Crawfordsville Record, Volume 4, Number 28, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 5 December 1835 — Page 2

CRAWFORDSVILLK RECORD.

mg principles in our country. Eicli man has beco-.no the executioner of liis own vcngeanco, and the a vendor of

WTOIlg.

I llO CitlZCn has II mv nn nor

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manent security for his person, his properly or his life - ami if theso ihinrS are notspe,,hlyp;,t down hy the indTSnant voice of an outraged people, the liberties ol our beloved country will find an carlv grave, and the ir,n throne of the despm will be reared, upon the rums of our glorious constitution, and tho deep gloom ol slavery xvilUettle on the work of our fo-

mers. general intellijrenco can only prepare the people to meet these- trviti" scenes, and save from ruin our happy nt public, Hy general education, or general intelligence, i mean, not the regular routine ol schoolboy exercises, but an education which w ill make us better fathers, better children, better husbands, and better wives which will enter into every department of life,dispensing every where its blessings. Our education should be thoroughly American we should cease to look beyond the waters for models in government; our government has no connexion, in theory or in practice, with the decaying monarchies ot Europe. She soars above them nil in the strength and grandeur of her native loveliness.

CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.

meeting be signed by the chairman and Secretary, and that a copy ot the same be published in the Crawlordsville Record; and that the Democrat at Indianapolis, M rcury at Lafayette, and the Constellation at Covington, each lies requested to copy these proceedings. " UOEA DEAN, chairman. J. IIelveuso.x, secretary.

Communicated. PUBLIC MEETING

A meeting ol the democratic citizens

ot Montgomery county, Indiana, was

neld in pursuance oi previous notice at

mib courmouse in JrawtordsvilIe, on Saturday the 23th of Nov., 1835, whereupon CAP r. HOSEA DEAN was called to the chair, and James Uelversox was chosen secretary. The object of the meeting heing made known by csq'r M'Connell, a motion was made that a committee of three be. appointed to draft resolutions suitable for the occasion. EqYs M'Connell, Nelson, and James Helverson. were unanimously chosen said committee; and, after a few minutes absence, returned, with the foil OW'illtr rfs:.

olutions, which were unanimously adopted : 1 Resolved, that wc have entire confidence in the wisdom, integrity, and patriotism of our present chief magistrate ANDREW JACKSON, and unanimously approve the measures of his administration, and bclievo that tlu?y will be fraught with the most salutary results towards sustaining the purity of the constitution, and the future liberties of the American republic. Resolved, that we believe the best interest of our country depends upon a strict adherence to those measures, and

that upon their muintainai.ee depend the equal rights and privileges, and the future prosperity of the American people Resolved, that the preservation of the principles involved in those measures depends upon the union, harmony, and concert with which the democratic party shall act in the coming presidential contest. Resolved, that we view it as clear and decided evidence of the wishes of the democratic party, expressed in the nominations of the Baltimore convention, undelegates chosen immediately by the people; and that we will heartily and honorably unite in the support of MARTIN VAN BUUENfor the

RICHARD M. JOHNSON, for die vice presidency, of these United States. Resolved, that 17 delegates be appointed to attend the state convention to be holden at Indianapolis, on the 8th January next, for the purpose of forming an electoral ticket favorable to the election of the Baltimore nominees. Whereupon, the following gentlemen were appointed to attend said convention, viz: John Nelson, esq., Hosea Dean, Isaac C. Elston, Henry Lee, esq., CliilJon Johnson, Ezekiel M'Corjnell, esq.. John Williams, James Helverson, Martin Vanhook, William Thompson, John II. Gcodbar, David Vanco, James Stitt,

esq , loso iom ivetcham, esq., John Kerr,

J?, ,u joun Milan.

