The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 4, Number 38, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 15 December 1827 — Page 2

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«,'f ligation upon us to take some

nwY deteimine wisely, what is'best tabulate u-rt we have in view, the advantages cilitie® may with propriety, he

rtn^

hich ha

H!pointed,

t.d.Ml

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ipct's which muvorts ui-

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i,„tVcmai»i mil.eard 'i l.e history of

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calculated

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('nee the greatest pos-ible good, wt

im rrharidu*e which peopic is vhat )S wanted. If, cheerfully devote abortion of

«nu v— 'whirh has long since had my approbation

hatdver ha-Oeen said. as to

|\^tdver'b^t ^"ll®

nl fr

i*. the finished thoroughfare itself. iTmy concept.ons of the: ptdicy .^'approved ..I, as the h«t' in the oi.«c»«.the» are equally

i|.f other. You will, no i' t,hlnmpn.M lnHB mc sci

for the said road, so soon as it may be

nt Cui:eral 'Assembly fail to make a point on

»1 cprc» pro.Wonsin.the Cons.Uut^n^ th. Ad.n.^

ii.'.n»fuVI ^^Zj^zrmrnl and equal, as necessary to the

wealth ami „«i, and prospe.ity, as ligh,'

sliould meet with the formidable oppositio-i ia

M,r the national defence but roads and canals runmg in1 though the exchange ol exchangeable cnmmoduie, aie gire 1P tberebv. is «,itiur° Oppose that the Western States were to •-jtivelv to this new construction of

^f| outlet for the that we

T,»

dn?

and disadvantages »t both these la-

l'*

iX"t "pos«»tie inconvenience

potat

.0.1

rse

o^e. witl» reppect to the canal grant, «i!l-pply tothe crssion to make the Po«avv« «h^'b vouVan cive \efore hand, will make tli

Uohtare itself. II n.y c« st in the one case, they doubt, organize a board of commissioners, to be

thcpajmenwl'»teresj ^enou,^^

nar c!rd: it is not supposed toat any ui.neces. ,•

it '-s be.n s»iil, that contracts might be entered into lor the land its^ii^ vpt this would bf^ a doabtful policy, but by no ...cans the. worst

utbMirtt"rfT.? power exercised by Confess delegated by s«er-

hou^e is a rrpulatioh of commerce or the gradual increase of the Navy ':ind the erection of expensive harbors, along tne sea coast, are »Y^

the

cetMl'ih becoming the rule by which Congressional legislation J'^aftu 1,. be aoven.-ed, mav not the inquiry be gravely made, of what ^e. Ks:t".onal Tieaswrv'be to C.cm, or one half ot the States.

S. ven or eight "i ears hrnce, peace preserved, when lac national deb Shall have been esi.oK1,W,...d, J.,! there is a surplus ol f.ftcen or twen ni.1- )!,.

ol dollars, to l,o disposed of under the several powers ,n theledera ,-lu.rter, if tl.is power is not

This

Constitution, or that she»ul sue

stained, how are these states to aim t.a

jo,! proportion Iron, the Treasnrj No other p-wer can be tout, in h,.. tarred iiisiru.,.out. whicli will authorize bencdlcia. l.-«isl»tion lot• tliev. Slates. W have no seaboard, consequently cannot obtain the passage bills by Virtue-ot tne C0i.c-.led powers Yielding up this vita j.. inciple t.. this co.intn. it a Western Member introduces a bill fo. a road or a a he wiil he at once told that it is unconstitutional. Let us out tieat u» subject with ioililference.. .. To give uj "«'s P""-

int iii^'nee wiil inform you, that England furnishesnis with clothing, (e^^fs^ur bread and meal, depend upon it the balance oUrade is a-

