Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 12, Number 24, Vincennes, Knox County, 14 July 1821 — Page 3

w A b2 so hecdie. I trrv.ikl ask the S::to beoa kent fre- of de'K, ill ae rovei, : ere ited :. ne es le it. c ileal ite I to opvr :-",:5!" i ij tn ; ohaa ael of justice ! i i e-t l i'is vj.l in 1 ;r .?s.'rve1, free fro n ill .rv.iritici ootr.ict o.is ? I is ,my me is ire 0 i adopted sf p i -hc utility, hiving a hene . be.iriag npn ir agriculture, trde ; . i n v ;f lctares r I is frui I dent h inking ",: i rest!M!.ie I, " h s t not been pjr n tted 1 ' ;y i ;j the n st iuj irious dev;is. itio.i up- . i ) :r -nor lis, indjpeu ie ice, c'iuvict.er and ; ;;rr( v ? To thee poi ivs, it appears to ne, i loiiO ittciUion ouht to he directed m l as w oe uve and prosperity have Iecn already, v-? thri jeopardised, will not the people .. ivprescot ati . es in either branch of .. ;ir 1 t.z'i A iture, v. lio are free of all previi trammels, and c p ihie, and prepared, to t ;'c c udy notice of kite res: so general, and io I-.i; ii lant ? li the people throug,ho':t the state, sec the : vfel slu; itioa of then affairs at this time ',ii a public dc'.yl incurred during the pro;:resi of measures which have tended to . ii them in the 'present woeful situation taey can pee every description of property. v,lth all the prod uctions of their soil pass i .V for almost nothing if they really reflect n:i the consequences of bankrupt banks, .ith empty coffers, and will continue to upheld the men who have sanctioned and approved of such proceedings then, for a little longer, we may go on as heretofore, and they have themselves only to blame! All are a-

ware that our free institutions are happily

Should vou think proper to honor my name with your votes I shall feel gieatful and if in my power, your reasonable expectations shall be realized. I regret that my domestic affairs prevent me the pleasure of seeing all of my fellow citizens personally before the electinn d ayAccept my best wishes, and believe me to be Your obedt. servt. G. V. JOHNSTON. July 1S2L

THE WE8TEIIN SUN VIjVCESf.WiS, july U, 1821.

Those gentlemen who have subscribed towards enclosing the Burying ground, and those who are willing to contribute towards this necessary object, are requested to assemble at the court house on Suurday 28th inst at I o'clock, p. m to take measures to carry the business into execution. The Commissioners for the selection of a scite for the erection of a house of support and employment of the poor of Knox county will meet at the house

of l'. Oraeter in Vinccnnes on Friday

bas-dupoa public opinion, and political mea- lhe 27th for the purpose of heal ing

vires contrary to the declared will of the people honestly expressed at the polls, would at vm ience with the immutable principles of freemen. If then the people approve of :.p.v man who has reconciled it to his judgment to siiippoi t measures which clearly tend in injure trie prosperity and character of the l;tae, they arc themselves guilty of their c.vvp. destruction ! Ftllo-o Citizens, I do not present myself f . i v vo"t" uffr.es from any considerations of .o.3.1, or perioral nature. If I am your choice, my firtt consideration shall be to do r.Vet by which the State can be injured my ts.t, to do my duty to the best of my deliberate judgment, in the correction of the numerous, errors new existing, and in the advancement and good of owr common country our sufferings have become general, nnd their redress must have a general effect. M- residence in Knox county, shall give no bias to my judgment in regard to measures v.ece.sarv and proper for other counties in the Distiict 1 shall view each section as having crpial claims upon me, and all the eneri ieL'ef my mind shall be faithfully exerted in v our behalf. As an adopted citizen of the District, with whose welfare all my own hnors ruul prospects are now connected, I e a settled confidence that, so far as I Knovr, or can learn, the rights and interests .F '.ts i:V.abitants, my best endeavors shall be directed to their advancement. Here is the home of mv adoption ; and I yet hope, no matter who may now be your representatives, th.ct a hp.ppy destiny will in time, await us. r, it should you think proper to fix upon me r.s your choice, you may rely, that whatever ef re d and steadiness I may have heretofore '.."snl ivel in ad ecating your best interests :.s a citizen, sliall not forsake me in the new c haracter of your Senator nor in that situa tinn, shall they if in my power, have less effect. I remain respectfully,

