Indiana Gazette, Volume 5, Number 9, Corydon, Harrison County, 1 February 1821 — Page 3

" Willing to praise, But not afraid to blame." COUYDOJC, Thursday. T?eb. 1, la the house of representatives the ayes atid r.ocs were taken one hundred time3 awl recorded on the Journal, which makes about enc eigl.th i art of (he whole Journal of the house, and con-?-jr.entlj must have taken up about one eighth pirt of the time spent in legislation during i as t winter. If the two dollars per day paid to member?, four dollars to clerks, two dV.hr to door keepers, fuel, printing ana oihcr contingent experts be calculated, the ayes and noes must ae cost-the state about five hundred dollars, rhe;i li little else can be intended thereby thau o prepare for some future election. In this vaj the public money goes. The Editor of the Indiana Cenlincl ha been aiisirifurnied on the subject cf the appropriation cf the $3000 towards building a prison at Jeffcrlonvf.Ie, It h to be paid oat of the proceeds of the sales cf lots at Indianapolis, and not, as Le tiys, out of the thrdc per cent. fund. We are disappointed in reccinip anv eastern qjail, on account of the breaking up cf the ice in the Ohij river. " Mtf fh t Laws o Indiana. By Authority, AN ACT For the formation of a new countv out of the counties of Jackson and Delaware. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, That irom and after the second Mon flay ot February next, all that patt of Jh counties of Jackson and Delaware, which h contained within the follow Ing boundary, shall form and constitute a new county, to lie known and designated by the name and style of the county of Bartholomew to wit ; beginning at the south west cornerof section eighteen in township seven north, of range four east, thence north to the northwest corner cf township tsn north of range four east, thence cast with the line dividing townships ten and eleven north to the north east corner of township ten of range seven east, thence south with the range line, dividing ranges seven and eight, to the south east corner ol section thirteen, in township eight rurt:i of range seven cast, thence west to the range line dividing ranges six and se.ven, at the northwest corner of section nineteen in township eight, ho'rth ot range seven east, thtn;.o south v? ith said range line to where it intersects Big Sand Creek, thence -down Said creek with the meanders thereof t) its junction with Driltwood river, thence down said river with the mean ders thereof to where an east and west line running through the centre- ct township seven north, strikes the north west side of the "aforesaid river, thence west with the said line to the place of beginning. Sec. 2. The said new county of Bartholomew, shall from and after the first day of January next, enjoy all the rights, privileges and jurisdictions; which to separate and independent counties, do, or may properly belong and appertain. Sec. 3. That Ebcnezer E. Morgan of Crawford county, Jatr.cs Hamilton of Jackson county, William P. Tnemtsson of Harrison county, Hobrt Hohrtsorj cf Clark county, and John F. Clark of Washington cour.ty, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, agreeably to an act, entitled "an act foMhe fixing the seats ct justice in all new counties hereafter to be aid off; the commisutan-rs above '.lamed, shall convene at the house, ol John Parker in said county of Bar tholcmew, on the second Jonday ol February next, and shall immediately proceed to discharge the duties assigned them by law, it is hereby roade the duty of the KK rilF of Jackspa county, la notiiy the said tonmiis s'oners either in person or by written notification of their appoinMiient, cf: before the first day of February ,cxtandthe &aid sheriff of Jackson county, shall receive from tne cc-UQty of Bartholomew, so much the county commissioners shall deem just and reasonable, who are hereby authorised to allow the same of any monies in the county treasury, in the same manner as ah other Monies are paid. Sec. 4 Too circuit courts and all other courts of the county of Bartholo w, shall meet and be holden at the ooujo of Luke Boonsted in the said county of Bartholomew, until suitable

accommodations can be had at the seat of justice in said county, and so soon as the circuit court is satisfied that suitable accommodations can be had at the seat ol justice in said connty, they shall adjourn the circuit court thereto, after which time all the courts cl the county of Bartholomew shall be holden at the county sat of Bartholomew county established by law : Provided however, That the circuit court shall have authority to remove the court from the house of Luke Boon-

