The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 3, Number 31, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 September 1826 — Page 2

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the populous hJana of Syra, would next aisa-led by the juries, and tre&tas Bcio was.

Da-osfrom Patrol are to Mhy 1 5th a of ah on a in in 2 9 '~^&Tptwns and I^jo Turkic' nrm sua fieai* that ty, an 1 so ifeabled -by the siege of MSsi$6lo.v^hi as to bo unable to &t|^a^i any thing Ta» soldiers from ^IVIUsolonghi were pmt affectionately 'receive! nt Stioni, T.iey are called ^he ^isaered bitt trirn."

A etter from Trieste, of May 22 I, 4 confirms the Report of 1800 mmi having cut their way through the 'iVirk^ and joined u»abkti£c& Tm $vptiau fladt

Was at Ptitraa* and the Ttifk'wli sijauroa passed »te on the 4th fop the Archipftli$o. Every preparattoa is m*!mg far toe defence of N.tpoli the sjidisrs have j'ist been clothed by the French committee, an$ troops are a seraMing in all nations) assembly has met at Epi lium, and Demeiikts. aiJnnti is looked upon for presitf nt *4

-4 ^W' York s. *lc$t fww F1liy the *l0[)hi« »ia capt. Pell ft vre, we have re teived fi e» oi French papers lo th* 23d otVu-ie, several days later than evi©usly received. ?.K,.

Don Ped o, the Kf^p«iror of Brazil, bh abSication of the tbrone of Jurtugtl on thr^tl day af May, after giving given to that kingdom a-consti-tutional barter, and publishedagener~ a' 'tmnftsty in ftveur of al. the Portu implicated in political matters.T/te Moniteur (ministerial) had puH}i bed the offici i! documents of this The a dication is conditional, kmTmific dependent on the adoption of the Charand the nuptials of !©n Higuel and the daughter of Don Pedro, and is not to have effect until the ch rter shall .have been published, sworn to, artci »ob^ the ngd of Portugal.

Jfncredifele as it nwy seem, it ated letter from Zaute that,1 Upon the christian legations, at Conitantiriopre, irrc. i*i»g official in tellig&nc ofthe fair \tfi|«oTongbit they sent their dragobkmis to congratulate 4^e Sultan—and there, on ent ri ^g the palace, had to pa** amid trophic of lieatli aod festoons of ears .and noses*"

An ecclesiast of the Uppfr Rhin Meyer, citrate of Segolshdini^ in remitt in doution to the collector* of *ulw rattens for the Greeks, demand* th «t his name and qimlity should be ptoced a on ibe list subscribers, in ©rd*r that it^JihoiiiU induce, similar c. n* du 4 am ng hii brethren. The estimpie is a good one We know that the Bisbop of Perpigan has refused to give any thing fnr char ty u«e

the liberals, have »ted„ th^ir pfoso lytcs to ball^levres, con ert* and sp tacl«»s» given for the benefit of a foreign and revolutionary people—the crowds ^overflow their hnils while oar mj.I* are de*erted,n lfj pronouncing tin# speech, so devoi«i, of charity, the cute of St. Jait forgot the iwtne perMMi# who gave the concerts &r the profit of the Greek*, also gave one sttH more pr cWtiv, for the Ttlief of thetr -indigent fellow citizens. 71»e (viftcetis for the Greeks Continue nevertheless We have the pTeasure 'o announce, that that given Jvt Brussels produced 15,000 francs and .th»t the file shampeirg of tIj^ Marm/n Socie ,^t Anvrrs reaKeu!..£foo franc* l?l[Jour»aldtt L'emmorf«-J

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th« Bishapof Metz wouM receive the ladle* chared with the subscriptio»», trod.«e!»2£iiii a journal of Lyons, that oa .Sunday Inst, tbe officiatingpripftt in th chapel of St. Just, pro nouneed from the pulpit the following words: "The impious among

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Ftvrenre. June *~Lflter of ike JlrchP'^kop I'natiuf J6 JStjnartl The news wh eh I/have received is very

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politza the l^th May. The efforts of ibr^htm P/cka to secure that place were pulsed' by the Creeks ^yarded the pas»»^je he returned to JPatr/s, after haviug sutTered a consitirjhle loss

The new government acts with fjrm. t»ew and activity. A great number of tupcrt, Gt*ek# well ass ranker*, have received orders quit tbe Pelo* ponnesue I has engaged the marines, by means of pe«(iasiou, to serve the country si* months gratis. AH beto kens a better state cjjfeings in fyture |na\ heaven bless ycUr efforts.

