Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 90, Richmond, Wayne County, 31 December 1825 — Page 3

this

icliaiacloi Uties of hi3 siyie, tho' vTe debased sometime: with ourselves whether it were not too good to have come from his pf-n. But, whether it were he, or his pro-

sage. Every one who reads ! chain ami, the Kon. W. W. W'rl:, wc arc

truly interesting- document, .litis! he sfrtick jj not Vet frightened (vom the course which

SATURDAY, DECKMBEK S?, J325.

I'Rtsmx.NT's Mess

:th the depth of thought which appears in rrcry

part of it. Coniinc; from a mind capable 01" j;r.i?j-

the mishtt subjects, it bears the ia:

j we have heretofore pursued, and winch

we consider the correct one. This rrlfr :itirrird; to make it nnncnr

p-wrrfal genius nnd .trench of intellect. S,j. cts ! U, U t he House, in rc-considering their aretbererecofQe,Kledtotbe;UteniiunofC,,!,u3si!votedirectin2 the committee to wait on

jMr. Ray as Acting Governor, did not exI press any opinion unfavorable to I he legality of that gentleman's acts. But aware jthat his assertion is not proof, he attempts ;to evade the plain intention of that re-con

sideration by saying that it was not their vote on the original resolution appointing a committee to wait on the Acting Cover

! nor, that they re-considered, but nn a ddijtional one. Unfortunate evasion! For by re-considering this last resolution, they alj most expressly say, that Mr. Ray is not ! Acting Governor. This additional resolution is the very gist of the subject ; tor the ! original one contains uot the least intimation that Mr. Ray was, constitutionally, i the Acting Governor. We cannot consent to be governed by the practice of the British, that a king de facto has m'oie claims to j their allegiance, than a king dc jure merejlv. Some more feasible title must be shown than mere possession and unless the constitution gave Mr. Ray the power ! which he exercised, the legislature rfiust ' condemn his act?. This .the House has

lone. In the Senate, we are positively in

a:prts ci

ccliiU ; l . .

"....--u, mi iuu nieseni improving stare oi s-ociety, ;ir: Jti'tiy consi.lcre.1 of treat intercut; but which have

I.eret ofore received little attention from vxir government viz : the establishment of a National Unireriitj, and the improvement of agronomical A: qeograrbical science, by the erection of observatories, or. as Mr Adums beautifully terms them, Ii5ht houses of the skies" and by ftiiir. t an expedition to explore the North West Coast. Ignorance tray under value these object, and prejudice may decry their utility; hut intelligence know? their "orth, and honest sense will appreciate their importance. This Me?ajr has been anxionsly looked for, as it was thought it would be a fair expose of his principle, and au earnest of his future conduct nnJ buch, no doubt, it is. Enmity itself can find nothing in the Messa je which doe a not breathe the most devoted patriotism, the most exalted purity of sentiment, and the most correct views of govern men t. ?e know, however, that some will object to hi-'

earnest recommendation of the u j ct of lim riml Improvement, but for our part, ne look u--n thia J among the most beautiful feature of the Menage. ""Abo would arre.-t bis country in her rar id march t j gr itiu-s-? Or who would chain her down to '"pvT, ttu.il inferiority .No Ku.nem man, surely, xvi ,U sriouly think of such a thing 3 1 1 there are c.- ii. c vfrncd, no doTibl, !)y th purest in'rgritv, w.i-il.l tie up the hands of g-overuu.erit by a co! 1 and illiberal construction of the constitution, and withhold a power, the exercise of which would he the mot powerful i.-.eans for the attainment of

the

1

s of 'gOTen:mT.t.

The remark relative to the Revolutionary Pensioner, we think are marked with peculiar ropricfv, a:.;, with the most r fined Immunity. We do not liie that cold, "pence calculating policy wl i !;, to save a dollar to the treasury, would sub V'-t t!ia aged objects of -ur gratitude to the deep humiliation of proving their own j ovt-rty. We to " I sny . let ev ry ren ra tvl individual of them Tt cei v a peiiim. if it he applied fer, and the servi ; Tore d. Wtirther the ilevcdiitionarv h ro be

l formed, all tlie debates on this subject, tended to (he same conclusion. And it is well ' known that a majority of the individual j members of both Houses believe that lie : acted unconstilutionallv. I This nnom mons writer says much more I but wc are willing to allow his remarks !a)l the weight thev can have with the in-

jtelliger.f. UnlesF it were probable that! tiome good might rcstilt, we iiardly think j it wortli while t" discuss thU subject fur-j ther: and wc cannot agree to " till up our!

