Vincennes Gazette, Volume 14, Number 29, Vincennes, Knox County, 19 December 1844 — Page 2

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thi'ksday. decemijeu i-j, Wan W'd At this ollj.-e, I wenty '.:. is of wood. W would he pleased to Lave that qu-mtity furnished bv mir sala-crib -is.

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i 1i.tai., iihi oi.r .-taie was tn.n.e awn i.y me. i.ommitiee on i'ublic Jands, ana a oeteci ana vuiiges most immediately interested wtight ..f her pecuniary cmb inassmems. Committee, raised bv the friend of this 'in the imptovemmit of the Utver. !rIn!:4r:v!.;;,:"l::!! f,; i-j.'-j iiM"-ed- af H euhu stout.

., ,. . , . 1 . 1 ' ' ti nt mv --ugation o the ditleretit surveys

wiln tlio ilxceiitivi- donai tmc-i.ts oi' the a-oa-ru-

I'iiMit t (he t'nll. i .a-.--, oarma'dv s-.. licit-; :i "adcr acid more h'vi i! i on-! ruei a "I of the a of

aaiUe : v : em-

ad Cmted States eugmee!

ti-it it! .' iur

i'ii . em-eiit of the Wabash v:h:

i) st n.,v-v--7 :

W;:. ilr.raii. 5 I7 ''alien'

and i.i:e'i:i;: that the t -;n-r , ieci i ami " ! "iity ot .letlcahle, but that with: a the ii. Dehklu.

noi a -l a ii n

time I 1 1 1 j . " l lie u I in ! ;.p c j re-- ( i

Sec' '.'i.

m (It- i' iiit was "oi.iv f.r the limits of I ie above re! .'rr'-o to, ihe i. Fir-vTi.' nv.

i'!u' ;.i.M:,' . ,,:'a !mt:;.T , ';.'!! 1 r.b t -s ; i c-Hi'd be ui:uhe to l,r;ob ajjottor

id.liiii!. l;i.it ii

t i i. ' !.-ririiiij:iiu

' 5 - , io'.v-w :.:c r nrivi:ra'iei th;oi the Ohio, abvjve j

i t'i' o.itia! w.s-j ato-l

ri.

"t" Is!1). Tiu' p.iirii M!,..-tf(! aiJ tlxr.l tr x',w j in d t. uiiii.aiiiin, h,is Tor II into. Ti.r i 1

uv t.!-.) Lil's

If Iho fa-t of the Wal ash havht-r been ' tV;eul!!;?i o! tue Senate oi

.lo;t

as part the m-i-t pr.munenl part

Tor the Vitu-eanes (i.iz-t'e. Mr. Edit r;: In lonkii- ovtr the pro-

ir ;-jtiite ui the

itii 1 a re o u:iv!i o:;.'n,d ' .'lr.

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ir.iti' v.i'ii :.-.' iiivi r, ! v mons ut

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1 1 'o? on r citiz 'U - o.-tvc mad-.' .-'rrart :::. ts to ceiebrato i.-.o oav u i:h a'l the eo rem )- niei bclltt.iiir tim -re-i-ion. 11 li-'a-i cwiiim . u 1 1 ;-: I . ; of ('.' i.t anoib; r o-iumn up-a the -i;'j--et of l.o improvtrii -,-.t of the W;;b:i-;:, res:..c!. iog the u!:i'-;o.) oppo-Ut'i-i v-jt ti t: t i:. by Mr. Iiin.-, -;;.oor fr.m Vanderburgh. It is wr.tii a by a i.r.o'tica! in in. ICT I 'i !npi;i:)tj our L,(;i-';tti e nets lor to da s paper. vj i;au eiveu ali that we 1'iougfK wouid ! ' i:i:eresiintr to ,air rcddt-rs. The crowded state of our ecduuins, last urt x f.mi this, with in-" -.'.

I a':a! was t i

UH k tji', Lb'i.l A lui- Jiia!. ibo a i i ,i' i'ii uoi' t,i !c iv :u t !. i

a; . i'.kt ul.na-ti,.;. tho !';!;, ,! ; a td! n ; r iv i-i i. The 't i!,-s ,( Ir: !i

it !!; s ere at natioiial thoro.t;

if ire bv : i-ji. Senator iro;a Va-.'erbar::!!, 'request

'..,th-Ordiaa.i.-eof 17, Sll i by n !e1 u e;i : : eomm.f.eo oa ea,a.s aau luo-raa. . ; ifsa v- . ,.:w'.,.: 1, ,o, . f v -o oh un Tovomv ti to itni.iire into tii'i cxaedi

hid; ;a a.j I

ah I he !.:r:; taat now e.Mst b 'O-r.

