Indiana American, Volume 11, Number 5, Brookville, Franklin County, 27 January 1843 — Page 1
OCB COUNTRY-OCR COUNTRY'S ,NT1r73T3-AND OCH COUNTRy'TfdT
BF C. F. CLARKSOJT
LEGISLATIVE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Satcrdat, Jan. 14, 1843 AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met pursuant to adjournment. ORDERS OF TUC DAT.
The House proceeded to the consideration of;
bills on their third reading, when the following
bills were passed:
Abolishing the office of county auditors in
certain counties therein named;
The bill relative to defaulting public officers
and providing tor their punishment by imprisonment in the State Prison, introduced by Mr. Clavpool, was laid on the table, ayes 48, noes
35 The bill to fab il it ate the settlement of the ac counts of Milton Stapp, late fund commission
er. elicited considerable discussion, but was fi
lially passed, ayes 53, noes 34. BILLS ON THEIR 2.ND READING.
The act to amend the act subjecting real and toersonal property to execution, (introduced by Mr. Corter,) came up for consideration. Mr. Brown of M. offered to amend, by exempting S 150's worth of property from execution, to be selected by defendant. Mr. Henly moved to commit the bill and arnendmentsto a select committee, which motion prevailed. . SENATE. Monday, Jan. 1G, 1843. The Senate assembled. BILLS OF THE HOCS-G. The following were read the first time and
ordered to a second reading, where otherwise ' the salaries of the
BROOKVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIAnITInI
CONGRESSIONAL.
VOL. XI. NO. 6.
The report was then concurred in aves 47.
noes 40.
The Speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the Senate, among other things, the
passage oi engrossed bills of the House, with amendments:
The bill to abolish attorneys' docket fees, was concurred in with an amendment. Mr. Tingley moved to take ud the rosolution
of the Senate proposing (the House concur
ring,) to go into the election of United States' Senator on Monday next, the 23d instant; but objection being made, . --
A long debate ensued, which we have not room to insert. Before the question was taken the House adjourned till Wednesday morning. SENATE. January 18, 1843. The Senate assembled. BILLS OF THE HOUSE. The House havi ng concurred In the amend
ment of the Senate to the bill abolishing docket fees with on amendment (providing that complete 'records shall also be made by the clerks where heirs, executors or administra-! tors are parties.) It was laid on the table for the present REPORTS OF C0MMITTEE3. Mr. Parker from the finance committee, to whom had been referred bills and resolutions relative to the reduction of fees and salaries of all officers, and of the per diem of members of the Legislature, made an unanimous.-report.
showing that the salary of the Governor of
this Stale is less by $1000 than the average of
Governors of the 26 States
! POSTAGE
WASHINGTON T,n T1 IfilO Lf 111 "IT " ' lHe. rP0rt
In the 5rv. f j ' ," " '" "lasier general on the subject of 111 llie SENATE. tO-.daV. nmnntr I ia mon. Ik. D.J....: . . J '
als presented was one of moT.oraina UonTom' 7 "lh,ng ,6f? JSr R BPP,,r" in? data' Mhibili"S ,be P- ate of p hiSiJ Cerla"lc,,!zen,of 0hio, in behalf of.age.thedistance and probaMe number of Te I that unprincipled nnl it ml o,Uo..., a j .1 . r . ,,u,,,ucr .01 lei-
Kendal . i n T,,.rJ!. Jj:.L: I i ... ' received upon each class
f -w cuiitri iiim wiLiim nif:iii ipiirc
noted. Abolishing the office of county auditor in Owen, Washington, Bartholomew. Shelby, Mor
gan, Gibson, Martin, Marshall, Fulton, Green, Steuben, Lawrence, Marion Putnam, Orange, Pike, Floyd, Union, Dubois, Wabash, Boon, Warrick, Monroe, Johnson, Hamilton, Perry, Crawford, Jasper, Pulaski, Brown, Jennings, Switzerland, Allen and Scott counties. The House hiving returned the joint resolurelative to refunding Gen. Jackson's fine, with an amendment striking out the proviso which declares that no censure upon Judge Hall shall be implied; the question being on concurrence, Mr. West defended Gen. Jackson, and favored concurrence with the House. Mr. Collins opposed concurrence. The Senate had, by a compromise of both political parties, passed the resolution, and he hoped that compromise would be preserved. The question then being on concurring, resulted in yeas 18, nays 27. So it was not concurred in. TREASCRT NOTE BILL. Mr. West, from the committee of conference
of both Houses, mide a majority report, proposing as an amendment that the treasury notes redeemed shall not be rcloaned but shall be cancelled. The report was further debated by Messrs. Dobson and Pennington, and the report of the committee of free conference was then concurred in Yeas 27, Nays 18. By Mr. Collett, that the Senate will the House concurring therein, go into an election of United States Senator on Saturday the 2I,st inst, at 10 o'clock A. M, provided the House concurs therein by Thursday. Mr. West moved to strike out Saturday the
zist. and insert Monday the 23d; carried. Mr. Davis moved to staike out the proviso. Mr. Ritchev favored striking out the nroviso.
