Indiana Palladium, Volume 4, Number 38, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 27 September 1828 — Page 1

r EQUALITY OF RIGHTS IS NATURE'S PLAN AND FOLLOWING NATURE IS THE MARCH OF MAN. Barlow Volume IV. LAWRENCEBURGII, INDIANA; SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1828. Number 38,

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FOR THE PALLADIUM. To the Farmers, Mechanics, and all other classes of laboring men in the Slate of Indiana. Fellow Laborers, An address appeared in tho Palla dium of the 1 3lh inst. over the signatun ofan Indiana Farmer, jun. marked with all the indiscretion ofyoulhful folly, well calculated to show how apt men an to be lead into unreasonable errors for the want of proper reflection. Who, but an indiscreet youth, would ever have ventured the advice to pull down the lightning rod that had protected yout dwelling house from . injury nearly four years, because the elements had been at war during that time? ' Who, hut such a one, ever conceived the idea that the design of the rod was to prevent the Ftdrrn instead of avert the danger? Fellow citizens, the storm has been raging nearly four years with the most threatening aspect, yet not an individual h.is been injured in person or property ; prosperity has attended you through the whole period. Will you then follow the blinded advice of a youth and pull down this political rod under which you have found safety? For I. repeat your law were never better administered thai now; your cou'itry was never in a mor flourishing condition than at present; necessary articles are multiplying around you at home, which you formeily had to procure abroad. The runner, the Me chanic, and every other class of laborer begin to meet the reward of their industry. Will you then, I ask again remove the rod or dismiss Mr. Adams from the important office he now holds, for the purpose of seating Gen. Jackson in hi; place, and thus put your own and yout country's prosperity. in jeopardy ? Your advisor says for aught he knows Mr. Adams may make an infinitely better President than Gen. Jackson would, yet he will go all reasonable lengths to elect the latter, and talks of trusting an over ruling Providence to correct that which is wrong. This, to me, appears too nearly bordering on presumption, or sinning that grace may abound. Doe.not he that has quoted so much scripture know, that we are told that when the wicked rule the people mourn? And, again, does not he who recommends Gen. Jackson know (or aught to know) his true character, judging from his acts? it is to be presumed lie does; surely thus being acquainted with the following facts he must know that morally and po litically Gen. Jackson, in the strictest sense of the word, sustains that character. First, politically Gen. Jackson has bought and sold his fellow men for gain; in this instance he has not only made the bondage of slavery doubly intolerable, by buying up the poor unfortunate de. cendants of Africa to transport them to another climate more unwholesome, but where they are treated with double severity. In this transaction who can tell how many husbands and wives, parents, and children, brothers and si-ters have been inhumanly separated forever? At

onetime a purchase was made of Mr.jold Dutchman, who without, any stretchEpperson to the amount of 10,050, and ling of the word, maybe called a hermit.

other times purchases to a less amount. This is certainly a political evil. Again. he not only armed himself, but armed;

his negroes also, to resist the laws of the! squirrels, pigeons and blue birds, were country, and said in his letter to G. W.jfor years his' only visiters; and the soliCampbell, then a member pf Congr-ss, tary poured the effusions of his heart that before he would submit to such a upon pigs, hens, ducks and ducklings, law he would see the United States' which formed the whole of his companagency house in flames with their agent, ionship. He built a log house for his in it. Again, when for a few weeks he' dwelling it is a rude niece ofarchitec-

was governor of Florida, in the form of an ordinance, he oppressed the people, with taxes, so that at the next session of congress they passed an act appropri ating money to return to the people!

what Governor Jackson had extorted are some planks laid in sundry positions, from them, and made it criminal in any! which serve as chairs a pot and a platperson to attempt to enforce his ordin-lter, and a spoon. His bed rather resem-

ance. (If any person chooses to take

the trouble they may read this law in the trunk of a tree, hollowed out, just the acts of Congress.) Here then arejlarge enough to hold him. In w inter he

three political ollences indicative of the man's disposition. First, in buying and periling human flesh and blood for gain, Second, in arming himself and negroes against Silas Dinsmore U. S. agent, to resist the laws of the land. And, thirdly in 'oppressing- the people of Florida with unjust and unconstitutional taxes. The following are a few of his moral offences, not so immediately connected with political matters: First, shooting at Charles Dickerson with an intent to kill, and actually killing him when he had no means of defending himself. Secondly, entering the house where the Rontons had put up with a loaded pistol in his hand, and actually shooting at Col. Benton with an intent to kill, with-

