Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-14

the absence ofbosh Of the Maryland Senators one
Of whom, was Of course expected to move the
usual resolutions, with remarks suitable to the oc
easion, and hence the announcement was with
held, in expectatioa of one q these gcntlemen
coming in. This was not The case however and
20 the solemn duty devolvcd on MI. Gruedy who
at . moments' warning, read short eulogy upon
the character Of Mr.. McKim.
All the different eulogies upon the members
who have died this session, have been read, and
this prac aicc appears to to be very objection
able, as it looks so studied and formal, lacking
that appearance Of sincerity that CLOVIS in the
voice and manner Of speaker, when his eyes are
not fastened notes before him, and his senti-
mcnis have their birth at the moment he Is speak
ing. II is strange Congressional dcbaters who
have spoken extenporaneousIy for hours on some
dull political subject, reading q speech Of five
minutes length, when the theme is calcula-
ted to inspire any heart with feelings and any
tongue with eloquencc to interpret them-at any
rate, If the speaker is not good At an extempore
discourse, let him writo il and commit it to mem
Ory-rather than read it.
The Senate adopted resolutions similar to those
in the House and adjourned to meet tomorrow at
eleven O'Clock. Previou to this mournful blsi-
some business was done but it consisted Prin
cipalIy ofsundry private bills.
The funeral arrangements for Tomorrow, nm
dcrsiand, will he folows:-the corpse will be
conveyed to the Capitol and after the burial ser
vice is performed, the funeral procession will pro-
coed with it to the Railroad Depot, whence It
will be taken by the cars to Baltimore. For this
purpose, an extra train is to be procured at the
expense Of the family IL the deceased, who have
inv itcd tho president, Heads of Department, Mem
bers Of Congress sc. to attend the funeral in Bait
imore. 1t is likely that many Of the latter will
not 90, and hence the vacant seats in the cars,
will he eagerly sought for by the loafers that hang
about the premises. 1t is to be hoped that some
discrimination will be used in granting passage
TO the applicants that will be there.
have news for you to night. Every body
has in his hands in his thoughts, Wcbstcr's
late speech on the Sub-Treasury bill, which is
now issuing from the press of the Intelligcncer Of
fee, where $4,000 copies Of arc to be thrown off,
! The Washington correspondent of the Boston
Atlas, contains this notice Of the contemplated
removal OF some Indians from the State Of New
York, under virtue of a contested treaty:
"Thcre has lately arrived in this city dclega-
ton of Quakers from Philadelphia, to protest
against the ratification by the Senate, ola certain
treaty, pretended treaty, lately negotiated with
the Indians Of New Y0rk-thc remnant Of the
celebrated confederacy Of the six nations, who
once possessed tho whole Of that State, and many
! fair tracts Of land beside.
II appears that for the last forty wears there
abouts, there has existed a connection between
this tribe and the yearly meeting Of the Quakers,
who have bcneyOlcntly contributed money and i'm
PIGMENTS Of husbandry, tow ards their instruction
and civilization. These Indians number
between four and five thousand, and they own, il
I rccollect right, elhing like . quarter OF .
million Of acres Of land, which being situated in
the vicinity Of Buffalo and tho Canal, has been
rendered by the wonderful growth Of that part Of
the country extremely valuable. These Indians
are wholly agricultural, and though several Cir
cumstances have conspired to render their pro
in aR S xss :hey hsys
white neighbors They perfectly peaceable
tcncc tor removing them beyond the Mississippi
than there is for removing the Marshpee Indians
Of Massachusetts.
! The United States government has been long
lime trying to get up against these Indians some
sort Of prctence Of a treaty Of removal. But the
Indians showed such decided and general hos
ti!ity 70 the project, that nothing could be effected
Finally, as the story goes, the matter was put in
to the hands Of ono GiIlct, Of New York, q membe,
Of the gath Congress, and he, it is said, succeeded
i'll seducing small number Of the chiefs anc
warriors into a tavern, where they were dossd
with whiskey, and induced to sign the pape,
which the Commissioner and the War officer now
have the impudencc to represent a treaty The
magistrates, Judges and grand iuries Of the neigh
boring distrcts--though they express thcmsclve.
to be favorable to the removal OF the Indians in
asmuch as it would make room for more desirable
sort Of popuation--havc still protested, in the
strongest terms, against the ratification on III.
part Of tine Senate, Of this instrument called 4
treaty, but which they hold to be utterly void boil
on account Of the method in which it was obtained
, and also from tine fact, that il had the a.
, sent Of but small minority Of the Indians.
On the whole, it appears that this treaty is jus
another Cherokee affair. Mr.. GilIet has awake,
Il, tho fDotsteps,' of the Rev Mr. Schcrr,c.ho.,
I. is a pure fraud from beginning to end. Never
thcless the Senate will ratfy it, and the Hous
! will vote funds to carry it into execution. Fo,
tunatcly for the Indians, the removal is not 4
, commence till the expiration Of FIVE years Be
fore that period elapses it is to be hoped that
political revolution will take place, by which the.
\ unlucky Indians, as we'll as the people at large
! may be able to throw off their oPpressors
The Baltimore Chronicle, in noticing lat
: Number Of Bells Medical Library makes tn
following remarks CO ncerning its contents.