Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 22, Number 25, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 July 1831 — Page 3

isn. R an article in tliis la paper it will tc sent that the Editors of the Catania' Conner have olFercd a premium of one fmndrud dollars for the lost AwtriVrtn V nr. They do this to promote die cause A ii.eiataze, and as an incentive to geluus. Robert It. Taney, Ivqr. of Iiilfimore, f :nrervsor of .Mr. Rorrien, Attorney Gonejal of th'j United State-, ha-? entered on the daties of his oliiee. The venerable and venerated Charles Carroll, th' last living signer of the Declaration of Independence, is said to bo dangerously ill. The Ejection. The friends of the present administration should not forjrot on M md'iy next, when about to put their Note? for Congressman into the Iki! lot hox, that the man now elected, w ill he in Conpress in at the time when, if the people should fail to elect a President, (and more than two candidates arc now talked of, Congress will have to make the election for them. In addition to a member of Congress, the people will have to select a gentleman for Governor, one for Lt. Governor, two members to the State Legislature, three Comity Commissioners, ou from each of the three Districts, and live Trustees for (ho County Seminary. James Scott Esq. has withdrawn his name from the list of candidates for Coven r. The contest consequently refrains between Head, Stapp,and Noble. Post-Off ec Department. This dejartinent of the government has afforded a stnndinu head for mv neighbor ever since he became an Editor. It matters not howwell that department may be managed, it cannot sati-fy him, he will complain. In the first page of this day's paper, I have a circular from the head of the Department. What fault will my neighbour find with it ? Reform in England. 13 v an estimate made in the London Courier, there will 1)0 'UM votes in favor of reform, and '255 against it in the next British parliament, nil doubtful votes are put down as opposed to reform. l'ou tiiu western sun'. Mk. Editor: 'Senex" in his last, admits all that I could wish; he says "that he did not care what the exact amount of the tariff or tax was", or in other words, he is too much of a genius to stand upon trifles; his object was to prove that the tariff was oppressive on the poor, and in order to make it aonear so, he tells us that the dutv on alt is 40 cents per bushel, when it is but If cents, and that the duty on coffee is 5 cent per lb., when it is but 2 cents!!! The "polished Mr. T.'" would say to "S.'nev' after that, as Uncle Toby did to til1 fU that had buzzed about his nose all the time he was at dinner, after he had caught it, and was about letting it go again out of the window "get thee gone, poor devil, the world is certainly wide enough for both thee and me.' "S uiex1 complains that I icritc at him. Let me assure him that I have no knowledge whatever of the person he represents, nor do 1 wih to be let into the secret; his writings are physic enough tor mv u-. I would also inf rm him that the 'p-li;hv and the "rulHesT1 do not exactly nt T." Tierce 'enex' foams with rage, and gizitiiT round, Dv'scry'd not him, who gave the fatal wound, Ncr knew to fix revenge." T. WvsiuvvioN, Ind. July 20, 1 831 . Mu. Stout: I hae seen in the last number of the Indiana Democrat that my to say the least of it, is ungentlemauiy and uncalled tbr, and it would seem from that statement that I am taking an active part in the approaching election for tiovernor. I wish, Sir, through the medium of vour paper, to inform the public that such is not the tact, and I am further desirous to stop the use of my name in any newspaper as an active man in any election. I have too great respect for the sacred duties of my office, to spend untune in attending to matters totally unconnected with it. As a citizen of Indiana, I claim the right of voting as I please, and no party iahviid at their pleasure dictate my vote. Yours, respectfully, iil RAM A. "HUNTER. Prom :f.e I' c -iter c.ub!.ca?: , . i -"!T 1HS THE AD MINI KT'.IATION DON K . I This is triumphantly asked by the lay and federal prints. We have the means of iT,lving tliis answer at hand; in doin -which, wc only copy the scn'irnenis of every correct republican journal in the Union, which has expressed its views on , iliis subject We are indebted to a wri-( ter in the Baltimore Republican, lor! some of the following paragraphs: j What has the administration tlor. j It has regained the lost colot.ial traJc; It ha settled the lor.g contested cbirr.s . wii ?ne Brazilian, Columbia and Lj.jjhj fovrrnments. with an undoubted certain- j y of concluding at; advantageous ar j ranvement vith l.e rm.rh fovct nmen:; ' It has negociated the Hist featy with. Turkey, opening a new matkei to our ( produce anJ our commc ice-

