Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 24, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1850 — Page 3

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DEBATES I THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION. REPORTED BY IIARVEV FOWLER, ESQ. The Grard Jurr System. COXTl.fCTD. Wednesay, Oct. 23, 1330.

Mr. MLES roe an.I mM: I feel sir, the weight of the, responsi liility that I incur in my present condition of cealta, in attemptim; to address this Convention, Alter two hours sitting in this Hall, on a suliject of such grave import mce as the one now under debate. Mr. PETTIT suggested, that if the gentleman desired it, he had no tloulit the Convention would readily postpone the suliject nntil to-morrow morning. Mr. NlLES. I shall doubtless be ahle to proceed with the few remarks I have to make. I have leen highly gratiüel, sir, at the disposition which has leen manifested by members of this Convention t J open the door to debate, and to permit a fair and thorough discussion of this subject. Gantlcmen who have preceded me have appropriately referred to the origin and histoiy of the Grand Jury System. It is tme, sir, that it h.is'eome down to us honored wiih the countenance of a thousand years, and I am sure there is not a member of this body who would inconsiderately strike at its foundations. Ve venarate the aged man. It is a sentiment common to every well regelated human heart. We should grow in wisdom as we grow in years. I would not undervalue the experience and lessons of antiquity. But when gentlemen compare the early portions of the historic period, with the- mature years and ripened mind of my friend from Wayne, it occurs to me that the truth is inverted in the comparison. We, sir, may not have arrived at the maturity of our race, but wJ have amloul.t nlly made some farther propress towards its advancing manhood, than had the people f raedueval antiquity, amon? whom the Grand Jury 6ytm was first established, and from whom it has descended, unchanged to us. And while I would not discard the history of the past or the experience of youth, I still hold that that history and experience are mainly useful, as they expose the errors and evils of the past, and as warnings for the lutnre. llns is no less true oi States and Nation than of individual men. We may well cherish the memory of our early years. But when, in the progress of our lives, we look lck as wc may imagine that States are permitted to do, when Conventions of the people are called together, as we are now convened, to remodel their organic law. what should be jhe purpone of the retrospect? Not, sir, that we may foiiow blindly in the same path, but that, by the memory of past follies and misfortunes we may resulate and improve oar future course. And, w'r, instead of matter of exultation and self com placenrv, who does not find in the retrospect occasion rather tor repentance and reformation. He who reviaws Lis life with other purposes I apprehend, reads its history to small profit. Earnestly desiring the benefit of whatever light may be derived from the history of the pat, I come to the discussion of this subject oppressed with a sense of its importance, and of the responMhiiity that will rest n.jon ma. for my individual vote, if riven as I anticipate that it will le. I am not one of those, if there be any such, who would recklessly destroy our civil fabric or mar its fair proportions. I would not, to build a more comfortable edifice, tear down the humble dwelling in wLKdi I find shelter, and which is still my home, until a better had been provided. And I shall endeavor to act upon the same principle here. I am fully convinced that the present Grand Jury Srtera is defective, and that it must, at'some time and in some way, be superceded. The question w it'i me, therefore, is not inain! whether it is unsnited to this country and this age, for in that particular I concur fully with the spirit of the resolution under deb:tJ. But it is chiefly a question as to when and how it shall be dispensed with, as to whether any better svstcm can here, and now, or probably at no distant day, lie matured and engrafted upon the institutions of the country. Before concluding my remarks, I may take the lilierty of making a few suggestions as to a sultstitute for Grand Juries, but which may b? little worthy the consideration of th Convention. A word now as to the practical workings of the Grand Jury System, its benefits and its defects. Gentlemen content! that it has been an extremely useful part of our political institutions. I am not disposed to join issue with them on that point. It has doubtless answered a valuable purpose lth in this country and in Great Britain, in former aces and to the present day. It has doubtless aided in the administration of justice, and, in the language of the irentlcman from Wayne, leen a terror to evil doers. It mny have afforded some protection to the li!ertv snd private rights of the citizen or subject against the power of the crown or the fury of popular excitement. But, sir, I do not agree with gentlemen that it has been the great bulwark of liberty, and the rreat safe-guard of private rights. On the contrary, all history proves that it has often been the pliant tool of tyranny and oppression. And not, sir, becaosf the men who hsve constituted Grand Juries have been less honest and worthv than tbeir neighbors, but. as I contend, liecnuse of t ie inherent defects of the system under which thy arc organized. Throughout it entire history iu England as in its very constitution, it has lecn the instrnment of the crown. The panncl is seWted by the officers of the crown, withoot the knowledge or consent of the parties to be accus!, and without any essential risrlit of challenge. Thy are sworn to keep the secrets f the crown, and to inquire into such matters as shall come liefere them oa behalf of the crown, and none but the coonsel for the crown are admitted to their conclnve. It is true that whenever hatred of tyranny should become intense, even such a lodv would le likely to show resilience. But when reotferacn arrue that a jury drawn indiscriminately from an excited populace, would show the same resistance to the excitement under w hich thev themselves were lalioriosr, I cannot anoVrtttand their logic. The way to the scaffold has lain through the verdicts of twelve men twice rendered. But still I submit to all thinkinsr men who are acquainted with the bloody history of British rule, bow weak a barrier have not both of those verdicts often proved. Let me not here le roiaamlerstood Let me not be nnlerstood as striking at or undervaluing the trial by jury a right whith I hold as sacred and to which I clinsr as tenaciously as does my friend from Cass. But the palladium of fmblic Uterty and private rights lies not so mach in mere aw in statute Itooks and the action of legislatures. It lies further back it has a deeper foundation. And when the rreat safeguard which rests in the intelligence and integrity of government and people is lost, little protection can come from any other quarler. It is more the spirit of theare tlian any system of t ho administration of justice, which has led to crime and bloodshed in the name and with the sanction of law. My friend from Cass, (Mr. Biddie,) in his eloquent enloeinm upon the Grand Jury System, has remarked, of the condemnation and crucifixion of our Lord, that that condemnation could nevr have leen prouneed in a country where Grand and Traverse Juries were known. But in the l.tnrjnase of another, ' when goodness and truth descended from heaven to earth, what was the cry of the popnlace? Crucify him! crucify him!" And had a jury lieen necessary to Lis condemnation, a jury from that populace would have ratified the cry. Mr. BIDDLE. WJ1 the ger.t'.eman allow me to explain! I spoke of its application to man and men's affairs. The gentleman must not understand me as say. ing what the object of divine justice was. If it was necessary in the mind of Almighty God, that the Savior