Indiana Palladium, Volume 9, Number 28, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 27 July 1833 — Page 2

CIRCULAR. TO TTIE VOTEUS OF DeRBOUN COUNTY. It is with much reluctance I am compelled to correct, through the medium of the press, some very erroneous statements, that have lately been put in circulation, as I am constantly hearing from different quarters, with a view to prostrate whatever claims 1 may have, to a share of public confidence. I am told that a gentleman not 5 miles from Lawrenceburgh, who has suddenly become pleased with the idea of having a seat in the state legislature; has been very industrious in palming off a statement to those whom he finds in the course of his travels through the county, that he knows me to be strongly opposed to the election of Amos Lane to congress; that I have been with Lane through the north and west parts of the county warmly supporting and electioneering for him; and among others, who are warmly opposed to the election of Judge Test to congress, thit I was electioneering for Test. And also grossly misrepresenting my views in re

lation to certain principles I have publicly promulged. I pronounce the stories, about electioneering forfthose gentlemen, as false as the act would be degrading in a candidate. They can electioneer for themselves, I think; and if they cannot they need not apply to me; for I have no capital to spare that way. And besides, I have not yet adopted the motto, " that all's fair in politics." It is true, on account o f its being harvest time and the people necessarily busy, to hinder them none on my account, I have attended at Lawrenceburgh, Logan, Kelso, Manchester, Sparta, and Laughery, with Mr. Lane, and a great many others, and should have followed his appointments through the county, if my health had permitted. Vou arc undoubtedly apprised, that Mr. Lane's appointments for stump speeching, were the only ones through the county. And I felt it a duty as a new candidate to see as many of the people through the county as possible, before the election. Also to give my views, whenever called upon, and hear those of the candidates upon interesting subjects, that will in all probability engross the attention of the legislature. If these are politicals sins, I am indeed guilty. There is another course I have pursued that has given offence to some gentlemen who are seeking to be elected by again exciting the old party question, which I trust in Heaven is gone to the shades forever, and that is, by not only giving my views publicly with regard to our state interests, but by publicly, and at all times, disclaiming the vote of any citizen on any party or local grounds whatever. Believing as I do that the occasion as well as cause for party spirit is entirely past, that no gentleman who can possibly have any thing but selfish and mean motives to accomplish, and that is destitute of any other resources for preferment, will attempt to stir it up. Happily the tales resorted to by others against me, have gained no credence where 1 have been; for my course has been open and confined wholly to what concerned me alone as to electioneering. I have not excused mvself and backcd out when called upon to express my views publicly. I am now S5 years of age: have made the history, laws and institutions of my country my study from boyhood. For more than 1(5 years I have been a resident of this western country, and I am but too well acquainted taritVl flip li n ril eti i nc cuflorinrra nnrt inrr,nu0n.

iencc3 of a new country. I have kept an even pace with the rise, progress, history, and resources of our state, and, consequently, am, as every other candidate should be, prepared to give my views on any all occasions when called upon. I am in opposition to no gentleman who pursues an honorable course. And if I have not the necessary qualification I claim no vote, whatever. What are we to do? Are we to gratify the wishes of an individual, or a neighbor, or relation! No. The citizens of Dearborn county are more interested in the next state legislature than they have been in 8 years back. Then as citizens feeling that interest, let us promote it if possible. If thenthere are three candidates on the list better qualified than I am, whether they ever thought that Andrew Jackson was best for president or Henry Clay was best for president, it matters

not, vote for them, and you will discharge your duty as good patriots and good citizens: let it please or displease whom it may. I know of no better way to judge of a man'3 qualifications than by seeing and hearing him, and that publicly too, and he cannot then deal double. And if a candidate cannot get along with that, he would make a very poor fist at it where the interest of the county would demand an effort from him, before men, chosen from different parts of the state for their ability and intelligence, (where party spirit is out of the question.) I am told also that the citizens of Caisar Creek, Union and Randolph, have so far believed the tales circulated among them, that I have alluded to, as to have entirely set aside any claims that I may have. But I have too much confidence in the patriotism of the citizens of those townships, to suppose that they have formed a "coalition,' or that they have passed this judgment upon any one, without the best proof on the subject. And for the purpose of being heard and hearing all other candidates for the 'legislature, who have not been members, publicly, I should be much gratified to meet the citizens and candidates at Philip Uollins, near the line ofCasar Creek and Sparta, on Tuesday the SCth instant, at C o'clock; at J M'Guire's, in Caesar Creek, on Wednesday the 31st, at 3 o'clock; at Hartford on Thursday, the 1st of August, at 3 o'clock; at Scrantons's old stand, in Union, on Friday, the 2d August, at 3 o'clock; at LawreRceburgh, on Saturday, the 3d of August, at 3 o'clock; and at Rising Sun, on the 5th 'of August, at 11 o'clock. HENRY HOPKINS. Manchester, July 24th, 1633. A Ct Riors Fact. A letter from Wheeling says "Another circumstance which I

