Indiana Palladium, Volume 1, Number 12, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 25 March 1825 — Page 3
Tuesday, March 1.
The committtc on the post office, amongst
other amendments, proposed to strike out
the provision which allows the exchange of) papers between newspaper printers, free of
postage. This amendment was briefly opposed by Mr. Hayne and Mr. Lowrie and supported by Mr. Chandler, and was rejected without a division. Wednesday) March 2. Mr. Noble presented the following resolu.
lion of the General Assembly of the state of
Indiana, on the subject ol the gradual email cipation of slaves, and the colonization of the people of colour within the United States: Resolved That in the opinion of this General Assembly, a system of Foreign Colonization, with correspondent measures, might he be adopted, that would, in due time, effect the violation of the national compact or infringements of the rights of individuals by the passage of a law by the General Government, with the consent of the slave-holding States, which should provide that all children of persons now held in slavery, born after the passage of such law, should be free at the age of 21 years, being supported in their minority by persons claiming the services of their parents, providing they then consent to be transported to the intended place of Colonization. Also, Resolved That it is expedient that such system should be predicated upon the principle, that the evil of slavery is a national one: and the people and the states of the Union ought mutually to participate in the duties & burdens of removing it. Therefore, Resolved By the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, that, we do approve of, and cordially concur in the aforesaid Resolutions of the State of Ohio; and that his Excellency the Governor be requested to communicate the same to the Executives of the several states in the Union, and each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, requesting their co-operation in all national measures to effect the grand object therein embraced.
"RxoIvcL That the Secretary of War, be
instructed to ascertain from the President,
Directors, Sc Co. of the Louisville and Portland Canal Company, in Kentucky, upon what terms they will furnish the United States with a site, and sufficient water power for an armory; and that he lay such information as he may obtain before Congress at the next session." On motion of Mr. Scott, the House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Herrick in the chair, on the bill authorizing the President of the United States to cause a road to be marked out from Missouri to the confines of New-Mexico ; it was reported without ament. j Mr. McDuffie objected to the bill, as being for external improvement, and moved that it lie on the table. The motion was carriedAyes CS,Noes 48.
The principal subject acted upon in the House of Representatives yesterday, was the Senate's bill making further provision for the suppression of Piracy. After much debate, the bill was so amended as to strike out the whole of it, except so much as provides for building often sloops of war; and,
in that shape, the bill passed the House of
Representatives, and was subsequently a greed to in the Senate. Nat. In. March 2,
LAWRENCEBURGH.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1825.
House of Representatives. Saturday, Feb. 2G, 1825. Mr. Vinton, from the committee on the Public Lands, made a report in favor of the following resolution, viz: "That the several states which have been admitted into the Union, under any compact prohibiting such states from laying and collecting a tax on land for five years next succeeding the sale of such land by the United States, shall be severally permitted, whenever they may deem it expedient, to subject all lands, hereafter sold by the U. States, within their respective limits, to the same tax that they may levy and collect on lands not subject to the provisions of such compacts." The resolution was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Hemphill, from the committee on
Roads and Canals, reported a bill concern
ing Internal Improvements; which, on mo
tion ol J)lr. Hemphill, was laid on the table. Monday Feb. 28.
Mr. Mc Arthur, presented a memorial of
the Legislature of Ohio, respecting a grant 1 t , 1 1 a 1
oi lanu to aia in opening a canal irom tne Ohio river to Lake Michigan.
On motion of Mr. McLane, the House ilext went into committee of the whole, Mr.
