Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 20, Number 44, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 December 1829 — Page 3

VINCCNNES, DECCMHCR 12, 1829.

The steam boat Wasp, passed up on Tuesday the 8th. On the s.nme day, the Motiongahela, with two keel boats in tow, arrived, discharged a part of her cargo, and on the nomine of the 9th proceeded up. The Wabash has over How cd its banks in a number of places. The wet weather continues, and the river is yet rising. COMMUNICATIONS. Tor the Western Sun. Mr. Editor, I have noticed within a few days, with no small regret, the dangerous and sportive amusement ot the boys in this town, in firing off crackers in the streets. Now, it is certainly very obvious to every reflecting citizen, that many serious evils

grow out of this kind of sport, and some of

Masonic Celebration.

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21. HIRAM LODGE,

iNo. 18, at Carlisle, In-

i-v diana, will celebrate the

'Yh ..' semmi-annual festival

sxPWlP$ ln December next. ty&pPN&Z) Neighboring Lodges

all trancient brethren,

us, and sacrifice domestic peace and natural They shall met on their own adjournment, affection, in order to bring us under the in r at the call of the President, or any two (luence of priestcraft and bigotry, scarcely members. Any five of whom shall constisurpassed, in the darkest period of monkish tute a quorum to do business at any meeting ntollerance duly called. The Committee shall have powAfter all this preparation, a public meet- er moreover to fill their own vacancies, ing was again announced, from the pulpit. Art 7. The regular meetings of this Soand a general attendance desired, in consc ciety shall be held quarterly, to wit: on the (pictice of which, a meeting was field at the first Saturdays, of March, June, September,

Lo-jit iiouse on Wednesday evening last, ami uecemner; extra meetings may bocall- in regular Masonic standing, are inited to whiclrws opened by prayer, and with all ed by the President, or any two members of attend. the solemnities calculated to overawe the the Committee. ' It is expected that an oration will be delinniltitutlej Judge Polke was unanimously Art 8. Societies auxiliary to this Socie- vercd

called to the chair. A constitution prepared ty maybe formed, whose delegates shall be for the occasion, was then read, when it was entitled to a seat in the meetings ol this Soproposed to adopt or reject it, article by arli- ciety. cle. Upon a motion, to amend the pream- Art. 9. No alteration or amendment shall blc, the good sense, independence and prin- be made in this Constitution, except by conciple which governed the majority of the sent of three fourths of the members present meeting, was decidedly expressed, to the at any meeting of this Society, astonishment and dismay of the Rev. gentle On motion, man himself, and those who had not even Reaolved, That the foregoing Constitution

dreamed of opposition. It is not necessary be and the same is hereby adopted. nHE Subscribers have just received and to enter minutely into the details of the pro- Resolved, That the Hon. Wm. Polkc, be JJ offer for sale an extensive and well se-

an alarming nature. Not many years since, mgs; sumcc u 10 say, mar on every qucs- dim uc is ncicny cicctcu rrcsiueni, ur ja lected assortment ol I witnessed one of the most terrible confla- j 1,0,1 which thc formation or non-formation cob Kuykendall, Vice President, and Alfred FANCv AXr STAPLE DRY GOODS

.,;...,o :,,f.i,i,i.,10;n,n. vrrir : ot a sectarian mock temperance Society vj. L,agow, secretary ot this hocietv.

was involved, old Vinccnnes still came out, Resolved, That Wilson Lagow, Thomas also: and shewed that the independence of leeling Piety, Senr. John Utuner, John McGiflin, Hardware, Cutleiy, Quccnswarc, Groccand devotion to unconditional and unrestrain- and John C. Holland, be and they aie hereby r'cs Shoes and Hoots, Leghorn Bonnets. Doled freedom of conscience and action, which appointed the Committee, mentioned in the vurs characterized her in days of yore, yet rc- fourth article of the Constitution. Put chasers arc respectfully requested to mained. Resolved, That the Secietary be, and he cal1 ani examine them.

