Tkeeniy-isixifo, Congress. . !'•
From the. Correspondenthf the' Baltimore
, . (Republican., : k.:
WA3HINGTONrCITy, Ja D . 2i, iB4O.
Gflu, Hab riso n Ivg rrsQ him,
Ma- oF Tnu North Bekd,,
A; pr llhqde Islanot—tas
raoaßßOiNda off ConoeEss, ,6tc.*. 7;
• A friend,has banded to me, a copy of the
Providence' Rhode Island- Jnuhal, a paper
devoted to the Whigs, and to the broken
Banks.by which, I learn (hat a : ilr. Wati*
son.'.df Rhode Island,' has been wfHiiig;to'a ’
Mr.Hodgesofthe’North Betul> inquiring of I
-that individual;' what are the daily habits and I
predilections; and .way-faringa of tlip illus
tridtyt hero of Tippecanoe; V, -
- Mr. Watson.- l am. tbtd,Was Originally
■ and until sometime about the 6th of Decern
ber, on advocate and a parliian of Mh. Clay;
and that, anclt was his devotion to the r ‘hero
of Ashland*’—- hero’s are cheap enough now
a-tl ay a--that he at the first annunciation of
the nomination at Harrisburg, swore moat
resolutely, that ho would not go lor riarri
son. Alter his rage had cooled ofF-a. little;
however, he concluded, that he wpuit&o.for
>ii' .PP* .provided,' he could find that that
illustrious individual, possessed the neces
sary moral virtues, and other Qualifications,
® n, tdu him to his confidence. To get
hold or these facts. Air, Watson, addressed
8 r n x» e H“de e B. ashing him to state all
"Jr. I ipp’s iirtues and. qualifications.—
Air. Hodges, complied with the request, and
addressed Mr. M afson a letter, dated the
33d of December, which contained such an
■array of social, moral, and intellectual qual
ities, all of which he says are .in,the posses-
Sion of Mr. Tipp, that Mr. Watson’s hostil
installtli silenced, aiidthc cast -off
- Clay, and . took up Tippecanoe. ' From the
, letter of Mr, Hodges, to Mr. Watson, we
learn the following important facts in rela
tion to Mr. Harrison.
Isf.“l-will premise by stating, my full
v belief, that Gen. Harrison in hia character,
tastes, and habits, combines the elements of
the’ true Democratic Republican.” , _
“Combines the elements of the true |)em-
Republican? That is to say, ha is
a an advocate of Broken Banks, and
political ;and moral black legs.
3d. "His residence is in the.SoutVivest
corner of the State of Ohio,.at tlic’junction
of the. Big Miami and Ohio rivers, quite re
mote and secluded from the bustle of (he
, political world,”
“He resides, quite remote an 4 secluded
from the bustleof the political>Vorld,” and
as a matter of consequence, is very familiar
with mi that passes, and is therefore’pecu-j
-j'jvly_fitted--for the duties of the Presidency.
J bn is n matter of courser
, JSd. "He is among the most industrious
and active of men. Within, the .last six
months, I heard him 1 declare lie did not' re*
collect that “his head had been found upon
Jus pdlow.at sunrise,, for the last 40 years.” ”
What a wonderful man!’, But why. does
he rise so early. For the benefit of his,health,
or- for other purposes! Cowle, whoJs one*
qf .tlie best writers on health, lays it down as
other purposes than recreation. The Van
keea say, that your.carly day break .riser; is
induced to an early movement by, a thirst
for Stoughton’s hitters, and what the shoe
makers call blackstrap!—-gin and.molasses!
4th. “He spreads before his guests a plen
tiful board, but itia4he table of a respecta
ble Ohio farmer, almost wholly supplied
irpm his.own farm.” - . ■ ■
“He spreads ft plentiful board!” Excel-
Jent ,He ought to be prepared to entertain
and feed from Id’s board, or frpm'the common
trough, all the Whig loafers that will be re
duced to the, condition of the Laziioni of
Naples, by ncglecting-llieir business to run
afterdho phantonvof his fortunes.
sth. “His dress and general-deportment
are irt perfect Keejdng-.with'his character in
other respects. 11 is said that “t{ie dress oft
bespeaks the manj\ If by this be .meant,
that fine and rich’ clothing proclaims (he
great man, surely, by'this rule. Gen. Harri
son has no greatness,” ~
By this we m e left to infer, that Gen. Har
rison, not being a proud man, has no seat to
tits breeches; but, like French Camille, wipes
Jus nose on the cuff of ids coat, and has no
heels to bis stocking*! Decidedly import
6ib. “Gen. Harrison enjoja 6ne health,
which has been bis Imppj fortune through
lltfi
„ .Astonishing! And, therefore, ought to be
President! .
4. * e J laß as dpe_an eye as you ever
beheld, it is what- physiognomists, I sup.
pose; would pronounce the eye of genius
bright, quick and piercing.’’ - ■ '
What a wonderful, man! ’ His eyes ere
like thoße of La Pncella and Titos Oates!
