Indiana Palladium, Volume 2, Number 23, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 17 June 1826 — Page 2

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TO THE EDITORS. . Gentlemen. It appears from a few insignificant sentences, signed a 'Voter,'' inserted in your 20th number, that I am called upon to name my friends; and to number them. How wonderfully this modern Junius has managed a circumstance to gratify curiosity. The laborer is worthy of his hire, and why should I Jet a Mr. Voter toil through six whole lines of a newspaper and not gratify him? Then Mr. Voter, although you have attacked me assassin like, from your dark and, as you may suppose, inaccessible position, without any provocation whatever, still 1 shall endeavor to gratify you, and, (as Paddy told the Priest.) shall begin to dcvelope the required mystery, about where you concluded your pitiful observation?. Yes, thou ren?oner of constituent district' memory, thou would be public derider, why not name friends, nay and number them too, when a gentleman of distinction, "fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell" asks so graciously? To proceed; driving all your fine spun diction before me, I shall endeavor to gratify your mighty mind, by telling you, in the first place, that when you say "the constituents would offer those they may vi, A? ,i

lir hJl 5 ? ",n,fo,hc puby,Lon,:JuUmnvptrsarftheJoUo,,ms 1 c that you are acquainted with me, and ' J J

Tfl.'lT VAI1 r ri I -1 r- r rk pncnlnnf n mi-icf Kn i kandolph township. Lt your place of residence be where it may, and your name decorated with, or without, high placed epithets, I have ever, and, al

way? will, detest a poor spiritless devil,!drawinS f close, when we shall again

who, to cain a little favor, or a supposed. sounding fame, trie? to injure the chnrJ I 9 acter or wound the feelings of a comnet-! itor, that a particular point may be gained. Dastard like you have taken your position within the walls of your snug parlour; and, for the puroose of trying to la.h your naked abilities through the worl l, I should be glad to know, expressly, who you are. And, now for it, honestly and distinct ly: you want to know who my friends are. K ow ye then, sir, knight of the Rueful C o'intenance, that many of them live in cabh; are respectable and hon est; and any instruction from a wieacre, or gentleman corresponding in character "With your worthy person, I can assure you, will hnrdly be received by them. A to their numbers you shall he gratified in this particular after the first Monday in August next. And again, Mr. Voter, none of those frienJs have ever turned their back to an insulting savage foe; coasted the Ohio river for safety; declared the people of Laugherv half savages, because it was feared they were about to vo'e against a certain office candidate in this part of the district, or ap plied the wash ball to the lilied hand ofj affluence, after necessity, or a love of place, called upon them to take the man of common circumstances by the hand. Indians, half savages and scented hands will not do for many independent voters of the district, I can .assure you. But the Indians, thank heaven, have, by the valor ot other persons than a voter & co., been driven from the mouth of Hogan. And He that fiishfs to runaway J! n lixp to fight another clay; But when a fight becomes a chase. Savages -cere dangerous, ivho won the race? It is more than likely, an Ohio coasting may only be considered a common trip of pleasure. Many gentlemen m av have a desire to navigate the placid waters of the Ohio, and, at the same time, have no great relish for the warwhooo, scalping knife, or tomahawk. Heroes of other days! '-History's emblazoned page, should consecrate their names." Mr. Voter VOIl arp hifinnr nn' nA racr,T wmiM h,vo ,,11 i ! horses sometim teeth or as vou hav take can before you have satiated your chagrin. Alter a few more observations for "Were yon so tall as to reach the pole, Or grap the ocean with your span, You must be measured by your soul : The mhvCs the standard of the man I shall h lve done with you for the present, and. if you please, vou may sav forever. Vou hav-- interrogated mo, and derided and endeavored to instruct thoc

o c c.lvp v..nr rar:,,, j not oe ueciaeu oy uiu nouse oi uepre- r . , r.. 4 . . L5. oave Oil r OreClOllM J , npn s nf ihn tnrifl rwilirv nr m tlw, r.

thev rmv be worn to thi mim sent;Uives in any event, and the appoint- i ' . , J . . nicy m iv oc woi n ro ine jTumsij . 1 .. ! words, domestic nidus rv. about siv mil-

p strained at a uml tlinrpfuro me,,t ot a committee oi twenty-lour1,. ' c ., . 7 .

