Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 26, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 August 1825 — Page 1

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WESTE IKENEKAL ABYERTISEK, BY ELIHU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1825. Vol. ig. No. 26

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NOTICE. TO all whom it may concern; we the undersigned administrators of the estate of Joseph Allison deed, shall apply to the probate court of Crawford county III to be holdcn at Pallcstine on the first Monday of September next, for a final settlement of said estate. DANIEL ALLISON, Adm PHOEBE ALLISON, Admx July 16, 1825. 23-4t SAMUEL JUDAII ""WrfILL continue to reside at VinY V cenncs, and to practice in the

courts of the first Circuit in the Dis

trict court of the United States, and in the Supreme court at Indianapolis. -24-3t , July 27, 18Q5. $100 Reward. KAN AW AY on the 29th May last, a negro man, named SPEjYCER, twenty-three years of age, five feet six or eight inches high, slender made, speaks slow, hs a sullen countenance and a burn on his right hand, by which he may be easily detected. He has some knowledge of the blacksmith -business and

may probably have a forged free pass,

with the name of either the clerk or dc

puty clerk of Hardin county, attached to it. He absconded from that county two years ago, and it is said, he had such a

pass at that time. I he above reward will be given for said slave, if taken in the states of Ohio or Illinois, or territory of Michigan or fifty dollars, if taken in

the state of Indiana, with all reasonable expenses if delivered to the subscriber,

living near Louisville, JcfTer3on county,

Kentucky. JOHN HUGHES, jr. Julv 30, 'J5-3t

"TV I O PICE is hereby given to all the

IN creditors of the estate of Evmnucl

Vantrees, late of Daviess coun'y, deceas

ed, that the undersigned have filed in

the Daviess Circuit court, their bill of

complaint, for the settlement of said estate according to the statute of the state of Indiana for the settlement of insolvent

estates and that all creditors thereof

who do not come in, and present their

claims before the determination of the court thereon, will be postponed to those which shall be presented. J S MILHOLLAND, . DANE. VANTUEESS

Oulv 25, 1825.

25-4t-Jtp

FOR THE WESTERN SUN.

A SUBSCRIBER, Ko. II.

WHEREAS the undersigned have filed in the Daviess Circuit court their bill of complaint for the settlement of the estate of Solomon Sufilee, late of said county, deed, as insolvent. Therefore the creditors of said estate arc hereby notified, that unless they come in, and present their claims before the determination of the court thereon, they will be postponed until after the payment of those which shall be presented. ABRAHAM B O U G H E R , Adm r. RACHEL SUPLEE, Admstrx. Julv 25, I 825. 25-4t-jvtp ' STC. STEVENS, Attorney and Counsellor at Lavs, HAS commenced a regular practice in the Supreme Court of the State V Indiana, where he will hereafter punctually attend; and all business which may e entrusted to him will receive prompt and strict attention. Letters, fiost paid, directed to Vevay or Indianaficlis, Indiana, will be duly attended to June Uth, 1825 20-3m

In No. 1, I stated, Mr Owen did not

admit that man could do an act for which

t he deserves praise or blame, or becomes the subject of punishment. I now give you his own words upon that subject. u The will of man has no power over his

own opinions ; he must, and ever did, and

ever will, believe what has been, is, or may be impressed on his mind by his predecessors, and the circumstances which surround him. It becomes therefore the essence of irrationality to suppose that any human being from the creation to this day, could deserve praise or blame, reward or punishment" sec p. 52. Let it be admitted, that he should succeed in his most sanguine expectations, and form ihe people of the United States into communities on his plan, and under his control all must become subservient to his views, and believe him the greatest man the world has ever produced admit " that intelligent and experienced matrons be appointed to instruct the young mothers in the best mode of treating and training children from their birth until they are two years old" see p 7. At that age, put them under teachers at his school until they arrive at the age of 6 or 10 years, and then into the factories, or at other laborious work until 16. During this time, " the child will be removed, so far as is at present practicable, from the erronious treatment of the yet untrained, and untaught parents." see p. 41. Let him prevent the parent from instilling into the young and tender mind of his offspring, any of his own ideas, let him have full control of the infant mind and bedily exertions of all the children of the United States, from their birth up to the age of 16, which is the first moment he admits the child may act for himself, or the parent act for, or have any control over him. When he has done all this, he will have effected his object in part, and reduced his theories thus far into practice. But he still extends his plan to a greater latitude. He professes to believe that the whole world will fall in with his views, and form themselves into similar communities, and all arrive at a stMe ot prrfect

