Indiana American, Volume 4, Number 27, Brookville, Franklin County, 1 July 1836 — Page 1

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NEWS OF THE WEEK " BYNUM &: JENNIFER. A duel took place between Mr. Bynum, a memf Congress from North Carolina and Mr. Jenifer a member from Maryland, on the 14th June, near Bladensburg. The cause of this duel, and issue is thus given in the Cincinnati Whig. Jennifer of Maryland, and Bynum the North Carolina Hotspur, were the two belligerants. In my letter describing the Wednesday night and Friday morning Congressional proceeding;, I told you of the cause of this quarrel, and if I mistake not ventured to predict the issue. To reiterate . . Ji-rmiOr on Friday morning tooK ,e floor to address the House upon the Bill for the admission of Arkansas into me Union; The ma-` jority, as he took the floor, shouted out like a hundred men, crying out question! question! QUEStion'" the most ungentlemanly and vociferous manner. The yelling of the whole menagerie, like any wild cats, hyenas, tigers and lions was not enough. Thumping upon desks, scraping the floor, kicking the boxes, groaning, and many other hideous noises, were indulged in until the majority and chair after a long time, were enabled to ob- tain older. Mr. Jennifer very naturally was somewhat excited at their unjustifiable proceedings, and as soon as he could obtain a healing said that such ungentlemanly conduct should not deter him from before the House. UnCgllttwug - gentlmanly conduct were the first words that met Bynum's ears. In the exercise of a vanity and foolishness almost unparalleled. me mad cap called Jennifer to order, presuming that the dignity of the House belonged entirely to himself for the preservation. Eternally in some quarrell or other, he could not permit the occasion to pass without getting himself into trouble. Jennifer was therefore called to order, for declaring that those who howled like so many hounds had acted an ungentlemanly part. Bynum immediately took the very words of Jennifer and declared that it was him and others, meaning Mr. Adams, and some others who had acted an ungentlemanly part. This was making the matter personal, "and Jennifer demanded of Bynum to retract what he hid said, if not here or elsewhere. he should give him explanation. "Not a particle, not a particle will I rctract." was the response of Bynum. Jennifer proceeded finished with much sang froid an eloquent speech, and then true to his promise, demanded an explanation. None came and a challenge followed. The morning was set apart for the combat, and at seven o'clock four or five miles from the city, the combatants met, each determined to spill the blood of the other. The ground was measured twelve paces having been agreed upon. Sevier of Arkansas, was the second of Bynum, and Pickens of South Carolina, the second of Jennifer. The word fire was given at about seven o'clock. Whiz, went the balls, the ball of Bynum into the ground, and Jennifer's in the air this too, notwithstanding both ire pronounced and acknowledged, by all to be excellent marksmen. After the first fire a reconciliition was attempted. It was, however, all in vain, Bynum who had committed the insult refused. A second fire followed, and soon after, a third and again a fourth, fifth, and sixth, all without harm. At the sixth trial. Bynum without intention, probbly, fired before the word of command was given. By this act, according to the rules of honor, he forfeited his life, which was in the hands of Jennifer's second. His life, however, was spared, Bynum asking the pardon for firing before his time, and retracting all that he said on Friday. From the Daily Gazette. MADISON AND SHELBY. Armstrong's book attacking General Harrison has fallen dead born from the press Hawes asassault upon the General, in the House of Representatives, was made to recoil upon its author, by the diligence and eloquence of Mr. Storer. These unjust and ungenerous movements against a faithful public servant, have stirred the nobler feelings of others than the mere politicians of the day. The venerable Madison has furnished the descendants Governor Shelby with an original private letter, of