Wabash Express, Volume 11, Number 9, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 February 1852 — Page 2

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D. S. DAKALDSDN, Editor.

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Wednesday Morning, February 11.1852.

This is more particularly necessary

which we have

Wc hope the occasion will not be taken ad-

vantage of to send anonymous and oftensivo

missiles, to gratify a low feeling of -spite or re-

^ngo, and instil bitterness and retaliation, for

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Foa SALK.—A Mexican Land Warrant for LAST heard from at Jfew-Orlcans, and JT seems l£0 acres of gtod land. Apply soon to be has been much more successful in raising •D. S. DANALDuGN. the wind, so far, than Gov. Kossuth.

"WASHINGTON'S BIBTH-DAY. dred thousands, while that of the other party is There seems to be a' general feeling in the jmuch less, owing perhaps, to the fact, that too ,*itst, and w«,hupe it will also prevail-in the much has been taken for banquets, and die west, that the coming Anniversary of the Fa- Kossuth retinue being so much larger than ther of his country, should be appropriately economy require®?. It is said too, that neither -celebrated in the United-State*, from the ccn-

to twenty millions of inhabitants. This new feature of interBention in European affairs, sought to be engrafted into our policy by some of our -political men occupying high places, deserves the highest consideration and gravest reflection -and no time is more appropriate to go back to the counsels of Washington, and the early Fa

may be had on (he occasion, except, that in all

the hearts of the youth of the country, as well as

ture age. The honored precedents of the early fathers, sanctioned by the brightest intellects that liavo trod in their footsteps since their days, should not be lightly disposed of nor laid idly by, for what was right in our

some new theory to run after and applaud. "Now," says says an exchange, "that a foreign influence is brought to bear to effect a change in a policy which has worked so well for half a century—when the old and good fashioned republican feelings and purposes of the people are to be overturned to suit the views of European exiles—what day so appropriate to revive the sentiments of \Y ASHISOTON, the great apostle of liberty, chosen, as we believe he wa^, by the Supreme Ruler himself, for the high positions he filled with such consummate ability—than that of his birth? His memorable "Farewell Address" should be as familliar to every true American citizen as ''household words." Every good patriot should know thorn by rote, a* children are aught to repeat the Declaration of Independence, or the catechism. As we lee our country advancing in wealth, prosperity and extent", we observo the greater necessity of enforcing, in private and public assemblies, a strict adherence to the almost inspired words of WASHINOTO.V, and a universal inculcation of the precepts he left as a legacy to his country in his memorable Address."

KINKEL AND KOSSUTH.

These are two distinguished fureignera who are making the tour of the United Stale's, the first as a Missionary from Germans, to raise funds from his countrymen in the Uuited States

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tre to the circumference. Arid asthc22d inst., jany kind feelings for the other, and that the is on Sunday, Monday the 23d is proposed, in- particular friends of Kossuth take much pains stead of the" Sabbath day. to decry and disparage Kinkel, whenever they

now,

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places, the "Farewell Address" of Washing- PICTURE

ton to his countrymen may be read to the peo- THIS CKRTIFICATE will entitle the holder to pie and the wisdom of his counsels brought ONE HUJTDUED DOI-LAHS, with interest at the j.«)illwl intn 'rate of four percent, per annum from this date, home again,to all firesides, and inbtilUd into

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brightened in the recollections of those of ma- in fact, of the Independent Hungarian Governtnent, and at the National Treasury of such Government, or at either of its authorized agencies in London or New-York.

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SHERIDAN P. READ, Esq., read an essay upon jown, with interest. If these bonds are bubEuropt, heretofore and now. Hi* effort is com |1,103 to catch tho unwary, it must bo charged plimcntcd on all sides. 'to

ITT St. Valentine's day will soon be here, I and we suppose it will be attended to appropriatoly. As this is the day when the feathered songsters assemble to choose their interesting mates for tho year, so is it tho time that the first singlo gentleman a virgin looks upon on that morning is to become her hotter or wusser half (Valentino) before tho year is out. (Our neighbor of the other whig journal better keep himself out of sight.)

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tended, and the inu^ic has been complimented ana, the salary of whose Governor is $6,000. as being "excellent." Our people, without re- There arc four territories with salaried Govgard to religion bias, generally turn out when ernors, whose aggregate is $10,500. Among anything is to be done for the benefit of a

Tnx RAIUROAP —M understand that on Sa- been confined in jail as a lunatic, and only disturday evening last, there was only a mile and charged a faw days before, rose from his bed a quarter ol the railroad unfinished. The pres- about midnight, armed himself with a cutting out pleasant woather will, doubde$.*, favor the knife, and fell upon his father and mother— company so much, that the line will be cornple jwith whom he lived—and instantly killed ted by Saturday night next. So we will soon them both, horribly mangling both bodies.— have a continuous line to Indianapolis. We He then started off to the house of his brother, must then take the^rst ride upon the road.—' informed him of what he had done, and coolly We suppose there will be a jollification at the I proposed to send for a coroner. He was snbsehalf- way house—Greenca^tle.

