Indiana Republican, Volume 1, Number 14, Madison, Jefferson County, 29 March 1817 — Page 1

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I (Concluded from lat wrrk.) I Isaac Van Warts qpthivstIsjac Van W:irt of ti c town of

"A'cstchcsnr, being duly sworn, .ith dep ue ml say, tiiit h: 11 ope ot tlie tlu tc pcrsj.'iis v Iio arTfs.ed i)'jor Andre duiing t!:e imrricsi) revolutionary w.r, ind i ndactcd hiui to the Aine.Lan imp. 'l'hit he, this deponent, bother with Dtvid WiUkiiis Si phn Pduidirig, hx. secretted ; hcitiseives at the side of the JiiIi'Hy, iar the purpoj? of electing rty persons co:i;ing from or h ving m.'.i'.vHil ir.irrt(!urse wiih the "pfi;). bcirji; lid ween the two clnijV.s; i scivice not uncuimnon jj Uioit tin.es That this d;por.rnt and Iiiii comjunioi 1 were cirncd with li vi!;et? ; -nd upen jjeir-g niajor Ar.ie approach the place m here they were concealed, thy roe and piw j,id their mu.i. !lctf at him, and n-quiird hun to ttop, vhic!i he did. He then aked theni heilicr they belonged to his pitty? and then they a'iked hiin which wjs his party ? to which 1 e replied the lower p-ir-ty. Upon vrliiwh they, deeming ajittle stry.agcm under such cir-cbn-itanc not only justilhible, but nco'tsary, ave hir,i to understand that th'7 were ri liis party; upon whicli he joyfully dedirfci hinisclr to be a Jiritiih officer, and told them tli.it he h.id been out upon very particular busiller. Having ascertained thus much, this deponent and his Companions undeceived him as to their characters, declaring themselves Americans, and-lh.it lie piust coniider hiiseif' thcii prisoner. Upon thb, with scemiiit;

unconcern, he sai t he had a pass from gcnecal Arnold, vhichbe exhibited, and then insisted on their permitting him to proceed. But they told him, that a he lui conhiscd kitnsvtlf to be a British officer, they deemed it to be their duty to convey him to the American camp ; and then took him into a wood, a ikort distance from the highway in order to guard 1jjaiint being surprised by parties of the enemy who were frequent, ly rcconno.ierin in the neighborhood. That when the had him in lie wood, they proceeded to Learih hir fo-. the purpose of ascertaining ho and v!ut he was, and round inside of his stockir and boots, iitxt to his bare ftet, papers which satisfied them that lie wa a spy : tr jor Andre now showed tkem his gold watch, and ren-aiked that it was evidence of his beirig a gentleman, and ilo proniiscd to v ke them any reward thi'V nij.;ht r.auif, if they would but pcimit him to proceed, whldi hr.y !thi-e:l. He then tohi ihem, that it they doubted the fulHlmn t of his promise, they ciiht conceal him in s'.nne secret place, and k-ep, him there, until they could send to New Toik and receive their reward. Arid thi deponent expressly declare, that every oiler made by major Andre to them, was promptly and resolutely refused, nnd for himself, he solemnly declares that he had pet, and he does most sincerely believe that Paulding and Williams had rot any intention or plundering the piiscner; nor did they confer with each other, or even hesirate, whether they should accept his promises, but on the contrary they were, in the opinion of this deponent, governed lite himself, by a deep inte;est in ihc cause of the country, aid a strong sense of duty And this deponrnt furiher sa)S,-that he never visited the Ihitisli camp, nor does he bcleivc or suspect that either Paulding or Williams ever id except that Paulding wis once bcfoie Andie's capture, and once afterwards, made a prisoner by theBiiiih, as this deponent has been informed and believes. And this deponent for hirnseif, expressly denies that he ever held any unlaw tul traffic or any iater-cou-sc whatever with the enemy. And appealing solemnly to that omniscient Being at whose tribunal he must sooi appear, he doth expressly declare that ail accusations charging hiiu therewith, arc utterly untrue. ISAAC VAN WART. Sworn, this 28th of Jan. 1817.? before J ac)b Radcliff. 5 Wc the subscribers, inhabitants

