Indiana Palladium, Volume 4, Number 22, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 7 June 1828 — Page 1

0 EQUALITY OF RIGHTS IS NATURE'S PLAN AND FOLLOWING NATURE IS THE xMARCII OF MAN. Barlow. Volume IV. LAWRENCEBUKGH, INDIANA; SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1823. Number 22.

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To the Electors of the Third - Congressional District in the State of Indiana: Gentlemen, The first session of my service in Congress, as your Representative, being about to terminate: u.ider feelings of. unfeigned gratitude to you for the

privilege which I now enjoy; I consider it to be rny duty to give you a summary statement of the most important subjects that have been submitted to the consideration of Congress at the present sesiion: as well as of such other matters of a general nature, as I think of sufficient importance to interest you, and which may be printed in the compass of a common circular letter. The session, as was anticipated, will ( a long cne. Much business of importance of a general, local, and personal character, has been reported to each branch of Congress, and the Senate has finally acted upon a considerable part of what was introduced into that body. But I cannot say so, in relation to the jriouse or representatives, ine i arm t T r T 1 1 fill ' Tl (Yl occupiea so mucn 01 tne time 01 tne House, that the exclusion and postpone ment, of a great portion of the other bu siness, will be the inevitable conse epience. However, I am in hopes that the session will be productive of some benefit to the people, though perhaps not of so much, as it might have been, had party spirit not intermingled with the business of legislation; for I am sa tisfied, from what I have already seen, that party is too often blind to the merits of the question submitted, and the true interest of the country. At an early period of the session the propriety of extending relief, to tiie debt ors to the United States, for the balance still due for the public lands, was submitted to the consideration of Congress, and an act has been passed reviving and con tinuing in force until the fourth day of July, 1829, the several rebel Jaws which expired on the fourth day of July last. I beg leave most respectfully and earnestly, to solicit those persons who are interested in the laws revived, to use every exertion to avail themselves of the benefit of their provisions, whilst they have it in their power. An act has been passed, authorizing persons who have made payments on ' lands which have afterwards forfeited to the United States, to invest the amount paid on such lands, in any other public lands at the minimum price. The time during which the provisions of this act may be enjoyed is indefinite. A bill making an appropriation of cne hundred and seventy-live thousand dollars, to finish the construction of the Cumberland Road toZanesville,in Ohio, will doubtless become a law. The Western representation generally, seem alive to the interest of our section of the country on that subject, and I feel pretty confident, if that important national work, should be retarded in its progress west, it will be by causes other than a want of exertion in its favour on the part of its western friends, or its abandonment by the friends to internal improvements generally. The act from the Senate, will become a law, to authorize the Legislature of our State, by and with the consent of the inhabitants of each township, to order a a sale of our school lands, and to invest

the amount realized from the sale inian annual reduction of ten million nfrtnl-

some productive fund, the proceeds oflars, under the operation of the sinkin'to

wnicn, 10 ne iorever appropriated to the use of school? in such township?. As so much of the benefits to be derived to the present and future population of the State, from these lands, may depend up on a wise, energetic and economical ad - ministration of them, in affording the means of education to all classes of children within the state. I conceive the questions to be submitted to you and your Representatives by the act, to be' of great importance, and well entitled to your deliberate consideration. ! The Tariff has passed the House of Representatives after occupying about seven weeks of our time, and is now in the Senate; it is thought to be doubtful whether it will pass that body. The Indiana delegation all voted for the bill. The provisions of the bill were not altogether satisfactory to my mind, they were the best however we could get. The amendments of Mr. Mallary placing the bill on the grounds assumed and recommended by the Harrisburg Convention, so far as related to wool and woollens, were rejected by the House; as were all other amendments, giving a sufficient protection, to the domestic manufacturer; hence we were compelled to

question in relation to it. B it shouldlficc of the adjutant General, is one mil-

