Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 125, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 2 April 1836 — Page 2

THE TIMES, A. E. GLEX.Y, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. LLTIERS FROM WASHINGTON No. 7. Gadsby's, March 12, 1836. Dear Glenn : 1 have just time to tell vou that we have had some excellent

debating lhi week in the House ofi Representatives, on the fire bill, as it was termed. It is a bill to grant relief to the sufferers by tire in New York, and if I had have judged of its portentious danger by the vociferous opposition it met with from some honorable members, 1 would have expected it to rcr.tain an appropriation to drain the Treasury of the last dollar; and beheld! when we understand it, nothing more is done for these suffeieis than to grant them a farther credit on their bonds for moncv due to the government lor duties on goods imported into the U. States. Poor relief this, you will say. Von musl know that members cf Corgress may, w ith all due respect to their hih stations, be divided as the stock raii-crs on our western prairies divide their cattle, viz: into vearlin and Izco v'rrs oil. Most of them class according to age, or rather experience, for some men live long before they J learn much. hen men are elected ana arrive Here, atler ascertaining the exact size and shape of a Congressman's hat, corf,and boo!, and are trimmed out and roomed for the winter, they, the yearling, first attempt at distinction by introducing innumerable resolutions for Wt rouUs, harbors, surveys of roads from D '.n to Bershcba, &c. &c. Tico yean ell make calls 0:1 the Departments, speak of frauds, wink, norl, and look j i?ne. 1 hey say, raise me a committee or furnish me with an answer to mv resolution, and I w ill develop such fiauds as will astonish the natives .' Some will move to strike out the salary of a most necessary officer, without knowing its f fact: others move to stop the surveys of the public lands; abolish the Military Academy at West Point; or refuse an appropriation for a ship, a fort, or harbour make a flaming speech, have it printed and sent home: and see the co-miry editors lauding their talents and great eloquence. It is almost ctiough to make one smile to see them pud, pu'd", pulF themselves. Of the cue year old class, is the Hon. Mr and for a two year old take Mr. . See their actions. The people will see them, and understand them too. A large proportion of the present House of Representatives a re new members, strangers to each other; amongst them are many men of tine talents. An acquaintance with each other, and .vith their business, will no doubt facilitate business, and add much la the dignity cf that honorable body. The Senate has spent much of the week in debating the motion of Mr. Buchanan, that an abolition memorial be not received. It was decided in the negative by a large majority. This vote of the Senate (and most cf the speakers) alarm the right of the people to petition. On yesterday a incmo:ial was laid on the table in the Senate. Most of the speakers contend that it is improper to legislate on the subject at this time. There surely can be no jood reason to deny the right to petition; but the people in exercising that light in cne section of our country ihoulJ fake care not to interfere with the rights of the people in any other section of the Republic. We of the North entered into the confederation with the slavcholding State, of the 5ioulh, when we knew that they were so; and we have no more right to a-k Congress fo abolish slavery in the South than the Southern slavcholding States have to petition Congress to admit slavery in the North. What would the people of Indiana say if Kentucky, or niy other Stale, were fo petition Congress to admit slaves amongst ust We who choose a free Slate for a residence for ourselves and our childicn, would not, we could not consent to it; nor siioulJ we petition for the abolition of Mavcry in the South. The slaves are hc property of our brothers and friends. Why incense them and endanger their lits by stirring up a servile war among 1 hem? We should not even discuss it. because it cannot do either the slaves or ourselves any good, and may do harm, by causing an insurrection amongst the poor blacks that would cost nnny lives, mid rivet more strongly llieir chains of bondage. The resignation of Mr. Senator Tyler, and the refusal cf Mr. Leigh to obey or resign, has offered a theme for much speculation. Mr. Benton, it is expected, will offer his expunging resolutions in a day or two. Their fate is doubtful. News has just reached us thai the LegUlaturc of Pennsylvania will probably instruct Senators Buchanan and McKean to vote against ex punging. The present Legislature of

