The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 19, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 January 1849 — Page 2

THE COURIER.

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SATURDAY,v.\vJAN. 6,1849.

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FOR GOVERNOR,

I S A E E E OFF GIBBON COUNTY. |L| Ft»R LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR *1 THOMAS S. STANFIELD,

OP ST. JOSEPH COUNTY.

Whic Candidates for Governor an4 Lieal. Governor. The Whig Convention which assembled at Indianapolis on tbeSd intt., nominated EL1SHA EMBREE, of Gibson, for Governor, and THOS. S. STAKTIELD, of St. Joseph, for Lieut. Governor.

Judge Embree is now a member of Congress frotn the First district, having beaten R.'D. Owen in a district largely #1' Democratic.

Mr. Stanfield served two sessions in

the Legislature as the Representative from St. Joseph county, to the satisfaction of hit constituents, and greatly to his own honor.

With such candidates, who can doubt success at the next August election. ,i

Cholera in New Orleans.

Telegraph from Louisville Dec. £9th, •ays—the Peytona arrived from New Orleans and reports the Cholera very bad there on the 2tst. Fourteen of her deck passengers died from the Cholera on the passage up.

The St. Cloud was lying at Vicksburgh unable to come further. The Captain, Mate, Clerk, and one of the Pilots died of the Cholera, and the crew all left the boat.

Boats were unable to discharge freights at New Orleans. No body would receive them and pay charges,

The St. Louis Republican has a letter from New Orleans dated Dec. 22, which says: The excitement was so great that the town would be depopulated in ten days. The St. Charles Hotel, which had been crowded to overflowing, was comparatively deserted—one table in the dining hall sufficing to accommodate all who remained. The thermometer that day was at 85 in the shade,and umbrellas were freely used in the sun. The streots were in an awful condition, 'rhe steamboats leaving port wore filled with passengers running from the Cholera.

Telegraph from Baltimore Dec. 29th, speaks the following: We have a rumor from New Orleans, via Charleston, that there were one hundred deaths from the Cholera in New Orleans on the 26th inst.

Since the nbovo was in typo, we learn that letters confirm the report of 160 deaths in New Orleans, on Christmas day by cholera,

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Congress—8ontherii

Rights—Slavery.

A meeting of Southern members was hold in the Senate Chamber at Washington, on the 22d ult., in reference to Southern interests, as qpnilected with the Slavery question.

Ex'Governdr Metcalfe, Senator from Kentucky, presided, assisted by Senator Atchison and Ex-Governor Gayle, a Representative from Alabaino, as Vice •Prenidems, and Mr. Venable,Representative from North Carolina, as Secretary. Between sixty and seventy members of (the two houses wero present.

In reference to this meeting the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore •Sun, says

Mr. Bayley, or Virginia, offered series of resolutions, 1 nm informal, embracing essentially. In regard to the rights of the Slates and the powers ,of the General Government, the principles of the resolutions of 1798. They do not recommend rei*tance, but insist npon a firm maintenance of the constitutional rights of the South, and assert the right of the people of the States to resist, in such manner as they may deem proper, any unconstitutional act of the General Government in regard to lbs institution of slavery. The resolutions further propose the appointment of a committee to draft an address to the people of the elaveholding State*, itirrelv shewing, aa I am in

by the people

Legislature*. Theae resolutions, Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, after somo remarks, moved to refer to a committee of em member from each of the alavehoiding State®, to report upon the whole subject involved, at an adjourned meeting to be held 15th January ensuing.

Terre Haute Town Council for 1840. The following were elected on Monday last: 1st Ward—S. B. Gookins, James A.

Modcsiu.

*d Jesse Lee, H. Buckingham. -3d Robi. W harry, Jacob Bngle. 4th H. T. Rockwell, Wm. Casto. 4th J. T. Moftatt, S. Gookins.

Fire.

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On Monday morning last, the Steam Lard and Lard Oil establishment of John F. Cruft and Wm. E. Chamberlain, was destroyed by fire. The fire supposed to be accidental, had got too far under way to be checked when first discovered. Loss #3,000. No insurance. ———————

(Kr A meeting was held at Ulinoistown on the 80th ult. for the purpose of me* worializing the Illinois Legislature to charter a company to construct a rail road from that town to Terre Haute. Ulinoistown is on the Mississippi opposite St. Louis.

A DJ0C&NX&XT.—Both Houses of our Legislature have agreed to adjourn on

i* the 16th lost.

Important Foreign New* The steamer Europa arrived at New York on the 31«t uligggShe Jiad^a roujh passage. The news Is highly important.