taiictne nut as it is, or get no bill passed on the subject this session, besides being charged with contributing to the defeat of the tariff. The bill introduced bv General NoMe in the Senate, to make an appropriation to open the Cumberland Road, through our State eighty feet wide, has passed that body, but from the advanced period jin the session at which we have arrived, 1 fear it will not become a law this year. I certainly think (hat few measures would be of greater importance to our btate, than that proposed by this bill. 1 shall be much gratified if we can succeed in getting the bill through the House at the present session, but if we should fail for the want of time, I hope to see the measure persevered in, until our exertions are crowned with success. A bill has been reported by the Committee on Roads and Canals, granting to the state of Indiana, alternate sections of land on each side of a turnpike road, to be constructed from Lawrenceburgh to Fort Wayne, to aid the state in construct ing the same. The importance of this . . r. . . - road, it we should succeed in settinjr it completed, to the whole section of country through which it must pass, is so obvious on the first blush, that comment on nvy part is entirely unnecessary. I have little hopes of getting the bill through this year, but it will be ready to be acted upon at the next session. The subject of reducing the price of public lands by a regular graduation, being governed by the length of time they shall have been in market, and of donating to actual settlers eighty acres of land each under certain conditions, was brought before Congress, first by a resolution , and then by bill. 1 presume, however, that we shall not be able to get any final decision in the House on the proposition at this session. I am decidedly in favor of the principles of the bill, and shall certainly go for it, provided the bill shall be sufficiently guarded to keep the land out of the hands of speculators, as I wish to see those lands settled by industrious citizens, and not bought up in large tracts for speculation. Bv a pro per legislation on this subject we may add greatly to the prosperity of the new States, whilst we make them trulv the home for the poor man and his family. A bill to authorize and enable the President to extinguish the Indian title to a tract of country at the mouth of the Oregon river, on the Pacific Ocean, and form a settlement of our citizens there, has been reported to the House, but 1 presume it w?ll not be acted upon at the present session. The Committee on Territories, has reported a bill tp create a new territory by the name of Huron, over that district of country which lies north of the state of Illinois, and west of the Territory of H I ! I mi . .... J micmgan. i his bill wi doubling share the same fate as the Orcjron bill, at me present sesssion. We have passed a number of acts, and there are between three and four hundred bills before us, besides those which i nave enumerated, many of them are of great interest to the country, and some of which bills willdoubtless become laws, before the session cloise?, in which event I will endeavor to nuke you acquainted with the provisions of such of them as are of a general interest to you. i ne national debt is reduced to about sixty millions of dollars, and is suhWt tn fund. As I am not amongst those who! believe that a national debt is a national blessing, any more than I believe that an individual debt is an individual blessing, I hope ere long, to see my country no longer burdened with dbt, ap plying her ten millions annually to works of internal improvement, for the benefit of our citizens. The regular forces of the government are merely sufficient to keen the differ ent fortifications in repair; to protect our extreme frontiers against the aggressions and depredations of hostile Indians and provincial subjects; to guard our magazines and arsenals; and to furnish a suffi cient board of topographical engineers to prosecute surveys for such works of internal improvement as may be thought of sufficient national importance to justify an examination of them by the government. This is as it should be; as I can never consent in time of peace, to augment the regular army beyond a sufficient number for those purposes, believing as I do, that a standing army in time of peace, is justly considered as noxious to republican principles. The whole number of the militia of the United Slates, as returned to the of

