Vincennes Gazette, Volume 2, Number 22, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 February 1832 — Page 2

ted time f r n lrcfion. Thr f.voi na? 7, The hcrcc -nti of the rove j p. :ir I thoe nhie irvi wee not iden'tien their memon8 d r tf CT;ry Arnc - tltn !. or rrini nt with -(hi ry tnr.utesjrian. tnr our ,: . -.'a" M d It to i' Tl isnr i It rl.l f"irrnll nf Carrollti.n the

fcv thr n:' i: i dn - .u-gum ?.!. Some cm diti-a.s i-re : fi i to our art nf ratifies fin: TI-pv f r-iii . lirr (.liiUr it ihn . . ' - - - ' - - - , . .11., i ... two tat s will . trie ( r.piMm the full ... . i, ....!. .- . .. turn x Mi'uu imiii hiiphm ai n.r (jprra tion ni tilty v r ar ( to vr. ' : -W -JK-V-: ir ii a 3a a1 ib o Ftr PrtiiJcnt i f l!.c L r.iict Stales. III.MiV ( I AY JTcr i'i:? lrrtiifert of the United Stale?, John skim; k nt T EN TV SECOND OF KEP.Kl ARY Ti e (ententiial annici-ai v of tlie t inh Cf Washingtnn. was celebrated hy the riCiin of Vir.ccnnes on Wednesday last. A national salute fim a piece of artille. ,. , , .... . ry, uMirrcn t es ine uay at tne nrst gun. th iar ant stripes of our helnved coon tr fl atcd triumphantly in the air. At 1 2 0clnk, a procession was formed at the Hotel of Mr. J. C Clark It proceeded to the Methodit Epis opal Church, under Ine fiireetion of M r rtalhaniH tlHn'.matt, Marshall of the day The loase was fillpd In nvetdowine, and we tepiet to learn, that nanny gentlemen and ladie (a mimber of hom were from the coun trv) werr unable ti obtain seats, in mnpquencr of the crowd. The Rev. Mr. Ame efTered up an impr ei e and fervanf jpr er to the th.rcne of crrare. f'r c S .;i jrtf on our natn e I ;nd ; at the rr.n. hiion riii 1 111 1 cf winch, ho rea l s. me aluable nnd nrer Io ? e reo m' rif '. srlectior fmni Wa-h-4nfto.fc F:tirwrll ('df! e. Tl! v. fnlii.. ,- . "vi , i r. Ihn til! Mii'r.l I I, n i n'.tun In gcniletnai- of i h is place for the Hii mn-.g hy a select choir ilh much taste Aral effect, acromi.nnird with insliumen. ' tal music. Crlctjr.itoit ona Ton Tit T'liNTf !ri'Tr or fFPi iari, 1832 Tvnf Ifjil to the Chief 3on uf C In a- ta i m trcetfom a'fiaiibled. To erect with rt im ail rnct tiooite W ashing ton l-irib. tVtioo artion in life i'ie non r di-S' lutdcd. An.l w how name n.;.. nc men is U.e proudest no irth. O ma hi- virtue be The util) of l O-Urity, iul America still M.-nnt nrriv illoti in farae; Now let r ir.ia n' peal Kro frtnj 1 ill to hill. To iIiH'vm conteneto h.css Washincio1'4 nam TTt.c!: rnbiml in id.iv. r Ihonl.t to ncbain us. And t.i r tort ' inv ult-i? were i o'irt'i1 on ur l.oid. Cni rjc Vn-hir,t;ton .-tv , t.rti ii: hi niiLd t to nifintaiii u While fii forces t. ntaii;'? v.t re In;! a ti a 1 1 hand. O ma l is a lor -Lo-.v Wh it : . - .'f teru'.Hit d do. "(Vhcn (Mir coui tr oid hbeiiy cnU- to ihe Cel l ; Now let ihe cannons' prd V.cho from i dl to bill. That W. ; shii'srton Mill nas cur hue M.uld kler and V. na. rt calls; - et th' t-irand tt e trin,c of Amcnr Be t' beacon to mdeu- wt.t re htn rty e,it!s; Vh-' she t inv U l i oiio ever l.i He's the n-.blet of martyr- that in her iuie A century hsc core 9inct lpcton vva horn. And the Hero slee.-s in dralh wheie Potomac's: ntt r- i un; Yet en h-- natal day Tfe celebrate the l irtb day of our N aM.inston The orator. Rev Henry Moore S a w, .

then delivered a spirited, eloquent ami ; B'g- ta. .md .Mi. Bui.', f.oui Maiacaybo ratiMt.c nddies. which w as ,tcned tolTbeso gt-nMerm a ie on toe.r way to the ' ' !

