The Wabash Courier, Volume 9, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 January 1841 — Page 2

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THE WABASH COURIER.

'Ferre-ttaute, ind.

SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 23, 1841.

O* The following is a description of a counterfeit bill which appeared in this place on Thursday last, and which it not noted in any of the Detectors $10, Bunk of ViiTjinia, Branch at

KENTUCKY.

Tho discussion of the slave-law continued in the Mou*e through tho past week, and terminated on Saturday evening, the 9th, in the defeat of the bill to repeal it. The vote was 53 to 31. A year ago, we believe, a bimilar bill paused the same branch oft he-Leg-islature, by a small majority, hut was killed in the Senate. Another bill, having the same object as that rejected by the HQUSS, has been introduced into the Senate.

"ALABAMA

A recent exposition of the affairs of the State Bank of Alabama, shows that the following loans have been made to members of the Legielatnre, by ono of the branches of thatjnstitution: Liabilities of delegation from Mobile Co. 311,07-2 52

WABASH AND ERIK CANAL.

The completion of this work through Ohio to Lake Erie, no event in which the Stato of Indiana is deeply interested, will be accomplished, it is believed, before the close of the present year. This, we aro srratified to learn, Is the opinion of Governor Shannon of Ohio. In his lam Message, he says "one half of the whole length of tbo Wabash & Erie Canal, in detached portions has been completed and it is confidently expected that the whofo lino of this improvement will bo finished bv the first of November, 1841."

The Ph'N Iclpliia Sentinel states that there are now 300 sail vt&s Is employed in navigating Lake Erie, giving employ mem to 3000 persons. Previous to tho war of 1818, and the building of the fleet by Com. Perry at PreSque Isle. (Erie) hut few vessels navigated the waters of Lake Erie. Some ten or a dozen illy manned and mis-shapen hulks were owned in Buffalo and at Dstroit, which were, at that early date, fully adequate to the wants of commerce. There are now two ships of 350 tons each. The class of vessels pow employed fa mostly herrmphr»diit brigs, and schooners, varying from SO to 250 tons each, whose aggregate tonage is not far from thirty thousand, not including transient vessels registered at por's Lake Ontario. Of this number Siwie 50 veuwla fire employed in the fish and Umtber trade upon the upper Lakes.

Mowe* Jtfitorr*.—Ifeaw drafts of Specie have been made upon cur City Batiks by those of Philadelphia during the past wgek, preparatory to the Resumption in in Penttsyiranin. $530,060 went, on Tuesday, ami as much more on Wcdn^iiay. Ouf Bnnks have Siweiecnough, but just at this time it is inconvenient to part with it aa they are required to make thSir Annua!

Michigan ditto at the U, States Bank in Now Y^rk A bill to repent the Small No'e restriction has passed tho Ohio Houmof Representatives and the Senate in Committee of the whole. It will probablv prevail. [.Vr»

LustMTtca—Total circulation. Unclaimed dividend*. Loans in Eumpe. is do

I v-.tb to United States, 'This has been advanced, bat the vouchers have not yet been recetv*d Go* -. of F" iters' Gua:i Je* loiu.e of Mt^^an,

Due to State bakks. Due depositors.

Capita) Stock,

SurpJws,

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vorfolk,

payable

to W. B. Lamb, dated Richmond, 9 Mar,, 1830 letter J), No. 6,580. The Cashier's name, W. Dandridge, and the President's, J* Brockenbrough, are both engraved. The engraving of the bill is very badly executed, particularly the beads of Washington and Franklin paper light and thin, and altogether a clumsy imitation of the genuine.

Indianapolis Correspondence.

"HAbL OF REPRESENTATIVES, ••January 20,*1841. **i haVe only time to say to your readers that the bill providing for the completion of of that portion of the Cross-Cut Canal lying between Terre-Haute and the Feeder Dam, w'Clay county, PASSED the House, this day, •by a vote of 49 to 38. The bill provides for ^fhe issue of eighty thousand dollars of State Bonds, bearing six per cent interest, the proceeds of which shall be appropriated for that purpose, under certain regulations named in the bill. '^he Bill has been sent to the Senate, but what its f«te will be there, time only can explain. 1 have hopes of its success. "In hasto, &x,"

The Secretary of the Treasury announces. that the amount of Treasury notes outstanding on the 1st inst., was

Senators from other counties, 35.137 74 Representatives 129,377 30

$467,087 56

PENNSYLVANIA.

The Legislature of Pennsylvania convened at Marrisburgh on the 5th, and organized by the flection of officers of both branches. Charles B. Penrose, (Whig) of Cumberland, was chosen Speaker of the Senate on the firat ballot. The vote was, Penrose 18 Kingsberry (V. B.) 7| Snyder 3 scattering 4. William A. Crabb, (Whig) of Philadelphia, was chosen .Speaker of the House on the third ballot. The first vote gave Ner Middlesivorth (Whig) 48 Richard Brodhead (V. B.) 48 scatteriiiR 3 the second, Middlesworth 48 Flenniken. (V. B.) 48 scattoring3. On tho third, the whole 48 Van Buren members threw their votes for Mr. Crabb, who received likewiso 5 Whig votes, and was elected by a majority of 9 over Mr. Middlesworth.

There were but two absentees—one belonging to each branch.

PORK MARKET.

Tlw Cincinnati Republican of the llth inst., says: Croat activity still prevails at our slaughter vardsand Pork Houses. About ono hundred thousand (logs have been cut up to this date. Tho supply has not been otiifo no large as was anticipated, but the quality of those that have come in fra few days past, is rather superior '.o those slaughtered two and three weeks since this, and tho fact-that our Eastern friends have at Inst come into the market in earnest, has ocousioned a slight improvement in price, and the brat Hogs may now be quoted at $4 12 per cwt. nett. We heard of a sale ol 900 kegs Lord, yesterday, city rendered, at 61 cts.

