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Wednesday Morning, October 4,1848.

THE PEOPLES' TICKET.

FOK PRESIDENT.

ZACHAKY TAYLOR,

Ol- LOUISIANA.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT,

MILLARD FILLMORE,

OF NBW VOIIK.

WHIG ELECTORAL TICKET.

Senatorial F.lectnrs.

JOSEPH O. MAFtSHAM.. of Jefferson. OODLOVK H. OKTU, of Tippecanoe. Dtitrlrt K.teetors. 1st District—JA*. K. HLVTIIK, of Vanderburj. 2d Jon* S. DAVI*, of Kloyd. 3d IMII.TOJJ Gnitnn, of Keiarborn. tili DAVID P. HOI.I.OWAV, of Wayne, fllli THOMAS 0. VVALPOI.E,of Hancock, lilh I.OVBL. H. Kor***AU, of Oreene. 7tli Knwann W. MCOACOHBV, of Parke, FILLI JAMB* K. FI IT. of Clinton. 9ih DANIEI. I). PBATT, of Cuss. 10th DAVID KII.UOBB, of Delawnr*-

Drspcriilo Slru{TK'

rccklcss editor of ihe StateS ntinel?

Rhotle Island

Connecticut

Vermont Miiyland

Nonh Carolina New York

New Jersey

Delaware

Georgia Keutui ky Tennrssee

Ohio

Louisiana

Maine N. Hampshire Massachasetis Rhode Ifland Connecticut Vermont Moryland Virginia North Carolina ]S'«w York New Jersey Pennsyl»auia Delaworc Souih Carolina Georgia

CSi

In the leader of the Stole Sentinel of (he 27th Sept. the editor of lhat libellous print

colls General T»ylor '•The vile old SLANDERER"

"The Southern Slate Drivei" "Tlic stubborn old retch" &r. &e.

Il is not enough that ihe brave old hero has supported the honor of his countiy'a flag f"r furly years ol his life, to save him from such

malignant attacks?

Is il not enough that here duly and honor callcd, there was found ZACIIARV TAYI.OR

in the midst of peril, toil and suffering, that this should save him from the fangs of the

State Sentinel? Is it not enough lliol his home has been tin

der our glorious stars and stripes in defending his country, that this should save him

from the nu rcilcsa libels of the party hacks of the country?

Is it not enough that his bed has bem up

on the ground in the midst of the chilling winters of the north and the broiling suns of the

south—fror.cn and parched by turn.*, incur-

the State Sentinel!

Is it not enough that his icholc life has

been devoted lo his country, in the camp,

the battle-field, on ihe frontier in swamps, in mountains and iu morasses, ond in danger

Total electoral voles

gratification of a depraved appetiie.

hourly that all this should screen him from the slander, detraction, and malice, of the scoundrel, for Ood had set the mark of Cain

Ihough he has grown grey ...the ub ic

privations on his marches and in camp—

whipped our common enemies—Indians as

well as Mexicans, though he has done all this, the very excellent editor of the Sentinel musl brand him as a blandtrtr, call him a stubborn old trrefcA, ami to curry northern favor—a southern slave driver

Honest people of the countiy, what think you of llio political bloat who thus stigmati

zes the honest men of the land—men whose

which meets every Saturday evening at the]

Court-llouse, at which placc eloquent ad-

dresses are made, and such oiher business, trnnsactcd as properly comes before the Club,

Their meetings so far, have been well ot'end-

ed, and they give evidence of a comm-n»la-blc xcal in the couse of ZACHABT, the man of®

the people. The other party meet npon the same even

ing at the Town Hall.

ILTThe Tcrre-Haute Journal, the new Cass

and Butler paper at this place, m*dc its Grst

appeirincc on Saturday last. Iiiscflarge

ily, under the care of a brother, will leave

St. Joseph, Mo. about the first of May ucx».

r-—-r-—

,1 I .1 nniiijr ''"'I man—a lost man—a man, evcrv mo-

history will go down to posterity by t.ic side Q,,_I, i,»

ond will fill asbrigl.ta page ill you sni-

0 0

fer it, or will YOU tallicr compel the viper to .. ,, 1 Statesman was under the sod, could 1 swallow ti is own poison and termnia.e Ii is

own disaraccfu ife by the very venom he

would spit out upon one whose life has

and honor of our common country.

servicc—has handled ihoiisatlds of the piihtic {IHVR our" green spot still lelt in my heart— In conclusion, sir, permit me In tender ynu my funds without a ccnt sticking to his hands by I love my ile and my wife loves the bible. the way, (ought his country'a battles in all helieve hat my wife believes and her .in faith is 111 the bible. It has made her an anqun.tcrs ond alwyi gave victory lo her flag (n

been one continued sccne brilliant servi- j. ... 1 1 Mowed the writer we must judge him charccs, devoted onlv to the interns', character

opened in\igoaml each party doing all they

con to enlut a Utile more help, the whtgs

hate organised a liough and Ready Club,

Taylor FJoclod. Town Affairs. We are very anxious to elect General The Common Council of the town of Terlor and ire proceed to do it as follow. Let re Haute hela their regular session on Mongentlemen examine close'y and see if the day evening last, but not muclibusKiess was

whig candidate can lose any ol the States we transacted

have assigned to him iu the table

Massachusetts

12 4

6 6 8

11 36 -7 3

10 12 13 23

157

Thus making eleven votes more than are ne- Q|

voles 290

IVIix G. SIcCflnnel.

The following anecdote of 1 his gentleman,

in related by the Pittsburgh Journal. We

have heard it related before, and have always

understood that it was true as related. What a pity il is, that a man, who is represented by I chievements at Monterey.

those who knaw him, to have possessed tne-

ny noble traits of character, should have suf-

MiConnell, then a member of Congress,

stood at the bar of oneof the pr.nc.pul ho.els

Besido 1 in, and drinking

upon your forehead. I now know it. I am ratli-r than any personal merit or service of my

CBflh musl bp lhe mnll

though he has bled at every pore, suffered derides it, insults her, ami I will hold that man accountable, unto deaih, for the wrong." It is needless to add lhat the wret' shrunk

awny from tins unexpected burst ol feeling,

nnd was not know afterwards to liazmd the experiment of ussroiling the bible iu a crowded bjr-room.