The^ wri'e me that women and hil jrfn saved themselves ^'.ijth the brave arid that they arrives! at the van Tbermisembltf beings

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Trom tbe Western &/n. At a meeting the itizms ef Kne* County, at the hou^e of Mr. Cla.k, in Vtncennea^ on Jhe !2th inst. relative t«» tjw m»pre.ement ofthe o9viCat»on of the Kiver W abash, and the eonstructjon ofa canal between that Ri»er, and the M»a«n vf Lake Krie— John Bafdol,1* wasapp inted Chairman, and Isasc Blackford Secietarv.

On moticn of Samuel jQah.

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ouMOOD nerare\j,1^^LJ A'j ... to abouMOOD neyWsoid at flow Pup,c® li'depetideat of ih* cruelty of the Egyptians, there are Christian purchisers, butly means the consuls at t*revest it hoped fhat vour bfiafivo ient designs will be fulfilled.

RKOISjrKR UFVtCK,

renRi-HAUTs, StPTfiatSEB, 10, 1826

A!th»ugfi the cftixens of our town generally hive enjoyed good health, it ha* been the misfortune of «ny family to

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Ttw fir.t side of tins sheet was printel for tho iveelc ending the 26tU u!t. biit, sif»e ouny famiiy relapsing into & jj^e at that tiaie attacked by a $?ver its publication h$s been procrast?nated. until this dayhave much interesting matter to lay before my rea ihrs, and hope shnfl now be permitted to .-raced regularly. *h ~.^p

DIE:)—\t Fort Wavne on the 8'h ult Mr. J. SUiUVfSIi, United States K»%ineer, who was diapatcbetf to this state a ftMv«m*nfhs since, for th pur-, pos? of iking canal surveys

It i»deeply tabe resetted Ubat so vigilant, an officer and so worthy a man. as Mr Shrker, should havef been *wept fr»m hin friends, and the ser. vice of hii country—B it ?uch is th* faic of man. I am happy in Wmg able to state from good aathnVity, that previous to the death of Mr -Shriver the survev* had been nearly convpleted relative to a Canal between Hie Wabah and VJiami ofthe Lake, and that it was ascertained that the construction of the Caoal was not only practicable, bur could W effected .with much greater facility artd less expense than had been anticipatet!,"**' And also, fhat Gen. Nol]|e hs* recommended Mi»ore (who was the assistant tf Mr Shiiver^ and #sHttiliar with .his operations) to succeed that gentleman Jo this important work. It is therefi re hoped that the surveys will be completed and the returns made by the juist sessiiw ox ocr. LegtidatUfe.

cepv tbe^ following from the Western Pan. The avowed objects uf the meeting held in Viucennea are very laedahlt It is to be hop«d the Jfenscoala thenry is ahandoned— It is gratifyir» to fiiid that the people of •Knox (*ven after the CongreisiotHd Klectionis over) arc'disposed to unite wi'h us in calling the public attention to ihings in which we are stfelmmfdiately cocrned. 11deed it js iughly'rC*'ju*t to sum pect that populariviug views had anv share in this pruceedingj and now that the atteotiun of the public has been called to this subject ut which mir best interests owe involved, n.. doubt shoukl be enterteined that men of faleiits "wjW be chosen by-the assem bled citusensof Knox, to meet at the propose# convention at Terre-Hsute and Certainly the. best interests of the people require that they should atemhie and enter fuHy., warmly into this measure—Let the Citizens «f Vigo and the cdjoining Counties ejrtnce their constant adherence to the principle of supportorting mraswe by meeting this invitation with a reciprocal audeoone. ratiee spirit. |r^ 4

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'following preamble and resolutions ^were adopted. W t.ftEAis, Jt 'ia minifest that the