Since the above was in type, the weather has changed—first raining then snowing.

jto rcju liis "Faderland"—the second to. Putnam, Vigo, Parke and Vermillidii, which

rjiise money from every quarter to renew the struggle for Hungarian Independence. Kossuth is at Cincinnati now, and has been recently received at Columbus, Ohio, with enthua a so a

Tin- Kinkel fund is reported now up in thehuo-

these European luminaries (or comets) have

have a fair opening.

than heretofore, because of the wish of many In the way of finances, both have issued -•of our people to abandon the policy recom- bonds which are in the market, and it is expended .and adopted by WASHINGTON, under pected that the Kossuth scrip will be sought

grown aud prospered from three after with avidity in Wall street, and other

monied place. The Kossuth borads are issued in amounts from one dollar to one hundred, to give all an opportunity of suiting the size of his pile, and as they may be in this market, we give below, the form and manner of said bonds, so that none of our readers who look to us for infor-

thers of the Republic, than the day which gave I mation may be deceived, in regard to them.— one of them a.* a beacon light to this hemis- They are all signed by Kossuth himself. phere.

It is not purticular what form of cercmoniea 100

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FUND 100

OP KOSSUTH SUTPOKTED BY FEMALES.

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tainients,frora the date of the establishment,

Dated at New-York, ,18—. This is an explicit certificate, and thougli HO particular day is named for its payment, those

infant weakness cannot bo wrong now iu our jj0 in guch bonds will know that they mature and giant manhood. always be as good a3 our own Continen We arc an exceedingly excitable people.— tal money, aud perhaps be paid a great deal We must alwaya have something to deify, or

We once heard of a legal gentleman

executing his note to a widow, in which he expressly stipulated, that "he was not to be hastened" in its payment, and when sued, the court could not tell what to do in the premises

The following is the manner and form of the Kinkel certificates which go off iu some places like "hot cakes

National Loan of the German People to the amount of Five Million Prussian Thalers. Bearing five per cent. "o One Thaler,

I Five Thalers, 4 Ten Thalers,'

3 Fifty Thalers,

3 £5 3 tOne Hundred Thalers £.§ The bearer of this certificate will reel) Sjueive, at latest in six months, the bond for a) the same amount, bearing interest from the "5 day of paying the above amount. *5 Received by the Temporary Committe* a ~o for the German National Loan.

By order:

G. KINKEL,

"3 A. KOEOB, A. WILLIOP, -JJ D. EATER, 5Q KUDLICK.

ANNIVI.KFS.VRY CELEBKATION.—The 6th anni vorsary celebration of the Mechanics' Historicnl Society, came off last Friduy evening at the Uuiversaliat Church. The audience was large haps, in English, means Goodlick, which may and respectable—the house being filled. Our account for the greater sale of these bonds.— clever coteroporary of the Journal, Wn.LIA.tf E. Wc could not say of the two which is the betMO'LKAS, ESQ., delivered an interesting ad- ter. We should be disposed to place both at dress upoft "National Rectitude"—a magnifi- the chilly point of zero, though in N. York, the cent theme for the present times, and well man- Hungarian fund i6 endorsed largely by gas oranged bv the speaker. With a good voice and tors and editors, while Kinkel is decried. The cloar enunciation, Mr. McL. elicited attention affluent, in seeking investments for their money throughout. One of the most beautiful wri- must decide for themselves, for we have scripters in America, is the iinmortul WASHINGTON ture evidenco that they will not be blameless if IRVING, whose ease, simplicity, and touching they wrap their talent in a napkin and lay it style never fails to reach tho heart. jnwa)'-

The Ia name to this bond, "KUDLICK," per-

the master comes, he wants his

"revolutionary patriots" who got them |«P- _______

National Armory at Evansville. Botli Houses of our General Assembly have passed a joint resolution soliciting of the General Government the selection of Evansville as tho site of tho Western Armory. Other places are also considered, but tho prospcct of securing it at Evansville, by a united effort, appear most probable.

I 1IT The committee that went from Cleveland I to Pittsburg to invite Kossuth to that city, re-

port thftt th ascerlained from the

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it is a season of innoccnt mirth and enjoyment, thnt this large amouut had been eaten up, ex and should be so considered aud used

"tf these frw Hue# you do rxccpt gailt expenses, by dinners, banquets. tc. A calico dress 1 shtU expect. If these few lines you do refuse. A Ull bick comb and pare o'shujtt."

