Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 1, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 8 January 1831 — Page 2

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from Cincinnati, we have been favoped with the Cincinnati Gazette, extra, of the 4th instant. containing the following interesting foreign in telligence. POLITICAL REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND. Bv recent arrivals at New York, ac counts from England are received to the 23d of November. lhe intelli gence is of the most important character. The Wellington ministry is dissolved, and it is considered certain that a whig ministry has taken their places. A brief history of these events is, that the King's speech, at the opening of Parliament was not well received, because it contained nothing favorable to reform. Earlv in the session, the premier declared that it was not the intention of the ministry to yield to any proposition of reform in Parliament. This created strong feelings of excitement. Bands of rioters were in the streets, bearing the tri-coloured banner, committing violences, and uttering cries "Down with Wellington! Down with the new police! Down with thus ministers! Reform forever, &,c.n The 9th of November was fixed for giving the King a dinner at Guildhall. But the excesses of the populace were of such a character that it was deemed advisable to postpone it. , And tills postponement supplied new aliment for exasperation. The Globe gives the following account. "The city was thrown into the great est consternation this morning by the announcement that the Royal Procession to Guildhall to-morrow had been stopped. The walls were at an early hour posted with a notice from the Lord Mayor to that effect. The circular from the Home Secretary to the same purport, was also perused with the deepest attention. No sooner had the citizens read those official notices with consternation, than accounts came that a park of artillery from Woolwich was in the Kent-road, a part destined for the Tower the other detachments marching to the west end of the town: the part destined for the city passed into the tower the guard at the Bank of England was doubled. In addition to all these formidable preparations we have a thousand rumors 100,000 men were marching upon London: all the troops in the metropolis were under arms in the Park. It was immediately reported that an extensive conspiracy against the government had been discovered; the terror of an insurrection .at home was (if possible) heightened by the report of an immediate armament for Belgium, arising from a notice from the Navy-office for three transports to be ready forthwith to proceed to Deptford; and this being the usual conduct of the Board, even if fifty were wanted, added to the general confusion. "The citizens hurried from their usual avocations Jnto the streets and -coffee houses to discuss this mass of news, and discovecif there were adequate causes for tlie general consternation which wasVdepicted in the eager faces of the tumultuous assemblies in the public thoroughfares. They still continue, and appear increasing. In this general hubub, of course, the Stock Exchange opened in the greatest states of excitement. Consols, which on Saturday closed at 80 3-8, opened in the greatest confusion, and all prices from 78 to 80 were called out; the price then dropped to 77 1-2, then to 77 1-4, which was the lowest price; from that quotation a rally took place to 78, and at this hour the quotation is 78 1-4. Mr. Peel read the following placards, in the House of commons: "2o arms, to arms! Liberty or death!London meets on Tuesday next, an opportunity not to be lost for revenging the wrongs we have suffered so long, come armed, be firm, and victory must be our!!! AN ENGLISHMAN"." Another of them ra3 couched in the followingterms: "Liberty or death. Englishman! Bri-J tons!! and honest men!!! The time has I now arrived all London meets on Tuesday come armed wc assure you, from occular demonstration, that 6,000 cutlasses have been removed from the Tower, for the immediate use of PeePs Bloody Gang remember the cursed speech from the Throne!! These damned Police are now to be armed. Englishmen, will you put up with this f' On the 12th the Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced the civil list, into the House of Commons, upon which very ardent debates arose. . And finally, on the 15th, upon a division, there were. For the Ministers, 201 Against them, 33 Majority against them, 30 At the meeting of the two House? on the !Gth,Lord Wellington, in the House of Lords, and Sir Robert Peel in the Commons, announced that the King had accepted the resignation of the Ministers The arrangements for

the new Cabinet were not completed on the 23d of November. The following persons, it is supposed, wiil constitute the new Ministry. Lord Grey, first lord of the treas'y. Marquis of Laudsdown, Prtsident of Council. Mr. Brougham, Lord Chancellor.

