Indiana Palladium, Volume 6, Number 22, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 5 June 1830 — Page 2

WereU0givemyoWnof!onoSan citizen, I shoUid say, nai polluted tbtir official .'"flue" "d p0Wer for lectioDH.er.og purpoiM, r. ... ,a. ikewise, all wtiu

snouid oe rerouv - - . loed their party more than their country and had manifested eh feelings o,;i positions as made it apparent that they would rejoice at a failure of the administration, rather man its success. For a free, full, independent exercise of the right of suffrage, no man should be removed. These are my opinions, nor am I aware that the present administration has gone beyond them. I now say to gentlemen, that all their cha'ges of proscription and of glutting vengeance are but the nibbling of minnows at a mountain; they cannot remove one pebble from its base; and although I am aware that I can add nothing to the strength or beauty of that vast pillar of renown which the great and patriotic actions of the present Chief Mtgislrate have reared up for bim, I will s ty one thing to the gentleman from Miine, (Mr. Holmes,) when minor men shall die, and rot, and be .forgotten, the name of Andrew Jackson will be held in reverence by all posWfr, aod his great actions will be a ebininer lighf,pointing out to the benighted nations the way that leads to liberty and happiness. Sir, gentlemen might as well attempt to raise a commotion in the ocean, by throwing pebbles on its surface, as to agitate the people of this nation on account of the removal of a few subordinate officers, who have held their offices already for too long a period, and whose places are well supplied. The same clamor was attempted to be raised against M . Jefferson, the groans were loud and long; and still no effect was produced to his administration. INTERESTING LETTER. Letter from Mr. Stanberry, of the house of representatives, from Ohio to the editor of the Jewark (O), flclvocate Washington, April , 1 830. Siiu You have, no doubt, seen that a dinner was given in this city, to celebrate the birth day of Mr. Jefferson. This dinner was attended by a large number of the members of congress who support the administration, and by the president and his cabinet. But no one of the republican members of congress from Ohio or Pennsylvania attended. A circumstance apparently so singular, ought to be accounted for. You need not be informed, that most of the southern slates deem the laws of congress, imposing duties on foreign goods, for the protection of domestic manufactures, and all measures for the internal improvement of the country, not only oppressive but uoconstitution al. They had some hopes, that, upon the coming in of this administration, the policy of the government in relation to these important measures would be changed. But the decided vote for the rejection of the bill, introduced some time ago, for repealing our protective duties together with other evidences of the opinions of thie congressThas convinced them of their error. Deprived of all hope of prevailing on a majority of congress to give them any relief, they contend, that they have the right to relieve themselves, and they advocate the doctrine, that any state in the union, whenever it may deem a law of the United States unconstitutional, has a right to pass a law declaring the law of congress null and void and that such a nullifyingact would justify the ci izens of the state passing the act, in resisting the law of congress. This,stript of all disguise, is the doctrine contended for. And certain resolutions passed by the legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky,. during the administration of the elder Adms, and which were drawn by Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Madison, are resorted to for the purpose of supporting the doctrine. These resolutions were adopted at a time of highly excited party feeling, and were merely intended to express a decided, disapprobation of the alien and sedition laws: and it could never have been intended by the illustrious patriots, who drew the resolutions, to justify any course which vould have a tendency to dissolve the union of the states. The proceedings of the dinner party have been puolished; and the toasts drank, and some of the speeches made, do undoubtedly appear to sanction the obnoxious doctrine which 1 have mentioned. - But I wish it to be understood, that all the members of congress who supported the election of Qpoeral Jackson, do not approve of it. Not a single member of congress from Pennsylvania or Ohio, believes that the tariff laws are unconstitutional: neither do they believe, that one state in the union has the constitutional power, under any circumstances whatever, o nullify or make void an act of congress, and they therefore refused to attend the dinnei Uuwilliiig to sanction, even ty their presence, opinions which they btlieve hostile to lle union of the states. The toast given by the president i an additional evidence) if any were

