Western Times, Volume 3, Number 14, Richmond, Wayne County, 18 December 1830 — Page 3

"*■, 1 over immense territroiety vet it roust be] that they posrew the-tki'ActTT,- or not onpeußity and sagacity euoagh rtßioose one to act for them. They retain in U-Bown hands all powers not expreuty unme.l Hbeir charter, to be wielded be them, .h their agents and under theis supervision, dKfy, then, ft ie their ligfct to be beard and rein ever/thiof which concerns them,' administration oflheir government. And 7K|io will theo'bnipotence ofpublH!ilatiiw,or elsewhere—and suffer the iieo'l r-Mor their representatives to make him thoir eoaterar may ba his "ownformer opinn dssrres a destiny as unenviable ar thut j ■ late Charles X., because he is ns tyranni- ■ Thaa/ent if employed by oft election to people’s business, and he tain do it in and not in his own, or give plaoe to who will, to be elected to office upou iround.njrew to Sacrifice his general inbecomes a slave to opinions not and belong! to hit part/; and' like u Senator, is bound to sacrifice the slate to sustain the principles of a , or be expelled fr >no tbeir ranks. He who '■ectnd upon his merit, by the free suffrages parlies, dr by the people, without a partv iHe’t, is free ; and may be independent— w ji| uader obligations to h:s entire con and friends, without knowing or wishknow, where they stand in politics—is by no foreign incumbrances, and may, ‘Hsit honest mao, act from his.own views of iHI tod wrong, and always be found on the of principle, and the interests of the people But no mode or Humber of elections ,Hi>d ever Withdraw the eye.of tlie agent from hit constituents, or make him into Ulo Will of the majority He who opinion in advance, to oppose or support, Hinao, men, or party, without odowingbim- ■ latitude for redeotion and investigation, his mental independence in chains, and his under the lead of a disciplined aris ■acy. It is true, that when the popular will Hilly ami fairiy expressed, in plnoiog men io Hrrr, their acts should in eierjr instance be —not as much on th’ir own account ■from respect to the power which created Hn-when tbeir aim, is honest and tljeir ten ■cy ftie advancement'if thopublic good. But men rial thd nucleus of a party rendez ,■) and puffer them to dictate the measure nt ■ir own pleasure, is inconsistent with ropub ■ institutions Measures//*/ and then men ■"stain them, and none but such as will sustain ought to be on-the title page of the text the U. Stats’ politicians. Schooled in ■ theory. peace and g.. -d neighborhood wiM return, and deception be rendered more ■cult When men are presented as the ral-■-r standard, we may behold a fine exterior—■ible deportment—the gentleman—scholar—- ■ intelligent fuoe—elegant mien-traits of —semblances of morality—and much ■rs, to command our ’admiration; but, the ■tnf intention is still invisible; and we may ■’ md wed, nt last, secret designs and infirm ■loomioon N> man io his greatest perfection ■t ehen principles Hnd measures summon us to their votaries—they are thrown open to ■ view unmasked—we can behold their ven body, and their end—we can ex ami ■ them with our mind’s eye, investigate their ■lies and effects, and probe them to the cor■nd when approved, we can embrace them as ■'lst* that will not deceive us—that cannot de V us—that will live immutably amidst the ■risgs of party strife, to point the way to cer- ■> and glorious victory. Jtfen must yield to ■siures—not measure* to men ■taping the numerous subjects which dssirs ■staidfarther prolixity, has induced me to re ■re for your superior wisdom and penetration, ■ut which much anxiety is felt, permit ine re ■olt'ully to recommend;—That you bestow n ■table attention upon the condition of our ■rigable rivers* as calling for appropriation* ■ of the three per oent fund Tor tbeir improve■nt, to secure the safety of the descending ■it; and to enoourage the steam boat to vm ■e upon those streams, which, but for their ■ur*l obstructions would fovite her to visit ■ir extensive shores. That you taka into con■sration the Condition of our college, and sos- ■ it with that parental bare which shall pre■vo it free from religious sectarianism or politiJ partyism, that it may form ripe and liberal ■olars, such as will be ornaments to the state ■d benefactors to tbeir race.— That you eh■ire. whether our state roads have not failed ■ reoaive the amount of labor due them by law ■d the physical force of the state, as an effect' ■ too much reliance upon the three per cent ■d —That you may comparo the I3ib,l4tb, ■d 17th sections of the constitution, which pro ■nt imprisonment for debt unless for fraud , se■re the right of bail, and forhul the require■at of excessipe security, with the 4th' section ■the praotice act, the I4lh section of the exe■tioD lows* and the insolvent debtor act, which ■ovule for the imprisonment and release of debt- ■, under the capias ad respondendum and capias Wsatitfaciendun. io order to be sa*ified that ■b constitution Ss general in its application to ■ stages of proceeding in actions, and that the ■m muke a distinction in the rights of the debt. ■ upon meine txtuXfinal process. Our laws aid ■ft debtor in obtaining his release upon execu- ■*’ without a resort to the insolvent law, and ■ere there is no presumption of fraud, but the ■iginal writ still takes the body to jail unless •'* is given or a schedule is filed. Is the fail- ■ ( bat presumption of fraud in■nded by the constitution which ma; imprison W,a' l I * e * >tor unable to give bail, ■ , J et bava properly enough to pay bis debts, !r be unwilling to file his schedule. The contt ut ion hat abolished imprisonment for Aebt, K it for fraud or presumption of and. The propriety and oonstitutinttality, lererore, of imprisoning the body, either by the •7k ° r la ** P rocM * *° • suit for debt alone, Uhoitt providing some way of attaching fraud > the defendant, is extremely doubtful. To we without tbo mearos of payment is a misfor> me, but to act fraudulently it a crime. Great bases have been praotised under the 4th secmn of the practice aot It authorises bail in otioni of ••covenant detinue, fcc.” without any ■tO'lnvst of the amount due. ft is easy to evade n<* constitution by suing on n covenant, not r the payment of money or liquidated dnma-i B , lay the damages at ten times the amount, or .oming, file no affidavit to any amount,; lOpriMn the defendent until the trial, and thnsi eiasad excessive I>oil and violate the conslitu ! ion. This has been practised. In the one of ese oases, an affidavit should he made in all .ik ßl v ßr v*htois no sum certsio; and in the >tner, the relief given on the capias ad sntivfamndum should be extended to the Capias ad "pondeadum. .-* 1 doubtless, be to you nn agreeable seroe to authorise the presentation of tbaoootenta m l *° boxes of public documents to. the IndiRe ’ or '*• worth y President, io behalf .r a, lh ' A* th® instanoo of tbo Secretary Stnto of the Uoitod Staten to cooformity to m os Congress: and also, two boxes of the *a® from the same, to the first established bisk„'°*‘ *°ci®ty in Indiana. The above named o °v*t have come to hand. - i m sny nttempt to revise the military laws, ■ ‘ tawing necessity of a classification of the