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COKCKKTATO TEA PARTY. I hesc assemblages JES

hundred and sixty thou-

dollars had been raised for Kossuth, and

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thirty thousand dollars of it, by extrava-

"What singular world, we live iu, To lend, to spend, or to give in."

GOVIXNOR'S S.U.A&IES.—Tho aggregate salar-

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came off at the Corinthi&u Hall, on Thursday $73,766. Rhode Island gives the lowest in the and Friday evenings ot last week, for the bone- list—$100 per annum, and California the hightit of the Baptist Church. I hey were well at-

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the Governors of the thirty-ono States is

t—$10,000. The next in the list is Louisi-

thcra is Uie imraortai

Church. This ia praiseworthy, right and I draws from the National Treasury $2,500. proper, tn all countries where thcro are no] tithes, and where all such thirigs are left to the liberality and voluntary contributions of the] SHOCKING TRAGEDY.—On the 33th ultimo, a people. man named Samuel Scott, residing in Ashe county, N. C., near the Virginia line, who had

quently arrested.

flrigham Young, who

I 2JR There is a very great tempcrance revival going on at Indianapolis—the account doea

O* The river is in fine navigable order, and not state that it is among the members of eimany flatboats have been loaded and started ther branch of the Legislature. They were for the South. Wc suppose all of the Wabash "right side up" before they went over. surplus will get out the present rise, and be r~~rr-rT!r?Trrz? early in tW southern nmbet#, where we hope O* Daniel Dickinson. Esq., a highly respeetg.ood prices may be obtained. cd citizen of Elkhart county, was sent, a few days ago, to the Insane Asylum, a victim to

TacBAKftu AM Co»to.—We understand by the Spirit Rapping*. a letter from the Agent, that this rare corps of I vocalists will be in town the latter part of this O* A bill has passed the House of Repreweek, or early next week, to delight oar citi- tentative? by a vote of Site 40, fixing the numwith "a concord of aweet •outuis." Pre- bcr of Grand Jurors al six, five of whom have pare yourselves for a treat. power to fi&d a bill of indictment.

iLT The old Hu&se .* Ohic,' XT* The cttizco.* of Iaduuiapoli* arc making fired cn th-\Sr*: In-stsnt *.nd »wv$ ia favur rrcc Bank.ng..

Seventh Congressional District. The bill districting the State for members of Congress, has passed bothhouses of the Genet al Assembly of Che State. This, the 7th dis trict, consists of Sullivan, Clay, Owen, Greene,

counties gave a majority for Taylor in 1848.—Whether this will be the case hereafter for some other whig, remains to be seen|^

There are many aspiring democrats in the district who will likely want to go to Congress, and whose claims may be set »p in opposition. We would not be surprised to see a general caterwauling among t"he friends of Dr. Davis, 0. P. Davis, John Q. Davis, Henry Secrest, D. M. Dobson, J. M. Hanna, S. G. Dodge, D. R. Eckels, (when he gets tired of judging, or is beaten,) and other locos, "too numerous to mention." The whigs also, have quite a variety of material scattered over the district.

Our friend Willis A. Gorman, will not have the pleasure of representing a Wabash county, but his district goes over to the south-east corner of the State, and very much resembles a "gerrymander." He can muster it, we suppose, if not master Jt.

THE FIRST DOCUMENT.—We are indebted to Mr. J. G. Davis, M. C. from this district, for a copy in pamphlet form, of the "doings" at the Jackson Banquet in Washington, on the 8th instant, which some gentleman toated off, before we saw it the second time. Hope it wont make a lokey of a vdiig.

Letter writers from Washington give amusing descriptions of this banquet, at which Kossuth was a guest. The correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot says:

When F. P. Blair rose to read the address of the committee of arrangements to Louis Kossuth, W. Douglas Wallach, Esq., got upon a chair and denounced with great vehemence the act of placing at the head of the celebration of the night, as he said, "a political traitor, a man who, after receiving a quarter of a million of dollars at the hands of the Democratic party, notoriously deserted it in the hour of its greatest need, and that, too, to gratify personal re venge." This protest occasioneahissiag, cries of order, shuffling of feet, and conversation, which, for a time, prevented Mr. Blair frbra being heard. However, the reading of the address was finished.

(D* At Brooklyn, January 31st. Lawrence Riley was hung in the jail-yard, for murdering Golding.

Haran Knickerbocker was hung in Buffalo, same day, for murdering C.-Harkness.. Grund, who Was to have been hung in New York, same day, was respited four weeks by the Governor, in consequence of the confession of his mistress that she administered the poison. *. V'.