How beautifully those eyeswould look if
skt m the Presidential mansion. Such eves
should be voted fori. ' . <■ -
„ 9t ?l- retains his hair, winch is a lit
tic silvered.** . .
~ jt "He retainrhis hair!!” Only fhiiik of
tnatjr and Buy if jpu can refuse to vote for
him 2 • ;
. ; ,10th. /aiejs thin in person, walks erect,
and moves briskly, aiid has less.of the indi-
than is usual in persons of his
■ - ’^.h^'hle! •• '‘lie is (bin in person.and
moves brißkly !>? Who can withhold a vote,
,fv o^.l uc !',j“ n estnuirdihaiy man L.v = -
... ’lOthi ,Hb is furtdiof apple toddf,' but
sninetimes takes a little new whiskey!” V.~
... Excellent . . jyunderfill ■■ Must'decidedly
- Such.arei fewofthe rorVqualitieswMclr
accordingto.Mr.-RufuaHougeS^'MfoTii 1 -
pepanoe ppssessesyaiid they are-unquestion.
ably Ahch as shoUhlrsecure.to’ hiraTKeiidmi
; ratibny the homage. And every
citizen. They sKouhl be/regis-. 1
, Aered in letters of gold, and bepniacrved & tlll
dodm.s-day.; , . ~ , „
- •Cdn^cea..continues, to .move-along very
slowly, and I do uofsee unv.prospectsofil*'
LttPUJg ihuqjr thisisesiiidh;--Uije Whig Inctlon:
jWTstrength bndoghtd enable it to
Defeat alt the-interests df thebebjdm - ■ '. :
k . -Z ~ ■■ U\‘ •
I
' ?„ H P?WPll*O8:;OP CoKoaEßtt7--ABo.'
.^^ cha " an of Pennsylvania, haST)ccd- ; ‘
P?«RW% fI PP r of the-Sehate all day. in mak-'
ing» vel-y.able speech ihTavof-of! the
-UVeagory Bill,’'that Bill; which Mr. Clay
i looks tippn wjth gnch ’holy horror, .lhat. he
cannot get pn ,his waist coat, early, in'the
morning. 'y-j ->,C ■).
i Mr. Xiuchannn. ir-uiidnubfctlly ilie
ablest men in theiUnitedjStateßjand.to-daV,
has eminently prp.vpd/how vert easy ! it is’
for a man of ability, to Cast aside
prate~tho;meio.doclawationBofBuch-tnail'
caps as Mr; Henry Glay.. v ,
r,^]y’>:'r * i'> s sppechpn.Monday, had
[h gewt ;thje
thpl^rse;and the
or less than a complete consummation of (he J
Purge and .the Sword; aiid llidn went on, to
present a frightful of the
eyils, thatwuuld necessarily'fallow Wch un
inn. .'yy ■,. yy -v, ■ =;- :
Mr,.Buclianan .'to-day replied : publicly to
that portion of Mr.. Clayis speech which
treated of treason,'stratagem rind, crime;
he union of the purse and th'eawordjileath’s
ieatl and marrow bones, and all those other
liings that lias flitted before Mr. Clay’s im
figUiatiQn;«verBihce'liefailed.toget-(ireni)m
-iuation at Harrisburg. Never was. Mr. C 1 ay
more successfully answered; nfcycr'were Ids
arguments and declarations more successful
ly answered aiid dcfeitted. Mr, Buchanan
in his reply, hsjlie always docs, maintained:
die digni ty add'charac ter of an American
statesman, notwithstanding he was replying
to (ho thrice retailed stuff of the wandering
electioneering politician, °
The speech that - Mr.- Walher delivered in
•I® Senate, yesterday, is. a them?. of univ.ci
sal admiration and, commendation to-day.—
It is worthy of all the appellation that lias
been awarded it by those who listened to its
delivery. . , o *■
In the House, to-day, after, the reading of
the journal had been completed,' :
Mr. J. VV, .Tones of "Virginia, from the
Committee of Ways'and Means, reported a
bill for the support of the Army for the'year
1840. which, was' referred to the Committee
of the Whole in the State of'the Union, and
ordered to bc'prinfed. '..
Mi - . Jones then said, that he'had a num
ber of bijls to report,' from the Ways arid
Means; but as they .were, not printed,'it
would be impossible; - for the House to act
upon them; and therefore lie wished to sub
mit a resolution to authorise the Clerk to
employ some suitable person fd.do the print
ing of tile Home, till a Printer were elected."
Mr. Rice Garland objected. He would
nftt consent to any thing of the kind, till the,
election were settled/• . .. .
Mr. W. Cost Johnson proposed ah amend
ment, the nature of which (could not catch.
Mr., Jpnes replied, that he would gladly
accept it; 1 but if he did so r (ilhcrs would be
offered,.and he would find it impossible to
accept any amendment - tlUt would meet the
united approbation of all parties, He there
fore,'would not press the proposition.
The orders ,of |ho day were then cal let
and Mr. Waddy Thompson’s anti-Aholifion
resolutions, with Mn Adams’ proposed a
mehdment, were taken up.
