Public Leger, Volume 3, Number 111, Richmond, Wayne County, 10 June 1826 — Page 3
'-necked him off hia hone with (I a ascond, who lias great chain3, &c. so that tnen . : f co an. and left him II i an preserve the power obtained by the
V.. robnu n 7 CUonthe ground. Of the monej, U were in silver, $1,300 in one huoCellar not" of the U. S. Bank, paya-ratCinCinna.i,one0andtwoj20
t!'alo taken; among which he had the
bef. an(j letters ot the notes, u is uothat the robbers may be discovered brought to justice. i; J
VOVGRESS. Congress aujournru, ai-
';nto preTl0U '
13atll liOllSCS ivimuutu iii h.ie of the preceding Saturday
t, and until rive o'clock on Sunday ' crnl unsuccessful attempts
made to prolong uie m a mass of busiuess was disposed of
Uew days before the 22d; but a great
1 retmiLS for the next session.
monuT the private bills passed, was one
the relief of Ex President ivmnroe,
latin? bun something over $29,000, a
i J
S deservedly '
he bills for surveying the northern iJarics ot Indiana and Illinois were . il. ; lm 1 1 Alien r Ron rm-
Natives, and thus lost for this session.
Prm.Mon was made lor extinguishing
Iatiian title to land in Indiana.
nrsr, and the second, knowing the circumstance, secretes or purchases the slave, he is a gross violator of right, and deserves to be punished nearly as the former; and if the second should sell the slave to a third, who knows the circumstance, he would be in the same manner guilty, and so on, for a thousand generations, for time net er made ivrong right. To make this comparison more familiar, if I were to go to Centreville and steal James Rariden, (for I have the same right that any man ever had to steal a negro,) and should take him into Kentucky and sell him, the buyer, (suppose Todd,) knowing the circumstance, would be nearly as guilty as mvself, and so would
I every other man who bought him, with : that knowledge, though he should he ex- ! changed a thousand times, or even his children after him. Well, it is well known ' by every well informed person, that every j negro, or nearly every one, who is now a j slave, was, in the first instance, stolen from I Africa, or his father before him; and it folj lows that he who bought him on the shores of America was an accomplice, who gave ! encouragement to the thief, and who de- ! serves to he punished nearly as the thief. I And so it fol I uics to every slave holder itt the
! uorid! For custom, time, nor the prae-
tice of great men ever made icrong right.
! or ever turned steQlinfi into honesty! This
j is not a mere vision of the fancy, hut it il
j the immutable TRUTH, founded upon
j the mo-it enlightened reason, the tirst principle of iost legislation, and upo.! tiie un- ' alterable laws of God and of nature, which i t he law? of Kentucky, (formed, as most oj ther man-made laws have been, by fallible, and in many caes by wicked men, jealous of their own private interests,) or those of an) other state, can never make wrong. Hence it is notorious as the light of the sun, that this negro, for whom the forenaI med suit was brought, was actually as free las James Rariden, Esq. or the writer of I this essay. And though we may say much
about the unity of the states, and many t fine things about Washington, &x. it s ev- ! dent that the pretended owner ot that Ulave had no rinhl to him. and that the
; lawmakers of Indiana, who gave him a chance to ( laim the negro committed a sin j against humanity and just legislation, destroyed in part, the first ground of union land happiness, (viz: liberty,) and laid ! themselves liable to the censure of the di vine law. And you. Mi. Rariden, in pica ding for the wretch who claimed him, acti ed as an accomplice, by endeavoring to ! protect that abominable claim, and rendered yourself partly as guilty as the acI tual pretender shudder at your crime! Rut you reply, "that after a law is j' made, it is our duty to fulfil it until it can
be repealed." It is not. Law makers cannot change the laws of God they canj not make unm? right. Suppose they were
rf..,r,B.-;cl. r..-..r.i.f vmir 'i 10 enaci uiai i miouiu ruiu uumu
L,,. ,r ' o ..nf-.vnr-ihU nm i murder vou because you do not believe a jrfnlir, not arv unlavorame one. . , .