The democrnVB in he House should not be for-
cea into an election until tney from the
election in Jackson county, and besides, that
new representative would not be here till Fri day. Mr. Kelso said it was just as fair fortheDem ocrats to go into the election as the Whigs. Mr. Collett's resolution was then adopted. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, January 16,1843. The House met pursuant to adjournment. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. Wilson, from committee of free confer
ence, on the bill making Treasury notes receiv
able for stale .and county revenue, reported
that a majority of the committee had agreed to the 'first amendment of the Senate, and to
amend the second, to strike out the words towit "be deemed as funds in the State Treasury, and may be paid out accordingly," and in
sert m lieu thereof, the words: "be cancelled and destroyed in like manner as is provided
or these notes received for State revenue prop
er."
RELIEF BILL. Mr. Brown, of M., from select committee, to whom the bill 181, amending the act subjecting Teal and personal property to execution commonly called the "Releif Bill," was referred, re!?orted it back with amendments, and recommended its passage. Strikes out the 7th section, and provides that the property shall be sold on a credit Strikes out all after the word "defendant," in the 9vh line of the 9th section, and gives the defendant right or excepting 150 dollars' worth of property from execution. Before a decision was bad, the . House adjourned. AFTERNOON 8ESSION. Mr. Hargrove moved to reconsider the vote of the reception of the report of the joint' committee on free conference, on the subject of the Treasury note bill. The question was then put on reconsidering, nd decided in the negative ayes 30, noes 51. The question then occurred on the reception f the report, and was decided in the affimative ayes 54 noes 30.
The question was about being put on concur-
"g m me report, when,
Mr. Bradley, who voted for the reception of
report or ne committee, explained his motives for so doing, and said he should hereafter he had hitherto done, vote against the bill as
aestructive to the school and college funds of
oiaie, c He mought a better and more
icceptawe bill could be introduced.
in the Union; is $1000 less than the salary given in Kentucky and that the e1mcs of;
16 Governors are higher than ours that the average pay of the members of the Legislature throughout the Union is S4,08 and that consequently it is less now in this State than the average that the average pay of Supreme Judges is 2,064 more by $584 than is paid in our State that there is but one State out of the 26 which'gives less to its Circuit Judges than Indiana does the everage being $654 higher than ours that the salary of the State Auditor 'and Treasurer is $500 less than in Kentucky, and $300 less than in Ohio and after examining the matters referred to them thoroughly, and supporting their arguments with statistics, recommended that the bills be indefinitely postponed. Mr. McGaughey moved that the report and bills be laid on the table; carried. SINKING FUND SCRIP BILL.
Mr. Herriman moved to take from the table the report or Mr. Ewing's select committee to whom has been preferred the bill providing
that if the state Bank 'refuses Sinking Fund
Scrip, the debtor shall have two year's stay of
execution, in the place of which the committee
had recommended another bill with similar
provisions; carried, ayes 29 noes 18.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, January 18, 1943.
