Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 29, Vincennes, Knox County, 26 August 1826 — Page 1

WESTERN SUN & fEHAL ABYEKTISEM, BY ELIHU STOUT. V1NCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, AUGUST 36, 1826. Vol. 17. No. S9. ,4 ft . t

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THE WESTERN SUN I d. Ate they organized in strict conpublished at Two Dollars and i . to hc aw of Congress ? If they

FIFTY CENTS. lUT i'liyiwu umucj, I - u u j'.i,.! k ,u MV which may be discharged by the pay- . r r,,;, t a i3 e 1. .: ' i' me... -f 1 ! meill Ol 1 V J uuiiiinno aw uit iiiuw of Subscription Payment in advance being the mutual interest of both parties, that mode is solicited. A failure to notify a wish to discontinue at the expiration of the time subscribed for, will be considered a new engagement No subscriber at liberty to discontinue until all arrearages are paid. Subscribers must pay the postage of their papers sent by mail. Letters by mail to the Editor on business must be paid, or they will not be Winded to. Advertisements inserted on the customafJ'Tei'ms.frr Persons sending Advertisements, must specify the number of times they wish them inserted, or they will be continued until ordered out, and must be paid for accordingly. CIRCULAR War Department, July I If A, 1826 J Sir : Among the political maxims which the experiences of the people of the United States has adopted as unquestionable, there is no one more universally subscribed to, than that a well organized and a well disciplined militia is the natural defence of a free people. Uniting most sincerely in common with my fellow citizens in the opinion, I am anx ious to sec a system adopted by the Nati onal Legislature, which will realize the hopes of us all, in reference to this great rm of national defence. By a resolution of Congress, at their , lasVscssion, I am enjoined to cause to be rXfired a complete system of cavalry ' TMtccu4l also, a system of exercise an4 instruction ol held artillery, including mancuvrcsfor light or horse artillery, for ;

the use of the militia ot the C btates ; to ritorics returns of the miinia have not be reported for consideration or adoption . been made, the first of these queries beby Congress at their next session. came necessary in n. general let.vr. The wisdom of this measure is made I Although, the training of the militia is manifest by the objects, which arc two- confided to the States, it is impmtant that fold; first, the establishment of the best their regulation in this particular should system; and, secondly, that it shall be u- be known at this Department, and will be inform. The importance of the last is attended with ood effects, that the ysscarcely inferior to the first ; for who can tern of each should be known by all the well appreciate the inconveniences rcsul- States. ting from different systems in the same If anything suggests rsclf worthy of army? the militia differing among them- 1 communication, though not called tor by

selves, as also with the regular army, with which they may be called to act ; and yet it is, I believe, too true, that but little u infertility prevails ; if practicable, this defeet must be removed. I am duly sensible how difficult it is to establish a uniform system. I he difierence of condition, physical and moral, in the different States, and the preferences xvl-iiK ii-n Inc fnr - whir.h from time

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throughout all the States, yet I would ties assigned me. To the Board I shall feign hope not insurmountable. unite one or more militia officers. All our national institutions, and much ! I have futther to request that the corof our legislation, arc founded in that mu- i respoudence which may be addressed to tual spirit of defeience and fotbearancc j mc on these subjects may be endorsed which have so signally distinguished the i Militia Service."

people of these States, and therefore one ' i may indulge the hope, that, in an object of such vital importance as a well regulated militia, minor objections w ill be sacrificed to the attainment of so gteat a good. To enable me to execute the ty assigned mc by Congress, it is nm Washable that I should acquire all tlx information within my reach, and while so tT5in, the opportunity seems a seasonable one, to ascertain the different systems, both of organization and insttuition, which prevail in each State ; and, also, the defects and remedies which observation k judgment may have suggested ; that, by a comparison a system may be cxtt acted which will, most probably, unite the greatest inimbcr in its favor ; which system, when matured, will be submitted to the wisdom of Congress, who have had for several sessions this interesting sub ject under consideration, and who arc alone competent to apply s mc of the remedics required ; a portion of the control over this subicct being retained lo the States. It is with this view tha I address you, as also the Governor of each of these Stales and Territories, and such distinguished citizens known tome, from whose cxpnience I expect to derive much valuable information. To this end 1 beg leave to submit the fallowing questions : 1st. Wh it is th: number of your mili-

