Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 28, Vincennes, Knox County, 18 May 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, MAY 18, 1808.
NO. 28.
(BY AUTHORITY.)
AN ACT Extending the right of suff age in the Mississippi territory ; and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
tf Representatives of the Untied States of ' corps, including provifions for thofe on
For medicines, inftruments and lioTptal
stores, five thoufand dollars :
For repairs of veffels, one hundred and
ninety-vive thoufand dollars :
For freights, store rent, commiflions to
agents and other contingent expences, fe-
venty.five thoufand dollars :
For pay aud fubdftance of the marine
America, in congress ajfembedy That every
Tree white male perfon in the MiGillippi territory, a bove ther age of twenty-one years, having been a citizen of the United States, and refident in the faid territory, one year next preceding an election of rebrefentatives, and who has a legal or equi
table title to a trattof land, by virtue of
any act of Congrefs, or who may become the purchafer cf any traft zi land YTBn the United States, of the quantity of fifty a cres. or who may hold in his own right a -town
lot of the value of one hundred dollars,
within the faid territory, (lull be entitled to
vote for reprefentatives to the general aifembly of faid territory Sec. 3. And be it farther enacted
That the general afTemhly of the territory
aforcftid, (hall have power to apportion the
reprefentatives of the feveral counties there
in, or which may hereafter be cftablifted
therein, according to the number of free
white male inhabitants above the age of
twenty-one years, in fuch counties . Pro vided) That there be not more than twelve nor lefs than ten ofthe whole number o
reprefentatives, any aft oi as to the con
trary not withfurtding, until there dial
be fix thoufand free mile white inhabitants
of full rige in fiH territory; after which time the number of reprefentatives fh?.ll be
regulated agreeably to the oidinance fo
the government thereof. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted Tha
the citizens of the faid territory, entitled to
Tote for reprcfentativrs to the general af
fembly thereof, (hall, at the time of elec
ing their reprefentativei to the faiJ general afTemhly, alfo cleft one delegate irom the faid territory to the Congrefs of the United States, who Dial! poffefs the ft me powers lieretofore granted to the oVle;ratrs from the fevral territories of the United States, any thing in the ordinance for the govern ment of fai ! territory to the contrary notwithstanding. 7. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the Home of liebresentativct GKO : CLNTON; Vice-President of the U.iitcd States, and President cf the Senate, January 9. 1808. Atrovkd, TH: JEFFERSON.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the secretary of the treasury be, and is hereby authorifed and directed to pay to Samuel Whiting four hundred and forty dol. lars, in satisfaction of the said Samuel Whiting's claim for service rendered and expences incured, pursuent to the dirctions
JVM t I fliore, and forage for the ftaiF, one hundred of the poll mafter general, in the apprehen-
and fixty thoufand, one hundred ant thirty ding and profecuting one Henry Deming,
one dollars and ninety cents : line a deputy pofi-mafter at Hiufdale, in
For clothing for the fame, twenty. nine M-ifiachusets, who was indifted in the cir-
thoufand, nine hundred and tlnrty-threelcuit court of the United States at BoRon,
dollars and eighty cents ; (for embezzling certain letters which came
For military ftores for the same, nine to his poiieflion, containing bank notes be houfand, fix hundred and fifty-four dollars: longing to the faid Samuel Whiting. For medicine, medical fervices, hofpital J. B. VARKUM,
ftores and all other expences on account of I Speaker $f the House of Representatives.
GEO : CLINTON,
Vice Ptefiderd of the United States, and
President of the Senate, February 25, 1808. Approved, TH : JEFFERSON.
the fick belong to the marine corps, two
houfand dollars : For quarter-matter's and barrack-maf
ter's ftores, ofilcers travelling expences,
armouret's and carpenters bills, futl, premi
ums( for enlifting, muHcal inftruments'
bounty to niulic, and other contingent ex
pences, fourteen thoufand. and thirty-five j T t utj - jj-,
' ' sil. a ijaKing aacionai compensation
r. . A - , . I io me mnruiais oi me JLlltriCtS 01 lNortl
ror inc expence oi navy-yaras comprii , Carolin
fuper.ntend.nt, ftore-fctcprrs, tlckj Bf Rtprtscntativcf the United States of
""v ... . . from and after the hit day of March next. Sec. 2. And be it farther enacted, inatl,. ... . .. ',, . .
