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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

CURIOUS FAcT.-It is very common to hear ciIy SOL
ders sneered at efeminate for a campaign and
not able to endure the fatigue that country soldiers
bear without inconvenience, yet the experience
in the with Mexico is just the contrary. While
the country soldiers die off in undue proportion, the
city soldiers are comparatively free from sickness
The MississiPpians, who encamped New Orleans,
lost forty ont of their regiment the Pennsylva-
Mans the same ground. who were from the cities
of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh. and Pottsve, lost
single man. In the list of deaths among the troops
at Santa Fe, not a man of the artillery from St.
Louis city died. and but three attached to the batta
many have died from nearly every company Of the
other volunteers showing that city troops the
hardest, and the country troops least One of the
surgeons in the army also refers TO this fact as afford
ing a singular contradiction preconceived notions
of the relative physicist power of endurance among
the two descriptions Of roldiers.-PhI Ledger.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

Gen. TAYLOR and his friends in the army are SAID
have been much chagrined at the orders of ScorT
requiring him to take command of Monterey, an
interior post If the rumors, published by yester-
day, should prove correct, Gen. TAYLOR will have
reason to rejoice at those orders We observe that
sryeral Wing papers endeavorng to cast censure
on the Administration forwhat Scorr did in this mat
They blamed Mr.. Polk for not sending ScorT
to take command Of the army, and now that he has
done so, they denounce him for superseding TAYLOR
Such is their consistency st Louis Union.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

Mr.. CHAPMAN few days ago in conversation
with gentleman from Morgan county, he informed
me that Mr.. Parks would not be a candidate for the
Senate and that the democracy of Morgan he thought
would nominate Mr.. Tacket, the representative from
Morgan in the last legislature think this would be
good selection; for more eficien: and sound DEM
ocra was not to be found in the legislative halls last
winter than MIR. Tackett, the representative from
Morgan. w
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

VERy SENSIBLE MovEMENT.-The resolutions from
the House of Delegates of Maryland, censuring the
President of the United States in relation to the
Mexican war, were returned to that body by the Sem
ate. it'll message declining to act thereon. This
was certainly sensible and praseworthy than to
have wasted the peoples money in discussing and
passng such resolutions for other object than po-
iitcal efeet-Batinore Sun,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01
[Erom The N. O. Picauune.l

One Of our letters yesterday stated that Lieut. Mil
Ter, officer Of the Ohio volunteers, who killed
at Chichron, had his heart cut out aud hung upon
bush We have since seen another letter, stating
that the body Of the brave but unfortunate Lieutenant
Richie was horribly mutated after his death. His
heart, too was torn from him, and afterwards stuck
upon pole by the road side
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

0~TThe Tennessee river recently rose higher than
il has been since 1872 Waterloo, PASSPORT, and
most of the landings on the river were overiowed
much stock was drowned corn lost, and fences swept
away. Those living in the bottom lands fled to the
hills for safety.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

TwEEDLE DUN AND TwEEDLE DEE.-The follow
ing extract from the report of the debate in the
Senate, March Sd, as given in the Washington pa
pers.
s.Mr Calhoun said he had admitted that
Texas the cause of the war, but he remarked it
might be the occasion of it.
.'Mr Davis. / adopt then, the phrase of the Sena-
tor; it the occasion of it, and difference
between cause and occasion"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

PLANK RoAn.-It.is contemplated to make plank
road from Rome, in New York, to Turin, and $50 600
have been taken up by the citizens Of Rome Oswe-
go has subscribed 800 600, and there appears be
doubt that the whole amount will be taken up.
Here in Indiana we should make charcoal roads
among the best and cheapest in the world.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

Gen. Scott thus far has made singular acquisitions
on the quarter-master, Gen. Jesup He commands
scarcely $1,000 troops, and has already made de-
mands for eighteen thousand pack mules three thou
sand wagons fifty additional transports, and .ffty
millions Of pounds Of hay, What next, as the frog
said when his tail dropped off,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC VIcroRY.-An election has
been held in the fourth district in New Orleans, to
decide tie between the democratic and federal can
ddates for the Legislature which resulted by giving
the democratic candidate 1T majority. Good!
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

