Indiana Republican, Volume 1, Number 13, Madison, Jefferson County, 22 March 1817 — Page 2

err.-) in that body, ventured o

to : lie ( clehrated captois

ir.o't ir.fa'nous unci detestable ; and to their conduct on that occa

sion, motives ke most sordid &

place, to cousig-.i to ir.f.ur.y the The circumference of hke three men who had saved West Erie is, miles

The lemrrh of Detroit Ki-

The length or St. Clair River, The circumference of like

Huron,

ir ATicue, cuaianer uic a. 'iui.wju .

There is not a court ot justice ver, in Christendom which would not The circumference of lake

spurn such evidence. There can St. Clair,

odious. Fie accused these men ot therefore be no rear tint it win DC hni s o'ceii in the camp of the received by a grateful people. ener;ir of their country, as our And although we are fully perown : of b, inn- men destitute not suided that nothing has appeared

onlvcf patriotism, but of com- to put the accused upon their de- The length of St. Mary's

irr-n honesty and honor; of be- fence, yet we proceed gratuitous- Kivcr, Sofv'nT t,) tS.il detectable iran? ly, to lay before our leaders such The circumfcecncc of lak

u-r imv km wn by the name ot conclusive tcstimy as win sausry superior,

r fovs. He charged them in the whole world. effect, ih-'Kiore, with being the And first, as to these men bevilesr of thieves and robbers ; k in? coiu beys. Their neighbors

ind'.irg so, rep! ccnted general would be, of all others, most V.; dmvton and the congress as likely to know the fact, if it were

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The circumference of lake Michigan,

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the

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ukj public pr

teeming Id:, political nonsense J 500 Noble iA Hendricks he, likn; little scunk, thinks to iletpi- -

c8 who stand in his way by his jv-

lie says uiose gentlemen l::vj written a joint letter to the ap ing secretary of war, requir;pj the reason the militia of thul' were not more promptly pui j f their seviccs : this he vi.,h:st

torture into a crime! Stun 40 indeed that any man (no mute' how feeble,) .should be so sensed 1 500 and stupid as to attach blame j Dubh'c servants, for nsrfnm,;.. '

940 duty strictly enjoined on tin-ink' .1 . .;'?

ine citizens, previous to their h. 3926 ving the state, as well as by j0ir,t ; This calculation being accurate, letters which must have re.ichri '

raise and fo : and the annexed certificate we find a frontier country, bor- them shortly after their arrive , ' ; t all t I I - 1 r I . . ' , '

niilic bountv upon wretches from menaced and venerable, dering on navigaoie waters a on- tne ity. cee Lfie little Sun K',-.

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utterly base and contemtible from win snow mat iney were not even tancc or 5925 nines, nucjccpicci me aiiiHui teeming ms water ed 1! " mere motives of policy. There suspected. But the oath of Mr. only by a portage of nine miles rcct , but his power proves ty,:,ve vi a, in tra attempt, an int re-pi- Van Wart is decisive. between lakes Huron and Supe- weak to reach his object : the u?:-.; d;v worthy of a better cause; As to the second point, wheth- rior, a great portion of which ty water defends w ith do-jb'; f im! at the same time a rashness er the captors of Andre would country is of a superior quality force on his own head, and he pcsoi which he will never cease tore- have released kim for a very large for cultivation. Were this chain rishes in his iihh; -poor li;t:Jad pent. Colonel Tallmadge has en- bribe, provided he could imme- of communication extended to 'Sun must ihortly set, never r..t;r bly deavored to tear the fairest leaf diately paid it, that is a circum- Hudson River, then would the to rise. Icuj

fi Oiii our history, and to deprive stance which could be known on- hardy sons of Columbia have the yeomanry ot our country of ly by themselves. And Mr. Van scope for their unrivalled spirit of To the people of Jefferson C:ut:t. :i 1 heme in v. Inch they gloried, Wart expressly denies the impu- enterprise and industry. Nor (In lunu.) a:d of an example whose infiu- tation in the annexed affidavit. would the wonder stop here: the You have no doubt seen Mr. dice is not cs exterjiive and im- The onlv possible question that southern and middle states would B. Whiteon's svlloii-;nt, and s:rk-

