Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 9, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 February 1816 — Page 2

For the WESTERN BUN. Farmers Patriot Rights AO. . Mr. Sfotlt, IT lt?s b?n htfptf4 thai ihr rxpofure of m-n hi oAcp, ltd ttttlf a-bui-ot i')wrf( ts 1 OppaBttoll to thr govtttttntttt'thitt, in ti e opinion of ttirfe "whilperers, t lly d wilful wrong mult not bf c lrrerJ, and tlic Ithfttltt f ihr prrfs, ot opinion, and ot 1uff4e, ar not unatieftitsttahte tights )t -.Sr p-oplc ! I will lirrf enter Illy folctfin prottti 4g!itft tin. i fult to thr cofnrtiTM Icul- i my fH ItttV itizeni, III i DoffitiVftjf 'IT-rr, In t only thole who rrcnmm Mid p.;or if'sJtence to error, or to partiality. or t ttlptt ulcMI arc rr4lly difp d-d to in opj ifttiafl to our fforrtim m. I fin not acknowledge 'pro

clmn.ns' f mm in office, or thfff tnrn th'- nlf-lvrs, to Confiitutr (?nvrrnm',nl' I rrr " i (V no vrrnttt-nt hut ur IflCfliffl fclr CO Ritotion, iHn t ht lavv, f nri'lrd ihtfaS fin. I) pend Upon it, tin y arr at heart rn emirs to rpolic n gnvpftiment, who tieny to thr poplr thf rxrrcilV of fight! which th-fr fr-turr to thtn. Let no mm howt Ifer, ftttp'fe that I adv otatt what I vtntild m 0 finetely deprecate, my re (ill afire hy lv)rv.e, to the eo iftittitea iiithnritiet of my tnu'U'v 'its enough for all to know, tht evrn thrv are iiflettahlt t.i Iiw, This dtteffion h-tg hen thought nerrflaK I Wil! now procrr,'. That thr law of M-rch, IS07, hathetti kn vingly infrinifed hy tottgt'kfs, with the to A (eh t of the prrfHcnt rint actual I''tK"fl on BtlHfie tint) who frt th- w it tie RaflCt in nehftlbttftrift t'1 r r itori-s, hive hren Ttwftratd vvth Hjfhtt ni atttipancy and pft trontietrt tHit Mir fettl"fS are equally run-

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Trl t in ke iDoear I aH nov m ff tht it i (Til tit 'l i U' w-r of leiflation, p ! if hi a p -trr fOOtfy to tS Icttrr ) ppi rit of the r n flit ot ton w'-ij. h rh :t the tw i hrsitjth f rnrt fs Ihtll dfone Inv pv"- to I 'ftti te ftt t he nation ihe : f tftlttr UpOtl v "him the p'-or! I Oil t toll tells, ftp plies only t. iti h Mttit tn r d I of fe ured t th- U. S 3 hf .i.tv -ty m . ;- w;ro fbrttfn ntt-", r.r Hy frffl n

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fitv In feittotre ff orti thr land fl"7,t i:i, inv and eaery t-'I 'tt or petfo n who !l'-!l b f mod on lh ''ne. wh (hall not h.vr. oh:aio'd p-rtrntH -o to rmn thereon I fore fa td, ptttoided that thtte months pr vi us notice be tf Wen ttl !l futii p rrn or p riorts. N w vie w thr pr(cl on i o i: o-rs j!i tie'- nns to derip. wbithef on I on 'ht MJ X-cr lMd, crdrd of leafed 1 at a firm-r period or on I md lhat hg not b-n ohtaioen hy treaty wi-h a Jyttiff 1 ti or c(Ti.t from st ife to lite U iited Sr-tr3, hrf ire the H)'h d iy ol Mrd.. n:l it It dated an thr 12 h day of U-t ember I wi'l not pretend to cKrtide it th- Indians cor.Oitute i ftreijll nti n ot nt I tjurflion if mr. M tdifon hitnl' if on many oce Pi os tint m,r!tc hr p" 1 ttted, v- uid attvrrpt to dtrrrninr. hot by Infefente And is there ife prrcrnVntf to ftfpport hoth Edri of the neftiott, we r if) rti k- theoi

