The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 5, Number 23, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 30 August 1828 — Page 2

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j.-ar one -B'i(t twenty-nine

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thousand ciiiht hundi e«

a enactedbif the Senate House Representatives of the United States .' jtmeriea in Congress, assembled. 'X nat the toiiowing sums be, and ihe» are hereby, respectively .appropria

W, lor the objects following, to wi': For the pensions of the Kevolu -tionary Pensioners of the tinned -States, two hundred .thousand do.,,ars 'vN

For half-pay-pensions to widow* iftrd orphans, three thousand dollars. For the invalid and hall-pay pensioners, seventy-five thousand dol--hilars. 'W.

Sec. 2 And be it farther enacted, That the sums herein appropriated shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated but that no part ot the same shall be drawn from the lreasury btfore the first of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.

Approved—24th May, 1828/

{^PUBLIC—No 82^ WI*-

"AN AC -to authorise the licensing of vessels to be employed in the Mackerel Fishery.

enacttdby the Senate 8f House

of Representatives uj the Omted States cf America Congress assembled, That from and ailer the passage of this act, it shall be the duty ot the Collector of the district to whicii any vessel may belong, on an application for that purpose by the master or owner thereof, to issue a license for carrying on the mackerel- fishery., to such vessel, in the form p.escribed by the act, entitled "An act tor enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to b? employed in the coasting trade

and fisheries,

and lor

regulating the

same," passed the eighteenth day of -February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three: Provided

That all the provisions of said act* respecting the licensing of ship* or vessels for the coasting trade and fisheries, shall be deemed and taken to be applicable to licensed and to vessels licensee for carrying on the mackerel fishery. -r.

Approved—24th May, 1828.

^Public—No. 83.3

£N ACT in addition to "An act making an appropriation for the support of the Navy ot the United

States for the year 1828. .,„• Be if enacted by the Senate Sf House of Hepresentatives of the United Stales of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they jre hereby appropriated, viz:v

For pay, subsistence, and provi gions, thiity-five thousand one huudred and sixty dollars.

For medicines and hospital stores, one thousand two hundred dollars. Fir outfits, twenty-, five thousand dollars.

For repairs, and for wear and tear, ten thousand dollars. Approved—24th May, 1828.

"&UMMARVT.

The fine large copper bottomed brig Suffolk is engaged in Boston to take out provisions and clothing for the Greeks. She will sail on the 10th inst "-Doctor Howe will go out ia her.

Above one hundred and twenty- five thousand yards of cotton cloth, and about three thousand yards ^f cassia mere, are manufactured weekly in Lowell, Mass.

A slave in TJorth Carolina has be«n discovered to be a fine poet. He cannot write, but makes verses on various subjects, and preserves

them in his memory u-itil he finds an amanuensis to record them which he d'ips, among the students at the college. 'fl'l.i-ffi.

Eli Mitchel and Joshna Brook, of EH and, colliers, for a wager of two sovereigns lately ran a mile on the Halifax turnpike road, Va., upon fheir hands and feet Mitchel per*:rmcd this extraordinary feat of fpiadrupc-dism in ten minutes and lifteen seconds, having distanced his $ competitor. •y I it an advertisement in a New-York evening paper, a runaway apprentice is described as being ''one inch taller than common." ^were, his height?

A cow, four years old, owned by 3udge Walton, of Saratoga, N was^killed last week, which weighed wnteen hundred and three quarters, gross

The New-York Greek Committee 'acknowledge the receipt of donations to the value of $4020 40 since July 22 of which the sum of $17,022 59 is from the Philadelphia'Committee.,

A London Matter advertises Patent Ventilating Hats He says the Watar proof flats have been complainel of, as preventing the escape of $ perspiration and causing headache, •'$ and he has therefore invented a pr-

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•j. IJea'h of Vagal Stewart —The Edirtburg Evening Post announces the death of this distinguished Philosophfr He has left a name that must endure as long as .English Literature 3 is ^jivat.ed.

Politics of the

courtesy

But few

Mr.

Day.

&xtract9 from Mr S TOURS remarks at the Administration meeting at IVhitesborough, (N. on the 4th of July.

Mr. Adams is a plain, unostentatious man—of somewhat scholastic, or as some have been pleased to say. of old-fashioned manners, and it is perhaps to be feared of old-fashined principles too. With that genuin

which'distinguishes our el

der men, he has nothing of that obtrusive unmeaning frivolity which we sometimes find in modern schools of politeness. When not engaged in public business, he is accessible to all his fellow-citizens at.all hours, and may be found throughout the year on his morning walk at the earliest dawn of light. He is a man of aitive, but unobtrusive benevolence, and an exemplary member ol society

ever left him without

finding their respect for him increas ed, and deriving from his conversation much that is instructive and useful. He was educated to an habit ual respect for the laws of his country and the institutions of society.

