Indiana Republican, Volume 4, Number 168, Madison, Jefferson County, 9 March 1820 — Page 1

'lie Unu him a Meinil "WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS, THERE IS MY COUNTRY , VOL. IV. MADISON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1820. No. 168.

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CONDITIONS. The - kl.CiSLKYN" will b dhvered at the o:htc for two J .ars per annum, paid in adur; if paid within two month g... r 1' rihin it will be condj r 1 in .Advance ; two dollars and ':";v tents if pud within twelve Jl- -yJn ; and three dollars if rxt ,i: 1 until the year expires. r piper will he discontinued '; ;di arrearages are paid. j3 ail casts a suhsrrib r mu-,t j-z lot ice P'inct t'.a'iv ?t the end ol vc ir ol his inttt.d mi to dw, onor h: will be laid -ecpor.si-5;. j r a i:her years" subscription. A '1 trtist-iMv nts not e -d.lv.. a q rare will !)c inserted three times f r a dollar; longer o:n a in t'.rop jrti'n, a id il the nundnr ol in-3rti-ns d s;r I, ar not sp-a if d, thev v.iil c i lurd at tin kparo of the a dvt rti ser until ord rt d n tt. -7 VI I 1 'tt -s to the Kdito must li ' p-r-t aid. Lin i-O. lice, Jefferson vi He, August 1 S 1 3 PERSONS wish ui- to make fnnders i)f lands entered in this o dee are requested not to nns.j therm on the back of t he K i-ei certificate but 7 5 , IT itC pi d piper. It fieq 1 -fitly u lopeus thtt by trans f e ; 1 n ; an i assi-emim on the back of certificates, they become 5 1 mutilated and defaced as to destrov the contents. The following form may be ued. For value received I, A. B. cf county, d ) assign 5: transfer to C. 1). ot county a!i my right & title to the nncr vcction No. in Cownsnip No. Nort !. or Soiitli as the ease miy be) of range No. East ot th" Jeffcrsonville District. Wi nes-i my h i i i in i cal this d iy of iS 1 ;L A. B. (Seal.) Test," Ibis us-iinmcitt being acknowlc Iged ocforc any justice of the peace, and certified by the clerk of 1 lie county cf its being such, will procure a pitent. In all cases where the in igist rate's or clerk's cert i tic.iie happens to be on a differ cnt piece ol pmcrtrom the assignment it will be proper tor t.oem to set forth the particular tract raid k will be we'll for magistrates ami others who are in the habit of writing assign, meats, to preserve a copy of the fore.'rine; a ihcir i;uuie. 1 hose who send to the o lice to et their business done, will please to be pit ticuhr in desciibing in plain legible hand, the tract thev wish to enter, and to write their tvcn name at full length. SAMl. GWATI1MEY. Frci the Si' iv Vcrk Gaze tic. The following elegant production is from the pen of Paul Ali.i:n, Fmi. as it appc-Vicd in Ids paper on Chris. ltus tlay. "Eighteen hund;lCd and nineteen yeir I rolled over our kead vjnee the shepherds sleep(mi the plains ot judea, surrotindcd l) t.heir snowy flocks, wcie disturbed by the appearance of an unusual star, whose bcanii twinkled upon their slurnIxrrs. Lost in astonishment, ,J1 with palpitating hcaits, tlity IkIscIJ the approach ot the fanum fitfanner. amongst the

