Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 115, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 23 January 1836 — Page 2

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

KISIflG SUN; SATURDAY MOKMAG. JAM. 23, 1830. 07Ve are compelled, though reluctantly, to omit a communication, from a friend, calling public attention to our Lyceum, and inviting our citizens more generally to attend. Vc shall give it a place next week ; and in the meantime we must say that we regret that there is not a more general attendance of our citizens at the meetings of this institution. There arc but few, we are certain, but what would be edified, amused, and instructed by attending and wc hope to see better houses hereafter. We

would also be pleased to see the ladies attend as generally as they did last winter ; it would give

days ago for the suppression of gaming, seconded by a majority of the House,

The bill among other things pro- me previous question wus uiuucu uy

IX SEXATE. vwlfvs ihni m of.-ssrd ramblers, having vote ot ayes 51, noes

On Tuesday the usual amount of no other occupation, shall be regarded The previous question, which was

business done; but little- however ol as vagrants and be liable to imprison- on the engrossment ot the mil, was general interest. Among the resolu- n,ent and hcavv fines, and that individu- now put and decided in the affirmative, lions adopted, wc select the following i;iu be compelled to testify as to vi- by the following vote:

as havint: as much meaning in it, and ,j :1,;fm4 nf tbn hnv in which thev them- Avrs Messrs. Bardwell, boonc,

as important in our judgement, to lc S(.ivc, arc concerned, with the proviso Brown, Duel, Carman, Chamberlain,

consiucrea, ns any proposea ; u was oi- they shall not be convicica upon vnamoers, cmies, vm.wk. ui iitisiimgfered some time since, by Mr. Payne, il.cirnnn testimony. The debate was ton, Craie of M., Craig of P., Curtis,

Senator from Harrison, and at the time, very creditable lo all. All of the de- Cushman, Davis, Dunning, hvans,

laid on the table; but this morning Waters regarded gambling as a great, Cregg, Hannaman, Harrow, Harris, called up and adopted. (growing, and alarming evil, but some of Hubbard, Huntington, Johnson, Jones,

Resolved. That the committee on La- ii,rrn doubted the propriety of adontinir Ivilffoic Lee of 15. L.ee ot M. and v.,

rials and internal improvements be in- a (,e provisions of this bill. Among Liston, Macy, Mason, M'Carly, Miller, additional interest to the proceedings, slructed to enquire into the cxpedien-1 t,osc xv10 participated (for we hap- Moore. Morris, Murray, Myers, Posey, -

cy, in the further prosecution of works pened to be absent when a portion of Ray, Risline, Stapp, Storm, Strain, fjVe have inserted to-day an account of

of Intern

purpose

in this

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liberally lo companies iik.uiiiui.ucu ior !Ui.l Lhikof Washing!

these objects, upon the stockholders w:iS ; rommittoe of the whole, and Sneaker 55.

thereof, securing the stale for such ad- a(c in tllc CVCning the committee rose, Noes Messrs. Armstrong, Bennett,

vanccsol Her credit, by Mortgages of hrroited progress, and obtained leave Carr, Clark of Wayne, Cole, Ldmon

to tit again. In f. Journal. Jan. S. son, Kdwards,Kggleston,Graham, IIow-

ard. Howcl. Huckleberry, Jackson,

LKCISLATIVKSIMHIARY. v ' Pl.l' QmWK Slln Viln

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,rt "" and Zcnor.l9.

J x. 7. 1 he principal business be- The rules were now dispensed with,

lore mc ornate io-aay was, a. m., tne :irXi (i,c bill ordered lo a third reading

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al Improvement, ana lor mc it iok place and did not hear all) were Temnlclon. Thompson ot A., 1 homp- uic execution oi mumuuais wno ici iew

of raisiug Hie necessary fund Mr. Speaker Smith, Messrs. Thompson son of J., Thompson of L., Vandeveer, Orleans some time since, with the intention, it

state, ot extending ncr credit of fi-Ivans , Brown ,llunlington.Stapp . Vawtcr, Walker of D., Walker ot "pp', J"""S ,

. . . I i . . I . - " I..- f . I I ,nv t h Ar frt Cninrn tli 1 vn mf nn 1 hnir nrrhle

m. Thr. . .! Waft IVh lmnn. Yl P . and Smil 1. "S " .......

