Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 9, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 April 1825 — Page 3

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flXCEWXES, apiul 16, 1825.. . ces. LAFArErTE. It is expected tins distinguished individual will arrive at this place on the 6th of May a meeting of the citizens of this county la thctcfore requested at the court house on Saturday the 23d inst. at 2 o'clock p m. to make arrangements forhis reception. The few remaining worthies of the revolution who tire yet spared, resident among us, it is particularly hoped, will all attend. ,1 have been requested, and authorised to say, that Mr. hlisha Boudinot, is a can didate for Sheriff, in Sullivan county, at the next August election. The Indiana Intelligencer, published at Charlestown, la. announces Reuben W. JVWacft, Esq. as a candidate for governor, at the next August election. COMMUNICATION. I view it premature at this time, to enter into a minute discussion -of the intercsting inquiry who should represent Knox county in the next Legislature ? But it cannot escape the notice of reflecting citizens, that some candidates have been announced unusually early, one of "whom served in the last legislature, and as the journals are not yet published, his

services cannot be duly appreciated That there arc other citizens equally well qualified, and at least equally deserving, who will give their names as candidates, I have every reason to believe ; St as near lour months will elapse before the election, it behooves the people to hold their suffrages unpledged. observer. General Jackson. The following letters have recently appeared in one of

the Kentucky newspapers: House of representatives, Feb. 22$ 1825. Sin: In a late number of the Argus of Western America, you are represented to have said at Lexington, on your way to this city, in November last, upon the authority of Mr. William T. Willis, that "forty thousand muskets would be required to rectify the politics of Kentucky.' The undersigned having supported your election in the hous of representatives, and believing you incapable of making the remark imputed to yoti, deem it their duty to afford you an opportunity of contradicting the report, if untrue, for the satisfaction of all, who, at any stage of the presidential contest, took an interest in your success. With sentiments of respect, we are your most obedient servants Robert P. Henry. T. 1 Moore, J. T. Johnson, C. A. Wickliffe, Gen. Andrew Jackson, senate chamber. Washington city, leb. 22c, 1625. Gentlemen Your letter of to-day is received, and has been read with something of surprise. I did not use the expression which you quote, ' thai forty thousand muskets would be required to rectify the politics ofKvntuck," nor any expression like it. My stay at Lexington was a short one, and during the time, I have no recollection of speaking at all about the local affairs of your slate. It is a subject about which I should not feel myself at liberty to intciferc. As to Mr

"Wm. T. Willis, I have no recollection of

him nor do I believe I ever had an ac quaintance with him. It is scarcely pos

siblc that, sharing, as I did, the politeness

and hospitality of the citizens of Lexington, I should venture to insuU them by

to unkind a remark. I did not; it has no

resemblance of mc; for, if so, then indeed

might I-be considered "a military chief

tain. as has been charged.

I am, with great respect, your most o-

bcdicnt servant, Andrew Jackson.

Mcsms Ihbcrt P. Henry, T. P. Moore,

J. T. Johnson. C. A. Wicklijfe.

Mr. CLtNTos. It appears that the

report given to the public, that gov

Clinton had been offered the mission to

England,in place of Mr. Hush, was true.

The following is his letter declining the

J. 0 pointment: . lib a n y 2 5 th Fe bruary 1825.

Sir; I feel most sensibly the honor conferred on mc, by your communication

of the ISth instant; anl I receive this ex

pression of your good opinion with a cor

respondent spirit: Hut having recently ac

cepted, from the people of this state, the highest office in their power. I cannot,

consistently with my sense olduiy, retire from it until I have had an ample opportunity of evincing my gratitude and my vievoiion to their interests. 1 assure you sir. that it will afford me the highest gratification, in my present .situation, to aid you in your patriotic efforts, and to witness the auspicious influence of your administration on the beat trVjicvp of our country.

I have the honor to be, with perfect respect, your most obedient servant, De Witt C linton. The Aon. John Qumcy Adams, It'athington.