harbinger advanced until they were lost amidst the glory, so suddenly kindled up amongst the shadows of the night. We may now conceive of a state of breathlcs anxiety, & of palpitating tear. They gaze upon the countenances ot each other, so distinctly rendered visible by the beams of this heaven created lamp, and await with aw. ful forebodings the accomplishment of this miracle. Escape isinvain a supernatural power is advancing, as is made evi dent to their senses by the streaming effulgence with whLii fhey are surrounded. i he clouds all radiant with this nevborn lustre suddenly dissipate, and in the midst ot the luminous serene, an angel is discovered whose ruddv cheeks, expanding brows, and sparkling eve-, are but harbingers tothi joyful intelligence from his lips: 'Fear not, tor behold I bring y. u gi.ui udingi of great joy, whui -hall be to ad people. For unto vou is born thij dav, - in the city ot Divid, a saviour, who is (Jhiiat the Lord, and this hail be a tign unto you; .us;iah tind the oaue wrapped in swaJdlingciotlic-. a'ld ivinjrin a manger." A siiort ilcuce tnsuel, wtiile the b ms ot the shepherds so re.cn l, beating witti alarms, were n m- 5j.iu.iiug into gentle lienors -t delight, white their eyes begin to gi)W with their wanted e ami. dence, the sounds ot cehe id harp are heard iri live air; Hie sheerds are surrounded by strains id melody, but tite shephenls themaelvcs aie iuu ee:i. Suddcn.'y tiie clouvl rendered ludiiiius by the lu tie, ro is away its si; very ridimce with a h'ist td gloiious Jhrit3 v.iri countenances all beaming w ith heaven's own iniinortal vuih, bieak upcn the view, a.i 1 t'le chorus is uttered, 4Ci! ry to Gov! in tlic highest, on earth peace and g od wid to all men. And t whom were those jdoriou; tidiners aim imie A b ccrs ' letial lips ac o npauied by so much pomp and so much meiodv? do our talien and rebelious race, have been tendered thee tertr.s of salvation: angels weie not of themselves ot sutiiticnt dignitv to bring1 about a change so mi :htv; thev are the mere harbi.i gcr ot these ulorious tidings; they point to the appearance of One still superior in dignity and in grandeur to the babe in swaddling clothes," and the srar performs the o:Hce of a herald; it moves in its celestial course before the eyes of the shepherds, until it poured its tull radiance upon the nunger. While the heart ii dKo'ving under a sense of such divine mercy, we must remember that those vcrv skies, formerly il-lumir-itcd by the beams ot such divine lu.tre, those very plains that once echoed to the turps of descending angels, are now rendered vocal by the praises offered to Mahomet; the plice of our saviour's nativity is prolaned by the worship of m impostor. Let it be remembrance also, with thinks ot adoring gratitudc to the great Father of all mercies, that it wai reserved for America, at the time ot this glorioui display of divine munificence, a howling wilderness

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and nineteen vears, to send forth to those very skies and those very plains, to those very infidels who inhabit that place, that to them also a saviour is born. Our messengers will repair to che very place where these celestial harbingers were once seen, and on the same errand, announce the birth place of a Redeemer. The star that directed the steps of the wise men of the east to the manerer where our X..Jinfant redeemer siumoered. let it be n )ted, appeared to the ignorant pier shepherds cf Judtj. Wisdom and riches have Doth their consolations; but what consohtion has the humble van of poverty in Tl his afflictions, in ad his trials and sorrows, to learn iie is bclriended by the saviour ot the world! H himself participated in that poverty, and how great must be the reward of die righteous poor in Heiven, wnen the son of God himself appears on earth in the garments of poverty! Fame, honor, and wealth, and the admiration of man, derogate from the irrandeur of his mission. Let then the christian who is sutlering under t he persecutions of the world, cast his eves to fleaen. and feel his own dignky. Let him meditate on those things, and ae mav learn in his hear", these g'ori us tidings, tr-an the fins of allcnding nie s, Uato r J cardjAtiaiU",

