Indiana Republican, Volume 4, Number 168, Madison, Jefferson County, 9 March 1820 — Page 2

, n:zincj ?t tbe corporal, to cbs-'rvr 'vhfrhei he was fri ditenCu. i i-x t Tpuiai ui! ainedcalm. A war is u,y trade,1 said he, 'I J) 3 v e n n o h j t c t i n n t o e x c h a n g i n g a sfjot.'Dont !u hercsluil wemeet? I ill blow vnu into enten ity in a crack. Vc Lave met already, rejoined t!ic corporal deliberate1 ly, bringing a brace of pistols from the closet 'there is a pair of killing little devils, 'take ' your choice the room is our field our distance the length of

XiJC ULilC. v Milt ait v- u i v.avjj ; 1 he colour fled from the face will meet in the morning' said he, trembling. 'We will fight this instant, mioth the corooral -1 - r with firmness Frothly attempted to reply, but his voice faultered. The corporal had too much goodness of heart to carry the joke any farther; and therefore, after extorting a promise of better conduct from Frothly, he bid him depirt; adding 'when you have a disposition to fight, riiind you don't get the wrong iow by the car.' ON CONJl'v.AL I.OVK. A Fragment. In M-tdlock the k'O-cr paion of ;n:th art ron.schdrttd into a i,cu!td uTcction, forth: lav. fill obiv-U of k)c unites crry care in itbvlf; ai.d make, evm tho e thoughts that were painful before bt-con.t ddightfi.l. Wh..n two minds arc thus trpiM'Ml by the m-s rf r r i-j-r'r;il cvti t-in, ah rltcrnatt ly rcrivn and coninnmicatt u trarrport that i intiMitt M!ilc ti) all, but tiiose tb.l arc i.i this Mtuation; fr m h. rev ari -e th.it lK;wt-inno-h'ing solit Uiulv f'-r omc anothtis -,vt!lar, ti n? T"ndv v irpaibv that alli'i. tts afMitior, and that jaitinpr.tcd p! a":t that biglm n propel itv a-nl jm it It. '1 his 'na ittuconipli tion of ib -bl -nins of bum i't; ; f i i it i . k tjci-'utyarf tb, i hat ,u lr ivtir s v hit h db.tingri-h 't'ra :h r ;unnaK; an fn ll.-nrt in t a grf at pm - ileges of m:vt nbiih ntrs in wtdloci, most ;.ii us in Ii.pi'uk ss, abo t tin rt t . it n.r pi c ics. It i, h. re i;.tt the u.bl -st passions cf o t'n jrj'.nar'. soul is susrrp- ! in t . t'i i . virtuous li-e v f i 'hh'p; th' fnr i '-.pph inr it v ";t'i a UHi'tTt rnpt.it r, and the r'b' t rt r5uiatuig it bv the rubs uf ! 'd si fi. Ce n$ re a icna I I VcceeJi r,g: . CONGRESS. The senate wei c occupied yesterday almost wholly on bills and reports on private claims, the investigation of which frequently consumes much time. ihe hoube ot Representatives went into committee of the whole, soon alter ! i o'clock, on the great topic of the day. Mr. Sergeant occupied nearly three hours in continuation cf the argument which he commenced yesterday in support of the Missouri restriction. Mr. Barbour, of Virginia, followed, and snoke more than three hours ag.iinst the lestriction. When Mr.B sat down, several gentlemen rose, but Mr. Gros ot N. York, obtained the floor; on his motion the committee .roe, and the house adjourned i little atter 5 oMock. iYj. I nt J. iv5. 1 1. IN SENATE. Thursday, Feb. 10. 1 he president communicated 4 resolution cf the Legislature )f Mississippi, in relation to condieting British land claims; also tl.e mcmoiial of the same legis'iturc, pr-)ing further time to nuke payment for land purcha,e loft!r United States; which crc tcad and referred. Friday, Feb. 1 1. MISSOURI QUESTION. The icnate icsumcdthe corv. deration of the Maine bill, and n Wiit reported there.

rmtion of a state government in Missouri Mr. Kincr of New-York, acrceably tothe intimation which he gave on Wednesday, rose and addressed the senate about two hours in support of theriht and expediency of restricting the contemplated state of Missouri from permitting slavery therein; and then, on motion of Mr. Smith, the subject was postponed to Monday. llsuse cf Representatives. Thutsdav, Feb. 10 Mr.Smithfrom thecommittee of ways if means, reported, without amendment, thebiilfrom the senate to remit the duties on a statue of Gen. Washington; and the bill was then ordered to a third reading. Friday, Feb. l 1. The bill from the senate to remit the duties on the statue of Gen. Washington, executed in Kurope, by the Marquis de Canova, for the state of N. Carolina, was read the .third time and pased. MISSOURI BILL. The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Baldwin in the chair, cn this bib. Mr. Gros, of New-York, took the 11 )or, and spoke nearly two hours in support of the restriction. Mr. Anderson, of Kentucky, followed, against the restriction, and occupied the floor about two hours; when The commute rose, on motion of Mr. Pindall, of .Virginia; and TSie house adjourned till to-morrow.

