Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 29, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 23 July 1831 — Page 2

For the Palladium . To the Electors of Dearborn county. Fallow citizens Having learnt that ,i report is in circulation that I cannot nor will not servo you as a county commissioner, if elected, on the ground that I aai an acting justice of the peace and cannot legally serve io both capacities, in answer to this objection, have I' not served you a9 a member of the county board evor since September 1324, and during tho whole of this time acted in the capacity of a justice of the peace, and strictly in accordance with the law, which made it imperative on the people to elect one of the justices of the peace of the township as a member of the county board? The new board created arc governed by the earm law, have the same duty to do, are the representatives of a certain district iu lieu of a township, and neither of them are known to the constitution, or are commissioned ; all counties being incorporated, I consider them agents for the county, transacting the busine:s of the incorporation, placed on the same fooling with their predecessors; and I have yet to be advised of the first individual vrbo considered the appointment of a county supervisor, an c ilice within the meaning of the constitution. IIjw then is it that a commissioner is an office within its meaning? I have no hesitancy in Baying that I believa it is not; and I have the decisions of many

high authorities that uc appointment is an oliice, unless the incumbent holds a commission under the signature of the executive of tho general or stale government, either in tho letter or meaning of the constitution of titheir the general or state government. For the correctness of this opinion, 1 refer you to the constitution ol the UniteJ Stale?, article 2d and latter clauzo of sec. 3. tho president "shall commission all the officers of the United Slates;" see the constitution of Indiana, article 11th, sec. 9ih the governor shall commission &c. It will bo seen by the 3d article, section 20ih, and 2Gtb, and the 4th article, sec. 5, that the fraraer3 of tho con stitution did not consider members of the legislature, collectors or holders of public money, members of congress, a3 oflicers, or they would not haye mado the special provisions therein contained, but would havo rested on tho 13th set lion, of tho 1 1th article, "no person shall hold more than one lucrativo office at the same time, except as in this constitution expressly permitted," which all agree the permission herein has reference to the Clerk 8c Recorder, they being commissioned. My opinion on the subject of olllces has never changed, and if 1 had any doubts of eligibility of serving a3 commissioner and justice of the peace, I should not haye consented to be a candidate, as I have no object in view but tho benefit of the county. A reference to the courso I have pursued, a3 a member of the board will I believe satisfy all of the truth of this assertion; yet liko others who are candidates for public favor, feel anxious to succoed. In conclusion I acknowledge that during tho 3 sessions of the board, in 1824, 1, like most new members, wa3 but partially acquainted with my duty, and when tho esposo for that year wa3 made out, I was surprised to Eee the county debt 3376 50. I believed thai something was wrong. I went home and determined to acquaint mysulf with my duty. Oi examination of tho laves I could look back and see that hundreds of djllars of tho people's money had been squandered in allowances of claims unauthorized by law claims that I with my colleagues had sanctioned. I then determined to rid tha county of her debt, by m ikim: equi table allowances on ail claims against the county, in lieu of from two to fifty prices, and veto all spui ious claim?. In the recess of ths board a new ori'2 was erected, that of supervisors; my fellow citizens favored me with their confidence, Sc I returned to the board to discharge the important trust. The county deal since that time has bzen gradually diminishing; and I am confident that the revenue of the present year, if the new board pursues an economical course for thy balance of the year, will meet the expenses of the year, pay all outstanding claims, and leave iu the treasury gome considerable surplus; when this is acconinlk'.u,! tuar ...ill i be satisfied, and far this purpose I c m seated to be a candidate and if elected, no circumstances, however injurious to my private interest, shall prevent m. s-rving you in the place assigned by your suffrages. How far the prosperous state of the fnancial enn cerfts of our county is attiibutable to my exertions, I leave for the decirion of my fellow citizens, and particularly my Colleagues. Your obedient grrvaat, MARK APCRACKEN. July 13th, 1831. To the editor of the Palladium Having noticed a communication over the signature of A. J. Cotton, in the 25th No. of your papt r, apparently in answer to mine ia the L2-2A, J have thus far negketed to answer him, as I ex-

