Indiana Centinel, Volume 4, Number 37, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 January 1821 — Page 2

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I'LUIMC ACT. Aiv AC r to provide fur paving o the Mate of Illinois three per coot, of (hp ucU proo-ecN arising from the sale of public lands within the ame. He it enacted by the Senate and House fJ.ltnne.mtath'rs of the United Stair of Jlinn-icii in Congress esse mb'ed. That the Secretary of tin? Treasury shall, from tune f time, and wheheer"the quaitcrJy accounts of pubiic tnonevs or the several Land Offices hha'.t Settled, pav three per cent, of the nett proceeds of the lands lying within the state of Illinois, which, since the fiast day of January, one thousand eight hundred and iunctcen, hae been, or hereafter may be fold by the United States, after deducting all expenses incidental to the same, to such person or persons as may be authorized by the Legislature of the said Stave to receive the same: which sums, thus paid, shall be applied to the encouragemcnt of learning within said ftate, in conformity to the provisions on tin subject, contained in the act entitled An act to enable the. people of Illinois territory to form a constitution and -tate government, and for the adinissi or such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states" unoroved April eighteenth,ohe thousand ciit hundred ami ei Ji.veu, and to no ot'.er purpose; and an annual account of the application or the same shall bet Iiutted to the Secretary of the. Treasury, by such officer of () sate as the legislature thereof shall direct; and in default of such return being made, the secretary of the Treasury is hereof required to withhold the payment of any Hums that may then be due. or whirh la-y thereafter become due, until a retarn shall be made, as herein required. JOHN W. TAYLOR, Speaker of the House vf ItepresentaiivesA JOHN GAILLAUD, President of the. Senate pro tt.npore. "Washington December 12th, 130. ippaovi:n J A MRS MONKOK. Jnclitwa Lrarislalurc. BESOLUTiONS RESPECTING BANKS. jlO I '.; OF REPRESENT.! TIVES. Tuesday, .Voc. 28. On motion of Mr. Clark : llcsjivtd, That a committee of five jnembers be appointed to enquire into the expediency of a law, subjecting the rights and credits of the Bunks of this Slate -and their.brmehcs, which refuse to redeem their notes in specie on demand, j to attachment ;uul sale on execution, as i j.a ense-i of absconding debtors, with leave to report by bill or. otherwise : And Messrs. Clark, Uobb, Swllivan of Knox, Milroyand Crawford, were appointed said committee. On motion of Mr John, H.Hoi-cd, That a committee of five member- be : ppointcd, to net on the subject of bi'iks, with power to investigate t:e s.'.iivlin;: of all the chartered hanks in this sfde, to require of the o trice rs of buiks such jnform ttion, relative to the institutions under their directions, us th coni'. ai'iee m y deem necessary, to ru vc'tite tho investii;':lion, not incom--aul--with the charters of the said banking i.!ititi;tiotiS, that tlie causes of the enW -antiing from the depreciated state of our currency, so loudly and generally complained of, may bo known andn remedy if possible applied, with leave to report bv bill or otherwise. Messrs. John, Powell, Ilolman, 3Ierrell a: d JJittell, were appointed that committee. On motion by Mr. Robb, lieo fi-t , That a committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency ot firovidii. In law, that there shall be no nay of execution allowed by law, on -j oddments obtained or hereafter to be rern'ored, oi: i.ot?s the amount whereof k expressed, either in print or engraved letters. TTednesdaij, Jvr. 23. On motion by Mr Hannu, the following resolution amended, on motion by Mr. Sullivan of Knox county, was adopted, ti wit : Jet J, That the committees on the sulr eet of banks be discharged from the further consideration of the subject referred to tl.em,and that the several chairmans of said committees, be added to the committee appointed on that part of the governor' imae relative to banks and the circulating medium of the state, oud that ail mailers relative to banks upon

