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THURSDAY, JANUARY G, 1S47.
CCT"' The Gleaner," published at New Har
mony, is very anxious to take credit to its par
ty for the course of its members on the ques
tion of the adjournment of the Legislature, and
to throw all the blame of that move on their
opponents. The editor says that, "thi3 event
has been brought about by a pretty fair Whig
majority," and then adds :
"The Democratic Senator from Posey and
Vanderburgh, we are told, took a manly "stand
against the whole proceeding."
Unfortunately for the editor and those friends
of the Senator who are anxious to build up his
popularity and ruu him into Congress.this ain't
true. The person who "told" the editor that
yarn imposed upon him: The ayes and noes
don't show that the Senator took any "stand"
of the kind, but on the contrary werecollect that
while reading them to have thought Mr. James
quite as anxious to pocket his mileage and get
away as any of them, Whig or loco. For the
benefit of our locofoco friends we publish the
vote, which was upon. Mf Osbom's motion
"tore-considei the resolution of the House,
(adjourning . on account of the small-pox,)
which had previously been laid upon the .ta
ble," and the ayes and noes being taken resul
ted as follows:
Ayes Messrs. Beard, Berry, Cassatt.Cheno
with, Coats, Cornett, Day, English, Green, Han
dy, Hcrwel, Hubbard, Hullstetter, JAMES,
Marsh, Miller, Millikiu, Osborn, Robinson, Ta
ber, Verbrike, Waters, Winchell, Zenor 24.
Noes Barbour, Conduit, Davis, Ellis, Good
enow, Hamrick, Hardin, Henry, Holloway,
Houghton, Malott, Martin, McCarty.Milligan.
Montgomery, Morrison, Orth, Randall, Read,
Rosseau, Simpson, Stewart. 22.
That certainly don't look as if Mr. James
took a very firm "stand" against the measure,
on the contrary we are inclined to think he had
become a little alarmed himself just about that
time, and was quite willing to go with the ma
jority. On the vote which followed, to strike out
the mileage, Mr. James voted in the negative,
showing that he had quite as great love for the
loaves and fishes as any of his brethren. Tl'at
vote we give also, that our locofoco friends
may appreciate the "manliness" of our Senator.
On the vote to strike out the mileage, it was
decided in the negative as follows;
Ayes Chenowith, Conduit, Cornett, Davis,
Goodenow, Hamrick, Hardin, Henry, Malott,
Miliken, Montgomery, Morrison Orth, Read,
Simpson, Stewart, Verbrike, Waters. 18
Noes Barbour, Beard, Berry, Coats, Day,
EnglishJEllis, Green, Handy, Holloway, How
ell, Hougchton, Huffstetter, JAMES, Marsh,
Martin, MckKarty, Miller, Milligan, Murray,
Osborn, Ranfdall, Robinson, Rosseau, Taber,
Wal pole, Winchell, Zenor. 29 .
We agree wi"h the editor of the Gleaner that
to, desert their deities was bad enough; but when
the members, in addition to that voted to pay
themselver maney to runaway vpon, we think
itoutrageous, and tlat the press generally should
hold them up to deserved ridicule.' We hope
our friend at New Harmony will not forget to
6tate that this wrong upon the people is main
ly owing to the "manly stand" taken by our-
Senator. ;
Death of Sesator Fairfield. In the con
gressional proceedings received by telegraph a
few days since the death of Senator Fairfield,
of Maine, was announced. We now learn
from our exchanges that he was afflcted with
dropsy in the leg. He attended the sittings of
Senate on the 23d. and on the morning of the
24th submitted to a surgical operation, under
which he sunk the same evening. Mr, F. has
filled many public stations. He has been Gov
ernor of Maine, Representative in Congress for
many years, and at the time of his death was
chairman of the Naval Committee ot the Sen
ate. - :
CCHfThe National Whig says the Speaker of
the House of Representatives is about to abate
one great nuisancein the Capital, which should
never have been countenanced in that building.
the restaurant attached to the House. Violent
and disgraceful scenes have frequently occur
red on the floor, which would never have hap
pened but for this resort. Mr. Winthrop is
entitled to the approbation of all who respect
the propriety and honor of Congress for his de
cision and firmness in this matter. It is also
due to Mr. Dallas to say that he issued orders
some time back, to have the restaurant attached
to the Senate removed. On the first of Janua
ry Congress will begin its legislation free from
the distinguishing odours of these dram-shops
and their attendants.
Ges. Taylor's Whigism. The highly res
pectable editor of the Pittsburg Gazette writing
from Washington city, says:
"General" aid one of Taylor's officers,now in
public uie, "tea me it you are a-Whiz ordem
ocat. Some say you are one,, arid some the
other, w hich is true ? ' .
The repose was characteristic enough. "As
an olticer ol the army in the pnbnc service.
am neither. But when tha question is plump
ly put to me ss now, J am ajull blooded Whig
ana one quarter overj -1
CCy-The following resolution was offered in
the Tennessee Senate on Friday.- The Louis
ville Journal thinks from the tones of the Nash
ville press that it will pass both houses:
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Tenne&8ce,11iait the people of Tennessee, by
their Representatives, do hereby recommend
to their fellow-citizens of the Union Gen. Zach
ary Taylor as a candidate for the Presidency at
the next election, in whose ability, impartial
ity, and devotion to the Constitution, confi
dence can be safely reposed by the people.
Widows of "The Signers." Inaddition to
the names of other venerable women, a corres--pondeiit
of the National Intelligencer adds that
the Widow of Elbridge Gerry, isalso living, in
the S4th year of her age at NewIIaven.
"DOWN WITH PROBATE COURTS."
