Ml
JEFFERS0N1AN 5 REPUBLICAN,
There were some half a dozen of those de
fences called forts, but consisting only of stock
ides, or logs, planted upright in the earth, and
: bout fourteen" feet high, the enclosures within
w hich served also as places of retreat for the
women and children in seasons of alarm.
They had no arrtillery, save a single four poun
der, kept at Wilkesbarre, as an alarm gun, and
their only means of defence therefore consisted
of small arms, not always in the best order, as
is ever the case with militia. Thus weakened
by the absence of its most efficient men, and
otherwise exposed, Wyoming presented a point
of attack too favorable to escape the attention
of the British and Indian commanders in the
country of the Six Nations, and in Canada.
They were also, beyond doubt, stimulated to
undertake an expedition against it by the ab
sconding loyalists, who were burning with a
much stronger desire to avenge what they con
ceived to be their own wrongs, than with ardor
to serve their.King.
Under these circumstances, the ever memor
able expedition of Colonel John Butler, with
his own Tory rangers, a detachment of Sir John
Johnson's Royal Greens, and a large body of In
dians, chiefly Senecas, was undertaken against
Wyoming, early in the summer of 1776, and,
alas! was but too successful. The forces of the
invaders were estimated by some authorities at
eleven hundred, seven hundred of whom were
Indians. Other accounts compute the Indians
at four hundred. Opposed to those forces were
a company of some forty or fifty regulars, under
Captain Hewett, and such numbers of the mili
tia, heretofore described, as could be hastily
collected. The expedition of the enemy moved
from Niagara, across the Genesee country, and
down the Chemung to Tioga Point, whence
they embarked upon the Susquehanna, and
landed about twenty miles above Wyoming
entering the valley through a notch from the
West, about a mile below the head of the valley,
and taking possession of a small defence called
Fort Winiermoot, after the name of its proprie
tor, an opulent loyalist of that town. Colonel
John Butler established his head quarters at
this place, and from thence, for several days,
scouts and foraging parties were sent out, for
observation, and to collect provisions. The en
emy's arrival at Fort Wintermoot, which was
on the bank of the river, was on the 2d of July.
(to be continued.)
Though the subject more properly belongs
to sketches of Monroe county, we cannot re
sist adding a letter from Daniel Brodhead, Esq.
(one of his Majesty's justices of the peace,) to
Governor Hamilton, in which he gives the first
authentic report of the arrival of agents of the
Connecticut Susquehanna Company, west of
the Delaware it is preceded by extracts from
a letter of William Parsons of Easton, who J
held all thecounty offices of Northampton coun-1
ty, dated February 8th, 1754. " Having heard
that some persons, under pretence of authority
from the Government of Connecticut, had
passed by Daniel Brodhead, Esq's., on their way
to Wyoming upon Susquehanna river. 1 went
up to Mr. B's, to speak with him, and to be
more fully informed of the matter. Mr. B. told
me, that my information was but too true, and
that, some of his near neighbors had accom
panied three gentlemen-like men to Wyoming,
who produced a writing under a large seal,
which they said was the public seal of the
Government of Connecticut, empowering them
to treat and agree with such persons as were
disposed to take any of those lands of them."
Danebury, Feb. 21, 1754.
" May it please your Honour. Whereas
there has been and is a great disquietude
amongst the people of these parts, occasioned
by some New England gentlemen to such a
degree, that they're all or the majority of them
going to quit and sell their lands for trifles, and
to my certain knowledge, many of them have
advanced money on said occasion, in order that
they might secure rights from the N. E. Pro
prietors, which rights I suppose to be on Sus
quehanna river, at a place called Wyomeck.
At the time those gentlemen were here, I was at
a loss how to act, lest I should do the thing not
just I therefore desire your Honour will be
pleased to favour me with your advice, and
depend, 1 shall justly obey your orders, in case
they come again, as I'm conscious of acting
with the utmost honesty, both to the Honourable
the Proprietaries in every respect (and to every
one in General) I am resolved so to continue.
