Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 August 1808 — Page 3
THE WESTERN SUN. riXCEXXES, Augus t 27, 180S.
Whateve r thou dolt, do with ail thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thv mind," This a.
pothegm,is not Id's true as applied Carpenters iiland tnr. Jones made
COlirfe oF the debate mr. Jones oh- Jpreffntativn of this flate, forthwith tranf-'purpofej are to be ascertained every ten IcTVcd that Judge Bond" jnr who'niit thefe refolutions to the I'refidetit of yean. Although this reform has hithnto happened to be prdent,' had' been Uitcd St'tes . jbeen warmly contrfied, wc now find it anppoied to the interelt of tklcl , V,,eqn ? tf ld to ,n the Hnufe of KepefcnutivcS 1 1 4i , ... , . ithc above refolutions, the lame were airrced with only two diflcnting voices. It thus
ht. Clair and Randolph,) that he held a commilhon of gov. Harri-
. .
Ion, was his tool, and governed by RtUhtd Taat the fame be fent to thermal as external affairs. They have unan
Senate for concurrence. imously approved the embargo ; they have
In the senate, concurred m untmmoufty, unanimous. y refolved to fupport, to the tit
unworthy motives, (or words to this eflecl) In the evening mr.
Jones received a note from judge
bond, and on the sth next day, on
to uiiammcufly
R. GRANT,
Clerk of 1L R. cfS. Carolina,
appears that in this important Hate the im
minence of tlie crifis is producing. the hap. pirll unanimity, as well with regard to in
to the duties of religion, than it is to the concerns of domellick and
nolitical life. Men engaging in the
various pm fuits of life, ought to have lleadilv in view their ultimate
accomnlilhment, and undertake
nothing to which, by bellowing
ner attention they are not com-
netent. Bv attending to this rule.
we Ihould have more able judges
c n the bench, judicious attoi nies at thenar, Ikilful mechanics in oiir ;worklhops, oppulent farmers in the country difeiDlinarians to comimmd the militia, Sec. &c. By attention tolerable profectton is. attainable in either of the arts or pro. frfli nn5 t but men arc too often
contented with acquiring merely a (mattering knowledge of their em--ployments, they begin the x, y, z, before they have learned the a, b,
H. B. SAXON, Clk.
the following acknowledgement.
; k in peaking ol mr. Bond yelterdav, in the priehVs houfe at Kaf-
kafkia, it was not my intention to attack his private. eharatervor the purity of his motiVes as a publick one." The editor cf the We Rem Sun, will give the above a place in his
next paper for the fatisfacYion of
Ins fublcnbers, and mr. Bond s
Inends. I am, fir, Yuur fubferiber. Etc. JAMKS DUN LAP. From the Aurora It is upon theground of the embargo, that is, upon the bafe mercenary felfilhnefs of the nation, that the ederalifts rely, and by add re ill u g the b.': p'iTions, by bale means, hope to accompl'Qi bale ends. We are wiliing and when the plnral
we is here ufed, it is not the metaphor of
ftyle, but. the folid plurfcl pronoun, the ma
molt of their power, and at all hazards, the
general government in all meafures calcula
" Celumlia) South Carolina, June ted to maintain the rights and fupport the 29th, 1808. indept ndence of the U. States ; they havo u I take the advautar-r ojf this evinine's unanimously determined to appear nextfef-
mail, to fend you the Fubioined relolutionsJGon in the manufactures of the U. States
c. of their hufincfs ; hence Ihe fre
quent iharnefut errors of our
courtt, youngling Ol our auornies,uorfj, cf thc American people, whom v end quackery of our phyficians , Fpeak for, as of that majority r:e scy that
but negligence is as mucnevious as ignorance. It has been laid that
l monev is the .rootkif all we
think however that the afenption
might with more propriety be be-