consider a singular one, never having seen it mentioned as having taken place any where

else, is that the martins, and even the domes

tic pigeons left us during the prevalence of

tue disease, jUioiera; they are now 4th ult. returning, which I take to be a srood omen.

Wus this instinct or what other cause in-

euced them to abandon their friends!"

With feelings of profound gratitude to an all wise providence, we can now state the

Ur.t that our city has again become entirely

healthy. There is, at this time, no appearance it' that drea'dful scourge, with which we

havecn to severely visited, in any part of

luc o.ty. L,exwrton Observer.

To the Voters of the Fourth Congressional District. Fellow-CUizcils: It was not my intention to address to you a printed circular. I hoped that in compliance with a custom sanctioned by public opinion, the candidates would meet at the places appointed, state and mutually discuss their opinions of the public measures in which you are interested ; thus affording you an opportunity to compare our pretensions, and to select the candidate who proposed the measures most beneficial to the district, and whose abilities would enable him to carry those measures into operative laws. In this I have been disappointed. Appointments were made as far back as the 11th June were published in all the papers of the district, and all the candidates respectfully invited to attend. I can easily excuse Mr. JMcCarty for declining the contest. He is unused to public speaking and as his opinions on party poli

tics, as well as public measures, are understood to be the same with Judge Test, he may have thought it unnecessary to engage in the discussion. No such reason can excuse Judge Test. A warm advocate of stump speaking, he has, in every previous election, harrangued thro' the district, and boasted of the advantage he derived from measuring strength with his opponents. In the present canvass his course has been far different. I have endeavored to bring him to a meeting, but in vain, except in the four instances, that accident enabled me to find him; and in three of the published appointments that he attended with me. 1 have just learned with surprise, that he has charged me with expressing different opinions in different parts of the district. Those opinions were formed after careful investigation, prior to the canvass, and have been uniformly and distinctly expressed. To prevent, however, the possibility of misapprehension, I will place them briefly before you all. As I have no leisure to write out an elaborate exposition, I shall sketch them as stated to you, in my stump speeches, and contrast them with those put forward by Judge Test. The Tariff, hitherto so full of interest, is apparently adjusted by Mr. Clay's compromise bill of last session passed by congress, approved by the president, accepted by the south, and but little objected to by the north. To disturb it would be unwise, until its effect upon the revenue, the south and the manufacturing interest is fairly developed. The Bank and the Public Lands are subjects in which you are most interested, and to their discussion the candidates have confined themselves. A full and impartial examination, has convinced me, that the financial business of the government, the commercial, manufacturing, and especially the firming interest imperatively require an uni

form national currency. As there is not at

present enough gold and silver in the country to furnish such a currency, we must have a banking institution, whose notes shall be current throughout the United States. Congress is bound not to establish another U. S. Bank until the charter of the present institution has expired. The curtailment of its discounts and the settlement of its vast business will occasion a most disastrous pressure especially in districts like our own, where a large credit business is transacted. Embarrassment and probably loss will also be occasioned to the government. We arc admonished by these circumstances, to make the present institution the means of furnishing the currency required. The president's veto has prevented and will prevent the rccharter of the present Bank, with all its privileges an opportunity is thus

offered us to dock the dangerous powers of

tins mammoth monopoly, and by so doing, to

increase its usefulness to ourselves.

