Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 52, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 31 December 1831 — Page 2

vols agiimt U12 proposition, through courtesy to him who presented the bill, recollecting that this measure was one peculiarly dear to the citiz3i.fi of Johneon, and this being the case the II jn. jr-nllemen from that county, as m representatiye was in duly bou.d, to propose it, and that he wished to have a fair investigation of the miller. 1 Mr. Crume opposed the motion to reject iu a few remarks. Mr. Lo'an requested (hs mover of the motion to reject to give some reaionafor his motion: Wtien Mr. Alhy observed that, in his opinion, the present location of the road of so much past legislation, wa3 tba one most agreeable to the citizens of the state, and from this fact, he felt himself bound to use his endeavours, not only to prevent a re location, but to check all further legislation on the subject, and accordingly moved for a rpjection. Mr. Thornton opposed the motion. Mr. Vawter was opposed to the motion, and remarked that he could not support it, as he believed the bill had merits, and such as entitled it to the full action and examination of the House that it had been said that the chilins of the state are very generally satisfied with the location of said road, on which point he begged leave respectfully to differ: and as he desired further information in relation to the merits of said .bill, and believed other gentlemen wished additional information on the subj ect of relocating the road he should vote against rejecting it. Mr. Culley made souij remarks favorable to the motion. The ayes and noes were taken, and the vote stood thus: Ayes, 23. Noes, 44. Ordered, That it pass lo a second

leading. IN SENATE. Thursday Morning, Dec. 22. Mr. Sering from the committee on roads asked to be discharged from the further consideration of lh.it part o( Hie Governor's Message which relates to the Cumberland Road, and, on motion, the report was ordered to lie on the table. The Senate then took up for conlideration the resolution introduced by Senator Etfing, and yesterday laid on the table, relative to the Indiana Democrat and its Editor, and after considerable time spent thereon , the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. Thursday, Dec. 22. Mr. Bell mored the iollowing.Resolution. Resolved, That the Judiciary committee be requested, to inquire into the expediency of so amending the law, thai qualified voters of the State of Indiana, may vote any where within the limits ot the State, for Electors of President and Vice President of the Uni ted States, on the day of such election. Mr. Steele moved to amend the same rry adding the words, "upon giving affidavit that thev have not voted elsewhere in, the State." Which was accepted by Mr. Bell as a modilication of the Resolution. The Resolution as amended, was adopted. Mr. Culley moved the following Resolution. Resolved, That the committee on Roads, be directed to enquire into the expediency of repealing so much of the road law, as authorizes a tax on lands for road purposes, and in lieu thereof reporting a bill authorizing an ad valo rem lax on 1 lands, personal property,! cs, and merchandise, ror idges, repairing roads and coous, wares building brid highways, to be levied and expended under the direction of the County Com missioners of the proper county, in which the tax aforesaid shall be collected. Which on motion of Mr. Morris was ordered to lie on the table. Mr.. Hoover moved the following resolution. Resolved That the committee on the Judiciary, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of dividing the State into Congressional Districts, prospectively, and if they find the same expedient, that they report a bill, based on r ratio, so as to allow Indiana six Representative Districts, and also, on a ratio, allowing her seven District. Which was, on motion of Mr. Noble ordered to lie on the tab!'?. A message was received from the Senate, informing the House, that they had passed an engrossed, Joint Resolution in relation to internal improvements, a protecting Tariff, and re-char tering the Bik of the United States, in which wa? requested the concurrence of the House. The Joint Resolution was read the 1st time and ordered to a second reading on to-morrow. t IN SENATE. Friday, D?r. 23. Mr. Hendr'ck presor ted n remonstrance of sundry citizens of Decatur county, against changing a part of the

