Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 7, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 19 February 1831 — Page 2

lealor or other peraon doing county business, offending against tha provisions of this section, on conviction thereof upon indictment or presentment, shall be fined for every such offence in ony sum not exceeding fire

hundred dollars. Sec. 20. That the qualified voters re

siding within the several townships, of

the several counties of this state, snail

meet together at the usual places of

holding general townships elections, on

the first Monday in April next; and annually on the first Monday in April thereafter, for the purpose of electing ns ruiny constables in such township as there are justicesi of the peace within the 6ame, and shall at the same time elect one inspector of elections for each township; two fence viewer, two overseers of the poor, and a3 many supervisors of highways as there are now or raay hereafter be allotted the respective townships by the proper board of commissioners; and in all cases of failtire on the part of the qualified voters, to elect any su-ch towuships officers, it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners at the next session after the time such election should have been held, to appoint such officers to remain in office until the time U r the next election. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to affect or repeal the laws now in force, regulating the manner of doing township busines8, in the

counties of Dearborn and Switzerland, except as to the election of the township supervisor. Sec 21. The above named township

officers shall possess the same qualifications, and perform the same duties, as are required of such officers by the laws

now in force; the saLd township elec

tiona to be held and conducted in the same manner that general and township elctions are now held and conducted,

and the constables shall give 6uch bond

and security, for the performance of

their duty,as is now required by law.

Sec. 22. That the board of commissioners shall, so soon as may be after

the first election held under the provisions of this act, divide the several townships within their respective counties into as many highway districts as (hey may deem necessary; which dis

tricts shall be designated and number

ed in numerical order, and recorded by the Clerk of the board of Commissioners. Where any vacancyjshall happen in any of the township officers, the said board of commissioners shall, at their next session, appoint a suitable person or persons to fill such vacancy until the next annual election for township officers, when 6uch vacancy shall be filled by an election of tbe electors of the township. Sec. 23. It shall be the duty of the said inspectors of elections iu each township, within three days after such election, to make out and deliver to tbe Clerk of the circuit court, a list of the several township officers, whose duty it iball be to make out certificates of the election of the person or persons elected, and the Sheriffofsaid county shall deliver the same to the township officers

fv elected. Sec. 24. The circuit courts ia coun

tws where court houses shall not have

been erected, shall be holden for the time being, at tbe place designated by law or selected by the court: and the

boards of commissioners in such coun ties, shall with all convenient speed pro

ceed to the completion of a court house.

jail, and other public buildings for the eama, and keep the same in repair. Sea 25. The hoard of commissioners, in (heir respective counties, at their first meeting after the passage of this act, or some subsequent meeting, shall oppoiqt some fit person as trustee of the public seminary of their respective counties, who, on acceptance of such appointment, shall take an oath of office faithfully to discharge the duties of his said ollice according to law, and also give bond payable to the state of Indiana, with two sufficient securities, in the penal sum of double the amount as near as may be of the funds of the county seminary,!conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and for paying over all monies, and delivering over all books, bonds, and papers that may be in his hands as trusteed his 6ucce9Sor in office, when his

term of service shall have expired agreeably to law which bond shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the proper county, and shall not be void on one recovery, but may be put in suit from time to time, a3 often as occasion may require: Prozidsd however. That this act shall in no way be construed so as to interfere with or repeal any existing raws, respecting the county seminary of Switzerland county or any other county, for which special laws relative to county seminaries have heretofore been enacted. S'c. 26. The board of commissioners shall annually allow the clerk and sheriff of their county, such compensation for their extra services, as they may deem reasonable, not exceeding seventy dollars each; which annual al

lowance shall be considered a full

cuit court of such county, and the county in any manner-whatever. Sec. 27. The board of county commissioners in each and every county, shall cause a pound to be erected at or near the several court houses, with a good and sufficient fence, gate , lock and key,