• 'Mr. Adams being entitled to the floor;
went ,on, to make a very long, and very elo
quent speech, not-in layor of Abolition - in
the- Dislrlcfof Ctilunibin. -buf.ih defence"ofi
the Right of Petition. The venerable gen- 1
tlemiin was unusually calih in his aigiimehiti
to-day, and for arThour .or two, enchained
the closest attention of all parties, lie star
ted what he-has staled a thousand times be
fore, Hint he.was!-not - in favor of the Aboli
tion of Slavery in the District of Columbia!
He,evinced, however, the most unceasing
hostility to .thelnstitution of negro slavery.
He declined, however,.going info the discus
sion of the abstract question of slavery; he
should reserve that subject, he said, for an
other and a far different occasion. He was
of opinion; that the time would speedily
come when the slave question would be
brought into: the House for its action .and
discussion.?. ~ ; v
Mr. Alford, of Georgia, followed, Mr; A-'
dams, and \ypnt into a long andian eloquent
strain of fervid declamation, in refei cnce to
the subject of slavery- He professed hinu
self an advocate of the institution; nnd in re
ply to Mr. unroe,; of New York, who .a
(cw days since stated in the House, (hat he
had manumitted his Virginia bondsmen, he
said he would not trust any rffan who eman
cipated the slaves of His own family.
Mr. Alford is a Sub Treasury, Whig,’foa
man of/much,nntivc tnlent;,is eliiquent, but
abiolufery■ of.aboli
tion. He wgsTieri: aifew weeks in the year
18S6, to fill a vacancy,"and made a speech
on the Seminole war.Uhat gained him much
credit.
At the time!closed, Mr. Buchanan was
on the floor of. the Senate, and. Col. Alford
was.on the floor of thc-House Represen
tatives* r
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2S. 1840.
In the Senate yesterday, after I clbsed, a
mere personal collision;took:,place between
Mr. Clay, and Mr. Walker of Mississippi;—
As I did hot witnessit, and as I am notveiy
font! of burning my fingers with tlie tjliarrels
of individuals,.! shall hot attempt to sketch
In the Senate (o-dayi. a-,message was re
ceived from; the President of the, U. States
cbyeriiigh correspondence between Mr. Fos,
the British Ministeivnnd Mr, Forsyth on the
subject of the Northern Border difficulties;
Mr. Fox denies tliat in placingtrobps'nn lhe
dispulediterritory the; British Government
has any hostile designs, its. objects are pa
cmo, anil intendcd to continue peace be
tweentiie.tvvqnatians.;Mr.Forsyth replies
soraewjmt-.tartiyjdoesnotieosthat-thecx
plaDationiB;agoodone;nri(lndd8 r tliat' l lhe
Pfp3identconß|derB ; the.BtatioAingof, British
stipulationsVntered into
hy v SirJohnilaryey:andGep..Sc()(t.;Fivc
thoqsahd copies of the., correspondence-wefe
Ordered -to be; pri n ted. : 3; .’ , :
were - presented, ami
by Messrs. Calhoun.'Litmpkin, Hub-,
bard, BuchananV -Ehelpsj Crittenden, and
-Strange; gnihv,/ y' ; j;-
~^r-'PaPpPn>-ofQhio,enqairediftheConim
ittM ontl#District of Columbia-, intended
SnyiKPPff. on ilid;'aubject of the
banks m this; District.- ■ ;"
Md ffim*
thesubject;;-; v.i- .=,s»- :
teedidnot'reportilic'shfaSJdihtboduce'Abilli
to regufatfc"the currency of : the D:sttk(odf
Columbia;, V
. In flic H«i(ge K :^r<iltfnf r^
liss lichl (he floorihree.liouVs, on thirjihoii
(ion.question,aniTiivas onthojfloor when I
closed. '.. . . ,i,M ■-
GEN. JACKSON AT NEW foULRANS.
- The enthusiastic, Wei.cot^!g^veii;ja-. Gen’l
Jackson at New to have been
Similar iti : 'hiariy- rcspccts-dp -that bestowed
upon La Fayette. 'We pubjisbc'dadpw’days,
, 6, n, c c of tbe-cereuibnics of
llie- Bth, unit. the papers now
ctMue -to us'erowdedwitb- thi/adtl rcßaeK, re~
plitSjOratroha.piietic'cßti'sions.&c.eliijfted
.bnjb.e ;^cßpi.«if;jl)X^X^<BUljoin'.ilije'9d^
of tlife citizens
generally; and' pcncral replyl ’.ln
the papers before'us we fiudini address by
Pen, J. U, PlantbeV.wbo com'miuuletl'ibeGr-
Icuns Biiftalipn/in • 1814-15, andsppke'on
behalf.oftbe snrviying.vetorana of that cain-
P a >£n —one by George Eustis, Esq.on behalf
of the. Judges; and Counsellors—the oration
of the Rev, Abbe Andrus, delivered in
French ,nt the. Parish Church of St/ Louis
bhigC:— another uV Enghsh, pronounced in
tile.same placo. fiy the Hon. Charles Wafts.
