Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 22, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 4 June 1831 — Page 2

Columbia. Tha3C rivers abound inmaIlIog cabin. Pray, sir, on whesp

aalm an, sturgeon, herring, and oilier land is the cabin, or is it m the moon?

fim: the season for.hernng commerces Perhaps it is floating in the air, like his

in February and for salmon in May. imagination; from all that appear

The natives are not numerous, but are in his communication, the latter case very peaceable, by no means like those j$ in the game predicament with the

' rt w. I kails

at Nootka bound, ice. and Unpt. jj, former, hence neither nave lands nor at no time felt any apprehensions from buildings and if the money is not at n r- . . J l : r . i

them. uosion rntnot. interest, no lax is paiu ; aim u in a casii

is in his pocket, according to his own showing,"it is worth nothing." S Hind lo"ic! "Sage discover)." It ia true 1 did not make the quotation above, and the reasons are obvious, it was ir relevant to the object of the wiilei,

and I had sustained him against imputations unjustly, as I believed aimed at

his private and political standing in so

ciety, and was still willing to cover lib faults with the mantle of charily, fie

catches with intense eagerness at my . i

expression, ma', i was somewhat hu-

prised at his notions of the ad valorem

Mr. Culley, you will oblige a subscriber by giving this a place in your paper.

As 1 am a friend and firm supporter

of the constitution, I wish to support

candidates for any oinee, either high

or low, that will art wisely in the dis

charge of thpir duties to benefit the

public, and not through speculative

motives to benefit a few individual. Sseifig Mr. M irray's name as a candi

date tor th i next general assembly, 1

wish him to inform me ivhptiipi hn i? in

favor of stopping the Sunday Miilsnud N's,emof lax;Uioru Th;tl is ,ruc'aiula

uniting church and stale; if he is, 1

wish to nip the growth of his election in the bud, believing it to be an injudicious step and injurious and dangerous

to the liberties of the people. It ha

reference to that communication is a sufficient answer. For the sake of do

ing him justice I quoted his quotation

of the laws of Maine, although they

were said to be applicable to this stair,

been the downfall of all nations, where (Indiana,) w hich is in these words,ikn

priesthood has 'gained the ascendency over the people. Being persuaded in my own mind that those measuiesnre the first stepping stone of priestly power and contention, (the root of evil,) it loudly calls on all true republicans to be awake to the interest and suffrages of a republican constitution. Hoping that the citizens will elect such men as will support and institute good and wholesome laws; by that means the forests will be hewn down and splendid cities and villages appear in their stead. Peace and harmony will reside in their breasts the people will raise their voices, like peals of thunder, well done

lhou good and faithful servant, thou art worthy to be entrusted with the rcius of government. LYCURGUS.

For the Palladium Mr. Editor 1 1 seems my communication in the 13th No. of the Palladium,, basgivena fine opportunity to the modern Salomon, the profound scholar and fancied statesman, (air. A. J. Colton,) to lecture and criticise n in his communication in the 17th No. lie

mildly says "every individual should

a just valuation of the real ana person

al property of each individual shall he

made from time to time, and that each

individual shall be taxed according to such valuation money at interest cot excepted." It is hulv surprising that this pretended strictly honest politician, this saint, whososarcastically denounces me, ha?, through the whole of his communication, wish gatanirk skill concealed from his readers this quotation, so as to draw the commiseration of the people, by insinuating that I had misconhued his intentions, by giving garbled extracts trace him throughout. "Did I not say that each individual should be taxed according to the just valuation of all his real and persona! property?" No. "Did I not say that the individual who possesses most should pay most?" No. So he goes on. Tiie communications are all before the people, and on examination they will find if he telblhe truth when ne says "neither is it a fact that f omitted houses and Ms in mv former communication." How honestly he treats

my communication throughout. As to that part of his communication where

lie was so lost to self-respect as to have made such an extract or,sneeringly such remarks as he has. Here is my words, "I say is it right that we should be pressed down with additional burdens, after all that has been suffered by the inhabitants of the old counties, who put their all at stake in settling the va?t wilds of the west, enduring all the privations attendant on the settling of a new country, thickly interspersed with the savage foe who ambushed their pathway and made the darkness of the midnight glitter with the blaze of their dwellings, while the blood of their relatives fattened the fields." I have some reason to feel for the first

settlers of the west; in eaily life f set

tled where I now live, when the whole population within the bounds of Man

chester township, (my place of residence,) consisted of hut 37 souls, now, according to the census in your paper, it contains 20G3. Manchester present

