Indiana American, Volume 2, Number 39, Brookville, Franklin County, 26 September 1834 — Page 1

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BY C. F.CIiAKKSOrV.

TERMS OP THE AMERICAN. t'2 in advance $2,50 in six months; or $3,00 at the expiration of the year. Advbrtisbmests. Twelre lint?s,or lees, will be insert! once or three times, for one dollar, and 25 enta will be charged for each additional insertion. POLITIC A Ij. JUDGE BIBB. Jud ce Bibb is one of the Senators from Kentucky he is a man of most pure nnd extmplary character, and his opponents of whatever political party have never dared to attack if- He was the personal as well as the politU.nl friend of Gen. Jackson. He was elected to the Senate as such, by the Legislature oC Kentucky six years ago, when it was Jackson. He always supported General Jackson's administration until very lately. He was not long since invited by a committee of a convention atEIkton in Kentucky to join them Pit their meeting. He was unable to go but gave them the following letter. When uch men as Judge Bibb, friends of General Jackson well acquainted with his measures and well qualified to judge of their tendency. ipcak of them .is he does in the subjoined letter it must indeed be time for the patriot to arousi and watch over his country. Cmirford (Pa.) M'ssen-r. Washington, June, 18, 1831. Gkttxemen: Your very kind invitation was received, and it would have met my hear ty concurrence to have mingled with my old friends and constituents at hlkton. Hut you prccci re by the papers that congress will not adjourn m time to allow me the promised pleasu re. I do earnestly desire to see my fellow citi zens and constituents, and converse with them face tu face. I believe that by so doing I ccild give more pressive statement of public affairs: than I could do by writing. Ou r liberties are endangered. It is time for every friend of constitutional liberty, and a government of laws, to awake and be vigilant. The liberties of a nation are held at the price of eternal watchfulness. The consti tution is but on paper men must give it motion, life arid activity. If the people are rapine, those in power will mould the Government to their wishes. The question will soon be with rulers not what the constitution is, what the good of the great body of the people requires, but how far the people will bear. Every government in its progress has had and ever will have, a tendency to create an interest separate and distinct between the govern ment as one party, nnd the people as the ether party; between office-holders and private citizens; between the tax payers and tax receivers. 1 he great body who pay tax es, must keep the few, who receive the taxes from the Treasury, in salaries, jobs, and contracts, from extravagance, waste, and pillage. Frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is essential to the preservation of liberty. This niixirn is engrafted into our bill of rights, and is to be found also in most of the American constitutions. It is a solemn truth impressd by history and experience. A government may be republic in form, but a despotism in fact. Augustus Ca?sar did aot change the forms, of the Roman Repub lic, but exercised a most despotic power over the laws, the liberty, and the property of the citizens. The Senate met as usual, all the officers were elected as formerly, and apparently performed their respective functions. But the Emperor in fact pointed out every peror to be returned by the pretended election, be made the Senate dependant on him. and very officer moved and acted by his will and dictation. It was in practice the government of the will of one man, and he & his successors exercised the most unlimited and arbitrary tyrany. The whole body of the people were at first oppressed and afterwards corrupted and brought to the most abject slavery. When we looked at the manifesto of the President read to his Cabinet, the dismissal of the Secretary of the Treasury for refusing toobey the mandate of the President, the ap pointment of a successor to obey that will, the consequent violation of the public faith, and the law the doctrines of the President's protest, and the principles avowed in the report of the Secretary of the Treasurey the many evasions of the constitutional checks of we Senate upon Executive "appointments, by the appointment of persons rejected by the Senate, to other responsible offices, nnd even to the same office, and by withholding the Dominations of the high and important officers of departments, notwithstanding the Senate are been in session more than six months, we "ave good cause to apprehend that the conditional Government adopted by the States, nd the laws made by the Congress as a rule of conduct to the officers created by them, are lot duly respected, the doctrines of tho .protest make the whole official corps of the effective administration of the government sub ject to the President not the laws, and subject to his dictation. Even the custody of the Fouc money is claimed, and in fact, and in practice enforced by the President, as a part f his constitutional functions. The power of the Executive is to cngulph every power c government. I declare in i'mrfritr flnfifthi lnrfrincs f the protest, and the acts of the chief Execute Magistrate intended to be justified by the protest, be submitted to and acquiesced 5nwe have not a government of laws, but a -wpoue mouurchy, the government ot one

