Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 12, Number 10, Vincennes, Knox County, 7 April 1821 — Page 4

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YES, OR .YO. When of a man 1 ak. a 4 ie.s:nn, I wish he'd answer Ye, or No, Nor stop to mike some sm notii evavon, And oaiv tell me :; I always doubt the friendly meaning '. :v i r.i.ij 1 t v When tar a l.uor 1 .i n sniag ; I'd radicr ne.:r the answer No. Wh?n of a friend I wish to b rro v A httic c.is i m hear hiin v-ty, Is worse lam it lio toid 111c n ty. Wny all this need of plastering over, Wii.it we in tact nitcad to show ? Whv not at once, with much i:s labor, Say frankly Yes, my i:eud, or No? I frtrn my soul despise all quibbling, I'd usj it not wiui friend ori'ie Bat waen they a-., without dissembling, I'll plainly answer Yes, or No. And when I :iVt that tremldhg urith?: W'ul i:-.u ') ' nunc, my drarst Miss Then may there bo no hesitation, To say d:i.ti net ';"- vr.s . -it, vts. ARKANSAS. A short time sine-, we made a few hasty icmaiiis on the injury tni lerritji v would hiisutiii by the proposed cession of vj voiuable a part of tr. to the Chocktaws. On learning more particularly the situation of it, we arc really astonished at tn vast extent of country contained within the limits of the treaty. '1 00 boundary line, ftom the point of beginning on the Arkansas, to the mouth of toe Canadian and thence to the source of the latter, extends certainly more than one thousand miles What the distance from the snurc of the anadiun anoss to Ho iivrr is, we arc unable to sty ; but suppose it to bj only one lull' of that at the point of beginning, which is about threj hundred miles, and which we believe to be a fair calculation ; the boundaries of the cession wid cii cumscribe a tract cf comtrv la rger than the whole stte of .iissiisippi, uv perhaps any oth

er state in the Union. We cannot believe th.it the Commis-

n.rtinn'nr which is ery valuable. If

V thev had correctly understiod it, it is 'inrporobablc that they couid have been so vcgaidless of the interests of the United Slates, a to giv- the lvckt:iws s tract of country, about 300 miles in brtadth, commencing within jO utiles ot the established sct of government of this Territory, and running hack to the Kocky Mountains. Tnat the Canadian heads in Jr thoNC Mountains is a well established fact.

I It wai last spring explored by Maj.

T.oiur. with some other officers of the U

ited States army; who represent Us Vflct to be at the foot of the Hocky lIountains. and occupying the position tlt Red river is represented to occupy , upon Pike's map of that part of the country;' they descended it by mistake, harm.;' no other guide or knowledge of thr situation of Hed river, than that fur

("Vanished by Pike's description of the counJtrv From tliis it would appear, that the

Xanadian is navigtblc for small craft to it source ; and soma idea may also be formed of the importance, and vast extent, of the country which is to be ceded Vy this trtsty.