I am with great respect your Honour's most
obedient servant.
DANIEL BRODHEAD.
Danebury is the present residence of Judge
Brown, near this berough the near neighbors
of Mr. Brodhead refened to, in Mr. Parsons
letter, were the McDowels, the Shoemakers,
and others, who afterwards settled on the Sus
quehanna as a principal cause of the alarm
felt in this vicinity, we may remark, that the
South line of the Connecticut claims would
strike the Delaware about the 41st degree of
latitude, and consequently the largest portion
of Monroe county, would have been embraced
within the limits of the charter of New Eng
land, if its "validity had been acknowledged by
JEFFERS ONIAN REPUBLICAN
Stroudsburff, Pa. Sept. 11, 1840.
Terms, $2,00 in advance; $2,125, naif yearly ; and $2,50 if not
paia dcioiC me ena oi me jtw.
CANDIDATES OF THE PEOPLE.
FOR PRESIDENT :
Gen. William Henry Harrison,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT :
John Tyler,
OF VIRGINIA.
ELECTORAL TICKET.
SENATORIAL.
John A. Sliulze, of Lycoming,
Joseph Ritner, of Cumberland,
DISTRICTS.
1 Levis Passmore, 12 John Dickson,
2 Cad wallader Evans, 13 John M'Keehan,
Charles Waters, 14 John Reed,
3 Jona. Gillingham, 15 Nathan Beach,
4 Amos Ellmaker, 16 Ner Middles warth,
John K. Zeilin, 17 George Walker.
A. R. M'lllvaine, 18 Bernard Connelly jr
5 Robert Stinson, 19 Gen. Joseph Markle
6 William S. Hendrie 20 Justice G. Fordyce,
7 J. Jenkins Ross, 21 Joseph Henderson,
8 Peter Filbert, 22 Harmer Denney,
9 William Adams, 23 Joseph BufTington,
10 John Harper, 24 James Montgomery,
11 Wm. M'Elwaine, 25 John Dick.
Col. Johnson said (in Congress)
"Who is General Harrison The son of one of
the signers of the Declaration of Indepencence;
who spent the greater part of his large fortune in
redeeming the pledge he then gave, of his 'fortune,
life and sacred honor,' to secure the liberties of his
country. Of the career of General Harrison I
need not speak; the history of the West is his his
tory. For forty years he has been identified with
its interests, its perils and its hopes, universal
ly beloved in the walks of peace, and distinguish
ed by his ability in the councils of his country, he
nas been yet more illustriously distinguished in
the field. During the late war, he was longer in
active service than any other general officer ; he
was, perhaps, oftener in action than any one of
them, and never sustained a defeat.'
Proceedings of Court.
The sentence upon Christman, who was.
found guilty, (as stated in. our last) is, impris
onment of three months in the County jail, and
a fine of $100 with costs of prosecution.
In case of? Commonwealth vs.Kintner, for
larceny of a promisary note, the defendant was
found guilty application, was made for a new
trial, which will be argued next term.
In case of administrators of Zimmerman vs.
Bell and others for trespass, Trdict for plaintiff-
application for new trial,. will be argued
at next term.
;ho proprietaries of Pennsylvania.
' The total -population of Massachusetts is
Wo are indebted to " a subscriber" who has
heretofore furnished us with several commu
nications, for a large collection of revolution
ary and historical matter for our first page,
which we humbly think will prove far more
instructive and interesting to our readers, than
the mawkishly silly tales, which grace but too
many of our periodicals.
VERMONT.
"We have again to congratulate the friends of
Reform, on the good news, from the " Green
Mountains.'V-The Whigs have carried their
Governor by nearly Ten thousand majority, and
they have elected all five of the Congressmen,
being a gain of two. The Senate will stand
28 Whigs, 2 Van Buren men, and the House
will be divided about three to one.
