Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 19 November 1808 — Page 3

ft

i I fit 1 ? . i

1 y 1 I

?:. v r" v x

JTliF.. WK STERN SUN. FIXCF.XXES, XornsMEii 19, ISOS.

uaU of both Mnufes were To frtanglfJ and fpoke but vor.d igninfr If. He :rCre,the Wvfr ef rrrrrf nta'Ive- eter for the K-rplrxea in the Labyrinth of intiigue he propofed in hir pLoe, to rn:. 'i hc:,s in doptic-n , I tf ep ,rt u prefer.- tr vPcm

' ' " - i u.uvc in:u ;nf uranu- ivdes ol.Vctoidingly ! w as , lecVu to tie oreat ment of a . Gleik, the houie fhcnht t e amended tog.u him aniamif ment i,d ir.or ...athn o: : c fr wro

This number completes the fuft voluin.

oi v lie eltern bun under the patronage of a generouspuhlie, and the ptmctinliu of a few, the editor Ij it bren enabled w furnifh delinquents with their papers ; r.?n lie is firry to hv- it in his pover to fy there is upw irds of 200 on his lift who havr only given hi.n a negative encour-tgrment -which, whether defigned, by forg.-tful-.nefs, or an ur.willingneTs to pay. opp-ratr alike upon his purfe. All delinquents both

for sdwrtifcnientsand fubfiriptions are ref-p-ct felly invited to give the editor a friendly call, and either pay off, or give their notes, ps he, out offfriendfhip, affurcs them it may fave coft. t

riipcung the uelcpfttioti'

PaithllH' of thr iilinrirl-n

I O f. niMkiifc W ct vnvifti 1'iMm llltll I I r ! .rllf i'M In rii.

a.. , . . - n'iu niui iiiurr iiiiiu mm idui ' i I too O- "lilt

x i, i , , , - i i ..v- mi, i in hiiu wdioiimi irrn vnc ai.i.. 1 1 ni m ; nrii'fir of Hand,,',)!, l,ut vr,r l.ttle Ifgiflarivc bo- alio a endrn.., ,,d ,rn ,..t, d ,1. i;, d ,,- trie rd, i,d l o in V..,f, J. r, r d 1," , . ur.cls was tranlaCtrd. At the commence- dtrftanc itifr 1 1 . r rrhi-ii k. . i . ' .1 1 .. , ,

t m.'ui wri- liinpn t'er inrn ne 1 ;.n.c 1 is snu 1 t .i ir 11,

true lie vctfd for Inn f. If. ai d II me for it : hut ht had the

..,, I , n ,1 i- 1 1 1 1 . 1 1' mi tin iwi im 1 ii'K- ' urn ill i Olt5 I C Wt trril ir.rr4 arf nn n;nr v Ii h-jr! in rlit,-. ..... I .. . , I, . . 1

, . - " 1 V . "r 7 . , 'F1110"!1!-'' ''"s Uvor, Lrt tl.em now retire vnh,n It'll. 91 (1 II N,i ( Til r Inhi.ll.n tm fl, ..,l 1 . . . I . . . .

Iincls was tranladrd. At the commence- dtrttanciing ihat IVblifud h.o,1 ti;( XVff. liniph ()VPr tl 4HCrUVrC C,C UO lsfs 1,18,1 fUr cad:d,trs!tern reprelentativts and ir.r. Jul i.lton, at -nr.-s. It is ?or QjSfcreis, all members, each fanguine this import. nt cnlis mnAJlj rhtrved )l,atr niv merit aiuiyc.ous, and courting the wrlieru they nvjuld drop him, arc! h-ply x yu d tl.atf, x-riiidi- rf p

mail brought no papers fitrthnn t$i from Frankfort (Ky.) which tnuft acr.nnf fnr t-!-. U - . . i -1 . I. ' J .