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man, cloaked under the 1 powers of a Com mon, wealth. ' Need I remind you of manyinstances in which candidates for the House of Representatives have been proclaimed and supported by all the power and inlluence of the President's name, and the patronage of the administration. Have we not seen the same power and influence brought to bear in the State elections, for the purpose of forming the Mate Legislatures as to support the Chiel Magistrate, and elect Senators to the United States to sustain his measures? Do we not see the office holders moving in phalanx? Do we not see conventions held by self-created representatives, and committees organized under the control of office holders, to manage a national convention ? Fellow citizens, arise in the majesty of your power, be watchful your liberties are insidiously assailed. The Government establish ed by our ancestors is about to be converted into an odious tyranny. The power and in fluence ot the Government is about to be made greater than ihi rights and influence of the people. The passport to office is the in discriminate support of every act of the Presi dent; brawling partisans are rewarded from the public Treasury; freedom of opinion is threatened with dismissal from office; and of fice holders, Senators and Representatives are taught to except promotion, according to their zealous support of the most questionable or the most odious acts of the administration. The Executive influence is brought into contest with the freedom of elections, and with the freedom of inquiry in the halls of Con gress. I he expenditures of the government are increasing to enlarge the patronage cf the government so increased as td be exerted to sustain the President and the receivers of sallaries, jobs, and contracts. The people are to be governed by their own servants and money, by fraud and deceit. I see no reme dy but by the people in their primary assem blies and at the polls. I hey must cause their interests and their sentiments to respected they must make known that the people are to he represented that representatives are the trustees and agents of the people, and not the servants of the President. I supported General JacWon's election from the earliest canvass until his first actual election. I supported him supposing him to be the representative of certain great princi ples which lie at the foundation of civil liber ty. I have been deceived. I stand upon my principles Alas! men have changed, but principles do not. Believe me, that had it been practicable consistently with my public, duties here, I should have availed myself of the invitation so kindly and so feelingly addressed to me act ept my thanks and be assured that my heart will be with you on the great day appointed for your deliberation. GEORGE M. BIBB. Miami Canal. Saturday last, was the day appointed to witness the operation, so interesting to the citizens of Cincinnati, of the passage of the Canal boats through the 11 or 12 locks, reaching from Main street to the river. Many, both Ladies and Gentlemen, had assembled for the purpose. Two boats were tilled, one with Ladies, and the other with genilemen. On one was stationed a band of Music. Ihe cniovmcnt was. however, cut short, almost as soon as commenced. But two locks had been passed, when, just as the boat was parsing into the reach extending from the foot of the mills to Deer Creek, the water broke thro' the side embankment, and continuing its course along the Canal, rushed through the gap thus made, down into the Creek, about 40 or 50 feet. No accident happened to any who were witnessing this spectacle. Had the boat passed a short dis tance forward, some injury mignt have been done to those in the boats, or the people standing on the side banks. The injury can soon be repaired; and, when so, it is to be hoped that another appointment will he made. C.i-. Uaz. By the Arkansas Gazelle of the 2Gth ult. the story of the great fight between the Pawnees and dragoons is contradicted as withoul the shadow of a foundation. ATaris paper mentions that for some davs past a person has been riding through parts of the city in a car with sails, acted upon by the wind, with entire success. He stopped several places at pleasure, and appeared to have complete control of the machine. He even mounted a hilly street with the win J almost 'a-head.' If things go on thus, steam power will soon be at a discount. Mortality in Toronto. The victims by the cholera in this unfortunate little city, hnve amounted to 400 already. Its whole popula tion is less thau 10,000, or on ib every forty. In the same ratio, the mortality in this citywould be GJOOO it has been only 225, reck oning upon a population of 240,000 or one in each I,uoo. juid lorker. Herkimer Convention. It is admitted that the tory party will run Gov. Marcy. Why the formality of a nomination at Herkimer? V hy call the people together to nominate a man, when the regency has already determined' who that1 man shall be! The usages of the party is now whatever pleases Van Buren.

