Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 12, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 February 1817 — Page 3

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VINCENNES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1817. NEWS!--NEWS!--We have already stated our conviction of the unworthiness & unfitness of Johnathan Jennings, the present governor, for that station ws hate already stated upon the best authority the c ise wi.l al nil of, our conviction of the object contemplat ed in the establishment oi another paper here : and no in comnm icating a few additional ideas, we aftk of out readers so remember all, until time, a other circumstances, may clearly develops their truth and imoartial correctness. There arc within our knowledge, e icumstancei upon which it mi jht be viewed impolitic and Onfair, to argue present in due time h u snail be ma e known. When men in cower will foment di- " .ion and pantv i ton bad design, for pure intentions and . o d purposes never can n imrt u exp - clients. If men who thouht s.-ry the jktUUc, think only on the besl e to feed their avaiice and their 1 y, and seem on most occasions to forget I e duty they owe to the people I cy n preserve power, adept such a mei that before stated but it can nev icCeed. The upright and well pscd, well know that an honest d7-.. ceof o-.i.iion is too apl to oKi t on almo t evc'y occasion, wi.:.(,w ius cuuseior blame or censure on either part, and that a y differeni c that c in arise from b sinister cause is iniquitous. To extinguish the imosities, and t -ven she names of different parties t! t may distr ict a state, should be on pe -liar object of its riilers Y s, and oi its citizens ; for it is as necessary to do so, as t' guard the in lependei ce ol our si ite legislature or the purity tsaJ t;edom ( elections as it is well known t at t e warmth of sinister partisans woi to carry their noun, sow the seeds n veni both. q i the ed, or tercsti om and corruption, in either oi Our humhl x opinion 1 1, that Interests of the state be sacn i made subservient to personal mt t'io nn'.oic cannol be in vie" and t'!.at a governor and i is w a m supporters should palm upon the peopl e - free tnd dr i ntcr -ted a paper wlik i they I ave an Interest in and express a warm anxiety fjr, cannot think much of any thing but self. We have known men who .. elevated stations without havb ; essed t!ic necessary requisites men f ittle takmland no disintereste I mina nmitv. Such wi I increase party spi v and mvide the people, else thejf c n tot bribe the passions on the one side or usurp, vitify, -.id oppress the Ot or I U r such a state constitution as ours, ob e -tionabie as it avowediy :n manv respects, stitt such men are Ll v' v ctl b e they demonstrate a lot d want of thrst greatness that wou.d gain esteem o thot goodness which never fitis to secure v. Wantin;-: in thse particulars what ar t;-iCV f What must the people tl ink them? We have discovered opposie notions, an i sometimes the most contrary, joined and united in the head of a faction Incapacity with them, will beget sufficiency ; and yet a conscii usm ss of incapacity will beget a jea.ousv of v tlieir station, irrouadc I on a sense oft e superior nu I It ttl Onr nresei t sr v id oi th 1 other men. nor. and his party " " i a 1 ... . i i .k .. .i .. here, m.iv DC atlUU-OJU Ul suui .vu but in wh h now it end iul in w int Wat can they prevent its end, and a 1 1 iC Onr same time deceive the peop iC for nothing else. Wo have Mr. Jennings m r most to the point that i a (hudaranon he made to a iisp member of the Legislature t; horn joining county satisfies us. inasmu positive proot cannot st fMresent ec netted. The declaration we allu:le to fi,,. with the circumstances . to5ealrcadf known, are sufficient It would almost require s eptic fa riAiint ai iiit" ..... i . TOOSliXnent may be .upported. leave tho ncnpi. to judge we nave, so I .r lis annears unmedKitei u a.).

eyes shall be kept to the right and unal nouued a geoucman who uuu uu a forCe G( 10,000 men, under We discover something to the left it charts m writing ag st the general, Donald, were assembled heretofore known, they cannol any ana requested his ., a he M , lVaitinff for transdural management be changed Yet if committee, andhs hferi nuuo Uan once at t. Marj s? waiting loi Irani ii las not without ani n al meiit to ef- attended, i key had read and con ,id, r. ports, to embark tor South Amfect this change, why was this news- t l all the documents and papers 'jcricii, to proceed against the Vatnanaror nress sent here I It cou i be they could obtain, ana wlucn thev tnjt. r luid detained all the

enable them to form a correct judgment) wo shall carefully attend. The i icoud number of Justice and Truth,' came to hand too late for this days' piper it shall appear in our next. Wn li i m PrnmeE, Esq. basbeen appointed Circuit Judge, for the nrst Gtri lii in the place ot B. Parke, esqr. resigned.