should be crucified to reconcile justice and mercy, it must have been. Mr. a" IL liS. I shonhl l- sorry to misconstrue the gentleman's remarks. I, of corysc, in speaking of this tacrej subject, speak after tha manner of men, and would speak with all reverence, and so understand the jjetit'exnan. I da not understand that men's hearts were perverted to that end. But, in that gr.at event, I see a wonderful ia stance of tin blended action of God's providence and human freedom. Men were permit'.ed to act out th evil that was in them." There, was illustrated an universal principle the same which reigned at tlie bloody assizes and which caused the streets of Paris to flow oown with blood, during the first French revolution, not with the consent of tyrants only, but by the voice of tne people tnenr. selves. I mar here remark that any argument in favor of the Grand Jury system, drawn solely from its antiquity, if It proves anything, proves too much. It is an argument which woulJ snstain a body of hereditary legislators in Great Britain, with its bench of bishops. It is An argument which has proved a main support of old abates. The question is not bor Jong has it existed, bat is it best adapted to the condition of society among as, here and now? To decide that it is not, I admit, invoke no little responsibility. - A word now, sir, as to some of the evils of the present system. It is expensive and barthensome to the " county trtiiuries. It is onerous upon t'.ie people who are compelled to serve npon Grand Juries, xor eig.ileen or twenty men in each county, to lc called together ttt'tes a year and kept in session, as often happens, a vreek or ten days, is no small tax npen the industry of the country. fctill,sir, I agree with gentlsmen that a free government requires more checks and balances than a pure despotism ; that in the advancing stages of civili sation the machinery of the IkxIt politic becomes more complex; that the simple laws and usages of savage life will not meet the wants of civilized man, and that we should cheerfully bear whatever burthens are necessary to the support of good government. But if another system can Ik devisad equally safe and useful to all the interests of society, but far leas barthensome and expensive, the saving of expense will be something in its favor. Another ti me serious objection, is the secrecy which constitutes a leading feature of the present Grand Jury system. Ia that particular, to my rniaJ, it smacks

too mnch of the Inquisition and the Star Chamber. It reminds one inevitably of another and tc darker age. This objection tome is so insurmountable, that by no vote of mine can I be instrumental in fastening it permanently upon the country. I was gratified to hear the gentleman from Tippecanoe (Mr. Pcttit) speak wit'i his accustomed lioldncss of the secret sessions of th Senate of the United tues. With due deference to that illustrious body, I mukt say that when, in this middle of the nineteenth century, and in this country of all others on earth, they go into secret session, upon any subject, important or unimportant, I can feel for such an act little more respect than I should feel for sixty hooded monks of the middle a:esf bitting among us as the Holy Inquisition. I hold that a great and free people should do nothing which they are ashamed or afraid to do openly and in the face of all the world. Sir, such things are all in conflict wit'i the spirit of this age. I desire that whatever affects the rights of the citizen or the welfare of the body politic should be open as the light of day. But it has been said that secrecy is necessary to prevent t'io escape of parties accused. It is an undoubted fact that in nine cases out of ten of the graver offences in which indictments ar found and convictions result, the accused party is already in jail or on recognizance, when the Grand "Jury meet. But if there is danger of escape, he is snbjcct to be arrested at any moment, on the affidavit of any prosecuting witness before any magistrate. And it speaks much in favor of the law-abiding character of the American people, that cases of crime are rare, when there is no one ready to aid in bringing the offender to justice. It has been argued elsewhere, if not here, that if the

seal of secrecy is removed from proceedings before Grand Junes, causes will be prejudged in the public mind, so that an impartial traverse jury cannot be had. It is a sufficient answer to such an argument, that in a very lare majority of cases, at present, public ex aminations do take place, before committing magistrates, without any essential dfL-tt upon the final tital. Ve cannot it we would, keep from the public car, the circumstances attending the commission of crimes. But, some gentlemen say, reform the system in this respect. Sir, do away with its secrecy, and you striken fatal blow at its most distinctive feature, nt the principle which underlies it all, and which is involved in its very name. But, there is to my mind, another el.jcction almost equally insurmountable. It is the strictly ex parte character öf the proceeding before Grand Juries. They are all on behalf of the crown or State, and none but the counsel for the crown or law-officer of the State, are admitted t j the conclave, while the jurors themselves fire bound to keep them secret to the end of their lives. The party accused, is not only denied the privilege of being present, in person or by counsel, but is kept profoundly ignorant of that which" may seriously invclve his lilierty or life. I hold, sir, that this is all wrong and inconsistent with the hisjhest rights of the citizen, or the most judicious administration of the laws. I hol J. sir, that there is no !cing who wears the human form, or possess s the attributes of our common humanity, who should be trcnt.-d in such a wav. However steeped in infamy, and stained with crime, I wonld permit him in all stages of a prosecution, to be confronted with his accusers, and to meet the witnesses arxa'nst him face to face, with the privilege of cross-examination. Then he may elicit facts in bis exculpation, nod if witnesses, :pon his final trial, make statements in conflict with their evidence njon the first examination, he has the power ti prove it. Such a privilege should never be withheld. The State can afford to lie manly and srencrous, and to pie to the poor culprit every opportunity to show that he oujüt not to bj condemned. The rentleinnn from Cass ha well arjrncd that no man should be accused without the consent of his peers. 1 1 meet the irentleman on l.is own ground, and even ro much fanner. I contend, not only, that he should not le put upon trial, in a criminal proccedinsr witliout the consent of his peers, hot that the accusation should rw-t be preferred upon a mere one-sided ex parte examination, in secret session, and where he and his counsel are forbidJen to intrude. How such a plan can be less merciful or just, than the commou system, I am wholly unable to imagine. As has lcen forcibly remarked by the gentleman from Tippecanoe, Grand Juries, ns at present organized, arc often the vehicle for personal animosities. Petty malice would shrink from the face of day, while the honest pur pose to bring an eilender to justice, would ask no con cealment. The irentleman from Cass, has referred with propriety and effect, to a case coming under his own observation, in which a man was recognized by a justice of the pence, through the influence of popular prejudice, the complaint being dismissed by the Grand Jury. I am far iVoin denying to the Grand Jury all merit. It s true, that individual cases do not aetile princij Jes, or establish rules, but, they may help to illustrate their truth and propriety. In contrast with the instance spoken of by the gentleman from Cass, I may be permitted to mention two cases within my own knowledge, of a strikingly opposite character, from that related by him. At the I. st Spring term, of the Marshall Circuit Court, I was employed by an aeed man, just as the cause was called for