where estray horses, mules, and asses may be kept, on the first day oflhe terms of the circuit courts; and the said board shall also appoint some fit person who shall take charge of said pound, and keep the same in repair,and whose duty it shall also be to attend at the said pound, on the several court days, during the time such estrays are directed to continue there, with the key of the same; and the said board shall make such reasonable allowance for the erecting and keeping said pound as to them

shall seem proper, to be paid out of the county treasury; and any person being appointed and undertaking the charge of said pound, and tailing to discharge his duiies agreeably to the directions herein expressed, shall forfeit

and pay to tbe person injured, the sum

of eight dollars lor every such ollence, with costs, recoverable before any jjstice of the peace of the county where

such offence shall have been committed.

Sec. 23. From all decisions of the

several boards of commissioners, there

gov. Ray, which went to impugn the motives of members of the senate in relation to sum', matters. The venerable and highly respectable senator from Dearborn, judge Watts, arose in his place, and in a strain of eloquent, pathetic and manly language portrayed the whole political rise, progress and fall of the governor, relating minutely the many acts of his political life which went to show him forth in no very enviable colours. Judge Watts stated that he had been the early patron and protector of the governor, that he had been a member of his family, that the strong ties of relationship existed intimately between them; that his efforts

had always been exerted to support and defend the governor; but that the time had arrived, when he felt it his imperious dutv to raise his voice

against him, and to defend himself

from the ungracious imputations which were cast upon him for the first time in his life, lie proceeded to detail the acts of gov. Ray since the time he first determined to be a candidate for the United States' senate. The means he had endeavored to enlist in his behalf in order to effect his designs; that he had conveyed to the ears of the old

judges that their re-nomination depend

ed upon an intimation from them that he should be supported by the men

' . . COMMUMCATIOJV.

shall be an appeal to the circuit court, whom he would nominate. That one

by any person or persons aggrieved ; of the gentlemen who had been nom-

and the person or persons appealing inated, had been proverbially the revi-

shall take the same within thirty days Her and opposer of the governor, and

alter such decision, by giving bond that the executive of a state had thrown with security, to the acceptance of the aside the dignity of his station and had clerk of such board, conditioned for the patrolled the state electioneering for faithful prosecution of such appeal and the office of senator, by holding forth the payment of costs already accrued, the patronage of his station, especially and which may hereafter accrue, if the the seats on the supreme bench; that same6hall be adjudged by the said cir- when he found he could not succeed cuit court, to be paid by such appel- thereby, he endeavored to manage himlant;and the clerk shall docket such self on to the supreme bench, but failappeal, with the cases pending in the inginallhe now wishes to cast odium circuit court, within twenty days after upon his benefactors. The judge went

EXAiMlNER No. X1U. To the electors oj the state of Indiana : You are requested to take into serious consideration the propriety of electing farmers, mechanics, and laborers to represent, make our laws, transact and execute all and singular the principal constitutional offices of government, according to their true intent & meaning; whereby our rights may be observed and maintained for the good of the whole.

Fellow citizens, in choosing men of

our own class to make our laws, we shall elect persons whose interests are inseperable from ours, and whose aim will be, in making laws, to limit their contents to the capacity of all who can read and understand plain Er.glish- In making laws for our republic brevity and simplicity should be observed. They should be brought within the reach of all to understand. In our present mode, the people are imposed upon!by a multitude of candidates for office, who present themselves, without being called upon by the people to stand as candidates at the polli, but who have nominated and imposed themsehes upon the good people, by whom they wish to be honored and benefitted. In those cases of sf-nominaticn the people cannot anticipate any great good from tha result cf electing them. Ia mo3t all elections cf this kind, the candidate

brings himself forward, from ambitious

the taking of such appeal.

Approved, January 1G, 1831,

The Legislature adjourned sine die

on Ihursday last, after an interesting

session of nine weeks and a half.

