Indiana Centinel, Volume 4, Number 11, Vincennes, Knox County, 24 June 1820 — Page 3

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To the incomprehensible and intolerable nonsense which is sent among us every week through the medium ol a certain print in this town, it is odious, unnecessary, and worse than useless to attempt a replication. It is pleasing, when conscious of our riht, to engage with an honorable antagonist with one, who, tho' unfortunately in the wrong, still thinks himself in the pursuit of justice xvitii one, who, with somo brains in his liead, and some soul in his body, will pcr- - list in unintentional error. There is always hope in contending with one of this 'description and there is honortoo, should we ultimately convince him. Hut with a .j;abb!in and inveterate simpleton, picug ed to h base end, urged by the most worthless passions, and supported by the meanest principles ; who is purposely deaf to reason, and habitually dead to re morse, as there is no hope in argument, there can be no honor in opposition. Tile old cant of fahnii'us.n, agriust the first of principles and the first of men, was never repeated with more unblushing insolence than in the Sun cf the 17tii inst. It needs no reply : to be abhorred by Americans, it needs only to be read. The assertion, paiticnl.rly against the Continental p.tKv, is false, and INFAMOUSLY FALSC and the sing-song slang that follows it, is :s infamously contemptible. It shows a person entirely igjioruit, or desperately lt gaidless of the true history of those day.,, and whose education, prejudices and principles uie purely British, and hostile to America, her laws and institutions. We repeat the fact, which every American can attest to, that had it not been for the Continental inouetj, the Declaration of LDKn:dlxck, that immortal document, penned by the brightest of patriots, and the best of men, would have been as null as a prophecy of John Riov;an avc, and the slu'ci. on which it was written, instead of being treasured by the holy care and veneration of a mighty people, and copied and adorned by the genius of the most celcbrnted artists, would now be as useless and neglected as an Almanac of the last century, or a Sun newspaper of the present da'. These are facts, which children learn at the breast, and may their manhood never be stained by couscntin to their denial. These aie facts, which our school-bovs learn bv rote, arid may no foreign partisans defeat the ends of their education. With the exception of that rascally assertion, all of that paper is a mixture of rant, cant, trash, and impudent perver ion. The prejudices of such scribblers ; tve detest, and most cordially despise their personality. Nobler assailants must engage us in iuture, or we shall not grant them evm the honor of our contempt. FOR THF. INDIANA CENTINEL, THE ELECT IOX. The proper exercise of this right, is of nnrp imnnrteince to our political w ell more nn no nance ro our pouutbeing, than any other act or step we can take towards self gov eminent. The act of choosing men to whom we have to delegate our power, our rights, our interims, and even our very reputation and mi-v - - - character as a people, should always be unformed with an attentive and tinii" ' (if not a jealous) caution. A , Representative though he stands for a thousand, is still but an individual man and as such, is governed alike by his passions aral prejudices. When anvone steps before the public,and asks to be the people s representative, i they should ask ot him las opinionund how he w ould act, as it regard- a number of the most important points of their interests. As for instance how w mild you 1 lil . 111...! ac( rir:iri! vh:t Ivk ttirn pal Pil "ton t pro i .ertv law ?" what would voti do in I respect of the present state of the currency r What kind of money must the people pay their debts with ? Or is any law necessary on the subject. How would you dispose of the three per cent md, as it is commonly called would vou on any account lay out the printhe first and strongest claim for its use r "Where and how would you invest it ? "Would you lay it cut instock of the bank of the V. States, or in stock of the bank of this State r In answering those enquiries, if you do it wisely, how you would act, with your reasons for so acting ; you w ill have an opportunity of proving to the people, that you have both the'dispoMtion k capacity to serve them. If you do it unw isely, "the people can wisely reject you. If you refuse, or neglect to answer, the people may fairly, is. 1 trust wi-1 piudently conclude, that you ure conscious of our inability to answ er wisely, or otherwise that vou wish by trimming and intrigue, to get in as nas fonva rlv b(cn the practice. The declaration of a candidate i: not only a solemn pledge to the people, bowbe will act, but it is also a display of bis powers of action, and at once enables them to judge of his principles & talent, and to make as judicious a choice as urcumtaiices will admit of. A candidate who is incapable of writing, and writing well on the above mentioned questions of finance, w ould be uscLss as a Ihprt senta.'ii c in Indiana would diciedit bim.-eif dihonor, and perhaps, irrep-gatiy i.ijuic theje who Juive the

rinal ! To what DUri'OSCS wou.l vou ap

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ply it : Would not the principal if it was sure it is, the treasurer will have to pay sifeiv and prudently funded, produce as it all out to the workmen and, if it be much interest as would be advanta-eousiy not there, sale and sound, Cold, Silver, n lk-? What obiect has aud Current Paper, Notes, Bonds, Cer-

