Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 9, Number 41, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 September 1818 — Page 2

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To his Excellency J. JENNINGS, sir I address your excellency, not merely for the purpose of attracting pub ic attention I do it through the medium of a pub! ic paper, but am not therby your personal enemy ; for I can assure your excellency nothing would give me more satisfaction, as an individual, than to sec you Require in this Work! peace and plenty, could 1 believe you possess oil that is requisite to form a contented mind. I am sir, an ineient citizen of this state, and you are now its thief magistrate, S when I tell you that you ought not to deal in trash, nor wield a press to impose upon the people, or even to have an agency in it to the injury of our citizens. 1 tell you that which may it attended to, prevent a sacrifice of their freedom, peace and order. 'Tis time sir, &r the safety of the people, and the laws of the state, that vou be warned Sc told to be guarded against impostcrs and wicked men, who seek only their own advantage bv rendering others obnoxious who are well known to be more deserving than themselves. ou should not sir, Condemn a mnn and cast him from your favors merely because he has ideas on certain subjects different from yours, nor ought you to heap your favors on those who think and speak meanly of you, to gain their interest, k hush their Opposition look to merit sir. let that be your polar star in granting the peoples favors for sycophants Sc courtiers dancing around an executive are dangerous to the rights of meritorious characters, inasmuch as sycophats and courtiers in all governments are infidels in friendship and in religion truth they shudder at merit and virtue are assailed by them freedom, peace and order are destroyed by their example and poison and sir, that executive who pricks his ears to listen to t ieir praise and a lulation, and Silently sits quiet to hear them abuse virtue, must soon sink into contempt, and finally be buried in lasting oblivion V u no doubt sir, have seen the pieces published in the Centinel over the signature of - Rcgulus,' and one over the signature of k A Son of America' you have also seen it alledged in the Western Sun, that you are the owner of the Centinel press. Now although I am not at this moment prepared to prove your excellency the bona fide o'ner, yet I have the best reasons to think so ; and that if vou are not, vou have exercised as complete an ownership over it as though yoil really were. Your excellency will not denv, and if vou should it is suaccfi tibt of fifjofi that you confessed it belonged to your brother in Virginia, who for w arded the press and types on to you at Corydon that you found Cory don not a suitable place for a third press and thVjfore commanded it on to Vincennes -since which sir, 'tis said vou have nominally sold it to the present editors Let us look to whom vou have sold it From whence came Mr. Hall, and to whose sleeve has Dr. Me Xamce been pinned lor many vcars r Did not Mr. Bail work with Mr. Brandon your fa voritCy the editor ot the Gazette at Corydon, and did you not bring him from thence to Vincennes ? The sale spoken of by your present editors is therefore more than uncertain, and 1 fear not, from you- former conduct and professions whilst it was in the name of S. D it worth, to prove to every impai t-al man, that you are even now the proper owner. T have heard and can assure you- excellence that V is believed by nanv. :et you in conversation with judge Floyd told him vou ow ned one hall of the press Now it is immaterial whether you are the real owner or not at this time you have exercised heretofore either in your own right, or in right of a brother, an ownership over it you have confessed that vou have now sold it to Mr. Xamee fc Ball, and vou sitentlv confessed that it .jonce belonged to 9 Dil worth, for the l"ei:iiiwl paper so declared. These conPrions sir, are Sufficient to justify the belief of yOUr being still the owner on at point however it is immaterial, for it ew, the danger the effect is the ime. Were your excellency to carry y dirk, and use mv arms, w ith mv contit to take the lives of vour energies, is as dangerous and farming to them, I though it was your own and if you ercNc and have a controuling power ver the Centim 1, or am- other paper, la a dishonorable to your excellency is as disgraceful to the liberties of the ate, as it is really dangerous to the copies right! Your conduct, sir, with regard to the npOSltkm of this press is highly censuMe and will he condemned by every itviduel who U acquainted with the

of the people, for if the press was really

your brothers, why was it not by you as the agent of your brother made public ? Or why permit the false assertion and delusion that it belonged to Mr. Dillworth to remain uncontradicted ? But sir, that is not the worst, you from your own confessions, knowingly permitted it to be called S. Dillworth's pressWhen in truth you knew he derived noncrhe profits, nor was he liable tor any of its losses, for he had no ownership over ityet from his having the possession, he gained a credit he might not otherwise have received being a stranger. And now let me ask your excellency, have you as the agent of your brother, paid, or seen the debts paid, which were necessarily contracted by Mr. Dillworth while conducting the press? If your brother is an honest man and you a fair agent, you should be able to answer in the affirmative. Mr. Dillworth proves himself to be an honest man, tho poor; and a virtuous citizen, too virtuous to serve the ends of the Centinel establishment. Does your excellency not recollect he insisted upon keeping possession of the press until he would the creditors of the Centinel, and naolklar-