To show that Gen. Jacksnn and Gen. i 1 in J were entirety ignorant of ihe c untiy they were ceding to the hock -ts, it i i 1 only be necessary to icie uir TCftdtors to tc treaty now pending be-tweer-the U. states and Spain ; by w hich the former j;ive up ail right to the country between lied liver and the Arkansas, tying wcm ol the 23d degree of lo.igilude from Washington City Seventeen townships ot land, which have been survsyed by ordei of the general government, and at no inconsiderable expense, besides many flourishing settlements arc included in this cession. ThH, toghthet with other public land, was adveitiied tor sale in August and October last The sales were, however, postponed, in consequence of the nonarrival of the necessary forms and instructions. Had it not been lor this accident, it is probable that, from the weil known chatactei of its soil, and other peculiar adataj;c, a very considerable proportion ot it would l ave been sold. At th present time, this very tract ot country contains more than SoOO hardy and industrious inhabitants, who have opened plantations and cultivated corn, cotton, and almost erery specie of veritable the climate affords, with great success. Saw and grist miUh have been erected, and. in ftci, this industrious and respectable portion of our population art just no.T be ginning to reap the rc ard ot their labors, li i vi indeed will be their fate, if, after han g entered the wilderness, felled tl: it-4, cleared little plantatinu aroum: then:., erected ccur.fai table dwellings lor their families, and alter having suffited t :vcrwpri vation tj such a situation, tliey shouj be driven irom their homes and pea':Vii fi-e-sides, ?nd compelled i c more toPpek hew luUitatior.s abroad ; and that too, to make room for a band ot ruthless savages In tiiis ridiculous treaty, we do not observe a single rcseivc made to the United States, for military positions ; not even Fo't milh, at ilelie Point, on the Arkansas the whole is ceded garrison and all The Chocktaws have made a fine bargain indeed, and deserve much cicdit for the skill and inginuity which they have displayed on this occ jsion Ac n gxiators, tney have st own themselves lar superior to our American C'ommissioners, whose only object appears to have been to get possession of the Chocktaw lands at atrj firice. The Chocktaws have acquired a territory about the size of the largest state in the Union, in exchange for oniy a thxrt of their country on the other side of the Mississippi, and tor which our govc.nmcnt is to p .v them nearly its value in annuities, presents, he he. If the Chocktaws haai only acquired the territory west of aline running from the mouth of the Canadian to Red river, (which is 4 or 5v0 miles west of the line proposed in the treaty.) they would then have mado an advantageous exchange and the exchange might have been tolerated. They would hae acquired a country abounding in game of every descriptionin fact, cveiy thing an Indian could desire. The cession th.cn would not have interfered with our settlements, But in the present case, it will include more than 5000 (some say 6 or 70 o) of our inhabitants, with their improvements, Sc. manr of whom will lose t'.cir all by being driven off. 'There is one thiag. however, which is certain. If this treaty is ratified, nearly,

if not all, ths famires which fall within the limits of the cession in this Territory, will remove to the Spanish province cl Texas, and seek that protection under a foreign monarch, which is denied to them in their native country. 1 ms, c have the best authority lor s iyi-g, will undoubtedly be the cpsc. A very large poition of our Territory is already occupied by indiar.s, r.nd their depredations on the property ' f iiuihidu;ds in their neighborhood, ?nd for nnny miles distant, re by no means m.hcquent. They ere a vt rr material chuck on the emigration to this errltory, and considerably to its injury. I3ut what will be the consquenco of sending the Chocktaws here ? There appears to he but one unanimous sentiment on this subject: all concur in saying that it wiii be a death-blow to the Territory. Never, since the f:r?t ?cUiement of the countiy, was their such unanimity among the people, on any subject It is a subject which interests the whole it rot only affects their rignU, their liberty, and their property ; but it endangers their peace, their s.ifty, their happiness and lives. All is at stake. Since wc iirst saw the treaty, 3 have hardly entertained a doubt but it would be rejected ! the Senate although the high standing of the Commissioners will no doubt huvt- considerable weight with that body. A.-d we confidently !OI'c

''ill- re p: escr.t .tion of Ivxts c-iii-. e dcr.ai t: Lv enr

one lenritoiy w4

rtcentteU" ff.-r va;cs r.nd ' er rati f v the rv.ni.itiouj de

signs of intrigue and s;- cu!.t'on. .f r.-r:.vff (laze tic.

that, on a to t lie. .4 Delegate- ii not Lv n.r.d murdo et ,

Re 7n ark able I'rt .-ier-'atin. Two or three d?ys since one of the woi kmen w ho was tngayed in puliinj; the shingles from the roof ot our capitol, ". as accidentally prccipituted from his fcitu?ii::n r.t the top of t.'ie buildmg, and mil; t cvenuu-.lly have tort instant death, Ji.d he not mu-.t providentially hen acre tcd in 1 i dt-rcnt by y projecting tenpenny nail, w hich entered deeply in the flishy 1 1 of his I'dgb, "uspended him on t!io e.tM;s .f the hoijye, until the neCv s ?i y uid wa Tom! ! 1 i n II wound, v.d i. u was the imoie'.i j on jeet cf sui gic! (;..', p' o;k unced t. diiitg. ai.d t.he li.'-t i; (! i:-,d r t' i' M, iaborer is iike'v stj ;n t n kb e to m .ks a second ascent, an 1 ur hope n:.t so dan-rous and rapid

a desci nt.

Ka.'egk, ('ft C. ) Star.

