Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 11, Number 12, Vincennes, Knox County, 18 March 1820 — Page 2

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( i 'i oi w r o4. oar huhtnudcnee. FRANCISCO AM ..-..A, Provident of Congress. G.-rm-v: Ro'dh &c. &c. Pobrof th- S-v. crrr; 1 Congvoss of V'-v.-Jr-K'li, ul A-osiuro, th- 17t' Deo.. 1SU. Ta - S i-r;: Cnrv;rc" decree that the fandatnontal lvv 1 u 1110 ! H.:;r:yv of C-ihi i, shall b ro.nmu-1 v.io. ,t i o tho s:n.v ,? c-ivo p.mvr, . r,: "Nxnco antonio zf. v. President of Congress. Dr.vitv cecretarv. V ":. of tho fiovrr.uiv.it p.t A:i$ 'Stura, lTt'i Doc. Orlorel to he printed, p o-l aimed, ae -cv-.h-.V-l, a;v.l scaled with tl anus of the iO-.iV stmon holivau. For his cxooPnrv tho n?.sidcnt . .V 1 , I - DIT-.rr) r.. r;i:VNfci?.!A, Mi:;tT of th? interior of Justice. Till: SLAVIC QUESTION I; thus annken of in the London Tim ' of December 3 "lb We have inserted from the American pipers so'ue doctrm.nts relative to the 'state of domestic roavcrv' in th. Vorih Amcrica'i rcnnblic, which arc equally interesting to ttic sound .statesman and to 'he chvilian morali.' The existence of slavery in a fire vrmb'oc may plead th? example of i'ui;y. but it wa- tho hcat'.icns w! furnisher! t'at cxavaalc ; and aln in; ilicvi it av hav been justified byi's om wv in vtvhi'm the siv10; 'varices of ancio.m warfwo when tno ot' i v. if not enslaved would necesr'j v.i!v have been butchered Hot in a cnm:nonUy w-hich boasts at once of h '.in: free a 1 ehnstau," the nv-st moi ! :v I cnlihlned" ncople on ero ' a:-. !K,ov -all themsolves, how the '..'o :.';on of domestic slavery can bo ,v.v; .ed ; bew it can be.oxplained vj vmst Ic Jvcto t'iosc who insist on t'iw ro it'oinncc of tnt bVssiig as one of il.eir most valuable rights and cnj mc:it 'hc n r, slavery of the United talcs aud of t!ie xVest Indies, is the d'sr-cc of the. christain v.-.rld Tho slave population of X )ith A ocMca, ho ww or, is confined to re tain states a'vl we do ot apnrrho!jfl its acknow'ed-;cd influence on the nmrals Ivinpi'iess and p'os'-etity of their wliitc inh.dutmts. has been such a- to make thc consjrss very r.-iiis to extend the guilty privile. of slave ovncrshin bevond its ao.d limits Pho pvinrinal document which, we. have fxtricted from th- A.me inn Journal isaskc'cKof th a ;o n nt rfhbvss"d bv Mr. Ruf"s K'ui t-tl": senate orto.e U. States o h t s r i'l." 1 hr lT?-:nori bill t "i 'i:r;i;) s:vj " !i m ronrrress. if it r.'".,''! extinguish the evi1 in the old st itv S -v stijMj ue! or;:'"aIlv for its cnMivi! a f e n' i.-e of t' ei acco i )m ?ui un'on. can at leist res' o. !! 'uier str'tes, w-,,o nav be u 'mhted ')v ' a'o.-l'eritv of tho su-l-'ci'atur1 to a nar,!-sKio in t!o i: t o'.i p .., t r viv, f-.-om iivbd-rli-tn; and r'-'nv'Vil traTir. i a .r. f fi-,;l '''at a 'aco'Mn. Vc fa

