Plain Dealer, Volume 1, Number 4, Brookville, Franklin County, 12 November 1816 — Page 3

. TUCXLAIN DEALER, nma ss a. . B&OOXVIUX Twaaday Xoemm IX '

ToroGiuruicAL. BBOO&YILLE, Tbe seat of justice fr FSsakUa csaafj.

to eitsatrd en tbe potnf of land, Irmed J

forty and wbc at at sertuty fire rents

ner huihel. beef at three and a half, and

pork atttur crnta per pound. The country

i well supplied with good water from a

great number of springs, ami water tnaj

also be obtained la almost any place ay

digging ta a mode rata depth.

Another source from whkb this town

the junction of the east and vest branches I must eventually derive great importance of White water, thirty mUes froo tha Ohie I tbe eaM amj mall expense with which

HTer.rurtv-twoCruaClaci&naUvaadtwe- I tbe aavisatioa f White water from the

ty.five from Uamiltoa. The towa waa laid I jaarUoa of the forka can he to far Impro- I from bia aurpme, he prusented his letter to ut in the year ISlt; hut no laprevcmrats I Ted as to carry out iato the Ohio, all arti- I general MSn. who peruaed it, and noon

eraf Marino, hit fancy had itaturily enough akettbod out Ur him mime etout figure of a warrior, out! aa il'liara, or CoinwaUi hitutnif of martial aupvtt and flaming regtmcutals. 11 ut what waa Ida surprise, when lead into Marion's pceoencer and the bandage taken from hie ryes, lie behold in our hero, a swarthy, smoke dried little man with scarcely enough of thread hare home spun to cover his nakedness! and, instead uf tall ranks of gaily dressed soldiers, a handful of sunburnt. Yellow legged militia men ,sia roasting potatoes, uud some aelecp, with their black firelocks hiog by

them on toe logs. Having recoveica a iuuu

urere cade until the surceedlr- y?ar, and I tlcu that may be raised far exportation.

then bat rartiallrt owing ta tLa aaeetUed

state of the frontiers, and Ua rfciaity to the Indian boundary,' beirg not more than Cf-

tren miles. The Ute war cespSettly check

ed the etnlrralion to the country, and con-

awnsratlv the town ceased to ksrrove. At

tin rlaaw of the war there waa not

than ten or twelve dwelling bouses in tbe

t4ure but slnro that prriod. Its rapid ac-

crssion of wealth and population baa been

examplcd in the western country.

nettled ever UtiflS to his satisfaction.

Tbe oSieer took op his bat to retire. Oh no! aaid Marion it is now about our

To the north and northwest of this place, I tin r dining; nod 1 hope, air, yon nill

is aa extensive and fertile country that to I give ua the pleasure or your company to fast growing Into importance, and in wealth . . . .

and population w ill soon bo inferior to but few districts oa the watrra of the Ohio;

and, nwing to the geographical situation of

the country, all the intercouret of the inhabitants with the Ohio river, mast be through this place.

There are now In the town, upwards of

uighty beading exrlosive of shops, sia

lics, out ttouseswAe. the greater neither f

which were built during the last m

Tbe buildings are generally frame, and a

great part of theta haudaotnsly painted

Sine the commencement of T&i TUnn Dealer, I have frequently been questioned on tbe motives that induced me to adopt no strange n name fir my paper. It is an opinion too generally reccived,tbat a news-

There are within the precincts of the town j puprr, or public journal. Is a kind otpohlane grist and two naw rai'Ja, two fnHing I i" ragwr, by which n few individual entaiiK three card ins machines, one printing dravor to foist themselves iato eOre. or tra-

Hke, one sUrcrsmith, two saddler." two ' dure the character of individuals fur the cabinet makers, one batter, two tailors, mere gratification of personal pique. That four boot and shoemakers, two tanners and plain icalinr. abould bo pursued in transaccarriers, erne thalnaakrr, oae cnoprr, ave lions of this kind; or. In fact, in any thing taverns nnd seven stores. There is also a 7 that baa any connection with politico, or jail, a market bouse, and a handsome the adssintotratiou of government, is tomabrick court house ne.riy finished. ' -7. - l?"? C-IZZ I are many, who judging from these prera-

