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Feb, 3, 1837. SEE THIS. lirWe exnect to eo or send to Louis ille, in a lew days for the purpose of D'irchasms type and - paper, end there lore once more earnestly request all those indebted to us for Job Work, Advertising, and for the first year's subscription to MThe Post," to make immediately payment. It is our great desire to improve our establishment, and we have no doubt but that our fellow citizens would tike to see us succeed in the undertaking; but if they neglect to assist us at this time, we must tail. 1 N. B. All those failing to comply with this request in the course of two or three Jays, will find their accounts (without respect to persons) in the hands of Eso,Vrigb, for collection. We see the nam? of the Hon. DAVID WALLACE, announced in the Indiana Journal as a candidate for Governor at the ensuing Aug. election, and, -ho tint of Dr. RUFUS H AYMOND, of Franklin county and Cel. ABEL C. PEPPER, of Dearborn county m candidates for Lieut. Governor. Tbe Legislature of Ohio his succeeded in electing Col. Wat. Allen, of Chilicothe, to the United States Senate in place of the Hon. Thomas Et ino, whose term of service expirts on the 4th of March next. By reference to another part of our paper of to day, our readers will perceive that Mr. Benton has at last done his matter' will. He has succeeded in, getting the vote of censure passed agninst President Jack on, by the Sen ate of the United States, expunged from the Sena'4 Journals. The vote stood 'J 3 for, and Ongainstthe resolution. General Jackson can now retire to the hermitage, and dep'trt in pence, unless the JlLruter (the United State Bank) should again raise its offensive head. Mr. Benton- will dream no more of censures and Hack lines; but repose upon the pillow of everlasting cantenl. Oh! what rapturous jov to reflect that he.is the mighty fahter'and champion of luch a wise and constitutional project. FATAL ACCIDENT. We learn that en the 20:h nit . while a Mr. Berry Riper was engag- j ei in pui.tng tne lerrylJoa; nrros White river at Spencer, Indiana, one of his blood vessels broke, which camtd almost instant death. This should bo a solemn warning to all persons who are in the habit of ever straining themselves by lilting or otherwise. Correspondence of the U. S. UazMte. Washinoto.v, Dec 50 1836. SHOCKING DISCLOSURES, Oar Court h been engaged yes terday and to day in the trial of the Whites. The District Attorney has concluded the testimony on the part of the United States this ufternooo. A number of witnesses have been examined, several of whom have been friends and companions of Dr. While for these twenty years, aud am in his confidence, because they have bscu participators in the aQcnccs nnd conversations crimal which seem to have bean perpetrated by White and his friends. Hicks and Kroffer, Hie two wiloesses'examincd yesterday, prov ed, so far at the evidence of rognct V vagabonds is admitted as proof that Dr. White was a confederate, with them in a variety ol acts contrary not only to the statutes legal but to the codes moral. These witnesses swear to certau confessions which White is said to have made to them. In the first Instance, before the act was committed, While told Hicks that he had been offered money to destroy the Treasury, in order to burn papers & documents there, which, if produced, would shew that, there bad been gross frauds committed, ant) that, being a food deal of a chemist, he could very easily, and in many ways produce combustion. He further declared, (alluding to this attempt,) that he had a number of agetfts at his command, some of whom would be ready to commit murder, at his direction, -and for a very small compensation I think he aid fVleen dollars wa the price of a n'i s life. It is sworn that he had laid ont his tlan. which was to go to iv. .v, : i knaM and II BaUIUglUII, Itf tana H - wife, and to live like a genltcmao, .as he alledged that many persons were In tbe practice of going to WesbJng.

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ttoa and letting up for gentlemen, and

