Rising Sun Times, Volume 2, Number 104, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 7 November 1835 — Page 2

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THE TIMES. "aTe. Ol.EVX. EDITOR AXD I'RillT.I IHlVi. T"R THE TIMES. m n li x ;;to x aca emv. Not alone a 50 we had the pleasure of visiting Burlington Academy, (Boon county, K.V.) and were highly gratified to find it in a flourishing stale. It was then under the sole charge of Mr. L. Harding, a graduate of Miami University, a young gentleman of superior scholarship, and an efficient teacher. His method f instruction was such as could not fail to put in requisition the inontal enemies of his pupils, and give them a correct conception of the principles of every branchof learning which they were pursuing. During a more recent visit to Burlington, we found the institution ri-ing rapidly into iiotice, having received a valuable accession to the department of instruction. Mr. Harding is now assisted by Mr. A. McCiutlcy, an enlerpiising young gentleman and an accomplished scholar. They have already sixty pupils under their charge, with a prospect of considerable increase. Then; is a las in the French language (whose number we did not learn;) seven are studying the Ancient Languages, and sixteen, Natural Philosophy. The citizens of Burlington, as might be expected, entertain a high opinion of the utility of their Academy , and seem determined that funds shall not be wanting ta facilitate its operations. We were informed that thev contem

plate enlarging their building as soon j as it mav be rendered tuce-sarv, and are now making an ctlort to obtain an apparatus worth two hundred dollars. We were highly pleased to find the patrons of Burlington Academy, in some measure, sensible of the benefit that would be secured by furnishing tin ir institution with a suitable apparatus. And wc trust lit at such an appendage to our academies will soon be considered, as is now the case in many places, essential to their prosperity. The intelligence and liberality of the citizens of Builingtoa, give the public reason to hope that they will continue to sustain an institution so soiioeaolo to the country, and especially to the v,I ge in which il is located. Seldom have we visited a place, lentainingthe santii number of inh ihit it-.t, equallv distinguished for its urbanity and hospitality. ' L. TOR t!1K TIMES. Mr. I'imt nt The question whether lotteries are, on the whole, beneficial to societv, is one that has elicited a ereal ileal of debate among men of the lirsl talents in the United Stales, la m inx of the Slates it has been warmly discuscn -sod in the Legislatures, bring called 1 up for Legislative action. As may be expected, a great difference of opinion has picvailed. la miny of the Slates, laws have been passed prohibiting lottcries entirely; some have gone so fir astoforbiJ the vending of tickets, and in others they arc still allowed with various modifications. I am not informed of any lottery having yet boon licensed in oht own State. This is probably owing to society being bore yet in its infancy. We are fat approaching that state of thing that exist in the eastern part of the I'nioa, and jiJging of the future by the past, we may expect tint it will not be long before the question is agitated here, with a view to its adoption or rejection. A' regular system of lotteries established in our State, I should view much in the same light as a regular system of gambling. Whatever bad effect arise from the one, il may bo proved arc occasioned by the other. The sime principle pervades both; that the venturing a small sum to obtain a greater one. The same, anxiety of ttt-tk.l tin K-ttitrt Ii-feli1il i. k ! I 1 II llllf I'j C'VUV. llsrlV 1 111 1 T i 1 to execs, and the same fatal tendency arc the natural consequences the one as much as the other. As this is a dipulcd point, wc will refer the reader tj a game of hazard very common in the Southern States, and with recounts f which most pel sons are familiar. We .dlude to the game commonly known lv the name of the wheel of 'fortune. Phis is mentioned because the mode of drawing is tiaiihr to that of lotteries, and because most poisons have wen samples of its dreadful consequences. What, we would ask, is the difference between the two! In both cases the profits to the mmager? of the institution are about the same. In both rases a small sum is placed in the wheel with the expectation of its producing a much larger one. If there is any ditference, It is too email to be perceived, except by those who are sutiiciently skilled in distinctions ns to be able to divide a hair. The only difference, we have been able to perceive is that the one is upheld by professed gamblers, for their own benefit, and the other is supported

by a large poi'ioncf 'he religion part of the comnviv.ity, and the profits are fo :it!-!)ies devoted to hc'.ldir g ohun h-s, founding colleges, or for seme cnl: r benevolent or useful purpose. Lvm when the proceeds of lotteries are applied to some useful purpose, only about twenty per centum of the whole sum goes towards accomplishing its ostensible object. The rest goes to make up the high prizes. But admitting the benefits of lotteries in their greatest extent admitting that works of public utility mav be carried on by their means which rouM rot be done without it, w e cannot admit the truth of the principle that "the end sanctifies the mean?. 1

