Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 19, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 April 1817 — Page 2

prosecute for the same, and upon receiving the same to pay it over to the treasurer of the Board (taking his receipt therefor) to and for the use of the Borough. Sec. 3. And be it fkrthet ordained by the ett h jrt'u af jrt said That all Ordinalres and Resolutions in the nature of laws Which now are or hereafter may he patted hv tlie present hoard shall oc inserted once in the West vn Sun and One hundred COpiei thereof be printed by Edhu Stout, tthder the inspection of the cierk ofthis Board, in the same Pamphiet form in which the Acts incorporating this Board are already directed to be printed, in order that the ooe may accompany and be attached to the other; The expenses whereof shall hereafter be liquidated and paid by order of the board All ordinances and Resolution coming within the perview of this Ordinance) be and the same are hereby repealed. This ordinance fthall be in force from and after its prormi gation. R. BUNTIN Chairman, rssF.n March 18) 1817. C. II TlLLtNOH AST C7.

o: 3:o:-:: J,r th Ii -stt rtl Sun. JUSTICE fc TRUTH. Vo. V. Mr. $W, WE finished with the letter of messrs. Noble & Hendricks in our last but a recurrence to a few of the Facts and relations may be again proper. Our remarks We acknowledge hac already grown into a greater length than we had designed owing principly to an earnest desire of aetting matters relative to the pay off the nv titia and relative to those who have officiously and iepir'ously me Idled with the matter, in a just and clear light In justice to the faitnful and eminent services, of Maj. Whitiock the district paymaster) who lias been so often and so grossly misrepresented we could adopt no other. He is a man who is acknowledged to have served profitably for his country and toiled in her service since the years of boyhood) but now left li ke another Cincinnatus, totally dependent Upon himself yes, now that- the frost of years begin to whiten his locks he has been thus left ! but unfortunately WO have too many instances of worth neglected of honorab e Sc meritorious services forgotten, to wonder at such ingratiude for we discover the tame and avaricious sycophants of power arc elevated to important and profitable stations throughout our land) while the just claim of men who are otherwise) remain unnoticed ! It wa-; strict justice towards this deserving officer) and justice to the militia and the people at large) that induced us to adopt this course. But we shall now add as little a can be dispensed with an 1 close i.i as concise a manner as toe nature of the subject will admit By our first notice of the letter it anpeirsthat II. St N were as little aware of the pylicy adopted by the government in making payments to the omn ia as mr. Jennings formerly was. tnd that their chief motive to write upon the subject) may have been to follow his examplean example that had caused delay) and needless and imporfi table arrangement By our second it appears II S N. neglected their duty in not following up the business properly, as they asked only for an order to the district paymaster Ac made no application for money to meej it It also appears they neglected their duty by making no endeavour to effec t a ch n ;e in tlie i liurious orders that were transmitted as a rep v o ders that icquired otth not necessary had the govt c.nmenfmade punctual payment To what has been already said on tnis head we shall only add. th a the government has generally 'rail Erpm fifty to 200 thousand dollars at a time, in the hands of t le receiver of the and office, yet the m iua have for want of money) remained Without their pay foryears, fcthis letter only asking orders to guide and direct in making payment could procure nothing wherewith to pa) lid not these men want to have the payments complete I, or did they want to create further delay so that they might ag ii i work upon the lae inga of the people I we cannot anB ver these ie stions - the letter speaks for itself Mr Jennings well knows icre is, S has been, money plenty of the public at this place : and why did he not instruct therm or why did he not make the necessary arrangement for getting it, avbenhc w as himself at Washington. By our third ti appears the oaths which the before mentioned orders require, maj- have beta tuoogfct necessary

to guard against fraud, as falsely represented to exist by tr. Jennings This We promised to substantiate and shall now do so. !na letter he wrote to Roht. Brent, Esq. paymaster general of the U States, dated the 13th July 18 16 we find the following sentence k The rangers v. iio served under cape F Sooita stand indebtcd to i idividuds for cloathing and provisions which they procured on credit to enable them to perform their duty as rangers on toe faith of toe U. States and their creditors are not disposed to indulge them further while many nil to barter their claim on ih- United State f fa trifling con ration99 To sustain our declaration that this ii fuhc we need only state that cap. Sho-ts and his two officers, Nathaniel Breading Sc Co the Co. cf that late firm is believed to be X. Ewing, and they held it is s ii l by those Who know, more claims on that company than all the rest togeth er) James B McCall and John Ewingj vith m r.y others who fed cairns solehnnly swore that they had not in any wav speculated on the c ' ens for which they held powers, that the full and entire amount was to be a;. p. ted to the use of the men who gave the powers, and that they were constituted and appointed attorneys to receive their pay solely foi that purpose now if we have erred in saying that mr. J. made a f use statement that may have caused orders more strict) and forms more precise , and orders end forms that are known to be injurious we leave ail to judge we WOO lei simply remirk upon the matte truth is not changeable nothing that way car. plead palliation nothing that will admit of change can even be its likeness. Th e may be a irreat imposition and an imposition more great, but no degrees of comparison or gradations will bear upon t.at Which is true. The other matters in our third will have explained themselves we only hope they have been examined and Weigl e l. iv our our fourth tt appears the militia oificers were ch irged by Messrs N and ' with incapacity) although self knowledge would have taught that many are their superiors. It 'also appears teat a desire to serve certain purchaser of mi ilia claims cause;! a needless application in their behalf The remarks we made upon this should strike home upon the gentlemen themselves we hops they will v and that they eve sufficiently explicit with those made on other portions of the letter to give the people a clear knowledge of the whole mutter It might appear superfluous to add more and as we desire not to trouble you too much, we shali now close. In all we have said no f sets arc advanced but such as we know to be true and sueh as we verily believe to be so upon reasonable grounds. We regret to say Mr Jennings has become governor of the state? but we hope a better result at the tt xt election as to mr. N. he has ;rot out of the peoples reach, but Mr. Hendricks will no doubt again come before them. Let us remember then that If knavery or foliy have prevailed m;st when they shot. id be tollerated least, Sc if cunning and dec it have been exercised most where p.aVu dealing was necessary the people can prevent their continuance before the elections they hajre time to examine and to think. For ourselves we have seldom experienced any thing more liifrjcuit to demonstrate than that which is obviously true

