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lupire to a i-catin Congress nay, our itci duration and our humble profession in life forbiil the idea that we. should stand side
Since then we have been pleased to notice that several of our brother editors in the Whig ranks, have given their opinions
by rdde, and grapple, luicccssfully, with the adverse to the proposed change. Of
couiso ail the Van Buren prints in thin State ere opposed to the measure, however they may think otherwise in the tftatc if Alabama, where the effect weulu be-a
L A U'RHACKIIU IU; II,
SATURDAY, JAN. It'., is 11. The hill which passed thu House to rektrict voters to their own prop, r township, was rejected hy the Senate, hy a vuto of 'J 7 tol. No drc Five action has vet lo-on had on
tho hill for clarify bur tin: Public Work, reported by Mr. ('raven--, and wo fear that nothing definite will he done on the subject during the present se-don.
intellectual giants of the land, who have
made pubiie. (.peakin? their trade. Never-I thelcss, if the people of this district, shall ce tit to ca-t the mantle of their kindness and confidence upon an humble Vim e'er, who ha-1 lied and labored among them from chihlhood if they shall select him to represent their interests on t!ie floor of I'onrres, whatever of talent he may possess shall be honestly and faithfully devoted to th ir service. With a thorough belief that the convention will do what they conceive
to be ri ;lit in the premFe, the matter is submitted to their enlightened considera
tion; and with their decision we shall be content. Less wc could not have said on this occasion, and more we desire not to fay under existing circumstance?.
tcorge ltoon, F'.p a member . I the llon-e of Representatives from the county of Sullivan, died at Indianapolis on the 10th inst.
On the 0th inst. Mr. IIu,'h 1! irn
;-e-ei.ta-
p.rvi til -n l.n ni,a nf in llmicn (if !?.
, ,. i . , ,. . ' , tate, proviilin ' for a cheaper and more lives, also died at nniiannpohs, in the both ' J 1
year of his age. lie wa a dth-."ii of Owen county, and ha been a resident of the, Slate more than thirty years. We regret to learn that several of the members of the I.egi-laturc have been seriously afflicted during the present session. Since the above was in type wc hae heard a rumor that Sum' I Jurfah, F.sq. Speaker of the Ilou-i- of Representatives is
dead, and that (Jen. Ilatina, a member of
the Senate is very sick. We hope the rumor may prove fal-c.
LICKl l) IT. An rleetion was held in Franklin county on the lib in-t. to elect a
member of the I.otridaf tiro in the pla -e of John A. Matson, re-i;nil. iWt. R. Ilaymond was run by the Wld-, and Mr. J. Slump hv the Fooos. The 1. titer was flectctl by n majority of 111 votes. Not more than one-third of the voters went to the polls, and in two townships no e lection was held. I til to be hoped that this little defeat will have the tiled to make the wbigs of Old Franklin n little more vigilant in future.
little dilVeicbt from what it would he here. Below will be found the views of the Louisville Journal, and the Wabash Courier, in reference to this matter.
'We are inclined to think that the gen
eral ticket plan is rcpungent to the true
spirit cf the Constitution: and, thai it would if generally adopted, le most pernicious in
its effects. Our institutions are already
sufficiently under the influence of political
parties. io souiiil-lliinking man can wish to see them more so. This svstem
would add oreatlv to that tendency. No
State, havinjr as many as Represcnta
tives. would ever carry on a Congressiona
contest except between two nominated
tickets. and between two organized parties
The system would not merely invite, but
it might be said of it, that it would com
pel the organization and keeping upofpo
litical parties, for the purpose of settling
the popular representation in Congress.