be referred to ltfl ccciraittcc io consider j

and report thereon. Friday, Dec. 1. On motion by Mr. Robb, Retolrtd. That a committee be np-tmintf-d to enquire into the expediency of repealing the act eutitieu "Anaci, ior the benefit of debtors, approved, Qflth December, 13 1R, and of providing by law, that no pr.per shall be deemed current, except the notes of such chartered banks as p ass generally at par in the vicinity, and redeem their notes with specie when presented and demanded, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise. West Indies. IIAVTT. The recent death of hi? f'bfnv Majesty, ' ICinx Henry, of Hayti, is an event which will cause mucn conversation anions the legitimates in Kurope, and certainly w ill lead to new attempts on the part of France to recover their former possessions in St. Domingo : possessions in which they. greatly prided themselves, and which were the sources of wealth and importance to the crown. What is to become of her black majesty the Queen, the little black Prince Hoyal, the Duke de Limonade, and the whole of King Heiiry'srmotlcy court, time onI v can shew : they have undoubted claims on the protection of the legitimates in Europe, for they held their power by the same tenure. In the public admin istration of the rival chief, Christophej and Petion, we may perceive the essential difference between a monarchy and a republic. Hoth rose from ordinary rank, and taking advantage of the times, placed themselves at the head of affairs. One became President of the Republic, the other was crowned as King of Hayti, and created a batch of peers, which w as a satire on European courts. To maintain his" power and crown, King Henry became absolute and despotic created an army- built streng fortifications, and established a police whose system was cruel and relentless. The President of Hayti trtganized a government of the people, placed all power in their hands, and held his office from their girt; and by wise and salutary laws, contributed to the peace and prosperity of his possessions The despotism of King Henry, contrasted with the mild administration of President Boyer, led to the revolt of the troops of King Henry, and the result was, that he assassinated himself, and ended bis life with the violence of a despot. The forces of the republic under President Uoyer, are adviiii.ing upon the territories of Christophe. and will, no doubt, subjugate (hem. W hat are to be the results to this country, from this union of the black population in St. l)ominyo? This is a question which will require some reflection to answer. When Christophe and Petion were striiglinj: for supremacy, the power and : energies of each were confined to local objects. St. Domingo, united underone head, tranquil and powerful, may be induced to look beyond that fertile island. Kmigration, particularly of blacks, may be encouraged ; men of talents and eru tei prise maybe induced to take up their j residence there: in short, a very powerful republic, and not far distant from us, may spring up This, to be sure, is rather a subject of gratification than alarm: but, in relation to our maritime concerns, it is an object requiring special attention. Protected from invasion by climate, and possessing numerous ports and harbors, their means of fitting out privateers and vessels of war are abundant, and n.av require from us an increased vigilance. Still there i sufficient time to prepare for these events, should they occur; and, there Tore, the present change in the political affairs of that country is an event which should afford general satisfaction. Translaletlfor the Philadelphia Gazette. (OFFICIAL.) Port-an- Prince, Oct. 2, 1820. The death of the tyrant, and the end of Tyranny. S. E. The President of Hayti. entered St. Marc's on the ICth inst. at 9 o'clock in the morning He was received with a pure and perfect allegiance. The inhabitants called us their liberator and the sat Sou rs of their country. Every one perceives in that town, the appearrtueof misery of suffering, and of the dfgiadation of the human race. No tyranny has ever been more cruel nor more refined, than that which was exercised towards the inhabitants of the North &, of the Artiboutte. The crimes which w ere committed by Christophe are innumerable and too heinous to be told. Every where.whf re our army has passed, we have only perceived in the inhabitants old women and old men. The population of this part of the Inland was then condemned to end, for w ant of propagation. S. E. received on "the ljth a letter from the Capes signed by four chic's who are the head of the revolution. These leadcts arc Richard Montpoint Placide, Lebrun and Charles Pierre. They report that on the 8th inst. Christopne had dispatched against them his military force, who so far from opposing had united with those who had raised the standard of liberty ; that Joachim Deschamp's, worthy friend of his raasicr, and who commanded the corps, seeing himself abandoned, sought safety in flight; and finally, the royal family fell into the power of the republicans. The month of October, will be memorable for us. We have witnessed twice in lbs fpactj of fourteen years, liberty

frluaph oVer iy rater, arid the two tyrant's succumb to tnc effort of republican?. The 8th of this month, between the

