Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 12, Number 45, Vincennes, Knox County, 8 December 1821 — Page 3
uwcwhj the meeting if literally true and correct, 'ViYiTl?',V?S V 1 but I likewise consider the practice of
pUDuSMng IlilitJSj Ul tAli 4-.j wt.-v.i
7l.YCE.VjES, duckmbkk S, ib-2l.
'deal. W. Joeston has pouicly communicated the following proceedings of thj Legislature which we insert for the iufu-mation oi his constituents. ' The Legislature hive a great deal of business carved out but as yet little done
The following acts hae been passed, and !
sMuc of them approved by the boveifior vizAn act repealing part of a joint Res-
o'.nli )u concerning the I reasurer of State." Approved (respecting payments lot bo made into the Treasury by listing i-ionev )
A joint Resolution on the subject oi Educ.auon," (a minority of commissioners attending to report.) An net legalixiu; the proceedings of UtC commissioners Sec. at the scat of '''vcrnmcnt respecting claims and alI -!vu.nccs bv Christopher Harrison one of 1 1 c commissioner A p p i o v c d 4 An act to appropriate monty for the p-.ivment. of thepublic debt (say 21,200 lo il;c Vincennes Bank )
A ioMU ResViiition for the benefit of
public pi inter," (allowing S400 in advance.")
4t A joint Resolution on the subject of
the pubuc lands Urns in the I errc-Haute District (requesting sale, to encourage
emigration.) """The committee of ways and means ire endsavouung to ncgnciate a lorn from the ?ladison Bank. FOR THE Il'ESTERW SUjY.
without the authors name being publish
ed, is more likely to cieate jealousy and division, than of being usctm to iue public A. DEVIN. November 26, 1821. TIic above can in no mans opinion, stand in need oi any thing additional it must be viewed as conclusive and clearly prove that the writer of the letter published on the 20th Oct did not think alone, or write incorrectly. There is now however, in the hands of a friend in Princeton a certificate substantially the same signed by four or five other respectable citizens of that county, which bv
some omission or failure, has not come to
hand.
Now to whom does the. language so profusely used by Air. Senator Daniel
strictly apply ? He deals out the terms
"moial depravity," " malicious false
hoods," slander and misrepresentation, kc. Sec." as though thev could apply to
mi for handing the truth to the printer, when they are obviously appliable only to
himselt tor denying it.
an
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JOHN EWTNG.
I will here srivc
the following letter from the same hand
nit STOUT, HAVING banded to you the
'cxtnU of a letter from a gentleman in Gibson county," published on the 20th October, upon which Mr. R. Daniel after many weeks silence, has thought proper to make some extravagant remarks in your paper of the 24th ult. and observing his contemptible abuse and artifice, in allusions to my place of residence, xnv person, the late Senatorial election.
Sec. ike. avowedly intended for me, 1 am
forced rcluctantlv, to notice the " little
viultnm in fiarvo " ercntlcman" and his
production. I do not in this notice think
it very important to enquire whether R. Daniel be a u dwarf" in person, or a
- -k dwarf" in understanding or whether
he be " thirteen hands and a half high
when he stands plumb,' as I disdain to imitate the ungentle manly manner in which I have been assailed. But sir, 1
do think it of somo importance to enquire (for the information and satisfaction of the
public) whether the letter at which he
took offence, and upon the publication of
which he predicates his abuse, contained
the tru'k, and nothing tnf. the tru'h.
This enuuirv I firmlv believe will be
jTcatlv facilitated by a perusal of the fol
lowing certificate letter : indeed they o -
ire so explicit and so clear, that I am
.-rcr.tlv mistaken if they do not carry con
viction to every dispassionate and unbi
ased mind. Certificate of the liev A. Dcvin.
Ikim requested to state what I can re
ollect relative to a meeting at the court liouc of Gibson county. Indiana, in September last, for the citizens to instruct their representatives. Sec. I recollect Mr. R chard Daniel called on the citizens present to instruct their representatives
on the following subjects to the best of i
my knowledge. 1st. Whether they did or did not wish a I an office established ; rid. Whether they did or did not wish the replevin law further extended and 3d. Whether it was their wish to have the Seminary lands sold, or extend the leases to a further length of time, &c. After Mr. Daniel had made some remarks on the above subjects, and before the votes a ere finally taken, 1 observed to Mr. Daniel, that perhaps some other gentlemen would wish to make some remarks ; and Mr. David Robb was named I believe by Mr. Daniel and mvsclf. Mr Robb and
Mr. Daniel both spoke for a considerable length of time, especially on the extension of the replevin law the only subject on which the two gentlemen differed very materially. Mr. Robb I thought, was strongly opposed to the replevin law ; and Mr. Daniel's remarks were as warmly in favor of an extension of the replevin law. Mr. Daniel brought forward two other subjects, one was the mode of taxation, the other, the emission of treasury notes.
