Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 23, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 May 1809 — Page 2
ble accident ; in which cafe the amount of pay for the trip, will, in all cafes, be forfeited and retained. 4. Perfons making propofals arc defired to (late their prices by
the- year. Thofe who caTttracl will receive their pay quarterly in the months of February, May,
Atiguftanu November, one month
after the expiration ot each quar
ter.
5. No other than a free white
pcrfou fliall be employed to con
vey the mail. . ttrt . ,
6. wnere tne pronoier in
tends to convey the mail in the
body of a itage carriage, he is de
fired to (late it m his propofals.
7. The Poft-mailer General re
serves to himfelf the right of de
claring any contract at an end, whenever one failure happens,
which amounts to the lofs of a
trip.
8. The contracts are to be in
operation on the id day of Ofito
ber next, and continue until the
30th of September 1 af! 1 . GIDEON GRANGER,
Post-master General.
General Poft Office.
JVashington City, Ahrill 1809.
FOR THE WESTERN SUN.
Citizens of Indiana.
You have been cautioned, to be
on your cuard, airainit eledVioner-
ing tricks : the caution never was
more neceiiary than now. You have been entreated for vour own
fakes; not to fwallow words inflead of reafons ! vour underftand-
ings are affiled bv fophiftry, and
your pallions emitted againll your belt interefts. A piece in the laft Western Sun, over the fignature
ot. A, occalions thefe warnings to
the people, to be to lohnnly repeated. This writer wilhes it to be believed, that the oppoiition to ltandolph, has its origin in tories,
ann the enemies ot Jetlerion. Fellow citizens be not deceived : I will prove to you, that the very rev rfe of this is rhe cafe. We
object not to tins man, becaufe he
is the relation o JeHerion, but on account of his differing from him in political fentiment. ''he writings of Randolph prove him to be the friend of fiavery : the writings of Jeffei fon as quoted by the Fanner and myfelf, abundantly prove him to be the enemy ot lidvery. We are governed " by the fame political principles, that Jcf. ferfon is and our wirtings prove it ; Han-'olphaiul the friends of his election are covcrned hv nnlitimi
ieniiments. diametrically oppolite to thole of Jeflerfon ; and this their writings verrifv. Fellow citizens, you fee to what nefcrious unci pitiful Ihifts, the advocates of llavery are driven. They wilh to palm a man on ou fir delegate
merely beraufe he is a relation of!
that JefTerfon. whofe talents and !
integrity we fo much admire. This writer iigned. A, infmuatcs that all thole whooppofe the election o Randolph, and who are the friends and fupporiers of J. Johnion and J. Jennincs are tories and
enemies ofJefferfon but the p o- 1 pleuilil. cthfo;,,, am propcrlv i
, maHow artifice, on the 22nd n May. W e objett not to Kaiif.-iph on account (f his repuhhcanilm ; nut on account of his want o: it VC fav th,. v; i
of II i ery cannot be a Vcbnhlirnn. !
1 he great mats ot the peonfe in this Territory are republican :
Randolph fays he differs in opin-
ion, from a great magority of
mem; ana in what they deem, a
verry important part of repubh canifm.
We believe that no man could
reprelent us truelv who fo noint
edly di Hers from us in nolitieal fen
. - .... . 1
timent. 1 here is not an mltancc of a man politically differing from
nis conitituents. who has reore-
fented them fairlv. It mav be
laid that iienjamin rarke, difter-
eu in political lentimcnts irom a
majority ot the people ot Indiana. Fellow citizens mark the con.
fequence ! ! You have not had
one right fecurcd, not one privilege granted, at the end of three
feffions, more than you had when he commenced his career : but
to pleafe a minority, he made un
arv ceafing exertions, to introduce ilavery. Identity of caufe will
ever produce inentlty of effect.
1 hereiore to further Drove the
. . ....
clanger there is, in choofing a del
egate who differs from us i poht
ical lentiment : I lha II n relate
another lnltance, It is well
known, that the uniform com
plexion of the North weflern terri
tory, (now ltate of Uhio, was and
is ltill. reDuohcan. from that
territory Wilham H. Harrifon
was elecled delegate to Congrefs : under the inoreflion of his beinir a
republican, and it was lunooied
that honor, and duty bound him, to reprefent the political fentiments
ot the people who lent him tel
low citizens, mark how .different
theretult! !-.-Un the floor of Con
grefs he made a flourifhing little
lpeach in favor ot itancinff armies
and rediculing the militia :t in r m - -
ihort advocating molt of the ex.
travicant meafures of John Ad.
ams's adminiflration : however
unpleafant this to the neonle of the
North tvettern territory : it did fo
tickle the fancy of John Adams.
that he made him governor of In
diana
Feilow citizens the friend nf
fiavery have threatened vencreance
ri i ... .-
againlt the writer of the Citizen :
1 have neverthelefs ventured to re.
late a few unadorned facls ; altho' while doincr fo. the tmfortunnfp
fate of young Rice Jones flared me
in the face.
