Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 28, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 16 July 1831 — Page 1

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milium, wiHTWi' u-..ijwggyw s wwajjwaw JjwftU"ggfg From the Globe We give below a letter addressed to us by Major Elton intended to meet the. charges made byx Mr. Ingham, which we published yesterday. The feelings developed by Mr. Ingham, nol only towards M jor Eiton, but to other officers of the Departments, shows the propriety of carrying cutMhe re-organization even after Major Elton had resigned. The wisdom of the President was never more clearly exhibited, than in thu3 removing every discontented feeling from his councils, and bringing into the cabinet men whose public views could not be biassed by private animosities. June 23, 1331. Mr. Blair: I owe it to myself & to the came of truth to solicit the favor of offering a tew explanations through the Globe. A strange letter of Mr. Ingham is published in your paper this morning. It charges me with a design to assassinate him; and in having organized a conspiracy to accomplish it. Why did I not organize this band Irom the v ar, rather than the Treasury Department, for most of the gentlemen charged are of the latter? The public cannot, I presume, give credit to such an accusation, coming frora such a source. Wantonly insulted by Mr. Ingham, with a view, as I believed, to provoke an adjustment of our difference in an hon orablc way, I adopted the course which evidently seemed to be invited by my adversary; and which appeared to be the only alternative that was left to me. I plead not guilty to this charge of conspiracy and meditated assassination. From the moment I perceived that Mr. Ingham wa3 incapable of acting as become a man, I resolved to pursue that course, which wa3 suited to the character of one who had sought difficulties, and shunned all honorable accountability. I harbored no design upon the heart of one who had, shown himself so heartless lless. Having ascertained hat hi, ibilities were to be found only upon surface, I meant to raa.e the prosensibilities the ner application On the 19th I notified him, that unless the call 1 had made upon him, was promptly answered, he might expect such treatment as I thought his conduct deserved. My note of the 20!h also advised him of my intention. Accordingly it appeared a matter of duty to dissoFve all connexion with the administration of the Government. How then can Mr. Ingham suppose, that 1 would involve these gentlemen in a disgraceful conspiracy against him; one in LI!. .I)nr! t O V C f 11 1 l tint Tit Their own characters are a sufficient answer to the accusation, unaided by their positive denial of its truth. I did endeavor to meet Mr. Inguam, and to settle our difference. Unattended by any one, I sought after, and awaited his appearance, during the accustomed hours for business, openly and at places where he daily passed to his office. He was not to be found! I passed by, but at no time stopped at, or attempted to enter his house, nor to besiege it by day or night. I ofier no statement here that ia not susceptible of the clearest proof. My note of the 20th was written with indignant feeling?, and under strong excitement; hence the reason why any reference was made to a female. 1 regretit; although the letter was a mere private notice to Mr. Ingham, and was so intended. By me, it never was designed to meet, nor ever wouiu naa men the public eye. Respectfully, Szc. J. H. EATON. From the N. Y. Mercantile Adv. Jane 9. Particulars of the late Steam Boat Explosion. Yesterday morning we gave all the particulars oi me acciaeni 10 me steam-boat GeneralJackson, as lar as they had transpired. By the North America, that came down last evening, we have obtained the following additicnal particulars of this very melanrhnlv r.-itastmnhp. which shows that the dead and wounded are-greater in j r---7 - . number than our previous occouuts led us to expect. j In the North America, the dead bodies of John Vanline, Engineer, Josiab R. Brady, architect, and Miss Dow, were brought to the city. John Glass, Esq. calico printer, frora Glasgow, whp settled in Haverstraw a few years $g9j is dead: Mr. Mitchell, of Peekskill , is also dead, and two it is said died while they were being conveyed to Poughkeepsie. Rufus, a waiter, is miesing

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as well as three or four others. Four-i prove useful to the public, and be gratiteen are badly bruised or scalded, of fying to the Muskingum Agricultural