uato you a s.vi -u: i ooru, not in 1 vr in swaddhiiir clothes, not 'rdeed rnw i:ng ma 'uangei . eso: n : i an aye d hi a tiie hn 'in nc.sj o; i he ... at 1 41 . : . , 11:. 1 at s ) a s i v s y,v ins riel.t ri.mii. receiviiur tiie warT 4 I shia'of da's and angels and the sph i' s jit jds. i.i :n now m rte perfevt.' I'cil us then, ye proud p 'tentates, kings an i emperors or tlie earth, has the humble christian in the midst of his povertv, no con dation in his sutferine; ! L jok towai ds heaven, behold all this effulgence and answer! We will not degruie the majery ct this subject by distorting the analogy fuc niched by tiie Ilolv Scriptures; but when our savi. ur himself, in tlie relation cf the parable of Dives and Laz 11 us, so peculiarly and emphatically points out the morccspccial favorites of heaven; when he declares the widow's mite is the mcjst acceptable offering ta tne treasury ot the temple; and when he adds to all this, tiie abundant testimony of his own example, we have no hesitation in saying that it their be one character amoufc christians of all others to be envied, it is that of the poor and suffering disciple of our redcemer. He is but following the steps of his master; he is but suffering what his master suffered; he is but enduring the scorns that he endured; he is but preparing himself to become a partaker of ids mister's glory." New York, Feb. 7. The African Expedition, consisting of tne U. S. ship Cyanc, and the ship Elizabeth, sai;ed from this port yesterday afternoon. The Elizabeth, chartered by government, proceeds to the western coast 01 Africa, fur the purp ose of carrying into effect the Act of 1819, agreeably to the views ot the president, as

the United States agents and artizans, mechanics and laborers, for the purpose ot negotiating with the local authorities of the country, tor permission to land and provide tor recaptured or liberated Africans; and to build houses, and cultivate land for their use. About 50 adults, people ot color, go out as mechanics and laborers, provided with utensils, tools, implements, and stores. Those whose services are valuable on account of their trades, and who could not be prevailed on otherwise to go, are permitted to take their families with them. This expedition, we are informed, has no direct or necessirv connexion with colozination: The .Cohoiinaiian Societv, it is untlerstood, will soon send a vessel out from the south with colonists. The U. S. takes no part in tne affiir of Colonization. But if its operations tor liberated Africans are carried on in the same place where the Colonization Madefy conducts its Colony, a mutual help will necessarily be feit by each others efforts. These two communities ought not to be connected in the public mind, as they arc not in tact; yet they may be viewed as two individuals carrying on, each its benevolent puipose, upon tire same theatre of action. The Caue nroceeds on a cruize on the Western coast ot Africa, against the slave trader.

ITALIAN HANOI ITI. .Extract of a leifcr tiom a lymtieman at Rome: "We have jut escaped with our lives, and only jtitft. Jhirty inixs from here, between Rome and Naples at half past two, in the middle ot one of the finest and iii(it beautiful days you ever beheld, the sun shining rcluk iicntlv, ?oeveii ot the celebrated banditti rushed tiom out of a wood. G. and nivself weieon 4 the box-; cat, h man lesctled hi gun at u; the pojtb ) telU Ids hcise; we, immcdiucly finding it outte impossible to red-t, got jii the ground as somii a5 possible; they began ith me; I had nothing in my pockets but my watch which. 1 silv. ed; they next attacked. J. tore hisc.othesopui; toAv fn moiicy, watch, i'C. th cm went to C. and his icrvai'.r, took totii their watches, arJtl sUbbcd Gs servant in several places wit ha stiletto. l'hcy were more capitally armed '11 an any thing you ever saw. T'llCy then began upon the cai riage, got m, and turned e w. y thing out; the f i first ojje ,t v.. is my p:cr iir easing bixt w'.t.i snuff boxei, watches, ai my hunting matters, brushes, combs, &c. took every one; Text, ad our money, not one sixpence left either ot ours or the servants; they then knocked me down with the barrel of the gun, tore my ring off my finger, which they were just going to cut cjF only my ring came off, then tore my ahirt pin from my neckcloth, kicked me under the horses, leaving one man standing over me with the muzzle of a loaded gun at one ear, and another with a stiletto, if" I moved to murder me; they then broke open the first trunk, and took every single shirt, :V:jdLiiltlicklllJLi