miiitia iqtp voluntary aifo sedentary corpsvi Afford 10 “ e /®? eht I*■ . to affor<> . o°pfoto ralwf to tbeconscieuas a consequence, should not, at the SstinalM r *.°,* wer * political history, bo lost Sight of. It is eqnally as comet to iasposo penalties . upon one denomination of ckrktians as another; for religious scrapie,—there being ao tsvt oI , opinions— but they ought to ba avoided as to ; eny; when no injury would accrue to the public, under a complete equality, and freedom ! (tom a conscwnoo tax. f. An t approved January 22d, 1830, givj ing relief to purchasers of out lots in Indianapolis, has prudentially received a construction by the agent, of the state, as to the pay mint of back interest for lots never forfeited,which never could have been the intention of the UgisfefoHW. The agent doubting as to the troe construction, tbot’ ft best to err on the safe side, receive the interest, and refer the question tothe Legislature for an explanatory act. The time was extended for payment, by the said act, before the forfeiture of the lots, or any right was vested in the state, by the origii nal agreement, to demand interest. If in terest should-be demanded, when there was neither a forfeiture under the first a greement, not under the law giving, fur. tber time, the debtor would be placed in a, worse situation than if no relief law had been passed; for all would have paid up before the indulgence given by the law and saved the payment of the first fonr yean interest, in preference to taking the 22 months indulgence by the said law, and then compelled to pay interest for five yean and ten months. The interest ought to be refunded. The situatiou of the treasury is as follows, to wit: amount of assessments for 1830, s4l,ll7.76—estimated deduction for delinquencies, commission, mileage, and advertising, $7,300.00. deducted, leaving $33,617.76 —for the treasury, which will probably be paid this winter, including $386 22, already paid. There is now m the treasury from all sources, $33, 789 93. which, added to the balance yet to be received of this year’s assessments will make $63.571.47. The amount on hand is subject to the following claims, viz; out standing warrants, $28504 -jpdiciary claims not audited, $2,273.00-rosßecu-tors, $298,70 —specific appropriation, s36o.oo—quarter master general, $12.00 probate judges estimate ,$1,600 00—canal fund, $15,806 67—Indianapolis fund, s6,76s.6s—militia fines, $561 86—ma king in all, $27,749 43—leaving for the treasury the ensuing year, $35*812.04, after setting apart the said claim*. The demands upon this sum for the legislative expense, printing, &c. judiciary, specific appropriations, executive, contingencies and militia, state prison and wolf scalps, and probate judges, tflav amount to $33, 000.00—-leaving in the treasury Ist December, 1831, about s2,Boo.oo—apart from what may. then be paid of the revenrovf thtt ywr. By the exhibit, vre see that our present revenue law, will provide abundant means hereafter, for the common and necessary purposes of the government. And the anticipated new subjects of taxa* hoc, being constantly on the increase, you may in a sbdrt time, without, some extra ordinary call upon the finances, reduce the •people’s burthen. Be ye well assured, gentlemen, that it will be my pride, as it will be my ambition to aid you in-every thing, which, either director or"remotely, shall promisp any fruits for good, to our mutual constituents. As we shall all sooner or later rpturu to the honorable stations of private citizens, to feel the laws which we may enact, we. have a community of interest with them, to exercise caution, that nothing is done aniw. JAMES B, RAT. IM). LEGISLATURE. Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 6,1830. IN SENATE. Hon. Milton Stapp, Lieutenant Governor called the Semite to order, when it appeared that the following members were present, viz: From the counties of Fayette and Union —'Newton ClaypooL ,f Marion, Hendricks, Hamilton, &c.— Cahrin Fletcher. Shelby, Decatur, Johnson and Morgan— James Gregory. Vigo, Sullivan and Clay —William C. Linton. Franklin— John T. M'Kinney. Dearborn— John Watts. Orange, and Lawrence —John G. Clendenin. Washington— John Depattw. Clark and FJoyd —John M. Lemon. Wayne —Abel Lomax. Rush and Henry —Amaziah Morgan. Gibson, Pike and > 1 bois —David Robb. Jefferson and Jenni i .s—John Bering. Randolph, Delaware, &c. —Daniel Worth. And the following gentlemen, elected | since the last session, appeared, produced i their credentials, had the oath of office adI ministered to them by the Hon. Jesse L. Holman, and took their seats, viz: From the counties of Periy, Spencer and Crawford —Samuel Frisbie Knox, Davis and Marlin— John Ewing. Posey,/Vanderburgh and Wamc— Thom - UpGiven. Jackson, Scott and Bartholomew— Wil liam Graham. Harrison— Dennis Pennington. Monroe, Owen and Groan—-James Whitcomb. Montgomery, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Carroll and Clinton —Joseph Orr. Parke, Vermillion, Fountain and Warroo —Junta Blair.

