JfoteUigenttr & Journal.
E. W. HUTTER, EDITOR
Lancaster, November 6, 1848.
FOR PRESIDENT,
LEWIS CASS,
OF MICHIGAN,
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
W. O. BUTLER,
OF KENTUCKY
Old Jackson Men
Mead This!!
Testimony or ANDREW JACKSON in favor of
LEWIS CASS.
Hermitage, July, 1843.
My Dear Sir: — l have the pleasure to acknow
ledge your very friendly letter of the 25th of May
last. It reached me in due course of mail; but
such were my debility and afflictions, that I have
been prevented from replying to it until now; and
even now it is with great difficulty that I write. In
peturn for your kind expressions in regard to my
jself, I have to remark, that I shall ever recoiled, my
dear General, with great satisfaction, the relations,
both private and official, which subsisted between us,
during the greater part of my administration. Hav
ing full confidence in your abilities and republican
principles, i invited you to my Cabinet , ,and 1 CAN
NEVER FORGET WITH WHAT DISCRE
TION AND TALENTS YOU MET THOSE
GREAT AND DELICATE QUESTIONS WHICH
WERE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU WHILST
YOU PRESIDED OVER THE DEPARTMENT
OF WAR, jchich entitled you to my thanks , and null
be ever recollected with the most lively feelings of friend
ship by me.
But what has endeared you to every true Ameri
can was the noble stand which you took as our
minister at Paris, against the quintuple treaty, and
which, by your talents , energy . and fearless respojisi
bility v defeated its ratification by the French—a
treaty intended by Great Britain to change our in
» ternational laws, make her mistress of the seas
and destroy the national independence, not only of
our country, but of all Europe, and enable her to
become the tyrant on every ocean. Had Great
Britain obtained the sanction ol France to this
treaty, with the late disgraceful treaty of Washington
—so disreputable to our national honor and injuri
ous to our "national safety,) then, indeed, we might
have hung our harps upon the willows, and ic
signed our national independence to Great Britain.
But 1 repeat, to your talents, energy , and fearless re
sponsibility, u-c are indebted for the shield thrown over
vs from the impending danger which the ratification
of the quintuple treaty by France would have brought
upon ns. FOR THIS ACT,-THE THANKS OF
EVERY TRUE AMERICAN AND THE AP
PLAUSE OF EVERY TRUK REPUBLICAN
ARE and for this noble act I tender you
my thanks.
Receive assurances of my friendship and esteem.
ANDREW JACKSON.
To the Hon. Lewis Cass.
Democratic Head-Quarters.
Our friends in the country' districts are notified,
that the hotel of CHRISTIAN SHERTZ in this
city has been selected as tiie Democratic Head-
Quarters on the night of the Presidential election.
Democrats bringing the returns are requested to
report at lljat place.
10* Democrats may supply themselves with
CASS and BUTLER Electoral Tickets, by calling
on WILLIAM MATHIOT, Esq., the Chairman of
lire Democratic County Committee.
10* Anxious to address another last appeal to tire
Democracy of this.city and the neighboring districts,
we have issued our present no. one day in advance
of our regular lime of publication. Be the issue
it may, we have the cheering consciousness
that we have now fully discharged our duty.
A Sublime Spectacle!
To Morrow- will witness in these Lmited States
1 a spectacle, the like of which is not to be witnessed
/in any other country on the face of the earth—a ,
far exceeding in moral grandeur any
other connected with the temporal destiny of man. ,
Then the freemen of this republic will repair, by
a a peaeeful and simultaneous movement, to their :
- respective localities, and there make choice of Tiic
Man, to whom “for the next four years shall be j
committed the Chief Magistracy of this country- ;
The down-trodden oi the Old World may well gaze j
on this sight with envy and amazement—as do their ;
Oppressors with unholy jealousy and fear. Fellow- :
Citizens, of all parties, may this sight serve to !
bind us all, as with a chain of adamant, to our !
glorious Union, and may it fill us with gratitude to j
that Providence, which has made our land the cho- !
