Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 106, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 21 November 1835 — Page 2
THE TIMES.
A. J fiLF.XX, EDITOR AXD PROPRIETOR.
FOR TI1K TIMES. Mr. Editor: Oa perusing the last number of your paper I was very much surprised to find myself the object of such a severe phill ppic as is contained in a communication over the signature of O. P.O. I felt the more surprised
fir'finiT irk it l,.,r.ll- cmotii itl,.f,t I
.'11 lil.vtlULl 111 1 .maul. cmu "livuil'i I 11 . . I - I r . . J . .Mexican troops in winch the former
.11 nrffitmonl niT-.mci inv ihinT i it;..i ;i.l. i i
2- - 1 u pre rnmn i'ti' v vulnnnu. I fio A I v .
pect to do so again, (unless in similar circumstances,) without having a subject of greater importance to write on than the one that has at this time been imposed upon me. E. BATTLE IX TEXAS! Intelligence has just been received here of an engagement which took place near Gonzales, on or about the
I Oth ult. between the Texians and the
vanced. The main object of the wri-!
ter, (if we can judge by his produc
tion.) is to prove m the hrst pi ce that t am net as well qualified for a "news
paper witter' as he is; and secondly.
that I had not chosen a proper subject. I presume his readers feci very much interested in the proper decision of hot!: these important questions. It is a rule amongst logicians to place that argu
ment first on which we rely the most,
as the best soldiers in an army are al
ways placed in the van. My friend has
shown ov this arrangement mat no is a
good logician. I lis tirst portion, viz: that he possesses more of the per:ui-
filos of a newspaper writer1' I h;iii 1 Jo,
being established, in accordance with his prerogative, he proceeds to decide
on the second question. ' I cannot, says lie, ''see any necessity for w tiling on this subject, and I should h ue sup posed you would have thought so yourself." For the satisfaction of O. P. Q., I will slate some of the rcas-ons that induced mc to think the subject a propel one. Although it has not excited much attention here, it is now and has been
in many of the Slates a prominent ques
tion ol debate. 1 cannot agree with him that the " bad ellectj ot lotteries
are apparent to all;' and that all admit them to be a "species of gambling."' A
large party of the most respectable part
of the community, including many professors of religion, think differently on
mis sun cci iromu. r. V. and mvsc .
were completely victorious
icans had demanded the arms of the
Citizens, and upon their being refused attacked the town. The citizens im
mediately sallied forth to meet the ene
my, and the battle commenced, the
Mexicans being on horseback and the
citizens on foot. 1 lie scene of action
was in the woods thereby securing to
the lexians a great advantage over
their enemies, which they did not fail
to improve. As is usual on suoi occasions, each man stationed himself be
hind a tree, serving equally as a pro
tection to his person and a rest for his
ride. I- rom this situation they hrcd
upon the "lexican cavalry, and every
shot proved a messenger of death.
supplies and starve them into a surrender. Let all who can, turn out, and
that immediately. Let no one say that
business detains him; lor what business
can be so important as to crush the ene
my at once, and thereby put an end
forever, or at least lor some time to come, to this unholly attempt to bring
us under the yoke of Military Despot
ism, or to expel us Irom the country.
If St. Antonio is not taken, it will be a rallying point, where they will in a few months concentrate thousands of troops. If it is taken they will have no foot hold among us, and the power of the nation cannot re-establish one. Fellow citizens: there are many fighting our battles, more from sympathy and from a detestation of oppression, than from any great pecuniary interest they have in the country-. These generous and heroic individuals should be sustained
and encouraged in their magnanimous
etlorts to render us a service. Arrange
ments are making in Brazoria and Mat
agorda, to send them supplies of provis
ions, ammunition, etc. Columbia and
San Felipe ought to, and 1 have no doubt will do the same. If subscription
papers are started, the people will hb-
beloyv." He refused, and with his left hand the Captain hurled him down
the stairs. With a sword cane in nis
hand he endeavored to ascend, in re
sistance of orders, but the Captain
wrenched the sword out of his hand
and threw it over board; at the same time seizing a chair, he broke it over his head, commanding him to 'keep be
low.' 'Why Captain,' said he in a
coaxinz tone, 'do you beat my head to
pieces?' 'Keep below!' 'llav'nt 1 be
haved myself peaceably? L'on t neat
me so,' said he, yvhile endeavoring
to ascend and get near the captain
'He'll stab him,' cried one of the. pas
sengers. 'I've got no knife, exclaimed
the blackleg; and at the same time un
sheathed a butcher knife, 12 inches
long, from its glittering case, and made
one blow at the heart of the Captain
Some one gave his left arm a blow,
which made him drop the case from his hand. The Captain caught the right hand which held the knife, much rescmblinig a Turkish scimeler; and in
the same instant, iir
1 UVy lit:. l3 Will lll'll. U UUk II CllUI l , , , T A ... IT'illir 4-nnf nmif I .rr mo a train im-
time, the Mexicans being compelled to r-''J .............. "t , .