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VARIE.Tyi' DOWSINGIANA. By Ihe last mail we received the 8th number of the Downing Gazette, published at Portland, Maine, by Myor Jack Dozening. We extract from it the following letter from his Uncle Joshua, being a capital hit at the practice of laying wagers upon elections. Downingviiae, Aug. 18,183-1. Dear Jack: I see your Portland folks have got to betting a considerable about the elections; and the notion seems to take like wild fire up here in Downingville. They nau a meeung lolher day and went right to work and chose me charman. and formed a betting society. They think it is the easiest chance to make money that's come along Ihis good while, except the land business. They was all as fairce as tigers to bet about the election. But when they come to look about for money, they was all up a tree again. Money is dreadful scarce up heresince"theGineraPs experiment has been going on. There is but three dollars in the town, and that's been going the rounds all summer, borrowed from one to another to pay taxes with, and it won't do to bet that, for them that hav'nt paid their laxesyet,if this should get nailed down in a bet so they could'nt borrow it, they would'nl get through paying their taxes this summer. But you know the Downingville folks never get stuck when they set out to do any thing. So they appointed a committee, consisting of your cousin Lphraim, Bill Johnson, and Sargeant Joel, to report what should be done. And they reported that we should go on and bet, nnd as we had'ntgotanv money, that we should bet such things as we had got. They reported that the "Downingville Betting So ciety" should offer the following bets through tne coiiumns of the Downing Gazette. The report was unanimously accepted, and we hope the Portland chaps will meet us on fair ground and take the bets up: 1st. We will beta likelvvoke of four year old steers, that in C months from this time, the Whig? will have a majority of the States, a majority of all the people, and a majority of both Houses of Congress, on their side. 2d. We will bet a heaping cart load of ycitow punkins that Mr. Dunlap will not be ii ... i elected Governor on the 8th of September. 3d. We will bt a barrel of first rate Downingville cider that Mr. Sprague will be elected Governor by three thousand majority. 4th. We will bet a peck of onions that F. O. J. Smith will not be elected to Congress from Cumberland District on the 8th of Sep tembcr. 5th. We will beta likely young horse, five years old, a handsome trotter, and has run a number of races, and never got beat, that James Churchill will be elected to Con gress by five hundred majority. Gth. We will bet one hundred bushels of Corn. 50 bushels of wheat, 400 bushels of potatoes, and other sass in proportion, together with pork and beef enough to cook with 'em, that we shall send from Downingville a genu ine Whig Kepresentetive to the uext-Legis laturc. In behalf of the Downingville betting So ciety. Joshua Downing, Ch m. From the Downing Gazette. I'm glad that my friend Henry Clay has got home safe and sound, clear away to old Kentucky. When I left himet Washington Iwo or three days before congress closed, he looked most beat out. And 1 did n't wonder at it, for them Whig Senators had a pretty tuff siege of it all winter battling the watch with the Kitchen Cabinet folks to keep 'em and the Gineral from tearing the constitution all to pieces. Them Kitchen fellers would set the General on so sometimes that he would seem to be most as ravin as a lion. But the Whig Senators did not flinch a hair all winter. They said they'd stick by the constitution, sink or swim; and there was n t one among 'em that stood up stiller than Henry Clay did. I begin to feel pretty well convinced if we dont hold ou to the constitution we shall be a shore by and by; and as much as I've sot by the Gineral, if worst comes to worse, and 1 must give up him or else the constitution, I declare I believe I should have to give up the Gineral. I dont want to see the country up set yet. I think it's most too good a country and we've got along in it so far most too well to be willing to give it up now. fco 1 hope Mr. Clay and the rest of the Whigs will live and be ablo to go back to Washington next winter as good stufTas ever, and stick by the rack till things are put to rights again. ii ft The Queen of Prussia at the Battle of Jena. A few minutes before the attack, the Queen of Prussia, mounted on a superb charger, appeared on the field of battle, and, accompanied by the elite of the youth of Berlin, rode along the front of the most advanced lines of the Prussian army. The flags, which her own hands had embroidered to stimulate the tioops, together with those which had been borne in the armies of rredcrics the threat, and which were blackened with gunpowder, were lowered at her approach. Shouts of enthusiasm resounded through the Prussian auks. The atmosphere was so clear, and the two armies were so close to each other, that the French could plainly discern the costume of the Roval Amazon; Her singular dress was, indeed, the chief cause of the danger she incurred in her flight. On her hcjj was a)

