Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 33, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1847 — Page 4

IXDIAA LEGISLATURE. llrporled fur t.'ie Stale Sentinel. SENATE. TctiDii Moasixa, Jin. 20,1847. Th S-nnte met. Tit Su;e di Lt bill being returned from the House, whence it had been returned, the question 11 ordered 10 be tdkeii on the concurrence of the Senate with the amendment of the House. On the question being ut upon concurring in an amendment, it was found ihnl no quotum wai present. A rail of the Zenite w.s tlien ordrrtd. Leave given Mr. Dili to introduce a resolution, Ihnt the name of the n'osentets be recorded on the journal, wIikIi was aJrpted.

fllr. Clements then offered a resolution that the FresiAn J tlie Erst amendment of the Ilnuse to the bill was concurred in, as also in the second amendment. The question then was on receding (rum ihe amend ment of the Senate attaching the Central canal to the bill, which wn tlu n taken, and the Senate receded, by a vote of area 25, noea Ö. A bill reviving an art esuhlishirif, the Ml. Carmel rind New Albany r.til road ton-pany; pruned. A bill incorporating the Eel liver Sominary aociety ; passed. A bill for the relief of the estate of Wm. N. Hood. A bill locating a Slate road in TuUski and Cass counties; passed. A bill providing for the sate of ft certain scl.be"! sectiontherein nntned ; p.tssrd. A bill for the relief of certain citizens therein named; passed. A bill attaching certain territory to the county or Carroll. A sealed messn! was tlierl received from Ins Excelleney the Governor, and the Senate "proceeded with closed door to its consideration. AT rtRO05 JLSSI05." " The Senate met. The result of the secret message from his Excellency the Governor was discovered to ha, e been the re-nomination of Thomas L. Smith, fur Supreme Judge. Those voting to confirm the nomination ware, Messrs. Allison, Uerry of F., Berry of M., English, Green, Handy, Hardin, Henry,. Howell, Milliken, l'arks, Read, Kotkliill and Waters 1 1. Those voting against the nomination weie, Messrs. Harbour, Clicnowith, Clmnents, Davis, G odenow, Uame.r, Hamrirk, Hollowav, Montgomery, Osbru, Si npson, Stewart, Verbrike and Zeiior 13. An quorum voting the nomination was not confirmed. 1 jo bill making general appropriations for iho 1517; passed. year A bill paving fr the'cipensea of the selecting, mappin. and classifying the lands donated for the completion of: me it aoasa ana t,rie canal ; passeu. The President then hid before the Senile a communi- ' cation from bis Excellency the Governor vetoing the bill J requiring tha printing of certain laws therein named;! laid ou the table. Tha bill atlaebing additional territory td the county of j Cartoll being upon its second reading, and the question I being on its engrossment, j Mr. W atf rs said, tili hill liinv in if !iArnrtr mri. torious, and the Senator from the district of which the i

dent appoint three suitable persons to bring up the absen- 1 , V i t u P ' compre- er regarded by many (perhaps a majority) of the penpe Ue, alier aome discussion it was withdrawn. lle" b,e- ' 8"" lJ people, trusting that our 0r the S.ate in a favorable !ght. and they Mt dUinwed to On in..ti.,n, a further rail ol the Senate was appended, ! fommon "" would froher Coder Us operation. Yet acquiesce in ita provisions, but while we aay thta much, as a qioruin had appeared, i it was soniethinj new.. Therefore it created much confu- it would be useless to dtrais th f.ri th.t It mt iiK

county ot Kichardville formed a pari, being as was gen-, an-i emuirrasfmem. erally supposed in us favor, I presume no opposition will J It is confidently hoped that should the bill here vith be found to it. It is presumed Mr. Taber, that Senator, ! reported become a law, under its cperation the first three will make a speech against it in order to satisfy a portion ; causes enumented, would in a great degree be removed, of his constituents, which will amount to all ol his oppo- j The bill provides A Superintendent in each county, whose anion, as his sense of justice directs him to support its Juty jt , he to explain the law; to instruct the officers, passage. I ot he had declared before coming here that It teachers, and inhabitants what their respective duties are ; was just and right-and would go further than that, that to recommend the most enlightened method or leaching n .w Tfv i 6 'm . r? fürma1,,0,, J,r CnU:e -"J of construing common school houses. now county, which would cut otT a portion of the county vv. , J,, -f ,. . , s. . , . in which he resided. W ho can doubt, .f this be d ms, but that he ignorance The people of this territory were placed in their Pres- nd inference h.ch unfortunately prevails in so many ent position without their knowledge. I aior of our country on the subj-ct of educalion will Great injustice was suffered by them, for the board ; u-"Pper, and insUad thereof, a knowledge of their duty, doini the business of Richardville county against their ; ,nJ ,,al 'nt't in the subject be manifested! We will placed a tax upon them unequal and onerous they ; cannot expect this knomledg to prow up to the people of were partially subj-ct to the rights of the county, and own accord. There must be agents to diffuse and imwere viewed with a jealous eye. The amount of taxation ; presj iL And unless the Legislature provijga by law for was in most cases of an individual character, and oppress- . the creation of such ag. nts we will never have theta. It ion amounting in some cases to 10 percent. 1 was in- j is unreasonable to suppose that men unauthorized a-d formed that a widow woman paid on her farm that was without compensation, would assume the discharge of worth about S-'.MO the amount of $70. this tffice. Such a case would be an anomaly; for

s irue mere was a petition to divide tins terr.lory, DUt tllfl dlTlilnn ta nof in I in niirananfa nl tliair Aa- . . ... r - iiru. i nope me bill may be engrossed The Senate then passed bushels ot bills of the House, a mi 01 winch will be published. The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tt'ESDAT, January 2C, 1347. The House met. The bill making an ap?re-prufYn t repair damages on the northern division of the Central canal was taken u;i, aud the Senate amendments lead. Two immaterial amendments were concurred in. The third, which authorizes the State Treasurer to loan to the White Water Valley Canil Company the leveDue of five coanties on the cam!, for the purpose of enablin said company to mke the repiis leuJeied necessary by the late fie-het, bein read. Mr Meredith moved lo concur in it. This was opposed in a discussion of much spirit, by Messrs Palmer, Potter, Dunham, and Wolfe, on the rround thit the financial condition of the State would not justify such an apprcpii tti n. That the revenue deiived from those counties was an important put of the whole revenue of the State,; and would so diminish the revenue that the interest eontem -

pi. ted by the Slate debt bill coulJ not be met, and if there PP"i ci tnia uocinne reter to the ew was a f-ilure in that respect, the State is bound to piy six i k"?1"1 ni1 olher States, to prove the beneficial influence per cent, on the deficiency. Thit losses occasioned by the ; which a tax ha bad in improving tha character of coinlite flod were not coolinel u ihe White Water Valley 1 mon schools. Thosa who take this view fonct that the

