Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 6, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 January 1817 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN.

From the Press of ELUW STOUT, PAlislier of the Laws of the United States. Vol. 8.J V1NCENNES, (Ixd.) SATURDAY, JANUARY u, I817. No. 6.

THE WESTERN SUN, IS printed vstekiy of Two Dollars per ennurt, p ud m advance, or an attested onrpayibleat the end of the year , tkt Two Doll a k 5 8t Fiftt Cpnts. So Subscription will be received for a less term than oneyar and tutllnot be discontinued untiil all arrearges are paid. JViiRRB papers are sent by Post, the person subscribing must pay the postage. dDVF.RrsEMF.n rs of no more length then breath, will ke inserted three ttmes for One Dollar, nd Twentt-Fivs Cents, for every after insertion. To avoid unpleasant deputes, it is requested, of Advertising customers, that they particularly spr-fr the number cf times their Advertisement's arc to be continued. ih)se sent Without such directions ye continued until forbid, and must be p ud f or acc )t dmgh. All letters, addressed to the Editor, must be Pest paid, or thej WiU not be taken out of the office LAW of INDIANA. An act, entitled an act for the election of county and township officers. Sec. 1. Be it enacted hy the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, '1 hat there shall be an election held in each and every County in this state, on the first Monday in February next, for the purpose of electing1 two associate judges, one clerk of the circuit court, one recorder and three county commissioners, for each county; which election shall he held a id conducted in all respects according to the lai ; of this state regulating general elections. Sec 2. It shall be the duty of the slr:rilV of the proper county, to forward the return ol' the election within ten days after the result of the election is ofticially tna le known in the countv for associate judges, clerk of the circuit court, and recorder of the county, to the office of the secretary of state ; whereupon it shall be the duty of the governor to commission such officers, in the same manner that the sheriffs and coroners are directed to be commissioned, by an act providing for the cominissionin'' of sheriffs and coroliers. Sec. 3. The county commissioners of each countv, at their first meeting aft sr being elected, shali lay of their count ies respectively into a suitable number of toMisiiins, d( :i ibing the bounds thereof winch they shall cause to be fairly recorded ; and shall) from time to time thcre?Lcv m.ike such alterations and addition fcl towns. dps as they may think proper ; provided however no new township shall be laid off without an appiicat:on from at least SO citizens, residing within the bounds of such intended new township, by petition, said petitioners, or some one of them, having published such intention of applying for a new township by setting up a Written notice thereof in three of the most public places within such bounds, 30 days before such application be made. Provided, That the board of countv commissioners i f the several counties in this state, shall not lay off more than eight townships in their respective counties : and provided also, that not more than M justices of the peace shall b ; elected or commissioned for any one county.

Sec. 4. Ae rthe board of commission ers shah have laid off their counties respectively into a suitable number of townslops as above directed, they shall order an election m each, on such dav us may direct for such number of justices of The peace, not exceeding three, as k .11 be assigned by them Us each townsi ip ; wl kh election shall be held and Conducted in all respects according to the laws of the Stat regulating elections, il I the persons having the I ighest number of votes 'to the number to be elected in such town ip s all be elected ; the returns of which election ahull be made to the clcvk'i office of the circuit court, in tK.e same manner that returns of the general election are made w hereupon the clerk of such court shall forward to the orace ol ti i secretary of state, i certified copy of the list of persons elected t jUUce- of t . pc ice m c ich township

of such countv ; which justices of the peace shall be commissoned by the governor, and qualified into office, in the same manner that associate judges are directed to be commissioned and qua.iiied. Sec. 5. When in the opinion of the board of county commissioners it shall be necessary, they may order two additional justices of the peace to be elected at each county seat, who shall rcsids therein ; provided however, ail the electors of the township shall be entitled to vote for such justices. See. 6. ft order to c arry this act complete lv into effect, the sheriff of each and every county in this state, is hareby

