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THE COURIER

TTRTTEJ{a U^T I:

SATURDAY ,-J*NUARV.l$, 1850.

Editor absent.

Letter from the Editor. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10th, 1850.

The Legislature is beginning to see its way through—that is, attempts are being made 10 fix the day of adjournment, which looks like bringing business to close. Two days ago the Senate passed a resolution to adjourn on Wednesday the 16th, which the Hou*e amended by striking ont the 16th and'addingthe 21st. To this the Senate has not yet concurred—but I suppose that will be the day fixed upon. There is much business on hand* and it is evident they cannot get through before Monday the 21st.

A Bill to provide for a Convention to revise and amend the Constitution has)g00tj

gust, at the places of holding the gen-! exception

Monday in October, and the constitu-'

tion by them adopted, to be ratified or

rejected by the people, to whom it is to be submitted under some laws to be passed by tho General Assembly. The Bill

provides that the Convention shall con-j f,e,i

sist of a number of delegates equal to ihe

and one to Sullivan. When the bill

which these counties will be represented fi||

in the Legislature next season. Mr. been

Edwards opposed this amendment man-j |alj0nS of

,0'n'.' 0IIIlly

ted at Washington City.

for the Eight of January Ball, at Browning's. The entertainment got up for

he meeting of the Odd Fellows

Grand Lodge has filled ihe lown, and ,me

made ii difficult io procure good lodg.,

ing» ai any of .he Hoiels. Onk of ,hef

ornament 10 .his lown will bo ihe new,

Masonic Hall, when completed. Thei

The Democracy and the Message. As the Locofocu papers cannot find a greater fault wyh the Message, ipey a^e harping on nn fcrror that too realonsfcle man will attribute to the Presiden&fTFrom the Washington Union down to lesser lights in the temple of Democracy, we %ehoid effusions of ridt* cuie 'and malevolence on a portion of the Message, unjustly bestc$ved. It must be admitted that the Democracy can find but little to complain of, and when we see them taking hold of so small a matter, it exhibits the extremity to which they are pusKed? There are some, we know, that cannot see any thing good in an opponent, and were the productions or actions of their opponents gifted with the purity of Heaven, they would defile them with execrations loud and deep. Political hacks for the sake of pleasing their own party, are glad .to catch at any thing as a pretext for heaping abuse ou. those opposed to them. In the Locofoco party are a

manvjust

passed the Seriate. Tho Delegates ,i,ne, dealing out political tirade against be elected on the fit st Monday in Au-J^g

to any

eral election. The delegates to meet in j0Wu in it. While they are seeking in itonvention at Indianapolis on the first

tjie

w|,ere lo

whole number of tho members compound the President's to the judgment of

the Senate and House of Repre-khu country. If it is true, as the Loco-

authorizing the Governor to procure and From the State Sentinel we shall look

Canal in the place made vacant by tTie death of Col. Blake. I he election of Stato Agent came of! yesterday in joint convention of tho two Houses, and resulted in tho choice! of Allen May, of Crawfordsvillo. Mr. May was tho caucus candidate of the Democracy, and received the full vote

rious amendments. One amendment: rraiic journal in the country told us, btit we suppose from their number this was to give Vigo two. and Sullivan two during the campaign, of the ignorance: year, that .they are going out of the buel at in to ad of he re at on by

boots for

gard

5sareycml

ofhee—but iho screws of caucus did the business. Indianapolis is represented been very gfty this winter.

calculation now is to have this building ,wemy

finished for the Stat# Convention to set

in, affording as it evidently will, the

largest room in the place.

place of exhibition.

style

10 bouml in

W right has a Levee every uw«#r among state papers ten ing, to which thero is a general ad-j

u,,||

mission and his parties well attended.-library beauties a document that will On Tuesday evening last, his rooms: preserved by the sage for its profound wer« well filled, without any consider*| wisdom a document that will bo rction of distinction in the matter of poll-1 ferrcd to by the statesman for its statestics, Many remained at tho Governor's! man-like views, its far-seeing sagacity, a couple of hours and then rook leave

tho occasion at Browning ashingtonj

Hall, was really a splendid affair and|of

largdy attended.

am| lts

or its statements.

document "a great deal better in point:

evinced" in tho President's

in Convoniion-.hough i. is snid he .vas| documcn. that no one will "easily

|j0 treasured by the scholar for its

devotion to the country.