The ground ea whkk ti. tow. . J J condude.that every peotesUUon compoard of a ru b and sandy loam cut- J "oneaty.or aame in-lu-aUveof Impartial.ty.

is composed

criag a thin stratum of rlsy, audrmeath whk h to a great body of gravel and feb- I t!ro cnnsrq irotly the streets are but sHda mwldy and continue no but for a short ( tlaw. The putlk square and a great prt sf Ce tawa stands oa a beaatlful leveUthat in ji!vt ! between oevnty and t o9 the level of the rivet t and. in short, the fituatinn of the town, the ctranltnr of the street, the purity of the watrra and the pect of the country around, points it out to the intelligent observer, as one of the must healthy situations in tha western

country.

There are, perhaps, few places that pos

sess equal edtanUiges, or that prrarat a mure Canning pect of future wealth and imprlan than this. As a situation for mannfe tri- it to unequalled ; the two branrlxs f Whit? water affording a continued succession of the best sites for the -erection of watrr works, from their jane-v lion almost to their sources, sbJ many valnahlaattuaUoas nsy bo tiand, below the

town on the main river.

The contntry watered by this stream is inferior to none. Along the river and on all its tributary streams, are expensive and fertile bottoms, bonndrd by bills of various heights; and immediately from the top of these commences a level and rich country, timbered with poplar, walnut-beech, sugar tree, oak, ash, hickory, elm, but key e, Ac and a variety of shrubs and underbrush. The soil uf this land is peculiarly adapted to the culture of small grain and for grating. The Last harvest produced several crops ef wheat in the neighborhood uf this place that weighed from sitty-fivo to sixtyuight pounds per bushel; nnd the best crops of grass I bars ever seen, are produced without the aid of manure. Corn, oats, rye, flax, hemp, sweet nnd Irish potatoes, Ac. Ax. are produced in abundance. Daring the last season, many successful experiments were made in rearing tobacco, . and the soil has been pronounced by good judges to has con genial to its growth, as tbe best lands in the states of Virginia, Kentucky or the Carotinas. As an evi.

dsnce ef the fertility of the routry, corn

aad oats are setlirg at twMity.f.tr, rj

that is assumed, to but a reCned manner of daullt daa.'ia;. . That the conduct of many men, who are entrusted w ith power or office by the peo

ple, sometimes gives ust grounds fr such conclusions, and thuLilm people -new ofUw deceived by double faced characters, canwit be denied; but it does not follow that every owe, that engages in politics, is a double dtider; or that it is just to condemn untried, or unheard, every one that commences his career with profrsaiona of hon-esty.- ? Judge a tree Ly its fruit. I bars' jmt received an epistle from aa old uncle, who having passed tha prime of

bis life, engaged in various and active pursuits, by which be acquired a toterable knowledge of the world la elavwt every shape; particularly, the common concerns of common people. lie has retired to a private and easy station, disgusted with tbe bare faced impositions of some, the duhle

taling of others, and tho inexcusable ig- . ranee of many more. Ilia age nnd man- ! ner of life have added much to the natural ' irritability and peevishness of his temper, no that his constant employment is finding fault with every thing that does not exactly tally with his own way of thinking. By this be has acquired the reputation of a VMiLUinf ftllnc, nnd generally goes by the name of Tim Mcddlks, Alrlmugh we hare never lutd ni h intercourse, yet w ben 1 seat bin a copy of my paper, he return- ' ed me word that if I would print tbem, he would occasionally send me some of bis censures and admonitions by way of specimens of plain dealing. This I readily agreed to, provided they were worth public attention; and I hope my readers A the old

Meddler will soon be better acquainted.