-You will perceive, .Mr. Editor, that this is written with a view to the honor and interest of the State and that no side or party is considered. Those who answer most wisely, may be sure of the vote of your correspondent, who is un ELECTOR. FOR TUB CENTINEL. Mn. Editor There has been lately much taik about banks, bank-ins y currency, hard iunm, scarcity of money, N.C but the scarcity of money appears to be the most complained of. 3lany wise people have sagaciously given tiieir opinions respecting the cause of this same scarcity. Some I lave ascribed it to the great Comet which lately appeared at New Brunswick, and dried up all the w estern streams, and made the markets dull at New Orleans, by preventing the pork from getting there come attribute it to the Missionary Societies, who send out all the silver they can gc, to convert the Chinese to Christianity some say that the United States Bank is only a branch of the Bank of England, and sends all the specie out of the country to the British capitalists, to enable them to undersell the American manufacturers many philosophical financiers declare that it is all owing to captain Sv.u.ur.s, tvho has started all the cash off to establish a Hole Bank at the North Pole, with branches in each of the concentric spheres ; but that 3Ir. Chandler, near Zai.oviile, lately struck upon one of the outer vaults, and that the .Muskingum Mining Company are m a tair wuv to ret it back aam. But, Mr. Editor, all these notions are mere whim-whams I, myself, as wcil as my neighbors, have been much puzzled in this busbies; but by close labor and hard thought, 1 think 1 have discovered the great secret : Q.i'ij.'pe qui a principibus nowntllts it nobuious amicis mcis, ac pra c;puc Callis, sollii iiabar : I found jt out by m great skill in astrology : 1 discovered, Sir, that at a certain time last year, the lord of the ascendant was himself in the ascendant ; and, what was wonder! ul, that the lord of the hour and the lord of the ascendant were in con junction ; ;M;0, what i stranger still, that I at that very time the lord of the moon s house was corpora iiy joined with the moon ; and, of course, that the people's monev, which 1 was jjeekm.fr lor, was neither lost nor stolen, but all hoarded up in the vaults of our COMMONS TREASURY ! ! ! You may say what you please about the cause of the present scarcity of cash ; but ou are ail mistaken, and I h:ive proved it by precise calculation. Don't you recollect w hat a large sum was collected from every part of the country by the sale of the Commons : well, there it is (Joid.anc Silver and Current Paper, all in the hands of the treasurer ; and he won t snow a cent ot it, nor put a dollar in circulation ; and tin's is the real u cause of the baldness of tiie times and this is enough to distract any people to vex them, and perplex them, and put them out o! their wits Now, Sir, bv a our leave, Ell make a jmition to our Trustees: 1 move that ! t hey immediately advertise for "a skilful v Engineer, who can come well recommend ed, to devise and superintend a contemplated jdan" for draining the. ponds about the town; and I make this motion for u number of reasons: 1st, because we are in instant danger of being ovci flowed by

misfortune to ?end Lim.

seru-jthem, and the putrid exhalations from

such vast bodies ot water are very hurtiui iu neaiui. ;.u. A large extent ot country vfould then be reclaimed from the llo'ods, and rendered lit for cuhivatio'.i; which, being put to sale, would bring a threat sum of money, to the great benellt of some of said Trustees. 3d. The draining of these ponds would em ploy a huge M.mber of hands a length of time, and by tint means draw the money out of the clutches of the Treasurer, and put ita'loat again among the people, to their great relief, surprise Si admiration ; and, -it lily If the Trustees go to w ork to di in these ponds, you will soon see whtl'er I am an astrologer or not; w heth er my calculation respecting the cause of the hard tnrics be correct; whether the present scarcity oil money be not ow ing to its being all snug in the Commons Treasury; for, if it is there, as I am tifcates, and all, I will confess 1 have no skill in divination I will own that I am no necromancer, geomanccr, nor astrolo ger, and wnl change my name, lrom Trismegislus,Q that of a plain, honest,and HUMBUGGED CITIZEN. Vincennes, June l23, For the Indiana Ctntincl. THE WEATHER. This is the hottest, and drytst season, that has passed for many vears The different crops of grass, oats, corn, flax, potatoes, &.C. kc. promise but little reward to the husbandman's industry. Vegetation of every kind lungui-dies, or is destroyed by the excessirc heat and aridity of the earth and atmosphere. Since the last rain, the heat has been gradually and daily increasing. ThUday Jme lJlst, at half after 1 o'clock, p. m. the Thermometer stood at 100 in the shade, which is two degrees above Mood heat. This is a very unusual degii e of heat for this coimtrv and its long continnance i still more unusual. The minds of men are filled w ith a kind of gloomy foreboding, and they are constantlv enquiring of thoe who ought to be scientific men, whether thi stale of the weather wi'li;ot be productive cf an ixhcalthv

