Bloomington Post, Volume 1, Number 52, Bloomington, Monroe County, 28 October 1836 — Page 1

wm S'-i per nia mini in advance. AN IXTELLIOE.VT TrOPLi: WANT X,) DICTATORS. S3 at tle endof the year BV M. I. DEAL. BLOOM lAGTOIV, IAI5IAIYA, FKIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1836. Yd. J! IVo. S3 .

At-t.AlUOr HAAS, ; embark: Captain pftati,.n,.ai.o r ..."

The following document, consider-' ceeding in advance with about one ing the nvouched ch trader of tne 1 Hundred troops on thp 2J day of Ju!v, gentlemen whose names are signed to1 Co!. Wilson remaining with the resi it, and attest it? truth, is entitled to 3j;"e expecting to follow in a few place in our columns: f ay 's, hut was in themanner before re From the Uzingtnn ()frrrr, . "!ctl detained fen days. Col. W . Wn niUWi Wi ih, ...Hr.,,, ri t n " 12th of Julr. and ar

Colonel Wil'on and Captain Potb th-! ' " J , VJ "v -lon a,'er n peesoge o wutc to t!)- Public, sivins; a d -c--.il of I e " CaPu V' h:,d m;'de hi

the circumstance? winch indu. ed them 4

to rot urn to their !iin.'j. P.. it,

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thoso i

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v'.'i'v win arc not

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gentlemen, it n non -s. ny to

ti u llU'ir statemen's may ho t x;.!:

.v relied on. Their fx;u:c is now before the Public, and upon it they are to decide. When n thi? subject we would observe, far the hloim tion of the friends of th'v j who did not return with Col. WiN ;:,t'i it they h id selcted, before he l-P, as their Captain, Pallas Love, 1' i , a brother of tin Hon. James Lave, h?e a mrrnher ol Congress from this State. He is a young m m, competent in every respect to lead them, and to sec that their rights are not encroached upon rr disregards I. While we do not ii the least condemn or censure the conduct of those win) have returned, we ul ihesime time wish thoe who have remained, honor, distinction, and n ealth. The n adenigned deem it an act of j i-tice, not to then-Helv alone, bu1 to the tomii i.dty of which th-v an members, more csppchily to lho." u hose c'"" - ro'H ty :n; itliii-s vv-re so ! ( ply i 'ili.-ted in the cause of TcX iJ. to in ike k.no.vn the r-uises wliich Isavi ind'ieed t!i"D to ah.iajon an cnti-r-

pn", to w o in ::i i" ( T::"V v. i1 I cf ? ;i . i I ! !!,

III lour davs. Cantain P.

w J , . ; thus several days in adiance of

.'.nrlW. and having nolliintj to ccup.y li'un, ( oncluded to vi?it Vet .s

:o, t;e seat of Governm tit, for the purpose rf making a personal rx mini ation of the country, and ascertainins, if p.-ihl; it civil condition. On ''is arrival at V- I i-ro lr was intro

i h-nt hy a friend, and ! v nf introduction.

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duced to tl .. !',. preFerited a I ! which w is txp -thrown hy will.

P. not ht t i r a-!v ,i with coinuoti !ii left Presi.i nt Htirn

at, and

f.la-,ced

'nimciit, Capt ;'!, or treated v. Cptain P. t, and returned t

ent whom they plunder, friends or are aware of the responsibility which

had

t-vcr.i

illS

his hotel, where he

tinct pnftei'htn mad.; to him hy officers m the IVx in eeivire to join them with the im n under l.n cnm'nand, a vowirg their obj'H t to h; to s ur the country, ant t:il:e every thing va! Uable whii h tlify could find, until they had pi. id tin m"l v-. , ami then to return to trie United States, as they said they did not exp -t t the Texan (j.iverniurMit to pay tliem a cent for the service they h id rendered, or the expense thr v had incu i n d !!!!!!!!!!!! ! Captain 1. wa tlin i;i!orm- d that the r. pr - --i; .ti : ia i I '. I.v 'I'. m agents in K' i: ! 'i. 'fy cf th riit c! valiin!eer f o I in j v.. c ; ! i i ail ri-tht to he ! li.-.M (liiois -x;;rfJ

111 ! '. uvr- !

