Indiana Centinel, Volume 3, Number 12, Vincennes, Knox County, 26 June 1819 — Page 3

THE CEMTINEL.

VINCENNE5, JUNE 25, 1S19. Major Robert Sturgus IS JYQT a candidate for the Legislators at the nc't election. Ko-.v forcibly dos Hie last Western Su:i bring to toe imaginati'jn the bitterness of political disappointment! The little clan of intriguers whicli has for years infested this town and occasionally preyed upon its cuwi-

tentment, is again aroused into violent tl

mult. We trulv commiserate such litw

minded people as will suiTer thnmselves tl

be elated at the first smile ;f fortune. a:

tiepresseu at the urst momei.t when s.ie cea-i

ses to encourage their malicious views, Pooiy miserable shades ! How easily you are rais-. crt, and what tortures must you now expe-i rience in brooding over the ruim of year" sweetest hope ! The IZznorable Jest? L. TTuhnan is no ton- & v a candidate f.r the office of Governor! This fact must have operated like a miracle upon the active and sworn enemies of Jonathan Jennings, those faithful jackals that have been of late so pressir.ly encased around their acknowledged chief. After their various assiduities i'l writing letters, in circulating newspaper paragraphs, in despatching emissaries freighted with rnisrepresenUtatinns, and in practising the contemptible cunning of electioneering chit-chat, the object of their anxious labor has withdrawn Iron t'rie lists, and left his partisans overwhelmed with gloomy indignation. It is well known that these mushroom advocates of Holman never entertained even a respectful opinion of hiiii,. but they were determined if possible, by the show of friendship and the glare cf office, to Kiake him a tool for certain important operations. Every earthly consideration was merged in their hostility and hatred to Jonathan Jennings, and they would have practised any deception and committed any sacrifice 0I" 1'onor to have defeated him at the approaching election. They would very willingly have 'supported any other person no matter who r what he was, but at the Erst opening of fortune they would haverushed through to the ofiice themselves, ancrleft him in the lurch. Holman it seems, was caflvinccd of this hypocritical policy, and the public must also he convinced cf it, for in one of their late publications it is avowed that they despise him, but gave him the preference to our present Governor. Not being able to push him up to the Ct sticking point," they are now ready to fiy to any person who will sutler himself to be used by them, and probably they will succeed in their attempt to impose upon the silly ambition and weakness cf Chris tcpiilr Harrison. The Indiana Intelligencer has thought proper to animadvert upon the conduct cf Judge Ilolman, but after so much incense has been offered to him through the Western Sun by his late worshippers at this place, they should pvtrve some semblance of decency and retiresem jiim in. silence. His uncertain shilli-sballi movements-certainly are far from being honorable to him, he appears to have been feeling the public pulses and finally calculating that there was not even a chance in his favor, to use the language of a distinguished member of our late Iislature he ccntidti cd it ; high time to retrogadc." The passions of the Vincennes junta rose in proportion to the magnitude cf their blasted hopes. And here let us observe, that we do not allude to those persons generally who were the friends of Ilcdman, cf whom many acted from conscientious impressions ; hut to a few in this borough having small connections at a distance, and whose unremitted exertions are to impose upon the people and make then their political footstools. If this jtfuta could have prevented the reelection cf Governor Jennings, it would have been a frantic stride towards the obtainment of a state preponderance, they would have monopolized the ofTices of honor, power and profit, they w ould have revelled in vindictive luxury over their prostrate enemy, and they would have persecuted with a hellish spirit such prominent characters in this town as have refused to participate in their unprincipled schemes- As long as the deception could have been kept up with the people, so long would they have pursued a course f revenge, oppression and iniquity. No won- - tier then, that after such a fail, such a fatal ' sacrifice cf" flattering p.rpcctath.ns as this

they have experienced, thev exhiait such fa-

Hrious indignation. I heir pieces in tr.c last , .Western un signed Z. A. and A. H. she w their determination to calumniate and injure, wherever there, ms too much virtuous independence t'2?Kt to their despicable control, or blovV'tll trumpet of tieir praise. Whdid the,? srnt th-.'ir paison at us ? Why

