Indiana Palladium, Volume 2, Number 31, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 12 August 1826 — Page 1

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EQUALITY OF RIGHTS IS NATURE'S PLAN AXD FOLLOWING NATURE iS THE MARCH OF MAN. Uaklov,-. Volume II. LAWRENCEBURGIJ, INDIANA; SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1C2 j Number :)L

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(T) Jx 2l 31 i f a Messrs. Editors Inconsequence of thej ropeated solicitations of my friends I have consented to publish my Oration, delivered on the fourth of July last; it Mas not written with an intention to publish it, or it should have been published sooner. veins See. A. ST. CLAIR. In the character of freemen, distinguished by the many privileges and blessings that we enjoy, we have convened in this consecrated place, to commemorate the glorious anniversary of our nation i existence. It was the custom of the a incurs to celebrate distinguished evms and also l he mam"- of their Heroes and statesmen; but the ancient Re-p-j dies had their patricians and plebians or 'ome other distinction of r ink and degradation but not so with America ; all her citizens, are tree, equal and independent: ee.('ying the benefits of a government, .whoso salutary laws protect them in the enjoyment of their natural rights, life, liberty, and property. When we take a retrospective vie'v of the history of our thrice happy country, and contemplate the difficulties and trials that our forefathers endured in their struggle for the emancipation, our bosoms bleed with commiseration for their suffering-, and at the same time swell with gratitude to the distinguished heroes who defended our cause in the field of battle, 8c the invincible champions who so daringly advocated the rights of man in our natiosvil as-emblics. In veneration of such men, who exchanged the accustomed walks of pleasure for t tie toils and sufferings of the camp and the diiliculties and trials of the council, the highest degree of applause is certainly due; to the memory of those ilhirtrions men who, led by conscience and a clear persuasion of dutv, sacrificed their rase their tivc. and their.Jhrt tines for the liberty aad Independence of their country. Ther petitioned time after time to the parliament and people of great Britain, conjuring them by the tenderest ties to repeal the opprossi vc'Haws of their government, particularly the law? regulating the taxation of the colonies, but all in vain: thev .were entirely deaf to the voice of consanguiniiv; the storm began to rage, the black clouds of oppression and tyranny lowered over our country ; the leaders of t Revolution weighed the contest well, they "Vere perfectly acquainted with the uualioabie rights of freemen, and were ready to support them at every peril! 1 oey nan long inreseen anu lamenieu the fatal iss jo to which the affairs of the colonies were rapidiv hastening. Thev rrt 1 i 1 c 1 1 . i 1 knew that the sword of civil destruction. once drawn is not easily sheathed, that men having their minds inflamed and 7 thoir hands, seldom know the just point where

to stop when tiiey have it in their power;!among every virtuous people, ttie iree(i copmry. ijay mese uni.ea raies ne

and often proceed fo actions the bear! ro ite pplation of which would have at t'irt astonished them. The resistance made at Lexington, was not the traitorous act of men conspiring against the supreme powers, nor directed by fhe councils of any public nimbly in the colonies, but roe immediatelv out of the necessity of the caseJit and was dictated by self-preservation, the first great Jaw of nature as well as of societv : if tliere was anv premeditated: scheme hero, it was preme those who created the dreai sily, either of rei-tance or ruin; for

could it be expected that anv people pos-jtheir conduct was tempered and dignieciiio- ihi- lenst mm;iiii rif vivtnp Mrullried with freedom undaunted and firm.

liberty', would tamely submit to destrtic-j the genius of America rose triumphant, tion and ravage; fo be disarmed, as; and with a power at last too mighty for slaves:strippcdoftheirj)roperty ;anlleftjthe oppressor, and our country has bea naked prey, even to the insults of the come the home of the free, and the asv-