ed a very different spectacle then from

what it docs now. it was witnout a road in it, or scarce a trace to guide us to the lonely cottage of the frontier settler. With a widowed mother my protectress we were thus seated in a wilderness in constant danger from the savages of the forest. Surely none will he surprised that I should call on my fellow citizens to ward off the weapons that political demagogues aim

at our lacerated breasts. As to lua

insignificant remarks or "under the j of being a Nullilier

signature of farmer jr.," that is a miss print as may be seen by the manuscript. Also, as to his advice to me to make my "next communication over the signature of falsehood," 1 will only say it shows a mean, contemptible

principle. In conclusion, I again repeat that Indiana is not prepared to go into

be our first choice after Jackson has served out a second term. But, believing as we do, that general Jackson is the only man in the United States who can prevent the election of Mr. Clay, we would not support Mr. Calhoun, were he a candidate, which he is not, and were we in full possession of all our original par'i ditios for him. The editor of the Observer has made a false move altogether. He has presumed entirely too much upon what his own

enthusiasm led him to believe would be the effect of Mr. Calhoun's "Correspondence." That correspondence will do him no good. The people of th--United Stales will never be convinced of its neccessity. As a private citizen Mr. C. would not have been justified

in making such a matter the theme of

newspaper discussion as a public n an S it was in every possible view improper, j

anu 113 inm-eii win oe luiniiiiniui it. But our principal object in alluding to the respectable editor of the Observer was to tell that gentleman that we fear lie has gotten himself info an inconsistency from which he will find it exceedingly diiiicult to extricate himself, flc has battled with the odious doctrine of Nullification with a spirit and good sense which do him honor. In a moment of warm and unguarded partiality, he ha3 declared himself in favor of a man for the highest station in our

government, who is himself suspected

nay who is well

t Pi

they are avrare ihculd hare bern expelled with them upon the principle of reform, which had been applied to their own cases. It appears that there wers about 280 officers out of 330 in the various Departments opposed to the principles which brought Gen. Jackson into office, and that out of this number only 33 have been removed for malversation, iniapacity, and other cause?. The absence of these it seems, greatly diminished the imposing cfiect which

was eontemplated by the managers. Speaking in reference to this defect of numbers in the meeting, for the want of the full muster roll of the train band or as it might properly be called the corps of inv alhb, the I. telligencer say s: 'It was Indeed surprizingly large, considering the K' el raimbers of cui caizsns either in l lie p'.'ll .c eirijiio) merit themselves or having" relaiioas in the public employment, whoeould not ti eie.' ne be present, however heartily they approved of tiie object of the meeting uhoul disreardirg every consideration which prudencelaiigg:sts in these days of proscript.on," &c. We think that the little body of sufferers, the thirtv-tiiree, probably, have soo e right to complain that they are not j ined by their brethren, against whom however no overt acts of fraud arc as yet established, or such gross misconduct proved as to require, as yet, their dismission from the public employment. Tin y are probably not half so wa ll understood, however, by

diilercnt Heads of Depai tmenla as they

the nd valorem system. It will be on-

nrp ti ii v i.ii'mor rnmruilps. uhn coo t

understood to he one. J he editor dis- 5 r . . -

, ,, A. .i . m r-i ii ' h I'lLli iluM'litu IIUJIl lilt II nambelieves the assertion that Mr. Calhoun . Llic meli( Blt we uoudf Pub. is the author ol the 4,Lxposition' ot i u i a......: i. t I "'i1 ,0 llip tomplaincrs, whether they

u...i uu. r tuu , iuuu, aiL,lir f i I r iivat "Inch vvould

e calculated rather to defeat their

tin-.- in 1 r.o'i

V'e advise him not to

commit himself too deeply upon this point. He have no doubt that Mr. C. is the author of that paper few men in South Carolina doubt it. If Mr Cal-

prcssive on a portion of her citizens, as i houn will deny it, or if he will deny

mav be seen by a reference to the ! his belief in the wretched heresies of quantity of land sold by the general Nulliucation, we shall have a very i . i l . i i a i . . i . .Mil' i r i. - f . I