Votes were taken on the above questions, and were almost unanimous on each. (q not reccllect any subject bring brought forward at the above meeting, but bn Mr. Daniel lAmtelf. I have likewise leen cn extract said to be nf a letter from a gentleman in C7iAsn county published in the Western Sun cf the 10th October List, and am f "pinion that the caid extract so far as it af pliet to th" three fircfiMttiGn tubnitted by Mr. Daniel to
as the former one, and Mr. D. may at
tribute it to me also, if it suits him to do
so.
" I thank you most kindly for sending
me tne last weeks paper, though I re
grct to see by it that my former letter has
drawn down upon you the unmerited taunts and sneers of the would-be-thought big Mr R. Daniel I am well convinced however, that the blind raving of passion, and the presumptious insinuations of impassioned vanity can have no effect on you. or on the public If this Mr. D. had
said the bellows in your room produced
tne late equinoctial gales, or the hammer
and sledge in a blacksmiths shop near your house, caused the late tremendous
thunder of Jove, he might know t. at it
would merit as much belief as some ot
his allusions. Hut how is it my dear sir.
tnat vour enemies and politic... antago
nists have always resorted to low person-
amies r in my letter, ot which you hud an extract publUhed, there was notninu
of the sort ; and surelv your handing it
to the printer should not have bi..uhT
upon you such a needless burst oi cmptv flame depend upon'l there is some other lurkinir rause, and nrobabiv. on m.n
hear it in due time. I have always thought
that the public character whose n; s art-
founded upon the adament of trU h, had
nothing to fear fiomthc piogress oi dis
cussion on the contrary ' believed thi-.t
when patriotism is his attribnte, he will
always rejoice at its fr iendly admonitions
and I shall not readily change that belief although the course pursued bv Mr. D
in tins case is so Klarinirlv opposite. I is
true Mr. D. acknowledges he has mi thcr talent nor inclination for wibinc'
yet he would wish it to be beliew d h "is 4 blind adder" leasons 4 as po- ei ful (he says) as they are numc'ru," I at the facts relative to hi i in im e?- letter aicfaise: or tnat he, as an immaculate statesman, shou d i be subjected to-be stern ar.d unch iug able nearuates of truth no other inferences can I deduce from
lus production as it upplies to you ; and although these, coming Ironi i; St-?iatcrn
might suit the government of a tyrant, they bear no analogy to ours. ' ! is unnecessary for me to interest myself in authenticating my former statement ; a mutu 1 1 Irind I am infor-.ued !-as abenrv detained, at d will forward to vou, piodV un deniable, bom son e t" our m st respectable citizens This affair may serve aa lesson to Mr. D. in his pub ic, transactions ueieutua ; and 1 am much mist iken it he will i.ot a e cause to i em mbcr it Those who red the W Sun must well remember that mv lcttc published on the 2Dih ub r dbi not pretend to give i fut! histon: nf ever;, ' arncular that occuned at i'c : ub'ic meeting to w'uch it referred i or did it charge. Mr. I) with doing more thai a .ki. the people if the'
f e . 1 1 u: things it ot the propositions.
the meeting ; and some ethers also, which ever studied Lavater, teach him bccoinu.i aii: i-o ebr.oxicus piii ci .c I old . ing modi sty on such a lopitK.; aiiLob-s
not notice, l nen vnerc is cv en uie sie- u.iy n.jV ,t0l x,.sti i any greater ahaic
cuiativc cause ol compiaml i It is well tuth or wisdom.
known il some of the piopositions I noin ced had obtained general approbation, e-
very citizen ot our state might hac sui-
lered by their legislative adoption, con
sequently they interested eveiy man, and
the publicity given to the matter could j only aj it should, affect the standing ot
their advocates.
