Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1847-03-31

free and the home of the braye!' They are unwor-
thy to be called Americans or be allowed the benefit
of American protection. In the days of Washington
when ArnoH was detected in plotting treason he was
chased into the enemy's camp and his colleague in
treachcry was hung But in modern days more Ar
noldS allowed 10 do and say every thing IN their
power against the and soldiers, and suffered
10 run at large unmolcs,ed would to God that there
was in the United States MARION, Just such a
as Marion of old was, with a company of Melon
aids to scour every town, hamlet and valley the
State, and when they found any Of those rbife Next
cans, to serve them Marion did the tories on the
Pedce.
Excuse my bad writing and mistakes, for | was
sergeant of the patrol guard last night, and did not
get any sleep.
Mr.. BESToN.-The New York correspondent of
the Washington Union says that the French paper
published in New York, justfe> Mr.. Benton's re-
quiremcnts in connection with tie cfce of Major
General. He remarks
Upon the requirements of Mr.. Benton Lefore as
Stunning the appointment Of major gcneral-on which
much rancorous misrepresentation has been cxpend-
cd by the unprincplcd mouth-peccs Of whggery-
the Courier DIES Flats Uns says most Justly:
I'VE 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
10 put them into execution The presence of the GEN
erals who have illus far acted upon different views
would be very serious obstacle III his way Clearly
be unwilling accept the high post rendered 10
him, unless he was, the same time, invested with
the powers necessary 10 enable him to fill it as he
could wish. Men Of common mind NAV submit to
the control of others, and their views. Those of
larger nteects have need Of full scope and rance for
exercise, and to them of entire freedom is gen
orally antamount to partial failure or total defeat
1t is difficult see how the most blinded par
tisan could have found in Mr.. Benion's course any
ground for Tie abuse upon II by the wing press.
The New York Sun, oil 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 any other General
from Mexico as indispensable to his assuming the
command of the army. We are assured from an au-
thentIc source that he never made such demand,
any time anticipated that the Generals should
surrender their respective commands, even allowing
he accepted the appointment rendered to him His
original plan, which TO unite the sword and the
Olive Branch, could not, under existing clrcumstan-
ces. be carried into effect although approved by the
Presidents and the details satisfactory
a rity Of the Cabinet, he declined the mission al
together His orr gndl plan included the active SER
vices OF Scott, Taylor, Worth, and the other Gener
ais"
| G1-The Philadelphia Ledger justly remarks that
the grand source Of misery in ireland is landed aris-
tocracy Hence while it is almost the most fertile
country in Europe, and exceedingly productive, its
cuvators, whose labor produces all its crops, live
upon nothing better than potatoes oatmeal and but
termilk, dwell III nothing better than mud cabins, and
are 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
an,ry who make the butter and cheese never taste
either; who raise the beef and pork, never touch
them and who raise the flax aud manufacture the
inen never wear it. Such are the blessings Of land
ed ar,tocracy and cultivation by tenaury on lease
Every man should o,rn the acres that he tllls and
the curse of Heaven seems to have lighted on every
country where this Is not the Here is the Sc
cret Of Poland's fall This is the curse of Hungary
and other Austrian States. 1t the fcndal system.
which Gods curse has ever followed. We hope that
The British Parliament VIII obliterate it from Ireland
The bill providing for settlement with Col. Soen-
Ger, formerly receiver at tins place. which passed the
House some weeks ago, has passed The Senate On
iui and lar settlement II appears that the United
states was actually indebted to Col s., and provision
IS made Tor restoring 10 him the whole OF the real
estate levied upon by the L. S. Marshal. and paving
10 him 81 ,-1o which the government owed TO him
We rejoice at this favorable Of affairs as it not
only restores 10 our esteemed fellow citizen large
amount oil property unJusty taken from him. and
places hin IN comparative easy cIrcumsta nces-but
also removes all stigma from his reputation. and
places him once more before the world as an honora-
bic man.-Fort Wayne Sentinel.
03-Col- Spencer above named, was one of the al
legged "deiaul'ers,' about whom the whig party told
so many and such monstrous lies in the infamous
Hard Cider" campaign.
0~-The Washington correspondent of the Pa
Ledger says
There rumor here that we are about TO hive three
F., new newspapers established in this district one by
Dr- Houston, just nominated by the Senate to be Re-
porter Tor That body-hc other by Gen. Duff Green
| ana ihe third by person whose name have forgot
zen. The third project will probably fail but in re-
gaia 10 the two Inst ones the probability that they
III houston named above obtained his political
'schoCling' IN the Office Of the New York Herald.
oil winch he was for time the PRINCIPAL writer
| III tnCy who their truS in ;