Semi-Weekly Journal, Volume 2, Number 233, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1841 — Page 2

lish Officer to remember that t he -good and peucufu people must be tenderly considered. . "But it the high officers of the Celestial Court offei the least obstruction to the British forces in their pre

sentations, then it will become necessary to answer force by force, and the city may suffer terrible injury."

In another dated the ilOth or March, he says

"A suspension of hostilities at Canton and in the

province has been this day agreed upon between the

Imperial Commission x ang and the undersigned "It has been further publicly proclaimed to the pcopie under the t seals f J.iCoinmissipner jind tho act

ing Governor of the Provice, that the trade of the Fort of Canton is open, and 'that the British and other foreign merchants who may see fit to proceed there

tor the purpose of lawlul commerce shall be duly pro

tected.

These are the most important facts in the procla

mation of Captain Elliot. t

Canton is in possession of the British troops, and

a truce hid been agreed upon between thy rew com

missioner and Captain Elliott; the trade is to be reopened at Canton, pending the imperial decision. ' The accumulation of goods outside Canton is immense, and will, without doubt, be thrown on. the mar ket. Trices will run v-rv low. :

It appears that 'after Captain Elliott's notice of tlie

re-opening of the trade, nine American and fourteen

British ships proceeded to Wiiampua, but in a few

days new obstacles were thrown in their way, in b

ing intimated that tlie tjnn-ese traders were all armed, as the ships of war were so near Canton, and tl'mt

no trade would bo carried on until they were removec It is said Captain Elliott was inclined to yield tlii

point. Before, however, anv -arniniretnents could be

made, the reply of the Emperor to the despatch announcing the destruction of the Bugue Fort was re

ceived, which were fierce in the extreme, and orders

a war of extermination to be carried against the En

glish. The notices posted by the Cantor, authorites

on the walls, announcing the opening of tlie trade

were pulled down, and ull communication with the English ordered to be cut off. Another letter says, "All the factories in Canton are occupied by our troops. The Chinese villagers render every assistance in their power to the steamer Weni!is, in removing stakes and other obstructions to the river, between Macao and Canton Hur, April '20. Puelic Notice. Notice is hereby given that British and foreign vessels have permission to proceed to Whampooa, all consequences arising from the possible and sudden resumption of hostilities of course remaining at the risk of the parties. J. J. GORDON BREMER. IIM.XK. PARIS, June 2. On Saturday the triol of Darmes and his supposed accomplices, before the Chamber of Faris was brought to a close. Considere was acquitted, Duclose delivered over to the ordinary tribunals, and Darmes condemned to death. The sentence of the court of Peers was carried into effect this morning on Darmes. Prince Louis Napoleon has published a vehement protest against the severity with which he is treated at ham where he is imprisoned. He complains that his letters are inspectedthat his servant is persecuted with all sorts of annoyances, ecc. &C .' SI.I.. The Regent espartero succeeded in forming a minis

try on the 22d of May, thus composed

M. Gonzales, ;

M. Surra-y-Rule, M. Infante, M. San Miguel, M. Garcia Gamba,

M. Alonzo,

President of the Council

and Foreign Affairs. Finance. ' Interior. War. Marine. ' Justice.

milk in want! weather stands 30 hours, and in cold

IS hours. In the hot s-eason, in this dairy, G lbs. of

salt, and in cold weather, 5 lbs. are allowed to 100

pounds of butter, No saltpetre is used, but about 1

pound of finely powdered loaf sugar is sprinkled into

each 100 pounds or butter.

SUMI-WEEKLY JOUSSNAL

I M I A NAl'OLISi.

TUESDAY, JUNK 20, 1811.

rARlONOUNTY-NOMINATIONS:---The Whigs of this county held a Convention on Saturday, April 24, at which tho following nominanat ions were made: Representatives Iskael Harding-' and Austin W. Mourns. Treasurer and Collector Jacob Lanihs. Recorder James Tuuneh. Auditor John V. Hamilton. Assessor John M'Coi.lum, : Commissioner, 1st district Hakrls . TvNii. Election on first' 'Monday, 2d of .August next.