If they should see proper, either from a true feeling of the spirit of the prayer.

from exhaustion by the magnitude

lheir

,abrtrt0

auach

erty« l0

mocracv

tha[ illvoc,tion

nollfy us th0

EXHIBITION.—We are authorised to THE HOME —The first numsay that Dunlap's great original paint- ber of the Home Journal for the present ing, "Christ Rejected, or the Trial be~ year has been received, containing a fore Pontius is now ia TerreAauto, and will be exhibited early next week. This painting is OB 250 square feet of canvass, embracing over 900 fig-

tires, many of which are full six® of life, potation it has acquired, and the enterLectures explanatory of ibe picture will prise and good usie ef Morris it Wdli. bo given. From the opinion, of the] forta.whaiUiwlWdeaerve., Press, this painting is well worth going widespread circulation. The JoitrW MB., Notice will be given of tkejoa) i« pob'iahed at 107 Folioi. su, Nei»

The latest Indianapolis news wril be

found in the Editor's letter.

in this situation, at this

Message,

instead of an honorable

of the principles laid

\iessagefor bulls, they are showing

verv

plainly by their little bellotvings,

fimj

the

calves.

Without saying a word in favor of

those Locofbco papers that are dissatis-

wj(h

sentatives of the State, to be apportioned papers toUl us before the election, pocked in Vigo county this season, may in the same manner, that the members that Taylor has known nothing for i,e pUt jown jn

of the General Assembly shall be at the forty years past, except gunpowder and ff0gs are still coming in, which may entime ot the election. This of course' cannon bnlls.it will he an immeasurably ||je number considerably. Last gives three delegates to Vigo County,

tensy

(ilent

the President's Message, wc propose to we find we are to expect no more from

jt, ihat they write a better one

ont|leave

the comparison between theirs

in the way of a Message. We feel

came before the House, day beforo yes- almost assured'ot this, from the elo-jlown

terday.there was much discussion on va- qUf.nce

with

a or an is in a pa it to in

Presidential

Democratic

fully, and had it rejected. Tho bill li-! corner of the land, would have made us thentic sources: nally passed and was sent back to the I believe Gen. Taylor did not know beans Senate with one amendment, providing when the bag was open but we think.

model for Presidents through all time]

pa.sei no ottse esicrdav,| to come. •!and,and Delaware, who havo an aggre-'

forward a block of Morble to represent for something grand and imposing.—-\ the State of Indiana in tho National The editors of that paper having been Washington Monument now being erec-iso so/c-inspireJ as to wear one pair of tivo correspondent of the Savannah tte-1 us

thev are so shocked by the "illiterature' of the President's Message. Therefore

"Faithfully and Impartially.** Since Mr. Speaker COBB, at Washington, has shelled out the committees of the House, we are enabled to see the kind of grain of which they are composed

rMr.

wherethe

walks

rence

„(^d

j,n!! know that its De-

is gentiine, as it will be like

of'Jlr

poll(., Messages, which had

,ho bo.wm.

whe„ lhis immorIa| documcn.

b(! reody for prom„|piIi„„

shall

,0 ihe world,

facl pUt

them as we are

risk of

down for

and

we will go up after

unwilling to endure the

,[lch

v8|,iable

mh|#d throu^, lho

matter being trans-

mail.

variety of excellent reading, origin*] and selected. New attractions have been added to the Journal for this year. The Journal fully sustains the high re

York, a year.

For the latest Congressional news see

1 adjoining CWU^IM

Cobb was elected by 102

votes in his favor, to 120 against him, and on taking the Chair, solemnly pledged himself to "faithfully and impartially perform his duty.** This was^ his promise but his actions have not come up. to it. Under the circumstances of his-election, it was RUjppasped a decent regard for the rights of the majority, would prompt him to deal fairly with them in the committees. The fairness and impartiality of Mr. Cobb aro exemplified, by giving to his own party thirty' six chairmen out of thirty-seven committees. In case the chairman should be absent, heu has given the second place to his friends, in every committee, except a half-dozen or so that are of no consequence. On the most important committees ho has given tho Deniucracy Jive, and tho Whigs four members. Verily, this is performing,

duty "faithfully and impartially" to a|

him, than from any other man that is strongly tinctured with Locofocoism.r

Pork Packing.