equality, and perfect happiness. I must confess that the idea ot perfect equality, and perfect happiness, is beyond my calculation, while I remain a citizen of this world. All governments, societies, companies and communities that have hitherto been formed from the creation to this day, have had masters and servants, some to rule and govern, others to serve and obey, the latter sometimes called hewers of wood and drawers of water. But our author tells us u That in practice, none arc in the right path no, not one : that in order to remedy the evil, a different one must be pursued. That the whole man must be reformed on fundamental principles, the very reverse of what he had hitherto been trained ; in short, that the minds of all men must be born again, and their knowledge and practice commence on a new foundation " see p. 4. I will admit that the parents, generally of the United Slates, having suffered Mr. Owen to form the character of their children on his own plan, from their birth up to the age of 16, and have kept them in his service, both parents Sc children, four or five years longer, they might then begin to learn that their master had kept both parent and child poor, and dependant on his will and pleasure, and made himself and his posterity, independently wealthy from their services. The sons of

' those parents might then learn, that this i man who assumed such unlimited autho- ! rity over both parent and child, hid a few 1 years ago, no higher pretentions than to I be considered a cotton spinner in Scot- : land. They would be ashamed to acknowledge that their fathers had been fools so long, and brake up all Mr. Owj en's independent communities, go out in

to general society, with his principles firmly established in their minds, among which arc some worthy of note. That man cannot do an act for which he deserves praise or blame, reward or punishment. These principles established in the minds of our youth, they will at once set at defiance all laws, both humrn and divine, and I leave the public to form their own opinions, what might then become the state of society under those circumstances,

7R0M THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. to the editors. Gentlemen : In your paper of the 16th June, I observed that you noticed a communication from a

ture -I am, gentlemen, respectfully, yours, TH.S. HINDE. P. S. I have paid some astention to the hon. Mr. Benton's letter of 22d April last, on the subject of classing the public lands. The ceneral opinion of the wes-

7 .1 ' tern people is, that theyouKht lobe put published the report o the commmee of bJe c,asses s, P J

Hie legislature; ui uiai aiaii, ou inu iuujtn

iaiiu: iuuiiu me lans 01 uiai river, uuu , . . . . , . cana. eonnectin, the navigable poinu of 'Z:

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land lies at present, it is mere useless lumber. If the states owned thpm. thrv.

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of the navigation of the Wabash river; . . ,LnM , . . f. . . A. "

Mawmee and Wabash rivers. However

desirable other points may be? for connec-

line tne waters ot the lakc&fviin those 01

u rw ' .1 ' Cr- ui .u pernaps, might oe advantageously dispothe Ohio river ; this is unquestionably hc v, . . r n . . , . ua,J , tll . 1 , . sed ot, to carry on internal improvements. natural route. I torn the report ot the nr ;f . , J . . - .1 or, it given to the poor, may be taxed, and committee it annears that the ceis aturcs . . : ' ' ut l"cudHU

bring in some revenue.

Newport, Ky. July 5.

T. S. H.

ppears that tne lcgi

of Illinois and Indiana, (for tne picsent,) have differed as to the plan ot accom

plishing these rhjects. But it does not yet appear, thy? the legislature of Indiana lhe following, is from the National have acted on this report in any way ; the , Intelligencer of the 16th June, and is the legislature of Illinois have passed " an act rlcle alluded in the commencement of to incorporate the Wabash Navigation IVIr- Hind's communication the report company." On this act the committee ot lhc committee, referred to, may be in question have passed an opinion, and seen in the W. Sun of the 5th of March recommended the measure as one more lastJ r W. Sun, Ed. properly belonging to the states ; I am ' Western Canal Xavigarion We for that measure which is most likely to na.vc received from a correspoi dent in prove successful ; and as I conceive the Vincennes, in la. a report of a committee greatest objcctsjcalled for by the people of of the legislature of that state- recom-

the two states, for the present, is water , ll,,u,l,B uicimmeoiaie adoption oi mca-

My desire is only to be considered as one of yourselves, as a cotton spinner going about his daily and necessary avocations." sec p. 26.

works (such as mills, iron works, cmas

fcures to improve the navigation of the ri-

nufacturing establishments.) at the fells J ver Wabash, and to connect it by a canal of the Wabash, that the legislature 0Ml-'Vcomtnenc,nB at the head of steam boat na-

vigauon on mai river, wan tne ;Aiaumeo river, which falls into lake Erie. The

length of this canal is seems, need not be

linois have acted wisely on this occasion

by placing this establishment in the hands of a comnanv : for mv nart. I am satisfied

that it would be unnecessary and unprofi- morc than 25 miles, and it would at once

table at present (however warmly devot- j Pen th.e intercourse by water from Indicd 1 may be to internal improvements) to j a"a- Illinois, and Kentucky, with the cit