..k .i.,i. ..,.1........... . .. i.;.i. a. '.:m ihiisiii ,iuu .iiiriuiui:, ill tt ill i 1 1 i lie i , Jde.the patnot,. and ibecvicvHtucsof r.Mbirgt-n. were set forth a examp'efor the imitation of tutuie generatt.'io As soon as the ei vires at the Cbui h 1 1 ,1 vrere ccncluard. ihe procession w :s -g un lonred. ami reunited to the ih:, cf Mr. .Clark, whete was prepared a .-p'en.'id and -u-nptintus ilir.ner, of whi. ii ?, nr.airr Oas an,, resectable company part.vk 1 ' V ... 1 , m- l I,n.l . 1h Ii IO I. 1 ll'l 11, ,r, I nil "III l.tlir-,i, -ui ,-.vj ,,-...'i U irv toldier . j 1. si. ted. arsi-teil.t y S na.el Hi..as JbbuMout Esq acted a "i P t .111.! ,r.-,.i.. 1 i.. tt t .11 11... ... """" nT jHint' 11. Good feeling an t::;tmo t i v .uled,

fl 1 " R"l"vmg to w unes- nit n ..1 ; .uu an ; uecung hi, appropriate n-. American Hag; and upon h:s return, were totfi po lineal pnt lies. ase m lie in the - j,'i it i U n.vl aniloMi. I.a.i 1 . en sung by the choir, -mused by a very singular entertainment of bi. fieily atVei tion, an,; i:, dov- te.'ni-s'an i-.terestu-g patnofir oration was pio1;U hi? table tiuring dinner Upon the four To the patn, tism and ri vices o.'fr.e sand !n.-,: e,i ! ihe oral- , nf thod.iv . t iF,,.e"!f rs wcrCa m,n decanters containing

i onl ur v i v in? signer of t he dct larat ir.n of

irwlct rmlpr.rp ? ftcn 1 "Ti rollp nnr rnontrv fripnil . H II '.!,. I..-, '.-. .......... , . - . in time of need . i .r .... t c ; inenavvor hip i nnin t mm. ., ., f rn;i.i.i ;i.iira in Th, St ,4i e of Indiana.

I . Thr rni'-n united stand, divi-i f JooUin over it, however, ! rind that'lic appetite for the debate had been ir. !fd we fall 'in enumeratms? the principal town in In-i me de-ree satiated by the preuous d.st -i i i ..II.,., r,, . . i " i.i i- i i i!ida,s- I nf ve.sferdav the crovd which

friends nf l.lerly throuuhout the world. ivmr.ath.Z ia her mi5fcrune-. ( - 1 13 The fair. nd.rrvmuch credit is due to ndven much credit , due to Much Mr

Clark for his extraordinary and.' ... , ... ., .