From the Tnduinafiolts Gatctte. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Of the attending members of the Senate who composed the ninth session cf the General Assembly of the . state of IncUmu; held in Indianapolis in the montlrs of Januarv and February, 180 J. ... Geirge Craig was born in Virginia in the year 1775 removed to Kentucky in 1781, and came to the. state of Indiana in 1799, and now resides in Switzerland county, four miles from Vcvay.' Samuel Chambers was boin in Orange county, Noith Carolina removed to this state in 1811. has served four,yoars in the House of Representatives, and three in the Senate -a saddler by trade, and a this time a (aimer and merchant by occupation. John Eiving was born in Irclirul, county of Dcnegal, in November, 1739, arri

ved in the United Statts at an early age j Lieutenant it 1. . T

cciucateu in iviaryiano, wiicre nc was j commanded

begotten) resided in Baltimore until 18-

!., when he removed to Vincennes, Indiana His education chiefly mercantile as his business has ever been and his father before him. He has continued in Vincennes until the present time, with occasional absences, but his business always progressing there, until now tlwit fire has probably deprived him of the means. James Gregory was born August 29, 1785, in Washington county, Noith Carolina, now Washington Tenmssce has served 4 years in the Sen te of the state, now resides in Shelby county, and is by

protession a farmer.

Daniel Grass was born in Pennsylva

nia, in the old fort where IJrownstown

now stands, March 27;h, 1774 has served se-ven vears in the Senate o the state.

now resides in Spencer county, and by profession a farmer. John Gray was born 1 4th Februaty 1784, near Carli-de. Pennsylvania now a citizen ol Lawrenccburgh, Indiana present an innkeeper, and l as served as a Senator 6 years from the county of Dearborn. Thomas Givens was born 28lh of August, 17S6, iti Mecklenburgh county, N. Carolina, now a member of the Senate from Posey, Vanderburgh and part of Warrick counties, a citizen ol Posey and a farmer by occupation. William Grayhsm was borti in Ireland on the 4th of September in the year 1781, was removed to Lancaster county, Penn. when a child moved to Kentucky in the fall of 1801 moved to Indiana in the spring of 1811 was a member of the Convention and a member of the General Assembly ever since served as speaker of the house of representatives in 1821, and has been three limes elected President pro tern, of the Senate place of residence, Jackson county by profession a farmer. Zenis Johnson was born in Virginia, Jan. 18, 1773 emigrated to Ken in 1779, removed to Indiana in the year 18 U) has served one session as a ixpresenta the and thice years as a senator in the General Assembly is alarmerby occupation and now resides near Connersv ille, Fayette county. Samuel Milroy was born the 14th day of August, 1780, in Mifllm county. Pennsylvania, a member of the senate for one period, and heretofore a member cf the Convention of Indiana, and for six veats a member of the house of representatives, and for owe session, speaker thcicof by profession a farmer. Isaac Jfantgomery was born in the stale of Virginia, 25th of October, 1776, emigrated to Kentucky at eight cars old, resided in that state twen'y years, and in the territory and state of Indiana twenty years, has a wile and 12 children, ciht sons and four daughters resides in Gibson county, and has b':en a member of the house of icprcsentatives under the territorial government one year, and a senator in the state Icgislaunc five years, and is a farmer bv occupation and a republican in principle. 'Dennis Penning- on was born in Virginia, in the county of Mer kit nburgh on the I9thday cf May, 1776 emigrated to Kentucky in the year 1795; became a citizen of Indiana when it was a territory.

in the year 1814, and has resided in the

county of Harrison ever since is a mar

t ied man has had fourteen children, nme

living, one mariied, and two giand chil

dren was a member of the territorial

Icgislaunc six years a member of the house of repi escnta;ivcs under the state government two years, and a member of the senate 5 years was a member of the Convention when the Constitution was framed, and has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 24 years.