We understand from the most reliable sources, that the number of hogs

r0und

task for them to eclipse the Prcsi-1 year the number packed in this county

wag

-chair. If we had) The following was brought down a

all credulous, the bright scintil-1 fow days since, by a gentieman who

genius in every t00]c the number at each place from au-

in his first Message he did right well,! pon-ysville. 5.000: Eugene,. 8,000 Newport, ,-3,70.0 Montezuma. 3,200Armiesbnrgh, 3,800 Clinton, 14,000.

that office holders under the General and State Governments should not be| for man thai knows so little, and if he eligible to be elocted to seats in the Con-! has practice, will be ablo to write a tolventioti. 'I his amendment it believed! erable sort of a Message yet. We hope the Senate will not concur in—and fur-i those Democratic papers that were so iber that tho Governor will not sanction forward in pronouncing Gen. Taylor bill ,with such provision. It is said (totally unqualified for President, and so that Governor Wright will himself ac-i forward in denouncing his Message, will c«pt the election, and act as delegato in I now fuvor us with a Messago "as tV' a tho convention, if elected and returned Message, and one that shall serve as a|Illinois New Hampshire, Connecticut,,

Lafayette, 38.000 Attica, 8.000 Williamsport, 6,000 Covington, 4,000

charm, by a party in the minority in tho snow, and great numbers of his animals House. When Mr Cobb was elected Speaker, we were pleased to hear him highly spoken of, and wero induced to believe he would be reasonable towards the Whigs, in his duties as Speaker, but

numbers at 66,000.

54.7/50. Who will now say that our

an(j

county are not going ahead

which every litilo Demo-j T! cy used to pack hogs in Lafayette,

We understand the number in Dar-

Vern)ont,

gate of 89,083.

eight years, tho natural conclu-1 publican, writing from the capital ofj

The opinion prevails here that Mr. sion is, that as they aro intellectual Georgia, remarks: TBRRE-HAUTB A^D KICHMON'DRAILHOAD., Thomas Dovvling will receivo the ap- men, that length of time must have been is sometimes quite amusing to ob- The grubbing, clearing, and grading pointment of Trustee of the W. & E.|devoted to study and literature, hence!

s®rv« co,nflict

a rustling

we may expect a document that will not- lerv, and quito a warbling of soft v6ices be "below mediocrity, whether wo re-!

l',nt

of syntax and stvle, than is any where! much noise in the gallery." Mr. Oslin. From tho energy and ability with which "T'onK

uut in nmninminti I creatton," who are pertectiv mute and place, tie xoiiowmg is nsi oi mu .. ,, L..H ',I ^NAGENIONIJ conclude" is first efibrt of some

tolerably close 10

of the party who havo nominated and tion.' A document that will not a- marched up ton party where there wasjtwoper cent, be!°w the estimate of the

io selection considered by no, boarding school miss, or county semi-j out ••Gentlemen, more silence in the! the sections awarded to them. Tho| t'10 resolution, revicvvm„ quest a a a a O a O a a a a

and the noisy geutlerae

nt the Annual Meeting

Lawrence's speech

effective, and says:

and

"We have seldom had

Lib-

Ambassadorial

more pleasure, or which seemed a more genuine expression of kindly feelings

and manly thoughts. The occasion was, ,n(Jian„

Late from the Salt Lake Valley. Mr. J. H. Kinkead left the Valley with thiriy-five others on the 18th of October,

Capt. Stansbury was prosecuting his surveys, and met with every assistance from the Mormons. He will make a complete survey of the Salt Lake, and of the whole country around it, and his

win is 3.300 in Knox county,' 15.000. ,1 perpetual fund to assist "poor Saints" I to emigrate to the Salt Lake Valley, lulI he salary of the Governor of Cali-1 filling in this respect the covenants in

forniti is $10,000, which exceeds the the Temple, that oil the Saints who wero combined salaries of the Governors of obliged to leave Nativoo shall be located at some gathering place.' The whole tin nine following States: Tennessee,

