Crawfordsville Record, Volume 4, Number 52, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 June 1836 — Page 2

hours more can make the Bosphorus and Dardanelles absolutely impregnable, and range the fleet in order of battle at the head of the Mediterranean. We may disguise those things from ourselves if we will; or we may plume ourselves on the naval skill and ancient energies of our country, but the odds are of a nature that may well justify precaution. If we have fought and beaten the

fleets of the continent, we had our own harbors to retire to and repair our fleets. But a battle fought at the Dardanelles, however successful, would demand repairs which, however partail, could not be made nearer than Malta, or, if perfect, would require a return to England. In the mean time, the sea is open, and the Russian flag sweeps the Meditterranean. While we tardily seek for reinforcements which have to encounter the chances of time, wind and weather, the enemy are within 24 hours of their reinforcements, and, with the population and resources of a continent in their rear, may afford to lose many a battle, while every victory almost loses all its advantages by the remoteness, the uncertainty, and the difficulty of the means of repairing the casual losses of the encounter.—Blackwood's Magazine. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL. WASHINGTON, May 14, 1836. That it is the intention of the party in the house of representatives to strangle the land bill with as much despatch as possible, no man can entertain a doubt who watched the course of the debate that has occurred as to the disposition that should be made of this great and beneficial measure. Mr.Gillet, of New York, than whom a more prostrate follower of Van Buren does not exist among all the faithful, was set on to move its reference to Cambreleng's committee of ways and means. The object of the managers is, in this way, to put it beyond the control of the house, and in the hands of its most hearty opponents, who will either not report it at all, or if they do, will seize the occasion to throw as much discredit and odium upon it as possible. Another part of the scheme is to give some of those out of congress, who are more campetent to the task than any of the liegemen in, an opportunity to make an elaborate vindication of the policy and principles of the administration. There is not a Van Buren man in the house who has yet replied to the severe speeches of Bell, Peyton, Robertson, and others, on the appropriation bill, with any considerable degree of power of thought, or even with any display of nervous or manly language. They have all, —Cambreleng, Vanderpoel, McKeon, and the rest,—floated on the old current of party declamation, with the least possible expenditure of reflection, and without once perplexing themselves by deviating into argument. Under these circumstances, nothing is more desirable than for some of the party out of doors—say the Magician himself—to embody defences of the administration in the form of a report, and send it into the house as embracing the views of a majority of the committee on ways and means. Mr. Gillet spoke at length in favor of his motion on Wednesday. A principal object of the gentleman appeared to be to catechise his colleague, Mr. Granger, which he proceeded to do in a manner remarkable for its good taste, delicacy, and gentlemanly point —all of which qualities could not fail to impress the house with exceeding force, and raise Mr. Gillet to a high rank in that party which places so high an estimate upon them. As soon as this decorous gentleman sat down, Mr. Granger sprang to his feet. Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, however, obtained the floor, but yielded to the entreaties of Mr. Granger, who asked the indulgence of the house to permit him to answer some of the questions which his colleague had entertained the house with putting to him. Mr. Grander then proceeded with his rejoinder, which, although made on the spur of the occasion, and without the slightest preparation, is generally spoken of as one of the most successful, and, in all respects, one of the happiest replies that have been made in the house during this session. Mr. Granger's style is at once captivating and impressive. His weapons are all of the right temper, and he approaches the list of political warfare with the spirit also of a true knight—courtesy, dignity, and a refined moral taste. I have never known him to use weapons of offence, which, however sanctioned by some honorable members, must be regarded as unjustifiable and disgraceful, by all properly constituted minds. Mr. Granger said he was bound to presume that his colleague thought it high time to abandon all noncommittal candidates, or he would not have undertaken so to catechise him. He would most willingly answer all his colleague's questions, provided that he and his chief would be as ready to declare their own sentiments. With regard to the distribution of the surplus revenue, Mr. Granger said it was notorious that ever since the present administration had held out to the people the hope of the adoption of some measure for that purpose, the moment the public debt should be extinguished, they had taxed their ingenuity to devise plausible pretexts for the nonfulfilment of their promises. The professions of the party were, that the most rigid principles of economy should be brought to bear upon every department of the public service, till the debt should be extinguished, and then, after the most moderate expenditures that could be required for the purposes of the government should be deducted, the remainder should be distributed. Mr. G. referred to the recommendation of distribution contained in President Jackson's message in 1829. He added, that the executive power of New York, which, for several years has taken care to entwine its interests with those of the general government, and regulate its principles according to those most in fashion and favor, also recommended the system of

