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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

Usurpetion-Tyranny.
We published, last week. the proc.
Iama,ion Of Gov. Wright ordering an
election Of Representatives and SEN
ators for the next legislature. We
had room only for the Proclamatiau.
emitting the superintendent made BY
the Governor. without authority. and
In direct conflict with the Constitution.
While the wm.ory, Of the party in
poweri s popular sovereignty. the PEG
pie Of Indiana are by the act Of the
Governor, subjected to he dic,um Of
one man. q self constituted monarch.
who not only acts without Law but Ia
opposition to II.
The assumed necessity for THE nov.
Ell and revolutionary proceeding is
that the Senate refused to agree to the
apportionnent bill Of the House, and
then refused % appoint the usual COM
mitsee Of conference Ia such case.
The result IL, there Is no Law Cor cleo :
ting Representaiivss--no spportion.
msnt Of them. The constitution pro-
vides q remedy. BY auihorizing the
Governor to call together the present
legislature. for the purpose Of re-.
moving this difficulty. Ba, there IL
other unfinished business. There IL q
Senator 10 elec.--.hers Il aprohIbIlo.
~ law TO amend-therc are other o.,
dce's 10 elect. and the frisnds Of The
PEorLx the, true friends Of Popula
Sovereignty. have majority on join.
ballot iff ..'sa
True to the party. who. under color
ofgrantng unusual rights 10 tho set.
tiers Of Kansas. have forced upon then
a code OF bloody laws. "a dIsgracc 10
The age" 10 The maxim Of which they
had not word TO say. the Governor.
supported BY bis party. has refused to
call the legislature together. les. the
voice Of The people Of Indiana should
be heard In the U. s. Senate. In behalf
Of freedom. and now. to crown ,hi,
act Of usurpaiion. he pnocIAIns-.yt,
he PRocLAlMs-"l Joseph A,
Wright. do proclaim and DIRECT
&c." viii Joseph A. Wright. or any
other Monarch please tell US by wha'
authority he orders the people Of In.
diana 10 hold mn elec.Ion' And then,
look At tho apportionrenti lie IRA,
ciously allows US. 10 Franklin. Z,
elect two Representatives.. with s.4et
votes. for 10 is possIble. barely possi,
bic. that ve may cleo. men who vii
vote for Brigh. and Petit. But h,
gives to Floyd county. with her s.54i
polls. one Representative. while b,
gives to Clay. with her i.ese polls
(Iess than half The number Of Froyd.
tao Representatives. Clay 10 strong
Looo'oco eoun.y--Floyd IL not. Ant
,his explains The whole matter. II,
gives to Tippecspoc county wl,h bel
l.54o polls. one Representative. and
TO BIackford county with but $40 polls
ono Representative. BIaekford Il
about too 10 ono Locofoco -Tippsca
noe is decidedly the other way. 7,
Putnam county. with her 3.04o polls
he gives bat one Representative. Will,
10 Boone county, with i,4oo lsss polh
he gives f'so Representatives. VIII
the people Of IndIans submit to This
We think not. The subjects Of We
,oris would not tolerate such usurps
ton by the Queen. t sis
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

-. Sixteen States claiming the
right to establish government over the
other fiteen.-E Enquirer. T
Terrible! Wouldn't il suit you and
your fellow laborefs better to have 'the
other filteen' with one lIth the popula.
,ion, establish q government over the
sixteen. .eQ.asr! sss4e a
-. The fifteen States thus excluded
from the Government would be driven
to disunion. or to the greater evil oil
submission = Enquirer. 'fal
Osunion must be small evil, in the
eyes Of the Enquirer, if submission 70
the willofa majority is greater.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

We notice that in Floyd and Putnam
counties. both parties have two candi.
dates each for the Legislature. under
the supposi,ion that. as the law pro.
yided for them to have two each in
1855. they should have it in 1885.
but his Royal Higbnsss. King Joseph
the FIRST. BY the grace Of God. (by the
same grace. may be be the last, has
psocLAlxrD-yes. PROCLAIMED,
that they shall have but one EACH
Will they meekly bow 10 this royal
decree? We shall see. fr''sa
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

- kE The Democratic State Conven-
lion Of Michigan, which assembled at
Detroit on the sist ult.. passed tie
following resolution.
Resolved. That Eve thank God
that the administration Of Franklin
Pierce is drawing to close"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