being introduced into genteel society, without any questions being asked. The witness (Hicks) swears to anoth. er conversation after the burning had been perpetrated, in which White ad. mils that he had accomplished the act, but had made nothing beyond his expenses by it; that he had entered by means of false keys, and set fire to the papers. Other witness, although they do not, so far as I have heard, con, firm that positive testimony as to the admission of the act, testily to circum. stances which shew that White is a very desperate character, and Icagu. ed with a dangerous set of men, and that nothing but the lack of suflicient inducement of a pecuniary nature would be a security against their committing the most audacious cri, mes. Mr. Brent, the counsel for the Whites, has brought forward an ob. jection, which may be 'he couse of acquittal of the prisoner?', otherwise. 1 presume they will be I'.. nnd guilty. The law of Maryland, wlu-h prevails in the District, fines tvr years after the commission of a cri -.iv it I act, ns the limit, be .fond which it indiciuu-nt cannot be laid, except i-.i 'he case of fugitives from justice. The indict, ment in this case is ty Utr out of date, and unless the prisoners can be constructed as fugitives Hying frjm justice, the indictment will not hold good. It has been said by one of the bench tint the prisoners my bo con. SiJcieJ a fugitives, because alter burtmg the buidtng they left the city, and the legal as well in the common j sense inference is, that they fled from juetice. By direction cf the court, this point is reserved to be argued af. terthe proof shall have been given on stte trial, that the crime was com. milted on the day named in the in. dictment. Mr. Bient nIso endeavored to di. j qualify Hicks as wilneM, by produ. j cinp testimony toehrw that he did not believe in the existence rf a God cr in a ta'e of future reward and punish, menu, and the tcitimot.y went to show that such were hs sentiment at the time ti which it referred, hut nt he rxpres'lv stated that he had chan. ged his cp;nion, that he did nw be. Iteve in GoJ,.J-c., and that he sent his children to b "Sunday school, he was admitted to give testimony. It is believed that the tii.nl may oc. cupy two days more. There are sev. eral witnesses here to he exunined for the prisoners, nnd Mr. Brntt will do his best on the law point. MATHEMATICAL. The fallowing problem recently appeared in a Cincinnati periodical, viz; "I looked at the clock; the hour hat.d was between I nnd 2; the minute hhitj between 2 and 3; within nn hour I looked again, the hand had just changed places What time was it when I first looked nt the clock T' Solution, by J. V . Djdds, (of Indi ana College.) The first thing to be considered in the solution of this problem is, hotc far tcere the hands apart at the times of observation. Let this unknown distance on the dial b denoted by the lettrr X. Then as the hands had just changed places by the time of the second observation. Thr hour hand must have traversed the distance denoted by the letter X, and the minute hand 6 X (minutes.) Now as the hour hand moves only one twelfth as fagt as the minute band, the space passed over by the former, in the same time, hence we stave 12.Yz;60 A' or 1 3.Y60 SO e and Xz! 4 13 IS the -distance between the two hands at the times of observation. This being determined, the next thing to be considered is, at what points of the dial were the hands re spectively at the times of making the observation. To ascertain these points another subsidiary problem must first be solved, viz: At what time past I o'clock do the hour and minute hands coincide f Let this unknown distance from the 1 o'clock figure be denoted by the letter V then, according to what has been shown above 12z!5 plus For, by transposition. 1 1 V z: 5 and , by division 5 ll This shows that the coincidence of the hands occurs at 5 minutes and five twelfths of a minute past t o'clock. Now we inquire how far each hand must move before they shall be 4 minutes and eight thirteenths of a minute asunder. We will say that the hour hand will pass over a space equal to Z and by