Canal Company. That bses and sulTeiinz fiom the same a u ce exte Je l throughout the entire State. That il was a Cim n in calamiiy. in which all suHVred alike, and that it would te unjust to at'.empt to relieve one poition of the State at the expense of the remainder. And that ultimately the loan would be surrendeied entire to them: it would never be repaid, nor would the Slate ever lective a single cY; e of the amount. Messrs Secrcst, Crookshanlr, and Battell suppor'ed tha a neoJmccit. It was conten ted by them that the State owned an uierest in the canal to the amount of nearljr $1,200 000 bei; dangerof biUe "oti nbe.pane a;id thus the State wouU lose all shs ever invested in ihe W..rk ThU it was the duty and practice of governments to frarit relief townds lulleiers in great calamities. That l'conylrjnia extended aid lo the inhabitants of Pittsburgh after the great clamity which ttfel that city. The amendment was then concurred in ayes 41, noes 31. A message was received from the Senate iofoiming the Home that that body bad concurred in the amendments of the House aud receded from its amendments in relation to Ihe Centra! cacal. The speciuc appropriation bill was then taken up, anJ the amraJmuuts of t e Senate concurred iu. The House a.ljiurncJ. arTinyoD5 scssiox. The House met. The Governors veto message to the bill anthoiizing the commissucers of the Wabash and Eiie canal to receipt for and enter a credit for moneys heretofore received for Wabash act Erie canal lands, was I. ken up and lead. The II u-e refused to pass the bill notwithstanding the Trto ayes 2, noes 53. Mr Btown iotiotnced a bill on the same subject, avoiding the obj- cti ns specified io the veto message, which was read th.ee times, and passed. Mr Pa'kei in'rdiced a bill allowing persons to go to mill on the SL Joseph feeder with cauoes aod pirogues, fiee of toll t read ihiee limes, and pis-ed. Mr Hunt, from the committee on educalion, to which was referred ibe petition of a school master in Monroe county, on the subject cf M bariing out " school masters during holy, days, reported against the expediency of legislating on that subject; concurred in. Mr Meredith, Tom the committee on roads, reported it inexpedient to make an appropriation for building a bridge over Kle creek, io Boone county; concurred in. Mr Fuller intioduced a jint resolution in relation to the ealiry cf the Adjutant General of the militia of Indiana. The joint resolution provides for such pay as the Governor and Secretary tf State hall ceitify to be right. . Rev! three ti ne, and parsed. ' Mr Dowliog in'roduced a bill the better to prevent members from the abandonment of their aeals aud breakiog a qiorum. Mr Carr cf L. introduced a bill requiting sheriffs to advertise their sales in the paper ia their county in which the dVai letter list may be published; read the first and second times. Mr Carnahan, from the select committee to which was referred the petition of the Fiee Land Association, made a repoit of considerable length, which was laid on the table. A large number cf bills passed their third readio. Mr Edwards introduced a resolution tendering the use of the Hall cf the House of Kepiesentatives to the Common School Convention, to be held on the fourth Wednesday in May. IS 17, and sj loog as it may continue its session; J be House adjourned. Iteport of ?lr. Xofaiuzcr, of Parke, from the Committee 01 Education, lo tki House of Representatives Ma. SrcsKiB : Tha committee on Education, to whom was referred House Dill No. 276, have had the same omler e moderation, and directed me lo report the Bill ! back ;:1 recommend its passage, with the following amendments, viz: To a.T.end the 4th section, so that every person who shall present himse'f to the Superintendent for examination as common school teacher, soch person shall, in advance of such examination, pay to said Superintendent the sum of fily cent, which shall le the fee of aaid c5urr'nlrrit'en' ,roch examination. id the 6 a section, so tüat lhe Hoard or bounty

Commissioners shall allow aaid Superintendent f 1.00 for 44 of a Urge amount of the bonds of the State of Indiana," every isit and leclure, instead of two dollars per day for , communicated to the Legislature that he was fully autho- . I rized to enter into an arrangement with the State" lor the

And also to amend, by striiint out sectioa 7 and 8r '

Tbe ond.rsigned would If g leave further to report, that eundry reolutiona have been referred to iiij committee, instructing the same to inquire into the eipedieney of