W. J. Graves, the murdererof Cillev, died a I Louisville 011 the 271 ol September. Th-above is an editoiiiil paragraph from

Vifro lhivion So. 94 S. ofT. The following gentlemen were duly elected for the present qunrtcr:

F. Musscliiiati W. P. S. U. (fookins W. A.

W. Oshorn K. S. W. W. Williams A. R. S. V. J. Uunictt T.

I.. O. C-iJ- F. S. J. Mcintosh C. S. |{. Franklin A. C.

J. A. Modmitt I. 8. J. Evans (), S.

site and respectable appearance, and when it a gang of daring robbers, end ibe citizens h.ive the Picayune th»t the deserter Reilly, is still

gets under way, ill doubtle»s m»Kc some held meetings to orgvuixe piivate paimls for in prison in M-xico. It is reported that sev-

noise (we hope no confusion) in the world, the purpose of guarding against the efforts eral of his comrades have made application The publishers have fair field au blight of these miscreants. Ou one night last week to the British Minister in Mexico, to send

skies and they are too good watchmen to «n attempt was made toset fire to fourchurch- them home to Ireland, and that he has prom-

slumber in the sunshine. es in the city, and had the rascals succeeded isrd to do so. Lieut- Tilden had been es-

Judge Bryant, lately appointed to the Su- would bate been disastrous beyond descrij- there shipped out of the country. preme Court ol Oregon, publishes a cart! in the Rockville Sentinel, in which he siateai

ro,e

A gentleman who has In veiled rx-1

(returns

from most of these Sutcs.

w'iuust

Thst gentleman toy likely (old a- *Aopper. coal in soliJ lumps by pressure. crop of gold.

0rt

mpnt of ljf( |ipbri|ill9 )im Blll gui!i!l(

„,

morally rotten heart—one w£ would:

nt possess for any consult ration. But,

I ttablv—not for what he oucht to havp, but

what he really possesses. V\ are sonv to

think that if itKrc be a devil, be has already

administered upon the body,

Uouyh mid Keadj Club. 1 1 administered upon the bodv.sonl and spirit The canvass may now be said 10 be fairly 1 •_

of the writer of Ihe abo\e. Be nisywithj

Jmler devil

_____

aciomptishing their objec', the result corted from the capital to Vera Cruz, and

»•,

An Ordinance versus horses and hogs was

passed, which the reader will see in anoth«

place. The Board, on a very respectable petition

from tax-paver?, agreed to give eghly dollars per annum for the ringing of the Court-House

the Market Street grading tax duplicate.

Florida, and Ponnsvlvinia. The Treasurei's report showed on hands, The electoral vote of the Stales in

bell, at noon and nine o'clock at night-the the letter Jo-day, taken from the Baltimore

grading on Market Street, with the view of having a proper credit allowed therefor, upon

A communication from Green B. T. Mc

ure WB8 a

,j »pon the^able.

cessary for an election, and we think Tay- The Sexton reported 6ix interments in Sep-

lor's chances are equal with Cass*in Indiana, —three adults and three children.— and Iowa, and perhaps in Virginia, Illinois,

(Vt iy

healthy tb«t.)

Genf ra on

will be as follows: fund 8436,50 Town Hall fund 860,30.

9]Tennessee 13 6.Ohio 23 12 IjOtiifciana 6 4|\lisMiMp|ii 6 filndiana 12 6:|lliuois 9 1 Alabama 9 17 Missouri 7 11 Arkansas 3 3V Michigan 5 7 Florida 3 25 Texas 4 3 Inwa 3 p| Wisconsin 4 lOIieniucky 1

I'resenlisfoits of s« Medial to Geo. Tii lor. The gold med. voted by Congress to Gen.

Taylor was recently presented to the old Hero, nt Puss Ciiii-liuii, by Charles Harrud, K.cq., rf New

Orient)?, who wits appointed the medium of delivery. The f'Iloui:ig is the address of Mr. Hnrrod upon the interesting occasion, together

with the nililress of Gen. Taylor

lit \v:w handed me in Washington ly Ihe

ProsiiIf Ilt of lhp

(j,, ,,..!

in Washington. jjesiuu nun, OITII unuaiug

with him, was one ho, without a

or a generous sentiment, had enjoyed all the

ndvaniages which his innate and nngovemable vicrs had to a great extent forfeited. He was shunned by the good but MtConnel had long since left the choice of his companion* to chance, and then chance woi generally untoward. The individual referred lo spoke of the Bible ulcered at its authority, ridiculed its injunctions, repealed its most

sarred pajmigrs ith ribald comment". Me

ting all the diseases olclimate and peril from f*«»nn**I! ho had been all excitement and il,ihigh tciimonial of my country's n[iprohation. hostile foes, that f/u's should save him from exhileralion, stood silcnt'v and fadly I y. These repea ed evidences of Ihe kind favor wiili the hyena attacks ol the misctable man ol without a word of remark. The blasphemer which my countrymen have been pleased to look continued in language more nnd moreofTeii- upon my hutn!'l services 111 Mexico, have nlreasivi nnd itwns remnrkedilmt the iveof Me- dy placed me under obliguions. which I feel thai

"G-n. Taylor—You nre already nwtre, sir, that I am the hearer of 0 Id inedal voted to you I whatever they should see fit lo do, 1 would by Congress to cominemorjte your brilliant a-

8lil

Permit me. General, 011 this occasion, tn ex-

... press my er.»liliealion at being the hearer of this

IT (10l,s

1)m

Count'I flashed with unwonted fire "and that! "o aervices that I have performed, nor nt.y that I his cheek Unshed with even a deeper glow than that which dissipation had fixed there. At length he stepped forward and said:— "Stop, tny friend. Fiom the first moment 1 looked into your face, I feared you were a

have beconic the recipient of these disliu-

l0!10r

ilianks for your kind offices 011 this occasion, anil for the very fl itleriiie language in which you havp lieeu plea-ed to dischmge them.