portant than was thzt of the im- can remain is. whether tlie wit- no more be a continent, but con- tures on a commuuication win lov iniA r''iiiia:n Tell. If he has ness is worthy of ci edit. To this verted into islands. A channel appeared sometime since over t::-! in : df-ne so, viien there -was- the point we bring men who have would be cut Irom Green Bay & signature of 'Simon Mjggus.' ii abc :.,;: r;..w;ib;lirv tint he-ini sjlit be known him from his infancy, lake Michigan to Winebago like, the author of Simon were so I vic

v.irisor; he couM nrvrr upon nien whose vcnei able hairs are sil- from thence through. Fox and posed he would not as1c an ejsi:;1 ths l-cti'.ri justly ;i:::.v?:f. Bnt if vcred by age ; they speak to us Ouisconsin rivers to Mississippi task, tlun to turn into downright a c: hns d"ne s'upo:i blihr, ui-.'.u from the verge of the grave; and river, or from Michigan through burlesrnic all that Mr. B. W. A Cc:

V'-'y slight grountls; not from they unite in the declaration that Chicaugo and Illinois River to the advanced in hi-; elaborate pi o.juc- i his own knowledge, but fiom no man is more entitled to be be- Mississippi. From the west comes tion agiinst hi:n ; bat thisiiufcrh; .

th - ulumi.ics of the environs, hcved than Isaac Van art. the Missouri river, said to be na- no disposition t. do. s sufliden't' i

art be 5UC we

da

: t!i r;.ere suspicions of an cn- 1 he nature of the case docs not visible one thousand three liun

v, he ha-, incuntd a rcspojisi- admit of testimony more precise, died n;i!cs. What fields for en -y. whivb he lnusr meet; a pei feet and and conclmive. i'hc tcrprize wealth would be float-

Ttz. eyr'ri-'lv.y from wncli the per- refutation is solemnly sworn to, cd down these channels ! rroui r-o: n-.-rscct with which he may and by a ma 1 who, in moral and Ohio and Michigan, the produce

h.r r beui litrciofr're regarded, religious deportment during a of the field; From hikes Mi chi

o;.shr not to protect him, nor long hie, has had no superior. ! ral coincidence of political 0- ( To be concluded nc:;t week. J pu ' in o re'ease him. Upjn what grounds did t)ie TFrcm the Buffalo Gazette of Jan

uary 1 4. J THE GRAND CANAL.

What object of a secular na

r--- uc'.u-'e These men of beins

b:vsf of l-fing as often in the

animosity lias been displayed &

ready. It has been aliedged ty( some that Simon intended .': '

ironical production 10 operate;

gainst the interests of Vita) Rdi-

gion, but th'S is a grand mistakr,; and if he has wounded the ledings;f any individual, who, it,

carro.

kn - '.v

s m our own

the fact ! If he turc can reflect more pleasing sen-

gan h Superior, hh, copper 2nd peltry ; from Illinois and Missou

ri, coal, lead, salt, buffalo robes f: ciiu eritv, and honetv, are peltry. To the extent of this bo- deavoring to do wh it they bdievs ; dy add the natural limbs, the nu- to be riglit, he now publicly asb ;t. , t ....1 . .

merous rivers tnat empty mto tnc iiicir pa: (Jon, but to the man w!io ..

great lakes, some cf which a: e na- cloaks himself with a professor yigable many miles, cou'ul not vo- cf reiirion in order that he n:ai

did, he ti:v.-t ha,e seen theni ste-!; sations on the mind than aeon- lumes be written on the propriety the better execute his schemes i j. I) - i..u-i lk.vt seen them in the en- templation of the growth and of this great work ? Fellow citi- rascality Simon Ins no apology t -) ' campi H it he doe n;t prosperity of the country that sens, would "not this commtini- offer. The question now a'ri'stsr y

d tliis. What then 1$ the gave us birth? When we turn cation between Hudson and lake is there anv such charact