Louis Napoleon has been elected President of France. pope Pius Jfled from Rome and escaped to Sicily.

Letters from Paris, dated the 9th ult., describe the state of things in that city as alarming in the highest degree. Military preparations were made in every quarter, and the police force was doubled there was some rioting, and Napoleon friends met and organized to suppress outbreaks in case of his election. Changarnier officially resigned the candidateship. Lamariine's friends made great exertions, and all Paris looked like one great electoral meeting. The Bonapartists were accused of an intention to assassinate Cavaignac. Letters received in Paris from the provinces state that Louis Napoleon*s election would be the signal for a great monarchical rising.'

The expedition sent from France to assist the Pope, had returned to an anchorage, but the troops had not disem

b&rke

Notwithstanding the great excitement throughout France, the funds had advanced.,..

Letters dated the 12th say enough was known to announce the election of Louis Napoleon to the Presidency by a larger vote than was expected by his most sanguine friends he received considerably more than a majority over all others, in the departments heard from.

If President Pplk only knew how our old friend, the Judge of the Courier, spoke of him, he would be deeply mortified.— Terre Haute Journal.

Perhaps he would—or perhaps he would'nt. And it is very immaterial to us which. It is evident, however, that some of Mr. Polk's friends feel truth or piquancy, in our remarks, from the fact that it was thought necessary to avert their force with a sneer or sarcasm.' y/e had really thought better of the Journal, than to find it driven to such al ternative, If we said aught that could be controverted, why not meet the case manfully 1 If we told truth and truth only, then where was the magnanimity of the sneer 1 We supposed the Journal stood on higher ground, and had some original capital of its own to draw upon. Sneer may be drawn from a very small fund of either tact or talent. Sarcasm, it is true, goes something further, and may be respectful, at least by implication. And in the present instance, probably admits much more than the Journal by any means intended to acknowledge.

GOLD.—Absolutely pure gold is 24 carats. The gold coin of England is an alloy of 11 purts gold and 1 copper. One lb Troy is now coined into 46 29-40 sovereigns. Our gold coins contain 1 parts pure gold, and 1 of alloy composed of silver and copper. One Eagle contains 270 grains of standard gold, of which 247^ grains are pure gold, and 22} alloy.

Among those who have died of the Cholera at New Orleans is a son of Gen. Lane. lie was walking along the levee with tto thought or expectation that death was near, when he was seized with a fainting fit and died in an hour. So says the Louisville Courier.

FLIGHT OF THE POPE.—The St. Louis Reveille of 31st ult. says—The second edition of the London Chronicle of Dec. 2d, embodies an extract of a letter from the Consul of France to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, written at Marseilles on the afternoon of Nov. 28th, saying that the Pope left Rome secretly at five o'clock on the morning of the 24th.

The second edition of the Daily News also announces the Pope's departure, and says that he left in disguise, and had arrived at Leata. to which place the steamer Semure had gone to meet his Holiness, who intended to go to France.

Rome remained tranquil, and seemed indifferent to the Pone's departure. The chambers had passeaa vote of confidence ia the Ministry.

Locopooo CAJfDiDATts.—The Covington Peopled Friend, a Locofoco paper, MysAmong the promInent democrats for the nomination for Governor, we see mentioned the name# of Joe. A. Wright, Thos. J. Henley, Gen. Jo. Lane, Chas. W. Cathcart, E. M. Chamberimin, Col. Jas. H. Lane, and other*.

For Lieut. Governor, John I. Morrison, Col. W. A. Gorman, John R. Jones, Geo. D. Reynolds, and a number of other worthy democrats.

POSTAGE TO THE PACIFIC.—The Postmaster General advertises the following rates of postsge for the Pacific: half ounce letters, 12^ coots to Havana, 20 cents to Chagres, 30 cents to Panama, and 40 cents to any ports north. No inland postage is charged on them. Newspapers and pamphlets pay three cents, sea postage and inland postage.

SLAVK&Y IN THE TEEIITORIES.—There are four schemes now before Congress for the settlement of the vexed question They are thus stated by the correspond dent of the New York Herald 1. Douglass* bill making one State of California to fee organised immediately, and leaving the question of slavery to the people. 2. The petition of the people of Near Mexico, for organization into a State, with slavery excluded expressly by Uw. 3. Clayton's old compromise bill, leaving the matter to the Supreme Court. 4. Th

•feluding slavery.

resolutions of the House of in its transmission over the wires, were Representatives, instructing the Territo- 198.592. The aggregate length of the rial Committee to report a bill for the or* slips of paper on which it was written* ganixation of territorial governments, ex-1 (telegraphically,) was 2,400 yards.

