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;. ArtroDai.k-l boMra;; --(;, r;. , j j '. Gr. i n ar-roxe l't.. i; ""l Or ill -X. W. Mo. ore II i .iv'- ( '. l'n ii r. ;,- - t ;i..i - (i i i orv s'-. ;".'- r;,;f.. - -i).,l: Ktho J ; ,' , !,,, ;, ; n.iiK J. "M'.-i- Jo!, n t an n r .v. 1..,; ni l iV . I.i i Mrilontto f 1 V i " 1 i i :.5 ri J '-, , J-.oo'o Woo.'ruiT . (Jr u.t tatrord 1 1 .x : .;. t'liri?tian C. Nave S! t Jacob bhar.k at.ir -iiiimi l lrva:i ,i v I h mas 11. Stanford Vn ! Jtrrmiah Ji-hn-cn lr..n' Ij.'t 'echavi.ih Ptukett Pi;. !.', oI.-.ki eir J a rb (Jook V- !;,! Ii W iUon Jj. fcr-iH John F. t'arr l'ii'.,',rir;i JFnTjV.V J A. Frackenriiige Vtr'u ari l Strr.rtf iai n J. Howell '.7e and Dr. ii WtU.aiu W . ri;l,t h'nr r Hi t,ix M.SIiaw Jin , ess a. id VVa.-ta Patrick II. Rrclt and Jo'i ih t "pibeu-on. V inrz'-nit rt and Clinton Jacob Angle and Ti,om:i . Currey. Cc ' .'. ('?.., A-o. ('haunt rv CVter ILanilt ii, in i. it Robert 1- llanuaman ,'udsiH and Ilanri.rk -1 ! n as Pi 11 . U.'ul. I!uhlii!',:l, c -W illiatn Uoekbill KM hi . wir.'ii.-i-e.ic John !$. Chi man I.a;-t-, St J 'tp'i, A- Jonathan A. Lirtoti I t rr.i ;i -Ji'-i pli b,oiili!i - Ac Pi x ton Wilson and Kim- Lmc Tiie ll a-e tlien proceeiled to the e lection of Spo.sker, ;i ,d on the sixth ballot J.-ane? Gregorv, l-'-q. of Warren co-uitx , wa detdart d duly t let lt d, xx ho alter Laving been rotuiueteil to the chair, returned LW tlru.ks to tl.e Ilou-e l r the honor confetred upon him, and t eeon.inei at d the observance of good order, and the cultivation of a harmonious spiiit. li be House next proceeded to tlx cliiiice of its other ot'icers. t!ie r-u!l ct ach xvas publi.-hed last week. ri KsivxY. l)ec, 2. Mr Smith of Fayette offered a resolution, directing the Doot keeper to contract xxith tiie editors of the Journal and Democrat for three Nos. of their respective publications lor each incnher for public distribution; w hich, after b.-irig amended on motion of Mr Kt Iso. Sr isl'i- the number to Jive, vxaadopted. Mr. Smith xvas appointed a committee on the part of the House to act with a similar committee on the part of the Senate, to xvait on the Rev. Mr. Ames, and request him to open the session bx p raver. Mes-rs. Dunning and Bradbury were appointed a committee to act xv'nh a similar committee of the Senate, to xvait on the Goxernor. and inform liitn of Hie rganiz itiui of the txvo Houses, and o( tiieir readiness to receive anv commafiicttion he ni.iv choose to make. Da motion of Mr Hargrove, a resolu tion xvas adopted , lixmg upon lhuis1 v next. (the Senate concurring there in.) fir the election of President' Judges ind Pto-ccnting Attorne. Tlie Senate now came down, and the es-ion wa opened by a solemn prayer from the Rev. Mr. Ames, at the close of hi(!i the Senate retrod, and the House adjourned till 2 o'clock. 1 xvo O'CLOCK, I . Al. File two Houses now convened in the Representatives Hall, when his F.xcellency the Governor communicated the ihlloxvinil m rss;c. Gf iit! mm of the S mife, and "f the Ihnne f Rcprestnlaln es : Since the l ist annual meeting of the Representatives of the people,onr State lias continued its rapid adx ant e in wealth and improvement; the current of emigration has never been exceeded ; tlx: ronurcos of the State are rapidly developing and increasing; the condition of every class of our industrious citizens is improving, and tlie numerous evidences that xve see every where around us, of a happy and pro-perou-people, call upon us for public and grate ful at knoxvledgements to the Divine Dispener of the numerous blessings enjoxed by our country. Our Revenue continues to increase in propoition to the ordinary demands upon the Treasury, and although the x stem in it operation, is not a- pei iet t or equitable as could be desiied,or as economical in its assessment and collection as it ought to be, yet it is adequate to our present scale of expenditure, 'Flic receipts during the past ear from all sources, amount to $106,797.08 and the disbursements to $1 21,372,23 which, with the balance on hand ol $IG,300,2i), at the close ol the list ti-eal par. leaves unexpended in the Ti thf .urn nf 2.324,14. The

