The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 46, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 July 1849 — Page 2

THE COURIER,

E S S E O N A E IT O I

TERREH A UTIE SATURDXY,:.-.\JULV 14, 1849.

&?tua £Lomincit(ons.

FOR GOVERNOR,

JOHN A. MATSON,

OF FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,

THOMAS S. STANFIELD,

OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. FOR CONGRESS,

E. W. McGAUGHEY,

OF PARKE.

FOR SENATOR,

In the Counties of Clay, Sullivan and Vigo,

JOSEPH W. BRIGGS, OF SULLIVAN.

MtFCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. We understand that certain papers in this place have been making extraordinary efforts for increase of names to their lists within a short time, and this, •with a view, we suppose, to the Post Office list of Letters. And the best part of the joke is, the papers alluded to, have "had runners out to procure names to count, under the pretence and excuse assigned to beat each other for the Post Office list of letters whereas, the real object of both was, to get ahead of the "WABASH COURIER" whose BONA FIDE, regular annual list of subscribers, •exceeded either, before this dramming up to count system commenced.

Where names are got up to count, by runners employed for the purpose might take a running calculation to tell which way the wind lies. Names got up to count for a time, may be one thing, while a regular BONA-FIDE list of subscri bersby the year, such as the "WABASH COURIER" enjoys, would be another thing.

Sympathetic circulars have been is sued, and evory kind of appeal made for namcsjbr a short time—three months— or for no specific time—which might mean a week, or two weeks—no pay required or exacted, or the subject of compensation at all mentioned. We also understand that the runners for one of these papers took upon themselves to speak disparagingly of the WABASH COURIER. That was honorable, when the Courier was probably ahead of that paper at the time, on the score of such a circulation as tho law contemplates, and was not in the field at all for the running to count system. The Wabush Courier had no one employed to get names to count for the Post Office list.— We have not added a name to our subscription for that purpose. So fur as we now recollect, there is not a name on our list for one month, or Uoo or three months. The WABASH COURIER has a bona-fide substantial, regular list of annual subscribers on which to depend— and this is well knewn to the public.— We have on our list a large number of subscribers who signed for tho first number of the first volume, and have continued for seventeen years. Besides these, our list shows respoctablo and business names, not only in tho town and county, but in all the neighboring towns, and adjoining country, that can't bo beat by any books to be produced.

Last year tho Editor of tho Courier, as a Delegate to the \V*hig National Convention, was nocossarily absent for some weeks, during which time, the letter list for July, 1048, was given out for publication by tho Post Master of this place. Advantage was taken of our abscnco, by others, and wo did not apply for the advertising. During the month of December it was ascertained beyond all possibility of doubt or question that the COURIER had a larger bonafide circulation, such as the law con templated, than any paper in Torre llauto. Well satisfied of this, wo addressed the Post Master, as follows

DEAR SIR As Editor of the Wabash Courier I hereby solicit and demand the Letter List for publication. Tho said paper being entitled to the same on account of having a largor bona-fide circulation than any other paper published in Terre Haute.

Respectfully yours, &c.

Terre Haute, Dec. 30th, 1848. When filing this application, we were informed for the first time, that the list could be given out only on the first of July, and tho contract then made must remain for one year, unless changed by tho Post Master General. In this way the Courier was deprived of the letter list, although having the largest circula tion. The present year we were again east ofthe mountains until within a few days of the letting, and advantage once more taken of our absence, and Heaven and earth moved for names to count Not by us. No effort was made on our part for any increase of subscription.— Not a solitary individual was asked to swell our list in order to count for the Post Office. We did not apply for the list, although we have reason to believe that the Post Master here has intimated, that the COURIER had a larger list within the scope and meaning, and proper construction of the Post Office law, than any paper in town, alluding of course to regular annual subscribers. The Post Master is of opinion that these ephemeral lists do not constitute such a subscription as the Post Office law contemplates. .But let the matter pass—we did not

introduce this ariiclefwith any view of complaint. We should no more think of complaining for the want of that which we did not ask for, than we should of trumpeting forth a great brag if the list had been given us. g|