LEGIST,vrur.rs OFTBBDIFFSSBKT STATES.—The present political character of the Legislature of the different States is a8certa:ned to be—Whig, 18Siatts—Fadera!, 7 States—Doubtful, 1 —as follows:

WHIO.

Vormont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Inland, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Deluware,

FKHKRAL. New Hampshire, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, IS lino is, DOOBTFUT,. Mississippi.

Maryland, Virginia, N. Carolina. Georgia, l/ouisiana. Kentucky, Indiann, Ohio, Michigan,

S:ate-

rnent on the 1st of January. The State o| Indiana has made provwion for all her interest fn!? n$ dun on the 1st o: January. It will bo paid at tfi£ t?. Stale* Bunk, Philadelphia, and Merchant's 8&nk, New York.

IVFER.

U. S. Bask.—The Baltimore Patriot, of the 6th instant, contains a very fall exhibit of the condition and a flairs of the United State* Bank of Pennsylvania. It close* with the following synopsis A sssfe—Active,

Suspended, Stocks, Reai estate, 4c Bonis and nior~-*", Balances wt:h .-• -:i agents, Foreign bills of esc&ange. Bonus for charter IHte by State banks, Note* of Stats banks, Specie, resulting balances.

12.1ST.111 10 9,799,800 31,6^5,553 66 3,662,679 53 816,«o6 31 578,195 41 5S7.847 75 3,600.000 00 3,714,80© 83 1,148.101 93 2,171,725 97 697,428 09

74,603,142 46 11,223,658 99 31,386 SO 11,575,301 97 5 rm 6 :.343 S3

550,1 00 1^47,:i0 00 6.334.221 33 316U$4 50

SUICIDE.—A r**cMy NMtfil* IB Uw frmilfof Mr. Aferi" 1 ikischv.fy I '-s jr~ £8* nitiehaaed S ot. at Mr nor* an Saturday .--. The i«»m«dwn» this nsfe it* 9. ttnjssealptad m*mjX 1 d. v. r.-id it wsuwwfei s4w w## jj» oft

36*- a 00

71,959 63 2.M3/ 83

74,603,142 46

E I S A I E

TROX. THE INDIANA XOtTRNAu. JA5. 15, A part of Wednesday, in the Senate, wast spent in discussing the system of Internal Improvement. *The debate sprung from an amendment,offered by Mr. Collins, permitting individual agd companies to take up aud complete unfinibhed portions of such of the public, works as they may see proper, and allowing them to reccive tho tolls ou such portions as they sh»U finish, and the State to receive the tolls on whatit hasfinifehedi 'I he debate was spirited and exciting. Yesterday morning a light tlebate was elicited on the question of passage of a joint resolution, authorizing our members of Congress to vote for a repeal of thi sub-treasury

Jaw. It pas

sed by a strictly party vote. In the House, on Wednesday, Mr. Jones from the committee appointed to classify the Public Works, reported a bill to modify the system of internal Improvements, providing that the works shall be divided inko eight classes. The White Water Canal from Lawrenceburg to Oonnersvilie is phced in the 1st class the Central Canal south of Indianapolis and the Cross Cut canal in the 2d the Madison and Indianapolis railroad in the 3d the New Albany and Vincennes McAdamized road in the 4th the Northern division of the Central Canal in the 5th the Northern Canal in the6th the McAdamized road between Indianapolis and Lafayette in the 7th the Jefiersonville and Crawfordsville road in the 8th. The bill provides that so soon as sufficient funds shall be received from thesale of lands which may be acquired from the General Government, for that purpose, that the State pledges herself to prosecute to completion the Wabash and Erie canal to Terre Haute. The bill also provides for t^e election of a Principal Engineer who shall take charge of the works, & the Bonrd of Internal Improvement shall be abolished. Tho bill was committed to a committee of the whole House for further consideration. It is indeed very uncertain whatdisposition will ultimately be made of it. We opine, however, that it will call forth a protracted debate, and

parhaps several important amendments will

lution in relation to a INauona Hank bung

The bill to equalize tho Judicial Circuits of the State, which has been several times before the House, was on yesterday reported back from the select committee to whom it had been referred. The motion of Mr. Montgomery of G. to re-commit the bill with instructions to provide for an additional circuit called forth a very spirited debate.

The question of reference, with instruction to create a new circuit, wis taken and decided in the negative. The bill

In the afternoon, Mr. Clark offered a resolution that the Senate will, the House concurring, adjourn sine die on Monday, the first day of February. Mr, Parker moved to amend by striking out tho "first" and inserting tha "eighth," which did not prevail. Mr. Moffatt moved to lay the resolution on the table, which was decided iu the negative.— The resolution was then adopted by the following vote: AYES—Messrs. Aker, Angle, Armstrong, Beard of M., Bell, Berry, Blair, Carnan, Carr, Chamberlain, Clark, Collins, Cravens, Eggleston, Foster, Herriott, Lowe, McCord, Morgan, Nave, Nickel, Riley, Stafford, Stevensou, Test, Thompson, Watts, and Wright—28. NOBS—-Messrs. Arion, Baird, of St. J., Dobson, Elliott, Everts, Ewing. Hackett, Hanna, Harris, Hoover, Kinzer, Mofiatt, Mount, Parker, Tannehill, Williams—16.

PORT OF ST. LOUIS.

By Ihe attention of Mr. J. P. Furguson, Harbor Master, we have the following report of the arrivals of steam boats at this port during tho year 1840, and the amount of (umber received durinsr the same period.

No. of arrivals of steam boats from Janu-

ary 1st, 1840, to January 1st, 1841, 1721

Whole amount of tonage, 244,1851 Average tonage, 142 No."of arrivals of fiat boats, 56 of feet of lumber, 9,977,375 of cords of wood, 25,114 of shingles, 6,433,500 of staves, 467,250

of hoop-poles, 44,850 of rails, 8,950 We subjoin a statement for tbe year 1839, from which it will be seen that the business of city is greatly on tbe increase.