or the county ot U.iumster. certify that during t ke i LTo utionary war wc were well acquainted wth Isaac Van vVart, David Willi ams and John Paulding who arretted major Andre ; and that at no time during the 1 evolutionary war was any suspicion ever entertained by their neighbors or acquaintances that they or either of them held ny undue intercourse with the enemy. On the contrary they were universally esteemed snd taken to i;e ardent and faithful in the cause of the country. Wefunhv i certify tliat tfce said Pauhling ai d IVihi.ms are not now resident aioinr us, but that Isaac Van Wart U a respectable freeholder ot the town of Mount Pieasant, that wc are well acquainted with him; and wc do not hesitate to dcdaie our belief tha: there is not an individual in the county of Westchester, wiio is acquainted with J34ac Van Wait, who wouiu hesi ate to debtee hhn as a man of a sober, mora1, industrious snd religious life as a i::;.n who:c integrity is a.s unimpeachable as his Tiracity U undoubted. In vhcie 'resprcrs no man in the ccuiity 0 VVrtrchcsier is his superior. Junathan C. i c:iik.n?, aedSi ye.-tt. Jacob Purit, prd 77 years. John Odd', .rrn 60 yeais. J.jhn Pcycc, acu 72 years. ). Rcqua, ged 57 )eai3. William Pauidin-;, aexJ 8 i years. John Requa, aged 54 yeai. Archer Read, aged 04 years. George Comb, aged 72 years. ►► Gilbert Dean, aged 70 years. ◄◄ Jonathan Odell, aged 87 years. Cornelius Vantas&el, aged 71 years. 'lhomas Doyce, aged 74 years, luiiis Lynt, aeei 74 years. Jacobus DacLman, aged 63 years. William Iiammond John Romcr.

rrebicicnl j!sliiroc' I should be destitute cf feeling, if I wai not Oct ply allccted lv the' strong proof vv dch my fellow citizens iuvejiven me ot their confidence, in calling ir.c to the high office, whose fuiictions 1 ais aot ut to assume. As the expression of their good opinion of my comtuct in the puuhc service, i ucnve from it a gratilicaih)n, vhich those who are conscious ot having done all mat they could to merit it, can alone reel. My sensibility is increased by a jiui estimate of the importance ot the trust, and of the nature ifcd extent of its duties; witn the proper discharge of winch, the highest interests of a rtat and tits

people are intimately a:ted. Conscious of my own c ciencv,

I cannot enter on these duties without great aniicty for t lie result Prom just respousi ihty I will never shrirk; calcula ig vith condencc, that in my i-cst ciTons to promote the puoiicvvelfaie, my motivrs will Always oc duly aj p. ecited, and my conduit be viewed wiih that candor and indulgence uhLh I have expjiienccd in other stations. In commencit: the duties of the chief exejutive ffice, ic has been the practice of Hie div.i guislied men who have gone etoic me, toexph'm the pnnciples which would govern them in rheir reipective adminisrrarions- In folowing their venerated e:ta-:i-ple, my attention is naturally drawn to the great case3 which have contributed, in a principal degree, to produce the pr .rnt h.ppy condition of the Unio-d Sate. Thty will. !.;! e ..plain the nature of our luti s a d h?d much li'hu on tfie n.'lt. v v.'::c2i cugln to i;e pursue;1 H tu;u e. From the commef niu rt of our revolution to the j-Mcarnt day, aii.icst fort) years have eiapjj, 2nd trom the tn.tabiihm-:nt of this constitution, tuenfy eight. Thn U 'h tins whole ter.--, the .'rovernuent lias been what may cn.phaticahy be called, i!f-go ''crnu.ent ; and what has been the fkci? To whatever obje.t we turi our attention, whether it relates to our foreign or don eitic concerns, wc find abundant cause to teiidiate ourselves in the excellence of our institutions. Dur ing a pciiod fraught with difficulties, and maiked bv ve v ewra ordinary events, the U hiaits liave flourished beyond example. Their citizens, individi!y, have been happy, and the nation prosperous. ruder this constitution,' our commerce has been wisely rtgulated wiih foreign nations, and between the states; new .t;'es have been admitied into o-o union ; our territory his Urn en-, larked, by fair and honoia.jic treaty, and with great advantage to the original states ; the states, jepectiv:iy, protected by the national government, under a parental system, against foreign dangers, and enjoying witnin their separate spheres, by a wise partition of power, a jast proportion of the s vereigrity, lave improved their police, extended tneir settlements, and attained a btrengthand maturity, which are the best proofs of wholesome laws, well administered. And it we? look to the condition of individuals, vhat a proud spectacle dot; it ciiij&it! Gi v horn Jus