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the ficld to the popular air of—=¢ See,
the conquering Hero comes.” Thus
ye has ended the grealest race that eyer
MATCH RACE. was run in his country. The result
$20,000 ASIDE. (has shewn that the challenge may
Yesterday the match race between, again fearlessly repeated—+* Lona
_ Eclipse and a southern horse called p "7 ECLIPSE. aGAINST HL
| Henry, was run over the Union course. worLD.” We hope, however, Mr
Rv will be recollected that the gentle Vao Raost will never suffer him to
men from New York, while in atten |. again, but let the countfy have
dance on the match race last fall athe benefit of his stock. He has now
Washington city, between Eclipse! d hunsell, beyond all cavil to be
A Ip prove
and Sir Charles, offered to run the}, of speed and bottom uncqual-
former this spring, ou the Long Island oq 3 pig country, or perhaps in any
course for $20,000 against any horse other ay this timer Tite SEranting
that could be produced in the United
States or elsewhere, and gave the
southern gentlemen from that time,
November, 1822, to the time of start {py
ing, to look round and name their
horse. The challenge was readily
accepted, and $3,000 fixed on as the| [tis aid that on witnessing the
sum to be forfeited in case either par gaan, oF his: favorite’ horse; Purdy
ty declined running the race. A DUI burst into a flcod of generous tears,
ber of horses was put 1u training for ana offered ever then to redeem him
the occasion, but only two, ViZ. Hen- + permitted, What ‘was the cause
ry and Betsey Richards, were brought, of pig not being engined before, the
on from the South, who, It was judg: sportirig world are at anxious to know
ed could contend with Echipse, and ric believed that had he been 30, he
which of those two were 10 ruo the i heat would hace Lodh OhreE
race, remained a secret, until the Sig- sary Eclipse,
From the New sork Evening Past
May 28.
the third and Jast heat, 8 minutes 24
seconds.
It is judged there were upwards of
FTY THOUSAND spectators or
the field.
BE ———.-eh:
strongest objections to Mr. Hiester
was, that he wished to draw a distinc:
tion between the Rich and the Poor
and that he voted in Convention that
no POOR YOUNG MAN, between
the age of 21 & 22, should be entitled
to vote. Some of Mr. Hiester’s friend:
defended him against tins charge by
denying it altogether—others more
hardened in aristocracy actually pre-
sumed to say that he voted correctly.
Among the last appears ¢ Andrew
Gregg,” who contends in his address,
“ that it was a fundamental principle
of all well regulated governments
that taxation &' refiresentation should
be reciprocal” —that is to say, in pro.
portion to the amount of tax paid so
( eanes
( for that was my neighbors pame, )!
«« I really cennot tell what we will do
after while in this country for TAX
ES. There is scarcely a day passes
but a collector of taxes takes occasion!
Bellefonte a few days since, and in
passing along the strect, wus accosted
by one cf those gentry, who came up
Schind me and clapping me on the
shoulder, said, * Pay me your taxes.”
Said I, what taxes do I owe you!
“« Why your water tax.” I'm much
obliged to you, 1 rejoined, I don’t
ive in your town, nor use your wai-
er, unless it is to drink a glass or twe
when I happen to be here. During
this time the collector was engaged
locking over the duplicate, and when
he thought he had found my pame,
looked up, and he exclaimed « Ob!
[ ask pardon, I really thought you
were R » When I went to
my lodgings, the landiord told me
the number of votes, which would
dollars, ten votes, and to a man worth
worth
$100, none at all=~and that to extend
$1000, one vote, and a man
pal was given from the judges box to)
bring up ! he borses when Heury made
Ppa mossemesten
- his appearance, and Eclipse soon after, SFT PAPIRIOW
The doubts which before had been en-)
tertained, and they were maby, that
the southern sportsmen would pay the
forfeit and there would be. no race,
vanished at once and all was anxiety
go see the result of the comest. The
hour of stating scon arrived, but such
"was the immense crowd upon the
course in solid column, for neara quar-
ter of a mite, both right aod left of]
the Judge’s box, that some minutes,
were taken up by the officers 1 clear
ing it j—nor was it effected without]
much diffi;ulty. About ten minutes
after onc P. M. both horses set off at
| the tap of the drum ; Henry taking
the lead and keeping it the whole four
miles, came in about balf a length
ahead. Although several efforts were
made by the rider of Eclipse, a young
man whose name we do not recollect,
to pass bis antagonist, still he could
pot accomplish it. The result of this
heat was so different from what the
northern sportsmen had calculated up-
on, that the mercury fell instantly be-
low the freezing point. Bets three to
one that Eclipse would lose the second
heat were loudly offered, but there
were few or no takers. Time of run-
ping the heat, 7 minutes 37 seconds.