Burroundiiig savages? Was this an expe-i riment, worthy of Croat Britain? where was the wisdom, of her councillors? had their justice, their moderation, quite forsaken them? could they possibly have expected obedience,- in such a case as this? submit to law s, which would destroy, the great end of all laws, self preservation : Humane Nature says no; the wild untutored Arab would yelp no. Great Britain declared that the colonies, were not entitled to her protection; entirely refused to repeal the laws which were the cause of their difference, and waged war against them. Absolute and unconditional submission, or noble and dignified resistance, was their only alter native; they therefore, gloriously chose the latter; they drew their swords, and svrore, by the God that made them, and

guided (heir foot tcps to victory, and eventually crowned them with success either to conquer or die. When once it becomes criminal, to plead the cause of a suffering people, when their virtues

can no longer be safely recorded, then vrnnn' has Put the ,a?t ham to its bar" us won;; an me va.uauie purpose, of society, are frustrated, and whatever other humane fate remains, will be wholly Indifferent to the virtuous and wise. Thev determined that whatsoever was exact-: ed by force, must if (yielded at all) be! yielded through fear, they rould not comply with such teims; it is also a solecism in politics to say, that one part of a free country has a right to command that, which the other cannot obey without being slaves, nor resist without being rebels, yet to such a sad dilemma; does the parliament of Great Britain, claim of a right to bind us in all cases whatsoever, reduce America, involving in it a total surrender of all its liberties; superseding the use of our own legislatures, marking us with such a badge of servitude, as no freeman can consent to wear, and subjecting us to burdens 01 (axes laid bv those who were not onlv unacquainted with our circumstances, and bear no part of the weight, but ease themselves in proportion as they load us. If this be justice, if this be law, or even honorable policy, it bus no example, in the history of any people possessing the least glimmerings of virtue or native The idea tiiat they were contending ngainst the government of that country, which gave birth to their forefathers, and that they had to meet brothers and friends, at the point of the bavonet, ail these consideration- conspired to rendei the contest peculiarly abhorrent to every virtuous American, and could have been outweighed by nothing, but an unquenchable, love of liberty, and that sacred ,!a1 that thev oi'. ed to themselves 8c pe:eriiy ; they exercised not a turbulent spirit, nor prostituted their voice to ii)fi..n men's minds to the purposes of wild ambition, or mutual destruction; timed a :heir hearts perhaps were, and as ill tuned as their ears may have been to the Jin of arms, and the clangor of the trumpet; yet in their situation, sounds which arc a thousand times more harsh, "even the croaking of frogs in the uncultivated fen,"' or the howling of wild beasts around the spot where liberty dwells, would be preferable to the nightengaJc1? song in the vales of slavery, or tiic meitin notes of Coreili in cities clanking their chains. When we behold them brav ing the horrors of the desert, surmount ieg the diflicullies of an inhospitable cli

mate; exploring forests infested wilhjeise all the virtues of moderation and

w ild beasts and surrounded bv savages: their courage and perseverance iiispirc - -

us with astonishment and admiration, we hat n otfen been celebrated in camps, in are pleased with a recital of danger iiies, in towns and village?, by separate they have escaped and the dilbcul- and voluntary marks of joy and gratities they have encountered m plann'mgh''de ; and we are again called on this

. - . .... . and executing; the establishment of libertv. oeace and dent v. The nrincinlel ertv, peace and plenty. The principle) of non resistance has been fully exploded!

onl revolts "gamst a, the rule 111 this,mT!ous in conienamg w.ucn 01 tnemuooti picture there should be three

mo Her. is left to the feelings and cou -

sciences of the injured; they looked for-! provisions for the advancement and sup-! pyramid" was emblazoned gloriously. a thing being as broad as it is long, but ward to distant posterity and saw that it' port of freedom and virtue without which, 'fhe Dtelarathn cflnd.pendeaee was read lit -a rerved for Mr. Cobbett to showdepended with them whether milhonsj dther the ordinances of religion, noriwith emphasis. Old Hundred v;as sum? ; us a room the r.-?' of which is greater yet unborn should be born freemen or j the laws of justice can be duly adminisby every body in the meeting house jtlian its Imgth! 'slaves; ther did every thing they could toured, nor the civil duties of life fulfilled,' ami it held on that occasion nearly allj Branch Eanfes. The measure ofessave the effusion of kindred blood, butnor the manners of the. people improved tjle town and thirdv. the vear of j ubi-'tablishing Branch Banks of the Bank of

was all in vain, the mighty contest though gloomy and some times doubtful at last proved successful and the tlien op-; at fast proved successful and the then on pressed colonies are now filled with