. ;.k,ui ii, r . ; piore you to turn out promptly ana uni-
r . mm .! ... ,t. . versallv. and repair to Gonzales. In
j'triii i ni i i ii s inn lit. i inner ni '
this case we will conquer and that sud
denly.
i
$tn"ic man.
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. Ilia ij ill,, ikci isi.ll.li; null lino illvJi, 11 i r . . ... i .
f ll , l-.V" I, I . I OUI5 l! UU HUL'lliUUa Ul ItlUIUUUllill I
"n mv; uiiiiiiuiy rcinttii i . r . , r . y . ftp i-n nntarv tv: rl:i m It line hppll for-
Mexico nud I exas. I he hrst drop of . 3 . A. ... ,
blood has been shed. War lias com-
ced upon us. Justice. liberty, the con-
menced, and it is the determination of
? it tit ion, and the God of battle are on
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the lexians to continue tlic struggle ... , . . 1 .... 1 , , ... . ... ,. , , s Dictator, banta Auna, will be made to
aeknosvledged and established. Sue- feel. nnd know, from blood bought ex-.1,1;-E c. n. Pncnce, that a people who have a-
, e t , ... . ... dopled the motto of their ancestors, spread of free and republican mslitu- . ,, ... . , 1 "I .iliorlv nr Iliatl.1' will rmsh :ind
t ions. Coiinglon Enquirer.
laugh to scorn his tyrannic attempt to
enslave them. This campaign will but
little interfere with the consultation which is truly indispcnsible to us at
Frmn the Xcir Orleans lire, Oft. 24 LATEST FROM TEXAS.
We have been normitlrd In rpad n
There arc numerous instances of chur- private letter dated Brazoria, 8th Oct. present. If the war is over they will
.i.s u.iiiS .ittcpicu uic aui oi louc- in winch it is staled that the inhabit- assemble at the place appointed, it not,
rics ior mc erection ol houses for public ants of that place are every day alarm- let the members equip themselves for
ui?iiii. 11I3 1IIIU iiihi many oi ine cd bv the JXIcxirans: that somp iwn r I oat lie. repair to tne camp, ana in a
Stales have lately refused to charter three" hundred of the latter had pro- short time they may enjoy the proud
any more lotteries, but some of them ceeded to Gonzales, about 150 miles satisfaction of holding the Consultation
have not yet been sufficiently convinced distant, and demanded ih nrms m.,1 within the walls of St. Antonio. I will
of their bad tendency to induce them ammunition of the Americans; and on leave Brazoria for the camp at Gonzales
iv mi hiiiu ii manual. u n.io i neing refused, they attacked the town, 1 n to-morrow, ana wouia De giau mat no means of ascertaining whether there but were renulsed with the loss nf 3ft as many as could equip themselves by
.arc many advocates of lotteries in our or 40 killed or wounded, none bein lhat lime would bear me company. State or not; but judging from the dif- killed on the part of the Tcxians. The Those yvho cannot be ready to-morrow
icrtncc vi opii.iv.li vlsewhui i , ..ml ftum writer stales that there were about 500 should continue to prepare. Their
my own limited observation,! supposed lVxians in the interior batllin" with unices will be valuable if they can
mere was a like dittcrence ot opinion the Mexican Troops; and that about 1 join us 15 or 20 days hence. I feel eve-
iivie, .uiu oi course u was a proper jooo of the latter were to havo bppn ry contulence that there will be yvithin
subject for discussion. In our country at the mouth of ihe Brassos on the 20th a few days upwards of GOO American
wnere uie people make the laws, any inst. The Brazorians are hnil.lintr a Volunteers at Gonzales.
subject is a proper one on which they fort to give their visitors a warm wel-
may oc caneu to act.
come.
I feel very much obliged to O. P. Q. We have also seen a call (o arms of
WM. H. W HARTON. Brazoria, October 3d, 1835.
