Wabash Express, Volume 11, Number 31, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 July 1852 — Page 2

TIE HUBIH

OFFICE EAST OF THE COTJBT-HOUSE.

8. DANALDSON, Editor.

E I A 1

Wednesday Morning, July 14,1852.

FOR PRESIDENT,

VIIFIELB SCOTT.

OF XEW JERSEY.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT,

WILLIAM A. SHAIAM.

OR NORTH CAROLINA.

E O A I E

». ^or Senatorial Electors.

'I'" HENRY S. LANE. /PLEASANT A. HACKLEMAN.

For District Electors.

1.—T,«muei Q. DeBroler, of DuboU. 2.—John D. Perruion, of Clarke. 3.—Capt. Scott Carter, of Switterlind. 4.—John

H. Parquhmr, of FranVlio.

t,—David Kilgore, of Dataware. Fabius M. Finch, of Johnaoiu 7.—Richard W. Thompaou, of Vigo, 8.—O. O. Behm, ofTippecaaoe, ».—T. S. Sunfleld, or St. Joseph. 10.—Jame* S. Fraicr, of KotciusXo. 11.—John M. Wallace, of Grant.

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The whig meeting held at the Court-House on-Saturday last, proposed a meeting to be held here on the 21st inst., to consider the propriety of making nominations on the part of the whigs, for the various county offices. We have had nothing of the kind for many years, which make* some distrust the success which may attend such nominations. In all the counties of the State, that we know of, where the other party have the majority, this is the plan they pursue, and generally with entire success.— Thev make their nominations by conventions, and voters sustain them. They lose none of the political strength they have, by a division upon a multiplicity of candidates. They always manage such business to the very best advantage. The whigs of Vigo ought to learn something by their system of tactics—will they do it?

Wo are of the opinion that the success of the proposed proceeding lies entirely with the whigs of the outer townships. If they can get up large meetings, and appoint a fair delegation of whigs, who will not fail to be present at the general meeting, to represent fully the wishes of the township, the nominations, we think, cannot well fail of success. If, however, but few take an interest in it, nominations had better not be made, and in a general scramble, as we have often had, the other side of the house will likely walk off with all the prizes. 80 it seems to us.

The greater harmony we have in the whig ranks at the Stato and county elections, the greater vote wo will be able to give at the November election and for the Scott Ticket, we will be in need of every vote we can command. Will the whigs reflect upon these things, and leave no stone unturned, to accomplish all they can for the gallant flr.g-bfcarer of the National Whig party Remember who is in the field, and organize for wing success.

In an article upon "strict county organization," the Brookville Democrat (C. B. Bentley) has the following:

It has long been the custom of political parties in other States, to preserve from year to year,a thorough and cfllcicnt organization, and the plan has been found to work well for the democracy, whorever it has been tried. It tonds to promoto brotherly love infuses one and the same spirit into the minds of all unites the interest and feelings of the masses allays strife, produces harmony where discord would otherwise prevail and, in short, it enables the party to concentrate its full strength upon any candidate or candidates which may be put in nomination by the County Convention.

We suppose then, the plan might "work well" for the whigG also, especially in whig counties.

A Speck of War.

Nino members of Congress, who have heretofore been whigs, at some time in their lives, have published a card in the National Intelli geuccr, of July 5th, in which they stato they "cannot and will not support Scott for the Prosidoncy, as he now stands before the American people." We are glad to say however, that these gentlemen do not say that they will support Gen. Pierce—we presume they will not do that, upon any contingency. The namos of the dissentients are Stephens, Toombs and Johnson of Georgia, White and Abercrombie of Alabama, Faulkner of Va., Brook of Miss., and Gentry and Williams of Tennessee.

We presume tho members hailing from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Virginia, will not do any material harm, as none of those States could have been expected to go for the whigs and in Tennessee. Jones and other whig spirits of the true grit, will likely attend to the recusants, if they take the stump against tine whig nomination. We think, however, that Messrs. Gentry and Williams wilj not do such a thing. If they cannot support Scott, they will, moat- likely, remain silent.— So we think.

Seven of those gout lemon, to-wit: Jam** Johnson, Walter Brook, James Abercrombie, Ckas. J. FmuUcutr, .1. H. Stephens, Robert Toombs, and Alex. White, we believe, were not elected to this Congresa as whips. All, or nearly all of them, were returned as "Union men," or members of tho Cobb and Foote party. They had almost repudiated whiggery entirely. Most of them were zealously opposed to the election of Delegates from their respective States to the Whig National Convention, and refused tetake any part in it, long before Gen. Scott was nominated. Two of them (Stephens and Toombs) refused their votes for the Wh ig Speaker throughout the long struggle of 1849-'50, and thus enabled Cobb to triumph over Winthrop, and have not pretended to be whigs since. Mr. Faulkner denounced the whig party and avowed himself its antagonist, some months ago.— He was elected to the Senate on the fnion question in a loco legislature, and has ouly trimmed his sails to the breexe which (if any) must blow bim a re-election, and if, under all these circumstances, and living In locofoco States, they can do any material injury to Gen. Scott, we know not how to cypher it out.

