Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 August 1808 — Page 2

e(Tel, as well as all other persons, who flull knowingly be concerned in fucji pro hibitcd voyage, (hall each refpeAively lor f it and p y not exceeding three thou and dollars, nor left thad five hundred dollars for every fuch offence, whether the veffel h'r:rjnJ be it further enacted That the commanders of the public -armed veffels and gun.boats of the United States ru.n well as the commanders or maft

trs of the revenue cutters, and revenue boats, be authorifed, and they are hereby -wifed to flon and examine any veffels,

a . Us,... Ki-lnntrinrr to anv citizen of

hm United States, either on the high feas

cr within the jurifdicYion of the United States, or any foreign veffel with.n the juxifdicVion of the United States, which there may be reafon to fufpea to be enga. the

geu ui an n vvu t . , tranfportation of merchandize of either do n;r or foreign crrowth or manufacture

contrary to the provifions of .his att, orot

the aft laying an embargo on p veffels in the ports and harbors of the Uni

ted States, or of any ot the acts luppie

mntarv thereto, and if upon examination

it (hall appear that fuch Vefftl, flat, or boat is thus engaged, it (hall be the duty of the commander to feize every fuch veffel, Hat

or boat, and to fend the lame to the near the United States for trial.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted.

That the Comptroller of the 1 realury be nrl h hrrchv is authorifed to remit the du

ties accruing on the importation of goods

of domeflic produce, or which, oemg o fnrn nrniuce. had been exported with

out receiving a draw-back which may have

been, or may be reimportca in vriicis owned by citizens of the United States, and

which having Uiled lubiequenc 10 mc. u. day of October lafl, and prior to the twety-

fecond day of December mu, may ur u fiavc hern ftoDDed on the high Teas by for

cign armed veff-ls, and by reafon thereof have returned, or may hereafter return into the United States. And the faid Comt troller is likewise authotifed to direct the exportation bonds given for foreigen mer mcrchandife, exported with privilege of drawback, in fuch veffel and reimported m the fame, in the manner aforefaid to bcancelled, the duties on fuch reimportation being prcviouffy paid, and on fuch othft condition, and relriftions as may be neccf fary for the fecurity of the revenue. Sec. 9. And be it further enaetei. That during the c ntinuance of the d hyinir an embargo on all (hips and veffels in

the ports and harbors cf the United States, no foreign fhip or veffel hall go from omti, Ttn;r.d States to another, and

fliould any foreign lhip or veffel, contrary to this feftion, go from one port of the U nited States to another, the veffel with her cargo Anil be wholly forfeited, and th? owner or owners, agent, faors, freight-

en. and mailer of fuch fnip or veffel, flull

forfait and pay a fum not exceedi g three

tboufand dollars, nor leis than one tnou fand dollars. See. 10. And be it further enacted

Ti .iT,l flat, nr boat, comprehend d

A IK' - , " t

tlie United states, and (here to remain

vith fuch cargo on board, fubjcdl to 1u h :thcr reftiicYions and bonds as are prefoi-

ned in the adl laying an embargo, and the

everal fupplementary adts thereto.

Stc. 14. And be it further ncetedy

That all penalties and forfeitures, incui red

by force of this adt, may be mitigated and and remitted in the manner prefcribed by

the acl, entitlea An adl to provide tot

mitigating and remitting the foifcitures,

penalties and difabilities accruing in certain

cafs therein mentioned and all penal

ties and forfeittires which may be recovered

in purfuance of this adl, in confequence of

anyfeizure njadr y the commanuer of any public armed veffel of the United states,

(hall becinributed according to the rules

prefcribed by the ad, entitled l An al for

the government of the navy ot the Lmtrd

states," and all other penalties and forfeitures arifing under this adl (hall be dif-

tributed in the manner prefcribed by the

adl, entitled An adl to regulate the col-

ledlion of duties on imports and tonnage."

sec. 15. And be it further enacted,

That nothing in the adl laying an embar-

go on all fhips and veffels in the ports and

harbors of the United states, er in the fev eral adls supplementary thereto, or in the

adl to prohibit the importation of ccitain goods, wares and merchandize, fiiall be conHrued to prevent the exportation by land.

or inland navigation trotn the territorifs

ff the United states into thofe of Great Britain, of furs and peltries, the property of the fuhjrdls of Great Britain, and by

them purchafed from the Indians ; or to

prevent the importation by land, or inland navigation, from the territories cf Great

Britain into thofe of the United states, of

merchandize the property of Britifh fob jedst and by them imported folely br tht use of the Indians aforefaid. April 25 1808.

