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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20
Families

There is an old adage, and true one, that
those who live in glass houses should not
throw stones" We know of no instance
where this maxim applies so well as to that
of the correspondent of the Journal Of yes
terday. The writer, as the friend of WILL
LIAM WALLACE, should have remembered
that the WALLACE family have taken several
sucks from the public tit" as well as others,
and are still anxious ", to receive similar
favors.
Ex-Gov. WALLACE was Lieut.. Governor
four years, Governor four years, member of
Congress two years, member of the Constitu-
tional Convention, Prosecuting Attorney of
this Circuit and County, member of the Lee
g~islature, &C., &c. r. B. DUNCAN, another of
the same family, was clerk of this county for
over seventeen years.
The statement that Mr.. STEWART has held
the Office of Clerk for six years is entirely
false. He was elected for seven years but
the new Constitution cut off nearly two years
Of the term, and if he should be elected Gas
he will le) will only serve two years longer
than the time for which he was originally
elected.
So if the objection will hold against one
candidate for Auditor that he has received
money from the public crib, for services rem
dered, the same objection will hold, with
four-fold justice, against the Know Nothing
candidate for Clerk. But we hold that such
objections against men originate from a mean,
contemplate, narrow minded spirit, and
should be regarded as of no force, with all
candid, rational men.
Poverty or riches should not be urged
against men as disqualifcations for office,
neither should either be regarded as special
claims for Office. So far as the candidates Of
the Democratic and Abolition parties are con-
cerned, it is understood that they stand upon
an equality Us to wealth. If there be any
difference, we doubt not that Mr.. WALLACE
is the richer of the two.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20
Col. Kinney's New Republic.

The Washington correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican writes that papers as follows
respecting the present aspect of Dol. Kinney's
project for a new Republic:
The new Minister from Guatamala and
Salvador, Don Antonio Jose de Yrissori, al
though present in our city for several weeks,
only delivered his credentials to the Presi-
dent of the United States yesterday, when
the usual forms were observed. In the re-
ception of Don Antonio our country not only
recognizes. him as the properly constituted rep
rescntative of a portion of Central America,
but she receives him as a sworn friend of the
Central Republic, about being established un-
der the auspices of Col. III. l.. Kinney. un-
derstand that the new Minister has expressed
himself in the highest terms of the c%oloniz-
ing project of Kinney and his associates. as
conductive to the political health of the Cen
trail American States, and predicts a rapid
spread of liberal principles, and a Just concep-
of a free Government.
lie scenes to be posted up in all of the
movements Of the expedition, even to the par
ticular design of the flag which is to be I'M
furled as the banner of the new Republic.
On its silken folds are emblazoned six stars.
representing Nicaragua, Costa RIGA Honduras,
Guatemala, Salvador and Yucatan. So says
Senior Don Antonio, and he speaks as one ia
miliar with the whole subject, and yet he
comes the Minister Plenipotentiary from two
of these states to present their interests near
our Government. Truly, Col. Kinney must
have struck anew vein of luck, and be in ia
vor where it was supposed by some that but
little favor would be shown him, if he should
happen to fall into the hands Of the Central
Americans. With Col. Kinney and his Re-
public on the South, and the star of the New
Republic of Sonora, just rising in the North
of Mexico, fear that Santa Anna will soon
lind that in leaving power and place, he left
1t never to resume it again.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

G-Wc are gratified to learn that the pros
poets are very flsttering for the reelection OF
our friend SAMUEL OWEN, Esq, as Recorder
of Floyd County. Mr.. O. has heretofore dis
charged the duties of this Office in a manner
highly satisfactory to all those having bust
ness with the Office. lie has been faithful
in the performance of every duty, always being
found at his post, and ready to give such in
formation to those requiring an examination
of his books for titles, ETC., as they might
desire.
The heavy real estate dealers of New AL
bany and of Floyd County-those men, we
mean. who yearly transfer a great deal of
property, would find Mr.. OVENS place but
poorly filled, in the event of his opponents
election, as compared with the manner in
which he fills it.
We have no idea that the people of Floyd
County will consent TO dispense with the SER
vices of Mr.. o. He is certainly the best quail
fled man for the Office to which he aspires
that could be found in the county. and his
election would be a source Of the greatest ad-
vantage to the citizens Of the county.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

