Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 48, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 January 1827 — Page 1

SilfeJM&GENE5SAL ADTSEHSEB ii in in, an., ii i iHi. , ii.. i - .- " BY ELII1U STOUT. VINCENNES, (LND.) feA i'LKDAY," JAMTAHY .fTr" Vol. 17. No. 48

7V2 WEXTElt.Y SKY, : Constitution, miking it the duty of the : as soon as practicable, to be circulated

I.S ? ubhshed at Two Dollars and ,l-nci' Assemo.y to lorm a puul code

yiFTY cent- lor Fifty Two .Yumbtrs, which iuy be discharged by the payment of TWO DOLLARS at the time of subscription. Payment in advance being the mutual interest of both parties, that mode is so

licited.

founded on ihe principles ot i efoimaUon,

and not ot vindictive justice." Nor nave we adheted to that legal maxim with a proper pertinacity, that cetamy and nui severity of punishment is tne smibi way of preventing tc commi ,sion ol offences. The nicest discrimination is alstine e essa

in ne.s the pe.,piC; aiui i wallah. advise tnai y ui requnc lite president judge or prose, u 01 01 each j udu lai tin Uli in the stau.on tin tii:( d.iy wl eveiy court in c n il OH1...1) , to read m t tic coin t house

the at la U fining c; liocS

inform you, that our float cial concerns are m a fiVff tslmg condition. lC txisiu.g level i:c system presents us with vny satisfactory .ml suctesstul rcsuns lite lion. iK bi, t xt in pt ti en buiiabMi ti is ot any kind, lich in icscuices, with a

A failure to notify a wish to discontin- r 1,1 t,,c Nation 01 'die ices White

anu .ui.lbli i.ents, ll Casus Mk interim llmriit..,. . . .1

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..... jj.v,.. '"ur.iamjiu, u mi biici colliinou law ifil" nccN as snaii ne sni):,imf-rl

lie at the expiration of the time sub

scribed for, will be considered a new

engagement

ctuei and tltsp ropot tinned punishments are inflicted for sight anil trivial utlluccs,

dangerous motie aie (icuied loi sutl'. ring iff odors to escape altogether Mercy t ue essity shoiiiii some hnlh in the laws themselves, anil not in the e.v cu'.ion of them : tout si' u'tins hat c no p nv er to commute ounces; and when e the

attended to.

Advrutisemf.nts inserted on the customary terms. $.17 Persons sending Advertisements, must specify the number of limes they wish them inset ted, or they Will he continued until ordered out, and must be paid for accordingly.

No subscriber at liberty to discontinue until all arrearages are paid. Subscribers must pay the postage cf tfieir papers sent by mail. Letters by mail to the Editor on bu

siness m tstbe naitl, or thev will not be "cti';n appears d ubllui, or the pun

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isnnicm mows to he urn easo:iame lor the crime, theyac tot apt under the influence ol those symp tints at ail Units iiou oraole lo human na'iiu , 10 excuse themselves itom a re investigation ol tin. c.se, and thtow tin: 1 C5p msinhuy ot decision upon another d--r.a-tm.nt oi the g-iveth-m nt, petitioning t e Ivsecu ive hr the exM-ci.se ot 1 le "i;;. y i j unisi ait (not kir wi'ig the 1 c s of each case) up such in'o'. matoi -s is laid i,elt.je nim. The exercise o tc paidor.ing powi-r hy the Lsrcu'rc s at - tunes, even upon the request o' tu- c air t, an i jury vho tiied Ihe cause o the p ; p i . , truly a del icatf matt ; and sS.ou d iav atlvocutes in suciii as'S nly as iuij.-et inusly cquire it Hut su h is t e naUpal conserue:-ce. growing out of penalties, to ar,,- n-j st p'op trti' ti t.i the tnij:al tuipitu icol the ciime Under '.he influence ei the same merciful ic--lint; jtn ies ii 1 quently afer con vicnei in... i .u rmv! ; m iy 1 ecomineiid the culptit to the nsalerati-.n ot the. (in vernoe. h). .... .,nK , ause, and as-,ir,:inr to(i trcqin ri'iy : e eiy leabonsloi a jar don, wnieh ought to hav ..rqume.i tne defviidant on the t iai. I i ar tha- ac have too nmm peniieuiiar) IT c s.c.'h er for the n - rest ol the s'aie,tlu.- purposf of ex n-. lie, or the 1 eioi m .ti;'. i

toe cu'pm. Link my. m penal c t!

