Indiana American, Volume 2, Number 28, Brookville, Franklin County, 11 July 1834 — Page 2

FOURTH OF JULY.

CELEBRATION AT BROOKVILLE. The Fourth of July was celebrated at BookVille agreeably to previous arrangements. At 11 o'clock a.m. a procession was formed in order, on the Public Square, under the com- and of Col. Ben. Sed. Note, Marshal of the day, assisted y Capt. John P. St. John, of the Brookville Light Infantry. From the Public Square the procession marched at 12 o'clock to the Methodist Meeting House, where, after a prayer from Rev. Daniel St. John the Declaration of Independence was read by John Ryan, Esq, preceded by appropriate remarks. An eloquent oration was then pronounced by Geo. Holland F.sq. After the exercises closed at the church, a large number of gentlemen partook of a public dinner prepared for the occasion at Mrs. Adair's Hotel. When cloth was removed the following toasts were drank with great unanimity and good feeling. REGULAR TOASTS NO. 1. Fourth of July 1834 - May it enkindle in every American bosom, the same spirit that prompted the veterans of '76 to noble deeds of daring. (6 cheers 2 guns.) TUNE - Star Spangled Banner. No 2. George Washington - A name that will survive while liberty holds a temple. (Drank standing and in silence) TUNE - Washington's grand March. NO. #. The U. States of North America - Sovereign free and Independent - May they every afford an asylum for the oppressed, and present an awful, undaunted and impenetrable fount to despots, whether foreign or dometic. (6 cheers 2 guns) TUNE - Bruce's address. No 4. The surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution - Let us prove to them that this Republic is not ungrateful. (3 cheers 3 guns.) TUNE - Washington's march No 5. That patriotic flame which blazed on Freedom's alter in 1776 - May its corruscations diverge to earth's remotest bounds, proclaiming in letters of light - Man shall be free! (6 cheers 3 guns) TUNE - Hail Columbia. No. 6. The conciliatory maxim of the illustrios Jefferson - "We are all Federalists - all Republicans." Let it be borne in mind. (3 cheers 1 gun) TUNE - Jefferson and Liberty. No 7. The Nullifiers of the South, they have taken the wrong course - May they soon become convinced of about face! their error, and to the right (6 cheers 2 guns) TUNE - Yankee Doodle. No 8. The Arts and Sciences - American soli is congenial to their nature: and while the sun of literature continues to reflect her golden rays, they must flourish. (3 cheers I gun) TUNE - Ode on Science. No. 9. Our Foreign Relations - In our intercourse with foreign powers, let us be "just and fear not" - "ask for nothing that is not clearly right, and submit to nothing wrong." (6 cheers 3 guns) TUNE - Bonaparte crossing the Rhine. No. 10. The constitution of the U. States. - The brightest constellation in the world's politeral firmament, our guide in peace, our rallying point in war. (6 cheers 3 guns) TUNE - Old Lang Syne. No 11. The martyrs who have died in defence of the rights of man - May their names be immortalized with honor - Peace to their manes. (Drank standing and in silence) TUNE - Bonapart's grand march. No. 12. The state of Indiana - Tho' young, may she not be excelled in arts and sciences, increasing population, industry, wealth, and internal improvements by any of her sister states. (6 cheers 3 guns) TUNE - Perry's Victory. No. 24. The American Fair - No less amiable than fair. (6 cheers 3 guns) Tune - Sweet Home. VOLUNTEER TOASTS. No 1. By J. A. Matson, President of the day. Our fellow-citizens, who are this day celebrating at Shelbyville, the commencement of the Lawrencebureh and Indianapolis Rail Road. - May their laudable zeal in the great work of ineternal improvements, be answered by the inhabitants of the valley of Whitewater, in an equally warm support of the projected canal in the Ohio. No. 2. By C. F. Clarkson, Vice President. The State of Indiana - United with harmony of interest, may her citizen always remain patriotic, sustaining the principles of Republicanism, with an unwavering devotion to our gloryriots Union. No. 3. By Geo. Holland, Orator. The freedom of the Press - A tower of strength, the palladium of Liberty. No. 4. By J. Ryman, Reader of the Declarasion. Lafayette the immortal Lafayette - No mon-