sen abode of rational and well-regulated Liberty! 1
Andrew Jackson’s Letter
We have placed under our editorial head a letter
addressed in the month of July, 184 3, to LEWIS
CASS by no less a personage than ANDREW
JACKSON. It speaks of the distinguished nomi
nee ol the’ Democratic party in terms of glowing
praise, and renders a deserved tribute to his com
manding abilities as a Statesman. No man that
ever lived was a more profound jydge of character,
than the brave Defender of New Orleans. He
could discern the qualities of head and heart al most
intuitively. Behold, with what glowing commen
dation he speaks of the character and services of
LEWIS CASS, his Associate, Counsellor, and
Friend! He says: “The thanks of e^ery.true
American, and the applause or every tried
Rsrublican are your’s." Surely such an en
dorsement, from such a source, sufficiently wipes
out all the- calumnies that bold and bad men. have
uttered against one of the bravest Soldiers, ablest
Statesmen, and pure st . Citizens, of which the
American Union can boast. Whenever you hear
a narrow-minded and proscriptive Federalist at
tempt to under-rate the services or depreciate the
character of LEWIS CASS—do not fail to point
him to this most triumphant testimony of the
sainted ANDREW JACKSON. What can he
say after that? Nothing.
ILr* We are glad to welcome in our midst Co].
S. C. Stambaugh, in time to deposit his vote for
Cass and Butler. The Colonel has labored with
efficiency and zeal in the present canvass, and has
written some of the ablest articles that have graced
the Democratic journals. His pamphlet, called the
" Pensstlv.asia PiATFOB*,’’ is marked by distin
guished ability, and, as the Washington Union truly
remarks, “does full justice to the sagacity of his
mind, and the power of his pen.'' It has been
widely circulated.
Eloquent Speeches.
We find it impossible to publish a detailed ac
count of the numerous Democratic meetings held
in this city and county during the past week.
Whilst our own orators have all been active, able
speakers from a distance hove been in our midst
and have addressed the people. The speeches of
Capt. William H. Davis, of Bucks county, who
served so gallantly in Mexico in the Massachusetts
regiment—and of B. F. Brows, of Ohio, were
particularly thrilling and eloquent. B„ H. Bnsw
s-rnn, Esq., of Philadelphia spoke with great efleet
to a large meeting on Friday night in tlqe borough
of Washington. E. V. Everhart, Esq, and ■ Mr.
Oak* of Philadelphia have likewise rendered good
service in the latter borough and in Marietta.
Much praise is due to these able speakers.
Mobb Letters Refuser ni Gss. Tailoh —A
correspondent of the- Pennsylvanian states that a
bundle, containing 127 letters, addressed to General
Taylor, at Baton Rouge, which he refused to pay
the postage for, are in thedead-letter office at Wash
ington.-
CASS S6_BUTLER!
dr Democrats of tbe City and
County of Lancaster!
THE DECISIVE HOUR HAS COME!
Hark ! the sound is swelling louder,
Hear it booming o’er the plain,
Like the rush of mighty waters—
Hark ! its echo ring again!
Through the valley, o’er the mountain,
By the river-side and sea,
From Penobscot’s farthest fountain,
And from every northern lea.
List, again the sound approaches,
Nearer yet, and nearer still—
Lo, they come!—the marshalled forces,
Streaming over yonder hill !
’Tie the mighty host of freemen.
And they’re coming in their might,
They are girding on their armor,
Well preparing for the fight!
Democrats, up! let’s join the chorus,
Let us swell the increasing throng—
AJI around us, all before us,
See the tide that rolls along ;
They rally from the northern lake,
And from the eastern hill,
While from their western prairie homes,
Behold them, coming still!
Who would tarry now, or linger?
Coward ! let him stay behind !
Democracy’s cause must not be peril’d,'
Who a better man can find !
On, with speed ! our eagle’s soaring,
Waves his pinions once again,
Whigery’s chain shall break asunder,
E’er it reach the western main.
Sing aloud the songs that gladden
Each Democratic voter’s heart;
Foes are spreading, hopes may wither,
One more cheer befoYe we part;
Huzza! Huzza! for Democracy’s cause
Nor yield it but with life—
We have listed for the battle,
We are ready for the strife.
To Morrow
iDecides the great question whether Lewis Cass
the candidate ot the American Democracy, or Gen-
Zacuatiy Taylor, the candidate of the old fashion
ed Federalists, shall fill the Presidential chair for
the next four years. Remember, that this issue
rises immeasurably above the ordinary struggles of
contending partizanship. It is not a mere struggle
between JVc/i. that may be determined either way,
without seriously affecting our destiny as a nation
; and people ! No! No! It has assumed an aspect
infinitely more transcendent in its character, and
cannot well be magnified into an issue of too much
moment. It is neither more nor less than a final
decision of the great ijuestion which by a succes
sion ol events lias been forced upon us, viz: •
Whether the People shall govern
by their Votes, or whether the
Boston Cotton lords shall rule
by their Money!
