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Every planter in Louisiana wtl tha Southern States shouIJ have tome half dozen or dozen of these guns in bit armory, with them he would be invincible against servile insurrection can be loaded and fired in the dark, thus securing the user el them against exposure. Every riot was pr rented, man Tieimn with The arrival of Aldera body of the police checked the turbulent disposition of the multitude. i in thecmnmuoitT ought to bare one oftbesearrns. A mifitia of 2000 men, in time of would be equal to 20,000 armed with the common musket, betide leaving tha advantage of firing with effect at four times die distance of the common gun. and not cat ing for rain.

A ball projects! from thig gun is equal to a rifle because the barrel it smaller than the dumber, and the forced forward 1 unerring and tremendous force, poirJer fjrming the cartridge it explodc rorn lne of the mass. In the use oi 'Ms g' JI thore is no possible danger. It c-' a be unloaded simply by Ue breech taking therefrom the rartud-'e. It soroiiftructed that it cjn be used "ven if a wood-work bo shot Theio is co nccuniuliUoa of heat in tht- baud frotn r-Jfcessive firings as current of air pastes turpugh ihe same every linns the breech is O. True A-intr.

A AND EMPRK-'SABIO TITLES our aiticle of yesterday we confined ourselves to the Utsjcan law of under which the Austin Colony as lielll'-d. The article in tlie laws of Cohui- la, and Texas, de-fining iije pieraium land granted, has been pointed out to us by a friend. The grant to SupUenF. Atlitin by tlie Imperial Government of Mexico, for S30 families, was closed some years 0go, the number of families settled and the quantity of lauds dis'ributcd to them repotted to liie Government, the doings approved and idiifivJ, making the titles in Austin's Colo- ony absolute fee-simple. A i i contracts nvtden-Jih the (Jovcinot of Coahuila and Texas, under tlio colonization laws of the stale.

The contiacts i for a definite number of families, to bo introduced within a given district, williiu six years f.oin. the date of the contract, at the of i time the roairaci became void by its own limitation. There is but one exception 10 tl'is rule, and flint was made by tbe special, 1 of the S'aN-s of Tjmuiilipis, Coahuila, and Cltihaiihau--coutinned by an a i the Fedenl Congtess This grant was tnideto the Rio Biavo Steam navigation Company. Besting in them, for fifteen years the exclusive navigation of thnt i er by steam and horse power, with the dine time for appropriating and colonizing iije vacant lands adjacent to it The act al- fo contains a ciniuo authoiuiiy a transfer of the pr.veleges to alu ns, not subjects of a power actually ot war with the He- public. This clause is not to be found in any other grant.

The premium for the introduction and location of families is fixed by (he laws of i Slates of Coahuila nmt Texas, at five ti'ios, (or leagues) of 4423 Kngltsh acres, ind ftv labors, of 177 acres each, for each introduced; no oT es css lun 1M commanded a -iremium, lor over 100 unless Jt reachi pn-miu'n being allutvul io hundreds Nu Emprcsjario could acquire a pre uin on contract for more thnn 3fJO families, say forty leagues nnd forty labf ra t3en Austin was the only Empiessa 10 nat catea mi in- of famil contracted for. Do Witt's Colony rx-P' lts limitation with but j54 amt iies located; and extension of lime feu intpd him to complete the contract for yCr 1 families, but he died without effecting i- 1 Nearly ull the other contacts have ited by i limitation, with but a nail number of families settled on them, many of thenv without any, and the contracts are consequently null and void. We have led to tho rrmaiks made 00 this cubjt.ct, fiorn tho number of spurious titles in circulation, purporting to issue from land companies, which are iieurly all valueless nnd i filling into the JuituJs of persons ignorant of nature of the real titli-j of Tvxas I mils, subject thorn, in emi- not only to loss of the original money, i moi tificntion of i i themsf Ivi sJ'ij'i'd. understand have enngrtit-il to Texas to nutkclo- nndiT such titles, and a i spuit i i funtli on the way, have bicorr.p to- 1 cifititute in a strange lauJ--ZV. O.