Crencli and English addresses and odes giv
en at the theatres, &c. ’ From all accounts,
we should (hiuklhat the General waa in some
danger of being killed'with kindness, cons;id ■
[ ering his age and infirmities. After (he nu
inerous cereinonsda, bl} the Bth,.the General
was to receive the public every day at the Sh
Louis Exchange from.l.o ,fp Si o’clock, and
from 5 to 6 O’clock. /Oh the morning of the
lO'th he visited the battle ground with a nu
merous, cavalcade, and,met the' ladies of N.
Orleans at a ball in the evening. Various
other details are specified for occupying the
time until Monday, when, (he General was
to return, though delegations were in town
inviting him to Mobile antTother,places.—
Pennaylvqnian.
ADDRESS of C. Gennisi Mayor of the City
■of.. Nov Orleaiis.oto General Jackson, on
(he B(h!of.Jahuary,AB46. V ■'
general':— : v r ,-.-r., ..
Expressly delegated on this occasion, by
a large concourse of my fellow-citizens, ami
as the first'Magistrate' rif the city of N. Qr
jeaqis, I now. offer you the expression of the
warm feelings of gratification which we ex
perience, and the.heartfclt thanks of our in
habitants, for your, kind and:friendly visit
on (his glorious-anniversary.
Yielding to our invitation, you have trav
elled from a distant home,
the obstacles of the season, hml-the-impaired
condition of your health,, in ordeV to meet
puce more your friends,in Louisiana.
Generalj-'-'jfhis-.multitude which you bc
ho Id. asseiubled foi' the purpose of greeting
ynpr presence on our shore, entertain but one
lively fcplinggwhich at this, moment I under-,
take to express,‘.that is, the deep sehsc jof
their gratilud,band admiration, for the patriot
and_ the hero.who Ip the .highland varied
stations.he has held, has rendered so niiinv
important services; (or the intrepid veteran,
who once in the (idly cause of our country,
did gather in one strong link the spirits of
this' land 7 aVl”d“| eatl i ngtheTnoifbythetiiighiv
impulse ahd example to the defence of pur
soil, conducted their,desperate effort through
imminent hazards,- and achieved the noblest
victory ever vyon of America
, : General :—This city, the proud emporium
of the weßt7pr'o|;resBip"g with gigantic strides,
in commercial importance and,domestic im
provement,' in’tlie- untrammplled enjoyment
of the beloved institutions of pur .country,
now speaks ihrnugh iiiv voice, and hails and
proclaims as their saviour, the hardy chief
tain' who preserved our rights and our sacred
hprinr.froni the pollution of an invading, foe,
and lias affixed to the brow of every son 'of
Louisiana the never, fading laurel of chivalric
honor and bravery. • vA- : :
For these blessings, General, we implore
that the Almighty dispenser of the Universe,
may strew your path of life, and surround
pll the.-.fear objects of your affection, with
that, happiness you so well deserve.
‘ Tlie thousand echoes of our shores have
cheered and welcomed your'pi esence as that
of a beloved parent in tlie bosom (if that fam
ily whose destinies you. have so gloriously
preserved, rind whose future generations wifi
never cease to bless your name, which (hcv
will ever-connect wiih that of the great ben"-,
efaptors of-pur country, -a
General Jackson’s reply, to the Sflayor.
Sir-i-7-I nin at a Joss.for words to express
t') e obligations unde* which J am placed by
your kindness as the.organ of-the.inhabitants
of the city of New Orleans. The welcome
you offer . inti in their haiiie, and the many
other proofs of affectioii and respect Which I
have received at their bands/inci'tcie motions
in my breast to whiclr latiguage-fcahnot give
utterance. . 'v ■'
y!- Allp\v {ne lo,Bny, sir, in reply to the terms
in winch you have, adverted to my .agency In
defending tins. city.duririg'theinyaßion of
■lBl4rflnJMsj-that i .the;pai ; t
of .a.GeneraLsyhuaehd u ty. i t was : to-
rection til the. noble enthusiasm and bravery
of the various curps .untler hisxoibnVaml, anti
' which .only waited for nn.tippOjdunijy;fo s.ig:
nalize then’ cp’nducfcas, the defenders of their
country’s son and rights.. To theseenrps,
(of jWhich. Louisiiinians, and particularly
ihe inhabitarils of this City, formed so meri
torious'a part) belongs the hpnpr. and/glory
ofthe sth.of.January. ; In. their-nn’methen,
Sir.ratherthanmyown.lthankyhuforthe
tribute of? praise. and gratitude which ia of
fei'.cd by so ni any thou sand s' of you re itize r> s
.oh'this:occasion. ■ •'t .
