Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 47, Vincennes, Knox County, 20 December 1823 — Page 3

Tilli WEvrttUN SUN

VLYCKX.KS, decemuf.h 20, 1823.

Yci, fellow citizens, he, In the most unblushing manner, hazarded the false and groundless assertion that, should Adams, Clay. Calhoun, or Crawford suc-

Hx tract of a letter from Jas. B. Mc.Call, ! reccj tie prominent features of their adEsq. to the Editor, dated, j ministration, would be "intrigue, corruicortdon Dec. 15, 1823. I tion antj infamy jslay, he has gone yet Our old Supreme Judges have been farther, and has classed with "latent fia-re-appointed. On Fiiday last both hou-; rofj?i asfiiring demagogues and officeses went i to the election of Circuit Judg-j seekers,1 all those, who, with an inde-

cs Tacoh Call, Miles C. hggleston, and pendent spirit, worthy of American citi-

zens, and with a full consciousness of their rights, guaranteed to them by God

and our Constitution, shall dare to refuse

support to f lis favorite candidate. But, sir, I for one, am not to be daunted by a proscription, thus bold and undisguised. Proud of those rights, which I, in com

mon with my fellow citizens enjoy, of

John F Ron, have been elected without

opposition. 44 A bill has passed both houses authorising a loan of S'OOit has not yet received the signature of the governor if the loan can be effected, it is intended to stop the reissue of Treasury notes. " The committee of ways and means'' is engaged in the examination of all the vouchers and books in the Auditor's and Treasury departments the examination is laborious, they will not bo able to report for some time. A reduction in outcounty expenditures will, 1 believe be effected and an attempt to reduce the state tax on land, by requit ing the counties in the new purchase to pay their pro portion of the state tax. The rivision of the laws is progressing. The choice of electors for President and Vice-President will be given to the people by general ticket." Ti the Editor of tlv Western Sun. sin In common, with my fellow citizens, have, for some time past, felt a lively interest in what has been styled, the "Presidential Question" and it is not wo iderful if this interest should increase

as the period appioachcs, when the free

and independent citizens of the Amen

can Union, will be called upon to de

clare, who, of the several Candidates,

they will select for the important station

of their Chief Magistrate Previous to deciding upon a question so important, it

is to be Imped that, each citizen will en

deavor to divest himself of all local or

other prejudices, in order to examine, coolly and dispassionately, into the merits and demerits of each Candidate lor

canvassing the pretentions, of examining! no merit for this. I should be unworthy into the claims and conduct of those who i the title of an American citizen, could 1

become candidates for public ttust, I ; do otherwise than feel the warmest grat

examine for themselves, and that too, 1 timcnts unworthy the enlightened and with an eye of scrutiny and jealousy into cultivated mind he seen. 3 to poscss, and the public conduct of these men; and I bcdevii;g, moicovcr, that he has, in a dare believe that, they will be, irrtsista- most unjustifiable manner, cndcavoitd to bly, led to this conclusion; that the cpi- immolate upon the altar of dctrac -tion, thcts, bestowed upon them, by the writer thiee of his follow citizens who have been of Unus, are unmerited, unjust and whol- for years past, justly considered by a ly inapplicable. large majority of the American people as Now, sir, permit me, for a moment, to deserving their esteem and appiobation ; call your attention to him, who is, face- I could not, without doing vioknee to my tiously, termed by Unus, the people's own feelings, suffer it to go ubioad, with candidate. And, in the first place, I do out raising my fttbJc voice against it If solemnly declare that, I have never omit I have, thereby, induced any ol my felted a favourable opportunity of exprcs- low citizens to examine into the minis of

sing my esteem for General Jackson, as our controversy, I am fully repaid. All a man, and my grateful thanks tohim, for : I ask is, that they will uflect for tin. in-

the prompt and efficient services rendered by him, to my beloved country, in the

hour ol peril and of danger. But I claim

should justly deserve the censure and contempt of my fellow men, should I, by

word or deed, endeavor to impair this in

estimable right. Had Unus confined himself to the task of portraying the merits, the virtues and the services of General Jackson, or had he, with a heart, glowing with love of country, nnd a mind, studious for the general good, boldly exhibited his charges against the other candidates, and adduced ample testimony to support the correctness of those charges; why, then, I should have saidi he has done well, and justly deserves the plaudits of his fellow citizens. But, sir, let me ask has this been his course of conduct? What evidence has he, can he adduce, to prove that, Clay, Crawford. Calhoun, or Adams, have, by their public acts, merited the epithets of, corrufitanft infamous intriguers, which Mr. Unus has been pleased to bestow upon them, individually and collectively? I refer you, fellow citizens, to the last number of Unus; read that attentively, and my word for it, you will agree with me, by saying that, Unus has not ex