which general Harrison is the subject, written by Gov. Shelby, and addressed to Mr. Madison. Of this letter the subjoined is a copy Frankfort,May 15th, 1814. Dear Sir: The interest which I feel for the Prosperity of our beloved country, at all times, especially in the common cause in which she is at Present engaged, will I flatter myself, be a sufficient apology for addressing you this letter. The motives which impel me, arise from considerations of public good, and are unknown to the gentleman who of the subject of the letter. It is not my intention to eulogize General Harrison; not in need of that aid, his merits are too conspicuous not in observed: hut it is my intention to express to you with candour my opinion of the General, founded on personal observations. A rumor has reached this State, which, from the public prints, appears to be believed, that the Commanding General of the Northern Army may , removed from tint command. This circumstance induced me to reflect on the subject. and to give a decided preference to .Major General Harrison, in a successor. .Having served a campaign General Harrison, by which I have been able form some opinion of his military talents, and capacity to command, I feel no hesitation to declare to you that I believe him to be one of the first military characters I ever knew; and in addition to this he is capable of making greater personal exertions than any officer with whom I have ever served. I doubt not. but it will, hereafter, be found that the command of the North Western Army. and the various duties attached to it, has been one of the most arduous and difficult takes ever assigned to any officer in the United States, yet he surmounted all. Impressed with the conviction that General Harrison is fully adequate to the command of the Northern Army, should a change take place in that division I have ventured thus freely to state my opinion of him. that he is a consummate General. and and would fill that station with ability and honor and that if, on the other hand, any arrangement should take place in the war department, which may produce the resignation of General Harrison, it will be a misfortune which our country will have cause to lament.--His appointment to the command of the Northern Army, would he highly gratifying to the wishes of the western people except

some who ma views. I confess the when informed of w ffiment on the 5th 5a Genaral Harrison's pi" tinn ard a knowledge of i.

mind, ey's re favorable to correct informaI have no doubt but they were well conce and might, with certainty, have been executed,..and his orders been strictly obeyed. I mention this subject, because Mr. H. Clay informed me that he had shewn you mv letter, stating the impressions which that affair had first made upon my mind, on information that was not correct. Hoping that my opinion of this meritorious officer will not be unacceptable to you, I have candidly expressed it, and hoping the apology stated. in the preceding part of this letter, will justify the liberty taken of intruding opinions unsolicited. I have the honor to be. Most respectfully, Your ob't. serv't. ISAAC SHELBY. His Excellency, James Madison, President of the U. S. Malice and impudence combined, cannot characterize this letter as a solicited certificate of character, lt speeks for itself. The value of the opinions expressed, may be the better estimated, when it is remembered that Shelby had served with Gates, the conquerer of Burgoyne; with Greene, the saviour of the South; and with Marion, the most distinguished partisan officer of the revolution. We hope we shall hear no more of General Allen, Colonel Kessling, and Captain O'Haras' statements, got up in the heat of political partisanship. Here we have patriotism, intelligence and experience, speaking quietly and privately in aid of an important public object: speaking for the country, not for a party: addressing one qualified to make a just estimate of opinions and facts, and who imparts his sanction to what the letter contains, by placing it in the power of his fellow citizens to use it. In addition to all that was before in our possession, we have now tho testimony of