Indiana Palladium, Volume 6, Number 38, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 25 September 1830 — Page 2

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COMMUMMTIOXS. - AMOS LANE, T ih.'.JUors oflf Western Statesman rntlemen: VOU Cannot be ignorant that, to bring dispute to a n.ial ana satisfactory termination, uccoiuuig iu tfae principles ot justice, the requisitions of truth aud leason, it is important to di reci uju ucaici, ui ticular point or points in dispute: This done, the f CtS in relation to their I or fr th n-ir rnth nr folap.hood determined, and the 1 I i Conclusions follow, as natural and as Certain, as does me iuuhi ui evening nA fhA cheer of the morn-hf. or 4U .nipndor of noon-dav. You have cl , . , j ill Drougn wuai. jwvj on, pi-ajcu iu the dispute between Amos Lane and the senior edito- to a single point. In e ii ?j . rn mi f r i no r nf Int? mnin nor. ihpnt. 99.1 ru' y fc' v rYOU Say: "A communication over the Signalure, nf AMOS LANK. Ea. charts Us with lending our editorial columns to the cause of personal abuse and detracti on, contrary to promises made to the public at the time we commenced the Statesman." The truth of this charge you admit, by all the rules ol reason and logic. When you say, it cannot be sustained," because "it will be recollected that Amos Line, in the communications signed Junius, adiressed himself to the eentor editor of the Statesman, and indulged freely in personal allusions towards him." This is emphatically a plea of guilty, accompanied with one by way of ju-tilication, or rather excuse: That Amos Lane, by the nam;1 of Junius, had prev ously assaulted the senior editor. Hence the senior editor was allowed to abue and calumniate the private character of Amos Lane, in re turn, like any other individual, in the columns of the Statesman. Whether this furnishes an excuse for you, as editors, or adds prevarication, deception, and perfidy, to calumny and insult, depends upon the single fact, not whether Amos Lane is or is not the author of Junius, but whether the senior editor of the Statesman, was first permitted, in the column of the Statesman, as editor, to indulge in personal aliuions of abuse and calumny against the puvate character of Amos Lane; or whether Junius first assailed the character of the senior editor, in the columns of the Palladium. This is in accordance wth your own process of reasoning. Gentlemen! If you have pride, prepare to blush if you have honor or sensibility it you are susceptible cf shame if you are prepare ! to undergo the punishment you would fain indict upon others, ktlecve the precincts of society,'1'' and ride out your ''quarantine," ere you show your guilty heads in a 'virtuous" community ; For how stands the fact? In the 24th No. of the Statesman, issu ed on the 18th day of August, 1030, in the editorial remarks of the senior editor, is found the following sentence: 'That cloud of indignation, which is gathering over the head of him, who has raised himself by his veto, ten degrees above the ai-gels, (in the language of a great man, who should ever be nameless.") The senior editor, as soon as this paper was thrown upon the eye, declared, in public and private, that Amos Lane w;s the ind'vidu.il to whom he alluded; and on the 5th inst. confessed to Amo Lane, in the presence of James W. Hunter, esq. the fact as above stated. Junius made his first appearance in the 34th No. of the Palladium, published on the 28th day of the same month ten days after. That all this U true, the dates and numbers of the papers, and Mr. Hunter, will prove bevond all douht. Nor dare Milton Gregg deny one tittle or word of this statement. Then, gentlemen, how do matters stand with you? You have pledged your word and hon or, to a liberal public, that private character-should be held sacred, that calumny and letraetion should find no place in the columns of the Statesman; when you have not passed over the 24th No. before those columns-were prostituted topurposesthe most vile,your honor blighted, and your word forfeited, and with it all claim upon public patronage. Amos Lane has to regret that the junior editor should have, for a moment, lent bimself, for the purpose ef screening his unworthy partner, to evasion, prevarication and deception. IVs, to Mil tenGregg, his partner, whose very looks entitle him: to pity; who, of all other human animals on earth, is least to be feared, and last to be loved or trusted ; whose very form, walk, manners, character, habits, conversation, gestures and phiz, was he mad of gold instead of envy, would excite the pity, sympathy, and commiseration of the high way-ni.-M'. A- to your remarks irr relntion to tll'Scate of .Amos Lane, published by Mr. OiHy. ihCy are beneath contempt; worthy only of their author ar out law to all the principles of hu nt-mity, charity, benevolence, truth, ard decency a fit companion for the demon and the damned. AMOS LANE. Sept. 22d 1830.

