Wabash Express, Volume 7, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 May 1848 — Page 1

WHOLE NO. 332.

DAVID S.

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

TBRM3 OP SUBSCRIPTION S2 00 WITKI* THB YEAR

AT TH* BXD OF THB YEAR 3 W)

TERMS OP ADVERTISING •0*B SAOAUB THBEI WBRKS EACH AODITIOKAL IKBBBTIO* PB» S*OAR«.... ?5 $3- Liberal deduction* fur longer time arul greater «pace.

From the I'cople'fl Friend.

Examine, Itrflccr, Circulate and

IlnHxIilcti.

To the People of Fountain, Warren, Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Parke and Vermillion counties, Indiana:

You are doubtless aware that at the "election in ihe coming August, every voter is to be called upon to express his inind on the subject of supporting schools by tax instead of subscription.

The question is whether or not the people are in favor of having FREE common schools in every district supported 'by general taxation for the equal bemfit of JILL, INSTEAD of private schools maintained by individual inscription for the special advantage of a few. Shall •our school system be such tl'at ALL the scholars in each district will'be EQUAL

LY" entitled to the means for common school instruction? SuflVr me to present some considerations on ibis most important mailer. 1. General education is necessary in •communities where the people govern.— "Without the knowle life and practice of reading, writing and other branches of common school education, people nrcunqualifii'd mtelliL't'tttly to -lect suitable persons to ofilc.es fill official stations frame, approve, disapprove or amend laws compart local and general interests •choose between different pursuits in business, or different sections of country for employment and discriminate between the stale of tilings in different ages and nations of the world. If the people are governed by the power of few, ignorance may aid in Itxinir their condition in a lirm perpetuity. Hut without know'ledge ami virtue as a basis for enlightened patriotism, no community can long preserve a truly popular government—a IIKAT. control of its institution* by the people. Knowledge is POWER in business, in polnics, in patriotism, in enjoyment, in virtue, in religion. 2. There is NEED of a more thorough di[ftixion of school instruction.

According to returns of the census in J1510, more than one in seven, on an •ayernge of the while persons over 20 years old in the whole State are not able "to read and trrife. And you will further'm.ira see hv the accompanying statistical table, that in five of the six counties herein addressed, the proportion of adults •unable to read and write is much greater than the general average. One in four •or five adults is a fearful proportion of uneducated .citizens' in a self-governing people. It is vain to expert ih.-it in such 'communities tfio children will be taught by the parents at home. If they are taught nt all to read and write, it must be at school.

In this circle rtf conntirs there nrn number of flourishing towns, one Collego, four county Seminaries and several other schools having a good reputation, 'besides the common schools. Still there are tnanv untaught children to whom the •opportunity of getting instruction must be ofl'ered in a manner more likely to induce their improvement than lias yet been done, or they will reinnin ignorant.-—

Hence we may conclude that, without the general establishment of schools throughout our neighborhoods, there will not be general education among our people.

T. I X.'l'/'IOX is cheaper and belle than subscription. It is cheaper, he•cause, by having certainly of prompt •cash payment before them, the teachers will labor for less prices than otherwise, and bccause those who pay a tax for supporting a school will be more disposed to send to it, and thereby more scholars will be taught for less money than on the subscription plan. It is better, because, by raising the money from those who hold the property, according to their ability. the school i* supported by tht ones whose interests are benefitted by having an intelligent. well instructed population in the land. Parents are not the only ones benefitted by the education of their children nor are the educated ones exclusively benefitted by the possession ol knowledge. Where the people govern in reality, the intelligence, virtue and patriotism of each individual, work for the benefit of all, and of those most who hare the JJTeatetl interests at stake. In our community then, taxation INSTEAD of subscription is BEST, bccause it is I. ST that the benefitted should support the means of their prosperity. 4. The Jtnr.iyr.iGES of toration instead of subscription fall to those tcho need them. The wealthy who hare large means, more than they can really use for themselves, the childless who have none but themselves to provide for, the non-residents who have property to be effected by the degree of intelligence among the people around—all these participate in the expense in proportion "to their ability, while those whose small means cramps their efforts for comforts, those whose large families of children require almost the whole of the domestic income, those whose only wealth is the children for whoit they can scarcely get even bread for sustenance, and those trho have none to core for their orphan destitution—to such come the special advantage* of the taxation plan for the support of free earntnon school*, open alike to all in tii« district where they reside.

5. The plan is PRACTICABLE as well as desirable and equitable. Let us examine the statistics in she accompanying tables

The six counties included in the table constitute onerfifteenth of the nurilber in the whole State. The land assessed is over one-eleventh of the whole nu.nber of acres assessed in the State. The value of taxable property is a trifle over ot\tninth of the entire valuation in the Stale. The school funds in 1847 were more than one-tenth of the amount for the whole State. In 1840 the population was nearly one-tenth of that of the State it is now probably about one-eleventh of the whole. The number of taxable polls is a little less than one-eleventh of the whole in the State. And probably these counties contain about one-eleventh of the scholars in the whole State. Look now at the estimated provision of funds. Tax of 25c per §100 on

S13.337.G88, Tax on 11,667 polls at 25 els, School funds distributed in 1847.

