Public Leger, Richmond, Wayne County, 4 November 1826 — Page 2
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Printed and published by D. Wai.mng.
UNION COUNTY We arc indebted to the polite attention of James Levislon, Esq. for the following description of thermal!, but populous and flourishing county of Union. We have learned from one of the Seminary Trus. tees that the fund of that institution a. mounts to about $1000. besides more
than $G00 by donation. Their public spi-!
rit will soon have in operation an academy,
j ponder mill, 1 fulling mill, 2 lanyards 2 I rrccerics, 3 saJdlcrs, 3 attorneys, 2 physi
cians, carpenters, bricklayers, &c. and but one printing otlicc. We have millwrights, silversmith, stone masons, blue dvers, 3
' schools &c 1" the neighborhood of town there is manufactured, at the least calcu
lation, 210 bushels of first rate salt in a
rcck. Indiana Gazette,
From thr Louivil!e Gazette. NEW HARMONY. The experiment which Mr. Owen is now making, to establish a new system of soci
ety, by way of communities, has of late at
tracted a good deal of the public attention.
Having been favored with a letter from
which if properly conducted will be tojian intelligent friend, who lately visited
them a source of great benefit, and deserved commendation. We should rejoice to
see the citizens of that county completing n
thosvstem of popular education marked c ut bv the constitution and laws, by or-ganizin-j: township schools. Tie county of Union was erected out of the cour-tics of Wayne, Franklin and Fayette. In act of the legislature, in the year lf2l, and immediately organized; and at
the tmie ot its erection contained only 1 1 1 sou ue miles, or 1 2 miles squa:r. 13 v an
1
the establishment at Harmony, we arc en
abled to present our readers with a few extract, which, in the present dearth of news, may not be altogether uninteresting: u I vi-dted Mr. Owen's establishment at New Harmony, and, agreeably to my
; promise, I shall give you m good a description of it as my humble observations and abilities will enable me to do. I remained
j there only four days. The situation of the ' place, that is, of tho town and principal plantations, are in the low grounds, or bot-
j.tomsof tho AY abash river, which are mod
in nliich each member is an equal partner. When they have paid Mr. Owen for the property purchased of him, each member o,r their representative nill be entitled to dracr the value of an equal chare of the
'estate, in the production thereof, if he jcishes to withdraw from the community;
or, if he rjishes to mthdran before, he will be paid at the time of his withdraw.
ing, according to what may appear reason-
able to allow him under tnc then circum
stances of the community It is possible, in my opinion, thaj many alterations and amendments in their system will be made, as while iScmainecl there they In Id two meetings to make arrangements for establishing a board of union, and also to cstah lish a currency to circulate among tiiem-
' selves, of wha.t they termed labor nocs, 'which would be payable and receivable ut their general magazine, in which the products of the whole of the communities arc
wares, finding themselves jn ?, averse to the proposition. to the tomahawk and scab), L
to be the most probable resuh ',v tempt to heal the wounds ofu ! tribes; and we believe Wfi nrp-'
in siionosin". !inm tlm "h;.
that the contest, if mirti... i
bloody and exterminating o-'n '''
The Osages, it is presume r, rate about two thousand w 7 ,rT I ... " I ill! i .
! incir opponents and a strong; but this (Sis n!
aim;
0li
1.0
j .numbers is counterbalanced In t I ! better supplied with tiro ami. J' '' ' j terity in using tliem, and ll.cirjl!" j which latter quality the OsC3i j been greatly distingui;hed..C v''
COIiliECTCR'S LAST
iJiVst:uitl to t!ie stntnr.;n
1 . 1
; ses maue una provide.;. ,); ,
I . . I ' 1 I :!. 1 1 ft
net of the lehituro of l no an addition I " " lim 'June level anu is oouiiu-
of 21 uare miles uas attached to it frcmjjft . mi VIV b? a "Vf ' f ;ldu Franklin cour.tv. giving the present limits!; litl "" ;,rc cleared for a very
14 12mihs. The seat of ustice was; ..v-., ...... g...9 ....u
lirl le-cated at Brownsville, while it re
mained until the spring of 1C53, when a ai,d aU ,r.d a n V""' majority of the citiz-rs bavin- manifested rrUt; v'c" Irom the town. From the .li.i.r.fi.,,, vm- r,. h.ti.. bv",..mJ1?"n,ro,tof those hills, the view of the town
kept, and every thing necessary for their
use. For instance, a note given an inai-;; given, 10 an persons when it ,r.iVf vidual for twelve hours' labour, would put- that I will, on the SvcoH Jf,n,t''ui'7.
