Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 21, Number 49, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 January 1831 — Page 1

V BY BlalHiJ STOUT.J SATURDAY, JilTUARY 15, 1831. VOL. 222. HO S9.

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IN SENATE. Monday Dec. 13. Mr. Graham presented the petition of Clirk M'Afce and others, citizens of Jackson couuty; which was referred to a select committee. Mr. St k yens from the Judiciary committee to whom was referred a rcsolu tion of the Senac, directing said committee to inquire whether Ptosecutiug Attornies are bound to prosecute cases of bastardy, and whether they were entitled to a docket fee, !c , reported that the committee did not conceive them bound to prosecute, Etc.; which was concurrcd in. On motion of Mr. Morcati, Resolved, That the committee on Hoads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of appropriating a portion of the three per cent, fund on the state road leading from Newcastle, in Henry county, via Rushville to Grcensburgh, in Decatur county, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. On motion of Mr. Clatool, Resolved, That the committee on Roads be directed to inqui.e into the propriety of changing the present Road laws, so as to make the Overseers of roads answerable before a justice of the pea-:e for any neglect of duty On motion of Mr. Fletcher, Resolved, That the en .imittee on Roods mquiie into the expediency o re porting a bill lor the appropriation ot a pom jo of the three percent fund to the clcaiing out and improving of the navi g ition of the rasi and west forks ol White river, a d the main fork thereof, tin: its iuncti m with the Wabash; with leave to lenot! by bill otneiwisc Mr Linton offered for adoption the footiwiiij-1 rsoiution: Resolved, That the committee on Canai. ind lnternJl Improvements be inBtruc ed to inquire into the expediency of M.-moriaiiEitii Congress tor a grant of land equal to the quantity granted to the Wabash and Erie Canal, foi the purpose of contracting tt Canal trom Indianapolis to some point on said canal, and f-om Indianapolis to the Falls ot the Ohio; and also, into the expediency of having the state Engineer to make a Aurvey of the country between Indiana polis and those points, with a view of ascertaining the practicability and cost of such a work; which was laid on the table. Mr. Ewing proposed the following, which was adopted: Inasmuch as it is thought the College at Rioomingtcn, might render esscn t"si service, and recommend itself as s public benefactor, by devoting a portion of its abundant means to the investigation of the Geology and Mine ralogy of the state, and promulgating she researches ot science to our cm xeos: Resolved, That the committee on EdUCi?!n he instructed to inquire into the expediency of tequesting the Trustees ol said College to institute a Professor ship of Gtology and Mineralogy, and appoint a qualified Professor thereof, whose duty it shall be rendered to make a tnorough Geoligical examination of our state: acquire a collection of sUte specimens tor his cabinet; and report all his usulul discoveries tor the practical ben: fit of the country. Oo m uion of Mr Graham, Revived. That the committee cn

Ruts be instructed to inquire into the tx diency of appropriating portion ot inethne percent fund on the toad from M dion U) H-ownstown. Mi Wimtcomb offered for adoption h l ' i n j ; resolution: R"i,ivid The the committee on the Ju' rurybe inducted to inquire into f.e t:pedi-ncy ot m re fully providing b Mv tor checking the emigration and ettknjent ol iee persons f colour ii'ik the limit l this slate; vthich la ij id on the table.

I he following resolutions relative to a revision of the laws of this state, were adopted in the Senate, by a vole of 13 to 9 Resolved. That it t expedient that a full and complete compilation and revision ot the statutes ol Uie- state thuuld be made during the present session of the General Assembly. Resclved, That a committee of revi sion,to consist of five Senators, be appointed on the part of the Senate, to act with a similar committee to be appointed on the part of the House of Reprcsen tatives, with authority to make said com pilation and revision, and draw the same up in the form of bills and report the same for enactment. Resolved, The the said joint commit tee of revision, be, and th-y dre author ized toemployihe nece r.un.berol clerks, to enable them to p i..? '. the duties assigned them at as ea! ;. a day in the session as possible Resolved, That the Houses Representatives be informed of the toi-egoing resolutions, and their concurrence icquested,and a similar committee on thei' part appointed Mr Whitoomb moved to amend the third resolution, by adding after the woul 'authority,' the following: uto appoint sub committees ol the membets of the Senate and H mss ol Rrpresentativts, and apportion among such sub-commit tecs separate portions of t!u law, to aid in such compilation and revision, S;c " And the resolutions so amended weic a doptcd .Messrs Stevens, M'Kinney, Whitcomb. Graham, and Linton, were appointed said committee on the part ol the Senate The President laid before the Senate a statement from the Secrctaw of State, of the returns of the population of the several counties so fai astiiy nave been received, and also, one bom the Com missioner of the Michigan 'oad, giving n account of sale? Sc

