Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 10, Vevay, Switzerland County, 8 February 1840 — Page 3

•HTmlaW tf tiety whip | far the aak* ofItbe: ■ - \ :\TL w,i * MU ’ ' Tbit loot oflBIr, Wise it adopted inoaaof the Jf’oderpfc Fane u it Hallmolutioai. tilta MMUchawtUrooltopf lhtflaf'of the HartfeiU . ConrcnUoa IptmAia ; njljiof for HarriidaV A» iUbunlnDVofiU meaaiDf, wo quaW from Tappanv Atyomion arjan.tho EoaocipiA tor ot'Nem jTo It.ubo triompbast jo): which the doing* atufarriiborgb were \ aitbe moil oecii to the “powee -op \ Ihb Abolitionists apdtbeir control in the Na* •• tldaal Be*ton Liberal tor responds ip tho nomination in the same er-\ lilting spirit ,nnd the Boston Feder* \ aliaU in bailing the ereatlai aViciory o»cr ‘‘aU \ the Gafiiion’i Liberator aajt 1 : «Nc|jaNi|n6N The National Whig OinYention, assebblcd iit Harrisb^oniheGlhjnst, nominated . William - Henry garrison forthe.office of President of the United States#-; , ph the first and second ijjallot, me votdstood for Henry Clayi 103j for Hahishfaj 94; for Wjpfield Scott,\57• On. the thin! ballot* the vote was for, Hafrisbfi, 148; for Clay, 90 ; for Scott 16. All the - stave States wait far Clay. \Ve regard this as another imporfant sign pf the limes— 1 -as a signal defcai'of the slavehalding power in this country. Had it not been for' • Abolitionism, Henry Clay would undoubtedly have been nominated We have faith to hdietc, that no slaveholder will ever again he permitted to fill the Presidential office in this \ Globe, .

O3"0n the return of the delegatee from the Federal Slate Convention,it flfijl ba recollected, a great blow wai roado'about the largenumber of delegates ja attendance! Some told via there were 5,600;' Wiere 2500, and so on, till finally they come down to about fifteen.hundred, and there the matter rested. We are not always disposed to credit the braggadocio reports era anating from that piriy. They are always sure to differ' very widely from the truth, as in ibis instance we will prove. ,|

SATURDAY.::::;""{"FEBRUARY 8, 1340.

u An IsDEPE.iDE.fr TsEssuai— whote officers, responsible (o the peojile. iwteail of privilcrtgcil corpo- - rations, ihnll guard the people’* money Democracy . ailts in Tain— what claim have the Banks to me this 1 'fmWic treasure ns their own—ogifin to convert it into 'i ju et }riiie of nnd contractions o r t£e currency, and of new political panics and pres lores, to enforce the money power 1” V?

Democratic Republican domination. FOB PRESIDENT, MARTIN VAHBUBBN, FOB VICE PRESIDE!!*, RICHARD 3NE. JOHNSON,

The proceeding! of the Federal State Convert* tibn show that only bixtt-eiqrt counties Were represented—and about VJO mbprttenled. Out of the 68 counties represented, 8 were represented by one delegate eacli; 5 by only /wo; end 6 by (Aree—and these delegatee were chiefly composed of-members of tho Legislature, who wero upon the spot’' The whole number of delegates werq 1017, the majority of whom'were (tom counties adjacent to Marion—;many jit- them Lending as high as50 delegates each.' 1 So muctl for the great federal show and jwrcttfe on lhe.l6th or January.

