Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 5, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 February 1813 — Page 1

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, ISISi

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,1 JtC JNB IRSSIOM TWH.MU CCNSRKSS.

afls, in conlVqurnce of Inch fhipment, im m.

portation or importations, upon the colts charges ..hat have at i fell or miy a r i ie being paid, and on payment of the duties which would have brti payable by Jaw on fuch goods, Wrrtl and merchandise, ii 1 gaily imported, and alio to direcTl the profecdtioti or pro ffC (It tout) il any lhall have been inllittt ce d v- the recovery thereof, to ceife - oc d i (continued Provided nevertheless That no tale !n which the purabafs ct filch goods wares and mere nandize, was made, after wr was known to exilt, between t Lie U. S. and G Britain, a: the po. i cr place where inch puKhafe was made, (hall bo entitled to the benciits of shit act. H. CLAY,

f Ri I 'esentatitest

Wm. H. CRAWFORD.

President of the Senate pro tempore JlhUiry, 2, ldi3 approved, JAMES MADISON

Speaker of the Hi USt

On Monday, the 1H day of this loft, being the day lixed on by fus excellency, 7ohii Giblon, le retary and aclmg govemai ot the Indian territory, lor the meeting ol the ferntarial L- feature, - n..j uty ot hotii houfes appeared, and to-.k then ieats Jimrs Lott w.s chafe l'pe-Kc-r of the houle ot reorelr i C et Li V C s IJTa 4 Hcndrick's elected theirclerk. and mr. Adams their door keeper. panics Bggippoioted Prrlidcnt ol die Legili.uve Council mr. Sullivan their clcik, and mr. Barnct door keeper. On l uefday the acting governor met both houlrs in the Ktprc fentatives Chamber, and Jl?vercd the following S P E C H : Gentlemen of the Legislative Council And Gentlemen of the iLu:e of Rfpre

sentativeSf

(By Au:!

)

GO f I,

AN ACT to incraafc the Navy of the Unitcd iitates. BK it enacted Sj the Senate and Houst of Representative of the bmttd Simtj of America in Congress assembled) i the prclident tf the U. btatcs lliall Oe una

he hcieliy is authoriled, II loon as fuitablc ,

niateiu's can hr procured there for to tauie , t h 4 ! to be built equipped aid emplcycd 4 Ibips " '

ta rale not Icta than ! 4 aUOij ana Uat Ulifi to rate 4 wue, ?:ach.

Itt'C v afllfl w '6 u f" ( . C C tied thtra lliai! be employed wn oo-tn ta

tonhawk, and (hours of fav.-,ge fury ara heard at our threfholdf. Qui frontiers arc now wiles, and our inner icuhmen s havo become frontiers; forhe of our beft cuismi, old men worn down with age, & helplcfa women nd innocent babes have fallen vie tinw to lavr cruelty. Our ca.zerrs, ever in our town,, have frequent alarms, and tonltant pprehenfiona to theii prrfcrvatlon. I have not been inattentive to my duty gentleinen, but have hitherto, and lh li continue ta errt every nerve to af. loid to our ritifeni ,!i poble protection. And it is to be h prd that the all wife at d power lul creator and governor of the ur;i verle, Will not forget his people, hut cover us trotn our favagr aid fanguinary ioc by his benign interpolation. Tor the (tatr of ocr fifcal iffirs, 1 refer you, gentlemen, to the reports which am required Dy law and which n doubt wifl be

THE governor of the tr.r'.;ory having m"U l you early in the f Uion, by the aur

ten in fume time ibffftt from US, tht gu a,lOrnO :realurer. What atnou' t h. s beers bernatoria! functions conlt quently devolv- j drawp from the contengrnt fund by goveringpj a, have been exesci & b) me in j ; c'r Harrifoll previous to bis departure frr m mj u i fchrge of this import-lit Liufi, 1 bave j tnc ritory, i know not, tei,tb-men, but tee i situated bv none otiie; than a wilh ! tl,at ilVi rt mains untouched by me. Our

o preferec public rights, and protect pti- j Fi(iCnt miittuiaw i&complainea of us

J vate property, ft 1 hav

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i y iti moft attribute it to the head, and not ! rin' nu I beliete tolerably acquainted with

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lv .lu i HircviiUK icvni jr in mc

lata fury to rem:: lines, forfeitutei and ptntltttl in ccrta.n c It s. BB if tnacled tJ the S natt and House of Representatives of the United :..tcs ef America " Congress, assembled 1 hat i'i all cales where goods, Ware I and ivtr alut a'ir, ow-.-rd by a CtttteQ or titistUI ot the L . States, havt beet imparted inta the U. Stattt from the United K. dom ol G. Btittin and Ireland, lwi.i aooos, wa:es

