Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 19, Number 21, Vincennes, Knox County, 28 June 1828 — Page 1

WESTETEN BUM & GENERAL AlWETmSElL

BY ELIHU STOUT. V1NCKNNK8, (INU.) SATURDAY, JUNK 23, 1828. Vol. 19 No. 21

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tercst of both panics, tint mode is solicited.

live power, are, practically speaking," of ecptal value, whether they are secured by the provisions of the constitution, or granted by the indulgence f Mr. Adams. Bat if they do not regard the existing encroachments and actual misrule of the president of sufficient importance to war

rant a transfer of power to more able and honest

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ing by the voice of Virginia that stale which, in the language of Burke, once was foremost to ' auger misgovcrnment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze" will not his high born spirit, which looks above tre constitution for the sources of power, take a

! b--UIer and a loftier flight? M av he not aim at

ti :nuf,vniMc- tin rt a r f'JYrV? intn tlio

lines, will be inserted three times for one dot- j ;Vcr if appointing his successor, which would lar, and twenty-Jive cents for eaeh after in- show hs r.ohh; disdain of 'the will of his consti-

sertion longer ones in the same prouoition. j hic-r.ts," his diplomatic inti hacy with the spirit

view," (the secretary adds) "you nun be prepared to concentrate your force and to adopt the necessary measures to terminate the conflict." It cannot be disputed that these orders, not only authorised general Jackson, but actually commanded him to invade Honda.

He is informed that since the orders authorising

$CT Person sending Advci tisemcnts, must of fort;g;i monarchies, and would rise above his j inv

specify the number of times thev w ish them i Present pretensions, aoout as tar as they are a- as mi:;ut be "necessary to terminate the eon-

inserted, or thev v, ill be coutinm ii until ord ! LC. UiQ. lcvt 1 rt th? w"""" f ,. . I mct . u h'lt J'sti!.cation, rather, wh it apology ; tier

, ... n i '.,c ..Mf i; , the first vears ot laiarlcs the sceerars reign, can tnev ehh r neanst the uvngnatiou ot tlieir SCcmeil cred out. and must be paid for according. , pftor hc xva; lx,lorca lo lho throne of fa!: , r, ! readet s,'and the reproaches of (ruth, for declar- t.

From the N vsuvim.i. Rfpibhax.

jr.n-KUsoN. no. in. The object of these an 1 o'ac r apologists of J5e president, is to reconcile the country to h:s nnvvarr ratable pretension, upon the ground that thev are mere abstract opinions, casually concei

ved, ww

1 "careies-.iv expressed : vmcn he ins

never attempted, and never will attempt to rt

cavalier, whig and tory, to have been legal and mod. rate. But as soon as he got. firmly seated.

he showed the people that love of pleasure, was i and the interim to lust of power, and that "the nao-t i to thee;

pow

careless language" oi'ica escaped from thc most determined tvvant Leais the X 1 1 1 . for the

first vear or two, w -s ra doiate and

his sway, hut he soon murzh-d t'ae prcr

o

ami

in a .

, . ' , , , .-v ." , , t i - i o . , , o i i no51 eveiy tiegtceoi laiuuiie m the ib.ice to practice, and which, m the instance ot leclcd a e.ampleto d. vpatism. And whv snouid w$th tae m.tnagemcnt 1 the war, ev vested with n . the Panama mUsi.m, heaetaallv abst lined from we think that wh.it is tia-cf a Smart, or a Bour- the pow ei s m ce-sarv togo it edict And on , . 7'mc ,H Ucn P,cl,alt lu Pul,,s tnforcing. As if the pi anemic were net evcrv bon, is not tru.e ol." an A-.ian; ! the 1 oth of Max follow ii', the seeretarr of war i ,,c Co'nmcrcc 111 l,ace of 'rign tia

thing, ami the practice, in any particular case.