hibited a single ray of testimony to in-

itude and the most lively emotion of cs

teem and affection, for those American Generals who, in conjunction with Jackson, have cast "a bright and resplendent halo of glory" around the American arms. In this particular, sir, I will yield to none, not even to Unus himself. Having thus, candidly, expressed the feelings I entertain for Gcnl. Jackson, I presume, I shall not be taxed with inconsistency, when I boldly declare, and assert it, as my candid opinion, that the military achievements of Genl. Jackson- (and it is ufion thin, that his friends, chirjly calculate for his success J cannot induce me to give him the preference for the Presidency. Nor can I conceive that, because a man has evinced splendid Military talents, and has been successful in the fietd, the deduction must be drawn, that he is capa ble of wielding, with discretion and advantage, the destinies of such a country as ours. In witholding, then, from Gen eral Jackson my vote for the presidency, I am actuated by no particle of ill will to him. But because I believe that, among

the gentlemen, now before the public,

they

stives, and, as to the result. I am at cvsc; for " truth is powerful & must picvuit." A B.V WOODSMAN.

ducc you to believe that, these illustrious ! thctc is, at leust one, w ho, for private

citizens merit the opprobrious epithets' vorth, individual merit and political hon-

this 1 glittering prize." In deciding for j he has cast upon them; and that, there- ' : csty; who, as a Republican, stc rn and un-

myself, upon this question, I have endea

vored to do so, and h ive, long since, determined upon the man, who, in my humble opinion, is fully as well calculated for this ollice as any other person, whomsoever; and he is one, into whose hands. I sincerely believe, the Republicans of the Union may with safety commit the helm ol State. Notwithstanding I have thus made my selection, I trust. I shall never be s blinded by prejudice, as to be unable to see and admire the splendid talents and the political career of several of those gentlemen, to whom, in this instance alone, I am opposed Nor so bigoted as to believe that, of the five gentlemen talked of for the Presidency, there is but one, worthy or capable of discharging with fidelity and discretion, those duties assigned by the Constitution to the supreme Executive of the land I have, therefore, taken considerable plea

sure in reading, now and then, some of

the Newspaper Essays upon this subject,

fore, he is not entitled to your thanks, and deviating who, for essential services, t en

I am certain he will not receive the plau- dcred to Ins country, will not shrink from

dits of the reflecting men of his own par

What, sir, has Unus so soon become sated with the review of the glorious traits of character, the splendid talents and the illustrious achievements ol Jackson, that he must descend from the commanding and respectful station he had assumed, and, without reflection, without heeding the dictates ol conscience, which, at that moment, must have been unusually acute, with a single dash of his pen, proscribe, as corrufit and infamous, four citizens, whom, for twenty years past, the American people have honored with their confidence, and whom they still delight to honor. Had Unus reflected for a single moment; nay had he but pronounced aloud, the names of Clay, Chat ford and Calhoun, his retentive memory must, instantly, have awakened to view scenes and incidents in the history of his

which, daily present themselves to view, country, in which these illustrious citi

t . a tii t 11

Among these, I was grauncu uy tne perusal of those pieces, which, over the signature of Unus, have, lor some imc past, weekly, graced the columns of the Sun. It was', to be sure, evident, from the two firt of these pieces, that, as to the most suitable person lor the Presidency, Unus and 1 were at varience; yet, from the style of these pieces I wasinduced to believe them the productions of a bold cultivated and independent mind, and in short, from the manner in which the pretensions of the ditlVrent candidates were stated, in tin- first number of Unus, I was irrcsisiably led to the condition that, the talents 'and good sense of such a wtiter, could nevei be so warped by prejudice, or so blinded bv political rancour and animosity, as to lay before the public aught, that should demand from me a public avowal of disapprobation. In tins, however, I hue been disappointed. In vour paper of Saturday last, I read, with n small degree of displeasure, the filth numbers of Unus. In this piece, I find, t c witter, not content with the laudable object which hitherto appeared to be his aim; viz: to convince the citisscn of Indiana, by lair, candid and modrr.iip statements that, nuuf.w J ck-

