Vincennes Gazette, Volume 3, Number 44, Vincennes, Knox County, 5 April 1834 — Page 2

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VINC2NNES. SATI'KIM V, A I'M I. 5, "! pit!Z'H of Knox county sunt the adja-

crnt country, are respectfully informed that thH Fifty thousand American freemen lately met jV,ok nf the conleinplated felate Bank are tojiu PMladelpbia to remonstrate in the most embe opened on the 7th inst. for subscriptions, jpbatic language against the experiment of Gen. Ail now hive an opportunity ol' subscribing- for; Jackson on the currency of the country. On a iy number of shares in this Institution. We retiring, they gave 9 cheers for the constitution, o i most ari.eMly hope, that it may (diould it Tri nation never before witnessed so large an to into operation) have a tendency to remove assemblage of freemen on any occasion what t!.e pocMt.i-iry rm.arresvmer.t under which the cvt

ervater number of us are suffering. : ,, . . The Hon. Daniel Webster has recently introdurl in the U. S. nate his pwjet of a Matu.nal Bank. H' advocates tlm rccharler of t!,at Institution, for six yoars after its present i lmrter expires, which will be in the year ISJ6. The Batik to pay the General Government two hundred thousand dollars annually, in the onthof March, during the period for which it is ret bartered, with several other modifications

nnr: nltcratioiis which time and ppace will not niji. A for the improvem-nt of the mail permit u to include in our columns of to day. ! road between Louisville and ?t Louis. If i- really hi.U time that something should be He ite,Mrtcdbj,the Seauli and House of R pre- " J " , 5.. .t sentatives of ihe United States fjlmenca in Contiaiip to quiet the strong and appalling excite-grpss (MWniWfrff Tnat t)le Mim of ninety thou

int-nt which is beginning to prevail in every s-ortion of onr country in consequence of the Orstress which has been produced by the warfare r.ow wa-.-.i by the Government against the til i t rational B:ink " e nU nopcu rhu exu.x.eu that some leader of the administration would i;ave been the first to have essayed to cast oil upon the en-ry water? of political strife waters tint naVe been heated into wild commotion by the political jugglers who have the ear and the hert of the Executive Chief at their command, and wield their influence with a weight which is shaking this nation to its very centre; but it -eems, that the olive branch must in thi3 instance, as well as in that of the late South Carolina controversy, he held forth by the opposition whether it will be with the same succe.-s. time only can determine. 1 he debate has cuinuienr.nl in the Uoase of Representatives on the Report of the Committee of Ways and Means -when it will end, it is not we presume, :n the rower of any one to conjecture . Iu the mean time, petitions, signed by the farmers and mechanics of the country are being presented (o the National Legislature from every section cf the c -nntry. Their notes of supplication unJ remonstrance nre rising upon every wind that sweep across the land. Every breeze is loaded with the sichs find the moans of the suffc ring poor, turned by the pressure of the times from their accustomed daily labor, to seek from 3 heartless woild, the scanty crumbs of chaiity, or driven by hunger and despair, to prostitute body and soul at the shrine of pollution. And while the people are knocking, through tlu ir delegates, at the doors of Congres-, and sounding their complaints and grievances into the ears of their n preventatives and senators, and demand-! with a redress of tlne grievances a restoration of the broken constitution and violated vliLbtf! faith of the Republic Why are the people of thi county silent as the grave, while (be s irit of the fathers of this country are sayit, t to their children, 'scorn to be slaves?' Do the people of Vinccnncs and old Knox, feel no pressure. Arc they not now laboring under one that is unprecedented Where shall th- y go for relief? To the Insurance Bank? It has no money to loan. It refuses now to loan a single dolla. ? To private individuals? but few, if anv. hive money to lend, except at an appalling rate of interest. Let them speak not to the President, for he has refused to sign any Ji,mk ' refused even to meet the people's i'eh -'"tes refused to listeu to the solemn voice cf that people, of whom he is only thejirsl serunt, and turned a deaf tar to every legislative eupplieation and remonstrance; but let them ?peak in a temperate but firm and manly tone, worthy of freemen, to those who are sent to represent their wishes on tbe floor of Congress, and they will be obeyed The editor of the New Orlenns Argu, for fifteen ve irs and a half an anient admirer and fjppoiter of General Jackson has abandoned biiu, on account of the rash and ruinous 'Experiuient," which he has been practising lately, wpoii twelve millions of freemen, with as much UiditTerence as if they were twelve millions of Jackasses. Mr. Kinir, a Jack-on Senator in Congress, from Georgia, recently stated in a speech before the tenate, that the Deposites would long t re this have been reMored to the LT 3 Brink, :ii obedience to the wishes of two thirds of the people of this country, if it had not been for the ippn hen.Mon that such an act would pull down, 11 v 1 - , .. 4 .Imln'iaf potirkn A r o r i ' i ri cr id f h 1 c I tin f:irknn Adminitration. According to this doctrine the people are nothing, and a few poli tica! demagogues every thing, who mustbe supported in their high places, even though ruin ihoal J drn his plough-share over the whole 1 md, and oetroy the bet interests of the only true sovereigns the people. A delegation rroni the City of Boston, have lately gone to Washington, with a petition to i'ongrcs (not to eu. Jaekson,) signed by nearly 8,0ih respectable citizens in every I. ranch of business in that city, complaining of! the removal of the Public Deposites, and pray-' ?:' for their restoration to the U S Bank. THE HANK OF 31 A It V LAND HAS FAILED. It has delivered to the President of the Union Dul a d-ed of trust, conveying to him all the property of the Bank lor the general benefit ot i's eroditors." It is expected that the I)epoite Bank will oon billow its example. It is ruuiortd that the liepositc Bank in Georgia has failed, and eeveral hundred thousand dollars of the j.e-ijVs iiL-cy have ktw lst The tidings of

