Indiana American, Volume 6, Number 16, Brookville, Franklin County, 20 April 1838 — Page 2

THE TIMES.

Latest fudm Fixrid. In (he New York Journal of Saturday, is (he following extract of a letter from a Captain in the Florida seivice u ateu 'Four Jc F., l.U. w OO 1 - rA rn1 Off Soundings 1 have no army news of interest to communicate. We are resting on our arms until Lieut. Linnard returns from Washington. Col. Ta) l )f left here the day before yesterday for lf.s station on the other side of the peninsula, hut has no expec tation or hope of finding the savages embodied any where. The) have been chased, as they express it them selves, 'from the bind into the water, and it would be impracticable for bloodhounds to follow up their trails. 'The Company of pioneer, and two companies of Tennessee volunteers, were sentout yesterday with the Topographical officer to examine the country as far as New River, about 45 miles south of this position. I believe all the country south of us to be of the same description as that which surrounds us: a little land, much saw grass, a superabundance of musquitoes and vermin of all sorts, and no small sprinkling of rattlesnakes and other venomous reptiles. I wish Congress would send a committee down here to see what we are expending so much life and trea sure about. The country remind? me of that fabulous region that we read of at scaool, which was neither land, water, nor air. ''We have an Indian camp about half a mile from us, of three hundred souls, who aie waiting the decision of their father at Washington, whether they will be allowed (the old long) a little piece of the land which the the Great Spirit gave them,-or go West. S'loubl the President decide that they can have a little piece of (he Great Spirit's land, they wi'l rejoice and be grateful; but should he determine otherwise, it will be a decided 'no go,' and they will scatter like a (lock of crows, for they will never leave this land while there is a swamp or a palmetto in Florida. They arc as devoted to die on the soil that gave them birth e.s ever a martyr was to die for his religion, "Oae h:ni(lrcl and" thirty-seven negroes were sent olFlo Tampa the day before yesterday: and several others came in yesterday. There was also an accession to the Indian camp, on which occasion Tus-kee-gce gave n ball, and waited on the oflicers in person to invite them to :ltci:d, which several did, but i hae not heard how tt went off. If I were to judge Ecreamiiu by t!i demonical whooping and the' kept up all night, Lwhit h the party i.-.ust one. have beer, a very agreeable When we Lit there about the Tlh or Sth of l.ielf mouth to parpuejthc Indians on their trail fouth one of the foldiers was taken sick two, miles from this place, and ordered back. On the return of the army lie had not readied here, nor had he been heard of. He had two days pnnision in his haversack when he was ordered back. Oa the evening of the nineteenth day jfrotn the lime he left the army lie was brought in by an Indian, w ho found him about tw elve miles north, asleep at the foot of n tree, i he savage waked him up, touch lo his alarm, an .! ii he was nearly exhausted from fatigue and exposure, the Indian took this musket accoutrements, and knapsack, and brought them safe to camp. The soldier had reserved a biscuit and a half, and a small piece of meat, which the savage, although nearly starved himself, did'not molest. The soldier appears to have kept a diary on the first lays of his peregrination, in the blank leaf f his bill (lie style of which was somewhat lik Jial of Jeremiah's lamentations. -"Will Cvn:ress do any thing lo improve1 our condition? If not, I think this campaign will nearly use us up, and when it shall have terminated, the army (at least the Florida portion of it) will disband itself; for it cannot much longer endure the privations to which it is subjected hare, and the neglect of country at home. If you are oa friendly terms with request him lo use his influence to get me promoted, should an occasion offer. I have been waiting for it thirty-one years, and if it do not come shortly, 1 shall die outright, either of poverty cr despair." A Bwy King. The European correspondent of the X. Y. Express, gives the following sketch of the French king. Louis Phillippe is, perhaps, the hardest working man in ins king Join, lie must see and do every ihrng himself, and never retires before two o'clock in the morning. At 8 o'clock, he has read all the newspapers, police reports, fcc. and enters his Cabinet to transact business with his Secretaries. The only exercise he takes, is now and then a drive in his carriage to Neuilly or Versailles; and even then he .cannot be said to idle his.time, for he inspects me worKs executing in the l'alacc or in the Historical Gallery, and sees that his directions have been attended to. Amidst his regal perplexities, Louis Philippe does not lose sight of his own private fortune. He is an fgriculturalist, an iron-founder, a wood merchant, a house-holder, a rent-owner, and some even ay, a speculator in the funds to all which concerns bo Ac much anxiety and assiduity as could be exptucu nom a citizen, whose existence depended on his own exertions and vigilance. Add to this the constant dread of assassination, the cares inseperable from his situation, anxious to see his dynasty seated on a solid basis, and finding it sapped by factions at home, and in danger from the rancor and avaisions of Kings abroad, and his physical p.-edisposilion, you may easily conceive that roue is no sinecure, and that his lite may en i by uch visitation.' J?a. Ttant.