Pennsy lvania vou know is anti-masonic, elected by the division of the republican party. The real friends of Gen. Jackson would prefer that instructions should be sent to the Pennsylvania Senators. Gen. McKean is a stubborn

old democrat is for Jackson but against Van Buren; he is considered doubtful, and is becoming more so every day. He, it is thought, will 50 against expunging with or without instructions. If instructed, Mr. Buchanan must obey or resign. Of course he will obey by giving the vote as instructed, but say that he has been instructed by a minority Legislature. This week the New York fire bill has been disposed of by both Houses. In the Senate, the bill establishing the North boundary of Ohio, passed that body. The. Cumberland road bill has been engrossed for a third reading. This bill, as it now stands, appropri ates '200,000 for the continuation of the road in Ohio; ,$230,000 for the road in Indiana, and a bridge over the Wabash river; and .$150,000 for the road in Illinois. This bill was strong ly opposed by Messrs. Clay and Crit tenden o( Kentucky, Black of Missis sinpi.and Porter of Louisiana. It was debated three days, but is now safe. I noticed that Mr. Cnthbert of Georgia, voted for the bill, as did Talmadge and H right of ftcar I ork, and Grundy of Tennessee; but Judge White is dead set against it. Yours truly. 131 PORTA XT ril03I WASHINGTON. The following nominations, which have been for some lime before the Senate of the United States, were on Tuesday confirmed bv that body, viz: Roger B. Taney, of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States. Phillip P. Barbour, of Virginia, to be an Associate Judge of the United States. Amos Kendall, to be Postmaster Gen eral of the United States. Through the attention cf our Repor ter, we arc enabled to give fhe votes from the Journals, which are as follows The question being first put "will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Roger B. Tanev. to be Chief Justice of the Suureme Court of the United States, it was derided as f.,1. lows. - .w - W . I Yeas Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buchanan.Cuthbert, Davis, Ewing, oiTllincis, Grundv. Hendricks, Hill, Hubbard. Kin?of Alabama. Kin? of Georeia. Linn. McKean. Moore. Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Prentiss, Rives, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley,Swift,Talmadge, Tipton, Walker, Wall, Wright. 29. Nays Messrs. Black, Calhoun, Clay, Crittenden, Ewing of O'uio, Leigh, Mangum, Naudain, Porter, Preston, Robbins, Southard, Tomlinson, Webster, White, 15 Clayton, Goldsborough, Kent and Knight, declining to vote. The question was put "will ihe Senate advise and consent to the nominafion of Philip P. BarbourF and decided as follows: Yeas Messrs. Benton, Brown, Bu ch wan, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Ewing of III., Grundy, Hendricks, Hill, Hub bard, King of Ala., King of Gr.., Leigh. Linn, McKean, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Preston, Rives, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Ta!mdge,Tipton, Tomlinson, Walker, Wall, hite, Wright, 30. Nays Messrs. Black, Davis, Ewing of Ohio, Mangutn, Naudain, Porter, Prentiss, Bobbins, Southard, Swift, Webster 11. Calhoun, Clay, Clay Vi"' (Wsbrough, Kent, Knight and I Moore, declining to vote. tl, K , c i ' i 11 i ri. ,p ck i' 1 11 1 I he nomination of Amos Kendall, to i M,-,r it- . 1 osl Master General, being then ta- , 0 1 m; be Mr. Crittenden moved that the Senadjourn, which was decided as follows Yeas 15 N.1VS 25. The question wa, then put-will the Si-nate advise ana consent to lh :i ... r A - i.r . ,11,., . a. A : aa ... rn uci iucu lis imiuns Veas-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Ru -I,... r.ifhhnrf Piviiwr rf 111 flpiln. S " nr-i' ' v: a. ,,. t 1 r 1.- vi. us, iiivt, lYouniMMi, iiit:s;ii--, Jiu - i) - '-.. -v. ' ley, Talmadge, Tipton, Walker, Wall, Wright 25. Nays Messrs. Black. Ewing ofOhio, Lrigh,. Naudain, Preston, Southard, Swifl,Uhttc-8. Calhoun,Cliy,Clay. ton, Crittenden, Davis, Goldsborough, Kent, Knight, Mangum, Moore, Por ter, Prentiss, Robbins, Tomlinson and Webster declining to vote. One iii ndrki) andi-iout pays sleighing. I he Hudson Gazette of Tuesday, says, "This day makes 103 days that the ground nas been covered with snow; we may venture to say, un - known m the history of America since its first settlement. We may reason - ably expect, from present appearances, inn in.: ru-jiT win ai icasi iweniy days longer. jv r. limes.