$33,344:67

2,916:75

13,945:00

Total for school purposes, 50,206:73 The aggregate of scholars returned to the Auditors in the six counties, is 29.144 this is short of the true number, which is probably about 32,200. Allowing that 5 out of 7 scholars legally returnable would attend school, there would be 23,000 actual attendants. Allow 50 of these or 70 on the legal list to a district, there would be 460 average districts. Suppose $60 paid for a male teacher for a quarter's school in the winter for ihe older scholars, and $30 for a female leacher a quarler in summer for the smaller children, it would be $90 per average district for six months school in a year. The total for the she counties would be 841.400. Balance left for libraries, aiding oilier parts of the Slate having less funds, costs of snpervisiou, fcc., $8,800.

The average 'rate of tuition in the schools as now managed in the counties is perittips $2.f)0— in the towns it is over $3,25. But let us look at the cost at $2 onlv per qnartrt". For 23,000 scholars at $4 each for six months, the amount would be $02,000 Mislead of '$4''! ,400 as estimated by the taxation plan.

JVow deduct $13,945 the school fund at present from the first amount, and there would be left $27,455 to'be raised by a tax on all. Make the satne deduction from the second amount, and there would be left $78,055 to be paid by a few if the teachers got it at all. Even ii taken from the total for school purposes, $50,206 as above, there would be but $30,261 to raise by lax.

Let none fear that the expense would be too great for the means of the people. The proportional cost of ihe coffee used in these six counties for a year is $68,333 and that of lea is $3,848. The cost of all sorts of strong drink or alcoholic liquors and tobacco is probably much greater. A people who can afford to expend near $20:1,000 for coffee, lea alcoholic drinks and tobacco—surely can undertake to raise 50 or 60 thousand dollars for the support of common schools, 6. If we lake the counties separately, we shall find that, in Warren, the amount for school purposes would fall short of the estimated cost of six months school. In ihe five others, the amount would be considerably more than ihe cost.

Bui for ihe same reason that one member of a family is interested in the welfare or misfortunes of every other one—one family in the condition of the others of a neighborhood—Mine district in the others of a township—one township in the stale of things throughout tlie others of the

scholars be taught, And less money be required than otherwise. It would require a tax of at least 15 cts. per S100 to keep a thtee month's school 20 cents would not support one four months if taught by male teachers. But 25 or 27 cents per $100 would sustain one six months on the .other plan. 9. Obtaining teachers is, however, an important part of the undertaking.— There will probably be some difficulty at first. Bui should the vote of the people in August be in favor of the taxation plan, immediate measures can be taken to prepare the w»y for a supply. It is doubtless important to have some teachers who make the work of instruction their profession. But it is not practicable nor is it rtecessary to havft all the common schools laugh*, by professional teachers. Ydung persons might be well enough qualified to teach with a very good degree of success, a part of each year till they become settled in some other condition. If there comes to be a regular demand for teachers, and reasonable compensation secured for them, there will soon be a supply. 10. It is not to be understood that a free school inaj not be kept longer than *ix months in a year. The law will probably make certain provisions requiring a school to be kept, say six mon\hs, and then also provide for such further continuance of school as any distritet may choose to support by raising additional fdnds within its own bounds. In large districts the regular funds would support schools for a considerable longer time than that slated in the estimate, if a judicious arrangement should be adopted. Suppose ihat a district as actually organized contained 140 scholars, it would have at the average rale $180 for its yearly fund.— There would be 100 scholars for actual attendants. A male teacher might be employed six months for the more advanced scholars, and a female for the younger the same lime—both together equal to twelve months. Or the male teacher might be employed 5 months, ami ihe female 8 months. In various ways the means might be economised. 11. The foregoing calculations and estimates and proposetl rates of taxation are not offered as being fixed by any atilhority. They are proposed to illustrate the subject, and show dial taxation instead of subscription is the best mode of sustaining common schools in our country. Vote frtr the enactment of a law to raise taxes for schools, and send intelligent trust-wor-thy men to the legislature, then you may sfcfely confide in the wisdom of the General Assembly of our Slate to mature the plan. Very respectfully your friend and fellow-citizen, S. L. CROSBY.

April rs, mb.

Iannis "Phillippe ami liis Sons.

