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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

The New York Tribune, calls Mr.. Badger,
the present nominee for the Supreme Bench,
an airon heeled Old Fogy," and goes on
further to say, that he is lawyer of surpass-
;no abilities, and in the main an upright
man, also hopes he will be confirmed. After
having him the compliment of being the
ablest practicing lawyer before the Supreme
Court, upon the authority of Judge Mclean
the Tribune proceeds thus:
MIR. Badgers qualiffcatc ms for the place
70 which he is nominated, are a tough, hard,
wiry, mental organization, great clearncss oil
perception, strong grasp of mind, with a
good knowledge of the law. He is emlnently
clear and logical in statement and argument,
and admitting his premises, you are very
likely to find yourself forced to go with him
10 his conclusions" He is an amateur theo-
Logan, a sort of lay preacher of Episcopacy,
and on one occasion fairly walloped the clerl-
cal robes off the Bishop of his Diocese. III
deed, nothing suits his tastes better than to
WELD the club of augmentation for the mere
satisfaction and delight of knocking the
brains out of an antagonist. In all states
man like qualities he is the antipodes OF MIR.
Mangusa, his colleague, who is generally as
right and as wise as Mr.. Badger is wrong and
perverse 1t is indeed wonder how he ever
found his way into political life at all. lie
ought never to have been translated into the
sphere o. politics. He has not single agree
able or winning qualification as public
man. Wrong-headed, grabbed, intolerant dog
, H. at;cal, inreterate in his prejudices, dictate
rial and unmannerly in his department, we
have often wondered how he ever got into
his present position. Some degree OF ac
commodation OF mind or manner to popular
! ideas or. tastes, is usually necessary to enable
a man to reach political position in this coun
try. But Badger has neither. He is reserv
ed, arstocratic and exclusive, exhibiting al
offensive prominence of the idea of caste
: which is often ludicrously visible in the de
t cayed, shabby gentility of old Virginia gentle
men. He was born for slavedriver, an
8 could never be more agreeably occupied thai
: in WELDING the lash over a lazy negro on
cotton plantation, or hqzing after fugitive
: On the whole, we don't know and canno
= imagine more genuine and spotless exampl
f OF the breed Hunker.
Yet Notwithstanding all this we don't thin
: Dir. Badger would make a bad Judge.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18
Signs of a prosperous Farmer.

1. When farmer is seen marrying young
it shows that Providence helps those who
help themselves. and that in future he will
have "helps" of more kinds than one. !
g. When lights are seen burning in his
house before the break of day, in winter es-
pec,aly, it shows that the day will never
break on his "breaking' in the winter of ad-
versity.
8. When you see his barn larger than his
house, it shows that he will have large profits
and small affections.
a. When you see him driving his work in
stead of his work driving him, it shows that
he will never be driven from good resolutions
and that he will certainly work his way TO
prosperity.
g. When you see in his house more lamps
for burning lard or grease, than candiestlcks
for more expensive purposes, it shows that
economy is lighting his way to happiness and
plenty, with that light which shouldsseHiight-
en- every farmer in the world"
6. Mlheu you always see In his woodhouse
a sufficiency for three days, if not more, it
shows that he will not be more than "ninety
day WONDER in farming operations, and that
he is not sleeping in the house after drunk
ell frolic.
7. When he has small separate
hoih ebO MUM Pm
and an iron or tin vessel to transport the IN, it
shows that he never built his house to be a
funeral pile for his family, and perhaps him
r SELF
8. When his hog-pen is boarded inside
and out, it shows that he is "going the whole
hog" in keeping plenty inside his house ant
poverty ont.
9. When his sled is housed in summer and
n his farming implements covered both summe
an. winter, it pliiny shows that he will have
:. a good house over his head in the summer o
n life and the winter of his old age.
u TO- When his cattle are properly shielde'
Vt and fed in winter, it evinces that he is actin:
' according to Scripture, which says that
e .merciful man is merciful to his beast"
It IL. When he is seen subscribing for news
" papers, it shows that he is speaking like
o book respecting the latest improvements i
1t agriculture, and that he will never get hi
o ''walking papers" for the land of poverty.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18
Especial Dispatch TO the n. Y. Tribune.
plan VI. Clayton aud the culver
Trcatr.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan. Z. 1858.