revising the common school law. A a member of aaid miuuuucr, i d ich iv 10 uo ni uuiy 10 examine ine nno:e common school law, so fir at other engagement would permit, and afler that aerious investigation which iu importance so much demands, tat come to the conclusion that a general revision of our common a -hoot system would not tnty be entirely impracticab'e at the present session of the Legislature, tut perhaps prejudicial to the in'ereet of common schools. It will t recollected that during the session of 1837-'8 the common school law wis thorooghly rent-d. Much tilentnr.J lab r were emp'cyed In making this revision. I be oi ji'ct twas to maie aion, as ill new systems must, especially when complex. J liey cad it to study and witness its practical operations. M any are now beginning to Understand th law, but unfortunately, a nnj riiy of tho who have children to educate are but partially acqusinteJ with the law, and many are wholly ignorant of i:a provisions. Crra e another new system and all the knowledge that has ben acquired will, to a great extont. be lost. The people w II agvo be thrown iiito as great confusion as ever. Uut when we r tt upon the fact that (here is much djubt whether a better system cou'd be snhstitu'eJ in the place of our pre-ent one, we have an additional argument, and il should be J very powerful ot.e against a revision. t)ur experience haa Jo .g aincc taught us that slight defects in existing systems had belter be borne, and are productive of much leas eil to the community than p rj etu.il legislative alterations. It cannot be expected that this Legig!4?ure cou'J enact a common sch.tot law, which would be perfect in all its provi.iona a lw that wou'd meet the approbvion and harmonize the action of our citizens. The population of L.diana is composed of persons not only fro n every part of the Union, but also from various foreign countries. Ii is natural for thee d.flerent inhabitants to bring with them the peculiar customs anJ habits of their nativity, and to manifcat even through I f, some predilection for them. Hence the diversity of opinion, and the discord, among the people on the. sul jct of common schools, and which most continue to exist until time, association, and other influ-ncce conspire to assimilate the Hsle and feelings of our diversified pipulaii mi to one common system. And although the elements among us are at this time s'0'Vhew'häll.sr-orJant, yet it ia highly gratifying to reflect that on account of the wide range which they embrace, when they are ultimately brought to harmoniz, they will establish for us the best and broadest foundation f r a syatern of common schools perhaps in the world. Fur in a 0f ,i other y steins, word, our system would include the practical advantages riom experience and a cart ful rev:ew of the school systems cf IS'ew York, Rliode Island. Massachmctts, and other State, the umlrrMisined is sa'.Ufied that there is much less defect in the provisions of out common school law, than in its administration. The defective a Jininistralion would seem to arise chiefly from ihe fallowing causes, viz: Ignorance of the provisions of the law ; the absence of penalties, compelling school officers to discharge their duties ; incompetent teachers and pecuniary inability no euch elimple U furuUheJ bj ,ny otier Apartment of . - J J 1 pusiners. The ofij ci of dis'rict and township trustees are not profitable, and sometimes still more thankless, and in cont sequence are often avoided, and, perhaps, more of en very i slackly performed j h rnce Ihe necessity for penalties, I compelling citizens to accept these offices, ai.d to discharge j their duties. j The hope of reward has always bven a powerful inccnj tive for action. The incompetency of common school teichers is a matter of complaint all over the State. The j undersigned conceives cf but one way to remedy this I great evil, which is, to excite a laudsble ambition among , the teachsrs by the pro ni-e of reward to the most fatthful. If this be done, iustesd of the office of common school teacher being a mere refuge for idlers and loafers, aa it is now the case in many instances, this office will be Cl'eJ with the virtuous a id talented of the country. The pecuniary inability and embarrassment above alluded to, as a cause rf the defective administration of the I common schocd hw, il is feared, is beyond the power cf t .k..t 1 i... - r...k . r legislation 10 remove, o mc suggest, however, that the ! , , ,. i ... on j inhabitants of the old fiates have been accumulating ; wealth for the last Cfiy or hundred years; whereas, a majority of the inhabitants of this State are poor, and have i just settled, as it were, in a new country, where they have : a forest to clear from the very soil out of which they ' most make their bread Oihers again surest thul a law j should be passed vith'ioIJmg from those districts, their s dividends of the school money, which would not raise an i equ , 8Um by lavation. Whi st the wealthy districts of ; ,he Su,e might be benefitted by this law, it. operation on j ?-Ois.ricta -u.d depr.ve them of their pittance of I ,?.PubI,c money, on account of their inability to raise a '!' amount by taxation. Such a law would not only ha trn;.., !.., il r,.,t,l I.. .T.,.t. k-.OJ- ..I Bjw wtavitTva, a i'uii w vaiivui-ij UlltUlii lldkl BIIU oppressive. Those who entertain any idea of th passage of such a law would do xvell to measure the length of the delinquent list of land which is annually returned for nonpayment tf laxes. A law taxing the people for lhe support of com non school, would not, at this Mme, meet their approbation, and if there were no other reason, this pealed by their authority. Jbe cause of cdncation, and the improvement of common achools in this State, must depend more upon ui:rat ii.fl je: ce than upon legislative enactments. The mind must be mnre deeply impressed with the importance of the subject. Parcnta must be convinced that the happiness of their cfT-pring, and the wellbeing of ociefy depend upon their moral and intellectual culture. It may arpear strange to many, why some p .rents show so little anxiefy on the subject of educating their children. It is by no means owing to a want of ) aff. ction; il is because their minds are diverted from this ." I! . I . . I . m su: j xi oy ineir constant struggles ana ton to provide lor them the r.eccssaiy food and clothing. However poor the parent, that parent's own child is nearer the heart than all other o! j -els. Parental affection is not the product of wealth. It grows with aa much luxuriance in the humble cot as it does in Ihe marble palace. How often have we witnessed the most undying attachment for children where not a solitary comfort of life smiled upon the wretched domicil. Whatever the circumstances, parental love is lhe strongest cord that binds the human heart. Let us then, enlist thia affection of parent for offspring in the cause of educalion, and all that we shall then want is time, with it productive powers, to augment our wealth aod resources, to e'evate the standard of education, and the lone and characterjof our common echools. W. IL NOFSIXGER. A I' rot est Of the .Members of the Hme tf Jlepretentatites, wht voted ajaiutt the Bailer Bill,' January 16, 1847. The undersigned members of the House of Representatives, in the exercise of a right guarantied lo thetn by the Constitution, do hereby most solemnly PROTEST agaiist lhe passige of a bill of this House, entitled ' A bill sup plementary lo an an ' act to provide for the funded debt of the State or Indiana, and for the completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal to EvansiIIe,' approved January 19ib, IS 16." In support of this Protest, we submit to the people of Indiana, a lew of the many reasons that influenced us in opposing the passage of said bill. In common with the great mast of the citizens of the State, we feel deep intercut, in m prompt and equitable rrangement of the Stale debt, that is now bearing so heavily upon our prosperity, and would cheerfully support any feasible arrangement 10 accomplish so desirable an orject, compatible with public honor and within the ability of the people. But we are constrained to believe that the bill, as it passed- the House, will be found, upon a careful examination, ineffectual in atteining the objects intended by its friend and advocates in the House. At the commencement of the session of 1845 '6, Charles Duller, Esq , representing himself to be the agent 1 eUleoKftt of We debt. After MTaral week, of

vyoau raaie it. u:: ioC 10 cnai a. 1 ne peopie. lurougu : r,f maiy years, if ever, realiio any benefit from the Canal, the agents of their own choice, administer the laa of this iI(l,ing ,aerefore no inducement to surrender their b -r.ds. country. And, thcrtfjre those la, to which they are ihcy will refuse to accede to this law, but rely upon the opp osed, ar.? a'.ys inefficiently admintstercd, or soon re- j pcd?eJ faith of the State for the redemption of the entire

