Western Times, Volume 2, Number 9, Richmond, Wayne County, 31 October 1829 — Page 2

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lt" fniuj .h'rriv'd of the use of one sidei volved himself in burdensome cngagerf W bil :, .kos no longer come trip-, mcnts to satisfy her dcirc.;. This, p'.ing on his to it iVobly and trcm-i is hut a conjecture. The father and 1 !:!:) -ly nrticulatcs the commonest rc-J nrc lost in sounding the cause cf this ; n th"n with h-ahh a? with moral?. j Well, Madam, bring your ;on he rc In t'oih lhrr is a :n'.ird bv which to, Ah, to morrow, fir! by nil uv nns, at

rcil it? u-ir urlinr;. The precic mm-, -r of conforming ourselves to cacti must v:iry with th dip Mtion an I tom-J jior nn "it of the individual. Hut this lititaio ha i's ktnit?, lining beyond, which vr iri aciinst the laws of crca(inn. a id hp in consequence surely punishod bath ia body and mind, i r. u ie P ! i:r ;. :mir did Aliai Tirtff. 1.. ? ..-.- It in.nrr. . . i ftlt. ... ..1" ... . ... .1 ,in il.nt nr. ill IM I'UI I S' 'It, '- th r 1 f t i of t.ii state it not ( - Hun f t like. The principal part of fi r L-ikPS are near, or in the vici 'i'y of T'pp cnr.o? river, hcr.ee, we h iv? ivpti If cm l!ie r.Htrc at the head of t ii ir'iclr; hut many of them may l- f 1 1 nnr the M't-p mi rons, (a 1 r i . Hirv of Tippecaiioe,) Kan ka kee, Y !l r;rr; St. do-rph i f the Lakes. S:. Jorp'i ( the lumee, Turkey cr-v-k and l river. They arc of dif-f"i.ut.-'2 , from Sto b miles in cir cu nf r. iicr. Sunnf of tlio L".!es hare out h-t, H othm hive none, at leait, (tut hiie, as yut. hren discovered ; and v.hnt i very r. inuk ! , tioe thxt have no peri''ia!de out lrt, contaia fish of a v r I tTi- t Thefc tlsh, we arc I. ! i, art from 1, 2. S at.d cicn 13 feet !!' S-i.th. Tnis may he considered n !;!-. slon,'' but we'liavc been informed hv er diide peror, that the I'otat, .it.-irn'o.' I idiam aver, th t th V have frtqaentU seen, in onn of tl o' L en ripp"Ct'H , nenr thr I4)l;iwatamie J. mih-i North of this place, fi-h, Imli the? say is M feet lon-.r. T11 it lh re i- a ti-li, or se. prnt, iri tin L.k. havi: no doubt, but f what k;rcd, we are unabb- to sy. It m) btthe bi ttrp'nt. hirh Iris made its w iv ttirouh the New York Canal, to tii-e Wetc rn wilds. The Iduns h iwrfer, are not the only persons who h tve "'n fhp mm ct. r: we ate tidii that several of our ii'ii n-, wha were mpi y -d at th jh'tawattimie mill, hav ?( en, at d;tl" rent time, a fih which th v u; d to be 15 f'-c t bni. The Indian, we are t Id, will not venture th msdves on thn L kt- for an) coaid' ration ; 'out nor of the titiz':.s n bov? allud d ',0, however, had couMua c;i ujli to ven'ure himself in a cano', at (1 i rou: d it. Hp ascertained that the i;"!ipral dfplh of the Like, a short c! -tancefioui the shore, was about '26 IV t. The witrr in this L ke, arid in nil cf t!rm. ii cl. .r r. 1 Culd, a;,.! the 1 .ir.it iiiiu.'.'i.;rlv nt-jr..l many cf th m, wear" info 1 rnfd, i of an excellent h?v. The -Mn-a too L.k", for D-vd'' 1 k'p. foralh ll v thel.h':i.tn-.,iitu ated . 1 hof.vrc ti 'I i pp' can.-o nil I 1 l!ow i,v ;. r.r, wiii Ii wr ai tobl Hi no out t t , It n Kn rLi.uis it:- ml 1 t: ! r l n 1 ar T(i s .... . . . I I . ....a r I t ,.m I .1 f inl-f.li I.I 1 A ie iiiii;r ii iiiij i.ii.u i no i;iv..;j i'j i la !iar., in ccntr - 'H no; f large l.'oncs, which w re found in, or ; t n :ar it; the atii a-nl is purpose d. bv tne I.idiai,, to have be en V.illvd h tl.3 DcV il; hei.ee, it bears Lis name. Frcm which we may infer, that these people l.ot e.nU believe in the riilrme of a

