Public Leger, Volume 3, Number 141, Richmond, Wayne County, 3 February 1827 — Page 1

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or81 PURSUITS OF MAN, nUHLV TO T..OCUHT, TO FREEDOM AND TO Cfc(W.

RICHA!OND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, FEBROARV

3, 1827.

I mmi i. reaun it shall tn: it.. duty of any person or persons who may inI tend to exhibit to public vb w, or show any j animal or animals, wax work or other figures, rope and wire-dancers, for gain, To apply to the treasurer of each rnuntv

where such animal or animals, waxwork

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or oil fiSurcs,rc to o-fh,wn. n.,d pnv to I; incorporated Into ihe s.ud troasur- r the sum of t,ve dollar, who Ijrceop.iz,,! as alfl.ad,

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'us. A, However, Hit general govcrnjmeut is possessed of the national domains.

and has exclusive authority over the most

; productive sources of revenue, I believe that the power of distributing the necessary funds among the several states for ob

jects of public improvement, ought to be

constitution, if not

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re jj shall be presented to the. clerk of the

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' .,iri, to notify a disonntiniance at tl e cxpiratm ivn ?u''or0d for, will be consider t'j i., w iceiio iit. . l 'ill i,t:ir t the tor must hare the postage -il oi thiy u-i'W nolbt atttndtdto. TERM OI ADVERTISING. p. ft !:i:ts ' r h-. that- insertions One Dolj ,r, h i-.-rtmu int o twenty -five cents. ( tr er rtit n lit i:i the same t-ropottion.

pro jj "But after all, the great bulwark of re-

LAWS OF INDIANA.

"l ?f iVTitJ rf!(luired to ! publican government is the cultivation of .make oat his certiGcate under the seal of jeducatio or the right of suffrage cannot s t.d county, for which such clerk shall be jibe exercised in a salutary manner without entitled to receive as a fee therefor the ; intelligence. It is gratifying to find that iuin of UUy cents, which shall be a suiii- ; education continues to flourish. We may ident voucher for such applicant or his a- : safely estimate the number of our common gent, to show or exhibit such animal or schools at 8.0C0 the -number of children

janimals, waxwork or oil erwise, du- ;j taught du.irg the last vear on an average' ; ring his stay m suchciunty; and should ;of eight months r.t 430.000-and the sum

my person rritise of neglect to avail him- expended in educational 200.000 dollars.

It ia however too palpable tisatour sy stem lis surrounded by imperfections, w hich tiem.;nd the wise consideration and improv

ing interposition of the legislature. In the

I seif or themselves of the provisions herein

j! contained, Ich person or persons, shall b

AN ACT,

'nnr ! the t eral at t now in force relative to j; lialle lo pay a fine not fxretding tweitl) a... -mm- and co, lectin- the Revenue. ! dollars, with est; and nil sberiirs, coro-

Src. 1. In it n.cclai or tne Ltnieros .is- n ners, constables and itistices cf the peace !;first place, thoro i, no nrovisi.m mnrl for

.r.'y ,t the Nate j Imtiana, 1 nai ue , , the scleral counties, are hereby enjoin- Mhe education ofmmJi.nt i,,mrtnr8. (

ed to earn ii to effect the provi-ions of this ' the eight thousand now tttrtp'.ovcd in this

.ori of justices, or proper pcrons au-

tliiiz:"d to do countv bu-ines-, in their re-

rctive cousities. are hereby anthoriz'd '-. i r. .i lirod to m ike their settlements,

section:

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I)iniif!n!, izitl -icenic sljall net be

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rhe certificates of the clerks of

: n i p.i! IW.x or cause to be published, a h the circuit courts issued to tand and petit st it-niiit of the receipts and cxpendiluns jurors ,or ilulr -cm vices as such jurors, aol'tbdr scleral counties, respectively, at jj rTev ahly to t!fc provisions of tht? eighth th.-ir meeting in January, io'tead of ; action 'of an act entitled "An :.ct to at m'-.r, as i now provided l)y law ; and j; merid l!ie act entitled an act to regulate the r:: tli- stme time appoint one suitable per- jj j.Mlirial circuit, a..d lixint: t!u times oi .-.n in e ich township, an assessor for sucli ;J !i0!diiM' courts" ::'.rncved. l''ir:::rv 12,

t ..M-sliip; or if tt.ev deem it adviao!e, ap-

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lail be pa.d ia t'nc mine iva and

state, too many are destitute cf the rrqui- j "ite qualitic;itioi'j, and perhaps no considerable number are able to teach beyond ! rudinvental instruction. Ten vears of a