wanting, of his cDDositicn to this novel

w - . f and disorganizing doctrine. Hi9 toast was "the federal union of the Slates; it must be preserved:" which expressed as 3troug disapprobation at the coorse which the south threatens to pursue, as ne expressed on a lormer occasion, in relation to the proceedings of the Hartford convention. All who are sincere ly attached to the union of the states; out wno opposed the election of Andrew Jackson, ought now to withdraw their opposition to him: for they now have the assurance, that, under his administration, not only the attempts at disunion will be less likely to be made, but if any attempts of disunion should be made, that they will be more vigorously anu eueciuany put down, than they could be under the direction of anv oth er individual. 1 do not believe that the people in the southern states',, not even in South Carolina, are prepared to oppose, by unconstitutional means, the laws of the United States. I have had opportunities of conversing with a number of private gentlemen, who reside in the southern states, upon this subject, and they have all assured me, that the same spirit does eot exist among the people at home, as we would believe did exist, from the language of some of their representatives here. It must be admitted, however, that the measures of the general government for the protection of the domestic industry of the country, have had a tendency to weaken the attachment of the southern states to the union, and have induced some of their leading pol ticians to advocate doctrines which will lead to a separation of the slates. And if Mr. Adams had been re-elected, from the prejudices which were entertained against him, and from his wanting the the confidence of the great body of the people, 1 dread to think of the conse quences wnicn would nave ensued. 1 have noticed,with no little surprise, that some of the newspapers in Ohio, in favor of the administration, speak in terms of approbation of the speeches ol certai-n senators, who supported the nullifying doctrine. The editors of those papers must know but little of the principles on which General Jack-son was supported in Ohio. He was recommeuded to us expressly on- the ground, that he wag in lavor of the tariff and of internal improvement; And we were able to refer to such evidence of his opinions, in relation to these important measures, as could not be mistaken. We have had no reason to believe that he has changed these opinions. Certain it is, that all of the representatives from Pennsylvania and Ohio, who support this administration, are in favor of laws for the protection of the domestic industry of the country, and for judicious measures for its internal improvement. The line between us and the supporters of General Jackson, in the south or elsewhere, who deny either the policy or constitutionality of trjese measures, is clearly drawn and distinctly marked and we will continue firmly to occupy the ground on which we stand, and resist all attacks which may be made upon us, from any quarter, to drive us from it. One of the most important measures now before congress, is a bill reported early in the session, the object of which is to enforce more effeclu illy the tariff of 1828. The duties imposed by that law, especially on woollen goods are greatly evaded and, in the pori ol New York, it may be considered a nullified. All agree, that if the law ol 1828 could be carried into effec', it would affjrd all the protection which the woollen manufacturers desire. The bill, I hoppwill paSs. Those opposed to the taritl will take the opportunity which this bill will fford them, of uttering their complaints, and most of the short time of the session which yet remains will be consumed in a tariff debate. THE NATIONAL JOURNAL, Has very obligingly pertixd our name to his list of "Editors of Newspapers rewarded b) General Jackson," and designates the modicum of our reward as ''Collector of the port of Natchez' When the f dian sold his rlppr tn the landlord for a bottle of rum, he justified the fraud of non delivery, by having pointed out the "meadow and the big tree"- "two truths to one lie good enough for Indian." Now the owe truth in ihe Journal list, is, that we are actually, and always have been the proprietor of ihe Natch, z Gazettebut we are not the Collector, but, only the Surveyor and Inspector of the port of Natchez and was appointed to that i mce by the late President John Q Adams, on th- 20;h June, 1825. Tuo lies, one truth, &c. &,c. &c. A'atchcz Gazette. An Irishman went into a cooper's shop, and asked for an empty barrel of four to make his dog a hen coop. The body of an infant nearly decayed was lately found buried iu a candle box in a cellar in New-York.