; o

otscv ot f't:t;.ai;.!f Lon -r.-.s -o .riaat

f i'l ut' i'.u' ibvt-r ! . low t!.i ii 'iiit e

ta'ihrs. is not sujlK-i 'ot u

Oi ,s in OK

oi n vo u .

o.r;t t -1 j nines.

t:.e

an.lo v l i'tw.'i'.i , i

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t i, ; i- on o o . i a i . j , ; o; .:,o ;;'ja-ii ainl i-io-

e Stales) urniertinik u-'.!i tbrir i 'i:;t

!,.,..,., ierah'S of !se Wabash, we w.v.M r -eoai-I L;;lu' U) v nireioies" aad to xviu.di our

to m.ike liie iin;v.vo:ivM u neoes--,!V t. nn-.-t t!ie mead thc-m careful I V to nerue the erv : ('!K;tor ' iViiti;. very properly oil r-

td tae loiiow m anuaidaieiit: '-also the 'clearing of obti u 'iions in i .e W aba.ii.

I r own ra!-i"-' d :.io lioue ot n

"eenta'.iv e. .f t u; la

r- s, Xo. 3 : hwh'.eii eaanot but sea! rheir l!ie re.cr" thjt Mr. La.io tn,de the

e.ou ;hs f r ever. Th a coiauiiu u'. after a p-j:ie::l and eare-

i xiei.eu .t eetiuivree, aud die u-es ot' t!;e : abh; aad r.ar;!usive rt port id' a ooainiittce

t a : e ; 1 1 ('.,ven:ii:e:.t. as put of (be -oua! a:i!ae;d li!.:'i,t:e- Irauva t;.e ! kes ua.l tl.e'di-!, -i--i-ii. and - oe the r a ;;'i.'i !y ex pie.-a ;e- ' i! aive er. ete-ut, oa a- .'-aat at' it ; at iia. i pottaace and uie.Oer exioa.-v, a pr. lln-itiv over j : all oth r eaat'-rr a! .ite 1 iraarveaaaits ii either

: ate. At d.e kii.h- tiai". lee-,., r. lauther Sftte ! f d exa o naooii c;!' Ida s,irvevs "( t'ae Wa-

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iu.iu o j ioi it .'v 1 1 . ! : i . i r i ;;i neai i evor M a 1 ot ( ''i;i,s. to iak the in. I ot the (ieiier.it .'.v-

eaa-a.a of Con- riVrl'' Iront I.atayt-ttu to it pi. action wit!)

oaoviti!T reinarti?, as r-'pur'ad in the

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WaUasa, i

a ' r 1 1 ers. e.

le oa-aru.'tioiis

those in I a )ba, as

Tki-W t.F.Kt.Y Jia .:N:r.":

'-.Mr.

id - i a! r t-port, l that

L me a?ad i.e eoahl not accept th

am ;:i ::n...i! i.l tTia...t io. .i n-h r

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anas fi a lha - eve, al - urv '-x s i ;a; ha,

eiiaaat in the pn--,vur a:i oi' this raud work, as it .a iewaa U) he, ah. .tether oi' a rVatieaat ehar i.U r.

In e aie oieree o; the i ,'::.' irr nn.a .r .

ra-saaaits of ii.a !i these t ites. n.-t '.iriT i,.J.a,ov !, tho,; irvv.! n'anv t!o-.t the W areJeeai their ; liahted thi:!:. cither t their laea! :; :h v. id I" i r a i h ' '' '!('.! '! a i ;u;. a low-

aoa.ers a.raia, or to oi.ar ewa cittzvas, it, t!iej,;,l( r !ai ',;ian a 3 to--. Ohio

pruseeii! ion , i t'ais iaiaorttat toeha ! ik itar. t

iiave compe

is to l ,a e out m aaa m -

ter, Legislative in :(s character, tiiat wi

have otherwi? hi. en u'.a n

' We have received the January

numbers of l!ie Coltonbaiti Maaazme an Ciraaam's Mairaihue, and e cannot pay '.hem a jjr.-at-r compliment t'.iau to say we caii'i descrifce their ( X' v'i eneies.