out giving him any notice or chance to uciuiiu inmseii. aiiu, miruiv, oy nis attempt to eject fiom their farms, their houses, with all the lruit of their labor, some scores of the farmers of Tennessee, under pretence of some illegal proceedings of his own, or done under his notice in foreclosing a mortgage , and afterwards extorting ten thousand dollars from them by way of compromise, (no wonder he is rich.) And, lastly, the case of John Woods a beardless youth not yet eighteen. This unfortunate boy was prevailed upon to hire as a substitute in the militia for a three months tour; shortly afterwards he was placed upon guard, and had learned that when' upon guard he must obey the officer placed immediately over hirn in preference to any other; but before discharge from his obligation to that officer, he obtained leave to eat; while eating his breakfast, another officer ordered him to pick up some bones about his tent. Wood replied he was on guard. After some little altercation he was ordered to surrender his gun. This he refused to do, until he went to the otiicer com manding the guard, there he surrender ed, was put in irons, tried and shot by Gen. Jackson's order. After he was condemned he was fold if he would en list in the regular army, the Gen. would pardon him; he consulted his friend and it was believed, as he had commit ted no offence, it was only a stratagem to compel him to enlist, and he was ad vised not to comply; and the most of 1 he officers in the army signed a petition for his pardon; which Jackson refused lo grant. At length the fatal hour arrives and this unfortunate bov is brought out to receive the awful sentence ; when hear O! gracious heaven! an order is read from Gen. Jackson stating that he had been once pardoned and therefore his sentence must be carried into execu tion, lhus while the unfortunate lad was to (use the language of Col. Wil liams of the army) "weening bitterlv and crying aloud, knowing himself to be innocent, he must be mocked with the wicked declaration that he had been once pardoned and was now beyond the reach of mercy. His captain has since deposed that he had been but six weeks in the service, and never before charged c with an offence. Are any of you parents or brothers? are any of you youths? in the name, of justice, of liberty, of all that is dear to man, I entreat you to pause; listen to the bitter cries of this unfortunate lad, before you take the advice given to remove Mr. Adams that General Jackson may take his seat. All that I stated has been done under a solemn sense of my accountability to God andmv country, & although the facts may be unknown to many of you, no doubt An Indiana Farmer jup. is well acquainted with them all .- An Indiana Farmer. From the Moutreal Herald. A Hermit. Some where in the township of Godmanchester, there lives an When he first came to reside there, the place was as wild and as lonely as any man - hater could desire; foxes, bcai hire it has neither door nor window, if we may except a hole through w hich Mi neheer has his entrance and his exit. The furniture of the mansion is as simble and rude as can well be conceived there hies a canoe, than a place for sleep-being places his bed or canoe upon its side, with its face to the tire, and there he enjoys his repose. His clothim is somewhat like that of Robinson Crusoe, being composed of the skins of such animals as he may chance to kill. His only employment is in the cultivation of a few rods of ground, on which he reaps corn and potatoes tor the benefit of his "live stock." With them he enters info conversation asks them questions and furnishes them with answers. His diet is spare potatoes, onions, and ever and anon, a chicken. His beard is redolent of "days before the flood." Of la'e he feels rather uncomfortable at the inroads which mankind are making upon the wroods that encircled him. For many

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years there were about 20 miles of untouched forest on each side of him, upon

which the axe l plough share have been

making fearful changes. Human hab-JAc

itations and human industry are now within four miles of his hermitage. A friend of our own even presumes so far as to pay the Hermit a visit. The old man always receives him with politeness, but his visits though 4,few and far between,' give evident umbrage to the dome-ticated pigs and poultry; they are as fond of loneliness as their owner, and the appearance of a stranger creates .a cackling of no dubious import. Once or twice of late, the hermit has left his wilderness and with praise-worthy loyalty, joined the militia ranks at parade, and he stands at the head of the corps to which he belongs, with evident zeal for the service of his most excellent .Majesty. He is a harmless old man; w hat w as the cause of his forsaking the "busy world," we cannot tell. From the Warren Ii I St&r Moses Swarts, as he called himself, took passage on board the ship Gratitude Captain Child, of this port, hound from savannah to Providence, with a beard longer than his purse or his conscience, a head longer than either, and a story of wealth and importance longer than all together. K He was born, he said at Odessa, "had de monish, and vas von jush among de peoples" was looking for a place to locate himself, and would do a power of business in the way of shaving folks in notes and watches, and fancy goods and any thing else he sold them; and this part of the story proved true. When he landed in Providence, the singularity of his costume attracted considerable attention ; for Moses Swarts wore the costume ofan eastern Jew, and it never popped into the heads of the hon est Rhode Islanders, that a silk tunick with a fancy edge, and a velvet cap with a bright button, could cover a villain; so they looked with curiosity received with favor credited with cash and good? and believed to the letter, If he walked in the streets, crowds of mercantile boys followed him with their wheel-barrows of gingerbread and sugar eandy, and crowds of men with their eyes. And Moses S waits was a great man. From Providence he came to Warren, for the purpose of buying a country seat, where he might retire when he had ( lean shaved the good people of cur sister town. Here he was a greater cause of wonderment, than at Providence. People looked with astonishment upon a Jew, a real Jew, who had come alt the way from the Black Sea, to scatter shekles of gold and slekles of silver unong the truly fortunate inhabitants of Uhode island. And there, too,- was a flowing robe, and a turban, and a yellow chain, and broad trow sets, and a s war-