v.l, but t ht he actually inhabit this. j4.ti,r. Um , a . t ' ' iian oeserl, by one common imp ." . 1 .1 . c i Jthey grounded their recking aimj, Aimut Fever, no es northwrst f ( """i , ,1 ,.., f ,, , , . 111 "''"'rt tne pursuit of bio d, gaEidare,lhere m another L ;, w hi, h ha iro .,.,. t, ....

r out let. but contains v ry ei J!ent hVi ; In which pom of our cili.-n freei'ientU re sort tor the purpo-e of lihing. Lar-e quantities ed -,1m ,ts. pdio, bl ar k 1 . 1 1 1 i . . ... n-arch, flj-c. tiave t.een eaunt in ""J La.e. How these fih have Mirc. e, led; in naming admittance into these Lakes. . , , .1 . . 111 11 1 iniir 1 u ii 11 uui ili. r 11 1111111. . . . ,, ..... , ry wihcu we man noi aiicmpi 10 bone, In Khnt'p Wcstprn lie view we find the following humorous Anecdote, translated from the French. M. E. a physician, well known fr his skill in rectal disorders, saw ar rive at his gac enc morning, a lady. who seemed forty yenrs old, aMio' still young and fresh. Madame the Coontcsh:" was admitted within the gate ef the celebrated physician. The Countes i' trodaced herself on the sped, nntl ppok'j as a m.ther in desolation and dep iir, in t!ic follow.rg terms: Sir, you see .1 woman a prey to the most violent chagrin. I have a son; he is very elear to me, as we 1! a to my husband; ha is our only nn. Ters like' 1 Tin, fell, such as Artemisia she d over tin tomb of Mauolem. 'Ah, y es! Yes, nlas, sir! and for some timo we have suffered the must horrible f.-ara. lie is now at that age when the paisiorn devchpe. Although we gratify all hi, wishes, money , liberty, &c. he evi. ilpnc.es many signs of complete deme.ii fatiou. The mot remarkable is, that h'Mi ahvayi talking abaat jeatlrjr cr

