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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-20

was elected by more than two 10 one
over the free man, II ntl-conventionlst.
But when came into Lawrence todnd
the report SO ial from oelhS Wue' ma.
there had been no ell cllon at all ana
every man oonversed with, both friends
and euemies 10 the convention, informed
me that there was majority in that eoun-
ty opposed to it, and some men oil IN
telilsence said thai there were two 10 one
against i,--aud m this county Edwards
II IS beloved there are three TO one
sgains' il Inis you q ill observe IS be-
Ileved by may men Of information.
And nov am more than ever convinced
that ii is Impossible Tor the convention
10 succeed, byaoy lair means. Let the
friends OF freedom be firm to their point,
and there is no dan. err.
Yours, &c.
p S. What | hav said can be easily
snbstanllaled.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-20
FOR THE SPECTATOR,

Much has been said lately, on the
subject OF the late election held in Wash
ington couny, on the Esd Of February
last, for sheriff and two county commits
sioners, and as the convention party have
so oien made mention OF their tr-
umphant success at said election, and
that the convention question was the go
verning principle, ! have thought proper
to give plain and correct statement OF
facts. There were TWO candidates for
the Office OF sheriff, one Of whom was a
MIR. Carrigin, who is tolerabiy we'll set
tled--indeed, | vii! say, pcrmanen'ly's SO,
and is in favor of convention. Tive
other candidate was MIR. Moore, who
is opposed TO the call OF convention.
Mr.. Carrigin received 80 votes, and Mr..
Moore 66. Mr.. Moore was not upani-
mously supported by the anti-conven'ion
party, neither was be brought out by
them, but came out OF his own accord.
And in consequence of his being sin
gle man and not permanently settled,
many OF the free parry voted TOR Mr..
Carrigan. There were four candidates
for the Office Of county commissioner,
two of whom were John Thompson, Esq.
and w. Johnson, j.. both opposed to a
convention. Mr.. Thompson received
upwards Of 30 votes, and w. Johnson,
If. II. The two other candidates we're
John II. Morgan and A. yarbrough,
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-20
Ertract of letter to the Editor, from
The Rev. Jesse Halle, dated


Indianapolis, (tndiana) March 81, 1894.
81 beg leave here TO state a melancho-
ly fact which lately transp.red in this sec
ton OF the country. Ten Indians, con-
sisting Of three men, three women, two
girls (about half grown and two small
male children, were encampad on Fall
Greek, Madison county, Indiana, about
thirty miles northeast OF Indianapolis,
Their business was uniting and trapping.
The whites Git see s. in the vicinity oil
their camp, hired the three Indian men
to go with them into the lores, on some
pretended excursion; and when they had
proceeded to some distance, the wbiles
shot them, and succeeded in killing Two
OF them and woundi & the third; and al
forwards they VENT the camp add killed
the women, girls and children, and dis
robed them almost entirely. and threw
them INTO pile. This took place on
the 22d of the present month. However,
one of the girls survived ill The Wednes-
day night following, and then expired.
When they were discovered on the 23l,
all their property was at their camp IN
molested; but on the 24th nearly tbe
whole was removed, and it is con Iectured
that the same persons who committed
the outrage on their bodies, took the pro-
perry.
1t would seem that there were seven
whites engaged in this business. they
have ali bee" apprehended SINCE, save
one who made his escape. One of those
who were secured became evidence
against the balance, and is al liberty. The
other five are in confinement awaiting
their trial, which will take place sup
pose at the next court, W ich will be held
in Madison ounty, commencing on the
9th of April next.
81 saw the Indian girl before she died.
| also saw the prisoners in strings. The
Indian man who was wounded has since
been found, and is a, this time learn
a, the same place where the culprits are,
and is likely to recover from bis wound.
In this p,rt of thy country the inha.
bitan,s enjoy good h llh in general
The popnlati1n is augmenting, and grea,
preparations are making for improving
the town of Indianapolis the ensuing
year. The present inhabitants of the
town amount perhaps to 600 or $50; and
the civili,y md morality of the place ex-
coed any ting have ever Witnessed in
so new a place. Neither are many oil
them wanting in piety"
Edwards county, March 81, 1924.
Mn. WARREN,
Dear S,r-Tf the convention question
could be carried by misrepresentation
and intrigue, the friends of freedom
might quake with fear !; but when we
remember the people have to decide it.
we have nothing to dread. was in your
end Of the state sometime since, and was
i then told that the convention question
hal become very popular in this end, sc
much so, that in Lawrence county. where
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-20
For THE SPEcTATOR,