Michigan Ro.id where it crosses Clifiy creek, which was referred to the Cornmil tee on Roads. Mr. Djmont introduced the following joint resolution. Resolved, Bv the General Assembly of the Stale 0 Indiana, th it nor Suna tors in Congress be instructed and our Representatives requested to use then utmost endeavors procure such an amendment to the Uailed States Land Liw,as to donate to all, white actual settlers, who are not Ihe owners of any hind a tract of land, of such sue i Congress in wisdom, may direct, to be located in districts vheie the land shall have been ten years in market, upon the condition that each donee snail make specific improvement?, and actually reside on the same for the space of five years. The bill to prohibit the circulation of Bank notes of a less denomination than five, dollars; wa read a second time and on motion of Mr. Lemon committed. to a committee of the whol . The engrossed joint resolution on the iubj-jct of ihe United Spates Bank, was read a 2 1 time and passed. Theolj3ct of the resolution being to obtain the consent ol the State for the location of a branch of said Bnk within the state, several gentlemen entered into a debate en ihe subject, Messrs. E.ving, Farnngton, Penning'on and Clark in favor of the passage of I ti -3 resolution, and Mr. L?mon against if, and the question being taken, the vote stood Ayes 17, Noes 8. The bill to provide for the flection of Electors of President and Vice Presi

dent t was then taken up and the Senate resolved itself inlo a committee of the whole thereon, Mr. Pennington in the chair, and after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and on motion the bill was laid on the table. HOUSE. Friday, Dec. 23. Petitions presented, By Mr. Hite, from David Armstrong and others, citizens of Monroe county praying an amendment of the I aw, so that a person shall not be disqualified from giving evidence in a court of Justice, on account of his disbelief in the existence of a supreme Being, or other religiotn opinions: which was referred to tha committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Culley, the petition of J. Vv. Hunter and others, pra) ing the incor poration of an Insurance company in iiiwrenceburgh ; which was referred to a select committee of Mesiis. Cuiley, Davis and Grover. Oa motion of Mr. Nobl?, The resolution relative to the formation of Congressional districts, moved by Mr. Hoover and laid on the table yesterday, was taken up and adopted. On motion of Mr. Culley, The several orders of the day which precede the Bill amendatory to the act entitled "an act to organize Probate court?, aJ defil ing Ihe powers ..nd duties of Executors Sec, approved Feb. 10th, 1831, were for the present postponed. The House then resolved itself into committee of Ihe whob on said Bill, and alter some time spent therein the SpeaS:er resumed the chair, and Mr. Vilson reported the same with one amendment, which was concurred in by the House. The Bill wa? then ordered lo a 3d readiDgon to-morrow. HOUSE. Saturday, Dsc. 24. Mr. Thornton, from the Judiciary , committer, lo which was referred a re-! solution of the House directing an inT,,rJ ,n, tlle expediency of so amendiug tlie act regulating the jurisdiction and duties ol Justices of the Peace, as tomke it necessary fur plaintiffs in all cases to comrjience their suits alone, before some Justice of the Peace of the township in which the defendant shall reside, reported that in the opinion of said committee, it is inexpedient lo legislate on that subject;, which was read, when, Mr. Angle moved that the same he referred to a select committee with instructions to report a Bill, limiting the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace as proposed in said resolution. The subject was then very warmly debated by several gentlemen of the House, after which, The question was then taken, ard the motion passed. Ayes 42, Nes 26. Whereupon, Messrs. Angle, Ferguson, and Finch were appointed said committee. IN SENATE. Monday, Dec. 23. Mr. Ewing from the select committee to which was referred that part of the Governor's message which relate? to making provisions for the support ol the poor,, reported a Bill creating seven state Asylums, for that purpose. house. Monday, D-t. m. Mr. Culley made the following re pom

