Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-12-30
THE ADJOURNMENT.
For the Indiana State Sentinel.
TO the indianapolis SMALLPOX.

For the Indiana State Sentinel.
TO the indianapolis SMALLPOX.
Thou bloched and loalhsome curse Wars dreaded
Fears-and fsmine's gaunt aud duplicating cry
And fever's burning anguish,-and the apOplexy's
Shock are nOught compared with thee From rhee,~
Afnghted, rush the multitude Of men and
Fen State Councils at thy bidding break and
Run. Laws supreme source, and legislative
Power is woman's weakness in thy sight Thou
Canst shake the heart Of mighty Senates,
And the congrcgaed wisdom Of the land
Is scattered at thy breath. Thou hast
Alarmed the heels cen from their boots, and
Given their tattered coat tails to the wind;
And with the vast velocity of fear, they
Have Outstripped the speed Of Railroad cars,
And frost and mud have been like cOb-web
Barriers to their brave retreat. Avsunt!
Fell devil from peaceful town, and
LET THE LEGISLATURE ALL COME BACK!i
ONE OF THE NEGATIVES
Indianapolis, Dec. 10, ls47.
ssCLAR DE KITcHrN."-The Indiana Legislature ad-
journed on Thursday last for three weeks from that
time.
occurred in the city of indianapolis! and that the
congregated wisdom of the State, having the fear of
this disease before their eyes, and the good health of
their constituents at heart resolved to go home for
time, until this prevailing epidemic(D should subside
little. So after due consideration, majority of the
Dec. 20.
The Indianapolis papers received yesterday state
that Andrew Kennedy, member of the Legislature,
known formerly a member of Congress.) had
been confined two three days, with an indsposion
which proved to be smallpox. This produced great
alarm among the members; aud we learn from
member of the Senate, now in this city, that as two
physicians member of the Senate, the other of
the house, persisted in attending Mr.. H. the Leg
- l.s.I- - G. IT.
The Senate at first refused; but several members
this branch threatened to resign, reconsideration oil
the refusal was had, and the adjournment carried
Gin. Gazette, Dec. 20.
The LEGIsLATURE.-It will be seen from the in
teresting letter of our Indianapolis correspondent,
that the Legislature have adjourned, after short
session of days, for fear of catching the small
por there being, it was believed, vertable case
in the Capital: and so, like the rats Ohio street
last week, when the flood began to pour into their
nests the redoubtabe and patriotic members scattered
Is it not astonishing that, while they were umbng
over another to get out of the way, and to save
their skins, it did not occur to any of them that
they might endanger those of their wives and chill
dren at home, and spread the oathsome disease over
| the whole State! 1t is said that Demosthenes was
coward but he was not wanting in humanity. The
orators of Indiana certainly his equals in timidy,
and on the score of heartlessness they have proved
themselves to be far ahead of him.
Why is it that the Journal and Sentinel have not
published the yeas and nays on the question of ad-
| journment! The public should know the names oil
those who voted in the affirmative. They should be
"marked" in some way, even though they may es-
cape the "pock!" We propose to brethren Of
all parties to unite in celebrating their unparalleled
achievement, both in prose and verse; so that after
ages shall not fail to commemorate their fame-Madi-
son Banner, Dec. %.
The ADJoURNMENr-It will be noticed from our
Legislative extracts and Indianapolis correspondence
that our Legislature has adjourned until the second
Monday of January next-reason, one of confiu-
ent small pox at Indianapolis This will certainly
saddle great inconvenience and much loss upon many
citizens of Indianapolis, among whom the landlords
and printers will fare worst.
The majority of the Representatives of the people
seemed forget the glory of dying in the harness "
but it is likely however, that not very many OF them
were ready to square their accounts and thought they
might as well be where they conceived there was a
little less danger of being suddenly called on to set
tie up" One case of small pox is great shakes
over this way, since have got used to 1t, but, at
first, we had sort of panic, not quite as bad, how
ever as it seems to have been al the Capital. We
would have thought that nothing less than the Asatic
cholera would have driven gentlemen from their posts
of duty If they take the disease to their own fami-
lies all over the State, they will have committed an
act for which they could scarcely atone, and which,
no doubt, they would heartily regret Wabash En-
press, Dec. D.
OF The Express is altogether mistaken in suppos-
ing that the printers will lose much, if any thing by
the adjournment. We lose more than the cost OF
one or two editions of session papers, and we sup
pose the Journal Office will get than it loses by
the time it will gain in doing the State Printing.
We believe that the Express is the first to hint at
this supposed pecuniary interest of the printers The
reason perhaps, that its editor served his appren
| ticeship at tape-cutting.