We are sorry that Gantry and Williams have token this course, but have hopes they may be abont right by November.

A*T*OUM»V.—M*4ame BUacfcee Is la tow*, AND will remain a Tew day* at Brows'* Hotel. Room Xo.

10.—

Ffce was Uo«fet la a celebrated school Pari*, and profcs*es jreat »MU in her myturloQ* seleace. The curioun should call early and scan the dim vista of fatal* yrars wh!«h »n«y he laid hefcre them as in heok.

We notice a great many a»nMMC«iRNU for office iii loco counties, all of which MT. "«hiect tathe 4~c-!on of democratic cwair

«iM lb ~ri.lfc2

Tho Great Fair.

The Annual Fair of the Indiana State Agricultural Society, comes off at Indianapolis, on the 20th, 21st, and 22d days of October next. A great variety of premiums are offered, from $25,00 down to a certificate. An essay for the best method of reclaiming swamp lands, the best plan of a farm house, dee., and the best essay on rendering hilly lands useful, will each command $25,00.

The best bull—short horn, thorough bred Devon bull, Hereford and Ayreshire do., Native cow, yoke of working cattle, pair of fat cattle of any breed, and milch cow, will each command a silver cup, of the value of $15,00.

For best blooded stallion, quick draught and saddle horse, heavy draught horse, jack aad jennet, each same as above. Pair of mules $10 and a diploma.

Premiums for various kinds of wool, of $10, also for hogs, chickens, turkies, geese, ducks, pigeons, farm implements, plowing match, plowing, of boys under 18, machinery.— Butter, cheese, sugar, honey, and beehives domestic manufactures, such as blankets, flannel, rag carpet, socks, coverlet, broadcloth, tow cloth, linen thread, tc., boots, coat, vest, hat, bedstead, carriage, bureau, chairs, table, rocking chair, barrel, keg, stave, pump, fcc., fcc.

Premiums will be given also, fur all agricultural productions—corn, wheat, potatoes, Tye, oats, flax, barley, grass seeds, and all vegetables. Also for apples, pears, peaches, plums, quinces, grapes, water melons, Ac., Ac.

All kinds of fine flowers will have a premium, down to $2,00, and a diploma. S. B. Gookins, of Vigo, is chairman of this committee—ought to have been Mrs. G,

This FAIS will be one of the most interesting assemblages of the year, and will likely be largely attended from all parts of the State. We hope to be there, to exhibit a specimen of a whig thrashing machine, or a lump of vivified "butter and cheese,"—as the committee on su-gar-plums may determine.

After fifty-three bitter, hard-fought "rounds" the Whig National Convention surrendered to the notent force of availability, epauletts and featners triumphed over statesmanship and intellect, and Gen. Scott, the hero of an 'hundred battles,' carried the day.—Journal.

After fcrty-nine "rounds" the democratic convention found themselves in a Kilkenny cat-fight, and to keep the distracted party together they virtually buried alive, all of the distinguished men of their party, from the Hero of Aux Canards down to the man with the 50c patch on his breeches. Cass, Butler, Houston, Marcy, Buchanan—"all in the deep bosom of the ocean buried," never again to have a chance for the Presidency. Cass, grown gray in the service, in the camp and the Senate chamber, is surrendered to availability, and a gentleman who fainted at the very wrong time, "carried the day over intellect and statesmanship." The more a man has done for democracy, such as we now have, the more they refuse to honor him, while fainting twice upon a battle-field and tumbling a time or two from horse-back, is a sure passport to preferment.

OLD CHIP, has fought his way for forty years and never yet had a blanched cheek. Such is the mettle the people want in high places.

Gen. Scott is an exception to all military chieftains who have hitnerto been elevated to the Presidency, in this remarkable particular, that whereas the office sought them, he has sought the office.—lb.

The Lord deliver us I It is known in the whole length and breadth of the land, that any moment Scott would have written a letter to the convention, endorsing the late compromise measures, that he could have had the nomination. He was written to for such a letter, and ho positively refused it, when he knew it would give him the nomination at once, yet, after this public history, we are told SCOTT "sought the qjjice".'.' May tho Lord be merciful with us! weak men as we are, and with a short memory, nothing but HIS help can save us: "We find our opponents, therefore, without any acknowledged principles, and relying wholly for success upon a candidate, who, stripped of his uniform, is destitute of every passport to popular favor."—Jb.

