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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05
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Our reports from Tennessee continue fa-
vorable to the cause Of Democracy. John
son is canvassing the State with marvellous
industry. Large numbers of old wings will
vote for him. Gentry in the last few days
has been trying to remove some of the odium
belonging to his party by saying that they
were authorized to reveal their membership.
But this comes too late to help him. The
Democratic papers say Know Nothingism
will meet the same fate as in Virginia, and
will have to travel back to Massachusetts, for
comfort and sympathy.
The work goes bravely on. The Nash
vile Union uses the following, not merely en-
couraging but confident language in regard
to the present prospects of the Democratic
party in Tennessee:
"Of the election of Gov. johnson by a
large majority, we are entirely satisfied If
his majority falls below five thousand, we
shall be greatly disappointed. For Congress,
SMITH, JONES, WRIGHT, SAVAGE & CURRIN are
as good as elected. Col ToRBETT has GOOD
chance in this district, and we have streng
hopes of GRAHAM and CUMMINGS. The only
point of danger is the Legislature, and that
is in danger The liquor question is used
both ways to defeat Democrats, and it is used
by the KnowNothings about as successfully
one way as the other. They have PHILIP s.
WHITE on the stump to help GENTRY get
the votes of the temperance people; and yet,
wherever Democrat avows temperance
principles, he is opposed by the Know-No-
things, and they use that very fact to defeat
him. GENTRY is represented as a good
enough temperance man by PHILIP WHITE,
and yet, when the opponents of prohibitory
law attack GENTRY's position, it is denied
that he is for prohibition. This is one danger
which we have to encounter in our effort to
carry the Legislature. We beg our friends in
those counties where the danger exists, to
remedy it,
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05
Fourth of July.

Its with pain that we observe so much
apathy in regard to the celebration of the
Natal day of American independence. 1t
shows a forgetfulness of our unprecedented
blessings, and want of gratitude to the mem
DRY Of our Sires.
The waters of the thousand streams which
freshen our soil and glide in gladness to meet
the sparkling dancing waves of the ocean
have no shadow cast on them from land of
despotism.
With reason may we be proud of our coun
try, and love it, With reason, may we re-
cord its greatness in history and celebrate it
in song. With reason, may we perpetuate In
painting and monumental marble, the feat
urs of our patriots. With reason, may we
teach The lips of infancy to lisp the name OF
WAsHrNGToN, and the pulse ofyouth to bound
with emotion at the thrilling tones of "Hail
Columbia"
The poet has expressed the universal SEN
timent of the Nation:
eHere mans free spirit unconstrsIned,
Exults, in mans best rights maintained
Rights, which by ancient yalor gained,
From sire to son descend"
Let us, although it has been done ten
thousand times before, pay passing tribute
to the iron mon of the revolution who Sc
cured for us all these blessings.
Far removed from the corruptions of a
royal court, where baseness watts perfumes
to PRIDE" they were well-ftted for the part
they had to act in the worlds great drama
Their immediate progenitors, and many Of
themselves, had been reared amid all the
hardships of frontier life. A stack of mus.
kets and an armed sentinel were seen before
the doors of the Puritan Church; and the
hymn of praise was interrupted by the cry o.
danger. The gentlemen of Virginia were
called from the banque. to the battle field
and the evening which had commenced will
wine, was closed with blood. Our forefathers
too, were thoroughly imbued with the doc
trines of the English revolution, and tn,
writings of the English patriots, of SYDNEY
and LOCKE, and HAMPDEN. Every reader o
history knows that the principles of tn
American revolution were not neU principles
but genuine old Anglo Saxon principles, &C
knowledged by the great Alfred, confrmei b.
the Magma Charta, and awfully vindicated i
the death of Charles l. 1t is not astonishin
that men reared amid such influences, an
instructed by such teachers should have re
sisted oppression. 1t would indeed hsv
been surprising if they had submitted. TIL
great lawyer SELDEN, being asked by wins
law he would justify opposition to tyranny
answered, "By the immemorisl usage of tn
realm" Our ancestors were actuated by tn
spirit of SELDEN. They resisted tyrann.
and left to their children national indie
pendence.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05
The Governor,s Salary.

