Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 13, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 January 1823 — Page 3

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VIXCJiXMiS, January 25, 1823.

The present number completes the 13th volume of the Western Sun. A number of subscribers are considerably in arrears, and to them, the printer recommends an attentive perusal ot the following queries from the Pittsburgh Mercury to those who have been punctual, he tenders his best wishes, and hopes for a continuance of their patronage. 4FHavc I paid the printer ? Is he not justly entitled to compensation for his labors ? Can I expect that he can conduct his business, which is a very expensive one, whilst I withhold from him his just dues? These ae inquiiies which we earnestly request our readers to put to themselves ; and let thire own sense of right induce them to s y what ought to be done. Wc want money, and must collect it." The anniversary of the birth day of the father of our country, is close at hand a mcctintr of the citizens generally, is re

quested at the house of col. Lasselle, on

this evening, to make the necessaiy arrangements for its ceiebiation. The Rev. Mr. Beaiy will preach at the court house on Thursda? evening

next, at early candle light and on the fol

lowing Sundav, at 11 o clock. We have been requested to announce "Mai. Ci. Greater, as a candidate for Lt.

Col. to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Samuel Jacobs. Major Greater, on becoming a-candidate for Lt. Col. tendered his resignation as Major, which could not be accepted, as under the militia law, an officer becoming a candidate for a higher grade, is not considered as an excuse for resigning his present one. We regret the necessity which compels us to omit for this. week, the very excellent oration de livered by Brother S. Judah, of Hiram Lode,onthe celebration of the last anniversary it shall appear next week. We are authorised to say, that William Polkc, will, if elected serve as associate judge. The Stockholders of the Vinccnnrs Library Cujnfiany will do well to recollect tlvit the first Monday in Februaty, is the time for their annual meeting. Proceedings of Congress.

Mr. Xoblc " submitted the following for consideration : Resolved, That the select committe on rn;i( s and canals be instructed o inquire

5ni7V thft nvnediencv of mo lifvinsr the act '

of Congress, entitled "An act to author- !

ise the appointment ot commissions s to lay out the road therein mentioned," in such manner that the road named in the ! said act shall be laid out through Columbus, Indianapolis, and Van.alia,thc seats of government of the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois ; and to inquire also into the expediency of making a further appropriation for the purpose of completing the location of the said road. On motion of Mr. Wright, the bill re ported at the last session, entitled " A bill to provide for deliveting up persons hold to labor or service in any of the states or territories, who shall escape into any other state or territory." was laken up, and referred to a committee of the whole, and made the order of the chy for the 2d January. On motion of Mr. M'Sherry of Pa. it was. Resolved, That the committee on the Public lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of exteding the provisions of the act for the relief of the purchasers of the public lands, passed on the second of March 1821, so as to permit, all such persons to avail themselves of its provisions, as have not lu ret tofore done so. m . VS Mr. Wright re?A a paper in his hand ; and then proceeded to an enthusiastic eulogy on the rifle. Sir Edward Pakenham'at New-Orleans was shot by two riflemen, one shot him over the left eye and the other through 'he head Both had killed him A Kentuckian shot six balls into the muzzle of a gun. He submitted the following resolution : Rt solved, That the committee on the militia be instructed to inquire into the expediency of arming the militia with rifles, except those residing in cities, tows and villages, and report thereon by bill or otherwise,

Wc arc glad to perceive tint the select Committee hi the House of Rcpresenta-,

tives has reported a bill for cominuing the Cumberland Road, as it is usually called, to the East Bank of the Mississippi, considering this Road as the band which is to hold this Union together, long after it would, without the Road, be shivered

in pieces, we hail with delight every de-

monstration towards the preservation oi what has been done, and the execution

of the remainder of it. We are glad to r i ,rr.- i ? i i 1 "II

nnu a ucunue snape given, oy uusum, iv the proposition to continue the Road to the most Western State of the Union,

oassine, in its com sc. through the seats

of government of three of the states.