This is rather too much, after the whig platform of principles cost the convention so much labor, which platform has been espoused and endorsed by the whig nominees and agreed to by the whigs all over the country, with a few rare exceptions—now to be told we have "no acknowledged principles!" What other statement could be made that is more in opposition to tho truth We pause for a reply.

Democrats who may see this No. of the Express, will please turn to the first page, and road the correspondence which recently passed between Gen. Chapman, President of the Whig Convention, and the whig nominees. They will see the platform of whig measures and principles which has been adopted by said convention, and endorsed by Gen. Scott and Mr. Graham. Then they will be able to say whether this canvass is to be prosecuted by the whigs "without any acknowledged principles!" They will also be able to judge, what confidence to repose in the Terre-Haute Journal, which aspires to be the organ of the party in this part of the State, to dispense to them the truth, as far as lies in the power of the editor. Democrats who will make this examination will likely blush for the organ that publishes such unscrupulous statements, and which are so easily exposed by uncontrovertible testimony.

See the evidence on our first page to*day, and ever after be careful of the averments of the democratic organ in Vigo.

Wusrsa vros SCOTT.—In a speech in the U. S. Senate, March, 1843, Daniel Webster speaks as follows relative to the character and services of Gen. Scott: 1 understand, sir, that there is a report from Gen. Scott, a man who has performed the roost brilliant campaign on recent military record, a man who warred against the enemy, warred against the climate, warred against a thousand unpmpitious circumstances, and has carried the flag of his country to the capital of the enemy, honorably, proudlv, kttmanety, to his own permanent honor, and the great military credit of his countrv.

SJ" The frame powder house of Reynolds, Fowler & Stockwell, at Lafayette, was recently fired and blown to atoms. It contained 100 kegs of powder, and tho burning was the act an incendiary. A great many houses near by were injured—lose $50,000.

It is not often that we hear of uuxmde* powder magazine.

We learn thai from three to fir® hundred hands are at work oa the Railroad betweea Tem-Haute and Paris.—Charleston Oarier.

Posh them along. How long before they' will crow the State line coming

and her loss was a blow from which Mr. Clay never recovered. Of the live sons the eldest, Theodore Wythe Clay, has been, since boyhood an inmate of a luna

This will do perhaps, to make up the loss of Thos. D. Walpole, in Indiana, and a few others, if any should make up their minds to leave the whig ranks. The accessions to Scott and Graham will always overbalance the secessions, we presume.

NEW COUNTKHFEITS.—Goodman's Counterfeit Detector, for July, gives the following description of new counterfeits:

State Bank of Ohio—20's, engraving darker than the genuine. In the genuine there are two white lines which form an ncute angle in the dog's head, one of which is wanting in the counterfeit.

State Bank of Indiana—10's, letter A. spurious, Vignette, woman and sheaf of wheat locomotive In the back ground.— Dated differently—generally In 18^1, and Lafayette Branch.

Northern Bank of Kentucky—10's altered from l's by pasting operation—hold them to the light.

OCT The Cleveland Forest City, of the

F. W. Rice, Esq., the U. S. consul at that

TTLB.WEBB,of

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MgwgiMiijgH

Hivy Clay's Family. 1 The section in the charter of the Mr. Clay's domestic biography Ssmuch St. Louis and Belleville Railroad company, less known than his political fife, with the which is alleged to give the right to build movements of which his countrymen are a road from Terre-Haute to

generally familiar: as follows: When Mr. day removed from Virginia, "Said company shall have power to eatwhere he was born, to Kentucky, his fuan

ture residence, he married Lucretia Hart, other railroad that is now constructed, or daughter of Thomas Hart, Esq., a promi- that may hereafter be constructed within nent citizen of Lexington. Another

the

daughter of the same gentleman was mar- fan power is hereby given said com* ried to Hon. James Brown, of New Or- pany to make and execute contracts with leans, minister at Versailles during the any Qtfof company within the limits of this administration of Messrs. Monroe ana Ad- State." ams. Mrs. Clay who is now in her sev-

The

pafU

tic asylum. Thos. Hart Clay, born in in the mountain districts of Southern Ger1803, resides in Kentucky, and is engaged many is yet unabated, and provisions in the manufacture of hemp. Henry Clay

jr., lost his life at the battle of Buena Vts-

ta. James B. Clay, and John Clay, the youngest, are now practising the pro- «»une

How our neighbor romances. The poetry of his imagination has ran away with the helm (handle) of his judgment. He ought to know that on the 53d ballot Gen. Scott had 159 votes, which makes a majority of a dozen at least, in an electoral

vote cast, of 292, and a clear majority of appointed David Merriwether, Esq., Uni 10 of the whole electoral vote. All the States then gave their unanimous consent to the nomination, and Gen. Chapman, President of the Convention, in his letters to Scott and Graham, informs them of their "unanimous" nomination. How then can the Journal sa^, Gen. Scott had only "the miserable majority of four votes!" Is this kind of romancing to form the principal ingredient in the canvass, as regards the course of the Terre-Haute Journal? We should like to know. Take back your "miserable" statement, and give your readers the best apology for it you can.