The capital of the present Bank is thirty-

five millions. One fifth held by the govern-

ment four fifths by two thousand seven hundred and forty-four individuals, of whom

one third are English Noblemen and German Bankers. What claims have those stock

holders to the exclusive favor of our govern

ment When they purchased the stock,

instead of paying seven millions of specie into the vaults of the Bank, as by law they were bound to do, they paid in only two millions and met all the other instalments with notes borrowed of the Bank on pledges of their stock. They have enioyed the ad-

vantages and profits derivable from the vast business of the Bank, comprehending not

merely its currency, but the discounts, exchange dealings and other transactions

based, not on their own capital stock only, but on the deposites made by our government and our citizens. They have thus received six and a half per cent, annually on an amount four or five times greater than their capital stock; and ten or twelve times greater than the amount actually paid by them into the Bank. It is true that the annual dividends have never exceeded ten per cent. But we must remember the immense real estate, the undivided profits, and the enormous losses from fraud and mismanagement, amounting previous to March 1819 to more than three and one half millions, which common prudence would have added to the, profiis. Surely the present stock holders have reason to be content with the advantages already enjoyed. Yet, Judge Test proposes to rccharter the Bank, and to allow them to take the stock at $100 per share, that as soon as the recharter is granted will be worth in market $140 or $150. Our government would thus make a free gift to 2,7-14 individuals, one third of whom are wealthy foreigners, of eleven or seventeen millions

of our money since it is from the people of

tnis country mat tne proms are derived, which give to this stock so high a value. I therefore propose that the following condition bo annexed to the recharter.

That two thirds of the whole capital slock,

sentation the number of shires1 taken by any one individual to be limited six thousand forty-one shares would b3 offered to the citizens of Indiana. The premium upon these, would bo at least $241,010 which could be realised as soon as the first instalment of $3 or $10 was paid in, if the holders prefered selling to retaining their stock. Which proposition is fairest or most beneficial? That of Judge Test, giving eleven millions of ouroicn money to 2,744 wealthy stockholders, one third of whom are foreigners or mine, which distributes it equally among our own citizens. 2d. I would also modify the charter so as

to permit congress to organize another insti-

gtiment against it worthy of serious refutation. The two prominent subjects have occupied so much room, that I will briefly s iv, in reference to the surplus revenue, that if divided, I shall advocate its expenditure under the direction of the state legislature, in equal portions among the several congressional districts. In conclusion it may not be irrelevant to remark that on Saturday, the 13th instant, I had the pleasure of meeting Judge Test at Lawrenceburghand discussing with him our several opinions. The result may be inferred from the foregoing explanation. Una

ble to sustain himself by fair and decorous argument, he resorted to personal abuse and

tution at any time within five years before ; notified me that he should persist in it; and the expiration of the recharter. The neces-! for the first time made known to tne some

sity of this is rendered obvious by the em

barrassments we are now suffering. 3d. That foreign stock holders should be allowed five years to sell their remaining

stock, and be thereafter incapable of hold

ing it. Judge Test objects to this that it will occasion the withdrawal of foreign capital. Foreign capital will flow in among us if it finds a profitable investment, and that without endangering the government by getting into its power an institution intimately connected with our public finances and internal commerce. But the objection is in itself groundless. We have only to remember that one or at most two instalments were paid in on the stock, to discover, that as much silver is drained from us every year to pay the dividends on foreign stock as was actually paid in when the stock was purchased. 4th. The Bank shall not possess real estate. The reasons are known to you all. This privilege has converted the Bank into a speculator and a. landlord with a numerous and dependant tenantry. Judge Test

would grant it the privilege of possessing for five years, as enabling the Bank to buy up the property and prevent its sacrifice. The reason is founded on an incorrect supposition. The Bank will never purchase property unless it be profitable to do so. By forbidding it to purchase you confine it to its proper business, and leave purchases to the fair competition of individuals, many of whom might be unwilling to offend the Bank by bidding against it. 5th. The stock to be liable by state laws to the same tax as other funded property. With these restrictions I shall vote for the recharter. The question of the Public Lands has always been one deeply interesting to us. Mr. Clay's proposition has excited a new feeling in the old states, and they have accepted and supported it with eagerness, apparently regardless of its inconsistency with the conditions on which the land was granted to the federal government. They carried it through by such large majorities as seem to render its passage hereafter certain. Once passed into a law we may bid farewell to reductions of the price as well as to gifts for internal improvements, occ. The interest of the old states, to swell the amount of proceeds to prevent emigration that will diminish their political strength

and increase our of opposition.