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The GoMei Age.

The Baltimore American, always «en* sible, has the following remarks upon the probable yepudyMkpf lh? grei\t discoveries in California

Never since the discovery of the gold and silver mines of Mexico and Peru has there been such a stream of precious metals let loose upon the world as now bids fair to flow from the newly discovered mines of California. If the accounts which have been received from Col. Mason and others be true, as we have no reason tq doubt them, anew era has undoubtedly dawned upon commerce.

The influx of gold and silver into Europe soon after the discouery of America, gave a powerful impulse to trade and enterprise and changed the relative value of money to some considerable extent. Nevertheless the change was not sudden, nor so great as the vast increase to the store of precious metals previously in use might lead one to suppose. For the very increase in the quantity of gold and silver stimulated to new enterprises, and so enlarged the sphere of commerce and multiplied commercial operations, that if there was an addition to the money in circulation, there was an additional field for its use.

With our rapidly growing population, and the astonishing increase of production which marks our progress every year, the amount of trade to be done must have required enlarged facilities in the way of an increased currency.— The new supply from California, therefore, comes in goed time, and may save us from an excessive paper currency.

But the results of this discovery in California are likely to be of vast importance in another point of view.— That new region so recently added to our territorial possessions, will soon be peopled by an active and enterprising population, the products of whose labor both in the pursuit of gold and the cultivation of the soil, will be so valuable as to compel the opening of communications with the valley of the Mississippi mnch sooner than would otherwise happen. The commerce of the Pacific will also be more rapidly drawn, by this event, to the port of San Francisco.— Thus the period is hastened, and is now at hand, when the grand cycle of civilization will be formed, when the progress of the human race will have reached the point from whence it started, and the latest born of nations, from the shores of the Pacific, will contemplate across its expanse the spot where humanity was cradled and man first started on his pilgrimage through life.

The rich current of the world's commerce, in that event, must pass across the bosom of our republic. We shall stand in that central region through which the east will hold intercourse with the west. Europe on the one hand, and Asia one the other, will communicate with each other by our means, and we shall hold the commerce of both tributary to our greatness.

It happens somewhat remarkably that the two nations of the world which possess most absolutely the elements of progress, are now in possession of the richest mines of gold.^ Russia, from her Ural mountains, is coining millions annually, and has been doing so for some three or four years, and now this country of ours is in possession of the vast treasures of California. The tools to the workmen who can use them best, an old adage of significant meaning, receives a new application in the fact just referred to. An instrument of great power is in our hands a similar one is wielded by the monarch of Russia. But we are a commercial people, which Russia is not. Through our hands the golden current will be diffused throughout the world in the performance of peaceful functions, while the imperial occupant of the throne of the czars may concentrate his wealth in the erection of new armaments and with a view to the extension of his military conquests.

Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad. The following named gentleman were elected directers of the Terre-Haute and Richmond Railroad company, at an election held January 1, 1849, in this place.

OF VIGO COUNTY. '', C. Rose J, D. Early, D. Denming, C. Warren, Samuel Crawford, W. D. Griswold, OF MARION COUNTY, E. J. Peck, David Yandes, J. S, Bobbs, OF PUTNAM COUNTY, Alex. A. Stevenson, Alex. Black, John CowgiJl, Wm. H. Thornburgh.

NORTH CAROLINA SENATOR.—George E. Badger, the present incumbent, has been re-elected United States Senator, for six years from the fourth of March next.

Ho! for the Gold Dijrgtn*. A capital chance for going to El Dorado under the guidance of an experienced leader, is now presented.

Mr. Wm. B. Brown, proposes in the Lexington papers, to raise a company of fifty men, to start for California, from Independence, Mo., between the 1st and the 10th of April next. Mr. Brown has been there, by the Northern and Southern route, and he sap he will reach the gold region in sixty days.

Each man must furnish himself, and the bill of items given by Mr. Brown, proves that he is an "old one," and always prepared for "the worst." He says eech man must provide himself with two mules, a rifle, knives, powder, &c., and flour, bacon, sugar, coffee, and aIcokof, the latter to protect himself against the fangs of Ike raltle snakes and the poison am* arrows of the Indians.

Under such a leader as Mr. Browrti, "who's afraid!"

PRESIDENT'S MESSAOS.—Thi* poaderous document contained 22,143 words The telegraphic manipulations required

Ihmhmrg Com. Jmer.'