|cy The N. York Tribune publishes the following paragraph: "We shall not print the names of the Members of Congress "heretofore" Democrats who now oppose Pierce and King, but we have heard that they number twenty-five. Some of them were in Baltimore while our Convention was sitting, urging the nomination of Scott in order to insure Pierce's defeat. We know them very well, but will not subject them to annoyance and abuse by printing their names without their authority. They will proclaim themselves in due time."

OCT A. man in Rochester, N. Y., supposed to be dead, was placed in a coffin, (&• After several very warm days, and the coffin was about to be closed, when Monday opened cool and pleasant, thera physician happened to look into the cof- mometer at 70 deg. We had previously, fin, and pronounced the man not dead, so much heat, that the change was much which proved to be the case. The man enjoyed. is now alive and lifcelr to reoorer.

ft-p Advices from Acapulco, Meiico. have applied to Co»gr». for a pew.., to be ... paid them in consideration of the pnbhc aermention the arrest and imprisonment of

Moaatsoii,

by Mr.

Iixrsois.—The Whig Convention for atonal term expires on the 4th March, and it this State, assembled at Springfield on the is believed he will accept the post tendered. 7th inst., and made the folio wing whig] ^c|. D" The Indiana Statesman complains of

Ho.-E. White coon* for ^T^OT^D

of St. Clair,

for

Untenant Gmtmor. «l«~t. to iafon. B. S^MORRIS, of Cook, as Secretary of ding to said subject State. VJT:

FRAXCSS ARKSX, of Cass, for Treasurer. tT Indianapolis now has a population of CHAS-BETTS. of Stepbetwoo, forAuditor. 10£19—increase in two,

St. Louis, reads

conned its railroad with, any

limits of thi9 Slate and for that pur-

Beacon

children, fooi-of whom died in childhood. claimed, as on the plain question submitted Eliza, a yoaag lady of unusual promise,' to the Legislature, the Terre-Haute and died suddenly, in 1824, while on her wav st. Louis railroad bill was drftatod. The to Washington with her father and AL-

BEACON

intends slroWgly,

FURTHER SRVS:

most at the same moment the parents receivei the intelligence of the 5ece.se of', "Ewdently the intention of the Leg..!.another daughter, the wife of Mr. Dab aide,«as to enable B»le,'lctoconnMtwlh of New Orleans. A third daughter upon £e yinccnnes road, to Mcew to the whom the father's affections leemed to: Eastern Market, and nothing more. have centered, after the death of the oth- This is one of the nicest distinctions, er two, died in 1835. She was married (why it means one road and not the other,) to Mr. James Erwine, of New Orleans

that we

have lately seen. All right, qf

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TLLAFAMINE XN GKRMAN*.—The FOMLHE

scarc0 and

prices exorbitant. A lottor to

he N York Bxpre„,

3» says:

fession of the law in their native State. Families, formerly itt easy circumstances, are reduced to beggary and severe The Democratic National Convention sufferings from hunger, inkers sell bread balloted forty-nine times and nominated of rye and oat bran at high prices people their candidate by two hundred and eighty- gather common grass along the public roads and highways, and moss in the seven majority. The Whig Convention balloted fifty-three times and even then woods, cook and eat it, to appease their 1 .« kunnao tM-ovonf. fihnpvflt,inn. StlP.n fir P. only nominated Gen. Scott by the raisera ble majority of four votes!—Journal, ,i:

dated Prague,

hunger and prevent starvation. Such are a few of the many glaring features of the

freat

famine, not in the least exaggerated, Ut authenticated by the official reports of thelocol authorities to their respective go vurnments.. Truly, the wrath of God i: upon us!

Governor Powell, of Kentucky, has

ted States Senator, to fill the place made vacant by the death of Mr. Clay. Previous to his death, Mr. Clay resigned his seat in the Senate, to take effect in September next, and the Legislature of Kentucky elected the Hon. Archibald Dix on to fill out the remainder of Mr. Clay's term.

Mr. Merriwethef will only hold his seat until September.

03" The Commissioner of Pensions has arrested a gang of swindlers who have, for 18 months past, been carrying on an extensive business in defrauding the government with false pensions, and forged land warrants. The amounts of their peculations involve some thousands of dollars. About twenty of them have been committed to prison.