consequence the minute, band must, tn the same time move 8 4 plut Z 13

Therefore, we shall have the followiog equation . 8 12Z !z Z plus- 4 or, by trans13 position 8 60 llZz: 4 & dividing by 11 13 13 60 Z 143 Lastly. Adding together the values of the letters X, V Si. Z (as found above) and increasing their sum by 5, we shall obtain the true answer to the proposition announced. Thus 8 5 - GO 5,4 , 8c being reduc13 U 143 ed and added . together give the ans. 10 minutes 29 seconds. Communicated. We have employed the word plut for addition because wo had no type for the l!rhrnic character. Ed. Indiana Legislature. HOUSE OF RKPRESENTA TIVES. Tuesday, Jauuarj 24, 1837. Mr. Posey presented the petition of sundry citizen?, &.C. The vote indefinitely postponing a bill authorizing a change in a part of the Mocresville and Crawfordsville State road was reconsidered & the b.ll pasted. A bill amendatory of an act to a. mend the charter and define the p(w. ers and duties cf the President and tiustees of the town of Evansvi le; and I bill to incorporate the Richmond jTiadingand M-tufacturirg company, were reported Iroin the committee on corporations, a passed. tMC tiannaol il., lioin the com. mlttes on corporations, to which was referred Hie petition on that subject reported a hill to i-trorporate the HuJeon and New Buffalo mil road company . Mr. James from the select com. mittrc on that subject reported a bill a i SI r j upplrmentl to ait act establishirg a teachers Seminary. Mr. Wright, from the etlect rom. miltee on that subject, reported a bill distributing the 3 per c nt. fund in the county of Parke. ' Mr. Fitch, from the select commit, tee to which was referred a bill to provide for the improvement of the Michigan Road north of Indianapolis, reported the same wtt'i nu amend, ment. On motion of Mr. Shook, the bill was amended by appropriating ten thousand dollars of the sum contcm. plated in the bitl,to the road south of IndianapolU the amendment was concurred it, and tfter sercial una. vailing attempts to fntht r amei.d, the bill whs orJr red to b'i t i grossed ; ay es 43, rays 35. Mr. Bennett introduced a bill to provide tor the payment of the iuter est on the State bonds for the ytar 1837. Bill of the Senate entitle an act to establish and relocate certain state roads therein named, and for other purposes, was read three several times and passed. And the House adjourned. IN SENATE. Wednesday' Jan. 26. Petitions were presented by Messrs. Kennedy, Sigler, Everts. Bills reported. By Mr. Thompson of Perry, a bill amendatory of an act, ! entitled, "an act to organize Probate Courts and defining their powers and duties," approved Feb. 10, 1836: which pass to a second reading by Mr. Stewart, for the location of a ccr. tain state road therein named; which was read three times and passed. Mr. Sigler, from the committee on agriculture to whom was referred a billof the House of Representatives to amend an act entitled, "an n-rt for the eucouragement of ngriculture," np. proved February, 7, 1035, rrported it to the Senate witn at) amend. net. i, which was concurred in, nn J llu ; , al ter considerable debate, the bill was, on motion of Mr. Kennedy, postpon. ed indefinitely yeas 33 nays 14. The bill of the House of Represen tatives, on tbe subject of the surplus revenue was, on motion of Mr. Thompson of L., withdrew the a. mendment which he proposed, when the bill was last under consideration. Mr. Morgan then moved to refer it to the select committee, which motion, after considerable debate, was deter, mined in the affirmative yeas, 38, nayi 8. The select committee consis. tsofthe following gentlemen, viz.' Messrs. Morgan, Thompson of L., Thompson or P.,Colerick, Clark, and Smith.

The bifl of the House of Represen. tatives, entitled "an act providing for the mode of electing Uoftcd States Senator and for other purposes,1' was read a third time and pasted by the following vote.

YEAS Messrs. Baird, Boon, Bradberry, Brady, Casey, Clark, Claypool, Colerick, Crawford, Dob. on, Daily, Dunning, Fowler, Hamil. ton, Hills, Hozgland, Kennedy, Mil. roy, Mitchell, Sigler, Stafford, Ste. wart, Thompson, of L., Trask, and Walker 25. NAYS Messrs. Bell, Cole, Col. lins, Conwell, Dumont, Elliott, Ev. erts, Hackett, Little, Liston, Morgan, i'iumrr.er, I uett, Smith, Stanford, Turman, Thompson ofj., Thompson ol T., and Vawter 20. The joint resolution of the Senate, entitled, "a joint resolution in relation to the erection of a Monument on the battle field of Tippecanoe," was read a third time and on the question of its passage was lost yeas 14, nays, 32. 1 he joint resolution on the subject of a Feeder taken out of the Tippe. canoe river, was read a third time and passed yeas 2, nays 22 the Presi. dent voting in th affirmative. Several other bill were read a their time and passed. And the Senate adjourned. IN SENATE. Tuesday, Jan. 21. On motion of Mr.Kennetly, Resulted, That the Board of Internal Improvement be requested to furnish the Senate nt as early a period as practicable, with what information they have been able to collect from the lute surveys &c.as to the practicability of connecting the eastern with the central canal by a canal, and whether further legislation is necessary to authorize them to make such connection. On motion of Mr. Clark thr: following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That the select committee to whom was relered a communication from the President of theState Bank be instructed to inquire also into the condition of said Hank, and what relation exists between said Dank and the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and also to what correspondence has taken place between the said Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his npent or any uthnr person in relation to the reception in said Hank of depesite of the national Treasury, and the officers of the Slate bank or any of its branches or any insurance or Exchange office; and in relation to the subject matter of inquiry herein directed the sai l committee be also empowered to send for persons and pnpers. On motion of Mr. Ewing. Resolved, That the Hoard of Internal Improvement be instructed to report to the Senate the amount of interest received in the year 1836 on canal lands. A great number of bills were received from the House of Representatives, which arc uow in progress in the Senate. The bill for the relief of Lyle McClung was read twice and then indefinitely postoncd. Mr. Milroy introduced a bill in relation to the three per cent, fund in the county of Clinton, Carroll, and White, which was twice read and referred to the committee on roads. Mr. Everts introduced a bill to provide for the settlement of the accounts of the commissioner of the three per cent fund in the .several counties; which was i twice read and referred to a juj dietary committee. Mr. Dunning reported a bill to establish and re-locate certain state roads therein named, and for other purposes; which was read three several times and passed. Mr. Collins introduced a bill to incorporate the trustees of the New Albany Seminary; which was twice read and referred tc the judiciary committee. Mr. Dumont introduced a bill to incorporate the Laurel Seminary; which was three timet read and passed.