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patient inves'ijption, the Legislature acceded, finally, to proposition! of aai J agent, and enacted a law providing for the

i of the Canal to EvansviPe. We .h.n'r, .tnn t i, -,., payment 01 me lunded debtor the State, and the completion inio tue propriety 01 an me provisions of that law. It was regirJed aa a prriosal on the part of the State, and Mr. Butler assured its friende and the people at large, that it would le cheerfully accepted on the part of the bond holders. The ad to- tea of the bill of last session contended that by its operation ene-hnff of the public debt would be placed upon the Wabash and Erie Csnal the other half upm the Slate to be met by taxation ; and that the Wa b u and Erie Canal would, in four yesra be comp'eted to Ivansville. Tl-.j principles of the bill, thus understood, very determined opposition, both in its passaga and among i::e great mass 0! our citizens. After the psssaga of that act, Mr. Butler visi'eJ the bond-holders, both American and European, for the purpose of inducing their acceptance. Ii this, however, be failed, and at the commencement of ihe present seain he agiin presented himself lo the Lgislat'ire, and asked, at their hands, as he said, a fei immaterial rAodifcalion n of ihe law of last session. The Legislature, ever anxious to preserve the public faith, received Mr. Butler entertained his suggestions and representations and the House of Representatives did, on Saturday, the 16th ins ant, pass the bill, against which we now protest. Such is a brief review of the mission of Mr. Dutler. We veted against this bill because, whether viewed as a Debt measure or as a Canal measure, it signally fails of accomplishing its object. Indiana should never make any arrangement with her public creditors, without including in that arrangement Ihe entire public tfebt of the Stale. This we consider as a fundamental bis s, from which there should not be the alightest departure. . Any deviation from thia basis will violate every principle of equity, and only tend further lo embarrass tha financial policy of the State. This bill provides fir a surrender of only onehalf (f 3,545,000) of our outstanding bonds. The bonds thus surrendered are to be equally divided, and one half placed on be Canal for redemption, and the other half on the taxablcs of the State. So thit its obvious effect will be to settle only one-fturth of the outstanding bonds on the Canal, leaving the entire residue to be met by simect taxatiox. It may be said that all the bonds will be turrendered under this bill, and lhal the Canal be made to pay one-half, but'we reply, and do so without the fear of surces ful contradiction, that such will not, and cannot, in the nature of things, be its operation. The time for surrender is limited to the first day of November next, after that time the, doors are rinsed the bonds surrendered, on the Canal obtain a priority of the payment. " Firtt. In payment of the work, labor, and materials, or contracts, for the supp'y of work, lab r or materials to be done and furnished in and about the further prosecution and construction of the said Canal and works, as the moneys to be paid for the samt shall, from time to time, become due and payable ; but not by way of anticipation, and of all needful and proper expenditure for repairs, attendance, and other causes, save and except so far as r gards the existing tolla and revenues of said Canal, which are hereinafter declared to be expressly appropriated for and towards payment of interest, at six per cent per annum, 01 the sums to be subscribed, for the completion of the said Canal and works, and which existing tolls and revenues are hereby declared to be excepted froia the operation of this clause to that extent: " Secondly. In payment of interest, a'ter the rate of aix per cent, per annum, on the sums to be respectively advanced by the holders of certidcaies to the said trustees, from time to time, in aid of the completion of the said Caual and woiks, and to be computed from the respective liraes of advancing and paying euch principal sums respectively, such interest lo be payable in the ciiy of New 1 ork, by equal balf yearly payments, on the tiist day of January, and the first day of July, in each and every year, the first half yearly payment to be made on the 1st dsy of January, lsis t TlUrdlg. In payment in full of the principal ums advanced, or to be advanced by the holders of certificates subscribing aa aforesaid, for and towards the completion of the said ianal ana works, and Irom time lo time remaining due: "Fourthly. In payment in full, to the subscribers making the said advances, or to their assignees, of interest, at and aft. r the rate of five per cent, per annum, on the moiety of the principal of the bonds, which they may have surrendered and exchanged for certificates as afore said, such interest being, to be computed from the aaid 1st day of January, 1847: Fifthly. In payment in full to the aubscribers making sucn advances cr their assigns, or the principal of the special atock to be issued to cover the arrears of interest due and accruing from the 1st day of January, 1841, to the 1st day of January, 1847, as fast as the same can ha done, wita interest on the same, at and after the rate of five pe' cent, per annum, to be computed from the 1st day of January, 1853 : Sixth'y. In payment in full to the subscribers mating the said advances, or to their assigns, of the principal moneys secured by each certificate, so charged over against the canal lands, and the tolls and revenues of the said Canal : " Seventhly. In payment in full lo the other holders of any cert.ficales of stock, by Ihe said act directed to be issued and charged as aforesaid, (such holder not being a a subscriber lo the said advance.) or their assigns, of interest at and after the rate of five per cent, ptr annum, on the amount of the principal thereof: Eighthly. In payment in full, to the holders t f certificates ot special atock to be issued and charged as aforesaid, (such holders not being subscribers to the said advance,) or their assigns, of the principal of such special stork, wita interest on the sime at and after the rate of five per cent, per annum, to be computed from the said 1st day of Jan j Mthljf. In p9ymeat in fu! l0 lh j ast mentioned certificates (not being sub assigns, of the amount of the principal uary, ipd3 : e holders of such scribers.) or their I . ,, f '"l1' 1 YCiy &ag lhc pr;orit;9 to lhe bonJa .urrendereJ, on lhe Canal prior to the fir.t day of November next, we not oa,T violate the principles of the law of the last session, bul we pace 0Q lne Caiu, annual- accruing jel)t oser and above its revenue ; so that the bonds that are not surrnjered. prior to the first day of next November, will nor principal and interest of their bond. Aguin, we are in formed by Mr. Butler M that the bonds of Indiana, like those of Pennsylvania and ISew ork, are to be found extensively in the hand of trustees, guardians, retired and aged persons, widows, and others whose object was investment, and whose reliance lor support is on income. What becomes of this large and most meritorious class 01 our bondholders ! We are told that they are poor that they rely on their income for their daily bread and we say to them by this bill, "You cannot participate in the provisions of this measure, unless you advance us rupre money lo complete our Canal !" This is wrong ; we are preferring the richer portion of our creditors at the expense of the poor widow and orphan. Thia is owing in a great measure to the priority clause in the bill and this priority is also in direct violation of the principles of lue law 01 last session, and of previous acta of lhe Legislature. The inevitable result must be, that a partial, a very partial, arrangement is made by thia bill, and hereafter the Slate will be called upon to make farther provision for those of our creditor who are excluded from any benefit under it. And when that call is made, we shall be compelled by every principle of honor and integrity, to meet their reasonable demands, or be branded forever with the foul disgrace of repudiation. I3y this bill we place iu the hands of Trustees the work of internal improvement of the State, and for a very inadequate consideration. We should never part with that work, and transfer ita trads and commerce to the irresponsible control of foreigners, without providing at the same time, for a full and adequate adjustment of every dollar of our indebtedness. The canals and lands transferred to the bondholders have cost the State us follows, to-wit : The Wabash and Erie Canal, East of Tippecanoe, - - f2.642.629 42 Interest from 1835 12 years, - 1,585,577 C5 Wabash aud Erie Caual, West of Tippecanoe, .... 910,122 32 Interest from 1810 7 years, 318.542 91 Cross cut Canal, ... 436,031 82 Interest from I R38, - 196,314 31 Central Canal, (Southern division,) 516,544 00 Interest from 1833, - - 253,272 00 Total amount, - - $6,763,935 43 Lands, dec, aa per estimate of Mr Chas. Butler, - . .. . 2,400,000 60 Making in all, - - I ,163,933 43 Am't of bonds surrendered en the Canal, - - 12,772.500 Interest to 1st Jan, 1847, 836,750 Total, - 3,609,250 00 Leaving, . - - 5,554,685 43 By the above statement it appeara that we transfer to few of our bondholder', a property that cost lha Slate the