co'iitauic inoile ol levvnv' and collect mz I Wo wm. .1 ve-:nee(.i v submit I in sil
tUo public revenue. The Report w ith the es'ion, whether it he not the duly of
accompanying bills arc entirely too long for insertion in our paper, occupying, as
Auditor's ICeitorf. Through the politenes of Mr. Dunn, one of our representatives from this county, we have received the Report of the Auditor of
sack and one alternately, commencing wi th
Montgomery ; 1 lppecanoe 2 and one additional in lr Id and '4-1, Fountain 1 and one additional in 142 and '45, Hamilton and
IJoone 1 each and one alternately, commencing with Hamilton; Union 1 and one additional in 1-11 and '4."i; Randolph one additional in l?4o; Rush one additional in
142: Jefferson one additional in 111, '4.1,
'44, and .", Daviess nnd Martin leach in
141, 14J, and l-Mo; nnd one jointly in
1S43 nnd '44; Uartholomew 1 and one addi
tional in 141 ; Lawrence land one addi
tional in 14 2, '44, and '4.); Monroe and
Brown 1 iointlv and one additional jointly m
143; Madison and Hancock 1 eacli and
one additional alternately commencin; with
Hancock; Yiiro one additional in 1'42, ' V-i and '44; Sullivan one additional in 141
and'4.". The bill provides that Senator; whose terms hav not expired, shall serve out their time in the district in w hich they mav reside.
7"'e n'g'if spirit. Notwithstanding t'.ie Ohio Legislature is ibcidodly Whig, they ha c re-elected Jnfj h U.Stm iu ln-j-,r.) rre.siiielit Judre of the l'Jth 'u.liial t'iicuit,
oy n vote ol i to IV. I lie ln.- inct-nrrj him by the old JclTt r-oni in ruie I ho honrft1 is he capable is he faithful to the constitution? and having found that he fully came up to the standard, they sought to in rpiircno further. Did the I.ocofoeos adopt the same rule when they were iu the ascendant in the Lrp-4-iiure, ard when tliey rlectfd 1 1 out of lo of the rrc;.!rnt Judges from th ir ow n party ?
they do, some 40 pages of printed matter. The Auditor submits for the consideration of the Lerislature, seven bills, as follows: The first i a bill to value the property of the state, so as to insure a uniform valuation in tly different counties. It provides for placing on the duplicate of the county, all the real estate made taxable bylaw, and a fair valuation affixed jtpoti it this valua
tion to be corrected bv a iudieiou? board of
rquaH.'at ion for the county, and in order t ha t just ice i.iay be done to all the counties, and to previa, t any motive for undervaluing the propi rty of the counties ret prctively, a Stati; board of e pia liation is a!-o piovided for. Thi valuation i? not to be rrpeatcil annually, as under the present 'vlem, but
when once (he real rs(:ito is propudy li-ted and valued, it will remain at that valuation until the Legislature shall deem it necessary to have a re-valaal ion, which it is supposed will not be oftrner than once in live j ear-. The s,.riid is a bill pro idiug for the election of a county Auditor, and prescribing hi duties. Thi-bill is somen hat similar in it- t-r o i-;oi;., to the law of Ohio on
this subject. I!y the adoption of this meas
ure, (says the report) the expenses of the county are net inrrca-cd, as it i; proposed to allow no more to county auditors than is r.jw given to the respective clerks for the same duties. Ti o third is ;i bill providing for the election of count v ncrcsor, drfinintj tbeir duties, and rendering them liable for ahuc or neclect of dut v. 'J ho nudiior rcco.iimcnds
Indianai-ohs, Jan. 10, IS 11. M. Gkkcg, J3sq. Dear Sir You knowthat it has been told, and so gravely asserted, tint some of our best citizens, and
oood whi"3 too, have so far believed it, as to become affrighted on the subject that ourst:ite was bankrupt, and ruined a state owning a landed and poison.;! estate at
the lowest cash valuation worth $loV
000,000, and stands indebted, payable in thnty years from 1S.T7 about ten millions, and nothing to provide- for but the interest. Now, who but a fool, when properly informed, would believe such stull? I have been for several days hunting up and collecting together the objects of taxation and the estimated value, to lay down as
the basis whereon to found the ratio of IS 11, and I give you a ro lgh sketch on
Wc take tha following from the Troy ISudget. It is, as Samuel Wcller would say, "werry excellent much to the point." FAY THE PRINTER. ORIGINAL "lom: time a;o." Here comes winter, here comes w inter, Storms of hail, and snow, and sleet Pay the Printer, pay the Printer, Let him warm his bands and feet. Here comes winter, here comes winter, Whitening every hill ami dale; Pay the Printer, pay the Ti inter, Send your money by the mail. Pay the Printer, pay the Printer All remember his just due; In cold winter, in cold winter, lie wants cash as well as you.