Vit I may tell vou nlainlv, that I believe . v "J .n.!..,.m,lu,loUs. ,iac
- V. . I . I., ,h n rln I 'SMI C 1 1 It.
pose that 1 ought to do it in direct viola
tion of the laws of God, and to every prin
U. Shrivel the Engineer for survey-
the canal loutes in Indiana, is expect- . ... P ., L til)r vit his lamilv- a-
jj-j-jy ;xi Milium uiv . a.. i - tli inl Alsirs. Whl nnd
)UI li't tjj'. -.-.- -
t have anived at theire'iomes, after an
-eiice of more than six months.
us? Must we harbour hirn and conceal him, so that his master cannot get him?" No, Use him in every rexpect ns you would a white man from Kentucky. God requires that we shculd do as we would be done by; love his children and do thesn good, for he tells us that of one blocd he made all the nations of the earth; and we are to mind him in preference to any laty made by men to please proud slave holders. Now, sir, I would not have you to suppose that I am the least opposed to you as a man or ns a lawyer; it is your principles to which I am opposed. Ifl had a lawsuit, it is most likely I should employ you, because for money, let my causa be good or bad, it appears you would do your
best, regardless of the smiles or trowns ot your friends, or those who desire your wel fare. In conclusion, I may tell you that I believe what you say of the Quakers is correct, viz: that their pacific principles would lead them, (considering the existing laws,) to take part neither in the forcible rescue nor retention of the fugitive; but I have been for some time acquainted with the people of that society, and believe that the ideas of right and wrong expressed in this essay, arc such as they would hold, and
I presume that no man who is really a SJu.ker would approve of your conduct in endeavoring to show that one man has any right to claim another as his property. JOHN.
HARRIED--On the 6th inst. by Abel Thornberry, Esq. Ur. Etxian GrtiPFiTn, of Hilton, to the amiable Lliss Ruth Ami Harlan.
Era decurnent laid bv fore the House of
'nseriUtiveS it appears that, during
last quarter of 1824 and the three first
irters of 18- there arrived into the
r.ited States i cmiLyUm.
rjTHE SUDSCItlDErt rpectrallj inforoi his friendi and the public, that he has cooxaenced the above butinecs on MAIN STREET a (err doors east of Frost's store, where he will be ready to accommodate those who may favor him with a call: and from his Ion; experience in the business, he hopes to deserve a share of public patronare A. W. FINCH. Richmond, June 10, 1026. 1113 boo? a"Gr-iczr.2zins::a
THE subscriber still carries on tha above business, in all its branches, on MAIM STREET east of David HoV lowajr's store, where he will faithfully attend to all erders in his line. He in tends keeping constantly en hand a g od assortment of BOOTS tz SHOES and he will be always supplied with excellent leather and morocco. Per-
soi.? r( euk.i.g for boots or shoes must call for theo within a reasonable time, or they will be said.
y- i nose inneiied to the bubseriber, are earnestly solicited to call and pay eff their accounts, or measures must be taken to enforce collection. OWEN EDGERTON. Richmond, 6th mo. 3rf, 1 826. 1 1 03
I OR THE PCRI.IC i r.r.tn. TOJ.1MES RA JUDEX, -V?.
.Sir I have read your Circular, and ob-
Vvn.l fV..m it tht vuu oiler voursell as a !
jndidate to represent this county in the itte Senate. Ilikwise observed that it iprared to be the principal object ot air circular to clear yourself of blame on e subject of a negro suit, lately tried at Viianapolii, in v!iich y ou acted as prosejtor. I am a total stranger to y ou, and jcpt some mall hints concerning your Vfe-sior.al character, I know nothing et li. I am aha a stranger to the other TcegentltTen whom you name, viz: DMover. A. Hoofer, and W. Rulla. And ir.ay infrnn ycu that the opinion I had
)u divulge nrit.cinSrs tlercin which are
frcneou? and fahe, and unworthy the
larncter of anv statesman. In order to
avince vcu, and ethers who may be of i"P ght and wrong? No. But to c same 'mind, 1 shall proceed to consider! make the. case planer:--Thc Algenncs
procr
t I ft " A.
:i !n a plain wav, and desire you to
o. what 1 mnv ov n r.inrlirl eY:tinination.
