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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES
and Measures.

A simple and frugal Government, confined within
strict Constitutional limits.
strict construction ofthe Constitution, and no as.
sumption Of doubtful powers
No National Bank to swindle the aboriHS popula-
ton.
No connection between the government and banks.
Diplomacy, asking for nothing but what is clear
~ right and submitting to nothing wrong. .,..
No public debt, either BY the General Government
or by the States except for objects of urgent neces
sity.
No assumption by the General Government of the
debts of the States, either directly OF indirectly by
distribution of the proceeds of the public lands.
Revenue tariff discriminating in favor of the
poor consumer instead of the rich capitalist.
No extensive system of internal Improvement by
the General Government, by the States
constitutional barrier against improvident State
loans.
The honest payment of our debts and the sacred
preservation of the public faith. -.
gradual return from paper credit SYSTEM ..
No grants of exclusive charters and privileges, by
special legislation, TO banks.
No connexion between Chiirch and State.
No prescription for honest opinions.
Fostering aid to public education.
progressive" reformation of all abuses.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

awake to see Santa Claus come down but poor Jane
smiled family without speaking peculiar expression
only crossing her countenance, by which the mother
always understood a solicitation to be kissed.
There she sept-a sort of sleep from which her
mother wished, yet feared to wake her-brightening
up again at her fathers return home in the evening.
Somehow then the chld's eye its changing voice,
some symptom not before smote conviction of
the coming catastrophe upon the fathers heart and,
mute with wretchedness he sank on his knees by the
bedside.
One loud, abrupt, involuntary and thrilling scream
burst from the mother at this action for it told her all
that the father had no tongue to utter. She few to
her child clutching 1t to her heart and lips, tho
she would detain the breath heaven taking away,
and a deathly silence followed the womans scream,
broken only by the mountain-llke laboring of the
fathers heart.
In the opposite dwelling Fortune and Pleasure were
smiling upon each other, and gay assemblage of the
chosen of each oyfully greeting they
passed away the merry and laughing hours of Christ
mas Eye How strangely oPposites will sometimes
jar during progress through this checkered
How still strangely, does that jarring oft touch
upon the chords of gentle sympathy, which vibrate
ever with melOdous sound
The poor, bereaved mothers screams reached and
startled the company opposite and our good hostess,
commanding her guests of the evening to remain in
undisturbed festivty, went to visit the of
affection, for her heart too truly told her what alone
could be the cause Of such desoate sound.
Little Jane fingered till nearly midnight, fading
slowly like of those thin vapoIs sailing In the
train of Cynthia, which pass away into ether mockng
admiration as with some beautiful illusion that you
think you've seen but suddenly and strangely miss
The fair child yielded It's breath with smile, while
the mothers tears were falling on its face and the
heavy throbs of the fathers heart kept mournful
accompaniment with the last pusations of life in the
breast of his child.
So came the morning, and poor little James
Christmas box waS-a coffin
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

