Indiana American, Volume 9, Number 3, Brookville, Franklin County, 15 January 1841 — Page 2

LEGISLATIVE.

SENATE Jan. let. 1841. Mr. Ckavens from select committee, reported bill (o modi fj the system of internal improvement; which being read. Mr. DoKson moved that it be rejected. Mr. Chamberlain asked if the committee had not been instructed to divide the works into nine classes. i Mr. Bell thought the motion to rrject the bill rather uncandid. The subject had been referred to the committee, and Uiey had tat over it day and night, giving it every attention in their power, ii order to produce a report which should, as nearly as possible, do equal justice to every part of the state. Mr. Chambcrl.tin said it-seemed to him a; if the committee, instead of classifying and modifying, had positively nulified all proceedings on the rail roads. Those who were friendly to the original bill could not hesitate for a moment as to what course to pursue. His mind was as well made up as it could be. It was a simple proposition; and it was useless for Senators to throw away the time and money of the country, actuated as they professed to be by the spirit of economy. Mr. Nave opposed the rejection of the bill. Why not keep it till it could be amended so as to su:t the nvtjoiity? Gentlemen were sensitive upon their particular woiks not being inserted in the provisions of the bill. He alsi might feel chagrined berause the White river canal was left out, bnt on the principle of compromise, he was willing to take the bill as it was. The committee had no instructions, nothing before them more than a clean sheet of paper, and they had reported that bill to the Senate. Let the Senate act upon it. He looked upon this as the moat important proposition that had come befoie the Legislature this session. The fate and the respectability of the state depended upon it; .. uc ueggcu mat However gentlemen might be opposed to the bill, they would withdraw theinoMun to reject it. Mr. Ewing was for rejecting the bill There was much in the bill calculated to excite diigust and disapprobation, and nothing tint whs amiable. It did nothing ol a general character. In all its features it was merely local. The whole of the money was by it appropriated to the White water canal, a work in which the slate in general was not inleres ted, and all other works were left unprovided tor; they had all to give way to this. Mr. Mount obscived that the gentleman ha J said so much about White water canal n-ici about the local provisions of the bill, that it seenie J as if he thought the While Water canal not very important. He (Mr. M.) believed it to be a very important work. It penetrated into a nart of I he rrtiint rv whii l ve..B not second in importance to any in Iudiana.Louk at the rrvpuin- lii.li -c io.:uuj mat country! The works which connected with the lakes were not more valuable. The value of a work of this inscription ought to be estimated by the revenue which was derived from lhat part of the country. The canau which ran through the country were not so important. The gentleman wished for a canal to exist ill the north Wpst rnritor f Iho - ""O UVI II VU II U i State, where there was nothing to transport but furs. The Senate was now about to modwj the system of internal improvement which tad been adopted; the committee had been instructed to recommend the grounds on ek;.I. lU i t . uif-fee woi ks wouiu produce the greati.i iouniot money, and it appeared to them that the hite water canal was that work.l uses were not confined to the carrying of produce into or out of our state, merely, hut also for the transportation of produce within the slate, and many thousands of hogs were anuually taken to Cincinnati, which might be transported by means of this canal with ,ni a - v I advantage. One fourth of the whole business ...0rt, teniureu niuun me iniiuence of " would cost Jess to complete it than it would to complete nny other canal, uU,d be soo,ler He admitted that there were many locks to complete, ""- wuuia yieia mucn oi water power.

. .m: iocks were oi gooa masonry, not infe- circumstances beyond their control, and he nor to any in the United States; but. in their beaeved that the report disclosed facts relapresent unfinished state were liable to decay, ve to ott.er works, particularly so far as the and if neglected would take injury and lead Northern canal was concerned, which would to greater expense than would be the case if justify him in voting against the bill. The the work were to be proceeded with now. If report said that the works were not likely to gentleman had a mind to go inlo a compari- ,,e sufficiently productive to keep down the son of Ihe works, and to estimate their value interest of the money to be expended in their by thu amount of revenue received from th construction, i Her TVfr. f! i

n.n tc nf tl. ... .1 u i.:.u -l . I r iwic imuugii which mese worsts .au,i..Cy wouu una mat wayne county paid more towards the revenue now than a'll the other counties from Tippecanoe to the State ,,n5; - r. atevenson said there was a time when Indiana thought she could go on with nine v ks bi once, i ne project had been tried, ..cry citizen was now convinced that it could not be done. By this project the state as i almost ruined, and there was now no choice left, to save the credit of the state but unite upon a single work and finish it. He wimng to give up his own work, if by so doing he should contribute to save the Stale from its impending ruin. So far the bill was nfflll. although h. tr i i ... ..