Nashville Convention.
On the 17th August, a vast concourse of the
people of the West assembled in Convention
at Nashville, Tennessee. Twelve States were
fully 'represented by upwards of twenty thous
and delegates, by whom the greatest enthusi
asm was manifested. Henry Clay addressed
the meeting with his usual power. He had
been invited to attend through numerous letters,
among which was one, signed by 350 ladies of
the city. '
Decisive Testimony.
Charles Frailey, a V. B. Senator from Schuyl
kill county, Pa. latelyasserted in a speech, that
Gen. Harrison was not at the battle of the
Thames, but far distant from the scene of ac
tion. An old neighbour fortunately was able
to recollect, that when the news of the victory
was received, a procession was formed in hon
our of Gen. Harrison, and he saw Senator Frai
ley's father lead Charles by the hand in the
procession.
Do'nt be Deceived.
Many honest persons of the Van Buren par
ty are simple enough to believe that the Army
project is abandoned. Let them not be deceived.
The Sub-Treasury, on its first appearance, was
quite as unpopular and indeed it took three
years to get the parti to swallow it and then
they could not get it down without being near
ly choked.
The Deputy Marshal of Monroe county, has
nearly competed the enumeration of the in
habitants, and as soon as we have full returns,
we will publish tables of the census of the sey
eral periods from 1790 to the present time.
The population of Ross township, during the
last ten years, has increased but 62 that of
Chesnuthill 263, while Tobyhanna has more
than doubled its numbers. The greatest in
crease will be found in Pocono and the lumber
districts, Hamilton and the Smithfields will be
nearly as they were in 1830.
To all good Harrison ITlcn in Penn
sylvania, we send GKEETIU'G:
The State Central Committee having appoint
ed the THIRTIETH of SEPTEMBER as
the time, and the Borough of WILKESBARRE
as the place, of the folding of a Convention
composed of Anti-Van Buren men, we invite
you, one and all, to come! Though it was the
original design to confine the Convention exclu
sively to the Northern counties of the State,
yet after-considerations have induced us to be
more liberal, and to. embrace every part and
portion that may feel disposed to honor us with
members. The inducements to attend are ma
ny, and the reasons obligatory. The party in
power have, in their maddened career, trampled
upon the Constitution and Laws; broken the
Public Faith; destroyed the Currency; ruined
Commerce; prostrated Credit, and paralysed the
best interests of the People. New and danger
ous schemes are daily introduced into the poli
cy of our Government; a system of dictation
and Executive misrule exists at Washington
that threatens the subversion of our liberties;
the wages of the honest day-laborer are to be
reduced; the rich made richer, and the poor
poorer; a Standing Army is to be quartered up
on us in times of peace; the annual Expendi
tures are alarmingly increased; the Tariff bro
ken down, and a resort to Direct Taxation sub
stituted, for the purpose of defraying the ex
penses of Government. 'Thrown among evil
times, and cursed Wh1 corrupt rulers, it is the
imperative duty of every Freeman to rally to
the rescue, and redeem our common country
from the thraldom which oppresses her.
From amidst the surrounding darkness there
is much light, ominous of a brighter and more
glorious day. From the hills of New England
from the burning climes of the South, and
from the green prairies of. the West, we have
certain and abiding assurances that the ball of
REFORM is rolling wide and deep. The en
thusiasm is unparalleled, and could alone have
had an equal in the great American Revolution,
whereat our Fathers obtained their liberties by
the sword and their toils. We will give you,
one and all, a heartfelt reception to our Valley
a spot consecrated in story and in song.
Identified with many of the darkest and blood
iest scenes of border warfare, you will find
some of those hearts that glowed with fire to
beat off the savage and "English Tory, ready to
receive you, and affectionately commune upon
the present wrongs of our unfortunate land.