There" i; a report in circul ition, tliouryh

1 we cinnqt trce it to any authentic fource.

that i-r?nce has declared war aainft the

United States, ELECTORS ATTEND. The freeholders of Harrif m Townfhip are reqn-neJ to meet at the houfe of Ben jamin BckesEior, o:iSnturdy the twc:i ty-fixth inrtnt, to nominate two fit rer 10ns toep-efent the county in the nx. gthtuie ; at,d ty do furli other .things

as may" at th it metin;r he thought nectl

firy. It is xpedled that the voter? of

tnit iownuiip will ae punctuil in then attendance.

ERRATA. In th pifce in our. lad over the finature of of an "Enemy to') Tyranny," in th 1 lib line f.cjm tlie bottom inftead of the

O'govcrnm-nt.ftf the nye," read u govern

nciit 6f the territory."

me.ilurr : iever-il ccjulai Bills and Relolu- From that moment thp wirii rr.nf..

A I . ' - ftVt IV A, IV IV - 1 .-x . . ' 1 . i r -

wi.a xverc v.rnt(j ; in tinmuie imitation ortives drcptu mr. Jchniton, and' relohtd to 'he Houfe oi'R,-Di-efcntatives of the United't leel mr. Thnma. I! tl r, v. r.fn?..i

States, the Governor's fncech was not an-jfrom the vt ft. a rnnnrrllnr. mt it u

iwt ud; a Rc-port on the petitions againfi.lir eJ mr. Johnfton, from the taft, as well

iHuuuciion oi uavery is maoe ar.a j.ts.mr. li iggs, vrho'had Detn hmd tor not idnptcu by tiie Honfe of-Renrrfentativeshittrndiinr. nti who now h..l tAn,

and the pdrtifans of the Governor law and jroncuried in the neccllitv of eltdlin a de-

WWW

: "Oi? THE WESTERN SUX. Mr. Stout, Let the difappninted an mortified Veritas folace hirifelf with th

pr'ufd of t!ie following ftatemejit; let

Iiiji d jMil-ce to Mr. 1 nomas i!i admit ting tha' it ont iir.s an anfw-r to the in terrog it 'ri?, and thr tru? cuft of I iclrfiin:i toT'oTv.refs ; and Ir t Veritas if lido rerur to fmne niore efTvihl-l and hon orab'e mens to pr'-p the f dl'mg populrin of liii tt incU, for ii ok!? r and gibbet -Hi' in !i ';iiies Iron thm will be con fide re

Rs nifntcd ; riit3, t:d never will ft rvt

Irs n!u.giig in both inn

: i ik! m iliztivint minds

ti.rr p.ir;

- ft ft." l- 111 H 11

nomrtu: ', ii; n licf under thvir , exci uciat ti c!iip-';:K:;';it in tlie conttll with

?.lr. i'i; ,m j.s, a

amtnted the aunearance of Dublic fuirit

and intereft for the firft.time in the Houfe

of R t'prefvntatives. To acccmulilli the

onject t-jr winch the ic lhon leerns to have kcu commenced, the Reprefentatives re-

1 1-lved to proceed to the- election of a delegate, and fpecifying a day, informed the ("ouncil thrCountil proUacled the day the Houfe as is tifual on fuch occaiVous

.irmaiKjecr a conttience .no reply was hni-CHie Houfe refcindtd th"ir Kefoluuonjfeo hii:h the Council denied their

r;Hit toVf- :.id a R fohuion which lav on

their tab the Houfe infilled they had fhe riht becufe no notice of accdencr

ind been communicated, Afterwards -no-

her dy w is prcpofed by :he Council and

accedv-d'to by the Houfe, hut 'heboid , on

rhe day appointed by the. Council themfelves, there was no Council. Such tergi-vi-rfnion on the part of the Count il evir.ct d that they nad a party candidate in view, nd that thty, vere fure he could not be

rlecled in the.thenJUte of both Houfes

whilrt the anxiety inanifefted by the iloufe might be afrnbed to a conviction in thtir rainds e,f hein? fure of decline the caudi.

