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A SPECIMEN OF WEIGH LITERATURE.

The political traids are part Of a
species of literature with which the
reader may not be acquainted, as the
Welch is not taught in this country Ell
ther as living or dead language
The following specimen contains many
valuable observations expressed with
u fingular brevity.
The three foundations Of genius are
the gift of God. human exertion, and
the events Of life.
The three first questions Of genius,
an eye to see nature, heart TO feel it,
and resolution to follow il.
The three things indispensable to
genius, understanding, meditation, and
perseverance.
The three things that ennoble ge.
MUS, vigor. discretion and knowledge,
| The tokens Of genius. extraordinary
understanding, extraordinary conduct,
extraordinary exertions.
The three things that improve geni.
us. proper exertion, frequent exertion.
and successful exertion.
The three things that support geni
us, prosperity, social qualifications, ,snt
applause.
The three qualifications Of poetry
endowment Of genius. judgment from
experience. and felicity Of thought.
The three pill ars oflearning. seein,
much. offering much. and writing
much.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-17
CHAPTER VI.
The Bann. aud a bitter Trial.

Jennings-Mr. Simon Jennings--for
he prided himself much both on the
Mr.. and the Simon. was an upright
man, very upright man indeed. lii.
en.lly so Ms well as metaphorically.-
He was tall certainly, but what there
was Of him stood bolt upright. Many
fancied that his neck was possessed OF
some natural infrmity, or rather frmi-
ty, ofunbendableness, some little.to be-
envied property Of being a perpetual
stitf.neck: and they were the more
countenanced in this theory, from the
fact that. within few days past, Mr..
Jennings had contracted an ugly knack
OF carrying his erect head IN the com
fortress position Of peeping over his
left shoulder; not always so. indeed,
but often enough to be remarkable
and then he would occasionally star
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-17
MAINE LAW IN CONNECTICUT.

A friend of Temperance met. a, few
days ago,a man hard at work. who had
long been IAN idle, thriftless drunkard.
The man had hardly done a days
work before many long years. His
face and form were always SWOLLEN
and bloated by rum, but. now how
changed; the bloat was gone, his face
was thin, but wore a more hesl,hful
look; his hand was firm, he Piled the
instruments of toll with a skin and
force to which he had long been To-
tai stranger. The following dialogue
ensued:
"Well John, 1 am glad to see you
at work; you are doing well, | hope?
30. yes, Mr.. Pixly. this Maine Law
has done wonders fcI me and my fam
ily; work every day, get good wa
ges. and now We have enough to eat
and drink, good clothes to wear. and
all goes on nicely. -'H
We'll. lam glad of it," said Mr..
2. II rejoice with you. and III have
any work for man at any time. YOU
shall have il; will do what l can 20
encourage and help you. sss,
"Thank you. Mr.. p; but have no
fear but | shall get along well enough,
II the Maine Law stands. / can get
living il can't get rum. Only keep
that out OF my way and can work
as well as any man. But so sure as
they 80 TO selling rum again am gone
Tor II. can't stand the temptation. /
shall dlink if can get il. But IL
could have my way | would Danish
every drop Of it from the Stats. |
would not have any town agent. 10 I
would not have any sold on any ,pre.
tense whatever. We have beed LONG
enough cursed with rum, and I have
suffered enough by it, and my family
has suffered. / wish there was not
drop IN existence" suril
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-17
I've a boy and gir..'


"'I've boy and girl .,
pray, how old are 1hey?' a1 M
"lhey's twelve, and The girl nine,
| believe
"'Ah! well. l suppose you are af-
iectionate father, as we'll as a. Kind
husband. You are not in the habit
you:' =
"I don't see what business il * of
yours. Mol l ain't.' tsl s''Irs1iH
"'You don't knock your son about.
for example?' - :.
.:Nol I don't
"'You don'tpummel him with your
fist, eh?' a7 4 lSN s'fsSi
"'Nol don't fFssr.N ~ 1ss
".or knock his head upon The ground
n this manner?' (and l raped tho ta-
bic with my knuckles.
"'Nov Indignantly !. 'A'9 =
"'You never did such tliingg' JOG
".NoP = - ~
"'You swear TO thats' ~ ss,sbor
"'Yesp
"All this time had never given
him an opportunity of seeing my face:
now turned towards him and said
"Look at me, sii. Did you see
me before?' ,s tae .rsri,i,
"He was abont to say No, again;but
all at once be stopped. turned yerv
white, and made no answer. 30
THAT will do / said: stand down
SIR My lord. l shall prove 70 syoa
that this witness is not 70 be believed
on his OATH
al then related what we had seen
that morning, and putting my friend,
who had been sitting behind me ali
the while. into the witness.box he of
course confirmed the statement
"The Court Immediately decided thai
man was unworthy Of belief and the
result was verdict for the defendant.
with costs. and a severe reprimand
from the Judge to Myers, who was very
near being committed for perjury =.
But for the occurrence of the morning
the decision would inevitably have
been against US. AS / said before, IL
was In double sense fortunate for
me, for Il was the means Of my intro
duction. though Mr. Tritten. to an, in
fiuential and lucrative connection.y5v
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-17
fT Milton Gregg. ESQ. editor {