nedifatcd bvj virtuous and enlightened people, enjoy-jthe eadful neccs-'ing liberty and alt its concomitant bless -

ings, while they contended for liberty lum of the oppresseo. Uur government is universally acKuowieugeu 10 ne the production of human reason, consecrated 'by the free will of the people. The constitution delineated by their mighfu hand in their sovereign and 11 i. ' 1 1 1 unlimited capacity, establishes certain first principles of fundamental law and i predicated upon the undistruetable pillars of justice and equality. In its shade like that of a great rock in a weary land under which the pilgrims of the old world repose peacefully and happy. Tle philanthropists, philosophers and sages who formed this charter of our rights never lost sight of the self evident truths 'that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that amoni' these are life, liberty and the pursuit f

happiness' U is hero cur lavs are eepiali ... 'i j i y - j ! a : i. I : . : I

miia anu vi nrtcinu : ii is neiu iejigious bigotry and intolerance are unknown; il is here a provision is made by government for the poor; it is here in fine that persecuted truth finds refuse m.d persc - cuted man an a-vlum and a home. Our government is now in the most! prosperous "it nation of anv government in,

the world, she has been advancing in herjin height must be maiitaneousiv oecu

political strength until at last (contrary to the predictions of the politicians of the old world and the factions of our on n country) she has arrived to her political jubilee, and like Israel of old the trumpet of joy has been sounded throughout our land, but .alas not like good old Israel is it a day for the releasing of slaves, to break the fetters of those that are in bondage and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof; but still it is a jubilee, a great time of rejoicing, for the lord commanded Irael to hallow the fiftieth year for rejoicirgand sen ing the Lord ibeiiGod. V hen we reflect upon the many blessings that we enjoy both civil and religious ouriov ought mo to be noisy and tumultuous which consists in outward action-: toe glare and pomp of victory: the display of tin spoils of war, and enemies; shouis of triumph : feastings and carnal mirth, but the iov of the heart, rerejoicing as we consider it to be tb means of peace and safety. Thus did Israel rejoice in the great day of her jubilee while our ancestors possessed these impressions it pleased the supreme governor ot too universe to give success to our arms and finally to tstablish these United States, they contended for this government w it!? a l (l, enlightened. 8c unquenchable zeal. which is the higb- ' s : degree of tempo r a 1 g I o ry : w h e re fo re we dwell with rapture upon their renown and contemplate with veneration then transcendent scenes of heroism in which we beheld thorn wearing upon their, swords the fate of millions while the divine genius of victory espouses their1 cause, hovers over their heads with, expanded wings - reaching for the immortal wreah of victory that surrounded triumphant brows and smiifng upon, the decisive monu:i;cnt that fixed t.;,e happiness of unborn generations and enn we forbear to adore that providence, which by means almost, unexpected to 11- on the same dav nay almost on the same hour brought fleets from the south and armies from the north, for our protection and aid ; can we cea-e to admire, that magnanimity and steady perseverance which enabled our allied forces to accomplish this great deliverancealmost without the b!

ood-.betl of their enemies: a d to exer-jof

christian hcroi-m even amidst the tri-i ,i!'h i victory. This great event! 1 . . 1 ii ;,y to join in one. voice tnrougnou! all those United States to celebrate the these United State goodness of the Lore

I to our distinguish-jand

hal! stand foremost in making liberal toeir happiness lor any length ot t,mp securer,, but hy wic cstahtish-: 'l,eui 101 i.ie i..smjciion 01 y out.1, ine; ajrHjVanf'om0i' i.t of the arts and sciences,

encouragement of industry and the; jnto particulars. Be'tbi e the wi ' maintenance of religion and mra!ity;cirruaea a oH.n(lemari (.Mr. La

this ropuohc will continue to be a great;posed to the President, (Judge Perkins)1

a,id a'.appv country. 'naCSlSffiiaaB From the Hocfon Lounger. Editorial Tact Some people imagine that any blockhead who has received a liberal education or been expelled from' ... 1 . . . a college is amicably fitted to be an tor. It isa mistake. A ei devout Sophomore tnat has notability to earn a subsisfence either by propagating law, physic or divinity, will find himself as much out of his element in the editorial chair as a grave digger on a slack wire. It is as much a distict business to edit a newspaper as it i to knit stockings a scholar mav not be an editor, though some editors mi are scholars, even as a dunce is not necessarily a schoolmaster, though manv schoolmasters are dunces. Happy were it for themselves, if young and enterprising typographers understood all this. Mankind are bored enough with scholastic mutton heads on commencement day jUiut to have the wretches continu1 1 .1 . i . r .1 any grinding on tneir patience irom tne columns of a newspaper is past endu