lion one hundred and fifty thousand one

hundred and fifty eigtit; from the State of Indiana, the number returned is thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and eighty-sever. A bill has been introduced into the Senate for the belter organization nnd disciplinitg of the militia, but that subject will not be finally determined p.t this session. A it is upon the niiitia that our government must mainly rely in ca?e of an evasion; that natural arm of national defence, should be well disciplined in time of peace; and it seems to me that bv a correct general and uniform discipline, tt n.mon to all the states, the militia would be rendered much more rfficit-nf, when required to act together in the field, hnn the oiherwise would be, if no uniform organ. zation and discipline &1k uld be adopted. The naval force now consists of sevej. ships of the line, rating seei)t-four gur each, seven first rate frtca.es tating fortvfour guns each, three second rate fri gates, rating thirty -six uns each, one h-am ship, rutin;; tliim gun, two sloops oi war, rating tv et.U -four guns pnch.and ten sloops cf war, rating eighty guns each, and f even scnoor.ers and n ceivu g ships. There are on the stock? and m finished, five chips of the lint, six frigates and four sloops of war. Our flag waves resplendency in every ocean and sea9 and whilst it commands the respect of all the nations of the earth, by the prowebS of our naval heroes, and the character of the nation it represents; it calls in a voice of thunder upon the pirate who would prey upon our commerce, and those inhuman wretches who trafic in the flesh and blood of the unfortunate African, to stop their unholy career. From the annual report of the American Colonization Society, and such other information as I have been able to obtain, I have the satisfaction to state, that the colony of free people of color at Liberia is prospering equal to the most sanguine anticipation of its early friends. Those colored persons whom the society have been able to collocate there, appear to be well satisfied, and little doubt can now remain of the final and complete success of that benevolent and philanthrope institution. It is difficult to nscerlnin the real political situation of Greece. The late signal victory obtained by the allied English, French, and Russian squadrons, over the Turco Egyptian fleet, at Navarino, appears to be of doubtful consequence to the Greeks. Whether the allies intend renewing hostilities against the Grand Seignor, for ht purport of liberating Gretce. remains as jet a matter of conjecture, notwithstanding the late manifesto of the Sublime Porte. The people of that once powerful nation have drank of the cup of human degradation and misery, until it is reduced to the very dregs, and it is to be feared that they are at last driven to the dreadful alternative of either submitting to the Ottoman chains triply rivited, or of throwing oil" the restraint of all laws, both human and divine, and turning pirates and outlaws, to continue for a precarious time a wretched and hopeless existence. Having previously to my election, declared myself in favour of the exercise by Congress of the power of making internal improvements, roads and canals, and of protecting the industry of our citizens, by a levy of protecting duties cri foreign manufactures, when our farmers can supply the raw material; I deem it be sufficient (or me to say at this time, that m' former sentiments on these im portant national measures have not changed. But I am confirmed, by a more full examination of those subjects, i" the opinion, that the true interest of our country requires a perseverance on the part of Congress, in that Gvstem known as the American System' I have the present session supported by my votes, internal improvements, and the protection of the domestic industry of the country; and unless I should be specially instructed by my constituents to the contrary, I shall continue to sup port those measures, believing that the present and future prosperity of my coun try, and particularly that section of it in which I reside, are deeply involved in the success of the "American System. In relation to the presidential ques tion, which excites so much feeling in the country, I wish no person to doubt tor one moment as to my sentiments, or the course which I shall pursue, on that subject. My vote at the polls will be given to continue the present administration, for another term, and as there are but two candidates before the people, it is not probable that the House of Representatives will have to decide any

