Indiana Palladium, Volume 4, Number 52, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 3 January 1829 — Page 2

Twentieth Congress:

SECOND SESSION. December 1 7. In the Senate, to-day, a lone discussion took place on Mr. La ton's joint resolution to change the mode of electing the printer of the Senate, so as to make a majority of all the VJtes given necessary to a choice. Mr. Knight's amendment, providing that before the election proposals should be received by the Clerk of the House, and the Secretary of the Senate, for the execution of the printing of Congress, was rejected. An amendment offered by Mr. Chambers, going to annul the joint resolution of 24th May, 1819, wa negatived. The original resolution was adopted. The House of Representatives to-day ordered the resolutions offered by Mr. Hall, of North Carolina, on the preceedinz day, relative to the Constitution al power of Congress to erect toll gates, &C. to be laid on the table. An unsuc cessful motion was made by the mover to refer them to the Committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and a motion, with a similar result, was made to refer them to the Commrnittee on the Judiciary. Several other resolutions, of no public importance, were submitted and adopted. Afterwards, the House took up the bill relative to the addition d drawback on Sugar reti ed in tli United States. Some opposition being mule to the passage of the bill, a discussion took pi ice, which lasted aboitan hour, when the question was taken, and the bill was passed, by a large majority. December 18. In the Senate, to d iy, the Joint Resolution altering the mode of electing printers to Congress was passed. The Bills for cruising certain reserved lead mines in Missouri, and a!so certain reserved salt spring", to be ex posed to public sale, were severally or dered to a third reading. In the House of Represent atives, to day, the resolution oilerd by Mr. Ver planck, on the preceding day, asking of the President information on the subject of the attempted frauds on the revenue, which have called for the military movements towards the Niagara frontier, was taken up and agreed to. Several other resolutions were offered and adopted. The House then passed several bills which had been previously ordered for engrossment; and the other bilk which on the preceding day were passed in the Senate, were acted on. The House then, in Committee of the whole on the state of the Union, took up the general appropriation bill for the first quarter of the year 1829 and filled the blanks; after which, the bill was reported and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to day, fu committee, the House than took up Mr. Smith's resolu

tion on the subject of an ame-.dmei.t ofipostponed, with the consent c

the Constitution , on which Mr. Smith spoke at some length; after which, the Committee rose, and the House then ad journed. December 19. The Senate did not sit to-day. Nothing of public interest transacted in the House of Representatives to day. A joint resolution authorizing the use of one of the Committee rooms, by the Columbia Institute, was read a third time and passed. The general appropriation bill, for the support of Government for the first quarter of the year 1829, was read a third time and passed. A resolution was introduced by Mr. J. C. Wrioht relative to an inquiry into the price of paper for the public printing, which was opposed by Mr. Wicklifff, who moved to lay it on the table. On this motionrMr. Wright demanded the Ayes and Noes; but before the call was acted upon, the hour having expired, the question remained undecided. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the reports made bv the Committee of Claims, on the subject of repayment tor a horse. A motion was made by Mr. Wickliffe to strike out so much of the report as was unfavorable to the petitioner, and to insert instructions to the Committee to report a specific remuneration in each case, which amendment was carried in Committee, and concurred in by the House. The House then adjourned till Monday. :. December 22. In -the Senate, to-day, the bill allowing an additional drawback on sugar refined in the United States and exported therefrom was read a second time and referred to the Committee on Finance. A memorial from certain citizens of Baltimore was presented bv """H) ji mu., praying mat LOn gress will authorize a subscription of Stork nn tKa c l ri. i r i . I Stock on the part of the United States to me Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Com pany. lne bill authorising the sale of certain reserved Lead-mines, and land cuimguous uiereto, in tha State of Mis3 ,uri, was passed. The bill amending the Act, of March 2d, 1821, entitled an act t ) reduce and fix the Military Peace t Establishment of the United States, wa, r.?ad a third time, and passed. The principal object of this bill is to fill the vacancy in the colonelcy of the second Regiment of Artillery by arranging thereto Col. Daniel Bissel. Thebiil compensating Susan Decatur and oth-

