Indiana Republican, Volume 3, Number 117, Madison, Jefferson County, 6 March 1819 — Page 2

r the Ohio an.? "Likv Eile by a :nr pike ro.td, ror the use cf ihe I nre t States and tlie publie generally. That if they would recur to the events of the late war, a doubt could not exist as to its utility, and almost absolute necessity ; Krie beine a naval station, and the harbor of Presque Ide being one of the safest on the lake, and most advantageously situated for military and naval purposes. The secretary of war, in fits report recently made, had reported in favor of the water communication between Pitsl frgh and Erie, in which Ilr. M. said he concurred ; but it would be recollected that the navigation of the Allegh any river and French creek was impeded bv ice during the winter months ; and frequently, in the latter part of the summer and fall, the water was too low for navigation, and hence the obvious necessity of connecting the two important points of Pittsburg and Erie, bv a trood road. 11 : limped, therefore, the resolu.ion would be adopted, and the object proposed meet the approbation of Congress. The motion was agreed to. Vj$hir.tc:i City. Feb y. The House of Repiesen tatty sat to so late an hour yesterday, that we can only, firm that circumstance, and from the want of room, slate a few of the prominent results of the proetc Ur.g i'i the Senate, some business was done, of whieh an account will s e In reafter given. 1 he proceeding of most immediate interest, was a motion, by Mr. JUorril of New-Hampshire, to ad pt a proposition to the. following effect : AV.rc.ra, by the Senate, that the PtcMdeut of the United c Us, ivtj :-c)tcl to 3ti;ke iron) the roll- of ih s army and navy the names of all such officers thereof, as were, directlv or indirect!) concerned in cou-asellinzr, aiding, or abetting t e late duel between Armit: id T. Mason and 1. M. INI Carty, citizen or Yirginii. This motion lies on the table. :.,.,' cf Represent.? fives. We Iwvq i;;car binstacUon in aning tiiat the dicsussion in respect to trie incidents of the Seminole war, i at length brought to a cloe. After considerable debate, c.c. the progress of which shall be heieattcr stated Hie question was taken on th" re v,iution reported by the cm mi tec on military atl urs, divipp oving the proceedings in the trial and execution of A; ")e hnot and Armbiister an ! decided in the negative. The amendment moved by Mr. Cmntothc resolution reported n the committee ot military afTiirs, having been modified, was then rejected. The committee rose and rcpo; red it decision. A motion was made to postpone indefinitely tire further consideration of the whole subject ; when, fter some discussion, the f.revkus question was required, ami bein i taken, was decided in the affirmative , which precluded any other than a direct q aestion on the proposition belore the house. On the question, then, to concur in disagreement to so much of tlie report as relates to the case of Arhuthnot, the vote was by Yeas and Nays

For concurrence in agreeing to it 108 Against it 62 On the question to concur in disagreeing to so much of the report as 1 elates to Armbiister; For concurrence in disagreement .107 Against it 63 A motion was then made by Mr. Cobb, that the house do come to the following resolution : . Resolved, That the late seizure of the Spanish posts at Pensacola and So Carlos de Batancas, in W Florida, by the aimy of the United States was contrary to the constitution of the United States. A motion was made to postpone indefinitely the further considei ation of the proposition and decided in the negative : For the postponment 83 Against it 87 Tlie main question was then taken n Mr. Cobb's motion, and decided in the negative: For agreeing to it 70 Against it 100 dims has this knotty question been settled, after j debate ot three weeks. The particulars of this day's proceeding will be given hereafter. It is worthy of remark, that the House h is never been known to have been more fully attended, than when the above votes were taken, HOUSE OF KEPRF.SENTATIYKS. reus! -an F bniarv 0. IWi I'K!) S TATi- " Ik'vNK. edr. j- lev :i oi Virginia submitted the :o"o-,vu-.g : equation, i -or--o', that the committee on th-- j'vuli'. ie.re be m . timet ed M rt port a bib to lepeel the act tntithd" An act t ieeerpeeate th.. subscribers t the banl ot the I'niud State." p: s'eti April toth. 1H10. M r. j ohnson s-aic. he he-u not subvitt d a prop ..si tion ot so much impoitanre, without conMh rim; ail the ce:v-;equeiiccs Ahich were likelv to result from it. He had looked ;'U:;c Mate of the country; he knew the d. ep and great interests ineed in the question: was av eretret some embarrassments in iiv- hmmriai operations cf :ovcmm i t woe -d result; and that somediim; would he said of the pledge :" ui'n!c i":tith. lint, air tak Vj- nt v e w all theie 1 :.s'ei . rati e, he tluuieht it impend on h',;u, a:-, a stilepm !ut , to nKeke thi .r jpovitlcn. What wasnhii'.: faith, Llv. j. asked, and what its be-t eciirio : AAlKneer viy corporat'ua in t'ais conr.tr . either moral or political, shall violate its oh-le;-;:ti..-e that this house should app v ike tcrrcTive. Thi3 was iti best ie.nritw ibis great ijankincorporation, w hich was to promote tlu great interest-; of the country, has, bv its misconduct, completclv deik ated the oojeotso' the comnute.itv; and would not the public faith be best preserved bv putting dona tVri corporation, w hich head thusnu d its powers, and committed s : h fraud as ha e be en tle eloped? I l ave we the peiNeer to put it down? This, sai l Mr. . is the only ceacntioa wiue could cia ate a single tloukt. Have ve, who created this charter, aright to repeal it: Mr. J. said ho ha l paid at'ention to this subject, and the maimer cf proceeding mrueh cee - s in Kneland. There t-v ;r corporations were somewhat iU'tkrentb- corstniftcd, there the ki iglrmseli r; ran ted Charters, and when thev ure violated, he annulled them. Here the legislature creates the charter, and it had as much right as any ether tribunal to decide on a revocation of it. We, said Mr. J. have no more interest in this corporation that the supreme court, which it is said ought to decide the question between the bank and nation. The house, he said, could meet it as free from prejudice, or anv improper bias, as the supreme court. It appeared to him there was no choice for those members who believed the constitution had been violated by tills corpora