OCT* 1 gratifies us much in having it 'in our power to state, upon the authority of a letter received a few days since, tbatMr. as sol so badly injured as reported in the article published in our last, and in fast recovering. The. New Orleans papers furnish soma additional particulars in relation to Mr. Tapp’s, misfostune, from which we take the following: "On Saturday morning last, (the 4lh inst.J ■ case of very great importance was partially examined before Recorder Baldwin of the Second Municipality. - | "A person was arrested .and brought before the Recorder, who reported hie namo\jitne« George Clarbl of Kensington!. Philadelphia, charged with, having struck man with on axe, with intent to kill, while in the perpetration of a robbery. : - ‘ \ \ "On examination, it was staled \thit, at'Natchez, about a week ago, Clark purchased from'a Mr..Tapp, from Vevty, Indiana, a flat boat leaded with flour, Jcc.,'fur 1,634,'and was to pay him for it atTJaypu Sara, where it was to be dtur-l ered by Tapp. _ \ • \ . ' ’• V N * - \ ■ "The, boat left Natchez, Mr. T»PP« h« son or son-in-law, and a steertpiani to manage it, and his friend, Simmons, proceeded down-the river to the mouth of Red River;,when Clark'seize da favorable moment and aUerapted lo kill Mr. Tapp, by striking him over the bead with ah axe; and also made an attempt/on l|is son-in-law, bat: he saved himself by jumping overboard dnd awimnting ashore—Clark and his friend Simmons*beCame alarmed, and look the skiff and departed from the boat. * . ! i'. i

ELECTORS FOR INDIANA. ' t ■ William Hendbiceb, ofJeflereon.. ‘ . George W. Ewirto, of Miami.' ' : iil. District. Robert Daw Owes,. of Posey. ■ /fed. “ George Boos, of Sullivan. . . •3d. '* Thomas J. HiEnley, of Clark, V 4th . “ John L.' Robinson, of Rush. 6th. “ Andrew Kennedy, of Delaware 6th. '* ‘ William J, Feaslse, of Shelby. * 7th. •* * John M. Lemon, of Laporte.

to sell wLito then to negroes, for np < tber crime ■ ihid of beiagpoor, he exposes bit. ignof- . aocal" . V \\’ V \ Tie above is the nsarest that Wo eier came to sayi i’g what is ascribed 1o the G axette. ■ A ter u ting'mbch .unbecoming language,! in view of the/vrgery perpetrated by the editor, be .talks of holding ns mpdnrii/c.'-Kfes.l icaposti-' Btsir—Howl ou/Wtbt RESPONSIBILITY!! 1) i-the editor remarked:: * U 1 \ ‘ ■\ "Any indivlduilp'reven guilty dfa rile jhose object was teVsell while men to hegp'caforthe crimd of being poor,"should [not]\ occupy the slightest place'in'the public esteem i’Jt ■' ■ '*' Tn\t, very five. ‘ Andal thou ghwc have never changed inch a Vote upon Mr. Harrison, we noyr do, andoSkr thelfolIbwlng proof;! \ \ . i ; from the Journal of the State of Ohio.' .. \ ' ■ ' \Tflei - day, Japoary SOVlSSlr.' Senate net | . Tbp’Senate then tccordi n gto |th ej o rder oflhe day revolved itself into a committee of the whole upon .]*the bill froWhe’Hoiife entitled, an act for (be punishmennif certain o fie ness, therein named," and after] ions tjme specs thereon,tho Speakdr/AIIon Trimble) returned ibechair. • • Mr. Fithian then, moved to strike out'the 19th section df said billj' asTolltfws; ‘ ' V "Bollfurtherenacted. Thatwhenany per,«m shill be imprisioped-either upon execution or 0 hetwiie, for lho non-payment of a fine or cost 'o ;t both! it shall be lawfalfor the sheriff of (be 'c iunty. W SELL OUT SUCH PERSON as a SERVANT to any .person within this Slate, whi will-, pay the w(iole amount due, for -the shortest .period of service, of which sale public notice shall bsjgirenat least ten days, and upon such sale being effected theSheriff shall give to tne 'purchaser;! certificate thereof, andi djlivef over, the prisoner to bimifrom which l/rae ube relation between such p'urcbtier and the pritbnerWlI be that of MASTER and SERVANT, until the time of service expires, and for injuries by either, remedy! shall be'hid in thesamejhannerAas is, or may be provided by law in the ease of muter and apprentices! 'But nothing herein contaided shall bd construed to proven# persons 'from imprisonment according to the Wo virions of the thirty-seventh section of the ectUo which this is supplementary,'jf it|shall he considered[ expedient migrant such discharge. Provided that ,the court in pronouncing upon any perrons convicted under this act, or tb’e act to which this it supplementary,,may direct aufifi person' di persons'to be detained in prison ii'nt I the fine be paid, or ibe person er persons otherwise dixpoee&of sgreesblv to the provisions c f this act.’*: | 1- V' ■ ; ■ " And. the yeti and 1 nays being required, thos< who,voted in the affirmative .were, Messrs. Beu ly, Brown, Fitbisn, Gut, Heaton, Jennings Lucas', Mathews/M'Langbltn, McNilton, Newborn, Robb, Russel). Bcofisld, Shelby, Spencer Stone, Swsringen, Thomson end Womeldorf-So? ... And’those Xrbo vbted in tbe negativc were Uessre. Baldwin, .Cole, Poor,Foster, WM. H. HARRISON.l M'Lein, Oswal],. Pollock, Raggies, RobeHs, Wheeler end Speiksr—12, 1 Bat perhaps' (he sceptical feds may dare to doubt the truth of the above. In that event we would commend to their special notice the following jeHlificaia which is endorsed upon the back of itr-to wit; ! ‘ .. 1*