FoT** St ™* ,e ,he " IW*® ed 'l to ballot for Officers. 14; W. W. Wick 7. For Assistant Secretary—, Austin W. Morris 12; John Hi Seottff. FixEnrolliog Clerk, 2d ballot, WM.J. Brown 14* Scjtie*. rog 7. On the 6th ballot- Oliver Morse had a majgrity of the whole number, for Doorkeeper. Messrs. Famham, Morris, Brown, and Morse, were derived and sworn into office by the Hon. JmhX HOUSE OF Monday,. Dee., 8, 1890. The Clerk having called the House to order,, the following gentlemen appeared, produced their credentials, were sworii into office by the Hoa. Isaac Blackford, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, and took their seats, viz: From the county of Wayne —John Fine £* ar y# oovor ’ W*Uhu“ Elliott and Eli Dearborn—Earn. Ferris, Ja*. T. Pollock, Samuel H. Dowdcu, and Walter Armstrong. Clark —lsaac Howk, Joseph Work, and John E. Roe. Washington —Ezekiel D. Logan, Rodolphus Schoonover and Hugh McPheterst Harrison —Joseph Paddacks, George Bentley and John Zenor. Franklin —David Wallace and John Reed. -—rat-.. ■ - Switzerland —John Dumont. ‘b; j' Jefferson —David Hillia and Janfo*. H. Wallace. Grange. —Thomas Coffin and James Loyd. v j Knox— John C. Reily and John Decker. Fayette —Marks Crume and Danid.Hankins. Rmh —William S. Bussell. Decatur —'Thomas Hendricks. Ripley— William Skeen. ■. Jennings —Henry L. Soper. Marion-ds Alexander W. Russell. Jackson—Jaxpos Hamilton. Scott —Alexander Lowry. Floyd—Jacob Bencd.

