Indiana Gazette, Volume 9, Number 31, Corydon, Harrison County, 28 May 1825 — Page 2

yft earnestly hope and believe was grateful to his feelings, I deemed it my further duty to conduct him to the next adjoining states where he would doubtless be received with e. qual kindness and attention, pursuant to this design, the steam boat Mechanic wjs again employed, and myself, together W ith two gentlemen of NashVille, as my staff, attended him on his journey, designing to remain with him, until a com mittce from an anjoining should rsnder bur further interferonees unnecessary in his behalf. At the distance of 120 roilci from Louisville, in the river Ohio, and before oar duties had been completed, we were, by the unfortunate disaster of our boat being sunk, plated in a situation the most disagrees.ble and embarrasiug. Wo found ourselves, by this acci- ' dent, thrown upon a thinly et. tied shore, without the trans, portation Without accommod tion for our (inest. From this embarrasment we were, in a few hours, happily received, by an act of liberality on your part, which deceives our warmest thanks- t!i? Sieam b at Paragon, oweed by you, desecending the river to New-Or leans, with a full cargo of pro duce, destined for that place, on which 'insurance had been effected, wan stopped by your order, and placed at our disposal, for the use of our venerated Guvst. We are aware that, in doing this, you incurred, not only a certain loss in the detention of your boat, but alo a heavy repdnibiltty, in becoming the temporary insurer of the caigo. This, sir, greatly enhanced the obligation, which has been yet further increased by your generou liberality and sumptuous iotertainment while on board. Arcept, sir, from myself individually, and fiorn me iu he. half of the. state of Tennessee, thinks for pour politeness and generosity, and my earnest wishes for your future happi. trss and prosperity. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours, iVC.

LoUISTILLR MAT. 10 His excellency Governor Carroll. Sir. Accept my thanks for the kind notice whidi you iiave pleased, in your letter of the prevent inst. to take id' the liuiuhle part I have acted, in contributing to the cbmforts of my fellow sullerers on the steam boat Mechanic, and particularly , towards our venerated friend Uen. Lafayette, who so eminently deserves our moit Zealous and friendly attention, on hii passage through a couutry bin valor aided to secure. i beg you will not consider, as of any moment the detention of my boat, or the supposed risk which I run, iu the temporary change of her voyage, as I am richly compensa ted, by the pleasure which I have derived, in hiving a personal opportunity of tendering of the Nation's Guest, this simple tribute of respect.

Accept for myself, and for the state as Governor over which you preside, sincere assu ranees of the esteem and respect, with which, I am, your very obedient servant, Wh. H. NEILSON. For the Indiana tint. county. IXLLOW CITIZENS.--Stiurtly after nry-rctum from Indianapolis in February last, 1 understood that ther vv a a report iu circulation, that 1 had during the session of the 'tatt Legislature introduced u bill in the ho tse of Representatives, hivio fur its oojeel the establishment b if -tatty itf th5 Presbyterian church in the state of ludiv.ua. IMieviug that no person w ith whom I was acquainted could be. suiii. cieotly credul us to ud.nit the truth of such a report, 1 simply contradicted it, uid lift u to those who inrnugii pivjudiv, or ill wtil, thought fu to propcgate it, to Ulie whatever course they might nee proper. Here -I had determined to let thevuh. ject rest, but I havo recently been informed by ioiui of soy friend" thai th- report hus biit.i bandied ubuut through our county, unlit ome of my fellow citizens hegiu to tliiu't there uitv he some truth iu it : anil m that it is my duty to come out fairly, and give an exposition of the transaction said to have transpired iu then of k last winter from which ibis report originated. For auy vote, or al. winch 1 have eer given, or p'i formed, as the Iteprcscutative uf the people of Monroe county, I hold myself bouud to an-wer ; and if it should he required of me 1 am eeu willing