1 03" Old documents. It will be recolI . . ...

lected that we, some time since, noticed a resolution of the Senate, authorizing a subscription to Gales &, Seaton's proposed compilation of old documents, at a price double what the same work was proposed to be executed by other printers; and that its operation was evaded by the other house refusing to make an appropriation for that parpose. We now have the pleasure to say that the senate, with a better view of the sub ject, have rescinded the resolution, and saved to ths treasury from 60 to 100,000 dollars. Below we give the votes on rescinding, by which it will be seen that the opposition, with one or two ex ceptions, were zealous in favor of thinnest unjust expedient to replenish the empty pockets of the prodigal editors of the National Intelligencer. Mr. Hen dricks, it will be observed, voted steadi ly with the friends of the administration, and in favor of the interests of the peo ple. May 17. On motion of Mr. Wood bury, the senate resumed the consideration of the resolution to rescind the subscription of the senate to the compilation of public documents proposed to be printed by Gales and Seaton. Mr. Livingston handed to the chair the following letter from the publishers, wnicn was read: To the honorable the senate of the United States: The memoiul of ihr undersigned respectful ly rtpresents that, understanding that a proposition is under consideration before your hon orable body for rescinding he resolution of the senate of the twenty nin h J anuary last, direct ing a subscription 'o the collection of state papers proposed to be publish d by the undersigned; and tht the pnncipnl objection to th. encouragement of so vt'uaile a work is that the pric- at which it is ottered is sc-pposed to exceed that which congress pys for its general printing; and desirous to present more formally to the senate the explanation upon this point presented by thttr. to the library committee in February Lsi; your memorialists do hereby declare, as their r.hm-ge wt-s never meant to exceed a price, (ill thirgs considered) proportionate to that paid for the prin ing for con. gress, that the said nork shall be deliven d to tha honorable senate at a price not exceeding that which '3 allowed by law for the printing for congress And to that condition of said subscription they bind themselves by this de duration. All which is most respectfully submitted. GALES h SEATON. Washington, May 11, 18.30. Mr. Chambers stated that as one senator was confined to his lodgings to-day by indisposition, and another was out of town, who was expected to return in the course of the day he moved to lay the resolution on the table till to morrow, which, however, he would withdraw, if any member friendly to the resolution would intimate that he cairld not be present to-morrrow. Nj gentleman giving such an intimation, the question was put "on Mr. Chambers1 motion, and it was negatived, by the following vote: 7B AS- Messrs, Barton. Cell, Burne Cham ers, Ctiaee, Clnyton, Foot, Frelinghuyien, Holmes, Johnston, Knight, Livingston, Noble, Bobbins, Ruggles, Sjymour, Silsbee, Smith, of S C. Sprsgut, Webster, WiUey 21. NAYS Messrs. Adams, n.rnard. Benton, Rihb, Brown, Dickerson, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyh. Grundy, Hayne, Hendricks, Iredell, Kmet King, Mi Kmley, M.-Len, Rowan, Sanford, Smith, of Aid, Troup, Tyler, White, Woodbury 24. The question then recurred on the motion heretofore made by Mr. Cham bers, to postpone the resolution indefinitely ; and after debate, it was rejected by the following vote: YISAS Messrs. Barton, Bell, Burnet, Clnm hers, Chase, Clayton, Foot, F-elinghuysen, Holmes, J hi ston, Knight, Livingston, Noble, Robbins, Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbf e, Smithr of S. C. Sprague, Webster, Willey 21. NAYS Messrs Adams, Barnard, Bwntan, Bibb B.own, Dickerson, Dudley, Ellis, Forsjtb, Grundy, Hayne, Hendricks, Iredell, Kane, King, M Kmley, McLean, Rowan, Sanford, Smuh, of Mtryland, Troup, Tyler, White, Woodbury J4. Mr. Chambers then, for the reasons before slated, moved that the resolution be postponed until to-morrow, which motion was rejected by the following vote: YE S Messrs. Barton, Bell, Burnet, Cham bers, Chase, Clayton, Foot, Frelirghuysen, Holmes, Johnston, Knight, Livingston, Noble, Robbins, Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith, of S Carolina, Sprague, Webster, Willey 21. NAYS Mtssrs. Adams, Barnard, Benton, Bibb, Brown, Dk kersoo, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne, Hendricks, Iredell, Kane, King, M Ktnley, McLean, Rowan, Ssnford, mnh, ol Aid. Troup, Tyler, White, Woodbury 4. On the question to agree to the resolution to rescind the subscription, it was determined in the affirmative, by the following vote: YEAS Messrs. Adams, Barnard, Benton, Bibo, Brown, Dickerson, Dudley, Ellis. For syth, Grundy, Hayne, Hendricks, Iredell, Kane, Kirg, MiKmley, McLean, Rowan, Sanford, Smith, uf Md. Troup, Tyler, White, Woodbu ry V4 NAYS Messrs. Barton, Bell, Burnet, Cham bers, Chase, Clayton, Foot, Frelinghuysen, H .:mes, Johrston, Knight, Livingston, Noble, Robbins, Buggies, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith, of S. C- Sprague, Webster, Willey 21, Mr. Woodbury, from the committee on the library of congress, then reported the joint resolution relative to the reprinting the said documents, which was read and passed to a second reading. The same joint resolution which the committee ordered to be reported