The following cc.i oiuiiic-HTu n, together sith the accompanying ducumonts, was submitted to the legislature by the Michigan Road Co;ionisv"iu r..on the 10th inst. To the Senate and 'iousc rf Representative rf th .fa'c of IntitU.iu, in General Assembly met. The undersigned, commissioners cf the Michigan road, beg leaie to communicate. for the information of the General Assem)lv tiie enclosed documents, recent d from tnc General Land Olhce, '.u reply to thir communication transmitting to t c (.ieneral Lnd Otnce, a list of lands s- Lcied tor the use of Uie Michigan road. From those doc uments the Legislature will discover that the Secretary' ot the I reasury refuses to contirm the selections made by ih? com missioners in behalf of the State 1 1 Indiana, and approved by an authorized stgerit of the United Mates government, wno vas speci ally instructed by the Department t v ar. to acco'iitiativ tne vmminissiuners, wuuc selecting: the road land, to prevent dissatis faction or complaint being made by the Indians. Fiom the view the Commissioners have taken of this communication they be ; lieve it to be strictly within the spirit of the law, under which they have acted, to transmit the same to the General Assembly. The proceeding- we have had while engaged locating the road and selecting the lands, for the same, we have bled in the office of the secretary of state, as by Ww we are required. With much respect. Your most obedient, SAMUEL HANNA, WILLIAM POLivE, A. M'CLELLAN. (COPY.) GENERAL LAND OFFICE, llth October, 1830. 5 Gentlemen Your letter of the 14th ui covering a list of lands, selected b you tof the road between Lake Michigan and tin Ohio river, through Indianapolis, referred to in the second Article nt the l'ntawattunic t reaty of the 16th October, 1S26, and the was duly received and sub nitted to the con sideration of the Secrttan of the Treasury cn the 5th inst., by a letter ot which the pa per matted A, herewith enclosed, is a co pv, and you will perceive, on reterence to the answer of the Secretary, dated the 9lh inst., of which the paper B is a copy, that he approves of the views of the othce upon ... . r . the subject. From these papers )ou iu perceive, that the 2d Article of the Treaty is considered as making a separate and distinct cesvion of lands, for the purpose ot making the road; that the quantity thus ceded is equal to a Svrip of one hundred feet wide, for the length cf the road through the Indian country, and one section 01 Unu tor every mile as actually laid out, between tne Lake and the Ohio river, inruugu muia..niiv. tMt the selection of one section ot ev-

r ' .1 1, Indian country, must

erv nine, umnitu m. u . ctnthP road: that the remani ht rrntumous to tne roau, nwi der of the quantity, to hich the htate ma m.t'l,p taken out ot the In

1 . v, a nnne nf the land, ceded

to the United States, by the first Article tint Trrnrv. nr hv anv other, are liable u

he located for the u : of that road; tne selections cannot therefore be approved, anu the Land Omrers, i.t Port W ayne and Cr.iwfordsvillc, livc been i:iitructvd to ot-fv-r tl-.e tracts at the puYi.c s-ile :. Noveu;Ler next. With great respect. Your most obe.'Vent ?-:rv t. J ; ) 1 1 N M. MOOliE, Ac:. Com. Wra. Polk, Saml. Hna, A. M'Clklln Esqs. Roads Co.ninii-ixners, Eogauspert, la.

(COPY.) (A.) GENERAL LAND OFFICE, October 5th, 1330.