ers, for the cap? ure of the Frigate Phila- .... . rr i i t

ielohia.in the harbour of Tripoli, which bill passed the Senate last year, hut fail ed in the House of Representatives for want of time, was taken up, and, on mo tion of Mr. Prince, p -stpened till to mor rw. Mr. Smith, of Md., submitted a Joint Resolution for the adjournment of the two Houses of Congress from v ed aesday next to the following Monday. In the House of Representatives, to day, after the petitions had been called for, the House took up toe resolution offered by Mr. J. C. Wright, on Friday, on the subject of the prices of printing. Vr. Wickliffe, who had desired ti.e subject to be at rest until it could be brought before the House by the Committee of Retrenchment appointed at the last session, moved to lay the resolution on the table, on which the ayes and noes were taken at the call of Mr. Wright, and the motion was negatived by a vote of 121 to 55. The ayes and noas were then called on the passage of the resolu lion, which was carried in the affirmative Aves 1G5, Noes 8. The House then took up the bill authorizing the establish ment of the Territorial Government of Huron, when the amendments made in Committee ol the whole were, with a slight variati n, concurred in. Something like opposition having then manifested itself t ) .the bill, the question on the engrossment was delayed, until near three o'clock, when the House adjourne l without coming to a decision. December 23. In the Senate, to-dav,! Mr. Iredell, Senator from North Carolina, a-'pfar-d and took his seat. The bill authorizing the relinquishment of the school lands in Alabama, and the entry of other lands in lieu thereof, was, after some debate, ordered to a third reading. Mr. Eaton submitted a resolution for changing the mode ol electing the standing Committees of the Senate, by authorizing their appoint ment by the President pro tcm. of the Senate, when there is a President pro tern. The present mode of appointment is by ballot. The resolution contemplates no change of the rule when the Vice President is in the chair, as the presiding otlicer of the Senate. In the House of Representatives, today, a great number of resolutions were submitted. One resolution, otlered by Mr. Richardson, of Massachusetts, re ferring t to a select Committee to in quire into the expediency of appropriatingtlie proceeds of the duty on Spirits to the endowment of Schools, was laid on the. table. The various bills from the Senate were forwarded in their various s age3. 1 fie Mint resolution to adiouru both Houses from this day to Mo.id y next, was read (hree times, and finally passed, by a vote of 94 to 79. The bill authorizing the establishment of the Territorial Government of Huron was of the Chairman of the Committee of T err ories, U'dil the third Tuesday in January. The House then res dved itse. f int

Committee of the whole on the state of; stiitited by the government against sevthe U rion, and took up the bill to es jerul persons of character and rank in tablish a territorial government at the the counties of M-maghan and Kerry.

mouth of the Oregon river. Mr. Floyd! At the reat meeting in Kent, mention- Lgave his views on the subject. TiVjed in our last number, Mr. O'Connrll is'.'! V, blanks in tbe bill n'prp tlin fillr.rl onL..;j i i ,.it ..m!

Mr. Gurley proposed an amendment, on which tne committee rose and reported progress, and the amendment was order ed to be printed. JYal. Journal. Indiana Legislature. December 20. In the Senate, a Memorial to the Congress of the United Sfates, on the subject of the cession to the State of Indiana, of the lands within her brails, passed yesterday by an almost unanimous vote. The bill to amend trie act regulating Judicial Cir euits, &c. (whir,1- provides for two addi-1 iional circuits, ano for an additional term ' -ach county,) has bter twice m comrnitire of the what". All, with two or three ex epti. u s agree that some alteration is nbv. lately necessary. Some m"mbers houev r, are in favor of two additional circuits, some of one and there is a disagreement among these, fcvheth'-r it not there should be an additional term of the Courts. A great diversity of opinion also exists with regard to the arrangement of the Circuits. Am able and animated discussion took place yesterday on amotion to postpone indefinitely a bill to repeal the second and third section of an act now in force, regulating the interest of money. The bill was postponed. Mr. Maxwell from the committee on Education, this day reported a bill providing for a sale of the school sections, with the which we are unacquainted- 100 conies . . 1 . ' were ordered to be printed. Io the House on Wednesdy Mr. Judah ch'n of the canal committee hroueht m a report too voluminous for our columns at present. It reco-nmends a loan, on the faith of the state A sale of lands to meet the pay ment of interest, and the undertaking of the canal by sections at a time : it was followed by a bill, and alo a joiut resolution for the appointment of a commissioner to treat with Ohio relative to donated lands. Whatever may be the fate of the bill, the joint resoluion will likely pas8. A bill was yesterday reported by Mr. Bassett, chairman