Lord Althorp, Chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the Commons. Lord Palmerston, Foreign Affairs. Lord Holland, Duchy of Lancaster. Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty. Lord Melbourne, Home Office. Mr. James Grant, Board of Control. Lord Durham, Privy Seal. Lord Godemh, Colonies. Marquis Anglesia, Ireland. Secretary for Ireland, Air. Stanley. Duke of Richmond, Master of the Ordnance. Mr. R. Grant, Judge Advocate or Sec'y at War. Mr. Denman, Attorney General. Mr. Home, Solicitor General. Lord Hill, Commander in Chief. Lord Ackland, of the Board of trade. The Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Plunket, Lord Chancellor cf Ireland, Mr. Pennefather, Attorney General of Ireland, Mr. Edward Eilice, and Mr. Spring Rice, are to be joint Secretaries of the Treasurv. Mr. Paulett Thornton, Treasurer of the Navy and Vice President of the board of trade. Mr. Ponsonhy, Lord of the Treasury and Irish Vice Treasurer. . Lord John Russel is to be the Paymaster of the Army. Sir James Mcintosh, according to some of the papers, is to. be Judge Advocate. We subjoin the following interesting news from France. France and the United States, By a royal ordinance, a commission has been formed for settling the claims of the U. States upon the French Government, which have so long been urged by the American ministers. The same commission will also consider the counter claims against America, & then form an equitable and final adjustment of each. The commissioners are Viscount Laine, President; Messrs. George Lafayette, Beslay, and Delessert, Deputies; M. d'Andiffret, President of Accounts, and M. Pichon, Councellor of State. M. Surrurier, formerly minister to this country, under Napoleon, has been re-appointed, and with his family was to sail from Havre on the 10th December, in the Louis Philip, for Philadelphia. M. Laslryrie, a grand-son of Lafayette is attached to his legation. IVtst India Ports open. The London Gazette Extraordinary of November G, contains the British order of council, opening the West India ports to our Hag. From theCourrier iles Pays Bas. Brussels, Oct 28. The Prince of Orange left Antwerp for London the 25tb, on board an English vessel. Our Volunteers, after having harassed the enemy for three days by incessant skirmishes, at length made themselves masters of Berchem and Borgerhout at the end of the most obstinate and bloody contests. Thus they arrived under the walls of Antwerp, within which the enemy had retired. On the 2Stb, in the morning, the population of Antwerp rose 1:1 a mass, and began by disarming several of the soldiers they fell in with. About 2 o'clock, 30 armed Burghers proceeded to the Grand Place, where they found 300 Dutchmen with a detachment of the Communal Guards. They attacked the soldiers who immediately formed themselves into a square. The Communal Guard remained neuter, and returned to the front of the Hotel de Ville. After a firing of about half an hour, the citizens remained masters of the place, having killed the commanding officer of the post, and taken five subaltern officers and 9S men prisoners. The con querors, seconded by a great number of auxiliaries, armed with the muskets & ammunition of the vanquished, then proceeded to the different posts of the town, and continued fighting with the utmost determination until Dighr, but with no other result than the loss ot a great many men on both eides in killed and wounded. On the 27thr before day break, the battle re-commenced with increased fury, and about seven in the morning the citizens were masters of the Porte Rouge and the Poitde Borgerhout. The soldiers tied to the Porte Saint Georgia. Our volunteers then entered by the gates which had been taken from the Dutch. They hastened to the Great Piace, where they were received With the Utmost enthusiasm. During this the citizens proceeded to Porte St. Georgia, 0f which they obtained possession, after an obstinate resistance from the Dutch troops. A fresh body of Volunteers entered by this gate, and among them were the Chasseurs of Chasteler. The whole of the Dutch troops retired into the citadel, hotly pursued by the Burohcrs in whose haod the wbch town then remained-

October 9 Fu-m (he Courrler des Pays B13. The project of a Constitution for Belgium has just been published at Brussels wih authorization of the Government. It consists of 123 articles. Art. 1 declares Belgium an independent State, treating with other States as a power with a power. Art. 43 sets forth thai the authority of the Chief of the Stale is hereditary. The National Congres?, previous to its being dissolved, and after the adoption of the Constitution, will proceed to the choice of the Chief of the State, and provide for the order of succession. The following letter is dated Ant