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. , ... 3d. Are the regular or volunteer mill- . . p tia most efficient f 4th. Is there a preference given for entering volunteer corps 5th. Does the establishment of volunteer militia operate injuriously on the regular militia 6th. What proportion do the volunteers bear to the regular militia ? 7th. Would it promote the efficiency of volunteer corps if they had the power by law of making by laws for their own government ? 8th. Would a classification of the militia be an improvement ; one to be called the active, the other the sedentary ? 9th In making the classification, should age, or the single or married Stfcorm the distinction ? . 10th I' age, what the proper pcVyd$ 1 1th. Would it be an impiovcment to issue commissions only to inferior grades, in time ol peace? it so, what should be the highest ? 12th. Is not the period of service for 3 months only, on one tour, attended with great sacrifices of life and treasure, and productive of inefficiency ? 13th. If so, to what pciiod might it piopeily be extend d ? 14 th. What are the regulations of your State, as to tiainingihe militia? 15th From your experience, arc frequent musters advantageous to the great body of themilitia? ' 6th. Would it be an improvement to confine the instructions to the officers exclusively ? 1 7th. Is the system of Infavjnj tactics, diiected by law universally pursued lth W hat system of exercise and-in-struction of attillcry have you practised or followed? what are its defects & remedies ? 19th. What system of cavalry tactics have you adopted ? what are its defects and remedies ? 1 As from some of the States a;. d jjc any particular question, it will be highly acceptaoic. As in your State. I doubt not, you have many citizens unknown to me, whose in lormation and experience would be very valuable, I have presumed so tar on your goodness as to ask vou to direct and for ward the enclosed letters to pei suffN f that description. V I have to beg your earliest attention io this subiect. as a Board will be immdiate With the greatest consideration and respect, I have the honour to be. your most obeuicnt servant. JAMES BARBOUIvA

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From the National Advocate. Direct Election cf the Pi evident. --T 'he right of an intelligent people to elect, directly, their chief magistiate, is a piinciple of democracy that cannot be denied nor misunderstood. From the first pciiod of our independence down to the piestnt day, this has been acknowledged by every true lover of his country, and every warm friend of republicanism. It is ore of the purest and simplest principles of the democratic system. With all these things in its favour, it still appears rather singular that the tramcrs of the Constitution should have misunderstood the virtue and intelligence ot the people ; but we must impute to that wholesome caution which regains the mind from gmnjxs. sent to a principle that has not been sufficiently tested by piactice. Wc have always been in favour of restoiing to the people the election of President. It is a purely democratic doctrine, and for this quality we love it. The present mudei clumsy a wheel with a wheel or even half a dozen wheels attempting to accom plish that w hich a simple one would do better. We should not be surpiisedif the next election for President of the Unitsd States turned on this democratic principle. A candidate, together with hit

friends, pledging themselves to use their power and influence in restoring to the

