Indiana Centinel, Volume 4, Number 29, Vincennes, Knox County, 4 November 1820 — Page 3

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1320.

The Tiuics. Tho cry of hard times pow prevails through the western jbf - ja good earnest. lis no joking, in thee days. . It come?, spontaneously, from the very bottoms of the hearts of all the farmers, mechanic, and merchants of this countrv. The farmers are bsrthened with produce which they cannot sell : the mechanic uses his tools in vain, finding no sjl'.c or m jncy for his manufactures; whiie the merchants, who must ultimately prty specie for their goods, have almost forgotten the length of their yard-sticks Tlirs only class of people who appear to he -.inking money now, are the sheriff and const ibles. They ure full of business cmterini about the country like doctors ii a. p.tilence; with this trilling exception, however, that you can " throw phyie to the do;s," if you don't like it, yourself; but these gentlemen are sure to make you follow tbeir prescriptions; and, what is worse than all, they are seldom known to relieve tlie aJHktcd. The Land Offices and the merchants arc swallowing every dollar of specie; and there is no emigration or exportation to la ring in more. This is exactly the state of affairs in Indiana. .Now, the greit question i, what is to done5 "O," (some short-sighted fools and soiue designing rascals will answer,) '"wait ti!i the Legislature is convened: we 'shall-soon see a ch.utge in the times. ''.They will pat down the Ranks, and re--peal the Property and Replevin law 4they will r.iiso. the White river fifteen feet and make the Wabash navigable for ships of war wheat will sell for five dollars, and coffee and tea for nine pence; and you can then buy a coat-pattern of the best broadcloth fo-r a grass-fad pig; and the very first shower you will have after our ascmbly-m.ea lay their heads together, will be just such a one as Jupiter went a courting in; which will amply pay us for all our bad luck o.nd dry weather. You know some of the candidates promised almost as much, if you would elect them; and there is no doubt they will be better than their words!" Tins is nearly the answer given by many of the thick-headed Si. long-tongued politicians of the day, at the present moment; and many people are simple enough to trust to it, and wait with anxious hope for the happy time when the members 'f the next Assembly shall meet in awful conclave, to new vamp the rotten polity of our state, and empty the goldeu increase of their sknils into the hidebound pockets of their constituents. We shall oon see how these hopes will be realised: we shall soon see the mightv deeds to be done by some new members, tvh'j.se section was the fruit of so many lies, and so much low-born, infamous deception. When they meet in session, we shall find they will sit in fear-wrought silence on the great affairs of the state; and th -e very tongues, which chattered so m :ch before the election, will be mutlled 5n weakness, ignorance and dismay. Tuir heads will be there, it is true; but t'-'-re will be no magician to say iiOpen Srwnr !" to unlock the brazen portals of their brains, and empty their precious contents into the hands of the people. Before the election the cry was, ihc Hauls'! the Banks ! The Banks are the cause f all our distress : put down the Ifn's, destroy all the current paper, and vou and vour sous' sor.s will live in clorr forever. Certain men, who had no private interest or concern in banks, were basely charged as being agents of the banks with being partners in the great scheme for the ruin of the people. The factious knaves who made these charges, ur.d rung them through the country from Dt to Beersheba, knew that they were uttering falsehoods from premises to inference : but they effected their purposes they gratified tbeir private hatred they easeu their personal fears : the people- were grossly deceived., it is true ; but the knaves now laugh in their-sleeves at their credulity, and chuckle w ith one another at the ease with which they forced the most preposterous falsehoods down their throats, and crammed them with lies as fast as they could speak or piiat them. Now let them fulfil their promises let them prove their assertions true : let them nut down the Banks : let them de stroy the Current Paper of the count rv let them repeal the Property Laws : let them remedy the cruel evils which a.'llict the people let them save their constituents from executions and sales of property : let them prevent whole plantations being sacrificed for the priee of a-horse : let tuem raise the prices of your wheat, your corn, and your pork : let them lower those of foreign goods : let them bring gold and silver into the country, and make these precious metals the only circulating medium ; let them do all this, and produce the grand millcnium they promised : r-Tbey can do it easily by. only putting down the Banks ! ! ! And in this district the -groat work is alreadv commenced how ? bv the printing and coastant circulation of ten thousand lies to ke e: out of oiice people who have no possible interest or concern in the Ci'iks , and electing in their places bank agents, stockholder and directors ! Weil these new members, stockholders and directors, arc going to Corydon whit is their business there i to fulfil their promises-) put dowa the Bvils, t force back the current piper, r. d have nothing to circulate but lind fjiice money to $! the products ot toe f oil iu foreign m-Ic ns : to piv the debts of Hi? oco:;'.'. aaj drive thJ tkcillf x:d