THIRTIETH COffGREW-laJ BeasiM.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Gott introduced a second resolution instructing the Committee on the District of Columbia to report a bill, as soon as practicable, prohibiting the slave trade in the district of Columbia, and moved the Previous Question.

Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, moved to lay the resolution on the table. Mr. Wentworth called for the yeas and nays on the motion of Mr. Cobbj they were ordered and resulted ayes.83, payi 85. So the resolution was not laid on the table.

The motion forjhe previous questiqn^

was sustained—85 to 49. The ayes and nays were ordered on taking the main question, and resulted, ayes 112, nays 64.

The resolution was then passed by veas and nays 98 to 87. Mr. Stuart of Michigan, moved a reconsideration, and was proceeding to give his reasons in Opposition to the resolution, when the chair decided that it was not in order to debate a motion to reconsider, until the day following that on which the motion was made.

Mr. C.J. Ingersoll appealed from the decision of the chair, but the decision was sustained,

Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, moved that every Southern member withdraw from the House but the motion was not entertained.

A resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury to state the reasons why woollen blankets, cables, &c., are admitted at a rate of duty less than the raw material, lies over.

Mr. Goggin offered a resolution of inquiry, which was adopted, as to the propriety of appointing a committee of one from each State, in reference to a movement to commemorate the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.

Mr. Flourney offered a resolution, which as adopted, instructing the Committee on the District of Columbia to inquire into the expediency of retraceding to the State of Maryland all that portion of the District of Columbia not oc6upied by the public buildings and public grounds.

Mr. Jones of Tenn., moved a resolution, with a view to debate the question. Lies over under the previous decision of the Speaker.

Mr. Stephens offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the military Committee to report a bill making provision for payment tor horses-lost in the Mexican war

Mr. King, of Georgia, offered a joint resolution, authorizing the President to appoint a Geologist, at a salary of $2, 000 per anum, to accompany officers of the Army and Navy, directed to survey the coast of California. The resolution was read twice, but objection being made to its passage to-day, it lies over.

Mr. Botts offered a resolutiou calling on the Secretary of War for a statement of the swords, fire-arms, &c., sol^ since the close of the war with Mexico, the amount realized, and how the proceeds have been distributed. Lies over. I l* f\

Mr. Lahm introduced a bill allowing mileage to the clerks of paymasters and commissaries of the army in Mexico.

Resolutions of inquiry were adopted, in relation to the fund of the asylum for disabled soldiers returning from Mexico, at N. Orleans and into the expediency of allowing three months extra pay to all soldiers entitled to bounty lands.

Mr. McClernand offered a resolution providing that the public lands shall be disposed of to actual settlers, at the cost to the government of surveys, sale, &c.

A motion to lay the resolution on the table was lost, 104 to 61—but before any question was taken on the adoption of the resolution, on motion of Mr. Stephens, adjourned.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, P. M.

SENATE.—The Senate was called to order by Mr. Atchison, Mr. Dallas being absent. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Slicer.

Sundry petitions and memorials were presented, by Messrs. Allen, Benton, and Johnson of Georgia, all of which were referred.

Among the memorials presented was one by Mr. Allen, from the citizens of Ohio, praying Congress to legislate in favor of a reduction of postage, and another by Mr. Benton, praying for the establishment of a Land Office in Missouri. ,V:,VA V.-4

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill to purchase a Light House site at the mouth of the Mississppi fiver. .[

It was argued in the affirmative by Messrs. Johnson of La., Downs, Clayton, and Bell, aud in the negative by Messrs. Davis of Massachusetts and Bradbury.

The bill was laid aside and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE.—After some preliminary morning business, the Speaker announced, as the first business in order, the motion to reconsider the vote by which Mr. Gotts' resolution prohibiting slave traffic in the District of Columbia was passed.

Mr. Stewart of Michigan rose and addressed the House at considerable length.

He was opposed to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia by an act of Congress, unless the people residing therein should decide in favor of such an Act. He wanted the resolution amended, referring the matter to the people—if thev decided in favor of the proposed bill, ne would support,it.

A motion to lay the bill on the table was decided in the negative. On motion of Mr. Benton, the further consideration of the bill was postponed two weeks.

Mr. SawyW rofefTto a JOe*tioft of privilege, in regard to an article published in the New York Tribune, respecting mileage received by members. He thought the article was an attack upon his honesty.

