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EQUALITY OF RIGHTS IS NATURE'S PLAN AND FOLLOWING NATURE IS THE MARCH OF MAN. Barlow. Volume IV. LAWRENCEBURGH, INDIANA; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1828. Number 51

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IN SENATE. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1823. The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Noble relative to the appointing me .standing Committees ot the Senate wa3 considered; when Mr. Kino observed, that as the Senators had. not generally attended, he hoped the resolution would not be acted on. It was not usual, he said, for the Senate to go into the appointment of the Committees, without a full attendance of its members. No benefit could result from acting precipitately on the subject; and besides, many of the States had yet to choose Senators, and he thought out of respect for them, it would be better to wait a reasonable time for alt the Siates to be fully represented. He would therefore suggest to the Senator from Indiana, the propriety of laying his resolution for the present on the table; it being liable to be called up at any moment. Mr. Noble said, that the circumstance of the Senate's not being full, originated from a variety of causes. One Senator had been elected Governor of New York; another had gone on a mission to Colombia, and another had resigned. He did not himself suppose that the absence of a few Senator furnished sufficient grounds for not appointing th: Committees; he was however willing to postpone the subject for a few days, and would move to amend the resolution, by striking out the word "to-morrow," and inserting "Monday next." Mr. King remarked, that this was not necessary, as it was in the- power ot tne mover to modify his resolution by substituting Monday next for to-day. Mr. Noble said he was disposed to accommodate, but hrc would withdraw his motion, and leave the resolution as it originally stood to take the usual course. Mr. Benton hoped the gentleman would adhere to his original motion, and make Monday the day. j Mr. Noble not assenting, Mr. King said, he was sorry the gentleman had, not agreed to lay the resolution on the table as he had not, he was under the necessity of making a motion to that effect. Mr.K. then moved that the resolution be laid on the table, which was carried. Thursday, Dec. 4. Mr. Noble moved to take up the res olution respecting the appointment of the Standing Committees of the Senate. He said he did not wish to intrude upon the Senate, but he would beg leave to say that, according to the doctrine held forth at the last session upon the subject of retrenchment, and which had gone the rounds throughout the United States, it was incumbent on the Senate to give a specimen of what was intended by economy. Retrenchment! said he. What, he asked, was meant by retrenchment? It was economy; economy of time and time was money. If the Senate believed it to be their duty to act according to the doctrine of retrenchment, and to act with promptitude, they would proceed to the business before thorn without delay. It was unimportant, said Mr. N., what day shall be selected : but he knew facts. He knew that the Committee of Retrenchment had spoken truly. It be hoved members to be ready in their pla ces, which wa3 not the case with many. He called upon the Senate to act promptly, and not shrink from their duties. They should recollect that they were paid for their services; paid for the Sabbath, for holidays, and if they take the money they should perform the labor. Mr. N. said he should ask all to take up the resolution, who had subscribed to the doctrine of pay, and all who subscribed to the doctrine of retrenchment as retrenchment was the order of the day, he hoped it would be verified. If members choose (he alluded to one of the members from New York, and he hoped the Senate would act fairly by the peo ple) to bargain their seats away; if the gentleman from N. York chooses to bargun Ins seat lor tne omce oi uovernor of that State ; if the gentleman from Ohio chooses to go on a mission and quit his post; if members will thus vacate their seats for other posts and other honors, let them do so, and answer to their con stituents. Whatever may be the insin uations of others, he felt conscious of hi own rectitude. This body had taker oaths. If time be money, let the Senate use it as they should. Last year, he was driven into the business of the Cumber land Road, which he thought should have been cutout long ago. Economy should be th order of the day, and he hoped

