Indiana Republican, Volume 4, Number 162, Madison, Jefferson County, 27 January 1820 — Page 1

7 ) V f i-f WHERE LlDt-RTY DWELLS. THERE IS MY COUNTRY."

VOL. IV.

rvPi.isiirn by F.VF.RY THURSDAY, CONDITIONS. T:,. k;;?uhlicax" win j.. jMivrred at the office for two pjr- pv-r annum, paid in adif nViil within two months rt..r uhscn:m, it will he co-.i- . J in advincc ; two dollars and f.'tV cents it pul within twelve ith : and three dollars if not l:. J until the v. ax cpu vs. '"'o p r :r will be discontinued ail a rr-vaes. -'repaid. Tn i'I eustM a snbsenber nrnst .v .. vdec mctualiv at the end of '.c?r oHd iu.-nti.'".i to dUecvier itc x) he hekl rcror.o- . . V '. i ' 1 '1 e,-ier;e i i .lift nines r 1 ! d re : b'tv-er oec m rro1 ;. rthrvt d -sired, arc not special rvV nil! he cord v.r.-d at th, x f the advertiser until 01 dere i net. ,-T yv Tito-, to the Editors O- 1st lU'.n, AN AC r r:r ihc fcrxjikn cf ?:e-a r;fv cut sf i':e ccuntics cj C.'arh, Jijfcrjcn, Jennings , Jackscn Sec &-jL J--' :V enacted hy the C:r.cral Assembly cf the State of hJiJU, I lut from and .ittcr thcli t d.iy ol lbruii'y next, ri rJut part of the counties of Ci:k. Jcdc.son, Jennings, Jicki.m and Widiintou, wHiv his cr.nuincti in the tol- ; oHndii y slull constif.,r,i ii ( t o t w tiitnily tjhc knuwh .i-ui desiiuted bv d: n.mic aiul btylc of tfic : ,:r of rfjott, to wit 13--g'.nai.i at chc sudica-; corner): secti a nj.nDer thir;ren, in iw.vnship- two north, thence north to the r-outli cast coiner ct ivv.vna!p 3, north of the. 1fi.euiJ rane, thence on a dire: tine through sa'ul to wn?!ua, to u.e tijiih vct corner tatrcof, thmcc north with the lire dividing ran ;e 7 and , r.) the south fork of the Miackitu;k river, thence cnvn the same with the main channel thereof, until a land line running due ?outh will toucit the south west corner of !:a'u:u tairtv-two, township 2 r.')fth in r.w.p;c 6 cast, tiiencc dirccvly et until it toadies ''clinc dividing Clark and unton counties, thence with the line dividing theatorea:J counties of Clark Wasli(tnn, mirth eastwaidly, until " touches the south west corfrcf section number eighteen, t township two north, uf fingc seven east, thence east tJthe pi ice ot beginning. vSVr. 2. The said new county Scott, shall from and alter first day of February next, c' j n- all the rights, privileges, i:)l jurisdictions, which to pirate and indepenclcnt counrS do or nuy properly bc1 :!e; or appertftin. Sec. 3. That Abel C. Pepr'r of the county of Dearborn, 'v'ph Cotton of the county of, iUetl.uid, David II. Max- ' of the county of Monroe, J:rr lit idlcy of the county of ,ddi rton, and Harbin II. ' " rr ot the county of Uarri- "'' he, and they arc hereby

,tef appointed commissoners, . xreeablv to an act entitled, "a act for the fixing or scats of Justice in all new counties hereafter to be laid off." The commissioners above named, shall convene at the house of James Ward in the said county of Scotr, on the first Monday in March next, and shill proceed immediately to discharge the duties assigned them by !aw. It is hereby oiade the duty of the Sheriff of Clark county, to notify the said commission crs, either in person or by written notification, of their appointment, on or before the fifteenth day of February xt; and the aid herid ot Cu k county shall receive from the county ot Scott, so much as thecountv commissioners shall' deem just and reason io!e, who are hcrcb) authorised to allow the same out of any monies in the county treasury, in the same manner as all other monies are paid. See, 4. The circuit courts and other courts of the county of Scott, shall meet and oc holden at the house of jame? Ward in the said county of Scott, until suitable accommodations can be had at the seat of justice in said county, and so soon as the circuit court is satisfied that sukabie accommoduionscan h: !ia 1 it the coantvscat, they ah ill a lj urn their courts thereto, after which time all the coo to iW the county of Scott haid ii: hoiden at tiie conn y seat ol Scott county, established 1 directed by law. PrcviJjJ h;v:v:r that the circuit our;? ?iiill nivc authority to reniove the oart from the hni;e ot j imes W tr I to .My other p- s..e msiiJ c oaa-t-of Scott, piwious to tiic completion of the puh'ic buildings, sliould the said court deem it cxo.:dicnr. o' r. q. l .v a ent v!io slnll be aopoiiited to suoeri iteud l!ie sales of lots at the County feat of the countv of Scott, or receive donations, shall reserve ten per cent, out of the proceeds thereof, and pay the same over to suJi person cr persons a hy be appointed inlaw to receive t!it iatne tor tiie use of a county library for said count ot Scott, which he

