Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 20, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 21 May 1831 — Page 1

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yax AUTiiOiuTY.j laws of the united states, passed ATI xtit. seuund session or the TWENTYFIRST CONGRESS. Public No. 53.1 AN ACT to extend the patent of John Adam- "--' j pXlt7hrv-rT, Jt frpresmtattves of the UnUed Stale, of simerica in congress assemoiea. mat mereue, anu nereoy is, graniea unio 1 L J I I -J John Adamson, a citizen ofthe United OlrtlC;, UI3 1IC1IS, dUIJIIUl&llitlUrs, HIJU assigns, for the ferm.of fourteen years from the twelfth day of December, one

thousand eight hundred and thirty, the tlQn anu"se ot a lateral branch ot the lialtir..n nA i:u ' r moie and Ohio Had Koad, into and within

,UM -uo,,o ..6.t uudi; ui maKing, constructing, using, ana vending to others to be used, his improvenent, called a f loafing Dry Dock." a uc, .jiu,, u. -

scueuu.u - - - oiy oi mar) land, entitled -An actio case, and in every respect be, the same granted to the said John Adamson for incorporate the Baltimore and Ohio .ns is provided in and by the abovementhe same on the thirteenth day of Ue- Rail Road Company,'1 passed the twen- tin

cember, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. Andrew Stevenson Speaker ofthe House of Representative John C. Calhoun, President of the Senate. Approved, March 2, 1831. ANDREW JACKSON. fPuBLic No. 59. AN ACT to authorize the Mate ot Illinois to surrender a townsmp or ia..a gr-,ueu i u c.i. c amrni.r nf eQPinnc. ant! tft locate I fh ia5. In V;,. thofi Bp itpnnrtedbv the Senate and House of Revresentatives of the United Slates of S . r . . ! America in Congress assembled, That the btate of Illinois be, ana is nereoy, j authorized to relinquish to the United Stales, township number five, north of range number one west, situate in the county of Fayette, in 6aid State, heretofore granted to the said Slate for the use of a seminary of learning, and to Jocate upon the public lands within said State, the sale of which is authorized by law, one entire township of land, or a quantity of land equal thereto, in tracts of not less than the quarter of a section. Approved, March 2,1831. lPublic No. CO. AN ACT to establish ports of delivery at Port Pontchartrain and Delaware city, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ."hat there be, and hereby is establised, at Port Pontchartrain, on lake Pontchartrain a port of delivery, that a Surveyor shall be appointed to reside at said port, that all ships and vessels bound to said port shall after proceeding thereto, and making report and entry at the port of New-Orleans, within the time limited by law, be permitted to unlade their cargoes at the said port under the rules and regulations prescribed by law. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all vessels about to depart from the said port for foreign poits and places shall be permitted to clear out with their cargoes at the custom house in the city of New-Orleans, and depart under the same rules, regulations, and restrictions, and in every respect in the 6ame maimer, as vessels clearing out and departing for foreign ports and places from the said city of New-Orleans by the way of the Mississippi river; and goods imported into the United States, and exported from said port, shall be entitled to the benefit of a drawback of the duties upon exportation to any foreign port or place, under the same provisions, regulations, restrictions and limitations, as if the said goods, wares, and merchandise had been exported directly from New-Orleans by way of the Mississippi river. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Delaware city, in the district of Delaware, shall be a port of delivery ; and a Surveyor shall be appointed, who shall reside at said city Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That a collection district be, and is hereby established in the Territory of Florida, which shall include all the ports, harbors, shores, and waters of the main land in Florida, and of the islands opposite and nearest thereto, from Saint Mary's to the South side of Saint John's, to be called the Saint John's district, and a port of entry shall be established at such point on the Saint John's river, as the President may di . rect, and a collector shall be appointed, who 6hall give the same bond, perform the same duties, and be entitled to the

