Indiana American, Volume 9, Number 27, Brookville, Franklin County, 2 July 1841 — Page 2

... . ' " , : " ' -tween those rnjhts which must be surrenderscribing the flat to l.e searched, and the icd,and those which may be reserved; nnd on pcrsmsor UiiiEs trbe K-d. j the present occasion this difficulty was inArt. o. No person thatl be held to answer! creased by a difference among the several for a capital or otherw:s infamous crime. , in-; Stales as to their situation, extent, habits,and less cu a prteenlmr-nt or indictment of a crand . particular interests. jury,-xccpt in tl-ecascs aristi ginlhe land or) In all our deliberations on thiaabict. we naval force?, or in the militia , when in actual iwc Readily in our vicw,that which appeared to service, tn tims or war or public da..gi ; nor , th8 greatest interest .r every true Amorio,l any person be siibjrct for the sam of-:ral)f ,he consolidation of our Union, in which tence to be twice put n jeopardy, of hfe or;is involved our pro.pe.ity, felicity, safelv.nnd .im.;nor 6hiilbc compels 1, in av criminal j r.crhaps our nat!oal exigtence. This imcase, to be n witncs agamst l.imsi-l,, nor he ,aul eonsideralion, serionslv and deeply deprived of life, liberty , or property, without ! ini,res8ed 0?1 our miIM,, led each Stale in

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?atic.n. - . Art. G. In all criminal prosecutions, the ecnsivJ shall enjoy the right to a speedy nnd foiblic trial, by an impartial jury of the Stale Md district wherein the crime shall have been ominttted, which district shall thave been t'ffiously ascertained byliw,andto be inMined of the nature and cause of the accusavj to be confronted with the witnesses ai linst him; to have compulsory process (or ob- : inning witnesses in his favor; and to have the .iVistanre of counsellor his defence. .7-1. 7, Civil suits; S.Bail &, punish'ts ;0.Rigiis retained. Art. 7. tn suits at common hw, where the valuta in controvcrsyjshall exceed twenty doliars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved ;ani no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the U. States, than according to the rules of the (common law. Art. 8. Fxcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive 6nes imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Art. 9- The enumeration of the Constituioii of certain rights, shall not be construed to !eny or disparage others retained by the people. .it. 10, Rcscired jsoirrrs; 11 Slatvs not sucbte. Art. 10. The powcis not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the .States, are reserved to the .States respectively, or io the people. Art. 11. The judicial powerof die United 'states shall not be construed to extend to an tail in law or equity commenced or prosecucd against one of the United State, by citir.ens cf another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign Slate. Election nfPrcsidtnland Vies President. Art. I'i. 6 1. The Electors shall meet in heir respective States, and Vole by ballot for President and Vice President, one f whom, ;l leasl,shaii not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, nnd in d;tiact ballots the person voted for asj Vice President; and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all crsot voted f.vr as Vice President, and of the number of votes far each, which lists they s! II sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the Government of the U. Stales, directed to the President of the Sen. ate; the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House cf Representatives open all the certificates, and the votes shall be counted; the person hating 'he greatest immbnr tofvetes for President shall be the President, ifsuch number be a majority of the whole number ef electors appointed: and if no person have no majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers, not exceeding thrce.cn the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President, liut in housing a Prrsident.the votes Rhall Ic taken by States, th! representation from each State having one Vote; a quorum lor mis purpose tnan consist oi a member or members from two thuds of the States, and a majority cf all the Stales shall be necessary to a choice. And it the House of Jleprescnta tires shall not cheese a President whenever the Hht of choice shaljUh vclve upon thr m, before the fourth dav March next following. then the Vice President shall act as President. as in the case of the doat'i cr other constitutional disability of the President. 2. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if sue h number be a majority of the whole nuncrcl' electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highvst numbers the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds r.f thu whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be neetssarv to a choice. 3. Uut no person constitutionally Ineligible to the office cs Piesident.'shnll be eligible to tint of Vice President of the l Stales. IN CONVENTION, Strr. 17, 17S7. Sm: We have now the honor to submit to the consideration of the United States in Congress assembled, that Constitution which has appeared to u the most advisable. The ft iends cf our country have long seni nnd de sired, that the power cf making war, pence and treaties, that of levying money and regulating commerce, and the correspondent executive and judicial authorities, shall be fullv and effectually vested In the General Govern". mentofthc Union; but the impropriety of ueiegaung Mini vsiensive irusis lO one body of men is evident. Thence results the ncces sity fa different organization. It is obviously impracticable in the federal Government of these States to secure al I rights of independent sovereignity to each, and yt to provide for the interest and safety of all Individuals entering into society, must give Jp a share of liberty to preserve the rest. The magnitude of the sacrifice must depend M well on situation and circumstances, as on the abject to be obtained. Itjis at all timet difficult to draw with precision the line be-

