Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 January 1858 — Page 2
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SaturdayiMorning, Jan. 23, 1858.
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FMM -OUT THE BAXXKII This week we hoist at our mast-head the State Ticket. The gentlemen condoning it arc men who have already served the people and given ample cvideucc of their capacity, honesty and faithfulness.— That the Lion-hearted Democracy of Indiana, will come up as ono man on the Kccond Tuesday of next October and triumphantly elect them wo have not the nlightcst doubt. No Flack Republican need hope for a division in our rank?,
OUR POSITION.
'Some few of our Democratic friends inRipley have interrogated us upon our future position, and have taken occasion to dissent from opinions which we have hcretoforc expressed in relation to the Lccompton fraud and unprincipled politicians.— Now we will endeavor to explain in an as plain language as possible what the future position of the Review will be. 1st. It will support with all its zeal and power the election of the State Ticket. 2d. It will in no wise discard any of the fundamental and vital principles of .the party, but will on all occasions rebuke any attempt to ignore or subvert them by demagouges.— 2)d. It will oppose any attempt by trickery to force the Lccompton fraud upon the people of Kansas. 4th. It will oppose any and all systems of banking. If our advocacy of any of these principles is not satisfactory, and is a little too democratic, such as think so arc at liberty to withdraw* tlieir names whenever they sec proper.— Wc have been schooled too long in the Democratic party lobe intimidated by one threatening to stop his paper, for simply doing our duty. To be plain, we do not expect any one who favors the Lccompton fraud, or any principle of the Black Republican party, to be pleased with our paper. In conclusion, we believe that we are supported in our course, not only by every Democrat of Ripley, but throughout the County.
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*Pn IXCIH.ES NOT MEN.—Let every Democrat in Montgomery County keep this maxim in mind. Let them recollect that our public officers arc only servants' of the people, and that when they assume to themselves an insolent dictatorship they should be made to walk the plank.
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-IKNOCENT AMUSEMExr.^-The other day
wo noticed a couple of young bloods cutting each other's caps into shreds and patches before the admiring gaze of some fifty of our citizcns. ^Comment is unnecessary. i_,
^IfiS^Sinco Fisher Ddugherty has assumed the editing of the Montgomery Journal, it has exhibited some little degree of Eprightliness. Fisher is a clever fellow, notwithstanding his Abolitionism and will give a real genuine African ring to the bfaclc organ.
We are induced to write the above by a squib in that paper, charging that Mr. Wallace is the editor of the Review.
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which he can resent or pocket as
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DEMOCRATIC MASS MEET! /••O fDIAIlAPOLIS. 'Wc'cony inanother column^- from the State Sentinel, a callibr a l^no^tic 3Iass Meet? ng at ^fediansrpolis, oh tbe2®nd February next. The object, as the proclamation informs us, is to supply omissions in the platform of the 8th insfe, and Hot to
form a neirticket If, despite all .efforts to the contrary, a "split" is to happen in the Democratic party, there will be no difficulty in saddling the responsibility on the proper shoulders. When the Convention of the 8th adjourned it was a unit. The two sides met, shook bands, and checred heartily on Mr. Wallace's resolution. While the "popular sovereignty men" were on their way home resolved to stand or fall with the ticket, some unknown gentleman of the other wing had a letter on the road to Washington City repudiating "the true intent and meaning" of that resolution, and assenting that it really upheld Messrs. Bright and Fitch in their attempt to force the Lecompton Constitution down the throats of the people of Kansas. Immediately upon the arrival of that document, Fitch arose in his place in the Senate, and laboriously argued that Mr. Wallace's resolution did arid was intended to sustain him and his colleague.— To this the popular sovereignty men have taken exception, and in their Mass Meeting of the 22d February they will tike occasion to adopt such a resolution on that subject as cannot be misconstrued. They will doubtless open the eyes of Hon. gentlemen- in the Federal Cit}', who cannot shake off the odium and responsibility of a division, should such a misfortune now happen.1 •:r'1 '!fi"
We will merely add, at this time, that it is expressly stated by the callers of the meeting that it is not intended to oppose the Convention of the 8th no new ticket is contemplated. We will watch their course with interest, and duly report to our readers.
ENCOURAGING.
