Crawfordsville Record, Volume 4, Number 8, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 18 July 1835 — Page 1

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E RECORD. LIBERTY AXD UNION NOW AND FOREVER,ON'E AND INSEPARABLE." VOLUME IV. NUJIBER 8. CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, JULY 18, 1835. Whole Numbeii 101,

PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY I. P. WADE, At $2 00 per annum, payable in advance, or within three months after the time of subscribing; $-250 within the year; or 3 00 after the year expires. iVo paper icill be discontinued, unless ttiour option, icithout special notice and payment of all arrearages. mldvcrtiscmciits Not exceeding 1-2 lines, will be inserted three

limes for one dollar ; and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements, for a limited time, or, from a distance, must be paid for in advance, otherwise they will be continued at the ex pense of the advcrtiser.0 dtLcttcrs, on business must be jkwJ paid. Edward A: llnimeaii, A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS, XTf ILL address his fellow citizens on V V the following days in the county of Montgomery : On Tuesday the 2Slh day of July, at the Iiouso of Wm. Moore, Esq., at 12 o'clock. Same day, at three o'clock, at the house of Esqr. Faith. On Wednesday the 20 th, at the hour of 12 o'clock, in Middletown. Same day, at 3 o'clock, at Pleasant Hill -On Thursday the 30th, at John JVann's in Walnut Grove, at 12 o'clock. Same day, at Columbia, at 3 o'clock. On Friday the 31st, at Solomon Peterson's at 12 o'clock, AN ORDINANCE to prevent the destructiou of property by lire, and for other purposes. Passed March 2,1S35. Sec. 1, Be it ordained by the president n.nd trustees of the town of CrawTordsville, That it shall be the duty of every citizen residing within the limits of the corporation aforesaid, upon the first cry of lire, or an alarm cf fire by the ringing of bells, to immediately seek out and repair to the place where lire has broken out, or likely to do damage, and hold himself in readiness, and when commanded, or required, to give his "assistance, in any way, for the extinguishment of the flame, or the prevention of propcity being injured thereby, by the person hereinafter appointed. It shall be the duty cf any such person, or persons, when so com- " -l.or requested, to yield an implicit obedience, a. iur au lAii,-. endeavor to carry every such command or request into execution. Sec. 2. That JOHN HUGHS be, and he is hereby appointed to command any company or assemblage of persons that may be convened for the purposes mentioned in the first section of this ordinance, who shall have authority to command, and carry into execution, any project he may devise, for the pur pose of putting out fire, or rescuing property from the llames. Ana tor the purpose ot enabling said company or assemblage of persons more completely to carry into effect their object, the said John Hughs is hereby authorized to construct, or cause to be constructed, any number of suitable ladders, not to exceed live; also, a competent number of fire hooks, not to exceed twelve, at the expense of said corporation, which shall remain under the control, and safe keeping of the said commander. And the said John Hughs is further authorized to raise, by enlistment, and organize a lire company, to be made urv or compo-serit5,'t-riii7.ens psi'Tug within the corpoile limits of said town; and when so enJisKl and organized, the said John Hughs shil be, and he is hereby appointed their captr0 or commanding officer, to whom the per-s-Bscomposing such company,shall,in all reasvriable commands, yield a willing obedience. Sec. 3. That the said John Hughs shall Jive authority to appoint any number of assistant commanders in said fire company, vliich he may deem necessary for the purpose f carrying into effect the provisions of this irdinance, and in case a fire company shall le formed for the purpose ot carrying into dYect the provisions of the first section of ibis ordinance. Sec 4. If any person or persons shall refuse to perform any of the duties enjoined by the provisions of the first section of this ordinance, such p3rson or persons shall, upon conviction thereof, before a justice of the peace, be fined in any sum, not exceeding one dollar, for the use of said corporation. HENRY RISTINE, President. I. Naylor, Clerk. ibD)mk. AND STATIONARY, J. & A. S. THOMSON,grateful for that JJ patronage which has enabled them to maintain their enterprise, would still solicit public attention, hoping that they will be better able than formerly to supply the wants, and answer the expectations of an enlightened community. They still have on hand, and purpose to keep up and increase, an assortment of the latest and best works on Theolooy Law, Medicine, Arts and Sciences with Greek and Latin Classics, Histories, School Books, and a variety of Miscellaneous works, new and interesting. They have alood assortment of stationary Ink, wrapping paper, writing and letter paper of different kinds, fcc-allof which they will as low as tney can ue uuuuucu c Wabash country. Those whose accounts are aue, are t fully requested to settle them as soon t ofcsible. -

ywfordsville, June 12tb, 1835, itt

State of Indiana, Montgomery county, ss.

