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V A MI® AM A WEIG aINM ILLINOIS INTELLIGENCE!*. BY GREINER & SHERMAN.] WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1832. [NEW SERIES. VOL. I.—NO. XVII. THE , was;; and zZ-uizzmgcncsicr ! i IS PRINTED AND PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAYS, ViY M. GREINER, PUBLIC PRINTER, At Too Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum, payable in advance, or Four Dollars, if not paid until the expiration of the year. No subscription received for a less time than six months. PRICE OF ADVERTISING. For 15 lines or less, one insertion, $1 00. For every subsequent insertion, 37 1-2 cents. A liberal deduction made to those who advertise by the year. BY AUTIiOjKJLT\ . LAWS OK THE UNITED STATES, t PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY SECOND CONGRESS. I UfiZ.IC t\o. «4-. . AN ACT Supplementary to the “Art for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolu tion.” lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled, That each of the surviving officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, soldiers, and Indian spies, who shall have served in the continental line, or State troops, volun teers or militia at one or more terms, a period of two years, during the war of the revolution, and who nre not entitled to any benefit under the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution, passed the !5th day of Mav, eighteen hundred ar.d twenty-eight, be au thorized to receive, out of any monev in the Tr easury not otherwise appropriated, 'lie amount of his full pay in the said line, arc ding to his rank, but not exceedi ig in any case, the pay of a captain, in the suid line; such pay to commence from the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, and shall continue during his natural life; and that any such officer, non commissioned officer, musician, or private, as aforesaid, who shall have served in the continen tal line, State troops, volunteers or militia, a term or terms in the whole less than the above period, but not less than six months, shall be authorized to receive out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, during his natural life, each according! to his term of service, an amount beating such proportmi fo Lhe annuity granted to ,he same! rank ior the service of two years, as his term of service did to the term aforesaid; to commence from the fourih day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-on*. Sec. U. And be it further enacted, That, no person, receiving any annuity or pension under anv law of the United States providing lor revo lutionary officers and soldiers, shall he entitled to the benefits of this act, unless ho shall first relin quish his further claim to such pension; and io all payments under thisact,the amount which m have been received under any tlior act as afore said, since the date at which- the payments under This act shall commence, shall first bo deducted from such payment. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That the pay allowed by this act shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, he paid to th officer, non-commissioned officer, musician or pri vate, entitled thereto, or his or their authorized attorney, at such places and times as the Secre tary of the Treasury may direct, and that no foreign officer shall be entitled to said pav, nor shall any officer, non-commissioned officer, musi cian or private, receive the same until ho furnish the said Secretary satisfactory evidence that he is entitled to the sanra , in conformity to the pro visions of this act; ai d the pay hereby allowed, shall not be in any way transferable or liable to attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever, hut shall insure wholly to the personal benefit of the officer, non-commissioned officer, musician or soldier entitled to the same. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That so tnuch of the said pay as accrued before the appro val of this act, shall be paid to the person entitled to the same as soon as may he, in the manner and under the provisions above mentioned; and the pay which shall accrue theroaller, shall be paid semi-annually, in the manner above directed; and in case of the death of any person embraced by the provisions of this act, or of the act to which it is supplementary, during the period intervening between the semi-annual payments directed to bn made by said acts, the proportionate amount of pay which shall accrue between the last prece ding scmi-anaual payment, and the death of such person, shall be paid to his widow, or if lie leave no widow, to his children. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, mariners or marines who served for a like term in the naval service, during the revolutionary war, shall be entitled to the benefits of this act, iu the same manner as is provided for the officers and soldiers ol the army of the revolution. A. STEVENSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives, J. C. CALHOUN, Vicc President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, June 7, 18'J2. ANDREW JACKSON. [Public No. 45.] AN ACT authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to permit a wharf to be built near the site of the light boqse^ on Stratford point, in the State of Connecticut, Be if enacted by the Senate, and Hou se of Rep resentatives of the l nited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to permit a wharf to be built near .the site of the light house, on Stratford point, in the State of Connecticut, and to grant the use of such land belonging to the United S ates ns may be required for that pur pose: Provided, The use of such wharf shall j continue only so 1 >ng as, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, it does not interfere with the interests of the United States. Approved, June 15, 1832. (Pubi.ic No. 4G.) AN ACT to create the office of Surveyor of Public Lands for the Territory of Arkansas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That n surveyor for the Territory e>f Arkansas shall be appointed, who shall have the same authority, and perform the same duties respecting the public lauds and pri vate land claims in the Territory of Arkansas as are now vested in, and required of, the survey or of the lands of the United States in Missouri and Illinois. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the surveyor for Missouri and Illinois to deliver to the surveyor lor the Territur) of Arkansas, all the maps, papers, records, and documents relating to the public lands and private land claims in Arkansas, which may bo in his office; and in every case where it shall he im practicable to m »ke n separation of such maps, papers, records, and documents, without injur-, it shall he his duty to cause copies thereof, certi fied by him, to be furnished to the surveyor of Arkansas, which copies shall be of the same va lidity as the originals. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That th« surveyor of Arkansas, to bo appointed in purs anco of this act, shall establish his office at sm h place as the President «>f the United States inn deem most expedient for the public service an* that he shall be allowed an annual salary of fiftec.. hundred dollars, and that he be authorized1 to employ one skilful draughtsman and two clerks, whose aggregate compensation shall not exceed eighteen hundred dollars per annum. Approved, June 15, 1832. [Public No.47.] |AN ACT granting to the Territory of Arkansas, one I thousand acres of land, for the erection ef a court house and jail at Little Rock. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the. United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be granted i ihe Territory of Arkansas, a quantity of land m • exceeding one thousand acre9, contiguous to, an-: adjoining the town of. Little Rock, for the ere tion of a court-house and jail in said town; which hinds shall be selected by the Governor of ihe Territory by legal sub-divisions, and disposed of in such manner as the Legislature may by law direct; and the proceeds of ihe lands so dispose of, shall he applied towards building a court-house and jail in said town of Little Rock; and the surplus, if an\ , may be applied to such other objects as the Legislature of said Territory may deem proper. Approved, June 15, lc'32. [Public No. 48.] AN ACT for the re-appriatiou of certain unexpended balances of former appropriations, and for other pur poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Rt(> vesentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following, sums, being unexpended balances of former appropria tions, he, and the same are hereby, re-appropria ted to the original objects of their appropriation, specifically, namely: For the expense of visits of Indian depot, tions to the seat of Government, three hundred am! ninety-four dollars and forty-two cents. F >r expenses incurred by the marshal of Mich igan Territory, in prosecuting Winnebago pris oners, one hundred and twenty nine dollars and, fifty eight cents. For carrying into effect the treaty with the; Florida Indians, according to the act of twenty j sixth May, one thousand eight hundred and twen ty four, one hundred and ninety five dollars. For carrying into effect the Creek treaty, according to the appropriation to that effect in the act of twenty second May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, and ♦he re-appropriatj ai j of the balance thereof, by the act of March second, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, ten thousand eight hundred and forty five dollars and ten cents. F r compensation to Cherokee emigrants from Georgia, according to the act of second March, •’lie thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, ten thousand five hundred and fifty one dollars and thirty cents. For carrying into effect the treaty with the Pottawatamies, by act of second March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, eight hundred and sixty five dollars and ninety two cents. For compensation for improvements abandoned bv the Cherokees of Arkansas, by act of second M arch, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, seventeen thousand five hundred and forty one dollars and thirty three cents. For provisions for the Quapaws, by act of sec ond March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, one thousand dollars. F-»r aiding certain Creeks in their removal, by act of ninth May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, six hundred and four dollars and three cents. For extinguishment of the title of ihe Dela ware Indians to th or »<**» i i i i.i Ohi o\ a *t ofeecoud Match; ono thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, one thousu id fo.u* hundred and eighty seven dollars and sixty seven cents. Sec. 2, And be it further enacted, That the sum of one thousand dollars, heretofore appro priated for contingent expenses of the Topograph ical Bureau bv the act making appropriations tor the supp >rf of Government for the year one thou sand eight hundred and thirty two, 1 c, and the same is hereby, transferred and appropriated t the contingent expenses of the office of the Chiet Engineer for the same venr. That the following sum be, and the same is hereby appropriated: For defraying the expenses of the Wvandott Delegation to the City of Washington in Janua ry, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. four hundred dollars, and for defraying the ex penses of the Cherokee Oe it gat ion, west of the Mississippi, now in the City of Washington, seven hundred and seventy two dollars. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of paying the Militia of the State of 11 iinois called into the service of the United States by competent authority, anil for paying the ex penses incurred in defending the frontier from a recent invasion by several bands of hostile Indites, and including the pay of the militia legally called out for the same purpose from the neighboring States and Territories, three hun dred thousand dollars, if sc much be necessary, be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid under the authority of tie Secretary of War, agreeably to the second section of an act making appropriations for the support of the army for the )ear -me thousand eight htinlred and thirty two. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to beexpended under the direction of the President oi the United States, '* r the relief of such friend) Indians as may *ek protection within the Indian agencies on die north vveslern frontier. Approved, June 13, 1832. [Public No. 4).] VN ACT to authorize the President to raise' mounted volunteers for the defence of the Frontiers. Be it enacted by the Senate tnd House of Rep resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to raise, either by the acceptance of volunteers, or ' niistment for one year, unless sooner discharged, six hundred mounted Rangers, to he armed, e fi'ipt, mounted, and organized in such mariner, ;nd to be under such regulations and restrictions as the nature of the service may, in his opiuion, i.'.ake necessary. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That each of • be said companies of Rangers shall consist of io Captain, one first, one second and one third Lieutenants; five Sergeants, five Corporals, and one hundred privates; the wh de to form a battal ion, and be commanded by a Major. Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That the said non-commissioned officers and privates shall arm and equip themselves, unless otherwise or jderod by the President, and provide their own j horses, and shall be allowed each one dollar per day as a full compensation tor their services and the use of their arms and horses. The commis sioned officers shall receive ihe same pay and emol uments as offiicers of she same grade in the ar my of the United States, and the officers shall be allowed forage for their horses, and be entitled to the same rations as those of’the same, grade in the army of the United Slates, respectively. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, raised pursuant to this act, shall he entitled to the ike compensation, in case of disability by wounds or otherwise, incurred in the service, as has here tofore been allowed to officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates in the military establish ment of tne United States; and shall be subject to the rules and articles of War, and such regula tions as have been or shall he established accord ing to law for the government of the army of the United Slates, as far as the same may be applica ble to the said Rangers within the intent and meaning of this act, fi r the protection and defence **f the North Western frontier of the United States. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is hereby nu ll rized to appoint all the officers proper to be appointed under this act; which appointments may be made during the recess of the Senate,) hut shall be submitted to the Senate at their next session for their advice and consent, and that the sum of fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying tliis act into effect. Approved, June 15, 1^32, [Public: No. SO.] AN ACT to authorize he inhabitants of the State of Louisiana to enter the back lands. Bt it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That every person, who, either by virtue of a French or Spanish grant, recognised by the laws ot the United States, or under a claim confirmed by the commissioners appointed for the purpose of ascertaining the rights of pers ns claiming lands in the State of Louisiana, or by virtue of any title derived from the United States, owns a tract of land bordering >n any river, creek, bayou, or water course, in ihe said territory, and not exceeding in depth tor tv arpeus, French measure, shall be entitled to a preference in becoming the purchaser of any vacunt tract of land adjacent to, and back of, his owu tract, not exceeding forty arpeus, French measure, in depth, nor in quantity ot land, 'hat which is contained in hia own tract; ot the aunio price, and on the same cnns.tnd conditions, as are, or may bo, provided by law lor the other pub lic lands in the said Stale. And he Surveyor General for the State of Louisiana, shall be, and he is hereby, authorized, to cause to be surveyed the tracts claimed by virtue of this section; and, in all cases where, by reason of bends in the riv or, lake, creek, bayou, or watercourse, border ing on the tract, and of adjacent claims of a simi-l lar nature, each claimant i annul obtain a tract equal in quantity to the adjacent tract already owned hv him, to divide the vacant land applica "le to that