praisewoithy txeriinns for thi festival. nolwith'fandm? the inclemenrv of the weatbe, had toad- and hi.h tw'rr whirh I ,,nJ,U , ,Ug, rr W!,,ch had ptexet.tcd our country hrejhrm from !attinlir g the market as u-ii.:'--every lux urv w a provided which Indiana produce; and the politeness, ma it v and atten Mi-mi of the ho-t, left an iny, -c slcn oo th minds of his guest", whirh will rot, nor can be speedily removed. A splendid ball in the evening, given at Mr Clark's, closed the festivities cf the da . -" 1!hc ('rtcrts f papers yvblithcd m linrenues, Indiana, on the TSdleb 1932 Gkntivmkn Above 3011 have an ac count of a festival held on yesterday in Vincenncs on the centennial annisersan of he birth of the rllustrioii Washington, t he father of his country. When vou read the !ine, we shall have departed for that "iHiitnp from whence no travel ler teturns.M c ball have been num bered w ith the oe.id !! yet through a period of one hundred years, tt is not tinpleas? nt to meet ou. Wc wish vou health, huppine"" and prosperity; et it wouH he pleasant to n a freemen, to witness at your period the progress of our countr) men in arts and in arms. We conider ei;:rlve f.ow but in our infancv m. - M n who aie oniliar to us in thee das. fc-im a portion of hose who first settled the state of Ivdnna; tin alas! one by one J "" ! . I. ',t aie uepar nng raploly to the tomb, ! and hut a . ars w ill pass, , re

u 'nf,,c n ' w'?h the nVntrertlv regret the misfortune of our neigh

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teui t tic o !iji.i iMif turned ttieirif'or of Laivrenceburgfi , and wi-h that

laces w. st v ar '. ,n.H i nioie is heard in ui land the war w: - p of the Indian, the tramp of the Hurt the shrill cries of the panther. A 1 l i '. a : e gone, and have Vanished befoie h -.verts f civiliza-! it.on. I.ke :w :,.',. .i, .i ' the Si'a-woin tr..iH'-e Yet, gentlemen, jpcrmi' u to alnte u, and pardon u? foi ; lendeav oui.g to : ti1:. i ate what mav be' Nui ecl,' r . ,,ni ln 1032-let u- v.ow ,t! i. im pin.;.. 'ne. -V, 23. 1832 ! 'otceanes. hid. - tbruarn J3. 1932 The second cei . cnial .-.itiiversary of thetorthof i!-,ii.gt-'n . w a-nronerl v oh--served in this city ve.ter.t. v A steam i.,n.. f. ..- .i- '' l. Wl:.i-Mt lUlttllli' LlllIIU lUShi,,- wheam, , in, tv tt , n!,mP1P, sian- wneaiui oni.trv was endangered. but unncce--!n!i invaded hv the slaves .A 1 . of the !i.t-', ; . i. i necl the morn l? a S I- - ulP r4 y,,, ,rr the states ;The.e,ut,. wen manneobt b urbea i.i !, , v ,nnUPr comp,t,.i r.nmth -puh ho buihm ts and vjnivcrsiti.H tvas di ones aru. onivcrsitnt, was ills , played the Anglican, nr ( cur ancestois icalU'ii it) the contir.i nta! fj ig At 1. P. y . a Ian?, ntmiter of -n. 'nA jgers asem; led at the C.u Hall; among the lat.tr. we recr o, , ,o following nauieil memhors of t o M r Sumh from Pa-.a ip:ii oi to. rrnii.o, ..i nmm .h i .-. - . ........ , . , i . .i procession w slmi,,. at 1 k at the i'v Ha'l. who h pi. rtcu ; sotbeLvce un.. a nea i ;: i , . 01,1 t 01! .r g recently 1 cteo m C 10, il stn ef. which was for11 , . , merly k-o.'wn l the. n.ur.e ot Poverty .. ine and adh-ugh ti e huse is capable "t 1 a,; umi g i t'UO eoph , it w as rilled to veif vi Mlg 1 1 a vt r tea minute. That pa, t of th.' C.tv cm.tcted by the bridge - , I. l! I. . I ...... I I 1. W nli Gibs. u. snort 1 no: 1 fl out U fmndtnds ; t 1 1 - , als- did Snappyjl!e, hu h now lonnpait of tin- Cit . Maov arrived too late !. . 1 ....... . . -u.u M.pi 10 siv.vne iippointtfd 1:1 ohtaitimg St a's 'o 1 j

! the vurcevtes oAZtrrj;. j Misr.s EriTofs: There h no wcrk -of ihehml perhai, in the United States iA iiMtlit nf rnmmrnfliltion MS the Am?-

rir an Almanac, published in Boston bv r.i.iv and Rowpn. The information and! t.iliiif-i r.ni n ind i-n it :hp various, irn pmuiiLo v'Jkffl. .... - ... . - ... I . .i i-nrtant anil accurate ; ami in no omfr jp . . . . n: .i.i