Much important business has been

done, and we are inclined to believe

that much benefit will accrue to the

public from a part of the labours of

on to say that more than all this was

true as he knew from his own knozvl edge, and that he as a senator in his

place, averred its truth, and did he con

ceive it doubtful he could swear to it before the court of heaven. lie stated that disgrace had fallen upon the state by the election of such a man as gov1 1.1. 1

ernor, and ne prayed mat providence

would avert a similar calamity for the

ruture. The governor eat in the lobby and

heard this withering denunciation as it

the late session.

Amoog tiie most important acls, of a fe,lfrom le fthe , headed nofi i n 'j r ii ro n rn I

senator. He arose and attempted to

corn-

general nature, are,

The act repealing the usury laws,

in such manner that contracts for spe

cified amounts of interest shall be valid

and collectable between parties, with

out regard to established rates, except

in cases where no definite rate ia nam

ed in tbe contract.

The act changing the mode of

transacting county business, from justi

ces courts to commissioners.

The act regulating the emigration

of free negroes to this state, whereby

they are compelled to furnish testimonials of good character, and to give se

curity for their good behaviour, and

that they will not become paupers up

on the county. The act apportioning the state into senatorial and representative districts. The act distributing between forty and fifty thousand dollars of the three

per cent, fund to tne several counties for the improvement of rondo. A general compendium of the Militia laws and also of the road laws. A complete revision, compilation and reprinting of all the laws of the state. The above businesj, together with tli3 election of a United States' Senator, the re-organization of the supreme

court, the election of president judges, prosecuting attorneys, has contributed

to render the session important. The subject of the Wabash and Erie

canal has been an engrossing topic, and the public are apprized that all further

operations thereoaare nullified for one

year. We are not aware that the ne

cessities oi our state m general are such as to suffer materially by this limited suspension of this great work of

Internal improvement; but we cannot

discard our belief that the state has shown bad faith to those adventurers

whom she invited by her law of last

year to make investments in her canal

lands, and who have paid their money into her coffers upon the certain calculation that she would go on to prose cute the work. lnd'a Democrat, Jarfy 12.

Close cf the session. Seldom has a scene been presented to the world surpassing the things done and performed within a few days previous to the close of the session. The senate and governor Ray got at loggerheads on the subject of the nomination of the supreme judges, and several reports, resolutions and mes

sages passed between them, not very courteous in their character nor decorous in language, abounding in severities and insinuations. This statp nf

i flairs continued, projrressivelv. until

pciiBBiion loraii extra service?, render- ! Wednesday, when it was blown into a ed the board of commissioner, the cir-1 perfect hurricane by a message from

defend; but it was like darting straws

against the wind. In a few momentshe sat down, surrounded by an immense

crowd of hearers who, although they

must havepittied one so overwhelmed,

yet audibly muttered a general assent

to the justice of the chastisement.

But this was not the end of the farce.

In a phrenzied heat, the governor lost

all control of his cherished dignity,

and on Ihursday a most disgraceful

scene was exhibited by him in the of

fice of the secretary of state. He re

paired thither and got into altercation with the secretary in relation to the

fact of members of the general assem

bly having book3 belonging to the

state library, which is intended for the

use of members and others, and wished

the secretary to furnish him a list of

the books in the hands of the members,

in order that he might justify himself

for having kept books of importance out of the library for more than a year. The Secretary wasengaged in attending to a resolution of the senate requiring him to prepare a listof acts for publication, and the general assembly were just on the point of adjourning, The secretary told the governor hi3 engagements, and the impossibility of comply

ing at that time with his request; but gave him the library record to examine. The governor pat a few moments examining the book, and in a rage of passion arose and seizing a chair, poised it in the air threatening to "knock out the brains" of the secretary. The secretary undismayed reproved him for his undignified conduct

and told him of the meanness of his course, questioning at the same time the veracity of his assertions and the courage of one who thus essayed to act the bravado. The general attendance of the members of both houses soon caused the gov. to draw in his horus, and to calm down- his anger, At this time the legislature were waiting for the signature of the governor to a number of bills, and in the course of the afternoon he signed them, after which a committee of the senate was appointed to wait upon him, and know if he had any further communications to make. He informed the committee that he had further communication to make ; but instead of treating him with any degree of respect, a motion was immediately made, that the senate adjourn sine die, which was