peeted another, (which has not appeared) of similar character, to make its appearance, from the remarks in the conclusion of his last, and 1 intended to answer all he had to say fit once, as 1 have neither time nor disposition to answer the communications of any person who vaiies so far from the subject in question, stoops to such low means to make a show of defence; and but for one assertion he has made I should have let it passed with silent contempt. lie says "I am informed however that other individuals are in reality tbe authors of his last communication." To this assertion I oppose a positive denial, and defy him, his pretended authors, or any other person to produce the individual I have received instructions from in manuscript or otherwise, or that I have consulted either directly or indirectly on the subject of that or either of the communications: for none but the inmates of my own house ever saw the communication, and not even they until about the time it was completed; and none of them ever laid their hands on it to my knowledge. It is true I did apply to one individual'-besides yourself to get the report of the committee cf ways and means for the year 1830. I shrill

not farther notice his communication only to ask his readers to examine all his communications and see if they can find in them the words "our own state," "our legislature." Mr. Cotton and myself are on good term3 as neighbors; as a citizen I respect him; in some points as politicians we differ in opinion. I believe- he leapt before he looked, when he engaged in advocating of the ad valorem system. His communications are subject to considerable criticism, but I am not disposed to make him nor them objects of mirth. Ho ha3 "cried enough," and like a magnanimous son cf Eriu I'll let him go. I have never written on any subject to show my dexterity in writing but from a sense of duty. FACTS, July 19th, 1 S3 1. From the Indiana Democrat. Mr. Morrison, Sir: I have seen an articlc in the Madison Herald, purportinr to be extracted from a Lawrence burgh paper, relative to the ensuing election, which concludes in the following sYords; "The west will do their duty, the upper Wabash counties will go for him, almost by acclamation." These words relate to the pretentions of Mr. N. Noble, for the office of governor of Indiana. I must be permitted to say, that 1 was much surprised to see such an article going the rounds of the newspapers, and believe it to be injustice to the public to permit such to go uncontradicted. Where this gentleman, (the Lawrenceburgh editor) obtained his information, or upon what authority he make3 the statement, I know not, but from a perfect knowledge of the facts, I do know, that it is without any foundation in truth. I can assure that gentleman, "our Clay neighbor," a3 the editor of the Madison Herald calls him, as well as the citizens cf Indiana, that James G. Read, will receive a majority in every county on the upper ITabash, not one considered doubtlul, Cass only excepted, in that it is supposed, he, (Mr. Noble,) may receive a majority. The influence of the far famed Michigan Road, upon which, he is Commissioner, may possibly produce that effect, in that county, but in every other it is confidently believed he will be beat by both Read and Stapp. Ross Smiley will also receive an overwhelming majority, in this part of Indiana, for Lieut. Governor, ao will also Col. Boon, for Congress in this part of the first congressional district. Our Jackson majority has had a proportional increase with our population, and if every part of the state, will do their duty, as will the upper Wabash, the Jackson Republicans will be completely triumphant in Indiana, the ensuing election. , If it is the object of the editor before referred to, to induce the opposition or Clay party to unite on Mr. Noble as their strongest Clay candidate, he mistakes his policy, for assuredly general Stapp of Madison, is the most popular of the two, with all parties, as he deservedly should be; and if venerable age, a whole life of public services, purity of private character, combined with re spectable talents, would weigh anything in the scale, Judge Scott is certainly inferior to no others that are his competitors. It may not be amiss, to observe that the appearances indicate that the policy of the opposition or Clay party, (so called,) is to cast off all candidates of the pi'-rty, for the office of governor, but one, and continue the cry of "no party." fI his cry cf "no party" is rung in our ears, by every Clay candidate, for every cilice, from one end of the state to the other: by this they seek to divide. "Divide and conquer" is their motto. Will the Jacksonians be lulled to sleep by this syren song ol "no party," while the opposition are going for party and nothing but partv. Tiie Juckaonians ca the coatrarv,