Sir I have the honor to enclose a sketch, exhibiting the several Indian cessions in the northern part of the state cf Indiana, bv the first article of the Pntawattimie treaty cf the 16th of October. lSLYi, (Ld Laws, page 331,) the tracts coloured blue on that sketch were ceded to the United States. By the second article cf the same treatr, the Indians cede to the United States a iti-ip of land, commencing at Lake Michigan, and running thence to the Wabash river, 100 feet wide, for a road; and also one section of good land contiguous to said road, for each mile cf the same; and also, for each mile of the road from the termination thereof, through Indianapolis, to the Ohio river, for the purpose of mating a road aforesaid, from Lake Michigan, by way of Indianapolis, to some convenient point on the Ohio river, liy the same article it was also provided, that the General Assembly of Indiana should have the right to locate the road, apply the said sections or the proceeds thereof, to the making of the same r any part thereof, and that the grant should be at their ole disposal; but by the ratification of this treaty, this provision was rejected, although not so noted in the land laws, (see appendix to laws UniUd States 2nd Session, 19th Congress, page oJ.) Bv the net of Congress approved on the 2nd" of March, 18-27, (land laws, page ejj) the (ieneral Assembly of Indiana were -authorized to locate and make the ror;d above specibed, and appiy the strip of land and sections ceded for that purpose, or the proceeds thereof, to the making of the same; and the grant was placed at tlieir sole disposal. It docs appear to this office, that the se cond article was intended to make a session of l,mds separate and distinct, from those designated in the first article of the same treaty; that the quantity thus ceded is a strip of 100 feet wide, for the length, that the road may run through the lands belonging to the Indians, and one section of land for each mile of the road from Lake Michigan, through Indianapolis, to the Ohio river. Before tins quantity can be ascertained, it ppears to me, that the road must be actu ally laid out, so as to acsertain its course and length, and the number f section ceded by the treaty and vested in the state by the act ot 1827, that when tne road is so laid out, the section of land for each mile it m iv ran throiurh the Indian country, must be located agreeably to the words cf the treaty, contiguous to the road, ana tnc residue of the lands, thus ceded must be taken out ot the lands belonging to the Indians, and not out of the lands ceded to the United States, for auv other purpose by the first article of that treaty, or by any ether treaty. It is not known to this office that the road has been laid out and surveyed, and the sub ject is now brought before the Secretary for his decision m consequence ot tne receipt of the enclosed communication from the Commissioners appointed by the State of Indiana, to select the lands granted tor the road. I have maked on the sketch, by a red cross, the townships in which they propose to make the selections, by which it will be perceived, that they do not lay in a direct line from the Lake to Indianapolis; that part t f the selections are in the tracts ceded by the first Article of the treaty, and that the residue are embraced by the Chicago cession of 1821. The list has not been critically compared with the plats in this otlice; bat it is known that there will be objections to the approval of some of the selections, in addition to the general one; that hey may include lauds liable to entry, under the pre-emption law of the 29th of May last. (Signed) J. M. MOOhb, Ac), Lojn. Saml. D. Ingham, Sec. Tre'y. (COPY,) (B.) TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1 9th October, 1830. $ Sir Approving the view taken of subject of the selection of lands for the ot the Michigan roau, in your icuer 01 5th inst. I return the papers therewith closed. (Signed.) Respectfully, c. ?5. D. liNUIl.'Vi, on. Aiiy. Com if the General Land Office. THEABUUEIl's REPORT. Treasury Department, Dec, 10 Tho Treasurer in ohedience to the direc tions of the 44 Act concerning the Auditor 1 r... of Public Accounts ana 1 rcasurei 01 Diaic, r..n.r 0,1. mite the fnllowine report vesper ut.j - c the public revenue anu eAptrnuuuic, December 5, 10 inccmi Cash on hand 5th December, 18i9t 10,123 Receipts from that day to 4th, . .., ,n .. u... ,0'-?n neccmber, 1S30 Prom the assessment of 1R20, 18., ia:3, i$:j. ID 69 73 620 621 1S1 18i7, 1329, Including unlisted lands not previously reported to Auditor. 29,336 - iv From assessments for 1830, Prom the late and present Agent 3,846 3,839 4,552 405 18,709 for Indianapolis, ot I Fj otn the Commissioners ot bemm.iry towr.Nhips Prom the sale of land mortgagedto Loin ofiice. Prom the sale of Canal lands Lojns refunded. Interest on loans. Militia tines, Pcnaltv of the late Collector of SwitV.erl-nd county. Rents of Salt sprint; reserves, Estates without heirs, 1,290 1,542

50 7

$v 5,4oS Miking in all.

