Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 15, Vincennes, Knox County, 17 November 1807 — Page 2
the several persons whose claims are confirmed by this act, and had not been actually located prior to the estabishment of the board of commifiioncrs, be, and they are hereby authorifed to enter their locations with the remitter of the land office of Vincennes, or. any part of the tracts fet afide for that purpofr, by virtue of the a, intituled u An aft resetting the claims to lands in the Indiana territory, and (late of Ohio." and in conformity with the provi
sos of that ac"l : Provided, That fuch location lhall be made prior to the firil day of July, one thoufand eight hundred and eight; and the right to any pet Ton who
(hal! neglect to locate pner to that day Hi all become void, and for ever be barred.
Sec. 5. And be it further ena ted, That
every perfon, or the legal reprefentalive of
every perlon whofe claim to a tract ol land is confirmed by this aft, and who had not previoufly obtained a patent for the fame,
irom the governor either ot the territory
North Well of the Ohio, or ot the Indiana
territory, (hall whenever his claim (hall have
been locpted and furveyed, be entitled to
receive from the regifter of the land office,
at Vincennes, a certificate dating, that the claimant is entitled to receive a patent for fuch traft of land by virtne of this aft ; for
which certificate the regifter (hall receive
one dollar ; and which certificate (hall enti
tie the party to a patent for the faid traft, which (hall iflue in like manner as is pro
vided by law for the other lands of the U-
mted States.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
the regifter and rvceiver of public monies
m the diftrict of Kaflcalkias, be allowed till thr firrt day of December next, to complete
the inveftigation of claims to land in the faid diftrift. And each of the faid officers, and
the clerk of the board, (hall be allowed an additional compenfation of five hundred ftallars :h full for his fcrvices in relation to fuch elaims. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted. That the publicfales of the public lands in the di'h ift of Vincennes, may be continued fix weeks, if the term of three weeks now prefc riied by law, fhall not he found fufficient to ofF-r a!! the lands within the faid diftrict; for Tale. See. 8. And be it further enacted, That
perfons entitled to aright of pre-emption to
lands in the Mimlhppi territory, (hall be
allowed till the firil d iy of J;v.iry next, to
make the fir (I payment ct the purchafe mo
ney of fuch lands. NATHl. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives S, SM ITH,
President of the Senate, pro tempore.
March 3, iS07. APPROVED, TH: JEEFERSON. AN ACT making provifion for the difpo
fal of the public hods, fmiated between the United States militiry tract and the
Connecticut referve, and for other pur pofrs.
BE it enact. ?d by the Smote and House
cf RtprestntatKes of the Untied States oj
A.nericj, in Co iress assembled, That tor
the difpofal ol the lands of the United State:;, (itu.ued between the United States
military tr.ic nod the Connecticut referve.
a IanJ offi'.e (lull b eftablilhed, whicl
Hull hrl.ejtat lu.h place as the Prelidcht of thr United Stites nny direct: and that
for the (iiipofq of the lands of the United States, lv"nur on the Ohio river, between
r:e pio-
the Cine inrv.i and Vic'ii:!-! dillr fta, a
land office (lull i.r -n-nlillnd at Jeffrrfonville : and foi e?.ci of the fici offices a regiftr.rand receiver of public monies (lull be appointed, who finil jrive IVcuiity i.i tlu fame minner, in thr fame fum, and whole conipsnf itioii, emul amcnti, 4u:i-s and authority, !hll m cvei v p-fp-ci, : r tlie lame, in relation to the lands whiJi ih !! hedilpo-
fed of at their thces, as are o: may
vidcdbyla-, in relatiun to t'.ie
receivers of public monirs in the lvcral office; elhblifhcd fur the difpof d ot thehmds f the United States, north of the rivrr Ohio, and above the niounth cf Kcntuik nv'i r. S"t. 2. And be it further enafted, That all the lands of the United States, in thr
'1;. (lull, with the exception of
tt ,n nn.irr fixtren, and with thr ;i. a al!'i 't " th.rtcen factions, incl.d-i't-.rr H'.fiof the Delaware tnb-
"r improvements, whit h :.. Hi . I! be drn.'n itrd bv
v oftl.r rr...;!rv. ,;U. '). M be th" ulV (! f r tfii.r .mi.
