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V 2 R5W9HI EQUALITY OF RIGHTS IS NATURE'S PLAN AND FOLLOWING NATURE IS THE MARCH OF MAN. Barlow Volume V. LAWRENCEBURGH, INDIANA; SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1829. Number 31.

PAYiUENT OF PENSIONS. For tbe purpose of giving information to those concerned, and for the benefit of those to whom arrears of pensions are due from the United Slates especially the widows and children of deceased pensioners we publish the following instructions to Agents for paving United States' pensions and the Law on that subject passed at the last session of Congress. JVat. Republican. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Second Comptroller's Office, ) April 22, 1829. Sir : In making the payments to invalid Pensioners, which will accrue on the 4th of September next, where the affidavits of the examining Surgeons or Physicians shall state that the disability whatever may be its rate, proceeds from the loss of a limb, or other cause, which cannot either in whole or in part be removed, you will note that fact on the roll, or book iu your possession, opposite the names of such pensioners, and inform them that no further examination by Surgeons, in their case, will be required ;

you will also note the same on your ab stract of payments, that similar notes may be made on the books of this De partment. In reference to the "Act making pre vision for the payment of pensions to. the widows or children of pensioner?," &r. approved tbe 2d of M.trch 1829, a copy of which is hereto annexed, the Secretary of War (to whom such payments are referred' by said act,) directs that they be made by the Agents, and the ac counts rendered to the Third Auditor, as is usual in other cases. In making payments under this act, you will be governed by the following unstruction?, viz : In case of the death of any Invalid or Revolutionary Pensioner, the arrears o( pension due to him at the time of hi death, must be paid. 1st. To the widow of said pensioner, or her Attorney, proving herselt lobe such to the satisfaction of the Agent, or from the best evidence the nature of the case will admit. 2d. If there be no widow, then to the child or children o! the deceased pension er, or to his, her, or their Attorney, if ot lawful age, or to his, her, or their Guardian, or his Attorney, it they are minors, upon due proof being exhibited of the necessary facts in each case. 3d. If there be no widow nor children then the amount due such pensioner at the time of his death, may be paid as heretofore, to the legal representatives of said decedent. In all other respects you will be governed by the forms and instructions sent from this Office, under date of the 6th December, 1826, and such additional instructionsas you have since received. I am lespectfully, Sir, Your obedient servant, ISAAC HILL Sec. Comp. To the Agent for paying U. States) Pensions at Cincinnati, Ohio $ AN ACT making provisions for the payment of pensions to the widow or children of pensioners in certain cases, and for Q)ther purposes. Sf.c. 1. B" it enacted by the Senate and ILuise of representatives of the Uninited States, of America in congress assemined, Tfu.t in case of the death of any invalid pensioner, before the certificate of the continuauce of his disability, required by the iv:i, entitled "An act regulating the payments to invalid pensioners," passed March third, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, was obtained, it thall be lawful for the Secretary of War, and he is hereby directed to pay to the h gal representatives of such deceased invalid, the arrears of pension due at the time of his death, at the rate at which it was fixed at his last examination': Provided, such last examination was within two years from the time of his death. Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That whenever any Revolutionary pen sioner shall die, the Secretary of War shall cause to be paid the arrears of pen sion due to the said pensioner at the time of his death; and all payment, under this act,shall be made to the widow of the deceased pensioner, or to her Aitor new or if he left no widow, or if she be dead, to the children of the pensioner, or to their guardian, or to his Attorney; and if no child or children, men to the legal representatives of the deceased. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of applications for pensions, for wounds received iu the Revolutionary war, the testimony to establish the facts may be authenticated in tha ianje manner with tho&e who apply

for pensions for wound3 received in the late war with Great Britain. Approved, 2d March, 1 829.