Merry winter, merry winter It will be if all do right; Pay the Printer, pay the Printer, Do the thing that is polite, Happy winter, happy winter! Hark the jing'ling of the bells; To the Printer, to the Printer., What sad talcs their music tells. Ahl poor Printer! ah! poor Printer! Your subscribers frolic all In the winter, in the winter, But ne'er think of you at all!
Congress to prohibit the States from gradually falling into the system, whilst the power still exists cf doing so. If the two largest States should adopt the system, it would at once and forever thereafter become impracticable to obtain chlici such an act of Congress or an amendment of the Constitution to that effect. lur of the small States now elect hy goneinl ticket. Alabama would nvikn a
fifth. It cannot be long before the largo ! the other side, which, though in some of
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Ni.w York Canals. It apprars by le Message of tJov. Seward, of New York, that Ihe cros revenue nri-in;- f.on the canal of that tatc i f 1,0iif7. The expenditures far the enlarretr.ei.i of the Fi le l anal pai r to the Ft January, 1-Ph v re C I .T,'. l,f v ; 1 . Expended tince4 $,' -ti!,F 1. The whole cost of the enlargement is iit.v cniaiatcd at i 'jd, m,7bi.
States will bo driven into the adoption ed"
a system so advantagous to their inlluence, and so augmentative to their political party power. If there le the mischief and danger likely to arise out of this subject which we apprehend, no time should be lost by Congress in npplying the proper corrective. Lou. Jour . From the Wabach Courier. 07" The Whig editors in Alabama speak of the proposition of the Van l'uren party in the Legislature of that State, to abolish the Di.strict system in electing members of Congress, as a virtual attempt to disfranchise the entire Southern portion ol Alabama. An the Van Uurcn party have a majority, there is great reason to fear they will carry the proposition, as a patty measure, through the Legislature. This
attempt to legislate for parly purposes, and
for Ihe promotion and maintenance of parly I ascendancy, should be deprecated by eve-1 . rv honest citizen; and, besides, such efforts ' An'f of mean provided by law,
in the long run, arc almost certain to op-i Int't to be paid by the crate against the vciy party and politicians; State Dank $71,000 for whoso bom fit they were, perhaps, spe-1 ift I.a.vr'gh and Indi-
cially intcided. l or instance, Lnwilt anapolis Kail Road Clinton recommended the District System ! ,nrt fr0IU ran;i UwU
in Icw iork in electing electors as prefer ihlc not only., there, but throughout the Union, to the general ticket system, and
a law to ttiat cited was enacted. Air.
the items may not be precisely correct, yet in the agoreg ite it will not vary fir from the truth. And by this statement you may show Old Djarborn that all is not lost that is in danger, and that if Old Tip will give us the proceeds of the land or our proportion of it, which I know he will do in two or three jears. Indiana wiil be free and happyt Yours respectfully, ISAAC DUNX. The total amount to be provided in lSll, x'u :
Civil list Interest on public debt Deficit that ought to have been provided by taxation in 184.'.)
$00,000 Os:,:371
40,000
13,37 viz :
Int. surplus revenue
Water privileges
that the county n?rors be elected ly the j Van Uurcn, after joining the Jackson parpeople, in-tcad of bring appointed by the ty, in order to give liimself weight with his board doing r --unity bullies?, as under our j new allies, (by having the undivided prent syst-m. s!rcngt!i of that great State to back him.) 'Ihe fourth is a bill prescribiiii; the duties j had the district system of electing abolef county Treasurer. Hy this bill, the conn-i ishcJ' nnJ t!' yene,al 'ck(xl system rein- ' ...!. I 1 .. I. .. I,., - I.,,, it,.,
I ieastirer is made ihr celrrfor f.F Sfi(. 1
...v.. v.. . , ..... , ..... .at , .s,,i . xl Lt,p!l pC1-m,ttcel to remain as Llinion put is made his d-ity to wait upon the people of, t, ;m) ,avc received 15 or lt c-lcctoikl
to him? Why, t Fig result of the late election shows that iie would, (if things h id
Illrltt Coiufniioi!.