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bM I- cVv of Philadelphisi r.n n.;.-,! bv i,vSonv .f f.- bi..l Csl t'-.e of to e ft. 4 . to V ' os-h--',).;;:;-. wno d r'n od t'at d'rta'es o wane i n-i )V : V" a. o 1 ...... . I 1 i. .iiauit'lH r, a;lv. i.,i ., ;;ioso wJt'i !eir best e.lTrts th-o 'iv ;f MV,;s ' Cao tQ be i into t;union. A r(0rMit-eo-r?sp.)id ce. coni--tV' e" of : . i v;,s .h-n aop 'rod to circu'-.'t :'':,i,-,imn ot '.- metm anrt npv. nt hv v- ;ni!)!icatinns tl'.C os o i:s d)or- if not wholly i-caK'd l-t !. t!ie mora! posMi ore, t isioo'n ff hopioLT will iy x: I s-'v .eiy c:rckcd. KFP'JI.IC OV TLX S 1 Avxwntv i ov. dvc 2. Phe Jm , "".'inuul to Gab v e . . v.. :-i nro '. r'l V" jr, r j . 0 : .fv't rn;i; wi'ii j vala v She ! to - iinl und'r the : Se 1 ai'.tn! ao dn r T e I'"mht)Mr lion Ol'O.I lit- ' n n t Tf i.'v !)- ) aire o i'. in the Trinity. . - t i'- ms ior trial. n. ; .v i ro , ncv f O fi r fT, I n o. T oft! r r. v Sm a c i : n in toee;i i .on are ul h VOM (,a, .. .! ... .(,., ;l,rn. joo r i: ;.i t i . can- c ' iiis . art wkhnu' x.v, iatehricM 1 j- f ,i in ou, tha: .' 1 i . s t an co or p v t,, C'f v ' IV 1! r )( (:. Co . u n.'v a"a ? .''.d l . tins -n th p t,'" f ; .. . ' MIC )OS- rsl-i t u ivn Hie r ' O th.- ?fh f (,-?. 1!IS; when-J tf:c Supiemc Conji ess of said Hepub-j

lie have thought proper to appoint me as governor of this place, in consequence of which, if you have any tlcnuuuls onsaidgovcrnmcnt, or persons belonging to, or residing in, the same, you will please to semi an ofliccr with such demands whom, you may be assured ill re treated with the greatest politeness, and receive every satisfaction ventured. Hut if you arc or-

dercd. or should attemnt to enter this port in a vyA)c manner, my oath and d m thc m;nimcnt com.)cl5 inc pense oi my inc. To prove you my intentions towarda thc welfare and liarmrmv of your government, I sc:id, enclosed, the dcclaration of scleral prisoners, who were taken in custody yesterday, and, by a court of inquiry appointed for that purpose, ctc found to be guilty ot robbing the inhabitants of thc United Satcs of a number of slaves and other properly. Thc gentleman bearing this message will give you any other reasonable information relating to this place that mav be required. J. LAFITTE. U. S. Schooner Lynx, ) OJ Galvezton, .Yiv. S, 1519. $ Sin : Your note of yesterday has been received; stating the execution of William Brown, thc chief of the boats ; and your haing sent in persuit ol John Hale, William Thompson, and Charles Slater, who had been previously sent from Galvezton. From thc disposition evinced by you to bii lg to justice ail those who have committed direct acts of piracy on thc citizens of thc United Stares, I am induced to believe, that should they or John Kelly, John I.ightner. anq George Kei th, who sppear to be the only survivors not at present in custody, come at any futer period in your power, that they will be detained in confinement until thev can be sent to the United States for trial. I have returned the passage boat belonging to you, which was taken by my boats; on the 5th inst. You will excuse me for not accepting your kind and polite invitation to visit Galvezton : the weather will not admit my leaving thc vessel at sea, but ny communication delivered to the officer wno has charge of this, will be duly received I am, sir, your's, &c. J. R. MADISON, Commanding United States' schooner Lynx. To the Commander of the forces at Galvezton. NOVEMBER 10. Sin : It is with pleasure I have to inform you, by the request of Mr. Lafitte, commander of thc forces at this piacc, that, on the 8th inst. 1 was uespatched with thc communication to him from Lieutenant Commandant J. R. Madison of thc U. S. Navy, ann commander of the U. S schooner Lvnx, having been blown offbv hoistcrous and disagreeable weather that thc treatment I have received from him has been thc most friendly, generous, and hospitable, and every possible means extended in making thc situation of myself and thc crew agreeable and comfortable and every assistance given in securing the perso"! w,uch hatl 1)ccn delivered to me uui'ing my stay I r.m, sir, vour obedient friend, J. M'INTOSH. General James President, is'c. Thc actwhic'n has passed the Parliament of En r;and, for the supprcssion ot libellous nublications take in . at a sweep ail small papers, whether pamphlets, weekly journals, tiial re-pMts-or of oiiy desciption winch wil. notaiVord a ;luty of ;ibout seven cents on each. 'I here arc thuewasin which it is to operate ; In tiie first n! ice, ecry pri.nter must give security to tl)C amount of 500. sterling for thc pu it y of tiie. m ;ttc; lie shah print, then thc publisher or pointer must pav the stamp duty of d. Knglish. on each copy ; and for thc second ciTcnce he is to suffer banish ment. Sir V. De Crcspigr.c garveh observed upon thc bilk just as i' was about to be passed, that if the iiohhM.ciil Casthieagh should !apitn to be cut rfi" by thc hands oftht law, the w urid wou-d !)C deprived b thc till of lis Lmdskip's duir. iiceci and cc: rfes Phil. Union. As frequent mention ir. made in c public papcis, id' thc reported rlaratioti of the First Teller of tin ch ilank f thc U. States at Hich.imok1, we avail ourselves of thc inv M-.ation o! a correspondent, to an m mice, that the whole amount said to have be n d: awn fiom the Hank. as bet n recovered or satis factoi illj 4Tiii'cd. J 'he source fiom whence we detivr this fact, leaves r.o rcon; to doubt of its truth. Gen. Jac.f:s: A menioiial was