authoriSed and required to app hit aBLn spector in each township or election c trict, in their respective counties, and rs tiff them of such appointment divide townships if necessary, & fix on the pie c e Of holding elections therein; which inspectors SO appointed, shall have the same powers, perform the same duti and be subject to the same, penalties acs is provided in cose of inspectors appoint' ed bv the board of 1 ommiseioners. Sec. 7. Ail justices of the peace that were commissioned by the governor of the late Indiana territory, and are now in office, who reside within the. bounds ci any new county laid off. or to be Laid off during the present session of the genei al asscmblv shall continue to exercise the duties of their respective cfHces, hi sUch countv or counties, until they are superseded by justiex s of the peace elected according to the provisions of this act. Sec. 8 When any new county shall hereafter be laid flp it shall be the duty of tprpi.iu.icd eic; tors therein, to meet at stiVi traces in tl eir resncctive coun v be appointed the M iheriff er the taken adges, as of the oi the een e therem time sUch new coimt effect and elect tw one clerk of the circi der, ana three county associ court. om i provided hi the fir- set tion of t Sec. 9. Whenever any justic peace shall remove from and 01 township wherein he shell have lected, hi office shall be Vca the commission of such justic an th peace sliell be ofno force c him to act in any Other to1 countv . In C ise of tlio d( 00 of any justice of th : DC moval of any justice of th and out of his township it no r nsnip uch M h. rc f inau ice . or the ' cpeace. from shall be the duty of the county commissioners or any two of them, upon written application) signed by twelve householders residing in the township for which such justice of the peace was commissioned to order an election to supply such vacancy, to be conducted ii sucn manner as herein provi led for the election of justices of the peace. Sec 10. The county commissioners, after the first election shall be elected in each and every county on the first Monday of August annually, at the same time and place, and in the same manner that representatives to the genera assembly ot 1 his tate are d ru:I however, that th ;re sh 11 be no com missioners elected at. the annual leNcBr to be held on the first Mondaj of -UfT t i BIT unless it be to supply sonsacancy that may happen by death or resign tion. Approvec-. December S3, l s 1 5. SLAVERY. Alt speriment is making in the west, which will shed much light noon a mu h agitated question in political economy ; how far domestic slavery retards or accelerates the advancement of a nation to wealth ? The Ohio river is the lu.e which exactly defines the boundaries of ticrcriment. To the south, arc Che states Which permit the existence of slavery to the north, those slates which forbid it. Kentucky, Tennessee, the Mississippi territory, admit of slaves ; tke siate of Ohio has forbid it by the very consthution ot her government trie seconcLtate, whieh c v h t f iht- i iver, rs Ituiiana the vomvecst state in tiieism tof on. Her constitution expressl involuntary servitude is principle, no altcra'ion ot this constitution shall ever take place so as to introduce slavery, or invc luntary servitude ".n this state, other ise than for the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted"

It is probable that the same feature wi'l run thro' all the north-western region and as the Michigan and Missouri tcrritoires shall fall into the ranks cf the American states, an eternal prohibition will be raised by their constitution, to the introduction of involuntary slavery. The distinction between the states north and south of the Ohio, will have other bearings than upon the problem of national wealth it will assist in showing the effects of servitude upon the characters and manners of the people so far, then, .he Ohio is a broad line between the states which hold - laves 8c those which have none and altho the effect may not be immediately perceptible yet they vein undoubtedly develope themselves in the lepse of generations Slavery then forms one remarkable feature c f distinction between the banks of the Ohio. There is another in some measure growing out of it as the states south of the Ohio not only permit the existence of slavery but the introduction of slaves, most of f.hc emigrants fiom the sout! cni At I c states will naturailv bend their :tcrs to that direction. Many of them I cause they w ould wish to take their domestic r, with tiiCm and others, though they are destltue of slaves, because they have been familiarized to their service and society how different from the regiotta north of ihe Ohio they will be principally frequented by emigrants from the northern states, who have no slaves to accompany them the rich will bend their steps In that direction, because he will final the laborer, whom he was used to employ in his own country the poor label er will follow the same track, because the field is fully open to him there is no competition with the black laborer to lessen the demand for labor and lower

