Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 51, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 December 1809 — Page 2

rrlsrn for, fl o iU he ever eft a .1 lanJinrr on ourcpafb. RouP, ;i erefore, Britain ! from our torpn. uiir forward to procure a Conititutionil Ptli unentary rrfcrra, and you miy then look forward to peace, liberty and plenty, in the room of war, and foreign dependance. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient fervant, And well wither To my country, Henry Hare Townsend. Gentlemen, I really had not an idea of this meeting at the time I wrote the letter I have j u fl read, nor would I have prefumed to occupy the time and attention of the meeting by reading it, had it not appeared

to be the very belt way of feconding major Cartwright's motion, which I greatly approve. To that much refpeed character,

as alfo to every mend to freedom, I flnll

at all times give that llrenuous fupfort

Which 1 think the caule delerves.

From Relf 's Phil. Gazette. PARTr SPIRIT. The deleterous operation of this principle in its effecls upon fociety in every age, has been but too evident ; and were mankind properly dip pofed to improve by the awful examples, (placed as they are in full view by the page of hitlory) fo well fuited to the reflexion ofthe fmalleft capacity ; hopes might be entertained of better times when the people of our coun try, affimilaced in anterelt, might be amalgamated in at fedtion, as to act as the foul of one man, to promote the real good of fociety. But much to be lamented by every patriot, our country, yet in its youth, has, in too frequent inlfances, (hown to the world the venality of corrupt old age ; party fpirit, with its concomitants, deception and bnfe detra&ion, has more than fub verted the golden rule of right, and bauilhed upright talents from our deliberations Men of wifdotn and tried virtue, fooner than hear the rancorous irony of party fpirit

dictated by men, who, in their endeavours to drive virtue from our councils, feck for a palliation of their errors, and a full harvefi, from the infla med minds of a deceived populace. Others, brought up in the lap of eafc, on whom fortune and education have fmilcd ; too much difpoled to ibar above the level aliened them in the republic, where every man is a freeman born to equal rights, forgetful that fortune in bellowing her fa Vors, however partial in her gifts of wealth, has not been lo unmindful of the active poor, as to deprive them of talents full big with greatnels Which, like the rich diamond Wants but the poiifh of a-r, to bring tot th tlu ir excellence into active ulcUilneft. In a republic fo democratic in its

formation as ours, the intereft of all muff be ever in view. If the people err, the fault

muff remain with their lead crs. I acknowledge that however virtuous thole lead ers are, it does not always fol low that the people will attend to their true intererts ; they may be milled by defigning men, whofe chief object is their own aggrandizement. Yet the fault too frequently Uys with thofe who have it in their power to fucceed with

better advice, would they be at the trouble to ,pay fome attention to what may be cal led popular fentiment ; and in his attention they will be well rewarded by the enjoy

ment of their own rights and property unmolelled. No thing can be a more certain cure for the evil tendency of party fpirit, than virtue exhibited in precept and example. Without virtue, no republick can continue, asfuch, it may bear the name, but if vice predominates, the fpirit of freedom will vanifh with its prevalence. A nation to be truly great, mull be virtuous,

and this virtue confifls in love of country, fincercrefpeel for

its laws, with the touchflone

of morals, do unto others as

you wifli in like circumltances

they may do unto you. But

if our citizensbelieVing wealth

to be the chief good in life,

are tempted to infringe the laws, violate the faith of na

tions, cortupt others ck them-

felves to attain it, no wonder

if patriotifm fhould be def

troyed in the ilruggle, and that party embraced, who

are mod likely toaccomplifh the alluring and dellrudive

end. Americans, let our energy be united to drive from our happy fliores the vindictive fpirit of party. Let this canker worm of our peace be dcltroyed before it comes to maturity, and yings its flight over our land. ' Until human nature, is much altered from its prefentftatc, we mud ex pert to have thofe amongd us, who, for their own pur. poles, will fan the flame of difcord. Let fuch men he marked with our difplcafurc. I hey are generally known under the Character of office hunters if you obferve them cringing to partv, afliduous to court the populace, 1 fay mark them luch characters are ealily bought and lold bv felt intei ell alone True pa triotilin has but little to do with their purfiiits. The patriot is a modcll man, diffident

of his abilities, and whh difil

culty drawn from his loved

retirement, but if the imperi

ous voice of his countrymen

call him forth to action, you

will find him honed, rigid in

virtue. Such was Cincinna

tus, fuch was our beloved

Wafliingt on-

Party fpirit carries tyranny

along with it, whether manifelled by the tew or the many. 1 he Eritori of Lacade-

ar in on, the Tribunes of i?ome,

the Dieci of Venice, and the

Commune of Paris, all in their

turns afted as tyrants. To

be free, let us preferve virtue

and liberty, while we frown

on the rancor of party fpirit.