WAsHIyeToE, Friday, Jan. 7. 1858.
The following is the reply of ex-Secretary
Clayton to the attacks made upon him in the
U. S. Senate on Thursday, the 9th inst:
was very much astonished to-day on
reading the attack made on myself i'll the
Senate yesterday. have letter from Mr..
King, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, written the day of the exchange OF
of the British Treaty, the 18th of
April, 1850, stating in the very words OF mv
letter to Sir II. Buwer, what the Senate
perfectly understood, that the treaty did not
include British Honduras. My letters show
my intention throughout the negotiation, to
leave, the question as the treaty leaves it, N OF
denying nor affirming the British title to
Honduras.
The British title to Central American States
was recognized by President Polk in sending
consul, Christopher Hempsted, who remain
ed in British Honduras under the protection
of the British flag, and by virtue OF an exc
quatur obtained by Secretary Buchanan from
the British Government, nearly three years,
till recalled him to prevent the possibility
of any charge against President Taylor's
Administration of having recognized English
authority in British Honduras.
Signed JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.
Wilmington, Del Jan. z, 1858.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

CARR. T. B. JoHSsoS.-In a recent trip up
the river, we had the pleasure of travelling
twice on the old and excellent Louisville and
Cincinnati, packet Ben Franklin. In the
absence of her vetrean commander, Sum-
mons, she is under charge of Capt. t. B.
Johnson, one of the cleverest and most ac-
commodating gentleman with whom we ever
travelled. Without neglecting any of his
official duties, Capt. ]. seemed to have Pc
culiar happiness in making the acquaintance
of all his passengers, Gncluding ladies and
childrenD and administering in multitude
of ways to their comfort. So admirably in
deed does he appear to be adapted to the bust
ness of making a boat popular with its pas
sengers and with the public generally, that
we wonder he has not now the permanent
commanded some floating palace. We have
known Capt. ]. for years, and within ouI
knowledge there is not a man on the river
better calculated to secure popularity for q
new boat, or for boat on new line, among
business men and travellers, than he is. We
say this voluntarily, but freely, and hope soor
to hear of HE relinquishing his Mail Agency
up the river, for some fine boat passing
Evansville. where We may occasionally SCI
his good humored countenance.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18
UNCLE TOMS CAprs.-It seems that this work

UNCLE TOMS CABIx.-It seems that this work
having the same run in Paris that it had in
London. This is very remarkable when we
consider how difficult if not impossible It is to
translate the language of the negroes into
foreign tongue. Much of the dialogue in the
book is besides, idiomatc-and of all idioms,
we fancy that the Americanisms of the West
and Southwest are particularly hard to man.
age in the hands of Frenchman. A Paris
letter writer says:
The lion of the day just now is Uncle Tom,
who is read about, talked about, laughed and
cried about all over Paris. What is more
disagreeable for Americans in Paris, he is
asked about in a series of questions to which
we can give no satisfactory answer. One
who has not tried it can have no idea how diff
ficult it is to make foreigners understand''ou
institutions" There are now in circulation
nine editions Of this book of Mrs. Stoves pub.
lished in Paris. Some of the departmental
papers are also printing it in their feuilleton
One cannot pass book-stal or book-shoI
or reading-room without seeing it, | saw
group of people about a print-selIer's win
dow, admiring high-collored prints of Topsey
and Eve. expect to see some of these per
sonages at masked balls before Carnival i
over.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