'child's life, from o to 15, ma;, be spent in j

a common school; and ouht this immense portion of time to be absorbed in learning w hat can be acquired in a short period? Perhaps one fourth of our population is an nu.illv instructed in our common schools,

u.l ou!;t the mimbani! the morals of the

for the extension and support, in the city of New York, of the House of Refuge for juvenile delinquents, has been faithfully and beneficially applied. A separate and accommodating building has been erected for females, and schools on the monitorial plan have been successfully established. The institution now contains one hundred and thirty-one males and thirty females, who have been rescued'from the most abject debasement and preventative as well as remedial in its influences, it must be considered a noble as well as successful experiment in favor of humanity. All, however, will depend on a continuance of able superintendence, and it is hoped that the philanthropic men who have gratuitously and perseveringly devoted themsclvebto this great work, will not relax in theii exertions. Instances have occurred, where the most abandoned youth, after having experienced the usual purification of the House of Refuge, have encountered the dangerous exposures of a maratime life without the least detriment to their

good habit

rt one or ui uv ase-sors in suc h count), manner that ::nv other orders or drafts ate j-rising, and t,e.hans the destinies ' f all fu-

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2 r tat' eis-mou yen; .11. u mhu u "'- paid i iii:h are iesueu !y :y legal nuinor J . ru tty or M iy ni-ting, us they may j; if , , p-.t able at the treaMiry of t!u; connti ; rn ni-t suit.i"bbfix on the rate oftaxa-i (;.0 rcdl( ctors of count ta:;s;re hete-

1 f i tit it ye tr for count v purporc

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ret'iiirc! to received any :"uch cm

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s.i'. . It h all be the duty of the sev-l; ratcs as ca-.i. totbe full amount of torn ( a centra! school

Jure Moncrath ns, to be entiu.-ted to the Liurii Jianship of incompetence ? The scale ' in-trurtion must be elevated ; the standard of education ou.trht to be raised and

r a ho ods o justices ct the toe peat e, vv j f;ic.,, t, iJlC nu.i v ,-,nv ta:e due to ( r r per i authoriZ' d to do county bus; , his cointtv. htfro the d-Iieuent lst of taes tf; SKr. 'ltlit theiC shall heieafter h ; s -.1 farninr year is put into the hands ol , assessed .'.nr! collected for state purposes, a ! t collector, to strike off all lands which , tax at the late of eilitv cent 'it rail j' ty miy know have been forfeited or re-j hundred :.crt cf first rate land; "f si;t i,?v lUhed to the general government; ! cents en each hundred cries o!c etna! ra!

on the nioniterial plan

Mi:ht to be e-t;.olis!ied in each ceut-ti for

!' r' elucri-.n of teachers, and as e:;amph.rs for other mornentous pui poses con- '''' ted with tbe improi ctnent of the human mind. The trutc-t s of the public school f.u-ietv of New York, have issued a

ort;erf us f.)r the establishment f a en-

i tint it shall be the duty of collector, i ja,uj . :nu of forty t ;.:is on ench hctu'red t.al cho. l i;, that city, wherein are to be

.-it the same time inai lucy maKC, sign aim acres ot thud rite lan.l; ar il ti.irl) -sev n ' Aart'i their dcliiKjucnt lists, to make out, Ij :inj a balt'centron each poll, am! n ir; ,

r.d swear to, in uie manner prescri- m .- be a,-esed. collected aiiu i.anl

1 according lo tile laws of this staie

;r.a sw ear to, in uie minm r prescribv tKi- at t, and the acts to which it i-

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n:i roii r.oment, a ls-t of the amount ofpror t a:.d taxes assessed and collected : :n u!i i;ess"tl property and persons, and t i.a ail owanco shall be made to an) collector on his delinquent list, until he

; the su'dect cf tl;e revenue: iV'-i' Lu-

aught, lot th education ot teachers, natural plsilosopliv, practical mathematics, meicaniilc arittimatic, botk ke eping, and the outliot. s of ii-iiural science. A school