shall nay over at such time or . e,!n .;.a.,st diiaisel;',orperh ipssome the order of the diy fortius times and p'i ice, as maybedi- cfhiv e.untr men pronunce Caw or day. reeled bv law. mvV;'; or because another extols The bill for the admission Src. C. The board of countv his neigh'oor f a- ha. hui a henp of of the state of Maine into the commissioners tor the said cr vvhd;ur hc h, Union, received from the r ... ... n-use or tctc his thinner. TT ' - T. county ot hrott, s.iaSi, within I am persuaded thru cverv ner- "ousc r Representatives yestwelve months after the scat of r,n who will divrst hirr.self of pre- terday, was, alter some debate, justice shall have been selected, judicc, and will r?dhct candidly postponed to Wednesday.

proceed to erect the necessary r a r.wr.unt, wn.i.ay tout KeiiiKr in the House ot Kepresentapublic buildttiirs thereon. M'thcaW propesitiotu are pn- tiwif the bill for the admis.

public building Sec. 7. The said new county of Scott shall form a part of the respective counties ot Clark, Jefferson, Jennings, jackson and Washington, tor the purpose ot electing Sena1 1 t r .

tors anu Keprcciuauv u advantage to each ether. As bv 10 remit tae Histalthe General Assembly, until (bservafion we may easily disco- rncnts due on certain lots in otherwise directed by law, in ver in what respect we differ, and Shavvneetown, in the state of the same manner as if this act then bv examination asce rtain and Illinois, was discussed in cornhad not been passed. Jort that whiclJ sln11 ;?i)car to!,c mittce of the whole, ' and rciec. 3. The commissioners T'rtnVT r jeeted by the house. Mr. Cook r , r arc sorrv to rme to state that there J ' , of the county or Scott, or any artf so,n , nv our cou.,lry v.e , was its principal supporter; court or board authorised to -Udight in frim,. ap, and en del. Mr. B. Smith, of Va. its priutio county business, shall from taring to keep alive, tlusc unhap- cial opnonaUi

MADISCouNDlAN.v. THURSDAY, JANUARY, 27, 1820. igl

time to time appoint supervisors, and apportion a sutlicient niimW i. L i .1 , ' 1 as the law directs, to open

unu wCCp m repair rue roaas ot certain classes of the commumnow leading through the ty, with a design, it is believed, -f

bounds ot said countv Ot Scott, and which are known as pub lic highways, leading from one place to another. W. DUNN, Speaker of 'he H. oi Rep. K. BOON, President of tlic Senate. Approved, jm. 12, 1820. J. JENNINGS. FOTv TIIL kH'OdLIC.M. LOCAL DISTINCTIONS. Anio vst the v.any i r.i proprieties of the piv.sent day, th, re is none per haps more to be rep-wlt.al,

or which pres :t . a greater barrier mo.v 1 e xpectable and well informto social intercourse; t :.d harmoa v ed c'.r.tr 01 .oecplehave l ecomesen-