to give the reason, tor my v pinions, on any subject relatlog to the poll y, or lntcie&tp, ot the (teneral govern men. Or of the government of litis state ; and iu the present -instance u all'onlH me 'pleasure to give all the information 1 posibly can in telatiou to the cirt umstauces from which the report ii.qors. tion originated, atid leave the public to judge me accout ing to my works, whether they be 'OU rir bad. In the tirit place then, 1 am ch.ugtd with hawn introduced a bill into ihe h. of itepresentatives, fr the purporte of establishing the Presbyterian chuich ly l.tw in Indiana. Tins charge, or any other however worded and cot yiug a similar idea 1 pr nouuee to be basely unlnu , 1 can say without fear of contradiction that I never in my life either directly, or indirect, ly introduced any bill iu any legislature, that had the name of Presbyterian, Methodist, b tptist, or that of any oiher denomination, whatever in it. In the Journal of the mouse of Representatives of the last lieneral Asinhly page 131 it will be seen; that "Mr. Noble from the standing committee on the affairs of the town of Indianapolis reported a bill to incorporate the Presbyterian congregation, school chinch ICBsioii, in lndianapolUf whieh

wn read, and ordered to asetool reading on next day. Au enqury now naturally Arrises as 2o the object of thisiMlJ,a:nl in answer 1 wilt stu-ter ft4 i the facts of the case u ii!aied to be these : the members of the nrcfrbyleriiiu chinch, and pcrsous vvm Mi shod to have the advantage a permanent school housc.Li Indianapolis, united togtjincr and pureuased a lot of ground If 'in Li F. Aiorris Kq. tale aeut i'o" tiie. state, -woo it seems executed bis bond &s agent u"fiHttsaitl, to make a deed to said lot, no soon us -it should bo pud t'ji, iu trustees elected by liiii 5v.cn Ly. Aer the lot of 'ground wag purchased, a. Meeting bouse & sohuol-linuse were erected on it at considerable expense, and the p i . ireut ilue. the state, luwhgbeen (principally eiude, it let ame an object, of some soli, mode to nave the title made to J.ke purchasers itt such way, utu secure the premises pennauettly, t'ur the benelii of the church, and school, rite meiuof ihe church and others interested, had acted umier the proYiiout of au actio the iaie revised code eatitltd k an acl for the appointment of iruiee( to receie deeds for lots or l.mds 'given or purchased, lor

tie UbC oi hchools. meeting houses, or masonic lodges," but upou au eXHfuiiialtcu oi i:as Act. tt wa found to be so vague-, and ludeiioi'Le in its provisioti?), fiat geuileui'!! of toe int will q;.iidud to Judge, gav'e it as their opinion to ti,e society, that in Id or ;it) years it would he impossible to estahlUh a claim ut.der tt. roe act referred to provides lur holding an electin for trustees, biu mentions no otlicer exctnt a clerk, to 'conduct the mc li aUo pro Mde. that the Clerk shall certify the name tjl the trustees fut elected to the couuiy lecotdci, whose duly it is made. t enter ibis ceititicate vu ecord; but after ihe first iccoid i made, the trustees will neceanly change. ! deaths, reinoval &lc. and it will gotui he impossible to ascertain with an ceitainty, who wre. or were not trustees. In order that the title under this act iuight be gund, it would be oe-cvro-ary tu follow strictly and literally all its proiion, and th?. person claiming under it vould have to establish ufiirient proof that they had thus followed it proviidotit, winch would be next loan impo-jsi-hility. The object then of the bill iutroiucel by Col. Noble was to secure to a society, properU for which they bad paid the state its value iu money. Uy acting in a corporate capacity all their transactions as to conveyances of property, elections of trustees would be A . a matter of record under ?eal of the incorporation, and such acts would thereby become hotor ious, and the records could . Ver after be admitted a nvi i a evi dence in a court ilulif(l Now I woulit , T r , . ask iu the humu of Con" , . n ..nou sense, what lit tintrice this bill could have in as-