Our collector who has been absent for the last four days in Ripley Township, near the region of Alamo, returned this morning, having
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collected out of accounts
amounting one hundred and twenty dollars, the enormous sum of, $4,50. But one man disputed his. account, and that was a gentleman by the name of Allen McKinsej, who we understand is at present engaged in preaching Christ and him crucified. Notwithstanding this man of God has taken the paper regularly out of the office and read it for four years, he now refuses payment, by setting up the shallow pretext that he never ordered it. If he thinks to avoid.paying, us our just dues by this dodge, will find himself greatly mistaken. Our advica to this clerical saint is to arrange this matter with us speedily— bv so doing lie will save cost and reputation. We trust our friends in that section of the County who are undoubtedly hard up, will make payment as soon as possible.
THE WALLACE RESOLUTION. The Logansport Pharos, whose editor was at the State Democratic Convention, asserts that Governor Willard (President of the Convention) in putting Mr. Wallace's resolution to vote, distinctly stated that it was intended to repudiate the Lecomjiton Constitution', and asked Mr. Wallace if that was not his understanding of it, who replied that it was. It will thus be seen that the delegates to the convention knew perfectly well what they were about when they adopted Mr. Wallace's resolution. They distinctly understood it to repudiate the Lccompton fraud, Mr. Fitch to the contrary notwithstanding.
Asa further evidence of the intention of the Convention, the Shelbyyillc Volunteer, whose editor was also present, asserts that "when Judge Ilolman, a friend of the resolution, declared that it had direct reference to the admission of Kansas, and when Joseph P. Chapman charged that it had such reference, and on that ground based his opposition to it, the cry rang throughout the Hall—"that's it—that's just what we want" &c., &e.,
The truth is, the resolution, Jirst, defines 'the true intent and meaning' of the Kansas Nebraska bill, and of course directly applies to all Territory covered by that act.— Secondly, it is designed to operate on all other Territories which may apply for admission as States. bci*
&a?*By special invitation we have takcu a thorough review of the North room of McClelland's new Building. This room'is. occupied by Laymon Brothers & Co., and they truly have a magnificent stock and are doing a capital buainess. Groceries are so cheap at this excellent house that the only wonder is how they can afford it.—' But oue of the partners being always in the market,-we suppose solves the mystc-. ry. Give them a call if only to look thro'
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pleasantly you
arc attended to. Success to you gentlemen,, and next week your advertisement will come in.
62?* A call appears in the Terre Haute Journal (Democratic,) signed by 96 names, for a meeting of Popular Sovereignty Democrats, at Terre Haute, on the 80th of the present month. The meeting is called for the purpose of enabling the people of Vigo to "express their sentiments on the great question of popular rights, and to take such other action as may be deemed necossary." The call is accompanied by a long editorial in the Journal against the action of the 8th of January Convention.
•STGov. Packer, of Pennsyvania is opely opposed to the Lecompton movement.
.THE LOVJPJCJIOT.
"f^jing lwr bonnet noder bcr chin, Sfco tied JicrTBven rligleta^n, lint rfotloaein the iUke&jtaare, inhtcaXch KER LWMR FLFDTT'U^ Kor, tying her bonnet under ber ohin, j?hc tied a yjung man's heart within., y.
They were ''strolling together hp thcbni, Where tlic wintLeomcsWowLugfljerry.and chill And it blew the corls a froiickfonie racc, r. All over tho,h^py, peach-colored face, 1 ill, scoiding'and langhinj* she tied them in, Under her beautiful dimpled .chin,
And it blew a color, briirlit asthe bloom Of the pinkest fnschia's tosainfr plume, All over the checks of the prettiest girl That ever imprisoned a romping curl, Or, in tying her bonnet under Jier cliln, Tied a young maus curt within.
Steeper and steeper grew the hillMadder, merrier, chiller still The western wind blew down and played The wildest tricks with the little maid, As, tying her bonnet under lifer chin, She tied a young man's heart within.
Oh, Western wind, do yon think it was fair To play such tricks with her floating hair,? To gladly, gleefully do yonr best To blow her against the young man's breast, .^Vhcrc lie as gladly folded her in, ,And kissed her mouth and her dimpled chin?
