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Indianapolis State Sentinel (Newspaper) - April 24, 1841, Indianapolis, Indiana Ira vol , saturday april 24, 1841. No. 984. Krites and Punu sized by is Noel. Terms.�?$2 so per annul in Advance for 52 numbers $3 00, if paid at the expiration of six months a rid $,3 50 at the end of the volume. No l per will be discontinued unless at the option of tile publishers until All arrearage Are paid advertising the space occupied by 250 Ems 9 lines shall be counted a Square nothing counted less than a Square All Over a Square and less than a Square and a half shall be counted a Square and a half. One Dollar per Square shall be the first three of any less number of insertions and Twenty five cents for each additional insertion. published by the Quarter or longer will be charged $3 per Square for three months pc for months or $10 per annul. Merchants druggists and others advertising by the year will be charged for two squares �15 50 for three squares 20 for a Square of a column of 1ou0 cams a 25 for a half of a column $25 Fer three fourths of a Conlinn ,j50 for a column 60. A deduction of 20 per cent will be made on advertisements longer than a Quarter of a column when inserted by the half year or year and not altered. Ali advertisements coming from abroad must be accompanied with the Cash unless ordered for publication by a brother publisher. All advertisements must be marked on their face with the number of insert Loop or they Vylla be continued till ordered out and charged by the insertion. The Quot postage unit be paid on All letters to the publishers or they will not be taken out of the Post office. If remember that be t saturday the whig convention meets to nominate candidates to be voted for for represented tacit is and county officers. It is important Thau there should be a full representation from every , april-20, 1041. On saturday last pure giant to pie ious arrangements the death of president Harrison was. Comme moated at Luis place. The houses were closed and business of All kinds suspended during the Day. The citizens who assembled on tie melancholy occasion marched in solemn procession under the direction of the marshals to the Capitol where the exercises were of the most solemn and impressive character. Similar manifestations of regard for the venerable chief magistrate of the Union who has been so suddenly called from Ittie to eternity is every where exhibited. One end of the Republic to the other the same feeling of regret and sorrow pervades the hearts of his bereaved countrymen showing in the most signal manner their veneration for the exalted private Virtues of the deceased As Well As for his eminent and distinguished it relic services. It is stated in some of the Eastern papers that it is contemplated to convey the body of Gen. Harrison to Virginia and Deposit it in the burial ground of his ancestors. To this the whole West will object and especially the states of Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. If the departed hero had a partiality for one state above another or for one portion of the Union above another it was for those states and the West. Lie spent the vigor of his life Here and the people whose Home was his Home whose interests were his interests and whose history was his history wish his ashes placed beneath the soil on which was the theatre of his usefulness and glory. There is it is said r spot at his beloved North Bend from which the states named above can be seen. Quot Bury him there Bury him there Quot the Hon. Henry s. Lane late member of Congress from the seventh District passed through this place yesterday to his residence in Crawfordsville. He has been since he left Washington cit5detained in Kentucky by sickness. He is i Only Able to travel and still appears in feeble health. He is however gradually re covering his wonted health and vigor and will in All our cities towns and villages from be abundantly Able on the 3d of May to beat his Buren opponent by a handsome majority. Col. Drayton of South Carolina has been elected president of the United slates Bank of Pennsylvania in the place of Thomas Dunlap Esq. Resigned. At a late meeting of the stockholders among other amendments it was resolved to petition the legislature to s b Amend the charter As to permit the changing t f the name of the institution and the reduction of the capital from $35,000,000 to $14,000,000. President Tyler. In this paper we publish an official address from this gentleman to the people of the United states a letter to a gentleman in Pittsburgh and his Ietter accepting the nomination by the Harris Burgi convention. We invite particular attention to them. They Are Correct and satisfactory exponents of his political Creed and will place him High in tire Confidence and esteem of the whigs and All other True patriots. In language the address is terse and finished in sent Imenit Clear explicit and firm. We rejoice that the new president has thus seen proper to give his to the people for Many were fearful that they were not in accordance with those of the lamented Harrison. But All such fears now must be dissipated. Quot our late president were he alive would give the document his Hearty approval As being one worthy of a Patriot statesman and honest Man. Could the Good old Man be permitted to scan the a pairs of this world