Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 15, Number 26, Vincennes, Knox County, 7 August 1824 — Page 1

WESTERN SUN & CJENEIiAL ADYEHTTSEE J BY EUUU STOUT. V1NCENNES, (IND.) SATUHDAY, AUGUST 7, 1824. Vol. 15. No. 2G. 0t v :M' aw

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77'; U'ESTEHX SKV,

ployed in the most perilous times of the I renunur ' hci rcnoses on t fit: laurel-, his va

IS published at Two Dollars and " ' (J tia, W1J a(1 on inc afreclions ot a fifty Cents for Fifty-Two Xumbcrs, G h. ERAL AXD RL 11 JAL'KOX. alcu pC0pic. vhich may bo discharged by the pay- " jackson, all nail ! our Couiur, :s pride and I o UiisMiigh office Jackson has superimc.it of TWO DOLLARS at the time boast or claims. Kcmember he was ol im, Reof Subscription. . " d s a Council, and whose arm s a , y p t Payment in advance being thcmutual blcst chit.f . acccpt our -ful and ot the Union, ne not omy by hU ga,interest of both parties.that mode is so- Unbidden homage of our grateful praise. lanuyand funnel, give delivcra.xe to licitcd . ... Remembrance long shall keep alive thy fame you duiing your late struggle against a A failure to notify a wish to discontin- And future ages venerate thy name." powerful enemy ; but wim'c a youtn cvuc at the expiration of the time sub- Life of Jackson. en at the tender age ot 13, was he tound scribed lor, will be considered a new At the formation of our government, in tne ranks cd tne Revolution, fighting engagement the best and happiest the wo. Id has ever blCcdillbr lur niseount.y. When m.d No subscriber at liberty to discontinue seen, no controversy existed as to who UavN(loll hau ovcnu wuUl Carolina in

until all arrearages are paid. should preside over the destinies ot tne 7ttU and Ult. whoic a,mllicni country w i . ... f .: n.. .i i ...:u . ...,.i r . '

noscrioers mini pay uiu ijusiiigc ui naiiuu. wne linsncu wiiu buttss, auu ai their papers scut by mail. the head ot a victorious army, was called Letters by mail to the Editor on bu- to take charge of the government. He

siness m st be paid, or they will not be was a military man, and the nation so tar

attended to. Advkutiskments inserted on the customary terms. Persons sending Advertisements, must specify the number of times they wisi them inserted, or they will be continued until ordered out, and must be paid for accordingly. New-Orleans Price Current. Xp.ir-ORLtiAXs, Aml 5, 1824. Bagging, Scotch, per yd 22 a 26cts.

Kentucky, per y el. 20 a 22

RiW Hone. Kentucky, ncr lb. 6 a 7

fi. Northern, 8 a 9 lUr-m Haub, per lb (sales) 9 a 12 ... -Sides vSc per lb. 7 a 9 Beans, per bhl. - 3 a Beef, mess. Northern, per bbl 89 a 9$ prime- per bbl - 7 50 carpo, per bbl. - - 6 50

Brandy, Lo$ per gal. (salcs) 25 a ou rk AlexalKlcrs ptne,als, are seen ma

neuvring after power, and ready to stake the happiness ot tneir country on the succcss t)l some favoiitc, whose only meiit may be that of possessing intiigue, and

from appiehtnding a capacity or disposi

tion on his part, to subveit the liberty tie had acquit cd tor his country, confined with one voice bet dt slimes io tiia liands. 1 hen was it not a.; inquny wlio couid wiite a parag aph with tne greatest clas steal purity? or who, the most finished vetetan at intrigue? the question was who is he, that, feat less ol consequences, and t egat dlcss ot dang r, has bi msted the storm in the hour ol pei il, &. t iskcd himself for the country ? t here was a viitue with the Ametican people then, which would have bade them spuinfrom their confid nee, that man, win,, by any cfTott, however disguised, i ou d have maniUstetl a w ish to elevate himself to the Presidential chair, Sed tempora tnutantur Et nos tnutamur cum illis.

The leading men of the present day,

Imitation (dull)

Butter, per lb

Cotton, new crop, lb. 2d quality, Maba-.na I'enn. CollVe, Havana, best, per lb 22 Domingo. Cheese, Goshen per lb. 8 Chocla'o, No. I, per lb.

f No. 2, No .3, anes, Spcrui. per lb.

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17 15 13 25 10 a 12

50 cts.

18 cts. 16 . 13 12

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8 a 9

ladies,, per gal (scarce) 15 a 18

cut. per lb. - - 7 a 8

Pip er, per lb. - - 18 1-2 a" 19 Poi U ness, per bbl, - gl 2 a

isan

line,

13 y 7

8 a 6 a

82 5t a 3 150 a 2

81 55

ca't;o, - P : ; London, per doz. i . bbi.

l J u- 4 p. per gal. (dull) N t1t;eans. -I p.