tor-

citizens ul tae v aaa.-a ui.cv aa.l tae laaoda-

tuie oi tae ftiNa, pre.-ented a ri.i.in tar a giant of land to ea:d'ie them ta e. aijdete their thoroaahf ire, ar.d pressed it with more than nual zeal up.m the Chin j;rt s id' the t'uited States at it-, last sesshn. The aaa mat a-keJ , wa.s 30'').OOi'i acres i f land f-i-i the Vincent es Land District, and the saaie ana.aat from the l'ahastiae and Mievin!i i.)iwi Ui!riets. which, tli.iuic.'i less t'aaa ,n: '"';.''( uf t!:e l.ia l.s oainiaia na iid ia tliose Districts, still v is d. eaied aaiplv .-ratio :.a,i for thai j u r j- -se. Mtaaai;'- -hr raato 'honsa-ids of the

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iae'-t eetumdiee. t

b ' rH-rnal the proj-'at of t he era as dhi t and Central canals, (now sought to be e!i r ast'-neil the Waba-h tool line canal!; in a war,! arrive. 1 at the foliowina lamehis'ori. which a uro eoufi l'iit vroiild a! way-: le the irs i!t hefjre any itiod.ijent and !.?:atc rote.I trih-mai. to-w it: oer a aa'iea' iave.-iiiati hi, the Canaiitlee hoe not bee.i :oh (o c:cuv.r aav ,d reason a .;rove. at a d a ea t eooe'" -ioo fV v 'hat id' the t va appropt iate t'onrr'' ' ' .! ' ' ve h:t i the aihaaa i . . : .i . . 'aii- ' ' "' ) 1 . . : ;

red to a eummtUee. lie w a ; i.sJiit area;

as. to the result id' their iLd.h rations. Mr. L. sa.il la' wa ; a praai.eal aav ci' a. aud Iv. iaw i!aj W'.ib ,5h liver wan no: s.ts ceptible of iaiprovcm-it lae. peeuharu of tae channel, lha haoh-., and trie Ihbib'y of t -e earienl to a.uaimu;a:tt o'astra eious, itualered it laipos-ihia var to n aider it mailable thnUith t e; uaoa.' year. Mr. L. was a V, aaa ai man. r ej.rjetited :i targe county on the Wnlodi bis int. r-o.-ti were tilatititieil with the prosperity ot the Wabash country. Yet he deemed it impossible to improve the river so as to answer trie practical purposes tf a cam'." "now, although i, an toimbla in iividaal, may be tashe i wtdi vanity in presuming to diti'er with an Honor. tbfe Sen nor. yet 1 will presume sm far as to say. :' ! hiv- ' r o ' " . . ; . . - i to-.- r 1 ,.. -I a

eu man, can tl . ... -roper channel. And let - ;i,cr La ; . .oved a? it siiot.ld be, and ar fer - y will rapidly increase in ah!i-:i. : id of course, its prodaetiveae - ... , .a mibly. If thf people of the in rt.-er a; itie State v

canal, why, let ve it; b"' accomplishment, ie and justice at u : to . uausli feet their object, in their stand upon its own merits of the river mcd not fear -o .. A few war Is mare iti ret. of wa.'t r in tire W abash, and I uih do this hasiy eoinmn.-sicniii'ti. The Rapids are a j;r at up at a! s to the tin vijjation of the Wabash, aa.l nut the pcea'iaiity of the chasm :. the banks, and the liability of i i

the current ,.i ae -liiioii ate oustrua-tion's; and Jo show this. 1 wi.l ad lueo a f w i".7 ktiown to every law-water navigator, an 1 not vague as -artioas. A boat drawing live fact water ascending the river from its mouth, tia.l- for instance, seven feet

