Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 23, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 March 1808 — Page 1
THE
WESTERN SUN
EACH CENTURY HAS ITS PECULIAR MODE OF DOING BUSINESS, AND MEN GUIDED MORE BY CUSTOM THAN BY REASON, FOLLOW WITHOUT ENQUIRY, THE MANNERS WHICH ARE PREVALENT IN THEIR OWN TIME.—HUME.
VOL. I.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1808.
NO. 23.
POETICAL ASYLUM HOME: An extempore effusion, on returning hme, after an absence of some weeks.
WHEN bus'ness calls, or friends invite me
When I am fore'd abroad to roim, No objects, that I meet, delight me, Like those which I have left at home. Tho' sure to find luxurious dainties,
And lodge beneath fome fplendid dome ;
Still, Rill my forrowful complaint is, That I am far, alas, from home. Tho w-Icfim'd with unfrigR'd carefTrs, And liking all, nay loving fome,
Much, much I fear my look exprefir?, That, fpite of all, I'm not at home. What tho my friends, the hours to vary, For me fe!et the curious tome ! Of verfc and profe I foon grow weary Hot Pope amufes while from home. What tho' to urge my ftay's exerted The eloquence of Greece and Rome I My fteady purpofe, not diverted, Still rcfolutely leads me home. Te tranquil gates again receive me, Once more your truant wenderrrs come, From future calls kind fate relieve me, And ne'er again I'll quit my home.
ANECDOTES.
It is remiked of ajnoted gambler, lately deed, thit in h',3 sl.i.tfing probation hrtr, h': rxp-;i-JCfd :mnv rubs ; -' nd l;.:d learnt
the art of dealing Vt liimsclt or pirinrr all the trumps in the pail. yet Mm may ap-p-it a paradox, he ntvn shr'.vt-d an honor. Dcith litiwf vcr in cutting with him for the odd trick turned up a knave.
further, that as prothonotary and clerk, helrican citizens, writhing under the hfh of
has performed his duties well, anu I believe petty tyrants; and their crime, having ue
to the UtisU&ion of the court, and the dared they were American citizens, and
diftril in general. And that I believe he (having fent fume letters on fliore by the pi-
has keen rr moved from office bv the mali- lot, notifvincr the ccllec"W oi this nort ol
cicus, tinjuft, and villanous ufperHons of a j their fate, and praying his interference !
few men, half of whom rrive abkontfed from the territory, and the bailancc I conceive not entitled to credit. (Signed)
WHITE MATLOC2&&1
" -."CiVs Cape Girardeau, July 29th, 1307. Perfoually appeared before n.e, Chriftopher Hays, one of the judges of the court
of Common PI as, for the above dillntt, the above1 figned, and made oath to thr truth of the above certificate, as it lands lUted. Witnefs my hand this date above. (Signed)
CHRISTu. HA Yb.
Two ladies u(l returning from Bith, were telling a entimmi how thry liked the p! tcr, and how it a; red with them ; the fi.il ind bcti ill, atvl found great benefit from the wafts, lut pray what tlid yon go fur said lie to the ft com), mrrr w antno:i;n-l rrplird ff. And pray madam, i j i J he, d:d it ture you
(KO I John Ryrd, oe of the Juftices of the courts of Common Pleas, and quarter felhV ons, in and for th- diPtrict of C-pe Girar-. deau, in the territory of Louiliir.s, do hereby certify that I never have feci) Jo-1 feph M'Fenoii, either in or out of court in a ftate of intoxication, unfit to perfoim his official duties ss prothonotary and Clerk of the courtsof Common Pleas, and Quarter feflions, nor I do not believe that he poflVf-f-s any othr r e A Ir.hits rh t cu!d difqualify him from perfo:riif.g his Oilit ial duties as fuch. Civi m.der my har.d and feal this 19th day of Auufl, 18c7. (Signed) JOHN irRD, L. s. District of Cope Girrnrdcnu, ss. Beit remembered thut c:i the 19th cay of Augufh 1307 pi rfo!ia!iyv came befwve
me the fuhfrrihrr one of the j'iftires of the court of Coir.mon Pic;is, in and for the diftricl nfcrefiid, lohn Byrd. and made oath.
on thi? holy Kvarelill of Almijhty God. and fays the fo. Toing ceriifcateis juil r.nd true, to the belt of his know ledge, and fub ftribed lis name theieto in x.iy pre ftnie. (iivm under my har.d and feal. (Signed) CHKI5Tn. HAYS, l s Vtodirc tcjv.ii si wn r ::Urj.
