Indiana American, Volume 8, Number 10, Brookville, Franklin County, 6 March 1840 — Page 1

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BY C. F. CLARKSON.

$2 in advance, $4 00 in six months' or $3 at tha rninttion of the vear. Nn mm .; i i- - - - IU w iu. continued until all arrearages are paid, unless at :he optioa of the editor. Ten per cent, interest par annum will be charged on all subscription all Job-work and advertising when payment is deADVERTISEKESTS. Twelve' line, nm I... Ml bs inserted once or three tirnes, for one dollar auu i win uo cuargea ior eaci additional lUSCIli'JII. ON LOW SPIRITS. Low spirits is a certain statu r.r t k j pimed by indigestion, wherein the greatest evils are apprehended upon the slightest grounds, and the worst consequences imagined. Ancient medi1 writers snpposod this disease to be confined to those particular res-ions of il.o afwtnn... . r . ly cl!ed hypochondria, whieh ire situated on the ngui ur io.i oiuo ai iuai cavity, whence comes the name hypochondriases. SYPTOMs.--The common eorporeal systems are Bjf lllPr!V Ifl tha m, nmm I. I . . -j ... w. tiumaiu ur uoweis, acne eructa tions.costiveness, spasmodic pains and often an ut tsr inability of fixing the ject of importance or engaging iu any thing that demands vigor or courage. Also Isnguidness the wviuw irriiiuia. inougntini, despondinir melancholy and dejected, accompanied by a total' derangement of the nervous system. The menial reelings uu pecan ar train or ideas that haunt the imagination and overwhelm the judgment, exhibit an infinite diversity. The wisest and best of men are as open 10 una amiction aa the weakest. Cacses. A sedentanr life nf.. w:j , J J RIUU, 6SWC1II' ly severe study, protracted to a late boor in the ni8ui, uu reuevea oy social intercourse or exercise, a dissolute hsbit, great excess in eatin? and drinking, immoderate use of mercury, violent purgauTca, me suppression or some habitual discharge, fas the obstruction f ih mant - . .wvuacj ui more important organs within the abdomen is frequent fniictaa Treatmest. The principal objects of treatment are to remove indigestion, strengthen the body, and enliven the spirits, which may be promoted by exercise, early hoars, regular meals, pleasant conversation; the bowels (if costive) should be carefully regulated by the occasional use of a mild aperient. VVe know nothing better adapted to this end. than Dr. Wm. Evans' Aperient Pills; being mild' and certain in their operation. The bowels being once cleansed his inestimable Camomile Pills, (which are tonic, anodyne, and antispasmodic) ere an infallible remedy, and without dispute have proved a great blessing to the numerous public. gome physicians have recommended a free use of mercury, but it should not be resorted to- in many cases it greatly aggravates the symptoms. HIGHLY IMPORTANT. Nervous diseases, liver complaint, dyspepsia, bilious diseases, piles, consumption, coughs, colds, spitting of blood, pain in the chest and side, ulcers, female weakness, mercurial diseases, and all cases of hypochondriaciam, low spirits, palpitation of me uean, nervous irriiaoiuty, nervens weakness, flour albus, seminal weakness, indigestion, loss of appetite, heart burn, general debility, bodily weakness, chlorosis or green sickness, flatulency, hysterical faintings, hysterics, headaches, hiccup, sickness, night mare, rheumatism, asthma, tic doleureux, cramp, spasmodic affections, and those who are victims to that most excrntiating disorder, Gout, will find relief from their sufferings by a coarse of Ur. Wm. Evans' medicine. Also, nausea, vomiting, pains in the side, limbs, head, stomach or back, dimness or confusion of sight, noises in the inside, alternate flushes of heat and dullness, tremors, watcbings, agitation, anxiety, had dreams, spasms. Principal Office, 100 Chatham st. New York. The Following Ikterestikq and Astosishiso Pacts, are among the numerous Cares perlorraea oy tne use or ur. Wm. Evans' Medicines. Principal Office, 100 Chatham street, New York. wuereice uocior may oe consulted, personally or by letter, (post paid) from any part of the United Slates, &c. Persons requiring medicines and advice, must enclose a Bank Note, or Order. CERTIFICATES. More Conclusive Proofs or the extraordinary efficacy of Dr. Wm. Evans' celebrated Camomile and Aperient Anti-Bilious Pills, in aleviating afflicted mankind. Air. Robert Cameron. 