yx. R. Bay was born in a Block house on Droad Run, in Jefferson county Ken on the 19th of Jan. l7v5jisnow Lt.Gov crnor of the State, and . Picsidcnt pro tern, of the senate, tesides in Urookvilic, and is by profession an Attorney at Law. Jama Eiridcn was born in the state oi Kentucky is 30 years of age, by profes sion an attorney at law resides in Centerville, Wayne county. MiltQn Srafi was born in Kentucky in the, year 1792, removed to Madison in this state in the year 1816 has served one session in the house of Representatives, and two sessions Jn the senate now resides in Madison and is by profession a lawyer. John II. Thtmfison was bom in Westmoreland county, state ol Penn. and raised in the state of Kentucky by profession an attorney place ol residence Charlestown a member of the senate representing the district composed of the counties of Cla'k and F.oyd age 43 ycais has served as a mcmher of the senate and houcc of Representatives six

ssssiuns servrii in me capacity i i-nai

) t'.e company of Diagoons lv Cant. Chas. lkgus, in

the campaign of 184. against the Indians at Tippecanoe was one of the c lectors chosen by the General Assembly in lira year 1820 to vote for President

and Vice President of the U

States.

Amfiucan Glass The Baltimore American mentions a curious and ele

gant specimen of American indusliy and j tj,c fiav

talent from the glass making establishment of Messrs Bakewell, Page, and Bakcll, of Pittsburg It consists of cut glass tumblers, in the bottom ol each of which, by a very ingenious process, is imbedded an excellent likeness of distinguished American citizen, as Adams, Jackson, La Fayette, Sec The likeness

is formed of a composition having the appearance of silver, and although presented in bold relief, every par t of it is enclosed in the solid glass, and is consequently indelible. WASHINGTON AND BOLIVAR The similitude of tijal as vll as fortune bctwei ii these two gieat men who seem to stand out beyoi d ti e level of all other greatness, is ti uly wondcifid. Bolivar it appears wa offered a crorjn. end it is well known, that at Tvimtt n a pro

posal was dig. sled t.r jhc establishment of rank i:i this country, which the virtuous Washington put down by a single sentence "those," said he "who seek an elevation above the PEOPLE will find it on a scaffold." Snoivdens Advo.

Volcano in A'tiv-York.--The Essex county Republican ol March 12, says that on Sunday last, about 2 o'clock in the morning, a shock was felt in thiw town, supposed to be an earthqu: kc.

- Spectacles Lost. rOST a few davs ago, either in Vh J cenncs, or on the read leading out to Joi dan's Mil, a pair of . . Silver iilountnl SpectacU-s, with side, glasses. Any person Ending the same, and delivering them either to

uar.iei . armm ,or at tre w.Sun panting

mi"n r,p tti i in our 11 ii .1 An t . . 1 1

enable the owner to get them again, shall be reasonably rewarded for their trouble. DANIEL SMITH. April 9. 1825. 9-3L Land- for Sale, .V THE OLD DONATION ISos 37. 38, tind half of 57, AH so much thereof as will pay the debts of Patrick Simpson, deceased, will be sold on .i . Friday the 6th duy of May next,

at the house occupied bv Htmy Purilc,on N 3tf, near to '1 horn's Mill, on a credit of three, nine and ergh'ern tnojiths, by givi; g hond, with goU freehold secuiitv

on. No. 38 there is three i.irrrs. c n utn-

with cabins and other l.-ui'dings the land will be divided to suit purchasers. Any pei son making arrangements with G o. R C. Sullivan, so that a ctedit can be had on a judgment that he obtained against Rachel Simpson, administati is, of Patiick Simpson, deed to the amount of S2U0, win be pood at the sale of the a-

bo'.c lands condii i s made known on

' salt Sale to commence be

tween 10 a d three o'clock. I) AMI L SMI ? H. Guardian, f the minor ch ldren of P Sin.fison, deed. ARCHIABLD SIMPSON, one of the heirs. April 12, 1825. 9-3t