of diamond?, which he has sold, or civ

to?o;r.c woman, no better perhaps, than she should he, nr. J that he ha wi noon. That will do. The doctor re-j spcctluny conducted the lauy to licr i ariiage,.not forgetting to scan the coat of arni3 and the lacqueys, The next morning the pretended Countess drove to a famous j-'weller; and after hating a long time cheapened a set of thi; ty thousand crown?, she fi j nail v purchased it. She took it and , ncl-ufntly drew n purse from her riti- ; cule, found there tt n thousand france. ill i.in. n.i!i :nil rnrrui llirm rMif lull in t,ink not 1 1 uimV (i 1 a ie 1 v i:aiii ru.i! mem r -r- tin chn . , , . .. T 1.1 IliO lutiT I nr 1 aii It I ' Dill. J ' j had b Iter ma 1 s'iil a percn uith me. My iiusuaLu will ray him. I find I have not the en tire sum. , Tl.p jeweller made a sign to nyounj: man, wtio proudly d lighted to in such an rnuipaqe, started cil with the Com-tess M. M. She drove to the doc tor's door. Slip w hispered to the doctor, t ft is is my son, I leave h.m with you. Vo the youn man she said, my husband is in his study; walk ir. He w. II pay you. The oun man went i:i. The Cour.tefs and the carriage wont off, at first slow and noiielets ; seen aficr the horses galh pc d. Ah, wl.I1 young man, said the phyeiriin, you understand the businefs, ' suppose. Let us see. IIow do you feel? what is going in thil young head? What pasess in my head, tir! nottiinc;. except settling for the set of diamonds. W understand all that..nid the doctoi, eently pushing aside the bill. I know, I know, lithe gcnihrnan knewt the amount, no more n-main but to pay the cash. Indeed! Indee d! lie cairn. W h re did you get your diamonds? V hat has beeon-e of them! Say h? much as you will; I will listen patiently. The busiiirsfS is to pay mo, tir. inrty thousand francs. Wherefore! Ho? W ht re fre ! said the young man, wJiifocys b-gui ( glisten. Vep, vrtiy -h u!d I pay y u! U cnue madam (he Counters has just purchased the dia nioiiii at our bou-p. Gnd! there we havp you. W ho is the Cuntes? Your wife and he prertnted tlie lull. But, young nun, do you know that I have the honor lo be n j hyrieian and a wii owert Here the young man becamtrai 'ported ; and tli-- doctor called fnilomesticp, and bade them scire him by his hands and feet, which raised (he transport of the y oui g mn to fury. He c lied the ft ! murder! a wilful murder! Hut at the end of a cjunrter of an hour, he calmed down, explained every thing -oberly,nd a tcriibh liht began to dawn upon the doctor. Notwithstanding all the fearch that rouidbc made, this singular theft, so witty, so criginnl, frcm t!ie fc. t ewhiih 1 ' ol: place between the pij;icir,.n r.nd ..iirf man. u?.-- tiirr iniiiicl,.,,! : , , 1 1, 1 j '...v... .it. v.r.11. 411 diiver and lacqueys were her accompli ees. i Ue carriage lured ; and (lie history remain? a m.iiiuaient in the memories of j wrllers. W hen lh French armv, liof in pur suit of the dying Mameluke?, came to the vast Unit Ie of (-curiae jn the LY'yp uhe and d in awe-struc; reverence on the sublime tranquility of tha Memnonium. So pow erful, even in common minds, is the . 1 i . . j (,u f .m aff j j ell. ct 01 material immensity ! bo pet altll a,,clc,lt fabrics, tenanted, as it were. hc .rils q( , ' , . ..? ' b as colossal witnesses, viewing with sor1 . 1 -. .1 r I row and scorn bow vain the caie9 of human kind, how trifling the causes, which lead to the slaughter of millions. Spain, after having sufiercd severch from earthquakes, hurricanes, and inunim'ions, is at this moment laid waste by a plague of gr;.f3 hoppers, which have iJesrende ej m clouds upon the territory of Lis V rencdas, and arc believed to have been brought by a whirlwind from the coast ol Africa. The farmers iin mediately hastened to gather in their corn, but it is apprehended the vines and ohvc trees will be destroyed. Lately at the Brattleborough Lyceum, Vt. the question debated was, W hether Pai I v mnrriarrp irna nrmlnr. live of more good than evil!'' The la.' dies voted, and it was decided in the af fuiniitive by an overwhelming mnjority. Ariel . Religious AJ mine. A most extraordinary instance of abstinence from food, is mentioned in thp New York papers, in the case of Mr. Kelsey of Little Falls, who imagined himself to he under a uivino command to aUtain from all