enormous sum of $5,554,685 43 more than the amount of the principal and interest of the bonds by them surrendered on lhe Canal. TLia we consider a most extravagant and proliCgate waste of our pub ic property. But we are told that ia return the bondholder will advance to the Sta'e the sum of f 800,000 to enable her to complete the Wabash aod Erie Canal to Evansville, and that this amount of money distributed among our people, and the completion of the Canal, will better enable them lo meet the taxes assessed agair.il them. These positions are both untenable. In the firsl plice, the bondholders, under the cperation of this bill, i;I not bring any portion of said amount of 2300.000 into the State. For (?nrinr Ihm .,r ;n

Inch they will be engaged in constructing siid Canal, the . . Til -t 1 - are w.ii j ay mem ine 1 ! owing amount of interest on at portion of the bonds surrendered on the State Trcaury, viz: m i surrendered, (principal and interest. J3.CC9.250 00 it t on toe same lor o year at ö per c t, 1.8U2.775 00 V . uuct amount to be advanced, 800,000 00 Bslanee, ... 2S2.775 00 It is thus eviJent that during the next aix years we will piy by tax ita to the preferred bondholders 282,775 00 more than the amount of advancement The bill also violates the principle of the law of last sess on in reference to the guaranties on the part of the preferred bondholders to complete the Canal to Evaneville. By that law the bondholJers were compelled to subscribe the sum of f 2,250,000 which with the Canal was supposed to be sufficient to accomplish that object. This bill only provides fr a subscription of f 600,000; a sum totally inadequate to complete said canal any further than to Terre Haute, or at farthest lo Point Commerce. Neither the law of last year nor thia bill contains any guaranty ori the part of the preferred bondholders, to complete lhe canal to Evnsvi!le, other than the subscription cf the money. A similar law in the State of Illinois requires that in case the subscribers shall fail or neglect to complete said canal within three yeare after this act goes into operation, then and in auch case the lands and property hereby granted to said Trustees shall revert to the State." This language is plain and intelligible, but no surh nrovininn ia f.irm.l in the bill passed by this House, and the Sla'e, after eivinir . .11 i. 1 1. . . . 00 uj ucr lanus, waier-reuis, car s;, etc., lias no assurance whatever that one of the greatest objects to be accomplished by this act, will ever be attained. These and many other reasons, have influenced us in the course we have pursued, and we rely with full confidence upon the honesty and intelligence of our constituents, for the rectitude of that course, and the purily of purpose that influenced ot' motiie. JAS. II. CRAVEN'S, Ripley Cunlu, SPENCER WILEY. Franklin, STEPHEN H. COLMS, AWau, STEPHEN IS' SAL, Boone, WM. F. JONE?, Blackford and Jay, JOHN D. JOHNSON, Dearborn, JA1UES URIFFIS, Randolph, PHILIP McCOKMACK. Tippecanoe, JOHN TRIMBLE, Delaware, SIMON S. MONK, Crawford, SIMON SUMMERS, Henry, JOHN M. HUDDLEsTON.tfaiA, ASA A. NORTON. Elkhart, JOHN A. DEAM, H ells and Adam, WM. S. ADDLEMAN, Itayne, WM. THOMAS, Rush, WM. YOUNG, MadUon, ANDREW J. HARLAN. Grant, JAS. GILLEECE, Huntington and Wlutleu, JAMES F. SUIT. Clinton and Tititen Whig Dem. Whig Dem. Dem. Dem. Whig Whig Whig Dem. Whig Whig Dem. De 01. Whig Whig Dem. Dem. Dem. Whig Whig Dem. Whig Dem. Dem. Dem. Whig JOHN TAIT, Junn Ohio and Switzerland. SAM'L DECKER, Pulaski, Benton, Uc, PHILANDER HAMILTON. Decatur, DAVID S. HUFFSTETTER, Oai-c. G. W. HOLMAN. Miami, A. T. HATFIELD, Hancock, JACOB D. CASSATT, llabash, JOHN POWELL, Henry, E. ARNOLD. Bartholomew, JOHN YARYAN, Union. NOTE. Present and accruing tolls of the finished part of the Canal during the next four years, aa per estimate of Mr. Charles Butler, in his commu Whi Dem. Whig nication to the bondholders, in Sept. 1846, $600,000 Itcm:u-Iis of Mr. I'arli of Itlorgan. W hile the State debt bill was under consideration in the Senate, on lhe amendment offered by himself, to an amendment offered by the Senator from Madison, on the subject of extending the Central Caual from Anderson town to intersect the Wabash and Erie Canal: Mr. PARKS said, that he ftlt no disposition to detain the Senate long upon the question now pending, for he was admonisbed that the day of adjournment was near, and much important busmesa yet to be acted upon. He knew the great desire of Senators to peifect this till, and he should not detain the enate lore, vet he must ask indul gence for a short time, while he cave a few brief res.ons why he introduced this amendment, as well as a few of the reasons that will govern his vote on this great and absorbing question now agitating this Senate and the people It L a. a. . . r r ai urge. lie nopeu mat me amendment, oflered by the oenator irom Madison, would be struck out, and his insert ed in lieu thereof, and