from his dwelling place in the land of spirits he would see that his successor Quot understood the True principles of the government Quot and that he had Given an Earnest that he would carry them out the dying request of the venerated Sage. Under the Peculiar and threatening circumstances of the times he Speaks in proper terms of increasing the National defences. Of executive patronage and removals from office he Speaks. In language not to be misunderstood. Noisy and Active politicians and those who have been More silent and Stealthy and generally More sic Cessill in blinding and deceiving the people with their spurious democracy and by to reducing the services and character of the illustrious Harrison will be permitted to retire while faithful and efficient officers who have contented themselves with exercising the Freedom of opinion and suffrage will be retained. He is for a separation of the sword and the purse in other words he is for taking from the executive All control Over the fiscal affairs of the nation. Economy he promises shall be rigidly enforced and All officers held to a strict accountability. He is decidedly and clearly opposed to the sub Treasury and he will Sanction Quot any constitutional measure originating with Congress having for its object the restoration of the he is in favor of a protective Tariff As a Means of avoiding direct taxation. He also favors the distribution of the proceeds of the Public lands. In Short the document although Brief is full explicit and satisfactory. Just such an one As should emanate from an upright Man and honest politician. Our friends in the fourth and fifth congressional districts appear to be in a mixed up and perverse condition. In the fourth the whig editors Are quarrelling and calling each other by naughty names. One opposes the nominee and another gives him Only a silent support. There Are three whig candidates and one quasi whig candidate in the fifth. The friends of each of them save of the Mongrel candidate Are determined that their candidate shall not withdraw under any circumstances. The fellow with the gum elastic principles in the absence of All friends to speak for him says that he will not withdraw unless a Buren candidate shall present himself. It is not thought however that either his holding on or declining would have the most Remote bearing upon the result. Let the dissensions and differences of our friends in other districts be a warning lesson to the whigs of this. Let others do As they May let us resolve to secure the election of David Wallace that there May be at least one whig representative from Indiana in the next Congress. Charles f. Alden the Buren sheriff of Morgan county Ohio has absconded to Canada leaving Iii creditors minus thousands of dollars. Will the Loco Foco presses be As prompt in publishing Alden s Rascal to to the world As they were that of Mitchell s the forger gov. Porter has vetoed the Bill for the Relief of the Banks passed by the legislature of Pennsylvania. In the City of Philadelphia during the year Isio Lucre Wonc 0,233 Brillis and 4,019 Tyler is 51 years of age being tie youngest of All the presidents. Execution for murder. John while convicted for the murder of two men was executed in Louisville on the 8th inst. The following interesting account of galvanic experiments upon the body is from the Gazette of the 10th White s or would Era of magi <ti.siii. It is Gene Riili considered Itiat White y sex ecu a in Jefe Teruty was not in the most approved style for the Mere pleasure of tiie open Litin. The pinot by some Naru pure Iii stud of Bein fixed by his ear where it would Piave facial Lff ill a breaking of his neck happened to turn in his Fuce by a Liili Means the Chok ing was of the most Iii Jieru get sort. Lie Hung Fiji air Laing and kicking a lung time Beible lie surrendered and occasionally gave Forth busts from Iii Mouth and nostrils. After hanging about Twenty Tsvor minutes he was Cut Down and conveyed away to be Export minted upon by Piil Sophers and anatomists. He was an excellent subject for experimenting upon As the execution was such that no disorganization Hud taken place. The face of the Corpse did not look half As bad As they generally do and in fact he was considered not much different from a Man Twenty minutes drowned. The poles of a powerful galvanic pile which Iliad been prepared for the occasion were immediately applied to him and to the unutterable Joy of Ali present with the most perfect Success. On the first application of the fluid to his body which was yet warm and trembling a Universal tremor seemed to pass Over his Frame and fancy if fancy you can the Surprise the astonishment of All when of a sudden he arose upon his Bench to a sitting posture and with great eagerness and impatience raised his hands to his Nick trying to grasp the scar in his fingers and tear it from his Throat a he first snatched at it with great rashness As though the rope was yet around Iii Nick and then continued some moments picking at the seam with his fingers As though it was something that adhered to his Throat giving him great uneasiness. But this set Tom soon forgotten for almost the next moment to arose upon his feet raised his arms level Vilh ids breast and opening his blood shot eyes gave Forth from Iii Mouth a most terrific screech after which his Chest worked As if in respiration