Indiana Republican, Volume 1, Number 11, Madison, Jefferson County, 8 March 1817 — Page 4

POETRY.

Letter, of March the 4th, his this paragraph "Boston ; Feb. ended

with Snow, ana marcn oci"3

Mr. Printer, please to insert the with it the Snow is sodeep, following lines (of old poetry) and that there is no travelling clltee a Comtant -Reader, London, Nov. 21. THE PR1N TEK. - - Thc Madrid Gazcttc 0f the 28, Says Thomas, our neighbors have ult. states that the government wrote to the printer, f Spain U about to send to the ATo stop sending news-pipers dur- merican Republic a Spanish Ger. injr the winter ; cral on a special mission ; the purFor living is hard, and provisions pos is to demand explanation from are dear, the U. States, respecting the supAnd thercs seldom much news at port given to the South Amerithis time of the year: can Patriots,

Bat in su nmer the paper, more

news .will contain

And then or in spring,-we

take them again.

From the New 1 1rk Courier.

will VIRGINIA It will hardly be

credited by the ignorant dupes, al-

Says John, neighbor Thomas, tho it has always been known by your scheme mikes me smile; the better informed hirelings of But how is the printer to live in the ancient dominion, that the the meanwhile ? " . Constitution of Virginia is, by far If the times are so hard as you do the most aristocratic in the Uninot deny, on, notwithstanding its demaThc printer, unless he's support- gogues profess to be the very moed :nust die dels of republicanism. For examThc summer nor spring, he can pie : the representation ha?no refncver survive, erence to thc population. There are Unless thro' the winter you keep several counties containing about him alive; 2000 inhabitants, who elect as And if you once st arve him, it many members to the legislature will heir vairi as other counties, which contain To expect that he ever will serve 20,000 1 And then no man can you aain. vote at elections unless he owns at Says Shimias, indeed we did none least fifty acres of land. of us think. And if a man be ever o mcuh That printers could feel, or could in debt, his real estate cannot be want meat or drink, sold by execution for the creditor. Or !ik other people, would do- I-j it not a little singular that the thing require, preachers of liberty and equality Or wood tor thc warming them- in that state should have blown selves with a fire. the trumpet so zealously over the And if none of these wants any rest of the Union raising up for troupe could cause, themselves a great name among They might Jive as the Bars do, the nations, and by means of it, by "tucking their paws. grasping, maintaining, and devis-"-ing the sovereign authority from A Virgin of twenty-three, was cne to another, without ever lately throwing out some affected thinking of laying a finger on fcasneers at matrimony; when a tures of their own state constigrave -friend company observed tut ion, so manifestly unjust and that marriages were made in hea- aristocratic? What epithet beven. k Can you tell mc sir," iong$ to preachers, who do not Topiied the s!y pynph," whv they practice what they preached ? Is are so SLOW IN COMING it honesty or hypocricy ? D )VVN. ' The people of Virginia, horcver, are awaking to a sense of From the Dcdham Gazette! their rignts ; and a convention THE GK.E vTsJNOW 1717. has been demanded to reform this As this year completes a centu- constitution, which is a perfect ry, since thc great Snow so often rnockery of republicanism. Thc mentioned by aged people, and 0i(i borough counties resist the which ranks among the memora- reform very pertinaciously. But b!e events in the history of New we trust their .efforts will be efEnglajd, a lew particulars respsc fectuahy and triumphantly repelling that Snow, as related in a Jccj. public paper at that period, may Virginia Taxation. A slave gratify curiosity. wortn 1QOO dollars, is taxed one The . Boston News Letter, of dollar, and a horse worth ten dolFeb. 25, .1717, has the following Jars, is taxed fifty cents ! paragraphs, "Besides several Snows, we had a great one on From the National Intelligencer. Monday, the 1 8th ' current, and VACCINATION." on Wednesday the 20th, it began Having failed to obtain from to Snow about noon and contin- thc National Legislature thc pecuued Snowing till Friday thc 22nd niary aid necessary to enable so that the Snow lies in some me to supply the Vaccine Matter parts of the streets about six foot free of any costs er charges, to any high" "Sa'ur lay iast was a clear person who might vwJi to use it, sunshine, not a cloud to be seen it is with the most unfeigned retill towards evening, and the grct, I am obliged to re-establish Lord's day, the 24th, a deep those fees foe it, upon which, aS ,ow."- '4The extremity of the lone, must now depend the utilof the weather has hindered all ity, & continued operation, of the the three out Posts from coming act of congress, entitled " An act in : neither can they be expected, to encourage Vaccination." till the roads (now impassable . The notice is therefore given with a mighty Snow upon, the to advise thc public, that the genground) arc beaten, ' The News ttinc vaccine matter will still be

preserved by ine as usual, with out any interruption ; and furnished, on the same terms, as formerly, to every person who may apply for it. Such directions will also be given as will enable any intelligent peison or private family to use it in safety ; and with thc greatest certainty of success. The matter is most conveniently forwarded by letter, and is transmitted with equal facility to every part of the United States. All letters or small packages, relating to thc use of this remedy, , are carried by mail; either to or from me, frec.of any postage. By an act of their legislature, due provision has been made, & the citizens of Virginia arc entitled to a supply qf Vaccine matter from me free. of any fees. The act of the legislature of Maryland which obtained a similar privilege for 6 years, expired in Jan. last, and has not since been renewed. JAMES SMITH, U. S. Agent tor Vaccination. Baltimore, 14th Jan. 1817.

