Indiana Palladium, Volume 5, Number 45, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 14 November 1829 — Page 1

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From (he Indiana Journal. MESSAGE

Of His Excellency, NOAH NOBLE, to

the "Indianapolis legislature." of which he is Governor, delivered at the Court House on Thursday evening the 29A ult. Fellow-Citizens, and Gentlemen of the Indianapolis Legislature: We have convened in this chamber,

under those provisions of our social com)

pact, (hat distribute the powers, and

point out the duties of each of the co

ordinate branches of the government

In the exercise of those assigned the Ex

oculive Department, it becomes my du

ty to detail to you, such information a-.

am possessed of, relating to the affairs

ot the state; and to present to your con

sideration, such measures as my be

deemed worthy of your deliberations That task I now cheerfully perform.

Allow me first, to ask your attention

to the signal Providential favors, with

which our state has been blessed, in the

unusual degree of health which has at

tended our citizens during the past year: and in the rich abundance, with which

our fruitful soil has rewarded their la hour. Tnesc choice blessings are not al for which we have reasons to rejoict

we are free from the scourges of war;

tree from the afflictions of internal dis

eentions, and undisturbed in the exer

cise of our civil and religious liberties.

fn the enjoyment of these blessings,

there is every motive for our fervent,

and mutual gratitude to Him, who dis poses of such gifts.

It is with great pleasure gentlemen, that I communicate to you,th cheering

intelligence of an unusual increase tithe, number of our inhabitants, since your last meeting. Oar already expansive population is extending itself, and has penetrated th forest to the sources of .be tributary streams of the White Rivers and Wabash. Along the valley of the Waon?!., on Eik-beait, and the Sf. Josephs of lake Michigan, where the government lands have not beon brought into market, fhousauds of adveaiUiers havejocated, and are awaiting nn opportunity to possess themselves of a portion of that delightful soil. To almost every section of the state, and through every avenue, the tide of emigration is fl wing, to share Tvitb our citizens the benefits of a healthful climate, and fruitful soil. With a population of not less than 350,000, and the prospect of developing resources, how encouraging should it be to contemplate, our future destiny. While speaking of the extensive range of our settlers and the intlux f population, I am reminded of ttic necessity of bespeaking your attention to the further organization of the new territory. Al

ter an investigation of the subject, you

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the first principles of education, ought to perfect. In ever) county in the state, a

be adopted and rigorously prosecuted, greater or less proportion of the lands 1

To promote so salutary a measure you owned by non-residents. Those lands,

must husband the avails, and apply the owing to the uncertainty and risk ot

annuai means that the school lands will transmitting money by mail on cros furnish; and to these resources, I recom- routes, are returned delinquent. To se

mend you to add ten per centum of cure that portion of our revenue and to

the annual revenue ot the state, to be accommodate non-residents, will it not

apportioned among the counties, in pro- be best to allow such owners to regi

portion to their number of voters. In ter their land for taxation, with the au-

the outset these sums will not be suffi ditor at the seat of government? If so,

cient to keep up free schools longer than the rate of taxation for county purposes

three months in the year; but in the pro- must be fixed by law, and the amount

cess of time, when the new lands shall arranged by the auditor with the collec-

uugmcnt the present receipts, by their tor of the proper county. The lots recontribution to the treasury when the gistered must also be reported to the people shall have realized the benefits clerk of the proper county, of free tuition when thev learn that by The point, as to the termination of the

the advantages of education, the poor Michigan road.il is believed you will be

and the rich are on a level that the able to settle, without further delay or

pests ol Honor and distinction are with- consumption of time and money. I bee

in the reach of either: an adequate sup- leave to recommend, that in the designa-

piy or money can ne naa. i,on of the point on the Ohio, you should The second Huty enjoined by the con- not select one with a view to the intro

stitution, viz: That of allowing rewards riuction of merchandize, nor special!) for

tor the. promotion ol the comm Tce ol our h accommodation of travellers. it is

state, is one that should be discharged the permanent citiz- ns of the country, not merely on account of the obligation the farming portion of the community,

the constitution imposes, but ot the be- whose interest is to be consulted : will

refits that would flow to our citizens a view to the litter, a din ctioi. should from an improved commerce. be givon to the road, leading to tin.