in a very violent manner. Every one at this minute was As mute As death every breath was for a moment suspended when or. D. Exclaimed by heavens he s alive too great was the excitement too intense and absorbing was tie interest and wonder enjoyed and Felt by All. To allow time or attention for a reply to the remark. Every Eyo was riveted upon the agitated and Sii aking Corpse. The operator continued to let upon it a full quantum of the galvanic fluid till the action upon its nerves becoming so powerful that it made a tremendous bound leaping by a sort of an imperfect plunge into a Corner of the room disengaging itself entirely from the wives which communicated the galvanise. All inured Zatelly Drew around the body. For a moment after its fall it seemed perfectly motionless and dead. Or. B. Approached and taking hold of his Arm announced that he thought he Felt a slight though single beat of the pulse. Tie galvanic operator was just going to arrange Iii machine to give him another charge when or. D. Again exclaimed he is he is alive he sighs he breathes and True enough he did sigh he gave a Long gasp at the same time raising and gently waving his right hand. His sighs continued for a couple of minutes when they ceased entirely. His whole Frame seemed to be somewhat agitated. His Chest heaved his legs trembled and lie occasionally raised his right Arm. These effects were supposed to be caused by the powerful influence of the galvanic fluid upon the nerves. None of these movements were yet supposed attributable to the a3-Tionoflife. It was considered that tie animating principle of nature had left the Frame and could never be again restored. Why Nof Are not peo Jde who live been longer deprived of life than he had been often time restored then Why May he not be resuscitated were questions that seemed to engage the minds of All. In the very height of anxiety and suspense or. D. Announced that he could Quot feel feeble piece of broken Glass was immediately held before his nostrils which was instantly covered with a Cloud. He breathes he breathes was the unanimous shout. Ali was the most intense anxiety for some seconds when the motion of his Chest As in the act of respiration became visible. His pulse said or. D. Does now certainly beat Low at tii same instant exclaimed Quot he opens his eyes Quot and h a Trible indeed were those eyes to look upon he rolled to widely in their sockets occasionally closing theft it and giving most terrific scowls. In about five minutes his Quot breathing became tolerably frequent probably he would give one breath when a healthy Man would give four. His breathing however rapidly increased in frequency and strength. Or. D. Began to speak to him but he gave no indications that he heard a word. To looked on the scene around him with the most deathly indifference singly alive to nothing. A pin was tried upon his foot. He moved his foot though not very suddenly and resented tic act with a horrible frown but a frown containing something of sadness. His actions soon began to take of a More energetic character a he began again to feel of his Nick and work is body As though in the severest agony. Young to. A medical student of or. S. Approached him and taking hold of his Arm und shoulder White Rose upon his feet took two Steps being thus supported and seated himself in an Arm chair. On seating himself he gave a slight groan his Muscles seemed to relax and he appeared some i hat Ove Couie with the exertions he had made. A bottle of Hartshorn was immediately applied to his nose which revived him much but his like seemed to to that of a Man much intoxicated. He seemed upon one occasion to try to give utterance to some Teeling but an unknown cause an impediment probably by an accumulation in the Throat occasioned by the execution lie was unable to give utterance to a word. We Are satisfied that he made an eff re of this kind for immediately on the exertion to gave a sorrow Ful shake of the head which signified if we Quot rightly understood the language that lie meant something he could not . His system was critically examined and though he was pronounced to be perfectly alive it was announced by or. D. That he could Jive but a few minutes for congestion of the brain which had not yet happened was rapidly taking place. Every Metlio was adopted to equalize the circulation of the blood acid save the patient from the terrible consequence of so sad a catastrophe but in vain. The blood vessels of the head were enormously distended and his eyes appeared to be balls of clotted blood. His system was immediately thrown into dire Ful spasms and he died in a few minutes in the most a Rothes. Corresponds Nice of Pic Vitili Diioro to riot. Washington april a 1841. The great crowds from the neighbouring cities who came to fake part in solemnizing the funeral obsequies of Gen l Harrison have now mostly returned to their Homes and Washington again wears the quiet looks usual during the recess of still however the Sable drapery shrouds the president s House the executive departments and the fronts of Many houses in the principal streets and the citizens generally will continue to Wear the customary badges of mourning for sixty Days. In other respects matters will resume their regular course an the a Niblic business suspended by there cent sad i Pensini Tori will go on As before. Preside Quot Vlku occupies yet his lodgings at else Indian Juern Ijo Tel and will remain there probably Lili monday next. I irs. Ii Atkison the general s daughter in Law and the other ladies who were with her will leave on saturday or monday for the West accompanied by col. Todd and col. Cum be a. They will make the journey by Philadelphia and i lots Birgh. 