The Committee on C mals and Internal Improvements, to which were referred ihe peti'ions of sundry citizens of Dearborn, Shelby, and other coon-

lie in this stale, praviig the incorpo ration of a company to o construe! a rail bmgh to Indianaut j rfct under con - road from Lawrena polU .have had the s ?ideralion, and deem ihe prayer not only resonnble and proper, hut of the greatest importance to the citizens in general and paitieularly those of the

eastern and middlo portions of the'iir?" and who is responsible Kr the

slate; and to the end and purpose cf carrying into eilect "the object of the petitioners, your committees have dratted and dirt cfed mJ to report a hill incorporating a company with certain privileges and immunities, dtfined 1 1 t 1 . 1 1 anu liDerai; tvmcn mev none mav meet the sanction and approbation ot tlie House ; Which report was accompanied by a bill to incorporate the L'mret cebui gh and Indianap 1 1 s rail road company j I winch passed to a 2d reading. Mr. Angle from the select commit -

tee, lo which was referred , the report j innce of the message is to he found in j Fires Destructive fires have recently hapof the committee on the Judicinn , on the fact, that neither the indignity 01 j pened at Detroit, iJufTalo, and Rochester. In the su! j-ct of the jurisdiction of Justi- j the malignity of the opponents of Gen. i Detroit a woollen factory, ware room, 2 ?roceces cf the Peace, with instruction to Jackson, has been able to detect nny r'125, batliinr bouse, stable, he. were'desVoy brinf; in a bill, .limiting their jurisdic- j other faults than (hose just noticed, jed. L03 estimated at S'l) 000 At lluffjj, lions in chil cases, to tneir respective j JIappy the man who like the good old j 21 buildipgs were entirely consumed. No estownship5, reported in pursuanco of j President, atfjrds to his er.emies no ot!)- ! timate cf the total loss of property has been such instructions; a bill to amend an J er grounds of complaint, than a manly 'made, but it is said to be very heavy. At Hoact entitled "an act regulating the jo- i submission to the will of the people, and . Chester, nine buildings were destroved before

risdictinn and duties of Justices of trie peace, with instructions to bring in a hill limiting their jurisdiction in civil cases to their respective townships, re ported in pursuance ol instructions a Bill to amend an act entitled "an act regulating the jurisdiction and dutit s of Justices of the Peace," which pass ed to a 21 reading. Comments on oil the Up.oosUion. .if MIYM!il-lt 111' ... .....v. , .wv.v, "-" 'is the leading opposition papers, to fahify their consciences by tmdmg fault with this admirable state paper. It is, according to these great critics, nctfufiicientl) explicit on etmo points?, euch as the Tantf", the Bank of the United Slates, and Internal Improvements. And wh? Because it refers these questions to the decision of the People of the United States and their Representatives ! The second cause ,f complaint is, tnat the Pi esident, in speaking,, of the successful termination of vai ious negotiation, and the general prosperity 0 the country does not give all the credit ci these rt sults to the wisdom and policy of the preceding administration ! B jt the third cause of complaint is the mo5t curiourly serious of all. The President frequently fpeahs iu the lirst person, singular 47 caused all ihtmeasures to be taken" "Animated with the sincerest desire, Szc. have given such instructions to the minister," &c. "have despatched a special mes senger " was on the point of despatching an armed force" "forthwith despatched a frigate," &c. All ?his, say these masterly commentators, is net only in had taste, and highly cgo'isiica!, but it savours of an assumption cf kingly authority; it ma lead in time to the sicvolo of absolute monarch?. Let us examine these deduction? with all the gravity of a philosopher, sounding the mister-ions profundity of nothinguces. The uniform language of Kings in designating themselves in all public acts, and most especially when they exercise unlimited power, is "Ve.?' IVe, Nicholas,. Autocrat of all the Kussias" 4fI' Phrir'pa to Vlrr. C rr,nre''.;jV. PprdinnH th . u King nf Spiin" Vr, G-orge the Fourth, King of England' Szz &e. Szc. pr thc rcgueril 0f ,he united Slates to a??ume the (irst person singular, is therefore highly indecorous, and smacks of a cunning intention, some day or othther, to cra'np Ihe liberties d the peof .le, and ertablih an absolute government ! T.here was never a liner non sc.qmter manufactured by a tarifiman, a ... i.i: .- i national republican, -or an anfi-mason. Agiin. The Constitution of the United States has placed the prerogative, of executing the laws exclusively in the hands of the President. He stands alone as the Executive tiTicer of the. Government, and from him all orders are presumed to emanate. He m iv or ' may not consult with his cabinrt. itist S , t, , , , , J ; as he phases. Bit whether he does ' or not, the Constitution considers him vs the depository of power, and claim? from him all the responsibility of its exei c ise. And such a republican chief magistrate ought to be. Not like a King of England who when he does wrong lias only to sacrifice his ministers, and all U j well rgiin. Z2 "causes measures to be I taken" tvhen in his opinion they become proper and Uecssary in compliaiice with the power lodged in his hands by the constitution and laws. He "gives j instructions to the ministers to foreign now r. fie "de-Jpatchf c special me? ritjer?, an 1 " an I "iFiates:" the one lo cany instructions to foreign missions. the eth"r to ai swer ihe exiis If nf i 1 ihe piihlic seivice. For the proper I C 1 I . - . ... . . . ! . 1 1 ! tlCiaO of th 3e potTelS U conhJtd '