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ncss aiiimy and wisdom, the Ion unsettied and ane;ry controversy with Georgia, and which had almost endangered the pc.--.ee of the Union It has introduced order, regularity and economy, in the navy department, which has saved a million of dollars to the nation and rendered frauds in the treasury impracticable It has conducted the war department to the advantage of the nation, and to the entire stisfaction of the arrny It has, by economy, financhl management, ami a faithful disbursement of the public fund, paid off a large sum of the public debt It has liquidatdd the just claims gF several of the statesIt has put down the aristocratical practice that incumbents have a life estate in office, and in reduced the republican of rotation in office It has reduced the duties on the necessaries of life, to the j,;reat benefit of the peopleIt has introduced by precept and ex ample, an economy, industry and vigilance, in the management of the public business It has reformed numerous abuses in the government It has boldly and honestly recommen dec! to the people and congress, to fix upon a certain foundation unsettled constitutional questions of great magnitude, and not leave them to the fluctuating opinions of congress, the interested views of scheming politicians and mon icd corporations It has restored the government to its original republican character, limiting its powers, contracting its patronage, b. recognizing the sovereignty of the slates It has reformed all those who committed those abuses, as the people have reformed those who permitted thera, knowingly or unknown It has originated the benevolent design of relieving the unfortunate but honest creditor of the government, whose liberty was heretofore completely at the mercy of the government It has conducted the postofficc depart ment, with unexampled ability, industry, economy and success, which hash filed the deep laid plans and triumphed over the criminating designs of the political inquisitors of the opposition li has extended the mails more than a million of miles beyond any former pe riod It has increased the expedition of the mails on numerous routes, reducing the ttme of the delivery of the mail between New Orleans and Baltimore, from 28 to 13 days It has saved by the renewal of mail contracts, nearly seventy-three thousand dollars, and doubtless as other contracts expire, further savings will he made It has increased the postoflice revenue upwards of one hunured and forty-three thousand dollars It has nearly one hundred and forty nine thousand dollars on hand to cnlat gt the sphere ot the usefulness of that de partment, and made the mails what they were designed to be, public convenien i a r ces, instead ot sources ot revenue neither wanted nor desired at this time by the government. These constitute the principal acts 8c leading measures of the government; they have been accomplished within the space of two ea-s; and nearly all ot them are measures which the Adams & Clay administration either failed in perfecting, or were opposed to their accom plishment. We think the gentlemen of the coalition must be unreasonable if they require any further answer at one sitting "For no articles C3n be imported, to put down American ptoductions, unless thev go through the grinding of the ta riff "--Portland Advertiser, Hay 27. In many respects the tariff is operating very injuiiously to the American ! manufacturer. For instance, the duty on hoop tires is nine dollars per ton, but the ! bat iron, from which they are made, is thirty-seven dollars per ton, making 28 j dollars per ton in favor of the English manufacturer. The duty on sheet iron is j 3 cents per pound, but when manufactu red into stove pipes it is ouly one and a half cents per pound, being two cents per pound against ourselves and in favor of the English, and the same disadvan tage applies to most of the manufactures from iron Boston Gazette. PRESIDENTS op THE U S. There have been, including the pres ent, seven presidents. The names of four of them, ended in the letters on The names of three of them ended in the letters sok. but neither of these three had a sen. All of them were married; but three of them were childless. The sen of the cu!y one that had a son, was one of the seven. Four of the seven are dead; ari l ihrc of them died on iourtbof J'l-v. Bos Dzdu Auv. the Mr. WVoncvRY S.as issued an order, tr-t; the navy department, directing that all p2Ts ns in the service, emitted to rat:nr.5, and -clinr.nishir.r; ardeot spirits, shad le at the rate of six ceuis per 1 a:: r.i. The O'.jbe of the 9th inst. announces the appointment ot Lewis Cass, of Ohio, to be secretary of war. The app linfnent ol this rentle-n.in, we believe, vcy general satislactl-jn. Hi; ad