stcd, to any other place in said county of Bartholomew, previous to the completion of the public buildings, should the said court deem it expedient. Sec. 5. The agent who shall be appointed to superintend the sales of lots at the county seat of the county ol Bartholomew, or receive the donations shall reserve ten per cent, out of the proceeds thcreol, or of the donations made said county ; and pay the same over to such p. rto-i or persons a may be appointed by law to receive th same for the uso of a county library fur said county of Bartholomew, which lie shall pay over at sO.ch times and place as may be directed by law bcc. 6 The hoard of county commissioners for the said coumy of Bartholomew shall, within twelve months alter the seat of justice shall have been selocted, proceed to erect the ncccssa.y public buil-Jin thereon; they shall al&o hold a special session on the second Monday in March next, for the purpuse of appointing an assessor, and transacting all other county business that may be necessary. Sec. 7. The same powers privileges aid authorities that are granted to the citizens of the several counties named in "an cci incorporating a county library in eae-h of the counties therein named, approved January the 28th, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, to orgai;i2e, conduct and support a county library' are hereby granted to the citizens of the county ol Bartholomew atid the same power and authority, granted to, and the same duties required of the officers, and the person or persons elected by the citizens of said county as afore said, lor the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of ihe act aforesaid, according to the true intent thereof, are hereby vested in and required of the officers and other persons, so to be elected as aforesaid by the citizens of the county of Bartholo mew. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That all that part of Delaware county, lying east ot Monroe county and w-t of the county of Bartholomew aforesaid, be, and the same is hereby attached to the county ol Bartholomew temporarily, lor the purpose of exercising jurisdiction only, but is not to be taken into consideration by the com missiouers appointed by this act, to fix the seat of justice of said county m the !ucat;on thereof. Sec. 9. The sheriff or collector of taxes of Jack&on county, is hereby authorised to collect any airearages cf taxta remaining due and unpaid to him within the bounds of the uid new county of Bartholomew, in the. same 'manner as if this act had never been passed. This act shall take effect and be i: orce from and after its publication ii. iiic Indiana Gazc itt. WILLIAM GRAHAM, ScaL'.r of liie Huuss of Representatives. RATLIFF KOON, President of the Senate Approved, Jantury 6:ii, 82 1 . JONATHAN JENNINGS. AN ACT j Supplementary to an act, passed at the pi-cs'-'iit sessiot., for the formation of a new countv out of the counties of jV.ckson and Delaware. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, That the said county ot Bartholomew, constituted and formed at the present session, by the act to which this is a supplement, shall from and alter the hecond Monday of February next, have and tnjoy, all the rights, privileges and jurisdictions which to separate counties do or may properly belong and appertain. Soc 2 Be it further enacted, That tht said county of Bartholomew shall have civil and criminal jurisdiction hroughout the county, ot Delaware and the county of Monroe, shall have civil ard criminal jurisdiction throughout the county of Wabash, and thr Grand June's of Bartholomew and Monroe counties, are hereby required to act under the jurisdiction given in this section. This act to take effect from and after its passage. WILLIAM GRAHAM, Speaker of the U. of Uepresentatires. WM. POLKE, President of the Senate, pro tcm. Approved, January 9th, 1821. JONATHAN JENNINGS. AN ACT Fv the relief of James K. Scott and others. WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly by the petition