Mr. Sigler, from the select committe to whom were1 referied sundry petitions on the subject of incorporating a turnpike company in the counties of Vigo, Parke, Putnam, and Montgomery, reported a bill in accordance with the prayers of the petitioners; which was read and referred to the committee on canals and internal improvements. Mr. Thompson of L., introduced a bill entitled, "an act to amend an act entitled, an act organizing Probate Courts and defining their powers and duties;" which passed to a second reading. A message was received from the House of Representatives announcing the passage of a bill, entitled, "an act to provide for distributing so much of the surplus revenue of the United States as the state of Indiana may be entitled to by virtue ofanactof Congress approved 23d June 183G' which wa9 twice read. Mr. Thompson of Lawrence, moved an amendment, the substance of which is that all the interest shall be applied to the in

terest on the bonds of the state for purposes of internal improvement. Pending which motion The Senate adj-iurned. Frm the U. S al-v Tek'sraph, Jan. 17. TIICI)i:i:i) IS DONE!!'.!!! DOINGS IN CONGRESS. I.. c li r i.n the senate. i.initnmn& tieso. lutions. This disgraceful wtliir was again called up o-i yesterday a:id ."Mr. Clay nd'!rrsed the Senate in a speech j ol much interest, hj'!i in Us matter

aiu manner. lie shJWs-d Itie ma J- j cons hist jse.-s and i-xtravagance of the procrc j Mr. U .nton Tore in great wrath Jing, in i s direct tendency l over- anJ moved that the Sergeant at Arms throw al! the barriers of the Consli bring the "ba,,k rujfims" to the bar of tution, to prevent the al3rb?ion of all j ,t,c Senate. He loamed in his speech p.uver iu the hands of the Executive, j an(j empty) ed terms that cur self relit i-xpnsed the f.lsthoods a:id folly ,pert w i;l not allow us to report. Themvolved iu the resolutions, and the j ,notion w ,s cr.r ned. The bergenst-

ler.iains pmi wi.icn prompter, nn i I ie ion- orjecis vrmcn mey coiuempia ted. 1 1 is sarcasm wis as severe us it was well merited. Mr. Buchanati replied at some length, mid defended the constitutional right of ths Senate to expunge its jiumali. lie diJ not th tik the ivoid meant to "obliterate, to blot out,1' hwt rather incnnt wl.nl the words "strike ont"' ig;i!li :il, when applied to t hil '. He 4 luted from the various uithurs in support of this view. He endeavoreJ to explain away the np p irenl inconsistency in his present Dour-i-, when compared with ttis r-.o liiiio; introduced Oy Diui fome )e-r Die E.-gisiature oi l'eiiiiylvi ma, wherein lit- denied that the L' g i-l ilnre could expunge nn en'rr on the Journals of thai body, which resolu tion Mr. Clay had introduced to show . :. M t Wll.il was onte niu upiiituii ui nu. 11., as well S democratic rennsylvantj. Alter some h.mr on more employed in vain efforts to furnish a colorable pretext for the disgraceful resolutions, lu concluded by declaring he should vote for thcnV'tur nut cheerfully" Mr. Dana made a lew lerrarksin reply to some allusions made to him by Mr. Clay. Mr. Bayard then moved nn ad journment, with the view of express inghis opinions on the subject, but the party refuted to accord thiscour ttsytohim. He then rose, and although the hour was late, f.'ccceded in ultracting attention to an argument of some length in opposition ! the resolutions. His conclusion appeared to us irresistible, -but the argument was addressed to those who had, first declared that "the argument was ex. hausled and nothing lejt to do but execu. lion." The spirit of the remark accorded well with tho moral sense of men sent here to deliberate and consult together on the public weal. It admitted a foreign conclusion in the matter, and repudiated all argument. Mr. Hendricks explained the reason which would govern him in his vote. He always deprecated the resolution of 1834, but he did not think it contained impeachable matter, or that it was unconstitutional. He could not, with a proper regard to his oath, vote to expunge it. He thought such a proceeding unconstitutional. Mr. Strange spoke at some length upon various topics connected with the subject : and believing that the original resolutions of 1834 were constitutional, moved to amend the preamble of the expunge, so far at it desig nated these resolution! as illegal and unconstitutional. Mr. Ewing of Ohio, next spoke in opposition to the expunge, reviewed