Such Is the heading of an article in the last
State Journal, by a correspondent ; and in truth
the reasons given for wishing to dispense with
this auxiliary foiwinding vp an estate, strike
us as good and entitled to consideration. There
is no doubt that great individual wrongs are
done repeatedly through ignorance, and often
through favoriteism, in this Court, and it is
high time thematter was looked into by those
having the power to correct the evil. We give
below the article from the Journal, and may
refer to the matter again ourselves when we
have more leisure than we can claim this morning-
Mr. Editor: 1 desire, through the medium
of your paper, to call the attention of our Leg
islature to our Probate Courts, and the evils of
the system, and the necessity of change. This
matter has slumbered foo long.and the wrongs
to individuals and indeed the expense to com
munity which are now daily developing
themselves, should arouse us to action.
The Probate Judge is invested with as much
law and equity jurisdiction, in many cases, as
our other Courts. And who pray, is usually
Probate Judge?. A man unlearned in the law
often unlearned in any thing.
Children are defrauded estates squandered
lands sold unjustly, and creditors cheated-
by the Probate C"urt, not wickedly buf igno
rantly. ' '
We sustain this Court now at an expense to
the State of near 85000. Its decisions and im
proper action, produce 'other suits in other
courts and the day is near at hand when our
Circuit and Supreme Courts will be fully occu
pied with causes growing out of the il regal acts
of Probate Courts, their officers and agents.
Now where there is much power, there
should be some knowledge to wield it aright.
At present it is wielded without knowledge.
1 propose a remedy. Increase the number of
your Circuit Courts, and require the President
Judges to do the Probate business. Lessen the
extent of each circuit and require the Judge to
hold three terms eac h year instead of two. Let
there be certain days and times set apart for
Probate business, during the term, and require
it to be done by the President Judge. '
Let all administration accounts be filed in
the Clerk's office, and a published notice giv
en of the day and court to which they will be
presented for confirmation.
Let no land be sold (belonging to an estate)
for any purpose, except upon petition, notice
aadproof olactual necesityiox such sale. Away
with all your motions and orders on them, and
old woman's fire-side judiciary that begg-irs
an orphan to subserve a friend, or to fulfil a
dolt-headed Judge discretion. The Lord help
us when we are subjected to such discretion as
that of an ignorant Probate Court.
And as a matter of economy, we should
change thi3 system. It is costing us thousands
now, in the expense to our people, while -trying
suits and correcting errors, all growing out
of the action of Probate Courts.
But it will be economy in another way.
The Associate Judges of our Circuit Courts are
useless appendages. They do no good. Nine
teen times our of twenty they are mere cyphers.
Away with them, then. You cannot abolish
them but you can allow them only ten cents
per day, and then no one will set, or if he do,
it will cost us but little. As a general rule
ten cents is as much as they are worth. All
men agree that they are useless. By this
course we will save about 7500 a year, that
is now paid by the people for Associate Judges,
throughout the State. Add to this sum $4500
paid to the Probate Judges, and we have the
sum of 812,000, with which to regenerate and
improve this abominable Probate system.
To do it let us make five new Circuits, and
throw all the business into the Circuit Courts.
Pay your President Judges 1000. per year,
and they can then live and do their duty.
lo do this, our account would stand thus:
For the present 13 Judges add S200 each. S2f00
For 5 new Judges. 5000
Total, - ....
"600
Amount of fund saved from Probate Courts and
Associate J udges,
$12000
Balance saved to the people every year, - 4400
Now think of this, and remember, toa, that
not oily is it economy an actual saving to the
people but also, that by this saving you have
placed the aclmiutstration ol law and chancery
powers, in the hands of officers whose lives
have been devoted to learn how to administer
them riSht. MARION.
Ges. Taylor The Administration. "I
know not how others felt," said Gen. Taylor,
in one of his brief and beautiful replies to the
complimentary address made to him in New-
Orleans, "but for myself, how much soever I
may forget, in the hour of battle, the sad con
sequences of the strife, they always rush upon
my mind afterwards, making ray heart sink
and causing me to feel like a child. I had hoped
to have done more for my country than I have.
thought I might have been enabled to accom
plish a speedy and honorable peace an event
essential to the welfare of both countries and
particularly so to our own.n
How different the tone and sentiment breath
ed in this simple yet touching effusion from
the spirit that coldly runs through the Piesi-J
dent, official remarks on the subject of the
war!
Whatever stress may be laid upon the idea of
compelling Mexico to make peace on the, basis
of our demands; how plausibly soever these de
mands may be glossed under the vague gener
alities of "indemnity for the past and security
for the future," the belief, we presume, is al
most universal that the president's policy of
carrying the war with renewed force, into the
vital parts of the enemy's country, and of "con
tinuing to strike a prostrate adversary, will not
result in any peace save such as may be enfor
ced by the occupation of the whole country and
the continued presence of our armies there.
The view presents a gloomy prospect. We
turn from it to find relief and a cheerful hope in
the language of the brave warrior, who, in the
usages of camps and the strife of battles, pre
serves a heart full of the kindest human -sym
pathies and a. bead always clear, intelligent
and self possessed. A speedy and an honor
able peace is, indeed, "au event essential to
the'welfare of both countries, and particularly
so to our own. 4The course of the Adminis
tration gives no hope of such a peace. Bal
timore American.
From the Alexandria Gazette. ,
Locofoco Doctrine.--We invite the atten
tionof the People to the following brief but sig
nificant paragraph irom the W ashmglon Un
ion.. It is extracted from the N. Y. correspon
dence of the government organ, and is evident-!
ly only a.loreshadowing ot the evils which the
policy ot the present Administration is destined
to fasten upon the country a standing army
and direct taxation! .
:"Both the Democratic papers of this. city
the Globe and Evening l ost have espoused
with the utmost warmth, the recommendation
of the Secretary of the 1 reasury in tavor of
tax on tea and coffee. " There can be no doubt
that DIRECT TAXATION is essentially Dem
ocrat tcend has only to be brought lairly be
fore the people to find favor with the majority."
0C3The follow ing resolutions were submit
ted to the 'Kou.se of Representatives, by Mr.