III about $50 O0O collected in the Catholic Churches
of Boston, for therelief ofrIrland A sum amount
ing to Sl60.0OQ was also sent made up Of private
remittances Of Irishnen to their friends at home.
The whole amount Of private. remittances sent from
Boston during the, month Of February, is $4,000,
sum distinct from that sent by Bishop Fitzpatrick,
stated above. The Cambria also sent cot. S., 625,
which was contributed in Baltimore... Nspnackef,
which nearly destroyed BY ire,.nof SING @noncls
ago, has seLt $4,000 to Boston for tfafelH of Ire
land. - - -
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD AccIpENT.-We conversed
last night with Several passengers in the great west
ern and passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, which left Baltimore on last Tuesday morn
ing, and was d.tsined seven hours at Sykesvie, 81
miles from thai c.,y, by frghtfu accident. 1t
in the morning, as usr-l when the train approached
that village, at CT "a miles hour. The
National Road the track here and at the time
five horse team and wagon was about passing over
It, The railroad as straight, and both the driver of
the wagon (who wakng) and the conductor Of
the train perfectly aware of their proximity but
1t seems that one or both went the calculation they
could pass first, and so both drove ahead.
The result was, the Locomotive came upon the
team just the three leading horses had crossed The
engineer tried TO stop the train when too late
The iron horse rushed upon the horse Of flesh and
blood. The cow-catcher struck the off wheel horse,
and pitched him with prodigious force some distance
from the track, where he lay in agony until an end
was humanely put his sufferings. The wagon
bounded of distance OF thirty yards, rolling
and over. The three leading horses started off in
alright, and ran but the saddle horse was instantly
doubled up under the Locomotive, which, broken
it was, plunged on grinding the creature to atoms.
When the passengers got out, nothing left under
the Locomotive but its head and a few bones It's
heart still palptating and entrals still reeking, were
scattered along the track. The fortunate dri-
yer, though knocked down and carried away insens-
bic, was not seriously injured but the hair-breadth
escape with life awfully frightened him.
But the mischief did not end here. The machinery
on the under part Of the locomotive was broken, and
some part of it catching the track, tore up
Pletely. For twenty-five or thirty yards, it
wholly demolished. The locomotive plOughed into
the ground to the depth of two feet, scattering the
rails and timbers In every direction. 1t canted
over very much, but did not upset, and was nearly
ruined Singularly enough the engineer and conductor
hung to the wreck and the passengers experienced
but gentle shock. No one belonging 10 the train
injured in the least The track had be recon-
strucied, and another locomotive procured from Fred
erick before the train could pass on. All this ac-
night.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

The bill providing for a settlement with COL Spen-
Ger, formerly receiver this place. which passed the
House some weeks ago, has passed The Senate On
full and fair settlement it appears that the United
States actually indebted to Col. S., and provision
is made for restoring to him the whole of the real
estate levied upon by the U. S. Marshal and paying
to him 81 $50 which the government owed to him.
We rejoice at this favorable of affairs, as it not
only restores TO esteemed fellow citizen large
amount Of property unjustly taken from him, and
places him IN comparative easy circums,ances-but
also removes all stigma from his reputation, and
places him more before the world as an honora-
bic man-Fort Wayne Sentinel.
0%5-Col Spencer above named was one of the al
legged "defauers," about whom tue wing party told
so many and such monstrous lies in the infamous
"Hard Cider" campaign.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

0SrThe Philadelphia Ledger justly remarks that
the grand source of misery in Ireland is landed ars-
tocracy Hence while it is almost the most fertile
country in Europe, and exceedingly productive, its
cultvatOrs, whose labor produces all its crops, live
upon nothing better than potatoes, oatmeal and but
termilk, dwell in nothing better than mud cabins and
clad in nothing better than rags Ireland exports
large quantities of beef pork butter, cheese, WOOL
tallow, mutton, hams and fine linen. Yet the peas
antry who make the butter and cheese, never taste
either; who raise the beef and pork, never touch
them and who raise the flax and manufacture the
linen, never it. Such the blessings Of land
ed arstocracy, and cultivation by tenaury lease.
Every should the acres that he tills and
the of Heaven seems to have lighted on every
country where this is not the case Here is the Sc
cret of Poland's fall This is the curse Of Hungary
and other Austrian States. 1t is the feudal system,
which Gods curse has ever followed. We hope that
the British Parliament will oberate it from Ireland
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