I could never bear to see moial dis
tinctions sacrificed upon the altar of political and sinister partialities ; and for my
self, 1 have invariably held in utt r scorn
and abhorrence, the base attacks made upon private character ; the slanderous disclosures of private lite ; the malignant
publicity given to private ladings, (even w hen they exist) which have so iong bccthe favourite instruments of hostility wielded (and often unjust ly)agamst , on. It does appear to me there is an unmiti
gated depravity of heart necessary to such
a course, from uhich Cerv hor.esi m.d
well regulated mind, must turn with
J loathing. When an individual is ;ssaiieo by such weapons however, a course of defence forced upon hit;iy ar.d no hono; -able man n blame the icioit Mr D. should knov. , that even in that mode oi detestable warfare, he is far from being invulnerable. Hut eveiy noble aim good motive repiobi!es the assailant in sucu a course ; and every good citizen and intel
ligent editor will discountenance the prat vice, i know a very worthy citizen v. was acquainted with Mr. D when he wt not n oiry large gentleman, arid resid. : not fifty miles from Ilopkinsvillt, Ky Now what of that ? Why it has no bear
ing upon my lormer letter, or its contents
-nor have th" public aught to do with
the matter. Yet still there will be men
" Prete.uhd in trifl s they can tell how short
Were Esrp's legs how large was Tully's
wart ;
Such men may try to conquer by vindic
tive scandal they may c. dcavour to sul-
4 lv with all the poison of defamation the
virtue and talents which they can neither
conquer or imitate I5ut their exploits, and trh:': ;v,s arc irenerahv short-lived.
u;d no- eii ;a:dc. Your con: se wiil stand hetcit it lias been laudable; I know vou kv. c -oTi'Uimcs been fotccd into too much w a: mth, but on occasions when no mar. cm bhune you Yu nave combat -
A gentleman h. u. i.;0rida gives us tha following as a piincipai c-use ci the aitests ai d seizuics et papers m ii.al iciii ory. He s:iystheSpar.Lrds l.ac, r.o cffice of record for title deeds ; bui when A ?o.d to li he transferred the oiiginal deed which was deposited with the Governor. In this way Governors Callavc and Cofipingcr had possession of licaiiy all the title deeds of the province After the surrender of the bioriuas to tne United States, many of those deeds were sold, for vat ions sums of money, without the consent or knowledge of the owner of the properly ; thus the allc to every tract ol land in the country was jeopardized. On demand the above ofiiis refused to deliver up the deeds, and the sales of them became more rapid than
ever. Under sucn circumstances, uuv
eriiors Jackson and Woithington thougnt
it then uuty to seize and tl.ey did seize and lake possession of the official papcis
which were thus fi auduitly in n.ai kc.II they had done otherwise and
winked at the fraud, they ought to be ddi
i-eiuiiy manured the stiuc.
Dem Press
Auclion Sale.
tfd falsehood in its im'. lushing garb, with t c si."g e weapon of ufh ; ae.d you vliall never lose my best wishes and thanks at
The above I think renders it utmeccssaiy to say moie in iegai d to this matter ; ar-d really i should not add another word wot it not for some enquiries made by the C'Vitot. Ilea ks why has the name
t the author of the oiiginal letter been
refused ? 1 an s -act, beci.use it was never
applied tor the way necessary to ob
tan. it I was informed that a friend ol
Mr. Darid's had applied to the editor;
hut u wiii-eii application fiom theindiviuud h i!;sidf was r.ecrssarv. stating the
cat. te, Lcc. such an application never
would opnrovt precaied so' e
de-
Mr. D. himse f ; but t'-c 4dit'e man" in his reply, h s thought it expedient to ( oi,strue my meaning (ufftrent. This ill m t
serve him no purpose noi will it cause
any man to think him moie important
character than he really i
wa. i:-.a -.:e, or ii made i heard nothing of
it. Now, the truth of its contents so far as re gar s Mr. D. is fully established by
the ustimr.r.v ot some ot the n.on cs
pectalde citizens of Gibson county, the issei iioi! of the Senator thai the quanum ol lvoial depravity existing in the 0 ir.d d -any map in Gibson, was not suffieient 'o enab.t him even to have irnagired. n.ur h less deliberately wiitten the r-a'.icieus falsehoods" to " the contraiy ;-tw :i!.star.ding" as cl who did write it is no longer important, when well known charactc s avouch its correctness. Mr. asks i if he ever irjmed me ?" 1 am r.ot conscious that he ever did ; and I am truly sorry that in his fr st attempt to do so he should have mortally injuted himself. He unblushingly uy.- that " on
the hist ot August last, the people ot
Knox taught this gentleman that he had v- ritten too much." I am really at a loss to know what lesson the pf op'c of Knox taught on the frz'i-.1 .'' v.; ' :; but I do
know that on t! ' they taught a v. Sa -U ored me with a gi ; in this ccuntv o li
on MONDAY- TUESDAY Sc 7KDNFSDAT. The 10th, llA, IT 2iti December next.