,ditres and ruin thicken urtih us tfth every

mail V4utc will all this tnd? It.wassiid, (h;it Tanev.t secretary of the Treaty, was in Baltimore at the time the Bank failed, ami the people intent n vengeance, made a rush for him, hut fortunately, he was invisible. CHEAT AND IMPORTANT MEETING. fj-Particulars of the Philadelphia meeting I will he -riven in our next Saturday's paper 5 We are much indebted to the Hon John Ewing, tor many valuable documents, 6ent us, from time to time, particularly f.r the following IMPORTANT BllJli. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 18, 15.134. Mr. Si.ade. of Illinois, from the Committee I l j .l .,..1- ..,, .rfurt tlio f.iHowillir ;and dollars, to be paid out of any money m the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, be, and is hereby, appropriated for the repair of the ITmt. ,1 Si ! i.. s tn.i il ri,.n! hpt u-t:en Lniiisville and St. Louis, to betxnended under the direction j

of the Secretary of War; one-half ofwhich sumfed. General Hinds was then recjiested,

shall be expended ou the road east of Vincenn..s. and the other hall west thertot. MEETING AT N ATCII E& A few weeks since, the people of Natchez, without distinction of party, assembled and adopted a tt of strong resolution, describing their suiTerintjs as beond endurance and demanding the restor ation of the depositee. It eem! that the Natchez ofhce-holdeis have since made an eU'ort to counteract the etlect of tbie j general meeting A full account of their proceedings is given below, as taken from the Natchez Courier and journal. Our reudeis will be amused with it. If the stipendiaries of the Piebt lent cannot in such things see and hear their ow& inevitable doom they aie blind arid deaf us blocks of wood or stone. Louisville Journal. It was 'whispered about town oo Monday forenoon, 'hat there vas a meeting to falie place ut the Com t-house, at 3 o'clock, P M. of the supporters of the administration in the iemoval of the Depositee from the bank of the United Stales, and by a few, it was understood that four taps j of the bell was to be the sigial of meeting At that hour, and upon hearing the signal, citizens went to the Cour l-house, where they found nearly a dozen assen.'ded. for

the purpose of passing resolution. 11 wasjter; and I admit, lhat I also said, it might

