Vincennes Gazette, Volume 5, Number 35, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 January 1836 — Page 2

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SATURDAY' JAN. 30, 1833. " i t?.a 3 spiles o Jisisaaa FOR PKESlDEiNT IN 1836. GEN. WM. H, HARRISON, Of Ohio. HARRISON ELECTORS FOR INDIANA. Geo. Johk G. Clenoekiit, of Oraoge 'County. Dr. Hiram Decker, of Knox. Geo. Milton Stapp, of Jefferson. Mr. Enoch M'CiRrr, of Franklin. Mr. Achilles Williams, of Wayne. Mr. Albert S. White, of Tippecanoe. Gen. MarstonG. Clark, of Washington. Mr. Abraham P. Ahdrews, of La!pert. Mr. A. W. Morris, of Marion. I ha Lditor dt the Gazette intends atartiog ler Cincinnati in about two weeks for the purpose of procuring entire new materials lor the enlargement of hie paper he therefore, calls on those who may be indebted to him, for aid in effecting his purpose. The prosperity of our 'town and county is such, that the editor 'believes he will meet with every encouragement ia his proposed design. Our paper is unusually barren cf news it is not oar fault. We have teceiv ed no eastern papeis since the ISthtnst. Oa the morniojf of that day a few "way worn travellers1' were received at our office. The detention of the newspaper mails at this time, is peculiarly vexatious. The arrival of oar late Charge from Paris, nd the actienj of Congress on his communications to the Executive, must be interesting; and last though not least, the disposition of Mr. Clays Land Bill. We also should have heard long before this, the result of the Senatorial election in Mississippi, but we are in darkness, and bow long we must remain so, depends on Amos Kendall. We learn that Albert Bsdollet, Eq, has been appointed, by the President of the United States, Register ef the Laod Office at Vincennes, in place of John Badellet, resigned. The appointment bis given general satisfaction to the people ef Vincennes. We csmmenee the publication in this day's paper of the Internal Improvement Bill, which will be read with interest. The news ef its passage was received in this place on the S6th inst. with acclamations. The town was beautifully illumi nated salutes of artillery were Bredsi large procession was formed, who, with a band of music, proceeded to the Hotel of Mr. G. W. Gould, where a short but impressive address was delivered to the crowd of citizens, by Samuel Hill, Esq. and although the cold was excessive, the rejoicings were continued until a late hour. The provisions of this Bill are of immense importance to our rapidly increasing town. Notwithstanding the large additions which have been made the past year to the number of buildings in Vincennes, there is not a sufficiency to accommodate conveniently the increasing population, and this system of perma cent improvement of the town, will be pursued rigorously. So soon as the spring opens, a number ef new building will be erected, and afford, we hope, suitable conveniences for all the inhabitants: and the newly incorporated Vincennes Aaademy will furnish the means of superior education to our children, in addition to the numerous schools already established. The Father of General Harrison. Benjamin Harrison, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was a man to whose ardent seal and intrepidity of action, that body of patriots was greatly indebted for their harmonious organiza tion. A large number of the members of the first Congress, as a compliment to Virginia, wished to call him to the Chair, as the succcessor of his brother-in-law, Feyloo Randolph; but Mr. Harrison, with noble self-denial, and admirable judgement, declined in favor of John Hancock of Massachusetts, and used his utmost ex ertions in elevatio? him to the post of honor. AN ACT to provide for a general system of Internal Improvements. Sec 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Slate of Indiana, that six persons shall be appointed hy the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who, together with the present Canal Commissioners, shall con titule a Board oi Internal improvement to serve for three years from and alter their appointment; the first appointments shall however b divided into three class as. bv lot. at their first meeting. The term of service of the 1st class shall determine at the expiration of one year, the d class at the end ol the second year, and the 3 i class at the end year, so that one-third may of the third be annually appointed so long as tUair services may be required, and shall be liable to be removed at any time by impeachment or joint resolution. Sec. 2. The said Canal Commissioners thus constituted members of said Board hall respectively hold their offices theie-

in during the lime Tor which they would have served as Canal Commmissioners, and their vacancies shall then be filled in the same manner as is provided fer the appointment of the other members of said Board in the foregoing section, and their services shall continue in like mannei and be subject to like removal. The Governor in making the nomination us above provided shall in addition to the qualifications for the discharge of the duties