yestctday presented lo the Senate, by

Mr. king of New York, from Ma jor General Andrew Jackson, on thc suject of thc Hcport made in the Senate of thc United States, at the close of the last session of Congress, on thc subject of the Seminole War, and the incidents connected with it. Mi. King moved, on account of thc length of this paper, that its reading might be dispensed with, and that it might be printed for thc use of thc members : what further disposition, if any, should be made of it, he had not decided in his own mind. . Thc leading otjie memorial, or remonstrance, was required by Mr. Rohcits; and part o it was tcad after which it was ordered to lie on the table, to give those who chose an opportunity of running their eyes over it, before thc question should be taken on ordering it to be printed. The Memorial is couched in strong terms, and contains pointed allusions towards thc committee of thc last session, Sec. Wc shall not speak further of its contents now, intending, if put into our poner, togivc to our readers an opportunity of judging of it for themselves. Xat. Int. United States JrmGry. The Public Journal, printed at Springfield, ( Mass. ) contains a particular description of thc U. States' works at that town. It appears from thc statement, that there arc from 240 to 250 men employed at this armory, who manufneture about 45 muskets daily The Armory was established by an act of Congrffss, in 1794 and 1795 At thc end of December, 1819, there had been completed 152,559 new muskets, 1202 carbines, and 46,4 '4 muskets repaired. The expenses for erection of buildings, and Sec. is stated at Si 66 136. Thc other expenses, exclusive of stock and works on hand 1,906.440 dollars. Total amount of expenditure from the commencement of the works, 2,072,676 dollars. .V F D. Adv. Prom the Norfolk Herald. The number of tiiracie committed of late both by land and water, as well as the black catalogue of crimes ot other descriptions which is daily in creasing, tho they warn us of the innate depravity of human nature, arc more thc result of artificial than moral cau ses. During thc late wars in Europe, when Commerce and Navigation were the high roads to wealth, thc more steady and laborious occupations of life were too often rejected as servile and mean. Parents who could afford to give their boys something of an education, therefore never thought of binding them out to trades : O, No ; that was too low they must be placed behind counters or in counting houses, to learn to be merchants ; which, in other words was understood to be to make their fortunes at once. Every body in short, in those days, thought they could live by their better than by thc labor of hands and not only our principal towns but every little village throughout the country, had its merchants and its traders, and the land swarmed with pedlars as Egypt did with locusts. As for mechanics they were of no consequence, indcd rather an evil, inasmuch as those of them who were in the manufacturing way, such as shoemakers, hatters, saddlers, &c. only served to hurt the sale of similar imfmrtcd articles . For a while the British manufactures and thc Hanks together. propt up this system of ivit working but since the peace, these supports have given way and left no other dependence but sicady industry and patient toil. rlhc numerous fungi therefore, who hung on thc commercial body while there Ws any sap left nave been dispersed and scattered abroad without a trade or profession by which to gain their bread, and without an opportunity of subsisting any longer by their too proud to beg too lazy to dig. Hence thc numerous swarms of gamblers, swindlers and robbers which infest the country and fill thc newspapers with iheir exploits. Let us net however despair If crimes arc mere numerous than in former times, it is not because the world is growing worse Thc cause of thc evil is visible to every reflecting mind, and the cfi'ect necessarily incident to th peculiar stale of the world, over which human wisdom could have no control. '1 he oicxt feneration will be more pure and irreproachable. It Lsa matter of congratulation that thc Commissioners of the states of Kentucky and Tf.snk.ssei: have at length agreed upon a Treaty forthc settlement of the Poundary Line bc:wcen them, which has been so -ong a subject of controversy. Wc hope 'his compact will be duly ratified and consented to by ail parties. CHARLESTON, F F. B . 12. Military. Colonel Bankhead, with

