Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-08
SIGNS OF THE TIMES

which he intends 10 bring i'm.
SIGNS OF THE TINES
The operations OF The several banks at Gin
cDasti, we are inclined TO believe,'are draw
ing 10 a close; the Farmers and Mechanics
bank, and the Cincinnati bank are scarcely
considered III existence; the Miami Export
ing COMPANY and MIR. Platt's establishment
10 have discovered at last that these nou pay
ing institutions are rank imposiiions upon soci-
etS: all their solemn pledges TO support them
are forgotten, and the cry of ''dowp with
them, is becoming so general as TO alarm the
friends OF The tottering Banks, aud seriously TO
threaten the peace of the Town "The bro.
kers and their aeentsare preparing the minds
OF the people for scenes of c,ssraceful vio-
lence"-says the Cincinnati Gazette Pro-
positions have been made to respectable CHI.
zeDs TO join mob for the purpose of plunder~
iae The Miami bank" This is certainly a most
unfortunate state of things In addition we
understand verbally that a lumber of citizens
actually assembled Oh Sunday last under such
inenacing circumstances, that the volunteer
companies were called out 10 oppose them.
NO act of violence eusued we believe this
affair has been greatly exaggerated Bat let
the banks take warning. Kent Rem
The Commissioners appointed by the
Legislature of Indiana have chosen a
place Tor the future seat of government
OF That young and growing state. The
spot chosen is on The east fork of White
River, AID is said 10 be about 100 miles
from Louisville, IN the rlidst of very
extensive tract of first raie land. La a
few years Isdiana will he settled from the
Ohio 10 Lake Michigan and will at no
distant period become one of the mos,
powerful members of The confederacy.
The rapidly with which The country be-
tween The Quo, and the great Lakes, is
populatlnS, Is but little understood
ONO now holds the fourth rank amongst
The states as appears by the last militia
returns to the war department., and In
diana and Illinois are pressing upon her
skirts In the career of prosperity and
greatness. twenty years, will probably
give these three states population OF
more than millions ofinIabitants.
Louisville Courier.
BUFFALOE, Jnly 2j.-Arrived in this VILLAGE
last week. the hon. john Gaillard, aud the hon
James Brown, senators in cong ress, the former
from South Carolina, and the latter from Loui
Siana. These gentlemen after spending a few
uays at Gen Porter's seat at Black Rock, Wis.
lted the baiis th0y will proceed TO Quebec
and return 10 New York by way of Ballstou.
Mr.. E!eazer Williams, missionary among the
Oneida Indians. in company with five chiefs
OF that natiou, took passage i'm the Steam boat
up the lake on the Goth inst. We understand
their design is TO visit their western brethren
TO see how they are disposed towards receiv-
ang the gospel, and 10 ascertain what AL van
tdgeS may be derived upon the eastern tribes
by locating on some unsettled tract TO the west
They go under the auspices of government
! Cdnddidn ABmrs-We learn that The late cleo.
ZION Tor members of parliament, for Upper Ca.
hadd, has terminated in The almost u,Ianin,ou,
choice OF persons, who tue political friend,
OF Mr. GOurlay. ltWOuld appear by this thai
the popular voice in Canada is oppOsed 10 the
administration.
MIR Rar.uo,o ,,t,o 49,. e.zl
ed for publishing some of Mr.. Gourlay's wri.
tinss, was recently released from confinement
aud has charge Of the Niagara Spectator and
declares III Public address. that the Specta
GOT snail prove great terror to little tyraRfs
"m' IL Peters. Esq. proposes to publish
1e"SEaper at Niagara, TO be called the Cana,
dian Enquirer TO be conducted on free and indie.
SeRdsHt principles.
Indian ferOcity MIR. Chandler, the gem
tleuan who was Iomahawked by the In~
dlans AT the time Capt. Davis OF Nash
vile was killed, in boat descending the
mississippi, has just returned to his resi-
dence III Jessamine county. He states thai
after the outrage had been committed by
The two Indians, that three chiefs were
seized by The whites, confined, and retail
ration upon them threatened, unless tie
murderers were delivered up. This pro
duced their surrender. The two murder.
ers were confined with chains and small
paddock, LOGGED in room and a guard Of
I'VE men placed round The building. In
the morning the ward heard pistol fired
and Immediately repaired to the door
which they opened. The first man who
attempted to cutter was knocked down by
one OF The Indians, who bad during The
night gnawed of with lis teeth Tie hasr
OF Tie lock, so as TO leave tie Chain OF
one wrist only, which he used rs a wea.
pom, aud with which lac successful,
knocked down the four first of the guard
who approached TIE door, when the finl
s,l@i him through The body and he Tell
On entering The room they found ~,
Olher Indian, who vas young man, sho
through The body. II appears The Two In
nIaDs had agreed 10 kil each other rathe
,nan he hanged b. the whites, bot ate
me elderly ore had shot The young,
WIN pistol which he had concealed
on" tie guard approached, he dctcrmin