Tomlinson in the chair, on the bill to autho rize the Secretary of the Treasury to bor
row a sum not exceeding twelve millions ofl
dollars, or to exchange a stock bearing an interest of 4 1-2 per cent, for a certain stock bearing an interest of 6 per cent.; which
bill, after a slight amendment, on motion of
Mr. Ingham, was reported to the House and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Tuesday, March 1 . Mr. McDuffie, laid on the table the following: "Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States ought to be so amended, that the mode of voting for President and VicePresident shall be uniform, and that the peo
ple shall vote directly for the aforesaid offi
cers by districts. Resolved) That the Constitution ought to b& further amended, so as to prevent the election of the aforesaid officers from devolv
ing upon either branch of Congress, by pro
viding that, in case no person shall obtain
the votes of a majority of the said districts,
the people shall proceed to choose the officers aforesaid, from the two persons having the highest number of votes for the said offices, respectively. ;
Resolved, That a select committee be appointed, with instructions to prepare a joint resolution for amending the Constitution, in
conformity with the foregoing resolutions.'1
Mr. Test, of Indiana, presented certain re
solutions of the Legislature of the state oil
Indiana, upon the subject of providing for
the gradual emancipation of the people of
colour held in servitude in the United States;
which were laid on the table.
Mr. Wickliffe offered the following, which
lies one cay:
On the 5th inst. the following gentlemen were nominated to the Senate, to till the new
Cabinet: Mr. Clay as Secretary of State; Mr. Rush as Secretary of the Treasury; and
Mr. Barbour as Secretary at War. On the same day Mr. Everett was nominated as
Minister to Spain; and on 7th, Mr. Poinsett,
of South Carolina, as Minister to Mexico. All of which were confirmed on the 8th inst.
The tote of the Senate, on the nomination
of Mr. Clay, stood as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Barton, Bell, Benton,
Bouligny, Chandler, Chase, Clayton, D' Wolf, Dickerson, Edwards, Gaillard, llarri
son, Hendricks, Holmes of Me. Johnston of
Lou. Kane, King of Alabama, Knight, Lloyd
of Mass. Mills, Rowan, Ruggles, Seymour,
Smith, Van Uuren, Van Dyke. 27.
NAYS Messrs. Berrian, Branch, Cobb,
Eaton, rindlay, Hayne, Holmes' of Miss.
Jackson, Mcllvaine, Macon, Marks, Taze well, Thomas, Williams. 14. On the above list, the name of our Sena
tor, Mr. Noble, does not appear. The cause is fully explained in a letter to the Editors
of the National Intelligencer, whih may be
From the National Intelligencer. Washington, March 9th, 1825.
Messrs. Gales & Scaton :
Gentlemen In this day?s paper, publish
ed by you, the votes appear upon the confirmation of the nomination of the Hon. Henry Clay, made by the President of the Uni
ted States, Mr. Adams, to be Secretary of
btate. My vote does not appear on Monday, when the nomination was under discussion. Supposing that discussion would continue
for some time, I retired to the Library in the Capitol, for the purpose of seeing if the Li-
Dranan nau emerea 10 my credit, the books that I had taken out of the Library, and which I had returned on the morning Qf that day, by a messenger of the Senate. To make the inquiry of the Librarian, was my duty, under the restrictions imposed by Con
gress. Upon returning to the Senate, and
in a very short time, the vote had been tak
en, and the result declared. I applied to the
Senate to vote, and the members were wil
ling that I should, but for a rule of the Sen
ate, forbidding that, after the result was de
clared, no member should vote. I stated to
the Senate, then in secret session, that if I
had been present, and as I now declare, that
I would have given my vote in favor of the
confirmation of the nomination of Mr. Clay.
In giving my vote, I should have been gov
erned by two considerations: First, liis dis
tinguished talents; and, Secondly, that I
Would not oppose an administration, at the
very commencement, for party purposes, impute no such motives to others.
Respectfully, JAS. NOBLE.
found in the succeeding column.
The Zion's Advocate states, that General Lafay
ctte will be at New-Orleans on the 8th of April; at Nashville the 23d ; at Vincennes the 6th of May ; at
Louisville the 9th; at Cincinnati the 13th; at Pitts
burgh the 25tb ; and at Boston the 3d of June. His stay at either of these places is necessarily short not exceeding one or two days, as he contemplates
performing the tour, 5255 miles, in 99 days; 2610
of which, he will be conveyed by steam boats, and
the balance will be travelled by land.
officers and crew of the U. States' schooner Grampus, and the Americans in the port. It was ascertained that the calamity was occasioned by a silly trick of a superstitious
old woman to detect a then.