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who may be friendy to me. And after'ciPle in politics is better established

all your noise and confusion, how have1 you done it ? V u iv I am incapable of representing 4the district.' What, have 1 offered to represent Mlie district?' I think not. I have tiered mvself a candidate; to represent (he count v of Dearborn if elected, and the 'constituents' have on the first Monday in August next to dofermine that matter. Vou are living, Mr. Voter, in a lass house, there fore you ouirht not to have thrown stones. itickr, or any rmsile weapons whatever; still your spirit seems to be willing al though your mortal hopes of derision are weak, lour censure, levelled directlv af4he comprehensions of the 'constitu ents of the district,7 will be like dewdrops on a liorcs. mane, thev may shine in the rays of the morning fora moment, but the warmth ot a mid-day atmosphere will dry them up, and leave naught a-

gain behind. The bubble, (of vote for such-a-one he is only qualified.) will burst through public opinion, and then down must come your pail of milk, and with it all your imaginary happiness. Nothing, Mr. Voter, short of 'the wreck of matter and the crush of worlds' can

consign your admirable six line produc - from to oblivion; every cabin in 4the frir.t: should have it placed hinh and drv for 'constituent inspection, that he who'a runs may read. From thence the wise could then be instructed, and a fool could be notified of his folly; the partizan could then see the impropriety of atipmntintT tn wrifp witlinnt rrmnltinor

limes or circumstances, and the proprie-ion

ty of healing dissentions rather than to aircravate them. And from vour own folly, Mr. Voter, your party (if you are not an anv-thinarian) may have to en-

counter a contest, similar to one, where 'esting m its nature, did not consume so the whole force of argument nsted onjmueh of the time of the House, as the on poverty, and the cabin house; and (foregoing topic. I consider it as a mea-'for now from that cabin, I wish you peace;sure of the deepest interest to this gov - and nlentA, and may not fears and politi-'ernment, not that I suppose nnv very

1 f ' cat squabbles disturb you more. JAMES T. POLLOCK. Randolph tow nship, June 1, 1826. We embrace the first opportunity to lay before our readers, a concise and comprehensive viae of thp. ntp nrncteaintrs or LOUirrtss; 11 is wuiecessaWashington, May 15, 182G. Sir, The labours of a long, and I may say, rather a boisterous session, are about reai,zc U1L itmcuy oi returning to me bosom of our homes and our friends; and wllich, alter a protracted absence, mark ed with ail the care and solicitude atten dant upon public lite, is truly exquisite: but when we can take with us the rejection, that our country is prosperous and happy, language is inadequate to its expression. We behold m every class of societry, the most llattering results from the operations of our free republican institutions. The blessings of peace and plenty abound in every part ol" our widely extended territory. Religion, morals, and learning, are diffusing tnemselves among the people generally, while science, the arts, and a knowledge of self-government, are advancing with a tirm and steady step. The unwearied hand of industry is daily multiplying the resources of the country, and placing us in a situation, not to court the smile, or dread the frown of foreign power. The progressof internal improvements is providing the means of a more easy and general intercourse with each other, whereby our population will be rendered more homogenial, and we, enabled to secure to posterity, the indissoluble union and confederation of ttie independent states. Wre are at peace with all the world ; and I believe I can say, that no unfriend-. ly feeling exists neiween us and any power on the glooe. Our foreign; relations remain much the same as ,t the last time I addressed )ou, except that we have since formed some commercial treaties, with the new republics of ttie south. The present session has been protracted to a considerable length, and very little business oi a general nature done:

the topics presented for discussion, than!a,"J twe,ve. do,lars' was mp'tcd in our any want of attention to business. For I .wn vessels ;--our exports for the same

helicveit maybe truly said, that Concress1 were never more si-dulousl; or vigilently employed at any session, since the establishment of the present constitution. The resolution to amend the constitution became a prolific source of forensic contention, winch consumed much time, and finally ended in the determination. that the election f President should, chairman; but who never made any report. I was myself anxious, having spent so much time on the subject, that a report should be made, and submitted to the consideration of the people, for their decision: but could not succeed in irettinr it done. I voted for the proposition to take the election from the Ho'ise; be cause I amsatistied, that if any one prin it is th'n 'Int thn nonnin than another, ought always tr. h ,, o k ?, : ri T-k i 1 . ,i i