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real estate; and whether this policy

ought not to be adopted, in preference to the policy of constructing sucli woi ks

exclusively by state means. HOUSE OF ItrrnESEXTATIVES.

On Tuesday morning, Mr. Wilson

chairman of the committee of Ways and Means repotted to the House a

bill lor raising the salaries of the Su

Vrcme and Circuit Judges. Mr. Wil-

let proposed to lay it on the table,

which did not prevail, i lie bill being

twice read, after a suspension ot the rule, Mr. Stapp moved to amend it, so

as to provide that the salaries ot the

Judges commence, from and after the

1st day of April next. Air. I hompson

of I j., proposed to amend the amend

ment proposed by Mr. Stapp so as to make them commence from and after

the first of January, 183G, which did

not prevail. Mr. Slapp's amendment

was then adopted, and the bill as a mended, laid on the table, on the mo

tion of Mr. Huckleberry. 3Ir. Wilson, from the same committee reported if,

as the opinion ot the committer, that

it is inexpedient at the present to raise

Amonsr the numbers wc see the name of Jacob

Morison, a journeyman I'rintcr, and son of Mr. Jacob Morison of this village. He formerly worked as a journeyman in this office. We have received, from a friend, an article respecting this young man, which wc shall publish next week.

IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE. In addition to the information contained in

an article copied from the Cincinati Gazetto)

joint resolution offered by Mr. Conwcll by a vote of ayes 56, noes 18.

on caning a contention to amcnu me j The announcement of the passage of I announcing the arrival ot Jir. uauton, we

constitution oi me state; w nicn alter (1C ui wa3 received with loud cheers have been tavorou with me Cincinnati nepuD

some discussion was recommitted to a frorn uic House hid. Dan. Ja7i. 12.

select committee.

Jan. 11. Flic Joint resolution in I From Ihc A'cw Orleans Courier, Dec. 24.

reference to memorializing Congress on LATEST FROM TAMPICO.

Ihc purchase of Texas, was called u n ; Tt)rr , Uulrhm, nf llw. 9.8 Primmer tnl-m

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-'" u'snrti gcu, .ma men me from M;hiis Expedition.

jutm lU Juiuii'Mi ;is i.uu on uiu lauie. I w :. r - i I

I ho Spii:i(i :ht:iiii rncnlrnl ifcrl mln ... .... o

ij iv.uiivu iuvii i'v t-M.l I I ,ic m,-im I ti r in i txr. 1. war A i f .. I.n

ill. Ihe bill ot the Senate was ..... 0 a o v i r.if it. ,,11,,, u-iiu

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s, kk, . out nun u.u enacting Clause; 2 Ucrmang were shot ,here a fcw daV8 probably i. to endeavor to frighten the IW

WllCn 1.1C committee rose and reported 'r dent into an "explanation but if this be their

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the xuextcans was not on v toki them. r-ul-u,"l,u"' " " uciuu"

j 1 but to make them sutler as much as

lican, of last Wednesday, from which we learn

the important fact that the French Gov

ernment have ordered a squadron to be sent

immediately to the West Indies and the Gulf of

Mexico! This licet is commanded by Admiral Mackau, and its object, it is said, is to make observations. The French arc filling out their vessels with

great despatch ; and we must confess that the

the bills to the Senate as amended. The Senate concurred in part of the a-

mendments; when others were propo

sed until the hour of adjournment came.

1101SK OF UKNIESENTATIVES.

Oil yesterday, Mr. I'vans from the

committee on Canals and Internal Im

possible before this was eliected. For

this purpose, their guns were fired with

in a few paces of their bodies, and aim

ed al those parts which would not cause

wo fully mistaken. The time has now come when all)ar.'y dissentions should be lost sight of, and the American People all pull together. Lot us notice who it is that will pull back.