ulletin. 3 Jn't A I ox THE A I --Tho city WHS ii.to gicit excitement yritcrd.iy moinmg by i occasioned by 3 dreadful explosion i took place on ttie I a i Kail Ho.it), in the nrighboi iiood of Union Park it appears its ihe train wns approaching tlie city ihe engine ran off the track, when a number of mongers, chiefly mechanics, surrounded the engine for the if replacing it upon ihe raits. While tv en- llif buiter burst. Tlie chiel engineer wus blown io pirces. His legs were j'aund in Union I'aik, Ins nrms on a pile of umber -n the solo of the avenue, and Lif head wis spli; into two parts.

Tha had both i 1'iokcn, and his ho.id, f.icr and breas'. tlread- scalded. He only livid a I'wnts. Another per-'on employed, name.l bilip W. C.ise, was so dangerously ded that it is supposed he cannot recover, the natrts cf iho other victims were John- Spencer.

Besides there- were ilf- toeo or itxteen other persons wptitulcd or The fr.ignunl« of ihti boiler in every direction, ami ilic ma- ftimcry of ihe engine was entirely destroy- cJ of smfTcrcrs was Roderick 1 Crund who severely scnkl- on an i his face dreadfully Steamboat the steamboat Samson was on her passage from Staten Island to this city yesterday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, crowded with passengers, her upper deck, commonly tailed the promenade deck, gare way when she was about two miles from the Island, and fell upon those who were standing beneath. passengers were instantly killed, and teveral others severely injured. One of the parsons killed was Sir. Joseph Chambers, who kept a grocery store in the upper pan of the city, and the other an elderly Scotch lady, named Johnson, residing in Perry street. Mr.

Moies Henriques, a broker of Wall streel, was also injured. His breast bone was broken, his shoulder dislocated, and he was otherwise very much lacerated and bruised. Mr. Augustus Vaapdt, confidential clerk to Prime, Ward and King, was so severely injuicd that his life is in danger. The ''onsiernalion on board the boat is stated to have been indescribable.

The pasr ngers were so crowded thut it was difficult ibr any one to move, and the rush was so great at the time oi'the accident as nearly to upset the boat, endangering the lives of ail on beard. The steamboat Sun, which had started from tbi Island shortly rtfter Samson, soon came along ide and the latter up to the: city, and relieved her passengers from their uncomfortable y. Evening Post. Steamboat Collision--Loss of boats aro frail things. The steamer Lhnubcran into the Macferland on the night of the IGth inst near Helena and sunk the Liter in five mintitrs.

So slightly ijie the upper works of the river boats constructed, that the concussion bioke loose the cabin, of the Macferland, which floated off! TJu'ie was 110 passengers on board, sis of whom were diowned. The lost wore drck passengers except one, (he cabin boy. The boat from New Oileans, freighted ior Among tl.e was a Mr. TlioinaJ from 1'eiisylvania, who was ill, and a Mr Mills, of Kentucky, hisanen FOREIGN INTELUOENCa By the arri val at New-York of the st; ship Liverpool, London dates to the 11 and Livetpcol to tbe 13th, of June, wer i ceircd. The "Liverpool waa i on, her passage.

There was an improvement of the I don money market, and cotton had halfpence per pound. Parliament re-assembled on tbe 27t: May, when Mr. Shaw Lefevre wag ele Speaker of the House of Commons, 1 THE I MILWAUKEE. TliFSDAY JULY 23, 1839. Mr.

Lefevre is characterized as a date of popular opinions--one who isijjjgeYt been ever zealous in the caqse of and whose election would show that House intended to persevere in that cau SCTION-F1BST MONDAY Iff AUGUST. TERRITORIAL NOMINATION. JFTar Delegate to Ctmgrest. JAMES DUANE DOTY. COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Electors ef tbe County of Milwaukee their several precincts on the instant; at 2 o'clock, P. M. to attend a COUNTY be holden at Prairie Vil-house of James Bnckner, on Tues- jay the 30th at 3 o'clock P. for the of comipadng suitable candidates for Mr. Goulbourn, his opponent, is am ber of Parliament from Cambridge, an I of course a decidfd tory.