Mtrahandilt were (hipped an board velfels

tthitb dr-partrd therefrom between tf it a 3d day of 7uue lali, and tht ISth dav ct Sep j lam bat laft, and :!.e ptrfi i ar perl ii ttr eftcd in fuch goods, O I e; of merchandite, 1 I - C mm. . r"'.' -i. 1 irt V - mm I n .- , r t mV

VMi vvjiivv.iierv ami c , . imri aasawii l.ave t'.ierebv met: ird sov Bi e, penalty and i

O foriedure, u:n!r: an act, ent tied 11 An ad

to interdict the commercial it tercaurfe bt tajaajn the 'J. 2itattt and ' . r in in and France, a. id thetl depende c e;, forothtl MirpoKti' anJ tht sfil Pup r itntsry to the art la.'t iBtntiontd, on faf h perfou perfons petitioning lor relief to any judge cr court lroptr t hear ,.e ' ar e, in v irfuanOi of the frovnions at' the lA, en:,: d 'An ac to :roviae foi mitigstii r Di rtrfi ng the fine forfeiture? and penalties, in ':-..a;n cafrs therein mentioned, ' tnd on tht fac? bem aWstn, on isaquiry had iJ Ige or court Oated ar.d iratifmttttd, is by fa id aft is rt quired, to the fecietarv of tht trtafury ; in all fuch cafes trherttft ;t fha.i be proard to Ins fatisfsAtoo that faid goo Is, warts and sjBjtrrhindisr, it tht time o;' iheir fhipmtnt, were bona fide owned by a titiattl or citi aens ol the U. ! tes, iltd ped ar.d depart from or e porter plact 10 the uritrd kingdom af O. Brttato anil Ireland, owned as afarefsid, betweao the om - of "are Islt, aod the 15th da of Spfttpe)a thi fecrftary of tht treifury l.erebr u. reeled trt remit ill hne. DOttOlttet ind forfeit u ti.it m . hive Ween incurred uudti t..s said

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1 euteuanta, one captain, one aru Ii Ultit and o .t lecond lieutenant i Qia one furpeavn, one chaplaui one purlci

three iurgeons mates. . bc. 3. jir.d be it further enacted. 1 hat there lhall becmphveu in each ot the Sid Ihips, carrying 74 guns, the following wr

rant orticer.", w bo lhall be ippOllltetJ by tne

pre (idea l of tht U. States ; one nialtet one Ictwud liirtltt r, three maer'a mates, one bctivv ;), one gunner, one carp-nter, one fail r.iaker a. id 10 sOtdlhipmen ; and the following pelt) otH,e;s, Who lh.ll be ap pointed by the captains of the llnpe refpett" ivrly 10 Which they are to bt employed, vz. one a marer, fix boatfwain'i nates, three gunner! mate:, two carpenter's ma:?i, one fail maker's sOata, ona cooper, one lteart, one made; a: irms, one coxl.sa n. one boatfwain'i yaocnin, one gunner1! yeoasao, ana carpenter's ytomao, ten quartet un neis, tight QUirtef mafters, a. id or.a clerk and one fchoalmafltr, aifo to be Ippointad by tht captain. Sec. 4. - be it further enacted That SF the crews of each of tht Uid Qnpa of 74 guns lh.a!! CofifiH of 300 ab'e teamen, 300 ordinary faatOtn and buy?, three Sergeants, three cot tcrali, one d; ummer, one Efer and bSty marine". Sec. 3. And be it farther enacted Tan sf the pay of the fchoolmaiscr lhall Ue 25 doi I 'J I per month and two rations p r dl) . .ec. 6. And be it fh- i hi r tnaetta i hat the tam nf 3 bOO 000 dollars be, sod the lame ii hare by appropriated, out of my monies in thetreafury no: ot!rrw.fe sapi prii:rd. iz :.-e buduing aiu ecj. af pmg ot the atoreatd Ihlpa of vf ar. H. CLAY, Speaker of the Hottfe of Repeefentatitaa Wm- Ii. CRAWFORD,

irart

My addrefs to you, gentlemen, Dull he

laconic, for 1 am not a.i oiator, nor atcui I tomcd to let beeches ; and did i pu Is ilta :

i .".buitics ot Ctcerb or DemoltheOes, I could i ' ' j not pourtfa) in more glowing tolours, omt ( loieign and domelbc political iltuatioi tbu; i it is itreidy experienced withio yout own j