F.XAMIKER No. tf. Fellow citizens: your annutl tlectioii ii over nd gone, never to return again for 1850. Ar.d tve are happy in having so good a selection of oncers auu representatives. We mut suppose that a .n:e have been disappointed, tor alt could

not be elected, but out of the number up fir a .cVn on Those who r left out. we be equally satisfied: tor the rnjjrity should rule. Whilst the election whs pending. pirty spir;t I H" . . " fciciii w auiull Ol ,air and impartial examination of men and measures, and our constuutional rights and privileges; but now the die is cast, and the election is terminated, all is quiet and peace: we can iook o.ck anu view our past course in theelection, wherein we ahull uliriod som .thing iu piease, ana aomeiinog to displease. Ii com. Pring and measuring Gen. Jmea Dill's elec h'' inere 18 snieiQing mat is not riht; and it s vry i viUtnt tnt the li neral was aware J the I illegality of being elected, when he called your l enuo ,ne snowing section in theconstitution or this state: I . . - J Article 5, Section 8. "The supreme court shall appoint its own clerks; and the clerks of the circuit courts, in the several counties, slidll be Reeled by the qutnd electors in th several counties; but no person shall be eligible to tue .lii:e ot clerk, ot the circuit court m any county, unless he shxll first have obumtd trom one or more ol the judges ot thi supreme court, or from one or moreol the prr si-ient3 of he circuit coiiits. a certificate that he is quah Sed to execute the du' its of th. ffi .e o? ci rk 'the c.rcuit court: provided, that IMMtiirg herein contained ahu pi vent the circuit courts, in each county, trom appointing a cle k pro tem until a qi!ified cleik may be duly elected! And provided, alsot I hat ihe ssid clerks, respectively, when qualified and elected, shall hold their offices e- vtii years, and no Ion g'r, u iless reappointedFrllow citizens, you will readily discover the two powers given in this section of the constitution of this ttnte, to make a clerk of Ike circuit courts in each couniy in the state. The appointing power is soley invested in me courts, na me elective power in me ei ctors, by counties; the power of courts are for no specified ticne; but in cse of imnirrgeHrv, to nppoint clerks pro tern, "until a qnahjisd clerk mty be du y elected; ' a Vtry wise ai.d j. diCious provision in the constitution, nut w h n crks arduly qualified and elcud "shall hold their' oJUcea seven yeurs, and no lovgert unless rsuppumieci. ' ho has th: appointing power? is u not the courts'1 most certainly it is, and not the people. Now the fact is his that a clerk of a circuit court cannot be elected but OQCt-,nd hoM bt ufYlce seven years by th.t ek'Cti"n, "und no longer? ltgtl'y and constitutionally I beg leave to ask my fellow electors, of the county of iearborn, who is our cl.rk of the circuit court, legally and conttitu'inally ? Is it tht man who obtained thf most votes, without any rtgard to his eligibility to the office, or the mill who obtained th minority ot votes legally and constitutional!)? Vhts question is brought down that the smallest opacity can answer. If two candida'es are running for any office, to be elected by a m-j rily of voles, and on; of these candidate is not eligible to rhat i.-f e, ai'd cannot aerve if he obtains ft majority of vott s, nd the oiher candidate is completely qualified and eligible to the ofa.'e, and can serve if elected, in- canvassing the vott3 it is found that the person wh ws not eligible to the oMice had 1000, and the pt ason who whs eligible had 800 votes which ot the two would be elected? would you no say, that psrso;i was elected who received thtr rainori'y of votes It gully,, and in conformity to the laws and con sti'ution which the el cti n was held under? You will natarally enquire whttt becomes of the lOuOvotts, are they i.oi lost, for not applying them to a proper otj-ect? unacubtetily thty are Fellow citizens, is it not time to cease tri fling with the constitution of our state, and winkirg at the great errors which have been, and are still practised on the foundation of nur political confederacy ? Let us set about a reformation, with a full determination to purge the puhlic offices of at least sonic of the frauds which are so notorious, as the one under consideration It is measures, and not men that I pursue. The natural .nd acquired abilities of pers'-ns are out of the question, and shall remain so with me, (at least m present;) it is the rights of the people, are my sole o' jcts, and a strict nbserVancB ol the luwa and'conaiitution uf uur country. The