Mr. Shoup, from select committee, reported
back the bill to appoint commissioners to locate
state road in the counties of Fayette and
Franklin. Read twice and recommitted to the
committee on roads.
Mr. Thompson "moved to take up the mes
sage of the senate providing for going into an
election of U. S. Senatoi on the 23d inslant:
which prevailed, ayes 73, noes 19.
Mr. Gorman hoped the House would not
concur in it. He hoped it would be laid on
the table funtil next Friday, and moved to a-
mend th amendment accordingly. He view
ed it like the mandamus or Cunnfra the
states as to the mode of electing their mem
oers of Congress.
Mr. Parker made an earnest appeal to the House to go into the election.as too mnch time
nad already deen wasted on the subject, and
me time lor action was at hand.
Mr. Bradley did not look upon the act of
the Senate as "aristocratic" or "cowardly" as
anegeo oy tnose opposed to the Senate resolu
tion. He asked was it not "unprecedented"
tor the House to pass a resolution, as they did
some time ago, to go into the election of a U
S. Senator on fifteen, minuter notice? How did the Senate know but that the House miaht
deprive another member here of his seat, and clothe it in mourning? They had reason to
be wary and cautious of the action of this
House. He "advised gentlemen of the Van Buren party to be careful how they acted upon
the suggestion 'of the member from Munroe and Brown, as he was pledged to vote accor
ding to instructions, and instructions were
at hand, which would compel him to vote for
a Whig or Tariff and United States' Bank Sen
ator.
Mr. Gorman said he would never vote for a
Whigunder any circumstances, instructions or
not. He would resign first. As to Oliver H
Smith, he would not under any circumstances
vote for him he would see him hung up in
the clouds higher than a pigeon could fly in 10-
000 years, than vote for him. There was a ma jority of 400 votes in his election district in fa
vor of General Howard, and he was prepared to compare instructions and expungers with his colleague, &c. Mr Gorman pronounced
the gentleman from Laporte a , in case
he asserted that he had told two different sto
ries.
Mr. Bradley replied and reitterated that the
gentleman had said he would, if instructed
vote for a Whig; and that now he informs us
that he will not vote for one, under any cir
cumstances; whether instructed or not He
did not wish to enter into a personal difficulty.
but he would like to see how 'such statements
could be reconciled.
The vote was then put on reconsidering, and decided in the affirmative ayes 49, noes 48. Mr. Wright moved to Jay the resolution on the table, which motion prevailed ayes 50, noes 47.
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uuui.ua oi iniscuy the just retribution for his insolence and audacity, in resisting the authority and direct orders of Congress to pay to Stockton & Stokes what Congress pronounced to be their due. The history of that remarkable case is well known, and the conduct of Kendall showed to what height of daring insolence this upstart was raised by the success of his demagogtieism in the palmy days of Gen. Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet. These sympathizers from Ohio, who feel so much for the merited penalties, which Kendall incurred, did not raise their voices for any of the victims of Kendall's relentless proscription, when he was ruthlessly sweeping honest and patriotic men from office here and in different places throughout the country, and filling the vacancies with his own abject and corrupt creatures, or those of the Kitchen Cabol. While in office, this demagogue never regarded the feelings of any man whom accident had placed in a subordinate station. He is now reaping the fruits of his presumption and audacity. The memorialists modesty request that Con
gress should pay the damages which the Court awarded against him, in the case of Stockton
& Stokes, and Mr. Tappan modestly asked
that a Select Committee should be appointed
to inquire into this case.
Mr. Crittenden moved that It be referred to
the Judiciary Committee, as he saw no reason for making out this to be a subject of so much importance as to require examination by a special Committee.
Mr. Walker gave a statement of facts, inten
ded to produce an impression that Kendall is a
very ill used man; an opinion in which the
honorable Senator will find very few to con
cur, in these latter days. He renewed the motion for a select committee,which was granted
it is to be hoped that the Senate as a body,
will give no countenance to this movement,
which has doubtless been set on foot in Ohio
by Kendall himself, through the instrumentali
ty of some of his old dependants.