The Si'iuir tr thb pauty. In the CKbe of last Friday appeared an article, editorially which clearly tviiu.is the spirit of the party. The recent exposure of their wicked and ruinous course of measures, as made by the Whig Senators, and especially by Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster, have determined them lo at

tempt, by intimidation and threats, to silence all f "c opposed to them. Mr. Clay, it secirwnas been selected for the first trial. He has, says the Globe, had a message setn to him from an administration Senator, through some of his friends, which it trusts ''will have the effect of making him more circumpect hereafter" as otherw ise "it might cost mre bloodshed!"' That Mr. Clav will despise, as he ought, this threat, w e have full and certain confidence. He at least, cannot be intimidated or deterred from performing his duty. His country may rely on that, liut what the party design, may be inferred from w hat they threaten. They tell Senators that BLOOD will flow, if they are not more circumspect. They hint that the man is chosen, w ho is to do the deed. His skill and nerve, no doubt, have been fully tested and approved, and they proclaim the fact to the w orld, tauntingly and boastingly! Such manifestations of desperation are the result of a consciousness of their total less, and they now seek, blindly and madly to prolong their abused power by deliberately threatening, if not seeking, Uie life of the man w ho is now mostproniincnt among their victorious opponents! It is remarked in natural history, that the bull dog bites before he bafks and the cur barks but never bites. Our friends may therefore, quiet all apprehensions. Mr. Clay is in no danger. The curs of the party may pant for his blood, but in vain. His life will be saved for another and a great purpose. Ball. Chrcn. The A xti-duelling bill passed the Senate on the 9th inst. by the following vote: Yeas Messrs. Allen. Denton, Buchanan, Clay, of Ala., Clay of Ky., Clayton, Da is, Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, Lumpkin, Lyon, McKean Mtrrick Mouton, Niles, Norvcll, Prentiss, Roane, Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles, Smith of Conn.. Smith oflnd., Strange. Swift, Tipton, Trotter, Walker, Wall. White, William, Wright, Young 31. .Nay Mr. Sevier." This bill amounts to nothing as it only pro-j hi bits duelling in the District of Columbia. All that is requisite, if honorable members wish lo exchange shots with cadi other, is lo go out of the "ten mile square,'" and the exactions of Congress are not only evaded, but from this special legislation, the practice of duelling would seem to be sanctioned by Congress. It rarely occurs, that a duel is fought within the District generally at Rlndensburg, or some near point in Maryland or Virginia. The bill passed by the Senate affects not the principle of duelling, only the place; and it is but a mockery ol law -making, tor a National Legislature to regulate a few miles of territory only, when the matters involved nftect the entire Union. If preventing the destruction of valuable lives was the object, why not provide for that purpose? Cin. fJ'hig. The Globe makes the following remarks on (he resolution of Mr. Ilamer, published by us yesterday. Considerable importance is given lo the resolution in Washington: From the Globe. ''Resolution of Mr. Hamek. This proposition, we arc authorized to say, is not intended by the mover to indicate a change of opinion an)- where in regard lo the Independent Treasury bill, now pending; but it is designed lo entourage those banks w hich are disposed to resume specie payments at an early period, to persevere in that determination. It assures them, if adopted, that the parly in power enleitains no such hostility towards them as has been charged by the Opposition, and hereby guaranties that, w hatever diflkulties they may have with the non-resuming banks, ihe friends of the administration will throw no unnecessary obstacles in their way." On this article the Washington Correspon dent of the Baltimore Patriot make the fol lowing remarks: ApriLSth. Since the above was written I have seen the Glob? of last evening. The article on Mr. Hamek's resolution, show s plainly enough, that the people in office regard the movement as one of great importance. The Giol6 professes to be authorized to say, that it indicates no cfiaMe any where, respecting the Sub-Trensury Scheme. This 'by authority' profession, the whole article is i t"' received with great allowance. No trust c.H be placed in the Official's professions. The parly cannot afford to lose Mr. Hameu. He must be coaxed, and patted on the back; every means will be used to prevent him from bolting the course, lie is to call up his reso luuon to-morrow. Some further light will then be thrown upon his intentions. D. Something Jor Brandrcih The western papers frequently tell hard stories, but here's one from the Cincinnati News that takes the rag oil' the bush a little the cleanest. Some one has told us a man in Illinois who had an attack of the ague severe beyond parallel. In endeavoring to support himself, he held on by one of the beams composing his log house, and in an instant the w hole fabric came tumbling upon him; and w as only saved by shaking offlhc logs as fist as they By taking one box of "The Universal Pills." a preparation little known in our quarter, he was not only cured himself, but every slick of tim ber in his habitation was restored to its on ginal position. In conversation w ith a Physician, w e learn, that Btlladona, has been used with great suc cess in several cases of Scarlet Fever a dis ease, so fatal to children. Alexandria Gas.