Madison and Shelby. Will slander cease its reviling! The Hon. Arnold Naudain has, we regret to learn, resigned his seat as Senator of the United States from the State of Delaware, a trust which he has for several years discharged with laudable fidelity and the best repute. The Legislature of Delaware is now in session, and it is presumed will immediately fill the vacancy. -Nat. Int. John Pace has been elected a Senator of the United State from the State of New Hampshire, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Isaac Hill, and has arrived in this city, and taken his seat. Nat. Ist. Homer Hurd, United States Consul at Vera Cruz, died on the 11th of May, of consumption. He was a native of Connecticut. Nat. Int. The New Jersey Whig, in the resolutions of their late Convention at Trenton, declared the fullest confidence in their ability to carry the State against Van Buren. They feel certain, that they can do it. Such a feeling and such a spirit arc the sure pressages of victory. Set New Jersey down for old Tippecanoe. Louisville Jour. Steam Boat Disaster. We regret to learn by a gentleman from the .Mississippi, of another steamboat disaster. The Rob Roy, while near Columbia, was blown upon Saturday, 1 Ilia inst. There were twenty-one killed, and six or seven more would probably die. The killed, wounded and missing amount to thirty-eight Cin. Itep. 2Clh. Accidents on the Lake. We learn that on Saturday week last, the Steamboat United States struck upon a rock a short distance above Portland, which stove in her bottom and caused her to sink rapidly. The U. S. contained a great number of passengers, nil of whom, together with the cargo were safely landed. A dense fog covered the Lake at the time of the accident. About the aame time the Steamer William Penn went on -shore near Erie. We believe that no lives were lost. Toledo Blade. Upwards of 1000 emigrant passengers arrived st our port yesterday. It is estimated that the number will reach 75,000 during the months or May, June, July, August, and September enough to" found a city. Placards are put up in Liverpool, that tradesmen are gettig four dollars a day in America. A. V. Daily Adv. The St. Louis Republican of the 14th inst. says that private Dank Notes of the denomination of $5 are in circulation in the Salt River country. They are signed by E. S. Ely, dated. at Philadelphia, and made payable to different persons in Marion couuty. C'l'i. Whig, June 2:'if. Spooler who was to have been executed in Duller County on last Friday week.' was reprieved bv the Goveeno- until the second h riday in July. The number of persons assembled to witness the execution is estimated by the Hamilton Intelligencer at between three aud four thousands. Cin. Whig, June 2?d. Seventh or Nov umber. The Presidential election in Ohio, take, place on TlLAZ' ber next, the anniversary of the Datlle of I ipp canoe. A quarter of a century will have elapsed on that day, since a most unequal contest of Amencans and Indians resulted ... a glorious vie ory to the American nation, and restored peace and tranquilicy to the West. On the seventh of November next, another unequal contest .s to be made, between the money of the thirty ix deposxie banks, assisted by Forty Thoisanu office-holders on one side; and the People on the other. It will be " .'. i..., ....Mi services, and L'ratia war oi negru;,i""g I'-" . ------ . - tude against corruption in high places, and the Incline that to "the victors belong the spoils of 1 1 purity of the people, snd reaolv in! lo up in the length of those who have a riuteo"u. cause to defend-the resv.t mut be cert ail v.ctort, and a second r.p.cam d..st to the army of the Magician. O. f freu. In 1547 a proclamation was issued by Henry ; men should not meet logrther to I talk and that all men should keep their wives :n their house. . m rv.i civ, that Mr. Van ia profound aten lu-a.td the caJidaU of hU p-wty for" the P'W The la elau-e of the rcrkrue

The verses below are (if we are permitted to judge) rather above ordinary original poetry which

