Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-18

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Suwanec, about twenty miles from the
latter place, was attacked by the Indians.
The inmates, consisting of Mrs. Glenn
mons and four children, and little or
phan lad living with Mrs. Clemmons, were
murdered. Mr.. c. was from home at the
time this awful visitation was made upon
his family. He returned on the 10th in
stant, the second day after the horrid
transaction, and the first irtnation of the
calamity that had bcfallen his wife and
little ones, was the desolate appearance
of his home, and then the bodies Of his
wife and children, fifty or more yards
from the house.
They had been shot while attempting
to escape, as it would seem from the po-
sition in which the bodies lay. They
were anscalpcd. The children were shot
in the head, and SO near were the guns
when discharged, that the heads of these
unfortunate children were literally blown
to pieces And to add to the horror of
the sight and anguish of the bereavcd
husband and lather,th body of the young
est child, Il babe, was almost devoured,
and the arm Of the mother eaten off by
hogs.
What scene was this? What duty,
a keart-rcndng duty was there to be per-
formed by the husband, the father To
collect the mutilated bodies of his wife
and five children, four Of them his own,
and place them in q corn house till he
could go eight miles for assistance to bu-
ry the dead.--Breathcs the man with
heart so cold as not to sympathso with
the afflicted and suffering East Florida.
MEXICAN COPPER MoNEY.-The coin
which has been the cause of the recent in
surrcction in Mexico, is of two kinds,
and are termed Quartilas, TIacos or O.
chevas, which latter is the mint term.
The Quartila, is in value onc-third OF
Rial dc Plata, or eighth Of dollar.
The Tlaco or Ocheya, is one-eighth Of
Rial dc Plata. ..... .,...
The pieces are small and rudely coined,
and are estimated much above the intrin-
sic value of the metal, one pound Of cop
per producing one dollpr's worth Of the
circulating medium.
The coin was in existence prior to the
establishment of the present government,
and ii is supposed there was between two
and three millions Of dollars worth then
in use. The exigencics of the new gov
ernmont suggested new emission, and it
is calculated that in all the past year
there was struck off at the government
mint 100000 dollars worth--some Of
the States also had permission to coin
certain amount.
The rude manner iu which the money
was manufactured, and its great advance
beyond its intrinsic value, excited the Gu
pidity Of counterfeitcrs, and an amount
equalto that authorizedby law was thrown
into circulation, thus making altogether,
upwards of seven million of dollars worth
Of copper money, as the modium of trade
in populace not exceeding seven million.
The government made it obligatory up
on those in their employees officers Of the
customs aud post masters to receive one
third Of the amount Of their salaries in
this money.
When the evil had spread so wide as to
become palpablc annoyance, the first
project of the government was to call in
this money and REISSUE it at reduced
value of forty per cent, but as this would
be attendodwith heavy loss to the Treas
ury, and was found to be troublesome and
almost fmpractcablc, as we'll as unproGt-
able, it was resolved that the loss should
fall upon the holders, and the edict was
issued accordingly.
Whether the result was anticipated by
the busy and unprincipled politicians of
that vexed country, and whether there
was not an important political object con-
nccted with it in regard to the interest of
scme aspirant are mooted matters. The
issue has been riot and bloodshed, and
fair portion of natures work has again
become the theatre of crime and butchery;
not an unusual concomtant ofdemagogue-
ism.-Pcnnsyzvanian.
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From the Washington Metropolitan.
WuITE's TRIAI-Poor human nature, !