Bloomington Post, Volume 3, Number 4, Bloomington, Monroe County, 5 January 1838 — Page 3
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stand among the greatest nations of the earth. As late as 1812, the Europeans treated us with derision and contempt, and many "of their philosophers formed theories to account for the supposed mental and physical degeneracy in America. This opinion
is now generall)' exploded, though at the time referred to, they certainly had some reason for thinking as they did. To be so wanting in vigilance and sagacity, as to permit a British army of five thousand men to penetrate into the country, and burn the capital, does not speak well for us. It was a stigma on American valor, which was well wiped oil at New Orleans. But this is wandering. I said it was but d short time since these United States were declared free and independent and yet see what a change these few years have effected. This improvement shows that the time has been well spent. Let us then apply this to ourselves let us improve our time to the best advantage, aud when
; another year has passed away, mark the improve- ; ment we have made. Mkdicus.
Kvery mail arrival brings nws which contains tu in the belief thst a division will take place in the Whig ranks in the selection of a candidate for the Presidency. Even ourwu patriotic Stale, which but recently gave General Harrison a majority of near 10.000 votes apuwrsto he destinc 1 toshare in the discoid. But why is it so? It i certainly a very Strang-; eentwto those who are u iaouainted with the political movements of the diy. ."ho question iseaily a.nwered, an 1 in few Wij;l. The fact is, there area few dishonest tfJL:e sailing arisi-xratx among u--, who did not support General Harrison in'tlu? lu'c content from pure p.Uiioti; motives, but merely to make a tool of him t'-jr the time being thinking that he could perhaps keep the enemy at 'ny and thereby give them a r!unee to i.Vd ia their fivotite and push him aside sit will. He si;-e,;el A beyond, all expectation, and n vcr was such inro ils made into the ranks of uny party under n; uifat orable ciieumtati,es. Those ii- tstocrath g'ntl.mvn u itnes.-ing his unparalleled se.iycss, vrv foolishly suppose thai it was not Gen. Harrison's groat ersonal popularity, but attribute i; t th unpopular inn-.mes of the administration of General Ja'.-ks.in. an I. are vain and silly enough 1 . uppo-c i'aat Mr. CLy or Webster is now as popular as (len. Harrison and are therefore trying to
lo-rp him buk. Such conduct, in men who profess t . Ie "politically h ,,;et and well wishers of their
From the Indiana Democrat. ".Saturday was quite an interesting day in the House. Expectation was on tip-toe. Humour said, the Judiciary7 Committee would make a report on the subject of the Bank, which would cause much excitement that the Board of Public Works would make the report of the Engineers who last surveyed the Jellersonville and Crawfordsville road & that the question of the annexation of Texas would be discussed. The Judiciary committee did not report, as was anticipated but the Board did present the report on the subject of the JeHersouville At Crawfordsville road. It is quite lengthly and it is impossible to give, in a short space, the substance of the report. We can however inform those on the line, that the Board have decided rro?t a aVacadamised no ad. It will be recollected, that Mr. J. L. Williams was authorised by the Board at their special session in September last, to employ two engineers from the neighboring states, who, in connection with him, were tosurvcy the road, make estimates and report their opinion to the Board, wh'ch of the two improvements, rail road or McAdamised road should be adopted. Mr. William?, accordingly, employed two engineers, Mr. Sylvester Welch of Kentucky and Mr. Samuel Forrer of Ohio. A survey has been ma le by th jsQ Engineers, and they have reported to the B ard. '"It appears from the report, that the cost o f a suitable rail road on said route would he ,$;U,CO.j.951) 91, and exceed ivg the cost of a M'Adamised road nearly ; $5.000,000 ; and that such a work as the former, considered in connection with the general system of Internal Improvement adopted in this State, is not required by the public interest; but on the contrarv, the policy of it is discarded by
I any just view of the subject."