r" ' The IndependentttrtaiaiT.. ; This Javoritemcasureof tbs peopB passed the Senate if the United . States on the 23d ult., by the fcitowiTote:; - J t ’ * Avia-—Messrs. Allen, Benton,'Brown/ BuchjmaaJ Calhoun, Cl?y of Alabama, CuihtiMl, Fulton, tiro ndy, l£ing, Linn, pumpkins, Mouton; Roane,/Sevier, Smith of Cobnecticflt, Strange, Tappant Walker, Williams | and Wright—24/. • , , -Nats—Jlesire; Belts, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, jCtiuenden. Davie,-jDlxin.r Henderson, Knrght, ’ Merrick, Nicbolia. ghelps, Prentiss, Preaton, Robinson, Rugglei, fifaiih of Indiana, White, and* You ng-^18., 1 ‘ f : A ■ •Three Democratic Sejaalonr, Measra Nicholas, • Robinson and Toiko] aaiej inejruciionei voted against the bill, f : \j ‘ • ( ‘ *■

FOR GOVERNOR,_ r TILGHMAN A. HOWjARD.

FOR LIEUTENANT OOVERBOR, . BENJAMIN SlTVtVY.

t . We are authorized, announce John • •Stefleton as a candidate for re-election to the * -office of Constable, at the ensuing Bprch ejection: are requested to say that James., B. Lewis is’also a candidate for re-election to the office of Constable. : . > . •

■\ ; . \ \ • Bloodt Tnioxor,—The Apalachicola Gazette gives tbe-foliowing account of a rooitibrutal affair which: took place'in tjiit city on, the last month. . Reed; the Speaker eleci of tbs House, was approaching the supper table at the hotel, -he sjas fired upon from a pistol by Col. WiUis Alston.—The shot did not'tske effect, and General Reed continued to .edvence, when a second pistol wu fired, which*jjused through his body,ctusing.asevere and it is feared, fatal wound. theo drew’a pistol, and fired at>AUton, which tt is Supposed wounded him elighUy, and spruhg upon him . with a view of. closing.; Aliton drew a bowio ’knife, and infllcied another desperate and snkceededJn making Wis escape. *• ' ’ , i!

Moan ec Ai Redd tea candidate for Con Btahle of Jeffereoq township. ~'t

* Horace Littlefield is alei * for the office of Constable- ’

a candidate . . I- ■ '

; It is Stated 4h it Judge Bigger| tbs nominee, the fancy convention, Tor Governor, will not te-■ipj-bi* Judgship, on account of the uncertainly of bit election,. He seems to think tbit a “bird in the bandits worth two in the bush,” If bo wish to be thrown out of all kind of employment, he bad better-hold on-to his Judgihip, for ho never will be governor. — Ind, Bern.

arc authorized jo, announce Nathaniel Mix as a candidate far re-election to the office of Constable, /'

Sailing under false CoLorous.—A new federal paper is aboqttqbe Jndianap. olisi :by ; Douglass & Noel, under the imposing title of (‘The Spii# o/rjbA * It is to be edited by j/mI Moore, Davy boolblack, and will advocate/the jpeHicoo/ Hero* for President. ’ • ; \ ’ I_ 1 ' ■ . "

are requested to) announce Hiram Fromar as a candidate for Constable, at the ensuing election. . v V

: A . PafnaDELTHU Stumoit Ivorr.—The taamboat New Castle, formerly of Philadelphia i md late of Mobile, was totally lost, on the l2ih Dec. last, near Tuspan, Mexicd. She bad two bandied Mexican soldiers on board J destined for Tampico, all of-whom were saved,'and arrived at theirpoit of destination bn the 17thalt, .