Oh. Eilcry. Vane, you little thought, An hour ago. when you besought 'This country lass to walk with you, After tho sun had dried the dew, What perilous d-.t nger you'd bo in, U'' As sho tied her bonnet under l.er chin.
6@°*THE gift of tears How exquisitely has Tennyson set. it forth as something worth praying for, in those linos of simple and uncolored nature, wherein ho has given us the bare cold fact of a dead warrior and a living wo, and yet what docs it need more? 'Iloirie thev brcnjilit her warrior dead
She nor swoon'd, nor utter'd ciy
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A a id a in a •She must weep, or she will die.'--
,.. Jti'i Then tlicy praised hiin, soft and low, Call'd him worthy to bs loved,
Truest friend nud noblest foe, I Yet she neither spoke hor move I.
Stole a maiden from her plaee, ,, Lightly to the warrior stept., Took the face-cloth from the faec
Vet she neither moved nor wept.,
*!V Hose a nurse of ninety years,
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'•Sweet my child, I live for, thor. .i",
SI'VRGEON'S SUM AND SUBSTANCE OF TII:C GOSPEL.—Spurgcon, the popular pulpit orator, who, on the occasion of the recent national fast, preached to a congregation 24,000 persons in the Crystal Palace, London, thus defines the Gospel:
If any man hcrc'should be in doubt on account of ignorance, let mo, as plainly as I can, state the Gospel. I believe it to be wrapped up in one word—Substitution. I have always considered, with Luther and Calvin, that the siim and substance of the Gospel lies in that word, Substitution Christ standing in the stead of man. If I-understand the Gospel, it is this I de serve to be lost and ruined the only reason why I should not be damned is this that Christ was punished in my stead, and there is no need to execute sentence twice for sin. Christ took the cup in both his hands and "At one tremendous draught of lovo lleTlrank damnation dry."
fiSaTBello Brittain, in a notice of Henry Ward Becchcr' says of Parson He has a wicked eye, a sensual mouth, and altogether a docidcdly profane and scculiar look. In all his "holy discourses' he seems to be bordering on unholy things, and looks more as if he wanted to swear than to pray or like the Reverend Tlieo dorc Parker,.to swear by proxy, as when he heard that Chase, of Ohio, had turned Pro-Slavery man, replied: "To quote the words of the wicked, he'd be damned if he believed it."
THE BEGINNING OV TIIE WORLD. The following extract from a sermon of Mr. Spurgcon, the pious English preacher, is a specimen of the eloquence which within a year or two has made his name famia "Can any man tell me when the begin .ning was?' Years ago we thought the be ginning of the world was when Adam came upon it but we have discovered that, thousands of years before that, God was forming chaotic matter to make it a fit abode for man, and putting races of crcatyj es upon it, that they might die and leave traces of His handy work and marvelous skill, before ITc tried His skill on man. But this was not the beginning, for revelation points us to a pei iod long ere this world was fashioned—to the days when the morning star was begotten, when like drops of dew from the fingers of the morning stars, and constellations fell trickling from the hands of God, when, by His own lips, He launched forth ponderous orbs, when, with His own hand, He sent comets, like thunderbolts, wandering through the sky to find one day their proper sphere. Wc go back to those days,.when worlds.were made and systems were fashioned, and wo have not even approached the beginning yet. "Until we go back to the time when all the universe slept in the mind of God, as vet unborn, until we enter the eternity where God the Creator dwells alone, everything sleeping within Him, all creation sleeping in His mighty, gigantic thought, we have not guessed the beginning. Our wing might be tired, our imagination might die away Could.it outstrip the lightning's flashes in majesty, power and rapidity, it would soon weary itself ere it could reach the beginning. But God, "from the beginning, chose His people, when the uuavigable ether was yet unfanned by the wing of a single angel, when space was shoreless, or else unborn when universal silence reigned, and not a voice or whisper shocked the solemnity of silence 'when fchere was no being, no emotion, and naught but God Himself alone in His eternity, *w hen, without the attendance of even a cherubim long ere the living creatures were born, orthe wheels of the chariot of Jehovah were fashioned even then, "in the beginning was the word," and in the beginning God's people.were one in thc world and "in the beginning He cbosetlicin all-tmto eternal life."''1"'.' i"f::?*'® ftr h*n
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TOTHE'DEiWD CR DEIIOCR Agf|M
Th1^^ttnvenMo«*"Bf has mcl^and adjourned', ^be action are before you. The the party are reflected on some points fully -on other points, ^fortunately,• ^wje think, nothing is said!. Soine *Jsufty?coufi.r
