Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-12-15

Singular Decision We have before US a verv
singular decision in Ia ~. not In State. but
in our sister State of kentucky, viz: Robinson
House, OF Boone county. IL would seem that said
persons each had horse-;ho two looked exactly
ake-perfect matches. Robinson's was lost,
stolen strayed. and he for the first time. seeing
Houses ANIMAL brought suit for recovery! Nu-
merous witnesses of undoubted veracitv were
brought on tAe stand, some of whom testified that
The animal Robinsons, and others that it
Houses. The testimony being equally balanced.
Judge Pryor laid The case before the jury, which
hung The parties then agreed TO submit the
case to the Judge, who decided that The animal be
sold nd the money be equally divided, and if an
other animal undistinguishabIe from the one in
question should be found, and be claimed by either
or both of the parties, such animal shall be sold.
and the proceeds divided as in this case. The
purchaser OF this animal had better brand it be-
fore Witnesses lest it be sold for the estray. This
| is great country.--Cin. Com.
The Independent Treasury.-A great change
has evidently taken place in the public mind, and
especially among whig politicians, with respect to
this mode of keeping and dsbursing the public
revenues. But few years ago, the very name
Of an independent treasury called up, IN the dis
eased minds of our opponents, all imaginable
pictures of ruin and horror. To them, the very
! thought of it seemed a torture keener far than
that of Macbeth when Banquo's ghost glared upon
him with eyes that had no speculation. Time
| however, appears to have had is usual anchor
ating Influences; and we are glad to that, with
respect to this cardinal democratic measure, it has
/ led not q few wings first ''to endure, then pity
then embrace Andrew Stewart, the great lead
er of protective tariff whiggery in Pennsylvania
is reported to have declared in late speech, VIII
an approach to profanity of asseveration, that HI
had always been in favor Of the independent trea
surv. The New York Mirror, recognized IN tn
canvass of IS4S as the peculiar organ OF Taylor
ism in the north frankly admits that the systen
has stood the test both in peace and war; and just
Iv commended itself TO the confidence and supper
i Of the American people. "We satisfied" say
1 that paper, ..that minority of the people of thl
country want no tampering with the constitutions
treasury.'' Thus do the times change and me
change with them. 1t would be far from surprIs
4 ing TO us to find, at no distant day, whig paper
and whig politicians attempting TO ''vindicate In
truth Of history by arguments designed to SHOW
that their party were the legitimate descendant
of the independent treasury men Of 1910, just a
they now prove, clear as sunshine, that the
| are the nearest kinsmen of the whole blood TO tn
Jeffersonian Republicans Of ls4O.-Er.
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