Lincohi, of Illinois on the22d ult. They will
attract attention from the fact that they stick
to the spot in Mexico, where the first blood
in the war was shed, w ith the tightness that
characterized the fabled shirt of the fabled Nes
sus! Evidently there is music in that very
tall Mr. Lincoln. . -
Whereas, the President of the United States,
in his message pf May 11th, 18-16, has declared,
that the Mexican government not only refused
to receive him (the envoy of the United States)
or listen to his propositions; but after a long
continued series of menaces, have at last in
vaded our territory, and shed the blood of
our fellow-citizens on our own soil.
And again, in bis message of December 8,
1846, "we had ample cause of war against
Mexico long before the breaking out of hostili
ties. , But even then we. forbore to take redress
in our own hands, until Mexico herself became
the aggressor by invading our soil, in hostile
array, and shedding the blood of our citizens."
And yet again in his message of December
7. 1S47, that "the Mexican government refus
ed even to hear the terms of adjustment which
he (our minister of peace) was authorized to
propose; and, finally, under wholly unjustifia
ble pretexts, involved the two countries in
war, by invading the territory of the State of
Texas, striking the first blow, and shedding
the blood of our citizens on our own soil.
And whereas this House is desirous to ob
tain a full knowledge of all the facts which go
to establish whethei the particular spot on
which the blood of our citizens was so shed
was or was not at that time our own soil:
Therefore,
Resolved by the House of Representatives,
That the President of the United States is res
pectfully requested to inform this House :
1st. Whether the spot on which the blood
of our citizens was shed, as in his messages de
clared, was or was not within the territory of
Spain at least after the treaty of 1819, until
the Mexican levolulion.
2d. Whether that spot is or is not within
the territory which was wrested from Spain by
the revolutionary government of Mexico.
3d Whether that spot is or is not within a
settlement of people, which settlement has ex
isted ever since long before, the Texas revolu
tion, and until its inhabitants fled before the
approach of the United States army. .
4th. .Whether that settlement is or is not
isolated from any and all other settlements by
the Gulf and the Rio Grande on the south and
west, and by wide uninhabited regions on the
north and East. .
5th. Whether the people of that settlement,
or a majority of them, or any of them, have
ever submitted themselves to the government
or laws of Texas, or of the United States, by
consent or compulsion, either by accepting of
fice, or voting at elections, or paying tax, or
serving on juries, or having process served up
on them, or in any other way.
6th. Whether the people of that settlement
did or did not flee from the approach of the U.
States army, leaving unprotected their homes
and their growing crops, before the blood was
shed, as in the messages stated; and whether
the first blood so shed, was or was not shed
within the enclosure of one of the people who
had thus fled from it.
7th. Whether our citizens, whose blood was
shed as in his messages declared, were, or were
not, at that time armed officers and soldiers,
sent into that settlement by the military or
ders of the President through the Secretary of
War.
8th. Whether the military force of the Uni
ted States was or was not so sent into that set
tlement, after General Taylor had more than
once intimated to the War Department, that,
in his opinion, no such movement was neces
sary to the defence or protection to Texas.
Thanks to Gen. Taylor. Mr. John W.
Houston, of Delaware, on the 20th, gave notice
of his intention to introduce the following re
solutions of thanks to General Taylor, which
were read by common consent for the informa
tion of the House.
Resolved, by the Senate and IIov.se of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America,
in Congress assembled, That the thanks of
Congress are due, and they are hereby tender
ed, to Major General Zachary laylor, and
through him to the officers and soldiers of the
regular army, and of the volunteers under his
command, for the indomitable' valor, skill, and
good conduct displayed on the 22d and 23d
days of Febuary last, in . the battle of Buena
Vista, in deteating a numerous Mexican army
consisting of four times their number, and com
posed of chosen troops undertheirfavontecom
mander, Gen. Santa Anna, and thereby obtain
ing a victory over the enemy, which for its
signal and brilliant character, is unsurpassed
in the military annuals ot the world.
Resolved, That the President of the United
States be requested to cause to be struck,
Gold Medal, with devices emblamatical of this
splendid achievement, and presented to Major
General laylor, as a testimony ot the high sense
entertained by Congress, of his judicious and
distinguished conduct .on that memorable oc-
ca;ion.
Resolved, That the President of the United
States be requested to cause the foregoing reso
lutions to be communicated.to Major General
laylor, 111 such a manner as he may deem best
calculated to effect the objects thereof.
CCT-The National Whig says the War Of
fice has received by the officers who have re
cently arrived from Mexico, various trophies
of the war. Among them are too small beau
tiful brass wall pieces or ordinance, sent by
Gen. Scott and brought to that city by Col.
Andrews.
The most curious of these trophies is the
black nag ot the guenlleros. Ihe material is
bombazette. The ornaments and letters in
he centre, upon the red ground, are worked
with green silk upon black cloth pieces, except
the squares, which are worked with white.
But the most remarkable is a small pennant cn
the top, made of black, 22 inches by 11 3, with
various military ornament. " On the top and
bottom are a death's head and cross-bones. In
the centre these omiuous words :"No doiecur
tell" Give no Quarter. This staff and flag
was taken at La Mira Flores, on the 13th Au
gust, 1847, from the guerilas who attacked Lt
Hammond's party.
At the city Hall (New York) yesterday we
met a soldier who served as private in the bat
ties before the capital. At Churubusco, while
crossing the cornfield and within ten or fifteen
rods of the enemy, just as he was bitingtheend
fi-ora a cartridge to load his musket, a ball struck
his temple, passed behind one eye, under the
bridge of his nose, behind the other eye, and
out of the 6ther temple ! . Being exposed to a
cross fire from our troops he thinks the
ball came from them. It did not knock him
down, nor has he suffered any other result from
it than the loss of sight, which is almost total
He can distinguish light from darkness, but
nothing more. His eyelids have fallen in, and
the lids are closed; but his general health has
not suffered at all. We were not able to learn
his name, but he belonged to the' New York
regiment. His case is certainly singular.
