The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-09-18

or A sterling print from the far-off YAM
kee land that very seldom reaches US. the
Providence Or. H. journal contains the fol
lowing apt sketch of one of the wise men Of
Hoosierdom:
ANEcDoTE OF Ma. PRoFFIr.-The follow
ing anecdoie of MIR. Profit is furnished 10 US
by a correspondent:
In the early political life of Profit, when
a member of the Legislature of Indiana, he
exhibited The same modest assurance and
sell-esleem that has since made him so con-
spicous in more elevated stations. He was
foremost in every debate-seeking a conflict
in the wordy warfare, with every member,
friend or foe, that rose on the floor. This
cacoethes loquendi was SO strong a passion.
that his attention was moi confined TO public
measures and general laws, but descended
TO every private act or local bill brought be.
fore the house not a proposition TO remove
the seat ofJusIice OF change tIe lines ola coun-
lay, 10 appropriate the local school fund, to
charge or establish an election precinct, to IN
corporate a village, or restrain geese and hogs
from running at large in any own OF Village
in the State, could be made in lie House by
any member, but Mr.. Profit had divers pros
or cons to urge in favor or against the meas.
ure, as suited the humor OF The moment; and
he generally claimed TO be better informed
on these local subjects than the representa-.
lives ofthe particular districts, whose ~consliiu'
tents were TO be affected by the measure
One day, when he had been more than usu.
ally busy in iniermeddling in measures of a
purely local character, the management Of
which was always left by courtesy TO the re
representatives. of the counties Interested, an
old member from Dearborn, who had severaI
t,imes experienced the annoyance of Profits
limpertience, arose, as MIR. p. seated him
sell, and, with a grave air, said the gentle
man from Peterborough had displayed during
The session a most minute knowledge of near
" every county, Town and yillageinIh e State,
and a very hibernate acquaintance with the
local interests and feelings of the inhabitants
of every section oft. The Hon. gentleman
he thought, must have been an %iiineranI
throuehoutthe State the last year; and he
would, with the consent of the House, ask
information of the gentleman from Peterbor-
ough, which he could probably give, on a
subject of deep interest an concernd to one
of his constituents, if he would be kind en-
oughto reply TO the inquiry. Mr.. Profit
having o~raciously nodded an assent, ana the
House having uttered a general Cry OF .'con-
seni,' .'consent." The member from Dearborn
said he would make The inquiry by reading "A
paper sent to him that morning. MIR. Profit
moving TO a seat near the member from Deaf
born, The latter read as follows:
"Know all men by these presents, that |,
]. William Turner late ofCulpepper county,
State of Virginia, send greeting:-
TAKE NOTICE.
Strayed or stolen out OF my high meadow
and a low bottom, a large grizzly gray Ram,
with a bald face-cne glass eye-a straight
horn and a crooked one--wool on the getting
up side, and hair on the down-lying-,he skin
and meat grown fast TO the bone--he irols be-
hind and PAGES before. Now, whatsoever
will take up said ram and deliver the sans TO
J. William Turner. living at the foot oil Blue
Ridge, and has run away for horse-stealing
and gone 10 Indiana, shall receive eighteen
pound Virginia currency. Given under my
hand and seal this 9th day Of January, A.
ID. IS3-e
r.. WIZ. TURNER"
forming 10 Profit, to ask him if he could
aid him in securing the Tewatd, he discover
ed the Peterborough member, with hat in
hand, making long strides for the door, amid
a general roar of laughter from all sides OF
The House. Private and locailegislaiion was
wonderfully facilitated, by this occurrence,
during the session.
eStrLet US neysr intend, much less commit q
w1eng act