GOVEKNOirs MESSAGE. ( Concluded from our lasi ) The press, is a principal auxiliary to to the march of mind : an i books an. tue reco ds ol man's mysteiiotis but e.saited character. Stales, UiCittoie. and j atticularly republican ones, shoual pioiiije themselves a library w li neve;- their in ans vii! justify it. In this age ol sue cesslul experiment, and improvement, 'they shou tl uave uti'let theit c i itroi and accessible to r eir public fm t onarics, such histuica, n htu al a d s ien ihc w M-kat least, ts c n entlns p icip., ineas ires, which m. s. agitate (hei c uncils I ,i ; sum j thai v uaea ai jpprized that M u ion cou uy sets up a claim, Under the constitution, to something from the sales of town lots hete, he aitb aty. s I anticipate you will r co;;n:za ihis claim to soui-j extern, a union between ihe two inteiests would be alvi ubie I

"Would therefote, respectfully, tiom all

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tlue considerations, ree nnme. id to you, instance, at the pmrsnment ol

r set apart t rcspectal!e lu.sd ant.ua ;v f " a pnb'h librny. to be suhj- et tosucii detail as you m y preset ib cy law. I must hete observe, that during the

last summer I had he pleasine 1,1 receive from Ma' the w Carey and others, the acti g committee for the i'en .svivariia Socictv, for publishing ny snbs .ip-

tto t, uotlei t ,c auspic. s it Mia S.h i m , the repot t, of Wi liam Si : i kl.mcl, K m agent 'or the society, on a tour t!ii u.;o G e it itain, with a re jues. that thi sta'e mig it take some copies of the w r k. - The pt osp ctus i self, u hieh l il lay before y u, wih she.tv the d s epi tne pubdihers This e.tnk vrill tie uelui It is to unlohl to us a concct k to vr(ge of 'httse sciencs w men are not gtner iiy Unders'ood, hu' becoming the most usefill in the sl ites naii. V net ever a correct ktiowle.lg' of the p- int ipics of canaUing and constructing rail and uinipike roads are pp:eci tt ed, the necessity of these public iti ni vi'l be ad niiieu The work will c ntain 1 ightv engravi igS and cost ten dollars. I would advLe a su isciiption for a few copies. I h ive the honour to lay before the Icpdsia'ine, two conrmnicaii ;is of Jr. I'ea'e.the surviving artist h enj ycd Vv: ptivikge of pa tiMng t!n portrait of Gen W is oiMtjrton from life, in which lie 'cndcis to l it.ina the oojim Hi-iitv of procuring a c opy ol the iiucncssoi t ;at Vjieat aivl good man. Tin Honks of lic r.g-n v the -tae for India ap nis . IT t:s, .';cvs. tlv t 1 63 lots havi' b'en re ;itiqn s'uti mi n eileii

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Vpu mc nu uings snou o o? erected on the dittfc em sques laic! out in the town, as V, so m vs the rneancan be raided to do so " To this end. tlicrefc e, a sale of m lots, a re sale of th-: forfaited ones ud a sale of smne out hits woo d be odtis b e. I "W'luld divide tnose lands ot 'l e d:i,K'.ion. lyi'g with out ihe pit-sent surveyed io'.s, into pvecis of twenty acits As cinrriita:tces tint nt ci' s.it v at hi tim t) inriui hi, hv. nduced the t d ic- ; ti- n of the Agents sa'ajy b low vv.ha1 iha? oiln-et on.ht t. have f ;r lis services I !