It is, therefore, necessary to incorporate any provision we may desire, with this bill. The price of the Public Lands seems rightly fixed at $1 25, as it is not purchased by speculators, but entered rapidly by actual settlers. Not so with the refuse lands which have been in market fifteen or twenty years. Distributed throughout the 4th congressional district are 322,331 acres of refuse lands, which are entirely unproductive. I propose that the price be reduced to fifty cents per acre, and the land sold in convenient parcels to our citizens on filing an affidavit that they will actually settle on and cultivate it or will annex it to a farm already under cultivation, and tint they enter the land for their own use and benefit

of his appointments, all made on the same days that the appointments published since the 11th June, call me to distant places. I have altered, however, such as it was possible to alter, that I may meet him. I have replied to Judge Test that whatever course he may choose to pursue, my own will be unchanged. The interests of tin district and not the foibles of the Judge, shall be the subjects of my attention and discussion. I have known your opinions and feelings too long and too well to suppose that the ability to invent or retort vulgar personalities or slanderous abuse will entitle its possessor to your favour and confidence. Your friend and Fellow-citizen, Lawrcncclurgh, July 15, 1833.

prosci'ilcJ, ycrueuU J u;. u :. : :'. V, it kins. His sympathy fr atk':?$ i.r.-itil powerful, until he had secured hi til N, his necessary houscholl furniture, vw.K-t probably government would never hive touched, and then he could -o nothing in the character of th unhappy man, but ingratitude. Culpable as Watkins has been, he is now deserving of the fympathy uid ass sttnet' cf the friends of ih administraticn. For his official misconduct, he has U;en punished, and now let him be "saved from his friends."

From the flclaicarc Watchman. COXE versus WAT KINS. A late number of the (Jlobe contains arrvicio of the singular controversy between liichard S. Cox e Esq. and Win. 11. Watkins, son of Dr. Tobias Watkins. The exposition of young Watkins has placed Mr. Coxe, the Counsellor and efficient friend, who volunteered his services for Dr. Watkins, in a singular predicament. He is the man, who took the lead in raising the cry against (Jen. Jackson, and exciting the public sympathy for the unfortunate Watkins, and who in his

zeal to serve his unfortunate client, as it now appears, has sic tin! led from him some two or three thousand dollars. We regret that the length of these articles will prevent their insertion in our columns. They give a clear history of this transaction, which the voluminous addresses of the parties would never have conveyed to the public. Mr. Coxe, it seems, was leading counsel for Watkins, when prosecuted for fraud in 120. When the Jurv had retired on this case, Coxe told young Watkins, that whatever might be the result of this trial, the United States would undoubtedly take out an execution for the amount of the defalcation of his father, seize immediately all his furniture and personal property that the property had better be made over to him for the purpose of reserving something for the family that he did not intend accepting any fee from his father for defending him, but that he would make a written claim for one, under which the property might be transferred, and protected against the United States. This was assented to on the part of Dr. Watkins, and young Watkins was directed to deliver to Coxe a list of household furniture valued by

own, will be ample cause him at $V;00, together with "one half pipe and six demijohns of Maderia wine." The

household property was delivered to auctioneers and sold for $7o" 57 the wino was sent to Mr. Coxe. Several months afterwards, young Watkins wrote to Coxe, enquiring whether he had made any settlement with the auctioneers, and if so, what disposition had been made of the proceeds. This letter was unanswered, and upon repeating the inquiries, Coxe replied that ho had not received an account of the proceeds but that the goods were placed in tlu hands of the auctioneers with directions to pay half the proceeds to himself, and half to Mr. Jones, the other attorney fur Watkins. He now contends in his address to the public, tit pages, that this property, wino and all, was conveyed to him for a fee, and he doe. net intend to account for any portion of it to the family of Doctor Watkins. Soon after the transfer of the property to Coxe, it seems Mrs, Watkins visited, fur the first, time her husband in prison, where the intelligence was fit communicated to her that her husband had been found guilty by the jury. In her extreme agony at this un