The navigation of the Wabash and nest market for their produc, and that

the White Rivers being inlimilely on- market is where there is the greatest

nected with the commerce of the state, concentration of rnpital.

and it having been enjoined on you by It is supposed application will be made

tie paramount law ot the land to multi- to you, for a relocation cf that pa rf )ly commercial facilities, by allowing re- ihe road, lading Irnm the seat nf gov-

wards; I propose for your consideration ernment to he sruth-in bend if the St.

in appropriation of two thousand dollars Josephs of toke Michiga, , so as to take

nut of the treasury for that purpose ir through the great Miami reserve, on a one thousand dollars to be donated to direct line: if so, it will be for you to deone or more individuals, towards the con termite its propriety.

struction of a steam boat suited to the Some obstacles have presented themnavigation of the Wabash, and to beai selves to the opening r f the Cumberland

he name ot th&t river: and the r-main- road through the state. Ii is located

ing one thousand dollars, to be donated through some 12 or 15 lots of land, bein like manner for building a steam boat longing principalIy,to non-residents, who suited to the navigation of the White have not given their assent to its passage.

Rivers, to be called the Indianapolis. The executive department of the gene-

Such appropriations will be durable, ral government has directed the super-

permanent in their value, will open new hntendcnls not to place these sections un-

hannels to our commerce and create der contract. To avoid this difluulty,

iu w staples, better adapted to the luxu- will it not be best for you to authorize

riant soil on the margin and in the val the superintendents to open the road

y 01 these streams. through these lands, leaving the owner? IVhile enumerating some ol your in- incase they are injured by it, to such

cumbent duties, I beg leave to urge up- remedies as the laws afford.

on your attention, one other requisit. or; Without some interposition on your of the constitution. It is that article part, the road with these strips of timwhich enjoins on the legislature the e- ber running across it must be useless, rection of asylums for the reception of until the government shall see fit to a p-

the poor. Such a change, in the mode point an agent to hunt up the owners in of affording relief, is needed on account the adjoining stales, and obtain their re-

of its cheapness as well as the certainty linquishments.

with which the indigent would bo sup- xsYxt spring or summer, will be a fa-

plied with the comforts of life. To thf vorable time to bring into market, a

present mode, I will point out two ob- portion of the canal lands, as well as

of which, promises to our commerce, ag

ri ulture. and manufactuies, such incalculable advantages. If on this subject, we accord in our views, it will be your duty, after having settled on a plan for its prosecution, to place under the control of your canal commissioners, that portion of the pro ceeds of the lands, which can be usefully expended. But I beg leave further to remaik, that in the commencement and progress of this work, you should look to no resources beyond those to he derived from the sale of the canal lands: none other ought to be anticipated until this fund is exhausted. With) our projects for beginning the work, you

should couple no 'proposition to borrow, or raise money by taxation. The pie-

sent would be a very inauspicious peii od for either. The sums of canal stock

which Ohio has and will throw into the

money market, will supply the demands, in a great meas-ure, tor that kind of se

curities. When you shall have prudent

ly expended the means within youi

grasp, other resources will be attaina

ble.

article of toe coi.siuctLp 0f ljr ?C

must ne prcv.nej f f a:oiu present session. Tut oxpc e. of ihU enumeration m .y be avoided ard the dem-uida of the co s itut'on complied with, by the operation of our revenue, laws, with the. addition However, of a report from the cleil: cer'ifying the num er .f poils to the Secretary of State, excluding blacks, paupers, &c. The lands belonging to the state in the vicinity and adjoining the seat of government, were granted to aid the state in the erection of her public buildings. These lands will accomplish all t' e ends for which the grant was made. We have no prospect in view which will justify a belief that this' property wilt bring a better price in any reasonable time than it would at present. With

these impressions I am induced to recommend an order for the sale of the lands and commencement of the StateHouse, a Seminary and the public offices. After the erection of the public buildings should there be a surplus, you could not apnly it better than to encour

age the location of manufacturing estah

preparatory to the commencement of lishments. Our valuable mechanics, as

the canal, the further eut of reorg.n-jis the case in the settlement of all neW

towns, crime in poor, and the high price

will perceive the necessity of laying r.ffUtions: The first is, that purchasers those donated by the Indians for the

one or more new counties, m that dis

trict of country lying be'ween White River and the Wabash. For civil and other purposes our laws should be extended over that region of country, re cently obtained of the natives, on Elk Heart and the S . Josephs of lake Michigan. To avoid that delay in the admuis-

tration of justice which the framersofj

our constitution intended to guard a gainst, the sesions of our circuit courts ought to be increased. The accumulating business submitted for judicial mY?stjatioo in some of the courts, demands for the interest of suitors, that this change be made. The extension of our laws over the new purchase, and

the addition of so many new counties,

since the establishment of the judicial districts, hnve so greatly enlarged the

bounds and labors of several of our judges, as to forbid another session ol the

courts, without new circuits. To edect

the first object, and to grant that, relief,

which thej idges are entitled ic, I re

commend to your tavorahle considcra

tion the laying off of new judicial dis

tricts.