dutng the To the Adjutant and Quartermaster Generals, For advertising the Presidential election. Salaries of Circuit Prosecutors, " Executive officers, Judiciary, For transporting convicts to State Prison, For State Library, To Superintendents of Salt spring resenes. For printing and stationary. Compensation cf Probate Judges, Wolf scalps, S154 86 10 CO! 1.037 55 2.361 05 5,566 76 507 32 113 12 SO CO 3.3:16 21 1,273 50 656 50 To Members, Clerks, Scc.of late Legislature, Continent expenses. Specific appropriation?, Indianapolis expenditures, Michigan road. Wabash and Miami Canal, State Seminary, Loans and amount to be paid on sale of mortgaged land, Militia fines distributed, 12,041 03 1,026 08 1,202 64 398 92 1,184 50 1,902 56 2,676 64 5,928 00 21 CO Making in all, S4 1.403 23 Which leaves in the Treasury, 34,059 93 The Cash on hand is liable to Outstanding warrants, S265 04 Salaries of Judges due but not au dited " Prosecutors, Specific appropriations. Claims of Probate Judejcs estimate), 00 202 70 360 00 1.500 00 Wabash and Miami Cajial fund, 15,806 69 Indianapolis 6,765 65 Militia fines, 561 85 Making, 327,736 93 Which deducted from the cash on hand leaves, S6.323 00 The revenue of 1830, to He paid subsequent to the 4th inst., will probably amount to 29,700 00 Making for the current expen ses of the ) ear, 36.023 GO These expenses may he estimated as follows: To Judges and Prosecutor, Tiir Executive, Printing and Stationary, Legislative expenses. Specific appropriutiens. Contingent, Militit. State Prison, Wolf scalps Prubf.te Judges, 5,200 00 2,200 00 3.300 CO 3,000 00 2,600 00 3,000 00 50 CO 750 00 oo oo ! 5,000 00 i 31,000 00 32,023 00 Which will leave in the Trasury, December 1, 1831, Respectfully submitted. SAMUEL MERRILL. REPORT in relation to the Loan Office, from December bth lb2D, to ith December, 1830. Received from James Borland, commissioner of the Seminary townshio in Monroe coun ty, S3.061 83 From James Smith, commissioner of the Seminary town ship in Gibson county, 1,491 00 Loans refunded by Messrs. Hoffman, Burns, Beeler, Sumner, M'Clelland, Brentons. Hill. Myres, and True, 1,290 16 Interest paid on loans, 1,500 10 44 on purchase money of land sold on credit, 42 30 For land sold for non-payment of interest, 405 00 7,890 During the above period loans have been made as per list accompanying to the amount of 5,503 the I . tnhe naid for Wilson's use lan(1 ror non-payment of uic interest. en - galary anti allowance to Super420 intendent. 86 Appropriation to Claud's G. BrOWIl soo Paid to Recorder of Gibson county Monroe Salaries of President and Professors, 70 19 2,000 82,40 6 of From the returns of Mr. Borland,

Payments from the Treasury foregoing period.

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missioner of the township in Monroe

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of - it annrars that he had sold previoui

1 ""rLr fV ir i onfihalfouar

num tne 01 ' X V v u. ttr sections, for S35.133 89; of which

there

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had been paid to mm as pnuupd. o., Ai? 70 and Ss3.544 49 as interest. In ad

dition to the above, said Borland exposed

sale cn the first Monday ot Aiay lasione 01 rvpd actions, pursuant to the law

11 20 00 76 29 of last session, ami one half of it was

for 3564 18. The other nan remains unsold for want of purchasers. From the returns of Mr. Smith, commissioner of the township in Gibson count , it appears that he had sold previous to the 10th November last, 144 half quarter sections for ,8,70 19- of which there has been paid as principal S7.555 50, and SL3C8 78 as interest Phere are still unsold in said townships 15o 1 .if.,rtor..Mrtinni including tWCIltV hill

04 22 95 83 00 25 nan uuauvi -v... - c - quarters in thetcened secuon near College. m . Phe state ot the College fund is as 1 -v lT V u-t. hv Emerson & Smith, Si 19 Paid bv Necly, Smith and U16 son, for land soiam ia , 2.371 40 Received by Borland, as prmci40 33i nal. i-,OW interest, " Smith, as principal, inteiest. Interest paid by stte and individ 1 3.544 8 F9' 90 85 4 .555 1.3CS 4,622 1G 1 There is now due as principal, in as.

