Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 137, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 25 June 1836 — Page 2

RISMJ SUN TIMES.

A. E. GLEN, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. FOR Tilt TIMES. To the citizens of Dearborn county: Having been announced through the last Rising Sun Times and Lawrenceburgh Palladium, as a candidate for a seat in the ne t Stale LegMature, I deem it a duty I owe to my friends who have thus kindly noticed me, to tate that considerations of a personal nature forbid that 'I should become a candidate at this time for your suffrages. 1 therefore 'respectfully decline being a candidate for-the'Legislatuir, but at the same time beg leave to return you my grateful acknowledgments for the confidence manifested towards me. Your fellow citizen, JOHN TAIT. Randolph town'p, J une 24, ! S3C. The editor of the Palladium is re quested to notice the above. Rising Sox, June 18, 1336. Pursuant to adjournment, the Dear born county Literary Institute and Teachers' Association, met in the Presbyterian church, HoraceBassett, Esq. in the chair. The Secretary bein? absent, J. E. Bright was appointed Secretary, pro tern. The constitution not being at hand, it was voted, that all persons present wishing to become members should be considered as such until an opportunity offered for signing the constitution. Accordingly, Rev. Mr. Twining, Rev. Mr. Bartlett, Drs. 'Morrison and Depew, A. Buck, Esq. 1 ' It I . ' I ana , orient oecame memoers. There being no regular business before the meeting, the following resolulions were introduced and adopted. Resolved, That in the view of this 1 meeting it is desirable that an effort be ' marltt In nrnnirp and rirriiKito in thic ' county, some cheap and useful paper or papers, on the subject of common school education. Resolved, That the success which has attended the efforts of the friends of education in many parts of our country, in engaging the attention of provison by law for the education of the young generally, affords encourage-i ment to U3 to prosecute our object with unremitted zeal and increasing energy. Resolved, That this Society hold a: special meeting in the Presbyterian: church, in this place, on Saturday, the second day of July next, for the purpose of awakening a more general interest in behalf of education. Resolved, That a committee of - three be appointed for the purpose of -making arrangements for said meeting Whereupon the chair appointed Rev. "Mr. Bartlett, Rev. Mr. Twining, and -J. E. Bright. Resolved, That the same committee "be requested to report at the special meeting on the expediency of publishing a periodical on common school education in the West. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be offered for publication hrthe Rising Bun Times, ad that all persons who feel n interest in the cause of learning, be requested to attend the special meeting on the second day of July. There being no further business, ths Society adjourned. J. E. BRIGHT, Sec. fro tern. The committee of arrangements for the special meeting, appointed asabove, -would inform the public that they have made the following arangemcnts: A meeting in the forenoon at 10 o'clock, for business, at whichjtime a report will ' be presented on the expediency of issuingn pcriodicalon education; a meeting in-the afternoon, at two o'clock, at which time a lecture will be delivered 4y Mr. Twining; fter which resolutions will be introduced and addresses may be expected. The public general ly are invited to Attend. Charles Bartlett, William 1 wining, Comm. J. E. Bright, OUU STATE. In the year 1C16 Indiana was admitted into the Union. At that time it was scarcely known. A very large portion of the State was then in posses sion of the Indian tribes, and very few save those who possessed the dating, the hardihood, and the fondness of the wild and roving life of a Daniel Boon had penetrated its immense wilds. "Twenty years since its boundless arid -magnificipnt forests were untrod "by civilized men, and wild and luxuriant nature reposed in the stillness of deep solitude. Since that time a wonder ful change has been made. The curi osityof the eastern people was excited by the wonderful stories ot the lew arly adventurers who had returned. One after another was prompted to visit the "far West," and when its resources and advantages wer -made known, emigration commenced and has b-cen

rapidly increasing ever since. All the Indians except one small tribe have acceded to the wise and liberal policy of the general government, and have removed west of the Mississippi. The forests have been felledcivilization has penetrated its deepest recesses and a busy,aclive, industrious and enterprising population is spread over its whole surface. Its population has increased from GO.000 to G00,000 aud its number of representatives in Congress from one to seven. As a further evidence of the rapid strides this Stale is making, we "Would refer to the celebration