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their rules. r rules. rui in making inis ciianireJ, h ditlicultv will be found in the 3C! muc tail, for, in r' 'iiinir the election back! again to the people,- after having failed to elect, you have to dimmish the num ber from which the choice is to be made; and the want ofa correct practical rule. for ascertaining the public will, in relation to the persons in nomination, almost entirely precludes the possibility of do ing justice, in making the selection of those to be voted for, in the last resort. Suppose you adopt the principle, that the two persons who obtain the greatest number of votes in the primary election, shall be returned for a second: you put it in the. power of the two largest states

in the union to make the president, orled men of the day, is gaining ground in

at least, you put it oat of the power of the small ones, ever to succeed in doing so. And when there are many candidates oiler, in pursuing that principle, you may return back to the people for

their second choice, the two most unpo pular men in nomination. I presume the

egislature of our own state, saw those dis-.ditiiculties last winter, when, by their resolution, they intimated no desire, that

change in the constitution should takejsive maturity, would swell a letter of

place. I was, however, induced to votejlhis description entirely beyond its due for the proposition for the reason before'limits; sutiice te say, generally, they are stated; and because I thought it due to many and important, the people, to furnish them with an op- In relation to those which more im-

nortunitv of exnressinr their sentiments the subject, after having spent so much of their money, in coming to a conelusion. The Panama mission, though more novel in its character, and quite as inter-

great actual Delictus are to result troinin me ji. oi uepreseniauvcs, as u wnsrenunu you, uwu uiv picun-uuus m uu

stipulations to be entered into there,ithoui;ht best tirst to try it in the Senate; .respect, mentioned in my circular letter other than we might obtain by the usual it was there taken a few days before. last year, lime been amply verified, mode of neeociation. but as a measure iCuncres? rose. The vote in that bodv : Dills for the graduation of the price of

of safety, calculated to prevent unknown, iwas equal; and Mr. Calhoun, the Vice- public lands, and reducing them in thu and unthought-of evils, which might ori-President gave the casting vote against old district, are still pending in the Sendnate and ltow out of their delibera-jit. This entirely blasted the hopes ofate, but the probability is, they will not

CV-.however, say but little on the subject, as II have siven mv views upon it more at

large on another occasion. The finances of the country appear to be in a very prosperous condition. On the first of October, 1824, the publi die red undebt was ninety million seven hundred and ninety-seven thousand nine hun died and twenty dollars; and after paying the Florida claims, amounting to five millions of dollars, the debt on the first of October, 1825, was reduced to eighty millions nine hundred and eighty-live thousand five hundred and thirty-seven dollars, which is the present amount of the public debt, except the variation which has taken place since that date; and circumstances warrant the opinion, that that variation is in favour of its reduction rrffher than its augmentation. The revenue accruing to the government for the year 1825, was twenty-four millions of dollars: the Amount actually received into the Treasury for that year, was twenty-one million nine hundred and eighty-four thousand hx hundred and thirty-nine. The expenditures of the government from the 1st of January, 1825, until the first of October, in the same year, were twenty millions. 1 he probable receipts into the Treasury for the year 1826, are estimated at twenty-live millions and a half; and the probable expenditure for the same vear, including the payment of ten millions, towards the interest and reduction of the public debt, is estimated at twenty millions and a half of dollars. About a million of the above revenue is received for public lands. By the operation of the sinking fund the public debt must be extinguished in about ten or twehe years. Our commerce is not less flourishing than the state of our finances. It seems that during the year ending the 30th of September, 1825 our imports amounted to ninety-six million three hundred for ty thousand and seventy-hve dollars ofl which amount, ninety-two millions nine hundred and two thousand five hundred r ' , """ "ve .h.und.red. aad. t.,",r')-n.ve thousand, niiLU uuuuitu anu LluifCllU UOIJcllS - of which amount, about sixty-seven millions were of domestic origin, and about fifty-eight and a half millions of the above amount, was exported in our own' vessels, so it appears, our exports, over-j ran 0ur mPorts aDout three millions;: proves unequivo cally, the fallacy of the doctrine, which confines our industry to the cultivation of our soil alone, as well as the predic-! tion, that the encouragement of manufactories, was to dry up the sources of, revenue, and drive us to the necessity of levy ing a direct tax, for the support of the government; for there is nothing! more clear than the fact, that this a-i mount of domestic manufactures, must - llave been excnan?ed in the country to j which it was exported, either tor specie, 't WUU U JttCIl UC mlllMllll U Jlti- - i i r , . ,0nal ,C?p,.taI' Jrforgoods "'h'c.h "'ou'1 T "PT outjr on .raponauon ana meicuy tiuow a muuon or more oi re venue into the national treasury; and:

happy indeed will it be for this country,scttled, pretty much I believe to the sat

wnen me duties arising on the return cargoes, which we receive in exchange tor our domestic manufactures, shall produce a sufficient revenue, to defray the ordinary expenditures of the government. The system of internal improvements although not progressing towards perfection with the rapidity of some other of our national institutions, yet the prospects of final success in that, is quite flattering. A correct and liberal construction of the national charter, aided bv the powerful nenius of enlighten-

trie public esteem, and bids fair ere long, to triumph over that miserable interpretation of our national rights, which confines itself to the letter, regardless of the noble spirit that breathes through every line of its context. To give a detail of the various projects in this branch of our political econmy, which have been set on foot by

Congress, are now in a state ot progresmediately interest us, I shall be a little - more particular. Itwr was intended if pos sible, to have procured an act of Con gress for making a canal to connect the waters of the Illinois river and the Lake Michigan, and the n abash river and Lake Lne, and m lurtherance ot tnoe, objects, bills were reported in both houses the Illinois canal, ,Sc in the Senate for! - the one in our state. No fir si 1 quetion i was ever taken upon the one in Illinois

Illinois for the present: and the U abash (0e acted cn the preesc?u session. Howcanal bill, will probably not be finally lever, the principle upon which those acted on by the Senate during the pre--bills are founded, is gaining ground in sent session. However, vedo not des-'public opinion, and flatters our hopes o: pair of future success, and as a further: future success. 4 -v security therefore, we took immediate! In conclusion, pcrmitmr. tQsayby

'steps to procure a survey to be made in j way of apology, that a knowledgejhe I Indiana, during the present season, of jscience of legislation, is not to be.'sicqwpr the Wabash and White Water canals,'ed in a day, it is the labour of yearsVitjst

and on a personal application to the secretrarv of war, a few days before the close of the session, we were assured by him, that it was the intention of the department, to detail a part of the engineer corps in the employ of the United States, to make the proposed survey in i Indiana. One hundred and ten thou sand dollars have been appropriated to the continuation of the Cumberland road through the state of Ohio. We have strong hopes for the passage of a bill for the repair and preservation of the Cumberland road, from Cumberland to Wheeling; authorizing the erection of turnpike gates, and appropriating fortyfive thousand dollars to carry the act into effect. Should this bill pass into a law, it will obviate all further ditlicultv in relation to the preservation of this national road. And there is a bill now pending in the Senate, providing for the cutting out and clearing of the road through the state of Indiana, so soon as it shall be located. However, we can

hardly expect to succeed in that proposi-yet I hare the consolation to know, that I have tion, (luring the present session; but the'neVtl ,ora moment deserted my post, .r in any introduction of it now, together with theisi,le inst'ee, neglected tvhat l thought n.y otl.nr. on tho nmP snhirrt. will h- thfidty. Ami, sir, whatever may bp the term cf

means of getting them up for consideration at an early period of the next session. In respect to the army and navy; the present peace establishment consists of a land force of between six and seven thousand rank and tile, including a ma jor general, two brigadiers, and a sutlicient number of held and stall oflicers to command the force, and which appears to be pioperly disposed for the defence of the union, in good order, and well disciplined. This force is stationed

at various points, and are kept in em- ttemi vhe circuit courts in Dearborn, Switzerploymcnt, in building and repairing such !'nd; R,pI?, "S? rr",,klin 8,S.!ht K J , . j preme and U. States courts at lnduniipoli3. Ot-

10ns ana garrisons as nave neen recom mended by the department of war, and sanctioned by Congress. Our navy consists of 7 ships of the lino, (74's) 6 frigates of the first class, (44's) 4 frigates of the second class, (three thirty-sixes and one thirty gun) two corvettes, (24 cuns) four sloops of war, (eigteen guns) nine other vessels. five of w hich carry twelve guns each. Out of these, five of the seventy-fours. and three of the forty-fours, are in ordinary; the remainder are well manned and equipped, and actively employed on various stations, for the protection of our commerce from piracy, and in the sup pression ot the slave trade. And here I beg leave to sav, if my opinion shall be entitled to any weight, that so far as I am acquainted with the situation of public affiiirs, (and 1 have made it my business to examine into them pretty minutely,) the oflicers in the various execu five branches of the government, both civil and military, deserve much credit for the honesty, vigilance, and enconomv with which thev conduct their seve i i . . - , , ral departments, and discharge their separate public functions. The unfortunate differences between the Creek Indians, and between the United States and Georgia, have been isfaction ot all parties. In the treaty subsequently entered into between this government and the Creeks, all, or nearly all, the lands in Georgia are ceded by the Indians to the United States, and provision is made bylaw, for the removal of those tribes to a place designated for them, beyond the Mississippi river. A bill has passed the Senate without opposition, and will, no doubt, pass the House of Representatives, authorizing the President to hold treaties with all the Indians interested in lands in our state, for the purpose, The treaty I expect