election of our clerk jnust be contested at a proper time and season. Le. tvtr thing be fairly understood and submitted to sound ju dicious and independent judgment, and all will come r:ght. It is the natural disire of man, when uninfiuenced by private pique or personal prejudices, to act with wiadora and justiee without any regard to parties. This appears to be the second imposition in oar elections of cleik Seven years have passed away without a question of th? election between Gen. Dill and Mr Pinkney Jamrs; whose situation was similar to the one under consideration, and yet no one knew, or had indeJen dence to declare the General's ineligibility to that election; and of course Mr J mcs his been wronged out of his constitutional rights; and the people duped into compliance with their ii juries. Fellow citis'ns, these are facta which are too daring to remain much longer without jour knowledge and disapprobation. Examiner Farm for Sale, PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that Robert Howe is appointed Commissioner, by the Probate Court of Dearborn county, to expose to sale, at puhlic vendue, ISO acres of land; part of the N C quarter of section No. 12, in Town 6, Range 2 west, in the county of Dearborn, the property of tfie heirs ofAbra ham Vanzile, deceased, and that the same will be exposed to sale, on the premises, on Satur day, the ninth day of October next. The terms will be one third rash in band, one-third in six months, and the residue in twelve months from the day of sale. This farm is handsomely im proved, and lying on the State Rad leading from LawrenceLurgh to Rushville 11 raiks from the former. JAMSS DILL, CI k Sept. 15. 1830. 27-3 w. STEPHEN C. STEVSNS AND EZEKH3L WALKER, HAVING entered into partnership in the Dearborn circuit court, oflr thnr services to the p.jhhc in tbe practice of law. Their othce is Kept a few doors East of tho Clerks office in Lawrenceburgh, iJie same that was formerly occupied by Arthur St Clair Esq All profrssion-d business entrusted to the.r care will receive their joint and nunctual attention Latueaceburgb, April 1330. 17-

PARIY MOVEMENTS. The Clay party appear determined to hesiege the state of Indiana until she capitulates to their Prince:. At the election ot there wa but four or f.ve Jackson presses in Indiana

and about four times that number in favor of CUy and Adams. I he same rtio continued until the last spring, when it seems to hve been determined necessary to reinforce the batteries. The first movement was made in Dearborn Cunty, and the J.'Va?er?i Sta:rsvta?r' was ordered to mount guard, under comm.nd of Messrs. (ireg and LKwling, who hive been pouring forth continual vollies of small shot at ihe Jcksn forces. They cme into the fi-ld vrry sanguine of success, unfurled ihrir banner wiih great d. splay, daring the Jackson boys to oppose them, nd were Utely reviewed by the great Captain CJsneral of their host, who give ibem a splendid ha-angua and e?:tra rations, Jiddii'g vhem scourge ihe enemy wi h 'wi-, pestilence and lauiiue," rather than let Andrew gun be ch)Scn by the people They s' far have made no impression on the ranks of their enemies, but have squindertd tnu:h amrhuni tion and thrown several rockt s which mde a brilliant display, but were quite harmless to the adversary. It is thought that !. resident lieutenant loads too heavy, nd the imperial cuptain shoots too high to bring the people tu .tie I .st" of confl ing in the virtue of itiose who proclaim their own patiiotism and wisdom. The second post which received special at tention ws 'he dilapidated fortress in old Fayette. The officer in command was disms-rd, (probably because he ha i made no conques s and wg strained for suppli. s,) nd a 'dashim -white sergeant" was proovjltd to act a& second ktutcnant lie mans a long t ighteen poui.Ue , anil ns uecn pounding -way at speculative en gineering, solving problems, in "qundratics,' ''logarithmics" and ,fiuions.' His caliber appears to he very large, his ammuni ibn very scant, and l is elevation high; he is g-nrally certain to mke wild shots, nd it proverbial for making 'long-Jire It is generally believ ed his piece inju ics 'bushing" and that it f.tquently samis n need and receivvs I Ik sarvices of a 'Smith'1 to help it to m-ke a sound. He is also hra.ius fjr his music! flights, and his 'Clrionv is supp 'Stu to rival even that of Chanticleer. As tor ih tff cts of his warfare it set ms to Lave produced very litile good. In a rece.il general altar k. the wh ile forces of the li- ireiittiit and his superior i fa:cs w ere led to the field, bo i were