Weekly Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1841), 1849-11-20

              WEEKLY OH 0 STATE JOURNAL VOLUME XL. COLUMBUS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1849. I'UULlSIIKii I'.VKUY TUKSDAV MOBN1NU, BY SCOTT & BASCOJl. . ... . .,.r,,f Kioh Jllicom tho Iiiuinatummmrc.-ouu -.. "-It. itrwilnHd Mjpiiiatley , TKK.VIS: Tii&f)..l''it" Mm,whichmybcdiar.h.rgoH b.tl.. Woi..ri'w.. lhMl..w'" tin Iheyoarj Dil,.pr.nm.4i Tn-VYoeklJ, S, W. R,TKS OF AOVK!mMN(i-WKKKLY PAI'KH, on- ..iimrM.H iiouBor , une. insertion.... t ' each additional K " 1 UlOMlll ,..,,.. .. " . 2 " m 3 " ii a changeable monthly, per annum . i weekly ' " StandisR card, one square or ks. " ' 4 colnwii,chani-ijb.i quarierly, " J tfd 50 U vi 1 So 2 1r ,1 (H) 6 (N) H IK) in (X) lt 8 (Nt Xt (. m m lid 00 Otlmr cases not provided for, ctiargenble in conformity with the auote rnte. TI KNDAY EVENI1NG, PioTfmboi i"J, t Case. The telegraphic despatch of yesterday announced the decision f a majority of the court against the removal of bused, as we understand the despatch, on two ground! : 1 That the remedy wu wild the Legislature and not with the court. U. Tliat Roll was not proved to Imve acted corruptly, and wan admitted by counsel fir the prosecution to have done U e best lit knew how, finl to have noted in Rood faith. From the despatch it does not appear tint tlie court inliiiMied an opinion vw Iih i.w required the oertifi-calf to be Riven, nor upon the legal questions touching tint validity of Hie lw. So far, then, it appear! tho grent iyue,tit.m stands precisely where it slum! be foru. Tin- court has only decided tlinf, counsel lmv niiiUki-n tlie remedy, or admitted away their case, or both. We ili'ill give the opinion of J mine Marl to our reader an Boon at we yet it, lie it lor or against tin law or, if loo very long, '" abstract of it. The same of tlie dissenting opinion of Judge Baffin, which is mil to have been able. A privnle letter I mm Cincinnati, from a gentleman of high standing not connected with the caw, any Hie community there tHI br taken by surprise," and that the omirl, lie under-aland, claim that Ute compel "admitted thtcase aicay," and it very if v ere on Judge Hart. An in any neling on (lie part of Judge Hart, or In-waril him, we have nothing lu offer. We have known fur aonie lime that while he went on the benchappoint-t-d hy a Winy Governor, mid avowedly ni n Wlntf, that lit Ii.ih bet-n inaiiliiatioii, in reference lo hit H-Monal DHoci-itiona, whew his y uipuliit-a must havo been agamat Ihe Whiy, in reference to tlua (iieBliou. lie lias received coniplnm nti from the Locofneo press during the summer ; ami although we did, after a eon-veirtittion with one of the compel in litis Hinder, sup pose the case was tu bu mad? very clear, yet there lias been a degree of assurance expresaed hy the Locofoco press all the time which led u- ti douhl whether they were not more fully advised as lo the result than any Whig could pnosibly be. But we see tin occasion for feeling on the pari of Whigs in olher parts of Ihe ritale, or of any hasty denunciation of Judge Hart. If he haa acted a dishonest part, or given an opinion against law, we may very afi-ly leave him to Ins neighbors. It if a ('incinnali oiFnr, and may ba left with Cincinnati to settle. We do not as yet discover that any question has been decided that atf'cls other parts nf Ihe Htalo, and we pre-iuiue oilier parts of ihe Slate will consider Cincinnati able to take cnrc of heMelf. KOCO-FOCO The Name. 3 inie of the L'lcofocnii dislike this Mm. We never did know how it hippened to be applied to a party, but have heard it originated in tome of their fcudt, when nun faction blew out Hie light to break tip a meeting, and Ihe oilier faction restored tliem by the use of L'icofuco matches. There is looicthing in the vmmd of the word descriptive of tin party. A certain degree of appropriateness is always necessary to make a name strike, and this name has, without any uniform design or effort on the part of anybody, come to be the almost universal designation of that party, and lias aeemer in sever il iuilanni's to he partially adopted liy llieuuelves. On the oilier hand a ('real and uniform effort lias been made to (it upon the Whig parly Ihe name of t'tdrrat, but willioul success. 'IV cardinal, leading, distinctive principles of the federal party were the converse of lh"se of the Whig parly ; all efforts therefore to lit the name of federal on a parly that opposes the cetitralizaiion of political power in the hands of one executive officer, ami which upholds Congress as Ihe law linking power, and re-gards the President simply as a Prraiding officer, to see tint law are executed, instead of a monareii to commuil and enforce his own will all such etlVts bfgniaiid end with heated, vicious partnaii who wib to cast oppn.bium liy the useof names merely. There heing no litness, nothing true or natural, as it is applied to the Whig parly, it won't stick. N' the word Ioim foci d'eB u 'I express any particular kind of principles, and in that sense is appropriate to Ih1 party I" which His applied. A loco nuttli when you firsl rub it m ikes a great splutter ami smoke, m proline a good deal of warmth, but very soon goes out. In this al-o it is a tolerable t pe of the boasting politician of Ihe schuol to which the name is given Attiin, look ai the the truck and dicker " operations in Ohm, New York and Massachusetts, be. tween them anil the nbolilioinsts. We can't tell yet how lar tlie voter- will raufy the transfer negotiated by their leaders. Their leaders say the voters will ratify those bills of aale and del ver lliemselves over into the posneiHmn of their respective venders. If so, there is another similarity between lli'-ui and the loco-foco matches, to wit, in pom! of thfUftntrt llny permit tliemielves to bu sold at about the rate of one hundred fur a cent. ltencundfi. Some of nur friends seion very indignaolbecause Ihe Hungarian (.len'l. H"in has turned Turk, and join.-d the standard of the 1'ropui-l. We can Inrdly pee wherein he is so censurable. According to Iks own showing he hud n religion, and lie hni a prof. inu, and he ahose to follow lli it whieh hein,in preU-rencs to what he W nut. He vm a soldier and is so still; he waa not a religionist, but has become one. The ipiestion is one of preference betwren faith ami no fsilh nothing more. Had he enlisted under the double eagle ol Russia, to bear arms against his devoted country, Ins esse would then have borne a parallel to some olhera Whose i Slavery should not I a testof principle, loeicile differences ol opinion among members of the Dtitw trutit family" said ihe man who a few months ago at llnffalii rterlarrd tint the Demotiralic pari was unsolved. JohnVm llur-n has entered a nolle fmnrifui In favor ot tho murderers of Wright. W hat is ho but a renegade f Charles Francis Adams lins discovered that he has no place l' go to but the Locofoco party, and Is now aiding to form a coalition between the pro-slavery l.o-cofocos. What is he but a renegadr? Poor Hem abandoned no cause in which a hope remained, sacrificed no scruple, laid down no principle. These gentlemen have abandoned their cause, deserted their original Itieiids, sacrificed their principles and outraged every appearance of consistency. Are they nut renegades? The Astor Will. Old John Jacob Asior, in the disposal of his vast estate among Ins relatives, had, it seems, a wary eye to keeping li s property in the (.unity as long as possible. One ol his neiees, Miss Langdon, however, growing restive under one of the provisions of Itis will, haa brought it into court for tho purpose nf set- j ting aside that part wh.ch related lo one ol the legacies designed for her bi nt tit. A New York h-tler writer says: "The old gentleman being fully aware of the proclivity of fashionable people inexpensive follies, took the precaution to give tu niece a life estate only, iu Ins properly, settling the original bequest up-,m her children, thus giving two generations Ihe ben. efilof Ins wealth. Should the trust be broken, the will remains intact, by reason ul a proviso Hint looks tu a contest such as iliia." Mr. Ilmlisco. The flodisno aff.ur shll affords a subject of discus ion lo tlm pipers. There Is, it seems, something mysterious in it, nlVr nil. At (he last advices, Mr Jtodiscn had been tur months in Hi IVli-rslxirg, and had not been aduuib d lu an mtetview with tliv cm. peror. For the Ohm Mnlu Journal. - The H uni H ton