The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 4, Number 16, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 July 1827 — Page 2

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18 improved navigation in Wos ffcreek and Hudson river. Ibis las r-howevcr, \yill soon be diminished for canal is nocv in progress trom Fort Ed i'Vr-Avd to the head of Saratoga falls which will prevent the necessity of .sing the channel of the Hudson between -these points—The Champlain cana' commenced .Tune 10, 1818, an

Tvas finished to Troy, Sept. .10, 1823 -4—-To insure an abundant supply of '.water on the summit level ot the csniv &tid to open the navigation to a stii "'higher point on the Hudson, a naviga *ble feeder has been commenced, lea.! ^ing from the river miles above Glen •"falls, through the village of that name i'*nd Sandy Hill seven miles, to the Champlain canal, mhich it enters twi ilnilcs above the village of Fort Edward.

Hudson and Delaware river canal, tfrorn near Kingston, (N through "the valleys of the Rountod, Neversiuk, *X)elaware and Lnckawaxen, length 1- 4 Irtiiles width'3^ feet depth -1 feet aJWmmint of lockage 1332 i^-et cost $ 1 ,- «di.00J.

Oswego river and Lake Erie canal. Ttftrabgh the valleys of Oswego and ^•fn^ca rivers and Oneida Lake, length tortile* amomT of lockage 1 GO feet. 3 St Lawrence river, and Lake' ham'ptatn cknal, from near Ogdensburgh h*ou*lr^t. Lawrence, Franklin and counties, length 130 miles ate.runt cf lockage 1650 feet.

Seneca and lake Krie canal, from Ocnevk* bv Waterloo to Montezuma, «•& $90,000.

Niagara:- $.itial around the Falls of gataj length 8 miles width 60 feet Ikpfch ftst 'amount of lockage 317 i.-t •oErie

arid St. Lawrence river canals,

i-' IVom -lierkimT bv the valley of hi \x:k river to Ogdensburgh, amount of Jcricuge 1831 feet." 2" From Rome bv Boonville to Og4e:\sbargh, length 1 14 miles amour.tuf Juciiage li37 leet: C09t 931,014 dol.i s- fi':.

S. From Rome by Camden to Ogdensburgh, length 120 miles atnoun^ er lockage 635 feet cost 855,630 dollars

Chenango river and Erie canal, from £henaugo point by the valley of I heto Whitethorough, length 96 miie* amount of lockage 1032 feet dost §7 id,478

Fort Watson canal, from Syracu«e up the valley of Onond.ig* creek, length 47 p/iles amount of lockage 8G5 itet cost (32,COO.

Delaware and Hudson cnnal —This Cinal. which connects the Hudson with tf Delaware, and w'.ien competed will extend to the Lac-kavvaxen coal mines ia Pennsylvania, commences at Eddy's li'ctory en Rondout creek, 2$ miles ttorfi Kingston, and 3 nubs from the Jtadaon, anl proceeds up the valley of t§e Rondout, and that oflhe ^atvlb^rg, orie of its branches, till it reaches the sifrumit level at the source of the last nfent&iied stream, 35 miles from the 14aiid 535 feet above its surface JrjT/m the summit level the canal pro cmis in a soutfiforesteriy direction, down the valley of the Nevirrs uk to the Del a^are, which it anter? four miles above the mouth of the Necerink. 1'h.e wliole descent from the summit I

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tile Delaware i* 8 1 feet. The distance frcm the FTud«outo the Delaware

canal line '4 mi es, and he viioie of this section is uridr?r contract, to be completed by tiie lii^t of October next: (less than lSmonhsfrom the time it V3S commenced,) nearly one third is already finished, 'i'he locks on this sectiuu are -Jiuavj feet long aiid nine wide.-