' i - nr iT;o,i:lhechair

rfntcai can so rnu n intelligence as w me L ho . other place- of .mail note are mentioned.! !,he a.t riiv , f nVrre-Hante. Mtnated l.i . c m tt....t ,.i......i :r,t the head of sleamhoat navigation Cnl "the Wabash, the mart of commerce, the r .J,,,.. Ul(h her imme'nse i.opiilation of 6U0 in-' ntf;iiintiis;iiiiv. uif. tin tnr 'ii un' nrji, habitants, is omitted This is a serious matter and mav operate against the r.rca, la.ion of the Almanac. Frel.n f, ien.ll v o anfi believing that it deserves uni-i veral patronage, J ha e taken this meth-1 od of convev ing intelligence to its editors,! iOi one great omis'ion at least. "WABASH." , tfe tsrSt UW ami Ccuhlingtcn: Yowil please publish the following notice in your useful paper. A Subscriber. v 1 1 la" r Kr r I Jackson and Johnson Convention. The Jackson Republicans throughout the state of Illinois, who te frienr.lv to! the election nil ni M.Johnson or r,en-; ukN, to the cthce oi ,re Pres.dent of Inr.ed S; .tes. are re.pectfuily in -ited to ! , . -9 1 t - 1 ippomr .leiegaies in men on mi- ioumm . Mnii.!,.i I,, M.,i, l nnt l .1 I ihn J iltv.Hnt:ta .'iwiiiai 1 1 .unit 11 11 ii 111 im k'in -ii'iur . ,T . .- , m r.-infinli:i for Ihn i.nrnose i.f noinni.it mir S ... 1 . 1 ,. , , ' nlfirfornl rndri! line n hn iv 1 V 1 1 ? fl fnf .. , , r , . 1 J vinuritii jii.ivriin (iiiii j iii'i.'.' h . 11 1 c ... .. . . .- earnesil tiopeu tnat our repunr.can'. , , ... , . A , , is friends throughout the U ahah C ount.es, . will use even exertion to forward thef gruit cinp in

ivmcn w e are e :,cu (1l( month, which weighed, when dressed, jit In the mean time the patrol had proi. .. . ! rein.., c. o . 1. ...!... 'ri. 1 1 i ( I p d tbrmselre ivith a lantern and To!

FroheMaauon R ubhcan. THE OHIO RIER i Is now bight i thar.it has ever been' known since the first settleu ent of thisj countv - it lias oveirbmn its bank, and r- about SO fee I above low water mark.' We are irt i med by .team boat passenger s : that a considerable portion of Cincmnatr is ovci floA-n, and La w i enc t l urg, in this state, is entirety inundated. The wafer is, said tube from ten t twenty feet deepj over the most of the town. This will no; i.l..,l,l..r... tl...rit,r r-i nf tlirh ..t.'VA.iA 1 1 e '"j''o " uutcus jnf that place, and more or less, prove defnmental to ihe town gene rally . We sini' . . . . : their Mtuation may not be so perilous as represented The ton nf Madison (with the excep. tion nffonie halt dozen houses, whii-h are ituatcd en the tirt bottom,) is yet f ut of the reach ot this overwhelming and de?t ruct iv elerm n? ; being about fortv feet . above high v ter n.ark No town on thn Ohio is be'ter si'uated with legard tohih water, than Madison. This day at two o'clock, the river was f' 1,1 1 Seven or eight houses passed here esietd.iy evening, " " The arrival ot an American frigate, for ihe fit st ime, at Constantinople, caused cmi-ideiatle seiibation, not only among the 'l..l.j l-.i ,,1 ll,. -..,.l-,,.,t I 1, n ..Ii-,1a .1. i . . . G . . . r.,, ! s uii7. i u uiru i ii I i 1 u i; 1 1 u ii i iiic "iiuii ui promaric 'orps staiioneci at tera. inis; tb.p., commanded by captain Bainbridge,! ti;r- "...iK 1 ""U1 .ill;" ""II 'l "Utl nu llicsents from the dey to the sultan and capu-' .... - . J . ; dan nachj I he nresents consisted ol ti-i I geis and ether animals, sent with a view to. rm.riitatn llm Tnrlodi trnvnrnmnnf whom the uey had offended When she ca.Ue to aa anchor, and a mcssage went io he Porte that an American fr.gate vvas in harbor, ihe Turk were altogether un...Mn ,-,m,...0i i ..uro ,v, rnni,v able to comprehend where the country situaicd whose flag they were to sa ,u,c great deal ot time was therefore ,,,!S m s,,t,, thl- imKttant point, and in were ,ettiM w rth nun in his cabin, wherv tuii-ioriiij injit in tisu mc capittiu; tve; a messec-r ran.e (torn the Turkish gov-!