SAD, But INsrRUcTIvE.-A late number of
"Chambers' Edinburgh Journar' contains an
article on railroads and other speculative
manias, the effect of which is to induce eau
ton and full inquiry before embarking in
schemes, the hazard Of which is generally in
full proportion to the Sudden wealt.." which
is promised. The Journal however, deduccs
flom these railway experiences, the fact that
every road which has been constructed in
Great Britain, with proper regard to econo-
ny, has paid reasonable income on the cap
tal invested. 1t says "N, raitacay has erer
faiLed for cart Of traffic" But roads in the
constructions OF which large sums have been
devoted to unnecessary expenses--as in the
building of splendid stations, with porticoes
and pillars, failed to pay, not the interest on
the road, but the interest on such unneccssa-
ry expenditures. 1t says that if the cost OF
any railroad be under $4,000 (S24,Ooo) a
mile, even if it be carried through a poorly
populated district, it will pay. seven cost
it says. cup to 100000 mile is allowed in
-~atlay feaches $4,000 or fIO0,00 per mile,
as it has dune in some instances, scarcely any
amount of trafi; will be remunerative. In
a variety of cases, the expenditure per mile
has been so enormous, that remuneratiretraf-
tic becomes a physical impossiblity. In
plain terms, if tbs whole of these lines, from
end to end, were covered with loaded car
riages from night to morning, without inter-
mission OF single moment, they would still
DC carried..on at a loss Gold may be bought
too dearly and so may railroads.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18
Mr.. Clayton to Mr.. King.

DEAR Sir: l am this morning writing to
Sir ii. l.. Bulwer, and while about to decline
altering the Treaty at the time OF exchanging
rathcations, wish TO leave DO room for a
charge of duplicIty against our Government,
such that we now pretend that Central
America in the Treaty includes British Hon.
duras. | shall therefore say to him in effect
that such construction was not in the c1n.
Tue rIIe OF cnnnFmarT0h. Mdy hh5aVVee sUAAf
permission to add that the true under Ia d ng
was explained BY you as Chairman OF Foreign
Relations to the SENATE before the vote was
taken on the Treaty. think it due to frank
kness on our part. Very truly, yours.
J. II. CLAYTON.
To Hon. w. r. KING, U. S. Senate.
Certified a correct copy by J. WAL-s Jous K,sK..x
AND JoHSsOs, aud WIN. X. McCLEzs.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

ANOTHER RAILRoAp.-Applicatio is to be
made to the Illinois Legislature now in ses-
sion for charter for railroad from Vincen-
mes, Ia, to Paducah, Ky. The Vincennes
Gazette in noticing the new enterprise says:-
We have no hesitation in adopting the
opinion that the means can be- readily and ca
silly obtained-the country to be benefited can,
and will undoubtedly, furnish very large pro-
portion of the means. And, from the charter
of those who at the head of the enterprise,
1t is evident that assistance can be had abroad
IL desired.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

- Gr1.Our ST. Louis contemporaries OF the
News are mistaken in supposing that SAINT
Louis boats meet with but little patronage IN
Louisville. The John Simonds did not get
much, to be sure, but the Aleck Scott, an-
other ST. Louis boat, was here about the same
time and received fair share OF freig'.t ana
good many passengers. A fleet OF Louis
vile boats were in port at the same time, not
one OF which Jared any better than the AiecK
Scott Lou. Cour.
Probably the Courier's st. Louis contem-
porares are not SO much mistaken after all.
We have time and again heard officers oil the
ST Iouis and New Orleans steamers, visiting
louisville. complain that they could get no
freight at Louisville, but that there appeared
a general desire among the Louisville ousi-
ness men to send away these st. Louis boats
empty-while at the port of st LOUIS no
partiality or prejudice is shown. Unless TINS
complaint has some foundation in truth, II
would not be so general, and if it as true, II
shows a very short-sighted, narrow-mInded
policy on the part of certain business men oil
Louisville. Whenever one trade OIL the river
is shut out against all but certain boats, those
boats should ask no favors of any other trade
The Louisville boats frequently 60 to Sain
Louis for business, which is given them-ye
their owners or agents at Louisville, seen
disposed to refuse any st. Louis boat bit
/ at their freight. There are few old fogie
among the business men of Louisville, VIII
are immensely behind the age in some things
and in no other matters more than those con
nectei with the prosperity of their own city
In looking at the past and present, they seer
to have entirely forgotten there must be
future. Drown 'em like blind kittens.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