expected result, the husband and wife sent

CllOLKUA. This disease has broken cut in a neighborhood in the upper part of Harrison cour.ty, and the extent of its ravages iuy be ascertained by a reference to our lh:t tX deaths. Out of 7 "cases, tiouly were aved. We are permitted to take the following particulars from a letter to one cf our citizens, dated 'Saitm, July 10, lW. "I believe the cholera has abated in Sakm. I have heard of no new case in t nvn since last l'ridav niiiht. but it is ratling With con

siderable violence in sundry neighborhoods ;n the country. The fellow ing is u list of death of citizens of our town. Mr. King Daniel Neil Mrs. Carpenter S. (Joodwin's wifj Uev. M'Coy, wife and d Chik's wifi child " Wm.t.'orien Stephen Coiliii V son Panks JollyMr. Drake Henry Iloks J no. Allen and wife M. Allen and child

Barton Parko A.gllit's child Mr. Hardman's child Win. Baird's child L. I lagan's wife and child S. Harrison Mr. Johnson's child

Mr. Drajor

i wife,

W. Ura:-7.h'tou

nnd child Old Mr. Hagen J. 11. Fiimhum, U.S.. F. llagon and child Mr. lcC-!ui 1. llngeu V .1. Foroey -Miss F.. (I. Hates Dr. F. Newland'ii wifu Jonathan Armfield

Croini'ton'iJ child

Maj. J. (Jreen & wife S. Coggwoli's wif. Samuel Hobbs Miss I 'romp! on Mr. Morgan & wif 5 Mrs. I .a three

D. (.'.Campbell's wife Mr. Keyts wif

and child

S. Henderson v son

and not for another's. At 1 25 per acre, the cost of these lands would be $102,9 12 50 At 50 cents per acre, 101,177 00

The amount gained by the

people of this district would be 2 11,705 50

We may add to this the great benefit to the industrious poor, who would thus be able to procure a home and comfortable

support, and the general advantage of an

addition to our productive and tax paying industry. To this provision Judge Test is warmly opposed, but oilers no other argument but that the land would be seized on

by speculators, who could bribe thousands of our citizens to go to the land oflices, per

jure themselves, enter the land and turn it

over to him who bribed them. Such an objection needs no answer, and requries no comment. There is another provision, I wish incorporated in the Land Bill. The 12 per cent on the sales of lands in our own state, is placed by the late bill at the disposal cf the state legislature for purposes of internal improvements or education. We well know the expense of legislating and the dirTiculty of making a fair or satisfactory division of such funds. The Wabash representation rules the legislature and this district can expect nothing from its bounty. I propose that the 121 per cent fund, amount

ing annually to $02,500, be exclusively ap-had teen treated with ingratitude to which propriated to the support of common schools I te returned an abrupt and insult ing answer.

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Mr. Johnson's mother- Mus Sjsan Thornton in-law Coi.okup. Dinah, l'os.i and two children, Job, wife, and child. "The above list is probably very near cor rect. Several of the Hagen.s died inC!iarle.town, and -"omo others iu the cour.tr); but they were all residents of our town, und loll after the Cholera bn ke out. It is probabhi that the deaths of Susan Thornton und Dr. F. Newland's wife, ought nt to be reported as Cholera; the firmer was typhus or nervous fever the latter, co;umptu n." Thus it appears that Oi deaths have taken place in Salem, lately a ileuri.-Uing town, containing something like 1,2''U inhabitants. About -10 families remained in town last Tuesday. The Cholera his made its appearance in Shelby villi, Ky., and had occasioned live deaths, u; to our latest dates From Chariest ow-n we hear of five deaths, two of which were Mrs. Proctor and Mr. II igen. (lenorai C irr has recovered his health. We have had but one, death here by cholera, since our list paper. V litany Cazttlc, July 10.

Iy the politeness of the Post Master in this place, we have been favored with u letter received by him, from the editors of the Western Couri;nt,m lished ;.t Condon Indiana, which states that the building which thoy occupied with their o!l:cc, was en the 1st inst. struck with lightning. The prcsj appeared to be the point of attraction, which is ncaily destroyed, end their typo considerably confused, which, wo presume, will delay their publication a few weeks. There were three persons in the olliee :it the time; but none of tin in were seriously injured. Cas County Ti.wcs.