County Cnie. Binee Ihe eleetidn, the Locolonos of the State, (for the name of Deinncratuan never be applied with trull) lo ihe advocates of (lie on it man power,) have reiterated again and again, that the people ot the State have sustained the yurite o the clerk of the court in Ham ilton county, in giving certiticates lo members elected in defiance iff the apportionment law, and boldly ns-serted 1 1 nit these men will take their seats, of courtie, at llio orgaiiixulion of tlm Legirilalure. Neither the facts, nor even the precedent of last winter, justify any such assumption, and it is particularly important, now that the Court of Common Fleas of Hamilton county have decided that the remedy lies wholly in the hands of the Legislature, that the usurpation of judicial functions by a petty ministerial officer, de termining "the ipiahltcalions and election" nf members nf the General Asuembly, be again rebuked, by rejecting the claimants under such certificates, as Was done at the Inst session. For whatever right a legislative body may have of judging of the constitution ulity of a Ih w under which its members are elected, it is clear (hat a mere clerk ol a court a ministerial of. lieer only, has no option hut to obey the law under which he acts, so lng as it remains unrepealed on the el tut niu liook To sanction any other principle would lead tu universal anarchy, by allowing every man tu interpret Ihe law for himself and at this rate every sheriff in the filiate niiglit refuse lo levy an execution, whenever lie lhouiit tue oourt had uYcidt-d lh case wrong. m The Freo fc) oilers fully recognized this dis tinction during the lust session of Ihe Legislature, by first rejecting i'ngh uud 1'ierce on the question ol their prima tune ngnt lo seals, because Uu-ir cerlitirales were wtd on their Jnet, not be inn in conformity with the law under which itiey'wersick'i'il, tux! then admitting Hie in to utals on the ground that (lie part of the apportionment law dividing Hamilton couiuy was unuoiiHiituiionai. llul during the argument of the case it wns agreed on all sides, that the settlement of tins last qm stion question had Holding to do with the point whether the certificates ol the clerk were prima tocie valid n fact winch wns to ou decided entirely by I lie law under which Ihey were given for a certilicale of an eh etion cuu have no force greater lhau I hut conferred on it hy tlie law under winch it is issueu. Accmdingly a very mgi nious effort was untile by .Mr hi nil, to prove that (toll s certiucules could be reconciled with the npiior- lioniiient law, which declares Ih'it "Ihe pull books of ihe voteit given tor Senator ami Representative in the first district of HnimUon county, shall be returned lo the clerk of the court ol common plena of said county, and be opened, counted mid etrtijird as one district in (he same manner as the poll books of an entire county are uow," &c., but the common sense of the IL-umj ut once perceived that tho apportionment law recognized nnsiich district a Hamilton coiiiilv and as long ;is il was to he the rus of decision, tho claim of Fuh and fierce to prima Incie nuht to scats muni he reject ed, us was ulso tii n l ol bpenccr ami lluntnii, ti- c himo none of the claimants had such certificates ns were required by law. r3"inn of the Free Hinlers who were loudest in denouncing the, uncoimtiluiioiinliiy of the law, ami advocating the right of I'ui.'h and Fierce In their seats, when the question came to be adjudicated on its uierils, were oin-n in (heir denunciation of tlm 'oiirsit of the clerk of the court iu uturinna to him- well a mere mint ttt rial ullirer jadie ial liuii'tions, and assuming to set mode a law on the Statute Mo"k, 'ind coiirte.pii iitly they npproved the decision ol the House ut rejecting nil the claimants on the question of prima lucie right Taylor, of the Signal, and now ol ihu Sandusky Mirror, will probably not deny Unit l Ida statement is correct us to Ins position llo-n. The decUratuuis ol ihe four independent Free Soil-ers electf-d on the It-serve, indicate thai, however some of the in may regard Ihe division of Hamilton county as unconstitutional or inexpedient, yet they will stnnd up against the u-oirpatiou of judicial fuue-tiAiisby a mere clerk until Ihe law is n-pealr-d these, with 1' at Ion of Clinton, and (he Independent from flutter, logelher Kill) Ihe 'l.i Whors, will constitute just one half ol the 11 iue, who it is hoped will stand up lor line ami ordr agtmsl this attempt to set aside the law of the land by the mere fiat of a clerk of the court. The Senate roiinnillce on Lleclioiiii, by requiring Dubbs, lat winter, to present nu nbitracl of votes in addition to his certificate of election, slo indorsed this position ; and if proper tininiews is urn d by the lineiids of law and order, lln-re will lie no difficulty inorgniiizing the Legislature, lu accordance with the precedent of la.t yenr, let the members of each Hoiine jirst determine as to Ihe prima facie right of the disputed seats Irom Hamilton, f irtlieircerhiicatca are not in conlorinily with the enttins law, like those of the other members, and then settle the question on the merits if Ihe majority choose to coiisnlei the division of Hamilton county unconstitutional, the quentioti is belwecii tin-in and their r.oumueius, but in no event let Ohio be disgraced by 'iwifiif, 1 linnigh her representatives, to the meie edict of a Cincinnati clerk, who, in defiance of law, has usurped the prerogative of putting on grave constitutional questions. A weighty responsibility rests on the Whigs of tho State. It n deiruh!i) (hat the Legislature should ad journ as speedily ns a suitable law for calling a 'on vetiti'.n is passed ; which body will doubil-si adopt the republican principle of single districts, winch will give every voter in Ohio nn njual voire in choosing members of Ihe LegiHl .lure. For it is contrary to every principle of politicul jn-ttire to nllow a man in a In rye county like llainillon, live times the political influence of a voter in another countv, which will be liniettrulhj the case as long as he v-ites I'.r live re pre rentaliven on a stnite ticket. Let the Whigs of Ohio lo thi-ii into the coming contest with the inscription on tln ir banner, himii.k Mirxiui-Tili; ri .( Tie or Ai.t, or in-tin hi Tin: r:oti.i:, o as to deprive ihe Legislature of nil uialernls for bariainitig and above all, an exprrst. clnmo in the (Vmstitution requiring the fiuhlie printing to be let out to the l.otvi:sr UUXU.ll, which will at once break up the grenie-t source of cor ruption (hat has cursed the Slate fur years, to gratify ihe srlfishut'ss of oxk mam. HKLVlUIL'd. Correcitnn. We yesterday noticed the blunders of $omeboilij, in talking about the" lied lliver and Lake Krie Canal," Ac, and wondered where they were found. Siuco then, our attention haa been called lo the original document in Hunt's Merchant's Magazine. Wu find it all nub I there. The mistake arose in the Intelligencer, altering 11 Mad River" to Hi d River, and substituting Canils" for " Works," as it is in the Migixine. Kilt tors should be mure careful iu copying, and not lend Ihe public astray. Deaides, we dout think our Mansfield friends will be much obliged to any body for turning their Rail Rond into a Canal! Lyceums, Arc, We observe lint in many of ih cities and towns of the tlni-m, arrangements are announced for the organ ii-lmn of Lyceumi, and institutions fr the advance inentof knowledge, but as el have seen no move nt of that kind in Columbus. Is it not time that a commencement was made Hitherto, tins city has not been behind others ol Ihu same magnitoile iu this and similar enterprises, and it is tn be hoped, that il will not be aJowed to be so, this season. We are bound to bi-lieve thai Ibere is nu want of talent for the purpose, already devt toped, and no one can tell how much may be brought to light by the aid of those means, which, with a little attention, may be enjoyed. Hon. Pi, t Viiiiitn. The (inlbpolia Journal says thai the rumnr of the sppointment of tins gentleman as Minister to China is nil a mislnke J no such appointment has been made. The aame paper contains a long address of Mr. Vinton lo Ins constituents. He avows his disposition to serve nut Ins present term, and then retire Irom public life. We n gret tins. No man has more intlu rnce iu Congress thsn Mr. Vinton, and Ins retirement is a public loss. Wo will give a portion of his very excellent address heresller. Tin Fa vkt rs Nnv Liu Ciukuic. (leorge H. Gardner has assumed the editorial control of this pa per. He goes uitu lue held ol labor Willi tlie proper pinl, and will nn doubt make (he Kra worth tho support of the Whins of that county. Henry J. Raymond, L , one of the editors ot the New York Courier and F.nquirer, has been elected a member of the Assembly iu New York city, by a handsome majority. A Drill nn d Dumb Wllnra. At a late trul for murder, in Richmond, Virginia, a deaf and dumb witness wis introduced on (he part (he prosecution, upon which exceptions were la- ken, and after examination, the jud)e decided the wit nets an incompetent one. There is an interesting case Involving this question, in one of the carl vol limes of Connecticut Reports. Th IUrrisburrli Telegraph, sata : ' Hy a comparison of (lm vole east at the tale election in this Stale, with the vote tor I'resideut last year, it will ho seen that the number of Wings who re inaini d at home was nearly double thai ol the Loco focn : (leil. Taylor, iHli.l 17 Cen. Cass, 17,1)117 IH4!) Fuller. 