i , p t r ' r m mutually n uic iii-
u.c cr. urns nr ran ip.c nppru-,,, fl)r le dm,ia of N ffj CoVtaa th(
pnaicu, man ae nam out oi any monies r f rr .,,. ,,,. . , ...
mtne ire.iurynotoiherwi,rappropriea.flw, for lhe diflril of New.jerf t,,e i r ,V r n , . (um of two hundred dollars, in addition to
"J ,uc JJ0"L. 'J 1""'" the fres and emolument, lieretofare allnw
- V ; r .0iV- r'c ,,JN , cd them by lw. tec President of the United States, and 'x trAT)VT,.r n ..j .... . r J. H. VARINUM,
iy "cr jj "U jct I'J JXl'jJT rtCTIlUllVCS GEO :.CLINTON.
Vice President of the United States, and
Pi esidtnt of the Senate, Frbnnry 25, 1808. Approvudv, TH : JEFFERSON.
king pppropr'ntinns for - J support nf the niw cf the United Sv.
FOR THE WESTERN SUX.
February 10, lG08 Appkove u, TH : JEFFERSON. siN ACT To revive and continue certain caufes and proceedings in the diflricl court of the diflricl of Columbia.
Yy E it enacted by the Senate and House
9 J of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That all caufes, fuits, actions, writs, pro-
c t-f s . and proceedings, which were pendi ng I Dialogue between an Anther and the Devil,
in th unln court of the dulrict of Lolluni
hia, at tV time anp'iintrd by law for hold! Anther, Harken my .ord, I Iiave in
ing a CffTton thereof, on the firfl TuefJay deavourtd to p-rmote thy Kingdom vaflly
ol Octolier laft pill, or which were return- (nice I was eUcled Repri-initative
able to the feflion of the faid court whii h Devil. My truHy fcrvant I educated
(Mi'it to hve bren hoi Jen on the firllyou for my fervire, and fir, mind you
Tuldv of Octohrr, ihall le, and the fame dont brtray my truH
re hereby revived, reinfhted ?tid contin-l 1,7irr.Wy li"ge I will tell you how duti-
U"d over to the next Itatrd lemon oi trie tul 1 hac been, to leave out oi the (juel-
fiid couit, to be holden on the firfl Tuef- tion the renoun I inherit from the briliaucy day of April nxt, in the fure manner and of my f.nceOcrs attions which is recorded in
the condit'on. atul the fame fu th?r proceedings your m ijt llv's book ot lite, ?nl which you
i ! . ii n .
pport nt the n ivv cl tije United oUtrs, inn ne liriu tliereiii, as it a it iiton ot thejknow, it wouiu oe auitcntation, in mc 10
dnritn' the year one thoufand eit-ht hun-jfd crt had Iitii, on the fid firfl 'J'urf brag abut.
creb and ei;r.t. Iujv l ()fto!er, lnhien accordinn- to hw, Devil, vvtll but come to the point
r.E it evacttd by the Senate a:d Hmss: .and a? if x reiMilr cot.Viui ince of all the and not be flying olfthe center, in teHin
f Reprc r,tit :ti?i of the Untied Statrs c.said c a ufr?, fuits, actions, writs, prnrefsJine about the condticl of your relation.
America, in Ccvrre-t ic.) ', Tint f.xt Kind nrorerdinirs ban been nt:lv entertd no- uluchall the woild is acnu uiif d with
v , iiiib - 1 - J I I J 1 f. Iefravin:r the eneiires nf tl- nvi- tfilo!i the records of faid cotirf tell me what vcii have done vourfclf.
J. is. AlliNUM, iutlier. As 1 wa? going on to uate.
Speaker the In usr cf Rcfrrsentat;vcs.vaieA for the archtrator to be clrtk ; I de GKO: Cl.IN'ION, ceived the citizens ofKnnX county by tel
Vice President cf the Unittd States and ling them that I would hive the fee bill re President of the Seriate, ducd, when yen know tnv Loid that it i
Febrmry 10, 1CU8. Arwov f.ij, Til : JEFFEIUON.
