Western Times, Volume 1, Number 44, Richmond, Wayne County, 27 June 1829 — Page 1

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s i :i very decent man; ! ut should ..in.

p-e we might select ui"re v.hIu U'.cr man. 'Tine. I mint ...r.,-. 4

e-t. an.l tn. ulv redeem the prmnpil.. Mho mon than Mr s,.;n, i . .. , , It i- propo-M to lino the lirst sect;,,;, Im t.tIn!s , cv'. ' , r i.i..j ,,..-, i ,i ,i . ! t i.i .oi ictuse to support I 1 1 1 1 . i-heO tu K, J; nod the other -r 1 1 ;i- ur- flJll. rm r , . an.l pi: he pu ited citizen mutwi-!i them, 'l'J. , , i rt 1 , 1 I'll . ir nrm v l o.;oct. iti t'u tv tin . . ,,,0 1.. i . . 1 ... "', 1 n.i- not to tiro M,r mt.mt io,oioi unli-i,, ,t vri,,f ,1 i,v , v " '

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cows had hrcn kept and milked, 1 attr.'ju'd the cause to the milking-c i them the tir-t ee-isoTi the crave milk; arid by man experiments in-f, I have found that ) ourijf cows the lirst season they fiise milk, ni.u t-e m iL'e, witlicaieful milking and good' kfHpinfr, to give null, almost any length of time lemiired, say from the first of May to th" liistnf IV!). io!lov i:ix, and will cue

"n, Mitint me J(r milk late ;.havs afler. u ith r;.i rful mllL.

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mlk r 1 1 v in the fall, they will l esuiet ir up their mdk r;ich succeedir.p: yefir, it'

tliev have a c;,lf nerr the s;imp pr-.ln i.i

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I pi ith like M.rlliran ,n the state of 111,.' 1 ' ' ' i . -''l " i,n i ' ll 3r; and nothing hut extraordinary

u.d that 1 int. r.lc-i ticotiiir, t w ith I..,.-.. ' t,auc,-v l,-ri'f " "ll prevent it, and that tut for a

ti.- in O no. nh h -h .11 extend to 1 ike V. ..1 1 i " , . . . time. I have had them dried up of

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h i t!ie;r milk in August, and could not by any

means m.-ike tli(ni trive milk, much past

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1 ..1 .ay 1,1m out tdM time m an succeeding ear. In 1C20 It may he io-,o ir; j I had two heifers, which "had calves ir

vouhl he to settle all difficulties tvitk

;.e Creek Indians. Friend of Pecce. From U.e Port Folic. Washington im ing. Wahinton Irvit gnas bom in tha city of New York, about the year 1782 j and, alter the usual course of preparat ;iy instruction he became the stadeat .1 Columbia College, ihi eailiest wriiitgs were produced between his seventeenth J nod nineteenth jenrs.riiey were sportive tfTusiors, that appeared, about 1C04, in the Nwr Yolk Journal ea!h:d the Morning Chronh le? and alluded to the mariners and fashions of th" times, as well as the current theatrical performances. These essays were ear. ietsly , but humorously'.

vvnttei', and were copied into the news-

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1 ? thiuir-"pen betore u-! I he il l ! itfr-tmh will "vn have to rinje .liier 1 ... . . .

u . 1 im I mil no v ;m'i iinui'tlestf l ano ; i i t w ' and water, w hero t am boa'..

l"o- l u-:leot r.iiiuiicto' and buMi'. and !l.e h-e k'.eM 1 trample of ni( n and h.rsrs ! ii.n.-t h' tieird. O-ir .it f-'rest. nerfo-

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! fti v.ie en! ti uii. . w ill b,t e b'-t their s.tb u i pt i 1 . an 1 t'u 11 unex ploi ed ms!e1 1 a 1 1 i . v- lh std m the niinl of the

po t . l .1 thiTir n h if lu.e ed , trampled i tud bii 1 op. vi The keen irl uir e f cut'i I

;tv and M'eultion i" to survey the same nod- an I u iters w lulom ti av ersed hv the wt.. lu L-'ii, the amateur hrkwoedit! m the Uot.vust and O'-nithobtri-t . The 1 iik !mt of natuie ieorv where .u . j n t the e I i-a 1 .tmir tower if -tali-tie;. 1 1 11 i ni'o rv It dirinni?hr . our n in to . , odtrt. a- lhc iO-, lie of VoiitTl'I 'tion m

1 cojntoi I an I

nan. i- no!

