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feel it. Independent of these considerations, when the question comes to us, a? it does now, sin 11 we have our farms, stock, and all pur property taxed for tho upport of the General Government, i shall vc have a duly on wine? and silks? No one in this State can hesitate which to choose. As to the other objection, that it will favor British interest to the injury ol French, your committee a-o of op nion. that it is a consideration foreign to the question, and entitled to no weight. lias it come to tlvs, that the citizens of this country cannot enact their own laws without consulting the iuterests ol their Dritanic and French majestiest Do they
b!iow so tender a regird to our interest? in their commercial regulations? France,
on the single article of American tobacco,
raises a revenue of at least 10,000,000
per year. With her it is a government
monopoly, and, as must bo the case with
auch monopolies, it operates to the op
pression of as well the grower, as the con-
immcr. A large portion of these S10
000,000 is w rung from the industry of our
planters. In England we do not even fire as well
There the duty on tobacco is about $7")
on the one hundred pound., and, on a
hogshead, which would be sold by the
planter to the ship ng merchant fur 100
tho British government w.ll collect a rev
etuie cf over fil,000. They know lobac
ro is a luxury, and, like all luxuries, has its maximum pncebeyciid which it cannot
be sold. Hence the policy ot these gov
ernments is. bv the interposition of
monopoly in the one country, and of the most extravagant imposts in the other, to keep p thearticlotoitsmix imum price at lume, and thus to force our planters to sell at the most reduced prices. Still, some politicians would have vis abstain from promoting our own inteics.
for fear of prejudicing the interest of
France or England. This self-sacrificing sp!rit jour committee believe, is incompatible with the character of our people, who are ever ready to assert their righis, and to maintain them.
We believe that we are under no obl ga
SATURDAY, JAN. 23, 1841.
thor, and without knowing whether its publication will be agreeable to the gentleman to whom it refer?. It will be seen that the object of the writer is to present the name of Col. Johnson tf'atts, of this count-, to the public, as a suitable person to be run for Congress in this district. We are assured by the writer that Col. Watts has had no
j y " It, 1 O 1'' 15 U It- G II !lPcnc3' 1,1 t,us matter, and we feel warrant
ee, in saymij inni ii is also wunour nit knowledge and consent. But whatever course he may foci it his duty to pursue in the premise1, he cannot but feel eralitied at
the high encomium upon his distinguished
services and moral worth, which is thus
paid him by his unknown friend a compli
ment which we believe is neither extrava gant nor misapplied.
Wc fully concur with the writer, that the
laboring, and particularly the farming iiv tcrcsts of our country should not be over
0 I he Cincinnati Republican ot the looked, in the distribution of public offices
13th inst. says that Gen. Harrison was: and it is a truth, which cannot be contro
then in the city, and in excellent health. It was thought he would leave for Washington in a few weeks.
03" Dr. Chauncey Colton will preach
at the Episcopal Church to-morrow at 11 o'clock A. M.and 3 o'clock P. M.
(7- We are happy to have it in our pow
er to state that the reported death of Mr. Judah, was nil a mistake.
Retort Professional. Mr. Bennett, f v. editor of the New York Herald, hav .1: charred John W. Bear, the Buckeye 7? -smith, with being an office-seeker, : -t gentleman repels the imputation with nv.c degree of spirit, and gives Mr. Bennett to understand that he still intends to puisne his usual pursuit in life, of making horseshoes and hand-ci;jTs, and advises him to send on the measure of his urists, and thereby save other the trouble of doing so. Trv it again Bennett.
at
pa n w 1 a . jipor . .