at Evansville on the 4th of May, of the. passage of the bill of last winter, providing for a general system of internal improvement. There .is nothing very unusual in the .general celebrations of the day:; but the time and occasion of thivcelebration must cause surprise in every one. They met there to celebrate no ordinary event. The dinner was not given to a distinguished man for his upright and patriotic efforts, nor to celebrate any momentary victo-. ry of political parties, but it was a meeting simply of the citizens to return their thanks to the advocates of internal improvement, to cheer them on in their cours3,nd to give the people confidence and 'to encourage them to go on with the work they have so nobly begun. This bill appropriates 10,000,000 of dollars to works of internal improvement. Canals, rail and M'Adamrzed roads are to be made in almost every partof the state. The system is general and not confined to a particular section,bul benefits and improves almost every part of the State. This is a great undertaking, worthy of the Empire State itself. The different routes have been surveyed, the fund commissioners have been authorized to make the loan, and a portion of the work commenced. Of this there can be no doubt, that all the works contemplated by the bill will be commenced and completed. The State is the undertaker, and the State is amply able to furnish the means to complete the works. Is t not a wonder, that a State, which has only for a few years been admitted into the Union should appropriate 10,000,000 of dollars .to works of internal improvement! Is it not an evidence.that its citizens are of the most energetic and enterprising class? Is it not proof that its soil is of the most rich and fertile quality? That its resources are almost unlimited-that its population is rapidly augmenting in numbers that fortune has gloriously smiled upon its early adventurers that wealth is obtained with no very strenuous efforts that industry is bounteously rewarded and thai an active spirit of enterprise is every where seen? There is something in the Western country which infuses a new energy in every one. No one here can be idle. No one can dissipate their time and talents in worthless pursuits and trivial amusements. All are busy all are active all are industrious. Torpid indeed must be that man's feelings, slow must be the current of his thoughts and insensible must he be, to every thing that is noble and praiseworthy, if he is not urged on, by the exciting spirit which has seized every one. In visiting the Western country one sees things in a new and differentiight. He sees no dilapidated buildings, no deserted villages, no cities with streets covered with grass, no fields neglected and uncultivated, no poverty, Tio misery and no indications of a people having arrived at the extreme point of advancement and gradually falling back to a state of nature, but he sees what must fill the soul of every one with a new and increased animation, a country emerging from wilderness and obscurity a general prosperity, a people happy and contented and the grand moral spetacle of man improving daily these faculties given to him by a kind Providence. Nothing i3 seen here to depress, but every thing to elevate. The mind is actively employed. Its triumphs over nature are visible every day. Forests are felled, fields are cleared, towns lid off" and improved, canals, rail and M'Adamized roads are making,in short improvements of every kind which have been considered useful are now being made. An inhabitant of the old world visiting us and remaining with us a short time, would almost be induced to believe that we deal in magic; that we possess some unknown power some secret agent some .powerful spell by which we can bid the 'Genii arise and compel them to Tomplete on Herculean undertak ings. Alladin's lamp could scarcely produce more sudden transformations. But our great prosperity is owing to nothing but the "go ahead ' pnncrple which is fully developed in the west crn people. The husbandman if he

tills the soil is certain from its great fertility, of an abundant crop. The mechanic from the grent demand for his skill is certain of being well paid for his labor. The merchant and the speculator from the great emigration, are certain that a very heavy per cent, will be realized from their investments, and it is this great certainty that labor, industry and enterprise will recieve their due reward, which keep alive, sustain and increases this "go ahead" principle. This is the true Promethean spirit, which has lighted, up the wilderness, peopled the solitudes and filled the land with joyful sounds of civilization. In this sketch we have endf-nvnrpit to avoid exasperation and