i of James K. Scott, a Justice 'of

iue peace tor vrawiord county, that some time- in May last hi house was consumed by fire, to J getner with his docket, notes, counts and other paptrs belong ing to sundry persons, put into his hands for collection, as a justice of the peace, and that loss will be sustained by sundry persons without legislative aid : For remedy whereof, Sec. 1. Be it enacted by ihe general vsaembly cj the state c Indiana, That it shall and may be lawful formal! persons who had notes, accounts or judgments consumed in ths nouse of the said James K Scott, to make oah before some justice of the ?eace, to the date and amouut, as near a can be recollected, of said note or upvii account, on which oath being tmde, the justice shall enter the same on his docket, and issue a scire 1.ckjv( dtrec ted to a constable of the j iopct town ship, commanding him to summer the defendant or defendants to appear aittl shevcaus?, if any they cat) ahew, 'why. judgment should not be entered up? against him, her or them, as the ca may be, and it a)cb d..fuiditt la. is , attend and shew cause, us required m said scire facias, to the satisfaction oi said justice of the pe;xe, thru juo'g ment siiall be cutrrtc! up aau:si auoii defendant as in other cuiv! Sec 2. In like inar.ncr where any person shall make oath to the satisfaction cf any justice ol the pt;ice in t heproper township, that he, she or they had recovered judgment against any defendant on the docket ol the saiu James K. Scott, which judgment had ueen replevied and the time lor which the same was replevied has noi vti expired, the justice, titur issuing n:s scire facias aa aoove, may enur u-. judgment for the amount, and the de icntiant, m such ce. sniil Lie omv or tilled toa replevin tonne balance cf the time they would have been cntulcu to, liaci th!3 act ncv.r Ln pulsed. Jec 3. At.d wiiiii ii y i)Ui..t.ii . h.ili make oath to the satisfaction oi u justice of the peace, tiut Lc, bhw or me) had recovered u judmc:it uclj;e the said James K. Swell, vhicii irai D.-ci. replevied and the lawful Line of it pltvin expired, trUn aud m mat cu judghK-j.i, shall he tutored up against siicti ueteiulant, on whith judgment there siiall be allowed a' replevin of thirty days atid no more, by gwiiij security as in other cases. Sec. 4. Any constable, witness or other person, who had fees nue them on the docket the-&aid Jamts K." Scott, consumed as aiuresaid, may make oath to ihe amount cf same before any justice of the peace in tne proper township who shall then make out under ins hand and seal a tec l-iL, stating the amount claimed, which lee may be collected as otuer fee oills are. Sec. 5. In like manner the said James;K. Scott may make oath bf fore any jusulo of the peace in his count) to the awjunt of fees due him in any uit upon his docket so consumed, which justice is hereby authorised to make out and certify the amount ol fees due to the said James . Scott, vvhtch fee bills may be collected as provided for m the fourth section ct this act. Sec. G In every case provided for by this act officers shall be entitled to the same fees as for similar services in oilier casts. This act to take effect from and af ttr its publication in the Indiana Gazttte. WILLIAM GRAHAM, Speaker of the house of representatives. RATLIFF BOON, President of the Senate. Approved : January 5, 1821. JONATHAN JENNINGS. CONGRESS, IN SENATE. January 4, 1821. The Senate took up the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Noble, to instruct the committee on the Pom Of fice to enquire into the expediency ol establishing a distributing Post Office at Lawrenccburh in Indiana. Some little debate took place between Noble, Ruggies aud Trimble, on the propriety of this resolution, it being obj eted that the Post Master General had power to establish such an office if necessary, to which objee tions Mr. Noble replied, and gave his reasons for desiring the subject id be taken up here. The resolution was agreed to. JAxuar 5. The Senate took up the b.li to authorise th& appointment of Commissioners to lay out a Canal from Lake Erie to the navigable waters of the O hio river. , Mr. Trimble of Ohio, submitted hi views in support of the billreferring to the general advantages of improved internal inteicours- ; ihe necessity of a canal through the country contemplated, for the convenience of the people ; the great advantages which would thereby accrue to me Ut ited antes, by enhancing the value cf the public lands in that quarter, Sec. to shew tho expediency of ct Jean ap.

thoristrfj the course or line of the c r.al, to be laid out as proposed by bill. Mr. Macon was opposed to the on general grounds, as well as Jofurther reasons that it would enage a spirit of speculation amo people, which it was the duty government to discountenan to encourage : that all works ken by the public became nu that canils, Sec. ought to be individual enterprise, or pi i ciaticr.s. Sec