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE. New-York March 7. The packet ship New-York, Capt. Ben
net, was announced below, early this morn
ing, Irom Liverpool, the wind being strong
at N. W. She was to have sailed on the 1st
of February. About 11 o'clock, it was as
certained that a passenger reached town early this morning, over Long-Island, and
that the ship left Liverpool on the tenth of
b ebruary. Having waited upon this gen
tleman, he declined communicating any in formation relative to the markets. In con t 'mm
sequence, consiaeraDie agitation exists in
Vour market, but no transactions of conse
quence are going on. The conjectures are
various. Some suppose the ports are open
ed for flour; others, that the price has risen for the admission cf Canada Hour only, (as
the gentleman who has arrived belongs to
Canada,) but these are only conjectures. The passenger has favored us with Lon don papers of the 5th and 8th of February but these do not contain any thing of importance.'
The British Parliament was in session, and the King's speech is received. It is said the King of Spain has announced his intention to hold no diplomatic intercourse with any Power which shall make treaties with his insurgent colonies. Mcr. Adv.
From the National fiitrlitmirer.
A curious and interesting spectacle wa?, on Friday, witnessed, by several gentlemen,
irom ine top ol the Capitol, during the ceremony of the inauguration of President Adams. No less than four large Eagles were seen
poising themselves directlv over the Capitol
for about ten minutes, when one of them, apparently larger than the rest began to de
scend, and after making a number of circles
around the centre dome, arose in graceful
spirals, and they all wheeled on to the west.
as their attention attracted by the im
mense concourse of people about the place?
or was this the parent eagle which before
nade her appearance, in almost the same
place, when our last venerable Chief Mgistrate was inducted into office, now sent by
our guardian spirit, with her brood, from their mountain eyry, to augur continued and
increased prosperity to our happy country?
S. We hope these Eagles had no evil debgn ca
any of the good people about the Capitol
CONNUBIAL FRIENDSHIP. A few days since live couple were marri
ed at Stoke Church; among these, a sailor attended with his blushing belle. Jack's
' face presented to the Clergyman's view no
small number of scratches, intersecting each
other in all directions; he looked at him ra
ther earnestly, which Jack perceiving, ex
claimed, UI know , your honor, w hat you are glimpsing at; 'twas Madam there, did it last night," pointing to his intended bride, "but
I screed her out for it only look at her eyes
and Jack was right, for on inspecting the
damsel, the orbs ol vision were found sur
rounded by nearly all the colours of the rainbow. They went to the altar in perfect good humour to complete the ceremony. Plymouth paper. Further appointments by the President, tcith the
advice of the Senate.
Edward Humphreys to be Receiver of Public
Moneys for the District of Kaskaskia.
Guy V. Smith to be Receiver of the Public
Moneys for the District of Palestine.
John Hughes, of Louisiana, to be Register of the Land Office for the District of Ouschita. Joseph Hull, of Connecticut, to be Navy agent for the port of Middletown. George Harrison, of Pennsylvania, to be Navy Agent for the port of New-Castle. James Beatty, of Maryland, to be Navy Agent for the port of Baltimore. John Randall, of Maryland, to be Navy Agent for the port of Anapolis. John P. Henry, of Georgia, to bo Navy Agent for the port of Savannah. Alexander Pope to be Register cf the Land Office for the District of Cahawba. Joseph Kitcuell to be Register of the Land Office for the District of Palestine.