A foolish little communication appeared IN
the Locomotive of Saturday on this subject
which, although ridiculous on its very face,
may yet require passing notice. The cor
respondent of that paper who signs himself
Day Light, but who is in utter darkness, con-
yeys the impression from list of items
which he parades, that the Governor receives
nearly ten thousand dollars for his annual
salary. On examining the auditors books
and making some inquiries at the treasurer's
Office, we found the truth widely different
from the statements of Day Light
The Governor has never had one cent of
the imaginary three thousands dollars from
swamp land patents. His house, If is true, is
allowed him free Of rent, as it is the business
of the State to provide him with house.
Tue State also undertakes to furnish the
house. But the furniture does not belong to
the Governor, and some improvement in
that way was vastly needed when the appro-
priation was made. No allowances what
ever is made for family expenses. The two
thousand dollars for repairing and rebuilding
the house, which is the property of the
State, is no part of the Governors salary.
A part of the building, as will be remem-
bered, was burnt down. The appropriation
to the Private Secretary has nothing to do
with the Governors salary. Nor does one
cent Of the contingent fund go into his pr.
vate pocket 1t is money belonging to the
State. The two hundred and seventy dol
lars for visiting the State Prison and Univer-
sity, include the whole sum paid in fv.
years for those purposes.
The truth is, the Governor is poorer maj
than when he entered on his duties, and
ought to receive twice as much as he does.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

WHAT Is "SHYsTER?'-The New York
Times explains the term "shyster' in the fol-
lowing graphic description of the article:
A ''Shyster" is the opprobrium of the legal
profession, whose chief prscticeis 10 Obtain,
by hook or crook, all the money and effects of
aprisoner. Ifhe has none, the 'Shyster'' gets
an order on his mother, wife, sister, or some
other female friend, who through the lawyers
representations, or the prisoners entreafies.
is easily persuaded TO pawn every little article
of value, TO assist in liberat'ng the prisoner.
The prisoner is thrice luckey il he is not also
rifled of his watch, breastpin, overcoat or any
other articles he may be unfortunate enough
to posses 'Shysters'' are Unsuitable, and
have no sympathy with distress. They live
by extortion on the woes Of Others. In no
other city in the world would such practices
be tolerated as are common at our Toombs-
The income of first class "Shyster'' is from
&C. 1000 to $1,000 per year, above all perqui-
sites TO officers. So low has the criminal bar
become. on account Of the criminal practice OF
these criminal lacyers, that men who have
respect for their reputation dread 10 go near
the Court of Sessions.
The relative position Of "Shyster'' and GER
QclalicQ W caCn Olntf, II 4lm-
cult to be defined; in one respect, the "Shys-
ter is the cats paw of the officer, in enother.
the officer is the jackall ofthe "Shyster."-
Whenever the "Shysterss friend makes an
arrest, he tells the prisoner the case is serious
one; if he canno: do so by word Of mouth, he
does so by shrugs, enigmitical hints and other
modes of pantomine-tells him he knows q
lawyer that will get him clear, If any one eau;
that this lawyer has intimate power with the
judges. As soon as the prisoner comes 10 the
prison, the officer sends 10 his partner or pal"
for the lawyer, who finds little difficulty in
draining his client The fee, whatever il may
be, is divided with the officer.
The motto, "honor among thieves" was
never so completely falsified az here. The
"Shyster'' if he can, pretends the fee was less
than it was, and thus cheats the officer of his
per centage, who, when ne finds out has q
blow up with his legal friend, but. like the
TAILOR and old Peachum in the "Beggars OPP
era," as each one knows enough TO hang the
other, their quarrels never become dangerous,
and are soon amicably settled.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