1X1,1 U (1 -mile, It, Hill Whig I WEDNESDAY UVHNlNUf November 1I,:H4 liuportuiil WUttf Victory I Wb are huppy to announce that Cul. T. 8. HAY- MOND.lho Whig candidate, is elected tu Congress from the Wheeling, Va., district, lie takes the place of a Loco, deceased. Tho district has been Locotoco for twenty years. In the present position of parties in the House of Reprenenintives this it a most important triumph. We append the following from the Wheeling Gazette of Tuesday. We repeat with the Gazette tlie uxclemiition, " AMI hail to the regenerated 151 h dislriut of the old Dominion. WE HAVE TRIUMI'HKD! ! COL, T. 3. HAY-MOM) F.LF.CTEU ! The news received last night from the mountain couulies, and from below, leave little room tn doubt that Col. T. ti. Ilfiyniond, tho Wing candidate, i elecled to CongrcHB from tlua district. The intelligence ooiiies froci the most authentic sources, and Ihe opposition acknowledge that they are beaten. THE ELECTION LATER. The few flililittomil returns which have been receiv ed not only confirm the election of Col. llaymond, hut indicate his election by a larger majority than we announced Several d.'spalcheH Iroin (jniontwn, Pa, slate that llnytuoud had over 301) majority at Marion Court Houe, so thai the majority in the county must he much larger than we claimed. Altogether, we can consistently re-publish Ihe article uinJeruur postscript la-ad ol yesterdtiy morning. The CiiiciiiunU Clurk Case. We give in another column Ihe opinion of Judge Hurt, os reported iu the Cincinnati Chronicle. We auk tor it the attention of oir renders' . We learn from a privnle source that the dissenting pinion of Judge Sallin will appear more at length in Ihe Cincinnati po iters to-day. We shall give it iu full in the Journal lo morrow. The grnund assumed by Judge Hart appears to he Midi the Court h is no power or right lo remove the clerk for mere error of judgment ; that it H only in cabes of inalieasonre, of wilful and corrupt motive that they would interfere ; (hat the agreed statement of facts in tin' case, and the admission of the attorneys iu behalf of the relators, did not make a case of uial fensauce, &a. We do iiol understand Ihe Court as having decided in the least against the constitutionality of the apportionment law. On the contrary wc understand the reverse to be the case. Judge Hart says : " If a civil suit were brought against Mr. Roll, and the Court should find he was acting in Ihe making of tins declaration as a judie, the Court might su'lam it, if it Were in the a-m-Mnni of these rights tlie relators hail nay, if lln-re were no other remedy lhau Ini removal tliey iinirlil listen lo tin proposition. Upuu what principle however, were lliesu suits (referred lo hy the geiiileinin who opened the case) sustained a- gainst the joilcs of elections, who had refused a vote man entitn-il lo nr it wns not a criminal prone- cution, or application to remove a judge fiom office, and the action was sustained on the ground tlia- he had no otln-r remedy ; and in this procetdtn, it actnl suit trtre bnnKjItt, the Court tcould undoultttdhi rendir judgment ititainut thn ctr(, on the a alitor it if of that case, ond othiM cited bo counsd. The Court think the relators have another and bet ter remedy. The Judge says i " In the cane of a representative to (he General As sembly, tin niipeal was taken lo the Legislature, and tint body wns required as o judicial body lo determine , and if from duhonest motives lh'y mIiouIJ determine these appellants not entitled to their seals, they were acting corruptly they were a uisgrace lo the name ol legolators a disgrace to the ago and the Republic which they so uimrvpreielHcd." Again, Judge dart says : It is true that a certificate given to a man clnirning to hf elected to Ihe Legislature, cnuferred upon him an advantage ; but if legislators ore disposed to act District Court of the Halted Mates, NnvKNiiLii Tmim, lr-IJ. In ihe matter of IVter Driscoll, of Kentucky, r. Francis I). Parish. This is an action on Ihe case, brought to recirver of the defendant the value of two staves, which escaped from the plaintiff, and came to Sandusky. The first count charges the defendant with having obstructed the plaintiff in his endeavors lo reciptitrc his slaves; the second alleges concealing and harboring. There is also a count for expenses incurred by Ihu plaintiff in (lie pursuit of his property, &c. For the plaintiff, Messrs. Stnnbery nnd Noble ; for the dulvndant, Messrs. Lane, Corwin and Andrews. Cel. Mitchell arorn. Resides in Mumod county, Kentucky, and was the ngent of the plaintiff in the attempt to capture the property which forms the basis of this suit. He is acquainted with Peter Drincoll, the plaintiff, who resided in M.isou county, in Ibll, and wns, at that time, acquainted with his family and knew his slaves. He knew Jane Garrison, who had bei-n the property of the plaintiff about twelve years, also hers n Harrison Garrison, who was bunion ihe Inrin wlnle his mother was owned by the plaintiff, liotli were his slaves. Supposes the woman to be worth oVtll lo 400 dollars, the boy say L"() Knows that in October, IH41, these slaves were ou ltn farm of the plaintiff in Mason county Heard of their escape The whole number that lied wus six the mother and live children They were named as follows: Jaue, the mother, Hob, Mary, Dock, i'eier und Hnrmm. I hey scaped on the ni-lit of ihe Mrh, nnd the witness was employed lo purMiie litem, and started on the 7lh, but at Unit time did nut suxerd in discovering them. euii'iiueiitly, in purirt to" tin Vigl Ivt, the wit-netci reached f' and unity on the SiUlh o February, ltf4."i, having been informed, hy leller, of their residence in that place. On the evening of Ins am v nl he saw one of the boys, Hill, in the street, mid employed n hoy to piny at marbles with him, in order lo ascertain where he and the rest of the family resided. He learned that Jane and her youngest child, Harrison, were at the house of the defendant, uud that the oilier children were with different faun Ins in the town. Witness hired a man hy the name of Looming to nnsist him, and was attended by Andrew J. Driscull, a son of the plaintiff, and entered into arrangement by their aid Lo make a simultaneous seizure ol the whole liunily. They saw and arrested Hiil on the street, sent him to be locked in a room at the hotel, and witness and Andrew J went to the house of the defendant. It wu about VI o'clock al noon a time when witness supposed the fumilies would generally be at (heir dinners, and (lie servitiis in the kitchen, and (lie arrangements lor the seizure were made accordingly. In pasting the front gate uft he defendant, he came from the house and went out Witness inquired if Ins name was Pa mti, and was nnswured in the ullirmalive. Ho inquired if June Garrison wns in his employ, lo winch Ihe defend ml replied thai elm was W ihh'ts said : "Can I see herr" Defendant answered : " You can, if -ho wimIich it " The deh-ndaut then went into (he house and soon came out with Jane, who looked at (he witness and seemed pleased to see linn, mid they enlered into conversation upon family affairs at home. Witness inquired fu Hitrrison, und waa informed that ho was in the kitchen. June went m and brought him out. The witness then informed tho defendant that the mother and child were the property of Peter Dnscoll, of Mason county, Kentucky, thai he had come there lor Ihe purpose ol am sling and tuktlig them back to their master, and that he desired lo do it at that tune. Defendant inquired," Hy whul nuthorily r" The witness replied that he held a power of attorney of tho owner, winch he had ready to exhibit. The defend ant replied that "that would not answer that witness mint have judicial authority." Witness demanded the privilege nf limiting the arrest that time. Defendant replied, You can't arrest here," waved his hand for the negroes; logo into the house, und went in and shut the door. The house of the defendant stands iu a nnrrow yard ; the woman and child, with the defendant, stood upon a porch iu front of the house, and witness nnd young Dritcoll stood otltwide the gate, ten or twelve feet distant from where the fugitives were situated. While there, some con Verentiou toik place about Ininilv mat ters in Kentucky. The woman spoke to Andrew, and called linn Mass. Jackson. 