Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 8, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 January 1817 — Page 4

POETICAL ASYLUM. fc have often wondered, says the N -. York Courier that Mr. Osborne has not favored the. public frith a publication of all his Poems. The only reason why they arc not superior to Lord JJyiWs or Walter Scott's, is, that they w en: not written in England. The following little Poem, on Time, may challenge a comparison with any of the same magnitude which has been written by any living poet. Time is admirably personified, and the interest is heightened by every poetic circumstance w hich could oc employed in so short a space. ON TIME. Addressed to a Lady By S. Osborne. MOV D by a ttrtnge, mysterious power, .That hastes alone: the rapid hour, I touch the deep-ton'd string ; Even now I saw his wither'd face, Beneath yon tower's mouldering base, Where mossy vestments dins'. Dark roll'd his cheerless eves around, Severe his grisly rissage frown'dj No locks his head array d : JJr grasffd a lit ros antique bust The marble crumbl d into dust, And sunk amidst the shade t Malignant triumph fiil'd his eyes; u See hapless mortals, see." he cries, 44 How vain your idle schemes, u Beneath my grasp, the fairest form Disolves and mingles with the worm : M Thus vanish mortal dreams. The Works of God and man I spoil ; " The noblest proofs of human toil 44 I treat as childish joys ; 4 I crush the noble and the brave ; u Beauty I mar, and in the grave 44 1 bury human joys." Hold ruthless phantom hold ! I cried ' If thou canst mock the dreams cf pride 4 And meaner hopes devour 4 Virtue beyond thy reach, shall bloom, s VV ken Other charms -ink to the tomb ; 4 She scorns thy envious power.' On frosty wings the demon fled, Howling, as o'er the wall he sped, V u Another yceir is (-one !" J 'he ruin'd sfiire, th- crumdling tower, Nodding ob' yI his awful fiozver, As TtAt&Jlcvt swiftly on. Since beautv then to Time must bow, 4 And ae deform the fairest brow, Let brighter charms be yours : The female mind, embalmM in truth, Shall bloom in everlasting youth, While Time himself endures. From the Connecticut Courant. Snort Chapters of Hints and Advisements on the subject of Hard Times. By O:tofthe People. CHAP XI The Cdnker of the Commoniccl!h. With hard drinkers, and their families (if families they unfortunately have) H must nead be hard times: and ofhard drinkers no inconsiderable portion of our nation is composed. Widely is this evil spread ! How numerous and how deplorably wretched arc its victims! Among this immense group f miscrables are to be found many many of opulent parentage ; many who once were respectable and respected ; many who once were distinguised for industry, economy, and thrift ; many who once were of bright and ingenious minds ; many who once possessed a delightful sense f honor ; mam who once deep ly felt the endearing ties of rela-

tionship whose company gave

delight to parents, brothers, sis- must we ascribe the failure of the ters. wives and children ; many French in all their colonies. who were the hopes and the pride They flourished for a time until of their kindred, & the orna- blighted by the blasts of England roents of society till the cup of Under our benign system of govabomination poisoned them soul ernment they will thrive beyond and body. ail calculation and in my opinion Now i hey are as lazy as poor ; outstrip all attempts htiherto now their once comely visages made, on the banks of the Ohio, are changed to dsgusting and hid- Gens. Lallemand, Lefevre, eous ; now their whole bodies Desnouetts, the celebrated Pieneare debilitated and corrupted ; eres. Gamier of Saintes, and a now every fine feelinc: is utterly number of others whose names I extinguished ; now all sense of am not yet at liberty to mention, honor and shame is lost; now are at the head of this colony. brutal ferociousness succeeds to The enterprising Dufour of Ve the former suavity of temper; vay, has also joined it and they now even natural affections are have in all about 100 members, extinct and dead ; now the aged Commissioners have been sent and wo-struck parent is wanton- on to choose a clime and spot. & ly insulted or totally disregarded ; an agent has been named to ncnow the estimable and once be- gociate with government at loved wife is assailed with oppro- Washington for the purchase of bious language, and with wound- 100.CU0 acres. Circulars will be ing blows: now both wife and sent into the protestant districts children are forsaken, or worse of France, and I have no doubt than forsaken are made to en we shall have 6 or 800 families in dure, day and night, the brutality this settlement in the course of 2 of a drunken husband and father, or 3 years. You know the sucwho, instead of supporting them, cess of the Vine at Yevay ; that is their fiend like tormentor. settlement and the one now proTill an effectual check is put jected, will cause the vine to flourto this most awful of evils, tens ish among us to such a degree, and scores of thousands of fami- that in the course of 10 or fifteen lies in our country must suffer years wine will be a great article the direful ills of poverty and of export from the Mississippi to want. Till some power divine the W. I. colonies. I trust. Mr. or human, effectually interpose Editor, you will give all the in4 betwixt the living and the dead,' formation you can on this interso that this plague be stayed, esting settlement, that the public things will inevitably wax worse mind may be enlightened on the and worse with us. subject of its importance. This innumerable multitude of Friend to the Stranger.