The Indiana Farmer of the 12th inst says, tha
"within the space of ten days there have been 450
head of neat cattle passed through this place destined for the eastern markets." Our farmers are be
ginning to discover their interest, and are likely to profit by it: they find that our soil and climate are not adapted exclusively to raising corn and hogs, but
that timothy and clover can be cultivated here with as much success as in any of the eastern states; and as for pumpkins, potatoes, or turnips, we can beat the east all to smash in size and quantity. These
are all fine food tor cattle, and make the best kind of
beef. In short, every thing seems to thrive and
flourish here, whether the natural growth of the soil
or transplanted from any other. J Great Fire at St. Thomas. Captain Lane, arrived at Boston, furnishes the following account of a destructive fire at St. Thomas: "On the 12th February a fire at St. Thomas laid about 4 or 500 houses in ashes, and about 100 stores of all descriptions, in the west end of the town. Property to a large amount was destroyed, and hundreds who
arose in the morning rich and independent,
were, before noon, destitute, the fire being so rapid, with a strong gale, that little property was saved from its fury.'5 Private letters state that about half the
town was destroyed, and live hundred families rendered houseless. The destruction
i
was arrested by the spirited exertions of the
GAS LIGHTS. The new gas lights have been in active operation in several parts of the city, during some days past. They are brilliant and beautiful to a very surprising degree, but it
will require a more than slight degree ofl
care and experience before our citizens become acquainted with their nature and operation. The ordinary care bestowed upon 11
... . "iv...u ltees have declined it; we Mill have achoice of raeu the gas. M , e must become something of:ho teve not Und, wll0 no douM wi do their
ciiuiiubis, wunoui any connexion wnn oanKS.
several accidents have already occured in
Communicated. The late law incorporating the county of Dearborn, will form a new epoch in its history; it is, therefore, the duty of all its citizens to use their utmost exertions to prove it will have all the beneficial effects that the Legislature anticipated when they passed the act. It is a truth, beyond all controversy, that the administration of any government, whether it be un der the despot on the throne, our greatest republics, or corporations granted under those powers, the donduct of the individuals in administering the duties involved on theia, will either raise them to the highest estimation or sink them into the lowest contempt It is to be hoped that the electors of this county, will well consider the high responsibility in which
the Legislature has placed them, and elect men that are both able and willing faithfully to perform all the duties enjoined on them by that act I am sorry to observe that some of our most respectable cit
izens, eminently qualified to fill the office of trus-
consequence of the want of knowledge and
care. A cellar in Broadway was found one evening full of the fluid from an open pipe, and on a boy entering with a burning candle, the gas caught the flame and burned the boy's hair completely off his head. An explosion took place the other day in a house in Catham street, and made all the inmates of the building fancy that an earthquake burst forth upon them. Accidents of a sim
ilar nature, more laughable sometimes than alarming, can how ever, be avoided by every
person who uses such light, making himself
acquainted with the manner of its opera tion. N. Y. Nut. Adv.
Curious Bequest. A bachelor gentleman, who came from England a few months ago, lately died in the neighbourhood of NewYork, and has directed by will, that the whole of his personal property, amounting to about 20,000, after the payment of 200 in legacies to his servants, consisting of a female, with him at the time of his decease, and a boy who left him a short time since, be equally divided between ten of the oldest maids resident within ten miles of his late and native abode, in England.
Blank Deeds For sale at the af.x cf the. PaL:cd'.ci.
duty. And as there are only three constables in one township, they ought to be chosen from such places as will be most convenient both for plaiutiff and defendant. A sheriiTor constable in a tyrannical government, is accounted a mere tool of oppression; but in our happy republic, they are only the executors of the law emanating from the people themselves. Under those circumstances, we ought to elect men to the office of constable, of well known principles; those who will with prudence secure the interest of the creditor, with ai little sacrifice as possible of the property, or peace of the debtor. a voter.
THE H ELL BRED HORSE TOP-GALLANT, WILL stand the ensuing season at the fallowing places, viz: At Lawrenceburgb, the first Monday of April next, at the stable of James A. Piatt, to continue there until the Wednesday following at 4 o'clock P. M. Then at I ,ewis Dunn's, in Elizabethtown, the remainder of the week; and so to continue throughout the season, which will end op the last day of June next. TOP-GALLANT is a beautiful dark chesnut sorrel, full 16 hands high, elegantly formed both for saddle or harness; he is nina years old. A further description is given in band bills. LOT ABRAHAM. March 25, 1835.
OF A L L KINDS NF.A TL Y EXE CUTED AT TWS OFFICE.