Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 26, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 June 1810 — Page 2

at Fort Wayne, on the 26th day of October, 1809, between the United States and the Wea tribe of Indians, the sum of 1500 dollars is hereby appropriated, and a furthet sum of 300 dollars, annually, which annuity shall be permanent. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That for carrying into effect a treaty concluded at Vincennes, on the 9th day of December, 1809, between the United States and the Kickapoo tribe of Indians, the sum of 500 dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid annually to the said tribe, which annuity shall be permanent. See. 5. And be it further enacted, That the severl sums appropriated by this act. shall be paid out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives, JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate, pre tem May 1, 1810. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT Providing for the printing and distributing of such laws of the United States as respect the public lands. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprcesentativsof the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the president of the United States be and he is hereby authorised to cause to be collected into one volume, and arranged, the several laws of the United States, resolutions of the Congress under the confederation, treaties and proclamations that have operation and respect to the public lands; and to cause 1200 copies to be printed, one of whichshall be transmitted to each of the existing land boards of commissioners for settling land claims, and a copy to each of the registers and receivers of public monies of the several land offices of the United States ; and the residue of the asaid co-

pies shall be preserved for the future disposition of Congress. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate, pro-tempore, April 27, 1810. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT Further to alter and amend" An act providing for the third census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States. " BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the first section of the act, passed duringr the present session of Congress, en-

titled ' A'i ct providing toi the thndcen fus or cmim rtio!i ot the inhabitants ot the Unite J Sf trs," .s relates to the forms of oaths or tH mtinns thereby directed to be t.,ken by tht mmhds, fecretarits anu stlittints therein mentioned respectively, ill jll be, and hereby is irp-aleJ, and the faia oaths or a ri i matious thIJ oe in th- fol lowing forms, that is to fay : the ni oih Is and iVtrrt rieb' mths in the form following : ' I, A B. m..rfli..l of th- ddi.icl of (or fcCretary of the territory of as the cfr mv b-) do I '.lc unity fwear or atfirm, thtt I will srll and truly tuufc to be in idea jilt7! and jert-ct enumeiation and defcription of U perf ns rrfiJcnt within my diltrift (or territory) and return the fame to the ferrttary of 11 ate, agreeaoly to the ci reftinns of the lever d acts ot congrefs, ponding for the third irnfus or ennmeratiom.f the inhabitants cftnr United States, rcordiM to the bell of ivy ability and the alliiUnts' oith or atiii nutioo, in the form following: I, A B, do folemn 1) 'war or -(Iimti, thnt 1 Will make juil ani p t "-ft etui nrratioi. and drfcriptiou ot all p-rfo;. refuient wrhm the dmliou af finned to m-. f r i!i t pnrpofe, by the marfhd of (o- th- fruetny of the temtor c,f thr c iir my be) and mAidi e r-turn the r' ( t to the tod m r fl i I ( r frcretarv.) agreeably to the durftinns -! thr i vrrjl -its ot iongref proNiding tor t'iiul cenfu or n um-t lou of tlu- inlu'.iiant . of tl.e L'mtrd btaie, aitordin. to t - i. it nt my ability." Srr. 2. A:.d be it further enacted, Tliat It (lrali ;r Xi.-Cuty f t!l lever A marlhd. fenetar'rs ai.ii tU-r lFi 1 1 a n t s aforrfai i, at the tim- r : .ki-the cenfos or erim-r tion afor'iu:, iVry under the dnection if tlcfccrcui) mi thc ucaluryand accor-

ding to fucli Inflrurvioni as lie fiiall give, ar iccount of the feveral manufacturing rlla Milhments and manuf tfturrs within then levcral d Qri6s, territories and div.fion?.The faid alliltants Hnll make return of th. fame to the mullulsor feiretaries of theii refpective dihVlfts or territories, Sc the fait marfluls aud fecictaiies Hull tranfmit the laid returns, and abllrafts thereof to the fe cretaiy of the trcafury, at the fame time at which they are by this aft and the feveral afts to which this aft is an addition re. quired refpeftively to make their return of ftd enumeration to the fecretary of Hate ; for the performance of which additional iVrvices they (hall refpeftively receive fuch compeufation as Hull hereafter be provided by law. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House cf Representatives, JOHN GAILLAHD, President of the Se:iate pro-tcmpore. May I, 1810. APFKOVh D, JAMES MADISON.

