Indiana Palladium, Volume 1, Number 22, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 3 June 1825 — Page 3

LARENCSBURGH.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1825.

We understand th.it Samuel Field?, who was to have been executed on last Friday, received a pardon from his Excellency, Governor Ray, while under the gallows, and but a few minutes before that fatal one which was to have launched him into eternity.

Serious Affair. An alFair of a serious nature, we learn, transpired a few days since, near Connersville, Fayette county, la. Several persons went to the house of a man by the name of Bradburn, for the purpose, as was supposed, of taking him out into the

woods, to administer to him, in a summary

manner, a portion of the law called Lynch,

He disputed their authority, a scuffle ensu

ed, in which one was killed and two others severely wounded, by Bradburn. They then desisted and left him, carrying with them the body of their lifeless companion.

This unhappy occurrence, we are inform

ed, grew out of a dispute between Bradburn and his wife ; in the course of which, the former used other means than plain language to convince the latter that he was right, and she wrong. It is hardly necessary to add here the usual appendage of learning, as the facts planly show the evil consequences that may attend interferences in matters of this kind. Bradburn has been taken into custody, to answer the demands of the law. The Indiana Intelligencer states that some dastardly miscreant was guilty of the sacrilegious act of stealing Gen. Lafayette's cloak, while visiting Indiana, at JeiFersonvillc. The rogue or rogues did not, however, stop with taking the cloak only, but stole several other articles, among w hich was the cane of the Chief Magistrate of the state. A

Dew cloak was procured at the expense of

the state, and forwarded to the General at Cincinnati, which he kindly received.

propriety of a meeting of the citizens, tomorrowevening, at the Hotel of John Gray, for the purpose of taking the subject into consideration.

It will be recollected by our readers, that we promised at some convenient period, to publish the section of the law relative to crimzs and punishments, alluded to by "A Republican" in his communication, which appeared in our last number. In conformity to this declaration, we have procured a Senate Journal of 1823-'24, from which the following extract is made:

Amendment to the Bill relative to Crimes aiid

Punishments. "Mr. Thompson moved further to amend the said bill, by striking out the 42d section

thereof, which reads in the following words.

to wit:

"Sec. 42. Every person who shall make,

print, or publish, any slanderous or ridicu

lous writing, picture or sign, with a malicious or mischievous design or intent, towards

government, magistrates, or individuals,

shall, on conviction, be lined not exceeding

five hundred dollars."

"And on the question, shall the said bill

be so amended? The ayes and noes bein

demanded by two members, "Those zcho voted in the affirmative v:cre,

"Messrs. Graham, Gregory, Harrison, Jenckes, Milroy, Montgomery, Sholtz,

Slaughter, and I hompson. 9. "And those zvho voted in the negative were,

"Messrs. Chambers, Grass, Gray, John

son, Randon, Kay, and Stapp 7." In giving the above publicity, we are ac

tuated bv no hostile motives toward Mr.

Ray; (on whom, from his present situation, it

will have the greatest bearing;) nor have we

any feelings of our own to gratify on the sub

ject: our object is to bring the matter fairly

before the people, who are the arbiters; before whom none can wish him a more hon

ourable acquittal than ourselves; and to

whose decision we shall always respond

hearty amen, should they declare favorable

to him.

THE GATHERER.

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FOURTH OF JULY. As the fiftieth anniversary of our Independence is near at hand, it would be well for our citizens to begin to make the necessary preparations for its celebration. On this subject, we think, but one sentiment prevails from the shores of Maine to the confines of Missouri. It should be the glory of every American, to cherish in his bosom, the fondest recollection of a day replete with so many blessings to our happy and highly favoured country; we should hail it as the glorious jubilee of our deliverance from bondage, and celebrate it with the enthusiastic devotion of the heroes of '76 ; and while the sacred fire of patriotism, which we imbibed from our fathers, continues to glow within us, may we cherish their virtues remember their services honor their names and transmit their examples to posterity as a precious memento of the "times that tried men's souls."

We feel assured, that the citizens of Law-

renceburgh and its vicinity, have too much public spirit, to sutler this auspicious day to pass unheeded by we have recently had a manifestation of it when the ever illustrious "Nation's Guest,''' arrived on the borders

of a sister state, our citizens, regardless oil

expenses, flocked in numbers to join the "poean of national gratitude," for the generous services he rendered us, while co-op

erating with the immortal father our coun- the pressure of professional business which

trv in emancipating us from the shackles of! effectually excludes me irom attention to my