ant' receiving or rejecting such propo

sals as may be made. l he humane and benevolent are requested to make'pioposals. The following gentlemen have been announced as candidates at the August election. Fur the ft'tiatc. WILLIAM POLKK, JOHN FAVING. FRLDKlilCK SIIOULTS. AV' rexentafh"BKNJAM1N V. B1XKF.S, GKNKRAL JOHNSTON, DAVID HKOWN, JO'IN MYF.RS, J MES l. Mc.CALL. AHKAHAM F. SNAPP, Co u ntu Co m m i h . t r. WILLIAM hRUCK. JOSF.Ffl Mc.CLURK, S MlTFL FMISON, JAMKS BADOLLF T,

Aili? AHAM WKSTFALL, Jun. CHIUSriAN (ii AFTER, F : ANC1S LFACH, JOSHUA UOND, JOHN BRWNEU, jlxoeiate Jwe. JOHN MOORE, JOHN Mr. DON A ED. JOHN Mc.C'LlTRE, SAMUEL ADAMS. WILLI AM L. ( OLMAN, CARTER BEAM N. Dtr etora"f th P ,r IlAize. JOSHUA THORN, ABRAHAM RHODAUMEL, JAMES II. AK .UONALD.

the cyactntion of those provinces by the Spanish c nimaiulanib, anu occupation by the American troops. The above is corroborated by the anival, this forenoon, of the schr. Iienc wliich sailed from Havana, on the 1st of June, in company with tee Hornet and schr. Nonsuch, boat for Pensacoia Post. SCRAPS. Great Canal. The Canal, in China, extending from Canton to I -chin, in a strait line, is upwards of 7 "0 miics in length 1 Thirty thousand men were employed 43 years in making it. Ofifiression A Mr. Stanton, of Norwich, (Mas.) a member of the Baptist church, (says, the Hartford I imes,) has been imprisoned for a tax to support a Congregational minister. Sore Ryes. A writer, of some celebrity recommends persons who read much with weak eyes, to procure a piece of clear green glass, about the size of an octavo page, and always lay it on the page when reading ; he says it is preferable to spectacles. A aubatitntc wanted. An advertisement lately appeared in a West India paper offering a high premium for a substitute to be hanged, in the room of a genman ordered for execution. Resfiect for old age. The new emperor of China has ordered a rjport to be made of all the men of hU empire who are above 70 years of age ; to each one of these is allowed a man to attend up-iii them, and excuse them from all serirc. Fo such as arc above 80 ycas is allowed, a piece of silk, a catty of cotton, a shib measure of rice, and ten catties of fresh meat ; and to those above 90 years of age double those largesses. How long will it last ? said a citizen to a member of congress a few days ago how long will the sy stem of the importing more than can be paid for and of mortgaging the national wealth to foreign countries, last ? The answer was to the point Ht will last as long as the people are infatu ited and miseiy is not intolerable. Aurora.

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u'ip i anien on ur inc !cu.b t tin pi.-t 1 nc

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ute rimill of : client

'figgon Making;

COOPER SHOP,

II E t oupc: s hop i an ied on by me

for a coiifciilci :

now tianslened

w ill f in nish any U

on the shone n dec. and execu-eii in

the btst umuiicr, tor cash, as cheap as they c;n be had in ti e Western country. RICHARD MUNTOOMERY. Vinrcnnts I4ih July 1821 24 3t. hale of Lots in the Town of Cincinnalus. A NUMBER of Lots v.iii be offered f for sile on the yih of August next,