any circumstance occur, not now anticipated, which should biing the election

into the H"use, I shall have the vote to give, win thr I shall be re-eU cted or rot, and, in that event, my vote shall be governed by theote of the state; as I fchall consider the electoral vi te as the w ill of my constituents or, thru subj.-ct expressed. Bui my private vcw i't the pulls i subject alone 10 m o-, v ai!, and w hilst I cheerfully extend to eachci my fellow j citizens, the right to ote as tie pl ase?, 1 cannot consent toield m right lextrcise the same piivilcgv. I, however, a majority d the people should prefer General Jackson for President, and 1 should be returned gain as your rtpre senlfitivo, 1 ball me to his adminUtriilion mv cordial suj p n, so far as the measures recommended, ma accorci with the interest oi ny counlij and tin will of my constituents. Thus far have I supported the present administration. Thus far, and no farther, will 1 support every succeeding administration, so long as I may be honored with a seat in Con gress In conclusion, should you give anoth er proof of j ( ur confidence in me, by relectii g n e to the efhee in which your kiiidnes! has placed me, and thereby la) me under an additionalobligation toyou, I can only promise you in the sincerity oi my heart, that no exertions on my pari rhall be spared, to represent you faithfully. 1 ;im more than ever impressed with a sense of the great rcsponsibilit) w hich devolves upon me, as your representative, and let the period of m? service be terminated by your 'svill, sooner or later, lean desire r.6 greater reward than to he able to add to a consciousness of having faithfully discharged my duty, your approbation of the motives by which I have been governed. I am apprised that great rxertions have been made, and are still making, in my absence, to prejudice the "public mind against me; but I have too much confi dence in your intelligence and justice, to believe that you would condemn me unheard, or puffer my absence in the disrhargeof my public duties, to be seized upon by those who are interested, to destroy either my private reputation, or your confidence in me as your public ser vant. The session will close on the twentysixth of the present month. Respectfullv, your fellow-citizen, OLIVER II. SMITH. Washington CitysMiy 10, 1328. Singular Association. A cat in thi town had kittens a short time since, and the boys in the famliy having found a nest of young rat?, seven in number, killed five of them and threw them into an 07en in the cellar, where the cat and kittens were, and they wers soon devoured. Afterwards the two live young rats were put into the oven, that the cat might destroy them herself; but instead of preying on them, she received tl em as in mates with her kittens. A few days af ter the rats were put into the oven, a ser vant in the family went down cellar to bring up a couple of kittens for the chil drcn to play with, and on reaching into the oven to ret them, (it being quite dark) she thought one of the kittens felt very small ; but what was her surprise on arriving in an tipper li-ht room, to discover that one of the supposed kittens was a rat! And her surprise was still heightened to see the cat instantly enter ti e room, take the youi g rat, (in preference to her own kitten) and carefully carry it back to the oven in the cellar. JYantucket Inquirer. The S'elen Child. It will be recollected by most of our readers that we re published from the Ariel, printed ai Nat cluz, Mississippi, in the lali of 1826, an account ol a child being stolen from its parents, named Clai k, living in Arkana Tenitor . It was further btated at the lime that a letter signed T. Tutty, had been received soon alter by the allhcted parents, informing them that if tbe would pay $200 through the post cfiice at jNatchez they should have thcirchiid. 'ihe individual who had ient the letter was apprehended when he called at the Natchez post office, in November, 1G26, and imprisoned, but obstinately refused to make any disclosures. A man w ho had been seen in the neighborhood with a child answering that description, suddenly disappeared when the other was arrested. It now appears that he left the child on the bank of the Red River at Alexandria, about 1G months since, and it has beensatisfactorily proved to bei me cnnu -.Ynicn was stolen. j

