Indiana Intelligencer, Volume 4, Number 7, Charlestown, Clark County, 7 November 1821 — Page 1

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Indiana : ; :iSilSf& Intelligence! Ar Z) F A R M E R ' 5 FRIEND fOL.IV. U'HOLC.NO. 1 7 i-J C;iAIlLiviOV.Nr,i:,DiAX, UED:U.bDAV, K0VOWs.U 7, 1121. N (J. T.

The

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iv cji.Mjay niornmjr, on Writer-

Vf, wo.4oi"t!n' Court-llv.useaikl Clerk's

, on Mo lolloping terms:

Two dollars per year if paid in advance. Two dollars and a half if paid half yearly. Two dollars and 75 cents at the end of the

quarter, and Three dollars if payment be delayed until

the end of the year.

All letters to the Editors must be post

otherwise, they will not be attended to.

From the Charleston Courier, VKALTH AND ITS USKS.

I rich man is an object of envy

for the number of his domestics, luxuries of his table, or the splendor of his equipage - not for the ca-

Vs cf the venal, the appiuus- of

mi n.ur with his hie.d and bared his feverish t npksfo the laurel emu n. lake it my S(.n sai( ,,e rr(K!css !

iow many Heaths hast thou experien id t escape from oblivion ? '1 hou fchult be remtmhertd hti- t L-m t!i

chum with thee to drown the cries o' widows and orphans. The soldiei paused ami passed into a crimson u IMdnu nt, the abode of the warriors. A laborious statesman came toilinv Up die winding stairs of the temple and exhibiting a long string of successful treaties, and a LrPL-o .it fnlm

of diplomatic intercourse, out in hi

claim lor immortality. Ah, said the goddess, through how much dirkness lust thou waded to emerge from obscurity ! Take whit thou deservest ; and while thy works reman in the world t lurniih peiplexinrr texts, thv

name shall twinkle anions the uncer

tain lights which guide the wavering

blunts, or the numerous, faculties I honesty of nations. The statesman

enieied, and joined Piiflendo'iF, Vat tie, anil builamaqui. Their apartments were opposite to thee of the solders who, indeed, treated them

vy Khali manner of affronts, now sitting fire to their parchments, and then cutting them up with the sword ; a proper treatment, they observed, for those old wo men who with cobwebs, spre to harness a war-horse. A i rowd soon entered the various ?p'irtinentsofthe temple, all of whom the

goddess welcomed as worhy of her favor for some distinguished oualitv or

achievement; and when tiny had all

khr.e enjoys ot suiting things o

scf but tor thr abihtv fo in. Ir,-

is happy, and by acts of bencti e and pitnotism, to connect him-

Willi tiiC hnitf fif Ins rniifitri

e hia name mirnrh!f m uu-r

m'th, of itself, is adventitious, figmtics r.cthi;,g. When acquired ponest labor, it is a proof (A virtu-

Jiousrry and jslad 'ens ail who be It. When dc-rivffi fmm nnr

prs it shews thctn to have been I Hiivl meritorious. Thus, in both

instances, vveahh is hnnr.rl.!.-.

tHoos tu d;e frmHv nfrf, i

" J - 1 ' IT V I4 ij n t!;e tod of the miser, vt-t aitil

Jwith tht- tears f the poor, it looxs

he vices winch procured it, and

are covered with shame.

vv he who having honorably ob

J, would Usefully dispense his

s ?.s well a he wh vvould re Ii, by the grace of thrir disirliuthe ugliness of their cqi rt mcnt, mp!e means afTorded him in the iture. Society, let it b" rt mem

Jd, protects him in his multiplied.

merits, and guarantees to him ho

riluous pleasures. The virtue'i-i

boor is the security of the rich.

heatln and vigor of the soc:aUeelso essential ft the welfare .-"of all

K'S ts the peculiar interest a i l

oi those who are Ll ssed with

r possessions. It is their duty to

iv the Kifts of I'rovidcnc" irs th;-

I cf Heaven, and to vindicate their

nahty by demonstrating their wis

It is lor diem to flow and IVrtil ke a magnificent stream and n l

t;ulen snd evaporate like a stagnant

veir.