SUpposeu, approving 01 me saie uieaauic: of ihe administration. By passing them in the public Coutt house, it would, they thought, be implied ibat it was a public meeting: although, in reality, it was nothing more nor less than apiivate caucused a few politicians It waa considered advisable that the tiue character of the meeting should be matie apparent upon the recoidsof the ptocessdiogs. For this purpose an alarm bell aa inng, which brought the ciltzens together in large numbers. K. M Gaines, Esq. afler stating that it was a party meeting, nominated Gen. T Hinds to till the Chair; which, on motion, was negatired, by about ten to one the party voting in favor of the motion. Gen. Hinds, however, took the chair, and informed the meeting that they had met as a puty, and that that party had lights which should be protected; aud, he trust ed, that they might be suffered by the majonty present, to proceed without mieriijption. It M Gaines, E-q was then ap pointed Secretary. That there might be no misunderstanding, ia relation to the numbers compris ing the minority, and that the chai.tcter of ihe meeting might be full) understood, the following resolution wa8 offered by Judge Winchester: " Hesohtd, That as this is a meeting of those, who are friendly to the course pursued by the Administration to the Bank of the United States, (and so stated to he, by the Chairman of the meeting,) that tho?e present who are opposed to the A 1 ministration upon this subject, be requested to retire outside of ihe bar or the Court House, and permit the meeting to propped to pass their reso'ions." When the following amendment was of fered by S. M.Grason Erq.; "With the understanding, that there i at mPeling a arg majority opposed & 1 1 1 & to the course pursued by the A. '.minis tration m relation to the Public Deposlies 17 Before the question was taken, Sudge Eli Huston added the following resolution ' Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting, that the course of the Admini tration, with respect to the United States Bank i a matter of general interest, and that private meetings, held in opposition to public opinion, ought to be held in private place?, or if held in public, that pub lie investigation should be allowed.71 We had, at this period, a striking illus tration of the necessity of keeping one's temper in a public assembly. Altera little quiet was restored, Feli Huston, Eq mounted the table, and addressed the peo pie in substance as follows; FeUov:-Citizens ! Believing, with a large majority of Ihis community, that all blanches of industry, mechanical, commerical, and agricultural, were ground to the earth by the weight of executive power, unconstitutionally and illegally ex ercised j and that this State alone, has lost