Lost Ccttifcue of Land purchusc I from the United Mates. FUHLIC notiic is hereby given, that, three wctks after date, application will b.; made to the Register ol the Land Office at Vinccr nes, for the renewal of a Certificate of fuither credit in my name, for the west half of the s e quarter of

section No. 14, m township No. 14 s ot Range No. 9 w. in the district of Vincennes ; the original having been lost or destroyed. Given under my hand, this 9th day of April, 1825 9-U JOHN HAMILTON. Filtv Dollars He ward. S RUNAWAY tu rn the subscriber, tj living in Davithou coui.'y, ( I enn ) on the 28 of January last, a large negio f ilr.w, named WlLcO The said negro has a scar en l is nose, which is perceivable only when closely examined, his left big toe cut off, has uncommonly laige and ugly lect, short neck, and his feet turned out confide! ably. He remained in Todd county four or five weeks, and I nm sun' phersitp lhit lif hn iwmp rw or.

Some thought it to be thunder, others . tn; ,..t,,i;on, i,- ,, , , , , 1 to IHii ots or lit oiana. 11 any person will supposed at the moment that it was the 1 ,, t ; i r . -t . ,. r . secure the said negro tor me in any tail, ranting ot wagons on the irezen irround, ! -.i .1 .1 . . l . o ' in nther this or nnv nthrr stntp. hv n lot-

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tcr addressed to me at Nashville, the abovc reward will be paid and all cxpences. GEO DISMUKES. (ZPiTbc printer at Vandalia ai d the Shawneetow n Gazette, will give the above three insrrtions, and forward their accounts to this Office for payment.

.March, 17 1825. 3t 9. H. DANIELS. (atokney at law.)

n j AS removed liom rnnceton to

Jl.l Vincennes la and will practice law in the first Sc fourth judicial circuits. He keeps hi office on water street, where he may at all times be found., April 24, 1824. 1 t-tf L. Berkijj DEMIST. "JTJTAS arrived in Vincennes, and tak J lcn a room at Mrs. Jcnts hotel, and offers his piofessioml services to the citizens generally. He pei foi ms all operations upon the teeth, and inserts from a single tooth to a full set, in a safe, easy and expeditious manner, such as is now practiced in the Atlantic cities. 52 tf F(b 7th 182S.

and otiit is thought it to be the craeking of ice in the lake. In Biookfield the

shock was much more sevcie. But we lave jut learned from the town of Lew is, thai it piovesto have been a volcano. We understand that there is a mountain there. whoc bowels of stones and earth have been thiown out to the depth oi a hundred feet, and that smoke was seen to issue from the centre, for three days afterwards. It is reported that a simrar eiuplion t-iok place there several ycais ago; we conclude, therefore, that it is a genuine volcano. And although we d.j not aspire to the fime of classic ground, it is demonstrated that we belong to the same world with Sicily; and if we cannot boast of cities ovei w helmed with floods of lava, we have Vulcan'? workshop in miniature, and can point to a fi::!d woithy of the reseat chc ot the Naturalist. A N N uTT E L ECTI O N. Fir.t Mjiutaii in August next. The following gentlemen are candidates for the several offices over ther respective names. FOR GOVF.RNOK. ISAAC HL AC K FORD, JAMES IV HAY, FOR I.I F.l'TK.N ANT GOVK.KVOR. GENEUAL W. JOHNSTON, SAMUEL M1LKOY. ELISIIA II AUIUSON, JOHN H. THOMPSON,

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Notice-

persons aielicrcby cautioned a-

st purchasing a note of hand giv-

V. ft .

en i) Join iiopKms need, late ol this

county, to William Uukels of the state cf Kentucky, for 50 or 55 dollars given between the years 1819 Sc 182 t, as I am determined rot to pay said note, until the sa'u) Huckels conres to a fair settlement with me. MARY HOPKINS. Knox County, la. Aprils, 1 825.- Q-3t

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Doctor Ot ED MACY AS ocaed Mmstlf in Vincennes,

Water street where he holds

every

on

himscll in readiness 'o attend to piofessionai call.

7-lf

March, 1fi25.

BLANK DEEDS for sale at this office Printing neatly executed at tlii? office. TALLOW wanted at ibis office.