ventions passed resolutions on the Subject of paper-banking. Nothing Is saitl: upon that subjiict is the published resolutions. The expression of the DeinocrAcy' everywhere, was unanimous in favor of an Independent Treasury for the State. No recognition of this expression is found in the resolutions. The recision of the sale of the Wabash and Erie canal lias becn'agitated, and the past history-of bur State shows, what influence interested men may exert for legislating money'into the pockcta of politicians.- This, and all such scheiijcs should be nipped in the bud by an emphatic utterances of the people's will rebuking these meditated assaults upon the 'treasury, before they are permitted to be consummated and thd old standard of political integrity be enforced upon all seekers of public trusts. The platform contains no allusion to this subject. -The Territorial question, as presented by the President's message, and the ensuing Congressional discussions, engrossed all minds and the local interests of our own people were forgotten in tlie"intensity of an cxcitement,'naturally arising out of a discussion of the fundamental rights and liberties of a free people. This state of things, brought about, as has been already intimated, not so much by anything that was actually done by the voice and action of the delegates in Convention assembled, as by what was omitted to be done in' tho excitement and confusion of the hour, and which in our humble judgment was essential "to the public interests, proves, when the excitement and confusion has passed away, to be a source of undisguised dissatisfaction and well grounded complaint to a very large portion, if not a decided majority, of our party throughout tiie State.—
And on the othcj* hand, as might well be expected,. this .apparent abandonment of those great principles and measures of liberty, justice and .public economy, wlii-jli have ever characterized oar organization, and in times past rendered it invincible, fills our opponentsWith avowed exultation and open rejoicing."':.'!
The final resBliition in the platform adopted by the Convention seemed.to give general sutisfaciion but it is not to be disguised, tha.t even this intended vindication of the right of self-government is differently construed with regard to the Lecompton Constitution—it being contended on the oue iiand that it fully commits the party to opposition to the admission of Kansas upon that instrument, and on the other, that the resolution looks beyond the Kansas question-—the very question out of which it took its origin—and applies only to the organization of future States, other than Kansas. Nor is this all. The resolution is differently published: and with regard to the difference, whether substantial or not, there is much dispute, and some real dissatisfaction.
There can be no doubt of the sentiments and opinions of the great masses of the party on all these subjects. Upon some of them wc have the light of party precedent upon others, the great central, radical principles of all free government afford an unerring guide and fortunately none of them are questions of such difficulty, that the sterling good sen&e of the mass of our fellow citizens cannot understand them.
The evils of the present system of banking arc at this time but too apparent the folly of entrusting our State revenues to the crumbling coffers of banks, which may fall ai any hour and engulph the common treasure of the people, is too well proved to demand an argument ihc proposition to increase our .State indebtedness from about seven millions to about SEVENTEEN MILLIONS of dollars, is one which addresses itself to the pocket of every TAX-PAYER that nine-tenths of the Democratic part}- are in favor of the great principle of popular sovereignty, in its true sense and meaning, is made sufficiently evident b\* the great electoral victories of that doctrine, and by the late local expressions in its favor, coupled with the fact that a most determined opposition, guided by most influential and eminent leaders, proved unable, to prevent its reassertion by the late Convention.'^
In view of the difficulties already suggested, and after a geueral consultation with Democrats throughout the State, we have deemed it iuiportaut to the harmony and success of the Democratic party, to iuvitc our brethren to attend.in* 31
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It- is not in keeping with the'antecedents of the Democratic party, to go before the people, without a full and fair expression of its opinions upon all measures of government. It is.Cvident'that this lias not yet been had and it" is-equally evident that in the coming struggle, wc will need all the strength, which a high, honorable, arid true position, upon every question under public discussion, is so well calculated to impart. '"'*'7/
It is very well toTC-indorse our principles on by-gone issues, fo indorse our public servants, when their services merit- applause, and to denounce the sins of our enemies. But the De'mdcratic party ought not now, for the fir-^t time, in its glorious history, to go into b^lis upon a platform almost exclusively composed of personal endorsements, rc'-iterations of settled issues, and declamations against the foe.
