Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 36, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 September 1810 — Page 4

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PQEtlCAL ASYLUM, THE ERISH BARD. lt Friendlrfs exile, old and hoary Bantfh forrow and complaint) Wake the harp to Erin's glory,

Sing the lay of Erin's Saint

Twas Saint Patrick's feftal morning When I met the man of grief, On his cheek the tear was burning, Wither'd was the Qiamrock's leaf No, exclaim'd the aged ftranger, Erin's glory is no more, Hordes of bloody tyrants range her Freedom flies Hibernia's fhore. Shackled with the yoke of Britain, Doom'd to vaffalage and chains, Be her name nor fung nor written. Till oppreflion fly her plains. Bright fhe (bines in ancient legendi, When her fons awoke the lay, re her peaceful verdant regions, Groan'd beneath ambition's fway Afk me not to Ting of glory, For, by all the griefs I bear, By thefc fcatter'd locks fo hoary, By our holy Saint I fwear Erin's harp (hall ever Cumber, Never whifper through the vale, Nt-vcr breathe a tuneful number, Pregnant with diflionor's tale ! Fallen arc ihr chiefs of Erin, Falirn in their country's caufe, Green their tombs are now appearing, There her weeping daughters paufc. When the night blafl fcours the mountains When it murmurs through the grove, lourful by the dufky fountains, Emmett's fhade in fadnefs moves. See ! it points to curfl oppreflion 1 Hark ! its Ihrieks arreft the gale : Hurl your thunders on Aggreflion, Bid our warriors fill the vale. Vet'rnn's roufc ! and fave your nation ! Hark, the trumpet call's to arms I 11 Stranger ! calm this perturbation, Heie no martial trump alarms." In his eye, where fire was beaming, Now appear'd the tear of grief, Ko, he fighed, 1 was but dreaming, Erin groans without relief. But I'll feed the fond reflection, Days of other months review ; Call again to recollection, Dear companions whom I knew. Nov, oppreft by Power and Violence, Not a harp-firing brrAthr a tone ; Wrapt in Sorrow, Thought and Silence, Erin's haplcfs minQreh moan. Sinjr flf Iin's glory? -mcJn?(V! WpuH our Saint actrpt the lay f Nc .i-vritz to filrnt fdticfs This cur Patron's feOive day.

BLANK WAHKANTS I'or sale at this cilice.

WEST-FLO RID A.

Wc have received the fubjoined addrefs from our cor refpondent in Weft Florida, as the refult of the firft meeting

of the convention. From this addrefs it will appear that W. Florida (till acknowledges dependance on the government of Spain, and is firm in her allegiance to Ferdinand 7. It will alfo appear that there is

to be a fecond meeting of the convention, on Monday the 13th inft. which it is believed will be much more interefting than the laft. What wilj be the refult of the deliberations

of this honorable body, is yBt impoflible to divine, however,

as far as we are capable of

judging, their proceedings auger well. A degree of pru

dential wifdom marks the tint

meeting, that does honor to

the deputies, and we fincerely

hope that nothing may occur to diflurb the tranquility, or

endanger ahe peace and tran

quility of the people. Idle demagogues and de

claimers may endeavor to alarm the fears of the people,

and mav threaten them tvith

French vengeance ; but i fje deputies are faithful to Flori

da, adhere firmly to principle,

and purfuea wife and juft policy, they will acquire for themfelves immortal honor, and fecure a free & equitable government to their polterity.

As far as we have feen an expreffion of public fentiment there is nor an A merican heart that does not beat in unifon with the people of Florida ; and the prayers of 7 millions ot freemen are daily offered up to the fountain of all good, for the civil and political freedom, and univerfal profperity ot our enlightened neighbors. I he people of the U. States and Florida have the fame

feeling, the fame object in view, the fame end to accomplifb they are all natives ot this foil, and they mult preferve it inviolate never mult they permit this hallowed haunt of liberty to be polluted

by the followers of theCoifi can. Let the Florida conven tion caft a retrofpeftivc eye over the miferics of Spain, & remember that thefe evils have been brot' upon her by the intrigues of French tories, and that torrents of blood, limilar to thole which have flowed in the mother country will deluge this happy land, the moment they are led af tray by the fyren fongs of toryifm. Let the American congrefsand Florida conyen-

com-

ecorded

lion perfeftlyunderQand each rtage of our meeting to . r.,r.c nf municate as it (lands rec

otner, uiuufc in uiuuiuiwj - . defence, & plant onthefhores on our journal, in the tollowof the Ailantic and the Gulph ing words.

