Political Beacon, Volume 4, Number 28, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 24 April 1841 — Page 1

fTtTITVJ FT" BEACON .11 M fi i PUBLISHED BY MIL! OX GREGG. i i i volumh IV. LAWIIEXCEBURGII, (IA.) SATURDAY, APRIL 2-1, 1341. NUMBER 28.

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t'orrespondcni e of the Nat. I nteliigcncer I'rum Llngluml and 2Vtiv York. Nr.w York, April 8. Tiic Acadia readied Boston yesterday morning at eight o'clock, and her news was received here this morning at s'x

o'clock. She sailed npjii the evening of

fthe tune subscribed lor will be ronsi.icreei as new engagement. AMlettersto the Editor must he postpaid. Terms of Advfrtisixi. Twelve 1 incs or loss, three insertions, one dol,ar, and twenty-five cents for each additional interoon. Longer advertisements in the same propor'ion. --

orriciAi. To llic 1'coplo or flic United Slates.

was a boisterous and a dangerous one, and if unfortunately it had been protracted, the consequences might have been serious. Seventy-three passengers came to Halifax, and thirty-eight to Boston. Though nine days later, the news is not important. The Columbia' steamer had arrived ont, and carried intelligence which was considered as at least move pacific than had heen taken out before. Four slrps of war were fining out with all possible despatch two at Shcerncss and two at Portsmouth. In addition to this, I read in one of t!,o London papers that six regiments had received orders to lie in readings to embark for North America.

a R k co m m i: n n a t I o . Whi n a Christian People feel thrmclvc to tic overtaken I1- a cm at public calamity,

it become" them to l.nmble themselves mi- t js xv Iiispercd, too, that Lord Granville iler tin- ili-pensatii m of Divine Providence, j written officially t' M. Girzot, oil the to rrronUe His iLbtroiH government over Villi of February, that it would be necestho rhillten of mm, to ak n-w led .-e UU sity t send ten sail of the lino upon on r goodness in time past, as w-ell as their own ', coast, a part of them to be steamers. I ... , ' ,. , . .,. , give von all tins onlv as tin sa sso abroad. titiwortliHie-s, and t' siirpbcate Mis niercUul ; p,,, , : , II no rumors no !uut are 111 part true, ami proteetiM! for V future. ; p;ul cxag2cralod, but wbetlior true or The death of Win mm IIiarv Harrison, ,. ... ,,)cro js not jrr iM then more alarmlate President of the I'nited States, so soon . n.y ; ,U1 tberc was in the rumors brought after hi elevation to that l.idi oilier, is a by the (J'licn a lew days since. The bereavement peculiarly calculated to be re- t sp u e ( f time wli'cli had oiipsrd between

Carded as a hcav v nf.liction, and to impress all mind with a si n-p of the tito-i it i iuf y ef hen. an t' in.:-, and of the dt p. n It nre of Nations, a well as of i'lidi- tibials, upon our I le i ri! v Pari tit. 1 I axe It., n.t.t. thcrco'ic, that I s'.-rnid 1 r arlinc i:i conformity w ith tlie general epert'iioi 'ml fi t lin.'S of thr reiiiiiitinit v ia recomnit f.diiiL. as 1 now do. to the Per; le

the 10, !i ami the F.itli f Mrch l;.ti ma

il lie; ardor of the Lnylisi)

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Trom the National Intelligencer. Lirt'S COMRASTS. Hark! 'Tis the deep-tou'd canon's roar, Waking the echoes of the hills'. Araiu its vollied thunders pour, Then silenre ail the valley Ells. It speaks again and on the ear Triumphant music loudly swells; The trumpet's stirring tone I bear. Of joy and victory it tells. And, sweeping on, in long arrayI see a free and manly host, Gnther'd from north to south, to pay Their homage to a nation's boast. The aged man comes forth to gaze l"pon his country's chascn one, And aids, with feeble voice, to raise Tb' exulting shout of "Harrison.''' And dimpling childhood's laughing tone Kings out upon the joyous air, As the gay cavalcade moves on, And banners lloat in triumph there. And beauty, with an eye that beams Willi hope and joy, is there to greet The veteran, whom his country deems Worthy of Fame's su'iliinest scat. "Tis done. With trumpet f onciie lie cw ears,

From the National Intelligencer. T!ie family of C.cii. ESarrfson.