tion, hut to avail themselves of thr rT.M oepurtunitv to free th n 3 ha r m it aral i-chcvc the coes n. Mr. J. concluded 1 y : in -is pr. sent objt ct was to e,a . his - lution reft rr d to the coins 11M c of the whole to which the b rik report l a I been n ft 11 ed. Mr. Sp( tirt r sugesttal the propriety o'.Ti ferring to the samecoivmitt th i t solution w hit h he had laid v the table 011 Monday week, n l tlie proposition made by Mr. TrimhFnn the I9ih nit. to issue a s ire facias. Mr. 5. noticed briefly the remarks rd Mr. Johnson. They were strong, he said, and imprcssivo; but there wt re other considerations to le remembered. 'I be immt die.te d stnn tion of tins bank, Air. S. said, wouid bring in its onscrpiences ruin o thousands upon :hi) tsa.nds who lead become its debtors; it wruhl inflict a wound u)on the puoiic c redit, and go far to tarnish tlie national faith abroad. The bank had loaned out the sum of S.,fx0)00. Could this s un be tailed in immediately, when there was, as it w as stated, but se cntcen millions of dollars in the whole u -nion? If called in, tlie stale banks ni'ist pav all the' owe, arid must necessarily curtail tlu ir discounts, which were deemed, at a low estimate, to amount to lo, inillions. 'Fliis, Mr. S. said, would --perale on t'ne borrowers fiem the F tiited Slates hank, and thro' tie.en eo th -e from the slate banks. The gr at importance of tins i iibjut, '.Mr. S. sari, ami the great in rest, at slake, ought to make the bone e pi on ( d Av'th mr.ch cirrmnspi itl or. If tlie corpora tiin cnnfl'-ctu with the torstituti?n, ire v. as willim- to 'O'aith g nt c ecu against it; bet he helped it ould be s tn that tl constitution might be preseratl, w itliout creating the so ne of da -tiess and ruin he heal adv. rted to. Mr. Hidi was unv 'tiling tose.-tain the proposition in any e gee: because it was onlv ( realsee; o s - e larm through the coniiuunit e, l. holding out the hha that toe o was tobe d. stroxad. kor Ids par:, T I r. II. said, lie woald v r e . -ki nt to pvficeed against the L nlr. 1 IStati s Bank in snv man er nr.tii ; e: rtu!d see the stile bank- combe, their affairs correctly, v.iii b b bail yet to learn, lie hoped the house would no. consider the i solution. IV I r. I.ovendes made a few n marks in faor cf reftrrie.g there -olulion to the committee of is whole : for, whether the house v. disposed to destroy an irstitutie ... which, if properh man?gv .l, w be highlv beneficial to the intere ' of t lie country, and had la en : , -ductivc of much gor d to the - v'' lie, or whether it meant to .11 that institution, the qticstiei: to be better delihc rated cn in a t ir.-mitt-e of the whole bo i" , Tile teeob.tion wa d.e . e e, d to, and referred to th icm .itt- e. of the whole, en the bank : : ee , a were also tb.o.e cf hi v. : . aa nnd of Mr. Trimble, on tlu ir respective motions.

Tivcnty-scecr.d cf February. This being the birth day of the Illustrious Washington, the citizens of MadLon sa down to an elegant dinner, prepared at the house or Capt. Stapp. The cloth being removed, Mr. Stapp was chosen V csident, and Mr. Douglass Vtee President. The President intimated that it was the wish of the company that Mr. William Carpenter should deliver an appropriate address. Upon which Mr. Carpenter rose, and in a speech of considerable length, done ample justice to the subject, and much honour to himself. The matter was appropriate, the style elegant, and the delivery impressive and animated ; in short, every person appeared well pleased. As it was delivered without preparation, wc have been un-