We saw a Kossuth hat, with a small feather, surmounting the head of a man we did. not know. We hope nothing serious will result from tho new tashion. If the Kossuth fever proves contagious, we shall rely with every confidence upon the allopathic practice for non intervention. The hoiucsopathic method of relieving hung&ry by the pellets and powders of sympathy and public expression appears to be ineffectual.—Madison Banner.

Wesaw toneof them liats in Terre-Haute recently, but we believe it did not create much sensation. We shall regret if the innovation runs a-fowl of the barn-yard, and all the turkies shall have to strut in the sun without any tails To roost without a tail to balance with would be hard on the turkies.

O* Wm. J. Brown, of the State Sentinel, thinks that Wm. L. Marcy.of NewfYork, is likely to receive the democratic nomination for the Presidency. We think it probable that the whigs could beat the man -with "patched breeches"—the patching paid for out of some treasury beyond his own breeches pocket. We believe Mr. Senator Douglass intimated as much, in that, celebrated toast, to wit: "Without a spot upon his character, and but one patch on his breeches."

MOORE'S WESTERN MAGAZINE.—The January number of this excellent Western monthly has arrived with a portrait of Louis Kossuth in front. Mrs. R. S. Nichols, and Mrs. S. T. Bolton, are corresponding editors. This magazine is published at Cincinnati at $1,50 a year, and should be liberally patronised by Western people, generally.

O* Some kind-hearted gentleman at Indi anapolis, has presented the local of the State Journal, (Davisson,) with a Kossuth hat, with feathers in front and rear. Those that attack the quill-driver now, will have a chance to make tho "feathers fly"—we do not know with how much success We hope, however, to hear of no such proceeding.

O* Prof. Twining delivered & lecture upon the Steam Engine, on Monday night at the TJniversalist Church. He is a very interesting speaker, and had a large audience. He continued the satne last night, of which we have not time to speak.

O" John S. Taylor, New York publisher, has sent us the January number of tho "Ladies' Keepsake and Home Library. It contains a portrait of Washington, and his history by J. T. Headley—one of the most interesting writers of the times. The Keepsake is an excellent publication, and costs only a dollar & vear.

The infant princess of Spain, born jmst before last Christmas, was baptised, witb great solemnity, on the 22d December, by the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo. Tho name the little creature has to bear, is "nothing shorter" than Maria Isabel Francisca de Asis Christina Francisca de Paula 5

Dear bless the hinftnt fernomenort.

O* Dr. Rutherford is in town and proposes to deliver a course of lectures upon Physiology and Mental Science, as soon as a class is made up. He gives a free lccture to-night, at the Methodist Church.

O* We are indebted to our members, Messrs. Gookins and Hudson, for various State documents reeently sent os.

37 Senator Turman has sent us an adfreas to the Legislature on popular education, by "one of the people." Ii is an ably written document, which we hope will do mveh good for the csruse it advocates.

O* Eleven men have been recently arrested at Attica, Indiana, for horse thefts, counterfeiting, fcc., out of whom eight have bee» bound over for further trial.

HIT The tavern bill of Kossuth and suit at Washington is reported at $4,500. Rather expensive patriotism.

23" Afire recently took place at the Insane ... Asylum, near Indianapolis, and considerably. ^oca^ trade of MadtsOO. With them

Indianapolis Correspondence. INDIAXAPOLIS, February 7, 1852. Editor of the ferpresi

On Tuesday morning I was able to resume my seat in the House or Representatives/where I was gratified "to receive many cordial, .greetings. You have doubt less ga&ered from the papers most of the legislative news of the week, but a few words in addition may not be unacceptable "to your readers

I find that not nfech business has re ceived the final action of the Legislature in my absence, though a large amount of it has accumulated and is pending in various stages of progress. The bills -of the House number, I believe, as high as 135, and when it is remembered that all local legislation is cut off, which formerly swelled the number upon the files, in the proportion of about ten to one, you will readily see that -the hotise ias not been idle, whether they have matured much or little.

We had, on Tuesday, a debate of some interest, upon a resolution which was adopted by a large majority, calling upon the Rev. Mr. Mitchell, agent of the Colonization Society of this State, for -oertain information in relation to the subject of colonizing the free blacks of this State upon the Western coast of Africa. The resolution was opposed by Mr. McDonald, of Lake, who, in the course of his remarks, •rave a new definition of the term "Free Soil." Free, he said, signified the largest liberty soil was but another name for dust, of which all mankind were made. He gloried in being teade offree dust but de* nied that he was sent here to represent what are called by the political papers, free soil interests.