Liny 'ythr immortal LifayiUeSo mon- to market by the navigable streams which atsof brass are erected to 'his memory, vet bound in the state. In t5is ln.t nnriimlnr

uments his name will live when the rvramiJ of Egypt shall have mouldered to dust, ro. Uy Ch I. S. Noble, Marshal of the j day. The elective franchise Mav he that would wrviiQnir nnt n n ti.f , I I : ., l. . ... - I " . " "vu,u 1,,,iu eei , n37 ! ;o. o. liy Key. UamelSt. John, Chaplain.! May the march of intellect be onward, till the I rJective r ranch;ses!iall b c co-extensive with the habitation of man. No. 7. By John Roop.of Indianapolis. Oht Franklin Although I have ceased to be one f her son?, she yet has my best wishes for her future moral, and political prosperity. No. 8. By J. M. Johns-tow. The BrookrilU

Light In fatitn, As ready to defend their coun-1

try, as they are to celebrate the birth-day of her Liberty. No. 9. By J. IIotxNU. Daniel JVibstcr A faithful sentinel on the watch tower of Liberty. N o.lO. By J. P. St. Johx. General Lajayrth The noblest son of France, tho dead,may he still live in the hearts of thit American people. No. H. uvJerbhiah nooDf. Jic htuter . -. renter canat :iav an enterprising peopie !ee its utility.'unitein securing its early completion. No. 12. By J. A. Mason. Col. David Crockett of JfTrst Tennessee While he is right, as he is now, let him ''stand up to the lick log. salt or no salt." iNo. I... L'V . 1.Leeks. Uur worUnf r'h. friend. L'fvdte His form has been deposited in nature's case, for the great composition to set up anew. No. It. By J. M. Ct.bmexts. The Hon. John .McLean of Ohio The only prominent candidate for the presidency, w ho now stands uncommitted. No.;15. By Dyeti WoonwoaTH. a Revolutionizst. rariy ipirit (like the Bohcn Upas) poisoning all rcithin its atnvtsphcre. encouraged lif none, but those who teould sacrifice the best interest of our country for the sake of gain, or to gratify the most unhallowed ambiiion May it expire under the operation of reason, and be buried in the grave of annihilation No. 16. By Jonx Roop, of Indianapolis. The Constitution With Webster, Clayton, Poindexter,Freelinghuysen,and Ewing at the bow, and Clay at the helm, our country needs no further guarantee. No. 17. By Edward II. Hudson ofCenterville. Iloosier boatmen Friends gained in prosperity and quit them inadversity, yet snag, eddies, or shipwrecks will never make them forget them. No. IS. By J. Holland. .Voah Jioble, one of our most faithful servants May he be as successful on thejfirst Monday in. August, as he was three years since. No. 19. By T. W. Colescott. The constitution of United Slates Established by the Whigs of 177G, the Whigs of 1S34 will preserve it. No. 20.rByG. W. Kimble. Henry Clay The land mark of his country's genius, the companion of freemen, and the awer of Tyrants. No. 21. By Wm. Winchill. Tiie .American Press May it never be more corrupt than it is at the present day. No. 22. By Jeremiah Woods. The Judiciary The