Mr, Oiis was also oppos bill. He was not in favor out any temptation to pui public lands, which m'U a'ized. Mr. Ttimble replied t and went into a dt.tcriptiu lent and p; ospective cor pait of Ohio, its pepu ihew the txptJici.ry ol in.auiie. Mr. IIzLues of Mail rr he c i.'u'd support li.turmaiion on t.c subject now posi -sitd. In atl :..C!pit:rt mu-l biiic, ii na'.uiu! tocc uuiiv wnut n. xi ? t. ct c to knov what wa to inil.jw tli ii, bul. iifc wauled io know, whtti.i.r this canal Uis to he u:2 lc ny wt.om it wa.i to he- madt: lu ticiii li e ,-io, eriy id it, or lnttr -st u!d be? Uc. It v us to j;o through the l.ndsof the Unii.d Stut.V; but, ne askid t:i suwncc, couhi i:u Uiiited Stoics hav juris. ;ictha ovtr it v:hen completed .u.J t;;- i'.ate c-Miief.t vtvvll the United Sta'.ci iave ciulu ;:; jurisdiction without, or even witn toniciu of itti stale -.nvf i ouM the lJtc jjive exclusive jumL,u:ucr; i J J, esc were questions wnicn admirtrii (i'.ij'.t ; though on son.e . f ttum !c h.iitiiii Jtad ikj! a Supp;e uc st.;c iiould choose, lor any cau-c, to atop tins ca.ui up, c.;uld the Uniit " ' oi-ica pt-evvttt it? Sc. Lus it vc,i:h v,n.- m-.L. it n:u, a c fuf t'Vr w 3.i ii tn.-y i.ni,t uot tiave coin ph?e i-c.-.troi ? Ii ih-j siute or individ uali were to o -.v.i p.c canal, were the U.:tctl Sm'.t-s to have no more interett in it lUiiu the additional value whici.it alight iveto their l.mds ? he. Me had no doubt the Uni'io" Stutc couiu cu.'iruct loads or canals in the sunt.,, but the exclusive con tra! at;J jurisdiction over the property of them was another question, not so dear, &c. Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, as there appeared many doubtful questions connected with this subject, which he wisned some mile time to examine, moved the postponement of the bill to Wednesday. Mr. Trimble spoke at some lenth. to afford the information required by Mr Holmes, and to obv iate the objections wmch he had suggested against the bill ; and The bill was then postponed to Wednesday. urter irom the Mam. From the Nat A friend iim ktwcly sua u& the num her. of the (-uraccas Gazette, lor Lie 6.h December, which co.itat' s the i.misiice signed on tin. Oiij cf Nov Utween the chiefs, ad .hvr inter eUng -documents Wc proceed to ivc the substance of the armistice. The pnambie runs tnus : T.ic jo. crnments of Spain atid Coioml.ij glc--irous oi coinpr miitiojv tiie d furcnets which exist between the two emiu tiles, and Considering that the iiM and most impoitant su p towards im happy coT.rUfiimatinn is a reciprocal sUipenaiou of arms, for uo purpose of mutual exnl: sianding, have agreed to appoint cum missioncrs o stipulate end dctermirr.an armistice." The 1st article sim ulates a suspca sion cf all hostilitieH. :The 2d, the term of six months for iia duration, w'uh the i.tcuiiy of prolonging it while the negociations which were to be set on foot remitted uufiitishtj, or a hope of tlte.r tennina iron existed. The ihud article piesctibes that the troops of both parties siiall conlinue in the position whieh ittey occupy at the date of notice given of the armistice territorial limits to con tiime the same, and are jirucularly dv fined. The 4Uh article provide for the disposition of the several gutrilla p-uic which might be found b)ond the lines of demaikatioi). Should these please to disband within the limits of the party to whicluthey were opposed, they are no: to be unlisted by that party. The 5th article albts a particular post of observation to the royalitts, within the line corresponding to that of the army of Colombia. The sixth article contains a slif&la lion to a similar efiect. 1 ho 7ki article prescribes the cessation of all hostilities by sea, at the end of the tsrm of thirty days alter the ratification, in the American waters, and of ninety days in tfcc European. The 8th article opens a free communication tor the purposes of exchange and traffic in provisions and merchandise, between the respective territories of the parties.

O; ... .....J rat. Ly a,.y btiw.. . bj.un:s:i Bicis tiit rriuy be at sea. I n'. 11 u Mipuiutis that a permanent tt? 1' sh-ail be inatlj Oetwt enthf ,r-irr . t. aotain thereafter, incase u: a .ttu . .1 ot the war, from all bost?i!iit! a:.d praftires not consistent with the modern ia'.7 of nations and tht; hotM-.v u maxims of civilization. C A tua-y to this tfiect ws in.?de and Mjined on the i-ight cir the 26;h No-v-inber ) The t5h ar-d last article provides for ih; rjlincationcf tlic tteaty within GO ;.fttr5, l- i.

