Wabash Express, Volume 15, Number 31, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 July 1856 — Page 2

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If HtJDiON, Editor. K. BBOWH, Aasooiftte Editor.

E E A E Wednesday, July 9, 1856.

70S PRMIOSKT,

MILLARD FILLMORE, O N E W O

ro« vice pKMiprKT,

ANDREW J. DONELSON, OF TENNESSEE. FOR CONGRESS, JOHiH P. USHER or VLOO COU5TT.

Peoples' Party Stato Ticket.

For Governor,

0. P. MORTON, OF WAYNE. Lieutenant Governorf C. BAKER, OF VANDERBURO.

Secretary of State,

JOHN W. DAWrfON, OF ALLEN. Auditor of State, E. W. H. ELLIS, OF MARION.

Treasurer of State,

W. R. NOFFSINOER, OF PARKE. Reporter of Supreme Court, JOHN A. 8TIEN, OF TIPPECANOE.

Clerk of Supreme Court, JOHN A. BEAL.OF MIAMI. Attorney General,

II. CRAVENS, OF RIPLEY. Superintendent of Public Instruction, CHARLES BARNES.

framrat Ratification Meeting The friends of Mr. Fremont held their ratification meeting in this city, on last Saturday. T. H. Nelson, Esq., acted as President, and Win. Goodman and W.H. Allen, sa Vice Presidenta. On taking the chair, Mr. Nelson entertained the audience with a few appropriate and very eloquent remarks, and then announ ed that Henry 8. Lane, who was cxpected, would not be present, but that Mr. Ncwcomb, of Indianapolis, would address the meeting.

Mr. Newcornb (aking the stand spoke to a highly delighted audience for more bttav two hours. Being unexpeetedly -caMed from the Court-House, we benrd orfy tfce first part of his specch, but it vn forcible and characteriiod with uncommon clearness. Mr. Newcomb is an able speaker, and hi? tiffan last Saturday is spoken of in the highest terms of approbation. The mecttbg WAS well attended and Aero seemed lo be much enthusiasm on the part of the fcietids of Mr. Fremont. The Political elements, however, arc BO badly mixed up, that it is difficult to tell, who are the friends of Mr. Fremont, and who the fricsds of Mr. Fillmore.

The "Western Star."

This paper comes to us in its last issue, under tho editorial control of our predecessor, MOSES SOLLE, Mr. MesTzta having sold out his entire interest to a company, of which Mr. Bouiic is tho representative.

Wo are sorry to lose MEStrzca from the corps editorial of this city, for ho is a glorious low, whoso heart is always in the right place but as he says in his valedictory, ho sells in order to oscapo the disasters of "tbo sinking vessel," wo, perhaps, ought to congratulate hi in upon his "rescue."

We are happy, thrice happy that, our friond, Mr. SOULE, is again upon tho tripod, for if it should over become nccessary for us to shiver a lance with him, wo feel satisfied, that the return blow will bo sharpened with keen Attic wit, and polished to brightness by rcfiued classic emery. We hope he will bo ablo to cork tho leaks in thaf'sinking VOBSCI," so that ho may reach a haven, where a few dimes glitter in tho free virgin soil. Quicksands, shoals and reefs lie concealed in tho future, and it requires a correct chart, a cool head, a good compass and a steady nerve to escape them all.

Look well from the mast-head—breakers a hov

For the Wabash Express.

Mass Meeting in Sugar Creek!

THE PEOPLE THOROUGHLY AROUSED!!

500 Voters Present!

Thursday last, John P. Usher addressed tho citixons of Sugar Creek, in tho grove, near the Meeting House, about four miles west of town. The farmers left their harvost, and came up with their women and children there wore over five hundred voters present. Mr. Usher spoke for throo hours, and was listened to throughout with marked attention. He iscussed all the great questions involved in the present contest, with acknowledged ability and power.

In speaking of the wrongs of the Free Stato sellers of Kansas, ho was thrillingly eloquent, and his appeals for Freedom in that devoted Territory, met with a hearty response from his auditory. ITaher improves at every •top the Feople know there is man in him next to the "Pmtk Finder of the Rocky Mourn tains," there aire few men possessing more of th^qusliliesthatcommand success, than John P. Usher. He is not a political by trade, like hi« competitor, Mr. Davis, who has lived in public office since he was nineteen years of ege, but has been content in ordinary times, to pursue the oven tenor of hie way, uu vexed by party strife have his own wishes alone been consulted, he would still be occupied with a profession to which his past lift has been devoted but at the solicitation of earnest men, all over the District, and by the unanimous voice of the People's Convention, he occupies the position of a candidate for Congress, and if the cause of Free Territory And sound Republicanism, is not triumphant tu this District, it will not be for want of exertion on his part. The faet that so large an audenca assembled to hear him during the hcightof harvest, bodes no good to the Slave £»t*natouisU. VIGO.

1n4iaaa A«b«ry i'aivar*Mjr have received a programme of the com weacemeot exercises at QwnaarssUe College, and from it we learn that the examination of classes cornauu oo the 9th, and eoatinae four days. There will be assay eddmaes delivered by different gentlemen from that date up to Thursday, the l?th iiv*t, when the con KteaccsKal eseretsea wiU be IKU.