The remains of the late President hud

which should govern honorable men do not apply to a nation; that a crime which would attach infamy upon an individual would be

not been committed to the tomb before ' r.n when pcrpewe received two or three letters, from vc- 3'' G7rnn?e,!t,0' 1 Wh,' ,, .v. jnrlivii!i:;iilv, proiess to be honorable and ry respectable sources, suggesting the j v;rttI0ug. "But it is nsse!ted that we have facts of Gen. IIariuso- having been ir been furnished with written instructions by rather narrow circumstances when norr.in- our constituents which do not authorize us ated for the office of President; of his to appropriate their money in the manner

propose!. I will endeavor to show, sir,

having boen subjected to heavy expenses bv h;s -position before the Pconle. bv the

consccuonces of his rdpetion. nod b'v bi ! inipcdiiiient to our makin

preparations for his residence here: and of P' ; but, even if the qistion i3 doubtful, his having been, therefore, under the ne- hi-' VV t 7 T ' , . mode of settbng it to wlncii I aiways delight

cess.iy oi oorrowing money be lore lie

came to the seat of Government, which it wo hi no" probably require the sacrifice SJJW-lljra property to pjy u. d propgsiiig Jhe opening of i subscription by tlfc People, at the rale of one dollar for

each voter, to p'ovide for Jjie comfort of

the famdy whom Ins deatli has destituted of their dearest friend and only natural protector. :This suggestion is conceived in an honorable spirit, and wo should recommend the pl;m to the Public, if it did not appear toustliat Tin: Nation his n duty to perform, in tiiis respect, which it would be a

distrust of the justice and liberality of

(ox;kess to ooubt Hs discharging at' the

j earliest practicable, moment, tin; rxecuJ t'on of wlrch would supersede the slow I and somewhat hazardous experiment of n i. .

' stvisci nition bv individuals. ibis view of

Peneatli the broad, blue arch of Heaven, ; ,i,0 tnatlcn -AC are In(lSt happy to per

To guard the holy trust w ith care, l!y a confiding People riven. And once asa'ui t!ie welkin rings With deafening shoots of loud acclaim:

ceive, has been spontaneously and simul

taneously expressed in different parts of

the country. At (inncslon (:.(-.) the citizens, in town meeting assembled, have

was in I so f the Con

I the etv men, whose llood ' Oh! crowns and thrones are empty tilings,

V.i'nl.'!, Uiid who arc CxuVpo.-i d i Compared with a pure patriot's fame.

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iiiv; p irt y. w!iic!i controls j

resolved that an a;

proprri

i at ion bv Congress

taxation on the people. 2d!y. It requires the appointment of fiwer officers to collect the revenue, than direct taxation would require; and consequently makes the patronage cf the President much Ies9 than under any other system. 3dly. It fosten our own manufactures, instead of leaving U3 dependent on foreign countries for the mcst necessary articles of daily consumption. 4tb!v. Duties on articles

(said Mr. II.) that there is no constitutional ; of foreign importation (if a proper discrim-

mo proposed uration be o! served m laving them,)

would oo paid l v thojo who nrc able to

aivvay

to refer, and which, under any circumstances, would put nn end to my doubts. Apply, sir, to the plain, honest, unsophisticated ?pinions cr the American pecple. Follow the family of General Brown to their home no, sir, they have no home not a spot of earth upon the globe which they can call their own. Follow them to the place of retirement provided by a friend, and, as you march along, inquire of every farmer or mechanic you may meet whether the proposed appropriation shall be minis or not, and if ninety-nine out of a hundred should not tell you to make it, then I will acknowledge that I am ignorant of the character of the American people."'

To flic People of the I'giuSSi fOXtall S Hi X A L, EJZSTHI CT. Fellow-Citizkns : Having been nominated by n Convention of delegates from the various counties of the district, which assembled ut Napoleon on the 2-lth ult.. as the candi-

pay, instead of being collected fiotn the whole community by distress and sale of property. 5thly. By a proper discrimination in imposing duties on foreign goods, tba amount of foreign luxuries needlessly consumed in this community may he sensibly diminished, and the millions which those luxuries cost will thereby be kept in the country to reward domestic industry. With regard to the resolution concerning the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands, I fully concur with the Convention, that it is a measure of primary importance to us, more especially, in the present condition of our Slate finances. 1 hold that under the Constitution, the Government of the United States is obliged to .support itself by the constitutional means provided for it; and I am decidedly oppi sed to the consnrnption by the United St ues Government, in its ordinary expenditure, of the public lands, which it holds in trust for the States. I