of the office, have regard to the local situation of the nominee, so that each work may be represented in said Board by a suitable person residing as near aspracticable thereto. Sic. 3. The Board thus constituted shall be called the State Board of Internal Improvement, shall take the same oath and give the same bond as is now required by law of the Canal Commissioners. They shall locate, under the provisions of this act,, and superintend the several woiks of Internal Improvement in this stale, and hold semi-annual meeting?, and as much oftener as they may deem necessary. Five members shall consti tute a quorum, and they snail earn re ceive a compensation lor their services the sum oftwo dollars per day for every I - m t t nay necessarily employed, and also an equitable allowance for travelling and other contingent expenses. Sxc. 4. In the meetings of said Board they shall determine the general outline of the operations in lelation to such works of internal improvement as may be au thorized by law, determining questions of importance submitted to them iu relation to said works, and to assist in the examination of accounts and marking reports to the General Assembly, and as soon as any work or canal line shall be ready to be placed under contract the said Board shall elect one of their members to srve as acting Commissioner on said line, whose duty it shall be to superintend the same under the general direction and during the pleasure of said Board. A record of the proceedings of said Board shall be kept by them, as also an accurate account of the monies expended on each route, as well as every other matter that may legally come under their supervis. ion or control, by virtue of this act. Sec. 5. The said Board of Internal Im provement is hereby authorized and di rected to adopt such measures as may be necessary to commence, construct, and complete, within a reasonable time, the following works viz: 1st. The White Water Canal, commencing on the west branch of the White Water river, at the crossing of the Na tional Road, thence passing down the valley of the same to the Ohio river, at Lawreoceburgb, and extending up the said west branch of the White Water above (he National Road as far as may be prac ticable; also a connexion between the said White Water Canal and the Central Canal, by a canal, if practicable, if not by - a . - a uail lioad, to commence at some point near tbe National Road, thence to be con tinued to some suitable point on said Cn tral Canal in Madison or Deleware coun ties, as the same may be found most practicable and best calculated to promote tbe interests of tbe state; and for the con r i s . f eirucuan oi sata wotks the sum ol one million four hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated; Provided however. 1 hat if the state of Ohio shall ultimate ly refuse to grant leave for the construe tioo of that part of the White Water Ca nal which passes through her territory, the said board shall construct, a Hail Road from some point near Harrison to Lawreoceburgh, keeping it wholly within the territory of this state, in liou of the ca nal as dow located between those points, and pay for the construction of said road out of the moneys appropriated for the construction of said White Water Canal. 2d. The Central Canal, commencing at the most suitable point on the Wabash and Erie Canal between Fort Wayne and Logaasport, running thence to Muncietown thence to Indianapolis, thence down the valley of the west fork of White River to ita junction with the east fork of said river, L thence by the most practicable route to Evansville on the Ohio river; Provided however, the said Board of Internal Improvement maj , if it shall be found most practicable and conducive to the interests ef the state, select the lower or Pipe creek r-jute in the line north from Indianapolis. then and in that case a r eeder shall be made to commence at Muncietown and communicate with said Central Canal at some convenient point on the same, which feeder shall be of equal size and capacity with the main canal, and made equally convenient for the purposes of navigation and be constructed simultaneously with with the said main canal, and made equl ly convenient for the purposes of naviga tion and be constructed simultaneous with the said main canal, and in all oilier res pects provided for in like manner with the same. For the construction of which Central Canal and navigable Feeder, the sum of three millions five hundred thous and dollars is hereby appropriated, 3 1. An extension of the Wabash and Erie Canal from the Mouth of Tippecanoe river down the valley of the Wabash (o Teire-Haute, and thence by the route as surveyed on Eel river, sa as to connect with the Central Canal at the point designated in said survey, or else by the infst practicable route from Terre-Haute so as to tonuect w ilh the Central Canal at oruear (he mouth of Black Creek ia Knox couatv. or at some intermediate point between said poiots as shall, on fur ther survey and examination of (aid routes, be found most conducive to the public good. For the construction and completion of the continuation or exten tion of said Wabash aod Erie Canal the

sum of one million tbiea hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated. 4lh. A Rail Road fioni MadUou through Columbus, Indianapolis, and Crawfordsville to Lafayette, to be called the Madison & Lafayette rail road, to coosti uct which the sum of one million three hundred thousand dollars is hereby appiopriated . 5th. A McAdamized Turnpike Road from New Albaoy through Greenville,