for one moment he would examine the Senator s amendment. He proposes that the bond holders fball take the Central Canal from Andersontown in Madison county, and complete the same to the BIufTs. on White River, a- d to compel them to advance five hundred thousand dollars. He said that no Senator upon this iioor was more anxious to have this work completed than he was, not only to the Bluffs on White River but to the mouth of Eel River, but when he was fully satisfied that the amendment of the Senator from Madison presents no inducements whatever to the bondholdera to take hold of that work, and when he was satisfied that if thia amendment is attached lo this bill it will destroy the whole mailer; for surely there is no inducement for any company to take hold of that work as is proposed by the Senators amendment, for that proposition is as il were to commence nowhere and end nowhere, (ho meant by thia thai neither the place of commencement or ending of this project will come near any other navigible point,) this being the case, certainly no Senator will say for one moment, that this work would yielj -a revenue sufficient to keep it aa- a a . - in repair, lie said, he certainly was not mistaken in the object of this amendment, and that it is to destroy the whole arrangement of our Slate indebtedness. He would say, however, that he had no doubt the Senator from Madiaon introduced his amendment in good faith, but he could not say ao of those who support the amendment, who are not immediately interested in the completion of the Cen tral lanal ; bul he aaid, lei his amendment be engrafted on the bill now under consideration, which was lo authorize the bondholders to subs-ribe five hundred thousand dollars within two years, and take the work from Andersontown and complete lhe same lo the mouth of Eel River, there to intersect the Wabash and Erie Canal ; by thia you hold out an inducement to the bondholders to take the Central Canal; for by that h proposed to terminate this work by intersecting another great thoroughfare, and he had but little doubt if this amendment is adopted in the place of the Senator's from Madison, that the bondholders will soon find it to their interest to do so, passing aa it does near one hundred milea through the valley of the west fork of White River, which ha as good a soil as can be found in the world, and as honest and industrious a community aa the sun ever was permitted to shine upon. He was glad to be able to say, from his own knowledge, that no part of Indiana produced a latger surplus than they did, which must pasa through that canal when completed; and lhe day is not far distant when this Central Canal will be completed, whether our bondholders accept it or not The Senator from Marion inquired of Mr. P. if he had consulted Mr. Butler on his amendment. He said he had rot consulted Mr. Butler on this or any other question '.hat he felt it his duty to defend, and when any question presents itself for consideration il was only necessary for him to know the will of his constituents and he was prepared to act. The people of Morgan county have a deep and abiding interest in the completion of the Central Canal to the mouth of Eel River, but notwithstanding their great interest in the completion of this work, he could inform Senators that they did not desire him, even should they not succeed in getting the work completed, to be found thwarting this measure at every step, with uncalled for amendments, for the expresa purpose of loading down thia important measure, the results of which will be for the weal or woe of Indiana perhaps. for ages to come. Il is a lamentable fact that in 1836 the people had heaped upon them an immense debt, far beyond their means to meet, and lhe question should be by every lover of his country, how shall we get rid of this great incubus lowering over our beloved Sta'e, ready, as it were, to burt and extinguish lhe last flickering hope of lhe people of ever more placing themselves on the high and elevated ground they once occupied. If this bill is passed and the arrangement consummated by our bondholders, the day is not far distant when Indiana will be bailed by all aa a debt-paying State, and then her people will not be charged with the foul crime of repudiation. Then it is you will find confidence restored, and prosperity flowing ioto the coffer of all; the tide of emigration will be four.d streaming ti:to all parts of our now downtrodden State; you then may aet it down for granted that the dawn of day once more will begin to shine through all the avenues of trade of our beloved land ? then it ia you will see a general satisfaction manifested by the industrious thousands of the people, si -uated in one of the most fertile States of this Union. The people expect a settlement of this creat and atia.-irhinr question this winter, and they expect it upon the very principles or inis bill now under discussion.