Petitions against the repeal of the Bankrupt
Act in lavor of the Warehouse System and
for the admission of Railroad Iron dutyfree
were presented and appropriately referred.
EXCHEQUER PLAN. In the House, to-dav, after some unimnor
tant morning business,
Mr. Cushion moved to go into Committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union, for the purpose of censidcring the bill for establishing
an Cixcnequer. etc., reported by aeled com
mittee at the last session.
Objection being made, Mr. C. moved a sus
pension or the rules, which was refused ayes 86, nays 129.
I pon single letters sent through mail, any distance not over 30 miles g Over 30 to 80 miles jrj Over 80 to 150 i2i Over 150 to 400 igi Over 400 "25 Of the first class it is estimated 5 32flfiri loi
ters arc sent through the mail. '
producing
Of the 2d class at 10 cents, 7.992'890, producing Of the 3d class at 12i cents, 6,38?,600, producing Of the 4th class at 18 Cents, 3,992,896, producing Of the 6th class at 25 cents, 1.865.AAA . . "
wo, producing
319,716 799.289
666,075
748,668 466,258
Total amount of letter postage $3 000 000
Assuming this data as correct, the Post M.
ter General gives what he says would be the probable receipts, if the following rates of postage were established.
Upon single letters sent by the mail tanre not over 30 miles Over 30 to 100 Over 100 to 220 Over 250 to 400 Over 400
The estimate of receipts is as follows: On the class under 30 miles, 5,328,-
ouu, at a cents $266,430, 00 Over 30to 100 miles, 9,545,390,
at iu cents
any dis5 cents. 10 15 20
25
pair. There is likewise a noble ship here, built for the Greeks, whi ch is retained in consequence of their not being able to" pay for her. Of news there is but little to communicate. The Liverpool and London Packets sailed to-day. Yours, S. S. L'H.
Over 100 to 22c miles, 4.924,1 1 1, at 15 cents Over 220 to 400 miles, 2.874,885, at 10 cents Over 400 miles, 1,865.008. at 25 cents
934,539 00 738,616 65 564.987 00 466.252 00
FOREIGN NEWS. Two packet ships have arrived at New York, bringing dates from Havre to the 8th, and from Liverpool to the 5ih of December. The news from the East brought by the steamer is confirmed. The whole of the British prisoners in Afghanistan have been released. The treaty with China would be carried out, and it is said the Emperor intends sending an Ambassador to England. A dreadful accident had occurred at Calcutta. A Mr. Hudson stepped into a shop to buy some powder. He was smoking a cigar. He put his hands into a powder keg to examine it; when it ignited, and exploded, destroying two or three buildings, killing Mr. II. and a boy in the shop, and injuring and killing a great many persons. Twenty-two have jdied of the wounds received; thirteen are in the hospitals in a precarious stale; and tweniy-two severely hurt. GREAT BRITAIN. Ireland 'still continues disturbed. Another murder has been committed which excited a great deal of feeling. SPAIN. Matters remain here in the same condition. Robbers and robberies abound. It is said, in the insurrection which occurred, 300 of the troops ond 200 of the populace were killed. Gen. Van Holen does not intend to attack Bar
celona unless attacked himself. The cotton market at Liverpool was dull, though no change had Recurred i a prices as
oeiore quoted. On. Gcrz.
$2,997,814 65
This calculation exhibits a probable loss of
aggregate letter postage or $2, 185 35. But the Post Master General says ir Congress will relieve the department from the amount paid annually for the rail road transportation, by a permanent arrangement, and at the same time regulate at;d restrain the franking privilege he is prepared to recommend a reduction of postage to 10 cents, upon all letters over thirty miles. Whether this can, or will be done, we are not advised. But this we think, that the postage ought to be reduced to the very lowest point, even ir the Department has
to can lor aid trom Congress. Communication of all kinds, in a free country, should be made
as lightas possible, so light that the very poorest boy in the land could write to or hear from, his parents, often, without the slightest d ifficulty. Cm. Gaz.
OREGON. There has been quite a'sharn debate on the
question of this territory far West, in the United'States Senate.