Improvement ^of the means ofcommumcatmn aa liberally bestowed bv tbe •beneficence of Providence upon oir coontryj whether by the removal oflhe impediments to navigation in our rivers or bv the formatiop of canals, will greatly conduce to the proepe.it-

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the State, and to the wealth and hanm. nets of ibe people. Jnd Whereat, Little doubt can exnt, but that the inhabitants of the country watereclby the IVaba^, if they do notjmssess, may yet call into action, all the resources* moral *nd phTsical which arc nenwr to .compliih Iho removal of the obstructions to navi^aMr7Jn^C ^"h» »^the format^ of the Canal between the Wabash aod the Miami

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Jlni Whereas, \Ve believe that it is 1 now essentially nec^ssarv th?t the inhabitants of the counties interested in these improvements, should make a strong, energetic a id yitg effort, t'» p-ecure the attention of-the national government, directly the Wabash and as soon as practicable, to obtain a *arvey, if pojfeible by tne United States Kigineer, oi the proposed route of the Canal between the Wabash and Mi®«r.i and of the rapids, artd .other obstructions to navig\Uon iu the Wa^h. ...... .v..

And ffherms Wo fi-rmly believe that •nuchoftae prosperity of our country dependh upon the free navigation ot the W abash, and its connection bytft canal with the Miami of Lake Krie -tliat u^Im* our citizens «re enabled to get into the Ohio river whenever it may be navixjibie, we can never derive,sauch bruefit from the S iuthern market, and cannot expect traders to settle jwnong u*, ind take ofT our produce 4hai unless we have a canal tofnimiatesn with Lake Kri", we shall be excluded altogether from a Northern JWarket, t'lrou^h the Erie canal of New-York, to whfc-t we conft lently look, as one of the rn-Ht import sources ol uur.future prosperity and wealth and tftat the *ii^» has now arrived wneu Uii incumh«siit upon os to uuka every e^ertiou to prt-note these improvements-^* *T'te.-t£are% Fjr te purpose of obtainthat concentration of intelligence wtich is -necessary to devise the means, and that unity of action which will carry these means into succe»sful ttpera-ti-n,- n^"" .jfc,

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That in the opinioa -«ft this

meeting, it is expedient for the inhabitants oi the several counties interested in the- improvement of the navigation of the river, and in the formation of the proposed can\l to hold public meetings "'for the^coDsideration of measures to improve the navigation of the river, and tn promote the formation of the projeetfti canal. $e«iIvtai, That this meeting, respectfully recommend to tie titiztns of the several counties interested i« the improvement-of the navigation of the

Wabash, atftl in the formation of the projected. c*oa!, to meet at ihe'ir respective county seats ou the -first day of the next ensuing Circuit Court, in each county, and then to nominate, as they may respectfully pcefer, from one, to five-delegates "for each county—who shitH m!»ei in convention at Terre-Haute on Tuesday the 31-st day of October next.- ^\nd then also to nominate a. standing committee for each respective CHuntVj.-of three or more members, whose daty it shall be to attend to, and advanca in their several counties all sech^measures as may be adopted, or recommended by the convention. ^•itesoived. That such delegates when assembled in convention, tske under their consideration, the means we alrea-dy-possess,-or may procure among ourselves, or may obtain from the Legislature of the State, and

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from the Congress of the United States, terthe improvement ot the navigation ofthe abash, and tor the

Samuel Judah, J. C. S. Harriso^ and I*a»c Blackford, were appointed a committee, pursuant to the lait resolution Above adopted.

JOHN BADOLLETT, CAm'n ISAA.« "BLACKFono, Sect

Incompliance with the resolutions ofa public meeting held at the -CourtHouse in Terre Iliute on the 6th July, -Ihe^committee appointed for -that purpose, addressed the following letter to his excellency Jambs B. 41a with which together with tho answer of his excellency, have been favoured by one ot tho committee for publication.

Terre JJaute July II, 1826.

Hi# Excellency Jamks B. liiyt Gov. State of Indiana. Dear Sir—A meeting of the Citizens of this county, held at the Court House,,in this Town, on the 6th July, nominated us as a committee to or re on it iv States chief engineer, deputed to make surveys, of Canal routes, in this State and Illinois.