T' f '' ovnne; persons offer themselves as candidates for the office of Justice of the Peace for the Township of Vi, iceir.iv n c; fAnda ti li, Richard P. I i i G 1 0 A m Si - f. In Harrison Township, we have underatood that John B. Drcnnrn and A h ham Weatfail oen. are candidates for t i office of Justice of the Peace. At a special election for Trustees for the Borough of Vincenncs on Friday t'c i M tnst. the following persons were cl . ted . R C. Suliivan P.. Buntin,(j W.Johnston, J. Ewing, J' McNamce, uy kendail, M. Bu tie:: 1 1. uriinam, j M MARRIED On Monday last, by the Rev. Samuel T. ileazor li. Carter, to MissArmstrong, both of this county evening ott, Mr. Dai kus mmm:o: s :o; PThe following report of a committee of Congress on me case o! gjenl. Ham - . . I. .Li. . .. I- l.'K. M son with the remarks ot ...r. LlUlbert, will, no doubt, be read with pleasure by s very rge portion of cur patrons, and we woo t beg leave to recommend a so ri us and ittentive perusal ot it to govi r J e iu ungs in .! iia;.s g ue ralij particular, Editor no is . te .n.j . eAoij. L-e T:UUbC of referred Vj f. i tv .-x j 11 . . v r representatives tLe letter and Cm ing secretary f :,?:ai e-'ise whom wl iments iVo; n tlie aetsubiect oT :,uvc io .ig;at; .1 a gr nu nber of i aost i personally a -;u. it tions from vxiii': ed And tuMpm ly of opinion, Inat ahove suspicion j 5c tabic witnesses, 1 1 with the tmnaac c enouiry oiinatittea Lire unanimousny pec i with the Oi iiimissariat Kr bat he did not L.iv . t re wiii , and that he the suDPy oi vvantomy or the rights ol v. as "per : tor T a n y a prod devotion to so iC DUOilC m committee I from the tO uC Cilr:c numeration papers r I cf transactions c Oi suopct aiv in part to the condu of the c intractors of A tny wnere acc OlliV 1 . ved in t-i ls m ; transmitted to tl ry, that the pap department of w iu, IS i r i 1 U.' L)v I out ior to de the le comni pot i he fc t io maKe ri s upt m Tr.c nimittc i 1 sred was v r mu A t t te.e so ail tOl interesting to the j esnecialiv so to g :t! highly a:.d rrison. Tne 1 4 ciaaracter ei Uiat gentleman a been terminlull and tmncacnea. iney iiiereioi t in t.k iik net' toe i.ii'esi t.H' 1 i i iV-.'. 1 ''1 IOP. tnpioun e snuutu o in thei power Li uch viuws and sentiments they entered upon the enquiry. They had i i caicuiated to tnrow m;iuun im-imjuin, and had examined many respectable witnesses, and the mvestigation had resultI in a firm be lef, and a unanimous opi mon of tlx committ t tlie msinuamade against general Harrison, and which were the foundation of h.is appHcation to congress, were unmerited, rudiess ami unjust. Mr. Hulbertsaid it gave nun pleasure to make these declarations Heconsian injure,, i; H-; l , - "V . V" . i i ions very uniavorauie io u.e gcucThe ktatemenu which had been

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made against him, had spread far and v ide. The bane and antidote had not gone together, lie rejoiced that tliis inquiry had been made, and he had no hesitation in saying, that, so far as the report of the committee should defend, bt to.c the public, the conduct and character ot cn. Harrison, it wouid promote tlie cause of truth and justice. Mr. Uulbert said that the general had been charged with unjust and oppressive conduct, in relation to the contractors in the army under his command, lie said he was entirely shushed that the general had interfered only in those cases, where he t tought his duly to the public imperiously required it. In saying this,

he meant to cast no imputation upon the contractors; he spoke only of what he believed to be the motives of general Harrison. The most serious accusation against the general was, that while he was commanner in chief in the west, regardless of his country's good, he was in the habit of managing the public concerns with a view to his own private interest and emolument. Mr. Hulbert said, be could not refrain from pronouncing this a false and cruel accusation. He was confident that directly the reverse was true. There was the most satisfactory evidence, that the general, in the exercise of his official duties, in his devotion to the public interest, had neglected his private concerns, to his material detriment and injury). In a word, said Mr. Hulbert, i feel myself authorized to say, that every member of the committee is fully satisfied, that the conduct of general Harrison, in relation to the subject matter of this inquiry, has been that of a brave, honest, and honorable man; that instead of deserving censure, he merits the thanks and applause of his country. QUEBEC, Jan. 16. Yesterday his excellency the governor met the new Legislature, & having qualified the members, the House unanimoasly made choice of J.L. Parineau of Montreal for speaker. This Day his excellency addressed the two Houses; and particularly called their attention, to the distresses experienced from the failure of the crops, and which can only be properly remedied by Legislative interference. He informed of the measures he had taken to prevent the dreadful effects of famine in some parishes below Quebec; and requested them to investigate whether the failure of the crops may not have been owing to other circumstances than altogether to an unpropitious season. FIRE!--New-York has been visited by an other destructive fire. It broke out about 11 o'clock on the evening of the 15 ult. in Prince street, between Elizabeth street and the Brewery, and consumed property to the amount of 40 or 50,000 dollars. Among the buildings destroyed were: Dizrn's distillery Shonard's chocolate factory, Le Breion's brewery; &c. The Brewery had lately been sold and was in the occupancy of Messrs. Thos, Mouncy and Son, the buildings were the property of John Sidell Esq.