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03- The Jonrnal says, Gen. Scott sought the Presidential nomination. Scott himself said "I will not degrade myself by writing an electioneering letter to gain even the summit of ambition, the Presidency of the United States. My countrymen can take me as they see me. I have served them forty years. If they distrust me after all I have done and suffered, let them nominate some other man."

There is the record. Won't the Journal take back the charge

DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO.—Advices have been received at St. Louis, of the death of Mr. CALHOUN, Governor of the Territory of New Mexico.— He died on his way to the States, having left Santa Fe some sixty days ago, atrd was buried at Kansas with masonic hon-

LA^D WARRANTS.—The number of Mil itary Land Warrants issued, is stated to be 1 000 of which 17,000 were for 160 acfes, JJ7,000 for 80 acres, and &f,000 for 40 acres.

The above will not do for the present date. We have received a warrant for 160 acres, numbered as high as 18,304,

an(j a 40

5th inst., gives an account of a Spiritual 63.009. We believe^ach of the different Convention which was held in that city on si^ed warrants commenced at No. 1, and last Sunday. The convention was well

attended—the hall being filled to its ut most capacity. Mr. Finney, a medium, A gefttlenlan writes ds from a delivered an address said to have been neighboring county,—"Send me your padictated by the spirits. He closed up per one year. I have been reading Demwith remarks in a curious language. Ho ocratic Journals long enough, and am de was followed by another, who also spoke termined to make a change." An indiin an unknown tongue, interlarded with cation of this kind from the country, where English quotations. people think for themselves, is well to be noted.

acre warrant of the number of

Up) as

above.

wb{7 at hi death wa3 an

abfc t0 ieaVe any

port. The cause of the arrest was that ve bm beard, is $6001 year. he had ordered the re-sale of an American] vessel, the purchasers of it at the first O* The New York 7W* states that Hon. sale N°* having complied with the Con- JOB* BELL of Tennessee,, has teen inrftcd to jtfae Secretaryship of the Nary, made vacant -iiiL—

p^rty. The anm

Oaaaax's resignation. Mr. BELL'S sen-

SATVBDAY AUGUST 14th,

Is n&mcd a* the tiMe for the whigs of Vigo to ratiTythe nominationtof SCOTT and GRAHAM for the highest offices in the Republic We presume the Committee will have every thing ready to witness a "Ma of upturned fa CM." Speakers at home wilt be ready, and some from abroad will be had to give a greatAf interest to the occasion. The ticket merits an outpouring eqnal to the jubilee at Port Haiti son, and we hop* to witness Its parallel, let the Scott boys come out in their immense maj esty Of numbers.

Meeting of the Whig Vigilant Oo*«lttee, A meeting of the county Vigilant Commit tee, was held at the Conrt House, on Saturday luly 10,18S9. OSO. HOSSKT Esq., was called to the chair, and D. 3. DAXALDSOX appointed Sec retary.

On motion, Samuel M. Voting was appointed one of said committee for Honey Creek, in place of Abram Jackson, deceased.

The following gentlemen Were appointed the Wnto Ex scut its COMMITTEE for the county of Vigo,to witi R. W.Thompson,W.K.Edwards, Jesse Oonard, H. D. Scott, D. S. Danaldson, James Hook, and T. H. Nelson.

The following resolutions" wero adopted: Resolved, That a Whig meeting be held at Terre-Haute, on the 14th day Of August to ratify the recent Whig nominations made at Baltimore.

Resolved, That the Executive Committee be instructed to make the necessary arrangements for said ratification meeting.

Resolved, That there be held at the Court House in Terre-Haute on the 21st day of August next, a convention of Delegates from each township in the county, to consider upon the propriety of selecting Whig Candiddtds fdr the several county offices, to be filled at the next ensuing election.

Resolved, That Delegates be appointed to said convention as follows: For Harrison Township 12 Honey Creek 11, and each of the other townships ^10 Delegates.

Adjourned. GEO. HUSSEY, Chair'n. D. S. DANALDSON, Sec'y.

Before the passage of the resolutions, the Secretary was called from his chair upon busi ness at his office, and his place was filled by W. K. Edwards, Esq.

The Whigs of Kentucky can't go the figure. Regiments of them have already bolted, and among them many of the leaders. The Kentucky Statesman declares that the ticket will be most signally defeated. For the first time in twenty-five years, Kentucky will give her electoral vote to the Democratic candidates for President and Vice President. Mark the prediction.—Journal.

We copy the above to "mark the prediction." An editor of the Journal once said, that "Gen. CASS would be elected President, as sure as the sun rose on the morning of the November election." The sun rose but Cass didn't! We have confidence that the above prediction, Is as untrue as that made for Cass. We cannot say it is false, but we suspect as much. Kentucky for Pierce? Better say that Beargrass land would not produce a spear of hemp—'that Fayette, Clark and Bourbon, would produce no more blue-grass and fat cattle, true hearted whigs, and captivating women.