distribution. He proceeded to comment in strong terms upon the manner in which the hopes that had been excited had been disappointed. All Gillet's inquiries he answered in the most satisfactory manner; and took occasion, while commenting on the subject of each, to show up the sins of the party, and frequently did he apply the caustic with exceeding

firmness to the very heart of their sore. The discussion was interrupted by the arrival of the hour for going to the special order. The fortification bill was then taken up in committee of the whole; and Mr. Towns of Georgia, made a long speech in defence of the general policy of the administration. The debate on the question, "What shall be done with the land bill?" was resumed on Thursday, and Amos Lane, on whose unenviable notoriety it is not necessary for me to comment, commenced a speech in favor of the reference to Cambreleng's committee of ways and means; but after humming and hawing for a little while he was obliged to sit down from pure inanition, amidst the illsuppressed jeers and laughter of his own partisan friends. Messrs. Morris of Pennsylvania, and Williams of Kentucky, advocated with great strenuousness the motion for sending the bill to the committee of the whole. Mr. Bynum then took the floor and talked away for some minules in his usual style of empty and noisy verbiage. He very decently attacked the motives of the friends of the bill—declared they said what they did not believe—for why should they wish the bill to be acted on by the house when they must know that it would never become a law? —the president would VETO it, as he had vetoed a similar measure. In a like spirit, he attacked the senate as unworthy of confidence, opposed to the wishes of the people, &c. &c. The successive failures of the mail from New Orleans assure us, if other information were wanting, that the rising and arming of the Creek Indians has cut off the intercourse by the usual route through Alabama, Georgia, &c. The news from that quarter is of disastrous import, so far as the probable waste of human life in a war with treacherous and desperate savages can be regarded in that light, as it must be by every one of civilized nature or human feeling. Colonel White, the Delegate from Florida who has returned to this city from the South, brings information that the greatest alarm pervades the whole frontier, and that the planters and their families, &c. are flocking in numbers and in haste into the town of Columbus, &c. for safety. A letter from the Governor of Georgia, under date of the 13th inst. to a member of Congress, fully confirms the information received at the War Department, from Major McIntosh and from other sources. From Florida, the information continues to be equally distressing. From the St. Augustine Herald of the 12th inst. we learn that the savages had renewed their depredations in every part of the country, by dividing themselves into small bands. The tracks of Indians had been seen within five miles of St. Augustine, and the inhabitants of that place were apprehensive of an attack from them. General Call, the Governor of Florida, has issued a proclamation calling for mounted volunteers to slay these ravages. A letter received in this city from Tallahasse, under date of May 7th, states that on the night before, an attack was made by the Indians upon St. Marks, only 16 or 18 miles distant from Tallahasse! This, says the letter, is bringing the war near to us; and I verily believe that the country will be abandoned if they make a desperate rush to take it. We have room only for the following additional particulars: Nat. Intel. From the Charleston Patriot, May 14. There is no longer a doubt of a general Creek War. Fifty families have been murdered, and 2,000 people fled to Columbus for protection!!! The state of the frontier is most disastrous. There are not 500 effective men between the Creek and Seminole lines, and all Florida will be devastated if the Governors of South Carolina and Georgia do not send mounted men to the Florida line and to Tallahasse. The Seminoles are advancing on Tallahasse.. The Creeks will be forced upon it. Col. White has sent an express to Gen. Scott, and made an appeal to the Governors of South Carolina and Georgia, to send mounted men to Tallahasse and the Florida line, to save Middle Florida from robbery and murder in this disgraceful Indian and Seminole war. We hope the Governor will act with his known promptitude and energy. Charleston, May 13. The Governor of Florida, the Hon. R. K. Call, has issued General Orders for the assemblage, either as a volunteer force or by draught, of 160 mounted men, for the defence of Middle Florida. Orders had been prievously issued for the organization of a similar force, to protect the frontier of East Florida. Governor Call makes an earnest appeal to the patriotism of the people of Florida, stating that the Indians are now in possession of nearly the whole of that Territory, and so emboldened have they become that an attack was recently made by them on a plantation within 25 miles of the capital of the Territory, in which blood was shed and a scalp was taken. Baltimore, May 20. The ten companies of United States troops which have been ordered by the War Department to repair to Fort Mitch-