.1 p - 35 a 40 R, e. - S3 a 3 50 Sa,., Island. per bush - vduil) lo a 45 Liverpool bin vn per sack, 8 -75 ground, do. - 2 75 f Snot, per cwi. (plonty) 8 iil.i is. leer, in hair ner lb. 12 a 16 -ts.

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7 a H 9 a - I . t i o 16 i 7 8 a 8J r lb. (sa is) 81 35 - do I 35

v mug hyson, - - I a I 6 ivson skin, - - 75 a 80 Wax.oees, per lb. 30 a 33 c's. AVhiskey, - 37 a 40 To'oacco, choice fine, peril) 4J -a

pmn'. - - v a j 5 2 1 qudily, - 2 J 2 1 X " - - ij a 2

i-Uejvcr,

liear, a piece, Smrar, La. vn plantation in town, II iv ana, brown, w hite, Loaf, Tallow vum" lb

Tea, gunpowder pe iMi'u-rial

in lmminein danger ot conquesl, mis young soldier, a mcie stripting, with an oldet brother, who tell a victim to tne cause m which he was engaged, marched to battle ; where, vvouiicivd and m.nle a prisoner, evety haidship was eucountei ed He alone of Ids 1 ouny survived tlie conflict ot tne lit voiutiunat y war Did nis c;aim to tne gratitude ot his con itiy lest bete, it would be enough. It would ;

be enough to know that he ii the last ot those vaK nt estabiishei & ot the obeity ot out Republic, wno can succeed to the higtu.si office known to the constitution, L would be enough to know, that he is one ot iliose that bled and sutlVted in the cause ot ircedom. But his claims rest not here ; for again we were involved in war, and our tights invadtd; at this moment J..tcksn again appealed with ripened age on his side, be juugment matin cd. With a skid equai! ed by few; and surpassed by no general of tne age, he embaiktd boidiy in the cause ot his count') , and wherever he ap peared, victoiy attended hint. Thtough out his Indian campaigns wheie he had to encounter innunierdb e tlifficulties and trials, he was always himself always

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win pairoiiise inein n successiui. i ne . . . .. , , r,, . . , , 1 brought to ttn.'et the veteran iroons ul Enoriginal design ot the constitution, which , , , , p intended that the freemen of the nation nc, uunld lhc Same sclu. should by an unbiassed vote, call some j c'nn,aildu ' iml lhc &an,e blnctIC lnthd i i- to his counirv meritorious citizen to this high and dtstin- . . y. . , ... P1. guished p.,si. is lost sight ot.or buried in Bul 11 13 id llJe 'llities of his mind the corruption of the times Intrigue pas- a,rP ,l0t ?uch' ab 1 at,l,ie ! . ii' this nation should be confided to his : tr-r tri!iiit- nrt rnri'ii lit nil h;ic ik ritfr(

h'lllflc hnri. i.ii.nlim.lii it to llii,.

eel, are his speeches his essays ins closet productions? ihe t ecot (Is of tin country, I say, are full ol them. Not of speeches made to catch the popui. car; :o swell the consequence ol Wie

the benefit iu.

t t i r

Mui.ueeei i' miv. i j .

None of the vox tt firettyia nihil ; but pr-ducions of that kind and enaiae.v r, to

have whelmed in them the giory and happiness, and .'-aiety of a peop e, in whos defence he had embarked, and in woose cause his very soul was interested Look to his proclamation when contending in he Indian country, against a powerlul and insidi "Us foe, on one sine, anu mutiny on the other 1 Beimld iin in Fto tida, in treaty with the governor of Pensacola, w here he solicited " not to be con-

ofa dijjlo-

om the

things lobe produced 1 " w 113 - j H. sthat p. riod arrived? Look to the Nv Orleans, vvhere tteason rep , sed, and city of Washington, a .d let the virtuous re disaflec ion stalked abroad, until patriots of the c .untrv w eep at the spec- llo,cs ,,n l,Vc ot the sternest pat. lot, . ... ;rri i I tr limrPifrl I1 wis rlistllisl.

tat le I heic ax ruott m is snrimri 'ir in- ; . . J ""V

tiount, uncertainty and icar : there was neither union nor harmony nor concert ot action Under such circumstances, and at such a moment, Jackson ai iuit g. stood in the midst, to contend nrainst in-

the place of virtue No longci are the

people the wakelul guardians ol their country's tights , but like a victorious soldiery, ioo confident from success, ihey wili slumber and revel, and nrcsently the fnfmi' will lif. f tii tid in thf mirtvt ..f tl.im