Approved, TH : JEFFERSON.

their eaufe, nndifmayed hy the moll dif courig'i'g oulhclrs, thty braved incalcula blc dangers, and ultimately eflablilhcd Americn independence upon the overthrow of Britilh tyranny Few years only cljpfed after this ever memorable epoch in the

ed with prtfidential powers, enrrmenced the arduous talk of realizing the expecta

tions which had been forr.ied of him. Ty oppofing the benign cffVcls of republics:)ilm, to the high toned tr.enfures cf the prc-

ceeding adminiftralion ; he matured a p.ri:

le. he had foftered in itsinfai.cv. Some

of our old Federal IV Arm for national pur- ot the leading features, which marked tl.e

preient lrom tne xormer aauunmration, arc

pnf-s became evident, (.ur councils com

onfrd and condudltd bv a rreat uortion of

r, ---- - - 4 thofe infpired fpirits wlio fnatched us from the hands of oppreffion, framed the happy government under which we now live Influenced by no other motive than their country's good, they ft: arched after truth in fair and open day, unclouded by finiftrr confide rations. .Their fuccefs equalled the patriots warmed wilhes ; their billowed lucubrations eventuated in the fabrication of

the prefrut Fedcial Gnvrjpmmf, u The

inrtfl lltipendous fyfitm of hutnVn wifJowi." Heioiceye votaries to the rights of man !

in America, your native land, liberty un-

(hackled dwells ; hail her with hearts ot

praife, and whilft you enjoy, learn how to

ute tnih precious ooon oi ncavru, dim ui

Patriots. Imitate, ;h my couutiymeii :

defcended of noble anceOry, the virtues o vour progenitors, and by their bright cxm-

blc, tranlmit to alter ages, unblenniiiea oy vice, but embelhflied by eperirncr, tl.r

iTtnuine blefiit.PS which have drlreiideo to you ; purchafed by the blocd of hero.-s, and polilhed by the hand of wifdom. AmidO

1 the vicilfitudes f human affairs, political

nltillations mult be expected : a nereiicuon from the democrat jck principles laid down in the declaration of independence.

:.?id tome aberration? Horn tne centime

neaning of our confiitntion, hnveat differ

in this adl lhail be

obliged

to i

than twenty cents for each clearance. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the collector of the cuftoms br, and they are hereby rrfpedlively authorifed t detain any vrffel oSlenfuly bound with cargo to fotr.e other port of the United States, whenever in their opinions the in tentiou is to violate or evade any of the provifi jns of the ?ds laying an embargo uni! the decifion of the PreliJent of th United States be had thereupon. Sec. 12. And be it further er.artcti. That if any unufual dopoCts of provili )"Ef lumber, or other art'ules of domrttic growth or manufacture Hull have hern, rr (hall be made in any of the ports of ti e "J. nited States, adjacent to the territories, colonies or provincis of a foreign nation, the crdlrdlor of the dilliicl fliall be, and he hereby i authorifed to take the fame in his r.udndy, and not to permit fuch articles .o be rem-ved until b j: d with fofricient furrtiiR lhA have been given fir ti e landing or d-hvery of the fame in fome port or place of the Uniteil Stilts. Src. 13. And Ic it j'uther evicted, Tht any (hip or TefiVl owr.ed by a citirrn orcitir-ns r t the United Stages, loaded or in part lo idcd the prndace nf tlie United States hrfore th- aft lay in;; an embargo vai plfrd, at d by fid adl detained in

anv port ot the Umted stairs, mav be

FOR THE WESTERN SUN.

'nt times clouded cur prlitlcal hemifpheri ;

let it be rerjiembe,reu that a repubhek can1

never be endangered fo long as its citizens 'em."in virtuous.' The leader of our vic

torious armies, the fage (lafeman, the immortal Walhingtort, callfd to the helm of nffiirs hy the unanimous fufirage of a'greatful people, cori du&ed our political bark during the firfl two periods of the prefidential term : they were not free from foots.

to bedifvofered in the reduction of the army rd navyj ceconcmy, extinguiOmient of the public debt, a repeal o the lUiv.p aid excifc acls, and fedition bill : indeed, vt would h-re teen a happy people, had thofe efTecls been produced which might' rationally be expefted to flow from the talents, virtue ard firmnefs which have markedthis adrriiniftration. Unfortunately the relati

on in .which we (land with the two meft

powerful nations of Europe, has involved us in difficulties, from which the mofl impartial neutrality and faithful performance of our engagements with eavh, could riot

protedl us. Well mrght'we have exprclcu '

to have been (melded trom a participation

in tne calamities witn wr.irn tney are fcourged, hy the pacific difpofition, gcod faith, and impartiality f which our govern- .

