The Wabash Courier, Volume 20, Number 48, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 July 1852 — Page 2

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THE COURIER.

JESSE CONARD, EDITOR. msc

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B«tnrd«y Morning, July 24, iS62i

WHIG NOMINATIONS

For PruHeaL

QBHZOUL WNFNBLDSQOTT For Vice Pneidtni, -WILLIAM A. QHATTAM,

OF KOXTH CAROLINA. W "Vt

HXCBOLAS

|fer Governor*

MCCARTY,

'OF MARION COtTNTtt. ^br Lieutenant Governor* WILLIAM

WILLIAMS,

or xosciusxo county. 1 f* SSHATOSIAX. ftSCTOm*.

HENRY 8. LANfe, of Montgomery county. *j# PLEASANT A. HACKLEMAN.of Rush co inamticT*it*cTOM.

Diet. 1. LEMTBC.Q. DcBxrun, DuboU cro»tT S. Joan D. Fussusox, Clark county S. Capt. SCOTT CASTES,Switzerland oo* 4. JUHH H. FA*QCHAK,Franklincounty-,

5. Davit Koooss^Delaware county .* 6. Fastvs M. Fines, Johnson eounty 7. RICHARD W. TBOMFSOK,Vigocounty 8. G. 0. BEHM,Tippecanoecounty W 5^ STAKmU), St. Joeeph county -v

For Auditor of State,

DOUGLASS MAGUIRE, of Marion co. For Secretary of State, JOHN OSBORNE, of Clay county,

For Reporter of Supreme Court, A. L. OSBORN, of Laporte county. For Clerk of Supreme Court, JAMES A. STRETCH, of Grant county.

For Superintendent of Common Schools, AARON WOOD, of Putnam county. .Judges of the Supreme Court, Dist 1. JOHN B. HOWE, Lagrange co. a. CHARLES DEWEY, Clark co. 3. DAVID McDONALD, Monroe co. 4. SAMUEL B.GOOKINS,Vigo co.

LIEUT. GOVERNOR.

The two candidatea for Lieut. Governor, Meaara. Williama and Willard are to address the citizens of Vigo County at the Court Houae on Saturday the 4th of August.

HOW IT WAS DONE.

The New Hampahire Statesman, publisScd at Concord, the reaidence of Gen. Piercee, iOrniahea some developements in reference to his nomination. Instead of being a spontaneous affair, the Statesman announcea it as "the result of one of the moat deeply laid and skillfully conducted intrigues connected with partisan politics on this side of the Atlantic." The most active movement in behalf of Gen. Pierce has been in progress since the death of-Levi Woodbury, in September last, though the plotters, some of whom reside in Concord, hid formed their purposes a year previous to that event. So confident of success were they, that before Gen. Pierce had received a single vote in the Convention, it waa declared that he would be the nominee. The Statesman says "From the decease of Judge Woodbury up to the recent Baltimore Convention, the most systematic and unwearied exertions #ereput forth by the wire pullers in New Hampshire in behalf of Gen. Pierce. The head-quarters of these men were on Main atreetin Concord, but ainee the commencement of thia session of Congress they have had skillful agenta at Washington,—men notorious at intrigue,—who were laboring, un4er instructions sent from this town, and gradually, but aurely and ateadily, undermi" ning the prospects of both Gen. Cass and

10. JAMES S. FYAZJM, Kosciusko county* I 11, JOHK M. WALLACE, Grant county /'or Treasurer of State, SIMON T. HADLEY, of Hendricks co.

Mr. Buchanan. It waa the purpose of these men from the beginning, to keep prominent men before the country, but to set in motion an undercurrent of influencea, which, at the proper time, should be turned against these identical men. In these processes tln*y had been so succeasful, months ago, as that neither Mr. Buchanan nor Gen. Caaa stood any nearer a nomination than 'the man in the moon.' It was one of the prime purpoaea of this Bloomsbury Gang' to bring aa many candidates aa possible up for the Presidency^ without naming their own and the more individuals who received very considerable numbers of votes, in the Convention, so much the better for them, until such time as that body should become completely wearied with unavailing ballots."

This exposes the fact that those who support Pierce as the nominee of the Convention, upon patriotic principles, are only supporting the politician and office-aeeker'a candidate.

INDIANAPOLIS—WHIG POL*, &o.—A httlf matter of business took us to IndianapoK* on Tuesday. The State Capital seems to be in rather a flourishing condition. Besides •eversl blocks of business houses in the wsy of erection, we notioed the foundation commenced for a new Hotel on a very extensive scale. The building will be situated on the diagonal comer from the Paha«r House, and is intended to he the brag house of the State.