(Jourier oj Saturday. .
A TOUCHING STORY.
BY PROFESSER WILSON.
The coffin was letdown to the bottom of
the grave, the planks were removed from the
heaped up brink, the Arst rattling clods had
struck their knell, the quick shovelling was
over, and the long, broad, skilfully cut pieces
of turf were aptly joined together, and trimly
laid by the beating spade, so that the newest
mound in the church yrd was scarcely distin -guished
from those that were grown over by
the undisturbed grass and daisies of a luxuriant
spring. The burial was soon over, and the
party with one consenting motion, having un
covered their heads in decent reverence of the
place and occasion, were beginning to sepa
rate and about to leave the church-yard. Here
some acquaintance from different parts of the
parish, who had not had an oppurtuuity of
addressing each other 111 the house that had be
longed to the deceased; nor in the course of the
hundred yards that the little procession had to
move from his bed to his grave, were shaking
hands quietly but cheerfully, and enquiring sif
ter the welfare of each others families. There
a knot of neighbors were speaking without ex
aggeration, of the respectable character which
the deceased had borne, and mentioning to one
another the little incidents of his life, some
of them so remote as to be known only to the
gray-headed of the group. While a few yards
lurtner, removed Irom the spot, were standing
together parties who discussed ordinary con
cerns, altogether unconnected with the funer
al, such as the state of the markets, the promise
of the season, or change of tenants; but still
with a sobriety of "manner and voice that was
insensibly produced by the influence of the
simple ceremony now closed, by the quiet
graves around, and the shadow 01 the spire
and gray walls of the house of God.
Two men vet stood together at the head of
the grave with severe and unimpassioned grief,
They were brothers the only sons of him
who had been buried; and there was some
thing in their situation that naturally kept the
eyes of many directed upon them for a long
time, and more intently than would have been
the case had there been nothing more observa
ble than the common symptons of common
sorrow. But these two brothers who were
standing at the head of their fathers grave, had
tor some years been totally estranged Irom each
other, and the only few words that had passed
between them during all that tune, had been
uttered within a few da vs past, during the ne
cessary preparations for the old man's funeral.
JNodeep and deadly quarrel was between
these brothers, and neither of them" could dis
tinctly tell the cause of this unnatural estrange
ment. Perhaps dim lealousies of their father's
favor; selfish thoughts that will sometimes
force themselves in'o poor men's hearts, res
pecting temporal expectations, unaccommoda
ting manners on both sides; taunting words
that mean little when uttered, but which ran
kle and fester in remembrance; imagined oppo
sition of interest, that, duly considered, would
have been one and the same; these and many
other causes, "slight when single, but strong
when rising up together in one baneful band,
had gradually and fatally infected their hearts,
till at last they who in youth had been seldom
seperate, and truly attached, now met at mar
ket, and miserable to say, at church, with dark
and averted faces, like different clansmen, du
ring a feud.
Surely if anything could have softened their
hearts towards each other, it must have been to
stand silently side by side, while the earth,
stones and clods, were falling down upon their
father's coffin. And doubtless their hearts
were so softened. But pride, though it cannot
prevent the holy affections of nature from be
ing felt, may prevent them from being shown;
and these two brothers stood there together,
determined not to let each other know the mu
tual tenderness that in spite of them was gush
ing up in their hearts, and teaching them the
unconlessed 101 ly and wickedness of their
causeless quarrel.
A head stone had been prepared, and a per
son came forward to plant it a plain stone,
with a sand glass, scull and cross bones, chis
seled, not rudely, and a few words inscribed.
The younger brother regarded the operation
with a troubled eye, and said, loudly enough to
be heard by several ot the bystanders "Wil
liam, this is not kind in you you should have
told me ot this. 1 loved mv father as well as
you could have loved him. You were the elder,
and it may be, the favorite son; but I had a
right in nature to have joined you in ordering!
this head stone, had 1 not? During these,
words the stone was sinking into the earth, and
many persons who wereon their way from the
grave, returned. For a while the elder brother
said nothing, lor he had a consciousness m his
heart that he ought to have consulted his fath
er's son in designating this last mark of affec
tion and respect to his memory: so the stone
was planted in silence, and now stood erect,
decently and simple, among the other ostenta
tious memorials of the humble dead.
The inscription merely gave the name and
age of the deceased, and told that the stone had
been erected by ms "aiiectionate sons. the
sight of these words seemed to soften the angry
man, and he said somewhat more mildly: "les,
we are his affectionate sons, and since my name
is on the stone, 1 am satisfied, brother. We
have not drawn together kindly of late years
and perhaps never may, but I acknowledge and
respect your worth, and here, betore our own
friends, and before the friends of our father,
with my foot above his head. I express my
willingness to be on better and other terms,
with you, and if we cannot command our hearts
letusat least bar out alt unkindness.
The minister, who attended the funeral, and
had something entrusted to him to say publicaly
betore he leltthe church yard, now came lor
ward, and asked the elder brother why he spake
not regarding this matter. He saw there was
something of a cold and sullen pride rising up
in his heart, but not easily may any man hope
to dismiss from the chamber of his heart even
the vilest guest, if once cherished there. With
a solemn and almost severe air, he looked
upon the relenting man, and then, changing
his countenance into serenity, said gently
Behold how good a thing it is,
And how becoming well,
Together such as brethren are
In unity to dwell.
TLte time, the place, and this beantiful ex
pression of a natural sentiment, quite overcame
a heart in which many kind, if not warm af
fections dwell; and the man thus appealed to,
bowed down his head and wept.
"Give me your hand, brother," and i was
given; whilea murmerot satisfaction arose from
all present, and all hearts felt kindlier and more
humanely towards each other.