Tln following paragraph from a French pa'

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the Salar - of the Clovrn f . . .7 .. " .7 provements presented a bill to provide '"r i: Z X ' ' 7 7'." pcrof he.d Uecember, will g.ve the reader an

J , -,v- . , ,.nn.mnnnt c , - """vu uuecu limes ,jCa of the notions the French entertain about

i.ovcrnor, speaker an.imemDersot the - M,cforc c became extinct. Our in- our naval force:

ccnaie anu iio.ibe oi Representatives. : ormant further savs that thrir r nlU Mnnv r.l.ar hod...l neol think that the

. f . ' I ll'n rn ,1 n lll-ct limn.iuwl nn n.lmi. r - I . . . . ......

wnicn report was rcierreu to a select .. w.i uiviinu ui , ..c Rct on r.re kv the waddinr nfihp departure of Admiral Mackau with an impo-

commitlce of Messrs. Willct. Kvanrm.I 31r' 'ans, was lead a second time, .,: A fK.m.l tn k.. tT,l . sing force, is an assurance of peace, rather than

THE COURT HOUSE. It is rumored here that the committee) on the Judiciary, in the House of Representatives, to

whom the petition of the Corporation of Lawrenceburgh, praying a suspension of the act of last winter, for re-locating our Seat of Justice, and other papers on the same subject, were re

ferred, have made a report favorable to the petition. If this be a fact, and wo have but little doubt of it, then we must say that it is a novel mode of doing business, and we cannot see what business the Legislature has to interfere in the matter. We have no doubt but that the measure has been effected by tho piteous complaints and inlrigucing of tho citizens of Lawrenceburgh, who have attended regularly at Indianapolis since the commencement of the session. Our readers may not be aware of the fact that from four to six of the Burghers have been in such constant attendance, yet it is so and wc are told that it has been remarked at Indianapolis that Laicrcnccburgh was never better represented than she is this winter. When will all this strife cease in Dearborn county? This qucstiou has often been asked us, and now wc ask it in turn. Our opinion is that we shall never he at peace, while some of the present citizens of Lawrenceburgh continue to reside in our county.

. .i . . f . . i r. , ri i io ' . ioi w.ir. in nresuncc oi mi: r rencn sniiautun

Stapp, Oil tllC motion Ol the first named ' ,,,UllU" "'.lS " ',Ue moil the number shot, were two VOlltbs. Pres.dent Jackson must take his determination

I I ov .Mr. Anr.tioi.fr. Irt nrmt tlin hill I J 'I . ... l r ...... .

1:111 11 III. III.

Ihc bill, heretofore reported to the

House Irom the committee on road

.iiiu suiici tu iu uui 11 oil U1C1II. il- I Qr wlr

Presider

America will have no force capable of being op

unfortunate but brave men were Strip- j will be demanded, there will be nothing humil

Air' A r..,. I . I al. 111

W hich was decided 111 the neeativc. 1 .1 a j n .1 I nosed to it, and peace will be made so much aves. 23, noes 60. The bill, on motion UrP Pl1 wa H en dug, and after these , eilsiI n the explanation. .which

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vvmhiiuv. vi 1 1 vmio f 1 1 1 'i I 1 il uiiiuinuiiu wui unifu men utic on 1 1 I wui uc ucniiiinieu, inert: WI ly Mr. Vawtcr, pro iding for a loan of 0 :,'r ."n ?' WM j OI,1 , .e Ped of their shoes and boots, they were iatingfor the United States.

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500,000 for the improvement of stale

roads, and pledging Ihe three per cent.

nuid tor its payment was on 1 uosday reported back lo the House, bv Mr.

Kvans, Chairman of the committee on

canals and internal improvements to which it had been previou-dy referred, without amendment. It now stands in

;xs amenaeu mis morning, ,!,rmvll :n ;H;rrimin:,fnlr

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proves ior duliu o. i nunc u orKS, A few moments before thev ivrrp shot

one of them, an American, implored the

to consist of nine members, to be com

posed of the present Canal Commission

ers, and six persons, to be appointed by

the Governor, by and with the advice

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hiiu Lun.-v.in kj 1 u. , ULii.m. nit wuiii- j , i: i . J i l .1 , 1 A

,. .. - . r invilliuil new UULU uuiill 11113 MillC.

in ins nomination 01 members 01 ,kco .l . .

MAMMOTH BILL.

It will be perceived by our summary of Le

rrnnr,!,. in fbo nrrconrn nf o riCcf f.,r Sis,ative proceedings, that the House of Rep

1 : 1 r . - i-i r ' . , I rcsentatives, have passed a bill, bv quite a largo A flrlllU" nl W.1 fr. whirl. uoa rnlucnil I I 7 ' J I o

It will be recollected that Mehia's ex

nor.

majority, for borrowing ten millions of dollars

for purposes of Internal Improvement; am

thorn 14 nn flnllht bur llint it will mice f nit Sian.