Suppose you are compelled to till a : l . . . .iriint nxl

certain space with new, imponani anu interestir.r matter when there is nothing; otlhc Kino to no rami suppose 3 uu want to wiite nn interesting essay, and . 11.1 1 1 4 jbnvii g decided on its title, find yurj jniras now so roiucianny a, a lepeiiuiinj lear drop from the eve of a hardenr Jj sinner? Suppose a ni he oi just one hit h pied. hat would a literary topor sophomore, what would a scientific ass do in ur ! a cast ! (jive vou an elaborate dis quisition on the hierog! phics, or a Babylonian r rii k-batalter a months reflection or eJe so many intd.es of pompous verbnlity in w hich all grammatical i uics untreated worse than FaistatF was by the Welsh fairies. Tact, give us editorial tact the thing that is wanted in such a situation a something that is acquired bv intuition or experience, give us die editorial tact which is much sooner found in a print 1 than a scholar, the tack of the profession. The editor who is only able to strut in one character, though it ever be so dignified and exalted, w ill soon hne its tediousness to himself. To he p .pular , be must be a kind of Matthews at Ik. me, able to persoidfy every varieM of chaiacter, to speak on every .ossib!e subject sometimes on two subjects at once, and tnost often on no subject at all. Hie fac! is that an editor must be made for an editor; you must take the material red grind and hammer it until ou make an editor, srcwiclrm arfrm. It is as nonsensical to ihiuk of turning a k holar into an editor as it is to twist a pike into a horseshoe. In illustration of the truth of these observations we might quote columns; but we will striye to imitate certain popular editors who have the tact oi being always talkative and interesting. (T Vre thank friend scpuabs the dancii master for the loan of his cow-hide .rogues. They fitte d our P et exactly a;d we shall take an opportunity to walk back with them the f;it rain storm. 0'TThe citv windmill at Wheeler's Point, continues to attract crowds of miller?. We would rec fnmend persons who have corn to bf ground to call o.. friend Seroggi Bread made oi ns with their giist. corn ground b a windmill is not so apt to afflict people with me oyspepna. Snu-K We tender our grateful ac - k'nowledgments to a friend who yesterday gave us a pinch of Eurhon from the right hand oecket of his bucks-kin inexprcssibles. Ben t th is li'ho ea n . A 1 n a r ro w Hit Tea

the size of a goose-eg has been leftiMsrs. Falsehood, Corruption and In-

at oar office for public admiration It isi fourteen inches m circumternucc and three in diameter, and weighs one pound. (tr A new monkey lias been added to the iSew England Museum. From the Conueetiud Jlirror. OccriiKExxES or tup. Wei.k. It so happened that we spent the last week of course the last 4th of Julv, in iSew-London. It is said that to cverv lights.: ..ml in nnr view, "thi m-mrinle of'ihe!A ce Wa proclaimed at the dinner, and

,e Sheriff was directed to open the;nothing rieiinite has yet been made

prison doors am bnriL' in his bit. Onknown respeefm.g them. j here seem?

this last point we may lie allowed to "ojto be some dibicultv in fixing o;

vvine was a w nro - that the companv present make a general Jail delivery of debtors, be the amount, of their debts more or less. The motion' was carried unanimously the Sheriff was ordered bv authority of the 1 resi - dent of the day, to open the doors and

cd-Uring in his bill. The plate was passediothor evening at White's, very angry and when the fust, second ami third geu-jwith the streets and the Ministers, said,

tleman, among whom was Capt. George,' Rogers of the Navy, had put in

each, and others were emptying theii iM'Cuilochized Government' pocket?, the Sheriff rose and told the' Mac Adam-'system of roads has ruinM company that there was enough: or if the streets of London, and M'Cullough's not, he would look to the remainder. Aisystcm of political economy v:outd ruin committeee was appointed to see a gen-jthe interests of England.