European despotism, and securing to us the liberty which we now enjoy. May we not also, indulge the hope, that the patriotic citizens of Lawrenceburgh will cheerfully join

in celebrating the birth-day of that Independence, for which Washington endured years of privation, toil and danger; for which

the irenerous Lafavettc shed his blood to defend; and for the support of which, the revered worthies of 576, pledged their "lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor." In accordance with the foregoing sentiments, we would beg leave to surest the

ff" From the Indiana Farmer. Freemen' of Indiana: Permit me to state that I will serve you the constitutional term of three years, in the place I now occupy, if approved of by a ma

jority of the people. I have lived in this

western country thirty years am a native a republican the friend of civil and religious liberty to the freedom of the Press, to law have long been an open advocate for Internal Improvement for Domestic Industry a friend to education to freedom and to peace to equal privileges to my country, her interests, inhabitants and glory. Should you think fit to elect me Governor of this young and interesting state, to which I feel bound by the strongest ties, it will be for me to feel and acknowledge the extent of the obligations, that so distinguished a mark of confidence and respect will lay

me under, and prove myself worthy of your

expectations. If, in your judgment, you choose another,

at the expression of your will, I will cheer

fully march from the post which the Constitution and your Senators have assigned me

for the time being. If my course is improper, condemn my pretensions. If it is reasonable and regular, and I have merit, do

me justice. To become personally acquainted with all is impossible ; but my public and private character is submitted to your scrutiny. With the land that flourishes I flourish. In the' country that withers, I die. Your interest is mine mine to advance your's. Society is formed for us all. The eye of the state is upon us, and each is ex

pected to perform his own duty. I have the honor to be, with great respect, Your most ob't. serv't. JA31ES B. RAY. Salem, May 21. From the Indiana Intelligencer. To the Free Electors of Indiana. I have declined soliciting your suffrages for the office of Governor. Circumstances unknown to me at the time of my address,

interest, as a candidate, the uncertainty of unhesitatingly decided that the publication

the event, the prospect of a minority electing the chief magistrate of the state, and a belief that the public interests would thereby be subverted, have induced this course. Those whose support I had depended on, are entitled to this apology ; their good wishes personally towards me, I shall gratefully recollect, their calculations upon me as a politician, futurity, I trust, will prove to be not without foundation. REUBEN W. NELSON. May 23d, 1825. It is said but little rain has fallen in Spain and Barbary for two yearcr

Haytien Emigration. The report respect

ing the determination of the Haytien gov

ernment to provide for the return of the emigrants to that country, turns out to be

incorrect. 2s umbers of them, however, are

dissatisfied and have determined to return.

Of these, Mr. G ramielle in a letter dated

1 ort au Prince, March 24, says, " By the

high pretensions of some servants, who have

not lound here the remains of splendid ta

bles, and who thought that with the old

coats and boots of their masters, they would be here gentlemen and lords, their disap

pointed vanity not being able to bend to a

hoe or an axe, return to the broom and the

shoe-brush in the U. States. Farewell to

them."' Poor people! their golden dream

of luxury and laziness are disappointed.

They remind us of the proud gander, w ho though he makes great ado in attempting to

Uy, is olten pitched headlong into a mud

pond ! Shepherd stozen, (ya.) Jour. Steam Presses. The editors of the Na tional Intelligencer, of the New-York Com

mercial Advertiser, New-York American,

and New-York Daily Advertiser, have sent

to England'for steam printing presses, where they have, for some years, been used in

newspaper establishments. One of these

presses, it is said, will strike off tico thousand

sheets in an hour.

There now lives, near Lake Champlain,

a man at the age of 133. He is a German by birth, and was one of the life guard when

queen Anne was crowned in 1702.

The editor of the Norwalk Gazette offers a

premium of a year's paper, for the best written Dunning Address to his delinquent cus

tomers, which shall be received within oi

month, and be adjudged to answer the pur pose.

Philadelphia beasts of having equipped

the iirst steam boat, and made the first turn pike road and canal in America. Massachu setts and Connecticut will dispute two third:

of this. The iirst turnpike company in the

U. btates, was created under the authority

of Connecticut, by funds derived from a lot

tery. An Englishman asserts that he has disco

vorcd that "an Onion refreshes the eve-balls

and enables a person to read better in the

night!"

It is said that formerly the Turks wore

coats; but a habit of taking them offin warm

weather at length produced the fashion of

appearing in jackets and shirt sleeves, which lias prevailed ever since. A letter from Paris says, "Upwards of fifty mechanics have arrived in Paris within this fortnight, from England, and have obtained profitable employment. They say they were compelled to leave home by the increasing price of the necessaries of life in England." In the Parish of Lafouche Interior,in Lou

isiana, fifteen marriages were celebrated

during the week preceding Lent, by a Ro man Catholic Clergyman.

The Pope and King George are likely to be joint Guardians of Ireland and she must

be well protected under one that isuinfalli ble," and another that "can do no wronrr."

Gen. Lafayette has directed some Amer

ican Wild Turkeys to be procured for him

to take to b ranee, borne are also to be sent

to England.

A hogshead of Tobacco, raised in the

state of Ohio, by Mr. Isaac Ijams, weighing

833 pounds nett, was sold at Baltimore last

week, at 40 dollars per hundred. Another

hogshead, raised in Maryland, by Daniel

Murray, Esq. weighing 830 pounds, w as sold

at 30 dollars per hundred.