I . f L 1 1 '

J4ie incy nau in view, or to a Genre to give the prfon who fhould be ''elecled time

to arrive at Wafliington by the meeting

)t Lougrcls. Mr. Chambers of the Council had not attended Mr. "Gwathmty -mother C )tincel!or had accepted an office it the pleafure of the Prefident of the United, States, and had tranfmitted his re lignatioii through the Hands .of the Covernor, who had thot proper to anefl it in its ajfraT"" ' hv Vvhir r!ir!wn-iM? It lin

- j o j " - - j 1 ftTtei v The Houfe in conf-qoenrc of tl ondu'cl tho proper to enquire into th:

ladts, ?jid declared Mr. Gwathmev's feat

vacant -aiul proceeded to make the necf na

ry nomination to fill the vacancy, wlii. i,

h y trrfulmitted direct to vthe RifirJent.

The Council protelled againft the proceed-

ngs oi trie rioul'-or Renrelentativrs who

illigntd rf-ifons which I prefume vill pp-Ar

legate who would reprefent the tenitory, & not the governor, in the national legifl,! ture. It was under (lord that all who adhered to the governor, had-'a candidate t

a diffeient character in view, and it 'wis whifpered tlmt the upplita tidn to the goven.or to fummon the abfent counct lloi s, whufe vote his friends ccuntt-d upon, had this object for itsbafis : for eveiy oiie faid that it niuft have?,the elective and not the

legifluiye interrf! in view, fince there as a Quorum txclufive of thofe, gentli fVn,-. Whether mr. Johnfton perceivrdAet'i r profpeis on tl;e fide of the' politic.;! Wi;.

nnus 01. tm writfrn rep! elentativr s, o.Vui-

O I. cars 11 rv.id c nlide i -caucus's of ret resenta-

t:ics us. t!u- Iti itunatt cfipiiiig of thofe monlhrus j;rrbmc mi untain orgies whofe lihertycide lU.tnies dcftiryid hredom ill France, and dcluotd that lair noition of

Lnn pe in blood nd crimes ; and rrgatd thr IV who attempt tc introduce thofe political erjines into the U. States, as enemies fo their country. I would interrrate Te-

rttus and his colle?gues in. my Uirn, nd eX' clriim-wh.it criminal audacity theirs muft be, who, tht mlVlves culpable of intriguing to drihny tlie Gcred right of free fulfi age m elections, ard proftitutinc the temnr rarv

power delegated to them for public good, Mitertain'a thot' that the fophiltital interrogations of Veritas would impiefs on tfic mil ds ot an enlightt ned peonlc'a'n'idra in

jtirirus to The character' cf mn 0015,'

wnoie pouticar cor.oua on this oc'ofiony in,conpar:fon with the retfidious conduct'

cf Ion c Jumniators, rnuft he acktiow lodged

.wmi anu certainty Ioitunate IOf

covered a r.oidnels towards h ior, th,. tl e; imi rrr fer ha,d their curdidate mr. . part, cr whether he now dslcoveii that mr. Mi.hlel Jones been firmed pv, deterBaggs on whofe. vote he rrlied, would not hi.ined upon in the caucus; we fl.onld vbave lupporthi, and . cr.ldcquently that thrlha,! a del,. ate? who vrould . nrrfeiit the

veuern intereit coi.id noteledl hun, his ti: h :pvcrr.or; fnd'ot.the trrritnty i cci.ri-tfs. fc-clion from thrro, atid his, attachment to who wonjd opofe ir.fcad of sdvocating a their adverfaries hiramn pvipur. Tl ,-L...:fi l... t - 11 !

their adverfaries became evident. Thenar

tifant of the Governor, in cenfequence ot

tlieir 'Mquifition cf mr. Johnflon, and their reliance on nir. Eurrs, without waiting for

mr. Chambers, thot their fucccefs certain, and propofed inftead of procraflinsting to bring on the ehdtion, and appointed a day,

in which the other p irty coic,urred. On!