boldly proclaim themselves n party they are known and recognized as such they are the Democratic Ilepublicans, of the United States the patriotic philosopher Jefferson was the founder of their parly -his political principles is their guide and text book. Upon those principles the present administration of the national government is based. Democratic Republicans are there foie, the friends of the administration, and they will not, by the cry of "no party," be induced to desert t h i 3 sacied cause by voting for 'men for office hostile to those principles. The present is an age of Revolution, the march of mind is crumbling to atoms the despotisms of the old world. Will Americans, the citize ns of the U. States, be found retrogading? They who presented the first perfect model of free government, to an enslaved world? They will not. Jacksonians will do their duty, and preserve in their purity, the JHjersonian principles of republicanism so interesting to the fret; institutions of their own country and to the liberties of their fellow men, wherever pure republicanism has an advocate throughout the world. An old resident of the UlTER WABASH.

From the Glob General Orders. Navt Department,) July 7th, 1831. J The President of the United State?, with deep regret, announces to the Navy and to the Marine Corps, the death of J.rjcs Monroe, our illustrious and venerated fellow citizen. It pleased Divine Providence to remove him from this scene of trial, in the City ol New York,onthe fifty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and from sympathy with his relations and the Ameiican People for his loss and from respect to his sacrifices and sufferings in achieving, and his distinguished services in since maintaining, that Independence, the President orders that funeral honors ehall be paid to his memory at each of the Navy Yards and on board all the public veEsels iu I commission, by firing twenty-one minute gun?, commencing at 12 o'clock on the day after this communication is received, by carrying their flags half mast for one week, and by the officers wearing crape on the left arm for six months. LEVI WOODBURY. War Department,) July?, 1831,3 It becomes my painful duty to announce to the Army, the death of the venerated patriot, and Ex-President, James Monroe. This ailli cling dispensation, occurred on the late Anniversary of our Independence. At a moment when a nation of freemen were celebrating the achievements of that devoted band of patriots, who purchased with their blood the liberty we enjoy, one of tho principal actors in the Great Drama, was culled to his last account. Participating in the sensation which must till every heart on such an nfilicting occassion, and anxious to manifest his gratitude for the eminent service?, and admiration for the talents and vir tues of the deceased, the President di recta that funeral honors be paid him at every Military post and station in the United States, and that the Oliicers wear crape on the left arm for six months. Major General Macomb will give the necessary instructions for carrying into execution, forthwith, the foregoing order. P. G. RANDOLPH. Acting Secretary of War. From the iJaliinore Republican. Mr. Livingston. The attack upon this gentleman having been renewed in several quarters, the following facts may be found interesting. About the 1st May, a gentleman of this city, a friend of Mr. Livingston, anxious to be informed on the subject, wrote to the Comptroller of the Treasury for information, and received in answer, a copy of the following letter addressed by him to Mr. Livingston 20!h February, 1830. We publish ;t with his permission. Treasury Department. Comptroller's Office, SOA lib. IC30. bir. i nil r arrni! nf as l.itn I Rtntra Attorney, for the District of New-Yoik, has been adjusted and finally closed on the books of the Treasury. With great respect y our obedient, servant, (Signed) JOS. ANDERSON, Comptroller. Hon. Edw. Livingston, Senate. This letter is a true copy from the original on file in my office. JOS. AN DEES ON, Comptroller. We trust lliis vviil ga far tu relievo the great anxiety which the Clay men have recently shown, to keep defaulters out of i iii c v If il does not, and they can "wait" till next meeting of Congress, they will receive further official information. A committee of the Senate will in tho erdinary course of busi

ness investigate the ?ubj n t fully. By the rules of the Senate, in all cases where the person nominated has been previously in office, his nomination is referred to the appropriate committee who report to the Senate before that body acts upon thfl nomination. The balance of Air. Ls. debt excepting the sum of S I COO wo paid by the sale of 57 lots upon the llatlure at N. Cleans, the property of Mr, L. Tms sum was paid previous to February 1830 and the accounts finally