MR. JEFFERSOJY'S WORKS. The following sketch by Mr. Jefferson of some of the circumstances attending the maturing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence, taken from his memoir, will be found interesting: Declaration of Independence. "It appearing iu the course of these debates that the colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and South Carolina, were not yet matured for falling from the parent stem, but that they were far advancing to that state, it was thought most prudent to wait a while for them, and to postpone the final decision to July. 1st, but that this might occasion as little delay as possible, a committee was appointed to prepare a Declaration of Independence. The committee were Juhn A lams, Dr. Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston and myself. Committees were appointed, at the same time, to prepare a plan of confederation for the colonies, and to state the terms proper to be proposed for foreign alliance. The committee for drawing the Declaration of Independence desired me to do it. It was accordingly done, and being approved by them, I reported it to the bouse on Friday, the 28th June, when it was read and ordered to lay on the table. On Monday, the 1st of July, the house resolved itself into committee of the whole, resumed the consideration of the original motion made by the delegates of Virginia, which, being again debated thro' the day, was carried in the affirmative by the votes of New Hamp shire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. S -uth Carolina and Pennsylvania voted against it. Delaware had but two mem bers present, and were divided. The delegates from New York declared they were for it themselves, and were assured their constituents were for it; but that their instructions having been drawn near a twelvemonth before, when reconciliation was still the general object, they were enjoined by them to do nothing which should impede that object. They therefore thought themselves not justifiable in voting on either ide, and asked leave to withdraw fiom tbe question; which was given ihem. The committee rose and reported their resolution to the house. Mr. Edward Rutledge, of South Carolina, then requested the determination mighi be put ofFto the next day; as he believed his colleagues, though thf.y disapproved of the resolution would then ,oin in for the sake of unanimity. The ultimate question whether the house would agree to the resolution of the committee, was ac cordingly postponed to the next day; when it was again moved, and Suih Carolina concurred in voting for it. In the mean time a third member had come post from the Delaware counties, and turned the vote of that colony in favor of the resolution. Members of different sentiments attending from Pennsyl vania also, her vote was changed so that the whole twelve colonies who were au thorize.d to vote at all, gave iheir voices for it; and tvithin a few days, ihe convention of New York approved of it, and thus supplied the void occasioned by the withdrawing of her delegates from the vote. "Congress proceeded the same day to consider the Declaration of Independence, which had been reported and laid on the table the Friday preceding, and on iuonday referred to a committee of tbe whole. The pusillanimous idea that we had friends iu England worth keeping terms with, still haunted the minds of many. For this reason, those passages which coveyed censures on the people of England were struck out, lest they should give them offence. The clause, too, reprobating the enslaving the inhabitants of Africa, was struck out in complaisance to South Carolina and Georgia, who had never attempted to restrain the importation of slaves, and who, on the contrary, still wished to continue it. Our northern brethren alsb, I believe, felt a little tender under their censures; for though their people nad very few slaves themselves, yet they had been pretty considerable carriers of them to others. The debates having taken up the greater parts of the 2d, 3d, ana 4in days of July, were, on the eve ning of the last closed; the Declaration was reported by the committee, agreed to by the house and signed by every member present except Mr. Dickinson. A6 the sentiments of mea are known

not only by what they receive, but what

they rejec t also, I will state the form of! the Declaration as originally reported, 8zc. &c. COLOMBIA AjXD PERU. PROCLAMATION. Colombians! Since the pacification ofPasto, the victory of Tarqui, and the convention of Giron, I addressed you my felicitations on the termination of the great struggles which have agitated the Republic. The results, so prosperous, ought to cherish in us lively hopes of the August national representation, convoked for the 2d of January. Thenwill be discussed all your rights, all your interest, and in unanimity with each other, you will form a new government able to maintain the liberty and independence of Colombia. But that we may enjoy this happiness, we must posses calmness amid passions, and firmness in contest. The convention of Giron has not been fulfilled on the part of Peru, and the pretext she offers are now injurious against Colombia. We find ourselves obliged lo employ force to conquer a peace : and although gory with the results of new combats, we overlooked every thing in seeking to establish the repose of America, whose painful and cruel sacrifices have greatly contrived to repel the invasion of the enemy. We shall re-occ upy Guayaquil only for the purpose of fulfilling the preliminaries of peace concluded with Peru : we will not fne a shot, even in self defence, unless after having exhausted our patience and demanded in vain our inconteslible right. We shall do no more; when the Peruvians shall have been ex pelled, with the factionarics of Guayaquil, we will sue fcr peace with the conquered this shall be our vengeance. Such moderate conduct will contradict, before the world, the plans of conquest, and the vast ambition which have been attributed to us; and having given such evidence of noble generosity, and absolute generosity, if the' should attack us, calumniate us and threaten to oppress us, with the opinion of the world, we would reply in the field of battle with our vuior, and negotiations with our rights. Colombians Asa subject of the national will, I do nothing more than make known the intention of the people and the power of the army. The first being just, and the second herioc, we must ex pect lo obtain victory or peace. BOLIVAR. Head Quarteis, April 3d, 1829. EULOG1UM OX THE PRESS. You have not exaggerated the influence of the newspaper press, nor the profligacy of some of those persons by whjm this unrestrained and irresponsible power is exercised. Nevertheless, it has done and is doing great and essential good. The greatest evils in society proceeded from the abuse of power; and this, though abundantly manifested in the newspapers themsehes, they pre vent it in o.her quarteis. No man engaged iu public life could venture now upon such transaction, as no one, in their station, half a cent my ago, would have been ashamed of. There is an end of that scandalous jobbing which at that time existed in every department of the state, and i-t every branch of the public service; and a check is imposed upon any scandalous and unfit promotion, ci vil or ecclesiastical. I By whatever persons the government may be administered, they are now well; aware that they must do nothing which it ji . . . win noi Dear day ngnt and investigation. The magistrates also are closely observed by this self-constituted censorship; and the inferior officers cannot escape exposure for any perversion of justice or undue exercise of authority. Public nuisances are abated by the same means and public grievances, which the legislature might else overlook, are forced upon its attention. Thus, in ordinary times, the utility of this branch of the press is so great, that one of the worst evils to be apprehended from the abuse of its power at all times, and tbe wicked purposes to which it is directed in dangerous ones, is tbe ultimate loss of liberty, which is essential to the public good. but which, when it passes into licentiousness, and effects the overthrow of a state, perhaps in the ruin it has brought on. Mr.Southey on the Hopes of Society: Great age. In noticing a celebration of the 4th inat. near Raleigh, (N.C.)the Register states that "Mr. Arthur Wall, now in his 109th year, was particularly