'The boy called witness by name, and seemed dinpoced lu advance. WitneM ak ed him to come and tdiakc hands with him. but di fend ant interposed, siymg, "It is ii' necrssnr for you to siiuko nanus wun ine gentleman. The witness wanted to arrest the fugitives, ns agent for (he owner, fr Ihe purposr of tnkiug Ihe in before the propT authority, proving ihe properly and lukmg ineiii nouie. m'ver ioiw ineiii niierwanis, anil Was himself fthorily afterwards arrested on charges of as-snull and butu-ry and riot, and they lu.tt ot .-r heerf recovered by the ouwner. Defendant subsequently Htated that ihey left his house that evening. Cross t in mined. At the trial of ihe witness, on one of the charges which were made agniimt hun, winch took place at Ihu Court House iu Haoiln-iky City, the defendant, being called upon by (he counsel fur wit ness, slated the traiisurtn-n tint look place nl Ihe gitte in front of Ins house. He Deled also as counsel for the prosecution, and wns very abusive lo wilnesi nnd to slaveholders generally. Wit tin's observing this state of tbiugri, and being alarmed at Ihe state of pub lie si-ntimeiil, as il then nppenri d, a lied leave to " de-line his position," and was allowed to addicts the nu du nce, for about five minutes. He stated his recollection of the trauiaciion at the gate, nnd did not disagree Willi the statement of the saute circumslaiicen made by the defendant. Subsvqiienlly, in Ihe coach, on his return, he stated to a gentleman passenger, that at his meeting with fend. mt al Ihe gte, he had been treated in a gentlemanly manner, but not alter his arrest; (hat he n satmlied with the conduct of (he people of SaudiHky generally, wiU the exception of the defendant. The defendant made numerous speeches on his trial, and seemed desirous to excite the popuUr indignation upon the subject. Andrew J. Drisfoii fs a sou of (he plaintiff. He testified tu Ihe same stale of facts gveri in evidence hy Ihe previous witne s, in regard to the interview at Ihe residencn of the defendant, and iioliung in addition ; and the plaintiff rested. O.N THE DEFENCE. J. U tl'irUr sworn. Witness resides in Sand unity city, and was present a part of the tune at the trials which took place in Ihe Court lloiue at that place, in (he month of February, IHI,". These (rials occupied several days, and excited some interest, s that Ihe house was well filled with people of all classes and cdors. On the trial of Mitchell, for being concerned in a not, with which he was charged on account of Ins acts iu arresting two of ihe children of the said Jane Garrison, Ihe defendant then acting as counsel lor the prosecution, was called as a witness by the counsel of said Mitchell, and as such witness was al lowed to make, under oath, a statement of Ihe trans action " at the gate " The defendant slnted, in substance, that on his coming from Ins house, he encountered said Mitchell at or near the gule, who inquired if Ins name was Parish. Defendant answered that it was. Mitchell inquired if he had in Ins house, a colored woman one Jane Garrison. Defendant replied in the affirmative. Said Mitchell Can I iee her t " Defendant responded : Yes, if she is willing, lie then went m, culled her nnd sue came to ihe door. She recognized Mitchell, called hun by name, entered into conversation with him, in which something was said of Ihe denlh of a daughter of the plnuttiff. Mitchell inquired if she had heard of it. She replied that it took place before tdie left. Al the cbse of Ihu testimony of (he defendant, Mitchell stated thai he wnnted to set himself rijihl he fore (lie people, htid asked (he privilejv of addressing the audience, which wns allowed. He slated ihe cir cumstaticcs al the gate, and in general agreed precise ly with Ihe statement previously innde hy the defendant, Pnrish. He said that he was a Inw abiding mnii, and that standing there, under arrest tor a not, he de. sired the privilege of defining In position. He de. dared that he ngrecd with the defendant iu his relation of the nffatr, except in regard to (he matter ol his off-ring tosbnke hands with the little negro Harrison, in which he desired lo correct him. Mitchell slated uprightly, if they would throw nside every thing hut in honest purpose lo niljudicate upon a legal right, then that certificate would bu Worth comparatively nothing; because, the moment they were notified, ns judicial hodv, that the individual claiming a seat had no right to it, his claim being contested, the poll books il 1 1 million county would be dispatched to that body, as the ra :t on winch their judgment should be predi cited, the man entitled to Ins seat would obtain it, and all would be made right aiin." Such, then, are the views of tho Court, ns embo died in the opinion of Judge Hart. He had taken the view of the caso presented by Ihe Attorneys of Roll, and by the Locofoco party, bo far ns action about dis missing the clerk is concerned. He lias not decided i hat the law is unconstitutional or wrong. He has not leciiled that the uoiiducl of the Locofoco members of; last yeur was right in any aspect. He administers this hiput hi tieal reproof lo them : " If the Legislature acted as mrtiznns, nnd not as Judges, it was a matter deeply to he regretted. Hut ivts tins Court responsible lor it.' lift. rt,Ul'l,h Til KMHELV ES irrrr retpnnnihle in snidin-j men r the Legislature of Mhio, w ho as JIH)G )S bod not the iio-n.Mr or the riunNKsi to no JUS 1'ICE ! " The position of J ml .re Hart has been a delicate one in this business, If he decided against the clerk, he ndirectly accused Ins brother-in-law, Pngh, of riotous disorderly conduct here lat winter. Perhaps in the ip lot at ions we hive given, he has gone as fur as under his peculiar circumstance we ought lo expect. His views of course are the views of the majority of the C mri, including the Locofoco portion of it. Now, if the Slalesman or the Locofoco party general ly, can draw any inference against the consfitutianatity of the apportionment law from the decision of oWr own Judge, (hat he would render judgment against Roll on iAuofS if suit weni brought by the Whig members elect ngtinu hun, then they are welcome to it. Ouriieighb t of the Statesman thought (he logic of the thing w is worth another peep nt his rooster! Uul there is no accounting tor some people s taite. I'iqun II much llituk. The Piqua llrgisier says : This institution (which ib iiuniiestionably one of the best hi the State) We are inf'Tiiicd by th Cashier has just declared a dividend of 8 per cent for th" In! six mouths, which will be paid lo stockholders on il unlay next, in tlie spring it divided It) per cent.'-iuakiiig Iri percent, in the year It has also a Urge surplus left on hand. We find th ' above going the rounds of the papers, and we notice further tint ihe Locofoco press regard it as a rt of ( d send, hy virtue of which they re new ilieirnttaeksuiiotioiir Rink and tax laws. W hen (hey made their issues up m those laws Ihey were es setitially tieaten In the Slate, und Ihey have for some time kept their hostility very much to themselves. Hut it seems ihey have only been " nursing (heir wrath In keep it warm." 'They indite long and dolorous ar ticles on the very great injustice that is done to the farmer and the meehanie, and the l ivor shown the Hank Now let us look at this subject a moment. The cnuie of complaint juit now is that Hank stock is uul taxed the same ns any other properly. Let us see how it would work in tins case. A, comes into Ohio, from the Eisb rn Htates, with ten thousand dollars in Ins pocket, lie admires some of the ueauiitul farms about Piqua, pays Ins money t and takes Ins deed. It goes upon the lax duplicate at lll,lll)0. At the liix-payingliine he finds his taxes, for ull purposes, amount to six mills on the dollar. (We Ihmk (his is about the medium for lands throughout Ihe Stale ) In other words he pays suiy dollars taxes on Ins ten thousand dollars capital. 