1alU.hisg fhc presbvtai'n : church throughout the state of ; Indiana? Is it right for the Legists Una to pa-s Uwa to -tci.te to indi irluaU pi'fpfr.iy, which tl.t y li'nve l.ooe.i-lly. fiiicli-ed, n u pi id foi ? Mm 1 1 our li gislutu: & .jjrasM laws' to' set uie te ascci lions, nod ci mpiiiiies-'wSii engage in .1itnufach rief c. ct rtiin righ.s utid ptivalieg tt. by" which tht'v ai enabled to niaiie monv f r thetusetveK t k.. at thesniue time refuse to se--oure by taw projieri. e"5u.dneiy devoU d to li ptifywutKi id' i du-iliO. inoiiilrtv Si 1 De-

ligioi.r One i.egishtmH's frava : not hereupon', tutfd for w e find in Wai acti mm rniVmoA in this state iJ Au act to r: ie m act i'iiiiih-d an act It'iMcorporate the Komu ITat1iditti ('iitiich in Vincciines'T A?;qainv Au act, u revive, and tiMvitd.. an fc. :o ii corporate tfiff udi an ii Chuiifr' Aud :'g;iin';Ait Mt to iix orpci ;ite the Woba sla linptist Cdiuir!." And a'gitinc An act io inocrporate the New" Hope H.-pii-l Church oh I? eer 'Creek, in tho County of l)t ar. bour!,' K.ieVof the acts of iricoq -or-potation just recitt d, wet'e. f the pot post- of siVorirg to l.e 'Chnii'hex rrrthfti lot;. lairds, grsfVd for ll.e lw or their rpeitiv'e socielie'f. V' aivy per-iMi ay l?at tire'so. ncta of incorporation t:t e ntfede the pedil'mr ti'fjiettK held by ihe. 'hurcieN to w t (! they w eregranted, tV. pSiubH t'( reiiiou of Indiana : or thtt they i a e -nbt:iii-.ed H.'ciob) at y ex elusive piiv'ile'ies in ma'Uis vf f.Mitl.. or piei::e, over tl;e;r hi'hr.'Ti k' the t-aine cr otter d- tioiiiinalfoiis ? No the 'mW is pn p stetoi. s- Ndwiil st .i. ini, I ; m it; f,r of doing. justice to inivii!nnli. ami even tr ahMic a'i"Bk ol i- d:vidu'jls, w !:t hae n lTiidi l!f el iect iu viev.-. hyHfcuiingto cacti the l'g:'H oi properly el for -he mont pa c 1 w-ould pret'r a renerul ac t ! r thai pavposr u. stead ol" tp .. tial acts of ii.c i omtioii, ni d my view h mi ll is subject V 4o. given last winlerto several .,f uil men, who wi re niembi i of the legislature can say, w ;t a Ho b, i hat 1 li; d no kiUiV.le i-, whatever ol ihe bill intiotlu u- J. b Col. Nible, until I hen iiit. read in th Hou-e of Ri pr' 'sntiitives, and afterwards Laving,; been ppohen to by sne of tbev UiiR ees of the cb.ucb and school, and being hifoim:-d object of tl.r bill when it. cs'uie to its second reodmg I voted againi motion liade" for it indefinite postpocviri-etif. hi d for the p'urpese ofeiubln-g; the members to rellect en tl e. Object, moved to lay th bill, on tiie table wlicli failed, aiuY a nioiion iirovioulv m Je tt postpone to llm second .Meed;'. v of December next, v; carried, see journal onir. i63 O ie Mm . i of thi trustee" u the Pretliyti riar. cnuRr-'iAtion, not knowing 'what cmrsi b pursoe,as;i -dim, if 1 would introduce a netilioK tiicti had been drawn 'f and which they thought r.ctiid satily evdv unprej'id:.? d mitt i. that sotUi-'thing s1mu'1 le done to obviate, the ditfknl-