tills our columns. We have no doubt that an arti cle occasionally from his pen would be acceptable to our readers, should he feel disposed to spend an idle hour for their amusement. For the Indiana American. N'ATI ON AL SO X C. BY T. WARE GIUSON. Hail to our flag where'er it waves. In every clime, o'erctery sea; Hail to our flag, where'er it waves, The stainless standard of the free; For proud and high mid scenes of blood. That starry flag unstained has stood. Oh, the stars and stripes have flourished O'er many a hard won field; Oh, the stars aiid stripes have flourished Where the vanquished foe has kneeled. Hail to our flag where first it rose, A meteor of undying light; Hail to our flag where first it rose, A W'elcome star mid darkest night. ; Since then alike o'er field and flood, Columbia's flag unstained has stood. For the stars and stripes have flourished ' O'er the conquered focman's deck; Oh, the stars and stripes have flourished. O'er therfoeinan's sinking wreck. Hail to our fligin Moslem climee, Where the honored dead have born it; Hail to our flag in .Moslem climes, Where the crescent long shall mourn it. Mid battle shout and dying groan. That flag triumphant there has flown. For the stars and stripes have flourished O'er the Turkish crescent high; Oh, the starsand stripes have flourished Neath the fur off Moslem sky. Hail to our flag on Erie's wave, Where it blazed liki a meteor light. Hail to our flag on Erie's wave Where the red cross sunk in fight; While high Columbia's banner rose. Triumphant o'er her conquered foes. Gh, the stars and stripes have flourished O'er he flag of a thousand years; Oh, the starsand stripes have flourished Mid our conqu'ring seamen's cheers. Hail to our flagon Mexic's plains Where civil discord owned its sway. Hail to our flagon Mexic's plains A moral shield, in buttle fray. For breasts deepeeamen with warfare's scars Uuailedat the sight of freedom's stars. Oh, the starsand stripes have flourished O'er the lawless bandit's home; Oh, the stars and stripes have flourished Whereso'era thought may roam. Hail to our flag, where'er its seen. Neath tropic sun, in polar sea; Hail to our flag, where'er tis seen It still waves o'er the brave and free. Long shall it float through years to come Unstained and bright o'er freedom's home. For the stars and stripes shall flourish While the sea shall roll a wave; Still the stars and stripes shall flourish O'er the home of freedom's brave. T. W. G. A Sincclar Nuisance. A man by the name of Owen McCahty was comifiiteed, a short time since, by the Police Court of (he town of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the House ofCorrection for three months for being a Common Fidler! 1 he people of Lowell must be a very unmusical set, we imagine. Cincinnati Wing. Awful The Watterton, (N. Y.) Eagle states that the dwelling house of Mr. Daniel Goddard, of Mannsvillc, in that county, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of the 2lst ult., and" live of his children perished in the flames. Another child was badly burn ed, but was expected to recover the children who perished, were from two weeks to twelve jeara of age. TIip Iluntinn-fon Journal states that a few days since Sarah Hicks, aged 19, a passenger in the canal boat Pacific, was knocked over board while passing through the dam just above that place. An elder brother of the girl, by the name of Jacob.aged 18, immedi ately plunged in to llie rescue oi nis sister. Both weredrowned. Another, older brother .liiimnp.l in in their assistance, and was near going with his brother and sister to "that bourne from whence no traveler returns, iui rescued by the boatmen. IVolnfirnfrnmtliP I .llllio.ina TT V lmi' - " - " ' ierof the 28th ult, that General Houston's wound was rapidly hcaling.and that he was expected in a short time to be able to resume . . - !..: .- his comrnaiia oi me lawiinini;. Cin. IVhig. The Franklin Journal utters the following groan under the c hafings of the Van Buren collar: .... .... We are inclined to think that fllr. Van Buren will lose the vote of this State, if part of his friends shall insist on running him with Col. Johson on his back.' Col. Johnson on his back! Whew, the tn th club' think far better ol the rider than they do ol the little Dutch Donkey, that tries to run wun mm.