These two features will strongly cUcriminate the state of society cn both banks of the Ohio as strongly ns that of Massachusetts is distinguished from that of Virginia. Time will develope the different consequences of these features upon their manners. In the one region wt 5 shall have more industry, in the other more enterpriae in the o: :e more economy in the other more liberality it is '.bus the manners oFa people are affected by its laws. Compiler. A rev Spinning Mill, to contain 5C00 -.indies, for t!,e manufactory of velvets, &c is erectinff i env Philadelphia, and is to be in operation this fall. Wilks barre, and indeed the whole country from this to Tioga Point will shortl) be benefitted by the erection of a Woollen Factory, which is expected to be in operation in the course of a few weeks. A Cotton Factory is also about to be established about 2 miles from Wilks barre. A sit'.; forks erection has been purchased frcm Mr. Jacob Bob. at his Saw Mill, near Solomon's Fails. Every Every man who feels an interest in preventing- the impoverishment of the nation bv the introauction and forced sale of foreign goods, should encourage these patriotic undertakings They will also relieve the country in a great measure from the usury of City merchants & brokers, who first cry down country bank notes and then buy them up at a discount. Sus. Dem. FROM SOUTH AMRUgU. Translated for the Free mails' Journal. t fburih Bulletin of the Goinal Armu . r The junction of the two divi ions ot (lenerals Mona&as. and Sarasa being accomplished, conformably to the orders of the commander in chief, the armv commenced its march from the

head quarters at Sr. Diego Cabrutiea, the 2.5th August, in the morning, in the direction of Aragua. The object of the commander in chief, was to take possession of that important position before the forces thai the enemy was collecting- jn the p?ains of Caraccas. could occupy it. It was necs9ary to ma' e mosl raoid marches but such was the rigour of the season, that any other army less animated than" ours, with the enthusiasm of liberty would have been detained. Copious and continued t ains, impetuous torrent, immne rivers, and inundated dain. obsfaes of every description, that could only be vanquished by republican constancy, were encountered a' every step in our march. Not withstanding, we arrived the fd jnst. at Guatacaro, terjere obtaining information of the movements oft'ie army of the enemy under the command ot Mora'ea the commander in chief determined to march back (contramarch) on the 4th, upon those forces to prevent their junction vth those of Aragua. whose commander thought proper to accelerate our plan precipitaiely, under the delusion that we were flying.

Our army, was encamped on the hill of the Alac.ran. on t!;c morning of the 6th, When the out posts announced they had discovered the enemy on the height of the Robie. Our army was formed in order of battle in their position, the cavalry of General Monagas occupying the right, the infantry the centre, under the command of Lieut. Col. Pedro Leon Torres with two pieqtiets of Indian bowmen commanded by their chiefs, Manaure and Tupepe ; and on the left the eavalryof Go;;, Zaiaza : the reserve, commanded, by brevet Col. Ricardo Meza, formed in column the rear guard. At 1 I. A. M. the enemy began to make his appearance on the hili in our front, with columns of his cavalry, which were reconoitred on our right by gen. Mor agas, and on our left by col. lafan te. A party of the enemy's lighl troops took possession of a wood in front of our right, and the rest of his columns followed, forming his line, supported on the same wood, with another in his rear ; his infantry occupying the centre covered by Indian archers, and the wings with large bodies of cavalry : in the centre they had a 4 pounder. A party of the cnem s light troops attempted to take possession ofan intermediatesmall wood between his left and our right. & ours opposing him the action commenced. The commander in chief then ordered the whole line to move forward, which was effected in the best order the enemy reinforced his light troop in the woods : and the same waa done under a smart fire on bott) sides, whilst our line descended from the hill with the greatest