Lydia Glass, vs. Petition for divorce. James Glass, ) E it remembered, that on this ninth day of July, 1S35, the petitioner, by P. M. Currey, her attorney, filed in the office of the clerk of the Circuit court of said county, her petition for divorce, charging said defendant with abandonment, &c, and said petitioner, by her said attorney, also filed in the office aforesaid, the affidavit of Jeremiah Washburn, setting forth that said defendant is not a resident of said state of Indiana. Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that unless said defendant be and appear at the next September term of said court, and plead, answer or demur to the same, on or before the calling ot the cause, the matters and things contained therein will bo taken confessed. JOHN WILSON, Clerk. July 11, 1S35. 7-10 as State of Indiana, Warren county, ss. In the Warren Circuit court, term of April, A. D. 1S33. David Jones, comp't, ) ,.A. . v$ 1 V OnPctlilonfor Sarah Ann Jones, deft,) ditorcc' MOW at this time, to wit, on the second judicial day of tlie said April term of t le court aforesaid, comes the said David Jones, by Mace, his solicitor, and on motion files his petition in this behalf; and it appearing by affidavit filed, that the defendant is not a resident of the state of Indiana, it is ordered by the court "that the said defendant be notified of the pendency of said petition, by publication for three weeks successively, in the Crawfordsville Record, a newspaper published at Crawfordsville, Indiana, sixty days prior to the first day of the next term of this court, to be holden at the courthouse at Williamsport,on the fourth JUbnday in October next that unless she then and there appears and answers the allegations and charges contained in said petition, the same will be heard and determined in her absence; and the cause is continued until that time. A copv for publication. Attest, JAMES CUNNINGHAM, Clerk: July 8th, 1S35. 7-0 State of Indiana, Montgomery county Circuit court, ss. Henry Crawford !-f -i i Domestic AtidcKmcTi, George S. Smith Philip S. Smith, J WHEREAS, on the 23d of February, 1835, a wiit of domestic attachment issued from the office of the clerk of the Circuit court of said county, at the suit of Henry Crawford, against the goods and chattels, lands and tenements, of George S. Smith and Philip S. Smith, directed to the sheriff of said county, returnable in twenty davs, which writ was returned to the office aforesaid, on the 20th day of February, 1835, endorsed thus: "Came to hand February 23d, 1S35: February 24th, 1S35, levied on and attached the east half of the south east quarter of section ten, in township eighteen north of range six west, and look to my assistance James D. Herran, a credible householder and a resident of .Montgomery county and state of Indiana: and after examining the premises, we estimated the same to be worth two hundred dollars. Witness our hands, the day and year last aforesaid., Ambrose Harland, Sh'ff3f. C. James D. Herran, Assistant." , Now. therefore, notice is hereby given to the said George S. Smith and Philip S. Smith, of the Dendencv of said writ, and that unless they appear at the next September term of said court, to be holden in said county on me fourth Jfonday of September, 1835, and de fend, the same will be heard and determined in their absence . JOHN WILSON, Clerk. Crairfordstille, Feb. 2Gth, 1835. 7-10 STATE OF INDIANA,! Montgomery Cotjxty, SS. Circuit Court, ILvkch Teiui 1S35. Misner Irwin, rs. Catharine Irwin, Abigail Irwin , Jessup Irwin, Guston Irwin, Jared Irwin, William Irwin, Samuel Irwin, John Irwin, Robert Irwin, Price Irwin Allen Irwin, and James Irwin , heirs of Samuel Irwin, decM. f ,In Ch nccry. The complainant appeared by Naylor his Solicitor, and filed his Bill, shewing among other things, that he had purchasbed from one Samuel Irwin, in his life lime, (and who is now dccM,) certain real estate situated in the county of Montgomery, State of Indiana, and mentioned m his said Bill: and praying for the specific performance and" conveyance of said real estate under title bond, and according to contract, &c; and theGourt being satisfied that said Jessup Irwin, ared Irwin, and William Irwin, are not sidents of this State, it is ordered that notice e given by publication in the Crawfordsville Record, four weeks successively, of the pendency of this Bill, and that unless said non-resident defendants be and appear hero on the first day of the next September term of this Court, and defend, the matters and things contained therein will be taken as confessed against them and cause continued. A Copy. Attest; JOHN WILSON, Clerk. April 24, 1835, 51