rto'.hing. Ilimpden did not regard the ane.va'it rl '-hip mnr.a levied upon him, h it he rt - 'Ucd, and resisted, at great cost and peril, the which this tax of ;0s inol ed. And t'ai i.eC'us cf;fir' ition is called by the loyal Uun-e iNeii, " a bold stand in defence of the laws and llherties of his counti v' " bv which he ver;ted '- e at

renown with posterity' Ther;::

more than any other. This subject, Inch had attracted much public attention for lho last year, was early presented lo both Houses by petitions, memorials and resolutions, fi.om almost every city and village from Maine to Louisiana. Those of the northern, middle

mi. Gaiuts to "m uch across the Florida line t a!,d cstcrn stales, vvere almost unanim Usly

and attack the Indians within its limits" were is-! in lavour ol increased duties on import' ions sued, the government had learnt "their incrcas- ; of foreign goods, whilst those ot the Southing display of hostile intentions," in the murder ; crn stales, were perhaps more nearly unaiiiol Mrs Garret and family, and of Hout. Scott & 'us jn oppobi,ion lo lhjs poUc. h naa his men, cc therefore gen. (rames had been "ui- ,i, ' . : , t .. , . . ; , , r& r i i (i , been the complaint ol the Irithds ol domesuc rccted to penetrate from Ameh a island, through . 1 ,. . t , . PLrida and co-opcratc in an attack on the Se-! mamilacturcs, that this mtet esi has, duu minole towns, it his force were sutlkknt for that ; present session, been paitially at least, in otVensivc operation ; and that with this view," lie the hand ol its enemies, and deeply iiflccird himself was expected " to concentrate his foice, ! by the political question, which unloitunaic and adopt the necessary measures to terminate ! v divides and detracts the pod) politic. It the conilict." Vith what vr, let me ak , wid, lhai a majority of llic conimiltie Messrs C abell, Call and htanard, was p ih ra manuacHllc )ol al(OKCthcr 0 ))llU t0 a Jackson "to concentrate his lorce, ;ml adopt; ii , i

asures?" I'hev can onlv answer, with the Wl ,M " " v ,tasi '"Keworm iowaia in f "penetrating into Florida," and carry- j "'nrc N hatevi r the lact may hat been, within its limits such mihtarv operation's,' the offspring of their delibeiations, altei un-

j usual delay in the collection of tes'imony un-

authouty ol ihc House, was a bill, which

to please i o one, and which, if not for that purpose, was calculated to

iM'ik. I i i itn fl..L-i i nfii..i, 1.. ft. 1 . IT., m

a( t of gen. Jaekson waa " m doilanee ofcrders." j K J . u m-mK uuyuThcerc eis themselves correM)ond with the ;ct, J Jl bill however, alter passing

t conforms to the internretatiou given lhc """se ol lcpicscntaues, was much ai s 'oy the go ernmeut tliat issued them, i minded in the Senate, and has at length be

k; 3'

in-, nit iiau i vs :

view of

O l the me! -a;:e

. U!i .Miidi, IMS, the president m a

and

1 ertm'r to tne course

Shall we a'-t prudently toours-c h es, grrdefdly lo our ancestors or j'iMy to our pea.eniy, it t'vr no other 'o'ue t than the emolument and gr.ititV eairui of a tew uuwoi thv men, we again lil: our rights rmd hbertic-s, our iimeritance ot glory and r edm m their unclean a'-d un'apable UainU

"hen t'ae Hi :h;nond loer'i.g as!

Virgin.; t " what heut 'it they vy

wh;:t trimnph e,f prnuurh' they exuect to ac,ii ve

the people (,f rt to div ; e.

conic a h.w.

A country extensive and nopu'ous as ours

-p i ll of toe lni;an hostilities s u s, gen Jackson t alll s ahund.nni in rrvmn v. v mPii,,w l-

" w is ordered to the tin atre of aeth.n ehareed I w,c, r .

iivjji , v i j i v. - laiiiuiiv. in nit nuiv.

domes

alfic, and

rites to em . liibb : w General '.acksen is vest-1 lo luu UIC Oaiance ot loremn traUe largely m

el with full power to conduct the war in the 'our favour, instead of being as at present9

greatly against us. i hat is a bad policy

manner ho mav mare best.