Crawford —Zabulon Lcvenworlh. Lawrence —Pleasant Parksf Monroe —John OweiM. Gibson —Samuel Hall. 1 Posey —William Casey. Sullivan —George Boon. Vigo —Amory Kinney. Perry if Spencer —. John Pitcher. Pike <Sf Dubois —Thomas C. Stewart. Daviess Sf Martin —James G. Read. Green Jf Owen —James Galletiy. Putnam if Clay —John McNairy. Parke if Vermillion —John Gardner. Montgomery, Fountain, Tippecanoe, if c. —John Beard and Abel Clay pool. Hamilton, Henry, Madison, if Hancock —Elisha Long and Thomas Bell. Allen, Cass, ifc. —Joseph Holman. Morgan, Hendricks, ifc. —-Alexander W/rth. Shelby if Johnson —John Smiley. Randolph if Delmcare —David Seimans. : Bartholomew —William Herod. Mr. Brown, oMJhion, and Mt. Craig, Switzerland, were absent; and one vacaipcy, occasioned by the death of Mr. Morehouse, of Vandebmgh. The House then balloted for Speaker; Messrs Kelley, and Wallace of J. tellers. Ist ballot, 2nd 3rd For Isaac Howk, 26 36 30 James G. Reed, 20 23 25 David Wallace, 9 6 0 Scattering, 3 3 3 Mr. Howk being declared duly elected, was conducted to the chair by Messrs. Finley and Logan, when he returned his thanks in an appropriate address. The House then balloted for Clerk; Messrs. Headricks and Long tellers. 1£ ballot, 2nd For William Sheets, 29 30 Henry F. Thornton, 27 27 Scattering, 3 F Mr. Sheets was declared duly elected: Albert 6. White was elected Assistant Clerk on the Ist ballot, and J. B. E. Raid Doorkeeper on the 6th ballot ; and tbofficer* sworn in by the Hon. Isaac Riackford. > Uu motion of Mr. Elliott, a resolution was adopted, directing the Clerk to inform the Senate of the organization of the House, and of its readiness to proceed to legislative business. On motion of Mr. Hoover, Resolved, 'That the Secretary of State be requested to furnish thirty-one copies of 1824, and the same number of copies of the revised statutes of 1825, 1826, 1822,1828, 1829, and 1830, for the use of this abuse. Standing Committees. The following are the Standing Comihittees in the Semite: Committee on Elections —Messrs. Givens, Pennjngton, Orr, Btair and Frisbie. Ways if Means —Messrs. Grahan£f'ennington, Watts, Robb and Givens. ~ Judiciary —Messrs. Stevens, M’ Kinnoy, Fletcher, Whitcomb, Watts, Depauw and Frisbie. Education —Messrs. Linton, Whitcomb, Watte, Bering, Worth, Lomax and Depauw. Military Affairs —Messrs. M’Kmnpy, Morgan, Orr, Clendenin and Lemon. Roads —Messrs. Gregory, Soring, Lemon, Claypool,Robb, Linton and Pennington. Canals if Internal Improvement —Messrs. Ewing, Linton, Stevens, M’Kinney, Blair, Worth and Orr. Affairs of the town of Indianapolis — Messrs. Fletcher, Gregory, Whitoornb, Pennington and Lomax. Claims —Messrs. Morgan, Sering, Robb, Clendenin, Depauw and Frisbie. State Prison —Messrs. Blair, Lemon, Claypool, Lomax and Graham. Unfinished Business —Messrs. Claypool, Clendenin and Ewing. - Enrolled Bills —Messrs. Fletcher and Worth. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The speaker announced the appointment of the following standing committees. Committee of Ways and Means —Messrs. Reed of D. and M., MlPheeters, Wallace of J. Elliott, Armstrong, Work, and Grume.