He has filled se al high and important offices under tory administrations. The Royal approbation of the choicjof the House, was announced on the 28th The Education scheme of Lord Russell has been abandoned, the Morrioj Chronicle says, because the Governn erj felt it to be powerless. Lord Stanley pave notice in tho Hctias of Commons on the 10th instant, that on 13th he should take the senc of the He ifip to tha mexpcdi of bled a legislative union between tipper and p.r Canada. On the same night, the first clause of he Jamaica Dili, which provides that the Governor arid Council of Jamaica be empowered to make laws, ordinances. was i ar- ried by a majority of 228 to 194.

The settlement of the Canada Un on question, and of the affairs of Canada gsn- erally, is proposed by Lord John Hus ell to be postponed until I84'i. The lotig agitated queslioa of vote by ballot, in tho election of meinliers of Perli- amcut, was expected to come before House of Commons for decisive auion on, the 18th instant. It seems to bo understood that no ci.in- ces in the Cabinet will take plnce, Ljrd Melbourne and his colleagues have de er- minrd to go nu nnd try llicir fortunes Tho London Times announces the re- ihe coming elec- It is recommended that each Towa send five Delegates to saidconrention. July 18, 1839. Geo.

D. Dousman, C. Walworth, E. Cramer, Robinson, T. J.

Noyes, Harrison Reed, Wm. G. Cook, John W. Taylor, A. H.

Davenport, J. Gary. Albert Jonas, A. W. Field, M.

Pixley, J. Ilatliaway, Wm. Shew, W. A. Webber, F.

A. Wingfield Uriel B. Smith, Philo Brewer, A. W. Hatch, W.

Harrison, Joel Parmcnter, W. Henry, Wm. Hawkins, T. breaking up of the United States Ban! a- gcucy. The list of fashionable arrivals for 7th of June, contains tho names of the Eon.

Daniel Webster and Lady. There have been riots at Liverpool tnd cljrit. The Cincinnati Gazette Us of the MI-. JatiJon to this country and he noble sacriii-c of ihc Mills, siioiily after the came into collision, was secure from harm, and could have saved Inmscif but sincere attachment to the -ick man, induced him to risk ifo for his preservation. Notwithlan- tho protestations of his fellow passengers at Ins rashness, and the assurance that inevitable death would result to both, he- went below, Bought the invalid, cluspcd him ia his arms, had reached the upper deck safely, and was about to spring to the boat, when the wieck gave a lurch, and went down, throwing both into the river, and en- gulphing thi tho vortex.

They perished together, exhibiting in humble life a and sim ercfiicnilship, a nobleness and nature as can be ever equall- Her. and Gas. J. C. Schermerhcrn, C.

Dewy, Elisha Starr, S. Juneau, Louis Franchere, H. N. Wells, J. Y.

Watson, Geo. H. Walker, Henry Williams, Geo. O. Tiffany, Wm.

S. Miller, James Sanderson, L.J. Higby, William Payne. Robt. Ard us, Chas.

Holton, J. Ward, Horace Headly, I. S. Bigelow, G. C.

S. Vail, Levi Vail, Rufus Parks, C. Rcccl, H. M. Hubbard, S.

W. Dunbar. the attention of ourcitizoas to tlie importance of improving the road froth tois to Fox which is now the great thiroughfiire ftr all the southwestern travel. Sui for tae difficulty of getting through the heavy timber lands, the whole, trade of the southwest ought be retained for Milwaukee, for some tinw to come; whereas, unless something is done to remedy the evil, the inhabitants of those counties will seek a more southern marketj A few hundred dollars, judiciously expended, would make a very tolerable road: and whatever may be said of shorter routes and more favorable locations, this road ought to bo improved immediately, and the people and business men of Milwaukee should take the matter in hand, and devise some means by which it can be done. SETTLERS Off THE CA1TAL ROUTE Loak at lha pending 01 the canal bill in ihe Senate of (he United States, Hon.