wmi T ,,.," i piewea wun the was incapaoie ol forming a concepbill in all its provisions. He hoped the bill twnofthe future importance of that work,

lu V.t. V V ,JW,:,U "e was conscious that the best policy of the State w. A i.l. p that work which would yield the greatest revenue III nrannrtiAm to k J.-." . k j r r-y"" " pcnmiure yet to be made upon it. If the committee were of k iTri "7 7 c wwia lor lne 0ll, .SZSi T f li umil :,e ,houW b TS3a TCr?f,?,Plnt Jhe bi" "igt be JEiA down now, world ?h2 rln.??' !iCt dec,are to lhe Drioclmd Vbi ?n. i?h d0 "thin6- The EETSS. .bi1CVOM 10 lh. b,U PPed to corrert in ih m... k ti . i si Z Ll-n'T. . objected to nal -..Wo,. particular work wa. not to go I 1 - . -.. . " . jvv, iu

on, and another because his work was Dot to! go on. If tuch objections were allowed to1 prevail, it would result in the rain of the state. The state was now taxed beyond what it was able to bear, and without some remedial action the prices of land would be reduced to nothing, and the state ruined. And yet gentlemen seemed disposed to take hold of th

thing with feelings of selfishness, and to go vuicHiiu ieii ine people that they had done nothing. The debt of the state was increas ing. Should it not be provided fort Should the state be disgraced dishonored t Ought local feelings to be allowed to predominate to such a degree as to injure the respectability, the integrity, the honor of the state t He wa satisfied that the committee had done what they thought best; but if they were wrong, he was willing to sit from day to day, to hear the opinions of Senators, and try if something bet ter coma ce aevisea, ana it so to do it. Mr. Hell enquired if the present was a proper time to discuss the merits of the bill? He was in hopes that the gentleman would withdraw his motion to reject, and that the Senate would debate upon the subject at a proper lime, on which occasion he would state his opinion, when other measures might be submitted which would be more acceptable. It was proper to act with caution. Mr. Eggleslon lived in a pari of the country which was furnished with a work mad hv the God of nature on which to carry goods to mantel, so that he had no interest in any of me puuiic wwrns. wnen the committee un dertook to modify the public works, it was a them somewhat like robbing a grave yard. mere w ere no symj loins ol Vitality in the subject. It was nothing but debt debts which could never be discharged, and still more debts to be incurred. He believed the Central canal could never be finished. It would not cost less than six to seven millions of dollars. Why not let it lie! The present appropriation was not sufficient for it, and why should it be proceeded with. There might be oth?r works as good as what had heen selected; but all could not be selected. Gentlemen had complained that the present report was opposed to (lie Internal Improvement bill. It was so, and it would be worthless if it were not. The bill (the Internal Improvement bill) provided for the expenditure of ten million of dollars without eivinp any to the woiks which were of the greatest importance. Gentlemen had talked of the Northern canal, which canal he looked upon as wen calculated for the transportation of irogs, wmisi ine unite water canal from its running through a most important part of the country, was likely to be more generally useful. He believed that canal were to be made for the general benefit of the country, not merely for the sakeof building little towns throughout the sta'.e, but to ailbrd an outlet for the produce of (he country to th host markets. In the preparation of this bill the committee had rejected local considerations and consulted the general interest of the state, uiu una maae no larger an appropriation on the Whitewater canal than on the Madison road. It was known that money would arise to use state irom ine sales of the public land and ,l w desirable that lhat money should be aPP,,ed towards the payment of the public 1. . and u,c u!lan"g of the public credit, 1 h,s was an object In which all were interes m m ... ... ur Vyiiamoeriain said there was neither necessity nor propriety in talking about the various works in the system, nor in debating whether this work or that ought to beat the head or the tail of the provisions. He was "tery solicitous as to whether ihe bill should he rejected or not, but a consciousness that nothingcould grow out of it was his object in sustaining the motion. lfAl.o,i O " - .avau iiu uuUUi lrl the committee had done its duty, and lhat the report was ine result ol deliberation and of "onest conviction. But that was not a reason which should prevent him from voting against th measure if it met with his disapprobation, IJe deemed the selection which had been maae ny me committee to be the result of K .. .. . . I 'ci.ort reierring to the Madison and Indi""apoiis rail road:) Now here was a work wllich in the language of the report, could never Pay so much as to keep down the interest on Us construction. It seemed as if the committee were compelled to select these wori"- It appeared to him as if it were done ,n " nopt of obtaining another appropria l,ou a hundred thousand dollars. The committee looked upon the proceeding with the wrk as being less ruinous than deserting lt - Lessruinousl If it were ruinous, and wbo doubted lhat it was! it were better to avo,1 n by abandoning It altogether. The despised Northern canal would, if completed, Jie,d profit to the state, and human imagi- . - e wuen me commerce or the State .hould in crease. TTnr ..: . "re constrained to abandon the thought oH U.i.L: r. . . I ing it as a vain nope. The other parts the system had been orovided for ( Tib "ew,on previous to the last, but the Northern had not been surveyed, and therefore ppropri.tion was made for it; hut the Ute wa. pledged that operations should be comced upon it. HeVe Mr. C. went into history of the internal improvements, show-! ng the distinction between the Northern ca- ? . . r . - - rejecting the bill; but if the mover .hould eU .uu iuf vurci nuiK. aie was in favor or.' nd the other works. He was in f.vor ofi