Hankins, Semans, and Zenor. - Judiciary —Messrs. Hall, Wallace of F., Dumont, Herod, Kinney, and Pitcher. Education—hteears. Ferris, HiUis, Hendricks, Finley, Owen, Reid of F. Wenworth, and Hankins. Military Aff*-Messrs. Wallace of F. Casey, Long, Logan, Stewart, Paddacks, and Schoonover. . State Prison —Messrs. Dumont, Wright, Parks, Bentley, Bence, Roe, and Lowry. Affairs of Indianapolis —Messrs. Russell, Hoover, Dowden, Long, Smiley, Bell, Worth and Galletiy. Claims —Messrs. Boon, Beard, Coffin, Dedter, Hamilton, Soper and Zenor. Roads— Messrs. Pollock, Craig, Bussell, Lynd, Skeeue, Bentley, Gardner, and Semans. Canals A Internal Improvement —Messrs. Holman, Wallace of F>. Hillis, Reiley. Kin*ey, Beard, Gardner, Claypool, Bam anil McNary.

WESTEUjr TIJtREM. CENTHgyiLLE, INPLAWA: December 18, ....... 1838-

to the failure of a mail East of Dayton, we did 001 gel foe President’s Message until our paper was made up forth# press. It i much longer than his last—we will lay it -before our readers as soon as possible. o^7” We have piercing yesterday at 26, and 27.

Indiana M*egioiature. [ But little has yet been done by this body. Resolutions have been introduced in both Houses, asking enquiry into the propriety of revising the Statute Laws of the State; also, asking for memorials to Congress for donations of Land, for various purposes. A resolution, having in vipw an additional muster in each year, was defeated in foe House, by a vote of 36 .to 22; all the Wayue member? againstlt. Mr. Hoot ver introduced a bill to authorize the erection of an Asylum in Wayne county, which passed to a second reading. We see all our members are busy. It it I uncertain when the elections for.U. S. Senator, Cii .cuil J udges, and Prosecutors, will take place. Since the Above was in type, we have leanfcd, through the, attention of Mr. Finley, that on Monday, last JOHN R. PORTER was re-elected President Judge of the Ist Circuit, JOHN F..ROSS of the 2nd, and MILES C. EGGLESTON of the M Circuit; all without opposition. \ dOHNH. THOMPSON wa. ro-oleaedJAoaecu-ting Attorney for the 2nd, and C. L BATTELL soy the 4fo Circuit; bofowithout opposition: and on foe 2nd ballot, P. SWEETSER was elected Prosecutor for foe sth Circuit, by a vote of 44 to 31, over Hiram Brown. To-day is set for the election of U.S.Senator.