NtFtt WV Noh'hei StSes PRIV
sent more amusing specimens oil
Ground and lofty .,umbling than has
been seen wi,hIa the last two weeks
among old line orators. editors; and
pine box gassers. What makes the
performance particularly amusing. Il
the fact that the order TO tumble came
upon the most Of them like q clap oil
thunder In clear sky. Some Of them
were Ia the act Of clarifying the
"prlnciples" Of the Kansas I'LL. swear
ing. In the language Of the platform
Of May last. which they hoped would
not be crushed by lie own builders
before the election. that. they were
rightly applied to the organization
Of territories In 1884" Others were
ready TO Brooks. any Abolitionist thai
should say there was any trouble Ia
Kansas. Some had just returned
from Kansas. and had seen nothing
wrong--olhers bad hsarn from there,
aud the whole affair was IN Abolition
lie. when lol the telegraph announced
that Douglass's new bill. had passed
the senate. and that Gen. Cass had
said some Of the laws Of Kansas were
. disgrace TO the age. AT frat they
said Il was ALA fusion lie. Csss never
SAID so-Douglass never introduced
or voted for such a bill. But the slow
wagon having arrived. bringing the
bill. ia detail. and the vote in full. Al
10 duty bound they began. with one
consent. to tumble. And such tumb.
ling! The somersets OF the agile were
complete and instantaneous, and the
most observing could not have told
that they had moved. They were just
urging squatter sovereignty, and now,
though il is all gone. and the senate
proposes q commission, 10 be appoint
ed by the president. to take charge o.
the business Of the territory. they still
sing and shout. 'squatter sover'
eighty" The senate even proposes
to abrogate the most important laws o.
the territory. yet they say "squatte'
sovereignty"-Not SO with the LEST
agile. They began to tumble. but
they don't know how 10 stop. They
try to repeat their favorite phrase. bu'
they can only stammer out spa
squat-sluatter" -whether to say
"humbug." or something less eupho'
NOUS. they can't determine. From
present appearances some of them vii
land on the good, old, long-tried. ant
safe system Of governing territories
and not q few will tumble onto tn.
freedom platform. Home who intent
to die in the service. not being ablo t.
make a complete somerset at once
got half way over the first jump. ant
now lie. Aat on their backs feeling VI
for the platform. crying vociierousI,
.'squatter sovereignty. squatter soyer
eighty" How many more such tunb
lings. Fremont and his cohorts o
freemen will cause before the election
il is now impossible to conjecture.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

OF The People OF Bloominggroye
had most enthusiastic meeting on the
evening Of Saturday July 18th. The
COMMITTEES which had been appointed TO
draft q platform Of principles reported
genuine Republican platform, one on
which all anti-s.avery-es'ension men
can consistently stand. After which.
almost the entire assemblage enrolled
thsIr names as members Of the Ere.
mont Club Mr.. Robert Brundretb.
the gentleman who was read out Of
the Democratic party simply because he
was opposed to the extension OF slavery,
was then introduced to the meeting and
IN short speech, showed up, In mas
terly manner, the Inconsistency existing
between the bogus Democracy OF the
present tine, and the principles as he ID
by the Democrats patrv formerly. He
produced IN old copy Of that detachable
sheet tho "Frsnkhn Democrat ( In
which gcnuiue Black RepublIcan doc
trInes were advocated with commcnda.
bic zeal. This part Of tho eapose was
decidedly telling, and several old liners
began to nanliest considerably weak.
acss Of the koeea. Mr.. Rowland fol.
lowed In a speech of great power In
which he gave the slavery propagap iisss
no quarter,n The meeting broke up a, a
late hour With the dcaienIng cheers for
Freedom and Fremont" ~
A lew Border R,.Gians who had re-
turned from the pro.slavery tdea,Ion
with % extra dose Of Lard OH attempt.
ed 10 dlntugb the meeting but we are hap
py TO state they were not residents oil
our city. Tho stringicllow doctrine
has no advocates here. In conclusion
allow me to say that Bloomlnegroyo Ia
o. n, a. @, which may DO rendered
AMER q free TRANSLATION "all right on tho
goose ques,lon." She will roll ur such
majority 10 November In favor oil
Freedom as abe has never given before.
Mark that f.iesa lsti ltf s.
or Having learned that report has
been circulated 20 somo considerable
extent, that tho eandIiates on che Re.
publican ticket who are of foreign birth
would not receive the united support oI
iha an,I-admlnistratIon party. In this
township, deem II proper TO say that
-sld report Il entirely era,uItous ana
uuiounded. ba' efF 7'r ''i .t
Dloomlnegrbye knows but one IspueIr
the present canvass, and that IL Free
dom or slavery
OF Tho patriotic ladies Of blooming.
groye nre preparing splendid NatIonsI
Flag which will be raised on sa,urda,
July a0sh, at o'clock p. NJ. The "Fre'
mint Club" will meet the same day Of
IL o'clock p. NJ. Good speakors will b,
presen, and address The meeting. Ey
crv body IL Invited 10 attend, .la
| A CvHmsry.--we understand Their,
Is 10 BloohInrrrose an individual who Il
Ian Old Line whigh--an advocate o
the Fillmore slayery-ex,enslon platforu
-anda consistent an,I.slwerY man Il
a horn). Where 10 Barnum t,l
| GA citizen Of Blooming rove In
forms ua that there were more drunken
men IN that place on last Saturday O
the pro slavery delegation relurne
Through town, than has been 10 Il befor,
for Two years. I'D .rom
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18
or Mr. ]. c. Underwood, an honest