The papers speak of it as lamemtably feeble, and as

likely to inspire no confidence. A formidable opposition was organizing in the Cortes. . :. . kv&sia. , Accounts from Moscow to the 10th of May, mention that the hope already entertained in Central Russia, of the coming harvest, had led to a fall of twenty per cent on the price of corn.- Prussian State Gaz.

PARABLE AGAINST PERSECUTION. BY DR. FRANKLIN. ; ' 1. "And it came to pass, after these things, that Abraham sat in the door of his tent, about the going down of the sun. 2. And behold, a man bent with age, coming from the way of the wilderness, leaning on a staff. 3. And Abraham rose and met him, and said unto him: Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night, and thou shalt arise early in the morning and go on thy way. 4. But the man said nay, for I will abide under this tree. - 5. But Abraham pressed him greatly, so he went into the tent; and Abraham baked unleaved bread and they did eat. 6. And Abraham saw the man blessed not God, he said unto him, wherefore dost thou not worship the most high God, Creator of heaven and earth? 7. And the man answered and said, I do not worship thy God, neither do I call upon his name: for I have made to myself a God which abideth always in my house, and provideth mo with all things. 8. And Abraham's zeal kindled against the man, and he rose, arid fell upon him, and drove him forth with blows into tho wilderness. 9. And God called unto Abraham saying Abraham where is the stranger? 10. And Abraham answered and aid, Lord he would not worship thee, neither would he call upon thy name, therefore have I driven him out from before my face into the wilderness. 11. And God said, have I borne with him these hundred and ninety and eight years, and nourished

him, and clothed him, notwithstanding his rebellion against me, and couldst thou not, who art thyself a

sinner, bear with hun one night;

12. And Abraham said, let not the anger of the

Lord wax hot against his servants lo I have sinned,

forgive me, I pray thee.

13. And Abraham arose, and went forth into the

wilderness; and diligently sought for the man, and found him, and returned with hitn to the tent; and when he had entreated him kindly, he sent him away on the morrow with gifts. 11. And God spake again unto Abraham, saying, For this thy sin, thy seed shall be atllicted four hundred years in ,a strange land. 15. Bnt for thy repentance, will I deliver them, and they shall come forth with power, and with gladness of heart, Bad with much substance.

EUTTER. In the best daries, those from which the butter that took the highest agricultural premiums of the Massachusetts Society came, the milk is allowed to stand 43 hours before the cream is taken from it. It is churned in the rid wooden hand churn, worked in cold water, which i repeatedly drained off until the milk entirely disappears, and the less the butter is worked, the better it is deemed. In the dairy of Mr. Bachop, of Caledonia county, Vt., who has obtained five premiums at Boston for butter two of $100 each, and throe of 50 each; the

Corr ihiiiU'u - of the liKliimit Jouriml. Washington, June 20, 1811. Gentlemen: In consequence of the great length

of time the House of Representatives have been arguing and talking about abolition, nothing ofimportance has yet been brought up for consideration, and not one, of the various subjects mentioned in the President's message, has been touched upon, except that relating to the amount to be paid to the family of Gen. Harrison. This bilf, appropriating 25,000 dollars, was a few days ago reported from the committee by Mr. Adams, and after a long debate, passed the House. In the

course of the discussion, Judge Dean of Ohio, a most thorough, unmitigated, and untameable Lo-

co-Foco, made a violent and flaming speech, in

which he abused, with all the virulence of party

rancor, not only the provisions of the bill, but even

the character of Gen. Harrison himself. This

called out our talented representatives Lane and

White, who, with all the fervor of an honest in

dignation, each administered to the member a castigation he will not soon forget. Their remarks

were pungent and sarcastic- eloquent and well-

timed; and attracted not only the undivided attention of the members, but drew clown the loud ap

plause of the galleries. By the way, I may remark that the Representatives of no State in the

Union stand higher than those of our own Hoo-

sier land. A iugn reputation lias preceded them, and I am pleased to?see, that the specimens a part of them have given, have fully met tho general expectation.