the eve of the election a caucus was called by partisan pia'it.y, at the houfe a Friend. Obferve that neither' the wehYrn

rrpreiVntatives nor their friend inthe coun-

cil were invited, Mr. i homas Gc mr. B ggs whofc repeated otdarations manifefted that thfir confhtuents were onnofed to the in

tiodu&ion of (Ixvcry ihto the territory, aiid

divifioif ard-who would advocate. inflead

of oppofing the introduction of ilaves into the tenitory ; fotWitbflr,ndinr' the il

d'hencur of his fapient-friend Dr. F.fli'et aid the prcfcimd observations of another - poHle of fi.ive'ry Shadfach Bond efn.nlcdr- .

ed to the honorable electois in cam us, that

mr. Jones had abandoned his principles rrf-7 ;"

pectin flvery, like another geat ptrfon ' fge whofe echo he always h:.k" been, when it appeared that a majority of the 'citizens . had declared their fnttinients on that fubjict to hefoundrd i n the principles -which ind:ftd them to migrate to the territory. AN EN'KMY to TYRANNY."

0:

were favorable to a divihon of the tenito To thr citizens of the Indiana Territory. y as a prepratoir f!M, ro the removal oil - Ptefuming you have feen and read the the leat of government frr m V. uremics, to pine in jur VVtftt rn Sun of the 12th inft.

fl.l

d or) doubt will b" crate.

ir cdurv; a siciates aft?,r the

f iluff tocl-c tn-r canJi.Ute by nie-ug ot th.ir di 'b-die 1 entitle of ehctiou rqudly iii' -io,v!i t our pditical ifdliititiovis as dcKuiivi f rj ,jr rirft-r! rights. iJ iri '.r tb hit- f-ifi:xi of our Lerill fur 1 o o,:e! i-cun! from whit h I con! :

obl-rve .! vari'M.13 viiif!incr

leiti'-v

nd ch'in.;' " -1 ti.e uonoi 'ulr ine;n )cis, and th"ir c '(.iiici i looviocrd mr and I bJ've all !ir o v-U iud r S hit in th pr fent an i 1 m ht ! v .Miv lUte of the Tnn' . w 1

,t VIS -i

hoiv n 't t 1 o' -.'-.r to add th t i tl

1 " .

, !.. I

t ' ' 1 1 1

tion t' p-n.tt .1

I. V

t!

1 1

" h . V i' ih ,r

tt-iul i nt i i v o; ,

to 111 i." a brttei s with lme excep

1

in thejoui rials or Jert d to be printed. The

I oun; it w: n h co'.hltctl hut ol three mem

the eaftnid; and to the !ec".'jn of a del

-gate w ho would f prcfent the' interefk oi the tenitory, and not th-' rrf)vernor, were iuvhed and attf.ndfd. Next morning it xvas

Hal reprefentatives of the people had deter

mined at the caucus that the free fufTi ajrrs. ft ol the repref-ntativrs, and the interel4? r.

:iie territory mufi be f,u rifued to r!iC ftir.e

over the fignature of " A n Enemy to Ty- ' nnnv." AH tUut U - rr

enacl ycu.:oform'a correct opinion upen

11 13 Wr loiormrn wno .is riii Alithot

whilerrd thvt thole worthy and confiden-it is 'the- difTatisfied aiid'difcontrntrd

ers to the end cf the fefnon, folicitedt ' 'ievrs and intcirlls wl 'h had hilhritoch Ii:

he Governor to fmntnon t'ir alvf-tit Ided and enr Inlrfhiln. to . ,,,.1

- - -- ...... .........lv-H VII' I I IK.' ,1 J . (I I I VJ llll

I

niicmbets i:dleai of txenifing the powets they pofiVir-d to romp I their attendance.