The IVciv O leans Bulletin snys Iiotid applause followed the conclusion of General Tavlo.'s speech, joined by the waving of Irindkerclii fs by the ladies, nil I Ihe hand

.11. 1 1: .» stii'\ina up the nalionnl air of Ha 1 dund 1.—

A salute of seventeen guns was also imineilinte-

lv fired by the detachment of the Washington Artillery, who came over with two of their pieces, nnd have performed nil the saluting duty, in a very scientific nod iti-f ictorv manner.

The mrdal is ra'her if extra size nnd probably contains gold lo the valua ol two hundred dollars —on one side is wlint is intruded for a likeness of the General, '"it eerlainlv not a arood one. widi

the State Sentinel, and exhibits more of MAIOR GEXBIlAf. ZACHAKV TAYLOR

the Jiyenn than any tiling we have noticed for surrounding it in capitid"—m iho reverse is a

r. 1 1 mun\ a day. otich base maltgiiiti towards .,

of lhat of Washington, Jcflcrson ami Jackson, I ,• U, -which, lh.soi.CTINVS OF C,ONRUKS*. 2n -n nu one who had held high and honorable ft.nous

i..,,,. !, wreath beautifully executed, in Ihe centre of

Mini

HI life, and uttered too, when the klandered 1846.

.„ lsl7 MONTEREY, SEPTEMBKH,

1 oniv come ,,! Two vessels are lo be sent over the falls

of ^lagara on the 2D.h inst. One of them

the modicum of sense generol'y al- "ill b, 100 feet in kng.h ami f„ll ri^d with 'nn'r'igbt. Tnd "celta'inly no' dlX', I

will be started two miles above the falls dn

D.MI.T NONPAREIL.—Tnis is the title of an

excel.ent and spicy daily just commenced at

overabcr. Ourivxt may contain joiP" eaoJiJ^ie. In the«amedistrict a regu-

KASBV, Wathington. D. C., has*

Cincinnati by an association of practical prin- With great respect, gen'lemen, ters. It is well printed and ably conducted I 1 am your ob'i serv'i.,

ond will doubt'ess soon work its way into I,, -nt I ...

ted Sties S -nator for six years. Pennsylva-

nio will elett twentr-three members of C011-

lscrxMAKtsx.—St. Louis is infested niih THE MEXICAN DESERTERS.—We learn from

IIEJCRY W. TKACT has been nominit»d as veniion."

thct he expects to leave for hi* deflation CCT* State elections t«Hk place on Mno- ,jje Whig candidate for Congrrss in tbe 12th thick as a shilling piece, snd contains 8 •bout the 10th of November. He will em- 'n Fioiida ami Georgia, and today Contressional district of Pennsylvania, com-• pages! When we are not crowded for space, seotative in Congress from Tennessee, died

batk at New York or Norfolk for Ch»gr s— in Niaryland. Then follow South Carolina posed t)f the counties of Bntdfbnl, Tioga sod we will try and publish Ihe vholt book in at his residence in Granger county in that

re#(P

Dcajoc,,,^ candidnts has been nomim-

led.

tensively in the South western States, seated obtainwl a patent lor tbe method of convert-! A weighable qoanti'y of gold hav- Friday last. He was endesvoiing to get on jore

•t a public meeting the other dav in New »"t «n'o solid Inntps. Patented ing been obtained from the petals of the blue the cars after lhe train had tt»rted, but fail-: York, that to his knowledge there was wot a A»gus' IS48. What he clain is the riolet, it is s»»gge»t-d ibat ihe extensive c«lsingle book store in all the sutc of Arkansas, formalin ofjm.ll particles of any rari. tyof Ovation of tbe floaer might yield a profitaWe

"A Little Motfc Crape" The locofocos have been attempting to

produce an excitement about the letter w.iit-

ten by Gen. Tey'or to the gentlemen com-:

Taylor party of Maryland-,nd because be re-1

qu. sted that it should not be published, hare ,j

same to be offered first to John M. Kennan. Patriot, and we are inclined to think, tbet in a jocnlu

$259 24 Market s'r-et grading

At a meeting on the 28th ult., Wabash

street was ordered to be graded through its

whole exient. Messrs John Strain and Henry Ross were

appointed to appraise the lots on Wabash

Street, with the view of their assessment ami

taxation for the grade now making ou said

street.

General Taylor's Xeller. [copy

•RATON EOOUE, L.A., June 29th, 18IS

m0f

|,^ n,rough the bon

nl)l« Secretary of \V:r, with a reqiiesl that I

f.red himself 10 vield to the advances of the would place it in your hinds and now, General, I h:ivc ihe honor of doing so. together with the oltcmpter, and sacrificed every thing lor ,i,»ei«itiei»is accouipanyint it, handed mc at the sune time.

|ho lullil to it

y,,,, ||,„ presence 1 such a numerous and

n|)

aih aiitoges ofexaltt (I family and prebt wealth |,

assembly of your ir countrywomen,

|1(1

pa n)

|j,

1,, p^y my respects to you

tho nation llius honors for bravery nud

skill in conductinr} her nrinii s. 'J'liis, General, is a tribute (rom your country in which our whole people Iroin M,.iie to Orecon, will eonliallv unite ns proper, though feehie expression of the nation's nrati 1 u«le lo one of ilg bravest so'iS and most faithful patriots.''

Getier al Taylor's BlepJy.