THE TOPEEA OQKSTITOTMII. The bill to admit Kansas with her Free State (Top«ka) Constitution was up before the House $f Representatives a few days ago, when Mr. Stevens, of Georgia, moved to send it back lo the Committee on Territories, with instructions to report instead thereof, the substitute which he had offered, providing for tike appointment of five pesons by the President] to make an enumeration of the inhabitants of the Territory, and an apportionment of dis tricts, with the view of electing a Convention for the formation of a State Constitution, 4c.

Mr. Duns, of Indiana, then moved, as an amendment, that the Committee be required to REPOKY

BILL RESTORING THE Kiasoual OOM-

raoxisE. This amendment was adopted by seven majority. The following is a classifies tion of the vote: Southern Members Voting against the

Restoration of tbf Missouri Compro mise—103. Northern members in favor of Restoring the Missouri Compromise—110. Northern.members who voted again stthe

Restoration of the Missouri CompromisTt—20. Al»*n, of Ilia. (Adm) Kelly, of Y. (Adm) t'sdwallader.af Pa. (Adm) Millar, of Ind. (Adm) Day, of Ind. Penver, of Cal. (Amor) English, of Ind. (Adm) Florence, of Pa. (Adm) Fuller, of Me. (Adm) Hall, of Iowa, (Adm) Hickman, of I'a. (Adm) Jonen, of Pa. (Adm)

Nichols, of Ohio, (Adm) Parker, of Pa. (Adm) Peck, of Mich. (Adm) Klchardaon, of 111. (Adm) Spinner, of ?f. Y. (Adm) Valk, of N. Y. (Amor) V7beelcr,of N. Y. Williams, of ». Y. (Adm)

The motion to re commit without instructions, as amended, was then voted down, only two voting in the affirmative—Dunn and Harrison.

A motion to re commit without inductions was next rejected by iOl ayes against 109 nays—wherupon,

Mr. Jones, of Tenn., moved to lay the bill on the table. This was negatived by one majority. The main question was then taken, and the bill was rejected by one majority.

The following is an analysis of the votes. Vote on the Bill to admit Kamai into the Union with the Topeka (or Free

State) Constitution—Ayes 100 All Northern Men. Voting' Against tho Bill—!Yaya 107. Northern members Voting against the Bill to bring "Free Kansas" into the Union—21. Barclay, of Pa. (Adm) Broom, of Pa. (Amrr)

Jones, of Pa. (Adm)

uivuui, wi in. ^/\uirr Kelly, of ST. Y. (Atlm) C&dwaHadcr,of Pa. (Adm) S.S. Marshall, of 111. (Adm) H. Miller, of lad. (Adui)

Denver, of Cal. (Adm) Dunn, of lad. KnglUh, of Ind. (Adm) Ptnicr, of Me. (Adm) l!all, of Iowa, (Adm) Harrison, of Ohio. Haven, of N. Y. (Amor) Herbert, of Cal. (A.^m)

Packer, of Pa. (Adm) Pecli, of Mich. (A'',n) Valk, of N. Y.tAmor) JJheo'.f.r, of N. Y. liitney, of N. Y. (Amor) Williams, of N-Y. (Adm)

It will hi tUsen by tho above statements, that 2'J Korthern members voted against the restoration of the Missouri Compromise lino, and upon the admission of Kansas with her Free State Constitution, every vote that was polled for it, was a Northern vote, while all the Buchanan men but Hickman, of Pa., and all the Fillmore men but Moore, of Ohio, cast their votes against her admission.

We do not like this vote of the Fillmore men, we think, in the first plsce, they are in very bad company, and in the BeCond place, our judgment is, that the best, most judicious and right way to quiet all the difficulties in Kansas, is to admit -her immediately as one of the States of this Union. That being done, the State government can then protect herself from border ruffianism, can enforce her laws and give protection to her citixens. We repeat, we very much dislike this affiliation of the Americans with the Tluchananites, it does not represent the Amorican feeling in tho West, and tho Fillmore men in the State of Indiana will never conscnt to act with that party, who endorses an administration whioh, by its wickedness, has entailed unnumbered woes upou tho Free State people of Kansas.

The "Groat" Elephants. Wo presumo that all our readers in common with tho "rest of mankind," have heard of thoso two Ant ipodoan Elephants, that have so far overcome that peculiar lack of grace and dexterity so characteristic of the Elephantine family, as to_8tat)d4Ul thei^r haada, »ad aSSUmo othcr^oic* with all the tacour faire of a regular gymnast in tights.and spangles. We are disposed to believe these Elephants are great —for independent of tho fine London reputation that preceded their advent in this conntry, we find a vast number of the loading papers in the country speaking most emphatically of their intrinsic powers to both please and astonish.

Messrs. Sands, Nathans & Co., did well to secure them as features for their well established American Circus. Tho first "Horse Operatic" ovation will como off here ou the 26th inst.