The extraordinary delay of the marquis VVcllcfley in anfwering the letter of mr. Pinkney proves the BritKh mimftry to have been governed by events in their otcut rente poltenor to the difmifTinn of mr. Jackfon. Had they, as they fliould have, been exclu lively influenced by that aft, w ith the circumllances that led to it, no reafon for delay could have exiOcd. The cafe was too plain aud i fol ate d to embarrafs the mull ordinary judgment. The ffts were amply ftatcd by both parties. The wide field of antecedent negotiation on the complicated affairs of the two nations in this mil ante pre fro ted no obllacle, and, mr. Jackfon was at Ira It as fully heard as our government. The requifitions on our part were few and

limple, and called for dilpatih. In fuch a Hate of things the, reflection of a day was as good as that of a month, and the judgment mull have been as ripe for decilion as it ever could be. A prompt compliance with our requ-lts would have been no lefs honorable to the Britilh government, than promotive of the bell interclts of the nation it reprefented. It would have revived the waning good will of the two nations and produced certainly in this country, a zealous dilpofition to )ield mu:h for the l'lk" ofan entire reparation of harmony. On the other hnd, that government .mull have bern ftnfible thn a reluctant c tardy cqnief ence in on - dennnds, would hlTume more the' air of policy than of jult;ct of compullinn than ol a tpontaneous iiifpditi on to do what w-is right. Sui h mull have been the feeding of th- Butilh government had it t onfideieri cor reqnifi'itms reafonable. On ihp contr 'iy, hd it vxcweJt them as unre fjn':hlr t?ir ovd:g.-tioi' v.ms equally llrony ro oivt .!'. imm-v'"nte anlwer, that wc might

or eo.thl rJ ti t.nn n unamoiguous eHiuii'te f its dilp'ditton, aiui purine mev.fures diettd y th? afttnl Hate cf things, infield of being bewildered in the inextricable m izrs of doubt and m (ieiy. The demand m-de bv u. indeed, fo loutiiv tailed for a fpeedy decilion, that the amiils ofdipl macy may be ranfn ked in vain w ithout finding

an an. logons cte attended with Iur.hdr1-y even in thofe dark periods T.hen force w.t? the acknowledged arbiter between nations. At this day fuch a dely would not have been tolerated by ay European government whiih would, long betore it eUpfed, have done itlVlf jullice by difmifling the o trending minifler. England heiUlt would moil unqueflionahly have puilurd this comie. I he delay, thro, ws unequivocally th--refult of cirrumftances foreign from the cafe. Thefe were, e ither 1. The cxilling Hate of parties in England : C. The political diviilons among us ; or 3 1. The line of polity of I'lancc towards us ; .Srpuately, or collectively, tlrft caufes diftated the It ttrly ai.d mrifurcC aiifwercf the m rquis Wcllr tl-y. I. c know thtt thr nrefrr.t Enrlifn miniftry tottrr-U to dill, ijt.un at the verv mo nent it drew Hi fi it breath, and that it h.-.s eer fmce b-en rx; k led to t!.r f.-veft lt paroxsfins, ot whiih thr parli-iir-ent h (rrn th- th.eatre. In this ttte ot n.iX'infapcv and dotgi, it w s aSI urpiuiit, to avoij at'V thing h'e a niLture 1 1 1 1 .Aineri ca. In the ni.:ft rf a witir fpirad drfeat and dilt oOifi lure ot tlie linnlh artoi, when rvery rav of 1 opt was quen ! rd n the fat ! bogs of Wlcheren, .ud ti r ri.;iit arm t B:t!ii power paraliledhy the rpt i ciiUppcarautc of ioccic aud the ccnfcueiit dc