the Convention to be less rieid on points of

.l - ... i i. ,i. 1 . c 1 - t iiui uintniiiiuH i i;i i n iinii imic urru utt! crwtse expected; and thus the Constitution, which we now present, is the. result of a spirit of amity, and of that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of our political situation rendered indispensible. That it will meet the full and entire approbation of every State is not, pnihaps, to be expected; but each will doubtless consider, that had her interest alone been consulted, the consequences might have been particular ly uisagreeanle or injurious to others; that it Is liaole to as few exrentiona us rni le to as few excentions as rould rpasonany Have been expected, we hope and believe : that it may promote the lasting welfare of that country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness, is our most ardent wish. By Unanimous order of the Convention. GEO. WASHINGTON. His Exc. the President of Coneress. i JcxEl7th. The House then went into Committee ofthe Whole on the bill for the relief of Mrs. Harrison, widow of the late President of the United States, and Mr. Adams moved to fill the blank in the bill with $2..00O. Mr. A. said that this sum. ns far as he n. derstood, was in correspondence with the prevailing sentiment of the joint committee raised on this subject, nnd of which the gentleman now in the Chair had been a member. There had been some difference of opinion among the members of the committee as to the sum which it would be proper to appropriate, and, also, on the part of some gentlemen as to the constitutionality of the net ilselfin any shape. There had- been more objection to the constitutionalitv than there had been as to the sum to be granted. So far as there had been any discussion in the com mittee, it seemed to be the ceneral sense of i.t (those composing it, that gome provision ought io ne maae tor the lamily of the late President, not in the nature of a grant, but as an indem nity lor actual expenses incurred by himself tmt, when a candidate for the Presidency.--Ill If ..l . w ii uu ueen oouerveu in the comm tier, and ii must be known to all members of the fc t r House, that, in the situation in which Gcnl. Harmon had been placed far from the seal of Government, and for eighteen months or Iwo years exposed ton heavy lurdrn of expense which he could not possibly avoid it was no more than equitable thathe should, to a reasonable degree, be Indemnified. He had been thus burdened while in circumstances not opulent; but, on the contrary, it bad been one grount on which he had received so decided proofi of the people's favor, that through a long course of public services he remained poor, which was in itself a demonstrative proof that he remained pure also. Such had been his condititn before leaving home to travel to the seat of Government.--After his arrival here, he had been exposed to another considerable burden of expense, far beyond any amount he had received from the public purse during the short month he had continued to be President. His decease had left his family in circumstances which would be much improved by this act of justice done i ii'inuj ui- t topie irrougn ineir Kepre seniativef. J tie reeling was believed to be very general throuchout the countrv. and without distinction of party, in favor of sue h a measure. Application had come from the most respectable sources, rnd, among others, from the city of Charleston, a portion of the country where the support given lo General iiaruson as n political candidate had Pol been so strong as in many others; with a mag. nanimiiy which mat city had often manifested, its citizens had come forward and peti..v.t.. vi.hs.iih urn mis faun snouiu ie appropriated ns tin indemnity. There, he believed, had been other petitions of the same character offered during this session. He would thank the Clerk to slate whether such had been the case. The Clerk, through the Chair, responded to the inquiry, and stated that there had. Mr. A. said that a gentleman from Pennsylvania, near him, had just suggested that lie had in his hand n petition praing for n much larger crant than that he had moved, nnd which he would read when he came to speak to the resolution. The reason why Mr. A. had moved to insert this sum was, that, as far as he tould understand what the public opinion was, this was the sum which was preferred by n great pottion of the American people. A larger or smaller sum might be proposed, in which the question, by usage of the Hous?, would first be putn the largtst sum. The grounds and reason for this appropriation had been so long and so fully discussed in the papers and journals of the country, that he piesumedthe minds of all the members of! the House were made fup in regard to it; he should not, therefore, add miy further iemarks. Mr. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, rose in favor of the appropriation, and said he held in hit hands an account or the proceedings of a public meeting which had been held in his d li