'-.MVcTinneni :iui not naiua to taxation; miteium upjiitou ui nmi, nom uic unu

he says, lands are not taxed according

feel himself al perfect liberty to express i to their quality fe situation, but as 1st,

his opinion thereon (the au valorem system.) without diguiie or fear; nor can I see the necessity of subscribing a fictitious name." In answer I say I have no wish to disguise, and am quite as fearless as himself, although I have no wish to trumpet my name to the world, as I cannot see any good that can result therefrom. The principles advocated are all that the public feel interested in. Great and good men in nearly all ages of the world have practised signing fictitious names to ihrir productions, for the obvious reason that they may have a just influence on community. I had no particular objd to accomplish, for my direct benclit, as 1 have a line ofiice at present, for which 1 am much indebted to a generous people, and have no particular anxiety to get another. I did not sign my real name tokmy communication., yet I have no disposition to censure Mr. Cotton for signing his name to his, as perhaps he iutends them as circulars, and will tell us what office he is a candidate for, in due time. I hope in his next he will tell us whether the laws he advocates

are suited for the state of Indiana : if so. 1

and 3 1, rates in an unimproved

state. I am ready to admit, but there are quarters of third rate land which are really worth more eacli than half a score of other quarters of the same rale, "Nor is it a tact that they are taxed ascording to their situation. Sume lands are situated on public high ways, near to a good maikct, perhaps in a village with a churcbrschool house and a mill near at hand, while other lands of the same rate are located in a forest, far from a road and other accommodations and yet are texed as high as the former.1 Let us test these statements with the law which reads in these words, "the rales to be ascertained by the comparative qualily of the lands in the county in which it is situated, its local advantages from contiguity to towns, navigable - waters, or public

roads and by the quality of the greater

also the quaniily of land stiil owned by the general government. The inequality of the state of improvements throughout the sialc, and many other things, furnicdi arguments strong as ho!v writ that we are not prepared for no such a system. I contend that representation and taxation ought to go hand and hand, and can this be the case if this system is adopted now? I answer no. Dearborn county has 2,742 polb

returned, and pays a tax for state pur

poses of ,S 1 G3 3, and is represented by 1 senator and 3 representatives; and most of the old counties pay a proportionate tax, while the county of Fountain has 1.G91 polls returned and pays a taxof,$'oG9, and is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. Now strike oft'the poll and she will not pay one cent into the treasury, i give this as a sample, and this is about the state of tilings throughout. See the countv

of Clay with one representative and n:ivino" n f.'iv nf C. I fbo .-rn i- f

Delaware with I representative, and

f paying '93; and the county of Warren,

with 1 representative, and paying a tax 1 10; and these counties are connected with other counties to make senatorial districts who have also representatives. By a reference to the

report of the committee of wavs, and j

we entertain now; oral we should steer

a very di lie rent course from the one we have marked out for ourselves in relation to his future claims to the presidency. It is his duty to himself, and to his countrymen to come out on this subject. T t is fellow citizens have the right to know what is now made the subject of doubt. With every feeling of respect for the Vice President, we

repeat that he is under the strongest obligations to be explicit with the people upon a point so vitally atlecting their highest interests."

portion of the tract to be assessed." i means at the different session of the

Does this accord willi his statements? Again, he says, "it requires no lister under the ad valorem system; the appraisers take down the property on sight, otherwise how could they ap

praise it?' more than 4icomnon intelli

I shall expect him to show how equally j gencc" all listers, and pray, sir, how

they would bear on her citizens, as it

would seem he has not yet quite lost eight of equity. This mode nf blabbing about a system, without applying it, and showing reasons why it is applicable to a stale more than that it is adopted in Maine, and that there is equityiin it, as he believe?, carries with it little of l tie evidences necessary to convince "common intelligence," and leaves it doubtful whether he intends to be understood that his 6ystem is adapted to the situation of the people of France or Mexico. I now proceed to notice his communication in the 19th No. He there complains that I did not quote him in full. If this is a fault, has he not fell into the came error? II is he given any thing but garbled extracts from my communication? Cart: fully avoiding to show the reasons assigned, he says, "did I not say a small lug cabin and the most splendid buildings." Now if it will heal the malady of his brain, I will, in that particular, at least, quote

Mm in full: "Our laws provide that I

the man who is only worth 80 acres of unimproved land with a small log cabin, shall pay as much tax, as does the man with the same quantity of land under the highest state of improvement, and w ith the most splendid building?, perchance with more dollars than the former is worth cents." Now that he did not understand, or that he meant to te understood different from what he wrote, "is a stubborn fact." How shall I understand the learned gentleman, "that the man that is only worth 80 acres of unimproved land," not the owntr of it, and it unimproved, with a

many are there? "Nor will it be neces

sary to appraise oftener than once in 3 or 5 years." Fine sample of this sti. kler for "strict justice." He says that a man who has his thousands in his pocket ought not to pay any thing for it, "for while it is there it is worth nothing." Sound reasoning. But sunpose lie makes extensive improvements immediately after assesfiinj, with his thousands, S before the in xt assessment disposes of it and pockets the cash, how much tax does he pay ? Or if his lands were not liable to taxation at the time nf iht assessment, how much then?