Cords of wood, Shingles,

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on Its passage, it was discussed nt length by difficulties were settled. He believed that the territoMessrs. Newtll of Fo-intnin, and Read in op- rv in dispute on^he North East was necessarjMo Great position, nnd by Messrs. Coleman and Smydth of D. in its favor. At a late hour in the eve-

feast

ning the question was about to be put to the erciso jurisdiction over this Territory. Beginning 1, ii 1 an acknowledgement that the Terruorv in dispute House on Its passage, when Mr. Henley in-

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sisted upon his right to speak before it should I was claimed by the government of Great Britain, bo decided, and the House odjoumrf. On yesterday afternoon, thediscussiotl was again iyir. L. stated some facts connected with thojurisdicrenewed, when Messrs. Fkiwles, Henley and tion of the government of Great Britain over the North Ritchey spoke in opposition, and Messrs West. Territory. The fewpeople there had" Smith of F., Blair and Reyhui-n in favor. The debate continued untii ^ome time after dark in the evening, \v.heb the question was tauten on its passage, and decided in the affirmative—ayes 63, noes 23.

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then passed.

The bill, as pissed the House, makes 110 he ha in he if re it ha adding Pulaski to the ninth, Carroll to the first, and Hamilton to the eleventh circuits.

MONDAY, JAN.

18.

A great part of Friday, in the Senate, was spent in debate on the bill to suspend the further prosecution of the public works and for other purposes. The vote on the proviso offered by Mr. Hatina, that nothing in the bill shall be so construed as to prevent the expenditure of the whole of tho $400,000 appropriation, heretofore made by the Legislature, to the Madison and Indianapolis railroad being made as originally contemplated, was, on motion of Mr. Biird of St. J, re-consider-ed, and Mr. Hanna withdrew his amendment. Various other amendments were offered during the discussion, none of which prevailed.— The question recurring on the amendment of tho committee, Mr|jfcArion moved that the bill and amendment la® on the table, and it was decided it the affirmative by the casting vote of the President which is considered as having sealed -the fute of the bill, as well as of all other propositions to classify tho public works, this session.

Whole number of arrivals ol steamboats, for the year 1S38, 14761.' Amount of tonage, 213,193 4 Cfei*ai«» ?^if do do lumber, 10,099,516 opening door then*

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CONGRESSIONAL^

From (he Corretpondmce of ike Ball. Patriot. Wis^sfffos. JAS- 7,1841, UNITED STATES SENATE.

EXECUTIVE COMS|JfStCATIONS.

Several communications from .the Executive Department 8 were presented. Among t:he.u wasa report from the Secr#try of War, in (XKnpiianeq with a resolution calling for a list oft fee soldiers engaged in the last war, and entitled to pre-emption privileges, by 'aw.

A communication from the General Post Office Department, in compliance with the law fixing the compensation of Clerks inJtbat office.

A communication from the Treasury .Department, transmitting statements rendered by the Deposite Banks, showing the state of tbeir affairs.

After some miscellaneous business of a private and local character, Mr- King, of Ala., from the Committee of Commerce, asked to be discharged from the lurther consideration of the subject of duties on fsh imported from Canada the repeal of whirh hasbeen asked for by several memorials and petitions- Hesaid the Committee of Commence had nothing to do with these matters and, on his motion, the memorials on the questions involved, were referred to the Committee on finance-

Tiie joint resolution, for granting to certain Colleges and Schools, catalogues of the National Library at Washington, was passed.

The Bill making a grant of certain lots in Washington city for the benefit of the Howard Institution, was passed.

DEPOSITE BANKS.

Mr. Wright, from the Committee of Finance, report»d a bil! to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, to extend further indulgence to certain Deposite Banks, which was read, and ordered to a second reading.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TENSIONS TO WIDOWS. Mr. Everett, of Vermont, offered a resolution which, he said,-he submitted because it wasnecessary to act on it at this session

That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency ot continuing,' for the term of five years, the pensions allowed under the act of July, 1338, granting half-pay or pensions to widows."

The resolution being objected to, Mr. Everett moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of considering it. After some conversation, in which Messrs. Peck, Taliaferro and Galbraith participated, in reference to the resolution, and the inquiry whether the committee had not already reported a bill to'this effect—the question was taken by yens nnd nays, and decided as follows: yeas 99, nays 53 which not being two-thirds, the rules were not suspended.

STEAMBOAT DISASTERS.

Mr. Underwood, from the select committee on the subject, reported a hill for the prevention of disasters in steam vessels which was read, and made the special order for Tuesday next.

Mr. Linn gave notice that he would move as an amendment to this proposition, to devote the whole proceeds of the land sales to the public defences of the country.

Mr. Calhonn cave notice that he would move as an amendment, and substitute, his own proposition toccde thewholaof the public lands 10 the States 111 which they lie, on certain conditions-

The Senate, without taking any question, by general consent, postponed the subject till Monday—to which day the Senate adjourned.

The following judicious remaiks are from the pen of a sensible correspondent of the National Intelligencer: Messrs. EDITORS: I earnestly request your insertion of the few following remarks in relation to the Pr««, always so important to cair liberties, and now particularly in its bearing upon the Whig ennso. so c'enrlv identified with the spirit of onr institutions and the restoration of the country to the natural currents of its prosperity and happiness.* 1 t»penk only of one point, and I speak of it of my own accord and from the fulness of my hesrt. I speak only of one point—one that has always, in relation to the Press generally, been with me a eubjtW of wounded justice ana benevolence, and of painful sympathy.

In homely phrase, I speak of not paying the Printer or Editor—some never paying, and vtry many not paying promptly.

I can hardly ascribe it to anything less than an overruling Providence in behalf of oar liberties, that Print* era and Editors are willing to go on with their favors under such a world of discouragement as they bavo to contend with.