Frcrrt'thcjufictiorr with 1 he Delaware •tve understand that the canal is to pio e«.Vup the valley that river 20 mih-s, the mouth ol the Lackawaxen tne the valley of the i^ckawaxen and that of Ut« T) berry, one of its Lr aches \u Keen's PonJ, which is 5 rniirs S. W oI Bethany, in Wayne county Pa afoc^it the same (Ji'^ mcc N. E. of the pAlicipat coal Uiiues, and is elevated 7f*5 feet above the canal at its junction the Delaware A'hi- pona will be Cf^nected with the mines by a railway .,i the whole work ts cortip'eted the director* of the canal company iy that ttrti Lackawaxen coal c^n be -d-iiv^red in'l'faw-k'urk and so*d lyf 4 a t()/l. fir*

/. Sh*^ola^ire is'^vigable frr TOO jnjles above the mouth of the Lacka%jixen, and at the distance of 00

tniles

aljpve the mouth of that strram, it ap* pnpaches within 12 miles oflhe Si*queiranna, at a point wht-re fciie intervening country ia favorable for a canal or railway, and ti?e legislature ot New-York }ias recently incorporated a co.npany for the execution of the work Through this channel the people of the soutl^ern pounties of New-Vork, contiguous to IPennsvlvani', will send their produce to the New-York market. (h'ffgo canal—We have already jpentioned that the Erie canal is conIiecN by a side cut with the village of Sehnai at the head of Onondaga lake Atthisiil«ge five locks are made, of 33 feet descent, connecting the out with Onondaga lake. From Onotfdag* lake through Seweca and Oswego rivers, to the Md of the falls in O*we«o«ver, 12 inlles T'»m Lake Outai io there is a de«e«ntof only feet,

and these waters

em easily be made navigable tor boats it £k» 4mmt torn tiie

hoadof the folk to the village of Oswr.

on lake Ontario is 98 feet, and JH 7eddes, the Canal Engineir, who sur/eyed this route, recommends a cana. jpart from the river, for the whole diance. A canal has also been projec •d to connect Oswego river with

Vlohawk through Oneida lake.^ St 'Lawrence and Champlain cana —The route of this canal from Ogden* Hirfh, as far as Cheataugay river, ha 'jeen examined by Benjamin Raymon civil engineer. he summit leve vhich is^1^45 feet above lake Chap •lain, can be abundantly supplied wit: water fiom the Chataugay lake.

Seneca canal.-Tworoutes have beei j»ripose^ for connecting Seneca lak« vith the Erie canal arte passing in

W. direction through Vienna an

Phelps, and the other, from G*nev., a-

ing the outlets of

Seneca

lak?S«. the Krie cana!

near

around luefal sot N

Montezuaia

t'he canal commissioners have decide..

,n l,e latter, the expense on tlm route sequent

nemsonlv $0 000 «lnle ou the

lake Lirie to lake Ontmo l_he d.s t:».nce in/C'hich the navigation is inter runted

only 8 miles, and terminate!

IREI UIFCLIL LUC TUUI J"

W I '"'J be concluded

EXECUTION OF SIX MILITIA MEN.

In the National Journal of the SJ.'jd ult we find some new developements of this mo't horrible affa:r American historv presents nothing that can be compared with it Six freemen perform a tonr of militia duty, in a manner unexceptionable it is presumed, lor no exception but what relates to the pretended desertion, is taken [their previ ou"? good conduct was proved to the court and then, in utter disregard oi humanity, and in direct violation ol all law, they are deliberately shot It will require some time before the American people can give entire credit to this melencholy tragedy Whatever may be the effect of these appalling lisclosures upon the leaders ot the opposition—committed and desperate men many of whom have nothing on tins side of an awful eternity but the chance of Jacksoni«m, to depend upon, t'".ere can hardly bo a doubt as to what the effect will be upon an honest and honorable man ilad the affair been generally understood 5 years ago the nomination of -ien Jackson to the Presidency would have been an impossible thing. I