thence as near to Fredei icksburgh as shall be found practicable, having in view the expense of coostiuction and public accommodation, through Paoli, Mount Pleasant, and Washington to Vinceooea; for the coostiuction of which the sum ol one million one hundred and 6ft y thousand dollars is hereby appropriated. Gth. And the said Board is hereby authorized and directed to cause a re-survey of the route from Jeffersonville via N. Albany, Salem, Bedford, Blootuiogton, aud Greencaslle to Craw lords il , to be made before the first day ol October next, and if upon such survey so mad,, shall be found practicable to construct a Rail Road on said route, the sum of one million three hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for its construction. But if, after such sutvey aod examiuniioo shall have been made, the construction of the said Rail Road shall be deemed impracticable, it shall be and is hereby made the duty of said Boaid to construct a McAdamized Road on the route aforesaid, and in that event the same amount is hereby appropriated lor its construction, to-wit, the sum oi eue minion three huaJied thomand dollars; and then and in that event the said Board shall either commence sail) road at Salem, or make such arrangements as may be deemed expedient and consistent with the interest of the state with the Salem aod Ohio Turnpike Coinpauy : Provided however, that s;iid Boaid shall not make any arrangements with said Company or otherwise which shall have the effect to divert said road from the most direct and practicable route for the same betvveen Saliiui and New Albany. 7th. The sum ot tifly thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the removai of obstructions to navigation in the Wabash river between its mouth ami tbe town of Vincennes; which said sum of fifty thou and dollars shall be part of the 1st loan ef. fected under the provisions of this act, to be expended under the direction of the said Board of Internal Improvements for the removal of said obstructions as soon as the same caa be doae in a manner best calculated to promote the public interest. 8th. And the said Board are hereby au thorized and required to cause, during the present year, a survej' and estimates to be made of a Canal if practicable, if not a Rail Road, from the Wabash and Erie Canal at or near Fort Wayne, by the way of Goshen and South Bend, and Laporte, if practicable, to Lake Michigan, at or near Michigan City, to be called the Erie aod Michigan Canal or Rail Road; said route to be kept within the limits of this state. For the commencement of which within 10 years, at the discretion of the said Board of Internal Improvement, and the final completion of the same, the faith of tiie State is hereby irrevocably pledged ; and the money necessary to con. struct the said work shall be obtained in the same manner as is provided for other works in this act. Sec 9. The said Boaid, in constructing that part of the Wabash and Erie Canal which lies between Lafayette and Terre Haute, shall have power to connect by lockage and otherwise the Canal with the Wabash river on section number fortyseven, and at such other places where the interest of the state and the convenience of its citizens shall in their opinion be promoted by such connexion. And the said Board shall also be authorized aud required, upon application being made, to permit any county or association of individuals to tap auy or either of the canals herein mentioned and provided for, at any point upon said Canals by side cut Canal or Canals, whenever, in the opinion of said Board, the navigation of said Canal or Canals shall not be injured thereby. j Sec. 7. For the purpose of constructing the several works authorized by this act, there shall be a fund for internal improve meats, which shall consist of all the moneys which may be raised by the sale of stocks, or in any other manner by virtue of the loans authorized by law, and of all appropriations which may have been made or which may hereafter be made for those objects, all the proceeds or moneys which may be derived from the tolls and rents of said works, and of all grants or douations which may be received from in uividuals to aid in their completion, together with all the profits and interests which may accrue from their construction ia auy manner whatever. Sec. 8. The eaid Canal Fund Commissioners are hereby authorized and required,Jou behalf of the state to contract with any individual, company, or corporation, at such times as they in ty be directed by the Board of Internal Improvement for a loan or loaiis, from time to time, in all not exceeding the sum of ten millions of dollars, on a credit of twenty five years, said loan or loan to be at a rate ot interest not exceeding five percent, per an. uum, and to be so negotiated that the same may be drawn and bear interest at any lime as early as practicable when they may be advised by the Board of Internal Improvements that it will be required for the progress of auy of the vtoi ks of Iuietual Lnpiovemeut to which the same has been appropi lated by (his act, and the said Commissioners of the Canal Fund shall issue for such loans transferable certificates of stock in the name of the state, winch when signed by then shall

valid; aod to facilitate the purpose herein contemplated the Commissioners of the Canal Fond shall have power (o make uch arrangements relative to obtaining loans, the payment of interest theienn, and the transmission and deposits of money, as they may deem conducive to the iu teres! of the state. Sf.c. 9. For the punctual payment of

the interest and final redemption ef the principal of all sums ot money which may be borrowed under the provisions ol this act, there shall be and hereby ate irrevocably pledged and appropriated, the Canals. Rail and Turnpike Roads, with the portions of ground thereunto apper taining and privileges thereby created, aud the rents and profits of the water power thereof, together with (ha nelt pro ceeds of (oils collected thereou, the sufi ciency of which for the purposes afore' said the Stale of Inuiaca tiolli hereby ir revocably guaiantee. Sec 10. The said Canal Fund CminisHoners aiw heieby authorized to negotiate a loan not exceeding the sum f five hundred thousand dollars iu addition to the loans heretofore authorized by law for the canal fund, the proceeds of which shall be applied to finish that part of (he Wabash and Erie Canal which lies beiween the Ohio state line and the mouth of the Tippecanoe river, and within the lauds giaoted by Congress, to aid in (ha construction of said work, which authority to contract said loan ou (ha credit of the fifula hll te no umnltt and governed

in every respect by the same provisions :'urni rouiei, is jo wo,uoi cenis. as have governed the louns which lavTh E-f neers are geutlemtn of experiheretofore been authorized by the several I"" -uU integrity, and the whole exbibacls of this slate for that purpose; and for,u lhe iwportaut fact, that do stale in this the punctual payment of the principal aud jUnion is better ad pted to Kail Koaui interest on said loan or loans the .aid Ca- j1'"0 loH.na. la UtmcraU