I declare, gentlemen, that I have a honored times felt deeply on this subject, in seeing, sometimes, really, but oftener as my mind dwelt, with a kindly regard, upon the interests of others the huge masses of machinery and types the piles of paper, wet and unwet, all of which are cash articles the daily cash advances for labor the ink up 10 the elbows of theoperators their •team worn and care-worn brows their midnight

lamps tbeirdaylight papers, so constantly, unerringly and cleanly worked off. and at our doors before breakfast. to be read—a real treat, eiiber'before or after oor coffee—enabling us to keep the run of our country's interests giving us the news of the world, and furnishing us with r.vrcsferthought and conversation for the day.

Under these exertions and benefits, it has often

struck me as markedly unjust and grossly ungenerous

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WASHINGTON, JANUARY 8, 1841. THE OREGON.

Mr. LINN, of Mo gave notice of an intention to bring in a bill for the extension of the laws of the Uin-

States to the Territory of Oregon, and for the or-

.. ganization of a Court and Government.

be made before it can meet the approbation Mr. Ijinn, in giving notice of his intention, accompaof a majority of the House. The joint reso- I nied It with some remarks in reference to the Territory l.iimn in wlatinn tnn Nnrinnnl R-ink lipinir

itself. Mr. L. said he was not for having the Oregon

ion postponed untU onr

Nor,h Eastern Boundary

Britain, and he believed so from the fact of its indis-

en8alIenes8

to her Canadian posspsions. Without the

shadow of a claim, Great Britain had chosen to ex-

the Government hasgono 0.11 until our territory

brought under English jurisdiction, even to the borders' of Arkansas. Besidrs this exercise of jurisdiction Great Britain was bringing in her citizens—erecting British forts. There wt renow seven in number in the Territory. In regard to the Territory and our ownership, Mr- Linn said, that if this property is worth possessing—nay, if it is not worth possessing, he added, if it is ours—if we haveany c.biim to it, let us maintain it. I am not the man to yield tho shadow of our claim to the powers of Great Britain, or to any foreign power upon the face of tho eartlf. PERMANENT PROSPECTIVE PRE-EMPTION

SYSTEM.

The Senate, on Friday, Jan. 8, restimfed tbe consideration of tire bill to estabtiah a Permanent-Prdspective Pre-Emption System, along with the substitute for it, proposed by Mr. Prentiss, of Vermont.

Mr. Anderson, of Tennessee, addressed the Senate at length in favor of the original niaiewu, and in opposition to the substitute.

Mr. Mangum then rose, and moved to postpone tno further consideration of the bill till Monday next. Mr- Crittenden presented the following resolution, which he said ho would move whun the subject next came np:

Resolved, That the bill be recommitted ttf the Committee that reported it, with instructions to Report provisions to the foil wing effect: 1st. To distribute the proceeds of the sales Of the public lands among the several States of the'Union, in just nnd equitable proportions. 2d. To grant the actual bona fide settlers on the public lands tho right of pre-emption, to nny quantity thereof, not exceeding one halt section, or 320acres, including the place of settlement, at the minimum price ol gl 25 per acre, with such provision as shall limit this right of settlement and pre-emption io actual bona fide settlers, whoso estate at the time of settlement shall not cxcoed the sum ol $1000 and furthermore wiih such provisions, ns shall effectively exclude the wealthier speculators from all benefit under this law, and shall prevent them from interfering with, or participation in the privilege and richt of settlement and pre-emption, which are hereby granted and intended for the sole advantage of needy and honest "settlers and cultivators of the soil.

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yearly amount due the Printer or

pport tbe Whig Press by a prompt payment of our y» newspaper smoont, and if io advance, so much the better- The Whig Press has foo for our ties, now for many years, wit ha mv..-. courage, stancv, perseverance, and ability truly noble, »nd deserving of all n"

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GOOD—Why is the letter like a ring?" said a young lady to bar accepted, one day. The gentleman like me 'f.'ity of his sex insoch a

situnt'on, was

asdoUa nmer.—"Because" added tfee a WTj modest look at tbe picture at the other tbe room. **because** can't be wed withoai it.11—.

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rO* THE WABASH OOURIKR.

"Skilled with touch to deepen scandal's tints. With all the kind mendacity of hints, smiles, While mingling truth with falsehood, sneers with A thread of candor with a web ot wiles, .*• A pfain bluni show, of briefly spoken seeming. To hide her bloodless heart's, soul hardened scheming.

In almost every-

instance

of successful achieve

ment, the commanding general monopolises aW honor, while those who were the chief means and instruments of action are entirely overlooked. We intend to be more just and impartial, for h»gh as we rank. Mia. Chitterling's merits, candor compels us to admit that her efficiency would have been much diminished but for the powerful aid she received from another class, for whom, by the sovereign power of our floating throne in the atmosphere we shall create a name and title. Let them be called ISDCCTOUS. And we so name them fa consequence of the subtile skill with which-they induced or drew off from Mr*. Chitterling the accumti1»ed stores of her own originality, and .they grew more rich in the passage. Tru?, we cirmot gire them. so high a rank as we do to Mrs. C. because their action was but secondary without her they would have collspsed from emptiness-and vacuity, but as the ready vessels to receive and bear abroad Mrs. C's. FACTS, they were distended with business, excitement and importance They did a double duty, as midwives, they assisted in the delivery of Mrs. C's. brain, and as nurses, they dressed t^a bantlings and bore them forth to the world. These inductors on the otber hand were indispensable to Mr*. Chitterling, for had she, poor woTian been left to her own resources, and confined to a direct unassisted statement of her observations, they would have gone forth rather too meagre, too thinly clad and destitute of ornamenfto meet the world's scrutiny. Jin?, oh how much was due to the skillful "question, which asserts nothing, but means rather more than would have been said, and yet requires no contradiction, as it was but a question and this again permits the broad and ambiguous answer, meaning so many things, that listeners might choose any suited to their own purposes and dispositions. Blessing upon the ambiguity of language, it was the thread with which they wove their net, and the talents of Mrs. Chitterling and her Inductors would induce us to doubt, as has been before suggested, whether there is any sentence of five words in the English language but what has many meanings, and whether the declaration that a virtuous woman is a crown to her husband," signifies a crown of thorns or what