chase n pairof shoes, which would require j bcr next, commence sellh, at , ,
(twelve hours to make them, Sec. &c. so house door, of the ointy r,f v
: that no cash will be necessary in
any ofj state of Indiana. nllnnd sin-: ir r , r; buv I and TOWN LOTS, in Zm .
their transactions with each other
tncy must necessarily seilnsmucnoi meir jj wnicn uie laxes due tberion f.,r.i,
labor for cash as will make their payment
I to Mr. O-ven, and also to pay for tlic
require beyond tho productions of their
own Iab)r. b;) soon as ;Ir. UA'enis paid.
1C20, arc not paid on or h. f,- . ;
; second Monday in N ovcrnlsvr i, : t V) j the sale will be contirm"d (Vm d tv 'J I- f n l ff j l 1
and thev have surplus of cash over and i noon and i o'clock in the afte ,, .,,
interspersed with pastures, vineyard, Sec j! above supplying their wants, I was told j! day, until all said laud ar.d
missioner-appoinl.-d In the legilature. at j ah(1 pIat'ticlow, present a very handthe tow n cf Libert v. i.ear the gcojraphicaL; som VPmcv.. I here are several very centre of the county. ! commodmu, dwelling houses in the town, The couutv, as to its land, is r.eaih all ! -")' smaller ones, and several public
a fertile plai:-, with quite a dense pc ulation. Frm the asi?na'i.ts ef the sj rii g oflCOl we had ab.ut I 00 taxable poll, and at, li.e last nK'i.l abeut I H0: as
a co!:iberabe
l uil iirns of a very peculiar taste; a large
; steam mill for the purpose of manufactories of di tie tent kinds, with woik shops of every kind, almost, and two or three very large crannries The gardens, orchards, and pleasure grounds are extensive, but void of taste, and tor the most part much ne-glect-d,&, ownalmest over with weeds; the plantations have no appearance of su perior cultivation, but rather that of ne
gleet. The population presents a singular
number are missed bv the
assessors, ar, d -me old men are ixcn.pt frm a poll tax. I think there are about I -00 voters at tt.i- time in the county. The principal water courses are, the EaT Folk of Whitewater, Un l !at d creek. Silv er citrck. I lanu a!"s cr ek. F!vcreik.
S. mpm's cie.k. Four Mile ai.d Indian ! JPI'-ance to visitors, p jrticu'.aily some
crt
noli- ar.u n: t( i inery , anu nil occiq several rtablihn.ent; of lhe Ln.L
The financial concerns of the ccunv ! et ; the men wear a convenient have Le-n mana-. d with so much rc r.o. '! dres (lor summer) made of brown linen.
m. ihat, if twiihst ualin the red cation ! cflbe t u j i-iice invlved us in a d- bt of about ,s?0, we have been for two ear?