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future piacticc J 1U

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Du'As and Mt, ai d in the Suprt r. c

Court One of them v.'d! at all times be fouml in their ofiirr at Washington, except durinfr the session ol courts. AMordeis and ( O.Vl' hWi.YCIXG will Ivc punctu.div rttendcd to. jr,:K?.'orr, J fir i! 10, IP, 7 ( 20tf KDf UP, br Jamc Gregr.ry, of

)wn Qfwy vv asninifton townM.ip, one J:fTe. 3 yew , : t spring, 13

handtf and a ha'.f i "k -and snip a lite white on t! e ; : : ' ! ' ot, a black and white tail, lini hn .. n ; ivnl to $10 by Jo!m Gree fn v n- d . - . ! irks. !efure me, thi? ?'?'h d- v !f nrnmv, 1831, DANIEL JOHNSON j r o c. 73 vr

One Hundrcil Dollars RcwariL t j ,N AWAY about the 20ih f.ay of L October imt, turn Snr.uT II' pkint, t-sq. w Htndei sen c i ui.tv , Kei.tucky, a ii.uialio man slave 1 y the i.un : of Gordon, belonging to Mrs. Edxabtth Duckr.er. of 1 ai is , PourLon ceni ty. Ky lie r.d slave is a larje well made nun, i.ia:Jj

six leet hsgo, ol a ycii.w rf.n-u.-vj slow of opcech, a: n'.m.bie dej oi t v ,

inent, a tooncr br . ,;c , srcii. v.cll ac-

quaintcd wr VtomniC r. ca: J tntti's f.cit, and can r-;al-.e j;cod sb.c'- ic can posii-

biy w;u- and rend indiffci ev t'y. 1 a v.o:-

Saime

ked .t thf! United Sta!. Sainx si n.c

timo since for Messrs. "i alhot l"ul r as a ccoper fcr sevf-;-;,! w r:d.til liear I'rcdci-icU.l.vr;:, Y::g::.i. he n;ck with him when he w;:.t ;.v;.y a lei g blrc k broad cloth ccat :nd jantirlct i s, z d si udry articles of clothing r.ct n.?de up, which lie may liavc cxchai;ged ftr rc:!(,y made clothes. It is believed l.e may I. no gone fr into the interior of lndiKru. Illinois or Ohio, oris attc:: ptii ;-; to j;ti to Canada. The ab(.e tewaid shculd l.e he taken up out of this f.h-.tc I am authorized to offer to any peiM n who will take up said slave ai d deliver him to tre cner in Honihon county, or to me in the town of Henderson, or stcLrc l im in some jail in this state so that the owixr gets him, or fifty dollars if ttken up within this state. JAMKS lULLYI'.H. Henderson, Kv. Feb. 12, S-Ut

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r; a u t n is st K a m ;.r i r, l. Ksri- c i fully informs his tuei.ds k the public in gen( lulj th.al lie stiii continues to carry on the Blachun lih ing Business, In all its various branches, nt the AV r Shop, near the Steam-Mi;, and belirvct himself to bo romplettly master of making ail kinds of warrantable Tools, such as, Eilgvd Tools, Narrow Jxes. Brawl Axes. Addzes. and all kinds of Carpenters 7Ws Horse and Ox Moving, ty Hclloivs Making, Can !); had at the sliortcst notice. IK Hatters himself from his long fxpenenre in the above hiis.ir.css, that he will at least merit a share cf the public patronage.

Vince'nncs, Oct. 10.

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t .niiun;:tifn, in the counties oi

40-Cm

Sheriff's Sale fur Taxes. 11 W ILL expose to sale at the court

house door m the to-n cf Nprh.jr.

iiv.ui. in i uirv coi inv. m tsiu ..

14th osy ot April next, the following lots

io.n vi opimgnckJ and L w.thn- j na, or s mu h therrrT , ;n . f

tax and costs thereon, if rxt sor nt

Lets 'nt Ihe taien cf Sprhiirficld. Nos. 8, 9, 89, 5,0, 91, S5, 70.63, 3c", 3, 44, 58, 51, 41, 133, 175, 174, 173,

ikh. 187, 4, 59, 04, 10 2, U, 5, half cf 16, and half of 16. ots in Cynthia na. Xo. 2 3, 30, 3v, 31, 16, half cf . half of 7. Wm. JKJYLL, s.pc. March 5th, 131!. g.3t

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