item 1 . then t'.rt the fO'Tu"1
A SKr.Tcn. There is nothing in the following sketch, drawn by the Philadelphia North American, particularly consoling to the em'fuous aspirant after office and power. It may however be none the
mf. That the Senate concur in 1 , ........ . . . . . .1 . r low the fiiencMiui of angels, rcsemoies m ;ments contained in the report of, 1 , . . rl. . mittee on federal relations just re-1 sol.iune, if not the oepth. of h:s suf-
less correct. uThe ro.ud on w hioh ambition
tion to foster the interests of England and traVr!;, has this advantage iho U'chrt it n ... f ".. ! " T
trance at me expense 01 our own. -sceml tho moie ditrictilt it becomes, till rohev is to take care cf ouiselves. tnd 1 ... , . let England and Frauce take cate of them- alh?t ,l terminates on some c.rvation too solves. j narrow for friendship, too steep for s if:iy. Mr. Tmt offered the following resolu-j too sharp for repose; and where the occu10,1: ' pant, above t'.e svmnailv of men, and be-
uesoicca. 1 nai me ceua.u cc;ii.ui in 1
tin sent;
the committee on lederal relations jus
ported and ordered to be printed; j tcrir.gs, a Prometheus c.iained to tnc CauWhich was adopted by the following casiati rock.' vote: J , Aves. Messrs. AVer, Aile, Anon,; Behind the times. A writer in the Armstrong, Bird of St. J., Board rt M.'. , .... . r i m r 01 ..1 t- '!., r., : ist C harlostown Iiiuiar.ian, seems to hive Re . B nr. Carnan. Clark. Coiuns. Lra-i '
vens, Eggleston, Elliott, Everts, Ewing,'. j11?1 xm I out that a proposition had been Herrioil, Hoover, McCord, MoiTiit, Mor-1 nidde in the Legislature to change the Can, Mount, Nave, Parker, Riley, Stafford, ! mofo of electing Congressmen in this Stevenson, Test, Thompsui, Waits, Will-jSlate to ,!ieGener,, tickct svstemanj lams, and W right , , r , NoES.-Messrs. Bern; Carr, Cham- he 'sternbly vrcthy thereat. He denounbcrlain, Dohson, Ilaelett, Harris, Kin- ces it as a 11 kig scheme to deprive the
zer, Love, AicAif, hoberts, and lannc- , people of tneir rights, by placing the pow-
AWI, 11. er of elcctins their cotv-rcssmen in t!ie
Those in italic are friends of the Ad
ministration. Comparative population of Cities, etc, In the rutted States.
1S30
NewYorrlt, 202,559 Philadelphia City, 80,471 do Co., 10S.4S4 New Oileans, 40,052 mitrore, 50,020 Boston, 01,302 Cincinnati, 24,531 Brooklyn, 13.391
Alleghany City, 5.139
Pittsburgh,
Albany, Charleston, St. Louis, Providence, Washington, Lowell, Richmond, Rochester, Troy, Buffalo, Louisville, Newark, Portland, Salem, New Haven, Hartford, Mobile, Ctica, Now Bedford, Savannah, Springfield, Suhna, (town.) Syracuse, (village,) (.'liarlestown, Mass. Norfolk, F.shkill. Walerv l:et, Poughkcrpsip, Nantucket, Detroit, Lynn, Wheeling, Reading, Bingor, Alexandria, Lancaster, Wilmington, Newpoit, Roxbury, Nashville, Cambridge, Portsmouth, PeteTshurgh, Taunton, Norwich, Middleton, Newourjport, Seneca, Worcester, Hempstead, Plattsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus,
12,:0S
21,200 30,220 r,S,V2 10,K33 15,20 0.171 10, tV0 0,200 11, r:o 0,333 10,311 lo,o:3 12..V.V2 13,ko: 10. ISO 0,7 SO 3,101 5,323 7.:.02 7,303 0. 7 M 0.020 2.:.t: S.7S7 010 .s,2'.'2 1. '.k;2 7.222 7,2(12 ') o.t :i:t r,2ii r,7;o 2.SC7 N.2 1 1 7,701 5,010 r.2.M .",.roo 0,(173 N,l2di H. roo 0.01:, r.ioi t02 P37: 0,207 4,172 0,1 as 4,013 I, 573 2,433
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312M3 03,573 103,010 102,101 101,400 03, 4. V2 10,32 3,221 10.02 21,300 33.027 20.203 2l.r).-S 23.012 22,777 20,051 20.152 20,120 10,373 15,222
hands of a few dosTgning demagogues! and he calls lustily upon tho honest yeomanry of the country to look well $0 their
interests, while they have the power to
chasti?c their rulers who would thus trample them in the dust! Why man, make yourself asey! This proposition received its quietus severed weeks ago and that too at the hands of the whigs. But if you must ive vent to a little indignation on the su!j.ct, you should turn the artillery of your wrath cgainst the Legislature ol
Alabama, and the thmccratu' governor of
thai State, who recommended a similar change there. Above all things we do like political consistency.