zens would have been found, evincing their love of country, and, at all times and in all places, the zealous and power

ful defenders of their country's right and honor; and if he had, yet, gone a little farther and inquired into their political conduct, generally, he would have found, that, with dcligcnce, ability and honor, they had discharged the duties of the various offices they have filled, whether conferred upoi them by the people, or bv the executive authorities of the land. It is but a few months since, the indignation ol the American people, was excited, almost, to a degree of frenzy, by the attempts, made bv the ".Viiftrr Virginian" to destroy the well earned rcputation, of those patriots and statesmen, to whom wc have, justly, been in the habit of looking up, as models of excellence and human perfection. We have seen this writer endeavoring, with a parricidal hand, to stab the reputation of that,

great and good mn, the author of the

COMMUNICATED. M RRIED On Tuesday the '6th inst by th R, v. Mr. Scoit albkht ha-

DOLLET, Esq. tO Miss. RKLILF IH RTCH,

both of this place.

On Wednesday the 17th ,i . bv

the same the Rev hknry m. sii.wv in

Miss eliza m s. smith, Uautrhlu ol the

late Chatkh Smith, Esq.

On I hursdav the 18th inst. bv

the same Mr John f ciuft. Mer

chant of Tcrrc Hauic,io Miss klizabh ii

Armstrong, daughu r of Andiew Ann.

stroMir, Es(j. of this count

S. KLUS Surgeon Dentist, P EsPEClFUELY informs the LaH dies and Gentlemen ol Vincciuns.

and its vicinity, that he will wait on them

at Mrs Jones s. He inserts ftom a single to a full set. Evens, separates, polishes, Stc. Carious teeth mended to be useful. lasting, and as free from pain as sound teeth. He extracts deranged teeth, lootr., and i stumps, with as gicai care and ease as anv operator. Consider the numerous advantages of sound teeth, and the miserable (onscquences of bad ones. 47-3 1 Du cembcr 16, 18.13. FOK vvl"K 1,400 acres Valuable Land rxHE subset ibcr is uuthoi icd u se ll, 11 at the o.ost rcducid pi ices, the following tracts ol land, situate in ih county of Knox, and designated on the plat of the old donation, by N"s (if). 102, & 171. containing cachj 40O acu-s ; also 200 acres of first rateland, adjoining the flourishing town of Washington, the si at of justice for Daviess county. Tl is tract, for fettility ol soil and elegance of situation, is not sip passed by anv in ih state.

Good work horses or brood ware, w ill he taken in pan pavmcnt for any of the aboye lands For luither paiticulais en quite of, J C. S 1JARR!M)N. Vincents. H r f I3 :- 47SCHOOL N OTIC Iv ipHE Rev. . .1. .S7.J', inlo.ms H the public, (hat the second session of his SCHOOL vill commence on the fifth of Jat uaiy The terms of tuition arc as follows ; Far teaching, ptr Qunrter. Spelling, Reading Sc Writing, Gcogrophy, English Gran. mar, and Arithmatick, . 54 Rclles-Lcttles, Moral and Na ur I Philosophy, and Mathematics. 6 Logic, Algebra, Lattin & Gieek :n guages, - 8 47-tt Vincennes, I) r. 20, 1823.

cause " he conceived that it was, virtual"

ly. assuming a power which the constitu ' VFJTl St I'll VCtl from tllC tion has literally guatded against, in ref-j WJlL UUscn1' . living in Knox erencc to its dangerous consequences" JTvXv county, about th middle of