1 he report slates that "the cost of the rail-way
CJintrv, is a disaraefi to society and should lie i from New Albany to Crawfordsville finished with
nuirned bv the ficcmen of this Fropublie. But we
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w ill not dispair. for wo fl"jl confident that these po-
l.tL'al jugglers will'vet b2 mopped in th ir mad career. The people me on the alert, and will crush tlw t.un iging .V 'plants beneath thir mighty pow-
a double tract, which is deemed indispensably necessary for the accommodation of a trade of over 40,000 tons, and of the passenger travel, is estimated at JsJ,0Or,9i9, 9 1 . The ct of a MWdamised road between the same points is estimated at
COG.R82, or the cost of the turnpike, when compar
er and teach them that thev are not to be cheated,'-"1 Wlt l,u rai1 roiUl 13 as 'to u i'ri. , , . , . ,' r ... Tho annual interest at 5 percent, paid scmi-an-
ol'lheir choice. es. thev w ill aiiain rally round
llic standard of him who cau e to thei r as s'aucc in ; time of need, and vill,i e liiui an nvoru m.dming . maioritv in H40 notwithstanding they m-iy be!
so! I to another by a convention of would Ik: die taljrs.
nuaily on the estimated cost of the rail road is
The in'erest on the cost ofa turn-
iKe idail i
Mr. HOWARD, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, inquired ofthe Chair whether such a motion was in order,rsince all that part of the President's Message, which relates to our affairs with Mexico had been already referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, at least until the former vote of refeaence should be reconsidered?
The SPEAKER declared the motion perfectly in order, since this was to refer a memorial, and the other was to refer a portion of an Executive Message. They were entirely distinct in themselves, and it would be in order to give them different directions, though they might relate to the identically same matter. The reference of the Message should not include memorials on the same subject. Mr. Adams observed, that in addition to the reason given by the Chair, there was this other still more to the point, viz. that the Message had not the least reference, no, none whatever, to the offer of friendly reference on the part of the Mexiean Government, to which this memorial related; it said not
a word about it, important as the subject obviously was; so tar from it, this offer went in the very face of almost every part of the Message hav ing reference to the subject of Mexico, and no less so of the report of the secretary of slate. For this reason, as well as others which had been mentioned, Mr. Adams said he must object to referring any thing touching the question of peace and war to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, constituted as that committee now was. He had too much reason to believe that the minds of the committee were made up on The CH AIR here interposed, and said if the reference of this memorial was to lead to debate, it must lie over till to-morrowunder the rule. Mr. ADAMS. Very well;l am willing it should lie over. Mr. HOWARD. IJmove its reference to the committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. ADAMS. I prefer a select committee; but if it is to go to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, then I move that the reference be accompanied with instructions to that committee, to read, consider, and report upon the same. Mr. HOWARD. Before the question is put, 1 wish to ask the gentleman from Massachusetts if lie knows ofa single instance in which that committee has ever reported on any paper submitted to them without reading it? Mr. ADAMS. I am happy the question has been put; and 1 will answer the centleman, explicitly
and distinctly, that 1 never did; but there is another standing romiuittce of this House, and of equal importance, which not only has done so, but six out of nine of whose members have admitted publicly, under their signatures, that it has done so. The CHAIR. This subject lies over until to-morrow.
List of Letters REMAINING in the Post Office at Bloomingtou, on the 1st day of January 1838, and if not taken out within three months will be sent to the Pest Office Department as dead letter.
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Anderson Andrew B. Adams Charity Allen Henry Anderson J W Alexander James A Eowland John 2 L'rown James Butcher Matilda Brown V illiam Beck Mary Hunger John Byers Nathan N Besecker J S Butcher Hiram browner John M C Collett William II folder William Coulston Thomas Carter Elam Carlton William Cox Joab Campbell John G Coffee Reubin lie v. Carlright Bawlevin Crane James Esq. Carpenter David D Dodds Margaret Mis Dodd William 2 Davi.s David
King J II Kibble Elizabeth Mrs Knight John Kendrick Etl'ee Kemper P A 1j l,it:!c Samuel Lowe J B Lubertew A bcnioii Su.'sn Ann 2 Lock Amos M Matahan Charles Miller John 2 McC'lung Ilufrh Matlock Sarah Mitchell Thomas Moro William Mounce Ellett Mathers Benjamin McCabster Ltoaor Motley Peter Martin Willi am McPhccters Huhs May John Milam Thompson Mul'.iaix Is. ad Meraweather Martha Milam George May Petfr Martin Ann Mis N Ncsbit Mr?. S
Davidson Mar't. Miss 2 Nesbit Sophia C
HYMENEAL.