■ 'i I tojoice,'Sir,,iii the nnmerojiscvidcnces
whiefrytour city,, and the surroundi.ngcpun*
tryipresentof prosperity, wealtlt anifhappi
ne»s, : ; No quhi;ter;of our beloved Union can
exlubit’a.morebeaulifujjpiptuie of improve
mqnt, and it in
the. possession ofjthose qnalities .which are
npcessn ry, to ; ib akg thP/M'taireflsgloriou sand
ap hbi\orat)le,jta' tlldpast has beehito.tjfe liride
-iXtender for the, cor.-,
■•'w:
pmyeralhatitjte city wer which'you,, prpsjtjk'i
jchaicestbies?-
Bingsiofiakind ;PrbVidenheif^ ; ! f.rtVi
.. , >u •‘i-1 /T h l ~f "i/v; 1 ,"': ;• •■- -V r ;
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A; WAK WiTH ENGI.AH2 I t
It will be Been from' the .letter" of bur
"Washington cdrrcspo'hdent," that the old quar
rel of 6uf im(ian;with the-Brili'slr about (he"
north-ettterb;buun(lajr is intprogressoT re
yiyificaiibn. hWfehayo sum'e strahg'c misgiv
ings as to th 6 ultimate rcßurt.bf-this conten
tion; amlwhen the late, bu (break was hushed *■'
cpuld- not.help fuclingThat the sore was-opiy j
liidbeji, not healed; that the disease was cbu-'i
?ea|ed; not burd(l;*thkt while the ulcer exhi
bite*! externally tiiostdf lliemaVks bfperma-j
nept hcaith, it-waB ; Becfelly; antb rapidly
proachiiig the aeatmf, life; ftiid unless; arr.es.-!
ted by some powerful detergent, would
eventually break out,again with a vehemence
and-acrihinhy iiifinitely beyoiid that bf its
original character,- 'this vague impression
of our own, Timo, instead of effacing, has
but rendered mure and: mure indelible; n'nd
nbw, when nerpeiye. the British govern
ment, through; the iristruhlehtblity of its co
lonial authorities, clandestinely violating its
compacts relation the
disputed territory, our worst apprehensions
beginto assume a perspicuous form, and we
arc almost ready to believe that nothing less j
than another war with .Great Britain, will, be
sufficient .to.-teach that arrogant nation-a
wholesome lesson «jf restraint in the way of
overhcarance and imposition, and that noth-!
ing less wilt ever secure ty us the undistur
bed occupation" of. a property as clearly our
own as that of (he Dlstrictof Columbia:'to'"
the Slate of Maine.'
By a communication of Governor Fairfield
to the President of tlic Union, dated at Au
gusta the 23d of the past month (a communi
cation which did not reach our Chief Miigisi |
trale until after the delivery of his Message)'
U appears, that two companies of British J
troops have actual,ly been marched into the
disputed territory, and stationed at extensive
basrncksyvhich liad previously been erected,
at the Temisconta Lakc-_l*<o'v, what does
this offensive measure, mean? It is not pre
tended tjiat.we have attempted a similar
movement.-to which this is but an equivalent,-
It is not imagined necessary for any humane
ly protective purpose—indeed such a motive,,
laudable as it might be in the abstract; woulp
.scarcely apologise, under the circumstances,
for ah act involving, the infraction, of ia
national coniractr—nor -is it denied but that
it has been effected 'without'the permission
of our Executive, and
vasion of our soil, which, ns a jealous people '
—a people pVoud of our rights and of piir l
liberty, and able and determined to maintain I
"them — we are bound to repel. j
, Barracks,.tou. it is said, are being erected .
upon buth.Sides of the St, Johns, near the
Maduwaska river, mid British ti-bops are con
centratlpg near Grand, Falls', I)o all these
military movements indicate a disposition to
peace?-Or, coupling them with the monstrous
assumption of authority exhibited in occupy
ing .with a foreign armedjJiorde.Wportion.of"
the State of Maine, in-rd.efiance.nr justice,
and of solemn agreement, do they’not evince
a determination "on the part of our anlago
nists to possess themse|ves, and defend at all
hazards. the ridiculous claim Which" their.cu-
P’/JL*Jf 'has set up, and thcir.pride, gird their
bullying propensity, will not permit them,to
relinquish? Procrastination" in matters of
dispute has ever been the policy of England,
ff not capable of, instant decision in her. fa
vor, and lorce be an impolitic ag< nt for em
ployment at the moment, procrastination' is
her dernier resort, until a complexion'of af
fairs is assumed, or an .opportunity offers,
under any pretence, of accomplishing by
strength nr subtlety, her desires. Those too,
arejust the features, so fur ns we can perceive
then, of the progress ofc the present dispute.