I he farts which we give, briefly from the National Journal, are to this atrount A detachment of' Tennessee miiitia was drafted by Governor Blount, in May Id!4 and were mustered at the rendezvous on the 20th of June. hey were told bv apt. ^trother. and their iicutetant (who i3 not named) that their term of service-could not extend beyond three months, which was corroct, as we shall sbow presently. Under th:s iiiform ttion and belief they delivered up their arms on ths -Oth of September took such provisions as they could got. and set off their homes The greater part of them vvfre told whoa on their w?vy, thafe- they were bound to serve a six months tour. Sup posing this last opinion to be correct, the} returned—were arrested-• returning. Gen Jackson ordered a court martial to try them. They were accordingly tried before a court composed (.n violation'of the law,) of three members nnfify atid two supernumeraries. Th-ey were all found guilty The officers by whose "dvice the men had act-

thesfrviee. Sixjof those Militia men,

lilU VICCi Ul AJvl mwnw

the victims of ignorance

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•vhich we really

kvhat

MONTHS

and 'a)ug'

Mr.

cannot

Mjllbv 1" I

dft

it would be S«-' ,uUU- r. i.. *. ,.t x. j\"'::£iru Cttial.—iV siuce, the legislatuie ot

corpora tod a Z'

open a navigabls co.nmanication irom

at' Lewiston, where sJoops irom the doing, his reliance lower lake arrive Instead of building as re^on 101 bu

way to be traveled by water power, and mig.i

it was estimated that about §150,000 would effect the object A few months since, a meeting was held at Lewiston and a committee

was

appointed to pe

tition to the legislature to extend the capital of the company, and authorize the making of a sloop instead of a boat navigation round the falls ^uch a canal is practicable, arid will prevent the necessity of resorting to the W elland canal on the Canada side.

CLAY

od in the business were dismissed from Our agricultuie is without a market, and our manufactures languish and de

ANCT

barbarity, cliue

th« order was made known to them invited to a

man to prepare for death' The war dicatiun of the

w«re coudemncd to be sliot.—The reet life, activity and animation to the wholr of the men about400 in number, were but the plastic touch of Goveriunenta sentenced to make good the time they patronage and protection. And shai. had lost, and at the expiration of their it be withheld? This the question, serv ce have their heads shaved and be I he battle in Congress will he strong drummed out of caibp!'—On the 22d and warmly contested, Pennsylvania of January Gen Jaakson gave his sane holds the scale, and if she is true to tion to these infamous proceedings, and htrsell, to her .uniform principles ant. the sentence was carried into elTect. policy, as she raost assuredly will be [It was after the battle of New-Or- we yhall gain a glorious triumph, by leans, sayslhe Baltimore Patriot "when far more important to the nation, thai wild warV, deadly blasts were blown and «*ven the memorable victory at ^evv gentle peace returning," that Gen Orleans." Jackson approved ihc sentence ot the Court Martial, and ordered, that that

ducoter,-

icre certainly was none far this f.. ieme, this cruel precipitancy. In bjection urged by 'V^ rainst Mr. Madi'on, that he coird

,ot look upon blood and carnage^f^ •omposurc,' will certainly rged against Gen Jackson

•omposurc.' win certainly

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or while these

sniW"ciiists, or while these

-ix militia men are rememoerecl.J We shall hasten ove^jtof S'd^m11? letail, reserving-for artoWef occasion /ariety of circumstances

wl,,c n,n

.ever be forgotten, and proceed%s,t tc

the law in regard to this ca?% .was. I be law of 1795 limit.^the toivr ol nilitia duty to a period of

THREE

—The law of the tenth April,

181^, by which the term of service .vas extended to six months, expired

t{utv

the lOih April,

stiou were

it the expiration of this

Every sub

|1(.|d to serve on-

uuAa the pnl

of#Iaw passed

on the 18th oj

ce of the term,-and such an ouler in

tl,e case ol ev en

0 ie

P1'6'®11

the President ot the United btates cy pressly directed Governor Blount to consider his draft ot militia as called it under the law of 170o, and gives

rid-rc (300 on tne patriotism of the citizens of I tu-

mcKs down the mountain "V-* /in n/-pasion feet high) the com any proposed a r.nl

rPCl

-ire.

*. /\A/\ ,-V OAIN MIUNT

e('-

contrary, it is on recor.l, thai

1Tn u,,l

Status e^-

rti

nessee to fill up the 0uks as occasion

No comment is fceces^nry to make these facts more intelligible, and none could do justice to feelings which this unexampled act of cruelty must necessarily excitc.