Mrs. Sidepoker, and Mrs. Cullender, were the most efficient of Mrs. Chitterling's Inductors, and both of these ladies had highly commendable molives of action. Mrs. Sidepoker never could bear to hear any one traduced without defending them, and with this disposition it was her generous wish to know the worst that could be said, thought or imigined of any individual, as of course she never could enter into the defence until she had first repeated and detailed all the unfavorable circumstances. Unfortunately for her good intentions the statement of the case was so much stronger than the defence, that with two such lawyers, any client, however innocent, would be hung. Mrs. Cullender simply illustrated the division of labor, and what she received in the miss was at once diffused through a hundred channels. It is necessary to have a starting point in every thing in a tale of truth and wonder,-oa in a mathematical line and the ladies whose abilities we have so far recorded, had this place ot beginning, which bore the same relation to their histories as the point does "o the line, and has the same substantial existence. Mr® Chitterling having carefully collected all her observations upon any individual or pair, qnd from her "circumstances" arranged the'history, always commenced w.tli, I'HI.T SAV." No-v this showed skill, judgment and science, a command of the powt of language had she commenced in the singular number, it might awkwardly have meant some particular man. Woman, or devil but, ,TIIKT SAT" wss plurally jjdefinite, and for certa'n reasons of our own, we know it had reference to an assemblage of little devils who sported and flitted across her brain as she had never seen them, it is unreasonable to expect her to define-them, and "They nay" was always unquestioned authority with her Inductors.

With good. Msyorlnd Council to arrang* the ext^rjial business matters of our town, and this able trio to manage those more delicate matters, which concern the heart and character, ours is :i delectably perfect little place. ft invites imigration none need give themselves the least-trouble about their own business for with the same promptness with which the one Council removes a nuisance from our street* the other removes all doubts, respecting our particular character, concerns, and business and if we do find out that we are not as wv 11 meaning men, or as properly behaved women, as we thought we were, it certainly is our duty lo^, be grateful to those who

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Qnhrt a procession moved through the streets of Hon- mi on the 17th ult- under the command of Bob \vwn. for the purpose of saluting Mr. M'Queen, late I,^»l Master at New Orleans- They called at the jail, delivered an address,and received the following in reply: ''Gentler you see before yon a prisoner wh6 has never offen against the laws of Texas. I came to your country in good faith to support your constitution and laws, to plough vour fertile fields, sir! if necessary. to go to the fnHitier but I have been c- ed up byfr swearinsr. My friends I you for vour svJB _.hie».n This speech was repi,t,l to with three cheers and the band struck up a lively sir and the prc**1 cession moved mi its wav.

AN TiE ACT.—We find in our English vera a letter a: Plymouth, Novembfr 25, wbieh «.. ionncjstfce arrival at thai port of the Theron. Capt. Scott, f"*rNew York, t»d T7 ,"", gl of provie g, fciv-ug on board ain an-I 'he crew :iie I* with I ^1

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covery and who can know better than those who make the stud) a business? Some maliciously remark, they are the best authority, inasmuch as, from personal experience, they recogniza the siighest signs of evil intentions. ZEPHYR.

CORRESPONDENCE Of TBE tOtTTSVir.LE CITY OA7JTTE. NEW ORLEANS: DEC. 28.

On the 24th, one of our policemen." Jsu. Norton, wns murdered, and another, Thomas MTWwfrn,_ both of the 1st Municipality, was seriously vvoistal^prt-discharging their duty. They had gone out near flne Eclipso rnce course to execute a warrant on fellow named Richard Kelly who had contrived to slip out of the Calaboose by answering for another person/whose time was up, when Kelley knocked McGov«i|. down with a clut», and as Norton ran to the assigijBTicc tf his fellow officer, he was knocked on the club by a comrade of Kelly, calling himself l^flHBy- It is thought the blow broke his neck. NonoiRuso received a stab which penetrated the liver and severed the main artery. He did not live five minutes. The murderers are still at large. It is thought they -have secreted themselves in the swamp back of the race course.

Madame St. Marc Darby has recently sustained a severe loss in the burning of the fine sugar house, above new Iberia, with 180 hogsheads of sfgnr, a quantity of cane and other proper! v. Thare was no insurance and her loss is about f25,G00.

About 3 o'clock Sundav Morninc, tho27'h_, we had afire o,n the old levee, which destroyed the brick block between tbe two markets of the 1st municipality.— There was a brisk wind at tbe time and the flames spread with fearful rapidity. The destruction of property was inconsiderable compared to-the loss of life.— The buildings were occupied as a ship chandlery, a coffee house, dry-eoods store, and by sundry small dealers. 33r. Joseph Morrison, the chandler was a revere sufferer- Besides his pecuniary loss of about $ 15.000 he has to mourn a fine boy. his oldest son 4 years old, and his sister Mrs Brown and her two children who perished in the flames. A black woman and child shared the same dreadful fate. Mr. Cunningham. C. H. Rowan, clerk of Alexander Kirkmnn & Co. aged about 18, an active member of one of otir fire companies and wrll known and highly esteemed, was crushed by the falling of apart of the wall or cornice. He was buried last evening, and a large concourse of citizens, ies 50Cr firemen attended the funeral. The loss of f»ro «erty is estimated at from f30.000 to $40,000. The escape of Mrs. Morrison was almost miraculous. Being in the interior at the time, she found her way out completely blocked up bv flames. She seized her infant and made her way through the scuttle to the roof, and proceeded to the roof of an adjoining house, whence •he was relieved from below.

ne- of Whitby, fourteen in number,

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INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT IN GEORGIA.