101 Bowery, Disease, Chronic Dysentery, or Bloody FJux. Symptoms, unusual flatulency in the bowels, severe griping, frequent inclination to go to stool, tenesmus, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, frequency of pulse, and a frequent discharge of a peculiarly foetid matter, mixed with blood, great debility, sense of burning heat, with an intolerable hearing down of the parts. Mr. Cameron is enjoying perfect health, and returned his sincere thanks for the extraordinary benefit he had received. AsTnva. Three Years' Standing. Mr. Robert Monroe, Schuylkill, afflictod with the above distressing malady. Symptoms, greet languor, flatulency, disturbed rest, nervous head-ache, difficulty of breathing, tightness and stricture across the Ireast, dizziness, nervous iritability and restlessness, conld not lie in s horizontal position without the sensation of impending suffocation, palpitation of the heart, distressing cough costiveness, pain of the stomach, drowsiness, great debility, and deficiency of the nervous energy. Mr. It. Monroe gave up every thought of recovery, and dire despair sat on the countenance of every person . interested in his existence or happiness, till by accident he noticed in a public paper some cures effected by Dr. Wm. Evana'Medicine in his complaint, which induced him to purchase a package of the Pills which resulted incompletely removing every symptom of his disease. lie wishes to say his motive for this declaration is, that those afflicted with the same or any symptoms similar to those from which be is happily restored, may likewise receive the me inestimable benefit. LivebComplaiht; Ten, Year? Standing. Mrs. Hannah Browne, wife of Joseph Browne, north Sixth st. near Second street, Williamsbnrgh, afflicted for the last ten years with Liver Complaint, restored to health through the treatment of Dr. Wm. Evans. Symptoms; Habitual constipation f the bowels, total loss of appetite, excruciating or the epigastric region, great depression or pirits, languor and other symptoms of extreme deputy, disturbed-sleep, inordinate flow of the men- ? Pain in the right side, could not lie on her left job without an aggravation of the pain, urine high colored, with other symptoms indicating great defilement oT the functions of the liver. j- Browne was attended by three of the' first j?jens, but received no relief from their toie-K-Yil Mr.'Rrowne .procured some -f Dr. Wm. 'Vanr ltn.ki.4.1. ... - ST--...-1 1 .. ..vnevBd her of the sfTOve distressing symptoms,

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"ue" which it is not essential to intimate Cif.ojr. . , JOSEPH BROWNE. City and County or New York, ss. - hpin0"? ,,rown. WiHiamaburgb, Long Islandi as aft d,u, worndid depose and.y that tho fS Ss suS Lj.1-6 WithiD -".towbiclrlS tas subscribed his name, are just and trne. JOSEPH BROWNE. icitk .l Sworn before me this 4th day of January, 1837. PETER PINCKNEY, Com of Deeds 10 v.,VrMKffltcd with the abo complaint for hVl" 'a ,lCh ,nc,Pacit"ed 'im at intervals, for rl!.L!. ? Je?r''. in "tendiS to his business, TIT, n P?veCte'!th under tbt lutry treatment ofUr. Vm. Evans. . i . - J he Symptom wrr A sense of li.ion.;nn .nj oppression after eating, distressing pain in tLs pit v. vu .looiacn, nausea, impaired appetite, giddi- , ;ri.,vu vi mo oean, great cebility and emaciation, depression of epirite, disturbed rest, sometimes a bilious vomiting and pain in the right side and extreme degree of languor and faintness; i pursue nis Dusiness causing ira mediate exhaustion and wearineiw. Mr. JIcKenxie uJaily attending to hit buiineit. . """a aoovs symptoms have occurred nil liA.ltl. ir . . o B us uocu ini ineaicinA. nm mr edies, but they were all ineffectual. He is willing to give any information to the afflicted respecting the inestimable benefit rendered to him by the use of Dr. Wm. Evans' medicine. Am Eztraordi at .7.:... v.,i. . juirj wnion, liliamsburgh, corner of rourtn ana worth streets. comnlotpU m.tnra health by the treatment of fir. Wm PV.. inn . w The SVmDtOms Of the i3iat:Fcinv fn , - - v t . .... - . ' r r - . '" auiailOBSOI SODetlte. nalnitntinn nf