The editors ofthe Republican" are
respectfully informed that The anonym JOS
writer whom they condescended TO no.
tice," did not call Tor the proof of in-
lrigue and misrepresentation, (Which the
editors will racoilect was sald by them
to be irlnrious to the personal cbarac-
ter of more Than one individually merely
for the purpose of satisfying himself.
The charge was made in the columns
Of the Republican, under The editorial
head. Private explanations will MOI be
satisfactory. The pUBLIu have light
to know, CT what foundation a charge
ofsuch magnitude is TINS hu6Hely maze;
aud it is now repeated--the editors may
do as they choose--but, if they do not
give the hubHc the proof Of such in
'rigue and misrepresentation, as they
have c)ared to have taken place, they
will be SUSPECTED, at teoat, OF uttering
ialsehoot. ANTI CONVENTION.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-20

of deeper dye Surely no What then
deters The unprinciped advocate OF slave
~ from the violation of the white mans
person or property Is it conscience
No He dareS not-the 7uhite-man is
HtokecteQ .
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-20
S.g!La y!y.sA. 1..l>I!.,t,.So
EDwARDsviLLE, APRIL %, 1874.

In the House OF Representatives, on
the 2oth March, bill $40 alter The time
of holding the Distric, Courto tie Unit
ed States for toe Dislrlc OF Illinois" was
read third time, passed, and sent 10 the
Senate; and il was read, and passed 10 a
second reading III the Senate, on the Esd.
The Hon. SHADaAoH Bonn. late CO.
vernon Of this state, is announced in the
Kaskaskia paper as a candidate for the
House Of Representatives Of the United
States, at The ensuing election.
=" None Of your Yankee ons7Oers.'
The senior editor Of the Republican,
as reply to our interrogatory respect
ing his Withholding the proceedings oil
the Washington caucus, after having
made ample PREPARATIONS Tor placing
them before his readers, and to palm up
on the community the Individual there
nominated, as the "rchubhcan candl-
date" asks, +" can the tor Of the Spec
tator inform the public who is his Ia
yorie for President" He has fot the
slightest reason for .feigning igno-
rance on this subject. We have ever
been in favor of Mr.. Adams for the pre-
sdency; and let MIR. Smith, if he can.
produce a single article in our columns
either editcrial or sell cted, which would
indicate that we pref we'd any other can
didate 10 him. L is true, our opposition
has been to Mr.. Craa ford alone; and
since he is out of the question, we feel
no great solicitudt wi respect to the
others. We believe the libt rites OF our
country would be safe, and its leading
interests promoted, under the adnlois'ra-
ton IF either Mr.. Calhoun, Gen. Jackson,
or Mr.. Clay; but that they are as well
qualified for the trust as Mr.. Adams, on
account Of experience in the public ser
vice, we have the strongest doubts.
We would advise Mr.. S. to wait a lit
lie while longe, before he takes up Mr..
Clay.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
THE wANTorJ,s WARMING.

do confess that thou art fair,
And once thought | might have lo,'d thee
But soon found the slightest prayer
Ofagc or youth had power to move thce
And now let thee all alone
As worthy to be ior'db none.
1 do confess thou'rt sweet, yet find
Thee such spcndthrift of thy sweets;
Thy favors are but like the wind,
That kisses every thing it meets;
Since thou can'st kiss with more than onr,
Thou'rt worthy to be kissed by none.
The morning rose that untouch'd stands,
Arm'd with her briars, how sweet, smells,
But pluck'd and drawn thro' many hai.tls,
No longer sweetness with her dweils;
Her scent and beauty both are gonei
Her leaves fall from her one by one!
Such fate, ere long will thee bctide,
When thou hast handled been awhile,
Like scar flowers to be thrown aside
And none will sigh, but some will smile,
10 see how love to every one
dath brought thee to be loved by none.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
POE zEiR1Ye
FOR THE WILMING GTONIAN
TIE FUGITIVE.

