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which would pass upon the canal the present houses. Estimating the cost ot eacn nonsc year, if now finished; and they have confined at only five thousand dollars, the whole exthemselves to four articles Onondaga and pence would amount to nine millions four Syracuse salt, pork, whiskey and dry goods; hundred and fifty thousand dollars 1 Suppose and have taken into consideration only a tract this sum to be deposited in the Fund for the cf country extending from the mouth of support of common schools, & that the inter White river, north, say 120 miles upon the est should be expended annually for the edu-

"Wabash cation of children of poor parents; Suppose

In 1828, 10,000 barrels of pork were shipped a teacher would instruct fitly scholars and

from the Wabash county. This article will his wages to be twenty dollars per month, the

increase for the ensuing five years at least 20 expense of educating fifty cuildren one year, per cent, annually. From J to J of the last would be two hundred and forty dollars. The years shipment was made to eastern potts. interest of 9,450,000 dollars being 661,500

The tolls of this article on the canal at the dollars, would pay the expense oi cuueaung New York rates, 1 cents per ton per mile. 137,812 chi.dren. Allowing one minister to would amount to S"2,7t.-0 for the last year, each meeting house, there would be one and in 1835, might reasonably be computed thousand eight hundred and ninety, Suppo at 6,5 '0 dollars sing the salaiy and perquisites of each to be In 1828, 5000 barrel of salt were required five hundred dollars ; the maintenance of tht for the consumption of the same tract of coun- whole would amount, annually, to nine hu:itry, and the quantity will increase about 25 dred and lorty five thousand dollars. '1 Mis per cnt.per annum- Making in 1835, 13,- sum appropriated for the education of child 750 barrels. This year the tolls on this arti- ren as above p? cposed, would provide lor the

cle, would have been Rl, 360, and in 1 835, annual instruction ot one hundred ninety si

will be 83,750 (To he continued. J A religious society at Auburn, N. York,

having obtained by subscription sufficient mo- whole number of children which might be ney to erect a meciimr house, met lor the thus annually instructed, is three hunzted

purpose of taking into consideration the pro thirty tour thousand six hundred ana eighty

pertaining to the public good ; and that, with out regard to names or parties, in religious

matters, we will co operate with all conkcicn tious persons in their endeavours to avert the

growing evils enumerated in the above report

thousand eight hundred and seventy-live ; which added'' to those which might be educa ted by the interest of the sum appropriated for the erection of meeting houses, and the

nrieiv of nrocccdinp to its erection. At this

meeting it was resolved, unanimously, that under existing ciicumstances.it was inexpedient to appiopvialc the money subscribed to the erection of a meeting house. The following were the facts laid before the meeting, and reported by a committee appointed to emb )dy and report the same. We hope the report will be attentively read and considered by many other religious societies. report. Your committee having candidly consider cd the subject of erecting a house for public worship, has, in compliance with the insn no

tions ol our ldbt meeting, collected the h llow-

seven i But when the heavy exactions which are dem nded for the support of Bible, Missiona ry, Tract, Sunday School, and other societies of the kind, are taken into the account, we feel constrained to admit, tnat the annual ex pensc of religion in this stale, would educate every child in every department of science and uselul knowledge, and thus qualify the rising veneration for usefulness, and conslitutcthem so many pillars ot our Republic But while we feel alarmed at the present condition of the people, we would not forget our obligation to sustain puie and undented

religion in ou section ol Emanuei' s heritage

Columbian IS team Mill Store, JUST received an additional supply of DRY UOODS, ylmoupst than are as follows :

12, It c 10 quarter, double, and single rose

Blankets, 3 V 4, and 4 point Blankets,

Cassinetts, Flannels and Domestics, Bcmb?zetts, Taitan H Circassian Plaids, &c. Sec. which will be sold at the lowest cash prices for produce CHEAP SHOES. Ladies' Sc Gentlemen's fine & coarse Shoes.

II AT 8. n assortment of Gentlemen's ilata, will be sold unusually low. WASTED White Oak.Diawn 1 ipe Slaves, ditto, Rough Ilhd. do. ditto ( i to barrel do. 8CT" The Barrel Staves will consht of the

ual quantity ol heading. NOIICK

Lost Land Certificate. TNT OTIC E is hereby given, that six Wv alter date, application will be made the Register of the Land Office at Vinccnnes, for a Certificate of Forfeittd Land Stock, for the amount paid on fractional section No. twenty, in township No. seven, south, cf range No eleven west, in the Vinccnnes District, entered on the 28th day of Febiurry, 1811, and fetltited for non payment, r. grccably to law now claimed by me under the act of congress, of the 23d May last, en titled, ,l An act for the iciief ol purchasers cf public lands that have revetted lor ncn-

pjymcnt of the purchase mom y the original cmiFcate of which has bet n lost or ostinyed -Given under my hand this 3 st t'-jy of December, IR28. 48-6 -Jpd CHARLES II. CARSON, f i himself, t he other heirs ol Ci (irton.t d