~ Milton Gregg. Esq. editor Of
the New Albany Tribune. in late
number Of that paper. gives some Of
his electioneering experiences. from
which We extract the following;
The last time we had the honor to
to be candidate in Dearborn, land
when. by the way, we carried it. we
tried our hand at electioneering among
the Dutch Of New Alsice. We called
upon one Mr.. Foglesong. who kept
the principal hotel of the place. and was
considered "some pumpkins" in his
way. After trying to ingratiate our
selfinto his favor, by praising the fine
appearance Of their church, the clev-
erness Of his wife in getting up good
dinner, and the fine intellectual de-
velopment Of his children. we breach.
ed the important subject of the elee-
ton. We asked him how he sup
posed their people would vote at the
coming election. particularly with ref
erence 10 the office for which we were
a candidate--as to his own vote we.
Of course, were sxre Of that.
"Vell," says he, "by sures, doesn't
know how dem votes. Shon Ehler
hasn't coined along yet"
"John Ehler-why what has he got
to do with it?''
"Vy, he ish der man wot tells der
beeples how to wote."
Well, we concluded we couldn't
make our seed corn in that neighbor-
hood. especially if we waited till
"Shon" come along to tell them how
10 vote. So we inquired the shortest
way out Of the township, and never
again visited il. except as we went
there officially. OF the $50 votes in
that single township we venture that
500 Of them at least. vote just as the
priest. or some particular man in whom
they have confidence. may tell them.
They don't understand our language.
and can = read the names printed on
their ballots. They vote the ticket
given them by "Shon." without know
ing who or what is on II. And rs "a
the great principles Of the Democrat.
ic party to which they profess to be.
long. they are just as ignorant as the
horse on which they ride to the polls
And yet. just such a people as thi'
have long exercised q controlling in
huence over the elections in one Of the
oldest, richest. and most populoui
counties in the State. Thank God,
the elements are at work to bring on
a radical change in this respect, ant
at the next important State election
popery and demagoguery viii fn'
themselves in minority in Dearborn
county, or We are no prophet.
And you may say in Old FRANKLIN
also. Americans are determined no
to be ruled by "Shon" Dan, or an
other drunken demagogue. Mar
thatl
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-17

The last line ever set by Mr.. Charl-
ton. a Pittsburgprinter. Of whose death
we have lately mentioned, was this
"And evena, Last the solemn h our shall Gomez
Having done this. he staggered from
his case, under a sudden attack Of dis.
ease, and in a few days died and was
buried. The solemn hour had come
-Express.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-17

Ryan Irishman being in church
where the collection apparatus resem-
blod election boxes, on its being hand
ee to him. whispered in the carriers
ear that be was not naturalized.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-17
TREATY WITH RUSSIA.

The Washington Union publishes
officially, the treaty recently made be-.
tween Secretary Marcy, on behalf Of
our government. and Edward dc Stce-
ckl, the Russian Charge d'AfFairs, on
behalf of Russia. The two high con-
tracing parties recognise as permanent
and immutable the following principles,
to-wit:
list. That free ships make free goods
that is to say, that the effects or
goods belonging to the subjects or cit.
izens OF a power or state at war, are
free from capture or con6scation when
found on board OF neutral vessels, with
the exception Of articles contraband Of
war;
Cd. That the property of neutrals
on coard an enemy's vessel is not sub
ject to coniiscation. unless the same be
contraband Of war. They engage to
apply these principles to the commerce
and navigation of all such powers and
states as shall consent TO adopt them
on their partlas permanent and inmu.
table.
BY another article, the contracting
parties reserve themselvesIto cometo an
Interior understanding as circumstan-
ces may require, with regard to the
application and extension TO be given.
il there be any cause for il. to tho
principles laid down in the first article.
But they declare from this time. that
they will take the stipulations con-
tanned in said article first, asa rule,
whenever it shall become qnes-
ton, to Judge Of the rights Of, peu.
trality- a4 6. .ssdT
.nIrer.a ID
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-17