Wc hope the bill will become a law, the passage of which alone would entitle the present Congress to the applause of their countrymen, and to the gratitude of posterity. . at. Int. Indiana Legislature. The bill for the apportionment of senators and representatives in the counties

of the New purchase, was read the third!

time and passed The Speaker, together with the undersigned entered th following protest against th passage of aid bill, viz : The undersigned in the name of themselves and their constituents, protest most solemnly against the final passage of the bill for the apportionment of Senators and Representatives in the counties therein named for the following reasons : 1st. By the second section of the third article of the Constitution of Indiana, it is provided " that the general assembly mav within two years after their first meeting, and shall in the year 1820 and every subsequent term of five years cause an enumeration to be made of &c. The number of representatives shall, at the several periods of making such enumeration be fixed bv the General Assetn-

: bly and apportioned among the several

counties &c. 2d. That in point of fact, an enumeration was taken ami an apportionment made in the year 1820.

From which two grounds in point of

law and fact it results, that until another censtis shall he taken and which cannot be done until the year lb5 no new apportionment in our representation can be constitutionally and legally made. (Signed) " G. w; JOHNSTON. J. IIOWK, B. V. BKCIU'.S, HENRY GREEN. Mr. Bcckcs handed in the following protest, The undersigned for himself and in behalf of his constituents most solemnly protests against concurring in the amendment made by the Senate to the bill which passed the House of Representatives 44 for the re-issue of Treasury Notes." which amendment of the. senate provides that Treasury Notes shall bear an interest of sis per cent per annum, ami in which the House of Representatives have concurred, for the following reasons, to w it : 1st. Because it will subject the state to pay a large amount of interest, without nrnfiting any, except speculators

and shavers. The people, commonly.

are not arithmeticians enough to calculate the few cents of interest on passing rrom hand to hand in the ordinary transactions of life, and therefore they will set no greater value on them on that account, hut speculat rs who purchase them up at a discount will be careful to eiact every cent of interest at the Treasury. Cd. The value of the paper being so very uncertain, together with the interest on the notes, will be an endless source of strife between the people and the collectors of the revenue, and produce great uncertainty and confusion in the hooks and vouchers in the offices of Auditor and Treasurer of state. Sd. The members of the present general Assembly receiving two dollars per dav in treasury notes under the provisions of the amendment aforesaid, makin notes hear six per cent interest, wilf receive two dollors and twelve and one half cents per day for their services, and thereby indirectly violate the 16th section of the Uth article of the constitution, which savs, "but no law passed to increase the pav of the members ol the General Assembly shall taU eftect until after the; close of the session, at which time such law shall have been passed 4th. The members of the present General ssemhlv have been elected by the people, under the belief that they would he satisfied, with the compensation al

lowed them bv the present law. 5th. The reissue of Treasury notes was intended to relieve the people by their free circulation, which would thereby facilitate the collection ot the revenue, imtead of which an inducement is held out to speculators to hoard them

up, to the great injury of the honest citizen. (Signed) B. V. BECKES. The bill supplemental to an act 10 amend the act regulating the duties and jurisdiction of justices of the peace was read the third lime and passed. The bill from the senate, lor the revis ion of the statute laws ; was read the third time and passed AYES Messrs. Armstrong Bassett, Bcckes, Burnett, Bush, Casey, DumontEverets, Green Hawk, Jackson, James, Lane, Lucas, Marshall, Mauk, M'Clery, Pennington, Robb, Scott, Smith, Siapp, and Johnston, (Speaker,) 23NYS Messrs. Bently, Bullock, Childs, Clark, Clendenin, He Paw, Dixon, Glover. Hill, Hunt, Jordan, Juiian, Moldcr, Scoville, Wright, of R. and Wright of W. 16. The bill to suspend the opperation of the act laying off certain state roacK and appropriating StOO,UU) dollars of the three percent fund was. on motion ol Mr, Hunt , indefinitely postponed. Aye 29 Nays 12. The bill providing for the election of township officers ind abolishing the othce of county commissioners, w ts, on motion of Mr. Robb indefinitely postponed Ayes 29, Nays 13. The bid for the appointment of Circuit prosecutors, was indefinitely postponedAyes 30 Noes 9. Mr.tlullock, from the committee on that subject reported articles of impeachment against John Tresscntiter, a justice of the peace for Harrison county, which were read and concurred in.