O" We have had to breathe damp air ifor several days past, without getting much rain. The nights aro very damp and chilly, and the "trembling dew-drop" glistens on the leaf as in days of yore—vegetation looks well and is growing very fast —indeed, olden times appear to be returning.

O" Tho Tuscumbia North Alabamian says: "IVir err in for Fiilmoro and Donclson, and 'Americans ruling America.' All in favor of ten cenU day for labor, and foreign rule in their native couutry, are expected to range themselves on the other side."

Ity- A pood article will always triumph over any pretended imitation. Il has beta said that every city in a paradtae of hnmbnga bat let a really meritorious articlo, eapafctu of doing all that is promised for it, and it wilt stand the teal of any oppoisliion dependent upon Inflated notoriety and Hssttltcr' /metf Si*mKi Bitttrt bear evidence of this, for it baa been taken hold of by the people and tried, and not found wanting In earing any eaae of Dyapepaia, in any form. Whoo th«*e facts are known, why ahoald it not be apprweiated, and Med by everybody. For sale by Draygists and Dealers generally. [JOIT 9, wltdtdlw

87" The Long Island N. Y.) Sif«r of a re cent date, says: "Prosperity is in store for the American party this fall. Fremont is the wesAeet man they could have put up against ns. He is a Catholic and bis name as a states man was never beard of before, while the nomination of Buchanan, throughout, falls like «lump of leid, in a fathomless morass.— We can send them htik below soundings—and, so help us bum, we will.

MilUrd Fillmore, our candidate, hasarri ved, the campaign has been splendidly inaugurated in Kew York. Let us ride on its waves (9 victory, with good men, joatf .Imrieciu, and ont food traitor*." Ty?«Vhi' *»a'« u* Win K. BdwanU, Ksq, one of the lew gallant old Whin lei ft in Indiana, arrived bent from Terre Haate, yesterdav, for the purpose of (Ueodinf the Whig Natia xl Coaven-

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ST It i* amoaing to read the sfeculatioaa ji* jest «M old lias Whig in this Slat*. We from Washington, in regard to the different |coa(ratelate oarfriead Edwards, a* being the candidate*. The burden is, Frtrawot will .embpdicaeot of all the Whiggery now left have p«or run. even H»* father law is j»s»eng Tbart oust b« and 6»oui«tMS tJWftQC Missouri for 4. HaiMmtltfttltstk

iion.—Lsniraff* Dtmritr, Ja%r 5t4. This aneeeeoeeaset is conclusive that the**

ritLAOIIE CO.ITBNTIOJr. We hope there will be a large assembling of the friends of Mr. Fillmore at Indianapolis on the 16th. We would be glad to see the editors of every Fillmore paper in the State, present oo that occasion. Come, let us all go up to the Capitol and reason together. No true patriot can, in times like these, remain at home—an excitement strange aud peculiar is trembling through the pubKe pulse, and the pillars of this glorious confederacy, incline upon their base. Warm and impulsive tempermettts have become enthusiasts, and enthusiast! Sbon ripen into fanatics. The bright destinies of thit country, must never be entrusted in such hands, and to prevent a catas•tropht lo withering in in all its effects, the cool, Calm national conservative men of our State, must take a bold and decided stand, and do what is right—do what duty to our country and our God demand of iis to do.

The questions, and the circumstances involved in the issues now before the American people, are of too great magnitude, to be dealt with lightly, or forced upon the consideration of the people without due and careful examination. With an eye fixed upon the Constitution of our countiy, and a heart sworn to support it in its spirit and letter, let us all, who admire the merits of Millard Fillmore meet together, and upon the altars of our common country, renew our vows, to sacrifico all indi vidul feeling for thegeneral good, and, to, under all circumstances, and amid all the different phases of the political affairs of the country, do what right, and a love of country tells us to do. "1

FILL.IIOUE MEETING.

There was an immense meeting of the friends of Mr. FILLMOREat the Court-House last evening. H. Ross was called to the chair, and Col. R. W. THOMPSON addressed tie large concourse of people, in one of the most able, thrilling and eloquent speeches we have ever had the pleasure of hearing.

We will not speak of that speech now, but shall hereafter. At the conclusion of the speech the following resolution was adopted

Resolved, Thit all those who are the friends of MULA FILLMOHE and ANDREW J. DONELsox, and believe the times demand that such

We hope that the friends of Mr. FILLMORE throughout the county, will deem this sufficient authority for all who may desire to attend the Convention on the 16th. The formation of a FILLMORE electoral ticket is then to be considered, and it is a matter of great importance who shall be the standard bearers in the coming contest.

Georgia Lotteries.