A PIRATE Brig Ilortensia, Irom Rio do Janiero, at Baltimore, 9th. October 3lsi, 1835 sailing with fine weather and light airs from S. S. E. at 7 A. M. in I at. 31 N. and Ion. 71 W. going N. W. a sail was discovered to S. W. t lose on the wind, on the starboard tack. A few moments after we discovered her to he a topsail schooner without rnaintopmast. She bore down and set her square, sails, as if she wanted to speak to us. At 8 A. M. she fired three guns. The vessei looking suspicious, wc continued our course. At 9 A. M. she fired .mother gun, and we showed our colors. At 10, being in our wake, she jibed ship and stood directly for . when we had no doubt but that ho was a pnate. We had noluti"

guns, but prcpan-M our small arms,

ui once mm guns, one blunderouss, and six pair of pistols).

puiuii m;uis eigni or ten bayonets, with a determination to sell our lives as dear as possible. We resolved not to send our boat on hoard, nor permit hers to board us; intending to continue our mursi'

until she sunk us with her lon

mins. We made the lady and childri m passengers l.iv rd rvcf rm ti..

cabin floor, it being out of the wav

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shot. At II A. M. she fired

round shot which fell short

mediately after she set forc-tnn-n:d

hint sail and lower steering sail. At '2 P. M. being near ns. she fired

round and crape; the shot fell n

long way ahead of us and the grape close underour counter she kept nearing us, and fired three guns in quick succession. The last shot being at 3li. 30m. when at a quarter of a mile distance, to all of which we paid no regard, at which moment we were struck. with a heavy squall from W. S. W. when she

look in all sail but lore-top iallant and jib, and kept off, running her Spanish e nsign up and down three tunes, and abandoned the; chase

We canted all sail dminr th

squall, with the lee cathead under

water, until we lost sight ol her. She had a billet head, one yellow streak, and was full of nu n, commanded by a black captain, whom we saw distinctly standing on the trunk, using violent gestures, with the spying glass held in his hand. Nitcs.

roM' against the whites with the intention to kill all the men and aed women, and take the young women as their wives. Fortunately their intentions were discovered in time. About 100 negroes have been arrested, and will be tried to-day in lhison. It is supposed that many of them will be executed." iYezryork Courier.

We omitted to mention, !;ut week, that the suit of the trustees of the hank of Maryland against Thomas EHicoit,for the recovery of twentv-t)-five thousand dollars, paid him ascomnvssioncr for negotiating the sale of the Tennessi e bonds to the Union Bank of Maryland, had terminated in favor of the trustees. The amount awarded, the interest being inebmed, is $28,100. The defendant has appealed from the verdict on this judgment to the the court of appeals. Nile..

C It A Y V O K I) s I JL ll2: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1S35.

CCrSub-itbers i. the Cincinnati Mirror, under ..nr pgetscy, who are in arrears, will please mil and seule their account?, as the

publishers vi?!i to close up the

concern.

Those of oui subscribers who wish to discharge -l.e.r subscriptions with beef, pork, potatoes,, will please inform us immediately, iliat we may got our winter's supply. Mr. Gkorge D. Pee.tice, editor of tho Louisville Journal, a man in good literary repute, being lately married, will publish, at ihe close f his honey-moon, an entire new version of h.vo letters, otherwise culled kiss lain Is.

DIED Of consumption, on the 11th'

November last, Miss Sarah, daughter of maj. James Sullenger of this county. On the 1st instant, in the sixteenth year of her age, after a lingering illness.

Pokk. Buying ,ve hogs cnniiiiiMiretl.il Cincinnati, some time sine.', at IV,, m $J H) 1 $3 73 per hundred; wo hive no l ite advices, to mails pist failing t(J bring our pipers due. CoMMUN.CATEJD. COUNTERFEIT. Fives on the bank of Louisville, Ken

tucky. The paper has the appearance of

having been oiled engraving coarser and

darker than the genuine payable to W

Nisbit; letter C; dated Aug. 1, 1833. The

most conspicuous mark is the omission of

the dotting of the tV in the word Louis

ville, (after dollars). On the left side of

the vignet, of genuine, is a shield, and near the top is a plough; on counterfeit, there are a few marks, but not a plough.

which she bore without a murmur or a j A nc cashier s and president's names are complaint. Miss Mary Ann, daughter of j engraved. They are a good imitation

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col. James T. Pollock, receiver of public moneys at this place. The Legislatures of this state, Ohio, and several others, meet on Monday next; that of Indiana will convene, for the first time, in the new state house. The great men of the nation also convene at Wash

ington city on the same day. Our paper will, necessarily, be occupied for some time, principally.with messages, proceedings of the Legislature and Congress, and so forth.

engraved by Underwood, Bald, and Spencer.