!V.; viz- Hon rnment to akwnctber America was noil "... oiherw.st calle ;he New Wo, 1 I ; and, be Xu0!,"0R,..ngan weied in the atli.mat.ve. l!jjiurej i

lne captain that he was wtlc;me, an.lrhow ou ',he Ulter the warrant ot his; would be treated with the utmost cord.ali-i t,rave'J and his integrity. He was indus j ..i ...... .im. i 1 1 luUS and ol food habits hut hv niirsninfr'

aiii icM'ecr. i uc messengers irom - , . 'he uev were then ordered on board the H.ho reCeived the ctter Horn their sovereign with great rage, fii 1 spat, and then stamped upon it; i?lhng them 10 g'J hack to their master, aim inform him, that he would be served .-. ,, . after I lie same manner, whenever the Tu.kish admiral mtt him Captain Bainbudge was however received with every 111 u ,; oJ attention, and tewarded with 'S'enl presents The tine order of Ki.l-.ir,-i.ilfKAl,Ailtl,,-ct.tAytl,AM.... in-' .ii"i'" inv iii-uiiii 1 runt mi ir 1, cy, J ' i . . . . i Ptcame ionics 01 general conversation in Pt 11 ; aad the difjerent ministers strove ho-lmuld fir st rec.t ive him in their palace- We accomttar.ipii him in hi- l.-inrr! , J. . . " ! .. . " "i t hoisting therefor tbe tirt ii.no - - - - ... 4-1 J V- lljl

COKGRE53 I posilJc thai cny ccaalry ha, i.uj all arly the whrdeof vesferdavsil'inglthe services of my youth an,! manhood of the Senate wa occupied by Mr. Clay will, in my old age, Pel! me ai a begger 1

I in the concision cf his argument on the, i TarifT He spoke more than three hours, hriefly replied fo hv Mr. Smith, ml. between whom'and Mr. Clay aRf" uas ' I of Maryland , - I I I C linmo niicnivri InllclHPlI Hi in warm a cha - Pv. .... , . rarfer as to call forth the interposition e hculd have supposed that the pubpressed into the Senate chamber was ! pvpn greater than in anv

i even rrealer man in any lormer uay.ine ununi ue in.u., ,n., - v

exceeded any thing of the j kind which we hefore witnessed, in the kaller.es. it seemed to us that men literal - i v stood en other's shoulders. Below, j the chamber was almost enMiely filleil "n lames-not sealed tor tne greater Vtvf them it was impossible to fun.ish s; but standing in compact masses-and this for four or five hours. Truly, one kovvg not w hicli most tn admire in the ,:lir auditory their intellectual relish oi j'utci ui t unui .iulk. The bouse of renresentativ es adjourned yeslerdaj at an4 early hour. No other business was transacted than the reception of petitions and the reports of Com I mi uin. .More wonders of "mv"' Administration Mr. Chatles Reli of Springfield, gathered from a single bean vine, 234 pods, nun 1 v u I'tiuia. iiif itiri rraruii t ri i 1 HQ') I r r ttrt incl . n ! t o r,

C;(t ias heen born in Winchester, Va qnences of being found w.th arms upon haTl pne hea( a1 neck nl u,a boties .Jhim, hastened to conceal himself. The four A fricnd of our Jguardians of the night, observing one. who

f. - . a - aBlp- nf turLBnn:em D.l ' . ,,, . , . ,., . lor although the nionsti ositv. like the first . has cnlv one head--and hardly that yet J it is connected with multitudinous maws, 1 ii- r- 1 1 .and numerous bodies ever one of wfuch . . , i r . - . . instinct with life and appetite for tiea n ..fi ,la,on has been rema. kable foT the staple rommoditv of "the i.artv We leprn that Mr. Ii. has three line shoats which he means to kill before the 1th of March '33.

