The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 3, Number 40, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 December 1826 — Page 2

49kanlc that this calculation is erroneous, and that it would cost more than a half million df dollars—but costwhaiit might it would eventually be a profitable undertaking became a short c«t might be extendedto it from the English Turn, whereby all the vessels,-by way ef the Birer could be brought to the city with«ut delay. But the spirit ofthe nation la now alive to the improvement of the country our sources will be brought forth in every department, and steadily applied to the great objects contemplated, until every view of the General and State Governments are fully accomplished. 't

NAPOLEON:—good mammy.—-

4tAmong

BehoM my work This disdosition •f Napoleanto elevate the merit which languished in the public offices, had one day nearly led to a curious blun*!er"

w*8

^tay4he foundations of new military

7,th

Du^e

j£a V7

555ISSfl

•vf Ji-t

the chiefs of division there

j§Y often appeared distinguished men whose gefiius and studies h»d qualified them for success in any career. $5 thrown by circumstances info Govern-

S»eot offices, where frequent cpportute »»ti« 6ccar^d for the display of solid Judgement, and other valuable qeali•.k=fs ties* thev seldom failed of being noticed •V Napoleon. They were made toat•||1 tend when be transacted business with |4 the ministers. When the. chief of division answered readily, and without •??*. hesitation, to the rapid interrogatories

Napoleon, be usually returned froto the Thuilieries with the ribband of the i, •J®!1®0 Honour. or the dignity -of a

Counsellor of State, it was one of the evife of that Iron reign. When 9 man «ad talent, be he chief, sub-chief* or ttfidier clerk, in whatever obscure rank fortune bad placed him, Napoleon, with bis Herculean arm, seized him bv the hair, set htm on-a pedestal and said",

chief of division, an*

«er the ad mi is timtion of the Dude de This M. X. a man aboat fifty years ®f age. was honest and laborious but ms labours were limited to the receiv»g from all points of France and of Europe statements ef the stations and conditions ot the troops, vith a view to ascertain how many soldiers were present-«nder arms how man absent

naiDJ

r««wd

»o hospitals, etc.

**-THis constant occupation hid made J? •W? automaton.

op his battallioos at his

-Office, in the street, at table, and in bed "?,08je*

bi*

fgwes and colums with

•"npl^st correspondence of friend•hip or politeness and would willingly have incorporated vou in a refimeut which wanted one man of its *U M»pl«n,,»t The de,ei„pem,n,

U!?e,

™rt which

e4din8 N*Heon

a man of straight

awl

j«4-

.ttent but whowaa in that respect a

t.,rwiM

the Duke,

«%hHe Napoleon inceswatlj questioned °f

lhe 45th,he 541,1

n»« i5»th, aod so on, and the noor ',Wi««l» «™otrr,snd^. **?."'.""«ry th. enor-

movement of the troops

»«?hthere beU,tf„|

tfrJffie!!? *T

hr'

Mid

'^poleon. An

e^w

The fwrthf'—tAt -A

,4 t»o fid red and §ftT.ft,e »i"^dL

»«ar

and promptitude of ww Mtonishrd. He til'

Kike a«k! «ymi may retire if^Llr°®

TOt*

Wk141' .WS li"«l

•m.pl.^R.pOTfc

progress of the

«P°' mS*y*'

'Mo*1* le due,* said ,wU,» *o-«»orrow,

oened *50n??*lln'c*"on will

fou.r

,MI,H,r^

»»dtwenlli»?pi*

f\ *ipo* farfeyghp n*' Uchtri?'—*Tw0C0tn««/ rV

"CTh^tT.Tb'i

^1!

prefer^eTu S

c."Vr^.°r

"i»

"loot |rip*r« nta

No»

To ke C.„!

rf 8uu.' 4, IU UKl ,«1,

will make it up to,him.'. Tie goad M. had I2®0 francs per annum, as chief of division this audience procured him £4,000 l-^Wirorj Jldxninis tratives.

AGISTER OFFICE,

TjESHB-HA^TE) PfiOEMKER 13, IgSQ,

In eonsequence of the recent rains, the waters have risen considerably,00 much so that no Mail'East of Greencastle, has arrived hero this week This is quite a disappointment as we are looking, with considerable-solicitude, for news from our Legislature wbich is now tn session.

A gentleman of this town has dbligingly (av»ured me with the first number of" The focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature published weekly, at.Louisville.Kentucky,44 for the Proprietor by JOHN MOJRTO.V'" The "Focus" is well printed on an Imperial sheet, bids f«ir to-be of great utility, lhe Editorial remarks are candid and full of pith, demonstrating clearly that he who writes has nerve," combined with intelligence* honesty of Sentiment and a seund understanding.