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f lb Wl.to- ntrtv r.f thU district, in lin I "u,"a F'"

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the ensuing election for Congressman to represent the same in the next Congress of the United States, and not being able

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Kngl-iiiii. speak as sensibtJ and j -ot the bold C;esnr, when he strode

triotic nn n speak here ot the horrors

oi war. 1 ho peace nun are as ten to one. an I all such base a settlement t-f intcr;i tii nal gi'evMiccs rnmi principh s of

of the 1'i.ilt d Stat-, of t very reKiot's iieli om :i 1 1 i a. t hat, arc or !in; to their si v rral mode' and forms of wer-hip, tlicy observe a dav of F ist in? ami Prayer, l.v neli rcli-t-iivi- !" i ices a ma v 1 e nll ib'o i n the nr. , i i oi; and I rcco-iiie. n l Fr.'-'a;-, tlx I'xtrI, rtit't iiv i f .May next, f r that purpo-e;' to t e end ti nt, on that day, we may nil, with one accord, join in humble and riveri nt i 1 1 a road, to Him. in hose band" we nn . invoking hi.n to in-pirc in willi n roprr irlt ni l tempi r of heart and mind eider the-" frowns of lii providence, mid 'till

to he-t

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of bv many abroad for wli.it is considered a si. sliding pi 'I Vv in rrgird to the vexed 0 n ioits wh'tii h ivo atlsi'li between the 1 iiiicd States :.nd (treat Britain. '1'he I n d States, by olheis. are accused of being ambitions for a fight with Fngland. Tiilsi (!;. i,f comment itors. without excrpiion, can mic nothing fi-iisivo in the ci'iidxct of Fngland towards the United S'.ati s. but see every thil'U objectionable in the conduct of the United States to-

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His crt' ioijs benedictions upon ii'in oi an ! our eoitntrv.

jm;n tvt.v

ol. li;ii:iK:'i ai:sl T?U1. All oopirssvo :i'i 1 afii.cling I'eatnic o! lie 1 1 .:i see in s i f S iinrdiy is'l'1', wis the pn nre i.f ti.iiso I wo p litli in n at

the

In tin- b ii'l -l.------i a' ' C.d. Ti id Genei , !' .

iith-'icd of th ! long loved General.

Y-ci n il not be terror-stricken, I apprcii lid, iVi rn any rcmaiks you may see in tl." !'. "1 ili p ipers tfitiching the proliabili-

tl .- ". t!ie. i.cccss-li'.cs f a war with the ;' ' I S'a!" ?. Tin; Fr-t rvldcnrc of 'l the (-.lui.tes bel'ii.e Pailivnoni. ..:..! ,i tin; e tsilv-ilitetj acted conduct ol i liici i! Mitsisteis. It is vh'ar tint this v la.-s rf per.-, us h.ive more apptchcnsitui (.;' hi s'llh, s u;;Ii i'.'s c-i;i.!rv, upon point:! now :t i:-si;e v.iih tj.l.s fi.i,i.;ii . t;.aa bavo tin; Cil. nct at Washington. It is true

?Iaiestic, like a power llivitie,

And on the necks of moriarrhs trod. Tasted a joy so pure as thine ! A month, one little T:iml'i batit sped its light, Since that bright vision danced before the

for this purpose would bo not only liberal j personally to see all of the voters of the

hut jus', and would moot with the hearty j district, owing to the election coming on approbation of a gonerons People. The i the first Monday in May, it is proper that Southern Fr.triot (politically opposed to I I should make known to my fellow-citi-

Ceneral Harrison's i lection) expresses too! zens, tnv views in relation to the preat

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:ienltics

..iiii.ng the in. .ss t tlie people, ;nnl that trade in all the in aim faetui irg districts has been niii'i'li il by the thiciUhing aspect of alViiis. Much of this, however, has

been

eye ;

I sprk ngain this verdant lovely height.

Resounding then with jov and revelrv:

Tho fountain cein to murmur mournfully; tlloom is on nil around, above, below ; Clouds flit across the dark nnd drooping sky. Sadness and grief in one deep current

flow, And lo! ft bitter wail of universal wo! And there, in lengthen'd line, n train appears A slow, sad, solemn train; no clarion hrill loeatlirs forth exullingly no joyous cheers Run through their ranks; but, sweeping onward still,

l,ow dime-like miisie. all the air doth fill: No sportive banner flutters in the air.