ell, Alabama, in consequence of the Creek Indian disturbances, have been selected from those which have been stationed along the seaboard. They will be under the command of the veteran, Gen. Fenwick. Major Irwin's company will embark to-day from Fort McHenry, in the steamboat for Norfolk, and proceed thence to Charleston. Our esteemed fellow citizen, Captain Thompson, of the United States Artillery, accompanies Gen. Fenwick as his Aid. Three companies left New York for the South on Wednesday. American.

MARCH OF INTELLECT. THE MORMONS.—A gentleman living in Loraine County, Ohio, writes that a more extraordinary sect has not sprung up since the days of Mahomet. In the town of Kirtland they have erected a stone temple at an expense of $40,000. It is sixty by eighty feet broad, and fifty feet high. It has two rows of Gothic windows. The floor is the place of worship, with four rows of pulpits at each end, having three pulpits in a row. These twelve pulpits rise behind and above one another, and are designed, the uppermost row for the bishop and his counsellors, the second for the priest and his counsellors, the third for the teachers, and the fourth or lowest for the deacons. Over the division between each of the rows of pulpits, is a painted canvass, rolled up to the ceiling, and to be let down at pleasure, so as to conceal the dignitaries from the audience. The area can be divided into four apartments so as to carry on the objects of imposture. The second and attic stories are for a theological and literary seminary, which is expected to have the manual labor sysem attached to it. The Mormons are very eager to acquire an education. Men, women, and children are studying the Hebrew. Some of the men, in the middle age, pursue their Hebrew till 12 o'clock at night, and attend nothing else. They pretend to have remarkable revelations, work miracles, heal the sick, &c. Mr. Adams, and other members of the House of Representatives, complain of the inaccuracy of the reports of the debates in the House. For ourselves, under the circumstances, we are only surprised that they can be made half so accurate as they really are. The reporters, in the midst of noise, bustle and confusion—'speaking,' talking, laughing, coughing and walking, contrive to give much more of what is said and done, than a casual observer could think possible.—Alex. Gaz. Some idea may be formed of the rapidly increasing importance of the commerce of our inland seas, by the fact, announced in the Buffalo papers, of the launch of an elegant ship of three hundred tons, from Grand Island, on Tuesday last. She is designed for a regular trader between Buffalo and Lake Michigan. Another ship of three hundred tons is on the stocks at Buffalo. The contemplated extension of the Baltimore and Ohio rail road to the West would open the shortest and best medium of communication between the commercial capital of Maryland and those inland seas, and yet, incredible as it may seem, there are members of the state Legislature who while they admit the vital importance of the work, and are assured that it will command the travel and trade of the West to its full capacity, yet hesitate to appropriate dollar for dollar with Baltimore in securing its completion.—Balt. Gazette. FROM FLORIDA. THE INDIANS.—Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Florida, to his friend in Washington, dated Tallahasse, May 6. "Day before yesterday an express came up from Judge Randall's place, twenty miles east of this, informing that the Indians the night before had been plundering there, and killed one negro; the rest escaped by hiding in a hammock. Yesterday an express brought intelligence that a party of 100 Indians were collecting cattle near Suwannee Old Town, and the party of whites who discovered them (in number 30) were too small to attack them —they had 400 head of cattle in one pen. "During this day the town has been in the highest excitement on account of Col. J. Gamble. Early this morning one of his negroes came to the town, and stated that his master had been to his plantation yesterday morning, and was about starting his negroes to a place near Tallahasse when he discovered Indians approaching. He ordered the negroes to cut the mules loose from the wagons, and make their escape. The negro said his master ran immediately into a hammock near at hand." THE WORMS. We understand, by a gentleman from the neighborhood of Ridgeviile, that the caterpillar has again made its appearance in that quarter in even greater numbers than last year. The most serious fears are entertained that a total destruction of the orchards and timber will be the result. The visitation last year has left many fine farms in the neighborhood almost entirely destitute of timber—killing the trees as effectually as through they had been girdled with an axe. We fear that further intelligence will show them to have spread over the country extensively. It is said that they exist in alarming profusion in the vicinity of Hamilton, and between that place and Lebanon to within a few miles of town. They are said to travel in one direction, and to be so numerous as literally to cover every thing in the line of their march, disrobing the forest and leaving it as leafless as if in the depths of winter. Lebanon (Ohio) Star.