{ " , >' ■ | k \ % . - I ' • “ • V The Vindictive Demagogne at Jria (Hd Triolet** , siford aid Pistol la lack pf Argument* 1| This disturb t of .the public, peace, writhing with, cholenat his. recent disappointment;, hat violated the pe ice and sanctity of the Senate of the Untied Stat ssbjrpubjicly and ( from.hIs place m- the SenateX bamher, challenging an honorable member.hylwhpse sound and unanswerable arguments £ll the assertions and usual-slang of the demagoeue were completely unfounded and fully refuted. \ J , ‘ ‘ Are we to have soother murder perpetrated? are nje to have an hones t expression of opinion thus to be stifled by a braggadocia who has been defeated in argument and foiled in his ambitious views, even by the party of which he assumes to be the leaderV We hopenoL. '- We do hope'that the strong arm of the law wpo found sufficient to.keep this bulljring-briggalr from perpetrating such mischief, thtf following extract'from the correspondent of the Philadelphia Spirit of the Times. •< ■ . ■

are authorized to say that John Da W; son is a candidate for Constable of this rtRvnship.

; ; ♦ ' ■ V ; '( ■■■■■ r(; .:i : ■ j Louisville Gazette males that some gentlemen recenUycaUedJupia pen, Harrison, at friorth Bend, and foandiura in his bam MmAJqojOxeryHkely, thfGenc ai Is a very industttocm oItL gentleman/ Not long einco the Cincinnati Republican had him “engaged iu'hauN faglimefor the locks of the water cabal!” Next they 1 will have him mauling rails, ;

iTo Cardidates. —Persona Oriahing-thcir names' inserted in this, paper as candidates fijr Constable, and other toffhship offleesf will be charged as follows: Iftmbserihers jo* the paper, SO cents; □on-subscribers, one dollar. la every the name must be accompanied by tbelcasb. ■ Tickets will be furnished to order at 50 cents pet hundred—cash down. \\

. Stukboat Explosion.- —The Clarksville (Tenn.) Chroniele of the 23d, siys; “The steamer Gauatin'.barst one of her boilers on Sunday lest, in tbd id of, leaving the Dortr Landing.— Two negroes killed and the third mortally wounded.” . “ *

: R oberl J. Walker j a Democ fat good and true, has been re-elected to the United States Senate by the Mississippi Legislature-i-tnajor. 25 votes. , ' •; * I - V ■ >

It is not uncommon form to receive letters from Postmasters in this - and the adjoining counties, .informing us that tho Yevayj Times sent to come one of our subscribers is not taken out of the office; and, in many Instances, that the subscriber has Amoved to parts* unknown,’Now this seldom occurs without being attended with some loss to us, and,we are determined, from Ibis time henceforward, to publish to the wprld all such delinquents. A hint to the wise is sufficient. Beware of Ihejllack LUt!

HYMENEAL.

, • Secretary ofStata’a Office* ) . ' - 'Columbae, Ohio, Sop. 10, 1636, f 'I certify tbit the foregoing la a true and accurate copy frotn the journals of the Senate of the State of Ohio, being ibe first seision of the 19 th General Assembly/held at Columbus, December, 1820.’ 1/ 1 .

*The tilkm cord that bind* two witling htarU

Destructive Fire at Wilmington, N; ft. I i J t. The following is an extract of a letter receded at Charleston, from Wilmington, K. C. t giviug, an ; account of a very destructive conflagration lately occurred in that city > ’ “VYediave suffered a great calamity, about,Saif, past 2,*A. M. a fire broke out in Dawson’ajitore. near-tire Court House, which consUnrtcl’the wholriquare, cxcdpl one of Uestor’s housesV-the iorher opposite ithe Stale Bank, thlOld da House.' The'fire extended to the jpver square, and consumed (he.whole to the rivet, except thoXapo Fear Bank, the Mb rim flduim, ah J Old Mr. Jamas’, and a building back oAihe Margin House, which had been used by R. B. icA the Court House Is also lurnf, both PrintingvOffices, 5 Lawyers'do, 5 Doctor's do,Sh«iff,silo,. Clerks of the Cburt do, Calipm Hooke, frcT The amount of the burldingeAdestVoyed comprises about one third of tho ioWnd and thqt m the very centre of huiipcss.” • j \ .' - A