Now hew could general Jacks -miV- discretion, j which opciates as a perpetual drain of which was entrusted with these " full powers, thc c.n culatim; medium horn any country tad to oacnmuc on crevang lite Vlorma hue, ,n ; WllClcvcr lhi state of things exists, the poord.er to eoraplv with lus instructions " to !eat ' r ., . r n thcer.eun," and to terminate the conflict," i Mc of He country must be tadicall) -long, when that enenu was situated "withmthe lim-1 aml nu,st ll picstvetcd in, ultimate in des

lli i -1 . ? t . . t .... i tl llrllnn

oi our aucesuus io me. rwamp .v i, w .w e.o.i u inr ; ?)V .i,c ric, ,v v, , .u. jAeksoa . 'I hey nay it iS 1 l i0io.a : n is coummgnotning oa me jusparticular law, or to the modieum of exaeiien, j .vnvXvrv,v..lthat thev Vx?)ect to xiadica'te the pn- i l v '-' the Richmond meeting to aiTirm, that ev- Another law for thc relief of pui chasers but to the firv.-ei;:! cf taxv-cr t?i" ;eo?.: -?'"s J rt o'ertie-n he thoxen-plarv pmivhm-ui i en tiny wpl admit it was vvsihh. 'of thc public lands, has passed during the tountru Kii.iwi th'commt offh-r re-.re.v- i;s x ,;iiV, . vr.-P a too V.ons'.it.jtin. !o As this act of gen. Jacksoa was authoritred and I present session. It is no doubt intended to tive. as the Adam- men mav h a-i bv conMilt- xvhhhold,;v.: ,owcr he u its av-wed enemv ; .wl yniaiiile d bv the pueMdint of the V St ;tes, clokC ,hc crcilil syslcm aiui lotermmato ing Marshall s history ot the American cuomCS, , j , , r -p tU.v (,:,v.,,rv wnomasa u ..for g-.aieral m the service he v as j , r lri(nsur ' ,l(i :s lMeailv to ho The same important work wilt remind them, flolu ,i.. v-vs r; ,t-l- V-v b -uno to o h v, it is no tMrt f his deienee, to hs- ?C. U ,c I nt; s. ' 1 1 " ls VS"Y that when that irritating mcasaie was cxv hang - ito yl:t (he v --'d truth toon, i m--i ' the allegati vov of its being in violation of a sued, that all interested should avail them ed for the more invidious one of duties on rCitat:i I ia.crco. s, ; c .m- ,v '; ,,riv e to oor doa-o's- i prov of the constitution. This cliarge, were : sr,vc ' lts ndvatnagcs II may be veiy difartictes of importation, the same pvinc"p!e of cp-! t;t' .'crnmVnt ; lah .ui; V "o 'th 'r-uo o..ootato o j t-Ustamahle, vo u i e ivntly mi ;;en Ja km Hcult, if not impracticable, to piocure the pression was descried by the sagacity, m! epju- :i,v,f j-iilocro-to the eo .vt ,,u ; vamcmacv U ,; (i bit Mr. Monroe. 1 u it was debated in the; passage nf any subsequent law on ihis subsed bv the independence of our fathers ; and th at r v a . . t.,h tv.aede. " houoof n prevv-,uaties with intenve eagerness; jccl. . cop of the act will no ihubt be ac-

when it was attempted to conciliate them by a j Th , .h,,.,(j , h - -f.-iat-vrcd hr ah-n'. tim weeks; w ., s d;ved by thirty-, reihablr. It is as l.,lhus ;

,,i'-!l,viV

t . . . 1 . . ... - I

repeat ot all tne mines exet ,h ,a o o i tea, u w r- frn,n .i tiVU'v, f tiu, i

iTganled as an as vtiou, not a -irrend-r, of Mte rcv cr,,r,a.tcj nipiX ron j u ,

odus principle ol tax tU -a vj .v ot reprwonta- Orlear... and oc.cM:ttioa -f IV

tion. and that the spirit c! v.x- -ic les-,

iestoad of beio.vx assu

UVstil it hroko f-uah in open rehellion. tt f o.. 'Ist. .

Alarsnan oiservev p ;ge m i ue xoosi . , v .. rc vt( vv a

with America w a- pi uniy a coaU -t of principle, rah;v. Their acem-ii'uv.-.v and had boon con-bacted entin iy n principle hy cvimin atii;r count- rf an u.

O-tn vuties. i no amoam ot lax pr p -cu xo oe l0tl n..;lU lhc Mn,c,ut ta-o

I , , ii e .

to ouae.e viiv omuhvis ov- ;'.

eo,o'UU "'! f " a io.l

Ui ooeh Vc

ot;

mount to thc-e two ; " vaded a neutral eeuntry v in violation v thro prvivn which entrusts the power ol

- ;a. i o .,; ios d- - in tite s uie e o if vie otorlai r.cutatt ia'o ih.