For'years the .matter, .stood in abeyance
Suddenly (he British flared up, anil hut for
the promptitude ami firmness of Gov, Fair
field and the people of Maine, "under a pre
posterous claim, would have seized the tcr
ritory.at of .the impolicy of
an open rupture dt the time, diplomacy is
employed;, and while we are dozing over the
subject, & quarrelling about domestic griefs,
Grcntßritain is building steanirships of un
exampled power and-rapidity, exploring (of
course for the benefit of, science} tlic disputed
ground, building barracks upon it, filling
them up with brave soldiers gild an abun
dance of arms. "
During;nil this, the settlement of the im
portant' question is deferred. Delay and
procrastination is the order of the day/ We,
are.np b'et,ter prepared for the determination
of the quarrel, in a military view, now, than
we were.a year lienee; while our opponents,
withadiniiable'foresijjlit.hayccnipiuyeiltlic
intervening time in strengthening and. in
creasing their resources incalculably for a
terrible struggle of the kind.. Delay has
secured,them-all the advantages they requi
red, and, the nexf strokei-if our active care
and; defensive measures dp not mar its policy,
will be one; compelling us from a sense of
honor, to.a, course we are bound pursue,,
howeyerhuinanity mayshudder'atit, and
philanthropy 7 ~ 77 77 7 7
—Wtrilff nftt
opinion fonned.of facts’, and strengthened'by
experien.ee. By the. newspapers of the'past
week, itwi||. be perceived 'that upwards' of
6000 British troops, had collected and were
lounging about the streets of. Sl.. Johii,
Brunswick, and that ihe nUmber was con
stantly augmenting by means pf arrivals from
the, parent land,; In connection-with ;tli|s
tact, take the Inghrhnndcd and arbitrary
measures we have detailed, as having - been
carried into csecution—the Indefensible in-:
yasipnof oursbil.and the establishment upon
it of military-depots for fureignsoldiers—and
add. to all tWcpstomary (mbit of England in
seeking time, simply that she.nmythe more
effectual ly strikea deyastati tig hipw.and.her
disposition,; wliehprofitable.th.ustosUike,
and; who pah. disguise;the feelings of anxiety
'an.ddisßatißfaction.whichhowever.unwillr
iogly, the : reflection mustgenerate in the.bpr
spm of every man not blind’to hip country’*
interest's and honor, '
Governor Fairfield ;has caU<d upo’n the 7
•Federal Executivo;for.prptecti6Di and; once
;i»p- (nr.
the inyostigatipndf Congress-May wisdom
lindnntidnalprideinnd.notpartyincliiihtipn,
guidiaitheih- in' their decision! • Something.
qpicklyV-.faVt,'ietft jtof be;
*lones:dKn7a;part|a^
yvhateyer!fnay : be(deterroine<l'Upon—war pi
;peacerr?lcd7pnrpfhp voice, -nod
hibnnrtd.coifhdpnt of their suqceßa. - , - •".
£0 per owt.
r*
AMRRICAN;/'?OLUNT^ER.
CAR, LISLE:
TIUMISIJAV, JANtM.UV-30, Ifcj’lO.
'", ■.... ;
“Now nnr flag Isflrmg to the wiM wirirt free.
Let It fioaui’cr obr ffathori larid,”
And the, guard, of, rts.spntless fame shall be
(- oluriibi.l's chosen 6aiid/ ,t ■
FOR PKEsiIJENP IN 1840. r- '
MRTIN VAN BtIREN,
’ ■ and an ■
INDEPENDENT TREASURY. :
v ; • DELEGATE ELECTION. : U :
The following resolution was passed by (he
Standing, Committee, at their meeting oh the 13th
inst, ■ .
"Fesohed, That the Democratic Republicans of
the county be recommended to meet at their usual
places of holding township and borough elections,
I on Saturday tbeQfk of February nea:/,-nt2-o’clock
I in the, afternoon, arid then and thore.elect two del
gates from'each township arid borough, to meet in
I County Convention,-at the. County Hall in Car
lisle, on Tuesday Ike ILA day.of February next, at
8 o’clock, P. M.,/or the purpose of Selecting del-'
egates to represent the Democratic party of this’
county in the State-Convention to be held at Har
risburg on the, 4th of March next, to nominate mi
Electoral Ticket/and to nominate suitable persons
to represent this State in a ‘National Convention
on'business relative to the - Presidential Election,
and/or such other purpose as may bo laid' before
said Convention.” - •
We hope our dernoefatio friends throughout the
[ county will pay duo attention to thembove notice,
and take measures to bo fully and fairly represent,
cd. in the iDounty,Convention., “Eternal vigilaricc
is the prico_pgj_rifgr_Liherty”— and if the people
neglect what, rriight .be considered - small matters/
they may soon be attacked in thoir strong holds of
sovereignty. . ■ •
Remember, then, that Saturday wcetc is the
time appointed .for the election of delegates to the
I County Conveniion«-and wo trust that the peo
ple, will so attend to the matter, that every town
ship and borough in the county will be represcrit
od by “good men and true” on Tuesday the Ulh
February. - '
• Our readers are referred to the first page for two
interesting articles on the subject of .the western
country. The first entitled a-“Sketyh Tor- West
ern Travellers’’'contains*much useful information,
j to those who have a longing^lingering desire to
pitch their tents in that region—and the second
will, doubtless, in addition to' describing the .mari
ners and customswhidh' prosail in the Wild Cat
State, cause many of our readers to “laugh and
grow fat’’ at the perusal thereof/ ‘ . •
We refer Our readers to another column for some
interesting information from our Harrisburg ccr-
.respondent. “We trust, however, that his fears ret
native'to theantlcipitcdTtrpaciieiy'oTiriffio ©F the
democratic members, may be groundless. We
can hardly suppose that, after so .many repeated'
expressions of the popular will against the present
banking system, a single rnember of that party in
either house can bo found so recreant Jo his duty,
as to bowilling'to dotripromise foriariy thing short
of a most thorough and searching reform. Yet
“what has been, may be again:” the people rested
[ securely upon the integrity of what was consider
ed a democratic Senate in ISS6—and, they were
deceived, aye wickedly and wantonly betrayed.