a number of other efheers, c detach

ment ol troops, and thc elegant Ital ian band attached to his command, sailed yesterday, on board the U. S. schr. Tartar, Lieut. Com. Paine, for Amelia-Island. The Tartar, we understand, is co touch at Savannah, for the purpose of receiving a further rciuforccmc.nt of soldiers. nosTox, fer. IS. In a case, Hopkins versus Norton in thc court of Common Please, yesterday, for damages sustained by thc plantilT, a black woman, from a dog owned by thc defendant, the whole amount of damages ICO dollars, was given; thc foreman of thc jury observ ing that damages to double thc sum would have been awarded if laid Prom the Mnbama Republican of i larch 4. Wc arc glad to see that ?vlr. Linds'wy, an agen attached to the Post Office department, between Nashville and St. Louis, Mi has thought proper to visit our town, to inspect ti.e post offices in this vicinity. His timely interfeicuce wil! no doubt correct many of thc evils of which wc have so often complained. Not with standing thc numcious representations of abuses in that department, thc P. M. General, it seems, has no thought pioper to give them his attention ; perhaps bcramc they were not communicated to him officially. Forthc first time we are now inform-! ed, that there is an agent, w hose duy it is to inspect thc rfiiccs m this State and w l o rcceives an ample sal ary for l is services. If every officer in that department should be equally vigilant in detecting impositions or a buses, and making the necessary rep resentations to the P. M General, wc should not have had so frequent cau&c of complaints on account of the irreg ularities of the mails. Wc trust that such arrangements will be made previous to Mr. Lindslev's leaving towi as will prevent future disappointments in that way. F.ditor Alabama Republican SIR, On my arrival at Nashville (Ten .) thc other day from thc north, one of your papers of the 1 2th February was handed me. in which I observed a paragraph on thc subject of thc irregularity of the. Mails in this vicinity ; it also mentioned that a large accumulation of Mails, for thc southern part of thc State, was detain ed at the Huntsvillc office. It was not mv intention to have proceeded fart' cr south thr.n Nashville, which correctly speaking may, perhaps, be considered as thc southern boundary of my agency, except in cases of emergency. I felt some delicacy on the subject too, as the Post Master General has an agent at Port Gibson, (Miss ) within whose jurisdiction thc State of Alabama is particularlj included. I concluded thc remarks were editorial, and must be co rcct, at least as to the mails said to be detained here I 'bought the subject imperiously called for immediate investigation and having written to thc Post Master General and his agent in Mississippi the particulars of the case, I str.itcd for this place. At Fayette villc (Ten.) I found about threr: bushels of detained Mails: I waited the arrival of the carrier, procured an extra horse of thc Post Master and insisted on the transportation of all the mail to Huntsvillc. I regret to find, on my arrival, your rcport as to thc detention of thc mails here verified. I am told the . ontractors from Fayettevillc to this office, nnd hence to St. Stephen, seldom carry all their mails on their trip to thc south. I shall remedy the evil as much as lies in my power for the present : and I have fully represented thc subject to thc Post Master General, who will no doubt adopt immediate measures to compel the contractors to perform their duty which undoubtedly i, to take in due course all the mails for their respective routes ; ami w here they fail so to do, it is the duty rf thc Post-master at the ofTce where thc mails arc left, to forward them by special conveyance, if he can do it ot a reasonable rate, to their places destination. To your timely observations my in tcrfcrtncc at this period is due Respectfully, your c-ed't. ARM. R. LINDSLFY. Aent G. P. O. rvtt r flew

iiville ( Ar.J and varth cf on the poll tax roll, was 326,958 Xanhville, (ln ) A letter frcm an officer of the U. Wc request thc attention of Pnst-,S. frigate Macedonian, dated at Ya!niastcrs, generally, to the following ' paraiso cn thc Uth October, sav instructions, issued by the Pest-Mas- " We have been to the Gulph cf Caltcr General some time ago, but which afornia and Guayaquil Lord Coch-