-Yv!""ce o' the facts ? At most our mind to the Western Canal, Krie, afford to the U. States more mcr.gst u ? I answer yes, and a!hearsay w hj.h m'vbt indeed b in what ratio shall we compute ample means of promoting every though Mr. B. W. has aflirmfi jt" fuc but it niin aho i e, as in the tuiure growth and prosperity social interest, than have hereto- " that "eiieral M4Farland was iio: ... ,;

ie western sec. ion or our tore in any country been aecom- elected upon the principle ci v m try, should this grand object plished in any human cntcrprize being a base character," yet i: u-ctcd; a plan calculated to Be excited then in the crcat work. uotjrious that numbers 'in thi.vikV.

w nose service has cc; ran ly been reduce the puce of exportation Let the general government be county who profess the christian iinp.'irta-.i ; and who, absent, f.o that heavy articles of produce interested, and appropriate some religion gave as tlieir be.;t rcasoi. Jcrt' v.vre tint in a roi-diiion to justify wouiJ bear transportion frbrn the of the lands bordering on thc.e for' supporting tlie rcncral, tliat s.- '

tf"r:iv... hf. colrmeJ is a western utcs to rsevr Yorkr waters. Let the state of N. York they believed him to b

fiUc. 'i !ns evidence of the

v. s asijjcdiy too io.osr, for the country

ch,Kj?e lie advanced asramsr men be che

a,

,in

V believed inin to t;e a l'nov. jnj,

!)' I ht here observe Then should we see the frontier press forward the wcrkthestale consummate villain ! ! and if tir wc-

e denied Simon will in his pre- S0ZI

th- c.oMr mlr ? The colonel countries on Lake, St. Clair, Hu- of Ohio and territory of Michig- be ::. his cncnnVi: how would he ron, Michigan, and Superior, an assist in the enterprise ; all pe f-el. if the cnirmiunity should floating their richest produce into with heart and hand accomplish iu

per name prove it. Was not m C2ZZ

:comp!ib!i suucient to make bimon rake iii- hat-

pjfT? r ms cnaracter oy war ca- trie grear emporium or tneir tnewoikma manner calculated stand he aid? and does not c- ErcJ . ' 3 ITfl... ' 1 1 l . r . ...

i u ; ic:. : 1 'at- utmost thxt can

puliation of colonel

u'lvliact is, that he believed what ncrally have but a faint view of the Jakes to New York and New regard to honesty, probity, mora' cf Fr said to be true. He believed the magnitude of this object: Orleans. rectitude, kd I would ask P.?'' ligic th-m to be cowdoy plunderers, they do not consider that it will COLUMBUS. B. W. if he would think it ri;;! '-ect because he heard so He believ- meet navigable equal t a canal to support anv man for public jd' &3

country. What internal improve- to reduce the price of rranp porta- conduct in professors of nii.d mir n be said in merit can suipass the one now in tion, so that heavy articles of pro- give abundant room for tuch'ck- tam Tallnradg's contemplation? The country ge- duce will bear transport a lion from serrations as Simon made with cyt

j f.l 1 . f . a l i . I . I

en mcy wuuiu iwvc pcrmmeo 3920 nines in jengui or upwams. communications. tee, who whilst lie made a p"' Fpcn

Andre to precred, it he had had But to prove this it will only be Extact of a Letter from a gentleman fession of religion and held an ded lrre ro pive them, because An- necessary to shew the circumfcr- inWayne county , I. tv his friend in fice in the church, could join whfR relijL o'-e said he was of that opinion ! ence of the lakes and length of "Jefferson. ' in company with an avowed con- the;

lice, who whilst iie made a p''('

tfnmrr nf rhristianirv 1:1 Siieeri"; U3V

Uvn uch groundi the colonei the rivers that connect them. SIR,'

;,r.;Ioyed the weight ot his char. This is not accurately known, but It appears that the editor of at the religion which fie profb; aaer, and the authority of his accrding to the best calculation, the little Western Sun has been h aflinnin-r that it d

cy.