MARRIED—la this county, on the lit init., by the Rer- Jas. B. Lewis, Mr Hamilto* Lxwu to Miie Ltrcwni Sitvsi. 1 • JIty «7«r locks their heeds adorn, With fruitful years of plenty; • And when old ago approaches on, . M«y feel u though but twenty# /• b. t. Ahem! rf bride ofsiy.Tzs if not tobesnopiedtt these-hard times.—Zlwi7. • t ’ ' On the 2d ipit. by Joseph Culp, E*q. Roarer Diuhhokb, Eiq. of this place, to Mrs# Rkbcccjl Dxabbqim, both of this county#

Wisbimotoit, D, C., Jan. 22,1840.

Sea pages 893; 304, 805. •' ■ • ■, . CARTER B. HARHAM. ’ . Ssc’y ofState.* ‘ General Robert, Lucas, the late democratic Governor of Ohio, vu then a member of the Senate,'and in the truejplrit of patriotism made the following* remarks in support of the motion mads bj % Mr. Filhian of Champaign, to strike out the lUik section, a true copy of whose speech as then pablished/ii beb\jr. - / Mr. Lucas said ’that ha would Vote for the mo* tion of the genljeman front Campaign! (Mr. Fi* oat, the section. ‘ He considered it objectionable jn every point of View. He con* tidered it not only!a violation of that provision of the constitution of the State, which declares that there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary Servitude in ibis Sijtte, hutit contains priori* pies of the most »v oiling character. It declares that a person who it unable to pay afiae,’orcoii, shall be.liable to bsSOLD, and ibqt ringed! vid* Ini. who will pay the fine and cost for ;bo short* est timeof service, shall be tbs purchaser. . ‘Wbit will be' the operation of ibii‘ section!* said Atr* Ifcas, .'We a case—suppotedne of the patriots, of the revolution 'should be by aQeQemy'eflju coantryi'pr a who'beid fought against him in the straggle for liberty, and he should be provoked to commit an assault in of his government •Vby our lavs he might bo prosecuted and fined. He is poor and unable to pay the fine; ■ What would follow under the provision! of this section! [He is publicly ADVERTISED FORJALE -the is dragged by the crier along the, the man who provoked the assault, bids the amount of the fine and cost for the shortest term of service,• say FORTY YEARS-lkE OLD PAtftlOT IS KNOCKED OFF TO HIS PER* BONDAGE. . . V *

Is 'tbs SisiTK, tlfe Sub Treuury BUI being still under consideration, Mr. Buchannan, of Pennsylvania got theTfloor and addressed, the Senate, at length in favor of its final passaged .;■ ■*Mr. Clay, was so completely '-'used up* 1 by Mr. Walker, of Miss., in Ms speech yesterday, 1 in which tie turned Clay’s argurtient » successfully himjrif.aa to exhibit Mm In a ridiculous* ly unfavorable light, finding that .the force-of truLh was to powerful to withstand; took -oceasipb‘ to' inanll the dignity of the Senate, by an ah louncement in that body, that he was ready t'o meet Mr. Walker in the manner in which ger llemen usually meet each other after » mis* undenftndmg. He staled that be was now far advanced in years yet old as he was, he was not too old to receive froth Mr. Walker, an invitation to rricet him in an honorable way. • \ . U - Mr, Walker, in his reply [to this infamous insult upon the peace and dignity of the American nation—for such in fact it was—with (bat cool* nesk and deliberation, which [tas atwaye\characteriied hiscourse in the Senate, remarked that if iha Senator /ram Kentucky felt himself agriev ed'by-any thing.which had fallen from him, and was determined to have an honorable adjustment of the palter, that he stood prepared then, in the Senate or at any other time,or at any other place, to giveethat Senator the.satisTacuon which- ha dbiired. He would let that Settlor and the country. Mow that be fiindbed'frpra no rdtpon? k sibility which the course he had taken might impose upon him. If the truth was [loo ..powerful for him—if hii own. arguments stripped of the sophistry in which they had been enrobed,were offensive to him—he was ready to mejet him with any other weapons which he might choose to nsme.. , ;