Second Heat. —The time having
elapsed for breathing, the herses were
| again brought up for the second heat,
| put it had been determined in the in
terim to change Eclipse’s rider; as
has often heretofore been done, and
behold who should appear but our
old fiiend Purdy ;* who was welcom-
ed with tumultuous cheers from the
multirude.—He soon mounted and at
the word both went off. Henry took]
the lead, 2s in the first heat, and kept
it until about two thirds round on the
third mile, when Purdy, seized with
a quickness and dexterity peculiar to
himself, the favorable moment that
presented, when by appearing to aim
at the outside, he might gain the in.
side, made a dash at him accordingly
and passed him on the left ; and maiu-
tained the ground he had gained to the
end of the second heat, coming out
about two lengths ahead. The an
was now made to resound from every
quarter, with Purdy forever? and as
soon as bie had been weighed, the pop-
ulace bore him off on their shoulders
across the course, in spite of all the
entreaties he could make to the con
trary. The mercury in the sporting
thermometer immediately rose agai
to pleasant summer heat, and th
backers of Echpse were now read)
for any thing that offered 5 they pro:
posed to bet even, but there were no
takers. Several offers to draw were
made by gentlemen who had bet on
Heory, but not accepted. Confidence
was again completely restored to the
friends of Eclipse. Time of running
this heat 7 minutes 49 seconds.
Third Heat.—When the horses
were brought up for this heat, a Jock-
ey named Taylor, known for many
years on the Southern courses, for bis
great success, and whose skill wa:
acknowledged to be inferior to ni
one ; made his appearance, when i
was announced that he would rid:
Henry the third heat instead of the
' boy who had rode him the two former
"I'he course once more cleared, ofl
they went, Purdy, taking the lead anc
keeping it to the end of the race, came
in about three lengths ahead of his
antagonist. The air was now rent with
shou's of extacy, from the New York.
ers, and the press around the judges’
stand for a short time was so great that
potbing could overcome it. The
whole course was blocked up m one
solid mass of men, ten thousand deep
feaving no ground to bring the horse:
to the stand so that the riders coull
be dismounted and weighed. Order
however was at length restored, th.
| riders were . weighed, every thin
se pronounces
Not for himself, but for his country.”
“ the privilege of voting to poor young
nen, between the age. of 21 & 22,
was a matter of indulgence, and had
pever been claimed as a matter of
right.’ Onthese principles he con-
WEDNESDAY, Juse 11.
—
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
In publishing our reasons for op-
posing the election of Mr. Gregg, we
promised to take a view of his official
life, and shew from thence, that he is
altogether unworthy the suffrages of
the Democratic party for any cffice,
much less for so exalted a station as
Governor of Pennsylvania.
In Mr, Gregg’s letter to Mr. Logue
of Carlisle, he unqualifiedly declares
bis enmity to the late glorious war,
and his determination to oppose it.—
Such was his inveteracy towards this
measure, which was warmly supported
by every Democrat in Congress, that
he could not refrain from expressing
ity altho’ every member of the Senate
was under an injunction of secrecy,
and were actually sitting with closed
doors. Of this wicked and dishonora.
ble conduct, the party that now advo
cates the election of Mr. Gregg, viz:
the Hartford Convention federalists,
bad been frequently guilty ; and it was
proved on the trial of General Hall,
that it was through these means that
the British at Fort Malden were ap
prized of the declaration of War be.
fore General Hull, altho’ an express
had set out from Washington for the
purpnse. The consequence of this
was, that all Hull’s baggage was cap-
tured, and an excuse afforded him
for surrendering the American Ar-
my.