It is claimed by some that the vote in favor of "exclusion and colonization," upon the adoption of the 13th article of the constitution, pledges the State to colonize her free blacks. I think all that can be claimud for that vote so far as colonization is concerned, is an expression of sentiment in its favor. That it authorises legislation upon the subject, I have no doubt, but it is not made obligatory. The Senate has a bill appropriating $5,000 to this object, but no decisive Action has been had upon it. A colonization meeting was held in the Hall of the House, on Thursday night, at which I am told the Rev. Mr. McClung delivered an excellent speech.

An important question was up on Wednesday, upon the final passage of a bill authorising railroad, plank, macadamized, and turnpike road companies to borrow money at a rate of interest not exceeding that allowed by law in the State where the loan is made. A majority of the commit' tee on the judiciary had reported against the bill as unconstitutional, on the ground that the provisions of the bill granted privileges to a particular class of persons, and not to others, and, that it operated as an amendment of the charters of roads now existing, and on the further ground that the bill was special and not geheral in its provisions.

The real point at issue in the debate, was as to the rule which i§ to prevail in the construction of the constitution. Thereport of the committee on the judiciary, takes strong ground in favor of a strict and rigid construction of that instrument, and if their views should prevail, there would be an end of all improvements of this kind in the State. It is manifest that these companies, especially the railroad, must borrow money, to carry on their works.— New York is the great stock market of this country, where the legal interest is seven percent., and it cannot be expected that capitalists there will be disposed to loan for less, except, perhaps, in a very few cases. This Bhows the necessity of such a measure)

The House refused to adopt the views of the committee, and the bill was passed by a large majority, and has been approved by the Governor.

Thursday and the forenoon of Friday were mostly spent in the consideration of a bill providing for the sale of the interest of the State in the Madison and IndianapRailroad, to the Company. A bill passed one branch of the Legislature last winter, authorizing the sjle for 1,200,000 of the original bonds of the State. Had that bill become a law, I presume the Compa ny would not have accepted it. The present bill offered this interest $000,000 payable in State 2£ per cents, or at the option of the company, their own bonds secured by a mortgage on the road, for the par value of those bonds, on the first day of January 1854, including interest, and payable in 1867, the provisions of the law to be accepted by the company within 90 days, and two payments to be diade in four equal annual instalments beginning January 1st 1854. The bill authorizes the Company to construct a new track avoiding the inclined plane at Madison.

When we consider the immefise cost to the State, of this 26 miles of foacf it seems hke giving if aWay to sell it at this priee, but it is manifestly to the interest of the State to part witb on these terms. That track has to be laid new this year, and it is equally necessary that the inclined plane should be avoided. Nearly all the road froro this place to Lawrenceborgh is

injured one of th* wings of that foe building. clined plane., it would do almost nothing fofj Marshal Soult, graces the frontispiece.

HOW

under contract. With that in the direction of CiaciBoati os one side, and the Jeffersenvilfe asd New Albany roads in the direction of Louisville, on the ether side to lead the travel and business from Madison, I really do not see upon what this rood is to rely for its business except

every traveller would avoid it, and every pound-of freight that passes "over it stops there 24 liours. The State under her present constitution can do not&fog towards these improvements, and lier share in the road is being every day covered np by these expenditures, while its general value -is from the competition of other roads, daily diminishing.

The bill is sogua!rded as to make it the interest of the Company to pay in the bonds of the State, instead of those of the Company, and although they are now worth in the market only 44 cents to the dollar, they are worth to the State their notninal value, unless we intend to repudiate, which I suppose no body thinks of. The bill tnet with some opposition, but on a test vote "upon -its engrossment, it \vas carried by a sufficient majority to ensure its final "passage in the House, i"presume it will beeOme a laHv. 1

To-day we have decided in die "house by a large majority in favor of three su-preme-Judges only. The committee was instructed to lay "off the State foto that number of districts/ ^.'

Horace E. Carter, Esq.,-of OraW fordsville, formerly of Eugene, "was this morning by joint ballot of the two houses elected Reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, until October next when a Reporter is to "be elected hy the people. .. Yours,

S. B. GOOKINS.

SPIRIT

FTAFPNROS. SSS

The following is about as remarkable as anything we have seen upon tire subject. It is taken from a letter dated Knightstown, bid. Jan. 24th, and written by Levi H. Strattan, to the Richmond Palladium. Read! This is what Mr. Strattan says the Spirits have done before his own pair of eyes in Knightstown

At Maj. Culbertson's, (his daughter being the medium) they-have rapped as loud as a man could if striking tne table with his fist the table has alstt followed Miss Culbertson across th'e rootn ahd at her bidding, th'e Wrapper's have removed the bBatth-plate of the cooking-stove. She has also been carried about the room setting in her chair and many other things have been done that seems incredible, but nevertheless they are true.