Philadelphia Press

.—Three things can he said

of Henry lay, which aje sufficient to weigh down all the reptile calumnies of his enemies v' 1. He settled the Missousi Qu-s-tion— ,,J' 12. He moved the Recognition «f South American Lidependence,—and 3. He i* the father of the Am^ri can System for encouraging Dome? tic Manufac'ures—whereby weaie faM becoming Independent of other nations.

The worst that can be said of him is, that he does not patronize his vindictive enemies,and that he has fought a duel. Ihis latter offence, however heinous and revolting, has been committed by Mr. Crawford, Mr. Clinton, Mr. Calhoun,and Gen. Jackson and by all the men of Honor of the Combination''down—down—down to Gso. M'Duflic.

Shelbyville, K.y. June 50

We learn from the Argus ol the£7th inst. that an attempt was made to trj haac li. Deiha, at the bte term of the Harrison Circuit Court, but not being able to procure but six jurors, arrd the physicians having given it as their opiriion that confinement would not endanger his lite, the judge remanded him to jail. Whereupon, his lather, tha Governor of Kentucky, granted to him a free and lull pardon. Thus has terminated the case ft this unlortunate man, who has caused much excitetneni throughout the i»'afe. and who has drained the treasury of several thousand doliara. ~V ComyiUr.

4 AMERICAN POLICY. *The «dior of the Boston Coutierhas *een a letter frticn one of the representatives in Congress from Pennsylvania his friend iu Boston, in which hi says—

Our national policy has arrived af a most impot taut and interesting crisis. At the next session of congress the pol icv of the country will be settled »or at least some time to come- The contest is between British and American Agriculturists arid Manufacturers, and the question i9, which side we shall take. Disguise it as you will, that^is the true and wilv question, and on its decision depends the national prosperity ou the one hand, or national ruin on the other. ft will he a contest of h:: Ainericat! against the Anti American system —a contest for national independence and national improvement against na tional dependence and national ruin•

III IP nothing is wanting

indav

country sufficient tia.e for a poor militia tend the dinner. This

was over—no eneny to fear, no invasion champion of the American system a to repel-—if* therefore, there was an mong

UEGrs riUi OFFic

TS [IRE-HA (JTE:

'SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1827

S'akmir into view the kind aoliciiud^ "which -'Uno"

i.O

give

Our distinguished fellow-citizei

part of it whicji condemned the siu* mi- HENRY CLAY, left Washington Cih iUiatobe shot should be carried into on Sunday the 10th inst. on a, visit effect IN FOUR DAYS from the time

lis domicil in this state. lie has beei

public

Why thus precipitately hurl six immor- zens of Pittsburgh, on Tuesday th tal souls into iteruity I Was four "days I9tb —-On Thursday preceeding, up deemed by the *second saviour of his wards of 600 tickets were taken

ptu

dinner by the citi

to at-

is a

strong if

high standing

the people

absolute uectesity for their death,—£ fijpirif of 76.

tfc*

of Pennsylvania. 4

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gratuitously expresseu

in the Insf Register, for the welfare of this establishment—his not having my prospectus before him,

I being seldom I am caMcIl upon address so potent a personage, on such an obscure matter, I have solely to re upon that g-nero-ity h«* has a!read conspicuously shown to support me in so trving an hour, B:.i11ru^11n^ f",: ti.at forbearance anil extensive entity" which

L'.io'' and some other co gen

ii' i' itn Invp li ."rallv disfvlav-'d iuwards me, Since first I poi-ned qui!? or J"Ticii

o'"i w?ll most

cheerfully poi.H im sufficient ol the tnck I have lea u-mnd to open to hit th^ land marks" by which 1 have been, and «r:!l mean to be governed i!This will supercede the necessity of "resetting that which has nev«r I I ..I .» -r VV #. been disjointed. '"Believing as I always have that

knowledge is power," it has been and still is mv bject to lay before my leaders a'l the information I possibly can, that wi^l »»part to them the most cur* rcct knowledge of their rights and intere^t«, an'I most efticiently aid the honost and uiHuspecting to guard against he-1 —_...

