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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20
AUSTRIA The Piedmont Treaty is not

AUSTRIA The Piedmont Treaty is not
settled. Both parties have expressed de.
termination to make no concession, and it
is said that under these circumstances, Sar-
dinia had demanded the support of France.
The Milan Gazette of the 22d JULY,
states that rumor, was current in the
Neapolitian frontiers, that Garibaldi had
embarked for America, under favor of a
disguise.
1t is added that the bands of Gascons in
the Apprentices merely pass up his name as
a sort Of prestige 10 success.
Charles Albert, ex-King of Sardinia.
died at Lisbon on the 2sth Of July.
TURKEY.-Advices from Constantnople
state that an army of $4,000 men had
been ordered to assemble on the Hungarian
frontier, between GENES war ard Lernlin
to protect the Turkish territory and disarm
all who may be driven across the frontier
RussIA.-The Polish papers state tha
the Republican conspiracy had been dis
covered in Russia-that numerous arrests
ofimplicated persons had been made. Th'
| whole scheme was divulged by the Secre
tary of the Court Of Orleans. 200 person
had been arrested. Officers with Letter
De Cachet had been sent to Moscow an
other cities to arrest members Of the cons
piracy. The aim Of the conspirators wa
to overthrow the dynasty Of the Empero
Nicholas, and establish Republic.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20
Wreck of the Steamer Empire State On
Lake Michigan.

The following despatch was received at
late hour last night.
DETROIT, August l3
The Steamer Empire State left Chicago,
at her usual time and after touching nj
Milwaukee and Sheboygan, had on board
100 passengers.
On Wednesday night the wind commenc-
ed blowing from the northwest, and before
midnight it had increased to gale. The
waves beat with great fury upon the steam.
er's larboard quarter, and half past four,
she was discovered to have sprung leak
The pumps were set to work, but the
water gradally gained until the larboard
fire was put out, and the fireman sto cd to
their knees in water.
At this time when 25 miles distant from
land it was determined to abandon the nt-
tempt 10 reach the Maniter island, and she
was headed for the beach as the only alter
native 10 prevent her from sinking.
Notwithstanding the utmost exertlons OF
the passengers and crew, together with the
bilge pumps which discharged 1900 gal.
Ions per minute, the water continued to
gain until one after another OF her fires
were extinguished, ano the engine was
able 10 make about revolutions, barely
enough to pass the centre. She was how
ever rapidly nearing the land, and when
about quarter Of mile distant, all but
two of the fires being submerged, the en-
gine was stopped on its centre.
The lib was still raised, and about IL
o'clock, and 20 minutes she struck on the
Michigan Shore, about three miles below
the sleeping bear nearly filled with water.
After remaining "a hours in the wreck
the passengers were taken off by the pro-
peller Delaware, Capt. TuttIe, and brought
to this city this morning.
The Empire State lies in about feet
water. Her guards are badly broken and
her upper works materially damaged -
The bolts which secure the arches OF her
hull are driven off and project above some
6 or 8 inches, giving the idea that her hull
is also wrecked and twisted.
The mate expresses the opinion that she
cannot be got off.
We understand that the boat was owned
by Messrs. Moses, Monieath and Hazard
of New York and was not insured.-Pats.
Post
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

sThe patriotism ocf mere poliicians,which
explodes in deceptive party pledges, is un-
derstood to be,as DR.. Johnson defines it, the
last refuge of scoundrel.-Spesch Of Hon.
J. N. Clayton in Senate 18th July, ls4S.
As Taylor's patriotism exploded in de-
ceptivs pledges" and as those pledges have
ali exploded" in gross deception and fraud.
Mr.. Clayton must esteem Taylor as one of
the greatest of "sceundrels. IN. H. Pat.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20
Cholera Items.