But that which very particularly attracts* our attention, was a bea»tHttA»k M» erected by the WWgs distwee fromthe Journal Office. This pole Is eltageOer fine specimen, with a pret^lhOeflef ing at the very top. neiriy ground. A lsrge flag and streamer also easionaUy grace the pole at Afferent distances from the ground. The streamer floating •loft the names of SOOTT and GRAHAM.

A -mall joke is eratked off with this pole It seems the Whigs employed river Democrat to put ep their pole. The-same man ia also engaged in preparing a Democrats, and has so arranged matters as to have thf latter some thirty feet highf* than the fay** But no

tad GjuMMwri&SeaM*** ^^faok ^•t*

KOSSUTH.—The Ex-Governor of Hunga-

ry has left the United States for Europe. He had his day in thia country, moat undoubtedly. This matter in all He hearings will soon be appreciated, Capital waa attempted to be made by the use of Kossuth, in several see*' tiooa of ocrr country. Gov. Wright, of Indiana, took him into hie efpecitl charge, of oourse, fully sustaining and endorsing the man In Ma course, actious and sentiments in the Unite*} Ststee. This was the pet theme of Jos. A. Wright. The sympathies, preju dices, likes and dislikes of Koaauth are the identical of Gov. Wright. His political sentiments too, in their various shades and hoes of doctrine, necessarily fall into the special keeping of the Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana, It is proper the people should think of these things. Pieree and King papers in the North also take Kossuth to their bosoms—-and in this we think there may be som« discrepancy between the Democracy of the North and South. The New York Evening Post, a Pierce and King paper, announcing the departure of Kossuth, indulged in the following reflections: W "The chief obstacle* which ^Kossuth met in his propagation of ooctrine here, came from that gross wrong in the social relations of the South, which perverts all our domestic politics, and blinds the .whole nation to its true interest and glory. Slavery is, and must be, utterly opposed to every liberal sentiment. Its essence is despotism, and its natural affinities are with despotism the world*ove*. No man who buy rand sells hii fellow mart can have any other than a fictitious love of freedom.

But it is not our object to awaken discussion in this place, more than is involved in the simple statement of the faqt that the enmity to Kossuth foas originated.where nearly all th« enmity to liberty and movement originates in this country—among the adhe^ rents of slavery. At the North and West his reception and progress was everywhere honorable and worthy, and it was only when he approached the atmosphere of slavery, whether North or South, that his steps were arrested, or his feelings chilled. It is due to truth and justice that this fact should be known here as well aa in Europe.

The illustrious champion of constitutional freedom is about to leave us, but bis name, his words, his influence will remain. They will remain to rebuke some of us, but to quicken and cheer many more in the path of national duty. They will be hereafter a vital element of our politics, and, like seed timely sown, will rise to a glorious harvest."

It is suggested that the Madame would very much increase the interest and character of the Terre Haute Daily, were she engaged as a co-editor for that paper.

All we have to say in reply to the above fling from a town paper issued on Wednesday is, we notice that the "interest and character" of the "Terre Hatite Daily" have been sufficient to keep it up, even after an attempt by an office in this place, to publish a Daily, had been made and failed. The proprietor of that Daily finding he could not give "interest and character" to it, took in assistants to lielp him give vitality to the declining effort—but the whole coterie could not infuse sufficient "interest and character" to prevent its expiring in great agony. It went out like Peggotty—"with the tide."— As for the "Terrs Haute Daily," it is alive and kicking, in good health, and likely to be, and can stand any rubs any body in any quarter is a mind to give it.

The following is an extract from the Eve~ ning Post, the leading Democratic paper in New York:

The name of General Scott is familiar to the country, not as as a politician or a statesman, perhaps, but as a miltary leader. There is but one man living who enjoys as enviable a military fame, if such fame is ever to be envied and there is no American soldier perhaps, save Washington, who hes a more durable place in the history of our country. Before he was thirty years of age, he had earned imperishable honors on our Northeastern frontier. Through the meridian of his life he was steadily adding to their number, and within the last decade has crowned his military fame with a series of the most memorable victories recorded in history. Achievements like these are not the result of accident, nor the fruits of commonplace minds neither are they regarded as such by the American people. There is no true American who is not proud of them no one who would not, if necessary, bccome the personal champion of their author's greatness wherever and whenever such championship should be needed.