teaf e, propotttonale to the great heat -i.

ssc-esaive drought of the missing season It those inquisitive persons, would take the trouble to observe what is passing, anu nas p;iseu nelore them, their enqm nes would be imsweied bv the facts tuch ooervations naturally present. And what are the prominent facts presented on ims occasion i There has passed two or three months, of almost uninterrupted dry and warm weather, and for the last month, the heat has never been exceeded in this country All this time, the inhabitants have en joyed the great and inestimable bless iugs of general good health. It is a fact, that when the aridity of the earth is too great for anv exhalation to Lake place, the universally admitted cau ses ot levers cannot even exist, as may be seen by merely laming it, (viz:) Miasmatous tjjiuvia, or jmtrid vapour. On the great African desert of Zahara, where the intensely fervid ravs of the sunbeatdoun vertically on that scorched portion of the earth, and desicatcs every particle of moisture, travellers of vej rarity assure us, that so far from this being a cause of unhealthintss, that diseases are scarcely known araong those wretched natives who have, in addition to the heat and drought incident to their country, tq suffer the extremes of hunger and, thirst It would appear that an uninterrupted state of hot and dry w eather, is not the mot likely to produce the exeiting cause of fever. But to deal candidly with the popular anxiety, it would be right to lay before them some data, from which they mightinfer whether this bids fur to be a sickly season or not. If the old, and well established axiom, may yet be depended on, that ' jdentity of cause, will ever produce identity of ef-cvt,y-nofjiing more need be done, than to lay before those who wish for information on this subject, a portion of medii al tacts, which have now become substantial matter of history, and to go no further back than the beginning of the KJth century. "In 1 GOO a severe winter; in 1G01 a drought of 5 months con tinuance; from IGOx: till I603, the wea ther cold, and wet ; in. 1 003 the plague was imported" as it is said "from Ostend, and killed 36,201) in London." In the beginning of the 17th century, the summerof 1704 was so excessively hot and dry, that it is said, the grass was burnt up, and continued dry till the lHh of August, 1705. (3Ialignant spotted fevers were common. " It is unnecessary to give an account of every year "In 17 10 was the severest frosty winter that had happened for three hundred years in 1741 the summer was extremely hot and dry, in 1740 o malignant petechial fever made great havoc in Bristol, England" and in C2 id way, Ireland; in 1741 it reached London, w here this and the last year, w as the most mortal ever known, except when the plague reigned. The burials amounted to Gx,930, "in 17 12. A few quotations from Doctor Rush, that indefatiguabie and accurate observer of nature, shewing the constitution of tho years which ushered in Yellow Fever, w ill be sufficient for the present. "The. winter of 1793 was unusually moderate ; wild pigeons were common in many parts of Pennsylvania." "there can be no doubt ot a warm summer, whether it Ue wet or dry, having often preceded malignant, autumnal fevers." "The yellow fevers of 17G2 and 1793, w ere preceded by warm summers." The cause of epidemics he says "I have suspected to be the effect of a preternatural quantity of Oxygen in the atmosphere." Such preternatural quantity is not likely to abound in uniformly dry w eather. But there is perhaps enough said for those who if ad and understand, to form a judgment: at any rate, a newspaper limit will not admit more at this lime, lours, PI1ILIATUOS, Vincennes, June, 1020. FOR THE CENTI-VEL. TIIE THEATRE. I am happy to observe that the performances, this evening,are for the benefit oiMrs. MONCIN; for sure a more enticing bill of fare was never offered to the taste of our citizens ; and she U richly deserving all the atten tion w e can pay to her. The solemn and pleasing interest of the Tale of Mystery, the exquisite interlude of The Hypocondriac, w hich always puts the audience in a roar of laughter, together w ith the Poor Sold'ur, which, as an afterpiece, is one of the greatest favorites of the stage, present an offer of entertainment never equalled in this town, which cannot be neglected by the true lovers of the drama. These pieces will try the strength of the Dramatic Corps, and the taste of the audience, and I hope that neither will be disappointed. A FRIEND TO :,IERIT, Vincennes, June l21. Notice. Samuel II. Clubb, assignee of William Martin, for the n. c. qr. of sec. No. 15. in T. No. 3, n. of R. No. 13, w. having tiled in this office an affidavit of the los or mislavinj; of ccrtif.cate No. 5208, granted on the 2d day of May. 1818, to s;iui William Martin, tor the auove designated (juai'er section, All persons concerned, are hereby required to take notice, that in 3 "months lrom the date hereof, 1 snail issue to William Martin, a duplicate of said certihcate No. 529tf. unle previous to that time, some legal and sufficient ob lections are made thereto. JOHN BADOLLET, R.L.O. June U2l ll-Swrd