water upon the (Jrand Cham, but when ahe reari.es the Rapids, theio are only four fro-1, one less than she draws. Were the liipids improved, that she could pasa on, she would find sever feet wamr to Torre Haute real lis-1 and a half upon the flats, on her way to L ifayette. A st-'-am boat can ascend the lower and aa-)".- part id tii s river, havin-jf four fJt oi" water, whmi th- rap'nls will give only tweu,ty-t.o inches, fir t!ie purposes o! nav-iu- iTion; a:id at its lowest stag, it can !;e m l ie to vie. i ftom two f-t-t to thirty i.uehas to i'e.ra limte, wiih four inches vsa thetiee to liafayette, if the impediment 3 ar , removed, mid the water thrown into the, channel. Same of my r eaders may think thh too largf an amount of water, for the low s'aje of the river, hat I hope they will ovine mi for differing with them, particularly the Senator froaVanderburgh, as I speak from knoaedge eainod, not bv the tiresiJe, but from Actual observations, made at all stages of 1-

' '' - n a r up aud down the river,!

".' SO i'h'.t 'tie , iiiis Ilotiaa wit, , drfe th Lie? tin, art;: r'-t ' e:v.,g", ionrni. T,- - :'.,:! " .ho !( !, i..-to p, v ; ; , r , f O . , , t jCo -

of ' -st p-'-s'

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j otl !'

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r m v riii'id. If. I s I l.

i :r:is enrirof -!. ,J l -" a.,,. . f ) . . i -a a contract with t tit ; b i' ' a. ' naiatia Stale Journal and otate Jre... , tor one copy of each of their respective paper?, in a Idition to the number already contra ted for, was laid upm the table. A resolution requiring the commute on elections, to enquire into (lie cypediency of passing a law requiring voters to cast their vous in the township in which ihey reside, throughout the State, was o Tared by Mr. Wlught, and advocated by the mover at some length, lie felt that abuse would be corrected by the passagi of such law, and the great interest of the State be peculiarly subserved. Mr. Handy spoko at some length in favor of the resolution. He believed i: ess -nihil to the purity of our elections, and was willing to rest his popularity upoa the measure. Mr. Herod called the previous question, and it was carried in 'hp fj-ffirmati ve.

The resolution was then adopted House adjourned.

Sati kday, Dee. 7, 114. Mr. Lane offered a resolution requesting the committee on ranals and internal improvements to inquiie into the expedieiicv of petitioning Congress to grant the unsold lands in the Vincennes district, for the construction of" the W abash and Erie canal to Vincennes. Mr. Ewing moved to amend by erabra cincr also the clearing of obstructions ir! the Wabash river, from Lafayette to its ium-tir- -th the Ohio.

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a. a t .he- - . -Ct -. IV. idllr 'h .'-era-a ; r dical ! . . 1 1 v t r (. - -'be a', 411(1 a 1 . .iiate i a ever a. - it the

a man, bash; he t. va-r

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ci.j 'V ce:

f ae tii thlii . . I

tain of this tiae.o. .v

u i c -at of

' " ' ' ' . inning fnriiiJw.,1 he fha (iiia..,- .1 .t h-.d-.-.wo-

our fe, Haas, at the return of Dr. : 7 ' V " - l" , , v , ,,- i- ! . ! taat tais MiiaU turllicr jrant, an) tlait to') ot on s We are laa'av iiratared iialee ! a,. . , .-

, .'".-ii i mat iidve aeen ia m irnei irom tairtv to tarry .:! aaien ' ia a eiitioaiaa a! lus toaara' audi , . . . ,

ears, aiai a. tea waen e.xpeaae.i, win maxe tae tiihae uiare va'uah'e and uv.iii dee th ia the

a p -rt.uu Klh'keliv

c i u'lejii.tnly dep.irti.iorit. aad eaare dev eian ta, da: service d the (.he car. W'eliepe his earn, j

ii ii-rct i taav :c.i'fiei t. t haa-oeds aad

ippiuesd t j him and iris

ot iiiucti pruspeiity aa

a,.oao,e ia Iv. j I t. K. is in ikiti arrangements t-v commence i - . i

a f.-a.iol fur aive-, waa-a wi.. he carried into 1 1f ct as saon as practicilile.

I a:..1. Illinois t liaishlhis iii'-art Na'a aiul wot k.

a.i.i render it what it was oriaairahv desi Tae 1 ta he: it is eiCe-n t i-.t euaia in- i.i wliat in otaer ia the ua ae sc.-pe f legislative ;i--tt th- h Uiitv of the (ienerai (iovertnueiit cnal ! he mare, wisely or t r-. 'Caal'lv ! e-t'Oved.