1 need not say that they carry with them the cordial and Best wishes full Olio Are acquainted with them. Indeed i am sure there is no one of a properly constituted mind who is not deeply to a iced when lie tii inks of the bereaved Umily and of specially of tii Ose interesting Young , who by their illustrious relatives Elevation were themselves suddenly brought into the Glare of a splendid notoriety Ami who might naturally Aud properly look Forward to four Bright and Happy years at least but who now find their prospects blighted and their promised Joy turned All to agony by a Visita Ion which has sundered the Dearest ties of love and affection. Go where they will i feel that they will Ever be recognized and welcomed by All True american hearts As having the strongest claim to regard and Atlen Liou. Official. To the people of the United states. Fellow citizens before my arrival at the seat of government the painful communication was made to you by the officers presiding Over the several departments of the deeply regretted death of Williabe Henry Harrison late president of the United states. Upon him you had conferred your Suffrages for the first office in your gift and had selected him As your chosen instrument to Correct and Reform All such errors and abuses As had manifested themselves from time to time in the practical operation of the government. While standing at the threshold of this i rent work he has by the dispensation of an All Wise Providence been removed from amongst us and by the provisions of the Constitution the efforts to be directed to the accomplishing of this vitally important task have devolved upon myself. This same occurrence has subjected the Wisdom and sufficiency of our institutions to a new test. For the first time in our history the person elected to the vice presidency of the United states by the Hap inning of a contingency provided for Iii the Constitution has had devolved upon him the presidential office. The spirit of Faccion which is directly opposed to the spirit of a lofty patriotism May find in this occasion for assaults upon my administration. And in succeeding under circumstances so sudden and unexpected and to responsibilities so greatly augmented to the administration of Public affairs i shall place in the intelligence and patriotism of the people my Only sure Reliance. My Earnest prayer shall be constantly to the All Wise and All powerful being who made me and by whose dispensation i am called to the High office of president of this confederacy understandingly to carry out the principles of that Constitution which i shave sworn Quot to protect preserve and the usual Opportunity which is of lorded to a chief magistrate upon his induction to office of presenting to his countrymen an exposition of the policy which i would guide his administration in the form of an inaugural address not having under the Peculiar circumstances which have brought me to the discharge of the High duties of president of the United states been afforded to me a Brief exposition of the principles which will govern me in the general course of my administration of Public affairs would seem to be due As Well to myself As to you. In regard to foreign nations the groundwork of my policy will be Justice on our part to All submitting to injustice from none. While i shall sedulously cultivate the relations of peace and Amity with one and All it will be my most imperative duty to see that the Honor of the country shall sustain no blemish. With a View to this the condition of our military defences will become a matter of anxious solicitude. The army which has in other Days covered itself with renown and tie Navy not inappropriately termed the right Arm of the Public defence which has spread a Light of glory Over the american Standard in All the Waters of the Earth should be rendered Replete with efficiency. In View of the fact Well vouched by history that the tendency of All human institutions is to concentrate Power in the hand Joof a single Man and that their ultimate downfall has proceeded from this cause i deem it of the most essential importance that a Complete separation should take place Between the sword and the purse. No matter where or How the Public moneys shall be deposited so Long As the president can exert the Power of appointing and removing at his pleasure the agents selected for their , the commander in chief of the army and Navy is in fact the treasurer. A permanent and Radical change Sii Puld therefore be decreed. The patronage incident to the presidential office already great is constantly increasing. Such increase is destined to keep Pace growth of our population until without a figure of speech an army of officeholders May be spread Over the land. The unrestrained Power exerted by a selfishly ambitions Man in order either to perpetrate his authority or to hand it Over to some favorite As his successor May Lead to the employment of All the Means within his control to accomplish his object. The right to rein Uve from office while