On several occasions within the last two or three years, when the list of letters was handed to the Courier for publication, by the Post Master, we did not herald them forth with a trumpet of display—publishing the law by which the list was given out, &c. We did not call public attention to the fact of having the list of letters. It was not necessary for the WABASH COURIER to resort to such means. It has a reputation beyond such necessity. The COURIER does not depend upon that kind of ephemeral, moonshine, evanescent circulation, call ed forth by the ghost of a Post Office list —a circulation, living and breathing only for the space of time necessary to go through the forms of an oath, and never heard of beyond a few uef downs.

But enough for the present. We should not have said this much only for the unwarranted attempts to injure the COURIER. We have heard of some funny stories about the manner in which certain runners solicited names in town, and out of town—papers being left with persons who never subscribed, &c. &c.

One thing a little surprises us, that with all the running and drumming, these papers at last show so meagre a list. With such an exertion on the part of the COURIER we should easily have distanced both.

E. W. McGaughey.

If there ever was a time when the Whigs should rally around their candidate for Congress, and support him to a man, it is the present. The conduct of the United States Senate in rejecting his nomination for the Governorship of Minesota deserves rebuke. It was a party vote—every Democrat voting against Mr. McGaughey, while every Whig in the Senate supported the nomination This speaks volumes. The Whigs of that body would not have supported him to a man, if they had not been satisfied of his worth and abilities. But the Democracy in his case chose to make it a party vote. They knew his unflinching zeal in the Whig cause. It was not ignorance of the man, but knowledge ot his talents that brought out the vote against him. We know the fact that our friends abroad desire to see Mr. McGaughey returned to Congress, as a rebuke to that spirit which rejected his nomination in the Senate.

When East, recently, we frequently heard the subject mentioned, and much anxiety prevails to have Mr. McGaughey once more in Congress.

SHOT HIMSELF.—We understand that Mr. WOODFORD P. HENRY living in Hon­

ey Creek, near Dunham's Mill, deliberately shot himself, with his own gun, on Wednesday last. The act was perpetrated by placing the butt of his gun against the fence, the muzzle to his breast, and then pushing the trigger with the ramrod.

A Coroner's Inquest was held upon the body, and a verdict, we suppose in accordance with the above.

COLONIZATION.—On Sunday, the 15th inst., discourses are to be delivered and subscriptions taken in favor of the colonization cause, at several of the churches in Tcrre-IIaute. Please go with money in your pockets. Tho cause is a good one. It is said that over forty churches in ihe vicinity of New York have pledged themselves to tako up collections for the Colonization Society.

NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY. The boundary line between the United States and Canada, ran in accorddncc with the Ashburton treaty cost the labor of three hundred men eighteen months. For three hundred miles, a path was cut through tlic forest thirty feet wide, and cleared of all trees. At the end of cverv mile is a cast iron pillar, painted white square, four feet out of the ground, sev en inches squaro at the bottom and four at the top, with raised letters on its sides naming the commissioner who ran the

line, and the date.

Pnblic Speaking.

JOHN A. MATSON, Whig candidate for Governor will speak at tho Court House in Terre Haute, on Saturday 14th (this day,) at 2 o'clock, P. M.

Post Office Removed.

The Terre Haute Post Office has been removed to National Road Street, above Fourth, opposite the old Spinning Wheel.

SENATOR.—JOSEPH W\ BRIGGS, our candidate for the State Senate, is out on the stump. See his appointments in another column—be sure to go and hear him, and then you will certainly vote for him.

The health of Terre-Haute remains generally good—perhaps a few cases of summer complaint, but no disease of any serious character noticed so far as we have heard.

WHEAT CROP.—We understand the

Wheat is generally harvested, and although somewhat injured by rust, it is supposed will yield an average crop in this neighborhood.