ej.istaWeJout of LasiriC-. Verily, tfioir session will be a mrrv lime to tiie firmors, and the mechanics and merchants will leap for joy. The golden age v.i;; come again, when you will crop year grounds in every month when your fruits will blossom in winter, and your barren swine will farrow nine times a year. Now, I can tell you, in sober sadness, and very few words, the exact state of the case. Americans have been, until lately, the carriers and market men of Europe for twenty five years. Your produce has supplied her wasteful armies during the whole of that time, Setae course of business, during that period, has been,

not natural, but arUjicicl. INow, Lurope feeds herself : and her manufactures, which habit has brought you into the necessity of usinz, create a vast weight in the balance of trade in her favor ; and the precious metals can only discharge the ditference. So long as Europe remains as she is, you must keep in a rctrogade motion till you reach your original situation. Thi motion is always distressing ; but nothing can stop it but another general and long continued convulsion abroad, and prompt, forcible and effective encouragement of your manufactures at home. When vour Legislature can do all this when they can promote Manu factures, emigration and exportation, then, ana not till then, will you begin to lcei relieved then, and not till then, will the times become better. The present Legislature of this slate may attempt to do something to meet the expectations of their constituents, but they can do nothing effectual. They may deliberate and debate and pass laws till the session is ended ; but, as causes above their control have produced the their effects. The state treasury nas no treasures at all the members elect will

spend the winter without profit to them-lpeniN selves or the people and, after all the

falsehoods and uproar auot the r;aut:s, wnen tuey come to oe paiu on, at iasT, they will be very glad to be able to get Steam Mill money ! FOR THE CeNTINEL. The following is on the important subject relative to the enormous sums due from the purchasers of government lun-is. There are seven states at this time formed out of the Uuited States lands, besides two or three territorial governments. The greater port of the inhabitants thereof are interested, either directly or indirectly, in purchases made of government lands. The general character of the people of the United States is that of enterprise, which is commendable while their exer tions are used within the bounds of pru deuce; and although this has not altogeth-j

cr been the case witn respect to purcuases j nn j pUr2 motives, They have pant their made of government lands, yet the grea- j money and are as much entitled to the ter part of the purchases made by actual protecting care of their government as settlers, were prudently made. ia:iy other description of community. It Petitions have been presented to Con- therefore is recommended that this degress for several years past, from the set- j scription of purchasers will join with the tiers of some parts of these "lands, and j artual settlers in petition. .g to Congress Congress have from time to time pisspdj for relief in the premises, laws postponing the payments due from j What objections can. there be made to

the same. And being thus harrassed ei'-; ery year with petitions, ana circumstance of the purchase government lands, crow ins to i from the made of an cnormous amount, Congress became alarmed, and therefore at their last session wisely passed the law putting an end to all fu ture credit for United States' lands, and reducing the price to one dollar & twenty five cents per acre. It is allowed that the end of all rational human exertion is happiness, and I do believe, that Congress well considered what would most contribute to the attainment of this desirable object with respect to the future settlers of government lands, when they passed the law in question, and also, by so doing, consulted their country's best interest People who now purchase and fix themselves on government lands, settle within the limits of their own means. They rest free from the harrowing thought of being indebted for their farms, and being thus situated, even should it be on an cfcrhtv acre tract, which is the least that can be purchased in one tract, such settler, with due industry and economy, will feel more tranquility of mind, and enjoy more real happiness, than those who are in possession of thousands of acres unpaid for. So much Congress has done for the benefit of those who may hereafter settle on government lands, but nothing, comparatively speaking, has been done to favor the man thousands of honest, industrious farmers who, from the change of times, find it to be out of their power to pay Government lor their tarms agreeamc to the terms of purchase. During the late and long contested war of Europe, the commerce of the United States nourished and extended itself to almost every ouarter of the globe; and from the great demand abroad for almost every kind of American produce, and from the great prices obtained for the same, not only the merchants, but also the economical and industrious farmers of our country, grew wealthy. The prosperous state of our country was such as not only to produce a spirit of enterprise among commercial men, but the farmers also. Men of small means have penetrated the wilderness purchased lamh of t lie United States, and, from the high p- icos given for produce, have been enabled to pay for their t urns in a tew ve.u-s t his circumstance. together with lit v civ en by the former lau of Congress, giving a credit of several vcir to tiii parrhaers of gov cr crn nci.; :u: t the aiusc