Let the words democrat and

federaliff, now ufed by way

of approbrium fink in reality

into the fpirit of Republican American. jfeffenomilte rl.TJ Nov. 1809.

1 he voluntary confellion of

John Ingram, taken in open court (after fentence

of condemnation had been pronounced againfl him for

horfe dealing) expofing the names and particular adls

of the tamousbanditti, that infeft this territory particularly, and other of the '-adjoining dates and territories : , '"I his deponent Hates that lie knowis and believes Jacob Kichardlon to be at the head, and one of the principal agents in this band. That he knows of his dealing fundry horfes from the date of Ohio and this territory, among which were five he belie ves to have been the property of f r

Null of Warren county, date of Ohio, two others, one the property of llaiah ioon, the other the property of James Baxter of this territory. He further dates, that the aid Kichardfon has informed him fince he is confined in this jail, that he was concerned in making, and had made counterfeit bank notes, panilh milled dollars, eagles and half eagles, and that Kichardfon and his

aflbciatcs had received 20,000 dollars of good money from the bank of the U. S. tor theii counterfeit bank notes having fird obtained the numbers ot genuine notes of that bank. I hat Ifaac Kichardfon is one of the aflbciatcs, the laid Ifaac, and Chridophcr liravcrs, oikof the laid party dole 5 horfes from Jonathan Boon, of this territory, and hat both arc concerned in the money mak. ing edablifhmcnt, that Aaron Kichai dfun is one of the oarty. This deponant dates that capt. James faff, is of the party,

that he received fiolen horfes, knowing them to be fuch of 1. Kichardfon and Beavers, & depofited them in the hands "of Jacob & James Lewis, who delivered them to John 1 acket, both of whom this depon ant knows to be of the party. T he evidence this deponant: has of the guilt of 1 aff;'the Kichardfons, Lewifes & Tacket, is from their own mouths as w ell as a know ledrre or forne of their acls that he believes Abraham & james Taff, fons of the capt. are concerned in the money making bufinefs ; he had t his information from their uncle Jacob Kichardfon ; this deponant dates that Ilracl and learn Friend of the date of Ohio are of the party, Ifaac &: jas. Fuller of White water are alfo of the party ; Ifaac Newton near the mouth of alt river, is alfo of the party, and has (Irong reafon to believe that John, Jeffe & jame3 Hickman are concernedjbotli in dealing horfes and making money. He fui ther dates that I. Kichardfon dole 3 head of cattle and difpofedof them about the m uth ot Salt river I hat A. Wiggins of Ladfde. grafs is alfo of the parry ; A. Cherry and A. Cox, living at the big prairie on the Mifliffippi are alfo of the party, alfo Vi m. & Nicholas ( & 2 whofe christian names he does noc recoiled Walters are of the n:irf v-Tliis rlpnnnanf fnrr lit

dates that when he fird became acquainted with Jacob Kichardfon, he was innocent, and never had committed the crime for which he was condemned, and that he was induced to enter into the co, partnetfhip by the felicitation threats and promiles of the laid Kichardlon. lie alio dates that James . Wright houfe, of Clark coty. is alfo concerned with this party from the in

formation of laid V 1 ighthoufc fo this deponant. lie alfo

dates that John Neighbours

of Knox county near Flint

ifland, is alio engaged in this

thievifh company, his fobn ;: Ingram

m a : .

EKGEiSII V LATIN SCHOOL . '"I MIL fubfenb-r wiH.rs to irf',iin ibz 1 public ttr.t a Luh will rnm.ncncc ;i.d be ..-cr.fd 0:1 the (nix Hay of J ituiary' "-xt, l his own I.euiV, ;n IU.fTt ro u n. Inp whnr a f;r,od clofr hcufr v.ili be fitTr 0 uP"Id prcj)..rfj tor ti.r purpoO- w ! rrr, hU hr uuguu HLAlJiNC;. WHITING, AKITHMLTIC, KNT.l.lSH fJHAUM -H. tht- LATIN aid ( i : 1 K LANmja(;ks, (;L()(,H.Api:Y, fM.ts who irru! thr it ih.M.r,, IU y , j ..(TUrrd tlut prlHuLr .Mtr ntion Will be paid to tlicir rnorf.., as wrll as tuition. William P. Thompson M. D. 1 of 1 1th Mo;i tii, iij'J'v.