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year, is pni eipanx oxxi:.g to the p.ty mcnts on account of the election ol the State Hoti-e. Tlie aruiual n p:;r!s from the Auditor and Treasurer of Stat;, xxill exhibit in detail, the p.u 1 ieula i s c! tin- reetipts ar.d iIishurst-moi:t f the pa; uar. 1 again iavi'.e the at tentioe of the Legislature to the sugge-iie-ns made in my I ist annual t"inn,'i;,ic.i'i..n. as to tho amendments necessai'v ' enpresent Iveveiuie I iws to in-. ire gro.-stcr accuracy and unifoimih, as xvell as -conomy, in assessing and : ating iai.ds for taxation. Of the various subject? xxhicV ui,! necessarily present thetn-t'.vrs for your consideration, during the p. resent ( ?- ?ion, there is rone more iaiportant than tlie prosecution of the Waha-h ai. F.i ie canal. Not only are we ecplv interested in a pecuniary point of x iew, ii.M otir character a a state is concerned and our public faith is ph dged for it-vigorou-pt o-ecution and s',e( dv copletion. Durinz the past sc ison. 3u 1 -2 mile, in addition to fi.rmor letting-, have been put under cool no t and are now in progress. The prices at which these contracts xxere taken, are consul ered fiir, although the average price per mile is higher than the contracts of last xear. principally i'i consequence of a greater amount in lockage and additional feeders on that p u t of the line. In pursuance of the pmvi-ioris of an act of the last session, the canal com.jMicjoncis h.'.'-f caused snrvexs to be made on each side o. : '': Waba-h river, fmm Logansporl I.MlV t.nutli of the Tippecanoe, with the view of dojorminitxrr i r.-xrxx'vi r t i fi Mr 1 ", i M V C1 comi ns; b the two routes; but in consequence ol 'he constant employment of tl e enginror in held i xeercise;. atn i I some delav oooa-ionod bv ill health, the i s("mates baxenot as vet been completed, but w;!l bo laid before you in due time. Fhe expedicnev of eroding the Wa bash ;it Logar.sport and continuimr down on the sou'h side of the river to the mouth of the. Tippecanoe, and extending il thet. to La lax otto, ate questions inx"oIxi''r a considerable, ex tent of interct. about wiii. h ioii o u,x ofx: is felt, and xvhich justice and pub lie policy require sh-nild be pro nptlx settled by the Legislature, so soon as the neressarv estimates are before them. Delay max materially alibi t the ah:e of the canal lands, and a speedv determination will put an er;d to the suspense of those xvho are dosi rous of locating themselves near the line of the canal. The Board have abo caused a survey to he made of the valley of White Whiter, from the mouth of Nettle creek to Laxvi enocburgh. but for the reason before stated, no detailed report or estimate has been made. It believed, hoxvexer. by the engineer. that the xxork is entirely practicable, thesupply of xvalerample, that throughout the greater part of the line good materials are abundant, and that its feasibility is beyond a question. A few miles of tlie line sni vexed, lies within the State of Ohio, xxhose assent xvas obtained before the survey xvas commenced. The duties of the Lngi neer and his assistants during the pa.-t season, nave neen ot a most arduous kind, and their abilities and faithfulness have been fully tested by the commis sioners. Since the adjournment of the last ision, the canal land? belonging to this State, lying within the limits of Ohio, have been accepted by that State, upon the conditions pioposed, and the ratifications have been exchanged by the Lxecutives. The loan in aid of the canal, author ized by the last legislature, (he Fund Commissioners have not x ct permanent ly made, believing it good policy to delav a xvlule, but they have obtained siilln ieut supplies for tlie progress of the xvoik on good terms. Their repoit will be laid before you. The sales of the canal lands fiom the 251 h Nov. 1833 to (he 1st day of Nov. 1831 amounted (o $G7.503.'d0, a report of xvhich will be made by the Commission ers. As the resources of the State devel ope themselves and the ability of our citizens to produce a surplus increases, public sentiment becomes more den dedly in favor of such internal improvements as will facilita'e the trans portation of such surprise to a market, ami thereby increase the rewards of industry and enhance 'be gent ral value of property. Since the benehcial noli

