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VOL. XXV. VmOENHSS, (la.) SaTnHD7, DBCBL2BEB, 27. 183S. 13. CD. BY BLIIIU STOUT Main Street rricc TWO DOLLARS per year, payable in advance; TWO DOLLARS FIFfY CENTS if not paid until the expiration of the year
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Vadalia, December 3, 1831. the country, should Ic compelled to wit- 'cr work of the kind that has ever been or ! channels a subject of deep interest, and , with me rapidity of lightning all over the Ti,;a.ii oV'nrk Gov Duncan ncss a fund, intended as a reward of their ! can be constructed in this country. In ! will doubtless receive a portion of vour ' city , in a few minutes everv thing w as cn-
dclivcrcd to both houses of the legislature, labors and sacrifices, laid by for the bene- j commencing this great work, it should be j deliberations. j vclopcd in an immense sheet of flame, the, following j fit of those who may come after them. i borne in mind that its utility and success, By the ordinance of 17S7 bcth of these ! and at the end of a single hour every
A government like ours, controlled and Jas well as its expense will greatly depend i streams and the carrying places between ; dwelling house was destroyed, four nun
MESSAGE. licntlcmn of the Senate, and House of Representatives: It i?, indeed, with unaffected humility, and a deep sense of my incapacity for the important duties of the high office to which thi voice of my fellow-citizens hac called me, but, with a gratitude which I can find no language too adequate to express, united with a zeal which can never experience abatement in their service, that I enter upon my present duties. Having been absent from the state a greater part of the last seven or eight years, on public duties, aud detained on my journey home after my election, by the healthof my family, I have found it impossible to possess myself with such an acquaintance with the affairs of the state as will enable me to present such a view o them as I would wish, and which may, perhaps, be expected from me; but in the
judgment and experience of you, gcntlemen of both houses of the Legislature, I repose the fullest confidence, and from your familiar acquiantance w ith the wants of the people, and your patriotic devotion to the interests of our stale, I look for the suggestion and adoption of such measures ns will best promote their prosperity and
happiness: for the accomplishment of which, I earnestly invoke the assistance of
the (ircat Ruler of the universe, ami 1
pledge my most unw avering exertions, and hearty co-operation with you in every measure calculated to accomplish it. Illinois was the first, or among the first of tho states to adopt the humane and benevolent policy of abolishing imprisonment for debt, and the absurdity of placing misfortune upon a level with crime, has never blotted our statute books. By thus depriving the heartless of tho temptation
and the power to prosecute under color of
law, we have the satisfaction to witness a happy and prosperous community, in which every honest man, however poor, has his liberty secured to him, while the rich arc compaiatively free from a spirit of tyranny a vice that is always engendered where the law can be made an instrument of oppression. It is gratifying to observe that this liberal feeling is diilu
ping itself, and that some ot our sister states have recently adopted it into their constitutions. It appears to me that the time
lias arrived when this benevolent policy
iniMit be extended still farther, by exempt
ing from cxecution,(for all debts contracted after the passage of the act,) a few acres,
or a lot of land, with its improvements, so
long as the family shall continue to occupy them as a place of residence. Such
an act w ould have a tendency to induce
every family, however poor, to procure a
permanent home; and would, further,
tend to render our population more sta-1 tionary, and to secure the families of the unfortunate against those casualties and misfortunes to w hich we arc all liable, and which, too frequently, fall upon the widow and her children, at a time when their helpless and desolate situation should render them the peculiar objects of our sympathy. As such a law would be prospectivc,no fraud could grow out of' if, w hile all would feel the beneficial influence of rendering every family independent, and rvprv nnn responsible to the society in
w hich he lives, for the proper education of bis children, and tho moral conduct of himself and family. As every country is prosperous and respected in proportion to the virtue and in-
t its inhabitants, the subject
carried on by the will of the people, should upon the kind of improvement that the be careful to use all the means in its pow- legislature shall adopt, and upon the plan
them and the lakes arc declared and made I drcd and ninety four in number. Five
public highways, to be kept open for the j sixths of the population, which consisted