Lcctcs LYJ.V, Senator from Michigan, sent to Byron Kill own, and asked him if some provis' ioii should not be made for the settlers on ibe Canal Route; and Mr. Kilbourn's reply to Mr. Lyon was, that there were no settlers of any con- secjucnccon the Koitte. Thii fact can be substantiated by unimpeachable testimony, and Mr. Kilbanra cannot and dare not deny it.

If we are not much mistaken, Mr. Kilbourn -will find the votes of the 1000 settlers whom he so wilfully mis-reprrsented, of great 'consequence' at the ensuing election. BRIBERY AND man who claims all the honor, all the democracy, al! the friendship for tho t-e'ller, all the decency-Mr. Kilbourn, who controls the Canal Coinpa- ay.soWthe western termination for ihree-fuimhs of ihe land at ihat point. Without any regai lo the wishes or intcicsts.

of the people, or of the Terriiory, he made theofl'erto the County Commissioners of Jefferson County, and to the inhabitants two miles farther up the liver, to terminate the a a whichever point would give him the uiiei cat. The County Commissioners ofieied one J'clf, the other point Ihice fuuilhs, and sccutcd the location Sentinel. Address and Pros- pursuance of the above call the citizens of Milwaukee are requested to meet at the Court House, on Friday next, at 4 o'clock P. for the appointment of five Delegates to said County Convention. COUNTY invite the attention of the pi'opla of this County to the call fur a Coumy Convention, ivliicli we publish to- cl.iy.

The or-cnrs at a season of the ear when the duties of the fanner require his attention at home, and we are aware that on this account very little lime can be spent in convention, or in any of the preliminary steps of effi- Bury, but none of them were attended ith erent organisation. But Hie present crisis is an important one and calls for tbe prompt and sarioua consequences Excepting th sc, there do not appear to have been any lis- tarbauccs, Chartists or others. THE TiViiT AGAINST THE people of the a united lo picront the elcctioti of an eastrjn man. think tHt they have now dividiu the people of the Eastern Counties and the vciy men who attended the convention from Iowa County, and assisted in nominating Kilbourn, are LOW using cvciy exertion for the election ot Burnett. "Will the people of the east lend their uid to secure such a result, by supporting Mr.

Kjlboum 1 Will Mr. Kilbourn longer suffer i -elf to be made a tool for snch purposes His election is not within the range of possibilities, as his main dependence was on the western veto, which he cannot now if he had the least regard for the interests of this portion of Ilia Temtory, he would not longer Extraord naty Circumstance--P At Stanton, (Va.) i the lust week, Mr. A. A. Sowers was tried far burning a barn, and af lor patient investigation, fully acquitted, lie was a man raised in the neighborhood, of respectable nnd wealthy connections, of brilliant mind and education, though somewhat eccentric in his manners nnd habits--and there was great satisfaction evinced at the verdict, which, it seems from tha evidence, was entirely just.

During the trial, two most extraordinary circumstances occurred. The jury were kept together during the trial, and on the morning after the evidence was all got through, the astounding intelligence was announced that in the preceding night one juror had gone crazy, and another had cut bis throat 1 No cause is assigned for these events, nnd we do not infer that the pyidenco on the trial, or any of tho circumstances connected with it, had uny efiect in causing it. The Courtsugg-cfcted that two other jurors should be selected, nnd the trial proceed, which was concurred in by the opposing counsel, and the trial resulted, as s'ated above, in a i of Patriot. The cditoi of the White Pigeon Republican publisl es four letters lately received fioin poatmnitrrs, ordering as many discori- timiimcrs. Tbe "reason" assigned for one is that the st bscribcr, "Peter Dolcon, has run away to Texas, rind left nothing to pay Ins debts, but a broken legged Indian pony, a heifer and two female children.