past out . f ilebt, our county orders at par, '
that such surplus, when suiHcicnt, is to he I- otfered for .sale, or so much
ii.'sojj 5 t ii i k, i cui .uir anu imuati n . . . ' i j r..-k,alUf which are sutlici. nt to propel J,"' ni.ilcs, who are dressed in a kind iill ar.d m .cl irierv. and all occui icd hv! of 1 urk,sh costume, which Mr. Owen has
; recommended, hut which is not generally
and will have aurplusin our treaurv this:
(all of at eat sj()0. 'i'o this, much is cwii: to trie t con m:cal conduct of our con tv othc'ti. but more to the vieihi.ee n: d pua tu alitv of the collector of ourfev-; cn::e. Tb-amosmt of uir duplicate the! prieot v ear is about Nl :00 state lax. and j ',0') f.iiiiitv tax. Ourtounty taxhasi.oti ' T li : narked so higli as in the j I.c i j'..' .-i i- j i t untio. ! 'llo S nioty ot Friends compose abrajt ( o:, t aut!) of the p. pul. tii'U of thi count) , j ;o d aie T( iTi iik able for th ir n t oralitx , in , dutrv and steads habits. There aie -v-' cr t other resper fablr n liiou v, ticlies,; a M ... jj.ts Baptists l'ieb ti riat.s. N liuhK I'pitt-d Bretlirt r , c. Our C amty S tnit.arv is t.iuv erectinj; ' Tit Libeit. and will lie con id' ted ? t t
consisting of a shirt and trowers, with a
belt n und the waist, uniting them together, similar to little boys dresses which vou have seen. There is a tavern ktpt in the town for the accommodation of travellers and visitors; their charges are about the
same a at other taverns in the state, bv
employed in the purchase of land, &c. to
establish now communities on; by which I means they say they will become verj nch, 'and that much sooner than it is common 'in individual socivtv, and will be free from
all those dreadful failures and embarrassments which are the severest scourges in human rxistcr.ee. The most of the members of the different communities which I
; conversed with, seemed to place much confidence and hope of success upon the new ! arrangement they were about to make. Some of them told me they had lived but jiudihV rontly hitherto, hut were in great
hopes ot an Improvement very shortly. There is certainly great cconomv in living
in communities. 1 ney eat atone table ! generally, ai.d those who arc married have private rooms in the same house; some families have a house to themselves, and j are furnished w ith rations suitable to their 'numbers. ' iersons wishing to indole in dissipation of any kind, will find Harmony an extremely dull place; every person there is obliged to employ his time in something ! useful, therefore the many evils growing out of idleness cannot flourish here. For innocent amusement it see!:. They have
n concert and two balls every week, at-
town ! I
the dav; they charge three dollars per I tended by very genteel ladies, many of !. r I. I . i I : .. I i C i . , . . " .
vriK or ooaru; uie living is u-ieraoir i; w ncm appear lo grcal auvaniage in UiC !,'.od, and the l uulh rd is a verv accommo-1; costume they w ar. The prospect fored-
daiing and communicative man. A Mran- j'ueating the childicn of these communities J! can fully rcpiurctl ami xv irranttV..
the tax and all legal costs and t!ur'.
thereon. The expenses allowed bvln;...
tising lands arid town bfs t..;! i j aeteil from tluse who pay tUirtasJ
lore the day of sale. I also hereby give notice, that all t.
S(.ns who do not ow n land, and a: c) taxes for the year JC2G. rr.tit rrt a.1 indulgence aficr the 2a,!i ol Oct .!tr. B is not my wish that any per.- ' pay cost, it is therefore m ce- tr, should lock to tjieir ow n inn ret ) charge the same immediately, a- ti,vL' to the law o the stale will l&. J
ouige me. I will attend at Milton on TU'kICerifrevilio on Fiiday, and at h u,: on Sitnrday of each week, until the; ol November. WILLIAM yiClAW 0l lector fr Wvxiyj i.
October Gth, 1S26. i:?- ' TfWLN M. LAWS retpirtfuilv iii.rn; I
Ci' hahitnnts of RicttRioixi an! it i
th.tt he ha conmicnml the nhovp w--A M;iin street, two iloorf east oil) iwA Htl. n where nil wrk entrusted to his i iire w.u S j full) attended t. He, having . tm-A a nci j prentict ihiji to the bufines?, in Pl.il, nit I; hi;,,:. j iiiinelf he wall be ctmhlct! tu give si ni ra! s . i tion to all those who day be jilcuntf tj u.: with their custom.