columns with editorial controversv.

i j poor or rich, te ervice was rendered, hke, 7itJ--.ut o'-cui-.i-iry compensation; and justice nr.." '.tit-i ie both say, that ail should be erjt.t.'rd to a t.arr if our beneficence. I- t the goternu.ent placr

j?or?je reliance 11: on tbr h t it of men who loucht ,'

in - iro.d a cau-e, Bnd, sorely, not one of them, viio u ot: ed (fa comp tency, would npj.'.v ffir piit f. Indeed, v e hive board of thrte who reallv tiede tb- ;t-t-trt, dilain tn ik it i.e- f Cr-ry-iriMor;i ' lh" present law. By rfUing upon the u '.n ik -f n.en, a worth v example wnuM be set of a t o:.i; lee.ee, wbi b, if generally exhibited, "wo:jM baw a ; -;wt rful M.f.-; i.ee upon the mora! impro-.e-

, De:;t it wir r cc;c-. lua r::ut i.t r re rov n.: o

n.ir.i't rr I in a irar.n. r wl vd dee 1, ire' too rr.uch sUpicioTi f'f tl.f mfiral iriU trt' v of ir. p. Althvtug!

1 t HIV. . IU'j t Wi' U ..... X.i.ll. . j i"r. -tberf i evj ippti a redeeming r (u it in man, a disposition to o');erv 1 he la ws of bis nature, or society con'd r t i't for a mmi.eut; but anarchv, rotif!.--ei in an-', ernhitti red enmity wraiid tion.inate with Jark ii ri ? berr:d ot :,y. M. b, without doubt, mar be done by political iuctitutioi for t!e im-provHi'-nt ofmi;;d ir:or il": mt:i h has been doru1. Tiiere i. however, room for philanthropic ei rtioti;

i?i I w fondly anticipate iinproteniei.t m our in-

i Oa Tlmrsday l ist, n xiLitc on-1 was shot in thi? village. It mcasnred .o frelO inch-

i ; s between tlie cxtremili s of t!e wings;, j jit was perfectly white, except some small j

brown spot sprinkled over its wing; and ! was a beautiful individual of that vz'J spe- i

ci,:. It was a nove'tv to us. and, we be- '

hew, to most of our neighbors.

"But happy they, the happiest of their kifid, Whom geutler stars unite, and in one fte Their hearts their fortunes, & their beings blend 1: MARRIEI)l-Oo Fourth-day, the 21st inst. at the Friends' meeting house, near

jtlns placr, J ames Wilson to Sarah Claw- ' son, all of this county. j On Thursday last, hy tle Rev. Mr. j Cotton, Mr. Matthew Rattray to Miss

Elizabeth F. Ciieesm an, all of this county. JTlll K subori!er ha vi: g remoyed his hop, wihes a. to inform his customer.' and others who inrcy think proper to call, that he u vv do. bu-inest a fowdoor south ofVauglian's !io(d(formerI v Laby'j) where he has on hand, nnd t-zpects to keep an assortment of Siddhs, Bridles and other articlet in his line, on reasonable terms. , Such articles of trade as are generally taken hy the Merchants of this place will at all times bv received in pavment. ACHILLES WILLIAMS. Richmond 12th mo. 30th. 1825. 90 St'

MtutioMf, which will .;re tlo.r ,tabiUi;,deve.'l counties to he connected together in r. hi

j ,n ; i . N . l.hiiiSLA I t .?RK.

Eiin:t f'f a iiiicr frum one of iiie editor f vj ihr Lecrrr. i b.'PI KAT0LI5, DC. 19. ! ''Xoactofany coi'.seipiei.ce has been pas-

in tnc cenaic; feral private acts at.d

joint rnhitior.s coinprie the wholf. The ', nil! fixing trie r.itii ol 'Senators and Ucpre- ! ."entaLivej f tlin '' a b. orbs the v. hole at-

tenlion uf the members. Many, parliru-i ; l islv irom that pait of the fctate calkul the j

: I ui chase, are guided on tins important

ours! l.ai stdtlv hv sellil. rmnii r. o r a I KjP. '!

i WJ j " - - I As it takes several counties to constitute a ; senatorial district, in the sparsely settled I part?, the members are ar.xiotis for those