ik. uenn, iwitcnmg or the tendons, with s ffeneral spas BMlic affection of the muscles, difficultv of Km. !.: ..JJ: I . .. u.v.iuiii-, Kiuuiuess, ianiruor. iasf 'tnde. crest dn. pression or spirits, with a rear of evil, a sensation of fluttering in the nit of ih stomach, irregular transient pains in different parts, great euaciation. with other Jv:i:. ' J 1 " The above case was orononnced hnnpTp.a hv i !. iui euimeoi poysicisns, and the dissolution of the patient awaited by her friends, which may be authenticated by the physicians who were in attendance. She has given her cheerful permission to publish the above facts, and will also gladly give nv 1 n ftrm a 1 1 nn iA mM 1 j .iviui.u.u j iiiijuiriu 171 ! n a . MARY DILLON. Dyspepsia ard Htpochondriacism. Intereating case Mr. William Salmon. Green itnot. .1 - rai 1 a . - . " " wive miro , rni laaeipnia, afflicted for several years with the following distressing symptoms; Sickness at the stomach, head ache, dizziness, palpitation of the heart, impaired aooetite and weabnaaii of the extremities, emaciation and general debility, disturbed rest, a sense of pressure and weight at the stomach after eatinir. niirhtma ro. OTMt mantil despondency, severe flying pains in the chest , back ,iu oiuco, cobu veness, a aiaiiRe tor society, or conversation, involuntary sishinir and weenirtr. lan guor and lassitude upon the least exercise. Mr. Salmon had applied to the most eminent physicians who considered it beyond the power of meuicine 10 restore mm to health; however as his affliction had reduced him to a very deplorable condition, and having been recommended oy a relative of bis to make a trial or Dr. Wm. Evana med icine, he with difficulty repaired to the office and procured a package, to which, he cava hp ia inrinht. ed for his restoration to life, hea'lh anil frinla. He is now enjoying all the blessings of health. Persons desirous of further information, will he satisfied in every particular aa to this astonishing case at Dr. Wm. Evans' medicine office, 100 ChatnamsiXM.i. , . A severe case of Piles cured at 100 Chatham st Mr. Daniel Spanning of Shrewsbury, Eden Town, New Jersey, was severely afflicted with Piles for more than 20 years. Had had recourse to medicines of almost every description, also the advise of several eminent physicians, but never found the slightest relief from any souice whatsoever until he called on Dr Evans, or 100 Chatham street, N Y and procured some medicine from him, which he found immediate relief, and subsequently a perfect cure. A letter from Mr Sheldon P Gilbert to Dr Wm Evans, proprietor of the eelebrated Camomile Pills: Dear Sir Had the immortal Cowper known the medical qualities of the Camomile plant, he, as well as thousands since, (besides myself) would have experienced its wonderful effects on the nervous system. The public utility of Cowper was blighted in the bud, through the natural effect or his nervous debility upon the mental powers, which made it necessary for him to seek relief beneath the rural shade, but the calm retreat gave his physical nature no repose. If some one then had known the secret of concentrating the&medical virtues of Camomile, the discoverer would have been immortalized with poetic zeal aa the benefactor of suf fering men. The above lines were prompted from the effec I have experienced from Dr. Wm. Evans' Caino mile Pills. - Yours, with esteem, SHELDON G. GILBERT. Durham, Green county, N Y. Price 75 cents a package, which contains a bottle of Camomile Pills snd a box of Aperient Pills. Dr Wxa Era.ie' Camomile and Family Aperient Pills for sale at bis principal office, 100 Chatham stN Y. Principal Western Office, 47 Green st Louisville, Ky, where Dt Evans celebrated medicrne can be had wholesale and retail, and southern and western agents can be supplied. Cactior. Dr Wm EvanS will not be responsible for the genuineness of the Camomile Pills unless tbey are bought of Dr Evans' advertised agents. There is one agent in every county Buy of none but agents, as many drnggesta who are otherwise respectable, have imposed upon the invalid by selling a spurious article. ITbolesale druggists are not Dr: Evins agents; therefore respectable dealers in the country ought not to get a spurious article or them, but write for Ike genuine to 100 Chatham street, N Y, where the Pills are manufactured and told wholesale. General FTestern Office, 47 Green st Loaieville, Ky: Principal office or the United States, 100, Chatham st New York. - j i C.btiorJ Entered according to act of Congre to avoid tmpotiiioH of counterfeiter, be stfre that the label expresses that it has been entered, and be fikepUetparticular,fr.P&chasingfrom the fiegutat Agent: - Qr-See list of Agents. fjp-See other advertisements in this paper.