their dcicr:iJa:;t.; io I-.;- a they etiuimir
Hid !.'t
t; I- !
of l rv.i .i:.-,, fll'.V t '.ii rt -r- , I
thr f-iT" irH-rvnl f
to refiJe thereon, and cultivate the fame, he offered for fale to the highelt bidder, under the direftion of the regillcr of the land office, and of the receiver of public monies, at the places, rtfneftively, where the land offices are kept, and on fuch day or days a fhall, by proclamation of the Prefident of the United States, be defoliated for that purpofe : the fale s lhall remain apen at each place for fix weeks, and no longer : the lands (hall not be fold for iefs than two dollars an acre, & finll in every other refpeft, be fold in trafts os the fame fize, and on the Tame terms and conditions, as have
been, or may be by law provided for lands fold north of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of the Kentucky river. All the lands of the United States, in the faid diftrifts, with the exceptions above mentioned, remaining unfoM at the clofe of the public fales, may be difpo fed of at private fale, by the regifter of the refpeftive land offices, in
the fame manner, under the lame regula
tions, for the fame price, and on the iamt
terms and conditions, as are or may oe pro
vided by law, for the fale of the lands of the
United States north of the river Ohio, and
above the mouth of the Kentucky river
And patents (hall be obtained for all lands
fold in faid diftrifts, in the lame manner
and on the fame terms as are provided by
law for other public lands fold in the date
of Ohio, and the Indiana territory
See-3. And be it further enafted, That
the feveral fuperintendants of public fales
directed by this aft, lhall receive fix dollars
a di.y for each day's attendance, on the faid
(ales.
Sec. 4. And be it further enafted, That
the Prefideut of the United Spates, in th
recefsof Congreis, (hall have full power to
appoint and commimon the regiflcrs an
receivers of public monies of the land offic
eftablidied by this aft, and their commif-
rons (hall continue in force until the end of
the feffion of Congrefs next enfuing fuch
appointment
Sec. 5. And beit further enafted, That
the feveral lead mines iu the Indiana terrilo-
y, together with as many feftions contigu
ous to each, as (hall be deemed neceffary by
he Prehdent ot the United States, (hull ht
referved for the future difpofal of the Unit-
rd States ; and any grant which lhall here
alter be made for a traft of land containing a
lead mine, which had been difcovered pre
vious ao the purchafe of fuch traft from the
United States, (hall be ronfidered fraudu
lent and null : and the Prefident f th United States Mi all be, and is hereby autho
rifed to leafe any lead mine, which has been
or may hereafter be dikovercd in the In
diana territory, fer a term not exceeding
lour years
Sec, 6, And be it further enafted, That G -orge, A Ih fli-all have the right of pre:
emptien to fix hundred and forty acres of
land including his improvement on the ri
ver Ohio, below the former Indian bouu.
dary !ine, the boundaries of the traft (hall
bf fignated by the regifter of the land of
fice, and the faid land (hall be granted to
him at the feme price, and on payment be
i . .. fi. Utter it other fubjefts, his general delegated pow. ky tO pi OCUre paper UlC K5 c,s give him liberty to aft as he think,
was IUlU,AYi.siuivcu iu. i jri' ht 2nd. AYIu it may, a journey man was left, who t, c iimnfcliatc with a little direction would nave. ffi of . . bl
iat concern or connection
menial and fubordinate
A-rc rvf ithfr hrynrh ot the l.efriflarnr
V IllVW " " O -v. .v ptlblillicd tbe paper as UlUUl, naUwilh thc public pood and welfare of tht
he been permitted by the alhltant ccmrnunily ? Can the
P
liditor Mr. Smoot.
F rom what lburce the caufc pro-
community ? Can the cleik and donr-kct per or fareiint at anus pafs an aft ? No !
What fit ft then has their morals or pcli-
ing maut in et lame manner as tor other
public land fold at private fale, the refpec-
tive inftalments of the purchafe money fhall become due at the fame time with the payments of the firft public lands fold in that
diftrict.
NATHl. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives, S.SMITH, rresitUnt of the Senate Pro tarptre, March 3, 1807. AI'i'KOVl D.