I accept from hands, sir, with emotions of

gratitudo which I can never adequately express,

can possil ly render can ever repay. In this medal, I Inve reeeived fir the second time nt I lull .1 ml 4 ol our N itional [legislature ihe highest innik of llieir nppioti.itiou ninl ill jllrlice lo tlie gallant men whom it was tny fortune lo command in Mexico. mu«t take occasion here to acknowledge, that through their pntrioiNm,

,t cor«liilly approve. I substantially informed them, further that, unless tlief should discover an evident disposition to treat me unfairly—which I had 110 reason for supposing would be the

cas

,»—J thpnjht my friends should go into the Coiivert'on, as they had been selected by their fellow-citizens for this purpose but thai, having once put'red it, they were, of course, bouiil, if I were not nominated, to sustain and support the nominee, whoever he might be an I 1 hoped they would do so heart and sou That I was a candidate for the Presidency, only so fur as my friends had chosen to mtke trie one tut that having been placed ii mv present at'iuide towards th.it subject, niihont any agency or act of my own, direci'y or indirectly, I did not feel myself at liberty, bv any such act, to withdraw myself that my f*- nils whose hands I have ever been, could do so henever they should see fit, and finally, that if t'lev could

gl)ccen

it. 1 regret that I have not a copy or .micalions lo Judges Saunders and

I Messrs. Cim*. H. rirrp, Jofis W. WALKER.

the public favor. We wis,, it every success ALEXASDCH, and others, Baltimore. and a long and useful life.

err In the ensuing elections Ohio ill FISE APPLES.—We arc much indebted

elect twenty one members of Congress, and 1 to onr friend, Sidney B. Goodwin, for a large the Rough nnd Ready party in J'biladelphia, on ja State legislature which will choose a Uni-

Ere*?, and her Legislature will also elect a singular, be has presented u* applesof the first

United States Senator ft»r six years. and second growth from the same tree this

rrTTT season. The tree blossomed regularly the

selves from his orchard.

cross t'ie isthmmf and meet a mail steamer 'he and Ohio and Pennsylvania on Susquehanna. This is the district now rep- lone numb-rof our paper. We dislike to di- State, on tbe 28'h ult., aged 47 years. lSih^and^u"'^UiiA C^h '^r'watnif^iTilr which will take him op to Oregon. It's fam- lplh ®f this month. The oiher Stales

n5ed by Mr. WILHOT, who runs as a "free vide important documents.

m$l

,| electing to thai ollit any one bet

t-r qualified for its duties than 1 was, and who was at Ihe same lime honest, tru'bfiil and patriotic, it was their duty lo go for him and that. ?o fur from being disappointed or mortified, 1 should hail the result wiih jov.

Ir Stevcns a

,j,

put forth all kinds of surmises respecting it, eust, Mr. Stevens addressed Jud^e C»ne as iol»r •, it lows "I ht»nrl that v«*u 1)^ chir^d inc wilu and asserted that if it could begot at

mvfm«m Winchester hut the above I believe to be their substance. Under ihe gener.il authority then thus given these g-nilemeu, I shall deem hatever statements they have made lobe rigM and proper and. confident in their integrity and in the sincerity of their friendship forme, I shall sustain them without qualification. I, therefore, now take neon tny own shoulders the responsibility of, ihe acts of the Louisiana Delegation, in ihal Government stipulates, that the soverConvention, and am prepared lo stand by ihe oignty of Lombard)' shall he retained.— consequences, iu their length and breadth. 111 MSICS no cession of territory, but promises Milan and Venice liberal constitutions under Austrian Viceroys.

I regret exceedingly that my friend in Bilmore, whom you represent, should have thus misunderstood the course pursued by the Louisiana Delegation in the Convention, and should have imagined ib*t 1 had abandoned the position which have uniformly held in inv published letters 011 ibis subject.

I -el bound, how ever, to respect the opinions of those who honestly difT-r with me and, then fire, while I feel conscious cf 110 change of feeling or inconsistency on my pait. I cannot expect or desire thai any of my

I have change mv politic nl views. I ask no man, be be Whig, Democrat,or N-tiive, for his vote. I lake every American citizen's inter-

several wild aiiiiriHls on boar I, will be cut 10 influence his action in the exercise ol the

loose during the dav, and the other, a fire important duty of voting for lhe officers of ing color— the stout heart that has breasted ship, loaded with ail manner of combustibles I his Government. lhe furious onset of many battles, all, all thes*

Eh 1 ,,,vc

.°

\u!i.D* sunen iuo miles auotc itic talis (ill- ttne tins communicQiwn among such of votir

ring the evening. friends as may he interested in it, yet I re-

0 ef 1,011 10

cirenin-

makes one of the finest luxuries at the win- 110'hing but Li^icriy, lhe Constitution and tbe ter evening's fireside and what is a little Union."

econd time and produced fruit—smaller

however than the 1ft crop. We should think from the appearance of Mr. B.'s fruit,

that if he has'any quintiiy for sale, our citi

zens could not do better than Bupp'y them

of the Books'ore. for a magnificent book, of to-days paper. Tbe Washington Union

It is about an inch square, ss

tl§jl#fts

Mr. Slcrcns and Judge COMC. Judse Cone, who recently slabbed the Hon.

Atalaiitn,(i«., has 1."^''

statement of the origin of the uflray. Judge

Uone savs

Bl re

prising the Committee of the Independent! of thisdClieuUv. the p»i*ntennd social re|ntiaiis

*ious to the commencement

Ohdes iu Putnam county. on the 23d of Au

j„

)r lhe

sts contents made knoxvn.it would anuihi- plied*that he had not. Mr. Stevens then said— late his prospects forever. We have inserted "If you had said so, I have said that I would l«p

JU,JAE C«.c re

tcnlur jnnnner. His friends, howevtr,

that class, of vhicll we isll for the sake of Mr. Steven® came on the cars next d.iy» and Twemy-elcht ninn belnneine t« ihe »l reiiimeiit of humani-ty thert were more—an honest man

ns he fame into the hotel I aske.1 him ni nan

to ceriaiu statements, relative to my post- ^^V^'eve mvself "from" thr "pwi- leaden, of some t'on fore the country as a candidate for the ... .1

Presidenry been made tion, recen the action of Louisiana, in the name of the delegation with a small whale-hone walking stiek. It eausfrom that S'ale and requesting to be inform- ed an cxeiteinent lo come over mo which I am ined, «lielher such statements were made by en pa Me of describing, and I immediately drew mr suihonrity. I have to inform you, in re-1'he knile from my pocket, and 'tlis ted on him ply, that, on their way lo that Con vention, 'he injuries ho reewved. and which I most tinly 10. .. 111 lid deeply regret. I do .not pretend 10 say tli.it i:i doing this I did ritrhl far from it.