TELEGRAPH DESPATCHES.||g WASHINGTON, July 9. Mrs. Madison died this morning at an advanced age. The public buildings were closed to day owing to the funeral obsequies of Ex President Polk.

CINCINNATI, July 9.

The interments for the past twentyfour hours were 78 of cholera and 40 of other diseases. The interments for the twenty-four hours ending yesterday were 74 of cholera and thirty of other diseases.

A heavy rain* last night* broke the bank of the Whitewater canal in three places about thirteen miles from the city. It will take two weeks to repair the damage.

The court house was destroyed by fire this evening. Nobody laments the occurrence, as it has long been an eyesore to our citizens. Whetstone's lard oil factory was also consumed. The loss is about 95,000.

NEW YORK,July 9,3 P. M.

Thirty-ihree cases of cholera and 27 deaths yesterday 140 cases of cholera and 36 deaths to-day.

PHILADELPHIA, July 9, 3 P. M. Twenty-three cases of cholera and 10 deaths yesterday 39 new cases and

20 deaths to-day. PITTSBURGH, July 9, 12 M. The river is falling with 6 feet 6 inches water in the channel by the metal mark. Weather warm.

The Sanitary committee report eight cases of cholera and two deaths since Saturday.

Death of Col. Duncan. NEW ORLEANS, July 4, 1849.

Col. Duncan, Inspector General, died yesterday at Mobile. ST. LOUIS July, 10th.

One hundred and forty-five deaths by cholera. PHILADELPHIA, July 10, P. M.

Forty-five cases of choleru and fifteen deaths since yesterday. PITTSBURGH, July 10, P. M.

The Sanitary Committee report eight new cases of cholera, and two deaths since yesterday.

Honest Joseph and the Books. Don't forget that" letter written by Mr. Joseph A. Wright to Mr. French, at Washington, telling him not to send his books until further orders. That letter, reduced to plain English, would read:

"I am giving Col. Thompson perfect hunder before the people, because he brought home about five hundred dollars' worth of books, purchased at the people's expense. Now, if my books were to come on it would destroy this hobby, besides convince the people of my own insincerity, and would therefore play the mischief with me. Keep dark on the subject, and don't send my books, so that I may be in Congress to vote for you for Clerk."

It was certainly a very cunning trick, but who endorses its honesty? It was on a par with the "improvement" he made on Gov. Brown's speech by passing off a portion of it as his own composition.—Stale Journal.

The New York Post gives a letter of May 15th, from a highly respectable gentleman, who has been residing many years in Rome, which, after describing the late splendid victory of the valiant and enthusiastic Romans over the French, when the latter were so signally repulsed from the city, says

"The day of the battle was one of intense anxiety, nor was the result fully known till nearly night. The people are unanimously in favor of the Repub lie, except the priests, who of course are desirous that the Pope should return with all his temporal power. The great bone of contention is, whether Pius IX shall be a temporal and ecclesiastical sovereign, or whether his power here after shall be continued to church mat tors, leaving the Republic to regulate in civil matters. ••That France should attempt to put down a sister Republic, is strange in deed. But, says Lesseps, the Ambassa dor from France, who arrived within two or three days—we were ignorant of everything relating to Rome the ene mies of the Republic had propogated nothing but falsehood—we thought Rome in a state of anarchy, but I find it peaceable, and can hear of no one who is de sirous to destroy the Republic. The London and Paris papers are ail filled with falsehoods respecting the state of things here. The English travelers strange as it may seem, are hostile to the Republic—such is English consistency—such the illiberal feelings of a nation boasting that they alone are the freest people in Europe. The English love monarchy aristocracy, and are always determined to crush the'people, home and abroad."

BISHOP ELECT OF INDIANA.—Indianapolis. July 5th. The Rev. George Up fold, D. D., of Pittsburgh, was elected to the episcopate of the diocese of Indiana at the convention held in this city.