Ouihe dcsolatc banks of the dark EscannSebcc,'
Where the lone muckawiss,t in the twilight
complains
The son of chieftain, the young Ottawccbc,
Stood exposed to the sun, the stoHn, and the
rains.
No wigwam for shelter, no relation remanng'
Ills sire, his brothers, they fell at his side;
His sisters and mother the cold Garth was staining
With thcirlifc-blood, that fow'd from wounds
deep and wide.
The boy seized rife, rushed again 10 the battle,
But his stupor had lasted ill tie carnage was
DER
No longer was heard the confusion and rattle.
And the wai-whoop had ceaaca--to rc-ccho no
more.
The victory of Harrison, all were prociampg;
Ottawcebcc rctuccd his disconsolatc way,
He sighed DER the heroes his memory was naming,
As the muckawiss murmur'd alone onthe spray.
Ills reason bcnightcd, thro' the forest he wan
der'd--
His arrows were scatter'd. his bow-string for
got;
On the depth ofhs grief his soul often pondered,
Like spectre he strayd DER the desoatc spot.
And oft OIL the banks of the dark Escann-Scebcc,
Tho traveller meets this poor maniac boy;
But kindness is lost on the sad Otawccbcc,
For his heart nc'cr responds to the accents Of
JOY. JuNlUs.
'Thamcs near Detroit, called by the natives
Escann-Scebec
Whppoorwill.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29

sstsathcr up the fragments that remain, that
nothing be lost"
The cxcmplfcation of this moral is per-
pctually occurring in the most common OBJ
jects of daily attention. The very paper on
which l am writing affords me an example.
4 little while ago, it was slpt off from an old
garment an useless rag. Betty would have
swept it to the door, but the industrious rag
man took it up and gave it to the paper ma
ker, who returned the old rag in a new form
no less pleasing than useful. My gentle
friends, in obedience to the great Master, ga
thcr up the fragments that remain; The little
piece of cloth that falls from your scissors
may be the means of carrying the light OF the
knowledge of the glory of God, to far distant
and bcnighted lands. God himself loses no.
thing; and to a contcmplativc mind, it is
both instructive and highly entertaining to
observe the many ways which he takes to ga
thcr up the fragments. rose up from the
! feast, and went out to drink the fresh even
ing air. As passed the gate, old Lazarus,
the beggar was sitting and making rich re-
past on the very piece of baked mutton had
left on my plate. His dog stood by, and the
bones, &c. of which Lazarus could make no
thing afforded a delicious meal to poor Trim.
! BY the time returned, little flock OF spar
rows occupied the ground where Lazarus
! had sat with Trim and picked up the crumbs
which hat.fallcn from them. They flew of
at approach but their place was instantly
seized by number of flies and other insects
all greedily dcvouring the fragments which
remained of the sparrows: and that nothing
might be lost, 4 little laborious ant has huge
crnmb on his sholdcrs and tottering under
the burden, was carrying it to her nest. a
small affair it seemed indeed to me, but
small as it was. it afforded still morscl to
herself and family. "Goto the ant, thou slug
gard consider her ways and be wise.
Lord God Almighty, how manifold are thy
works in the vast range ofthy economy, no
thing is lost.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
TIE BROKEN IzEART.
From lrying's Sketch Book.

1t is common to laugh at all love stories,
and to treat the tales Of romantic passion as
mere fctions of poets and novelists, that
never existed in real life. My observations
on human nature have convinced me of the
contrary, and have satisfied me, that howev-
er the surface of the character may be chill
ed and frozen by the cares of the world, and
the pleasures of society, still there is a warm
current of affection running through the
depths of the coolest heart, which prevents
its being utterly congealed. Indeed, am a
true believer in the blind deity, and go to the
full extent of his doctrines. Shall confess
It'll believe in broken hearts, and the pos
sibility of dying of disappointed love do
not, however, consider it malady often fatal
to my own sex but l firmly believe that it
yithers down many lovely woman into an
early grave.
Man is the creature of interest and ambi-
ton. His nature leads him forth into the
struggle and hustle Of the world. Love is
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
PASTORAL sTANZAs.
BY W. ROSCOE, ESQ.

BY W. ROSCOE, ESQ.
The other morn, took my round
Amidst my gardens sweet retreat,
What time the sunbeam touch'd the ground
With its soft reviving heat;
There on my f,voritc fowery bed
cast my scarcely wakcn'd eye,
Where mingling roses, white and red,
All in the bloom of beauty vie.
Some leaf by leaf their filmy fold
saw expanding to the sun;
First close COMPRESSED then half unroll'd,
Till al the tender task was done.
Some younger still, could scarcely burst
Their crudcr buds; and some there were
That yelled their softer charms, nor burst
lntrust them to the early air.
And some had drunk the morning sky,
And fell to earth vcrnal shower;
And thus saw them rise and die
In the brief limits of an hour.
And when, their faded glory past,
All strewn abroad they met my eyes,
A tender thought my mind o'crcast,
How youth departs and beauty flies.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
A REAL OCCURRENCE.