In Cleveland for 4s hours ending on 13tl
inst. ID deaths; on the l4,h, 6 deaths; on
the 10Th, 3 deaths; on the 10th, deolhs;
on the l7th, 7 deaths;
In Cincinnati, for the last days ending
on the 10Th inst. there were lS cholera ins
terments, other diseases 90.
| In Philadelphia, on the 10Th inst. cases
and deaths.
In Boston, on the 10th inst. 16 deaths.
In Buffalo, on the 18th inst. SO cases
and 40 deaths, on the 18th, 81 cases and 8
deaths; on the 18th, 40 cases and l6 deaths;
on the 18th, 80 cases and l6 deaths; on
the 17th, SO cases and IL deaths; on the
18.h, 80 cases and IA deaths.
In St. Louis the interments for the week
ending Sunday the 18th inst. were III, of
these only IL were from cholera.
In New York, on the 18th inst 81 Gu.
ses and 35 deaths; on the 18th, los cases
ane Al deaths; on the 18th, 139 cases and
40 deaths; on the 18th, 80 cases and 81
deaths; on the 10th, 90 cases and 80 deaths;
on the l7th, 66 cases and Al deaths.
In Albany, on the 18th inst. 27 cases
and L deaths; on the 18th, II cases and 2
deaths; on the 10th, L deaths.
In Sandusky the cholera has almost en-.
tirely ceased. DR.. Ackley and other ply.
sicians who went there to render medical
assistance have returned to their homes
Business is reviving, and the people who
fled the city are returning A despatch
from there dated, Aug. 18th suys:-"All
WELL Only l case of cholera in the last
"a hours" Another dated Aug. 16th,
says, "but 2 cases, one Of these landed
from steamboat"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20
Gen. Cass and Col Benten-The Proviso.

Gen Cass and all those who believe with
him upon the subject of the constitutional
right of Congress to legislate over the terri.
tories, are denounced being in favor Of the
extension of slavery, by the free soilers, nc
matter how much they may be opposed te
its Extension. Still they have great conf
dsnce in Col. Benton's free soilism. Ye
the only difference between Gen. Cass and
Col. Benton is, that one believes that Con
gress has the constitutional right to legis
late over the territories, the other that it has
not. They are both opposed to the exten.
sion of slavery, and both believe that legis.
lation is unnecessary to prevent it. Mr.
Benton, in a speech in Jackson county, Mo-.
thus alluded to the Wilmot Proviso:
ain regard to the much-harped upon VIII
mot Proviso, Mr.. Benton said he would
commence telling his hearers what it was.
by saying that there was no such thing! 1t
was Jefferson Proviso, and Davy Wilmot
was no more the author of it, than he was
Tue duthot VI tHC i'CoididtloA vi 4uoCpcuu-
ence. Mr.. Benton said We had no terrific
ry to which this Proviso could apply, and
that it was therefore, mere abstraction
that We had no slave territory out of tie
States, not even enough for negro to plant
his foot upon, and therefore all this talk a.
bout applj ing the Wilmot Proviso to this
territory, was mere talk-a "chimera dire, "
a shadow without substance"
We do not copy this paragraph for the
purpose of showing that those who believe
in the right of Congress to legislate upon
the subject Of slavery in the territories are
any less Democrats on that account, but
as showing that those differing in opinion
as to this right, may nevertheless be honest
ly opposed to the extension of slavery, and
that that difference of sentiment should not
tend to create dissensions in the Democrat
ic party. During the late Presidential con-
test the Democratic party took the ground
that Congress bad not this constitutional
right; still there were thousands who then
believed, and still believe, that that position
was wrong, though they were and still are
unwilling to abandon their party on that
account. because they believed the senti-
Easnts expressed in the above paragraph to
be true.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

% The wings have been compelled to
change their excuse for the base violation
of the pledges made by Gen. Taylor prior
to his election, SO often, that it is difficult to
tell one day what manner of justification
they will plead the next. They attempted
to convey the impression at first, that all
upon whom the axe fell, were unworthy
of the trust reposed in them, but were soon
compelled to abandon that position. They
then attempted to shift tho responsibility of
this work from the hands Of the President
to those Of his Cab net; but they have not
been long in finding out that the people
are determined to hold the President respon-
sible for the work Of bis Cabinet; and they
have recently taken another tack, and now
they go in strong for the doctrine Of @to the
victors belong the .spoiIs." The Republic,
the organ of Gen. Taylor, and several 9TH
er papers, have applied themselves to the
task of urging this as the true wbig doc
trine. They may succeed in establishing this
as correct doctrine, but they will fail to
be able to justify base and wanton viola
ton Of solemn pledges not to practice this
doctrine, by which thousands were deceive
ed into the support of Gen. Taylor.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