The.same game of treachery may bo played now
for aught we know to the contrary, although by so
doing the traitors will as assuredly seal theiriowri
political destruction, as did those who voted for
the reehartcr of the U. S. Bank in 1836. _
Although', as we observed we can scarce
ly enter into the fears of our correspondent, yet we
are not entirely without some misgivings on that
score. Several of the speeches that have already
becn'de’.ivered on the subject Kdvoralbef aledning
towards the banks-, and if thd votes of these mem
bers can be depended on, it will bo because' thej
■are afraid to go over entirely to the federal party.
At all events, wp shall endeavor, to keep our read
ers apprised pf what is going on, and shall not
fail to expose treachery whenever it makes its ap
pearance. ■ .
Congress. —At the latest accounts from .Wash
ington the House of Representatives was still en
gaged in the discussion of the -fio/i'/ion
to'the exclusion of every public measure of Im
portance. , Even a Printer has not yet been Elec
ted. ■ ■ . .'
The federal whig abolitionists in that, body,
headed by Slade of appear determined
to, make some political capital for Gen’l. Harrison
puVbf this subject—the old gentleman beingto all
intenlsandpurpb3es;osmuchin favor of. tho.doc
trines of these fanatics as the mostfaslidiouff cbuid
dpairo.-They’are'dcttrfflihod, it’would appear," w
accomplish their object, no matter how the import
ant business of the natipri if it should’
be at the price of the Union itself. ? - - V’.
, The federal patty, although in the minority in
the House, have just Strength enough to baffle the
majority-and delay" the transaction of "thS" public
business^;'cAlready' lids two r mbhths of the sessioh
nearly elapsed, and-nothing done in the way of ie
gislation—and', from-present we 1
hhouldnot wonder. If
around, before any thihgofimportance is transact
cd;‘: Wo hope and - trust that the Democratic rhem
berswill apply the rule of the House toft is <jo cs
rion,',anil every: may ho
started by the fedondists, and liras prevent an nn
pripciphsdnhdfactious oppoßition from carrying
ouVffleir aohomcß of yiilainy and rascality. ’ ">' i '
~ ; Hoji. JiM£B BocnA-v«.%—By reference to the
i
ied from tbeßaltimore RepubUcar.i be per
'■] ooiyed in what high eatimation tbisdistingmsbed
Senator froipiKeold ‘‘fojjstohp’Ms'hbld a< Wash-t
Ihgtoh. v
position whichhhhpWs
; the Committee on
i to place Jhiihj:
• where'helsndwhylppm
‘ rankref Amerioan ,S tateSihfeh; ~ ✓’»
V irowm SENAMR.r—Thorsdaylastiyas thb day
?..Tho ‘Hotold’ has not published clthdr the IW
of
which w evidently to keep its readers in the dark
with regard to the contents of those luminous and
highly., tntorosfing- state papers, The organ of
federalism, in this county appears to J ‘love'.iferi.
new rather than AgAt, because the doeds of Itj
.party are eciXV ' -
JlrifExprcss from Canada pcrcoiro, Bayi
the Philadelphia Inquirer, thatriie public journali
in tho.various scctiousVf theemintry, regard with
no little -interest the recent.movements irt Wash
ington and elsewhere,-with> rdgard. to the North
Eastern,Bpu ; ndaiy,<Jucstjonlf - -.We. - have already
alluded language of Mr.-. Buchanan, to the
memorandum of Sir John Harvey, and to the sup.
posed character of the roport'of/tho'British Com
missionors. The, National GazettocfTucsday
reference, to this subject, we may re
marie that an express from the Governor General
of Canada, with despatches.for. the. British Minis
tor at Washington, arrived in this city (Philddol.
phu,> laet night in thovory short time of five dayt
from Porpnto, U. C.and proceeded to Washington
m the Railroad lino at eight o’clock this morning "
\ INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.
' " The-following is the final vote on the passage
oftfie.Sub TroSsOry Bill, In the U. $. Senate, on
Thursday last. ' ’
Ayes—Blessra. Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchan
an, Calhoun, Clay of Alabam&i Cuthbert, Fulton.
Grundy, Hubbard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mouton,
Norypll, Pierce, Roane,- Sevier,' Smith of Con.
nfoticut, Strange,Tuppan, Walker, Williams,and
Wright—34.
