Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-26


y ed the sam
ID with my hand
l. Dc,e tho city Of Washington. the 6fisen,
Il day Of May, in the year Of our Lord on
: Thousand eight hundred and thirty -seven, an
= Of the Independence Of the United States II
+ M. VAN buren,.
r By the President;
Joax FossvrH, Secretary of State
!. Immediately after we had proved the validit,
of these documents, We issued a fiat in bankrupt
: CIV, and proceeded to an examination of the bank
/ rupts.
. John Bulls Martin Van Buren, in Courts
Mcssenger-Hc is.
John Dull-Swear him.
Messenger-The bankruptis sworn
! John Bull-You are head of the firm called the
United States!
Van Buren, am.
John BulI-IIow long have YOU been the head
Van Buren--In March last assumed the entire
managemen in my own name, but had for ma
nv wears an uncomfortable influence, and in the
first paragraph Of my inaugural address pledged
myself to "tread in the footsteps of the most IL
lustrious man in the executive calendar
John Bull-At the time If your Inauguration
did take an oath?
| Van Buren-Yes Iswore that 81 would execute
the office of the President OF the United States
and to the best of my ability preserve, protect,
and defend the Constitution of the IT, States''
John Bul!--What is the Yankee definition of
the word .sCons,tufiong'
Van Burcn-Uncie Sums articles of partner
ship.
John Bull-Have YOU tho deed Of partnership
of the firm with you9
| Van Burcn-Yes.
r Sos.. Bnll--Read rnat pnrr or rho urrfcfc.
lating TO your proclamation.
Van Buren, (rcads) -"Tho President NAV on
extraordinary occasions convene both Houses of
Congress. either Of them
John Balls there any thing N your articles
of partnership relative to commerce and cur
rencv?
Van Buren-Ycs, they provide that the Con
gress OF ali the states only and not any one state
should interfere herewith, and that roId and Sill
should be the only legal tender.
John Ball-What is the extraordinary occasion
which you have thus called the debtors, in |
stead Of the creditors Of your firm toeax,er?
Van Buren-Great and weighty M tiers, such
as how to keep gold and silver from being expor-
ted. Storm that extraordinary occasion.
John Bull-But you have kept gold and sill
yer from being exported; what can Congress do
more?
Van Burcn-Congress can pass some cr post
facto law laws.
John Buli-Read the Sd clause in the 9th Sec
ton of your articles Of partnership.
Van Buren, (reads) -"No er post facso law shall
be passed, neither BY Congress nor by any Lcgis-
lature of any state.''
bic by the first Monday in September next!
Van Buren, fear not.
John Bull-Why?
Van Buren-Because sixteen Of the Senators ,
,acated their seats the 4th of March last; and
III the twcntysix local legislatures assemble
o the reelection of those Senators, the cleo
ion Of others in their stead b
John Bull-Thc House Of Representatives
must also be newly composed, we presume! 81
Van Buren-Yes; what we call counties, but
What you call parishes, will, after the Senate is
ompete, be permitted to send the nominees of e
e De-
n uncertain time must elapse before Congress b
an meet q
John Bull-Then the proclamation is hum Al
ug. d
Van Buren-Yes. b.
John Bu.l-And the .Constitution'' is a hum I.
ug. W
Van Buren-Yes, and Nsomething more'' b.
The following, from the Missourian, a paper 7
bshed Fayette, in the state Of Missouri, will al
ford the reader some notion of the sort of cur 81
sncv which the Government proposes to Gre $,
te by its sub-treasury system throughout the p,
MON: al
,unty, presented at the land Office yesterday, a,
draft signed by Kendall, and upon the Treasu- r.
of the United States. 1t had been paid to him ea
s'land Office money!" but the officers Of the I'll
nd Office laughed at his @'rag money!" and he to
as compelled to shave his Ashin plaster At ten
II, 1t the counter Of every merchant IN town. rs
e advise our farmers to beware Of Kendall and III
8 drafts" tn
III
tract Of letter from q gentleman, residing w
near Darien, (Geo.) dated "a
"ArGusr 81 could, few days ago, have Pc
ven YOU very favorable accounts from this quar- ga
Of the Rice and Cotton crops, but, alas! il is ~
lite the reverse now. On the 9th We experien- ~
the most severe gale since 1924. The cot r.
crops the highlands have been whipped to ~
ICES. On - Island, 30 Ms. round win not IN
made. At this place, T. Isiand) the Cotton
p will be totally lost and Rice has been four =
4 under salt water. have done all that could fus
done by washing, but will not make haIfa crop hie
not much damage su.tainedin build tht
e, nor lives lost. or persons injured"
Forty Of the prisoners confined in the peniten- me
~ at Alton, Illinois, made their escrPe on the at
h. Two Of them were retaken, and the 9th
!, At the last dates, were still At large. Ne