subjected to no just restraint is inevitably destined to produce a spirit of crouching servility with the official corps which in order to uphold the hand which feeds them would Lead to direct and Active interference in the elections both state Aud Fedi ral thereby subjecting the course of state legs Kui ii to the dictation of the i Lief executive officer and making the will of that officer absolute and supreme. I will at a proper time invoke the action of Congress upon this subject and shall readily acquiesce in the adoption of All proper measures which Are calculated to arrest these evils so full of danger in their tendency. I will remove no incumbent from office who has faithfully and honestly acquitted himself of the duties of his office except in such cases a Here such officer has been guilty of an Active partizan ship or by secret Means the less Motily and therefore the Mure objectionable has Given his official influence to the purposes of party thereby bringing the patronage of the government in conflict with the Irce Dorn of elections. Numerous removals May become under this Rule. These will be made by me through no acerbic a of feeling. I have had no cause to cherish or indulge unkind feelings towards any but my conduct will to regulated by a profound sense of wll is due to the country and its institutions nor shall i neglect to apply the same unbending Rule to those of my own appointment. Freedom of opinion will be tolerated the full enjoyment of the right of suffrage will be maintained As the Birthright of every american citizen but i say emphatically to the official corps Quot thus far and no i have dwelt the longer upon this subject because removals from office Are Likely often to arise and 1 would have my countrymen to understand the a principle of the executive action. In All Public expenditures the most rigid Economy should be resorted to and As one of its results a Public debt in time of peace be sedulously a Wise and patriotic constituency will never object to the imposition of necessary burdens for useful ends and True Wisdom dictates the resort to such Means in order to Supply deficiencies in the Revenue rather than to those doubtful expedients which Ultima Ting in a Public debt serve to Embarrass the re sources of the country and to lesson its ability to meet any great emergency which May arise. All sinecure should be abolished. The appropriations should be direct and explicit so As to leave As limited a Sharo of discretion to the disbursing agents As maybe found compatible with the Public service. A strict responsibility on the part of All the agents of the government should be maintained and speculation or Deal cation visited with immediate expulsion Frum office and the . The Public interest also demands that if any War has existed Between the government and the currency it shall cease. Measures of a financial character now having the Sanction of Legal enactment shall be faithfully enforced until repealed by the legislative authority. But i owe it to myself to declare that i regard existing enactments As unwise and impolitic and in a High degree oppressive. I Shu 11 promptly give my Sanction to any constitutional measure which originating in Congress shall have for its object the restoration of a sound circulating medium so essentially necessary to give Confidence in All the transactions of life to secure to Industry its just and adequate rewards and to re establish the Public Prospe Rity. In deciding upon the adaptation of any such measure to the end pro used As Vic la As its conformity to the cons dilution i shall resort to the fathers of the great Republican school for advice and instruction to be drawn from their Sage views of our system of government and the Light of their Cvar glorious example. The institutions under which we live my countrymen secure each person in the perfect enjoyment of All his rights. The so cd Taco is exhibited to the world of a government deriving its Powers from the consent of the governed and living imparted to it Only so Niueli Power As is necessary for its successful operation. Those who Are charged with its administration should carefully abstain from All attempts to enlarge the Range of Powers thus granted to the several departments of the government other than by an Appeal to the people for additional Grants lest by so doing they disturb that balance the patriots and statesmen who framed the Constitution designed to establish bet Een the Federal government and the slates composing the Union. The Observance of these rules is enjoined upon us by that feeling of reverence and affection which finds a Pesce in the heart of every Patriot for the preservation of Union and the blessings of Union for the Good of our Cli Ildren and our children s children through countless generations. An opposite course could not fail to generate factions intent upon the gratification of their selfish ends to give birth to local and sectional jealousies and to ultimate either in breaking asunder the Bonds of Union or in building up a Central system which would inevitably end in a bloody sceptre and an Iron Crown. In conclusion i beg you to be assured that i shall exert myself to carry the foregoing principles into practice during my administration of the government and confiding in the protecting care of an Ever watchful and Over ruling Providence it shall