Among the duties imperatively enjoined on the legislative department of the government, by the constitution of Indiana, are those requiring you to provide

a general system of free schools, and for

the improvement ot commerce, manu pictures, 6bc, by allowing rewards.

The duly first named deserves a por

tion of your time and retlection, propor

ioned to the magnitude of the object to

be attained. A comprehensive and li

beral system of free education, is of

great domestic concern, particularly in a

re presentative government, the permanency of which, depends much on the virtue and intelligence of the body poli

tic. A plan suited to the exigencies of

the people one that will engraft itself

on our habits, ana tntuse ilselt into the

it public outcry, in taking charge of a construction of the Michigan road. I

pauper, are influenced more by mercen- therefore, respectfully advise, that you

ary motives than by the feelings of hu

manity. The second is, that by the in

terference of relatives who wish to he-;

come purchasers, unworthy subjects are

placed on ihe public bounty. It you coincide in opinion with me, on this sub

ject, you vill perceive that one asylum,

in each congressional district, will answer the purpose.

The rovenue laws are entitled to that

share of your time, which the importance of the subject merits. These statutes

ought to be carefully revised, and im

proved. The tract books procured are

incomplete. To supply the d hciency,

the sahs, forfeiture, and rflinquirhments,at the respective land - -Hires, sub

sequent to the making out of those bocks

and annually hereafter, should he ob-

ained by the auditor, entered by him in

the bookt, aid reported to the clerks of

the counties where the land lies. Ihe

listiog of the lands oftener than once in five years, should be dispensed with. At

the end of each term of five years, the

lister should take the tract book, and affix to each lot of land, the owners' names, in alphabetical order. The transfers

annually made might be reported by

the purchaser, to the clerk who should, in a column to be kept for that purpose,

enter the name of the purchaser in place of the one returned by the lister. The

personal properly may be returned by

the collectors appointed each year. In' making out the duplicate each year, the! clerks should include from the tract book, all lots on which the five years exemption may have elapsed. This change will, it is believed, save an annu

al expense of three thousand dollars to the counties of the state. Your auditor should be required, annually, to report to your body, the number of acres of land liable to taxation, in each county. This report would ex-

make the necessary provision for that purpose by establishing an otiice or a-

gency. 1 he location of those granted

to the road, you should confide to a competent agent, and require him, without delay, 10 discharge the trust: otherwise

the avails cannot be applied during the n xt year, to the object of the grant. The old system of credits, under which the government lands were sold,

and the experience the. state has had in

a similar system, are lessons that ought to admonish us of the impropriety olany other than cash sales. The objects for which these giants were made, are of too gieat concern, to depend on the punctuality of purchasers for the means of prosecuting them.

The agent appointed on the part of

this state, to negotiate with Ohio, the terms on which she would continue the Wabash canal, from our line, to the waters of lake Erie, is yet in treaty on that subject. 01 the progress he has made I

am not advised ; it is confidently believed however, that Ohio will accept the

lands granted within her jurisdiction,

and extend the canal to its destined ter

mination, so as to bring herself within

the conditions of the grant to this state. It is supposed a satisfactory arrangement will be made to prevent future

conflicting interest and views, as regards

the tolls to be levied in each state. 1 he

result of his mission will, no doubt, be

communicated at an early period of your

session.

The obstacles that heretofore existed having been removed, I recommend the

commencement of the summit section of

the Wabash canal next season.

The accession to our population along

the line, the abundant supply of subsis

tence which the country affords, the low price of labor, and the established rac-

Z'og your hoard of canal commissioners,

1 fit devolve on you. Their further du

les and powers, ought to be strictlv

ointed out and defined, and a proper nc-

ounta Mhty secured. J he report of tin

proceedings of the board, for the last

year, will be made in due season. An effort ought to he made to extinguish the Indian title to the great Miami reserve. This tract extends up and down the Wabash about 30 miles, and U enclosed by our settlements on all

sides. Its detrimental influence to the intercourse of the adjacent settlements, the interruption it gives to the districting and organizing the adjoining settlements, and its contiguity to the canal, make it almost indispensable. A resolu

tion Irom your body, with a propt- r repre sentation of our grievances, would,' r.o doubt, have the desired influence with the general government, and accomplish

the object. The remnant of the tribe of Miami In

dians, amounting to about one thousand in number, are the owners and occupants of this reserve. The annuities from the

general government only furnish these creatures with the means of reveling in every species of dissipation. The t er. tainty of the regular payments fr m the government, affords them a credit among

trie traders and others. b rom these causes the' are becoming very unpleasant neighbois to the population in their vicinity.