trial, to defend him against an indictment for a common assault and battery. O i reading the indictment, I noticed that the sirnames of the defendant, and prosecuting witness were the same. I asked my client if they were relatives. He replied that the prosecuting witness was his son. I inquired with astonishment, why it was not reconciled, and why they permitted such u case to come into court. He said, that his son did not wish to prosecute it, but that he was compelled to do it. On inquiry of his son a man seme forty years of aje these statements were confirmed. I also, learned that a previous bill of indictment, bad leen found for the same offence, but was quashed for some informality in the cmpannelling of the Grand Jury. I stated the facts to the Court, and called upon them to order a nolle prosequi to be entered in the case, which, as I thought was very properly done. I can refer the jrentlcmon to a still more notable casa. It is preserved among the records of one of the northern counties of this State, that one of the best ciiizensof that reffion a man some (iAy years of age, whose character for inteurity, and moral worth among his neighImrs, is, and always has hcen, as far above reproach, us that of any man who walks this footctool, was indicted for perjurv. In order that the case might be disposed of without delay, he consented to come into court, and sit quietly by, without uttering a word In Lis defence, cither, in perMn, or bv counsel. A jury was impannelled, they heard the evidence only for the prosecution, and they acquitted the accused, as they could not fail to do, without a diss"ntinr voice, and without a moment's hesitation. The dc ferula nt bad liacn long known in an older portion of this State, and I assure yon, sir, that there are not two men living who entertain a shadow of doubt, as to bis innocence. I will add, that I believe the prosecuting witness was an honest man, but acting under the influence of temporary excitement and prejudice, from which, even rood men are not always free. In saying this, sir, I wonld not disparage the Grand Jurors themselves. I claim that there is no more enlightened portion of the West than that part of Indiana, in which it is my fortune to reside. I respect the Grand Jnries of that region of country. Thev have been intelligent, liish-minded men, intending "honestly to discharge their duties, though I have often thought that they most feel humiliated at the nr.turc of those duties, or rather at the manner in which they are compelled to perform them. I hold the fault to be in the system more than in the men. But how. it may be asked, could this man have been indict ed? I cannot answer. Theyacti'd in the dark. Suppose, sir, that those proceedings had been open and public that the defendant had been permitted to be present with his counsel, and to cross-examine and explain think you that that indictment would have leen found? I admit again, that snch single instances establish no rule ; they are of but little comparative weijjht or importance. But if gentlemen can array" individual cases showing the virtues of the Grand Jury system, we can array quite ns many illustrating its delects. What practicing lawyer In this body, or what other gentleman accustomed to be alont court-houses, but has seen evidence that the secret sittings of Grand Juries are often made the medium through which malicious or prejudiced individuals seek to wreak personal spite and spleen upon their neighWs' And who, if the present system is retained in its distinttivo features, shall not witness it again? Then, sir, if the system be defective, the question arises, what better can le devised ? If no letter system can be suggested no one which we may safely adoptthen I would not be ready at this time absolutely to aUdish the present one. I would rather leave it to the wisdom of the Legislature. But I would, by all means, so modify the Constitution as to give them power to act upon the subject. A slight verbal alteration would accomplish that object. Here I may notice, sir, that it has been said that t'ie cause of complaint against Grand Juries among the people is, that the laws are altovo the standard of Public morals. There may be something of truth in the remark ; but do not gentlemen give undue importance to the mere administration of the laws, in estimating its effects upon soriety? Men are not reformed by being incarcerated in jails, or sent to penitentiaries, or han. ed by the neck. The reformation and regeneration of society must commence further back far back as upon the mother's knee and around the domestic hearth. I would rather, sir, aye, a thousand times rather trnst to the influence of protected homes to sound, trhourh, wen-trained Tree schools to the teachings of the ministers of the gospel the peaceful observance of the Sahbath and to the quiet but all pervading influence of the christian religion, than even to the code of Draoo, exe cuted to its minutest letter. The one remedy is at best but palliative, snperficisl and repressive, while the other is enrcative and radical. The one i like plasters patched upon the surface, w hile the other reaches to the const Uution of tha patent and orlts a fiaal trait-

Ltt me not be misunderstood. I do not undervalue these repressive remedies. I am no radical in any odious sense of that terra. I would not discard the administration of criminal justice. While it must le admitted to bo an evil, it is a necessary evil, of the benefits of which I would by no means deprive the State ; though I bold that it is useful mainly ia proportion as it is open, and mild, and merciful. The gentleman from Tippecanoe has suggested that the power of preferring indictments might be left with individual Justices or the Peace. Now, sir, it occurs I I ms that that is a power not to be entrusted entirely to any one man. Besides, there are some twenty or more Justices of tho Peace in a county ; and were any and every one of them to have the power to order a man to trial in the Circuit Court for any offence, I should fear taat the number of rroundiess prosecutions would be increased. I thank the gentleman for his able effort in exposing the evils of the present system; but I cannot favor his substitute. I have not held any consultation with the gentleman on the subject. I am not disposed to find fault with any one's scheme. I only say, that before I would consent to alolib the present syttem by Constitntional provision, so that it could not le restored by the Legislature, I must see something clearly better to be substituted for it. That is with me a tine qua non. The gentleman has said, that if the present system is a bad one, we niu lop it off amputate if. Now, sir, I agree with tho gentleman that the present system, in its leading characteristics, is a bad one: but instead of loppins it off at once, I would be inclined tj wait for the right time, and till the public mind is ripe for a change. Feftina l-.ite-" make haste slowly" is a maxim no less valua'.de in politics than in the economy of life. How