A HINT TO THE LADIES. = T. Hood, in his new
work, says :- 1t is treat to see Pru6ery get into
omnibus. OF course she rejects the hand that is
held out to her by male cvlliy. 1t might give her
squeeze Neither does she take the first vacant place
but looks out for seat if possible between inno
cent little girl and an old woman. In the mean time
the omnibus moves on. Prudery totters. makes
snatch at Cvilitys nose, or his neck, or any where
and missing her hold rebounds to the other side OF
the vehicle, and pumps dowh in strange gentle-
mans lap. True modesty would have escaped all
these indecorums."
We clip the following curious paragraph from the
Journal of Commerce.
UNcoMMoNLY BAsE.--Within few days past a
hand-blll has been addressed to a large number of
most respectable ladies of a blss character"
The editor of the Journal evidently meant to say,
that hand-b of base character has been addressed
to large number of most respectable ladies.
Reader have you fixed upon professions If not,
never once think of becoming editor. Beg-take
the pack-keep lodgers-take up school-set up a
mangle-take in washington humanity's sake and
especially for your own, do any thing rather than
become newspaper Chronological paper.
al really cannot sing believe me, SIR was the re-
DIV of young lady to empty fop- 81 am rather
inclined to believe madam, that you fishing for
compliments ''No, sir, never fish in such shall
low streams"
If there be poetry in this world it is in the depths
of an unrequted and imaginative passion = pure,
dreaming sacred from all meaner cares asking no
return but feeling that life little to lavish on
the beloved one.
Handel used to console his friends, when, previous
to the curtain being drawn up they amened that the
house was empty, by saying, "Nevere molnd, de
music vii sound de peter"
A student Of medicine from Boston while attending
the lectures in London, observed that "the King
Evil had been but little known in the United States
since the revolution.
Pleasure lasts forever but enjoyment does not. The
reason is that the one lies around, and perpetualy
renews ITSELF but the other lies within, and exhausts
itself.
The humble man requests favor as though he
were unworthy 10 receive it but the proud asks
for a favor in the same tone if he granting
One
A feather on the wind, straw on the stream-such
are indeed, the emblems Of humanity. We resolve,
and our resolutions melt away with Word and a
look we are the toys Of an emotion.
The individual who can find good in any one
else has certainly no good in himself How can we
reason but from what we know |!
True paternal love has strong resemblance to the
midsummer sun of the north, which shines as well by
night by day.
When YOU are the " anvil" have patience-bu'
when you are the .shammer'' hit hard and well. Re
member this.
Or stu so gently Ger me stealing is happily
exemplifed IN the marriage Of Ezra A. Sui t'
Retecca S,eel:ng, Ct Richmond, Ohio.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06
Volume IV$$:;;iss::Number 33.
The Old Maid.
pr MRs. AMELiA D. wELDl

BY MRS. AMELIA n wELBY.
Why sits she thus in solitude her heart
Seems melting in her eyes delicious blues
And as il heaves. her ripe lips lie apart
As IL to let its heavy throbhings Though;
In her dark eye depth Of sVftness swells,
Deeper Than that her careless girlhood wore
And her cheek crim>ons with the hue that tells
The rich fair fruit is rpened 10 the core.
1t is her thiriieth birthday with a sigh
Her soul hath turned from youths luxurant bowers,
And her heart taken up the last sweet tie
That measured out its links Of golden hours
She feels her Utmost soul within her stir
With thoughts too wild and passionate to speak;
Yet her full heart-its own Interpreter
Translates itself in silence on her cheek.
Joys opening buds, affections glowing flowers,
Once lightly sprang within her beaming track
Oh, life was beautiful in those lost hours
And yet she does wish TO wander back
No she but loves in loneliness 10 think
On pleasures past, though never mole 10 be,
Hope links her TO the fnlure-but The link
That binds her 10 the past-is memory
From her lone path she never turns aside,
Though passionate worshippeTs before her fall
Like some pure planet in her lonely pride,
She seems TO and beam above them all
Not that her heart is cold emotions
And fresh flowers, with her heat strings knit
And sweely mournful pleasures wander through
Her virgin soul and softly Iufle it.
For she hath lived with heart and soul alive
To an that makes life beautiful and fair:
Sweet thoughts, like honey-bees have made their hive
OF her soft bosom-cell and clusIe there
Yet life is not TO her what it hath been:
her soul hath learned to look beyond its gloss,
And now she hOvers, like star, between
Her deeds Of lOve-ber Saviour on the cross
Beneath the Of earth she does not bow ,
Though she hath oft-tiuies dIained its bitter cup.
But ever wanders on with heavenward brow,
And eyes whose luvely lids are lifted up
She feels that in that lovelier, happier sphere,
Her bosom yet will, bird-like, find its mate,
And all the joys it found so blisSful here,
Within that spirit realm perpetuate.
Yet sometimes DER her trembling heart strings thrill
Soft signs, for rapture it hath meier enjoyed
And hen she dreams Of love, and strives to fill
With wild and pas Onate thoughts the craving void ;
And thus she andeIs on half sad, half biest,
Without mate for the pure, lonely heart,
That yearnng thro5s within her virgin breast,
Never 10 fnd lis lovely counterpart
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06
Little James Christmas Box.

