Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 26, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 June 1816 — Page 5

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For the Western Sun. tory by emigrants, will enable us ... to adopt if like wise men, and To the UUtzens oj Indiana. not in the bustle of confusion eraThe present crisis is Mich as bark in a measure without maseldom occurs, and is pregnant turely considering the consewith events which if not duly ap- quences which must result, and predated, are calculated to ren- probably have to repent, when der our situation extremely diffi- repentance will be too late. We ru!i and burthensome, and it is have nothing to fear by procrashighly necessary that the minds tinating the adoption of the conof freemen (such my fellow citi- stitution, and have every thing to Kens we are) should be vigilant, hope. It will leave in the pockTfie general government have at ets of (he citizens a large sum of our request, given us an opportu- money, an article every man nity to add another to the numb- stands in need of, especially when er of the free nnd independent settling a new country. O, Instatesof united America, and in diana, to what lengths would you their wisdom have not limited us go? Stop and think, your interto any particular time, & I have est demands it hope your cino doubt but their impressions tizens are not deluded, individual when so doing, were such a a interest should not, no, never will tender father feels in respect to a sway a virtuous people. Let forward child, when he gives him them turn for a while their atthe offer of acting for himself, & tentions to the opening, clearing at the same time advises him to and cultivation of their farms defer the important step until ri- have a surplus produce for marper years. The st and which we kct invite emigrants, &then we have the offer of occupying is shall be able to pay our stai; certainly desirable, but from esti- venue without the sheriffs1 mat ion it will at present be a ve- our childrens brea Then in ry expensiveone would it not be no esita ion in belicvi tl

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the measure of adopting the con- It may be said it woi Id ! x: stitution until some future period, somewhat childi n after petitionwhen we shall be better able to ing fco become a member of the bear the necessaiy expense of a union, not to embrace the pr ent state government. Thetaxcs in period bul an argument of that support of our present govern- kind, would have the appearance ment is very considerable, so of more eflfeminancy, and an act high that lean see ho just reason stimulated by that prin iple why we should desire to have would shew the same weakness them doubled, which no doubt that a set of judicious men would will be the case if the contempla- in not relinquishing a pursuit ted measures are pursued. 1 when convinced the policy of a would ask, fellow citizens, what measure they were about to aare the particular advantages that dopt was repugnant to sound we shall derive from entering in- principles. Another opinion in to a state government, over a;;d all probability is held out to the above what we now enjoy ? Tor public for a stimulus to, and premy part, I see none at present. text for the speedy adoption of Our governor has in no instance the constitution that is that our whatever, curtailed the rights of population would increase much the people of the territory, nor faster, wrhich is equally erroneous the independence of their repre- for nothing has prevented empent at ion, and we have no reason igration so much as the delay of to believe that he will attempt to the sale of the new purchase nor tyrannize over us. Then why will any thing that we can do. should we be "so hasty, why not encourage it more than the sale wait some years longer, when the of that purchase ; and alter the increased population of our terri- first day of December next, we