would a skillful surgeon treat a patient sullcring from a malignant tumor? He would lie careful not to amputate premntnrely. He would feel his patient's pulse, examine all the symptoms, and wait for the favorable time. Br the one course, the patient ni"ht Iks thrown into a fever; by the ctber, the wouud might be healed by t'.ic first intention. I cannr.t -ay that I nm prepared to engraft any plan prematurely upon the Constitution. My present ideals, that it would be best to leave the w hole matter of a su!stitnte to succeeding Legislatures, who may emlodv the wisdom and experience of coming years. By providing, ns now, that " no person shall be put to answer any criminal charge but by impeachment, or by presentmen or indictment," with the addition of these words, to be prcftrreti by a Grand Jury, or in such other manner as the Legislature mai prescribe, we would do all that seems to inc necessarily to devolve upon this body. Give them the power, and it is my present opinion that the people will require the Legislature to provide a substitute for the present system. I consider that in its ultimate practical effect, it would be nearly equivalent to adopting the gentleman's resolution in terms. A natural inquiry in determining the main question, is, what Substitut do you propose. Now. sir, without claiming any merit or originality, and with great diffidence on my part, and profound respect for the opinions of all other gentlemen. I will nsk the indulgence of the Convention while I submit a few suggestions on this point. The office of Justice of the Tcaee is at present considered an unimportant one, und ihc most judicious selections of persons to till it are not always made. But I take it for granted, that somewhat in proportion as you dicnifiy and give importance to the office, better men will le elected. Now. sir, it seems tt me that a kind of court ol inquiry, as jicr'nps it might bo called, could be formed from among the .fosliccs of the Peace in the different counties, somewhat after t'iis manner. Let four or five of these magistrates be selected in such a way as the L"2'islattire shall presenile, to constitute the court. They mi'lif I' selected by lot, or what would perhaps le better, ti.e four or five oldest Jtiecsof the Peace that is, those lonncst in commission in the county, might ex oßeia bb fie men to compose it ; proving, however, that no two timld bo from the same township. This court might meet temi-annually or quarterly, or nt such intervals as should be deemed best, at the couithouse in the county. It shotld be their principal duty, on behalf of the State, to inquiYe into all such violations of the penal law as should, in the langr.ge of the oath now administered tGiand Jurors, be brought before them or otherwise come to their knowledge, and upon sufficient evidence, toorder bills of indictment to bo preferred by the Prosecuting Attirney, against the parties accused and f r tha offences charsjed The parties ac cused would then be committed or ludd to trial as justice should require. And the causes winild stand for trial at the next term or the Circuit Court. Inese proceedings would, of course, be all open and puMic. The party ac cused shoula have the right to be present in person, and by counsel, to hear all that was proven against him, and to cross-examine the witnesses for the prosecution. The accused could generally be present, if he desired it, and if not present, he could learn before he was brought to trial who were the w itnesses, and the nature of the evidence against I; im. He could then prepare under. st.indinrly for his defence. This court might hear only the evidence for the prosecution, w ith the right of crossexamination on the part of the defendant, or rhey might be authorized to Lear both s:des fully, ns should .Sc found most expedient. In the ote case the.evulence should be such as to create a strong probnbi'ity, and in the otlu'r. as to exclude reasonable doubt of guilt. Onr criminal code is very simple, and such a hod1- of men would certainly le as competent a the major, ty of Grand Jurors, to determine what constitutes a violation of any of its provisions. It is snyinjr little for the intelligence of our people, to suppose that five such men would be dependent on the hrief charge of a Judge fur their knowledge of what amounts to a crime. But if that were thought very important , tl.ey could meet on the first day of the Circuit Court, and receive a charge and be t.ndcr the supervision of the court. It woi:?d be difficult now to so fully into detail. As tha proceedings lefore this court would not be in the nature of a trial, a complaint though once dismissed, micht, as licforo a Grand Jury, be considered asrain, unless barred by the Statute of Limitations. Proceedings of this character are nothing final. Now, sir, who are these Justices of the Peace, that we should Ik afraid of thamT Thay are our follow-citizens, elected by the people, and none the less plain, sensible, honest men than if they held no commissions. They are all. at presant, conservators of tho pence, and would be none the less so under the plan proposed. Now I do not undertake to say that the srstem I have briefly sketched is wbnt we need. But it does seem to me that something could le formed from it that would lc better, at all events, than the present secret, inquisitorial and expensive sy:em of Grand Juries. Again, sir. this court might have the power to try and summarily dispose of without the intervention of a jury, all petty offences, snch ns retailing without license, smaller cases of assault and battery, gambling, and the like, in which the fine actually imposed by the judgment of the eonrt, should not exceed some moderate amount to be designated.' This tribunal would approach nearer to the character of a jury than to that of a mere court, and in this way much time and expense in the higher courts could be saved. But gentlemen seem to fear that Justices of the Peace would net oppressively. Now I apprehend that there would bo no prent danger of the hard cases of which they speak. At all events, should they occur, the pullic would know it and they would know whom to hold responsible Mr. FOSTER proposed, that as it was after the nsaall hour of adjournment, if the gentleman from Laporte would give wav, and consent to continue his remarks in the afternoon, he would move an adjournment. Mr. NILES said, be preferred to finish what he had to say then, and if tha Convention would indulge him a fw moments longer he would conclude. He might be in danger of inflicting a long speech after dinner. Several MEMBERS. Wc shall be glad to hear you. Mr. NILES. No, sir. I prefer to go on now. Now, sir, the question is not what has been, what has come down to us from a remote antiquity, but what is best for us here and now. That is the question. I will nsk every gentleman on this floor, suppose that now, for the first time, two methods of putting men accused of crime upon trial, were suggested ; the one leing the present Grand Jury Srstem, und the other similar to the one I have proposed, who, I ask, would hesitate in his choice? Suppose it were a new question, would any man, instead of the open accusation, preferred upon the direct responsibility of officers of the law, accept the bur"thersome, Star Chamber System, of Grand Juries as now orgnnized? And indeed if its feature of secrecy alone ware removed, who would think of retaining so unwieldy a system as the present? Iam by no means prepnreu to say that it is best to engraft sucn a plan upon the Constitution, but I am far from lelieving. should the people have the power, and should it be their pleasure to adopt it, that it would not meet the wants in the case. Bnt, sir, gentlemen seem to fear that we are striking at the trial by jury, sir, I do not call that cxparte and secret proceeding lcfore a Grand Jury, a trial. I call that the trial ly jury, when the party accused has the riglit to a chance of venue from one county to another, and if need be, frora one circuit to another when he has the right of challenge indefinitely, till twelve men-re fonnd, who are impartial and unprejudiced when the whole case is fully beard and the jury is called upon, by the defendants counsel, to allow somethinirto the infirmities of our nature, nnd to deal gently with the errinjr, as they hope for forgiveness themselves; when the Judge charges in the spirit of Christianity and of the common law, that it is better that ninety and nine guilty men should escape, than that one innocent man shnnld suffer, and that if there is one reasonable doubt as to the defendants guilt they are bound to acquit bim when if injustice is done be is entitled to a new trial, and when after all, if there le error, he has the right of appeal. That, sir, j what I mean by the ttial by jury, a privilege finally wrested from King John at Runnymede, and one of our noblest birthrights. And, sir, with such a guard as that thrftwn around tha personal rights of the citizen, I ask rbU Lf he is injured by bcioj npcnljr pit