An affair recently occurred in the vicinity
of Dublin, which occasioncd no small degree
of hustle in the family of a whorty old sports
man, whom (not to publish names) we will
call Mr.. &eehiechase. Every body knows
Miss Bitldy Steehiechase squints little, and
has bit of hump on her back, though not
much more than the pretty sex all voluntari
ly assumed, when they first adopted the
French fashion of sticking out their backs,
and wearing coal-scuttle bonnets. But what
did this signify to Paddy o. Dandy, a dap
per little gentleman, whohad discovered that
Miss Biddy would have 410,000 when she
came of age, independent OF her papa.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
SERIOUS REFLECTIONS.

In exact proportion as the brutal parts of
our nature arc enthrallcd by the noble attri-
butcs of humanity we are dissatisfied with the
littlcncss and worthlcssncss of all things a.
bout us and refused to regard the objects OF
this life, as adcquantc to our cndcavours,
or the pleasures this world offers as enough,
we lift ourselves in imagination and i'll hope
to heaven. There are moments in the life OF
most men, when there is a feeling, as it dark
ness and chains had broken away when the
affections are pure and peaceful, and the
Thoughts are ranging free and high; when
the cxistancc, the love, and the presence OF
God are borne in upon our souls, with pow
CT that will not be withstood, and the heart
is swelling as if it would open to receive
the whole influence of the Deity. We may
well believe it is at such times, that man is
most like to that which his spirit may be ;
and how idle would it seem to him, or rather
what loathsomc horror would it excite to
tel him then, that his mind could not wall-
der beyond the grave, and must rest salts
fled with the belief, that they, whom he had
loved and lost, were spiritual essences, with
out form or substance, which his hands might
as we'll lay hold of, as his imagination or his
faith attempt to approach.-Every thing in
his heart and in his mind would rise up to re,
futc the falsehood; there would be voice
within him too loud and too distinct to be
misunderstood or disregardctl, and it woult
tell him, that the world of spirits is not al
unimaginablc abyss Of nothingness, but tho
home of sentiment, of active beings, as con-
scous of individuality, and as full of thought
and of affection, as they were before they went
from time to eternity.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29

The Octogenarian Physician, who has
been i'll the practice, for many years past, Of
going to the top Of Arthur's Seat, on May
at an early hour in the morning, took his ac-
customed walk, OH Saturday, the 1st. of May,
1924, accompanied by four grand-sons. He
put into the hands of several friends, par
ticularly students of medicine, whom he
met there, the following address to old
age:-
"Welcome Old Age j Pm glad to see your face,
On this high hill we meet with mutual grace;.
Ive reached its summit in my eightieth year.
In good Auld Rcekie, where is my Compeers
Mylegs, thank GOD, are still for motion free,
I'll stand by them while they can stand by ue,
Together wen jog on, while have breath,
Till to a better world Pm sent by death"
This old Professor, ON Thursday, the 22d.
of April, 1924, brought to a happy tremina-
ton the hfty-ffth winter course of Medical
lectures, which he has delivered at Edin-
burgh. In this course, which has consisted
OF more than hundred lectures, he has re-
gularly read five every week, without sim
gle interruption, on any appointed day, for
teaching at the College, during the whole
winter session. For this singular blessing,
when on the Summit of Arthur's Seat OIL
May day, returned thanks to almighty God,
from tnat nigh dlter, III llC loiloWaiS stotalc~
ged Paraphraseo ofthe Lords Prayer
6" Our FATHER, which art in Heaven
" FATHER OF ALL, kneel TO thee,
Supreme in Heaven adored,
And present here, through all thy works,
| The UNIVERSAL LORD.
"sHalIowed be thy name
Accept, o GOD my grateful thanks,
For all thy blessings given;
And may on earth thy praise be sung,
| Even as it is in Heaven.
81 Give us this day our daily bread
4" This day be bread and peace my lot,
| All else beneath the sun,
Thou knowest if best bestowed orn not;
| And let thy will be done.
"sThine is the Kingdom, the power ana the
glory
"To thee, whose temple is all space,
Whose alter-earth, sea, skies,
One chorus let all beings raise,
All natures incense rise"
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29

J'ERHS.--ADvERTIsEMEN not exceeding
one SQUARE will be inserted four times for one
dollar, and 30 cents for each subsequent inscr-
+ion. If continued for three months, 81 5O--for
six months, 81 so; or for one year 80.
r-r Subscribers are entitled 70 the privilege OF
having their names, place Of residence, and occu-
patton, inserted in the Register, CRAFTS.
40 Subscription acW be discontinued until MI ar
reafages are paid, and one aceeh's notice girea.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
From The Ns'o Monthly Magariae.
THE NEW MADE GRAVE.