We have room for all of you, and no pains will
be spared to render your sojourn pleasant and
agreeable. Men rep'uteaTor their eloquence
will be here, to lift a lance with grace at the
corrupt party in power. Forget any inconveni
ences which may attend your journey hither!
Remembei that you. are engaged in a glorious
work, and that one day is small, indeed, to de
vote to it.
Access to our borough may be had in differ
ent directions, bv coach, railroad and canal.
We desire rtjat Northern Pennsylvania will be
here in her power and tier strength, and we ter
vently trust that there will be a happy demon
stration made, which, in view of the many out
burstings of popular feeling in other sections,
may excel them all in a final overthrow ot Mar
tin Van Buren, and in deep and lasting good to
that war-worn veteran and time-honored Patriot,
General WILLIAM H. HARRISON.
CHARLES jviINER,
ANNING O. CHAHOON,
CHARLES :D. SHOEMAKER,
JOHN L. BUTLER,
JOHN J. SL0CUM,
JOHN, SMITH,
E. CAREY,
NATHAN BEACH,
JAMES NESBITT,
WILLIAM H.ALEXANDER,
HENRY W. DRINKER, .
HENDERSON GAYLORD,
ELIAS HOYT,
A. SISTY
SOLOMON WHITCOMB,
ELISHA HARDING,
Committee.
A Whole Regimfflt of Harrison Re
cruits in Ohio. The Dayton Journal
of the 18th nit., contains a renuncia
tion ofVan Burenism signed by 41
'true democrats'; in Dayton township.
The Washingtonian of August 15th,
contains eleven conclusive reasons
subscribed by 32 citizens of Fayette
county, why they .can no longer sup
port Martin Vani Buren. -The Truy
Times of the 19th, adds 10 more, cit
izens of Monroe township, Miami
county. The sturdy old farmers of
Holmes county are Jnrowmg oit tne
shackles of Locofocoism, and 31
'straight-out unchanged Democrats'
proclaim to the worlclthrough the Mil-
lersburg Democrat oi August 18th,
that they shall support Van Buren no
longer, but. will go for the country and
old Honesty.
An Important tetter from Vice Pres
ident Jolinsou.
We invite attention to the following letter.
It possesses the strongest interest, and refutes
at a word, and in the most emphatic language,
the base insinuations of certain presses against
the courage of Gen. Harrison. The letter re
flects the highest honor upon its author. It is
in reply to a communication addressed to the
Vice President, by T. D. Carneal, Esq., of
Cincinnati
Mansfield, Aug. 18, 1840.
My Dear Sir : Your favor has been re
ceived, in which you observe, that by my re
ported speech, an inference may be drawn that
1 am not only in doubt as regards the courage
of Gen. Harrison, but that I had but little re
spect for him as a commanding General. I AM
HAPPY TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNI
TY OF INFORMING YOU THAT DU
RING MY SERVICE WITH GEN. HAR
RISON, I HAD NO CAUSE TO DOUBT
HIS COURAGE, BUT CONSIDER HIM
A BRAVE MAN, AND I HAVE ALWAYS
EXPRESSED MYSELF TO THAT EF
FECT NOR HAVE I EVER DISAPPRO
VED OR CENSURED ANY OF HIS
MEASURES AS COMMANDING GENE
RAL IN THE PURSUIT OF PROCTOR,
OR IN THE BATTLE OF THE THAMES
EVERY THING I SAW MET MY EN
TIRE APPROBATION, AND I HAVE
NEVER SPOKEN OF IT IN ANY OTHER
TERMS. In speaking of the Battle of the
Thames, and the part acted by my regiment, I
did not intend to increase the merit of that re
giment, or to diminish the merit claimed by
others, much less did I intend te imply that
Gen. Harrison, or Gov. Shelby, or any officer
attached to the army, avoided duty or danger.
Jbach had his part to act, and I should feel my
self much degraded to suppose that they did
not perform their duty fearless of danger,
nor have I ever doubted, that these gallant of
ficers were precisely where duty called them.