the arguments of its adrdeates, ui exposed their daageroa teodincy. His speech irai worthy of bit well earned fame. The question being on the adoption of the amendment of Mr. Strange. Mr. Colhouo said that one of the amendments proposed was to insert in the place of "unconstitutional", the words "no warranted ly the constitution" fle supposed that tbe .latter words meant no more nor less than the former. Mr. Strange attempted soma explanation, which we could not understand. 4,l The vote was then taken on the mendments, and they were carried ia the affirmative. Mr. Webster then rose and spoke of the proceeding now pending, to the roost powerful Si impressive manner.; and in the name of his colleague and himself, entered his mobt solemn protest against it. He did this, he said, iu the only way be could. lie would enter it on the journals, if the conslir tution gave him the power. He then read a paper in the nature of a protest against the expunging process. The final vote was then taken on

! the resolutions to expunge, &c, and carried in th? ctarmative. lens S3, nays 10 as follows: YEAS Messrs- D:atoo, Brown; Buchanon, Dane, Erring of Illinois Fulton, Grundv, Hubbard, Kins of Alabama, Li un, Nicholas, N lies, Page. Rivers, Robinson, Uugglcs, Sevier. I . MV.I' J II Vv'a, TO, X ' 1 ' ' i NAYS Messrs. - o BayarJ, Black, Crittenden, Davi?. Ilendiickj, Kent, Calhoun, Clay, Ewing cf Ohio, Knight, Moore, PrentisE, Preston, RobDins, Southward, Sn ill, ! ... ' ' Tomlineon, weuilT, HMtc. Mr. Bi. ton then moved that tha Secretaiy proceed forthwith to the? I nerinrm mr a of th huaiim.ii nf (Iran. - - - -- -.--fc. v .ii... - ing the black lines. Carried. The (J'.trk then done, execution ac cordingly; and in the ' act, many per- ; ons in trie g tilery set up a simultan-Ht-ArmmaJe hisreruit that he had . arrested an individual pointed out bv ; Mr. Benton. Mr. Benton moved that j he be brought to the bar carried by ! a vote of 1 S to- 7. The Screeat accordmgly brought forward the indi vidual. A question wa3 made whether there were a majority, only 25 voting. Af-cr som: luiti.cr considerj ble contusion and debate, whether th j gentleman le'ore them should bo I hearl in his defence, the Senate, afi tor everal motions I arfj-jurn, tinally ordered the Orgeat to discharge the peonin custody, by a ote of 23 to t the opposition disgusted with th proceedings, having all left the Chamber. The pariy then ac'journed, it being nearly 10 o'cloek, P. M. OCrParr.iRE to charoc Onward! A large meeting cf the people of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, has. recently been held, at which General Harrison was nomiuated as a candid, ate for the Presidency in 1840. The United States Gazette says the voice of the people of Somerset will soon be responded to as the welcome watch, word to the onset, not only by every county of that State but of the whole union. Evanszille Journal. TtXAS. General flrava Is on Ins way to Texas with seven thou?and men. The Mexican government is urged on, to the recovery cf Text, uy an the art and influence cf ZZ Catholic clergy. General Bravo baa issued a flaming proclamation, most excciipt on paper, id which he lays', 'It need 'out one pmall tffort to secure the integrity of the national territory, and to restore the national character, ns well as the ioestimablo blessings of peace. Evansville JournaU TEXAS IN ENGLAND. The London Times nf November 8th, says "We see, in tha late proceedings of the Government and peapie of the United States, a confirmation of the suspicion long entertained in the best informed diplomatic circles, that the annexation of Texas to their already unwielded territory is favorite project. Texas would be tha stepping stone to the acquisition of Mexico. Will such a result, probably not a very distant one, be most injurious to Spain or the American Union? Mean time will Europe becontent to be a quiet observer of the progress of events?" The Steamer Reindeer was.barntd lately at St. Josephs, Florida, and a bout 530 bales of Cotton wer canstmed. LouisvUU Ct'iy Qatttte,