.-i.il in iu ui 1113 Ol I f l-.i r t T r
for the pains he has taken to select a the freemen of Texas, dated 2d Camp c .V . . , v ,f' proper subject for my next com.nuniea- of the volunteers, and signed by several .PP' SulherIaJ to
lion. 1 may perhaps profit by the sug- ol the mlluential exians, to their felgestion. But as precept is more forci- low citizens. They state that at the
ble when accompanied by example, his action of the 1st at Gonzales, the Mexiadvice would have had more effect if can commander was slain. The rifles instead of his present ctiurt, he had of Americans are no trifles in deciding
given U3 an essay on some ol the sub- the fate of military officers.
all it may concern:
Gonzales, Oct. 1st, 1835.
1 inform you that we have about 150
men, and are expecting more troops
hourly, and earnestly request that you
should spare no pains to send us as much
jects he has named. From the talents We have learned that a letter of the ?up0?,n G LUr V Ual,on lu,rcs
he has displayed, I have no doubt it 12th inst. from Brazoria, was received would have been interesting and in- last evening, in which it is stated that slrutticc the Texiaii forces under Gen. Houston
The only criticism ollered by O. I'.Q. had t-k( the town of San Antonio or on my remarks, in all his lengthy essay, Bexar, with 1000 men under his cornis on the observation that society is hero mad. The Mexicans had retired I
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jti in us iiiiiinc. . l ins lie 111
place construes to mean thai " the Hoo
Mcrs arc not yet civilized. ' He then occupies the rest of his luminous essay
with a refutation of the charge. Thi
reminds me of an observation of Dr.
Watts. He says that some disputants
resemble the pugilist, who set up a bag
that all of Texas should now aid us.
It is the most important crisis that the
people of Texas have ever experienced, and our welfare for the future does de
pend a great deal on the first stroke that is made. The enemy is now just on the
the first the approach of the Texians; and the TP?!!Lei.de f lhe.'?vcr! I" DUmber
city was taken without resistance. It " ?, 1 o lrPS' . 13 rcinlorc,nS raI till I I Wn.nakAHnBHa 1 .
aUo stated that a convoy of .sGO.000 be- l . , 3' , v 11,3 1,1 seuumS us longing to Gen. Cos had fallen into the T """'cdiatcly. At all events send
us caiccs uiu siaie uie situation ol
the troops and a (lairs generally.
Ivespectlully, Arc. John H. Moore, Commandant.
hands of the Texians.
r lo7o-Ctli:cns. In accordance with
the request of the Volunteers, I pro-
M'Gunnegle, of
St. Louis, forced the deadly weapon out of his grasp. A gun was then handed the Captain, and the disarmed ruffian was compelled to keep below. One of his comrades attempted, at one moment of the affray, lo seize the Caplain, while keeping his opponent from ascending; but a fellow passenger interfered, and told him, much lo his discomfiture, that he was one of the same gang. All of them, doubtless being in
timidated by the force of men on the
right side of the controversy, thought it prudent to keep aloof.
"A few minutes after the contest had
ended, the ollender was landed in the.
darkness of night on ihe Illinois side of
the Ohio. He swore that he would
)e the last man the Captain should e v
er live to put ashore, and that he would
hoot him whenever he should see him.
At the mouth of the Tennessee river,
on the Kentucky side, the other mem
bers of this blackleg company left us,
with feelings of mortification that they had come their twelve miles without
any success in their business."
The Montreal Herald, for the pur
pose of disparaging our Republican
system, attacks with great severity the
excesses and irregularities of which we
have latterly furnished too many exam
pies. It ought never to be forgotten
that we are in no small degree respon
sible to the world for the good or
evil repute of liepubhean government
The Herald of the 22d instant presents
the following picture of us, in which although it is greatly exaggerated
there is, we are sorry to say, too much
truth: at. Intel.
"It is melancholy to witness the an
imosilieSjthe heart burnings,'lhe strifes and hitler hatreds,' which exist in that
mis-called 'land of liberty,' the United
Slates. Sect is ranged against sect
both in politics and jn religion, with a
demoniacal spirit, and no falsehood
however gross, but receives its host of
supporters. Reason leaves her throne
which is usurped by lawless and un
governable passions. Wherever there is a minority-, it must be sacrificed
to the wild impulses of a majority
whether it be on account of a convent
or a theatre, a post-office or a church
a mason or an anti-mason, an Irishman or a negro. The true bondsmen are
the minority, no matter on what ques
tion, to whom freedom, neither o
speech nor of action, is allowed. No
wonder that a British House of Com
mons paused in its downward career!
this great national work, which ist
reflect so much honor on the character
of our country, and the patriotism of
its people. Ihe l'ress thoughout the United States has, with a generous and
commendable spirit, taken the subject
up, and is recommending it 'to the favorable attention of the public. The
Board seems to have omitted no opportunity lo promote the objects of the Society, and to give every one the privilege of contributing to the erection of the magniflicent structure about to be raised to the memory of the illustrious Washington. All who bear the American name will have the opportunity presented to them of assisting in the noble undertaking. The soldiers and seamen in the service of the United States, whom the collectors might not be able lo reach, have been ,
or will be called upon for their contri
butions through the paymasters of the
rmy and the I ursers of the iSavy ; and
the Consuls and Commercial Agents of
the United States are requested, as will
be seen by the resolution below, to
make collections among the Americana abroad, so that no American can com-
)lairi of not having had an opportunity
to manifest the respect in which he
lolds the memory of the great rather
of his Country. .Yul. Intel.