Unittd Stites, t!n the year o'e thoufand eiht hundred and eight, tlie Allowing fums be, and thr fune hereby nre, refpecively appropriated ; tint h to f.-y : For the pay and fubfiftance of the ofH -ceri, nr.d pay of the feamen. tliree hundred and fix'y-eight thcufand and forty eitht dollars : For pr.-vifins, or.e hundred ard fix'y.
two thoufand feven hmd:cd and fixy.fivc
dcllaros and ten cents :
..V ACT For the relief of Samuel Whi-
tin
railen percent, as may oc easny leen
?y ar.y fp head who will compar- the r l? feebill, with the new ; I wuntrd to raiff the attornirs frj, fiity percent, but the tin ?)id fellows who were i:i th.e Ngiihtuit
with inc, vottd agaii.A me. aud it was lolt ;
but my intention is placet! upon record
or tnis line oi conouct i was ocniurea by bme filly difcontented fellows : and I. tur
ned into traducing aud flandering their pri
vate characters in the newspapers, and when I could find nothing to fay about
them, I attacked their fathers, and their
friends and when this failed I commenced
beckbiting them, and telling little malici
ous fans
Devil, Your attempt to funnort mv
Kingdom difcovers a weak head, and a treacherous heart besides your pitiful conduct renders you too contemptible in the eys of
my enemiesjor you to be ufeful to me,but
(till I think your heart is devoted to my
caufe if you had perfcverence
Anther A s to per feverance, never fear
my failing in thatj 1 am of the blood hound
breed ; never leave the tracl, and my beft
friends one time or other (hall feci my fa-
tannic indignation.
DcviL but that pumpton head of yours
cannot concieve plans fuitable for your
heart to carry into execution, and yourun-
derrtrappers have puffed you off for a faint
in folio, and you ought to know it is ne-
cefTary to avoid fome vices, in order to prattife others with more fuccefs.
Auther, I want fome time to give vent
to my wrath, hy newfpaper ribaldry, by con-
refling the charges (tated. againd me, but avoid their truth, by infediomly blackening the private charector of thofe who flate them. I hate reftraint in any vice, but if your highqefs forbids, I will try to hold in
tor the prefent. Devil What is this I have heard of you ; did you notgive'a paper in the nature of a bill of fibs to the court of common pleas of Knox county fome time Fince f is not that psper placed upon record in faid court and likewife regiftered in Hevcns chanceiy ? This will not do,you ought r.ot to difcover or acknowledge ycur faults to any court, or to any perfon but me Kow did you att when one of my trnfly fervants by the namd of Moor Park, came to Vincennes lafl winter ? Did not you and J. Jennings and R. Anderfon decoy Daniel Sullivan into the rocm of faid Park with an intention to murder Sulivan, cr injure his reputation ? did you notlo-dthc piflols for faid Prtik ? Did you load them both alike ? id not you and your confederate peep
through the kty hole in the adjoining room wIitc you lay IVcietcd ? Did you not exp"C"l Park would murder Sullivan or that
Sullivan would make fime ignominious
acknowledgements which v. as intended to
)e mwdr life of by you and your compeers
to damn Sullivan ? Did not voti ard your
copartners in the above blirk and aflVfTm
ike plot, c;ivr p. rk a certificate highly pre
judicial to Sullivan ? Did you rot rrpre-
fent the cafe very different at Louifville
I ift winter when yon were there from your
confrftion to. Sullivan niade i.the prefrnce of a number of gentlemen ? D d not Sulli-
v:in act lue a gentleman in every ft nle ot
the word f D.ti yurrc"t tr P v f ii ) 'ur
plan of afT-irin-tinn without being dttcftfd ? I have often told you that the wek-
efs of your head is not t qird to the dc
figm of your heart, and you ill certainly
ruin my Kingdom ly your luy conCutt, nd drw down fovereign contempt upon vour IV If, which will render you incapable to rierform ai;y fcrvicc for your mafter. Ai ther. My Icie, my other acTtsof tre -hf ry will make up fcr my failure in fome f my plans to fcrve you ; as for inftancr, I tyjk advantage of a letter written by
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