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NOIICL H S hetcby given, that six we ks after date, Q application will be n.aiU to the Register oi the J.-md office at Vincennes, in the state ot It dim a. lof a certificate of Forfeited La?id Stock ot the amount p ait on he u w qnaiter ol stciion No K. township 4, lange 5 cast, ferroct ly in the VinccniKs District, ctUitu ( :i the sixth clay of Matc h -109, and fctfiit-

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ing facts whit h are now respectfully submit-1 Taking for our guide the examples ol Chi ist ted for the consideration of those concerned, j and his oposilcs, we wcu'kI, whi c opposing From recent disclosures, made in a tone of uhe popular schemes of the day, both by ex

defiance, and with that degree ol assurance ample and precept, endeavour to extend the

calculated to excite the most fearful appre

hensions, uttered too by men whose persons v?e h ive long been accustomed to respect, we have been dtiven to the conclusion, that a powerful and well oi gantzed body of religionists has been industriously engaged in thvse measures which cannot fail to jeopardize the dearest rights and liberties of mankind. That order ol prolessing Christians generally denominated Presbyterians, though not so numerous, are nevertheless more powerful than any other sect in America The p wcr and influence they possess has not been obtained by their mental or moral super iority over others, but has been acquired by their persevering efforts to obtain money under various pretences, and by every means within their reach to aggrandize their own cM.-t. wl pvtpnd their own resources. To

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Redeemers kingdom in the earth. Having had our undet standings enlightened to see the abuses of Christianity having learned with deep apprchensiveness from recent disclosures, that our Presbyteiian btethicn aie detci mined on adopting coeicivc measures to obtain their ends that a Christian party in politics is about tc be organized, if not dot e already that a vast amount cf money is already vested in mages, horses, and public

houses, to thesciious detriment of those servants of the community v. ho have ksped, by a fair competition, to obtain on honest iivcli hood for the pu;poe of obtaining ' v such, means that newer which thev have sailed in

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Iclairr-ed bv me under tl e act of congress of

Persons bunging their wiurors from Illinois 2,;d Mr.v last, entitled ' An act for the relief with produce for the sfcam mill shall have a!,,! pui(h-sers of public lands, that have re-

free feny over to the nr.1l. am' back

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FASHION ABLE heap . ra GEO. W. PUIILEY, HAS now cn hand, and intends keenintr for sale, an assortment oi

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made of the Rest materials, in the Newest Fashions, and in the most workmanlike man

ner lie will sell low fr r Cash, Fut,

such other produce as may suit 17-tf - Vincmnes, Maw tR23

veiled for noli j)iyri!ent of the puichnst mole) ;" the oi iginal cer ifuateol the jnrthasc ol which has been lost or destroyed Given ui n v luo.d this niiieteenih day ot Dccernbei A I) 1 328.

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OULl) inform their ft lends and cus y V tomcrs, thai they have i en. oved their store of goods into the A'JUl II RICK llVTLDIXGy (corner of water and mat ket streets) where thev ofir for sale i gen. ral assortnent cf nuv (icons. (;H(K'i:u i".s, G' Kl- Ns W WW., (iLAi WARE, UMW) "iVAKL. Cvc. WhicS thev wil' 'jell cheap for cash, or in ex

rlmtnrp Uw -" ; !. '. ?:- -r. '7r r ft ) d ';tn

obtaining by Legislative cnactmcj;tan..l that i linrJjallv jiinscv leathers dri- d fruit, fcc we are deprived o! some ol our mancuaole ; Xr- fwij n,, - ,, ,9 a . .

rights by the power and iutolci'anee cl thovc

sects who would become the keepers ol our

such an astonishing extent have they succeed-; consciences and mot cover feeling a sense o!