cr to enlighten the minds of those who j of its construction. Of the different plans ! use of all the states, in conformity with this ; of ten thousand were reduced to a state
proposed,! find that the board of canal ' ordinance, congress have made large ;ot t fie most extreme destitution, without
arc destined to exercise so important a trust. This and every consideration connected with the virtue, elevation and happiness of man, and the character and prosperity of our state, and of our common country, calls upon you to establish some
permanent system ol common schools, by
which an education may be placed within ; struction the power, nay, if possible, secured to cv- made they
erv child in the state. As the first estab
lishment may, from want of experience, be attended with difficulty and loss, it may be found most expedient to commence the system while the funds are small, so that when they increase, we may have acquired experience by which they may bo employed more judiciously. The state has also at its disposal a considerable fund for tho establishment and
commissioners and mv worthy predeces
sor have recommended a rail road, in which, 1 regret, that I am compelled to differ with them in opinion. In my judgment
grants of land to improve the carrying ; food or shelter. On the 10th of Sept. thir-
places, and will doubtless liereaftcrcxlcnd : ty dead bodies had been dug out ol the
their aid for the improvement of those no
ble rivers. At the late session a bill pas-
experience has shewn canals to be much Ucd both houses of Congress, making a
mora useful, and generally cheaper of con- j liberal appropriation in money for improv-
than rail-roads. When well ling the channel of the Wabash river,
which the President refused to approve, and it did not become a law: but as bis o-
pinion must have been hastily formed, I
require less expensive repairs,
arc continually improving and will last forever; while rail-roads arc kept in re
pair at a very heavy expense, and will jhave no doubt, (as in the case of the Chi-
ruins, shockingly burnt and mutilated.
Host. Transcript.
Indiana Legislature. IX SENATE. Tuesday, Dec. 0, 1S34. Mr. Clark from the joint committee on
public buildings, made a report on the sub
last but about fifteen years. In the pre- cago harbor) he will review his decision, iject of changing the plan of the interior
sent. case, especially, a canal should be and sign a bill, should Congress again pass
preferred, because it connects by a short
and direct route two great navigable waters that wash the shores of most of the states and territories of the United States and British provinces of North America,
support of Colleges. Institutions of learn- and thus opening a commerce between the
ing of a more liberal character, (although j remotest parts ol the continent. By using of less vital importance thaa a svs-1 the lake as a feeder to this canal, a large
one for ibis object.
Among the great works of internal improvement now in progress which arc calculated to create us one people, and bind all the states of our happy republic in the bonds of interest, friendship and union, never to be broken, this state has a deep interest in the success of a rail road about to be constructed by the state of New
York, along the southern tier of counties in that state, from the Hudson river to Lake
tern of common schools.) and second only
to them in importance, nor can the inestimable value of education be properly appreciated until provision is made for instruction in the higher branches of literature. The subject is one whose importance will doubtless recommend it to your
serious consideration.
The acts heretofore adopted by the lc-, carry his own product to market, which
gislaturc for granting pre-emption claims renders him independent of that monopo-
to the settlors on the Seminary lands, ap-j Iy which must always control the transpears to me to have been passed under a nortatiou on rail-roads.
mistaken view of the object and condition There appears to be but little force in vania, Ulno, and Indiana, in torwarding
of the grant, and of what was due to the l the present case, in the argument com- this great improvement, I am certain it will
public and to tho nation who gave them. 'monly used in iavor of rail-roads, that ; be your pleasure to do so. These lands were to be selected by the j transportation upon them is uninterrupted j Should you pass an act for constructing state for a specific purpose, w hich it is the j in w inter, as this canal will be open scv-j the canal between the Lake and Illinois duty of the legislature faithfully to carry j eral weeks longer in tho fall and spring, j Itivcr, I would suggest the propriety of
of tho state house, in such a manner "as
to dispense with the galleries in both halls,
the rooms being so large as to admit of
lobbies of sufficient extent for the conven
ience of spectators, and there being no windows by which the galleries could be lighted, it is thought that they would be
dark and incapable of being ventilated.