Judges Winchester and Saunders, of the L'tiisiana Delegation—who have been for many years, my personal friends and neighbor,— wrote to me, requesting my views, before the meeting of the Convention, as to the couse I desired my friends to pursue in that bod--. In tu"o communications addressed to then in reply, I informed them, in substance, thatat my distance from the scene, it would betpite impossible for me lo give any specific instruction upon the subject that many (uestions or contingencies might arise, during the artion of the Convention, the character tf which 1 could not foretell and that they mist therefore assume the responsibility of acing forme that I felt my honor and intetest safe in their hands, and that

how few nre there who, tindej-tho same cireum-1

stances would not have been liable to act in the

the walking slick, caused a feeling lo come over

shall regret as long ns I live. When I had the interview with Mr. Stevens, I had no wish lo hurt hair of his head. Mv only object was to snvc my own chameter and feelings from degredniiou.

Those who know me best know th it I am man of peace—that the whole practice of my life has been rather lo sulfer injury than lo do an injury. For the last twenty years I have been engaged in nn extensive practice of the law. which has brought me constantly in contact with ihe interests nnd passions of mankind yet in nil that time do not recollect In have had a personal difficulty with any man. Tim feelings of my nature are kind and gen'l ", ns a'l mv acquaintances will testify, nnd 110 man has a greater abhorrence cf a transaction of tUis kind. It is not my disposition to harbor miliee ngainM any one. had no intention whatever of'using kn'f,\ unless it became necessary lo defend myself ngainst some deadly weapon Stevens ht use against me. I had no wish lo injure or harm him and although the act is done, and cannot he recalled, 1 trust that my friends nnd the public, when they look at the circumstances, will judge of Ihe Iran* icli 111 tviih candor and impartiality."

Further Iiiielliieiire l»v tlie

AC APIA-

NKW YOHK, September 2f.

Tlie latest Telegraphic intelligence from Irehnul, represents that tlie Irish State trials had not commenced.

Louis Uonapir'te lias announced himself ns a candidate for lhe Assembly from the Department of 1I10 Seine.

Such, 1 think, has been the language whirh I have uniformly held on this subject since! j,] jy exlentle I in its ramifications, lias my name was first used iu connnection wIth,

A plot of the llonapartist0. wliieli was

]isp()Vf rp(

I'lie German Ministry resigned their offices on the refusal of the Diet ratify the Armistice between Sehleswig and Ilulst n»

Letters from Vienna slatp, that lhe mediation of r.iiirhind and France in the Italian question, is not accepted until after certain concessions which may altogether destroy its efficiency. The Austrian

fr'«nd s, whom you represnt. should do vio- the brave, generous and hospitable old Ztrlilence to their own sense of right or wrong, ary Taylor, many very bard and onbearable by supporting my election while they believe

Coitsmereiiil. NKW YORK, Sept 25.

In tlie first report of Foreign news by the Acadia, there is an error. Wheat should be quoted -ICs. to 53s. per quarter.

IT The Slate Sentinel deliberately calls

namcg We Bdv 8( ie p(Mlor now 0

an ugly mouth at old Zich and finish him ul once! The iron nerve ibatstood the Mexi-

esl in the wellfare of his countiy. lo be as can grape nnd canister without a quaver—Ihe

ma 1 cllcelt Mt ,he ZZm

slcrnr

ou nH

on(

quest it may not be published. Mv aversion Mouth him -properly, Mister editor to the appearance of mv name in the public

prints, in connection wiih such subjects, is

nj (or

Uu- request.

of ,hc

°f Alexitan bullets without chang-

faint and iiher at one hor-

R"™™ 'rom the senior Chapman

QIT Gen. T.ane, (lately appointed Governor of

Oregon) left Fort Leavenworth on Sunday, Ihe 18ih insl., for Oregon via Silita Fc nnd California, w'i Ii nn escort of Iweniy-fi ve men under the

command of nt. Hawkiri*. Gen. Price was

expected to arrive in bantn I on the second cf

August.

b.isket of fine winter apples, an article that! the Taylor platform: ''No promi*Kn, no pledges,

10* Duvid Paul Drown concenia to be run by

Extract of a letter from Vineenuec:

'•The Rapid* improvement h.n oeeu| ied she

the hands of tbe company. It is progres.im finely and will no doubt be completed by 1st Deccm-

l»er, if not eooner. Upward* of 200 banal* are nt

work. It is a mag. ucent afT.tr and well worth

RAILROAD ACCIDF-XT.—A laborer named merlv a representative in Congress from Ken-1 Sweenev. was killed st the Co!umbos depot, lucky, died at bis residence, on the 27th of

Arrival of the America.

Seven Diiys Later fiosii Europe.

The S'eamer America is jus: in. We have no

room oitly for t'ie Irish News. We ropy from the

This expression was not understood Telegraphic Despatches to the Cincinnati Dui'y one as a threat, but rather as spoken j\

0|ipA)

1 1 1 S 1 1 A it a ii a 1

Thp insHr?( 8 wre CMmpw spv

reeeived mv letter. He said thai he nl. I ask- me), wliere ihtf* roast bultocksaiiU sheep oa iron grates ed him if, in the answer, he had diselaitned hav- am) press at) lojiviu llieni. ... ,• ..I At Glen'sBower,a party of police was attacked and ing seriously and earnest threat,-ne,I to slap my

severe

jiws. He said that the letter "Ould sneak for il- .,,13 were kitUnl and several of the ptOice wwumled.

