Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1848-12-19
MIR. Martins Resolution.

The following joint resolution introduced some
days since, by Mr. Martin, and referred to the COM
mltee Federal Relations. but no, reported in the
proceedings of that day.
Joint Resolution the subject Of The Ertenton Of
SIarery
WHEREAS, The Congress of The United States has the
constitutional right, and in opinion ought exercise
It, OF prohibiting the introduction of slavery any of
the territories of the United which free
and that slavery does not exist in either of the terri
lately acquired by treaty from the Republic of Mex
co it lawfully exist in said territories unless by
express act of Congress,
Ann WHEREAS, inasmuch the question of the further
extension OF slavery the continent, is exciting
this time with the American people and the it
disposed Of the better in opinion will be- for the
harmony and perpetuy of happy confederacy there
fore.
Resored That Senators in Congress be instructed
and Representatives requested Introduce and urge
the passage OF act by Congress- prohibiting the intro
ducon Of slavery into New Mexico and California in.
GLIDING the country the Upper Rio Grande within
the limits of Texas
| THE END OF \ PoLITIcIAN.-Many young men
plre to be politicians, or rather through want of en-
crgy TO make living for themselves in honest
and industrious pursuit seek an easy and lazy berth
! in political office which requires that they
should mount the stump, attend party meetings and
contr butte by all the in their power get up
great enthusiasm. story told by the n. O. Delta
OF the end OF a man who had been filling Tins kind OF
life, Is warning impressive than Meals capi
tai sketch of Peter Brush. The individual alluded
brought before the Recorder of New Orleans with
unmsiakabe marks of confirmed loafersm about him:
"And what has brought you down SO low!" in
qured his honor.
'Polltlcs, sir. Some people say 1t was whlskey
but whIskey only of the effects and not the
cause Of my downfall. When entered upon the
tate my father left me. which quite a snug prop
erty, was moral, industrious young mt but un-
fortunately, bad lawsuit that carried me frequent
ly to court, and there met some jolly fellows. who
invited inc to drink with them, and there too got TO
talking politics and hearing speeches, and finally the
boys persuaded me had gift for speaking, ami made
me mount the stump. And so when | once got on the
political track, you couldn't any stop me, than
you could stop locomotive with your big toe. be-
came very popuar-that cost me all my fprtuns-I
became n provincial legslator-that cost me all my
morality aud good habts-and finally, from great
politician, | became n gambler, and drunkard, and
now am here, houseess vagrant, In the dock with
the very vilest of this great wicked city"
Z" II is all true; alas, too true, remarked a lawyer
in Court. Il knew C,i B. when he still occupied
a.high position in North Carolina; he was of the
most prominent of his time"
CHINESE JUsrIcE.-The Chinese Mail. Unpublished
at Hong Kong. says i" The grandson of one of the
large defauers 10 the government, has been sent to
prison 10 expate the guilt of his grandsire, who has
been many years in the grave" If such system
prevailed here, whit prospect there would be tor
the riSiDp generation of the limited SotpS