E-In Utah, a mon who has not
more than two wives, is rated bach.
,elor.
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[ Containing more truth than poetry.]
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sorted to by some, whilst others en-
tertaiued themselves by sauutering
along the romantic banks of the river.
At dinner, about seventy sat down
to the first table. which abounded with
good things Of the season---'looe up in
the best style of art. After the cloth
was removed, small party at the head
Of the table, presided over by our
friend Col. H--n. took possession,
and discussed the wine, with rich and
racy anecdote Of by-gone times.
When the hour came to leave, it
was with--(we was about to say tears
in our eyes we took leave of a COM
pany to which, by days association
we had become attached with child
like fondness satisfied as we are, that
there really is some pleasure in this
world, and that we have really snatch
cd day from the monotony of ex-
istence.
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10 Among the new patents an.
nounced, is one to Adolphus Theodore
Wagner, Of Berlin, in the kingdom Of
Prussia, for the invention Of a "psyco-
graph or an apparatus for indicating
a persons thoughts by the agency Of
nervous electricity y"-Orleania,,.
A good machine. We really hope
that some Of our hardware merchants
in this, and neighboring cities will
import some of them. A few would
do good business. One Of the great
est difficulties in life-an obstacle that
has caused much confusion, and is
likely to produce more; is that peo-
pie cannot understand one other. The
language has become too complex and
intricate; No one pretends to take
mere words as expressive of honest
thought and cincere conviction. and
the commandment "thou shalt know
the tree by its fruit" is, as far as the
animal "man" is concerned, very
uncertain and dangerous criterian.
The good fruit is the result Of hot
house attention-a forced growth, that
the fear of the devil scares into exist
ence. The tree is very stately look
ing affair in the monday sun, but
closely analyzed, is as empty Of all
good as the barren Sahara. Professor
Wagner's machine is good one. We
hope it contemplates nothing less than
hinging the os-erteyioris, so that in
stead Of talking to man, we may look
into the back Of his head and see there.
in the workings Of the brain itself. his
true meaning, and honest conviction
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NO. s..
In few days, the citizens here,