carried unanimously, and this too, in the presence of gov. James Drown Ra) . Sic transit gloria mundi 1 1 ! IJy,

and sinister motives, toiaiy uncon

nected with the interest of the people, (as we have leason to believe from past experience;) but which are hidden under great pretentions of friendship and

large and extravagant promises to at

feet (if elected) some great good for

tbe special beueht of the electors.

Fellow citizens, I will quote one net

of the general assembly of the state of

Indiana, to ahow you how far our laws

are removed from the understanding: of

the great ma33 of the inhabitants of this State. How much of this act has been repealed, I will not pretend to say, but

I fancy not much, as it is in the body of

our revised code of laws: An act declaring what law9 shall be ia forcd, approTed, January 2, 1810. "Be it enacted fyc. That the common

law of England, all statutes or acts of

the 13 r i 1 1 s h parliament in aid of the common law, prior to the fourth year of the reign of king James the first, excepting the second section of the sixth chapter of forty-third Elizabeth, tbe eighth chapter thirteeth Elizabeth, and ninth chapter thirty-seventh Henry eighth, and which are of a general na

ture not local to that kingdom, and not inconsistent with the laws of this state; and also the several laws in force in this state, shall be the rule of decision, and shall be considered as of full force until repealed by legislative authority." Fellow citizens, 1 will appeal to your

good judgments, how many of the Inhabitants are acquainted with the laws cf the state of Indiana. Can it ever be possible for the great mass of the people

ot iim state to become acquainted with those which are to govern our courts of justice, while we hare to search the code of Great Britain to learn them? Fellow citizen?, are we not a plain and domestic people? Would not a plain simple code of laws be the most congenial with our habits and interests

such a canon of rules and regulations

fit of the lawyei ? Most asu, 3y they are, and not for the people. Fellow citizens, are not mo?tof our acts framed and brought before the general assembly by lawyers, especially those which are of the most difficult for a common understanding to comprehend ? So long as it is the cuttorn for candidates to nominate themselves, so long the people will be imposed upon by wicked and designing law makers, and harassed, perplexed, and diuurbed. Fellow citizens, permit me to call your seriouj attention to the propriety of the people nominating the candidates theyjintend to support at our elections; and in making a selection, lay aside party animosity and prejudice, and let the all important question bo asked, are they honest, capable, onti will they support the constitution and seek the good of the whole whom they may represent. In electing fsrmeia and mechanics we shall take them from that great mass of laborers, who ara the support and bulwark of the nation, and their interests are so strongly associated with their fellows that it hardly possible for a separate interest to resist. By pursuing this course a f few years a change would be f tfected in ths mode of government; the people would be relieved from that troublesome task of hunting the acts of the British parliament for statutes to govern our courts of justice. but if it is necessary for the people of Indiana to have some laws,aimilar to Great Britain, why not enact them in our revised code, and make them plaia and simple, by striking out all tha words of dead or foreign language?, and supply their places with words in our own language? This would en

able the people of Indiana to transact their business, without the trouble of making a voyage to Europe to learn tha contents of our laws. Fellow citizens, hosv long are you willing to 6e imposed upon by men, whose interests are in direct opposition to the commonwealth of Indiana? Every lawsuit of any note injure seme individual or more, and benefits one, two, and, perhaps, half a dozen lawyers. It is reduced to a moral certainty that the lawyers live on the eniquities of the people, when their living is obtained by the practice of their profession. Would not our errors be of sufficient weight for us to bear, if our laws were so simplified as that we cooli avoid ten thousand law suits, which weare now Ignorantly drawninto; and i must add, for the most part, innocently. In electing lawyers to make ur laws.

is like unto a man who hires n mechan

ic to make his shoes, whose whole study in learning bis trade has been to spoil hi? work, by some mysterious and unknown trick that it cannot be of any use, unless acme one of the craft attend to putting it on; and when once on, endangers health and fortune. Examiner Examiner presents hia respec's to the editor in Indiana, and request them to re-publish tha above and subsequent numbers, should they deeu thera worthv.