tbh oCo r looked around him, but to hia

prat morti&catioa, could ace no aiga of a pot, pan, Dstcbovtn, or nay other cooking ntensih, tha could raise the spirit of a hen cry man. M ell, Ton, saiJ the general ta one of bis men, come give ua our dinner. T1k dinuer to w hich be alluded, waa no other than a heap of sweet potatoes, that were very snugly roasting under the ember, aad which Ton, with his pine stick raker, soon liberated from their ashy connementj .pinching them every now and then, especially the big ones, to see whether they were well done or not. Then having cleansed them of tbe ashes, partly by blowing them with bis breath, aad partly by brushing them with tbe aleeve of bis old cotton shirt, be piled some of the best on a

large piece of bark, and placed them between the BrtUeh oOcer and Marion, on tbe trunk of the fallen pine oa which they sat.

1 fear sir, said the general, our dinner will not prove so palatable to you as I

could wish; bat it is tbe best wo nave. Tbe oflcer, who waa a well bred m

took up una of tbe potatoes aad affected to feed, as If be bad found a great dainty;

bat it waa very plain that he ate more from

good manners ban good appetite.

Presently be broke out iato a hearty

laugh. Marion looked surprised. I beg parden, general, said he, but one cannot, yon know, always command one's conceits. I

waa thinking now drolly some of my bro

ther oncers would look, ii government were to givs them such a bill of are as

this.

cf it. I look upon these venerable trees a round me, and feel that 1 do not disbonot

them. I think my own aacred rightsand njoice that 1 have not basely deaertec

them. And when 1 look forward to the

long, long ages of posterity, I glory in tho

thought tbat I am fighting their battles. The children of distant generations may never hear my name, but still it gladdens my heart to think that I am now contending for their freedom, with all its countless blessings. I looked at Marion as he uttered these sentiments, and fancied I felt as when I heard the last words of the baron de Kale. The Englishman bung his honest head and looked, I thought, as if he had seen the upbraiding ghosts of his illustrious countrymen, Sidney and Hamden. On his return to Georgetown he was asked by colonel Watson why he looked so serious? I have cause sir, said he, to look so serious. What! has general Marion refused to treat?

No air. Well, then, has old Washington defeated

sir Henry Clinton, and broken up our ar-

my?

No, Sir, not that neither; but worse. Ah! what can be worse? Why, sir, I have seen an American gen-

eral and his officers, without pay, and al-

most without clothes, living on roots, and drinking water, and all for the love of LIBERTY! What chance have we against such men!

It is said colonel Watson was not much

obliged to him for bis speech. But the young

officer was so struck with Marion's senti-

ments, that he threw up his commission.

and retired from tbe service.

B

from the Petersburg Intelligencer WHOLESOMENESS OF WATER Tornefort mentions Venetian consul who resided at Smyrna, that lived to the age of 218 years, and never drank any thing but water; which to said to be the universal and only liquor of the New Zealanders, who enjoy the most perfect and uninterrupted health, entirely untainted with disease; not a single person having been seen by captain Cook that had any bodily complaint; nor, among the numbers that presented themselves to that renowned navigator, was there an individual observed who had even the slightest eruption on the skin, or the least mark which indicated that any had formerly existed. It may be worthy of notice likewise, that two of the most athletic characters of antiquity, and

a modern hero, whose intrepidity was long

f suppose, re.ed Maflofj, 'tis not equal j the admiration of all Europe, were among

orn j eat I

nvourno.iBT ivcidext.

Tw7jtrir well WJ aory, it extracted

mm the LJi tf .Virion, an intending lit tie book, recently jmbtithed. j

About this time we received a (lag

Tram tlis rnrmy its Georgetown, S C. the

object of w inch w as to make some arranre

ments atxiut the exchange of priionsrs. The

nag, alter tue usual ceremony of blindfold

ing was conducted into Marion's encampment. Having Irani g'tal talk about gen-

to their Mile of dining,

No indeed, quoth the oOcer, and this I

imagine, to one of your accidental dinners s sort of son fan. In general, no doubt, 'you live a great deal better. Mather worse, answered the gvaeralfor often we doat get enough of thin. fjeoveus! rejoined the oQrer, But probably what yon lose la meal yon make ap ia malt, though stiatad ia orsririaa you draw noble pap

mVot a ceaf, r, said Marion, not a tinrl

cent.