mmm i , jt . ! Mr C'ay himself I as voided the vising a modi una ion ot thp Mi-h. 13.- J.

One cannot heh) he-! .,;,i.i ... i.,r..rt.r.,.. ....,1 r,,i... ; n,Stn- "1 a Jfcsoman. It

to him, h; i accctinUble to the penpie of the United State?, and their Representatives in Congress assembled. He and he nLne for no one wi he so unwise as to assert, that if

j he does wrong by the advice of his j cabinet, that his having so acted by its j j advice would be considered a seiiicient ( j apology. The President might hae said in courtly languag despatched u messeectr or a luxate. But might the people not ak "who is acts cf ihis mysterious rduralit ? Or he might have said "1 messenger or a frigate , was despatched." By whom? Was it by a multitude of people or a muliilude of counsellors, one of whom was individually responsible? Ko. The President in accordance with the ir Mill c i m r 1 i n 1 1 t r ( hi a hjrfiifci s u m s imor ClUiLiltl ij VI IMJ J kl did it the act was mine and the consequences rest on me. CS rest on me. Thus rru i,u iui me ncaniuriij hi nc enemy i'hey are rather ratif in; j than otherwise, for certainly una ofihe . 1 r c . 1 1 j most unequivocal proofs of the txcela becoming departure l:om the pompous phraseology ofrcyaHy. v". Enquirer.

Not a word has transpired as to the I Lh-t9Wj n5 nclf: it u now pretty improbable course of Mr. Clay and his ! huM new allies, in relation to ihe leading mf the "h-gh pressure" TarifR.e. measures of the Administration. It j 't that the ,ntert of the nation demand, a

bui. 'I ihrit ihp nnrlinn nf ilia M.niTno

(.o iu ci s 'essnge ; rriven cii jnce . bcc.-'.u? Mr. h. ikusc f ...

f1)0M nitom.j, ,,f . . . .. . . , .: r. Lly t-houid aoopt the nrinc

rnanjTps h 1 sections of the Ui.i on demands. 1 think ... , ., , w . . .,. ! ceive how it is possible lor Mr. C av to . ' advocate a reduction o uuties wri h- , . ,,c , out giving up his ubys cm. Wi I he .7 " ' . t . , . . not be accuser', and wjth nstu;e, of . . , V having originated his system tor fe iih " , r J ' ' ' ' purpose, and not for the national good ? If it be a good system and Mr. Clay satmied of if be cannot consent to abandon it on the ground of expediency, In my v:ew of ihe euhject he must stand or lall by hn'-bysten,." and the very moment he yields any portion f if, he ceases to have any claim to ihe support af cither par'y. Should he advocate a reduction or modification of the Tarifl he will soon find that he has corruiitted political suicide, if such a thing be po i Li -ilia. I 1 . , ....