thy complexion, making a figure so nearicver high it may be merely for a pre

like the picture of Josephus in the book, that some more knowing than the rest, whispered of a revival of the Jewish dispensation; and all looked and wondered as they looked. Some thought him no Israelite, but Prince Ypslanti, or some other unfortunate heroin disguise. And Moses Swarts was an astonishing sight for old women and little boys. Thus far he had expended money like a nabob; no price had prevented the choicest bottle of wine from finding its way to his table, or the richest viands from being at his service he asked no questions about bills, it was beneath the dignity of a Jewish merchant; he cared not what an article cost, it was contrary to his nature; he enquired not if he was cheated in this or that so he got it he was content: And Moses Swarts, was the most liberal gentleman in the state. But Moses did not live altogether for his belly, as will be show n in the sequel. He contrived to get into the good guces of a number of merchants, and unfortunately for them, not only into their good graces but also into their debt. Among others who were doomed to give i.im a keepsake against their will, was Capt. Child, of the Gratitude, who had brought him from Savannah. He informed Capt. Child that he wished him to take a box of jewellery and cash on his return to Savannah, where he would rind a person who, in exchange for the contents of the box would give him a certain number of gold watches. Capt. C. professed a willingness to transact the business went with Swarts to hi? lodgings, saw the money counted, which consisted of doubloons, sovereigns, and bank bills, which was put into a tin box and this tin box was enclosed in a larger wooden one nrevionslv narked with val-

uablesj which was strongly secured nndlholding their rights in the councils of the

carefully sealed. All this Capt. Child saw, or thought he saw, and he there

fore did not iiesitate to give a receipt for box and contents the whole amount of which was several thousand dollars; he took the box immediately into his possession, and despatched his steward with it to the ship. Upon the strength of this shipment, Swarts obtained a credit for a considerable amount; and among others, borrowing a sum of money of Capt. Child, Soon after the sailing of the Gratitude, this judge of Israel lef t Rhode Island for the south his board bill as well as all other debts which he had contracted, being left unpaid. On the arrival of the ship in Savannah, the captain sought in vain for the man who was to receive his charge: no one knew an thing of it, and no one appeared to claim it; and a3 a matter of course, it came back to this port with the ship. This fact being known at Providence, and it being ascertained that he had insured the box fur about half its alleged value, his creditors came to the conclusion frem this circumstance, that it was of stifli cient value to cover their demands; one of their number, therefore obtained a writ, and came dow n for the purpose of making an attachment. Capt. C. however, by consent touched the box first in a legal w ay, and the sheriff took it into his hands and it was opened. Among packages neatly put up, with glass wra - ments tied upon the outside as a sample of their contents, was found the identical tin case into which Capt. Child supposed he had seen the doubloons put but lo! the metal had gone back to its native mine, or it had undergone a change as woudci ful as it was curious, for the space formerly occupied by the gold was now filled with ep:om salts! One after another of the packages werenow opened, when, instead of jewellery, here appear ed a pair of stockings, there a neckcloth, and anon a pair of fanciful trowsers rath er the worse for wear, and occasionally a towel oearing the name of some landlot d who had been so unfortunate as to ooiain nis cusiom: Aim as iiiese things lay in confusion around the box that formerl) contained them, both she i iff and creditor w ere ready to exclaim, like the Roman mother ki'Ificse arc tnu Vri-t.'' So it appeared that the box for which Captain Child had given the valuable receipt, was hardly woith a sixpence: And Moses Swarts w as beyond the shadow of a doubt, a calculating fellow. From the Savannah ?Jercury. We are n3 warmly and decidedly attached to State Rights as the most penmouthed clamorerof the new school can he. We would be as prompt in defending them and as jealous in their preser vation, did we really conceive, them in danger of being infringed. But we are not disposed, merely for a name how tencc, however specious to run the risk of breaking up the foundations of our government, of overthrowing the most sacred institutions of our country, before we know w hat that name means, and what those pretences are. Those politicians who wish to produce an excitement in the public mind, asset t that the rights of the States arc in dwer! h rom what quarter is the danger apprehended? who threatens them? Is it the House of Representatives of the United btates? i he House of Representatives i