Put, as the mourniiu' host wind up the bill, j " better and more becoming, half salary

Tl.nfnnnr.il ear nonears. nnd. sill mheian r ! " for tllO Whole Presidential tCrtTl for

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mere,

Lies one helov'd in life, and oh! in death bow fair.

hope "that Congress wll! make some provision for the family of the General, whose pecuniary circumstances cannot hear the heavy expenses which must have been incurred by a removal to Washington." The American. Sentinel (Philadelphia) also politically fiiendly to the last Administration, gives utter; nee to the following generous sentiments on the occasion:

"The death of the President, so uncxpect- ' cd and sudden, behli s being must af- " fllotivc to his amia'de and affectionate " family, must be attended with serious pe- " etiniary loss to them. The old-fashion-" od, generous ho-spitality of the illustrious 41 deceased, and the heavy expenses ne41 cessarily incidental lo his induction into 44 the Presidency, cannot but have created 44 burdensome and embarrassing claims up44 on lils estate. We hope and believe 41 lint a great and gonr-ivus nation will ear"lyand uinin;moir.-Iy in ike suitable pro41 vision for his bereaved family. The ex-

41 tra session of Congress is at hand, and 4" we trust one of its first acts may bo the 41 nppropii ition to t le widow of either one 44 year's full salary, or, what would be still

in coiisoqurnro td tie roprosonla-1

Soil ri'sgucii i,l p . lioiil vol. I o.io l o; S ot Hi it t i.i. S i I S ei.lli HOIS Wlio and C.d. Chsmbcts were in the hottest of! '!o,v l ot and blow cold whenever a penny

is to bo gained l y a 1.1 ist. American securities continued ill least

1 l)!,mrf. ' repute up to the l'.ltli, and will of course Tiiey s'oi 1 by (icn. Hatiison whrte the f,,r a .n-, 0 -ome. F. S. Hank

bullets flew thickest, and when he told shares weie steady at ." and 5 10s. tin

the tight, on the right hind foil; of the j

i the whole P.-ople.1'

i We trust that the N ition will act in this Then King of Tenors'. In thr wide domahi c,se ag Gcn Harrison himself would have That owns thy creel sway, could naught , acted had a similar occasion presented itsuiTiee 1 pplf t0 him. 7f.)ic he would have acted

Till thou a mighty Tcople's hope hadst flniu ? j in such a case we are not left to conjee

Vainly to thee wero ofler'd prayers and

questions which must necessarily come before Congress at its next session. Inn crisis so important it is surely necessary that the people should act nnclcrstandingly in the choice of their delegate, and 1 assure my fellow-citizens that in making known mv views before hand, I

act in accordance with mv own feelings

and under a sense of duty of the most important character. After these views are

made known, ihe vote of the district I shall regard as a letter of instruction, and should I be successful, I would be cheered in the discharge of my official duties by the certainty that I was sustained in so doing by those who sent me. 1 will take this occasion in the outset, of saying that the Convention at Napoleon in my opinion, selected with great propriety the

subjects about which the public mind is most actively exercised, nnd in which the American community is most deeply interested. I subscribe with equal cheerfulness to the conclusions at which the Convention arrived, in their deliberations on those subjects. I presume tint the Convention in the adoption of their first resolution, to wit : "Resolved, That this Convention con-

erive that the onlv evnn.llni.1 nioilmd -f

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wouhl gratify the feelings and wishes ofl the t of JC General Government is

14 which Gen. Harrison was elected

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by imposts on foreign inipoitations. and this Convention deems a resort to direct

taxation for any such purpose as unjust and oppressive," had in view the avowed opinions of cer

tain prominent supporters of the late ad-

thrm to prmo their pistols that lie wa determined not to be taken alive. They

1 til the Caledonia aimed out, after which

'. they sold as low as j 1. The French ouneis were taken nn prct-

havo stood by him devoledly from thai : tv ,,,,,,-h with the prospect of a war beiliv to tiiis and during the late political 'tween Fngh.nd and the United States, campaign, no two men were more zealous j f"r '''e I()V0 P'di bear us, but ... , r i i for tlie hatred thev feel towards Fngland. or active in rctx ll.i g the assau ts o the ... , , , e ' ; the I rench would rejoice if matters were General's enemies, or in defending les fair j pushed to extremities. ""'r thrui they. They stood by him tiigbl j 1 see no evidence that tho Allied Powmi l day dining this, the Gcne-raP last i crs are agreed as yet. France appears to

battle with the Ivng of Terrors, and saw

that all was done that could be, to res;st his final conqueror. Heath. There h .s seldom occurred an instance of tnoie enduring and devoli d mutual attachment, confidence nnd fiiond-drp. Ilefon; his death, General Harrison tdiowt d how highly ho estimated Col.