During this week, it is said, that a bill for a Na

tional Bank will be introduced in the Senate, dif

ferent in most of its prominent characteristics from the project of the Secretary, but agreeing with

that in the feature which vests in the States the right of accepting or refusing a branch within

their respective borders. It will be reported by Mr. Clay, and, no doubt, will pass the Senate without much alteration. In the House, no one can tell what will come up next most probably a speech from Mr. Wise, as I see by the papers, he has so far recovered as to be able to take his seat, after a slight illness of about twenty-four hours. He is decidedly the

most troublesome man in the House, and almost daily inflicts upon his hearers, with out-stretched forefinger, and oracular manner, reflections which might have seemed strange or new some centuries ago, but which, for many generations, have been considered rather trite truisms, than striking originalities. Of no man is the remark, that "distance lends enchantment to the view," more true than of him. He has been so be-puffed and bepraised by the letter writers, that we, at a dis

tance, have been in the habit of placing him in i

the same category with Clay, Webster, Calhoun, and other deep and shining intellects, which have, for so long a time, invested with such glorious recollections the halls of our National Legislature. But "how art thou fallen from thy greatness, oh Lucifer, son of the morning!" His speeches are dull and tiresome vapid and pointless made to empty desks, and inattentive gal

leries his influence, whatever it may have been,

is lost lost erretrievably and now, he is looked upon as one of those political abstractionists those metaphysical hair-splitters, whom it would

be useless to conciliate, and folly to confide in.

Judge Huntington has been appointed Commissioner of the General Land-Office, in place of Mr. Whitcomb. This appointment is an ex

ceedingly popular one here, and, I have no doubt, will give very general' satisfaction to the people

of our State, except, probably, to the members of

the bar in his circuit, who will all regret being compelled to part with a Judge of euch ample qualifications and such urbanity of manner. Mr. Whitcomb, I understand, will return to Indiana, and resume the practice of the law in TerreHaute. There is a batch of appointments sent into the Senate, which will be acted on some time this week none, however, of any immediate interest to our State,, excepting; probably, .a few postmasters. II.

CONGRESS. A bill has passed the House of Representatives for the pay of Members, &.c. The bill of the Senate to repeal the Sub-treasury law has been read and referred to the committee of ways and means. It will be seen that Mr. Clay, from the committee on that subject, has submitted to the Senate a plan of ii . National Bank. The plan is published in to-day's paper. " The subject of -a -Tariff- litis - been- broached in the House. It came up on the presentation of a petition on that subject from Pennsylvania. Both Houses now seem inclined to proceed in the consideration of the particular measures for which they were convened. If some three or four members were out of the House, that body would be able to proceed with business much more harmoniously and expeditiously, Our correspondent, it will be observed, gives one of those we have in our eye, a severe but just castigation.

Are men to be trusted in office who will vioate a solemn pledge? Is a man : worthy of sup

port who, after giving his word that he will abid

the decision of a Convention of his fellow-citi

zens, becomes a candidate in opposition to the

will of that Convention? When a candidate re fers his claims to office to a respectable body o

his fellow-citizens, and that body fairly and ho

nestly decides against them, he is morally bound

in our opinion, not to present himself before his jjellow-ci'.izens for their suffrages, at least for the

office for which he had referred his claims.

At a meeeting of the citizens of Vernon, la. on

the 17th inst., Mr. Samuel Read was elected

Postmaster.

A gentleman of St. Louis challenges the world

to shoot at a target with a pistol, for a wager of

from 1 to 10,000 dollars. A St. Louis paper

says whoever will accept the wager will lose it

: It appears from the following article, that the

Opposition in Henry as in -thw county are en deavoring to succeed by dividing the Administra tion party. The Courier does not seem to ap

prehend much danger from their efforts. In this

county, however, there zY danger. We have not

the overwhelming majority in Marion that our

friends have in Henry. There the Wrhig majo

rity is about 800 in 2,500 votes, here it is only 300 in 3,000 votes. If over 150 Whigs should vote with their opponents the regular ticket will be defeated. Let our friends look to it, or the

enemy will raise the shout of victory over Ma rion's Men in August.

