Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-01-03
of internal improvements would be Of
The most envabe States in the Union.

To the famous session of 1880. j was present at In
d annapolis during that session. On a beautiu
! plain in the valley Of White river, which twenty
two years since was the Indians hunting ground
IS located our present State capital. Near the west
crn end of the city stands a splendid CT fee ~
wards oftwo hundred feet IN length and eighty ~
depth, modelled after the Parthenon al Athens. L.
Halls Of Legislation are lofty IN their structure
their columns stately aud stuccO and frieze worl
beautiful TO behold. Ga the floors, instead of IN,
brick pnvements and oak floors ofthe Court House
at Corydon carpets, of fine materials and gsudy ii
CURES laid, for the honorable members To wall
upon.
In 1886. most Of the members appeared dressc /
IN goods OF European manufacture. | was fre.
quently the Halls during tina, memorable session
In the Speakers chair was little lithping dandy
looking dapper gentleman. who was famous in III
tie else than his abuse of General jackson. Nil
ToN STAFF, connected with gentleman now no
more, who was chairman OF the famous committee
canals and internal Improvements. and other
kindred spirits were the lions of the House. Stapp.
however. whenever any log rolling 10 be done
was always on hand. lis dear friend, Governor
Noble in his esiimaiioa, the only person fit 10
select a Board of Public Works
The Senate Chamber, in the other end of the CAM.
fol far beautiful than the Representative
Hall. The Senators were seated in the middle Of
Inc Chamber. aua, on either side, were columns.
beautiful 10 the &c. in the :ear Of which, were
Hobbies for spectators. As 1 cn,v;ct: on casting
my eye TO the chair of the presiding officer beheld
it occupied ~ prm, beautiful looking little man
who | was tod had been cd Gated at West Point
1t was said he could rccite " HoaeniRdea." equal
TO any stage player in America. From the actions
of the gentleman, when he 10 put question.
was icrcbly reminded of the old couple,-
-" The jay-bird sat on swinging limb;
He winked at ne and | winked at him.
Another young pert, dandy looking gentleman
-
been bred and educated in Ia g toned arstocratic
counting room, in the city OF Louisvillc-that he
studied law some Six months, obtained licence
matter OF course, and came to Indiana. lie had al
perfect control a long string of epthets. and cant
wing phrases IN reference To Gen. Jackson, wbo
was then President Of the United States, such As
- tyrant, ''usurper, - tramplng our glorious
Constitution in the DUST DC. Beng thus quail
fed, he was selected on two several occasions, TO
write wing addresses to the people OF Indiana. Last
fall he travelled IN Ohio. 10 aid the wings IN gam
ing their late glorious victory IN that State. To
tend on the members, in the two Houses Of this
stately edlhce instead OF the armed and wooden
legged door keepers at Cory don, who cut their own
wood at the session alluded To, door keepers and
and their assistants, AMI two Sergeants- at arms
were seen ia Attendance.
The two political newspapers then al Indian
apols and their editors. also, should lie forgot
ten. One of the wing ed tors was a tall slim faced
about SIX feet two three inches high, who has
been pointed out as bearing n strong resemblance
To Henry Clay, OF strong arlsOcratIcal notions aud
who principally educated in a newspaper print
ing office, IN Lexington, Kentucky, that opposed
the war, and even Mr. Clay himself. while acting
with the Democratic party. On account If his
semblance TO Mr.. Clay, and his heightened aristo-
cratcal feelings, he chosen this fall TO welcome
that gentleman at the State line.
The Democratic editor was Il dirty -flced, sovenly
looking character, rather too Democratic an his APP
pearanco for even many OF his own party friends
and who was entirely exterminatcd years
since, 10y the immaculate Tom Bowling. They
both, however, united in giving glowing descrip.
ton of the illumination of Indiana polls after tie
passage OF the internal Improvement bill.
There was in Indianapolis, that winter. scores Of
d andy looking cadets from West Point and other
glnccrs and oyster sellers and coffee houses were
well patronised. All oppearediife and gaiciy. Mo
ney was plenty aud every body thought themselves
rich. The people OF Indianapolis amongst the rest,
thought themselves made forever, and grecie ed the
Legislature OF that session with long aud loud ap
plause. All these things were the necessary conso
quence of the commencement of that series of over
trading and speculation, which have since been the
ruin OF States as well as individuals.
CAPITAL PUNIsHMENT.-Thc Portland Argus,
IN abiding to the subject of the abolition of
capital punishment, claims for Maine the credit
of having been the first State in the Union
which moved IN thus matter, an example since
followed by Vermont and New Hampshire
The Argus saws -" The example in this mat
ter not set by Vermont. She has only fol-
lowed in the wake Of Maine As long ago as
1887, capital punishment virtually abol-
lshcd IN this State by a statute, which requires
every person convicted of capital crime 10 be
imprisoned until the Governor shall issue war
rant for his eXecuton-and in no case can he
be hung until the lapse of year after his con-
yictIon.
AT late trial in Philadelphia, the celebrated
DIR. Pcckham was called upon the stand to prove
an abb; and testified to his having blcd the
defendant upon certain day. The counsel
asked, wv ELL doctor, did you candidly think
bleeding necessary on that occasion -
= don't know, indeed, . replied the doctor;
q but we always find IT necessary to do some
thing when called by a patient
IlrsroRrc.L roiNr.-Bancroft in a recent lee
ture IN Boston on the Battle Of Banhcf III stated
that after much research he had arrived the con
clusion that Col. Prescott, not General P4inarn
was the commander. That Putnam left the lines
early the day Tor the purpose of procuring rem
iorccmenls and did not return until late IN the dav
when he came without them, and thea nothing
saved him from I reprmand from General Wash
Ington, but the fac, that he was not IN command
during the day.
\ Pulling QrrsfIoy.-it a church meeting
in hanover, y. H.. II was necessary 70 ascertain
the number of widows IN the parish. After some
time had been spent IN the premises. of'cions 10
season and out Of season member from the ea.tern
par, Of the town, jumped up and SAID, . think we
have embraced them all, have we not President
II"
Rev. ions LrI,xD.-tn effort is making in
To collect and publish The writings
VI this remarkable man. Am,ng his work. winch
are ssing Is book of poems, published by INN IN