1 o suppress this illicit trade in spirit-; to restrain them in their acts of violence towards eachoiher and, if possible, to subdue their lawless habits, i recommend the extension of a portion of our criminal code to their territory. In the constitution of the United States, to which yve are a party, there is no prohibiting clause, and our right is clearly indicated in the acquicscnce of ihe general government, to such steps in other states. Over the tribes of the aborigines of the country, Inc ited in Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Maryland and some other states, both the civil and criminal codes in some, and the criminal in all have

paid for lots, ha striped them of means for budding The employment they Would get would tend much the improvement of the town. The low price of materials, the cheapness of provisi ns and mechanical seivic. s, conspire to render the present a favourable period for the construction of the public buildings. I lament the existence of an evil, which, if persisted in, will greatly anir-y

the interest and comtorts ofonr citizens. It is one not immediately wiihin your

control, and should be cautiously tx nv ined before you attempt cofreciive. I

allude to a monopoly in the article of

salt, by a company of avaricious specu

lators, who have secured the whole

products of the manufactories at thd Kenhawa salines. By this monopoly, the company is receiving not less than 200.000 dollars per annum mere than the, usual proceeds of those wiks; and our5 citizens are paying double the price

Hitherto finked, for an important item o subsistence, the use of which, a most riged economy cannot avoid. There be

ing no other salt manufactory fr nt which a supply can be procured for the western country, our citizens have no alternative left, but must submit to the im position. The annual products, of the, salt manufactories in the United States are estimated at about 4,000,000 of

bushels, nearly one fourth of which is made at the Kenhawa works, at an expense of about 20 cents per bushel The imports into the United States, amount to about four millions of bushels, and cost about 15 cents per bushel. The duly on imported salt is 20 cents per bushel, and is imposed to protect the home production. The protection given to the industry and manufactures of the country, I approve. That granted to the cotton, woollen, and other manufactures, has supplied our markets with fabrics, at a less price, and of a better quality than those imported. This is owing tothe competition, the heavy investment of

capital in thoe branches, and ihe 1m-

been extended. In the constitution ofiprovemenl in machinery and skill of our

this state, nor in that of the United

States is there any clause that can be

tortured into a denial of the right.

v ithout a further appropriation from the treasury of the United States to the Cumberland Road, the object of the government will not be attained, nor w ill the public expectation be met. To answer the end contemplated, and before it can be used, the low grounds. must be raised, the banks cut down, and strong wooden bridges thrown across the smaller creek? and ravines. The present administration, it is supposed, will not be less indulgent than that which preceded, and I would advise a respectful memoria to congress, asking such further aid as will make the road passable. I cannot pass over the subject by omitting to invite your attention to the state of our public highways. The one hundred thousand dollars of the three per cent fund have been disbursed, and I regret to say, that the roads are in very

bad repair. To preserve improvements alreadv made and to make these roads useful, you have two alternatives. The one is bv the labor of our citizens and

the other by a further appropriation ofj

the fund. It will be for you to deter mine which to choose.

licabilify of the workjall proclaim the lit- The en it me ration o be made of all the

artists. Not so, however, in the manufac

ture of salt. Capitalists cannot enter into competition in the manufacture of an article, the material for which is found in but few places in the United States. With these rcmaks,! leave it for you, in your discretion, to determine, whether you will instruct our delegation in congress to move a repeal of the duties on impotted salt. Sutler me, gentlemen, to request your particular attention to the laws regulating the militia. To these statutes there are many objections. Such defects as have suggested themselves to my mind, after a cursory examination, 1 will bring to y our notice. The act of congress of April, 1803f appropriates two hundred thousand dollars, annually, for arming the militia of the United States. The arms procured under this law, are distributed in pro

portion to the number of effective men returned h the adjutant general of each state. The militia of Indiana may be safely estimated at 40,000: but, from the neglect of our commanding officers, our strength is sometimes reported at 28,00ti at others 22,000, and sometimes as low as 14,000. To ensure a correct exhibi tion of cur numbc-ie, to cTinblc us to

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