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Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

"RoUGH AND READY."-ITs ORIG1N.-The
origin of the title ''Rough and Ready" as ap-
piled to Gen. Taylor, is not, we believe. gen
orally known. 1t originated in this wise:-
An officer called upon Gen. Taylor, on business.
He was dressed in full uniform. and was evil
IDENTIFY as proud fhis feathers as any peacock.
Having assumed the seat designated by Gen.
Taylor, he was commencing a statement of his
business when private soldier made his ap-
pearance at the entrance of the tent. Imme-
diately Gen. 7. requested the officer to delay
moment, until he attended to the soldier,
whose time was not so much his own as was
the officers. Gen. I. then took the soldier
aside, heard his business, attended to it; and
dismissed him. The officer highly indignant
that the General should cause him to wait
while he attended to private soldier, had ris-
en- to depart, and as soon as the General turn
ed to him, he made his departing bow! and
passed out of the tent, without telling his bust
ness! As he got outside of the tent, he gave
vent 10 his pent up wrath, and muttered, III
accents hoarse with passion: odd roughP
to which the soldier, who was at his side
promptly replied: "And id ready" The
officer, attempting TO resent the liberty the sol
der had taken in replying to his angry ejacula
ton, the thing got wind, and thenceforth Gen
Taylor was designated "Rough and Ready
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

We think the President has done pretty well
he has whipped both Mexicans and Wings, and
has only incurred an expense of six five mil
lions in the operation.-Lo Dem,
We are free to admit that Mr.. Polk did his
best to '.whip' Gen. Taylor at Buena Vista, By
stripping him of all his regular troops and send
ing Santa Anna and twenty thousand troops ag-
ainst him, but forall that Old lack never surren-
dered. I'VE admit, too. that the treasury is mi
nus ''sixty-fve millions at least. But that's
a 'scircumrtance,' we suppose to what Cass
would do if he ware elected judging from those
"extras."
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

ABUsE.-A violent Cass paper published in
the North, not content with abusing Gen. Tay
lor, has commenced its attacks upon Major
Bliss, as follows:
'sPERFEcT BLlss.-The relations of Major
Bliss to he obtuse old tiger of the Rio Grande
war seems exactly to correspond with those of
the North to the South, or rather of Northern
Freemen to Southern Shareholders. Bliss, it
seems, not only writes most of the Generals
letters, and writes them beautifully, but he ne
gotiates for the stocking of his plantations with
human cattle. He does all the head work
which his master couldn't do and then contents
himself with the crumbs under the table and
the cold yictuals left on it."
The Richmond (Va.) Republican truly re-
marks, that, there are some people, who possess
such strong native faculty for making harsh
and abusive remarks, that it is always wisest
to have no controversy with them. Let them
alone, and they will injure themselves more
than any one else. There is a certain animal
from whom it is no disgrace to fly, and those
whom it attacks are perfectly willing to con-
cede the palm of victory. if they can only get
out of its way.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

OEWe see by the proceedings in the House
of Representatives that the Committee on
Public Lands, to which had been referred
House bill in addition to an act for the relief
of the inhabitants of the reserved townships in
Gibson county, Indiana, reported the same
back to the House without amendment.
Mr.. EMBREE explained the bill, and asked
to have 1t put upon its passage.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed,
and, being engrossed, was read third time
and passed.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

TURN HIM OUT.-The Sergeant-at-arms of
the House of Representatives walked Mr..
Henley-the member of Congress from the
New Albany, Indiana District-out of the
House in double quick time on the 18th inst
1t seems that Henley with sixty or seventy 9th
ers, the day before, left the House in order to
escape vote on some question, and for SO de-
ing were taken into custody by the Sergeant
alarms. They were brought before the bar of
the House and their names called over. The
foil owing is what too place as reported in the
Union:
"Mr. HENLEY Zone of the absentees) de
sired to ask question of the Chair.
''The SPEAKER, declining to recognize the
gentleman from Indiana, rose and stated thai
this whole proceeding was supposed to be
with closed doors. BY strict right, the gen
tlemen:under anest-those who were absent
yesterday-were not entitled to be in theii
seats this morning. They should be in the
custody of the Sergeant-at- farms, and be admit
ted when called upon TO give their excuses
"Mr. HENLEY. Now, Mr.. Speaker,
wish to put my question. Loud calls of 'or
der."i
"The SPEAKER again said he could no
recognize the gentleman from Indiana
''Mr. HENLEY, earnestly raising his voic
above the cries of "order' on the left.)
would most respectfully state TO the Chair tina
l claim the right TO be heard.
''The SPEAKER. The Sergeant-atarm
will take the gentleman from Indiana in custo
dy, if he persists in his demand
'.Mr. HENLEY. Very well, sir. ITO tn
ISergeant-at-arms.l Very well.
90 Mr.. HENLEY than advanced to the area i
front of the Clerks table, and was conducte
out of the hall by the Sergeant-at-arms.'
Henley's constituents will turn him OF
next election, and keep him out, or we are n
Judge.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