It would no.v he a-i aU of superorreja'.ian ti'leai't t) idi-e.v its ieaa-a-e u.iva at aaes t ) the

1 1 O I (t'jvirur.l i.-i.rfing: of t'.V ci!i-:is i-itr.eas f ta- Vah a t,f th.s are it iliver, t the vf I'in f,vlhtnt. ll- Id Ut ih : people -if a haaa' port; u i of the :.o, -s of the Cai70 ?- on Mmd-ni. I)rc,:mhrr lfi.'.'i ha as ;l eaaar.ia oi dateiaal e an ae.ve, aa 1 t the

e -a. os. a, oi -oraee an i oi war.

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We. the a'..' on once mure, !

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t 1 f t . . - i . . i . . I . r i - . - - li . . r. - n r 1 'i : i .ifl.ml l.ui

ais , f Via a:l-:a. f. el called up-! v ', 1 , ,b ' ' " , , 1 ;ti he u aire. a !-.!, -d :n 1 ) ae naer last, tiv t ic v an itHi'ori.Mis il-itv to ourselves ,. ... , . , , .

a1 a oar tvuiurv, t- reiterate i.u- creai ana i on

iicalt -a d ihi'au i f the 'aha-;i for .National a: : aiid to j e-s the si a i-j npaa t'ae at'eati 1:1 of "outre-.-. Mora r.irtu'-al.ir'.v d we fell coaa ehed t

iloa -o ,.f C

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pave i ; o o tir.aed ea'a'hy Ibis., a r car ao ates i

a to "cr iii.'ti::i-;'iui at the r ) lf ce-t aa iatere-ti d iuivid .oh, who r '-I, arc ea h-av. :a to destruv th:-. m-ie-t. fa' the iuri'-oe of huii'naa

na their ovrri

e-s, a - a,-) to tae iol.aerous re-

aiet sm ve-. s tt- ui :aiisa j ct, p.irt.ciiaiiiv

to iiep.nt of lloa-a of h'a:'!--:e,ita: ive-. of the jCaaed s;.i0i, .N.,. ve;. V-i'i Coaare-s. 1st Sosj fiuii,- a!-), IP;: f'. .i. oil of sa. ae es-ioa. i!ie;e. !idlv iv ,;,; ! we leave the -u'-j-.vt to the wis aea a': i !-.-.. '.ac e of Con mess; le;t we

liave a ecaoa aav i i ion i :n to ia ae..a: a a at-

. O .i i,.; in 1 1 0 1 I I

i t.icii, a :n aac .-. a, i i a ... n ep i i.i.s n- s

o re to :' e eral oa; ,' h o-.

.! ,.- r'-.e ri ist s i.-. i i sh'h;i '.

I ae v a.i--a vvas ee-'a

tare t- ha the cuait arterv a:' (f aiaaa-i ce, f ir tae j ''.

a anas! evtav dictate af ieaoa, and every prihci- i '. ' "h '" 7 - . aaa nean tia. nit--rest, Ce ot ; ,-;ac. , 1 .

i . ... . t . ) .4- '"aor piuui

ea av o.e i m.i oi a i- . , , . , . , , , , ,

la a s, o, e a a i n itoi-ov i .e.i o- .i i . i .o r u i-

o ta,-!-aa'us ot laaiasvi,,,1. at tae tenetaan.ei

;reat and hnde a.u-v niiaii it do ties, campus- j , . . , , .. ; ., , i , , ,

11): ia re t a ia t vv, - a ir,i s ,. Ia. aia, mat oae- .... . . :. ,.,, c i i: . ... :,, o. , r I c i i'v tae a i o tae li.na-ti? o l.oi.i.l.i, in tae loi--t:.l .i r'.. ;. it. ...I', ir'.

lairu oi i. on j- ui i i1' i i . ;-' ant aii i indi-pcrii!i'e hak in tie- a rand eraii i i f Iiilaml itavuali m between the wat-t of the t. l.a'.vrenec and the .M i --is-ipjl.

d atmoait ot

gia at p ib! ic hiahw.iv have se -n ri; . themselves in. when, f r the pitrnosi

a re

. - u a) a i a ia .)?ir . a-adah!e as a mtvigao..