;i a similar plan, embracing a variety cf

! c;vr, That nothing lo re in contained shall f: impojtant d:ects, lias been founded by

I be so construed as to make any chance in omc er. lightened arid public spirited citii the existireg law in re -pec t to count) tax- r.ei ? in Li in ,;'.on c ounty, and there is t va- ! es: l-avi'l"d h ucfit r. That nothing in t i son to hone that these mcritoric us t x r-

s uihivc complied with the provisions f act, or the act to which this is an amend-tie; 3 w iil be crowred with complete sue lh. art, nr.d the atts to which this is an a-J rnent, shall be so construed as to pt event j, cess. I cannot speak in terms of sufficient i-".:bneiit. j! the lister of the count) tax from omitting i praUe of tlicse most laudable attempts, nor Sf r. ). It i hereby made the duty of i! litinn :mv hors.-. mule or as. that shall ! recommend tli2m too emnliaticalli to nub-

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t!.1 c lork ,f tie- board of justices, or proper !

p rjns aulhori.'-d to do county business Vii( !i coa 1 1 in this statr:. to nuidish a

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not exceccl ten dollars in value, to be de-j he patronage and general imitation.

cided bv the lister: Prcxvkd oso, That jj Small and suitable collections of books and

heieafterno poll tax shall ever be levied Jjmwps attached to our common schools, and

f t of the tin ;ssessed properly that lia ; amj collected from any person over sixty j, periodical examinations to test the profi- j 1 1 a.Sc -se, f0r collection by the sheritf j vears of age, am law or usage to the con-! ciency t.f the scholars and the merits of I f r colli ctor, in the same manner, and at j! trarv nidwitletanding: Provulcl That no jj the teacher?, are worthy of attention. !

1 e aa)' time that he publishes the de- tax shall he assessed on any land pure h i

h -e-n-.t list; and for failing to compli I e, from the United States, unless the

i 4 the f.iregoii.g provision, he shall be t to the same penaltv as for failing to 1' i 'hi the d-linqiient list. It shall be '' duty of the several collectors within tl t it . on the receipt of the full amount ibe state and county revenue due from per-mi who may pay the same, to exeiuti t such person a receipt therefor, in J'd.irb the amount so paid shall be particul irlv dr -ignaled, and set down in writing, in nor.h at fU length. , .:. -I. Tinit hereafter it shall be the mi!) t)( the hoards of justices of the several '"'u.tios cr other persons authorized to do ''n.tv hiii,os, at the time that the col- ' " nnk 5 return of the amount of taxes ", . te ,v I.;,,, oil unassessed property ' ' !' r-;)i,s, to make ;ui order, and say j n 'uj, JiH.o assessor of that year shall 1 ,i ihn ted from the pay allowed to such '"'r, tor failing to a-sess such persons 1 pr jj,(.,ty llt assessed a9 aforesaid: -' iit s(1, (, a..t.,or j,ia bave received P ) t -r as.eiujr ,iucli assessor and his -('r,,ritn s shall be; liable; on their bonds for ' ;'r5.iIti whi,!, ,IC board of justices, or . ' 1 ' doing comity business, shall ' stforesaid such assessor ought to pay 'b faihng to assess. ' -u ' r. It shall be the duty of each and Ju,l e!hcl.)r, on being informed that a!"'ri " "ident is standing a covering rve in hi; collection district, to assess und t the sanie amount of tax from the ,! ' !a,tP(,rff fcucb horse that resident r of uch horses are required to pay alxin sinalar casts.

s:imo shall have been pure based five years!

previous to the time of the assessor making his return of assessment. This act to take effect and be in force, from and after its pas-age. Approved January 2-1, 1327.