in conpequenre of the illegal removal of the Public Depositee from the Bank of

the United Slate?, by the President not less than three millions of dollars! I heard, an hour or two ago, with astonishment, if not with indignation, that an attempt was about to be made, to get up a meeting in this Court House, for the pur pose of parsing resolutions npproving of the removal of the Depositee! and to express, an opinion that this community was not oppressed! I was also informed, that several of the principal actors were resi dents of anolher county ; who enme here to contradict the assertion made by the people in this House, last week, that they felt themselves oppressed. I came here, with othets, to ascertain the true character of this meeting; and to prevent the proceedings from going abroad as an ex pres-ion of popular opinion. We did not come to prevent a few partizans from sustaining any measure of their party, vnder their party banner, however injurious that measure may be to our country, or how much soever we may disapprove of the device unon that banner. 1 will, there fore, fellow-citizens, move, that all who deprecate the removal of the Deposites, retire without the bar of that House, and permit those who fight under this banner, to proceed, and pan their resolutions unmolested Upon which the people, to the number of about 200, retired without the bar, leaving but ELEVEN, office holders iudud j, one of , , to resume tChair L . l - i . which he declined doing A rieisonal difficulties having been settled tpicably, j-, i ' the people then retired. v A CAKI). It is with regret that I find myself compelled to appear before the public to show the injustice done me iu the letter ot K. B. iTauey, Esq., Secietary of the Treasury, junder date of the 10th inst. addiessed to U. S Heath, Eu , and published m the Baltimore Republican of the 13th inst Mr. Taney sas, that I "reprobated 'he conduct the Bank of the United States in strong terms said that it bad abused its power, by willfully oppressing the community, and that it ought not to be rer haltered on any terms, and i admitted the depoeites ought '"not lobe restored, and that the restoration would not relieve the pressure. " How he could have so entirely misunderstood my expressions, in regard to Ihe Bank, I canuot conceive; never having enteitained them. Such a view, expressed by me, would have been completely at variance with the object of my visit to Washington, auu with the sentiments I I still entertain Mr Taney would be correct in saying, that I admitted there were objections to the present bank Chnr be questionable whether it would be pru dent to direct the immeuiate change ol the public money now deposited in the S'ate Banks; but, I gave it as my decided opinions that if the Public Reveuue were, m future, deposited iu the United States Hank, it would restore coulideuce, and relieve the public distress. The views I intended to convey were decidedly in fa vor of a renewal of the present Bank; or, the establishment of a new Bauk, with a modified chatter: and, I left with Mr. Young, (his chief clerk,) an outline of such a Bank, as would, in my opinion, remove many of the objections now entertained against a National Bank, and requested him, at his leisure, to look at it. For the correctness of this statement, I confidently appeal to the other geutlemen who were present at the time, aud heard the whole conversation, iu concluding these remarks, I need scarcely add, that nothing was stated in the report, as regarded lr Tanev, but what was deemed necessary to show his decided determination against the object of the mission, and that his views were no further detailed than were considered necessary to the discharge of a public duty. March 18. GEO BROWN In corioborration of the correctness of the statement made by Mr. Brown, and as a proof that he never could have expressed himself as represented by Mr Taney, we also publish the letter of Mr. B. as presideutot the Mechanics' Bank of Baltimore, in relation to the removal of the deposites from the U. S Bank; which nuiM satisfy every one that Mr. B. never did approve of the removal, and never could bie expressed himself iu the terms expressed b Mr. Taney. Mechanics' Bank of Bait. 3st July, 1833 Sia, Your Utter of 30th stating that you have been appointed to confer with juc.h State Banks as you may think proper in relation to the future deposite and dis trillion of the public revenue, and enquiring whether this Bauk is desirous of undertaking 'he business of the govern ment as now transacted by the Branch! Bank of the U S. has been submitted to our board of directors. I am instiucled to inform you in reply that although gratified at being considered worthy of so high and important a trust, we are unwilling to assume it. Our capital is not large, and we find that all our means and resources are actively and profitably occupied. We are apprehensive that the facilities and accommodations which Government will require in the prompt payment and transmission to diffeient quarters of large rums. &c. could not always be afforded by 1 State bank, without much embarrass ment and difficulty. 1 am respectfully, Your obedient servant G. BUOWN, Pres't. Amos Kendall, Esq. 03Editors who have published Mr. Taney's letter are dejircd fo publish tbe above

Ccu. Elliotand the figure Head. A long letter fiom Com. Elliot to the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, appears in the Post of this morning, which is intended as an explanatory address to the-public, on the course pursued by Com. Elliot in ordering a statue of President Jackson to be placed on the cutwater of the Frigate Constitu tion. He says that the subject has been haodled in many different ways by censorious partizans for political purposes," whilst politics had no influence in the di rection9 w hich he gave to the carver nor

are they suffered to have any influence in the Navy Yard. We shall not dispute the assertion. But e beg the gallant Commodore to reflect, that a majority of the people of Massachusetts; if tiot of the whole country; are jof opinion that the glorious reputation of Ukl Ironsides cannot be enhanced by any extraneous appendage, and that there are very many New Englanders too many to render such an act popular decidedlv opposed to the placing the stale or bust ot any person, living or dead, however much he may have contributed to his .country s gloiy.onthe prow or stern of ilhe tngale Constiiution , or any other national vessel, and that their wishes ought to be cousulled aud respected . Boston Transcript. Excellent as is our fiienci Levy's Price Current, there is one article which is not usually stated ; and yet it has cost some people their existence as a body politic, others have lost it by their religious freedom; and all have suffered afflictions, which no pen or tongue can describe. We simply mean credulity. A famous or in amous Spartan boasted that he could tkcheat boys with promises, and men with oaths.1' Andrew Jackson has done the same. But as we have been the dupes and ardent supporters of that man for fifteen yeais and a hair, our readers (we hope) will excuse us from enlarging on this painful subject. We have seen by Mr. Duane's letter to! ,r., omnp t ,-..,u h o 1 1 . ; k (v. .., k : k vniui iicii, uiai niii Willie, , 11 1' . 11 ought to be the reward of worth, was offered by Andrew Jackson ns a bribe that he might eei.e the public rerenues,!