' reaU ana i v itet a -

on

fiance ot ot oer, U i

t wo n eu'.oct s, eaad oni.ua d hv all the ho.e-, A

management and elo(jo,ou(-e of Mr. Clay, and yet .is eieeaioci in thv: n a oho In a vote ef H;U tt

1 To, with the vet sef M--s- r-. r ;;.nt, S-aitlao d, 1 I V . . I

.lid o v tea ai;.oa:v tli

raised was too raconsde'abvC Ui mtv ivst the poo pie of oil her country, H.i the f;.i;c-e vvas. in the opinion of both, of the utmost magnitude. the contest between the pav-ldent aiul th.e people of the United States is " plainly . avat' -t of principle," and as vueh lias been " cor,(!ucted bv both parties." He m dtitains the twice u laivd doctrine of hi roiO'tite.tional eompoteuey." Thev complain tint it militates directly acaest the principle of the constitution, which limits the control of the executive ov er the ehjects -out expense ef our diplomatic, iuteivourse. This princip.le is of the " utmost tnapiitvide,M ahd it i;lli i s from that maintained with so much blood raid treasure by our foi fathers, in this that it is cxpvssiv defined and guarantied in that wntien

cotistitntton, vvluch Mr Auams swore to pro- t,:,jr ,c:.,:.sv 0n lue i-h iVcemiier, he

jserve, protect, and v'etenh -ao.w, Air. Alar- VVi it, s to th s ,ne. " should the Seminole Iiuii

shall, who placea oir. .voams utieci ine " so- i . rs rliU rviuc to maK0 vepavation tor their out

u v . I o Tiiem i no;

; ; e to retv - the uuh tuo or its t -art he r uiscu-

ion, eaoo 1 ua; o dv, that 'lie i ntrance ef the met:e n ; rn, tea Thuida, and their pro i.i nevl .o: ertion f ur bed U'ent r'n.hts, in pl tce oCt'io ,h a ed. or the deu lict authority of Spain,

.,rtv,ii ' v a- n'as r. v v;.-l 'ti'Si of the neutrality, inxicii less an

ic

e.t w .r. iait

a ;

'o i si e : authorized bv

of the constuut'on,

:c ee ec vvar to the

lircsid,ont,M and " h s s-e -pend.ed the writ ot huocas ci ?.'?.'. npvn his individual authority. How- far the invataon of Ti- rida w as in ..''.uVtV rf oi:n mar he tlv tcrmin.cvl by reference to the? f ilow i;;vlecumentary abstract. t)n the hh of December, tStr, the secret. -ivy of war ordered trn Gaines, " shald the Irah.-tts asseadde in f rceen tlte Spanish vide cf the line, ard persevere in comnottin:i;hevt'd-.u?s, vvitiiin the hunts ot the U, States, in that cvn: to vrrci- c a s. j!i hsere?;-i to the fsre.'.rirtn rfcrr.ssfr?? linr

5 lie pr.a i)!" v f ve ii ot e el atiitu, which is deri-

vev. i'.e n the law rt natete iteli ; s recev;na-'.ed

e ef o

?;) frva' or. v.'vr.'r

lemuities of this oath," tells us that so tar ti'om

the rb;Ut insisted on by oe.r aucevtvrs, being; dcii nod andvttledbv ativ written instruraeut, it ex

I it, ilwr vetural vetxso ot cov-ao. a.Uti i s . '

istrd on.v m

rarvs and depredations en thc cili - cits of the lT.

States, it ;.t the r.f :';e t';rcxuu:t !tu:f v.u i . . . ? . . ... t. .. i : ..

fir io e -tj re rh:n,i un. o

inhred love ivf liberty ( p. o5J) "The dc

v trieny tc;

i'.s tV;:;i',.v

C ct , v; .