will vote upon the Mobile Railroad
question. There is no doubt but that
the question will be carried, but it is
questionable whether or not just at
this time, it would not be a wiser plan
to make use of the Mexican Gulf
Road, by which saving Of at least
one million of dollars, could be made
and attain nearly the same thing
That Road could be extended to the
gulf, at the extreme South. Eastern
point of Plaquemine parish, and from
there the distance or time by steamer
to Mobile would be only four hours,
reducing the time between that city
and this to about six or eight hours
in all. The Parishes Of St. Bernard
and Plaquemne should themselves
build or complete that road, but they
cannot yet see its utility, and it is off
cred for sale for $25o,o0o, or whatever
it will bring.
You will recollect that some time
ago. boy belonging to Mr.. Holbrook,
Of the Picayune establishment, was
stabbed in the Office of that paper, by
a miserable desperate named Horton.
The boy was nearly killed, and lay
for some time at the point Of death,
but finally recovered. Well, the wretch
who thus brutally, and without any
cause or provocation, cut and mangled
poor Sandy, was tried yesterday, and
sentenced (not to be hung as be ought
to have been) but to the extreme pun
ishment Of one month imprisonment
in the parish prison. That's what /
call "Juctice with vengeance" both
ways.
The health Of New Orleans was
never better than now, at this season,
and ifreports are true Of Cholera in the
country, it is healthier here than in
some Of the rural districts. Those i'm
palpable dare devils, the now-Noth.
ings," have their wigwams now in
every district in the city, much to the
annoyance of certain journals and to
the terror generally Of Office seeking
partizaps. This association has been
most monstriously abused Of late, by
the Courier and other party papers
here and elsewhere, but the abuse has
its origin in fear for themselves. rather
than patriotic regard for the safety
Of the country, as time will show
This is the stone which party and
partizans now pretend to regret, but
when the great American Republican
triumph OF SO is complete, these ira.
ducers Of the best men in our country
will find how wofully mistaken they
heve been all this time. The book is
open and who abuses Americans now,
will be marked and remembered. Bet
ter keep still awhile. y
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As TRuE AS A NEpLE.-This say
ing will have to be abandoned as a
qualification Of veracity. It is found,
by repeated observations, that the
nedles cannot always be relied on.
The Marine Board at Liverpool, on
examination Of the case Of Capt Noble
who lost the ship Tayleur, say that he
is not to blame: recently there have
been extraordinary variation, for which
there is no accounting The Marine
Board report that numerous instances
have been brought under their consid-
GRAFTON Of compasses having proved
greatly in error on board Of both
wooden and iron ships, while naviga-
ting the Irish Channel, and which de-
Walton is not accounted for by any
theory at present. This is strange
enough, but other instances are quo
ted Of the same kind. On board the
Niagara, a wooden steamship, change
Of four degrees occurred. The Ten
erife changed her magnetism in COM
ing home point and a half Neither
the principles Of this important science
nor the details Of practice and Of me.
chanical arrangement, to provide
against deviation, are at all fixed.
There can be no reason for supposing
that such irregularities are confined
to the Irish channel. If there, no
doubt the same thing occur at other
portions Of the earths surface. The
result can be stated in few words
the Mariners compass is a most un-
certain guide. Cannot our scientific
men suggest remedy
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GbtWrrklq Gu1llet
GEORGE A. PIKE,
EpIToR AND PROPRIET TOR.
A Com m erCfal unquisitiOn.