tlie resolution would be taken up. H

intended no particular allusions but spoke of what he thought to be the duty of all. Mr. Eaton said, that if it ever had been the practice of the Senate to ap point the Standing Committees at this early period of the session, the remarks of the gentleman from Indiana, might ap ply with more lorce; but that was not the fact ; the records of the Senate would show that no such precipitancy had ever oeen usea. l no argument ot the gen tleman, seemed to him to be rather of an individual character, and reflecting on individual members. If a member, said Mi. L., thinks proper to absent himself for a few days, he was responsible to this body alone, and not to any individual. He did not rise for the defence of himself, or of any other Senator, but to call the attention of the gentleman to the former practice of the Senate. In the session of Congress met on the 3rd of the month, and the Committees of this body were appointed on the tenth; and yet, we are arraigned by the Senator from Indiana, for not selecting our Committees on the fourth day of the session, though several of the Senators, who are daily expected, have not yet arrived. Mr. E. certain!) did not wish to impede the"! progress of business, but he pat it to the gentleman himself, if it was not in courtesy due to the absent members to wait a few days for their arrival. Ht asserted, without fear of contradiction, that there was not a single instance on record where the Senate had appointed its Committees so early as the fourth day of the session. It was not for us, he said, to impugn the conduct of those members who wer absent he did not know what detained them -sickness perhaps, or the hadness of the roads may have delayed them on their journey. While Mr. E. was not for a moment disposed to wait, until the vacancies from New York and Ohio were filled up, he certainly wished a reasonable delay, in order that those Senators, who were daily expected. might have a voice in the selection of th Committees. The appointment of the m Committees, he said, was either a matter of importance, or it was not if it wanot, we had better strike them off alto gether if it was, we ought to wait n reasonable time, that the Stales might be as fully as possible repress ted. Mr. Noble insisted on his mulk-n. ILasked the Senate to look back; the time had been, when the rule could not b dispensed with; but it seemed the thing indeed, that the rule of the Senate was mandatory: that it was their indispersable duty to proceed with the business before them; and he would be glad to know whence the authority is derived for postponing it. If it be true that the people are to oe awakened by the doctrine of retrenchment , why should we not go into the resolution? Let us proceed to the discharge of the duties which devolve upon us. Short as the session is, we must do the business allotted. On the question being taken, the motion was negatived. Mr. Noble then asked, if a motion touching a resolution lying on the table was always in older? The Chair answered that it was. Mr. Noble then moved that the reso lution be taken up; and on this question asked for the yeas and nays. Mr. Laton asked if it was in order to call up h resolution the very instant aftpr the Senate had refused to consider it. He submitted it to the Chair whether such a call was proper. He ncw that it was always in order to call up a reso lution which was on the table hut was it reasonable that a resolution should be called up the very instant it had been decided against? Such a course, if in order, was liable to a very dangerous and inconvenient application. The President answered, that an in stance of the kind had never, to his re collection, occurred before; but, inas much, as it was always in order to call up a resolution lying on the table, he did not think tho piesent motion out of order. The question on considering the reso lution, was then taken, and decided inj the negative by yeas and cays, as follows: j Yeas Messrs. Barton, Bell, Foot, Hendrieks, Knight, Noble, Prince. Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee, Willey 11. Nays Messrs. Benton, Branch,Cham bers, Chandler, Chase, Dickerson, Eaton, Ellis, Johnson, Ky. Johnston, Lou. Kane, King, MrLane,- Marks, Robbins, Rowan, Sanford, Smith, Mil. Thomas, White, Williams, Wroodbury 22. Mr. W'qodbukt observe?, that as there

appeared to be some solicitude on the!

pari oi gentlemen, wuo wisneu iu imw a a r ii i- u 1 U l day fixed for the appointment of th Standing Committees, he would submit the following resolution: Resolved. That the Senate will, on Monday next, proceed to the appoint ment of the Standing Committees. On motion of Mr. Woodbury, the res olution being under consideration; Mr. Noble moved to amend it by substitu ing Saturday next, for Monday on which question he asked the yeas and nays. The Senate having refused to sustain the call for the yeas and nays, Mr. Noble withdrew his motion, and the resolution was agreed to. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday. Dec. 4. CUMBERLAND ROAD. Mr. Smith, of Indiana, moved the fol lowing resolution: Resolved, That the Committee on Roads ami Canals bp instructed to enquire info the. expediency of reporting a bill to authorise the opening of the Cumberland road eighty feet wide on its present location tLrough the State of Indiana, by cutting off ihf timber removing sll obstructions, and making temporary brdges. so as to let on tho travel, preparatory to turnpikinp the same and also, that said Committee enquire into th expediency of making nn appropriation of fifty thousand dol lars for that purpose. Mr. Smith then rose and said: Mr. Speaker, I am aware that it is rath unusual to accompany a resolution, calling for an inquiry merely, with any remarks. But 1 must ask the indulgence of the House, and the ear of the Committee on R:tads and Canals, while I remark briefly on the objects of the resolution. There are few subjects, I may say none, in which the citizens of the States from which I come, and particularly thee more immediately afTect'J hy this road, either in fact or nntiipation, are more deeply interested than in that embraced by this resolution. The Cumberland road being the grand thoroughfare through which a gnai portion of of the emigration, as well as the merchandise from the Atlantic Slate?r.d Cities, mut pas?, by land, to the State of Indiana, and those States West, through which this road is intended to be located, it consequently becomes a matter of much importance to our citi-! .. ft ft ft.t V zns, mat it should he in healthy and active progress Westward It must be larly by the Committee, that fur. Knight the able Commissioner who run and marked the road through the State of Indiana, in his. report to Congress, at the last session, warmly recommends the opening of this road in the manner contemplated by the resolution. It would seem almost unnecessary for me to add my entire concurrence in the views of Mr. Knighton the subject as his opportunities, having examined the ground, foF acquiring a knowledge of the subject, not only as regards the country, but as to the propriety of this preparatory step, has been such, as to entitle his opinions to the respectful consideration of this House and the Committee. St must be recollected by the House, that a bill passed the Senate at the last session of Congress, authorizing the opening of the road as is contemplated by this resolution; that the repeated cllorts of myself and colleague,