j Should Gen. Taylor succeed to the Presidency,
! it will be a triumph of the same old Federal party,
which we lia\e so repeatedly met and vanquished
. at. the ballot-boxes. It will be heralded from the
| Arostook to tin: Rio Grande as a victory achieved
■ by tbe W.ebstkus, the Lawrences, the Otises,
| the Dwioiits. and' the Hartford Conventionists of
1 New England. Shall proud and Democratic Penn
| sylvania. by a mere sentiment of mis-placed grati
! tilde to a successful soldier, be instrumental in com
! mining the reins of government to the hands of
j these men ? However estimable and exemplary in
; their individual and social relations, oil and water
i are not more opposite and repugnant, than are they,
as politicians, to the honest masses of "Pennsylvania.
We never have, do not now, and never can, cherish
the remotest political feeling in common wilh the
New England Aristocracy. Pennsylvania Demo
crats stood shoulder to shoulder on the side of their
country in the War of 1812. Massachusetts'Fed
eralists opposed it. Pennsylvania Democrats sus
tained their country in the Mexican war. Massa’
chusetts Federalists denounced the war as wicked
and unjust, although they now would fain elevate
a successful soldier in that same war, fresh from
the field of gore, to the- Presidency. Freemen of
the land of Penn, will you not disappoint them in
their expectations? Yes, we know you will? From
the shores of the Delaware to Lake Erie one uni.
versal shout responds in the affirmative.
Rush to the Ballot Boxes therefore,
and vote for those pure Patriots and experienced
Statesmen and Democrats, LEWIS CASS and
WILLIAM O. BUTLER, and your republican in
stitutions may be perpetuated to the end of time.
TO THE POLLS !
FELLOW DEMOCRATS! AND DEPOSIT
YOUR VOTES FOR
LEWIS CASS,
THE BRAVE SOLDIER,
THE ABLE STATESMAN,
THE TRIED PATRIOT,
THE TRUE DEMOCRAT,
who volunteered his - services to his country in the
last war and was the first to plant his foot on the
Canada shore—who has served as Governor, Cabi
net Counsellor, Senator, and Foreign Minister, and
has always proved that he fully answers the Jeffer
sonian test: "Is he hmiisl } is he capable , is he faith
ful to the Constitution."
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE from a poor, friendless, and unaided
boy, by a life of industry and integrity, he has
risen to the highest places of renown known to
our Constitution—thereby exemplifying that crown
ing excellence of our happy form of Government,
which makes virtue and intelligence the only pass
ports to public favor. Having risen from naked
poverty himself, he is the fit representative of the
poor Laboring Man and Mechanic.
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE from . his earliest boyhood he has
been the ardent and devoted friend of his country's
rights and honor, thereby proving himself worthy
of his gallant revolutionary ancestor. He is in the
true signification of the phrase, an American Patriot,
who has never counted the cost, when his beloved
country has been in question.
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE, when the insolent aggressions of
Great Britain shrouded our land in the cloud of
battle, he vindicated her flag amidst toils, and
perils, and blood, suffering not one star to bo ob
literated, not one stripe to be-erased thereby rich
ly eurning the lame due to a brave and fearless
Soldier.
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE, when Peace again waved her golden
wings across our borders, ho equally distinguished
himself as an able and accomplished Statesfrjan
Of the Senate of the United States ho was at'once
the ornament and the pride. With a thorough
knowledge of the history of the government, and
its various relations, he grasped all public questions
with a force and comprehension equalled by but
few, surpassed by none.
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE he is no respecter of nations amofigst
his country’s foes. Whether to confront proud
England at the head of our brave volunteers on the
Canada frontiers—whether to assert the Freedom of
the Seas in the midst of the learned diplomats of
Europe—whether to vindicate the Oregon title
against Great Britain, in the Senate Chamber—or
whether to uphold the justice and necessity of the
Mexican War—he has never faltered in the ser
vice of. his country. America, like the • Greek
matron, points to this son,'ashone of her -brightest
jewels! y
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE he is a thorough, well-tried, consis*.
tent Democrat, who in every critical emergency
has been the eloquent champion of Eq.ual Rights.
contributing as much as any man in the nation to
the ascendency of sound republican principles.
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE he has never been known, in a single
instance, to shrink from the bold and open avowal
of his political opinions. Perfectly frank and in
genuous in his nature, he has ever trusted Ips whole
mind and heart to the intelligence and judgment of
the American people.