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Legislative Debate. REMARKS OF MR. JUDAH. v i. - "j -ir. fuaan in tne Home v rrwnwivet, Jan, 23, 1840, on the cue, j non of concurrence in the report of Mr. VUch, from the teleet committee on that part of the ?tern0T. mM'5-e uhich relate! of the action '"VY'" ,J Jnlioal Adminutmion, an .the ajatrt of the State and People f Indiana. Mr. JUDAII addressed the Cliair, and said, that he intended to examine the facts rtd to discuss the opinions set forth in the report j nnd in doing thi, he should avail himeir or proper importunities to reply to the gen lemen form;Pranllin, (Mr IW) frorn Swii2erland,(Mr FiiherOni.d from Dearborn, (Mr Amos Lane.) . 5' ,aM lflHt 'rom thft Merwlily extended ro him by the aiiiournmani nn . .A..i ... ell as by the profeiiion&'appsarently seriou?, OMhe gentleman from U;vl,orn, he was infj? be,ieJe .U,"t hsajorilj not only intended to afford erery oportunity for full ana iree discussion of subjects to interesting lo our communit), but would meet the quesHons proposed, not as parlieaps, but as patriots. However men might think, iu reference Jo the waste of lime consumed in discussion, ";e ucuision was necessary for the security whines, rrie aiscassion paa ever neen permitted i:i the Commons of England iu me ugieiaiive assemtiirs or our oirn States. It had ever been attendant .u. principles of Anglo Saxon freedom; it had its foundalion deep in the great principle of Anik- -T... 'c,u,m, '"oependencc; and with " lo PrPse now mainly marked the difference between the Constitutional Males truly free, and t,e .i.t.u . free in form; between iIip r.nM.i.i:n. i...j . ,,6,an Sme u,,,ted States, and those n the naonarchieson the continent ofEurone. a "inch the assembly either vetes without i cussion, or discusses onlv ' as the exeeutiye may submit. But although free discussion is a necessary element in our jiistila ions, unless it is guided by patriotism; if, on the contrary, it is devoted to the seru' "iwnneu jor of party, i will not only become useless, but will h n;..;n. rl this subject the eentleman frnmtiaort. uiscoursea most sweet mus ir. On iu:. ...v i - " -...ayni win ling ject, in his most graceful manncr.in his bland est syie, in most carerully selected words, all most worthy of his station at the head of the dominant party here, he has aseured us of his determination to act in this matter with . eve single to the public good; the purity of pnuroiism useii j i nat such may be the fact not only with him, but with all of us, I hope we sincerely desire. &ir,l sincerely hope that the gentleman cere, and that he will hore after treat this ..,.,wltI l3 , ciirnesr. mat hp ic am. suDject according to its merits. ll m at m m ... it is true mat ne, in his speech, any more than the gentleman from Swifrprlamrl DA from Fronklin, did not attempt to examine the merits of the report which we are called Upon to sanction by our votes. It ia for m tn caII the attention of those gentlemen, and of uie siouse, to the true subject of investigation; and I trust those gentlemen will meet it candidly. I have no objection to a little party spiiit. Party spirit is the natural product of free institutions. It is insenrrable from them. It is necessary to their existence. To those institutions it is like oil to the works of a clock. It makes all the wheeles of government work easy and free. But then it must be oil of a proper quality; it must be a sound party spirit: a nartv lookiniriin th all, and not a cold, cnlculatioir selfishness. m a ' J - swv v wearing the mask of patriotism, but dead to its spirit! Let us, then, with a proper spirit, examine the report. I deny the facts stated in it. I deny the conclusions drawn in fit. And we all know, that although many