people this precious right, would certainly recommend himself vety powerfully to their favour. The success, however, C the individual would mainly depend on thT confidence which the people were disport sed to cive to the pledge. ihcic is a ma jority in this state in favour of such a change in the constitution. Some, indeed, have attempted to explain it away, but they have not succeeded. Wc may affirm with some degree of certainty that the whole republican party ot New York are partial to that amendment of the constitution which would restore to the people the di' t-ct election of the President. The vote in the late District tic'&t is nearly conclusive on this point. Thvic may he a few of our Reading politicians averse to it, but they do not speak the voice of the people Sea Serpent again 1 We published an account of the Sea-Serpent having been seen by Capt Ilu.d. idgc and the passengers of one ot the Liverpool Packets, since which, the following communication has been handed us by Capt. GoJK speed of this Citv. The existence of Vj,jiJ monster ot the deep Cun no longer be doubted, and even those who were once sceptical on the subject, mus'. have all their doubts removed by the testimony of j men who wou'd not 1 1 i 11 c with niiblii oP pinion. Times. Hartford, Con. June 26, 1826 Mcssts Editors 1 " ouidinfonn vou that on my passage from Boston, ort b.iaid sloop Iri, of ti)is place, on the i9ih .f June, at 8 o'clock A. ISi. Cape t i d light bearing about N W. 8 leagues, wc discovered a laige sea fih or monster which w e supposed to be the sea-serpent. When first discovered, we saw a considerable wake or ripple in the water tothewindwaulof us, as he nearcd us, wc perceiv ed his head abi.ut 4 U et above the level of the water, making his coursd aihwa.i t our bow whui ahead ot us, distant about fo or 70 vat els we (iUeovt i cd parts ot his b .ck v hich appeared above the surface ot t iie wa?er and shuid jmlge his length to be fiom '10 to 60 feet his circumfet c in e we cou'd not ascertain as he passed our bow. We siot-d tor him with abvjt a 3 knot breeze, but tound we could not o vcrtake him. The above can by testified by mjsell Sc 7 others on bo nd HaHLES GOODSPEliD. Luvsrcnceburgh, la July 22 In our last, we p;ave a report concei ning the recent tiagical events at Prank (oi t, Ky You will see the coidljrjjion as to Beauchamp. In relation to-Deba, it is pretty certain that tie is deadfc'oni the wuund inflicted upon, his throat. It now becomes our duty to record a transaction w hich, in point of madness and desperation, forms a parallel with those aboc alluded to Thee aie the ciicuni stances, as related to u : Dani Fuller, of Georgetown, in this coui.ty, understan ding that a stoty, prejudicial to his moral character, had got imo tiicuiation, went to the house of Golden, (his father in

law,) with a paper, written in the form of air; and when necessarily export d the a libel, and insisted on two young gii Is, bowels should be more cai r etui I y ptotcct(Miss Gulden's) to sigti it; chai ging i ed than anj cthci part of the bc.dy The them with circulating t: e report. David Egyptians. Mr Dewer tells us, for this

Golden, their hi other, a youth of 18 or 19, deeming Fuller's conduct improper, told liin, F. that the irh Is hhould i.osi j t )aptr. Fuller then observed h prosecute the girls for slander, a tcil foi home. Golden took his gu followed him On coming up with Puller he inquired if he really ink nded to prosecute : the git Is. He said tic did Golden then obseived, k I will stop yo ,"c immediately picsented his gtm, which missed fne. lie then tried the iron a scc.ond time, when it went -ffann wr ur.tJed

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F. in the side. Fuller p eked up a club oteasior.cd by men who have been playk thievv at G. -nd then went foi hi-t niise, irig a dtpctatc game in Hond and fictiwhere he anived befoie he fell. GMden tious papir; maku g as the swmaiii turned and went a short distance to a t ncr, teini is, k heavy opeiaiions" out ofivthleloaded. hi. gun, and, w ith the i amrod, ing, and st.aving each othei, un'ii they shot himself in the breast. Suigicalaid wete (omptiled to laise the cu-tain, and was procured as soon as possible, but in show thtmselves to the public " This vain. Death, with imn g asp, was fat reminds us cd an old g ulcman in Newdrawing them tothc embr ace ot the grave. England, wo boasted that he had twoof Both expired on the 1 5th, in the morning, H e cutest boys in the world at making ybout the same time Fuller, at his own speculations. Why " said he, 1M lay request, was intcucd by the side oh A ou a fdntareen that if they he locked up Fuller, who was executed at this pfaccts. in a room together wh r they ran see no sometime since Fuller had a t 'milyt other person lotrade with, that they will who are thus hastily bereft of a husband, make fne dollais a piece by mvuftfiirig father, brother, and uncle. clothes w ith each other " Steam A'avtgaiion The grand exper- The Natchitoches Courier viys lhat iment of a voyage to India l as been Inp- Capt. Gains. an -A'rade and Militaty ofpily accomplished, by the anival of the ficer of the Texas, immediately on the Sa Enterprise at Calcutta in the fii&t week blue, where the road crosses, has wutun

of December. The voyage, however, occupied about 1 15 days.