; .a. ..i . j KXhc. id OX. A hort turn hue wt- pave pubhvty to a paragraph statine; the trial ot two hl.uks at Au.Aita for me niuuLr !' tfu ir masua. Muih w . re lound ki hilv, oik '.eiuenvtd to he hupo, ife ct!;a burnt cUadi. They have since Uetifxe--tuted, and the Augusts '.hroniv ! . i ' the i.dlowiog atioun ot the"J . tiition; in notn w liiili cannot hist express our ..'oh, , v., eft!i:. detest., Me mode of punishuo nt. .a d u c do toncrive is v ery disgtact. f.a t tie- tench which passed th- .sentence, and we ngretto . iti;e:T any jude, in our hi lovctl to; jutry, fu lo-.t to t ,m -silrrutaans i liilin u.ul hmnaniis. Avum's ; ,, I t hunrv 4. O i FritL'.y bst two ik roo nu n named ;; ra iri and ',; , v . ri -c , Ov.ha coni.'oiinif;, toilu-senu me, i- th. inc.rd ( r of thi or n .ou r, Mr. Tlioin.it II , u f. k, F.ii:;,i'u!d DisOut, S. C. baut was nw'it and Kphrim bur.-, ;ui:l ."v u;J ,rvcrt WO hi ,J4 .,,,. ,U(,!n ti SY,;.U,f. 1 oe to : t unotaiiCv's altnvi.n the t ome tui hi.h i!;t he no .ciahh cnisys t-.av v su!i-'k(l wvre or a nature SO i, ,)V in t.o !. 1 th,iinoi-; iooslv dettir.Iile puuisumeut v. , . 1 I thriu. I.JS he 1 u nuntitu upon I r. liorotn of m,i'.cf.i tors ia a pa' )kjii,' t.t onh 1 eortt d to, wh o nt; ,oliti" tui rs -ltv tl on an ! . a signal ' 4Uipl 1 ' !. 1. ..... i . 1. . 1 l tiHisi o. auorrio urwi :o : am 1 f ')'.-i-'. d to tli ll.iiiica. L t i vt ii I h'i , ph tiu. that die pile t'i '-.ke th h b.n .n.'l th'J i ,ird ;i' kt in, and sinks unh r the 01 oh -.sioti its avu Je hnj -, l,aC di-'l inu.t i f ttu; iiu.td i . li;. , J 4 1 ' 10m v.f.ur 1 am, that of the spec tat' a , wc it wa a sc ; a- wliicti l r Ct x -d in athl 01 rot ah inot e . re fjtie w ho m itu. ssv ai it. As the i'; uiu-s appro., Ik d him, dia p";T4 live; shi u ks ol the tudoit.nit h t,n .ruck iion thr li'-ua v. itli a h.oful, p'iniul vi!i ..lion hat u!) n t!i - d'-vourin ch onent -a ). :d u .j h"n hods', vl '.v.is husli- 1 . 'ttht (TV of ac;on- still tht iiled in tif "' r, an invciiiutat v and v;m pithet.c sh uh.hr r n thtuli the troud. Wc hope that this awful dlau' i) -tti m'jl ju itire may ht. attended v, ith so' h '.ahiiary rd cts us to t rtvr prrtiude the ncc essity of its rendition. Fj:ihnab!e Argument. "What must a man do that is inmlted? vociferated Frothiy, who was upholding the practice of dueling. Do," quoth ttid corporal, do as reason dictates: it insulted by an inferior pity him: if by a luptrr.r despise him.' 4 would light him,' said Frothly. k ,nd die?' interrogated t he corporal. 'Heor Ishould die?' replied Frothy. Vou would die like a tool rejoined tlie corporal. Fcrlups you mean to insult me, sud he, assuming an erect posture, and looking fiercely at the corporal. Ami if I did, what would vnu do?, jiikiiiitcjeiiuiarjiL- dM,""

iiviiaci money 1101 ciouies; rncy took most of my clean things, but would not take any dirty. G. has lost all except his uniform. They packed them up in seven sacks, and each too!; his sack and walked tjuietly into the wood again, i can assure you, we were for 33 minutes instantly expecting to be sha: or stuck, as they told us we should if any one spoke, aiul threatened if they did not find enough of plunder, to send u up the mountains, and would have 300 tlucats ransom for each; ir not given in so many days, we were to be tortured to death; they have got our all, value upwards 400; but which is thought j.othing of, having saved our lives!"

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