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o,,, .it.i.w ontituy peiiipiiaton oui1 Jio. lelntsve to the present adminiathe act by eUcting Mr. Adams Piesi tration. 1 hcir.rS that, under this adrainisden! in 1324 and then taking (ifirc n. j trat.o the tir.tV-lawa would underrro a modi"

der him, Ibid, Trom the Baltimore Kepubliean Dec 10 The opposition oracles differ already as to the kind of insult to be adopted towards the President, in relation to his Message. Two of their mo?t learned critics have advanced a contrary judgmenton it? authorship, or rather have ta;en a d:ilerent view of the most no1-. ft - illiC rr.oce ot detracting from the repUlatjon It WU;t acquire for its author. The Patriot of citv charges without Iiesifatiun, that Mr. Livingston wrote it. Bit Mr. Walsh of Pniladelphia, who since the decease of the "Democraiic Press" has become the John Binns of Philadelphia, in (hi c lectioneeririrjj canvass, divides the honor ?imopg the Secretaries. It's a pity thai two such astute phileiogiacs should not agree in judgment, on so sifrple a matter as an opinion on sty Jr. The cost cj Drinking. The Gin and Whiskey taxes in Great Britain yield a sum to tho govern r.ent equal to ihe revenue of the Spanish monarchy; the beer tax exceeds the revenue of Bavaria. John B ill navs. for the lav h v ied U, '. , 1 1, : - : i iI v r ' , un,? ' da 11 ano"s,J inclines lo , brandy, rum, whiikev. beer or w ine. m sum exceeding that paid by fifty mil lions of Russians for the support of a despotic government. He has the liquor to pay for in addition to this tax. Connecticut measure. i he House of Rrepresentativcs t f Connecticut, last Pfi'2. izravely pa?ed a law that fre i ; , .1, f . . . prks -'mmjIJ nereaner constitute a huhul. i he hill was rf tfcted by the Sen-! . . ,, . . .. ate, ooi me uoue stiil lusisteu that hve pecks should nuke abu?he!; ar:.l ap j nni ti ! it i nnimil f. ... I l ... ..J .1... ! U . , o-jnate because that bedr would not , "-'u,u come into their measure. i ijj!i ii.uxir.u7i. j " 1 The Fv.t'is retM-.rk, that "the Na-; n j . o. . ,lrhal Oazntte ccmpare the rhciirn ot ; r Clay to the Senate. vtt! I he re- j ,urn of Napoleon frorn Ivha to Paris.' i ood. Mr. Clay will llouris?i f...r a few j m:)M?i to come, only to he -itr. o - d in 1832. Loi.lSVli'e ,liv. ( i.i .1 . . , m ' A bill has pus-Til the sen-tte of Ken- ! f ? 1 r v lr.ri.rn.arn p n rtrnnnitv f nr huihlir . t 1. , : . im r... over tae : vp at L' unj'ille.