BY AUTHORITY

By the President of the United States of Jlmtrica. A PROCLAMATION. N berea,a Convention bttefo tbe United Ma?e of America and tiis IVLjesl) tbe King of the Uiiittd Kiugdom of Gnat Irtain and freictid was reneiuoVd hnu s gnrd by their Ken.pou a. lanes, tt London, on tn sixth day 1 Aufusi, one thousand eight hundred and ti.ij siven. Hbicb Convention is, word for wcrii, as fcliime: Ah United fcfatfs of America, and His RIaj-: nt Ki'g of the Umtd Kmjdom of Great n liHaud, being tquli) desirous (o PrtfVtDt far b poMu-le, ail lizard of misundfrs:aoding between the two nW-ns. with rtsptel to in teir torr on the Nortt, West iLi.isi of Araencfc, w8t of ibe Sioney or Ruckjr JMcunteirs a;tr the eXfirtuo of tha k bird Art.rle of (he Convention concii i?d betweea then vu the SOth r.t OfoUr. 1318; sad. also, wiih ii view to gie fur'ber nut for maturing measures which shall luxe fr their ohjtct a a rtioie dt-fioite setilOient cf the claims of each pariy lo the said 1 rrntory, haTe respectively pamrd their PJenipottntiariea to treat and agree concerning a temporary renewal oC the said Article that is to say: '1 be President of the United States of America, Albert Gallatin, tfarir Envoy Extraordinary nnd Mintetcr Plenipotentiary to His Britannic Majesty. And His Majesty the King of the United K'ngJom of Great Britain and Ireland, tha Right Honorable Charles Grnnt, a member of His said Majesty'a Most Honorable Privy Council, a member of Parliament, and Vic President of lbs Committee of Privy Council for AnVirs of Trade and Foreign. Plantations and Henry Unwin Addingtont Enquire t . W ho, after having communicated to aach ctber thtir reepectivs full powers, found to b& in duo and proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: Art. 1. All the provisions of th third article of tbe Convention concluded between tho United States of America, and his majesty tbs king of tbe United kingdom of Great Britain, and Ireland, on tbe 20th of October, 1818, shall be, and they are hereby further indefinitely extended and continued in fore 5 in the same ruanner as if all tbe provisions of the seid Article were herein specifically recited. . Art. 2. It shall be competent, however, to either of the contracting parties, in case either shouM think fit, at any time after tbe 20th of October, 1828, on giving due notice of twelva months to the other contracting party, to annul and abrogate this Convention; nd it shall in such CEae, be accordingly entirely annulled and ahrogated, after tha expiration of tha said term of notice. Art 3. Nothing coDtabed in tbh Convec tion, or in the Third Article of the Convention of tbe 20th October, 1313 hereby continued in force, fchall be construed to impair, or in any manner P.Tect, the clainjs which either of tho contacting parties may have to any part of the country westward of the Stcney or Rocky Mountains. . AnT. 4. The present Convention shall uo ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in nine months, or sooner if posaibls. In uitneoa uturvU, the respective Pienipo. tentiaru-s have sgnrd the ssme, snd huve hff:itd thtreto ih eeuls ofthtir rrne. JJune at London, the sixth day of August in the year tt:r Lord one thtiue.Jid eight hur.iirtt! and iwen'v atven. ALHKST GA1XATIN, CHAKIXS littANT, IltMiY UNWIN ADDINGTON. -Ind wheieaa, the said Convention hs been duly ratified ou botb parts, and the respective ratifications of tbe 6ame were exchanged at London, on tbe attend day cf April, one thousand tight hundred and ttventy-eigbt, by William Beach Lawrence, Charge d'Atfairea of tha 'Uuited States at the Court of Uis Britannic Mj.sy, and tbe Right honorable Charles Grant and tienry Uowin Addmgion, Enquire, on tne part of their respective toieromtnts. Now, therefore, be it known that 1, John Quiocy Adams, President of the United Statet ot America, havo caused the aaid Convention to be made public, to tbe end that the samft and every clause and article thereof, may ba observed and fulfilled with good faith, by tha United biatts and the cameos thereof. in witness hereof i ut hcituuto set my hand, and caused the Btl of the Untud States to be affixed. Dune thetJiiy cf Washington, this fif. xtn ih day of V.sy, m tht year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight ai d of ihe Independence of the United States the fifty-second. JOHN QU1NCY ADAMS. Dy the President: II. CHY, Secretary of Sute. The London papers state that the son of Mungo Park, who has been travelling in the interior of Africa , has been poisoned by the native priests in the Akimbo country because he mounted one of the trees which they hold sacred, that he might more conveniently take a sketch of an assembly. From this it appears that he did not possess his fathers discretion, nor in fact that of any ordinary individ ual, as it is further staled that a friend ly native warned him against the attempt