MARRIED. On the 3d of January 1T.33, by the
Rev. William Carlton, Mr. (Jeorgk Maizy, of
Washington county to Mrs. Sakah "Shrveh, of this county. ' '
By an c tie t which ma 1 Kuiiocrat, it w ill 1
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the Jc
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k e make from the In.Ii.e.cived that the Engi-
vV Ca.vSiplsvil'iO Roa:
Making a difference in favor of a t u in p i k e V. f s ,07 (1 ,32 . 'I he annual expense ofthe removal of timber v.V of ordinary repairs upon the rail road with a double tract, when compared with the renewal of the stone covering and ordinary repairs of t ho turnpike road, will be neaily in the proportion of 3 i to 1 in
SALE OF LOTS. BY virtue of an execution to mo directed, I Jhall F' ll at public out cry to the highest bidder on
3 1 1.351.72 j the premise on tin '-'nth ilay of January inst. the fol
lowing in lots in ttie town ol J'loonungton, taken as StHI, -173. -10 ' the property of Jaro' A . f'ron to Patiefy paid execu
tion in tuvnr ot ton i. livers, issued upon a judgment rendered at the last October Term ofthe Monroe t'i;cuit court in favor ot' Paid Uyers and againft saidt'ron. Saidalo will be within the Jhours prescribed by law. ihic a;tendance bv me, E.JHLAlR.Sirrifr. January 4th, HUH. 4-.J
, ,. li. , . v i p i , i lavor ot the turnpike road. "We have but room have reported untavorably to a Lail koa l, and 1 . . r ., , 1 ' i i ! to give the concluding paragraph ol tlie report, the Board of Internal Improvements have dead- U.,, r(11)orl Rays A Ujrn)ke- roU( on lll0 al)0VC dibit it shall Ik: a Me. dami;-.ed roa 1 Di . .Max-; route would probably not, under any circumstanwt il b un" the only member id the Board w ho vo- 'ces, pay an interest on its cost and pay the current
ted for a rail mad.
What has become of the Indiana Journal? We have not leeched a number of it for near a mouth. The subscribers to the Journal in this county complain very much of iti irregularity. The weather i', and has been, for some days past, unusually warm fortius season of the year. We can now, (Jaimary .'Id) work comfortably in our oili'-c without fue. We are apprehensive that
the latter part of the winter will be hard and the j
spring backward. The holidays are now over and wc can only say that the people in t!ii ;uaiter, appeared to enjoy themselves wc!', an I many of them bad a melloir
time. The scene closed on the evening of the 1st
inst. with two splendid balls.
NOTICE.
Wc would inform our friend hJrr.tfs'' that we nnnot publu-h c foolish si it J which he has written i.i reply to "Junior."' We hope Julius will never again disgrace himself by writing such mean, personal and .vulgar trash as this, his first production. He is no doubt young, an I may yet learn common sense and decency; but until ho has done
this, he must know that he cannot thrust himself
.... j into our columns.
expenses of repairs, but as it is a ch :aper work, and
w ill be fully adequate to the present wants of the country, the undersigned are of opinion that it would he a more judicious improvement than a rail road." Upon the presentation to the Board of Public
Works of this report, the Board: AV.Wro, That it is the opinion of this Board, that the Jellersonville and Crawfordsville Road, authorized and directed by the Oth see. of the act providing for a ceneral system of Internal Improve
ment, should be a McAdamised road, and that henceforth the character ofthe same, shall be deemed & designated accordingly. Jtcsoh-cd, That the President of the Board apprize the Oencrat Assembly of this decision by transmitting to them a copy of their proceedings accompanied by the report of the Engineers upon
which it is based; and on the question, snail ttie preamble and resolutions be adopted, it was decided
! in the athrmative by the tallowing vote. In the affirmative Messrs. Blake, Clendenin, I Oraham, Lewis, Long, Wood burn and Vandes 7
In the negative JMr. iMaxweu l Absent Mr. Johnson The report will soon be published for distribut
ion.