V discover that sc r of o:r 1. 1 otht t 1 Flitors, of this Congrc-ional Di trier, are j
calling public attention to t!.e prii ru-tv 1.1 lolding a l)i-tnd ComeiiSioii, ( ally iti l!n.' spring, for the purpose of nominating a suitntdc person to represent this di-triet in the next Congress of the I nit o t Slate. The rditor of the American suggest? that the Convention ho held about the lai idh- of April, 4l;i o.t rent ml a j'l'itinu a; ;'n.-." The editor o the Indiana Patriot, takes up
(lie matter, and aft. r fully concurring in the propriety of the measure propo-rd, goes a little further into the detail--, and comes to a more definite coti' lu-ioti as to time and He su :'.-ests (but the Convention be held at 1'mnilhr, in li i pb y c. ond v, about the f.r'-t of April next, .ml llii'.t rai:!i eotiuty in the di-tri( t appoint de!e,ati s in tl,. j roiortion of one di le.-:iti f.-riwry 25:1 vo-
low n sj. i p certain day-,
an.l afterwards
keep l.i.s ol'iee ojien for t!:;'1 receipt of taxes in the -eat el'ju-iieo; but if after the first of Dtcr'i.ibtr, annually, the taxes remain unpai !, the treasnnr is allowed tr.ivellia
fees to be paid by the i:iil;vi.iual. Fy thjj
ticular State ; and, if other S'atcs, ruled Ly
men of opposite politics, would only remain unconcerned spectators of such attemji'st rn'ght, asa party matter, be all well enough. Dot what guarantee have the ascendant party in one State to suppose that they can legislate (or the exclusive benefit of their political fiiends, without exciting similar attempts in States ruled by t their opponents, to the detriment, too, of the very party that set the example?
in thU d'-tri' t will doul.t! eh f t their delegates in 1 1 r
ter. We hne only r ne amindment to offer t tlo-.o si, t :; iiiil (bat i-, that the time befed on the tir-l S,it .1 r,!a i;i
April, b in ; Hie Unl day of lhatmonlli. In the meantime, (, several e , nilie-- i-omjio;-
,s proceed to ma nner 11 s to
(In 111 iiity seem rie.-t adi tide. On i,isuljei t w a; beg b ;i 1 to p in irk , that without ' on. 1 rl of :ii tim, not hi n ; r :i n be ibme ; and (b:( it. is irnportanl fir on ,-r i.f the Whig em e (hat tin- no a-u-r. ,o t-oin: into
wiOi the nliioet hariiionv nnd -.ind I'eeJirrj on thf: part of all -on 1 no 1. To this en.l I w r dionM like In hear the ' u r ;-r -1 inns d 1 V1 ry Whig editor in the I ' i f r i t W bile on this subji -(, c niiot f 1 1 . ; , r to(endtr our 'ill' ere th inks (a son. 1: of our editorial brethren, u lm have bei n ph asi d, In the most (1 ittrrin nn'nii r, d eotmc-d our name with (he up; ro-n hing Con. res. ionnl ranva". It wiiuld l.p f,... r !,vpnerary to ay that we do net f. 1 1 hijhlv ll itterrd w ith (lie notie'1 whif h has bn ri taken of
in, in c "liner t ion w ilh t hi 1 snliji r I, rmt on I v by our brethren of the Press, but from vnri0111 other rpiartrrs, w ithi-t the pa t ft w week, and we hoiie'ly roi,fes that it ln inspired us with nn ambition (nnd a laudable ambition w e trut ) to pro e our 'elf worth of the entire confidence of the public. We Lite not the vanity to mppose that we can faring into the service of the people the talent nti'l perience orsetl by many dhcrt of thit di-trict, who have figured ifl"t iu fdlic lie. nndwtio doultleii
votes in his e.wn Svatk, where lie lias not received a single one ! DesiJof!, as a party measure ,thc" general ticket system of electing memhe-.s of Coii-gie.-s, is one td very doubiful policy, it mav, to he sure, be the means tf sccuriii"
bill the per eent.'tor rnlbction is craduatedj l,) Vi the uneli virleel delegation of a par- ' 1 . 1 . . . . 1 ; c . 1 ci . . . ..111
and reduced, by w hich there wiil be a saving t a the sta;,. ,,f :lt least ten thou and dol1 irs per annum 011 the commission alone. The proper cheeks upon the treasurer are amply provided in the bill defining the duties of county auditors. Xo money can be received by him, without being charged aga iu-l him by the auditor of the county. Nor can any payments be made without a like order of the cuunty auditor.