At Mark Coon's, in this vicinity, the table has been raised one foot from the floor, and Would stahd th'e re for som'e time, and at the bfddihg of his littte bo.y, the table has shoved hieh up agaihst the wall of the house, and held them thefre, tatttwithstanding they used all theft potoer to shove it back and at the biddibg of the medium the table has frequently moved from sev enteen to eighteen feet. Andrew Byket close by Mr. Coon's, has a little girl about 12 or 13 years Old. She is a toritihg medium, ana Will, With great haste and precision, write the signature of the departed and answer questtohs Vvheh she is intern)' gated, and. at the same time, bo reading in a book with her head turned from the paper. She writes on, and after fihisliing a line, she will dot the i's without looking at what that she has written. There is a young man in the same neighborhood, by the name of Jesse Byket, who has never been known to write, who is also a writing medium he will write answers to questions^ ahd cannot hsad the writing after he is done! At Nathan Ballenger's there has also been powerful demonstrations. I will mention one Mr. Ballenger's brother, being ah Uhbelifevei-, called on him, ahd wished that the Spirits eould be gdtteh up, as he wanted to know if it Was all a humbug or not. Well, the circle Was formed, and the manifestations commenced by iftoving the table, &c. but still Mr. B. was not satisfied, ahd Requested that the cahdle. ift the bahdlfe-stick to arise out of its sotfket, ahd turn the burning end doWh ih the_ candle-Stifck. No sooner said, than the Candle Raised sibWly. Mr. B. was Requested to take hold Of the candle and keep it from turning he grab bed the candle and tried to keep it frbm turningj but could not and doWn weni the candle into the Candle-stibk, and was put out.

At James Woods' house, in our town, the other evening, Miss Culbertson came over, and moved chairs, and tumbled them over without herself or any person being within four feet of them, and many other things were done which proved most satisfactorily that such demonstrations were dorle by some unseen, invisible power, and not by human agency.

Dr. G. W. Riddle, of our town told two of Daniel Mason's sOhs, who are mediums, that he could fix the table so that if the Spirits could move it, he would give them his horse. Well, the Doctor went to work. The table hating six legs, he put six glass tumblers under the legs, ahd then put tWo Window-panes of glass under the boy's hands, and on the the table, and bid defiance to the "Spirits." One of the boys said, "if the spirit of fny brother William Mason, is present, please move the table," and off went the table. The Doctor's eyes began to "bug out" about a.feet, and he scratched his head. Anew idea struck the Doctor's mind, and he thought be would triumph, and prcrve to all in the house that it was done by decIricity—so be had one of the boys leave the table, and be put a pane of glass on the centre thereof, and had the other boy to stand on his feet and reach over the table and put bat one finger on said pane of glass. The boy then said, "if the spirit of my brother, William Mason, is present, please move the table towards Dr. Riddle no sooner said, than away went the table towards the Doctor! The Doctor "knocked under," and offered the boys his horse, but they refused to take him.

Li James Woods' store, last night, the mediums turned his stand over about half way down, and made remain on two legstia that position—-the caadle-stick commenced sliding off, and at their request, the eaadle-stick stopped and remained stationary. '/W H. STRATTAN.

SIT The February number of the bmauuTtojrat, (Stringer & Townaend, New Yorker is on our table, fiDod as usual, with many pages of interesting reading. A portrait of the late

New-York Correspoadence.

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Mr. Editor: The mails, per the America, were received here on Tuesday night, but they contain no items of special interest, which bad not been before reported. The details of the usurpation of power by Louis Napoleon, and of his progress towards the assumption of the Imperial purple are interesting. The Tuilleries are to be made the official residence his likeness is to be stamped on the coin the "liberty trees" have been but down the National Guard are to be dissolved the eagles are to be restored to die colors of the army a body guard is "to be organized for his personal protection and other measures, equally decided, indicate his intentions.— The details of the loss of tire Amazon are truly heart-rending, and dire loss of life appears to be greater than was at first supposed, 140 appear to be missing.

The Humboldtput into Halifax, ota Sunday, for repairs and her news Was received over the wires yesterday afternoon.— The London Times states, that the Parliament Would meet this day, and diat the present Cabinet has resolved tote tain th'eir places, and fight as far as possible. The Times predicts a failure, however, unless modifications are made which it thinks will never be done. The Conrtnander-m-Chief at t3ie "Cape 'of "Good Hope "has been supeVdeded by Gen. Cathcart, a "fair weather soldier," which gives great dissatisfaction. The yews states that the Government "will express to the Cabinet al Washington, in fraYik ahd taanly terms-, their regret at what what has occurred, ahd testify, in a marked tnanher, their disapprobation of the aggressor's conduct. This, added to the advices from San Juan, refered to herein, indicates the amicable settlement of this affair.