S.ricl-lan-d's Reports, which the last leKisiature req.i.rcl to be su.iscn-r-d for.Vave been rn eived. To the friends of internal improvement, I .n:,.t, be neroi.lted to recommend a ca.eful perusal ol Ibis intelligent book „i,.dpks and ulility of Railways, Canals, lurnptke roads, fcc. .,1, he hole plan of format,--n, and the machinery used, are there,,, sati.lactorilj developed. An in.estimation su^ett, most a«-aken and aninrnte wo, to lluor i«r tbe oosiruct.en ol tlmse vital a, ter.es through ueich the pi/olic wcJHto and individ-ual pr(^efty ow. rv hcthn it General

iaght

the pub 11" IPids remaining unst Id within the limits of the states, is a quesiion whit fi fiad undergorn'much able discussion in Longrfss. am in le Sta'e legislatures: a" .1 has been noticed in an appropriate manner by «»*veral ol f„e state KKeeutives. Whilst the general^sentiment is collecfiii»»- on so momentous a question to the-west, the voice of n/ tana

ch stales the quantity ot

uvie'h art of the twenty o(kl trillions of dollars, which annual aitive at

t''an a'n hundred ihoiisfind armed soldiers. 1 his plan

1 rt. i^j."''- ,-

•j— Mer. after rcoia

oes, and other productions-

the smallest

lor tl,e t,JrlhCranCC 01 tms

which roasts itself to me as

in relation to sale and atamie ioail. No pledland near this road,

.eservina

Provided the pres

cumposed of respectable men, to make ^^^'^Vovkled \he nres- ed of any class of purchasers.

?!,• Onio

•lers it contain,. Where the

out measures the ability

nip|

honesty, in ever rec,,v„,

Hv( at whjc the stand t)1,

citizens

cerns

the

isa-

i» somewhat unaccouutabie that it is so. Is it b^q^et^nd UI-el^Tn^S^^rPt^ America. A Ajjunshms Northern Mate, by their masterly policy, are leaving

will the

cr ,s tu

"'ea'-

is believed, that we shall not be unm.noful of the ac

knowledge,! maxim, that labor and not our gold ar.il silvei ol estates, conftitute our vveal, I.

lhe S

admitted, we shall not cease to venera ha.

course of conduct, ^-l.erweverfonnd, in public men, -.vhieli is best«» cu1 ,e,i to call into revisit-,..,-!, thegreatest ^u.ntHy ot productive in I 1st y. To do this, tneoara-men. ..aSl.t to be

ou. condi.ioo, let usaton're beg,,, to n.anufacture our necessaries, and a Hi our Iuiui irs. if the staple commodities of the country will no rouiinand our clothing, ard otlier articles we need, the sooner we exchangt«iur ta*4e,ami HiUke ai home what we want, the better is rue, a t-.r .:n -..,1 tiwat ft'ti.rlnnd ftirnishes-os with your and gaiict us.

"-D

iUa

given to every department ol labor

maniitspturcr. on account ot hl»

-1**1 I

to yeld up its sovereignty over

the American

l-riiltitmu in relation to the public lands, furnish undoubted evidence, that it ver.id -not only be just, but irisc, to yield up the public domain to ihe bv,ateh,4etfber''fwgeneral 01 special purposes It would be just, be-

iume racl, state ought-to be placed on an equal footing, and the original

exercised sovereignty over the unappropriated lands within thenUu.ulHri^au'l lieposited the proceed withrn their reasur4es. It w«ui I,,

because (lie eypense^ol buying,surveying and selling the amis,and h,jJaiinn eoncerrrin^ them, reduce tboirvalue to an inconsiderable autn, a' the 1 reasuij. Nine tenths of the revenue are derived from dulie, on imports, am! public

810,1

Government and her

produce no more than about.a tw.n-

Ur,K. States'IVea/urv. Were the United htates to relinquish to

:l«Ki

in it, for the purposes of -Jree school* and

tPlernnl improvmientfi*in tbe-state where the lauds lie, the yower which xv„o!d be cn-ai.d by the intelligence such potent means would diHu.e aali rla^es, and the of art which vuiuld Rise majesty eveiy v.|,!.,r wou'd prove a belter defence to

the Union,

pr.cation should be tpplied. Lands remaining unsold after being of,r«.^l ou!d be i.nui.a:iy nducid in price, to the purchasers,undei the iioe (ie uijii-Im that the best lands are first taKen. Lands remain j. .lUiuili iu.ii. tin-e, fcl.tulU. thcn.Ujsneu to the actual set-J

in an hour of struggle,

tomahawk, and confronted danger ai

which

least expensive

sta

^r ."

