The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-01-23
PUBLICATION OF THE LAWS.

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Legislature, to make provision for an earliel
publication of public scls Of Assembly
meets with appreciation in all quarters.
The arguments for such provision are,
indeed, unanswerable. The cost of pub
fishing them in newspapers, is the only OBJ
lection that can be urged; but il is scarcely
OF any weight, when compared with tho
manifest and manifold advantages. Among
democratic people--whe make the laws
OF the community BY their agents, and there
fore make themselves in legal contemplation
such objection ought not be made, and
ought al any rate not to be listened 10 with
patience. The people, ignorant for q long
time OF the laws, which in theory they make
themselves The citizens bound to obey
laws, of which they are wholly ignorant!
from necessity The citizens subiec, to
laws, affecting properly and personal liber-
ty-imposing penalties, changing remedies
for wrongs, ,and Gor the enforcement of rights
mot TO know what the laws are, or not TO
have au opportunity of knowing them, when
yet they are fully binding! Tho thing is
not only. absurd, but ii is plain injustice.
There is no better rule, than that every
one, under the jurisdiction of the courts,
must know the laws. of the country. No
one can be permitted TO plead ignorance Of
them, otherwise the courts must be occu.
pied not SO much, in determining the rights
OF citizens, as in ascertaining through ju-
r'es, the fact how much they know Of the
laws about 10 be administered.
We trust the Legislature will appreciate
the Importance of the Governors recon.
mendalion on the subject, and make an ear
ly provision comfortable TO it.
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Florida. The following is letter from
Judge MARVIN 10 the editors of the Tslla-
hasse Floridan, giving some additional par.
Iiculars of the recent expedition of Col.
Harvey Dec. 81.
News had arrived at Key West before
my leaving there tina, Col. Harvey, of ,he
U. 5. A. about the 10th inst, had a recon-
ire with the Indians in the interior of the
everglades. With a foree Of abeu. ninety
men ho en!ere i The everglades in canoes,
guided by John negro, who was captured
'y the Indians in 1895, from his master,
DR.. Crews, and who escaped and came into
he camp at Cape Florida few months
'ince. The negro conducted tho Colonel
hrough the everglades 10 the Indian town,
md he surrounded it and fred upon them,
Killing one or two Indians, and taking ,hr-
y-eigh! prisoners. In the assault the chief
II the band, Chai-ki-ka, was pursued
everal miles by one Of the dragons, and |
'vertaksn and shot. Among the prisoners
AIKEN were ten warriors, nine of whom |
we're hung; the life of the tenth being saved |
Or future guide. The rest of the prison
RS were women and children, and were all |
pared and taken TO the post at Cape Flori.
la. "a GO
This band of Indians is known as The !
'panish band, and the same who murdered
ir. Cooley's family and several others a.
APE Florida. and Captain Walton of the
and Dr. Crews. They are the
anne Indians, too, who surprised Col. Har-
ey year since, a, Caloosahatchie, under
lacomb's treaty Of peace; and the same
mo recently burned and destroyed the set.
ement on Indian Key, killing men, wo-
ian, and children, and mutiIlating their bo-
les on the most barbarous manner. This
and OF Indians, with this same Cha-ki.ka
their head, have been the terror of the
outii for years, and have probably drank
much white blood as any in the Terrific
Y. ai'+'
The Colonel re.cap,ured thirteen or four
ZEN of Colts rifles, taken from him at
by the Indians, and about
70 thousand dollars worth of goods car
ed off by the Indians from Indian Key.
This affair OF Col. Harney's will do more
strike terror into the Indians, and to bring
'out real peace than any thing that has
'cnrred for a long time. The everglades
no longer the refuge to the Indian. His
~n Businesses are penetrated by the white
an.
Col. Harney is about again TO penetrate
e everglades, in pursuit Of Sam Jones'
, now having guide 10 conduct him to
8 town. He is to be Joined by several
ficers in the Navy, and company of /
aIlnes, who are now upon the coast. En- !
gy like this will soon end the war, and I
ilh less loss of life than lemporizing meas
es.
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Burning Of the MEETING In {
UEFALo.-The evening of the 29ih of De- q
mber, the anniversary of tho destruction I
the Caroline" by the Canadians, was \
by meeting Of portion of
e citizens of Buffalo, at which Or. STAGe
sisted by four Vice Presidents, presided
)eac hos w arA n, q da a,d ra,aIu,;o,. -.....i II