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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25
wep, Heslse rsY eesye, no,eer.


wept beside thy grave, mother,
NY heart Is weeping still,
Aud fondly linger near thy tomb
On yonder lonely hill.
| did not hear thy parting words,
did not see thee die;
But thy last message came TO me,
When death was towering nigh.
I've been trumt boy, mother,
And caused thee many a pain,
But | would heal the woands | made,
Couldst thou return again;
Nv boyish heart would not obey
Thy mild commands, / know,
Aud Ger my waywardness 10 thee,
Ny tears will ever flow.
was thy cherished pet. mother;
Thy love was fond and true;
Thy kisses Oft bedew'd my cheek,
Ere mahhood's care knew;
Affections child from infancy,
Ye loved me but the more,
AS o'er me wept as Oft We thought
Liie's pilgrimage was o'er.
I've wandered many league, mother,
From where We used to dwell;
No cherished one is near me now,
OF those loved so we'll;
-fiut Oft my weeping heart returns
Across the foaming sea,
To where the precious relics lie.
Aud there II weeps for thee.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25
spaca..s sa.aay Night.

Sitting In the corner,
On a Sunday eve, Ha
With taper finger 81
Resting on your sleeve;
Starlight eyes are casting
On your face their light
Bless me this Is pleasant,
Sparkling Sunday night
How your heart is humping
'Gaiast your Sunday vest,
How wickedly 'tis working
On this day Of rest;
Hours seem but minutes
As they take thor flight--
Bless me ain = il pleasant
Sparkling Sunday night?
"Dad' and -Mam" are sleeping ? 4
On their peaceful bed,
Dreaming Of the things
The folks in meeting said;
'sIiove ye one another"
Ministers recite
Bless me ! Do Mt we do il,
Sparkling Sunday night?
One arm with gentle pressure
Lingers round her waist,
You squeeze her dimpled hand,
Her pouting lips you taste
She freely sIaEs your face, l
But more IN love than spite.
Oh, thunder am Z it pleasant
Sparkling Sunday nightl sss
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25
VOL. XKlI.---NO.
SELECT POETRY


Turns. lone aod sorrowing. to her who
went,
In youthful lovelineSs, to clsim her part
)l the inherilalice on which she hent
tier ardent gaze. the while We forward
looked.
To crowns far. far beneath that rich re-
nsrd
Vain visioos---sainer hopesl her name
With those whp early stand before thai
Kingdoms Lord.
think of her. the mother, sad and lone.
l. l. issJ ! r re'ksm6ns3s : j zsr 80 oa4 QUE
She pines. heart-sick, amid the sounds
OF mirlh. &
Oae year ago to-day Louisn laid,
, Robed ior her barial-sincc that dreary
day,
A year-aa age Of grief, hath shadows
made
Upon her brow, which time can never
wear away.
The winter rain is dashing on the roof,
Tue cold wind whistles wildly round
Unheeded these from outward things
aloof
For her. for her, my LONGING spirit
grieves
10 fragrant breathings sways the holy air I;
Soft. golden tresses foat within my
grasp
She comes she comes How radisntIy
fair.
It's no earthly form my weary arms
would clasp.
Vain yearnipgs all The sweet seraphic
Aud form ETHEREAL in the distance fade I;
The glorious imagery no more | trace
Again wander in the yelling shade,
Where Death aud Sorrow marriug ruin
make,
OF gayest joyance, cherished love aud
pride
As ;nesess playthings reckiessIy they
take
Our rare add tender hopes. aud dash
them all aside.
BEYOND the river ars thou waiting there
For us and dost thou hear the raur-
INJURED hymn
Knowest thou how oft is breathed the
fssvent prayer,
By those whose eyes for thee are sadly
dim
Sweet ssinted spirit sister did know,
As from thine own pure lips, that, from
Above, -...flt
Thy yearning soul to niue is bending
low,
What joyful notes shqutd nencelorlh
c5tSscrTte ny love!
But am mortal, else would not mourn
That The Eternal Life, which erst from
Heaven
Came down to earth, should back 10
Heaven return.
would rejoice to see the blossom given
It's native Army guide should be the
That Ieadeth heavenward the earthly
born,
Whose white hand, lifted high above che
storm,
Forever points me to the Resurrection
Morn.
DEcEMBER goth, 1857.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25