;.,thy .. to- p. -p ..ord- olid their ! . I l.t tl !'. recoil 1 .v hen t I i: i i -r'uil a ; ; h'l.-iv . . w- ill !l. '

'I-ill

i ih-y cm1) irlie 1 witl a d tl ittcring hopes

la; h.-,;ri triad to w, l

!- p linful ta-k. Thi'i n the performance in tend t i clinch tin ! ! kinda' S' and sym1 bi'en m inift' tcd h ! -lucky towards lh 'J. ir.irn the boiri'ini'e i : i down t j the pn -- i x I' ive loo distinct i. i.j t;ii ir own f-c lini: - 1 th ir hn:n-;s, to air) I th ')' br nilit. ot i r i'i-i freedom, not d ,r,i, an I this hi I . which induced a -j ct rn ir"tii atioi w I i. !i si i tin oh xv it i

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xvith fie )ri I i; and that no given to atn ve after lh fir-t ! P. tin u r f ii i xvhi. h p!ar." ( If) .- 'I h. l . : him i'I tiia im ; Ill ' ". OOl'- 1 1 fap'aiii P. ,'.t

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ty S i ; . d 5 would hi

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tptai-i ton, a!

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iotn I . h id arrived n I c -1 r , r. 1 r i 1 1 ' 1 1 I" ' i .i ! i '.s w hi l. I.'- - - .! ; at el -o. th .1 tin.; niM.oui.c- d

d ft so'nti mi to i etui n h--'!Ti!-. ni; tii" C'olont I that he had -lliliei.-iil'y diii;i!t.-d w ilh th hir.g at th-: a of (! '. ( 'oI m-cI W. pr v x :. - i upon I', to re ma: a at (i ilves'on

foes.

3d. That even now there is really no organized Government in the country, Ol laws administered, no ju diciary,a perpetual struggb' going on between the civil and military departriT'tits, an ' neither having the confi dunce of the People, or being worthy of it. We will here state one or two farts, which may lend to show the es timation in with they are respective.y held by each other, and their capa c.ty to enforce, thjr orders. The Secretory of ll'ur came down with n qu u leifii ister,Hnd steamboat to car ry his loading, con-isting of provisions, elolhii f;, Sic. to the main aimv. Caji-

tam Switzer, volunteer emigrant from j t

O.i'o, who had lately arrived, w mted j s ni-- f I.ithirijj for Lis men, and deter i mined that ll(.s' I.C WH f);t 'Upp'l i! ; with such ;ir!nhas he '!'S;red, i!" ; frtr-!itinn .; n t pr-tct .. lie tot k p'i-.-i s-i.m ! t:i- ( 1 1 uieh r the cm :

III a lilt Ol l, ..i I ir. , I i;'t U Ihe r,i: non, and pn pared to lire cm them i! they alteii:pted to move rxilheul hipei'inissior). II- then sent a !'i. - men on hoard, an! to.,k th.'' v.-. i into his own pe--, - - i ,iri , a: d s-i ! tlohonorahh; S ( r. t iry, with hi- ij i u lermaster and Mcatn' o.i', b u k to Vel.a-co! A-in. the Pc-i,!e. t and

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c iiilui uj nits course, we are aware that we subject ourselves to the misrepresentations of hired agents and unprincipled land-nongers. But we are willing to it all, relying upon the integrity of our motives and the correctness of our course. We left our native land, our peaceful fireside, with a solemn resolution to devote our undivided energies to stop the Mexican desolation, and build up a fre.-and flourishing commonwealth. The very fact of our going sufficiently indicates the depth and sincerity ol our df-votion to the cause. O ir return. and the ciicumstanccs which caused

"ti . .. hi. to

lahy pioclaimed our infatoa Th t ethers mav not be alike

an additional motive with ! he s h s publication. j thos

Ii,.. ! term

hax - 1) Vo.d.

i Ij. I O STLf iTI! "V AITK. S It ri'-iy be here proper to the i . "tnmission nt (iennal e ii-ii(ii recrrii'z d in Tt s dt lives his commission from tin r G iverrmr, (Sm th.) wnose aelheen i ,,, y O,.,. ,reij ,,u! .(,u

witn General Harrison's good ntmc, both ns a citizen, and a soldier; that he had served as a soldier at various battles which he named, in 181!, IRI2,1013and 181-1; that there was . base, degenerate portion of the nes paper press in tins city, which sought to rob him of his laurels as a sold er, and his fair fame as a citizen; that on that account and far other reao: s, h.; had of late become di-gurtcd with th.j Jackson party.- He closed by run im.ing the General that his (the gf nee at'-) father had signed the Dox.1 irati.m of Independence, n Inch iosured tr th1: eiti. ns certain constitutional bie?'ins and privileges ; and finally caMed u pan the General to state oji;ii!y, wheiher il he iv.n r-lecte-J Presidt ni.