Of course such a debate could hardly occur
without flings at Great Britain,and charges that Senators were afraid of this power. This, to say the least was in bad taste. The patriot
should hesitate long ere he involve the country
in war, and an honest 'people seek to avoid it while its avoidance was possible. Nor is there
any ining wrong in estimating rtmr for4ghu
A brave man does so always. It is needless to say, then, that, in all respects. Great Britain is the most powerful nation in Europe, powerful
not less in the spirit of her people, than the extent of her means, and it would be folly in us even, if we were right, to create strife between us, if it could be prevented by honorable means. War is no civilizer in this day. A war between 'Great Britain 'and the United -States, most of all, would do the greatest harm to the spread of right feeling, and right principles throughout tle world. Nor do we think there need be the slightest occasion for trouble on account of this Oregon question. More than likely it will be settled ere long; if so, it will deprive certain great
men of a great hobby, and force them to raise
other questions on which to excite a portion of
the people, if not. why .we may console our
selves, with the sreflection that we are losing
nothing bythe delay. Year by year settlers
are dropping in, homebred Americans and bv
and by we shall have a colony there which will
be able to defend the colony against all attacks. We wish, as we have before said, that this question had been settled, but as it was not, . i , . ... ... .
w e may conciuue mam win not be the cause
of war, although it has been, and will continue to be, whenever stirred, the cause of many warlike speeches. Cin. Gaz.
Riley asserts that Arabs, in the desert, live 200 years.
Death of Francis S. Key, Esq. We regret to
announce the death or Francis S. Key, Esq
late U. S. District attorney for the District of
Columbia, winch took place in this city on
Wednesday night, after a few"days' illness, at the residence of his son-in-law, Charles How
ard, Esq. In the death of Mr. Key, Maryland
has lost one of her most gifted and talented
sons, and the cause of Colonization an early
sincere and zealous advocate. Mr. K. was
well known as the author of one of our sweet
est and most beautiful national airs, "The Star
Spangled Banner, composed whilst on board one of the British ships in an official capacity during the memorable attack on Baltimore in 1814. Bait. Amer. Abolition of SlaveryThe Bey of Tunis, the N. Y. Commercial .is informed, by a gentleman from the Bardary States, "has at a blow by a decisive and comprehensive decree,' struck off the fetters from every clave in his doraixJions, shut op every slave market; and declared the entire extinguishment of human tlavery."
Correspondence of Cincinnati Gazette. NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 1843. Gentlemen: Yesterday was occupied chief
ly in visiting different ships at the Brooklyn T tr . . . - , , . ...
navy iara. I'assea xtiiasnipman Neville, a
Buckeye, you know, very kindly accompanied
me. We first visited the North Carolina. The crowd attending the trial of the mutineers
made it difficult to obtain a good position, but
still 4I elbowed myself close enough to hear,
and to have a good view of the parties. At a table in the centre, sat the venerable looking
Uommodores, Stewart, Jones" and Dallas, like
wise the Judge advocate. Commander Mc
kenzie, and two clerks. Surrounding this ta
ble were a host of reporters at their desks. The Commodores and Commander McKenzie
were in tun unitorm, and without exception
noble looking men. I listened to the evidence
or Warner, but will not go into detail, ns it
differed only from what vou have alrcadv
seen in one particular. He stated his belief
that the Brig could have been brought safely
home, with Spencer and his associates. i
The General sentiment here is in favor of
McKenzie's course. It would be universal, I believe, were it not that'some of the papers, to
make a penny, strive to create a different sentiment.
From the North Carolina I went on board
the Somers, and was politely shown through the vessel, by the officer on duty. She is a fine looking brig, and said to be a very fast sai
ler. During the last voyage she made 2,600
miles in thirteen successive days, against a
two mile current. The officer's cabin and the wardroom are neither larger than the fam
ily state-rooms of the new Western steamer Diamond. There was "no room suitable in which to confine the prisoners, and they were kept on deck. I examined the irons used up
on them. In my opinion they were totally insufficient to give safety, and I should think,
on examination of the whole arrangemdnt of
the Brig, should satisfy any person of the propriety of the course the Commandant pursued,
On the Not tn Carolina l saw seven or the mutineers confined below. Yesterday closed the
twelfth day of the examination. It will be
some time before the trial is completed, and it is understood 'all who' were on board are to
undergo examination. This is done, that it
may not be said hereafter the trial was but partial one.