A Lundoti letter of the 24ill of March, published in tlie^\Tew York Courier,"says: It would appear that the absolute ahd disastrous defent of Louis Phillippe and his government IIBII been precipitated by his folly iu intrusting importunt puhfic employments to his "boys of sons." $0 great was the extent'of his infatuation on this point, that one c«n hardly tell where it began—but where and how it ended is clear enough. On the night of Wednesday,, the 28lli of F-b ruory, when Thiers and Marshal Bogeaud were at the Tuilleries, (the whole night being spent in consultation.) and endeavoring to obtain the King's consent that Bugeaud should lafke command of the troojis of the line, and make efficient use of them, (he Marshal asked the Due de Montp.ensie'r (to whose department the matter belonged,) whether the troops "were fully supplied with ammunition." To which ihe Duke replied. "Oh! yes, abundantly." "Abundantiyi" responded ihe Marshal "ah! that is for-

county—»-so is each connrv involved in the innate. flow much ammunition have they?' interests, the prospetily or depression of every other county—and each State also in that of all the rest. It "is for the benefit of each county to linve every other county enlightened, improved and elevated by good education. It is therefore true patriotism, real self-interest, eqnitable obligation and brotherly kindness for the strong counties to add to the weak. 7. By examining the table it will be seen that a fry large portion of the lax pavers would not pay on over $1500 property add to these the number paying on polls only, and there would be nearly eighteen in twenty who at the rales in the abov« estimate would not pny over four dollars for the support of six months Uehool, whatever number of scholars they might send. In Warren and Tippecanoe the duplicates were kept in such form that it was not at all convenient to ascertain the exact number of those paying tax on property not exceeding $700 in value.—

But there is no reason to doubt that the proportion is about the same as in other counties. There is then a large majority of tax payers who would not pay on over $700 property: and, if to these we add those paying on polls onlv. there would be quite a large majority who would not pay over two dollars for the support of six months, for any number of scholars they had to send.

Let then those whose circumstances •re such as to prevent them from appropriating enoogh for the proper schooling of their children without neglecting other important things—secure by their votes at the coming election the co-operation of such of their fellow citizens as are able to aid in this good work of benefit to all.

Good economy requires at least six

Twelve rounds of cartridges each," snid the Duke. "Ah! twelve—twelve roihWs?" repealed Bugeaud "that is indeed abundance —that will last, let me ser— yes nearly fivt rkinutes! The soldiers must fire three rounds a minute, and neveT stop until the mob is dispersed.With this sarcastic remark, the Marshal for the moment slopped the conversation, and shortly aflerward the young Duke left the epaTiment.

Early in the morning, the King having at length given the Marshal carte blanche, he asked, "but what is to be Hone respecting ammunition?'' when Montpen&ier immediately exclaimed. "I have taken care of that there will be plenty soon. "Yon have sent for it to Vinccnnes, I suppose?"—"! have." "Is it to come in a boat or quietly through the suburbs?" "Oh, no! by the usual road, and I expect its arrival cvefv moment.^ '••Then Monsieur, you expect in vain^" exclaimed the astounded Marshal "that ammunition is alreadv in the hands of the people-, and will shottiy be used against us. The troops must be re-called, and the rest is matter of history. This may be considered (he crisis of the movement and bed an expe.ienced MAS filled the place entrusted to ihe Duke de Montpensier, Louis Phillippe might be still upon the throne of Fmrce.

I When I say "still," of course I mean at the present time, for that Louis Phillippe could be still in anv quieter sense of the word, is impossible. He comes now to town from Claremont every day by railway, and visits in and about London, every one whom he ever knew. He ia the incarnation of utter restlessness. He Jooks very well, and NITS, "wa chance, esf pasw je *HI9 trap ricux pour tfAvmalc. Montpensirr. Nemours. point d'cspcrance mais pour Joinvillc, petti etre,"*

A Paris letter published ia the same paper says: It should be known that M. Bugeaud behaved with great gallautry in the closing scene of lb« dynasty. When the royal

months school a year. The expense be- he rerosined. »nd. refusing 1 idisgotse, walked out of theTutllenes in fall sides leacher w.ges would be nearly M.

ffpTm»

He |he first

much for a school a quarter in winter on-{,^ j^tte RjT0!i—• score of muskets were ly, as for two quarters, one in winter and levelled at b\m—"DioMc! nusnunrs (he one in intaaifr. Large scholars cannot ietclaimed.) "Intra votts un Mareckal de, well attend school in summer. Small France sod he was sHowd paw amid ones cannot go well in winter. Both

Cfirs o( lt

would much benefitted hv being l*nghi ,, separately and at the different times men- "T, !»*«-1 7^^ H»r DA«m«.e. MontrwnMT *n«t mo«r« tinned. By d.vtdme ihe scholars thts

barricade in

Martckal Bvgtaud."

is hofM

way. a femnle teacher might he employwl j»Th- D-«ii'Siw, will joa tuuidcr a Maria the summer season, and thus more aba I of France?"