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE he shared the confidence of Thomas
Jefferson, the illustrious Author of the Declara
tion of Independence, whose heart beat till its last
hour for the world's emancipation—of James Mad
ison*, the champion of the war of 1812—and last,
but not least, ot ANDREW JACKSON, the man
of the Iron Will, who bestowed more honors upon'
Lewis Cass than upon any other public man in
the nation.
VOTE FOR LEWIS CASS,
BECAUSE his private life is as pure and unsullied,
as his public career has been useful and brilliant.
Party madness itself cannot successfully assail him.
Before his unspotted name, the grisly spirit of Cal
umny shrinks abashed into her caverns. The
arrows of detraction, by whomsoever sped, fall
harmless at his feet.
VOTE FOR LE WIS CASS,
BECAUSE, finally, he is, in very won! and deed,
a living exemplification ot genuine American
Democracy, whose eventful Past is a sure guaranty
of a yet more glorious and successful Future. At
the rally of such a noble leader, tens of thousands
of true hearted men will again with sinewy hands
and bold and buoyant hearts lift aloft the ancient
flag of Democracy, determined as of yore to pre-.
serve the country and her institutions from the
hands of Federalism, howsoever specious and gild
ed the devices and the names under which it seeks
to steal itself into power.
LOOK. HERE.—Every body who desires to see
plenty of money, good prices, and the prosperity ot
the industrious poor as well as the rich, will cast
their votes lor Gen. Taylor. Those who desire the
reverse will go tor Cass.
We quote the above paragraph from the last no.
of the Lancaster Union Tribune. Though brief,
it furnishes a perfect compendium of the means
employed to carry Pennsylvania for Taylor. We
have extracted it, to say, that when friend Hamkhs
ly promises “‘■plenty of money and good prices' 1 as a
reward for supporting Taylor, he promises what
in our opinion, he has it not in his power to bestow.
Like the l 'tivo dollars a day and roast beef' 1 promised
in 1840. it will result in'a total disappointment to
all concerned. We will briefly state the reasons of
our belief.
To say nothing of the mercenary and sordid
; principle which it pre-supposes in the Voter, we
j regard the sentiment that “plenty of money and
i good prices" can be consequent npon any man's elec*
j tion to the Presidency, as a pernicious fallacy, ori
| ginating in the most superficial knowledge of Poli*
tical Economy. Laws do not create wealth, or
! any of the elements which compose it. If such
were their province, all that were needed to insure
the “ dollars’ ’ and the 1 roast beef" the “plenty of
money " and the '•'■good prices' 1 would be lo pile statute
upon statute, and we should grow rich as Crcesus>
without coming under the yoke of the Divine sta
tute commanding man to earn his bread in the
sweat of his face. Man has “sought out many in
ventions'"—but he has never yet discovered the art
of legislating a nation into prosperity. By grants
of monopoly and chartered privileges, he may divert
the fruits of Toil from the unsuspecting Many into
the lap of the crafty Few—he may divide mankind
into classes, Kings and Lords ruling with a rod of
iron over multitudes of paupers—but the cunning
of man has never yet devised a system to directly
increase the wealth of nil. Such an achieve
ment has not been accomplished since the world
began, and never will, or can be, until the laws of
Cause and Effect be miraculously altered.
In our opinion, neither the President of the U
States, nor Congress, can make the masses, of our
countrymen one whit the richer, pass whatever *
laws they please, any more than they can make
them intelligent, or virtuous, or religious. It is the
ploughman in the field, who “dresses and keeps it' 5
—it is the artisan, pushing his plane at the work-:
bench—the smith, smiting his anvil in the smith
ery—the bold pioneer, who levels forests and builds
up towns and cities—that confer true wealth upon
the country. All these require from Government
is to be let alone. They only need to be preserved
from the tender mercies—not of some steel-clad
feudal-baron, at the head of thousands of ruffian
followers—but of Avarice and Ambition . in the
guise of those mighty civil gentlemen, who come
mincing and bowing to the people, with quills be
hind their ears, dealing out countless millions of
magnificent promises —promises, to make everybody
rich—promises, to pave cities with gold—promises,
to do wonders, such as were never heard of before,
provided they will allowthem the exclusive privilege
of making the shadow of things equal to the sub
stance This is the enemy the American people
are doomed to encounter and overcome, before they
can expect to enjoy the substantial realities of
Freedom. Free their pursuits from legislative fet
ters, and they will work out their own and the na
tion's destiny, without any interference from Gov
ernment whatever. Yea, they will fill the land
with peace and plenty, should the President and
Congress be together banished to isles unknown,
and the Capitol and White House be swallowed up
by an earthquake.. “ Plenty of money and good
prices," to result from the election of General Tay
lor. Fudge!