trict, composed of men of both political parties, when all had agreed that such an appropropriation ought to he made. The appropriation was further advocated by Mr. Ward, of New York, when Mr. Gor-

don, of the samestnle. moved to fill the blank with the sum of $0,250. Mr. Dean of Ohio. then took the floor.against the appropriation, Mr. Dean was opposed to the anpronriaton. He was astonished that this question hould come up at this session. Was this the business we were called here to transact? He wanted to know what power was in the Constitution to warrant the vote of this gratu ity to the heirsof Gen Harrison? He had no intention of speaking of Gen. Harrison. He was willing to bury what evil ha had done

wilhl.isbor.es, and let what good he had j Did he expect to win fame by attacking the done for his rountrv live after him. Unlessldead? He shared his fame with th hrrnn

the heirs of Gen. Harrison had a just, constitutional and legal claim upon the country, he should Vote against thn bill. Mr. D. said he had been astonished at the' remark ofthe gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. Adam. when he had stated, ns one reason in favor of making this donation, that Gen Ha-rison had made large expenditures in an electioneering campaign. What! was Congress to remunerate men for expending large sums of money in building log cabins? as ii inueeu soi l or himself, he had no doubt in the world that money had been poured out like a flood for electioneering purposes. He did not doubt thai thp Trensnrv had been emptied, had been drained, to effect elertioneering purposes. Here Mr I), was interrupted bv loud laugh ter and cries of "Who doubts it!' VWv true," nnd "Who had the treasury ?" Mr I), resumed. And not only so. but that the pockets of individuals had been emptied likewise. If the House should vole this donation, it would be shown an.t proved that individuals had improneilv drawn nirmpv frnm the Treasury to bo employed ir. thi election. Here the laughter was renewed, mingled with cries of "No doubt of that" "we all know that.'' Mr. D. said lhat he knew personally that the West had been flooded with documents, which had come free of expense.and had been spread in profusion nil over the land. If gentlemen knew of these corrupt practices, why had they voted down a resolution which sought to bring them out to licht? Were he permitted openly to repeat in his place a reinarK wnirn naa heen made within Ms henring, he could give H very fair reason why that resolution had heen loteddown. Cries of "Give it" "give it" "let u have it." Mr D. said if it were proper he could soon give it. fur it had proceeded fion. an old whig Eederalist. M.alls lo order, mixed wilh cries of ''Go on." Mr. D.said he was not to be detered by any noise orconfus;on which rent lemon r,.;.,l.i choose to get up from giving his views of this run. it was nn attempt to work noon ihn belt tor feelings of men to make them do wrong: both honor and policy should place men .rum iiiiiiiii Miiu jiuney Mtoiiiu place men above nil such influence. When had such n nl-Ann.il ma iti- . 