10 honor tne Call ?Jr. Gw,.thmey cnm.

pfitirulr views, mterrfig, nrofp.-rity c hap

rinHs ot th- w Hern portion of the po-ph

01 tne territory, molt be baren u and givi

He declared thut le h d jefiynr d and f rulnp to gratily. the fpfeen ;.:id ptffnnrl re hi3 refigirtion throo-h the Governor's! lVnttnents of the enemies of th ir countrv.

h-ivs, and th-t hr would not fit: where

upon th- Governor fent his re a for. s to the H'ufe for arreft'nig the refignatijn they we ill received. Their mi 1 many more apparently party co ".f i?rs irrit.it' d the temper of both fjul s to iu( h a (ieee that it was htlievrd yt!imeui;.ers . . well .ii thr by llanders, '.hat the Wntory u'.dd fiot br reiirfnled

- r. u ' i I c V 1 i

a 41

. 1

djue, the:r indo t' 1 - will

ey 1 r.v -i r o. fir.ittti.

;'id ri i T 1 h r -f'i! that - t! t!l t W 1 II)' t!iJ'r5 10

R

do;

1 '

l-ntaii vt"i t ip : Ie ol

. I -.n in or m t .

!r

J ,m op,, )t t v ,1 b ! ltr Ki"! fi ' th 1. (i'i oi I .-.,'! . "' I i tj. .;. !.,: i t

' r -

: - il;.-

TH ill ilr 1 r

1 -t- "I

: . w 1 1 1 - j

In fuch dtfperrstr and provoking- circtnn-

!h nces 1 would tf Veritas and a candd people, what in tlie pjwer of the weftern reprcfnitatives, tine to the merited coi fi

dei.ee irpnfed in them by their rrnh'ituents,

rscifMnmt ;.t the arc uu.uu tion f iiu'ipoi

''ieshepd upon them by tbe pnli:n,us c'ondudt of the lei ti er, and party ir.triguej in.thf pre IV nt goven ment on this nd othr 1

0 r. no- s u to ( on". 1 hrv werr

' -ie eniunn-r 1 0,00 ol -o'U'ii--. art? rr

ab -'o-d mm ti cinihoo aiui crjitempt c utjwaie of the governor's unrelenting rppofi . I ,? ' 1 r . r -1 1 . .1 1 r r

1 ii ' ; ' i r i

e ' It 1 i.e reprefeiitntives fir in thr':. on to t!eii prim, ry obi-of the ir

"nrr i:r i :hi v,tn tne;r ; olitiCiil aiUfrKifl111 both hfiff-S, where there were three wl

their t .n.tiidte, ;.nd h..d !' b.-.-n fu:o'i. d! 'hi ( ornmijiions i f judges and hih militia

wcuern counTi"s OriifVii.r'- vr. t-o nit n

'i.incdv to ih.o,r view. tdl;-d of hun a

9 1 1 1 1 P W r vj 1

v ''v r 1 1 1 , ot thr- rive; . of v. .

0W1 from th enli fi !-rank Iron h m. They ecu!

'. O i r ve

J4i nt it.f e .

no. r-v

or:

to

t- 'i t ' t f 1 . 1

1 1 -i(

Ii

Wit!

t 1

vi .vr, : not : :iV

tor. f.V.: lion who h,.d exerted liiinfrir

it ouni not j ' r.u 0 iu r()i:;i t ?o it; t!5eu. hr t-cjt" ii uitrate their re ii.!,!tion ; hn aceen'ei: . I t : . ... "... , . .1

t'l'i' itoy w r . hw U'rii . cted, th'.' I w " : i viUtirn tf, Md atrc-nded thr caucus be;: nt t! n.n of th -ir hoi' e. Thv ;.,!, eld ' ud v.; u v . i)r r red l;r tiottld t.tte f...

n ?h.;f'- :-en j' tin in t' - f 11 i-;'.io ir, v, !,'n h hr fit, fn-.-,' mf-lf. T! rv hd le-itit fro,;i ri,r. 'iUv..

h ok' i 'r'i":r - v i'"vn r.w.t t,' m-, u r r th v 'th.it he '"" n 1 as he w t-i r. !' 1, 110, f!