inourUhmentexcert walcrjur fortu day:. I

He held out dtini g this tcim, r.nd his

fricnds endeavored to ncr?'.iadc him toihcrcnt of the laic corrupt aJmiriistra

break his fist. But no, he said he had j net recrivrd a divine command to cat, j and thrreforc could not. On l!ie fifty ihird dav, hi? exhausted natuic gave ; " . - .... . way, and hccspircd. 1 lie only Uhment, except watc:, which hetcccived during the whole lime, was two ta hie spoons full of water-gruel. SIERRA LEO.XE. According to the latest advices rcceived in liOndon fiom Sierra Leone, that ill fated colonv wr.s still in n most de plorable condition. The hopes of re lief whicli were entertained n short time since have proved falacious. The e pidrr.de had not spent its fury at the; tine supposed, it was only quiescent f r n momc nt, for i( speedily returned with, if posribh. increased malignity. Out of the few Kurcpea:(s who were inhabitant of the place, twenty three or twenty four had been swept away, and in a place of town in which the houses hat had ita baneful influence were marked with a black spot, that cignof woe and misery ws lamentably frc epient. Kvcn (he Gov rnor with all his statV. has left his residence in the tot.u and eought n refuge in the barraclx .-1 good cmp. Mr. Iaac Dunn, of this place, m'.hered a fe days since, from abcut an th of nn acre of bottom land lh astonishing amount of Cb bush?ls ot friih pctalo?!, the fuipst and largest we havej ever seen. One, in particular, weighed 2 pounds 1 3 ounces, and would it is auppo'c J, have he-en much larger, had not its companion? basely crowded it out e f the hill. What do you think of it, brother Jonathan. Laicreiictbv.rijh Palladium. Rr.VCLUTWN RV BATTLES. Tlie following table may be useful Lr occasional r"fercuee. B ittle of Concord April QOtb. 1775 1 a'.tle of Hunker Hill June 15, Battle of Old Hamilton, Va. where we took five decked vessels, some time in N vember, 177o Bittle of the Great Bridge ner.r NorAilk, Va. December 1C, 1775 Bittle of Ft. Washington, ICth November, 1775 Batle of Fort Lee, 10th Movernber, 177G Battle of Trenton, when general Washington and his nrmv took one thousand Hessians, &.c. 2Cth De-ce-mb'T, 177fi Battle of Princeton, 2d January, 1777 Battle of Brandy wmc, 11th Sept. 1777 Battle of Germactown, 4th Oc tober, 1777 Burgr.yr.e's nrmy taken, near Saratoga 17th October, 1777 Battle cf the Red Bmk, October 1777 B :ttlp cf Monmouth, June. 2G, 1778 Battle of Stony P.nnt.July 15th, 177'J Bittle of Lc;ig bkuid, 'J7th Augu,t. 1770 (,'ernwallis and his nrmy taken it Yorhtown, Va. October 12, 17S1 Bittl- of Kma's MounL-in, I (hit k. was some time in October, 17S1 B .((!.' of Guilford, N. Carolina, March 19, 1781 In the reign of Henry the fifth, a law war p,?Med nsainst the perusal of the ?eripturP9 in Englaad. It was enacted, "That win g icver they were that should read the Siriptures in the mother tongue, they heu!d forfeit land, catc I, hfand godes, from the ir're hcyrci for ever; Hd so be condemned for heretykerto God, enemies to tho crowne, and most errant traitors to the land M A few months since, a hoax was played olT on the Postmaster General, by which he was induced to remove an unexcep. tionable Postmaster in a town in Connecticut, and appoint in his place a trifling vagrant of the lowest order. We then thought, and still think, that the actors in that base imposition should have been punished. Hut it nevertheless furnishes a strong argument against the recent iolation of a rule so strictly observed by the late Postmaster General that no Postmaster should be removed without a fair bearing first given him. The following is the letter on winch that hoax wm obtained. A single paper from N. Hampshire announces the removal of forty Jive Postmasters in that single State, and a Maine paper a hit off re at one time in that state. U h "nl ross,Me t,,:lt pon,e of have been effected in a similar way? Russell, June 5, 1G29. WrILMAM T. BaURV, Esq. Dear Sir: We? arc happy to'pcrceive that the true JefTeraonian maxim is adopted and acted by the present trium phant administration, that "there should always be an existing confidence between the principal oflicera of the gov ciunicr.t, and their subordinates." In

this (own, this 13 not the cVeUheres-l

cnt Postmaster has always &scn-pn adlion ; and, even since the election of the I Icro, he has persisted pertinaciously in his opposition! Now, such a state of thing 13 not as it should be ! and Ine oli- . ... A