Dor. Ray's JtTessage. We read this document with mote than ordinary attention, and an earnest desire to keep die author out of view, while we judged its merits and demerits without partiality or prejudice towards him. The style is, beyond doubt, fluent and easy, and, with the exception of spme (wcasional superlatives, inaccuracies, and incoherencies, might be called elegant. Many of its topics are important, well conceived, and ably advanced, while others are improper for q place in such a document, or are erroneous, or liable to imiu-

Bprahle objections. We have tho inclination, but not the room, to review it by piece-meals. In the whole, we consider it a respectable document—much the best we have ever seen from Gov. Ray—and had it been properly pruned, by striking out the irrelevant matter, (which constitutes more than a half,) it would still have been long enough—less liable to objection—more like othei Governor’s Messages—and a credit to its author. ~

t OC?”T h P EJditor of the “Indiana Palladium” calif on us to reply, to certain queries put by him touching foe Michigan Ifeoad Lands- We would be pleased to give tfic Editor of the Palladium any information he may a*k for, on this subject, but our crowded columns admonish us to be brief at present. We have read, with attention, the letter of the late Secretary Barbour, to whioh he refers, and construe it to sustain, most amply, the remarks mad* by us in a late number of this paper. That fo* Editor of the Palladium should differ with us, is not at all a matter of surprise, when it is considered that we “are not of the some Chuicn,” in polices. We refer him to the Message of Gov. Ray, where he will see the opinion we advanced, fully ud ably sustained, by one of the Commissioners who aided in making foe treaty, and who was instrumental in obtaining that donation for the Michigan Road. Gen- Tipton, likewise a Commissioner at foe treaty, and an authorized agent.on thepazt of foe U. S. to attend the State Commissioners in the selection of those lands, it of foe same opinion—we hope foe Palladium will consider him, at least, good authority. A writer in the Indiana Democrat, admits fee decision of die Acting Commissioner to be incorrect, but thinks it would have been rectified, had foe facte been properly presented. The Palladium wilt certainly consider articles approved by the “accredited aigau of me party,” sufficient to settle any question of this kind; and we again refer him to Gov. Ray’s Message to see why this proper representation was not made. , * '* Our friend of the Palladium, we highly esteem, as a man, but lie haacertaiuly shown mare valor than discretion, in his zeal to sustain the decision of the Gen.- Government against this State, fix it in what way he wilt. ------ -i -J* Alabama. Tire Legislature of this State assembled at Tiucaloosa, on the 15lk of last month. Samuel B. Moore was elected President, end Francis S. Lyon Secrets, re, of she Prte. Jft P?m, Sncakei; Thomas

B. Tunstall, Secretary, tad T. N. Van Dyta Atasttat Secretary, of the Rduee. On the ISth Gov. More* trananitted his annual Meeiige, tq the two Hboses, in which he uirm ttw adoption of a correct qrMem of Education—argues in oppoeion to a renewal of the charter of the U. 8. Rank -ermeunm, ecultingly, the favorable circumstances under which the Muscle Shoal Canal is tube cofimeMced, and fotate IT such a national work as ipfentitled to the fovorahie consideration of the General Government—-and oppose* foe Tariff, thpugh in a temperate manner. Gov. Moore ie annofoiced in the Alabama papers, as a candidate forihe U. S. Senate, in oppositioa to Mr. McKinley, the present member, la the Legislature there is a standing Committee u on Divorce and Alimonyand a bill has been introduced to extend the jurisdiction of the State over the Cherokee Indir ana, residing withip its limits. ’ -n — ? —-ft—^4 Worth Carotina. The Legislature oi' N. Oarolina.convened ai Raleigh, on fob 15th Nov. David F. Caldwell was ese leeted Speaker, Samuel F. Patterson, Clerk, and Wm. J. Cowan Assistant Clerk, of foe Senate. Ip the House, Charles Fisher was elected Speaker, Charles Manly Clerk, and Thomas G. Stone Assist tant Clerk. Ga the 18th, Gov 1 . Gwen communicated his annual Message te both Houses. He speaks of the advantages of EduotUion—declares hi* decided