upon his trial, by a tribunal such as I have indicated, when it is found that public justice, requires that he should be tried? But, sir, let the public mind and public morals fester and grow corrupt and what is even the trial by jury wort : tho trial by jury so identified with our civilization? But I stand by the trial by jury; no man shall go further than I w ill in just encomiums upon it. My right arm should sooner fall palsied by my side, than I would assail or san its foundations. When I as

sail a system far more in accordance with the spirit of a former and a darker age, let it not be understood that I make war. upon the sacred right of trial by jury. Then, sir, in conclusion, I have only to say that I feel the responsibility of the position I have assurosd in reference to this subject it is a responsibility which any man would gladly avoid. It may lie, as remarked by the ffentleman frorj Wavnc, too heavy to be carried and too Unlit to carry me. That matters not. It is my desire simply to do my duty. If tha present system is evil in its essential features, as it seems to me mat it is, I desire to sec some better system substituted in its stead. But I repeat again that I would not I willing to see any system engrafted upon the Constitution, unless it should appear after the most thorough discussion, fully ti meet the exigencies of the case. On motion by Mr. PETTIT, the Convention adjourned until two o'clock. MARRIED, On Tuesday ermine, Nov. 5ih, by John C. Hume, Esq , in iht f, between David Delou-M and John D. Gaines', in thw county, Ml. WILLIAM JJILOMO to .Ml4 JlillBi fcfll.LD. LADIES FAHt. On Tuesday evening next, (12th instil at the MASO.MC HAU, a variety of useful and Fancy Articles will be soU. A very Cna SJtTrER will be prepared. Sale to commence at 6 o'clock, P. M., Supper at 7." The proceeds of the Fair will be approriated to ;iihing tl:e basement of the Depot M K. Church. Admittance 50 ceiii for a Gentleman. For a Gentle, man and Laily 5 cen:. OLD SOLDIERS EOUNTY LANDS. I Tilt, tinriersipnen, havnte received from the Fens an IOiTiee all tha necessary forms aul instruction, is prepared to aid and nvt.si the OJflrtrt and Solditrs who were en. (ratted in Hie militnry erriea ol the L imed tale, their vidou-t or minor thillreit. in obla.iiinir (torn (lie lenera Government the Hocstt Laxds lately punted them by Uie Act ot t.ons-res.t, approved hept ember Sw. ISoO. Jiiacharees will be reasonable, anil in no case will com. peusaiKm b expected uiiiea tiie warrant for the IbikI i firxt obtained, AUdre Ataris 11. nit(J ., etC9 Notary Fublie. A DMXNISTRATOR'S SALS. The unJera ened. aflministra 2JL tor of the estate of Jacob Glazier, deceased, in punu'tnee of an order of the Marion rrobule Court, Will, ou Monday, the 9th djy of December, A. D., ls-00. Iielwern the hours of 1U o'clock, A. .M., and 4 o'clock". P. M., in from of the Coui-Hou door, in the town of Indianapolis, Marien county, Slate ol'Indinna, offer for sale the fo.lowin tract of laud belosiriii! ta said eMate, to-wit: The wt half of the north-wet quarter of section No. 43, in township No. 15. north of rcn?e No. 4 east. The premises will be told at public vendue, to tje highest bi.kler, at not let than two-third the an. praicd value. The purchaser will be required to pay one-third of the pnrchass money cash in hand, cue-third in s.x months, and onethird in twelve mouths from tha day of sale, and to erure th second and third aymeiit by notes with goorl freehold security, payable with interest from date, without any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement la-v. There is a valuable Tavern stnnJ. and other valuable improvement, upon the preinis, eitusited about li mile outh-west of the town of Iixliunapolis. trfvm the Michigan Road, no v 1 1 -4 w C II A R t .F.S GI.AZIKR. Adm"r. rjnO LEASE For a term of year, the south-east lot iu square 52. JbL on the corner of Washington siul Mi;sippi streets, together with a convenient dwelling hoiue on tue north end ol' the lot. I'or further pat ticular inquire of novj-tf WM. C. VANBf.ARlCOt. DELINQUENT TAXES, TIPTON COUNTY. "WJ'OTiCK is l ereby (riven that ail land and town lou on which ti the taxes of Hl! ! iall remain unpaid, will be otl'eied for a e by tlie Treasurer of Tiptn county, lud. ana, at the Coint-Hoiise door iu the town of Tipton, on the first Monday of January, 1S51. or so much of each tract will be o!d as may be n-cery to d:schare the tjixc. penalty, aud cosu due thereon, including the ixes of 1&30, A'.F.XANDMR M. YOUNG, C'crk anl Ex -Officio Aud;tor of Tipion county. Tipton. Nor. 3. 1.50. novl'I-4w(w) SUST RECEIVED AT THE LADIES FANCY ST OSE, Silk ami Velvet Winter Bonnets; Also, another lot of new ctVle Straw Bonnets; Ve!vc-t. Silk, and Menno Viseues, at very low prices; Rich Doiiuct Ribbons; F.inhroidered Cape. Collar. Cuffs, and Undersleeves; New Slyie Dres Cap. Ac. nov!2 BRILLIANT SCHEME!! Grand Consolidated Lottery of Maryland Class "W. To be Drawn at Baltimore, Saturday Xov. Id, 1S50. I Friz? of. f .50.000 I 03 Triüe of each $150 10 Prize of each 10 tKiO K1 do do. KW) 10 do do 5.fco (tf do do 75 VJ9 do da 5W I f3 tlo do 60 75 Numbers 12 Drawn Ballots. Ticket 15 Halves 730 Quarters 33.75 Eighth f 1.69. To be had of WOOD A CO. jV. S Taylor's Row, Vint stnet, opposite l.'.e Burnet House. N. B. W. A Co. have removed from No. 31, Pearl street, to the atove place. Cincinnati. Nor. 7, 1&T0. novl2-3t DSAWS DAILY AT EALTLXOSE, The Maryland Small Class Lotteries. Trizes $3,000 $ 1,000 $3,500 $3,000. TICKETS ONLY ONK DOLLAR. 5X anv of these small IxWcries, under the management of D. PAINK A CO., ami authorized by the legis atureTof Maryland, we will cud a cert.Ccate of a package of Iwruty-Cve whole lickels for Fourtceu Dollars and eighty cent. Cert. Scale of 23 halves for and a cert.hente of 'ii quanera for !?:j.70 cents. In most of t'.ie themes liier are from fifty In one hundred and hrtr small prizes of forty Ji'l Xty d.iilar each; and as adventurers need make but a small outl. y in purchaing Ly certificate a whole package, they have mauv chance pf geiunj a sjIcik1 d remuneration tor Uicir money. In'these small ''tteri . or in any others drawn at Baltimore under tlie nann?cinej:t ol 0. Paine ti Co., atklrcs WOOD Jt CO.,' No. 5, Tavlor's Itow, Viue street, opposite the Buraet House. CiucimiHii, Nov. 7, lJf novia-wlm NOTICE. Office Indiana Mutual Fire Insurance Company. IN DIANA l"OfcV, .orrmler 11. 1S30. rjniin Members f said Company are hereby tux died that their JL Fourteenth Annual Meeting will Le luld at this oliice on the first Wtdmturlay, beiiifr tha fourth day of Derembtr next eifuincr, fur the choice of liircetors and tite tranoucliou of ucb olhr busuiv as may be detuiul uecesury. By order, n'ovi2-ulec4 CIIAS. W. CADY, Scrfry. FIATfO FORTE. Anv one liavins; a pood Piano Forte can find an Ofprtuiiity of renting it to a family who will lake good care of it, by calling at th.ii office. , CUTLEH'S ANATOMICAL MAPS ou Rollers, for alo by C. 15. DAVIS, novl3 No. 12 Washington strict. A NEV ARRIVAL AT J. F. FAIRBANKS' O Cheap Hoot, Shoe, Mat and Cir Stoke. Just reeeived, direct from the Mumimiturer, a complete aort mem of Hat &xi Caa ot" the latest styles aud finish, made of the best matc:;;d, comprising in part, Fine and uperfiue nk, Brush, Wool nuJ Fur, Um na Wa, Colore and Ilunpriiui Hats. ALiMJ Superhiie Silk l'luxb and Cloth Caps, of every variely of color and description, which axe warranted lo suit every age aud condition of lil'i your purse a well a your beads. Ail iu want of an elepant and guUtnntial ffiwr as wtll as vnda standing ox requested to call and examine. CT- Itcmeiuber Uie remarkable low prices. J. F. FAIRBANKS', nov9 At Sharpe St Frail old stund, Sentinel Building. DELINQUENT TAXES OF HANCOCK COUNTY. "JBTO'l'lCK is hereby given that all lauds an t town lots on which iNI the taxes of 14!) imtl remain unpaid, will be offered for sale by the Treasurer of Hancock county, Indiana, at the Court-iIoue door, in the lown of Greenfield, on the first Monday of January, 131. So much of each tract will be sold a may be necessary to discharge tlie luxe, penalty, and com due t'.iereon. including the taxes of 150. J. MYLR3, A. II. C. Crccufield, Nov. 5, 1S50. iiov"-4w. MORE BOOKS. Jut received at Rosa k Ray's November No. of Harpers' Mngazine. International Monthly Magazine of literature and Art. Atklnioiiul Memoirs of my Youth. By A. De Lamartine. Uciicvicv; or the History of a Servant Girl. liy A. Do Lamar, tine. Th Tran Mask Volume First and Second, complete. By Alexander Dum.is. lever's New "iVorlt, Horace Templeton. Compaii'ou to June Eyre The Valley Torni Autobioerapliy of an Orphan An Old Country House. l!y the Author of " Gambler's Wife." Ini icoti. New and revised edition. By Emerson Bennett. Memoirs of the Life and Writing of Thomas Chalmers. Key. Wm. llaniin. 