werp, 2olh October, 9 in the morning. Colonel. On mv arrival here mv first object was to put myself in com rr.unication with M. Rier, General Nyples, and Colonel Nellon, under whose orders you place me. The bombardment ceased last night at eleven o'clock, and 1 have not been here long enough to become acquainted with the details that led to this brigandage. It will be sufficient for you at present to know that the pretext was a few musket shots fired by creatures of the enemy. The loss at the entrepot alone is estimated at 55,000,000 of .florins. The flames have not yet been got under. A part of the Rue du Convent have become their prey many houses and the port itself have suffered. About 30 of these banditti are in irons. They are the authors of alt the misfortunes we have to deplore. (Signed) G. NIQUS. TREASURER'S REPORT. Treasury Department, Dec. 10. The Treasurer in obedience to the directions of the "Act concerning the Auditor of Public Accounts and Treasurer of State," respectfully submits the following report of the public revenue, and expenditure, from December 5, 1829, to December 4, 1C30. Cash on hand 5 h December; 1S29, 10,123 53 Receipts frum lhat day 10 ith, December, 1830. From the assessments of 1820, 16 44 69 11 73 20 620 00 621 76 181 Z9 " 1S22, 44 1825, 1857, 1829.1 41 11 r viously reported 10 Auditor j From assessments for 1330, From the late and present Agent for Indianapolis, From the Commissioners of Seminary townships, From the sale of land mortgaged ta Loan office, From the sale of Canal lands, Loans refunded, Interest on loans, Militia fines, Penalty of late Collector cf Svvit zerland county, IJents of Salt spring reserves, Estates without heirs. 3,845,22 I 3,839 9J 4,552 S3 405 00 18,709 25 1,290 16 1,542 40 40 33 8 S9t 90 85 50 77 Making in all, 75,453 16 Payments from the Treasury during the foregoing period. To the Adjutant and Quarter- master Generals, 154 g6 For advertising the Presidential elec tion, Salaries of Circuit Prosecutors, " Executive officers. " Judiciary, For transporting convicts to State Prison, For State Library, To Superintendents of Salt spring reserves, For printing and stationary. Compensation of Probate Judges, " wolf sculps, To Members, Clerks, &c. of late 10 00 1,037 55 2,361 05 5,565 76 507 32 07 32 J " 11 30 00 1,273 50 6Z6 50 Legislature, Contingent expenses, Specific appropriations, Indianapolis expenditures, Michigan road, Wabash and Miami Canal, State Seminary, Loans and amount to be paid on 12,041 03 1,026 08 1,202 64 393 y 1,184 50 1.902 56 2,676 64 saJa ot mortgaged land, 5,928 00 Militia lines distributed, 21 00 Making in all, 41,408 23 Which leaves in the Treasury, 34,059 93 The Cash on hand is liable to, t Outstanding warrants, 26J 04 Salaries of Judges due but not audited 2.275 00 " Prosecutors, 202 70 Specific appropriations, 360 00 Claims of Probate Judges (estimate), 1,500 00 Wabash and Miami Cunat fund, 15,806 69 Indianapolis 4" 6,765 65 Militia lines, 56185 Making, 27,735 93 Which deaucted from the cash on hand leaves, 6,323 00 The revenue of 1830 to be paid sub. sequent to the 4th insl., vvid prubabiy amount to 3,700 CO Making for the current expenses of the year, T 26,023 00 These expenses may be estimated as foliates : To Judges and Prosecutors, 8,20) 00 The Executive, 2,200 00 Printing and Stationary, 3,310 00 Legislative expenses, 13,000 00 Specific appropriations, 1,603 GO Contingent, 1,000 CO Militia, 150 CO State Prison, 750 00 Wolf scalps, 8-0 CO Probate J udges, 3,000 00 34,000 00 2,023 00 Which will leave in the Treasury, Decembsrl, 1831, Kespectfully submitted, SAMUEL MERRILL. APPORTIONMENT. We gave in the last Journal, the features oi a bill which had been reported

to the Senate making an apportionment of Senators and Representatives. We give below the provisions of a bill on the same subject, reported to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, which has been ordered to a third reading, and will undoubtedly pass. It

