Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 11, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 February 1809 — Page 3

are to be tamed by the cry of " nnr1 dog ?" Or terrified into filence with the ftory of rawhead and bloody hones V foft Iv good fir. Long pieces, Hulled with infipid trafh, will not do. And did you really fuppdfe, that raifing the try of thieves and robbers would divert the attention of the puViliik from the legitimate objed ol enquiry? The device is too flimfy. I will unnuflc you gentlemen, and the public k ftiall,mortly, beholfl you, in all your naked deformity. SLIM SIMON. To the Editor of the Western Sun. What dees the Cititizen of Vincennes' mean by the terms FederalifP and 4 republican does he mean that thofe perfons who are in ftvor of the will of a majority being the b.tlis upon which a government fhould ftand ; or that the will of a few fell

C ho fen and choice fpirits fhould govern

or does he mean, that thofe perfons who are in favor of bringing fervants from any part of the United States to the territory, arc not republicans. If this is his meaning, mr. Editor, I am afraid fome ill natured perfon will fay, he is a loaf and fifh hun ter ; that he is gaping and whining, after fome office of honor, trull, or profit. But, mr. Editor, I will be wore charitable 1 -have concluded that he has been differently educated from all the reft of the people in the United States he is what I call, high learned ; his place of Itudy is a crows nelt, on the top of a high tree, in a pure atmof

phere, amoncf the fatherlels inhabitants of

this feat ot fcience and of the mules ; anc

therefore, all due refpe c is to be paid to his

diffinition of Federalilt and republican. Mr. Editor, I wifh you to let the Citizen':

Biafler piece of political compofition, flinr

as far as the rays of the Sun let it be pub

Iifhed ' from the houff tops in a voice ol thunder, fo that the world may hear and underfhnd .it.Let a fprcial meflVnger be

fent to the tombs of the departed patriots

and heroes of '76, to inform them f the

Citizen's new difcovery of the meaning of

the terms, Federalifl and Republican, and

injoin flrict petulance for their political er ror. POP GUN. To the Citizens of Indiana.

There is no fubjecl of more more importance, than that which involves the virtue

and happiuefs of a whole community : and

on fuch a one did the Citizen ot Vin

cennes addicf' his fellow citizens. In which I found it necefiary to glance at the

principles of government, and the parties

"which divide us. which has fo incenfed

Slim Simon : that he has belched out tor

rents ot invectives arrauut tue writer wno

- r j dare to contrail his political profeiEon with his political conduft. In my atifwe

J fli'll not like hi.n attempt to ttigmatise -my opponent for n defecA of intellectual at-

tainmmts : 1 mail not like him attempt t

awe my antagonilt by a m Mi(Wial tour ol ibufe. He has llrnvc haic to draw me ii; to a per final conteft hut he will find himftlf millakrn. 1 fh jllpHfs over with indis; nant filmic all that which rrlaf-s to mr s a writer or as a man : and h ttten to notw fuch pirn of hi pi-cr as are calrulitrd tr. mike fIfe iniorellions ar.d to prociure cor fcquences rffVfiiu? thr 'vi'tue a' d luppi jiel't of this Tcrtitory. H- with me con demm moral and poliu al tiitpmulr a$ alfo electioneering tri: ks ; but h- i- more tn. der of trimming and Cbelt fi-: hlian poli tics. He wiftirsto prove 1 1 : . t llivrry and repuhlicanifm are computable and fays that th" rrpunliran enngrrfi of 184 authorifed the intrcduftion of Hives into the Ter r'rorir of Orlr .n; anci I , u:fi na. Now il S!itn Simon had pour fled that candour tvhich he pmfrflT-d fo miith to admire he would hve irm irmp II'' to ate th.t fl.verv already rxilled in tlmfe ter:itor;r.

t)At ninfr--f hid no choice to mke.