on ;cr this last order, the president received

act to rri' xtr and continue in force the several acts making provision for the rxtingunhtnent t t the debt due to the UnU ted States b'j the jiurchatcr c tu Jiublic Lands, SVc. I. fir it enacted hy the 9anate and louse of HtfirrscTitativca ct the United S-atrs o1mtrica in Co grcss a.ssen,bltdt That the act, entitled An.ct topiuide lor thc extinguishment ol the debt tiue to ;lu Uniicd Stales by the jvuichdseis ol puboc

lands," appioved May the eighteenth, -i.o

an

by the law et natua and i ocdviCes to their n.u- ! ihousaiid ci'ht hundred and twenty-loU, an teal satety, and, under th.e obh:,ationx of whi- h, lhc actf c,,,i,cd An act cxplanatoty ol a

b , ,,, : act to provide lor the cxm-tnii hint tit tl the the vletenee ot the nation ; md tl e tisseitiaiot Us! , . ,' , TT . . , , , rhvhtv.. was bouad to pr,ecnte the war with the M (1ruc to .l,,c U,,lld h,a,cs b' P'chaSemiia le Indians, to a speedy and successful is- scisnl public lands, approved May Ihc 26lb sue. 'Ihlsricjlit of si If-defence, hcloirainp; to the one thousand eiiht bundled and twenty-Ioui ; natieti, and committed to the president, carried and, also, the act, entitled " An act making with it a rii;ht to the means of its exercise. fuithcr pmvision for lhc extinouishmti.t of

And the in .-dedities ot the Spanish autlunatKs, or ,hc tc)X duc lo tjlc Unitt tl Sla'tshy the purtheiruawdh.uviiess to preserve towau.s us the rlu.cis o pub!k ,aM, app,mtd Alav tho ex ner.d o!mt theits ot neutrality, or to comply I , ' . . , , 1 , with the po-dve stipulations ef'a treatv bindins ' tour.lh' V"C lhout,d c,Kht lnd, ed and liventiiem to restrain the Imhans. whhm their limits. l' slx l)C' same ac ht u by, revived

frotn hostilities against the citircu of the tbiited a,ul continued in force until the lourth day of States, brought e;en. Jacksoti military eerati-1 July, one thousand cijjht bundled and iwentyons in riorida. strictly witiiin ilte number of inne. t

atitl'.oritv which uoa;ht rrriittulb be exeivis. d Jo ; ?r,teP?"ence of the mass- icre ot Mrs. (iarret and the mother country over h-r oelotd h xd. -ever ' p(0r f onilv, and the shock hi- butchery of lieut. been naturally defined. In lb at cat it w d aiwav s j s.,, ;rul h;s ot ,ahuicnl ,-f thtrtv n en. Tmh r been asserted that parliament possessed the , (ilc .mcholv impiesslen of These events, he power ef binding them in aUcaes w h uev er. In j. ,tl rc0rv,.c (0 the well kr.ow- e:aa -v v'c talent America, at different times and m dalbrent pto- !rf t;u, M,h-in Chicftain,M and called upon viuce s, diderent opinions had been eoteit na : ! en . tpt,n t0 wp de to the scen.e ef dan ;cr, and " tcrthis sVviect. The entorcement ot this plaustuie ; uptnatc til0 cvudicte'

authority, i;oee.:;- onlv to the collection el an t .eon- Tho c.,t ,vCeived, dated the CfUh Dec.

Mtlerable tax, ex inu no;ir,v;- no wutten caaiter i t 1SI- m ;Uvj

thest means. Hut w hether regarded as thev rela?e to thc constitution id' tins country, or as tliev alfectcd the i rthtsof Spaiti, they arc equally iustdiicient to inculp ;te e;en. Jackson. He acted like other commanders, under the orders of Ins jvovet nn.otit, and these orders he executed with his mual ouerev and address. He v. as not res

Sec. 2. Jndbeit further enacted, That tho provisions ol this act be, and the san.c aio hereby, extended to all lands on which a lurther credit has not been taken, ai d which, ha vin become forfeited to the Unitt d StutcS since thc fi st of July, one thousand eight hun

poaslblc tor their nature, rr for thc extent of op drcd ard twenty, remain una -Id

orations which thev commanded, and therefore

needed r.o defence. And the f ict is, that in the d.espaicli of Mr. Adams, when secretary of state, to our minister in Spain, dated '.Lh of Nov'bv. I'll , , IT.