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itl'aijs, superadded to his other snpeiior qualifications as a scholar and public cfTiccr, renders his appointment at this time peculiarly gratifying to the public. Indiana Palladium. The story about the dismissal of major Donelson, private secretary of the president, proves to have been wholly un founded. Major D is now on a visit to Tennessee, and will return to Washing ton in a lew months with hta family Mr Trist, it is said, will discharge the duties of private secretary until major Donel son shall return to Washington Louisville Pub Adv. DECLARATION OF WAR. Island op St Domingo By hc sc'ooner Angelina, Capt De Cot, at Quarantine, front Jackmel, 24th ultimo, Messrs ToplifT received the following intelligence. On Thursday, June 16th, 1831, a pro clamation was presented to the Genet al commanding at Jackmel, decreeing, that all the iench white inhabitants of the Island should, on or before the 15th July, eavc there with their property ThcPresident desired the natives to show them all proper respect until thit time. An order was alsoisssucd to raise troops throughout the island On the 17th June. 100 persons, including boys of 14 years and men of 70, had bejn pressed into the service The proclamation was received at Jackmel with great joy, and the day eel ebr3tcd with firing of cannon, andaband of music playing through the town 1 he proclamation was read at the cor ners of the streets, and received with general shouts by the people Boston Transcript . We have seen Port au Prince papers to June 26th, and Aux Cayes letters to the 2 1st, neither of which mentions the older of expulsion, spoken of above Ldis Journal of Commerce. FRANC C AND HAYTI. The brig Hunter, captain Llulrio, ar rivrd at this port on Saturday from Port au Prince, whence she sailed on the 12th inst. The editors of the American learn from the supercargo of the Hunter that previous to his sailing, M St Ma cary, who was sent by the Haytien government to France, about fourteen months ngo, with lull power to conclude a final treaty with that government, re turned in company with 'Theodore Pi chon, E-.q. ot Pa-is, bearer of despatches lor the I-rcnch consul. When M. St Macary presented the treaty he h3( j made, the president of Hayti refused to ratify it. In consequence of this, Mr Mnliien, the French consul, called a meeting of ?ll the French subjects in the place, and advised them to leave the island before the 25th of the present month, as after that date he could not ex end his protection to them as consul His advice, it is believed, would be generally followed, inasmuch as it was the opinion that a war would ensue The Hayticns seemed also inclined to the same belief, and were making preparations accordingly. Baltimore Patriot May 27. Extraordinary Occurrence Mr Joshua Hempstead, a respectable citizen of this place, an acquaintance of ours,! has been so blind for ten years pastas scarcely to discern the difference be tween day and night. Being of an in dustrious habit, it was his practice to be led into the held to assist in hoeing his corn and potatoes. A lew weeks since, while at woik, he placed, as usual, his staff in the centre of a hill of corn, as a 1 guide! when stooping wit;-, a quick motion, the top of the staff struck his eye brow a violent blow and glanced over the eye. producing a severe pain. Immedi ately an intense light broke in upon the organ of sight, of every color of the bow, a new heaven and a new earth were pre sented to his view, and he immediately hastened home alone, bearing the joylul tidings to his astonished nd happy (ami ly His eye has not been inflamed, and he continues able to read a large type, and to distinguish objects at the distance oi a mi.e, w,ui u vmon nearly cqua 10 perfect sight .eo London Gazette. Closing scene of life. The last words of I h'.mas Jefferson were, ' I resign my soul to my God, and my daughter to my country.- John Adams, near his end, . . c - r i roused by the firing of cannon, and be - ing told the people were rejoicing f or the 4th of July, said, "it i a great and glorious day" and expired w-ith the words "Independence forever!" tremblintr on his lips. The Commercial Advertiser states that when the noise of the firing: began at midnight, the dying Monroe "opened his eyes inquiringly; and when the cause wns communicated to him, a look of intelligence indicated that "ne understood what the occasion was." We know not if there be upon record more striking instances than these,of the 'ruiing passion strong in death." RAILWAY ACCIDENT. On Thursday atternoon, a horse at tached to one of the carts on the Quincy H-iUvv henmp iihmli. U.Uitnrc - J s- - w s- U I 1 Vi 1 t 1 ui wrvv lilV, I 1 h w w chain, and backed 1 fT the railway, where it runs by a precipice, a hight of above t.venty feet. He fell upon a man who was at wo'k beneath, and wounded him so bad'.y that he died that evening. The hsise was not much hurt.