lio fioa.ers, eu..;

of S:

ate character; an . that said

aa.o I

urn the Cuaiberhmd river; as it '"omui atee re-xoit by bill or otiierwise.

obtaining mare lauds from tin? hmTuI : ha 4 a ijr-'-'" vimtuie o! water, aad ta-; oaCi vrrna-o:o. t!icy urge that the Wabash sT iJlio: in tae same, are very similar, aas no oarija' e point, after ha vim; ud, ' xvliere l'ail .vo'' a tributary of the but a sh..rt time since, b fore the National Oai a, that has a many an 1 a large steam Kveutive aad Congress. t!io argum-nf. ' ih,at- navigating its waters as theCumberthat h-re was the navigable point, nm' i i I'itaiia.-ky river, not near as ferr wis the nnri-m'J.- jv-io! of the JVa iar-:' ;'s tj"! 'hite river of lu-.lrana, i-f.-as-h. n't t'e-v were destroys of obtaining -aada navigable ah serous of th ye .r! t!ie nat'otm! bounty; an-i this too with tbe As ;;!- iveuawiui nmlC'om rivers.

sama facts and surveys before them. If ;

oil will t h

io i ;onora!;o genoeman

pre-

aw iasi-t ap'ia what time state i irns.

to-') the lorai'-r g: atit; wa re procure der aao- pretences.

i ; a

la conclusion, wo again call upon Oongri a? Ictving t!:a sole pi over of di- nosing of ti;e ihi'die Domain, vesjo, jn it by the Constitution, iu the j-i lici a;s exercise

o-.-n Ol-l f ' .-. I,. Hin HOI

. T I l.l.l. t 1.1 . il.- Of I t I O I'll

sum'- to say that either oi the three last

named, were more ;m.-eep;ib;o o imp'ovemetit thai tiie Wabash 1 presume not;

til least I do not belt .-ve he would, after he had seen them in mid-summer, before they were improved at th-'v now -are, as the

O 1 n o

riter of tots lots. The- Cumberland riv

er C ;:a;t' navigabie to Nashville, aa i it is

" ,- , r , r- e i , to eoate.np.atiaii to tm aarce it to bur.vsw a aahie. ! .-:'- !rm lioas:; of lien-! , . ' . ,.

.. ,, - , - ,,r , '., ; v ii.e ia ivenai cay, ions attamg tear nua-re.-erdaaves upon tb.s s a'-'artt. We ask it.! , , J " . .... . .. , o , , . , drcd nii.es more cd navigation to that

a -5 1 1 o 1 o ri o : o ; r i i i: n u i c o , u ; ; o i io u I eu ) 1 1; ; . . , .

.one fit of the okietn of this great and

stream, which, above the month of the

.- .-, . .i t r r Cbev r.vt r, is scarce m width, twice las larttli? va!ev. ta the people cd many of . -, . ' ,. , , . , , .- , . -, , ' , , 'r . teugi.i of a smatl iveel boat, in a good the sd:;-s v.l this L men a-- a channel of m-i . . , . , . , H,

a i ii a . i; no uau .n it

to ma i commerce, on

to the C'f"i"ril

stage ot trie ri v or: an

mm -at iNelt, as a great miidarv

wi.l bo done, and bo navigable seven or

ioaia j war 1 a '."'v.'. 'a. j a .a: ire,''' i-f tt'::'(T ill ihnl

L,ai4 before the t-cti.caieijt .4 lae eour.try t'-y the White man. at the lirst -term of Lhaaaa rcc, the Iheuch triders for m re t'aaa a century arz a selected this route as the mo.-t eli j'r'ac upon w hich to transport their (io nis a-u! IMtnes. 15 v the thdinance of -87, the oraanic law ef the North U'em r.i Terr.tory, t'ae W A 15 S;I, and the Meiaii of ths Likes, wnlitlie i'a:tja' between, were e.-taahdud as a lhilaic highway. With the view ef i:npr.iin and pel fectin this prih'.ie i ijuvvay fa tte' use of the (i ivern .neat, t meet the e.viaeaeie of (hanmerce, and to enhance the value ef the l.h;ie dom ii:i, giants ot lata! waue made to the States of lia'aaiia aad Ohio in lSv.lcc'7, to enable them to c instruct a Canal to connect the WAUAM, ( not the Ohio) with the Miami of the bakes, ' at lac izar ie p ints.'" the ii.;ht t- de.( r.nii.e t e eavi 4 'a-.. peai- 0.1 those rivets, be to-.; !-. ti t ) t'l l..ti-.-1 e.-ji-v 'aveiy . The e lection w:s m , p. by e a h 'o'o vvh--il ar.y re-tioai a oa t! e pel of the ( i e. ; , ,1 ( J , v01 . t oi'lonrirv sa-vevs havia ' :h-t hcai

m a! ' bv .-.ihf'il c 'K

,-irc. oa. ( Whilia-ii) :.i )