W illiam V. Coleman has commenced the publication of a new paper in Grecnshurg, la., entitled "Grecnsburg Courier." Mr. Lane's address has excluded almost every thing else; in consequence of its length we are unable to give the remainder of the proceedings of the Tippecanoe celebration; we shall try to give it next

week.

Communicated. LYCEUM The Crawfordsville Lyceum will resume its exercises, for the winter, at half past six o'clock, p. m., on Thursday evening, the 10th instant, in the Presbyterian church. The introductory address will be delivered by II. D. Humphreys, esq. A general attendance of the members, and friends of the institution, is requested. ly order of the society. ALEX. THOMSON, sec'yDec, 5th, 1035.

Our relations with France. The mass of tho pooplo ofchis i-nm-try arc, we are afraid, scarcely awaroofiho very sm'ons and "even threatening condition f onr omened dispute with Frame. The two nations occupy towards each other a position of sing lar cmharassment. Without any just cause for misunderstanding,' diplomatic intercourse has heen suspended, and the idlest and most ridi- ulous punctilio seems to he forcimr the two nations, in spite of ihir i,T.

terestand their disposition, into an attitude of reciprocal defiance. Frederick Examiner.

now tell here, nn Sunday, the 22d nil..

to the depth of five or six inches: since thai

nine Ihe sleiyhing Ins been quite good, and we have been so busily eng-igcd in that way.

lint we have, peihaps, neglecled more itn portant matters. We justify ourselves will

the maxim, "make hay while the sun shines.'"

The wu ither has been steady cold, so as n.i to thaw in the sunshine. CrSince the above was in type wc have

naa some ram, and also a 'speck' of sno

it is now cold.

WAR IN TEXAS. The emigrants from the United Slates to Texas, have revolted from the Mexican government and declared themselves independent, and the prospect is, ihal war will ensue. S -me fighting has already taken ph.ee, in which the Tixinns have corne oft' victorious:

in "lie battle they h -d taken some prisoners, about three hundred stands of arms, and a number of horses, with about 10,000 wo.th

of stores intended for the Mexican armv

Meetings have been held at various t-laces

along the Mississippi valley, to lake measures for assisting the Texiaus: al Cincinnati they resolved it right to render assistance, in provisions, clothes, and holldw irarc.

xvesoived, tlii a committee of vigilance, consisting o'ne persons, be chosen : whereupon the following named Gentlemen were appointed suiJ committee: Hosea Dean, Allen IViy, esq., Mr Dorsey, Otha II. Swim, and jam es Helverson. Resolved, that James Helverson be retail es ted to furnish for publication, a copy ofhisaddressdelivercd.it thia mooi;.

Jo the Wabash JMercury, published at Xafavette. Resolved, that the proceedings of this

o . GTNeW'ork llera,tl says; Col Burr is still in the land ol he lmng." He is much better in his general health than lie was some lime ago. One of the friends ol his early days is very busily engaged in examining all his pnpers

ami idiers wiinn view to publication after his death. There are twenty large trunks full of ihe most

interesting materials in history and biography. Many of these letters

reveal some of the most extraordinary facts both in private and in political life. VVc are not permitted at present to reveal more. Extract of a letter from Porsyth, Georgia,

wt. iuirt, lOOO. "Wo had an insurrection in this county last week. The negroes

The Evansville Journal of ihe 7l, ..j,. says, the people of Henderson county, Ken tucky, recently became suspicous that ti.eir slaves were about to rebel against them. It appears that a large numlwr of the blacks

had convened for the purpose of holding a re-

..y.uu3 ...eeiing, curing which some threats

were made which strengthened the suspicions,

a..u ieu me masters to eximine into the mat

- ua ueiu oy me cilizens, and

iuey resolved to cluck it in the bud: a nUl ber of nej?ro nrenrhpre nn,i c .i

0 ( IJVJ 01JUIU uiners, sup-

posea to be leaders, in all nineteen, were

committed to jail to await their trial, and the rimiHiloK I . : I . : . i c ....

.....u...u.. p.umuueu irom holding religious

...t..ga. in union counly they have been

similarly alarmed.

