Indiana Palladium, Volume 6, Number 18, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 8 May 1830 — Page 2

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these "airy nothings51 a local habitation and a name" the fancies of poetry, and the breathings of prophecy. And yet this gifted man, whose works are familiar to Americans and Englishman, whose magic influence is felt wheresoever the language of England is read and spoken in the far places of the world even its extremities in the east and the west; for though we could strike the sceptre of King George from bis hand when he waved it over our regions, the throne of Sbakespere is

yet amog3t us, as immoveable as tne Alleehenies This wonderous man, whose empire is universal, who had ..."ruled like ft wizard the world of the teart. And called up its sunshine aod bro't down its showers, ' wa3 a wool comber! I have in my way endeavored to fur nish the gentleman from Leicester who my historical reminiscences, from which I nope he will learn that these humble mechanics whom be derides, have exercised a most powerful, direct & decided influence upon the comtorisy tne nappiness, the morale the wealth, and the power of man. That tbey have brought to the common stock of human knowl edge their full proportion of useful science, invention, and genius that from their ranks have sprang warriors and statesmen, poets and philosophers I could swell the catalogue with roa ny more illustrious names, but I have furnished the gentleman with enough for thg present. He may give heed io my facts if he pleases. He may call my statements "tinkling stuff," if it suits him but I hope he will not again undertake to deride a class of men, who to say the least, are as respectable as any other. ' lam sensible, Mr. Speaker, that I have been too discursive, and that much of my matter ts foreign to the question; but as the gentleman from Liicestei entered upon a wide fild, I thought i? would be no great violation of parlia mentary rule to follow him.GEN. HARRISON IN COLOMBIA. We have received pays the N. York Journal of Commerce, from ourcorres pondent at Washington, a pamphlet of 96 pages 8vo. entitled "Remarks of Gen. Harrison, late Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Colombia, on certain charges made against him by that government: To which is added an unofficial letter from Gen. Harrison to Gen. Bolivar, on the affairs of Colombia; with notes explanatory of his views of the present state of the country." What space we have to de vote to this subject, we cannot better occupy than by giving a detail of the facts in the case, a entered in the jour nal of Mr. Tayloe, the American Secretary of Legation, and copied into the pamphlet above stated. October 3, 1829. Having made previous arrangements to visit the family of Mr. Henderson, British Consul General then resident at Anolaima, Gen. Harrison, Dr. Gheyne, and myself, set ofut'earlj on the morning of the 27th. We crossed -the plain of Bogota, on the road leading togards Honda, and passed over a lofty range of mountains. The descent was long, fatiguing, and dangerous. We travelled about eleven leagues and arrived at Anolamia at 2 F; M. After spending two days at that place, it was our intention to return to Bogota. Gn the evening previous to the morning fixed for our departure, a friend-Mr. Van Renselaer, arrived, to informus of a most extraordinary transaction which bad just transpired in the capital, and which required our immediate return, as it related to us all, but especially to Mr. Henderson. It appeared that an American, (by birth not in chra ter) an officer in the Colombian service had denounced to the Government the British Consul Gener ral as an agent in the military government whkh was jus' known to have taken place at Antioquain, and had spoken of the family of Gen. H., a9 w'en as other Americans in Bogota, as accomplices in a conspiracy to overthrow the existing government. The absurdity of such charges could be equalled only by the baseness- of the informer, who had framed them in order to acquire rank, by the display of pretended devotion to the power in ese. We learned, too, that, his object had been accomplished that his villany had been rewarded by promotion, and the appointment, of aid-de camp to General O'Leary, who had been pent in command of a detachment oftroops to re duce Gen. Cordova that his envenomed slanders had gained credit with a government too willing to give ear to them and the probable consequence would be our immediate expubion from Colombia. The General and Mr. Henderson left Anolaima early on Wednesday morning, (20th) & proceeded, in haste, to Bogota, whilst it was judged advisable that I should go to Guaduas, to advise the General's son, who had been residing there for some wcek of the facts which we had heard, and1 to con