Business was betfomftig liVelv. Breadstuffs were firm, with a tehdehcy (Jo advance. Wheat having risen 6d. to Is. per quarter and flour !s. per bbl. Cotton was active.

From frrnhce \ve It ran that the National Guard hftd dissolved, although a reorganization, in case of need, was promised in which case, however, the Oomftiahda'nts of Divisions, Brigades, and Regiments would be appainted by the President. It was daily expected that he Would detlarte himself Emperor and, st) perfectly despotic was the Government, it was not thought possible to increase the despotism by this step. Large numbers of persons were being shipped to Cayenne and de crees of banishment had beeh fsstied agaihst Victo* Hugo,, ChehtlS, ahd others of the Mountain Part}', aS Well as against Gens. Changarhier, Labiorioiete, ahd Badeau, ahd Messrs. Thiers, Girardin, and twelve others. The Genprals had been released fVttm Hato, ahd escorted to the frontiers. Airesls continue to be hade in great numbers, ahd a perfect reign of terror exists. The funds have fallen considerably.

Dr. A. S. Doane, the Heaith officer of the Port, died of ship fever on Tuesday last. He was well-known to the profession, as the translator and editor of several medical works of great merit, and his loss will be deeply lamented by a large ciRfcle bf friehds:

The Teinplerance CohVehtion at Albany, oh the 27th, 28th, aha 2&th ult., was the gReatfest demonstration, in this cause, ever made ih this Stfete, and has made a great iinpressioh bn the Solohs ahd Lycurgus' who have assethblcii therfe. 1 plbsutab, hoWeVeR, the petition for the enactment bf "the Maihfc LaW, Which WaS pResbhtbd by this body and the pbliiic'al infiuehce of its 30,000 signers, operated more on the hbtrfes of the ineinbeRS, thah the principles it represents. Be this as it may, the next election will show a degree of strength, in the temperance ranks, which will briftg the politicians to their senses.

On Wednesday night, a firfe broke out in the store 27, Nassau street, and thence extended to, and completely destroyed, No. 39 Nassau street, and 54, 56, and 58 Liberty strefet,' witb their contents. These stores were directly opposite the Post-Of-fice, which W£s saved only by the most arduous exertiohs of the firemen. The sufferers are Hastings, liibbey & Forbey, N. K. Oatley, Doremus & Nixon, Freeman, Hodges & Co., Fishers & Robinson, and John Lockwood and the loss is not less than half a million of dollars.

Official information has been Received by the General Government of the discovery of a veiy rich and extensive Silver mine, near Fort Fillmore, in New Mexico.

The trial of the Syracuse prisoners, on a change Of rscuing a fugitive slave, referred to in my last, has bceh suddenly terminated by Judge Conklin sending the case to the Circuit Coftrt, which will be held atCanandaigtfa, before Judge Nelson, in June next. /j ^,

On Friday fast, the Prometheus, from San Juan and the Cherokee, from Chagres, came in with seventeen days news and nearly two millions in dust. The news froth California is not important. .The rainy 8€OBdh has set in, and business is quite dull. Capt. Waterman, of the Challenge, bad been tried on a charge of murdet, but the jury could not agree, and were discharged. He had been tried on a charge of assault on one of his creW, and convicted, bat sentence had been deferred.-— The frigate Arrogant has been despatched by the admiral of the West India station, with the assurance, to Commodore Parker, that the British Government entirely disavowed the acts of the Consul, aad the

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Captain of the Express, in'the exercise of any authority whatever in connexion with theMusquito government, or interfering ih ahy way, with any foreign Commerce with San Juan. The most friendly relations existed between the affairs of the ships of each nation and the highest honors known to the service Were exchanged on the Commanders visiting each Others ships. •,

From all parts of the North and East we have reports of a severe*snow storm yesterday, but the remnant of it was all that reached us.

There is no change worth noticing in any of our markets. D.

Henry Clay aad Loois Kossuth, i*The Intelligencer publishes officially a report of Mr. Clay's remarks to Kossuth.

Mr. Clay welcomed him and proceeded to address liim on the subject of intervention, expressing decided opposition, and reviewed the effect of such a war as we would be drawn into without effecting anything for European liberty. After effectually abandoning our ancient policy of fetnity—non-intervention—and thus justify Europe in abandoning forbearance and non-interference, her despots, imitating and provoked by our fatal example, may tUVn upoh us in the hour of our weakness ft'nd efchaYistion, and, with almost equally irresistable force of reason and arms, may say to "us "You have set us the example—you haVe quit your own to stand on toreigto ground—have abandoned the policy professed in the day of your weakness." We, in our tUrh, believing that anarchical (foctrittes ate destructive of taionarchial principles, which we deem essehtial to the happiness and prosperity of oUR subjects, we will crush you as the ]pft|paga'ndists of doctrines so destructive to peace ahd good order. We might remain unsubdued eVen hy so tremendous combinations, but the consequences would be terrible enough.