.ieit hs uniformly mantlfhd towards chrni Yet, how vain our Jiopes ! neither i ur equanimity, juliice. nor conciliatory ipirit cculd exempt us.frcm the mod de--4 -leading irifults, and ferious injuries, too hu ftulisttinc to be fubmittcd to by an "ir.de- t pendent nation. At this momentuolis crt-- " lis. bier with evrntsvtfce wifdom and difcretint) of the rfovernment was called, into action. ! Moll maturely weighing the agrtf." fontoT) the one hand, and the 'means of re-;

jpnlficn on the other, the embargo was Taid

TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIANA. NO. I. A citi2?n adJrefies you. By birth a Vir

ginian, iu principle an American. Indiana the chofeii fpot cf his future rcfidence. Suppoited hy thefe titles, vith an ardent wilh to promote her interefts and profperity. hr claims the privilege of expreiling hit fentiments on thofe ineafures which to him tppear mid likely to fecure her permanent od, and advance in the hortefl pofliblr period, his adopted country, to that proud Station, the is de(Yih"4 to occupy amidfl our happy nd enviable union of fbite.?. -Kgotilm, abhorrent to him, is in fotne rr.Va lure impofed, by Hie fdhttioua ajiplicatioti it the term flranger. Hr contends, tht native Amrriian is not a firner in any portion of his rountry to which he may e migrate ; th- Federal canopy yet environs, and the ConOitntion leiognizes him. Hjs principUs, his mintiers,and interrdare Hill American ; they are not changed, hy a ihange from one feci inn ofhii country t mo'Ji'M. H- therefore ought not tov be conliiiered a Itr iner, in any part of the ur.i on : more p irt: ularly ought he to be immr ;htely domrfl Cited in an infant country..

jull furming its population by an annual

migration 1mm every part ot the U. b.

.m l r. ceivin-r too in its bolrm ltrinners ml

fidl, foreigners hy cctmtry, and frrigne r-

ti prliriral principles DiveHrd of the pre-

i'jdues which may he produced hy this odi

ous epithtt, you will he mere 4pbe rt detrdling the error, or ?rprecia;'rig thf corredlnefs of his views. Hralkt w:i impartial examination of their. His appr-1

to the impartiality of 3 jr.lt, ami a (meral nrgple, cannot be aik'd in vain. Soinr gciicri! politic.il rn'nions and cbfevatiors will prrrrdethe difufjion of the rirtuu at fuhj-d contemplated i'i a ferif r of numhers, to appear as the leafure of the wiitcr lh dl pei n:i. 1. wrMi'd he irrevrl.nt to hit tbed tr retr4ce 'he caufrt hich pave life tt our indr pftvie'i'-e, nr the fuLfecjuen: reafor.i v hie h prodnred a change in our gnvtn snent, they mull be well known. To ex

titr thr errihtion of fucceedir rrr.f'aii-

on, it may be ufcful frequently to call to mir.J the unpirrcllclrd magninimity, virtue

and patnottlm, which hrecl the orcaiti cl

our anceR n, andprodu ced th eir heroic re

iillance to the continued imnofuians cf

i

as the moft fiirient meafure pl prnteclioit.

nr.a defence. LNilcuiated'as well to, avoid

tlie evils cf war, as to bnnor the bclHcrc

rents to a juft lenfe" of the wrrg$ iv't ttXctli and the reparation due to an injured ntutrar' nation, pertinacious bf her rights, defjroui of peace, but. frarlefsof the perils afwar In the prefrnt cir'cumftancerof our oiantry, the rcHeAioh Ts painful,-that a pprtion -