past 2,*. near -tj whdlr'si

Q3- We have noticed nothing very interesting in the proceedings of the Legislature for several weeks past. On the 28th ult., George Esq., of Dearborn-county, and ’Jacob Walker, of Lafayette, were- ejected, by the concurrent vole of the two Houses, Directors, on the’part of the. Slate, of the State Bank of Indiana, in the place of Alexander Worth; whqseterm of service bad expired, and L. H. Scofti resigned.

v $3 00 REWARD! QTRAYED from the farm bf William Park, & living in Craig township', Switzerland ty, Indiana,- on or atwot the 1st of June 1839, one rad and mnly Steer, and one.pale yellow Heifer,each about 18 months old.' Any person -giving information ‘reipecling the above communicated to W-illiam Park or to Montgomery Patton at the Vevay Hotel,so that they may be recovered, will receivea reward of three dollars. Feb.l, 1840.. fie-

The River.—Oh Saturday evening,last the river commenced swelltngwcry rapidly, and up to Tueiday it bad risen about fifteen feet, being at that time much higher than it baa been for two or three years past. The whole surface of the water was covered with a constant moving mass of ice, sweeping every thing inpts way, for two or three days. On Sunday the river was alive with fiat boats, keel boats, and crafts of almost .every description, some laden, some empty, and •others in a wrecked condition, floating hither and ■thither, with the curiont, beyond the possible reach of all efforts that cofod have been made to to land them, so great was the quantity of ice,; The destruction of boala and property, from above, must have been immense. At least one hundred boats of various descriptions, we are informed by a periou who was constantly in view ■ of the river, passed this place during’Sunday and Monday.: A. fiat boat, principally laden with flour, was sunk by the ice at Vevay Island—the whole load, pearly, a total loss. Two men pasted this place on Sunday night, in an open flat boat, crying out for assistance at the utmost heighth of their voices; but it .was out of the power of any person on shore to goto their aid. We since learn that they were taken off the following morning, near eighteen-mile Island, almost exhausted from cold.' Wo understand these individuals stepped on board the boat as it rubbed the shore at York,* about eight miles above this, to endeavor to land it, but failed : -in the attempt; dnd were unable to regain the *hore. Tho'nigbt was extremely cold, and they .being without a spark of fire, it is (Arnos t a miracle to us bow they survived.—- • A borfs ferry boat, and several flat boats, one partly loaded with staves, we understand, were taken, up just below this place.

. ■ \ . ' V' a - of the feds in this counlyfiaTShceD most eggregiousjy imposed lipop .by bi&uirg opes of that party! in regard to the intfnher of delegates they bad in’ their State tdnren-: lion,' The number has variously estimated" and reported affront 15-toS0, Fotlheinfonaation of those .who wish to be'correctly informed as number of delegajes jn the Federal Convention froralbis county, wi givebelow-their names j and at lie request, of alto bs briber, annex their residence, and occupation* thereto:' .. *■ Reuben Ceffin,,Merchant, of Pataot. u / Sheets, merchant,bf this place. i Sapuci Howard, w/»g Postmaster at York*, J, S, Carter,(iio particular occupation) York. ' Theodore GaiUy, Lawyer, of Variate, Ky. ■ Tbe\aboro named FIVE,‘as published proceedings, were all the dHegktegtin the Federal State Couvention, from/this county.

Union Hall for Bent.

THE present occupant of this establishment, being desirous of changing his business, wRl rent for three or four years if imtnediate'applT. cation be-made. A bargain may be had. •- -1 ■ i JOHN M.'KING. . ariiss, isto. J ‘‘ etf.

- s Notice, NOTICE ie hereijr gircnlhat }he undersigned'ha* taken ojitietters of administration on thelehate ef HenryBlain, lateofJefferson tdwdstita;,. Switzerland county, Indiana, deceased.* All person* indebted (a said estate are reqbestcd to come forward and make minediate payment; and those haring claims against the same, ’ will file them in the-Clerk’s office, duly kuthenticatod, for; adjustment. The estate is supposed to be insolrent. ' i ' - J. C, BROWN, Ad m’r. 8c*.