Inch

exempt those consirwtiously scrupulous of bearing arms frpm fines in time of peace; another member moved to indefinitely postpone if, which carried: Hannah and Lomnx voting in the" negative and Lawts in the ai1, m iti.vc. The bills for an ad vjiiorrfj.. ,i of taxation, and for a state road iVoto the. Ohio line, through Abington, Sec, in Wavne county were indefinitely

j postponed. Petitions have been presented

hy Mr. Kose, from citizen of Union county, for an act declaring Whitewater navigable, and for an appropriaton of 300 to build a bridge across the same River at Brownsville: both petitions were referred to a committee composed of Messrs. Rose, Claypool, and Reed of Franklin. A bill extending the jurisdiction of justices to ,$100 in civil cases, and a resolution respecting the National Road,. in accordance with the Governor's recommendation, passed the House on Thursday. No other business of consequence was transacted in either House. On Thursday, the Cth, a vote of thanks passed tlie Senate, to the Hon. Jonathan Jennings, tor a bust of Lafayette presented to the state. The next day Ewing introduced a preamble and resolutions with the intention of insinuating censures against Mr. Jennings. The vote on his resolu tions stood 4 yeas, and 13 nays. Mr. Jennings is certainly as able and inductions a mau as ;;nv in the Indiana delegation, and will not yield in point of political integrity to any riKmberof the National Legislature. There is still a strong feeling exist it g against the Gov. for his unconstitutional exercise of power sinc e the 11 of AtiL'ost. Ati instance of it occured on Fridav: The

j member from Franklin, in the place of No-

J ah Noble, was admitted to a seat on I uc sday. and hi credentials were r ferred to

the committee on elections. Guv. Riv wag in the House when the committee reported; and one of the members w ent to him rtnd requested him to withdraw; a motion was made to concur in the report of the committee, which was lost; the a fore.mentioned member them moved that it should be laid on the table, which motion carried. This with the occasional debates show in pretty strong colors the sense of the Hotir-e on the usurpation of Mr. Ray. And it will, it is to be hoped, be a warning to him how he again tramples on that Constitution whtch lie had so solemnly sworn to support. ' Beiidcs what is contained in the above letter, we hare not much news from Ii diMon"! rfb lr oti;dinc: the juri diction of Jo, tices to 100 in civil case?.

has been lout in the Senate. The hill !

providing for contesting the election of j tox'mi Broad cUh Governor and Lieutenant Governor, had i White silkelove. and ilk braid, not been further acted upon at the bM Lenoo,!, Cambrics, & B-.ok muslin Hkf. dates. The following resolution, on rno-i! GRELA SPLC'I ACLh.S.

CORPORATION COLLECTOR'S A RpEBtY' to the statute in mieli eaipsmaile f"W .!. f.ii'iiln. I r I'll i i ........

jKN, to all icrscms whom it mar co irern, that 1 will, on Monday, the 9th day of January next, j commence telling, at Wni. H. Vausrhan's, in th'town of Richmond, Wayne county, In. liana, all anj singular the lots ami parts ol lots m -aid town of i Richmond, on which th Corporation taxes due thereou f r the ytars 1819, '20, 'Z, '3, '24,4 "Z jare not paid ort or before the said I'th da of Jaunjar next; and that the sale will commence at 10 joV.Ioek and continue until 4 o'ehx k on said day, jur until a!! is nflW-d for sale, or?o much thereof as jwillpay the taxes and leca! costs and charg s due jthereon. frj-The expense allowed hj law for ad-'v-rti-i'i? town lots, for the present year, will not be exacted from those who pay their taxe on or before the first day ef January next." . BARNABAS SPRINOKR, Col. I December 5, 1825. U7 4f

! W. H. VAUGIIAN, t nrKCTrTLLY inform In irn nds, and the ; JU ouldic in i;eural, that he bs rsmoyed trom Centreville to Richmond, where he has opened a houo of PUBLIC ENTKRTAINMKNT, in tht diuildinj formerly occupied by E. Lucv. Wm t blinsc i etpjai to nny in the stat.-; bis bar will b iretru'arly furuidird with choice foreign ami dometjtic liquor, and his table -upidied with tlie best the market affords. Hii old cutoiiiers ar invited to j jive him a r;-!l. Richmond, Dec. d, lf.'5. f.6

JOS2PH P. PLUT.IIVIER, FiAS jut received trom Philadi lohiu, in additioC

: to his former tonk of Goot, j flTRWV FL ! S 4- GIPSIES, I ( ft PE LEECH, I n-4 V r,-4 HLCK MODE, Mingle! Urinals, Iiuinb(.zm c- Bombazetts, A variety of Morocco shols Sc ti mf s. Laventiiic: tijangeanie sai-met ilk. Large white and colored Ca-mere Shawls, : " black silk Hkf,.

tion of Mr. Ewing, was adopted in the jj Q . fV r r? v LS . ;n-.tu. ii?.Ur,j ti,.w ti,a ' o infj ix i esc LuiLhia.