whom, not more than three are expected to recover among them are Edward B. PUthbone, merchant of this city, whose arm was broken, and whose left leg was terribly shattered. Dr. Proudloot, who was on the spot set the former immediately, and yesterday amputated the latter, but Mr. Rithbone is in a very precarious situation. Smith, the cook; capt. Van Wart, the Pilot; the Birkeeper, the fireman, a coloured man, and a deck hand, are severely scalded and not expected to survive these are all the names that have come to our knowledge. The Gen. Jackson is a complete wreck save the deck? scarcely one plank remaiumg to an. other. The Commercial Advertiser says one of the surviving passengers in this boat, was on board the Washirgtont the time of her late disaster, and lias thus had a second narrow escape, and adds, "There was a countryman on board the Gen. Jackson, who was blown to a con siderable height, and fell into the river, where he was picked up with hut little injury. He was ascending the gang way from the cabin, at the time of the explosion; but he says he heard nothing 0 it, and while supposing himself just stepping on the deck, he was surprised to lind people pulling him out of the water. Tne boat went down in ten minutes from the time of the accident. Remarkable effects of Lightning. On Monday, the 2LJih ult. the house of Richard Whitney, in Winchendon, Massachusetts, was struck with lightning, and the chimney, being the only one in the' house nearly three stones high, and uniting ten fire places, was rent from lop to bottom, and scattered into every room in the house. The lightning also branched out, and run in all directions, and into almost all parts ol the house. The family present consist ed of seven two very aged people, VVhitney ,and four children. Most q , stunned fa the ghock but nooelmateria,y injured, except Mrs. W., who was found some minutes afterward, buried in the rubbish from the chimney, and was taken up apparently dead. She wa9 carried out doors, and long exertions used for her recovery before any signs of life appeared, except one gasp. She at length showed symptoms ol life, and in a few hours was restored to her reason. The hair on one side of her head was scorched, and the colour changed, and a red streak was discovered 1 caching from her head to her foot. She is now of recovery to health. Mass. leoman. J3EES. It has been found by observa--QlJ lnat j3ees w-,j not colonize while tbey naye gpace 0 increase and work at nome vVe were recently called to examjne a bee house, or Apiary constructeci on this pnnciple by Mr. Munch 0f putnam. It is closely covered and .. , hv unolaned, though jointed boar(Sj t0 defend its inhabitants from (he extremes of heat and cold, and div:.ipj kv partitions into five chambers 8Upporlea by posts about 2 1-2 feet frcm tbe ground & about 4 feet square, ant as many in height. These have door, on tbe backside of sufficient size . introduce a common hive, which is pjacej jn front of the chamber, and rajsetj by a small block at each corner, about hajf an jncb from the floor; and thp at me game time removed. be bees g0on adjust themselves to meir new habitation which seems very agreeable to them, and begin to raise their work from the top of the hive in beautiful and sparkling conical pillars, which they attach to small bars passing at right angles across tne cnamoer ai distances of about 6 inches in a perpendicutar Girecuon, aim ui o iv w in i uuiuuwi uut.. A3 meir numuei lUuc..r, fices should be made at ditterent neignis for entrance and egress, and furnished beneath with an alighting board and a weather board above lor turning me water. The access of insects is pre . , ... ... vented bv something like a moulding, around and near the foot of each post, so made as to hold lar, or a mixture ol tar with oil. Thereat advantage of a house so made, is supposed to be in the greater Quantity of hiving in proportion to the number of bees; since none of their time is lost, for want of room to deposite their store. r.We hope this plan of Mr. Munch, for which be intends to take a patent, and his mode of managing the bee, will