THS FORT GAIKIB ACADEMY LOTTBRY, ATLAHTA, GA.—If a Lottery can, under any circmstanccB. command the goneral rwpect, it is only when i£i" designed to carry out aomo good attd popular purpose, and the funds thus obtained are devoted to, such an end. Churches used to be built in this way. Colleges have often been erected by such means, and are now under contract, or being built, in Georgia and Alabama. Horpitals without number, owe their existence to lotteries. But the abuse of the unscrupulous, of such means of approaching the liberal public, led at last to the universal dcprccation of lotteries, without regard to the object held in view by any of them in their creation. The good had to suffer with the bad. In some ot tne Southern States, howover, they drew a distinction, and while they oppose lotteries generally,they permit such as contemplate a benevolent aim. The Ft. Gaines Academy Lottery, which is to be drawn at Atlanta, Ga., July 28, Samuel Swan 4- Co., Agents, $c., is one of these. This Lottery is on the Havanna Plan, all the Prises being drawn, thus preventing tho possibility of matematical combinations of swindling. In the scheme there aro 15,100 prizes, amounting to$102,000, and only 14,810 blanks, actually more prizes than blanks. The laws of the Statev«ry particular,jn appointing honorable snd disinterested parties as tommTsibners, whose duty it is to sco that everything is conducted fairly. We observe by their circular, tickets aso 95. Shares in proportion. See their advertisement.

Straws!

On the steamer Sovereign from Keokuk to Citffeinqati, a vote for President was taken among the passengers, which resulted: For Fillmore Jifly, for Buchanan eleven It does not matter whence they come, from the South, North, East, or West, Fillmore is always ahead of his competitor.

VOTE FOR PRESIDENT—Taken on the steamer Belfast," from New Orleans to St. Louis, June 24 th, 1856:

men should be elevated to tho first offices in the gift of the Amorican people, are hereby BOM the controversy. Tbtjlter was constituted delegates to attend the Feopltfa Convention to be held at Indianapolis on the 16th of this month.

Buchanan.

previous contracts.

Fillmore. ...62 ..13 ..5 ./

Gentlemens' cabin. 30... Ladies'cabin 4... Deck 4...

Aggregate vote.. 38 -80 VOTE FOR PRESIDENT ON TUB MAGNOLIA.—The following is the result of a vote for President taken among the cabin passengers on the Magnolia, on the 7th ult., on her way up from N. Orleans. None voted but such as will have a right to vote at the approaching Presidential election. In the main cabin: "For Fillmore, thirty-Jive for Buchanan, ibctten." •,.$.

A vote for President and Vice President, was taken among the passengers on board the steamer "Highflyer," on the 23d ult., and resulted: "For Buchanan and Breckenridge, 24 for Fillmore and Donelson, 59 and Fremont and Davton, 2." -u

For the Express

Ma. EDITOR There seems to be considerable excitement in this city, just now, in regard to the action of tbe Board of Common Council on the gas and gas tax, and it seems to be the determination of one tr two of said Board to saddle this matter upon the previous Board, via: "That they are bat carrying out a previous contract ma*le by tbo old Board." Will these gentlemen be kind enough to produce th^t old contract and publish it? Let us see whether the old Board will have to shoulder this thing or net. Produce the documents gentlemen, or forever hold your peace about I

C7* The health of our city has been extremely good,daring UM preseat season—better than usual. Several children have died within the past week, however, owing, perhaps, to the aod den change in the weather. A few cases of chilis have occurred so look out, and "keepyotir shirts on," if you do not wish to shake—these damp nights teqvire eoton attention to preserve your health uairnpaired.

S3T The Republican ratification at Alba»y, N. Y., a few daya ago, tqraad oat to be a fixate. It was got ap for the purpose of drawing Americans in, hat no Isadiag aen took aay pert in it. Gov. Feed, of Ohio, who was io

UE.1BT CL1T ARB AS. BVCHANAR. We hope, says (lie Louisville Journal, what we are now about to write will command the situation of all honest and honorable men, &nd especially of old line Whigs, Uie feaner"supporters of Henry Clay, and the present re verers of his memory. The boast has been made that the old line Whigs, will as a general rule, support Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. We shaltaee

All of our old politicians hare a vivid recollection of the leading event of the election of President by the House of Representatives in the early part of 1825. Mr. Clay was then a member of the House and he east his vote and influence in favor of John Q. Adams, who was elected over General Jackson and Mr. Crawford. Mr. Clay was subsequently selected by Mr. Adams as his Secretary of State. At a later period Mr. Clay was charged by his political enemies with having sold his vote to Mr. Adams for the Secretaryship, and we all know that this cruel and monstrous charge, though abundantly refuted in every form in which refutation was possible or conceivable, involved, to a great extent, the ruin of Mr. Clay's political fortunes. But for lhat charge, ne would afterwards have been elected President of the United States almost by acclamation.