the house, The Cotton s ed from the isle of Boura few re bon has been recently introduced into Georgia. This i, is hooetl may prove a

valuable acquisition. in tne rme;usn market the Bourborn Cotton obtams a decided preference over the Sea Island, ss New- ybt'fc, JoA. 2o. arrVal yesterday of the . . . . .1.... 1 .'l.'ti-t-k Wm?:tl 111 lS sr,ir nimun.. vuh '..u.., - w ri 1 . I . I . . . 1 days 110 m taaiz, we itiMii vciually, that, when Capt 8. sailed, . - . i Jjriiun vessels, m juiz anu adjacent ports for the porpose. j gDai)ish frkrate of 44 guns, I as cotivov to a number of mer Chantmen WES preparing tO leave Cadi for Vera Cruz. Havana, aiU other Spanish ports, and would be ready to sail in a few j days. tee Were Cruizing off Cadiz And Mulajra. They had made great o i i havoc among the Spanisb home-

ward hound merchant mci, having, captured about 26 -ad durin the month of November. Cleopatra's Barge. Salem, Jan. IQ The elegant equipment of this vessel by Mr. Crowninshield, for a voyage of pleasure, as it is an entire novelty in this country, has excited universal curiosity and admiration. The intention of sir. Crowninshield, we understand, is to proceed in tlie first instance to the Western Islands, thence through the Streights of Gibraltar, and following the windings ot the left coast of the Mediterranean will touch at every principle city on the rout, which wiH he round the Island of sicily, up the Gulph of Venice to Trieste, a?onsj the Coast of Albania and the Mo re a, through the Grecian Archipelago to the Dardanelles : if permitted by the Turkish authorities he will proceed through the sea of Marmora to Constantinople, thenec coasting along the ports of the Black Sea to the Sea of Asoph, he will return by the way of the Isle of Cyprus, upon the south side of the Mediterranean ; stopping at Acre, Jerusalem and Alexandria, on his way, and sailing by the Coast of the Desert, to that of the Barbary States. Emerging from the Streights he will proceed through the British C hannel and North Sea. up to Baltic to Pete; sburg, thence along the Coast of Norway to the North Cape and perl ap into the White Sea; from the point he may go to Spitsbergen and iceland, and thence crossing an immense ocean to the Coast of South America- touching at various pts. he will complete the tour of his destination, and arrive at Salem. Gazette.

Trnm the Boston Palladium. The Newburyport Herald says ' We understand a society i formed here, for the purpose of emigrating to the Western Country, and that about 70 have alreadyjoined it, the principal part of whom are Mechanics who ha c families, and who are of the first respe( lability. BANK OF VINCENNES, 20th February 18 17. rspilE Stockholders of this li.mk are jj hereby informed that tlie annual elcction for Directors on the first Monday of March next will be held at the house of Peter Jones, in Yinocnnes, at two o'cloek in tbe afternoon of that day, By order of the Board, ISAAC BLACKl'ORD, Ca.hr. GASH I CASH! CASH!!! THE highest juices in CASH, will bo given for good fresh BUTTER, EGGS and IIOXF.Y. by AJBIJAH HULL. Vincenncs. Feb. 21. 1317. 12-tf N OTIC E. VLL persons indebted to the estate of ToUsaint Dubois dec(!. by Note account or othem ise are requested to make immediate payment to Henry DuUOIS, w uu lb uui) KUUHJl'lSeU IO ICCCIVS the same. JAXE DUBOIS ) WILL JONES, Adm ir. T. DUBO S J Vincennes. 22, Feb. 1817 J CALL. TILL practice Law in the v v Circuit C ourts of Knox, and the adjacent counties he rebides at the " Vwcennts liuU l. Vineeanesi 14 Feb. isir. ii.

perbnne4 our duty ; and hereafter, to