I sent iny name on board the Independence,
lying at anchor, a short distance from the dock
It was soon answered by Lieutenant Schenck,
another Buckeye, who sent a boat for me. He
gave me a Buckeye's warm reception, and es-! corted me through every part of the noble ves
sel. I he Independence was a 74, but has been razeed. It is expected she will sail as soon as the Somers case it brought to a close. The Vincennes and Vandalia are both lying here. The Savannah, a new vessel, is fitting up for a cmise, having been ordered out. The porpoise is here undergoing a thorough re-
CHINESE WAR. Tire English papers seem'to admit that there
was very little glory gained by this war. We may imagine the strength of the public feeling on this subject, when the London Times, the organ or the Tories, is compelled to admit this
fact:
"For ourselves " it savs. "we own to a deri
ded sympathy with thotse who denounced this
war. root and branch. Success could brinir.
and has brought us, no glory. It has brought
us twenty-one millions or dollars.it has brought
us Hong Kong, it has given us fresh openings
icrour manufactures; but as to the glory of prosecuting to a painful termin alion an un
generous war, waged with much slaughter of the Chinese, and much security to ourselves, against a helpless tlrough no spiritless multitude the French papers are not so very
wrong, and the less we say about it the better."
A stranger happening in London iust after
the news of peace had reached the city, and
hearing the incessant roar of the guns of the
Park and Tower, proclaiming the triumph of
uniisti arms, might suppose! that the Times
did not speak fairly the fpublic feelinp. W
think it lags beh'nd. The horrid details of
butchery the whole course of the war from beginning to end marked as it was by an inhuman waste of life has shocked the British
mind, and made it feel, and speak, more stronglyagainst it than we have felt or spoken on this side of the Atlantic Cin. Gaz.
Temperance. Mr. Buckingham, the celebrated traveller, says, "I have now been in Ireland three months, and have not seen a single person intoxicated, through a journey extentKn? from Dublin all over tire South of Ireland, embracing th counties of Wicklow, Wexford, Kilcnne, Waterfbrk, Cork and Limerick."
Louisiana Senator. We rhronicle the election "or Judge 'Alexander Porter, to the Senate of the United States, from hbis State, with great pleasure. He 'is a man of sterling wotth and talents. The vote stood thus:
A. Torter, 45 C. M. Conrad, 22 J. Slidell, 6 Blank, 2
Facility of Petition. The following is an ex
cellent hit upon the abuses of pt titioning: "A
wag in Albany made a bet that he could get 500 signatures to hang a venerable Episcopal Clergyman in that city. Ire wrotj in a fair hand a long petition too long for any body to take the trouble to read, and succeeded in get
ting the requisite number in a single morning."
The Astor Library. Mr. Astor, in accor
dance with his intention announced some time
since, of giving to the ity orNew York an extensive public Library, has authorized the commencement or the Library edifice. The location is on Lafayette and Astor Places the dimensions 45 reet on the one and 60 on the other The amount he intends appropriating for his
Librajy has been stated at $300,000.
Summary Execution. In Cooper's Naval
history, in the report of the battle between
the U. S. frigate Constellation, Capt.Truxton, in 1799, and the French Frigate Insurgente, which she captured in a Dr-,ef and masterly style, this passage occurs.. "Early in the combat one cf the men (on board the Constellation) flinched from his gun, and he vat instantly killed by the third Lieutenant, to whoBe division fce belonged." This is the whole etory no name is given,
no comment made. Bt jt is known that the Lieutenant in question was Mr. Sterrit, who afterwards, in command of the U. S. schr. Experiment, performed many gallant feats in tlie Tripolitan war. It is also certain, as we believe, that no Court of Enquiry or enquiry of anT sort, was instituted into this proceeding. N.' Y. Amur ican.