N. Ii. CIoe!i and watches of every ilw
er at once discovers the lack of mm vants ; I think are highly tlattchng they arc j
id lhe arrnng merit, but the inconvenience ;t taught on the V('stalez;an system, and they i- tridn g to what would have supposed, j have the celehratt d Netf and his Jon at i very kind of Nusiiit-ss-sceiiH to he done j! the head of the hoy'? school, and at the
there w ithout orders troinunv one. I found I'irirrs -chool i a M tdaine Trettichicu and
rnaiiv persons visiting the placev like mv lf. for the ptirpov, (,f getting true; it-formation as to tho principle of which Mr. O.M-n had endeavored to- unite SO mam
j Miss Neef. Atioul two hours in each day the ho)s are taken from the cchool, and
are employed in gardening, or in median i
cal operations, according witb theirchoice,
Rirhmori'l, August 11, l".o.
people; but fiom every e.quiry I made, I ' hv whicn means every body will, by the i
va gt iu railv iniortrv-fi r.at tie people j time he is sixteen years old, be made a there were not Miifn d i?h Mr. Owen jj 2 0d Fnglish scholar, and taught some use-
p'inc: it is a bii k huildii n. -10 !t et h t "r,2';m! views altogether, hut wi r.-tiispo-P lul trade or calling: he will then be at
h jr wide, two holies hi-!., at, d is to he j u lorm themselves iiito separat. M,d j liberty to become a number of the society,
li i-'.ed iu a g.id, jd ia, de nt -tle. Oat S- Tfinarv fund is suilh ient to comph to it. ifio-i'av-, perhaps, an overplus The village of Li'neitv was laid out in 1C22, ae.d contained hut two or three fam ili s until the seat of jti-ti e wa located hcr-. It now contain? 40 fttntilies 4 tav
drslinf t communities and intereis, utah r
his patronag", and according with th chief part of his idea- on the suf ject of union, Jcc. Before I loft there five dilh rnt communities had purchased properties from Mr. Owmi; he gave them ten veare credit, chaigitig an irttercst of five per
ea.Meei 'tf.ps, J shoemaker Miop-, 1 sad dl. -!n.p--aho. practiring phiciati and 2 .uver. Liberty i remarkable furl.ievry e.niderahle business tranae ted at so small and now a village: the mt n ? ai.U h, rr jj;f,,rm me that there i at Iea: 1 ,i 000 worth of store ej-ods annu ally v od -d ia tievillage. There are 3 other ill,i-r j(l ticoufity Hrow t sville. J)i .1 . -vilh- a;MJ (J,,!,,,,, the first of w hich i- a fd ico of coiisidcrahlu population and hu-ioe-5.
en s 3 rt, re-, 0 tan-aids, 3 Id ck Mnilh l'i 1 :rnt lH"r They have an educa-
shop. J taihuV shop, 2 battel' hoi 'ii; ,ion ommunity, mechanic and manufactu-
rntg eommuniiy, a pasiorai communuy, and ; two agi icultur.d communities; every tnem h-r cf each Community ist nuallv interest-
i f d in t lie community to w hich he belongs, I J a;al as soon as tliey have all Ihcir arrange-! i merits made, new members wdi be admit- t . ti d into some of the m, and if those that are now form d should uo on well many new j ', nes w ilt be formed verv soon. To main- I
i tain as nearly a possible", Mr. Owen's ori
(i to go out into the world, furnished with
clothing and a little pocket money. The girls emplov part of their time every day in performing some domestic duty ; they are taught dancing, music, and every tbiiej Useful and ornamental. ' lYrson ued to labor may be easily reconciled to join such of these communities as gives them employments likft thosp they have been accustomed to, bqt for persons who have never been accustomed to labor, there are but few stations amoi g" them that would.be desirable. As to re ligion every person enjoys hi own ideas on that subject; but for Mr. Owen's I refer you to his oration on the 4th of July, uhich I have no doubt you have seen.?,
TYT 71 CKXTS will he giver. i t ( i Storo (t(nx!c, ior i h ! : Mi-htls ol clean heavy WHEAT, tlrl.ur.-i Mi"- JObLril V. I hDIVIi 9th mo.2J, IC2C. k j
Fulling Mill.