r whom we cannot vote, that

e teel lue to arraign bef ore the public 'U hat! you wont write ngiinH him then'. -bi-t stop mv ,njrr- 1 ..jpj.ort an editor who can't be independent Vou fro sir. (said we tj our friend Puftendorf, xho rejoined us as the heavy tramp of our last angrv visitor died away O i the ear.) how impo-ible it is for an edit"r to please every body. Those are all

equally friend-; all equally admirers of the

part of the profit ef them afterwards, vet 1

took it upon im the following year to milk them myself, and give them good feed bui to no purpose. 1 could n'A make them

trive milk much past the tv.nc time they dned the year before. I have to cows now that were milked the first year they had cah es, until near the tims of their calving again, and have continued to give

milk as late ever since it we milk then. g(jvkuno:i n;NN. In 1CG9, Governor Per.n, when in

7-''";i"f":c' nc Pr(SS- Aiidnthrr eliPeiuisOvania, was informed nf some

nam uou-.a ,n a mnrnr,, sumiKe ,t to In-I cho,cc luid, not included in Ins Jorm own coin enn neo ; would trample ,! under , ha5e of lhc Imli;wiSi I ct, whenever it cros-e. his own path.) . , c , , r . or interfered with hi-own part.ul.r W CZl u'1r 1 cl,lt hetl" u.?, o, pn jnd.rr-. Vou sec that the s ime ) U C 6" 1 to h,n1 , 1 r p.u-agTaphwhMhexeitrMhea.lmirationofiP,,,;d 1,;,t1U,ey d,d ,:ot "ish to P'" the oIlf, will prove the hostility of the oth- w,'h lhat l'lll,"s ic bones of their fath er. An.lth.it in r..nteted eh . t.on-. :0 l''S nnd mothers were ly irg there; but

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t' i . i - i n .ii M.-rr nr . M i I i. AV..'.NV'.WC; OF THE hVTss. Or t'u I'riiittr at I is i,'r.-:.i. A u sat ' hi iiiOiT ov er the hives oi i ur

-ii'--, , ,p; ion li-t, the other iiiornr.iLr, wc I.. ', . op and -.iw our eld lneud I-'ude!

'.d H t ( tore us. i .. I ..... I , l... . , I O

-el' i n no i ei if ten uic-i -

1) censurable a9 a mercenary trick of

trade, by which the reputation of a popular author was endangered, foi the paiiry profit to be derived by bringing forward his long forgotten p'jerilititl Nevertheless, the ''Letters of Jonathan Oldit vle5 are by no meat s so totally deficient in that grace of style, and pecu

liar vein of humor, which dtstiDguitti the rnatun r compositions of their author as h'.a ycutii eight lead one to imagine.

I.i 1335, the studies cf Sir. Irvingweto inti rrupled by the delicacy of his health. Ihi lungs being thought seriously arreted, and a eot.sumplicn appichtodi d, a change of climate was advised. In const quence he embarked for Bordeaux, whtie he passed tome weeks; and, recovering strength, pio-

itnr , .,-.. f. ,r.i .... i... ' s'tii hi mease u c r Miner Unas, trmi 1 UiU ...vw,

-ore to lc -corcl.ed by one. rr,h ip3 b ! wld II some of it. For a ccitainHhence to Italy. His health soon rei,oih. ' (fi.i r.iiitv of Fngli-b rrood. ti.iy nyvi d jtarntd; yet. b.c staid acme time at

"Vou have fnirv! it out then.s'it Inst (said ' to -ell him as much 1 u.d in one cf hi-ome ar'd -l t making also an ex- . . . . V.I .... - ! T'l C

our out In?. .t Fetten. im t ); lint i- t be ' nunc limit eou d wa k a round n n riav euision into Olcliv. 1 nrc ugu ow n.ei -

1 ir d, he repassed into r raiict: tie then rame lo Ki. gland; by way of Flanders and Holland; ai d was reslcred to his ow n country, in perfect health, after aa absence cf two years. Ou his return, he resumed the etuiv

nf the law, which he had before entered upon, though merely to comp!ete his education upon the plan laid down for

very -abject of, u.d coocernini: whirh. I , "befi'iiin g "it the great river Co-pjUin wi-he.l to uive y."i a Iittlo sage adv ire . I rt,," ,,ovv Keiitington, 'bind endir. at Intlie f,r-t place let mo adv.-f you, never ; the g.eat river Kallapinso" ,l0W fhis!o ( nun.t r nr.'W on any su' iTt. It ou .,. T. i ir. r - , . . - - .i , Io1- 1 ',;rgain being made, a ouno tn I it i e. - -;,! v to -:iy any thing. poak r, .,., . J . h