duct him with me to the capital, I reached Guaduas about 6 P. M. October 14. Yesterday morning Gen. Harrison and myself left Bogota to visit the salt mine of Zipaquira, about 35 miles over the plain, in a norlhern direction. We arrived at 1 1-2 P. M., and soon after visited the works. Before 2 this morning,we were aroused by a messenger, who had left the capital at 5 1-2 on the preceding evening. He brought to the General, letters from Mr. Albert Gooding, and Colonel Moore. The for-

mer gentleman nad been arrested and imprisoned, at I o'clock, upon the charge of having given to us a dinner, in opposition to the government, on the preceding Sunday. The dinner given by the Government, was in honor of the American Minister, who had been presented on the 26th uliir.o, as was usual on such occasions. Gen. Harrison and myself werernvited, bul we bad thought proper to decline; because several members of the Government had imputed to us an intimate connexion with the recent insurrection of Cordova ; and no apology had been offered us, when they knew the falsity of their absurd charges. At the request of the General, I informed Mr. Gooding, that , "we would both take pot-luck with him on that day." Mr. Moore informed us that Mr. Gooding had been imprisoned on account of his intimacy with General Harnson, and in order to compel our late Legation to leave the country, as our residence here was prejudicial to its interests that upon our offering to depart as early as the 18th or 19th instant, Mr. Gooding would be released. In reply to Mr. Moore, General Harrison stated, that as he communicated to him, yesterday morning, his intention to do so that he might assure the government of it, aud obtain the release of Mi. Gooding; but after having taken this step to release so worthy a fellowcitizen from unmerited punishment, be must protest against the extraordinary :ourse pursued by the Colombian government on this occasion, and demand the reasons which have induced them o adopt it: he demanded the fact3 upon which they have thought proper to withdraw from him the rights of hospi ality,and force him from the country, whilst necessarily waiting for the con veyance provided by hi3 government or his return to the United States. After breakfast, we visited the Salt Mountain, and then set out to return to B igota. Upon our arrival, we were surprised to learn that Mr. Gooding was stilt confined, although the rigor of his imprisonment had been mitigated by his removal from amongst the common felons witn wnom ne naa oeeu corfined nearly thirty hours. The government had reposed no confidence in General Harrison's assurance of his intention to leave this city, as soon as he had said, and were persuaded that t was ois intention to remain in Bogota until news was received decisive of the fortunes of Cordova. They expressly stated so to Mr. Moore., October 15. This morning, Mr. Moore addressed an ofiicial note to the Government, demanding a statement of the reasons, at General Harrisoirs request, why they wished to deny him the rights of hospitality, aud force him from the country, whilst waiting for the conveyance provided by his Government for his return to the United States. Mr. Moore again waited on the Council, to require the fulfilment of their promise to release Mr. Gooding. They declined doing so, upon the erround that new charges had been brought against him. It has beea made known to them, that General Harrison had instigated Mr. Gooding to assassinate Colonel Campbell. M. de Bresson. General Urdaneta, Mr. Vergara and Miranda! General Urdansta said that the quiet and good orderof the city had been entrusted to him by General Bolivar there were none but raw Militia here and these were so exasperated against General Harrison and Mr. Gooding, that he would not be answerable for the life of either of them, if the latter were released! Bolivar would never forgive him, were so unhappy an occurence to take place. He said, moreover, that his words had been misinterpreted to Mr. Moore that he had not promised to release Mr. Gooding, when General Harrison would give an assurance that he would depart on a certain dav but he promised to release him after General Harrison had actually left the capital. This was a quibble, as the hour of pWrn. A. M.. had been appointed for his release to-day. In the evening, between five and six, Mr. Moore again nppiid ,0 the Council, and offered to become security for the good conduct of Mr. Gooding. The Council consented to accept it, having finally determined to comply with their first promise to Mr. Moore, as it was understood by him. The order was signed by Urdaneta, for Mr. Gooding's release; was sent to the Prefect, and at about eight, he was set at liberty, At the same time that Mr. Gooding was imprisoned on the 13lb,an order was issued for the expulsion of Mr. Henderson, British Consul General, directing him to leave Bogota in three