17.202 15.2 IS 15.151 13,72s
12,703 12.700
12,071 12.5S.-, 11,21 I 11,013 11,"12 0,111 11,175 10,0S 10,130 10.11s 10.OO7 0,512 0.122 0.075
N.703
7II 5.011
S,'.2 s,110 5,:it7 5.321 N.310 5,133
5,127! 7,SS 7,si 7.52 1 7,230 , ,1 1 1 7,101 7,073 7, POO
7,000 0,121 0,07 1 ,P1H
WORK LOR Till: SCIHH1L-M ASTF.R. It appears by the returns of the District Marshal of this State that there are 35,000 persons above the age of 20 who are unable to read. There are 27 1,000 children between the ages of 5 and 20 of whom only 4 1,000 are reported as attending the common schools, 2, 100 in the academics and grammar s. hools, and 302 in the colleges and universities. In Kentiukv it
j still worse. In that Slate there are 12,-
000 above the ago of 20 who cannot toad.
and they have onlv 32.020 children at
sc!iod. In Clay county, which casts 500
votes, there rppear to ho 073 over 20 wi
10
cannot read. In Knox comity which gives 7SS volts, there arc 512 over 20 who cannot read, at sc!,n 1 10 and 1 teacher. In Ohio county which gives 501 votes, there aie 557 over 20 wiio cannot read, at sclu.ol 25 ni.d 1 teacher. In Pike county wlrith gives 2'..2 votes, there are 552 who cannot
road, and only 25 at schorl, and 1 teacher In Barren county which gives 2000 votes' there arc 1 170 over 20 who cannot read" In Mercer county which gives 2100 votes, there arc 7 17 over 20 who cannot read. Truely may it bo said that Indiana, and
In r gallant sister over the water, nllord a largo field for tho operations of tho school master. May it be improved, 111 a proper maimer.
vei led," that the modest, but intelligent and
deservins: citizen, is too frequently thrust
aside by the more w ily nnd dextrous politi
cian. We are too prone to seek amon? the
! ar'.- ' e eb-iniient, and the highly fiivor-
(' ! t'.vt".,-, rr . 1 'popular t s - r' .- i-.i. .o get, that ." i'i : .; ill! In ' - ' iten, who i u , i t: f o- ccntiUjr, 1 to To. i., p !.- -t;M.' w:: ks of life. In this h r,.( ov. . vt-r, h - t :i i ds of ColWatts have had no reason to complain. He has been honored w ith all tb.eotTices to which
he ever aspired though he has never sought a station higher than he now- occupies. He has served us faithfully in the State Senate for the last three years, and w as but recently re-elected to the same office fer three years to ccmc, by a very decisive majority. We have no idea that the Col. would consent to leave the Senate, under any circumstances, nrtil the term for which he was elected shall have expired. But should it be otherwise, and should the people see fit to place him i;i the field, for a seat in Convc res, we shall sav amen to it, with a hearty cood
wiil; and. moreover, we will be found ipportinor his pretensions with tie same teal which has ever characterized our efforts in his behalf. Standing in the delicate relation to the
public, which w e now do, in reeard to the nomination for Concrcs", it may be thoug ht by some that this is all finesse on our part, and that wc are but catering for our own amhilious aspirations. Wo spurn such an
imputation as not only unjust, but altogether unw orthy of an honorable mind. We have
been too Ions: connected with the political conflicts cf the day we have too long; battled for the interests of our common country, and strove to promote the success of our personal and political friend?, without ministering to our own advancement, for such mercenary motives, now to attach to us. We have never been what may be termed an office-seeker, and while we retain our senses, we hope we never may Be. True it
i, through the kind partiality of some of our friends, our name, among others, has been presented to the public as having some claims to the nomination. This is a distinction we never sought, though we had juct as pood a right to seek it as any other individual in the district; but btandin now in that position before the public, like all other men in like circumstances, we are somewhat ambitions of succes5, and shall strive to compass that object by all the mratt consistent with honor and propriety. Out if the nomination is to be attained only
by a sacrifice of principle or of honor, w e pray Heaven to remove the cup far from . As to the presentation of the name of Col. Walls, at this time and in this manner, wo
hope no one will regard it as either prcma- ' true or presumptuous, though it may conflict somewhat with the pre-conccivcd nolions entertained by some. It is the undoubted prerogative of every citizen to discuss, in a calm a ml dispassionate manner, the relative merits of those who may seek public olVice, not only after, but liffyre the people shall bo called upon in Convention to act upon the matter. It is the privilege of every volrr in present the claims of hi favorite in a strong a light as possible, with, out brine; called in question for doing so; ami we therefore recognize the right of our
correspondent, to nice the claims of htt favorite, in the manner and form he has chosen below. And we hope the samojprhilege w ill be freely and fully exrrcised by everv other citizen of the district, who may
rhooso to rvercise it. In our country no ex-
rlusie privileges are tolerated and whih
the Press remains free and untrammelled.