invited; he excused himself on account of being kbusy zviih his crepj but said he would send one of his boys, a lad of 82, with his toast. No toasts, however,weie drank, for there were no intoxicating liquors on tbe ground. Long before tbe shades of evening, the gratified company, after a day of sober and rational enjoyment, departed for (heir homes, with improved national and neighborhood feelings."

Crops in Missouri and Illinois. The harvesting is now over,and from all parts of Missouri, and Illinois, we have the most cheering accounts of the crops. The labors of the farmer have nevei been more bountifullv rewarded, in wheat, oats, bay, &c.; and the corn crop also, is in the highest siat of hope and rvti i promise. ine season nas been pe culiar, lor upwards of a year the rain has been too deficient to raise the waters, and our creeks and rivers have been almost without floods; but during the whole cropping season we have hod a succession of showers which has kept ihe earth in fine farming order. The effects is, uncommonly fine crops, for which our farmers, being able to go to New Orleans as early as they please, may expect ready sales and fair prices. St. Louis Beacon. Currant Wine. The following receipt for the manufacture of Curiant Wine, is by Dr. Green, of Mansfield, Mass. "Let the currants be fully ripe and freed from all leaves, webs of insects, and decayed or defective fruit; break and press out the juice, and to every gallon of juice add two gallons of water, and to every gallon of this mixture, three and one fouith pounds of good clean sugar, one gill of good brandy, and one foui th of an ounce of alum pulverized. Mix well together, and put the same into a clean cask. To expedite fhe process, ascertain the number of gallons the cask intended for the wine w ill contain calculate the proportion of the ingredients put into the cask the juice, brandy, and alum dissolve the ugar in water, and fi1! the cask, and witn a stick mix the whole together. "in the month of mrch following. draw off the wine, adding one gill of brandy'toa gallon, and the wine is excellent, and improves by age. After the wine is drawn off, the residue ma) be woiked into vinegar, or be suspended in a thick bag, in a cool place, that the remaining wine may filter out and be saved. Hartford Tunes. uThe JVtzo Yhk Enquirer. This celebrated paper waj transfei red lo the New Yoik Morning Courier, cn the following conditions: The Courier gave lor tbe copy-iight of the Enquirer, twenty thousand dollars, and liquidated ali the debts due the establishment, which amounted to seventeen thousand dollars. By the transfer, Major Noah, entered into bonds, in the probable sum of fifty thousand dollars, not to publish or edit any paper in the city of New York, for the term often years. His talents and writings for that period, are to be confined to the columns of the New York Morning Courier and Enquirer, for which he probably receives the round sum of fifteen hundred or two thousand dollars. "Mi-jor Noah is Surveyor of the port of New York, and his office probably yields hiin from four to five thousand dollars; his writings afford him two thousand more; his practice at the bar is considerable; he married about a year ago, Miss Jackson a beautiful young Jewess, with a fortune of one hundred thousand dollars, the revenue of which probably yields him seven per centum, the New York rate of interest, which of course amounts to seven thousand dollars, making his whole income, without saying a w ord about the twenty thousand he received for the copy-right of the Enquirer, about fourteen thousand dollars per annum. "Five years ago, Major Noah was not worth a groat, and at the time that he had his difficulty with the National Advocate, it was with the utmost difficulty, that he could raise wind enough to enabje him to get a press and a fount of types. Ever since he has been connected with the press, he has been assailed with the most unsparing and malicious virulence, and every possible effort has been made to put him down. But be has triumphed over all opposition, and is now in the enjoyment of ease and affluence. We are glad of it; and though we were always opposed to his course of political management, we always respected him for his splendid talents; and we know that a better man never existed.