OTThe position of the Journal has been
clearly defined, and if the Sentinel, in addi-
ton, desires to know what we think is the
determination of the majority of the people
Of the free States, we can tell it. While
they desire no interference by the National
Government with slavery in the States where
at present it exists, they will never consent TO
ITS extension over another inch of free territory.
Though we think the position Of the SEN
tinel is plainly to be inferred from its article
above, yet we would like an explicit answer
to those questions: Are You in favor of
division of Territory now free between Slave.
~ and Freedom? Do, you, as is intimated
above. believe that equity requires that por-
ton of the Free Territory of the United
States should be consigned to Slavery?-Lsd
Journal Of June 30A.
The Journal answered our inquiry, wheth-
er its party would be satisfied by the restora-
ton of the Missouri Compromise, by saying
that it is not the organ of party, but speaks
for itself, and in speaking for itself, plainly
intimates that it will never consent to the ad-
mission of any ne State with Slavery. But
we have not received a categorical reply, and
think our neighbor might have been little
more explicit.
Our paragraph was written with special
reference to the coming Convention on the
18th. and its anticipated action. That Con-
vention may adopt resolutions consonant to
the strong anti-slavery proclivties of the
Journal But possibly, it may make the
restoration Of the Missouri Compromise the
sole and single issue, which would be, in the
eyes of Free Sellers, most lame and impo-
tent conclusion. If such should be the case,
will the Journal repudiate the milk and
water concern? That is the question. AS
to the position of the Sentinel, we go in DIS
tinctly for the great " Nebraska swindle."
We can answer the closing inquiries of the
journal by stating our convictions. Un-
questionably there will be more Slave States
just as certainly as there will be more free
States, and we shall advocate their admission.
Texas, for example, viii be divided into two
or three Slave States; and such parts of our
common territory as by climate and produc-
tons are suitable for slave labor, will, in
the progress of events have slaves This
will be in the natural course Of things and in
accordance with the wishes of the people
But we will never consent for ATcHIsoN and
his gang to force slavery on the inhabitants of
Kansas. If they, of their own free will and
accord, without coercion or compulsion choose
to take it, they should have it. Eor populi,
Uor Del translated, means, Squatter sover-
eighty" and we believe in it.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

0TThe good people of Delaware county
are to have an old fashioned celebration on
the 4th of July, at Muncie. We like these
assemblages of all classes of our fellow citi-
zens on this day. All parties, sects, and con-
ditions in life, should meet together on the
return of the Nations Anniversary, and re-
new their covenant together, around our
common altar-the Constitution of the Union,
and there swear fidelity to the faith of
our Fathers. Gov. WRIGHT delivers the adj
DRESS
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05
Senators Atchison and his old Friends

No one could have felt more regret than
ourselves at the course pursued by the arm
ed bands of men who left Missouri, not with
a view to settle in the Territory of Kansas
but to over-awe the actual residents, and
control the elections there held. We saw
clearly that public opinion, even among those
who are willing to go all length to protect the
South IN her just rights would not extenuate,
much less sanction, so great violation of
every principle of republican government.
We have heard southern men denounce
the act as one of madness, which would
in the end, produce its bitter fruits by alien
ating the patriotic men of the middle States
from the South, or render them lukewsrm
Already the effect Of Missourian violence be-
gins to manifest itself, and Senator Atkinson
is denounced in manner which will very
much damage his reputation as public man
and good citizen. Some of the papers not
welded to abolitionism, describe him, as a
rowing bandit, armed with bowie knife a
revolver ard rife, and maiching at the head
of an Infatuated mob of misguided men.
If this description be truthful one, he is
just the man that the government should ar
rest, it has the authority, or sustain Governor
Reeder in doing the same thing, if the power
Is vested IN him. Authority 10 punish such
an offense lies somewhere, and in the absence
of any statuary provision the common law is
adopted to just such an emergency.
The story is current in Philadelphia, that
Senator Atchison remarked 10 a number of
gentlemen in Washington City that the duty
of establishing slavery in Kansas had devolv
ed on him. He had pledged his word it
should be done and by all that was holy, he
would do it at all hazards. His own saliva
ton, depended upon the successful execution
of the pledge" No fair minded man can
doubt the right of Senator Atchison to legally
execute his purpose. We hold the territory
to be as much the property of the South as
the North, and equally susceptible of receiv
ing their peculiar institutions-but their in
situations can no more be established by vio-
lence than those of most ultra abolitionist.-
Philadelphia Penasylvdaian.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

or We had the pleasure yesterday Of
again taking by the hand our old friend Mr..
j. B. BKALE, the efficient contractor on the
Wabash Valley R. r. BY him we learn that
the road will be completed as far west as
Huntington in a few weeks. and to Lafayette
this season. This is an important road, and
we hope to see it completed at an early day.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