or Dir. J. c. Underwood, an honest
farmer of Virginia, who is the owner o.:
500 acres Of land in that State, has
just been driven from its territory. by his
ignorant ianatical neighbors, because
he had the audacity to declare himself
10 favor of the Republican moveme mt.
at the Philadelphia Convention which
nominated Fremont for the Presidency.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

N The papers to Rockport all
start together in two large packages
and should all so together. At least
a whole package must be lost. if any
are. We know they are put in good
order and regularly. for we do it our.
self,
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

The mass meeting at Andersonville
promises to be one Of the greatest
gatherings Of the season. Maj. Henry
s. Lane, Of Charlottesville. has prom.
sed to be present. il his health will
permits He is one of the best speakers
10 the United States on any subject,
but when he stands up to plead for the
life and liberty Of his fellow men, be
is eloquent Seyond description. Nor.
ton and Smith. and Cravens and How.
land ami Hackleman and host o.
others will be there. BY all means
start early enough to get there BY
10 o'clock, tale Your dinner with you.
The meeting will be in the grove, on
Friday the 25th Of July.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

TaAHxs.-Nany thanks are due to
Mrs. Samuel Alley TO- . liberal speci-
men of most delightful country sugar.
II anybody can beat it. We would
rather see it than hear tell Of it.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

~ Young folks, who want Their
names announced a. candidates foI
matrimony. or as having succeeded,
must send the dollar. unless they are
subscribers TO the american. or regu-
lar borrowers.
r. Let the farmers whose hay
crops have failed. be sure to read the
agricultural article on the fourth page.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18
PLEASE READ rms.
IOWA LAND AGENCY.


THls veil sppoirtsf. Hoio, has undergone
L thorough repsirs Sor The s.nsnrr se.son. under
the immcdiatc supervision Il TIE nes proprietor.
ne assures his o. ends aud thot- vbs Iaxy favor
him with their patronage. that "A fAtIl be he de-
sire al all MAKE their stay ~io him rrree-
abs. ~ ne Intends 10 Keep xooi table aud colR-
ing assistants In every department..
Boaricrs will BE- accommodated on the mos1
reasonable terms. with single or double rooms.
am also prepared 90 take trxv~lers or tll q. ne
10 any part Of he country tey may vish 70 -
jnnu eli
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18
Ottoblr GIutiou.