The-Legislature of Indiana is again IB session Seldom has the legislative body of any state, of the same age,-as-sembled with abetter field for exertion open before them The rapidity with which our population increases—the vast improvements which are making the numerous excellent locations which our country yet presents to manufactu-rers-rthe facility with which Internal Improvements may be effected the prosperous and growing condition of our public revenue, warrant us in taking some, measuresfor improving our-means of communication, which would so materiaU} add to the general, prosperity.

The friendly ^disposition evinced toward these objects in the nation?! coun5 *be Prompt measures which have been taken in making surveys provethat theprwent is the time for puttmg UM shoulder" of our state to the

*ttt.

CQEn-.

^he objects of improvement

which ^present themsdves or that it would be good policy to comvunte all at uie same pewod, is not argued but that we are ahle to commence and. complete tome cfthem, is most certain. A doubt as to the practicability and absolute necesnty, of entering boldly into measures tor consummating,some 4f these im-JM-ovements, can no longer exist and the-only question now to be.decided, is,

stror!rPirt ^886 fbj*CtS Present ^e stroi^est claim, to immediate attena mi!

,t is

fro^8*8 ^rived

possible that

a question can arise on this point The

t0 thi3

fetates

™P8',

be°.

,eich u, unlc

ciB our

that

manence of its course. Whweaa communication by wa* Af .tf w'r i» shorilv abash pleted, this ron*« ^ITi

8P«»diJy^om.

transportation will h« KCOnMqu*nt" gwiiAoSiSL1 WtabUUied through zV™*

S»h^eD

»r™'

impede this vsurk aid*

Wo«'d

P««ty of the state P** Jrestj of a u^n 'r^e private inte-The-rival work now

Kcalttcicj'-*ide

•-*+--]$%

1 *.*i

Hs-Wfa ..... ders it preposterous to suppose that great advantages could result to the state, -by the construction of One on the

Indiana side. And, even were there not a rival work progressing, the advantages to be derived from that undertaking would never bear a comparison with those to be acquired by tbe^onstf ucUpn of the Wabash Canal. Y'V?'

The tide of emigration from New York, and other Eastern states, has changed its course irom Indiana to Michigan, notwithstanding the superior inducements Indiana holds out to the enterprizing -Instead of having a market at home for our. flocks and herds, we are now driving tliem td Michigan and selling them «to the very persons who wottlu have purchased them here, and become useful and permanent citizens of our state, had a communication been opened to the north It is true some of our mote enterprising and hardy fellow citizens, are forcing their way through every difficulty, to this fertile region But how much greater would be the flood of emigration hitherward, were a convenient passage opened How pusillanimous will it appear in the rulers of our state, further to postpone.-or shrink from a task so easily accomplished And, how ridiculous a defeat must be produccd by a division of sentiment on this important subject?

Every principle of-economy, Justice and good policy dictates, that the energies of our government should be, con centj-ated to this point,, and that our strength should riot be parajized by a diversity of objects The completion of this undertaking will add incalculable strengtbio our means, $nd enable us vigorously to purau« ojther woaka of improvement Jr j|'

The money which has been-€xpended in opening roads, which now present to view impenetrable thickets, through our interior neighborhoods, would, with the aid we should have received (from the cooperation of the citizens of Michigan, have nearly constructed a 'permanent road through our state and the territory of Michigan to the navigable waters of-Lake Erie or would have materially aided in the construction of our contemplated Canal. Butthis money has been, comparatively speaking, thrown away, and for the want if a communication to the north, our settlements have been greatly impeded, ,our state revenue deprived of a rapid in crease-and large portions-of our lands jematn unsold, and in a state of nature, which otherwise would have been bought aad converted into productive farms. This goes far, to prove the im policy of scattering our resources or dividing our energies, merely to promote bcal views, or, what may be consider ed individual interests.

,~K«eni.h.ti[eat

state,

from connecting, the Ohio River with UkeEne, through the valley of the WahashyjBust at once.be acknowledg. ed to be superior to all others The various obsueles which have heretofore presented themseiyes to this undertak ?4f' »»ve vanished. There can be but htUe doubt that the Tate treaty with the In^ns wtU be ratified, wbich cedes to ?K- ??u^d

trough

whjdi this wmk must be located and here less doubt that, shotdd our

Stote

£*t •nKl« »w in itsxomple-

r' I.,

hft?e been made

^e»OTkren«'°nt?