ASS
CONVENTION at Indiauapolis, on 22d day of February next, to consult upon the .best .interests .of our party in the future.
Considered in the light of principle, the actiou wo suggest seems to us to be absolutely neecsaary to preserve intact tlie honor of an organization, whose boast it has everrbcen, that their principles are always blazoned upon tbeir banner, and that they have opinions on all political subjects. Considered in the light of policy this course is rendered almost unavoidable by the further fact, that tlie ^Republican party will meet in Convention on the 4th of March and it .is well understood, that chey intend to take posession of the popular Democratic: ground, which has been left unoccupied by the late Convention, s:
The naked question for Democrats "in Indiana, is Are we in favor of contributing to force the Lecompton Constitution with slavery upon tlie people of Kansas, against their will 'If we are, our party must be overwhelmed by defeat. Occupying this position, wc could not make"'fight with'the most remote hope of success.-—
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ex falsfc pos
tion, in which it scems tobcplaced." The allurements of office cannot seduce, nor can tteffalse ciy of |dtsor{punpj^(»-deter Msg frtmi adhering to the mostr jiornnar element in rair p.rcerl. when .-the ti mc has come. for its practicalapplication.^ ,-pplitical battles rausi be fought arid, won upon principle. The honors and emoluments of Office are but the fruits pf' victbry-^we, mayforego the latter but we cannot, .sacrifice the former. And whilst we' cordially endorse the Administration generally, and arc willing to tolerate a diversity' of action on this point, without severing the tics that heretofore united us, we ask our Democratic brethren not. to risk a defeat, by deserting that principle, 'which has led us to victory in the past, and the abandonment of which would doom us to defeat in re
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It is perhaps, further necessary tliaf Svc should state, that we hayc'called the meeting without the intervention of the State Central Committee b'iit in doing so, we mean no disrespect, and wc are further assured, that no offence can be justly taken, from the fact that that committee, whilst it has the power to convene nominating Conventions, has never assumed the exclusive right.to call mass meetings. And in this connection, that our motives may not be impugned, w*e desire to say that, we have not in view the nomination by the mass meeting of a State .ticket-or of any candidate, for any office whatever. Believing as wc do, that at this'time, and under the peculiar circumstances of our position, the action proposed is ncccssasy to the success of the Democratic party of Indiana, wc feel that wc have but discharged a solumn duty. James P. Drake, J'J Duniont, G. F. Cookerly, Austin M. I'uett, Ad. Seidensticker, Francis King, K. J. llyan, M. A. Osborn, (1. W. AllVou, J. B. Edmuns, W. M.McCarty
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Austin II. Brown.
TIcury Iv. Yvilton/ 1 ivbert Lov, i), Charles I.'Barkerj r: ,H. P. Todd, -... Julius Boclt-icher, W. Wu-k,-.. K. Head,
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J. B- .Tiyan,''.r. ., J. B. Stumph, (Jeo. W. Lane, Aral. Butsch. N. B. Anxious to place this address before the ]).eople, at the earliest,possible time, opportunity has not been given to numbers of. Democrats throughput the. State to sign it.- -Tiiose who approve the call can have their names appended by writing immediately, to Austin If. Brown, Chairman of the Publishing Committee.—. A second edition will be printed in a few days. -January lStli, 1358.
ftaF'-Iu is amusing to hear the B'ack Ilcpublicans laud Judge Douglas! Hands off, gentlemen." None of your soap! A few weeks ago you sut your 8,000 clergy-,.
into him, who the name or AJ-
men mi ed fit to be-damned. You called him Ste phen Arnold Douglas you passed rcsolu-
g'nty God" anathematised and denounc-
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Inmasachiid of the devil and hardlv °:niV3'
tions declaring tl.atyou wcreTshamedThat he was born iu Vermont you declared th:
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kill him with your approval! Ugh! llo\v despicable is all such hypocrisy! Why not come out, at once, and declare that Gen. Pierce and Judge Douglas were entirely right at the start, and that you have attempted to fool tlie people by telling them anything else? Why not say that
•malignant abuse was mean and unjust, and have done with it, for
showing how decided was its expression against the Lecompton Constitution. On the re-assembling of the Convention in the evening, it being understood that an anti-Le.eompton Constitution resolution would be introduced, Mr. Talbott, of Marion, moved an adjournment sine die, but withdrew it when the balloting showed that the convention would refuse to adjourn. The votes to adjourn came from the "Lecompton" men, who began to dislike the looks of things.