4 use th6 personal language of es," and

heap upon our press the ouious suggestions of their malignant ingenuity ? They can not point to any remark in car columns since the Cer.tiud establishment has fallen into our hands, which can Upon the principles of decency and gentlemanlike deportment justify such abuse. If they wish to convince and benefit the public, they should use the mild and inoffensive means of persuasive argument, and not the childish terrors of scandalous epithctj and denunciations. The latter may be the cause of a little vexation and may urge an individual to personal violence, but they cannot produce any good, nor can they possibly produce any other harm. Tn the course ol our editorial functions, it is sometimes necessary to expose men who seem to be strangers to irer.eiositv. integrity and honesty, and as we arc all

liable to be misinformed and deceived, we ;

may on some occasions hereafter give incorrect statements to the public. And e will remark particularly far the information of those restless and unhappy wretches, that in all cases w here the charge is of an edito-

t rial nature, wc shall be ready for a personal ; responsibility, and when we are ignorant of, j or think proper to conceal the name of a correspondent, we shall bear the brunt with equal willingness. The public should there- : fore expect that in regard to us, no one will I obtrude upon their attention the vulgar expressions and mere trash of personal vindic-

tivcness.

well confirmed all the direful presages of Grlnagu'uiy who had scarcely strength to articulate ' Jr. Jmecrc?naneer ! O .'JI! -Mr. :Vccror.ixncer J Where the Fork .' .V.'.'" The toice of his trusty Squire relieved the A'ecromanccr from the trance into Mhich he had been thrown by the sight of the dreadful maggots j and, pointing to the boats, he said, Behold the work of th&t accursed fiend, Caloric, commissioned by his master to do this deed Knowing that necromancers dare not make ufe of ., he descended to take so mean au adtantage.' . Do mine eyes deceive me r" said the Squire, staring wildly at the beats, or do I behold many more living animals there, than there were hogs out of which the fork was made r" ' LL'JIOXS .'.'" fchiiefcod the JSecromaneer, "do you not see their vast extended files marching in proud array, mat king time like the Vincenncs Guards on drill day r" Vcs, said the Squire with a sob t see, and my heart sickens at the sight: Would to Clod, the commons were as they used to be, and the devil had the pork ; for it is said he took leg-il possession of the whole race more than tv.o thousand years ago ; and you, Mr. Yecromcucer9 ought tu have known better than to have tried vour art on his

property !

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Do, Trim, replied my uncle Toby. The Corporal, taking his station as 1:

wont, leaned his ha:;d upon the back of j my uncl Toby's chair, and thus proceeded : )

44 A, I was going to tell your Honour, age Vecromancer, from the'North of Ire- i

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said my uncle Toby : j

I will, your Honor, replied the Corporal. " A sage J'ec romancer, from the North of Ireland, settled in Vinccnnes, and assumed the character cf a wholesale merchant; but in the course of his trade, finding money"

becoming scarce, he waved his magic wand i

over toe beautilul commons adjoining the j town, and by hi 3 diabolical art turned them into i'o)" j FORK'!!! cried my Uncle Toby. j Yes. your Honor, jwrk, replied, the Cor- j poral. j The devil ! exclaimed my Uncle. Toby. j "lie turned them all int) Fork-, j with which he leaded two large boats for the New Orleans market, ( to get specie :) but the high-spirited Wabash, provoked at

this transformation of the beautiful plain ! ...!.:!. I i 11 1 1 1 . .