Col. Biake, (Mr. Jennings beinjr at that'ficndish passions of the wretch, that at

t me unfortunately confined tn h s hor bed oy severe inuispoMuon,; to laue up tnej bill out of its order proved unavailing, and we were compelled to see the session close and the bill not reached on the orders of the day. It will also be recollected that I introduced a joint resolution of the General Assembly of Indiana on this subject, which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. It was indeed a subject of much regret to me that the bill of the last session did not become a law, a9 the voice of my constituents, which shall ever be my guide, called for every exertion that could he made on my part to obtain the passage ot the bill. Sir, since the location of this road by the Commissioner, a portion of the pub s .... " lic domain lying immediately on the line of the same, and contiguous thereto, has passed into the hands of individual purchasers, and the money into the Treasury of the United States, farms are opening, towns are laying out, and villages springing up, and tne wnoie face of the country greatly improving in anticipation of the opening and finaj completion of this great national work. National I call it Sir: far if any work of

Internal Improvement can properly be

called national, this ia surelv of that character. The People consider Congress as pledged to proceed with this great and important work, and i natter . . i a l myself theirjust expectation win not be disannointed. To such gentlemen a hold constitutional scruples on these subjects, I will merely say that this resolution, and the subject of inquiry, steer clear of the constitutional objections of the gentleman; it rests on other principles: such being the case, as frequently admitted, as I believe, on this floor, I hope we shall have the co-operation of these gentlemen as well as those who, like myself, are not troubled with these constiiuiional objections on subjects invelvngthe right to make works of inter nal improvements. I believe we have the power, and I am willing to exercise it for the benefit of the country. It is not my purpose to go into the question at this time, as it can answer no Valuable purpose. I will merely point gentlemen to the compact, &, to the fact that the two per cent, on the amount of the sales of public lands in the State of Illi nois, which I considered pledged to this . itbject, has already amounted to more ban the sum called for by the resolu tion. 1 have felt it to be my duty, sir, to introduce this resolution ahd to make 'he remarks which I have submitted, at this early period of the session, that the committee may have the subject under their consideration as early in the seeion as possible, as I am very anxious that a bill may be reported and finally pass during the session, which I am a ware is to be a short one. Mr. M'Leau moved to amend this resolution by inserting therein after the word location, these werds, "from Zanesville by way of Columbus in the State of Ohio. Mr. Smi?ii declined accepting of this as a modification of his resolution. So far as this road had gone in the State of Ohio, it had been made to follow the course of good roads already existing; but in Indiana this was not practicable. as no such roads lay in its contemplated course, besides, tne adoption ot tne amendment would involve the necessity for an enlarged appropriation. Mr. M'Lfan ronsidered this as no va lid objection to the amendment. The whole subject would remain within the discretion of the committee. As to what the gentleman had ohserved as to the good roads in Ohio, he must certainly be under an erroneous impression. The preparation contemplated by the Resolution was as much needed in that State as it could be in Indiana. The question being then put nn the amendment, it was adopted. Mr. Smith thereupon modified the original resolu tion so as 1o insert 100,000 instead of 50,000. In which form the Resolution was carried. Ayes CD, noes 6C. Tragical. The details of a bloody

the geography oilal,r that ot cured in New York city,!