Boundary War Wc regret to learn that blood has heen shed in New Hampshire, relative to a disputed boundary question. The Boston Gazette says: "At the last session of the Legislature of NewHampshire, a tract Of rniintrv nnllo.l

Indian Stream Settlement, ou the borders ol Canada, between the two branches of

v-ouueeucut river, was by law annexed to the jurisdiction of New Hampshire. The Newburyport Herald publishes a letter, dated Columbia, N. H., Nov. 4, which states that a conflict had taken place between the shentl of the county with a party of militia, and the inhabitants of the settlement who united to resist the service of a civil process on one of their number. In the contest three of the inhabitants were killed and five wounded, and several of the militia were wounded, some of them mortal v. Tt tr ). . i .,

question of boundary has never been setted by the Government, instead of beinoleft tr lio n r &

. ' ' , . " "-ji oi angry controversy with the ignorant inhabitants." Aat. lut TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT: Opposite Ri.stinc'' hotel. Hanson I Dunham.

"VLW'OULD respiTtliillyiiifoim the citi

W .s "M-lvrtHl'UKMNV . . I

uemiiy that He has established hmisell in tl

ai.ove business, where all work entrusted i . it i .

... i.u- miii oe oone with neatness and in

me most 1AZUIUXABLE STYLE and

'y sinet atienlinn U business Ut- hopes I.

.... ,.i.i p.iiiwii.ie irom a m il' runs

pui.iic. Uaiinents of all kinds, cut oinhe shortest notice, and warranted to tit when properly made up. (rThe Eastern Fash Uus received quarterly. Bti.5, 1635, 40tf

f AN OKDINAXCE To regulate the veiling of hay, and other commodities, and for other purposes. bee 1. lie it onl .ined by the president and trustees of the town of Crawfordsville, that each and every person selling hay, froma wagon, sled or other vehicle, in the townof Crawfordsville, shall have the same weighed at the public hay scales in said town Should any person or persons sell, vend,' or dispose of any load or loads of hay, in the town of Crawfordsville, without having the same weighed as aforesaid, such person or persons shall forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars for each offence, to he recovered by action of debt , before any justice of the peace" in said town.

bee. 2. I hat the fees for weighing each "d o hay, or other commodity, shall be v my hv - cents, one half to be mid l.v tin

s. Ih r, and ihe oiher half hy the purchaser. fc'C 3. Thnt a weigh-master shall bo appointed by die board, whose duty it shall be in attend the public hay scales, and weigh for all persons who may desire to have hay orotheommodM., s weighed. And should said ve.gh-u.aster neylect or refuse to weigh any load ol hay or oiher commodity, when requested so to do, or shall absent himself so that any person desiring hay or anv other com "' t.iv to m weighed, shall be'detained ex i-wj ing fillet ,, minutes, said weigh-masler shall lotf.il and pay one dollar, to be recovered as ah.res ud: provided, that said weighmasler shall be permitted to employ a deputy, who sin II U: sworn in like manner as the principal. Sec. 4. That when nny load of hav, oroth er commodity, shall be weighed as aforesaid d sh dl I. the duty of the weigh-imsler, to' make a hill of ihe w, i,t. of the same, with the weight ol the emntv wajon or oiW i.:

cl- deducted.

ol the article sold; and that he shall provide hm.self wnh a blank book, in which he shall make fair entries of all loads weighed, and moneys received by virtue of his office, and report monthly thereof to the board of trustees. Sec. 5. Said weiVh master shall m- .v

ImhmI, wrth security lo be annmvf.fl k .i.

president of the board, and shall i.,tr ,u

of office. "tl"

Sec. G. This ordinance to be in f..rm r,.

ind after the seventeenth day of the present month. '

Ordained and established this third day of December, 1835. - JAMES T. POLLOCK, president. Attest J.,n (iiluland, cletk.

1'HE PURl.tr;

WILLIS HUGHS having published a notice, slatmiT that he has noon im.

psed upon by certain individual .t, t

published Lis work on the subject of farriery. t. which he says they have no riht, we leem it necessary and proper, to state to the public tint said H.mds is n.ktaL-or.. it,

i . . . iiiu UU

. weo niive in tiieir possession, and can 'Xhi.it at any time, the assignment by Mr Hughs of "all right, tide and claim" to said Wo,K. r r i ,WM & E- COMPTON. rawrordsville, Dec. 1, 1833. 2Stf A FEW c, pies of "An Introduction to larnery," by W,lli3 Hughs, for sale at die printing office. Crawfordsville, Dec. 3, 1835. 28-ta

Buckeye ano Cincinnati AhnnoK.-Ve have heretofore neglected to notice the recepnon of this paper: a few numbers have been received, and we are highly pleased with their contents and appearance; it is, what the Mirror always has been, an interesting and useful literary paper, meriting the patronamol the western community. We sl.ll act ,

agents, and would forward the namM r ......

