Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 December 1807 — Page 1

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VOL. I.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1807.

No. 17.

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POETICAL ASYLUM.

From Campbell's Pleasure of Hope, WHO that would afsk a heart to dulness wed, The wavelets calm, the slumbers of the dead ; No : the wild bliss of nature needs allay, And fear and sorrow fan the fire of joy !

fears,

Without the home that plighted love endears,

Without the smiles from partial beauty won, O! what were men ?—A world without a Sun ! Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour, There dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bow'r, In vain the viewless seraph lingering there, At starry midnight, charm'd the silent air ; In vain the wild bird carol'd on the steep. To hail the Sun, flow wheeling from the deep ; In vain to sooth, the solitary shade, Aerial notes in mingled measure play'd ; The summer wind, that shook the spangled tree, The whispering wave, the murmur of the bee— Still flowly pass'd the melancholy day, And still the stranger wilt not where to stay;

The worldwas sad !—the garden was a wild! And man, the hermit, figh'd till woman smil'd' True ! the sad power to generous heart may bring

Delirious anguish on his fiery wing!

Barr'd from delightby Fate's untimely hand;

By wealthless lot, or pitiless command ; Or doom'd to on beauties that adorn

The smile of triumph, or the frown scorn.

While memory watches o'er the sad review Of joys that faded like the morning dew! Peace may depart—and life & nature seem

A barren path—a wilderness, and a dream.

FOR THE WESTERN SUN. Messrs Stout & Jennings, I WOULD with through the medium of your paper to inform the members of the Wabash Baptist Church, together with others of the fame denomination, residing on Bufroe, on the south side of White river, and on the well side of the Wabash, through the politeness

of Gcnl. W. Johnston, esqr. I have obtained

a copy of an act incorporating the Wabash Baptist Church, passed at the last ses-

sion of the legislature, begun and held at

the Borough ot Vincennes, in the year of

our Lord eighteen hundred and seven.

For the information and satisfaction of

the members I have requested Messrs. Stout

and Jennings, Editors of the Western Sun,

to publifh the above mentioned act of incorporation, in their useful paper, presu

mingi t will more effectually facilitate, and

extend its circulation amongst the respec-

tive members attached to the Baptist body,

and who redide within the limits of Knox,

or Indiana.

I fhall not undertake, as I think it unuecefiary, to point outth4e utility or advan

tage that may accrue to the Baptifts as a body from this charter of incorporation, as

the aft Completely explains ltfelf. Newton E. Westall) c. w. b. c.

An aft to incorporate the Wabafh Kaptift Church. Whereas it has been reprefented to the

General AiTembly, that fundry citizens of

Palmyra townflup, in the county of Knox, and its neighborhood, have afTociated themfclves together tor the purpofe of building a church, and thereby propagating the gofpel of our bleliVd favior Jefus Chrift, and in order to cftablifn the faid inftitution up

on a more permanent foundation, a charter

of incorporation has been prayed for. Be it therefore enafted by the Legiflative Council and Houfe of Reprefentatives and it is hereby enafted by the authority of the fame, That for the better ordering, ruling and governing the faid inftitution, and the members thereof, there fhall be three truftees appointed, who fhall continue in cilice for the term of three years, next fuccerding, and that Kohert Elliot, John Alton and William Bruce, be, and they are hereby appointed the firft truftees of the faid inftitution, who fliull hold their offices for and during three years, from the paf-

rn hereof, the faid truftees and their fuc-

ceflbrs in ofiice, fhall be a body corporate, in deed, fa ft and name, by virtue and ftyle

of the a Truftees "of the Wabalh Baptift

Church," and by the fame name fhall have

perpetual fuccrfilon, and they and their fuc

cellors at all tin.es ncreatter, uy the name

of the 'Truftees of the Wabafh Baptift

at"ui!h

drl,

on his fif rv wing ! y by Fate's untimely

from the; firft day of Oftober, now enfuing. And be it further enafted, That the faid

Truftees or a majority of them, fhall have

power from time to time, and at all - times

hereafter, to meet and make fuch bye laws and regulations in writing, not inconfiftent with the laws of the United States or of

this Territory, as may be neceffary for the

government of the faid inftitution, which

bye laws fhall be in force until the next tnenial meeting, and afterwards, unlefs difagreed to by fuch meeting by a majority of the members of the fiid church, for wnich purpofe all the bye laws made by fuch Truf.

tees, fhall be 1. id before the fucceeding

meeting for their approbation or rejection

This aft Hull take efftft and be in force

from and after the polling thereof. Cahokia, November 21ft, 1807. Mr. Stout,

SUFFER me through your

vv eftern Sun, to announce to the public

the 'eath of the honorable Thomas T. Davis, firft Judge of the Territory he departed this life (as 1 am informed) at his dwel-;

ling in Jefferfonville, on Sunday morning the 15th inft. of a gout in the ftornach. At home he was kind, and abroad be was communicative peace to his fpirit I ! he has left a large family to deplore his lofs, if not the Territory, to regret his exit ! ! The vacancy in our judiciary occafioned by this gentleman's death, will no doubt, as it really ought, to occupy a few moments of the time of the Prefident of the United States, in his fcleftions for nominations to the Senate, to fupply this vacancy It ftiould be remembered that the deceafed Judge Davis was refident in Kentucky when he received his appointment ; that fome time elapfed before he came to refide in the Territory, that he frequently neglefted to attend the ftated feffions of the General Court, of which the citizens iuftly murmur

ed. Having touched upon this fubjeft, fuf-

fcr me to obferve in addition, the eflentiality and propriety of the appointment bein;r made to fome gentleman refident in the