hours of 10 and 11 in the morning, Christophe the Cruel, blowed out h?s brains. j Romalhas not yielded as we said This Chief has declared himself in a tate of rebellion to us, and seeks to make himself a party. He cannot, however, thrive as the few which he has with him arc daily coming to us. There were 4000 men in the prisons and dungeons of Sans Souci. They have been liberated. From a London Paper. The Continental Revolutions. On Momlay, a dinner attended at least by 500 persons of respectability, was given at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, London, for the purpose of celebrating the late events in Naples, Spain and Portugal. At half past 6 o'clock, Sir Robert Wilson (the chairman) preceded by two gentlemen bearing small busts (adorned with laurels) of the Spanish Generals Quiron and Itiego, and accompanied by Mr. Hobhousc, the Hon. Henry Grey Bannet, Major Cartwright, Mr. Hume, Sir Gerard Noel, and many other distinguished persons, entered the room, and were most warmly greeted by the assembly. Dinner was served ; and as the cloth was removing, Alderman Wod arrived and met with his accustomed reception. The first toast then was, "The King ;" after which "The Queen, with innocence ror her shield, truth for her spear, and the affection of the people for her safeguard," was drunkand bursts of applause which shook the apartment. Sir Robert Wilson, from the chair, then addressed the meeting. The gal lant general, in an animated and impressive speech, to which from the lateness of the hour, we are unable to do justice, commented upon the important changes which his hearers were assembled to commemorate. He deeply condemned the course which had been taken by Russia and by Austria, in refusing to acknowledge the new constitutional governments ; deprecated still more deeply the conduct oi the English ministry, in wavering as to the line which they ought to pursue, and waiting as it were, for the lead of foreign poweri ; and concluded by moving a resolution and declaration in favor of the patriots, which were unanimously agreed to. A letter from his grace the Duke of Bedford was then read by the chairman, excusing his noo-attendancc on the ground of ill health. A second letter to the same effect, frwn Sir Francis Uurdett w as also read. Mr. Hobhouse, after a spirited and eloquent address, proposed the health of " La Fayette, and the champions of free dom in France." Mr. Alderman Wood professed, with great good humour, that he was no ora tor ; but declared that he was, notwith standing, as warmly attached to free dom as any man in the country ; and concluded by proposing, as a toast, " Old England." The Rev. Mr. Hayes, on presenting himself to the meeting, already wearied with discussion, was received with some show of impatience f 1 is first words however, produced a sensation almost electrical unto his hearers, 4 I am" said Mr. Hayes, an Irish Catholic Priest. I received my education at Rome; and have been from my infancy a sworn friend to liberty, and a determined foe to oppression. In the year 1815, I was deputed by the Catholics of Ireland to oppose at Rome that scheme of the Hritisli government, whicli, by obtaining for the crown the appointment ot the Irish Bishops, Sought to render them, like their brethren of the established church, the subservient follower of power. Such an union between church and state, is as an union between Christ and Belial ; it is an union which converts the priesthood to priestcraft ; an union which has ever been alike in Catholic and Protestant countries the most powerful engine of tyranny the adamantine chain of slavery. The state draws the sword to protect the interests of its pensioned clergy; the clergy abuse their sacred influence to hold the people in political bondage ; so matters proceed under such an union, until maddened by the double tyranny popular indignation explodes at last, and the altar and the throne are whelmed in utter destruction. To preserve my country from such horrors, and to preserve the purity of our clergy, by keeping them dependent upon the opinion of the people, I went to Rome; and, after a contest of two years, I baflled the intrigues of the British ministers and theboroughmongering aristocracy, which existed among the leaders of politics at Rome. 1 met m v reward. By the mini-try of the cowardly, the treacherous, :ock-picking Ompteda, and of that abject slave of the Holy Alliance, Cardinal Gonsalvi, I was imprisoned for two months, and afterwards, by a guard of soldiers, dragged beyond the frontiers of the Roman territory." The Rev. Gentleman, after a variety of observations upon the recent events, through which our limits will not permit us to follow him, declared that it was his w ish, his aim, and his hope, that Ca tholics and Protestants might lay aside all enmitv and that the call of the one class for reform, and the other for eman. cipation, might be united into one com m'ju" vuv gcm-raij uicswu-.i; usausu.