Mr. Turner was very severe upon Mr. Greely for writing the article. He offered a resolution, instructing the mileage committee to report to the House, whether any member received excess mileage whether mid article amounted to an allegation of fraud and if it does, to send for persons and papers.

A motion to lay the resolution on the table was lost. Mr. Greely explained. He admitted that he wrote the article ia question.

The question was then taken, and the resolution was adopted.*3'*45

INDIANA U9GMLATURC.

HOU8E OF REPRESENTATIVES. TUESDAY M4iKmopah 2,1849 The House theavesolled iitelf intOa committee of the whole! on the school bill: Mr. Line being in the chair.

The first sect, fling read Mr. Riley moved to strike out the provision authorising the levying of a poll tax of 25cts, and substituting a tax of three per cent, on the salaries of all officers, and of ten mills on all corporate stock.* $

Mr. Riley advocated the amendment on the ground that the poll tax was now very heavy and thai salaries were bet

ab]e t0 #u

Mr. Wolfe said the fund was now tdo small, and the tax of ten per cent, on property would yield a net incfome of about $133,000—and the poll tax about 833,000,—making together $166,000. The expense of township trustees would be about $18,000 of the district trustees about $60,000 of collecting and disbursing, about $4,500, other expenses would swell the whole amount to about $107,000 thus leaving for payment of teachers only about $59,000. He thought it was necessary, then, to retain the poll tax, and if the amendment of Mr. Riley was to prevail, it ought to be in addition to and not as a substitute for the poll tax.

Mr. Riley modified his amendment accordingly when the amendment was not adopted./ '5'

Mr. Dobson moved to strike out that part of the section which confined the taxes to white persons. He thought that if negroes were exempt from the tax, it would induce the emigration of that class in our State.

Mr. Frazier said it was unjust to tax those who could not enjoy the benefit of the schools.

Mr. Drake remarked that he was opposed to making an invidious distinction and therefore would go for the motion.

Mr. Julian denounced the injustice of taxing colored persons and their proper/fy, whilst their children were refused permission to attend the schools.

Mr. Dobson defended his motion, "Stating that we now taxed negroes to defray the State and county expenses whilst we denied them the privilge of sitting as jurors, or holding a county or State office. This tax was imposed on them for the general benefits of government, which they enjoyed in common with all others: so they would enjoy the general and good results ensuing from public instruction.

pport \u The tax on cor-

oration stock he thought would yield

fund.

targe Mr. Bryant opposed it, for he thought that iarge numbers of the people would take a deeper interest in the education of their children, by being called upon to contribute to the support of schools. He then went into a calculation to show the amount of tax necessary to teach a school 3 months in the year that the number of children between 5 and 21 years was estimated to be 360,000, of whom 225,000 would probably attend the schools, that all educational funds now appropriated to common schools yielded an annual income of about $211000, being 82cts to each attending scholar, and to support a three months school, 89cts. more for e^ph scholar was necessary to be raised by taxation. To raise this it was requisite that the poll tax should be kept in the bill. M? TI-1 tw%

The amendment was lost. Mr. Wolfe moved to require all fees, over $100 dollars per year, derived from issuing marriage licences, to be paid over to the school fund which was not adopted. sMr. Starbuck moved to amend by requiring a tax of six instead of three dollars on each one hundred dollars of insurance premiums.

Messrs. Winstandley and Lozier opposed this motion on the ground that it would be oppressive and unequal, and would force insurance societies to raise the rates of insurance, and thus make the property of the country pay it.

The amendment was lost. Mr. Orr moved to strike out the tax of ten cents on the hundred dollars and insert^yire cents lost: when the committee adopted the first section.

Mr. Winstandley moved that the second section (which makes the fund derived from taxation a county fund, except the fund derived from taxation on premiums of insurance, which is a general fund,) be so amended as to make it also a county fund.

Mr. Bryant opposed this, because although the insurance offices were local, yet the premiums were derived from all the surrounding counties.

This amendment was not adopted. Mr. Wolfe moved to so amend the second section as to make the fund a State instead of a county fund.

Mr. Stanton said he came here in favor of creating a State fund, but he was satisfied that the majority here was opposed to making it such. The people preferred that the money raised in each county should be retained in it, as they fearea it would be much decreased in coming here and returning back to the several counties. Rather than hazard the passage of the billt he would sustain this section as reported by the committee.