I have attache 1 the pony lo pay the postage." To i tl editor "not woith a copper, ides being attached." Another is "to hung i i month for killing his mother, leaving nothing behind to pay liis except a roll of counterfeit bills and a i i of bogus dies." Another i-ftae is that of a fellow who is "in jail for stealing a horse, and his wife has got the fever and ague-. If you are a married man you might trie one of the children, and (he lown would be much obliged to yon." To this t'lio editor unequivocally, de- ig positively 'hat he would rather lose the drbtlhaii lo "take children on subscriptions." Hi s'lms up is rather a li.ird cate we me obliged to tako broken paniff, logiis dies, and children, in payment ior pipeis." We i so a a printer's lack, and we rnut sMive lo grin and bear Adv of the editors of this potper WBS ycstcrda a witness to a very melancholy case of -ui. cido while coming down the Hudson river on board the steamboat Eric, Mr. Hi am Corhfoit, a wealthy and highly rrspecti ble citizen of Calculi came on board at hat place, attended by two or three was laboring under mental derar ge- ment, produced, as we understood, by st me business difficulties; nnd his friends lad started to journey with him, lispifcj; thereby to restore his health. The boat had not proceeded more than two miles fioin the dock, when watching an opportunity, he darted forward, sprang over the railing, ding the grasp of hisattendants, and pli ng- ed into the river.

The engine was inst mt- ly stopped, the wheels backed, and the small boat lowered. He had, however, fallen some ways astern, and for a few an- ful moments portions of his dress conk be seen floating on the surface of tho wrier, but before ho could be reached ho bad iis- appeared, and the water being muddy om recent rains, it was impossiblu to see I itn, and diving for him would therefore hive boen in vain. The deceased was, we sho tld judge from his appearance, about forty- ive years of age, and leaves, we are infom ed, a wife and several Y. Si n. Ijceratcd by the nnd thrown into it.

It is rcpoiul lliat he Iiad slt'cc Jicd. Immediately alter ciisiinlity bocnmo known, great numbe't of people collided about place, and so gre.it was the indignation excited by the supposed csuelcss- of the persons finployctl by tho railroad Company that it was with difficulty a John Hildreth, a men bet of the New-York city bar, committed a suicide in his office No. 85, Nassau street in that city, on the 4lh inst, by blcwirtg out his brains with a pistol. A Idler was fo tnd on his table addressed to his wife, togetier with a certain memoranda which he lad made in anticipation of the rash act; aim ng which were the fallowing: "Read's Chatham street." "Dane at 12 my own hard." And another evidently rufcring to the same act. "4th 1839, at my office, SSNasnu st, at 1 o'clock P.

il. J. "S3 Nassau ft reel, at 12 o'clock Is! all shoot tnysfclf in five minutes." vigoroii" action of every elector. Upon there- suit of this election depends of the gi eatest moment to all our citizens, and especially to the fanners of the county, i is for them to say ether the canal shall be speedily and properly commenced, and vigorously prosecuted, or whclhci it shall continue lo be the vehicle of speculation and the engine of oppression, al the control of a grasping and uiereik-s speculator. It is for them to say whether they will sanction the acts rnd sustain (he conduct of the individual who deprived the sctilers on the canal reserve from obtaining a pre-emption at SI 25, and who has set nought the otfUc people in tsvory instance where his avarice came contact with their interest 1 or lliey -will take the contiol of matter" into their hands, and secure the election of such men to the Legislature and for County officers as will seek to secure the welfare of the County and the best interests of the people.

In short, it is for them to say whether tht people shall govern themselves, or whether a corrupt cabal of office seekers, -with Byron Kilbourn at their head, shall feast upon the spoils of their dearest rights. Let them, then, come oat to the primary meetings to a man, and thus be prepared to act together and effectually. The recent sales of the Canal lands at winch the settlers obtained their farms on a credit ol eight years have completely set at rest the slanders so often urged against Mr. K. by the Doty- Sentinel faction heie, that he designed depriving the settlers of their lands.