days. As the plot begins to thicken, an eclaircissmeut is beginning to take place. We have now strong grounds to believe that there are base villains in the diplomatic, as well as in the military corps: and that men, who have pretended to be our best friends, have been most active in forming the malignant charges against us, of plotting to overthrow the government, and to assassinate several of its members, as well as the British Charge d'Affairs and the French commissioner. October 16. After dark, this evening, Mr. Gooding came to our house,

and stated that he had just received in formation, from an unquestionable source, ot tne enure ueieai oi me corps which had marched against Cordova, under, the command of General O'Leary. Minute particulars of the action were given, f was still in doubt as to the accuracy of the intelligence, when Mr. Moore came into my room, and earnestly advised us to prepare ourselves against an at'ack, which he had no doubt wculd be made upon us, if the news proredtobe true. While we were putting the house in a state of defence, he would, himself, endeavor to ascertain the truth, from some of the otlicers of the Government. Directing Mr. Gooding to remain with us, as his safety might be endangered if he were seen in the street?, he rode over to the town, whilst we were preparing our arms according to his council. After nearly an hour, he returned with an assurance, that the whole was a fabrication. The object, it appeared to us, was to asr ertairthe friends and adherents of Cordovc, who, encouraged by such an event, might be induced to manifest their py in the streets, and they would have been cut to pieces by the troops, which, we were assured, were under arns A commotion of this kind might, also, have induced consequences fatal to ourselves. October 17. Kb -other important occurrence became known yesterday. To day a friend came, and earnestly inquired of us whether we had put our signatures to any paper without knowing its contents; he stated, that it was reported that ve had carried on a correspondence with Antioquia; that the Government here beheved, that as General Harrison had been r called by General Jackson, that the present Government of the United States would deny us the justice of the demand we should make for reparation for the insult offered us by this Government, so hey felt secure of our ruin and dishonor; that it was reported, that the Ministers appointed by Mr. Adorns were instructed to interfere in the internal concerns of the new Republics, to which they were accredited but that those appointed by General Jackson we re instructed to pursue a contrary course of conduct. He assured General Harrison that the greatest exenion were making to obtain information which might criminate him, and that his enemies would stap at nothing to effect their obicet. We dined with Col. Torrcns, Charge des Aftairs of Hexico, at 3. An hour before,, he had received his pa port from the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, ordering him to leave the territory oj the Republic in six days. We after wards learned that the cause of this sudden step wes the receipt of a letter from Carthagena, stating, that a letter from Antioquia, received in that city, mentioned that ueneral Harrison and Col. Torrens vrere both concerned in, and knew of Cordova s insurrection. An order was signed to day, by Gen eral Urdaneta, directing that we should not be permitted to remain anywhere, a single day, on our route to the coast. This order was afterwards withdrawn at all events it i9 not enforced nor could it have been, unless a guard had been sent to execute it. Mr. Moore had repeated applications during the day, for an answer to hh note of the 15th: and it was promised to him in the morning afterwards in the evening and finally, a note from an officer of the state Department informed him that he should receive it in the morning' of to-morrow, (Sunday.) October 1 8. We were all day expecting to receive Mr. Vergara's note. In the evening it arrived it came, pregnant with charges,but proofs, upon which theee were founded, are withheld, with the promise of communicating them through Mr. Moore to the Government of the United States. New Orleans, April 1. A fire broke out yesterday between 1 1 and 1 2 o'clock A. M. in a house in Custom house 6t., between Dorsiere and Chartres streets; the progress of the flames was such that it communicated to the adjoining building, and both houses wre consumed in a few moments. We are sorry to lenrn that one of those houses was occupied by Messrs. Stroud and Pew, editors of the Mercantile Advertiser, who have lost the greatest part of their printing establishment, but we have been informed that fortunately for them it was insured. Be?.