Mr. Frazer advocated the amendment. The true principle of a common school bill should be that every child should have an equal and a common advantage, without regard to the amount its parents contributed to the general fund. Just as well ought we to permit the rich man to deny his aid to the poor man. The principle of the bill is wrong—it subverted all ideas of creating common advantages to all. 'Y»

Mr. Smith took' the same view. He contended that every child in the State ought to be placed on an equality as to advantages for receiving an education The argument in favor of free schools was that those schools should be free and common and now their advantages were to he freely given to the children living in rich counties, but sparingly apportioned^ those in the poor Counties.

Mr. Brady took the same view which Mr. Stanton did.

Mr. Loner said that if the fund was made a general one, it would mute the bill more complex. Besides the in equality of its operation would not be so great as was feared, for the richest coun ties as a general rule. were mu£h m$re

Messrs. Wolfe and Smith combatted the idea that the fund, in being made geiieraU wouM be subjected tot^.reduction. 'Tiefore th* tim«!f payrffl&twould arrit# tie courtly treajiirers qp]|j%e iii»

the ttmounteach of their counties' Would be entitled to* end that amount would be retained, ind the overplus only brought up to the State treasury. As the county treasurer has to come up here to bring the State revenue, no additional pay need be given him. Those counties entitled to receive a portion of the school fund could receive the same through tbeir treasurers, when they were Here, and they certainly should not be allowed any compensation for carrying it back with them. Thus the whole transfer would be made without any cost.

AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 o'clock, P. M.

Mr. Harlan, from the same committee, reported tbe revenue bill for 1840. [It proposes to levy a tax of 25 cents on each hundred collars worth as assessed a poll tax of 75 cents a tax of 1 cent 71 mills on each $100 valuation, for the insane Hospital, of 2 cents and 2^mills for the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and of 1 cent for the Institute for the Blind.]

On motion of Mr. Edmonson the bill to incorporate the Central plank road company was taken from the table, and was so amended as to extend the road through Putnam county, and to give that county three directors. [The House re fused to allow the State to become a stockholder to the amount of the value of work done on the road, (being the national road) or to reduce the tolls to the amount of that value.]

Mr. Dowling advocated the passage of the bill. He said that although he was opposed to the relinquishment of the road to the State by the general govern ment, yet since that had been done, he thought it proper to allow private companies to complete the road. As to the present value of the road being reserved to the State, he regarded the course of our legislation as being fixed. The State had virtually yielded up her inter est in the White Water Canal, the Madi son and Indianapolis Railroad, and the Michigan road, without demanding of the companies to which they had been relinquished, the value of the work done on themM? «s J'--5 wv'-

Mr. Dunn said that he differed from Mr. Dowling, as to the fact whether the State had virtually relinquished the value of the work done on the White Water canal and the Madison railroad, without any compensation from the companies which had completed those works. The State had reserved the right to repossess these works after a period of twenty years by paying to these companies the amount they had expended on their construction, and six per cent on such amount if the companies had not realized an amount of profit equal to such per cent. But the State, under this bill, cannot everbecome in possession of the national road, with out paying the costt of its construction and six per cent thereon, and the cost of all repairs, no matter if even the company realized fifteen per cent, profit.

Mr. Wolfe opposed the bill, because he considered it unjust to the State to yield up to the company, without any compensation whatever, a road that was bridged ond graded, ready to receive the plank. It was conceded that a heavy travel would pass over it, sothatits profii would be proportionally large. Other companies had been chartered for plank roads, which had to grade and bridge them yet we are told here, by the friends of this bill, that if all is not surrendered to the company, it will have nothing to do with the rord.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed ayes 46, noes 42.

From the New York Exprett. v' California "Yellow Fever." The California "Yellow Fever" is evidently assuming a malignant type, in this meridian at least—for some people, we see by the newspaper advertisements, are aWjnatulating without paying off their honest debts. The doctors say there is remarkable resemblance between this disease and that other down ot quarantine, the cholera. In both cases persons of irregular habits are invariably the first to be attacked, and always the first to be "carried off." vk -i :m

True patriots they, for be ft qndersYdod, They leave their country for their country's good." In Canal street, near Broadway, we notice a placard in the window of a dry goods estublishnient, of which the following is a correct copy:

STOCK 8ELLING OFF CHEAP! GOOD8 GIVEN AWAY! am* SELLISO OUT TO SO TO CALIFORNIA.'

Great Bargain*!

GOLD DUST TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. There is every probability that those who enn be persuaded to stav behind wilt have cheap rents, high wages, and plenty of employment in a short while—though in all probability the city will have to advertise for inhabitants.