will be held this fall, perhaps at fort Wayne. In regard to the public lands, an art has passed both Houses, and has been sanctioned by the President, for the relief of debtors to the United States, for public lands, more liberal in its terms than the act of eighteen hundred and twenty-four. The act authorizes all persons who have taken an extension of credit on their land at any time, to relinquish to the government, any legal sub-division of land, on or before the 4th dav of July, 1C27, and pay the balance without interest; and on such balance they obtain a deduction of thirtyseven and a half per centum; and all persons holding certificates of land, which are forfeited, or subject to forfeiture, since the vear 1800, and not actu-

am sola, iikij pay incmomoi ineoiuc. without imeresi, ai .my time ee.oie int. 1st day ot May, 1 827, and shall receive the same deduction ot thirty-seven and a half per centum, as in the other cases I am happy to have it in my power tc the consummation of all human know ledge; it can be fully understood by those only, who understand every other science; and to legislate etlicientiy, onemust have acquired a character and standing among those with whom he is associated in council, so as to obtain their confidence, not only ir. his ability, but his integrity. I know I have applied the limited faculties with which the Author of mv being has endowed me, with as much vigilence and attention, as any one during my public service, and ct I find I have much to acquire before l shall be able to do vou that justice I could wish. Hence, while I freely admit you may find those who can serve you with more ability, I do as certainly know, none will represent you with more zeal and tidelitv. I have .taken, it is true, but an humble part in those great measures, which are calculated to carry forward cur common country, with the greatest rapidity, to that point of national honor ami glory, to which she is destined cw Kmc to arrive : my public sen ice, l shall ever n collert, uith pr tie ami gratitude, Hi the latest period ct" my life., the high 'aid dignified sition with which I was honored hy my fellow-citizen, ant by which, it was put in my power to render theia the humble services I have. Youra, respectfully, JOHN' TEST. Li 'r n COUNSELLOR AT LAW, S removed to Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, where he will faithfully attend to prolessioi ai business intrusted to ins c&re. He will tire on Hiuh S'.rret, one door below Gray s Inn. Feb. 25, 1S26. 8. JOHN LS'PZKE, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR, AT LAW, 1 AS commenced the practice of the Law in A.1 the third Judicial Circuit. Office on Walnut street, opposite the Cburch. Lawrenceburgh, May 11, 1825. lB-tf. xnoxi D hi THE susenber ukes this mttht u ot informing his friends ar.d the public gentrully, thut tie has on hand, and will keep constantly tur sj!e, at his old stand (one door below 2s. Wood's Hotel) a general a&soitment of BAP wn HCQP IRON, iid Iron Mongery in general, which will be sold low tor cash or approved cuuniry produce. As he intends keeping nothing but w hat is ot Domestic Manufacture, he respectfully feola its u share of public custom. A. SMITH. Lswrencthurg::, June 7, 1826. 2-if N. Ii. tin hand a few superior l ambs1 Wool H TSt which will be sul d low by the dcztn cr single. M1SGMC AVTICK. rilUE approaching Anniversary of St. John the J. lUpust will te celebrated at Hismg Sun Lodge No. 6, of Free and Accepted Masons where Members oft he order in good tlunding are generally invited to allend. 11. JAMES, Sec. P. T. June 5, 1826. ucr look ruisn A NY person wishing to purchase my FARM, Xll. on north Hogan, in Dearborn county, two miles from Amora, halt a mi;e from W ilmington, can have a credit for one halt ot the purcbass money from one to three years, if wanted. As io the quality of the land, tuutin, and convenience oi wattr, &.c. come and see turyouraelf. STEPHEN J. PAIN. May 16, 1826. l9-3w r THE highest price in CAbH or writing paper given for clean Linen and Ccttca liAtib at this otiice.