palladium of civil Liberty; may it det send to posterity, pure and untarnished, as it now is. No. 23.Bj B. F. McGixxis of Centerville. General Lnfayette II is name will be remembered with gratitude by every American. No. 21. By G. Stevens. The .Musicians of the Day They have acquitted themselves with honor and have our thanks. No. 23. By G. W. Kimble. T7i Senate of the United States, the d-fndirs of the constitution and the rights of the People May they maintain their integrity and independence, forever bailing the projects of tyrants and intriguers, whilst time shall last. No. 2G. By G. Holland. To the mcmory'of William Wirt. No. 27. By J. Ryman. Jullif cation It has fallen benenth the purity and independence of the Judiciary. No. S. By J. WiticHT. Th; freedom of speech, 1 be sister of the freedom of the Press. No. 29. By G. Stevens. The. American Huntsmen Happy in peace, and glorious in war. No. 30. By James Cooper. July 4th, 1S34. .Mr. Bcpjamin Griner, Sir; Please let the hearer have 4 bushels of Corn, and oblige yours. SAMUEL ST. JOHN. (20 cheers and a broadside.) No. 31. By John Holland. The Rovolutioriary Soldiers of 7G Mav their latter days be as happy as the former were glorious. No. 32. By J. P. St. John. Friends to Liberty and Liberty to Friends. No. 33. By John Hasty. The fair daughters of America, attired in modes! and virtue Mav the enemies of National Liberty never enjoy tneir smiles. No. Bv James Stoops. The Baron de Kalb May the Americans revere his name. Indiana. The rapid growth and improvement of the w estern states has been the frequent sebject of remark. Flourishing towns and cheerful villages spring op as if by magic in the place which was but lately a howling willlcrness.overw hich the" red sons of the for est' clamed undisputed away. In this marchof improvement the state ol Indiana lscmminent1 v conspicuous. Ncr can this excite surprise, if we take into consideration the many local and natural advantages in enjoys, and the spirit of enterprise for w hich its citizens are already distinguished. The climate is mild and beautiful, and in most parts remarkably healthy. The soil is generally exuberant, fertile, and capable of raisin? an immense surplus of produce, which can be easily conveyed Indiana is peculiarly Cvnrp.i T!n ni.in River waters the entire southern part of the ... : f 1 11 state and the Wabash River the western, ami their numerous tributaries (some of which nr re I . 1. 1 . . . "?- "'awns ior upwards ol a a hi c i hundred miles, aflord tnmarvd miles, aflord an opportunity for col-' Iccting tho produce of nImo,t every county. to these great commercial throughfares. The north western part of ihe tarceniov the navNation of I .nl-J M5cM.l '7 1 x lll Jviver gives the inhabitants of the north-ea r - - - -..5,...., .... lunv. u S- ! tern portion an easy means of communication with Lake Erie. The advantageous position of this state, in a geographical point of view, have not been overlooked by its citizens