ssme compensation,and fees, as the col

leuiuic, in uiuei uismcig in r lorioa. dec. o. jma oeiuurlher enacted, lhat rrospecr, mine district ol Belfast, in the State of Maine, shall be a port of delivery: aau mac a surveyor snail be appointed, who shall reside at that place. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That the ports of Kennebunk, in the State of .uaiue, ana imaaieiown, in tne Siateol Connecticut, be, and they are hereby made ports of entry for vesses arrivi f.(kP fn,i tt ...w . i 1 13 w4j luuii incvyniit: u iiiiu i iiih. ;hi i i rrt rn niarpa uPVnnf fh f en mo Approved, March 2, 1831. Public No. 61. 1 AN ACT to authorize the extension, construethe District of Columbia Whereas it is represented to this present Congress that the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, incorporaiea cyan act oi me uenerai Assemtyeighthday ofFebruary,eighteenhundred and twenty-seven, are desirous, under the powers which they claim to ue vebiea in uiem uy me provisions oi me oeiore recited acr, to construct a ! ..... lateral branch Irom the said Baltimore ana nio nan uoad to me JJistnct ol Columbia. Therefore, I " I T-lT- 1. .1 "I -v . ... Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ot the United btates of America in Congress assembled, That the - 7 Baltimore and Ohio Rail Koad Company, incorporated by the said act of the 14 II I general Assemoiy oi luary land, snail be, and they are hereby, authorized to caichu uku anu wuuin me uisinct oi Columbia a lateral rail road, such as

- j the said company shall construct, lo be shall also be the duty of the said cornconstructed, in a direction towards the pany to provide for such individual said District, in connexion with the proper wagon ways across the said rail rail road which they have located, and road, from one part of bis land to the are constructing, from the city of Balti- other; but nothing herein contained more to the Ohio river, in pursuance shall be so construed as to authorize of their said act of incorporation: And the entry by the said company upon

the said Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company are hereby authorized to exercise the same powers, rights, and privileges, and shall be subject to the same restrictions, in the extension and construction of the said lateral rail road into and within the said District, as they may exercise, or are subject to, under and by virtue of their said charteroract of incorporation, in the extension and construction of any rail road within the State of Maryland, and shall be entitled to the same rights, compensation, benefits, and immunilies, in the use ofthe said road, and in regard thereto, as are provided in their said charter, except the right to construct any lateral road cr roads within the said District from the said lateral branch or road hereby authorized, it being expressly understood that the said Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company shall have power only to construct from the said Baltimore and Ohio rail road one lateral road within thesaid District, to some point or terminalion within the City and County of Washington, to be determinated in the manner hereinafter mentioned: Provided, ahoays, and be it enacted, That before the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company aforesaid shall proceed to construct any rail road which they may lay out or locate, on, through, or over any land or improvements, or to use, lake for use any earth, stone, or other materials, on any land within the said District, they shall first obtain the assent ofthe owner of such land, im provements, or materials, or, if such ower shall be absent from said District, or shall refuse to give such assent on such terms as the said company shall approve, or, because of infancy , coverture, insanity, or any olher cause, shall be legally incapable of giving such assent, then it shall be lawful for the said company to apply to a justice of the peace of the county of Washington, who shall thereupon issue his warrant, under his hand and seal, directed to the Marshal of the said Distiict, requiring him to summon a jury of twenty inha bitants of the said District, none of whom shall be interested, or related to any person interested, in the land or ma terials required for the construction of the said rail road, or a stockholder, or related to any stockholder, in the said company, to meet on the land, or near to the other property or materials so required, on a day uamed in such war rant, not less then three nor more than lilleen days after issuing the same, to proceed to value the damages which the owuer or owners of any uch land