.Nays.— Messrs. Betts, Clay of Kentucky, Clay.
ton, Crittenden, Davis, Dixon, Honderaoh, Knight,
Merrick, Nicholas, Phelps, Prentiss. Preston, Ri>
binson, Rugglcs, Smith of Indiana,-White, and
Young—l 6. ■ ■ -- .■. .
Three Democratic Senators, Messrs. Nicholas,
Robinson, and Young-, under instructions, voted
against the bill.. -
Jama Clark, Esq.— lt is rumored, that this gen
tleman has resigned his station as President of the
Board of Canal Commissioners—said resignation
to take effect on the Ist of Febrnary*
Mr. C. is perhaps more intimately acquainted
ttilh our system of public improvements than, any
other, individual in the Stale, and his place can
pcarcoly be supplied with an officer equally com
petent. ' _ -
The Bill, as originally introduced by Mr. Ben
fop; for the armed occupation of Florida, has iinal
ly passed the Senate of the, U.S. by a vote of 2-1
to 15. ■ '■ ■ , ■ • ~
Hon. Daniel Sturoeoh, the newly elected Se
natorfrdm lUia Stalc, U)ok hiv scat intho United
.States Senate on Friday last.
State JLcgislafitre.'
Letter to the Editors, dated ' “ ,
‘•llAnnifißCßG, Jan. 25, 1840.
Legislation as yet progresses slowly—there be
ing too many of the members in both houses who
fancy thcinscives-Cicords in eloquence, and , who •
are ever and anon upon.their feet to the great an*
noyanct^qfihe-“husinessmon M —aliaiftltßSB~wKcr
are anxious.to.rcnder.-a quid pro Qitn for thoir three
dollars per diem. Amongst these everlasting
“apoulera" may he reckoned your “talented Sena
tor,” the ex-Speaker from, Cumberland.-' -
I.informed yell in my last that Pearson, the fed- '
era] Senator froni Mercer, had resigned his poet
as Chairman of the'Jhdieiary Committee, because
he was instructed by. a resolution of the Senate to
bring in a bill repealing the great -Juggernaut o(
Whiggery, the U, S. Bank. -The resignation was
accepted, and Mr* Kingsbury, a genuine democrat,
appointed in fiis place.
Nothing of. importance was transacted in cithci
house on Monday. The.resolution to compel the
Banks to resume-on the first of February was ta
-1 ken up In committee/of the "whole, and after some
little discussion, tlio committee rose, reported pro
gress, apd obtained leave lb sit again on .Wednes
day.
On Tuesday, both houses Went into convention
for tho purpose of electing a State Treasurer
Almon H. Read, Esq., a genuine democrat and a
most able man, was elected on the first ballot by
a vote of 87 to 33, Nothingclso of consequence'
was done. '
On;Wednesday, the Senate lock up the Exccu
ivo nominations which were.sent'iif a - few day#
before. Thchominntion of Judge Patton, of Pitte;
b"rg, vrii'unahirnouHi/ This , nominal
tipn of Judge Porter, howoyer, was horrible in the
eyes of the Buckshptcniansi .'and.-the dioven foot,
was exhibited, net by Thaddeus of Tapeworm'
memory, but by Charles tho Bold, when a motion
was made to advise and consent'to this nomina
tiph. Charley took the floor apd kept it, with few
intermissions, from Wednesday till Friday.during
which time ho indulged his penchant for slander
and defamation to the full, heaping tupon lhe do
voted heads of the Governor and Judge Porter all
that malice or envy could dictated lils prolific
genius. This three' days’ speech was deliverer
atan eXpenso pf somo lO of ISOO ddllarsV and-thi!
at flu
verge of banlmtptey; ■7 ~ -y~~[ ;s,, . - --
The Senators generally were so disgusted will
was not biie,;found' willing to condescend, so far ai
to reply. /Imj^ia^ia^,.cbnclu
ded, Mr. Plumer, from Westmoreland, moved thr'
Phd 1
nomenpn” and.hip allipsall ahMk.'“They twiatec
and- floundered, -gnd rooyedvM? adjournment fivi
times ;jn,‘ succession, but* it was each time voter
down. ,-Penrosedidnot oxpect euch tincourtcou' ■
treatment-ritWas “gall and wdtmtvbdd” to hiT
inmost ’soul ‘to thi'nk tbat his threo dayß’ epeeol
was not thpnght Worthy pf areplyi—and to hid.
hischagrinandmortifloation.hpandarinijprity. c
his poll tidal friend S' mhtated tb-thonbrlh-wcs
identical plaoo/rom which Ire made his escap
thronghonßof ihehackwiriddwsbn.lhdeveoi.nj
-iWbatfiof he 'ipdjujii almi
tainly knotyn; suffice it- tp''say, 'thataffcsojii
Umoltfsy;^
aa,
-ltoaayisp.and;cpnsenltpJudge Portpfle ncmjnr
tion, There were but 16 democratic-Scrlatdr:
Barclay,
Snyder kp.be
attempted <
tor. who hi
for sometime shinfn' W; "