Although he belongs to one of the proscribed tribes of Israel, his whole life has

been worthy of example, and should be copied by many a christian. He is bene-" volent almost to a fault; and his humanity is unbounded. At fhe time that he was Sheriffof the city and county of New York, so mild and kind, and generou?, was he to the unfortunate prisoners, that many of them left prison with regret. In doing this, he was firm to the letter of the law , but be did not overstrain and pervert it, to gratify petty ma lice, and tbe cowardly and baser passions. We wish the world contained no worse men than Mordecai Manasseh Noah. Literary Subaltern. A story is in circulation in Canada? that an old steamboat is to be fitted up to take a trip over the falls of Niagara, with a crew, not consisting of animals and dumb beasts, but a merry company of ladies and gentlemen; he passage is warranted a pleasant and safe one, provided the company is select. The pU lot wants five families who have lived in one house, and are agreeable to each other; a pious clergyman cwr.ing him self the "chief of 6inoers;" an honest lawyer; a truth-loving editor; a teacher without garrulity or vanity; a handsome woman who never looked in tbe glass a person who goes about giving alms in the daik. When these passengers are obtained, the expedition will 5e fitted cut immediately. Scraps of Consolation. When things go wrong in opposition to all jour en deavors, "Give ii up, and console yourself with the reflection of, "Whatever is, is right." When your friends forsake you, and enlist on the side of your enemies, rejoice that vou have so soon discovered their true characters, and that you are no longer liable to their hypocrisy. When you meet with any very sudden or unlooked for disaster, comfort yourself w ith the assurances, that it was w hat no human discernment could have foreseen or human effort thwarted. When you are ill, reflect that sickness is what all an n are liable to, and that millions are in the same condition. When you have lost all your eub stance by knavery or calamity, consider that you have no longer the care on jour mind of preserving your property, and that "there is but a penny difference be tween him that works and play s, and he that plays gets it." When you find yourself a beggar, do not despair, for there are many alms hou ses. When you become reduced to the lowest extremes of poverty, remember that you can get no lower. When you have been subjected to ev ery possible vicissitude of life, sing "The world is all a fleeting chow.-' When you despair, there is always a profusion cf halters. R. I. Cadet The editor of the Nashville Banner utters the following sound doctrine :- - "As soon as a wan publishes his sentiments and opinions on any subject, they become fair marks of attack. Ridicule is a perfectly legitimate weapon, but must be confined to the publication itself, its language, or the views it contains. No persanai allusion is or can be admissible. If a man put forth what are conceived to be false or unsound doctrines, either in politics, law, or religion, let their fallacy be exposed. "Knock" the author "on the head with an argument" "run him through with a syllogism" show the absurdity of his opinions attack them in prose or poetry, rhyme or blank verse. None of these can an independent press refuse. They are all legitimate modes of 'wordy warfare.' But per sonal abuse, and personal allusions, are wholly indefensible. They do no good, but in nine cases out often, a great deal of harm to the veiy side they are intended to support. They promote not the cause of truth they, in fact, destroy the beneficial effect that might otherwise result from free and independent discussions." Hot) to be Rich. -Nothing is more easy than to grow rich. It is only to trut nobody to befriend none to get every thiug, and save all we get to stint ourselves, and every body belonging to us to be the friend of no man, and have no man for our friend to heap interest upon interest, cent upon cent to be mean, miserable and despised, for some twenty or thirty years and riches will come as sure as disease and disappointment.

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