WELL DoNE.-Harnden g. Co. carried to Liver
pool $4,000 by the Cambria, made up of small
remittances from the poor and aboring Irish in this
country to their suffering friends and relatives at
home,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

OtTSpeaking of the farewell Of members Of Con-
gress the President at the close of The late session.
tile correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger makes
tie following sensible remarks:
Many Wing. too, there was that grasped Mr..
Folks hand, admitting that he has united the country
at 4 time of great national difhculty-in order TO
lead her to bright and glorious future, of which fu-
,ure generations only will appreciate the whole mag
nitude and Importance. There will be croakers, of
course before and after the peace; so there were
croakers in New England when the first settlements
in the State of Ohio attempted by enterprs-
ing pioneers-when extended the empire of civili-
cation and of freedom beyond the Mississippi-when
Louisiana purchased-Florida obtained from
Spain, and Texas annexed peaceably in the midst of
the intrgues of France and England, and in fact all
European powers who watch with jealousy, fear and
amazement our unprecedented national progress.
And what has been the effect Of all these acquisitions
on the Union Has it not grown stronger in conse-
Quence Are there now not twenty-eight or twenty
nine States to one, which might choose to nulify or
unite in a Hartford Convention; and would not the
united good sense and power of the faithful States
crush the one or two disafected in its reasona-
BILE objects And it will be after the annexation
of Upper California and New Mexico.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

Envelopes should not be used fer letters acknow-
Lodging the receipt of money In those instances the
whole sheet of paper should be used, the post mark
must be on to constitute legal proof of payment
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01
wing Preaching and Mexican Practice.
From Senator Corrin's Speech. |

From DcndtOT I0TUtHS OpeecH.
"If were a Mexican would tell you, "H1ue
you not an yoEr country 10 bury your dead
men j! If you come into mine re riR pelcome you
lcih BLOODY HANDS AND HosPIrABLE CRAVE"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

The oREcOx MAIL LINE OF ssspfere to run
monthly from Charleston, Soush. {5< = cbapres.
touching at St. Augustine. Ks a. ena.
Tie mail will then be aFteysd BY land carriage
across the isthmus, from Cl1gresrto Panama, where
it will be received BY ste4rs for Astoria or the
mouth Of the Columbia risers touching at Monterey,
San Francisco and therplaces< Tie cost is not to
exceed 100000 per afaun. United States post
masters to be appoint a At Astoria and other
points on the Pacific Postage iprs single letter to
Cbagres % cents, Havana IL cests. Panama 80
cents, and to the Pacific coast SO cents.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

G--The barque Victor has been loaded at New
York with 1923 barrels meal, $50 bags corn, 20
boxes clothing, and other necessaries Of life. to be
despatched to Ireland They are putting similar car
goes into three other vessels,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

GRANTS OF LANDS TO THE WESTERN STATES
The Speaker of the House of Representatives laid
before that body few days snce the annual report
of the commissioner of PATENTS and statement from
the Land Office. from which it appears the following
States have received grants of lands amounting to be-
tween seven and eight millions of acres.
Ohio, 1,976,0l6 acres.
Indiana, 2339O92
Illinois, 1,640,024
Arkansas, 1889, 30
Yet to hear our whig politicians growl. one would
suppose that Indiana "never got any thing from the
General Government
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