Adams was born in the year

]Tg7 the year in which the Siamp Act was repealed, and though too young to have served in the Revolution, he early "learned the value of

our

civil liberties. Before he had attained his thirtieth year, he was appointed by General Washington

DJI.4|IABI

who that

as Minister to Portugal, then expressed his opinion he was the "most valuable public character" we had abroad He remained in the diplometic service ol his country till 1801 He afterwards served his native state in her own councils end the Senate of the United States, and was appointed bv Mr Madison, as Minister to Rus-si'a-in 1809 He remained there till the late peace with Great Britain, which he was -one of the Commissioners for negociating, when he was appointed by Mr, Madison, Minister to London :On Mr. Monroe's accession to the Presidency» he selected him as Secretary ot the Sta^e Department, where he served dutiu^ the whole of his administration, 1 he chief part of thirty years ot his lite has been devoted- to the public service, in stations which could only be filled with reputation to himself or usefulness to his country, by a man eminently qualified to fill the highest civil departments of the Govrtiment.

The high reputation which he enjoys, has been well earned by a lite of patient and laborious application to the public service, of faithful attachment to the constitution ot his country, of untiring zeal in the defence of her rights artd honor and an exemplary discharge of all the duties of lite. Yet no man ever found him invidiously estimating the value ot his public services, or found him grasping for the Presidency as the reward foi* having done his duty. It was proverbial through the country at the last Presidential election, that he was, more than any other, the only public man supported by the people for that station, who seemed to be advanced towards it without the aid of accidental circumstances, or any effort of his own.

Henry Clay is the son of a country clergyman. He was left at an early age

With

her

no inheritance (to speak

his own expressive language) but "rags and poverty." By the power of extraordinary genius, without the advantage of the early cultivation ol education, and by the natural lorce ol a vigorous and comprehensive understanding, he has risen trom obscurity, without the adventitious aid of iamily patronage, to the first rank among the Statesmen of the age. When I look to his friendless and unprotected-youth, and his whole line of conduct, & reflect how highly and justly he has been distinguished for his ardent love of liberty—his uncompromising hostility to tyranny— his devotion to the Constitution of his country—his manly defence of

invaded rights—his fearless and untiring efforts in the cause of freedom every where—and his jealous estimation of integrity and honor in public and private life, 1 feel a sense of humifiation and shame tor my country, that a generous and greatful people have not indignantly silenced the calumniators of such a man. 1 consider it one of the most fortunate circumstances of my life, (or which I am indebted to your kindness, that I have had the opportunity, in the station you have conferred upon me, of seeing and knowing something tor myself of this accomplished orator and statesman. I have seen him, whom many yet living knojy only as a friendless boy, presiding over the deliberations of the House of Representatives, with a dignity which elevated tlyj character and honored the institutions of his country, and an impartiality which extorted universal confidence, had scarcely taken my seat in the

House in the first tfcrin of public sertice with »lich you honored me when I heard him pleading tl» cause of the Constitution and cm liberties of his countrymen, agamsthe lawless violence, the raslinesv ,nd madness of military usurpation I have «een him since under the sut feringof pain, and when his

the

frie"dj

would have rather expected to find him on a sick bed, supplicating the public councils in the cause of Syu American Independence^ against the cautious policy of the Government, and while every eye was anxiously fixed on his pale countenance, and

breathless silence which pervaded the House confessed the power of his eloquence and the lofty sentiments with which he inspired ever heart, I saw the very arteries of his temples swell as he invoked their love of liberty and their hatred of in tolerance and tyranny—as he implored

their

cheering support in the

cause of human freedom, and prophetically unfolded the future glory and happifl«ss ot his country, et he is now marked out as the chiel victim of a persecution so relentless, persevering and vindictive, that it ?eems to have wanted a more congenial form of government only, to have brought him to the scaffold or the ha.berts. Ha has had the firmness to maintain his principles,mil disdained to buw down and worship the military idol »f a party! It is for this, that he has been denounced -it is for this, that he has been caiumniated—it is for this, that he has beeu openlyassailed and secretly defamed in the whispers of the fireside—and it is for this, that he is to be immolated. If he could have been so insensible to public opinion, and so un mindful of his whole public lite, as to have supported the Military Candidate for the presidency, the name of Henry Clay had then been tarnished—his honor had then beeu stained—and he wo dd have be*.n set down in the history of his country, as a recrcant to his principles and tame, -r