Ritner—the Veto.
When the whigs declaim so vehemently against
the Veto, they would do well to remember, that
they have themselves resorted to it, when in power.
Even Joszrn Ritnku, when Governor of Pennsyl
vania, exercised it, and lent to the veto the force of
his example and great name! The bill, too, was
not one that conflicted with great constitutional
principles, but referred simply to granting authority
to the Canal Board to purchase two locomotives for
the ttsc of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railway!
Either because they were not ordered from the fa
vorite manufactory, or from some other selfish rea
son, Governor Ritner returned the bill with his
objections, and was loudly upplauded for so doing
by his Federal supporters—of whom Tuaddsus
Stevens was chiel. At about the same time, and
on the same rail-way, u presumptuous steer, the
property of a Mr. Slatmakkh, planted himself in
the centro of the track, facing a train ot cars at
full speed, but realizing the worst of tho encounter.
IhiB gave rise to a humorous toast, well remem
bered hereabouts: " Joseph Ritner and Slaymaher's
Bull—both opposed to locomotives /” We reiei to
these incidents simply to prove, that when in pow
er our whig opponents have helped themselves with
the Veto power; as Well as other people. Thad
dxos Stevens himself gave this veto his sanction,
for he was then “the power behind the throne,
greater than the throne itself.” We do not remem'
ber, that ,any whig presses in Pennsylvania, on"
that occasion, rebuked either Governor Ritner, Mr.
Stevens, or Slaymaker’s steer, for their contumacy
Democrats of Lancaster,
BRING OUT YOUR VOTE?
If you, one and all, turn out to-monrow, you can
increase the Democratic vote in Lancaster. City
and County to more than
MOO!
From the annexed table, the Democracy of the
respective districts will ascertain how many votes
they lacked, of theirjull strength at the Guberna
torial election. We trust that a mere acquaintance
with the facts, without any special exhortation, will
redouble the activity of the party. If our whole
vote is polled, the majority for Johnston, at that
election, can never be given to Taylor. It. rests
with us to produce this result. It is in our power,
and nothing but the most criminal negligence, or
apathy, can wrest it from us.
Look at the • extraordinary exertions of your
enemies to increase their majority, and say, whether
it should be done through your neglect! We warn
you in time, of your capacity and of the expecta
tions, which are fondly entertained. They are not
idle, but based upon ascertained and undeniable
facts.
You must be vigilant, too, of the movements of
your political enemies. Sufler them to gain no ad
vantage by their stale artifices. You know them
all, and can counteract them, if you guard all
points, and use the proper appliances. But prepare
for all kinds of falsehoods, circulated just before
the election. Be prepared for frauds and pipe laying -
at the furnaces and forges. Look out for forged
naturalization papers, and fraudulent assessments in
these districts'. Let no lukewarmness overtake you
now! Appoint your wtndow committees, your
challenging committees, and let them be composed
of men, who know*, and have the nerve to discharge
their duty. If you act in this way—if you exhort
the negligent voters, and bring out those who are
unable to come of themselves, we can easily pre
vent any increase of the Whig majority in Lan
caster county.
Polk Longst’h dem. staid
in 1844. in 1848. at home!
1. Lancaster city, 1051 987 {Er 64
2. Lancaster twp., 30 21 9
3. E. Hempfield, 69 55 n
4. Drumore, 176 -172 4
5. Elizabethtown, 173 185
6. New Holland, 151 ]26 toy 25
7. Erb’s 51 53
8. Strasburg borough, 109 105 4
9. Manheim bor* 148 113 §y 35
10. Salisbury, 167 171
11. Reamstown, 152 125
12. Maytown, H 2-. 104
13. Churchtown, 139 146
14. Martic, 148 143
•15. Bart, 182 168
16. Colerain 162 158
17. Little Britain 75 82
18. Litiz, 199 141
19. Marietta, 183 162
20. Columbia, 269 301
21. Sadsbury, 92 80
22. Leacock, 121 108
23. Brecknock, 111 37
22. Mount Joy, 123 112
23. Petersburg, 81 59
24. West Lampeter, 31 18
25. Conestoga, 95 80
26. Washington bor.j 134 109
27. Gross’ (Ephrata,) 126 95
28. Bainbridge, 99* 102
29. NefFsville, 89 77
30. Millerstown, 52 53
31. West Earl, 67 6S
32. W. Hempfield, 126 145
33. Strasburg twp., 64 63
34. Indiantown, 56 35
35. Schoeneck, 172 136
36. Blue Ball, 73 89
37. Paradise, 194 173
38. 40. E. Lampeter, 49 65
41. Fulton, 95 74 g-j- 21
42. Uppfer Leacock, 138 120 93- 18
Penn,
5944 5514
Gen. Cass and tlie Irisli,
The Taylor papers are re asserting that General
Cass did not vote for the Irish Relief Bill, hoping
thereby to induce Irishmen to cast their suffrages
against him. Gen. Cass spoke in favor of the bill,
and VOTED FOR IT. For proof we refer to the
Congressional Globe of Febuary 27,1 S t 7, which says:
“ The bill was then reported to the Senate, and
was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading ■
Yeas 27, nays 13.