Work of internal improvement are in Dro-! . i . i . . r i

gress una in contemplation winch will raise our state toa proud eminenc e. These works, and the circumstances under which they were commenced, manifest a snirit of rntrrnrisp which cannot fail to promote the prosperity of the state, and must eventually give her "a proud pre-eminence among her'sister states. The first in importance of these works is the Wa bnsh and Erie Canal,' which when completed w ill form the nearest and most advan tageous route bewleen Lake Erie and the Mississippi: (50 miles of this work, reaching trom the Maumce River at Fort Wayne to the Wau bash in Miami co. will be under contract the present season, and will probably be finished by the fall of 1835. Of the vast importance of this work to Indiana and to the whole southwestern country it is needless to speak. Another canal is in contemplation to extend from Nettle-creek in Wanyc co. down the valley of the Wiiite-water to Laurenceburg on the Ohio, and a corps of engineers is now employed surveying the route." Several companies have been incorporated for construclinefailways in the state, one of which for a railway from Indiancph's to Lawrenceburgh has already commenced operations. The country through which the Wabash and h.ne Canal runs was at the commencement of that work nearly uninhabited, but the beauty of the country and the advantages of its situation have attracted the notice of emigrants and speculators, and the land is now being entered with a rapidity which renders it probable that in a very short time all the best locations will be bought up. At present there is abundance ol hrst rate land along the line of the canal which may be bought at the government price of $1 25 per acre. The population of Indiana in IS20 was 1 49.000; in 1830 it had increased to 341.582; at this time it probably exceeds half a million, by the official returns of the General Land Office presented to Congress, it appears that the whole revenue derived from the sale of public lands in the United States for the year 1S32 was 3,1 16,275, of which sum Indiana alone paid $425,371. The sales in Indiana for the first three quarters of 1S33, amounted to $425,371. Fort Wayne Sentinel. Execution Law There was act to amend an act, entitled, "An act to subject real perwiiai esiaic to execution, ' approved, Feb. 4th, 1831, passed at the last session of the In diana Legislature, which I deem of sufficient importance to execution defendants, having families, and others, to deserve a notice Fn the Palladium. As the law stood, before said amendement was made, certain specific articles were exempted from execution, provided their aggregate value did not exceed 50, and the'execution defendant had a family. As it now stands," $'50 in value is exem'nt from execu tion, where the defendant has a family, and if ine execution defendant has not all or any of the articles enumerated in the act, he or she may si Icel other articles. This amendment w ill doubtless have a beneficial operation. The w retched hovel of the povcriy-stricke parent cannot now be entered, for the purpose of dragingthe bed from under helpIessolTsprings. The Legislature I presume, would have acted more in accordance with the spirit of the age, if they had extended the exemption to the amouutof $100. It may, perhaps, not be amiss to say a word or two, on the subject of an error, far too prevalent among officers levrinjr exocnfmr.s. It is assuredly a most egregious error, that if! un c'iicer, can pounce upon property in the ansenceot the execution defendant, said de fendant is barred from the benefit of the stat ulv. iiiuiuiiMiutuon oi me statute is entirely too violent. I believe it was the inten tion ol the Legislature, that the property might be selected by the execution defendant at any time before sale. Such construction is certainly the most humane, and I presume. most saie ior omcers. liich. I'al. Strange. The last lawyer, from the want ot patronage, has left Marblehead, Mass '",u"" iwnuuiis me inousanu lnnaoitants. Just think of that such a population and not a member ol the legal profession! Here, in the West, where every village boats its judges, its attorneys and its magistrates, where the administration of the law is a subject of lively interest with every one, this statement sounds strangely. H e wonder what class in the community makeskorations, harangues at public meetings, and exercises a guardianship over their municipal affairs? Those marbleheaded folks must enjoy great serenity of mum uieir internal tranquillity must be com1 rri. . . j . i . pieie. i nts state ol things is passing strange we can't see into it it's entirely bevound the reach of our understanding. Cm .Mir. A broad hint. The editor of the Lynn Record, has witfen a very appropriate article on Matrimony, which concludes with the following very sensible direction : Bicknell. "When a couple has passed from a state of single blessedness into that of holy xecdlock, as it is sometimes called, that is, having taken e;.ch other for better or worse, and wish to It 1 II- ,1 . ... n oH r T P T T ' ShouW' m order to have the biiinps tnn .noi.. it is deemed necessary to nccomnanv thP nn! fice with a stirs r.fmf.r K i 5omP mistake : UU . , " , v ....1 -.uiu us uin c i? oucn f.,.:;. - ' -.r.V ; VV T"u ""ei mo(e c u0 lu" " , , a 1 !! 2 ' T ??ht . ln,dlCS on?' v, l "'""'V l" iacnps "ck. i fT C,0f e ltne m whlte PPr, and direct to the The Editor.'' A female in Scotland formed the notion of hatching chickens, and carrier" in her bosom for that purpose three eggs, which m due time produced three fine chickens!