ME.'IlU It ATIC .MEKTIXtJ. Pursuant to public notice, a highli v

respectable number ot the Democratic jtne IJrassos with 4UU men, with the 111citiz a:s of Dearborn county, convened jtontion of joining the 700 federal troops at the Court House, in the town of Wil- stationed at San Antonio de Baxar, and mingto", on Saturdov, the 3M dav of! marching upon the people of Texas.

October. IS.?o. The m'ciiig was organized by ap pointing the lion. AMOS LANK, President: Col. A.C. PKPPl'.lL Vice Pre sidonl; and Maj. A. P. Gi.i .w an I tii o, W . Lam: were chosen Secretaries. The object of the meet inn bavin: ! been slated by the chair, in the com so of which the merits and claim ot the. ! several candidates for the Piesident v ) were ablv canvassed, om motion, il was' t solved. That a committee of live be appointed io report resolutions expres- i sive of the iews of this meeting; and also to nominate a suitable number of poisons to rcpicsent Dearborn count in the approaching State Conveniion : ind the loilouin ncnl emeu were an- i nount ed as said committee, to wit : Io j race Baselt, I'.sq., ( 'apt. Win. Lanius, : )ais Weaver, l'.q., A. P.. Glenn and j it tor M. Cole. The committee having retired for a short lime, leturncd and submitted the following resolutions lierokrd, Thai we approve of a Democratic Stale Convention to be holden at Indianapolis, on the iUh day of Janu uy next, for the purpose of nominating j suitable persons fir Ideclors of Presi-! dent and Vice President of the United j Stales. Iro!vcL That this meeting do now appoint fourteen delegates to repieseiit Dearborn c.ountv in said Conveniion, and that the following gentlemen he said delegates: Col. A. C. Pepper, Thomas How ard, I'.sq., Major John P. Dunn, James M. Dirragb, Lq., Warren Tcbhs. tv-",., Ttioma Brackcnridge, lOsq., David V. I " aii ley, l.sq.. Mark .MeCracken, Ksq., Oliver Hcnsiis, l!q., Capf. Benjamin .lolinson. Dr. N. H. Toibet, iliiam Conaw ay. 1'sq., Davis Weaver, Ksqr., and Col. A. Penis. i-s ,'reif, That w e highly approve of the nominations made by the National Convention, which met at Baltimore in May last, and that our delegation to to the Stale Convention, be instructed to vote for r.'eclors Iriendlv to the said nominations. l-'h'd, That we have the fullest eonndenoo in the talents, integrity and t... 1 ft..-C M-. ...... I). ....... -iSX..... i patriotism ol Martin annaren ot .New Voik, and Bichard M. Johnson of Ken Mekv, and that we w ill u :e all Imnora- i

I . . . . . i-"vi vtmiihi Hint, inv; uvill ble means to promote tbe.r . lection to;Tl0V al k) rollJr2voll9 al the ot.ic.i, of I res.denl and ice 1 res, ! Lea' lleN ,,, 0 (he Colorwdo on .lent o the- Umted States. . he J3lll v( ,,lis ,omlu Lrso.ved, Hat the d-degates from, p.very man in Texas is called upon to this county , be requested to use tb, 1, uW ; ;n ms jn (f )js exortness 111 ihe State t onvention to j .... 1 . 1, e. 1 -" , 1, ,, , i;,ud his rights. 1 nose who can join lk-k,'. illi-iiki I .ll .vf I 1.... . It. .t-i. ' -A ! . .

