Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 8, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 August 1807 — Page 3

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! vif v)tv on do the o-'nv. and evriy fv.if or : H n t! ! y for, whiih I ! I " 1 IV I . . I I i I-

wa o-puTvu ov wnuo mie'v ua incvirany ur our caie,

. s bv tk- rovfiui'init undo our piclont nnlitaiy or deft n live ari rtni.incd the mod dif- 'i auptment.

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aJn'.hunt ; ar-j l tic teceut I v K-1 9 anc pintic! conriuct

o.tiou, where thought of fome of tl r 1 fi'uMs of t he BritiOi navy 1 deluln.n h.is, In upon one of ih U . i t ! States veil 'Is, 1 idirg

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the iV,,,,0,:' l ltt lTuoti

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given plice to at nit I or it. tbr witfirl u.utr, and near

tiuvl toibeat tur Ihnrs 01 IiJK lt content, oial Ine too, in

"i nutt.. "U n vt ir;so lik 1... - r

timidity and an unpfpired Hate ofdetentf, harrows up ii.d.viduds, our vrty lub, :nd foe-tour jult indignn'i-

1 s of rxuot itm on vvr are il'tr rd that notbir; (;ti t inipU'

Brit on nnTlit have remembered. mOVd r.Tjrt : are d tin -m to the cc 1 .m.iflj'

ance l ve b--5 fr r. S ima !1 ii.it Pr-'ti

xWitthe armi of Am-rica were not p.dlird on of fo unwan .intabl-, bab and tiuly dc-f

i bv the previous ufe of rcmonilrance A picable deed ; highly bohvrary and in; mi I I bhnd fatality hurries her v:i to tb.it d.-lliue.-nf the nation and government under ' itioii, wiiich Americ had no wifli to .u'wk1) they ferve. -!uiLlVi u; ilr, to iiVoif fcrlrratc : iud n aC" of tvi niiy and in-'yrj;i, that but on- l 11: iiurnc aiMtv.ntes tl.c

ua(lic. furotlfnig iiv thin that c n be. H-pr?f?nfiMv s of the "foils of Indiana, -11:. . 4 , '. . 1 1 J lit n . t r 1 t . r

niij r nf f ni tnemic iYCS neitsro iretcnn ar.HI until tlir A drop of lljrd fhhSl br divined from our liearts wr vill .defend

lour lei vf-s, our id'nnr iiclleritv, and the free.

Ifaaad, even in the hdlov oi' ler drprcdi-

jtions upon nrutriN, Ii-"? i nvertcd an ule-

ful friend i u-i 1 f hi to pu;iith tier tor

i her muhipti d FtTi n

The blood rifrs t.- ;nv tlvrek when. I re- dom of Ameiira.

Injmib ti:u; the diiijtacetul

una

fieA on tb

fr-ne, of the crew of n Amencati

With -n ul ple.ifuie with youifelf, we

jnel-rut progtelhve population,

01 i view otir

wat mudrred n its on dec!; by tiiiti(li which i i?s it were, the crner ftone of tint

dtfir.ib!e arch (we mesn a free and Independent (hte)in the completion of wlmh alonr, vc will ever heufeful or ornamental to ur general government and we molt ardently priy that our ruptrftrufture may have the !three necefT-ry sud inimitable qualitits of Brcutj, ttrength ard visdom which will feture u our true ftanditg a tnoffgft the fUtes cf the union. It is with heart feltpleafuie and real fatisfadAion thvit we utuihimcufly ackucw-

ledtre Hr. our firm belief.. that w- fball rr.

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Hijni-jceive yjuir co-r;pf ration in any mealures t ojrithatmnv be d?emd for the n-eneral trnnd-

JESSE B. THOMAS,

Speaker of the H. i?.

I .Untenant, for the nurmio- of felecAine: the

11 innocent viaitnt of their own tyranny ' But an aft of this kind perhips necef-

fary, to convince all our teUow-citix -ns, that they h. d nothing to exp-cA from Britifh generaf ty or juflice, when tbrfe were; oppfed, by . Britifii tnterell. The unheard of outrage his made a deep impredtJi upon the American nind ; citi2fus of every political d-nmicnien are rallyin round the ftard'-rd of their countiy,

and olcdsrinir their live? and tartttnes, in

fuppoTt of hsrrj!'. I fh uild d tice ta the well known -jitrioufrn

'territory, to fuppofe that either yourfelves. or your ctmftftjents, pcntlemen, ft It left on this interefting occafmn, th in therefl of your countrymen, We are, indeed, from

cur fituaiioti, peculiarly interciiea, in me . cantell which it likely to enfue ; for who I does not know that theHomahawk and fcaj. J piug knife of the firajrc, are alwayt emt ployed ai the inUiuments of BritihS ven-