MEXICAN CLAIMS.—Theclaimsalready presented to the Commissioners exceed $10,000,000, and more are constantly coming. Congress voted $3,500,000 in liquidation of the whole™a sum more than sufficient, in the opinion of persons who have looked into the matter, to pay all just claims.

MASSACHUSETTS SPECIAL ELECTION.-

The following are the official returns of the recent trial for member of Congress in the IVth District of Massachusetts John G. Palfrey, Free Soil, 3,930 Benjamin Thompson, Whig, 2,960 Frederick Robinson, Loco, 1,325 all others

Majority against Palfrey, 373.

P«*lic Speaking.

JOSEPH W. BRIGGS, candidate tor State Senator, from Clay, Sullivan and Vigo, will address the voters of the district, at the following times and places,

to-wit:

Same day, at Poland, Clay co., at 4, p. M. Wednesday, July 25, at Bowling Green, at 11 A. M.

Thursday, July 26, Lockport, Vigo co., at 10, A. M. Same day, at Friendly Grove Meeting House, Clay co., at 4 P. M.

Monday, July 30, at Stewart's store, Turman's township, Sullivan co.,4 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, at Ruel Downs, Curry township, Sullivan co., at 10 A. M.

Same day, at Brick Meeting House Pearson township, Vigo co., at 4, Wednesday,^August, 1st, at Middle town, Vigo co., at 11, A. M.

Thursday, August 2d, at Prairieton Vigo co., at 11, A. M. Mr. HANNA is respectfully requested to be present at all the above places, at the times advertised.

The following letter was received from our old friend, Dr. S. PATRICK, a few hours too late for our last paper. The Doctor had reached Fort Kearny, three hundred miles west of St. Joseph, thus far on his journey to California.

FORT KEARNY, (formerly Fort Childs,) } Head of Grand Island, on Big Platte, } June 5th, 1849. DEAR SIR.—We are, something like modern democracy, still in a progressive state whether for weal or wo, must leave for the future historian to record. We arrived here this morning—now all in good health and con dition, after a trip of twenty days across the plains, a distance of about three hundred miles from St. Joseph, Missouri. It is all one continued open plain to this place, and so on as far as the eye can extend. There is not even a willow or cottonwood growing on the banks of the Platte as far as we have seen it. Grand Island has a few trees upon it. The Fort stands near the bank of the Platte, in the open prairie, without walls or protection. The officers' and soldiers' quarters are constructed of square pieces of sod, and covered with the same material laid on the top of some cottonwood brush to support the roof— but it is bound to be the great military depot for the far west. The emigrants have suffered much with sickness; we pass many graves everyday—some cholera among them yet. Many are getting discouraged and turning back. So far as I can learn of our friends from Wabash and vicinity they are getting along well. The most of them are still ahead of us. Government is sending troops forward in detached parties as fast as they arrive at this point; yesterday morning a large train left. They will afford protection and security to the emigrants from Indian depredations. I will write again from Fort Laramie.

My best respects to all enquiring friends. Yours, &c., S. PATRICK. -----

OFFICIAL.

A Recommendation by the President of the United States. At a season when the Providence of GOD has manifested itself in the visitation of a fearful pestilence which is spreading its ravages throughout the land, it is fitting that a People whose reliance has ever been in His protection should humble themselves before his throne, and, while acknowledging past transgressions, ask a continuance of Divine Mercy.

It is therefore earnestly recommended that the first Friday in August be observ ed throughout the United States as a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer. All business will be suspended in the various branches of the public'service on that day and'it is recommended to persons of all religious denominations to abstain as far as practicable, from secular occupation, and to assemble in their respective places of Public Wor ship, to acknowledge the infinite goodness which has watched over our exist ence as a nation and so long crowned us with blessings, and to implore the Almighty, in his own good time, to stay the destroying hand that is now lifted up against us. Z.TAYLOR.

WASHINGTON, July, 3. 1849.