When the Committee to whom the resolution of Mr. Wallace had been
votciplO.-—Toledo Commercial.p
jjjg I standing 'of it an:d Mr. Wallace respon- is of a local character—recommends a reded that it wa3. form in tiie banking system, opposes the The vote, on striking out and substitu-! issue of small notes, and an increase in the ting, was taken b\r Counties, and resulted banking capital under the present arrangeayes 317 nays 199—118 majority.
A stampede ensued among the alarmed inmates, the children "uttering the most agonizing cricTSff,JMariy-were thrown from the "windows arid saved from injury by being caught in the arms of the firemen and others.
Seven children were suffocated or killed, hy Being tramped upon, in the reach for the various stairwaj's It is believed that none were burnt.
Several other children were badly injured, two having their backs broken. The teachcrs acted with the greatest firmness, remaining in their rooms until all the children were out.
Many exaggerated reports are in circu-: lation in relation to the number of children killed'and injured, but it is believed the dead do'notfexceede seven.
The school-house was nearly new, and was^considercd th(Mnost perfect and thor-ough-built of any of the city. It was four stories high, and covered a largo-extent of ground.
The firo commenced immediately after two o'clock, and at sunset the destruction was complete, the wails being level with ihc ground.
FKOjtl IlAUiilSlUjltU. IIARUISBVUG, Jan.
The Democratic State Central Committee met here to-night, nearly all the members being present.
A stormy discussion, which lasted two hours,' took place in regard to time of the meeting of the Democratic State Convention. A portion of the Committee desired that the meeting'bb heldon the 4th of July, but the 4th of ..larch was decided upon by a large majori
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Tm: INDIANA ANTI-LECOMHTON HESOM:TION*.—The Logansport. Pharos, the editor of which'was at the Indiana Democratic as a State under Ihc Lecompton State Convention, states a number of facts' tion." The resolutions were
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19.
Between two and three o'elpck this afternoon afire originated in fhe^argb/public school at the corner of Concord and ^Jar^tr^ts/ Bfo^lpi, in" wKicli tliere were fire hun'dfod -ebildrdn. A moSt ago-1' nizing scene took place. Thfe" tenchors iti ohfeiof the foom^v in consequence of the increased heat, notknbving tlie Cause, throw up the windows,-and it was not untat the smpke poured into the room that the alarm ing fact, of the building being on firo was suspected.'
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IMPORT VNT T:: I!IOii3Ii".NS CALLING TO TI1.KI-R AID. ... .'. ST- Loi.-if,. Jan. 19.^
Tlie Republican l:::" information from Fort Laramie, through an Indian trader, who arrived at Jefferson City yesterdity, who reports ii-meeting on the ii3d of December of between six and seven hundred Chevcnne and ('amanehe Indians returning l'roni Saitl.ake to their villages on the Biack Walnut Hills, about eighty miles south-east- of Fort Laramie, accompanied
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nrove Judge Douglas, who stands precis- ,. iy where he stoocfat the outset, llowev-! Pol,cd^ cr. ail this is characteristic of the opposi- i*t the eet.on he'd wot ernU,ry on the tion. They all but crucified
f^cond Tuesday ot Oe coer last, certified
.,n bv the (governor due f'rm, whieu 1 now now tnev arc all dcucrsouiun jjcmoci.iio i, ,. They made a most savage and bitter war on Gen. Jackson—now they arc the only Jackson Democrats out of doors They drove Van Burcn out of Washington— now they are the fastest sub-treasury men to be found in tho Union. They persecuted and maligned and abused Douglas— now they will hardly allow a Democrat to speak of him! What a party.— Vermont l'atriot.
manner pre-
lay before Congress in the scribed by that instrument. Having received but a single cop}- of tlie Constitution, I transmit this to the Senate. AMI'S Bircn\\.N.
Washington, Jan. 11th. 1850.
