Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 62, Richmond, Wayne County, 28 May 1825 — Page 3

SATURDAY, MAY J28, 1825. "jpVCTTE. General Ldfayctte arj in Cincinnati on Thursday of last T'ck ant was rece'vcc xv'1 'ie mos en L vtic demonstrations of joy. He erosOhio amidst the roaring of cannon Sei the i houts of the multitude that throncri ..I-., oml fi-hMi ho l.'iriiipfi thf slmntc J S D3iin? " 1 " w....ttf pfmmy thousands rent the air. Governor rro, on bU hnding, took him by the ;ar.j afld addressed l:irn as follows: ..nrvF.RAL Oa behalf of the citizens of ; -t n .i.i. I fiave the honor to treet 1' - . r ... .j i i rtth aii utH-ctionate and cordial wel'p ii; .tjite. from the circumstance . r r, ! t 'niri'J. wa not u member ol tlie n

4fi-iian confederation u itil many years jj Last week I took occasion to make a few ,Vr t!"1 tt -rmin itioa of the Revolutionary !' observations respecting the political prinw,r. I r territory ha not ruen the thea- j cipIc8 Q Mr Thompson, one of the candi,f t.'i'-e nnlil irv operations so impor-I , r . ... ... u' . r,,!,; Lr h:,v. hr u,A ! dates for the oihee ot Lieutenant-Governor

1 ,v T .. , , , ?i;d,r,d ok morahle by the then an- ; r.t :irv coiiicts. Uence, in visilmi: a urirv barren of u voiultionarv ircidents rhc ice Ilections and associations with w ch iu were imprt-sscd on lately travtr.i f l):J.pr' 1 1 1 1 ii'id the scence of hosv . actio:, a 1 v ii tor at York-Town, canr h'1 iToJuced. ir. we (latter ourselves that vour t S -o i'.e w--terti ouatry, w.'.ic'i h S exc;:, jonoiii part the most lively emotions. ti.)t revi.ll unijiterestinjj; to yourself.

T wa it "Ut he i .terestin- to witness, I: """" r::',.. ,( . ial .rder wiiicli prevails and the i' tIlf' ear Mr. Thompson was p.l prvrrss of improveniei.t in our j electt d a representative from t he county cou trv, a practical illustration of the cf-;, of Clark to ti e General Assembly of Indih;, nr-i-H cd o.i tiie condition of man, bv !!; and as a strong presumption of his ror-

n ,.n! r.itiMi h.-rtvn) ivh r i rer. the e.irh defender, the con-1! , . , V... t iU.K.,tr.af.d uniform friend; and I,

t.rM't e 'pK' wriiorne ).u here as on -1C Senate. j' mort- tl.:-i( cround vt r which you ! But do his claims of political promotion v. paei: t . r !ere as in the elder sister j; rest on stroi.g presumption alone? Let s: : s.wniA u l-'?- patrict w!i achieved j, indubitable facts answf r the question. It cur i'i : indepeTalt'iice, ha e fixed t! eir ; is a fact, as the Journals of the General r vit r o-'. Ti;ey and lh ir dest tndants j; Asmbly will cltarty shew, that MrI : .1 't l .r.'f p rtio:j of our population, j, Thompson was one of the first of our pol.

;;-j L' w a like lore to iiie It cin ana c .r .-r ot iii r ( rnmui.it . With tlie i'i . . i . i i c-'-i.-.it'.n, our f.-llow citiz'-.vs throughout i t L . f e hnil you, (iei.ei al. as the earl v nr.j rori!ant friend orour cour Irv, of rat.j' a Is 1 rt , ar,d of therigts of man.'1 'I t'-i General Lafavette made the fol'Z iftlv : 4,T; e hihf-t reward that can be hest ri on a Revohitioii.arv veteran, is to v'r T,.- hi rn to a i!it of the blesincs m . . 1