vmuu ;mu auornea ner canKs ever sutce tne . flood, ran to her father, Old Mississippi, and in tears related her sad tale. The old 1 monarch, indignant at the insult offered to his favorite daughter, and enraged at the impudence of the renega.lo, commissioned

his hist minister, Caloric, to watch the descent of tha accursed boats, and blast the hopes of the spoiler" ihat was noble ! said my Uncle Toby. It was, excellent 1 replied the Corporal. 'On the ICth of January. 1319, Caloric lighted his torch : his fierce wrath hla.ed forth, and soon reached the nasteriors of old

j father Winter, who was at that time reig: ing

over tne northern hemisphere, and made him

frisk -aat like a bear whose fore-paws are j tiefhtlluhd him, when you attempt to make ;

f free wjth his tail. At length, finding his ; dominions too warm for him, old Winter I bounded over the Lakes, and took refuge ! "under the North Tote, at the entrance of i Syrrimes's HAe, from which he durst not re- - turn until he had ascertained by his spies ' that the Fork had arrived ct its destined

market.' I remember, it was very warm at that time, said my Uncle Toby. :Twas devilish hot, said the Corporal. Yon mean no reflection on Capt. Sjmmes, Trim r asked my Uncle Tooy. Not in the least, your Honor, replied the Corporal. Then go cn with thy narrative, Trim, for I am impatient to hear the issue of this advent l re. Well, then, your Honor 6i Judge what was the astonishment of the Necromancer, when he broke bulk, to find that his pork had asumed new life. and in the form of majestic maggots, had taken possession, and were parading up and down the boats, breathing defiauce to his art. Rage, grief, and disappointment were depicted in his facehis eyes squinted milk and water his nose stood on end his under jaw started forward, forming a hornwork to a vast intrenchment made by his mouth, in which his tcngue, like a little Dutrh pug, lav securely imbedded, squeaking dreadful anathemas against the old monarch and his minister. In this terrible situation he was found by Ids trusty Squire GUI S -J&J.V, his typesetter, whoit is said, was somehow or other concerned in the speculation ; and having heard ot the dire revenge of old Mississippi, repaired to his patron to ascertain the truth of the report. The countenance of the tVcc?Dr.c;ic-:' tro

Candidates for Offices at the nt August Election. For Governor. JONATHAN JENNINGS. . For Lifui. Governor. DENNIS PENNINGTON, JOHN HE i'AUW, RATLII'F BOON, MAUSION G. CLARK. For Representatives. THOMAS II. BLAKE, JOSEPH WARNER, PETER ALLEN. KAK K1A, June 16. The comr.iissioiiers appointed at the last session of the legislature for selecting a scite for the permanent seat of government tor this state, agreeably to the act of congress, met about the first of this month, and entered upon the discharge of their duties. They made the following selection for the above puip se In township Six North, Range One .ast, .Section 8, y, 16 and 17, and named the new seat of government VAN DA LI A. Governor Cass has been appointed by the President sole Commissioner, to hold a treaty with the Indians in tins Territory, for a cession cfland to the United .States. We understand that this treaty will prcbahly be held in September neit, and that its object will be the extinction of the Indian title to the valuable and fertile country upon the Saganaw bay and river. Detroit Gaz. Wood, Mills, & CO. Commissio?i-JIerchants, EVANSVILLE, Ind. REFERENCES.

Messrs. Calvin Sampson ' co.

ucinnati.

Calvin Sampson t$ co. 1 Ha y den $ Aubin, t Ci: Ifathun t$ Barnes. 1

Savage tV Lewis, ) T . ... a- ' u t o v Louisville. m. b.Feterson df co. $ Ropes cy Felps, - - New Or leans jr. E. breading, - - Vmcennes. They have on hand, and intend keeping, j large and general Assortment of Dry Goods, Groceries, Queens, and Hard Ware. x7Sill of which icill be sold very low for CASH. Evansville, May 20, 1S19. 12-tf Dissolution. THE CO-PAR'INERSHIP heretofore eating between WIj.LIA.M A. CROWELL and JOHN W. OSBORN was dissolved bv mutaal consent on the Cth instant. WM.A. CROWELL, J. W. OSBORN. N. B. All those who are indebted to the said firm are requested to make immediate payment, and those who have demands against it will please present them for settlement. W. A. C. J. w. o.