union iicket. in tne course ot the coming week the people of this country may expect the developement of a scheme which has been in embryo since early in the spring, and the object of which is

to defeat the nominations made by the Whig county Convention. We have it. from high authority that

the Loco Foco leaders of this county have effected

an union with the disaffected and dissatisfied portion of the Whig party, and that, a ticket of mongrel uhigs

anil loco tocos will soon be announced, We have no doubt of the correctness of our information, as we have been aware for some time that such an 'union' was being sought by the locos; but we did hope that

mero was not a man in tne county wno was, or ever

had been a Whig who would treat such a proposition otherwise than with unmitigated scorn and contempt. But it seems there are those, even in Henry county, for whom office possesses charms sufficient to lead them to sacrifice every principle both of honor and gratitude. The motto of our ever watchful and crafty opponents is "divide and conquer;" and this is their object now. But we have mistaken the character of the hitherto indomnitable Whigs of old Henry if they are to be caught in such senseless gull-traps. Our opponents will find them made of sterner stuff. When it comes to the polls it will be found that our opponents have greatly underrated the intelligence and patriotism of the whigs in supposing that any portion of them can be brought to cater to the success of their enemies and the destruction of their own party. "Union for the sake of the Union," is the motto under which tljey have hitherto marched to victory, and the August election will show that they have not yet discarded it. Indiana Vourir.

From the National Intelligencer' of the 22(1 June. PROPOSED BANK OF THE UNITED STATES-

Robert A. Matthews has been appointed Postmaster at Rushville, Jeremiah Woods at Brook-

ville, Ezra Ferris at Lawrenceburgh, and W. II. Gray at Vevay.

The following is the report of the Select Committee of the Senate on the Currency, &c. of which Mr. Clay of Kentucky, is Chairman, as read by him in the Senate yesterday: The committee to which was referred so much of

the President's Message as relates to a uniform currency, and a suitable fiscal agent capable of adding increased facilities in the collection, and disbursement, and security of the public revenue, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report: That, after the most attentive and anxious consid

eration of the state of the currency, and the finances

ot the trovernment, in all their interesting and important bearings, the committee have arrived at the same conclusion with the Secretary of the Treasury, that a sound and just policy requires the establishment of a Bank of the United States with as little delay as practicable. The committee have neither time nor inclination to enter into a discussion of the question of the power of Congress, under the Constitution of the United States, to estabilsh a National Bank. -After all that has been said and written on that question during tho long period of half a century, nothing remains to be added that would be likely to shed much new light upon it. It ought, in the opinion of the committee, to be regarded as a settled question settled by the approbation and judgment of the People, by the authority of the Legislature, by the sanction of the executive Department of the Government, and : by the solemn adjudication of the Judiciary. If it be not regarded as a decided question, when, in the collisions and conflicts among men, nrising out of diversity of opinion and judgment, is a controverted matter to be considered as terminated and quieted? Nor do the committee deem it necessary to discuss tie question of the expediency of establishing such

nn institution as a Bank of the United States. On this there is even less contrariety of opinion than on the former question. On both, it is the deliberate conviction of the committee that a vast majority of the People of the United States concur, and that they are now looking with anxious solicitude, to the deliberations of Congress, under the confident hope that a Bank of tho United States will be established at' the present extraordinary session of Congress. Passing by, therefore, those two questions as being unnecessary to be further argued, and assuming, whal the committee verily believe, that a National Bank is indispensably, necessary, they will proceed, ttt-once, to the particular form, powers, and faculties with which it may be expedient to invest such an instituiton. And here the committee have no hesitation in saying that, confiding in the experience of forty years, during which the nation has enjoyed the benefit of a National Bank, and during the greater part of which it has realized every reasonable hopp and expectation in the operations of such an institution, they came to the conclusion that it would he wisest to dismiss all experiments, and to cling to experience and assume the last charter granted by Congress as the basis of a new bank, engrafting upon it such restrictions, guaranties, amendments, and conditions, as have been found necessary by actual experience. The Secretary of the Treasury came to a similar conclusion; and in his report, & the draught of a bill which accompanies it, he has taken as his model the charter granted by Congress in 1816. On that he has suggested a great many valuable improvements, most of