ni l i ;! a,, roach on or destroy n-h's. Ti-e Get era! i ) a very

r r. phvJ, "1 never s

ii;

7idum. in '.nil'

ano iu xt it e ti .p., in-?-. 1-1 in feeie-j an old .;.J.!-. r u .:: j iM'-ircit coo-1

c n.i- r l etui'ire, ri-..i

xvnu ti .1 soldi! r call !) St fl !. i I,

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n I tad that I am thu iinlaniv .-.l-

m,S:

Cabinet .appointed Geie : tl I imarto

(he chief c n.m n.d the nr:)' prem.'t;y r. 'uhim, and th" r ;i ml '

fl. I . , Ca

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inet were c.i'' ?) Th- army tn-n. dellher ii to", n : im ' was either Imhiy h v.h.) and i

f e ! !

i n ' i .(.- leH-fy

la t'leir ( ; i:

rni! in i! to -j i

prece-s. T a x f i Hi'-i-r xvi'h ii.-' i arrest litem, ; i ! .' (J tnr'cr?. I f.e ,' ry ua e-e. 'i l l-; i

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I'roui tlie It iei 's'.i.r I IiAL!.J(). S.'rwknrr (,;..- :; Laurtal :ii u-' mi .. c: y on S . ! o l ,!a x a ; i-i.'i I i - .ah ul fia

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Hy J loin s. J -tr. r,;NSf)X.

pfi;,.,

lemi'ted t be deprived of that wh;.. !i I .a :(; on r i dearer than his i;.'- :;- aa h - imn r." "Tlieii," said .!..: II i-h. Ih 4 I am I i Gii. II mi a..'1 ! i'i i ' and i o i ho," is loll jw ed tins ill J I J ' ; ., . i .

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e.lormfcomc 'ate of ..ment. iphlil. Ul he daseo. t have of at

md nroctt !' d to

I in -o I . - .i : ! :o drmotislrat" to u-- !h : was d; fieien'. in ,- I t!i i good Governm.'!.!. a--! t. his sen-es would tro-t repulatiori, or his i r! charge er c. li'.l.d. (

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!f m k" a t rir to i iivt!iiio miht I. i h 1 1. 1 Ii e aS PC :

trc:r;.)n, bii, i ;, in their couneil

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oj)x. i i x 1 1 mi) pot t ' a ol i . i " '.o d n.laiv , as he a-. r s !. -ma coavn tims o ut.'.t- nihiooss cf a: I am! '.' mig'it perhaps. be :'i (hi-1 di ( larathm ol" cur

O I

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! brir d Jtail

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, presented his letter of intro

he 1 M-sident, and was

i hi-; with still more, in C it tain P. had been.

11' I. y t

wiiionn iv. r:ii:iieii to liuveston, it: airiouneed ni! tlie facts to his io n, an I t il 1 them t!i it he vns trifling

t a (: '.; tieir !a ii 'he m tin army, or

I i c ti.. r. t Mi

' rea ted if pa-. !i'i' v than

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t , r'i'.lier to j m ix-to i n withtiicm

upon

tine fi!

im ny men )"

dirk

G lata Ana seemed

ol it'.on over the

n ,ths? men vere. pro-

-n'ss-s, an i proje-ing m

' f.a.ij .0

la f n iilx ti.;;- - cp'ni ms hy a f

Wa v. iii "of ;,w .ii r )'.e ':i i; i

i,i -r ti b- th; ac'rdiled o;j!'ts ot T. Xi i i 'Iits ca i .trv. At a time

td!-ti the c uts' of Texas was

and i I m , when

i...igii--d io can y d

v. hedo cou J: - I .....