CONGRESS. OHIO AND MICHIGAN BOUNDARY. Thursday, March 10. On motion of Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, the preceding orders were then post

poned and the Senate proceeded to con sider the bill to establish the northern boundary of Ohio. The question being on the egrossment of the bill, on which the yeas and nays were ordered, the decision was as follows: Yeas Messrs. Benton, Black, Cal houn, Clav, Clayton, Crittenden, Cuthberl, Davis, Ewing of Illinois, Ewing of Ohio, Goldsborough, Grundy, Hendricks, Hill, Hubbard, King of Ala. King of Georgia, Knight, Leigh, Linn, M'Kean, Morris, Naudain, Nicholas, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Robins, Rob inson. Southard, Tallmadge, Tipton, Tomlinson. Walker, Wall, White--36. Nays Messrs. Niles, Ruggles, Shep ley 3. So the bill was ordered to be engross ed for a third reading in the following form: A Bill to settle and establish the nor thern boundary line of the State of Ohio. Be it enacted. S,r. That the northern boundary of the State of Ohio shall be established by, and extended to, a di rect line running from the southern ex tremity of Lake Michigan to the most northernly cape of the Miami Bay; thence northeast, to the northern boun dary line of the United States; thence with said line, to the Pennsylvania line. Sec. 2. And be it further enaded, lhat the boundary line surveyed, marked and designated agreeably to "An act to authorise the President of the United States to ascertain and designate the northern boundary of the State of In diana,7' approved March the second, eighteen hundred and twenty seven, shall be deemed and taken as the east and west line mentioned in the Consli tution of the State of Indiana, drawn through a point ten miles north of the southern extreme of Lake Michigan, and shall be and forever remain the northern boundary of said Slate Sec. 3. .-hid be it further cnictcd, That the northern boundary line ascertained, surveyed, and marked, agreeably to a entitled 'An. act to aslaw of Congres certain and mark the line between the State of Alabama and the Territory of lortda, and the northern boundary of the State ot Illinois, ana tor omer pur Pses, approved March second, eigh teen hundred and thirty-one, shall be deemed and taken as the line west from the middle of Lake Michigan, in norlh latitude forty-two degrees thirty min utes, to the middle of the Mississippi riv er, as defined in the act of Congress en titled An act to enable the people of the Illinois Territory to form a Consti tution and Stale Government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original Slates,' approved Eighteenth ofl April, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and shall be and forever remain the northern boundary line of said State. BURMXG OF THE STEAM-BOAT RAXDOLni. Nashville, March 14. Our town has seldom, if ever, been visited with such a disaster as that which occurred yesterday. The Steam boat Randolph, the largest boat on our waters, and ihe pride of our port, is now a smoking unsightly mass. About three o clock yesterday afternoon, as she came within sight of town, loaded with a heavy freight, and springr I I I C . I I ... A I I uig cailV aionir us 11 it uiuiuii mm iier mg gaily along as if reioicing that her s bn"J & J . goal was so nearly attained, it was dis- " , . . u c -ru covered that she was on fire. The ..KCiK K trra Anf (lirniirrri i a "'"V"' .WT" 1 ... ooilcr uecK, was smau, ana ai ursi ere-1 ated but little alarm. The Captain I Af:1l 1 svl-i I- Vtsl m-(!nviiiiltiJ 'e,'"'VK T " ... ' Ill H lew Hiuiiicuia n. ucaiut: umimu.ii;c able. Ihe wind was high, and all i , - i . i j . I cpes oi exu gu.M. , g ie names oemg aOaiiaOlieU, IUC Ullljr tu-Jll IIUW IMUe, I i hoi fs chnro comnhshed by the presence of mind ana exertions wi me vapiain, me VvierK, ir. .. . x j u-i-i . 1 j I IIUU,.in 1 and IMP I'llnt a rnlnrprl tmn by the name ot David Crafts. The negro stood firm at the helm, while the flames were raging around him, and ac tually until the ropes of his wheel were burnt tn two. llr. lialdwin manifested the utmost coolness and deliberation. As the boat was nearing the shore, he was seen to issue from the midst of the flames, bearing a trunk, and when he had attained the edge, he tossed it into fhe water, and then running his hand into his pocket, as if to secure 6omething, he deliberately drew his coat a 1 round him, and plunged in after it. and succeeded in reaching the shore. 1 The boat was at length secured, a great mass of flame, at Ihe landing op1 1'usue me 01a 1u.1gaz.111e, ana our nre I companies and hundreds ot other cm -

zens were on the spot immediately.