CHECKING OUT.-The X. Ms of New AL
bany have a rather queer way of getting out
of the midnight dens. 1t is very similar to
the manner in which the niggers of Kentucky
get the liberty of enjoying q holiday. A
member informs the Grand Owl that he
wants a 'pesnatr for a certain length of time,
which is issued to him, and he is allowed to
mingle with honest Americans during the in
term between its issue and the date of its
return to the Lodge. If he fail to return it
at the proper time, he is reprimanded |; and
if he still neglects to return il, he is denounced
as a traitor to the Order, and thenceforth is
considered unworthy the c~ountenance or sup
port of Know Nothings.
This checking out'' reminds US 80 much
of tho permits Of the master to his slave,
that we cannot but wonder at the lack of in-
dependence in those who have joined the
secret, p~roscriptive, biggoted order, and fear
to withdraw from it, even after they have
learned its anti- American principles and felt
its debasing influences. Many of the moral
and religious, however, who nave gone into
the order in our sister city have checked
out" and many moro will do SO unless the
Lodges SHUT down" on the Checking prin-
ciple.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

SUIT AGAINST THE CAMDEN y ANNOY
RAILROAD CoMrANy.-The New York Times
states that q member of the bar intends to
commence proceedings in the United States
Circuit Court for the Southern District in the
State of New York, against, the Camden and
Amboy Railroad Company, on behalf of a la
dy and gentleman who were injured, not kill
ed--in the recent catastrophe. The plaintiffs
are, or claim to be, citizens Of New York
State, and as such, have the right to sue, in
the Federal Courts, citizens of any other State
in the Union for injuries received.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

ST. DoNINGo-The New York Herald learns
"frOm a reliable correspondent ut Madrid, thai
a private treaty has been made by France, Eng.
land and Spain, with the Dominican Govern
ment, in which the latter. for a certain consid.
Grafton, has pledged itself to the following con.
ditions, viz: 1. No settlers from the United
States. of any class or color, shall be encouraged
to hold lands or take up their residence in st
Domingo. .. No land for mining purposes,
factories, or coal depots, shall be sold, leased
or coded, either to private American companies
or to the American Government, without the
prior consent of the French and British Gov
ernments.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

@Sidney Smith says, at seems necessa-
ry that the great people should die will some
sonorious aud quotable saying. Mr.. Pitt said
something not Ineligible in his last mo-
ments. G.. Rose made it out to be, "Sare my
country, Heaven!' The nurse OF being in
~terrogated, said he asked for bdrley ~tgater."
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

Nav planning MILL AT La SALLE.-Messrs.
Buck d Chumasero, of La Sale, have just got a
planning mill into operation at the Canal Basin.
which will plane II 600 feet of flooring per day
They are also lumber dealers, and therefore pos
sess great facilities for carrying on an extern
sive business. The Peru Chronicle from which
we condense these particulars, says they are
about to procure two run Of stones for a -four
ing mill, the engine of the planning mill being
OF sufficient power to drive both.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

@Capt. Hughes, an old salt, during a
late voyage from New York to Charleston.
South Carolina. in hauling up his deep sea
lead when fifty miles from land and % faith
oms Of water, found a gold ring attached to
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20
Getting Desp crate.

The Fusionists of Marion county, well
knowing that their candidates are already de-
feated before the people upon principle, have
as a last hope, resorted to a complete system
of lying upon the Democratic candidates.
Between this and the election the people of
Marion county may expect 10 hear, from the
mouths of Know Nothings, any amount of
lies, of every variety of color, against Messrs.
STEWART, Brown and LOGAN. This course
has been determined upon by the Know
Nothing Councils of this city.
In pursuance of this arrangement. the first
edition of lies appeared in yesterdays Journal,
over the signature of "a VOTER purporting
to be a statement of the amount of money re-
ceived, at various times, for labor performed
by the family of one our candidates. Not
one single item is stated correctly, the eSti-
mates being made altogether upon an imagi-
nary basis. 1t is a tissue of lies from begin
ming to end, but, if true, would prove nothing
as to the merits of the gentleman at whom it
is aimed.
One would suppose that the Democratic
candidate for Auditor was as rich as Croesus,
and that. his opponent was as poor as Jobs
turkey. If there is such a thing as ones be-
ing entitled to Office because of his poverty
which we utterly repudiate-we presume that
the candidates of both parties for the Office in
question could show, at least, an equal claim.
Statisticidn of the Journal writes as if the
relative merits of the families Of the candi-
dates of the two parties, and not their ot0n
merits, were to be determined by the people
at the approaching election. Our candidates
wished to be judged by the principles which
they advocate, and their respective qualifica-
tons for Office. They fear not the Jefferso-
MAN test, relying upon a just verdict at the
polls. Can the candidates of the opposition
say as much?
But if the race is to be run upon this new
Know Nothing test, as to the merits of thu
Grand. fathers of the candidates, we presume
that our nominees can, at least, compare note
favorably with their competitors.
The true objection of ga Voter" is tina
Messrs. STEWART, Brown and LOGAN are no
Know Nothings or Abolitionists.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