Mcffige from the Prefident of the United States, communicating documents and
information touching the official conduct
of brigadier pen. James Wi'.kinfon, in
purfuance of a refolution. of the houfe of Reprefentativts of the 13th infr. Re; d (Jt.n. 20) ?nd referred to MefTrs. J Montgomery, Nicholas, Upturn, Ami'.ie, Taylor, George W. Car.jpbell, c J. KSmith.. To the Houfe of, Reprefcntr.tlves of- th Uuittd States. ome days previous to your refolutions of the 15th iiiltant a court cf inquiry had been inllitured, at the rqucft of general Wilkinlon, charged to make an enquiry into his conduit, which the f.rit refolution
uefires,and lud commenced their proceed
ings. To tlie jv.dge advocate of that court the papers and information cnthat fubjedt,
tranlmitted to me by the home ot tcprefentatives, have been delivered, to Le ufed according to the mlcs and powers of that court. 1 h-requeft of a commnnir ation of any information which may have btcn received at any time fince the eftabiifiiment of the pieftnt government, touching combinations with foreign agents, for difmemberment of the union, or the corrupt receipt of money oy any ofiicr of the United States, from the agents oi foreign goverumt nts, can be complied with but in a partial degree. It is well r.pdci llrod, that ia the fitf: or
fecoi.d year o: the prr fidercy of gei. Wafli rten, inionnatiru ws given to him, re lal:")g to certa:i combinations with the a-
gents r f a fcteit-n government, for the d'n'
given to fnmrrcn him to appear asa witnefi before the court of inquiry. A paper 4 on the commerce cf Louifnna,' bearing date of thr 18 of April, 1798, is found in the office of ftate, fuppefed tm have been communicated by Mr. Daniel Clark, of New Orleans, then a fubjec" of p:in,and now of the houfe of reprefentatives of ;he United States, ftating certain commercial tranfadions cf gen. Wilkinfon,
in New Orleans; an exf'Vl from this is now communicated, bt tai fe itconta'r.s fas which may have fcri'.e bearing on the qucftioh reUtiiig to !im. The def?ruciMi of the tar office by fire, in the clofe of 1 SCO, involved all the information it contained at tint date. The pipers already (Merited, therefore conflitute the whole f the information on thefe fubjrcls, dep. iited in the public offices, during the precedihg adminiflraticns, as far as has yet been found ; but it cannot be rffirmed that there may br no other, becaufc the papers of the offices being filed, for the molt part, alphabetic ally y uidefs aided by he fuggeflion cf any particular name which may have given fuch information, nothing fhort of a careful exemii. ation
of the papers in the offices generally, could
authoriie inch an arurmation. About a twelve month alter I came to the adminifhation of the government, Mr Clark gave feme verbal information to myftlf, as well as to the frcretary of Hate, relating to the fame combination for the difmemberment of the wi ion. fie was liltened to freely ; and he then delivered the letter of Gayofo, udiircffid to himfelf, of which a copy is now communicated. After
his letum t.- New Oile;r. he forwairea to the f' crrtary of fltc other papers, with a icquell t !i; t after prrnf.l t! ey Ihould be butiit. 'lhishowcei was not done; ind he wa fo informed by the fecretaiy of flute, ind tiiat they Ihould be held fubje!t to his ordirs. 'J'hcfc p.pcis have not yet been found in the afTice. A letter therefore has )i-e:i iddrcfT"d to the fi rmer chief deikt
uunjhcrment ot the union ; which con l i-
nation. hed v .!; n plce before the eft!). ho msy pn htps givr i.'formation itTpcclidnr.ent of the i refcnt ffldenl government. l''g them. As fr as mr memories enable
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(JO I White Mr! -,rk, of thr d.llria of St. I.ou: an 1 trnV'iy r.t do Iwr.r that 1 Irivr f ir a lot j tun-, tn wit : lo' vi'" fpIC ot t!ire V( US her a a(rj!l IM,.'"t witli y f'ph M'Frin ri, I t pr it'i.iri to; rf th" do'lriC r ( Cip ( ;r i Ar o, a- I h' lived within th'- br)Ut..i ct t,4i,i ditlrict thf )'ftH nrtfif the a'v, trrni that
I-'irj M'rrron 1a aiwiv line fit-
4 (!;if ii thi i)lf, hrlMV-d ntl (mi'note i - , .- ..... . i .
iuT'lr I'h net ri'oo'i-'v. no. i w t,r i
nu n:ca:;5 an !u:iitiij.