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KANSAS IN SK'iV JKitSTV. TKK.VTO: N. J. Jan. 1 '1. Resolutions were introduced into the New JerseyLe^i,-.-la'nre to-day, instructing the Senators and Jiepresentatives iu Congress to "oppose the admission of Kansas onstilutlie
special,order of the day for Thursday next. That they will bo passed is a matter, of certainty, as the feeling of the Democratic members is strong for sustaining the pledges'of the party, in spite of the opponents of the will of tlie people.
GOVERNOR I N A A
I'ACKER'. ,v DDR ESS.
,-IRR I'URLIADICM'IIIA, Jan. 10. Governor Packer,' in his inaugural in referring to Kansas, says that he believes, and expresses tlie sentiments of tho people
referred of Pennsylvania, as well as his own, in de-
reported back two resolutions, both differ-j claririg that all qualified electors of the ing from the original, that gentleman Territory should have a full and fair oppornioved that his resolution, with two verbal tunity to participate in selecting delegates amendments be substituted. Gov. Wil-i to a constitutional convention also, to be lard, iii putting the motion, took such pains to state the question very plainly, lie said he understood the resolution to repu- those that fail to vote Cilnnot complain if diate the Lecompton Constitution, and the proceedings go- on without their parasked Mr. Wallace if that was his under- ticipation. The
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Society primative and not particular. The men arid hogs, cattle and dogs, all lay iu the sarilc bed. If you want to live like catastrophe by fire has happened to a double breasted fighting-cock, go to Kan- Sarah Sands transport steamer, on her gas. passage to India from Portsmouth with the ——v,f! I head-quarters and a large portion of the
regret
TNIRTV YEARS IN THE PEMTENTIARV.— I men of the._J?ifty3fcuj:th ^egiment on
A man by the name of Smith, residing in board, whose preaervation and that of the
Sunflower County, Mis3.,"was convietedof whipping one of his negro women to death in a revbltingly tortuous cruel manner, and sentenced to hard labor in the State Penitcntiary.of Mississippi for thirty years-.
This is the toughest sentence ever passed upoir a -criminal in 3Iississippi, and, vfe' believe, is the utmost limit of the law/'!i'
crew may .be fairly considered one of .the most marvelous on record, as may be inferred from'tlie fact thatthe ship was burning: furiously in a heavy gale of wind sixteen hp^rs, the whole of her after-part being burnt to a shell.
The Sarah Sands was an iron "ship, upward of two thousand tons burdeD, and
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tain J. S. Castle, with a portion Kf^-foui^ Regiment on b°^d, .unde^s oonunana Lieu^enm^i XJoldiiel MoChttfand a numbcr of dadiea. relativea jOCthe^, officers* .. ",.^r
The voy^^^ appears to haiW-ifcen favdrttblettntil the 11th of November,'wheu. the ship hsd reached lat, 14 8., Ion. 56 E (upward of four hundred miles from the Mauritius) About three o'clock in the afternoon that day the troops berthed on the after orlop deck noticed a smell of burning,' Ttfhich apparently proceeded from beneath them in the hold. It rapidly increasing, the alarm was riven to Captain Castle, who at once ordered'" the &fJ' ter-liold to be examined, and ta the astonishment and horror of all, the cargo. s,tow.« ed there proved to be on fire. Itii stated that the bulk of the cargo there consisted of government stores. Bale after bale was hauled up i» tho hope of getting at the scat of the fire but in a short timo the smoke became so dense as to defy stu.ri one of the crew getting further into tlur hold. Tit ere was co confusion, however every order was obeyed hy the wen "with coolness arid courage.
The course of the ship was stopped.— Colonel Moffatt was seen in earnest consultation with Captain Castle, deciding measures for suppressing the flames, while the crew were actively employed in taking all sail in and bringing the Bhip before the wind. Others ran out lengths .of hose from tho fire-engines, which were passed down to the hands below, while hose waM also put on to the donkey engine.