In addition to this irrefragable proof
of Mr. Gregy’s devotion to federal:
ism, his bostility to the welfare of our
country, his blindness to its best in-
‘erest, his opposition to those who
vere proclaiming its injuries and ad-
vocating its cause in Congress, we
have itin our power to add testimony
from his own hand, that he is unfriend-
ly to the poor, a friend to the rich, an
Office Hunter, and inconsistent withal
One day bolding one principle, the
cludes that Mr. Hiester was perfectly
correci & altogether free from blame.
If it were necessary we might go on
to shew how cruel and unjust such
doctrines are, but it would be trifling
with the unders:andings and informa
tion of our readers to attempt it.
We have said that in some things
contained in the address, we perfectly
coincide with Mr. Gregg; but it is
not in the dactiipe we have already
alluded to. Itis ina principle of Re-
publicanism, which was urged in this
same Address signed by Mr. Gregg
Rotation in Office was an argument
in the hands of the federalists agains:
Mr. Findlay,in 1817 & 1820, and we
find them loudly proclaiming, in the
address alluded to, that 1t is «an in-
valuable provision in the Coustitution
that provides for Rotation in Office.”
We ask then every candid man to
compare federal professions with fed-
eral practice. Mr, Gregg frequently
declared in 1817 and 1820, that all he
wished was RoraTioNn Iv OFFicE—
that he had no interest, whatever, io
the result. How far have these pro-
fessions tallied with his practice ?—
Altho’ ha had been inoffice upwards of
25 years, unceasingly, yet we find him
appointed Secretary of state immedi
ately after Hiester’s accession; and
now, instead of retiring as he ought,
his unbounded ambition, and thirst af
ter the emoluments of office, have
prompted him to be guilty of every
species of intrigue to secure bis nom
ination for Governor, Is it true then,
that Mr. Gregg had no interest in the
clection of Mr. Hiester ? Is it true
ing of the Coustitution, ihat there
Findlay, it is ten times more so the
meaning and spirit of the Constitu-
tion, that there should be Rotation in
Office with Mr. Gregg. Must he be
next day reprobating it, just as his
prospects of self aggrandizement io.
fluenced him. The evidence we al-
lude to, is an Address issued in 1817,
+ To the Electors of Centre and Clear-
field counties,” signed with the name
This
Address was handed to us by a gen-
tleman from Pennsvalley, who had
of Andrew Gregg, and others.
preserved it, in order to ascertain
whether®Qe Federalists of these days
were really in earnest, or held the
principles they then advocated.
Whether it was Hugh Maxwell or
Mr. Gregg that penned this precious
paper is immaterial—the laiter has
subscribed, and therefore must answer
for it. In some things contained ip
the address we perfectly coincide with
Mr. Gregg, but from some of his ar-
'stocratical notions we beg leave to
dissent,
found right, and Eclip
MC YACLOP, AAG WES
en marched ofl
continued in office all his life, to the
‘exclusion of men as well qualified as
himself ? We hope not, and feel per-
suaded that the result of the elcction
will justify the assertion, that the
people of Pennsylvania are aware of
the cdangerof voting for men, who
can have no other motive for obtre-
ding on the public, than to raise
themselves and friends to fortune and
distinction. Such men can never be
friends to liberty and equality. r
For THE PaTrIOT.
(that one could’nt pass a corner nor a V
give to ‘a man worth ten thousand Street but he would be overhauled by him eat his own bacon and ham and
a
a collector uf one kind of taxes or oth-
er. «There, says he, ¢is the Borough
to call on me. I happened to be infer, soon
gether that was worth six votes ang
they can’t rely upon oue of them,
The few, says Tom, that first made a
poise and upon whose necks bells
wer hung to gather the others togeth-
found the trap and they
would’nt be caug bt, aud even some of
them would get loose even at the cx.