' hen it is considered how covetous are of fame' how they seek it un :he scorching sun, and thiough the hniu thnu tnW nffr nrir!'l!v

r- in the closet, the cabinet and field in how many thousand ways Jf jeopardize tile to obtain it their juit, too, how reckless and unreifg we arf surprised to discover la large portion of mankind, appa Jy unconcious of it, have always ir side and within their power. I s-H-eet desideratum, which they 1 win snd wear with the smite and Station; of innocence and vir'ue. Jmai zer. youth, was p.ising Jtl'e Temple of Fame on a levee i "'hen the goddess gve immortal pr-rf to p'-tgr m en oecting mor i Curiosity detained !iim, th t h V b"Ko'd (ie candidates, and the ion of prizes hik! lie lingered. 5 ot rerrv'nies of vlorv on the iivtnri tiiedeyd. A shrill Ina-t of die !et spoke die coming of the w,ir , ' l-'s frame covered vit!( scars, his td dripping with LI-joU he hid his

-vd with eageriU'si ; despair quenched the hope which began to kindle in his b'jsom, and he was retiring. Presently he observed a plain, Well dressed mil) passing by. lie appeared

to be intent on some benevolent pur pose, and paid no attention whatever to the dazz iug objects aroun I him. As soon as he was s:en from the tern 'pie, an exclamation ol joy was heard, nd (he goddess bade him to stop an t enter. The good man un willingl f nnd himself near the temple of lame. " Wh-it have i to d here," he exclaimed, " who never sought afier praise nor dreamt of celebrity." " True," said the goddess, " but they hive ilis-'ovi n d you. II aven give youweaith; you used it to gladden Hie heait of tin- p )or ; to promote literature ; to encourage the arts; to beautify and adorn your country ; to advance and enlarge its reputation. You have rescued intellect, when it

CoKKtCX atMIMK.NTS ANU JfaT RLPllOOV. Frvm the Wishrn Carolinian.

North Carolina, .Montgomery Count)'. Wh, the Grand J mors ol the conn y ol Montgomery, at the Suprrio Court at thu- September l'crm. i2 1

ior the coui.ty aforesaid, alter havun;

iJiscliJigcd the several duties rtqinru ol us in our judicial character, avu

ourselves of this opportunity to ex

picss, :n our individual capacity, a-.

-itiznis ot tnc community, our cieci

led disapprobaiion and abhorrence cf die ptevaiiuig practice witii candidates

who are canvassing for seats in the Le

gislature of our st.te and the United

Mates, of descending to the drudgery

ot visiong every collection of people in

thc:r respective coin. ties and di-tricts:

of exhibitirg public treats, and using

otuer extraordinary means to inhst the lax ors ot ihe per pie ; thereby not onl

destroying the purity of elections, but vitiating the moral of the community. '1 hecotisti.ution of our countr , which is the suprtne law ot the laid, de tlart s tiiat ail elections sh 11 be fiee; and. inasmuch as any individual who n-av elk-r lnn"ell' us a candidate loi the punlic sufi'iage, at.d indulges in tu above practice, we do not hesitute to deilaie it. as cur pinii n, tl at he viola t s one of tlie leading lef tuies ci the cot stitution of our country. We further express it as our opinion, fiat, in countenancing the above practice, we open a door for the ad

mission of men into the councils ol

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convened, the temple sdiorie foth to i our country of dio!ute ai d immor.. n ..... -i - , ' , ' i winch is studded with stars. He va. I the exi Iiion"uf if 'tw t)i moictOiK

ility, who may l ot tnetr discipline, which had flayed them, loim to the above im- from the nape of the n. ck to the h-miSv

h . new mm cf r"g!n ousiios, and 'hat he should ever pray l r 'h m as instruments in the ha;n!s f God. of -iving his sir.ful 'Oul '1 in- sain s we re flighted wi h him biyond measure, riuy comp in d their wi o leu stocks to he v ice of heiven. and their sea.conert t St. Paul : w ho fr-.m their eneny had ueco;iv tht ir d ictor. O i de day cf hi" ihpirture, several f the magistrates and clergy ate mpalied t!ie captain to Nanta-ket Hoads, where the ship lay, with every thing teidy fo' sailing. An elegant dinner was provided for them on board; afer which, many bowls end bottles were drained. As the b'ood of the sdnts waxed warm, the crust of their hypocrisy melted aw.y; the moral sea saws and scrip, tine texts gavep'aceto dcuhle-enten-

d es and wanton scngs ; the captain encouraged 'he ir gaie-y and the whole

sh p resound d with tUe roar of their

mernmf r.t. Just at this time, a body of sailors burst into the ca! in. who to

inexpressible horror and amaze.

tnent of the saints, pinioned them fast. He dless of their cries and entreaties,

they dragged them upon deck, where

they were tii d up. stnpped, and the

boatswain, with his assistants, armed

with a cat o'-n'me-taiU. administered

un'odiein the law of Moses, in the most energetic manner; the captain.

in the mi an time, assuring them that it was coesonant to their own doctrine and t scrip ure. that the mortification of the flesh tended towards the saving of the sou!, and, ther fore, it would