Ma. e. A. GoapwlS-Pisase announce the name
OF Robert Brundrctt ofSpnngnrii tosn-
snip a. an Anti-Nebrasks esndIdate Cor the stale
MANY VOTERS OF BATH.
Mr.. q oopwrr -P lease announce The naoe Of
Ettsba - Jones. Of butier Township ss
an independent candid 10 for the once OF sheriff
10 be el eeisd a. the ensuing October election.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18
How are the Mighty Fallens

Last January the Rockport Demo.
crat. speaking Of the nomination Of
Mr.. Moreau as Eiector on the prosla-
very ticket. said: - 8 si5,ss9 9
Re "Mr. Moreau deserves the conf
dence and approval Of oil Democrats.
for the persevering manner 10 which
he end~avored to carry out the wishes
fthe Spencer Democracy. as mani
tested in their resolutions at the late
mass meeting" DC. mo Il
I'VE congratulate the Democracy
in securing so able a champion 10 the
cause az will be found in The person OF
Mr.. NJ. 3 We take great pleasure in
recommending him to the citizens OF
Pike, as a high toned honorable gem
lleman. reliable lawyer, and wi,hai a
True DEMooRAT." ssros sGn4
In July, because he die not wait
the action Of the old line senate. In re-
iecling the squatter sovereignty Of the
hansas bill, but acted on his own
sense Of right, in advance Of that Au-
gust body. the same Democrat says:
We think our contemporaries of the
Democratic press give too much con-
sequence to one w. q. Moreau. late Of
this place. lie has changed his polit-
ical views so often latterly. that, here
were he is known best. his name is a
by.word Of reproaeh with all parties.
He's not worth the ammunition, bro
Their editors. "a ,sie'.as. 3.
1t is very manifest from this. that
IN the estimation Of these men. a
mans ''wor,h" is measured by bis
obedience to bis masters. In Janu-
airy. when endeavoriug TO r'cary out
the wishes of the Spencer Democracy"
he was "a high toned and honorable
gentleman" but, refusing tobe driven
any farther. by the Slaveocracy. he
.sis a bvword and renroach ~
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

or II Noah Nayler doa't want to be
put into the paper he had better put up
"a new gatein front Of his house.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

Do THEY AccErr?-We are often
asked 1.-THE persons designated by the
committees Of the Peoples Conyen.
uon accept. We can not tell When
ever they do. We suppose they will
authorize the announcement If tina,
fact. in the american. or some other
paper. Meanwhile our columns are
open to Independent candidates, who
send The fee, ONE DOLLAR. ii 81 ise Z,
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

OF A citizen Of Blooming rove In.
forms ua that there were more drunken
men IN that place on last Saturday ~
the pro slavery delegation returned
through town, than has been 10 Il before
for Two years.lai I'D .a8m.a.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

W mere nave ueen sone uccessiuns
to the Republican ranks recently, in
this vicinity; and the elements are at
work all over the country, which will
make many more. Take shelter under
the ample folds Of the Republican Ban
ner. REPUBLICAN. Fl
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-11

In the easc of Sturges, Bennett 81 Co. the United
States Court of Claims has decided that duties paid
according to the invoice of the goods shipped bu
which, by leakage or other accident, were diminished
in quantity during the passage, are recoverable by
proceeding before that Court to the extent of the du
ties paid on goods not actually received, and that 1t IS
no bar 10 such proceeding that the Secretary OF the
Tresury refused to refund this amount under the
authority conferred upon him by the Act OF March >
1899 TO refund duties in cases in which he was salts
fed that more had been paid than the law required
The Court held that the decisions Of the Secretary OF
Treasury under that Act were purely administrative
and not judicial, and could in way conclude any
lOdY's legal Tights.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-11
APPOINTMENTS.
From Our Own Correspondent. ar

From Our Own Correspondent. - .o-o
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1856.
The following appointments will be annouced by
Cen. Cullom tomorrow: W. 2. Ingram, of Ken
lucky, Chief Clerk and Cashier. J. M. Barclay,
of The Indiana Journal, Clerk, reappointed. The
two foregoing offices have 81, 100 salary All other
Assistant Clerks, 81 800. Daniel Buck, of YER
mont, reappointed. Thomas De Kalb Harris OF
Georgia, reappointed. Isaac StrOhm, OF Ohio new
anpointment William Haslett, of Pennsylvania.
James C. Walker, District of Columbia n. b..
AIarkle. Indiana. E. A. Acton, New-Jersey. Il.
b. Tompkins, New-York. John Harvey, South
Carolina. Adams, Connecticut. b. W..
Rates. District of Columbia, Messenger salary
81 50 daily. Michael NJ. Hitchcock, OF Virginia,
Messenger salary $1,000. The following Clerks
in the Land Office are appointed by Gen. Guliom
nnder the resolution of May, l948: Amasa H.
Parker, New York, Brakeman, Responded. VIM
Bailey. Pennsylvania. j. c. Greanlease, Mary
land. William d. Washburne, Wisconsin. Jos.
n Gordon, Maryland Rufus Prentice, Michigan
Cuthbert 2. Wallach, District of Columbia. JOhh
]. Burnett, Alabama. Charles +. Hurlburt, New
York.
The following names are under consideration;
William II. Minnix, Virginia, Assistant CLERK
John Missimer, Pennsylvania, Assistant Librarian
+. Emerich Emmory, Messenger John C0sIen'
Virginia, (colOred) aborer.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-11

