The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-30


since the days Of George Wa hingtos, has
filled the Presidential chair Of this ssuntry
and retired from It carrying with him mses
general and cordial appreciation Of the man.
ner in which he has administered the -s1sirs
o. the Government than will Mr.. Fillmore.
Ii Gen. Pierce, an unknown man, comes into
power a; the head Of a tremendous majority Of
the American people, Willard Fillmore has
the still higher credit, after having been well
known, and tried in the most fiery ordeal 10
to which any President was ever subjected, Of
resigning his high trust amid the general
reclamation of the whole nation-Whiys
and Democrats" We'll done, good and faithful
servant" This is the highest, the most en-
viable, the most sublime position which any
man since George Washington has sttuined.
Gen. Pierce may be a. true--may be ~ wise
may be as faithful to the Constitution -
Willard Fillmore, but he will never have m
opportunity Of showing these qualities under
such circumstances a. they have been exhi.
bited by the Wing President Fillmore,
standing almost alone, faced the blast Of fans-
ticism and of secession, and Pierce comes
inss power. on sea which has besn made
smooth and peaceful by fiIImcfe's en-.
sacrificing patriotism. But the nobis and
couragcou, Wing President has his reward.
The whole country thanks him with CRATE
full heart, and her apProbatio will be more
precious to his lofty and magnanimous spirit
tan the brightest diadem Of power. ~
% Pursuant to law Of Congress, enact
ed under the constitutional provision that
Congress may determine the day on which the
Presidential electors shall give their votes
which day shall be the same throughout the
United States, the electors in the several
States of the Union will meet at their respec.
tive State capitols on the first "Wednesday in
December, to cast their votes for President
and Vice President OF the United States,
The record OF these votes will then be sent
under seal, to tue President of the U. 8. Sen
ate ut Washington, and on the second Wed
nesday o. February next tn se records will
be opened in the presence Of both houses Of
Congress, and the result officially declared.
RAILROAD IN BROADWAY On. Y.)-Tke
Board of Aldermen, of New York, on the 18th
adopted a report for constructing double
railroad track, in Broad~ ay, in the city Of
New York. They also adopted, by vote
Of Is to 3, resolution granting lease Of
the road to Jacob Sharp, Freeman Csmpbell
and about duzen other persons, chiefly
omnibus proprietors, and those who may be
associated with them, at $40 per annum fo'
each car they may put on.
AccrDESr.-Cspt. James n. Hssleft. Of the
steamer Hartford, was killed 1t oaipOrt
Ohio, OF Wednesday. The Hartford ant
rursss asse, ~svx,iansisg - cesiPs~s, sn<
the stern Of the latter siruck the bow If tbs
Hartford und broke the j.ckstaf, which Eel
upon Capt Hsslett and killed him instantly.
Ur Our friend Sanders has done the clear
thing by presenting us with that hat. 1t N
a splendid one-one Of Vautier's best.
| Warriek Dem.
We might have done q cleane- thing fol
Frary's head, ii we had prese nted him with
ine-. 10Th comb.
/ G-fhe new Catholic cathedral at Albany
N. Y.,was consecrated with appropriate cere
monies on Sunday last. Archbishop Hughe
preached the sermon. The building is
splendid one, and its entire cost, when com
pleted, will reach 100000.
@Exertions are being made to complet
the library room Of Congress Ivy the next ses
sion. Much OF the iron work has been cree
ted, and mech snics continue their operation
unlii late louf each night.
@California cont.in four hundred thou
sand square miles. Tnis would give eigh
States as large as New York, fifty rs larg
as New Jersey, aud hity-seven as large q
Massachusetts. r.
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