and correct on many occasions oetore the 'present we ha e experienced this A question that presents but one side language cannot render more intelligible he improprieties in the letter and the example of mr J. w ieh messrs X. S; 11 follow e I, clearly present a one sided euestion of a different nature its imperfections arc so plain tat they cannot be rendered more striking. We would noi ask the whole matter to he reflected on. and let one and all of us determine at the next ensuing election for member of congress and for governor of the state, to wit' -hold our votes from men whose conduct may have injured the innocent and whose contrivances may have shielded the guilty. Per the Western Sun. REFLECTOR Ne HI, When the writer first took up his pen. it was his intention to attempt essays upon subjects generally interesting and instructive, not having a tendency to excin- tl e Wrangling of p. rty, or stigmatise him with the malicious desire of provoking a newspaper war, alike dis1 c

gu sting in its progress, and useless in its tendency, lie therefore owes an spotogy for the subject of his remarks at the very onset ; in extenuation he must observe that he was influenced by a worthy motive, a: d he Stlii thinks toe occasion justified and toe facts authorised every t jine; in his former numbers ; time ami circumstances will eventually cancel or confirm his impressions ; ms pen in the mean time shall be devoted to objects more dignified and more generally interesting. The state of Indiana has just commenced her career ; her population formed and forming by emigration from various parts of t!.e uvion, presents a heterogenous mass, turbid from the ebullition of local pride, jealousies and antipathies her manners, habits and political tenets are net yet assumed with sufficient piecision to affix her character. With various and conflicting views and pursuits, repellent dispositions her citizens have met but not yet shook hands But there is one object in the prosecution of which we are unanimous for v. ' ieh our efforts when they are reduced to system, will be cordially simultaneous namely, the formation of a state cl aiacter, on p ain, firm, digi Hied and virtu cus republican principles the format n of a stal e character which will insure us respect abroad, and a happy prosperity at home. 'I o attempt a developement of the most eflft etna! means in attaining tl is desizable object may appear presumptuous in the writer vet should he fail the satisfa tioii cf ! enec ting on the purity of l is intentions will be a potent antidote against the scoffs of the fooiish-, j?:d pity of the v i.,e. 1st. Ere our endeavors for honor and prosperity can converge to an efficient tccus, we must resolve to abandon those odious local prejudices remarked above, alike injurious to our peace and happiness, as individual and respectable existence as a community Let it be remembered, that before we met, we were in

trinsically fellow citizens of the same grand repubde teat ritfw we are even more r.c r.y connected for v. e have become members of the same family our prosperity, our interests and our homes re oo eel hither : the invidious distinction of northern and southern ought to be scouted as the unworthy appendage of contracted view.;, and the hand of fraternal amky be mutually extended, as a tri bute due to polity, generosity uid pi opi lety. 'fl le us pity; and pity true, ' that there exists a necessity for offcringr such advice yet it onlv requires a more thorough intimacy to make the giant dwindle to a pigmy The man from the north, expects to see in one from the south, a libertine and a spendthrift the latter in the former looks for nothing else than an adventurer and a swindler; how great is the mutual surprise upon acquaintance, to discover t! at they have been egregiously deceived, and that integrity is not effected by a warm or a cotci climate, but to hctn is i equally moisrenous. 1 O It would extend this essay beyond the limits intended, to descant upon the general injurious effects of geographical distinctions between different sections of the union suffice it to observe, that the jealousy produced by it, obstructs Social enjoj ment indirect:) causes ceaseless po itical contention, and may eventually effect the separation, and with it, the dissolution of our republic. 2d. i be importance of industry S: cntei prise tempered by prudence, must be apparent to the reflecting mind. This country is perhaps peculiarly blessed with agrieultuiaJ and commercial advantages (the man who remains poor here deserves to he so) the soii, with little exception luxuriantly fertile in some par's vast plains present themselves, capable of being suddenly transformed into cultivated fields, by comparatively slight exertions navigable streams are amply interspersed, affording convenient channels th.ro' which surplus produce may be conveyed, and returns received. But there is a circumstance wnich may c og what would otherwise be our rapid advancement to wealth it is to be feared that too many are adventuring into the mazes of mercantile business, to the detriment of themselves and the state, and i is to be regretted that pride with many is probably the leading motive of this dereliction from their true interests kind of anti-republican dread and prejudice exists against the appellations of Mechanic k Farmer, and the high sounding title of M rchan', retains many a man behind a c amter vendi- g 'CWsharns tapes and caukoea, to his eventual ruin