CHOLERA PROGRESS.—From some of the large towns, such as St. Louis and Cincinnati, we learn that the cholera is much on the decline.

In Washington, Ind., there are reported to have been some twenty deaths in a short time, and that the town was almost entirely deserted of its inhabitants. From Lafayette the Atlas of the 10th inst. says:

The Board of Health report as the first case of cholera in our place, as having occurred on the 23d June. After that time until the 4ih inst., no case came under their observation. From the 4th up to yesterday evening, fourteen cases and five deaths are reported—making in all fifteen cases and six deaths.

Later news states the disease on the increase in Lafayette.

The Board of Health of Cincinnati has passed a resolution declaring that the health and safety of the inhabitants of that city would be greatly promoted by the discontinuance to use, during the prevalence of the cholera, the following fruits and vegetables: Green corn, cabbage, cauliflowers, green peas or beans, rhubarb or pie plant, radishes, cucumbers, turnips, parsnips, lettucc, green apples or peftrs. ..

9

Monday, July 23, at Compton's, Dick Johnson township. Clay county, at 10 o'clock, A. M.

Same day at Moses Usher's, Clay county, at 4 P. M. Tuesday, July 24, at George Lucas,' Jackson township, Clay county, at 10, A.M.

From the St. Louis Reveille.

t- Route to Mazatlan. MAZATLAN, (Mexico,) May 15. Eds. of the Reveille: I left Lancas ter, Pa., on the 1st of March, and pro ceeded on to New Orleans, and as there was no vessel up for Vera Cruz, I took passage on the steamship "Globe" for Brasos San Diego, thence to the mouth of the Rio Grande, at which point I met many of Colonel Webb's company re turning.

The news of dreadful ravages of the cholera was the means of turning many back, but I was determined to proceed and so went up to Brownsville. After remaining here a few days to purchase mules, we set out. and after thirty-five days travel we arrived here on the 12th I will now annex the distances via Mat amoras to Monterey, two hundred and fifty miles Monterey to Saltillo, 70 Saltillo to Paras, 121 Paras to Duran go,250 Durango to Mazatlan. 187 ma king in all eight hundred and seventy nine miles, which is calculated as Amer ican miles, by the best of judges and there were, of your own State of Mis souri, D. B. Hughes and John Towson

Plenty of vessels here, and we will sail in a few days for San Francisco— cost from here seventy-five dollars—my expenses from Lancaster here, two hun dred and seventy dollars.

If I was to come this route again I would purchase a good Jersey wagon, as the road from Matftmoras to Durango is splendid, and in many places surpasses the National Road of our own country Such a wagon would sell for a good price in Durango. Mules and horses are worth little or nothing here. The road from Durango to Mazatlan is as bad as can possibly be imagined, passing over mountains—ascendingand descend ing them almost perpendicularly. The only food we could get was eggs and corn cakes, and many times these were scarce. R. M. F.

Thankful for Small Favors. The third party organization of Tip pecanoe county held a convention on the 4th inst. The following is one of the resolutions adopted

Resolved, That the Hon. Thomas Benton has our sympathies and our prayers in the struggle in which he is now engaged in his own State and should he be defeated there, let him but assume a broader platform—appeal to the people of the whole Union, and we feel confident that he will be triumphantly sustained.

Mr. Benton supported Gen. Cass at the last election. The first Cass speech that we heard made was that of Mr. Benton, from the portico of Jones' Hotel, at Philadelphia. From that city he pro ceeded to New York on an electioneering tour. Gen. Cass denied the right of Congress to prohibit slavery in California, and yet Mr. Benton made speeches in favor of his election

For years there has existed a personal feud between Messrs. Benton and Cal houn. Mr. Calhoun agrees with Gen. Cass that Congress does not possess the power to legislate on the subject of slavery in the territories. To be in opposition to Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Benton now says that Congress does possess the rigttt but, he says that it should not be exercised, and yet our Lafayette friends are disposed to glorify Mr. Benton!—State Journal.