COiRESSIO:VAIi.

From the Baltimore American. Washington, April 7. " NoJSenatc in.session. After I closed my letter last evening, the Anti-Duelling Bill was taken from the Committee of the Whole in the Sens to. Here it remains to be considered by and by. piobably on Monday. In its present foim the B4I! proposes lo punish all persons engaged in a duel with imprisonment in the Penitentiary for not more than ten nor less than five years. It punches the second ns the bearer of a challenge in the same way as the principals are punished, and" treats even the surgeons no better than the seconds. HOUSE Ol' REPRESENTATIVES. The Journal being read, a resolution was offered asking "for the printing of 1000 copies of the report of the Committee on Public Buildings in reference to the Public Grounds and the'Walks around the Capitol. The resolution ifter a brief discussion was lost. Mr. Ilamer. of Ohio, then introduced the follow ing important resolution, with a view of having it printed, and for Itiepurpose oi unnging it before the House on Monday next: The Resolution was introduced with the following preamble : ' Considering that the bu'iness, commerce, circulation and exchanges of the country are in a dangerous and embarrassed condition, nd considering that a part of the Banks of the United States have expressed a desire to resume specie r a ments at an early period. Resolved, by the Senate and House cf Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, thai if the Banks, or a portion of them, do thus resume, it will be the duly of the General Government, within the limits of its Constitutional authority, to aid such Banks' in regaining public confidence, and lo sustain them in their laudable efforts lo fulfil their obligations to relieve the wants of the community, and to restore lo the public a sound circulating medium. This resolution brought before the House, ;md ordered '.o be printed, an old resolution be fere the House, introduced two months since by Mr. Hopkins, .Mid having particular reference to retrenchment and reform, came up in a continued discussion. Mr. Bond, of Ohio, was entitled lo the floor and addressed the House without concluding, until the orders of the day were called. The Orders were the Bill for appointing a special Board of Commissioners for the settlement of private claims, being the same Bill as that yesterday before the House. An animated discussion followed the inlroduction'of this measure. The Committee rose at an early hour, and made the Bill the special orders of the day for Friday next. At the close of the session, the Hon. John M. Patlon, of Vr. sent in his resignation to the House oh account of his appointment as a member of the Executive Council of Virginia. The Speaker was ordered to notify the Governor of Virginia of the same, and the House adjourned. From the Baltimore Amsrican. Washington. April 9. UNITED ST.4TES SENATE. Mr. Clay presented a petition from a citi zen near the Ucs Monies, praying the con struclion of a bridge over the Mississippi for the protection of the settlers on unsold land, and the construction ot a military road Irom Chicago to Fort Lnven worth. " Mr. Lyon, of Mich, offered a petition from the Legislature of Michigan relative lo ihe donations of the Public Land made to that State for the purposes of Internal Improvement.. Mr. Davis presented petitions asking Congress not to enforce the removal of the Chcrokecs against their own will. Mr. Bucha'nan presented petitions against duelling, which were laid on the table. Mr. Walker from the Commillee on Public Lands, reported a bill granting a quantity of land to the Territory of Wisconsin, to connect by canal, Lake Michigan with Rock River. The Anti-dut Iling Bill coming up. Mr. Clav rose and said that he had taken no part thus far in the debate, not that he had felt no interest in the question, but that be thought it better to postpone his remarks until the bill came from the committee. No man, said Mr. Clay, could more heartily wish for that state of public apinion and society ninth would prevent the practice designed to be prevented by the bill before Senate. No man, continued Mr. C. can be happier than I shall be, if this p:actitc cculd forever Ic suppressed, eradicated and discountenanced. Mr. Clay said he thought Ihe great object of the bill before the Senate should be to direct itself to the purification and correction of public opinion. It was public opinion w l.it h constrained a man in a certain section of the Union from resorting to this mode of resenting insults and injuries; and it was also the same public opinion w hich in another section of the country exacted from individuals a resort to this praclire in ordei to settle their disputes. In this latter section of the country the only .alternative offered a man who had been injured or insulted was whether hewould live ignominy and disgrace, or expose himself to the loss of a life in a personal renrontree, and under this alternative there were but too few that felt able lo refuse that expo sure ot human life. When public opinion should be rectified in this particular, then we might expect to see this practice averse to religion and abhorrent to humanity wholly eradicated. In the mean time it was the duty of the Senate to do w hat it could to bring about that result. Mr. Clay, with a view to this end, said he should most cheerfully vote for the bill, under the hope that if it could, not en

tirely abolish the practice, U would at least!