Foremost among those who charged that Mr. Clay's vote was given to Mr. Adams on account of a promise of the Secretaryship of State was Gen. Jackson. The General gave the nance of Mr. Buchanan as his authority for the truth of the charge. Mr. Buchanan had held a private conversation with him upon the subject, making such statements as left no doubt upon the subject in the General's mind. In fact the General did not hesitate to say, after that interview, that Mr. Buchanan had come to him with full authority from Mr. Clay or his friends to propose terms to him in relation to their votes* that is to propose to vote for him for the Presidency if he could promise office to Mr. Clay. Of Course Mr. Buchanan was called on to put into the fornfof a letter what he knew upon the subject and what he bad stated to Gen. Jackson. He accordingly wrote the letter which afterwards boCdmfi fn-1

most adroitly written with a view to relieve the wutbor frourthe oxoeeRlvely.painful position in which he stood. He dared net say that he ever had any authority from Mr. Clay or his friends to propose terms to Gen. Jackson, yet he carefully so shaped his language as to afford Mr. Clay's political enemies a pretext for repeating the atrocious calumny against him. Tie expressed his own belief of the bargain and corruption story. He said: "The factt are before the world that Mr. Clay and hit particular friends made Mr. Adams President, and Clay Secretaryof State. The people will draw their own inference fi%m such conduct and the circumstances connected with it. They will judge of the Cause from the effect."

Mr, Clay and his friends regarded Mr. Buchanan's letter as exculpating him and them from the charge of having authorized Mr. B. to propose terms to General Jackson in relation to their votes, and so indeed it did. And yet was so cunningly written that the wh&ie ofMr. Clay's political enemies throughout the nation considered it and treateait not as a vindication of the Kentucky statesman, but as "connrmaUuu strong" as the truth of tho accusation against him. Thus the whole calumny originated in Mr. Buchanan's statement to General Jackson or his or-

an to write it out in the shnpe of a letter, so performed the appointed task, as, while shrinking from any direct conBrmation of the impression he had previously given to General Jackson, to afford a pretext to the whole Jackson party to assail Mr. Clay as traitor to his country, and there was not a Jackson newspaper or a Jackson politician in tbe nation that did not treat Mr. Buchanan's letter of evidence of bargain, intrigue, and corruption between Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay.

The specific charge, as already stated, which was made against Mr. Clay, and which Mr. Buchanan was cited as a witness to prove, was that Mr. C. had proposed to make Genera! Jackson President if he himself could be Secretary of State. This charge, involving the inference that Mr. Clay aid vote for Mr. Adams for the promise of the Secretaryship, was tbe charge by means of which the party that Mr. Buchanan then acted with and ever afterwards acted ^ith, broke down the greatest and best man of his age. And now, fellow countrymen, we ask you to mark the final development of facts. Tbe real truth is, that instead of Mr. Clay's suggesting to Mr. Buchanan during tbe pendency of the Presidential election, in the House of Representatives, 1825. that he and his friends would support General Jackson if he could have the Secretary* ship of State under him, Mr. Buchanan himself actually sought Mr. Clay, and, in the presence of a third gentleman, explicitly declared to him, that,in the event of his voting for Gen. Jackson and the election of the latter, he would have the Secretaryship.

Mr. Clay's intimate personal friends often heard him make this statement the after years of his life and we, with half a dozen others, heard him say in the Presidential campaign of 1844 lhat he would not be willing to die without leaving it on record. And he did not die without leav ing it on record. A few years ago, Maivin Col ton published the Life of Henry Clay, in the preparation of which he visit' ed Ashland ana had free access to many of Mr. Clay's private papers. He -devoted a considerable portion of his book to the old bargain, intrigue, and corruption story, and Mr. day wrote out one passage of it with his own hand. That passage was incorporated in the volume word for word as it came from the venerable states'

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Let tbe American people

read it and ponder upon it. Here it is "Some time in January, 1825, not long before the election of President of the United States by tbe House of Representatives! tbe Hon. James Buchanan, then a member of the House and afterwards for many years a Senator of the United States from Pennsylvania, who bad been a real-

only neimtte in

Albany, rrfcsad to speak ©r Ctaa attend the "tor Mr* Buchanan's entry into the room what a shame, what a horninf shsme, what an a»«ti4 he introduced tbe subject of the approach- evarfaatoag shaae It •ooJJ tf the Aaerv-

%«*•. Clay, in tbe city of Washington. exhibited tbe raost irrodeeiMble infamy Clay was at tbe Ume ra the room of hn

sMfcga«a

ing Presidential election, and spobe of the certainty of the election of his favorite, adding that he would form the most splendid cabinet that the country had ev» er had. Mr. Letcher asked, how could he have one more distinguished than that of Mr. Jefferson, in which wefe both Mad* ison uid Gallatin Where would he bo able to find equally eminent men 1 Mr. Buchanan replied 'he would not go out of this room for a Secretary of State,' looking at Mr. Clay. This gentleman, (Mr. Clay,) playfully remarked that he thought there was no timber there fit for a cabinet officer unless it were Mr. Buchanan himself. "Mr. Clay, while he was so hotly assailed with tbe chaise of bargain, intrigue and corruption during the administration of Mr. Adams, notified Mr. Buchanan of his intention to publish the above occurrence, but by the earnest entreaties of that gentleman, he was induced JtQ forbear doing so."