The fire which recently occurred at Boston was one of the most destructive that has ever taken ^lace in that city, destroying over fifty buildings, among which were the Sailor's Home, the Mariners Church, and the Boylston School House. Nearly one hun dred families were rendered houseless, and the total loss by the fire is estimated at over three hundred thousand dollars. The principal portion of the buildings deatroyed.were occupied by poor families, who lost all their furniture and other pr ope try. Several firemen were injured, and a number of hairbreadth escapes were made from falling bouses and buildings

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MoKtHtElfTAL CONVENTION.—'This inter esting .convention met in the Old Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 6n Monday, 5th inst., and organized by the appointment of Go*. Bigler as President. Nine States were represented, a majority of the delegates

appeared to he In iavor of a monument be-!

Th#

erected with thirteen sides, one side ^, Conyenl|on

tng he devoted to each of the old State*, for such device as it msy The Declaration of Independence to he cut in full on the Jdeftuaent.

The colored people of Maryland are caJanonia an njdressi under date of June 4, .}**** 4- Handy, Chairman, •nd John Walker, Secretary, Baltimore, to assemble by their delegates, in a convention to he held at Baltimore, on the 95th of July. The object is to t»to serious consideration their prteent condition and prospects in that ootamunity and contrast them with the inducements opened to th$p in Liberia,or any other coontty.

HAM* AT

UJNinr*

The anniversary of the hauled Lane it to be celebrated at Niagara on the 97th and 88th Inst Great preparations are bef nff tifesde for the celebratio»-*nd we ohfrom onr exchanges going from adi^#|^.andfromaU«r«ctions. M^ny win go frem Cincinnati, fcr.

Newwk Mercury, in reply to the

Evening Post—which said of New Jersey, in its boasting calculation, that "in ens ward in Newark one hundred and thirty-two Whigs have already enrolled themselves aa members of a Pierce and King association" —replies "that lAereir,*ota stngkPiercetmd King tHub trr association in it. We do not TtnoWi" It adds, «of three Whigs who will irote Air Pieree and King, while we are daily informed of respeetsbls adopted citixens, farmer members of the opposite party, who avow their determination to give their influence to the election of Winfield Scott."

GOT. Wright haa anew hobby—He is out against the old obsolete Bankrupt Law.—And yet it Is said he warmly favors the election of WILLIAM R. Krifo, who was a strong advocate of said law. Oh! consistent Jos. A, Wright. What hobby next?

SINGULAR.—To see the' Democratic" papers foolishly trying to create a prejudice in the minds of adopted citizens against Gen. Scott, while all the time the Philadelphia Sun, the only so-called Native American paper, and Lewis C. Levin, the only native representative in Congress, bitterly oppose Gen. Scott and go for Pierce and

Messrs. Toombs and Stephens ife evidently very anxious to get into the Democratic patty, but we fear there is some little doubt about their welcome. The Augusta (G.s.) Telegraph, a Dew^i^organ, spegka after this fashion:

We pray God that whatever the Union Convention may do, Toombs and Stephens will decide not to act with the Democratic party. We should consider it the greatest calamity that could befall that party to have Toombs and Stephens join it.

We have the following record of the manner in whieh the news of Mr. CLAY'S death

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received at Ashland. "The solemn and bereaving intelligence was conveyed to his wife at Ashland, where she remains in very delicate health. Her prief is said to be deep and painful, though the melancholly tidings broke upon hdr not unexpected. She was anticipating? his death hourly. The domestics and all of the family are in deep lamentations. "Ashland" gives sad evidence that its illustrious owner has gone to the home of his fathers

The Hon. Geo. C. Washington has publicly declined the nomination for the Vice Presidency, conferred upon him by the American National Convention, which assembled at Trenton on the 5th instant. He says the nominations of the Whig convention have received bis cordial assent and he will give them a zealous support.

KERTUCKY CHALLENGED.—Vermont has challenged Kentucky, as she did in 1840, to beat her if she can in rolling up a Whig majority for Scott in 1852. The editor of the Louisville Journal accepts the challenge.

It is said the. Boston Rejection Meeting was gotten op by Democrats, two of whom made speeches abusive of Gen. Scott. They were hooted from the stand. The meeting

was a failure.

It is remarked by the New York Times that the immense progress of rood building in this country, is having a sensible effect on the price of foreign rails. They have, of late, been rapidly advancing, until the last steamer brings quotations of JE2 17s. 6d. to £6 sterling, free on ship board in Wales, and many contracts ahead of these rates were declined.

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News has reached Washington from Vienna, (Austria.) that Mr. Hulsemann has met with a cool reception by Count Buel. Instead of returning to tlie United States, he will probably be employed as a clerk in the Imperial Chancery, or resume his former vocation of sub-editor of the Austrian Observer.