Every assistance was rendered, and byextraordinary exertions, the fire was subdued by nightfall, but not until the boat was burnt to the water a edge. Until the Randolph arrived at Clarksville she was crowded with passengers. Here fortunately all of the cabin pas sengers went on board the Shoalwater, which brought up upwards of a hun dred tons of the Randolph's freight on luesday. Ihus fifteen or twenty of our fellow creatures, in all probability, were saved from a watery or a liery grave. As far as we can ascertain this morn ing from the most diligent enquiry, three lives were lost, all of whom were laves. Two were drowned, a male, and female, and the other, a male, died, alter being brought on shore, in conse quence of the bruises he had received by striking against the boat, after he had plunged into the water. The amount of the loss of propertyit is impossible to fell. The bills of lading, and most of the books and other papers were destroyed. After being lightened by the Shoalwater, she still had a freight of upwards of four hun dred tons; not more than a sixth part of which, in our opinion, will be made available. The loss cannot fall much hort of $200,000! Republican. TR03I FLORIDA, Washington, March 1J. The news from Florida, received yes terday , is, we are sorry to say, any thing but agreeable. There is said to be a want of good understanding, which was but too just ly apprehended, between the two Gen eral Officers, Mai. Gen. Sco't, who was ordered to take command of that mili tary ground, and Mai. Gen. Gaines, who repaired thither, by way of Tampa bay, from New Orleans, on learning the state of things in Florida. The old question concerning the relative rank of these distinguished ofheers seems lo have un fortunately led Id practical results, already unfortunate, and which may in the end be disastrous. We know nothing of the merits of this question, nor do we mean to censure any one for what has taL'pn nlarp. Thn nnllicinn nf thf authority of (hegc officers has been ac. ciden,aL We trust that (here be in the end no reason to deplore it. Our business at present is only with facts, as we understand them. Letters have been received in this city from authentic sources in Florida, which state that General Gaines had not, on his reaching the military stations at which he aimed on marching from Tampa Bay, joined General Scott, but, with the troops under his command, had marched in a different direction, in pursuit of the Indian force. On the 28th of February, in reconnoitering on the Wylhlacoochee, about two miles west of General Clinch's bat-Je-ground, lie was fired upon by the Indians, who met him in considerable force; and the conflict which then took place resulted in the death of two Louisiana volunteers, and ten regulars and volunteers wounded. On the next day. (the 29th.) while preparing a small workto command the ford across the river, he was attacked at 10 o'clock A. M. on three sides of his camp. The attack lasted two hours. The Indians were repulsed eventually with considerable loss, there being of the United State troops cne sergeant killed, and one ofhcer and twenty privates wounded I The Indian force was supposed by General Gaines to amount to 1,500, his own I firtrvirviiitrl nilmltnpini i- . ft... . . 4 I . comma , sand. i It w v-vmniniw liuuiuci 1115 iiiui c 111111 a uionwas understood that Gen. Gaines I W nil nrvf nr r v o f rrv. m "ufJu u. L. 7:1: u..V" ' wmui ne u.iu inn tnuuuu imnseir, unui he heard from Gen. Clinch, to whom I It liil tirrilf on ran Had i ii rr e 11 1 ra nt.A V lr""""" DEATH. On the 7th February, on the Seneca Reservation, in Pennsylvania the cel ebrated Chief, Gau-yan-wah-uah, or Cornplanter, aged, about 100 years. This noble Indian, at an early peri od of the Revolutionary war, took an active part on the 6ide of the Amer icans in lhat glorious struggle, and has ever since manifested the utmost friendship for the whites. When solicited by Washington to send some of his young men to Philadelphia, for the purpose of being educated, he 6ent at the head of the band his Bon, Henry O'Bail an evidence of a strong mind overcoming deep-rooted and long existing prejudices. He, with his associate Red Jacket, was, for many years, ihe counsellor and protector of the interests of his nation; and we regret that our sources of in formation are too limited to furnish the particulars more fully of the eventful t life of this "Nature s Nobleman. f Bujlato Journal,

