Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 16, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 March 1817 — Page 2

viare morcto reduce tbcmddwn compelled to relinquish a .mall a press ucvo ed to ,.o i K-ai imor to a sin Ic month In military claim which he conceives to be mat. on j but this rttibborn spirit transactions then are many rea just, merely because he cannot, it appears, did not suit the palate i...:' ,f r. lik( the arovRrnment. bear the ex- of certain influential personages.

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compts Should be rendered weekly, and c en daily. 4th. Coercion, where necessary , sh ..'! I be prompt and energetic. The secretaries in their report, treat this subject with frti at d licacy. There can, however, exist no doubt of the rig ts of the government. In private i'v the individual has thi to (ii':e his own property where ever he can find it. It is only requiring of him iut to violate ihp mihlie naer. f5ertainlv the right of a government olight not to be less than the right of an mdividual ; and, with respect to a government, there cannot he a breach oftiw peace. The gov emmept itself is but a bailee between the people and the holder

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of public monjes. Itisapnnci- this address you wiH readily a letter irom you on ine suojecc pie of law, as well as of reason, conceive that :the writer alludes of a new press here, and requestthat securities are exposed to the to your agency in the establish- ed my immediate determination same liabilities as their principles mentofapress in this town. as to my intended publication

no possible injury can be done the path of -justice is open to either principal or Ii ail v tmng uniortunate liould occur; if there should be a misapp re hension, an i i j 1 1 ry , an opp res -sion, the government should be extreme! v liberal in its ind mm

fications. If, many case, it has ficiently sensible oftheir rights, conviction tnat, alter tne converunhappily failed in its own en- sufficiently jealous of their liber- sation with your friend, your igements ; if it servants have ties, to apply that judicious max- press would iot come on. Afnot been paid when they ought im of Horace, ' piincipiis obsta? ter my return, I was obliged to to have been, or have suffered by to arrest the fust encroachments g to Sh.awneetown, where I any loss of credit it may have in- of power. The press has ever was detained longer than I had curred, the remuneration should been regarded, even in the most anticipated. Judge, sir, of my be honorable. The sublime max- tyrannical governments, as an in- astonishment to find on my reim of the American Chatham, vincible check to despotism, turn, this same thhd press stabshould prevail : "It is better to when left free, or the most pow- lishing by your excellence's re-

dram the treasury of its last dol- erful engine of oppression under commendation ! Here was n$lar, than to violate just principles the control of executive patro- nceuvring with, a vengeance! if

or sullv the punt and nonor oi t i k lie u u ' i liinei a. xi re are many other e:s- thr.n dei consideratiofi, where summaj v proceedings are practi ;ed, and in which they are unquestionably j roper. Takes, collectori, shei itfs, attornics, seeurkies in stay of executions, ar" all subjected to them. Execution? emanating from the judicial comptroller, ought to run both against the principals and the securities; 6c a ist their persons and their t tates, whether real or movea1 at the same time. The equit side of the tribunal ought, neVertheless, io he always open. ,"th. There should never be a deficiency of accompting officers, It l- a most miserable sort ol economy to let the i ublic finance s . i suiter lor want of officers, nught not to be bligedto ; personally from a great di to be delayed, t be expos a i captious objections in the ment of their accompts to e - who is ready to accompt, should be immediately attended to.--When the pressure is cxtraordi nary, and the adjustment of the pubhc accompts must necessarily fall behind, without assistance, the President ought to be authorized to employ as many additional officers as ma) be requisite, tne . , . nAriMlPP Vti Chrtl th:if If nitO'll

i nng tne emergency, xne conduct a tree press, unshackled not made them well." privilege of franking should be by power, uncoiTupted by patro- ITour station, hovvever, is enti - ; .t, J jo both the solicitors .m..-.. ni,.n eUnll iwd i..o ... ... . , .

iii.n duuuiu f.v-. n n nt.ti tt 9uiiic aoeiuiun and it Tothi public solicitor, it would the people a full length poitrait shall be paid with all due defer naturalh be imparted: but ex of their rulers, and arrakm their enre VoomftvinmnUn

1 .x.. .v...... 1,1,-, t;jTt-r measures, nuiiuui tear, ngnis ana ine interests of an in to be extended to the private so- favor or affection. This I con dividual; you may render unahcitor. No person ought to be ceirc to be the principal object of vailing a long & expensive jow-

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n it . For the Western bun. Tj ike Governor of fid tana. gray THERE are His which time 1!) lit others there are wiiicn uld be buried in oblivion lnten st, as w 11 a, dutvm some instances, prescribe i i.. moiU-. ro the Rimerer : one when the ........ -7 wounds are inflicted hv the. hiffh hand of nower si lenee becomes criminal honor, patriotism, manhood, forbid it " ature criei U. 1 1 5 encv1 as in coi L . t IV )uliican spi rit of tlie times, you are called. siiouia glance to me signature oi J j I A This act has been deservedly execrated throughout the state, and in a tone, which, sooner or later, will reach your 'excellency, ears. You -.cm. sir. to have for oU'jn that ou preside over freemei and von seem to have yet Jo learn, that the people are suf nage. That the one in question is under the immediate control of your 4 excellency' and bound to your interest by a stipulated pecuniary price, I do not assert, be cause, am unable to prove it. But, that an undue influence has been used by you in its establishmc h is alreadv been exhibited by Reflector, a write r who appears well acquainted with our k excellency,' and full of the noble fire of patriotism. So much for the general principles on which this affair to be viewed. Let Uh descend to particulars; and here is discovered a littleness, a baseness, in which I could have wislied you had not been a participator : not from any respect I b ar you personally, but for the Honor oi tne station you now