cdin their measures, that, in the opinion of jour responsibility to (iod and our country, we

your committee, a large ptoportion ot the

circulating medium of this country is uouer

their control and subject to their disposal. Their various institutions falsely called ' Charitable Societies, have been suffered to accumulate immense sums of money, which when obtained arc left at the disposal of those who are responsible, not to the do nors, but to the managers of such institutions. In several csaes which have fallen under the notice of the public, money obtained tot some specific purpose has been appiopriated to the attainment of other objects without the consent of the d mo- s ; and in many instances money has been solicited and obtained on pretences not founded in fact. While many ol our citizens (particularly the labouring classes) arc groaning under the

hesitate not to take or.r stand, anil o

those measures which have already crea-vd a ; deplorable division in societv. U'lt vv' lbjj

impressed with these convictions, and desiring heaven to sustain us in our cndeavcuis to do good, we would be expressly understood as advocating the pme and holy principles ol Christianity. Hclieving that lcligion can never prosper in the hands of a mcreenaiy priesthood that Chi isti inity has been made a cloak for deception and fraud that the peo

ple have been oppressed their rights taken

away their liberties endangered by clerical men for the aggrandisement of a privileged order and that, in too many instances, the professedly humble follovvets ol Christ have been elevated above their supporters by the

I consent of the people, we do most solemnly

bW AlM'S PAN ACEA. Doctor E MciSAMEE. I M $ E-PLCT FULLY infoim the public

tit that he has accepted the agency ol tiie I'Vfiprietor Ivir. Jl':i SlrAiM.of Philadelphia, for the sale ol his trulv cekbrat d panacea, for this stale, and the state ol Illinois 1 his Medicine is iccommrndcd for Uk cure ol

OIKE S hercliy given, that six weeks afff r date, ii application be made to the R gister cd the L: r.d Office at Vinrrr.nrs. in the state ol Indi o.a, for a Ccn lificatc o1 Forfeited Land

and 1 0f'; the anuiunt paid on ti c cst pac

tional section cf land o six, in tounship No. wo, not lb, of range No four, west, entered on t he '23d day of July, 18G8 also, the south east quui tci ol s ctioi No. ihirt) five, in township No one, north, of ia? ge No. five, west, entered on the 23d day of July, 1808 also, lor the south haif of sc. tion No. twenty, in township No. one, north of range No. eight. cst, entered on the I Oth day of November, I8u9, all being entered in the Vin- , p : . i- l' j ,

v.mit jimi ' ., in me liuiiiv oi my uecrasca lather, Samuel V. bucket , and which are forfeited lor non pavment art eeatle to law, now claimed by me under the act of congress of the 23d ot May last, entitled " An act for the relief of purchasers ol public lands, that hac leverted for non pavment of the puichasc money," the original certificates of which have been lost or destroyed Giv en under my hand this 23d of December, 1828. 47-ft NOLANDM LUCKETT,or himself If the ether heirs of Samuel Ar l.uckctt deed.

pressure of the times, and frequently suffer- protest against any measuics calculated to

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inc for the want ot means to maintain anu cu

icatc their families, immense sums are aunu-

perpetuate the evil.

And while we chcei fully accord to all oth

ailv expended for the erection ol ipciuuu ers tlic rights and pt ivtiegcs we would secure temples of worship, theological seminatics, J to oursehes, we would extend the hand of buildings for the accomtn daiion of sectarian friendship to all, and invite a'l persons who institutions, and for the education and main- can conscientiously unite with us In the com tenancc of an idle and oftentimes an use. ess rnon cause cf Christian and civil iibetty, to priesthood. 1 set their (aces against the causes of alarm alt our solemn convirtion that the j bove enumerped.

ra! dlssrtnfriarion cf useful knowledge is the only means dv which the liberties ol ourcountrv can b pet pctmtcd. And this tact, too generally admitted to require proof, I e :s i s to the conclusion that neither aristocratic t vealth, honor, lcarni:;g, or religious p y. ei , can bi compatible with the welfare of out country. It is therefore a duty, in the opinion of vour committee, which devolves on cv. erv enlightened member of society, to pursue that course which may he most likely to lead 10 the more genet al dissemination ol science, to a greater improvement ol the arts

of civilized utc, aim, as an imiiieuau"- pit-

With humble lcliance upon the Almighty, implo'ing him to aid us in the way ot our duiv. we submit the foregoing facts to the bieiven generally, and to the world, as the rea ; ns which have governed us in the decision ,;.;, at present, to erect a house for public worship in this village. In announcing the determination of this so

J cictv, at once respectable and numetous, we

feel bound to state, that no body of believers , can be in a mot e prospcious condition, and J few more able to erect a convenient edifice for public worship With us, as a society, ! there is nothing like disunion or a want of

sckofula. ot the king's evil, ulcf.us, RHEUMA1JSM, SYl'HlLITIC MRRCU1UAL unU LlVKU COMPLAINTS.