His views of our true interests and public policy are too well known among you to justify me in more than referring to them very briefly on a single point. He has been the faithful, ami unyielding friend of Frotec Hon of American Industry und internal Improvements, it is but banjustice to IIim to say, that bat tor his exertions, this policy in the Government would not yet have been estab lished, and the friends of this cause cannot be so unmindful of the ''sign* of the times," as not to know that even now it can only be sustained ty preserving in its support the known influence of the public councils of th» nation. I speak to wise men,* judge ye what I s^y

The change which you have been invited to make by those who havrbeen so much dissatisfied with the character and general policy of the present Administration, is to dismiss these public servants from the civil departments which they now occupy, and to place the chief care of the Government in the hands of Gen. Andrew Jackson. General Jackson has been chiefly distinguished for having risen from a humble but hon orable station in life, to the renown of a Military commander. As a soldier, who has acquired by superior skill or good fortune a high military reputation, he is entitled to our re spect and all the honors which may be justly claimed or prudently conferred in a civil government, for mere "renown in arms." Our country has, however, produced many men who might claim at least an equal rank in honor with Genera! Jackson. In the Indian Wars of New England, Miles Standish proved himself to be as gallant and skilful a soldier iu that kind of warfare, as the Conqueror of Miami or the Hero of Tallageda. We have had Greene and Brown—Wayne, Scott, and a host of as gallant injen,as ever

Set an army in the field,

"Or rnounted'th' imminent breach." But we have had ONLY oms Washington. V\e have had but one man who was "first in war and first in peace." However honorable to the American name, as well as the galfant army and its commander wh? achieved it, the battle of New-Or-leans will deservedly stand in history, let us not be unjust to the military reputation of Washington and tiie revolutionary army. It there was adventurous skill or stubborn resolution at New Orleans, was there none or was there less at Trenton and Princeton, or at Monmouth?— at Stony P»int?—at King's Mountain?— at the Cowpens, or at Bunker Hill? Is it unjust to General Jackson's military fame, it we remember too, that there was consummate skill and daring bravery at Bridgewater—at Chippewa, and a' Erie? I consider General Jackson well entitled to claim a high rank in his military profession. God forbid that I fchould ever detract from hnfair claims as a brave warrior and successful General but when he

claims that the Presidency of the

otted States is to be the reward o. him "who has risked his life for hi* country." we are reminded that the constitution has not established a military Government over us, and that an enlightened, prudent, safe, and prosperous administration ot the civil government of eur country, calls for qualifications which are not to be exclusively sought for in the camp or developed by the event of a successful battle. What then, are the qualifications of General Jackson as a civilian or a statesman?—-what examples has he given us of his political principles—of the temper in which he exercises power—ot his prudence, his reverence for the law, and his resp*ct for the civil liberties ot his country men

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION The Western Mail brought us an Extra from the office of the Louisville Focus, of the date $t the 27th ult. containing the following information^ We must confess we are not at all surprised at it, being prepared by the graphie sketch of Gen Jackson, as drawn by Col Benton, to expect such violence from his bullies and partisans We however call upon the friends of the Constitution, and the advocates of the rights of man to separate themselves from a party who attempt by such means to silence the freedom of speech If the public ac:s of Gen Jackson, or any other aspirant for office is not to be subjected to the fullest investigation, there is an end to liberty, and it is but a mockery to talk of living under a free government It certainly never was intended by those who waded through the toils ot a seven years war —who suffered every thing but death iu the attainment of our independence, that an American citizen should be thus exposed to the club of assassins, for merelv questioning the pretensions of a candidate foi public suffrage.—[Jtfarytandcr

From the Louisville Focus Extrd Copy of a letter from Dr. James L. jtfrmstrong, author of4'lheTenressean," dated "Davis Mills,

Bedford couaty, Tennessee, l«th July, 1828. ,* ..* In the 3d number of the Tennesse an, I have said,i that I was afroaid of the daggers and pistols of Gen Jack son's assassins 1 his has been ve rified —On yesterday, about 12 o'clock, four men rode up to my shop, got down, and went in I was sitting in the front piazza of my dwelling house, and saw them Supposing them to be men who might have bu siness with me, 1 left the house, unarmed, and alone, and proceeded to my shop, about 150 yards distant

The assassins had seated them selves in the back room of my shop, with their backs towards me, two be ing on each side of the door ^As soon as I had entered and discovered who they were, 1 was convinced some outrage was intended. The assassins were by name.—Malcolm Gilchrist from Alabama Taylor, from the Western district of ennessee and IVilliam Gilchrist and Archibald I ell, from Shelb) ville, Tenn. On casting my eyes around, I discovered that they were armed with large clubs and also in the breasts of several, I could see the haudles of dirks and pistols, especially the assassin Yell This is the same Y$ll who is a member of our legislature, and figured as the Jackson bully at the last session