Who mie;ht otherwise have employed himself to the attainment of ample ccmpetence. Distinctions in rank, on account of occupation, are incompatible with our free institutions aod ineconcileab.c with common sense. k Tis manners makes the man" 'J o the day labourer the road to the Preside! t ia. chair i equally open as to the proudest that lives in our land. Under ci polic governments (dissimilar to ours) rank is constituted through policy, and obs rved through necessity there, the .h i t of reason is rot generally diffuse the princ iple of equal liberty neither u. cheated cor permitted, and gn r ece the handnui I of oppression, admits the ciistinctions off Lai orer, Mechanic, farmer, Merchant, Lord and king, as species scarcely definable to the same class of beings. Let us ditcry ti ;s phantom ( f aristocratic otigin in our own country, and remember that here " H'nor an 'J ahanu frum no condition riTm

M Act wetl your pan th, i all l he nor lies" These obsei rations may appear irrelevant but let it be remembered thai i:;dustry to he efficient must Bow through the proper channel, and that any branch of business to be profitable, must em be overstocked with pursuers To 1 e brief ami plain Indiana wants, and cm bvbport but Few merchants he' wealth iics in I crown bosom, and it i;-, for i er cl ildrcn to extract it by i oh eanri assiduous labouj oi farmers she cannot have too many, Sc were a pi ope i ca t uiatioj n n . ai i icuitui e woi cl fiat criiig pn spect oi cmo um fit n J . . t . i i t sei t t'V 1 ou l-i u oe m pi a Don vrur minds let it ve insti led into your c: ildren, that tl e Liberty of the Press is the Pahadium of all the civil, po lt:c r h ; 1 d religious rights of Freemen " A free press, unbiassed but by integrity i common s nse c evcted only to th of the people, must be tl e darli of cur fostering care. The un Ii t ' ' 7t - n iie of experience has proven t at ft ceo-, enquiry is the chii f corner stone v.ijeh must rest t'nc ecuritv ai d i pon biiity of republics. It is this car which c an discover corruption are.; arrest an bition it is this which gives eneucv . ! .d spirit to the exertions oi t ose h trusted with cur concerns tl e pride oi t . pa triot, tne ten or o In new couni . : de.es not recei e I its useful existen ti c aem; gogue s, a no n.ea tcurna support re tl e peop; j in. much absorbco by u a n uaJ pursuHs to pay attention to the affairs important and necessaiy to tnem as a comn u newspaper con si ered meieiy as :; o: ' an tin'omrh which t emitted counts oi wars ties and sea- ;;, wiiich come m nci i its, v. ITM it.: atI a:i hero e oi - in a time of almost move! sal ranqui thrown asi ther subjec es uninteresting. But 3 ooec cp t, . h i h tl eot citizens oi entertan i. c to us world, are more deep y 0 us as members of a. i r kdei t a, v c rn is cur t !'! Sc ment, with w hese am ii s i our right to be cf ersant it i . t e aie.t upon whi h wc can come ac u: intede unon v, eet and belt h t". e acti ons oi pub .c n ci an sciu :n;zed the purity cl motive teste i pon wh 4 ti e necessity, po icj no ( ffe ls m administrative measures can he impartially examined where trutli may i p unaisguued, and principle nndisteitec3 True, the mess mav u e ai ( t u lie :entiousi ei io it n i e r i osrti etc d to nefarious purpose; yet e- ualty tri that every privilege, eveiy blesina enjoy, may by misusage, be c(;i,n.: into a curse ; the remedy agaii.st cbus ofthis hind are within (.'or reach i i.i iiik. nAiuaui cc ana t: e ? otei ol the people to descry and put dowi a i m verweanmg pride, designing slander, and specious pi ( ft ssion rhe editor of a newspaper however sound in psincip e and eminent for -a ( n, is but a mere man. i eitl sei havinj omniscience, nor uniform infallibility f judgmenthe fas therefi re a claim upon every patriot in the protection of ii udable undertakings L i L ;1 ti -,e v. ho subto e propi i endeavor to render tl . press useful 1 affording candid disquisitions on irnpc tart subjects, to accempiisl tl i dissei ination of u v ful infi irmation, t: e eh ( cation of troth, ti e aejrrandi en real merit and the downfal of irnbeciii ty and andetion.. In a subset nent numbc will be concluded. ti.i

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