The Boa Constrictor, it appears, from recent experiments marie in India, cast its skin on the fourteenth day altci it is hatched from the ccrtr. wh ch is about the size of that of a goose, and soft. The serpent is about eighteen inches in length, Sc grows rapidly. Greece. We have no important news from Greece. The numbti of slain and 1 slaughtered at Missolonghi is vatiously , stated to be from '2 u 22,000 pcis ns. Vciy tew escaped. It was thought that the populous island Syra, would next be assailed by the Turks, and treated as bcio was. We understand, says the N Y Grzettc that apt. W. B Finch is appointed to the command of the U. S. bioop ot war Vincenr.es, and that Li Henry Ogdenn appointed his Fit st Lieutenant. Frim the Jf T Com Advertiser. Charles Carroll. Among oilier facts it was stated by Dr. Rowan ts.crday, while dwelling upon the u n a. k.ibls I coincidence of the deaths of Mr Adams 1 Sc Jeft'ei son, on the erv ':sv I'jvn which. : titty yca'-s go, tlt.y dTix 1 bu hii-na-tir.es to the Declai atin ot 1 Jeps noc ce, was, thai Mi. ( at rod, did ri sig - at i ' - mm m m tn s'liiment UitHar.ei wards. in- l.'Ctsvc believe are, that Mi.Cmo'., b-ing a Ca'holic. it 'he time ;he Dtchuatb r was math., was absent on a seer r?:ission to the Catholics oi L. Canada, v. h m it was hop-, d to bring over to tin paiiio'lc cause. He retuined twr.nty oi.e days aftci the Declaration had been promulgated and immediately enrolled Ids name among those of his compaliiots Thus though the last, he was not the re'uetant signer of that memoiable document. Hon to avoid l)ventary Rule9 which the celebrated Dr Hush i ecommencs for the picvention ot this disease : He v. ovist that spices, particularly Cayenne pepper, and the red peppers of ur own country, should be taken with our daily food. Dr. Dewer, a Butish surgeon, intoi ms us that the French while in Egypt, frequently escaped the disease ot the ccunti. by carrying pepper wih them to eat with the fruits ot the land Purging pin sic should always occasion dly he taken, asnj medicine of laxative natute by pre' ntir cstiveness, will act as a presc vativr. Um ttiis disease. A military cd tan in ti c year 1778, while statincc! ;t Amby, pieservcd his whoit ton p3ny fioo. the dysentai y which pi evaded b Irs up,) , by giving each ot ihen apuig cf sea salt ; and some years afterwards saved his family and many of his neihbois fiom the same flisc.se, by distributing amoiii; tfiem a few pounds ot purging salts. This disease was also picventcd in an academy at Bordentovvn, N J. by giving niolasses cry plentifully to all the scholars, which had the i fleet ot keeping their bowels in a laxative state. Another rule to be observed is, to avr.id exposure to H e dampness of the n'trht pm pose, lie a belt about their bowels, and with the happiest cfl't ct. These diicctior.s emanate fiom a high source, and deserves seiious considerati'-n The facts adduced arc striking, and should induce others to adopt similar measures l r the j prevention of this destructive ( is-, ase. A". Y. Observer A writer in the New York Statesman says and, doubt icss. s? s i u!v that the present excitement w Lie h cxis s in that city in i elation to monied conrerns, ' was