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Men hold. tt nd ou could not have been ignoance, rant that a piospectus had been

issued for a paper termed u The mcennes Gazette 1 tine , I did not k dt mself the honor' to transmit a copy to you; I had been educated in a different school from that of servility ; I wanted no patronage ; but there is a certain pliancy expected of editors in these republican days, which I did not liappen to possess; nay, I had the presumption to publish my determination to , o .. t.I, .... t

who are your supporters, one ol whom intimated thus much to me. wiien 1 remonstrated with him, for aiding in foisting in a new pre1- .- in my absence, and undermining my intended establishment ! These, sir, are parlous

times ; Shake spear said in his oay, There live not three good men in England, and one of them ami rowyld ; God help ;1 . , . . my tn-ttamvi, m n cennes, 1 receiv .Prhu'"-! encou ragement from the gentlemen oi the town, to commence my proposed paper. I determine d, however, to explore the ground slowI y and cautiously. An intimate a friend of your 6 excellency ,? informed me. that he had received l., .i i My prospectus, in manuscript, was then shown him. On readinir it, he observed, that be should write to you, discouraginff a third press- ! am convinced! lie did so. Business calling me to St. Louis, the prospectus was eomrnitted to press, and published under a full the objeel - ol your sell and your friends was fair and manly, why apparently desist, on the perusal of my indeendent prospectus? Why mask the affair until my ucpartm ? Why issue a new Pr i cctus, and tor ward the types and other materials, in mv ansence About it ; JOT it stands ?ne much ufion 'l'u check thou hope whose growth 7,:ay injure me," said a well known usurper in former times ; whether the quo tat ion be a faithful transcript of your c excellency V cogitations on a recent occasion you best can determine : vnur n;iial Hptermination, however, will net satisfy the people : nor is it difficult to foresee that they will ere long overwhelm with rnntrmnt both the principal and sub-agents C7 -w.iii tis nclanous transaction. This, sir. is a plain and dispassionate statement of facts : I possessntio irritation on the subject, either towards vou. or vour nunpets, your little Great men, or your great little men ; for them and for you, 1 feel about as much respect as I ever did : they areas incapable of awaking my resent ment, as of attracting my esteem ; thej are every way too inconsiderable It seems as if Nature journeymen had made them and ...... .it.iii ,u i . .1.1 '

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ney, undertaken with a iew to a particular object, I ut you shall not do it with impunity the new press is a matter ol indifierence to me : but the manner of its establishment is not so . and from the very p:reat regard I bear the people, 1 shall keep your - excellency' advised oftheir sentiments on the subject. The only apology that is offered for this pitiful trick, is. that my return was not expected! This subterfuge may screen some of your friends ; but it 1 as been reiterated by one who was too well acquaii ted with ail nij movements to passed o t v slightly his duplicity shall form the subject of a separate eommu nication. Here I shall take my leave of your excellency, as I do not wish to fatigue you by mv hrst letter. 1 have the honor to be, With ail proper Respect, &c. V. BERGE 1ST II ALL. Vincennes, March 18, Lsi;. j

C A S LIGHTS A committee of the eorpWl tion of New-York, have made an able, and very ingenious report on the subject of lighting the city with hydrogen Gas, instead of oil, and finally recommended its inexpediency, ai present, from the great ex pence of the process, raid the probability of higher improvements being made in the science ofchymistry, o as to render the operation cheaper than the present mode of illumination. The committee however, express their warm approbation of the experiments which have been made , and of their hopes, that a company jury be formed, to try the operation still further, assured that if the arrangements are judiciously planned, the institution might be made useful to the parties concerned, as well as to the public. Of the articles of sea coal and rosin, to produce flame, they give the preference to the latter, as much the cheapest, and unsus ceptible of the soetid quality, which adheres to coal I5v experiment, they found that acvlmder filled with coal, produced l.OOfV cudic ieet ol gas in a day, while th e same cylinder filled with1 in, in the same time produce feet. ST FOR SALE, A KEEL DO AT a m. O F ten or twelve tons burthen is almost new, Jlv bi tilt, an V ill be soid reasonabl ! ply to JOHN EWING. 1 ebruary 7, 1817. 10-tf ' -r ' r r , s rS r s- r.r r r r r s , , KENHAWA SALT C, the Hrst Quahtv. JO1V DLL) le ijv 1 X Bus erbn niii?A nna r. Carlisle, v Kich ;11 Le sold low fV.r Cash, Furs and skios, 01 for produce, buch :;s Corn and VVTh at. -tl January 33, 1817. N OTIC E. ALL those indebted to John Houston Co. are requested to cell and p-iv off their book accounts, against the fr.-st dar of April next, as tin . are aboul (.'n away. JOHN HOUSTON, k Co. March 14, lsir. iSt s s s s j ' ' f r r - ? r t r t y - r BLANK DEEDS, FOR SAT E AT 1 Ills OFFICE. The CbnMitttfion of Indiana. FOR SALE at this OFFICE

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