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merit at d abili

willing to conl

u oral and dishonordble practice, to

die ruin of the mo'als of the community ai d the impoverishment of their own families. We therefore p! dge to each otur our most solemn pro : is , o set our faces against the above practices, i:i our future elections, and also against each and every candidate who may descend to them; and under a firm conviction that, adhering to diis resolution, by the people gei er hy, would be productive of much pcblsc good, we recommend it to our iellow citizens generally to aid us in enforcing the above resolution. A llo'Ott RLTOilT. The f )llowimj story appealed in ?n Ungbsh newspaper about the time ol the disturbance in Boston, relative to the stamp duty ; and it is also to be

found, with no material variatioo, m

his been floating among the bulrushes. , )r. Ba'naby's travels though ttiemid-

and tea it wnen it was starving in im:; settlements of North America, desert. There is no current .so strong j About forty years ago. captain St. as the gratitude ot genius, its bright- ()C commander of a ship of war, est invention is to devise rewards, and j tn n Bosion harbor, being ashore its greatest delight to bestow them. I ot, Sunday, was apprehend 'd by the You will fi id m this temple, nuiny cotitabls for walking on the Lord's whom your fostering care saved from ) iy, (, Monday he was cani-d beobscurity, and supplied widi esources. f0.e a Justice he was fried -refused For the gold winch you gave them, to oav it and. for his contuuiacv and

they return you immortality, Lnter contempt of authority, was sentenced and dwell with them.'' And the rich to sit in the stocks one hour, during man entered the temple ol fame, and the ttme of Chinge. The sentence classic shades of renown bowed to was put into execution, without the him as their benefactor ; music pour- least mitiga'ion. While the Captain ed into bis ear all the raptures of nHo- ,sdi in dura ice, grave magistrates ad dy; his eve was refreshed with Beau ' vised luui to respi-ct, in future, tlie tv's fadeless forms; the Arts and wholesome hw.i of the province and Or ices rove to honor him, whde the reverend div ines exhorted h ut, after Virtues looked o i and were ple-iscd. 1 1- keep holy tiu Sibbath diy. At Tliere was a delightful glow in his b) Jeiuih the hour expired, and 12 Cap-

orn ;:nc: on nis cneeic an in'-nruis ta,a a ,es were set at noerty. asojii

a . ... was fieed, with greut seeming

thecao ain took a polite leave, e rnesi-

ly begging them to rem mber him in their players. They were then let down intu the boat that was wait'ug; for tht m ; the crew salu'ed them widi ihree cheers and capt. Si. Loe made sail - Honor among Thieves After the bat tie oi Culloden, a reward of thirty thousand pounds was offered to any one who should discover cr deliver up the young Pretender. He had then taken refuge with the Kennedies, two common thieves, who protected him with fidelity, robbed for his support, and of'.en went in disguise to Inverness to buy provisions for him. A considerable time afterwards, one of those men, who fiacj resisted the temptation of hi f ty thousand pounds for a breach of fidelity, was hang-d for stealing a COW of the Value ot thirty shillings.

r-j mm. wnen : ne ro

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',;;ess

l)-')c! ion?c!,

"fieho'd the truth of enlhhtencd jjt-

K EVOLEOCE

Prefer tne private

, earnestness hi tnanked die :rug'straes

i for their corrects 'M. and the clergy for i their spiritu A advice sml cousoi unm ; H!n-ol)ition f)f (ieei.iring that her was ashamed of hi s

d to pm

tj put a:i

he w.se and good, m h.e ouulic acjla , p hfe- that he was reolved ii;-tijn of the uiuiuiuJ. j oi iae old ;:uu u;id tj

WOODBUIIV. N. J. OCT. 10Old Powell, of Gl "uce- 'tr county.

raised twenty-one tons and one daughter from the ssme wife ; seventeen of them, all that were old tnongh, served in the 'evolutionary army at the same time ; and at ore furvest .ne f uber led twenty-one sons in the field, ihe youngest of whom was able to make a lurid. We ask our eastern editors and affidavit makers if the Sta Serpent can beat this! ! Herald,

Telling Wonders. A person had been relating many incredible .'tories, win ti Professor i'mgel, v. ho '.as present in order to np e s hi-, imptrtinence. said, ' Hut, ge'iidemcu. all this amour. t.i to very ht:ic. when I Can assure you th it the ceiebraied oig-nist, Abbe Volger, once unit ited a thunder storm so well, that for miles round the eouniry all the ir.il k turned soar. When Milton wns bliml he manied a shrew. The Duke cf Uuckinglia.u eailrd ner a rot,, "lani uo J'J ic of color-, (replied Millou) and it iUJi'j bs su, tjl i teei the thoilij d t.ly.