Commissioners appointed for that purpose. Its navigation is closed by icoat least five months of the year, and yet so extensive is the business transacted on it, tlut it is now betngenlarged at nn additional expense, estimated by theiij bngincets at Sl'3.000.000—and the New York correspondent of the National Intelligencer writes, but a few days since, that the business ot the Canal is increasing rapidly, that the proposed enlargement estimated to cost twelve millions more isdemanded immediately at whatever cost and that i.f it were now completed, the amount of tolls beside paying the interest on the debt siili due and the debt about to be incurred, would in a short space of time, extinguish the principal. We remember 10 have read the annual report of the Canal Commissioners about a year since in which they state that some of the bonds of the State bearing an interest of 6 per cent, were sold in 1822, nnd were payable in London in 1845. The Commissioners havingabundant funds on hand from the receipts of the Canal, were anxious to anticipate the payment of these bonds in 1838, but the capitalists who made the loan, refused to take the money and give up the bonds until they should fall due. This is a striking commentary on thesystem of making loans abroad, for the objects of this nature, particularly when we can pronounce with perfect certainty that signal success will follow close upon an out-lay of this kind.

We regard the entire success of the State Road as perfectly certain. That of

the

Thanks, however, to the energy and prudence displayed in the management of the affairs of these private companies, they can do without aid trom the State, and thev are going straight forward, over hill and over valley and river, and will clasp together with bands of iron, all the

vast

by its war upon credit and commerce—peculiarly affecting her interests—had so thickly scattered in the path of her prosperity.

Tho nett revenue deriveil from the canal is $1,020.P15 58—from miction sales and salt duty, $320,582 49. There is a slight failing off in thenett avails from all these sources, as compared with 1839. The gross receipts on the canals havo been larger than during that year, but the expenditures have been also increased, owing to the necessity of repairing and renewing locks, aqueducts, &c. During the season of navigation, in 1840, the gross receipts in tolls, &c., from ull tnesurnlus waters

were

The first cost of the great Erie Canal and the branch- »i,P Rncton Atl«s eives US the gratlfvinff 1, was in round numbers $12,570,000. This Canal is J]|e OA»npv fWhicr^ io pW vned by the State of New York, and managed by intelligence that Mr. BORDEN VVnig, _S elected to the next Congress, from Bristol District,

interests of this State.

The effect of the New York Canul distanced all calculation. New mines were discovered and worked, now sources of industry were developed, villages aud even cities sprang up where but a short time before was heard the wowlman's nxe and tho cry of wild beasts.

The realization of its benefits has been more like fancy than like sound, undisputable facts. It was as though the times of the enchanters had come again, when under the magic wand of some potent sorcerer, the gloom of the silent recesses of the woods, cives plHco to brightness and beauty, and the rocks and caverns and streams are changed topalacesond got hie hubs and murmuring fountains. The effect in proportion to our population and resources, will not be the less surprising in ourown State. Our railroads, when halfconslructed, begin to yield prodigious profits- The small fractional parts are being rapidly filled up, and in May, 1842, the whole line of rail road from Savannah 10 Ross Landinsr, which fifteen miles beyond the Northwestern boundary of Georgia, will he in full operation. We learn that the contracts just offered on the unfinished portion'of the Savannah and Macon rail road, e. between the Oconec and Ocmnlgee have been sought with ihe utmost avidity—that an immense nutubei of proposals have been handed in. This-looks well. Wo only regret that the Directors of this road have not reHtii v- to complete th** work ly tlm first-of January, 1842, Instead of the first of May, 1842.

TI10 well known maxim "restina lente," is well enough applied to human affairs generally—but speed. rnpidttySif execution, on the

safe basis already establish

ed, and immediate fruition, ought to be now tho watchwords. We publish again a paragraph in the Republican of yesterdev morning, which exhibits the rate of progress of the line of road beyond Macon. It is an announcement which ought to be celebrated by tho bring of cannon, which in times ot more prosperity 1 han the present, would wake up the slumbering energies of every section of this State like ?ho sound of a truippet. This declaration is for oursolvcs, for the interest of Savannah, and of that great geocrapliical centre of our State, Macon. It is not for any of our affectionate sympathising cities—out ol the State ot Georgia. Heaven forbid that we should plant longer and make any more railroads for their benefit,

FROM THfc NEW YOftK TIMES AND EVEN I NO STAR-

The Message of the Governor of New York. The great length of this important document, and the short time it hasbeen in our possession, prevent the possibility of extended comment. In style it is forcible nnd perspicuous, and its jubstance higly satisfactory.— The financial details exhibit the great State of New York moving steadily onward in her glorious career, despite the impediments which the

$1 775,747 57, being $159,365 55 over those

of 1839. The expenditures from the School and Literature funds have siightly exceeded the income of their capital and the appropriations, but it will be seen that the benefits nave been in ample proportion to the outlay. The Colleges, Schools, and all the charitable institutions in the State, appear to be in a flourishing condition.

The Geological survey will terminate in June next, and, it is expected, with important results. The law passed at the late session in relation to the redemption of bank notes, seems to have worked admirably The present capital of the Safety Fund is $556,486 76.

The fiscal condition ot the prisons is all that could be desired, and their discipline has undertone thorough reform. The happiest effects are anticipated from the present wise and philanthropic system.

The malignant attacks made upon the Governor for an alledeed inordinate use of the pardoning power are effectually silenced, by a reference to the criminal statictiCsof the former State administrations.

The sum which will have been expended on the enlargement of the Erie canal between January 1, 1840, and March 1, 1841, is stated at $2.869,171 -the aggregate since the commencement of the work at $7,538,832. The total cost is estimated at $22,112,766—so that 15,573,934"is the sunt required to complete the undertaking. It will be finished, probably in 1847.