rights Our conOitution and Iaw5, grants

nu lcgi(l itive power to the prrfidcnt, nor can luch a power be acknowledged by freein rn. Here I might reft the injustice of this proclamation to rmbUgon its derp $ng ratify f-ind 1 Ihould, were it rot piy wilh to av ).d invidious remarks as this 13 my drive, and as proving the ful, niuft frive as bhz nuy to iht Utter, I will rivet tha one, that the oiher mv adhere. In tins calV they are iynonimous Twil the people elevated 1 Mr. Madifon'to His hxcrllcncy J lOttl Madifon' and 'twas the prople metafuorphofed fimule ' Mtstir, into Hnordlt members ot congrels Injustice towards lome of tlxfe who exjltrd thrm, prove I ingratitude, ard 11 the ungrateful have no crime but one." A:nn to tnt intuftice of this proclama-tin--it rr v ards the courag- and cnterpnze ot men who fettled wiMernefs, and pi o t-rtd thr country, by aituming a powei that exclusively brlonm to the peoples itpre lentatives, and wuh th t nlTumrd piwer, (i'r)rives them of an efTfntil privilege. lis unjnft, inafmuch ascongrrlshy various ads decoyed rttlteot to our frontier with thr f a ir profpel of getting pre eruption rights. --is u ju', as it neither grants nor provides totUpetiffttion for the v..luh!r improvriiunts our frontlet inhabitant! have thus been tempted to m k, and orrirra th' in t)f ;n a (hofter notice than the hw rrqlurrs.ltis u 'jufl, hrcaufe We hive many f f.lns on thr pwblu Und in this trrritory, who h ive ability and inclination to purch le thr improvement! u winch they now to fi 'r. hot ate forced tv move betiire the !i d be fT r'd on f! thus depriving them ot a fii chmre, and toning provihofl tor a prefenl (loiter, tJthauftt the meant that might hereaftef enable them to avail of one 'tis unjtift, becaofe it will teach ioduftrt ous parent! to eudurr poignant apgutO', teach frnt'-r; and patriots, that the ii knets they hwe fuffered Uft fummer !nd tall, ot -tftooed hv rxpofure and privations in their COUotfiei f rvn r, cannot find I bed to rt "'ii; lolt ftfenth on thrir country'r. land 'ti- n .juH, brcufeit will taufe maternal id ft ion to weep o'er an infants want! aid f.rtr the plra of nrreflity to palliatr rime nd all for what ? That OUf tflduftf ioUl and brave citizens tny defert tl.eir cnun try, Hnd to to tonooer the provinces of a p wer with whom our government prot IT s to ht at prcr . r that they m y ffOfU ne teffity ?nd Inability to move, he forced to torue to thr 4 flank ftf Vinceuuei' py for

m its crwi't. nf- thr note! iuued upon that

crrd t, to p y hr j few -ctes, although they may he tompelld to ive their titlr a$ cdl 'tr'al recurity ' or is it to thr w th-t lir-n-t mil patfVotl right! aft ahiut to he treated -s 1 irr-e trade ;'rul failors rights, Wtfe f on- Vtitl ar tnkrn into holy k rping hy 4 prot lam ttOfl aft.-r 1 proclamati

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in u ' t ' s have '-nt 'tis neer'lrfa triV ireore thr rani . when th e- ff t is p patent Mthiavian policy has nesM ) otnated ot hrooht fo'h I ptoriarnation, t iwdr I Upon W ffr prmript'-s, or c r- l d toWOtfe ends. I'lius 1 lh4i k. and every in 01 h s an onoouhted rih' to r tan k ffee Jv I intend (f ff s th uttetT v means

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br a fjrettrn nation, the pttfentadmii ti hvr difpl yed futb d fet of i v-ny s hotdert an edtotifm th v cl- fr-d i Willmnefi to ft h- For ttl til 1 rih', md u nv rfl JoOiee ef rj C': .V' fnl Ml p-T.;: IW to pr e 1 1 ' -1 i z - i s f o m v dti 1 1 af v fi " e 1 ,

