiED,

In Sugar Creek Township, on the 28th ult., by Elder R. M. Newport, Elder WM. SHIELDS,of Edgar co., 111., to Miss NANCY MARRS, of Vigo county, daughter of Nathan Marrs, Esq. 0*With tho above announcement, the Jirinters re ceived an excellent bottle of wine, which, as the day was extremely cold, "was'nt hard to take."

On the 31st ult., by S. W. Edmunds, Esq., DAVID GILLELAND, to Miss MARY BAKER, all of Vigo.

Annual Report

Of ihe Common Council of 'Jcrrc-Hautc. At a meeting of the Common Council of the Town of Terre-Hautc, at tho Council Room, in said Town. on the fourth day of January, instant, the Committeo appointed to make a schedule of tho Moperty of said Town, and its situation, and also a statement of- the liabilities of said Town, having made their Report, the same was unanimously accepted, and ordered to bo recorded on the Journal of suid Council, and that the Clerk cause a synopsis of the same to be published.

Heal E&tate.

Market House Lots Nos. 63 and 64, in Town of Terre-IIaute the Market House on Lot No. 63 Lots Nos. 1 and 2, in subdivision of Town Lot No. 96 Grave Yard Lots on Sec. 16, Nos. 37 and 38, 17 and 48 and Ejjgine Hot^se and Bell, which are on County property.

Fire Department.

One Fire Engine, one Hose Cart, one hundred and fifty feet of Riveted Hose, two® Buckets, one Claw Lanthern, one speaking Trumptt, three wrenches, one Brush, ono Coal Stove and Pipe, in charge of Hoosief Engine Company.

One large Fire Hook, with chain rope and pole, six •mall Fire Hooks with poles, and two medium sized do., unfinished, owing to the want of siuiable timber, six chopping Axes, two Iland-saws, Fire Ladders, one Glnss Lanthern, in charge of Hook and Ladder Company.

Two Cisterns in Court Ifou*e Yard, inchargeof Jas. Farrington and Jno. Crawford. Hearse and one hone Harness complete, in Engine House, in charge of Wm. Anderson.

In Mayor*a Officc.

One Ijcvcr Press and Seal of the Corporation, ono wood Stove and Pipe, and two Benches. In Clerk's Office.

Two Tables, nine Chairs, one Book Case, fifllr Draw Candlesticks, etc. At the Market House.

Two Patent Balances, and one set of Copper Meastirrs. from a pint to a half bushel complete, inschargn of William Mars.

Liabilities.

Due the School Commissioner, four hundred and,,, thirtv-seven dollars and eighty-nine cents, payable the 15th Dec.. 1848, with interest at six per cent, payablo annually, in advance.

Due the Branch at Terre-Haute of the State Bank Indiana, twenty-three hundred and fifty dollars, payat^'of

ble in March, April, July and Nov.. 1841 Resources. To meet the sum of four hundred and thirty-aeven dollars and eighty-seven centsdue the School Commissioner, the Treasurer hss on hand, in cash and notes, *&• one hundred and n-nety-eight dollars and thirty-seven cents, the notes due the 16th May and 19th Augus', 1841, which will, at that time, with the interest, jp amount to two hundred and fourteen dollaratraw thirty- Is seven cents, leaving a balance ol two hundred and twenty-three dollars and fifty-two cents, to be provided for by the sale of Grave Yard Lots.

To meet the sum of twenty-three hundred at*d fifty -y dollars due the Bank, the Treasurer hasonyiand fi*« hundred and fooy-eight dollars and eight-cents.:

School Fund.

The Treasurer holds notes due this"Fund on the 1st July, 1R41, which willat that time amount totiine.. hundred and forty dollars and nineteen cents. Ihis..money aan only be used for school poroses, as per charter of incorporation.

J. P. USHF.R, Clerkro ttm.»

Terre-Haute, Jan. 9,184I-3t To Common Council.

HAT FINISHING. rpffE subscriber has commenced the* business of finishing and dressing Hats, in the same room, in Scott's Row, where Wnt- P. Bennett keeps his

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iJi

Tailor

ing shop, and will befhappyto attend tosorders in his line, promising care, atten- tBr tion, and good workman^ip^in thair

execution. WM. HAY-rlES^ Terre-Haute, Jan: 9, 1841-J8-3t.

WOOL. J*

want a large quantity of Wool, for which we are willing to give a liberal price. We will receive it in small parcels at our store.

Jan.9-18-tf BLAKE St BALLCOJiE AND S«TIXE.

ALL

persons indebted to the subscribers are request-* ed to come and pay what they owe, as we are determined to collect what monov we have outstanding a neglect of this notice may Itad to cost.

Terre-Haute, Jan. 9-18-tf BAILEY & ELKIN-

COTTON YARN.

[Br WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.]

heavy lot of Cotton Yarn, of

assorted

BR1TTANIA

aala by Jan. 2-17-tf

numbers ana,

excellent quality, just receive snd forra Terre-Haute, Jan. 2-17-tf BLAKE & oAl.lt,

Rrittania Ware in setts. Also,.

G. W.

LANGWORTin