1. . . t , I i . ... lint U.-.II. I........ .1 .. I I I ..v... .t i i, -nni i in nny celtneralivo body? When had it ever brfcrr hrrr asserted that because n man's expenses had been immense in getting into public rffice. therefore $25,000 must be granted lo his widow? Mr D. concluded by protesting against ihe grant of any sum whatever to persons win. had no legal claim lo a single dollar. Mr. Lane from Indiana, rose, apparently under considerable excitement, and his cle,iv';r)' WR so rapid as lo render it extremely diflicuU to present more than an outline of his speech. He said he had not intended to utter a word until he had heard what had just fallen from ihe member from Ohio. St ran ire. Indeed. It must have sounded to every human being that """" " ia ai member, himself a cilir.en of Ohio, should irrt up here io mnU dead citizen of his own Stale! To prey like a vampire on an illustrious man now committed lo the silent tomb! He hoped the party to which that member belonged, would not sustain him in such n course. The member had told the House that he would forbear making any attack upon the military character of U m. Henry Harrison. In God's name, who did he think would listen lo such an attack on the floor of an American Congress? He refrain! And was not the military character a part ofthe history of the country ? The deeds of Wm. Henry Harrison, were given io me past lar lieyond the reach of any puni cllorts of such an assailant. The member had inlormrd lhat, among bis constit uvtiii-, ,.nri u v. na uu Mistress, ji iney never naa been distressed before, they would be when they came to read the member's speech. He opposed the measures because Ihe Treasury was empty. And who had emptied it? i no nau wasiea aim squandered and pilfered nnd stolen the public money by thousands and millions, and fattened on the epoils. Mr L. trusted In God that no party would sustain sentiments like these. Who, that had an mnrif-n linn.l ... I.!. I . . t I e ....HMuntn,, 111 111? iiusom eon iu retuse a grant which did honor to the giver and ceivrr? reMr !woula put it to Ihe vole of Harrison's own soldiers. Ask thon whether the widow of their old commander should or should not have this sum out of the public Treasury. The memher talked about log cabins. Did he not know that the log cabin stood in this contest ns the loved nnd chosen emblem of the free, unbought affection, nnd the power nnd majesly of the People? For what could this topic have been introduced, but for nn opportunity of indulging In low, unworthy, disgusting slang If these were the laurels which the member thought to wear, Mr L. enried them