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adx ance:i;ei,t e ;i o; j ((l ; , t . , cemaiercial intertsts o!' the countrv, has been so frcqiit ntly and th ailv d:nnuistiat' d: anil while, our credit iji'stiy such as to command any amount of capital at an intere-l of iie p.cr cent. iu- less, no g.-.od re.-; son cat: be as?i "iied o i i v i -! idu !i i !oi; r Ik -itate to le tne ssici-e-sii-l x iuu ies , S: lie; X x V.uk. Pe.'.tisx Ixani.i and Ohio ! a at the oaaoeni-e.iiei.t ,-f t!i.' ir works, which have enricht d their citizens and dotiR honor to the sagacity and enterpriz.; of their pr j.-clors, hut little more means or "-iM-es t !,a:i their pniihc i lemi, xx hu ll enabh-d tin ni to oiitain in ther.ieiuy market, -ik ii sums ;s tlax needed. I,,e nmi tlois procured. ' the first instance, immediate Ix i fnelilted the people hy heii.g thrown into circulation in pax men! lor labor, in iteiials :md snbi!ett e, and so soon as the wo:ks were completed, the neople and the stati s were repaid manv f Id by the increased demands and higher pr.ees for (heir produce; by the aclix itx imparted to every branch of ii-cbislrx . a;id hy the enhancement of the landed property of the. country. The additional value alone of the lands in the olstiifl of eounlrx intersected by the Miami canal in Ohio, far exceeds the cost of tiie construction. The actual xvonhh of a stale or nation, does, not conisl of the sums hoarded in the treasury, hut in the wealth of the citi z "is and their ability to pay xvhenever the exigencies of the Government make contributions necessary. The tu nsurx of a xt!l manage d government, is the pen ket of tlie people, in xvhich something should bo. placed bv xvi-e leei-la- " "7"' 'T"- i o norrow i:iini- oi .t i,iu i, tu- oi iniereM, a. id expend it upon some xveil selected objects ot paramount public utility will not embarrass the Government or i.'npoyend1 tiie people, but on the contrary, xvill C'rich hot ii. If tlie interest is annually raised taxition, tlie ability of the people to p,i lo.-'.-e t;:xes is pro portionally increased, because the pun cipa! of the debt is expended afil ang tnem. Uy this process, tne capital vx hii h has accumulated in the commercial cities is transferred to the xve-l where it is needed, and thiown into ciieulation, nllording means to cnterpriz", and stimulating to activity every department of industry. This is not mere speculation; it is theory based upon reason and abundantly verrilied by facts and experience. With a view of engaging in xvotks of Internal Improvement, the propriety of adopting something like a general plan or system, having reference to the sev-e-ral portions of the State and the connexion of one with another, naturally suggests itself. No work should be commenced but such as xvould be of acknow ledged public utility, and xvhen completed, xvould form a branch of some general sy stem. In this xx ay only, can any permanent public advantage be realized, the people generally benefited by the expenditure, .and the imputation of partial or local legislation he avoided. In view of this object, the policy of organizing a board of public work is egain respectfully suggested. Such a board, acting with a view to tlie general interest of the Slate, would only sanction such as xxere capable ol being extended and connected xxith each other upon some general plan, so as to open communications between the most important points and subserve the genoial interests of the people. The receipts on account ot the Three per cent. Fund, since the last annual report of the Agent, amount to ,$20,105,00, falling short of the existing ap proprialions neatly one half. It is obvious xx bile the prese nt sy stem of appropriating this land is continued, it tannot he relied on as a means of ini proving our roads and highxvay s, so as to produce any permanent public advantage. It is annually distributed in small portions to tlie several counties iu the State, and by them again sub divided and applied to detached por lions of the numerous State roads that incumber the Statue Books, xxithout reference to any continuous line ol ootniiiunioalion betx'cen the different pails of the Slate; .and is thus flittered away in paying fbr mere temporary improvements, xvitnout regard to the peitiianeiit convenience or accomoda tion of the public. And it xvould seem too often to be the case, that the great object of the fund is lost sight of in efforts to distribute the money in certain neighborhood or to accommodate in-