gress. 7 Indeed should there be a trio, or ea combined host arise and attempt to draw the people into tln-ir holy keeping, «ind dictate all public business that they may thereby enable them selves to"manage private concerns also so 'unfashionable are my. feelings, that it is more thau possible 1 should he so unceremonious as to apprize the people of it, through the medium of my paper, if presented even by a Rull.i lo," and even in the uncouth lowing* which have recently been so inharmo nioualy sounded, hail 1 not had the good fortune to have found so sagacious a monitor as the kit.d and sympathizing

Uno" For in the depths ol humiltaon I am constrained to acknowledge that sn remiss have I been in ferreting out the personal feud*, jealousies end divisions of my neighbours, that were he to blo'.v rufD-rS and slippers"

ing led into the mazy and ensnaring of bridges and held out tae chedn paThs of the designing and unprinci-i prospect o! a continual drain frorar pled, avaricious a°nd vindictive, 'lh it cour.ty mad fund to meet t:ia a'asui has been my polar star will be readily proven to "LTno" bv a perusal of the 4* I 1 .1 .....

Western Sun" while under my control, trom the 28".h of September 1819 to the 28th September 18 JO, O: the character of which, (sbouid it be inconvenient for him to examine that flit he may with much facility gain correct information"by enquiring ol many of his friends on whust numory 1 trust it i9 so fully iinpr*8ed as not to be readily effaced-," and by reference to all the files of the Regisier up to this day, That I shall continue tube puverned by the same rule ot action time willfully demonstrate, should the modest, un'Mufllfd" unassuming and condescending

Uno'v ipermit me to pro

'sky

high" 1 should not know tu whom they belonged. Or were he to bellow forth tenants at will" from the house top, I should least of all suspect the most wealthy land-holders of our county, were the victims of his vengeance. Therefore it will at once be seen that 11 annot boast such an accuteneas of per.i ..»•

in"t"hc private coc.ru. of o- J»« thers, as can the sharp-sighted Lynx- '"um ot moso ii

eyed "Uno." Consequently, with confusion of face I must acquiesce in the charge of being so great a looby as 'o disqualify me from fitting a garment 'O my own back, or deiign&ting to whom those belong which it is said lave been bandied ahout in such great profusion. Nor can I practice that Legerdemain, which Uno" hai done .vith such adroitness as to hocus-j^o us" the offensive ruflfles" out of my »wn into the bosom of another. It truis passing convenient to possess uch transcendant powers as to palm or own portraits upon others, ant iave the address (by litfcing" or therwise) to render them passive under our own deformities, while, we stand securely masked in aubstantUl hypocrisy.

But pardon me grave Uno" for thi•ligresftion. Had it not been for your disinterested solicitude for the publi tranquility and my welfftre, yuu wouiu

•irto-'f

li' 4

"fib doubt'have 'prescribed the in which 'I should «rnaki r,',' ,'' known the land marks wh'tcif 'Jc3cribc the limits of my

wellare of

acf1()n,

capacity of an editor}" but y0u'r dence dictated that a shorter t.N belter way and therefore you peculiarly condescending a3 scribe tftme the sphere of my

and kindly dictate the course fop, a feuds and contentions1' you goodness to inform me existed us and thus attempted to the (lime of private discord" nuchTeared would become blaze." But in this as in other thi you unfortunately discharged q\\

a mixture of air. Do Uiur' giush this devouring blaze.—F„r .^akc withhold your coiub-uatiblcs

PUF

again.

Dor

means of conveniently obtaining it his entire unacquaintance with the character my paper has sustained—the orcat anxiety he manifests to have the aland marks which do. or are to gov ern me the capacity ol an editor made publicly known'*—aivl the confilence with which lie relies upon this information boinj given, would render it iu me, a most ungracious neglect were I To omit complying with his demand and tendering him my most sincere '41 atitude for his interesting lectui and extreme coudetcen ion in pointing out my duly, c"1'

the

To the Editor of the Register.