The United Stat s Telegraph, sny?, he Post-master General has instructed that each mail carrier may carry single papers to persons Millie route iu the immediate vicinity of a post oll.ee. lb.

The Wabash and Eric Canal Wc understand by the rapid muI enterprising exertions of the commissioner, is fist r.dvnneing and the care that has been ti.l.en by the Commissioners to obtain enterprising nml fiithful contractors, is desrrving f nolo. There are a ureal nmmV r who now hava

contracts, Fay two thirds, who will iu t jci

mit their laborers

for .Mr. Coxe in hopes of finding some con-o- ""Y9 1 "'I" ' ' 1 " aV iationin his counsel. In tho half frantic which has proven to Loan ud

1 to use ardent

situation in which Mrs. Watkins was at this time, from her distressed condition and that of her family with the ignominy cast upon her husband, it seems she said something which Coxe pretended to construe as reproachful to himself, and abruptly left the prison, communicating his cause ofolTence to some friends, through whom, it reached the cars of Dr. Watkins and his lady, and notwithstanding several letters were written to him by the unhappy Watkins and his lady, making apologies, requesting an interview and appealing to him in the most pathetic manner, from their peculiar situation, this heartless monster in the human shape refused to be reconciled. He had obtained possession of their effects by fraud, which he had resolved to appropriate to his own use, and having found a cause of oifence he was determined to make that a pretence for gratifying his avarice. Ho maintained this bearing towards Watkins, and his family, till he was allowed to take a part in obtain.

! mg his release; and then made that an occa

sion of accusing Watkins's family ot having treated him ungratefully. Young Watkins soon afterwards wrote a letter to him, asking an explanation, and in what particulars he

vin

tage to laborers r.s well as contractors.

m the several school districts. With the

aid of the seminary fund, in IS months a well arranged and effective system of common schools, might shed its improving and enobling influence over the children of ail. I have so long been convinced of the vital importance of such a system, that I may be forgiven for again and again urging it on your attention. I need not add that Judo Test onnoses

be exposed to sale in the several states, in this as warmly as my other propositions. I amounts proportioned to tho Federal reprc-' have yet, however, to hear from him an ar-

Mr. Win. H. Watkins then wrote him again, giving a narrative of the controversy between them, which he refused to read. This was followed by a challenge from young Watkins, sent by his second, Dr. Miller, Coxe took the note, as Doctor Miller supposed f r the purpose of answering it, and to cap tht climax of this eecardhjt iieiu, knateisb, and unprineijdtd transaction, goes directly to the (.'rand Jury, nnd bus both principal and second jiresenUd. Here we have the honesty, humanit'i chiraln; and t;nz-ti!Sif, of the opposition leader in tiie District ofColumbin, who aifected i;a interest for tin

Clouds of locusts have lately made their appearance in Arkansas. In tho fori st their course is marked by the wilted and sallow leaves of the young and tender branches which have been p; rforatcd by them for tin deposit of their egys. The sea servient encc irerc. Th? steamboat Connecticut, Capt. Poller, return yesterday afternoon from an excursion to Nahunt, in search of the Sea Serpent, vi:!i about one hundred passengers on board, Bsstrm Hand sharp-sliootrrs, ee c. iVc. 77r animal thut is, an animal tint is to say, something or other vr.s seen oiVNahant at 1 oVlock,by all the passei gers on board the boat, and by a party in n smMl boat which put oU from tho Knurr. The pisseng; is and crew of the latter h ive m ule eertif.citc as follows: ?.hr. Journal. Wctho undersigned passenger oiibotrd the Steamboat Connecticut, do In reby certify that we were in i!i small loit which put o!f from the. steamboat and approached within ten feet of a sea vioiuder, which passed under our bow at a very rapid rate. As near as we could judge from the view we had of him, his head resembled that of a pit k erel. His head only appeared on the surface. The motion was not that of n porpoise, but resembled that of n common snuke. Kilned: lh njamin 11. Norton; J. tr.es W.I laic; William Tewksbery, Jr.; JvP.iuel S. Williuin?; Ceorge W. Pioc'or, Pa rn "rf. ( hrxen, T. Purcell ; J. Ciuh gen. On board Sieumbo.it C nn olf Nalunt, July S. l,?.-l .

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