2-1 volume. Tlie Kiiglfcdi Language in h Element and Forma. By Wm. C. Fouler. Chambers' Information for the People. A popular Fjieyclpptpdia. Oration and Speeches, on various occasion, of IUI ward KvcrvU. Iluiubolt's Aspects of Nature ill diflereut Lands and Climates. Prom: and Vers. By Thos. Hood. New edition. nov9 For sale by ROSS RAY. TU THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WETZEL COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. Fall Tirm, l?3fl. C.'iaaesrj. James Witten and others, Plr;ntifl, Peter Witten and others. Del'eudants. T appcarin? tf the Court, by tlie affidavit of Friend Cox, that Elizabeth Burkhard, late Scoit. some vesrs aeo removed to tiie Puite of Indiana, and has since died, leaving children whose names ar unknown: that Jane Wilson, late Jane Scott, also removed some years aso to the same State, and has iiice died, leaving a son whose name i unknown; that Eleanor Bowen, late Eleanor or Nelly Scott, aim removed to the same State, and has since died, leavuis; children whose names are unknown; also Alexander Scott, who removed to the same Sluie. who died leaving hein whoe names are unknown; and al-o that Sarah Jot.uton. laie Scott, removed to the same Stale and there died, leavm heirs whose names are unknown: It is therefore entered and decreed that publication be made in some newspaper at Indinnnpnti- in the State of Indiana, for four sue cessive weeks, thai the Plaintiffs' bill has been filed in this eanse. the object of which is lo make partition of a tract of 145 acre of land situated on the Ohio river, in the county of Wetzel, which said tract of Innd descended from Arthur Witten, who died without iue. and without leaving a mother, brother, or sisters, or their dsscendmit, and thai the said unknown heir aforesaid appear withui tha time aforesaid, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in sa.a cause. novt-4w(w) A eopy. Tet, FRIEND COX, Clerk. I)IJINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby (rivsnthat letters of Administration on tha eslal of Daniel Roberts, deceased, were duly granted and is'ned fo the ondersitrned by the Probale Court of Mari rouuty, at iu October Term, 10. The said estate is probably solvent LYDIA ROBERTS, ei54-.1w. ' Administratrix. APOCraT BOOX FOTJTTD, which the owner csn hsve by calling at this Olfice, proving property, and paying for thi advertisement. - novt) ALT. 200 harre! J. T. Hals" extra brand Kanawha; 30 bsrre'.s LtU Salt thisy weeived, td 0 sale by &sd SMI TU A RANNA

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BACOX 9. . Hoc, rouud, Shoulders, Clear sides, , Haul EEKF 1 cwt. set.. CA N PI ES IP . fc. GROCERIES Broom 1XC?.S0 Lead, bar CH Lead, while, pure, S.ij none ...3s3V 45 910 ..S-jOai.U) .... liilG Lead. No. I, M0 Oil, linseed,... Oil, lard . Oil, sperm,.... Oil, Tsnntrs',. Turpentine,... Beans, white,. Potatoes Onions, Cheese Butter, roll, .. Lard , Beeswax, Ginsenj, Tallow, GLASS. box. 8 by 10 , 10 by 12 HAY p. ton. l.lOalJO 62 IM . 75 1.(0 . 6.M.5 ... 3?ö(i 40 50 P ... 1015 ....5',s(5 ... Ijslt? ...lfcuro 67 COTTON YA KM . ,.,.... 23 CANDLES r. I.m Ftar, '. 5? Mould, 1C CORN" MEAL p. tnM M FI.Ol'K o.brl. .3.003.50 FKUITS p. bushel, Apples creer.,..., Apples, dried, .... Peaches, dried.... Almonds, f. fk... Raisin, .hex,.. FISH Mackerel, No. 1, p. brl., ... No. 1, bf. brl., ... No. 1, qr. brl...... ..13? j ..50a6i .. 1.00 . 15a?(l ... 4X0 4.00 4Si ?o. 1, kits,. J 5115.110! Timothy lO.COalS.CO Clover, none IRON p. ",. Bar, ?ar' Round and square,. .4,jJt Castings, 44", Kpriugs, 12, Axles SI Anvils, Htlj LEATHER Sole, p. 4, COsK Caltskius, p dz, lt.O0ar(i.C0 I'ppcr, 25X0aTU'O Murocco, (!.Uia'-2.tO f heep 5.lUataO LIQVOKS p. ral. Dup. Pale Brandy, 2X0s? M No. 5, .brl 12.50an.Ui! No. 2, l.r. brl, X-0 No. 3, p. brl., 10.Hi! Salmon, kits 3.00 FEATHERS f. Best Cfs2T Ordinary iei2! GRAINS f. bushel. When, Whits, C0a63 Red, 53aM Rsriey, 4i4.V Kye, 40a4.i! Corn, r.U0j' Ost GROChKIES . t.. i Coffee, best Kio, 1? SuRir. N. O., Fugsr, loar, J0,U Fuear, crushed, l: 15i Tea, O. P., tJOaTO Tes, Imp, 5t)i5l Tes. Y. liy, :cri! Pper lod Ppice 131, Alex. H?. Cog,...2.Ui2jO Maploris, 2.1 ta?0 American Brandy.... 4ja"0 Holland din,. ... Old bur. Whisk.. Corn do. Old .Mad. Wine,., Port Wine, fchcrry Wiue,.... Claret Wine,. Malaga Wiue Domestic, NAILS p. keg. ICd, Pil Cd 4d, ?d Brads, PAPKK p. ream. Wrapping, Fooltiap, Bob. Boards, gr.,. SEEDS p. tushtl. Clover, Flox Timothy, ...60al.25 2..15al.Tä ...Hial.Tj , lüi2.:5 73 .. 7i1.tU . . . . 4030 4.00 42't 4.75 j OJj 4X5 fifaOO 2XCa3j:3 4.U1 .... acne , l.COal 05 .... DOK ralcratu. 5,C Molasses, N. O., 4t 42 Molasses, S. 11 4jnMt Tr, N. C r-brl, 5.00aö.50 1 ar, Florida Tobacco, if. Jb., 1j3?5 Madder, in16 Indigo, .b0a.15 Kice, 6 Copperas, Tu Ko.in, Giner...... llalii' Cloves, 4o 1 Gunpowder, keg, 6.2.ji Soup, No. 1, bar, 5! Cassia, r; Aluui, 5' Kutiueg lJj2ial.T3 Woodca Buckets, 2.5iaJ.G0 MADISON MARKET. Ms diso. Not. 7, 1130. Flock Tlie market continues active, and transactions Lave been heavy for southern shipment, at 53.50253 60. Wheat Weighing S3 pound to the buhcl we quote at toe; CO lbs. at ?0o. Flaxseed SI 50 p bushel. Pkovtsio.ns Linie doing. Lard, barreled, Cje, and kej 7 CTJc. Bacon Shoulders 4J5c; Ilcnu 6 9c, iJaia or bafged. Hat We quote at ,15540c p 100 lbs, Whisiet Rcciificd from store 23Jc. Coofebage Flour baxrtls iu good demand at 25 J30c; Lard kers 2J30c. Tallow Cj 27 J cents PR. Feathers From wajrons at 29e. From store at COe Wool We quote at a30c. Butchers are paying from 3 to 4e lor food Caula, aud S1.30 for Sheep, aud 75c ibr Iinibs. Hides Dry, 7 J 6c; Green, 32Ic p ft. NEW YORK MARKET. Ntw Yobx, Not. 9. 3 F. M. FLora Sales at S I CSSl 75 for favorite Slate and straight Western, and fl.75$4.&l for mixed Westrrn. Wheat Market buoyant with small supplies; good Ohio selling at 104. Coax Is active and prices weak; mixed and ronnd yellow 70c. Pore Firm and advancing; Mess 511, and prime SS.37. I-axd Is held higher and is selling at from to 7Jc ill kegs aiul tierce. NEW ORLEANS MARKET. New Oai.EA.xs, Xot. 9, S P. M. Cot rox Quiet, with, sales of 2.000 bales of middling at 13jc. Si'cak Fair Sugar at 55je. Floi a Dull. Ordinary brand S4.20&54.50. Cox. Com 75S0c. Oats. Oat 5355c. Bacccc Retailing at ic, and tock almost exhausted. Whisht Selling at 3:2c. CINCINNATI MARKET. Ciscixsati, Not. 8, 8 P. M. FLor a Moderate demand at S3.45S.S3.50. Oats Sales of Out at 3üc iu bulk. Fttovieios Nothing doinj. Whtsket Heavy at Me. Cofeke Sale ol' good Rio at 12c. Hogs. Several lots of Hogs are ill pen, but business is still retarded by warm weather. tfi'GAa 6V.J. BOUNTY LAND AND PENSION 'CLAIMS. HAVI.N'U pcrniHiiciiily hx-ai.il iu tin Cily, lor tlie purpose of fo!Iovn:j my profession, and prowcuUij: all c!ae of claims upon the Government, I propose to attend to the establishment of ttuntif ijaxtt ana fenston Ciatmt, ou Hie lollowins; terms. Io-wit: 1st. in ail cn--.es ihe paj er connected with the cluira. including all letters aiklrecd to me, inut be still to me rostagt laid, or under frank, to a i:m niler oi Congress. 20. 