provides, that the county ot Wayne shall form one Senatorial district; the counties of Fayette and Union one; the couutiesof Marion and Hamilton one; the counties of Madison, Hancock, and Henry one: the counties 01 uanuoipn, Delaware, Allen, Elkhart, and St. Jo seph one ; the counties of Franklin, liar rison, Jefferson, Dearborn, Washing ton, Rush, & Putnam each one district; j the counties of Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick one; me counties 01 Swit zerland and Ripley one; Decatur and Shelby one; Jackson, Jennings, and Scott one; Bartholomew and Johnson one; Clark and Floyd one; Monroe, Owen, and Greene one; Morgan, Hendricks, and Boon one; Gibson, Pike, and Dubois one; Crawford, Perry, and Spencer one; Orange and Lawrence one; Knox, Daviess, and Martin one; Vigo, Sullivan, and Clay one; Parke and Vermillion one; Fountain and Warren one; Montgomery and Clinton one; Tippecanoe, Corroll, and Cass onc.'In regard to the House of Representatives, the bill provides that the counties of Wayne and Dearborn shall each be entitled to four; the county of Clark to three; the couutiesof Washington, Jefferson, Harrison, Franklin Fayette, Union, Parke, Putnam, Rush, Knox. Vermillion. Switzerland, Tinne - canoe, ana r oumum 10 two eacu; uie 1 1 " 1. . i . i K . Icounties of Orange and Lawrence to three; the counties of .Marion, Henry, Posey, Ripley, Decatur, Shelby, Scott, Jennings, Jackson, Bartholomew, Johnson, Floyd, Monroe, Owen, Greeue, Morgan, Gibson, Crawford, Sullivan; Vigo, Clay, Daviess, Hendricks, Warren, and Martin each to one; the counties of Hamilton, and Boon to 6ne; Madison and Hancock to one; Vander- , . burgh and Warrick to one; Pike and Dubois to one; Spencer and Perry to one; Carroll and Cass to one; Montgomery and Clintoa to two; Randolph and Delaware to one; Allen, St. Joseph, and Elkhart to one. COSir.ce the above was in type the bill has passed the House of Representatives by a large majority. Indiana journal, January 1, EXAMINE K N 0 . XI. In searching for the cause and origin of ail those unconstitutional violations, which we see stalking in open daylight before the people, in an insolent presuming and self-justifying- manner, of pereous holding two or more lucrative otEces, we are led into an extended ex-! animation. In turning back 10 the origin of the constitution of this state, time we find that Jonathan Jennings was elected president, speaker, or chairman of lhat convention; & who was also the tirst governor under the constitution, and was considered (by man)) to be a3 wise and good a politician ha could be found in the state, Duiii i: his tirst term of administration, as governor, under the new constitution, he was appointed a commissioner, by lhe president. of the United States.. u treat with the Indiana lor certain lands fying in this state and Ohio, with other commissioners; which appointment said Jennings accepted, and perfoimed the duties of said ctlice, thereby vacating his tthce as governor as completely as if! ne had died a natural death. And so :ul iL . .1 . . ir . beusiuiu was lue men ueut. governor, vui isiifiici iiiii 1 lsuii, mis iaci, mai he took upon himself the functions oi governor and cfiiciated in that capacity until alter Mr. Jennings returned iron) the treaty, when Mr. J. demanded ol Mr. Harrison the seal of the state, (if 1 mistake not,) but Mr. II. refused to surrender his constitutional rights, to a person who had vacated his ofiice by accepting an appointment under the general government. But after some short time had past in this slate of things, Mr. Jennings found means to possess himself of the seal of the state, and entered on the duties of governor by usurpation; notwithstanding Mr. Harrison's endeavors to prevent him from usurping the ciHce. Mr. II. was dissati:iied with so base and ungentleraan like treatment, and in vindication of the constitution and his own rights, brought the subject before the next general assembiy, for their consideration and discussion, under a full expectation, no doubt, of having his rights restored, and Mr. Jennings dealt with according to his deserts. Uufor-i lunately for Mr. Harrison, that legislative assembly -were either too ignorant of the constitution and the improper conduct cf Mr. Jennings, or had rot independence sufficient to act in support of the constitution and Mr. H'a. rights, by replacing him in the executive office, and puuishing Mr. Jennings in proFu...u ju ,3 u.u . nere we see a string instance of legislative fallibility, fj.irsiu a icauiunon 10 reprimand Mr. Jenning' base and unconstitutional conduct, which amounts to almost a jusliaeation of if. In the course of time Mr. James .