of Mexico, a barrier that will Kelolveu, naui is uic u-

fecure us Iforever againlt the nammouswim onu cuuv ... coruptinc influence of French tion to proceed in all our de- .. f o. -u: .1,0.., l'iKfrarinn; for the OUbllC WCl-

DOlltlCS. D UlUUICdlli iiibjr -xvl. - .. 1 c ' . 1. tu anMfA 1 ntirnni m

will not only prelerve liberty iare wuu ic ,hamMvi. hut will tranf tion of his excellency Charles

t VS lllVrf - - -

mit it unimpaired, to the lat

eft pofterity.

(Weekly Chronicle.;

St. Johns Plains, July 27.

Dehault Delalfus, our prefent governor and that.we become rcfponfible with him, to the lupeiior authorities for the expediency of the meafures

To his excellency Don Carlos De- which may be adopted with battle Delassus, cot. of the royal his c0ncurrencef that we enanntes, governor, civil ana mill- ' tary,ofthe place and jurssitic- gage to fupport him as onr tion of Baton Rouge, fcfc. governor, with the emolus 1 R -The delegates repre- ments appeetaining to his fenting the inhabitants of the prelent office, and to give him feveral diftriftsof the jurifdic- all the aid in our power ia tion under your command in the execution of the duties convention affembled at this thereof. place refpe&fully to reprefent It is proper to inform your I " to your excellency, that in en- excellency, that having en- Y tering upon the difcharge of trufted to a feledt committee the duties enjoined upon us by to form a plan for the redrefs our conftituerits, we derive of the exifting grievances, and great fatisfadtion from the for the defence and fafety of confideration that our meting the country, we propofe to is fanftioded by your appro- adjourn the convention until bation, and we confider it one the fecond Monday in Auguft: of our firft duties to thank next, when it is intended to your excellency in the name rtieet again at this place to of all the good people of this receive the report of this

ljurifdiflion, for your attention committee, and to proceed

to the wifhes of the inhabitants in the difcharge of the other and for your generous efforts duties enjoined by our conftito preferve the public tranqui- tiients. In the mean time the

lity, in a time of general anxi- faid committee confining of

ety and alarm. We have con- meifrs. J. H. Johnfon, 1 hos.

fidered it as the immediate ob I Lilley, y 4 Leonard, P.

jeft of our deliberations, to Hicky and J. Mills, remaining

promote the lafety, hotior & in feflion at this place, will happinefs of our beloved king, receive any communications Ferdinand the 7th, to guard which your excellency may agains enemies foreign &c do- be pleafed to make. We have meftic, to punifh wrongs and appointed 3 of our members, corrett abufes dangerous to meflrs- P. Hicky, M. Lopez: V the exiftence & prolperity ot and J. Thomas, a committee the province, & truft that the to wait on you with this admealbres that may be adopted drefs. We pray God to prewill be received with indulg- ferve your excy. many years, ence by your excellency, and liefolved, That this conmeet with your approbation vention created by the whole and concurrence. body of the people of the goIn taking into confideration vernment of Baton Rouge, the exifting grievauces, & the and by the previous confenr. danger to which the people of the governor, is therefore & their property are expofed legally conftituted to ad in all a variety offubjefts have been cafes of national concern, fuggefted as evils which re- which relate to this province quire redrefs, but we think it to provide for the publicic unneceflary to trouble your fafety, to create a revenue, excellency with a detail of and with the confent of the our proceedings, or the refult governor, to create tribunals, of our deliberations on thefe civil and criminal, and to dc(ubjeds, in all which thegrea fine their own powers relat tell unanimity prevailed, as it ing the other concerns of the is our intention to wait upon government when to adjourn your excellency in a body, fo when to meet again and how mnn it fhi l'..l .! f i 111 I O

...... .uujecis man De long ro continue ilieir fcflions.

arranged in luch a form as may be proper to fubmit for your confideration. One of our refolutions, however, we

jthink it our duty at this early

iKOM THE PliESS t)' E. STOUT. PRINTER TO THE TKKHITOKT AND Of THK LAWS 0 THK UNI r t D bTATKS.