- lor other properly will sustain by the

use or occupation ofthe same, required bv the said r.omnanv- and the nroceed ines. dutv. and authority of the said Marshal, in regard to such warrant and lurv. and thfi nth nr afhrmatinn to be administered, and inouisition to be made and returned, shall be the same a3 are directed and authorized in re gard to the Sheriff by the fifteenth section oi the said act of the Genera Assembly of the Slate of Maryland corponf (he sajd BMlote m- n ,4 min i q 1 1 i r a n - m o r. nnn o 1 1 nn i vuiv jlixii x v 1 -A v u lil ci I J j j ctiiu an 1 1 1 other proceedings in regard to such iury, and tna eslimatius and valuation of damages, and the payment or ten der of a payment of any damages ascer tained by such valuation and etfect thereof, and of the view of any lands, or other properly or materials, as to giving the said company a right to use the same for the use or construction of any railroad within the said District, as hereby authorized, shall, in everv the rail roads thereby authorized to be constructed bv the said comnanv: Pm Uided, also, and be it enacted. That whenever the said comDanv. n the construe I ' " - tion of a rail road into or within the said District, as authorized bv this art. I ' J ' shall hnd it necessary to cross or inter sect any established road, street or oth er way, it shall be the duty of the said company so to construct the said rail road acros3 such established road, I ' street, or other way, as not to impede the passage or transportation of perI .1 . sons or property along me same: and, where it shall be necessary to pass the tiu iau iuau iniuugu iue iana oi any individual within the said District.it ai)y ll or square, or upon any part of any lot or square, owned by the United States, or by any other body or bodies politic or corporate, or by any individual or individuals, within the limits of the City of Washington, for the purposes aforesaid, of locating or constructing the said road, or of excavating the same, or for the purpose of taking therefrom any material, or for any other purpose or uses whatsoever; but the sa"d company in passing into the District aforesaid, and constructing the said road within the same, shall enter the City of Washington at such place, and shall pass along such public street or alley, to such point or terminey withm the said City, as the said company shall find best calculated to promote the objects of said road: Providcd,Thni the level of said road with Ihe said City shall conform to the present graduation ofthe streets, unless the said Corporation shall agree to a different level: And, Provided, also, That the said company shall not be permitted lo lake or terminate the said road west of the west side of seventh street west: And. Pro vided, also, That the said road shall not cross, or intenerc will), or mlnnce on the existing Washington City Canal, oi the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, their waters oi basins, or any olher canal which may hereafter be projected and executed to connect the said Chesa peake and Ohio Canal with the aforesaid Washiuaton Citv Canal in its whole extent to the Eastern Branch of the Potomac: Provided, also, The rate actually charged and received on all that part of said road within Ihe District shall not exceed three cents a ton per mile for toll, and three cents a ton per mile for transportation, except as hereinafter specified, and shall be the same each way : Provided, also, That the privileges granted by this bill to the aforesaid rail road company shall be upon the condition that the said company shall charge the same rate of loll upon the same articles going east and west between Baltimore and Washington. Sec 2. Andbe it further enacted, That, in addition to the charges authorized by said act of incorporation to be made by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company aforesaid, the said company shall be authorized, within the said District, to make any special con tract with any corporation, company or individual, for the exclusive use of any car, or of any part of, or place in, any car, or olher carnage, on any rail road constructed by the said company, for a specified time or distance, or doid,

or for the receipt and delivery, or the

transportation of merchandise or otner valuable articles, in boxes, parcels, or packages weighing less than one-tenth of a ton, on such terms as may be mutually agreed on between the parlies: Provided, i hat the charge lor the trans portation of merchandise or other valuable articles shall not exceed one cent per mile for any single box, parcel, or package weighing less than nicy pounds, and measuring, in size, not more than two cubic feet; and for any heavier or larger bo.v, parcel, or pack age, weighing less than one tenth of a ton, not more than two cents per mile. Ana the 6aid company, m all cases where the whole of the merchandise, produce, or other property, transport ed, on their railroad within the said District, at any one time, belonging to the same person, co-partnership, or corporation, shall weigh less than a ton, and more than half a ion, shall be enti tled to charge and receive, for the transportation thereof, at Ihe same rate per mile as if it weighed a lull ton, and if the same shall weigh less than half a ton, the charge per mile may be the same as lor hall a ton; always estima ting a toa weight to be two thousand pounds. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That the said company are. also, hereby em powered to make such special contract with any duly authorized officer or agent of the United States, for the conveyance ofthe mail, or the transportation of persons or property for the use of the United States, on any rail road which has been or shall be constructed by the said Baltimore and Ohio Rail road Company, on such terms as shall be approved of by the competent officer or authority; and in all such instances, to receive the compensation so agreed for. according to the terms of each contract. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the said rail road company may charge and receive, for taking up and setting down any passenger or traveller within the District, conveyed a shorter dis tance than four miles, a sum not ex ceeding twelve and a half cents. bEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That unless the said company shall commence the said lateral rail road withiu one year, and complete the same, with, at least, one set of tracks, within four years from the passage of this act , then this act, aud all the rights and privile ges thereby granted, shall cease and determine. Sec. G. And be it further enacted, That nothiug herein coutaiued shall be so construed as to prevent the Congress ofthe United Slates from granting the same or similar privileges to those here by granted to anv other company or companies, incorporated or to be in corporated by the btale ol Maryland or Virginia or by Congress, or from authorizing, by any future law, such ad ditional rail road or roads, in conneclon wilh said road, so as to extend ihe same road, or to construct others con nected therewith, to such parts ofthe District as from time to time may be required by Ihe convenience ot ,lhose parts ot the District into which the said company are now restrained from cerrymg said road, or Irom enacting such rules and regulations, prescribing the speed of cars or carriages passing over said road, and other matters relating hereto, necessary lor the security ol he persons and property of theinhabianls ofthe District, in such manner as o the present or any future Congress shall seem expedient: And Provided, nevertheless. That nothing herein contained shall be construed to give any rights or privileges to the said company, beyond the limits of ihe Distiict of Columbia. Sec 7. And be it further enacted, That if the State of Maryland shall determine to construct a rail way between the city of Baltimore aud the District of Columbia, or shall incorporate a company lor the same purpose, then similar lights, privileges, immunities, and powers, conferred by this acton the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, be, and Ihe same are hereby, conferred on ihe State of Maryland, or any company which may be incorporated b) it for the same purpose, within one year after the passage of this act. Approved, March 2, 1831. From the Indiana Journal. CJen. Roblc's Address. Fellozv-Citizens: As you have, since our existence as a people, selected many of your fellow citizens from the common walks and avocations in life, and without reference to their business aud