As the brothers stood fervently but compos
edly, grasping each ether's hands, in the little
hollow that lay between the grave of their
mother, long since dead, and ot their lather,
whose shroud was haply not yet still from the
fall of dust to dust, the minister stood beside
them with a pleasant countenance, and said
"I must fulfill the promise I made to your fa th-
on his death bed. 1 must read lo vou a few
wordshishand wrote at a time when his tongue
denied its office. I must not say to you that
you did your duty to your old father, for did he
not olten beseech you, apart irom one another,
for your own sakes as Christians, for the sake
of the mother who bore you, and Stephen, who
died that you might be born? When the pal
sy struck him for the last time, you were both
absent nor was it your fault that you were
not beside the old man when he died. As
long as sense continued with him here, did he
think of you and you two alone. Tears were
in his eyes; I saw them there; and on his cheek
too, when no breath came from his lips. But
of this no, more. He died with this paper in
his hand, and he made me know that-I was to
read it to you over his grave. I now obey
him.
"My sons if you will let my bones lie qui
et in the grave, near the dust of your mother,
depart not from my burial, till, in the name of
God and Christ, you promise to love one anoth
er as you used to do. 1 Dear boys, receive my
blessing.
Some turned their heads away to hide the
tears that needed not be hidden and when the
brothers had released each other from a long
and sobbing embrace, many went up to them
and in a single word or two expressed their joy
at this perfect reconcilement. The brothers
themselves walked away from the church yard,
with the minister to the Manse. On the fol
lowing Sabbath, they were seen sitting, with
their families, in the same pew, and it was ob
served they read but of the same bible, when
the minister gave out the text; and that they
sang together; taking hold of the samew psalm
book. The same psalm was sung, (given out
at their requst,) of which one verse had been
repeated at their father's gTave; a larger sum
than usual was on that Sabbath found on the
plate for the poor, for Love and Charity are
sisters. And ever after, both during the peace
and troubles of this life, the hearts of the broth
ers were as one, and in nothing were they di
vided " ' "
Mr. Secretary ,Walker. Goldsmith's
schoolmaster has come to life iathe person of
Mr. Secretary Walker. . The Ricomond En
quirer, (one of Mr. W.'s intimate friends) ex
hausts the usual terms of eulogy upon the Sec
retary's late report, and in a paroxysm of pane
gyric exclaims
"In Beading this powerful paper, we were
reminded of some of the lines of Goldsmith's
beautiful description of the village school-master:
.
"The village all declared how much he knew,
'Twaa certain he could write and cypher too;
And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew.
That one small head should carry all he knew."
What a treasure the country has in this Sec
retary! It is certain he can write, and, most
extraordinary, he can "cypher tool" Where
shall we look, or, to speak more correctly,
when, shall we look for an union of these two
rare accomphishments in one small head, again!
Nature is not prolific in such heads, and, it is
believed, exhausts her powers for years in the
effort to produce one. We must not expect
too much of nature, bountiful mother as she is,
and therefore should not hope to see another
"small head" in our day, like that which Mr.
Walker is blessed with.
But does not the Enquirer stop in the paral
lelat the pointwhere it becomes most striking?
If, as all will allow, Mr. Walker writes and cy
phers, does he not also in the other characteris
tic of the "village schoolmaster" even excel
him? You who have read the Secretary's re
port, read also this and answer :
In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill.
For even though vanquished he could argue still!
" How often Mr. Walker has given evidence
of the possession of this talent, who shall at
tempt to enumerate! And, not to refer tooth
er proofs of its being in him, who will read his
report and say that the man who produced it
can ever be argued down?
' Thus far the parallel is perfect,, and those
who believe in the doctrine of the transmigra
tion of souk, may appeal Jo this example of it,
as proof conclusive.
And yet the case is stronger even than has
been shown. Goldsmith's schoolmaster not
kept on arguing after he was vanquished, but
in the argument itself he amazed his hearers, for
itls written:
While words of learned length and thund'rin sound.
Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around!
And how true this is of Mr. Walkers report!
No wonder, that his brain become bewildered
after he had got it all out. The astonishment
should be rather that, instead of vertigo, his
"small head" was not really turned.
If we remember aright, Goldsmith's school
master could even do more than is here set
down of him and Mr. Walker. We are told
Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage
And even the story ran tliat he could guagel
Mr. Walker can, we believe, measure lands
indeed he has a personal fondness for getting
them. He has shown that in his Texas letter.
He knows something, too, of the "terms" of of-1
fice; how long they hold good, and what they
yield whilst held; and it is admitted, that he
sees the swelling "tide" in politics, even be
fore others detect a ripple on the sea of waters.
He is very careful, too, in taking the "tide" "at
the flood." In each and in all these things, he
is the equal of the schoolmaster if it might
not be thought irreverant, we should, perhaps,
say, he excels him. But, then, the master of
the school could, it was said, guagel This,
which was properly regarded as the climax of
greatness, is not, as the reader will percieve,
asserted with positiveness the "story ran so.
To complete the parallel, inquiry must be made
into this matter. Will the Richmond Enqui
rer answer this question : "Can Mr. Walker
guageS Bait. Patriot.
A Beautiful Letter. The following ex
quisitely feminine and eloquent epistle was
written by the celebrated Mrs. Godolphintoher
husband, a few days before her death. She
had been one of the beauties of Charles the Sec
ond's Court, but successfully resisting the bland
ishments of that corrupt circle, had resigned,
and married Mr. Godolphin, afterwards the
celebrated Lord Godolphin. Evelyn, who
knew Mrs. Guell, calls her 'his dea saint., It
is needless io say her husband never married
again how could he after the loss of such a
wife .' -
"My deare, not knowiug how God Almighty
may deate with me, 1 think it mv. best course
to settle my affairs, soe as that, in case I be to
leave this world, noe earthly thing may take up
my thoughts. In the first place, my dear, be
leive me, that of all earthly, things you were
and are the most dear, to me: and 1 am convinc
ed that nobody ever had a better .or halfe soe
good a husband. 1 begg your pardon lor all my
Imperfections, which 1 am sensible were many;
but such as I could help I did endeavor to
subdue, that they might not trouble you.