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. . .1 t 1-. .-i ll- it 11 ithat the L I tors ot thT Indiana Palladi- ,, t. ,., . 1 1 diana Democrat, be nqnested to pub 7 r ' lish the same. Thenecting then adjourned. AMOS LANK, Present. A. C. PLPPLR, l ire 1 res. At tt f." fl. r. 1 i.ro. . i.xxe, o c v' Nec.ro Ixsi iiukction. The Lexington Intelligencerof Tuesday says: We arc informed by a gentleman from Prostonburgh, that, on Tuesday the nth, a gentleman arrived at that place from Tazewell county, Virginia, bringing information, that on Saturday nis,ht previous, n plot had been discovered among the negroes for an insurrection, which was supposed to be nearly ready to break out, and that in consequence of this timely discovery, many negoes had been arrested. Twenty were confined in jail on Sund ijr morning, and arrests were still miking.

IMPORTANT FKO.II TEXAS. war: CCrThe New Oi leans papers of the t-tl ulto., contain important advices fiom Texas, from uhiih it appears that hostilities are about to commence in good earnest. We extract (he following from the New Orleans Courier: tMPORTVXT FHOM TEXAS. fVurin Texas Gen. Cos landed near the mouth 0 the llrassos u ith 400 men. The steamer Ouachita arrived this morning from Natchitoches, and brought an extra sheet of the Red River Herald, from which we make the following extracts. The accounts are several days later than those before published. Isaac Paiker has jisl arrived from Texas, bringing the intelligence that

, , . 1 1 it. 1 .1 r Ven. vos n as lae.uou near me mourn 01 lie has issued his Proclamation, "dt daring that lie will collect the revenue, disarm lite citizens, establish a military govornineil, and confiscate the property of the rele!lious.M Messrs Johnson iid B iker bore the express from San Felipe to Nacogdoches. Stephen S Austin has wiitten to several citizens of Nacogdoches, that a resort to arms i inevitable. They have hoisted a dig with ''The it'onslitution of 183V inscribed on it, and two hundred Pitemen gathered '.around i!. determined to stand or to fall w'm l Wc- subjoin the follow itig letter from Gencial Houston to the gentleman who eiougiit tne inleiligence: Dc Sax Arui'STixE, Texas, oth Oct. 1835. K ir Sir At vour reouest I hand oua memorandum, that you may be informed of our situation. 03 War in defence of our Rights, our Oaths, and our constitution, is incvita ble in Texas! If Volunteers from the U. Slates wil ijoin their brethren in this section, they w iil receive liberal bounties of land. We have millions of acres of out best lands nnchosen and unappropriated j itt C;u-h man come with a good rifle land one hundred rounds of amunition jand come soon. Oar war cry is "Libert v or Death!" Our principles are to support the Con stitution, and DOWN WITH THE fSl Rl til! I! Vour friend. SAM. HOUSTON. To Issac Parker. Ksq. present. We have no time to make any com ments. The people of the Unite Slates will respond to the call of their brethren of J txas! Those trentlemeii friendly to the rights of Free and Republican Govern ments, are requested to meet at the Red River I'.xchange, on this evening at half past seven o'clock, to take into con sideratiou the situation of their fellow countrymen in Tex is. Natchitoches, Oct. 7j 1335. 1 - t u vk. luiormaiion was received j last night by express, that Gen. Cos laa , aCCoHo Whuoo men, arms and 1 7 ammunitie)!!. An expedition i now raising in the iliii, ir -iniili't- l ImL-.. fl.. I... I I ........ v"-'ille expedition on tne v28tli. arc renies I.I I. ,f( tlM)S(: or they can oin in at Ins R . , , y whicwilihe ' ' ,ju. .,ri,iri ,.., roildevous. ' A corps ol reserve will be formed to niarcii to and sustain the advance. -n , . : .1 1 1 hose w ho cannot join the advance, are i . . . ... ., ' icu'esieu iei iiimc wiui me; ieseie; land report themselves to the committee !ot salety in tin place. I I, . . 1.1 I I It is expected that each man will sup "nnniiiinion 10 maicn mi. . .111 1 r Arrangements will be made for per ili:4i.. . t c. i.t.l ifis rt-tiiitl rv.wl 'il.. S. P. AUSTIN, Cii'n. of Com. Sept. vi., 1835. Fivm the .V. O. 2cc. MEXICO AM) TEXAS. Since receiving 011 Saturday the doc nments elsewhere published, concern ing the contemplated movements in Texas, on tiic part of the American population there resident, we were fa vored with private information direct and later trom luatamoras. This confirms the intelligence convey ed by the Columbia documents and adds, that though Gen. Cos had boast of having about 2,000 men under his command, he had scarcely 400: for those who had been imported previous ly into Texas, had been discomfited at San Antonio: or had alterwards deser ld. Cos had received orders from Santa Anna to fix his' head quarters at I San Antonio; and there rally his troops