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..... ""f..". . r.7:.. the Hoard, to 1iavercir;irdfolhfi local V ? A I r itr.." ir . " ale- we are not surprised at this result, for

i..v. uiutia ui iiiu u.i, 101 Lummiucc Oil . ', o . uic names m triiuam ll. morns, J. I the fever which is now raging for rail roads and l, .. 1. .1 . I ci t nil inn nl I ho iintn nni fn Imlrl Ihrirl i . i t-. I s & .. iw

iiiuMuoic. 1 . lives, ana a ivir. uemausen. wiio in n 1 mnni nni,i nmmni mn 1 .1,

uic bin proposing an amendment "'"-J particular manner, distineuished him- Wo are not onnoscd to Internal Imnrov

. . w I ,ti Ih.iiM I i I niMMl Aiif I .x Ix.T. CA ' .. . . I 1

niui an extension ol some of the niivi- V,". '" "i iT""""y', I self with a couracre and a firmness se - ment: but w aro onnoscd to o..r vonno- st.nn

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leges ol tlic btate Uank passed the ,,s dom equalled. On his cxecuttoners entering largely upon such a .ystem as will

Mouse on 1 ucsdav even ne. "ul,u"'Suu,: 01 UiU "' u USSIU- wishing to tie a bamlMrrp rnnnrt n, rs make the taxes heavier than can comfortably

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Indiana Democrat, Jan. 8. S. 8 Ul l OIUCe .CV.?fX C . F he indijrnanllv repulsed them. "Dovoil beborne. We cannot see that the contemnla-

i the time the Hoard shall tirst be lhmu i nm afl..-j . ted works are to be of the advantage to the

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death in the face? No! I die tlie .. 1 e,r lr,cnU' ,aj lhe' m,,nQr do

LEGISLATIVE.

from

constituted.

m..n oi i.ie commute on military atlairs State is to lend her credit to the Law-1 , , t. .i. . . . We are of opinion that if one or two milliom

to wnicn was rcierreu, early i,. the ses- renceburgh and Indianapolis Hail Road Z . r , .i ' u . sion. a rcso ut on directin- ;.,.,; .1 . c c-nnnnn 'irst lire, more fortunate than the res , ..uii, a icuiiiuoii uuccun6 ,n mmnry company, to the amount of 800,000, . , , ., thai foinm lino inin ii, i: . ... ' .... . Ti. o....' he was killed. V e are to d that he did

v Ai.viimiicv on uic stocKiioiuers securing me oiaie . .. . , . , . . .,. ot instructing our Senators and re- bv mortgages on real estate. The ry thing toen.p.re his comrades with questing our Representatives in Con- Madison and Lafayette rail road Com- "TT. mid,res,Snat,on to ,mcct Kress to use their exertions to repeal the pany having the privilege of a conncc- hcf,r ftl f as became nlern- wo hurs law cslablishinir the Milit.i. v aV ..! M.....bi 1 i s.-si ,)cforc ,1,e execution Mr. D. wrote a

atUestl oint,m:dearcpo,fm;Vccor- of becoming jointly interested in the the air of the Marseilles Hymn, the purposes of rail roads and Canals-they dance with the resolution, accompanied work, from Napoleon to Indianapolis, wfh,ch ,,e.sun& 5",?m ,hc Jal1 1? l,e P1"" fan l'c ",ad n V !,csser ,CXf1c;,se' aml can with a joint resolution instructing our by becomin- sureties to the State for ofcxcC"ton. J he song was in French, be constructed where rail roads and canals canSenators and Representatives on that tho sum of -250,000 one half of the , 'e are further informed that martial ot; Uut the name of a rail I road is a great

suojcci. .nr. moi ns, nom the minor - sum fur which the Stale acrees lo lend imu uren mini .une-uieuimosi - y ty of the same committee, made a long her credit. consternation prevailed amongst all the hab,t J great names and making a

millions

of dollars were employed in the construction of

McAdamized roads, tlirough the State, the Peo

ple would be far better accommodated, and re

ceive greater benefit therefrom, than they will

by this expenditure of ten millions in rail roads

and canals. Every citizen of the State can

travel on turnpike roads they answer for all

counter report, setting forth the advan- The Canal Pund C ommissieners are (ages of the Institution. Mr. Hunting- required to contrat a loan of not ex-

ion movcu ui.u uie report ol the major- cecding ten millions of dollars, on a ity and minority be printed, winch mo credit of fifty years, hut redeemable in

fion uui not prevail, l he joint resolu- whole or in pari after the expiration of

uou was men, on motion oi Mr. Kvans, twenty read a second time. Mr. Kvans then tercst i

foreigners they considering their lives great Ehow' than thry nrc of askin what lhe and property unsafe, indeed, the Km- public interest require..