The Journal tells us of the "leaders" leaving the whig party in Kentucky I Why does not the editor tell us about matters nearer home? He knows a gentleman who, not long since, sat where he sits now, advocating, vociferously, the cause of Cass and Butler. That gentleman is now conducting a SOOT* paper in a neighboring State I Aye, the leaders are leaving, and the whig camp must enlarge its borders to let them all in, The people cannot go for a subaltern when the old Chippewa Chief is himself in the field.

VINOENNES GAZETTE.—"This excellent paper is flow published tti-vbeddy, and ought to be heartily sustained. The first number is a very handsome specimen—editorially and every way else. We hope the publishers will make the Tri-Weekly go finely, and be well paid for their extra pains and expense, to accommodate the reading public, and the citizens of Knox should see to' it at crrice and give the enterprize their frahriest support. What has become of the Sentinel ?—broke again We see nothing of it recen tly.

Dr. B. F. Mullen addressed the Democracy of Terre-Haute recently. From the way the Express and its correspondents squirm, we should judge that the Doctor's shot told very effectually.—Neva Albany Ledger:

It is judged here, from what the Terre-Haute Journal did net sdy, that said speech was voted a bore, and left to die out as soon as possible. The "knowing ones" of yourparty, Mr. Ledger considered the effort an injury to the democracy. What do you think of that 1

Mr. Tyler's tettef.

Ex-President Tyler has recently written from his residence, "Sherwood Forest," a letter to the Richmond Enquirer, in which he expresses himself well pleased with the nomination of General Pierce. From his established and acknowledged weight with the American people, we regard this ratification letter as a "sign of the times and is probably productive of serious results. When it is remembered that Mr. Tyler was, within the memory of man, a conspicuous Whig, the Democracy must attach great weight to this approbatory epistle. "Tip and Ty*' was not a hundred years ago the war-cry of the enthusiastic Whigs but mark the changing hand of time! "Tip" is dead and "Ty" has crossed over in the political quadrille and "joined the Democrats.'' We are not disposed to quarrel with this gentleman about his "modern Democracy," for in truth we care not a farthing on which side of the cotillion he ranges himself. His dance, fortunately, is over, and having led his partner dtfwti the centre, it is but right that he should go below. We are not resurrectionists our business is with the litrUtg, and our whole attention is now fixed upon the couple about to take the floor.—Richmond Timet.

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There were 6,089 deaths in New Jersey last year, of which 2,015 were under five vear/old. 1",

WnmtLDiCOTTnrDlLAWAM.

SPKKCH or JDHN'LL. CLAYTON.

Intanatiag Personal Sksteh of Ckn. fceott. The Whigs of Delaware held a grand ratification meeting at Wilmington, on 23d ultt at which an eloquent speech was made by Hon. JOHN M. CLATTON. After giving a brief, account of the proceedings of the National Convention, to which he was a delegate, Mr. CL&rtox proceeded to speak of Gen. SCOTT as follows:

Having said thus much, follow citizens, I proceed to the question—Shall we ratify the decision of the Baltimore Convention in favor of Winfield Sbott, or not? I intefcd to submit a few reasons why we should ratify that decision. In the first place, I undertake to say—if my humble testimony can be admitted at all upon such a question as this—I have for many years known Winfield Scott, of New-Jersey, and know^ him to be, not only a great soldier—the greatest captain of the age—but I know him to be a great scholar and statesman. There is no greater error than to suppose, because a man is a great soldier, he cannot be a great civilian. Gen.Scott has devoted his life to the study of the profession ofhis early yolith. He was, before he went into the array a lawyer and although I have met many men well acquainted with the doctrine of International Law, I have never seen one more familiar with, and more deeply versed in, the true principles of International Law than Winfield Scott. No greater error can be committed by you, my countrymen, than to suppose, because he is a great soldifer, a victorious General, he is nothing more.— He is a scholar, an elegant and a prbfoiind scholar. He is a man. If he had never achieved a vidttfry In battle, he is eminently qualified to fill.thg dffice Of President, because ofhis civil qualifications, and It is because of them I stand Here, and hiean to stand everywhere, ready to support him. [Applause.] Moreover, my fcllow-citi-zens, Winfield Scott is a man whose ex

Eerience

in public affairs—independent of

is mere learning from books—is equal to that of any member of the House of Representatives or of the Senate of the United States. He has taken a deep interest in the political affairs ofhis country since early yduth. Originally, before the war of 1812, a Democrat of the Madisonian and Jeffersonian school, impulsive warmhearted, ardent and patriotic, when the outrages that were committed upon this country by England occurred, he resolved to leave the profession in which lie had every prospect of brilliftrit sdccess, for the purpose of fighting the battles of his country, and, if necessary, shedding his blood in her defence.