The people can now clearly see who are their best friends am uho are tlie factious demagogues, who woulc throw obstacles in the way of all improvements in the Territory." Milwaukee Advertiser. True, the settlers on the Canal lands have ob tained their lands finally and on liberal terms tnt is Eyron, KiUiourn, entitled to any credit for it 1 He it was and he alone who opposed at Belmont the provision granting the settlers their land at 10 shillings. He it was who represented at "Washington that the settlers on the Canal wire of 110 consequence, and in a circular addressed to the Members of Congress represented that thi-y would willingly pay five dollars per acre for ihfrir lands; and by such representations (through the influence of Jones) it was that he succeeded in deientinTM the righteous provision which secured the settler in his improvements and after- Tvards came boasting home that he held a "screw" upon the people which he could turn at pleasure, be uiatle the cals paw of tbe designing ollicc-scck Jrs of Ihe west. On Tuesday last, several of the loyal pec pie Attempt at Rott -a endeavored thus to intimidate them into a support of himself for the Council. And has he Emaw liliicks pussc 1 through Dayton on Tuesday 1 tst, on their way to a sptilement cf negroes in Mercer cc unty.

A large tract of land is to be owned by the blacks rtsiJc ihere and a distance, a school established and various implements made by them. The 21 blacks above referred to, were freed R. I. Hale and Eery. Knox, of North Carolina, both members of the Presbyterian church.

Mr. Hale, came with the blat ks ns for as Cincinnati, bavin? rxp3ndcdhk entire estate, as is said, in bringing them tl us far on their journey, in Cincinnati ley leased the laod tl.ey are a- boulto occu; of colored people--and were provided wit a to enable them to reach their Journal. of Canada formed a plan for kidnapp ng now ihe impudence to rlaim any credii because and carrying off a deserter from this pi: ce. i the settlers have not been cheated out of their They made themselves friendly with 1 ira during the day, and succeek-l ii gett nj' him sufficiently intoxicated foit theirpuri ose called for justice and resisted from the but they also went a little too deep into the first evoiy attempt to trifle with their rights-business themselves, and let the secret iut, vttey called for protection; and so earnestly and which spread liko wild fire, nnd in a ew moments they were surrounded by a large concourse of people, who hauled them al out quite and treated then to a good coat of tar. After this spoil had jro- ce'cdet.

some time, some persons lad been i i wilh muskets, formed tl am selves into an armed guard and escorted the party to their boat, and they embarked for her "Majesty's dominions, probably ref mg on the delightful errand which brot ght them to our shore, and cursing the 1 an- kees There cither is or should BP, some It gal method of punishing persona who atte npt such outrages upon the rights of the pe pie under our protection, and lha she aid be appealed to instead of the mob; as w- ever deserving such intruders may of summary punishment, it ill becomes citizens to inflict it without due course of Tnn a perusal of Ihe lolion ing resolution, irom.he inhabitants of this county, especially t'roM the citizens of this tide of the river and then ve atk if such nicdHTicis, iHibotality and iclfirhncss ascharacttrizc Mr. Kllbuurn in this Iransnction, it. worthy a man of character 01 sound prii ciples. Read it, and then judge win is and who is the promoter of "section al and loci 1 prejudices and feelings." The boa is ownedly the corporation of thswcstside, am is by tix or th" the inco'poi'aiion. The copy of the resolution was obtained of ihe clerk of the Board 1-y some of our At meeting of the Truw-a on the west side of the river, the following resolution was passi'd "Resolved, That the President of the Board of Trustees of the town of Milwaukee, on the west side of the River, be, and is hereby authorized to take a loan of Byron Kilbourn to the amount of one hundred dollars, for the purpose of furnishing and putting into order the Harbor Steamboat, owned by said corporation, sometimes called by tho name of Maiomonr.e or Badger, and that in case said Kilbourn shall loan to scid corporation said sura of one hundred dollars, the Board of Trustees of said Town hereby stipulate to run said boat to and from the Lake, first touching on its upward i at the wharf in front of Le- Leland's Exchange, and then at such other points on the west side of tho river as they may deera proper, likewise in her upwards or downwards trip, lut not in any case to touch on 'he East side of the river, nor to take load and passengers on the east side in her upward or downward trip at any time or pny circumstances during; the year 18S9.

said loan to be refunded by the first earnings of the said boat in the same rate as other loans shall be paid which have bee i contracted for the same purposes." I ccrti that the foregoing is a true co py of a lesolution passed the 7th day ol May, by the President and Trustees of the tcwn of Milwaukee, on the west 'side of the river, as appears on record. J. E. ARNOLD, Clk. Board of Trustees.