Territory, if not immediately at the feat of

its government, and one who has an attachment to it, from his property and ftanding, were I (although I am an obfeure individual, yet lam a citizen) called upon to

name any fuch, I would mention Genu W.

Johnfton, or Benjamin Parke, both of whom

are prictilinfr attornies of n Imall emi

nence, and the former of which, has (if 1

am rightly informed) been a refidenter of Vincennts, and in a fucccfsful practice near

ly twelve years. I have tht pleafure to be A SUBSCRIBER. Messrs Editors,

SEEING fome pains

have been taken by a discontented Bache

come an author, I am certain it C3 not philanthropy, on the fubjeft of celibacy. Mr. Bachelor has ' confultcd Chefterfield and other authors," and as well for the be nefit of c your readers, who have to wail the cruelty of a falfe fair one" he has confulted his own authorfhip, which is fimilar to Chefterfield only in being fantaftick ill the extreme.

If he is chagrined at his ill fate, his pitu

ful tale, had much better been told to the

heedlefs Wabafh, if he has become the fport of female dcrifion, itmuft be his own fault, & his fpleen let loofe, like the wreath ings of an expiring ferpent, will be obferv ed, but with pleafure. It is a very vain attempt indeed which Mr. Bachelor has made, and fraught with ingratitude in the higheft to afperfe the fex which gave him birth, and watched over hit tender years If ever his heart pofTcfTed, it furely never foftered thofe finer feelings, the fpring of every focial good, the grand ligaments which bind with ties indiffoluhle, the fabrick ef

human felicity. I take my leave of Mr. Bachelor, without favouring him with a

fong, after remarking that he will do well to draw his determinations, without touching, however (lightly upon the fair fex

AMICUS.

NOTICE HAVE determined to keep no more accounts in the Paft-Office, after the

- - - i. expiration of the prrfent quarter thofo . h

gentlemen who now have accounts in theVx

ofhee are defired to call and fettle them be

fore the firt of January next. I have a number of NEW BOOKS for fale GENl. W. JOHNSTON. Vincennes, Nov. 28, 1807. 3t.

THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD.

Chuich" fhall be perfoiu able and capablejlor, either young or old, to difrobe the fe

in law to fue and be fued, implead and be

nipleaded, anfwer, and being anfwered untr r t r

to. in any court oi luuice wnatiocver, as

alfo to purchafe, or leceive in gifts, for and in the name, and to and for the uTe of the faid inftitution, ?ny risl tftates for the purpofe of errfting the faid church, provided he fame Ok all not at any time exceed four .lundred ac ret of land. Br it further en?fted, That the office of :he faid Truftees, fhall be fupplied by elecion, to be holdrn at the laid Church, by :he members of the faid inftitution, tricnally, ou the firft day of Oclubcr, counting

male charafter, as a fiiend to virtue andun

offeiidincr innocence, 1 cannot forbear giv

inr a hint to your correfpondent, the more

than a monacromiftt It is probable that

Mr. Bachelor, has met witn uuappomt.

meuts in love's campaign, or is it more pro

bable that he has never had fo good for

tune with the fair fex, at is ntceffary to

meet fuch difappointments.

It may be, that he is a fortune hunter,

and a lady's man, or perhaps naturally pee-

villi, or has become fo by age, and conceives

himfelf llighted.

Whatever actuated Mr. Bachelor, to be-

nade, to ne of hit Aj out twen ke, about

ANA WAY from the fubferiber Wri

ing near the mouth of Dick's riverf

three negroes, two fellows, one of which is about thirty vears of acre, about five feet e-

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even inches high, ftout and well made, to-

erable black, has a fear on one

checks, ties his hair ; the other about twen

ty two years of aae, of a Aim make.

the fame height, took off with him fundry

clothing, viz. a new fhirt and pantaloons ot

hemp tow linen, a fhort blue lincey coat, a

brown broadcloth ditto, with oval buttons,

he is of a yellowifh complexion. I he woman is abont twenty two years of age, oi

a yellowifh complexion, well made, tncy

took with them two marcs, one a roan, ana

the other a black, with a large white in her face, and fome white feet. Whoever fecures the above negroes fo that I get them again, fhall have the above reward, and alt aeafonable charges if taken wiihin tke (late ; or ninety dollars, if ut i f the ftate, or an equal proportion for either of them, paid JOHN TAYLOR. Oft. 12tb, 18o7. Sftp 3

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