the rithts of the many ran never be compromised or circumvented by the marhim-
,r . . t . . . -
II, III" 111 111!? II'W. L II. H" ll'l OHireS 90 high that they are above (he reasonable amhitinn of the most humble citizen ami none .ti lore that the most exalted would have to stonp for their acceptance. Such at least if our view of the subject.
taeir will. It i too often 'i' igneing and managing men
I ' . I . to be placed before the
viid i' for office, who have no jpo:. ! e public, and instead of
ic'.l , really injurious to the :tp h ;s compelled to yield them v :'. OiO more modest and de-i-ii t ' !- ' r in the shade. I trust tu r will be looked to in r. ...on, not only in this dis
trict, but throughout the state, in order
that one of the grand evil3 of nominations
by conventions may be done away. It is
my intention in this article to place before the people of this district, the name of one, w ho, I think, would not be an incumbrance to the party, but would add to it strength, when his claims ceme to be canvassed before the people at large. This individual is Col-Johnson Watts, now a member of the Senate from this county. I am aware that there are certain 'professional gentlemen in
the district, who will perhaps make loud objections to the idea of nominating this gentleman for congress, for the reasons that he is a plain man and a farmer. Out I would have it understood that I am addressing my
self to the people nt larg,e, and not to a seleet fete, who may think that they are entitled to all the important offices in the country. The very reasons w hich w ill be urged against this gentleman's nomination by some, are the reasops which I shall urge in his favor. I ask the people, whether or not the farming part of community which con
stitutes the bone and sinew of the nation, is
properlv- and fairly represented, either in our state or national legislature? I think the answer by every candid man will be in
the negatire. What are the objections, which may with any show of propriety be urged against the nomination of this individual? They are, that he is neither a classical scholar, nor an orator. These are certainly objections and it would be desirable if possible, that these qualifications should be possessed by those who seek such sta
tions. But these qualiueahons alone are not sufficient, and it i rarely the ease that it falls to the lot of any individual, to combine all the qualifications that are desirable. How many representatives in consre's have we had, capable ofdistinguishing themselves in debate, and by such means, wielding any influence in favor of their constituents which
could not by other means be effected? Ve
ry few indeed. If then we have to repre
sent in, common sense, practical men, who are capable of commanding the respect and confidence of their associates, wc may reasonably expect to realize all the advantages that we would ordinarily effect. Such a man is Col. Watts. He has some practical experience in legislation, and knows as well, perhaps, the wants and wishes of the people, as ary man in the community, for he is emphatically one of the people. As to his love of country, and the sacrifices he would be willing to make in her behalf,wcrc it necessary, we can refer to his deeds.