Chambers, by appointing him Governor of

Iowa. He had also fully determined to manifest his confidence in Col 'Pod 1, by nominating him to the Senate for a mission abroad. Madisonian.

sighs! Vain were earth's noblest, costliest sacrifice. To win thy victims back. The good, the f. reat, Whatever in our heart of hearts we prize, Thou tearest from our grasp ; we feci too late That those we love may die, and earth be desolate. We mourn ns for a father dead the land

tine. Misconceptions ot me put which , m;:s,r:itioii, in which they express the boil becomes the National Legislature to actj ,uat ,lC Government of the United

in such a case, expressed on the lloor ot st.ltcg on,,ht , )0 supported by a direct

In the night of Thursday, before General Hirrison's death, lie repeated the following verse from Isaiah, to one of his relations, at his side, remarking that it bad made an impression on his mind, which he

had nevf r been able to efface, nor fully tn

comprehend : Isaiah '2 chap. II and 12 verses.

"He ealleth to rno out of Soil, Watchman, what of the night? Watrhrniii, what

ofl he night?"

hold off, though tumor speaks to the con

trnry. Mehenict Ali is not satisfied, and afliiiis in the Kast aie far Horn settled. The trouble is ill regard to the succession. 'I here is nothing later from China, and almost all that is said is in condemnation of the couise of policy which lias been pursued. The story of the last date, as told is: a monsoon hid. six months wasted.

vast expense incurred, .r00 Foldirrs buried, and the settlement as far oil' as ever. A melancholy tab' for a proud nation. The news ficm Fngland has had no otfeot upon );ur niaiket. The demand for cotton, however, may be lessened in consequence of the bad feeling in reference to American affairs. Prices had receded at Liverpool a trifle. The (i'lceii will return on Saturday, which makes a demand thus early for ex changes, and fixes the rates. On Knglaiiil sales were made to-day at 107 a I0?4 ; on Prince 5.P0 a 5.32. Tho funeral solemnities in the city will be the most imposing ever seen in the country. Tho programme shows that all are anxious to participate in the ceremo-

me? of the day. Tho military will nil ap

the Senate many years ago, are happily

preserved on record. It was in debate upon the bill for the relief of Mrs. llrowu. widow of Major Gen. Jacob Ilrown, who died in the public service at Washington, that the lamented Harrison delivered a speech from w hich we extract the following passage, the force of which we trust we have few readers capable of resisting: 4'The "i-ounds (said air. II.) upon which I

Is clad in sackcloth, and the scalding ! support the bill now under consideration

nre uiu-e in tuoiii uijiiauun unit i:oi reel

Th watchman said, t'.fj rnorninc rrn

ih, nd also the night if ye w ll in'pix-o.j par. and every r-cr y, ferary and polit

tear .Steals down each chock; for his we deem'd the hand Which should have sav'd us from the ills we fear; Should guard our sacred rights and freedom dear. Mrthinks I hear a voice proclaim aloud,

"Put not your trust in man; behold that

bier, 'And knew, that though the idol of a rrn wd, "An hour may see him wrapp'd within the burial shroud." But be, the Patriot Hero, who bath gone In bright untarnish'd glory to his rest, Green shall big fame be ns the years roll on,

Pure as tho snow-llake on the mountain's crest, Bright as yon star that trembles in thn west. This grave shall be an holy shrine, and there, When the fair earth like a yoiinp bride is dresf. Lending our little ona, will wo repair, And to tha God of Nation lift our ferTnt f.rs y or.

policy. I am persuaded, Mr. President, that there is not a Senator within this Hall who, placed in the same situation with reenrd to other individuals as this Government stands in relation to the family of Gen. Drown, would not acknowledge that be was bound, by a sense of duty, to provide for them a decent and comfortable support. An old and faithful servant, whose best days have been spent in your service, who has reeeived on bis ow n manly bosom tlie missiles nimed at your life, and in your absence pro tected your property from being plundered nnd vour family from dishonor, dies of a disease incident to hi employ inent. Is there n person within the reach of my voice who would abandon the family of one by whom he had been thus faithfully served to the cold charities of the world, if he possessed the means of relieving them? No; I run persuaded there is nonp. But I may be told

hat it is the money of the People which v c are now called upon to disburse, and that it was placed under our control for no such purpose ; that we should be generous with

our own, but not with the funds of our constituents. Put, sir, if I am correct in supposing that there is a moral obligation upon

the part of the nation to make this appro

priation, who but ourselves can discharge it

We are th Representatives of the People,

and posesspd of the sole authority to per.