He is the same Yell, who certified for Parrish, that I was the auihor of I'he Tennessean," and procured cer tificates against the character ol John Woods. These fellows very soon produced a paper, which they said I must sign Perceiving it was their object to force me to sign something disgraceful, I told them I was unarmed and alone, and it was very unfair to be thus set upon in my own house

At this time I was standing ar the back door ot my shop, and had time to reflect, that there was a neighbor who lived about three hundred yards distant, across the creek, where was probably some company, and also where I might procure arms to defend myself I determined to risk being shot, rather than sign the paper.—which I did not see, nor do I know its contents, beeingme disinclined to look at the paper, one ol them swore I should sign it, or he would—at this moment, believing from the movements of the pai ty, that they certainly designed to assassinate me, I sprung out ol the house, and retreated as fast as I could towards Davis1 Store—the assassins followed me rapidly —One of them, (Malcolm Gilchrist,) who lives in Alabama, bad been selected to perform the deed —This fellow now pursued me in front of the others, and in endeavoring to draw his pistol from his breast, he dropped and lost it. The pistol has since been found, and was heavily loaded--and it is now in my possesion* On the return of the assassins to their horses, a crip pled youth who was near any shop,

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saw them looking for irr0ni, the fellow say how he-had |0st I was pursued across the five- .. in attending to climb the bank other side, the two Gikhrh^ took me and knocked me dmtn

mans eisewnere

cient Pistol*

the western P^P*-

ale arc

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their clubs, and would snrelv killed me if Mr. Datis-and Z^ of other men had not come' to relief I anrr old, and have

children,—the assassins were ail paratively young men. 0' I am bdked and mangled*110T{r and my head is cut to the skull am jnstabl* to hold my

peD,and^n

not do this subject justice, as considerable weight aud

G0J^

a sion On Monday morning last

of the bram.

was

Sbelby»ille, procurmg~documM,fc write a No on Geo. Jackson, macy with Burr. This no 'Joubt these fellows had heard, and it determined to-put me out of the wi?' or disgrace me^ Thank God tJ"

Jnna „:.L.

have not as yet dpne, either. But really consider my life in danger

therefore suppose I shall be UICI civic oujipuac I Slldu De COaiojl led to desist from

mDg

forma

to the people, relative to Gen. son. As a parting vrord, I countrymen to pause, and tbiujj^ fore it is too late, what kind of anJ they desire to make Pr-c:.^

JAMES ARMSTRONG, Extract of a letter from agt te,m in Tennessee,

P. S. I havejust seen a gentlemm from Bedford county, who savsfhat the physician bailed into the' aid o^Dr Armstrong, represents his iniuI ries as very serious This is Jacksonism in true colors—such as (be Hero in early times has often acted himself I

It is stated in the last Knonilfe Enquirer, that on'the

4th

of July two

hundred or three haudred of the friends of Gen. Jackson paraded round the house of Juds William, who has proved that Gen Jacksoa was interested io the projcct of Airon Burr, ''carrying hickory bushes and poles, and taunting him in the lowest style of vulgarity, opprobrium, and blackguardism" Thisdevelopes, at the same time, the dir. acter of the Jackson party at "home-," and the effect which the late disclosure has produced upon them If no other means can be devised to m?et the charge, the advocates of the General will find some difficulty to prevent it from fastening itself OB tta public mind, and influencing th» public vote .«

The Lynchburg Virginian, which is entitled to the credit of first stirring this business, gives the testimony of a neighbor a3 to the •'veracitr and integrity of Judge Williams We quote the paragraph: "As the veracity aul integrity ot Judge Williams, of Tennessee,u* matter of some importance, in estimating the value o! his testimony, relative to the connection bftweea Burr and Jackson, it may

not

be a*

miss to state that a gent.ea.aa resides in his immediate neii,i,,) hood, was in this place a since, whose intercourse wn» jj Williams is frequent and lami who states that no man

u,nn.

see stands higher for integri y^ regard to truth, than the J'u, that, as for himself, he con believe anj »ssertio"^("%r,,(IL.

Club law having been into the Capitol and me bation of a majority of

is quite natural the set should be lolloped b) mans elsewhere u111113 sample in the Dr. Armstrong detailed in ceding

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sample in the murderous a -etailed in the

page.

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these ruffians were not d.

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assassin dropped his

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Jackson's conduct on th J^}

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Doctor—[^^'fK,te of It is proved by

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Robert Douglass, esq-

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ry patriot* town, that col, /1 ^Ir1,u0v. v"1* county, said "that if elected. he would b*

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