Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 44, Vincennes, Knox County, 5 October 1816 — Page 3

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THE WESTERN SUX.

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Vintennes.... October 5, 1810.

WE feel a ori'le in stating to ' our readers that during the three wreVs of the sale of Public lands in this pla e. there was 906 tracts gold and t'iat the saVs avaraged , 3 per acre. This affords to tie world the m st u leqiiivoea) evidence of the estimation in which not only the soil, but the climate and commercial advantages of the W abash country are holden nd the flattering prospects of its soon becoming equal in population to any of our sister states. We feci no apprehension of being contradicted when we state that never have the 17. States at any prece ling sale, sold half the quantity of land nor has its average been so high nor do we believe it has been overrated ; for no stae in the Union can boast of greater advantages ! Nine hundred and six tracts of 160 acres to the tract makes a total of 1 14.950 acres, which at , 3 per acre make the sales amount t o a total of 434 88 X to which we may safely add 200 tracts entered during tlie present week at t 2 making the total of sales the last four weeks. 272.960 acres, & total in Dollars 498.980. We cannot at the same time refrain from a ldinsr, that in a dditiort to the above sales the CanhaJian Refugees have locate I not less than 23,040 acres which might have been fairly estimated at $ 0 an acre because of their pre-emption, & would have brot into the United States Treasury

138.210. but which was estima

ted to them at $2 per acre, equal to $46080. A'i l admitting the Whole number entitled to be included in the above estimate, the

government lur e clearly lost by

OFFICES OF PROFIT.

he scramble for office in

thrslmavs is amazing; one would

be led suppose that the way to office was the way to wealth and happiness : but speculators on office are seldom rich never happy. An office hunter is u powwowing animal, who for the sheer gratification of pocketing as much publifi cash as lie would earn in half the time, by attending to any reputable occupation, spends his days under the constant oppression of mortified feelings. Dr. Franklin knew the usefulness of such men, both as it regarded themselves and the public. In the old constitution of Pennsylvania, which had the reputation of proceeding from liis pen. it was attempted to guard against the race; as appears (says the Harrisburg Chronicle) from the following extract from the 36tk article: '(fAs every freeman, fo preserve his maependnce, (if he has not a sufficient estate) ought to have some profession, calling trade, or fariri, whereby he malr honestly subsist, there can be no necessity for. nor use in, establishing offi es of profit; the usual effects of which arc dependence and servility, Unbecoming freemen, in the possessors and expectants ; faction contention corruption $f disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever any office, thro, increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable, as to occasion many to aoply for it, the profits ought to be lessoned by the legislature."

and of the Direct Tax and Infer- John Hmdnfon nal Duties, are requested to make J1 H'beriJ this notice generally known, by George Humphreys all the means in their power. lofrpb Higgmi

And the Printers authonzed to J';Ph H -y

publish the laws of the U. States will be pleased to insert it in their respective newspapers. A. J. DALLAS, Secretary of the Treasury.

Lcfw Hammond

Pbelton Ingraham Samuel Jarree John Johnfon T bom I Jcnt John JfTtp Thomas Jeffers.

Elijah Hammond John H vn Jofrph Hobbs Henry Huftcnd Ems Hlfljlliotld Alrxndna Hrnian Willi m Hatdruvc 3 J Mary Johnfon Thorn 4 1 Juhnfon Lpwis yons Allrn C K. Jones Bctfy J em i loo

jofrph K-enry Jlo Krrn y

Samuel kflfoe

A' hn C. Kirk 7rncs Kfllimyr

Yalintin- Kinder

Mr. LrviqCines ymes Lrtke Dtni'-I L-ingCon VV. G. Lane.