f3 n r on fftfil ;o I Hid ! I I thr I Itanl be Iteithef a foreitf nation not a t ;tr iheii I w aid conterd, th t tht pre tide nt h s p i : by tltiutt ft WS. any r h rv t o rr -ITt v - fr-tth rs bv p "I U lloU of the land ye h vr ptveh fed fr ni them. I hi? q h I tton of Indian nationahty, I t I iondenl xn lawyer! Would call i Hi t norm the p' H ' option, bnWtVtt, riT.tr ?v to rur be feuVd petOetplet of eUtlatfiation, tk-s It frgrttpd th'V re a -eelH nation tnd s it hre in f Wert the on ir. I will ivt innn no wh -t is unn -r -tT ry, bu :f ,.!, d ny nhj&ioni upon it! tfutt. It does not jriv- lejl n o.r-. hf. j, joftttt f his pr ittamattnn Wu not give thr vrr lh rt ti n - fff pr-p rtin tn move, that hr I . tttfiifeeitt dors not give th-- montha Hence I argur, i: ifTomet a i . r beyo d the fr op -of its v ' h t pnwrr, which if stitnowlertietd bv RUnte tnc p.ffive nbe. d n " tttMht, at no -r v dtAn dy, pnft' h- lheft pf pr'-pl-. I',, r ItOOWl (!.'- thr rxrrurivr pwr to n- . u I f,i! whir hrfof Was I Wf( sjnd Hat I wfnl. UfHeh fVfWo W a wnl wf!, wauui uicktjf fobvert ogl olt and dttfti

a"d oooort unities hvr h-rn fT

t nk rorrrtTtlv. to difptay the f mp Itcv of thlS pfOtlatWlion in ye0 o farmers It Patriots Righ.s pvFrrn n BY RKOUET. CIRCtT1 KR Vi)?)iKSS. TO THE. Citizens of Indiana iHK time is soon approaching titrii ' ti " have tn t n!t r into a State govern nit nti lhere.ari fottie important topics, which c ll yur (etioiis aiu ut ton. 1 men t ion only wo: O e is the impolicy nfattl miuing Slavery, ten pa t tolly. It once 'I. lnrolu6lioi! ol u r n anti

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thocvi l be no Hupping t ftich cmigfatton ; Rftd tiub coml)tned ivkth t.u.t mttura! molttplieatififi, will can ft a compound of the imman fptcies one p.'.rt always lying nnclt r dtfahilitiesol one kind or another If Daves arc admitted, tlu pt rntctoiis tendency i too obvious to dwell on; partial admin (ion is Imt little better 1 have no doubt but ou, my fellow citizens are ill on your watch if not, rise and look out ! Now is the time ! I am lor not admitting ih prtn. ciplei on no grounds whatever,

The other t' pie is the Modes of

F.leciing Keprrfe-ntativea in all the branches ol Legislation ; being, in my opinion, erroneous, and u- jull and not Compntttle with a free Hate lor the following obvious reafons : Suppofc Dearlwrn county to be entitled to one representative and Ins 3000 vo'crs : On the elav of election, there are A. B and C of. fcr as candidates. At the clofe of the pll they Hand thus : A has . . - 1000 votes, B has - - - soo C has - - 560 I) has - - t54o B th prefent mode A is elected by lOOO volt s atTunority uneler 500. or by one third pi the fuff rages. !l the C tfnty was en'ith tl to two menders B vu!d he eke ted by a minority under 700, or a fraction ottr imr fourth. It is obvious by the atinve rule 3lnt die minority often and moll generaHv p;ov rn H ni i nry. REMEDY EMIT. Let the Conllitutioti provide tliat t!ic S?aft; fhall be divided into as many ddtncls making the number of v oters as equal as my be a:- there are m mbers to be elected ; fo that each chllncl lhall have one member only. After the election is oer as above dated except ene fhould in the fir II infiance obtain a majority t A k H le polled again : it is obvious one or the other will get the majority. This being the cafe in each tliftriel, the m j rity of voters throughout the Hate, and in each di Uriel, Will always elect the officers of government in ali and evei y cafe. I he above is fubmitted to a candid public by. Moses 1 Uey. House of Ht pt esc n tar 'rocs. We dnesday, Jan 1. Settlers on tl- Public Linda. Mr Jennings rofe andobfrrved that he wiflied to call the attention of 'he- honfe ro a ful jeeV growing