TH : JEFFERSON.
ceeded of the Welttrn Still's not tics upon legiflation ? none that u ecani.e
appeal ing, we cannot undertake to' but merely becaufe a man who went down iay, vvitluuit anticipating the iiiten-. the Oho with fon.e of tturr's boats w tions ot men whole aflions never chofcn clerk ct the Houie ol lUpu h nta. were charufclei Ulick of goodnefs tiyes, we muft coiiff quei.tly be Bumtes and m (the conft quent concluiion is) ull our aft 4 Triflram' cannot be adihitied,?"'' i",d P-,i,,ted uittb am,'it'",n "',"1 in our publication. Thc Weitern gentwl -goTrrnmcnt ! . . 1 i t I r- r of this we leave the worlo to judge, :ts we bun, is now under the direction olanl not our works un(Icr abhalf )u(li. a new firm, who are determined to! . A. . . r,., i ,hr , f
publiih an impartial paper, but itjircn.. n might, we conceive, with tcual pcrfonal abide has found animpro-lnroDrietv be laid. 4 vou have tlone wrortr
per chaneel, to grate the public ear, gentlemen, you (hould not have pcrchafed
1111 UUjll lilt 1IIVVI1UMI l JV. I , O III lltHC UUiUll KI'U tJllllklJ, UUV 1117111 we deem it not tOO late to i inform! Wallace' net from. M'Greggor, altho' he the.public, that OUr Columns in fu-jmay fell cheap, (for his stationety was mature lhall not be difgraced W ith one nufaclured in England) but from Johnfon ! ientcuce of billingfgate or perfon-1 And 3rd,y- wl' wc,c tl c candidates for the alltv nniefswhen territorial infer Jofiicc of clerk to the Houfe of Reprefcnta-
clt mav demand an enquiry into thevcs J. Jennings, r.nnclnVl nf territoral offir.i rs. i9eo! Wallace J;. Esq. John Johnfon r
In confvqueuce of the diflbluti-
on of the partnei lliip of Stout and
Dftvis Floyd-the two firft of whom decli
ned in favor of Floyd, the competition then lay alone between Jonfon Sc Floyd, and ftr which would you have voted ? ! not fcr
oiiiuui, cvci y .peiiu.i iiiucuieu lu johnfon we have formerly heard you fay, . the firm Will avail ihemielves of land now you fty not for Floyd I for whom this notice, and not pay to Smoot, ! then (hould we have voted ? Why for ?-
any demand of the partnerlhip af-'j
ter this date, but to Stout alone.
FOR THE WESTERN SUN.
TO THE CITIZENS OF KNOX.
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TIIK WKSTKRN SUN. I'lXCEXXES, X0VEM11KR, 17. f reciuent excufes at length loofi
what nuiit thrv iulllv claim. Om
cudcrs, and more particularly our )'itroiis are called upon to hear thc ruth, before thrv determine am
ihim; prejudicial to our publicati
on under the firm of Stout and Smoot, the VY!U rn Sun, was te-
;uiar!y publillu '- until lately, when
From a hue and cry whioh we under
hand has recently been made againft us, as
your reprelcnt'dtives to the General Affern-
bly lor our vote in the choice of a Clerk to
he Houfe of Representatives, we are iu
dnced to nuke a few kreneral remarks.
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which we hope will be fumcient to flop the
mouth, of malevolence, and fufficient to convince every candid and honeft heart,
not warped by party motives, or actuated by difappointed views of ambition, that we luve ated as becoming our ftations, and
s any independent honeft man would have
;led in limilar circumftances.
What is the cry That we have voted
for a man who was charged with being
concerned in col. Burr's fcheme.
To judge fairly and decide justly, you
(hould as unprejudiced judges, (and unlefs
you are fuch we care not to appear before
you) have the cause completely before you.
J-xamine then lit. whether mirr was
guilty of treafon in deed If fact ? as to our parts we protcfl to know nothing more than
what we lee in the public print ot thc day,
but we've always ui;de.tftoodv that he declared not only to his followers, but to the
world, that hi3 fcheme was no ways inimical to the iutcreHs of the United States,
only to break the chains, and loofe the yoke of a part of our human fellow fptcies wh
ver have been, now are, and ever will
(from appearances) be kept in the mcft ab-
ct political and regions bondage.-2Mri.