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Qjr tI-is vi!l iei'!iri."t a coiunumi-
ctirn vhich ;'pp--ared in thr I; t hl of the
12th init. on the fubi !i of ihc ii ite S.a-
govern
Thij h.toi motion, however, is b licved v -ver to have be. n drpolitrd in ary pul lu office, or lf: in that of the pre fi.irnt's IV-cu-tary ; thefe having hern duly examined : bf to have ben conlidrrrd as peifonillv ronG icntial, vd therefie retained amon In? or iv.rte i)p,TS. A conununit c
us to fay, they related only to the crmbinavions befsic fpoken of, and not at. all to the corrupt receipt of money by my officer of the U'.itrd Autes : renfrq tly they rrfprcted what wrs ronf deed i dead matter, known to the prr ediu admit. iHrations ;.d t ffrrirg nothing new to caii for invcfli-
gatir !ts, which thol. r.taicd the dates of
on from the roven.or of Virginia, to vri fi g:5l,f whirn t. o
drnt Whinton, i found in the office olV' e trarfaions h.d uct thought proper t
he prrfident's fecretaiy, which, ahlmuh not Hrictlv within the t tins of the rcoii.it
of the houfe of i enrG nttivrs, is r om r nt.i-
i tiia. The t mutPur.K v.ion ilnted tku Icatrd, inafmu' h u i: may th'o .v i':rre liht
1 1 1 : i ii
boit with rair-rrier fr,:ii iI;ir.v,jtoti to thi
lace, and prrtvif.."s for the Sutira,
doi'g fide of thtt lti,; ite I
lor
:e t:ur!)r fe !
the nr(v,M ns
rl
UfliVfrii'L'
loni- iidr the trip it:-, to- v. nc tainted with
th- gto-ir.s of per f u. v. ho ;-.;-;:eat d lo br
e inoi'l e r.i i jt iati'.t torture.
on the fobj-ct f thr c or i r fpondr ncr ot t!;;t
lu the ccurf of the ccmmur.icationi uniic to me vn the fi;hj-c"t e.f the cciilpiracy of Anton Burr, 1 fon.etimc: received letter s, lome of them inoi. vinous, fomr tin
I'hi b'-cmt i. d.i'n ilit g to th.c pffengers n b ,ud the boat, that they bccime atixi-
cui to ieive thru lit'iitioti ;ind irorrd on
:hir jrt;r rr, v 1 rn thry vcrc treated in :he inr.lt h-rut-d m. i-.mm, d weir tlueatend wi'h hrin:; fi'nl ir.to, fs thry wsite' "t.!:l it w 4 th- j h -lure - t hi , in )' ii) 's ofierr, to tccror th,-p:o,l", :.. 'Vnr fouri"
i ntn v. hit h t.-,.e In? n;s i.J ; roatn p'ofeefd, i now hti'-nn, 'r.J thr ( aufr ):n;htfrd thmi wd! l.'inwH. Vr :'tr it on tn :;'-(: ; r ihlr i:: frrtiation.
rime, h"twrrM rrf in foreign agents, and Ur' 1 'r- rue or tlir, eprclitng iu!;nucitizens of ti t Uoitrd States. jn"s r,r ti iniinuatioi s agait It geru r:.! WilIn the fu i or iVrond yrnr oft!" adir.ir.i-d:i fn. But one only of them, and that flratien of pr-iidri-t Adams Ardiew hit janncny mm;, fi; ufird any particular f.dU tot:, th.rm r.) rloyed in thr dfignating, ir.'nd that taft, wr-rr e r!'t'(ta which h;.d coTjjuction wrh the ?p mith authorities the-bren already commuiucatcG to a lormcr ad-
bouitdsrif i bt tv( rn the ten ito; ies ol thr miml!rition.
No other information within the purview cf the rrqurft wl tie houfe, is known ro have been received, by any department of the po rn tT-ent, fmm thr r flbhlhmrt of the prrfrnt f. de'-l p. vr rt n "f-t. That whh h his hrm t' ( :?:rnunitatcd to
:i,r l ot's oi frj ;r. ..i u k.y u.rm v s i thr fit t.:r- t Tehi.'nory ever n?dc hrr i) to r. r, th .. g en. Wilkinfcn, riiiiii- r-i "q:t t f mrney ; and the
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Ur. it"d States, ai d of Sjvun, under the treaty with th?t t. . inn , on rr.unicated to the reiutiv-f tl r Urotel St4tr, paper r.d iiiforiuti(-n rripedting th" !u'cjrc ct the prefer t rrruiry, which wen- tin Hteii in thr (.fficr fit f'ate. ('opi"5 of thefe art now tra:.!.: ittrl to thr houfe of rerrrf u-
ttivrs. rL'pt a f.nid- letter, i-r.d a rrfrr'v.c from th- tai.i Andirw Klicrtr, vhtt h Icin; exure'.lv ib fu-d to be kept frcret, ihrrr hrr no, c nr .municat"d ; hrt iti coi -
rntscMi he obtained trom hmftlf in ! :itiei ! n h thu ir f - t matrn drvolves Ctl
i-ijrc leg; ! t n.i ; . ..d ducftiuns -.c Ltcn I i r, Hiall be excrciftd with licrcws ir.mar-
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