From the great w idth of the building, the central portions, in which the seats for
the members of cither house will be pla
ccd, will not probably receive a sufficient
body of water w ill be turned into the Illinois river, which will improve its navigation, aud by increasing tho current will
probably render its shores more healthy. Erie, and which is intended to be continu-1 supply of light, especially in dark wcathAn additional argument in favor of a ca-led.or to form a part of a rail road from jcr,or w hen the lobbies arc crow ded with nal, which should justly have great weight ' New York to the Mississippi. The corps spectators, intercepting the light transmit-
with vou. is to be found in tho fact that it of Engineers w ho have examined and sur-1 ted through the w indow s at the sides of
nuts it in the nower of every farmer to i vex ed this route, give the most favorable the building. To remedy tho deficiency
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; account of the practicability and cheap
ness of ihc work, and hold out great hopes of its early completion. Should it be prac
ticable to unite with New lork, I eimsyl
into clTect. Pre-emption rights are given i than either the lake or river, consequently
no inconvenience can result from its closing, especially as at that season the roads
. t
y congress, lor reasons connected with
the value and sale of public lands. It is the interest of the general government,
which owns a great and almost unbounded tract of wild lands, to enhance Ifteir value and expedite their sale, by indTmng
our enterprising citizens to go in advance i
of the sales, form settlements, and prepare the way for those w ho are more able to purchase. It should be the duty of the legislature, on the contrary, faithfully to execute the trust confided to them and to sell these lands, which were given for the common benefit of our citizens, for the full value, which their quality, or location, may impart to them.
I he present is a favorable tunc tocom-
arismg
setting apart tnc entire revenue
from it, for the promotion of education j nothing, in my opinion, could be so unwise
will be sufficiently good to accommodate : or more fatal to the purity of our govern-
all the travelling which will be required, mcnt, than to have so large a sum a j must It is very desirable in the commence- eventually arise from this source, introment of this work to lay the foundation if jduced into the Treasury. Men in power,
possible of a steamboat canal, as there can having the control of such unlimited
be no doubt that such a channel will be
required in a very few years to accommodate the commerce of this country. The New York canal already has been found at some seasons of the year insufficient to pass the produce on its borders to market, and it is now contemplated either to con-
means, arc too prone to acquire habits ot
extravagant and prodigal expenditures, and to create places for partisans and favorites, with less reverence to the public interest, than for the purpose of corrupting those who they can use in promoting their schemes of self aggrandizement. Nor is
of light, and to add to the architectural
effect of the building, sky lights are pro posed.
It is also proposed to change the Senate
chamber into a square form, separating
the lobbies, Irom the area to be occupied
by the senate, by a double row of columns
uv mis arrangement two rooms, one on
cither fide of the President's scat, will be
gained, without diminishing the space al
lotted for the scats of the members of the
senate; and the richness of its appearance, and its architectural bcaty,will it is tho't,
be greatly increased, without any matcri al addition of expense.
Said committee also reported a joint
resolution on the above subject, entitled.
"A joint resolution relative to the state
f 1 K-iit?r ' t-t.;l u-io Tti.l nr.lnrmt tf i
second reading.
struct another on the same route, or to j it desirable that the people should be cn-
widen tho old channel. With such facts j tirclv relieved from the burden of support-
before us, when w e consider the great su
periority in point of soil and extent offer
ing the government, lest they might be-
come indifferent to its administration,
mence a general svstcm of Internal Im
provements. Our state is comparatively j ritory of the country to be accommodated ; careless in selecting their officers, and less
ads, track ways, by the Illinois canal, we cannot doubt the j vigilant in scrutinizing their public con-
in its infancy, and if ror
rail roads, and canals, arc now laid out,
they can be made straight between most
of the important points, with very little expense and difficulty, compared with
duct. To keep the government poor and
the people rich is a practical maxim which
On motion of Mr. Long,
Resolved, That a select committee be
appointed to inquire into the expediency
of memorializing congress on the subjec
of the pension office, either asking the
same to bo removed to Indianapolis, or
that provision be made for paying pension
ers at the several branches of the state
bank of Indiana.
Ordered that Messrs. Long and Rcid be
the committee. On motion of Mr. W'hitcomb,
Resolved, That the committee on the
necessity at some early period, of making
it w ide enough for a steam boat to pass. I
would therefore suggest the propriety of j ought never to be forgotten by those who (judiciary be instructed to inquire into the giving such a channel to that portion of i are charged with preserving the purity of i expediency of abolishing imprisonment for
what w ill result if their location be post- the canal, that lies in the valley of the our institutior
Illinois and Duplanc rivers, embracing a-1 those democratic republican principles in bout seventy miles of the route, and which ;our constitution, which secure the rights,
it is believed can be made sufficiently the power, and Irecoom ol the people.
poned until lands inr.easc in value, and
i
settlements arc formed on roads which are now in use. or which arc daily making, where such settlements arc formed, however unfavorable may be their location, or indirect the route, experience proves that it is extremely difficult to make ptivate
interests, and prejudices, cive wax-to'ijiib
lie convenience. To accomplish so desirable an object, cither as it relates to con venience, beauty or commerce of our
country, it may be expedient lor the legis
rged with preserving the purity ofiexpedi
tutior.s, and jealously in guarding j debt, in case of female defendants; with
leave to report by bill or otherwise.