[hough all may condemn the net as improper, yrt.

ol thp ,n0,,r 111 ,,J 1,1 ad

me which deprived me of ihe power of reason nnd respectable I females, until they pet places as

pro!colioll of ho

reflection, and caused me to do an act which I domestics. This nssoi ition is to 1 under «lie di- (Vx iosriih or Joel SicM ulfen ji!iin'' rcction of the Sifters of Charity*. As soon us the ranter tlillip :\inom P»»ct rote was takt1

Association

5ugly in New Orleans.

the 12th 11st., was 21 o.

.-iiElEjniii!!.

A-pni, ][. M. WIIITBECK.

THIS MONSTER ESTABLISHMENT THE LAIKJESI' AM) GRANDEST

IN THE WORLD!

200 Persons and Horses

Tlie most Brilliant Musical Festival Concert Equestrian, Gymna3tic

and Dramatic Entertainment? of the lii(jh03t order.

The Trappings and housings of incomparTlie Costumes and ]}ar-:

able elegance. apliernalia of Classic resign.

24 S«|vr!. Well Ti'ain«'l IIO«,SB S. 35 taii iiiKcs ol Inroiiccivablc

Suuipliiotisiit'sis!

40 Soils of Uliirncss of Trasiscoiiil.'iiil Splcinloi!

E O S O O S A S A

rr|) ((f

seeing." _________ bablv novel and interesiinij feaia, will lie prculiar* ly obeerved in the mirth «»f the comrili m». fry The reader x* ill notice sn acroonl of For the Programme of the Concert, Synopsis of

err We are indebted to Mr. A. Child, the gold region of California on the first page «h" f*.f ""wrier.,.ml Dramati* IW„«e, of the

entitled "Cass* Letter to the Chicago Con- pronounces the statement false. Admitanet the whole OKl-Y 25 Ont*.

Sf&'

Ireland.

fisi,i ensued, in Which a number of the a^satl-

IheCprk Examiner aaya, ihweare leaders oisome

Smith O'Btien, and nmsl alienti

A New York letter of September 12, in the

Btw(|

.. .• Dirrrlii«rni#,«t*, ranComimet,

frc anij,1,1,1,

WM. J. GRAVES.—This gentleman, for-1 Terre-Haute. Oct 4 1 848.-42-31

ihe time of his death.

ing was caught between the platform and 0~ Three hundred band* are sdver'iaeal far, Jf'hg B/yird cars and crushed so severely bst be Survived to work on the improvemeota at the Wabaehj N. PRESTOV Cathier but* abort time. They prur.it#«goodpny and good fare.\ OcL 4,1318-42-31

XIST OF TiETERS

REMAININGnayIVntons

15«!" j'

«ar.table way. I hu

same manner 1 I the John .Mitchell Association ha«e detern led to Cromwell William & Cor Merphy Andrew The fact tint ho had threatened to f|.p my nss'^t their fiiends ill the foimalion of a sociely o.^mn Maiiliia McIVnaKl'joseph jaws, Ihe eontemplunus h.ow across my face

BTT The f. O. Mercury nniionnees the dentil Curpenii itlary Ann

ofJud Snundets. It will be recollected that (-"rllerJeLsc this is the genilem in who rendered himself con-

Spicuous in the Pnilndelphin Convention by rep- Custo J«he»

reseniing the views and pom lion or tienernl I ay- o.lwcll Jnmes lor, and proposing his noinin iiion. I'n«tn TI "in Jr Conner I I'M

CO The yellow fever is increasing alarm-

in the rout omen at rerro-trnntp. octo.

ber 1. 13)8. callinc for lo'frs in_ this_ IISI wilt pI Mao iliai ilicy RrO AOVBRTIoSU. Aivont Ch.irlPS E !1 Anter»on tsiac Andffimn Janeua Arnolit Ml.** t' Albert win Itenj A Anptpbury JPMO AiUmft Saml Arnold Koocti Alipn Butler AMEA JRSSN Allen Marquis D. A.IIIT Jnlm Hwry J.npoh Rrilp* Abonlom Rlcaii tIer Br*wn SSarnh A BarllPll rriii«tnlm near

Rrot-son Michael Ba'.low Marciierim Brownson Paniet 2 Bstton Wiley Berry Green 2 Brown William Burled Frederick Beach Jessey Branson Uevrga

pn miles from Clou-

Bolion T?nnc Bannon Hmck Harvey

Philadelphia Inquirer says A portion of our

HMWN S S

Iii.h cili2i"ns.if not a mnjorilv of them, have given*! J}""1*'•l-a Buttle Mrs Morenn or? And u|i all hopes tf any revolvtion in their native coun-| Jojeplv lliylin

ani h#vc como t0 |C col!r

|usion of disposing I

Hoilac Samuel ... irvin Thos Johns Win "v Jnrkson Paniet Johnson John Jordin Geo Johnson O Johnson James Engineer J.rvis W Johnson Win J.-nnes Jospph Jay HPS Isaac. Joiiiies Maria Jones Sophia Ketchuin Ji'hn I, 4'Jf Knnpp John Jiicob Kellosi? fusan Kenny Kelgey A Klnne* i.tdd irn 2 I.eeThoaF 1-awrence Oliver 2

Baker Lnrkins Pnirick Ijiycock Joseph I onr Jnmrs

I ."India Samite) I.eonard Joshua |jw»n S» riirn 1 a Com pi 2 l.ucas A Mara Mlfs Sarah Mnli.in SIt Milchel Kinetlne -I Mi-whiniiey Mrs Sarah Melilrcn II •n i. John Morrison tf Starry Mrs John Mill I ins Nam-y Moser It'illiam Moailliy Jiuiies42 Mullen'Johii M.iyo It' niaihews r.liin Misa Modesill Kliznbelh Moure Uichard Miipcs Cvnis Mither Michael Montgomery Klijah flnuz* John M. k« 7. JVJullins O Jliller Arnhnm jttiirriy John ,\ Mounts .lumps IMhIirii Win