10 nun, tne ciiargcs Drougnt against. October last, two young Work CwHe

a comparison with any; and who, as a statesman, liberal and enlightened as a sound constitutional lawyer, and as a citi

zen, well versed in our aflairs, both for eign and domestic, stands pre-eminent

This character, fellow citizens, Henry

Clay will be found to have possessed

and to have always supported, by any, who will take the trouble to investigate

the natres of American History. It will

there be found that, the talents of this gen

tlcman, have been ever excited in the

cause of his country and in the delence ol

her dearest liirhts, both at home and a-

broad. Hy a reference to the journals of congress, may be found, his opinions up on thevaiious important subjects which have agitated the councils ol our country, and which have been argued and discussed in avcry cot tier of our extended Union Fellow citizens, Henry Clay stands pledged to you as a republican of the " Jefferson school." In him you behold the ardent advocate of South American independence ; the sworn friend, he zealous and powerful advocate for domestic manufactures and internal improvement. And, in addition to this, he stands before you unshackled by the trammels of petty parties," and is neither pledged to any man, nor set of men ; and upon examination, it will be found that, several years since, he declared his disapprobation of congressional caucus nominations, be-

the " cabinet candidates" as they arc sty

led, cannot apply Of Henry Clay it cannot be said that, he has used the patronage of office, to increase the number ol his friend, or dependants. Henry Clay, fellow citizens, has nrvir occupied a scat in the cabinet r-.,iu, ; W tshington, nor has he ever had i i:; po vcr to bestow

Declaration of Independence, and the pol the 44 loaves and fishc.V of political honitical father of the greatRepuhliean party, or or preferment upon any. Should, howand hurling, with a demoniac spirit, his ; ever, the American people sec proper to envenomed shafts of malice, hatred and; invest him with the powers of their chief detraction, against all that is good or ! magistrate, I do believe, and my belief is great in our land Hut, lie has failed, founded upon at) intimate knowledge of

SON Vs, ol ail tuners, UK uov vu m o j ukuins iu iuv v.iiih;iiu uui v uiimi miv. ii. iu- v 1 1 vi i u in , uwui iuhi;l uiiu jniaiv. , ing of their esteem and confidence. Ha I , and his fate should teach a lesson to that in him, virtue and mctit, though he confined himself to this, no one could some writers of the present day, who, al- cloathed in rags, will find a ftiend and

tMlsMOlV UaC CvO.,UrcU IUil 'liu I villi lllUUi;u l 'iiusi, aim i iviiv-v aumn iiuivv.iiii , utu in.ii ivi 1 1 1 ami iiiiaui,,

certain votl, sir, wouiu never nave uccn troubled with this co nmunication. Rut, lot content with thU, he has, in his last piece, in the most wanton and unjusttfi a Me manner, dared to assert that, unless Voti. fellow citizens, elect the man, who alone, in his opinion, h worthy of confidence, your rights will be- destroyed, and that Torm of G n ernmen, which you justly esteem the richest legacy voncan leave i-) your children, entirely overthrown.

these productions, as touch as I do, vet though arrayed in silver and brocade,

ecm, by their writings, to be led so far vrill always meet in Henry Clay, a rcsoastray. from the paths of justice and mod - ( lute and determined foe. cration as, unintentionally, to stutrMc ! I fear, however, Mr Editor, that I am

into the tract, marked bv the deteVwtl trespassing upon vour known patience U.

gootl nature, and 1 shall, therefore, bring mv communication to a close My object in addressing vou, vvas not, I assuic von.

steps of thc4kNative Virginian.

It is not my present object, sir. to

point out the merits and services of the

individuals, whom I consider to he rrg-1 to v;ivc vent to feeling of enmity or ill

grieved bv the last production of Unus. will tow ards anv Hut believing a I do ; 40,000 fit to set out

All I nk. b that, my Ullcr: Citizens v ill that the last piece ol Unus, contains sen-1

one of a brown colour, the other white, with some small spots of red about him, they were three years old last spiing the above cattle aic supposed to hi in Russeron prairie. Whoever takes up aid steers shall be liberally reward, d, Sc any information that will enable me to get them again will be thankfully teceived. THOs WKSTFALL. December 13, 1823. 47-3t FllUIT TREES. nTIin subscriber having a large nury scry of young JPFLE Tl!EESy situate in Walnut Prairie, Clark county, Illinois, three miles south of dahwin, invites the citizens of the Wabash country adjacent, to ivc, him a call He will sell at six dollars fu r hundred, and take in payment Corn Cattle, Cotton, H'htar and almost any other good trade, hut the above articles will be preferred, anil al low a lihrral trade fince for the same The purchaser shall have the nght to choose the trees ; none need be afTraid of

not hem" supplied, as there are at lcyst

W. D. ARCHER.