The filth is a bill pointing out the mode of!
iev ing taves. 'p;l0 objects of taxation are the --amo as tbtsi 0f il10 present law but
the duties of the diflVrent officers connected with the I-wing and :i"i'fin the taxi's are mere s-eeMe.'i jy provided for in this bill than any law here tofore in force' in this slate. The sivt), ;s n 1 ;; (,, ( ,v (j1(. individual stock ill tbe si ve ral branches of tlio Slate: bank of Indiana. The Auditor sa s in his report, that if this bill is adopted the State will he certain of all the; s),,,. be ing ns-te--S"d, and will save (he pe r e-i'tit. for ceilleetion. ?. 1 1 1 f h c.olii-ioll v, ill be saved between the Slate a nd County au t horii ies, a nd
P.-n.k. P.
Canal tolls Madison Kail Road i of the property tax of 1-40
11,000 22,000 L4,000 5,000 5,000 10,000
41,000 $2i:,O00
This a:n't to be provided for by taxation 100,100 polls at :5 each $?5,11S 25,0(10 over 50 y"rs of age to be ta:.ed 1,750
$000,.71
.i in the Xcw Orleans Advertiser.
liFSUMPTION. Resumption of specie payments is the "huejc ily" after wb'ch tlie eation is now
full till in puisuit. No one will listen to
tiie suggestions of expet ii-uce, no one wii
heed the remonstrance's '( w;sdom. 1 in' cry is, "icsumc, resume,' and no enquiry is made as to the result upon the debtowing portion of the people. Like- a herd of sheep is the whole nation. The big bell weather of New York has led the way and ail tiie other wool-clad beasts follow iu triumph. Tiie more that clouts are made to stop them, the nion: lofty are their leaps, anil over th ) precipice they go without looking to consetpicnccs. Uut we should never despair, in our efforts, to induce c-lui consideration on the p u t of our fellow men in the great steps which they are about to make up the ladder of human cx:stence. ''Situated as we arc,' it behooves us to pause in our career and ask ourselves whether the resumption of specie payments by our banks will not produce a gteatcr evil than any benefit it could bestow. An attention to a
few facts will satisfy the inquirer that resumption at this time wiil cause widespread ruin in tiie community. Wc are a ditfercnt people from our neighbors of the North. Our wealth makes its returns hut once a year, while the capital of the East
revolves rapidly upon its axes, ami gams in volume with an unerring certain' y. It will be an easy thing for listern debtors to meet the shock of contradiction incident upon resumption of casli payments by the very nature of the trade and commerce of that section. It is essentially a moving trade, and till the money invested in it, is pro tit n to, actively engaged. With us, our commerce marches majestically on, nnd no human force can hasten its pace. Let our banks resume, and the very attempt to contract and to collect debts will
arrest the already "slow movement of our capital, derange the functions of our trade,
force property in'o the market, and through the wealth of the city and State into tiie hands of a few nabobs. This restriction upon the available means of industry will fall with duuble force upon the meclnii'c and professional interest, and the whole
oasis ol society will be luidvcn up, lor
From the Ohio State Journal. Lixauiples in History. There is a near resemblance to a parallel, in the histories of Charles the 1st, of lhioland one of those Stuarts who could never learn wisdom by experience nnd Martin Van Buren, worth noticing. l)uriti" the early part of the troubles growing onTof the dibits of the first English reformers, it is stated that Oliver Cromwell, disgusted with the tyrannies of the crown, but not yet daring to employ that i.ctiva resistance which afterwards so much distinguished his career, had formed the design of fleeing from his country to the
North American wilderness, whcie civil and religious liberty, removed from the surveillance of courts and hierarchies, were then laying the foundation of this mighty republic. The future Protector, with some associates, kindred spirits, had already embarked in a vessel that lay in the river Thames, about to cross the Atlantic,
when an order in council was issued prohibiting his departure. The English patriot thus detained against his will, could not avoid taking an active part in the ilevolution which was then silently progressing, and he ultimately became the man most conspicuous in the train of measures which brought his sovereign's head to the block. But for the fatal resolution of the court, in what must have then appeared a small matter, the Commonwealth may have never existed, and the family of the Stuarts might have still occupied the throne of the British Empire. When Cicncral Jnckson was called to
I 1 ho Presidency, and entered upon Ids du
ties in IS-'d General Harrison had been recently appointed Minister to Columbia, in South America. It is violating no reasonable probability to suppose that Mr. Van Buren w hose influence in the Cabinet soon rose predominant, and who of course had charge of the foreign and diplomatic relations of the eemniiy, w;:s the rimary cause of Gen. Ilairisen"s rccal, even before he could have been accredited at the capital of tiie n public to which he was destined. Gen. ilarrisem, thus rudely summoned lo return, became a prominent candidate for the I'resldeiicy in FSUi, and in IS' 10, like his great prototype, brought the Executive bend of the confederacy to the block! Had he been peimitlcd to fulfil the in:ss:en lo Columbia, it is fir from being piobable that he would have been in a situation to have been a candidate in lc3'.!; and had he nut been a canelida'e
that year, ho would scarce have been elected in 1M0. It is thus that the e'esigns ofseliis!) and mercenary men are often made the means of confounding and defeating their own ambitious schemes, whilst the obje cts of their enmity and persecution arc ele-.ated by the results of the very policy which is recommended to insure their destruction. Harrison, as President, superceding Martin Van Buren in the affections ami confidence of the people, is fully avenged of the Secretary of State who procured his recal from a foreign mission.
