Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-11-18


Herald abiding to statement IN the petersburg
(West Va.) Gazette, that large numbers Of citizens
of the Old Dominion leaving her territory for the
Far West, says:
Now in this there is nothing that should cause re-
greet In Virginia. Let those who Jared by the
prospect of gain who really believe that they
better their condition by emgratng to the new states,
follow their bcnt-and take their slaves along with
them The vacuum may momentary weak
ness but 1t will only be to recruit with twoOd VIZ
gor. The place of every slave will, In time be filled
by hardy, Industrious, tax.paying. musket-bearing
freeman, Of the right stuff to people free state,
which Virginia is destined to be of these days,
and the sooner, consistently with reason, the better
for her own good.
WESTERN BOUNDARY TExAs.-France, under
whom we claimed always acknowledged the Rio
Grande as the boundary of Texas. Spain, under whom
alone, Mexico claimed, always acknowledged the low
Rio Grande as the boundary of Texas. Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, Adams and Clay, always affirmed
the Rio Gronde to be most clearly the boundary OF
Texas. Texas so claimed always, and exercised mil
tary power, granted and surveyed lands. organized
counties there, served process, received votes and
ercised civil and criminal jurisdiction there. Great
Britain formally acknowledged the Rio Grande in ls4l
as the boundary Of Texas. Our Congress, by undn-
vote, also recognized it in December, 1S45, and
carried our laws and sent our custom-house officers
there Washington Union.
The ~ o. Della contains long communication
from its intelligent correspondent Mustang" who is
with Gen Scott, in which he argues that the true
policy to be pursued hereafter lie the occupation of the
line desired for future boundary, and the with
drawa of our forces from the interior His reason
ing appears inconclusve, the maintenance Of such
line would require four times the force suggested by
him, and would leave to the enemy ample opportunity
to collect army Besides, the sequestration of
a IF IN
her to TERMS and deprive her of the power of further
resistance. The best way is to Ego ahead -St Louis
Union.
| A THREATENED LAwsUIT.-A writer in the Mask
uiLe Christian Advocate in letter addressed to Rev.
Dr. Elliott, OF Cincinnati, threatens If the General
Conference Of the Northern Methodist Church should
refuse to divide the property with the Church South
that suit in Chancery may be the result. Should
the suit succeed and the Court require the North to
settle with the South on the plan of separation, he
says that il would obge them TO pay the South
at least Sl50,0O0 in annual nstaments of sos, 900
EACH Should the Court disregard the plan of separa
tion and decide upon the principles of general equity
it will require the Northern Book Room to pay over
at once sum equal to s35O,OOO, more or less
ATARIFF ARGUMENT ANSWERED BY A TARIFF Man.
The great plea Of the tarifhes against u reduction
of duties was that it would food the country with for
egn fabrics, and reduce the price of our own below
living profit. Now hear what the flaming tariff pa
per, the Philadelphia North American, says as the re-
suit of the experiment thus far
"The only way in which the tariff OF '46 could pos
sbly have any effect of ITSELF in increasing the con-
sumption, would be by making the articles cheaper
than they were before This is not the case. They
have generally been dearer and the blessing of cheap
goods which held out the object of the act has
not been realized"
| SPECIE MovEMENrs.-The New York Tribune of
Friday, the 29ih ult., says:
! The Constitution, Liverpool packet, took about
100000 in gold; the Garrick to-day had 800 600,
and the steamer at Boston will have 100000, mostly
taken from the Boston banks This movement of spe-
does indicate that the balance of trade Is against
with England but that remitters in the present
certain state Of commercial credit on the other side.
prefer gold to bills. Probably the next steamer from
Liverpool will bring in return quite large an
amount as we lsbip, as many parties who could not
sell their bills have ordered proceeds home in gold
GovERNoRs-It is very evident that the people pre-
fer to be Governed by democrats. All the Governors
who have been elected this fall BY the people are
democrats, viz Dana, of Maine; Towns, of Geor-
gia; Thomas, of Maryland Skunk, of Pennsylvania
and Haines, of New Jersey. Yet in three of the
\ states which have elected them, wing legislatures
have been chosen, with majorities in both branches
Such is the in Georgia, Maryland and New Jer-
sey In Vermont no choice of Governor was effected
by the peope.-N. Y Jour. Of Com.
WONDERFUL TELEGRAPH IMPRovEMENT.-The Lon
don Magazine of Science for last month that the
Electric Company have invented machine which will
communicate intelligence simultaneously to some for.
ty or fifty British cities-among them Liverpool Has
Cow, Manchester, Bristol Leeds, Sheffield, Noting
ham, Hull, York. Ii can transmit at once to all these
places from thousand to two thousand letters pei
minute.
The New York Sun says many of the wealthies
capitalists of England and the Continent have resolved
to to the United States, where enterprise la.
more activity and freedom and where there is ample
scope in the various departments of industry for SAFE
and profitable investments. This determination, il il
said has been FASTENED by the appearance of things
in the old world, threatening revolution, anarchy ant
reputation.
! The Springfield convention recommend Daniel w eb
ser for President, and Briggs and Reed for Governor
" and Lieut.. Governor. The Boston Wing supports tn.
two last named; but Of The former it greves to say
1.-THE degraded tone of the public sentiment in th
free States during the past fifteen years. is more du
to the moral weakness of Mr. Webster than any othe
! single cause"
A son of Mr.. Sheet, about ten or twelve years o
age fell from the top Of the new court house, one da
last week, and was precipitated through two sets o
joice into the cellar. The distance he fell abou
forty feet Strange it may seem, the boy is now run
ming about the Streets with his in a sling hav
ing received no very serious injury from the fall
Rushpille, Ia. .Jacksonian.
By an official correspondent in the Union we lear
that seaman named Thos. Dennis, belonging to tn
steam frgate Princeton. now at Gibraltar lost boil
! his arms while engaged in firing salute in honor o
Prince Demedof Of Russia, who had paid n visit Il
! the vessel. The Prince on hearing Of the accident
settled life pension of 400 francs per on the