The more thou daInn'si it up, the more il burns:
The current, that with gentle murmur glides,
Thou know'st being stopp'd. impatiently doth rage;
But when Its fair course is not hindered-
He makes sweet music with tn cnamel'd stones,
Giving a gentle kiss TO every sedge
He oyertaketh in his pilgrimage;
And so by many winding hooks. he siravs.
With willing sport, 10 the wild ocean.
shakespeare.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20
ANTI-KNow NOTHING,


CORRECTION The Franklin Regist@
makes the following correction. ain an al
yertisement which appeared in our last 70
"Bumbleton's storm destroying ~porringers,
read "Hamilton's worm destroying Loren
ges."
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20

the Broadway Of the great metropolis Of th<
nation to an honosd grave, and pronounced
a euLogy on his character.
The Democracy have consistently and
manfully opposed Know Nothings until now
and most certainly will not at this time cees4
that opposition, (when the order totters 4
its very foundations,) merely TO crafty thos&
who defed us with it once, and at this tim(
(for very good ~reasons) dislike to have n
even talk about it.
When good men who were once entrapped
into the order in this county, become dis
gusted with its doctrine and desire its5ver
throw, now urge Democratic candidates Il
make it the great issue, urge them 10 oppos(
il with u~nrelenting zeal, their wish and thf
Of the Democracy will be needed, howeve
unpleasant it may be to those who cling a
its falling fortunes or refuse to take ground
against il.
Having vanquished Know N~othingism. th1
Democracy in Indiana will have an cas- +
victory over a party, who, in their manifest
OF principles, say mo more slavery exrenl
son." and in the next sentence advocate tn
restoration OF the Missouri line of separation
between slave and free soil in our unoccupied
territory. The Missouri Compromise LIND
prohibited slavery north, and legalized il
south OF the line. If opposed TO slavery ex
tension into any Of the territory, why estab
lish a dividing liue which only prohibits il
a part, and authorizes it in the remainder
And ii IA favor Of the partition line and tn
consequent division By which there can b
slave as well as free States constituted, VIII
say no further extension OF slavery?
Strip a party guilty Of such ridiculous in
constituencies, Of its Know Nothing support
and the contest next year win he any cas-
one, and victory complete.
Therefore the overthrow Of Know Nothing
ism is the first object here to be accomplished
and is the great issue now in this State, par
ticularly in Marion county, the residence q
Its Inst officers, the seat and centre Of ID
power, where It's schemes arc concocted, ant
Its diabolical machinery put in motion.
ANTI-KN0W NOTHING.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-15
WIN Kansas be a Slave Slater

The Honorable Theodore G. Hunt,
of Louisiana, who was one of the few
Southern Representatives in ConSFess
that voted against the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, addressed a public
meeting of his constituents on the 18th
ultimo, in speech in which, whilst de-
Tending his course upon that subject, he
stated the reason that would, in his
opinion, prevent Kansas from being a
slave State:
In addition to the view I presented of
good faith, also urged in my speech on
the Nebraska bill that, apart from alb
stractions, there was no practical ad-
vantage to be obtained for the South by
opening the Territory in question to the
admission of slavery. And l still re-
tain that opinion. believe that Kansas
and Nebraska are both destined by ma
ture to be free States. No prudent
STAKEHOLDER will leave the genial soil and
climate of the South and take his slaves
with him merely to establish the condi-
ton of slavery in the less productive and
colder REGION of Kansas or Nebraska
The author of the Nebraska bill himself
and leading southern gentlemen who ad-
vocated the bill also entertained the opin-
ion I expressed.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-15

The attempt viii be made to turn the
election of Speaker upon some other is
sue but it should be resisted firmly,
from the outset. The North has the de-
cided preponderance in numbers let it
see that it is not out-generaled.
The whole question, as to whether
Kansas shall be a free or slave State,
may be said to center in the admission
or rejection of Gov. Reeder. His ad-
mission viii throw the weight of Con-
gress upon the side of the Free State
settlers, and their task thenceforward
will be comparatively easy. His reiec-
ton, on the other hand, will encourage
the southern bullies on the border and
lead them to a sanguinary enforcement
of their purposes The South is well
aware of this, and is laying its plans ac-
cordingly.-Piasbargh Gazette.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-15
A Correct View.