A great many of the light fingsred gentry, we are informed, have already emigrated, and if the teletrraph was in operation between here and the LI_| .. gojjgtnjjj, Jq arp eye on their was can

placers," sense of justice might constrain us to notify toe diggers to keepasnarp eye on t' bags and buckets—for New York vagrancy never too highly celebrated for work, when it obtain the proceeds of other people's labor by a little sharp practice. We should not be surprised next, to near that a posse of police has been di«-

Sown

atched to keep back the human avalanche rushing town, among tbe shipping offices, applying for a passage for those placers. Nay, if the excitement keeps increasing to a much higher pitch, it will be indispensably necessary to call out the military. The number of individuals carried off by the "gold iech" is enormous—how many it i* not exactly easy to say, but as we have organized aboard of health to report progress at times, our readers (those who don't go oS, we mean,) may depend upon a regular bulletin. Hen is the first report

I LOAKD Or ITKAtTH. 'i

Total number of cases since disease be-

gan.

New case*, this day. Old cases recovered. Cases convalescent, DangerouUy lick, ,r Carried off,

^ATIWO A DBUHKEM TUMEY.—Mrs. Romer, in her agreeable work called "A Pilgrimage to Egypt, Nubia and Palestine, having dined with an Egyptian potentate, remarks: I never tasted a better turkey than he gave us and upon complimenting him upon its great delicacy, 1 learned from him the Egyptian secret of rendering the flesh particularly tender. Half an hour before the bird is killed, a glass of brandy is poured down its throat* which produces complete intoxication and the flesh of the tipsy turkey acquire* a tenderness superior to that which Is produced by even long keeping a system that would be im practicable in this climate. Travel re veals many verv singular practices.n* "•gas-saw

Slavery in the Colonies, 1TT6. The first slaves introduced into this country were twenty fn number brought by St JJutcl ship of war from the coast of GtMlife*. They were landed for sale, on

of Ja|»e* riper, in the Colony of Virginia, August, 1620—two hundred and twenty years ago. Slaves thenceforth, soon constituted a species of traffic more or less, in all the Colonies. At the time ofs the Declaration of Independence, in 1776, the whole number of them was estimated at 600,000 vz

Massachusetts. Rhode Island, -*f

?ew

Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, N.Ca

4,373

Connecticut, Ill New Hampshire, New York. wmmmmt 1S.0001

6,000 629

mui,em

10.000 9,000 80,000 16,500g

S. Carolina. Georgia,

i5,OOOt 110,000" 16,000^

SMiiS is'eH hib lotal,

502.133*

The census of 1790 exhibited 697,897 slaves and 59,460 free persons of color that of1800,thenumberof893,041slavesin 1810, 1,191,864 in T820, 1,538,064in 1830, 2,009,031, and ia 1840, 2,42?', 355. Since 1808, the importation of slaves has been prohibited' by an act of ^ftg/Q?, rCOI1S*,ClUe,,tly'!he increase of 1,285 991 from 1810 to 1'840, more than double in twenty years, Has been from natural causes.

\/laA POOR ENDORSSR—"A worthy but poor minister," writes a friend from the country, "requested a few days since the loan of fifty dollars from1 the cashier of our bank: and in the note* requesting the favor he said that if the easier would oblige him, he would pay JHm in ten days, on the faith of Abraham." The cashier returned the word,"t&u by the rule of the bank, the endorsermust reside in the State J"—Knickerbocker','

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TO THE SICK AND AFFLICTED. The Original and only Genuine Prepay

TESTmONfALS Tt/lT NEVER CEASE. BE CAREFUL OF YOUR COLDS. Many people are very aptto consider a cold but V"

niBtter'

"nt* ""nk that "it will go

away

of itself in a few days," and they give themselves no trouble about it. But to such wo would say., be careful of your colds," do not tamper with your constitutions. If you desire to live to a good "old age," use such remedies as will effect an easy and permanent etire. Doctor SWAYNE'S COMPOlJND SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY has curedmore colds than any other medicine offered for sale in this coun try. The certficates of cures effected by this invaluable medicine, which the proprietor is daily receiving, are of the most gratifying character.

ANOTHER LIFE PRESERVED. PUILAD&LPHJA, Sept. 28,1846. Dr. H. Swayne—Dears-ir: Having seen the astonishing cure performed on Mr. Thomas by your Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry, I was induced to trv it on myself. I was taken with violent cough, spitting of blood, shortness of breathing, together with violent attacks ofasthmit I had overdone myself from exertion, which 1 was not able to perform, which prostrated my system to great extent. I commenced the use of your Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry, which gave me almost immediate relief, and I am glad to give my testimony to all who may be afflicted in a similar way. It may be well to see that the signature of Dr. H. Swayne is on each bottle of Wild Cherry, ,,, WM. B. Wat.TtiiV, 13th street, 2 doors from the corner of Willow.