11 I..- .1.1. n ! llwt Pl.t nniiu.tf In P mil ft wtlli Ion thousand dollar. He concludes to invest his capital ' . . , ' , .... . ,J 111 . ' i "come here and shake hands wilh me, you htlle rascal, in limn. -Horn, ... I-... am( tllIll ,irt,,uiuit t'nrisii laiu, a is not neces-a- Al the end of Ihe year it is reported to him hy the Hank rv for you to shake hands with tho gentleman " He officers (hat they hvo made I H per cent, nu (he stuck. ) then pnceeded to atnte the circumstances, according He calls for hit dividend, but is told that our bank law to Ins recollection said (hit after Ihey had passed (he imposes a tax of sit ntr cent, upon his pnfitt. In f Ik"" "f Parish, Ihey heard the gale open, and anw olher words there Is sit per cent deducted from his ! ',m rm" n"!- After an inquiry as In h.s name, and Jl-HBI. This takes aw.iy for taxes one hundred and ettfht dollars ! Thus it serin that while the man who buys the farm is taxed sixty dollirs.the holder of bank stock is taxed one hundred and eight dollar $ ! and this mi precisely the same amount of csptlal. And this is exactly Ihe way the thing is working iu Piqua Isn'. it all wrong? Iu'i it eurnigrous lo compel the banker to pay FORTY-EIGHT DOLLARS more taxes than the farmer on the same capital W Ihe reply, Mitchell said, I uiiderstnud thnl you are an eminent lawyer, and a law abiding man." lie inquired if there was such a person ns June Garrison in Ins house. On being nnswered iu the affirmative, ho said (hat he had come to arrest and lake her back-that he had for this purpose a power of attorney from (he owner, and put his hand to his side pocket where said (tower was deposited. The defendant inquired by what authority. Mitchell replied, by the power of attorney. The defendant snul that " would not answer" that she must have a fair trinl, in which the right of (he claimant must be proved beforo corner- o tins he, .Mitchell, nssenicu, and pro -l.-H I....L ..,. .,...!. f... 1 1, a mil nf " the Statesman's bullied up wrath against tins -1 kv, to'lu lil (he inquiry before a justice nt Cold Crerk glaring and iniquitous inequality. We go in fur rami, in that county. To this defendant objected, anyini- The witness subsequently travel d with said Mitch- I 1 Ml 1NIA Y EX I MM., November 15, 1MI0. ell irom naiuiusky to i.oiiiii)ii.-, (hiring winch jour ney the nttaira at Randuaky frequently (or inert the subject of conversation. . Mitchell then slated thai he had been trented like n gentleman by Mr. Parish that he thought him an upright man, but filled wilh overmuch zeul. He complained of others, but thought the defendant a very holiest man smd that lie himself was :iu ubolili'inist, and a more prncncul one than the deli'iidnnt, nnd told what he hud dune to aid the abolition of shivery. The testimony of Hie foregoing witness involves the principal facts relied upon by Ihe defence. The object is lo show the want of any unlawful interference on Ihe part of tiie defendant wilh the property of Ihe plaintiff, or to prevent Ins resort to legal measures to recover Ins properly. Hon. E. H. Saddler and Heecher, Esq., gave I heir testimony upon tins point, concuning, iu the main, with that of Mr. Unr her, nun several deposilioua were read, to the same effect, and at dark last evening the testimony on the part of the defence closed. The points made seem to tie, whether the woman marulcsled a wulinguetoj to return, nt the interview al the polo whether the young negro wuh not prevented from arrest by t lie interference of the defendant: ond on the imrt of the defence, whether Mitchell tins not given a stronger color lo ins own cllortt, nnd (o the resistance o Hie defendant, thmi a true construction of the facts would justify. Tho tit Louis Convention The plan of of a mil road to the Pacific opens up grand ideas. The conviction ii rapidly gaining ground that it is practicuhle and necessary. It is one of the most stupendous, perhaps the most stupendous work ever undertaken by man. Hut it is nlam chough that it is to be done, and the sign a ore Hint it will be done soon. Probably the next Congress will take Home efficient step in it or towurds it. Our pubic men of all parlies seem to be inspired with boldnesa and energy in its he hn If. The tit. Lotua Convention in one senue ncoiiijiplislied nothing) in another sense it Accomplished a great deal It exhibited the national feeling, by drawing out the expressions of leading men nil over the country, and prepared ns we were for an advance, we were alumni surprised at the apparent general de termination and conviction that the work is to g-j on and without much delay. Col. Hen ton closed his speech iu Ihe following ex alted strain. The Colonel dors say some fuie things, and we count thin among tin; finest he ever said : " We live in extraordinary limes, and are called up on to elevate ourselves lo the grandeur of the occasiun. 1 hree and a hall centuries ago the great Lolumbus the man who was nfterwanls carried home in chains from Ihe New World which he had discovered this great Columbus, in the yenr 14!', departed from Eu rope lo arrive in the hast uy going lo (he Vieet. It was a sublime conception. He was in Hie line of sue cess when the intervention of two Continents, not dreaimdof before, arretted his progress. Now, m ihe nineteenth century, mechanical genius enables Ins great design to be fulfilled, lu Ihe beginning, and in barbarous nges, the sen w as a burner to the intercourse of iintiotiK; it separated nations. Mechanical genius, m inventing ihe ship, converted that barrier into a facility. Then land nnd continents became the obstruction. The two Americas intervening has prevented Europe and Asia from communicating ou a straight line. For three centurieii and a halt this ob-tacle has frustrated the grand design of Columbus. N our day, mechanical genius has ngam triumphed over the obstacles of Nature, and converted into a facility that which had so long been nil impa-sable obstacle. The steam-car Iris worked upon the land, ami among enlightened nations, and lo a degree far transcending it, tiie miracle winch the ship, in barbarous ages, worked upon the ocean. The land has now become the facility lor Ihu must distant communication, ihe conveyance being invented winch annihilates boih time nnd space. We hold the intervening land ; we hold the obsiocle which stopped Columbus; wo art hi the line between Europe uud Asia. We have it in our power to remove that obstacle, to convert it into a facility, nud to carry him on to bis laud of promise and of bi'pe, with a rapidity, a precision, and a safety unknown to all ocean tinvigalou A King and a Queen started him upon his greal enterprise. It lie m the hands of a republic to complete u. It is in our hands we, the hands of ll.e people of the United Stales, of Ibis first half of the nineteenth century Let us raise ourselves up. Let us rise lo the grandeur of the occasion. Lei us complete the grand design of Columbus, by pulling Europe and Ain into communication, and that to our advantage, through the heart of our own country. Let us give to Ins ships, converted in-(o'cirs, n continued course, unknown to nil former timet. Let us make Ihe iron road, and make it from sen to sea Slates and individuals making il east of the Mississippi, the nation unking it west. Let us now, ir. th.s Convention, ri'e abore ev.