I regret that in such a battle, where our coun
try was victorious, that there should be a con
troversy about the merit due to the actors in
that battle.. I claim nothing above the most
humble soldier, who peformed his duty on that
occasion, nor shall any earthly consideration
ever induce me knowingly to do injustice to the
commanding officer, Governor Shelby, or any
other officer in that army. I have thus con
fined myself to general remarks, not knowing
in what particular fact, injustice is supposed
to have been done to General Harrison. I
should be glad to know what particular issue
is made as to the facts stated in the repoited
speech, respecting which I had no agency. 1
shall feel no difficulty to state facts as far as
my own personal knowledge extends, and what
I understood from others, and not to censure or
criminate, but to state the truth as far as I know
or believe the facts. I expect to be in your
City on Sunday, the 23d, on my way home, and
I shall be happy to see you.
RH. M. JOHNSON.
Maj. Thos. D. Carneal.
The Way of the Transgressors.
John Spencer was Receiver of PvMlc Mon
eys, a 'Sub-Treasurer at Fort Wayne, IiHJiana.
He was found a defaulter, and Mr. Woodburj
addressed him the following note :
Treasury Department,
August 13, 183G. f
Sir: Your letter of the 28th ultimo, en
closingyour monthly return for June, is recived.
Seeing that the balance in your hands amounts
to the sum of $100,599 82, 1 must require that
the same be transmitted to the bank of Depoa
ite forthwith, and request you to explain why
the amount has been so long relained in your
hands.
No answer to my letter of the 8th ultimo has
been received. I am, &c,
LEVI WOODBURY,
Secretary of the Treasury.
R&ceiver of Public Money, Fort Wayne,
Indiana.
On the 21st of August, eighteen days after
Mr. Woodbury wrote, William Hendricks, lato
Senator in Congress, now Van Buren candid
ate for elector in Indiana, wrote to Mr. Wood
bury the following letter:
Madison, August 31, 1836.
Sir : I am informed that some thinns are
stated recently, to the prejudice of Col. John
Spencer, Receiver at Fort Wayne, and 1 am
requested to write you. In doing so, I can on
ly say that I have been gratified in learning that
his deposites have been made to your satisfac
tion; and if so, I hope that minor matters, if
mere irregularities, will be overlooked. He is
reputed to be an honest and honorable man,
and I do not believe that he has intentionally
either done wromj or violated his instructions..
It would to some extent produce excitement if
he were removed, for he has many warm and
influential friends, both at Fort Wayne and in
Dearborn county, from which he removed to
his present residence. Better let it be. With
much respect,
WM. HENDRICKS.
Hon. Levi Woodbury, Sec'ry of ihe Treasury
" Better let it be" this man has " influen
tial friends," and the election is approaching.
Spencer was " let be," and wrote to Woodbury
a letter from which we give the following :
Extract of a letter from John Spencer to Levi
Woodbury.
" Myt democratic friends think that I ought
not to leave until after the we hold our election
for President, on the 7th of November, which I
have concluded to await."
A defaulter retained because he hns " influ
ential friinds," "democratic friends," who think,
he shoula not leave until after the election!
The. result is what miht be expected. A
late Eprt Wayne Sentinel slates thai a suit has
last commenced against Mr. Spencer
,000, the balance now claimed against
him!" Let the people look to it.
for $33
Which is Right.
It seems now that men of all parties (not all
men oi Doth parties) are satisnea mat Mr.
Poinsett's plan of a standing army was one of
the worsr measures ever proposed by an ad
ministration that has proposed the worst meas
ures over condemned ; and such has been the
denunciatory tone of the Whig press, and the
craven cry of the Loco-focos, touching this
measure, that Mr. Van Buren has, in a letter to
certain citizens of Elizabeth city, Virginia, dis
avowed any approval of the plan, and pronoun
ced it unconstitutional as well as impolitic; nay,
he went further, and declared that he never did
approve.of the plan, having never seen it until
it appeared three months after the opening of
Congress. We subjoin, lor the benefit of our
readers, two passages, one from Mr. Van Bu
ren's annual message of December last, and
the other from his letter to the men of Eliza
beth city :
Text.