.A bill fca paucd the Hcusa cf Hepre. entatives of Kentucky, leasing the Penitentiary to Joel Scott, of Scott County, for the term of seven years on the condition, that he is to establish a Woollen Manufactory, sufficient to gite emplay-

ment to fifty persons. The convicts are contemplated to be employed in this business ; and For the purpose of promoting the enterprise, the Legislature have appropriated four thousand Dollars. From the New York Mercantile Advertiser, Nov. 21. FROM ST. DOMINGO. We have been favored with a St. Thomas paper of the 27th ult. contain ing the following extract of a letter from Capt. Henry, which supplies the information hitherto wanted of the cause and manner of Christophe's death and the subsequent occurrences in his own dominions " Cape Henry, 15th Oct. 1820. " There has been some very important changes in this government since I last wrote you ; about two months ago, the king was suddenly attacked with a severe fit of apoplexy, and it was thought he never would completely recover. During his life time you have heard of his tyranny and cruelties, which of late has been more excessive ; on the 30th of Sept. he put in irons the colonel of the 8th regiment; his men who were much attached to him, instantly revolted and took possession of the town of St. Marcs; the Line immediately sent a force against it, but they were repulsed. As soon as the news reached this, the garrison revolted also, and declared themselves free, and by the 1st inst. the whole country was in arms to depose the king and do away with royalty altogether ; on the 8th the king assembled his Body Guards, offered them money and also the pillage of the Cape, but they refused to take up their arms ; finding himself totally deserted, he retired to his room and shot himself through the heart. The queen and his family had him immediately carried up to the Citadel where he was buried under one of the bastions in statu quo, as he was so detested, that they could not find any person even to make a coffin for him; his body was hardly out of the palace of Sans Souci before the soldiers entered, and in two hours time they pillaged to the amount of one million of dollars in plate, jewels and money. The prisons have all been thrown open, and to the number of nearly 4000 poor devils have been set "at liberty. It is too shocking to relate to you the miserable appearance of some of these poor wretches, many of whom have had their backs broken by bastinading, and will be cripples for life. His crimes and cruelties will now be known, and will astonish the world the Dey of Algiers has not been near so bad. It is said that one of his last orders was to murder all the whites and mulattos, as he attributed the commotions entirely to them. They are now about forming the new constitution, which is to be something like theliberty they enjoyed under Toussaint Louverture ; it is expected general Romaine will be President, a very good man and very popular. The soldiers are all to have double pay, and are to be allowed to go and come when they please ; there are. about 40 millions of dollars in the Citadel, and a good deal of it is to be put in circulation, from every point we can receive it it must benefit commerce, and I am of opinion, that twice the imports and exports will be seen in less than one year; consider that there have been for the last 15 years not less than 12000 people in garrisons and public works, who will now be allowed to work for themselves, and there is no country in the world that holds out greater encouragement to cultivation. The Queen Prince and Princess are in town ; they did not save more than was on their backs, there are also several of the chiefs here that stuck by the king ; some of them have but a poor chance to live. I shall be able by next month to inform you more about them in the mean time. I consider myself and property perfectly safe." IMPORTANT FROM HAYTI. "We have seen a letter from Port an Prince, which states that the celebrated castle and fortress Sans Souci, consider ed so impregnable, and which was the 1 l 1 1 I f a rcsidence of Henry of Hayti, had surrendered to president Boyer, who found in it upwards of four million of dollars The royal family were all confined by II : m Boyer as prisoner, This fortress mounted upwards of 300 heavy cannon, and was considered as one of the most formidable fortresses in the world. N. Y. D. Adv. FROM PERNAMBUCO. We learn from captain Newman. of me brig Calypso, from Pernambuco, that after the 1st of January next, all Americans must have the Portuguese consul's certificate attached to their bills of lading ami health : and that in future, no American vessel would be allowed to enter on franca, as heretofore. The vessel. must pay duty on the whole of the cargo, ... ... ... O ' whether the whole be discharged or not. lb. From the New-York Daily Advertiser. Late News from Buenos Ayres and Chili. Extract of a letter, dated Buenos Ayres 26th August, received by the James Murduch, arrived at Philadelphia. " The political affairs in this country I i i .. . ar now in a tolerable state of tranquility, the Gouernon Dorego having pursued rilrstt1 the Monteneros to the other side of Ar-