ic convict inn- he riiMisn.ifd .1

in the states ptibtn or sieam g . pe i a vartlnt tape, or an apple ev. ud i

the ! ree, as tor an i iK,n- t I nikl the eitu-e r coin in'-;

ma-;t r.tu-len, dis inetin.ii Sriwr. n

( - - - J --'! ces, and espe iay in the ctiuteol i .iei -hy. I vvoii'd set -e upon sin.'! a v.nue ior g'an l I u et:y. us sh njhi , np. i nnthi per that i. ommi'.s 11, tor n ! e's- . h n v eat s.

liut H- 1-. i.rceny ni.ty he in y end ;n tigtou j (lUtiisUt (J in s i.e ,,;'. 1 suen ris ia :o: on .he puli ic id;- . t'K (i-.s o m.vi.et-, !! in.

thcrf.Jn, e, to let me. pu ss u, on von, t,is oieer seci!M ..-t uut co s:i u 1 n, Ah I, sen. 16 l An p nain s.a.t he pt .-por'.i-oned (o 1 he inane ot the - runce." LL;,,te I dismiss t in subjeci. 1 eo co r.,i .-,i; ed by a prop-jr s ne A uuiy,anu. due sensibihly tor the tin1.' -i inn ue, idiUia-r portionof community, to assign an .-her cause Imi- idv nu tioei oi eouieinr,s ior cri nes nd misdemeanors uni::, i shyii respecttuny pi op se a remedy a ten.eily nov el, but not the ies rea u!i line, hu it hears the impress ot its o ' n pe.iiosopiiy . I nu laws oj the land-u a criminal and penal nature, aie ue.i sum.. let, m piuu.utgat.'il and kmvvu among a the rreut mass

ol the people, upon whom mtv operate, to fen op n

.ipp'ise intnnot their charaeler ,mii pioMsio.is, so as to enable Is. cm to avo.d tneir vi a i n. How ma. y u.dust! iniii. entei -pitzshg and v i: luous ct; liens ai e thci e amehgsl u-., vvi-otan; 01 even read tne iuu ; ai.d i ovv many more must tlure be, w m.e .b;.ii.it s enable tin m to ;nl, but to v noni our st.ttuie bnokt. ai e itcicesaiblc, ) our e pv 1 icnce tvn te i

Ho , then, au these to icatn the lo:

eriiar-gue 01 cilme, Ccc 4ViUsl li cy know light fiom vuong im'.inciivclv , ai d

l.'e u sponsible in .lit , reputui!

and propci ty, h.r the ct

i cmn, as to nun a

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one mat has ue

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t mi-.; Jan sent)' I ol theoio-y. ome tVere are. win have novu si en the exced hi pi ecepts ot lln h. c. iiin m ki nvv iuLcol iaws, cither human cr dmnt,ihe (l 3 ne. o 1 wi.t, s .v n, b uvun 'giii and w:,.n , is a mere ercauut ol opnunn -and d ;Mide,g u ,on resent ci cums-an vs.

may oe c nio.uit.t ii.

1 ills uolihl hale its good tfl:U Upon all cohUiuuns ol the people, the illiteiate espviiui). o soon as thiM mode ol pioinuguiig (Ik ias be caiu s notoi ions, loose wi;uaiC ui.xL.u- U' be h valand obedient 1 i,.z,.i 3 wilil ,bse liglnssi ould be pioteiteu, wnl avail ibemse.ves m epcat numbei s, oi tins fn c ,pp(ii lui iiy ol Itaitiiug tit i; Kg4.tiut. lvvi.iheieal so taki the lib u) oi 1 eeouimentdng, wiihout c imtneio toi the sake d jus ice, that y u no ixu.ii l law ;he piviP. ge to a utmioai a.ai liie "tale of asking the jmy i) l ic Ihey au emp.n e d' and swoMi, ivlKthei tiiey ? a-e 10. im d m. ex. ptesseU an opinion ol the deiendani's guilt or liineceiiCe In the iconction o the sU-nding army, the Lmi.t d Mates pi m.cv.rt 1 uhoencc and it, iai.ee m the milniu ot he se vetai states l hut .i;e eiZ o so. Oe r is I i.e bu vv.ul; ot 01 ne e ti-, h a pi n ci, e t;o g n 1 e...y a im t'ei! at in- d a. to 1) lo the u s ' 'hgihen. ii by an asseil:m, ol mine, ilei.ee, the b .ae- slioum possess