Sir, deny your right or mine TO
inquire of these people what their OBJ
ieclions TO that Constitution are. They
have a right to Judge for themselves
whether they like or dislike it. 1t is
no answer TO tell me that the Constitu-
lion is a good one, and unobjectionable.
1t is not satisfactory to me TO have the
President say in his message that that
Constitution is an admirable one, like
all the Constitutions of the new States
that have been recently formed.--
Whether good or bad, whether obnox-
ious or not, is none of my business,
and none of yours. Ii is their bust
ness and not ours. ! care not what
they have in their Constitution, so
that it suits them and does not vio-
late tie Constitution of the United
States and the fundamental principles
of liberty upon which our institutions
rest. | am not going TO argue the
question whether the banking system
established in that Constitution is wise
or unwise. 1t says there shall be no
monopolies, but there shall be one
bank of discount in the State, with two
! branches. All / have to say on that
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25
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THE LITTLE ~ ri


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Upon ,I,s reading Of < ess ~
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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25
DO Mt MISTAKE THE PREsIDgNT-Nc

But, Mr.. President, il was intimated
in the message that although it was an
unfortunate circumstance, much TO be
regretted, that the Lecompton Conven-
tton did not submit the constitution "a
the people, yet perhaps il may be treat
ed as regular. because the convention
was called by Territorial Legislature
which had been r peatedly recognized
by the Congress of the United States
as a legal body. beg Senator's not tc
tall into an error as TO the President
meaning on this point. He does moi
say, he does not mean, that this con
vention had ever been recognized by
the Congress of the United States AZ
legal or valid. On the contrary. hs
knows, as We here know, that during
the last Congress | reported bill from
the Committee on Terrific .es to au-
thdsze the people of Kansas TO assem-
bic and form constitution for them
selves. Subsequently, the Senatol
from Georgia Mr.. Toombs) brouglI
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25

Sir, that was the principle on which
the Nebraska bin was defended by its
friends. Instead Of making the slavery
question an exception, il removed an
odious exception which before existed.
Its whole object was 70 abolish that
odious exception, and make the rule
general, universal, in It's application TO
all matters which were local and do
mestic, and not national or federal
For this reason was the language en-
ployed which the President has quoted.
that the eighth section of the Mis-
souri, act, commonly called the Mis-
souri, compromise, was repealed be-
cause it was repugnant TO the primer
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25

rs an administration measure, not a.
an Executive measure, but as meas
uie eonling before u ior. oui free acs
ton, wi,hoat any recommendation ol
in,erlerence, directly or indirectly BY
|ahe Administration uow IN possession
|of ,he Federal Governments. Slr,o
propose 20 examine the question calm
" aud fairly, 70 see whether or not We
|can properly receive Kansas into sbs
Union wi,h he constitution formed Al
Lecomp'ou.
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Another ssDiMculty.n

1t is stated that among the dispatches just
received by government is the correspondence
between one of our naval officers nnda5e Gov
ernor or Singapore, relative to his ordering
our flag to be hauled down by a British officer
from the Dutch barqde Henrietta Maria, which
had been abandoned by her officers and most
other crew, taken possession of by the master
of an American ship.
Governor Bluhdell earnestly disclains any
want of respect to the American flag or TO the
rights of American citizens in the steps hc felt
it to DO bis duty to take, but the matter does
not here terminate. The barque was delivered
to the government of the N Netherlands, in India
on ground that the vessel being Dutch, the
Chinsse coolies found on board, if innocent of
mutihy, had = claim on the owners, and if
guilty, were punishable only by the Dutch
criminal court.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-08-28
Stoppage of Cotton AdiIIs.

The Providence Jourual says 1.-The number
OF cotton looms that have stopped in New En-
GLAND, in consequence of the price of cotton and
low price of goods is about 6,00O and orders
have been given to stop many more as fast as
the yarn runs out We heard lately of two
large mills that will run only till the cotton
now in process of manufacture is exhausted
This is the only remedy. We talk of tho short
supply OF cotton. The evil is not there; it is
the over supply of machinery. The looms now
in operation are not only too many for the
supply OF cotton; they are too many for the
demand for cotton goods at anything like the,
prices which alone, at tho present cost Of the
raw material, can return a now dollar for nm
old one. In England, thirty thousand loom.
have been stopped, and prices have quickly
responded 70 this judicious curtailment of pro.
duction.
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washineton Troop Anniversary.