of the committee on education, providing

for a sale of the school sections and or ganization of district schools. Variou propositions have been made to change (he system of working roads. A resolution was adopted yesterday instructing the Judiciary committee to report a bill for tbe formati jof a probate court, in t ach county, to consist of one judge. A spirited debate ensued to day, on the offering of a resolution to prohibit the sale or gift of spiritous liquors, on the day of general election: the resolution was lost by a large majority. Many private bill have passed. December 24. In the S-nate, a bill j J cemocr . - i ' . ! uas oeeii report, i wii-g '" rnitted to for establishing the road from Lk Michigan to some convenient point on the Onio river. The bill provides for establishing the road from the lake to Indianap dts o.i lb rcute surveyed by thej com ii!sianers appointed Oy an act ot lie li- session and leaves the point on 'he Ohio river 'dank, to be filled up by the Senate. The bill providing for additional circuits has been lost, the Senate refusing to engross it for a third reading. The bill amendatory of the militia law, has also been lost. A bill providing for building wings to the Governor's bouse and converting it into a State House, was in committee of the whole todav. Considerable discussion place on a motion to strike it out from the enacting clause. The fate of the bill is uncertain. The house have had the Michigan road bill twice under consideration this week. On Monday the motion to amend in (he same way as had been done in committee of the whole, which amendment had not been reported when the committee was discharged, was renewed by Mr. Dunn 'Many motions to fill the remaining blank in the fust section were negatived, when the motion of Mr. Pollock to insert the woids ''Madison via n .k...,k ..,i v..,i " ...;if..i ' by amo or ty ot one vote. 1 ne consid - ration of the bill was resumed ed on l uesJay, and the House refused to adopt the amended amendment. The bill now -!Hfids as w hen fust introduced, To-day tlie Judiciary committee reported a bill for the formation of two new circuits. Bills to reoraviz the Probate System, and the R-ad Liws, ait? in a course ol preparation by the appropriate comiml-j" ' p...;,. , ...c h,,i i V v tniiui' t nur; ijisvuciun m oj nuu i on Mfndav, upon the constitutional powi rotihe stales to regulate the disciplining of militia. Much local business has b en despatched. The committee on he affairs of the town ol I-idianapohs lias reported in favor of the conversion of t he G v Vs IIuse into a State lloust ; a bill fu- that purposs has pa.ss.ed the first reading. lad. Journal, FOREIGN NEWS. Great Britain and Ireland. The excitement about the Catholic question ii increasing: proceedings have been inofters of emancipation that were c!ue-i ged with restriction. A number of emigrants, returning to E igland in ti e patket ship New England, belonging to New York, were guilty of great disorders and mutinous conduct; in consequence of which, on their arrival in Liverpool, the ringtead

ers, with five of the crew of the hip,tiu je( ,)V lne enemies of Greece,

were committed to prison in order to await the penalty of the law.

France.- Ihe vintage has proved to.'and arnn-d with muskete, eent

be abundant in the upper Pyrenees. Ai 1 Bar-sur-A-ule it was five limes more abundant than usual. The difficulties between France and Braznl are said to have been settled by an explanatory arhe'eto the treaty ot 1 820, relative to bfdligerants and neutrals, Troops have been despatehed from Brest to supply vacancies occasioned by disease in the corps stationed in the Antilles. Between Oct. 13th and 17th seven vessels with corn from the Baltic, on government account, arrived at Calais, i ua taieij landed at Havre is in bond : a 1 l. I 11 . -wr ...