Mrs. Mongin's Benefit. THIS EVE.YLYG, J USE C4, Will be presentedjthe Grand JMclo-Urama oi uie Tale of Mystery. Jfith the Original Mimic, &c. FMMETTJ - - Mn.MO.XGLY. Act 3d View of the Rocks of Arpennaz. After ithich, the laughable Interlude of BLUE DEVILS, Or, The Hypocondriack. A.X.XETTE - Mrs.MO.XGLX The whole to conclude, with the Musical Afterpiece, called The Poor Soldier. .YOIUH - - - Mrs.MOXGLY. For Characters sec Hills.) Hear Ye! Hear Ye ! TIII.9 is to give notice to all make and manner of persons, gentle and simple, who are indebted to me bv note or on book account, that it is necessary to pay up, immediately, if they wish to aoid consequence. 1 have been generous; if vou will he lust, we will souare the yards, and all well. If ou neglect this reasonable cull, I shall shew vou the hig papers, directly. W- E. DREADING. Vjncenne June 24. J ! tf STATE OF INDIANA, 1'usei Connti, TAKEN tU By Razen Halsell, of Posev countv. Alears I owitHiip, one Jiiftck Mare, 14 hands and one half liig.li, branded J. C, on the near shoulder, fa up nosed to be 11 or 12 years old. a few white spots on her bad;, occasioned by the saddle, and a white speck on her right flank, arid a white fapeck on her left thigh and a lew white hairs about hr tail, appraised to 40 dollars, by Win. Dodge and G. Lowe, before me this Sd day of June, 1820. A copy Test. A. CAVUTT, J.P.r.C. ll--3wpd June 3d. TAKEN UP, By John J. O'Brien, at the mouth of the Wabash, Two Marcs, one is a brown 7 years old, 15 hands hiq;h, branded on the near shoulder with E. appraised at :( dollars. The. other is a Bay, 8 ear old, 15$ hands high with a snip and star near her hind foot white, a lump on the right ear, appraised at 35 dollar. JOILY DA.VIHL,j.p. Black township, Posey co. May 12th, 1320. J U-3tpd TAKEN UP By David Greathou&e, a calico coloured HORSE, about 9 years old, supposed to be of the Spanish breed, with a bell on, and branded with the letters J. C. on the left shoulder, appraised at 31 dollars. JOILY DAJmIHL,j.p. Poaej cfy. Ia. May 27.,' 11-Stpd Taken UP BY Joseph Chamness, living 4 miles east of Washington, Daviess county, a hay Mare, 7 jears old, 15 band high, a star in her forehead, a white spot on her left hip, a feather on the neck, (right side) shod belore, no brands perceivable appraised to 75 dollars, by R. Palmer, and Michael v lies, belore me, P. P. KODUEUS, j.p.d.c. Washington, June 1. 103w Taken UP, By Cornelius Berkshire,liviug in "Washington, Daviess county, la. a Chesnut SORREL MARE, about 13 hands 3 inches high, near hind oot white, a blaze in her face, branded with the letters A. C. on her near shoul der. Appraised to 50 dollars, bv James Ball, Jatob Freeland and A. Bruce. P. P. RODUEES, J. P. Washington, June 12. 103wpd Taken" UP MV Daniel Iteav is, in (Jibson Countv, fatoca township, two beasts of the fo'l, lowing description, to-wit: ONE SOR REL MARE, appraised to 21 dollars, with a small long bell on, with an old patched collar and single buckle, one small saddle spot on the near side, with a small sore on her hack and koine small white spots in her forehead, G or seven veavs old; about 13 bauds hi-rh, no brands perceivable. I he other is a fcorrel filly, supposed tobctwo year old, vitha blaAe inher face, and a considerable scar on the lower point other near shoulder, small of her ae, appraised to 13 dollars bv us, this 17th dav ol Mav, 1S20 Win. IVerson, Wm. R. Cockrum and John N liter, I do certify, that the above b a tru cop? from my Estray Book, this 0th of Mav, I SCO. JAS. DKVIN,J. P. May 0. D-3wpd Printing of everv desJeriptioin neatlv executed!