NEWSPAPERS. "A man eats up pound oil
sugar, and the pleasure he has enjoyed is
ended; but the information he gets from a
ne wspaper is treasured up in the mind, to be
enjoyed anew, and TO be used whenever &C.
casion or inclination calls for il. A news
paper is not the wisdom Of one man, or Two
men; it is the wisdom Of the age, and of past
ages TOO. fami y without newspaper is
always half an age behind the times in gen.
eral information, besides they never think
much or find much to think about. And
there are the little ones growing up in igno-
rance, without any taste for reading. Be
sides all these evils there's the wife, who
when her work is done, has 10 sit down with
hands in her lap, and nothing to amuse he
mind from the tolls and cares of the domes
tic circle. Who ihen would be without 4
newspaper Benjamin Franklin.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

FOREIGN IrEM.-During the fighting in Paris,
one of the insurgents having been captured by
some of the Guard Mobile, these men, infuria-
ted at their inhumen conduct, determined to
shoot him, when, at the moment of execution
General Brea threw himself before the prisoner;
and entreated them by all the laws of war as
well as humanity, to spare him, and leave him
to the hands of justice. This noble appeal had
scarcely passed his lips, when the rufhanly cap
tive, who stood behind him, pulled out pis-
toll and shot the general dead. The murderer
was instantly put to death amidst the yells of
fury.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

ANOTHER SrRAIGHToUF.-Esquire Blanot, of
Madison Co., Ohio, democrat of4S years stand
ing, closes card in the Madison Wing as fol-
lows:
81 am determined to abandon the party
lrhich has fallen from its hsgh estate. and be-
come a leOrshipper at the shrimeof Slapcrg. and
with cheerfulness will give my vote for an
honest Southernor in preference to Northern
sycophant OF Slavery. | therefore go for lay
lor, Fillmore and honest Seabury Ford.
JESSE B. BLANOT.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27
appearance of Paris is described a,

0EThe appearance of Paris is described as
most melancholy. From the vast number Of
casualties uin the course of the four days during
which the instruction lasted, almost every
one has lost fathers, husbands, brothers, or
friends.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Chronicle, says In every street you meet wo-
men in deep mourning. and with all the signs
of deep affection. Vast numbers of the Ma
tional Guards are missing, and the doubt as to
their fate is almost more painful that the GER
tainty of the worst. In every church funeral
services are going on from Morning till night,
and the same sorrowful symptom of the evil of
civil war must necessarily continue undated
for several days. The number of the dead and
wounded to be still seen carried along the diff
ferent streets is extraordinary. All the wo-
men, from the highest to the lowest. are busy
preparing lint for the hospitals. At every door
you see little group engaged in this work OF
charity. Besides this, subscriptions for the
benefit of the wounded have been opened, and
the orphans are adopted by the Republic, by
whom they will be supported and educated
Paris is 10 continue for some days longer in &
state ofsiege no one is allowed to move about
at night without passport.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

A SoMNAMBULIsT--Ash short time since a
young man named William Bean, of Buck
ingnam, Pa, came very near meeting with a
sudden death while in his sleep. Apparent
ly about midnight, he left the bed in which
he was sleeping, aud plunged out of Sec
ond story window into The garden, carrying
sash and lights with him. After he had re
covered from the fall, he walked leisurely &c
the far end of the garden and took seat up
on The feuce. In The same place was he
sitting sound asleep when his father took
him TO The house and reused him up. The
whole affair was enacted while he was in a
profound sleep, and in the morning the fami-
" had no little trouble to convince him oil
the tru'h ofhis perilous encounter.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

rA Western judge decided, in case
that caime off few months since, that the
presentation of daguereotype, from gentle
man to his lady love, was equivalent to prom
Use of marriage The counsel for the COM
planant argued that it had been given; but on
its being brought into court, the judge and jury
were both unable to decide whether it was the
shadow of the accused or not, il twas SO badly
executed. The jury brought in their verdict
accordingly, and the defendant was dischar-
ged.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