That which the patriots and Lie n is of spker, wiilumt regard to tl .i i . r. .i ,i efiict to be nroduced to tin

i iic eeiiineiy ua v is . long le aieei is ulhjui iu arise. 'Phe enemies of free gov eminent had often urged, and its friends feared, that an elective government could not endure. I hat the time would come, and occasion be presented, when the people fotgetfulof their interest, would suffi r themselves to be p ircelled out in favo of different pretende rs, as the leading men of the country, governed by fiction or controlled by interest, might suggest; & thereby to lose the high prerogative ot cplcrlliiir tlwMI mi'ii rlilnl n -i . r! . t-a t . up

else by division to introduce contusion, & sule.,td "" 111 lhf 0 through corrupti..i., suffer anew order of u,aU UL'V! b P1,0"1 fl ...... ' ... k i i nmuths of his cannon. I race

to esistem e, and fast tl-uris'ung. G nt lenv n, candidates lor the fust office in tin- gtit ol a free people, are fcund electio ett ing and in' riguing, to worm themselves into the confide nee of the members of congress, who in support oi their par lieu :t favorites, at e bye k by e to go hnth and dictate- te tne people what is light. The t ept esentativ es ot a bee nation ate to b found amidst routes and assemblies,

v ikion without, and discontents vyitnin With that warmth of feeling, and glowing fire of soul, he en'ercd on a secmmniy tot lorn and hopeless cffoit, let his fiisl aililrrss declai t : "Your government, Louisi.uiians, is

v1h e t! py are summoned with a view to

nbt ,in tin ir t.iendlv sutmnrt.nnd thi..inrh I engaged in a just d

them the stinnoit of the nation. V hh jr the security ol ' y. mr i

the exception of that veteran in his conn trv's servi'e ; the' man who has met eve

litio io- t t r e

!k.; (-1. :m:

contest, ::!, and

her national righ'.t. i i e ,. , u. tiy eaith v here nian e n j a s ti e . d 'o : whcie

t its blessings ate alike exte i d d to the

rv neitl. ant' known no l ai i'e r too ( bsas

trnus to be encountcicd uUn it was dc ! Poor and tlu; "derails on you to pro

v it h tin ex he htro of

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HTIK G- and L kI 71 i i i g rect iv v i

1 Lodge of Pv nnsvlv ania.

1 a conrnu liration

fro n tie- Grand L go at Mas. in Suit 2 ' I nul. i cqucv.mg exe tioos t b - made t. l:eover the id ice ol ' --idence ol an im iv: Mid innv1 ! Fark '.7i f'fyi. d a dis-

tiu

IV) er ! ol iim fn sev. ul years, t.tkes

th.s ii' tliod I (lUv smg anv person wlio

mandecl by the ; u:dic vveal : c tvion f t' is g ed man.

Orcar,s D r V.W J At K ON, ail have toiitd lhrou'.h the vvintei at Wash. ingt n, seeking by every sjuciesot auk fi esso. to fuither their own views, ai el

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i'lte-i's' ' 1 i a hi-. wcH He a id ave

inav hn e h- i d ' hi n or knws !n pi es

tnt il ice ol rsM 'ce 'o imvc innnuia-

tion to (icorir- H v- r. Gland beciieiaty, Pini'a

t'Ho iavor.

J ickon tne'er IJ-.-caiise he r.as a st ui J

tl ;i .oeisabwve imH igtu, atid b. c u:s. . aet'f.g -p n the true and ge nui " icpub 1can tin iples of the coini'iy; he seeks f i no:hing that i- not to be traced thin' t' e channels of the c ns'i'U'ioil lit otild d'-d 'i'i anv other mode of promotion None have seen him roaming in curst of Tivor and 'eit'onage R tired bom fx bu y s. ene- '" public life, whcie he h?.s been so actively aud busily cm-

ti ct her fiomthe gias'mg usuipation of

liritain ; she will not call in vin. I know that e vciy man whose bosi to beats high a; the ptoud ti'le f f fi em an. will piou.ptly obev her voice, and td v round the ea jr i3 of hiseounty, reso vd to ksmic - ei bom impending datigci . or tu.biy eric