era! clearing out, and the debtors were addressed by the President with a delicacy admirably suited to the occasion: for instead of reminding them that they were free, they were taken by the hand and invited to drink a glass of vrir.e, by which it was probably understood as many glasses as thry wanted. Patent Coffins, from which bodies can. rot be taken, are said to be made in Eng-

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!;v vim; roiTCv. op the ::. york ex."t;:hi:r. nf, 7-..,,, !n rpicn nf r,oPtl V 3:,a barrel of j j; six,,encr; beer, with the arid four iarye jo;:V(JS ot-j)rr:Kj Were sold for one ennv. Oeu.Ti An unemployed weaver, meeting an acquaintance, complained of the depression of business and the general distress. His friend, with great elongation of visage, exclaimed, "Ah, Jamie, the hand of Providence is in't; its a just punishment for our sin?.' klt may be sae, and it may not be sae,; replied Jamie, hiI canna say; but there's ane thing Tin sure o', gin that be true that you say the weavers suffer more for their sins than any set of men I ken o Eogc r. ' Joke. Fa rmer Wa 1 1 s, of F reshtield, has a lamb with six legs. Fie intends to apply for the large medal from the Society for improving the breed of quadrupeds. Rogers, the poet, swears that all lambs have six legs; because, if a lamb put- up its fore legs, itstili stand, on tw o. The John Bull paperis always turning poor Rogers into fun. A genth nian being rather hot-pressed in company to sing a song, pettishly observed that they wished to make a butt of him. "By no means," said one of hi3 toi ment oi s, 4,w e only vvanttoget a stave out of vou.' Origami Tciidcmcs.i. Two wives have been sold, one for f uw pounds, the cthcr for ..' 7''i,. They belli had haltersroiend their nttksy and were pet vji by their husbands! Now this, ice guess, is almost as bad as gouging or anti-f gr:atics. We should like to bear the 4 Quarter! oa the subject. Court ef L'hanecry. In a court in Lomdon, lately, a girl applied to have the Judge lay an injunction on a certain baker not to make love to her. She. proved how much she was annoyed, ami the Judge issued the injunction accordil,, lv vitp, a penalty offortv pounds. W:c JiiUions. ji0rton,ihe dramatist has been oiV- red one thousand guineas, by the booksellers,to induce him to wi ito hi. memoirs. Glorious times these, for actors and playwrights, when they can get five or ten thousand dollars, for two or tbiee volumes of trashy personality !J El((iion ElvaiKwr. Extract fr.,m n a((ires. to the Electors of the citv, of Wells, published in the Taunton CouriLr. 'Brother Electors: Let Us put aside, all humbug, cant, and nonsense, and come to the simple case, which, in fact, is, two Middlesex Attorney s vrr.sts two Somersett Squires. Council for the plaintiffs, gratitude, Council for the delenuanta, Messre Truth, Honor and Honesty. "The plaintiffs, coming on speculation under the dishonorable banners of these advocates having no local interests, no recommendation, modestly state, that, 4thcv come forward to relieve the city from the degradation of being represent ed bv the two pxesent men. hers V :' ,'lrehitrelural Eutt. l, Cobbett's letter to the Electors of Fresion, he mention1: his sitting in a room "eighteen fd long rvi f. f POnrt has heard nf England proceeds verv slowly, and on the individual bvw liom thev are to be com ;ducted, as that involves a. trust of the highest responsibility, with which must be comomtn a period Knowledge of the district in question, so as to be enabled to determine the degree ofcredit to which each person, applying for acconimoda!tion, is entned. drislocratic IVit. The Larl of L. the ell, we re come to a protty pass; we live in a Macadamized town, under a Hard timesi indeed! pickpockets complain of the badness of the times. One of them, we are told lately searched six pockets, and only realized four shillings. The Worcester lEgis says the declaration of Independence was not signed on the '1th of July but afterwards as the Members came in. There was ultimate?

jo signers..

ranee.