gentlemen have expressed their determination to vote for concurrence in the reprrt although m ny have talked about the bank of the United State, and about our Internal Improvement system, and about many other matters, notlone has said that the Tacts stated in the report were correct, or that us conclusions were sound. J well knew that the great object of the gentle men from Dearborn and Switzerland, has been in their remarks, not to prove the soundness of the report, but to drive the minority in this House into a defence of the Bank of the United States, and of our Stale improve ment system; but the gentlemen inay.be as sured, that so far as. we are concerned, their effort is entirely 'Love s labor lost.' The report states that the State of Indiana has received from General Government gra vities of the amount of near forty-three mill ions of dollars io lands and moeey. Early in the session, in a discussion which took place on the Governor's message, the gentleman from Dearborn, (Mr. Lane) styled the general government our "most kind parent," and asserted that we had received at its hands benefactions to an amount of more than thirty millions of dollars; that amount in his published speech he' reduced to twenty-one millions, an J how, the committee's report ton it up to. $42,883,150- OnUieuocxasion referred, to, it was my place to show the absurdity of the slatemenLof the gentleman from Dearborn, and if I repeat now swords which 1 then said, I 'must be excused; because the same historical facts and thejsame course of reasoniner are now necessarr to show, the increased absurdities nnd more stupendious folly of the statements of the report

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FRIENDS. O, 1840. Let us look at it. This sum of $42,8834. iou, received by .us from the National Gov ernment, is composed of the following items aiwHumg io me report: I. In the last four years, 6,981,753 acres of land have been purchased at the land offices in the State of Indiana; the committees state that these lands are now worth five dollar per acre or $3 4,807,865, principal parcel of Ika OlO CCO I iti rri; s - . . - ... al diet upon which (he leaders nf ihn nn rfw in Indians think they may feed the majority in inis tiouse, and the people of the State! The v.vcvu iaiue ui n;e tanas causca iy our iaoor and by our improvements; by the expen ditUrCS of our mental treiura. unit nnr i.nAl ly strength, is a beniGcence, o gift of charity from the government! And not only do the committee count the increased value of the lands bought, as a gratuity from the government, but tbey also include the first cost, the price paid at the Land office in the amount, " snow it an lorth to the people as the mere u-ruooience ol thai erovemmeiit whirh ihe gentleman from Dearborn (Mr Lane) savs, 'has treated Indiana with the indulgence and kindness of a parentwith all the tenderness ana nneciion or n nursing mother." Thi is the first nnd Greatest absurdities in the ronnn which you are called upon to sanction by your uo ir, ii you please. Sustain your coremiltee, if you please. You will only afford another example of the truth of the old line, "Him whom the Gods fr.tcnd to disetroy. mcj nisi maaaen." i ne people -of Indiana will reject sach absurdities, and those who at tempt io impose such upon them. The report next enumerates the College lands, 4G,0S0 acres: Saline lands, 23,040 acres: inoianapolie grant, 2,5(30 acres: School land, 640,000 acres: Michigan Road lands. IG9,600 acres: and the Wabash and Eie canal lands, 355,200 acres: a total of 1.34G.1S0 acres, which the committee are also pleased to value at hVe dollars oer acre.and thus male $0,182,400, lo be addd to the greatest of its absurdities, the $34,807,605, and tlius making UjWUbo. The report further adds to the heap as follows: The 3 ner cent. fund. j)4,DJl: Cumberland Uoad within this State, $500,000: Michigan Harbor, $60,000: making with the surplus revenue, the "graEd aggregate of $42,883,150." Let as examine severally the items comprising this "grand Aggregate" of wonderous numbers, (and I think you will be satisfied, at least the good sense of the country will be easily satisfied, sir, that each of them has been a hard bargain grasped fiom our thoughtlessoess oy an