tuc vl rrJVgrrdJon whk-h Ias ti-on place within six yeaispist to the United states land-; and such bemg the prospects before these settlers, with a laudate ze il they have pressed forward, made extensive improvements, calculating that their industry would enable them to pay for their farms. Rut, alas! how uncertain are nil human calculations! The wars in Europe have ceased; its great prmics disbanded ; th surplus soldiers called to the cultivation of the fields. Providence has blest their labours, and Europe no longer stands in any need of our surplus produce. The people of the Mississippi and its tributary streams have sent their produce to Orleans, but the markets there will scarcely bear transpoitation: millions worth of produce at this time are perishing in the hands of the farmers in consequence of their being no market for the same. In such diiemna what is to be done : I answer, let the people of the several states concerned apply to their Legislature respectively, to the end that the Legislatures thereof may memorialize Congress on the important subject. It is recommended, that Congress remit the interest now due "n all contracts for hnds, that one year be given after the expiration of every contract; that the principal sum due be divided into six equal instalments, and at the expiration of the year to be given as aforesaid, that one sixth part be p;id, together with the interest; so in every vear thereafter one sixth p:.rt with the interest, until the whole be paid; let the forfeiture of the land be the condition of the failure of any payment. Congress, by passing such a law, would put it in the power of most every person concerned to pay for their lands. The propriety of Congress remitting the interest, as heretofore proposed, may be questioned by seme, but to me it ar-

c0T:siste-.tviih the policy adopted j t-v Congress with respect to the future va;es 0f rovcrnnienl lands; the price being reuuecu to one dollar and twenty -!:ve cents per acre. The fact cannot be denied, that money at this time is much more vnluable than it has been for upwards of twenty years part; that by remitting the interest to tho'-e who are vet owmg lor their lanus, wou!l !e placing them more on au equal footing with those who may purchase, hereafter. It hns been objected by some with whom I have conversed upon the subject, join with any description of pur chasers in petitioning to Congress for relief other than actual settlers, but I am 1 ot a (htlcrcnt opinion. 1 he very nature . ot the law m relation to tr:e sales ot government lands invited to speculation ; hundreds of people who never intended to become actual settlers on Congress ' lands, attended the public sales and be come purchasers from the most upright! Congress conceding to the proposition' herein proposed? Government can lose nothing by extending the time of payments. Should money be wanted, it can borrow on a much longer credit and at a lower rate of interest than is required of the purchasers of the public lands; and as to security, there can be no kind of objections on that ground, in as much, as the punctual performance in making payments would be the condition of the purchasers title, and by the payment of every instalment a farther security would be given for the punctual payments of the remainder. To me it appears that no objections can be made to the foregoing propositions on the ground of establishing a precedent winch would invite others to petition to Congress for favors of a similar nature, as the late law, in relation to the sales of government lands, docs away all farther credit for the same; therefore no new cases of the kind can arise. But should Congress not be disposed to give any relief in the premises and sufier the taw oi lorieitureto go into operation, the calamities thereby produced would be incalculable. Thousands of honest, industrious people would be; thrown out of house and home, families broken up, and the progress in improvements, which are now making on public lands, much retarded. Indeed, it would be far kinder on the part of government, rather than to let the law of forfeiture into operation, to send the sweeping sword and extirpate the people from the face of the laud, aliedgir.g that it was done through mercy to save them from a Jinenn existence. 1 " A I have carefully examined the subject, and cannot discover any plausible grounds to influence Congress to oppose the same; and we are not to presume that Congress would wish to distress any part of com munity mcrelv for the sake of distressing. A FRIE.ND TO THE PEOPLE. Illinois, Stpt. 1st, 1G20. English tyieens. a .uonuon paper states 44 that treasonable or criminal proceedinjs against the Queens of England have taken place only in the reigns of m a V s Henry 111. and Lharies l. At the tormcr period, the constitution was arbitra rily bent by a capricious and unrelenting despotism at the latter, the country was in a state of insurrectionary civil war. In the former reign Anne Boleyn was tried by a jury of "2 i peer, preside by the Lord Steward, ami ultimately b cf hwoJcJ- CsUiiiii:? cf 4r"32c-2 sv