From the New Yorker. TRIAL OF RICHARD P. ROBINSON, For the murder of Ellen Jewett, which com-

menced on Thursday morning of last week. was brought to a termtnatcn n little after mid night of Thursday, having exclucivelv occu pied the attention of the Court for the five intervening secular days. The taking of testimony was not coucluded until near 12 o'clock of i uesday. We cannot pretend to give a full report of this trial, notwithstanding the strong interest which if has excited, as it would fill even column of our paper, and has probably already been read by most of those who would otherwise feel inclined to wade through such n labyrinth of testimony. The most material points were as follows: Three women, Mrs. Townsend, Emma French, and Elizabeth Sailers, swore that Robinson (known to them as Frank Rivers) visited (he house 41 Thomas st. where the murder was commited on the evening preceding the murder, betwixt 9 and 10 o'clock; that he enquiied for Ellen Jewett, was addressed by her as "Dear Frank," and accompanied her to her room, and did not leave it up to the time that the house was rioted for the night, at a quarter past 12. Mrs. Townsend also swore that she saw him in the room at II o'clock, a was stated last week. Some time in the night, Mrs. T. was aroused by someone wishing to he let out of the house, but she refused to rise for that purpose, saying, "Get your woman to let ou out." She heard nothing further, til! a person knocked at the street door at 3 o'clock, a well known frequenter of the house, whom she let in, and then discovered a light in the parlor, and proceeding thither, found a glass globe lamp, of very peculiar fashion, of which there were but two in the house, one belonging to Ellen Jewell's and one to Maria Stevens's room. She now perceived the back door open, (the parlor being. in the rear of the building,) and supposed some one had gone Into the yard; but, calling, received no answer. She sat down m few minutes, and, hearing nothing, called again, with like effect. Sh(j then closed the door, went up stars with the lamp, tried Maria Stevens's door and found it fast then Ellen Jewett'e, which opened readily. when the smoke rushed out in blinding volumes, she then raised the alarm of lire, arousiug all the persons in the bouse, and calling in the watchmen, when the fire was extinguished, and Miss Jewett found murdered, as has already been staled in our columns. Police oihcers and the Coroner were now sent for, who arrived before daylight, when the )ard and those adjacent were searched, and a cloak and hatchet found there. The hatchet was identified (so far as a hatchet could be) by Mr. Iloxie's porter as one which belonged to their store, and had been i.i use there up to a few days before the murder, and was missed by the porter on Monday morning, before he had heard of the murder. Rolnnson was proved to have worn a blue black cloak for some time previous, and (by a fellow-boarder) to have worn it that evening, when they two parted near Clinton Hall about 8 o'clock. (He denied owning or wearing such a cloak when arrested the next morning.) His ;oom-mate deposed that he usually kept it in a trunk in their room. We need say that the clonk was not in the trunk when ti.ken into custody by the Police the next morning, and is now ise accounted for on the part of the accused. A piece of twine was found fastened to the clonk, corresponding to another on the handle of the hatchet, by w hich the latter appeared to have been suspended so that it might be carried under the cloak without attracting notice. A minia ture of Robinson, found in his trunk on Sunday, was sworn to by a colored servant girl as having been in the possession of the murd ered girl on Friday, and there dusted by the witness and particularly examined. A great many corroborating circumstances were elicited in the course of the trial; but these aie the most material points. Mr. Brink, the Police officer who arrested Robinson, testifi ed that there was an appearance of white wash on his pantaloons on Sunday morning, as that he had been climbing over walls; hut this, it was attempted, to explain by the fact that Mr. lloxie's store had been painted on Saturday, and that paint had thence been transferred to the cloths of several. Yet it seems that the whitish substance had entirely disappeared from the cloths of Robinson at the Coroner's Inquest, at 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, as whitewash might very naturally have done, but paint not exactly. On the part of defence. Mr. Robert Furlong, who keeps a grocery store at the corner of Cedar and -Nassau, swore that a peron wnom ie now laemines n ivmnsu. j r a.: was in his store on the evening preceding the murder, from half past 9 till a quarter past 10 o'clock. He came there to buy f'ars, and wore no cloak. Mr. Furlong did not know the individual bv name; but wt afterwards induced, from a description in a paper, to conclude that it was or might h Robinson: and. on going up to see the prisoner, identified him as the person who I ad beei in his store on the evening of the murder, lie further testified that the prisoner recoenir.Ml him as Mr. Furbui;' but this is not contiim.nl bv the iiler. Robinson declined to say any tbinu of bis whereabout on the occa sion but referred Mr. F. to bis counsel. Mr. Lvon. keeper of the prison, tesitfiec1 that tins first interview between Furlong and

