Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-07

no aspirations which would coBfc, with these he
(F"or) was entitled tn.
Mr. Mangum thought be might possibly amend tie
amendment. by giving three hundred acres nf land 10
actual settlers, and. as, according To the opinion OF
many gentlemen certain species of property was be-
ing weakened he would consent to throw in % ng-
ger" apiece. Laughter.
Mr. Seward called for the rending of his resolution
to give public lands to Hungarian refugees. He ex-
planned. that his object present his proposition
as counter one TO that uf the Senator from Mich-
gan, suspending Diplomatic intercourse with Austria
Mr. Douglass charged Mr. Seward by his PROPOSE
ton having bid fer the Foreign vote by suggesting
advantages to ihem which were not offered TO Native
born citizens.
Mr. Cass expressed his hearty appreciation of the
proposition give the public lands TO actual settlers
Thatswas what was meant by the "age Of progress"
After considerable debaie the resolutions laid
OF the able and ordered to be printed.
The Senate then went into executive session, and
adjourned.
HoUsE.-The consideration of resolution offered
yesterday, by Mr.. Sweeiser insiructing the commit
tee to compute mileage by the nearest mail routes,
was resumed, and after much debate, laid on the
table
The House then resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole (Mr. Phicr in tire ciai-,) and took up
the Senate re~oluions limiting the amount for COL
lecting revenue
After two speeches--one from Mr.. Bayly on the
Revenue bill, and 'anoiher from Mr.. Brown of Mis-
sissipp in defence on Slavery tie Committee rose,
and
The House adjourned.
I'm the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Clay's resolutions
were made the order of the day for Tuesday next.
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FRAUD THE TREAsURY.-The following from
the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
exposes the mode in which frauds on the treasury
have been attempted
81 learn that frauds to great extent have been
attempted on the Treasury, under the provisions of
the act providing compensation for the expense incur
red in enlistng volunteers for Mexico before they
We're mustered into service Many of these attempts
have failed in consequence of the wig lance aud
ton OF the Third Auditor, Mr. Gallaher. The mode
of fraud is this An agent procures davit from
the captain ct volunteer company to the correctness
OF his vouchers for expenditures. which vouchers
appended to his application. The agent destroys
these correct vouche~ end procures others amounting
to ten times the sum, and substitutes them for the
original and true vouchers So, the imposition is
complete, aud yet neither the captain any one
else has committed perjury by swearing to the false
vouchers 1t is TO be hoped that the government will
cause example to be made Uf some of these swim
ders."
We suppose that it is frauds of this kind in which
il has been alleged that B. F. Brown participated.
0rHere are three reasons in favor of a Home
stead Law. What have you to say against them |!
IF you reply, let the be short the ques-
tions.
1. The prosperity Of any community is measured
by IFS productive energy. Production depends more
and more every day upon capital BY taking away
from family its homestead-iIIat amount of land
which it pro6tably cultvate-you kill the hen
that lays the golden eggs. You destroy great
Of labor by divorcing it from its matrimonial
capital.
2. The great anchor of credit is the moral feeling
of honor IN regard to the payment Of debts The
more exclusively this feeling is relied on the more
uncommon will be the cases of "repudiation."
3. Making credit depend upon mans character
and not upon his property, the effect Of homestead
protection, would greatly promote industry. Why
do farmers mechanics hang about the stnre getting
gouds and often ''evis'' credit when they ought TO
be at work on their farms or in their shopsl Because
the merchant trusts their property If that property
were inalienable, he would not trade SO much the
less, but would trade for ready pay. and his CUSTOM
ers would be left with infinitely better habits and
prospects Poverty would be comparatively unknown
in the land
FALL OF PLAsrERINe IN A CHuRcH.-on Christmas
Eve, scroll of pasiering four feet in diameter. fell
from the ceiling of the Honesdale (Pa.) Episcopal
Church directly in front of The pulpit during service,
aud while the church was literally crowded. Foriu-
natey touched. ~
CRAsu.-About nine O'Clock Sunday evening,
the ceiling of the Reformed Dutch Church, (Rey. DR..
Beihune in BROOKLYN fell with tremendous crash
breaking the front of the gallery both sides of the
house, aud crushing large number Of The pews. The
report heard for several squares around but
strange TO say, suspected the real cause Ser
vice was held twice III the church on the same day.
and the congregation had been dismissed but about
four hours when the disaster occurred Had it hap
pened while they were assembled, many might have
been killed.
FIEE.-The Orthodox Meeting House in Cambridge,
Mass, recently destroyed by fire. which orgina-
ted from a lamp against lathed wall. Insured,
$1,000.
"THE MAILs-THE MAILs."-"Never within the
history Of that distinguished citzen the Oldest in
habiiunt, have the mails been irregular they
Whether it is owing TO official neglect, or
the miserable condition of the roads, know not.
but we know one thing certainly, and that is the
mails due at this place arrive whenever they please.
We attach no blame any one, but feel the de-
rangement of the mails than any other class of
citizens. The mail due yesterday failed beyond Co.
lumbus. Chronicle.
The Chronicle is a strong whg paper, and its GEN.
therefore, cannot be put to the account of part
zan hostility. We could have copied hundreds of
similar complaints within the last three weeks from
papers of all sorts but Cai bonos
Our postmaster has adopted novel plan for the
pre-raymtnt of papers which is worth copying else
where He now allows papers 10 be put into the let
ter boxes when the fractional part of five cent stamp
is attached Half of Of these divided diagonaly,
aud pasted the envelope, will be received equiv
aent 20 tue payment of cents quarter, by the
same mode of division, equivalent to the payment
of one cent posiage.-N Y Cor. Pittsburgh Gaz.
If the present absurd regulation to transient pa
pers is be continued. one, two and three cent
stamps should be authorized. But Congress should
at it's present change the law to do away
with the necessity.