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y ou to remove the obnoxious otlicer, and appoint someone of our own kidnryyv:ho is Jackson to the backbone! We take (lie liberty (o recommend as a person ell qualilicd to sustain the reputation M thti department in the progress of its present gl"rious cause, Matthew G. Ulakf.sley, Lmj. He is well known in !lllis vicinity as a democrat of the old scliool, and as a man whose consistent. undeviating course during the last election, ennoble him in the opinion e f a virtuous and intelligent ptople. It is true that the avails of the onice are small! but K-q. Blakesley will accept it. not 30 much for his own emolument, as for the honor arid convenience of the Jackson corps, until a vacanry shall o pen the way to an cilice more lucrative and honorable. We are. Sir, respectfully your obt LE KAY B A UN AMD, Chairman of the Select-men. GEO. WASHINGTON TUDOR, Select man. A. JACKSON JONES, Attorney at Law. JAMES MADISON FIELDS, Inn keeper. JOMN ADAMS, Merchant. T. JEFFERSON MERUIMAN,Pre ceptor. &c. There were other names appended as being those of the Principal of the Law School, fcc.! CHARLES D.J FOX, Town Clerk. The following letter was recently addressed to the newly appointed Post master at Neville, Oiiio. We are una hie to conceive cn what ground the removal of thp hr.t Postmaster was , :c,, c ., T. 1 ibc correct. 1 ot t)rr;ex 1 r.pr.TidF.y, Of. of.lpp'tg, Ocl'tbcr 2d, IC-25. Si t The Postmaster General directs me to sa, that in reins amMr. Larkin, whicli is this day ordered, no disrespect nor reflection whatever is felt or intend jed towards you, as he is re-appointed on the inference that yji: ueclinc; it being represented that your friends obtained your appointment without your consent, and that you do not wish to take charge of the othce; c specially as the oil P. M ha$ the cooflKish'3ofthe WHOLE POP TTt .iitr ii .. 1, an t hes noi been complained "ffor a"ywil 'J integrity or puuctualiiy. 1 am, Mr, very respect tully, Your Obedient Servant. C. K. GARDNER. Betijoul Retxolds, .Vcr.'7f, O. From t!.c Indiana Repnbiican. The Illinois annual Conference met in Edwardovillc, Illinois, on the ICth of last month, and closed on the 5lh. The next Conference will meet at Vincennef, September 30, 1C"0. Whites. Blacks. No. in Society this year 22.021 172 No. lastyearj 13,019 113 Increase this year, 3,172 55 lt will be seen by reference to the a bovc extract from the minutes of the II linois Annual Conference, that great additions have been made to the Methodist Society during the past year. It is highly gratifying to find that so much success lias attended tho exertions of Christians. In every country, and at all times have their efforts been unwea lied, and their zeal untiring, in the benevolent work of improving the moral and religious condition of their fellow men. The Western country is greatly indebted to them for its present im proved 6tata in morals and religion. Wcwish them still greater success. Madison Republican, The following are the names and the stations of the preachers the ensuing year: MADISON DISTRICT. Allen Witty Presiding Elder. Madison Station James L. Thomp son. Atadison Circuit Michael Taylor, Geo. Randall. jizercna burgh Nohcmiah B. Grif fith, Richard S. Robison. White-Water James Haven?, Lorenzo D. Smith. Fflync Robert Burns, J. W. Wood. Count rsiille Asa Sparks. Riishiille Joseph Tarkington, Wm. Evans. Indianapolis Thomas S. Hilt. Fail Creek Asa Beck. Franklin Richard Hargravc. Vernon John Kerns. CHARLES TOWrN DISTRICT. John Strange, Presiding Elder, Charleston Circuit John W. McReynolJs, James Scott, Sup. Solan Stith M. Otwell, Johu Van-cleave.