Vincennes, June 52J, 1919.

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Bank of Missouri. THE SUBSCRIBERS Will commence on the lvt day of June next, to gne a premium ol one per cent, fur Bank of Missouri paper. JOSEPH WIGRIN, Ricira i. venables. St. Lcuis, Mav I?. I0-3t

AURORA,

THE COU.YTF SEAT FOR CLARK cor.vrr, jlllyois. The scite of this Town has lately been unanimously designated by three respectable commissioners appointed by the Legislature f.r the purpose) as the most eligibl? spot in this cuUnty for the seat of justice; and the county commissioners have directed the undersigned their -sent, to proceed to the sale of tin LOTS. Court will he held there on the first Monday in September next, and the public o:ces will be removed to it im

mediately tnerealter.

Jlurora

Is on Wet fraction No. 15, Town 10, N. of Range 11 W. 13 mi'es from the northern, and 1 1 miles from the southern boundary of the county, being situated on a handsr mc on t!ie abash River, at this point making a westerly bend, which places the town not very far distant from the centre of the county in "anv direction. The mouth of .STONEV CREEK, which enters the Wabash at this bend, forms a safe and commodious harbor, where b'ats can be secure at any high st:ge of water. The scite o! the town is higl.rdry and healthy, comnundinj; a prospect ol three miles on the river, the soil of the country around is fertile, and tho timber plentiful, and of the best kind. On IHG CREEK, whicli enters into the river two miles above, there arc seats within a little di-.tance of the town, which will be improved i.i a short time. From AURORA it is one miie and a half S. to the Walnut, seven and an half S. to the Union, and four N. E. to the Honey Creek Prairies, on all ot which there are at present e.vtensive, flourishing and increasing settlements. To the N. and V. the settlements are yet but in their infancy, but from the considerable extent of fertile country in those directions, 110 doubt can be entertained hut that it will populate ami improve rapidly. Roads w ill pass this place from each side of the Wabash, and as the bank is suSiciently high on the opposite side from the town, the river can be approached and traversed at any stage of water. In laving oft' this town, the most ample appropriations have been made for public uses. The Agent or ids deputv will at all times be found at his ofiice in AURORA, ready to attend upon these who wish to purchase in the place. Mechanics who have an intention to become actual residents, will find it their interest to call or. the agent, as very liberal encouragement will be offered to them. A Tavern and Ferry, will be established in AURORA previous to the sale, which will commence on the premises. On TIIURS DAY. the FIFTH of AUGUST next, at Ten o'clock, A. . Conditions of Sale. The Lots will be sold to the highest bidder, on notes with good security, 'payable tisfollovs,viz; One third in twelve months, one third in eighteen months, and one third in two years from the day of sale. The purchasers will be secured by bonds for a good sulficient covenant deed, to be executed in two years from the day of sale. S. PATRICK, Agent. June 23, 1819. 12-ts

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A,, 'C Harrison & Fair child, COMMISSION-MERCHANTS, Evansville, Indiana. THE undersigned most respectfully infoim the Public, that they continue the Storage end Commission Easiness at Evansville. Indiana: all favors will b thankfully received and promptly attended, to, on a moderate Commission. Harrison & fahhild, mYear the Upperf land ing. Evansville, (la ) June 5, 1 SJ8. 9tf -Bacon .&Corn THE SUBSCRIBERS II AVE FOR SALE, AU'Ionnt Carmel,(JIouin of WhiteRiver)

care of Mr. William Simonds,

8,000 lbs. BACON", 500 bushels CORN",

Iso, 71 quantity of Lard, Whiskev, Boots,

Shoes, Fine Wool Hats, And shr.dru articles of Domestic Gcods.

BARLOW cj DERBY. 9-4 p

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June 1, 1619.