CoMPLlMENTARY.-ANe New York paper i'll an
article on the dangerous and exciting subject of
abolition, pays the following compliment to
ex-President Van Buren:-''Martin Van Buren,
is a cold blooded, ambitious, revengeful, and
dishonest man. The few features of his char
acter are just looming gloomily before the
world. He is modern Burr in political ac-
ton, with more cunning than Burr, and pre-
senting greater hopes of success in his projects
and PURPOSES"
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27
CITY OF EVANSVILLE:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 25,

LocoFocc BANK MANAGEMENT.-Ift the lead
ers of the locofoco party are consistent in any
thing, it is their hatred for Banks. As long
ago as 1882 they swore by Old Hickory that no
institution of the kind should exist ilthey could
prevent it; and they have kept their OATH
Whenever and wherever they have been able
10 lay hands upon Bank, they kill it so dead
that il never kicks afterwards-as we say out
West, they climb, skin and jay-hawk" it, TAX
all the tallow aud and leaving the dry hide on
the fence. They go agin' Banks, they do-and
they go into them-whenever they can,-and
we never hear ola Locofoco being bank pres
ident, or director, but we feel certain that it
will be Quilted in short order. 1t is only the
oiker day we heard Of the failure of the Canal
Bank at Albany, n. Y. 1t is now stated that
the public mind in that vicinity has been much
infamed by the facts brought to light in the
course of an examination of the condition of
the broken institution. The commissioners
appointed to examine into the concern have
found. it is said less than thousand dollars in
specie and not one bill of "a solvent bank, and
this and the accumulation of broken notes on
hand constitute the assets of the bank! On
the other hand the circulation is found to be
double the amount first reported by the officers,
1t is already ascertained to be $780, 900, aud the
investigation has not yet terminated. The
amount due to individual depositors and coun-
try banks is very great, for the institution paid
large and unaccustomed rate of interest fol
the use of deposites.
The Louisville Journal says that among the
directors of the Canal Bank was the notorious
Edwin Croswell of the Albany Argus, The
chief manager and master-spirit of the whole
concern. Croswell is found to be debtor IL
The empty bank to the amount of $4,000, and
the very day before the exposure of its ute
rottenness, he made desperate attempt tt
borrow for il 100000 in order to keep tn
gameup for time longer. Heis the most infu
entail of all the old Hunker Locofocos in tn
State of New York, if not in the United States
and his vice has ever been loudest and mos
potent among those who denounce the Wing
asa party that goes for "bank-rags against tn
hard Democratic currency.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

New SYSTEM OF MEnIcINE.-The following
is translated from the Courier des Etate Unis,
of July 9th:
ga certain DIR. Herman. German physician
has just published a work in which he has laid
down the principles of new system of medi-
cine; which bids fair TO rival homeopathy and
hydropathy. The basis of this system is TO adj
minister medicines composed of the substance
which form the deceased organ, these substan-
ces to be taken from an mails and given in the
shape ofextracts.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

COMMON ScHooLs.-Our readers are general
ly aware that at the coming August election a
vote of the people is to be taken for or against
Common Schools, and each one no doubt, has
ere this made up his mind upon the matter
That every one may vote Understandings up
on the question we publish below the act of
last winter:
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the General
Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the
voters OF the State shall at the annual election
on the first Monday in August 1913, give their
votes for or against the enactment of law By
the next legislature, fer raising by taxation, an
amount, which added to the present school
funds, shall be sufficient to support the common
schools in all the school districts in the State,
not less than three, nor more than six months
each year.
SEC 2 The inspectors of elections at the
several places of voting shall propose to the
voter presenting ballot the question: care
you in favor of free schools?' and those who
are in favor of the enactment of law for tax
alton as aforesaid, shall answer in the afirma-
tive, and those who are against such enactment
shall answer in the negative, which answer:
shall be duly recorded by the clerk of such cleo
ton; and the result of such voting shall be GER
titled and returned, as is provided in other ca
ses of voting at general elections, to the Secre-
tary of State, and by him be certified to the
Governor, who shall report the same to mex
legislature on the first day of the session, anC
| it shall be the duty of the several persons per
! forming the duties of county Auditors, to ado
to the poll books, furnished to the proper in
spectors, suitable columns for taking the vote
aforesaid.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA.-On Monday week
couple of children were playing in skiff
which was drawn up on the shore above Ma
CARA Falls. In working the boat it got loose
and loated off the children being in it. The
mother saw their peril and rushed into the wa
ter, reaching near enough to the boat TO grasp
the little girl. The skiff passed under the
bridge, was upset, and with the boy went over
the Falls. The names of the parties are not
given.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27
The resolution reads thus