u The whig papers are rejoicing at the
prospect Of an early settlement of the ques-
tion Of slavery in our newly acquired terri
tories by the admission of New Mexico and
California into the Union as States at the
next session Of Congress, to effect which
object measures are now in operation. No
small portion of their joy arises from the
consideration that Gen. ylor will thus be
enabled to keep his position upon that
subject from the public eye. Our neighbor
of the Wing, thinks that the admission of
these two territories as States, "will settle
the question which has lately created SO
much discussion in Congress, in way
that must prove satisfactory to all parties. !"
There has, then, quite change taken place
in the opinions of northern whig politicians
within few short months. 1t is but a
short time since they declared that it was
extremely dangerous to leave the determi-
nation of this question to the people of the
territories; and that nothing short of the
election Of old lack and the application of
the Wilmot Prosiso would satisfy them!-
The Democrats will be satisfied if the man.
agement of the President and his Governor
do not force slavery into that region.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

@ The Wheeling Gazette of the 9th
says, the first iron cable of the Wheeling
Suspension bridge, was suspended across
the river, from tower to tower, u span of
-1010 feet, the afternoon b efore. 1t is the
small cable which is to guard the course
Of that giant pathway through the air, and
above the unobstruc,ed river which rolls
beneath.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20
The Free S0iiars ard the App0rlionDlenf.

The whig press Of this State, for months
past, have been bitterly denouncing the
action Of Messrs. Townshend and Morse in
the last Legislature, in voting to give to the
Democratic Representatives elected from
Hamilton county their seats in the House,
and making that the burthen Of their pitiful
appeal to the whig portion of the Free Soil
party to return to their first love and throw
themselves into the kind and tender en-
brace of the whig party. But their denun'
Citations and entreaties have been alike un-
needed. The larger portion of the free soil
party, especially of the Reserve, were orig
inally wings, but they have too far dlvest'
ed themselves of the trammels of that party
not to be able to see the baseness Of the aP-
portionment scheme by which whiggery at
tempted to perpetuate its reign. There may
be, and there are, undoubtedly, some of the
old wings in the Free Soil party, who
retain all their old political preferences, up
on this, as well as other subjects, but BY far
the larger portion spurn the appeal that is
made to them to win them back to the
whig party, by holding up the course Of
Messrs. Townshend and Morse. The truth
is, that the whig apportionment scheme,
and the attempt to fasten it upon the people,
are denounced by large majority of the
people, and all the prating about coalition,
cannot change that sentiment.
An attempt was made in the Free Soil
Convention of Trumbull county, to pledge
their candidate for Representative to the sup
port of the villainous whig apportionment
scheme, but it was voted down almost u
unanimously.
The Free Soil candidate for Representa-
tive in Summit county, being asked to de-
fine his position upon this question, has
written letter, which is published in the
Akron Free Democrat, in which he declares
it as his opinion, that the division of Ham
ilton county is unconstitutional-that if e.
lected, he will vote for the reception Of the
members elected, in common by the elec-
tors of Hamilton county, their election being
certified in due form; and that he will vote
for such change in the present apportion-
ment, as would constitute the County of
Hamilton single Representative district,
and should not vote for law which makes
less than an entire county Representative
election district
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20
From Chihuahua!l
INDIANS TROUBLESOME.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. l3

ST. LOUIS, Aug. IL.
Arrivals from chihuahua up to the 4.h
Of June, states that the Indians were very
hostile in that region, numbering Mexicans
and Americans whenever they could find
an opportunity.
The Governor had raised and sent out
party to rout the enemy, offering sixty
dollars for every scalp taken,
The Indians have entirely laid waste the
State of Sonora, but the Government is do
ing nothing. They have entirely desola-
ted the region round Ell Passo, driving of
stock and killing the inhabitants.
This arrival came by Santa Fe, but
brings nothing later from that place.
Some U. S. troops were met at Cimma-
ron, among whom there was some Cholera
The Cholera had scourged the Indians
of the Arkansas dreadlully, and many
hundreds had died.-Post
LATER
Sr. LOUIS, August le.
A company of traders from Santa Fe,
headed by ,Thos. A. Slaughter, arrived last
evening, bringing specie 10 the amount OF
100000.
They left Santa Fe, on the 7th Of July,
and brought large Mail to Fort Leaven.
worth, and some five hundred letters from
the California Emigrants.
The Southern Emigrants through Texas
and Ell Passo are reported suffering very
much for want of water.
Major Chevelie, Texan, al the head o
25 americans, has accepted the terms OF
the chihuahua Government to fight the
Apache Indians. The contracted price oil
scalps for warriors is two hundred dollars,
and for others $3.50. For prisoners they
are to receive 5000 each. All the cap
tured arrivals to be retained by the captors
Mai Chevalie and party had already
made an expedition, and when last SO en-
by Mr.. Slaughter were returning to Chi
huahua. They had taken nine scalps an |
four prisoners, and had captured 55 ami
mails.
Dates from Santa Fe up to the 9th ol
July, states that the Indians were com init
ting depredaliors
On the 9th Of July two Americans and
two Mexicans had been murdered % miles
from Santa Fe.
Lieutenant Thomas had encountered q
body OF Camanches: near Saugre Chrislie
placer, and had killed II ID.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