Camels for the Plains.

Captain Webber is organizing an expedition to explore the interior of Calfornia and New Mexico. In a recent letter he urges the Government of the United States to import from Africa, camels in number sufficient to organize a regular train for transporting munitions of war to California by way of Grand Pass and the Gila. During the summer it is suggested that they could be employed on the northern route from Independence. The substitution of camels for horses in the dragoon service is suggested as being cheaper and insuring greater speed.

The further suggestion is made—that capitalists in the European cities doing business with California, import a hundred, or even a thousand camels and establish a regular caravan route, from Corpus Christi by the Gila, to San Francisco, for the transportation of emigrants and merchandise, &c. The route is one that may be travelled all the year, without encountering cold, or a temper ature below 50 deg. Fahrenheit on the highest points.

These suggestions are worthy of consideration. It is said that burden camels can be purchased in India and put down at Corpus Christi, for $50 a piece, and speed camels for less than $100. -----

LAND SPECULATION.—VVm. B. Ma clay, a member of the last Congress from New York, in connection with two or three brothers, now owns a whole county in Illinois. The land is said to be of the best quality. It had been warranted to discharged soldiers who served in Mexico, but the warrants covering it have been purchased by the speculating Messrs. Maclays, who now expect to reap large fortunes from the operation. If, as is said, some of the land is worth $10 an acre, their expectations will doubtless be realized, as they will make money at both ends of the bargain—having bought the certificates at a discount, and will sell the land at a large advance from the Government price.

MAKING SOAP.—Mr. Tomlinson writing to Judge Buel says: "My wife has no trouble about soap. The grease is put into a cask, and strong lye added.— During the year, as the fat increases, more lye is stirred in, and all occasionally stirred with a stick that is kept in it. By the time the cask is full the soap is made ready for use. It is made hard by boiling and adding a quart of fine salt to three gallons of soap. It is put into a tub to cool, and the froth scraped off. It is afterwards melted to a boiling heat, and a little rosin or turpentine given, which improves the quality."— Michigan Farmer.

MANUFACTURING IN MACON, GA.—The stock in a cotton manufacturing establishment in Macon has been taken— $75,000 by citizens of Macon, and $22,000 by the citizens of Crawford county. It is intended immediately to prepare for operations. r*...

FOREIGN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.

The Canada arrived at Halifax on Tuesday morning and Boston last evening. She brought 94 passengers.

COTTON MARKET.—The cotton market during the week has been steady, firm, and increasingly confident. Fair upland 4fd Mobile 4£d Orleasns 5d.-— Good ordinary to middling of each of these descriptions being one-sixteenth higher.

MONEY MARKET.*—The money market continues easy. There has been an arrival at Liverpool from California with six thousand pounds sterling. In the gold coin there is more doing with slight improvement in the price.

Western Canal and Baltimore Flour 23s 6d to 25s. Inferior 21s 6d to 22s. Philadelphia 23s 6d. Ohio2fls per bar rel.

Wheat quoted 6a7s. Rome. Up tothle evening of the 21st ult., no news had been received in Paris of the entry of the French into Rome. Oudinot would not make a general attack before the 16th or 17th, when the news of failure of the conspiracy of the 13th in France would reach Naples and probably induce the Trumors to capitulate. The London Globe of the 22d says, it is generally believed that the telegraph will announce to-morrow the capitulation of Rome. The Gazette of Lyons of the 29th states that a telegraphic dispatch from Marseilles received as they were going to press, announced the entry of the French into Rome.

France.

The attempted insurrection in Paris has been followed by more formidable resistance to the laws. At Lyons a serious engagement took place in the streets between the troops and mob. in the course of which a considerable number of lives were lost on both sides. Barricades were thrown up which were not taken until battered down by cannons. The fighting commenced on the morning of the 15th and continued late in the night.