General Talylor*s Keply. BATON ROCGK, LA., March 24, 1848. Mr DUR Sin Your communication, under

date of Feb. 12. 1848, accnmpnnied hy an intro-

luctory communication from the Hon. Mr. Crit-:

tenden, has leen duly received. The subjecl-matler presented by you would have been attended to much sooner, but for visit of some weeks un the river, which has prevented nil Earlier consideration and reply.

BefoVe replying, dircctly, lo several particular points touched upon in vour letter, permit me to sny, in general terms, in reference to the c'tlrrent impression, that my official Report had done qrent injustice to the second Regiment of Indi.iun Volunteers, that nothing has been developed, since the date Of that report, find no statement in an official shape has been made lo me, which, in my judgment, afT-cts its accuracy, saving only in the case of the official reports (supplemental) of Hen. Lane, of the 3d, 5ih, and 24th of March, 1847, and which, as they were forwarded lo the War Department at Washington^ were deemed sufficient correction lo my own, without burdening ihirt office with additional reports.

You are right in the supposition that personal observation on the field, and reports of subordinate commanders, are the proper and only basis upon which a commanding General can flame his reports. My official statement of the conduct rtf the different corps at the battle of Buena Vista, was made strictly in accordance with Ibis principle, and so far as the conduct of the Second Indiana liegiment was reported to me, officially, my own observation, in urtst cases, sustains the truth and accuracy of these reports.

From the moment ilint personal crimination and recrimination began to pass between some of the officers, I advised, as often as opportunity presented, Ihe ngitaiiou of untiling in relation to the conduct rtf (lie Second Regiment, or as to who was, and who was not most to blame. 1 felt assured lliat such movement would only result in great injury to the Regiment an'd to its ^tale. I Irulv regret that such forbearance did not suggest itself to those interested.

The giillant characteV of the citizens tif Indiana, have good reason and good opiiorlunilies lo know nml appreciate. In ibis they are not surpas«nd by anv Stale in the Union. My confidence in ihe Second Regiment, officers and men, was still maintained alier ihe Yevcrse of the 23d, for I remembered that in all armies, the best and'most rxperieneed troops ha»e at limes been mo?\ uniccounlalily subject, and yielded to temporary panics, by no means compromising their reputation for 1'ravery. I hud resolved, and expressed the de'erminatiiin, lo place that Uesimenl in aclion I lie following day, had llic enemy resumed bis atlack.il) the full conviction that ihe officers and men, unitedly and individually,would havencquitted themselves with steadiness and gallautry. This belief I have always maintained.

Willi these remarks, I now refer to the Several points dwelt upon in.your letter. On reference lo the records of official papers in the office of iny Adjutant General, I find no evidence that tilt proceedings of the Court ol Inquiry, nst 11 tec I at ihe requcj-t of (Jen. Lane, were sent lo me. To the best ol my recollection, they cclainli/ were not. Iu the. absence of Major Bliss, my Adjutant General, I cannot speak more positively. The order constituting the Court was issued lv Gen. Wool, and as it originated nt his Head Quarters, its proceedings, he probably conceived, not necessary lo be sent lo me. His course, however, iu ordering the (Jourt, wqs opposed bv me.

It was my impression that this Court of Inquiry grew out of private animosities among some of ihe officers—that it wns entirely inexpedient, nnd not connected with the good or interest of ihe service hence ihe reason, most probably, why the result of its examination wns not forwarded lo my Head Quarters, or lo the War Office, at Washington.

With the supplemental Idler of Gen. Lane, of Ms'v 10. 1847, written, as is stated, to correct the JiOjiositon to do injus ice lo Indiana, I have nothing to-do. It was not, and could not lie termed, Report, cither supplemental or otherwise heuce lite reason why you did 'not find it on record in the War O/ilce. It lirst met my eye in the columns of a netvspaper.

After the finding of facts hv the Courl ofTnquiry. had Gen. Lane conceived his own official Report eemanded correction, he would, it seems (air to suppose, have rendered a supplemental report, as in the cases of the 3d. 5th, and 24th of Match, directly to Gen. Wnol. No such corrective statement was, so far as I know, ever made. W ilhout suth a statement, either from him or Gen. Wool, there could be ndtotfrrant for changc iu my own detailed Report. iJnder such a slate of official facts, which have not subsequently 'been afTerled, by supplement! official reports, itlsnot lo le'expeeled that^ shfold address a corrective repoit to the War Department, nfleeting any portion of the original. Strch a report must l«e based upon official data, properly rendered.'*Ise it can be ol no avnil.- In my detailed Report the word "ordered'' should be re|daced by that of intended, agreeably to the supplemental Report of Gen. 'Lane, of March 24th-. It was thought sufficient rectification to forward this report of Gen. Lane to the War Office, for the original statement in my own report was bonded upon his own, and whatever correction he made to his report must necessarily, in this par ticubir. aflecl mine also

In regard to the difficulties that occurred in the Second Regiment, it may not be amiss, in this connection, to observe that Col. Bowies called on me, when on hi* march out of Meiieo with his

Raiment, in moch distress of mind at ihe ittack

which had jnst been made upon him. remark-

TERRE-IIAUTE, VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA, MAY 3, 1848. VOL/ VII. NO. 20.