totally rou ed, l'hirst, foot and dragi-ons.' So.ne chivalrous ma- ecu vering was attempted, but the hicKories prov. d themselves too tough to oresk for the twis's of the Eoniea. A feat of "sturdy strength' was played off between two chiefs of the belligerent parties; but the hickory champion was also the conqueror. A redoubt has been thrown up in Washing ton county, and an old an re doubtable veteran has assumed the ostensiblt vvmaUid of the fnves in lint direction. He has made a coupl of general discharges; .. ut 11 we are any judgc-s ot the s giis t he ' t im-s" he wilt fi id hard row tor s'unrps' inold Washington The very name ot V.hu gtun appears propitious for the growth, and the whole fact- of the earth irwell S"t wuh substantial hickori-8. Th-y stand firm, straight and elastic. It will lake more rotnt.l talent than is preacmed in front of the l inie'b11 to bend those bows, w hich even Achilles himsell uiih' at'urpt to spring in vain. I he v.on c nxmisxioncd fit er wh. works tht "Turn rtl' ot ihe Ti recent ly paraded his forces, but neither made a good ligrit nor a good retreat. Hs ws driven from the fild by more forcible oi;cers, and it is a melancholy tru'h tht he Was despoiled of much ot his dignity and the whole of his otfkial property was contiscateu. The ground has been broken for a hsi shot battery, on the bat.k of the Wabash, on the already ensanguined plain of Vmctnnes A "Hill' has been selected, and although it has lately been undermined, it is still the. intention that it shall be defended. This "IlilP' has ones been levelled by the hickories, but there was lately an attempt to make it raise its proud summit over the young head of a hickory sapling, but this last raz ting has only thrown the e!emrns into confusion, and the laborers at 'his mountain task, have set to their hands, and pre ff end Mm the command of a hot shot bat tery, which is relied upon as an imp netrable narner to the further progress of Jatksonism on thel rvrer Wabjsh. We anticipate a great ?low up, a storm a surprise, great dis play of generalship "Quid Knoax ' will be shaken to her centre 1 tie .'."will labour prodigiously and a incuse will be brought forth. rive (a bagatelle, Tti'Se ti'ur new Forts of the klrince f Feasts are the 'elite'' t the Orator's forces in Indiana. The sound of their artillery will soon reverberate from ihe centre to the verge of Indiana in every direction. The great et fort is now making; Indiana must be coi q-iered, and for the parp se of subduing the higb minded yeomanry of the country, they ate to be written into measures- We c&nnot but smile w hen we see these workings of the aristocracy. F.xperience teaches them nothn.g. They seem to fo'get that a tew rejormed and dcappoir.t ed politicians cannot control the high minded cit;zers of Indiana. Rulers and money will not influence votes in Indiana ; deception and intrigue have been twica tried and twice have failed; but they think' the thrrt time is the charm. We think so too, and that charm wvjl be to behold the citizens of our State despising all such attempts to gull tfum into an abandonment of their virtuous sentiments, and this too for the purpose cf rendering them subservient to the mercenary interest of a few anstoc. rats and disappointed politicians. Indiana Democrat, From the Louisville Advertiser. MAN & THE ELEPHANT. The following article from the Florence Gazette, while it indicates that the Editor is deddedly friendly ic Mr. Clay .demonstrate, j in vf.uiuu v4 me uutj ui iuc prapio is, in character essen.ially aristocratic. He compares Mr. Clay, to Demosthenes or Ci cero; and says: "man, like the Elephant, is captivated by gratitude." A majority of the people are thus 'likened unto" ieasts- and we marvel (hat tbe comparison was no worse. But, no matter. Here is the article: Henry Clay, of Kentucky. This gentlem uj has been formally announced as a candidate for the Presidential office, and his election advocated by many of the public prints. We do not believe we would t-rrin estimating the number ai 200. We have seen it stated at more ihan double this. We have been tired out, sickened we had almost said disgusted at the collection of praises in the National Journal, taken from other papers and showered as it were on tbe head of Henry. Clay. We should not be surprised if his friends "kill him with kindness." Hia enemies had raised him from the dead by "dancing over his grave." If ihey ha4 We him aw' as