CALL FOR AID.-The Rev. Ephraim Mute, lately
Of Massachusetts,. now Of Lawrence, Kansas Teri
torv in letter TO the Rev. Francis Tiffany, published
in Tie Springfe'd Repu6liean, after giving an &C.
count Of the alarm and excitement occssoned ct Law
renee bv the arrival Of news Of the recent murder o.
Brown proceeds as follows:
TN this state Of affairs OF course nothing can b ,
done in tie way OF building churches or preaching.
went Yesterday eight miles 10 fulr an apPOintHe ~
lut found no congregation. II so cold and wndy
that was forced to walk and nearly froze again al
that Mr. Mute has had Of bis ears frozen Gear
into hls head this Winter. The last saw-Inll has
stopped by breaking the saw, and another vii not DC
had for weeks 10 come, Il indeed before Spring.
If the people Of the East knew just how we are
situated we think something more would be done ioL
cur relief and toward putting rs IN better state OF
defense against these bloOdy-mirded but coWaid4y
rriscreauts A few hundred more men, with arms ana
ammunition and funds 70 sustain those who have noby
sacrificed their al Tor tie common defense would ena-
re Us TO maintain our position until the great - d.
shall be settled. What i the feeling around you Is
or case considered hopeless, or il thought iha, we
ore not worthy q aid OF that we do not need any
sssure YOU We are engaged in a desperate struggle
n, General opinion l. here that shall soon haYe
tico5v felt The enemy have row discovered tha'
cnr rrorted one thousand Snaps rhes are less teAn
,1.o hundred and orr FIVE cannon but one. Inc h's'
,~nLer should at least be made good. We must
StIer be strengthened to 20 on or We shall be i9Seu
q nm back, ! write y tie g-ca,es, haste.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-11

svo7urP ESCAPE or SLAyEs.-There seems 70 be
deeninaton 10 make lr Gaines the citizen Of Boone
County Nv. who claims four Of the present party Of
frgtiyes realize the fact that negroes can run away
" learn from good authority that four more OF bis
aves escaped from BIZ plantation last night, and, as
,et. their Whereabouts have not been discovered IL
/ supposed however, that they still ~ ken1ucKy
under the protection Of agent Of the l. u. IL; Ia
H. fact i i quite certain they have not yet crossed 's
mall child Out Of eleven slaves Mr. Games la: now
but three, and to Judge from late events there no
telling how lorg be can rely on Their services ne
now and has been for several day. IN toe oiiy
ing 70 tie p-essL! prosecg.-'l. lV'-S1s'' iA-''Y'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, /

WASHINGTON, Saturday, Feb y, Ie'V'
ar. Cullom, Clerk of the House. has appofn'eU J" E
Perry Ingram of Kentucky Chief Clerk.
WAsHISGToE, Feb. 10, 1856.
The impression exists here that Mr.. Champion VIII
shortly retire voluntarily and not IN consequence OF
ans demand on the part OF this Government lot AiS
recall.
Senior Almonte has left Washington ioF mexico, al
the urgent solicitation OF bis friends, the CONSTITUTION
of that country now being remodeiied al" us pie'
snce deemed necessary for present and future con-
1ingencies. e.u.. 1,oi1ad IN The
Standing Committees Of the House. II IS not STAN
ihat they viii be announced tomorrow. "a Dsm-
principle there will be five Republicans TO three De
ocrats, and one American on each Conmh'ee' ou
MI Committees whose action viii have a bearing on
the Slavery question the South will be represented oy
sie strongest men.