choose to withdraw hit notion he would not object to it.

Mr. Passer was satisfied that some Senators did not wish to hear a discussion, or at least that the discussion made them uncom fortable. His friend from Allen and himself seemed not to have the same views on the subject. He was willing to attribute it to mistake, but was astouuded this mornine to hear the remarks made by that gentleman, or oy any gentleman who had an interest in the slate, and must attribute them to a rash, Iho'jghtless and headlong disposition. He knew him too well to believe that he would do anything to iniure the state: but he must lell him, once for all. that he was mistaken if he thought he could persevere in that mode of conduct with impunity. Mr.EwiNa declared that he had said noth idg disrespectful or hurtiul to the country; his remarks applied exclusively to the work. air. I'akker could see no distinction. It was mere tweedle dum and tweedle dee. lit could not speak disrespectfully of the work wimoui ine people feeling if. It was a fa vonte work, and it would be finished. Gentlemen ought to come there with other views than to throw darls at one another for the purpose of trying who could strike the deen est. He disclaimed having had any influence with the committee which had reported the oui, anuaia not know what would be report ed until that morning. They were men of honor and of integrity, and had been selected on account of their ability. The While water canal had one peculiar excellence that of being the nucleus around which the other works had arisen: it was the first work sur veyed, and would be the first completed. It had been said that the White Water canal commenced and ended no where. Mr. 1 here went into a descriplion of the White water canal, showing its value to the State and that its terminations were at most important points. Thirteen counties were immediately interested in '.his work, possessing a degree of fertility and resources which few others could be found to compete with. This region of country paid more than one fourth of all the revenue of the stale, and only lacked forty seven thousand of possessing one fourth of the whole population. These were facts which ought to induce gentleman to ponder on the excellency of the work before ihey snouia indulge in a tirade ol abuse. The c tial had two outlets inlo the Ohio river,a part of which outlets passed through the state of a company was lormed in Cincinnati, lorward - a . . ...J-. J ...... .... V, ,tU oe a. total loss In -lh ilui. . L. : t ,:r ," j 7 . speedily applied to the purpose, for which it was prepared. It wa, a hard matter, .aid, to have works postponed; but the -vslem proper wa, too heavy to go on with, and the only choicejleft was, to go on with some, to the temporary neglect of others. Let us then,

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... .w u,uuvV lowtirus us was the public act of persons obeying the concompletion. And when privaie individuals stituted iuthoritie. of her Majesty'. IVovUice. tho .cam, forward, t was a proof of the utility The National Government of ihe Un led It ihl IWn. were now employed States thoughl themselves called upon to rehy the company in finishing that part of the monstrale i,. nnA "