1 eas— Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Berrien. Breese,
Calhoun, Cameron, CASS, J. M. Clayton, Corwin,
Crittenden, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Green, Hannegan]
Houston, Huntington, Jarnagin, Johnson of Mary
land, Johnson of Louisiana, Mangum, Miller, More
head, Simmons, Soule, Sturgeon, and Webster 27.
Nats— Messrs. Archer, Badger, Bagby, Butler,
Chalmers, Dickinson; Dix,"Fairfield, Mason, Niles!
Turney. Westcott, and Yulee—l3.
The bill was then read a third time, by imani,
mous consent, and passed/’
A Voice from Mercer!
The Mercer Luminary , a Free Soil paper, (for
merly whig,) in noticing a calculation made by the
whig editor of that county, which elects Taylor by
the vote of Pennsylvania, says:
The above table elects Gen. Taylor by a major
ity of 30 votes, 140 being necessary to a choice.
Some of the figures, however, hare got m the wron
box-. With the result of the recent election before him.
no candid man Kill seriously claim the vote of Pennsyl
vania for Taylor. Johnston received thousands of Free
Soil roles which will never be cast for the Louisiana
Slave Dealer , and in this Congressional district alone.
Johnston's majority will be more than twice overcome.
The electoral vole of this State will be given to Cass."
The man who wrote the above, remember, him
self voted for Johnston, and thus speaks by the
card. Mercer county alone gave Johnston 535
majority. On to-morrow Taylor will be beaten in
that county—mark it 1
Be on your Guard!
A report, founded on very reasonable evidence,
is in circulation, that a letter purporting to be from
Gen. Taylor, and committing himself in favor of
the.Wilmot Proviso, will be produced, just before
the moment ot voting, when too late to have it
reach the south. We well know the Taylor man
agers will stick at no fraud to catch votes. Beware!
Mr, Clay.
This gentleman writes a letter under date Oct
16, 1848, to a friend in Yates county, New York,
in which he reiterates his determination not to be
a candidate for President—and he accordingly de
clines the nomination of his friends in the county
alluded to. The letter is studiously written, with
special reference to a single question, his own nom
ination. There is not a word in it endorsing Gen.
Taylor —not even by implication.
Tlie Girls lor Cass.
Among the number who will vote lor General
Cabs certainly, ere Miss I Sippi, Miss Souri, Louis
Anna, and Virginia; and probably Mary Land and
the two Carolinas.
KT We take for granted that the document we
have extracted from a Boston Free Soil journal, in
the shape of'a petition to Gen. Tatlor' from the
beings whom he is content to hold in bondage, is
rather more in the nature of allegory, than of his
torical fact. It serves, however, as a most admira
ble satire on those vory consistent politicians here
in the North, who are recommending Gen. Taylor
to the public suffrages on the ground o| hostility to
tlavery} '
Look out Tor a Storm:
If a severe storm or any kind of “ bad weather’ ’
should blow on the day of election, let the Demo
crats of the several townships see to providing
comfortable conveyances for all their voters who
cannot conveniently get to the election without.
Whether it rain or shine, they should provide ways
for all the aged and infirm, and those who live far
from the polls and have no conveyance of their
own. Remember this.
Who is Gen. Cass 2
HIS ENDORSERS:
Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Dec
laration of American Independence—the great
Apostle o i Human'Freedom, whose heartbeat till
its last hour for the worlds emancipation—was
?the first to appoint Lewis Cass to office. Whilst
a young man, he received from the Sage of Mon
ticello a commission as Marshal of the North
Western territory.
James Sladfson, whose fame as a Patriot
and Statesman is co-extensive with the civilised
world—honored Lewis Cass with his respect and
confidence. He appointed him in ISI3 Governor
of'Michigan.