Coft-espondonr'^ Willi Coil. Taylor. readily believed, that I never will tnake any atale"Under date of Feb. 10 1S18. Hon. GEO. G. Dints' merit at variance with propriety and a just and memOer of Congress from the district below us in ihis strict sense of duty. State, addressed a letter to GEN.TATLOB upon the sub- I certainly have every inducement to go as far ject of his report of the baule of Buana Vista, to which 'n the effort to exonerate the IndiAnfe troops from GIN. T. made the following reply. We copy from the ensure as I would in the case of the troops of any StaieJournal.

State which has served with me d'tiring Ihe war. I feci warmly attached to the State and her sons, by ties which wire woven in my e&rliest service. Early associations, and a friendly regard for her citizens, have always attached me to her, and iir

her

R°°d name Srid prosperity I feel deeply inter-

e?ted

It has been my aim, in this reply to your enquiries, td give my candid opinion, so far as I have deemed it proper and it has been my wish and endeavor, to make my reply ns sa'isfuctory lo yourself, nnd the State as is consistent with truth and propriety.

With sentiments of hich regard and esteem, I am, my dear air,your most obedient servant, t. tAYLOR.

Hon. GEO. G. DCJTJT, Washington, D. U.

From the St. Louis Kepubllcnn.

Five Days later from Europe!

Probable crisis in Irish affairs—Riots in Spain Defeat of the Austrians afti the successful establishment of the Italian Republic—Arm. ing of Russia and France.

Arrival oft tic Acadia*

T-.NO LA MI—1II KLA XII.

Lord John Ru.'srll has agtfin repealed the 'declaration. that fhe British Government would nse every elfirt lo suppress any rebellion lliat might occur in Ireland, and lo mafrilain order and tranquility in thit country.

Affairs there, hoWe'ver, nro assuming a more menacing atlitxlde, Sitd large number of additional troops bad nrrived frorft England.

The "Repealers'* in the city of Dublin are equally energetic, and they ore supported by the Provinces.

Delegnies are being elected in the' Provinces lo Ihe Council, which is to be htAd at Liverpool, to lay down a course which will be within the limits prescribed by the Convcniion Bet.

The Repealers now openly and fearlessly sav, that a dissnftirion of ihe Union will not satisfy their grievances. They will not be content short of the establishmentof a republic.

The great Chartist demonstration which wft* to have taken place on ihe lOili inst.-, was forbidden

Bv a non-er isure ol'the |,y the British 'Government. All the arrange-

original word in my report, (ah erasure that could ments, however, are stilll going on, as if nothing only le accomplished by a subsequent report.) it was the farthest fiom mv intention to convey any inference whatever, much less to express, that the Indiana troops, when in line, shtfwed any indisposition to advance. 1'hc belter relation of occurrences at the battle of Buena Vista, s5 far as Ihe Indiana Brigade is concerned, would have been more plainly established, had Gen. Lane followed, immediately after the battle, the custom of the service, in calling on his sultfirdinate* for reports of the operations and setvirss of their RegimentSv It is notorious that CoK Bowles has never made any official report of

had happened. Carriages ahd banners, &c., are Ifeing obtained-. The proclamation forbidding the meeting, ha*, if nnvthin-. 0n\y increased the excitement, and called forth a remonstrance frtm that portiota of the press hostile to the Chartist movement.

The Chartists, on the other hand, hare determined by a resolution which was tnanimously adopted, that they will hntd their demonntration meeting* even at the risk of their Hies, despite the prohibition of tht "British Government

They will hold large meeting, and have resolved to carry no arms in ihe procession. O'-

ihejpart which his regiment took in the aclion, CO5*KR ha* advised the withdrawal of the depos-

while the report of Col. Lane was made more than three months subsequently 10 the date of the battle. It is possible that a report made by Col. Bowles, even at this late dale, micht tend mnch to exonerate his Regiment and himself from nnjost imputation^ and I am ready to receive and forward to the War Department, as official, any report oftbat character which he may address to me.

ites from the Savings Bank, amounting in all to about twenty-five million pounds sterling, on the ground that this wonld embarrass the Government even more than armed attacks.