Oflico of tlm Ind. Mutual Fire Insurance Company ) Indianapoti,DrcA9, 1837. Abstract of the Report of the Directors to the Member?, at the annual Meeting of the Indiana .Vvfiia Fire Inmrancc Company, held at the office of the Company, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 18J.7. The company commenced issuing Policies on March 20th 1837, and at the close ofthe official year, November 30th, 1837, the number issued was 450. Insuring on property to the amount of $1, 186,380 Of which has been discharged for va
rious causes the sum :
80
Ay ArrnKX tick va x ted. A bov of moral imlustiious habit?, who can read
find write, will bo taken at this office to learn the art
ot printinp, ifapplieation lie made immediately.
COM MUMCATION.
M. Editor
I have just returned from church. The speaker
directed his audience to take a retrospect ofthe past, iind to form pious resolutions for the coming year. The wheels of time," said lie, are about to launch
miolher vcar into eternity." As wc increase tu ag?
time appears to fiv swifter. It seems to move with
an uci eioraitd motion, from childhood to old age
To iho aged a year bbuta month; a mouth, a year
to the youth.
It has l, cu hut a few brief vears rince the Deela
ration ofthe Independence of these United Slates. i.ty one limes has this earth performed her nnnunl tcvoluti-'ii tnound yon wintry tun yet, what a
Then we were fcebl'j colonists.
Leaving at the risk of the company the amount The whole amount of Premium notes taken on the above, including additional notes, taken in cases of alternation in increasing the risk is Of which has been discharged tho sum of
Leaving the total amount of notes in
force,
The number of Policies wholly dis
charged is
Leaving the number in force,
RECEIPTS.
The whole amount of 5pcr centage
receivable on the Irenuum notes as above, is
Amount receivable for Policies,
$1,153,800 $086,035 90 2,220 25
Dougherty Isaac
Douglass Marv Ann"V E ' Eisenhower George A Ellett William Edwards Janice Ellis & Hall Eller tieorgc Elkins Francis Evans Abner I' Freeland Rebecca P Funk Abraham Ferry &: Ashbaugh Frederick ALijali .S Fee Robert Flon I Henry Faukin Jacob Fullerton KobTt Fleenor Nicholas Fleenor Nathaniel Florer Wi'liam U Griffith r& Green Griffin Pazcl Gillaspi Alexander Ga? kins Thomas Green Abner Graham R C M Hunter Pehnda Hanson John Hopewell Henry Hileabeck John Hooper Isaac Sen. Hemphill Jennett Humpstadd William Ham Mary Mi.i Hill Mannon Henry Alexander Hunter William B Hope w ood Moses Hester C P Hilii William C Hardin G W Hicks Nathaniel Jones Vance 2 Jones William II.
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Oliphant Thomas Orvil WA P Tarks A 2 Tarks CynthaS Perry David R Rogers James lluter Augustus Robinson Jams D. 2 Rborer .Samuel Rawlins J M Rhorer Simon D. Robinson l)r, Rawlins R Mrs S Smith Nancy Miss Snyder Richard Scarbrough Elijah Shipman James or N. Severson Conwell Smith Elizabeth Shrjer Lewis G Samlsbu7 William Slaughter David Smith Dudley C See Elizabeth Smith David Skirvin Georgo Stream Joseph Sedwick John Stevens John T Thorton James S Tread away Wm H 'hrenana Taylor Tarkington H A ReTeaquo William W Wain pier Martin Wrieht GG Ward Malinda Miss W'ilson William Wall Adam Whitson Westley Wclzell John
Voting John S.