-rclhiuj- sectional, persona, local. Let us beseech the National Legislature to build the great road upon the great national line which suits Europe and Asia Ihe line which will find, on our continent, the Hay of San Francisco nt one end, St. Louis in Ihe middle, the national metropolis and great commercial emporiums nt the other end and which shall he adorned wilh its crowning honor, the colossal statue of the great Columbus, whose de sign it accomplishes, hewn from the granite innsa of a pi-nk ot the Hoclty Mountains, overlooking Ihe rond rcraunttl Grli 1h .Miort Comings, Ace, We are very muuh grieved that we cannot please our very aminhle nnd exemplary neighbor of the Stales, man in any thing we undertake. We did promise to bu us courteous tind gentlemanly as we knew how; but alas! for the weakness of poor huiium nature; we see iu almost "Very number of the Htatesmnn, 1 lint we have been guilty nf great i hurt comings in this behalf. Wilh deep humility nnd grief, wo admit the vast superiority of our neighbor in all these particulars. Wu iiliuoHi despair of being able to gel to his level iu courtesy and sweelne of temoer. It has occurred to us to study some of the .Model Artists" of the Statesman, and try lo improve. So we have turned over the files of (hat paper, and from a perfect wilderness of beauties, have chosen the following: "Could Gcncrnl Taylor for ono moment see him-self as others see him, he would either do, ns J u fins did, hang himself on the first tree he comes lo in his rambles over Ihe people grounds nt Washington, or get a purof new, heavy, and slurp pointed boots, and kick Ins Cabinet Ministers out of Ins presence every time they show themselves. The first would be tragical and mellow-dramatic, and Ihe Intter would bo highly amusing and just to himself, to say nothing of ill.' Country. As a President, General 'Taylor is making himself too contemptible to uduis." Statesman, -Vsiy M-l, 1-44:1. There is pure taste for you, reader. There 'ib gentlemanly bearing. There is evidence of a meek, qui-et, hopeful spirit. And such chusteness of thought, nnd elegance of diction I Such brilliant wit, and such clmriniiig rhetoric ! We understand now the Statesman's idea o (hone tliingf. We have no doubt but that wo shall Improve rapidly, when we follow his models. Not wishing to infringe on his copy right, however, whrn we begin we will let him know. Trade, In l rtt.li Meats. The II ii fin In Express, speaking of the trade in live hogs, which is becoming a noticeable brunch of the business of lh.it oily, Hays : " Quite a buiine is springing up nt (his plnce in this article. One house here Messrs Fleehnrty tV Hughes have already received about 1 .'!() this sea- son. They sell nl fc';n;i live weight. Another firm A. mown, rtr l.o have received large numbers at tins plnce for the eastern market " Having had, during Ihe past summer, the pleasure of a journey of everal days in compniy with the head of the above named (inn, we were informed, wilh bouio p-irticulanty, of this new trade, which the force of modern improvements iu commercial transportation is aiding to establish, Cnpt. Fleeharly stnhd that the exportation of fresh meals of all kinds from this country to Great Britain hnd already become n very regular nnd considerable branch nf trade. 'The improve, merits in the art of preserving meat in a fresh state, and the short time necessary lot the voyage by steam, aero the Atlantic, had already created in the English cities n demand fr fresh iiiea'B---especinlly pork, and that lo oi p ply tin demand Ihe hog in the neighbor hood of the ciliei were swept off nnd exported, requiring the vacuum lo be filled from the west. Such are the new nud unexpected sources of wealth opened up by the establishment of line of railroads and canals, und tiie improvements which have resulted from the employment of steuin in navigation. The Hull Can Judgn Hiiliius Opinion. Wo shall prohuhly give the dissenting opinion of Judge Snllin lo morrow. Speaking of the case, the Cincinnati Chronicle says : Tho Clerk Hull cnie,. Judge Hart decided this cose in favor of the Clerk. To those who knew the social construction of Ihe Court, this could have been tin surpsme. The cause, however, happens lo be one whose tribunal ib the public, rather (ban Ihe Court. Hiving from the beginning entertained but one opinion on (Ins subject, it is hardly necessary to repeal it The i '.fence, in our opinion, was one of high political magnitude. The Trans snction is palpable. It lies m the highway, visible lo all eyes, and (here is no arl, law, tloquviice, or intrigue can rescue it frmn (he judgment of mankind.'The learned Judge, who pronounced Ihe opinion of the Court, drew some distinctions, which were quile iintrunlivc, and gave us, al least, new views of Ihe relative value of pnblic office. He decided that the Court might remove the Clerk for mislnharior. Well, what is misbehavior ? Among the examples given, the learned Judge said that th' Court would remove the Clerk if he lor corrupt purposes atlixeu hi seat to i pedlar's Unnte liul he does not remove him when he has illegally fixed his sen) ton cerhlica.e which deprives a.Sena tor and t wu Representative of the people of their aeal ! 'This derange, jn some measure, our ideas of the relative importance of a pedlar, nnd a representative, flerealler, we shall plnce the dispenser nf wooden clocks very high m the scale of civil values ! There was number distinction taken ton. which rath er deranged our ideas of law, and, as we mnke il a the mountain i-self the pedestal, nud the statue part rue to get and give as much instruction as we can, ot the mount nm nointim- wilh (oil.lrt.tp lied urm in1 i.n ... .i. ., . . . - . . ' of the mountain pointing w ith outstretched nrm to the western horizon, nnd siiying to the Hying passenger, There is the Et ! There is India ! Tho Clevelmid l'1-uu Denier nnd that Cut. 'The Plain Dealer editor seems a little wrathy nl our notice of Ins cut of the SvanpnrilU man, and talks a-bout " three lies in six lines," nud so forth. Now we are forced to acknowledge thnl our history of the article u-na mlhfir nifn.T- lint u- li-.a I.. .on . I I II. a u, .,rJ.T by th, C,ncin,,.li l)e.P.cU, wl,u. lL u-ll. j JVinTXt'? 'K'C"1" C""" i""Ca wo shall make a note of that al . In one part of the rrjiirlilor we quote Irom the report) the Court dna- jonty) say lint it appears that in (Ins case the Clerk anted in a judicial tapanty ; but, in another part of the same decision, (he Court say thai the re b, lor might apply to (he Supreme Court for a mandamus! We should be glut to be informed by Ihe Professors of Law, whether a Court can issue a mandamus to another Court lo make a certain decisiou We should be glad to know whether a mandamus can be issued to a the whole story as follows : " You are behind the times, and not well polled up, Mr. Journal. Stereotypesof the nforesaid 'cut direct' have since tieen used by the bij Philadelphia weeklies, (who are all Ihe time telling such funny stories of we outside barbarians Out West,' -where is it?) for Stephen Girard, punching nut one of the type metal op. lies to represent tlie blind eye of Ihe man, whose one idea was 'cent percent,' and whose deity was a gold c u enlf nUering the me fur ('ant, Tyler, and enlarg ing the month lo (he capacity of the mouth of the Mississippi for F. P. Hlnir, formerly of the Washington Globe the hair Was roar bed up, (he forehead squared ami i iih coeraa smiiKen tor jouti t;. tjathoun ; a heavi- Throw wai soldered on for Daniel Webster: and a double chin and that fnuiou tnole on Ihe cheek wns added for Gen. Cass while Ihe noe was rounded off at the apex, and the face and forehead ploughed full of wrinkles in order to look something like Old ack, both of which were used extensively in the last Presidential campaign. This cut it ubiquitous Go where you may, it stares you in the face. It has been used hy these werklie (or Ha be ihe pirate, Frederick Je-nunc, Ned Runtime, and a score of olher notorious characters ; and last, though not least, Unsold sterol voe cut may yet be used lor (he same individual w hi has been culling up a good many shines at us for some time past, in the Journal almesaid. Cutaway, old fellow ; we'll out and e me again." Locofoco loss, J?