ireciation of pnper currenfVi when added o all this, fo ureat was the demand tor ram, as to hve rendered necelTaiy tlie Iteming of veffcJs trading to Frame, which tone time amounted to abovr 500 lying oi the Thames, it was not politic to add to er enemies or increalV tier difficulties. The on intercourfe with her was ltdl in, at leall nominal exillence, and might be enforced ; U any rate the apprehenfion of fuih an e vent might have thrown a weight into the advetfe fcale, which, added to that already in it, might have been fatal to the iei;-,niug party, ilcncc the importance of alVunmi the air of great candor, and of a refolutr fpirit of conciliation towards this country, a fpirit tnat would, in the aftivity of its zeal, extract good from evil. In the mean time the feilion of Parliament was palling away, te mini (try were pluming thcmlelveS on the amicable relations with this country and gaing no mean accclTion of flrcngth from the reputation ; mr. Pinkney was, w ith unfufpicious, Steven injudicious eloquence, panegyrifing the miniflry, Sc perhaps, more than all, the imprefiion wa3 tent atrofs the channel that America and England were foon to he the bell friends thus awaking the jealoufy, if not aftive hollility of F. towards us. for Caufcs which had no exiftence. Even on the 5th of April, 22 days after the delivery of lord VVellefley's anfwer, we find the Britifh prints, miniflerial as well as others, exulting in the profpeft of an accommodation and even treaty between the two nations J nay, the treaty itfelf is faid to have gone out. In this ex peftation the Britilh parliament will in all probability ere this have adjourned; and under the fame expectation the good people of England, in all likelihood, will, for months to come, he gaping for the returned treaty an expectation which will gain ttrength from the removal inftead of enforcement of our noil intercourfe, which they will not fail to afcribe to the confidential goodun derftanding between the refpeftive governments 2, Our political tlivifions have eminently

follered, if not imperatively dictated, the conduct of Britain towards us. So long as wr prtfented a united front, while the fpirit of faction flept, or feared to raife its head, fo long as the loud burll of indignation refounded thro the country, and Mb long as the reprefentatives of tlie people appeared to uphold, with unhefitating refolution the courfe tsken by the executive, the Britilh government exlribitcd every difpofition to do us full juflite, not merely in this cafe, hut in all others. Attend to dates and contemporaneous events, and m jrk the tfiVcts 1 Mr, Pinkney received his dtfpatches on the 27th of November, St on the Saturday following had a conference with the marquis Wt lh fley,in the courier of which he explained to him fully the grounds upon which he ' was inftrufted to requelf. mr. Jackfon's irnmediite recal." Lord Welldlcy's recep tion 44 was frank and friendly and he left him 41 with a per fu a'. inn that we mould have no caufe to be dillatisfied with the final courfe of his government." At this time we appeared to be united. Moll of the federal prelTes efpoufed the fide of the gov-

eminent. Unly two or three formed an exception to this honorable fpirit. This fhte of things remained unaltered until more than a month after the meeting of congrefs. when the proceedings of the fcnatheld out the flattering profpeft of an almolt unanimous fupportof the prefident by both houfes ; c under this impieflion mr. Pinkney o:) the 2d ot January prefented his let?rr to lo-d Wellrllry, wh fe immediate ani'wer was expected. Hid the anfwer been promptly made, there is the ftronelt reafon to bcliece that its tenor would have, been vrry different from that given ten wrrk afterwards; it is probable, th 1 1 it wouL.' h ivc otTicidly admitted mr. J j kfon to h oc hrrn i;i he wrong, announced his immdi ite recal, atd nani-d a lucctiTor of rar k I; tileot aftudly lubitituted in his Head ; cooeftrd with the exprtlFion cf an ardent h-prthat all exiltir.g ditleiene-s might br frttlrd without delay bv lord Wcll"ey and

mr. Pmkney, ui.der tlie aiTtirar.ce of the ir

mer that he wa3 not weeded to

tnen or to any particular doctrine

Rot, untortunatrly, while th

noble marq ns w,,s prsbablv engaged in

It is generally h-lieved," f-yS the Cou riT rt March. 28, U d .y? fuhf-curu: to the (i-te of the marquis of W r lit ll - 's ar.fvrer.