nut of a lat proclamation of the prt fident ot the U States ordering .ili ft ttli ss on the public lands to !e removed after an early day in March next By anac) ofcongr fa dotted 3d of March, l hot. the prcli lent i ! the U. S. w as author ifed fo t. do ; but, by the -2 i ledlion of th (a me ac, a provifi m was made that any fuch fet tiers, who were actually fettled on the public lauds prior to the pafTuge of that att, might continue to reli 'e thereon J provided fuch fet tiers thou Id, prior to the 1st of January, iaojpply to the proper officers ol tf-Je offices, and obtain a permit torelide thereon contHtioned to deliver up poffv flion w heneter n quired ty a purchafer ol the U. Sutes, and conditioned likewife to commit no w.i He or damages while rt tiding thereon Mr. Jennings obferved, lU it he was not perfonaly aeon tinti d iith the views of the Congrefs of the U. S. in p. fling tht act jctt rred to, but if he was correclry informed, the objeel was to bear materially on the lettlera who had ftttltd on the difputed tracl of country, commonly called the Yaz io pui chafe, although tlreaclhas a general operation. Thole p rfona w ho had fettled on the public lornl, lying within the territory of Indiana, before ihe war, hail fat down on the lands tail pure haled ol thr Indians, and remained t1 ere and Hill reniam, Thefc parauoo,

Mr. J faid, have fuftercd greatly

by their expofed fituatlon to the attacks of i he lavages and have been of great aelvantage in defending the frontier during the late holbhty of the north weflcrn Indians. They, or a vt ry great portion of them, he faid were now prepared with mo. ney to ptirchafe fo foon as thofie lands lhall be expofed to fde by government. By thefe perfpns the operation of te proclamation will be feverely felt indeed, in as much as the files of thofe lands Will not probably take place before May next, and thofe fettlers in tht mean time, muH leave their homes and Brefides, only to feek a refi. deuce for a few months. He thought it extremely hard, now to remove them, after they had been fuffered to remain undisturbed before and during tiie war; whereas if they w re pti mured io remain a few months longer, the f.ies of thofe lands would in a great (Jrgrec render the meafure unneceffary, & greatly limit the unpleafant effeHs which its execution will certainly pi oduce. He therefore fubmitted the following refolution : Rtsohcd, That the comrmftee on the public lands, be inftructed to inquire into the expediency of extending by law to ail fettlers f)ii the public lands of rhe U. States, whohavt fettled thereon fi ce x$b I ft day of January l oa, the fameV. privilege extended fo Inch fettlers prior to that day bj the fecid feel ion of rheacl of congref pailed March 3d. ior. fhis i efoiu'ion vas agreed to, witheiut debate by a majority cf 20 or 30 votes, IN SENATE -Jan. 2, isfS. The Preftdent of the .Senate laid hefure them the memorial of the L t;ilaiive Cnuiicil and Houfe of li ;?refv ntativesof the Territory of Indiana, praying th it the pf-opic of faid I'erritorv may be authorized to form a conAitniion and Hate gov, eminent and admitted into the Union on a footing with the original Hates ; w hich was re fenred to Meffrs. Morrow, Birry &. Brown. The Prefulent alfo laid before the, Senate, a memorial frvma the fame body, praying, for reafons therein Hated for the fuspenfion of profecutions utlder the act laying duties on manufactures ; which was referred to ihe committee on

finance.

THE MAIL ROBBED I On tne mg!u of Tuesday the 2d inftaut, tne mail running from this place to Wheeling, was robbed few milei Lorn Mornstown, in Betmouuc county. h appears, from tin Hatement of the pott rider that he was flopped b two men, who, alter tying n:s feet togethetr end hj hands behiml his !HCr: dragged the mail a Ihort diftance from him, cut the bas (.pv-u, fearched the letters and apparently took Out a grra! deal l plunder - Afer the vtllians iao completed their fearch, they told the poil. rider that two of l heir comrades would come along in the cOmfe of an hour, who would either kn nr untie him. as circumftances required. Thrv then left him : and alter Innr- difficulty, he fucceeded in c xtricating himfelf fi om hi., dm. g-eeable fituarion. 'The alarm waa ih; n Riven, and the v illian&purfued in all directions. A letter Irom Sf. CI or villc, received hy la ft m.nl. Hates d it a perfon had bet n odged in the jail of hat town, nn-d-r ftifptciotti fbt ntr concerned ti the r obi )ef v. Gazette and TrcUviiuu Chronicle