COLIXIZATIOX.

Mount Carmel, July 5th, 1S34. JI". Fditor:' S:r: On the 4th of July the Colonization Society of Springfield township, Franklin Co. Indiana, held its annual meeting in the Presbvterian Meeting House at this place. The business of the day commenced by divine service. An excellent gospel sermon was preached by the Rev. Joab Stout of the baptist Church. 4 he gravity, perspicuify.Oc sicerity of the Speaker, added much to the dignity and value of the discourse, which was throughout purely evangelical. It was followed by an oration from A. Craig of the Presbyterian Church: he represented a few of the horrors of slavery, which he said are regular ly and rapidly increasing and must soon reach the highest point of human endurance. He then set forth the claims of the Society and after showing that it is not at war with the principles of the "Anti-slavery Society," but is entitled to the patronage of the friends of that society-, he defended it against a number oi the most unkind allegations bv which it has been of late frequently assaulted. Alter receiving annuties and donations the following officers were elected to serve during l ... . nil. cuffuujir vear.viz: Mr. James Roscbrough, President. Rev. Archibald Craig, Cor. Secy. Mr. James Stevens, Treasurer. Major Samuel Shirk J Mr. Wm. Ferguson, Vice Presidents. Capt. Wm. Webb Mr. Wm. McCormick, 31 r. Uamel Wilson, jIr. V m. Armstrong, Managers. iev. joan fcfout, Mr. Andrew Shirk. J ihe next annual meeting is appointed to be held on the 4th of July next, in the BapusiiHwungnouseon liig Uedar Cirove, and Maj. Shirk to read the Declaration of Independence. A. Craig to preach the sermon, and Rev. Joab Stout to deliver the oration. A band of choristers will be provided for the ocasion. By order of the meeting. A. CRAIG, Cor. Sec'y. It is gratifying to preceive the zeal and liberality with which the friends of the American Colonization Society are coming for. ward to sustain the cause, which has already overcome so many obstacles, and been attended with suchcheering omens of success The brig Jupiter has just sailed for Liberia, with three physicians and three teachers, and supplies to the amount of 7,000 dollars, a large portion of which has been contributed by the citizens of New York. We preceive that earnest efforts are making in Philadelphia to promote the cause, and the friends of colonization are pleased to see that the Auxiliary Societies throughout the Union, are becoming more active than they have for some time been. The society established at Raleigh, in North Carohnia, has been recently re-organ-ized,and the Hon. Duncan Cameron appointed its President; andjt is hoped the Parent Society will hereafter receive the united support of all its Auxiliaries. But our main oh. ject,in noticing this subject at present, was to remined the Christian community of the valuable aid which the society has for several years derived annually from collections in the churches, on or about the fourth of July. Nothing seems more appropriate to this joyous occasion.than contributingaid to an institution, calculated to ameliorate the condition and exalt the hopes and the character of that portion of our population for whose benefit it was originally established. The pecuniary wants of the Society are great, and we hope its claims wilbe duly remembered by all sects and classes of our countrymen. Jial Int. Since the above was written, letters and Daners to tb mr.r.41, rnf.. i i Sr. , . . 1 , UUi,J i,ave oeen received in this city from the Colony. We regret j i r t missionary and his wife, (Mr. and Mrs. Laird.) Mr. Cloud, and Mrs. ....!, ne oi another missionary, all of .m.nwemout m November last, in the Jupiter, have died. The no-nt tu r? 1 innev, had also had the seasoning fevpr. hut was recovering. The colored emigrants of 1 hO loci- -.vnr): ! 1 11 ... y . Feui0D,naaan, with three except- , , " l,JC supposition which generally attacks new comers. A letter to the editors, of the 8lh of May, from the physician .V ,..V3 inejupiier s emigrants there have been, in all, but three deaths-two ..uuit;., ana one old woman ; of the Art emigrants there has not been on Atu coJ-r!! ofAfrica though evidently congenial to the constitution ffL a t i ,. " Pintail race w hether native of foreign, is much less so to the constitution of the white man. It Managers of the Colonization Society to dispense with the agency of white men, in the Colonial service, as early and mn! practicable. M. UliUl J 11 !iL ii Hri mat Vlonr. tko of intelligent educated colored youn m-n pursuing the study of medicine .nj ... V this country, under competent instructors, Yor the purpose of superseding the necessi ty of employing white T " . ,-v---.....j i ii coionv. WO Colored VOlinrr mon fl 1- . J DllVSlciane in k .t , . ., "-" "i me ineuicai nroession, sailed for Africa a few days ,K the Jup,tr , andttwo others will soonhaye completed their medical education. The time will soon arrive we hope, when competent v , - ..... a uie orancnes ot public service lhl! 7; aS Wf " of the duties of M S in 5 e r V S 1GV? the Public from ion m many Den men OX'r., J 1. il ' climate.-Kailni danSers of the African! mon J T - V '''"'CUt W11ILG