make the states millers and ironmongers. UI 1XLW IorK-

i ne auvamages 01 mis improvemen: v e painted in glowing colors, and the

In October, 1823, Mr. Wm. Polke, on

behalf of Indiana, and myself, on behalf of Illinois, examined those falls as commissioners, explored three routes, and adoptcd the third as the cheapest and most practicable. This third route is not mentioned in the communication, and thetothcr two very imperfectly referred to ' This 3rd route connected two falls above the grand rapids, by a short canal of three miles on thejla. side, h gave an excellent site for water works. The three falls below (including the grand rapids.) was to be connected by a canal of leas than three miles on the Illinois side : this gave the greater falls to the Illinois side, and included a fall of from seven to ten feet of water ; those two short canals, with a little expense below, it was thought would render the Wabash nSjgable, almost at all seasons. The commissioners thought it most advisable to place the whole concern in the hands of a company ; the legislature of Illinois have done so, c their canal is embraced in the law referred to, leaving Indiana to adopt measures regulating her own side of the river ; or meet her company cn the same footing, 8c that the company embraced by the two acts of incorporation, should mutually participate in all the advantages of tolls, water falls, ice. This is not the first instance in which Illinois, (tho the youngest state,) has been in advance of Indiana, although the measure originated with the latter. It was, moreover, the opinion of the commissioners, that the two young states were not in a situation at this time to make the necessary advances for those public works, Sc the situation of the people called very loudly for mills and manufacturing establishments. The charter granted by Illinois is a very liberal one. It runs for 30 years; authorizes a capital often thousand shares of glOO each, and at the end of 30 years the charter may be dissolved by the state paying to the company the amount expended, and ten per cent, interest per annum thereon," Sec. and authorizes the company to " take possession of, and use any lands of any individual proprietor or proprietors adjoining said river," Wabash unless the parties agree that the county court shall assess the value, 6cc. This certainly ought to have satisfied the committee of thcliu diana legislature, who have stated thaj such is not the fact: although they have done justice to the subject, in regard to the great advantages to be derived from the falls (calculated to drive 66 pair of mill stones.) This is indeed one of the most admirable sites for water works that I know of. And, should what I have stated not satisfy the committee, I can assure the gentleman that mr partner (Dr. Wm. McDowell, of Chillicothe, Ohio,) and myself are ready to convey the site for the water works, whenever the capital is raised, only reserving to ourselves a site for water privileges, if vre should wish to enjoy them, and this, too, without the compulsory powar of tho legials-

states of Indiana and Illinois are urged to

undertake it, on their own resources ; only asking from congress the grant of a few townships, belonging to the United States, and the extinction of the Indian title to certain reservations thro which the canal must pass. , 44 Thus the spirit of internal improvement walks through every part of our country, and we trust the day is not far distant, when all the obstacles to a freo and profitable commercial intercourse with all the states will be removed. We have extracted a part of the report alluded to, and the opinion of practical men on the subject. A map of the country, witfi the course of the rivers, ar d intended canal, sketched by a lady of Vincennea may be seen at our office." vevay, July 22. Gent. Jackson. . will be remembered, that on the return of gen. Iackson, from Washington City, in April last, it was expected that he would visit Vevay ; in consequence of which the artillery company, and a number o citizens of Vevay and its vicinity remained waiting on the bank all night to receive the general, and that he passed by without stopping A letter, of which tho following is a copy, has since been received by capt Dufour, from genl. Jackson, which cannot fail of being satisfactory. HKMItaqe, June 3, 1825. sir Having been lately informed by my good friend col. Piatt, that the citizens of Vevay intended to pay me some respect as I passed their village, in the steam boat general Pike, on my way to Louisville ; and for this purpose you and your v company of artillery were then assetnbled, and, as the boat approached, fired a salute : It is proper for me to state, that I was unapprised of the kindness intended to be shewn toward me, or that the salute was in honor of myself otherwise, I assure you, I should have endeavoured, although much fatigued, to have halted the boat, and done myself the pleasure to have shaken you by the hand. Be pleased, now, therefore to accept for yourself, and tender to your company, end the good citizens then assembled, my sincere thanks for the complimentary and favorable feelings exhibited on that occason toward me. Very respectfully, sir, your most obedient servant, ANDREW JACKSON Ccpt. VIHCZNT DUFOUR. The Curacoa Courant of the 25th June, contains an extract of a letter from Aguadilla, dated the 15th June, which givea the particulars of a large fire which broko out there on the evening of the 12th, in a small grocery. Owing to the tupinencss of the inhabitants, the fire spread r pidly, and before it was got under, thirty four houses were burnt, and fourteen puU led down. The amout of property lost it eBUci&ud at four hundred tbouiis