diminish it, and aid ultimately in producing! such a state of Society as would entirely tend to destroy it. The Bill was then passed, Mr. Hubbard asking for the Yeas and Nays, by the following vote. Yen? Messrs. Allen Benton, Buchanan, Clay of Al. Clay of Ky. Clayton, Davis, Fulton, Grundv, Hubbard, Lumpkin, Lyon. McKean, Merrick, Mouton, Niles, Norvell, Prentiss, Roane, Robbins, Robinson, Rugglcs, Smith of Conn., Smith of Ind., Strange, Swif Tipton, Trotter, Walker, Wall, White, Williams, V' right, Young 31. Nay Mr. Stvierl. The bill graduating the price cf Public Lands came up at one o'clock. Mr. Grundy, of Tenn. reported an amendment against placing any set valuation upon the price of the Public Lands, bu. to fix their valuation according to the lime in which the Lands have beca in market. Mr. Grundy supported his amendment in a speech of some length. Mr. Walker leplied and said he cared but little whether the amendment w as adopted or not. Mr. Grundv reioined. Mr. Clay of Al.and Mr. Sevier, of Ark. advocated the amendment. Mr. Clay, of Ky. said he cared but little w hether the amendment w as adopted or not. Both the bill and the amendment had reference to the reduction of the price of Public Lands. Mi. C. said he oppossed this altogether. He opposed reduction, and by and by he should give his views al length upon the Bill, and in opposition lothe w hole of it. Mr. Grundy's amendment was adopted, which w as a substitute to the w hole Bill. Other amendments w ere proposed, some of them rejected, and some adopted. Ihe bill was before the Senate during the day. Votes upon the amendment being taken, Mr. Clay of Ky. rose and said he hoped that ihe final voleupon the Bill would not be pressed at this time. It was a measure of vast importance, and one which was lo legislate away hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Clay, of Ala., said he thought the staleincnl w as an extravagant one. Mr. Clay, of Ky., said he could prove its truth. After some other remarks, the Bill was postponed until Wednesday next, when Mr. Clay will speak at length in opposition to it. The remainder of the da' was consumed in the consideration of a Bill making an appropriation for roads in Michigan. The Bill was rejected, 20 to 10. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Ilamer asked leave to make an explanation on the subject of the resolution offered by him on Saturday, and then ordered lo be printed. It was suggested lo him by a friend that the Resolution as read would produce the impression that the Administration was really hostile lo the Banks, and would therefore, have ihe effect lo prevent the Banks from attempting to resume specie payment. Supposing that he had full power over the Resolution, and being anxious to prevent any misconstruction of it, he modified it by inserting the words "as the present Administration