It is not my purpose, to comment upon is hereby requested to have the proceedings J AS St SAML. SMI H.

the example of christian moderation, and of this meeting inserted in the "Western October 24, 1829. 37-9t

meekness of spirit cxhioiled by the disap- Sun." pointed principal and secondary advocates of Resolved, That this meeting do now ad-

the measure; the result of the whole was, journ.

By order of the Lodge,

JAS. K. OTIAVER, W. M. J. W. Davis, Ssc'y Carlisle. Nov. 7, 1829 43-tgf.

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grations, in one of the towns in jYew England,

occasioned by the hi ingot these crackers by indiscreet boys. Many other instances of this kind could be named; besides many horse ) affiightcd, and persons dangerously injured. In many towns in the cast, having incorporated authorities, they have imposed fines of fiotn five to ten dollars for any person to fire a cracker in the streets, and also, a fine of from ten to twenty dollars for any shop keepc to sell one. Will not our borough authorities takceatly notice of this nuisance? A Citizen.

Washington City, Nov. 3, 1329. JZlihu Stout, Rsqr. S1R Soon after my arrival in this city, I had the honour of a personal interview with the piesideutof the United Stales, and to explain to him the situation in which many of our citizens in the west would be placed were the sales of the lands further credited in the second and thitd classes to take place at the time specified in the president's proclamation. By the inclosed letter (which you will please publish in your paper) it will be seen th it, by authority of the president, the registers and receivers of Jeffersonvillc and Vinccnnes. have been directed to withhold from

sale, lands further credit

third classes, until ensuing

I have the honour to be

vour obedient servant. U. BOON.

that a motion to adjoutn sine die, prevailed

by a large majority, and the public o:;cc

more, set the stamp of their disapprobation to a measure which they considered unne-

cessai v.

WM. POLKE, Presidtnt. Alfred G. Lagow, Secretary.

N. B. Wc will receive in exchange for goods, Corn, Cord wood,

1 lax Sc I ow linen, Rye,

Bags, ft Wheat, Whiskey, 7j

Deer Skins,

Dried Fruit, White Beans,

Linscy, Sc Jeans,

Feathers, Pork, Beeswax, Venison Hams, Tallow, Sec.

Sunday Mail. We are pleased to in scit the following resolution on the subiect

It is understood that after the public meet- ot stopping the mails on Sundays, which was

ing adjourned, a few remained, and formed passed at a resent session of the Salem Bap-

a ixii'Ki yuuniy i t iiijjci aoee out iciy . ijc- ' 13 1 1 oowv.unuu m ivtmui Ky :

tore concluding these remarks it is proper riesolvcd I hat we as an Association, cor to say, that during the meeting the utmost dially approve of the Report and resolution,

decorum was observed, and that Judge as prosented to the Senate of the United

Polke, gave universal satisfaction, by his dig- states, by Lol K. M Johnson, Chairman ol uified and impartial conduct in the chair. lJlc Committee, upon the subject of the peti I . - 1. .. tflTIC t r (Inn ;i.t C II . I 1

i menu o i emierance nvi u ovujj mc; maw uu inc oauoain aiKl sincerely advise allfiiends ofcnil and reli

At a mcetinrr of a number of the friends ions liberty, to refuse to suhscribe to am

of Temperance convened at the Court House petition that has the least tendency to influ in VinriMiupQ. nn Wp.fln srl-iv. the Qrh Hit . ence the letrislativC Mowers to art unnn

1829. The Hon. Wm. Polke, was called to matters : for we consider an association lhc "'formation of their medicalb.ethcn, thn fhnir. nnrt Alfrrrl R. 1 .niv. annnJ.,,,1 of civil and etrl,iatiral nmv. n .,.,1,.., A .hoSC aSlStaUCC tllCy 11. oke, and of the ptlb-