tier, after remainingon them for vTj[fin^ J*™°'t'the present rates, and no* in this state, that, will not be soli for

ahlc to taxation but whirh would be of the peop.

preference to tenantcy. ^^nrooortion'to the number of freehoiin it, »il! be strong anil effective in pr

are combined in the sam* person, Leonidas at Thennopole. gainst the encroachments of an enemy like t,)e sol.t un 5

Many view, arj taken w.th hornet in' houl.l be done to aver nds. ^early all agree, that

but what the govern time, to the advantage of manv e.re witl advantage of Uie tendced cte^dilt,, hich has once gven an ex its conditions. The same liberal se elifthtin a repetition of credit to land debtors, will surely take aeip

tension of .. the good deed, actual necessity

reason advanced, to-justity the U.

but there are

sons also less cogent, n.ay be

handle enough ot them to enter

looking for a failure in

too, c»ntr

fro in

vill litrd advocates, tending to delay tne C: mtracts lor finishing it, ought not to extent market tin. ihcy are entered into and then let.tie with the Banks, left upon

another fi.rfeit-.re

payment, which have been ta u) po^ „.rftPfp:tlirP9 should not be

the relief list, were made at a tune

tious circulatingmedium, which

onl

tle

.buted-the.rs^e^ya h^^^

t)v making it receivable at their tann

for land and demanded specie or Us er,„,va e„t

with the Ranks, left upon the people a spell, f.om whicli tney

lion fireatly our country trea,l and meat are cX

hV™rSbyAp°™i?bi«r.

cities of .he two Americas, and thi p.-

,:^i:fTtzry^ro::rh ^d7a,Ki^ tccted to continuous risks, ^f.ees.nd Mo covert the.r^a^

fices and

nto money. They have br/^prow^.,^

neighbor the Mexican Government, is also offering her land.

char acterized that body. In all cases where ~.0^

the entrance money

Issue&for eHitv ac^es of land 'l\vo payments at this rate, .I»p holder of a certificate to a quarter section It does

the circumstances under which the unpaid for lands ..

circumstances unuui »niui --i hnnU^ and policv all ccncur in rcquirens that much.

Experience has tested the fallacy of requiring the whole body of the mi litia in the tJnited States, to perform actual services each y»ar. Antf tli two hundred thousand dollars, which ure annually appropriated for arm in* and equipping the militia of the states, will never accomplish the de si«n of its expenditure, for the increase of mihlia men far exceeds the num be!- of persons furnished annually. This system proposes to raise a volun teer corps, in each state, in proportion to its population, who are to be armed and equipped completely. ISy this rueans but a small number, compared to the whole body of the militia, will i)e enrolled for actual service, and none but those

try,in arms. The sedentary will be called into service, if required, in times of trouble. Such an arrangement, will leave the active Mitia without excuse in the performance of their duty, and will enable us to present a line in the day of battle, which will be as terrible, in appearance, as it ill be willing to handle the instruments of War As a consequence, ihe conscientious, will be exempt in times of peace from duty, penalties, or equivalents, the active corps being voluntary. This hears no similitude to a standing army, for the soldier is a local citizen, anil the officer is np pointed by the authority of the states and no change is effected in the doniicil of either. A "Military Chieftain" can neither cammand or corrupt H. It is expected that the officers and soldiers in the active militia will be paid for the few days they are in servicc, learning their duty, each year, and provisions furnished them with tents and camp equippage.

The cost of a military establishment, like the above, is thought to be the

siness ot the la»t session, in a prqwr-nianner.

and

TUarp are mil 1 ions ofacrcc

as a glft

the land owne

fc ain

hi. p*.

me ff0|n 8

of debt due foi and evidently

be unable to

gtven re pet

nf lan snl(] or wan

mi liic These thiuKS took place of the continent were a splendid delusion, lhesc

in the paper a^e, when the il fnOie Union contributed mor.-

e^ery

orless to ,,ut u.to a",I bank bills wen some states at a session of wished, couU land, n'