The Government seems determined to bring matters to crisis at once. A large body of cavalry, infantry and artillery, had been drafted into Ihe Metropolis. How this will leiWiinate, it ia not possible yet to say, or even lo conjecture.

ed to me. that the want ol efficient nnll and dis-! ... cipline his Reeiment. was dne much Jo hisown nror'i' perhaps po parents are personal difficulties wilh Oen. I.ane—that his ab-! toiling from morning till night, to support seoce from his Reitiment (made necessary for a and save them from disgrace which iheir personal visit to Indiana, to establish his claim to

gre«t of it* imperfect drill »nd discipline,

In my ®ffle»t report. I as forbearing in nar-

^.T

A PAIKFTJL SIGHT.—To see yonng

men

lounging about month after month*

nei,her

woffcjn,

nof

Qwn

the command of it, dains which bad been denied bringing upon them. But how many to him by Oen. Liar,) WM she c*o«e, in *rry

•tn»* to rrtwter e*ad j«4it in all engaeed in hc tot allow them to lake hold of employt««ui^»hl I M»S'r VM. I rannot rrptoarh my- rnent if it do^s not happen to be genteel wnti »w aer of injwufe*. written or imj-lird,

Vt illms am'* ««M tntihtnt

EXPRESS

New Ydilt, April"24.

The Cunard line steamer, Acadift, arrived this morning at Boston, bringing ftve'd.iys Inter news from Eur6pe. The general commotion throughout the Continent seems to be constnndy On (he increase.

ITALY.

The King of Sardinia has ordered Thirty thousand troops fr6m Piedmont. Lombnrdy having declared war aeainst Austria, Marched her forces diicclly against Milan. The authorities were defeated and driven bacfc at all points. All the Italian Duchies are in open rebel'iffh. and it is calculated that Charges Albert will itton liavo under his command over a quarter of a million (ftroop*, a number sufficiently larae not only to liberate Lombnrdy, but even to threaten Austria under the walls'of Vienna.

JSavoy has declared herself republic, and a liberal government has been conceded-. GKIIMAKT.

In the Dftchies of Baden and Wirtemburg, and Kingdoms oTHanovpr and S*IIirony, ihe triumphs of the people have been complete and entirely successful. rnussi.t.

The Kins of Prussia has promise}! extensive constitutiotid! reforms. He bus drawn upon himself the open an»er of the Emperor of Russia, Iiv encouraging the Polish revolutionists and patriots. nil ssi A.

The Emjlerrtr has ordered every "man living in Russian Poland, between the ages of eighteen and thirty-live, to evacuate instanilv their country, anil remove into ihe interior ofRussia.

He is concentrating a vast army, being determined to crush, at ull hazards, any attempt at a "revolution.

HKLOIl-fit

And Holland ore tranquil. TUKKKV. The Turkish Government hfis refused lo acknowledge the independence ol the French tepubllc.

SPAIY.

There 'has been an (ftftbreak at Madrid, in which mrfnv citizens and soldiera were kiHed.— Queen Chiisliana has fled.

SICILY.

The Sicilian Parliament has been constructed-.

FltANCK.

The French Government has ordered an army th the borders, lo watch the movements of the Italian Republics.

On the 3d inst., I,nmarline received Stnilh O'Brien, ami the Other members of the Irish Repeal Association. He addressed litem in a speech full of dignity, and expressive of great sympathy for the |'Cople of lrebind, but declaring at Ihe same time, that France would be ruled by the principle of "lion intervention.'' At Puris and Lyons, tranquility had been restored.

desiring W

thoughtlessness and laziness is fast adopted bv the meeting

®uch Sl^llt* are XO be C*ery enm*

iml hi» own imperfect knowledge ofibe cotfom* fnunity! How many are found who have *nd rr^oiremmuof Umt •errire.

the sense of shame, which is neces*

force

|hem

anj

,he lounger's seat.

«... frt" prid. whici, -m

profitable! Alas! the fate of such is

sealed thev will go down to the grave un-

my wWh, t* dn jurke t* aoy. »Wi come unmounted, and soon to be forgolbeibrv me ia proper htm, it will nerertheleas be tea by aiL

Burning: Forty-Seven Women .it the Funeral of an Indidli 1't'illCtH

Thtt infernal riles at the death of an Indian Prince are thus described in itn exv tract of a letter from Tranquebar in the East Itidies, written by a Danish Missionary. They dug without the city, where that Prince, who died at the age of 80*

made Ms residence, a large pit, which I

The others followed her close some of thefti appeared resolute enough, but others appeared wild and dejected. There was one particularly, who, being more dismayed than her companions, r&n to embrace one of the spectators, who was a Christain, praying him to save her but this was not in his power to do, and the poor wretch was immediately tumbted headlong into the fire.

However intrepid most of ihose tinliappy victims appeared before jumping into the pit, the note was vastly altered when in the midsfftf the flames.