From the 12th April, to the 1st day of

May, three hundred and forty-nine boats de

parted from Albany,(N. .) laden with three thousand and thirty-eight tons of merchan

dize, Szc. and seventeen thousand and ninety-six dollars were paid to the collector at Albany on account of toll. Boston, JWay 4. Libel Case.Thc action brought by Jas. Price, Esq. of Newburyport, against E. W. Aliens, editor of the Newburyport Herald, for an alleged libel, came on before Judge Lincoln, on Friday last, at Ipswich. The i i i : r. ri

cause iiau uccii niuci m imz vvumuioii i leas and damages recovered, but on opening the

cause by the plaintifi s counsel, the Judge

ingup;" and for saving at another time "he

ras better fed than taught" Tin- counsellor

of course declined bringing an action on

tnese words; the client was astonished he

expected to get a thousand or two dollars

for I was told, said he, that the truth could not

be uriven in evidence.

u uuii;i Origin of Nantucket. On the west end of

Martha's vineyard, there arc indications of subterraneous fires. The Indians used to

say, that before the coming of the Europeans to this continent, there resided a Deity,

whose name was Mansnop, and that he used to step'out upon the rocks that run into the

ea, and take up a whale and broil it for his

dinner on the coals: and that sometimes ho

used to invite the Indians to eat the relicks

of his meal, and that they for his very great

kindness, agreed to give him all the tobacco that grew on the island for one year.

which was scarcely enough to fill his srreat pipe that he smoked it out, turned the

ashes into the sea, which formed the Island

of Nantucket. But upon the coming of the

Europeans to America, Mansnop retired in disirust. and has never since been heard of.

Grajton Journal. ANNUAL ELECTION. FOR GOVERNOR. Isaac Blackford, James B. Ray, FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Samuel Milroy, Elisha Harrison, John H. Thompson, G. W. Johnston, Dennis Pennington. SENATOR TOR DEARBORN COUNT V. Isaac Morgan, John Watts. FOR REPRESENTATIVES. Erasmus Powell, Abel C. Pepper, Ezra Ferris, Thomas Guion.

MARRIED On the evening of yesterday, by Daniel Hagennan, Esq. Mr. Joseph Salt-marsh to Miss Isabella Bedford, both of this place.

A Valuable Farm for Sale. A FARM for sale, containing 160 acre?; about S5 acres of improvement, with a cabin and other buildings on it. For the 'terms of sale inquire at this office, or to the subscriber living on Wilson Lawrenceburgh township. EDMOND PECKOVER.

June 3, 1S25.

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NOTICE. ririllE Law partnership, which has heretofore j existed between Daniel J. Caswell and Arthur St. C Vance, is this day dissolved, by mutual consent. The business of the linn will be closed by A ST. CIIR VANCE, who will continue the practice of the Law, and may be found

at his residence, in Lawrenceburgh.

March loth, 1S25.

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DOCTOR J. H. BEOWSH, HAVING returned from New York, ha3 resumed the practice of his profession, in Elizabethtown and the adjacent country: Having furnished himself with a complete assortment of Surgical Instruments, he is now prepared to attend ti the operative part of that branch of the profession, and respectfully solicits the patronage of the public. May 18, 1825. 20 ARTHUR ST. CLAIR, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, removed to Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, 77H "here he will attend to any business confided to his care. His office is on High street, near the court house. Laicrenccburgh, JMarch 1, 1825. 9 tf.

MOSES WILEY, INN-KEEPER HARRISON, SIGN OF THE SHIP. Dearborn County, State of Indiana. May 6, 1825. " 1C 2m.

was no libel, and ordered a nonsuit. This

was a case which excited considerable interest in that part of the country, and distinguished counsel were employed. This action has terminated as it should have done. These actions, like those for breach of promise of marriage, are getting too common in our country. A few days since, a man of respectable standing in life, called at the office of a counsellor who had been frequently engaged in causes of libel, and insisted that he should bring an action of slander against one of his neighbors for the following words spoken of him "Neighbor A. is a clever fclhzc. but his upper story zvant a little fit-

50 Dollars Reward!! ljn& UN A WAY from the subscriber, some time JOl io March last, a negro man named JIM; He is about S5 years old; stout and well made; rather low stature; yellow complexion. Had on when

he went away while linsey coat and pantaloons, the

coat was cut too small, and has a piece put in the middle seam; much marked with, the small pox; stammers and has a difficulty in speaking. It is supposed he is somewhere in the state of Indiana, as ho

has been seen near Lawrenceburgh, in company

with another black man, by a Mr. George Smith who resides on the waters of White River. The above reward will be given in Secie, to any person who will secure him in the jail at Louisville, Ky. and inform the subscriber, living near Elizabethtown, Hardin county, Ky. Any informatioa that wifl enable me to get the above named negro, will be received thankfully and liberally rewarded. JNO. SHACKLEFOJID, Senr. MayG, 1S25. 18 lwi. Statute Laws of 1825. A few Copies of the pamphlet Lacs of tie last Session of the Legislature of this state, for sale at this office. Also, a fevs ccpies of the 1Uviscd Code of 1

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