The ApporiioiiuirHi ISilS Has passed both Houses of the I.i'i-la-ture. It provides feir 50 senators and ItiO representatives. The following are its prov i -i . i n -, to-vvit : rd.XATOiiS. I'ulnam 1, Montgomery 1, Parke 1, Knox 1, I.awre ae-e 1, Vermillion 1, ( linton nnd Carroll 1, 'i-ei, Sullivan and Clay 1, Harrison l,Orance and Crawford 1, Daviess Jaml Mai tin 1. Monroe and Frown 1, IYrrv,Sc!i-
e e r aim t an uat i , vveu alio in ee n i,v;m-
ileibnri;h and Foey 1, Cibsoti, Dubois and l'ike 1, Hendricks 1, Marion 1, Madi-um and llaneeo k 1, Hamilton and Foone , He niy
1, Fayette ami I'nion 1, Franklin , Dearborn I, Kiple-y 1, Switzerland 1, .1 e nnins;-
$500,50:1 Am't cf laublc3 a.' valuation in theyear'4'1 107,: "7, "71 :V-40,010 acres of land coining on to the tax list for 1-1 1 at $) 0,717,0:10 Ain't of land that ouht to have been listed la-t
year and was not as per Auditor's statement, 15,7Go,l"0
Am't to be taxed this
year that has heretofore been exempted, say $100 to each individual. 1 will not carry this out as it is yet uncertain. 10 cents on the $100, on this ain't. $132,")4?,1'17 i- $530,192 The polls in two counties not returni'e! estimated at o,200 at 75 cents -MM
..,,1 11-.rll.. .1. ......... 1 '!tII'L- 1 l'I,,l,l I I..,'
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1 ' (Vriuli . .eiricim :iln ectt I. U :i I, n rl . ...
airn e a- to the pon er eif the: State to tax i 1, Fountain 1, Tippe-canoe- 1, t.'rant and
Delaware I, Jolmoii j, Morgan 1, Di'catur I, Itudi 1, Cas--, Miami and Wabadi 1, St.
.lo-ipb, Marshall ami Fulton 1, Flkhart, Ko-i-iu-ko and Whitley 1, and I.arane,
Steulie ii, .Noble anil De kalb I, Allen, Ail
am We IK and Huntington I, Kaudoloh.
Ill tckford, and Jay 1, l.uporle, Fake atu
I'.irli r I V.irr.n. While. Putrid.-; ..e
..in ,-,, very or,.', , nop p.,tou , s, k , o,,,., , Wavl,..y.
of the- Id-port ol tin' . Vinlilor eil Mate , an I .)!). have to rc-rel that vo could not eo more I It Fl'K FSF.N I ATI V F
into the- details of Ihe j 0'in propoed. Mr. I'arki'. li n-li, 'io, t lark, Harri-on,Wndi-
Dn nn i iri'ace's the be lie f that t ho - v . ral1 '"-" "' " ,r"N J neTse.n, i rankon, l ay-
i ..... ... ... it .1.1 i
e iie, i ,;i inrii', 111 nrv, , rani ; vvuviic am
ll,e s t oe k, a com i.-c re-medy i- provide-d for (e tin,- the l.ral 'ii lio'l involved. 'I he m ve nth i-. a bill l"V)iog the tax (or Mater and liit'-mal I inpriV emeiit p'irpti-The-rate n! taxation in thi- hill 'u le ft open fir tin' further ae tioii of the I.i-!;ilature.
