Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-01

JUDGE WOODBURY.. This gentleman delivered an
Grafton the onrth of this month"; in Portsmouth, N
H., which is highly spoken of a splendid effort dis
ngushed alike for its eoquence and patriotic sentiment
The concluding paragraph copy here, slngularly
appropriate TO the times:
II ought, before bidding you farewell allude to one
other consideration. There turks serpent in poit
cal paradise II is disunion. 1t is that the bands
likely to be suddenly cut torn asunder by rOlence
but what will they be worth if neglected. decayed and
allowed to perish by omission of duties and of the
promising temper by which the Union founded and
can alone be preserved / stand here this
sion the of any political party section, but
a friend of the Constitution aud the Union against
all and every aggression in spirit deed II the bonds
OF a common language, a common religion, common
country, common government, and all the great COM
mon gorics OF the last century cannot make as conca
tory and kindcannot make all sides forgive and forget
sometng-cannot persuade to some sacrifice even, If
necessary hold togcther-force Improbable
TO accomplish it fatricde is to perpetuate peace in
common family. And broken into petty States agita.
ted by the contendng parties and long the prey of
military chieain, shall all tread the down-hl
path, already strewed by similar wrecks in the history
of Republics, and hence disgraeeul to for not
being admonished by so many deadly warnings.
! A PRopHETIc SPIRIr-A Washington correspon.
dent of the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser has the fol
lowing:
At about eleven O'Clock, coming flom the house of
friend, met directly from the Presidents. Upon
asking how he was he replied with choking voice,
DEAD" turned and left for my room, too much affected
to wish to see any As passed up the avenue
overlook Col Marshall, of Kentucky. ''Well," asked
he, chow recently have you heard from the White
HouseW "At this moment ! answered ''The Pre-
sident IS dead,n "My Cod" he calculated with start
ling emphasis, sis Il possible?" We walked few
moments in profound silence. At last he said, ths is
something terrible little year ago Gen. Tay-
lor, his way Washington called at my house in
Kentucky, which is the district where his rela-
tives live. In the course Of conversation, he said,
well, Marshall they killed Gen. Harrison Washing
ton in month. and my wife says they kill me in
year but think after standing Mexico / can stand
Washington Now, it seems,n said Mr.. Marshall
that Mrs. Taylor was right. He has been here but
little year" At this moment the bell Of the
State Department toed forth solemn peal which was
taken up by other bells and the melancholy fact of the
decease was announced to all.
PRESIDENT FILLMORE AND Henry CLAy.-The Lex
ngon (Ky Observer says that the present very sens
tive Of the public mind in reference the sare
question, has induced the gentleman whom the fol-
lowing private letter addressed Immediately after
the Presidential election in lS48 allow it be pre-
sented to the public:
"ALBANY, Nov. II, 1s48.
NY DEAR SIR am panied to hear that Mr.. Clay
has been quite ILL., hope he is now convalescent and
that life has much of health and happiness yet in
for him. He is a noble man, and when he falls, VIC
ne'er shall look upon his like again told he has
that he indicated from the charge of Abcluonsn,
but have not his letter, still am the less
grateful for his Kindness and desire be most cordially
remembered to him.
am truly yours, MILLARD FILLMoRE."