Alldrew Jackson, the gallant defender of
the li Booty and Beauty' of* New Orleans—who
made Lewis Cass one of his confidential cabinet
councillors, and afterwards appointed him Min
ister to one of the most powerful courts in the
world.
William Henry Harrison, under whose
command Lewis Cass rendered signal services in
the last war, and who pronounced him one ol
the bravest officers that ever defended the Flag
oi his country.
John Quincy Adams, who when the rumor
was started that Gen. Cass was a public defaulter,
said: “I regard it as a vile calumny. I regard
Gen. Cass as a man of unblemished reputation >
as a man, sir, who, besides possessing remarkable
talents, is incapable of defrauding his country."
* . EVEN HIS ENEMIES PRAISE HIM
Abbot. Lawrence, the great Massachusetts
millionaire , who has had the magnanimity to say
of Lewis Cass : **l know him well. I have bro
ken bread with him in his own house, and he
with me in mine.. He is a gentleman—a man
of unldeinislicd personal character , against which
nothing can icjustly said/'
William C. Rives, who in a public speech,
delivered a few years since, said of Lewis Cass:
“The value of his services to his own country it
were difficult to appreciate even by any approxi
mate standard. Had the quintuple treaty been
consummated by the ratification of France, {and
that it was not was oiving especially to the timely and
spirited interposition of Gen. Cass,) we have the
authority of Lord Palmerston in the late debate
in the House of Commons, and of Lord Broug
ham, for saying, Great Britain would have been
so flushed with the success of her projects, and
so emboldened jn the pursuit of her long cher
ished aim of undisputed supremacy on the ocean,
that America would have had no alternative but war
or submission on-the great question of maritime
rights, on which she had staked her character
and fortunes.
James Watson Webb, the editor of the
New York Courier and Enquirer, one of the ablest
whig journals in the United States, says: ‘-In ail
the relations of private life General Cass has been
known to the writer for nearly thirty years, and
a more estimable father and husband, or a more
honorable and conscientious gentleman, we are
not acquainted with. Of his talents there can
be no question; and were he a whig in principle,
the election ol no man to the Presidency would,
give us more pleasure."
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Gales and Seaton, editors of the National
Intelligencer , the leading whig journal of the U.
States, said : In nominating Gen. Cass, it must
be admitted, the Convention have settled for their
candidate a man of talents , of respectability , and
exemplary personal character."
Keep It Before the People!
That the present contest for the Presidency is
emphatically between old and well-tried Democracy
on the one hand, and ancient and inveterate Feder
alism on the other—;the one striving for the great
est good of the largest number, the other contending
for especial privileges for the FEW, at the expense
of the MANY.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE!
That Gen. Taylor is supported for the Presidency
by the identical party that denounced the Mexican
war as unnecessary and unjust, and that would
have welcomed the American troops “with bloody
hands to hospitable graves.” If the Federal party
succeeds in this election, it will be quoted through
out all civilized Europe as a condemnation of the
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE!
That Gen. Taylor presents the first, as we trust
he will be the last, candidate for the Presidency,
who stands deliberately mute before hiscountrymen.
whose suffrages he asks. Would Washington—
would Jefferson—would Madison—or the heroic
Jackson—have done so? No!
Tlie “Bucßcye” State.
Our intelligence from the great state of Ohio is
of the most gratifying character. . Every where
the Democracy are in motion, and present a specta
cle of activity, energy, and determination, which
leaves no manner of room to doubt the result.
Although the gallant Weli.eh has been beaten by
a few hundreds, yet, when it is remembered that
Ford received the votes of thousands of “ Free Soil”
men, whom no persuasion can induce to vote lor
Taylor, k is reduced to a mathematical certainty,
that the state will give an overwhelming majority
to Cass and Butler. The great Western Reserve,
under the auspices of Joshua R. Giddixgs, wilj
go almost en masse for Van- Bur ex, thereby divert
ing thousands from the whig ranks. Democrats of
Pennsylvania! Will you not stand by the side of
Ohio? Shall not the Buckeye and the Keystone
states go hand in hand, in achieving a splendid
Democratic victory/
“To your Tents, Oh Israeli”
This was the war-cry of the chosen people of
God, when they were invaded by the disciples of
the Gogs and Magogs of old, who sought to make
a conquest of their country, devour the lruits ol
their industry, and make slaves of their wives and
children.