Fatal Casuauty. Richard D. An

drews of this vicinity, left this place on t nday evening last, about 8 o clock, on horseback, for his residence near the mouth of Blue Creek, and has not been seen since. His horse was found by a neighbor the same evening with saddle and bridle on, and the horse very wet, it is supposed that he either rode into some deep place in the river, or fell from his horse in crossing the river, (which he had to do in reaching home) and was drowned. The river has been searched, for his body, but unsuccessful. Brookvillc American. VIEW OF RELIGIONS. The following table, compiled from the official publications of the several sects, is supposed to afford a fair view of the comparative strength of the dif ferent religious denominations in the United States. The figures do not of course indicate members in full com munion, but the whole number of people who manifest a preference for this or that persuasion. Baptisl, . . 4,300,000 Methodist, . . 3,000,000 Presbyterians, . . 2,175,000 Congregational, . . 1,400,000 Roman Catholics, . . 800,000 Fpiscopalians, . . 000,000 Universalists, . . 000000 Lutherans, . . 510,000 Dutch Reformed, . . 450,000 Christians, . . 300,000 Friends, . . 220,000 Unitarians, . . 180,000 Mormonites, . . 12.000 Tunkers, . . 30,000 Shakers, . . 0,000 Moravians, . . ' 5,575 Swedenborgians, . . 4,000 Colonization-. The accounts from the American colonies in Africa, (says the Baltimore American.) are of a highly gratifying character. Their condition is one of growing prosperity and strength. From (he Maryland colony at cape Palmas, the advices are especially satisfactory. Lapt. Liulin, of (lie brig Susan Elizabeth, who isitedil,is represented as giving tlie most cheering account of if. The Maryland plan he pronounces 'superior to all others. It is growing finely. All is health, activity, and prosperity." The Pennsylvania colony, according to letters from that settlement, is also in a flourishing condi lion. ll'hcclinsr Gazette. Emigrants to Lihekia. The brig Luna, Capt. Bears, chartered by the American Colonization Society, saiied from Norfolk on the 3d ult. with eighty emigrants and two recaptured African children, and a full supply of provisions, implements of husbandry, and trade goods. The Luna will touch at one of the Cape de Verd Islands, in order to receive ten or twelve good mules, for the use of the farmers in the ColoThe Society propose to send out (0 their Colony in the ensuing spring n vessel from New Orleans, to carry out a number of emigrants ready lo depart from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. A man was found (loafing on the Ohio river at Ulica, on the 19th insl., be was about five feet nine inches high, had black hair and blue eyes, and appeared to be about 24 or 25 years old. He had on a blue and white striped jeans vest,one pair cf pantaloons, three shirts, one white domestic, one check, and one of cotton fusting; one pair of domestic drawers, a pair of coarse boots, one pair of while yarn socks. In his pockwas found two one dollar bills, one on the bank of Chillicothe, and the other on the Sciota bank, a three bladed pocket knife, and 2 breast pins. It was supposed that his death was occasioned by a blow on his forehead. Charlestown Comet, March 24. State of Akkansas. The convention for the formation of a constitution for the Stale of Arkansas, finished its labors on the 20th day of January and adjourned. No provision is made for a decision by the people upon the instrument for their government. It will therefore be immediately submitted for the apptobation of Congress. Elections are to be held on the first Monday in August for state officers and a representative in Congress. The general assemble is lo meet on the first Monday of September next. The New Orleans Bee of the 1st instant says: "We are informed that the United Stales district attorney, Mr. Carleton, has instituted a suit against Gen. Jose Antonio Mexia, (pronounced Mehia,) for fitting out and forwarding an expedition from this port to Tampico against the Mexican Government; and that the latter has been for the present liberated, on giving $5,000 bail for his appearance in the Federal District Court here on the 3d Monday in May next."