the iitciiiu ot sustaining ti L ex a led opinlen oi ib, i, piones. A co epe. lion with he umonon the pail ol the suites, to a.winiti. an atti uiie oi prcpaiMtion toi emcig. ne cs cle-ei 1 1 s on iihiju dili;d acqutCMetiv. A pi cuu.pu n iil;e ibis, jni.uce : ( rn g cs by ..en law, :o piovuie 01 a m; eg a.,ii e(Uipihg the imiitjaoi Hie Sta'eN. I h s state h s b en made to f- el in an JPH- t t t n ...net, sii5.ee el iheauvaiit ag. s oi tins t naci im ni imperfect, on ac Co, .n: t.i a e M.tl iraUS Mo. leSsheSS Willi US. to Je.s ineneenioUj- purp .-,e. We unotlii toy ivh-j..- i !iai i -is sl'v has al cady ic cei 1 a 'r'.auds-m.c supp.j otaimsund n ui . i : i ais oi uaijbiK w .. . 1 e , 01 in what e- ok, n they are, u ine .--ijoi, ct oi coo-

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c eite'np) Uej ;,Uioj ie gi Pat ion P.r .lieii u P;i o, ill-,. nuuiio-i ,n,d j.i eset v an in ; bui :e;eot e have tx.tiiuii.cd to these high I'ietir. ; uiivi.s ii : epai abie mjui ) is liie crf vpn nee A new s. e-uid Oe passeii p vjv -:tng ioi tn tiiipn z.u-n ut a Q no

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net a s nv t.av tin; nt, a -j m.

1 jtovv ei s, - j' gu n.g ';-;( i ,n It ue.! ti es a he mav deem i ce

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C, Willi ;oe.c! toeiuolee bi ol Ui J a. - ! he obj 1 t o1 tu ii a .statute mnii he.

to 1 a : y

'tain a 1. a; U 1 1 ci u- a 11 s, .nil i.nu .

a; d -o what ex'.ni ilie) have bun ueeiv

l-i thi, state, a'-u t- nioinie Joi tuii,

future dis libution -..ud pteervali n. A comtiensati'.'n shmnil be a.'ow ed adeqiuu to tin st-i vice, iauni and itsp u. ibi:i.y ot that Hi' er 1 ii .o ention ol a former ii g stature was called n the piopie y of 10, pi o n our statutes for ihcbcnehtof the 4ooi. A law uas passed last session, making it the dui --I therleiksol colonic by ilie r- 1 . .

ntsi i!u 01 .n-)iembei , t- Ci.iiily u. tne I

Nccreiaiy s idl'.ce the expense ;t suj j or- I

nti essa y ih mai ds 11 pc n it, M.ii unh a blight ptospect nt lessening ihc ijti.-i tc's

buuitns, ue nay wuhcvtiy piopudy mingle 0U1 congiatu atioi s ngi tht 1, under such a hc.it anin a c", n -bitu.tit n ol pleuHng ciuumstai cis. It ifToitU mc gnat pleasure to !)tlic vr. that wt shall mutuai y view the piuctical opctationof tin -se it vt t uc laws, m a laoiaba lie hi, Which p'odiuc plcnt) with rt 1 taiiey to suppo-1 the govei im.tin, w it fx u cita't.i dis .jiistucinii in the community. 'J tic voice ol I isioiy admoi ishtt- us to stabtli : ty m ti.t st matters. I uqm nt ctiai gca are piiidiu-tiv ol Ii tqnt o 1 n.isi hietj The bci taients in th. ui-rid fiae ct en j bci n ixeiuil 10 pi dure g d icvtruo j sv stems, and a' bst ac n i that, ihc .-vs-j t in vvhich is b. s' ad. p 1 d 10 the pa-'cu-1 tat ciu unis:ai ces o! tin m win- mi 1 adc