J. lias
ceed to inform you that I parted with
them at midnight on I- riday last, under
march to join their countrymen at (Jon- , " ,rom ulc SouUl lurmslics the I zales. They were lo a man in excel- ,ownS 'terns respecting theenterpri
SirUW' .ca m 11 l."PPuet them at midm-hf o I'.ivl,,. ,..W 1 " Texas Campa.gx. The last
name, and toen amused himselt by ,n irru tn ln ; TV ''.,i ... mail from the South furnishesthof.il-
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knocking it down again.
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iiitr.ii.u uii mi itiiitiitviusuiiit. iiiiimiuiii i i.i. i . .
, i. . in i 1,1,1 spirits, it is now as
mai i netci snou.au.ue Known u u ne r, ,:llI.,l ih:1 :r .. i n:..
1 11- If -a 'I 1 ' - " - - . . V.- 13 III 1 JllllIU
iiii.i not p..53ea ms woru ior .isiucn'iiy, h js fai(, lh(lt ,e ws wilh .
of iron hobbles for our benefit. If Texas
and tiien refuted it in the most satUfat
lory manner. I cordially agree with
him in all the encomums with winch
he ha honored the people of the Hoo
sier Stale. In my opinion they richly
deserve them, but I think that the
"infancy of ociety," (ar I understand the term.) is not inconsistent with all
these attainments in virtue, science, and
the arts and sciences. The idea I
yyihed to convey by the expression was
that the people ol the W ed, being composed of emigrants from all parts of the. wui Id, and all having their own pc-cu-liaiilics, they had not united so as to form a slate of society similar to what exists in the Kailei n Slates. I presume, Mr. Kditor, that to many of your readers the subject of Ibis communication is not very interesting. To them perhaps an apology U due. My only apology is the necessity of the C.I-.C. I felt the greatest aversion to being "used up" in the way O.'AQ. has attempted to do it, without making any lesitancc. I never have obtruded my run ilk on Ihe public, and I never ux-
will turn out promptly he will he the
hrst man fo wear a pair of his ow n hob-
nses
or. foot in that quarter against Mex
ico:
Mobile, Oct. 21. We understand that within a few
minutes after the adjournment of the
icxas meeting last night, about S 1.500
bles. In the language of the caption e suoscnoed by individuals of this
A. .. . . ('III'
of this article, "now s the dav and ntiw'n 3
(lie hour. l-ivo hundred men can do
more now Ih m 5000 six months hence.
St. Antonio can be starved info a sur
render in ten davs, if there are volun
teers enougn to surround the tow n and
cut i.tf their supplies. The inhabit
tants seldom raise enough for their own
I here were also several volunf pnrs
1'ic number we did not ascertain. New Orleans, Oct. 19. We regret to announce that the steamer Ouachita, which started on
r nuay evening lor Natchitoches, with the V olunlecrs tor Texas, broke a shaft
eon.su.nption, and COO troops being forty five miles above the city, and vr Ihrow., po,, them, and they have no fomPeHed to return. She was towc
nopos oi obtaining moat, except eating " "J
HLACKLEOS,
their horses or pillaging from the colo
nists. The Volunteers are determined
s are determined The editor of the Phihulolu: n.-
never to return until S. Antonio has Rev. E. S. Fly, D. D. who is travelling fallen, and every soldier of the central in the far west, writes home an ifAvnnimonl l-.o I.-, 1 ll. J J: i: . f .. " JUlCr
"'"m kiiicu or uiivou esuiig account oi dealings with
n,.infT.. . . . sa some
v.-..,.-. i uiii kierr on nnan a i .