form their oblicstions I will not believe

1 ;h."t ""ill b arrer'ed tl'St tho frincif Its

fox on the people instead of imposts on foreign goods. The course of tho late administration, in my opinion, gave strong color to the belief that this policy was marked out by it as the future'policy of the Government. Not only did promin

ent and lending men of that party in dif

ferent parts of the Union avow tins opinion, but the late President was studiously silent in all his messages as lo Ihe means of raising an adequate revenue for the

support of tho General Government, although the expenditures of the last few

ycats, exceeded the incoming revenues nearly thirty millions of dollars. This de

ficiency was supplied by the surplus of former years, and bv an annual emission

of Treasury noles. It is very clear to all

reflecting minds, that Ihis state of things could not long endure, and as the late

President remained silent as to tlie means

of supplying the deficiency, and as some of his prominent supporters had avowed

themselves in fawr of direct taxation, and

opposed tn increasing the duties on aiti-

cles of foreign manufactures, the inference that such was tho premediatrd policy of that party, had they become successful in the bite contest, can scarcely be avoided. The Constitution of the United States invests Congress with tho power to collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises. These I consider to bo the

only means under the Constitution of

supporting the Government of the United States.

In selecting among those several means.

I consider that the long ir;(Hl measure of

laying duties on articles of foreign manu

facture, is recommended by every consid

oration of Eound policy. 1 Ft. It is attend

ed with much less expense, than direct

made bv the older States of the confed

eracy, to secure the old war debt of the United States- It was intended, probably, to raise the credit of the United States, and support the character of its stock abroad. It is cleaily inferable from tho very puiposc, as well as the terms of the cess-ion, that after that debt was paid nlF, a distribution of the proceeds arising from tlie sale of the public lands should bo made amongst the seveial States of the confederacy. I hold that the States have a riht to this fund at this time. That the pledge is now discharged, and a distribution among the several Stales is not a matter of expediency merely, but of right! If ever ihero was a time when. Indiana need

ed her portion it is now. This measure is the only resource left us for tho payment of the State debt, and the relief ot our people from taxation which is almost too burden-. 'ii to be borne. The policy of Indiana in relation to her system of Internal Improvements, has been recently changed, and the whole State is now anxious to speedily liquidate the State debt,

and confine the future operations within the strictest limits of good economy. By distributing the proceeds of the public lands among the States, Indiana may provide herself with a fund which will relieve her from her embarrassments, and save all of her past expenditures which are of any vuluc. Of scarcely less importance, than tlits last named measure, do I conceive the establishment of a National Bank, clothed with a proper charter from the Government of the United Slates. lis prominent advantages may bo briefly stated as follows: 1st. It will furnish ns with a paper in which we all could confide and co extensive with the inland trade of the country. 2ndly. Exchanges could he fnin;shed at much cheaper rates, and with greater safety than at present. 3rdlv. It would, by furnishing an ade

quate supply of a sound circulating medium, obviate the mischiefs arising from the abortive attempts of the lo , 1 Legislatures to accomplish that object, which we all, from present and past experience, have such cause to lament. In this Circular I have not space to treat these subjects more in detail. If the measures which I have named above meet with the approbation of the people of this District, mid if they deem it important that the new President should be sustained in his attempts to reform the abuseB which have crept into the Executive department of the Government, by a

Congress fiiendly lo such relorm as a

representative of your principles, 1 surely

expect your support. If, on the contrary.

you think tne reform we have commenced,

should cease, that the pasl policy of the

Government needs no change, and that

the action of Ihe Government should be paralyzed by a formidable opposition, I as certainly expect that you will not vote for tnefi,r if such are your opinions I would

not be a suitable or proper representative of them. Very Respectfully, Your obedient servant. JAS. If. CRAVENS. Marion, fih April, 1811.

THE MAIDEN AT THE BROOK. Lo, where yon maiden stands beside the brook, Her hair in ringlets flowing, Now down the stream ihe turns to look, Her cheek with blushes glowing. Now with swan like grace sbe bends, 'Till her pearly fingers meet The rippling stream, where she intends to wash. Her thundering dirty feet.