FURTHER NEWS FROM FRANCE.—Paris remained tranquil up to the latest moment. Ledru Rollin had not as yet been arrested.

The cholera was declining in Paris. ADDITIONAL FROM ROME.—The news from Rome is to the 13th ultimo, up to which time the Romans had maintained their ground.

The French used cajolery and threats, but the Romans steadily resisted all advances, and in a most dignified manner, refused to yield to the summons to surrender, issued by Oudinot on the 11th. A breach was effected by the French in the walls and a portion of their troops entered the city. This led to the belief that the struggle was over, but it appears that on the 12th, Oudinot issued a letter to the Romans, making the last appeal and throwing upon them the responsibility of the blood that would be spilt in the event of a refusal to capitulate.

An arrival at Baltimore, from Liboria, brings the Sun this letter MONROVIA, May 20, 1849.

The U, S. brig Bainbridge, Commander A. G. Slaughter, arrived here on the 17th instant, from the Guinea sea and Princes island—encountered much bad weather. Officers and crew all well.

The slave trade is as far from being broken up, or even in a measure sup pressed, as ever. The English hav for the last month or two been blockad ing the Gallinas, and burned down the establishment ashore, but it seems to produce little effect.

A few days since, H. M. brig Alert descried a felucca a short distance at sea, and, supposing her to be a slaver, they sent boats to board her, but in attemptingit, they were beaten off with the loss of the first lieutenant and master killed, and 8 or 9 seamen killed and wounded. So you perceive that little can be done.

It is the general opinion that the slavers will be armed vessels in future, and it is known that a great number of them carry a great number of men.

There are now lying here, uAin pistol shot, two vessels under the «lr'dinian flag, which are known to be slavers. Finding that they could not land their cargoes at Gallinas, they are discharging them here so as to send them overland.

Hon. Edward W. McGaughey. We know of no man whose election to the next Congress would afford us more pleasure than that of the Hon. Edward W. McGaughey, of Indiana. We still think that by a judiciously conducted campaign, he could have succeeded as the Whig candidate for Governor but another has been chosen as the Whig standard bearer, and the only thing by which those who were governed by sectional and partizan jealousies in rejecting his nomination as Governor of Minesota can be made to feel properly the gross injustice they did to the Whigs of Indiana by that act, is to return him to the 32d Congress. We learn that he has signified his willingness to accept the Whig nomination, and we earnestly hope he may receive it. He entertains sentiments on the War, Slavery and other questions, that are approved by a clear majority of the people of his State, and for so believing and acting in accordance with his convictions of right, he was rejected by the Senate.—Miffiintown (Pa.) Advertiser.

The Hon. James Buchanan has been invited by the City Council of Lancaster, to deliver a eulogy on the life and character of James K. Polk, late President of the United States.

A writer in the Philadelphia Ledger says that during the late cruise of the United states ship Independence, there were inflicted on the crew 44,835 lashes.

POLITICAL POWER.—The free States have thirty Senators, one hundred and thirty-nine Representatives, and one hundred and sixty-nine Presidential Electors. The slave States have thirtv Senators, ninety-one Representatives, and one hundred and thirty-one Presidential Electors.

Sad accounts are rumored about wheat crops from many sections of the country. We quote from some ex­

changes. THE WHEAT CHOP.—Tn this county the wheat crop is almost an entire failure. Hundreds of acres will not be touched by the reapers. And that harvest will not yield over a half an average crop. Much of it tras cut down during the wet days of last week, and has become mildewed. The prospect for short cake is flattering in this section.—Shelbyville Gai. •r yrY i\

RUST IN WHEAT.—We are informed by conversing with farfners, that great portions of the wheat crop in the neighborhood have been destroyed by rust. Some fields are hardly worth cutting, and others so damaged as to yield but the third of a crop.—Lafayette Journal. '.'..'..J,

CROPS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.—The wheat in this county has beten so severely affected by the rust, that there will not be half a crop realized1. We have conversed with farmers from1 various parts of the county, and the' injury is represented to be general, in some cases whole fields are not worth harvesting The corn crop is very backward.— Brookville Dem.