' n.ii iviieu constructed, its tons, its inter ests and profits derived therefrom, aod the proceeds of the Canal lands aie hereby pledged, the sufficiency of which to pay the interest and principal of said loan or loans, as the same shall become due, the slate hereby guarantees. Sec. 11. Distinct accounts shall be kept of all disbursements ot money which ' utc ii va iii ti anal l iiBicanci lc , c .. .. r , . . ... ma.le lorlhe construction of that part ef the Wahaid) and-Eiie Canal which lies ; i.oo.. - ... .u .. i i i ti . !.. eas!aidly of Tippecanoe river within the grant of the canal lands, and the amount of such expenditures shall be charged to and paid out of the canal fund, and an account also kept of the tolls which may be teceived ou that part of the Canal, in order that their amounts, as well as the proceeds arising from the sale of the caual lands, may be strictly applied to the payment of the canal fuud for which by various acts of the General Assembly they have been specifically pledged. Sec. It. The members composing the Board of Internal lenptovement shall meet as soon after their appointment as convenient, aud choose one of their members to be President of said Board, and appoint a Secretary, whose duties and compensation they shall regulate. The President of the Board shall have power to call meetings of the same when in his opinion the public interest may require it, and said Board shall have authority to adjourn trom time to time to meet at any other place they may think proper, and have power to employ such Engineers, ageots, and other assistants as the interest of the state shall iu their opinion rlemKiid, to enable them to discharge the duties required of them by this act, aud to pay such En giueers, agents, and aevistants for their services such sums as in their opinion may be a reasonable compensation for the duties which they may perform. Sec. 13. The said Board of Infernal Improvement shall be authorised to give drafts or checks from lime to time, payable to such persons and at such places on the Commissioners of the Canal Fund, and receive from them all such sums of money as may be necessary for the prosecution of (he works contemplated by the acts of the General Assembly in relation to this subject, under such rules, regulations, aud restrictions as the said Commit eiooers of the Canal Fund may deem necessary for its security and proper ap plication, and the said Board of Internal Improvement shall cause the same to be expended in the most economical manner on the works of improvement authorized by this act, at such times and places and in such sums as they may deem most ceo ducive to the interest of said works, to establish reasonable tolls and adopt all measures necessary for the collection and payment thereof to the Commissioners of (he Canal Fund, and report to the legislature at each session thereof the stale of said works, with an account of the expenditures, together with their proceedings under this act, and recommend such measures as they may think advisable to promote the objects intended by this act, and likewise when called upon by the Gov ernor to report to him from time to time such information as he may requite. Sec. 14 The Bard of Internal Improvemeot is hereby authorized to put under contract, and construct that part of the Wabash and Erie Caaal which lis letween the Tippecanoe river and the Ohi state line, and any and nil such portions ol the several works as are authorized b) this act, to make such minor changes in the lines already lor a led, such re-sui ve s, and at such times and places as they shall deem most conducive to lhe public interest, having regard always to ecnnom and the most profitable and early receipt of tolls. Tu be concluded next xzetk. Tbe New York Herald says, a certain Alexander Day is ad vertisinj for a wile, He is a Day after the fair.

HAIL ROAD REPORT. From a hasty glance of Col. Stan.lury'g Rail Road Repoit we glean the following interesting particulars: Tlia Madison, Indiana jolis, aod Lafayette road is 14C Uiiles long; its total cost 1,666,797 85 average cost per mile .11,416 42 The Evansville and Viucenoes road is CI miles and a few chaios long, its total cost 537,311 77 average cost per mil 3,736 77. The Viocennes and Terre-Haute road is 57 miles aod a fraction iu 'length; total cost 469.393 05 average cost per mile b09? 63. Tbe Law re ace burgh and Judianapcli road is 94 wile long; total cost 1,063,855 dollars 15 cents average cost per utile 11,317 60. The Columbus and Jeffersoa ville road is 73 miles and a fraction iu length ; its total cost 721,391 dollars 80 cents average cost per mile 9.861 dollars 65 cents. Tbe New Albany and Crawfwidsville turnpike is 158 milos Ung; its total cost 628,581 94 ceutt average cost per suite 4.300 54 cents. The Viitceuues and New Albany road graduation is 104 miles and a fraction in length; its total cost 450,697 23 cents average cost per saile 1.300 54 cents. From the above summary it will be perceived, that the aggregate iumter of uiiles ef the above works is 685; and (ho total cost mf completion, itccordiug to the sworn estimates of the Engineers on iba

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