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cana. which ,. in Ohio, and which will be which the Presiden did l iccon! ngly dd completed by the lourth of July; and, unless loUtMujGrniMS, thai pait of the canal which is in this state Le a Inemtii .hSo-i .ca. """?. uc,,,-e combed, that part in Ohio wil, be useless! lL ISZ U Ijeie was the work lo stand in competition United Stales LegaUoi. in London fed with ,t It was evident that there could be therefore, juilified lit. ectll3u.e l5i no hesilalion ,n reference to the excellency idem'. Goternment will see the j'us cVand of this work. Mr P. showed lhat there were th Wr;tv .i.I "!A" V .u

iVnof n !, W"? Pru6re" Wf frontier, I earnestlhope hat itmaybe II not allow those works to beneglec your power to give i,,c a,, early and TsYtisfacllJSSl ?! T tory answer u?.!.. present re

things w ted. They re"e'- Those who Jare called modifiers or , " - uo vuuie to tllO I vchU ..uu.ucrj, iet tnem come lorward and accord wilh this report of the committee. 1 do not accord with the report in toto; but we must give and take we must not act like tire-tido politicians. If we do not bring the action of me state to rear now, Uod knows what may k. ttia Mr Cravens was anxious in l.o hrH the subject, but, as it was near Ihe hour f on aojournment, he would not then tLp nn h a v i !Ar lime of the Senate. He moved ,!. Zn.,l arfjourn. iuruoBsoN withdrew the motion tn rit thus cutlincod debate and nrevpnin Mr Cravens from presenting his views. rules in order that tbe bill might be read a second time now. Air Loirs movp.l r.iru c,wr.; r .uMr Thompson was in favor of nrin.i..i,J bill. lti n imnnri.Mj ' . 5 pose of past transactions, and its publication Vv 6 B" ,nne,lce on me ballot boxes. out ne wished the Sabbath tn n. ;n... any further action on the bill. After a few word, from Mr - - - w mr -a cvu v a illllll m After a few word, from MrCLAnKthe que.tion wa. taken and the printing ordered red. O ALE OF A iHEATRR Tho Halllmr. ITI a . mi uay street theatre sold at public auction,and wu, ine machinrv a .ti,.. vrkk . ""I" W-v. Drougnt$i,uuu. . . . " J . Wliv-l UAIUICI Holding onb'i owk AMUfnn . IIV waaal tciviivi election in Genrtri u Ktu .rn.. l.l parties received 496 votes in Jasper county; and at the Presidential elction on the SH ...., in tne same county Harrison and Vau i .a I .t If uren received 4'J6 each, being also a tie. r ol ...u oMiios. John leedt Kerr I oi me eastern Shore of ivr.-..i..n.i l. 1 B vicm . me oenateoi the United State. lor the remaindor of ik- r.i 1 I ... , 1 muu, ua uccu . w- icnu 01 inc aeccas-i "r wbichextcad. to March 1843,