rago del Medio, beating them in many engagements: taken many prisoners, horses, artillery and arms ; and among others about 50 Buenos Ayres officers, who had joined the fortunes of General Alvcar; also the deputies who had elected Alvear governor of these provinces all of whom are now in prison, waiting trial. Peace with the Monteneros is not, however, as yet established. "From Chili we have advices to July 23d, and of a flattering nature. Gen. St. Martin and the Director were at Valparaiso, where the arrangements for the invasion of Lima were in great forwardness ; the expedition would consist of about 6000 men, besides a complement of officers, for several new regiments of cavalry. An embargo existed, which would continue till twenty days after the expedition had sailed. A misunderstanding between the government and Lord Cochrane, had taken place, in consequence whereof he had tendered his

resignation. It is the opinion of some that it would be accepted ; of others that a reconciliation would take place. Every body in Chili is sanguine of St. Martin's success. " We have just experienced a most dreadful -hurricane in the river Plate, which has destroyed the Mole of Buenos Ayres many houses along the beachand about 50 sail of shipping, a list of which we send you." The brig Warrior, of this port, was off the harbor of Valparaiso on the 7th July, when Mr. Nixon, the master and supercargo, were on shore about 4 hours, after which he continued his voyage for Lima. The number of lives lost at the Conchas, is represented as considerable, & the village totally destroyed. At Buenos Ayres, the Mole and about 100 houses along the beach have been destroyed. Georgia Legislature. The Legislature of Georgia convened at Milledgeville. on the 6th November. Each house formed a quorum, and pro ceeded to business. On the following lay Governor Clark made his communication. We subjoin an extract from it. relative to the Banks: "Although I am of the opinion that the Banking System, now in operation in the state, is not calculated to advance the best interests of our fellow citizens ; yet as it would be difficult under existing circumstance? to apply a corrective to this system, and as a large amount of the funds of the state is vested in the stock of our Banks, consider their embarrassed situation a subject deserving the attention of the Legislature. The state, from the fair and legitimate use of her bank stock, derives annually not less than from seventy to eighty thousand dollars. It therefore becomes our imperious daty to protect this branch of revenue, by enabling the banks to bear up against the encroachments and severe requisitions made on them, by the United States' Bank. Though a measure for this purpose may have a tendency to lessen the value of our bills abroad, yet by it, a valuable source of revenue, and a circulating medium sufficient to supply the real wants of our citizens would be secured." Lex. Pub. Adv. Ireland. DESPERATE AND FATAL RIOT. Limerick, Sept. 27. A most lawless and sanguinary riot took place at the fair of Emly, on Friday last, (the 22d inst.) which not only prevented the transaction of business, but, melancholy to state, terminated with the effusion of blood. It appears that there has been a feud existing between the families, (or rather factions,) of Hogan and Fitzgerald, from time immemorial, but kept from coming to an open conflict by the activity of the very effective police of Tipperary, till this unhappy occasion, when these unfortunate people, to the number of several thousands, commenced their bloody proceedings before 7 o'clock, in the morning, armed with scythes, sticks, swords and fire arms. They fought with desperate fury until the coming of the police, which put an end to it. One man of the name of Donovon was killed, and five supposed to be mortally, and several slightly wounded. there were thirty-three prisoners lodged in Tipperary goal by the police one of the leaders, an elderly gentleman of the Fitzgerald's party, is not expected to recover. The magistrates of the neighborhood have memorialized government for an increase to the small garrison of Tipperary. Since the death of Tamahamaha. King of the Sandwich Islands, we hear there has been a desperate battle fought for the right of succession to the crown. It terminated in the dethronement of the young prince, son of the king and the i- . " . .. queen mother reigns in his stead in virtue of her own royal descent. She has relinquished the jurisdiction and government. of the island of Mowhrie, next in conscquence to Owhyee, to a chief who is her relative. This island, it will be recollected, was subdued with difficulty, and though it submitted to Tanramhamaha, was, never completely subjugated. Its population is said to be 70,000. The old king on his death bed, called his relations and principles chiefs around him, and laid his injunctions upon them to keep upon good terms with the Americans. Balt Morn. Chron. Printing:, Of every description, neatly executed

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