PHOSPKCTUS OF THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH. CONDUCTED PY AN ASSOCIATION OF I'UYSI CI ANS. III AT Til

The fioor man's riches the rich man's bilss.

ed in the second and Secretary. Whereupon the object of the o Church and State, as one of the greatest ,,1, the conductors of the ig spring. meeting being announced horn the Chair, calamines which could befal our country, deem it preper to state wi je very fcsnectfullv, i the Committee heretofore appointel to dtalt that it should be resisted in every possi- scope of their tlloi ts.

lie at large, for whom the work is mainly ii.ten-

the Journal of Mlaltii

.ith brevity, the aim and

General Land Office, Nov. 2Uth, 1820. Sir, By authority of the President, the Uc ;j: inters atul Receivers of JefVcrsonvillc and rincenties have been directed to withhold from sales the lands further credited in

a P.ntiOitiitimi hnvini" nrrf nrm rd th. rliitir 3

assigned them, were ilischarged. Phe Constitution as amended and adopted js as lol lows:

shape i:i which it should be presented

Deeply impressed with ;v belief, that mankind

might be saved a lunge amount of sulTering and accuse, by a suitable know ledge of the natural

law s to w hich the human frame is subjected, they

CONSTITUTION OF TIIF. KNOX COUNTY TEM

PERANCE SOCIETY.

Whereas the use of ardent spirits has

been found by experience to be the source

the second and thitd classes, which lands will j of evils of incalculable magnitude, alike dc

7 ShciiiT's Sale.

S lfc vittue ol a Fieri Facias on replevy propose laying down plain precepts, in ease style

.UJf uono, to me tiircctcd from the clerk s ami lanmiar i;uiguaget ior me reguiaiion oi ail office of the Knox Circuit Court, I will cx the physical agents necessary to health, and to pose to public sale, at the court house door in l:'11 out utaler what circumstances ot excess or Vincenncs, on Monday the 28th day of Dc 'l"lHlllwllo.1 niV 'U "nous and fatal.

I . . , , ' . I I ilV. IIV IV.1 IKJ VI lilt till. Ill IIO OLIHUl Jiil'.U cemberinst. between the hours ol ten o'clock .,n.:,t t,!.u inio..iP .ni rl.-rtriritv i.

be brought into market in the ensuimr spring i ,n u,p ;ni,.rrit M-'ir-.tii-irlnaic. r..i. 11 m' anU ,1VC "clock p. m. agiccably to the hmve eifects of the diilereiit articles of soliti a il

uiiru stCiion oi inc law stiOjecttng i eal and ii iuid aliments ; Uie manner in hi h the l opcrsonal property to execution, the following oiouve organs, senses, and br.in, are iru-i bti.ctract of land, to wit, nifty acres btitm part ol ' tl;i,l exeieieil, ai.d Low, aim under what cir-

with tliosc of th.e first class.

With great respect,

lie:

Mr

I'our obedient servant,

GEOUCii: GRAHAM. Boone, of hid.

For the Western ISIn. Lditoh, For some time past, considerable efforts have been made by a lew individuals no doubt at the instigation of a levci end gentleman, mote conspicuous for his zeal in the cause of his church than his

knowledge of human nature, or his endea

lies and communities; and whereas the picvalcnce of this vice has such a fatal efficacy

in hindeiing the success of all the common means which have been appointed for the moral and religious improvement of men; and whereas the various measutes which the friends of morality have adopted though not altogether unsuccessful, hac been lound quite insufficient to give anyefTcclual or permanent check to this desolating evil; and whereas wc believe some more vigorous means are evidently required some system of instruction and action which will make a

dotation tract nuniucr twenty five, whereon -"'"'"- '"" """""i,. George Fairhurst now lives, with ail the in- i,,(,lcau"' a'st atii.j...eiieal vicis M.wks, , ,, , , , tiid a cause ot disease, w Lei, ut.dtr tl.e iiuxi .;on proremcnts thereon taken an the nroncrtv i i r . i .. . . 1 . r, . 1 J", 11 properiy ui aljMin M islun Uathliig ati . ti a 1; i.s, ami Uie ol ticorge L airhuist at the suit of George ust , t mineral wutershall be pionm.u.i u , ics I an burs', lor the use of J. 11 M'Giath. a tor enouu v ut.d in iu dion in Uus Ji ui nul.