to leelit, Is the he-t Ned id'. I e v.notem sys i m is the n 01 vqui; bb , et (iifheuit to ( a y into fl ct I 1 in,e how. vei, in. y . omc. vh. n it w'nl I c h end the ?. ciitc ne ith os. W hilst 01. this subji ct, I will tuki ho liberty of seggestn g an.iicicni.t o the tevtrue taw in a d ot tf e ysttn . I would compcll tin cobcc'ois o o with the ! Masti i r arco'dtne ' tf axalde lands in his couiv ; and le a map limn 1 be land tin c lit ivi(,i, , 1 1 at qtiamity 1- this miin.a' ion vcict(bi appiobiud bv von, no assessment of lai ds vrill be ni cc sai y. Ihe ictcqis into the tieasuiv. c'ut ig the year IR26, of th ievei-i.ef 825, and Horn ail m-u-cs fining ihcfn of December, inst. m. mcim m g even 'h. u-

sincl and eli-vi n dollau 95 ;(w totnt-Iy in the trcasuiy., m unt ti-g 5.3 32 .( 0. Ihc cxpcidiu i lor ilu san t tin 1 . amount to B3..224 92-100, leaviiga balnee in e n easu v , of H use "itctipts of ()6 4 '00, ; t hi ' inn 'lhi ixpcnditucs 'onsi or g24,l'94 50 for the ov i,. ist, SjPO'J j am F'cdeiii k .pp in bquideiot ot his claims a ii st the 'ia cf S24t) of tieasu'v notes burnt Ihe assessim nts of the present y ar under ihe existing act, ai e estin an n at g 14 000. Ol this sum it is b lievt c' l-at "i tu asm v will tea ize t! c kum 1 g'4,- (') by the first ol J nuaty m xt. almwu g 'ti 0.000 lor de-it out tir ii s 8c con mission. m;! Oi 'hisum the it mail ii c ha ancc in the liersmy, and ii uih n i;k 38,106 40 o i.ts. w hi. b will be it the ttcasui) -i, i,e li st ol Jai.my to meet the cU wands of In cuntet je-oi. 'Ii. this urn inav vQ b. ;.di!ed, in . xpect: iu v , ti sum I 0-0O uI.'k h vv:.i in a- p.h.ni.iy.b paid ib.tn'g ti e 11 x v. at, , 1. r''fl'. i ie cii m. fpn t is s ; 1 d jnii avat ib i tu,,(i, XT ij b S-i'' n 4 1 hi w ' o f xj ( mi - f t tic curttnt yen. in iv be t slit and ai g;5.(?00 I. is an i.unt di dm t it lif fi t hi r um x peci ed it) u ach ti c 'ttv.snty. will u avf 15 ,Qm 4'Mobe dispOMilot by ou in .a) mci-t of Uk puhiii, debt, 01 inwards such otl ei bjcits as the plcnimiU i t y. u, wisthm.

ami wiiha kn"whiig4 f t! e wishes of

ti: g ihept.m, uinier the pi esent ) ,sf. n , j y om 1 onsii; n. nts y u mat ili-ect

otie year, win) a view ot shewing ns lie

the puncip.e:, ot ccoi.omv, and wa to be -udd idv t vit)cniihift

10 iti nish reasons lor a ciuni-e.

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S hat law seems to have ben it dtsfegar ded b most i t thecic-;ks, as but n inicni 'ciutns have come tot:. .11:1. 1 hese tctutns. however, uhicii rtejrcthi, vi;l give you some idea oi 'h- vv ho.e e v e use it) the state, edtbt U gh te. boo, pivn g -at-ishction That 1 c sta c ma beof.iihd ititji dis'iicts, a i ai t el laiopuuh s dm each. ?nd an asyium coi st. uelcii tne ton, in vvhieli the pnoi and i. fi m ma) be -up-! oited at hail tin expenseol ihc pnm,; sys em, and with tar mote Mm anitv, ; i.d

iSothiiii- can be h.ird 1 io iri kum -h i..i ,1.