not. Long and greenly might they flourish on his brow a brow which seemed well worthy to wear them. Gratuity! Who talked of gratuity? The committee proposed no

grntmly. 1 hey had brought forward the bill expressly on the trround of indemnification. 'Did the member think to achieve for himself immortality by having his name on record as n opponent of this bill T Ym. bi jit would be nn immottality of infimy. The member's vole might stand upon the Journal, but it would stand there as a vote against the l ather of the West; it would stand as some minute and scarcely visable speck and blemish upon the marble that recorded an illustrious name for posterity. What might be that iiiciiiuers notions oi lame it was naru lo tny and the wolf. 1 tie member had asked with a sneer of triumph, how gentlemen were lo sustain themselves in giving a vole like this? Mr L. would tell the individual how he should sustain himself; not by cringing before his constituents, but by standing before them erect in conscious integrity, and telling them he had acltd here as a freeman and un American, regardless ofthe cant of demagogues. He now turned from the member,and lefl him and his speech lo the infamous immortality so richly merited by both. The appropriation was further advocated by Messrs Pendleton and Slokely, oi Ohio, and others, when, on motion of Mr Gilmer, the Committee lose and reported progress. BBS ATE. Jtnb ISth. Petitions for the passage of a general bankrupt law were presented by Mr. avails, Mr lallmadge, and Mr Rives. Mr Williams presented the joint resolutions of me liegislature cl Maine, praying for an amendmentto the Constitution ofthe United States so ns to restrict the President lo one term. Similar joint resolutions were presented by Mr Batcs,from the Legislature of Massachusetts. These resolutions were ordered to he printed. Ihe Senate resumed thu consideration of Ihe unfinished business of the I7lh, and Mr. Wright continued his remarks. He was f.lbwed by Mr Woodbury, who made an explanation of his former speech; but Mr Evans rose and showed that his explanations would not excuse' the derelictions of the late Adi ministration. The Senate then adjourned lo the 21f. HotTSB. June 18lh. After some preliminary business, Ihe House went into Committee of the Whole and took up the bill for the rflief of Mrs. Harmon. Mr. Adams stated, for Ihe information of the Committee, that General Harrison had not drawn one cent of hissalarv as Present. It was customary for the Pretmem io uraw ins salary monthly. Several members then spoke for and against the nopropriation of $'25,000 Air. Gilmer was willing t vote for a sum .-S.I nocmniiy uie estate lor expenses incurred by the late President in discharging the pubhe set vice; this was a sheer act of justice, t ut i. i. i i ne imo no mca oi being generous at the exnrn?e ofthe nation. He would vole a lihra! allowance for indemnity. Mr. Pope was in tavor of the appropriation. Gen. Harr.ion had been Called byalarire minority of Lis fellow citizens to preside over the dertiniesof thu country; and he consideied it but nn art of justice that his estate should be i lldemtii fled for the expenses of time nnd monev be hnd incurred hi giving uphis private business, removing to Washington, forming his Cabin et and so lor.n. Mr. Payne had constilu tionnl scruples, nnd was opposed tonn appro priation on the ground of generosity. Mr. Bidlark did not consider himself, for the time. as a representative ol a party, or a State, but of the whole Union. He had hoped when the question was first proposed, that it would have passed substantia. He had no constitti tionnl scruples, and should vole for the ap proprintion. Mr. Sargrant supported Ihe appropriation nnd was in favor of makirgita precedenl. He referred lo mnny past appropriations to snow mm cngress had the constitutional right to pass the present; nr.d argued that in strict equity, the family of Gen. Harrison wns entitled to the salary for the whole term. Mr, Underwood's heart was' on one side, and bis judgment on the other. He would probably oe leu io vote ior :ne dim, it ihe promptings of his heart were attended lo; but he had tu I I I .!.! . Hi tored nndronlrollcd his judgment. Mi Summers was glad to say lhat lie was not in ihe j predicament ofthe gentlemen fiom Kentucky. His henrt and judgment went together in wns mauer. tie snouia vote lor the appropriation, not as salary, but as an indemnity for expenses incurred in the public service. The discussion was kept up in the committee for several hours, when the blank fill. ed with $25X00, nnd the bill renoried in ihn House. The House then read it a third time. n p.isM u ii jeas iz, nars fju. At half past 8 o'clock, the House adjourned HOUSE OF ItKPR ES ENVATI V ES. TUB TABIFF. Saturday, June 19. The Senate did not sit to dav. Petitions being in order, it was proposed lo refer to the Committee on Commprr. tk. Committee of Ways and Meam ih. M.m,; i . .. v ' v. preseniea oy Mr r omance, petitioning for .. . .u K ut me lanu, which was referred by the House to the Committee on M.ntr.r. lures with instructions to report immediately. Mr Everett took an appeal from the decision or the chair that the ceived. The appeal was laid on lb iBkla Mr Fornance tlhought the nrMni T-riflT II Ulwnn.l i. il. r.

adepted (aa a part measure rer ifselfto the South on account of J d' tective qualities, and to the Nonu i ' F-