THE CROPS.—We regret to learn that the prospect of an abundant harrvest in this county, has greatly diminished within the past ten days. Farmers from many portions of the country are complaining of the destruction of their crops by an insect, in some cases said to be weevil, and in others an insect^ hitherto unknown. Rust is also doing damage in some quarters, but the most serious injury is caused by insects.— Until recently the crops of this section presented an unusually promising appearance, but we have heard farmers remark that they do not look for more than one half of an average yield.-r-7^?« (0.) Advertiser.

THE WHEAT CROP.—The wheat in a good portion of this county has been so badly injured by the rust and other causes that it will not average more than a fourth or third of a crop. Many farmers have found it not worth cutting and are making the most of it by opening their fields to their slock. And judging from the complaints that reach us through our exchanges from many other portions of the State, the failure is general. This must operate as a serious drawback upon those who depend upon this crop as one of the chief means for making "ends meet."—Danville Adv.

TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION OF THE WHEAT CROP IN OHIO.—Tho news pours in upon us from almost every part of the State, of the terrible destruction of the wheat crop, by rust, and fly, (Red weevil.) Thousands upon thousands of acres are not worth cutting—whole fields remain untouched by scythe or sickle. Our own wheat is a pretty fair crop, and about the only one we know of in this region.—Ohio Statesman.

Is Gen. Taylor a Nero or Not! Since the Union is in the catechising vein, we supppose it is as ready to answer as it is to ask questions. Now, we have a serious inquiry to put to the "sole organ" of Locofocoism at the seat of Government. A few days since the Union callcd President Taylor a'Neto.' Yesterday, in its leading article, it called him "an honest old soldier." We wish to know by which of these opinions it intends to stand.

If we know that particular Nero* to whom the Union refers, he was any thing but "an honest old soldier." He was an old fiddler. He was an old debauchee. He was an old murderer* He kicked one of his wives and killed her. He caused another of them to be put to death. He assassinated his mother. He poisoned sundry of his friends and counsellors, All this he did before he reached his thirty-first year, when he died by fiis own hand. This is the gentleman of whom the Union declares that Gen Taylor is another of the same kind.

We therefore call on the Union to explain. Did it call General Taylor a Nero in a Pickwickian sense? Or is the Union really under the impression that Nero WRS "an honest old soldier We pause for a reply.— Wash Repub' lie.

THE AMERICANS IN MEXICO.—It is calculated that about 2200 Americans have passed through the city of Mexico, within the last six months, en route for California. Many of these went to San Bias and Mazatlan, and others preferred the road to Acapulco. Those who proceeded to San Bias were at first enabled to obtain shipping at heavy prices. But at least one thousand who arrived at Mazatlan, either from want of vessels, or being tempted by the superior attractions of Sonora, took the direction by land to its placers. At present there aro large numbers at both these points, waiting for transportation to Califora iS

The Government is well disposed towards Americans. At the Custom House baggage is passed without examination. No objection is made to either large or small parties, with or without arms.

CHOLERA.—Speaking of fears endangered by the approach of this disease, the Journal of Commerce says either a cramp in the little finger, imperceptible till attention was directed to it, a movement of the bowels,, or a, lack of the same, a slight pain in the stomach, caused by wind or by eating something not easily digestible, or any other of the nameless petty ills which flesh is heir to, occasions serious uneasiness to the timid, and fits them the better to become genuine subjects.

BENTON IN MASSACHUSETTS.—The Lynn Tribune and Swampscott Herald is the title of a new democratic paper published in Lynn. It has the name of Thomas H. Benton at its mast head as the candidate for the next President.

A verdant youth from the country was recently dismissed by a young damsel in this city, on the ground that she had been advised to avoid anything green during the prevalence of ibe cholera.—Pits.Chronicle.