are given in the papers. It appears that a man named Johnson, a job printer, had his ofhee in the upper part of an house occupied by a Mrs. Newman, with wuorn ooarded. isem? in arrears for rent and board, he was frequently solicited by his landlady for payment, which he constantly avoided under some pretext, when a distress was levied on his property. This act so excited the auoui me time tne noaruers weieassembling in the front dining room, while Mrs. Newmin was in the ha-k sitting room, with a child in her arms, and young son and daughter present with her, Johnson entered this apartment and discharged a pistol ball, which entered her right breast, and lodged in her side. A gentleman rushed into the room just in time to save her from tailing to the floor, anJ while engaged in placing her upon a sofa and despatching a messenger for a surgeon, Johnson re-entered the room with another pistol loaded with slug8, and exclaiming "fl'Jia! not. dead?' dischaiged it at her again. This shot hit and mangled her elbow. A daughter of Mrs. N. was slightly wounded in the head by one of the slugs. The pistol exploded in firing, and that-' tered to pieces the hand of the wretch who fired it. Mrs. N. survived until the next day, when a coroner's inquest was held over the body. It is stated that it wi41 be necessary to amputate JohnsonV hand. A subsequent examination of the above, proves that J. was a paramour of Mrs. N. and that the quarrel arose from a wish of J. that she would acI knowledge the child mentioned above,

j which was the fruit of their criminal in

tercourse. The Philadelphia papers thus notice another affair that occurred last week We hear it stated that a man named M'Aflferty, residing in Pine alley, below South street, on Friday night, tied hi wife by the hair of her head to the bed post, and beat her in a shocking manner with a cart whip; he afterwards cut her throat, and was in the act of throwing her from the chamber window, when he was detected by some of the neighbor? taken before a magistrate and committed. We hear that the woman died or? Saturday. The reports wer o vari ous that ffe could not ascertain further' particulars. The man who agreed to pay one cen for a majority vote on the Jackson ticket, and to go on doubling the sum for each majority vote finds the aggregate' will be 42 billions of dollars but he cannot pay till he counts the cents, which will take 85 millions of years. Neither can he pay in cents till the copper catf be procured, and the cents coined. (He has compromised by giving 1000.) Pensions. United States Pension Of jice Washington JYov. 2, 1 828. In consequence of a recent decision of the war department, in regard to the rights of pensioners under the act "to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the United Stales," passed 21 si March? 1821, those perrons who have claims for such pensions are advised to present them to this office; or, in case of their having been heretofore presented and disallowed, to renew them. By order of the secretary of war. J. L. EDWARDS. Important Decision. Tn the case of the Franklin bank of New York, the chancellor has decided that in the distribution of the assets of the bank, th depositers were not entitled to any preference over the bill holders; but that such assets must he distributed ra tcdly among all the creditors, and direc" ted that the receiver shonld make tho first dividend as soon as he should b& able to divide 25 per cent, on the gross amount Of debts. -Y. F. Com Adv. From the Brorkport Hecortfer Nor. Sudden et?id AnfuL On Saturday nifjht last, during a severe snow storm a young man by the uame of Wrilliam Lee perished on the tow path of the canal a few rods east of thi3 village. It appeared from the testimony before the coro nersjury the young man had been drinking at some of the groceries egre gioisly and had about 9 o'clock in the evening started home. Ife soon plunged into the canal but was helped out by the young man who was in company with him. He immediately declined going any further and after sitting a few minutes became quite sleepy, but being aroused the second time he resolved to return to the village. He walked a short di tanee towards the village, again sit down, where he sunk into the sleep ofderithto awake no more until the morning of the resurrection. Young Lee has peiished and found an untimely grave, at the early age cf years, by intemperance. eighteen Diermonds. Tiie weight of the diamonds found hy the government agents in the district of Taj'jeo,'in Brazil, from 1772 to 1818, was 1,298,037 caTats,and the quantity received from farming out the mines to a company, after the government had ceased to work them on it own account, was 1,700,000 carats, being together equal in alue to about 67,000,000 sterling. The fargest of the Brazilian diamondshitherto obtained,weighs 133 1-2 carats. It was found in the )ear 1771, near the river Abaite, by a poor negro slave, who was liberated, and had a pension of nearly 50 per annum settled upon hca for life. Literary Gazette. Counterfeit half dollars are in circula tion in this part of the country. Those whirhwe have seen are of the' date of 1824, and well calculated to deceive. They may be detected however by examining closely the words "United) States of America," in which the MU" touches the right wing of the eagle; ia the genuine coin, it stands at some distance from it. Buffah Republican. At a late exhibition of cat t?e, before the Agricultural Society of Washington, Pennsylvania, two cows weighed 1400, 1434 four oxen 2688, 2772, 2958, 3072 and a bull 2100.

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