could not pohVily h.ive authorifrd hr introducTion of fliv-SjMur to thrir authority in thofe places. In Ohio, and this territory, the caf was widely diflVient, mid fo ha been the rrfult. When a man drpends on fophidry lie will never tr II the wh-iie truth. again tfos on to fii-w that rpuhli Cinifm and flivery rr conlitlert, mafmu-h as rflrrfin. M-dilVm, (M s he. are ll.v-Iwh-rrs. 1'his iscardour with a witurfs thrO- eminrnt pnfons are certainly jt;re lnUrrs, thro' n-ceiTity. in a cru, try where fl.vr, arr Jmnfl t-hr only labouring hai;ds ;

but they arc not, thry cannot be fnend of jfuui a: this oiiiec.

flivery. ill thechaHe autltor of Slim

Simon, pre fume to rfH.it, that thofe good

nen, thole real patriots of Viiinia, would

vwe formed the lu taiu.u"? ptoj-d of intio hieing flavery into that tlatr, if it had not

.irevioufly exdled there, liave thry not

ong and linteirly deplored tlte ryillencr ol

the evil uul will not the written tellimo-

y of Jefflrion, pfs for more than the na

ked aflertion of Slim Pinion. Wlut does he fay in his notes on Virginia, when fpea-

king ot luvery.

u And cn the liberties of a ration be

thot fee ure when we hive removed their

only firm balls, a conviction in the minds

of the pt ople, that the fc liberties are the i f t o f God that they are not to be vio-

ated hut with his wrath ? Indeeu I tremble or my country, when 1 rerlrft that God i

jufl that his jufticc cannot fleep forever, that confideriug numbers, nature, and natural means only, a revolution of the wheel

of fortune an exchange of lituation is among

Jolfible events : that it may become prob. ble by fupernatural interference ! the Al

mighty has no attribute which can fide with

us in fuch a contefh But it is impoffible

to be temperate, and to puifue this fubjrA

through the various confideratictis of polity

of morals, of hiftory natural and civil."

Much obliged to ilim Simon will thofe

gentlemen he has named be, when they find that he has held them up as the advocates

and patronifers of flavery. May they not

with iulYice fay chat they have been by him

calumniated. I pity his misfortune in Humbling on this fa, hecaufe it oroves the

very reverfe of what he intended. As 1

do. not wifh to take any undue advantage

ol my opponantj I would advife him to be lefs fophiltical, or more prudent : he has

iurnilhed feveral rods for his own back,

which 1 forbear to apply. Suppofe that

fltvery was fancYioned by half' the great

names m the world, would that make it

confident with rrpuhl'u aniftn ? The reverfe

?l this however is the cafe every philoio-

oher, every moralift, every flatefman, who has written on the fubjett, bears ample

reflimony againft it. One of our gieattft

philofophers has made this forcible obfer-

vation- 11 A hat to produce the greatelt fum

of human happinefs, there fhould be no fla

very at one end of the chain ol lociety, nor vlcfpotifm at the othr." "How prepi fte rous muf it appear to the real republicans, to hear the tlamarous ones, bawling out republicanism liberty and equality, at the

very moment thev arc exert ifing the uncontrouled whip of defpotifm, on a large portion of their fellow creatures. If fuch is the repuMicanifm Slim Simon is fond of, I pray he may enjoy it far from the fertile ph ins of Indiana. I here tak( my leave of Slim Simon, and I hope that he will permit mc to obf-rve, that in wri ring my piece agninfl trimming, my object was laudable, and 1 trull public good will refult frm it. If fo, fli dl not regret Hie unmerited abufe he has been plcafed to heap upon me. A Citizen of Fincenncs.

N. B. Permit me lir toexprefs my pub M(k appmbit:on of the prompt and fpi itrd vow;il of pr.litical pri iciples made in vru' l-lt paper by G. VV. Johnllon. C. V. P. S. Had it not have b"en mr. Editor fr fear of excrr ding the limit of my porti.m of your paper, and intiuding on thr oublic to thr exdufion of other matter 1 ihouH have been more particular in anfwerini? SW Simon's firf interi ogations, luch s what are the ChehVt fi -1 1 i i m-a lures ?" 41 Who ar' the trimmers ?" Sc-. hut frying he might exultingly fy I ws a fraid to meet the rhargrs ai.d thrrk--hy eferveM the epitliet of 4t bale fl n 'Irrer ?" I h.ive thought it belt to atilwrr our of tfiem, t lead, and Slim Simon m rfl fTo'-d that in -a fu certiing rTy to.h.rrs (liall be a offered equ.dly to his in tJacion Slim Simon fl;i ' who arc th: trimmeis?" I will anfwer, 'tis a perlo; wjto is a violent advocate ard fupp -rter ol federl :neafures fo Ion,; as a f-di-rl idnu'i iliratioo exiHs : and ulieti rc,Mhlict mr

lures becomes aim tn::r veers about

Si , ,'as-.-aa

THK WF.STKRN SUN.