A gentleman of Northern Ohio, who
has long been connected with the poll
tics of the country, writes us as follows,
under date of Nov. 49,
81 am glad that in your trouble with
your Missouri neighbors you have fairly
out-generQled them, and that the scene
of contention will undoubtedly be trans
ferred to Washington. Your movement
for the formation of State Government
seems fairly to have confounded Davy
Atchison and his ruffian crew, it pre-
senting an aspect of the case for which
they were wholly unprepared, and which
they know not how to meet. l think,
also, unless greatly misjudge Gen.
Cass and Senator Douglas, they will
only be too glad to accept your Consti-
tuition, whatever it may be, and aid in
every way your speedy, admission into
the Union, for the sake Of getting rid
of a Troublesome question which has
greatly damaged their popularity at
home, and lessened instead of increas-
ing the chances of Mr.. Douglas for
the Presidency. Of course l may be
mistaken in the course they will adopt,
but shall be disappointed if it does
not turn out as indicated.
81 see your Gov. Shannon is try
ing to make matters smooth and fair
with the Free State men by his petit
Jogging letter in the last Herald but
he will find it hard matter to make
US in Ohio believe that he was sent to
Kansas for any other purpose than to
enforce the acts of your bogus Legisla-
ture and favor the subjugation of the
Free State men to the will of the Slave
ocrats of Missouri generally, and that
he undertook the job knowingiy and
ao'ilingly. We never admired the man
much in this part of Ohio, and less late
ly than ever.
"ln regard to your Constitution, we
of course should like it better if it de-
clared all men within its borders free
and equal and did-aot prohibit the res
idence of Negroes in the State; as we
have found it in Ohio impossible to en-
force such rule without frequent injus-
tice, and SO We have long since changed
our policy and laws in that respect, but
we think you viii eventually see the err
ror and correct it; and that it is not the
worst error by any means that you could
l remain, Sir, truly,
"Your Friend"
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-15
Slavery VS.. Freedom.

The following paragraph fifty illus
states the feelings and opinions of the
friends of Slavery in regard to poor men
and foreigners. The Morehouse La.
Advocate says
"The great mass of foreigners who
come to our shores are laborers, and con-
sequently come in competition with slave
labor. 1t is for their interest to abolish
slavery, and we know full well the dis
position ofman to promote all things
which advance his own interests. These
men come from nations where slavery is
not allowed and they drink in Abolition
sentiments from their mothers breasts !;
they, all of the white race, entertain all
utter adherence of being put on a level
with blacks, whether in the field or in
the work shop. Could slavery be abol-
isAad, there would be greater demand
for laborers, and the price of labor must
be greatly enhanced. These may be
termed the Internal Evidences of the
Abolitionism of Foreigners.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-15
New Store in Lawrence.

w. d C. DUNCAN have opened an entire
w new stock of Goods in their new concrete
building on Massachusetts street, consisting OF
the usual variety of Dry Goods. Groceries, Hard
wares, DC, which they are offering for sale at
fair prices. Having embarked in the business
with the view of continuing in it permanently,
and having bought their goods for ready cash
and established but one price for every class of
customers they feel confident they can do as well
by their customers as can be done by any other
house in the city. and make it far more advan-
tageous TO those wishing to make large pur-
chASes than they can do at any place between
this and st. Louis. Weinvite the public TO give
Us call and examine our stock and prices, and
We are confident they viii not go away dissatis-
fed.
0sae Price Store, Laureate, Nor. 10, 'a5.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-15
The Speakership.

There will be long and fierce strug-
gle over the Speakership of the next
House, so far as present indications GO
The South and the North have each too
much at stake in that Office to let it pass
by without determined effort to obtain
it. The Speaker, under the Rules ap-
points all the Committees, and always
compoSes them in such manner as to
give the party or policy which he repre-
sents absolute mastery in all of them
which are of importance. Thus, it is
the custom to place six of the ruling
party to three of the opposition on the
Committee of Ways and Means, of the
Judiciary, on Elections, on the District
of Columbia, on the Territories, on Ma
val, Military, Indian, and Foreign Affairs
on the Public Lands, on the Post Office,
and on Roads and Canals These are the
only Committees from which any subject
of national importance can be introduced
into the House, and the Standing Com
mittees are the only channel through
which business of any character can be
regularly brought before the House. Not
only can no proposition be entertained
except by authority of these, but even
should one by any chance find its way
into the House distastefui to the Speaker
and the party which supports him, he
can suppress discussion upon it, by re-
fuslng to recognize any member propos-
ing to speak in Its favor.
One of the first and perhaps most i'm
portant questions to come before the
House is the admission of Delegate
from Kansas. The Missouri borderers
have sent Gen. Whitfield as their delegate.
under law passed by Legislature of
their own choosing, and the Free State
men repudiating alegislature forced upon
them by non-residents of the Territory,
have elected Gov. Reeder, under law
of their own making. If the House ad-
mits Whitfield, it at once decides in ia
vor of Slavery and mob law in Kansas :;
while If it admits Reeder, the half of
the battle against Slavery in that Terri
tory is over.
The Committee on Elections will have
influence on the early de-
cision of this question; and it is all i'm
portant to the North that that Committee
should be so constituted as to give Gov.
Reeder fair chance. 1t should there
fore be the purpose of the Anti Nebras-
ka members of the House to secure a
Speaker who will constitute that impor-
tant Committee Alright, as well as all the
other leading committees.