Wisconsin, Iowa, Ehode Isl-j

Maj. Dougherty's train of wagons, returning from the transportation of stores

to Fort Kearney, was overtaken by the snow, and great numbers of his animals

perished from the cold. Wagons were abandoned on the plains, and many of the teamsters were frost bitten. We already mentioned the serious accident to one of Maj. Dougherty's transportation trains, by the burning of the prairies.— So suddenly was the fire brought upon the encampment, by a change of the wind, that 150 head of cattle were burned to death or died very soon afterwards. The Indians were quiet all along the route.

The Western mail brought us a pamphlet copy of the "Second General Epistle" issued by the Church of Latter Day Saints, at the Salt Lake Valley, to "the Saints scattered throughout the earth." It is a detail of the condition of the society at home and abroad, and in general embraces every thing that may be of interest to the members of the church.

The crops are represented' as having been very fine—and it is said that they have not only enough for themselves, but for their brethren on the way, until next harvest.

They have decided on forming a city or town at Brownsville, forty miles to the south of Salt Lake City, at which places settlements have been made. Sand [sic] Pitch Valley designated as naother [sic] place for location.

ladies are not,and cries "Too to Indianapolis ready for the track.

a happy one. and fruitful tn suggestions. The assembling together in a common c»riD8 k*™-

Mcffli.Ee. the Door* Keeper, takes ihe him. end this mad i« raataged.''"!"™ «»t«'l"-IN,r,l,ero',n,,8#",he,nm0,nl)er*-

The London correspondent of the ^jc\yj0y Section 73—Summit East of National Intelligencer writes, under White Lick—Myram H. Brown. Secdate of 10th ult.. that Hon. Abbott Law- tion 74—crossing East fork of White

made his first public speech on I kick—W J. & M. M. Patterson. Sec-

English Sround^on ^ho 30ih November, John^hchelL

the Governors

the Scotch Hospital. The Lohdon Morping Chronicle

pronounces

Mr,

have been very

record an

Oration

which gave us

cause of benevolencc of the oldest and has hams in his smoke-hous» cuwd aftbc yotinge^t races of those who speak ter this recipe which have hung there the English language the forgetfulnessj

of national distinctions, for the sake oft ,, .he wide -bro.herhood of humanity- j,hem/ After h.s haras have been ,al.ed these were the characteristics of the fa*

incbetween the tw» countries nttmnh-i

and arrived at St. Louis a few days since. Of the company, some twenty-five were Mormon preacher, sent out to proclaim their glad tidings to all the world. Mr. Kinkead says the Mormon settlement is prosperous, having carried on a good trade with the migrants, and universally treating them hospitably. He also contracts the story that there had been difficulty between the Mormons and Mr. Pomeroy and General Wilson. The St. Louis Republican further says:

report, it is believed, will possess great interest. All persons offering merchandise for sale at Salt Lake City are required to take out a license—that on liquors nmounts to fifty per cent, of the original cost, and was really intended to prohibit the sale altogether.

Thp council-house, baths at the Warm Spring House, an extensive stone house and granary were all in process of erection.

They had devised a plan for raising a

plan is in process of execution. -----

id ltailrond

Letting.

Journal exhibits the result of the letting of that portion of the Terre-Haute and

OFFICIAL GALLANTRY.—The LegVsla- Richmond Railroad between Indianapo

and

on t|1G

Belville. The letting took place

20th ult.

between the gullantry of 21 milas of this road, west of Indi-

of thci Speaker and his disposition to anajiolis, \yas let tot?ontractors on the

preserve order. If there is any ntiusu-1 20th ihst. Thirty-three miles of tho remaining distance to Terre Haute are already very nearly completed, ready

of ladies' dresses in the gal-

pretty women are always proud of. down Comes .-the Speaker's hammer, while he looks hard in the direction

for

tho superstructure, leaving only IS miles more to be contracted for, in order to have the entire line from Terre-Haute

up ... li cluster of ,he "lords ofj of iw immcdinio complclion lo ihi*!. Tho resolmio,. suspending diplomnlic who ore perfec.lv mu.e and place. The following is a lis. of .he miercoursownh Ausina wa* .hen con-