'WAS - -

legislature, it will be seen what the result will be w hen the ad valorem system is adopted and the poll tax taken GlT. I am satisfied with the present mode of taxation and know of

none that has reason to complain; the financial concerns of the state are in a I prosperous way. I will suggest aj

remedy lor those tnat arc dissatisfied w ith the laws of our state, let them re

move to slates where the

Annual meeting of the Defaulters and discarded Clerks. This anniveisary u hkh is most solemnly kept by the hangers on about Washington, who get up a Clay meeting every year by way of making cc;jiinual ctidi i on the Treasury Fc preventing theii rights from being buried in case of a happy restoration of the Dnnbon dynasty, was aieoiding to

custom, reverently observed on the 3d instant. Recruiting sergeants weie busy for some days getting men to enlist to make up a show at I tie meelirirf, & the most urgent appeal ere stuck up in staring capitaU on the walls ate' posts throughout the city. (vVoit" said the l ate dligeneer in its call on the sofaulters to attend) "none surety have sujjhed more by tin? cruel and unprecedented proscription which followed the election of the present executive jn igislrule, ad NONE HAVE STRONGER, MOTIVES FOR EN DEAVORIXU TO EFFECT A CHANGE." ThUS stimulated, the activity, or rather the avidity of the hungry expectants

brought together ahnnl two hundred

spei triors at the City Hall, before whom tin; Committee, el Al i ;u"r dpi-

previously ar-

V. The cer-

i . i i

range i witn due solema:

firm

is on the occasion, (the ('

. . ! i t-.-. 1...-,,-,

wiiic nit- jm 3 soil ii,.

. , . , , . , . , I'omt.-.i iii7 e . t 1 1) a i i n s

mem, an j i win treeiy nui m consoling those that mayT mourn their absence, and prepare my badge of mourning forthwith, w hich wiil consist of cobwebs, as 1 think it will best suit the occasion on accoant of its texture and durability. I have paid tax on my

lands from the time of purchase, and

so have all others who purchased hefore the 1st of December 131(3, and the price was ts- per acre; and I have no

Or if vested in merchandise or oilier j disposilion 'to add additional burdens

. a ft . t

trafiie or should he loan Ins hmoney

for 30 or 35 dollars per annum," according to his own showing, and collect it in again before the (ax is levied, and then loan it out agtia immediately after how much in all. these and many other cases would he pay towards ihe support of the government, under which he lives? nothing!! Again, he says, "nor does it follow of course that the poll tax shall be stiicken off." Please to tell us the tenor of the bill on the ad valorem sy stern, on the files of the unfinished business of the legislature of this slate, ever since the year with i?s sev eral amendments, and we wiil then see how much poll tax is to be paid n ceo rding to that bill. Again, he say s Facts concludes "by reminding the citizens of the old counties what lliey have foregone in settling the vast wilds of the west, while the blood of their relations has fattened the fields. What fields in the vast wilds? whoever heard tiie

on myscli .and others in similar circumstance5, to place aspirants in office, or any body e!?e, notwithstanding I am fond of ollice myself. FACTS. May 23, 1 831 .

Mr.

The fob

ittide.n r

Calhoun a JVullifizr.

lowing article is from the

Journal, one of the most respectable and ably conducted papers of South Carolina, or indeed, of the Union. "The Fayetteville Observer has, w e fear, come out a little too quick in denunciation of gen. Jackson. We quarrel not with the warmth of its editor's admiration of air. Calhoun, for that gentleman has qualities calculated to enlist the admiration of every man. We admire him ourselves, and remem her when we wished to see him President of the United States, with an anxiety little short of enthusiasm; and at this moment, were it possible for air.