Heavens and earth! then you must be in

n bad box. I dont see, general bow you

cun stand It.

W by air. replied Marion, with a smile sf

self approbation, these things depend oa feeling.

The Englishman said, be did not believe

it would bo aa easy matter to reconcile hit

Jeeltmrt to a soldier's life on general Mari

on's terms ungmgtna nay, aaj no pro-Ti-tous Swf potatoes.

Wby sir, answered tbe general, the heart

it edit end when that to muck interested, a

man caa do aay thing. M any a youth would think it hard to indent himself n slave for fourteen years. But let him be over head and ears ia love, and with each a beauteous sweetheart aa Rachel, and he will think no more of fourteen years serv itade than young Jacob did. Well now this is exactly my rase. I am in loveand my sweetheart to LIBERTY. Be that heavenly nymph my cham

pion, and these woods shall have charms beyond London and Peris in slavery. To have no proud monarch driving over can in

bis gilt coaches nor his host of excisemen and tax gatherers iasultiag and robbing; but to be my own master, my owa

prince and eovereltn gloriously preacrv

ing my national dignity, and pursuing my

trow happiness planting my vineyard, aad eating their luscious fruit sowing ray fields, and resping the golden grain and seeing millions of brothers all around me.

equally free and happy as myself, litis,

sir, is what I long for.

Tbe officer replied, that both as a man

and n Briton, he must certainly subscribe

to this as a happy state or things. tlorpv quoth Marion, yes. hannv in

deed; and I would rather fit-lit for such

blessings for my country and feed on roots than beep aloof, though wallowing in all

m luxuries oi ooiomon. ror now, sir, I

walk the soil that cave me birth, and ex

ult in the thought tbat I am not unworthy

the practical advocates of this wholesome element. ThaV water is not an incen

tive to vice like many of the linuors in

common use, and that its votsries are exempt from the disgrace of rbriety, baa been

observed ay Shakespeare

-Tfant wter

I too weak to b a nntn tt aa'ee left a nua ia the mire.

Whereas Solomon remarks

-Strong drink ia nrinr

And wtxMua'ar m dtcicd thereby, I not tot . The ancients usually diluted their wines with a considerable portion of water: a cus

tom that even the tuneful Telan of far famed bacchanalian memory, sd Dears to

have sanctioned by bis own example Brinr hither, boy, a mighty bowl. And iat om quenra mr tnirttj amtU rill two nan, vmtar, all K HirU Add one of wae, for I am dry. Tho let the limpid stream allay, Tha jolly God'a too potent away. , Our more modern votaries of Barrhns, are quite content to suffer a dilution of only one part" water! L.

PUBLIC SALE. will offer at PUBLIC rRJTDUB on Saturday the 30th Inst. at my Farm, three tnilet belno BrookxUU: Om ut of BLACKSMITHS T00LS.fi foe or twentji fillKEPjtne or two MILIT COtTM one VOV.SXi MJRE,a handtome BUREAU &I100K C1SB, a few FJRMLYQ UTE.YmlLS, and sundry other articleu Sule to begiit iO e'clock. Tirelve months credit viU he given, by giving bond and approved SKfuritf. V LEWIS DE WEES. Xot eviber iith. L. NOBLE & Co. Will give GOODS, for 350 or 400 Bushels of COILY nnd 150 or 200 Bushels nf UYE delivered In Case's Allen's or Fus Ur's Mills. . They have received an additional supply of Upper and Sole LEATUK R on commission, which they w ill aril low for cash. They have on band and will keep n supply of WUIS&EY, by tha Gallon or BarNnvm. 10th. (f4