. i 'lvo issued irom our struggle for j lauds. See the Journals of the House of drnec, freedom, and equal rights. ; Representatives for the year 1819 '20, iy car those et j-. rnMits le more corn- ' pages 1 1 and 71. In the" Journals of the p t in in this state of O'.io, w here even Serrate in 1823 "4, it appears that on Mr. ar.vj : the prodigies of American progress j Thompson's motion a most detestable antie ar- o parti, ularlv to admire the rapid j! republican section was stricken out of the Td ':'"derful result- of free irstitntions ( hill, relative to crimes and punishment- a .rit,and free industry; ar d wliere I j section, which, if it had become a law, rt hy the people, nr-d in their i must have postrated the spirit of th con-:.-ai? S th' ir chief rnagi-trale, with an ji stitutiou, and have created an impenetrable ; nnd concourse nf pu'dir kirideess, j; shield tu official corruption, and must final-R-''h f ;! he art with most liveh senti- I v have been instrumental in raiding up, i;; ol grntitude! U bile I am highlvand protecting, a phalanx of haughty tyL f, w,llr having rcmc s(, f,r to meet rannical aristoi rats,underthespecioUsV.arb I m-'-'f r-gr-t the imp si'-Hity to pre- ' Gf republicanism. Let the section speak vfu,'.v " m a' krowledgeme- tsas I had . (or itself: S.c 42. ''Every person who V"'r" ;r li,':t of gover-tri.-it. Y hi : shall make, print, or publish any slander'ir'f'" fi'iz. r s of tfie state know, by ous oi ridiculous writing, picture, or sign, -'t ( -r.rnuf n hv wl.at sacred duties. I with a wicked or malicious design or in- - to the suornri eelehration ofaj tent towards government, magistrates or - ;!.trafr.iversary, equally interest- indiv iduals, shall on conviction, be fin--'t i a- w' de U- ion. I offer you. wjr ;,., not cpu, f,ve hur.dn d dollars.' ; ; re-.. rtj.,1 thai ks for the kind and grati- j Does eonscious official rectitude ever require

' " you nave been : ; rl h , xpr-s .ur own, and the pf o- j ,r; ""l:""'; a!l11 lM'rf"if f' here to ofIn He of mv grateful devotion and to the happy citizens of the stale of ...i-. mi ii -m iru id me rio- ' re he was received bv the comof arrarigemer.t. After a number ' r' Vf -lutionary soldiersand other gentlei been presented lo him. Gen. Harr r "Mressed him in short but eloquent u s ' v -'-i-ji 11:111 wt n:c cii, and lf '''.(. I 1 r ".r unicii freemen show to their f 1' tors. In th evenit g he attended "- 'fayette lodge, the exhibition of f;rej. ' N a' '1 the tiiihfiim, which was hril"tUU'i 'lumiuated.as was the w hole city. 3d it Uh,y morning, the Sunday school oUr were presented to him, "and he a;iires,cd by Dr. Hut( r in the name " 1 "r- teacl km,. At 11 o'clock, a grand I wa- formed of the military, revoflicers, and the various fl,..-'-nry olhcers, and the vaii mechanical prrnrr., which through the principal streets to1

jan open plane in the rear of the ciir, j. I where, after other ceremonies, Joseph S.

Benham Esq. delivered avery eloquent speech, which wilt be published next week. ; In the evening he attended a,ball. ami nt midnight he embarked on board thfftsteamboat, for Wheeling, amid the roar of Artillery. V The editor of the Guernsey Times, com1 plains that he does not receive this runr j regularly. 1 can assure the editor of that 'journal, that the Leger is carefully packed and sent to him each week the fault lies among the Postmasters. The Times of! tho uil inct rnm. I.., :i notwithstanding "by the tvay of Dayton" . 7 was legibly written on the outside. r i ti, f it r 1 of the State. The lolhvw.ng extracts trom a communication published in the Indiana Journal, will serve to give a better knowledge of that gentlecsaivs talents and public services. In the late war with Great Britain, Mr. Thompson acted a conspicuous part in repelling the invasion of a savage foe on the frontier settlements ofli.diana; being always one of the first me.i in pursuit of the Indians after their depredations on the TCCl CHICKl! COOUUCU 1 OlICT Vile lad OI niS being elected every year since, except one, either to the House ot representatives or iticians who introduced a legislative mqui1 ry into the true situation of our banking institutions. He was among the first w ho ' openly boldly, and independently, as a representative of the people, exposed the swindling and corruption which had seized tlie vitals of our banking institutions, and l threatened a convulsion of our government to its centre. Mr. Thompson was the first iiisicriiiit . mi. Ji uuiiiJ31mi n.u uic 11121 ; iaii in Ii-diana. who, as a representative of jj le people, introduced a resolution to memo- ! the peop rialize Corgress on the suhject of granting further relief to the purchasers o( public the aid of such nnti-republicnr laws? Does not the pure, and gamin" ce .oilcan, whether in oflic e or not, fix, with c. shaken continence, his reputation upon a more (solid and lasting basis the love and es- , teem of an intelligent and virtuous people? In January 1824, Mr. Thompson, as a i member of the senate, introduced a resolution and reported a memorial to Congress on the subject of granting further relief to ; the purchasers of public lands. The JnurI nals of the General Assembly of Indiana ill show conclusively to any man who reads them, that Mr. Thompson is, and has been, the firm and undeviating advocate for internal improvement, in every part of the state. v Tliis is one of the brightest pages in the history of Mr. Thompson's public life.Let it le romembercd at the polls, that he wns opposed to this anti-republican section, and tliat on his motion it was stricken out. Let it also be remembered that James B. Ray, i.ow a candidate for the Gubernatorial chair, was an advocate for this gag-law,' and voted against its beiri stricken out.