This passage we repeat, was written by Mr. Clay's own hand. We learned the fact from Mr. Clay himself, from Mr Colton, and from an-eminently respected relative of Mr. Clay. The great Kentuckian, who had borne the weight of bitter calumny for more than twenty years, and seen his highest political hopes crushed and blasted by it did not choose to submit to it longer out of tenderness to the reputation of an old political enemy the deepest regret felt by his best friends is that he submitted to it so long. ^fr. Buchanan it appears, might, when called on for his testimony in 1825, have testified that Mr. Clay, far from having signified that he would support Gen. ickson for the Presidency in consideration of the Secretariship of State, had positively rejected such a bargain proffered to h»m by Mr. Buchanan himself. Whatever ofdishonor, whatever of infamy, there could be in bargain, intrigue, and corruption, attached to Mr. Buchanan. We do not believe that he had any authority from Gen. Jackson to say what he said to Mr. Clay, yet he professed to utter fact and not opinion. He undertook to assert, as from authority, that Gen. Jackson would form the most splendid cabinet the country had ever had, and that Mr. Clay, if he should support him, would be his Secretary of State.

Mr. Olay stated in the passage lie vfrote out for Colton 8 biography of him, that, while he was so hotly assailed with the charge of bargain and corruption during the Adams administration, he notified Mr. Buchanan of his intention to publish the occurrence in question, but was induced by that gentleman's earnest entreaties to forbear doing so. Mr. Colton said in his biography that he had understood that several times in later years Mr. Clay had intimated to Mr. Buchanan that it might be his duty to publish tbe facts, and that he was dissuaded from it by Mr. Buchanan. We also know that Mr. Clay often between 1825 and 1845 contemplated publishing the facts, nnd was vehemently urged by his political friends to do so as a matter of justice, not merely lo his own fame, but to his party, and that he was prevented only by Mr. Buchanan's entreaties. Governor "Letcher, who was present at the interview in January, 1825, and heard all that passed, was always of the opinion that Mr. Clay ought to make the publication, and often told him so, but Mr. Clay was long suffering, and carried his generosity too far.

Mr. Letcher, it seems, after the interview of January, 1825, relieved Mr. Buchanan's apprehensions by the assuranco that he would not

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the facts of the interview without Mr. uchanan's consent. Butso strong and deep was Mr. L«tcler's conviction that the facts ought to be published, that he wrote to Mr. Buchanan upon the subject during the great Presidential conflict of 1844, declaring, however, in his letter, that he would not violate the pledge he bad originally giv6n. Mr. Buchanan replied, deprecating the publication and requiring the observance of the pledge.— Tin* fonl xx.*aQ «uUl Dn«l*nn«n 'a

Mr. Buchman to R. P. Letcher. LANOASTEE, June 27,1844. Mr Dsaa Sia: I this moment received votir very kind letter, and hasten to give it an answer. I cannot perceive what good purpose it would subserve Mr. Clay to publish tne private and unreserve-.! conversation to which you refer. I was then his ardent fr:end and admirer arid much of this ancient, fueling still survives, notwithstanding our political differences aince. I did him ample justice, but no more than justice, both in my speech on Chilton's resolutions and in my letter in answer to Gen. Jackson.

I have not myself any very distinct recollection of what transpired in your room nearly twenty years ago, but doubtless I expressed a strong wish to himself, as I bad done a hundred tiroes to others, that he might vote for General Jackson, and if he desired it, become bis Secretary of 8tate. Had he voted for the General, in case of bis election, I should most certainly have exercised any influence I might possess to accomplish this result aod this I should have done from the most disinterested, friendly, and patriotic motives.

Jackson. Iwver had but.one conversation

atively fresh npon my memory, was given to the public in my letter of August, 1827. The publication, then, of this piivate conversation could serve no other purpose than to embarrass me and force me prominent into the pending contest—which I desire to avoid.

You are certainly correct in your recollection. "You told me explicitly that you did not feel at liberty to give the conversation alluded to, and would not do so ander any circumstances without my express permission." In this yon acted, as yon have ever done, like a man of honor and principle. J. B.

To show how the terrible exposition msde by Mr. Clay in Colton's biography of him who regarded at the time, we (Bay mention die fact that, when it appeared, all tne Democratic or-

§ten

ans were startled by it. Mr. Bochanan was no candidate /or office, and on that account it created a less powerful impression than it would otherwise hare done, but we vividly remember the sensation manifested by the Democratic papers, especially those of Pennsylvania. We copied into tbe Journal an article from the most prominent and influential of them all, declaring, as several of the rest did, that Mr. Buchanan must respond to snd refute the charge made against him or expect to be dispensed with*by nis party. And we and hundreds of other whig editors eslled upon him and defied him to respond while

uUmA b-pot word

ous and indaential supporter of General ^therby this'"warning threats* of political I actios, notwithstanding the professions of Jackson in the preceding canvass, and friends or the load dame* mod demands of them to tbe contrary aod that such profesvaa supposed to enjoy his unbounded con* political opponents to open his otonth. Horn•