In. the midst of tho confusion incident upon Iich-a scene, & message from the President was announced, but as the peace of the Senate had been broken by Sir. Clay and as the excitement which it produced, was incompatible with that calm and sober deliberation which is Indispensable (6 a proper determination of.the grave subject which was presented to the consideration of ■the Senate, it was thought prudent to adjourn, . • The country is there fore indebted to Mr., Clay >£ot being kept in suspense in relation to otir affaire with England, \

, Any unfortunate fellixen, who In an unguarded moment might.b i thus subjected'.to the payment ofa fine, wouli be v liable to be told under this section, anddrlien Intb slavery by a FREE NEGRO, should sues a negro choose to become tbs phfchaaer.\ 'This would be revolting to every principle of humanil r , and a disgrace to the age in which we lire.” "The question war then talced on Mr. Fithian’s motion, and earned in the affirmative yeas 20. nays 13, To ibis obnoxious' provision VG. TED FOR AND DEFENDED BY WM. H. HARRISON, does n*t now disgrace lbs statute book of Ohio." \ '* ’

.25,1840.

Sale of Valuable Real BttoUi By! virtue of an order and decree of the fro* a bate Court of Switzerland county, Incline, the undersigned, Administrator of the eitala of JoTinjKeeney, deceased, will on XaeidiT the 25th diyof February. 1840, between (he bore of 10 o’clock, A. M. end 4 o’clock P. M. of eiid dey, offer for tile at public outcry to the highest bidder, on the premises, the following described real estate, to-wit: The eomhwest quarter of section 17, Town. 2 Range 1 west—klio 40 acres off the south end of the north-west quarter of the same section—it being the real estate of which the said John Keeny, dec’d, late ofatid county of Switzerland, died seized. , Terns of Sole.—One third of the purchase, cash in band; one third in Dine months, and the remaining third in eighteen months from the day of tale—the credit payments bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annam from the day of sale. > „, _ DOROTHY KEENEY, ASm?*> Jan. 25,1%40.

The Riven.—The Gazelti, of the 30th ult., sajs; ( . “The river has riaenconsiderably, it is npv about nine feet in tbs channel*.. ice aboyef the Monongabela Bridge has moved, but must start soon. Several steamboats are taking' in freight. Navigation will nbw commence in a day or two, probably not to beagotn interrupted, except by one or two days of tunning ice from the upper Allegheny.” ; - salary of officers appointed, by the Board of Internal Improveraent/amounts to the sum of $38,361; amount paid to clerks and-assist* ants,'400; making in all, $38,761. v ;

The Proof at Haiad. ,i

. We notice an article in the Gazette of yesterday, drawn up from a text purporting to have been taken from the Argus, as follows: "Mr, Harrison voted to sell whits men to negroes for no other crime than that of being poor." The editor of tho Gazette attributes tho fore-: going declaration to us. We never made it—the editor is challenged to produce it in a paper issued from our office.—He may find tbo annexed; "The gentlemanly editor of the Investigator in his two-penny hebdomadel of thi 16lb inst, He.hae the impudonce—lhe unparalleled impudence'to say that we He, and to actually. deny tho truth. Does not the simpleton know, that in denying that Mr. Harriion voted

Wo. havsjieen called’upoh to show that Gen. Hataiaoti-voted for a preposition, in effect to sell s white man intb bondage for debt —the consequence of being j«»r and unable to pay—to a negro if the negro happened to be the lowest bidder. We have given tbs foregoing, which is awthenticated—being a certified copy of the Journals of the Senate proceedings of the Slate of Ohio, daring the session of 1820^-1* Lei U be retd and examined critically, by every freemaua, amj see whether he can then consent to give hie support te'Oen. Harrison for the Preeidency of the United States. \ • [Mw-w4ibeny A rgui.

' Commodore Isaac Chauncay died at WashingLon, on the 27th ultimo: • 1 *

Daniel Sturgeon (V. B.J nu eluted U. Stale* . 'Senator from Pemnytyaan, on the I4lh ult*

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