These are a few of the facts, from which j! Mr. Thompson's claims to the office of1

Lieutenant governor are deducible. If these do not afford such a pledge for faithful performance of the duties of th office to which he aspires, no course of - cial conduct, in my opinion, can eve ford such a pledge. These facts are , : municated for the benefit and inform of those citizens to whom Mr. Thomp; a stranger. By his personal and inti acquaintances, his political course is erly approved, and duly appreciated. OHIO CANALS. We are indebtt the politeness of Gen. Trimble, one of fund commissioners, for the following a i sketch of the proceedings of the boa canal commissioners at their late mee i at Wooster: j The canal commissioners at their .meeting at Wooster, decided in favo j making the canal from the Muskingum ' ley to the lake, by the Tuscarawas Cuyahoga rivers, entering the lake ; Cleaveland. The board (it is understc ! have directed the acting commissioners iur contracts wiinoui aeiayi linfrom t)e ,ake to th portaLfe ... ,. -it . li part of the line on Licking summit, and so much of the Miami section as lies below Middletown. The acting commissioners calculate on being prepared to rer eive proposals by the 15th June, and that the work will commence by the 4th of July. The question whether the canal from Pickaway pluiiis to Piketon shall pass on the east or west side of the Scioto river is undecided. Jude Roberts, one of the principal engineers of New-York, is now engaged examing this part of the canal line, particular ly the crossing of the river at Piketon, j which, it is said, presents the greatest difficulty on the line west of the river. Judge Bates has examined this part of the line, uui should he and judge Roberts concur, j whatever the opinion mav he, it will have j much intluence in the decision of the ques- ! tion by the commissioners, which it is ex- , pected they will make at their meeting on the 4th ol July. Hillsborough Gazette. An expedition to the interior provinces of Mexico, is about fitting out from Huntsville, Alabama. We are told that the com- ! pany is to be composed of 70 or 80 young j and middle aged men, and that nearly that j number is already raised, most of whom, j from habits of experience, are w ell fitted ! to endure the fatigues and hardships incident to such a journey. About 80.000 ; dollars are already invested in drv goods, which jre to be transported to Santa Fe. !! their place of destination, and there exv. - changed for specie, an enterprising one, The scheme is truly and we wish the unueriaKes success laniamouni 10 iiie magnitude of the undertaking. i a i a i t. ii . ; ! The Governor of the state of Georgia 1 has issued his proclamation, requiring the Members of the Senate and ot the House of i Representatives of the General Assembly ; of that state to convene at Milledgeville, on Mojivlay the 23d inst. to deliberate on the settlement and the organization of the lands ceded to the state by the Creek Indians, their consent having been obtained to the running and surv ey of the country, under the authority of the state. Can als, Sec, Our eastern brethren are busily engaged in talking about and planning several very important canals, and certain of the projects have been taken up iii a most substantial manner. The following are some of the works just now contemplated: 1. From New Haven to Northampton; 2. from Providence to Worchester: 3. from Long Island Sound, through the valley of Connecticut river, Vermontand lake 3lemphremagog, &c. to Canada;" 4. from Boston harbor to the Connecticut; and, 5. across Cape Cod this last will needs be on1 4 1-2 miles in length, with a fine harbor at each end of it, and will lessen the distance 150 miles! JVilcs. On Thursday last, the Governor of Connecticut transmitted a special message to ! the House of representatives of that state, covering a communication from the War Department of the United States, informing them that ai. Engineer from the United States1 Engineer Corps had been directed to survey a canal route from Lake Memphrernagog, through Bamet, in the stale of Vermont, thence through the valley of the Connecticut, along tlie Connecticut river, to tide waters of Long Island Sound, and requesting this state to send an Agent to meet the Engineer at Barnet on the 10th instant: this route would alFord a water communication with Canada. JVut. Journal, May 1 2. About three weeks ago a surgical operation was performed at the Chester county Poor-House, by Dr. Taylor. A colored girl, 12 or 13ycars old. had received an in-!