The following touching story was written by the
late NJ c. FIELD, whose gentle fancies, under the
signature of PhGzmd have so often delighted the
public -
Incidents filled with the deepest pathos and occur
to stir the soul with tenderest emotions happen
around every day; yet seldom, very seldom, have
we pen commanding leisure enough to yield them a
brief record
We involuntarily removed from our lips glass of
wine that had raised to qua last Christmas day,
when opreye gancing through the window, fell upon
uphoster's preparations for funeral going on in
front of house opposite Our gentle hostess of the
occasion marked the action and after politely insisting
upon the usual courtesy she made sit down to hear
the following simple and affecting history of poor little
Jane and her Christmas box.
The little girl about to be buried upon the merrlest
holiday in the year, just approaching the ami
versary of her seventh birthday, when some subtle
disorder that had affected her from infancy, carried
her off She was child of very sweet and attractive
manners and the neighbors had learned to know and
love her. The incurabe complaint with which she
was consuming gave placdlty almost ethereal to
her disposition and her smile was thing mildly
beautiful that-if we may lend simile to assist this
warm but imperfect description of our nformant-it
must have been like the leaf Of lily shining in the
embrace Of a moonbeam.
The parents were poor, but dignifed and retiring
and Notwithstanding the profound interest little Jane
awakened in the neighborhood, the bearing of the
father, and the constant seclusiOn of the mother,
clearly forbade any intrusive prefer of assistance
few weeks since the child ceased its visits to the side
walk, and was seen TO SIT upon the door STEP
Poor Jane upon her death-bed.
At the approach of the holidays, the father and
mother, with that old hankerng of hope (which eagerly
clings for safety to straw, became joyous with a
bright change in their suffering daughter. She
suddenly grew to laugh and converse with pleasant
freedom and the symptoms of internal pain ceased to
cross her sweet face so often as before. Then the
cheered mother would sit by the bedside and talk tc
her girl of the merry holidays that coming
and promising the poor child what she had never
known before-a handsome Christmas box.
This promise, it would seem. took great holt
upon poor little dying James fancy, for she still from
day day would question her mother about and desire
to know what kind of box it was to be. For hour
or two on the day preceding Christmas, she chattet
with remarkable liyelness, telling her father ant
mother jocosely that she meant to keep awake in the
night and watch Santa Claus when he come down the
chimney with the box But as evening came on, she
faded into pale and sleepless stupor. The doatine
mother grew again uneasy, and with every innocent
article endeavored to keep the chids senses in action
She Lifted little Jane upon the pillow, hat she nigh
see how the stocking was disposed IN the chimney
corner, telling her how she had promised 10 keel
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06
The MOil,erlessl

You're weary, precious ones your eyes
Are wandering far and widei :,
Think we Of her, who knew so well
Your tender thoughts TO guide
Who could TO Wisdom's sacred lore
Your fixed attention claim
All never from your hearts erase
That blessed mothers name
IT'S time TO say your evening hymn,
My youngest infant dove!
Come, press thy velvet cheek TO mine,
And team thy lay Of love;
My shelteTing arms can clasp you all,
My poor deserted throng!
Cling, as you used to cling 10 her
Who sings the angels song.
Begin, sweet birds the ACCUSTOMED strain,
Como, MARBLE loud ard clear,
Alas alas you're weeping all
You're sobbing in my ear.
Good night 90 say the prayer she taught
Beside your little bed
The lips that used to bless you there
Are silent with the dead,
Afather's hand your course may guide
Amid the thorns Of life:
His care protect these shrinking plants,
That dread the storm of stiie;
But who upon your infaDt hears
Shall like that mother write
Who touch the strings that rule the soul
Dear, smilten flock good night
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