Soil that 'frecdcrn is tbe natural right jail men," and that it is contrary to the st print iple? of just legislation, ns well as rcctlv repugnant to the unalterable laws f God, to deprive nry m'm of it, unless he ) forfeited his rijzht to it by crime. I )ld that this position is correct, and that Je practice of the great Washington, of ny of the states at the present, or of milvns of nes past and to come, can never ive the least influence to make wrong 5;ht.or liht wrong. This 1 think you ill admit. Hence it follows that the Jack man is as free a3 the white, the hite as the red.fcc. for all were made on Jual ground in this respect by their great -reator, and it ii not riA, but the ty rani-
exeir f o(;io:rrr, that has ever made J
UUiith- man the slave ofanother.
hcri this udone, I hold it to he a viola-
f r' f-l the immutable laws of nature and
I
have frequcnllv captured Americans and
made them slaves. Now suppose it had i fallen to your lot to be one and you were about to escape from one who had as good r elaim toyouasTodd had to his negro, and W. Bulla and A. Hoover had rescued j you from the hands of the despicable ty1 rant, so that you could return to a free country, do y ou suppose that any law that ! the Algerines could make, would make ; that assistance wrong? No. You won I corse, to the last moment ofyour life, a I. , s abominable, and your vengeance wr : burn towards a man who would endea to bring them into difficulty and distr Ion your account; and moreover, 1 would be nersuaded that the due V
geance of heaven would overtake him, not in this world, at the awful bar of G where we are to receive our rewards cording to our works.
The following resolution was adopted, in the House of Representatives, on the 20th ultimo: Resolved That the President of the U. States be requested to cause to be laid before this House any information in his possession touching the impressment of seamen from on board American vessels, on the high seas or elsewhere, by the Commar.dera of British or other foreign vessels or ships of war since the 18th of February, 1825, together with any correspondence on the subject with any foreign government, g far as the communication of the same be not inconsistent with the public servic .
I.chiANS of Lake Siterior. We understand that Gov. Cass has received despatches from Mr. Schoolcraft, the Indian Agent at the Sault de St. Marie, communicating intelligence of the existence of a refractory disposition among the bands of Chippewas residing in the country situated between Lake Superior, the Ouiscnsin and Mississippi rivers, with the excep tion of the Indians inhabiting the Turtle village, Lac des Flambeau, and Squirril Lake, whose sentiments remain pacific. Mr. Schoolcraft docs not hesitate to call the others "hostile Chippewas." It will be recollected that in one of our former numbers we made reference to the cruel murder of a number of our citizens on lake Pepin, by a war party of the Chippewas. Litlle Thunder and MTiite Head, who were
the Chiefs of the party, and a number of
other Indians of inferior note, were deliver
ed up and confined in the jail at Mackinac, from which they escaped last fall.
Returning to their bands, they have suc
ceeded in creating a strong excitement in
their favor. Secret councils have been held, from which the traders have been excluded, and the y oung men, whose relations were prisoners, hold a hostile language. The traders feel themselves insecure, and are of the opinion that the Indians themselves will not deliver up the murderers, and that force will be required not onlv to effect that object, but to pro-
LIZA L. WHARTON, Jornirriy of Washington city, and late of Columbia. Pennsylvania.
and RHODA IL WRIGHT, of this place, respectfully inform the Ladies of Richmond rind its vicinity, that they have commenced the above business, on Pearl street, a few doors north of Mr. Philip Harter's ion ; where they intend keeping constantly on hand an assortment of plain and tancj MIL' LIXARYi in the latest fashions from Philadelphia. All orders in the line of their profession attended to on the shortest notice. Leghorns and straws bleached and pressed, and altered to any pattern. Richmond, May 27, 1C2C. 1093
THE Subscriber has just received from Philadelphia a complete assortment of DRY GOODS GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Q UEEjVS WARE, STATIONARY, &,c $c All of which will b sold low ibr cash, or exchan-
geu ior suitaoie produce.