January 24, 1817. From the best evidence aud every circumstance within my knowledge, 1 believe Win. MFariand innocent of any concern, in any of the banking companies; and tnat directly or indirectly he has had no concern, and that he is a persecuted man. CHARLES DAVID. Attest...JoHN Wist. January 29, 18 17. We thc undersigned, certify that we was present with general M'Farland and Mr. Charles David, the evening after said David had handed a piece for publication to the editor of the Indiana Republican, which was said to bz in contradiction of the above certificate signed by said David. And after comparing the copy 3aid David had with original and finding it correct, the following interrogatories of the general, and replies of Mr. David took place. 1st, quest, by the gen. what did you write? Ans. I dont know. 2nd. by same; did you write yourself? Ans. no. 3rd who wrote for you ? I dont know ; Mr. Thomas got somebody to write that I did not know. 4th did you read it after it was written, yourself? Ans. no. 5th Arc you not apprehensive there has been some advantage taken of you in the writing your piece? Ans. I hope not. It was not my intention to write any thing in contradiction of that certificate (painting to the above) or to do you an injury ; I done it please others & toprcvent them from being made liars. Sixth, did I ever say any thing toyou that would justify you in believing that I was in any way concerned in the Indiana Manufacturing Company, or any other ? Answer, No you did not. I only said I had a suspicion, but might be mistaken. Seventh, Did 1 ever say any thing to you that would justify even that suspicion ? Answer, No you did not. RICHARD HOPKINS, JAMES HICKS. ,

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Diaie 01 iiKiiJ.iii, Jefferson County, 3 ss Personally ed before the undersigned a i

uce or me peaic ior saia couty Richard Hopkins & James Hid

who after being duly sworn

posetn ana saun tnat thc abc is substantially correct, and thc above words as near as th can now recollect. March jst, 1817. JOHN MEEK, J.P.rSeaLj I hereby certify I was in Co versation with Charles David,

the morning of the election y

on the 3d instant, on the subjef of M'Farland, and to the bl

my recollection said David m.i tint- Wm MT7.-1iJ f

had told him that he had al Tvlnrl In fll H-mtr I.

Wm. BUCHANAM 1

' " if Sworn and subscribed to t'l

date above before nw.

GERARD US RYfcER, J.P.J.

iota February, 18 17, Thereby certify tint a cert

cate subscribed with my nimerl

the 27th January as I see ir print, does not contain what v myintention it should. Mr.Dav came to me a few days after: gave Wm. M'Farland the ceit cate dated 24th Jan. and asked: if I did not understand from Farlands hook, that he was d of the Lexington bank, andj said David told me that was(

own impression. What David told me, andvil was my own impression on if reading MF's. book, was whatli! tended to cci iify on the 27th J JOHN WEST, J Sworn and subscribed to bef me the date above. CEKARDUSRYKER, j. i,j. T()l!i3 tobacco Piunit:: These lines will let it be kno5 that the inspection of Tobac will commence nezt Monday, t! 10th of March 1817', at Taylo warehouse in Mil too, Galb;: County Kentucky. I

Wm. WOOD.

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JOHN CONWAY

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i v dn wuuiii it may conceit know ye that a number of the! izens of this county, have a.C ciated themselves into a socief (called "THE MORAL SOU-

FY, ) for the suppression vice and immorality, and for sislini? the iudiciarv to exec

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iiic 1 cnui j.,uivt9 uu an t y ersi Sabbath -breakers 9 &c. ' 1'herefore all persons who H in the habit of acting iminf ally, will please to take notis that the said society will fro?.after the 3d Monday in next, proceed to take cogmz' nf all iinnirtrnl rnnrltict tw ,

may come within their kn(";, ,

iVUjr V Ill'U llJUk lUill lUM"- ; v 1 1 ntl-K ririfliirr itmII K I'l.'it :

with the judiciary, in order the oiTenders may be brought : justice. I . Ail well disposed moral c zens are requested to attend

Cap Kistme's on said a wi

in March, at o'clock r. which time the constitution o'1

society will be finally adoptc that they may become incj to assiar in tlie laudable ua

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