St. Lolms. Oct. .ri.
i i .-" - it iv 3 p iu'iimi Ksjum.ti. i Hi-re nas neen, ior i lie
TJVIK eibcribrr takrs this mctl.f ! t M - public, that h h: crectnl n LW ULi , MILL, oft the Kast Fork of Whit-watr, or north of llichmonri, and iaiajt'tliatt !v ui ciH" , MotTilt's crit Mill, and i now r a !v ( - Cloth, ('assi.netts, li..(Mars Kiam' Linscv, whirl, ht will D y. m.. !.';Krf l host mithncr he ica?abIo of, with i!p; ;)Uu v j rt-:ionnhlc t rm. From his loii t-xpt-naxt "j buineM he hecitate not in belie vins: I f to riler -ern ral s;itifnctio! lo tl.osewhj a.', vor him with their custom. I BuNJAMIX 11155, lOih rao.O, 128- I
fjjza n. inuin ox
TKSPKCT FULLY inform th. I.a.'i -pi 'K
iiioiim Jinn ii3 vieiniij , inai Jiu n cetl the above buinfs in the room iirnnr j i pinl hy Mioses Wharton nnti Wrih 1 koppinsr on hnnl PLAINn. ' FA5llK'i MILLINKRY. Lrehorn hati and L-.n:.: and colored; Canton Crapes Sik, 1?! tc. colored black or other co?or. to lu,t'' ,j tlemen'and L ulies' Cloak, and Lr.!ics,ttv!
. anl made in th Intest inshien.
October l20th, l3. '
Wnr-t i hf nrrio'iist of tlr Srminnrv Fund for
know.
i;w$t tkrrcare ury ttw that
arec to ex ,l.-aKe the product ef their h- , last week, a council held between the Del-i
nor wuii me otlter ujmmi ll.e most cntial , aware?, and their allies, ti c Shawi.r.eJ TYTMLL b.,.ddni nubJJr ,le. m nv,
term?, pettier no other value on any arti-jl Kickapoo?, &c. on the one part, and the l' W (Saturday.) the inth day o vni' ;'
Dh K)Mixr, roi.-Thc pi?ent ea?on there i have' been (itrVuvnJ.'tn Krirk buildings conimouj d and will Toii be completed,!
a?. '1 se veral other loundafions commenced. Wf have 6 stores 3 taverns 4 cabinet shops. 3 hi n k smiths' shops arid a gunsmith, o waou makers' shops, 2 chair ma kT4M;i!)ihineiit, ,j sjloe mak, rs' shops 3 jrUt mills and a steam mill commenced within a few miles of town. 2 wool ardini
machines, I hatlcr, i tinner, I tailor, 1 i
cle produce d, more than the time or labor
required to produce the same; ind in or
tier to fix such value, a board of union is
j'rUlLYISTLl TOliS
Usages, on the other. A war has existed.
lor the last 14 months, bet wcetj these nations and manv sc;iln hnvo Itpnn
formed hy a .lelegate fmmea. hcommunity, ! The Oages have, it is said, generally been who are to agree and fix such value of the l! the greatest sufferers in their predatory
products ot all the communities.
Thl !
board of union keeps the accounts of the different communities with each other, di rects the disposal of their surplus produce.
anil purchases every thing necessary for their accommodation. In fact, they are the general agents, and the different communi
ties arc the same as to many partnerships '
excursions. The parties were invited to assemble here, by Gen. Clark, the super intendant of Indian affiirs, with a view to an amicable ad justmerit, under theauspices of the United States of the existing differences between them. Frm what we have heard, it appears, that the Oagosare willing to make peace, but that the Dcln-
nlljhr PF.IISONAL PltOl'ElltV lf
etalo of Caleb William, deceased
u.enre at lOoVh.ek, nt hi lale n -i-i' lt
the terra ofab -i!lb male Kiown
1
I) MKL CLAUK,
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IIFKKIAIt WILLIAMS) October 2?, IUJ6.
ADMINISTRATOKS' NOTi.
N LL thoe indebted to the estate ol i " liarns decease d, are reqnt-te-l t ".' me.liatenjnunt-aiid thoe ha vine i'll,il'y ai.l rtate will present them fur tt.'"', nuthenticatrd, within on- f tr from ' I)MFL CLAKK, J A " IIFFKIAll WILIJAMsd October 27,