Forty-five miles of the New ork and Erie Railroad will be in operation this month, viz from its eastern termination at Picrpont to Goshen, in Orange county. Seventy-two miles have been graded and ninety-one miles are under contract. The whole length will be 446 miles—the cost, os estimated, $9,000,000—and the time occupied in consttuction, two years. The amount expended is stated at $1,3.W^000. 1 he credit of the State to the amount of three millions was granted to this road by the Legislature of 1838—of which eiRht hundred thotuand dollars hasbeen issued—four hundred thousand of which were issued previous to 1840.

The enemies of internal improvements, including the Evening Post—will no doubt be astonished to learn that the interest on all the stock issued in aid of works of internal improvement has been promptly paid by the companies receiving tbe nM.

The aggregate State debt is put down at $15,064,746 33—and the clear surplus of revenue derived from the can after t*'• payment of the $400,000 which they ann ily cont ite towards the expenses of tbe State Government, and of the interest of the Erie Canal loan, is stated to be $398,095 95. The estimated clear surplus for tbe current fiscal year is $570,000 00.

Honor io the Bratx!—The Richmond Enquirer states that nine swords voted by the General Assembly, at different periods, to certain officers, natives of Virginia, in testimony of their galantry in the last waf, have been at length delivered, and are placed in the Executive Chamber. The Governor has appointed the 22d of February next for the presentation, when the officers who will ive :'i m. and several other military and naval char istinction, are expected to attend. The devices and ornamental work on tbe blades and scabboards are said to be very appropriatejand executed in the best style. The following are tbe officers to om (or their representatives covered

ARMY

Gen- Ri Jnite*, Col. Get, ArmixUad, if or Th. M. N-l CJ.'.

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the Wfuber so fiir moderated to enable- t'ie hem nit on hoard the Theron. wkte fvreoir. rt they winired.-iV. F. Coas.

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A SmaB TrUe.—By tbe r^wt of tho Soarh Carolina I f- 1- to UNt .i SO "I .. h•& ibetiUMi ni. bn: irt* «x and forty cb -oo.

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New York Canal was

problematical—highly so. The Erie Canal cost, say $24,000.0^0—and is closed five months of the year. The State Rail Road, which is important to the interests of Georgia as the Grand Canal is

New York, is

to cost by the late report of the Commissioners, the very moderate sum of $3.000.00''. What gives the State of Georgia an immense advantage, is that private companies are constructing more than twice as much of this great line of intercommunication as she is. This condition of things gives to the State an assurance of immediate income from-her expedience which she would not otherwise have.

It gives to the State the advantage of internal communication during every season of the year from the Atlantic to the Tennessee river, with only an expenditure of $3,000,000 on her part, this sum being necessary to construct a road covering one hundred and thirty-five mi'esof the whole distance, the chasm being filled np by the Savannah and Macon, the Macon and Forsyth, and Forsyth and De Kalb Railroada—We do not believe the immense advantage to the Stato in this regard has been sufficiently thought of or commented on. Certain it is that the State does not seem to have rendered to th-»se works any acknowledgment ol the vast assistance she is to derive from them, for repeated applications for aid havebeen disregarded.

federal

government,

NAVY

Rtckard ll. UiiL

Capt. Th. Ap. Catrtbif Jones, Ch. W. Morgan

FA tea F- ValcUe H*gh N. Page.

CeL Archibald HnuUrson—frlaritus Corps.

Any man who would best his wife should be sen ten0 v.t",v.v luV"! fV--n:Dec*inker's snow, then c.v.-.-'i .-.r, '.and- tdbehind bim.

T**-re i« a f-M-nr dr-rn n»* -xbasc' I'-.S' »'•pa-.'. .is 't T) ,wr? ball an hoar after He puts them on.

::!SS3S

ANOTHER WHIG GAIN.'

BHIST.IL HEDEEMED.—A slip from tho office

on the second trial, on tho 4th inst., over Mr. WILLIAMS (L. F.) The vote in the whole District st-tnds as follows:

Borden Williams

•s*4 iv f.%?» ST

Whig plurafity «ci3cattering

PROVISIONS Beef, Nothing is now done here in this article in a large wav, and our quotations must remain nominal. Moss, bbl 6,50 Prime, bbl 6t a 7 00 Dried, lb, 8c.

Bacon.—We have not heard of any transactions in this article, and our former quotation remain correct. Hog round, lb 6 61 Shoulders, lb 41 Sides lb 6 a 61 Hams, lb 8 a 9 Do, Duffield's Sugar cured, lb 11c

Jlogs.—cwt. §3.50 a 4 00 Pork in the fnlk—Hoe round, lb 5c Sides, lb 5c Shoulders, lb 31 Hams, lb 61

Barreled —Mess, bbl $11 a 11,50 Prime, bbl, 9 a 10.00: Jjxrd.—lb 6ic. BALTIMORE MARKET, JAN. 9, 1841

Cattle.—Thesupply of Beef Cattle has been fair, and prices aro about the same as last week. On Monday 3(JD head were offered at drove yards and 160 sold to the city butchers, nnd nbout 90 to go out of the market, at priccs ranging from $5 for inferior, to $" per 100 lbs. for those of prime quality. The market has been very well supplied with live Hogs during the week, nnd tbe sales have been at about $5,75 for prime quality.

Por*.—-Tho season for largo arrivals of killed pork has nenrlv passed, and the stock now offering Is not larjre. We now quote at $5 a 5,50 far good to prima quality and rather dull.

Flour.—Howard Street Flour.—There bus been a small but steady demand for Howard street Flour during the week, and the sales of good common brands from stores have been generally made at $4,50. We have heard of one sale,howcver,made yesterday at $4,44 The wacron price is now down to $4,25.

City Mdlt Flour.—Sales of upwards of 1C00 bhls. have been made nt $4,521, nnd we quote the same rats to-day. Stocks aro quite light.

The inspections of the week, ending on Thursday comprise the following fcindtf and quantities —Howard street, bbls. 3330 half bhls, 40 City Mills, bhls, 5175 halfbbls, 332 -Total, bbls, 8,505, half bhls. 372.