A celebrated writer has Anrl
that 4 facts arc flubborn things
i inuiK mem xne mo:t eloquent thitigs that can be told the people of Indiana. A Citizen of Fincenncs.
"hiflry" and WcdncrJay WcnffJ;.y" I the fcquel he proceeded to Vincfnnes, f vhrr hi hail not Innr hrrn until rnm.
anu in iiij luiijL nuius n iui it i V vunw miuuiu w - rj - - ...... vnibijin with a G and a tlioufmd other edoU' j nicnccd his deceptive intrigues, and afcer
reus Til (hoods do they tell upon poor Tim. I bifcly betraying one pirty, he Told himfelf
to the other en bis return to this place ho
It is allowed that Tom Ghous cant he the
author as Tom is known to be too (hipid
to write anv tinner, but then they fry that
1 om is as tu II ot malice and mnchief as he
took many opportunities ot letting me know he had foinetiung of great moment to communlcnfi". 1 tlirfnr travr film an nrnr!n.
nf tmt Ullfi K io nmnnr 1nrl crit ! tllfr rtf A I Cr I rvfl n IT 111 til 1 rl f. JjT tlir flrnil IitiI
ti-v-- I . . . I . ! i . 1 I- . fLT 1 I 1 - 1 I. I I-
ics nun ooy, ies mm ooy ana let tne j me aiiroiuery anu ;ue uaicncis, cy noiuing
little ones on if he can krep out of ficrht
himfelf. Now do mr. Printer that is a good foul do let me know who did write thofe pretty pieces and you lhall have the
choicert llice from the pound cake at y
wedding fupper.
Tours to command, Bet Blowsy. For The IVestem Sun.
The dreaded bane of republican inltitutions. t That bulhvork of national liberty. FOR THE WESTERN SUN. Dear mr. Printer,
THIS is to let you know how much delighted we have all. been in our neighborhood with thofe fi e lrtteri which your Citizen of Vincenues fends us wtekly by means of your puper oh ! how he lalh'-s thofe Southern gentry. Thofe Virginins and Carolinians Hody of me I lute the very fiht of them they. are fo proud and walk fo flraiht and hold up their h-a:!s fo hih and all for nothing. For grandfather ftys that they are the worQ politicians in the world as they have not the leaf cunning and nuke it a point to believe ryy one is th-ir f'iend whoprofrffes to be fo poor fools I Hut they futTcr for i? emugh thank God. NUw mr. Printer let m: tell you that there is a great fquabhlin.: awongN us Mbout wlio is the writer of the'e fine letters. fomc lay them to
one i'jnry M'tjiillin, lome to Tim G .. terpipe and fotne to Tom Chop whilft o. thrr will have it that little Juk Tefiy gives a helping hind to thetn nothing" U certain about it only that little Tim takes them to the prefs. B'jt thy fy that Tim coull not do them all himfelf, being as howhe cant fpcll they fy he wriics hoftory
To the Electors and-People of the county of Dearborn.
Gentlemen,
Jefle B. Thomas the late reorefentative
from this county, and fince delegate to con
grefs from this territory, having fucceeded fo well inhisfchemes of villany and deception, has emboldened him, tho' no longer
a citizen ot our territory, to pufli his illiterate and leather-headed brother. Michael
Jones on us as delegate to congrefs -,1 had inclined for the fake of this man's (Thomas) wife and family, to fuffer him to deuart in
peace, without difclofing the fhameful and viilanous (Kps adopted by him to fecure his
ele&ion to congrefs 33 his impudence
however knows no bounds. Ec as he anoeart
callous to all feelings of honor and ho-nelly, I here fubjoin for the information of the oco-
ple, a fhort hiflory of the tranfadions which took place immediately preceding and fuc-
ceedinir his eleaion to contrrefs. He had
either knoVn or believed that the fupport of
capr. v ance and mylelt would render him
more fure of fuccefs in his Hcclion. & nre-
vious to his leaving home for Vincennes, he took much pains, and gave himfelf confider-
able trouble, by cringing, fawning he. to conciliate our favor, and eventuallv. a few
days before his departure, mentioned the
matter to me ; the man h;id for h while pair, fo far worn the mate of -ctndou: as to indticr
me to belvehe was perhaps about to be come an honeft man. Uoth Vance fc myfelf, therefore, on account of his family, wiftied to promote his intcreft, and when he meutioned the fubieft to me. I armd that
if I could render him fervice I was willing . J r -lit .. . .0
vu uo io, proviaeu nc would pledge himfelf
hw ww. waui ujcaiurcs, wnicn 1 then thought, and do ftill believe would have been beneficial to the territory to which he readily affented I accordingly walked with him to the houfe of capt. Vance, to whom I mentioned the caufe of cur coming, and who commenced the converfation by obferving. he nnderftood there was a oartv in th t '
ritory, fome of whom had crent into th-'
giflture, who were intriguing for a divifion
mercoi ; mat lie wilhcd to know mr. Thomas's fentiments on the fubjeel, as he be-
ucvcu no meaiure could be cttecled more in. jurious and ruinous to this end ofthi- terri
tory that he therefore not only wilhcd to know mr. Thomas's fentiments on the f,,k.