G-Much as we regret the election of Pet
tit alias "Old Piety," to the U. S. Senate, it
is matter of history on the upper "a abash,
that he can make more money on small CAPT
tai than any other man IN the State. How
far his faculty alluded to may be useful to the
Democracy, they may know--we DON'T
Possibly knowing the extent of their own
means, they have selected the man for the
purpose.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18
PROTECTION AGAINST CAB DRrv

PROTECTION AGAINST CAB DRIVERS
FTAUDs.-The London correspondent Of the
Mobile Advertiser, says:
ga new and singular invention is just COM
ing into use here. II is dial like that of a
small clock with one hand. which points to
the edge of the plate. Being hung in cab,
and spring attached to the wheel, it arcu-
rately marks the distance travelled on the dial
inside, thus affording the passenger the most
effectual protection against imposition and
fraud upon the part of the driver.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

OF Petitions are being carried around
among families in this city for signers, pray
ing the Legislature to demolish ell manufac-
tories and sale-shops of liquor in the State.
Not only are the femenines requested to
sign, but they are permitted to put down the
y ;seeG not % surprised % md Their own
names attached to these documents, praying
the utter adjustment of several of their
favorite drinks.
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nrThe editor of the Shawneetown III

6TThe editor of the Shawneetown ILL.,
noisan displays very proper indignation at
US TO, making few statements, which if they
were at all incorrect, our excellent friends OF
the Louisville Courier are the responsible
parties, inasmuch as we copied the state
ments from that paper. We said distinctly
at the time, perceiving the susceptibility OF
our neighbors at Shawneetown on the sub
! ect of floods, that the statements were
ia ken from the Courier. IF our amiabic
friend of the Illinoisan is satisfied with
Shawneetown's situation in times If high
floods, we certainly shall not send up lamen-
tations over the village. People, however,
who live in such very CLASSY houses shouldn't
throw stones at poor Cairo, which was un-
touched by the late flood!
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

On the First of February a new daily mail
line will commence its operations between
Louisville and ST. Louis. We understand
this line will be composed Of swift and ex-
cellent boats, starting from each port every
day in the week. The whole line will be
under the best management, and nothing will
be left undone, by superiority Of boats and
officers, to secure punctuality and safety
We shall publish list of boats, soon as they
are all known. This line will secure US
punctuality in the delivery of the Eastern
mail at Evansville, an important matter.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

TThe large steamer Atlantic, command
ed by Capt. John Bofinger, passed Up last
Saturday. She will be down on her way to
New Orleans Wednesday or Thursday. We
call the especial attention of shippers and
travellers to her, as large, substantial and
fast steamer. She has already made some
engagements for this place, but should make
q Jew mo e. Capt. Boffinger has been il
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18
Good!-John Petit has been elected limit.

Good!-John Petit has been elected Unit.
ed states Senator from Indiana, to fill the un-
expired term OF Jas. Whitcomb- John is
Democrat OF the right stripe.-[ Southern H.
linoisan.
Then the definition of a"Democrat of the
right stripe" is JOHN PETIT! We hope
there are no Democrats of the right stripe''
about Evansville. If SO, people should keep
their stable doors locked of nights.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

IL The steamer Hungarian, was at our
wharf on Sunday in sinking condition.
She struck log some miles below here
which caused her to take water freely; she
was lightened and pumped out, and went on
her way.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

Books AT AucrroS.-The attention of those
who are fond of good books is directed to the
very choice collection to be sold at auction at
the auction store Of Messrs. Woolsey e.
Nelson, this and following evenings this
week. Among them are great variety OF
standard and rare books seldom to be found
at such sales.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