designs to do." If this was wrong he begged pardon for it. He now struck out those words, and asked leave to introduce the resolution in its original form. Objections being made, Mr. Ilamer moved lo suspend the rules. Mr. Wise, was in favor of the resolution as nowr modified; but he did not vote to print it with those words in it. A call of the House whs ordered, and 156 members answering to their names, the call was suspended. The motion to suspend was lost, )-eas 1 10, j nays 61 not two-thirds. " ' T The House proceeded lothe reception and reference of petitions and memorials. Several petitions in relation to the late duel and some Abolition and Anti-Texan petitions were presented. The reso.'ulicn of Mr. Hopkins providing for a divorce of the Government from the public press was again taken up, and Mr. Bond continued his remarks on the subject during the hour. NaVY AFPR&PHIaTIOJJ. The House took up the bill making appropiialions for the Naval Service of the United States for the year IS3S. Mr. Montgomery, of N. Carolin i moved lo recommit the Biil to the Committee on Ways and Means with instiuctions to report the items for the Exploring Expedition in a specific form. Mr. Wise spoke in favor of converting tiie appropriation to the purpose of a survey and relief equadron. The debate was continued by Messrs. Cambreleng, Adams, Ingham, Wise and Mallory. iur. Hofinian of N. . made an 'eloquent speecn in lavor ol the Exploring Expedition. lur. mercer maae some remarks, when the House adjourned. SENATE, April 12. The Select Committee, chosen on the 21st February; for examining the charges of corruption made; in the N. Y. Courier and En quirer against the Hon. John Ruggles of mame, maue meir report this morning. luiuuyn jli. niie, me Chairman ol the Select Committee. The report was read and 500 extra copies ordered to be printed. It concludes with a resolution, unanimously adopted by the committee, saying that the committee are of opinion that such charges are wholly unfounded,and that they are satisfied of the fact. The report was accepted without debate. So ends this question. Mr. Norvell, of Michigan, presented a resolution, which lies over one day, for the pur-

pose of preventing Senators from It-aving tje cily except under a leave of absence, unle when unable to . attend the sessions. Th penalty proposed to be fixed is a loss of) per diem pay for the days absent. The bill for graduating and reducing (,e price of Public Lands came upas the pp'ccial order of the day. Mr. Hubbard introduced his amciidincr w hich makes the low est price of lands seven' ty-five cents an acre, and the longest timeb market (en jears. Mr. Walker replied in a speech of great length in defence of reduction, and was foj. lowed by Mr. Benton in a speech of some length and upon the same side of (he qUes. tion. Mr. Crittenden replied to Mr. Benton