Last Saturday, 22d Instant, wasgtbe ahniver-
sary of the Washington Troop: which took
place at Bradloy's Old Field. Tho day was
pleasant one for such nm occasion, and large
attendance Of spcctatofs were present, largo
number of whom were Indies After the usual
performance ON the field, Captain Patterson
commanding. n nice and well prepared barLa,
cucd dinner was announced, which pr owed to
bc nbundahtly sufficient for nll present. After
rcfresl'ment, and the ladies' had repaired to
thcir seats, the company was ordered out OF
tn: field to try their skill rs cavalryncn in
the way of II tilt. The prize was n nice saddle
worth fifteen dollars Great skill was man
ifcsted by the company, and after six success
full rounds the Judges awarded the prize to
Mr.. james Martin.
Every thing passed Off will, admirable llar
mony and mirth. The old farmers were well
represented; they seemed though new
era was coming over them. The certain pros
poets Of an abundant corn crop and the
hattering prospects of tolcraLlc cotton crop
was universally talked of.
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Object which his eye bcleld was bis o,v, Pal
metto banner, still proudly floating, aithouSi,
t"t'ered and torn 10y tho Storm Tho last
SOUND ihnt ie'i upon h's chr. was the terrible
snlnc spirit which had fired him in life. lie
crossed his arms upon his breast and died M
he had lived,-like n soldier. Well might hi,
friend Worth cXclai,n, MS in the hot pursuit he
dashed hy his body, yet warm with life :.
Gallant Butler his body rests in foreign
men, nm! his spirit, pure and bright as lis
blade, with his God.'
There was also tho second in command Lion
tenant Colonel Dickinson, who thoroughly i'm.
bucd with love of military glory, aud reckless
OF all personal danger, was the very soul of
chivalry. Always seeking place ''nenr the
flashing Of the guns" hc was, we believe, the
first American officer who was wounded nt
Vera Cruz; aud he fell Salantly with his Co.
lionel, on the fatal field Of Churubusco Ili;
wound was not considered mortal, and when
operations recommended, after the ar,nisticc.
he chnfcl like n wounded lion. Ills residences,
and eager anxiety to join in the struggle, doubt.
less hastcncl his end; aud his brave spirit left
us during the bombar,lncnt of ClnrulLapcc.
lie survived the battle in which lie fell, onlv to
die within hearing of the thundcrs Of another,
in which he was not allowed to participate
There was also Lieutcnants Durham, Stew
nrt, Adams Williams, Clark, Muranrc. Cautcv
and Stccn, besides long list of commission
, cd officers and rrivatcs, who laid down their
lives for their country, aud in doing 80 died the
death which gallant soldiers love TO die.
Shades "fdcparlcd heroes! you are not forgot
ten, but will ever he remembered with mingled
pride and sorrow. by'your surviving comrades,
rs we'll rs by grateful c"untryl
The Palmetto Regiment, Us an organized
body, no longer exists 1t performed its mis-.
sion we'll, aud is now q thing of the past. The
survivors have quit the lines and tented fields,
and the dead have left us only their fame.
There is. however,, remaining of that Regiment,
one cherished cXponcnt-the so,led aud latter
cd banner which il bore that Gciocct{ and hon.
orcirr'ic, which, in solitude and silence rcposcs
III the apitol-which no longer marks the
head of the Regiment, when the drums beat to
ar'ns-wlirh has been rclnguishe,l to th. care
u! the State hy its former guardians, of whom
now disl'ancd and scattered, not one that
lives can return to look upon it for n moment
without dropping silent Tear over the memo
rics Of the past :-thnt yiorious standard, around
which rallied hearts rs brave and generous rs
ever beat for friends or country which ne
c"inpanir'l many u tolsomc, antlrrrous march,
and whose folds, bearing, an immortal inscril,-
ton, have tlnatc.l in bloody triumph, over many
hard-fuu..hL field. PE"uD MEMENro OF TIE
PArMErr" REGIMENT! all radiant with rcnown,
long may it bc rclig",Sly preserved, rs tn,
evidence Of past, and the pledge of future glory
Copies of this able address can Lc had q. tl,,
Drug and Dook store Of Mcssrs. Branch &
Allen.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, August l9.-Thc President n
short time ng" received letter from Professor
Silliman and others including several Doctors
of divinity of New Haven, ol,iccting to the
employment by him Of the United States mill
ltary forces to execute the so.callcd laws of
Kansas, and assuring him that they cease not
to pray that he may have his proper course of
duty pointed out to him, or something to that
ciIcrt- To this letter the President has Just
replied briefly but pointclIy. denying their
prcmi es and questioning their knowledge of
those laws And after acknowledging their
v'lidiiy, he calmly assures them that by the
help Of God he will enforce them, in accordance
with his oath Of office.
The principal officers ordered to the steamer.
Mcrriniac. to take the place Of the flag ship of
the Pacific squadron, are Commander Vain
wright; Liculs. Crosson. Arnold, Sharp and
'rrcse; surgeon of the fleet Edwards passed
assistant surgeon Shrivcr; assistant surgeon
Bloodgo"d; chief engineer Long. and passed
midsllipnnn Ramsey who has been ordered to
join this ship as her master.
A special cabinet meeting was held to-day,
when appointments to several Of the auditor
ships and comptr"lcrs,ips, and that of com
missioner of patents, were considered. Gentle
men have been designated for these posts, but
their names have not yet transpired.
The President has appointed Charles Lind
sey. of California, receiver of public moneys ut
Masysvillc, i'll thut State, vice Mr.. Rust, re-
signed.
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DEATH OF TnoMAs DICK. ESQ. +. /. Dive
have to announce the demise Of this venerable
and excellent gentleman, the author of ..The
Christian Philosopher" and of several other
works of pious and instructive nature. which
have met with high acceptance and popularity.
He expired at his residence in Brouehty Ferry,
where he had lived for the long period of more
than thirty years, quietly prosecuting his rs.
Economical studies, engaged in the lnbors of an
unostentatious benevolcncc. and enjoying the
warm respect Of all around him. Recently he
suffered tho bereavement of two grandchildren,
ana se; never thorough'y recovered the blow
which he had tl!us sustained 1t was not till
Erday last, however. that he became seriously
~, H. but from that period he gradually sank.
Dr. Dick had attained u,e ripe old age of eighty.
three. The removal Of one who had 90 far
exceeded the ordinary limit of: human life. is
P!e of lis calm genial. honorable and useful
history is one that should not bo without its
s"lu!ary influence: A year or two ago his
services in .populnrixing science werc nc.
knowledged by The gift. of one of those scanty
pensions which are allotted TO the reward Of
sucl, labors. lie was thrice married, and q
widow suviyes him.-Dundee Waraer.
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The Defence of Charleston.