I 'irealis. I !ir U. Stlttt h-ve been latterly j compelled by frequent acla of Irjultice, . iii .i,-ii,,-

j c.are war aamlt r.nw' land ; 1 U Com 1

'orrct for lam convinced from the par, uic nd agricultural difpofition of lier cttiaens, that it muA be a calV ol the itl ncc ht) w liu ii wou.v. imuce fuch a meijre. tor the tie taih d cau its ot the war, I o g leave to rrtr vou. Srentlemcn. to ti e melTaire cl

to w

exelleiKv the orefident, to conw

the t ommencement of its prefent frmon It is highly Worthy tht ferioui perul I ot the 1 ige and the patriot. It uoe$ honor to tli- head and the heart ot mr. Madifon Although I am not an admirer of wars in

he general, yet,

w ,.u. .1 n. it, : c. . .

i, j a tw mi, it,, n ",tg" 'm i hits ion eeirie.

a necetlarv at.u n.jtihrJr one, l un xult-

military tactics, will ndouht if called upon

cJrt.,il to yon fome of its moli prominent delects, nd fuggefl the proper remedies To me feems tht the principal dfTeil is owing to the fxr(uroo, not the law. It is a;, old, and I nrhrve a co'reci sc!ac;e. that 1 good ofheersmake good foidi-rs.' I his rail having takrn root, I do not knowhow it can be eradicated ; hut it may be rrmedird. In pi .ce of men feaf thing after -nd accepting of Commiffions before thef are even tolerably qu .hfi d ; tlierehy fuhjeering themfefvci to ridicule, and tfnir

country to ruin, barrly f, r the name of the

thing I think it tny be remedied by a previous examination. This, however, a. mongfl othei important territorial conccriis, relh with the ie ill titire. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, As t'ne immediate guardians of th public puile. 1 vvould recommend a rerrr iidertion of the levenuelaws Ef quire w he tlier the authority gim to the several nf-

e Irvyina and collect-

in the tax is asamplc an,l complete as is

Ih 'jld be to meet the ry.igcpt irs, and piv;

energy aad re It." ft to mir oyemmrnt ? foe

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temport

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ingly fay, i am happy to fee in my advanced ia s oui little hut inimitable Nvy, riding

triumphant on tne leis but chgnned to our public credit is yet at alow ebb.

Una our armies by Mod arc Id little luvcels recommend an ria dry mto the farp

J of our : rtitmial meets whether are tf;c fal rirs an adeqote comprnfatioti for the i duties p. if irmed f for .hr good old maxisal I is 1 Good work good pay,' and liberal fa.

ful. i i c lp.nt of 7tS appears to haae fled from aor continent, m if r.ot Bed, it is at Iran afieep, lor it app-rs not to per -tdr our arroici gtneralh --othe contrary Uflrude. atid tOO otten fciufnis have crept in, and ua furped the place of p.ttrhtiv Irdour. At yout iaU aff mblagt, gentlemen, our politi

cl horit in feemed clear, on; infant territo- Gentlemen of the JLegislativm Cc

's are the only lure :n"ans of f rn

gooti oflR' ers ; confcouently

ch-rpe ot duties.

faithful d.u

nlinw: erarcirur

v bid t-u for raoid and

nur population was high?-, flitteriog j our titi?."! were Vjreatr i:iir profperoOl 8c happy, a id f-cu ity I welt every where, even on our frontiers. But slat i the fcene has chang ed ind whether this change as it rrfpeftl our territory, has been owintf to an over anxiety in c to extend our domains, or to . with for retaliation bv mr fo-s or to a foeatgn influence, 1 fhall net pretend to de tk But 'fat there is a change, r d that I if a d tfttv Sin one, is evider.. For he ah r ginaa out termer neighbc s c friends have tec I me eur m f 1 invoterttt fs thrv

"unci!.

will be gov

erned rv moGeratinn at il r.n,..A

J A ,.. laiAavISQNt luve aWawil tin U ilpiug knill i&i ia:t J the I g jJ

With j u rrlli thr important v.& of guarcitng in a more fpeoal mar.re. tha rights and liberties of your fellow r if ire na, snd I have no doubt that in the dikharpe

ot your important duties aoo

d bv

the truft repofed in y-

Uent.emei of the I cgislative Council cd II use of Representative In your d liHrrationt 1 rerommend a conciliator, r i owarrs -.ch other, fie a15 to mcfrlf iutf'rr m" to allure you, that yu fnU h ive my co:dia! co operation, it)

f me afore ii. ay tei J to the uilafl