Mr. Clay further alluded to the present affairs in France—enlightened people voluntarily placing the yoke of despotism on their own necks—"as teaching despair of the present success of liberal institutions in Europe, and as a warning to America toh ly on itself ahd cherish with more care than ever the security of our institutions and the preservation of bur policy and principles. if we adhere to those principles and progress in greathess, We may in another quai'fer of a century fyrhish an example which the reason of the world cannot resist. Rather than become entangled in foVeigh Wars, we should keep our lamp buRning brightly as alight to all natiohs, than hazard its ektinctibn amid tlie ruins Of thte fallen Or falling Republics Of Europe.

Kossuth listened with great attention, and did not attempt to controvert Mr. Clan's positioh, but gave reasons foR the failure of liberal institutions, in France After some ehtertaining and instructive remarks about the condition and prospebtd Europe, he rose to depart.

Mr. Clay bade hihi farfeWeli forever with the Uttebst cbRdiality, and gRaspibg bis hand, said: "God bless you and your family God bless your^.covlntry may she yet be free."

Kossuth, profoundly Dowihg, pressed MR. Clay's hand tb hip heart ahd Replied, in tones bf deep ehiotibn "Thank you, honored sir I shall pray for you every day that your health may be restored, ana that God mny prolong your life."

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Oh tho 4th inst., by Rev. MR. JUEIAK, ATR? ABRAHAM JACKSON, of Vigo, tb Mrs. HESTER HOLLAND, of Sullivan county, Ind.

We were kindly remembered on the otsc&gibn, for which the parties have our thanks. The Clerk of our Circuit and Probate Courts, burself, soon demolished the deliciouB bride's cake. Tho "sccorid installment," however, was too triufcH for us, and We had td ttedr it away for more help, Whifch we fouhd Iti the bo^ som of our family.

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in this placb, dn Saturday night InHt, of scar* let fever, ALICE, infant daughter of CIIARLXS and MABY BO

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inquiring an Asaecslseat of Property aird «nu* meratlon of Polls, for the year 1802. QECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Catnthfm O Council of the Town of Terre-Haute, That tlie following designated property witfiin tnis incorporation be subjefct to ansfessrneiit iiba taxation for the present year, ttr-wit: All lands, tenements, hereditaments and their anpurtehances, all household furniture,all merchandize, moneys at interest owing to tne ptrsons t6 bf! taxed more than they pay fit feres for, afid all other debts owing to tnem from solvent per» sons more than they are indebted for, all mo** heys on hand, tools and implements, stoeks in trade, horses, mule*, asses, tattle and hogs, coaches, carriages, buggies, wagons, drays and carts, saddles and harness, clofcks, watches, musical instruments, gold and silver ware, and jewelry, maps, paintings and statuary wilt, hides, furs, leather finished of in rkta, lufaber, brick, grain, pork and lard and flouf not intended for shipment, and all other persona! property not-hef6in enumerated: a poll tax on all male persons (mine and not, paupers) oVef the age of twenty-one and under fifty yearstf and all lands included in tlie extension act, approved February 10th, J839 other than1 where the same ate laid out into building lot*J to be taAed not exceeding the amount levied} by the county for road purposes, and where* laid out in building lots, to he taxed the san»o,( as if included in the original liteita of tfce.fi!-' cdtpotatioH.

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Adopted, Feb. 2,1852. Attest: C. S. HQLDESf, Ptes.protcm. A. LAWOE, Clerk. I,.? Feb. II, 1852 9-3*

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ministration have oeen granted the undersigned, upon the goods, rights, credits, and ef-, fects of William Miles, late of Riley townships

Those indebted to said estate, will please make prompt payment, and those having claims1* will present them properly authenticated fore settlement. The estate supposed to be soltent. WILLIAM WOOLLEN, Adm'r.

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highest bidder present, the personal property^ of said deceased, consisting of horses, cattle, iogs, wagon, corn, wheat^tousehold and kitch-t^ en furniture and fanning utensils.

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Teaks.—A credit of twelve months will be^ given on amounts over three dollars—for that^ amount and under, the cash will be reqnired.tv The credit sales secured by note and approvedf*--security, collectible without relief from valuation and appraisement laws.

WILLIAM WOOLLEN, Adm'r.

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