We La
loll- will be pai'd with very lillle alteration, as (hey were carefully examined by 1lir e iimtnitti'e of Wayo and Means before Ho y were' eirdcred to be irin(eil. Tlio ; iit rul TttKrt Sjstcni. It will be remcnibcreil by our readers, that wo took occasion sumo week1? since, lo enter our objections somewhat at length, to the proposition to change tho mode of electing Congressme n in this State, from the district to the (uneral ticket system
De'iirbom It cae-h, t M ature. Shelby, Warrick, " i. ..i. i i- .- ii
, .i rmei inn - ii, ivno, .-iiinvaii, lay, cr-
iiiillion, Warrrn, Clinton, Carroll, Mort;an Johnson, .1. iininu", I'loyel, Se ott, .Iaekein Switzerland, Ripley, Decatur, Ca, Flk hart, St. .Iii.cpli, Allen, Hendiie k", Doha wan1, 'Irani, Posey- Cibson, Spriieer, Pe r
ry, Uandulpb, Union, Craw ford, tire i n, Ow
en, I ike niiel Diilmis I each: Miami am
Wuhndi 1, Hutitiiidi'U, Uhickford and Welb 1, Whitley and K esciuk')l; Marshall, Fulton nnd Stark 1, White, Pulaski, Jasper and Denton F, Noble nnd Fagrauite 1, Steuben nnd Dekalb I, Adam pint Jay 1, Porter tin 1 Fake I, MonU-eitnerT nnd Putnam 2
what?-
j):iy specie on the circulatiiif
$532,502
medium of tiie country when that country
is plunged ueeply in uebt to the furnis'icrs of the currency ! Wc arc decidedly averse to the present system of irredeemable paper money. It is a curse ou the industry of the state, but
Wiii 1st tiiat is too case, it is no proof of
dishonesty on tnc part ot (he banks, as contended by some. If tho people could pay the banks what they owe them and the banks then refused to pay specie, no one would be at a loss for a name to characterize such proceedings; but the reverse is true. The banks would pay, but they cannot, because the people, in debt to them, are unable to meet their obligations. A sound, redeemable currency we go for, with all our might and main, but not at the expense of the great interests of tho state; not, by involving in ruin the elebt-owine-portieui of our fellow-citizens. The desieleratum can be nifectcel without ai:v elisaster to honest industry. A litilo time. two short years, and all will be ri:rhf Ect the Northern banks resume, let grass grow in the streets of tiie resuming cities, but sulfur our caniaoe-wn vs and
levees to be ihe scene of active industry.
Thus you se:e to increase the polls to 7."ij Wo will pay what we owe the Nortj
cents ami put the tax at 40 cents on the
$ 100, making no allowances for expense?, we have a surplus of $20,00. We have a bill before the house, if it passes, will bring to tide balance $110,000 yearly, to-wit: Tbe profits of (he Hank, and the interest on the Sinking fund loan.
Umio:;.', Bankhvit law. Wo have pleasure in announcing that Mr. Senator Crittenden yesterday reported, from the committee on tin; Judiciary, a hill establishing a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout Ihe Uniteel States. It will, no doubt, gladden the hcait of many an honest, enterprising, hut unfortunate citizen, to Irani that Ihe attention of the Senate has been cli'ectivrly called thus early to thi important subject. Public opinion has been uncuivocaHy ami strongly derlareiJ through the press, in favor of ihe measure, ami tin? tables of both Houses of Congress are loaded with petitions and
memorials sediritiim the immediate enact
ment of such a law. Those who are ncquaintcil with the de
tails of the bill of last session, which, after
passing the Senate, was laid low by the
destructive spirit ol I.ocolocoisni in the
Mouse of Representatives, may bo inform
ed that Ihe present measure is exactly the
same as that bill, in nil important respects. There ore a few alterations hut they arc
very sbjht; and do not affect any princi pie Madisonian.