111 1, 1.11111 to uounty ijtiHl. nnder the act of the late session of Congress, I shall cnaijre iu alt case 5 00. In" Original Pciriou Claims, where tiie claim L established by my uireuey, tuv charge will 1 ten per cent, upon the first one hundred dollara, ill arrears, and five per cant. o be excesa over one hundred dollars. Ill additional pension claims, cr where an increase of pen; ion is procured, my charge will Le f?10 in each ca. and if tiie arrears amount to over one hundred dollars, then five per cent, on ti.e ezce. In all other claims for money, due on any account whatsoever, mr charge will be 10 iu all case less than 5100, and five per echt, ou the excess over SMUO. In all ca"e where I establish a rlaim to a land warrant, or to a pension certificate, I will hilonn tlx claimant cr ihe attorney immediately of Ihe same, and he or she can then arrange the amount of cnmptiiKation with the attorney for nie. and I will, thereupon, transmit the warrant or certificate, as 1 may be directed by the clainuoit, or the attorney who rnd the papers to tne. The principal classes of caes of land bounty and pension claims, whk h now exist, and the gcueral pi indoles ou which they rest, are as follows: 1st. IjukI Bounty is due to all officers, non-commissioned officers, muticimis or priv. tes, whether of regulars, volunteers, rangers, or militia, who served in the war of 1S12, uulesa they have heretofore received land bounty; also, to all such as servad m any of the Indian wars since 17 O, and also to the commisauoued officers who served 10 tlie war with Mexico, as follows, to-wit: Those who enlisted for on year, and served nine months, to ICO acres; those who enlisted for six monllis, and served four months, to HI acre. All others who served over one rooi.lh, to 40 acres. The widow of a soldier who was killed in battle, is entitled to MM acres. If the oiTiccr or soldier is dead, the widow is ent.tlcd to tlie bounty. If there be no widow, the minor heir of the officer or soldier ar entitled to the bounty. 2d. Pensions for Ife are due to all widows of Revolutionary officers and soldiers, if they were married prior to lrt;o. 3d. Increased Pensions are due to all snch widows, if their husbaiwU were pensioners under the act 04' 11;!. 4th. There pr 1-ably are some officers and soldiers of the Revolution not ytl pensioned, wtio are ei.t lied. There are numerous other classes of claims, such as Invalid Punsioners, A.c., which arc generally understood. flavins; had an experience of raany years embracing different periods, sin'-e 1;33, ia tiie prosecution of Commutation, Half-Pay, Pension and Ror.nl y I .a ml Claim.: and having had also tlie experience of nearly 20 years practice at the bar, I may venture to eive assurance that liiere will be no want of promptitude, or of competency ou luy part, in the prosecution of claims minified to my care. In addition to claims upon the United Slates Government, I will attend t collections, and to suits in the Court of tins Lastrict, and to cases pending in the Supreme Court of the United Stales. VESPASIAN ELLIS, Washington City. REriEEVCES: Hon. D. S. Dickinson, U. S. Sen. " William Upham, " " S. A. Doutrlass, Hon. W. It. King. U. S. Senat. " James Shirk!, u " Henry S. Foote. u James Whitcomb, " W. K. Sebastian, u Jackson Morton, " " TrumHii Smiih, . " " John Belt. " " " Thomas Ewing, 44 D. R. Atchison, A. C. Dodge, Sam. Houston, 8. S. Phelps, P.. M. T. Hunter, T. J. Rusk, it M M Refer, a'so. to Messrs. Tlrown, Harlan, and McDonald, of the Iloose of Representatives, from ludiana. Agents of reponsibility, who send me fir ease, wilt be charred only half tlie above mentioned fees, iu ail cases after the fiisl tire cases. nov-2wtw) V. E. TED, at Alletitown. N. J., on th SOth of Erst month, ( January) 1-S30, JAMES CLAYTON, for many years a resident ot' said vilinte. The children of Deborah dumber, attd also of Hannah Gaskfll, sisters of taxi deceased, will hear ef somethinc to their advantage by csmimin 'eatintr by letter with Ceorge MidkLeton, Alle:.towa. Moa month county, New Jersey. oct2G-Gw. STATE OF INDIANA, MARION COUNTY, SS. Is tri Mabi Coikt or Com no; Plka. Jas. Trust, 151. J?iS in Chancery far Dirorct. Chantv Ann AVise rs. William Wise. BE h known that en the 22d day" of October, in the year 150. the said Charity Ann Wise filed in the office of the Clerk of the Marion Conn of Common Ilea her bill in Chancery tarnst the aid William Wise for a Divorce, toother with aa affidavit of a dis. interested person, that the said William Wise is uot at this lima a resident of the Slate of Iiulinna. Therefrire the said William Wise is hereby notified of the Äling and pendency of said bill in said Court against him. and that unless he appear in said Court on the ralliiis; of the cause at the Conn-Ileus in Indianapolis, on tlie second MorkWy in January next, and answer, plead, or demur to said bill, the same will be heard and determined in his absence, and a decree rendered areordmety. EDWARD LAN DIÜ. Ex-OuVio Clerk. KlXXoTp fcO'VeAL, Hol, fas Owrp't. Obt54-31w)

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"1 deem the CflEREY PECTORAL aa admiral corr.porftio from some of the lt articles in the .Materia Wcdica, i.d a vrr effective remedy for the class of disease it is intended Ut cure. Xtto Jfa , Cr., Aor. 1, lM'J. FKOF. CLE J VEIASD. of BtvJnin CiUf. Tie. Writes "I have witnessed the effects or your t'litr.KV PECTOKAL in my own fiiuily nd that cf my friends, sod it fives me vstirUciioa to stale in iL favor that 110 n.cdicine I have ever known La proved so euuntall j. successful La cunug discuses of the tla-oat and lunt." REV. DR. (VSCOftP Writes "Thst Le considers CIIERKV PECTOHAt te fest mediiine for Pulmonary Affection ever fivrn to ibe pukli.," and slates that bis daughter, after Uing obliged lo keep Ui j'Xiii four months with a severs settled rwu;h, ccompaaitd by rais'.iig of blood, nif-ht sweats, and the ttteudxut syn.piunis c . Consumption, couiiucnctd the use of the tiikaat rccToa al, anj abd completely recovered." TKE REMEDY THAT CURES. PoBVLAün, ilc. Ja. 10, ISf. Dr. Aver: I hsve been long afflicud with Astuxa which grew yearly worse until last autumn; it brouLt cn a ccujh which coutiti.d me in my chamber, and began to assume the alarinia symptoms of Consumption. I l;d tried tLe best advice and tha best medicine to no paipose, until 1 used your CHEKKY PECXUKaL, which bks cured u.c, and you may well believe me, Gratefully yours, J. 1). PHELPS. If there is any value in the judgment of the wise, who speak; from experience, heie is a medicine worthy of the public confidence. ratraacB tr 3. c. ayes, ceikist, lowexl, iass. Sold in Indianapolis by july?4w CRAIGHEAD & BROWSING. Drugeist. cniLiT vr.ciiTAiiT.?: ki.medyii DE. H. B. MYERS EXTRACT OT SAESAPASILLA, WILD CHEESY AND DATTDZUCN. For I'urifyinj tUe DijolAU Vixfrdert 0 t Kidneys. And the cuie cf every disease arising froia Impure Blood. Inactivity of tiie absorbt-u:, or ciordorrd lUfHiua; such Billou Lieses, Consumption, l'icpis. Gravtl, Scrofula, f-hip FeviT, Liv r Complaints, Feveis, Feniule Corupliints, Summer Coinplsir.t, h.iputency, iiypepia. Nervous Affeclions, General Debility, cwc. This Extract is put up in Isrge bottles eontnlnicg twenty four ouncrs. It combines Ui projiettic cf a licit rmit, Diuielic and 'Ionic. Calci without pur.iug. rrij.iu? er ickcniiif. sn4 wl ile it rrmcv.s disease, cleanses, braces aud sirer.