composed of the people of the several!01 uu; ai, 1 u 11 State,. Will tho ,,,n!P ni war, ready to adnat the fidelity cf the

their own rights? The members of the House are identified in feeling and interest with the States to, which they belong. Their property, their friends, their kindred, all exist in different States; their affections centre there and can it be supposed that they w ill conspire against their own interests, their kindid and friends? And for what would they do this? Not for themselves, because the) can exist as a part of the General Government, only through the will of thepeoole of the States, whom, in that ease. ' ' - - - V J ' V 1.1 li I 1 I J ' I V I j they will have abused. After they shall! have trampled on the right? of the Slates, then they return again to the body of the people, and on them, their friends and posterity, fall all the evils of their wickedness! Can it be supposed that the members of the House of Representatives, men who have been selected for their virtue and intelligence, will pursue a course like this? ?so one in his tenses can seriously believe ft. But is it the United States Senate which threatens to trample on the rights of the States ? The Senators are the Representatives of the sovereignty of the States; selected for the purpose of up-

nation ; they are, in fact, the agents of the States governed by the directions of the State Legislature. It therefore, the rights of the stales are inf ringed through them the infraction will be the work of the States themselves. Is it the President who is about lo annihilate the rights of the States? The President can do nothing without the aid and sanction of the two houses of Congress. Before he can execute a lawrf Congress must fust ei at t i and provide the means of its enforcement. Hi3 handsale powerless, unless supported by ihe sovereignty of the States in the Senate, and the voice of the people in the House. Can it be feared that these two separate bodies will both conspire to annihilate that power through which only they politically exist? Such feais cannot be seriou-ly entertained. The clamor, therefore, which certain politicans have raised, about the rights of the States having been trampled on by the General Government, is a mere trick. The fact does not exist. Neither doea the danger of it. It is a phantom of the imagination, conjured up by political jugglers, for the purpose of forwarding, the schemes of a party From the Boston Statesman. The Secretary of the Navy, Mr.

i Southard, the same who drove into hen'st c6,e exi,e he mdixelom aild ntlvi( por, ter, has published a tirade against foreigneri, and recommends that they should not be admitted into the service of the U. States ichether naturalized or not. This recommendation is not only against the voice of history, but it is an insult to the w hole body of the naturalized citizens of the U. States and their children. Has not England understood how to acquire and maintain naval glory? Yet, so far from discouraging foreigners from enteting her naval service, she holds out a bounty to their enlistment, and in the time of Queen Anne, when there were almost as great statesmen as Mr. Southard, it was provided by an act of Parliament, that tw o years service on board a king's ship or a privateer, should ipso facto naturalize a man. Was not Montgomery the hero of Quebec,- an lri?hman? Were not Statke's band from Londonderry, w hocheiked the ad vance of Burgoj ne, chiefly Irishmen, led by the gallant son ofan Irishman? Were not the Pennsylvania lines in the revolution, full ofGermans and Irishmen? Ha3 not Isaac Hull often spoke in the highest terms of the Irishmen w ho were a part of the crew of the Constitution when she captured the Guerriere? Did not the Irish, as John Randolph, of Roanoake says, fight with us bravely, the battles of the revolution and the late war? Are not the gallant captains in our navv (Shaw, Cassia and Read, native born IrUhmen? Yet we are told by Mr. Southard, that these men whether naturalized or not, in w hose favor is the glorious tes umcmy of both wars, are not to be trusted. The doctrine of the Secretary of the Navy, is an insult to all the Congresses which have passed naturalization law s admitting foieigners to the privileges of native born citizens in every particular but one- that the President I must be a native horn citizen. It is in (ruth Lazarus stalking forth in his grave i lothes the ghost of the Alien law, the twin brother to the gaz? laze. Even the Federal party, the fathers ,;3 f,i i i . ... ,i : i. i . Irish to the American Eagle, under whose w ings they have found protection. The following is extracted from an address of the federal members of the Le gislature of Maryland, during the late war. "America has opened her arms to the oppressed of all nations. No people have availed themselves of the asylum with more alacrity than the Irish. High, is the meed yfpraUt, rich the reward, tvhich Irishmen have merited from the gratitude of America. As Heroes and Statesmen, they "or their adopted country." Colonel Newton C. Jones, of Columbus, in this state a id the member elect of the House cf Representatives, died at his residence, din ing the past week of a bilious cholic. Colonel Jones was one of the first residents of Bartholomew county, and has always stood high in the estimation of his fellow citizens. Although not destitute of the failings incident to human nature, he had many virtues. He was warmhearted and kind to his friends, and charitable lo all whom misfortune placed within his reach. Col. Jones was a w arm supporter of the election of Gen. Jackson. Ind. Gaz,