Extract of a letter from
Mr. Van Buren, to
certain citizens of E-
jjzabeth City county,
Va., dated Washing
ton, July 31, 1840.
"We have been com
pelled to see, not, I
should think, without
shame and mortification
on the part of every in
genous mind, whatever
may be his political pre
ferences, the names oi
respectablejcitizens sub
scribed to statements.
that I had in my annual
message expressed my ap
probation of a plan,which
not only never had been
submitted to me, but was
not even matured until
more than three months
after the message was
sent to Congress.'
M. Van Buren.
Comment.
Extract from the mes
sage of President Van
Buren to both Houses
of Congress, on the
2d December, 1839:
"The present condi
tion of the defences of
bur principal sea-ports
and navy yards, as rep
resented by tho Secre
rary of War, calls for
the early and serious at
tention of Congress; and
as connecting itself in
timately with the1 sub
ject, cannot recommend
too strongly to your con
sideration, the plan
submitted by that offi
cer for the organisation
of the militia of the Uni
ted States."
M. Van Buren.
'See President's mes:
sage public doc.
The alternative is, that Mr. Van Buren. did
not see, read, and understand, the plan of Mr.
Poinsett, of which he said : " J cannot recom
mend too strongly to your consideration the plan,
&c." and thus tho President of the IL States
most earnestly recommended a plan of which
he was ignorant ; or, that he had seen tho plan,
approved of it, recommended it. and then said
that he had not seen it, and thus the President
of the United States .
We leavo the alternative to his friends; but
" Either way ho's sped."
V.. . Gazette.
Question. From the Nashville
Union of June. 'What man of sense,
who can read and understand the
English language, will now make
bold to pretend that a National Bank
is constitutional?'
Answer. From Jackson's message,
July 10, 1832. 'That a Bank of the
United States, competent to do all the
duties which may be required by the
government, might he so organized as
not to infringe on our delagated pow
ers or the respective rights of the
states, I do not entertain a doubt.
Had the Executive been called upon to
furnish the project of such an institu
tion, the duty would have been cheerful
ly performed?
Items.
On the 9th August, the Brig Florence from
Rotterdam, bound for New York, struck on a
rock on the coast of Newfoundland and went
to pieces in a few hours. 49 persons were
drowned, the remainder escaped after suffering
great hardships.
Efforts are bein made in Philadelphia, to
erect a statue of Washington on horse back,
in one of the public squares it is to be of
Pennsylvania Iron, and the expense estimated
at $50,000.
"Tell Chapman to crow." We find in the
National Gazette, the following account of the
origin of this now familiar word
Chapman has been until a recent period the
Editor of the Wabash (Indiana) Enquirer, a V.
Buren paper. A member of the party writing
to .another, in Chapman's district, found lauh
with the low spirits evinced in thatniarter on
the score of Van Buren's prospects, and bv
way of cheering the disconsolate desired his
frUnds to " tell Chapman to crow." Wheth
er the worthy editor obeyed the injunction wa
know not but according to the Indtannpnlis
Journal of July 4, he was indicted in the i-onrt
of Vigo county, for perjury.
"Old woman, said I. The census Mkor ...
Long Island met at Gravesend, a colored
man at theadvancod age of one hundred and thir
teen ! she appears to be in perfect health; eats,
drinks, and sleeps well. She say she can
milk the cows as readily as she could a hun
dred years ago.
A lady who walked through a portion of the
city .on Wednesday evening, was asKed. on her
return how tho Lccofocos looked. Why," said
she, " their faces are evidently trying to mak"
up in length what they lack in number? Lou
isville Journal.