a politician, bis hop?s had been closed, "for aye," and the 4:h of Murch 1829, would have been to him ' 1' he first dark day of nothingness, "The last of danger and distress." There seems to prevail among the people a generous spirit, which is alike offended at too much praise, or too much persecution. Our mind i as drawn to these reflections by reading the account of the extravagant demonstrations of respect paid to Mr. Clay, during his late visit to O ti', f r the purpose of attending the U. S. Court at Columbus. O.i his route to Columbus, it seems he

refused to accept of any public entertainment. After his arrival there, his party editors say a dinner wa made up 1i nim by the "'Mechanic?, Farmers and other working men " to which he declined accepln.g an invitation, on the ground that it would give occasion to his enemies to abuse him thty had before called him the ieaiing candidate") But the Chairman of the C immiltee replied that they would accept of no "rf.'o" fr.m him upon which Mr. Clay waived his objections and dined with about 300 of the citizens. Here was of course complimentary toast and a speech. From Columbus to Cincinnati he was escorted by troops of citizens, aud we believe in all the towns through which he passed, great public dinners were given to him. (H? calls them civic, feasts. Duff Gieen says Barbecues,) Near Cincinnati he was received by an escoitof about 300 ci iz -ns, who conducted him to the Apollonian Garden, where he w as treated to another splendid "cizic feast." Here was another compliment, and another speech, and here he received an invitation to another feastat Liwrencebtirgh in Indiana. Passing by steam boat down the Ohio, Mi. Clay met a large concourse of cit-z-.ns at Luwrenceburgh, some of whom i' is said had come from a distance of fifty miles to see him. Here was another great dinner, a compliment and a peecn, and here he received anoiher invitation to a ucivic feast," a! Burlington in Kentucky, which was in his route to Lxincton. He feasted at B ulington, received more praise and made another Speech, and we are tired of the subj ct. We notice these events as part ot ihe news of the day. Mr. Clay has been greatly and unjustly persecuted, and the manner in which he has been treated in Ohio, shews to our mind, that this persecution was not the best plan to keep him down, We also think these extravagant expressions of sympathy and admiration little calculated to raise him up. Although we artmere "lookers on in Venice," wo predict lhat if Gen. Jackson should aain be a candidate, Henry Clay will be distanced in the race. What signifies his being 4a great statesman," or "the great orator cf the west, as he is called b his partisans. Di theso things take hold of the hearts ol his countrjmen? N One such victory as "Ihe Battle of Oi leans," will excite inore admiration, make more noise, gain more eclat, aed catch more hearts than all the speeches of Jtlenry Coy, Demosthenes, or Cicero: And all history pr- ves it! Win like ihe Elephant is captivated by gratitude From ths Providtfae Pstriot. THE DIVISION LINE. The Republican Party throughout the United States, will support Andrew Jackson for the next President, and he will be elected. The Federal Party throughout the United States, after doubting for a great length of time, like a nag between two stacks of hay, whether to take hold of Henry Clay or Daniel Webster seems finally to have settled down into the Clay, which will undoubtedly be thrown into the faces and eyes of all who oppose him for our next President. The motto of the Federal partywill be, Internal Local Improvement at the expense of the nation; the indefinite post-! ponement of the payment of, tne national debt; a breach of national faith with the white citizens of the South, to preserve the national faith with a remnant of uncivilized Indians. The motto of the republican party will be, The constitution, truly defined ; the payment of the national debt; the distribution of the surplus revenue; the requirement of a strict accountabilityr from the subordin ate officers of government. With such a banner, we commit our party to the field, trusting in the good sense and patriotism of the American nation, to rally around it, and sustain the only man who can and will sustain the Union. The views taken of it by the President, in his veto, are as firm as those in the. Declaration of Independence; they are sustained by the re-

peatedly expressed opinions of all our ex Presidents; their influence w ill be a sheet am hor to the Union, li the people ol the Unit d States would preserve a republican form of government, they will elect Andrew Jackson a ihe nxt President, if they would enact the Roacr to Ruin, let them elect Henry Clay and he will pi y Goldfinch.