Extracts from Gov. Clinton's Mf stage "As the spirit of internal improvement i rapidly extending in every direction, it has become a question of great moment, whether the general government has power, with or without the consent of the state governments, to construct canals and roads in their territories, and whether such power, if not alreadi vested, ought not to be granted? High authorities arc to be found on both sides' of this question; and after devoting to it all the consideration to which from its imnortance, it is entitled, I think

it due to a sense of duty, and a spirit of frankness, to say, that my opinion is equally hostile to its possession or exercise by, or its investment in, the national authorities. I can perceive in it nothing less than the harbinger of certain destruction to the state governments, nor can we but see that it at once breaks down the barner between a government for national or exte rior affairs, and local governments for domestic or interior concerns. As well might congress take cognizance of agriculture, common schools, universities, penal codes, civil rights, and the whole range of local and internal regulation, as of roads and ca-

Whenit i- underslocd that objects of this I description enter into the very formation of j our characters, control our destinies thro' ; life, protect the freedom and advance the

gloiv of our country; and when it is considered that seminaries of general education are' either not improved in the old world, or but imperfectly supplied by charity and Sunday schools, and that this is the appropriate soil of liberty and education, let it be our pride, as it is our duty,

to spare no exertion and to shrink from no

expense in the promotion of a cause conse

crated hi rclinion and enjoined by patriot

ism, nor let us be regardless of ample en couragement of the higher institutions de

voted to literature and science. Indepen

dently of their intrinsic merits and their diffusive and enduring benefits, in refer

ence to their appropriate objects, they

have, in a special manner, a most auspi-

cious influence on all subordinate institutions. They give to society men of improved and enlarged minds, who feeling the importance of information in their own ex pcrience, will naturally cherish an ardent desire to extend its blessings. Science delights in expansion as well as in concentration; and after having flourished within the precincts of academies and universities, will spread itself over the land, enlightening society and ameliorating the condition of man. The more elevated the tree of knowledge and the more expanded its branches, the greater w ill be its trunk and the deeper ile root." "The provision made at the last session

ANECDOTE OF WASHINGTON. In 1754, he ivas stationed at Alexandria with his regiment, the only one in the colony, and of which he was colonel. There happened at that time to be an election at Al xaadria for members of the Assembly, and the ballot ran high between Col. Geo. Fairfax and Mr. Wm Elzey. In the course of the contest Washington grew very warm (for his passions, naturally, were terrible; though a wise regard to honor and happiness soon reduced them to proper command) and unluckily said something to Mr. Payne, who, though but a cub in size was a lion in heart, elevated his shelalah, and, at a blow, extended our hero on the ground. News was carried to the regiment that their colonel was murdered by the mob! On the passions of the soldiers whodoatedon their commander, such a report fell at once, like a flash of lightning on a magazine of gun-pewder. In a moment the whole regiment was underarms, and in rapid motion towards the town, burning for vengeance. Deriini this time Washington had been liberally died with cold water, ccids at d volatile?, and, happih for Mr. Payne and his party, was so far recovered as to go out and meet his enraged soldieis, who crowd-d around him with faces of hone st joy to see him alive again. After thanking them for such an

evidence of attachment to him, he assured them that he was not hurt in the least, and begged them, by their love of him and of their duty, to return peaceably to their barracks." As for himself, he went to his room, generously chastising bis passion, which had thus struck out a spark that had like to have thrown the whole town into a flame. And feeling himself the aggressor of Mr. Payne, he resolved to make him the honorable reparation of asking his pardon. No sooner had he made this heroic resolution, than, recovering that delicious gaiety, which ever acce mpanies good purposes in a virtuous mind, he went to a ball that night, and behaved as pleasantly as though nothing had happened. Early next morning he wrote a polite note of invitation to Mr. Payne to meet him at the tavern. Payne took it for a challenge, and repaired to the tavern in full expectation of smelling gun-powder. But what was his surprise on entering the chamber, to see, in lieu of a brace of pistols, a decanter of wine and a pair of glasses on the table. Washington arose to meet him, and offering his hand with a smile,

began: "Mr. Payne, to err sometimes is nature, to rectify error is always glory; I believe I was wrong in the affair of yesterday; you have had, I think, some satisfaction, and if you deem that sufficient, thero is my hand, let us be friends." An act of such virtue, produced its proper effect on the mind of Mr. Payne, who, from that moment, became the most enthusiastic admirer and friend of Washing-

j ton, and, for his sake, ready at any time to

charge up to a battery oi two-aud lorty pounders. Would ouryonth but be persuaded to act in a style so correct and so beroical, our papers would no longer shock us with accounts of young men murdering each other,on false principles of honor; and by one desperate deed, amercing themselves of all present pleasure, and cf future hope. W7hen Zeno mis told that all his good3 were drowned ; why, then, Enid he, fortune has a mind to make rr.3 a philosopher.

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