there exists in Gotham, among other
institutions Of similar character; an
inquisitorial tribunal before which the
domestic and private habits, as well as
the business merits Of every man in
the community comes, who is so unfor.
tunate as to have to supply his store
with goods from that market 1t is
not alone confined to New York. but
there are branch concerns of the same
gigantic villiany in every town and
hamlet Of the Union. It may be de.
nominated an intelligence Office where
the name, age, and private habits over
every man in the Union is passed up
on, and rated first, second, third, or
fourth according to the extent Of his
means to purchase position A man
from this or any other section Of the
Union presents himself at the counter
Of the New York or Philadelphia
merchant--wants to buy goods, bis
personal recommendations. and his
own intrinsic worth is not taken into
account; . clerk il despatched, to the
Inquisition and according to the man.
ner he is rated in their books, 50 he
stands.
How is this information obtained :.
BY secret spies generally selected
from the legal profession. They have
secret printed instruction sent them,
and their reward their, qntd pro quo
is in the business engendercd by this
nefarious system. Talk Of Vidocq or
Fuche police-Japanese espionage
damnable leechers and hireling blood
suckers; it is all honorable .--legi'i.
'nate--and proper in the place Of this
most villanous inquisition.
How does the thing work? We
have no practical illustration before
US, but can suppose very natural
case. Wen say for argument sake.
We have two or more Of the "Profes.
sion" here. in the employ Of the New
York establishment. They are in.
structed to forward monthly, a state.
iaent Of Mr.. A. BIS. affairs to the par.
eut inquisition. In this statement the
parent Office must know first, has A.
B. any children-is he married man ?
Does he play at vingt-et-un, kino or
brag! Does he drink juleps with
straws, or is he addicted to brown
Stout What is the amount ofhis Ii.
abilities? Does he keep fast horse
and-its concomitant? All this in.
formation must be obtained by spy
aud his recompence, is the amount of
business he can make out of it. Sup
pose now. from private malice, one of
these agents chooses to report the case
of A. B. in an unfavorable light: the
New York aud Philadelphia concerns
to whom he is indebted. come down
on him-his accounts are sent out to
the business making professionals-he
is closed up and sold under the ham,
nlcr.
There is no fair dealing-no open
and honest purpose-no good-but
an--rank, withering iniquity, is the
product of such a system.
Any one wantinga very COM
Portable little dwelling Eouse, in a
very desirable location-and at the
price ola bargain, should call immedi.
ately on John Tilano near the Catho-
lie Church-See advertisement.
-s-<>-
~On the 9th Of July-see ad-
vsrtisement, the House occupied by
the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the State
House, and also the picket fence now
oooloo:nn tho ryronn3s ~,;ll h. ,oli ~
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g0Ou ana Dau-SO Wlxeu lUtO eAiseeuCe
is toll and pain-so rare is it, that a
single ray Of genial and temperate sun
shine strikes us, that when it does
like worthy Captain Cutie, we like
to make mote of it.
How rare it is, that man may say he
is warm and comfortable, without be-
ing stewed-or that be is cool and
pleasant, without being positively fro
zeno How often is it, during his
brief life that he may say II am well
in body and my minds at eaze p
Rare enough. Some writer's on medi-
cal jurisprudence, have said that the
fact of mans attempting suicide, is
evidence Of insanity; but we incline
to think that it is not only, in many
| instances wise conclusion and the
evidence Of well balanced mind, but
| it is the best evidence of human rea-
son. For when man finds that after
his wears toll and trouble, that be can
not be rewarded with single day Of
pleasure, and that he was certainly
born under the dog star, the sooner be
puts an end to all the ills that flesh is
heir to, the better
On Monday evening last, our
friend Hutchinson, with commendable
spirit; caparisoned four mobile steeds'
to the Clinton Stage, and with several
ladies and gentlemen and band Of
music, proceeded to stir up the dust
in the quiet streets, and leave the town
to enjoy il. The caravan without
compass, took an easterly direction,
through the beautiful road to Green
we'll. Therein a wood ambrosial--
a nook where yet the curse Of CAIN
has not been brought--where city
crowds have not yet learned to con.
gregate, and prostitute the air with
i'll called christian trafiic--there, where
the air is pure aud aromatic pitch
pine" can be had without cost we
found the woods most beautifully illu-
minated--and Grcenwell with it's mod.
est cottages, peering in the distance.
Twas night, and our band struck up
the merry march as we approached
most--cordial welcome. The whole
population Of Greenwcll came out
and here We found many of the beauti-
full ladies Of East aud West Baton
Rouge, also Of Clin.on--The newly
married couple (whose departed from
St. James the other day. stood fore
most in picture. The generous vel
come of Host, and Hostess, made us
feel at eaze, and we resolved not only
to steal day, but also night, out of
the catalogue Of monotinous existence
came on--done in the best
tasting as only supper can
in the country. After supper the
marched to the spring house,
then most brilliantly Illuminated for
the dance-which was vigorously kept
up until about the eleventh hour, when
Capt. Markham announced that Ia
bic awaited the guests at the Hotel, to
which all repaired. The poetry Of
sparkling eyes, lent inspiration, and as
the corked champagne came bubbling
into light, sentiments flowed freely.
The lovely Bride and Groom were
toasted-tbe Host and Hostess-and
the enterprising pioneer proprictors of
After the feast, the CON-
pany returned to the spring house
where the dance was resumed, and
Kept up until two clock in the morn
ing, and some of the young gen.
tlemen went home-not however with
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@ We are indebted to some one
(unknown) for the bill of fare at
"Greenwell's" last Saturday. The
Host-our friend the Captain, has
adopted the plan to stand at the head
Of the table, and sing over Ito music
written expressly for the purpose) each
days bill. The instrumental part has
not yet been supplied, that the dish
covers many fly off and the forks keep
time thereto; when it is, we pre-.
sumo the harmony-the manner and
method Of the song, cannot improve.
We are credibly informed that it is
cxhilerating beyond measure to hear
the Captain sing out Here's your
Mock Turtle soup-Fish, boiled fried
and baked. Here's hams champaened
with bacon boiled, and very nice pork
chops, smoked tongue and turkey
ooned-a venison steak with muttons
leg in sauce'-What else Why not
only the Vegetables of the season, but
great many besides.
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R The ladies of jackson, Nj,
have presented the Rev. G. X, Mar
shall, of vicksburg, a beautiful silver
box containing the pen with which
Gov. McRea signed the great tenn
perance reform bill, past by the last
Legislature Of that State.
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~On the 9th of July-see ad-
vertisement, the House occupied by
the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the State
House, and also the picket fence now
enclosing the grounds, will be sold at
auction.
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II Any one wanting a very COM
Portable little dwelling kouse, in a
very desirable location-and at the
price ola bargain, should call immedi-
ately on John Tlano near the Catho-
lie Church-See advertisement.