4illiicrature," nor bo a "bung-! an "angry6 "Geml«mLn. the -§eci ions 62 and 6.1~crossing MUJ strong, not to disappoint the expectations

O onsidered qualified for the nng account," but a document conform-j gpeaker s«ays you must cease talking,! Cleek—James Kelly and Dennis Vang- which existed, both at home and abroad, ing with the strict rules of rhetoric, with and let the ladies talk tho House if ban. Section G4

-----

,|le fair ones, and calls] successful bidders, and the number of| s'dercd. Mr. 1-oote spoke in favor of

and b'5—Belville Sum-

White Lick—Wm. T. Hazlett and Jas

Section 76—on summit—David O. flerrin. Sections 77, 78, 79, 80,81. and 82—crossing Eagle creek—James D. Perrall. Section 83—crossing White river—Peter Fellinger. Section 84—in Indianapolis—M. Morris.

CURING HAMS.—The Louisville Journal says: A distinguished gentleman of

re(j

Speaking of the Ship Canal across the end of the bone.. Fie smokes with hickIsthmus, as alluded to fey Mr. Lawrence, ory,and occasionally burns pepper vines the Morning Chronicle says: I °T

W funlis|lcd us wilh his recipe

CONGRESSIONAL.

VVF-JLF WASHINGTON,Jan. 5. In the Senate yesterday, ,Mr. Cass'

diency of suspending Diplomatic inter course with Austria being under consideration. Mr. Cass said that he was not aware that the resolution would be opposed. The spirit of intercommunication between Nations had made them one great lamily^i The ago was advancing.11 The Press announced the judgment of the day and foretold the decisis of the fuuird. No one was above its ^censure^nd al\ governments desired its praise. Public opinion now ruled tho '-"-""ai-m1.'mnin

Ho said there was no commercial necessity for a Minister in Austria, and in performing an act of moral justice, we would not prejudice any national interest. He did not pretend to say the res-

taken from them by man Interchange of such sentiments would alone promote the interests of the masses of mankind. IIo hoped to havo the co-operation of the Senator from Kentucky, though he feared, from the play* ful remark made, he belonged to the stand-still school. He also hoped to havo the Senator from Massachusetts, whose recent noble speech in the cause of Hungary was equal to'the highest efforts of tho elder Pitt in his brightest -. tm uttt in «ays. fi

Mr. Cass then read a' passage from Webster's speech, and from Clay's speeches in beha'f of Spanish American independence. Ho closed by disclaiming any objection to the gentleman sent to Austria. But if ho were a Franklin ho would not continue him there. Bosides his precipitate flight on the eve of iho meeting of the Senate, presented an insurmountable objection to his confirmation. The same remark applied to Mr. Letcher, who left for Mexico on the 22d of December, and ho should n§ver have his vote to remain there. 'Mr. Seward vindicated Mr. Webb. I "''Mr. Hale expressed a desire to be heard and the resolution was postponed.

an'^

informs us that he

for sjx ye#rs Thc flie3 never trouble

s'*

meeting, and these were the thoughts to dry. When they are dry, he scatters which crowded on Mr. Law rence'sj

weeks, he lays them on a board

pepper freely over them and rubs Isome of it in the hock and in the upper

drie?.rcd d"rin8

c"did*le

be estimwed. and ibe good ii«Kle^iHl.|0,*0'"M"i,,,d w-I^I

Process

of smoking. He also burns the vines or

"Let England and America join in any I ,j,e pep„ers \n his smoke-hou&e during! lines wereformed they remained unbrc resolve, and it must be «t larger combi-1 nation than any which mankind have] yet seen which shall overthrow it."