unxina step-mother. When the State of Virginia made the ces sion of the North Western Territory, a terrifshl. !n Inflail iw (. ..l...ft-l 1 ! . t J lutiuutu iii u tunitmcu limns, nnu conquered by its arms, to the confedcratiatt, it evinced a most noble and patriotic spirit; a patriotism worthy its statesmen ard. soldiers; a most beautiful exemplification of that devotion to the public good, which is expressed in the motto emblazoned on its escutcheon, Sic semper tyranms. The State of Virginia contemplated the erection of empires of freemen in the great North West; nnd for that purpose, provided in the act of cession, for the creation of new states,uhaving the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other States " This provision, the foundation of all our rights, was only subjected to one restriction, as follows, that the land ceded should be a common fund for the benefit of all the States. 'What, sir, were those rights of sovereignty, of freedom, and independence? The same, doubtless, as those claimed and enjoyed by Virginia (self; the same as those possessed by each of the thirteen Stales; all that full, nnd complete, and independent sovcr eignty wnicn any nation on earth docs or can possess. There is one right of sovereignty admitted as natural nnd inherited by all writers ou natural law, and by all statesmen or all parties, which was granted, but is now denied to In diana; I mean the right .to use all the property in the State for the public good, the right of taxation. In 1784 the North Western Territory was ceded to the Confederation, and in July 1787, the ordinance for the government of that territory wp.s adopted. So far, sir, ns that ordin ance is contrary to the act of cession, I hold it to be null: and this Ihold, although .the ordinance Imay have been confirmed by the convention which formed the constitution of the State of Indiana. During his life-lime, much credit was given to the author of that ordinance; since his death much of fume has been secured to his memory, by those who looked meiely to the abstract nature of a few of its provisions. But surely he did not merit that credit ;hh memory shoulc (not be cherished for. that oidinancc. It is a gross violation of the expressed will of Virginia, and a gross in vasion of the eoverign rights of the new states; and so far, it is null; so far, every patriot may disregard'. According to the act of cession, the lands ceded were to remain a common fund, but the territory was to be formed into sovereign States, with all the rights of other States. One of those sovereign rights claimed and exercised by the other States, was the right to the waste lands within their borders. It would be a question, whether under the act' of cession, a new. State, the instant it was formed ; would not become inverted, as a part of its sovereignty. with this right; a right which, under many circumstances, might be of primary importance. The ordinance de-

termines this question, and decides,lhat the new States shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil. If such was the meaning of the act of cession, the ordinance was unnecessary ifsuchwasnot the meanjng, the ordinance is an assumption and invalid. The ordinancej provides that no tax shall be imposed on the lands of the United States by the new Slates, nor any higher taxes imposed on lands of non residents than upon residents. And the q-ieslion is ihie would n new State, according to the act of cession, have the right to tax the lauds of the government t If the answer is the negative, again I say the provision in the ordinance is unnecessary. But if that answer is in theaffirmalive,again I assert that the ordinance is an assumption and voiJ. If a new State j when formed, has not the right to tax all the property in it for the public good, then it has' not the same sovereign rights which the old States have. It is sabmittcd, Mr Speaker, whether the efforts thus made in the ordin ance, to deprive by anticipation the new Statesofa portion of the inheritage provided for them by the generosity nf Virginia, eihib' its aiy of the -tendernes ai.d affection of a nursing mother' . In 1816, the territory of Indiana was approaching its majority. In a short time more, il would have been its ripht tot. h.