My fellow-citizens, I stand here and support Winfield Scott, not only for these reasons, not only because he is a civilian and statesman, but because I know him, of my own knowledge, to be a man as pure in heart, as high minded and honorable in all his intercourse with his fellowmen as any man I ever knew. [Enthusias a a us

DEATH OF TUK INTEMPERATE.—It is a sad death. There is no comfort on that dying pillow. No sweet repose no voice of friendship, bidding adieu no lighting up of joy in tho departing spirit.

It is a frequent death. Three every hour^o througn its gates in our own land. It is an early death. Few drunkards live half their days.

It is an unlamented death. "I am glad he is gone," is the saying as the bell announces the solemn event. Even his family look for comfort now he is no more.

Let it be soberly contemplated. 1. By the moderate drinker. It nlay be his. 2. By tile vender. lie has filled the bottle and done the deed. 3. By the legislator. He Has legalized the traffic, 4. By the heedless parent. It may jet be the death ofhis own son. 5. By the drunkard himself, if not Wo late. Let him escape for his life. 0. By the friends of teniperance and law. They might have prevented it.

Habit hurries him onward. Sickness hurries him onward. The vender hurries him onward. But oh,his end! his dreaful end!

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WELL PUT.—The following is" said of the distinguished democrats, Benjamin F. BUTLER, of this State and Gov. WOOD, of Ohio, who chanced to meet since the Baltimore Convention. WOOD is an ardent admirer and warm friend of Gen. CASS, and labored hard for his nomination, while Mr. BUTI/ER pushed his hostility to the Gen. to the bitter end. After exchanging ffieridly salutations, BUTLER said to WOOD rather sneeringly—-"Well Gov. I suppose the noise and confusion was so great at Baltimore, that you could'nt get Gen. CASS nominated." "No," responded the Gov. coolly, "I do not think that was the cause of it—I am of the opinion Mr. BUTLER, that it was for the want of "the staled preaching of the Gospel!" Mr. BUTLER left.—Buffalo Adv. .,

The Wooster(0.) Democrat offers areward of fifty dollars to the tfhig who tells the biggest fib cm Gen. Pierce, to be paid when Gen. Scott is elected President.— Exchange Paper.

We are not much of a hand at fibbing, but will try our hand at it. So here goes: He was the vnanimous choice of the Democratic party, previous to his nomination!-— There, if anybody can beat that, it will relieve our conscience wonderfully.—Aurora Standard.

We can. He will be elected. [May the Lord forgive us!]——Afadison Banner.,

NEW YORK, July 6.

Yesterday atStaten Island, as the steamer Hunchback was landing passengers, the ferry Bridge broke down, precipitating 60 men. women, and children into the water Twelve dead bodies were recovered op to mid-night. «T'

BALTIMORE, July 6.

On Tuesday night, a man named Win. H. Williams, residing on Federal Hill, suspecting the infidelity of his wife, left his home a short time when he returned be found his wife in an alley with another mail named Samuel Abbott he drew a knife stabbing her to the heart, killed her instantly. He then cut Abbott, wounding him dangerously, and then delivered himself up to the anthoritias.

Ths Suult.

Who questions the result if General Pierce is elected?—Detroit Free Press. Nobody. But we wish the Free Press and its Western readers to understand distinctly wAa/the result will be.

Firstly, it will bo the total annihilation of all hopes of harbor and river improvement for the next four years.

Secondly, the result of Mr. Pierce's election would be the continuance of the present suicidal free-trade tariff, which annually costs the farmers of this country more than $100,000,000, and cheats mechanics, manufacturers, and laborers ofjevery class to an almost equal extent. Jf

Thirdly, theTesult of Mr. Pierce'select tion will be to put an immediate termination to the progress of the vast railroad schemes by which the West is fo profit infinitely. He is opposed to all systems of internal iraprovetaerit, and will veto any bill granting the aid of the ffeneral government for the building of Western railroads and canals. If the people of the West wish to be shut up for teh bra dozen years longer in their vast inland pahvdise, kept from eVeh the poor market left us by the tariff Of '40 if they wish to stee tbte products they cannot sell rotting on their larths, instead of going to feed tne. hardy laborers who should De constructihg (ii6 means by which what they have tb sell can reach our eastern market} let theni ote for Franklin Pierce

These are sotne of die results which will follow tne election of the Democratid candidate.—Btffalo Rough Notes,

The moment a man is ilniit to inanagS his own concerns, that moment he takes td managing- the affairs of a nation.

The 0'fteilsjr Telegraph line.