The Kcnt'Kky CJizeltc, ptMisVd ml the immediate vicinity ;f Mr Clay's r Hidei.cc, says Mr. Clav is known u

have cs pressed himself decidedly opposed to the fanaticism and folly of the Anti-Masons, and to have deprecated their support as ruinous to the prospects ol any Presidential aspirant lb. Slaughter among thr Dogs. There have been upwards of fifteen hundred dogs killed in the city ot New Yoi k with in the past three or four weeks, (or which premiums were awarded by the city authorities lb. From The Jefferson Democrat. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE!' On the morning ol the 2nd inst afire broke out in the city of New Yok, which dostroyed the whole square, boun led by Mercer, Amity, Green, and fourth streets. Another. On the night of the 4th inst. a fire broke out in the city ot New York, in rear of No 66 Charlton St which ravaged four fifths of the large buildings bounded by Charlton, Varick, Vand m and Hudson streets, including thr Vandam br.eet Huptist Church These two fires originated in carpener shops, and is believed to be the work of incendiaries. We have no ceitain or .iefinite estimation of property destroyed lb EMIGRATION FROM EUROPE. I h tio'nber of cmiiri anu who had ar rived at Qtu bee up to Satuiday, the 17th ult . was twenty eight thousand one hun dred and thirty-tour. our! 1 he Butish nrovinces, it will be seen, are rapidly set tling. At no former period, we believe, has the flood of emigration been so gieat as it has been dutini; the last spring. Columbua Sentinel. STARVING JURIES. Wc have always considered this requisition of the common law as a barbarous relic of antiquity, which bhould be scouted from out jurisprudence. What is the value ol an opinion extorted from the fainting and exhausted energies of nature? lt is a mean, contemptible ap peal to a man to address his mind and conscience through the medium cf his stomach, to say nothing of the inhumani ty of compelling him, through fear of starvation, to stifle the operations of conscience and act in opposition to his set tied convictions of propriety. If a juror should die from the effects id hunger, what cognizance should be -aken of this judicial murder? If a jaiior s ould siiirvc a ic;on unuer semence oi ueatn, ne would be hung for it, but it seems ihere is no narm in siarvine a juroi Judges frequently hesitate in the formation ol their opinion for weeks, but who ever heard of a proposal to imprison or starve a judge until he decided a cause. Judj es too, where the courts are so consiitu ted, are allowed to differ, and the majori ty governs but jurymen are not permitted to differ or hesitate It is high time a regulation so absurd in principle and cruel in practice, should be done away. Raleigh Register. Simfile means of purifying water It is not so generally known as it ouhi to ! ,,e lhal Pouned alum possesses the pro Pcrtyl punlymg vater. A large spoonful of pulverized alum, sprinkled into a hogshead of water, (the water stirred round at the time,) will after the lapse of a lew hours by precipitating to the bottom the impure particles, so puri fy it, that it will be found to possess nearly all the freshness and clearness ol j the finest spring water A pailtul con j ,ai? ir,K four Rfns, may be purified with a single tcaspoonful. MARRYING DAUGHTERS The bpaniaids say. "t w eighteen j marry your daughter to her supei ioi ; at I twenty to her equal; at thirty to anv body thir have her ' T?r!rf? j Cdjtillltf ITt Ifrrnrf rH03I THE LOUISIANA ADVERTISER, OF JULY , 131. Xhe weather continues warm and .,ry. c ont for a shower on the 7th, we would a-jd excessively dusty. The Mississippi remains at near the same sta?;e last noticed, five ictt j below highwatcr mark, COTTON. The sales of the week have : l;ecn, nullc extensive, particularly so when the lateness of the season is taken into con- ,; sideralion. about seven thoUNand bal,s cf ; Nonh Alabama and Tennessee have been soidf ns usual, at round or averaged prices, '; but which agree with our quotations, from 6 j to 3 and some at 81 cents for that denonii ated choice, we are unahle to give any poitive quotation, there being little or none in market, or if any we have not heard cf any sale oer8 cents, that beingour highev. quotation for these descriptions. In Ur cotton of Louisiana and Mississippi thenh is not been much done, though the deni m . is fair the small quantity in market, limits our information to sales of about fifty b iles chciceatthe former rate of ten cents: occa sional small s:tks cf eery quality take place from time to time, and as;i ee generally" with the rates quoted f'.rsome time past ' SUGAR fc MO LASSES. We continue to quote as last week, transactions are quite limited, and the stock i gradually wearing e tf with th? Se.lSOtl. TOBACCO. There has been tittle cr nothing done in the market this week; wcontinue to quote from the-bales of last week, which aie yet the prices asktd. FLOUR A reduct'on in price has h. n submitted to. and wc uuv.' quutc fuur do Uis iper bbl. uud dull.