VIACE.Wi:S, Ff.rnv.tnr 11, I hod.

NOTICE. , S the fuhf ribcr intends to frt out

JLJL from this place on the 2oth of next

moi.th, for 1'hih.dclphi

tli.de indebted to him,

counts before that tim

GEO. WALLACE jr.

Vincennes Jat.y. 20, 1809. 8 5W.

cr mieir.is to z ou on the 2oth of next lia ; l.e ti queOs tint i, will fettle their acme.

On Tucfday lull ihc Judges fixed upon the following places in each townfhip within this county

for holding the election for repre-

fentatives to the General aiU uiblv

to be holden on Monday the 3d

day of April next.

In the townfhip of Bufroc, at the houfe of mr. John Madden. In the townfhip of Palmyra, at

the houfe ofcapt. Noah Purceil.

In the townfhip of Vincennes at

the Court houfe.

In the townlhip of Ilarrifon at the houfe of Walter Wilfon Efqr. In the townlhip of White river at the houfe of James Itobb.

In the townlhip of Wabalh at

the houfe ofcapt. Worrick. .

In the townlhip of Ohio at the

houfe of Daniel Grafs Efqr.

George Leech Esqr. having

been announced as a candidate,

at the approaching election, for

repielcntiUives to the General al-

fembiy; he has authorifed me to

fay he is not.

PROPOSALS BY

GENERAL W. JOHNSTON L D.

( of If"' nee nt:?s, . T.J For publ. fhm by itA riptiotl A zi'Jt, tj be n. titled The Indiana j uihee -ind Conftables guiJe.1

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Srromes a violent fup;;orter of repuhhean il'm : tn he brief it n a prrfon who is a' w ivs hratinr otf and on iile a mariner i h tratlvlefs occin who has loft his r-ck

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ROVhetween U k I veari of

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NOTICE.

hereby foi warn all perfons from truAinimy wife Sally on my account, as 1

am determined to pay no more debts of her

contracting. BENj. BECKES Jr. February 8, 1809. 11 tf POST OFFICE. ViKCKNNbS. Jiny. 2, 1809

A Lift of letters tem.ining in this oflice,

during the laft quarter which if not t. kei.

out before the expiration of three months.

rv i 11 he returned to the general poll dike hs dead letters, viz.

John Beaird, TFrancois Bifallion, Benja, Chambers, Zephiiin Che"et 2,

J t r. Chsvpoh

ifaac Ciianflor, VV. H. Dunnica,

John Dobbins

Robert Elliot, Joft ph Griflin, Michal Hummcs, John Kimberling,

D

Lwi (lompton,

John Gurry,

Enoch Davis,

Mr. Duvcrge,

This wmk fliall embrace a legal de-.

ertation on the life and prorefs (ui'der

the laws of Engl nd) and pre fent refprdive

owrrs and duty of Inflicts of the IVaie

and Gouftables under the lUtutr laws of

Indiwna-.it lhall likewife contain all the

nectfT.fry forms for their refpecYive offices -Land be prefaced with the Goullitution of'theiUnitcd States and the ordinance of

the Terriory.

The utdity and elTenti;:lity of fuch

an "undertaking and publication, efpecially

In IndiatM, cannot indeed it ought not, for

a moment, to hr doubted it is tbcrtfore

hoped that4 what is generally good, will be liberally encouraged."

CONDITIONS. 1. It will he comprifed of one volume

otavo, of bi-twerii tmc hundred and oiic

hundred and fifty piges.

2. It uial! be punted on goon common

paper and Hitched.

3. It will be put to prfs as foon as four

hundred copies are fubftribed for (which

amount, it is fuppof-d will har ly defray

toe expenlcs which rtuft nccefTmly be in

curred for materials, a copiall aiul printing.)