Calhoun to efface one or two political

mittee as styled in ihe published bill;,)

consisted of the following Dramatis Persons. Gen. JFa'ter Junes, Chairman Lute Collector of fn jIic Moneys, now de'auiicr for thousands otdoilais, collected by hi n from tiie pubnc debtors. IlieharciS. Cox A it;nv.ey. ami pensioned by Secretary SiauharJ to the am mat ot &5vGl) beyond the rad. nary cirnpesatton fbr t i ; e service pei.'jnned by him as Jutie Adviicaie. Philip Ji. Ftndu I A dismissed C'eik. Geo ll'atlcrson I) sm's.-cd L.btamn and Kd.'O'- ot Xat ,nui Jo'n-na!. Ignatius J.vJ; An A ma eu: oVipjsed to be bodily a Cia man .

1 lie ac

cer, of the

of ibis

hopes, than to advance their.. By i lieu a?isg the swaim who besiege the Treasusy in this citv, they would not inciease their bod of voters. They w ould but increase the jealousy of the people, w ho supply the public crffers with regard to the patriotism of these h-ii tei sk d seothicls who lay in wait here to seize on the first occasion to take the national funds again into their sale kvc pit g, with a determination of indemnify irg themselves for the long fast they have sulfered. They may, however, be gratified before their next anniversary, ai. d have a full assembly of cx-t lliec-holders to represent in this ( it) their party in the Union whom ihe people have thought fit to proscribe.

Globe. Horrid Cruelty. A recent number of the Fioience (Alabama) Advertiser, details some of the most chilling instances of unfeeling murder that we have ever read of. It depicts the inten&e terror of slavery with a faithfulness which must touch with pity the heart of every Philanthropist . "On Tuesday last," say s the Florence paper, uan iaquest was held ov er the body of a negro named Bartlett, the property of George Hill, of this county. Theresuit of the inquisition, from the evidence adduced, was that the negro came to Ids death by a blow inflicted on the left side of his bead, near the crown, with the heavy end of a large loaded whip by some violence on the back of his net k and by sundry other blows inflicted on various parts ol the body, and ail of which appears to have been done by the hands of George Hill. The causes which ltd to this unfortunate circumstance, we give as they were stated to us- It seems that Hill heard that the negro intended to run away ; and upon this information, he determined to satisfy his revengeful disposition in this cruel and inhuman manner. Ia the presence of a neighbor, he strinp: d and tied him across a

log, arid whipped him until he was completely exhausted. lie then, (notwithstanding'5 the entreaties cf the overseer to the contiary) fastened him to a tree with a lock chain about his netk, and struck him over the head with the butt end of his whip, aial retired leaving him i.i that situation The negro died ia two or three hours hfterwaids. Hill has not yet been taken." Phil. Gaz.

i nieves

The United States Bank has the exclusive monopoly of tiie government deposius, vvhicii average about four millions for the whole tear. If the United Slides Bank was required to pay an interest for these depo.-ites, at

:counl given in the Iniehi'e"- J the same rate which the Mechanics'and t reifo." up and the ;oii- nti Farmers', and State Banks of this city

pay lor ine surplus ueposites ol tne canal fund the general government would derive one hundred and forty thousand (hilars annuuliy , for intertst on the-e deposites. And who shares the benefit of this monopoly ? The stockholders of th Buik; a privileged order of 2 or 3000

;reat

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alia:

r i s

bii.ee the dramt oi toe

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not !;:

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saiiacio-

Fvi v

ois e v or

like," Szc. I could not have believed iniquities from our memory, he would

had such an tii' ct on the s;eri;itor. The U 'poit made by the i-rixcipal deFAULTER , ' n 1 attorney g"ne i al h -r a !l the defaulters, (who was on that account appropi ialoly mnde hairneu .) In tw the l.iiiuag:-' of tin Im !hg' -titer, miccs eminently forcible ard Ciiqut nt i:id (r pi

(d ict'n great :;;)l aac and

I lie pi ue''tnr- .; i . -'u - u

delivered 'tt'i pozrcrfnl . ; j ra u !i it 1; n- a v r in- i .;:

a ( haid o oi -pii !is e f too 'Sted hi this busiuvs?. Tlu-v regret thiil their meeting as

creased by a greater number ot their former companions, who probably

tee. iufi ,''.

e io ;f rfill tO not in-

nioiiieu men.

llbt.ny Argus.

Th-

a in in'

He,

into the A bape ol ten

Itichiiid Ru-h, has turned

talotji -rui -isi t, and fallen flat

iiMisoric !;j 1:-, in the columns of brain yarn

whit h, like the bowels nf the spider, has been -pun to the most attenuated thread. II -re is a than, e for a number of the Ciay men i "rush f r the fence Fred. Citizen