be my first and highest duty to preserve unimpaired the free institutions under which we live and transmit thera to those who shall succeed me in their full Force and vigor. John Tyler. Washington april a 1841. Allies with you. His correspondents represent me As having held at st. Blairsville a very different Lang Guage from that ascribed to me at Pittsburgh. Thus the one plays his game desperately for the South and the other for the North. Our friends every where should As far a practicable be made to understand this. Here the administration party Are open mouthed against the Compromise. They would annihilate it entirely and this at the moment the manufacturing interest becomes deeply interested in its preservation. With you the tone is changed and while Ivor. Van Buren is Here sustained As a Friend to free Trade the Effort is now making at Pittsburgh to induce the belief that he and his supporters Are the exclusive friends of Industry. My opinions were fully expressed at st. Blairsville and at . At both places in regard to the quention Quot what Are your opinions As to the Tariff Quot i Ansu cred that i was in favor of sustaining the Compromise Bill. That it contained the principle of retraction the moment the duty attained its minimum which forced up the Protection to instant to what was equivalent to 40 per cent. That the change which it effected in the place of valuation and the Mode of payment was fully equal in my View to 15 or 20 per cent and that with a cessation of the War upon the currency which had pary lived the Industry of the country i was sanguine in the Hope and the belief that Prosperity would be speedily that in connection with this i would take occasion to say that i was in favor of the distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the Public lands among the states and in favor of raising the Revenue by duties on imports in opposition to a resort to a system of direct taxation As every Way onerous to the people unproductive to the Treasury and expensive in the collection. That in these views i was pleased to believe that i concurred with or. Clay and general Harrison so that there existed a Prospect in the event of Gen. Harrison s election that a permanent system would be introduced in place of a fleeting and Ever varying system which promised one thing to Day and produced another to Morrow. The above As Well As i can nou recollect was in substance what i said at st. Blairsville and Steuben Ville. I see in it nothing to retract and no Jiing to explain and should have repeated the above at Pittsburg but for the fact that those around me exclaimed Quot that is enough Quot when my answer was Given. I think that our friends need enter Tam no fear of harm from what i said among them. My opinions upon All subjects of general interest Are Well known Here and in the South and Virginia North Carolina and Georgia have responded in no equivocal language. Alabama and Mississippi will not fail to class themselves along Side of their Southern Sisters. I am dear sir truly yours John Tyler. The following is or. Tyler s reply to the committee of the Harrisburg convention communicating his nomination Williamsburg a dec. 10, 1839, gentlemen the nomination which As the organs of the late Harrisburg convention you have communicated to me is accepted with a sensibility greatly augmented by the fact that whilst it is a result in no Way contemplated by me it was attended with the unanimous concurrence of that enlightened and patriotic body. To have my name associated with that of the eminent Patriot who is put in nomination for the first office is of itself regarded by me As no Ordinary Honor. His Long and Fai Tifful services to the country at the Council b Jard and in the Field have won for Iii a distinguished Vianie in his it tory and furnish the surest guarantee that should he be elevated by the popular voice to the chief executive office his administration of governmental affairs will be just prudent and Wise. With the Constitution for his guide and the Good of his country his Only aim i doubt not his exertions would be exclusively directed to uphold the one and to Advance the other. The Friend and supporter of Jefferson of Madison and of Monroe and an immediate descendant of a signer of the declaration of Independence can be none other than True to the Early Republican Creed and the devoted advocate of free principles and of popular rights. I have the Honor to be gentlemen. Your most of t ser to John Tyler. Join Owen Esq. And others of the committee. To 1 7ii�0�taivt i Al l Elk. The following letter t rom governor now president Tyler to col. W. Robinsonjr. Will be read with Peculiar interest at this moment. His views upon the important question of the Tariff the distribution of the Public lands Aud incidentally on the subject of the currency Are briefly but clearly indicated. His reference to the coincidence of senti Innel on these important topics of Public interest Between general Harrison or. Clay and himself leave not a doubt As to the general course of his adminis Ralit n of the government. Under the bereavement with which it has pleased divine Providence to visit our country in the death of our beloved president we have reason to bless his mighty name that he left is an Anchor of safety in Quot honest John Tyler."pii/6 it a to ado. Williamsburg va., oct. 17, 1840. My dear sir a your letter and its enclosure reached Here a few hours after my own arrival. 