I - ' M ' O i

J l..-:n . Mr. T!.on

f?' !ui. 'I'h-y bd vny region, in f (r, t I -f-ve thlt th.e cr.UCUS a hr'(j to rr;: V

William M'ntofli fo" famori Ur ( r.f

Villany he is not 'only l diffririffj-d with tlx dininifhaticn of the Government cf the Indiana Territory, but he is lfa cfTatisfl. d with that of the United State? hr is a

Scotchman who during the revolution which elhiblifhed our 'independence ?nd railVdus to a .lev -l with the pre. ndr. fl na ions of Europe, bore ?rn?, not witiiftand. n g his acts cf, cowardice againft u4 -who is tit lievtd to have crme here in the honorable capari'y of a Rritifl; Spy who has

by fr :.m?iifrnt : cts as ii ty-nerallv believed

-iqi!ir"da 1 ?ndfnru- landed "pronertv and

now ftiiliei to difpr.fe of it that he may ' return to his ohl matter iu whefr rmn'nv

h- is ft ill believed to be. Can icn feliow

litizm; brjieve fuch 1 maiicap feel any

int--.lt in the welfare nf our Country, 4t d from fuch a. man what cruld vcu -xpe6 but fjfhood J 1 1 AN ENEMY TO SCOUNDRELS.

' V . . i " ill 'i '

" : v--i" - tI t- ! ih,-n h ; 1 1 1 ' w 1 j it ' : w r f t ' iii ii 0 e! i:jf 'i

i . V I ' ' 1 - ( -

now i ;.n ! ;,ui in !'.

J ' r J uf ti- !",!, r.f I 1 - d-!'- " ; .' -fotr r i ' . n i'i m d fit nmr'V m

' li- i

11, n.-r ! 1 vjiii tn ?-r

! to t' "

1 i . - r 1 : i :

1 1 1 : e . . . .

, u 1 ' , " ' ... i'ii. 1 ..o-i! W ts t! rn

; riti' n'i

I ....

1 in di

ir view t...-v d tot iht' 'ir le.J'i.; ;5 uoil, m the r Ire, ion of The . . ft a ,

vjiii to !-e a inil ;dekgare, i:, mi wnnl-. a!t u h:r.rnt to thri

t:

1 m 1 ' r t ! ' ' M HI 1

V M , C

r 1. Ot ( l ;

r rc

s 1

i

i ft deprPi

t I ' .r u , :? eir 4 UeprP.' d. J'brv t-irfre

If de.rr ft tnd'fl dvtd to f! -et W. Th m wi-nf- in-

t: ' '-I.;. ! f J) 1 5." , : r t v ' ' j : . !" ! ' t w,: til o-ftitu iu' and fr:'-?iTnut hfd. co-vinc(d th-'in 'd cck. uf il.c lcJioa t;.c hrrjl U mz.nJ jraii. On this que ft ion mr. Jo.dlu.i not only jhu ii itriid.'h p ; giA who lud been f4fik;r ot

VIENNA, Inly 50. An crdrr has been i'iutd r the rcurfe "f t hi 3 month, iu vhi ii it n r-irectf-d. th; S a ener! mb irp', !i m h- fn irvpoiVci in T V , - I 1

wic UPlteiJ M r !fl t r'.rqin I rc M w nicii no r fTr I an f J farm ?h- ro , no (hip under th" Am-riran f-g 11. ail be idtnitud into ny Auiti-n j rrv. TL P N. .i-jriifi SIl'nphi the pnternor viR fperdily f-t r ut ? ' p. f ', y, n r f j.c ,te. el P.irui4 m J ri-c.erz-, which are, i'f '" I i govef ; 1 n ' - n:. M ..OtV j ,v J o j h' d thir"?b thii !."- ritr u' y c .1 I i w .y to Sj'z'.n. We lin.rtly ;X hrrr t!ir l ev-, I. ir.r; of Mrfjdt;, on his journey to that city.

PRINTING FADED