k as I linccrelv btlievc. their arents are or-

ganixing a ccm iin?.tio!i amongft the In. dians within our limits, f jr the purpofes of iffaHiaittcn and nrnder anAifthefe their wn thy allies, are not h t loofe to (laughter Uf woaien and cuddren, it will net pro--?frre.t!?h.U'-T4ity and merty.of a hh. tijn, oChzz attainments in c:, tery art ax.d fcicntc. At this I oipoitm: crifii, tut oie ftntimeat (houll anirn ate tns bread of every Am e r i c a n .d i f r e g 1 i i n j e v e r y p e r f a n a I c o u fi d e -tiou,he (h-iuld think on! of the tie that binii hir.i to his country, .and confiding in the wifdoii and Sroiuefs of his government, he Quuld ptL'iuly wait the filial which

calls him to the firld. How deep the huradiation ! How luTmg the difgrace I How injurious to the caufe of republicanifiii, Should the blood of our murdered fellow-citizens if main unfatisfied, or un.

, Revenged! But it cannot be, Americans mufl

prize to highly their dear bought rights,

timely to furreudcr thttn to the proud n.tin from v. luni they wrre wreflrd. A beniu-

cent and difciiminating providence will

mke us tiie objecli of his peculiar care ; ianother VatKGTOM will arife to lead Itrir armies to vidAoiy and glory,-and the IrrRASts of the wn.id will be tausrht the

fufeful leffon, th a nation of FREE MEN,

arc not to be intuited with itr.puuity ! William Hciiru Harrison. Indian Terntoiy, 17th Augud, 18o7 To vhiceth' fi)ttse f Representatives rsturned the f.uhvtir cuswtr.

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H: K.K( ell-'irv. WILLIAM Hf'.NRY HiRRISOX, Gnvfrtmr of the Indiana Temto y, Accept llr, rt.e U oi:rd thanks of th:

St. Vincennes,

Aug. 19, 1807

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The Legislative Council returned the following answer ft the Gevernor's Stcech SIR, THE Lerillitive Council cannot

fignal .which may ctl u to the leld. The various other fubietf's recommended ta our cf)i fi deration, w ii, m-rt our eoliefi attention ln the p"rfn?n. itu e of our v;uioUi duties e ftel atrnied of your tilcfnl co ope

ration. BEN j. CHAMBERS, JPiesidiHt of ;.'t L. C St. Vincennes, Aug. 20, isor. '

FOR TRK WFSTKBN SVN.

Vincennes, Aoiruft 19th, lCCf, I Gr.STLEMEN, j

IT ii tlr: rirrht, ?. d ceit.iin-

iy the duty of every virtuotil citizen, to watch the conducl of public fetvatits, Vi 1 d to dettcA and rspofe evety prcvirit atcr in

ofKce, and it it undnubteuly no Itfs true,; that fucha facied duty muftbe dilVharged in a manner which will evince the purity ot the motive, the indignation ci olfendtd vir-

tuc, and not the ranklingi of a malignant heart. But to come forward in an anonymoui flrape, under the ma&of trieuofhip,'as Doctor M'Kce has recently done, to &St currency to accufatiors conceived in the dark bofoms of fome abandoned wretch, and boi forth in the revels of intemperance ; to fy in fubOance, to the luperiutents of the punlie fales, you ray have been hitherto men of integrity, tut the country now rings

with your turritue, itana tortn ar.u povc your innocencV, is a proceeding as novel in practice, ai it is outrageous to jultice,deceucv and conlmou fenfe, and the ac", not of a friend, bt of an infiaous enemy . Sad indeed mull be the ftate of that loci-, ty be, where men! of approved murals, may unexpectedly rfc draggrd before the public, in fuch a wanton nunner,by loftfebcgencral charges, andn duccd to the intolerable alternative, of ey.licr fanAioning their own condemnation fv their fibnee, or of proving

a negative, aitl rc for ting to unavailing af-

but regret the nectliity that eSultcd, otiicverations 01 inncercc. ennvenintr the leiilature at an earlier dc And are tfw: the f. nits of a life t,f rec

riod than that to which it flood prorogued .jtivude to be Wi filed from us in a country but ar we aeiee with vou, that the calls cf boating of mXu e and humanity?

official duty are paramount to every private but we viH dilmifs thclc querulous deor pcifjiul confideration, r?e cheerfully atJtdamatns ai tome to tur niuin pcint at

ttnJ to exerutp the irunhi tant tniftt fnn.iClilC.