UNITED STATES ic GREAT BRITAIN. We publish below the corresnondence al

luded to in the proceedings of the House of ivepre;entatives'on the 31st December. It excited agreat deal of attention, and large iiiimuer oi extra copies of it were ordered to oe primed. I he Opposition members were no less earnest than those of the Administra tion, in commending the reply form the Department of State to the letter of the British Minister. Cin. Gaz. MR. POX TO MR. FORSYTH. Washington, Dec. 13. 1840. Sir: I am informed by his Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada, that Mr Alexander McLeod, a British subject, and late deputy sheriff of the iirtg.ir oisirici in c aper uanada, was arrested at Lewiston, in Ihe State of New York, on the lxlh of last moalh, on a pretended charge of murder and arson, as having been engaged in -the capture and destruction of the (practical steamboat "Caroline," in the month of December, 1S37. After a tedious and vexatious examination, Mr McLeod was committed for trial, and he is now imprisoned in ine L.ocKportjjail. 1 feel it my duty to call upon the Govern a r , T - T .... 1 mentor ine united estates to take prompt and effectual steps for the liberaiion of Mr McLeod. It is well known lhat the destruction of the steamboat "Caroline" was a uub lie act of persons in her Majesty's service, obeying the order of their superior authorities. That act, therefore, according to ihe usages of nations, can only bt the subject of d iscussion ttetween the two iNalional Governments. It cannot justly be made the ground of legal proceedings in the United States against the individuals concerned, who (were bound to obey the authoriiies appointed by their own Government. I may add that I believe it is quite notorious mat aicieod was .lot one of the parly engaged in the destruction of the steamboat "Caroline;" and that the pretended charge upon which be has been imprisoned rests on ly upon ine peijureu testimony ol ceitaiu Ua nadian outlaws and their abettors, who. no fortunately for the peace of lhat neighborhood, are still permitted by the autlroiities of the State of New York to infest the Canndiau frontiers. Tit 1lt,1-li.... 1 .1 . l,v- However, or wneiner Mr. AlcL.cod was or was not concerned in Ihe uesirucliou ol the "Caroline," is besi!c the e . . . purpose oi me communication. That act , , ,,,,. f , f I . . . ... it appears that McLeod was arrested on the 12 ultimo; that after the TKilnStonof witnesses, he wa. anally com, S fo Tria on ih. 1R.K o,i i...iL Z jM o7Lockport will be held Ihcre in Fcb.u.r? nt. A. he case i nnt..ran " , I lile VOtl llkf flfiiiiraiif a J:..: i j -""uguisnea consideration. II. S. FOX. Mon. John Fonsrni, &c. Jtc. MR. FORSYTH TO MR. FOX. ashinglon, December 2G. 1840. i Sir: I have the honor in rln.i.ii.. j u i4 -oe,ore me resident, your letter of i..:j l .. . . ""5r,ai.u we ton, mst. touchine the arrest and !m.,r;.. - . w - ' ijon mon r a-i a . j tf 7 "cuuer iucieod, a Uritish sub J.XCV n 'te Deputy Sheriff of the Niacara wiwrici, in Upper Canada, on a charge of " wn, as naving neen encaged in ."f capture and destruction of the steamboat fou.1dutJ ' call upon the Government of ihe United State, to take prompt and effectual ,vTll 't h you stale that von ,leP ,or u,e Iteration of Mr McLeod. and to prevent others of the subierta of i.r M-.c' u,een of Great Britain, from being per,u e ouuuar manner, ior r",ulu,c wu v a . ie demand, with the grounds upon which " T e ha been du,J considered by the "woeoi, with a sincere desire to give lo it regard for the character and rights of the Uiuled States, but. at the same time tend to " 'cl"J wiu not o:ilr manifest nmn. preserte ihe amicable relations which d .-umgeonsiy ior both, subsist, between thin Luuniry and tnrland. Of tho rli. r.... "T"'"""! 1B or ine unuormity with which it has been evinced in ih nunvJ.i;..t. j . . O " vuiitj VI p a4afffmM..l. . a . "T1"" quon. wnich have arisen between . iviii.ii: alUU , 0 COUnte in Ihe last few years, no one 5.IMI be nK,re convinced than yourself. It i. hasra ..III. T . 1 7. u"regnea regret that the President ,,m8e to rocognise the validity emaiid, a compliance .with which yoi Zm i me preservation of the unuersianainp which h k. i;.i - .... " . . uiuicrig " . . me two countries. I he lunsdiction at th ci.i co"mute lh6 V,on wilhio iui appropriate ..." v mciamunei wdicd

. vi vnuaum tut- urcifcui mmfa .