200 MILES

PER HOUR.—Where

STEAMBOATS

would Dr.

ADAMS be by this time if he traveled 200 miles per hour, since his exhibition in this place*. We believe his whole exhibition a humbug—and caution distant Editors to get their pay in advance of the 200 miles per hour.

THE MONTREAL KIRE.—The summary of the losses by the fire at Montreal, on Thursday and Friday week, made by the Gazette of that city, is 1200 housesburnt—12 to 15,000 persons without a home—and £350,000 to £400,000 value of property destroyed. •J-Tu-LTLT-TLfU'V1

WITHOUT

CHIMNEYS. Eight

steamboats are building to run on the river Thames. They are to be fitted up in American style, to draw only eighteen inches of water, and the smoke is to be cariied off by a blower under the paddle-wheels

The New York Journal of Commerce, with Democratic affinities, scknowledges the abilities and patriotism of Gen. SCOTT, and his soundness upon the Compromise quesions, and will ip the coming contest, take no part against him.

SSNATOR CHASE, of Ohio, has addressed

to WorcWter

itl which

Free Soil

he saya he cannot

support the nominees of the Baltimore Dem-

v.. A* i****

BALLOON ASCENSION.—Mr. Paullin advertises to make a Grand Balloon ascension from the State House yard at Indianapolis on the 29th Inst. We presume there will be a great rush to the Capital about that time. ~~~~~~~

A Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune contradicts the rumor that the Hon. Abbot Lawrence is shoot to resig* his commission and return home-

The people of Indianapolis are to t»ve a balloon ascension bn the 89th- Indianapotia is a great place for gas, snd it is a wonder some body haa not gone up before Una.

WuTHti.—After a spell of rather

pleasant weather, we have again been visited with two or three hot daya. Yesterday is •aid to have been the hottest of the season. At one piece .the thermometer 1°° the shede

Having published an article on Wednesday, in reference to the Ferry, our columns are, of course open for the following.card. Mr. Longdon informs us thai during the twenty-five ears be has had charge of the ferry, this Is the first complaint end we must say, otfcsehre*, that we nevef before heard of any want of attention on the pert of Mr. I«. or any ofhlsmen, at the ferry. The statement fn the Daily of the 21st was made to us so positively, and with such emphatic declaration that it would be substantiated, we were induced to publish it:

Enrroa or

THE

DAILY COUBIEBI

I noticed in the Daily of the 21st, an editorial article in relation to the ferry across the Wabash, made from the complaints ofa gentleman to you. lam prepared to prove that the statements made by said gcntl/man are without any foundation in fact and that the ferry is kept by men who are always willing to accommodate travelers st any time, either at night or day, with as little delay as the nature of the case will allow.

Rivsrs

JACKSON LONGDON.

AND

PHRENOLOGY-—Dr. Haynea is still at the Stewart House. We understand the Dr. has shown himself roaster of the subject which he professes to explain. We would suggest to those who may have not fixed the occupation of life, whether thia is not a befitting time, to ascertain what their propensities and qualifications may le tnthe way of adaptation to future business.

EARLY

IN •THE

What

HABBOBS —Will anything be

done by Congress for rivers and harbors, before adjournment 1 Let us see, This will be some index to *vhst may be expected from the Pierce and King influences and sympathies'. Let the matter he marked. Let every voter look to it. Shall we have anything ijone by Congress this session? If not, whattriay be expected from Pierce and King? We fnswer, just the same thing, only perhaps a little more less. That is-^-the same thing! only a little more so. ...

FIELD.—The National

Democrat nominates Commodore .Stockton for President, aa the successor of Franklin Pierce. If the Commodore waits for that time, hemayrely on-things never to happen. A good'mnny four years ago were nominated as successors to Gen. Cats.

It is said that Col. Gormanrof the Bloomington District, declines being a candidate for Congress in said district.

THE HUMAN VOICE.—How many singers are aware that they have an eight feet organ pipe in their throats, and how short the measure! Yet it will give the sarrve note with the pipe of an organ eight feet in length—and the valve which covers it, and plays with electric swiftness (imitated by the reed of the organ) is, as all know, a very little thing yet with the contraction and expansion of the throat it will utter a scale of seventeen degrees, and divide every whole note into a hundred parts.-Purt-lan Recorder.

The Boston Traveler learns that Mrs. H. B. Stowe received on the 7ih from her publishers. Messrs. Jewett & Co., the sum of ten thousand three hundred dollars, as her copy-right premium on three months' soles of Uncle Tom's Cabin. We believe that this is the largest sum of money ever received by any author, either American or European, from the actual sales of a single work in so short a period of time.