vtvee u and degraded to Princess nowager of Wale;" Catharine Howard wrs tainted and beheaded at the sigction of Pnrliamcrt. In the latter ici-u the House of Commons sent up to the House of Lords articles of impeachment against Queen Henrietta, from which sdie tuved herself by escape to France. The Farmers of England cannot cultivate the earth unless the price of wheatis forced up to tex. shillings sterling per bushel because, except it will brmg that price, it is impossible to pay the taxes, rates and tythes, though it might be obtained for half the sum from other countries! The carl of Liverpool has stated in the bouse of lords, that the deficiency of British exports to America, amounts to '.3,100,000, on an average of three years. This he attributes l the great distress that prevails in the United States saying that we are retracing our immense strides, and falling to the original situation we held twenty years ago but he thinks that we must always depend, in a great degree, on British manufactures for a supplw His lordship is mistaken. It 'is believed that two-tbiids of the people of England very rarely cat animal food. There is not one-hundredth part of the population of the U. States; who do not eat it daily, if they please, j A jrreat dinner was riven at the Crown and Anchor-tavern, being the Uth anniversary of the triumph of Westminster" 100 persons were present, sir F. Burdett in the chair. The fiit tonst was " The sovereignty of the people, the only source of legitimate power," which, with that of 44 the queen," was drank with great applause. During the sitting, a very splendid vase was presented to sir Francis, as a token of respect from the people of the parish of St James. The Champion of England. As a part of the farce of a coronation, a man rides in the procession, clad in a full suit of armor, who is called 4 the champion of England." On a cert.iin occasion, the carl marshal sounds a trumpet and savs,

44 If any person, whether he be high or be low, deny that is the riirhtful t Kins: of England, I, as the kid: champion, am ready to prove him a false traitor," and then he throws down his g'ove! This is a grand offur; but the matter would look very foolish if some one were to take it up, and we should have a hearty laugh if it were done on this occasion. This office belongs to the possessor of the '-manor of Sciivelsby ; who mav be mmi or woman, white, red, 0r black." 1 he present owner is a clei gyman, who designs to act by proxy. Vp have the following 44 notes of preparation" from a London paper 44 A person has necn m training ever since the death of George HI to act as champion at the approaching coronation, the health of the lord of the manor of Sciivelsby rendering it necessary to perform the service by deputy. A "long training is necessary to inure the champion to the extreme weight and cold of the aimour. He begins by wearing one piece for three or four hours a dav, when he can bear that he puts on two, and so on till he can bear t!: w-.io'e -JS'ifcs. 150 Dollars M E JVJ1 M D. RAX A WAY from my plantation. Lincoln count v. Tennessee, on the iirbt day cf August last, a negro man named JACK, He is about 6 fed high, a dark mulatto, broad shoulders, rather inclined to be round, high cheek bones, thin jawtd. thin hps, targe hands and lect, and ra ther an impediment in his speech, de jected countenance when spoken to, and very tond ot spirituous liquors, a larj-e scar on his breast, on the left side, and under the left nippel, and has been pa ing by the name of DAVE ; he ii a tol erabb. good shoemaker, and an cioel lent hand at H-e whip-saw. Any per son apprehending said fellow and conn ning him in any Jail, in Tennessee, or KentucKy, ahull have the above reward, or One hundred dollars, if confined in any Jail in the U. States, so that I get him again, or the above reward for the deliery of said fellow to nc in Giles County, Tennessee, Rradshaws Creek, with common expences. Any person taking up said negro,vill direct their let ters to Pulaski, GileCounty9Tennessee. JOHN HOLCOMB. November 4, 1820. 9-6w C7 The Editors of tha following newspapers will please insert this ad vertisement six times in their papers, and forward their papers to the editor of the Nashville Whig, to whom, w to their order the money will be paid ac cordm? to their usual terms of adverti ng, viz: the editor of the J'atchez Slate Gazette, Jricansas Gazette. St. Ijmis Enquirer, LouisvVle Public Ad vertiser, Cincinnati ft estern Spy, and Pittsburgh Uazette. JOHN HOLCOMB. November 4, 1820. 29-Gtp J. B. MARTIN, CONTINUES THE Tayloring Business, At the old stand, .Year the Stvain .VW. where all order in his line will b promptly attended to, ar.d executed in ihc most fashionable stile and on the most reasonable tcrni3. October 16, 1SS0, 29-!,