when the rescinding resolution was reported, and then withdrawn until the latter should be acted on.J PUBLIC TJIjXDS. Remarks of Mr. Hendricks, in the U. S. Senate, on the bill to graduate the price of the public lands the question being on a motion of Mr. Foot,of Con.,

"to refer the bill to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, with instruc tions to report at the next session of Congress the quantity of land in each District, which has been oflered for sale and remains unsold; the length of time ihe same has been in market and subject to entry at private sale at the minimum price; the quantity and value of the land, and the prospects of settlement; the number of land offices in which no sales have been made daring the last, or previous years; and what will be the effect of this bill upon the present land system, and upon the reve nue arising from the eales of public Lands." Mr. HENDRICKS said, that the proposition now before the Senate wa to refer the bill to the Commissioner of the General Land Office for a report, which it would require mach time to make. It was well known that that officer, for many weeks past, had been unable to attend to the duties of his office, and that this direction of the bill would be its certain postponement for the present session. He appealed to the magnanimity of the Senate, on the unfairness of such a course, and hoped that the Senate would not indirectly defeat a bill which was most certainly favored by a majority of the body. The information wished for, was in possession of the Senate, and had been re ferred to in prrgress of the debate. The. Commissioner of tht General Land Office could have no other information, and could do no more than refer ta it oti our files; or, perhaps, throw it into a more condensed form. The Senator from Massachusetts, (Mr. Webster,) said Mr. II., 6eems to be favorable to the principles of this bill, but the details do not please him. He believes that lands of inferior quality ought to be diminished in price; but seems unwilling to admit, that having been long in market, and remaining unsold, is evi dence of inferior or bad quality. Why, Sir, ii we wait till we entirely agree on the details of bills, we can never legislate; we may adjourn and go home. When did the Senate, or even a majority of the Senate, agree on the details of any bill? All we can expect is, to agree on the principle of such bills as ibis. The details are less important. The details of this bill, perhaps, please not a single member. They do not please me. The bill is not what I think it ought to be, but I shall vote for it, as the best which can at present be done. Because it contains two important principles, that of reducing the price on lands which have been three years aud more in market, without purchasers, to one dollar per acre, and that of giving advantages to actual settlers. I shall vote for it, because it goes further than provision heretofore enacted, in putting the public lands on easy terms, into the hands of the poor into the hands of the emigrating classes of the old States, and of the agricultural portions of the community in general. This is the proper destination of the public lands. By so appropriating them, we do the greatest good; induce the greatest degree of happiness 8z national prosperity with the means placed at our disposal. The Senator from Massachusetts would go farther than the bill, but vet he cannot vote for this bill. Mr. H. said, that he, too, would go farther ihan this bill; and it was his purpose to have moved an amendment to it. He had one prepared; an amendment proposing that lands which had beei twenty years in market, should be sold at fifty cents per acre. But, after all the lowerminimums of the bill had been stricken out, and the proposition of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. McKinley) to reduce to fifty cents per acre, in favor of actual settlers, had also been rejected, he saw it was useless to offer any further amendment. He regretted, at the time of it, the n jection of the second minimum, that in the descending scale; but now believed, that that rejection was fortunate, because the bill had yet as much weight as it could get along with. It was, said Mr. II. a proposition to which all would agree, that lands of inferior quality ought not to be kept in market at the same price as the best lands. The districts of country, for instance, bordering on the Ohio river, were more rough, and of worse quality than Iand3 further back. In the State he had the honor to represent, a large portion of these lands had been in market from twenty to thirty years. These lands were still held at the same price as the best land? in the country; and the consequence was, that the country remote from the river, was more densely settled than many portions of it near the mer.

