Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 March 1809 — Page 3

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tuckyyin one year, not Icfs than one hundred thoufand dollars. Two thingsmerit attention firft, raifing materials for domeflic nvanufaeWs--fr.

condly, railing ionic-thing for exportation,

wuiui win bring us a return of money.

ur culture ot Cotton oucht to be more .

amended to; labour favimr nmrf.mc Intm.

(duced ; more (beep brought to the coun-

The period will fjon arrive, when it will : y 5 mc of thc M""o breed, which is

nd

VIXCEXXES, March 25, 1809.

r ,,, lJlM ai,mj ucn llVl. m " --. " , oiiivii become your duty agreeablv to a law of thelll0W 10 lllC ftate of Ohio, procured; a Territory, for vou to confer vour fuflVafn. Jthe countr' cleared of wolves. The law

r . r a .enennrarr th- l..n: r ... t

upou ionic perions to reprelent you m the: b M-uug oi woives is uetective Grnrral AiTrmM,. and fliould be amended, f.lh

- - -w. m W W M I v. I J V. U U ragement ought to he given to fuch as would deftroy that mifchevious animal. Horfes, Cattle, Pork, Hemp, Sc Staves.

mignt oe turned to good account as articles of export.

In theprefent fituation of the country,

General Afijembly.

In the conteft in relation to the pretentions of the feveral candidates, I have oc

cupied a neutral pofition. It has been my' objedlto lay before you every information' pollibJe, to form a wife and judicious chice. And I honr t!if rfril Knita ..!U - )

Kv uwiv tii'i li iiunr; . .

and coolncfs, given tbera their moll ferious! " f HrmP' is flrft 1,1 confccenGderation. .quence. 1 ,e cafe witli which it may be There new his been an ekaion in tVJ"ifed' ' P1"". d the price it

county, in which more anxiety or ftir has ' , 01 Sre" lmbeenm.de, apd none more imoortant-the0'"""; .Lttfy in Korky it brought . 1 tone llinrlrprl an t.n

" uundis per ton ; iwo and a half or three acres will produce that quantity ; and a man might raifc it without interrupting any of his other arrangements in farming. If an example mould be given, I am fatisfird that thc cultivation of Hemp would

ioon oecome general. It is therefore ear

people fhould judge and al for themfelves.

I hey fliould view the ground upon which they are about to tread ; they hold their dihinies in their own hands, and to them alone me attributable the good or evil confequences. In giving their votes they fliould fatisfy their own confeiences, in

;,t:,.:.i. t. ... mMY recommended to the farmers, n.,rl

nr-anv other nrruP.nn. Wnl,l ,i;r.,r- f h:rlKh as are defirous of promotinpr the plan.

itn tTrff at- tlm r.,. 1 r tt-

. v... vwuiu nouie in vincennes,

other motives than the general intereQ neither comports with the defigu of Heaven, uor merits the efteem or confidence of men. Resolved, That as there is nothing more deferable or advantageous than p'nee, when bottomed on juflire and honor, fo there is

nothing more difgrarrtul, when attained by

refpond with fimilar committees in other towns. Resohtdy That we will mutually watch and protec what little property we havs

flill Irfi that we will ufe all lawful meant 4 to arrefl dilhirbcrs and breakers of the

peace or fuch of them as may (under

bafe means, and pure ha fed at the price oi'Ipretence r.f authority from government) go

vote for the temborarv fmiles of a candi

date, deferves to be a flave.

Five perfonshave offered themfrlves as

on the 8th April next, at 2 o'clock. P. M.

to confult together upon the fubjea. Let

an auociation be formed for immediately

r3ti;1inite Pr r v?nr Pi flT- - nr ao f--.- ..!.t.U !

two are to be eleded-to Come ot which,1?11 3 fuanl,t' of ilemP f m indeed all, fomeobjeaions have been made.!, "tU(ky; W,U anfwer very well if it Jt reds with vou to examine their validitv! fW" the lattcr Pt of May,or the firO

i . 'lot June- Each farmei

and to decide between them.

In feleaing the individuals, I would

luggefl that on this occafion, you give

your votes to thofe who are ftriaiy repub

lican,at:don whofe political honefly, and

uniformity you can with confidence rely. We are left again without a mail, how Ion? we Hull remain fo, the port. rider can