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DA10CRATIC REPUBLIC C.ND1DATIJ ft- president .Mr. Clav's toad eater of ti e Louisville Journal recommends to b: w hiskers of the Slate, man, to pulverise us, ar.d take us for pinch of snulf. The idea, notwithstanding its eource, is a good one. Frentice i undoubtedly aware of the necessity there is for clearing Gregg's head of its sop on;reous conten'sr. aiul he could not have prescribed better. It would! have been well for Mr. CUy had his biographer taken a few pinctes himself, h-fo.e writing his booh. Ctv" O irfumil'ar, ahaa the Devil, "whispersj us, that, owing' to the circumstance of NewYear' I) happening on Sunday, by some mis liunn oi me Aimanac-muWers, he w ill appear to such of our oatrom ss he rm. thU hvp. ing. Vertur-i supkr.ri sat est. j the fi e cou'd be arrested. I he Cincinnati wate--wo:ks were entiiely destroyed b fire a tew days since. i : grauuai reunci.on ci unties on lore-pn imports. point ; hence is no lorger ft is strange that iples of the prethat man who is to ruin the . ' iiu jwi uiuiv.au uiai l.lir. Vifl count r) 1 itin'jliil mnm to 1.'.,. f ? - r! j ti lends, who have been so clamorous on th L. i- , , ,,l , sntject, sho'ilu become the advocates of a mol;fiot- fl. T .r , , . i hcation of the I anti. After having iabored .n LMt m i . crstamly, tor several co.nse.utive years, tu u , . c t . . dieea!e the people out -jfthor principles, thev h,.a , i i a . . ... nave at h-iigtU discovered that the repwbheana j nf lhtS coua,.y aie not t0 be captivateJ b h h. so.ndm titles and f.ne-spun them ies: tlat the inlei,nce ariJ virtue is the nation's guaranty j hgusX the tvi; machinatWof a d:S5pPointcd j faction, led on by unprincipled a.spi.ant-uliose j h;g!.esl ambitio U personal .crrand zemert. What tone wiil be assumed bv the fedtr.il pieis, we are at a loss lo corjectflre. It fc'a.3, without an exception from Maine to Mexico, J for the past ttnee je-rs, tt?m?d ulth opprobri. j oua rpithes : uch as, we !c and imbeciie. ( - p!( fi -rUtCf inr;mcus.' 4,irannical ' ro"ir : . . nt'ni. I ...... I, . . . ' T ; expressed; white the universal crv has bten "displace the Executive, as the enly means cf preventing an innovation en the TrrlfT. iJut j now, forsooth. Mr. Cby finds the current or j popular opinion setting sti 1 stronger in favsr J of the policy recommended and acted on by tha j President, he admits its expediency, and, as it were by accident, when speaking of the operation cf the Tariff, says : " relieve cortstimpHon, after th? pr.vment cf thc public debt, as much a : posibler co -isisi '.?:it n ih an economical adnini I tration of th? government. This, it will be td" mitted, is no mo'Uf cation of it e often-expressed views of the Piesident, but is their ' sia and substance." The speedy liquidation cf the national debt has beeft a paramount object with this administration, whde its policy has been to encourage and protect, to a reasonable extent, domestic mauu Pictures. W e ask, w here now are all the fears of Mr. Clay's idolaters, a to the tariff laws underoin a mc-d.flciLioa ? And cc.a answers where t KDUCJTIOA". i The imprrtance cf u just system of educitiore must be as generally admitted as the necessity of education itr-e'f. If it be forcibly felt, that the human mind ought to be cultivate! and improved, then will the choice aud use of pror.t . . i - -. f uiwn9 iur mai purpose oecome a conquer. tion of great importance to those who are en. gaged in prepar rig young person for u?efJ ar.d. honorab'e distinction in secie'v. Tj'.l within these few years, the instruction of youth appears to have been tieatd as an unimportant kind of business, ia which atm:;st ". ai u a i sort f books he csxn with rtir.it. I SVCCE8SI But ue have happiiy discarded those pernicious errors, so titai to improvement, ... . , , ' tital to improvement, aa , , , ., , n- r, and so adverse to the U.iius'.oa of karnir.jT a u aiui ! sc.ence . . regsroed as a concern of the greatest momeiU . 1 t r i. to soc etv ; and ihersbre, parent, and all per .... ...r , . . una ni.u air i:i.cic.ivu.i ill mc CIMIC n Ctl.l Ircili are s'l c.;tou- t put them under the most respectable "mstnidtrs : and these are anxioin to put inti the ha N of the.r mmiU. not onlv Sl,ch hecis as m.--y bt facilitate the r prog re . s:0!l :M ktu-wldye. but such as are wholly five f.om error and improper pnncip'e. iuny persons have hxd occasion to l.'mmt throu-lu.ut their Uvc.4, the iraprrp-r model u-bicii tl.ev v ei e tmiil, aid tl.e obsolete, imperrect and tn or.euu p.hi cition w hich wf-o adopted fd by their intric.ert . To ihu 'S. r-d-- .u crj i? .r.vr--r-.'i.s,jie a'.d hich h lit vn' a. p vt of tC',ct..- iT so.iis, ar.l

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