I know nothing more 1 have to desire
of you, but that you will sometymes think of
me with kindness, but never witn loo mucn
griefe. For my Funerall, I desire there may
be noe- cost upon itt at all; but, if I might,
I would begg that my body might lye where 1
have had such a mind to go myselfe, at Godol
phin, among your friends. "I believe, if I were
carried by Sea, the expense would not be very
great; but I don't insist upon that place, if you
think it not reasonable; lay me where you
you please..
"Pray, "rny'deare, be kind lo that poore Child,
I leave behind, for my sake who loved you soe
well; butt I need not bidd you, 1 know you
will be soe. it you should think nut to mar
ry asaine, I humbly begg that little fortune
brought may be first settled upon . my Child,
and that as long as any ot your&isters live, you
will lett it (if they permitt) live with them,
for it may be so, tho' you will love itt, my sue
cessor will not be soe lond ol it as they 1 am
sure will be. "
'!Now, my deare Child, farewell." .
Mikeatcres. Mr. J. W. Young, who has
been in our city for some time taking! ikenesA
ses designs leaving in a few days. "We have
seen a number of mineatures taken by thisgen
tleman, which we think are excelferft, better
than usual, and as it ma'y he seme time before
another artist visits us, we would advise all
who have any desire to posiess a likeness of
themselves to pay him a visit before he leaves.
He takes mineatures without regard to the
weather, at prices from $1,5Q, to 5,00.
Explosion of the Steamer A. N Johnson.
SEYENTY LIVES LOST. We are indebted to
a friend for an extra from the office of die Cincinnati
Commercial of Thursday, giving an account of a hor
rid explosion and loss of life on board the steamer A.
N. Johnson near Maysville. Tliat paper says:
"Yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, Dec. 29th, the
steamboat A. N. Johnson, bounffor Wheeling, when
- ' .
10 miles above Maysville, blew up, with a treinend-l
uous explosion the boat and cargo a total loss, lie
explosion threw one whole boiler about 200 yards, in
to a cornfield, and one half of another was thrown
about 300 yards in an opposhS direction. The boat
took fire with the explosion, and burnt to the water's
. . - . , mi
edffe. There was supposed to have been on the boat
when the explosion took place, 95 cabin and 64 deckmost able, talented and eccentric surgeons of the last ,
passengers. The boat had landed to put oil pome pas
sengers, when the fearful accident occurred. Several
children were thrown on shore, only one of whom
was hurt. Some of the men took a skiff and pro
ceeded to Maysville for assistance. The steamboat
Daniel Boone proceeded to the scene of distress, and
gave all the assistance in her power. The wounded
were dressed, and every possible relief afforded them
by the captainv who, after attending to the wants ol
the sufferers, as far as -possible, took them to Mays
ville, where every attention was paid them. The Odd
Fellows, Masons, and Sons of Temperance, appoint
ed committees to attend to their wants, and relieve,
as far as wa3 in their pewer, their , distress.
"There were supposed to have been 60 to70 fives lost.
Of those not killed, 37 were not expected to live.
Twenty horses were on thfi boat and perished in the
flames. The survivors were five ladies, not known.
A correspondent of tho Cincinnati Chronicle writ
ing from near Maysville under date of Wednesday
night says:
"It is impossible to get any tiling like a correct state
ment of the loss of life out of the several rumors in
circuladon. lt may however be set down, I think,
at about 40!. some of the reports say as many as'one
hundred Several pieces of the wreck have been seen
floating past our city; and a trunk was picked up a few
moments ago.
"Our City Council, on hearing of the disaster, im
mediately convened, and made an appropriation to
charier the "Boone" to go up to the relief of the suff
erers. The Sons of Temperance and Odd Fellows,
have sent up Committees to look after the unfortunates
On the return of the Boone, which leaves at 8 o'clock,
I will drop you another line, giving such information
as may be obtained, in the mean lime accept assur
ance of my good wishes
"N. B. The trunk brought to shore, belongs to
C. Walker, N. Y., and contains a package for de
livery in Philadelphia, from J. Draper, Cincinnati.
"P S. The Boone has just returned from the wreck
bringing with her ihirty-four of the badly wounded.
Most of them must die, and two dead the clerk and
Mr. Fauchild. lt is said, by those who have escaped,
that there must have been upwards of one hundred
lost! Our citizens are actively engaged in relieving
the distressed. I never witnessed such a sight, as
the Boone presented on her arrival at our wharf."
Scenes at the Wreck of the A. N. Johnsos. A
horrible thing, a scene which occurs fortunately, but
once in a man's life, occurred. The explosion blew
up the cabin deck, and when many of the passengers
opened the cabin doors, tu make iheir escape, they
were precipitated into ihe hold, and there, with twenty-seven
horses, were seen writhing "in the flames,
None of them escaped. , '..
It has hecn ascertained that $10,000, at least, in
money, was lost. How muce more, it is impossible
to say. Much was stolen, it is said, by whom not
known. The boat and cargo are a total loss. Several
passengers were foreigners and cannot state their
losses.
The ladies in the cabin were uninjured, theexplo
sion not reaching them. i
The Blue Ridge, a Kanawha packet, landed at the
wreck when the Boone reached there, bound for Ka
nawha. Many oi the passengers, uninjured, went on
her, taking their chance for a passage up, thereby
preventing us from obtaining a full list of those
saved. "
One poor fellow was seen- caught under a part of
the wreck wherrtt had burnt nearly to the water's
edge. Nothing could save him. As he cast his look
of despair imploringly on the spectaters, the wreck
sunk, carrying him forever to the last bourne.