WHAT FIVE DOLLARS WILL DO. = Long John
Wentworth member of Congress from the Chicago
District, Illinois writes home among other things,
as follows:
They have new way of advertising here.
man wants his tavern praised. Accordingly he gives
letter writer 3d. and he writes to some New York,
Boston Philadelphia newspaper that " Col Polk;
Presideat elect, has taken rooms at -- Hotel"
Accidentally all the Office hunters GO and engage
lodgings there! man has piano for sale and he
gives letter writer So to write that Mrs. Polk has
bought one Of Mr.. ----'s splendid pianos" So the
matter goes to millner shops In each Of which
hangs a bonnet engaged to Mrs Polk" And 1t
takes s. to get letter writer to tell Of It. Indeed, II
takes So and to reach any of this profession.
For this, they will put eloquent speech In snf
mans mouth. For this, put him in Col Folks
Cabinet. For this, give him foreign mission. For
this put up Col. Polk at his tavern For this, make
Col Polk buy hat at a particular store, &c &c.
The magic number is So. All under is insult, ell
over superiority prominent politician who has not
s. to spare a few of the letter writers, VIII not be
prominent long"
The foregoing readily explains the manner IN
which some of those * important rumors" which
promise place and honor to individuals got up.
The mighty v" is at the foundation Of it at all
The house Of Rothschild has already negotiated on
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

ELECTIONS IN OLDEN TIME.-It was the law In Mas
sachusetts in the year 1913, that " for the yearly
choosing of Assistants (now Senators) the ,freemen
shall use Indian corn and beams The Indian corn to
manifest election the beans contrary and it any free
man shall put in more than Indian corn or bean
for the choice or refusal of any public officer he shall
forfeit, for every such offence, ten pounds" &c.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

THE TWO CLAYs.-Mr. Cassius H. Clay has written
letter to the Boston Atlas in which, in speaking Of
Henry Clay, he says:
knew full well. that the election of James K Polk
would be claimed, by the party, the verdict of the
people in favor of Texas and by the slave power, in
favor of slavery. The voluntary disavowal by Nj.
Clay therefore, of my opiRiOs set forth letter
to Mr.. Speed of Ithaca, New York, could not compel
me, through mortified pride at the awkward position
in which he had placed before the American people,
desert the glorious standard of human liberty, and
national honor and good faith. which all plainly
is struck down. temporarily at least in his person. 1t
is far from my feelings and purpose now, reProach
MIR. Clay-to whom under riany obligations
which can nevet be cancelled, both man and
statesfnan-yet believe the great Wing party north
of the line is prepared TO admit, that in losing
the moral power of opposition to Texas, slavery
question, we lost all.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

II is stated that Joseph Clark, ESQ., Of Rhode Is
land declines running for Governor, on the ground
that TO be elected would in;ure bis reputation. So i
would.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

He
Who stole the livery of the Court Of Heaven,
To the devil in;
In holy phrase transacted yillanes
That common sinners durst not NEEDLE with.
His life worse. Faith, charity and love,
Humility, forgiveness, holiness,
Were words well Ietre-ed in his sabbath creed;
But with his life he plain, Lust
lnordinate and Lewdness unshamed.
Seest thou the man;
serpent with an angels voice
A grave with flowers besrewed."
Is this speaking irreverently of holy things %
We trow not.
But it is said that this book-this disgusting detail
of gross sensualityhis long pracsed and frequently
tolerated bertinism-ths eervescence of spiritual
ism in the pulpit that inhaled in the tap room
put forthor is to be put FORTH by the sanction of
his Churchthe pecuniary consideration for the copy
be derived to that body for its expenses in the trial
Shame-double shame if it be so We sorrow over
the demoralizing tendencies of that cheap trash which
comes to from the pen of Paul de Kock we
anathematize the intellectual immoralites of Bulwers
bewitchlng romance-but with the sanction Of the
Church read and the scandalous detail of a
ministerial reprobate's sinful offences, and pously
moraze upon the sorrowfu depth that his feet have
sunk in the mry clay of sin. Oh, world .-Oh, man!
Scan .bee things be, and overcome US like summer
cloud,
Without special wonder ?"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