REMEMBER—All preparations of Wild Cherry are fictitious and counterfeit, except that prepared W A N E

N. W corner of Eighth and Race sts., Philada. For sale Wholesalo and Retail by J. R. CUNlNGHAM, jan6 19nlm Terre Haute, Ind.

WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY. Will Miraclet never crate? More evidence of its Health Restorative.—We wish it may be distinctly understood, that every certificate ond statement of cures performed by Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, which we publish, ia strictly true. We give names and ^hites and invite the closest scrutiny, and challcti^ tho most rigid inquiry as ts the authenticity of our statements, knowing full well that a knowledge of facts as to the grea* superiority of this medicine, is alone necessary to insure its prescription. ID" IT CURES la* Wherever Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry is in* troduced, it at once attains that high reputation which ft so richly deserves. What can stop its sale, when on every hand can be witnessed its wonderful cures The worst cases of Asthma, recent but dangerous Coughs, and also those that are of long standing, Bronchitis and Consumption (in its early stages) arc always cured, by this remarkable medicine.

NO OTHER CAN BE LIKE IT. KrSee Advertisement. jon6 19n

april 8 331m

18,749 606

000

m../ 1 1,500 1,800

Expected to go off—inearable? 6,000 It is the opinion of the health officer, that tlx malady is contagion*, infectious and malignantevery thing. He would also recommend ttarvati&n as the best method of treatment. Keep tbe patient as quirt as possible, and say nothing contraiy io hiswisbes.

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DR. HALL'S BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS Is of more value to Consumptives than all the diamonds in the world, as the following persons of Cincinnati testify Mr. Whetidon, (from Whcadon Si Gest,) R. P. Donough, (Ben Franklin Print, ing Office,) Mr. Beonet, (Gono's Hardware store,) Mr. Bell, (one price store 5th street,) Mrs. Coles, (on 6th between Smith and John,) Mrs. S. McLean, corner of 9th and Walnut) Mrs. Menken, 5th st„) Mr. Guthrie, City Hotel, who say a that Dr. Hall's Balsam not only cured his cough, but dispersed the Tubercles which the Dr. said had form on hie Lungs. Mr. Sieg, at the Gazette office who was cured of a cough and pain in the breast of longstanding. Mr. Johnson, 5th street, says that Dr Hall's Balsam not only cured a most desperate cough but stopped the nightsweats and pain in his breast and side. Ask all these and they will tell you that Dr. Hall's Balsam is a diamond above price, and one that is destined to sparkle fn every spot on the wide world where Cough, Colds and Consumptions are known.

A. A. NORTH St CO.,

Depot No. 22 Walnut street, between 3d and 4 th astside. Age nta for the West.

C. J. ALLISON & CO., Agents, Terre Haue.

W. O'CONNERS rURBLr VEGETABLE

FEVER & AGUE NOSTRUM.

THIS medicine lias been used for the last eight years by targe number of individuals afflicted with diseases usually termed Fever and Ague, Dumb Ague, Chill, or Intermittent Fevers, Jaunlies, &o., The proprietor has been unwearied in bis efforts, from year to year, to improve the virtues of his Specino for the various diseases lerein referred to, until he can now confidently introduce and recommend it as one of the most safe ind effectual remedies extant. The Specific, or of extracts, many the

Nostrum," is composed exclusively of vegetable xtracts, many of which, would themselves have relieved the diseased patient, and temporarily restored) to health but by persevering application to render tbe Specific valuable, some new ingredients were fortunatei additk

it

not

in the highest degree mately

vwred, which by addition have, by a mental ana scientific combination, now

diacov

•tunately ii expertrendered

only a temporary relief (like other similar remedies) from diseases of a bilious character, but is warranted to effect a permanent and radical cure,when taken in conformity with the directions.

Ntcnetow rertincstes, as well iis individual testimony, eooid be furnished in evidence of its wonderful efficacy and never failing virtues. All, however, who arc afflicted, can do themselves no greater "benefit tb»n «t least to try a remedy which experience has demonstrated as one of the most valuable in recent discoveries. For sale by 5* T^-Hants,'

A. J. GLOVB, Cleveland,, K.KiRTttv.Bradvvine, .^j, w-

KxisnT, Manhattan,

ABKXHiiWswrr, Catarasi

Sept. 2,