REMARKS OF GEN. HARRISON,

Made at the public dinner given to him by the citizens ot Vincennes, on the 25th of May, 1 tO " If the reception which you have given me, fellow-citizens, upon my arrival amongst you, and the honor which you now do me, had been received from any other portion of ttie American people, it would have elicited from me the warmest feelings of gratitude. But there are circumstances which give to any mark of approbation I may receive from you an interest and a value beyond any that I could have received at any other place or from any other people. Upon this spot I passed some of the most eventful years of my life. Here it was that I exercised powers which it would be difhcult to reconcile to the principles of republicanism. As superintendent of Indian affairs,and commissioner for treating with the Indians, I was entrusted with the expen diture of large sums of the public money. As governor under the then existing constitution, the whole of the executive, and a large portion of the lesislative nowers were in 4 my hands; and by a special enactment of congress,the public domain was subjected to my direction, to be distributed amongst the heads of families, and the militia of certain periods, &, satisfying claims derived either from the French or British governments, or from courts claiming authority to make grants, totally unexampled in the history of our country. Besides, as is well known to many of the present company, I was at one period entrusted with the power to decide upon peace or war. A war, the consequence and uurauon oi wnicn no one could ml I culate. Throughout this wliole pe nod, most oi you, lellow citizens, were either the daily witnesfcs,-ar vou are the sons oi those who were the daily witnesses of my conduct. Your verdict, thcrebre,in my favor, I consider of inestimable value, as it is decisive of your opinion of the fidelity and moderation with which those high trusts wt-re discharged. advance no other claims, I desire no other fame, than that of having exercised the almost unlimited powers which were committed to me, not for the purposes of self-aggrandizement, nor for the gratification of my passions, but with a single eye to the honor of the nation, and the happiness and prosperity of those whom I was appointed to govern. Amidst all the persecutions I have suffered, and all the slanders with which (as you well know, gentlemen,) I have frequently been assailed, no suggestion has ever been made that either in the exercise of my civil or military authority, the rights of any citizen, or other person, however humble his condition, had been violated, either in his property or his person. If I have any other claims particularly for the success of my adminis tration, they are in a great measure due to the wisdom and ardent sup port of the people of the territory. . i A support wnicn was never witn held in war or in peace, in good re port or bad report, in prosperity or adversity How many interesting reminiscences does this scene recal How many instances of magnanim ity and generosity could I relate, in the support I received in times the mosttryins and dangerous, when the alternatives presented to me were a choice of difficulties f Jo one, gentlemen, knows these circumstances better than your highly respectable president and vice president, with the exception, perhaps, of the venerable citizen whose age and infirmities prevented him from presiding here,as I have understood to have been the intention. His presence would have added intense interest to the scene,by exhibiting what is so rarely seen ; a man advanced beyond his grand climacteric in the unremitted performance of acts, ofl