'because he unnrehends that after thatiroom. I resumptive evidence was so

period there will be a shrinkage of the article. The fish on the Cape Cod banks have bitten uncommonly well during the three last seasons. . . Custom House Prtsents to Andrew Jack t f I. n r.l f . . ' J" I tun. vyn me oin jauuaiy, " a ocauiijui sci of Astral Lamvs." were presented to Gen jacason ny ine iuthis City , mclutling stom House Officers of j the Mad Contractor'.! Is this Bribery ? Or is it Coriuption? We appeud the names of the office Holders. Jas N. Batker Collector of the Port! Wm Dllncun Surveyor if the Port f John Pcaiberton .Yaval Officer! James Reeside Mail Contractor ! B- S Bonsall late Tide Waiter, nor Marshall ! Joi.n Steele Weigh .Vaster! Wm Eir.dly -Treasurer of the U. States Mint! John Kern Tide Waiter - &c &.c. &c. Pennsylvania Whig. From the Albany Daily 'luvtrtiscr. SUPPORT OF THE POOR. A fact. --Andrew Patterson was among the first of the New England emigrants to the southern nail nf the ronntv of Her j. - k,mGr- At 'he commencement of the rev olution, he enlisted as a private and by con- , , - , I j!np good conduct he was promoted, u j ,m n Kfnri .D rUe ni ihn roi-mitmn tn " V . ",v" - i U n ......I. Aft . J I.. 11. the rank of an orderly sergeant. During the whole of that memorable contest he hau been an active and hardy soldier At t.me he received a letter from Gen. Wa.hmgton directing him to take charge ol a fm:iM bC0Ut"'S Y"y 11115 tJocu" ment he preserved as a most precious icvment he preserved as a most precious jcvel, until the close ot his life. It; contents, and the frequent exhibition of it, as he re lated the Hones of the times "'that tried men'es soul.,, constituted the fund and 50urre ot h,s haI,l'ioess- And xvhen he l0,u ne, ma' a iU ,',a,r eadtti .capes -

" tVncu lif 11 aU " len acd again' Uemgmaiaaic an pays was so strong Byron objected, the recital of which would bring was certainly at this time restless and disthe - b.g tear drop" in the eye, he would j con tented. He was tired of hi, dragocu

. . . , the business of a shoemaker in the early settlement of the place, he could obtain of any thing more than the ecanty neces earies of life. In the fJ8th year of his age he was smitten with an apoplectic fit. Phis crippled and disabled him the re

mamder of his life. In this situation, no nffected great admiration of Roliv ir The alternative was lelt for subsistence but to loss of Byion can never be retrieved. He apply to the town for support. The bate'wa indeed a man--a real 7:1m; and wfurj idea rent his very soul, and he suffered j I ay this, 1 aw aid hi.n, in my opinion, thti long belore he resorted to this mortifying most character which naiuie need aspire alternative. The services lie had render-! to. Byron V mind was like hi nun ocean ed, the battles he had lought, the cxpo-j sublime in it yesty madness beautiful sure of his lite for the cause of Ins cuun ju glittering summer hi ightness mighly try and independence, were often taken!'11 ,ne buic magnificence of iN waMe of m view by him: and when fie mused unon' watergazed upon irom the magic of iti

-6hl,rS, r,r t-n.t ....,i,i V.J

1 "i-'iiii t i:c wiin convulsive inrocs in uis . . i i -1 osom .

Soon after his application fr puliiCj support, the annual town meeting tooki Kulj Hiting. Young ladie.-! wcU'.:i place. It had been the practice tor oreuou improve your minde? know that the

01 two years, to put up the public poor.'

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