WI1IC SW153 Hi. ""-P, ... ^1-rvl.tpn time All wno WIS1 llvins through the lan.U.kc locusts ol oWen time

mes

cover r»r years afterwards productions of the soil were Markets were then good, and pr ces tor in estimate upon Every thing combined U» n.akej^

real estate. But the picture snow tuirned.^

l'l.e great mass o, our populauon

Rea

exact-

extraordinn ann.es in

distre,

t! ir mott

hich now conducts the emigrant, 1 and riva

actua

denrfcen.—These considera-

dollars have

ei«htv

er a Datent

General Government If you funk with me, speak to the Ration

'ThrsilvenTr^LfT-t completed the suivey of the boundary 'ine hetiveen this state and the Terrify of Michigan, «co'd.ng t. ict of the last Cong'css, to the full estent of our c«im». rhe boun is fixid ten miles north of the southern extreme of Lake Vidian,

O I a a a if A rommunication which I have in my possession, rem Col Boml«rd,^ ol 'he En-ineer Department, at Pittsburgh, shews that t.us state has

irms and cuipments. e,ual to eighty four

entitled her. It may here be proper to observe, that,

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•.ivn me notice, that no one but the huecut.ve of the state, is herea authorised to draw and receipt for our quota of arms, ^rc Atiiuta-nt Due attention has not been paid to making returns to the state Adjutant General's oflice by militia oflicers, which has kept our quota j• „w our real strength And the Iwt General Assembly, madve.t^entl. re pealed themusterat which it was the duty ot company officers to make the returns,

occasions an additional cause of lailure fortius year HICII Uttaai»»» wv.v.v.v. ,« .he Commander in Chief, or the Adjutant General, were auO.onsed to make the Annual return, according to the best information they could .cquire, we would not, in future, sufter the usual loss of ar*is.

Though a well organised militia is the strong arm of the National de fence,-and the shield of our liberty, but little statelegislationtiastaKen plac respecting it, under the conviction that Congress is the proper body build up an cftective and general system for itsdicipline and government I'liat body has this powei'espressly given to ithy Ihe Con.trtot.nn, resei-v ing to the states the right of appointing aU the officers-aiid the authority training A sage maxim that uniformity, is the glory ot this system, in duced this delegation of power to the Federal Legislatu-e. The ccretary of War. in obedience to an act of Congress, has been diligently ai ranging a system of tactic*, predicated upon the public sentiment, and most con .renial to our institutions, which an extensive correspondence has mad. quite manifest. The most important teature in this new system is, ti.a which proposes to divide themilitia into two classes, acthe and sedentary

'ion of Seminary 1

the

And 1 have yet to hear

.K^ini on prino

ctinir on

principles of mora!

now

hole --roomed conthir

literally inundated \vnth a ficti

state in incorporated in

ftf

United State*

The Uili

paper, or o-|ve credit to this currenc

t(iou5i)

receivable at tne.r 'ire''now inpaid for

uons were entered .tli that the receint of their paper When the B.tnks failed, the

government

rter

.topped the recm

sec-

conn cte

ot re

|e§ fe e|

ultura(ijN

c|iase

wlj

.*De'Dartmenl ha-

take pride in serving their coun

of any other. You will no doubt notice the letter of thej"p»« yjr jeuiM^i('|!tif3ilS)Secretary of War, on this subject, to be found ajnong the unfinished bu- dergoing the ori1®^

of visiters to the iUlooittington Senvinarj, sat there, for the

first time, on the first Thursday of the last month. They witnessed,-with special satisfaction, the^examination of the students, the various branches of science

literature, to which their attention had been devoted

bv their able instructors. The proficiency to which many scholars had attained in the Latin and Greek, languages, and in the Mathematics, -.preseuted both students and professors in the most favorable light. That.por-

B«K*|,ict,

jold in Monroe an I Gibson •rought a fair price !,irty thousand dol. *st upon this sum, imount due the ins .Ute, will produce thousand dollars \ll unite in suppo*i •erest on the fund i: *n justify the instil the rank of a collegi •, and to emp|„:

producing oJ, I'ne'i? 1°. ^thei" with tip Mti \tion from an merest of ,, lor its ng, "hat !h,

s«»cbj

ution

t4kjv

President and otl ier rofctt#r^ 'eaving a sum to I spp •nprjji,,/ ach year,to purcha se a lib apparatus. Your bo« !y is re ly requested to give he instit i^,n* college charter. Wi den all th. Mi3j have been accomplis heil, bUf doubt is entertained, that the Wj of Indiana can obtain their

ijj.