""" m nc onence with i , .I.IiVij,auu against ll.e laws an1 " of the State of New York, and h , L 'f comes clearly within the competencvfu1 tribunals. It does not, therefore nrLi r occasion where, under the Con-iii.. ' an Uws of the Union, Ihe Interposition c,T for would be proper, for which a warrant be found in the powers with which the V eral Executive is invested. Nor would ti circumstances to which you have refeireJ Ihe reason you have urged, justify tie -tion of such a power, if it existed. Xer" The e transaction out of which the qPM- ;, present the case of a most unj,, arises, our own waters, and the isuht....,.,. j. . !L0niTf " 6t.eH'nbo'he property ol aciti the United Stales, and ihe murder of one more American citizens. If arrested at the timc,the offenders might unquestionably hav, been brought to justice by the judicial author. Hies of the State within whose acknowled?. lerutory these crimes were committed; di their subsequent voluntary entraace witlij lhat territory, place, them in the same situ,,, lion. 1 he President is not aware of .n principle of international law, orindfed of reason or justice, which entitles such offender! to impunity before the legal tribunals, wlen coming voluntarily within their independent and undoubted jurisdiction, becuuse they c ted in obedience lo iheirsuperier aulhoriiCt or because their acts have become the subject of diplomatic discussion between the two Governments. These methods of redrew the legal prosecution of the offenders, and the application of their Goverument for satisfaclion, are independent of each other, and mar bcseperately and simultaneously pursued.--The avowal or justification of the outrage br the British authorities, might be a ground of complaint with the Goverument of the United States, distinct from the violation of the territory and laws of the State of New York.The application of the Government fit Union to that of Great Britain for the redre'ii of an authorized outrage of the peace,dignity and rights of the United Slates, cannot de-' pnve the State of New York of her undoubled right of vindication, through the extrciw of her judicial power, the property and live, of her citizens. You have very properly regarded the alledged absence ofMr McLeod from the seen, of the offence at the time when it was commilled, as not material to the discussion of the prcjent question. That is a matter to be decided by legal evidence; and the sincere de6ii e of the president is.lhat it may be satisfactorily established. If the destruction of tfc. Caroline was a public act of pcrions in fief Majesty . sen ice, obejing ihe order of their superior authorities, this fact has not been before communicated V, the Government of the United Statu by a person authorized to make theedmission; and it will be for the court which Jus taken cognizance of the offence wilh which Mr McLeod ischareed.to d upon its validity when legally establifhed before if. The Prcsidont deems this to be a nrouer occasion to remind tt nr . le L.. Britapnic Maiestv that th . f ur. line has been lone since brought to the attention of her Ma of 6tate for Foreign Affairs, who, op to this day. has not communicated its decision thereupon. It is hoped that the Government of her Majesty will perceive the importance of no longer leaving the Government of the U. State, uninformed of its view, and intentions upon a subject which hh. nalerally produced much exasperation, and which has led to such grave consequences. 1 ava.l myself of this orcasinn fn rnow la you the assurance of my distinguished consideration, jniiv FnpssvTii . I ox,&c &C. &c. Taken I'd. OVhZ 14t? d,y of November, 1640, by Georgt B. Case 'of Bronkvill. V n, county. Indians, one black bor.e, supposed to be ten years old next annnir. ahont 1-1 h.A. i.;t. . pavened in tbe left hind leg. abod all round, abort tail: no other marks or brand. 'perceivable. Aspraised at twentr ( l.u.M y- t- i v.. Camp and Henry Caae. I certify tbe above to be a true copy of the papers now on 1 m my office. Jan. 4th, 1841. UAAIKL ST. JOIIxN.J.P. Salmon TnrrclL KF 8now SeUlementJohnaon'. Fork, of White rtownBhip. Franklin di. aII rVrePrted. $24)00 would not pay my debt., tb.a .. to inform .11 concerned, that .aid report ,. groaaly .d utterly Me, and that the aaid Salmon .nveniedtbe LIK, involved in it without any "arrant, foundation or authority. Tbe public ol "'d Tu.rrC 1 m nVn conferni any peraon., aa very littlo confidence is placed In any thing be a.y. by tho-e who are well acqnainted nJZF'n . ROBERT SMITH. Mrookville, Ind. Jan. 4, 1841. 2-3w Taken Vp, kN the 20th day of October. ISifT, by Henry V Jenkinaon of BrookviUe townahip. Franklin county. Indiana?? black mare, supposed to be ix or .even yeara old, a scar on the right aide ( bet neck, supposed to be occaaioned by thietelow, bad on a amall bell when taken oo.no othr brands or marka perceivable. Appraied at tweoty dol lar, ny Uavid Hanna and Jeremiah O. St. John. I certify the above to be a true eon nf the Daoera now on filo in my office, Jan. 4tb, 1841 DANIEL bT. JOHN, J- P. A IX persona indebted to tbe baeribera mtU aettlemant within !,; j...

Government. The offence

invasion, m the time of peace, of a portion r the territory of the United Stales, bSTEjf of armed men from the adjacent territory of Canada, the forcible capture by them win,;

j-r 'r"; uuepenpenc of the federal!

Dae. 9, 1940.