Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-08-28
From the Chilicothc Gazette.

We learn from an authentic source, that, i'll the
midst of recent e!ectoneering harrangue. i'll which
religion and 6tasphemy were most strangely blend
ed. Major -, one Of General JAcKsoN's IS choice
sprits in neishboring county, addressed his as
tonished hearers in the following strain: =
So can prove by 7hcripture--the Major
lisps--that Gen JAcKTHos ought to be elected Pre-
thident. DAVID, as you all know was IA man after
COPS own heart and received his appointment dl-
rectly from Heaven. Well. Gen. lAcKrHoN is an
exact follower Of DAVID, and has initiated him in the
leading events of his life For instance-DAvID
fought deel with GoLrAH. and killed him so did
Gen. JAcKTHoS irht duel with. and kill. Mr..
DIcKnTnoN. DAVID carried OFF URIAn's wife, and
married her /; did Gen. JAcKTHoS with the wife
of LvwIs RoDARDs. DAVID fought number OF
battles with the Pnilistnes, and overcame them ;
General JAcKrHoN did the same with the lnd!a1s
Dawn was engaged in bloody wars with the sur
rounding nations !; 50 will General JAcKTIoN after
he shall be elected, for there burning Star NOW
rising in the East which foretes that war and desc
| iation are nigh .-"
We regret that it is not in our power to give the
whole of this deectabe speech. for the special bene-
fit of our JACKSON friends in this quarter we trust
however, that the above extract will furnish them
with new supply of y aaofs for the election OF the
Cenera-the old stock having become exhausted
from constant usc-and when these shall have like
wise have been worn thread-bare, we may perhaps
have it in our power to accommodate them with a
fresh assortment from the SAM manutactory.
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Indian Disturbances. Illinois Intelligcncer
of the 28th ult. says: =" w have been informed BY
two gentlemen direct from ST. Louis, that the M
) ners on Fever river had all returned to taeir dlg
gings that the alarm had subsided-and that busl
ness OF every description had assumed ITS tomerap
pearance. Governor Cass has returned to Gree'
~, I,,,l 4
e understood that the Wnnebago Indians, who were
supposed to be hostile, have gone to the treaty
Green Bay We further learn that no other hostl
,c acts have been committed by the Indians except IN
" attack made on the boat, which is said to have orr
y ginated from some difference arising between tn
Indians and the traders in relation to the price
some furs.''
The Missouri Republican. of the Goth ult. state
OF that tthe boats employed to transport the troop
d under the command OF Gen Atkinson, oes'neu
" protect our citizens on the Upper MISSISSIPPI
against the depreatons of the Indians, had return
ed being unable to proceed higher than the hrst r.
pids The troops were to proceed thence IN he'
boats. Gov. Edwards, of Illinois, in genera OF
n. der, has directed that portion OF the militia
ss held in readiness to proceed against the Indians
We should it become necessary
Iad;ena.-The state of Indiana contains 81 0
miles
r. other states as the tenth in size and the ilitieth
he population Its greatest length from north to SOU
Of on its west line is 28l miles in length on the ca
y line is 1856, averaging 256, miles. LIS breadth ro
,p east to westi is l44 miles The state is diVineo III
ir So counties, of which all but two have been organ
zed The population in 1910 was l4,oso; IN o.
RI. l47, 1868; and at the present from the returns
IT taxable polls, must amount to at least @oo,oou
A. Militia in 1921 was returned at l9,99o. IL ho
consists of seven divisions, sixteen brlgades and
1as regiments. 81,
~, THE most striking feature in the appearance OF u
the state its uniformly level surface. II has no mou
ors tans and no part of it be called broken exec
where the rver-hs border on the oh'o' OF are 60
tinued along some of those streams that empty IN
it These hills must be ofnearly the same eieval'
at with great part Of the interior OF the osate lot
r. sensible difference IN leight appears ~ i'Hss,
the alonr teir ridges nor is there perceptibie ascc