actnin'-rt it. At the conclusion' of Mr. Carpenter's speech, he addressed the following toist to the Chairman : When the teniples and the trophies of Europe shall have mouldered into dur, when the glories of their names shall be but the legend of tradition, and the light of their achievements live only in song, let philosophy rise agiiu in the sky cf her Franklin, and glory be rekindled at the urn of her Washington.' The following toasts were then drank ; 1. General George Washington The Father of American Independence, the Day Star of Liberty, and the ornament of mankind. 2. Thomas Jetlcrson The illustrious author of the declaration of independence. 3. James Madison May his "happiness in private he equal to his glory in public life. 4. The cabinet of the United States Formed of virtue, gallantry and patriotism, the depository of American Liberty. 9. 'I lie memory of all patriots and heroes whose wisdom and valour have contributed to establish the liberties of their country. 6 The United States a practical republic, " the land of the iree and the home of the brave." Whilst the laurels still bloom on her brow, may she cherish peace and anticipate

danrrcr. 7. The army of the United S ites in peace mi!d as the t-e'v, s of Heaven i. 1 1 i 1 . Lie as its thunders. The Navy the ocean and the ' ikes bear testimony to its valour, success to her gallant sons in peace and in war. 9. The star spangled banner soaring aloft with unsullied splendour the bright constel lation that guides the way of oppres-cd humanity to the assslum of the wretched. 10. Peace with honour, war - bhout cruelty, and victory ithout ostentation. 1 1 . The liberty of our country wasdearlv bought with the bhvni of our forefathers, if ever snlk may its price be the best b.or d of all their children. 12 Republican Institutions soundness in their principle, jufhe in t'mir practice, and perpetuity v their duration. 11. Agriculture the earth its basis, industry its support; the forest Dow before it, and every art is dependent upon it. 14. Commerce the handmaid of a:r'; culture ; may she waft the products to the renin quarter of the globe. - M muf ictories exotic bv. t.v.W plants; may they : e loitering care ot ; it until their prosuppress those ofeve : country. Arncricm Industry the head, and unclad be gov--du;i ry ;m ! 16 bare b the b.udy of him who proffers foreign goods to domestic manufactories. 17. The arts and sciences upon their encouragement depends the duration of all our ' Republican institution?. 18. The patriots of the South may union, perseverance and humanity influence their conduct, and independence be their reward. 19. The right of instruction " he that knoweth his master's will and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes:"

20; The rulers of nation: . may peace be their motto, m i the happiness of mankind their highest ambition. 2t. The militia of the Urd. ted States brave and patriot, ic ; they are the able and wiik ing defenders of the rights' of their country. 22. The virtuous Fair thcir merits secure the affecfio:;s their beauty has won ; iiv.e happiness crown their postt. rU' VOLUNTEERS. By the President William Carpenter, the orator of the day. By Mr. Carpenter. Ireland ; may she never forget America, the home of her end.

rant and assvlum ot her exile. Bv larod Olds. The patri. ots of South America; may they obtain their independence, and when obtained, may it long erdure and stand like the j. pillow of heaven secure. f By N. D. Gro-vcr. The tree I of liberty ; may she? never arain bear empty hull. By D. B. Foster The Ma. dison light infantry ; may they . never turn their backs on the enemy of their country. By S. IF Gsrjjm The state of Indiana, the .fairest bud b th union. By Mr. Diuglass. The go. vcrnmcnt oV the U. States may it maintain peace with all nations and submit to none. By H. 2tts. America; may tnose who have predicted aristocracy prove to be false ' prophets, and live to see usur. x pation trodden under foot, and N republicanism swell the breast of every American. j By G. H. Bc!dinz.Gzntx& Ripley, the hero of Fort Eric; . may his virtues and talents be vj ever duly appreciated by his i countrymen. fBy J. P. FJlin.Tet state t of Indiana, the land of liberty j and nursery of freemen ; she f will shortly shine one of the H brightest stars in the American j constellation. Bv Milton StJpp.-7he mc j .mory ot Patrick Henry; he! gave the first impulse to the -bad of revolution. ! Bv Joshua Ebtir.. The offi-ji cers" and soldiers of the latel ; war ; like stars amid the gloom of night their acts shed a blaze' t of glory around the standard-. of liberty. Bv R. BranbjnWiw the? single get married, the married j) live hapoy, and their offspring!.: be true Republicans. j fi Married on the 2St1 Teiva-rvef is 19, bv the Rev. Dr. MI).v.vl,V Mr. James Coehran, of this piece,;! to Miss Hannah Moore, of jJndgop t;v,n, New-Jevsev. On the 6th ini. ;i duel vas fouJ near Biadensbui'e;h, between Gvr-j A. T. Me. so a, -and oh:i MTar: both of Vlr-hiia. they fbaght, teTi paces aistance with muskiB loaded with buckshot and bxi. Gen. Mason was killed on thc spot. The ether reported to h& bad his arm torn to pieces, otherwise injured. 0 i GEORGETOWN, fT.r. c'v The public feeling lias scarcojj ever been mere strongly eX'1'!? than bv the sanirumarv dudbctt1 Gen. Avmntecd T- iIason and TbM AiVartev. These tv.O g' (1,,. itf-r-"iil tT th r fritpv rrvt n-nr Rlndensburp' earlv n - - - 1 , - surday morning. Their wfaPlJ e -re mrtslt ts, and the custa.no - t L'cheftrt. They both hi ene Larue moment. Mr. e v vwc:mdtd hi the arif: afvdjv Mason was liilt! c:i tr?

n

X J