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wide tor any purpose ai very nine u any cmmiu u uu cuiimuiti-u v;.pvuiv;iu iucsadditional expense. The cut through the tablish a Dank, (a measure I cannot at
an ; present advise,) I would suggest the pro
priety of providing,thaf, in no event should more than six per cent, per annum be divided to the stockholders, and that the stock be sold at public auction to the high
est bidder, and the advance on it be put in-
lunks may be
summit level will be most expensive, can
be widened at a future period w hen it shall be found necessary. It is no argument cither against the work, on the scale proposed, that the coun-
of it comparatively
try is new, and part
unsettled. The country through which ito the slate Treasury.
I a tu re to make" our appeal to the justice of j tho great New York canal passes, was at, made exceedingly useful in society, not Congress fr a grant of the right of way, i the period when that work was construe- only by nliording an opportunity to the and a small tract of the public land thro' ted, a wilderness, covered with a heavy widow, the orphan, and aged, who possess w hich all the canals, and great public ! growth of timber. In a few years those i capital w ithout the capacity of employ ing
an important
io by ; heavy forests h ive been subdued and the j it in ordinary business, to invest it in such
country brought into a state of civilization j stock, and by its use, the young and cn-
te. i uMire o
if r.ducati u w ill. d mbiless. again form ' roads made, or authorized to be ma
nnri vn-ir 'tiihiT:ition! the tatc.sha II pass.
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tale nosscs-os a fund, devoted to this The construction of a canal from Chi- , that is not surpassed by any part ot a-j tcrprismg mecnanic, mcrcnani anu iraues-
nni 'unlin T to more than S ;uu,-; cag-, on uikc jiiciugan, io uie Illinois riv-. mei ica.. unwib iii,i liuo i.aiv .i m. ; iu...i, .-uv-.i,,1
on" occupied the public attention ; tip as it by magic, agriculture and the mc- to carry on his business, anu improve me
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Iui unioriunaieiv uuniis are ioo
T!;
purpose
in stocks, ' cr, has
nr:l. this mnonn!. u lnves'.e.
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, i. 'in nrm'vi 1 tie.vno , a ii.i i io iioio ins a rri veu . in mv opinion, cuaniciii tiri iuu i.loiv itnjiiiv-u, anu luuuu .
when a proper reject for the interest of; are already carried to the highest degree ; often established to nencui incricu specu-
,io sinau to p
e
1 would
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at a I proportions
1 present generation.
that a system
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mount of thi fund m.w ie ui h;eu equai- ouuici oc.iy
to the wants ol me i wnen a proper re? pec; lor uie micros;
recommend, ! this and all the states, requires the work , of perfection
be adopted hv which the a- to be commenced and completed without
It is now more than seven
lator, with no reference to the interest or
The s!i "litest reflection upon the ease convenience oftlie industrious poor, which
appue
Iv among the people, and
purposes iT education ; whieh
.- . tii,i tiOn! ivi-:ion.
d t J
may
upon
the
also the
years since Congress made a
land which was then supposed to
with whieh our nrairies mav be brouuht . has lustlv excited a jealousy among the
rant of! under cultivation compared with the labor, j people against all banks, aud should ad-
ctii.",.! ovneriencc. and c e av w hich attend the i monisn us to nc cxcceuiniy carciui in me legislation oe
On motion of Mr. Battcll,
Resolved, That the judiciary commit
tee be instructed to inquire into the expc
diency of abolishing imprisonment for
debt, in all cases, except in casee of fraud
so that the law shall be in conformity to the 17th section of tho 1st article of the
constitution of Indiana. On motion of Mr. Morgan,
Resolved, That the committee on canal
and internal improvements be instructed to inquire into the expediency of requesting our Senators and Representatives in Congress, to procure an appropriation for
the improvement of the navigation of the
W abash river ; with leave to report by joint resolution or otherw ise. On motion of Mr. Battell, Resolved, That the judiciary committee be instructed to inquire whether any amendment be necessary to the act entitled "an act concerning clerks1 approved Feb. 1, 1831. On motion of Mr. Beard, Resolved, That the judiciary commit
tee be instructed to inquire, if any further
to enable the
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uoot seciious. ;mu ju
tl
oth
w hi
Iv
Koprieix
be provi-
provide for
same princiide.of such other sums as may
hereafter be derived from the Cnited S:ates. on account of the three per cent, set ."part from receipt? oil sales of the pub
lic lauds, the sc.