STATE OF INDIANA, TO WIT: Board of trustees of the county seminary of Montgomery county. Ordered that notice be given, by publication in the Crawfordsville Record, that proposals will be received by this board, on the 16th day of June next, at the court house in Crawfordsville, for making sas and putting the same in the windows of the upper story of the county seminary, and for painting all the sash in said house, above and below, with two good coats of white lead; also,

for putting glass in all of the windows of said house, and for putting in two substantial floors to support the hearths in second story—the undertaker to furnish glass and all other necessary materials. Proposals will also be received for furnishing all necessary materials for lathing and plaistering, with two good coats of lime, the two lower rooms and passages of said house, complete. All materials used to be of good and suitable kind, and the work to be executed in a neat and workmanlike manner. The undertaker will be required to give bond with approved security for the faithful performance and completion of said work as above described, by the 15th of August next. One half of the contract money will be paid in advance, and the residue out of the first money hereafter received by the treasurer of this board. A copy—attest, J. W. LYNN, clerk. May 25, 1836. 207-9 State of Indiana, Montgomery county, ss. PROBATE COURT, May term, 1836. Isaac McDaniel, et, al. vs. Jacob Simmons, et. al. heirs at law of John Husted, dec'd. Bill in chancery to compel distribution in Hotchpotch. The complainants appear by their counsel aforesaid, and moves the court for leave to amend this bill, which is given, and bill is amended and filed, and the process issued herein is returned into court endorsed, "Executed as to Jacob Simmons and Phebe his wife, John Hawk and Hannah his wife, John Husted, Samuel Husted, Moses Husied,and Solomon Husted, May 9th, 1836; and not found as to George Hainly and Mary his wife, David Strawshurgh and Ann his wife, John Hainly and his two children, Isaac and Mary Ann Hainly, by Patsy now dec'd, and Aaron Husted." It is therefore ordered that notice be given, by publication in the Crawfordsville Record, that unless the said defendants above named, on whom process has not been served, plead, answer, or demur, on or before the calling of the cause, at the next August term of this court, said bill, as to said Iast named defendants, will be taken as confessed; and cause continued. A copy—attest, JOHN WILSON, clerk. May 27, 1836. 207-60 days State of Indiana, Montgomery county, ss. PROBATE COURT, May term, 1836. David Long, administrator of the estate of Isaac Anderson, dec'd, vs. The creditors of said estate.—Petition for settlement of said estate as insolvent. The petitioner having filed his petition, shewing therein among other things, that the personal projeriy of said estate (there being no real) is insufficient to pay the debts and demands outstanding against the same, it is therefore ordered that notice of the pendency of said petition be given by publication in the Crawfordsville Record, six weeks in succession , that unless said creditors notify said administrator of the existence and extent of their respective claims by filing the same, or a statement of the nature, description and date of the contract, or assumpsit upon which the same may be founded, in the office of the clerk of this court, previous to the final distribution of the assets of said estate, such claims will be postponed in favor of the more diligent creditors; and cause continued. A copy: Attest : JOHN WILSON, clerk. May 27, 1836. 207-212 Notice. By virtue of a decree of the Montgomery Probate court, rendered at the May term thereof, 1836, on petition of James Scott, guardian of George Marquis Scott, I will expose to sale, at public vendue, at the court house door in Crawfordsville, on the 25th day of June next, the following piece of land: west half north east quarter of sec. 4, town. 18, range 5 west, containing 79 acres, 81 hundredths, more or less—lying about a half mile north of Oneal's mill, on Sugar creek. Persons wishing to see the same, are referred to the above named James Scott, living three miles south west from Crawfordsville. One third of the purchase money will be required in hand, and the residue in six and twelve months from date of sale. Further particulars will be made known. J. W. LYNN, com'r. May 24, 1836. 207-9 Wool carding. FAIRMAN & PENNOCK have in full operation, under the care of Perry and Olds, machinery for carding wool in the town of Lafayette, where work can be done upon the shortest notice and warranted in good order. Those wishing to try the establishment will call and see for themselves. Flax seed will be taken in payment for carding; cash also paid for seed. F., P., O., & PERRY. May, 1836. 207*9 Taken up, BY John Peterson, jr., of Sugar creek township, Montgomery county, Indiana, a bay mare about fourteen hands high, both hind feet white, shoes on her fore feet, and a small star in her forehead, supposed to be four years old. Appraised to twenty-five dollars by Bowen Babb and John Peterson, sen'r. A true copy from my estray book. JOHN B. LOWMAN, J. P. May 18th, 1836. 207*9