and on the 24ih 5 or 6,000 hectolitres lawful; a noise resembling thunder was of wheat were sold there for England,, underneath my fest, ihe earth shook

at 27 or 28 francs. The porte is said to have been highly exasperated by the invasion of the M rea by the French, ani with d'fhvuliy retrained from making a formal declaration of war. Spain. The infant Don Carlos has claims on the treasury for more than nine millions of reals, and has demanded immediate payment. It is said that England otlered a loan, on conditions of having secured one half the revenue of the post office, the lottery, snutf and tobacco. The count Villamar has been arrested at the gate of Madrid. Couriers were very active from Madrid to Lisbon, and other courts. The government has required Spaniards who left their country voluntarily, to return in four months. A life pension will be granted to those who wish to remain abroad. Foreigners who have settled in Barce-

lona since lG23,wereto leave in six

days. The fever was still committing great havoc at Gibraltar. Toe king of Spain has tendered 10,000 fanegas of Wheat tor the use of the indigent sufferers by the sickness. Portugal. The constitutional Gueril las have entered Villa Real and released all tbe constitutionalists that were in prison and, at the last advices were menacing an attack upon Oporto, at which place the troops were beginning to manifest a preference for Don Pedro. A order has been isued forbidding the I ! 1 i o i i I ! i nr n m iirniikt PVJ coum; 1 " OUI "IT" ' menu to dike, persons u ho are not m r r nf .i,inft! fhe northern provinces of that kingdom are greatly convulsed. We have noti ces of arrests, spies and prison, which appear to be greatly in requisition, and xhibitirg the country as distracted as w could be wished by its greatest enemies , the present state of affairs cannot long remain. An insurrection has broken out in the island of Terceira, in favor of Don Pe dro. M inis and Almeida, who plat ed themselves at the hed,are said to have collected a body of 3000 Guerilla troops, have received a check. A letter from London of Oct 15th, says that the pope's nuncio and stner

(0uk'Campuzouof the Spanish ministers, are

endeavoring to persuade Uon Miguel to marry the young queen, but without ef fret. It was also said that he appeared willing, but that the queen mother would not allow it. Russia, Turkey, frr. The emperor has left Varna lor St. Petersburg. The army were about going into winter quarters. Large magazines are to be formed at Varna, and it is to be strongly fortiiied. In Asia the Russians have gained some additional advantages over the Turks, and garrisoned several fortresses taken from them. The new levy for the Rus;sian army wil ill raise it upwards ol onnr.nn mn. mrliidmo- those of ihf rn - : " , " V 7 . f ; . : 7 said it will be in the power of the empe ror to march 400,000 against the 1 urks in the approaching campaign, without weakening tbe armis which it would be necessary to leave as a check upon Austria and Sweden. The H vre Phare of the 3d mentions 1 lM," lua" "" "'"" """ Omar Vnone effected his retreat, and was pursued by the prince Eugene of Wirtembuig It is staled that Coron was deliv - ered up to the French without any oppo sition. Near Canea, in Canadia, the Greeks lately to.-k a fort from thfc Turks, and (ought a long lime before they were dispossessod. 35 more cannon are to be sent to the Moreafrom France, to fortify the strong places. There is said to b a scarcity of provisions. The Russians have obtained the island of S anios of tne Greek government, to establish their head quarters; and it is supposed that the English and French will have rallving places in other posiTho expedition for Prevesa has I -II i. I -Of aios. li win amouni 10 auuui jj i'he president of Greece has issued orders for the formation of six battalions of artillery, on a nucleus of the two battalions now existing. H is asserted that the French troops will not retire from the Morea until peace is established between Russia nd the porte And that when the tori i t-sses, shall be in the power of the r rench, ai regular Greek army shall bs organised 1 1 t IJ 1 France at the same time as the expediUon. Lieutenant Brand, of the British Navy gives in bis book of recent travels in South America, the fallowing graphic account of the eiFects ol an eariiiuuke, which he lelt at Lima. 'During my short stay, Lima whs visited by several temblor i s, or earthquakes, one of which was very severe, and occurred in tne evening, when the streets were lull of people, in my lite i never exnerienced a sensation more and trembled a sicHv sensation came over me, and ( was nearly knocked down by men, women and children, Hying out ef their houses, screaming temblor! temblor! and running to and fro in all directions, some lay down on their faces; most of the men were kneeling, and crossing themselves, and niaying jtheir Saints for protection. Children were clinging to their mother, and screaming with all their might ; the dogs bowled most piteously, and crouching among the crowd, seemed to ask for protection: the horses stood trembling with their riders by their sides, and the birds fluttered about in the air as if their wings were useless. And after three successive shocks, a deathlike silence prevailed, and every one appeared ri vetted to the spot where they stood. All heads were uncovered; and the dif ferent attitude of standing, kneeling, and laying, impressed me with feelings