The Mercury gives nm account of n recent
visit 10 Fort Sumter, now in The course Of crcc-
tion, but which will soon be completed. 1t
says thnt this work is n castle designed for
three tiers of very heavy shot and shell guns,
nnd thnt it occupies the most important posi-
tion for the defence Of the llarbor of Charles
ton.
The Mercury remarks:
AS this fort will be nearly completed next
winter, we trust Congress will make nm MP
preparation to- commence n strong work at
Fort Jol,nson, which is of the utmost impor-
tance for the protection of Charleston, not on
ly against n fleet, but rs the key to our de-
fence from land or boat attack by the Sto-
no River. With fort Mt this excellent site,
say Of 100 guns, and new work of 200 guns
TO replnce the present Fort Moultrie, Charles
ton, with such temporary batteries as could bc
erected ntShutc's Folly Island, under protec-
ton of Castle Pinckney, with 10 guns behind
the new sea wall at East Bay. and 10 gun
battery TO rake Hog Island Channel, would be
one Of the best fortified hnrlors in tho world
With these various works completed and
fully armed, we should have more guns than
Cronstadt, which dcfied the great armadas of
France and England for two ycnrs-more than
defeated the colossal allied fleet Mt ScLastopol a;
and any one Of our forts would fire more mr.
tillery than Bomnrsund, which required n
land force Ofl4.000 to capture it,. tile fleets
having entirely failed to carry the place.
Together, these various forts and batteries
could fire over fifteen tons Of metal Mt every
discharge, of which one to two thirds could bc
concentrated upon fleet entering or within
the lrfrbor. What foating craft could with
stand an instant this iron storm of shot, shells,
and red hot bnlls, raining FIVE to ten tons Of
metal every five minutes
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DIED..