FOREIGN NEKS: At a meeting of the merchants, manufacturers, &c. of Manchester, a series of spirited resolutions were adopted, in which the distress of the country was attributed to excessive taxation, aod in a great measure unnecessary expenditure and monopoly. We extract the following passage from the speech of Mr. Shuttleworth, delivered at this meeting: "A very slight glance at the immense amount of taxation which has been wrung from the country, will clearly account for the difficulties of our present situation.--From January, 1797, to to January, 1817, the gross produce of the revenue exceeded 1,290 millions, and in the same period the public debt was increased 450 millions; so that the total expenditure amounted, in twenty years, to about 1,740 millions shame, shame ! or an average of eighty-seven millions a year. During a part of this period the expenditure considerably exceeded this average. In the five years, from 1811 to 1815, inclusive, so utterly reckless of consequences were those who then administered the national resource?, that the expenditure amounted to 6 13,423.000, or an average of nearly 123 millions a year. From 1817, inclusive, the expenditure has been about nine hundred millions, which, added to the former sum, makes the expenditure, for a period ofiittla more than thirty years, two thousand six hundred millions a sum,the mighty vastnes3 of which no human mind has power distinctly to comprehend. Loud and continued cheers. It is no wonder that such an enormous drain for the puposes of state should spread ruin through the land, and plunge into almost unbearable misery the laboring population. And let it not be expected that the evd effects of this drain can be lessened, without the most rigid, systematic, and unspairiug public economy." The general distress is likewise fearfully increasing in Ireland. In Dublin alone, as it appears from the tooks and investigations of the Mendicity institution, the aggregate of those receiving relief from the relief committee, including about 3,000 beggars, living ujon casual alms, amounts to 20,000. In Ue house of commons on the 1st of March "Mr. O'Connel presented a petition from Certain inhabitants of the town of Drogheda, complaining of great distress. The petitioners stated, that there were 16,000 inhabitants in the

town, 8,000 of whom are so destitute of clothing, or fuel, as to be dependent on a subscription for their relief, ihe amount of which did not exceed 25 a week, and whhh would not afford more than three farthings per week to each. They also added that the cor poration of Drogheda were in posses sion of lands beloncinc to certain rhar. ities which produced 20,000 a vear. w u -- and yet tney reiused to appropriate any Uirtfc flUlumu lu "iC oi me poor, iuey wiereiuic prayeu ma; means might be adopted for affording Xhem some relief In the late debates in the British par-

liamenfj Mr. Atwood said degrading an attitude. When the "The exchequer was receiving twen- thing was first announced by the genty millions Jess than during the war tlerr.an himself, that he had dpiPrmin

111-. . I mucu as ai mas rormer period ; w lact, iL 1 a a ' . a l n I mese lauer, insieaa oi money were obliged to be content to receive butter, A . m . m w I hats, clothes and such like commodities, in e&iiicinge lor ineir services: and one instance that he had heard of, carried unsBoiar inai a laoorer navinc received a leg of mutton-for his labor, and baring a child to be baptised, be took nis joint to me parson, and begged him to cut oil as many slices as were eauivw difjiu io me napugmui iee a laugh and I i iL. I r r . near, near, j ju me umiu or aisirancnmr? the I 1 -T- T- - O Doiougn oi n.asi rtetford, Mr. O'Connell, in reply to lord Howick remarked "The argument of the noble lord, mat fcast Ktford ought not to be dis franchised. because thpr wnrn man l wint inatco riiuilllV CUiTUlM, UllllUUI'l I that corruntioa had not hPpn Ipm established, appeared to him to be most extraordinary. Suppose, during the late heavv snows, a number of woIvpr fsav a hundred and fiftv) had rushed J 7 " - -. I from the Pyrenes into the 6outh of i r ranee, and mat one or inem naa been J so clumsy and inactive, as to allow himecu io ue wuuuucu, uuvcu up imo a corner, and taken, what would have been thought of the man who should ..i.,v. " i-auuiuitu, "Oh! don't kill this wolf, for there are hundred and foriy-nme wolves who have escaped, hear, hear! and a laugh. Similar to this, however, was the recommendation of the noble lord." It must to our view be confessed, that the expenses of Great Britain are on a scale unnecessarily large. For exam ple, the Army and ordnance, is 47,000,000 tne navy, N 2 S, 000, 000 miscel laneous 10,000,000 dollars making for military purposes, the great sum of 85 millions of dollars a year! Thirty millions more than cur whole national