i r sources as can.wi
lied.
i: n ct-i ( ike ims. manv naris
...... - - . i nre sparsely settled, by people
in these difficulties incident
i,r.u r-",vi! nf n new rouritrv. it w ould be ! gest
wrong " n.v opinion, to think of accumu
lating a fund, out of our present resour
. . .i
ient for tho construction of this canal ; ! clearing and cultivating a heavy timbered first permanent introduction of them into
icn canal
now general-
forest, must convince the m jst sceptical of i our state
1 fiat we snould bo divided in our opinions on those great questions of power
w as then and is
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considered a work ot greater national ; me spienuiu results wmca win wuow iruui
im:Mrt:iirc th :mv work nf tho fciiul ! the completion of a work that will enable
that lus yet been proposed to be made in ; us to sell at an increased value our agri-sand public pohcy which have recently dinur i-nniitrv Sorii is t!i- imivrrsnl sri. ' cultural, mineral, and other productions. vided, and which are agitating the whole
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mate ot its importance bv all men et m-
nccessarv.
of
boards doing county business, to enforce
more filly an observance of their orders;
with leave to report by bill or otherwise. On motion ol Mr. Griffith,
Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be instructed to inquire into the
B-.:t it is not merely in the case with ! nation, and threaten to shake it to its cen-1 expediency of providing by law, that pau
itelli-Ter-e. that I have no hesitation in be-1 which farms arc opened, that the superi- i trc, is no more man is to be expected : but pcrs shall be supported by or out ot the
which Ilieving that ample funds can bo procufeN erity of the agricultural prospects of this las none of us can claim to be perfect, we : estates of the child, father, mother, grand- ! i. " -.. . TTTT.. 1 n.:-.e Tho fSrtilltv r.f tho ril ' should iud"0 charitably of the motivr and Either or crandehild of anv nanncr wdn
enco'inier- 1 ii iiii h.'im Lamuinii ivi.n-? iu ?j'wu , .-um. .v.i.t.i.j w.. j 0- - j . - - e j i i I . I- i .. . T II il. .. " .1l.:t..J., 1 l!,.litnn?. .nnn li rrh tc thlt miV infl!irnrp tVir i li rrrr 111 ont nTl mn' I iO rC SI I (T"i cion t nlll! If V tn ci irinnrt thn
t.i tii iMi-' accom'iiisnriicni. i wumu nicrcioie su"- iuius a ncu luuvmci, us ihiuwo 4v-uu--- j . . . - k 11. i.u . j i . . " ....1 -.1l l iT ' I l...t . .
in" all the-it easy ot cultivation, while its ueptn ai- inose wiui w uom w t umer in opinion, in s same; ana uiai me comumiee report uy
except town j most certainly secures the prudent and in j this :o lav out in ' dustrious farmer against those vicissitudes ; our
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to lots, and dispose of in part; and I most ( of the seasons which so frequently destroy j which l am certain we all most ardenfty rnrnestU- reeommend that a loan or loans ; his hopes in other countries. j desire.