pense of a little consistency ; and now
all’s right again, and Lancaster is as
sound as ever it was, The Catholics
will not be humbugged-=they will
not make a hodge podge and mix up
religion and politics together. They
know very well that nobody wants to
toterfere with them, nor was any body
interfering with them, or their relis
gion, or their church, if they would
ouniy be quiet among themselves. I'm
told that the contusion is likely to be
spon over and that the man who
made it all is going to live im the Jer-
scys, on a snug farm that’s been giv-
en to bim by s. me old lady that liv-
ed with him. Weil I’m glad of it. Let
‘his chicken and lamb and poiatoes
‘and cabbages, acd let the blessing of
tax ; ( God bless the incorporation, ) Peace come with all its healing on its
the water tax—the tax for bringing|Wings and light upon and remain with
up the water—the tax for laying pewithe Catholic Church, and its members,
pipes and repaliing the old oncs— (here ana elsewhere.
then ihe tax for Trow pipes—the poor] In Chester county Tom said there
tax — the county tax——the road tux—{were a few grumbleionians «nd they
and the tax on Storckeepers)
I observed to Jacob, that these tax-
be iaid on the people to pay the Stale
debt 10 the City ‘Banks* + Yes, at
Goveraor, I undeistand that we
wo be taxed pretty briskly. Hiesier
and he borrowed two millions of dol
lars from the City Baoks, in ord
down to these Cursed
that they could do what they pleased
with it” « But I hope Shulzz, the
democratic
and then a stop will be put to thes:
things. =~ To this I agreed and we se
erated,
Now I abhor unjust taxation ; and
I detest a state tax in times of peace
Why could not Gregg and Hiesie:
conduct the affairs of the state
in time of war? Snyder, during nine
instead ‘of diminishing
tbe country was epgaged In war
But the federalists are so fond of state
DEBT, that it is no wonder that Gregg
acted as he did.
OLD RIFLE.
— Wp
For Tue PATRIOT.
ANDREW GREG, the present
federal candidate for Governor, was
en the electoral ticket opposed to the
election of the venerable JAMLS
MONROE : yet Gregg is said by the
federalists to be a democrat. Hr
Monroe was elected soon alter the
war ended. and was always a demo:
crat: Mr Gregg was selected an elec-
tor,because he was opposed to the
war, and in alliance with the Hart
tord boys, and consequently a fit in-
strument to federaiize the union,
which was the end intended by the
tormation of the ticket.
SMILIE.
— & anny N
FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
Zo the Democrats of Pennsylvania,
M’CARTY.—AMo. 111.
When Tom got rightly under way
upon politics and among the people of
ant fellow,
should be Rotation tn Office with Mr. But there is ope thing wy which Tom
{for giving and taking.
A few evenings since, one of my
neighbors came to my house to chat a
little about politics, as he is wont to
do. You must know that we farm
ers delight to converse with one an
other, after a hard day’s toil, about
what is passing in the world, more
particularly at this pertod, We feel ¢
little interested in state politics espe
;
EE
at present, converse about such mat-
1) L&C (dL
are right when they-sce such a like:
ness between Tom and his father.
acd 1 differ greatly :-~ouce be gets 2
going there is no stopping bim. H:
wilt have all the talk 10 himself: now
this is what I ever could abide. I'm
I desire a fal
share, and I'm willing to give it to
others. I never can bear to take wp
people’s time with a long rigmarol
story about nothing at all and saying
twice as much as is necessary. I'm
for plaip downright and upright : say
what you think and say it to the pur-
pose ; no beating about the bush ;
which reminds me that I said I would!
put up in a small parcel all that Tom]
sard in so many words about the peo
ple in the otber counties. The truth
is, as 1 said before, he was so pleased
with the love and affection ghewn for
Mr. Shulze by ali bis neighbours that
ae talked about it until I was almos’’
out of patience to know what the peo-|
ple said in other parts.