NEW GOODS. GREGORY & HANNAS are just receiving a large and well selected assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, hardware & cutlery, queensware, SHOES & BOOTS, Palm leaf, fur, and wool hats, NAILS, GLASS, IRON, &c. &c. All of which will be sold CHEAP, and on accommodating terms. May, 1836. LOOK AT THIS! NOTlCE.—The notes, books, and accounts, of the late firm of ELSTON & CLARK are in the hands of David Clark, for immediate collection. Crawfordsville, May 3, 1836. 204tf Just received, 100 PIECES light and dark calicoes—assorted. 10 or 15 pieces merino calicoes—assorted. GREGORY & HANNAS. May 4, 1836. MOLASSES.—A few barrels New Orleans molasses, just received by GREGORY & HANNAS. May 4. 1836.

JUST RECEIVED—a few barrels New Orleans sugar. GREGORY & HANNAS. May 4, 1836. To the ladies, JUST RECEIVED—an assortment of FANCY GOODS, to which the attention of the ladies is particularly invited. GREGORY & HANNAS. May 4, 1836. For sale. 2 or 3 hundred pounds LARD. J. W. POWERS. May 6, 1836. Cooking stoves, &c. BURBRIDGE & MILLER have just received a number of Rotary cooking stoves and cast iron fire places, which they will sell on reasonable terms. May, 1836. MACKEREL.—A few barrels mackerel on hand, and for sale by BURBRIDGE & MILLER. May, 1836. 2 DOZEN PATENT PLOUGHS—assorted numbers—for sale by J. W. POWERS. May, 1836. Just received, 20 BAGS Rio coffee—a good article. GREGORY & HANNAS. May 4, 1836. 10 OR 15 pieces summer CLOTHS —assorted; just received at GREGORY & HANNAS. May 4, 1836. A FEW barrels choice MACKEREL, just received, and for sale by GREFORY & HANNAS. Crawfordsville, April 27, 1836. A SMALL lot of FLOUR, by the barrel, for sale by J. W. POWERS. Crawfordsville, April 27, 1836. New publications. A. THOMSON has this day received the following new publications: Beecher's views in Theology, Mansfield's Political Grammar, Stow's introduction to the study of the bible, Scientific class book. Also—a first rate article of Bristol board and drawing paper. May 6, 1836. TRANSPORTATION. KINZIE, HUNTER, AND CO., Storage, forwarding, and commmission merchants, CHICAGO, ILL., Agents for the Troy and Erie, United States, and New York and Ohio TRANSPORTATION LINES, Running day and night on Erie canal, inconnection with daily tow boats on North river, a daily line of steam freight boats and vessels on LAKE ERIE, And a weekly line of steam freight boats and daily line of vessels on lakes Huron and Michigan. Agency in New York City. R. Putnam, 33 Coenties Slip, (up stairs), agent for Troy and Erie line. D. Northrup, 22 1/2 South street, agent for United States' line. A. B. Meech, & Co., corner of Broad and Water streets, agents for New York and Ohio line. Our ware houses, which are very commodious, are situated on the landing, so convenient that freight is recv'd by them from vessels without expense of cartage, or exposure to bad weather. All goods consigned to us, will be carefully handled, and forwarded with despatch. We are prepared to make liberal advances on consignments to us for sales. K. H. & CO. N. B. A powerful Dredging Machine (built by Government expressly for the purpose) will commence soon to remove the bar at the entrance of the Chicago harbor, so that vessels, by the 15th of June, will discharge at the wharves without detention for fair wind and weather, as was formerly the case at Chicago, and is now at all other southern ports on Lake Michigan. Refer to the merchants generally at Lafayette, Attica, &c. May, 1836, 205*lns