perhaps inform us, as he rides, or doe? not

ridf, ?s fuits bis own convenience. There

has not I belirvebeen more than two mails

in fuccelTion, fiuce the middle of December

laft, without a failure, and not many more

that half a dozen fince that time. No other apology I hope is necelTary to account for the barenefs of this day's paper of foreign news. DIED On Wednefday laft the infant fon of cql. John Small. TO THE FRiEXDS OF IMPROVEME XT. THERE is an apathy pervading this country in every thins th .t regards its improvement, that is uftonifhing Jiitcrfea cd with fine navigable ftreams, poflYlTing a produiihe foil, and a delightful climnte, it is fufceptable of as great and rapid improvement, as any other in the union. Our trade hs been coiulufVd upon principles, tint will ruin this, or any other country. Not an nrticle of our furplus produce is purch;. fed lor fxprtation ; and our money 13 exi'hmgetl for psltry gew.g ws, that, not unfrrquently, rrjjder our apprar4tice ridiculous 'nine fay tbeie i; no produce to be purclt. frd I frarthm is too much iheCafe I have often f-n flf)iir, bacon, and large quantities of whiflcy brought from Keuturkv, Sec.

Hemp f" be sjhiwd to advantage ; it is ;.lway in demand ; and a cafli article. A fufficiriH y ol (!tton can be r-ufcd lor heme Mar.iifaaU'r. Tobacro wtMiId ijrow Wrll ; but 'tis ratbrr too h-ivy a crop for this Country. WW i;fcCrn, kr fucce rd very V. II. Hmfe. Cattle, Hojc. Lccmir;htbe railVd in (.jreat .iundancr. Hr-l nd Potk are good artirhs for export. The iale ol Iluifcs has produced to thc Uatc of Ken-

June- Each farmer m?y raife at leaf!

a ton, this year, which will aflford him cafh, and the complaints of its fcarcity will foon van if. If it be aflced where we fhall obtain a market for our Hemp I anfwer : the Kentucky merchants will take it from this place or from the mouth of the VVabafh. There will be no want of a market.

Gould not Rope Walks be eftabliflied in

this country

It would 8lfo be advifable to form an

aflociation for procuring a large number of

(beep fay one thoufand, fifteen hundred.

or two thoufand. Let fome convenient

place be feleaed for pafluiincr, and a care

tul man employed to take care of them.

It is the only way in which we can conve niently obtain a fupply of wool, until tut woods are cleared of vermin.

It would alfo be of immenfe utility for

the farmers and others to form a fociety for

colleaing and diffiminating ufeful infor

mation touching agriculture and manufac

tures.

Let us meet together on the 8th of A-

pril. The fubjas I have mentioned are

drlervmg attention. Qur population is in

creafing, but for the la fl eight cr ten years

nothing has been done towards the improvement or aggrandizement of the country it is time exertions were made to ( hange our impoverifhed condition. There is no money ; the times are hard ; we are poor ; is the confhnt cry and no wonder I for we are purfuing tbe very courfe tl.at will keep us in poverty forever. P March 20th, 1 809. """ G L OVCES 7 V U H ESQ L U TIO XS. Headed in tbr noHon Csntincl, Worthy f Imitation. At a leg-l tnetitig ot tbr inhabitants ol

the town of (huce(ler ( M n4.) Jan. I2:b. I8'JJ the iilhiwing tefolvrs were read, and nnaniuu'ully accepted, with one diflentient only viz As the obj a of government is the fecu rity and proteaion n f the governed. es rrc, That every zdtuiniOration, wliofe ol icet or tend-nrv is other tluti tb.e

public good or whofe policy is guided by

independence and liberty.

Resolved, That our national rubrs have attempted to teach us a Itfion hard to be un-

derHood by freemen, viz. That our veflels

muft rot at our wharves, for fecurity our

manners defer t their country for employ

ment anil protection, or Oarve at home a

Handing army muft be diOributed thro our

country, to enforce the moft unjuft, unequal and oppreflive laws the people muQ be re

duced Qrp by flep to poverty, till their fpi-l

nt is broken down, and they become a na

tion of flaveg and the will of a prefident

mult oe paramount to the ronftitution : fo

we will never applaud, or fupport that adminiHration, who, at this awful crifis. arr

regardlefsof our fufTV rings who trample on our rights, and turn a deaf ear to our

jull complaints.

Resolved, That fome of the mcft impor-

tant provifions of "the conflitution have been

violated; that congrefs, onuer a pretence of regulating have annihilated commerce;

that a (landing army has been raifed, and

troops quartered among us, in time of profound peace, to enforce at the point of the

bayonet, the molt tyranical laws; that thc 'encroachments of the general government on the flate governments ought to be fig. nals of general alarm,' one fpirit ought to animate the whole and above all, aroufe the northern ftates to a real fenfc of their danger. Resolved, That as the inhabitants of this town, with many others in the Hate, have fought redrefs for their grievances by humbly petitioning congrefs ; and as their petitions have been treated with contempt their fuffering reprefented as trifling, and themfelves called the worthlefs part of the

community,' they confider it not only a

right but a duiy, in this public manner, to manifelt their indignation at fuch condua, and to fcek relief from another quarter. Resolved, That to our ftate government we look for counfel, proteaion and relief, at this awful period of general calamity; that as we have been educated in the prin. ciples of civil liberty, and from our cradles upwards have been taught to believe, we

were in a land of freedom, fo we will never

fufF-.rour commerce and fifheries to be de

flroyed. nor furrender our liberties to adef

pot either foreign or domeOic.