Aftera time, he got into Lancaster,
county and there he found the I. der-|
are ah
that the state might be so chained
Arigtocracies,
candidaie, will succeed,
in
time of peace, as well as Snyder did
years, increased the funds of the state]
them, nitho’
have it it I was Governor,
nis M'Carty was Governor.
were at their old tiade grumbling and
gow ling about the candidate 5 but no-
es would be nothing compared to thc{doy paid any attention to them and
GREAT STATE TAX, which wouldiso it was expected they would get
lire d,
As dor «¢ the Whigs of Ches-
ter” he says he never saw a set of
bey * when Mr. Gregg gets in Lo be(people io such high glee. They go
bout in a kind of a Lop step and a
Jump way aud they have got up a
song to a sort of a Scotch Irish air
that’s coming out of every body’s,
mouth. I heard it so often said Tom,
tial I canght the mania and instead of
whistling or holleing to the catile I
vas eternally singing
“ We'll give an independent vote
For Jobn Audrew Shulze,”
Ii Mon:gomery County all divisions
are closcd and all disseniions healed,
Uhere were some people there who
wanted Me Boileaa taken up and
swnt delegates for (hat purpose to
Lewistown, but now they swear, yes
| Uom said they positively swore, they
would not vote lor Jay's Treaty, nor
agrainst Simon Snyder, nor against
the war of 1812, so that, as be said,
Ciregg has a poor chance in Moont=
gomery. Upon the whole I'm satis
tied with all I heard of public opinion
and I am persuaded we will give the
wold Tories, Apostate Whigs and .
British Agents’ as Governor M’Kean
called them, as good a beating as cv~
er we gave them, From all I'm a-
“le to gather, thee will be nobody op-~
posed to us but the old enemy. We
can beat him easy. They can’t cal¥
upon the Germans now as they could
lor General Hiester., Our man, is
the Dutchman, and our people sing
usr John Andrew Shulze, mein Herr
Fuer John Andrew Shulze,
Besides they wont pretend to say
that Mr. Gregg is a revolutionary
ian ; no, no, he is not like our pres
ent Governor, hie never smelled gun
powder, unless it was in blowing a
ock or setting off a sgb, What can
hey say in his favor, why that he was
democrat, but that be voted for Jay’s
I'reaiy—that he always opposed Si
mon Suyder; that he was sent to the
senate by the Federals and that now
ye?s their candicate for Governor.
[That's ail they can say and I don't
Lebanon County, lie was a most pleas-/see how that’s to ct democratic votes.
He said the most agree (As for our candidate he’s quite a dif,
that he is a friend to Rotation in office ? able things in’ the most agreeable/fzrent sort of a man.
If it was the obyious spirit and mean (M2707. I have no dott but people
He has always
been a democrat. This they can’t
deny He ‘bas always been an hon-
cst fair m:n in all his dealings, This
they can’t deny, He is a mild, ob-
(ging, friendly man as can be. This
hey can’t deny. Then what. objec
ion have they to him ? Why because
ie is pot an arristocrat—because he
s for letting a poor man vute the
same as a rich one-~and becouse he
Hinks 1's all right that poor men
should cat Turkeys and other good
hings as well as the rich. These are
the reasons they don’t like him. They
turn up their noses and say he’s not
one of ns—he’s a clodhopper-—he’s
one of your leather apron men—a My-
erstown Storekeeper—a Tulpehocken
Parson, away with him. Never mind
Mr. Shulze ; sure it dont want five
months to the election, and after that
all these people wiil be civil ; they’
all be cap in hand to your Excellency,
and some of them will be wanting a
bit of an office—but they mignt want
it long enough before they should
Oh then
what a time that would be when Den-
How I
als all as busy as bees in a tar betie/should laugh to ses all the Federals
and at as dirty work too.
buzzing and whizzing and stinging,
They were coming in and bowing and hoping, my
Excellency, was well; and hoping,
and doing every thing in their powermy Excellency, would come and take
to make the Catholics believe that Mi.ldinner with them ; and boping, my
Shulze did’nt like ‘em. They were Excellency, wou'd remember the bit
calling little meetings here, and little lof a petition and the recommendation
meetings there, and then trying to get they had put in. I don’t think for
make a big one but it would’st do
LOM
cially ; and as we have no GAG Lawsjall the little meetiogs together tolmy life and soul that IT could keep
from laughing in their faces 3 1 know ;