in society m tiie western country, dun local pro'iidice. It is nnhappily tlic case, that prejudice andjeaiousy ar so prevalent in many p.u ts of the coimirv, a-i to diide, and in in. me hot h i nearle sn'ivert all oeil nitercourae, and keep people alo-jf fiom tch otlu i ; vrhen at th . s t n- u:nr, t a d.e tv divest "the ;naelv?s of snch unt ra.vdjvl and uncharit a lie -prejudi-ers, they m:c;ht cnj.- each oi;ier1 xdety, atu.1 iascead,.: heinfj an i.ij irv they might hieo.ue a lilessiivr toeac!i other. Settle .n l!i;s co mir - is hv esui raat-i imru -M parts f the C.iited S'iI'm, ail eeti Iro ir. tn ' p u U at Fa cop.-, it is T t 1 . ? i . . ev f Ue 0 ' v.:.'! O! d-.;" t ii rs atid S ;i i uLs. J ;tr.; k.,.e .!e-:.. o. the th f siw.-?w. r;e divi"i )ris in s.vs - ! , a-d cj-,::i'!- "th die m or. n!:;-ht u - t c'. i f d c comir.uuitv, i.dt 'i v i v .ure;'isia v he?i we ecu:;' I :r ttat e r.re all oucjieit i.u;idy, Loan 1 to?xt!ier bv p liiiiwi tic str.j v li-n d h c kv. caon iuu ... st c t u..i !".u. He a id ycne al veeh ue a 1 r ; ir equJu h.-ppj-i-.-tr.at it is id ft. - raer.t t cumvatc v.u. ex 1. is it not th-' ciirv.a:; of ledv tO !Ul ! 1 It.' Mr.:: t en 1 11' : sei.lnni.'iivs so (l e ct e:a. ano uoiik ; t h "re. It inn e l t'nt every ! tH):eu m mi wut 4vl:nn at ceaee, r!iat things so perni.d'.u a1 id 1 ii m tlieir t. uuh ai y oa r'ut to he 1 disctninten una d nad discoart -vd. 15 ! ; lt ni uter wtn tner a ui m is o.scn is tin: ne.ic, or 11 tn it, or w li.tlvr tie ccn.e ii'ai hevond :''e ;-re:it deep? Or it a uvecssacnrtdlicaiioa to !o an Itoe-t-st jna-.i a g od and peaceable citien, that he Miould have his hiruin the , ndi or i i the Konh. Or is the w itayenugtt to .ee wchouud r rejeetto, lv one cr the oth-.r . vhr rhw, ,k nc ,vl.. p. r crut rions 10 juue uv; and mat inch little local' ieSlouYics ravequally ioolidi and unjust. It is certain that if wc make a w icr and prudent use of the diversity of our habits and the triOhig difference in our d.alect, we may turn thenj to our prcnt and become ol mutual

IT a :i;i!h.y injurious dhtht tions; am,1 some w'iio pride themselves in a low and unmanly exhibition ot

their talents hv redicuhnr partieuitr expressions fmd pronunciations raising a hue and c 11 against them, when probably at the same thr.e their ovrn language vas much more gross and exceptionable than that tiiey were hzc-tint? at. Such con.iu t ;s a sure evidence of a narrow Wl sclfih dUpsition ar.d an uninfoi m d judqinent, and shew j very cicarlv th- limitejd virs and chtnmey-crjni-r policy of :ui uninfirn:eda:d tdgoted mind: vvtii at the necessity cf adopting such mens an will !e cclrulated to dispel a cloud of ignorance so darimenrd in its consequences. V'c arc happy, however, to he -hie to s.iy that these improprieties rr. kpvir. way to a more liberal .ned polic: i.id that the i e vi trie eticn:ei unjust and iHih-. ral practice which has heretoPreexisted, as we;', i , its ere i:nt.tvorao'e and in'pu-ious etleus are pursuing 1 ' uurae rf conduct aitoet.! -r d' .reif, and which 'ionmes to rt.mvovo vii render n ir; dvdr.d): c:?et society v.-l4i'a f.H n-es.ry a domestic c;doVur nt. I lieu l.-t v.vi ry peiso'i ruod 0-5 hi i own ru-rks, ar.d let hi -.r. ral conduct be the grand touchstone hy wliieh he sh-di tried; ae.d vddiout prejudice Vtm hale every iionest and re;p cta', c;nijr f.it, a a fi iend tui l hrothcr, "d,r!jr ;;k conv s fro.: 1 Aloae or (ieoi e: ;, ';r fro:.i t!ie oth:r t-ide f die Ad -n-tic. Jy a coirse thus libt-nl vul.. euli'-htenel, ve shall :,njr, become auntie!, peac-fdl ;nd happv n opie, -aj.riru; all the t aUr-s of lie-dlv society, u;;:v.i:;-d oi!i the hitter cup oi low'.d jeaioiiiv and atiimciitv. CAUTION. Fro the N rtiai.il Fnte!li?r:::rt 'J'hs desire to include, in one paper, the whole sketch of the Debate on the bill to provide for the payment for property lost, captured, and destroyed in the Seminole War, obliges us to defer until our net a particular renort of the Congressional IVoceed. 1 inrj of yesterday. Li the Senats, Mr. Richard M. Johnson 2 senator from Kentucky, in the room of Mr. Crittenden, resirrncd, appearcd and took his seat. The consideration of Mr. Logan's resolution for an enf respcciin? the hank of . fT . tneUiutcu otates was made r.i . . r sion of the state of Maine into the Union was read 3 third time, passed, and SClll to the Senate, as above noticed, The Bill to author? r- rh Commissioner of the General . nn- . .