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Socittv, of which he is a member. Farmers Make the Best Public Men. In a very clever little book for young people, called Louisia and her Cousins, we lind the following remark: 'Good farmers have always been held in high estimation.' I came across an anecdote the other day, which proves that this was the case in very ancient times; it is related by Herodotus, who is called the father ol History. The inhabitants cf the island of Miletus, m the Ionian bea, having been for a long time aiflicted with internal dissentions, at length solicited the interposition of the Parians, inhabitants of an adjoining island. When those, whom the Parians select ed to perform the office of arbitrators, arrived at Miletus, finding the whole state involved in extreme confusion, they requested permission to examine ihe condition of the lands. Whenever, in their progress through the island, they found any land under good culti vation, which, by the bye, did not hap pen in many instances, they wrote down the name of, the owner. On their return to Miletus, they called an assembly of the people, and placed the direction cf affairs in the hands of these whose names they found in their list cf good cultivators; because, as they said, those who took the best care of their own business, could be most safely in trusted with the public interest, These officers were appointed, and tranquility restored. This anecdote struck us particularly because it exactly coincided with our ideas of the (rue principles on which the privileges of citizenship should rest. In framing our Government, and under the new order of things in r ranee, it was an important question what should give a man a right to vole. A certain, though small income, was decided on by our legislature, as the necessary qualifica lion; and this test has much of reason and justice in it, because a comfortable income is a visible representative ol m dustrv and cood character for it is certainly true in this happy country that all who have health, can obtain a decent maintenance, except the lazy and the dissipated. So far therefore as this principle merely extends to include vagabond it is a good one; still it does not touch all cases: for wealth may be inherited by tbe lazy and dissipated, and thus the privilege denied to the vicious beggar, may be bestowed upon the equally vicious rich man. It appears to us that the proper qualification for voting is to have some regular and constant employment to perform a decided use as a citizen, in the way of some permanent trade, busi ness or profession. This shuts out both extremes these who are idle because they are rich, and those who are poor because they are idle. Mass. Journal and Tribune. Singular Circumstance. Wo have been informed that an examination recently took place in this city, under the following most extraordinary circumstances. A woman from a distant part of the country came to this city, appeared before an alderman, and deposed that the apparition of her husband, a drover, who had mysteriously disappeared some three or four years since, had cf late unceasingly haunted her. In one of his visits he informed her that he had been cruelly murdered, and directed her to apply to a person living in this city, whom he described, for further information, so that the facts of the murder might be brought to light. It ap pears that the apparition cescribed or.e of our high constables as the person to whom she must apply; although r.o names were mentioned, neither had she ever seen him but the description was so strongly imprinted on her mind, that she confidently made tbe application. While the woman was relating this Sc other parts of this singular story some suspicious circumstances connected with a certain house in Shippen street, flashed on the mind of the officer he immediately procured a warrant, had the inmates arrested and examined, and committed to prison. An expression used by an apprentice of the man residing in Shippen street, when receiving a flogging from his master, some time since, was we believe, heard b) the high constable, and brought to his memory by the woman's story, although

at that time it attracted little notice.!

The expression was, "you will murder me as you did the poor drover." When the parties were arrested, it is said the woman exclaimed, "don't take me, I had no hand in the murder The case will ot course undeigo a regular and legal investigation. rnna. evening posi. ,ir T . v MR. EATOxN AJNDAlh. IL.A1. Mr. Eaton, since he ceased to fill the office of Secretary of War, has cballenged Mr. Ingham to meet bim in mortal combat; and iur, iay wnue ue coutiuued in the cfiice of Secretary of Stale, challenged and actually fought

with Mr. Randolph, for words spoken p0Sej at the next session, for keeping in debate. The opposition pretend to tbe pubJiCout of the laws and journals be exceedingly shocked at the one case, for four or fve racntbs after their conbut so far approve cf the other that tract ha3 eXpired, although they fnthey are actually advocating tbe elec- forrned the last Legislature that they tion of the greatest clFender, for the of- cou?j 0 ajj tbc woric 'm ninety days, fice of President of the United Slates! Tne pe0ple need not Icok for the laws Should any persons nominate and sup- lintij after "doq-davs."'

port Air. Jiiaton as a canuiuc .u u.c Presidency, they wculd be upon a level with the opponents cf Gen. Jackson, with this ditlerence that Mr. Clay ac tually fought and endeavoured to kill his antagonist, w hile Mr. E iton has sent a challenge but has not fought. Ilmv rarl-.ihlv sensative are Mr. Clay's tYipnr!in some cases: and how exceedinlv dull cf feeling are thev in others, Itlvould be well Icr them, to pull the beam out of their own eyes, before they complain of the mote in others. Wc do not attempt to excuse Mr. Eaton, and Gen. Jackson and hi3 friends cannot with propriety, be held rceponsible for his conduct; but the advocates ..r nDnr,- rinv nrp hmind to exnlain and account for their inconsistency sistency to the public whom they are attempting tn imnose unoa and deceive. f - t Del. Gcz. Public printing. Frequent inquiries are made after tbe Larvs and Journals of the last session. We before iniormed the public that the Journals were finished on the 2oth of April last, and that the subject may be fully understood, we rnukc the following statement: The public printing was let out by contract, to George Smith Douglass ic McGuire, and A.F. Morrison, in three divisions. Smith contracted to do the printing of the Journals of the House of Representatives, &c. Douglass and M'Guire the volume ol Laws, and Morrisonthe Journal Sc other printing cf the Senate, and each to finish his job in 25 days after the adjournment ol the Legislature. After the Legislature met, they determined to revise the whole statutes of the State, &, to print a large edition cf the revised Code to the amount of -1000 copies, also -1500 copies of the malitia Laws, and COO copies ol the special Acts. When all this printing was determined upon, it was plain to be seen that it could not be done in the 25 days, R3 specified in the contracts made before it was known that the Legislature would revise the Laws: therefore it was presumablo that an opportunity would be offered the printers of the State to compete for the whole or a part of the job, and we accordingly informed the Legislature, that we were in readiness toprintone cf the volumes in addition to our Journals of the Senate, and that we would bind ourselves to have the same completed before Messrs. Douglass and M'Guire could complete the large volume of the Revised Code. George Smith was also in readiness to print the other small vol ume within the same period ; but the Legislature, on the representations ol James II. Wallace of Jtflerson, who in formed them that one cfiice couid perform the work alone, as soon as if it was divided arncng three oliices, gave the whole ;ob to Douglass and M'Guire regardless of every consideration of expediting the woik or dealing justly with the people, by permitting them to receive the L iws and Journals without unnecessary delay. They lengthened the time for performing the work, to ninety days instead 25 day?, and Smith &: Morrison performed their work long before the 90 days expired, which day of expiration was on the lOLh of May last, since which day Douglass and M'Guire have forfeited their contract, according to its requirement?, and the laws are not yet printed. The Bookbinder is allowed 45 days to do the binding after tbe printing, and the distributer 30 days to distribute to the several counties, after the binding, so the good peo pie may look for their Laws some time this fall; but they caunot get the Journals until after the August elections, for