O. , . . , . , i ii.t.iii uuai, r iev
- - o - 'j ,.llwl,jlu .niiuif, ana the cantain IS to inlclCOIlt l,nl llolwan.. l o l.nhi l I nr.ln,. l ll T I I I
, 1 i v. uum viicui iui u, nere one of the and St. Antonio. After th'13 if enough became very insolent. Dr. F ,f r.nr rnlinfrvmniL ll. I- till ". ..!- . OitVS.-
v,. ... - V,,...,. j.,,., osc-iuoie, nicy "in -vapt. uaiuwin, as brave n li,l;..a l A.,l....;.. I... . :r ! .. . . ,s UIIU3
...n ............ ..j eiurm ii noi nicy i vaesar, uore uie insolence of the fellow will surround the placecut off their for some time, and then told him to "go
The Whiskey Traders and the In
i man's. The sordid harpies called whi
key venders, who crawl about the fron
tier settlements of Missouri, are the
cause ol almost every Indian murder and disturbance that happens. These
vampyres, the moment ihe annuities are
paid by the government to the tri
are found upon the ground like the tur
key-buzz irds true lo their prey am.
then the scene that ensues may be ima
gmed. Ihe whiskey thoy smugg
with lliem is dealt out in profusion
the Indians give themselves up to beast
ly intoxication, and tlieir guns, horse
blankets and furs, soon change hand
for a mere song. Thus are the nativi
impoverished and their destroyers an plunderers enriched. Will not our gov
eminent cause the garrisons on duty in
tne outposts to-put a slop to these out rages? 11. Post.
N ATI ON A I. M ON UM 1 .7! T.
The Board of Managers of the Wash ington National Monument Society has nearly completed its arrangements for the collection of subscriptions in all the States and Territories of the Union. A list of the additonal appointments of agents will be found in our paper of to day. The Board has the most flattering prospects of success in its patriotic undertaking, and there seems to be no doubt of a speedy commencement of
CIVIL AND HELIUIOl S LIDEKTY. Mr. O'Connel, in a letter accepting
t public dinner oflcred to him at Man
chester, for his services to the cause of
Civil and Religious Liberty, thus defines each:
"Civil Liberty is rolliing but justice educed into action. It drives the un
just, the speculator, the underworked
ubhc ctiicer, the partial judge, the
squanderer of the .public purse from
)0vcr, from station, from the opportu
nities of doing wrong. It gives to the
people equal laws, good laws, cheap
aws. It leaves to every honest man
the full enjoyment of all his property
not undlspensibly required to defray, in the most economic manner the general government of all. It scrupels to
levy a tax almost as it would scrupel to
levy a robbery; and it has its basis in the utmost possible extension of popular control over all public functionaries
with one only, and a sale exception.
Religious Liberty, is I own it, more
dear to me still. Religion is the most
important and awful concern of human
existence; but its tenets are matters
between man and his Creator. It is the great Creator who alone can see the hearts of men; and he alone can
judge how fai each of us is sullicicnlly
cautious in the adoption and mainte
nance of his religious belief. Our fellow men have nothing to do with it. The lavr of man is impious, 1 would say blasphemous, when it usurps the province of God, and in the pride of it? usurpations dares to coerce conscience and to attempt to compel belief. I feel that in vindicating freedom of con-" science I vindicate our common Christianity from the foul slain of persecution." Miniature Steam Lnuine. Probably the smallest specimen of working machinery in the world is in the possession of Mr. Toplis, of the Museum of National Manufactures in Leicester square. It is a working model of a high pressure steam engine, made of silver, which is perfect in all its parts, does not weigh above two hundred and fifty grains, and will stand uffsvi a shilling. The whole, including the boiler, may be covered with a thimble, and sufiicicnl steam can be generated to keep it in motion for more than five minutes. Ismdon paper. Large Ton acgo Manufactouy.-TIio Pittsburgh Visiter gives an account of an extensive manufactory belonging fa Mr. Woyman, established at that place. Sixty hands arc employed who manufacture into segars, snuif, and ehavig tobacco, about seven thousand pounds weekly. The machinery for cutting tine smoking tobacco, and for grinding and bolting snuff, is driven by steam power, and is sufficient to cut tight hundred pounds daily, and to grind three hundred pounds. In the twisting room about four thousand pound . weekly are produced and ten thousand segars arc manufactured daily. Wood Paving. The citizens of Cincinnati arc about making an experiment of paving with hemlock blocks, after the RiiKsian method, lately introduced into New York. We may assure the Cincinnalians that, so far, our experiment woiks exceedingly well. Though hundreds of omnibuses, carts, coaches. &,c. have been wheeling over it for several weeks, the surf ice is perfectly level, smooth, and solid in no degree worn as we can perceive. The motion of the carriage over it is of a novel and pleasanter kind than any one can easily conceive who has not fell it. No jar no dust no noise. JVw York Star
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