We were told when we £aid our money to erect this line that the stock -frtiiild pay. Tho cbmpany has never published ahjr report for two years. Wb are told that our shares of $50, aris worth $3 We propose to tahfe sohio legal proceedings against this compahy which will have the effect either to extinguish it or elso show its hand. Those stdckho'ldera ^vlio will join us in this tneasure will please report to tho Editor. SEVERAL STOCKHOLDERS.

Terre Hdntc July 14, 1852-lw f-'

,fx- uirnisi Religious Noticd.

El. J. H. JAMISON will commence a series of Lecturcs on the subject of Christianity, on Saturday evening, next, at early candle lightings at tho Christian Cliapul. 'Ut

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....... DIES, On tiio 8th inst., after a very siiort illness AUGUSTE B., infant son of J. B. and ELIZABETH LUDOWIOI. .»' "Suffer little children to come unto me."

In Montezuma. Parko Co., Ind., on Thursday last, July 8th, 1852, of Congestion of the Brain, after an illness of ten days, nttended with the most intense suffering, EDMUND G. DAN* ALDSON, agod about 32 years.

The deceased cdme to* this State from Kentucky in 1837, arid during liis minority, was the ward of the editbr of this paper, as well as his nephew. He has left & great number of warm friends, who had great confidence in liis integrity and kind heartcdrie'di. We believe he had

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enemies, as in life he tbdk pains to

bind up and soothe the broken spirit, rather than to inflict pain upon any one. Promising eminently, to be a credit to his friends and relatives, and useful in his sphere, he is cut off in his youth, and gone down to tho grave, to sleep with father, mother, and a sister—-id awake only when all the earth shall give up its dead. That his long slumber may b6 peaceful, and his awakening be to a happy endless life, is the hope and ardent wish of every acquaintance.

For Sale.1

A

MEXICAN LAND WARRANT", of'Owc HUNDRED and SixTr Acres. Apply to D. S. DANALDSON, JUly 14, 1852. Express Office.

TO TARNBBS^

O S E N E S A E N

THE

subscriber invites the attention Tanners and Leather Dealers to his t'feat Im-

Efather

ro'vement in Tanning Apparatus by which can ue turned out in one-third the usual time, at a great saving of cost and labor.--Certificates innumerable can be shown from persoris Tvhd have tested tlwi merits of the improvcm'chts, and who testify to its great superiority over aill other processes. For particulars see large bills.

Shop Rights and County Rights Will be disposed of, at reasonable rates. O' Letters addressed to the undersigned at Terre-Haute, Ind., will meet with prompt attention. W. S. COOPER, Agent,

July 14,1852, 31-tf

STOP THIS ESTRJ1Y! EST RAYED or stolen from th%n suhteeWoer livingin Plersbft towAship, Vigo county, Ind., on the ship, Vigo county, Ind., on the .night of the 29th of und last, one l»»1 ftl dark grey Filley, or mare colt, t#o years old/ large of her age, In fair condition, a littre inclined to be ewe necked, flat hoofed, a break in one fore hoof, I think the left^uhs near up to the top or the edge of the hair, above the .j .1. .n. fliinlp fllA

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me wp vi

hSdt, a spdt or splotch on one hip, I think the right, considerably whiter lhan over the body. Said filley broke' or *a# taken out of Moses C.

Ottiu uitcy wiviivc in

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Carfs wagon yard, rtt the time above mentioned, and had on when she left, the hftadstall of a halter bridle, nearly nfew,

An person returningrftfid iiTley to me at my residence in said toWirship, shall be libertnly rewarded for all their trouble and expense, or any informatics tending to the recovery of said animal, will be thankfully received and suitably rewarded. TAYLOR PIERSON.

July 14, l852.-31-3t-pd

THE

letting of the bridge across Frairie Creek at a point where the State Road from Terre-Hauie to Vincennes, crosses said Creek, has been postponed by order of the Board of County Commissioners, to Monday July 26, 1852. Scaled proposals will be received until

thTheplan

has been materially altered, and the

proposals already made, •'Vni be modified there* by. They remain onopeffed. .. Plan and specifications will be feady for inspection from and after Jnly 19, 1852, at the. Auditor's Office.

Br order of the Board of County Commissioners: A,. I»ANOE, Auditor. Terre-Haute, July 14, *59.-31w2

STATE Of m&XAVAJ County of VI*0, In the Vujc

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Circuit Courtt

Petition for Divorce.

John Ward,

Elenor Ward, if

THE

petitioner comes by Thompson & Scott his Solicitors and files his petition and also an affidavit of a disinterested person that the defendant, Elenor Ward, is not a resident of the State of Indiana.

Notice i* therefore hereby given to the saia defendant Elenor Ward, that she be, and ajK pear in this Court on the first day of its next tern*/ to be held at the Court House, in the town of Terre-Haute,on the first Monday of September, next, then and there in said Court, to plead, answer, or demur to said the same will betaken asconfe^edand decreed