UASiOLAY A WlLaUX,
HO PACK AGS Of
Comprising, an e.egant and g.t :A
assortment, selected expressly ATr1 llll " nlit oit-l .va .!!.. .. " a
auu v-uusisuug in part ol the lo-
lowing, viz : Comnioii, line, and supeifine Cloths, as.
sorted colors,
l' rfo Cassimeres, tic.
Flannels, white, red and vellow,
atir.ctts and htockmetts, Swansdown and I oilinct vestii r XT , i ... . O
v aiencia anu .viarseilles do
i alico, Dimity, and Gingham,
Canton crapes, Florentines,
enshaws and Sarsncts,
2i, 3, and 3 5 point blankets, Rose and Dufiicld do Irish Linens, Shawls, Cotton balls, Cambric. iJook, and Jaconet Am, i;n, Bird Eye h Damask silk handkerchiefs, Bandanna, F.ag, & Madrass do Red and green Bocking Baize, Nuns Tread, suspender Buttons, Gilt and plated Coat, do do do vest do Vrolen and cotton Hosiery, assorted ritish, steam k power loom Si u tings, Domestic do do do do Domestic Waltham sheetings, do white and bi ow n sheetings ar4 shit tings, do chambrays, checks,
do plaios, stripes, do Bed licking, &c. &e. ALSO Tca travs, Ivory handle Knives & Forks, Coffee Urns. Mantle ornament, Silk Fringe, plated Bread Baskets Sc Cas ters f a very superior quality, WITH AN AfSORTMKSTOr llunhvare t Groceries. Lomsvilie, November 24, 1821.
'1 August I - they fat i. . j liiy of votes v ( ij t.-e.etits, than
Mr D. ever had, or I'm to'd ever will
: have, over his opponents in Gibson ; and ' I tin nnt hrlire that all thr nlnisc of thr
-th"mg was I cp:..nr rrnin nnw 1:n r!finn. fir.. w;ii
said to justify, r. quire. - hui'e personal causc cvcn ()ne of lhcm tQ a
anuse ; and it t a v- com o;itibie ti-
ucsRC for any nem 'o rcrt to it, under such circumLtarees .c adn it (in a
If, as he says, I have written a too much,"
j it has 7iot been my fault. In mest cases
w hen I have w ritten as now , it has been to inform my fellow citizens of matters which concerned them ; or to w ipe off the
j false and unjust accusations of enemies:
1. . . I i ! ' 1.. .
-.ir. ucin s prai ucai p,mosopiy ica- anu tnat my name and my writings " ojie
queer way to be sure) that the p positions I nienticned in my last, were made at
ches mm to avuiu t cmse oi ommce ; this i right. ) ut whv-i ro'-aing i-: said onlv what he himsi u knows -o be true,
! rrtp" iriif cili'tiiM tli irlf n N.nX. to
which the Senator tefers, is coi.incing
proof. I will now conclude, hoping be
nrd when it relates to h ts, 3 knowledge fore Mr. 1). ag-rtin descends to. -neb pcrcf which may be 4 useful t( -h- public," , sonalities he may accomnud.:'c bim-vclf
it forms an excepvion, or should form one with a two foot rule and a looking glass ;
to his gcneial rule.
I hey wiii it he jr.ca? ures correct, ;uid has
rTAKEN up by Fi.her R. Bennett, in Honey creek tow nship, Vigo county, a daik sorrel mare, about 14 hands high, supposed to be 7 ears old. " ith one hind foot white, no maiks rbta perceivable, having with her a suckn g liorse colt, perhaps seven months o'd, with a biaze in its face, and b tl- bin. r et
white the two appraised to S1' before me, JA ES HALL, j p vo. Dcctml er 1, 1821 45 3 APPLE riiiEIL THE subscriber has a iarge quantity of the best Winter Apples, And a quantity of the fiibt quality cf
Cider For sale at his farm, five miles East of Vincennes. DANIEL SMITH. December 3, 1S21. 45-3 A few coppiesofthe CONSTITUTION of Indiana, for sale at the Sun office. Blank DEEDS iur sale.
BLANK DEEDS for Agents