&tli 1.1 ti.e sysictn. It is stronger, better sad cheaper than any other article iu market a luott valuable tumily mctiuiue, 11J a ctrtsia preventive of disease, th bad effects of crpcsuie, iiaprud'.uce. or excess. PREPARED BY DR. II. R. MYER, EUFFALO, N. Y. F or etrry disrase which this Extract prnj'tts to curt, it nr.. tains inrcd'untt chosen for fair special adaption to ii relief. This valuaMe medicinal prrpfr&tion operates ss an Altcrttira and Delrrgeiit. a Diuretic and Tonic, nd in iior okiii a MomacLic and einir.t nepoue. It ease pain, procures r st, aud relieves nervocs affections. Generally eipnsKed. it iccrcasta all the secretions snd excretions, and excites action in tLe glands in a particular manner. It is no simple cr common "Extract of rarsapariila," but compound a combiaation of many of the most potent vegetable remedial agents to form eaca modifying the effect of the other, and increasin; its beneficial teiideucy, a remedy more powerful and healing in ils action on Ihe human frame, than any of Ibem separately. Entirely veretable, and formed with a basis' of the best specific Sarsaparills, Wild Cherry snd Dandelion it acts with tha ease of the iml-Wt nistcriiive, yd produces rtsulis anreacbed by the mot violent remedies. Possessing romtinet, all Iba lauded virtues cf the preatest cleansing nudicines, it edüs ethers, gently sctiner on the kidney, or having purticuUr reference to some internal organ thus at once eradicatiuf the existing diseaie. cleansing every portion of the body, and renova lies; and lefreshini; the system. 1 his Extract ai t directly anl kindly upon the blood, whlca it pkrific end euriches promotes heaithy secreiious, 11 stores digestion, aud by it m ral iiiliucLce favors every erurt of nature. It supplies waul of vital heal or ncrvou en-rey spt la urrvoas diseasrs ceuersliy, and jives to tha iuvaUd Ui:l health. Vigor and siren jlh. GENERAL DEBILITY AXD EXTIRK PROSTRATlOX. Persons whose consli'.uiion are broken down, weakened anl debilitated, who hare declined in mrii'.al and nervous power Inst flesh and muscular strength, and whose systems are generally diseased, cannot find a oetter or more plraasul remedy. lr. Myers' Sarsapsrilla, Wild Cherry and lian lelion has perfect control over the moit corrupt slates of the blood, even Lea thfct Cuid is entirely vitiated. The following certificate one among many tbtt bT9 been fiven by citizens in this State. We have been sdliiu lr. Myer's Ssrsapsrilli, Wild Cherry snd Damieiion foi several uoiill.s pest, and we besitzt not ia sayinp that we believe it to be tue bCit article before Ihe pubUa for any arrangement or d cay of the sysieui in whatever for in it may piear. We have seen extraordinary bentfiL fiom iu use, and would recommend it to the use cf those laboring under any of the diseases (or hit h it is rccoinmsndrd. C. J. ALLLSGS dt CO rrujjist. Tme Haute, Annist 3,1. Price S! jer bottle; cr six bottles for ?. For sale wholesale an-i retail by CKAlCiHEAD 4c BROW5, I'G, Arents, Insiauapolis. sec-w REMOVAL. The Vcstein Drjiot for tv.a tale of Dr. J. Townsend's Sarapriri'la is removed from V.ne street to lflä Alain street, store 04 1 . Thomn, where will l kepi a lull npply sf this valuable medicine al l.oie ale and retail. The agent for tiie Veicru btatcs can l.e foutul at t' e ssine p'aee. O. W. CAI.UOl N, A.gentruBr.isiiK.rts of country papers who are adveriisnic: Old Dr. Jaeob Towvciids arMif-r.na. are requeued to iKitiee ti:e removal of tlie odce lor tlie Vei-ni tiaie, ami a'so fhrncf llie advcruscinenl so tiiul it will rerd V0 .Main irect, iii-trnd of liJ Vine treet. l:ov5-wy-lan.r.i.i U51 DMEWISTRATOR'S SAX.E Noc.ee is ht-reby e-iren ttiat rt-.e. A uivlerj'ttied, AdminiklTttir cn the et?:es of J'!.u 15. 4. Cl'sries C. Fur?crn. dfecnl. will proceed to seil at public tuc ion 11 tha personal prerty oi said estates, consist -lie ol one I lor-. Cattle, I Iocs. Com iu tue licltL Rees. Kuiinmr t'ienils. one Wapoiu 011 Uitecv, one Carrif-ee, Ilotiel'.cld and Kitchen Kurmtn-e. Ac, at tlieir lata residiiic iu Ihr Ci'V of Iiui.anaroljs. ,v'a:e ci Fiil;:y. the 2il ol Xoemler rest. A cred.t ol" twclxe months will Le men on all sums of inree d. hir aiwl npwanU. by ihe purcT tT givinr bis note with approved seeuri'y pre iou to the propeny Lrinc removed; said note will l e drav.-n wiliicut relief from ia!nr.!ii or ;pra seiiicut lan-s. All sums nmler three do-'lar to l e Cah in hand. Sale lo eoniinenee at 10 o'clock, A. M., ou mid fcv. oc:31-5wlw.) 11L..V K LIT AD 1 . Ai.niT. J'OTICE I hereby iriven tlait in pr-rsuance of an onler of tha 1 "3 iTohale t otin o( Murinn rwiitr. I will sell at nHtii:e run on tlie jwemises, on Saturday the lltii day ot' Deertultr. A. U.. 150, the foUowin.s described tract of land situate in "IVarn a towiwhip, Marion coiii.lv, Indiana. v;7: The north-east qtierter cf the northeast quarter oT aect.on twenty t'JOi, iu townxhip s xtevn (1J, runpa five (5) eat, eontaiiime forty acres, n Deine a rt 01 ttie real etaie belonging to the e:ate of Joint Bell, deces J. Ihte of sj.id county. Terms c f M. One-tiiird caiili in hand, er.e-fuird in ;x months and the remaininc third in twelve moirbs l:m tlie iav of Kile, tlia deferred payments to be secured Ly uoics with eod freehold secu rity, t'eariiifi- interest Irom Mirte. hid mace payable Without any rclieT from ajipraiseuieut or valuation laws. liovtMw WIIRAI.M THOMAS, Adm'r. STATE OF INDIANA, MAKION COUNTY. Ix thc Mxaio?- CiKcctT Corar, Hot Traa. 18-M. Chanter?. J sires Alrvn, it- Joii V. Anderson. W'lliiaia Melone 4 John Partite, partners tradiiie under the tattle, atyle, and 6rm of Andersons', fllcljine & Parbce, and Ivin I.. Jhreve, John XV. Phrere, and Ile k'.iek D. An!crson. nner trsd.ne under the name, style, sal firm of L. J.. Slireve A Co.. r. 1'aIiaeT Patrick and Itac'iel U. I'minck hi w ie. sutd ll'e rre-s dent and Directors of tlie Indianapolis and Hellefontaine Railroad Company. flJlIlK abore defendant Palmer Patin k 1 t err by not.hed t' at ins) M aliov complainant have f ed iu the olI.es of the Clerk of tha Marion Circuit Court their biil of conipla nt, and also an slTidavit of a disinterested persen that said Patrick not a resident of the Mete of Indiana. Tn sai l Patrick is therefore notified to appear te t .1 snit on the first day cf the next term of skid Court, lo Le held on the fisurth Monday m October instant. ortl7-3w. TO. STF.WATtT, Clerk. f&jOTICE I hereby eiren tliat letters of Admiiiis'rareu cn t.i estate of Char'.et 'paiigohr, late of the county of Marion, enl Slate of Indiana, deceased. 'have lern eranted la tlie anoxTs rned. All persons indebud to said es'afe are r(,ueted lo male imm-d:nte payment; and ihoe havinr claim acainst tin same sre no'ihrd to present them duly authenticated tor settlement. a:d csts'e is upseillo be solvei.L JOILN B. fTCVni. IndiaiiaiHitia, uci. 17. iiu. aar. At.immnpr. mjOTICE. Will be sold at public auction on Thursday, 3!st day ISl of üetotwr. 1S50. the personal projerty of Le Ismc. late of Marion county, Pike township, Indiana, dec eased, at tlie lata resi dence of said deceased, coi.:inr eatt.e, horses. icep, tors. farming utensil, erne Iwo-lrorse waecMt, liotiseho.'l and kitchen furniture, and luauy other article too tedious to mept.on. A credit of twelvs months will be eiren on all sums over three dollars, by tha purchaser eivinc nots Willi eood security eoiKlitioned to be paid witli out any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. All sums of three dollar and under cash in hand wi'.l Le rqu.rrd. &ie to commence at 9 o clock, A. M., on said dsv. where cn.e attew-ianca will b eiren. DAVID Mr UKDY, oci-.1w Acminirator. ti ALE Cr SCHOOL LAIfES. On Wfltirrv, October an, k9 1-0, between 12 o'clock, M., and 6 o'clock, P. 1 will ofTer Ibr sale, at Nashville, in Brown coun'y, livhana, Section No. 20. ia Township No. 10, North of Itanre N. 4 East, bemc; a part ol tha Land donated by an Act of Congress for the promotion cf E:!uetioi in Clark's fjanu Tho Section will be eüered in lots to sut p tr chasers. Teem Cash, or one-fonrtb essh, te baianr in ttirea esraal an mial payments with interest at lite rasa of ten per cenv per aiinum, payaile in advance annually. t.u. mm, augt;4 tS. Aatm c tr eonnry. rMOTISTEATOS S KOTICE.-Notioe is rereby rn en that y-m Innere of AdntinUtration on the etsie of I.ane M. Vnrphy. deceased, have been duly granted to the sr.dersined on Uns SÄ1 jr of October, 1V)0. ald eMate is ncany nwMt i.i. ecfJV3wwl Wll.MAM M. CORY. AJmV. ABrJEMISTRATOR'S WOTICE. Notice f hereby riven t al Letters of Administration on the estates ef John tj. 1 i?rrri and Chw'.ei C. Furirerson, dercscd. were dti'y cn ed and i?iicd ts the undersigned bv the loba Court of Manon comity at iu Odo her Term. Ti said acutes -e prot-st lr siv:i.

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