Many were blown into the river, and sunk at once,
disappearing forever, perhaps, from those who wish
to obtain their las t glance of those they love.
The books of the boat were lost. -
The A. N. Johnson was a new boat, three boilers,
double engine, built at Wheeling. The 2d engineer,
in his last moments, declared that the steam was not
high that he had tried the gauge-cocks, and that
the water was high in the boilers and that the iron
was Had. Maysville Flag."
Bishop Hughes' Discourse at Washington.
WASHINGTON-. -NAPOLEON '
Bishop Hughes being in Washington, John Quin
cy Adams and several other members of Congress
waited on him on Friday, the 10th insfe, requesting
him, at the same time, to deliver a discourse on Sun
day, the 12th inst., in the Capital. He accepted of the
invitation, and the following notice of the discourse
is from the Washington correspondent of the Charles
ton News: 1 .
The Hall of the House was densely filled. The
text selected was the 20th chapter of Matthew a..3
the 20th verse, and the subject, the condition of hu
man nature at the time of the coming of the Savior,
the direct object of the mfssion, the principles by
which the amelioration of the world has been achiev
ed, and the application of the principles so far as
they have been applied to the moral, social and polit
ical condition of mankind. The Bishop spoke in a
clear and musical tone; his remarks were not doc
trinal, and were such that not even the most rigid
Puritan could reject. But without givingyou an out
line of the sermon, I merely design the camparison by
the reverend gentleman of Washington and Napoleon,
and it was thus delivered:
"In our own country there was one great man,
who approached as near to the.Savior's precepU as
man could approach. How important that we
should keep hia conduct before our minds! how
necessary in a country like this, in which God
raised up, so singularly, a public deliverer.. That
country, worthy of iti origin and destiny,- may
become the medium of benefaction on the whole hu
man race. ' -
"When I think of that deliverer, almost without
perception, in youth working for the cause of his coun
try, and, as his country's son, making sacrifices for;
her, yet with a modest and human dignity which
makes the life of him a kind of solitary biography in
the-liistory of the hum an race, I am led to the conclu
sion that, like the history of the creation of the world,
it has nothing else to compare with it. '
"When I think of his feelings of humanity, his
honor tojhe mother whom he served, and whose
chains he had broken; when I see him voluntarily
(may we not hope with Christian emotions) "turning
aside from the dazzling prospects, to other eye, which
succeeded his efforts; when we behold this, we behold
a spectacle which would be engraven on the hearts of
our countrymen. t .
"You have seen, on the contrary, a man almost
similar in his career: but in its termination how dis
astrous! With the example of George Washington
lmfrtrA li i m trnn baa liim rlnn.. . l - i r
w .urn uuwiifc. iub revolution 01 an
other empire, in Europe. Without presenting early
manifestations of singular talent to attract theatten
tion of the country, you see him, with a sudden im-
pulse spring, from the soldier's tent to the kingly
throne! And on the throne of the country which he
serves, is he disposed to minister to the happiness of
others? Is he disposed to abridge the extent of the
power of his greatness? Alas, no! His career was
like the flight of the metor; it astonished the upturned
eyes of the world. It was as bright, as brilliant, and
as glorious! . "- ' .
"And when he beheld these gTeat men, the one
resigning h's eword at Annapolis, and the other abdi
cating his throne at Fontainbleau, what a contrast !
Washmgtonbequeathed a legacy only less valuable
than the Freedom which he won!
"The European General filled the world with his
wimp. 'Amidst tht e$p.rrntinTic nf tUa ...i.: ,
- ."vwuiiHJ 1111, ii
he desecrated, he forced tears and curses from tha
J . ...... uia
mothers whose, growing progeny were stripped from"
. . . .
their sides, when at an age to bear tlie weapon of death
to the field of conflict. He was a soaring eagle; bu(
now an eagle, with crashed wing9 and broken pin
ions, chained to a rock of the ocean!"
a Doctor Uctwitted. Dr. H J. was one of the
century, liis practice embraced a large circle, and
his fame extended to every part of the State, Tho
Doctor was one morning sitting in his office, poring
over some medical-work, fresh from the mother coun;
try, via Boston, when a loud rap at the door aroused
him? "Come in," said the doctor, and an old lady
hobbled into the apartment, who seemed, the very
embodiment of dirt and nogiigence.
"Doctor, I've got a desperate sore foot; can ' you
help it?" . . .
S'l will try; let me see it." . m - :
The old crone proceeded to divest her "un
derstanding" . of the apology of a hose with
which it f as covered, and displayed to the astonished
doctor a fobt and such a foot !
"My God!" exclaimed the doctor, throwing up
both hands in amazement, "what a dirty foot!"
"La! doctor, ye needn't be in such a wonderment
about it; there's dirtier feet than that in the world,
I'll warrant, aye, and a dirtier foot than that in j our
own house, as proud as tha young ladies, your daugh
ters are, for all that;" and the old hag cackled forth
her pleasure at the doctor's astonishment.
"Woman! if you will find a dirtier foot than that
in my honse, I wTill give you a guinea and cure your
for nothing." . . .
"Ton honor?" said the beldam.
"Pon honor," cried the doctor
The old woman stripped off. the other stocking,
and displayed a foot that beggared all description,
grinned at the face of the astonished doctor, exclaim-
ing, "Gi'e me the guinea! Gi'e me the guinea! I
know'd it; I washed t'other 'fare I came here!" '
COMxTIEBCIAL.
New Orleans, Dec. 23.
Sugar. The stock on the market was large and
the demand limited, only 500 hhds. changed hands.
Prices have given way iSJcand we quote Fair 32
Molasses. Tha market was" dull and only 800
bbls. were sold at 1717ic; leaving a large quantity
on the Levee unsold. ; t . ;
.Flour There has been some speculative demand
and we notice the following sales, 1300 bbl3. Ohio at
5 45; 2000 bbls. in three lots at $5 5t, and 1700 bbls.
at $5 GO.