gainst Samuel Fairhuist and Oemgc Fair

lunt J v)H N MY MRS, Sh'jf k c Vincenncs, Dec. 9, 182.9. .j 4 3t

vol to propagate the true ends of religion, stei ly and lasting impression on the piesent

vi?.: "peace oncatth and good will to men, j and future generations, and will in this way to I'm in a Temperance Society. The first , ultimately affect a change of public stnti'attempt made, w as by calling a meeting ot j ment and practice in regard to the use of the citizens by a public notice which appear- ardent spirits: Therefore, the fiiend of doid in your paper, signed by some ol our most mestic and social happiness now present enwot thy and respectable citizens, one of w horn j couraged by the good effects that have rcImwcvcr, did not at the time of subscribing j suited from Temperance Societies in many Lis name, know the exact purport of the; parts of this, state and of the United States, call, atul consequently declined attending; in j resolve to foiYn a society and agree to be fact, few or none did attend, but those who ' governed by tUc following Constitution, signed, and the meeting proved allot tive. j namely, Its advocates however, not satisfied with. Art. I This Societv shall be called the

this unequivocal demonstration of public sen- "Knox County Temperance Society." ftimbnt, were determined to force a Temper- Au r. 2. The object of this Society shall anve Society upon the people. Every mca-: be to suppress intemperance by discountetw Aire thought of to insure final success was ancing both by precept and example the use adopted. Was not the Rev. gentleman w ho of at dent spirits. presides over the Methodist Church in thW Au r. 3. Any person may become a memplace, requested to preach a sermon in favor bcr of this Society by subscribing his name nf the desired object, w hich lie declined? to this Constitution. The Rev. Mr. Alexander however, more'; Aur. 4. Lhc officers of this Society shall blinded by zeal, than governed by reflection,' consist oT a President, Vice -President, a Scand not regardful of the decided dissent, ex cretaty and a Committee of five, who shall pressed bv the public, to the formation of remain in office until others arc chosen, such a societv, took up the cudgel, lh cx- Aur. 5. It shall be the duty of hc Prcsipress notice, last Sunday was set apart to ad-, dent to preside in all the meetings of the Sovooate the dire necessity of ccld water diet' ciety, and in his absence the Vice-President, and an unusually large congregation attend- The Secretary shall keep a record of the cd, who exhibited more christian patience; proceedings of the Society and of the Conithan is common, by listening for hours in the : mitlcc. forenoon and afternoon to the reading, of the , Au r. 6. The officers of thi Society, to hackneyed sermon of Dr lleecher, against wit: the President, Vice-President, and Sc intcmpet ance. In the coutse of the day, cretaty, together with the Committee, shall those who were expected to j in, were di-j form an executive committee, whose duly it

icetedfrom the pulpit, net to encourage, shall be to labor by all suitable means to pro

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I'he uiodifwiig ndliKi.ee e hiiw.tc and li-tali-las, legislation, national aim k rpt rate,oi. nt.ilth a ' bratieh of studv usually di situate . by thv. term Medical Police u di tui nibli sin j ts fraught with instruction, not less than amusing and curious research.