Mr.. BENToN-The New York correspondent Of
the Washington Union says that the French paper
published in New York, justifes Mr.. Benton's re-
quirements in connection with tie office Of Major
General. He remarks
Upon the requirements Of Mr.. Benton before as
suming the appointment of major gcneral-on which
so much rancorous misapprehenson has been expend-
ed by the unprincipled mouth-pieces Of whiggcry-
the Courier des Etats Unis says most justly
"We understand perfectly well that before going
to Mexico, with views entirely new, Mr.. Benton felt
that he must have full and perfect liberty of action
TO put them into execution. The presence of the gen.
erals who have thus far acted upon different views
would be very serious obstacle in his way. Clearly,
ne was unwilling to accept the high post rendered to
him, unless he was, at the time invested with
the powers necessary TO enable him to fill it as he
could wish. Men of common mind may submit to
the control of others, and their views. Those of
larger nellects have need Of full scope and range for
exercise, and 10 them want Of entire freedom is gen.
orally tanamount to partial failure or total defeat
it is difficult to see how the most blinded par
tisan could have found in Mr.. Bentons course any
ground for tie abuse cast upon BY the wing press.
The New York Sun, on the same subject, says
1--WE apprehend that a mistake has been made in
surprising that Col. Benton demanded the recall of
General Scott General Taylor, or any other General
from Mexico, indispensable to his assuming the
command of the army. We are assured frum an au-
hentic source that he never made such demand
at any time anticipated that the Generals should
surrender their respective commands, even allowing
he accepted the appointment rendered to him. His
original plan, which unite the sword and the
Olive Branch, could not, under existing circumstan-
ces. be carried into effect although approved by the
President; and the details satisfactory to
majority of the Cabinet, he declined the mission al
alrla Ia.
vices of Scott, Taylor, WORTH and the other Gener-
ais"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

0TBarnett declines being candidate for represent
tative in Floyd county on account Of inslgibility
Why be is ineligible do not know. though we can
imagine several reasons, Pity!
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

In some Partisan gossip translated from the Cour-
rier des Flats Unis by the United States Gazette, the
following passage
"One, who thirty years since the queen Of
the world, has died in an obscure corner of the
globe-Maria Louise is dead. If her love was not
great, her sufferings have been excessive. Her
daughter, whom she had made the first lady of her
palace, and who married to a noble Of Milan, is
dying hourly of pulmonary consumption under her
very eyes. Her son, whom she idolizes, tseats her
with disregard and scorn. He a major OF an Aus
TRAN regiment. Maria Louise has paid the debt of
life. May pardon await herr
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

G1-Coi- Cpmmins of Ga declines the appoint
men, Of Majg General, lately conferred upon him,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01
Charter Election.

Result of the election held Saturday last to de
srmine whether or not to accept the new charter
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01
What our Volunteers think of il.

The Salem, Ia, Republican Of the 9th inst publish
es the following extract of letter written by nom
commissioned officer Of Capt Dennis's company of
Salem Volunteers, dated January To- 1877, from the
city Of Saltllo in Mexico. 1t shows what brave
volunteers think Of the patriots at home who abuse
their government and take sides with Mexico.
1--WE have read the Presidents Message and say
" Hurrah for Polk" He speaks like patriot. He
speaks of the war every American shot:.d speak
his words meet with the entire appreciation of both
wings and democrats here. But do his words meet
vi the appreciation Of all the Americans! We an
swer No! What do you suppose the feelings Of
tie poor soldier who has left his native country his
friends and relations to hazard his lifeto endure all
the tolls, the perls, dangers and deprvatons in
enemy's country! When he looks back and sees his
brother rather who should have brotherly feeling
for him, denouncing the war-callIng the soldier
thief, rOCber, and applying all evil epithes 10 him that
the tongue of tory could usei-doing everything in
his power to procrastinate the war; and induce the
Mexicans to resist vigorously, is il not almost
enough TO induce the soldier face about ana re-
trace his steps, and begin, in his country, and
drive all those Uhite Mexicans out Of the land Of the
free and the home Of the bravel' They are unwor-
thy 10 be called Americans or be allowed the benefit
of American protection In the days of Washington
when Arnold detected in plotting treason he was
chased into the enemy's camp, and his colleague in
treachery hung But in modern days more Ar
nods allowed to do and say every thing in their
power against the war and soldiers and are suffered
to run at large unmoested would to God that there
in the United States MARION, Just such one
as Marion OF old was, with company Of Melon
aids to scour every town, hamlet and valley in the
State, and when they found any Of those chte Next
cans, to serve them Marion did the tories on the
Pedee.
Excuse my bad writing and Mistakes for l was
sergeant of the patrol guard last night and did not
get any Sleep"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01
Arrival or THE HIBERNL.a.
PHILApELPHIA. March 2O-I