R. M. PANSON, JUIIKET STltERT ; Has Receive d, H "AGS ALLUM SALT, 1 BARRELS, do. KEGS Best GUNPOWDER. castings, ' qukknswaue. COFFEE, ? TEA. SUGAR, ALLSPICE, PKPPKR. MADDER, INDIGO, GROCERIES, OF ALL KINDS. Together with an Jstortwcnt 0f DRY GOODS,

And HARD WARE -J0 Yincennes, Nov. -4, 1820. Warning to the Public. LLOPKD from Yincennes, ab'ut the middle of last month, a fellow uho called ' dm self William JVihon, About 5 feet 1 f inches high, wit'i and completion, and dark brown hair, inclining to grey, and, if remembered tight, dark grey eyes. He is bold, assuming, impudent, boastful and talkative in con ver.sation. and particularly fond of talking about horses. Also, another fellow, calling himself brother to the above, by the name of Charles Wilson, About 5 feet 6 inche hijih, with different features from William, but sitnilar complexion and hair, lir is also boastful and asumiu-r, but can tell a verymild and plausible tale, and has loCfc ne or mre of hi fore teeth, nl.icli make him lisp a little in conversation. U;ih,it i believed, went off dressed ia blue clothes. These rascals came to Yincennes somo time ago, and got into business a Livery Stable Keepers, and by their flir speeches and apparent honesty and industrious habits, induced the subscribed! to become their sureties in contracts to a large amount ; and. after carrying or for some time, getting into debt as muck as possible, and pocketing all the cashl they could, they made their escape. leaving many people in the suds, among tho rest the subscribers, who are the pi inch 4 pal losers by their villany. They toolc with them the following creatures, two of which are the property of the subscri bers, viz. : One handsome roan Mare, of whicfi they appeared to be very fond Two bay mares, one of them reached, aud one small flea-bitten grey. a ms iniormaiion is given to caution the people of the LT. States to hewaw of these swindlers. It is since ascei tatted that they have played the same gam in other places, and it is doubtless their re-ular business. They pretend to b9 great horse doctors, but it is plain ther i.. i a . J Know more aooui sreaung than curing horse?. We are sorry we cannot giv a more particular description of their persons ; but it is hoped this may serva to put people on their guard against these wretches, whose trade appears to be theft, robbery and Swindling. j. n rtm . CUNNINGHAM. Yincennes. Nov. 4, 1820. f-tf IC? Printers throughout the Unioiz and the. Canadas, are earnestly r eqtetd to republish the abave, to arrest the opera tiojis of tkrr rascals. The Subscriber, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the Public, that, in consequence, of continued indisposition, he has concluded torelinquMi the business of HWW vr? Tfn TQTC V3r fcl He earnestly requests those indejtt-d to him, cither by note or book account, to call and pay him : as the state d" tho times will not admit of longer neglect. Mark Barnett. Yincennes, Nov. 4, 1820. 3-tf Notice. ALL persons indebted, to the late Grm of Kausler and Wise, Are hereby noti6ed to come forward and discharge the same with the subscriber, who is duly authorised to settle t!ic accounts of said firm. Thoe who nt-lt-ct this call, will immediately find their accounts ledgetl in the hands of proper of ficers for collection. JOHN WISE, ff'm. Estate of John Aausler,dec'J. Yincennes, Nov. 41 80. 29-tt TIIE SUBSCRIBER, Continues to carry on the Saddling Business, At the old stand on IVaitr Street ; and having lately received a I.irge stock of articles in his line, will be happy to receive the orders ot the puhjic. JOHN WISE. Yincennes, Nov. 4, f S-:o. glMf Blanks, for sale here.