4. It will be nehvered to fiinfciibrs.

in Vincennes at onr dollar per copy.

5. The i. umber of cop'ns fubferibed for.

mull be pni npon the ful Tenner beinff

publicly notified that the work is leaay for

ehveiy. T Subfrriptions for the above work

will be ltrcei vrd by thtfcver;lPf nMners

in tue lerritov. bv tth-r fici'.tlrnien tr

whom fubfription pipt-rs may he fif warded

ai d by others who iruy tcl favorably

difpM'ed towards the undcrtakitur.

EDITOR.

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l'homas Lewis,

Lachapclie,

A i r

John M'Junkiu, Daiiu-1 M'(.lurr, J .nnes M'(hne, jolui M'Gime, lUac M'Goy,

I1 Jonathan Purceil 2, Francis Purceil,

I Iowaid Putnam,

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K Abram Kuykendall 3, L VVilfon Lagovr, M Ifaac Mills, Jane M'Glure, Wilhau, M'Clure, J mirs M'Gleau 3, ilium Mcck,

I'cter Pojcnoc

S

Smith Story 2, Fanny Siutt,

ivJWald Si 'plrtOU,

Tohn btillwcll.

T J:lTc B. Thomas 5, Henry TifJalc U Thomas Uvton, W Vbram Weftfall. GLNl. W.'JOHTSON, p. m. I" jtT)N rei.iua Ar tnuii the fol!owi.:f, VJ tracts oi Unci, 40U t in the ok i) ii4ti)ii No lil, aiivi a ot I by 4u i4 ents j i : 1 1 1 1 l; mr. Lj 1 n.tr, on tbt N . A . ii Jc t tile Wauufli ; lor terms ap;,!; ill V ItiirlMir-s tn, i I V KGlNTirE LASSELLE. Ncv. 21) Uutt.

NOTICE. NE of us intends to let out for Phi. ladelphia, on the 1 5th of next

month, ant! wifli all prrfont indebted to thrm, or thr l.itr fuiii of 1! ul 1 i 1 1 and Smith, to pjy there rri'peclivc ballances before that time. Cbus. Smithy & Co. Jan. 21th, 1809. 9--3w. Ul PAR MEN AS BECKES, SheiilTof the county ot Knox in the India

ana '1 crrit.-iy. A PROCLAMATION. By virtue of the United States writ of

venue facias linrd by the Honorable Henly V nder Burh,and Brnj.min Puke Ef-

quins, two ol r juOrs in and over laid

Tcrntoty, and to me dir dtrd, for hokliorr

on the bcond Monday in Ft Jiruury. 1809

it thecr uit house in Vm eunes. at ten cf thcvlotk in the loieii'-ou of thr me day,

tpecjjl court, ( curt (t O, ei ai.d I Vrniin-;-r, Geiny.i J il Dr'ivriy. ftd court of Nili Priej, vili jultK ri of the p, -cr, ih rks, coroners, pr(:, n,..t.virs, vith their rolls, re 1

com-, mcj '.iti vjj. rtC'jniZancrs, and all

lecofMiizri'.,, ml rrcivmzt'rs, luitrrs and

prol t u'crr., aie h-rf by notifi J to ivp thrir

attei'd mc e, tv. kr rr'un.. ot tr-rir !cvc rl rfin-niir m rs -t th' xnvr aid plrr 4 fufct.ii !. th : th- Uniird NCatrn judges nr-y 'inn rfi! ll r ir.xi ; iui I' i-n 1 iy ..II c ivil ofhcrr within the ftiJ TTrr-uy, wlio h.,-rc '.-Lea riKOmzuice whrrr-i y thry h tve let ny perfon to tiit will -If m kr feturri thrrrtif, th.t our 1 i J ju ii;es may pro-red liicifpn as nt ii.,;ht, and according to lavr .ui.'ht tf br doif. In teditiumy whereof I have hetrur.td let mv hai.d, ar.d atTix d my feal V nriHirs, in the county "f Knox, the twer.tyixth day of 47U ty, lg(;9. LV. PAKMENAS HECKK9, S! AT. K. C L i . BLANK NOTE BOOKS For sal at this Ojjc.