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became apparent that all tliesc! oxertions failed in checking the progress of the fire. Colonel Moffat, at tho suggestion of th« commander, directed his men to at onco cast overboard all their ammunition, and iu a short time they succocded iu clearing? out the starboard magazine The remainder of the powder iu the port magazine, however, excitcd great apprehensions.— Already had the alter-part of the ship become almost unapproachable from the dense smoke and heat whibh filled every portion of it. The Colonel appealed to his men for volunteers to attempt to rescue the contents of the magazine, now so threatened. Several brave fellows instantly came forvyard, and heroically succeeded in reaching the magazine and clearing it, with the exception, it is supposed, of one or two barrels. It was truly hazardous work several nearly lost
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their lives, they becoming overpowered with the smoke and heat, and fell and when hauled up by ropes to the deck they were senseless. The flames soon afterward burnt up through the deck, and running along the various cabins, speedily set the whole on lire.
There was a heavy gale blowing at Iho limc, and Captain Castle, perceiving the critical position of the ship, at once took measures for tlie safo lowering of tho boats. They were launched without th* least accident the troops were mustered on deck there was no rush to the boats, and the men obeyed the word of nnniand with as mucir-ordur as on parade. Colonel Moffatt informed cheni that Captain Castle did not despair of saving tho ship, but ior lheir own preservation it had been deemed advisable to keep the boats off, so as to act iu case of emergency. Tho women and children were lowered into tlie port lifeboat, and she was directed lo stand off until fur lnr orders. All hands then, turned to constructing rafts of spare spars.' In a short time three were put together, whi-h would have been capable of saving a large portion of those on board. Ija tiin Castle succeeded in launc'iiin two
overboard, and tlie third was left- ro.-.i the deck, to be lowered at a moment's notice. In the meanwhile the flames had made terrible progress the whole.of tho cabins, saloon, !cc., were one body of fire, and about nine o'clock the flames barst through the upper deck and ignited tuo mizzen rigging. Through the forethought, of Captain Castle in bringing the ship to the wind, Ihc fire and smoke were swept' s'lCrnways, but serious anxiety was felt le.se the ship should pay off, and render her destruction inevitable. During this fearful suspense a dreadful explosion took place, no cioubt arising from one or two barrels left in the port magazine, which Mew out the port quarter. The ship from the main rigging to her stern was in one general body of firo,. Captain Castlo still had hope, although In expressed lib fear to the commanding officer of the troops thar, the ship would be lost. Providentially the bulkhead of the after-part of the ship,, withstood the action of the flames. Here all efforts wero 'concentrated to keep it cool. Party after party of tho troops volunteered fur the work, and so endeavored to prevent the fire making its.way forward:".For hours did this state of affairs contin-" uc. Although the men kept the fire at bay below, it gained in the main rigging. Mr. Welch, the chief officor, with several of the soldiers, at once went aloft with wet blankets, and after considerable peril and risk succeeded in extinguishing tho flames. As it was, however, some of the yards were destroyed.
Toward two o'clock the following mor-r, ning the men had the satisfaction of seeing the fire diminishing. The flames were
allowed an unqualified right -to vote upon gradually, beaten back, and by daylight the constitution after framed. Of course, were entirely extinguished. It was not until then that the fearful, havoc made by the fire was clearly ascertained. The af-. tcr-part of the ship was burnt outr—merely its shell remaining,.and now.another fatothreatened her. Tiie gale still.prevailed,, and the ship was rolling and pitching in a heavy sea, eonstautly shipping water at the port quarter, which had been! blown out by the explosion. She had fifteen fcetC
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JIER, LOADED Y» ITII I ItOOP.S water ill her hold, and active stcp3 wore ON EIRE. necessary to prevent her foundering.. All The
S©*A writer gives the following inviting description of Kansas: London News of the latest date re- the men were set'to the pumps and hailing. by the European steamer, gives the "ater out .of tlie hold. Captain Castle,7.-
the burning of |'earino•t^.e stern wo.dd fall out, got two,
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haulers under (he bottom and mado thenu
ship loaded with soldiers. It says: taut.: The next difficulty was to stop thJ Wc
to announce that a fearful! water which was pouring(juj through the- —... 1 the quarter. Sparc sails and blankets werol placed over the opening, and the leak was partially stopped.
'ri KV .i if lhere was no abatement the gale ju-j ring the morning, and. in every heayoTof the ship the water tanks in the hold, (which had got loose) were dashed from one side of the hold to the other. The state of the ship, and the continued severity of tho weather, rendered the eOnstant working of the pumps and the bailing imperative. It Wasnot till two o'elocfc iu the. afternoon, that, the boats containing the woinpii aji'd children could be got alongside^
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