SCOTT

VERA CRUZ.—During the

bombardment of Vera Cruz, Scott, while walking along the trenches one day, observed several of our troops rising up nnd looking over to watch the fleet of our shot and shells. The Generol cried out' "Down with you, men don't ex|ose yourselves.'' "But General.' said one, "you expose your self!' ''Oh!" replied Scott, "Generals now a-days can bemadeoui of anybody, bui men can't easily be had.*'

Col. Miindy, "Our TntTpodes," work descriptive of Australia, has the following neat bit, touching rank: "Apropos to this subject, at a late date I had the pleasure of muking the oecular acquaintance ofa lady in a neighboring colony. who. on some question of fetnule precedence, did undoubtedly os* sen that she was the rankest lady pres*

em!

Manners of Hen. Scott.

Mr. VVarland, editor of the Lowell Courier, who was with Gen. Scott in ihe Mexican campaign, truthfully says: "There are very few distinguished men in the country who possess a more popular or winning address than Gen. Scott. His personal bearing instontly attracts to him all whom he chances to meet— and this without any respect of person, rank or condition. The private aoldier or citizen stands before him upon the same level with the commander of briggades or divisions. Each is received whh the utmost cordiality and urbani»y, and at the samo time with inimitable dignity and grace, whether in the camp or in the parlor. In this respect he presents a marked contrast to many military men, whose stiffness and hauteur— as if the finer feelinga were cramped up in their uniforms—they can never lay aside. The expression of the General's eye, on orditisty occasions, is mild the drum beats

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kindles with unwanted brilliancy, as if the heart of gallant, hero were speaking 1 1

did you hang that cat for,

Isaac!" asked a school-marm. The boy looked up, and with a grave look answered—**for meanioy, marm. He had fifty marka immediately put down agaist his name.

A little child on hearing a sermon, and observing the minister very vehement in his words and gestures, cried out, Mother why don't the people »et the man out of the box?"

Mr. LAWHEHCI, our Minister land has a salary of *9.000 a year. He tars S20.000 is the lowest possible sum on which a person call liwJ" place and fill that office. penses far exceed that sum.

From the Lexington Ohtrter.

MR. CLAY'S WILL*

The will of Mr.Clay was presented In court on Mondsy last, by two of hi* executors, and ordered to be admitted to record. As tvery thing relotingtoiho deceased statesman is invested with peculiar interest at the present time, we do not suppose that we violate any role of propriety in briefly stating that the will is drawn by his own hand, and bears date July 10th 1861 thai it relates almost entirely ro the disposition of his estate among the members of his family, and thai there is therefore but little to invest with public interest. The only exception to this general remark, is to be found |n the provision of the will which has relation to his slaves By that clause, it is provided that the children of his slsves born after the first of January 1850, ere to be liberated and sent to Liberia, the males when one shall have arrived at the age of 26, and the females at the age of that the three years of their earnings prior to their emancipation are to be reserved for their benefit, for the purpose of fitting them out for their new homes, and that prior to their emancipation and re-, tnoval they are to be taught to read write nnd cypher. The slaves in being before the first of Jsnuary, 1860, sre bequeathed to his fsmily.

Ashland is left to Mrs. C'!oy for her sole use and benefit during her lift at her death it is to be sold and the proceeds divided among his children.

The following are the only specific devises made by Mr. Clay, outside of his family: 1 give my friend. Dr. B. W. Dudley, the gold snuff box Presented to me by Dr. Hunt, late of Washington City. 1 give to my friend, Henry T. Duncan, my ring containing a piece of the coffin of Gen. Washington.

I give to my friend, Dr. W. N. Mercer, my snuff-box inlaid with gold, said to have belonged to Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia.

Mrs. Lucretia Clay, his wife, is left executrix, and the Won. Thos. A. Marshall and James O. Harrison, Esq., executors of the will, with a provision that no security shall be required of either ot them.

"Mr. Showman, what is that!" "That, my dear, is the Rainocern. Cow. lie is cousing German or Dutch relative to the Unicorn. He was born in the desert of Sary Ann, and feeds on bamboo and missionaries. He is very courageous, and never leaves his home unless he moves, in which case he goes somewhere else, unless he is overtaken by the dark. He was brought to this country much against his will, which acounts for his low spirit when he's melancholy or dejected. He is now somewhat aged, although he has seen the day when he was the youngest specimen of animated nature in the world. Pass on, my little dear, and allow the ladies to survey the wisdom of Providence as displayed in the rin^-tniled monkey, a hanimal that can stand hanging like a fellow criner, only it's reversed."