THE CRoPs.-Notwithstsnding the frosts,
dry weather, immense rains, and all the
freezing Of last winter, and innumerable
complaints in the early part of spring, our
crops in this county give promise Of an sbun-
dant harvest. We have, ourself examined
some wheat and must say thlt we have sell
dom seen any better. The heads are full Of
well developed grains, and all that is now
wanting is dry weather for about two weeks.
The corn il low but looks remarkably healthy
and is growing Wabash Gazette,
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

SMAsHNs-Is OF KNow-NoTHINsIsM.- The
Broom County Democrat of the 23d says that
the "ordsr'' is all "tumbling in" in Brown
County, and that in Highland not one single
council at present exists.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

0r The Albany On. ~ atlas says it is
false that PREsroS KrSe, of that State, is
affiliated with the Know Nothings. 1t says
be holds the whole pack in contempt
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OF The Evansville Enquirer shows up
some of its contemporaries in an unenviable
light. The Mass Meeting, or Convention of
the 18th, proves an apple of discord
THE BEGINNING OF THE SPLIT.-In yester-
days paper we gave the opinion of the Evans
vile Journal, on the call at the Capitol for a
State Mass Meeting of the Know Nothings
on the 18th of July. The Journal comes
down upon it as an abolition movement, sug-
gested by abolitionists and says it will be at
tended only abolitionists We notice, howev-
er, that the Daily Republican at Indianapolis,
has the same call at the head of its editorial
columns, inviting the faithful of the order to
come up to the capitol en- naasse on the 18th
of July. Know Nothingism has become so
completely abolitionized in all the free States
that our neighbor of the Journal has become
ashamed of the free negro company he is in,
and is now opposing the call of a Mass Con-
vention of the order, for no other reason than
because he knows that the most ultra under
ground railroad and higher law resolutions
will be poked down his throat whether he
consents or not. He calls them aboltionists
who call this meeting, yet when their plat
form appears he will be seen between the legs
of the larger ones strutting and Growing like u
bantum cock, and claiming that the principles
of the convention are the true American prin-
ciples, although they point out how man
shall worship. what religion he shall not pro-
fess, and that Southern man shall not recov-
er his stolen property from a free State.
The next thing to be looked for is gen.
eral reading out of the order by the different
leaders. The editors of the Republican and
indianapolis Journal will not relish the oppo-
sition to their call by the little one here, and
in turn we look to see them pounce upon him
and give him such drubbing editorially, as
he has been used to getting almost every
week lately. But it is nothing when one is
used to it, we suppose. All pretense at con-
sistency has been abandoned by the journal.
1t is at one time in favor of measure and
then against it. One day most Jealous Know
Nothing and the next day he is not of the or
der He is now bitter in his hatred Of aboli-
tionism, but on or about the 18th of July we
expect to see him smother himself in the en-
brace of abolitionism. 1t has got to come to
that, or the great Sam party in Indiana will
split wide open and will never be able to mus
ter a corporal's guard again till it finds some
new name,-some new humbug like Know
Nothingism, or hard cider, or coon skins, with
which to gull the people for day and make
them believe that the Democratic party is
desperately wicked and corrupt.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

0TThe first Methodist Episcopal Church
in Germany, really beautiful building. bss
been completed, dedicated and occupied.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

0Twe are again under renewed obliga-
lions TO our correspondent for his vigorous
and lucid communication.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

0rCounterfeit twenty-five cent pieces are
in circulation, bearing date of 1854.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-05