t a project tt an arrangement between

drawing up firh n note, intelligence w.if

qi.ickly conveyed act. lithe Atlantic, thac chilled thr warm ( intent that tlowtd frcfll from Ins hert, and attetr. .ods g-.ve it a contrary direction. Paity had rig-in railed lief hydra head in this rountiy, and thro' the channels of communication with the Britilh government, held cut the hopr, that fhej would be able to carry every thing before ber.f Aveife to yielding more than was requifite to gaining their ends, the miniO.ry helitated to take any detifive Heps, refolvinjj in the interim to watch events. This indecilion, no doubt, emboldened the enemies of this country, as well in as out of thecabinet For if the ends of Britain were to be attained, in conii quern e of our divifions without making any concrffions on her part, or abandoning the ground fhe had taken, it ig eafy to calculate the odium that would have been call upon men, who had refolutel formed a treaty of reciprocal llipulationjj involving important facrifices, which, however jult, could not fail at once to flioclc powerful prejudices and to wound the na tional iVuiibilitya This paufe proved fatal ; every arrival from this couutry painted in glowing, and probably exaggerated colorsa our divifions, and the increasing itrength of the oppofition, until the conviction was produced that wot only no effectual meafure would betaken to re lift the aggrefTions on our maritime .rights, but that even the ex tiling measures, inadequate as they were, would moll probably be abandoned Such, we have no doubt, was the purport. Sc fuch the tfTeft of the intelligence frnt from thi country about the beginning of February 3 Eall.y, the line of conduct purfued by France towards us may have had no incon liderable influence on the conduct rf the? Britiih government The fleady objrft of each of thefe powers is to embioil us with the other. If, cont qcently, we would agree to imke war upon Fi ance, England w uld revoke her orders in council ; or, if we would make war upon -England, France would refund her tdifts. As this appears

to be the end at which they aim, fo nothing fhort of it would feem to fatisfy them. This m kes each government jealous of the lealt afpeft of our conciliation with the other, and fludious to take flrps to avrt it. Accordingly, when on the drfu:if7ion of mr. Jackfon, there were flronrj indications, ma nitVhVd by Fram p, of a dilpofition to revoke or eflVntially modify her decree, under the imprefTion, perhaps, of a ferious rupture between us and England, the Bi itilh miniflry may have deemed it good polity to lower their ordinary tone to us, and toiv us Sc France to undcrfhnd that the difu iffion of Jackfon, fo far from impeding, would be converted into the means of accelerating the complete adjuflment of our differences calculating that this would have the effct of coolinj the amicable feelings of Fiance towards os, and of inducing her to wait for the iflue of our depending negociatnm with Britain. The tft is, that the difpofition of the French govvrnnent fliortly after underwent a confiderable ' change, and that a period was put to the relaxation of her ediets. Hd that government on the other hand, aflumed either the attitude of marked hoflility, or mat ked frirndfhip, tow ards ns, it i? highly probable that Britain would have feen it to have been h-r policy to grant U3 without delay all wc.afkcd. aVjf. Int. f Take thr following extract from a Lon don print publiihed in March as an evidence of the effrct of our divifions oil the public fentiment in England.

American pp-rs arrived In town yef'rrdjy. The qiKition on the eomparative lifidvantages of war with G. Britain and France has occifiontd imh h difcufllon ia congrcfs, no ! i-.t!erd throi:gh w the United Sratrs ; and we arc happy to fjr.d a more j ft difp dition to appreciate th- confeqoncsof a w .r with th.is country, :hn has liitlierto hrrti difplayed iu America, heii s to h- prevalent. The rehdutiot of the local !-itl turc of M-,fi"dCr-..,r!.tts, nn th2 difmiiul of mr. Jarkfim, reffr to this fub-

:e of the i-jr-.n-in-. ( e pen K Ji

ti

'his country and the U. S. has been agreed

on with mr. i'lnknry, and ilia: it 1

oa to Aiiicrica in ;he John Ada;;.."

!2s :cr.e

ject, and cannot fail, we fhould hop-, to m:.ke a dur imprefTion on every fober minded man in the United State;.'"

A07ICE, LL perfoui indebted to the efbtr of

X X Dottor bainue!

Url M Kee, dreeafed are

rrcjuefled to comr for war J and fettle up their refprftive blarcr: thofe who br. came purcha(ert at the fale arc informed their i:otes arc now dje. R n-oy Exr. June , 1310.