(P.'l7 taxation ! ir do . vvo Hull very prortatiiy insist that I.... I u, nn,id.lili,,n thorn al.nl I K- .,n.i rltn.i. I,. siff the bankers from such gross injustice.' And we -lull confidently rely upon (he very stupendous logic and the ardent love of equality of our neighbor tu lu lp us out iii tin great reform 1 Jr.M LiMi is CoitiM. The Ensleri papers repor that Jenny Lmd is about visiting this country. (hat they had as good and impartial mngislrates at San dusky as at Cold Creek- Mitchell replied that ho wns n law abiding man, and meant to proceed according (o Inw, nnd both of Ihem agreed to proceed nud have i fair (rial. The witness understood that the on ly disagreement between (he parties nt the gale was, as (o the magistrate (hey should go before, nnd that, except in regard tn slinking hands with the little boy, tie y entirely agreed in their statement of the conversation at Hie nte. Pittsbuhiiu ami E hi k IWn.RoAn. Iii reference In this improvement, the Meretr Luminary remarks: " I lie charter under which the present coinnnnv nets, was originally granted some tone ago; but ns il lollowed soon alter the great "break down" of IKMi, which paralysed nil kind- of business enterprise, no action was taken in the matter. The charter wns re-vived at the last session nf the Legislature, and taken out hy C. M. Reed, nnd others f Erie. The charier contemplates a continuous railroad from Lne lo Pitts hurirh ; but tins will he accomplished by a connection wun me rennsyivatiia anu Ohio Hail lload at some point in Henver county, which wilt saves o forty ilea ot construction. The work is in progress now, we believe, eastward ly from Erie, connecting with the N Y railroad, which wilt torm a regular connection by rail tend wilh the city of New York. The importance nf this hue, then, must be apparent to all. The Legisliture haa refused tin privilege of connecting ihe State nf New rk nnd Ohio by railroad through line county, so that tin connection must be secured by the hue now eon. teniplateil ; making it the great ihoroiijrhfuru from New York lo the west.'' If New York fails tn reach the iute.'ior of Ohio, by a direct route along the Like shore lo Cleveland, alio will no doubt embrace, the opportunity furnuhed by Ibis Slate td obtain tlm same object by tins charier, which in many respects wdl answer her purpose just ns well or belter. In this view there will be not much difficulty in securing N Y. capital for the purpose. iMrnr.stiNn St.AMKi. When (he Itrilish used to take seamen frmn our ships, nimrrhnnt res-el wns once hove tu by an English frigate, and an officer went on board to looK for subject ol II. II. M. Among other uand dates for impreMiiient wns n stunt Irishman, who roundly drlsred thai lie was born in New York, where all Ins ancestor had lived tor a thousand years hack. " If you are nn Amertcnn," Mid the officer, "you can tell where Nantucket is." "Oh, faith!" cried paddy "and don't I ktmw her though, that Nance Tookil, and n gallows j ide she is as ever you laid your eyes on." The biographer of Nance Tonltil was requested to step over the side wilhmil any farther put ley. Pitiiv Al a Temperance celebration at Newmarket, 'V nn , a little Ind appeared in the pmces-ion, benr- ling a Hag on winch was instiueu, "Alls right when daddy is sober." Wo shall not pursue Ihe legal questions, because they are faf inferior tn the great moral and political considerations involved ultimately as well as near in the results of the question. In our view, Judge Snffin, in his dissenting opinion, stated the whole truth in a single sentence. It was (hi : " In iny opinion, the Clerk knew the law, knew Ins duly under it, ami wilfully and deliberately refuted to do it, and that, loo, lor Ihe single purpote of promoting tht politicul poirer of ki$ party " Tln is what honest minds Hill take as the simple truth of the mailer. Roe to nr. Ax:x:i to Fkaxi k. An American gentleman in Paris, whose means of information, the Now York Tribune says are excellent, gives a curious plan of President Louis Napoleon tn annex Homo to France. He remarks upon the fact that Ihe retrogrades in the French Chamber have not dared lo attack the President's letter to Col Ney, and says: "Tho Pope will recede il not there will bo a movement made, and that very soon, the ultimate object of which will be to annex Rome to France.' If the Pope shall continue lo be obstinate, Louis Napolean wilt contrive to have the popular vole of Rome given asking for annexation." Cincinnati and Dayton Kutiroiut -Liberal Sub acriptioiis. This toad is destined tu rapid completion, and will duublleitbe ono of (he most profitable investments in the country. As an evidence of the feeli ig of the people nlong the line, we learn from a reliable source, that one subscription book has thirty four names with a subscription of ten thousand dollars iich ; and also two names of tmnty thousand dollars each; making in all thee hundred uud eighty thons-md dollars. These in. 'ii show then fmth by their w orks They lerf in Ihe right plaet lo insure sulci !:. Add res ul Hon. N. I. ViuK.u tu his Constituent. We give below an extract from ll.e ad.i-.ss of Mr, Vinton tu his coti-tiluenti ul tho lifth Congressional District. 'There is in it so much of sound common sense and practical wisdom, lint wo dcaire il may bo generally rent nnd pondered. Tho eil of which he speaks is a serious one. The Wings of Ihe I'.'th District have, however, shown their wisdum by keeping Mr. Vinton so long at the pott. Though the district is by tin means destitute of able men, yet we doubt whether In plnce can be filled for many years to come. There ia, however, one consideration of a general nature, connected wilh this subject, winch long experience and observation Lave led me to regard ns of so much moment, that 1 shall trust to yuur kind indulgence in addressing jon a few words upon it. I am the more atmngly inclined to do this, because what 1 nm about to recommend is, in one particular nt least, at variance with (he prevailing habit and leehngof (he country. The advice then which I venture to give ts to select t person of general attainment, in the pnmu of life, with a clear and Vigorous intellect ; of undoubl-ed integrity ; of known ind isiry ; of well regulated habits and temper, Willi a desite lo improve nud make himtolf useful. 'Thus far most men wilt probably concur in senti itietit with me; nnd fortunately you have Within the range of your deuce, a considerable number of person possessing all Ihesu quahlirntinus. In making the sclccth I such a man do it wilh the understand- i rig that you trill continue him for your representittire so long as he remains faithful to his trust, ami ts trilling to st r re you. I tin well aware that tins advice will be denounced by the ndvueah and lovi r of rotation in office. Unt let it he remembered that office were cienM fur the benefit and wi lure of the people, NUMBER V2. nnd not for the personal advantage of the inrumbetitp. 'I hat it is of far greater importance, that the people should enjoy tho blessings nf wise law, than that mex perieuceu individuals should he gratified in Iheir ilestre to become the recipients of public favor. The truth is, and .s nn important truth, that seem not to bo generally Underwood, or folly appreciated, that the Ioihi-negs of legialnlion is in iU very nature, n profession for which ft man mul qualify himself by long roti-linued study and practice. U i- noionly a profession, ns much so on the law or medicine, or any of the Miami trades of life ; but U may be confidently affirmed there is no calling, the thorough mastery of whichrequire-! so much limp and study, such varied power of comprehension. It i the work of a whole lile of study, of reflection, of practical experience nnd observation, to gniu a thorough knowledge of tlm social nnd political history of Ihe country Ihe organization of the Government its system in all ils parts Ihe distribution nf its powers the machinery hy which it is mo ved the practical working of the several pnrls ot the ninchme, and of the whole its treasury its arm v ill navy, and other executive organixnliuns ils judicial arrangement the commerce of (he country, both foreign and inland its agricullure its manufacture Ihe great ond varied nnlionnl resources of the country, with the extent of their actual development nnd of their Intent capabilities ; questions of wnr of national iieicuee ol taxnlton ; questions which concern the undertaking and execution of uch nntionnl works of internal improvement, as will cement more firmly tho uninn, by opening channels of intercourse and irnde. botween distant and naturally disjointed pnrls of Iho country, bo as to mnke them dependent upon, and necessary to each other questions thai relate to tho regulation and disposal of our extended publio domain, embracing the creation and government of territories, nnd the admisainn of new States into the confederacy. Iliese, and many other irrent oueslinnB of ecncnil nnd pervading interest, come anccestively under the review m me national Legislature. II the neon e onaitlt Iheir own interests, ns it is oreiumcd ihev are disponed to do, good policy plainly dictates that when a trust requiring such vnncd knowledge nnd hpg experience is committed to a new representative, he should enter upon (he discharge of Inn duly with a reasonnhie assurance that the public confidence will nol be withdrawn from him, before he hns had time to make himself useful to Ins constituents and to (he country : provided always thai he be retained nn longer than he is faithful In his trust, and of good behavior. If he have this assurance, it may reasonably be ex. peeled that a laudable ambition will lead him to nspiro lo become a talesman, by devoting at) hi lime nnd energies to the public service. Willi it he can afford lo forego all nthr pursuits, and make legislation his profession. 