winch the committee have incorporated in the draught of a hill which they now report to the Senate. On this draught they wish to offer the Senate some brief explanations and observations. The committee have adopted Washington city, proposed by the Secretary of the Treasury, as the place of location of the principal bank. They believe the place of its location is a subordinate question; but there are many advantages from the proximity of the Bank to the Government. The distribution of the capital of the Bank among the several commercial cities, in proportion to their respoctive wants and magnitude, is what they naturally desire, and what will doubtless be done. But to guard against the exercise of any undue Government or official influence, or tho imputation of any unworthy transactions, the committee have thought it expedient to deprive the parent Bank of all power to make any discounts or loans whatever, except loans to Government, authorized by express law. In order to ensure the command of the best financial abilities of the country, the bill provides that the Directors of the Parent Board, which is to consist of nine members, shall be paid for their services by the Corporation, and all compensation to the Directors, in the usual form of bank accommodations, is' utterly prohibited. Thus, the Directors of the Bank at Washington will become a Board of Control, superintending the

branches, supplying them with a currency, and banking exclusively through the agency of their offices of discount and doposite.

Ihe capital of the Bank, proposed by the Secreta

ry, is retained; but a power is reserved to Congress to augment it by the addition of twenty millions, making the aggregate amount ultimately fifty millions of dol-

ars, it that should be found to be necessary. To guard against undue expansion of the currency

by the operations of the Bank, various restrictions

and securities are introduced.

1. The dividends are limited to seven per cent, per

annum; and, after accumulating a reserved fund of two millions of dollars, to cover losses and contingencies, the excess beyond; that seven per cent, is to bo paid into the public Treasury. And, whatever ex

cess remains at the end of the charter, beyond the re

imbursement to the stockholders of the capital stock, is also to be paid into the Treasury. If the dividends

fall below seven per cent, during any year of the

charter, the deficiency is to be made good out of the surpluses previously paid into the Treasury. The effect of this provision is, to make a permanent and invariable seven percent, bank stock, assuming that the

administration of the Bank is conducted wilh integ

rity and ability.

i. Ihe debts, due to the bank are required not to ex

ceed the amount -of. the capital stock actually paid in,

mm i.j uur ueiii. inuruoii. w men is a creator restric

tion than usual.

The total amount of debts which the Bank is autho

rized to contract, over and above the deposites is not, to exceed twenty-five millions of dollars, which is also a greater restriction than was placed upon the late

can "i me united Skates.

3. The publicity which is required of the freneral

condition of the Bank, and the full and complete ex

posure 10 committees or uongress, and to the Secretary of the Treasury, which is amply secured, of all

the books and transactions of the Bank, including private accounts.

1. The prohibition of the renewal of any loan: thus

putting an end to all mere accommodation paper, as

ar as practicable, and confining the Bank to fair busi

ness transactions. ' -

And 5. The Bank is prohibited from making anv

further discounts or loans whenever its notes in cir-

cuhtion exceed three times the amount of specie in

us vaiuts.

To protect the community and the stockholders a-

gainst mismanagement of the Bank, several provisions have been inserted, which it is hoped may be effectual. .

1. No paid officer of the Bank is to receive loans or

accomodations in any form whatever.

i. Securities are provided against abusive usr of

proxies, such asj.hat no officer of the Bank can be a proxy; no proxy can give more than 300 votes: no

proxy to be good which is of longer standing than ninety days, &c.

3. A prohibition against the Corporation's transacting any other than legitimate banking business; excluding all dealing in stocks, and all commercial operations. 4. Arequisitionthatamajorityofthewholenumber of the Board of Directors shall be necessarv tn trans

act the business of the Corporation. 5. Ample power to make the most thorough examination into the condition and proceedings, of the Bank, down to the accounts of individuals, by totally remo ving from the Secretary of the Treasury and commit--tees of Congress the veil of secresy. And 6. By denouncing and punishing as felony the crime of embezzlement of the funds of the Bank when perpetrated by any of its officers, agents, or servants. Concurring entirely in the sentiment expressed by the Secretary of the Treasury, that many wise and' patriotic statesmen, whose opinions are entitled to -consideration and respect, have questioned the power of Congress to establish a National Bank; and that it' is desirable, as far as possible, to obviate objections and reconcile opinions, the committee have attentive--ly and earnestly examined the provision, incorporated: in the draught of the bill of the .Secretary in regard to the branching power of the Bank, and they would have been happy if they could have reconciled it to their sense of duty to adopt it. But, after the fullest consideration, they have been, unable to arrive at that result. It was not without some hesitation that the committee agreed to the location of a bank ia the District