benevolence and patriotism. The period to

which I have particularly alluded was that of the ditliculties with a portion of the Indians which resulted in open war. For some years before the commencement of actual hostilities between the United States and Great Britain, both powers were aware of the use which might be made of the numerous tribes of Indi ans upon the north western frontier. But the United States had no intention to employ them as allies in the impending contest. It was their object to ensure tho safety of their frontier by connecting and strengthening the settlements with additional population. For this purpose considerable purchases of lands from the Indians were necessary; and to effect those purchases, the most conciliatory con duct towards the Indians was necessary. These efforts were attended with great suc cess, and large extinguishments of title were effected. But the British agents, ever on the watch to counteract the measures of the U. States, after having failed to prevent the cession of the lands by the Indians, attempted to infuse into their naturally jealous mind?, the idea that the purchased lands were not wanted by the United States, but were pro cured for the purpose of depriving them of their means of subsistence, and thus effect the object they had in view, which was nothing less than their entire extirpation. These representations were effectual in producing a confederacy for the avowed purpose of preventing further sales. With the exception of a few renegadoes, however, from the Wyandot tribe, it was exclusively composed of those who had no just claim to the lands which had been sold, or those which it was supposed it was the wish of our government to acquire. The celebrated leaders of this confederacy denied that they had any intention of effecting their object by hostilities the prophet preached the displeasure of the Great Spirit against his red children for selling their lands, and insisted upon their bein the common property of all the tribes, and that no sale could be valid without the consent of all. The agent of the government was not deceived by these professions he knew their most secret councils, and he had early announced to the government that there was more than "a speck of war" upon the northern horizon that there was gathering a cloud upon the Upper Wabash which portended mischief to the settlements below. A hope was entertained that he might be mistaken ; the professions of the leaders Were still pacific, although the agent well knew 'ikL the rifle had been prepared, the tomaIiaWK aim feaipiiij; mhic EiraTpencv., w.ircr- m war post struck. All this had been done at the instigation and under the direction of the British agents. They still, however, recom mended forbearance. The signal for action to be given by them, was to be waited for; but it was no longer in their power to restrain the fury and the appetite for blood that the initiatory ceremonies of war, which had been performed at their instigation, had kindled in the bosoms of the warriors. As well might the famished and uncaged lion of the arena be restrained by the voice of the keeper at the moment that he had marked his antagonist gladiator for his prey. The frontiers, in the mean time , nad not enjoyed entire Tepose. Depredations upon the property of the settlers had become frequent,and although triflin at first, had been succeeded by those of a more aggravating cnaracter, until at length the peaceful abode of the farmer was made the scene of the indiscriminate slaughter of his family. It was not to be supposed that the citizens would quietly submit to remain m a situation like that. They were loud in their demands for satisfaction for the past,and immunity for the future. The general gov ernment were disposed to withhold neither; still there were difiiculties in the way. Justice as well as policy required that the meditated punishment should fall only on the guilty, and these, it was suggested, might be few in number, and when discovered, would be delivered up by the chiefs : this hope the agent knew would prove fallacious. But, in obedience to his instructions, every aggression was followed by a demand of the perpetrators. But in every instance these demands were met by evasions or denial of any knowledge of the injury complained of. The agent communicated these facts to the general government, and gave it as his opinion that no redress could be obtained, nor any cessation of the injuries expected, until the den to which ttese marauders and murderers, as he believed, constantly took refuge, was broken up. But a shorter mode to restore the peace of the frontier, tad beeti suggested to the president, it was alledged that all the trou bles upon the frontier had been produced by the impositions practised upon the Indians by the agent, to procure the cession of their lands. A ready answer to this allegation was to be found in the fact that the Indians who had expressed dissatisfaction bad no sott of right to the lands which had been ceded) and that not a murmur of complaint had been heard from those by whom they had been ceded, and who were the just and rightful proprietors. But if a charge" of misconduct had been made, although indifferent to the consequences asjfar as he was himself concerned, the character of the government being implicated, the agent determined upon submitting the subject to a judicial investigation. There are several of the present company who were witnesses to this trial which resulted in a complete vindication of the course pursued by the agent in his character of commissioner. The commissioner was indeed in no way interested in the extinguishment of Indian titles. Of the forty or titty millions or acres which he purchaFa acre Wta secured