which are always preferable to, and speak louder than words. During the last war, in
the hour of his country's peril, when her
frontier inhabitants were bleeding under the
tomahawk and scalping-knife of a savage
foe; at an age under that which required
service at his hands, ho left the fireside of
his father as a volunteer, and repaired to the tented field. He fought in one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last war, and the living witnesses are not wanting, to attect to his bravery. These services are not mentioned as a reason why be should be entrusted with the high duties of a legislator, but I do think, where such men are equally competent in other respects, that it is proper
that the people, when promoting men to places of honor and preferment, should have
some regard at leat, for those who have
stepped forward in the hour of their country's need. I have now extended this article far beyond what I intended, when I sat down. I will only add, that I hope others, in different parts of tho district will speedily bring forward the names of all w hose pretensions will likely, or ought properly, to come before the convention, in order that the people, w ho have the right to decide, may have the opportunity of speaking to that matter. tiive every one fair play; ami when matters arc thus fairly and openly transacted, no one will have the right to complain. And lastly, after the nomination in made, let no one look back. ok of the rnori.K. Centre township, Jan. 1, 1SII. N. 0. It is proper for the writer of the above to remark, t lint Col. Watts has had no ateney in originating this article. O. P.
For the Beacox. I attended the Lyceum and Mechanics Institute on Tuesday evening last, and
was somewhat gratified with the size of
the meeting. I thought it argued much o o o in favor of its popularity. But I Tegret to sec such a disposition manifested amongst
its members to render so many frivolous excuses, in regard to the want of time to
prepare themselves for the debates as
were made on that evening. This was car lied to such an extent as to produce dis satisfaction amongst a portion of its mem
Jjers, as also with a number of the spectators, some of whom left. If speaking or
debating be one of its main objects, surely
no one member ought to complain for
want of time, where a whole week inter
venes. If however it should so happen,ei-
ther for the want of good health, or profes
sional business, they should bo actually
hindered, then they may have some claim
for an excuse. This Society requires as much attention to increase its growth as any thing else, or any other branch of business, and therefore a portion of one's time should be devoted to that ; by which means it would bo made interesting as .veil as useful. It is to be hoped that neither a necessi
ty or inclination will require from the
members such an amount of unnecessary
and uncalled for excuses in the future
meetings of the above Institution. J. Q. A
Taken from lh State Census ! IS 10 The N O. Bee challenges New England to beat, liat t lady in Lonisianadid rcienlly.tif. tnde a quilt, containing 8,911 pc in aiiteen dut.
Congi rsKional I'.lrt lion. Two wrrks sinre we received, thrn'lch the mail, the following communication from "f ne r the People." The receipt nr it w a acknowledged, ami the author was rconest-
ed to fa vol u with his proper name, for reasons which we denned good and stillicimt. With this request the writer has seen proper not to comply, (not having heard from hirn on th subject tince) nnd, tht an uncharitable construction may not be put upon our motives, we have determined to take the responsibility of publishing the artlclt, without a know Udge of it au-
I-'or the Political I'eacon. TO Tllll VOTTRS OF Till'. -Ith COX. ORFSStOX.W. DISTRICT. Having eb-eted Oon. Harrison president, it becomes the whig party to see to it, th:it there isn Congress to bring about the reform which is contemplated under his adminis
tration. With this view it i now time that the whigs nf this di-trict were looking about Oiimii fur a suitable individual to fill the place r the present inetimbciit. There will have to be a District Convention, and the nominee of that Convention will he the Representative of this District in the next Congress. It is then highly important, if the people are to have any hand in saying who that man shall be, that the names of all whose pretensiont w ill be placed before the contention, bo placed first before the penpie, in order thnt thiy may tend delegate
Mr. L'niTon: In looking over a late number of the Grecnsburgh Repository, 1 find that tho members of the House of Representatives of the Indiana Legislature arc classed as follows: .r0 farmers, IS lawyers, 11 physicians, IS merchants and y mechanics. It appears by the census returns of Indiana, that tho number of persons belong ing to the learned professions, compared with the number of mechanics and manufacturers in tho Siate, is in tho proportion of 1 to 0; and ycl ihe proportion of the former with the latter class in the State legislature, is about as 10 to 1. From this statement of facts, one of two inferences is fairly dcduciblc cither, that mechanics, as a class, arc regarded by tho people ns unfit to legislate, or that they are less ambitious of public office,
than any other class of citizens. Tho latter is tho more chaiitalde inference of tho
two. Quidnunc.