Thomas Jane

I'ennl Aseuiili Bell J0I111

Morrison IJ Morris Kti IMiichrl KUen Mir.lmel Jumps

KU abel]l

and Jirutl.ers David MoCoslcy Samuel

arpemer Jolin iMcOonoie-li J.tm

0r C1,arles

The number of deaths William

in the Clnritv Hospital, from fever, up to

nl'^p.h,,r!,H^

Cutliern lioct

.en on this subject, Iho John Milclu-ll t-onover ltnlph ,. ,, I Crockni Ak'xutider as dissolved by mutual consent. Cnrson Jesso

Collins Ann (\mk

,,r?yir'm,,?'.',\

Cook Uev I

Cninbell SnrnU

Connell r.itrick (\wiper \V A

iuin

riinior

Ciiriliuer Kubert (jHiioze Ailnliuo (iulltoril Joiilmu Uutn.on Win (iruler Win ijuy Wm li 1111 1 1, Hiuis Jolin Jauii lletrs & 1. It*Ik 1110ml I'nno Mailer Meven Hiissey I'

DOUBLE WATER PKOOF PAVIJJON KlnfU'7iTl

Seating 4,000 Persons villi ?tvp(tri!cUcd comfort and Brilliantly illuminated by 350 Powerful llejlertors

KcmlalTs Igraws Hand

15 Picked Musicians in lustrous uniforms

OF 11 celebrity in built hetnifphere*, lo which no other lj ind n*pirc, bv the iinmoiltil

E W A E N A

whose fime us the Magic Bugler, hn* peiietrnletl every cin la lo which niu-ic hn* nci rsn, nt once given lone 10 the pure nnd ndmir.ilileno.usemcniH of lhe Mounter (,'ircun. wbeilier in le.nlioa the immen«elv exlended prore^^ion in the GOI{-

Hum Augustus

whj|( MO NT

ED ON FIFTEEN RICHLY GAPARLSGNEl) MTEED^, or metninof|iho. joe the perforinance into SOIREE M(SICALE! not ihe |i*asi atltn.-iive f. jturu of which will be the never lo be forgotten SOLO UPON IIIS MAGIC SILVER DUG I.E. 3. Witl«'ly Celebriilcd I,nIy and €ici:t!'C!i iai AiliMe*.

The lo :g fiiv.jriic clown G. O. KNAPP, that brilliant meteor in the or! it of the Hippodrome, KING OF GKOTB« QL ES, pronotinced ly oc-

,, ,, -. clamaiion. bv the mil le and refined of'?real Uiiltime of nil n« pretty much unce it came mlo

oj(li aMjie i0

.NDOX OPERA HOUSE, to be

tbe elttwn of chwnt, in lhe fare of lhe com »etition of ibecomedian* «»f Eurojie. In this aluprndoua project, the same rigid adbemnce to pure

1 1 1 a a a 1 a

if) ehafi(e fln(] bra0(ifu 0(|l8l# and in

Descriptive Sheets.

I 7'bi» ('«mpany will have the honor of per(orm-

ar „r» rw i"ff in TERKB-IIAUTB. ON FRIDAY, OCHOJI. WM. T. SESTES,formelry a repre- 20tb A»r one day. Door* open at L£

amj

„vinck. Peiformance niil commence ai

and 7 P. M.

Newport 18th and Clinton October 19tb.

on the Madison ami Indianapolis Railroad, on Ust month. He was one of tbe Whig Elec- T"L9Z,whro^i"TJ bS ^'^"Sinl

Bntxcn STITE BISK OP I*nia?ri.^ Terre-Haule, Hept, 23ih. 1818. 5

Loose, on Monday, November 6, next, for lhe purpose of electing seven Director* thereof for

Oct 4, ISW 42-13

Mr Wi-AHisier l»r 1. JVli'firifie Krnnris PlcCiirtnoy IMilo RtrCiee Tl'ios Mi-tiitl Miss IMary Mi'ljunil James MfCiiir. rtv Jinnee I\li-CrocUlin Kltziibeth N'actn WiU'uim Nobles Geo It Niece Alunsin Ni nl 'I lios Niipper Wm OrricU 1) Olilliam Charles Csbern Itobert Osinan t'liarlrs Parristi liirharil Pea? AI freil 1'nrlier Abrain t'i 11 rs James Persons Alexamlor pi-iiri lr\ in Parmer Ilr (Iharles p.-it! ins Hoi Purri'll No.1I1 perk Kicbaril 1'eti is JitSiiniuih I'ursi-1 James l'ltrliclis 1 fill 0 inn I!evil 11*• 11 Paul 5 Kili-v ll'itllioo Uiini'ilell Saiiforilliiiwley Atpheus liirro Klimibeili 1,'iiriilen .lolm Kmvley Mary Jano J!i|i|ry Joseph l!(iul Alaiierva Misa liubinsoii (tiles S Itowlev liarwin Itiinili'lpli John O iriloil Jrreint iti il liiMls.iil i'.llj-lll P,evets tlinnil It itobcrtn Istimael iJ Keynolil

,. ,it 1s

t'arr.ill Ami

rew

t-arier l-'iclillng Cultins WiMiaui U.-iner Anrm Crosley I!tiMmtli l/'.ilTeri i\lr Croforvl Henry (\irrpy l/ivu (5rain Alexis Cliaiiibei'l'itin Henry CII'.I'IKIH John Clark \V a Ilium Cofgrove IIIIJII Cheiiey Samuel Clark Si or llir.uo BoyJ Colo ttetieccii ll.-alio Nailiun

snaeon

Di'iiny Pavnl DIHICHII ytephen l).IUtlltlso|| \vm t' Denny Putty Potseii I tii am Davis Alviu Dennis A Dulsoii Hiivi.l 1),minim Win Duvis '1 huiiias Jr Downey Josiah Dmltey J.nne.1 D. bruler Ivy Inxson Kll/.iibeth Kilnioinls JHHICS KUIrijie W utter Ktiolirtl Kuch'tun (ieo Eversolc CHrlgtopher Kveue Tlioiniis homie (Jtorge lilliott S It Kcklea Abraham Kmbry l.oiii^.-t Jane Kiauk* Duiuet F.Orficl,l VVtn Kitxeeralii John 2 Kuea Manin Fiizceralti 1 li« uaa rilier Jitnus i-V.riiba»i Kurter ti (irifliu Wm (inciillier hn Goll*by John Unniioii Mrs linrieit Orria.!U Oreen John Uituun James (jreen (jigerWm