Persons railing for any of the above letters, will please say if advertised. B. R.BYERS.r. M.
cluing
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CONGRESS. Monday, Dec. 18, 1037. In the Senate, almost the entire session of to-day,
was consumed in a debate growing out ofthe presen
tation of some abolition petitions. The petitions
were presented by Mr. all; Mr. Calhoun objected
to their reception, and on this question the debate
arose. In the end, the petitions and the pending
motion were laid upon the table, on motion ot JMr
Grundy, by a vote of 25 to 21.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The day's silting was entirely consumed in the
reception of petitions,and the adoption of resolutions of inquiry, &c., of which we are obliged to defer
the particulars to our next, except the lollowing which is of consequence enough to be made an excen
tion:
Mr. ADAMS, of Massachusetts, presented the memorial of a Peace Society, praying that an offer made by the Government of Mexico to that of this country to compromise all matters of dispute between the two countries, or to submit them to the
mediation of some friendly power, might be favorably considered; and moved its reference to a select committee, with instructions to read, consider, and report thereon.
$083,315 95 4 445
$4,301 79i 450 00
NOTICE IS hereby given that I have taken out letters of administration on the estate of Nathan Browning, late of Lawrence county dee'd. All persons having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement, and all persons indebted to said estate will please settle the came immediately with the undersigned. Said estate is solvent. JESSE M'PIKE, Adm'r. Dec. 16th, 1837. 4-3w NOTICE.
rMIIE partnership heretofore existing between JL Ssmuel Hardesty & James C. Day is disolved. Those indebted to the firm may find their accounts in the possession of said Day, who will hereafter carry on the Oil Making Business, At the same place. SAMUEL HARDEST!", JAMES C. DAY. Dec. 25lh, 1037". 3-Sw
N. 13. Cash paid for flax seed, by J. C. DAY.
$4,741 794
Making the wholeTimount,
EXPENDITURES.
Whole amount of incidental expenses including
compensation to the officers and agents $3,315,37
Leaving a balance in the lreasury, on
JNovember 30, 1837, of ,436,41j
Of which the sum of $710,00 is in the hands of the
Treasurer, and the balance is from Agents, and for
Vo iciesin the office.
No losses by fire were sustained by the Company
during the past year.
As the Report of the directors will be published in
hand-bill form, and sent to the members, it is deemed
unnecessary to say any thing in addition to the above
statement ofthe condition of the Company, excepting that it is rapidly extending its insurances, and con sequently increasing its ability to meet losses. It l-
confidently hoped that tlie citizens ofthe State gens erally will avail themselves of the advantages of insurance in this Company. - By order ofthe Board. CHARLES W. CADY, Secretary.
Flax-Seed Wanted WRIGHT & KING, Wishes to puachase a quantity of Flax-seed, for
which they will pay CASH or GOODS Sept. 8, 1837.
School Commissioner's Sale.
I will offer for sale to the highest bidder, at the Court House in Bloomfield, Green county, Indiana, on
ine win oireo. iuju, tne lollowing described De
linquent l.ois oi iana lor the tax of 1833.
George Carle 100 acres 3d rate, S E qrsec. 15 T 8 Range 4 west. Joseph Hadley , 160 acres 3d rate, N
W qr sec. 13 I 8 Range 5 west. Daniel Wurts 184 acres 2'rate, S W fr.sec. 21 Ta R5 West. Abraham Pribble 80 acres 3d rate, Wi S E qr section 5 T 3 R 5 W. John Craig 80 acres, 2d rate; W 1-2 S E qr. sec 17 T 8 R5 West. Due attention will be given by me, CARPUS SHAW, School Com. Dec. I9th, 1837. 2-3w
Latest Eastern lashions just received. ATM ATT AM FUXTZZ, tN THE NEW FRAME BUILDING OFrOSlTE THE MESSRS. orchard's INN, Is r.ow prepared to execute work of all kinds in hi Uiie, in the inOSt fashionable and durable manner
I From his long experience in the business he has no I hesitancy in saying he will be able to give general
MUBiacuon lotnosewno may tavor him with their custom. He returns his thanks to his old customers and solicits a continuation of their patronage. Bloominglon, A'ov. 17, 1C37. l-5tf
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Blank summons For sale at this office .