hostility to the appropriation of money by Congress, an works “not clearly arid undeniably national,” but thinks Congress has the undoubted right to erect LIGHT HQSftfISS, construct HARBORS, &c----along the Seashore, arid, therefore, suggests the propriety of asking an appropriation to open u a communication,” (canal) “from the Alfiemarle Sound to the Atlantic Ocean.” Gov. Owen throws out alia intimation against the re-chartering of the (J. S. Bank, but recommends a State Bank on the same planthinks the Tariff unconstitutional and (insufferable, and advises an extension of the laws of the State over foe Cherokee Indians residing within its boundaries.

QQt'Creditablh. —Resolutions have been introduced into both Houaea of foe Legislature oMJeotgia, disapproving, in strong terms, of die language of the high toned nullifyers of the South. They say—“disunion will bring in its train diacOrd, misery, and civil war.” *

nullifyers of South Carolina hav* elected f Governor Miller to die U. S. Senate, in place of foe venerable patriot Judge Smith, presens member. The .vote stood, Miller 82, Smith 71-' Census —lß3o. Floyd co. rod. contains 8,477 inhabitantsWashington, - - 13,072 Orange, - 7,909 Lawrence, - - 9,239 Shelby, - - - 6,294

Important Decision.—We learn, says the Savannah Georgian, hy a letter dated at Tallahassee on the 2d inst. that the Superior Court of that District has pronounced its de> crae in the case of Mitchell and others, vetr sus fee United States, brought for the confirmation of the title to that tract of country known as in favor of the United States. We are flirther informed that the decree is only a preliminary one, ' preparatory tothe examination of that important cause by the Supreme Court of the 1 United States.

DISSOLUTION. TWIHE Co-partnership heretofore exis- -*■ ting between Atticus Siddall and Mo Talbott* under the name of nOBAU it TAUBOTV. !• this day dissolved by mutual consent. All thooe indebted to the said Siddall 4* Talbott, are requested to pay the same to Atticus Siddall, who is to settle al| the business of the Co-partnership, ATTWUS SIDDALL , JOHN TALBOTT. Richmond { , Dee. 15* 1830. 14*tf Off* wo'Hcir

rWIHE subscribers are under the neceiW sity of calling on their customers for a little assistance in the way of . £ A S H, by the 25th :n;i. We admit the newspaper notice is short, but some who are indebted will recollect that the indulgence has been Very long. This notice is intended for those only, who know by agreement they Were to hare paid much sooner. If mopey cannot be paid, we wish to balance our books by due bills. 03* We will still sell goods as low as t hey can be had .else where, and our assortment is good. BLOOMFIELD * COMMONS. Dec. 15,1830. 14

SHERIFF'S SALE BY virtue of ao order from the Wayne Circuit court, I will offer for sale, on the 15tb day of January next, at the court house door in the town of Centrerille, a part of the following described lot, to wit: a part of lot numbered seventy four as numbered ou the original plat of the town of Centreville, id the county of Wayne, and bounded as follow's—Beginning fifty feet west of the north east corner of said lot running thence, west fortytwo feet, thence south forty feet, thence west forty feet, thence south ooe hundred and twenty-five feet, thence east eightytwo feet, thence north one hundred and sixty-five feet to the place of beginning.— The rents and profits of said lot will first be offered for seven years, snd if it does not sell for a sufficiency to satisfy said order, the fee simple will, at the same time and place be offered for sale. Sale to be between 10 A. SI. and 4P, M. of said day. JOHN WHITEHEAD, Shff. W.C. December 16, 1830. lltdo