Fifty Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY from the sub scriber living on Floyd's

Fork, Jefferson county. Ken- Abm. Kuy kcndall Samuel Kennedy

tucky, on the night ol the 23d in- ha Keller.

stant. a negro man named J HARRY, &t 22 or 23 years of ae, nearly (3 feet hisrh, well made and

good countenance ; his four fin- Samuri M'Dill ger on the right hand partly per- Aiiyh M Union ished awav and drawn under ; A,trcd Moore

, . I rm -m 1 -ii i K bt. M Muilinin 7 mes M-tluin cneeSc, thus, r 15. but will not be Jofrph Mown m.o.-s perceived without close examin- Ty Miliar, s Robt M'Naie ation. He carried with him a Bbrrt Miller John Mm bine broad cloth eoaj. with white JY 21 mX"" t . . , . TVrrmim m rgan Milton iXniier plated buttons, a ruffled shirt, a Robert M'Ky P. S. Minnu

L 1 rs. Lgow Willi tin Lemmis Auuil Lavivltth M Kohert M'DoMghft Snuir Moore 7ohn M 'Clurr jr. Medratf S Mtcrfol

j 'in j i ni uiu w y i ill iitiu vji r n. J4iu .icuiuiu

made uf domestic cotton, a pair of boots, and Other clothinsr rtot Huy onin

he will attempt to ZT"kutree

collected-

pass for a free man. and his colo

NO TK

ASCRY DecA

September 12

will almost jf:stifr it, but his hair 70hnP is siioit and curly. This is the Simuri p rry, i

Second time he has attempted to pass for a free man, wl tich caused him to be bmnded. The above reward will be paid for the said negro if taken up of the slate. &, Secured in any jail, or $ 25 if taken in the state, and secured in any jail so tliat I get him again, & if ta':e:i home, the above reward and all reasonable expences paid. THOMAS BUCKNfilt September, 30, 1SJ(. 44 -4t

O Trfbifh Osman D .nicl Odcn, 3 P EN (Til P.-rkins D i virl Porter

El if ha P yne

Srmhfl K Ppe

5Ttphen P'-!ps W ilium Perry

William Rorrs Nathan Hav7ii:ig, 2 Georgr Ke'd Willinm R.rd

r f VI proposition male by y. this Department for cbm-

t7nes Sprowl J hn StilwrH Henry S ': w rt 7ohn SmiiK 2

Rubra Rurtfr Arthur Ptteiionj 2 Ifac Pear fon. Smue' Ry 7 ihn Robbing Abraham Rod rtr. el Sr.h Uobbins Daniel Rice s 7ohn Stratun H II Sims. 2 R.ihrrt Smith c7m'-s .Smith

1 1

man

that act. S 92,160.

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Constitution of Indiana. Tle Constitutioh of the State of Indiana has just been published, and is for sale at this o ffi Le Trie e 25 cen I S . We are authorised to state that the following gentlemen W he candidates, to represent the state of Indiana in the Se:iafc of the United States : ffuttler Tatlot, Jesse L Hotmail E McNatnee9 James Scott, and James Noble. We are also authorised to say, that Alcxn ider Holfon, will be a candidate for the office of Seeretray of State, for Indiana. llll, I parsnips A fine Boy, about 12 years old. died after a very short excru

ciating illness at Mount Vernon,

ijmo. in eonscauence ot eaun

ie root of the wiitl parsnip. He

was carried ou in 40 minutes by this active potsot). A curious circumstance i ; said to have happened in the county of Cumberland, Vir. A whole family, with the exception of one person, had died of eating apart of a cabbage, which w a boiled whole. On opening it, a seocpion was found in tiie centre.

mencinsc the payment of s

sums i:i coin, on the 1st day of October, 1316, has been general ly declined by tue state Banks, which has heretofore suspended their specie payments. And as an arrangement for supplying the people with the requisite medium to pay their duties and taxes, independently of t'v State Banks, cannot be conveniently made, until the Bank of the U. States shall be in operation, no further measures will be pursued., with a view to the collection of the re Venue in coin, on the said 1st day of October, 1816. But iii pursuance of the Resolution of Congress, passed on the 29th day of April, 1816

M Notice is hereby Given.

w That from and after the

one of February, 1817, all duties taxes, debts, or sums of money, accruing or becoming payable to toe United Stales, must he paid and collected in the legal currency of the United Slates, or Treasury Notes, or Notes of the Bank of the United States, or in Notes of Banks which are payable and paid on demand in the legal currency of the United States Snot otherwise. And all Collectors and receivers of Public money arc required to pay due attention to the notice hereby given, and to crovern themselves, in the collection and receipt of the public dues, duties, and taxes, accordingly. The Collectors of the customs

k 1. 1ST of letter! rrr.nin:.n--r In tKo no ft 7-bn Srhrider

. v. - -. - ft. 1 s .z .