At the residence of his father, oaJks lsth
instant, nfter protracted and nainfiH illness of
seven weeks, JAMES ALEXANDER PEKNAL.
aged sixteen years one month and twelve days.
This youth had never made pablie professioo
OF religion. but during his long eontinse1 sicb-
ness. ho expressed full hope Of future hsppfs
ness felt deeply sensible Of his deplo.sd. foss-.
and helpless condition as sinner, and piseed
his hope and trust for eternal life and saIsakioe
entirely on the mercy of God through Christ.
On the morning before his death be roadside
16th Chapter of John, 10 verses n =. "a In,
Chapter Of Luke and 81 SO salst snds sSsa IA
my%ns ~; o9 re AsseG1iy's colleetion; siser
..icb. he requested. his sister 10 read Is him
in the Testament and hymns which. sha.did.
He retained his reason until few hours bSioro
his last and, in full view Of his ilameSliata
dissolution. he remarkedto his ansiaSa and az
tressed relatives. that he, was not Afraid tpdss
that Heaven was pretty plaoa aad that III
to try and meet him there. He va r:iSds'
dutifal and ohsdiept sop sop. and devoted and ss
= 81
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Complimentary to the Press

Tho following communication has been re-
ceived by the members of the "Assocae ed
Press" from Peter Cooper, Esq, President of
the Atlantic Telegraph Company:
"GESTLEMEN: In view of the national impor.
tance of the great work now in progress and
about to be consumated by the laying Of the
transatlantic cable, and the deep interest taken
6y the public in the success Of the enterprise. l
York. Newfoundland, and London Telegraph
Company, and also MS President of the American
Telegraph Company, of rendering to you the
free use Of our lines the arrival of the stean,-
'ers at Newfoundland, for any communications
you may desire to transmit having reference to
the laying or landing of the cable, and the i'll
cidents connected Herewith"
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-08-28
Foreign News.

The steam ship Anglo Saxon has arrived with
dates from Europe to the 18th instant. The
news is unimportant.-Thrcc hundred miles of
the Submarine telegraphic cable had been laid
on the 10th Instant, and the work was going
on well. The fleet had reached deep water
according TO the last report sent, and there wns
no difference in the signals, they were laying
the cable at thsrates of five miles per hour.
BY this time if no dfsaster has bcfallcn the
fleet the wires have been laid across the At
lantic
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-08-28

TnE PRorosED WALKER ExrEDlrIox.-We sup
pose it is generally understood that Gen.
Walker will return 10 Nicaragua, provided lie
can obtain the necessary men aud means. The
Baltimore Patriot says that some parties in
that city VIII" have heretofore been cUnspicu-
ously engaged in Gen. Walkers Central Amer
lean crusade. significantly assert that prcparn
tions are on foot for another grand dcrionstrn-
ton Mt no distant day. A secret plan is said
to exist, which contcmplates the raising of an
army of ten thousand men, nIl Of whom shall
embark or set sail, about the same time for
some point in Nicaragua. Nothing is to be
left un,onc which shall tend to secure efficiency
and eventual success. Baltimore is to furnish
from three to four hundred MS her complement
of the aLose named army. with full equipments,
money. &c Its further stated that parties fully
pledged have already been secured in that city,
who are only waiting due notice. and the full
consnnaticn of Gen. Walkers plans, to be off.
1t is known rs to the 'Ccntral American
League" Who the parties are attached to
this league. is not stated, or whether they have
been absolutely consolidated as rumored, can.
not bc fully nsccrtnined, except so far rs current
rnmor goes. New York. Boston, Philadelphia,
New Orleans, and all The Other leading cities
of the Union, said to Le united in this
movcment-Charicston Courier.