ONDERDoNK SANDAL book publishing firm In
New York have given $500 for the copy right of the
proceedings, the evidence, speeches. &C., in Bishop
Onderdonks case, and viii speedily deluge the
try, through all its channels of circulation, with the
nice tit bit of scandal. The great poet asked
"Canst thou administer a mind diseased l'
These publishers will answer the emphatic yes, and
to the mind diseased" of all classes In the Union
they at once will feed this book And it will be run
AFTER and snapped up and eagerly devoured from the
priest in his robes to the beggar in his rags The nice
young man " will pour over it with exquisite gusto,
and the sweet young miss, who would blush in scarlet
if found with it on her centre table, will HE away
eagerly to the bed and lock the door be
in the enjoyment of its rich knowledge. Don't grow
indignant reader at this estimate of ours of the de-
PRAYED taste of our good people-indignat won't
suppress the truth, or hide the " mind diseased"
great Bishop-learned in books-eloquent in language
commanding in intellectual strength-famous in
name-has been detected in many fragrant offences
against the morals of Gods law and mans law-he
has pandered to sinful astes-he has violated chastity
and insulted modesty-
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06
Peter Chancery, Esq, and his Five
Dollars.
BY PROFESSOR INGRAHAM.

Snoring the Blessings that tolOp the settlement Of 4
smallest account
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

The house of Rothschid has already negotiated on
account of the different governments of Europe tho
following loans for
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-04-18

Atlas that in central and northern Vermont (pe-
vond the rooch of the facilities afforded to Rutland
and Addison by the Lake, there are also rich MIN
eral resources which would find their way 10 mar
ket by the Central road, but would DC almost whoi-
" useless without it. In word, the Central road
wopld secure these, and nearly all on the Rutland
route. while the latter route would be Of advan-
tace to the former. To particuarze somewhat Of
the mineral resources on and accessible TO the Cen
trail route: In Washington and Orange counties
there is the finest Granite in the world, in mex
haustible quantities, which would be transported
largely Westward, for building purposes as there
is not particle of that valuable stone West OF the
Green Mountains, except in small rolled muses.
In Berlin, on the line of the road, is Slate of good
quaily Steatito, or Soap. Stone, abounds in More
town on the line Of the road; Serpontlne of the
most beautiful variety, and inexhaustible in guam
tty lies directly upon the line of the road in RoX
bury, with water power at hand to prepare it for
market, Lead has been found in Thetford and Nor
ristown, and in the latter locality promises to be
valuable; Copper ore exists in Straford and Wat
orbury, and in the former town Copper has been
manufactured, also Copperas in immense quani-
ties and in Thetford most valuable Oil-Stone is
found, and large business has been done in that
article paying freight by land across the Suto to
Burlington. The Central road near Burlington
enters Lime Stone region, affording as pure, white
and valuable Lime as is to be found in the world ;
and on the line North which is common to both
routes, arc the Marble aud Iron of Swanton.
Again VIC remark, That the Atlas article of the
llth is greatly defective. There are other branch
es Of production and manufacture, quite rs lmpor-
tant, which are worthy of notices and in order to
full understanding of the question: it seems to us
that the notice of them should not be exclusively
confined TO one route. AS the fairest exposition OF
this part Of the subject SO far as applicable to the
routes in question, invite attention to the fol-
lowing table of the principal manufactures of the
counties best accommodated by these conflicting
routes We gather the statistics from the compen-
dunn of the census Of $780, except the last item Of
starch factories.