The value of dk telic rules shall be continually

l o The Public. l F. arc directed by ihc President of the

United States, per lettel ot the com enforced, and the bkings of tempera:. ee dwelt

missioner ol the General Land Office, received " wth emp!iasis propoi uoned to their high ini4th inst. to withhold from nublic sale "under portanee and dt jdoi aoU neglect. Ph sieal Ktlu-

in oclamation of 30th Sent, last." the frfriiP. v -"tion so tuouientous a question lor the lhcs of

associate, deal ti'ith, or emdcy these who re , mote the objects of this Society to call the tr.ained vjittnut the pale cf the Temperance ! attention ol persons of all ages to the magni-

S'jciett. Mechanic, farmer, merchants atul i tude of the evil which this Society aims to

professional men, were thieatened with pro j ptcvcnS hy obtaining atul circulating pam sctiptiou atid ruin, if they did not come un 1 phlets which have been already published,

tier the yoke. Our wives, our daughters, ; or by preparing anil publishing cssavj n jrcpaus. a;i l u-.ir sister?, wctc directed to frown upoti ; their own rn the Evils vl Intqmperancc. I ir.ccnncs, Nov. 23, 1 8 9.

lands in the second and third classes of blither credits, viz. the lands further ciedited for six and four years, respectively. JOHN BADOI.LET, Register. J I) WOOLVLH ION Rcc'r. Vincenncs. Dec 7, 1829. 44 2w

7b the flrirs and llvpresenlatives of TUomas Xorman, Deceased. roU are hereby notified to appear ut the jl next Court of Pn bate, to be held at Vincenncs, in and lor the county of Knox, and shew cause if any you have, why the real estate of said deceased, (or so much thereof as may be necessary,) should not be sold to pav the debts ot said deceased VJ DOUGLASS, .(mV. December t?riS29. 44-3t

NEW JEWELER!.

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c 1 1 1 0 N E & C O N X E L LT, T! R AVE formed a co partnership in the 3 Watch, Chnk, Jewelery and Silver smith business, where all kinds of Watchts and Clocks will bs carefully repaired and warranted to perform: Also they have on hand a neat and elegant assortment of Jew cilery and Silver ware. Orders from a dis tancc will be promptly attended to N. 11. All Watches left with I N. Whn telsey for repairing, if not taken away in nv months, will be sold (by his orders) tor thti

II. Si 4C-3t.

childten, and happitu ss of their parents-. shall

he di-eussed in a spun tjf impuiTialitv , and v. ith the aid cf all the data w Inch ha e been fur..ih by . nhghteiied e -s 1 1 ienee. The Jouinuiof Health will on all occasions be found in opposition to empiricism ; whether it by in the fi nn ot nui scn gossip, mendacious reports ot n strum makes and tnders, or ncommeudatioi.s of even scientifically compounded prescriptions, w ithout ti.e special diieiticii of a ph sieian tin. enl cuinpetei.t judj;e, in the individual case tt dieease under his care. The prevention ot diseases incidentally arising from the practice oft e ditVereut professions, arts and trades, will be laid down with clearness anil precision ; nor shall the situation of those engaged in naval and military life be overlooked in this branch of the subject. Diversed ot professional language and details, and V aiied in its on tents, the Journal of Health will, it is hope'., cng ige the attention of the female reader, whoc amusement and instruction shall constanvlv he kept in v ie w during the pi esc cution of the wo i k. TERMS: The Journal ( f Health will appear tn numbers ot 16 pages each, octavo, on the second and fourth eilnt sda of every month. Price, per mourn, 1 doll ir 3cts. Subscriptions and communications, (post paid) will be rtceived b JcDAii Di dson. :;ci.t No. 103, Chesnut street, ThiladUphia. Subsci ibers at a distance will discover, that the ttncuitv in rt muting the air.onnt of a single subsi nption vvii Ik obviated by any four cf them si-iu'.ii g oil five th lluis to the agent. Thosi to v It- in this inav not be t t.nvenieiit, can receive xtten nuinbei s ot the vvoik by remitting i dolt a to the suuie pel stn. 'heJoui i al of he .1th, including Index, will . n at the ci d tithe year a volumne cf 400 , ges, f'v o. Philudelphi i, September 9, lfc":9.