Hoaae, his intimate And now we ask the old friandaof Heerr

and confidential friend, the Hon. R. p. Clay.wcask the Old LineWhiga.we ask all

also a member of the House. Shortly af» *adJbow they ana to act toward him? O

The reply was tniui with Mr. Buchansn's .kn |,aya power to nclude slavery from ha a is

rive it below

canning, and we gt

entire. One might think, from the language of his letter, that he had no distinct recollection of the conversation with Mr. Olay in Mr. Letcher's room in January, 1825, and yet that very conversation, exceedingly emphatical as it was, has been ,from the very first and through all the ensuing years, a matter of the deepest anxiety and even agitation to Mr. Buchanan, who, as Mr. Olay has testified under his own hand, had earnestly entreated that it might not be given to the world. Here is Mr. Buchanan letter to Mr. Letcher:

cao natioa, after kavfef Ikrin reacted Hoary Clvfttp UM Pmidmy MI aaeoaot •kargoofborgaiaaad eorroptfcm tasting aatlN albfed aatkority of Jama Bncfcanan, and all taeaafe* Mr. Olay listened to the MTOMC pvayersof Mr. Baefcaaaa, UM real proposer of bargain and corruption, and spared him for naarlifetiac of a fnaratioo, were now to

tf. Truly it woeld be almost eno&gh to make •aa sin

Fmrat a4 Dayton.

This conversation of mine, whatever it may consistently with the prruciplcs upon which have been, can never be brongbthome to Gen.

et Henry Clay and E. P. Letcher were both of all free state men, ss Black Republicans, Iving to meet sny denial or equivocation that Abolitionists and Fanatics, prove conclusive luBifbt 7 P""*1*"" i-

ftatllctUM leclftBs!

Purstant to notice, the eitisens assembled at the Court-hoese in Terra-Haate, Saturday afternoon, June 5lh the house was crowded at an early hour. •On motion, TUOWAS H. FTXLSOFER, of TerrsHaute was elected President, and Wm. G6ocfman, of Sugar Creek, and H. W. Allen of Harrison, Vice Presidents, and Linus A. Burnett, Secretary.

The Chairman stated the object of the meetng to be the ratification of the Republican nominations for President and Vice President, John C. Fremont, of California, and Wm. L. Dayton of New Jersey. In this case a nomination was tantamount to an election. He passed a deserved eulogium upon the characters of the standard bearers of the Republican party. His allusions to the early life aod subsequent career of Col. Fremont, were particularly well-timed, and met with a hearty response from his auditory.

He stated that unforeseen circumstances had prevented Henry S. Lane from attending but. he had no doubt but that his place would be well supplied by the Hon. H.C. Newcomb, of Indianapolis, whom he then introduced to the meeting.

Mr. Newcomb addressed the audience for three hours. It is impossible for the Secretary to give more than an idea of this very elaborate and powerful address in the short space alloted to the report of the proceedings. He was calmly argumentative throughout at times playful and sarcastic, delighting his audience with inimitable anecdote again ho woul rouse thom to the highest state of feeling by his withoring denunciations of the vil liany that had characterized every stage of the Kansas-Nebraska iniquity, from its first introduction as an incendiary fire-brand into our then peaceful community of States, in '54, down through all its phases of horror, as explificd in the history 0/ porsccuted and downtrodden Kansas, during the last two years.— Thegeneral policy of tho Slave Extension Party, in State andNatiou, came iu for a fair share of attention.

Mr. Newcomb held his audicncc in wrapt attention to the last, and must have left on their minds impressions not easily effaced.

At the close of his spccch the following resolutions from the Committee of Arrangements were read by J. O. Jones:

Resolved, That tho great question now presented to tbe Amcricm people is, whether the institution ofdomcstic slavery is Boctional national.

Resolved, That while the Republican party of the country aro opposed to any interference with that institution in thoso States where it exists, by any action of tho federal government and while they concede to the States of this .Union absolute sovereignty upon all questions of domestic policy, including the relation of master atd servant, they at tho same time hold and maintain that the Territory of the United 8tates belonging to tbe whole people of all tho States, is subject to the jurisdiction and sovereignly of the General Government and that while such territory remains the common possession of all the States

auch territory and that every dictate of poli ey, humanity, and justice require it to be done.

Resolved, That tbe Constitution of the United States confers no right upon the General Government to acquire territory as mere property and lhat the only ground upon which the acquisition of Louisiana, Florida, Texss and our Mexican possessions can be upheld, is that the Government possesses such power by virtue of its severeignty aud that, according to the law of nations, and tbe uniform practice of this government, the right of legislation is a necessary incident to sovereignty, and instantly attaches in all cases of the acquisition of new territory.

Resolved, That the uniform practice of this Government,from its organization until 1854, a period of sixty-eight years, snd the repeated exercise of the right in question, as late as the first day of March, 1845, when, in the admission of Texas, it was declared that slavery should not exist north of 36 30 nnn., and that south of that line it might or might not exist, as tbe people of the States there to be organized should determine, are consistent and authoritative declarations in faver of the right we claim, and fully sustained by the Constitution.