1 confess myself not at All surprised at the Gross perversion of All truth on the part of our is not confined to Pittsburg. Tho leading editor of the Locos in this state is busily engaged in the same dirty work but takes Good care to make representations precisely the opposite to those made by his official. The a�e01pi,e of Tiff univ item states. A recommendation. When a christain people feel themselves to be overtaken by a great Public calamity it becomes them to Humble themselves under the dispensation of divine Providence to recognize his righteous government Over the children of men to acknowledge his goodness in time past As Well As their own univ Orth Ness and to Supplicate his merciful Protection for the future. The death of William Henri Harrison late president of the United states so soon after his Elevation to that High office is a Sci pavement peculiarly calculated to be regarded As a heavy affliction and to impress All minds with a sense of the uncertainty of human things and of the dependence of nations As Well As of individuals upon our heavenly Parent. I have thought therefore that i should be acting in conformity with the general expectation and feelings of the Community in recommending As i now do to the people of the United states of every religious denomination that according to their several modes and forms of worship they observe a Day of fasting and prayer by such religious services As May be suitable on the occasion and i recommend Friday the fourteenth Day of May next fur that purpose to the end that on that Day we May All with one Accord in Humble and reverential approach to i i in whose bunds we Aie invoking him to inspire us with a proper spirit and temper of heart and mind under these frowns of his Providence and still to bestow his gracious benedictions upon our government and our country. John Tyler. Washington april 13, 1841. From the National intelligencer. The Kuiv Euail. Liat no tie pomp and Triu Inolia of our lives hut legacies in Blo Ssuie Younh. When but four weeks since it was our Welcome task to Lay before our readers a sketch of tie joyous scenes which marked Tho inauguration of a beloved chief org Sirate How Little did we alas How Little did any one anticipate that our columns would so soon to occupied with tie particulars of his funeral obsequies it seems even yet but As a dream some false but Aff righting vision. Could the deep solicitude of the Best and the Wisest men could the fond the sanguine Hopes of innumerable personal and political friends could the prayers the sincere and fervent prayers of a multitude of Christ Iii people could the undivided affection of almost an entire nation have secured to one Liun xon being prolonged life and unimpaired health and Felicity these would assuredly have been the lot of William Henu ii Atkison. Never since of Washington has any one Man so Concei rated upon himself tie love Aud Confidence of the american people and never since the melancholy Day which shrouded a nation in mourning for his sudden death has any event produced so general and so proof Zutl a sensation of Surprise and sorrow. So Brief had been the late president s illness that now As in tie Caso of Washington there had scarce been time for us to begin to Leur when the stunning blow of reality fell upon us like the stroke of Thunder from a cloudless sky. Men looked aghast and staggered As if amazed by something they could scarcely believe. But it was True. He who with open beaming countenance passed along our streets in the Joy of his heart he the Welcome the Long expected the desired on whom All eyes were fastened to whom All hearts went out who had within him More stirring subjects of exhilarating consciousness than have met in any single bosom since Washington was crowned with wreaths As he came Back from Yorktown was on wednesday last within one month Quot one Little month Quot borne along that same crowded avenues crowded not As before with a jubilant people gathered from every Quarter of the country but with sincerely sorrowing multitudes following his Bier. As the shouts which then rent the air were the free spontaneous expression of the love and Joy of freemen delighting to Confer their highest honors on Ono whom they believed to have richly deserved them so now the tears which fell from the eyes of women the sighs and looks of grief of Gray headed men Tho general Universal aspect of Public sorrow were the unsought the a purchasable tribute of a bereaved people to Public virtue and devoted patriotism. Quot this was not the momentary gush of feelings wrought upon by the pomp and circumstance of a funeral procession. It was not the Sable car the nodding plumes the slow and Mournful array it was the event itself a the of Sii Ltd a Man at such a time which Drew Forth these expressions of Public feeling. They will be substantially the same in every part of the country. As it was Here so it will be every when the words Quot the president is dead Quot met the ear the Man of business dropped his pen the it amp to san dropped his tools children looked into the faces of their parents and wives into the countenances of their husbands and the Wail of sorrow arose As if each had lost a Parent or some near and dear Friend. Could Gen. Harrison now look Down on the land