(irucffr rj ,','a

am. 01 . '

ter mi a at: n st

t'V h

Tito Si.Pe of I.,

.; c.ve act li if ' t'.'.e

the mouth of ripi'ecteo'e.

.ah, rite- ;,.)j";t:y -'i.Ht Jr th'it purpose

(a Pel lie hishwav firth" ue ot ttie (lovernmente fiiir-l-j oiif f!,r o:r;sfi. if MCST Is ,v).-;V- .- ;'.'. t,:'Ya.'jisi HAS XO XA VI f.'.i;,' ; I'olXI', u lUoa the meaning of the ach f Cvrp-tss of 1'27." Aiiiv wa ma-t unliesitat'mg'y declare, up near own knowledge, derived from pcr:a)nal obs arvat ion . and Irom the repeatv I surveys made of the river, that (til this ii ,(-'! ; !-. W ha I hoped that after t'10 discus-ions, of last winter, that tins ve si ot Icr. tt i bv speculators to build tijtheir wi' i. visionary and now desperate sea-mio-i. at tbeeam?e of truth a:id the a. .- ia;. ti sts of the co-mtry, had been ih . eah We hv! hoped the question o; the pra.'ticatuhtv ef t!te improvement of t 0 io'iI river, v. on id not again have ta- :: aati-- 1 bv it: ii.'id ir's from any ouar-t--r. a iwevcr muc'i iaterested, at: t three C'.-t .a ra-'o' i tri: mils of the House I R pia s-oatabves of the Ctiiti-.l Sta'o-: the C.v.'.voi :. ' -a !L.a Is rati f 'a tia'a liie

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, - , . , - , , r v 1 o l 1 00 1 ll 1 -3 J 1 1 l . i e- . . i!i i I 1 u 1 o 01 1 1 h.i"!i wr.v that m the la-tgango ot otir1.., ... , , , - " - ,, i 1 ae I euuerssee r.ver aiso, has oeeti 1 1:1 - former address "woriD r.t: iv rrt.vn a! , . ,,. , , 1 oraved bv rufio"- ft cum!, a rnu;o.l 1 tie

tUXiia;' CMttt, INtTArt ,t sn.Wi A'tM OF , a . ? ; t . ,,

Af.toui . o,t li-.j, ik . 1 1 1 1 j. iiji: inni

;;:!". , a:. 7.s -!vcd. That this add res--? na 1 the following resolutions b- ptildisheil iti the itm Vestern Sun an 1 Vincennes Gazette, and that five hundred extra conies be

printed for distribution. Resolrcd further. That A. T. Ellis, John Ross.'C. M. Ara.ito, William li.

McCoito, an 1 II. Fauntlkroy. Eso.s., be

head, iarg;; enough lor steam boats io pass th.-o.:a), aad near six hmidred miles ttius added to its navigation, in a continuous route Irom its mouth. Why then may not the Wabash be improved, as well as these rivers I have mentioned? The general volume of water is greater in it than in any one of those named, with the exception of the Tennessee the banks of a7

iMvoitued a committee of Correspondence. , are nearly the same their bottoms arc

t i transmit to members "f both Houses of

Congress copies of this address, and to urge the subject upon their favorable attention. Ru -tlceJ further, That we do hereby instruct the' Hon. John W. Davis, our Reoreedtative in Congress, to use his utu'iot exertions for the passage of the stud Rill, lor the improvement of the Wa basli. and do most respectfully request our Honorable Senators to use their inlluence to effect the same result. llesolced further. That we do most earnestly recommend, that instead uf circulating memorials at this time to promo!-

his "rand object, that meeting? be 'add

aad resolutions adopted in all those towns

the s uae, being sand, stone, and gravel, alternately. Why then, I would ask, is the Wabash so totally unfit for improvement? Simply, because sectional jealousy, the curse upon the present giowth of the Wabash vaiiey, is bus)'- with its thousand tongues of slander upon a noble river, in order to benefit a few land and stock jobbers at the expense of the whole valley! lntere.oted persons may declaim against the practicability, of the improvement of the Wabash, until time grows grey, but in the eyes of practical men, the facts remain the same. The God of nature designed the river as the means through which the products of tim valley should find an outlet to market, and iu artifice of interest-.