o keep within the bounds of strict truth. In speaking of this our own land, it is scarcely possible to avoid the charge ot undue partiality. Wherever we may roam, or wherever our lot may be cast, we still fondly believe that "there is no place like home," and in after years we fancy the place of our nativity is the brightest spot on earth. But all we now ask is for people from abroad to come among us,and see and examine for themselves. We believe thev will see. and feel too that there is no sluggard spirit in the people of In diana, lhey will be convinced from what has been accomplished, and what is being accomplished that Indiana will soon be ranked with the first States in the Union. From the Louisville Gazette. S.1IEAM BOAT EXPLOSION. Below we give a letter from the Clerk of the Rob Roy, detailing the consequences of the late disaster it met with, on the 9th mst. a few miles above Columbia: Steam Boat Rob Roy, ) Columbia, Arkansas, 10th June, 1836.$ Gentlemen: I regret that duty re quires from us an expose of facts most appalling to human feelings. The steam boat Rob Roy, H. Findren, master,Ieft New Orleans on Sunday, the 5th inst. at 1 1 o'clock, bound for Louisville; and proceeded on her voyage, performing well, touching nt the different points when business required, un til lhursday evening, the IHh inst. at G o'clock, at a point four miles above this place, (Columbia.) one of the flues in the larboard boiler collapsed, tearing, from the boiler the" head at both ends;-the -steam and water rushing out, carried every thing before it, fore and aft. To give K description of the suffering end destruction would be impossible. The engineer on watch, Mr. Thorn, as Brown, -says, the water was above the upper cocks in each of the side boilers, which is evident from the manner the flue collapsed, being from the side, and net from top to bottom as is the case whencaused by want of water. The engine had been stopped to oil the rist and ship bilge pump. The time from taking off and letting on steam, was not more than two minutes. The boat was run ashore as soon as practicable, and everylpossible exertion was used by the passengers, physicians of Columbia, and boat's crew to relieve the sufferers. At 3 o'clock the North American, Capt. Breden, came along side, and towed us to this place. The sufferers are all as comfortable as circumstances can render in good houses, five doctors 'in attendance. The number now lost and dead, is 17. How many more will die we cannot say. Grand lLLUMiNATioN."On Friday evening last the town of Jeffersonville was brilliantly illuminated. Candles were blazing in all the panes of all the windows, and the bank of the river was lighted up by numerous burning tar barrels, while the roaring of cannon announced to those at a distance that a great and joyful event had taken place. Mr. Fischli, who owned the farm, of five and six hundred acres of land, on which the town of Jeffersonville is located, had sold out "stock, lock and barrel," for the snug little sum of one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. The people did not rejoice because they disliked Mr. Fischli and wished to get rid of him. They respect him highly, though he is a grass bachelor,nnd had as little idea of improving his propertjr, as of adding to the population of the place. But his land surrounded the town and penetrated it in every direction, and rendered future improvement dependent on his will and having no legal heirs he had no desire to increase his fortune. The scene, however is now changed. .The Cincinnati Company who have bought him out, intend to convert Jeffersonville into a thriveing manufacturing town, if not into a splendid commercial city. Energy and enterprise are to succeed inertia and hence the scene of rejoicing we have described. Lou. Adv, June 1 3.

CAPITA!. TRIAL. Having, some weeks since, alluded to 'the murder of a woman of pleasure in the City of New York, under circumstances of almost unparalleled atrocity, and the apprehension of a young man, suspected of having perpetrated the horrid deed, we deem it proper to state, that the accused was brought to trial on the 2d instant; when, after a laborious investigation, which lasted until the evening of the 7th, the case was submitted to the jury, who, after an absence of 15 minutes, returned a Verdict of not guilty. The evidence for the prosecution was wholly circumstantial; and the principal witnesses

females of an abandoned character. Full reports of the trial are extensively circulated through the newpapers; much, we believe, to the discredit of the press, and the injury of the public moral.-. We regret to be compelled to add, that some of the journals which agreed with us in censuring the publication of the details of the murder, are now engaged in spreading before their readers the still more disgeistirrg and indecent scenes developed during the tria1.. So much for consistency! Ohio Stale Journal. Smalt. Notes.- The act passed by the last Legislature of Ohio, prohibiting Banks from issuing notes of one and two dollars, takes effect on the first of July next; that in relation to $3 notes takes effect one year thereafter. The public will observe, that although the act prohibits Banks from issuing notes under '3 after the first of July next, there is no penalty upon any one for passing or receiving them after that period. This fact should be borne in mind. Believing that much inconvenience and pel haps loss, may follow the suppression of" small notes, we would recommend to all holding such,tokcepthem incirculation. If returned to the Banks, they cannot be re-issued. It is not improbable that the next Legislature may see the folly of the measure, and repeal it. How are we poor printeis to get our pay from subscribers whose only means of remittance is by mail, when no noteunder five dollars can be had? f low can poor men remit sums which they may owe at a distance? As for" the rich it is rarelvthat they have occasion to deal in sums below five dollars. For all their dealings they can still enjoy the advantages of a paper currency. The rich merchant can buy his goods with paper money; but the poor man who wants to buy less than five do'lais worth of those same goods, must find the specie to pay with. The rich man thus gets the specie, and the poor man has to pay it. If it be considered good policy to banish paper, and introduce specie in its stead, let rich and poor fare alike. Slcubcnviuc Gazette. An immense tide of emigration to wards Illinois and Michigan has commen ced lately throughoutthe parishesonthe banks of the Richelieu, which promises to continue during the summer. It is limited to Canadian farmers, who are selling off their property, and are bent upon establishing themselves in the 'far west.' Three hundred have left St. Johns this season with this inten tion, principally young men, and every steam boat that leaves, carries off from 20 to 30. It is said that some Canadi ans who have been in Michigan, and were successful in their operations, have returned to Lower Canada, and their representations have been of a nature to excite many of their friends to follow their example. We understand also that many Canadians have proceeded to the eastern township, with a view to settlement, and are generally intermarrying with the daughters of American farmers. Montreal Gazelle . THE MORMONS. A gentleman living in Loraine coun ty, Ohio, writes that a more extraordinary sect has not sprung up since the days of Mahomet.' In the town Kiltland 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 expect-