I in her eU le i.ee. W ho telusis to defend

his i iglits when called on bv his governrnent, deserves to b a slave deserves to be punished a an uu tnv to his counity a tiicnd to lur 'oes." Here was his fust effort to arouse a people dtsronterr d nd fo'gctiul of the pteud privileges they enjoyed, to a s use

of danger and to the necessity of determined action ihe difficu. tics, however, to uion, weie greater th n can b i n. agiued, and the disetnelant m i iiu s out of whic.. concert tod etfi lenev were to be pnnlu ed, were be von .nut c i u iting pi u lence could coojn uie. G e it, howt ver, as were ihe d-ffivuhie M wetcthey met with efTu is cot iespo mg to the importance of the ttust cot fi . d . him. Never did any man exert Mtoiself more, and to beiier advantage-, or atuioe to happier harmony the discordancie- of the moment When it was told o liiin, tint supei'ur strength had on the lake de st. oyed Ins ' nly maiine fore- ; and that by tne c .nqnvst of his gun bnts the enemy weie i-.n-ph tely tnasti is of every ink t ai d e of lauding, so far from desponding, as i.ost men might have done, his (kcisio a. id boldness became nioe apparent L.o western Hoops from Keivuckv and t enn ssee had not yet an iv e -d, and whe and where to ex.KCt the enemy could '.nil he conjee tuied; yet fi.m to his pu-p-se, he resolved t- unite th. sleotlei t ices that WLf within his reach, and to this end,

the next day, appeared in tvie.v hitme the Louisiana troops, v hen availing himself o' the occasion, he addressed hnns. if toihem, in language calculated lo n..ke even cowaids brave : 4 Ym are coot niing," said he, k for all that can icndei life desi abie or your propei ty aiul youi lives; tor t'-at which is dearer than all, you' wives i.d children to. liberty, with, ut w Inch, pioperty, life md couotrv,ate not vvo. fi p-.s-sussing Even the en bi aces of wife and children aie a repmach o the wtiChf who would deprive U em ty his to- idit c, of those inestimable b't ssn-g You re to contend with an nemv we- s, ks todepiive you of the ea-te.f these ; w i o avows a war of vengeance anddcsa ia i o, carried tin, and ma.kedby cru ies, lusts and hot i oi s unknown n ci i- rl u lii.ns. 41 Aa we 'd the Unitrrl n a'c- i he emy you a e to contend viili, i:e the pprrssot s of your infmt ,oliicai xista.ice ihey are the men your ft'.lieis light a id co iqu-'t e I, w !io.. . . t ai now 1 oop se D".see 'ia tsof Fm ch-.-eti S Va ii'r.v .f Fr i -,ce I Pnev .v Eti.'iis i, i.e inteddarv, the itcnai em-ird-s of v ur ancient lou'-'ry, the inva e; ol'ha: on :nve ; !nt: d, -vho are v'.ur toSfi'tnidrd ! n n!er the .' in duct of v our .a,.ies a; St Seb s'an, and recent !y a PenuvO a. and tej .iee thft. i u :aC an opj.cf. Miity of av t ging t' e lmr.ii injuries mtlicied b meti vvho dv . fho human i tec '.msianiati J Yom cnetal n j iices to witness t lit s.iiit lhat animates vou Commanding iu n. v; lio know their righ'a, and are de'CMi.i,. d to delentl them, he salutes you as u.i. en in or ns. and nas tiow a nevv mo'.ive 'oi xertall !ns facud cs, vvh.ch sliall he strained to the utmost iuyour d f ne- (h. tunic vvith the energy v u hav begin , Sc he promise v ou not ouiy safety l)ur victory over an ic.so ent to." who has i- suited y u by an afF cied doubt of y m .ttachment to the eoos'i utt -u of your t om.iry. Yout enemy is nar ; his sails already cover lii." lakes; im1 the In .i care uui'ed; anil if In finds us co .t neiing atnong ourselves, it vviM he for Uie puza of v.doi , and fatiu , its nobh st rew at d Het c are some of manv -elections i d

j extracts, that might be made to pi,t 'he

qualities of his mind, his wa'mth ot le cling, and stionganel bold e nceptio! : about them is nothing f link tug ht:is-, of high and evanesct t.t st.ni d white t se and polished periods art- subs'i'med tor good sense ; but CNpnss'uns boiel and commaudii g. and which, leaking to the impottant effect to be p.oduod, tnunplc all foppeiy under b o' . li'it supprsc nothing ot the kind could In pioduced, docs it follow, and will it be pietende that the Piesident of thi- Union MK-uld be consideied wanting in qualification) because f an inability te Intangue a popular acs nibly. and in svb'n strait s to turn ti ifli s into things seen ing t onsetpn nee No my counti y n en ! P is not t i vve want in a chief n pgistr.te It is a judgmt nt mature'' and active ( ;nceptions cleai and accutatc and a r-c-:on that dat es do rieht in spite of selfis' .mj designing advise is A mm who with firmness will maintain the 1 cm in! ist ol his coutgry. regatelless of the n is clamor with which interested poli'ici n. may beset him Such is the n an we want! Such is the man who can give character and considei ation to the na'inn ! ane sucil a man in ttuth is Andre vv Jm ksn

Li of Jackson, by lie id and Kain,

pai-c 2 ij.

Life of Jackson, by lUid and Eatoc page 65.