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Candidates tur Oflicq, FOR CONGRESS WILLIAM HENDRICKS. Far Representatives in the General Ait semblif. THOMAb II. BLAKE, GEORGE 11. C. SULLIVAN. ROBEliT &TUKGUS, JOSEPH AYARNRK, JAMES WAS.-OX, JOHN M'DDXALD. JOHN PAGET. nm SHERIFF, JOHN DECKER, VALENTINE J. BRAD LEV, SAMUEL PARR ' JAMES NaBB, JOHN SCOTT. FOH COUSIY COMMISIOVEIl. JOHN OUKELTIiEE, JOSEPH M'C LURESAMUEL CHAMBERS, WILLIAM R M-CALL.

STRAYED OR STOLEN, From the subscriber, on the 15th Inst Os e Hat Make, with a 4ar on lur fjrehead, speckled on her nose, branded on' the left thigh with the letters It. J. very dim, about 14 hand liidi and a. new pair of ihoes on also, a Small. Sorb el Mjee, about 14 hands hih, with a snip in her face, branded on ihc left thirh with the letter C about 3yc-ar& old, bad no shoes on, no other niarL recollected Any person who will deliver the above creatures to nw, 2 miles ist of Vincennes, oh the . LuUvillt m;dt ftlial I receive a reward oj" 7'frt Duiiurs, for the two, or Five Hollars for eitr.r uC them. 13. SXilTH. June 20, 1S20. tf Late of Glasgow,) RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of Vincennes and its vicinity, th&t hv has commenced the BAKING and Confectionary Business, At the NEW BRICK HOUSE opp -ite the Sl'EAM MILL, where he has ou hand Choice Liquors, OF ALL. KISDS Coniac, Spanish, and Lem.'n iSirup, d Arid, American Madeira, 1 Oil IVp'j Minmt, Candy of all Kiiidi, Shrub, Raisins, Nutmegs, Ciiioannn, Spanish St-garg, American do. N. E. glam! Clu'pse OYsTKK.. Lisbon, Claret, and Vevay Cider, Co. dials of all kinds, Persica, Old Whiskey, Porter, All of which will be to!4 low for t ASH only. $C7He has erected, for the amusement of thuse who favor him with their custom, a Ball and Ten Pin AUnj. Vincennes, June 9. 9 tf Mrs. BABE R, RESPECTFULLY informs the Ladies ai' Vincennes and its vicinity, that sh& has opened a Milliners Shop, Next door above G. W. Johnston's, on water street, and has on hand, a geu eral assortment of Bonnets, Caps, Turbans, Collarettes, Capes, liand-I5oxes, &c. Of the latest fashions. She will also make Indies' Dresses, alter and whiten Straw and Leghorn Rennet. Vincennes. June 9. 9-tf Notice. THECo-Partnrrshlp, heretofore ea:iit ing under the firm of Wassons and Sayre, was dissolved on the first int. bv mu. tual consent. All persons indebted to that firm, will please to have the ir accounts settled immediately, with James and Geo. A. If'u.ssun, at Carlisle or Merom, who are authorised to settle tha business of the concern. JAMES WASSON, GEO. A. WASSON, JAMES SAYRE. Carlule.Sd June, I 20. 9-tf The business will be continued in Carlisle asul Merom, by the undersigned, Whu have this day Received, a Jrcs supply oj urocKerv, Groceries, Ladies and Iron and Steel, Gentlemen's Shoes. Which they will fcell low for Oah. They have ahafjr sale, 30 Bis. Good Whiskey. JAMES WASSON, GEO. A. WAiON, CarlMe, id June. l--tf Ail KII1US m uiaiiwb For Sale at llilS olilCO