EXTRAORDINARY WEALTH OF SOUTHERN
PLAKTER.-The NewYork Tribune translates
the following from German paper:
ga rich planter, Mr.. Delabtzscher, de-
scended from an ancient French family, re-
Gently died in New Orleans He was
young man at the time of the first French
Revolution, and fled from the guilotine to
become merchants clerk in the Crescent
City. After a time he married the daughter
of rich planter, and carried on the
plantation So skiliully, as in COM
paratlvely short time to acquire the reputation
OF one OF the richest men in louisiana
Since his death the division of his property
has shown its aggregate to be an amount
which irom an European point of view, is
almost fabulous. 1t consisted of 81 planta-
tons, upon branches of the Mississippi, af-
fordirg an annual profit from the cultivation
OF coffee and sugar of $50 600; IL steamboats,
upon the ocean, and 81 merchant vessels, the
aggregate income of which, at the lowest
calculation, is $4,000; shares to the amount
o: $500 600 in railroad stocks, producing
annually $3.50 900; limited partnerships in
Europe, one in each of the cities of London,
Paris, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Cadiz, Naples and
Constantinople, each producing an annual
proht OF $50 0O0, in all $3.50 600; Cash to
the amount of 81 900 900 in the Bank of
England. drawing 2 per cent, pr oducing
$l4O OOO-making in all an annual income
OF ~ l4O OO0, or about IA 600 600 of francs.
Ills property in houses, furniture, collections
OF works OF art, books, &c. were in proportion.
The property falls to three heirs"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

THE PARDoNISG PowER.-The Governor
of S. nth Carolina, in his annual message,
pronulgates the following rule which he
adopts as guide. ia the exercise of the par
doning power
sin relation to the rardoning po,oer, when
ever petitions shall be presented for pardon,
the report of the Judge who tried the cases is
not to be omitted. The facility with which
appeals for mercy can Re obtained, are too
well understood to weigh with the Executive {:
and to enable the Governor to dispense the
high prerogative of mercy-which is con-
stltutional bequest-iti is manifest that dis
passionate statement should be made. This
determination is absolute"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18
Mr. Kin5 10 ClaDtoy

July 4, 1850.
My DEAR SIR: The Senate directly
understood that the treaty did not include
British Honduras. Frankaess becomes our
Government, bat you should be careful not to
use any expression which should seem to
recognize the right of England to any portion
OF Honduras. Faithfully, your ob't serv't
WIN. X. KING.
To Hon. JOHN NJ. CLAYTON, Secretary of
State.
Certified correct COPY BY same persons % before.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

FIRE AT VrxcEsSEs.--We learn by tee-
graph that the residence of l. N. Whittlesey.
at Viucennes, caught fire last Saturday night
at l. O'Clock, and burnt to the ground. A
one-story dwelling belonging to Dr. Sowm,
was also burned, with a stable, &c, Loss
about $4,000.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

AZ The Lady Franklin passed up yester-
day morning from st. Louis. She is ne of
the best packets on the river. and an excel
lent boat in every particular. She will be
down on her return trip, Wednesday night
We thank her clerk, DIR. E. Latapel, for
papers.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

OyThe Canal Aqueduct across White
river, about which interested parties have
entertained great fears about its standing Sc.
we're freshets, was sorely tried by the recent
food, and instead of being injured, is reported
to have been greatly improved
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

~ What have become of the spiritual
agencies of Evansville! The last dispatch
received from the spiritual spheres which has
reached our ears, was one declaring the editor
of the Journal "Iittle scrub" for his article
on Spiritual RaPpings! This effort appears
to have so exhausted the spiritual word and
all it's mediums, as to render them powerless
for the present
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

~ Mr.. Twitchell, of the firm of Twitch-
ell d Mogridge. st. Louis, having recently
died Mr.. Jos. Mogrdge succeeds the old firm
in the Commission and Forwarding business.
His advertisement will be found in to.day's
paper. We can recommend his house to the
attention of those wishing business in its
line transacted at st. Louis.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

@The Telegraph Office at vincennes
was being removed yesterday to another
building, which prevented us receiving des-
patches for tc-day's paper.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

~ The Right Rev. G Uphold, Bishop o.
Indiana, preached in the Episcopal church
on Sunday last. His sc mons in the morning
and evening were able, logical, and delivered
with degree of force and animation rarely
equalled by ministers of the Bishops ad-
vanced age. The church was unusually well
attended
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-18

az Lola Montez has turned up again.
do" South, where she has just been Shaping
a theatrical managers face However, she
has right to "turn up" and "slap' whoever
she pleases.