doubly and most deeply fallen men, scattered about over the face of the whole country, are not on lyadead loss to, hut are a dead weight upon, the general society. Even when well ' they consume more than they eain, and when mcb thv nro livnmhPi nnrm chanty ; whilst the ne -essities of their Siapless iamilies are incessantly presenting claims uyt- .n the public, and to tlie benevolence of individuals. And oyer and above all this, they are drawing others into the same vortex of perdition: each of them is like a mildewed ear of corn, that taints and blasts the ears contiguous to it. Assuredly it behoves all that who have any regard for religion or morals, or country, should employ their united and unremitted endeavours to purge out this noisonous leavenrre , k :a en 1 - the whole lump. 7 c ... ' rji . O french Settlement on the Ohto Mississippi. MR IRVINE. The notice of a colonial Society, lately published by Mr. Lee deserves attention. We have societies here

for the support of all emigrants will he returned to the Gcaeral Post Ofexcept poor Frenchmen, who fiC as clcaci letters, have to stnifirole alone, with m-pn Ate B

the language against them. Thev are a vigorous, amiable industrious people, who merit encouragement. If they bave tenerallv been unfortunate in the colonial establishments, it hasarisen not from a want of talent, industry and enterprise, but motlv from having made those at .- - " tempts irhere the despoti-m of Bilgiand could reach and truth them whenevrr their success promiseJ results, which lessened the price Of her colonial product.

To this cause, and this alone,

As a lame-schoolmaster was hobbling along one morning up ms Sl3n 10 ms nolsy mansion, he. mtet hy a Person who wised to know his name & the mean by which he procured a hveliuood. My name, answered hc !s. .a;ld 1 am the J t.ms. imns l- The (n master ntleman desired to know how he was the master of the par ish. I am, answered he, the master of the children of the parish the children are masters of their mothers & ther mothers are rulers of their fathers : consequently,! am mas ter of them a!!. The gentleman acknowledged it a true logicial reply, and begged to pass on. MAINE. The Eastern Argus printer at Portland, Maine, intimates that n.ruu r .1. 1 , 1 nui uuMiiuuiog me late decision of Massachusetts' legislature on the subject, the independence of Ma5ne and its . ht q( of W sen-government, w;j no De reunquisned. V L.ST of letters remaining in the Post office at Princeton, the quarter ending the 31st December, 181, which it not taken nnt within tKrwaa rn..iKr T.im.,c a .i.ri.n tinii: 1 Joseph R. Brow .-iiiucisuu, tt tiiiuin uarKer, John Broun, 2 C. Beeinan, David Buck, Wm. G Buckler, John Brentoii, James Cam Anna Coats, Martin Cant well. Abner Coats, William Catler, 1 Simpson Course N ichael Camick, A. Devin, 2 Thomas Davis. G Sc H waitim HsokM W 'uM Hager, ' Sami. C. Hirows, Edarard Hogan, Jo!in Ho.m, Samuel Hogs sen. Elisha HmrrkaB'y &vid Uuit' j0hn Johnson, Joseph Johnson,