ly those who had boarded the ju;ir

men Ike paid or. their debts secured ? This you must remember, and also that the door of the office, at the hour of midnight w as bursted, or opened by false keys, Sc the present nominal editors found the next morning in possession. Was your excellency not in the West w hen all this happened ? Yes sir. you was, and this shows you have had an agency in obtaining a credit for a stranger with false capital, from the citizens of Vincennes, w ho will loose their debts unless bv the honestv of Mr Dillworth they be hereafter paid and also know ing to the abominable act of bursting a door at a silent hour, when honest men were at rest yes sir this maneuvering in the executive of our state proves many things, and has opened the eyes, and convinced the understandings of many who previously would not believe it possible for a governor to be engaged in the Centinel press, or in such proceedings. When your excellency wishes more upon this subject, you will find in me, as time may permit, a disposition to notice such matters as appear to require it, and a disposition withal, that when convinced of error w ill cheerfully confess it Be fore I leave you upon this subject, however, let me ask your excellency if it is not reasonable to suppose from the present editors, and their conduct compared w ith yours, whilst it was nominally owned bv Mr. Dillworth, that vou were the owner of the press indirectly, and so continue to be I Heulus appears as an advocate of yours, and has declared war against all w ho have whispered aught against the Centinel or your excellency he strives with the aid of a small faction, to induce the citizens of the state to bv lieve all are federalists who disapprove of your excellency's violating the laws of the state in a late appointment in the judiciary ; and also enemies to the government of the U. States I ! Is not this sir, a contemptible flimsy ketch on the minds Sc understanding of the citizens And must

jht as credulcu

they not be thougl

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your representative,) a refutation of two charges made against mc in the W. Sun of last week. The better to enable me to effect this, immediately upon the appearance of the piece signed k A Voter," I applied to the Editor (Mr. Stout,) for the author's name, but ow ing to some

singular misunderstanding between him

and the nersonwho handed it in, hi

unable to satisfv mc. The Edfi

however promised me the name

short time ; and w hen that be obtained, I pledge myself to disprove, (as far as a negative can be proven,) both the chargesat all events I will satisfactorily explain and shew their malignity and false hood. I am, fellow citizens, vour obedient servant, ' GEXl. W. JOHNSTON. Sept. 6, 1818. VLVCE ES HOTEL. THE subscriber informs his friends and the public that he has taken the above well know n ESTABLISHMENT in Vincennes, w hich he intends occupying as a iTAVERN, And that he w ill spare no cxoJfcoes to give complete satisfaction to IroXVho may favor him w ith a call. He wTJkewp a variety of LIQUORS! is TABLE shail be furnished with the choicest Viansthe season will afford. Genteel parties will at all times be particularly attended to. tis S?ahlc8 shall be well furnished. He hopes by his undivided attention to the comfort and accommodation of customers, to merit Sc receive the patronage of a generous pub!ic. TOHN MYERS. Vincennes, Sept. 5, 1818. 40 tf 7 5 Tl I TE OF INDIANA " ly Knox county, sr t. IntXcKnox C. Cmrt. July term, 1818. Francis Lassellc, CGrnilainanf, V9 Mark Barnett Sc others, defendants. LV CHANCERY : THIS day came the said complainant by his counsel, and on motion. It is ordered by the court, that unless Jane Dubois, executrix, and Toussaint Dubois, executor of Toussaint Dubois, deed, defendants to the said complainant's bill of complaint, appear here on the first day of the next October term of the said court, and answer to the amended bill of the said complainant, that the same will be taken as confessed, and judgment thereon decreed accordingly. Attest. 40-8t) R. BUVTIN, c.c. k. c.

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i E M 0 V A L.

i ri tot

t otl s - n npertd n ith justifj 1 uu j i thy iniavii

cvccllcncv's adminrMrabion is full, and

as w illing to put up Wwh your inattention to the duties of your oflice, as you arc capable of committing errors, win e, vour advocates will thus address them r Your excellency's situation was often a miserable one I know, but it was never rendered contemptible until you received the support of Regulus's talents. Let me ak vour excellencv what would be the situation of the citizens of a state when apt ess was owned by the executive, and the judiciary of the state the active editors ? Where will be their safety in character, person, or property I How could an individual hope to receive justice from the hands of a judge who, under a ficticious character will dare to pronounce judgment upon him in a public print previous to his trial ? And how Could he hope for a pardon from an executive who committed the errors, and owned the press he had opposed JU'lie executive sir9 under such cirasmalan i es would be the lions mouth the judge an inquisitor. When this be the cast., will it not be time for the people to think and act for their safety ? One word more and i Will leave your excellency for the present It is prophesied your 1 Regulus,' the Spaniard of the Centinel, should he live here, and you continue to be governor, Will have more paltry titles than shirts at his death but this, should it be the case, would onlv be character itic of the noblemen of his former country. A lTlrVM.jp;. v 7?s T the candid Uptight part t.o coaiir.'-.nr.yi I ow:

N. SIM ITH, Co.

11 AVE removed their Shop to the f j new house opposite If. LatteUe9 Bell tavern where they have on hand a large assortment of Japasxed Plain 7 .V- jr. RE, which will be disposed of at Wholesale or Retail, on liberal terms. They continue to carry on in ail its various brandies, the TIN and SHEET IKON M A X UFA C T 0 11 V. and will be happy to execute all orders in their line. They hav e on hand a large assortment of IVORY COMBS, VEST RING V, WIRE-EYED BUTTONS, and a few set COUNTER WEIGHTS. They have also a few ROOKS, En trlisi C7- French GRAMMAR, the IMMORTAL MENTOR. &c. &c.