loan to adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVCS. Wednesday, 1, 18 I i. The House met. The- following resolution was offered: li-:solc-y.l. That the Door keeper he auth ui.-a-d to contract with the publishers of the, In -liana State -Journal and State eeiiiiiiel, for two numbers of each of their papers, ta be furnished to the House tlnraig the session, at a price urn to exceed one d dhar per copy. A discussion aro-e upon this resolution, in which Messrs. Robinson of Carroll, Parker, Vandevec-r and Gregory engaged. The resolution was finally adopted. The following resolution u as offered: Rcsoh-cd, ' hat the House will, the Satiate concurring therein, adjourn sine d.e, on Monday, Doc, 30, 1811.

After having been amended, tht

ltition was laid oa t'ae table

i'he House proceeded to

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oiTgeau.-ai-arms Messrs Kobmsoa oi Carroll and Huzalcg acting as tellers. Mr. Mark I j having received a maj uity of all the votes given, was declared duly elected Serjeant-at-arms for the present session. Iieuae adjourned. SENATE. Thursday, Dec. 5, 1844. Senate assembled. I3y Mr. Herriman, a bill to authorize Probate Judges to take and certify acknowledgments of powers of attorney, deeds, and mortgages. Mr. Ewing presented a petition, accompanied by a bill, for the relief of Peter I'ot.cet; the rules being suspended, passed a third reading. Mr. Ewing introduced a resolution calling upon the Treasurer of State, to report to the Senate a list of the names and places of residence of the defaulters in the several trust funds, and also the amount of each defalcation; which was amen led, on motion of Mr. Morgan of II., requiring that the report should embrace such information, relative to the subject, as will not be contained in the regular annual report. The resolution was adopted. Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thuusday, Dec. 5, 1844. Ilouse met. The fallowing resolution was offered

and adopted:

e ! i-fcava r - a- a rota , Mr. ii or g a i: : I ii., . : i solu tion directing that a com. o;. , : three bo appointed to inquire inio ;. xpediency of so amending the eighth chapter of the revised statutes, prescribing the duty of the county recorders, as to exempt them from indictment and fine, in all cases where their fees havo not been paid adopted. Messrs. Morgan. Ewing and Chapman weie appointed said committee. ORDERS OF TIT F. DAY. A hill relative to confining voters of D-.-arborn county to their own townships came up. when Mr. Todd moved to refer it to the committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to make its provisions general, which was decided in the negative. The counties of Wayne, Miami, Davis, Knox, Eikhert, Kosciusko. Fayette. Whit

tled, tae reso-t;y, Mongomery, Marion, and alien were ', , . j added, upon the motions of their respectae election of. l!Ve Senators.

The bill authorizing Probate Judges to lake acknowledgments of deeds, &c, was amended by Mr. Dole, by inse rting County Auditors, and relerred to the committee oa the Judiciary. The bill for the relief of Peter Poncet was referred to the committee on the judiciary. Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Defrees moved to amend the joint resolution respecting the election of United States Senator, so as to vote viva voce; which motion did not prevail. Senate adjourned until Monday, nine o'clock. SENATE. Monday, Dec. 9, 1S4 1The President laid before the Senate a memorial from James Smith and others, relative to the trustees of the Vincennes University. Mr. Pennington moved that Mr. Ewng be added to the committee on the Judiciary which motion passed, ayes 25, noes 21. On motion of Mr. Chapman, Mr. Edmonson was added to the same commit1 tee. . PKTITiagvS PRESENTED. Ity Mr. Davis, from .Mr. Downey of New Albany, asking for a select committeto examine a newly discovered mode f T aiming leather. Messrs. Davis. Ew-

; Jng and.Carr, were appointed said committee.

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