OF" Pistols and bowie knives may be the
order of the day, there again as in the last
Congress; and some GOLD LEAD" may be
specially in store for US. We have no fears
of it, however; but if it does come, we would
as willingly end our life, never destined to be
long one, doing our duty and fcarlessly full
filling our trust, in the way that the Sentinel
and Pernsyluanian SO joyfully anticipate, as
in any other manner"
So speaks the chivalric SCHUYLER CoLFAx,
through the columns of the last ST. Joseph
Valley Register.
81 He that doth these boots dspace,
Shall meet Bombastes face TO face"
Congress will be reformed, and the
NoRTH-the FRBE NoRTH-the ANTI-NE-
BRAsKA North North THAT Is A
North, will find a champion there when
SCHUYLER takes his seat in the next House
of Representatives. If his life, "never des.
tined to be long one" should be sacrificed il
vindicating the eternal, imperishable, never
exhaustable rights of the Beautiful North, ,
what in the name of the North Star would thu
North do for Northern man to '..tearlessly
defend Northern principles and Northern in
situations We sigh in contemplation o
the North's bereavment in such a calamitou
dispensation.
Posi- OFFICE RoBBKRIKs.-There are four
teen cases of post Office robbery and ssvera
cases of counterfeiting coin on the orimina
calendar of the Circuit Court Of the Unite,
States for the Northern District of Ney
York, now in session at Canandaigua. WV
GILMRR and WIN. FOWLER, charged wit
robbing the post Office at Sodus, on the nigh
of the 10Th May last, have been convicte
before that Court
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domain TO rule and Cypress; and other with
the opposite object, TO barboriss in anarchy
and disorder. AS civilized Europe has allied
TO check the Russian Bear, so Mexico is bound
to take the lead in bringing in combination
the Castilian chivalry of the South American
States, to clip the wings of the American
Eagle, and to cripple its graspng talons.-
These productions coming from a Priemer
who now has the "Prince President" in
his keeping, should be read and noticed in
the American press. The Mexican journals
published only what is permitted from the
Palace; and the Liberal, not ignorant Of the
designs Of the Prince and Premier, who would
attempt to expose the sophistry Of the lat
ter, would be fortunate if he escaped with
Punishment Santa Anna in his person
as dictator and usurper, and not as The
nation, thus casts down the glove Of abso-
lutism. Will the United States, in the spirit
of ancient knight-errantry, and as chevalier
of liberty, to redeem the land Of promise,
not take it up? Can she quietly or indifier
emily look on the subjugation Of the people
of Mexico, identified in the same cause Of
civil and religious liberty, and not for their
rescue? Can mistaken fidelity to national
laws, when Santa Anna as political brigand
has passed beyond the circle Of civilization,
restrain the American Eagle from the higher
obligation to the Eagle of Mexico? She
holds the serpent in her talons. 1t is
an augury that when the occasion should
invoke, the Serpent in her Eden should be
the victim. The high responsibilities of the
United States, TO her institutions, to her po-
liticsl mission in the Americas, to the reform
alton of civil and political liberty, cannot fall
ter now, that a one man usurper and tyrant
has arrogantly renewed his insults 10 all, and
on our very border. He who was among the
first victims for pointing 70 the Star in the East
as it cast its light towards the Pacific, cannot
be disappointed. HIDALGO.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
A. GLENN a &C
Wa snCAI. NOTICE.


(NENNAho >. boLLAO ia in returning his
~ thanks IL TIN isti,s ant ,,ruilemrn compo -ne
IN s'iag eia- tn t". patronage u,ns his hrst term,
lak"s peasaf" ~ int,rmlnR lIrm, aud the citizens nj
Lsnchhuie Tut he VII h'ea auather session ii vocal
nsructi"n IN The iiu at Jannuty 1899, ars-rs.
Pa'Dr \ ttis'ians Rooh tore
ih",e "hn hn'r 40 knowrdsr of h. shil,tv al IN
parting ''r'l 1nsiiucnn and th,,ush knawleds" oi
tic theory 81 music, politely eirred to h- lup,,- III
thu pa,t session.
II necessary, there vii be- lnrr-1 two css.cs Ior
ad,hnced scholar, and Tor heginnor.. Suitable
music will hs selected Tor both
In addition - the egnnr of instruction hch
is pupil vii receive during the .essior tiny will de.
tive the benefit of singing with fall Orcheslta
pnn"n ut, and whenever thought beneficial the Pano
accompaniment will be used with the snitc. The
Ian" vi h" used during the reeua hour at iastrue
ing, bft whenever the elias will hnvc sing ANY pieces
win the Orchestra accompaniment they will be reque--
Ell 10 do 50 only su.h nights will not Interfere.
with the - eular nights oi tue' tag.
Tenn us hnretolorrs6 lor session At three "nths,
me"ting regularly an Monday ami TRursdny ut a.
rloch. y IA The ,la,- Nil be di. missed regularly at
. ocloeh. dec 2i.dlm