PHILADELPHIA. March 2O-lOi p. NJ.
The Hibernia telegraphed at ; o'clock this
afternoon at Boston, with thirty days later inte-
gence She brings Liverpool dates to the 4th inst
CorroN.-Prces have revived and the demand was
active. The demandsof spectators for export were
slightly favorable to holders. The quotations are
Georgia. fair, 6sa6id; Mobile, 6ia7d N. Orleans
cotton. 7id.
CORN. = Confidence was renewed in the trade.
Heavy purchases were made for Ireland American
Meal was selling at Halo shillings for 70 lbs.
American Flour was worth 39a42 shiliings pe-
barrel.
White Corn is quoted at 69a72 shillings for $50
pounds. a
Yellow Corn, 72a73 shillings for $50 pounds
There was great uncertainty to the stock on
hand.
No duties were levied, and the demand closed stea-
dy, but not urgent.
The money market was unsteady Things appear
ed to be tending generally towards decline. new
loan of fS,000,000 authorized by the Government,
was taken by the Rothchilds and Barings at f69.-
los per l00-liali prem. Consuls, since last adj
vices, 60 3-Sa90i. Exchequer Bills 3a5 shillings
premium.
The grain quotations received from Boston by the
Telegrapher are rather ambiguous. The above, how
ever, is the best we could make out of them.
The Arkansas banner., 1847-02-10
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 sNssn@ sees9 fnEERd hsaw. Tahaze inanps seea ..fsiends- h me, fEnsa nishfal and mast true. esnna1 seli sha rnpaars-iiais sssS aSs ssszssss @ges ie yoa. wensa gsrta aesk uppn yos new And tesxh my snssless maes, TAs nnese1 nf yoaf slAeniness. Tha whsinm afrepose. \ hlnsd yoa wiih slss sunny hmes. nzF yeang experieuee Knew. H. kaxhssze dsya ny life has seen Wssa alf keAela bg ysa: AnA lsvinxiy strive c paint
 Eaeh bd14, familiar form. Ia aal in wiEA ssriety
 OfEagReaness and storm ,Ee lseksA upen ths ties that lent / Gueh sweet illusion shen, AnA wAen gAzed upon yosiT forms, Ne bseaghk them back again. Aa szstY love. TOW paced away.
 Eel pke1snfIg to recall, A iIipndship tried by time and change. Yss iziunphang tbNOugh ail-- Ard ane. who with her glorious eyes Lssoked fondlY on your pride, Ona whe in ai1 her ioveiiness
 Amid year gr1n1ner died. Ye s4s@ss ss..sszsss : may not well Ess year esehantment yearn. Whsm ye ean bia k.if<is easly ties
 An6 early AeAA yetnrn.
 JAss TAsLsa M0srmxaxnx.
The Arkansas banner., 1847-02-10
A PhIlologist at Fault.

iatR number of Blarkwood tells funny anecdose of German whose colloquial Eng lish had been neglected, us follows:
 Having 0bsaiAsd an interview with an Eng Iish lady. be opened his business (whatever t might bel thus: 'High-bon madam, since
 your husband have kicked de backet'--. sSirp interrupted the lady, as,onished and dis pleased s0ii, pardon.--aine, ten thousand parlIoss Now, make new beginning quite oder beginning. sia,iain, since your husband have cut his slick'--. lt may be suppo- sed that this did not mend matters reading
 that in the lady's couatenance, the German drew out an octavo directory, and said, per spiring with shame al having second tune missed 6re,-l Madam, since your husband kase gone to kingdom come ---- This he cid keseeehingly; but the lady was past pro- pttiatioa by this time, and rapidly moved to- wasSis the door. Things had now reached . sEisis and, if something were not done auiekly, the game was upy Now, sheieforr, s.k;sw a Iast hurried look at his dictionary, IT. Gsnuan iIsw after the lady, crying oai in voice Of despair--' Madam, since your hus- Aaad--ysss mast respected hns''snd, have boppsd Je twig'----. This was the sheet anekufs and, a this also caase bsae, of course = pnos snaa was totally wrecked. t turn ea ost tl,at the dictionary he had used Ar noidss, we think )---a work cf hundred years hesk, snd from mess ignorance, giving slang esotslisns fsom Tom Brown. EEsirsnge. .:sa oaksr iseaIsr sritsu-ha pat down the - a<vten (ss dis) wish the following wor- lfin1nl eerirs of eauiraieats To kick she bnekes 2. To cut ope's sssck. 2 To go o tins3on cane. 1. To hop the swig.