thr MOro :u , ih :V ot ho-tl O ! V""' " " l" . . .M

liberty, roused cur ancestors to arms. An.; vet . inUn?i,ns hv lhc Semhiole ludi anv' and author b;tu; antlv -i nmed as an aoie and hhcral t'e "V " l' -their sons are persuaded hv the tt-.chm, nud nicet-itKM ,,nn lo oaU rU lhc cxcoutives of the eaiioin. Ic;u ( ! P'n' l,'h ' - SUC , VLr inv; to submit to a palpable violation of the;r bond ; hvtx?Cs f,r a milkarv force udicient "tobeat ' us t,a matter, ,s ,n;onr more than a ver- private alc,at n of Union and j;overnmcnt, snhjectint; them to un- ' onomv" lt ulso informed, him that general ,;0vtc ;l!ul -ciamatorv rehearsal ot the ev u.cm e , A bill has pa' li nited expense, and mvolv inv; a vital chance efiG.tncs his vcco.vl jn eommand, had been dcrcr- a,ul -foments turnthed by the general himselt, nient of forfeited

A bill has attain passed thc senate, envinp

under ceitaiu restrictions, preemption rights to those who have relinquished lands under the provisions of thc several acts for lhc relief of pui chasers of public lands, and author-

persons to pin chase the same at

tixed pi ice.

passed authorizing the rr pay-

monies to pu r haters of tho

in the case of tho Panama mission, oucht, of vvas oat the Canada frontier, Mr. Monroe, secre-

rh;ht, to have prevented the opposition which t try of stale, thus expressed himself to oa.venior tliev ascribe to " a personal and vindictive soi-! IPouat, rf Tennessee : "Sir, 1 am instructed by

In this sentiment thev will probthlv b.x ; the president, to acknow leii;e the receipt of v out

pleased to learn, that thev coincide with the j exce llency's b iter of the Sth ult. The tuena-

prince of Novelists and I ories, sir v alter Scott, cod invasion ot our state by the hostue V. reeks. In atteWhr thrive cWi..':- 7c -.v, he reptvach I must be met with a decision, which will net on iy

cs tlie peotde of rrance with ' a rancuaus atul j eUo security to voursclvias,bxtt be felt beneficial

vindictive oppovition' because they objected to ly through the whole extent of our southern the ktn;.; assumitu; the right of v;rantinv; a con country. Our citizens must net continue to he stitutiou to the nation, ami insisted tax the consti the victims, either of the agressions of that, or tutioti cmanattto; from the people. Sir Walter j any other tribe, whether t';ru he v.!unr:ri or he favors the arrogance of the monarch, and says, j tntde at the r?v:,i.;; : -Jir:!i,".'i or Spanish r the objecttv ns id the Fixtich ieople vveir. prae- i trig:.c er .vr,.v7f .?. 'The letter cotitainir.j; this ticallv speaking, of uoconvemience.' ' It s-gni ! i issage was forwarded bv gov. Blouat to general lies nothing;" sav s be, to tho people ef France, Jackson, and at that early dav, convoyed to his whether thc constitution was proposed to the s mind a proper notion of the v iews of Mr. Monroe king bv the national representatives, or by the j respecting the character of the Indian war, and king to them.' In the same spiut the Richmond of the energetic measures which w ould be iTcpii meeting conceive that the limitations of e.xccu j red to bring it to a speedy ev effectual conclusion.

locumentst.otac- ... ' " , . . -

comptnvtm;thc pres,deut message, December I ' u . ,! verc in.ov, in uiuroi :d, iSlS-p irticutarlv tise geua r d's despatches : l,msc cntlt,cd to receive, and the-e ccrufiof the 5th May ev the -.M of June, ISIS, and their catcs arc receivable as cash in all land pay enclosures, and compare them with Mr. Adams'! merits. letter to George Washington lnimj. j The future disposition of the public landi : : S : : - j in thc new states, is a Mihicrt of much cmbar-

WAMtixoTON city, .May '.u, ibis. rassmcot I his question has in vat ions formi

Sir. The present session, greatly protracted as it has been, and largely participating in thc political strugl? of thc times, is about coming to a close. Though much of its time has been spent in useless debate, it hi been cparjed in, perhaps ns many subjects of national importance, as any other since the close otthc late war. Thc taritT, a subject of dcrp interest to the different sections of thc count ty, has occupied its time, and distracted its counsels,

occupied the lime of the oroent session, without producing any practical rtsult whatever. '1 he hill lo graduate ihtir pi ice, and to cede the refuse to the sevt ral states in which they lie, was finally negatived in the senate3 and the question is ai rest tor thc present ses sion Thc recent discussions I ovever, of tho various land propositions, will in all probahility put the whole tubject fu lv before tt't people, and may be expected to excite for it an interest, whicii Trill nut pt;riiiiiii to iittu, but