PUBLISHING

THE

BANNS.—On Sabbath

week a somewhat curious circumstance took place in Meigle parish church.— The precentor, lifter proclaiming the bnnns of matrimony between a young couple, concluded by saying: "If there be ony objections, they can now be stated." A fashionable youth, an old admirer of the intended bride, noticing the eyes of a portion of the congregation fixed upon him, rose up and exclaimed,"! have no objections, for my own part!" to the astonishment of all about him, and resumed his seat as if he had done a mere formal piece of business.—Dundee Record.

We had the pleasure, a day- or two since, after being suffocated by smoke and dust on the New Haven Railroad. to ride on a car with its windows arranged on the new ventilation principle. The thing worked admirably the dulness and heaviness consequent upon breathing bad air at once disappeared, ^'rj^ and the eniire freedom from dust and smoke rendered that part of our ride truly delighiful. There can no longer be any excuse for our Railroad Com panies, if they still expose the lungs of passengers to the tortures which ht heretofore been the lot of travelers in the cars. Gentlemen railroad directors, you are now in conscienco bound to adopt the invention.—N. Y. Tribune.

"F-e-l-l-e-r D-i-m-m-i-k-r-a-t-s! W are on the eve of a lugubriously consequential and obsequiously important campaign, when all the free dimmikrats are expected to meet the brunt of the battle, bare their virtuous buzums to the scathing fight, and go it for Thompson Pierce!" [Tremendous shouts ol applause.] jinrVTrf" mmmmmm mm

There is a Fsncy Rabbit Club in London where prizes are owarded for the best breed, "long ears," best colors, and most weight. At the last exhibition, Mr. Herring, the animal painter, carried off the prize, as his rabbit, aged "four months and fifteen days," had ears twen ty and a half inches lon^, and four and three-quarters broad.

OLD COUPLE.*—Ichabod Smitfi onil wife, now living in West Brookfield Mass., have lived together as mon and wife for seventy-nine years! Captain Smith is ninety eight years. ojd, and Mrs. Smith is ninity-six.

STRENGTH

AND

POWER

IDEAS.—The

Doctor." a great \Vebster hater, was sitting upon "Matt's*' bench, talking a gainst Webster, as was his custom:— "Ralph Wsldo Emerson's ideas," said he, "will live forever, while Webster ideas will die with him Emerson's ideas have force, have power but not svwith Webster's." "Thai's a lie," said "snd you know it." If one of l^niel Webster's big thoughts got into R»'ph Waldo Emerson's head, it would split it open like a pitcher with ice in it! Now get off the bench, for you can't say any thing more in this shop sgainst Old Dan.'"

It i« estimated that there were not less than 30,000 persons in Lexington at the fiftieral of Mr, Clay. -s

Where doe* Woo4 eoaie Pmat If we were to take up a handfull of soil and examine it under the microscope, we shoul probably find it to contain a number of fragments of wood, small broken piece* the branches, or leivw, or other perw of the tree. If we could .examine ft chemically, we should find vet more ctrikingly that it was nearly the same as wood fn I'acom* position. Perhaps, then, It nay be eald that the young plant obtalne its wood from the earth In whfcti It growa. The following experiment will show whether this conjecture le likely to be correct *d not: Two hundred pounds of earth were dried' in en oven* and afterward out into a large earthen vessel the rartb was then moiatened with ralnwa* ter. and a willow tree weighing five pounds, waa planted therein. During the apace of five years, the earth waa carefully watered with rainwater or pure water. The willow grew and flourish ed, and. to^prevent the earth being mixed with fresh earth, or being blown upon it by the winds, it was covered with a metal plate full of very minute holes, which would exclude everything but air from getting access to the earth below it. After growing in the earth for five years, the tree «as removed, and. on being weighed, was found to have gained one hundred and sixty-nine pounds. And this eirtimais did not include the weight of the leaves or dead branches which in five years felt from the tree. Now came the application of the test. Waa all this obtained from the eerth? It had not tensibly diminished lut, in order to make the experiment conclusive, it was again dried in an oven and put in the balance. Astonishing was the result the earth weighed only two ounces lets than it did when the willow was first planted in it! yet the tree had gained one hundred anil sixty*fo.ur pounds!— Manifestly, then, the wood thus gained in this space of time was not obtained from the earth we are therefore com pelled to repeat our question, "Where does the wood come from?" We are left with only two alternatives—tho water with which it waa refreshed, or the air in which it lived. It can he clearly shown that it was not due to the water we are consequently, unable to resist the perplexing and wonderful conclusion —it was derived from the air.