Gdrd us, by our rondituentt

We are convinced that fome alterations

Doctor MXfc. having authouTcd you to

inform the public that his criminations

are ncctflary to be made in our revcnu1wcrc not intenucd to appW to U.jeinor

laws ; and cur earlieft attention will be gi- Harrifon, the buf.nefs is drawing to a point, ven, as welt to their amendment, as to the we way then fairly conclude that we weic

brineiutr of them to as great a decree of.P'tuarly jnmcd vt.

We tlicrctore thrcugn tnc rnedium ei

: regard to thofe principles of e-'your pper folcmnlv entreat, nay wc chaljuftice, as to the raifing and col-:Jcngc DocAor M?e, l he v.lue his own taxes, which ought to acAuate all'rcputation, to rcmc forward with fp.rc.fic

perfcdAion.as pofllblc ; having at the fame

tune a due

quity and

leaion of taxes, w hich ouph

legiflativc bodies. chargts, with the mention ot r y t iCt, We arc fony to hear that the wilful mur- at would in any mefure juO.fy hir, ii.fi derer of a ftiendly Indian, fhould nor meet nuations, or even c;.fl a fliade however flight, with that condign punifhment, which the upon our integrity : orto produce the n.me henioufnefs of the offence, (much more of every peifon who is in pofiVffion of any. dangerous in its probable confequrnce than We will do more, we will rrqucft evety can be forefetn) jullly merit? Our indi-'good man of this territoiy, whofe hert revidml exeitious iUM not be wanting, and coils at the idea bf corruption, to join Ins we hope & believe that evety i;ued citizen efforts for the detection of thofe nidi pracwill rive his aid and ainftnnce in- brinein? t'tts, which have been fo broadly alledged

the perpetratots to trial before the proper to have taken place. Let our conduct asjcditors of the W.Sun, for publication

foh-mn cIl is rot attended to we arc but

too well avenged. W- Hie rcfp'-clfully, G nth nit n, Your rroft ol:lt. fervts. JOHN BADOLLKT. NATAl. 1 WiNG. PESOLUTIO.S,patscd at a rr.ertirr of the French inhabitants of Vincetun-. at th? house of Madams i'jr, cn Sunday the iC.'i Auvuit. lb7. KACICOT, Prtfident. Wf. MIntosi1, Set irtaiy. Resolved. That the prrfide nt and Srcretnty, diaw a petition and rrmnttOraiire, to the legill.iture in the ntne of the pi opi let or a of I uid in the lower prairie, frttmg forth, tliat the eifling laws nip cling common fields, are iu.tpnlicable to the cin umltam ts

lof the fiid inh abitants, and pr.tying the re

peal of thofe laws, and the p.iffige ot a law to aiithotifr them to emltde and embank their faid lands, and tlwt titc liine be delivered to Genl. W. Johnfton, L(q. to be prtfenttd. 'Having maturely confidered the information, laid before this meeting by Genl. W. Johnlton, Ffq.of the flep taken by the beard bf truReej for the Vincennes univerfity. rrfpetttinjr the con5mons. C solved unanimously That any attempt to divert the town of Viu' enr.es of tbr tiht of the common? ard inveliing ti e trurtees f.f the univerfity therewith, would in th prefent ftate uf the territorial government,

be as impolitic as rwcnla re unjult : con(idering the actual -cirt umOancrg of the i faid inhabitants, and that our rrpr-fenta-tives be riqurfled to oppole in the legiflature any attempts which my be made there, to ac'ciefs the general government, in any m inner tend- , ing to deprive the town of Vincennes rf the right of the commons, which they, now enjoy, under. a lw of centre fs. And if their efforts Ihould no: be fuccefafnl, that Genl. W. Johmlon, Efq and William M'lutcfh, diaw a prtitirni in the n.me of the inhabitants of Vincem'es, to the general government praying, to avert fo 'xt a calamity. That for fome time p?.ft thcFrench inhabitants, 0r.Vince11f.es have If It with ch e j regret, and chagrin, thut the men to wiicmi they CHndidly ard'fulSy cnpfjd d, their political truBs, hve not only failed to tea- , aliae the promifts, c.d fTtVawccs - t.ith vvc

too credulouily rrlied upon, 4Vl hat tnr burdens, under which we labored, wrvbl not only be alleviated, but almoll entire ly difconttnued if we voted for the fecor d grade of government;,' but that on the contrary thefe burdens have accumulatrd.Sc as we too clearly perceive, will continue to inciVafe : Resolved, Therefore unanimoufly, That we do withdraw our confidence, nd fupport from thofe men forever ; and that our reprefeutativts be requefled and dvifrd, Hot to vote for any candidate to reprelent the territoiy in congress, wKo advocated, or in anv manner promoted, the fccond grade of cur government. Resolved, That the prt.fident of this m'-etirjj prtfent a copy cf their proceed- , ings toG nl. W. Johnftw, Efq. jone of nnr renrrfentstivr ; and anotlier tO tHC