LoGANSPORT. Sept. 3i INDIAN OUTRAGE. A party of Miami Indians, we ars told, visited this place a few days since, and after having transacted their business with the Agent, started, as was supposed, for their tamp, O their way, b) some means. Ihe, ob'ainrd wbi-key and became intoxicated; in this situation ihey called at a Ikusg about four miles fiom tnwr, and aked for bread; the lady of the house furnished ihem, and after thev had ealen what sl;8 had given them, they ak td for more, when they were told !he had given them all she had. They then demanded whiskey, and were told there was none about the house; but thy insisted there was, and manifested a disposition to he troublesome. It appears the gentleman of the hous- w as absent, and a lady, an old man, and some small children, wre the only persons to contend with their unwelcome visiter?. O ie of the I idians threatened to kill the old man if he did not give them whiskey; the old mm again told him thre was none about the house, and ordered th? m ff; the Indian drew his knife and advanced towards the old man, (who was silting vh a child in his aims,) and aimed a blow ; ihe old man threw himelf bac k in the chair dropped 'he child, and with his cane warded off Ihe blow; tre Indian, sill bent on his murderous design, made ready for another thrust, and as he struck the lady seized hid arm, and the knife, instead of entering (he old man's breast, (as it certainly would have dune but for the interference of the lady,) entered his arm near the shoulder and wounded him severely. At this critical moment, one of the boys, a lad of nine years of age, seiz-d a knife which lay conveniently, nnd made a pass at the Indian, which would have proved fatal, if his mother had not caught his arm. Tht Indian made for the door and fft cled his escape. hen the gentleman of the house returned in the evening, and harried what had faxen place, he seized his rill1, & accompanied by one of his neighbors pursued the Indians, but after trav elling nearly all night, wre forced to return without accomplish. rg their object. We are saiislid it was a fortunate circumstances for the Indians, that these xen took the wrong toad ; for, had they overtaken them, or any other parly of drunken Indians, they would have given them warm work. It appears that the Indian who committed this outrage, met a party of PotawattiraieF, and sold his knife, (which was still stained with the old man's blood. to A w-bee-naw-bee, one of the party, with the intention, no idoubt, of screening himself by fixing a suspicion on the Potawattamie, with whom the knife would probably be found. Whether this was his object or not, Aw-bee-naw-bee was br u. ht be-fo-e the Agent to answer forthe offence, but in the course of the investigation, the knife was proven to have been purchased from Waw-we-as-see's ton, who, no doubt, is ihe guilly person. The Agent has made a demand of ihe nation for his surrender, and we hope he wilJ be brought to justice. Every day convinces us more and more, nut only of the propriety, but of the necessity of a speedy removal of the Indians. Situated a? they are, where they can obtain whiskey, almost whenever they wish it, (independent of all the exertions of the Agent to prevent them,) they not only jeopardize our lives, but their own also, by such acts as we have just described. WTere .1 1 - i . r i . greal ,vrnpathj forthe condition of the uiose euuors, wro seem to leei sucn a iuii.ic, giiumcu HU 11 1(1111iliesas w e are, they would hold forth a different language. We still hope the time is not distant when the government will attend to this business; ifit does not, and the Indians should continue to act as in the case before us, they may expect to meet what they deserve .Miami Times Emigration to Cmada. On the lllh instant, 42,000 emigrants had arrived at the port of Quebec, being 9,000 more than the sum total of emigrants at that port last year. The QuebecStar states, that ihe number of vessels arrived this season, oxceeds that of last j year, at the same period, by 92." Yelhvf Fever at J'e7o Orleans. The New Orleans Bee of August 7th. says: "It is with pain we announce that the Yellow Fever has shown itself in this city," but few cases had occured. The white population of Indianapolis, Ind. is 1045. 542 males 503 females. The Uwu was net Lid off iu

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