lor the invasion ot lexas. uurcor respondent states thai Santa Anna had

w ritten a letter to lUalamoras, boasting that in less than two months, he would overrun and conquer the whole of Texs; but shrewdly adds, 'although we onsider this a mere gasconade, yet we wish he would have the temerity to pay the Texians a visit; and we should soon rid the Republic 01 this would-be Napoleon.' The Texians are. not idle in their preparations to give a warm welcome to their invaders. On the 23d ult,. 700 of them had left Brazoiia for San Anto nio, with a firm determination to capture it ; and to place the present viceroy )on Remon Macquia, at the head ol the government of the provinces. The next arrival from Texas may there fore bring us tidings of war and ihe glorious news of a victory obtained by the merican lexians over their oppress ors: so that the genera! consultation may have to digest the plan of a conlitutional government for lexas as a free, sovereign and independent state. Wc have also learned by the arrival yesterday of the Matiucla in seven days from Galveston, that the inhabitants of that place had also armed themselves to aid the citizens of Brazoria, against whom General Cos had inarched from; San Antonio. 11 A 11, no a i) smivKYs. ,,,, -,- 1 1 he party of Lngmeers engaged in I . S" S. the survey of the MaJison, Indianapolis , r r" . 1 1 1 1.1 and Lafayette rail road reached this ; place elav before yesterdav, having ' . -, , . - ' . ,. , e I terminated their operations in the n-ld. j 1 Wc learn that after having examined the route via Danville and Ciawfordsville, as required by the law, a line was run in conformity with instructions from Col. Slansbury, direct from Lafayette to this place. I he country is repre sented as remarkably favorable. Two parties have been placed upon the road from Now Albany to Vink cenncs, and were goiousiy prosecu ting their examination when last heard from. The survey from Columbus Io Jeffcrsonvillo lias demonstrated the entire practicability of const 1 noting a road between those points. I he party ex pect to tini-h by the end of the present month. They were at Vienna on the ith inst. When Col. Stanslmry's report upon these various routes shall have been presented to the Legislature, the coun try will be in possession of a mass of information w hich cannot fail to be extremely valuable in all time to come. Indiana Journal. nu nui ax. The People of the Territory of Michigan having, during the last summer assembled in convention, and formed a Slate Constitution, proceeded, on the Slh and Oil) instant, agreeably to its provisions, to the election of a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Member of Congress, Members of the Slate Legislature, &e. ; and when the Legislature meets, it will appoint two Senators to Congress, who, with the Representative, will, at the next session, present the Constitution of the newState, and ask its admission into the Union, and their admission to their seats. Whether ;the application will be successful or not we cannot undertake to say. The uu .1 mode of admitting a new member into the Confederacy is, fust, hy act of Congress, to authorize il to form a Constitution, which being presented and approved by Congress, the new Stale is admitted into the Union on the same fooling as the original Slates. Whatever be the fvle of the appli cation from Michigan at ihe next session of Congress, it is the design of the People, we understand, no longer to recognize ihe Territorial foims or authorities, with the exception of the Judiciary branch but, in all other respects, to proceed under their Constitution and Slate Government as though it had been sanctioned bv Con gress. How they mean to dispose of the lernlorial Governor, Legislative Council, Delegate, &-c, we arc not advised. .V(. Intel. The Southern papers threaten a dissolution of the Union, if the Northern states do not interfere, by legislation to suppress the publications of the abolitionists What would the South gain by such a step? They are now, as they say, seriously apprehensive for the consequences of the efforts of the abolitionists. How much better would they he prepared to meet these consequences with the North united against them, instead of having them, as they now are, almost unanimously disposed to sustain themt The South should indulge in no such inconsiderate and hurtful threats. The truth is, the Northern states w ill not, in onr opinion should not interfere to suppress these publications. The South have

the power to protect themselves, and ample disposition, and must deal with these publications, if they are dangerous to the state, as they would with any other enemy to their peace, good order, and well being. Frcdonian. Lvcky Escape. Three flat-boats stopped at Tuscumbia, on the Louisiana side of the river, seven miles above Vicksburg, on Monday evening the 30lh ult. The owner of one of the boats w ho was acquainted there, went up to a grog shop, followed by his hired hunds on the boat, who, with some 8 or 10 shore people, got into a frolic, when one of the boatman said he "was the best man in the country." The..