The return to the Chief Justice's in junction to the Governor of Georgia to prevent the execution of the murderey Tnssela reminds ua of the famous reply of Gen. Israel Putnam, (who waj in the American Revolution the old Hickory of New England, rind whose memory!! be cherished and honored

as would readily hs understood by the lQfJ latest times,) to an empty, threaM ::,f? IV-.-l J L. laninn inlMnxlUn D.lli.t. D

suiiijieai capciimt: i h ouiu noi gucn i r.um mj uncmu ui jui mail iommana laws obviate and prevent ten thousand I er prevent the execution of one Na

cases of litigation, which the people than I aimer, a britieh spy Gen. Putare now aillicted with, whereby all the nam wrote back the following letter,

bad passions o the human heart, viz: wnicn we quote Irom memory.

malice, hatred, revenge, slander, evil Boston Statesman.

speaking, See. are brought into action, "Sir Na'han Palmer a LieutenanJ

iim reuieai iiurnuer 01 iiioso law ,u IV,l,'b 0 cu was muen in cvy

difficulties originates, nine times out camp as a spy, he was tried as o snr.

of ten, in a misapprehension of the be was condemned as a spy and shall

laws of our country. oe hanged as a spy."

Fellow citizens, if it is vour wish to r u& 13 hanged, yours &c.

have the constitution supported, and

our laws simplified and brought to the 4 real J'imrod. We find in the Be

understanding of the people, make that thany, Wayne county, (Pa.) Enquirer,

desire manifest at the polls of our elec- the following notice: We hope some-.

tion3, by electing such men onlv as will thing more than the jackets of friend

avow tneir seniimems anu pieage uius s ueer u ium win una meir way

themselves to adhere to and support to tins market; by the way, if any one

the constitution of this state, and fash- will visit Sylvesters in sixth street.

icn our laws, as far as possible, to the below market, he may ascertain that a

comprehension of the good people for deer skin may not inappropriately bo

whose benefit they are made. caneu a jac ket. t'hil. L,nq.

PVitnnr ri',7on ia it nnt nn rvMonf 'e notice an nccount of some six

design of our law constructor?, to make or a doznn ljer3 in one of our back

them as dark, complicated, ambiguous, M-oumies, nawiig Kineu wvu uecr in uie

course 01 n uay: vny, in uayno county we think nothing of this. Our

frier d Ab. Pulls would laugh at it. He

has frequentlv done as much

handed. Last year he took the iack-

and mysterious as possible? Which will render them harder of acces3 and more difficult to be understood The more

liable the people are to err in the support of them, the more litigation and

law suit?. Permit me !o ask the ques- et3 of ninety -ven of the tribe, and this tion. for whose benefit are law suits? season he has nlready executed his

For the people or the lawyers? I fancy death warrant on upwards of sixty.

akin" a ve pave a" account 01 an old

you will not hesitate long in m;

By a recent decree of the emperor of Russia, it is stated that the Jews who cannot pay their taxes are obliged to become soldiers.

decision on this question. Have you ever known an honest, industriou?, and working people become rich by heing engaged in continued law snits? 1 have no hesitation in believing vour

answers will be in the negative. For be inclined to doubt it.

whose benefit is it then to have litiga

tion and suits at law continually mulii- Eleven deaths occuric d in Cinci

plied ? Are they not for the sole b$ne-1 ti for the week ending 2.i Fcb'y,

hun-

ter nere, who some years ago, m one

day, kilted two martins, four deer and

a bear, at one shot!!! This ia actual-

lv the fact; and nnv critic who wiil

carefully read this statement will not