Mr. P. said he looked upon the question now under consideration for settling the State debt and for the completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal as one of a financial character, and the question ia now with the people's Representatives in thia chamber, whether or not they will, by this proposition, enable an honest constituency anxious and willing to arrange and pay to those whom they owe in such way and manner as will come within their meana. Oihers may do as they choose, for himself he was pre pared to act at once on this great question, believing it to be a just and honorable arrangement cf our indebtedness.

Rrnarks of Sir. (. Ilttrfon Thompson, On te XVabaih CUU-ge Bill. Somo years a jo the Lppislature lent to this College 3,000 of t!,e school fund cf what is denominated the Sinking Fund, upon which it was to pay interest annually, and lo secure which the College pave a mortgage upon 54 acres of land adjuiniujj Crawfordsville valued at $16,500. This winter the College by its friends pelitioned the Legislature to permit it to pay this debt and interest, amounting now to 10,CU0, in State bonds dollar for dollar. The State bonds were in troth worth not more than 33 cents to the dollar, and for my views of which I direct you to my remarks below, in the discussion cf the bill in the House of Representatives. Several gentlemen having ppoken, the Representative from Terry addressed the House aa follows : 1 regret, Mr. Speaker, the misguided views which several gentlemen have taken cf this bill. They scetn to assume the position that every gentleman who op;xses Its passage is unfriendly to education. 'Tis an absurd and false position. Sir, those who oppose the passage of this bill are the true friends of common school education, and they are unwilling that common Bchools shall bo robbed of any of its trust fundsmeans intended to sustain country schools and thus divert and appropriate these funds to sustain a sectarian Institution. What good reason can any member assign for the support of this bill. I have heard none. True, they say they deem the money unsafe. How, sir, can that be, when the mortgaged premises are valued at .$10,000, since which, a splendid College has been reared upon the grouud, and yet it is attempted to humbug us by asseverating the debt is unsafe that it is not in fact worth more than the same amount in Sttfe bonds; and all admit they are not worth more .than-33 cents to the dollar. Sir, I will not impugn gentlemen's motives, nor can I be pursuaded they are sincere in this assertion. The State bnds proposed to bn exchanged are not at the extent worth more than .$3,300, the bond and mortgage on College lands, .$10,000; from which, deduct the 3,300, leaves a balance of 7,300, which is given to the College. I this right ! I repeat, I have had no good reason assigned. I wish the CVlIege lo prosper, but not at the expense of common s-hools ; and how can it be otherwise, if you take that amount from the common school fund and bestow it upon the College! Sir, this fund arose by taxing the Dank stock; a pittance on the proceeds in the end to be funded for the support of common schools ; and I am conj-traincd to avow, that the legislature now seem disposed to lay their unhallowed hands upon a fund set apart exclusively for the noble purpose cf common school education. I am apprehensive many gentlemen in this Hall do not correctly estimate the value and advantages of common school education. They seem not mindful that the very existence of rxir form of government, and the perpetuity and prosperity of our free institutions depend upon the knowledge and education of the people m the common walks of life. Educate the rising generation enlighten them enable them to understand the principles of our government correctly which secures to them lhe natural, religious and civil rights of rriari. The mass of the people is our strengt! the very bone and sinews of a free government; and upon their correct understanding of it rests its existence. Sir, had I the power and means, I would have inculcated a common school education intJ every child in the State. The children of the poorest and most Lumble men iu the State should have alike equal chances with the children of the rich ; and let me say to you that many of the greatest men in our nation are the offspring of the poorest parents. They, by some chance or other, obtained an education and knowledge which enabled them to burst the shackles, of poverty and ignorance, and rise to eminence, and power and wealth, an ornament and credit to our country, and the pride of their friends. Yes, Sir, I repeat, the very existence cf our free institutions depends upon the intelligence of the mass. I delight in trying to remove every hindering cause to the common school education of the poor and tattered little children among us. It delights my very soul to see a preceptor teaching their young and tender thoughts how to shoot; and witness the development and expansion of their reasoning faculties. Education is power, and it gives a man a great and decided advantage over his unlearned, yet clever neighbor. It is the only way by which the poor can be placed upon an equality with the rich, even in our Government. Sir, I know many poor little urchins in my section, who have scarcely ever been out of sight of the smoke of the humble parental cabin, if educated would rise and figure and might become as powerful and as valuable as legions commanded by a Zach. Taylor in defence of civil liberty, or figure in the councils of the nation. Who does not know low essential it is to teach our children for their own advantage and respectability, as well as to strengthen our Government ! and who does not know that they cannot be taught without common schools ! and who does not know that common schools cannut be supported without money ! This is conceded. Well, then,' is it not enough to make us stare to see attempts made to rob and filch from the school fund $7,300, to bestow it upon the Wabah College ! Indeed, it is passing strange ; some men are singularly organized and seem to be creatures of impulse, and act frequently without reflecting upon the consequence of their misguided zeal. I can point to such within this hall now. I contemn such zeal, and could pray that darkness might no longer bedim and enshroud their faculties that they might see the error of their ways, and cease from plundering the common school fund to bestow upon colleges. Colleges should be sustained, but not at the expense of common schools. The rich only can go to college ; common poor people have to educate their children at country schools, and they will not submit to your plundering the common school fund to support your colleges. But, say the friends of this Wabash College bill, why, it is the interest of the common schools to give this $7,300 to the Wabash College; for, say they, the college by the bill is to educate or permit 100 youths to attend their college free cf tuition fees, and that these 100 young men will, when educated, scatter over our State and teach ccinmon schools. What fallacious arguments, if arguments they can be called. How supremely ridiculous. In the first place they will be no advantage to the mass of the people, because the item of tuition in sending to college is a very small part of the expense. The clothing and boarding at such an institution is more than the son of a poor man can bear; hence he is shut out, and the sons of the rich can go and get their tuition free; or rather, the common school fund is taken from the poor and given to the college to pay the tuition fees of the sons ot the rich. In plain hnghah it is nothing more nor less than that. Again, they say these 100 young educated men would scatter over the State and teach school. This is another wild calculation. Why, sir, not one in ten would ever teach school ; no sir, most would study law, medicine or divinity, or join the army, they would be above your common schools ; anu it. they were willing to teach, you will have no means to employ them if you squander the school funds to colleges, ccc. But if we will take care of these school funds, we will have no difficulty in finding competent men to teach district schools, when they see we havo the cash to pay them. I can see inexcusable efforts are making to carry thia bill through. Lven the Kev. Frofessor of that college is elbowing member out and telling them that they will nave to take tiicir Mate bonds collar for dollar or net nothing afler borrowing these school funds, to taunt us in this way. So he has said to me. I say, sir. it comes with an ill grace from that professor, and he too divine at that; and I am constrained to say he speaks not facte, for the mortgage and other evidences clearly show the debt is secure. Give away $7,300 of the school fund to that sect, and with what grace uj you refuse a like gift to the Methodist, Bapt Catholic, or any other denomination. Sir, you couW not well do it ; nor, 6ir, was it preordained from the beginning that I should support this bill. If so, man's free agency is a chimera of the brain, and our Maker is the author of our sins. Has this House become sectarian ! has it come to pass that thousands have to be taken from the treasury to support a certain sect ! Sir,' this looks like the Government having an established religion. . , Why do you refuse an accommodation to the Asbu

ry Institution! That noble institution proposes tc borrow $10,000, secure it, and educate y oung men, a large number, for the interest. I ask, is ?ot that institution entitled to equal favor ! Loan it that sura upon these terms, and my head for it, it, through iu professors or otherwise, will nerer come truckling, and in amount bogging yon to give her two-thiraN of the debt, and pleading insolvency. Indeed, sir, I feel mortified at it. And in conclusion, let me info rm gentlemen they are mistaken ; I am not, aa ia intinvated, a ecctariau and cf a certain sect- I doubt not it would be better for me if I was worthy of being sc and I acknowledge I 6hall die in that faith, and "if it is not well for me, the fiult will not be in the doctrine but in my conduct. Justice to the school fund justice to all the children in the common walks of life justice to yourselves and to your country, alike forbid the passage of thi bill. Sir, I am through and ready to vote. The vote was taken and the bill passed by a major, ity of one vote, and the Governor vetoed it, whether in time or not is doubted.