ine tanueu mieresi twenty millions to give the lie to his conduct and proleas and the laboring classes not ha!f so fessions for 6everal years back; all par

debt! The army, supported by tne above estimate, is not le?s than 130,000 men. Our army is 5,600 men. The King, for himself, pay of servants, and all household charges, receives about one million seven hundred thousand dollars per annum, about 500,000 dollars more than the pay of our whole standing army. The Royal Family, consisting cf thirteen persons, receives about 1,100,000 dollars per annum. Our president receives 25,000 dollars, per annum. The Vice President and four heads of department each 6,000 dollars a jear. These are the highest salaries paid in our government. While they are strikingly furorable in contrast with the British allowances, they admonish os of the fact that our public men are generally underpaid. If Great Britain is on the extreme if . . f

prolusion, we are on me omer ci nig gardly parsimony, A Curiosity. A gentleman informed us a few days since, that a day or two previous, while in pursuit of w ild Turkeys in Hart county Ky. in company with a-friend, that they discovered on the summit cf a knowl or elevation, n, large hole, that would admit a man's body without much difficulty. Curiosity ted them to make preparations for descending into it, and after the necessary preparations, and having obtained lights and oher company they descended, and at the depth of about sixty feetj entered a cavity or room apparent ly cut out of solid rock, (through which they passed for many feet,) which appeared to be TO or 18 feet square. Our informant was the first person who entered th subterraneous room, and he said he was not a little surprised, that the first object which met his eyes was a human skull with the teeth all in it. Upon further examination, it was found that the whole place was filled with human skeletons, of men, woman and children. Except immediately under the small apperture throagbt which they descended, the place was perfectly dry and the bones in a state of great preseivation. An entire skeleton of a human body was obtained. They concluded to examine how deep the bones laid, and penetrated through them in one place between four and seven feet, but found them just as p!enas on top, but there seemed to rise a offensive etHuvia, as they began to coie to where it was a little dampThere was no out-let to the room, and a laree snakp tvhirh ih fmm1 in fKnrr and which appeared entirely docile. passed around the room several timea while they were in it. It is a subject for the speculation of wise men and philosophers, as those who visited it have no conjecture as to the cause of this singular habitation or charnel houss 01 buraa remains. Watcktou'cr. Mr. Chilton's abandonment of his par ty and Mis principles, produces some noise in tne country ; not because there is the least imnortance attached to ih SOmerSftt itpplf. hnf ne rvViihif inrr a momber of Congress in go detpRfahlp nni . . ' . ' " ties lelt so much contempt for him that ... none would have him. Substnupnflv " ' - Thowever, he showed some skill in nnhlisbirg gross falsehoods against ihe present administration, which is considfrpd so good a qualification amene the adherents of Mr. C av. that he has hppn taken into high favor among them. Mr. Chilton, was not of the least roncrouence to the Renublican nartv in KnnIA. - - - . . , - - tuckv. and while thev were anTimiE frr .. ' his success when running for Congress, i wag onjv because there was a rreat armc?e then involvei! in fhr rnntpsf J The gentleman who was his opponent was admitted to be his superior in nil respects. There is not half as much noise mada ovcr Kincaid, and we wonder at if, for his adhesion to thp Wphcfpr nnriir as there is over Mr. Chilton, it is no . . " "w f .t doubt mortifying to the pride of our representative, thus to have the great mr' Chilton, thrust above him tn the nicne 01 lame. Ib. . , An incident occurred a few dav since at Smithland, which is worthy of notice. A Mr. lwnrh. on h s nawapn to Cincinnati, on board the steam boat Hudson, had in eomnanv with him. a mut; gin, an auopieu cimu, auoui b years of age, who was accidently precipitated from the deck of the Hudson as she was rounding to. The Fairy, Lapt. Uuckner, was at that moment approaching, and two of her crew seeing the child fall from the Hudson, sprang to the jolly boat, and by great exertions succeeded in saving it'from a watery grave. We are informed by Capt, Buckner, that Ihe prompt and 4 humane efforts of the men who saved the child, were as promptlv and generously rewarded by Mr. Lynch, who gave to each of them one hundred dol

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