Rowed on indolence- J man incurs a confiderable expence in building an houfe ; but before it is half finilhed it is tumbling about his ears from decay; A fanner
plants a piece of ground, but from the brdnefs of his fences, the crop isdeRroyed by his cattle ; A number of men aHbciate together to perfecl thcmfelvcs itnniiiitary duty, their arms is furnifhed by the government, theit uniform is plain
and cneap, andaltnougn tlie ttne-! Veil ortlcr. and fubonii nation, are fundamentals in military (lifcipline yet it is probable in tht. v try corps vc may fee one not thaved, or wanting his gaters, or his plume, or with his mufket rufly and unfit for ufe, or intlead of attending to a-his oiHcers, talking arid laughing in the ranks. Numberlrfs inllances
might be given tf) illuRrate tliis obvious truth ; but the above are fufiicient Mr any confidera'e man. It might be pre famed t!iat views of interHt, or a fenfe of pride would correct thele errors; but in re. gard to the former, incorrigible hlindnefs prevails, and as to the latter, lias not lbamc loll its influence
on this' ground the qucfliin is at ilTue
nd lettbe refult ol the trial determine the
qufitipR ior ever .wnetner tr.e Vinencan
re
and they have almoft unanimously agreed to a great reform diffufing far and wide tho
benefati ot equal rights.
people
Worthy nf Liberty and InJepen dan e ? - Or, , 4 Prefer baseness and servitude ? Thefe, then, are the quelHons nowto he
decided, and atthruh MilUchuictU. in
hrr tapital, hus difpl?yed her degenerav l
tud hr diltraceind thout-u faction h.a
poifened the fountain of reprefeniativc po wer the pele at lare, of Maflfachufftts, are r itii the people in foul and fentiment in p-rts ?f the utyo". New Ilanioniiic will pciform he:
4 dutv. . .
Uhodf-Ifl:vJ, thotigh dUided upon lecal perfonlities, will rally round the national lUnctard. - .
CroV;r.-, which was fnppofetl to
this day adopted by both branches of the
legiilature of this Rate and which were
unanimoufly agreed to. I , hive taken
them troni the minutes of the House in their ofncial form 1 think they will prove an excellent counterpart to thofe pafied by thc legilhtureof Maflachufctts, and if ours can difplay or neutralize the venom in
theirs, a good purpofe will b" anfwered.
' With refpedt to the Prefidential eleft-
ion, 1 have never konwn the Hare fo little
divided, we are in faft all of one fide, at the utmolr. there are not more than twenty members in the legiilature (which is compoled jof 160 including both Houfes) op. pofed to Mr Madifon, and although a new
election is to t; kc phice in October next, there wilt not be any changes which can affect this queftion, for this candidate is t qually the, favourite out of the le'gifl.iture
as within it ; I give it therefore as my o- An American prentleman. vhf
piniop, backed by the opinions of the molt Went to England in the Ofdge. ir.fliiential men in our country, that Mr. writes t6 his father at Wahin$r-
' """e unanimous vote m ton city 44 Great calculations
u.is u,re-,nc on.y wr.gn, wu. u r. u were niace ! K,m and On an in.
Uinton'j name now carries wmi . it ere, uTn.n
;in pppofitron to the, embargo,
iouncieu on r 'letterings letter, vhich had been univeafally printed and was read with great avid
ity every where.'"
Philadelphia July 14. It is mmoured that the United States have offered their mediation, for the refloratjon of a peace in Europe ; but we cannot fay
the rumour is founded though from the refpeel in which our government is held by the Ruflian emperor, through whom it is laid thc overture was firll made, it ap
pears not only probable, but would be in itfelf a iheafure honorable to the American govern
ment. f Aurora. J
, - -
even as candidate for Vke.Prefidency, is
derived from the nomination of the fo much decried caums at VVafiiington ; no pins hive been taken to counteract the claims of this gentleman, hut fo much diffatifac.