! ALL of which h-- offers on reasonable t nrs. I Richmond, 12th ojo. 17, ISi.. C3

they have the most personal popularity.

j The debates have been quite warm. The : senators from the east being anxious to I aflix the ratio so as not tc incieise the

; new cowrs of mind, ar.d -xa1t the n.oia! tone -i' t be j; o: le. Ve are ; ir d of thi "solemn mo.kry " d" a fjurinj th ju laments of the Most liih, to'on eier i etty occasion. I'!:.ce conndfTKe in

,.an, an I !e yill be faithful, t.,;t ditr"-t him, and. m number of Senators and Representatives, dia.-rin and revenue will pron j t him to deceive von. i but there is a majority against them. Any 'V.hi.:- are. ni course, many cceptou3 to this but.lj increase of the number in the two houses hut" not these exceptions been u'Rinly occusitao ii !, will greatly augment the expense to the by r.a.itofcordi 'ei.f e? and would not fhe number state, and consccpjcittly the burdens of the he tli created by a coi trary course? people. The bill as it pas-xd the 2d rend-

)n readmp this Meiee, tve t i re p'f a singly per- ( ing gives Wayne and Dearborn, each, four

J Iteprescntatives and one Senator. How- ! ever, it w ill no doubt be modified consider-

NOTICE. 4 LL th ose indebti to the ubicriber urt earnest-

iSL Iv solicite'' t . (allow John f'iolev

Richmond,

E-q it

id -etfieon tin ir rest ( live ihoniiai.

j without delay; and it will be to tbir aaTi,.r-.n;-.. j " j me?5 m a ti n r e. i Ri-buioTnl. I ). -r . i

u;idcd of (he ei.eral proen ritv of oir cotir.trv, and

of the integrity and ttierzy of the federal orernirent. It i'aininu' ground in the affections of the people, a tr.cy have increain; r vidtrce of itk iaiportanT to cur welfare, nnl of its ability to quswrr the de'-ien of its adoption.

1 ably before it shall have become a law. )To the House, on Wednesday last, the ! Gov. transmitted the accounts and vouches

t of the expense attending the reception of

: Lafayette. I h whole exnenso ou will

At the election for Jnsticc of the Feaccv: pt-n eiveis si 305 00. In the Emporium held in this place, on Tpesday Inst, Dan- i of J3d. July last, it was stated, as Judge ,el Clark was re-elected hv a large majori-ij Srr,tt ori authority of a letter , . i ,jinir.. 'I trotit C(d. Rav, that the ext)cnse would not fv. lite pooh stood as IoIIowd: Clark,; , -' r, 1 ! exceed S2J0. 1 he amount as now re-

rn. MCvK 5.j. ! poried by the Gov. far exceeds what was ; t!i'n stated, and places either the Gov. or! In the Indianapolis Gazette, of the 20lh Judge Scott, in an unenviable situation, j int. an article appeared, under the cdito-'j One or the other have been guilty of a j rial h"ad,chatgir.g the editors of the Indi-ji high-handed attempt to impose upon and i

an a Journal, and the "absent editor tt tl:e!i ,. 1 . ' , J . -

it may per-

ilichmoiid Lrgrr,' with attemptin-; uto impose tipon the honest underttanding of

the odium to Miit themselves.

haps he thought improper to allude to this

Mibjpct at so late a period, &, that I am op-

lie peopb:.M Tiii; piece, wc are cot.h- i posed to the appropriation. But such is not

dent, was not written by either of the os-jj the fact. Ihigldy approve of ii, & consider rei.-ibio editors of that paper. The only ; it as adding to the character of the state, capable one was, we aie informed, iyingij But it is meet that men who have been; teiioul ill, and the other never was gut!- i guilty of gros attempts to deceive the pen- i tv of writing a dozen sentences, grainmat-lple, should b exposed, whenever opportu-' it-ally, in his life. We are also informed Tty oll'-r. j that the general impression nt lnclianapo- A motioti w-i? -introduced in the House i lis. is, that it wr written by Gux, ;?! respectitig u:thtia tines; the member from! We think, outiclvt?, i !ctrh tcmu d Hit -j B irthJon;ew ninv-d to amend it, so as to!