heretofore under the charge of congress,! ar- II may be truft' 38 French revoluand turn all into political bribes. May we t,OD'gl dn,.v fia,d "the Tt0Vh ate. a great uot exclaim with, Cicero, "O tempoia. Qft0ck' that shepherds Kith GOOD DOGS mores'." i can lead where they plea''1 But, in this But! to return to the text: Jackson' Case lbe shepbtsds are but poor dogs

usurpation must cost us either servitude. or -a rivll ivnmrwl dissolution nf thpITn. ion But had we an honest congress, thev would imneaeh him and brinr him to! the block. When we think of his letters to judge Baldwin to iud-?e M 'Minn, and governor, It iv: in 1824. mu?t we believe that Jackj , - - - - j - - - son is insane, or that he is a monster of profligacy without parallel? Let impartial men judge for themselves. Our columns are, and shall be open to all who entertain a contrary opinion, "Sworn to no master, of no sect am IV Such is our creed ; except that we are unalterably republican. A". O. Argus. REWARD OF PUNISHMENT. This creed prevails as to the next world ; but it always happens in this. Consequently, if Andrew Jackson be not impeached before another year, he shall go out of office with universal dislike. His name shall be a reproach; his administration a black blot in the history of our country. All may not now believe this: but experience will impress it. 'Experience, (said Franklin) is a dear school; but fools can learn in no other." There is now in this city a gentleman from Tennessee. He informs us, that Auorew Jackson has neither habits of reading or study ; that he depends on those who save him the trouble nf thinking; and that he expects to govern a nation as he used to manage at horse race or a cockfight, that is, by partizans or bullies. We shall see. ib. General Jackson wished to bribe Wrr. J. Duane ivith a foreign mission; but he refused it with honest indignation! Now, what is the reason that congress, does not impeach him' It is this; Jackson enn ap point members to office ! This roust cease or our liberties will be jeopardised ib. The UniUd States and Andrew Jackson' rftMxmvir.Trn in account Current. Fust, Gen Jackson, by 10,000 promises for reform, Sic. Per contra cr. Audrew Jackson dr. In 5.000 promises for reform for 500 promises to the N. York Junto, and to the Union at large, 3 perjuries added to all his other faults as an illiterate and misguided man! Can Andrew Jackson undertake to say,! that he ever countenanced loans without meant? In other words, did he suppose that his pensioned bank could, by anv means, supply the want of regular banks'?: Jackson's ignorance, it must be admitted, is boundless. What thru should be the distrust of the people? ib. D. The Montreal Herald ued the following language in relation to the removal of the deposites: ' We have already said we do not pretend to judge between the American people and their President. We may how. ever, be allowed to draw a parallel where the result is $0 decidedly in favor of the;

nappy osiiiu;ions under wmcn ne in endmg31st October, 1833. was 11,876, Canada live. Not only the Governor! the average cost of which was Eight Milcould not. dare not. have done this, bur lion Eighty-four Thousand Four Hundred ihe King of England could nor; or if he! Dollars. As this drug is used like Whiskey, ventured bo to do, and refused all explana j we should be pleased to have some person tion, in three weeks he would loose something acquainted with the subject give us the more that his crown." value of Whiskev for thp sarr.P i.ph.w'