object between the several claimants, iu such mariner as to him will appear most equi table: Provided however, That the right of pre emption granted by the section, shall not extend so far in depth ns to include iand tit for cultiva tion, bordering on another river, creek, bayou, or water course. And every person entitled to the benefit ot this section, skull, within three years after the date of this act, deliver to the register of the proper iand office, a notice, in writing, sta ting the situation and extent of the tract of land he wishes to purchase; and shall also make the payment and payments for the same at the time and times which are or mav he prescribed by law for the disposal of the other public lands in the said State, the time of his delivering the notice aforesaid being considered as the date of the pur chase: Provided also, That all notices of claims shall be entered, and the money paid thereon, at least three weeks before such period as may be designated by the President of the United States, for the public sale of the land in the township in which such claims may be situated, and all claims not so entered shall be liable to be sold as other public lands. Whenever it shall be necessary to re-survey the public lands, in order to enable persons e-ntitled to avail themselves of the provis ions ol this act the expenses of such re-survey shall be paid by the person or persons, who shui1 3nter the lands so re-surveved under this act, at the time he or they shall pay the price of such lands to the Receiver of Public M -ney. And if any such person shall fail to deliver such notice within the said period of three years or to make such payment or payments at the time above men tioned, his right of pre-emption shall cease, and become void; and the land may, therefore be pur chased by any other person, in the same manner, and on the same terms, as are, or may be, provi ded by law for the sale of other public lands in the said Slate. A .r 1 J IIP 15, From the Philadelphia Album of June 9. TiJK Irving Dinner.—The dinner given to Washington Irving in New Y< rk on Wednesday, was got up and carried through in the prop r spirit—was an honor »o :he distinguished guest, a credit to the country, and especially becoming and worthy of our sitter city The bitterness <-f party politics, the malignancy of personal feel ings, the jealousies of private and conflicting interests were altogether thrown by on the occa sion, and Jackson men, Clay men, Webster men, |and Wirt men, sealed themselves at the same table, their bosoms swelling with national pride, and all eager to express the cordiality of their greetings to one, the liiffit of whose mind has dif fused a radiance over the intellectual character of the nation. Cold fc recreant indeed must have been the heart whose pulses did not warm, and whose spirit did not glow at such a festival. The official proceedings have reached us thro, the N. Y. Courier of Saturday. They occupy seven of the capacious and closely printed columns of that paper. Its editor truly remarks:—<kThe occasion was a proud one: Mr. Irving had left his native city seventeen years ago, wi h no advan tages of fortune to seek for fame and competency in foreign countries, where the means of patroni sing literature and the arts were more abundant than in our own country, and where the events of a crowded continent and the treasures of wel! established literary institutions, afford ample means for the employment of his pen and the development of his powers. The excellence of his private character, and his reputation as a man of letters, gave him free access to the best society abroad; but amidst the monarchy, and the‘pomp, pride, and circumstance,” surrounding a rich nobility, he did not forget his native hills, and the pure pursuit of freedom which enriched the soil of his native land. He returns with ample fortune and still more ample fame, to pass the remainder of his days in usefulness among his fellow citizens; and is received by them with affectionate and enthusiastic warmth.” The company consisted of more than three hundred of the most intelligent and respectable citizens of New York. Se\eral eloquent and appropriate speeches were made, for the most «»t which we shall endeavor to find a place hereafter. That of the eminent guest so warm, heartfelt, eloquent and appropriate, we annex. N >thing could have been finer—n thing better adapted to call into play every generous pulse of patriotism. Alter Chancellor Kent had made a brief ad dress, he proposed as a toast:— “Oil- III ustrious G'iest, thrice welcome to his native land.” Mr Irving in rising was greatly agitated h\ the warm cheers by which he was hailed. H observed that he believed that most of his hearers were sensinle of his being wholly unused to pub lie speaking, but he should be wanting in the feelings of human nature if be was not roused and elicited bv the pres n scene. Alter renewed cheering be proceeded in, as nearly as can be re llected, the following words:—“I rind myself, v.ftera long absence of seventeen years, surroun ded by the friends of my youth—by those whom in early days I was accustomed to look up to with veneration—by others, who though personally new to mo, l recognize as ihe sons of the patri archs of tuy native city. The manner in winch 1 have been received . y them, has rendered this the proudest, the happiest moment of my life.