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j nay, one wanton, am! other article too tedn u- to i montiou. Ttie sale will con. no tie- at 10 o !,. kf j ;nd continue until all is so'd. It mil! . htdd at

the widow's home, in Neu-G irdcn tow i.!op ELIZ Rl . I'! I (i vKDNE.lt.) 4 . JOHN fi ARDNF.R, ( A.luirs.

Ileccsnbf r, l , IR.bO

tee he appointed to inquire into the expediency vi repealing such existing rm.ct-

j nients of this ptate, as prohibit resident ali

ens from disposing ol, or transmitting to resident purchasers or heirs, their real estate, under such restrictions as may be deemed proper, not inconsistent with our supreme lav?'-, and to report thereon" 1 M i e I i

.111:1 Liir1. i . v iiiir i r:iiiui ri rr i '11 L'ttnn ....

pointed that committee. I T all the ra-noiml pro; erty'ofj M E.'(J R) r ic i , .i ... i At V V 1 1 .1 .. . r A ..:.: c i ' . . . ,

) v eones'iav. l ie idi i. l ie I lovernor . '" ' ,VI' 1 ,MI'l5U"t 1,1 ooi-e e.uu. , , . riJ

transmitted to the Senate, a communication from tin Commissioner of the General Land Odice, by which it appears "that the proceeds arising from the sale of public lands in the state of Indiana, for the half year ending on the 31st December, 1824, amount to ,11)9,032 71; on which, the fund of three per cent, accruing to the state of Indiana, is $5,972 98. M On the same day, in the House, a petition was presented from John A. Givens and others, of Monroe county, praying an act to incorporate them hy the name of uThe Blue Spring Association' for the purpose of forming a social community to hold all property in common; which was read and referred to a select committee. The election for Auditor and Treasurer ofState took place on the 19th. Samuel Merrill was re-elected Treasurer, without oppositi Wm. H. Lilly was re-elected Auditor, on the 4th balloting, when the vote stood as follows: Lilly 31, Blythc 27, Armstrong 1. In obedience to a resolution of the Home, the Auditor submitted, on the 22cl, a schedule of the quantity of land, the rate thereof, nnd the tax charged thereon, in the different counties, for the year 182G; by which it seems that the total amount of 1. ind in the state subject to taxation, was

j 1C3.103 acre-s 6f first rate, 1,312,551 of se

cond rate, and 1,241, 02G of third rate making in the whole 2,710,430 acres. We calculate that there are, within the limits ofhidiana, 21 millions of ncres; by which itannears that a verv small nronortion of

our territory is yet reduced to cultivation. H

WARNER & MORRISSON HAVE just opened, and intend kcei inon han4, a larto and eenoral aortment of DRUGS, MEDICINES, OILS, PAINTS, DVi; STUFFS, PATENT MEDICINES, &. c. All of which they will dispose ol by Wholesale it Retail at the lowest prices. Richmond, Sept. 5, IC5. 73

TAKEN UP, BV William Fosdick, of Union township, UnioQ county, Indiana, one cstray Tvy horr, saroo sed to tv sixteen v ear ohl, shod ill round, riiieea hands and one inch hijh, trot and rack, a sudi in his forehead, one big knee, the appearance of h rine bone on both bind feet, no other brnnN or marks nen eivarde appraised to fourteen dollar- bjr William Hern ard and Wi klitf Wiird, before ma tlifthdav of December, 1825. A true eopj froiu my est ray book. oj)3 ZEN AS BURT,J. V. TAKEN UP, BY Thorn s Wright, of White-river ton)iit, Randolph county, Indiana, .1 BAY M RE, suppoed ttt be 10 or 1 8 ears old, both ears cropped, some oitJdlc und collar mark; no ether mark or brands perceivable : appraised to euht doUar, by Elijrih Wood ami John Nelon. A true r o;y fronx my fstr.iv book. JOHN COATS, J. p. Oct. 1st, 18-25. 69-3

PRODUCE. The followitiir articles oT country Produce will e t k-n in pay merit for nbscrirtion to the Lt(.ct ai: Wheat Rye Otis Corn Bacon Lard-V Suar (J in'eii lee?.wa TaMo" Citi.dlesp. Elax- Wool--Liutift littgs, ;o tSte, to lit dc? vercrl at the o.iof .