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helmet pf polished steel, shaded by a superb ' plume. The rest of her dress consisted of a cuins, glittering with gold and silver, and a tunic of silver brocade, reaching to her feet, on which s'ic wore red boots, with gold spurs. When the Prussian army was routed, the Queen remained on the field, attended by 3 or 4 men of her escort, who had defended her. However, a snvill party of Hussars, who had fought gloriously during the battle, rushed forward at full gallop, and with drawn swords dispersed the litt.'e group. Startled by this unexpected attack, Chi?- horse, with her Majesty, darted off at a furious gallop, and, had he not possessed the flet-'tness of a stag, the fair Queen would infallaby have been captured by the French hussars. vvho were several times very close upon her. 1 .e Queen, thus pursued, arrived within sight of he gates of Weimer, when a strong detachment of dragoons was seen pursuing her at fuh' speed. The commander of the detachment lt.1 orders to take the Queen at all risk. But no sooner had she entered Weimar than the gat.'' were closed, and the hussars and dragoons returned, disappointed to the field of battle. Bouricnne's Memoirs, From the National Intelligencer. Emancipation. Some of the fruits of this measure, are already begining to manifest themselves in the British Islands. An extract of a letter dated August 15, addressed from a gentler. an in St. Thomas, to his correspondent in New Haven, (Conn.) contains the following ominous tidings: "There have been some famous doings in St. Kitts. The negroes have all turned out. There is a vessel down from that island this morning, which brings the news that after a great deal of trouble they have been brought into subjection again, with the exception of about 300,who are still in the mountains. Those who have been taken were severely flogged, so much that some died under the lash. Others were sent to Bermuda as convicts, and 1 believe there arc some to be shot. Fourteen of them were killed the other day. It appears they had assembled wit'iin range of the guns of the fort, from which they were greeted with a salute in the shape of two bomb shclls,which killed fourteen, and dispersed the remainder." EXTRACT FROM ANOTHER LETTER. Sr. Barts, August 12, 1S34. The Island of St. Kitts was, in the begining of this month, put in great coufusion by the ticw free negroes, who would not as usual go to their work; saying, as they were free like Buckra, they had nothing to do but eat, drink and sleep. By a boat that arrived yesterday from Sandy Point, we were informed that about 15 or 20 were killed, several flogged to death, and a great number are to be sent to Bermuda or Halifax. About 3 or 400 retired to the mountains, and arc to be hunted like wild beasts. It is reported that Antigua and Montserat are under martial law. By a gentleman from Martinique we were also informed that the molatoeswho were taken at the revolt in December last, have been tried by the Supreme Court 1G were con demned to be hanged, the remainder (about 72) to be sent to the gal lies, for more or less time. I can assure you, my dear sir, that in this part of the world we live upon volcanoes, al though we have but very little risk in this Island. The facetious Editor of the N. Y. Star,M. M. Noah, Esq., is still as interesting and in structive as ever, in his editorial remarks. W quote the following: r4You don't tell us nothing nbout the cholera,' says a good natured old lady, taking off her specks, and lay ing down the Star. 'Certainly not, madam, for two very good reasons: first, I don't like to talk on unpleasant subjects thi hot weather; secondly, I do not believe that that there Is any Cholera in this city to an extent to alarm any person.' 'Whyla me ! 1 know of a heap of cases of cholera, or very like cholera.' 'No doubt, madam; that is the very error into which we are constantly falling. You are well now? 'Yes, 1 think so. Now and then I have a twitch and a small cramp, but a little lavender and sugar drives it off.' 'I can manufacture you into a positive case of Asiatic cholera in two hours. 'You don't say so how?' 'Why, simply eat two cucumbers, dressed or raw, as you prefer then take a quart of blackberries, four green cars of corn, four young potatoes, mashed, n lobster, or a crab some ice water, and wash the whole down with a quart of butter-milk, and you will shortly have a touch of the real thing.' Yankee Speculation. A little urchin came into our shop, the other day, when the following dialogue ensued: 'Mister, what is the price of paper here? 'Twenfy-iivc cents a quire. 'How many sheets is there in a quire?' r 'Twenty-four.' ' ' 'Well Sir, what do you ask a sheet?' One cent.' (After a nause.. 'Well Mister I don't care if I take twenty-four sheets.' Vt. Free Press. : I The man who launches his barque into the sea of life, with anger for the pilot, will stand in danger of being wrecked in the whirlpools of passion and guilt.