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then -n that. If vou -peak ' . . u . , ' n.,1 . eit u-lv mterfeie ith ,,116,W .,U bo!l' noi,ihcd and murtihed

e. o .cened n..tionof some , Uie t,en lliey came lor their

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f y.ur patron-, and then u xmII be hii e ! Pa'' 1,10 overnor perceived d:,sati-

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on in u on hi oe ui c i . j , . 1 .... - i i i - ..- la all rases f ronte-ted M' 'l'on tJlt''r countenances, and ,ik- mm hy his family. When huhadspeut

ih''-t!'M.s". roi cr -uppor t or oppose anv can

ed the cause.

idate : as you v ill certainly make an en They replied that the young tr.an

emy o( the party you oppose; and perhaps! had t heated them. a!-o of the p nty w hose inte r e.-t j you cs- kkA!i, how ran that be?'' said Wilham pou-e. Ilecau-e it is not often that a can-' lh en, "Was it not of your own choosing didate will be content with the mea-ui e of i that the ground should be measured in praise that you may be di-y:.ied to mete j (lts w ;Jy f out. If he have, no character of lis own, uTru ' renli,-d the Ir.c'i.anc lmf the

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S"e have great plen-ure in receivr'g ?do An ! too little di-ri tu n m fallow m i', i- ii 1 h ) ! see how it i-; t ui no tn i'.ui ; I will open to you ' I .ut I ir i I,r wis i nt' 1 1 noted b a knoek-

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inii; n nit- 'r.iii. .in i i i a u i in oe-uatii j -o , ! wiiue orouicr uiaKC ioo uig a wailf.

'IVI.:...! -(ieei.,aseo,- pation A. entiled.' iMiagiuauon i - not vciy pioune, nc -I a n wr -orr cv- Mr. A ) that you jwillbe disappointed in these jn-t expecta- ' ... .uil. b .t i ieVr th.s morning it I'n?. If he have preiro-ions ho will he

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will oi iv Hi.' v. r v fu vii vvi.iiv.mi concern. . 1 ' tn cMn,l to it an.l if .,.-,. tl,n ht tn

I hive ,od -everal people -ay that they ,- " wrcerM. lie w... spect that! " " V ' o - J 'the i-nblie behoves he owes yon an olnVaJ compelled.

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Some of Penn's couimissioacis be

came warm, and said that the bargain wa? a fair one that the ludiaiu ought

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tlie public behoves he owes you an ohhfM

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l .III I MM ' II , 'II 1 ll.'Jl. r"l IH.". IIIJ-i - I,. 1 . , ., , . -peak hi-mai l. " In.v- ,f he lo-e hi election he will attrih- "now are they (o be compelled ! Don't () reit.ui.lv ! I hko to ee editors inde- hi. failure to your want of zeal, ora'oil- you sec, that this points to murder!" p. n dent - I'-ul then its always bert to 'e ,fv in the man:ie;ement of his rausc and Then turning to the Indians withasmiMibororbt i.!e nd totll you thebewill dislike you on that account . It is' ling countenance he said lothem "Well,

ii you ave given too mutu i.inu xor me

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tiuth, I have no wi-hto support a paper always .ianCerou i"r .... . u,ri0 oppo-e ubeh propagates such ilaogerous loc ! individual ; it is scarcely less so to sup-

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Ihh I morning And he w cut out ; but the door had scarcc-

bi-e i. when in rame .Mr. I.

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Why according b" your policy, an editor

must just say nothing at all. "Vou have hit it verv no.uly. There

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h.v) n:-t t!ie thing. 1 like to see en- 7 tJ 1 ', ."""'"i;

w 1 1 i c lonr an vrr- - ,MIIt 1 fc 1,111 riinjuv u m

, nient. keep it ia a to ntl. !Vl,IV J "' "l"'""".' t... . j

lot bet .111' we had ti t- i ora'ulate Mruily. vvnueei may no u.e m.ojvi, rliesonthceventMr C. made bis ap-' cw very important it may at the hist im c . ; view appear- cr ro:nrf yourself. Let -Si, (savsheMhavecalledtMcUveuthat yr editorials be like Pelph.c oracle.,

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you may -ton my paper, i ran nevei sup " .,,, anVd.iir w ho atr. rtains such absurd ;'r will then interpret it so as to suit Ins , .... n i.M.ni lirp; :iml m ii uiiia I Ins IS

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(;(iia.tily,sir-,iall w e receipt y D'ir lull f "' , V a It ' 'T . .. . ' , ,. . ,, - .. .1 I , lantv, and extended his patronage. I his Why, a-to that, a'e.ther tunc w ill lo i 11 P.1.1 .1 11 . 1 1 toil. .,r n what thev mean when they talk about as vv 11 rmt I lake the liberty ot telling 11 J

the i i tfj-rnuenci- in t ie pres..