Monday, February 14. IN SENA IE. Mr. Dickerson oifercd tlic following resolution tor . consideration: ResUirJ, That the president of the United States be requested co cause to be laid before the Senate, abstracts of the bonds or other securities given under the lawj of the United States, by the collectors of the customs, receivers of public moneys for l.indj, and registers of public lands, paymasters in the army, and pursers in the navy, who are now in ollice, or who have heretofore been in office, and whose accounts remain unsettled ; together i til a statement of such other facts, as, in his opinion, may tend to shew the expediency or inexpediency of so far altering the laws respecting such oiheers a they may hereafter be appointed tor limited periodssubject to removal, as heretoioe. The Senate then again proceeded, in committee of the whole, Mr. Dickcrson in the chair, to the consideration of the MISSOURI .QUESTION. Mr. Smith, ot South Carolina, rose in opposition to the right and expediency of restriction, and in reply to Mr. King, of New York, and spoke nearly three hours. Mr. Lloyd of Maryland, followed on the same side, and also in reply to Mr. King, and spoke nearly an hour. Mr. Pinknev obtained the floor for to-morrow; and then The senate adjourned. Hsuse cf Representatives. Mr. Smith, of Md. from the committee of ways and means, reported a bill making appropriations for the military service of the United States for the year 1820; which was twice read and committed. Sir. Southard, from the committee on Indian aQaira, report-

March, 1 3 2 1 ,) the act establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes; which being read twice, Mr. Southard observed that as the bill contained no appropriation, and as the act which it proposed to continue in force would expire on the first of .next month, he moved that the bill be ordered to be engrossed .and read a third time. Mr. Walker of North Carolina, moved that the bill be committed to a committee of the whole house. Mr. Southard could see no reason for its taking this course. As he had observed, the act would expire on the 6rst day of March; if this bi-1 went to a commit tee of the whole, it would be a long time before it would be reached on the orders of the day; this delay would allow the act to expire, which would be very injurious to the public interest, as it would derange the whole of the existing system of Indian trade, &c; and unless . the gentleman from North Carolina had some new svsrem, prepared or some changes to propose, it would be useless to retard the present bill, and producc the injury and confusion which would ensue if the existing act were to expire, without timely legislation, kc. Mr. Walker's motion was rejected by a large majority. He then moved that the bill be laid on the table; u hich motion was also lost, ayes ic; and The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to morrow. MISSOURI BILL. The house then went into committee of the whole, Mr. Balwin in the chair, on thi bill. Mr. Cushman, of Massachusetts, took the finor, and spoke about two hours in favor of the restriction. Mr. Wood of N. Y. followed, on the same side, and advocated . the restriction above halfanhour. Mr. Piukney, of South Carolina, next rose, and opposed the restriction in a speech of about an hour; when, On motion of Mr. Rankin, the committee rose; and The house adjourned.

. NORFOLK, Feb. 7. A young man trom Petersburg, whose name it can answer no purpose to publish, was, on Friday last, apprehended by the Deputy Marshal, in this town, on a warrant from the Chief Justice ot the U. States, issued upon the information of Thomas Shore, Esq. Postmaster at Petersburg. This young man,, it appears, was an under clerk in the Post Ollice at Petersburg, at a very small salary, which, however, was his chief dependence for support. But, as if he had all at once stumbled upon an independent fortune, he suddenly quit the ollice, took up his lodging! at the first tavern in the place, and entered into such habits of extravagance as to excite suspicions unfavorable to his morals; in short, to account for the mysterious disappearance of money, which had from time to time been committed to the post office. It also appears that the young gentleman purchased 80 barrels of flour at .Richmond, which he shipped on board the schooner Regulator, Norton, for St. Domingo, through the agency of a particular friend of his, by the name of Sparrow, and it was to get on board of this vessel that he came to Norfolk; but it so happened that the warrant for hU apprehension got here about the 13 me time, and ' frustreted

sea, but rather suppose she has not. As it may be in our power to give a more full account of this affair hereafter, we shall say no more about it at present. The youth is in jail.