to himself, to his family, to any of his friend.-, or to any other individual. It was purchased exclusively for the public, nor is he at ilii. lime the proprietor of a sufficiency to bury him. His sole object was, as is proved by the circumstances, to strengthen the frontier, and to lay the foundation for the speedy addition of two more states to the American standard. His attention was equally directed to both tho divisions, which, for the first eight years of his administration, was under his government. At the close of that period, hi the adjoining state of Illinois, little remained to be done, the purchases having been extended from the Ohio to the Ouisconing,and from the JMississippi to lake Michigan,0 and the Vermillion river. The depredations of the Indians stiil continuing through tho summer of the Governor was authorised by the President to use every means in his power to protect tho inhabitants and punish the perpetrators. But the means at his disposal were totally inadequate to these objects. What defensive means could be used to protect an extensive frontier against an enemy who were never seen until they were felt? How could the perpetrators of these crimes be brought to iustico

without a force sufficient to pursue and svizs them in their stronghold? The fact is tint ic could not be said to have a disposable force at all. The frontier was so extensive the settlements so scattered, that almost tho whole were equally exposed . If the force of one was marched oil for the protection of an other, that other might bo laid was'e in tho absence of its defenders, tho probability of this was apparent to all. But to the eiemnl honor of the militia of that period, it should be recorded that they, upon every occasion. yielded the most prompt and cheerful obedience to any order that was given, without the least regard to any personal consequences. Many of the present company will recollect an occasion of this kind, when the celebrated chief of the confederacy occupied the suberbs of this town with a force superior to any which could bo brought to oppose him; with what alacrity tho companies of tho vicinity hastened by a night inarch to their relief, when there was a strong probability that tho Indians, finding the town secure, might firo upon the defenceless families in the country. I beg you, fellow citizens, to believe mo when I say that the mental anxiety which 1 underwent for months at that period of which I a::i speaking, from the embarrassments and responsibility of my sitiuation, would not again be encountered f jr any earthly reward but nat which I have received, tli'i nnpvoba and allecuoii , : . , t . hon - .1 encountered them. fo man on curm.Oi ever was on earth, possessed more patriotism than James Madison. None ever felt a deeper interest in favor of the western people than he did. If it is supposed that his measures were not decisive enough to aiibrd theuotection to this frontier which tho occasion' called for, let it be remembered that it was a matter of the utmost importance that the war which he knew to be impending with tho most powerful of the European nations, should be commenced with a thorough belief, on tho part of the citizens.that it was a war of necessity. A war commenced with a portion of the Indian tribes, might, as ho feared, ba extended to all the rest, and involve us prematurely in a contest with tho British; henco the power given to me to act was always attended with injunctions to avoid, if possible, a recurrence to hostilities that ho judged correctly in believing that tho necessity of such a recourse must be palpable, will bo seen from the arguments used against his measures in Congress during the whole war. In the session of 1813-14, it was openly asserted by a distinguished member of the llouso of ItepresentativeSjthat it was my conduct towards the Indians which had kindled the war upon the north western frontier. Knowing, fellow-citizens, as you well do, w hat that conduct really was that the course I pursued was that only by which your property could have been saved from depredation, your wives and daughters from the tomahawk, or a fate worse than tho tomahawk, I glory in tho accusation. The general govcrmrxA was yet hesitating on my proposition for offensive war when tho people of the country, becoming impatient under their exposed and perilous situation, determined upon a strong remonstrance to tne -general government. A meeting was accordingly called in this town, tho most numerous, perhaps, that has ever been held here. The patriotic Vigo presided, and amongst tho most active of those who attended, the ministers of the gospel, of every denomination,wero conspicuous. An address to tho President was unanimously agreed upon, recommending the most decisive measures as thoso alono which could ensure their tranquility. It was a subject of the. highest gratification

to me, that a resolution was passed, with equal unanimity, expressing their entire approbation of my past conduct, and their con- ( fidenceinrny future management of thei' concerns. The address of this meeting podueed the desired effect, and I soon hat1 'ho pleasure to announce that the 4th U plates regiment, a corps composed of the io"'niato descendants of the heroes of '"gtcn, Bunker Hill, arid Bcnnington,A -c descending the Ohio, and made subject to nVjOrder?. and that I was authorized to employ them in conjunction with the volunteers and militia of the territory, in defensivo or offensive operations, as the one or the otljcr might appear to me most eflectual in securing tho

safely of the frontiers. ,

I have given vou this short history of tho ;

events which preceded thcrnilitary operation

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