,'ltid ws.ff Diseases arising in debilitated con solutions, or from an imiure state of thi lihotf, &c. Uc. Ily several highly respectable physicians 5c Miurcons of the cities of New Yoik and Phi ladelphia, whose i ecommendations are luun ded upon their own txpciience in its uslui

ucss. Doctor AIc.JWlMIiF. continues to keep a general assoi tment ot ft tsh

Druggs and Medicines, for sale at his ;po iiK.cAnv's S'Iokk in rd dition to which arc the following patent Me dicitres Ydlovj Water Poivicrs for Horse?, Patent Horse Powdeis, lor Coughs, Fever and gue Powders,

Itch Ointment, ll't.rm Tea Ifc

of ice h hereby given, flfTllAI ix weeks after date application 11 will be made to the Register of the Land Office at Vincc r.nes, in the state of Indiana, lor a Certificate of Forfeited Land Sttck lor the amount paid, on the south east quailcrof section No. twenty one, in township No. three, south, c! range No. twelve, vest, io the Vinccnnes District, entered on the 27th October, 1 8 10, and foi feittd for nonpayment, agreeably to law, now claimed by me, under the act of Congress of 23d May last, entitled " An act for the relief of purchasers of public lands that have icvertid for non pavment of the pin chase monej the original ccitificate of the purchase of which has been lost or destroyed. Given under uy hand this 17th day of Januaiv 1829 DAVID WALKOND.his mark, for himself, and the other heirs of james WAl.noKD Heed.

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requisite, to the prostration of those plans friendship. Our meetings arc well attended, voich confine the benefit of edm ation and , and, as we trust, our hearts are united in an tho emoluments of religion to a tew, to the ! at dent desii e to glorify God and promote the

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BfT lOU 11'COUVl.OiV. HL V .nil v. i ii.iv.ik of the many. F;om an'cstimaic which has been submitted a' a previous mte'mg of this society, it nppta.s that an e-onuovis tax has been imp svd utvm the peorle I r the erection of mevti'ig houses and the support ol ministers. On the sunp si i'Mi that there are in the statcufNcw York 63i 'uw-ns, an-l that each town, iorludi'ig our cities, co;, rains three houses nt public wm ship, there would be one Thousand eight hundred and ninety inciting-

hannincss of our fellow man. All which is

respectfully submitted. After a free discussion, it was unanimously, Resolved That the foregoing Report be adopted as the sense of this meeting, and that it be published in the Gospel Advocate. Resolved, That, inasmuch as all liberal per suns arc alike concerned in the measures we have taken, to resist the combinations ol certain srets, all such are cordially invited to lend us their aid and advice, in all matters

Doctor WOOL VFRTOX continues to aid Doctor MNamec in the above busi ncss, and in the piactice of Physic and bur gtryhc resides on second stiect, in the house occupied by the late G. R C. Sullivan Duting the day, from 7 a m, until 6 p m, he may be found at the Apothecary Stoie, Market street, when not otherwise engaged..

I.YD.OFF1CF iT VIXCFXXF.S, f virtue of directions from the Com

missioncr of the General Land Office,

ninicc is hereby given, that the tracts of laud

rendered fractional by the boundaiy line between the states of Indiana and Illinois, and within the limits of the former, from Town ship six, north, to the northern boundary of the Vincennes Distiiet, except the rilin quished lands, shall be opened for private

sale, on the sixteenth day of Februaiy next,

at nine o clock in the morning JOHN I3ADOLLET, p l o. J. C. S. HARRISON, n r m. January 2, 1829 48-6t

Magistrates BLANKS tor Illinois

for sale nt this oflicc.

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STATE OF INDIANA, GinsON COUNTY,

Gibson Circuit Court, August Terr.i, 1828. Nancy Smiih, vs. t Petition for a Divorce. Joseph Sndth, J T this time came the petitioner by her counsel, and it appearing to the satisfaction ol the court, that the defendant is a non-rtsident ol this state, whereupon, on mo-

tion oi tne peiuiontr by licr counsel i

ordered by the court, That publication r.f ihc pei dency ot this suit be made in the Western Sun (a newspaper printed in Vincennes) for lour weiks successively, that it the said defendant fails to appear by himsel oi counsel, on or before the first day of our next term, to be holdcn at the court house in said county, cn the third Monday in Febiuary next, and then and there answer to said petition, the same will be taken for confessed, and a drciec cnteced against him in-his absence. A copy test, JOHN I. NEELY, Clk c c c. January 3. 1829. 48-4t

FOR KENT. THE subscriber having determined to leave this part of the country,

uiil rent on reasonable terms, his Tavers Staxd Persons wishing to rent, will do well to apply immediately II. LASSELLE December, 1C23. 4rMf-

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