No. 162.

COVjr.r.SSIONAI. PROCEEDIKGS. IN SENATEMondav. Tan. Mr. Williams of Tenn. submitted the following resolution : Kesohedi That the committee on militan- affairs be instruct d to enrpaire int the expedience of subjecting the Cadets in th United States Militirv Academy at Wet Point, to the rules and articles of var. Tuesd iv, f in 4. 3 a n K of hie u sr.. :s. The senate proceeded. .rvling to die order of th d to cmsidcr the resolntion... 'S nh -d on the '28th of Dec. be M; Logan, of Kentackv. The resolatio. h i ven read, Mr. Logan r : an Addressed the senate ah . t .i e . irt support of the seveeal ieat of l.is proposition aevrahi to. -vr thit tite enquiry was ec -ary just, and constitutional. .Me. ViIsoo, of N. j. ca".- 1 fjfk division of the que t . 1. , .'n resolutions; and, no -furtlu r de--bato ensuine;. The question was t.,n on tht Hrst resolution, and decided intht ne.itive aves 12, noes 2 t. The question was then put or the tvvo re naiag r dilations, sue cessie.-,7, without d:bi:c, and also d'-ciK-d ;n the r.rguive, wL'yjut a, divi-don; hut few voices h.in l::ir 1 hi tlic affirm Jtiv. elr. Dickcrsoirs rcsolutian, nrd1 i amendment tj tire constit at'.. the U. States, . firdie ps. ; u I to Monday next. e of R nrestntativri. Mond u fan. o. 3Tr. -V. Smyth, fr. n io o!U, mittee -! ili;:,r, .. f , , , . yas ref re- ! a j-h .iati jn i'iMructing thrro t -o pa ire ie.to f!ir i 1 n-ilitur-es uhidclnvc- been, :uu arc hkely to he incurred, in )4- nu? and piosrcutine- th- expedition tr. the mout!i of th Veil q. v,r. a -id concerning th .. .i-a, iut e,ded i t he aec-juipiisn :d hv ihab expedition, madtf a report t.'i -on wii"r:h w;' read and ord.-ed 1 , he oil lue t.!J(f. The fpeakcr l .id bf - a .m th :wa a ! tt-r troni t e -, r uvv ot wae, cud dug an alistraet .shewin? t ie aggregate amo iri! of th i tare p aee est h: nent tct -i illv 'u r-ereiv- t'vr ca. h year, i-3i.'i o-i le i:r 00 rnce to . iolv d rof (he 2'ith uh; which wis orl dr. ed to lie on die table. Oi motion of :r: Ovcrstrcet, it wa A't e.V, That the secretary of he treasury be directed to i.aiorrm this house what reduction (in hi oplnie.c) it will make in the revenue it th- importation of cotton and wo' i!eu manufactures, and iron be prohibited; and in what manner the d-ueit in the revenue mctv be; supplied, should such prohibition he in arte. On motion of 'Mr. Cannon Afrcy, I'hat the committer on tnr mititia be instructed to en quire into the expediency of irn. proving ?l:e organiation and disciphne ot tne militia of the UnitecP St -is. ()a motion of j.ir. Strong, of X; York, it ver. 3 RcxoivrJ, That a committee lie appointed to enquire into the ex. pedirncy of providing by law fa furnishing the army, the nary a 1 4 the Indian department, with act i cirs of clothing, and other mer c'ei -Z disr, of domestic manufacture, c XJ cent such articles only a c.vw 1C ith economy, and in suflid qu.uuity, be nunufaeturcd in th United State3. Wednndaj. Jan. r. IN SENATE. Mr. Lowrie preserved totho Senate, .erta'm. reolnuons of tbc Ltsiatvvrc of I'cnnsylv