Wheat. 1500 bushels of ood quidity were sold,
1 05. '
Corn. The demand has been active and 8234 sacks
in nine lots were sold tt 60co0 sacks choice White
at 61c; 200 bushels Mixed a 52c in bulk, and 4400
bushels White at 59c. in sacks. '
Oats. 700 bushels Oats were sold at 44c, and 890
bashels at 441c. in bulk. 1 -
Pokk
Market dull again 'and no sals of moment
transpired.. -' I
-1
Beef. 63 bbls. Prime sold at $G 25. " - :
Bacon. 50 bbls. Sugar Cured' llama were taken
at 10c. I
Laud. Sales 104 bbls. at 6icv 24 at 61c.; and 332
keg3 in three lots at 7Slel ' . .; .
Whiskey.-
Improved demand. Sale 3. 312 bbls ."lit
250 At 20c : nrnl 9W litila Raw nl 9-?,
2 2c. '
White Baass. 175 bbls. sold at 2.33, firm;'
State of Indiana, Vanderburgh County, ss,
4n the Probate Court of Vanuerburgh County, in .
vacation, Jan. 5,1843.
Amy Skeels Adminis"1
tratix of Joseph Young I
VS.
Mary Ann Young, An
na Bell Matilda Younsr. i
V Petition to sell real cstate.
John Buoyant . Young,
William Henry Young, i
Joanna Y'oung. J '. ' " '
BE it remembed that heretofore to wit on tho Gih
day of decem!er A. D. 1847 the above named
Amy bkeels administration of the estate of Joseph
Young deceased, tiled in the office of the clerk of tho
Probate Court of Vamlerbugh County her certain pe
tition praying for the s;ile of the real estate lelong
ing to said decedents estate. And it satisfactorily ap
pearing by the aflidavit of a disinterested person this ;
day filed in the clerks otlice aforesaid that Anna' Bell
Matilda Young one of tlte above named defendants 1
is not at this time a resident of the Stale of Indiana.
Notice is therefore given to the sai l -Anna Bell
Matilda Young to appear at or before the calling of
this cause at the next term of said Court to be held
at the court house in Evansville on the second Mon-
.1 T V . 1 l i i
uu ju a uiu jr uau puuh uiuw xi any out- 11a ,
or can why said real estate should not be sold and
made assets in the hands ot the adininis .ation lor .
the payment of the debta and demands r uts-tanding
against said estate.
jan 7, w4. . SAMUEL T. JENK INS, G'k.
State of Indiana, Vanderburgh" County, ss.
In the Probate Court of Vanderburgh County, va
cation, January 5th, 1848. .
bamuel Urr and 1 horn-1
as E. Garvin. Adminis
trators, with the will an
nexcd,of Thomas R.IIar
risoo, deceased,
VS.
iPctititon tost 11 reai entate.
Margaret Harrison,Eliz-1
nleth Dixon and Lucius
H. bcott.
AND NOW at thi time comes the eaid Admin
istrators, and file their petition in the office of
the Clerk of said Court praying that the real estate of '
said decedent may be sold pursuant to his will, and
it appearing from the aflidavit of a disinterested per
sen tiled with said petition that the said Margaret
Harrison and Elizabeth Dixont legatees of the said
decedent and both non-residents of the State of Indi
ana, i - . , '
Notice is therefore given., to ihe said non-residenta
legatees of the filing and pendency of said Petitttion
and that the same will be heard before our said Pro
bate Court, (at the Court House in Evansville,) on tho
first day of the next Term thereof, (or so soon there
after as council can be heard) which term will com
mence and be held at said Court House on the second '
Monday of February, a.d. 18-18.
janTtw SAM'L T. JENKINS, Ci'k.
A mifNISTRATOR'S NotiwNotice is
XA-hereby given that the undersigned has taken out
letters of Administration with the will annexed on
the estate of Frank Chambers, late of Vanderbursrh
County Indiana; dee'd which estate is lielived to be
solvent. fjan-G JOHN INULE Jr AdmT
ADMINISTRATOR'S Sale I will sell at -auction
at the late residence of Frank Cham
bers, in the 4th enlargement adjoining Evansville, on
baturday the 29th day of January inst 1348, the yc-''
sonal property of the estate of said Frank Chambers,
consisting of a small stock afcrroceries, fixtures about
store, household and kitchen lurniture, some hogs,
cow. some wood, &c.
Terms of Sale -All sums under 5, ca(4i; all abova
that sum on a credit of three months wkh approyed
security waiviag relief laws.
jan 6-w3w. JOHN INGLE, Jr.
' PARwrnnsii.F.
UTMIE SUBSCRIBER wishes to dispose of the farm '
I -L upon which he lives, being on. tlio Boonvillo
Road, one mile North East from the Court House, in -the
city of Evansville, containing thirty three acres
ot first rate land, under good improvement. This
farm has upon it a good and well fnisltedfium dwelling
house: and out houses, a well of first rate wntrr
I finely improved garden and young Orchard.
f Also- Four lots in the fourth enlargement of the
city of Evansville. . .
Also-r-Three first rate horses, a- good two hnrj
wagon, (the- Peytonia,) and harness, buggy anj jiar.
ness, one cow, 17 head of hogs, 600 busheis of corn,
oneetackof hay and fodder, household and kitchen
furniture: for terms aml v to the stil -cribei- '
dec 9-t f JOHN N. KIRKENDALL; . ,
GJ.OTIIS, Cassimcres, and VestiEs
tourlly's celebrated French black Cloth; ' .
, , Eng. & Amer. blue, black, brown and olive Cloth
' Plain and pl&id Cassimeres; - ' 1
.unu, to&vk.v, m vvu;ii niju Oillt V est in cro v '
Also a good assortment of Tailors ui mparts9--'
For sale low either at wholesale retail
eep 28-tf. , MVrTOSTER.'