Girtecngy flct sivax, Wheat, Corn, Old PeWtTt

Tallow Fur. Oaf f. Hi Ut fy, Cofifier 2 Brass,

taken in exchange for TIN WARE, Vincennes, Augttet 22. 38-tf

0T- NOTICE. N Monday the fifth day of October next will be Jet to the low est bidder, in the Town of Palestine. Crawford County Illinois Territory, the building rf"cJcOURT.HOUSE for said county ; the wall to be made of brickj 44 feet lone:, by 36 wide, three stories hih. Iiond and good security will be required of the undertakerOne third of the money to be Jiaid on the 10th of September 1 8 1 9. the JfJancC on the Csth December lsM9afthich time the building is to be finishecrV A plan of said house with any other necessary information will be made know j on I u day by EDWARD H. PIP! R

iS" Lot, -3

For Sale. I AM authorised to sell for Joshua Bond a HOUSE AND LOT, situated on fifth Street, in which the su4

Bond lately resided.

ALSO.

A House

Belonging to Danl. Sullivan, in whicfc he now resides "1 he property w ill be shown, and th terma of sale made known to any per son w ishing to pui cease on application, to G R. C. SULLIVAN. April Ut 1813. 18 tf ITT ALL persons having fiOOKShclonging to (i. H. C. Sullivan, will confer a favor on him by returning them to hi or: ice. g. r. c.s. Thirty Dollars Reward. RAX away from the subscriber, on the niejt of the 11th Uietan HENRY COLMAN, an apprentice to the copper and tin plate business between seventeen and eighteen years ot age ; haa a large read mark over his left eye ; b' conies much confused when spoken to. Had on when he left this, a bottle ireen

coattee, cottcn pantaloons, lur hat, hai

w orn, n ith sundry other articles not recollected. The above will be given to

any person who will secure him in any jail, so that he may be had, with all reus onable charges, ll brought home. WILLIAM &EPNER. Pittsburgh, Aug. 14. 4c 3t TAN- Y Attli. ' THE subscriber respectfully inform the public in general, that he has commenced the

Tanning Business,

near Money creek rraine and i oia milo

trom John I . I hnmhson s. on

lcadinir from Vincennes to Fort Haii

where he wiil give the highest prices for

ot every Ascription, riem his acquaintance with said business, and his determination to take every measure 19c

accommodate those who may favor hm

with their custom, he hopes to share a generous patronage.

WILLIAM FOSTER

N. B. An API RENT ICE waTTcS

to the above business, a lad ot about 1

or 15 years of aic, one of good morala would be prefered, none else need apply. July 10, 1818. 39-3t V. V. S T A TE OF INDIANA, Knox County. $ ss THIS day personally came before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, isaac Parker, and made oath agreeably to law, that a certificate isav ed to him by the Register of the LuuV Office at Vincennes, No 3055, dated the 1 7th day of January, 1817, for south west quarter of section eight, town h'uxX north of range eleven, west, has been' destroyed by fire. fliven under my hand U seal this 25Chdav of Au;. 1818. E. STOUT,. A

jmw m mm . m WHW VIIW.IIIVII CllM 1'

A required to take notice, that in three v rt lit- f .- 1 . . A V. ..... f I l II '

in, 'iit.no 11 win 1 1 iv. uuiL iivicui, i snail is sue to Isaac Parker a duplicate ccrtiricate No. 3065 dated Jan. 17 1817, for ti e above described qr. section unless previous to that time some legal ai d suftx cicnt objections are made thereto. JOHN HADOLLET, Reg. Land Office at Vincennes. Aug. 27, 1818. 3w-39. H. WBIjV H. MOORE, A TTO RNE Y AT LAW, "Wf 'LL in future practice in the couo T ties of Clark, Washington Jackson, Orange, and Harrison ; and at Vincennes. (Major Flovd banns been an-

- M . A. ml m 1 ' l a m

ijwiiiivu iiuuu ui iimiuit cirruu :xn

partnership is of course dissolved.) He ..111 1 . . .A? . 1 a 1 mT

in aou prawitc in inc rcueraiaiio supreme courts of this state. Those H ish-

mg to consult him will call at his Office n Corydon. Oct. 18, 1817.

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J. DOTY,

Attorney at Law

779

HAS taken the office formerly occu pied by T. If Bimkt, F.hij. opposite to the Receiver's Office, where all business connected with his profession, that may be entrusted to him, wil be promptly attended to. 11 tf Vincennes, Ftb 12. 181.

"V lOTIC E the public arc hereby in-

Xl tormcd that stock in the

Jeffrtson-ille Ohio Canal CjTKfiamr

may now be subscribed for at the Re

ceiver's office in Vincennes, vhere

books axe opened for that purpo .

S Wi IN fluff J. DO I 4 A ene.