And, wberess, James Buchanan would not,

With him on the subject of the then pending .v. election, and that npon.the street, and the any

whole of it verbatim et literatim, when compar- fore, we cannot consistently approve of him.

fe brought before the American people

for lbe

legislative

Resolved, That the repeal of the Missouri Comprmise, by which all the territory north of 36

30min. has been thrown open lo slavery by tbe ok! fine party their continued support of the Administration and measures of Franklin Pierce in bis efforts to advance the slave po^er their eventual denunciation of the free state men of Kansas as "sboliUon• ists"snd "fanatics," and their denunciations

M1Knot's

relieve those acta of their inherent wickedoess. Resolved, Tbat Cfce* Republicatr ^triy are firiply d*vo(e4 ^ha UnioQ of these States aad "ft** tfee cfettg* *h*t.

Mr.-Bachaaaa to the Presides roaldbeali •f his specie*.

lhey

mmmm

preBidency, approve of

restriction upon slavery, there-

Resolved, That the declaration of tbe Convention which nominated Franklior Pierce, that, "they would resist all attempts at renewing in Congress or out of it, the agitation of tbe slavery question, under whatever ahape or color the attempt might be made/' inrmediately followed by a repeal of tbe Misscrtrfl Compromise by that party, and then tbe reiteration of tbe same declaration by the Convention which nominated Jamea Buchanan, proves the professions of that party to be utterly, grossly and palpably false and the candidate who stands upon such a platform,unworthy of the confidence of a free people.

are disunioniats

brooffct aftiast thetn the old line party, because the/will sot unit* in what their Boat talented aad andeir»l speakers de-

dare t6 be the high end ho!y cause ol ei-'s (•tiding the iaetitatioa of avavery to the free territory tit the United States, is a patent untrath, the utterance of which furnishes its rsfatatio*. •*,«.

RtttlmM, Thdt Ux6 amly disunionista respectable in asabera oi pifwtr, of whom we hnvo any knowledge,are iboae who have.ever since 1831, constantly clamored in favor of a ifissolutionofthe Union, unleas thteir demands were acceded to by the free States, a'n'cf tfro'Se amongstua who catch up.repeat, and reiterate the same clamor4o induce us to aqqiesce in such desaaads.

That wv approve of and ratify tho

•ontinatioas of John C. Fremont, of California, and W. L. Dayton, of New Jersey, as can dtdatee for President and Vire President 6f the United States that we recognize in th'em' statesmen of enlarged and liberal views, of 6/m devotion tor the interests of tho whole people, of fearksi iiftrepiifity and indomitable energy, aod we pledge to them and to (he c^jintry oar best efibrts for their sdccriss

Resolved, Finally, that we are in favor of Free Kansas, Free States, Free Men and tre-». moot.

The resolutions Were unanimously adopted. and three hearty cheers given for the nominees

Linus A. Burnett was then called upon to give an account ofbis stewardship. He said be attended the Rupublican nominating Convention at Philadelphia, as an Al ternatc Delegate that Convention was truly National, recognising National principles throughout principles which all true Rupublicans in every section of tho Union might cordially unite to sustain, principles which no man could object to, uulcss ho wished to make Slavery national and Freedom sectional.

He had supported Judge McLean in obedience to what he thought was tho first choice of the District, but was satisfied that the nomination of Col. Fremont was a good one, nut! would meet with an enthusiastic support throughput the country. He visited Washington—Harvey D. Scott was for Fremont— (Applauso.) He went northward, through Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York wherever he bail opportunities of observation, the nominations were received with unbounded enthusiasm, and endorsed by overwhelming multitudes of peoplo. It was emphatically the people's nomination.

B. B. Moflatt,afiue personification of Young America, now so enthusiastic for Fremont, was then called for, and responded in hia usual happy style.

He is evidently destined to give tho slave extensionisls a good deal of troublo during this campaign.

Harmony and good fccliug characterised the meeting throughout all wero willing to lay down personal preferences, if they hnd any, for the public good all appeared gratified with the result of the day's proceedings.

Tho meeting Ihcn adjourned. THOMAS H. NELSON, President. WM. GOODMAN, Vice

H. W. ALLEN, $ Presidents. List's A. BI'KKKTT, Secretary.

PROFESSOR WOOD'S MEDICINE DEPOT. Tho attention of our renders is rcninMrd to the advertisement of Prof. Wood, in this1 paper. He engaged in his present business, we believe not moro than a year sincc, where he established a depot for tho sale of medicine, at 114 Market street, but by dint of energy and popularity, he has increased it to nn almost limitless extent. Now lie has depot in the city of New York, arranged for manufacturing extensively, and for supplying the ea&tcrn portioua of tho country. The value and popularity of his preparations arc attested by multitudes of certificates from persons who'profess to recommend them solely from their own cxpcriencc.—St. Louis Intelligencer, July 1, 1854. (KT For sale by P. M. Donnelly, TcrroHauts, Ind.

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The deceased was a beautiful little brighteyed girl, just in that stage of life, when innocent childhood blushes into maiden lovelincsi—when the future opens dazzling and brilliant, and hope and happiness and pleasure beckons with a fairy hand to the gay world around her. But, "in the midst of life we are in death," and the brightest flower i« tbe earliest that fades beneath the summer's •un—the purest spirit is the first that is summoned to meet its God.

At the residence of bis son, iiv this city, July 7th, Mr. THOMAS SHANNON, in the 55th year of his sge.

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