The FLORIDA INDIANS Military more-
maent.-The National Inteligencer, in an.
nouncing that Gen. Twiggs has beeL up.
pointed 10 the command Of the military de-
tachmen!s ordered to Florida, adds:
"rwo companies Of the 4th artillery, re-
Gently stationed at Pascagoula, have been
ordered to Tampa Bay, and also the 7th
infantry, recently stationed at Jefferson
Barracks. In addition TO the above, one
company Of the I'd artillery, stationed at
Savannah, and one stationed at Charleston,
have been ordered to 81. Augustine, the
arrival Of the latter having alreody been
communicated to the Department. One
company ofthe I'd artillery, recently sta.
toned at the Augusta arsenal, has also re.
ceived orders to proceed to Pila,ka.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20
Removal of Gen. Joseph Lane.

To punish the Democracy Of Indiana for
routing whiggery, 3horse, foot and drag
oons," the Administration at Washington
has hurled the patriot Lane, the fayorite of
the Indiana Democracy from the Office of
Governor of Oregon. This petty spite is
worthy the administration that performed
the ct.-.Stdtesmun.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

KENTUCKY ELEcrioN.-TheI.egislature
is decidedly whig, sufficient returns having
been received to settle that point. The
emancipa tio nists have failed to elect sin.
gle member Of the convention. The re-.
turns for that body show the election OF
abo ut so wings and so democrats, q
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

c. A telegraph despatch from Rome,
N. Y, dated the 18th, says: @In the Con-
ventions of the Hunkers and Free Soilers
the prospect of union of the two parties is
decidedly more favorable"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

WHIG NoMIxArIoNs.-The Democrat
ic-Whig- -Free-soil- Wilmot-P -Proviso-Taylor-
Republican-no-party-party of this county,
held their Nominating Convention in this
town on Thursday last. The following is
the ticket put in nomination:
For Observation-Disclosures SAN.
FORD, of Rootstown.
Comnsossionsr-WORTHY TAYLOR,
of Aurora.
Prosecuting Attorney,--JULIUs S.
HINMAN, of Franklin.
JAMES S. LETTING
WELL, of Ravenna.
Recordsr-JOB CLARK, of Ravenna
Poor-House Director--WILLlAM
NELSON, cf Shalersville.
Unlike the Philadelphia 'slaughter-house'
convention, this one did pass some resolu-
tons defining their position on some of the
questions of the day, planting themselves
upon the old whig ground, and declaring
themselves in favor of whig measures as far
as State policy is concerned. We do not
learn that they adopted any resolutions in
regard to national affairs, further than to
approve of Gen. Taylor's course. Wheth-
er they mean by that, that they approve Of
his promising one thing before election and
doing another and different thing after, or
whether they mean to approve Of his course
in starting out from the capitol and com.
ing as far as the Pennsylvania State line.
and then, turning his back upon Ohio, with
"d--n Ohio, she is nothing but an aboli.
ton State, anyhow!' in his heart, taking a
course towards New York, we are unable
say; still these two measures are about the
only ones t at have tended to give eharac-
ter to the present national Administration.
After listening to several patriotic speeches,
| the convention adjourned.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

% Albert Gallatin, formerly Secretary
of the Treasury under Nh. Jefferson, died
at New York, early on Monday last at
very advanced age.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

@ The Wings continue to call the
Democrats "Locofocos," and the PottsviH 9
Emporium, (dem.> returns the compliment
by calling the wings "donk ey-focos." A
most significant and suggestive title.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