tion at home, without performing *, unnatural journey m. another 'or it. Proper re^u! -.tioas will

j,"

low, as a.matter ot co-jrse, so- as t0, enablfe the poor to en joy its

a(ivatj

tages, as well as the rich. Ytfu are again earnes tly requested to proportion punishment to criiaf /nore justly than the existing pe ,a| :ode demands. I must suggest d)e propriety of nr one bein&- imnished,. oy imprisjnrne.it in the penit^ iary unless the nature of tlie oftenc? would require a term of. service- no) less than three years A diatinc. tion between grand ar.d pet., it larceny, especially,, should: drawn. "With an expectation tint something would be done by thi. General Assembly, in this-puticulai, no permanent contract has been, made with a superintendant of fe orison, for its future manag.era&nt

I'his improvement in the crhnioit code," will enable the Governor tj, n-»ke a contract much more ad vacageous to the state, than lie canifit remains in its present state.

A con.

:aittee was authorized, tlurir.g fit •jast summer to examine the peniteDnary, and to inquire into itvinan. -.gement, who performed their duty, iTid transmitted to me their report vhich will be laid before you, to. aether with a temporary conU: •vith Col Westover.

The attention of former iegiihrures, have been called to- the propriety of improving the na^tM of the two White Itivers. Therms ber of boats which have- descend these streams in safety, loaded fc New-Orleans, leaves no tliu'it sst. le propriety of paying pa ticuUratten tion to tliem, as- very raiaabk aixH:arie-s to the souti)»'!vn- tv-ilfr. A few hundred dollars annuallv appropriated for the purpose at nth ?ing out «rawyer». and rc'.novirrw jil°s of drift', would very swia^ their navigition for descendinj^ in common rises of water,.as any one could desire or exnfct. Tiie White River countries-arebe^nmn?-to produce a considerate' surplaii"'' exportation which maka it neces^ry that tb&y should not lie-ovorlW' ed, whilst \ve are impronn^tiie alligation in other pai tiJ. 44

The permanent location oftuf-1 tional Road, has Wen completed^ season, as far westward as-t''e dividing Indiana, t-ronv Illiuois shall look to the completion rad with much anxiety^ until it1 finished tit has already occa^*1 the germ? of town1', and farm* opening near it, upon- the faifj no circumstance will occur todisc^, nnue its progress 'Hie paisagf the bill before congress, tt reffl0^ the timber, as a preparaton stcfr not less wise than politic.

The fate of a memorial to gress of the last General ^o sell the school sections isIi termined. Asitistnost p'° hat we sliall not heur f'^"11

line to act upon rt this-

st!,

i'lon,|i)Jr

hinewill be said illu*traii*e ung vstei be dictated by md supported bv the ^tr,,n^y:iifs sons whenever th sutj«'Ct a topic of legi slation, houH"^1) the voice of history am.'tie theories of other governmen noted and that particular *i may be had to the iuvprove'n the hmd, the heart and the °'J

•vstem of education, which- »PP^ ,l heste«p«^

At the expiration of

years, it will be necessary

re publish the present revis*1or one on an improred

af,

demand for those on hanl a

and the number ot new coun numuei »r f0uiceft» ganizing, and the increase will in that time, take the remain. Anticipating the .|jtellt «!i which must arise, it is /|ature,a to present toa lature Leg1 code of laws, both civil an for its consideration- 1° cost step, the

responsioility aw

be on me. if

4U.V

uPoa

it is believed to be an

ryyemen

im^jtef

ii'!*

upon o'ar present vo!Ul0ej UI j^W/ l|&^ l"v» and consequently the strt tiny, it will become -rtetl a I suspicion c»n be

tfriCtc3t^v?

entcP. a

jt is^

object is dictation

membered that thftCon^ *^r t'.iis power to tfee ^Vpas^' can either recomi«eod oiJ|att & sigle law, or 1.^?P