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.Valuta veil done'-Vl-M' Journal of the 8th states,-! be brancu bank at this place received a proportion fiomlhe Secretary of th Treasury, to make it the depository ot the public money for this part of Alabama. Hie ban after mature delibeiation upon the subject, determined that it could not consistently with the interests of the institution, and without a violation of its charter, accede to the terms proposed by the Secretary. We are indebted toTfriecd for the following translation of a Dutch Letter, threatening to Assassinate Major Downing. Aic TRANSLATION FROM THE DUTCH. Thunder-Hill, near Kindertook, On the Oventaie. ) To Jack Downinar, Downingvilh? Militia, 2d Brigade, in tbe very same house where the General resides. tir You are a pleasant man, but so certain as you advise the Gineral to support the United States Bank, we shall strike thunder and lightning through you, oud then you will be a dead man. Do you not know if the United State bank is re chartered, that the reigning Bank in Albany cannot fulfil her intention to make Mr. Van liuren President? Now this letter is. to tell you, that if you do not stop writing such foohdi letters, and turn right round and support Mr. Van liuren to break down the United States bank, and rise tbe safety Lund banks, take care or 3011 will gel 111 your No matter who falls, or how many are made bankrupts, prov ided we can make Mr. Van Bui en President, and then every one tlmt has stood by him, and lost money by it shall be put on the Pension List of Mr. Van Buren, and paid out of the public chist, with the Revolutionary soldiers. If he is made President, then he will have every thing under his control, to reward his friends and chastise his enemies. You have but one more week to live, if you do not altery our department. Therefore take care . Boston The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette of the 20th inst. mentions a report, prevalent ou the preceding evening:, that the merchants of Boston had resolved to suspend the payment cf duties at the CusloiH House. Louisville Journal. An appeal to the people. The President has, sometime sioce, re-nominated his

Bank 8ries'' accompanied with a furious i m ossac e. so savs report, inienueu as n 1 0 ' - appeal to the people. The Senale are not to be intimidated the Kitchen con cern mat drive their appeals a little too Mueujueivee, nuu inc.. .uge. c.... - I he eyes ot the flock begin to open, and the shortness of the pasture may not be without effect. Tbe shepherds may attempt too much, and the dogs lose their '"fl"ence The result, in that state of the case cannot ue misiaKen Cincinnati Qaz. Remedies proposed. A numerous and respectable meeting has been " held at Providence, R. I., and a committee appointed to act in concert with gentlemen id tbe several towns in that county, and the unwai rantable assumption of power by the Government. The citizens of the County of Providence are to hold a meeting at the State House on Saturday the 22d inst. At Boston a different course is about to be pursued We learn from the Daily Advertiser and patriot of Friday, that nearly all the wholesale Merchants of Boston, w ho are connected with the business ol the country, have, with a commen dable liberality, associated together for the mutual advantage of themselves and their customers, and have entered into an agteemeut not to sue for, ortake security of their debtors, except in case of clear necessity, and then only, for the benefit of all parties associated " The latter plan may be salutated as a palliative but is only by resorting to the ballot boxe9 that substantial and permanent relief ia to be obtained. A. Y. Con. V. S. BANK. It will be seen that Mr. Webster yesterday introduced his promised hill for renewing or extending the charter of the Bank of the United States. Its chief provisions are, 1st The extension of the charterfor six years, leaving to Congress the power of establishing any other bank after the expiration of the present term, or (he 4th March IRSfi 9dAII ..nKIJr- " ' I "'"- monies accruing after the passage of the flCMOie-oeposiio in me naoit, and tongiess to withdraw them when it deems proper, by joint resolution. 3d The Bank to pay the Government an annuity of $200,00 n consideration of the bene fits and privileges conferred by the act. 4ih The suppression of all notes of the) Bank under twenty dollars. It is not difficult to predict the fafe of the bill It may possibly pas the Senate, with modifications may possibly f3 11 7 ",lu,,ul Tt ' r"anBe -,,ul W,U not be os ed by the ExecuIt seemn that the bill was at once op, posed by Mr. Leigh, the new Senator from Vnginia, who is so prominent in his opposition to the piesent administration, and w ho has declared himself averse, on constitutional grounds, to the re-chatter of the Bank for any time whatever. Bait. Gazette. Opium vs. Whiskey. From a Canton Journal nt 1st November we notice that the consumption of opium, forseven months A. V. D. Adz