ALABAMA ELECTION. The returns in.
dicate that the next delegation to Congress
will stand the same US the last, FIVE Demo
crats and two Wings.
The Legislature is Democratic on joint
ballot.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

0The War Steamer Allegheny has
been ordered to Sea under sealed orders
Her destination is supposed to be the Gulf,
near Cuba.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

GO The North american, at Philadel-
phia, the ieading Federal paper in the coun-
try, publicly announces that Gen. Taylor
pilgrimage is political one. Pitts. Post
Gen. Taylor is becoming satisfied of the
utter inability of the man-of-all-work, Tru-
man Smith, to make an impression upon the
people favorable to his administration, has
taken the business into his own hands. All
that can possibly hinder his success is his
fear that he may be the cause of increasing
the cholera!
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

GFThe Wings of Pennsylvania have
nominated H. NJ. Fuller, Of Luzerna, as
their candidate for Canal Commissioner.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

~AH the I,alent."-A Lancaster corres-
pondent of the Pittsburgh Post, gives the
following, as the most choice paragraph of
the speech of Gen. Tayl lor at Lancaster, and
pretty much the sum-total of the whole ad-
dress:
Il consider the majority of the people the
sovereigns Of our country, and their wish
shall always carry out, be them wings or
be them democrats, with the greatest of
pleasure"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

Taking it Easy.-The editor of the
GAINESVILLE Courier thus consoles himself o.
yer the result Of the election in Tennessee:
THAT'S badpiece of business in Ten
nessee. We comfort ourselves with the re-
Election that we never cared great deal
anyhow about having majority in Con-
gress."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20

u The London correspondent of the
New York Commercial Advertiser, expects
to see liberal principles overthrown in Eu-
rope by the treading out of Hungary, now
environed by the Russians, Austrians,
Croats and Prussians. Were France a true
Republic, the cause of Freedom might have
been saved. The writer says, that .Napo,
leon is soon to declare himself Emperor of
France, and that he is to be assisted by the
sovereigns Of Europe, is the impression in
what is called here good society. The as.
sumption by Napoleon Of the imperial pur-
pie, is to be the end of the troubles in Eu-
rope" No; the poor kite would be laid
low in fortnight, and the memory Of the
second emperor Napoleon would sink forev-
er.-Pitts, Post.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-20
From the Louisville Courier, Aug. 10
Bloody Affair at Bardst0Wn.

We received intelligence last night OF a
dreadful occurrence at Bardstown, the par
ticulars Of which are about these:
R. Logan Wicklitf, young lawyer Of
that place. and w. p. Gray, a blacksmith,
have been upon unfriendly terms for some
years, and have had no intercourse of any
kind for long time. Gray, last Sunday
let gentleman have one of his horses to 60
to the country, and as the gentleman return
ed he met R. L. Wlcklif, who asked the
use of the horse to go to a religious meeting
some miles distant. The gentleman let him
have the horse, and acquainted Gray, the
owner, with the fact, who remarked that
Mr.. Wickliff should not use his property,
or words to that amount) and immediate
ly mounted another horse and proceeded
with friend in quest of Wickliff. When
he arrived at the meeting house Gray found
his horse hitched to tree, and immediate
ly took him in charge and returned with
him to town. He had no words with Wick
lift on the ground, and did not even see him.
Wicklif is said to have been greatly in.
censed when he missed the horse and un-
derstood who had taken it away, and made
some hard threats against Gray. The cir
cumstances were generally known, and
commented upon in Bardstown, and all
who knew Wickliff and Gray expected a.
difficulty between them. Nothing however
transpired between them until yesterday
morning, about 10 o'clock, when, as Gray
was going down street towards home, and
had got within some 20 steps of his yard
gate, Wickliff came oat of his office, nearly
opposite Gray's house, armed with double
barrel shot gun, took rest against a locust
tree, and fred, the discharge taking effect
in Gray's side. Gray turned, and as he
did SO, Wickliff discharged the second bar
rel, striking him either in the back or breast.
He Immediately fell, was carried into the
house, and upon examina ton of his wounds,
the physicians pronounced them mortal.
When the stage left at l O'Clock, Gray
was alive but in very precarious condition.
We last night received the following des-
patch from Bardstown:
"W, p. Gray is still alive, but cannot
possibly live long. Wickliff escaped this
and has not been heard Of SINCE"