Optics keen it'need* I w^n, To see what is not to be seer

Finding that some have thoughts,, selves hit, .unenviable as were,

the\

jects aimed at, by the at raw fron falo's bow, through a late determined to have'thcmsslves fied as its victims, in order to their impotent vengeance iiotcnlr on the individual supposed to !uVe en w.ngs to that anpoying mia-*le"» to point out to you both persona'iij Editorially, the orb within whicii

siiail move} has induced me to req-Jj hat

.'U

will do me the justice tu

iert a few sentences in your neTt^ r, intended extenuation of Bid I t's high offendi.«g and to acquit yo:^ :ur as mar be necessary fromanjpJ ncipation in that murder must 1^1

Scarce a year has gone by sinca organisation of this county, iviiijJ naving petitions presented to our bay of Commissioners for the means constructing bridges across Lost Otji which, until one ot them wai icspoij! ed to by a sparing grant, couid at some'seasons of the year bc pi? at all and at ho season couvenieutlj.. The numerous roads rendered indhpe, sable by the intercourje^of a ht sliare of our population with the couj ty seat lead to no inconsideru'jle licultv in determining at what pok: with a view to the most ge.-ier&l cominodation, the money aaould Ir: time to time espeuded. Tile i,a ber of roads, a'.l tending to the same cus, required a corresponding nu:^

wants of tiie sections interested overcome so formidable an obstacle some less e\peii!ive

NVUYj

a.'.VI

WIV

otlur distncli this fund, itai bt-enat dcratum of the first couseqier.ce.: for the purpose there have been thorougii ucouuo's-ances-sut the Fis: made by competent uu*n, reMiUiii^:. luii coiiviction not oniy tiie ped praoticabiii of awing o:Tthe **!. rendering ail bridging uaneueM but of doing it with moaey !i would build one, »»ul ol the in my n.ies oiiierwise iet[Uirvd besides

ever ridt.l«dg the Hoard id tr.eie pri' lug imj» jr(.ututie» and aci:!^ at d«sposat a cons'aully a^Ci 'a1'11 otner Uud.i ne obj^cl^.—In one denies, or hoties'.'.y djuJts, t:u.' t.iannc. ot OU to BU ioda l'»o^ a. t, ptoper paint, and t. om 2 to -I feet d. «o'i.d lead olt'ai asi toe irreat of 151 Creek 1 here has beeh by lond lao»or a -j private contribution seveial bri'ij ouiit, upon an importaat county w-j across Church*® run

all ot winch hi

been ."jwept away Oy tlj'i 6pfin0''i of every year a.id .it this

eu('

|'.i

road is'totally impassable let" the v:»-| of one: to secure us usu!ultiesS

S^T

pensive bridge would bc uecessar}^' vvhich can be done without, at

thi

pense perhaps of a scraper and «'J lishiuent by the Uuard, of a open, by road tabuur, a di'.ch private property. A gentlatoan rested has ahuady ban a ditch^ a iv a a ad or os of re vi I of his houses fruin the unp ea^i" I tluvia arising Jrow a pond c! stv I water, formed by this ttrean, I is understood has answered the I expectations of the enterpns^l* I jector anf demonstrated thugfe^ with which the whole uoJy

P-1-1/ e'

moved. With facis likVthese befrc

great portion _l,,c,r

low citizens. 'I'he sut»ject is

the fantastic -aught on his antlers^ bounding frolic to rid »in

Indeeil lie

|tJ!.

oly plum as to lead to the conclusion that tiie oppo^itl011 Mom sinister views: perhajn wish to have a considerable a»u' I County Orders issued for- bridge .ng, and bring about such will curthlyitheiu to renew

speculations. But, riauMi

pass on co the more lively

Hyr

0tjl

ct I

iate correspondence on t.us j^J

UFFALO

is constrained to

sed

chat ha was not a liUltt *lll j' evolutions oi

A^*Si\

wSsal,"lsY"'"rse

lowing extacy at tfrat

cho Panza blanketing

i«1

^Uppers and to be brw •ransport of delight, ^i| •nexpectedly and crueU, .urned to r^ournio^ by