may unknown to many wno navc,ranc lias become a free booter, n,l

subsequently come ir.to office. Genet al Pnst Ofp.ce. Xov. 16, 1816. Thc several Post Masters are hcrcJ by requested, whenever a person, to

whom a newspaper is acu'rcssci cca.es to to take it out of ti c Post Office, to adv isc the editor of the oaper thereof; ard to add, if known, w hether the person is'dcad. moved away, or merely refuses. Thc mail is burthencd with many newspapers, which arc a loss to the proprietors,a3 well as thc public. H. J. MEIGS, Jim. lyOitMaster General: "Nye also request thc particular attention of Postmasters on thc Southcre line to the following instruction of thc Post Ofiicc Department, thc neglect of which, somewhere, causes much ineonvcincncc to thc citizens of Alabama S;c. General Post 07?rf, Muy 7 IS 19. All mails sent from the Atlantic Sta.cnto Alabama, should be sent via Georgia, except to Huntsvillc, Somervillc, Cotton Port, Athens, Marathon and Florence ; which, from thc states north and east of South Carolina, should be sent in thc Tennessee mail, via Knoxville, Ten. Thc attrntion of Postmasters to thU notice is particularly invited.

R STERN" SUN. VINT. EN NFS MARCH IT, ISlO. Mr. Lindsley, one of the i.cnts of thc general post-office department, h;:s arrived in this borouirli from A 1 aba mo.. 1 ne v:g;!r.nrc r,i tt:is gentleman, pio that me rtr is one man :n the public scrice, who feels himself beau. d to iv somvdving mere in pel forming his official duties, than mcrciv to swallow 44 thc leave: and Tshes." understand Mr. Lindsay will proceed to St Louis, sod 've hope to hear r-o more complaints respespecting old flov.'c? barrel, mcr.l br.nr, S:c ike. hying thc receptacle of our papers and letters. We arc informed that the Rev. S. ;cr.TT Iits been vo unfortunate as :avo his dwelling destroyed by nrc. Wc arc authorised to announces the following gentlemen as candidates for thc office of Associate Judgo et thc ensuing election. HENRY RUBLE, MARK BARNETT, WILLIAM R. M'CALL. Wc are also authorised to announce JOHN DECKER, and JAMES N ARB, as candidates for the ofiicc of Shciifr for this county, at thc next election. Sufferers at Savannah. -Thc dreadful conflagration which recently laid waste thc greater part of that hospitable city, lias justly excited an almost universal sympathy throughout thc, inhabitants cf our country. Thty have evidently contiibutcd as liberally as thc exigency of thc times would permit Some individual instances of munificence, for thc honor of human natuic, deserve to be noticed Gov. Clarke, of Georgia, drew an order on thc contingent funds of the Ltatc for 10,000 dollars, cn his own responsibility, and to be paid by him, in the event of thc I cgislature, w hen convened, not sanctioning thc donation. A Mr. Philip Rrash, (baker) of Savannah, publicly advertised that all indigent persons, for thc space of eight days, applying to his bakery for bread, should be supplied gratis. Ken. Herald It is stated that upwards of ten thousand dollars have been collected by contributions in thc city, of New York, for thc relief of the sufferers by tl-.c late fire at Savai'.rah, besides donations in pifvisions, kc ib. The sum of sik thousand dollars has been remitted to thc Mavor or Savannah, cn account of thc collection made in this city forthc relief of thc sufiercrs by thc late fire. When thc collections are completed thc balance will be immediately forwarded. Phil, paper . An article frcm Curracoa, cf Dec. 4, mentions that accounts had reached St. Thomas from Margaritta, of thc independent fiieate Victory, cf "2 guns, Admiral Rrion's flag ship, having sunk at PamraUr, while in of: thc act of i.caincr down, and canir - - along with her another hi ig of war, into such a depth cf water, that it is thought they cannot be hove upr.gam. ji tne opening ot tne house ot As sembly Jamaica, Dec. CO, thc Goverr.or stated that thc number of slaver. will probably capture every thing th-: he can get hold of property is by r.o means safe, and it U hoped thc American government will direct an id;!:ticnal force to this quarter."