— And what has rendercJ it more poignant is, that I had been led at times, to doubt mv standing in the affections of my countrymen. Rumoussand suggestions had reached me (Here Mr. I. betray ed much emotion) that absence had impaired their kind feelings—that they considered mo alienated in heart frowimv country. Gentlemen, I was too proud to vindicate myself from such a charge; nor should l hue alluded to it at this time if tho warm and atictionate reception I hive met wi»h on all sides 4nce my landing, and iho overpowering testimony Is of regard here >ffered me, had not proved mi misgivings were ground*' less. (Cheers and eluding hi r interrupted «ho spenltpr for a few •i-cnt?.; N- ver, ».a».« v, did a man return to his native p«ce af>4.r s > b>ng an absence under happier auspices. Q , inv . .jdo I see changes it is true, but they are &e li( V(.g of rapid improvement and growing pn^peri'v* even the countenances of my old associates and townsmen, have appeared to me hut slightly ef fected by the lapse of venrs, though perhaps it was the glow of ancient friendship and heartfelt welcome burning from them, that prevented me from seeing the ravages of time. As to iny native city, from the time I approach ed the coast I had indications of its growing greatness. We had scarce descried the land, when a thousand sails of all descriptions gleamed along the horizon, and all standing to or from one point, showed that we were in the neighborhood - fa vast commercial emporium. As I sailed up •>ur beautiful bay, with a heart swelling with old recollections and delightful associations, I was istomshed to see its once wild features brighten ing with populous villages and noble piles, and [a seeming city, extending itself over heights I 'had left covered with green forests [alludin', 1 probably, to Brooklyn and Gow&nnas,] But how ‘shall I describe my emotions, when ourcitv rose to sight, seated in tho midst ot her waterv domain, stretching away to a vast extent; wh :n I beheld a glorious sunshine lighting up the skies and domes, some familiar to memory, 'tilers new and unknown, and beaming upon a forest of masts , f every nation, extending as far as the eve c- Id teach. I have gazed with adu ir i n upon many a fair city and stately harbor, t my admin i :i w as cold and ineffectua , for I w is a strange; and had no property in the s.-ii. Here, how . r. my heart throbbed with pride and joy as I admired— 1 hud a birthright in the brilliant scene before me: ilThis was my own my native land.” Mr. Irv ing was here interrupted by immense ‘applause: when the cheering had subsided he went on as follows:—“ft has been ashed, min I be content to live in this country? Whoever asks that question can have hut an inadequ ne idea of its blessings and delights. What sacri fice of enjoyments ha', e I to reconcile myself to? I come from gloomier climes to one of brilliant sunshine and inspiring purity. I come from countries lowering with doubt and danger, where the rich man trembles and the poor man frowns: where ali repine at the present and dread the fu ture; I come front theso to a country whore all is life and animation, where I hear on every side the sound of exultation, where every one speaks of the past with triumph, the present with delight, the future with growing and confident anticipa tion. Is this not a community in which one may rejoice to live? Is this not a city by which one may he proud to he received as the son? I this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny and ambition—if possible to found a name!” (\burst of applause, when Mr. Irving quickly resumed:)—“I atn asked how long I mean to remain here? They know but little of rny heart or my feeling who can ask me this question. I answer, as long as I live.” The roof now rung with bravos, handkerchiefs were waved on every side, “three cheers” again and again, and plaudit upon plaudit following in such quick succession, begun, ended and begun again, that it was some time before the toast with which M . Irving concluded, could be heard. It wag as follows: Our (Sity—May God continue to prosper it. Horrible Murder.—Mr. Andrew Young, of Montgomery cu., and hi« wife, were both murder ed m a most shocking and brutal manner, oil Sunday last, by one of his own negro men.— The circumstances, so far as we have been able to learn them,are as follows: On the evening before the murder,the negro was about leaving homo—and was told by his master that he must return early the next (Sunday) morning, to catch the horses for his (Mr. Y.1-) daughters, to ride to a meeting, and perhaps to go with *hem, and take care of the horses at the meeting. He did not [return however, until 10 or 11 o'clock, when he went into the garden where Mrs. Young was picking strawberries, and being scalded by her, and threatened with chastisement, he took iq axe, struck her to the ground, and continued his ulows until he severed her head from her body. He then went in a direction to Mr. Young, who had been a distance trom his house, and was re turning, and told him that he h id killed his mis tress and would kill him, which lell purpose ho too fatally executed by beating him with an axe, (ihe same used upon his mistress) until his brains w ere knocked out, and his body most horribly mangled. There was no other white person about the place at the time of the murder. The negro had been raised about the house ot Mr. \ °*,ngj and was rau«'h indulged. He says himself (so stated our informant) that his master had not struck him lor upwards of five years. He is now safely lodged in the jail ot M uitgomery co. The a nun Is of crime do not furnish a more cold blooded and deliberate caseot murder, save, per haps, the one in Clark county, on the body o„ i«apt. Jamfs Pace, in August lasfc