the prisoner took place about four weeks after the murder up to which time it doe not appear that Mr. Furlong had been called upon or thought of as a witness in behalf of the accused. There are many minor circumstances tending to strengthen or weaken various points in the testimony, which we cannot clearly exhibit in the space we have allotted to this subject. Much of the testimony offered in support of the prosecution, was ruled out by the judge, particularly the journnl of Robinson and his letters to the murdered girl. Of the sixteen of those offered, only eight were clearly identified as his,

(the witnesses being all his personal friends and former associates;) and of these but one was allowed logo to the Jury. This simply established the fact that the accused was under apprehensions of a threatened exposure from the girl, and remonstrated strongly against lt. The summing up was commenced by Mr. Price for the accused, followed by R. H. Morris for the prosecution, and then by Messrs. Hoffman and Maxwell for defence, and concluded by the District Attorney. The speech of Mr. Huffman occupied full three hours in the delivery, & is universally regarded as one of the most splendid efforts ever made before New York jury. Indeed, the defence throughout, as will readily be supposed, was of the most masterly character. Judge Edwards charged the Jury after a fashion; instructing them to exclude altogether the testimony of the women, and displaying very considerable inginuity in accounting for unfavorable circumstances dwelling most impressively on the duty of the jury to give the prisoner the benefit of any doubts they entertain. The Jury retired about half past 12 o'clock, and, aftera very short absence, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner was then discharged bv the Sheriff, amid a tempest of plaudits from his friends within and without the Court-room. If any of our readers shall incline to the opinion, from an examination of the whole testimony, or ot the brief abstract Here furnished, that Justice had no distressed relatives nor influential friends to throw into her sterner scale, and that her balances seem to hang rather unevenly throughout this remarkable trial we cannot say that we entirely disagree with them. Bank of the United States. Tho Boston Patriot of Tuesday says: We learn, that in consequence of an application of between three and four hundred of the merchants and Manufacturers of this city and Salem, an agency of the United . t B1T t States Bank, lately chartered by Pennsylvania has been established in this city. and S. Frothingham, Esq. is appointed Agent. He has already commenced discounting drafts on the southern and western cities. The prompt compliance of the Directors of the new bank, we hope maybe the means of immediate relief and permanent advantage .. II ?4..l to this community, as well as profit to the bank. SPECULATION AND MONOPOLY. A gentleman of the highest repectabillity, resident in an adjoining county, has just returned from the Lima and Fort Wayne Land District. and informs us that, that whole rcmon country is swarming with eastern land speculators, mostly from New York ; who are buying up the public domain by sections, and even- townships, to the exclusion of western farmers, who are able to purchase only in small tracts, for actual settlement, or for the benefit of their children. We ask again, where do those non -resident speculators get their immense funds' with which they are rapidly monopolising all the good lands in the North West! Can any candid man doubt that this is the same money which has been already paid by our own citizens in small sums for lands, transferred from the western to the IUI iniivui hmiii'.v...eastern banks, and then loaned to the friends of Van Buren for monopoly & speculation! ...... . . -f 4 How long will the honest yeomanry of the west remain blind to the schemes of those human leeches, who are sucking their life blood, and preventing the dense settlement of their country, because they favor the pretensions of Van Buren, and are thus permited to amass princely fortunes out of the use of the public money?People's Press. DISRESPECTFUL TREATMENT. We learn from A J IK -0 a uv - Wheeling Times, that the editor of the Cumberland Civilian, published in Maryland, recently received a challenge because he refused to give up the name of a correspondent who had perpetrated some poetric lines to -Ianthe." The manner in which the editor treated the challenge, was by no means respectful. He very coolly put the note in his pocket, and then deliberately kicked the bearer of it out of the door. French Hay! Many of our readers, at least, will be surprised to learn that Hay from France has been imported into this country. A cargo lately arrived at Charleston, (S. C) and sold for $1 62 per hundred. A cargo of American Hay, which arrived about the same time, from Portland,(Me.) eold for 2 per hundred. Mis Maria Denny, about 20 years of age. committed suicide by hanging herself, in a fit of mental derangement, at Watertown, on Sunday morning last.