PROMISING OFFIcERr'-The De mocratic pa
pers in 1910 called Gen. Harrison everything
but brave and good officer; but they are now
exultingly quoting from one of his dispatches
in which he refers to Gen. Cass as ga promis-
ing officer" We presume Gen. Cass has new
er been and thing else than ''promising" Off
Ger; but his promises are never redeemed. He
is making every kind of promises" now, but,
it will all end, as his military career did in
promising"
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

AT THE OH BUSINESS AGAIN-Slander and
detraction are SO congenial TO the feelings of
many of the Locofoco papers that it is impos-
sible for them TO refrain from it. no matter who
may be the subject. Look at the following in
famous paragraph from the last number of the
Charlottesville Review:
sYOU ARE ALL A G-DD@D SET OF
THIEVES AND EDWARDS; YOU NEVER
CAME HERE TO FIGHT, BUT TO ROB
AND PLUMBER, AND WILL RUN AT
THE FIRST SIGHT OF THE ENEMY
Gen. Zachary Taylor to the Volunteers at
Marin, Merico.
Let the following statement forever put at
rest such miserable slang as the above
cat the Conference of the Congregational
and Presbyterian ministers of Hillsboro' coun-
ty, IN. H. J assembled on the 18th of June, the
Rev. Mr.. Lamb who was formerly a chaplain
in the army under Gen. Taylor at Fort Jesup,
said that the opening for him to do good in the
army was through Gen. Taylor, aud that thro'
the Generals influence temperance society
was formed, by means of which six hundred
drunkards were reformed, that the General told
him that it was all sham for man to pretend
he could not stand the damps and heats of the
South without spirituous liquors. Gen. Tay-
lor was a total abstinence man, and the only
commanding officer who did not drill his
troops on the Sabbath Mr.. Lamb also stated
that Gen. Taylor attended his church regular
ly, and used no profane language. Mr.. Lamb
closed by saying that he Vas no politi clan,
nor did he wish his remarks to be viewed in po-
litical light; he merely made them to show that
the way for doing good by tracts, by the tenn
perance cause, and by the preached word, was
opened by Gen. Taylor"
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

THE UNION MAGAzINE.-We have failed to
TO receive the June and July numbers of this
popular Magazine, why, we do not know
We published the Editors prospectus, terms,
&C.; and have regularly noticed the numbers
sent US, because we belived them deserving of
notice, and we feel ourself entitled to copy
of the work for this year. We suppose the
publisher has overlooked us.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

HARBoR IMPRovEMENTs.-Congre some
days since, by vote of 1913 to SO declared APP
propriations for Harbor and River Improve
ments co Institutional and necessary. On Fri
day, the resolution of positive lensure upon
President Polk came up, and the Locofoco Cas-
sites had hard time of it, There was S'dodg-
ing" and too much "noise and confusion" for
many to be heard.
The resolution reads thus
RESOLVED, That the reason assigned by the
President in his Veto Message of December
Is, l847, for his refusal to approve and sign
the bill passed March 3, l847, making appro-
priations for the improvement of certain har-
bors and rivers, are deemed unsatisfactory
And it passed by vote of 81 yeas to II nays
-one-third. nearly, of the members absent and
lodged. Only three or four Locofocos voted
in tie affirmative.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

THET LIVES OF CAss.-The Wing Elec-
to.s of Virginia will be furnished with copies
of both editions of Casss Lives. that the PEG
pie may see for themselves. A Wing member
spoke for three thousand as soon as the fac
was ascertained-half of the Northern and hal
of the Southern edition-Richmond Wing.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

OCFThe Haverhill (Mass.) Gazette, paper
which did not come readily into the nomina-
ton of Gen. Taylor for President, and the Edi-
tor of which is strong in opposition to the ex-
tension of slavery, and his support of Northern
rights and Northern principles, has raised the
Taylor flag, and maintains that on the question
ofSlavery, the Union is as safe with Taylor as
with Clay.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

THEFRENcH IN NEW YonK.-There is a
snoyement on foot, in New York, among some
of the most influential French citizens, to get
npameeting for the expression of their feelings.
their fears aed hopes, addressed to their coun-
srymen in Paris.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27
WILLARD FILLMORE.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Adiutant
General of the Army of the U. s., has publish
ed General Order, prohibiting the Officers,
except of the Cavalry, from disfguring their
faces with mustachios, imperials, or whiskers
descending below the ear! This is we'll. The
dandy officers have become too s'hidlous' to
be longer tolerated in this ''costume dc la
bar6e."
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

OEThe famous Mad. Darusmont, better
known as FANNY WRIGHT, is now at the
Broadway Hotel, Cincinnati. She Is come in
to the possession of large estates in Scotland,
and is just from that country.