There was new made grave, on which the sun
His western beams was finging as in scorn
OF those in sable garb, that, sorrow worn,
Approached with him whose earthly course wa.
run.
remembered it was dug for one
Who should have welded on the very morn
of this sad eve, on which saw him borne
40 the abode of those whose days arc done.
And She in Widows weeds who tho't to wear
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29

The BRIDES gay trappings, stood I'LL pale and
cold,
Grasping the pail with the unconscious hold,
Of one too frozen in her own despair
To feel its depth, or have a tear to shed
Der the loved relics of the happier dead.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
A SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.

A lady walking across the fields in the
neighborhood of Islington, observed two very
suspicious fellows who seemed watching an
opportunity to rob her. Her alarm was in
creased by observing fellow of similar
appearance in pathway at little distance
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-29
Prom thc Dublin Star.

Elotcmem Ertraordinary !-0Liseries Of
MT kAogsiag Me shortest cut from Dublin
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-13

RESOLVED, That the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads be instruct.
ed 10 inquire into the .expediency OF es.
tabllshing post route from Carmi to
M'Leansborougb, in Illinois.
Tuesday, March l8.
Mr.. Ozven offered the following reso-
luton:
Resoiped, That the committee on
the public lands be instructed to inquire
into the cxpediency of making provision,
by law, To secure all persons who have
planted on public lands, the privilege OF
gathering the crops, when the lands
shall be sold by the government while
such crops are standing"
Mr.. Ozuen supported The resolution in
few remarks, which were supported
bv Mr., Isaacs, and opposed by Mr.
MINNIE. Mr.. Ozuen rejoined-and Mr.
Henry advocated the resolution at consl.
derable tnglh.
Mr.. Whihlesey moved an amendment
by adding, alter "pubIic lands" the
words relinfnished by government"
Mr.. RANKIN explained the safe of the
facts; on which Mr.. Whittiesey with.
drew the amendment. Mr.. Moore, oil
Alabama, then supported the origina
motion, and Mr.. Sanford took the same
side, stating the circums, ances of the
early settlers. Mr.. MINNIE replied
Mr. Moore. OF A Alabama, r, joined. Mr.
M'Coy friher opposed The resolution
Mr.. Sanford explained. And, the ques.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-13
GREECE.

The prosperous state of the affairs OF
The Greeks has, at last, drawn from the
London Courier an acknUW edgm enl
It al, like the separation Of the SCUM
A"'' eiican colonies from the mother
country, The cause of the patriots "seem>
to be very nearly decided by the conrs.
Of events" The ates, accounts say, tina,
hey had made success III descent on
me island of NJ, 'tne; that the Turks
had abandoned Pstras and lha, the
Greeks were triumphant in Negropu nj.
TIC Consu Is al Smyrna had require asst
RANGES from the Greeks thai the, should
not modest tina, place, which they de-
lined giving, unless it was agreed by
The inhabitants to pay them an annual
tribute. The Turkish squadron des-
tined TO protect The place had been de-
s,royed by storm. Several persons
had arrived at Zante with money, am
muni'lon and clothing, from Engla
aud Germany for the Greeks.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-13
NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 4.
INTERESTING NEWS.

BY undoubted news from Mexico, we
are informed, that they were "a, e eve OF
being deprived of their present political
position, by a sudden revolutionary gust
that had nearly overturned their presen,
government; the European Spaniards
b. ing assured that the creoles were in
he intention OF driving them out of the
republic, had plotted conspiracy with
an Italian at their head. The govern
ment discovered and defeated that
scheme, had confined the apparent ring
leader, who was condemned to lea,h, but
that he had been forgiven quarter OF
an hour only before his execution.
The English envoy having taken the
pre'ext OF the feeble security tina. stran-
gers had in Mexico, demanded his pass
ports. He makes the three following
propositions to that government
LIST. To allow the liberty of divine
worship.
I'd. To forbid the Introduction of ne.
groes.
Sd. To permit the English trade as
the European nation the most favored.
The answer he received to these three
propositions was, thai popula lar preludices
were as yet opposed to the liberty OF d.
vine worship. Tina, they had no positive
objections to hinder the Introduction OF
negroes, but they would consider on this
demand, and that, as to the last article,
1t would be granted at once.