ed to have the manual labor system attached to it. The Mormons are very eager to acquire an education. Men, women, and children are studying Hebrew. Some of the men, in the middle age, pursue their Hebrew till twelve o'clock at night, and attend nothing else. They pretend to have remarkable revelations, work miracles, heal the sick, &c. SLAVERY IN TEXAS. David G. Burnett, Governor of Texas under its new constitution has issued his proclamation enjoining upon all officers, military and naval, and all collectors and functionaries of that gov

ernment to be vigilant and active in de tecting and defeating any attempt to vi olate the 8th article of the constitution which provides that the "importation or admission of Africans or negroes into that Republic, excepting from the United Slates of America, is forever prohibited, and declared to be piracy." The constitution however, does not prohibit slavery, although under the Mexican government it was prohibited. Governor Burnet In his proclama tion savs that "the African slave trade is equally revolting to the best feelings of our nature, and to the benign principles of the christian faith, is equally destructive to national morals and to in dividual humanity." 1 his is a very pretty "preachment," but if the Texians think so why have they established and legalized a trade "revolting to the best feelings of our nature," on a soil where it was not before permitted? If ttiey viiU have slave?, let them not play the canting hypocrite about it. Philadelphia Commercial Herald. One of the leading journals of Paris, proposes and advocates an alliance between Fiance and Great Britain, to check fhe "grasping ambition of Russia and the United States." It is a remarkable fact that bread stuffs command a higher price in thu United Slates, than they do at any place in Europe at this time. A project is on foot for constructing a tunnel under the Hudson river, at Albany. It is believed that the slock will be taken immediately and that the work can be done for three hundred thousand dollars. A Detroit paper estimates the arrival of emigrants in that city during the week ending May 21, at 1000 a day. Louisville, as it appears by a late census, has 23,000 inhabitants increase in the last year 4000; Buffalo N. Y., 18,000. A passage was lately made by the packet ship Independence from Ne.v York to Liverpool in H days and b hours the shortest ever made by 21 hours. The Hon. Isaac Hill resigned his seat in the Senate of the United States on the 28th alt. He will enter upon his duties, as Governor of New Hampshire in a few days. Lou. Adv. A very rich gold mine has been discovered in Coochland county, Va. The pan washings of ore yielded five dollars per hundred pounds, and the richness of it is said to increase as it dips On the 2Gth of January a brute in human form sold his wife, at a village near Sherborn, (England) in open market, with a halter round her neck, for six pence and a quart of cider. It has been decided by a competent tribunal, in New Je rsey, that the price of kissing a lady against her consent, is two dollars. Ladies tight sleeves are rapidly getting in vogue in Philadelphia. The Herald says that some of the sleeves are so tight as almost to prevent the ladies from laughing. Matrimonial Luncheon. Mr. Dread was recently married to Miss Tubithit Cheese, somewhere in Vermont. A young man named J"ccfc, ha? recently been married to Miss Heels t Thev are now therefore, literally tied neck and heels together. In some of the South American provinces it is considered a great compli ment to be presented by a lady with a segar which she has half smoked, and an unpardonable affront to refuse it. An editor in Illinois excuses himself for delay in publishing his paper on the ground that the ague has shaken all his teeth loose nnd has compelled him to use both hands to hold his breeches on. and that all his workmen are as badly off as himself. Two hogsheads of tobacco recent ly arrived at Baltimore, from Ohio, which were found to contain sit hun dred pounds of large stones, and four hundred and seventy six pounds of tobacco. They came from a highly re spectable house, and the contemptible iraud is imputed to the packer.