'OXlOU lis 1 ,y placing i til:; 1 1 tu I'tiol!'? l' !!o ir hards f -- disluirseniehl. It is true, that the people have been much hon filed by the expenditure cf this money atnci gtiiciii; but tins ,d;cu!d on iv he coiuidereda secondary object, The money could as well lie thrown into ( ireulalion and the same advantage no ni;' by ::ppling it to (he constuictior, and improvement of a limited number of principal thoronghf ires, sole cfed wiili a xi xv to the general advantage. If Some such plan had bet n adonted and pursued from the conimei ccmei t e-f the appropriations of this fund until the present lime, our Stale would have been intersected hy a number o i xx e il improved roads that would have contributed very essentially to (lie public cor .vcnior.ee and accomniedaticn. Our dividend for 1 U.vl will exhaust the remaining appropriations, and I respectfully recommend that the Legisiature rha!l authorize a loan ofi.ol jess ll an two hundred thou.-ai. 1 doilais. at live percent., redeemable in 15 xears, and to he paid by our annual receipts of the Three per oeid. Fund w hich sum. if industriously applied to the construction and permanent improvement of a portion of our higbxvavs, would more essentially benefit the citizens and contribute to the xvealth and resources of the State, than if yearlydividends were frehied and aiinmillv expended upon out present system. Were 1 to pass by tlie praiseworthy and public spirited enterpiize of that portion of our citizens intcresled in die line of Rail way designated by the LaxvieiicctHirgli and Indianapolis charter, I should do injustice fo their laudable exertions, and he remiss in my duty towards them. Since the close of I he last session, availing themselves of the provisions of their charter, they have subscriber! above one hundred thousand dollars of stock: procured a survey of the major part of the line, and xvould have completed the location of the w hole route, hut for the lament.,,1 .1 I, ..r,i. e "'-""i "i incur jaigineer. i ne com- , p ,ti y wiil report its proceedings to the Legislature, xvhicii x-. iil enable vou to determine the extent of its further i films upon the patronage of the State. Our citizuis upon other routes have, iiad meetings, xviih a view of taking the first sli ps towards the commencement of similar works, but lam wholly unadvised of their further proceedings or xvishes. lii pursuance of a law of last session, a commissioner lias been appointed, to act in conjunction with one on the part of "Illinois, iu making surveys and im- . provements on that part of the Wabash river, which constitutes the common boundary between the two States, and has ent'Mcd upon (lie duties of the service. Owing to sickness, nothing more has been done, than making some necessary survey s preparatory to I he work. Whether the twenty-four thousand dollars appropriated, will remove tlie obstructions to the navigation of the rapids or not, sufficient information has not yet been obtained. A report from the commissioners may be expected. 1 heiexvith lay before you, a Report made to the Legislative council of Michigan, with an accompanying resolution, on the subject of the southern boundary of that Territory, constituting the northern boundaries of Ohio, Illinois, and of this State. From this document it xvill be seen that Michigan, notxx ithstanding the approval by Congress of the constitutions of these states, in each of xx Inch their respective boundaries are cleat ly defined, claims as her southern boundary an east and west line drawn through the southern extieme of Lake Michigan. W ere it possible to recognize this claim, Indiana xvould lose a district ten miles xvide, extending entirely across the northern pari ol the State, including one of the fairest and most desirable portions of her territory, and he entirely excluded from any access to I he Lake except through a foreign jurisdiction. This claim can never be acceded to by Indiana, and it is highly important that the question should he brought to an early derision. During the last session of Congress, the subject xvas brought immediately before that body by the application of the people of Michigan, to be admitted into the Union as a State, and the question underwent considerable discussion before a committee of the Senate, but no final action xvas had on the subject by either house. The question was then contested principally between the Delegation of thxi