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French. r Whilr Lid; Chailes Bonner. Green Costl? Wm. Moore. HockuUcW'm. Mavity, Hardin Tarkington. A. Crarrfu rdsvillc James A r rn 9 1 r c r c. Columbus Isaac N. Elhbury, T. Johnson. Conjdon Aarcn Wood, Wm. Shanks, PaoUDanl. Andersen, Sam'l. Crcnton. Logamport Misssicn Stephen R. Btggs. WABASH DISTRICT. George Locke, Presiding Eldrr. Vermillion Circuit James McKran. i runs Uobert Delap, John Decker Carlisle Wm. 11. Smith, Bo)i Phelps. l incennes Enoch G. Wood. Ptttnburgh James II a d 1 ey . Boonsrille Thomas Davis. Princeton George West. fl'abash John Ftx, Alfred Arnc ton. -M. Carmtl -John Miller, Anthctj Thompson. irushinglon Eli P. Farmer. ILLINOIS DISTRICT. Sam. II. Thompson, Presiding Elder, Auskaskia Lt. Isaac Scarntt. Brozcnsville Asahel L. Rislcv. Oct cnatti Fisher, Sup. Jonesb'jrough Sam'l. C. Cooper. Golconda Thomas Files. .V. Vernon John 11. Benson, Miles Hutfoker. Shoal Creek Wm. Chambers, . son Pitner. Shetby-ille Lorenzo Ed wards. SANG AM A DISTRICT. Peter Cartu-rivht. Presiding Eldt. Leb anon Circial John Duw, A. & Phelps. Apple Creek James Bankscn. .i'Jrits Samuel Begart. Spoon Riier Asa D. West. Sangama Smith L. Robison, DUi B. Cai rer. Salt Creek Wm. Denecn. Puori James Latta. Fox Iher Mission Jesse Walker. GulcnaMns. Berjamiu C. Stephensen. Wm. Crance, John Hcgan, Twota! II. Jordon and George Tease, ar; transferred to Missouri Conference. OUR OWN SLAVETRADE, W'e learn from the New Orleans pipers, that the inftmal '-slave trade" wag carried on briskly, indeed between the middle slave holding 6tatcs ai i ' Louisiana, a tew months since. W hah cr the new law of that state, enacted with the view of rczulutinz it will ore late aa a check, or establish it rnor: .a . permanently, remains to bo fccn. From the New Ycik daily Advertiser of February 9, we cony a short para graph, which was taken from the New Orleans Courier. A few remarks, by the former, are a!?o appended. Tha brief extract speaks volumes'. 'There have been TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED & SEVENTY SLAVES brought to this place ince the lirst of Oct. last, by way cf Bal;ze!' They have a laughing philosopher ia Providence. lie laughs when heoug;itti crv .ine 1. FOREIGX IXTELLIG E.XCE. By the arrival of the racket ship Bir mingham, in a short passage frcm Liverpool, London papers to the Cth ult. have been received at New York; but tin v contain no news of an interesting character. The reported entrar.ee of the :isians into Constantinople, as well as :!. account of the great battle ne.r Kirk-Kih 1 issa, in which the Turkish armv wa.i s;a-? to have been almost completely" annil.i!'--I'd, appear to have been wholely .:. -ti-tute of foundation no affair of inipr!ar;c: having taken place since our last dales. The head quarters ofGen. I'eibitich r? mained at Aido?, where he was cngrti in concentrating his force.-, with the ic.v, as was supposed of making an attempt u; -oa Adrianople, which was dofen.le 1 by it small army. Some of the English Journals state that the Sultan had signified h willingness to make peace on the trrru proposed by Russia; but others assert L' had rejected every offer cf the kind, na was about to assume the command of Ins troops in person for the purpose of eii.':-'-vot ing to check the progress of the bo rders. Ohio Stale Journal. CASTOR OIL PRESSES rjMHL' Subscriber continues ta nur.i facturc Presies of great poaer i extracting the Oil from CastorIeai, on improved plan; and makes, to order, 1 ban on hand. Presses' if the above description. Also, Press Screws for Fullers, Fper makers. Book binders, Printers, Tobacconists; Screws for raising Millstone?. Timber wheel Screws, Vc. &:c. He v,o ;Ki particularly recommend his Castor Od Presses to the people of the west, as their soil and climate are particularly udaj. tea to the culture cf the Castor Ream CHARLES EVA.VS. Ao. 83, Eread St. Philadelphia. 1i

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