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bo i tVected to commence the work, and af i Judging of the future by the past, and ; la conclusion, permit me again to urge, j pediency ot so amending the present
hall ! present rapid improvement wuicn is every j uiai no pan pmi uau uc permiuea to j scnooi iaw, so as to aumonzc tne loaning
oubt ! where m progress in our state, and cstt- aisiract anu interrupt our councils, or to ot school lands, wuhout requiring ap
mating its future
the propriety of
reserving
education of future
bin .'c nn the. r,i.?P from s.ihv oveont tou n ' most certainly secures the prudent and in ; this spirit aionc can we expect success in : bill or otherwise
luiivkj nil wiw ivhiv ii.. - - - I 1
site. which it mi"ht be well to lav out in ' dustrious farmer against those vicissitudes ; our exertions to promote those interests,
ri s, ;or me exciusn v; i-um...un v ...... 7 - , , . ecu-rations while those who arc, in a few earnestly recommend that a loan or loans oar to give character to our society, and be effected to commence the wor.;, and al to direct the operations of our government, ter the value of the lands reserved, shall ire permitted "to "row up w ithout the pes- have been so expended, I have no doubt biii!v of obtaining an education, that Congress w ill make another appropnftjon ci , ie., It become to convi'etc or assist in completing ifo
On motion of Mr. Brady, Resolved, That the committee on cduca
tion be instructed to inquire into the ex
completing-
haustiole resources
population by the inex- interfere with our duties and obligations to ; plicants to make oath that a patent has s of the country, and those we represent. With proper f )rbear-! been iasued to any particular person; with
f O ..... 1 i !,.,., k.. il.. 1..l .f nnt......lni nili.nna nmir. i iinPO nlll! UrmfinV. Iln.ior 1:1 ITir fit fhlt All i ant-n fcn mnrt K,-
,,vah ,m ii ..i'r nower tot i us rocommcne.anoii uus ini uccu iiwuc , u iiiu ujm ui tuai uu.iu, i-.. , ... - - i iw""1 "J
: . .i :. i. .i;.,totv .'e-cnJ with mt ,'nlv wci-!iin" its importance, and ' in- into it from every ouartcr of the civili-; wise, Almighty and Perfect being who '
i , -,.ii t.. thnse ho co. ne 1 ,!el .he ritel v estimating the difficulties and : 7od world, the imagination is lost in con-, directs and governs the universe, we may communication fr
Uoric'i revenucsto be derived expenses which must attend it. No one templatmg the millions ot happy and in-; hope b accomplish some good for our . forming the So
.h.li in i nh m.l other improve-1 who his visited the canals and rail roads dependent people which it is destined to country, and leave, unimpaired, that con- j Lsq. is authorized
tr.r.its. to form a permanent fund
. out anv plans vou may now ad.pt
purposes of education, case derives force from
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i.w. irrr in t'.i ni'p, f.i:cs. rn i comn.ire.i ;f siKhin. nm wnwe r r ) us nrouucu ttin.MuuiiyiinHiui vi wu.v.
tho mih-i- I ir,i:i -h which thin' n.ns w 1 1 h t h r cni rerl fiinl room to Iljat Upon lIlOsC m
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This view of tho fertile land which lio between the Lakes jestic rivers, the Mississippi ana or
Law-!
support.
sworn to
JOSLTII DUNCAN. ."Sl
the f. ct that the 'and the Missis
general government, m setting apart this .. r.f,,l nmi i nortion nf the Public laild for
' VV - I - I
v rd ic.ition. intended it as an
sippi, to say nothing of the ' rencc llowing to the north and to the south, DEVASTATING CONFLAC mtrv that is washed by the ! which Providence in tho fullness of its Trieste papers received at tl
bill or otherwise.
The President laid before the Senate a
om the Governor, in
nate that John L. Kutcham,
to make communica
tions to each branch of the Legislature, for
the present session. 2 o'clock, P. M The Senate assembled.
On motion of Mr. Singlcr, on leave
granted, it was,
CONFLAGRATION.
unbounJed country that is washed by the ! which Providence in tho tuiiness 01 us j ncste papers receicu at mo omce ox
twentv-five thousand miles cf river and ' beneficence has provided on a scae only tnc Salem iiazette, give accounts ot a dc-
inducement' !,,ke navigation which thiscanal will unite ! rnmlled by the vast country they arc to vastating fire at Wiener Neustadt one of; Resolved, That the committee on edu
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li the ci rl V settlement 1 lUO wmu . in las a;i n ti t iiuu iii jsi !..-: uiui iujii- uui U(.COJIlUluuan,. - - 1 n - i - i . i
It wi.ii' d . cm uniust ihcrcf. re, that those can possibly be made, there can bo no ' has grown up on several 01 our rm r?, ( kuo n in a civiu.eu country . nrc uro.ve , sing a ia iu accoruanco w uu uie tonsil
..i.. oA. cirli t, fill the nation-'doubt but it will vield a hir-rr nrofit nnon ' r-sncciall v on the Ulmois and U abash, ; out at one o clock in tho otic-moon, and tuti.m, giving the boards doing county-
el treasury, and advance the utcrcsts of its cost i:i a very few years thin any oth-i which readers the imurovbmcnt of their being driven by a vehemcat wind, spread, business in the several counties ia thia
State power to lay ofT their rcpcctiv counties into as many districts as the may deem expedient, for the purpose t erecting Seminaries; and that the fine
now collected and applied, under the Ot article and 3d section of tho conniiutioi be applied to the district Seminaries rc pectivcly, where the persons reside frot
whom such lines may bo collected ; wr.