Resolved, That the fir l and dignified

Itand, the brilhent difplay of eloquence, and

argument made by the minority in congrefV

entitle them to our highefl praife ; that thole arguments arc in our opinion unan-

fwered and unanfwerable ; and, that as the

inhabitants of this town were among tbr laft, to furrender their independence.

Resolved, That we reciprocate the fen-

timents exprefTcd by our brethren at Bath,

in their late town meeting.

Resolved, That a relpeaable addrefs be

tranfmitted in the name of this town! tn

our general court of this commonwealth,

fctting forth the evita under which we fuf

fcr ; and praying that honorable body to

adopt Inch meafures, as in their wifdrr

tl.ey may deem expedient for the public k

weltare and that a committee be chofen

for this purpofc.

Resolved, That a committee of public!..

fjf-ty be appointed to watch over the in

tercft cf this town ; that they be empowered to fupprefs all diOurbance of the

:)eace, and notice every abuf offered by a

ny individual, or combination of men, pa tiolnu; our ftreets and wharves, having cf-

enfive weapons, either by nibt or dav, to

Jir annoyance and terror of th- inhabi

tant ; and have them apprrhended an'

iuuilhed at the expence of the town; and

that thii commiticc be empowered to ccr-

armed by niirbt or utter any menaces, or

threatening fpeeches, to the fear and terror of tbe good people of this town and that we will ever hold in abhorrence pimping fpies, and night walkers, who flrive to fatten on the fyoilsuf their fufTcring follow citi zens. JOHN RODGERV Town Clerk;

Glouceftfr, Jan. 12, 1809. A lineal defcendant of John Rodders.

burnt at Smith field as a martyr.

Ed. Even. Post.

Legislature of Xtvt.Kampshive. We have been told that this body would

not fail to recommend the repeal of the em-

birgo. Of this take the following proof. On the 22i December, mr. Adams offered the following lefolutions. " Refolved, That the embargo fyftem, adopted by congrefs is, in thr opinion of the

Iegiflat ure of New-IIamplhire, uunccefTary

ruinous to thc country at large, unprece

dented in the annals of other nations, and

a proOrationof the honor of the United S.

Refolved, That our fenators in congrefs

be indruaed, and our rrpiefentatives b

requeflcd to make every poffible exertion to

eff a an immediate repeal o'fthe faid ob

noxious laws; and that his excellency the

governor be requefled to tranfi.iit, without

delay a copy of the foregoing refolvcs, to each of our fenators and reprefentVtives in

congrefs."

On thefe refolutions, after an animated

debate, the queflion wr-t taken, thirty five

members being in favor, and 101, againfl

them.

PUBLIC NOTICE. THK fubferibers, a committee

appointed by the board of Truf-

tecs of the Vincennes Univerfir5 arc authorifed to leafe the Lmds belonging to that inditution upon

the lollowing terms, viz. " KjicIi lefree fliall clear on quarter ft Clion, twenty" five ;ier-s ; to clear all thc timber oil the fame eighteen inches, and under ; and to put five acres of faid cleared iand in meadow or gr;fs ; and to make a good and lawful fence

mund die lame, hach U afe to

continue live years, and no linger. Kach klfce mtdl build a cood cn-

bin at lead eighteen bv tucnt feet

ro be hewed infide and nut unci

to leave the cabin and fences in Sood repair."

B. Parke, jfno. Johnson, 11. Buntiri Vincennes, March 21, 1809.

A'EW MANUFACTORY.

THK fubfc ribers hsve with very confideratle eX'-rti' ti, in experimental re-

i rcb, exreuted a fiatitring euav towaxdi

tbe cilabliilunent of a

Sluccnsvjare Manufactory.

llavir:' to depend entirely on the dint of

&pernnent, for their pn-grefs in t! is art, 1 ry are anxious to tacditif tbr j uliitefs, y the ailirtince of experir n( ed hatuls.hr-

:ievit't; that there are hands in this country

who bave frrved rruhr appren'ic fliins to

.be bufior fs of makii'g ()ur rnfwaic in Ku'opt they give thuj tibht n0ti e :hat tbry .vilh to employ a frw fuch bands. Tney !mvc arcli to a bed of d -y, whidi ihry arc convinced is p'oprr fir tlir abvr j urpofc. Tkoma richer.? if Son. Near Dowuii-gtotviij CLcftcr ccunty.