which 1 think will never he erased fram W ft

my memory, I his shocK happened c October 30th, 1827, and was registered by many as being the smartest ever feK w ithout doing damage or causing thelos of lives." Buffalo, We have a little table shew ing ttie clearances made at the port ot Buffalo, in each year Irom 1815 to 1827 inclusive amount in the first fnven year only 64, and in the last 561! and probably in the present will exceed 650. Buffalo, lot 2. was a point as far remote, in the estimation, or for want of means of access, as the most western post that we. have located on the great lakes. Perhaps, seemingly as far from the city of New Fork, aa the Rocky Mountains now appear to be from St. Louis. These things mark the glorious progress of our country. The hitherto rude and profitless mountains of Vermont teem with busy men, and the brisk hum of w heels is heard in parts in Maine but lately as wild as when our country was first settled. The march of the west is gigantic & parts of the south, especially Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida are advancing most rapidly in population and wealth. The next census will shew us wonderful thing?. We l,ope that the law requiring it to be made, will contain a liberal provision to ascertain other statistic hardly less interesting, and essential to an enlightened legislation, as to employment of persons, and the products of their industry agricultural, mechanical or manufacturing. The capital vested and profits made, perhaps, cannot be ascertained but no one will object to make some general statements of great interest to the community, w hen colleo ted and presented m a proper manner. Post Office Department. From the Postmaster enerai's Report, which accompanied the President's Message to Congiess, it appears that the number of persons employed by the Department, including postmaster, clerks, contractors and persons engaged in transporting the mail, is about twenty-six thousand nine hundred and fifty six. There are about seventeen thousand five hundred and eighty four horses employed, and two thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine carriages, including two hundred and forty-three sulkies and wagons. The circular brick Tower erected by the Phoenix Company for making Shot, at the corner of front and Pitt streets, i Sal li more, says the American , ha? reach ed the intended elevation, being two hundred and thirty-four feet, three inches high from the pavement. Its diameter at the bottom is forty feet, and at tbe top, twenty. The stone foundation wall is ten feet thick at the bottom, and six at the top. The brick work, which commences at the surface, is five feet and a half thic k, of which thickness it cone tinues for the height of nearly fifty feet, wben it drminishes four inches in every story, being twenty inches thick at the top of the parapet, three feet in height, which crowns the summit. This huge structure, w hich is an excellent piece of brick work, was commenced on tbe 2d of June, and finished on the 25th of November, and was built without scaffolding. The parapet at the top is white, and somewhat resembles in its appearance a rr.ural crown; and as the tower is well proportioned, ihe whole edifice is an ornamental feature in the prospect in the city. j Y. Gaz, Antarctic Expedition, From the tons 'of the public journals, the proceedings - .nrl rpmivmr i.-iiir.,,' kQ c,, c j lr,e Navv, on the subject of the national I "I I )- t 1 i t I 1 I l 1 If) I I IU 'srilll h Qq.1I: r. i-i in .n t " ' . uwiihi UKUj i f (meet universal approbation; and we may I hope, that liberal appropriations will be voted uy congress at an early period ot the present ?esion. In the result of an enterprise of ibis magnitude, tbe reputation ol the country is at stake, and ns reasonable expense should be spared to give efficiency to the judicious plans which have been adopted. So far as our obsenation has extended, the preparatory arrangements are wholly unexceptionable. Vessels admirably fitted tor such service, and men of the first talents and attainments in Natural Science have been designated for an expedition, which we have reason to believe will extend the sphere of useful knowledge, open new channels to commerce, and shed lustre upon the character of oar country. jV. y. Statesmen. Milledgeville, Ga. Dec. 13. Between nine and ten o'clock on the morning of the 11th intant, a slight shock was felt in Milledgeville. It continued about five seconds, and was preceded by a rumbling noise proceding from the west and resembling distant thunder. The concussion affected the windows and doors so as to produce some rattling. The i it . ' weainer was unusuany cairn: rot a breath of wind was perceptible; the atmosphere was warm, and changed with a slight haze assuming in the western horizon the appearance of dense smoke or clouds. The latest Baltimore prices current quotes flour at $8 per barrel,