Am.u-iUN. June J; K-. The Cumberland Bond, ou wii! ' r f t'rl T 1 1 A nn; fiiin ....... i . . 1 1 1 us lcg.nuj ti.3i.ciii i"iiion. oci'ori'ipfr tlie bill, receives its last larges.-: at tl.p i ? u of Congress, and henceforward il;a r,.-' 1 i. ariamothers. Virginia. Mnrvlnml !. ree st.e fm.tv' ma. e know not how it mav flnitrij, , this tri-maternity, but certain it is it runr be much worse off than it hns been under t' fostering rare and lavish expenditures ofpT cle Sam; for, after all, the money he h-i-ji:iiucu 101 us coiiMi uriicn, w e iier.rit dv ij i j . i J u.. c.x 3 i - vvn uy us iiicnusiis oeing in one ran !., of stones, and in another a quagmire! 'p old bed of the road, laid down atan cn'ormiT expense, has been taken up alone the ui, of this portion of road, with the exception 't 40 miles in the state of Pa. The very -0, rtf mntprinla.it nnnpnrc l-.-n- L.a.... ..." i . .....v. ...jt.. o, .....v. m. , ii u.'t'C, 3j(J in some instances common mud lias f een iuefor retaining the culverts together. So mucii for public jobs. J Wasihnoton, June SC. YThe session of Congress, if it be not extend, ed beyond the time fixed for its termination' win ciose on monaay next, we sav if u cause a proposition was made in the SenaV yesieruay, ana is now uepenamg, lor prolong1 bli. if fnnflrrGa 7 ri f ti ti A ot nr.n 1 1. . .w... .-0 ... iviiu iv uv 1. ufwn one-nan ol the business in which they have made nrn. tr 1 1 J gress. c consiaer u very doubtful, however, whelherthe session will be prolonged The Resolutions reported for paying funer al nonors to tne memory ot the great and good T . . 1.-1 1 .1 ijArAYKiTK,yesieraay passea tne Senate ! unanimously as they had before passed t!tt ""id "uuic. xuiii iiuui'9 01 vongress in consequence are now clothed in the habi mentsof mourning. The Resolution to require the Post Offict Comittee to continue its investigations during the recess of Congress,moved by. Mr Sprague, yesterday passed the Senate bv a majority which proves the deep sense whirl; uiu jiiciiusoi me naminisiranon in tliat body entertain of the necessity for a throuch purgation of the Post Office Establishment. The ''searching operation" is not yet at an ena;inaeed scarcefy begun. r or other matters in Congress, we mut re fer our readers to the Minutes of Proceedings in the two Houses. J"al Int. 8 Washington, June 27. Lafayette. The following were the brief but fitting remarks of Mr. Webster, in Ihe Senate, when the Joint Resolutions from the " ivcjji cocniai lves, ior paying one iionors to the memory of Lafayette, were taken up in that body."I shall not presume, Mr. President, to utter one word of encomium on the extraordina ry personage of whom these Resolutions spcal. 1 he proc.eedino- m which we are enra"cd is intended to manifested the sense oft oncics1. and of the People of the United States. It i a proceeding in which none are to lead, and J . 1 ! 1 . i-i ii t none 10 ioiiow; nut in wnicn an are to neequally active, and equally prominent, as nil are equally sincere and equally ardent, in ex pressing a Nantion's gratitude to a Nation's iienefactor. On an occasion so solemn, so atTectinj,! content my self with simply moving that the Resolutions be put to the vote; and 1 do this with entire confidence that they will be pass ed, not only without hesitation or dissent, but 1 with earnest, emphatic I may say, even, with enmusiastic unanimity. 7 JVat Int. Washington. June 23. The, session of Congress, it is now certain, will close on Mondoy next, according to the resolution which some days ago passed both Houses, and is now irrevocable w ithout the consent of both. Both Houses sat last nijrht to an hour much later than that at which this paper was nee essarily put to press. Up to the end of the mor ning siting, an account is given by our reiorL -f ll.. 1 . .. . ' . , . ',1 . irs oi me ousinss actually transacted id mc Senate. In the House of Representatives a great variety of business was acted on in the course of the day and night, amonsrst which the bill for paying certain Georgia Claims was, after debate, passed by a vote of 99 to GO: the Fortification bill was also passed; the Light House bill was passed, by 105 votes to 61; the West Point Appropriation bill wasPASsED,116 to 55. These bills all have, vet to pass the Senate. In the same body, the bill from the Senate appropriating 70,000 dollars for the relief of the city of Washington, in regard to the Canal debt, was finally passed by a vote of 98 to 78. . A full account of the day's proceedings i unavoidably deferred to our next paper. j'al Int. The Cumberland Road bill has been ap proved by the President, and is now a It appropriates $200,000 for continuing the road in Uhio,$150,000 for Indiana,and $1UV uuuior Illinois. .-450,000 in all. The further sum of .300.000 is anprcpria ted for repairs of the Road on f bio side of th' Ohio, and to e.arrv intn fT-t tho lawvs of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. When that amount is exhausted, the act di' rects the road to be surrendered tofhc States within which it lies the United States to be discharged from all further liabilities for re pairs. JVat Int Let us rejoice, says the Richmond hig: that there is a Senate, and a Senate in whom itie reopie can confide otwhom tney oiy to be proud who have not blanched before power w ho will not blanch before it a oc-r ate like that which sat still in their chairs whea "vuuua anu iJI3 VJ.Ui3 c;u.CU iwuui

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