The pirates. Com. Porter is alrea-l

dy in motion he a rived in Batimorc on Thursday evening last week, and, as ; it were before am one knew that lie was here, he had purchased and sen rto. Norfolk, all the light vessels designed ; to act against the pirates they sailed i ur less than 43 hours after he reached ,

this city. I he next clay he procecceu 10 the north in search of a steam-boat.

a large number of masons, and citizens. On tduesd ;) aa; M Ma'H i ) us put on uial befi ie ; u tNiiiri- .; . i it, md on yesterday m Tin g was ac i ed. One Cent heicard.

ANAWAY from th. u. tissue 1

an Indented B y, !. c . A saimcr

steward agtd ab ut t urn ei ; .ai veil grown. The said boy left i..e i. c

25th December S2'2. 'I he ubove eward will be givnioan . im who v ul return the said Buy, bui no thui.hs iccehed. JOHN DICKSON. Terre Haute, Jan. no, uS23. 52 t iNO'l 1CK. COMMIT 1 ED to my custody on the 2uth d.y ot Janua;y ins', as rui.awas two Negro G.i is, the oi.e ab.u: I 6 or 17 yci-rs ot ac,c, wlo calls hciuf MiiKv Tenant, tnc o ln-r abou' I o 2 years of age, who calls t c ell L o.a Tenant Notice is hereby gKCu t' i if said ncgoes no- pi over., o Lluiiy taken within six xcoks, it. v wid b exposed to iaicas t'e la direct. Said ne g roe c.me from Loe west and say they are tree, but cm. not sln- ny freedom papeis. J UOUSTOV S; ff. r c. Palestine Ills. J 1 1. Jl, H2J. 3 3 6.

South Carolina The following pc

tition, of one of the Catawba tribe ot In- j

dhns, w as lately presented to the legislature of this state. Tj the councils of Suith Carolina.

I am one of the lingering embers of;

an 'iSmost extinguished race ur graves will soon he cur habitations. I am one of the few stalks that still remain in the field, when the tempest of the revolution is past. If jught against thr British for your sake the British have disappeared, and you are free: et,fro:n me, l!ie Biitish took nothing nor ii p e I gained any thing by their defeat I pursue the deer for my "subsistence the deer are disappearing, and I must starve. God ordained me for tnc forest, and my habitation is the shade but the strength of my arm decays, and my feet fail in the cnasc The "hand which fought for your liberty, is now open for your relief. In my youth, i bled in battle that you might be independent let not my heart, in my old age, biwcd for the want of your commiseration. (Signed) PETER HARRIS." Richmond Ky D.c 20. UNFORTUN A 1 E OCC U R R E N C h . A short time since, Edmund hivise Esq. of this phec, was iniormed that there was an essay handed into the oflicc of the "Richmond Republican." printed in this place,tor publication, which was said to be an attack on the private character of Mr Irvine On Satuiday evening the 1 4th inst he proceeded to the printing olTice and demanded of Mr Mattinglv, "publisher cf the Republican, the author of the essay. Mr. Mattingiy denied that there was any t.dng in the office against Mr, Irvine; some words passed; when Mr. Irvine probably collared Mattingiy, and things at that time went no farther On Tuesday last the 17th the Republican detailed to the public the occurrence and made some remarks on the liberty of the press, and some indirect rcur.' :. . f ; . , .ted to wound Mr IrvineV- i-.-eir - T!:e paper was sent round town to -.-.s ;.;i!scribcrs as usual Mr. Irvine j: i -jading the paper became verv angry procured a cow hide, w?nt to Mattingly's printing office, and attempted to cow hide him Mattingiy, who had armed himself with a pistol diot Mr. Irvine in the bteast, who fell and expired in a few seconds. Mr. Irvine on the same day three weeks before this fatai occurrence, married the daughter of General Clay of this citv. She is now a widow, who but such a short time since was a charmirg young damsel, on whose blooms misfortune had never before frowned. How uncertain are ail earthly possessions i How fiecting arc all the pleasures of this world 1 1 Mr. Irvine was buiied on yesterday evening at the residence of gen. Green Clav, with masonic honor?, attended by

