Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 1, Vincennes, Knox County, 10 February 1827 — Page 3

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r.VCA'.VAVii, FKBHUAKY 10, 1827.

On Monday last the following persons j

vrerc ciecicu i rusieesoi me ijutougu oi I

Viucenncs, lor the current year: In the Uifier Ward J. C. S. Harrison, G. V. Jounston, & bamuel Judah. M.ddle Ward David S. Homier, Andrew Gardner, and Samuel Tomlinson. Jower Ward John Mooic, Martin Robinson, and John I. Ha'ucy. On Monday last the following gentle men weie elected Officers of the Vincenncs Library for the present year Isaac llackford, President John Hadollet, Jacob Knykendall, Saml. I Scott, Samuel llill,Sc Samuel Judih, Directors. J. C. S Harrison, Librarian. Since the address of Mr. Johnston was in type, Mi. Ueckcs-has been in the offi e, and desires me to request the public to suspend their opinions upon his course on the Wabash bib, for one week, and that the s' vtement asohis determination to oppose t he bill because it originated with Mr. Lwin;,is inconcct. To the Cilh ns of Knox. Fellow Citizens of Knox In my short addicss to you last week, I promised to give an -abstract of the Acts and Joint U solutions passed at the late session of our Legislature; and I now ptoceed to discharge of that promise. And i the first place, I call your attention to the subjoined list and notes nd secondly, -ny duty to you compclls ine to rematk,that theie were some metsues introduced, which 1 regret very niui h did not sncc red because I am stiil imp es.'d with a firm belnf that they te del to the public go d particularly a b II which orginned m th Setnte. " lor Hit i n.novcment of that part of the river Wabtsli v. . icti is undei the jo nt jut isdic- ",... ,A in ii ti liiutnK " I h- hill I eon-

ctLed, (but may have been mistaken, & h.i i erred in consequence of my anxiety Xo.succetd m what I i bought and still be lievv. to be the great wish and interest of my constituents, and the counties bordering on the. Wabash.) to be as perfect in its nature as existing cl omittances could make it. It was however alledged bv my colleague that it w as a measure of John E wing's, ol course there was danger to be apprehended, (which as we progress, reminded me of poor Crispin in the Atia .mis',) and that there must be certain amendments ma le to it, or he would oppose U I endeavored to dissuade him fiom interf ring with the bill, by offering amendments, which would afloid an occasion o others, Sc Ultimately the bill would become a mere skeleton & n it wo'lh pres r 11 wa-i positive and I thought rather obi tna'Cy and in fm therance of h'n vhws. IV, :ed six am ndments in the II. of Uep:escntatives, all of which were consented 'o hy me (m o de to procure at least, a commencement of ihe grand object which I th night so near and drar to my constituents ) Four ol those amendments f ere consented toby i he Senate, a- d wa disagreed to the. House of Representatives insisted on th se amend

m.ms the Senate adhered to iis disaieemen and the Hauscof Represent r.tiws adhert d to the 1st amendment (my cn'd- ago frst voting in the affirmative up )ti the Ayes Sc Noes being i.ik n then moved a tvcotnidet ation, declating his ob-j-ct to be to op n the way lor a com mittee of conference i(ot that In was or Mould be in favor of receding U. upon a second call tor the Ayes St Noes, voted in the nrg j ire, St then had o- frst vote changed upon the Jowrn ds !!!) i hr sr.gae'v of the memh-. rs co-inciTing with lu own, ttie b U f 11 And gre it should be i'io fall to xomtbodu unless I was ( reive! in the ol t!u litizvVis of the Vcst and if I was, then wo betide me !!! Thctc were other cases of minor importance, in which mvself and colleague disagreed Hut those I n fir to some future p-riod ; and which may never appear, other than whit can be collected from the Journals, unless I be forced a gain to address ym I wih the public to understand that I am not actuated bv personal, vindictive or ambitious motives but a conscientious discharge of my duty as its servant. I am vev obedient I V.. W. JOHNSTON. Feb 18:7. An act to repeal prt of the art entitled an act to amend an ai t entitled an act for t.penimr tmblic roads and highwavs,' app"vcd Teb uaiy 12, 1 825, and for oth ' purpose 3 fi st sections arc local. 4 h section repeals the Uth section ol an net entitled an act for opening and repai in public rools and highways, appr,.vrd J in 31, 1824 5th and 6th sections local.