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CA.MDIOA.TES FOR GOVERNOR. Isaac Blackford, James B. Ray. R. W. Nelson. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. John H. Thompson, Samuel Milroy, Elisha Harrison. G. V. Johnston, Joseph Warner, D. Pennington, William Cotton. SENATOR FOR UNION AND FAYETTE. Ross Smiley, Martin M. Kay, REPRESENTATIVE FOR FAYETTE. Newton Claypool. SHERIFF FOR UNION. Asa Cooper, H. H. Brandenburgj Georgette wland, Thomas M'Means, William F. Elkin, Zachariah Fergivsom HATTING BUSINESS. THE SUBSCRIBER informs his frirnch and the public that he has just commenced tbe abovt business ia Richmond, on MAIN STREET, adj"inin? the ftorc of Joseph P Pluraruer. He eipects to keep constantly on hand a cood assortment of FUR AND WOOL HATS, not excelled in quality by any made in the Western country. He will m.ike any kind of Hats to order, and on the shortest notice, His Hata will be sold on reasonable terms. (7-FURS and LAMB'S-WOOL will be taken in paymeut, and Country Produce in part payment for Hats, at cash priees. JOHN PAGE. 5th month 27th, 1825. 62 NEW GOODS. JOHN WRIGHT, RESPECTFULLY informs the public that, ia addition to his former stock, he has jut received an assortment of SEASONABLE GOODS, of the latest pattern?, consisting of DRY GOODS, GROCEMES, HARDWARE, be. He hns also received a larje addition to his former stock of CoruprehendiuK a larsre and general assortment of all articles in the I)rui-t line, which will be sold Wholesale or Retail on the lowest terms. 07- He invites the attention of Country Physicians and others to the above stock. Richmond, 5th m. 27th. ' t2 THOMAS OWEN, JR. HAS just received from Philadelphia, a ereneral assortment of FOREKJN and DOMESTIC GOODS, of the latent pattern" consisting of DRY GOODS, GROCL'RIKS, HARDWARE, &c. The abOTe Goods havins been purchased before the late rise in prices, will be sold oa the usual terms. 5th month 7th, 1825. 59 FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. STR AYED, on the 25th inst from the Subscriber, living in Richmond, TWO HORSES: one a BLACK, with a white spot on the forehead, and one shoulder rubbed by the collar, no other mark recollected. The other a sumu.i., white spot in the forehead. Their apes, from 10 to 12. Any person delivering said horse to the subscriber, or eivint; information so that he shall get Daniel ward. May C7th, 1C25. TAKEN UP by Ansalom Wasson, of Way ne township, Wavne county, InCf) jjana, a SORREL FILLEY, one year XtlX. $ old. oald face, licht inane, some whito $T"pJon her feet, no other mirks perceivaC??sl5i hie. Appraised to fourtem ddl.ir3auu fifty cent, by Joshua Piggott and Juhn White. Certified by . y WILLIAM BROWN J P. May 11 Hi , 1 825. 3 rjjl AKEN upby Willi am Persons, of Wayne towri1L ship, Wayne county , Indiana, a BAY MARL, two years old, 13 hands hit-h, btar in the lorehead, both hind feet white . no other marks perceivableAppraisal to fourteen dollars by James Davenport and Asa Jeifreys. CertihW by DANIEL CLARK J. P.