tion is felt, thatMf any. attempts were made arrinll him, and a fuitable canaidate of-
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Thus it is that the incendiaries
fcred in his Head, he would infallibly lofe of the United States. a61 as allies
the votes of this ftate and whethrr a can- to the Britifh government, againft Vitiate in cppofition to him is off. red or not, rjje people whole patience exceeds if it fhould he well afcertained that he lvas Mll r v - , , yT . J
or his friends for him, have coalefced with
the federaliQsto help him to the? Prefiden-
cy, this ftate wilfdrop him ; I have hopes WILLIMA HINRY HARRISON, t. ...111 A C . n .U T . U '. r I . I
- . ,.v , i ., , k , c Jvjovernor ?nd commander in chief of ths uch a coalition would prevail ; hut becaur" T n, . . "- . ir Jndianua Territory
mat io wormy h ciuzcti iuuuiu not ioiri that charafler, for confillency and firm- A PROCLAMATION,
nefs he has till lately fo well prefcrved Whereas the cirtumfiances cf the Tcr-
I mould he forry to think tint siliong our ritcry reoyire, that the Letriflature (liould
lo!d revolutionary characters we had butlbe convened at an earlier period, than that
..u'uful vote, will be unanimous! 0:12 JrfFcrfon. But one man nov left, to which it Hands prorogued I have there-
that could Fay to ambition, to perlonal ag- Fere thovht proper to appoint and do bv
grAndizemfnt, $ctjc beiuna me.t . thefc preTents appoint "Monday the twenl I had, two daysajfo, a letter from col- ty-fixth d y cf September next, for the onel Troup, of Georgia, jn which he ftates mectng of the fame, and the membtri of
1 ri' 1 rin 11'. 1 m 1 i 1111 11111 11 1 11 it l l nr 11 11 tu 1 1 nt it iii-xtiw .niinrii an rr s 1 1
I Ifl MXIIBYV M ..... v " - " I A I K V A 1 & V V LI A 1 V. A kill I M II lT IK
mous vote ol Oeorgn trom other rei- of Reprefentatives. and each and every of
P"AahIe fourf- sof information I am af. them are required to give their attendance lured of thc fame thing, and bclitvc it." on thaFdy, Accordingly.
Given under my hand and the fcal of
have r.ne C
for thc nomination of Piefiylcnt in the ac cuPt nied mode. OF South G rolina we give the fallow, inir txirad frrm the journals of the 2S:h Jun-, the be t evidence nf the lepubli canlfui of that rfpedlable ftate.
FXTKACT. STAT t Y SOUTH CAUGMXA,
fit the JhusJ of Refrcsciittitves, June
10 , lfe08.
ct tnc State cf ou.
the n-v,if
'I
The lad did not ftirnifn us with a lingle article in addition to thoil we have heretofore given refpecling our aiTairs widi Knrjand and France. From Spain we have a long detail of evenrs, from which it appears Nap;;!co:i h.;s got thr reigns of that g-.wrrnmcnt cm pletely in his li mvN the det.iil ihull appear ni Mjrncxt.
In the proceedings of the leiflature of
.voutb (I.rolma we perceive the following
Carolina, in irtucra! aJTemhly met, dceniylput of a report on the m'ans of defener
po.T. ii-il by the lute, which inews not on
ly what h ss bean done or is doing by tht
renerdl rovrrnment on this heid but e-
vinces likewise a nroner fenfe entertained i
- i refieAinj: it by the prop! of that ftate:
Tlie committee do not think it foreir-
othrobj-ft of the ir appointment, to report
that they liave been informed that the cle
drr the oraers ol ttifl
it : ,
On Satunlav the rt! inil. a tr.rcting of the inhabitants of tin town was called the principal part ol the citizens attt ndtd to hear an addrefs fimn mr Hice Jonrs, a candid ite for the next adembly Mr. Junes in the couifc cjf his ohf'rvatio, tniew out many iuvee tives agaiidl feveral refpeclable characters he was anfwercd by mr. H. Hobinfon, in French and Knghth, with conlVlcrable warmth and pointed obfervation In thc
i'nprelTrn with the ftte oi nor p .liucnl tF.irs, aj-d friln-r Freemen on-'ht to feel, whole rihti hv- been violated by thc ditfrrent belli ;-rrr.t nations, conceie it to he our duty : this criMn, to come forrard .vd vindicate republican inftitutions frrm th- rhifc of i.i rtitfde, nod line.