Maxsey Jolly, Nancy Johnson, Alexander Khnan, James Knowles, Jesse Kimball, Pertyman Knolcs. Lb. M Robert Lon, Nancy D. Linn, Robert Milbourn, Saml. Messenger, Archibald M'Nut, James M'Dowcll, edoeh M'Nfcw, James M'Cadv, Wil liam Maddot, Alex. McDonald, JV & P

Andrew Nixon, Charles Polke, Laven Put man, Joseph Pool, Thomas Posey, W illiam Nelson, E.li NcavcII or D Mossier, Wiliiam Peters, William Padon, R k S William Rhodes, Hannah Russell, John Smith, Jo! in Salsman, Jacob Skelton, Isaac Ross, D. or isom Rives, ni OLU.1JICLU "auiuci .Tjmiiian, Samuel Smith. Daniel Taylor, Tames Tavlor, iawci l avior, riiza att. El Wm. V. Tunstall, Lark Young-, David Wells, James Walker, Sheriff of War rick county. 77 JOHN I. NEELY, P. M. 0 r r r YlfHEREAS John Willctt, holds a V T note with my name assigned to it, bearing date the 20th January, 1316, for fi ve hundred dollars, and assigned to him by Thomas Greenwood, I do hereby forewarn any person from trading for said note, as ! an- determined not to pay it unless compelled by law, as it is a forged note which I am ready to verify. L UG A Mc.GARY. January 4, 1817. 6-3t rr r ' t s r - r TAKE NOTICE. 4 LL persons indebted to the fate Dr. f Charles Hinckley, deed, are liereby called upon to make immediate payment and all persons having any legal demands on the said estate, are reques ts lo iay m cne same duly autfienticat ed, witiiin one year. JEREMI VN WOOD, Mm. January, 8. 1817 est NOTICE. I EARNESTLY solicit all those who are indebted to me, that lias not gave their notes, to c;ive them or or before the tirst dav of February, th neglect this solicitation, I hoper uc jiius ui ouFcaiuitry may operate with as great vilocitv on their property, as my medicine did on their systems. Wm. M. mison. Vincennes, Dec. 27, 1816. 4-5t ' S r s v. Fifty Dollars Reward, . w s,t rcasonaole J tL Cll ntrcS Will hr nalrl i 4 I f"r th' Whrnfion and IAH& ' f fi' dtUvi'y of a negro to either of the fallowm perform, Mr. D,v:J Apperfon, of Shawnee T own, Illinois trrrhory ; or tomj. A. RM.i Iiirt(T,. , ,t, T) ... J' i J " v 7 iiu5tf, i "i i) ivanu ; or the bove reward will be pid to any perfon wlio will fjrure him in any t fQ ht may be forthcoming. Said nrjro is ahcat 40 years old, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high flout ma !r, very dark complexion, vejy Nre eye?, is a Carpenter i v trade, he had on when he ranaway an oid drab d'cfi coat pair ofdomeHir green cord pantaloons wo I hx. partly worn, pd took with him a pair of faddle h gt, containing fundry Cloathing o? recolleeledfcid nrro ws r' ingr fr. m Pittlbrgi to Kew Orleans, and afefronded ax the moutb of Pigeosi crerk, Indiana, on the morning of Saturday UO. OLIVER C. JOHNSON. Dreernber 5, 15 16. 2-tfnf6t C7 ' he Editor of the L 'una Herald iviii infrrt the above 4t and f -rwtri I lS iC count to cant. Hunt, St. L uta, for paymt S r r . Pul lie Notic IS hereby given to all pe.fof h;.id;r cl-nmi -.fcra.nO the tfiatec f Will, am f il d deed, tht I f-rtle with the Gal, latin County Sosiet, t the nrxt FrbUary term of laid CUrt. to hr K-IH . ti nrxt, ai wmc n nme ,11 the crediteri of faid efiate are r.Surfj to bring iu their claims proprry uu.enticatrd. G ORGF. CODD. Administrator of the estate- of WM. l CODD, deed, Dsccmber 2, 1816. ugc L . I it. r