ro ;; a . ui im ii -

be "nuthoriz :d to speak in tin; name, ol

fie TtXin (Jovct anient mile assurances of uUirn ile remuneration, which th-y Uacw at the tim! to be false, and liicli time proved to be so. Bat of this boreal. er. The Public were inforircd at the time ofoui cx'.raordinnry delay nt New Orleans, it was tytieraUy Hllributcd to the neglect of

th'? 1 1 X m agent at that place. 1 here . I.. 'I tin Initio nf

( e i u'.ioi v.".-. - -- 'an Jacinto Ind been foujjlit, and the Prtfidimt and Cabinet, believing that tlie war was at an end, thought that

there woul I be no use for more volunteers and if we roulj be delayed beyond Hie first of July, we should lose the, b-ni-.hl of the provisions of the Hecree in the Council, that being the tiuv; fir lv; op-rnlioti of tho net to i pire. 'fhe President and Council .nctu illy issued a proclamation, prohibiting the coming in of additional volunteers. In the mean time, however, a rumor wag circulated that the Mexican? were about to make anoth-

fr effort to regain the country, and

This v i, ti;.; reception we met with. Those who rocr.nUccted the

lilii'.Ui'ie? we cucoanterud in rai-in I ae corp, the high hopes with which xve were in-p,ircd by the plausablc and pathetic appeals made to 113 hy the I'exin agents i:i this country, tho deep entliu-i;i ;n which was evim ed ly t!ie whole community when we haa'.c adieu to our native counliy and homes, may form some adequate

conception of our

personal chagrin

;,' im'l -.s a e in . his th.-il Wl'h

.'.1 f. a'," ..'".' , vc.k ar.d still vx taker in

power to enforce lluir ori'.et-, w perceived at once that we i;vi-t look tor safety and proper ir.d ueemei.i; elsewhere. We then turf ud our i'o -lo the army, an ,i scene s'i l m ut disheartc'.niig pr- -.-nted itrell,- in .'.is cipiieed, and v rde.ot on . I'oit to be rnmo so: fi f :i i. 1! e.n'i. -e. r .1 -'riM-

- - i no regular encampmT.t ; no mnlioritv nor obedience ; xv i'.'.i plumb ring par ties for self tan dn ment, robbing pi i vate individu i!s d llicir propeity. We, could fee not; a- g to im'ure ns to en. bark cur lot tunes an. J destines with them. With these vmws and facts, we could but sicken i wonder nt the vile deceptions w'm h ; i ! been

practised upon us; yet x-e ,;e loiu that this pea. pic h id ris'-n a in their might to vindicate: the cm ! ivil and religion5 liberty. It is : -. k-rj cf the very name of iibciiy- io.-y hi e stimulated by .';:; uo'ac whitii

e d I fl'tO '-va! nt, 1 io ".th I'm! f,- fe ' o ; v. "St ! t ,e SI ' ' e ii ... i. u

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.i . ati x-, !'i ti i- i h a:i: (:i lilew.'- i. f. iist iv.jiK Hir'.a i io-', i .tile i t vi:J,' x i i an ..' msr x o'l'.ti t?t'p:i , w td , :'' ,'er C,..,,, (..!, - a J,':. l. I, ii, it

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f i red ii : ! i i 1 1 v ! hro'i er had to- l-a.'k bn-ken. ' H' 'ee- .10 I ill li s.

i C Hot. ' li:t ' tor (III t ' I V: f X -I

hoi i . i ex ii cd h tin , and I' u ! n i: I n i v t:

the p in nts, x ho mii "A th, ir i h l iia ii

.ill.

iill ax h! Io; and s: We

tielllats. The vast Itl'lIlitU J

't! I! ill by to iay Ih'.ijsuid person "I all nes and cl .ses. We h iv-j s! .!-",n xvi!riese, cj-ia'cror more g'.-net-hi ciilhii-ias'ii. The General went xxeli Ihro'ich f.c hud woik of i'.e d a1, and it is very h ud WiiiK

ii j'li s, an i durift;: t'j .t

1 t st nid to a i

time

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shake, by

it ecu

th : hand ft "in i:iteri per mio

were present , c m

h; mare ea-iiv

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fe. A d 'putaioa from thcbir, lira-Jed. ;xy llii-jk .l.r;.'..', w is presented to Iiitti. An address, wi ll suited to the, . . si .

was made ny ,ur. risxr.ci , a readv and happy reply was

to xvhici

made by General Hatrison.