j, By reference to advertisement, it will

Tho writer adds— JFOE seen that the new steamer JULIA will

MB. LAWRENCK Has taken strong bold! run as a regular packet between Terre of the British poWic by this, his 6m ap*jii«tiie and Evansville. pearance before it and we feel aasuredl __1«' that the more he is seen and the better The Democratic convention for notni- fortitude of even Oregonians.

for

3lb,01

aw~or» iD|

to be in oS

nred condition-—forced as sho was IO not private considerations. Tha private humble herself before Russia. The combats beforo the walls of Troy, and resolution would lose half its value if the walls of Jerusalem, were fought by not considered as an act of tensuro up- men in each of the armies opposed to on Austria, it was our duty also by this each other, and in behalf of each army, means to express our sympathy with!Such was the character of the case re

The Senate then adjourned until Mcn-

," 7 WASHINGTON,Jan. 7.

IIOUSK.—kauffman from tho committee on rules, reported amendments to the rules of the House, which wero made the order of the day for Tuosday. Tho House then proceeded to ballot for Clerk. Fourth ballot—Forney 106, Campbell 94, Scattering 19. Fifth ballot—Forney 106, Campbell 102, Scattering i'.

SENATE.—A number of petitions and memorials were presented. Mr. Clay

presented a petition numerously signed, asking the recognition of the republic of

Liberia referred. Mr. Dickinson presented a petition signed by citizens of N". York, without distinction of party, ask-

ing that no appropriation

The following article from the Daily embassy to Austria. Mr. Cooper presented several memorials pra.ying a modification of the Tariff. Mr. Clay and

be made

lor the

Mr. Halo spoke on Cass's resolution which consumed nearly

sion.

the

entire

ses

WASHINGTON, Jan.'8th, 1850.

SENATE.—A petition was presented by Mr. Underwood ftom citizens of Kentucky, asking Congress to oid in the establishment of a Congress of Nations, who should arbitrate disputed matters between different powers.

Mr. Upham presented a series of resolutions, adopted by tho logislnture of Vermont, on the subject of sla.ery, which, upon a motion to print,called up

between the

qP of thjs

lahd,'twenty millions

that thc American people, through their rcprescniaiives would set tho seal of dis* iry and tdjourn-

unsuccessful bal-

lotings for Clerk, the last one Forney receiving 114 votes, an adjournment took place. No other business was transacted.

WASHiNGtoN, Jart.9.

WiMiams t^fthdrew Campbell, as candidate for Clerk. House then proceeded to ballot llih time. Forney 106 Foote 104, scattering 9.'

We find the following in the Alia Cdlifornia bf Nov. 15: SCENE AT THE POST OFFICE —On Saturday morning, at an early hour, despite the straight-downwardness of the rain. ani the muddy, slippery contemptible condition of the street, a multitude besieged the Post Office for letters, which would have done honor to the intelligence of the proudest metropolis in the Union. Of course all could not be accommodated at onct, and so "a way of coming at it" was adopted which reflected still more lustre on the American name. Lines were formed, stretching down a slippery hill, to the distance of eighty feet irom the office. Shoulder to shoulder stood tnen from every part of the United States, and a step was gained whenever one had made his enquiries at the window and retired. After the

ken, and accessions to the number must •'fall in behind.** Not tinfrequemly woo Id persons remain it) the ranks for three and four hoars. "Places** near tho windows were sold for five and ten dollars. All this was done in a rain, to bear op against which would have tried

AX5&UTIOS i^ W««.U.Th.V true

word of

P®"?1*

Reuben Wood.! -no eooner do you get mmned than yos

„3«* ~r*-~

History and Practice of Duelling—Debate in the Kentucky Convention. There is no community which will better illtitetrdte the practice and extreme folly of duelling, than the State of Kentucky. In the debates of the Kentucky Convention, we observe that some of the ablest men there havo arrayed themselves against that foolish as well as wicked practice. Among them is the Hon. BE£. HAKDIN, FTTORTT whose speech we extract the following correct account of this extraordinary practice:

In the course of m^ readings astto the history of mankind, I have turned my attention some little to ihis'sffhject and, sir, frotti the days of Nimrod, the mighty hunter of Babylon, down to about three hundred years ago, 1 have not •found a single instnaco where a private,

ersonal quarrel was settled by a duel, every case where there were personal combats, they were for public and

struggling millions who were seeking iferrod to by the gentleman, (Mr. Nutall,) weight of saw logs is commonly six to liberty, bestowed on them by God, but between the three brothers of the Hora-

Hi, and the Curialii. There the fate of the battle", it was agreed, should turn upon their Success. There is no instanco of the modern duel presented until we come down to the time when Francis I., of France, gave the challenge tc Charles V., King of Spain and Emperor of Germany. There tho practice took Its origin, and it has been in existence ever since. And why is it?— Because thero is a notion, a ridiculous kind of opinion going abroad, invisible, intangible, and which no man can touch, called the code of honor, which compels a man to light in certain cases. Thus:

do you want to kill met No. Do I tho best means ever devised for sawing.

want \o kill you? No. But there is some imaginary insult—j»omoSupposed injury, and some sickly sensibility feels itself insulted, and asks for an explanation. 'The man who is asked feels a little t6Vproud to give it, and tho parties correspond a little, and finally fight— and all about nothing.

We know that duelling does not stop killing, in the streets*, or assassination in the highways. No sir, this is a mistake, and nothing will sto|\ it but seriso of certain, positive, ati'd sjSeedy punish

of.tho ablest and bravest men who ever fought at the head of nn army, and yet what did he say to the duellist? Why,

]mi if a duel was fought, he would hang concerned in it. and if ho could find out where was tho place of meeting, ho would go there himself with his hangman, and hang up ihe survivor without a trial. Has not Great Britain lately hung tip several men who killed others in duels. A Colonel Campbell there, killed a man in a duel', not long since, and* was hung. And other instances might bp mentioned.

And 'Kentucky is the only country where no man has ever been punished

forgiving, accepting, carrying a chal-

by the duelling propensities of those two young men, Henry and Fountain Pope. One was killed in Arkansas, and the other near Louisville, without any cause, if thc parties had understood each other. The parties fought at a distance of thirty yards, with shot guns.— Did I not know, while in Washington, Barron and Decatur, two of thofirstmen at that period in America, come up in mortitl array within sixteen feet of each other, because one was near-sighted, and the rulo was that both should tak0 deliberate sight before tho word to fire was given? They both fired and fell1 with their heads not ten feet apart from each other. And before they were taken from the ground each expected both

to die they spoko to each other, and a bW» inspected at

reconciliation took place. Thev blessed! *l

each other, and declared that there was nothing between them. All that was required to have prevented the meeting was an explanation between them.

Thero was the case also of McCarty and Mason, own cousins, who fought one of tho most murderous duels on re-

MAJOR NoAn'S IDKA OF A

m«id.

though ten paces is rather too near for a pistol shot, wc prefei it, a»td all its conventional rules, to the western practice of—out bowie knife and IOOK out for yoi»r ears! A duel was recently fought between C. Irving, formerly editor of the Memphis Inquirer, and W.E. Gibon.— At the first fire, Mr. Editor Irving received the contents of his antagonist's pistol in his abdomen, after which, say the papers, 'a reconciliation took p^acel It must have been such a reconciliation as occurred between Mercwno and Tybalt: 'If yon inquire after mo to-mor-row, you shall find me grave man,' A pretty time for a

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ment. And now are wo to stop the J-L ^arc's Patent Office Agency, 65 practice of duelling? We are to furnish Second street. A mill on this principlo men who aro in doubt as to a point of! will be in operayxm.in this city, in a few honor, with a competent apology for! weeks.—St. Louis Republican. avoiding a duel. That is all we want. There is not a man in tho world, enjoying health, and who has friends and connexions around him, that doos not love life. Look at the man in the last ago-

nios of dfiHln, atulKCO how no chugs to Haute, for the pxirpose ol forming a Mechanic's life.' And yet a false notion ot honor, A.-m.cintion, Mr. SAM'L MUSSGLMAN wnB or rather false public opinion, will I called to ilie Chair. On motion, committee ot force tho man in fine health to hazard I was nppoinwd to dn\v np^n Constitution and his life to Frederick tho

lenge, or killing his antagonist in a ducl.jg^^. What inroads have been madq in the family of Alex. Pope, my old friend with whom I practised law until he died, f6

We yesterday witnessed the opera* tion of a small SAW MILL, constructed upon a fiew atid'fcingular principle^-thac of self-propulsion. The inventor is Mr. :v AMOS JACKSON, of Pottawatamie county, Iowa, who, in company with several of his brethren in ihe Mormon faith, ore now in thi«citv. Mr. JACKSON has spent many years of toil and large sums ol? money, in perfecting his invention, anttl our impression is that the method now,^ presented will entirely supersede the mills now in use.