although they have been printed ever

since tne 26th of April, they must lie in store and waiting until tbe laws can De distributed witn them. I bis is the actual state ol tne case, and tne public good was held serondry to the benefit oi Douglass ana m uuire, in order that they might reap the profit of a large ana neavy jod. h wui ue leeoueciea that there was a majority of at least twentj-!wo ChJ men in thc Legislature. and it was but a poor chance for lbe printer of a Jackson paper to obtajn favors. However we performed our contract and are independent, and we sbajj eSpPCt to see an act for relief 0f lers. Douglass and M'Guire pro- . , , th abJVC gtafemcnt wlU answer the inquiries cf the Annotatorat Salem, and the Statesman at Charlestown. Ind. Democrat. In the Constitutional Whig of the 23d instant, it is stated, that "We now learn from a source of credit, that Mr. Donelson has been dismissed: that he passed through this city on Monday, 'bag and baggage' for Tennessee, whither T.lrs. Donelson has preceded him, "not to return," and that the cause of this rupture between uncle and nephew, was the positive refusal of the latter to bow to the mandates of Gen. Jackson, in associatiitfi with which is now, tbe sine qua non oi rresiuemiai ihvuiqua It cannot but strike the most indifferent observer of late events at Washington, that this attempt to direct public attention to the private relations of the President and his household is uncalled for and indelicate such a one as must be condemned by the honorable of all parties. Upon the supposition that the fact is as stated that there wa3 such a disagreement in the views or feelings of the President and a portion of his household as to make a separation from him necessary it is difiicult to preceive what interest the public can tao in such an event. But we feel satisfied that the whole statement is unfounded in fact, or at least made to convey a very unjust idea of the relations at lhi3 time existing between the President 8c Major Donelson. We had the pleasure of seeir-g the latter in this city on Sunday last while on his way to Tennessee, and cf conversing freely with him on many of 'he topics which tho opposition to his Uncle are anxious to represent as pernicious to the future harmony and success of his administration. Not a word escaped him which implied the slightest rupture between him and his uncle, or which indicated that , there was a suspension of his relation to him as Private Secretary. We understood him to say that it was probable he and his family might return to the city of Washington in the Fall. A C. Star. John Mahkley was hung at Frederick, Maryland, on the 24th June, pursuant to his sentence, for the murder cf the Newcy family heretofore mentioned. With his latest breath, (given up to speaking.) he declared his innocence of the offence for which he suffered, and denied a knowledge of the person or persons by whom the crimes were committed I Thus hope lingers while life remains. There was no positive proof against this man but a train of circumstances, and the possession cf certain things which had belonged to his uncle, Newey, which in the language cf the bar, "could not lie ;" and it is well ascertained that other parts of bis statement, made at tbe awful moment of his exit, as it were, are altogether untrue and they are such as he could not have made any "mistake" about. He has lelt a narrative cl hi3 life. It is in the hands of a worthy clergyman who is "earnestly Folicited' to publish it. Cuibono? Let it be destroyed. A late inmate of the penitentiary, named Lishier, as he returned from witnessing the execution of Murklcy, (who had also left ihe penitentiary but a short lime ago,) being intoxicated, entered the erclosure ol a Mr. Fowler near Frederick, and soon got up a quarrel, which resulted in his (Lishier's) death. Fowler immediately gave himself up to the proper authority.