I j. . ,i . . jiuivuvw. nn mis laiji. is useless, incmamcr classes of the people had threatened ., , . . , .... .... . , . 1 i .i i , moth bill will pass ten millions will be borrowto rise cn masse, and murder the whole . . .L r . , , . f . " ""J " ed, and the faith of the state pledeed, perhaps

of them.

mortgaged, for it rail roads and canals will be

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ivi: vears. niui a I :i ratn if in. " "nuucia ioi imimny, wiui suu.- commenced fck folks will pocket the cash, and

not excccdinc five icr cent, ncr dollars of specie, said principally ti,c people will know more about it by the time

moved to re commit the joint resolution annum; for the payment of tho interest to De'ong ,0 merchants of New Orleans, that the Publicans come around collecting taxes

io mo u'l uui-, wiui instruc- and tiual redemption of the principal of uilTcu 01 uu,s UJ """ tioin lo so amend it as to provide means which lhe canals, rail road, and turn- of San(a An,Ki' Another with about for remedying its defects and imperfec- pikes, and all their appurtenances are 95000 dollars, arrived safe at Tamp-

VAN BUREX ELECTORS.

The Delegates friendly to the election of Van

lion?, Which motion was onnoscd bv irr.vnrr.Mv ,lo.l...l . V.,r c,.nj,-i..,-v r 'CO, a part of which has been brought Buren and Johnson, assembled in convention at

Mr Clailc of Washington, and suppo. which the Uh of the State is irrevoca- lo Ve by the Atlakapas - H" .

-rlain bly guarantied. 1 ,c,c was no1 a smie afmea vessel

ted by Mr. Kvans. Mr. Ch imbei

moved to postpone indefinitely its fur- At tho rt,li.M,.nmi ,1 i. '!nj nation at lampico. The Amer-

t!icr consideration, which was sitppor- day, several amendments had been Jc:,r,s complain a great deal of this negted by the mover and Mr. Davis, and proposed ; but had generally been voted 'ccl f our government, their lives and opposed by Mr. Armstrong, and deter- down by large majorities Properly being thus at the mercy of the

m,..u .. mmiiic-t is jj, mis Uii es(erday, the two Houses went

i". 'r. ' nicil moved a Ksruti.iil. i:.. I mta I i.. lortint. r.. ' i t...;

e . ... -. . w.. i . v.in.ll Vy, ill, I. na tion ot the vole, which alter consider- sionrr. which rrsnll,..! ;., n ..,1...

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nine ue.iir, in wiucli M.-f.-s. Will. if. of Divid lbnr. lis,,.. I,

.v.iik. V awtcr. (. irlr ..r w.. i ... ... i . .... . ... 53 .

. . ... V . "-imgion, cu o oies ior mat otlice ami Uen.

iiuntincton, v.namociiain and .ihr. I'.li.l,.-, f.n,. an ii,c

paiuc.paieu, as uelcrmincd in the In th

. , 0 j iIcxican rabble, w ho, it is said, are al

ways ready on any occasion of popular

excitement to rob foreigners.

The light of the New York fire is

sid to have been visible in Philadelphia, particularly from the Cherry Hill

. il... nfmmnnn r .i... I " , par ll cu la 1 1 y 1 1 oui 1 1 ic v,i icrrv

alhrmative. The question u-w m... i r.. i . J' i l enitentiarv. It w as seen at New-Ha-

" n-n iiuiniM.1 wi UlllCUUlllVI 13 lll'intr III I " - ,t t

he bill providing for a general sp. n, eighty miles Irom iew lorM

Joiijj Mvers, of Knox county.