A Joint Resolution relative to the lands appi opt lated for the Use ol salt springs. Praying congress to authorise the Le gislature to sell the fee simple. A Joint Resolution on the subject of certain public lands in the vicinity of Indianapolis. Obtain from the President of the U. S. an order for the sale of said lands. An act to repeal an act entitled 4t an act to authorise called sessions ol the Circuit courts Repeals the act of the 12th Feb. 1825. An act making an approprintion to pay the debt due by this state to the U. S. &2435 1 2 cents to be Audited and paid immediately. An act to amend an act organizing Cir cuit courts, and defining their powers and duties, approved January 30, 1 824 ; and also to amend an act entiled an act concerning Prosecuting Attorneys, approved Jan. 20, !826 1st section icptals the above acts, so far as the Governor is authorised to appoint Prosecuting Attorneys Hercatter appointed by joint ballot of both hoiucs. and hoid office two years from the time of election. 2d section salary gl50, except in 5ih Citcuit 8200 per annum. An act to amend an act entitled an act for the appointment of trustees to receive deeds for lots r lands given or purchased lor the use of schools, true ting bouses or masonic lodges, approved Jan. 7, 1824 1st section five years after dissolution of boaid, by death Sec. members may c lect a new board Religious societies appoi t according to usage. 2d vested with the same powers as under former act. 3d Per son so elected or appointed lurnish the R corderof the countv with certificate theieof to be recorded. An art amending an act entitled an act,

supplemental to an act defining the du

the same. Appellant failing to prosecute, to pay ten pel cent on amount ol judgment, to be taxed and included in the execution by the Justice. The 13th see lion and so much of the 17th as comes within perview of this act, repealed. 4ih Upon appeal trom Justice ol peace to circuit couit, appeal may bv taken to supreme court loi sums above 850, as if suit originally .commenced in circuit court. 5th. Justice peace removing out of township, town, or county seat where elcctcd, shall vacate his office. 6lh. On judgments above S50, upon entering security, stay of execution 150 days. 7th. On appeals from justice of ptace, no attorneys fee shall be charged either party. 8th Plaintiff file before issuing process, or three days before trial a concise statement l injury clone, or file account or note, cc defendant file, be lore ti ial, state mentor evidence ol defence and both parties st all be confi ed to such statements, Stc but either patty may an end by permission of the justice, such statement, account, Sec si all be cettified bv the justice on appeal, and not substantially vaiied ftom. 9th. On judgments in the circuit court upon appeals ti .m jus' icv: pcacrol 820 and upwaid, exclusive of intei est 8c o.sts, supersedeas ma) be gi anted by judge of supreme com t, as in other cases ; ii jutlg mem be under 850, the. supreme couit shall not have ju idiction unicss upon supersedeas granted bv the judge. 10th Justice peace kcipiecoid book

of list of tines, and file a copy thei eof w nli ; the board of justices on the first day of every session. j 1 1th Clerk of board record said lists,

make two copies, one lor piosccuting attorney, and the other for the county semi nary ti ustees. Clerk or justice failing,

may be lined not less than 8-0. by indict

lies ol recorders, and poii ting out the nu nt, Sec and justice making a false re-

mode ol conveying real estate, appro- , tuin, guilty of peijury

ved Feb 12, 1825.

1st. section double alphabetical lists of all deeds and recorded. 2d. receive such allowance as the board of justices may judge reasonable, out of county treasury. 3d. Liable to the penalties in the J0tb sccton of the act defining th. duties of tecorders, approved Jan 21, 1318 An act to amLiid an act enticed an act for the incorpoi avion of county libraries, approved J n. 28, 1824. V here the agent h is paid into tho county treasury the amount received lor sales of lots,' without a deduction of the 10 h per cent for the library, toe board of justices shall, by their older, direct the same to be paid to thclibiary trustees. An act to amend the act regulating the mode, of summoning and empannelling grand and petit jurors, app' oved Jan. 31, 1824. and for other purposes. Sec. 1st. llaar.l ol justices having omi'ted to select jurors at May term may do so at the next or any subsequent term, agteeably to the provisions of the act hereby amended