of our citizens, loft, to every feelinff'o'f pa-

His wifdom and virtue acknowledged by triotifm, induced hy a long iriveteiate 'jtii-; ' ill, for the moll part, fliown conlpicuous tipathy to our prefent rfpiibllcan admir.f- ; . throughout his political career. That wife Oration, fliould ft duloufiy endeavour ' teP ' policy, however, whic h generally marked counteract the falutary efiecls'which Ahjs r his adminilfration, is not difcovered in the wife and energetick meafurr r.as calculated'. . eilablilhment of the banking f ftem, or the to produce. Their difiiigreniobs rrpfefen-' ratification of Jay's celebrated treaty. ' tations cf the' evils it occafions at heme, The eulogill of the Britifli monarchy, and tx?gerated pidure of te difcontert fucceeded the faviour of his country. John to which it Iras given rife, have imprefiVd Adams, under a feigned refpedt and vene tr,f belligerants with an erroneous pinrrri ration for the principles of his predectffo'', ct our true fituntion, who,,fo lnngas thty impofed himfelf upon an unfufpicious nati- Hiftll remain undf'r thefr fajfe iirjpreffiois, on. rfhey Were not long deceived ; tht-hns difg race fully mde, wifl fdhere J tW m a Ik: tf deceit was difrarded; his aclmi-heir delhucTivc proceedings sgaipft pnr uiflration evinced the ir.iincerity cf his pro-jncutral commerce. A cr.ntinnarfce of the fefiior.s, and flinwed how illy l is conduct jembargo, with greater re ftridtiens' to trtcomported with the tenets he pretended to'frfc it literally, a general non:intercot rtcf . advocate. Overgrown armies and navieSjfbill, or as the derrwr refoTt, a declaration ?rodiclity of publice money, heavy taxes, of w?,r, may be the neccfTary confluence eight per cent loink, diredl ta;es, (lamp of fuch condudl ; if fo, let it be imputed to V and cxiifeadts, alien and frdition bills, form the immatured and unfortnn'afe oppofition: a few links ill the long chain of his unpar-,of the republican minority in Cbngrefs arid ' don ible offencrs. The gord fenfe andi w if- the machinatirrs f Fcdri slifl. Unaniradom of the fovcreigr.s, the People, which on ity is efientially rec-uifite to give tUf tne a'-' gre.-;t ocralions t arely def rt tlicm, was ex- fure a fnir cxperim ;u, tihen this ij fnydr? rnifd rn tlis; pppaientiy lif.lcfs and in- ts eccls will hr (Vrfihly felt thrrrplioiit. .ittrntive to pafTi:g events, ihey filently the continent, its pniety vi be, acknowmaikeu his alaimiug courfe; St length the edged, and the erf fide nee o! the nation in buz. ci" ('ifapprcbaiijn vns heard, iMcreaf. ,tbe wifdem and patrlorifm of our rovrn.

ing as the danger increiftd. The period mrnt will he incre.frd. jz rerubiicar'g ft fti "J .... '

.irruru when

called to ?d

ined to retirement

mimr 0. iuf lilnl l iti llilll Iiriult fill' Tf f llflhll t T t . .- l..t ff

' . i vj iin'i 1111MV.U in kin niaut I'lmii ... 1 1 v n ur "r o 1 He renc r life, and who now lives 44 a monument of ol rpir.;r,n therefor" my rxifl with tefft ;hr tolcr ition ai.d f.jrheitrance of rrpub- to the Embargo, its 'temporary puvat'iori

MRS. imitatp ti.pir prr.uent u: tin eiy intnnri.ifpff rugrt to fc bo

rxrirife of their rower, 3id know lor a the calm re'wnstjoti i,f p,

tlanger increiJtd. I he prriod mrnt will h- inerenf-d. jt republicarg rn hy the conditutinn they were bound hy every law corfttitionally ennO.ed it. Their rmniotent Hat dwo. although we rrny rordrmn its policy, vc ;irement, this man, who ought hVuld i heerfully fubmit to, and aid in thr

rn wud

trjots, octcr

n.tion to r " ffrr,it is only urteiTary that i"ird t make every factiCce for the 'rnb (hr wills i: f,V , lick good. 1

CIVIS.

permitted j proceed to any other port cfjGrcut Britain. Supposed by the jufliceol

'J'he vharar-r, en whor' the eves of the nation were turnrd, as the furrelfor ( f Mr, Achrr?, h;d long been dilVmguinied hy

H ole uTon'.wnt cpiahtie- which cu;M.t everj

to be the bfis of an elevation to the chief

' y jure tm;ou ved hy n-titul coufrnt, it is heped that all' t!)ofe indebted to them will crme forward

KOTJCK The partnerfl ip ri V. Knllitt ard H

.nagiOracy of the Ui ion. 'J he election of ith, wps r n the th d-,y of June diifol.

I i'Utn utlfilnn. im ir rnf ir n t r A arnn

Hutr, by nuinhf-r of votrs erjdly etuitlrd

tl? nulnf rp'r ft nutivc p'inciplr that a ra lt " trIr to !avf xbr buCnfs c.i tl

tion's will.Cc, when fairly frertair.ed, oupht r,r cml'd as loon as pcluhle. 4 1

lw?ys to regulate th cordnA rf I er rr. iirefcntative-. tritute of appUufe is due to thofe faithful republicans, vho, by their meritorious ?iiherei.r? to the well known viCei t f their corfliturwt-, defeatrtl the

Vinccnnes 4iU June IL'OP.

W. hUM.TTT,

i

Th tuiGreh

on I v C Smith ai

C SMITH. J j in future will be cairf urd Co. Who hr ve i- Is

i c ted uheir.es of a difappnintrd fadlicn, received a hrgr" ffortmrnt of p.ods lzr 4v,d gave the icfilefs and ambitious Hurr, a from Phil nMphiafc iUltimor ; which th- r hinthy which he might have profited. fare determined to fell ow reaforahle tfn i.

The idol wfthe people, at length clcath-j C. SMITH, U Co.