From the Indiana Journal, Jan. 1?.
LdEGlSLATITE. A great part of Friday, in the Senate, was spent in debate on the bill to suspend tho further prosecution of the public works and for other purposes. The vote on the proviso offered by Mr. Ilanna, that nothing in the bill shall be so construed as to prevent the expenditure of the whole of the $400,000 appropriation, heretofore made by the Legislature, to tho Madison and Indianapolis rail road being made as originally contemplated, was, on motion of Mr Baird of St. J. re-considered, and Mr. Ilan.
na withdrew his amendment. Various
other amendments were offered during the
discussion, none of which prevailed. The
question recurring on the amendment of
the committee, Mr. Arion moved lhat tho bill and amendment lay on tho table, and
it was decided in the affirmative by the casting vote of the President; which is
considered as having scaled the fate of the bill, as well as of all other propositions to classify the public woiks, this session. In the afternoon, Mr. Clark offered a resolution that the Senate will, the House concurring adjourn sine die on Monday the first day of February. Mr. Parker moved to amend by striking out the "fustv and inserting tho eighth," which did no1 prevail. Mr. Moffatt moved to lay the resolution on the table, which was decided in the negative. The resolution was then adopted by the following vote:
Ayes Messrs. Aker, Angle, Armstrong,
Beard of M., Bell, Berry, lilair, Carnan, Carr, Chamberlain, Clark, Collins. Cravens, Kgglestort, Foster, Ilorriott, Lowe. McCord, Morgan, Nave, Nickle, Riley, Stafford, Stevenson, Test, Thompson, Watts, and Wright 'JS. Nors Messrs. Arion, Baird of St. J., Dobson, F.lliott, Everts, Ewing, Ilackett, Ilanna, Harris, Hoover, Kinzcr, Moffatt, Mount, Parker, Taiinehill, Williams 10. Saturday, considerable local business was transacted. The bill to suppress the circulation of unauthorized bank paper
commonly called shinphistcrs, was read tho third time and passed. Th's bill (which has passed both houses.) provides that all such paper shall be considered fraudulent nnd null and void in law, and all contracts founded thereon are declared void; it also makes the issue of such paper a penal offence, cognizable by a grand jury, and upon conviction, fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars for each offence. In the House, on Friday, the bill to abolish capital punishment came up on its third reading, when Mr. Mason moved that it be indefinitely postponed. The
motion was warmly opposed by .Messrs. Bowles, Champer, Swectscr, Lancaster, Bl.iiikenship and Durbin, and supported by Messrs. Butler of V., Dunbar, Conwell, and Ritchey. The question on the postponement was not agreed to, when the bill passed. On Saturday, Mr. Smith of F., Chairman of tho committee on canals and internal improvements, made a report of great length and interest, in relation to the public works or the state, accompanied by a bill for the classification and further prosecution ol the works. The hill provides that the works shall he divided into thrco classes, os follows: The Whitewater canal from Brookvillo to the National road, the Madison and Indianapolis rail road from Vernon to Edinburgh, the New Albany and Vmccnncs turnpike road from Paoli to Vinccnnes (except tho metaling and bridges over tho two branches of While river) nnd the improvement of the Rapids of tho Wab:s!i, to constituto the Jirst class. Michigan and Erie canal, the
Northern division of the Central canal,
and tho nil road from Edinburg to ludi
anapolis, to constitute the second clesi.
The southern division of the Central ca
nal, the road from Jeffersonville tia New Albany to Crawfordsville, the road from
Indianapolis to Lafayette, the metaling
and bridges over White river on the Vincenncs and N. Albany road, the Whitewa
ter canal from the National road to tho mouth of Nettle creek, and the connexion between the Whitewater canal and the Central canal to constituto the third classIt further provides that neither of the works in 'he second class shall be prosecuted until those in tho first class arc completed and the same in relation to the third class until the second are completed; and also authorizes the Fund Commissioners to sell state bonds bearing six per cent interest either for cash or to persons who will undertake the completion of the works.