The importancHif hatfisg that Gentleman dtote early attention to the

union fif the Wabash waters, with the Maumee of Lake trie, is a matter of obvious interest to our country—and Jed to tbe meeting alluded to.

V/e take the iibfrt*-' eafWtR. IS you a copy et the address, forwarded to tbe engineer at Brokville and felicitate ourselves,that any facilities within executive reach, will be cheerfully afforded to effect this object before the nest session of our Legislature. Wo are also induced to inquire whether any difficulty will likely £ccur, calculated to retard Mr. SShrivef's operations in the Indiana reservations and whether any measures can he adopted by tho executive to accelerate this defcirablo survey—-Ut* so good as to direct to the

Canal Corresponding Committee1* I'erre-Huutc. We embrace this opportunity toaivor assurance of our high rt-gard.

WM. C. UNION. JOHN M. COLUMN, John k. hubbs, N. HUNTING ION, ,J. W. DAVIS.

Indianapolis, la. July 1J, 1826. Messis. Wm,C. Linfor,^^ Corres-

John M. Colman, ponding John K. llubbs, V. Canal W. Huntington St ccmmitJohn W. Uavis tee. Gentlemen,— Allow me to acknowleclgo the -receipt of your address enclosing a copy of one, which you state you have forwarded to Mr. Shriver, at Biookvilie,just as I was mounting mv Horse an this day to .visit the camp of that Gentleman, and his party, now operating near Munsee town, and near White Iliverj and to remark that timo will not «ioto permit me to detail my views and opinions in relation to tho suhject of your Communication.

You will readily perceive that your address to Kir. Sliriver, directed to him at firo(4cville, will not meet his eyo until he returns to.(that place, which will be some weeks.

I will, however, tifke the liberty of bearing with me to lis camp, your letter to me, together with the copy of your address to him and will wit'i much pleasure,lay the whole before him accompanied with my own views on tha,«'i subject.

I have already been addressed br Mr. Shriver on this same Subject, an^* have written him in replv copics of which I would enclose to you if I had timv but their length forbids at present.

Suffice it to say, however, that I am with you in your views and opinions generally^ I am us anxious as you can be, that the surveys ot the route from 4 the Maumee, to the head of Steam Boat navigation on the Wabash, may be ejected this fall and I shall res, that,matter upoo Mr g|»tiwr,wl en I •eo .-him r\ •I hfrve enlisted in this business as well as yourselves voluntarily, and sbaii leel prond of your co-opci atiuu.' '4*%-,\-

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the projected canal between the Wa-.-i bash and Miami of Lake Erie, & adopt sue., measures as may appear to them m«»st expedient for the advancement ul the above objects, -.*3nd Resolved, That a commttce of three be appointed to give notice of a public meeting in this county, pursuant to the above resolutions, and communicate the same to the aeveial counties interested therein.

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Mr. Gsborn,

In a government like our§#

where ail power is inherent in the peopie, .t is impossible that any important political change can b* cllected without producing considerable excitcmeot This is perfectly natural and *0 lone as personalities are not indulged in. it iS p.rr»ctlv. yBhl_. ceriaiu tiegreo of

watchfulness on the part ofthe Peonle is necessary to secure from publiu functionaries the faithful discharge

Were we to bestow our suffrages indiscriminately upon all who please to become candidate*, without enquiring--!h «t *lutlific*t,0D8

their respective duties, and it enUauf' hfnecefsary to scrutinwe with care. the pretentions of those wh„ p|ace' themselves before us and claim our suffrages for highly honorable and respectable public stations.

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the duties ot the stations to which they ,. aspire, we might soon place our privilefk* e0Ur

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those who from ainister considerations would deprive,us ofthe one, or froaslf^ignorance and inatteution oeglegt Jthe "f other—So far asit regards our late po* &, I't'cal contest, the enq'jiry has been ^^e-TrThe merits and the faults^ of the different candidates have beeoi ^. freely discussed, the people have pro-lf ii nounced upon them at the polls, amiLv^ whatever tht ir decision may be, let ua^r^ bow with humble subutnasiou to Uie will of tlw majority, and each ende&m to|k-

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