lai

ai'ined than disci iocd. W e m ver

Dt lore witness ml a man; painfully x , ,ue aftetnooo the (leneril. by citing scene, and most devoutly hop. j i,,vrtation. visited Brooklyn, and was we m ver may again. received with great cordiality. his rumored that (wo or thia c o! j I h; left town this morning for Ivmlho?e Mured have died. We have j t,,., P.i. 1 1" rou t, which State he will

not in

fro n

any

compctei.t au

and mortification when we plainly

discovered that our presence was re g irded hy the authorities of the country as no intrusion, when we seemed to he looked upon as men who had come (o claim that which had been won by the valor ofolhers. Let any honorable man put the question to himself, and say what would have been his feelinoj, and what course of

conduct his oxvu sense of propriety

would have dictated? This, howev er, vas personal to ourselves. We have said that Texas was unworthy of public aid or sympathy. We now state that our personal observation and undoubted informa lion enabled us fully to perceive, 1st. That the present population of Texas seemed wholly incapeable of a just idea of civil and political liberty, and

that, so far as the extension of liberal

nrtHo'nlrs is concerned, it is of but lit

lit? moment whether Mexico or Texas

succeed in tlie struggle.

2J. That the mass of the people,

from the highest functionary of their

pretended Government to the hum blest citizen, fwith but few excep

were cowing into Trias with 15,0001 tions,) are Rtiimnted alone by a desire men, ar.d wc were thf n permitted to' off under, and appeat totally indiffer

such men ram only appreciate the hope of nhiwhr. They ar careless ol

the form ot Government un a r which they live, if that Government will tot el ite licentiousness and disorder. Such is a btief, hut, we sincerely be lieve, ti faithful picture ol a country' to which we were invited with, bo much assiduity, and such the manner in which we were received and treat ed.

We might muHiuly facts ia support

of each proposition here laid down, to show the miserable condition of things in Texas, and the utter impossibility

that a man cf honor could embark, in

such a cause with such men. Should

il be rendered necessary, we may yet do eo : but for the present we will

pause with this remark, that if there

be any, now, in Kentucky, whose

hearts are animated with the desire of

an honorable fame, or to secure a competent settlement for themselves or families, they must look to some ot her theatre than the plains of Texas. We would 6ay to them. Listen not to the deceitful and hypocritical al

lurements, ol land speculators, zoho

msh you to jight Jor their benejll, and who are as liberal in their promises as then are. faithless in verformanct, We

thoiity, and hope it is r ot true. One of (he sutr.rers, and the ontvoae whom

we Unexv, ivas iUr. I 111 Jill, ocur. Kcnipshaii's mili.

litc'nicnts

in the visit of 1 1 irrison : !

pass on his returo home. " . . This visit has given the lie vety positively and conclusively to oino txvo or three of the fabrications of the I'rni Ilnrcn pressespecially those, which prett-nd to present Geo. jr.

risen us a nrouen down old man wiui-

,t liii.ioetinoxvn thecals were ngain ranacitv. He has been seen by

obliged to stop a few minutes to give I tf;l(3 of thousand, they found th ;m-

selvcs looking upon a man of plain

the numerous citizens collected an

ipportunity of seeing the "People's!

Guest. Gen. Windtmhl Scott of the

Army was among the immber, and while Ebaking hands with Gen. Harrison, n quested a visit rom him on his return. Looking info the car however, he saw it filled with members

of the committee, and remarked that he was in possession of a body of his friends. Gen. Harrison replied thai he was, nnd did not know how Gen. Scott could release him unless he brought up one of his brigades 'The

whole State of New Jersey, replied the general, "could not rescue you from the hands of the people." Star.

Among other incidents, we must

not omit the introduction of Job Hasell, who told the General that he had been a soldier since;131l: that he was a Jackson man; that before he knew any thing of Andrew Jackson, he had heard the bills and the valleys resound

fanner like appearance, of thin wiry and active form, of quick and intlellicenteyp, and altogether as lilllc !;k-: decrepitude as can well be imagined. He has been heard too by thousand and on occasions wben he could not in - the nature of things have been prepared in advance, and his replies have evinced tact, knowledge, insti uction, and principles well 6ettled in his' own mind, and frankly expressed' to others.

We have not a doubt if Mr.'. Van Bu renand Mr. Harrison Bhould go forth together, and unaccompanied, upon a tour thoughout the United States, and be hrought into contact with the People, and that the issue of the Presiden. tial election should be determined by

the impression respectively produced by the manners, appearance, and speeches of each, that Gen. Harrison would beat the favorite ion clean out of sight. vimcMian.

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