rhc Wabash canal south of Lafayette irf
not provided for in the bill, from the be
lief that the state will acquire sufficient
lands from the General Government to complete it; in that event tho committee recommends its entire separation from tho "System' and to be prosecuted as fast as means arc obtained for that, purpose. Mr. Morgan, from the minority of iImi modification committee, made a report adverse to the report of Mr. Jones, from tho majority of the same committee, mado some days since, which was accompanied by a bill to modify the system of Internal Improvement. This bill provides that tho works shall be divided into five cl.issesas follows: The White Water Canal from
Lawrcnccburgh to tho National Road, and
the Madison and Indianapolis Rail Road
from Madison to Edinburgh shall constitute the first cl iss. The New Albany
and Vincenncs Turnpike, the northern end of ;he Central Ciiiial from Indianapo
lis to Kilbuck summit, including the Muticeytown feeder, the Cross Cut Canal between the Eel river feeder dam and Torre Haute, and the Madison and Indianapolis Rail Road between Edinburgh and Indianapolis, shall constitute the second class. The southern division of the Jeffersonville and Crawfordsville Road between Jcffersnnviilc and Salem, and tho northern, division between Grcrncastlo and Crawfordsville, tho Indianapolis and Lafayette road between Crawfordsville and Lafayette, and so much of the northern division of the Central Canal as is not
included in the second cl iss, shall constitute the third class. The Erie and Michigan canal shall constituto the fourth class. And all the works not included in either of the foregoing classes shall constitute the fifth class. This bill further provides lhat the lund commissioners shall dis-pose of the securities taken for State bonds now sold, and apply the proceeds to tho prosecution of the works; nnd they arc also authorized! to sell bonds to contractors on the works in payment fur labor per formed, not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars, for the year 1811, bearing 0 percent, interest. The House wat en
gaged the whole afternoon of Saturday in committee of the whole on the bill "to value the property of the Slate," and tho "bill prescribing tho duties of County Auditor." These arc a scries of bills which arc designed to revolutionize tho present mode of assessing and collecting the revenue of the State.
From the Kentucky Reporter. PiLfiKin Ci:i-r:r.::.vrio. Tho Louisville Journal, of Friday last, contains a
very interesting account of the celebration of the Anniversary of the Landing of the
Pilgrims on the Rock of Plymouth, December, 22, 10'JO, by llio Louisville Pilgrim Society, composed of the natives of New England residing in Louisville and i s vi
cinity. 1 lie celebration look tdaco on
Tuesday of l ist w eek. A procession w as formed at tho Louisville Hotel, and mar
ched to the Second Presbyterian Church,
where an eloquent Address was delivered by the Rev. E. P. Hr.MniKKV. The company nficrwards partook of a sumpuious
dinucrat the Louisville Hotel. The fol
lowing beautiful Ode, by Gr.o. D. Pnr.x-
ticj:, Esq., was prepared for the occasion:
Original (hie Xcw rnslanil. nv C.OKOK n. rnr.XTitT. Clinic of the brave! the hih heart's home: I.aved by the wild and stormy sea! Thy children, in thi far oil" land. Devote, to-day, their hearts to thee : Our thoughts, despite of space and tin,. , To-day, are in our unlive clime, Where pard our n'nless years, and win ro Our infant heads first bowed in prayer Stern land! we love thy woods and roch. Thy rushing streams, thy winter glooms. And memory, like a pilgrim gray, KiiccNat thy temples and thy tombs; The thoughts of these, where'er we dwell Come o'er us like n holy spell, A star to light our path of tear', A rainbow on the sky of years! Above the cold nnd rocky breast The tempest sw eeps, tho nipht-wind w ails, Out virtue, peace and love, like birds, Are nestled mid thy bills nnd vales; And (Jlory o'er each plain and glen Wnlks with thy free and iron men, And lights her kacred bosom still On Pennington and Hunker Hill.' Trusses, Trusses. DO.. Marshe' tmpcrior Patent Truss. 3 " Hull's u u 3 HinUcma's" Patent Trnifc ALSO, various other Paterns constantly on hand, and for sale by ..8.,Kari:M",t