nifi nrnrert omn r(;i.. ij:j . t . . L "'mine n a. ..... . - " M llanu l eTliliirii . fnu. ed that a protective tariff should tJ - ..........u llirilTVail.'ui A. lortnc support or the coal. AW, jr ' "l0 manufauturing interests ofthe North ' ni Mr Lewis Williams moved to U.'.i, tionon tin '.able. 7 ltlt PUOn this motion the ycai and n . mnnded, when it appeared there .e motion 120 yens, CO noes. .- - vie ior the Mr Morgan moved to Ini red to lay on the fat,ipetition presented by Mr J.P. KnB.,.i.Vue rj. "ayii citizen, of Baltimore, praying for an inalZ of the duties nn foreign seears. nnA ... the duties on tobacco. Agreed to. r Petitions were presented from ihe Siv and Territories, commencing with Iowa cipally praying for the establishment of . tional Uai.k, for a distribution ofthe vnrA ofthe sale of the Public Lands, and for crai Bankrupt law. " r.lr Underwood presented the m.n,..:.i . Samuel Kaub, Jr., praying the adoption of , i iiu ui a ixauonai ueicnce. which can be applied lo vessels of war and fortification, accompanied with a drawing ofbii pRnJ Referred lo the Committee on Military Af. fairs. Mr Adams started n question as to what would be the effect if he presented certain abolition petitions in his possession. It would be moved that the question of reception would be laid on the table, and petitions would return to the gentleman pre. enting them. Mr Adams asked if it would not be proper for him to present a list of these petition? t0 the Clerk, as evidence that he had presented them to this House at this session. After some remarks from Messrs kA,. Dawson, W. C. Johnson, and Gilmer, The Speaker decided that such a list roulj not, under the rule, be entered on Ihe Journa!. Mr Adams then said he should pursup tl,. ordinary course and present them onp bv one. which ne uiu, among which was one fromllie city of Baltimore spraying the House ta expc( John Quincy Adams from the floor of the House. The receplion f (his petition was oMected to, and Ihe same was returned. ebport of committees. Mr Fillmore reported a bill from the r..mmilteeof Ways and Means nn the expenseiof the present session of Congress. Referred to the Committee of the Whole on the slate cf the; Union. Mr Underwood reported a bill from tli Committee in the district of Columbia renewingthe charter of Ihe Mechanical Society of Alexandria for ten years. Read Iwice and ordered lobe engrossed for a third reading ou ..loiiuay. RESOLUTIONS. Mr Adams offered a resolution calling or. the President for information of the number. of t!ie different rhhses in the Districts ofthe United Slates; made from the late Census. Adopted. Mr Winthrop offered a resolution that the Committee on Commerce be directed foeiamine into the manner of collecting Ihe revenue, and its effects on the manufactures of the country. Agreed to. Mr Barnard offered a resolution referring the different parts of the President's message to the apptopropriate Committees. Agreed to. Mr R. C. Davis offered a resolution railing on the President to communicate o this House nny information in relation to the seizure offonr Vessels ty llrlt'.s'i arnird vtsv!f, which mav not he ittiuriou lo liit eohtic irurest. Laid on ihe tablc.otie da). Mr Hunt offered a resolution wiUi a piar for a National Bank, which was not nrtcaon, when The House adjourned al 3 o'clock. Rebellion in A r Kansas. One of the zrotsestuud most atrocious violations of the law, and defiance to Ihe constituted auteritiesthat we have ever heard of, recently occurred in Phillips counly,Ark. The regular May term ofthe Cricuit Court being about loheMdin lhat county, much property being adverted to be sold, and many executions lo be levin, a petition signed by 200 names was addressed to Judge Baker, praying him not to hold the Court. That faciionary in the honorable discharge of his duty, proceeded to Helen, and whs on his way lo the Court, when t Hall of Justice was forcibly taken posictsii of by f 20 armed men, who barricaded th door, refused admission to any person. nd threatened the sheriff with death, in case I attempted resistance. The sheriff nwd requisition upon the Colonel ofthe county fa fifty men foenable him to suppress the rebel'" ion. After this he resigned, and the Corsner immidiatcly followed his example, to tbst there being no officer to enforce the Uw?ni the power to appoint a sheriffpro m,'e0,T' ing on one who himself was among the insurgenls, the holding of the Court was wholly prevenled,and Judge Baker returned to O lumbia. The rebels had possession of the Court House at our last advices, and no attempt h& been made lo dislodere them. This is nb'0" lute Htaii Tkkasom to th i.t f Arkansas and should be i unished in the most stgnl ,nl Severn manner. JV- O. Bee. OCrlt appears we committed an error h slating that J. M.Moore had received ibe place of Pos'.mastei.at Indianapolis. Mr C:" resigned ' three months ago. but as yet n successor is oppoinled. Mr Cain is actm?

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