THOMAS OWEN, Jr. Richmond, 4th mo. 22, I 26. 105
Seeing that this is the ens, i" you erred wilfully and with knowledge on yaurside,
Gud, an onen transgression of his com- I would abhor the idea of pending you to
t:dmr:nts, and a departure from the first : make laws for a free people, and would
rinriples of law. This it is likely you wish you the worst success in every at
tempt hercatter to reduce your hrcthren into slavery . But y ou say to Mr. Hoover, "that y ou arc not certain, considering his easy circumstances, but that he, in your
'ill admit al?o. I likewise hold, that for
e man to to another and infringe ii -n him by openly robbing him of his propfty, he commits a great sin against law I'd gn.pd; and if he takes the property rohhtd to another man who knows it to surh, but who conceaU or assists him in ic.'ipint,' justice, I hold the last to be anac2mp!i( e, and nearly as guilty as the former. Bat if the first man, instead of rob
ing the ether of his property, takes the j Vii ,ira. f U thrtt ic. rnh him nf his lilu rtv I
i. j . . j , heheve that he takes from him the be.-t
. - s 1
situation, would have acted as you did; hereby intimating that it was poverty which made you accept a fee to plead so disgraceful a cause. You will then fight for the d 1 for money enough, 1 suppose, and "With necessity, the tyrant's plea, Excuse Vour ! ihth d '! !"
CaSUre h nrLMU'C in llic u-nrlil ;t.t
, .... r - . ... ..J, ...... I )it his m is incomparably greater than if j" jhad taken his property only. Then, il l' i takes tl
If this is y our principle, Mr. Rariden, I had rather you would not make our laws.
But what must we do, you may sav,
nronertv onlv. l hen. U I Wlt 11 11 iuiuii .iw.i) m-m iu:in
takes the mar. row under his power to'.in Kentucky or elsewhere und rome? among
iuv etc.. Dnouuee the following gentlemen as candidates for the offices to which their names arc severally annexed: representative to congress. OLIVER II. SMITH. SENATOR FOR WAYNE. PATRICK BEARD, JAMES RARIDEN, WILLIAM STEEL. REPRESENTATIVE FOR WAYNE. WILLIAM ELLIOTT, JOHN M CLA1N, Jr. HENRY HOOVER, MATTHEW D. SPRINGER, ABEL THORNBERRY, DAVID B. SAUNDERS, JTHAMAR WARNER. Senator for the counties of Rush, Henry, Randolph, and Allen. DANIEL WORTH.
il
josbph p. Pi.ur.ir.ii3n, HAS iust received from Philadelphia, in addif inn
to his former stock of Goods,
STRAW FLATS & GIPSIES, CRAPE LEECE, 3-4 & 6-4 BL ACK MODE, Mangled Bengals, Bombazin & Bombazctts, A variety of Morocco shoes Sc pumps, Laventine & changeable sarsinet silks, Large white and colored Casmere Shawls " black silk Hkfs. Super blue Casinetts & Broad cloth, 6-4 COTTON DIAPER, I White silk gloves and silk braid, Lenoes, Cambrics, & Book muslin Hkfe. GREEN SPECTACLES. AL50, SADLERV & CUTLERY. ALL of which he offers on reasonable terms, Richmond, 12th mo. 17, 1825. 88 W. H. VAUGHAN, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends, and the public in general, that he has removed from Centreviltfc to Richmond, where he has opened a house of PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, in the building formerly occupied by E. Lacy. His stabling is equal to any in the slate; his bar will be reeularly furnished with choice foreign and domestic liquors, and his table supplied with the best the market aiTord3. His old customers are invited to give him a call. Richmond, Dec. Qd, 1825. 8G TAKEN UP, "
BY Jeremiah L. Meek, of Wayne township, an estray n4 nh' nnn u v rrr. r. v
Uupposed to be two year3 old this
, jfjl l spring, but small of her age; no marks or brands perceivable : appraised to six by Jesse Clark and Vincent Stephenson. rtify the above to be a true copy from my esJOHN FINLEY, J. P. .y29th, 182G. 1103 LIBRARY NOTICE) jfY order of the shareholders of the Richmond v Library the BOOKS belonging to said Library a be sold to the highest bidder at one o'cleck P. ..i. on Saturday the 1 7th inst. All those who have books belonging to the Library are requested to return them with- ut fail, previous to that day. J. R.MEXDEXHALL Librarian June 3, 1526.
NOTICE. MI AMI INDIAN brought to thi Agency a
Gray Horse, which the owner can have by
proving his property and paying for this advertisment. JOHN TIPTON, Indian Agent. Fort- Jfayne, la. April 27, 1 U2G. N EWAMER IC AN SPELLING-BOOK. FOR SALE at this office, by the dozen
or single, Rulers Xtzo American Spcliin
Book. April 1, 182C.
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