HieiilPs Salt. s BY iituc oi '.u:s(,l' V vT;tioni Epor.as to me ii;:Ud lu in f c cleik-i cfikc oftlie Kliuxt i- t- '"'t, I will e)ose to pubiic :e, o . t'nu - y the 6' - Fvh. ai the couM nout: in ocenres. (he following progeny to -mi. t o lotsjNos. 30, St 31, ;)iiig sitm.i .r.d bemg in the boro.i.-ii of Vi o i -c, whereon there i ciecud ur. O also a house and part of a lot n ma- ket street, as the fences no'' stand it l. ing the house wherein Jcicmiah C.olman's fami'v now reside s ; t tken as the pi ope rty of J. Sc V L ('oiman a the m;o.s of Hall Sc W'u ly, Sc LongMretn Sc J'-i:y. JO ;N DECKER, ShfT k c.

January 25th, 182T 5l-2i. felieri(ls Sale "JY virtue if a wiit nt eoditioni Ex,onas to me directed from u.c cle;ksoHice ofthc K:.ox circuit ur I will expose to pubiic s.le. on I uday the 6th day ol F. bruary next at th' uiirt houe in Vi.cen'v. s, ihc toliow ir.g tracts of land to nvit : 4 0 yc ;fs or Uu-i, No. l23l, 4"0acies o: land No. 43 i 40O ueres rf ad No. 394, and 4 acie c f LmhI No. 102. lying,and being in the l)o';r n, as the prop rtv of ' iiao; V. lntii, at the suit ot John Wi-e suivivir.g paitner of John K iUs'er ih cd JOHN ECRLR Shtr i;.c. January 25th, S23 52 Zi BOARD OF I BUS i 1.1 BOUOUGH OK VtSC- NNE". Juo. 20, li23 Horough .Vatic. N Flection of nine i unices, three from each aid. to sene t.t c rrcnt vcar,wiP be iifildco at tl c coi; t h use in Vinrennes, n 'he first Mon!a, o u,g the 3;1 day of Februaiy now enouii g, agreeably to law. John Collins is appointed tuoge, and Eiihu Stout clerk, forth upti.i ward David S Bonner judge, and John Holland clerk for the middle ward, and F ancois Mallet judge and John Moore cleik, in the lower ward. Bv Order JOHN COLLINS Chtr'n.firo'em. 7V.tr, o. w. Johnston, Clk. fir tern. 'f in cS lifpt Iron MA X Ubi c ran r3 WHOLKSALK Sc HIITAIL. f"TAS again commenced buMncs on g the corner of Main and Murkt: streets, Vinctnnes. whcie all oulns in his line will be strictly attended to Job work will be done on the shoi!ct notice Paper on a number of the Ol io banks will be taken in payment for wcik, at its value. 44-tf November, 122

BLACKSMITHS. T"TANI ED immediately, a ohcr, V V industrious, good workman, to take charge of a Blacksmiths Shop, obout one nub and a ha;f (om Vincenncs on the state road constat t en ploy, and good wages will be given apply to the subscribe' liing near the Rev vamuclT. Sco t's. DAVID ANDREWS Totton at a verv reduced price, for sale at this OUice.