ll had been slated, in Ihe prcgrrssof this debate, said Mr. H., that lands remaining a long time in market, ur.3old was no evidence of bad quality; but of the fact that there were not purchasO ers; that there was too much cf the article for the demand. But surely the opinion, that the surplus population of this country, requires no more of the public lands than have heretofore been sold, cannot be correct. Who could look abroad in the community, without seeing thousands, and tens of thousands, who would better their condition, by abandoning their present pursuits, aijd becoming cultivators of the soil ? The people of this and every country, would betake themselves to agriculture, just in proportion to the means within their power of engaging in it: for that, mere than any other, was the occupation to which man was naturally inclined. Then let the public domain, said Mr. H.,be put mere certainly within the power of the poof, and w e would see thousands taking up the lineol marcli to the new States, who had not before thought of it; and this state of things would not only better the condition of those who go, but of those who stay in the old States: for, to those who star, industry would have the more sure and liberal reward, as the hands that were engaged in it, should be diminished in numbers. It was the duty of the Government so to manage its affairs, as to increase, in the gratest degree, the happiness of the people; and connected with the public lands, this could best be done, by incieasing the means of becoming freeholders, to those who are already in the country, increasing facility to the emigrating classes of the old States; to the sons of industrious farmers and mechanics of the old S'.ates; men of industry and enterprise, w hose sphere of action was too much coi.finrd in the old Slates; who have not capital to become farmers, or manufacturers,

or merchants, there. Such men as have energy enongh to change countiy and climate, and to enter upon new theatres of life. It is to such as these, more than any other, both of the old States and of the new, that the public lands of right belong. They promise to make the best possible use of them. In this view of the subject, said Mr. H. I feel surprised that Senators from the old "States should hesitate about supporting this bill. It is in favor cX your constituents, gentlemen, as well as the people of the new States, that this bill provides; and perhaps in a much greater degree in your favor than, in ours. The great mass of settler which this bill invites, must come frtm the old States. In this view, the interests of the old S:ates and those of the new are precisely the stvme. It can never, said Mi. II., be the policy of the Government to chain the citizen to hia paternal country and soil, in the dread of transferring political power west of the mountains. The great error is, in viewing the old States and the new, aj having separate and distinct interests in this bill; and in looking at the subject in a pecuniary point of view, instead of that which a paternal bosom feels, for the welfare, the happiness aud prosperity of its offspring. Let, Sir, the emigrating clashes of the old States, and those who are identified with them, by ihe ties of consanguinity and affection, once take a right view of this question, and all will be right, it will then be seen, that the just views of the new States, in reference to the public lands, are not appreciated by the Representatives of the old States, because by them not well understood ;or if understood,that they are kept in the back ground, by the natural prejudices of ihe old States prejudices in favorof wealth and political power; honest prejudices entertained by the most enlightened and the best of men. This subject seems right in the old States; arid the young men of those States would, with one voice, declare in favor of the policy of the Wrcst. Every one of the community, not fettered by property not to the land of his birth, would nccord in declaring in favor of an asylum in the West, to be procured on the easiest terms, for the surplus population of the East and the South. Then there would be a union of opinion in our favor; and in this state of public Fenttment,their Representatives wouldunite with us, in preparing in the new States, homes and firesides, for such portion of their population as can never expect to enjoy these inestimable blessings in the land of their fathers. A proclamation has been issued by the acting Governor of this state com. mandingall free negroes, mulatti.es, or other persons of colour, who have t ome into this state since the 1st. January 1825, (in violation of the act passed at the last session of the Legislature,) to depart from the state of Louisiana within CO days from the promulgation of 4 said proclamation. It is dated 24th April, 1830. Cpelousas Gaz. A schoolmasier said of himself, li am like a hone, I sharpen a number of blades but 1 wear myself out in doing it."