closed upon the book .3. Death oi" James TIcmoe. We learn Irom New-Yoik ttiat ExPresident Monroe died iu that city on Monday last. The following notice of his death is from tho Journal of Commerce: This venerable patriot and states man closed his earthly career yesterday afternoon at half past 3 o'clock the gloiious anniversary of American Independence at the residence of his son-in-law, Samuel L. Gouverncur, Esq. in this city. Adams and Jeiferson died on the Fourth of July, 182G;! Monroe on the Fourth of July, 1 831, Thus of four Ex-Prt sidents ol the Uni ted Slates deceased, three hav-j dkd on the memorable Fourth of July, and two of them on the same Fourth oi July. A coincidence 60 extraordinary is scarcely to be found in history. Adams died in the 01st year of his age; Jefferson in the OHh; Monroe in the 73 J. The funeral will take place on Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock. The Courier and Enquirer thus notices the death of the venerable patriot: James Monroe i3 no more He died yesterday at half past three o'clock he was gathered to his fore-lathers on the day fcacred to American Independence the day on which the patriots Adams and Jefferson breathed their last. Ii cannot but be considered a singular cccurrenca that Divine Providence should set its seal on the hallowed efforts of our revolutionary fathers in favor of Liberty, by calling from this world three Presidents of tho United Stales, and three patriots, on the very day they had pledged "their lives their fortunes, and their sacred honor," in the cause of Independence. James Monroe was a soldier and a patriot. Peace to his ashes Glory to his name. Mr. .Monroe it will bo recollected, wa3 not one of the signers of the declaration of Independence. At tho death of Adams fc Jeifenson, Mr. Carroll was the only surviving member of that illustrious band of patriots. Judga Scott, a candidate for Governor, has declined holding a poll. The contest now lies between Noah Noble and J. G. Read, and from the best information, we are induced to believe that J. G. Read's election is eure. Clark County Advertiser. Harvesting Oats. It is much the best way to mow (not to reap) oats when beginning to turn yellow, whether they are wanted ior fodder, or for the oats with the fodder. If a farmer wants lo make the most of his oats, if they are ever eo stout, let him mow them when beginning to turn yellow. Dry them well, thrash them as much as he pleases, and his catlle will eat the straw in preference to the best meadow hay; and besides the grain must be brighter and heavier than if they stand in the field till quite ripe, and tho straw is spoilt. Detroit Courier. A Cherokee has recently returned from the nation west of thu Mississippi, who mcnliona that in the election for members of the ChGrokea legislature, the successful candidates were all recent emigrants from Georgia. Samuel Houston, lato governor of Tennessee, who left his wife in thai state to associate with the Indians, in the wilds ol of the west, was also a candidate for a seat in Ihe Indian council, but was defeated and lost his election, since which he has abandoned his Indian wife, among them, and has signified his inten tion lo banish himself lo the Choctaw nation. ueorian. Distressing case of Hydrophobia. It becomes our painful duty to record a very distressing case of this fatal dis ease. Some persons have been sa ex ceedingly mciedulous as to doubt the existence am;:n us of this alarming malady but the case we are about tu j mention comes to us in such can authen tic shape as to leave no room for doubt or cava I. A Mr. Street, a man about fcixty years of age, lesiding near Montgomery . in this county was bitten a short timo ago, by a dog supposed lo be ra bid, under the following circumstances. o jsei -villi' in his h eg pen a (h g oiling 5 1 his heers. iVlr. b ieet rati to Hie leilei . . t 1. of his hogs, when the dog immediately lie w at Mr. S. and bit him iu several place?. At this juncture, the ou,t;r i of the dog arrived in pursuit ul the aa-! imal, alleging that ihe stiange con o 6 - - - r j of the dog induced a bcii'-i tliui ' QUCt

he was mad. O i the rii.th hy r this allair one, of the hog? died pn fVrlly rabid. On the twenty seventh da) Mr. Street U It quite unwell end retired fo bed. On the f; lio .ing-n.orniog he arose, but his indisposition had iu no way abated. On putting his hands into a howl of water fur the purport of washing them, he suddeuly Parted back two or three paces and fell in convulsions to tho ll ior. Ia a short timo he revived end appeaed mac hi better. lie then convened fredy upon hi? situ.iti.M-, and observed to his neighbors that ha was eied with hydrophobia, and must inevitably die. He consented that experiment with wafer should be made upon him. la no instance did the eight of the water much iff'cl him, hui the touch invariably threw him into fparms. Tho spasms soon becamo more frtquenl 8c violeni, Sz. on th; suecenJing day, (Thursday the 7th ;ns.) he dieo ia tha most horrible com ulsion, foaming at the m uth and biting every thing nith great fury. This irjcdanchly casa a(Trds another awful warnitc to our citizens to