Besides 144 bbls., Rye Flour, and 45 hhds., und 298 bbls. Corn Meal. Com.—A sale of Maryland yellow, afloat, was mads a day or two ago at 55c.

AN OPPORTUNITY.

WILL sell the South lOOacrcsof my GROVE FARM," being the best land, and that nearest to town. The character of the land, and the situntion of the plac^, need no description. A long credit given on most of the purchase money.

Jan.23-2Q.tf WM. MAXWELL WOOD.

A Splendid Scheme.

THE

undersigned having a considerable numbnr of Lithogragh prints, consisting of the Battles of the Thames and Tippecanoe Log Cabin pins, medals,finger rings. Sec. See., which he proposes disposing of ns follows:

One hundred persons subscribing #1,00 each, I will put up a quantity of articles in tho following manner, viz:

One Silver Watch worth $12.00, a lot of medals worth $11,00, nnd prints worth 10.00. and the following lots worth 9, 8,7,6, 5,4,3,2 dollars each, making $77.00, the remainder of one hundred being 89 lots, worth $1,00 each, and one hundred lots worth fifty cents each, making in all the amount of $216,00. So that no person can loose more than fifty cts., with a chance of obtaining 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, II, or 13 dollars worth.

P. 8. The articles to be put in Mr. Wm. McFadden's hands,at the National Hotel 'tefore any money is paid, but nil monies t* be paid previous to next Saturday evening at 7 o\ lock, when each person is requested to attend at the above Hotel.

Terre-Haute Jan. 21,1841-lt. PHILIP BANKS

TAKEN CP,

Smith Finch, living in Sugar Creek township, Vigo Co.. Ind., on the 1st day of October, 1840, ono BAY HORSE, four years old last Spring, 15 hands high, both hind feet white, right hip knocked down considered a stump sucker: no brands or marks perceiv. able. Appraised at $33,50cts., by Francis Tbral.'s and Robert McCullocb.

Jan. 23-20-3f TILLINGHA8T

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4320 3730

590

202

388

Bordan's majority over all Which shows a whig nett gain trict, since the last trial in November, of 465. Old Massachusetts is sound to tho core.

in this dis-

Thompson, who has bsen in custody

in the county jail of this county since last summer, and who was charged with the murder of Abraham Rhinearson, had his trial at the present term of the Putnam Circuit Court. The investigation of Ihis case occupied nearly two days, and was concluded on yesterday evening: 13 instant, when the jury retired and were absent about 20 minutes and returned with a verdict, of GUILTY—Grecncastle is it 1

NIM

COMMERCIAL RECORD!

REVIEW OFTHEC1NCINNATI MARKET, For the weekending Tuesday, January 12th, 1841. REMARKS.—From the great change which took place in the weather during the past week, and the eonse* quent opening of the navigation, we lvd expected that we should have sgme considerable alterations to make in our quotations, but such is not the case. The intelligence from N. Orleans and elsewhere has caused an evident tendency to decline in the markets, and an unwillingness to do business in our principal articles, and thus transactions have been very limited. Considerable quantities of produce have been exported but this hasbeen done on account of former nrrangmcnts, and has had no effect on present prices.—Hogs are in limited supply, and vary from $3,50 to 4,00 per cwt. As for Pork, scarcely any thing is doing in it, a limited sale of Prime has been mode at $9 per bbl, and we alter our quotations accordingly. Flour has fallen considerably, and probably will fall yet lower, if the present weather continues another week, and thus admit of imports by ('anal. A purchase of lOOObbls, City Mills, was readily effected yesterdny nt $3,50 pr bbl—Whisky has varied considerably in price, on Saturday a sale was effected ot 17ic gal: but subsequent sales havebeen made at 17c, and the general range of prices must bft taken yet lower, though the supply is but limited.

ALMV,

SCTIOOT, BOOKS,

all their variety, including Daviea1 complete series of Mathematical works all the Latin and Greek studies in use. with the whole rsnge of Books for Common and Hign Schools, constantly on hand and for sale on the most "reasonable terms, by E. FLINT.

Jan. 23-20-flt Phila. Book Storo

PUBLIC IAtR.

NOTICEFebruary

IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 13th

day of next, 1 will sell at Public Auction, on tbe premises, the rents and profits ol about eighty acres of improved Land, being part of Sections one and two, in Township eleven north, of Range nine west, in Vigo county, Indiana, for a term of years said land belonging to the heirs of James Cummins, deceased.

At the same time and place, will be sold at

Auction, about three hundred and fifty busbelsof Corn, and a stock of Oats. Terms made known on the day ofsnle. EDWARD MILES,

Jan. 23-20-3t Adm'r of J. Cummins.

SEYMOUR OOOKINf,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. ALSO Wolary Public.

ANY

business intrusted to his care shall receive prompt attention. At present he will be found mt the Law Office of Kinnev, Wright fc Gookins.

Terrs- Hsute, Oct. 3-4-tf. STEPHEN G. DODGE, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR

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TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA.

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are an crooked thsn

of Ohio snd Market streets, ssuth-

ea«t corner of the Public equate, and adjoining tbe dwelling of L. H- Scott- Esq. BEFERENC.

WES:

ig are those swords will be Hon. John Fine. Ogdensburgh, Hon. Silas Wright, Jr., Canton.

Hon. Miuh Sterling, Watertovm, Hon. Jos. Hopkinson, I Philadelphia. Jas. J. Barclay, Esq.. $ Hon. J. H. Bronson, St. Aug**tm,Florida.

Oct. 31-8-tf. COPARTNERSHIP I®'. „nn

RAMAGE & R. N. HUDSON, having connected themselves in the HOUSE SIGN & ORNAMENTAL PAINTING business, are now prepared to do such work man its various branches in the Old Stand, two doors south of Mann & Weatfa!I*»Coffee Hoot*.

Imitationsof Wood or Marbls done with neatness awl daapa'eb .TCTTC- a