Keilifer lessn IIU.NSI-I J.iuo-S Ki'Vimlils (loo

(-'It art llii-.'li Snyder jMich irl

.suiiirl Ii sepli S ewan DIN MI Stevens,ol ll'ui Stniver Jolin or t.afayctt(» Sullivan Phiili-.lt. Shaw Niclioliis SU warl 'I hoiuiK Sie«arl iMiss Jiinn Sutils Allss Kiiclifl Scovie 1. Shaw 'hn Steers A SI.iilmore Jolin Sniiler Italser Kheliten S 15 ^iiiiiner Thus Siiottii Nancy Shown John Si rvls O It Soell S Kent I. Steer John Shelhv J.nne# SliilllllBII It'll! Sterl lJluforil Stiuev John Sterling Amlrew ShaliU iMU'.hael Smith Naucy Mra Smith Sniilli It'nl Soiuli Antony Sin il tjeo Sniiili Charles I. Travia Jiiini 'J'ri-i'8e Jai'.ob •I'wailrll Cliaiincjr Trcmlon It Ttillle SAIIIIM 1 'J'iiiitiill

Sauiuel

'J'llliinv 1 invin Tnille'S Tciiiiey Hirain ii Ui.lier Moses Uliner John tJollier !\lary Van lloiis'-n IV t. VinicU It 1' 1"" Jfaliloii tl'yley ll'eUh A liaison Nancy Mm H'o illen lsoic Jl'eeilen A Kilwin ti

Howe JM if« It Hnrrltmi A II liichH John Homej Wesley 11 ii I) ll t, Jitoil'S Ha rill en Miclmel llulle J) W llulse iSamiiel Miarrig JHIIIRM Hmlue or IC or Joel Kester Hull TIIOK Hyma Ktizabctli Hair H«yworih Elizalieth l!iir|ioltl A Hixoii Amos Hatbemon Tlioi Itenry Win Hiniu-r J« llarbcn Smnnet Hosfclnii MIM Hummer Wm llwlgra li.irileil HaltJiwepli Hancock Jolin4!

I'LI'li PA"' Hf.Us 1. Jly. ih I. II oils Archibald H'yein .ilM-r Jim Misa II Into J11 lie Mrs H'oiil Alex M'iley il'illiains Osgo il II IIIMIII 1/ Carolliio Jt itliiioisoii John llatil.nt IWlliilllloll Tt'illnioih A iMisa Ho colt (J (J II j|ll"|| A "HIS iTurner H'lgg Joshua ll'eish John Wallis llarrirtt iMisa yraver H'111 II II YoimUln Michael Y'uliu Jului

H. Q. DODO IS P. HI.

AHKIVALS AND nrci'ARTllliES

Of Mails at llu I'o^t Olllco A

tekuk HAirn:. INK JULV i, i«»«-

i(-^cri.

St. T.otitt, Hfin§ouri, \)»\\y,«l. .....I A. M. Imlinnapolii, Kally, at I. »t niirtit. SnrinffiilJ. III.,

TawsJaya. Thursdays ami Hat. p. M.

Yincenntt, Moiulays, We.lriejdays ami Fiiilayali p. M. Cor/wWoM,Tuesdays, Thcrnlays ami ^aiurilays 3 p. M. CroufordiTttn, 'I iiesilays ami faluril«ya 9 e. M. tjlooniington, TiiesaJoya and Saturdays 'J P. n. t'i ford, Fridays, at 6 r. M. Carlisle, Wednesdays, «t 6 r. M. 1) |i a I 11 real fft. Dally, at I A. W. lndiarwpolil,U»i\yt at 3 A. M. Spr/nfJiehJ, Mondays. Wednesdays and Kriilays.t A *t. Vineenutt. Tucsdars Tliorsoays and Samrdays 5 A. M.

Tuesday*,Thiirsdaysatid Saturdays 0 A. M.

CrturjoritntiUe. Mondays and Fridays 5 A. M. Hloomingttm. Mondays and Friday* 5 A. M. Htdford. Samrdaya, at 6 A. M. Carti»lt, Thursdays, at. 3 A. M.

N. All Mail*close.at precisely 8 o'clcr k. p. ti. July 5. S. U. DOOUK, P. M.,

Atf OltDISASf

To prevent the runninr at large of liornca and Fwine.

SEC.

I. ,'f ordained by the Common Council of lhe Town of 'J'erre flttule. That from ami after the first day of November next. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons, t» permit liis, her, or llteir Horses or t» ram at Urve within tlie i»*n ol Terre-Haute, under a penati* of One Dollar for each oflcnce, Uigetlier with c«»» of prw.eedinj!#.

S us. f. And be it further ordained. That It thai) bo the duty of lhe Marshall o( the Town of Tcrre-Haute, to distrain and itripeond any tlorse or Swine running at tare* a* aforesaid, and to sell ihe same when no owner i* found, for the benefit of said Town. aAer giving ten •Jar* notice thereof by publication In fome newspape' prlnteil in said Town.

Adopted Ooctober 2d 1848.

W. K. EnWARDf. l'retidcnl pro tem.

Arrtrr: I. S. n*wALD*OK, Clerk. QQ.4, IS 18-

DR.

KOGER'S flo*e DeiiiriCee.ii Iresh supply iaist ra ecived ami for sale by J. ALLISON CO. August 16, 1318-J5-i/

r£,~