1 2th Attorney at law holding a com

mission ol a justice of peace, shall not ap pear befote another justice, ot upon ap peals in the circuit coui t within his own county. An act respecting the Knox county Seminary. Ciicuit couit of Knox to appoint seven Trustees lor ner Seminary, and supply vacancies majority transact business s'tiie powers, Uc as in the act appioved January 31st, 1824. A Joint Resolution ol the General As sembly relative to the purchaseis of the Public Lands. R-questim congress to authorise per sons who have tor eited to re-possess themselves upon making payments, &c. ( To be eoncludt d nevt iveek.J Extract 'fa le er turn Alfrld If Pou -FLL. Esyr a rtfirestntattve in Congressy from 1'irgiriia. dattd Washington, Uec. 17, i826. A mesci ger a i iv cd in the Cuy last night with despatches Irom our minister

to Lngiar.d. and b at ing a treaty, by which

it three times " True" replied the o her bui they wi.uld nevt i beuetc that, in tin auid touutiy." South Carolina - The i evolution for appropriating gi 0,000 foi the relic t ol the hells ot I homas Jiffeison. has passed the Legislate ol South Carclina w iih enthusiasm ! We honor the St.tt who honors the benetactois ol their country. She has the light to sa) to hei sister States, 4 Go tlr-u, arid tlo ikewise Hut, in what emphatic terms woum she. speak to Virginia ? I he loilovving ate the particulars of this interesting event : To he Editors, daied C olumbians C.) Dec 1826. Immoital honor to S uth aroln.a ! I have just time to Mute that the Lcgis ature have adopted, with ruble t nthusiusm, the resolutions of the Hon John Ramsay lelating to theicliel of the tanmyot the illustrious JetTeison, the pauiaich ol re pubiit anism, at d the piidt of his country. Ten thousand dollars, in six per cent, stot k, has been appi opriated for this purpose Tht ptime mover of the measure vtas the Hon John Ramsay, who prelaced his piean ble ai d resoiutions with a lew feeling and Imcible remarks. Ho was seconded bv tie Hon. J. L Wilson late Governor of tl e State, who addressed the Senate, with gt eat emotion and eloquence in their favot. Messrs Duger and G'imke lose on the same sid of the question, and spoke with gieai i ffect The vote ol the Senate was enthusiastic in favor ol the resolutions. A message was immediately sent to the House ol Representatives. Mr H. G. Nixon rose nd eleciiifiid the Hi uso with one of the most ove w hening appeals I cvei heaid. lnimt dia'elv al-er

Mr. Nixon concluded, the question was put, ai d the acclamation in its favor was enthusiastic and ui.aniu ous this was followed bv reiterated bin sis ol applause, from all sides of the House It is to bo hoped that other states will catch tl-e magnanimous impulse, and unite in this great ol jei ' commumca i k 5 The citizens of Vincennes. ,n ; his e enii g at 6 o'clock, are respectlully so icitrd to meet at the house of Gn Lasxtlle, for the purpose of makinir a angt merits pit pa ; lory to the reub' ation of the biith day of the i ' 1 1 v ' o ' Mslnnton A . M A R l I hi) ( n Ho 7 l,us' lv l e Kev Sand T S- m.aifrfdg lagow, Esq to Miss sahah ki ykkndall, oi ri of this place. DIED- In this place on he 31 st u t. after a painful and lingei ing i' ness. Miss louisa ruble, daughter of Henry Ruble. Esqr " he pasd as 'tware in smiles from r ot h Heaven "

2d Hoards of justices of Vanderburgh, oui dilTeiences with that gov ei nment, in Owen, Tippecanoe, llartholomevv, Da- relation to the sraves earned off during

I v icss, and Martin, make selections of ju- the late war, are ti rmiuatcd satislactorily

tors at their nex' term (Jerks make I hey have rnnccdt d our lull demand, a;veniras and sheriff's summons; three it is said and beii- vtd. It is also believdays sullicient notice Persons over sixty ed that the same messenger isthe beater years of acmay serve as grand jurors of communications from Mr. Gallatin, in where there is no tax list, board ol justi- relation to '.he West Ino'u trade ; a sub ccs to select. i 'n et full of difficulty and ol eieat inter-