lie was given to him, of com se. lie knocked down one or two in return for the compliment, and ran (o the boat the owner and the others followed and shoed oil"; but the shore people were much enraged, and came upon the bank with their guns and fired 10 or 15 of them at the boat, wounded one man in the arm, and ;inolher in the hat. No oilier damage was done. .Vutchcz Courier. anotiiI'.u c;ooi ii.vur.. The Marshal, (Mr. Saflin) and Mr. Whatm his deputy, and Mr. Constable Noeks, made another glorious haul esterday. Numerous articles having been missing fi cm dillerent individuals, 1 ";.. 1, 1.....: 1 1.. imi . 11 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 - ii.iviniJ ueen lll.iue .n ,1 n e e . .- I Jw. A! Vf ll-'c fll Il'ilin (inin f s linn . . ,. tJr some days past, the Police O'lieers , ,i, . 1 .1 , . 1 . . 1,1 1 , they obtained a clue to t lie nvinceuvros r " . e : 1 1 1; 1 1 1 1 .1 nl rtn.- null v-i:l 11:1 U. 11 u li ciki !li'il I hem to trace some of the stolen propeity acro-s the river. Having inoceeded to Covington, on yesterday, they discovered a man by the name of John Wulden engaged in slowing a large quantity of dilliient articles in a boat just preparing for a voyage eluwn the river. 0a further examination of his house and the boat, they foiin I aid loads of stolen property of almost everv description, among which we observed, (as one of the loads was going to the Mayor's OlHce) large rolls of sole leather, stoves, axes, crockery, guns, dry goods, hardware, t:c. i:c. There is property enough at at the Mayor's Oltice which has been thus recovered to establish a tolerably extensive store. Persons who have lost articles are desired to call there and examine if they be not among the recovered plunder. IValden has been committed to jail. There is 10 doubt but lie has had a number of accomplices, whom it is hoped may also be :. nested. Cincinnati Iftig, Od. 2S. Axo riiKiiSi'EVMiioAT Explosion anu loss of lives. By a passenger from the Rob Roy, just arrived from below, at Louisville, we are put in possession of the following melancholy particulars. On Thursday the 8th inst. steam boat Booxslick, Captain Lake, while 011 her way up fi om N. Oi leans, and when near Placquemine, had two of her boilers lo collapse, by which fatal accident about twenty persons were killed and wounded. Some of the number it is supposed penslica) by jumping overboard. Capt. Lake, and the engineer, a Mr. Maynard, are among the killed. No other names have been furnished. How long will it he before some effectual measures will be adopted to put a stop to these repeated and horrible ca ! as t to ph i es ? Cm. H 7 ir. The testimony on the trial of Peter G. Crine, of Orange county, for the murder of his wife, reveals an extent of persevering cruelly rarely equalled in the annals of crime. Suffice il tosav, his poor wife was literally whipped h death; by him too who had promised to be her protector and enduring friend. The wretched murderer now lies in jail at Newburgh and is (o undergo the severest pr;, on luesday next. He committed the murder while under Ihe influence of ardent spirits. .V. Y. Jour, of Com. Much business is doing ou the rail road from Baltimore to' Washington, even at this season of the year. It will yield a mighty profit in the sessions of congress, and not less than from to to 20 persons will proceed, immediately, to Washington, who, without this accommodation, would never have visited the last named place. Wcbliall soon feel the want of a rail road from Phil adtlphia to Baltimore which however, is going on handsomely. On the 1st of October a "great fire took place in Boston, at tho coi ner of Devonshire and Water streets. One hundred thousand dollars worth of property was destroyed; insurance, forty thousand dollars. One farmer in New Jersey, this year, raised from ten to twelve thousand dollars worth of peaches, .

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