quivoc.'!ly t exp'ofs our F tvJe of;he late nejF'i of tii' "i:er4l j;rverruen Vr reihthem a fitir-'e dtfire to pMerve ..i-jrcvint-y thv I U Cm 5 cfp-ace and ndeTve, objects Fo dcirto us as to render i-ri"n.l io'-o'ivrr.icnce and incividual pti-
itioni, matter unworthy cf conhderation -thrrr lor-, Rcsoh That T'mn JftTcrfon, prefidrnt oF:!": Unitf. St..tr?, in recommendin., -xA tX r. (1 )rrFsof the United States
. Itr'-' the ait impolii7 and eiaorcin
of theit
tences preparing unUrr
enerl
bor of C
the Territory : At Vincennes thii
feventeenth day of Auguft, in the year of rur Lord one thoufnd rjght hundred and eight ; and of the lodependance of the .United "states tha
tnirty-tnuo. rr - - WILLIAM II. HARMSftlBy the Governor, fi , ' Jn. GIBSON .7ecretar r; V ATTENTIO&Wyi
I SHALL apply to thcjtjrt of
ovrrnmrnt, for tnr cty and hr Con,mon p,ess of thct-Wify of
next, for the ellabliiiinicnt .of a
n p
;he embargo, have ctltrvcvt well
Countr lies.' cv. Tint it b", and it is hereby cor.imrmltd to the citizens r.f thi nr to givr thm their aid to carry intc xecuti v.i this important iu;inn?l meafurr. Kt'Sfterd "feat thin fttae vi'.l, to thr titrnf)U ot it power, and at all h-itavds. Fop nrt :!ie renerl governmrnt, it all inea futej calculated to maintain the rights, ard f-ipport the independence of th: Unitec
J . m .
Rtr$'r?d That t'n TV udent of the Senate, and thc Speiker of tlie lluufe of Ke-
to completion that a refpeftahle battery
errclcd at Fort Johnion, and tcirt Media. )c is reronftniadand tha t a lare and refpeiUble tort is erecting on Sullivan's Ifiand ; Fo that there is piod ground to hope, that important cemmercul city will
be placed, by the cares of the government, in a lituation above inFult or apprthen
Uon." The two branches of the le;if,ature rf south C"o!ina lue p-.Ted a bill to alte! the rrprrfentation in the next lefnfuture oFthat lUte, which, if ratified by the rnInir. legiftiture, will fmm a part of the Con Ft itu lion .Tle reform thus, about to he cfiected is no lefs importut in fubftance, tl.ai intereffm in the rti"tmer in whlcn it has thus Far been accomplished. The fprefentation has heretofore been in thr liheft degree unequal. Ry the alteration it l as hereafter to be apportioned in the ratiocf numbers and taxes, which, for this
Frrry at my land on Wbjtcjver. purfuant to a law of thdtadian:
jasper Ma&tt V Auull 10th, 1;I03. :rT': NOTICC. ' The rollers hz Ilcrsc was brought in by the Delaware Indians and dtl leered up to the Governor , A white hcrfe, fpotted with yellow f()ots, about 15 hands high,
Illppoicn i tJt; i9 )t4in uiu, nut hraiK'ed. marked with the collar, . die ow ner is defired to come forward, prove property, pay charges rnd take him -away. Joseph Barren, Interpreter Ausult 22d, 1603,