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on o-'pe 1n.11 mc ptopticty m an m- ; such cas s, t Pan the

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ci ease ot mnnp nsiti-n, will claint a place 1 im, - ignoramu leeis,n -o me

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y 11 ) otn o'-im i tn ns. The concern of our state p Lon and sot c reHed'hins connected with it :c s' ' v " y cximtaation At tlosuuie, th- Penitentii v is crowded wi'h t o v ids Th- e ause is nbvimn. c have not bum sutUcituily aitcmiie, to a pioviibu ia the

nn 1 m usat

gun ant again arc iflVmcs loo.mried

lgi.iram oi the 1 w hat ci eat, d them, and the first intim.oioti thai the ihhocmt vi.damr ideivesnf his transgression, is Jccomp mied with the thundeisof an awfill pin-, -run n I WoUid tin u toie ad vise a republication 0f the ciimiuai cede

ctrdiU no not

Dm sta edthi is. r Ihistin e in 0 fair

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in g thi ps yeai g5( ( ( w- v pai Mr.

Lapp, n be tot c oi ion d H 1 1 crm n nnu atn 11 Lettwiih iaic? bt f' ie i ri vv 1 1 h I li iil th I urn r ictet i y to t r t e tiom Mr Husti.th secntaiyol ih fia suiy. y u wtii pcmivt that li e s ait ts p'oru ti! arudo tob. 11 cciii-n tie b nils which i In- U tates a- as-ict icsct the bank 01 Vi'or.i,. hods oi h r, to- g'.t ; ti avmg a la.yiue itit the Gm '. f;o m unit nt on th-M bids of S "73 7 iri ts. witt, inifut tu rr; ! e 2 st of I J t 1 n t 1 , 82 1 t hisc u o Minis naki: y g ( 0(od dncu d ft- p. 1 1 c I nb ic d b v ii tn y 1 a t-1 e folh w inns, to vii : I o f-,t rr:;d nr d : 1 fm d. ; in the e" ina-- ti , (1 y6m ' 1,1 il 5 i I aeo ce u the U fc ta cs S 4- 46 ar.d t tl 1 hi ii!f . Ut , ,lt. s: 1 nilii'L' wai tai ls, about &258 54 Qf this p(b, ?b, u. will t.ot h d manmi) r.c 1 filing yt -ar, n ore tl an thrsumsdm no Uni'f d S .ocs and the Ik 'd. is o wari.m s, n untirg to g5 00 1 he balance n ..y be paid ai tb ph . sine of The st.ot . f bus, ou se , that f can pa all ihc p'ossinjr h'ebts ow ing an' will have g (, 1060 in the tn asm v . r fic r tiaiing all the acf'-nru. of thi fi ; rcia! ) a Aiu thi r yea. wi" place us on a com manding f ting ..t ihc pn sent ia- .t as sesso cnts Indi 1U1 1 b in's u, Rr.

I am happy to have it in my power to counties, herttotuic exempt b) virtue cj

ihe er.ors ot opmiekd eredil to the c Tinny, as well as unnlo.t al iiu;v i 1 is not cery to the uutoitun.'e , bjcris .1 chat r-V, ai d 'tn Ii, 1 educate d IsM in the spititot tbci-nsu ution, is sieet e

Sy believed by ttcs who h.vt given ibis soul kinddng su ju" :i caulu investigation. Henri , I may f eeiy ask tjr the -al istact- 1 v reason, vv i v sec . a ) Tt rn s: ail not command ur syn paibies atal 1 1 n vince your judgo ? I view ii im-ui cons'ituti u;al. yea mor . t!ii ), to intu Icic in tins business ; d I hope wr will pause, ce we cmk lm!e that 0111 existing laws in this respect, are not a d t p blot up n ti t fair esciPtln on t f our country's tame D they speak the spirit of the age, which is ptcgnant whh icliet lor the pom, the untoitunate, the weak, the nds-

? I here au those who think hcv