There they shrieked hideously, and tumbled one ovetanother, striving to reach 'the edge of the pit, and get out of it but

Iitli:tu:ipolis *»n«I Ilclfouftiinn ItAlLROAb. On the 21st of March last, thcro wns 0 large meethig held nt Munric, Delaware county, Intl., to lake into consideration the building of railroad from Indianapolis Ind., to Bclfontaine Ohio. The Committee, of whom Oliver If. Smith was chairman, submitted Ihe following resolution:

Resolved. Thai we consider the Indiapulix and BelfontaliTe Ruirrond a Work nf great anil paramount importance—which, if Constructed, must become one of the great thoroughfare* for the transportation of the immense business, between ll\e Atlantic cities «if Boston, New York ami Philadelphia, and tWe centre of this great Valley and as such must not onl add grently to the value of Ihe real estate, ftlid produce, of the Vections of country, within reach of its influence, but will, also, be a work of immense importance to the commerce of those cities and the central west, mutually beneficial, while its cheapneKs of tonslrnclion, (estimated ft* less than $7,000 per mile,) and ditensive business mtsl maintain for is stock a high and increasing value when the road shall be itt operation. tlesnlvei. That it h» Ihe sen^mf this meeting, that llie company should organite, locale, and commence the w^rk under the provisions of Ihe

ATLANTIC A\n MISSISSIPPI UA1L KOAD. PROCEEDING OF A PUBLIC MEETING OF

THE CtflZENS OF EtfFlNdHAM COUNTY, It.LINOtS. On the loth of April, the citizens of Effingham county met en masse at the Court-House in Ewington, for the pur'

ose 0

they filled with wood, ranged and piled tip Lo the continuation of the Atlantic and as for ft bonfire. 'The corpse of the de, Mississippi Pailroad from Terre-Hauin ceased, richly habited and adorned, wa brought forth in great pomp, and laid on^ the pile after which the Bramies (heathen priest,) kindled the fire, with abundance of \he heathen Ceremonies. The wives and concubines of the deceased, who, according to ihe law or custom of the country, ought to "die with him, appeared at the same time, and walked several times round the funeral pile. They

clmrter, without delay, and that the roa.!^ should Jlailroad, which is 10 run through tllC entire centre of our Slate, from Cairo to Chicago, and thence to Calena, thus connecting the lower Mississippi with the lakes and the upper Mississippi. We regard it as a work of great importance, not only in an agricultural and commercial, but in a national point of view and wo most heartily endorse the opinions anil sentiments expressed at the rail-road meeting held at Chicago, and also join with them in recommending to our Senators and Representatives in Congress, ihat they use their best efforts to procure a grant of land lo aid in the construction of said road.

lie pressed, in continuous sections, to completion, within ns short a lime ns a due regard to just e6otiomv. in its construction will wnrYant.

Resolved, Therefore, that the persons appointed by the charter to open the books, be requested lo meet, and fix Ihe lime and places of owning ihe books for subscription. »t an early day and that every friend to th- work. IM* re»|iedfully requested to sul«scrile, and aid in procuring subscribers, lo the stof when the lw»oks shall be opened.

Resolved. As the sense nf ths rneeti»g that liooks for subscription to the stock should be opened at Winchester, Windsor, Maneie, Yorktown, Chesterfield. Andersontown, Pendleton, Indianapolis and Mtdison.

Resolved, As the sense of this meeting.'.hat a Vote should he taker., at such lime as shall be fixed by the Board ofCortnty Commissioners of the rotinlies or Randolph. Delaware and Madison, in tbeir respective counties, to ascertain the will of the qualified Voters of those counties, relati»e to the subscription to the slock by suchcoonty coaimis«ioners under the provisions of the charter.

Resolved. That the publishers of papers at Sandusky, Belfoniaine, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, !Vtsdison. Term-Hante. Lafayette. 8t. Lonis, and ihe olher papers on the line, requested to publish tfiese proceedings, for which they will receive ihs thanks of this meeting and that Heeretary t* directed t* enclose a ea\rj of these procedtngs lo each of said publishers.

After frw appropriate remarks by the chairman of the committee, the question to adopt being called for, the above resolution* were unanimously

Whereupon, on mo

tion, ibe meeting adjourned. DAVID KILGORE,

Chairman.

1. 8. BccKtrs. Secretary. In pursuance of the resolutions, it was ordered, by the persons appointed to open the Books thai the same be opened on the first Monday of May »ett. and he kept open for 30 days, at Madison, Indianapolis. Pendleton. Andersontown. Chesterfield. Yotk'own, Maneie, Smithfield^Windsor, Winchester and Randolph.

A western orator commenced his barrsngoe with -The important crisis which were sboul to have arriven have arroven."

expressing their Views in relation

lo St. Louis. It was the largest meeting ever convehetl in the coUniy. On motion P. Funkhonser was nppoin"* ted President, J. Bishop and N. K. Tarrant Vice Presidents, and H. C. Thayer and J. Lersrone, Secretaries.