PORK. Notl.h.g r.cr bi transpired ricc o-ir bust icmarks Mos and Prime arc n very gocx! demand at the r..te-qncud;

Carjro is not brisk. WHISKEY. The price has been redt:ct d, last salts u erc at 34 and 35 cents from first hands the demand U regular, thong!; not so brik as it vas last week. LAUD is scarce, ar:d the arrivals do net make up for the reduction in stork occasioned by export and home cens-umpticn. Wc continue to quote at ten cents. LEAD (Pig) The last arrivals have brought into market five th usand five bundled and ninety-one pigs; the price remains the same as last quoted, but there dots net appear to be finy extraordinary demand at that price. We quote four dollars per ene hundred pound? last sales. MACKEREL are as dull as they can Le to sell at all our quotations are nominal. COFFEE. There is no change in price to notice there h the usual supply on hand ai.d the demand moderate. KICK We quote at S S7 per 100 lbs , former salesbut are mf rn,t d that it is becoming more scarce than fur some time past. SALT We quote sales cf 100 acks Liverpool tine at 56J per sack, and '2500 bushels 1 urks Island at 65 cents per Custom Houe measured bushels of 73 a 75 lbs., this description is in very good demand and scarce. SALTPETRE is scarce, and by the small quantity commands rrr re than our quf tauons. It is in good clem n x' 10$ and 1 1 n ilts. HAY has improved within a few dayslast sales on the Levee bv the lot vi fifty bales, one dollar per one hundred pounds. LIME, (Thomustcn) The last sales by the cargo at S- 5 per LL1. the demand continues fair. fcnttTltTlAtrCi' 51rifJ tUTUf. Por Governor -NO A II NOBLE. MILTON STAPP, JAMES SCOTT, JAMES G. READ. PorLt. Governor.) AVID WALLACE, JAMES GREGORY, ROSS SMILEY. RA1LIFF BOON, JOHN LAW, JOHN DECKER. JOSEPH CHAMBERS. Per Congress Per Legislaturejohn f. sna pp. james thorn. Davids, bonner, Commiisicners- JAMES s. MAYS, WILLIAM RAPER, THOMAS M'CLURE WILLIAM JUNKIN, DAVID M'HENkY. MM VLL persons indebted to the tsi.-.'e cj Gkohuk Shanek, dee'd. are hereby li.tonnea that all notes and accounts duo said estate aie left in the hands of John Collinn. Ksq. in Vincennes, where those indebted wilt iave cost by calling and discharging the s;une. CATHARINE SHANER, Adirfx. July '25. 1831 25-3t PP4SMIUM. The publishers u Oic atuiday Courier grateful for the hbt nd patronage they hae received, and anxious to improve, as far as they possibly can. the character cf American Literature, offer the following premium: One huxdked dollars to the writer c$ the best Oriental Tale, piepared for the Saturday Courier, and presented under the following re strictiens and regulations. All tides, intended to crmpete for this premium, must be addressed to Woodward and Spragg, Philadelphia,- of postage, on cr before the hrst day of December, 1831. Accompanying each Tale the writer must furnish his or her name, and addres-, in a separate sealed envelope, which will not be opened except in the case of the successful competitor. Early in December the Tales presented will be submitted to a ccmn.ittee copsiniug f the follow is. g gentlemen, iz: David Paul Brown, William M. Meredith. Join. MusKitc, Richard Penn Smith, Morton McMichael, and Charles Alexander, Esq's, who will award prior to the 1st cf J muary, 1832. As soon ris the award shall be deiern i-ied. fiutlic information cf the same will be g.en, ai.d immediately thereafter the uct rsfui candidate may draw upon the pub'.is'ie 1 j for the amount of the premium Th . publication cf the Tales will be commenced in January, 1632, and continued ul the discretion of the publishers. Compeiitors for the premium are request ed to ue care in the preparation of their manuscripts, as it is very desirable that illegibility niav be avoided. Editors (,f papers which excharge with the Saturday Courier, by giving the above a tew 11, demons will confer a favor upon the publishers, and probably advance the cause of Literature. Cnstutns for Salr. S SEVERAL toi superior Lent Csstiscs, well assorted ca accommodating terms. ADAMS & FORD. Louisville. June 4. 1831 24-8t CHEWING TOBACCO.. tvihhiS Md'.njtrtCt'.irc, a -open. .r arti- ) r le, in boxes and k.eg.. No. 1 ami 2, a good supply j lit received and for sub bv ADAMS & Fe)KD. Louisville. Jane 4. 1&31 24-3t Commission AND STORAGE AGENCY. 3'HE subscriber nas the pleasure of lL informing the public generally that he s'ill continues the Commission aku sTOKAGK UUSISKSS. 3t hlS O d S'"d, SOHTII VEST COKSER Ol HATER AS MARKET STB EE T. WILLIAM M1EURE. Vincennes, pril. 8 3 1 . 9-tf. i3l.mfcs (or HUuofB O.i hand and fur sulo t.t this O-Ticc