man UBOV Wfcre tijfe jwople a candidate lor their gift, and it is well feigh ilrfelattM upon public confidence, lie commenced his polHicul career in the Fall of thirty-six in this Territory; waa one of the delegates tbat went from this place attenda convention held at what was kwwtt as on Fox River. Re atttoag a number of delegates that were rejected from tha Convention asnot representiogthepeople, lint Mr. Kilbourn -Was admitted Vy afterwards, into the Convention--he voted upon the nominations as a number of that body, and, at the close, with the rest of the members, he pledged his honor as an individual lo support the nominations. But no sooner did he at Milwaukee than he violated every obligation that he liad sacredly entered into, and showed him-' self destitute 01 political principle, by caucus and making out an opposition threw his -whole Influence into its tvith all his boasted power, he was defeated by' the people. The next we hear of this zig-gng personage, is as the author of an illustrious letter, from Washington, to Alanson Sweet, in which he states'that he is coming the Territory robed ith, power and in his imaginary triumph, he showed the characteristics of petty despot, b) declaring tlmt he came "with the olive branch in one hand, and defiance ia the- oiher''--that he hold the 'screw' cf torture which he intended 'o apply to his victirfls until he could discover symptoms of relenting.

That letter is a f.iii- tri-or ot his character; bloated i a imaginary importance, he fell as if he could and wiiuld crush every object that thwarted his wishes, or MOCK! in Ihe way of his selfish designs. In thiil famous letter he threw the chat- leugcdoivn Sweet, and dared him to stand a canvass- lU him for the office of a member to the Council, ami what was the result of this flourish of "Why, Mr. Kilbourn was induced by ihe advice of his friends, ia order to save the County ticket front ihe load which he would have injiicied upon it, to violate his word ai honor, and retire, disgraced and beaten, from the poniest with Mr. Sweet. All are acquainted with thejrj and we dare his friends to deny them.

Two hundred witnesses who attended a ceilai: meeting nt (he Court House 1 will confirm staloraents.and they can also state iliat his- on that occasion amounted lo a allure. "Wo find him al the election of last fall i warm supporter and admirer or our former in- U'falignbleiclegate, Geo. W. Jones. He took an active pa against the election of Judge Do- in this ci unty--he carried all the strength that he can now, and what was ihe result 7 Jones receii cd about two hundred votes in the County, winch wcdeemafair test of Mr.

Kil- boiun's sucngih. He has done all in his power, since llu election of Judge Doty, lo prevent any appropi iaiiunx lor the Tci ritory, as he knew they would be the haibingers of ilealh lo his political aspi) aliens. This summer we find him calling a special meeting, at Prairie Nillage, of who arc opposed to the re-election of Judge Doty, well knowing tl at if he had allowed a general call, he couldnut have succeeded in procuring adel- cgjtion untriendly lo delegate. He accomplished in this manner his present nomination, but he will find that it is ono thing to be nominated, ard another to be elected. We have nu doubt in; in his midnight slumbers hedreams of MieoE.vs- liiai iic bsliolds in his visions num- taw.

N. B. Vv understand tbat the leadei of the who got tarred, balongei to C. pt. Jessup's company, a( ha com suicide by shooting himself 3 es- terday OgdenslntrfA funes, To the peoplt alone--the set- on the Canal rov' 1 it the credit due.

They vehemently did they assert their claims that those who sought their suffrages dare not dist obey. Mr. Kilbonrn has located the Canal--but has gained any credit for honesty or a disposition to serve the interests of the people" in that Ld the tricks in procuring unjust donations of lands for the joint benefit of himself and one Ichabod Jones his with the Commissioners of Jefferson County ia regard to the western lerminition answer. Tiulr, the people can now clearly see who are their best friends and who are the factions demagogues" who disregard their Interests and trample upon their rights. ROM MILWAUKEE TO JANBSVILLS.