mi MARCH 9, l-20. W e regret that wc are unuu' ihe necessity of requesting such persons as have business in our office, or may visit it, not to examine everv piece of writing which may be visible in the room. We should dislike very much to be compelled to teil anv jjentle man, that such a practice is inaJmissible an J hizhlu iintoroher. We have received intelligence from Washington city as late as the 15th of February, at which time the Missouri question v;is still under consideration. It appeals that there is little else doing. .Much time has been spent in lengthy speeches, but apparently to little purpose. We feel anxious for the decision of that question, nevertheless we had rather never have it, than Missouri should be admitted without the restriction. COMM UN IC ATED.j ROADS. As good roads are essential to the prosperity of our country, and especially to thohe paits which bv the advantages ol naigatiun and local situation, are destined to become the depots of a large and rcih extent of country, perhaps it will not be amiss to devote a share of our consideration to a subject on which so much ot" outfuture grcatccss, so obviously and so essentially depends. Nature having pi teed Madison in so advantageous a situation, enjoying nut onlv the excellent navigation of the beautitid Ohio, but also possessing ail the advantages of an interior situation, to which wc may add the superior healthiness ol the place. We think we shall not exaggerate when we state that if these advantages of situation are properly improved, Madison will command the , trade, and will -become the thoroughfare of double the extent of country of anv other town in the stale, and which extent of country is superior perhaps, .asabody, to any in Indiana; embracing all that rich and beautiful country watered by White river, and reaching irom . M'.iJisjn to the Delaware towns. If our situation is so commanding, fie if nature has been thus bountiful t us, is it not essentially important, ?.nd is it not a duty we owe to ourselves x.id to our country, to cultivate and improve these iidturd d vantages, and to embark iu the cause with a determined spirit and nervous hand. In enquiring what steps should be taken towards the accomplishment of an ohject to desirable, peihaps there is no measure of mot e importance or which ptesents more aU.olute necessity, than that of making good roads. Certain it i that, if we possess all other advantages without roads we cannot prosper, and our trade will be confined to our own town and neighborhood. On the contrary, if we use the means in our power, and enter upon the making of roads w ith spirit and energy, proportionate to the importance and magnitude of the object we may extend our tridc to the in t interior part of the state; and ere long we may enjoy the gratifying view, of ocJioiuiuj: our street thronged with mercnants, and iarmers from an 10O miles interior. It has long been desired bv the citizens of Madison, that a lawshould be parsed, authorising permanent road from this place to diifereut parts of the initi ior. It is now, we believe generally Lnown, that by the great exertions of the representatives from this county, a law was passed br the general assembly at their last sestion, authorising three state roads from this place. One to Brownstown, one to Vernon, and one to Versatile. That these roadi are extremely important in point of general public convenience and utility, it is presumed will be acknowledged by all. That their establishment and improvement, are also indispensably necessary to the prosperity and rising importance 01 Madison, i equally obvieus. Although the Legislature has authorised these roads, yet it has left the laying ut and opening of them,

in a new state like ours, when tU revenue is scarcely sufficient to fa fray the ordinary expense of govern', ment, that any proportion of revenue should be appropriated to internal improvement. We may however, look forward to the aj". propriation of the three per ctn iund, w hich will probably be devou eci to the use of roads in a few yearsand if these'roads are laid out, and partiallv improved, we may 'very reasonably expect that thev will re", c ive a pto.v .rtion of that fund whea the legislature may think proper to appropriate the same. But in the outset, we have no other d-pcd. ance than individual zeal and liberality; a.id it is sincerely hoped, that a sufficient public spirit will be evinced, to warrant, at least, a rea. sonable prosecution of an o'-ct to us so vitally important and interestir;. Let us then espouse the cause with vigour, and let us not part with a trifling appropriation with reluc tance, lor we have every reasdn to believe that money judiciously ex. pended on those roads, would vjcj to these interested, more than loo per cent., when we take into consideration the probable increj3e 0f the value of property, and extensioa of trade, independent of the inestimable public advantage and conreuiencr. Well improved public roads have ever been very justly con' sidered as public wealth. Then let us unite public good Vuh private interest as an additional inducement and stimulous to .this truly laudible object. The circumstance of having good roads from Madision to different sections of the new purchae, would be a great inducement to emigrants to make Madison 1 landing place as it would add very much to the facility of moring their -families ainl effects, to such parts as they might select for settlement. 1 his ouht to be regarded as a matter of the lirst importance, since too much cannot be done to excit: emigrants to Madison, as the in. terest of the emigrant, as wcU as this place would be thereby promoted. That the interest of the emigrant will be promo, ted by making Madison a landjng place, will be clearly shewn by reference to the maps as it Avill there be seen, t!ur in point of the shortness of the distance, beside other loed advat.taes, Madron is decidedly the most advantageous point ?for emigrants to land who are wishing to settle on the waters of Wnitc river in the new purchase; and indeed a variety ot weighty considerations might be urged in fr vor of Madison as a landing place for emigrants, which it will be proper to promulgate as circumstances and opportunity may serve. It will be ohserved that Brownstown is about 8 miei nigher Madison than Jeforsoovillc, and that Versailles is about 2 miles nigher Midison than Vevay; every indulgent rxiioa will at once admit, that th: trade at, and in the neighborhood of those towns may be e sily secured to Madison, if the opening and improvement of those roads receive their mcrltJ ed encouragement. Oa contrary, that trade may be with nearly equal facility diverted from us, and when oner gone is not easily recover when custom and habit once ft tens the channel of trade, ZxZl exertions will be required to remove it. Upon this vie the subject, are wc not called up on by the strongest inducement to DC diligent, to be anxiously 0 zealously engaged an to enlist in the und rtaking with 1 & tcrmined and persevering spin A Friend tn fmfrtvtw1' DELAWARE, It is known to our reaJ that both of the Senator!,,11;