What was llurr's iollowcrs guilty of ?
Why of following Burr ! and you mav fay
they had weaknefs and credulity en uh to
e deceived by Hurr Ihould thc hell
nounds of infuriated rage be let loofe upon .hem, and they himtrd out of facie ty ai:d ' noted .it becaufe they have been deceived ? rather ou;;h? we not in the benign lanpunge of the fciipture to f.y, as the Father faid to the prodigal fon, 1 theie is more a. .a a I TM ii ax A. a, I i
i y i; lizazu di in r n'pcniancc oi one
stnncr
body I becaufe in voting for any body else, we hould not have pleaird you. A report of facts and decuments we are credibly informed, will be fhortlv mude, from which every randid man poficfTed of a fingle fp .rl; of Ijoncfty, mufl fay that Mr. Floyd has been innocently and undefcrvingiy brought into a premunire, and by no means merits the crnfurc which over fend calumny has attached to his conduct and then citizens of Lno's, v.-lia: will you fayto our choice ? 1 I ! Gail. IV. Johnstons .Luke Decker. O&ober 9th, 1807:
The Miniftcr and Sec'y of State. H. B. MA RET. c I hereby ratify thc whole contents of of the armillire concluded between the marfha! prince of Neufchattl, and heut. gen, prince LabanofTVon Roflow. Teurogen, i'l 23d June. 1807. ALEXANDER c In ieflimony of his approbation. (Under fighed)
The Major Gen. Marfhal.
ALEXANDER BERTHS EH t!
Prince of HeufchateL change fliall take place by rank for rank, c man for man. Art. 7. The exchange of the ratifications
of the prefent annittic e, fliall take ph ce
witnin 4 ncurs, or lconer, ir polhble, at at the head quarters of the Ruffian army Done atTullit, this 2 1R of June 1807. (Signed) The prince of Neufchatrl MfrfliaJ, ALEXANDER BERTHIER. Prince LABANOFF VON ROSTRQW.
Appiovedof Tulfit, 22d June, 18o7.
(bigned) NAPOLEON.
(Undeifigned) By the EMPEROR.
Art. 5. His majefty the emperor of the French, and his ma jelly the emperor of Ruf-
iia, fhall name plenipoteiitiarses within thc
Ihortelt time polhble. who re to be provi
ded with the necrlTary powers for regoci-
ting, concluding and finpin? a definite
pr;.ce between Ihcfc two great and power-
lui nations.
To all persons concerned.
inner than at the accrffian of ni:;erv U nine) ?l 1 hrrrby g.vcn that I flia!! ainti.' What dcrs the principal oV nor.j , n, kC to the next crurt tv f-y ? 4 That it is never too iatc to d..!!'1 (",n,n,'n s .f theicunty cf CUik,
ood.' bufier us here to afk your own honrlly. have you, ft Slow citizen-, f.rver eirrd ? Itycuhave not you aic femethinj.; -ncrc thaa mortal ! 1 And row to thc firit print, of the duty of a Repre tentative vc coticeive, with due si.brusucn, that upon his election he is clothrd, i: were, villi a carte bUni.hr, completriy pofTefTed ufthe lame powers, natural, lr;pl and p. iiticl which vaay or ran be dimed bv the nnfs of the pecpL-, and t!ut whenever hr
iytnu iy im.riicxro, i.C W' UU1 pi;
in toe li'U.-i. i rtiioi v. i.i fi. h!r? ,n tl
ircond M i d in October next, to rroint
UltfC l('!)llil
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or thr nurnofc i di
viding a tiact of S-iid in the Illinois Grant, coi;t. ii,ii 500 acrrs, known l y No. 67, hel.i by the heir of J at oh Reader, dec. one third p.,rt of faid tradtcfland 1 am entitled
. -iniuicr oi iiemy i;. Ucai'ar,
ot thin;, of laid Jacob Rraar. Abraham Upphr
one
fuch initruCti'x vshrn tutnine fiom ini.PllC pit I n i 11 1 news ()i the (lea til n PtllLl
me 1'jrmiT ni::Cc utcurto Keattic"-!;jr ty cf his ccr.ai:ur;.;i, bt:t :ha: u:-2n siphon. tTlioinas 7. Davis.
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