J take special care of their dogs 8c avoid all contact wilh them. Cm. Gazette. Ipprintrncfi! ly the President. Roger 0. Taney, E-q. at present Attorney Genera! of the Stale of Maty Sand, to be Attorney Genera of the United Slates, uce Mr. rio. resigned. The anpointment of Mr. Tnney give.-', as f.tr as public opinion has been expressed, the highest satisfaction. Tiie Cabinet is now complete. It is as follow? : Edward Livingston, Secretary of Slats, Louis McLank, Secy of the Treasury. Lewis Cass, Secretary of (Far. Levi Woodburv, Secretary nf 'the. J"azy. Roglr R. Tankv, Attorney General. Wm, T. Raruv, Posi-Master General. And a stronger, more powerful and ilikient Cabinet, has never been brought together under any administration. In every instance the gentlemen to whom the appointments were tendered are understood to have accepted. It turns cut incorrect that f ho Attorney Generalship was offered to P. P. Barbour of Virginia, or to any one tlse. So with the War department So much for the slang of the Clay papers, about declinations. Their leader Mr. Clay himself, would gi?e his ears to get into u department-he would ash no better guarantee for six years than General Jacksoo's popularity. Trenton Emporium. Serious rict. Truxton Lyon, a contractor on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad having relused to pay the poor laborers for their toil and sweat, they wre intenstid to a pitch of desperation. This having coma to tho knowledge) of tho Directors they proposed lo apportion the balance due by the company to the contractor, among the workmen. But this being much Its? than was due to them, they insisted on being paid the full amount this heirsf? rofnspd th workmen proceeded lo dr?troj, in many places tho stone rails, by defacing them cn the upper side, tearing tho iron rails i ff, and at the quarries a large quantity ofprepared granito rails has been broken or otherwise injured. The wooden rails wero either mutilated or burnt. The damage done is supposed to bo about five thousand dollars. The military were ordered out to apprehend Ihe rioters, and about GO of them are now corfincd in Baltimore jail. About three hundred were en gaged, and if they bad not been so promptly arrested they would have blowu up the Patapsco bridge. The scene of devastation was about twenty sis miles from Baltimore. York Gazette. David Crocket, According to the TIT Memphis Advocate, has recently made a mot ilaming sreich in that goodly town, in which he most ffenteellv abused Gen. Jackson, tho Tennessee delegation, and nearly all the "little1' papers in hi3 district, some cf which ho aclually bf lieves were bought to write against him!--Divy has declared his independence, as a Clay man would say, and most solemnly avows, that he will no longer wear any collar with the words 4G -a Jackson's Dog upon it." We had always thought, from his fame among the panthers and wild cats, that there was&orna kind of affinity between him and the canine species and from the admission beore us, who can doubt i: ? Yet he has be.n a lucky do", and ha? had hi day. bat the poor printers! Davy declare?, that 17 elected, he will propose r Ihw to lay a tax on dogs, the proceeds of which ie intends having applied to tha support of "them'ereft . . ! . 1 1 : 1 1 1 . . . itrs, woo uvo ay scnonln-g Iter against him, and W i i r. t an r-r tlu Ir br eaa 1 i-O I other way. Haw comnssionale ! The j enr.essce printers certainly ought to . 1: 1- 1. . uppoit f:im aiicr this. It will take beltci than raccoon skins." S-itifh rm Clarion. C pt. Ciix kci, of tin ship Pacific, b.n latrlv rhsed Li? 1 n -1 iiik i u9cu ui; s.jJitth icy ccrj?s th hfe himtitcd und 1.1