cave to report by bill or otherwise.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TrESD.vr, December l 1S3X. On motion of Mr. Armstrong, Resolved, That a select committee 1
appointed to enquire what cmendments, ; any, arc necessary to be made to the la
relative to lands granted fir the uso Schools in Clark's Grant, with leave to rc port by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr. Hannarrran, Ueselrcd, That the committee on th udiciary be instructed to inquire into tb
expediency of so amending tho law regi
laung mc jurisdiction and duties or just, ccs of the peace, as to give them junsdir tion in nil cases of confessed judgment and forfeited bonds, to any sum not cx cecding two hundred dollars, exclusivo c
interest and cost, with IcaTc to report l; bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr. Smith of R, Resolred, That the judiciary commilic
be instructed to enquire into the exediencof rcrismg nnd correcting an act approve lV.t.rt.r 1c tvOI . :.t I ... .
xvuiuuij loot, CWllllCU uu aci I regulate trials of the right of property ; wit! leave to report by bill or other wiso".
Mr. Walker moved tho fallowing reso
lution:
Resolred, Tint the committee on cduca
tion be instructed to enquire into the c
pediency of extending the right of taxatio for school purposes according to the nrc.-
cnt mode of assessing and collecting ta-
for the support of district schools so as t
include the vendor of merchadizc and tb loner of monev. and report by bill or oth
crwise; which was read, when Mr. Van devcer moved to confine the enquiry
Dearborn countv: which did not prevail.
The resolution was then adopted.
I )n motion ot Mr. Lowe, Resolved, That tho committee of ways
and means be instructed to enquire intc the expediency of so amending the law
relative to the assessment and collcctio:
of taxes, as to make it the duty of officer.
tor such purposes, to attend in each township a suitable length of time for tho purposes of their respective offices j and tc make it the duty ef the pcoplo to mcc' such officers for such purposes, and to re ducc the per cent, for such col lection?, ir. proportion to the diminution of trouble, and that all persona who fail to meet such officers shall bo made liable for tho additional costs that would accrue on account of their delinquency. On motion of Mr. Moore, Resolred, That the judiciary committee be instructed to enquire what amendments, if any, arc necessary to an act entitled an act concerning free negroes and mulattoes, servants and slaves, approved February 10th, 1831 ; with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Brett moved following resolution: Resolved, That the committee on tb judiciary be instructed to enquire into th propriety of reducing the fees of State an: county officers generally, and to asccrtair the amount of which the same in each par ticular ought to be reduced, and also, if i-
some lew instances tho lees should b deemed to be too low, to state the amoun to which they ought to bo raised in sue instances; with leave to report by bill c
otherwise; wmcn was read, when
Mr. Lvans moved to amend tho same by
striking out the word "reducing" and inserting the word "increasing." Mr. Vaw111" i- .
ter caneu ior a oivuion ot the question. Mr. Bell moved to lay on tho table; whici did not prevail. The question on Mr Vawtcr motion was taken and decided ir the negative, ayes 52, noes 2 1 . Mr. Elans moved to amend by inserting after the word "generally" these words, "includin; members of the General Assembly;' which was decided in tho affirmative, aye 33, noes 21 and on motion of Mr. Kclsc. the further consideration of said rcsolu tion was indefinitely postponed, aves 47 noes 21. On motion of Mr. Bigger, Resolved, That the standing committee on the state bank of Indiana be instructed to enquire into the expediency of applying to the secretary of war to make arrange"
menis ior paying uie pensions of the re
volutionary pensioners at tho respective branches of tho state bank of Indiana;
with leave to report by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr. Wilson of P , Resolved, That the committee on edu
cation enquire into the expediency of re
vising me several sections ol tho school law relativo to congressional townships, approved February 10, 1831, so ai to comprise the same into a small body, and
give cacn ana every townsnip the right to elect a proper person to take charge of the funds that have or may arise from the sales of the 10th sections and said persons to apply the funds under tho direction of tho respective trustees of the several townships; and report by bill or otherwise. On motion of Mr. StaGord, Resolved, That the committee on canals and internal improvements enquire into the propriety of providing for the examining and survey of a route commencing at or near the mouth of White rivur, by way of Indianapolis to somo convenient point on the Missinewa river, with an eye to tho construction of a canal on said route, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.