profession elevated them by your suffrages to the highest official situations, and honored them with your confidence; and by your uniform practice sanctioned the republican maxim, that integrity and qualification are the only needful passports to your favor, I feel encouraged to tender you my services, and ask at your hands the most distinguished station within your gift that of chief magistrate of Indiana. Having located in Indiana when a boy of seventeen, I have been an attentive and interested spectator of her rapid career from the condition of a feeble territory, to that of an important member of the Union; and whilst witnessing the progress of public affairs her extraordinary increase in population, Ihe development of hei resources, Sz. oc casionally participating in the political events as they occurred, 1 indulge the hope, that 1 have, in some degree, acquired a knowledge of her true policy, and ofthe wants and interests of the people. On the score of public services, in a military or civil capacity, I claim nothing at the hands of my fellow-citizens

nor do I believe, that because a man has been honored with one ollice he is therefore entitled to another. So far as any thing was due me for my litlle services on the eastern frontier of ihp state during the late war, or for services ren dered occasionally in the civil department, during a residence of twenty years among v0u,l have beeu compen sated by the perquisites of the situa tions 1 occupied, and lhat which should be more valuable to public men, the spontaneous approbation of my fellowcitizens. It is on my atlachement to the civil institutions of our common coun try, my devotion to the interests of Indiana, the character in public and private life that J may.huve built up among you, and the opinion my fellow-citizens may entertain of my qualifications and integrity, lhat I rest my pretentions: looking to the people all, and not par ty discipline, lor promotion to the important place, which it U their right la bestow, and to which 1 trust a laudable ambition has prompted me to aspire. Removed by our insular position from the theatre of heavy commercial tranaclions, with a territory embracing more good land than any olher state of the Union, the industry of your citizens for some years must be directed towards the pursuits of husbandry; consequently the legislative and executive departments of our government have but few objects over which to exercise their supervisory care. With powers clearly defined, they can move harmoniously in their respective spheres, and without ostentatious parade, exercise their legitimate powers in Iheprcmolion of ihe prosperity of a plain people. An object of importance wilh us, is the encouragt ment of agriculture by a judiciousapplication of ourresouices,in improvingjnatural and making artificial avenues through which to convey our surplus produce to market, and in return receive our supplies, with the least possible expense. With but limited means to accomplish these objects, and those drawn from the pockets ofthe people by Ihe process of taxation, our attention should be given to ihose ofthe first importance, and all grants to the state for special purposes, ought to bo faithfully and enconomically applied to the objects designated. 1 need hardly avow my sentiments as to our larilflaws. I have lived too long in Indiana, and w itnessed the extensive depression in all branches of industry, particularly the low prices of every thing raised by the fanner, to be houile to the tariff. Its agency in invigorating western agriculture; and its iniluence on our present and future prosperity, are too manifest to need demonstration. The gloom that hung around our languishing commerce is nearly removed, and our citizens must see lhat the fine prices we have been obtaining, for the Inst three of four years, for our pi educe, is owing to the tariff that we are now supplying ihe eastern manufacturer 5c southern planter with our pork, flour, beef, corn,&:c. whilst they are engaged in other branches of industry, protected by our taritf from foreign competitions. To repeal the tariff lawi and drive hun dreds of thousands of our citizens to raising their own corn, poik, wheat, &c. they would become competitors instead of purchasers, and the market would be glutted. Ofthe necessity of continuing them we are admonished by every motive of interest and self defence. If every man in the goveromeDt raiiei