S0.526 17 11.146 69 1.7 CO CO 57,573 01 Meditciwns from tnc tcrriroinr. i Spe ific allowances by the Legislature. " C20 11 Allowance to superintendent, 232 24 " tj recorders of Gibson nd Monrce. 150 77 Orders cf the Crllrre Trustees. 4.919 31 Amount liable to be retained by the commissioners for their services, 1,809 18 Balance ia favor of the College, 60.441 32 So7.373 01 The above does not contain thr :.m mnt for which the section adjoining Bloomington was sold in 1821, nor that for which tho half section was sold in My last, as tbe proceeds cf those lands have been -pplicd to the college buildings On Saturday the 4th inst. the lands mortgaged by Daniel S. Lane and James Noble were, after being duly advertised, eff-red for sale for non-payment of the interest The tract mortgaged by Mr. Lane u a struck olf to Samuel Goslee for SO. for which he has made a deposit sufficient It is believed to insure the payment. No bio being made for the other tract, cither in cah or on credit, the superintendent coi.ciudid not to strike it off to the state until its vlue" could be ascertained, and how far it-course could be had on the mortgagor in such a case, provided the property pledged h uld prove insufficient. The occurrence cf such a circumstance calls, it is btlieeo, for an amendment of the law in relation to the loan office. It is respectfully suggested, whether appraisers cf property ought not to be muda personally liable, where their Taluauon b uot fairly made. Respectfully submitted, SAMUEL MERRILL, Sufi9:. A U DITOR'S REPO RT. Auditor's Office, Urc 10 In obedience to the "act concerning tho Auditor ct t'uOlic Accounts aad treasurer of State," the following report of receipts and expenditures, on account of the state of Indiana, is respectfully submitted. There wa.s remaining in the Treasury on the 5th day of December, 1829. pruviding all claims audited to that date weio PaiJ S9.961 63 ince the above period, there has been paid into the Treasury on account of bnilance due for the year

Monroe township, In Gibson township, Estimated interest.

1820, 16 43 1822. 69 11 " 1823, 73 20 1825, 620 00 1826, 621 75 1827, lb I .9 From collectors of revenue for 1829, 29,35:? 73 4 1830, 3,846 22 The Agent of state for Indianapolis, 3 f?'9 95 Seminary lands, 4,55 i 8S Mortgaged lands, 405 CO Loans icfunded, 1,29. 6 Interest seminary funds, 1542 40 From canal funds, 18. 709 25 Estates without heirs,. 50 77 t Conscientious fines, 40 33 " Unlisted lands and polls, 33 31 " Penalty on collectors, 8 89 Salt spring, 90 65 mmmt ..... I Making in all 75.306 11

Since the above period there has been audited for public priming and stationary.

3,336 21

For expense of last general assembly including pay of members, clerks and door keepers, 39

12,041 02 2,20o CO 5,8lo so 1,273 50 1.037 55 154 S6 2 676 64

For satatits cf executive of OQ ficers, Judiciary, " Probate Judges, k Prosecuting Attorney3t Militia officers, State Seminaty, 00 76 00 Wabash Sc Miami canal fund, Michigan road, Sct ot government, Specific appropriations! Electors, State prison, State library, Rocklick, Wolf scalps, Conscientious fines,

1,9 2 56 l,2U4 50 398 92 l,2o2 64 10 00 607 33 113 12 30.00 036 50 21 00

75 13 00 to

Seminary money loaned as per Treasurer's report, 5,928 00 Contingent expenses per Trea

surers a report tor the year 1830. to sold Making the total amount of expenditures. Which dducted from 875,306 11, (receipts) ieavesa balance in the Treasury, on the 5th day ot December, 1830, providing all claims audited to that date have been paid, of

4i,5ll 22

33,794 SO

The amount of assessments the folfor the present year, as cert ifiedby the Clerks of the several counties, 41,1 17 96. from hicht after deducting 7,617 96, delinquences and other expenses, will leave for the Treasury The amount of old de'inquencics paid to tbo Teaury duung the pic00 96

33,5C0 00

i 49 50 68 70 sent year is

It is probable that but littlo rooro v? jl

1.026 OS

1,581 7D

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