in uic ionmioi v incinnaui!), sunaie on lite

west side of the Wi st foi1 of Whit(

vcr, about one miles below tlie nun Eel river, which affoids many rxt

seats for water vvoiks. 1 his town i si

tuated on a veiy handsome scite, gradually ascending from the liver about a quarter of a mile, then the land is level, and soil dry and fertile; good water can be had by digging wells not exceeding 25 feet deep, and no rock to obstiuci, as appears by wells dug in the neighbourhood ; good building stone is veiy convenient, and good clay for brick On the west it joins a rich prairie, highly cu.tivated ; on the east, is a rich hilly, healthy, well watered, and heavy timbcrcvl tract of country, now settling at;tl impioving very fast; laige bids of stone "coal arc found within two tniies of the tovx i , i.nd near the river. This town will be.'a very suitable place for industrious mechanics, as it is in the midst of a veiy fertile coun ry, and on a good navigable stream, leading fioni the Metropolis of Indiana, to New-Orleans. It is now surrounded by the best improved tract of country on said river, ai d probably the best in the United States of its age In order to induce good, peaceable and industrious citizens to settle in said town, the terms of sa'e will be one fourth of the purchase money to be p.dd within ix months after the day of sale at d the balance in three ecpial annual instalmerts Sale to commence at lo o'clock, on said dav, where due attendance will be given by the proprielois. GEORGE JAMISON,

IRA WAL ER.

'IE subscriber having Bimnlird Green countv, la. Julv 9, 1 82 S . 24-4t

i'i - - y, ,

himself with a quantity of as good

( n; timber as cur bottoms afford for the purpose Waggon making, will make or repair Waggon's on as reasonable terms as any in the countv and pledges himself to do it well. Those who have any of the above work to do, will call at Capt. B iot'n's new building and see the subscriber. DAVID ANDREWS. Vinccnnes I 4th July 1821 24 3t.

Your iaend,

Sullivan Re4 resenative. y JOSEPH LAT HAW. Jl()j Hgjjf Sullivan, tln, Cr , f-w -r n rran A tomfortablc brick hou Senate NATHANIEL H NTiOTON, f son's addition, well ca

JOHN EWING

THOMAS H. RLAkE,

Julv 1S21.

To tuc Independent Voters of the county of Knox. JFcUciv Citizens, Unaided by pecuniary resources and I assure you. perfectly unbiassed. 1 stand before vou a candidate for your suffrage. Mv residence amongst you has been of long standing my politics and attachments arc in common with you. s. und a desire to do all the ood 1 can, still Animates my breast.

By the L i Mails. N K W YORK J lT N K I 2 From Havvnv A g .nneniaii, passeogei in the lirig Caihetire ai tiv d at

(Charleston

he left th

Col. Forbes

mcnts for the di livery of the Flovidas to the United States, h id b en made, and

house in Hnrri-

ell calculated for

the residence f a private faniily this houvc St lot will be let on moderate terms, by the month or year. Apply to JOHN EWING. 6ih Julv 1S2L 24 U.

I lilt lil ViUlll I Hit HI I 1 I ' 'I n k . n fom Havana which !uce te SUt Mav was informeu by IT EL tcs that the ncci'aiv arrange-. J are

tliose indebted 'o t!ie s'.;!i-,;:riber informed that he h ;i left his

books, no'es and accounts, in the hands

of Mr. Athur Patterson, wl ere thoie

that the United Mates sloop of war Hor- in arrears are requested to call and pay. lt, ('apt Reid. was o sail on the ray NICHOLAS SMITH, following for Fcnsacoia, with orders lor July 12th 1 821. 24 3.

Z.a.d Office at Vincetinesj July T h 1821. John Chambers having filed in this Office an affidavit of the loss of cert-fi-

cate No 422 dated October 27th. 1821, for the S. W. qr see No. 3. T. I S R. r. r X. ' . I . I I 1. 1- ? -

v vv .Nonce is ineiciore nci t ov fci n, that in three months from this date, I hall isue to John Dcvindall and John Chambers a duplicate certificate for the aforesaid tract, unless pievious to that time, some letral objections are made. 24 at JOHN BADOLLET, it l o. L.and Office Vinccv.nen Jnly 1821. Jtdin Hamilton having filed in this Of ficc an affidavit of the loss of certificate No 5250 dated April 24th 1818. for the

S. E. qr. Sec. 19, T. 6 N R 7 W Notice is therefore hereby piven. that in three months from this date I shall issue to the said John Hamilton a dup'u ate certificate for the afoiesaid tract, un ess previous to that time, tome legal objections arc made thereto. 23-3t JOHN IEV'OLLET, r lo. Biank DEEDS fTale.