Can it be? Were those great oceanspaces of wood, which are as old as man's introduction into Eden, and wave in their vast but solitsry luxuriance over the fertile hills of South America, were these all obtained from the thin sir? Were the particlea whieh unite to form our battle-ships. Old England walls of wood, ever borne the world about, not only on winga of air, but actually as air themselves? Was the firm lable on which 1 write, the chair on which 1 rest, the solid floor on which I tread, and much of the house in which I dwell, once in a form which I could not as much as lay my finger on or grasp in my hand? Wonderful truth! all this was air.— Life of a Tree*

Gen. Scott—Whig Pyramid for 1MI One of our exchanges gives the following as likely »o compose the noble galaxy of Whig States next November:

WHIG PYRAMID OF 1M», OHIO, 3SIWW, IOWA,*

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I N I A N A I I A N O I A NEW YORK,

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CA I O N I A, N E W E S E O N N E I

A A N D, O E I S A N

W I S O N S I N A S S A S E S E N Y. N O A O I N A

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"Lest our Locofoco friends should be in a quandary to know who this Gen. Scott is, whose nemo is ringing through the country as the Whig candidate for the Presidency, we give for their ®SP*' cial information, a list of the bailee and brilliant victories of which he was the hero, commencing with the war with Great Britain, and ending with the triumphant entry of the American army into the city of the Montezumas, as fol* lows, viz: QUEENSTOWN HEIGHTS,

FORT GEORGE, FORT MATILDA, FORT ERIE, I' J,-

CHIPPEWA, NIAGARA, LUNDY'SLANE,

VERACRUZ, I CERRO GORDO, CONTRERAS,

CHERUBUSCO, MOLINO DEL REY*. CH APULTEPEC.

CITY OF MEXICO-

Here are seven brilliant battles in each war, in all of which Winfie Scott—the Hero of two wars, who will, if he lives, be the next President of the United States.

FOE THE DAILY CPVKIEK.

A CARD.

MR. EDITOR:—Is it not time for some move in the selection of a Whig candidate to represent thia District in Congress. We have heard enough to believe that if C. W. BARBOUR, Esq., will consent torun he will be strongly support^nOiU ^strict.

CAUTION

TTThereaamy wife Mary Ellen hat left my W bed,and board without any ctueeor provocation. Thia ia to caaton the puubhc not to trust or harbor her on my account, at 1 thall not bo for

July 24,

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fit. Mtxy'i Institute*

fHE

public extminttion of

i^n^plthe*°3d

Mary's Institute will

August, and terminate on the am, »j tion^°f preioinm.-

DIED.

On the morning of the 90th, Harriet youngest child of Timothy at*! Ann Casto, lJ9""d 4 loonthe. The fnnersl will at 10 o'clock A. M. toe* m-beard from the steamer Chero°L ££*f!/ro® New York to Cha-

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tivOQC Sv ytlilf ©I Boston, l|||| Mr Child waa affected with sea*iokmw», snd went opon the upper deck sod leaned over the aide, when suddenly he fell overbo*rtf. Ropes were Immediately thrown htm, but he did not notice them, as he had probably fainted, and just as the lowered boat struck the water he sank to rise no more.

Frail Is die tenure of oar Mortal breath. Yeal In the midst of Llff we era (a death." C.

Mr. Child «rss brother of Mr. Adrian Child of thu place. He spent a tow mon^a In Terre Haute about three years ago. $

OCTOBER ELECTION.

We are authorised to announce ANDREW WfLKINS as a candidate for Clerk of the Cir cuit Court of Vigo coautjr, at. fiw ensuing Oct«hat election.

We Sre authorised to announce BISHOP W. OSBORN as a candidate ior Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court.

TREAStriBt.

We sre authorized to announce W. N. HAMILTON ss candidate for Treasurer and Collector of Vigo, st the October election.

We are authorised to announce N. F. CUNNINGHAM aa a candidate for re-.clection for Treasurer and Collector of Vigo at the October election. ,• ml

SHERtPF.

We art authorised to announce WALTER S COOPER aa a candidate for Sheriff of Vigo, at the October election.

We are authorised to announce I. M. DAWSON as a fiindidate for SherifT of Vigo, at the October election.

TEBRE HAUTE PRICES CURRENT.