jea, but wiftied alfo to caution him a-ainfl
being drawn in by the intrigues of the divfion party Mr. Thomas anfwered, that
ne naa unitormly been oppofed to a divifion of the territory, that he was confident a more deftrudVive meafure could not happen
u-, .ii-w at. kiz urn election lor delegate, he had encoured judge Davis to ofTrr, and had promifed him his vote, but that he after, wards deferted Davis, becaufe he was infor-
..v,. "utii; a uiviiion
Uapt. Vance the n afked mr. Thomas if he would pledge himfelf to oppofe every lure that had for its object a divifion of the territory Sc if he would alfo pledge himfelf to vote tor no man as delegat-, who would not previously give this p?edr; :tlr. Thoma.s then without hfCitiflrvr, " i 1 1 1
ed his word and honor, that it circlet! ylx. fell, he would do all in his power to opnofe a divifion, and that he would not vote' for any perfon as delegate who fiiculJ not nre. vioully have given this pledge, and genrah Iy, that he would in no wy attach himfel to the divifion party.C.pt. Vai cc had al' ways placed confidence in the tvni,airJ did oeliere that no motive could pcffibly induce hm to commit his honor and fdemn PP(.r thin freely and publicly given-,nd i (i I too, tho" I h,d not always thr hiheQ opinion of h,s integrity, did Soppfe heccId no? nrtvw r.'l (T t v , 1 ' ,,r.CHilU
..w. ..w., uu 4 oenfveu wr
lure o! the man. and
out the lure of office, to endeavor to brinr
me in to join him in his nefarious purpofes many interviews having taken place, and much having palTed from him to me, renders it impoflible that I mould be very circumfiantial, the fubflance of .the whole however, was, that he had betrayed the party who had firft raiffd and upheld him, and to whom he flood folemnly pledged, 8c that if I would join him, and procure refolutions in this county in favour cf a diviiion, and would tranfmit to him in congrefs, he was fure of fuccefs, and in that cafe, I mould be well provided for it maybealked why did 1 notat once refift c expofe his bafe attempt to this I anfwer, that after the firft difclofure, (which 1 immediately communicated to a friend) my object was to fathom the depth of his viilanous fchemes in order the more fuccefsfully to oppofe him ; and thn this was the cafe I can prove to the fatisfadUon of every man in the county. I will now clofe thefe remarks by obferving, that had mr. Thomns modrflly and decently departed from this county, without impudently interfering in our affairs, he might have faved himfelf the fhame (if he has yet any (name left) of this difclofure
ano have been fufli red to depart with only the gna wings of a guilty coidcience -as ho hvs vauntingly, impudently, Jnd boaftingly fworn his ignorant and illiterate brother, would and mould be elecltdI have thot proper to fliew the world what the worth Judge is capable of doing 1 may perhaps I hereafter give a few more anecdotes of him. I fhall not, however, fo lightly pafs over the hiHory of his brother Michael, on any other condition than that of his quietly fitting himf: If down in the occupation which nature and education both have fittted him for, that of groom or horfe jockey but fliall give the people a complete hiflory of their would be delegate supported by affida vits. ' JAMES DILL. P. S. I pledge myfelf to prove fubftantU ally every fentenceof the foregoing. J. DILL. Laurenceburgh, 19th April, 1809.
'a
vainly
wcre now rutlcd to
l-s fl.uify honar and i:nrrhvUt mark
: IHE WESTERN SUN. DIAN WAR AT AN END. 1 he Editor fe els great fatisfaaion in being enabled to communicate to his lellou citizens upon the authority of governor Ilarrifoiu that there exifled not the fmalleft probability of hoftilitics with any oi the neighboring tnl;es. The bo. cly of Indians coiir aed by the pro. phet have &SKkss ;m iome of his confidential folDivcrs are now with the governor. We under. Hand that they very (Irenuoufly deny the exifiance of any intention on their part to attack our fcttlements and that their difprrlion was attended with fome indications of terror and apprthenfion. Whether tins waoccahoned by the military arrangements that were here macJtsor by the fear ofdarvation irom the prohibition that was ifitiec by the governor to the traders WA fupplymg them with dm jUid ammj.nition, until their deigns fhoukl be lefs equivocal, we know not.
1 he Editor anxious to glvp every informion in hi, powrr to hi, fellow citizens Mj-fliriff thr candidates at th. 5nnni.
,'1pl'-cin ami to adt impxrtiWy towards allcorrefrvri lents has delavr.i hlc r.
tO tills 4le hulir ill nnlrr f r It,. ,11 .1 . r
Uys remveaa pUce in this week's pmfr. no: will he admitted in thr ,ex-hand-hnK v.ll he printed at r.v,tim, r..i-
wen: will appear on Monday.