A committee of five was appointed by the President to draft resolutions cxpres» sive of the sense of the meeting. The committee consisted of Win. tl. Rlakcly*

were in number forty-seven, al! decked David Murphv. William Voting, Samuel with jewels and adorned with flowers. The favorite wife or concubine carried the poignard of the defunct prince, which she delivered tip to his successor, and made a short speech exhorting him to use ft with moderation, so as Hever to let it light on any but guilty. Tlielt she boldly turned her face towards the pile and alter invoking her gods, leaped into the midst of the flames. The sCcontl was the sister of the prince named Tandaman. who was present at the horrid rites. She gave him the jewels she wore, and the prince, in receiving them, enihVaced her most tenderly, and poured out a'flood of tears, but ihe prinress without betraying the least conceVn looked alternately, wilh a steady countenance, 011 ihe pile and on the spectators, ami crying with a loud voice, "Chiva! "Chivawhich is the nanrfe of Arte of their gods, she jumped a* cheerfully into ihe flumes as the fitst did.

Winter, and Thomas J. RenllYow. This committee through William TI» Blakely, t'ae chairman, reported the fol* lowing: 1. Ilesohed, That the various interests of the diilereiu States of this Confederacy are so fairly blended and interwoven with each oilier, that any work calculated to benefit or advance the general prosperity of one Slate, cannot fail 10 prove beneficial and advantageous to all the surrounding States and the nation at large that we regard all works of conimutiicaiion between the Slates, as so ninny links in the grand clinin that is only calculated to cement us more closely in the bonds of friendship nnd union. 2. jicsolved, That we Witness wilh the liveliest demonstrations of joy the liberal spirit of enterprise and energy that is being developed in many of our sister States, in constructing railways to market: it is worthy the age of progress in which we live, and entitled lo ihe highest commendation. 15. Ilesohed, That we ennsider ihe Atlantic "and Mississippi Railroad one of Iho most imporiant works of the present age that we cannot better express its vast exlent, tUiliiy, and importance, than is set forth in the address prepared hy the St. Louis and Cincinnati Railroad meeling, held in May last and we. therefore, make the following extracts from said address, and adopt the same as the sentiments of this meeting: (We omit this

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the proceedings.)

4. Resolved, That railways have been proven by past experience to be the besl modes of artificial communication that

they were kept in by throwing heaps of| an be adopted, in regard to their cheap* billets nnd faggots 011 them, as well to ness of construction, the per centum knock the in 011 llie heads as to increase which they pay on the slock invested, the thefire. When they were consumed, the Bramins drew near the yet smoking pile, and ^performed abundance of ridiculous cerenlonies oveY the ashes of the bone*, and haVing wrapped thern Yip 111 fine linen* carrietl them to a place near the Isle ol Ramestiren, where they cast them into the nea. After which the pit was filled up, and a temple since erected on the spot, where sacrifices are offered np in honor of the prince and his wives, who from thenceforth are reckoned among the saints or goddesses.

expense in keeping them in repair, and the dangers to be risked and their superiority is also lobe witnessed over all oilier works of communication, in the fact that they are not liable lo be blocked up by ico in winter, when most needed, nor interrupted ami rendered useless in consequence of a surplusage or deficiency of water. like canals. !j. Ilcsolvcd, That wo are decidedly in favor of having the above nieniioned toad constructed along the line of the National road, by way of Terre-Haute, through Marshall, Greenup, Ewington, Vandalia, and Greenville, to some point tin the Mississippi, opposite St. Louis, because the whole extent of this route from Terre-IIaute to Baltimore is already insured by ihe completion of the principal portion of it from Baltimore to Wheeling, and hy chartered companies, secured hy legislative enactments, through the entire Slates of Indiana and Ohio. 6. Ilesohed, That we consider the course of the last Legislature, In refusing to pass an act of incorporation for the construction of a railway upon the best and most direct route, from Terre-Haute to St. Louis, as inconsistent, unfair, and contrary to that liberal spirit which should have been manifested with a view to the growing inierests nf the Stale. *!. liesolved, That other counties, situated along and adjacent to the National road, be respectfully requested to hold similar meetings, and ejtpress their sentiments publicly in favor of the work. 8. liesolved. That we are in favor of the construction of the Great Central

The question being taken on the foregoing resolutions, they were unanimously adopted.

On motion, the meeting adjourned. P. FUNKHOU8ER, Pres't. N. E- I ARRANT, y^ce presidents. JACOB BISHOP,

JOHN LECRONE. H. C. THAYER

Secretaries.

A PRESCTT TO FRAXCB.—Arrangements have been msde and completed for the presentation on the psrt of the people of New York to the city of Paris, of a grand liberty cap. on the 25th of this month. The ceremony will take place at the Park Theatre, and on the seme evening a grand milttMy and civic bell will take place. Msrtln Van Buren. ei President, will pre«nt the eap. and M. De la Forresl. the French Consul, will receive ii on the part of the Ciiy of Paris. ___

It is said that Mons. Pageot. late Minister from France, has decided hot In return lo Fraace.but settle ia Tenon* see.