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you tl.at the 'i'aiilT is rumou- to the coimti . ; and man-over diabolo al ; and ii . ..u do not rome out again-t it, we will put . u down that's ;dl. I like to ee edit- : I 1. . . i

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I i I rm-i ti'irtib .we note e 1 the re-

h il d the Ml I ill, ill -,ole

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di-tant.

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. '-is lit vv (i ::i a' t:-ti ini ol tie? utility avl

ON THU MV'UJ-h:ir.:,T OF COWS. I, Kissel HVtf.vCrtJ, rfS.'Julx. Having tormeilv kept a number of

n I he df parted in loirh dudgeon. But cows. I observed many amongst them that

in a moment after, .Mr. P. rame m. j,ad dried up their milk so nearly m the (i od m .ruing, .Mr. liditor (ays he) I ( lull, they were not profitable, while others, , iy - j.i-t called to let you know that rnv . with the same keeping, gave milk iu plenfn. " t Mr Spilllikms i"s about to -tar t fai ;y UI,ti late in the ieaii . 1 likewise have Xlderinut. and 1 "sh you to giv e him a j often heard my neighlors observe, that -,-., v,r paper." " jsoineof their c'ows, though very good in 'Why, to be sure, (said we) Mr. SpilHi- the lore part of the season, dried up their

goods first agreed cn, how much more

will do?' Willi this the Indians appeared tnti'.'h

pleased, and mentioned the number of

yards ot clotti, atui tisti uooUs. with which they would he baUue. These were given,theri the Indiana shorJs hands with the Governor and retired, smiling and happy. The Indians being gone William V enrt looked mound on his friends, and thus exclaimed "O what a sweet and cheap thing is charity! Men

tion was made just now of compelling

these poor creatures to stick to their

bargain: that is in plain English to fight and kill them-and all about a little piece of land !"' This account is the sub.-tancc cf the -tory as related in Weems' Life of Will-i-Mn Penn. It is so characteristic C5 that remarkable man, there cm be little doubt of its genuineness and authenticity. llow happy it would have been for the early settlers cf all American colonies and how happy for the numerous tribes cf aboriginies, had ailour ances tors possessed the pacific policy of Gov ernorPenn! lio'vmuch anxiety aad

distress, and how ntanv hundreds of

sometime with an eminent councilor, lie was in due course admitted to the bar. However, the details cf the law were not to his taste, and he did not commence practice, but passed several years in literary pursuits, an.l in excursions among the interring secies of his native land. In I C07, shortly after .h travels ia Europe, he enge.gd with two gei. tiemen, named I'tielding and Wrplat.ck", in an occasional publication termed Sah magundi, which had great popularity. The main, object of it ?a3 to ridicule the prevailing follies cf the times, after the mariner of our Tattler f.nd Spectator; and among the papers was a series of letters in close imitation of GoldSRHtVs Citizen of the Wcrld, or Graf-

lig'.iy's Letters of n Peruvian. The i'4?a that Mr. Irving ;.s net encouraged in America is quite erroneous; for even his boyish contributions to the Morning

Chronicle were greali; sought afier,

and Salmagundi attained a uigrco ot

popularity altogether unprecedental in the new world. The poetry, which had great spirit, was from the pen cf Lis eldest brother, since d-ad. In 1310 he published Knickerbocker's History of New York; a humorous and satirical work, in which existing Customs ana follies were whimsically clothed with the antiquated garb of a former century, and paraded frrlh as coeval with the old Dutch dynasty, at the early settlement of the city. The satire extends the measures of the General Government of the country, as well as to the particular usages of the metropolis. Some slight umbrage was taken by a few descendants of old Dutch families, nt the grotesque costume in which their ancestors were attired, or the jocose familiarity with which they were treated. This fee ling, however, was both limited and transient. The Dutch burghers in generai,were among those most delighted with the woik; and many families which are not enu.