Corrected Weekly for the Courier*

FLOUR AND ME A Lj Floor per brl. Corn Meal, per bushGRAINS—per buthel:

Wheat, "!"v Rys,

Applet, dried, Applet, green,

Batter, Chickens, Eggt, Lard, r.f Cheete, Fetthert, Ginseng, Beeswax ,- Raga, Potatoes,

^HE undersigned administrator of the estate I of George E. White, deceased, will «eli atpublie auction (subject to the dower of the widow of aaid deceased) tne following real estate to witi

Lot namber thirty one (31.) and the right title and interest of taid deceased to Jot number twen-tv-nine (29,) all in Prairieton, Vigo County, loot' ana Said sale will be at the premieea in Praineton, on Monday the 16th day of Auguat next, at or near 12 o'clock of said day the purchaser to give notes with approved security, conditioned tlwaame ahall draw intereat from date, and may be collecred without any relief from valuation or appraisement lawa. One half of the purcbaae money pa£ able in eight fnomtha.^ othet

iWm titeaty

COMMON PLEAS J9DG&

We sre authorised to ennoenee JACOB JONES ass candidate for Judge of Common Pleqf, of Vigo st the October election 7 '.

We are sutborissd to simounoe ft W. EDMONDS ass candidate for Judge of Common Pleat of Vigo, at the October election.

We are authorised to aonoaooe AMORY KIN NEY aa a candidate for Judge of the Court at Common Pleat ef Vigo oouatjr. at tite cnauing election. ,/?

CLERIC CIXCUIT COURT.'

We are authorised to aoaoanee THOS. BOURNE a candidate for Clerk of the Ceurte Vigo at the October election.

3,25 *0,00 0.40 90,00

0,45 1W 50 0,30 00,35 0.20 OC,25 0,15 90,17

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Corn, Oats.

BACON-perpound: Hog round, Hatna, city cured, SEEDS- per btukd:

Timothy. Clover, r*!ax, .'gsS

SALT—pfr barrtL. HA V-J*r ton: FRUITS—per biuM:

rm, o.oekjw.i© 0,11 90,00 1,50 *0,00 6,00 90,00 0,70 00,75 1,85 00.00 5,00 05.50 3,00 02,50 0.80 00,00 3,00 00,00 0,06 00,19 1,00 00,00 0.07100,00 0 10 00,19 008 00,13 018 00,00 0.30 00,00 0,18 00,00 0,03 00,021 0,p0 00,60

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°p*%HNS0Ni Adm-r

Prairieton, Jul, 15, '52-w4w-«7

Waverly Novels.

THE

first volume of the New Abbotsford edition of the Waverly Novels haa just been received and will be furnished to subscribers st gl

^AVstepfrom the New World to the Old, hy H«n»

^TiraeTnd^Tide by A, S. Roe, Ste. &«• fj CHILD'S BOOK STORE fit July 16, '52-d2w-50 No. 7, Phoenix Rew.:

HOTICE..

fan HE letting of the bridge across Prairie Creek at a point where the State Road from Terre to Vinoennes crosses said Creek, has beerv Haute postponed by order of the BosrdI ®f th« County Commissioners, to Mondsy, July 26,1852.

Sealed proposals will be received until that da foe plan has been materially Ae^ oroposals already made, will be modified thereby.^ They remain unopened. i_

Plan and specifications will be ready for in apection from and after July 19,1852, at the Au* di tor's Office. A. LANGE, Auditor.

By order of the Board of County Commifsioners. July 20. '52-dnw-tl.

Springfield & Terre au te Railroad

XT OllCE is hereby given, thats meenngohhe IA| Commiaaionera appointed in the Act approved June 22,1852, for the location and construetiM of tl» "Springfield and Terre Haute Railroad will beheld at the Court House in Charleston Colee county, Illinoia, on the eighteenth of Anraat nest, (1852,) for the purpose of organizing. ^XSiS»K^ok.,,^or the subscription of Stocf.

eaid Commiaaionera will be pressnt. Marshall, July 5,1852. Rose

af the

Institute are

La** Call.

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rMwaons indebted to the firm of Stewart !ro^will please call at the store of Stewa.

R*II «ND

settle ss the books must be closed.

»n &. Bell ana seiu gxEWAfcX

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William Msrtin,

John Brough, «J- C* W. N. Jackson, Wm. ,n«y.^. O. H. Smith, P-En08' i? Pftck. Elijah lies, Thom«H^el5on.Wn.. Th.m.«, rh.uncev Warren, T. T. Logan, Alex. McGregor, William Butler,'^ James Farrington, John Williams, & J. P. Usher, Sr. Rob. Irwin, W. M. Dunn, I sNinian W.Edwards Jacob D. Early, N. H. Hidgely. Win. D. Griswold, Thos. H, Campbell John O. Boyle, U. Manley, Grimsley J. K. Gr.el.ough. .P. Or.rn.Wy T. R. Young, J. Harlan,

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