Hav- ng just Klnrned from a short excursion into tie interior the subject of roads naturally presents itself to our notice. After crossing the POT River nothing can exceed the excellence of the road-i through the southwestern portion of Territory. the easl The highways and turnpikes of no comparison to these roads throt i gk 0 ea i Si and over liw prairies Ouri'jjjjijj jjj eetj however, in noticing this subject, ju gmcfc to speak these, as to call Jj'We continue to receive the mo-t cheering news fioir all pa its of theTerritory, concerning the prospects of Doty. From Brown County we have t.ie assurance that his majority will be much, larger than at the la-t election. In Gran' and Craw "ord be will undoubtedly have a majority ovei both candidates.

In all the couniips in short the prospects are decidedly favorable to his re-election. Dr. Tidier, whoso trial lately took pl at Detroit, on an indictment for an allegec violation of the neutrality law of after a long and tedious trial, acquitted. Tho Dr. is now, we suppose, entirely free from the invasions of the U.

S. Marshall and special deputies, and may quietly resume the practice of his profession. The citizens of Middlefield, have erected t'iree school houses for the use ol the childi en of the Irish laborers employed on the Western Rail Road, which passes through that plane. This evinces a rare anJ comr.iendable benevolence. Over 2,000 children present at the eecond at-nual celebration of the Buffalo Sunday iJchocl Union, on the 2nd-inst.

Ample refreshments were preoaredfbtthem at the FBI k. The Commercial crease of 33 per cent in their apparent over last year. bers flockiB? to his standard, and already imagines hansel standing in Ihe Hall of ihe Capitol, Delegate fiom "Wisconsin. But, after Angus he will awake from his dream, to realize the miseries of defeat. Then will he know lhat Ihe seople appreciate his molives as selfish and dis- lionesl, and lhat ihey are unwilling to promote a man who does not hesitate to advance Ms own interests at ihe expense of the people.

We reserve ihe remainder of the subjecl for another communication. For Ihe Mitwmtt Sentinel. aUERIES. Did not Tyron Kilbourn and his friend Longstreet attend a mr-eiing of the Peltiers, some lima last fait, EL the of Mr. McCotlam in Muskego tor the purpose of taking measures for funds of capitalists al the East, to pay for their lards at the sale 1 Was no: the money to be loaned at an interest nol to exce 10 per.

annum Was not Mr. Lonirstreet, from ihe recommendation of Mr. Kilbourn, appointed the agent of ihe settlers to go East, to procure funds for the purposes al ovc mcnlioded 7 Did not Messrs Longstveet and Kilbourn collect onchui dred and fifty dollars from ihe set- llers at thai meeling7 Did Mr. Longslreet go East? if not, what has become of ihe money collected at that meeting 1 Did not Tyron. Kilbourn at the sale pay for the lands of those men who contributed the hundred and dollars, and sell them baclc again at lac rale Jf twenty shillings per acre, with itt- lercst, at four and live credit 1 The settlors in that precinct, arc Mxfous to have this alter explained, as thfy fear that tVy have been out of their money.

A TRAVELLER. Fire igitics on the loss of the John Bull steamer by fire, aodl tiori oi hitman life in consequence of it, it has been suggested in some of the public prints that an extinguishing apparatus might easily, and at a trifling expense, be attached to the engines oi each boat, which in case of a fire could not easily tail of petting it out in a very short space of time. It seems almost a wonder tbat to simple a method of security against such disasters has not Jong before this been generally adcptccl. We believe our mills in; this city a-e provided with an apparatus of ihis kind, which is readily worked by water power, and affords an almost certain re- i curiiy i ester Republican. depredations by St.

Augustine, in Florida, city in the United States. It contains a adel and of fortifications built by tha Spaniards, aixl is, we beJieve, the only work of the olden style of military architecture in tha New WoiM. The ptan of the old Fcrt is extensive and intricate, and it is suppo-ied 1 that no one Jiving is familiar with it. Tbe cost of itfl construction waa so enormous, that the Spanish swer to a nppltfeation for further ihe Royal Trwsurjr, (hi i 1 1 'e tobebui.lt a( go Id. forty fa.

Florida wat coloaiwd.