The Bill gives the credit of the State to the Lawrenceburgh and Indianapolis Railroad Company, for the sum of 500,000 dollars.

Q. What is the state of Agriculture in Indiana?

A. It is improving rapidly, on account of the general character of its lands, and the industrious and enterprising habits of its inhabitants.

Q. What is the state of Commerce in Indiana?

A. Special authorities cannot be obtained on the sub ject, but it is fair and promising. The rapidly increasing value and importance of its lake advantages, already place it in an enviable light; and in a few more years we hope to see its commercial facilities put into full and efficient requisition. These bid fair to place Indiana high in the scale of commercial importance.

Q. What are the Manufactures of this State?

A. They differ little from those of Ohio.-See Counties.

Q. What is the state of Education in Indiana?

A. The same provision of one section of land in each township, or a thirty-sixth part of the public lands, has been made for the encouragement of common schools, as in other Western States. A law has been enacted, pròviding for common schools, and the public mind has become measurably awakened to the subject of education. Academies have been established in several counties, and a college at Bloomington, from the encouragement of State funds. Other institutions are rising up, of which the Hanover Institution near the Ohio river, and Wabash College at Crawfordsville, promise to be conspicuous.

Q. What are the Colleges of this State?

A. Indiana College is a State institution, established at Bloomington, and commenced operations in 1828.

Present number of students not known. In 1832 the number exceeded 50.

Hanover College is at South Hanover, six miles below the town of Madison, and near the Ohio river. It is a flourishing institution, with arrangements for manual labour, and is styled "South Hanover College and Indiana Theological Seminary."

There are but few academies as yet in this state, but there is much want of teachers felt-and the probability is, that soon Indiana will have her territory abundantly supplied with institutions of an enviable character, as several high schools are in contemplation in different parts of this rapidly advancing state.

A historical society has recently been formed-the object of which is, to investigate the antiquities of the country, and preserve the materials for the annals and history of the state. A respectable library has already been collected, and the society bids fair to be efficient in furnishing documents of practical utility in furthering its objects.

That spirit of regard for schools, religious societies and institutions connected with them, which has so honorably distinguished the commencing legislation of Ohio, has displayed itself in this state. There are districts, no doubt, where people have but just made beginnings, and are more anxious about carrying on the first operations of making a new establishment, than educating their children. But it ought to be recorded to the honour of the people, that among the first public works, in an incipient village, is a school-house, and among the first associations, that for establishing a school. Schools are established in all the considerable towns and villages in the state. In many of the more compact there is a reading room, and a social library. The spirit of enquiry,

resulting from our free institutions, is pervading the country; and a thirst for all kinds of information is universal. This state will soon take a high stand among her sister states, in point of population. It is hoped that her advancement in intellectual improvement, and social and religious institutions, will be in corresponding proportion.

Q. What is the religious character of Indiana ?

A. From the following account it will be perceived that ́ her spiritual guides are numerous, and the number of professing Christians extensive-which speak highly in praise of the religious character of its inhabitants:

The Baptists in this state have 11 associations, 181 churches, 127 ministers, and 6,513 communicants. The Methodists 34 preachers, and .3,794 members. The Presbyterians about 50 churches and 20 ministers.

Give a synopsis of the Finances of Indiana.

The Indiana Gazetteer of 1833 estimates that the revenue for state purposes amounted to about 35,000 dollars annually, and for county purposes to about half that sum. The aggregate receipts for 1835, according to the Governor's Message, of December, 1835, amounted to 107,714 dollars; expenditures for the same time, 103,901 dollars.

Sales of canal lands for the same period, 175,740 dollars. The Canal Commissioners have borrowed 605,257 dollars, for canal purposes, on a part of which they obtained two per cent. premium; and on another part, as high as seven per cent.;—and have also borrowed 450,000 dollars, bank capital, for which they received four and a-half per cent. premium. Three per cent. on all sales of the United States' lands, within the state, is paid by the general government into the State Treasury, to be expended in making roads. The receipts from this source in 1835, amounted to 24,398 dollars. Sales and rents of saline lands, produced an income of 4,636 dollars. The

proceeds of certain lands donated by the general government, towards the construction of a road from the Ohio river to Lake Michigan, amounted to 33,030 dollars.

Q. What can you say of the History of Indiana?

A. This country was first explored by adventurers from Canada, with a view to the Indian trade, towards the close of the seventeenth century; and the place where Vincennes now stands, is said to have been thus early occupied as a trading post. A company of French from Canada made a settlement here in 1735. The country, in common with the Western Valley, was claimed by France, until it was ceded to Great Britain, at the treaty of peace in 1763, under whose jurisdiction it remained, until subdued by the American arms under the intrepid Gen. G. R. Clark, and his gallant band, in 1779. A territorial government was organized by Congress in 1787, including all the country northwest of the river Ohio, which was then called the Northwestern Territory. In 1802, when the State of Ohio was organized, all that part of the Territory lying west of a line due north from the mouth of the Great Miami, was organized into the Territory of Indiana, which was divided, and from which Illinois Territory was formed in 1809. In June, 1816, a constitution was adopted, and at the ensuing session of Congress, Indiana was made a State.

In 1818, 8,500,000 acres of land were added to this state by a purchase from the Indians, lying in the northern section of the state. This purchase affords incalculable advantages to Indiana,