I . . ui ou LI scribers, with pleasure.

WHOLESALE STORE AT LA FA YET IE. ' THE subscribers hive taken :. store on l'e west side of the squ ire, and are now , p ,i.ing a larger stock ,.f merciiandisk

-no, nas ever been before offered in this section, without exceptionall of which are direct from NeW Yo,k, and well bought . The slock amounts to twenty thousand dollar consisting of a full and extensive assortment' o toreign and domestic stap. v

DRV GOODS, of every dnp, rTnrXflTs,nsi a stock of C R O C L III E S , Hut are fresh and good IAIvUWARE and CUTLERY HATS and CAPS, of every descrim, m a,,y qua,y; H kimIs of toot4 SHOES, 1000 pieces W A L L P A PER common and best; a large lot of straw hJ

re; rea.ly made clothing, ol

. vB .wiu uiiii w:iriri uutnit.

TAKEN UP, BY John Alexander, of Coalcreek townshio Montgomery county, Indiana, three head of cstray cat.le; one a red sleer, marked with a crop o I the left ear and slit in the rinht an. pra.sed to seven dollars; one other a red'and uh.ie he. er, no ear marks, appraised to eight '!"":. h,o,her a pale red and wh.te heifer appraisal t.,j.,n. dollars; all sp1K)Scd fo ,,e' v'T .',,lrV,,W ,1X' 'P"g,nnd appraised by Nathamel Mart.,, a.,.1 William Mar in. hr

II 10

Dec. 2, 1S35.

A. KIRK PA TRICK, J. p.

BY J.

TAKEN UP,

osepi, Alexander, f.f fnnV,!, .

lup, IM. nioonieiv countv. Indian;, tv,n

ol es.ray cattle; one a h, indie ster, supposed lo be between thref. IV... ,r ...

.. " reiiis OKI. Wltl white tad :! belly, and srL L I

root of his tail, no ear rr,.,rL, , .

Ul ast siinn.f a il. ...i.:.. r . . J.ls

,v mi . ' ",,,,t' ,ace ck and be - y, no ear marks, anora sod i urn

'y SeI. Shoemaker and I L

ftueiaione,

before me,

'ec i.

K'RKPATRICK, J- P. I8Jo. 2S0

all sorts, for cold and

llu

iwper, sole, upper and kip leather anvils vices and hammers, mill and crosscu saws-1' wnh many other goods, in iarg0 quantiUe. which must be sold. Wn ,,;.il,.q uanuJ,e8,

lowest lNew lork micps ivni, r:i..

KT Alerc hams . or others Z 3. !Xpnse'

respectfully requested to g vo us ' call "J examine our uL,U lV0 Us 11 CaI, d

6"""u puces.

A DAI INISTRATOR-S ttrvri

fjn'lE undt reigned having taken letters of AL adm.msirat.on upon the estate of Jane K .mey deceased, ate of Mnn.

te wal , make immedia(. , anu tlmse b ivnur rl .irr.o : . . J '

llllt;fi , , "-"ioi me same aro ..ot.fied to present ,hem, duly aulhenticated for settlement. The es.ai.. i, c -JV??'

pvn . . TAKEN UP lY Benjamin Meckey, of Union township - .Montgomery county, Indiana liu n T' ""! "ds '"gl il on a leall,er l.aller- an.

.uvjnauere. Certified by

Nov.SGth, 1835.

E. M'CONNELL, J. p.

280

nv. TAKEN UP, Jesse Stewart, of Ripley township, Montgomery county, Indiana, one iron gray marc six years old next spring, with a slight blaw in her forehead, about fourteen and a half bands high, appraised to thirty dollars, by Alexander We.r and Ta la ver La rsh, beford Nov tRS-tllT W- AWAKEN, t P.