2. Office t V.ncenncs, the quarter end- A-bhibaid Swsrt Pb.Iip S. A-Mry ; Qrk.U C-.i. iqic :r cob Sm I! en herder 7oh .SWuocotf

"v. j ' .i m ui ill u I t I u i L't tv '.u II II IIPI J - s

t-iicn fi)t wirhtn three motl

to '.he general Full Ofli e PS dcaJ Icttr rs.

Wilfan A they

J o!in A i noid

Gerrge 3'jrtch Jeremiah B .iiitd John Beard Richard Bowroto, 2 F hy Blift J i B! ike Z it hrttah Bowr la Jfthti Brgar Rlitsbeth Bakff John B npfliisrn W ilium BJcn Iaar Coonr, 2 Dnirl Cliffe L.ucv Cjlliua Eli Cone D ni-1 Comer Leu i- Ci g J c f- p 1 1 Cnyl (lafRm D. Cok I line s Cummins J 'frph Cunnincjbtm Sb'-der'n k Carted

L) dia Cook.

Esmond Adam?, 2 David Adams

William ftl. Burt Lrvi BttUrf Hughy Boyle, 2 T in s B 'ftiel v Thoin s Bndford John B trf Thom s B id rri' 3 Bvor t Warren Prown Kriward B:bb.

Jhun, 2

I) tvio itccr. pheafw Tflrr VV.i!i4,, lylor, 3 C!.infi Taylor

Samuel Underwood, j-ao Bt. Vc'.uruve

j iws WitfoDj 2 j hn White VViUin WiUy Irhahcld Wood William Watfon j hn Woods j ho Waggoner 7 .hn Wrbh

Jfohn tinkler

T 7 din Triplett, 2 yhn Thomas 2 C rnflius Taylor

Emanuel Vntrrrsp w N n R. WrAfIl j hn Wdfn j icoh W hiu igbt Miajb Write Groicje Waflner j irob W-lty Am'rrw I. Walker Lcc Wood

Toorke.

238

EiUvrd N. Cullom Vdliam WiK-y

J 'bn Coleman

W ilinm Uowtl fhubble

Wjli.-m Cl.atfid

Jonathan C x John P.Cbilley

jort Collina William Cbrillman Jnrs Claike l)vid Connrod John Clypool

John D. Hay, p. m.

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Divid V. D-fhlcr, 3 Robert Diinl

J hn D w!in Hogh Dcmifjn, 2 Henry Edwards William Emcrfon Ovven Eveny. John Finley P-t-rFredrrick J hn Hn is C idler Fitch Thorns Gould John M. Goodhue John Goodwin John Hamiltoa

Jor 1 Dr w-y , 2

Robert Dur.n

Ssmtitl Ellison Nancy Early

William Francis WMIiam Forbtpi. 2 Tairus FordyeeJ

EIuh Glien John Griffith Isndofe Goodden. Tlios. Hollingtworth

THE fubfenbrr has taken me jil to kre,', and has removed to that place bis

BOOT j? SHOE SHOP, .

Where he will be gld, to fopply his ro tomers, and all who may pleafe to favor liim with their cufto:r, with every article irv his line. Ianassah Brown. October, 2, 18 16. 44-3t

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WARE-HOUSE.

II K subscriber lias a siootl

Ware House well caicula

11. U IVl UlVlUVa Tonsaint Dubois.

may, i. ihio. sjm BLANKS, for Magistrates, foi sale at this Office.