without iiiijioveiisiimg ourselves. i ho misfortune of the past is not dishonesty. Me who would assert, that the public were dishonest, bv contracting debts when nil
was prosperity, must be actuated by f dso feelings. Our duty is to ouiselves as we ll
as those to whom are bound in debt. To huilc the banks unfeeling rredilo-.s, bv legislation, elees not indicate a deep regard for the public, interest, and we are vet to' see the man in this stale, who would drive them widely into resumption with all the serious consequences attendant upon a sleip, at the present moment. In the mean lime, wo lh:ovv open our columns to (he temperate remarks of all upon this absorbing question. I.d it be discussed freely. It is one that "touches us all nearly.' Tin; Physician, The life of a physician is a life of contradiction. Me is slanderoel, abused ami derieleel, yd be is son oh t with avidity, and freely received into the bosom of families. Mis opinion can blanch tho check, orsnlluse the eye wilh tears of
joy; ami his lips arc as closely watched as if from them proceeded ihe issues of if.
and death. Mo lives by ihe woos of oth
crs;and while ho would starve if constant l.nnllli ii'iirn ll.n i I t-i I ... f C . ,
in. I... ..v. ..... ..I ii imiii; ,i line race lie
is endeavoring to banish sickness from among men, while success in Irs avoca-
tien would rum Iiim forever. He is a
ways engaged in a war against his own
orcau anu muter.
From tho Indiana Journal. WnUasEi ami t:rie Castal E.asu-y. CoNGRnss. On the 30th ult., the Senate considered the hill confirming to Indiana, the land selected by her to complete that portion of the Wabash and Erie canal that lies between the mouth of the Tippecanoe river and Terre Haute, and for other purposes. The correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot thus alludes to ii: ''The Senate proceeded to consider the bill to confirm to tlie State of Indiana tiie land selected by her, for that portion of the Wabash and Erie Canal which lies between the mouth of the Tippecanoe river and Torre Haute, and for other purposes. This is a very important measure, and .Mr. Smith deserves tiie thanks of the citizens of Indiana fur the industry, zeal and perseverance with which he has labored to carry it through Congress. .Mr. Tai'pax spoke in opposition to tho bill, and concluded with a motion to recommit it. -Mr. Smith, of Indiana, replied at length to Mr. Taitax, in support of ihe bill. He went at large into the argument in favor ofthe claim, and in opposition to the motion.1 On the 31st after a debate by Mr. Tappan, of Ohio against the bill', and .Mr. Smith of Indiana, in favor of the claim ofthe state, the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading by a lar -c majority. Of rouise tho bill will pals the Senate; and now, that the district, which is inmuahateiy interested in the prosecution and completion of this great vvoik, has a member in the other branch of Congress in Ihe place of "our Howard1' who vill labor witli bis entire energies and perseverance to procure its final passage, t10 people ofthe state may reasonably hope b. obtain, at i!,;s sessio-i of Congress, a confumation of these lands.
o.it. Ci.iixjG : I ,aVo in my poss. s. !,,,, i Pear presented to me last autumn by Mr. Joseph Hnycs of Miller Townslun, w'hich'
when taken from the tree weighed 3Si ounces, and measured 17 1 inch
cuuiferenco, and is perfectly sound at this time. Persons wishinc in imnmvo
n . j w iiiuii fiuit can no doubt procure grafts by apply
ing to Mr. Hayes.
January 1(, IS II.
-I HseKIBEK.
SPIRIT OF TIIF FOc-O-FtK-O FRRSS. lUnrnai before We-win.i)..
I i i." ........ it,lll l'(J. I'h-I.'X'hody bin . ran imagine how pure, patriotic, shrewd and sagacious you are' Want bo misled! You always see
' g'hi straight through a millstone, whether there s a hole in it or not. You are always ns right as a brink, and nobody can gum you. In short, you are O. K Rarinff after Election :-Y ou 'miserable dcsp.rablo, know nothing, good-for-noth.ng rascals! Bought up by British .old! Le. away by Log Cabin fooleries! (.umnird by coon-skins! Blinded bv skunk-skins! Dead drunk on Hard Cider'' Senseless, beastly, contemptible wretchps! do to the devil!
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