11T AUTHORITY. An Act 7'e create the thirteenth Judicial Circuit, and to change the time of holding courts in the third Judicial Circuit. Sectios 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Slate of Indiana, That the counties of Franklin, Decatur, Ripley and Dearborn shall form the thirteenth Judicial circuit. Sec 2. The courts in said circuit shall 1 helJ aa follows : In the county of Frsnklin on the first Mondays- of February and the second Mondays of August, and may tit until the commencement of the courts ia the county of Ripley. In the county of Ripley on the fourth MoaJays cf February, and first Mondays of September, and may sit until the commencement of the courta in the county of Decatur. In lhe county of Decatur on the second Mondays of March and third Mondaja of September, and may sit until the commencement of the courts in lhe county of Dear born. In lhe county of Dearborn on lhe first Mondaya of Aprif, and second Mondays of October, and may ait aa long aa the business may require. Sec. 3. The courts in the third judicial circuit ahall be held aa follows, viz : In the county of Jefferson on the first Mondays of February and second Mondaya of August, and may sit until the commencement of the courts in the county of Switzerland. In the county of Switzerland on the first Mondays of . March and second Mondays of September, and may ait until the commencement of the courts in the county of Ohio. m In the county of Ohio on the third Mondaya in March and fourth Mondaya in September, anJ may ait until the commencement of the courts in Jenninge county. In the county of Jennings on lhe first Mondsys of April and second Mondaya of October, and may sit until tha commencement of the courts in the county of Bartholomew. In the county of Bartholomew on the third Mondays of April and fourth Mondays of October, and may sit aa long as the business may require. Sec. 4. It shall and may be la-vful for the courts in the counties of Dearborn and Franklin to adjourn at any regular term to meet in vacation and hold a court for the trial of chancery causes, making up of issues, and the trial of such other causes as may be eubmitted to them for trial without the intervention of a jjry. And in case of such adjournment, aaid court shall have power to direct the issue, service, and return of such wriu and other process aa may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid. Sec 5. All writs and other process made returnable to any of the circuit courts of the respective counties aforesaid to lhe term heretofore fixed for holding the sessions thereof, shall be, and the same are hereby made returnable to the first days of the term of said courts as fixed by thia act. Sec. 6, All parties, persons, and officers are herebv re quired to take notice of the changes of the terms of the courts aforesaid as hereby established; and of thechangei of the terms of the courts doing county bosiness and probate courts which may be produced by thia act, and the transaction of ell business and the discharge cf all duties official or personal, shall be postponed or accelerated to lha lime or limes to which by this law the terms of said courts may be postponed or accelerated. Sec. 7. All laws and parts of lawa coming within thepurview of this act ahall be and the ssme are hereby tepealed. Sec. 8. This act shall be in force from and after tha passage thereof, and shall be published in lhe Indiana Journal and Slate Sentinel. ROBERT N. CARNAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. TARI3 C. DUNNING, President of the Senate. Approved January 15, 1817. JAS. WMTCOMB. An Act To amend the 48A chapter, Article 5th, of Vie Revised Statutes of 1843, in regard lo ivrilt of ad quod damnum. Sectio 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That whenever any circuit court hereafter grants and orders a writ of ad quod damnum, and il shall appear to the court when application is made for the writ, that the Sheriff is related by affinity or consanguinity to the applicant, or to any person whose land or interest may likely be affected under the proceedinge by authority of ihe writ, or if the applicant files an affidavit that he or she is apprehensive that injustice will be done in empanneling the jury by the Sheriff it shall thereupon become the duty of the court to designate and appoint a disinterested and discreet person to whom the writ shall be directed, to discharge all the duties which would have been incumbent upon the Sheriff by virtue of the statute to which this is an amendment, if the writ had been directed to him. Sec 2. The court, instead of ordering the Sheriff or other persons to empannel the jury and hold the inquest upon a certain day named in the writ, shall leave it to the Sheriff, or the person to whom the writ is directed, within rcssuiisuie ume aier ine wru is delivered lo him, to deaignate the day of inquest, of which he shall give the pereon obtaining the writ, ten daya notice, and in empanneling the jury, the person obtaining the writ, or any other 1 person, whose interest may be effected by the inquest' shall have the right of peremptory challenge to threje jurors, and for good cause to any number, and in case a)t any jurora being challenged, or as is above provided for, other inrora shall f.-inhaiik k. ... A 1 en .ii J ' av.tunifciA W DUUIIUVUCU IU I Ik UD IUD runnel. 1 Sec. 3. If from any cause, the Sheriff or person acting under the writ, does noi or cannot hold the inqueat vpoa the day be designates, then he may hold lhe inquest oponr any aubsequent day previous to the return day of the writ in which be shall be directed by the foregoing provisions of this section. Sec. 4. The Sheriff or other person acting on der the writ shall at the request of the person who obtained the" writ, summons any witness to bear evidence to the jury as1 to high water or back-water mark, or to the fall of water in the premises, or to whatever question the jury may wish to be informed. Sec. 5. The Sheriff or person acting by authority of the writ, shall swear the witnesses, and the person obtaining the writ, by himself or another, shall point out and designate to the iorv the site and nrwit . hr h - 1 - - build a uam and construct a mill or machinery, which tha jury shall accurately examine, and then proceed to engine the atream and premisea above aa high up as it may be apprehended any one's interests may be affected, as i provided in the statute to which thia is an amendment and upon the inquest being made and returned to court the court shall in all respects, except aa ia this act ia provided, be governed by tha act to which thia ia aa amendment. Sec 6. This act ahall be in force from and after its publication in the " Indiana State Sentinel" or M Indiana State Journal." ROBERT N. CARN'AN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. PARIS C. DUNNING, President of the Senate. Approved, January 18, 1847. ' JAMES wiirrcoMB. MA KS IIA IV S SALE. BY virtue r a writ of ezeeotioii (rendition! exponas) to m directed from the clerk's office of the circuit court of tho United States for the District of Indiana, 1 will offer for sale at lbs Court House door in tbe city of Indianapolis. Marion eountv Indiana, between 10 A. M.and 4 P. M . on the 87th dav of ruary next, the renta and profits for aeven years of the iollowinr real estate, to wit: west half of southwest quarter of section 31, town 16 north, ranee 5 east, and on failing to realize a sufficient am to satisfy tbe demand. I will at the same time and place oder lor sale the fee simple or aaid real estate. Taken ia eieeuiion mm the property of Joseph McConnell, at the suit of Jones and Jone va. iMyraru H. Drown. Euell, Richardson, and aabl J.iseph MrCon-nelJ-A. C. PEPPER. Marshal U. 8. Jan. SSth IttT. 77-t 57 Feb. EytoMctATrmi'rv! EXECÜTOIl'S NOTICE. V OTICE is hereby given that toe undersigned bave taken letters tea. 1 w tameotary on tbe last will and testament of Bicknel Cole, lau of Hamilton county, Indiana, deceased. All persons Indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those havicn. claims agnmst tbe same are notified lo present them duty atuaenucalau fcr keulemenu The aaid estate is suppotod 10 be innrtveot. JOHN D.gTEPHE.SOX. Jan. 26, 187 TTwm JOHN G. BURNS,

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