of its estate; to form a republican constitution; u urgmize a government; to clothe itself with Ihe same rights of soveriei tvk which Virmniu enjoyed ; and to demand' admission into the Union as its right, not as a favor. Those who adnvnisteted the General Goie nmenf. eas tern politicians, almys dead to trcslern interests, well knew that the ordinance of 1787, so far as it contravented the act of cession, was a notify. The fraudulent guardian took advanvantage of the prodigality of its ward. Our people were nilitious. Our leading men were anxious lo get into the hieh places. And. sir, a most iniquitous settlement was made.Let us look at it, marked thoueh it be. bv cool, deliberate c xtortion on the one side, and oy imbecility nnd prodigality on the (other. Ihe act of Congress of April 19, 1816. was passed, and restricted the Convention to the formation of a cot stitution not repugnant to the ordinance of 1787. The same net offer ed five propositions, on condition that the State should not tax lands sold by the United Mates tor live years after the lime of sale By the act of cession we were entitled to the same sovereign rights as the other States, by the ordinrB.ee we were deprived, of the right to tax the United States land unsold. ana oy tne act ol 131 band ordinance of the. convention, we were deprhed of the right to tax those lands for five ears after they might be sold. The members of the convention who sanctioned the oppressive measure of the government, not only violated the act of cession, but they trampled .upon our rights. They did that which no earthly power could authorize. Many of those men have gone down to the grave, covered with years and honor ; others of t ht m yet live among us, respected ard esteemed. I wish not to trample on the memory of the good deeds of the first, nor to disturb the peace of Ihe last; but I am constrained to say, that in my opinion, that proceeding was almost unholy. For the sacrifice of our rights and interests, thus made, the reward offered and taken consisted in five propositions, the proceeds of which are set forth in the report of the committee and are there staled as arts of kindness from the national government to us! And that too, the majority here must affirm; if you concur in the report. These propositions gave us as follows: 1st. The Scliool Sections, together C40,CC0 acres. 2d. The Saline lands, 23)40 acres 3d. College lands, 46,080 acres. 4(h The Indianapolis grant, 2,500 ncies. Making together 71I,C80 acres, worth at Congress price $ I 25 per acre, $172,600, instead f $358,400, the valuation made by the committee: and 5th. The 3 percent, fund, expended on the National road, for which the government has advanced about $500,000. These several lands and moneys, to gelher, $1,862,23 1, from the consideration for which the State of Indiana gave up the right lo tax the lands of the United Stales unsold, and the sold lands for five years. These form, sir, the price of a surrender of a sovereign right, a right, too, essential to our pros perity. And yet we are told, and you, sir, have to vote with your parly, that this a benevolence from our kind ''nursing mother!" When it is recollected that since 1816, about fifteen millions of acres of land have been sold in Indiana, and that each of these acres," with the improvements made upon it, have been exempted from taxation for five yean, it is ea sy to calculate what the cost of the five grants have been to the State, and what it yet will be. ..In a pecuniary sense, honor, faith, justice, and patriotism aside, the bargain was -monstrous hard for us. And, sir, on this sab ject I am happy to have 'at band the opinions of the gentleman from uearoern tiimseii, oniy about four years old, to support nay positions. I shall read from the circular of Amos Lane, candidate for Congress, four yean ago. . All the lands within the limits of a government, are liable to taxation by that govern ment. No exception cn be; made wjtaoat increasing the taxes of those . not excepted. No exception, therefore, ran be rigniUy made, except in consideration of some benefit moral or pecuniary, which shall compensate

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