Ray was elected governor of Indiana, and received a like appointmt nt by the President of the United Slates as Mr Jennings had commissioner to trtat with the Indians for land, which Mr. Ray accepted and carried into effect with others, thereby vacating his office

as governor, leaving the reins cf gov eminent in the hands of the lieutenant j governor; and after returning from the I duties of said appointment, he lock up 0n himself the duties of eoverner. At j (he next session of the legislative assem bly, Merrit Craig, esq. then a member of the lower house, bro't the subject of governor Ray's unconstitutional acts of vacating his office before that honorable; body. Mr. Ciaig, with some others, who had independence enough to avow their opinion on the subject, made a brave and feailess stand against Mr. Ray's illegal acts, but were overruled by a majority, who were not sensible of the crime, or were indifferent in support of the constitution. So this second offence of the chief magistrate of the state, past by without bringing him to a just punishment; not so much as leaving a record of a resolution condemnirg the principle and practice and consigning the offender to his just deserts. Fellow titizei.s, are not the names of Harrison and Craig worthy of being enrolled in the archieves of the state? that after ages may read and rejoice that at all times there were some independent and faithful men in public business, to declare the truth to the people I and defend their constitutional right?. ! Whiln I wrii I I . . . . my bosom in the testimony of such prin ciples and indepei:dence,and in finding here and there a faithful servant to their country and constituents, w bodespised the serifs of fool? and knaves, whose principles were founded cn the eternal basis of wisdom and truth, w hose public acts were maiked with virtue and patriotism, and whose candor and enlerprize were as gold puri ucu uy uu vu uic uiuc: ileum i led ashamed in my esamination,in reflectfied by tire. On the other hand 1 feel ing cn the conduct ot Jonathan Jen nings and James Brown Ray, who have been elected and filled the tirst cfiice in the state, who have been the pride of the people, that they should set examples before the public that would make the wildest savage blush. Here lies the origin of persons holding two or more luciative cilices at the same time. Now. when the question is asked on the propriety or rather impropriety of persons holding two lucrative offices at the same time, in violation of the constitu tion, the two cases of the governor?, who did the game and were not punished, are pointed to as precedents. Fellow citizens, when we turn our attention to those honorable gentlemen who hold some of lhe most important offices in the state, viz. Judges of the supreme court and presidents of circuit courts, those gentlemen are the special guardians of the people's rights and judges of the laws and constitution of the state, and are equally bound by their caths and their honor to expose and punish all violators, it is an unaccountable rnistery, with me, how those learned gentlemen can remain silent cn the subject, when there are continually cases within their perview of men holding: two lucrative offices, in many parts of the stale, in open violation of the constitution. Shall we impute it to their igr.orance or to a want of independence to perform their duty, or to a little o both? There is another set of men, whol . ' make great pretentions of friendship for the people, and a special regard far the constitution and government cf Indiana, viz: our congress senators and representatives, who remain as silent as the house of death on the subject of violations of the constitution. When I see them set out on their electioneering campaigns, before an election, they put me in mind of a surly mastiff", who is in want of food, making up to a stranger and waging his tail in token of friend ship, to procure a morsel of bread, bat who, when once satisfied, it would be dangerous to come near. Is it not something so with those elco tioneeing highxninded persons, who are seeking oiYce by the sutTrege of the people? How friendly and polite they will salute a voter before an election, but when once they have accomplished their purpose they have very little to say to the people. They appear to feel their elevated station, and it is almost presumption for a poor laboring man to enter their houses or stand ia their presence. They appear like lickspittles before an election, and like demagogue? after it. What a transformation in the course oi a-few days in men of little and corrupt minds; how much they resemble unrighteous and wicked men cf all ages, w ho had not (he good of their country at heart. They could see their friendly neighbors, who pos sess conquerable ini uence with the peoric, ;,nd who would go all length to Jro'lire their election, violate the conslitution ot the state and foreswear themselves, and set the government at detnnce in deed, if net in word, year after year, without even lispii g the slightest hint as a reproof, or aUemptir.

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