William Rockhill, of Allen. Jonathan Williams, of Morgan. Georgk W. Moore, of Owen. William B. White, of Fountain. Jesse Jackson, of Scott. Marinus Willet, of Rush. Elisha Long, of Henry. Thomas C. Stewart, of Pike.

- i men I nuniui taken on the motion t, postpone indclin- to the

. , . : i i " - ".iiii- 10 mc oiu prov iiiing ior a cenerai svs- ,. -- j l ea' 37 ,,,"icd ' ll-""-live. tern of Internal Improvements, which (,IS,"lctj: l." h' ..r, ' weie negatived, Mr. Kvans remarked, It is estimate JtT"Zl".,rry. -'W-vo fillllicra- ,wo,non"fiv

timated that there are thirty

and intf tscting disc ,uion t.d, ..I ; "l. "XX,". . ""V. . l.Wo m,lllons t,ve "unurcd and s.xty-Iour

.i . II . ... . ... i . v i iu mc 1 1 1 a WOUIU UC aUOnlCU. CailCU It lmi..t,.l .w.ic.,-...,nra niinii:. v icQi.n.l

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he

e pievioui .piestion, which call being I from the New Yoik press.

fij-One of the Representatives in the Lrgis-

quite lature from this county, hm written a letter to a

constituent, in which he states that one of our

Representatives u-pressnts Rising Sun, and an

other represents Aurora and Wilmington; and

that, for his part, he wished to represent the

whole county! Header, which of the three

Representatives wrote the letter?

At a meeting of the Rising Sun Lyceum, held on the IClh inst. the following report was read; and,on motion, it was laid on the table (ill the next meeting, and ordered to be published. The committee appointed at a previous meeting, lo inquire into and report upon the expediency of establishing a Library in Rising Sun, sumbit the following report: The committee have given to this important subject the consideration which it deserves, and are of opinion that a Circulating Library, conducted upon correct principles, would be productive of much good both to the members of this Lyceum, and to the citizens of this village and its neighborhood. The committee would not recommend that it should be confined exclusively to the members of this institution, but thnr" every citizen who may feel disposed, should have an opportunity of contributing towards.its establishment. The committee deem it altogether

unnecessary at this time,or in this place

to enter into an argument to prove the usefulness of Libraries, for the fact that they are both useful and beneficial, must be apparent to every member of this institution. It is suilicient to cay that our State Legislature has deemed Libraries worthy of Legislative enactment; and accordingly we find among the laws which compose our Statutes,

"an act for the encouragement of Li

braries." (bee revised laws of 1031, page 364.) This act provides that whenever the sum of one hundred dollars are subscribed by the citizens of any town or neighborhood, the subscribers may elect otlicers, and make them

selves a liody corporate and politic, and enjoy all the advantages of an incorpo

ration. But it would seem that the citizens

of our village are rather careless in re

gard to the wise and efficient policy

wlncli the legislature has adopted with

a view to the encouragement of these invaluable institutions. The commit

tee would not attribute this neglect to the ignorance of our citizens, nor lo a

desire to remain in ignorance of the contents of the standard publications of the present age. Nor do the committee believe that our citizens wish lo

prevent the rising generation from partaking of, and feasting their intellects with, the "rich logic and learned lore"

of the many invaluable books which

they themselves have perused, and to which many of them are indebted for

the greater part of their information; but the committee are of opinion that

our citizens have not considered the

importance and utility of these institu

tions; and it is, in the committee's o pinion,ralher derogatory lo the literary

character of our populous, intelligent

and reading village, that it is without a Library. Many of our citizens are

without the means of procuring all the useful books which they have a desire

ind a leisure to read; but could books

be obtained for a small consideration,

the opportunity would be gladly em

braced, and many who now spend a

portion ot their time in idleness, would

occupy this idle time to the very best

advantage thai ol storing their minds

with useful audentcrtaining knowledge. And this fact, too, must be obvious to

those parents who are rearing up a family of children. There is no one family in this village who has an exten

sive family Library, and what books

ley may have, after a first rcadine, be

come dull and insipid, and after learn ing all that it can at home, and finding

nothing else to entertain it, it runs into idleness, and not unfrcqucntly to vice.

I he committee are aware that some

people think Libraries of no account,

while others believe it useless to make

in attempt to establish one here. This

ast portion of our people might almast

is well be classed xvith those who arc