he loved he might indeed Quot read his history in a nation s eyes Quot and those whose bosoms glow and struggle with High purposes and Strong desires for their country s Good May learn in what they now behold wherever they turn their eyes How glorious a Reward awaits the memory of those who faithfully serve their country but while we mourn for ourselves there is no cause of mourning on behalf of the deca Seu. The Ray of his country s gratitude though late shone in full splendor on his departing hour. He bad attained All that Man can reach of human Honor. Freely spontaneously unanimously had his countrymen placed him in the highest seat they had to give. He had done enough during the Brief time he occupied it to show that As he had passed with Honor through Many lesser trusts so to was equal to this last and highest trial to which his character and Powers could be subjected. As much As he had Opportunity to do he did Well. The candid even among his enemies if there be any who do not now Blush to own that title will admit this. But he had not so far entered on the tempestuous sea of Public affairs As to expose himself to new and personal enmities from the discharge of his duty. Before the storm had time to gather before envy and detraction and party fury had begun to Muster their stores of coming vengeance to pour without mercy upon his head that venerable head silvered with the frosts of age and of Long find arduous Devotion to his country s service is gently Laid on the Pillow of death. In that sacred Sanctuary which nothing earthly can invade he sleeps in safety from the strife of tongues. His name free from the semblance of a spot and illustrious in the Halo of an imperishable Fame is delivered Over to history As a sacred Trust to be written on the same Page with that of those pure patriots who in every age and every land have been the disinterested friends of human Freedom and happiness. The Beautiful Union of private excellence with Public virtue has never been More winningly exhibited than in the Case of general Harrison. His Frank simplicity and Freedom from All ostentation Bis attachment to his soldiers his urbanity and condescension to men of Humble fortunes his Charity to the poor his open hearted and open handed hospitality his incorruptible honesty in every pecuniary Trust his uniform unwavering Devotion to his country illustrated in his dying moments by the expression of his attachment to the Constitution and sanctified by the sentiments of personal piety unite to entitle him to the inscription on his Tomb of Quot the Good be Siee the following gentlemen As pall beavers were designated to represent the several states and territories which Are attached to their names at the funeral of the late president r. Cutts Esq. For Maine. Hon. J. B. Moore Forn. H. Hon. C. Cushing mass. M. St. C. Clarke Esq. R. L w. D. Lloyd Esq. Con. Hon. Hiland Hall it. Gen. John Granger n. Y. Hon. G. C. Washing a. Williams Esq. A. Ton . David Hoffman Esq. My. Hon. A. Naudain Del. Hon. E. D. White n. C. Major Camp a. Gen. D. L. Clinch Geo. John Carter Esq. S. C. Col. Rogers Tenn the. Crittenden Esq. By. M. Durald Esq. La. Or. Graham Ohio. And w. Miller Esq. Miss. Gen. Robert Hanna ind. Or. Perrine Ala. D. G. Garnsey Esq. 111. A. W. Lyon Esq. Ark. Major Russell to. Hon. J. D. Doty Wisk. Gen. Howard Mich. Hun. W. B. Carter Iowa. Hon. 0. Downing Flor a. R. Smith. Esq. D. C. Wabash Coil eoe. It Aili ads us sincere pleasure to announce to Tho Public that the trustees of this institution after extensive enquiry and correspondence on the subject of filling the vacancy in its presidency occasioned by the lamented death of or. Baldwin have at length unanimously made Choice of Rev. Charles White of Owego n. Y. Strong Hopes Are entertained that he will accept of the appointment and enter upon Tho duties of the office at the commencement of the College year in september next. He is a gentleman of established character As a Ripe and finished scholar and possessing the varied qualifications necessary to fill the station to which he has been appointed and thus As a Wise judicious and successful instructor to realize the fondest Hopes of its friends and Crawfordsville record. Apponi inti cents by tic president. Officers of the customs. Collectors. James Petrine Mobile Alabama in the place of John b. Hogan. Edward Brooks d. Troit Michigan in the place of John Mcdonnell. Jonathan Roberts philad., vice Calvin Blythe. Surveyor. J. Washington Tyson Philadelphia in Tho Placa of George w. Riter. Naval officer. Bela Badger philad., in the place of John Horn. The Law of 1647, the general court of Massachusetts enacted that if any Young Man attempted to address any Young woman without the consent of her parents or incas of their absence of a neighbouring Magista e of the county court he to should be fined Juls for the first offence Jelo for the second and imprisonment for the third. In 1600, capt. Daniel Blake was fined the first Majied sum but let Cir for �4, conditionally for making love to Edmund Bridge s daughter wit Bouther Parent s consent b Lack , i very Superior article for Sale bar jail Cra Nii sad 4 Blaik. 116 Lills. Sweet Cavo Udiski to Mcco 38 do do Spanish smoking do., Jinai received at til old staud of or. J. L. Mothershead and for a ale by Jaul Crai Ohba it Ilaw

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