when Mr. Tipton introduced an nmendment,thr object of which was to confine the purchases under the reduced price to CO or 80 acres. He wished the reduction made for tlie benef: to actual settler and not speculators. Mr. Clay, of Alabama, and Mr. Walker, of Mississippi, objected. The amendment was adopted, inserting one section instead cf one quarter. Tlie follow ing was the vote upon the engrossment. Yeas Messrs. Allen, Benton, Clay ol Ala., Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, King. Linn, Lumpkin, Lyon, Vicholas, Niles, Norvcll. Robinson, Sevier, Smith ol Intl., Smith c! Conn., Tipton, Trotttr, Walker, VillUYoung 22. Nas Messrs. Buihnnan. Clay of Ky, viaj lou, v. i li.ciiiicii. Mavis, iurivenn, Merrick, Prentiss, Preston, Rives, Roane, Robbins, Rugglcs, Swift, Wall, Williams 10. HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES. Mr, Naylor begged leave lo offer a rescb tion calling on the President for information as lo lhj reasoUjWhy a satisfactory answer hud not b een obtained by tiie House to the resolution asking a statement of the causes of tlie delay of the sailing of the Exploring Expedition. Objections wcie made, and the House refused to suspend the rule. Senate, April 13. j The Bill for rcdncing the price of public lands came up a the special order of day upon its final passage. Mr. Calhoun, who had nut before spoken upon the bill, briefly gave his reasons vih; he should vote against the bill before the Sen ate. Jlr. Buchanan then tpokc nt son-.e Icnglfc against the Billwhen the ayes and noes wer ordered, and the Biil passed by the following vole: Yeas, jlcssrs. Allen, Benton, Clav, o: Aln., Cuthlcrf, Fullon, Grundy, Hubbard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Ljon.Mculon, Nicho las, Niles, Norvell, Pierce, Robinson, Sevier, Smith, of Con.. Smith of Ind., Strange. Tip ton, Trotler, Walker, WhiteYoung, 27. Nays Messrs. Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay ofKy. Clayton Crittenden, Davis, McKcan, Merrick, Prentiss, Rives, Roane, Bobbin, Ruggles, Swift, Wall, William?, 16. HOUSE OF -REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Cambreleng, from the Committee on v ays and Means, reported a bill authorising the reissue of the Treasury No(c authorised by the act of Uctober last. Mr. C. stated that the Treasury had no mo ney w herewith lo meet the appropriation bills, and there was a necessity that itshould bcim mediately supplied. The bill was committed. The House went into committee on the bill to extend the charter of the Union Bank of Georgetown to 1845, and it was reported and ordered lo a third reading. A VAN MAN'S T OPINION OF THE SUB , i tmi y'ASIjIriGT0N) Peb. 17, 183S. Dear Sin, Yo ir letfcr of the 14(h instant is at hand. In reply to your inquiry. I oo not hesitate to express it as both my rcrsun' sion and wish that it will not be possible for the Sub-Treasury Bill lo pass the Houec o Representatives. I doubt even that it wil get through the Senate. I entirely concur in the opinion that it will prove one of the most unfortunate measures for the country, ii it should become a law, that has ever fount its w ay into the administration of our Govern ment. The way lo prevent it from beconi' ing a law is for the people to speak in terms of settled and determined condemnation of it to their Rtprcscnlalives. If it become a law, the sin of it will rest upon the representatives oi rNew iorK, a Iraclion of whom can deieai if, .and the curse it will inflict will be the severest upon the constituents of these Rep rescntatives. The prosperity of New York, (I speak of the whole state,) its energies and enterprise, will feel a blight for years to come, it tlie business of its citizens is narrow ed down, as the small means of such a curren cy as this will onlv admit of. To attempt to secure or prosecute a healthv and profitn ble business upon a depreciated'eurrenry for the peonle.and one for the frovrrnmcnlnlcnc, that w ill always be kept by the operation of this metisure above ihe par value ot cev) other descrinlion of nrnnpriv. it will incur the fate and folly of him who attempts to sihimself dow n on two distant and dissimilar stools. I need only add that political or pnrty ostracism, and no system of personal denunciation or abuse, well deter me from ecling up to the honest convictions I entertain of thii measure, or from opposing it by every lair and honorable eflort in my power. 'Most respectfully, your obedient servant, in baste, Francis O. J. Smith Joshua Hilton, Esq., N. Y. city. A great part of the town of Natchitoches was destroyed by fire on the 18th ult. Los!-

supposed to be $30,000.