J'hc foii.-iwing is a list ol bank no.t-s which will be received in payment tor lards, :r the land cflicc at Brcokville, except ni'tes of a less denomiuatioi, than live dollars, viz. 13 of the U. S'atcs c branches, New-York bank, New-York, Manhatten Company, do Mechanic's Dank, do Arrrchant's liank, do Union Iank, ,j0 Dank cf AmcTica, do Dank cf Pennsylvania, P!;i!adci. Dank of N. Arne-rica, do Dank of i'hiladt-Iphia, do rarmcr s and Mechanic's Mechanic's hank of ciiy li co. Commercial bank cf Pcnn. Schuylkill Bank, . Dank of Northern T.ihcr i. c!o do do do do Dank cf Maryland, Baltimore. ianK ci liaiumoTfr, - do Dank of Columbia, District cfCol. Union bank of CJ. ergetevn, do Patriotic b.nkci Washington, doHcnk of the Metropolis, do Dank of Alexandria, do Dank of Virginia Sc bar.ches, Vir. Farmer's Dank and branches, do Dank of ChiM'cmh. Of h. Farrnrr's and I'cchar.iu's bank Indiana, it Madison. Dinfc ot Orleans, Ncsr-Orlc.s. LAND OH'ZC" vorv of Kil. IlIVAULE AT 7HL llAUTL. tiaXi.ifthe U States and hrsr.chcr. Incorporated Dinks of Doston, Masr. Sew York Dank, iu New York, Dank ol America; ci.j. Hanker Trmsylvafiia; DhilafJe lphia. xJool iorth America, d Do. of Philadelphia, , do. Farmer's & Mccuanic's Dank, Mecfiauic's DautI of city 5c coonty Commtrcial bank cf Penn. do. Schuylkill bank, do. Bank of Northcn Liberties, do Union bank of Baltimore, 3altimore Mechanic's bank,- do. Merchants i0 Franklin do. of Baltimore da. CVmnurc'l Sc Farmers bank Farmers' Sc Jechanic' do. Da;)k of Maryland, do. O) of Baltimore, " do. Bank of Cofunshia, Dis ofCoiu-.nWi Union bink of Georgetown; d: Farmers' 8c Mechanic. bauk.dr Patrirtic bank of Washington, dc. Ja ik oi Vash:n?ian, do. D.j of Metropolis, do. Union b ink of AINandria, dc Dink ct Alexandria, do. Do. cf Pctornac, do. Farmer's bank of rroshinton do Farmer's and Mechanic's bank ofln diana at Ma Jisbn Ind. F.xcept notes o! a less dcLomina lion than Five Dollars. brigade Orieis," Tcr tlic 3vl Brigade of InJuta Mihua, Lr the jcar IS2I. Orirred, Thht a drill master of the Com:in5si.i.ea trnd J Ol!k.en, ai.U Maiiciauicf the Cith rr.'l ihirry-llrst I : clinic tits he hel l in CoivJun vn WcdwsJay tLe fojrtU Jay cf April jf xt aud of d.e CoiufitittiaeJ and staff Otiicm ar.d Muvtians tf tlic if Kegimeot, at MojulitiiI.cz. oa Friday the bV. day of Apiil next. Tic (Jiilecis and Musiciatu will te I'unctusl in their attendance en s-.ii da' at 10 o'clock, A. M TLe Cutnlllisicr.ti aLf Stall Olfiters aroitd whh tre arms and tLe Az skiiiij mix tbtir ir.ti-uaiect of ir.uic. Th; fifth rcgiitfiit will uujttrtu Wtdt.esJathe tbird, tec Jlt cu IWsdij tLe fvrtU, tLe 3 J cfi Saturday s ith duy el" O ?U ucxi, a: such placet as ttt Ci,c:ourdjat$ tbir-- " may ithct. TLe couiu.i. ju'.i ui'.i iii.e;eJ. a.ely cause raeaikctt, if uny, to Lc lilltd. iiy ei der cf JOHN TIPTON, Pri-. G?r. WUiiniL; Icch&aa iLht. . Cwrjdoa,F. 1, 1851.