3d 18 grand and 24 petit jurors to be selected fiom list of taxablcs win. re court sets 2 weeks, 21 petit jurois shall be selected and summoned lor each week, designating for fi st and second week w here the act docs norxirrive in time, the sherilf shall select and summons. An act to amend the act entitled an act tegu ating the juiisdiction and duties ot justice of the peace. hoc Is In debt on assumpsit over 850 and under 8l"l), may be commenced before justice of the peace or in the circuit eourt, at the option ot plaintiff If before justice of the peace, and appeal taken to the circuit court, may be taken by appeal Sec to the supreme couit This provision not applicable to sums uv.der S50. In appeals fiom justices of peace, court shall tax costs as may appear just and reasonable. 2d. Judgment of justices of peace may me opemd in ten days after judgment upon pay nu nt of costs and giving security lor the payment of judgment w hit h may be recovered. Plaintiff to be notified d time lor new trial six days Stay of execution from the first judgment. If plaintiff does not reside in the county, writtt n notice of ten days shall be left with the Justice 3d. Appi a! by cither party, agreeably to the 17th section of actof the 30th of January 18 24. Justice cause transcript kc to he d-iixnvd to cle'k intwen'v days akcr applcal ; clerk f:ls and docket

est to the commt rce of our countiy. 1 he contents arc of coin be not known Thcie is no subjicl of intciest beloi c Congi ess at present, nor will much be done belore the New War, except by the Committees." Winch Vng. From the Rochester Album. Reli's Weekly Messenger of the 2d ult. obseivcs Much ol he occasional miseiy of the manufacturing poor in England arises from a rate of living and a mode of food, which, in no country in the world, can pcrmaneivly beaflotded to the great body of the people. 'I he ue of tea, and the use of malt liquors, are quite peculiar to the English poor, and while these habits continue, they must occasionally be subject to great dUtres " Little docs this intelligent London ed-

itor know of the mode of food," which the great body of the people enjoy, and are likely to possess for a very longtime to come. Among us, those whom we denominated the fioor can, universally, obtain tea and malt liquor, and other articles which they much preler. The abundance exhibited on the tables even of the humblest dwellings, particularly in the Western region would amaze a speculator ike the one quoted above. We have heard of an It i-h emigrant Uborcr, diet ating a letter to a friend at home, who di ected his amanuensis to say positively that he had meat ence a day " hy, man," remarked the penman, 41 you get

Library Notice,

ALL persons indebted to the V n cenn s Libraiy, are hereby notified, that unless complete nay

ment is made to the subset iber, on, or be fore the fn st day of March next, their accounts will be placed in the hands of S. Hill, esq for collecton. J. C S. HARRISON, Librarian, Febiuaiy 7, 1827. i-3t

Kxecutor's Notice. ALL peisons indebted to the estate of John Sicncer. (late ot Gibson countv, Indiana) deceased, are requested to settle the saoc immediauly ; peisons having demands on said tstateare requested to prt sent them soon HOLLY ( RAW FORD, Exor. January 27, I8l7. l-3t Fruit Trees for wale, and""Land to lient "M1E suhseribei, living in Washing11 ton Township, Knox county, will rent out a cabbin, with 20, 30, or 40 acusol fi-st rate gnund for corn He has I' -ale two oi three 'housand good YOUXG jiPPLE TREES

SAMUEL lHOMPsQN.

Feb'uaty 7, H27

U3t

Dissolution of" Partnership.

I notice is hcreb) givm. that Ji the pai tnei ship hirctotoie txis iig Mutvvfen the subset ibers in the rljcksmiths nuisFss. under the fum of SMITH TI',MSGX was dissolved on tht 24 h da of this inst by mutual consent The concerns of the partnership will be settled by n smith to whom all indebted to Smith & Th mion

are requested to make pavmem NICHOLAS SMITH, FR N( IS THOMSON. January 26, 1827. 5 i-3t THK business will be continued at the

! old s'and, by s smith and he hopes by

attention to business, to deserve a share f patronage from his lriends, and a genj erous public. N. S

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