This mill Is lAtilf in such a manner as to derive Its »nike propplling/power from tfio weight of* the log to be sawed, which he accomplishes imhe followfngf manner: the ordinary ways upon which tho carriage travels, are fixed upon bearings that enter into the frame the oppo* site ends are provided with large seg» ments of a cog wheel working into series of cog wheels and pinions: thust* it will be seen, that when ihe !OR isT pushed forward to tho saw. its weight is brought to set with great force through the segments, upon a shaft having sevwv al intermediate gearings to increase tho speed sufficiently for driving the crank shaft. When we consider that tho

eight thousand pounds, we may judge of the immense propelling power thus obtained, indeed, the fear is, that meansf will have to be used to check and regulate the velocity of th« descending mass, as the segment describes its area. If tho principle, when carried out answers anything liko as well as tho one we havo witnessed, we cannot see what use there can be for steam, water, or any other' power than that usod by Mr. JACKSON for saw-milling. Several years ago, while the invention was still incomplete, it was submitted to the Hon. H. L. ELSWORTH, then Commissioner of the Patent Office, who nt once pronounced it

An important part of tho invention consists in a new form of saw, whereby all setting is dispensed with. Tho toothed edge of Mr. JACKSON'S saw is mado thick, and diminishing to the baok, thus leaving all friction out of tho question, and saving the setting. The prico of those mills, we,are informed, will bo light, compared with others, and they can be attached to wheels for traveling through the country. Measures havo been taken to secure a patent. The invention can be examined to-day nt Mr.

Thero is no election of Clerk vet in the House, at Washington. !.,•

MECHANIC'S ASSOCIATION, At a meeting railed by the Mechanics of Terrr-

ian in fine liealtli to hazards was nppoimwi tonraw up oonsutuuon mm fnlto nntir.il ,A' lini*»or I Hy-I-nwM, to bo Kubmittpil nt the next mectinc lor adopt ion. Tlt» following {pnilpinen trompose tho 10 Great of I russia was one rommitte.e—Wm. Lf. Bilker, R. N. Hudson, b\

Otey, B. If. Cornwall, John li. Burr. A motion \v»s mml\ 'lint tho Kditorn of tlict sevrrnl journals of Tcrrf-tlaittf4, IM requested UR publish tho proceedings oi thin rowtini

On rnofion. lh« iiiaetinif adjourned until Tlioru•lny ovfiiinc, 17ih inat. nt iliepimr nl«co. Jnn. 12, 1850

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Since our Inst the wentlier hft« quits warm indicating a thaw, but n« we go to prosn it is coht again. Thc river ia quite low, admitting tho navigation of boat* with htitvfr/ liffht draught. The Hog season ia pretty much over, though low hogs are still coming in.

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cord, because McCarty voting for an*' SUCCESSORS OF HARSIN&TON,CRANE O'RILEY, other man, Mason being a candidate. JFot'WfM'fiiiig A* CofHtHiftsioit felt aggrieved, and challenged his vote^ on the ground of not b6ing twenty-one! McCarty first proposed they should slt! over a keg of powder and set fire to it, but Mason declined. Next he proposed they should go to the top of the capltol' and hand in hand jump from tho parapet wall to the ground, a distance of ninety feet. This Mason also declined. Then McCarty proposed they should fight with muskets with three balls apiece, which Mason accepted, and then they went out and fought eight feet apart —about nothing. McCarty has told me that the duel was forced on him by one of Mason's tecondg. Such are the bloody scenes which illustrate this code of honor, as it is styled.

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