'This is plainly Ins duly. Hut if Ihe representative take hia seat oppressed wilh a conviction that he will not be Buffered to relnin it beyond n term or two, it ennnot be expected Hint he Will have the heart to enter upon the grent and laborious duty nf qiinlifving himself for the trust He will he much more likely to make little or nn effort, than lo attempt (o acquire that know ledge which cannot be mnstered in so short a lime. He will he under great temptation lo become o mere satellite nf the Executive, seekii ir for office as (he rewnrd ot legislative subserviency to ine win ot the President ; or bestow his lime nnd nt-lenlion almost wholly upon those private pursuits to which ne must snoriiy return. The one inflicts n deep wound upon the character and influence of the body. nnd the oilier is an useless member, and both are ini- taithlul to their constituent and Ihe country. Tins paralyzing influence upon the member, arising from n, conviction of a temporary service, not a no-re theo. ry or fancy of (he imagination 1 regret to Bay I hu e seen it work nut these nsults in multitude of instances. Unfortunately the conseoueneei of thisderelir. lion of duty are by no means confined to ihe unfaithful member himself. They extend (o the whole body degrade its character, weaken if influence, and seriously diminish the Cogfidence nf the country in Us wisdom, virtue and integrity. The House lose in Borne degree it self respect, which, whether in public or private life, in a great security for good behavior and dignity of deportment. That department of (he legislature which comeB dirrctly from the people, is the peculiar guardian of (he people's rights il speuks lor the people, and represents their majesty and pow. per; it is the design of (he constitution that Us voice should be at least ns potent and weighty as Unt of either of the other co ordmnlo branches of the Gov-eminent. Whatever, therefore, tends to inmair it chnrncter, inflnenrr, or dignity, r Herts lo a like cxtf nt the just ascendancy and power of the people in the government. It is tho interest and highest duty of the people to uphold iheir own nrouer influence in ihn making of laws, and to see that it is not impaired di recti or indirectly by tin mselves. The practice of short terms of service in the flmisn has been constantly on (he increase for the Inst twenty years, (ill now the number of members of tried experience, varied knowledge, and commanding influence, is much ess than when I wns first acquainted woo uie nor,--, i ne power ut tnc 11 vuse ovi r pnl.io: opinion has been as constantly on Ihe decline ; while at the same time, the Senate, and the Executive, ond especially the latter, have risen into increased consid eration and importance, and thus has been arestlv di turbed that balance of power between these departments, so nicely nnd cautiously adjusted by the con. stitiitiori, and on the preservation of which the Welfare and liberty nf the people essentially depend. Ho much mi me proper legislative I unction o the oue roino to be practically overlooked, and the checks nnd ba. nnce of the constitution disregarded, in consequence of tins undue increase of executive rower, thnl win it a candidate for the Presidency is presented to the pen. Iie, me nio-i intense anxiety ia mnrnteated throughout ihe whole country to know what laws he is iu fi. vor of making, and what he is opposed to. It is Ihe all absorbing topic of public discus-ion every where iu the press, and before the people, as though he Were Ihe great lawgiver of the land and the fountain of all legislative power. While comparatively very hide anxiety Ib felt to know what laws the candidates for Congress Will be for, or against enacting. '1 he very maimer in which Ihe canvass is carried on is calculated to make a false impression upon ihe public iinml as lo Ihe legitimate power of the President, and to give him a vast influence at the expense of the just and rightful power of Ihe House. Now, just in pro- portion as the President n the I mled Stales acquires a control over the legilaiion of the country, at the expense of the power and influence of the House, just u ioit rn-ni i- nii usurpeu cunsonnaiea government established, unknown to the constitution, in direct subversion of it spirit and design, and destructive of the public liberty. In view of the growing influence of Ihe executive, and the waning power of the re pre tentative body, I oouscienliuiixly believe Ihe time has come, when all men of all parties, who desire lo main, tain the constitution in us purity, should unite in a common ellorl to bring the llous- back again to ibnt weight in the political system, which it was designed to have, and did, in fact, possess iu the primitive days of the Republic. ' As linn nf llif lno,t CFftftin .tld f fK'Ctivi mp.ni nf '"'"l?1"!? lln.abriul, tmliiuff cnlirt-ly wiihin tlivir pitv-er, lei thi. pfnple tie rxlmrted every where lo comet tlie mi. inku Ihey li.v. (alien inlu, of too frequently elinnffinir llieir representative. lo elect men of the lie.l Llenl, and nf undoubted itileirrity ; .nd let lliein Hive to every member reMnnanl. .nurance, tint n-liile tie ia tailliful to bis truat, the tenurv by wIikIi lie hold. In. place, will b , at lea.t, a. permanent the tenure of thoae ollice. dicpenwd by hiectltivu patrnrnixe; and wc lliall toon nee that it will be re-(.ardt d a. honorable and dijiniticd to represent the pi-npie. m. lo hold ohVe from the bounty and at ll.e pleaaute of the Kleeulive. We may confidently pro. tl let audi men will .oon iialily tlieimelve.lur the bu. aineaa of l.-jf i. Inti'in by a thorough aludy of .11 Iho Uieat interi'.la of the country ; that they will main, tain a proier indepenilenr. and aelf re.vct, and with a linn determination to uphold and eaeroiae Iheir jiit power, under thai con.litotinn, they will realore to tho r.ireaenl.live body tin weiuht nd influence in lh.i t.overniuenl, which of light belong, to it, .nd lo Urn people, a. ila ininieiliile con.liluency. Ther. ia In-yoinl this general cnnaid.'ralion, a auhordinatc reaann lor giving greater permanency to the aeal, of tho member, uf llio Home. I he rule, which govern llm transaction, of buaim aro very ahalrua. and oomph, rated ; founded, iu part, on Mi.iiive enactment, .nd in pntt on habit ud uaajtc. Theae Uller cannot be uu-deratood without long practical experience, tn tl.e iniiUt of lln, lahyrinlh, a new member neceaaaniy feel, embarra.aed, and .carcely know, how or wh. ii to move, lie ia in tai l a learner, and long practieo only can make the application nf theae rules eaay ami familiar. The coui.e of bu.inea. iu the House i. such, that a ainglo ircond'. hesitation or delay lo aeitn Ihe proper moment, will ofientimea bo fatal lo a measure, or put it in a poailu.it from which it cannot be exlricate.l. Tin. is one rea.on, why the charge .d im porlant bills ia usually confided to experienced nieio. hers. It may be further remarked, Ihatillakc. a long time to gam the entire confidence uf the House ; which, when onee .eouired, gives meat weorlit and nill.ieii. .. lo the member, and enables him to be far more useful lo Ins constituents and to the ounlry, lhan he could become without il." Nrav I'oiiK, IlKti Ann I, Aim. Tl.e packet, down yesterday from Keokuk, brought several small pare. Is of new pork, beef, and lard. These are the lir.l ship, ments of new pork and lard notired tins fason, toil beef has been coming lorward in limited quantities lor two or three weeks pat. The pork sod lard Is Irion llnrliuglon, Iowa, ami the beef prtneip.illv from lUo-nibil, Mil. We are told that rile naive prrparatioi,. have been made at all ihe priui-ipal parking pnnil., on ihe I'pper Mi.i.iaaiini ami Ilia for a heavy sea- "on' busi s, nnd ahonlil the weather prove favorable anticipate l.n:o receipt, during the pres. lit month 'I he ruling prien fur beef in ll.e vicinity ol' ll.trlingli.li, llanml.al, and other point, nu the Upi'. r il.sm.s.pp. iafroin f-,MI to fH Hons vary aeoonlmir lo ,ue am! nondilmn from $V to f J,S0 -r Uul Ihe ft. . Hi linmittr.