Certai"'J

«"t

only practicable, but

that it can be easily accomplished The speedy rompletion of this wn

bortSr

of the

people

"e benefittal by a public measure, each individual reaps his proportion—consequently the state.becomes vigorous and ilhr5*

When a large

Portion of the

p«blic funds are squandered, merely to afford a trifling benefit to a few individ uals, -it weakens the body ,politic and renders its energies feeble indeed—and t:xlrr

to.say wiiideny»

tattoo

much of this pohcy has been pursued the present members of our legislature have the effects which such causes

br^ci^eforcthem-^w toSSS,"* »i«iTo neglect ihe adoption of a'system 'ff:1""1 would be™ uerenction of duty—to strikA at *n»ny objects at once, would be a ruin 0« policy, and to make an Ll„ selection ofthe point whereatTo^ men«w°„ld

be w#m

th.,^"r °f«

EDUCAlToNtf-?^

certainly

'y. be a subject nfI

the ultimMf!, 'i

c'tizens-

of the g£e£ng

oa Um!

eMler'n"r"

the citizens here are felicitatmp- «i,an with the reflection ihof T1 yeaw hence they will have' tb»

atjon of reciprocating the just an?T

L'eer-

C,IIM''

,mportance

ofour,te^^"™l«t provetity nation it iherefor. k. ^°^'u'ar

ofinteresting! oecotties now i„^^,|A°1UU7ject uer

3 V' I ,.¥M,

„-j'. 'v •Tv •••?••.

In most of these places, it is not gold but water that is scarce. Gold has beers found iu the neighborhood of Charlotte those mines are rich, but their extent is pot yet known, The gold found there is in very fine particles, embedded ia ferruginous clay-, running in veins# This is,taken out, made fine, t&en wash-.-8°^ amalgamated

Chisholm's gold mine is situated twj 5 miles above the narrow.^ of the Yadklp river, on fieaverdam Creek, almost und mue from its mouth. ^lt is on this minfi we are erecting our steam engines If the machinery for working augwers tie purpose, we cannot fail to do a good bu-: siness The gold is ftiere—all that wfli want in order to obtain it, is labor saving] machinery I wish you could raise ir company in Baltimore to wor]c one oi our best mines.—I am confident yoi trngbt realize great profits FaU

i»fc"

subject will be agitated aft Ae session of the legislature, as It has been a topic of discussion income parts of the state.

Experience fully proves the utility-of some systematic and permanent plan for the general education of yonth The attention paid to this the N€» Englard states, from their earliest sett tlement, and the neglect of it in th® southern states, has contributed mot*, perhaps, than any other circumstanai to the greatdiversity of character which exists between the people of those sec* -tions of the IJnion which suffers b% the contrast But .a better day & dawning in,the south»—and a commend*, able attention is beginning to be paid ta their vital interest.

The Convention which formed the Constitution of this stete, evinced a very laudable solicitude on the subject of education, and

vof

general intelligence

Funds are established in ^every count?for the support of .count} Seminaries. Several of them are already organized and put in .operation A fund for* county Library was instituted in eaph of the countiesformed after the adoptiop of the Constitution.—Some of these have also gone into operation. In Fayette county these is an .excellent Libra* ry, accessable.by evenj citizen in

vthe

county, i^pon,payment of jRfty cents year ^Ti ese two funds are of.s very great importance, and ^nerit the most scrutinizing attention. The benefits may be felt after a lapse of many years.

In the same enlarged and enlighten* ed spirit, the following clause wa^ intro* duced into the Constitution

It shall be.the .iuty of the general assembly as soon as circumstances, will permit, to provide by law for a general system pf education, ascending in a reg» ular gradation from township schools to a state university .wherein tuition shall be gratis, and equaJ to dll ." not circumstances not® permit .hat has been done comes very far short-ofthe ^copevof this excellent pro* vision^.

420tm MINES.

^fetter from an intelligent citizen 01 North Carolina to-another in this city, under date of Salisbury? Oct 6f says The extent and value of the Gold mines ace 'becoming every day more apparent. 4)f course some mines are larger-than others 'Ihe pne at Chisholm's has been found to be rich. for a. quarter of a mile up the branch, and on each side from ten to twenty yards.—There are many spots ef 10, 20, to I GO acres on which gold can be found, averaging from half a grain to two grains,of gold per bushfel of earth.

TO THE EDITORS OP TJIE ARGUS." ,» i? .cn—' following Jetter wnrfv# ritten in reply, to a letter from a gen^ eman of this State, requesting gen|fv Jackson to visit Kentucky for the pur# In?!0

e0Ur,teract!DSthe

yours,^c, 'D

intrigue an#4

virlnofemei)-t °^C€trtain prominent indi^Ctoin.*.W,nst.hiln- *0U

W*H

please

Axsm'

."x1

\f„ hermitage, July 31.

Mylars

wish eeived, reassuring me of the' kr fh^y1?7 °fmy friends in KentocSniw

Vi8it the

SDrin/j^fw-

M,t'

to thf

health

sureto

cation 'H ,ere

Kentuckv °f

ed^-

edu.

woulri h/%

matter

the law is the present that the

./r1.

Uar 2Jgfc

Harrodsburgh

8Polten

ters Iwil

early in tho

^ecause those wa-

r^ommended

as nesessary

Jackson's

was

S8p?Vedfr0tn

additional gratifi-

f|ie

hope tliat I

old

fiends in

05S

ComP»ny

-cha'fcif0,

at alt times

Bat-ioa"

to render this trm """"I 4«

to other considerations, at t^isjunjjyre|