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FOREIGN NEWS. Mexico. We beg attention to the following extract of a letter from Vera Cruz, received by the way of New Orleans. It is of a later date than our previous ad rices from that city. The source from which it proceeds entitles it to every consideration. Of the ambitious designs of Santana, we have already received various intimations, and we have little doubt that ere many arrivals from .Mexico take place we shall learn that he has carried ' these designs into effect. jY. Y. Enuuirer. ' Extract of a letter from Vera Cruz, dated Aug. 4. Whatever may be said, there can now be little doubt of the complete success of Santana. A deputation Im'd been sent to him fro'm Puebla on the 19lh July, but since we have learned that place surrendered on the 22d. General Quintana, who commanded the toeseiging troops, has been severely wound -d. Valladolid has also surrendered, and a considerable force is marching on (o Jalisco, which will also be obliged to succ umb. Persons who pretend to be well informed as tL. what is going on, assert, positively, that Santa. will cause himself to be proclaimed Lmpero. i others say, that he will call togeth er a Junta, for the purpose of calling here a prince of tlu royal family of Spain, who shall be crounrd A7.. he governing ad interim, under the title of viceroy. Notwithstanding my republican opinions, the knowledge that I possess of all the independent States of Sou "b America, leads me to persevere in the belief bnt their inhabitant are ill fitted to live undo. a republican government. P1 . . . - By a decree of Santana ah' those who had been expelled by congress, Spaniards ai well as Creoles, have been recalled.- .He 6how much moderation, having even pardoned those who have been taken in1 arms against him.. .. i" i A strong conducta will arrive here in tho course of the month, which will give some activity to commerce. , , , . The Cholera continues its ravages at Ojacs Mexico, and the environs. ' ' British West Indies. We have paid but little attention fo the flying reports which have from time to time reached us of the disturb-' ances in the British West Indies, consequent on the going into operation of the abolition of slavery law. , Our own opinion on the effects of this law is and we are pretty well convinced of its correctness that little or no change will be produced by it in the relatio'ns already existing there between master and slave; the name will be ch.uiged,nolhingrn6re the slave will become an apprentice, but he will be in reality still a slave, and the British nation will pay a large sum of money, in addition fo the heavy burdens they already have to endure, for a praiseworthy but misplaced philanthrophy. A law which is at variance with khe interests and feelings of the wholet commjonity can never be enforced. .They may be compelled to submit to its enactment, but they will always find means to elude tho operation of its offensive provisions. ' ' JV. Y. Enquirer From the N. Y. Evening Star. - Later from Europe. The ship Columbia, Brilon, arrived from Liverpool this morning, furnishes dates to the 28th from London. Mrs. Van Ness, the wife of our Minister at Madrid, died ofCholera on the 18th July. Several monks were also massacred by th Urban guard atOleron, suspected of having poisoned the waters. Paris papers of the 25th, represent Madrid as perfectly quiet. Carlos kept to the mountains, and no engagement had taken place. Rodil -expresses the greatest confidence in bitsuccess In London, on the close of the day of th 2S(h July, rumors were afloat that Carlos had possession of the wells around Madrid. Two regiments of the royal guards, it is said, had gone over to Carlos. Miguel has expressed "himself desirous of settling at Vienna, but the government it it expected will not be disposed to allow it. Kussia begins to complain loudly of the part taken by France in stationing so large fleet in the Bosphorus. Since the determined answer of Palmerston, it is said Count Pozzo di Borgo has been more mild and studi ed in his communications. He had addressed a note to De Rigny, to which a verbal reply was only delivered, disavowing any hostile intentions. The Journal des Mines contain a notice that beds of amber have been discovered in the government of Wilna,and that large pieces are continually picked up by the peasaaU on the shores of Szirwenka. Tf, TtlnrJet. . The Woodburr Herald at Tuesday last says, that the upper part of 1 1 AT T Him IttAVnlltf Ae-Afl.fl.iir. IjiaUCeSlCr, A , l llltl V V v I u 14 THILL Marks, driven bv the violence of an infuriat ed mob from their homes and property in Philadelphia, to seek shelter and protection among the farmers of our county. Their numbers previous to this influx naa Decome in some places troublesome; in others a burthen and a nuisance. A temporary sojourn among the circumstances of the case. may be borue with but the first indication of a permanent residence 6nouia, ana we iee. confident will, call forth a rigid enforcement of the statute against the admission of black into our boundaries.