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the

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1 r.jetices

im uronriet v of ir-

Hoiife nf ii'-n. ' f nttire, for

1 f;i-rcii wi"h von d-livrred to the two branchrs of le Le,alture on the ISth indam i wVdi we difiovcr not'ii'U more than thf- t' ,e a:i i Inder-ident principles T'bich cn uv de tnc patriotic iejr. 'T!e fu1 e. , which ycj hive taken no-t"c-, of in yo ! lo-ecn trie injurious crn-

irlo., r frun them and the

' r cot:i-i jtKe are. we

wa ited t'r on rxp?rirnce, far f.o ;i being c ;.iner c al. We nave fen fir, an with you rerf : th? in" T -isv.y or o ir rn'Iifa fyttem and by evrf y cn ;Aititm - I eertin in our pow. r, v'l - 1 !-avor ti ivrrt th" (reat calamity oi i:;irr.'dut.'v f-!!;r 1 furep-ey 9 a-

tribunals. Bdt as laws have nlreadv been fuperintendant of the f.les be ilriclly in-

cnacAed, as well by the general, as the tcr- vifligated, let cv'y liep of cuts during thei' itorial governments fufficiently adequate continuance be traced up, let a mds ol to the puniffiinent of the offence, we cn igbt be thrown wron our proceedings, and but regret that they re not rigorcudy ex- t ycur culomns proclaim to the world the eculed Ifthe txiftin laws cannot be in- ciiminals andthe crimes Nay more, let forced, any other legiflativc acls on the the fame reach the feat of goveinment, that fubj c, would, in our prefent opinions, be the high tribunal to whu h we areaccountufeltfs ai y methods, however, that m?.y Mc for our official conduct, may Atjftitute oe pointed out to remedy the tv'l, and 'be proper ir.quny, and awaid us the punhritic fuch atrccicus c fundeis to trial and ifhment, which our iniquities Audi be found

punilliment, will meet with c ur entire ap- to deiervt. probation. Hut if Doctor M'K-r, decline this folemn The repeated and premeditate d rtirr3L-es invitation, if he avoid naming his.principais committed on cur con inerce by the Oiips of tr prompter, 01 fucUanti iting the rumour Gicat Britain, we confwlered as as of daf- cf which he hr.s fo oMifingly become the tardly meannefs and infolrnc, unwortliy c f J ubhiher, the tooftqi ence is obvious, he a nation which calls herfelf great, ?c ho illi mull rc fiw himfelf to tl.it d.frace which f her attainments in every art ud ftience. fu h a conduct is calculv.ed to produce. But the recent attack and czp'.ire of cue GetUmen Though hdignant a: the

of our frigates even 0n oU' own fliores, the treatment we h ive rceivd, we have not

: nd the fetsute of faor ot!'ti of them, in by any taprefuon cf fcutility or luie ; em tiirect vicdation of national faith, and tuti c bjed is i:ot to w rek cur vengeance upoi rn.d hr;ir, is f ;r:h an iwP mc- ef rowan a man of whom we had a gaod c pinir u, m t ,-Scc and oppreffinn, as calU abud fur the who mult now feci himftU fufikien'.ly hum .... '

.-n,,r- f rr,rn. 1 1 ci . and a iral fbieCT ( I tiV. e arr

1.1 tins t-rritory, we believe t'tere eni fenlible that inten pi rant e ol larguge, p

hif on- frntim-or. that f.f cnofidence in our near tnurr "IiV.e the vviitfiips 01 a

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Vm. MN TOSH, Secretary.

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THK WKSTKltN SUN. mum ITS GVMR LiflEHTT ITS OBJKCT

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general government, a determination to conlcieuce. ttun the -fi ents 01 injund

fjpport our rights at the riiK of uur lives tiocence, fu low we lliall certainly not ftcnp, ani fartunss, and f cheerfully obeying th: wrwifli, and invite invciVg-uan ; if our

HXCEXXES, AUGUS T tQ. The fecond numbtr of u A friend to the

Commifiionrrs, cc." and fv-veral other o-

riginal proOuctions wnich is omitted for

want of room Oill appear un an e:ra. flicet this evening.

ERRATA. In cur paprr of the 1 5th inft. in the p-ere finned A Republican in plate of -dul-ciratf d rexd edulcorated. '

Take Notice. I HAVE put my Notts nd accounts in the hands of Cm. V. Jchntten Esq. f k fettlerne.it and rollecliou Thofe indebted to inr. will pi fe to remember that he is a przetuing lt-mey. Toidss mtU Dubois. ' rincennes. ? 4 U July 24, i&cr.J