Let it be the war-cry of the Democracy, whose
sacred rights are now menaced by the ancient ioes
of their dearly cherished principles. Let every
Democrat, on to-morrow, lay aside all other busi
ness, however urgent or important, and rush to the
rescue ,of the republican citadel. Let him be at
his post early, and stand fast until the victory be
won. Our opponents hope, by their extraordinary
activity, and the large sums ot money they have
raised irom the Boston Cotton Lords, to increase
their vote over the October election, so as to carry
the old Keystone for Tayior. Let the sturdy re
publicans, therefore, every where buckle on their
armor, If every Democrat in the state firmly re
solves to do his duty, a glorious victory will be the
reward. Never before were such inducements held
out to the Democracy of Pennsylvania to rally as
one man in defence of their dearest rights and in.
tercsts.
One Tote*
Can it be necessary to remind any Democrat of
the importance of a single vote ' Every one ree
ollects numerous instances ol good men being de
feated,.for want of a vote or two, when he could
count perhaps hall a dozen Democratic neighbors
who did not vote. Poll every vote. Marcus Mor
ton was elected Governor of Massachusetts by one
vote. William Allen was elected to Congress by
one vote—and to the Senate of the United States
by one vote.
Very Considerate.
Mr, Ci.ir, in a letter of recent date, in reply to
one tendering him a nomination for the Presidency,
says, “ I do not wish to add to the detraction of the
existing canvass by the use of my named 3
XILJjD
'/and
REFLECT!
One of the most stupendous attempts at public
deception, ever witnessed in the United States, is
that now making by the Whig press of the north,
to pahn Gen. Tatlor upon the people as an enemy
of Slavery. s.'Not only is this not the fact, but the
opposite fact is notorious to the world, that Gen.
Taylor is an habitual dealer in slaves, and that his
supporters at the South -rely upon this as proof of
his fidelity to the Slave power. We republish for
the benefit of the Free Soil party the following un
deniable proof that Taylor IS an extensive dealer
in human flesh and blood, and challenge a denial of
its authenticity. Here, reader, is the conclusive
and unanswerable proof in the shape of a
BILL OF SALE.
Jous Hai.ax, Sr. j A Received for Re
to > Deed. > cord, ISth Febru-
Zachariak Tatlor ) ) ary, 1843.
THIS INDENTURE made this twenty
first day of April, eighteen hundred and
forty-two, between John Hagan, sr., of the
City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana
of one part, and Zachariah Taylor, of the
other part, Witnesses, that the said John
Hagan, Sr., for and in consideration of the
sum of Ninety-five Thousand Dollars to
him in hand paid and secured to be paid,
as hereinafter stated by the said Zachariah
Taylor, at and before the sealing and de
livering of these presents, has this day, bar
gained, sold, delivered, conveyed and con
firmed, and by these presents does bargain,
sell, deliver and confirm unto the said Za
chariah Taylor, his heirs and assigns, for
ever, all that plantation and tract of land,
lying, situate, and being in Jefferson coun
ty, State of Mississippi, about ten miles be
low the town of Rodney, on the bank of the
river, more particularly described as fol
lows : —Section seven, (7,) in township ten,
(10,) range two, (2,) west, bounded and
and described as follows : Beginning at a
cottorr wood tree marked C P, and running
South 25 deg. east, 116 73-100 chains
crossing a lake to a post; thence North 65
deg., E. 48 chains, crossing a lake to a wil
low tree marked C P; thence on the mean
ders of the Mississippi river to the cotton
wood tree marked C P, the place of begin
ning, containing five hundred and sixty-five
39-100 acres. Also, a certain other tract
of land, which is the same tract which was
conveyed by William W. Blanton to Hugh
Mclllon, on the 15th January, 1836, con
taining forty-eight acres, bounded as fol
lows. On the lower side by land belong
ing to Josias A. Lyle, formerly Abijah
Hunt, and on the upper side by land for
merly owned by Fitzpatrick’s heirs, and
running back from the Mississippi river to
the cypress swamp. Also, section twelve
(12,) township ten (-10,) range two, (2,)
west, containing 173 86-100 acres. Sec
tion (11,) same- township, containing 103
74-100 acres. Section ten (10,) of same
township, containing 160 acres. Section
nine (9,) same township, containing 762
15-100 acres, and lot two of said township,
containing 112 acres; all of said land be
ing situate on the Mississippi river, in Jef
ferson county. Also, all the horses, mules,
cattle and farming utensils on said tracts
of land and plantation at the date of this
Indenture. Also, all the following slaves:
Nelson, Milley, Peggy, Peldea, Mason.,
Willis, Rachael; Caroline, Lucinda, Ran
dall, Winna, Carson, Little Ann, Winua,
Jane, lorn, Salla, Gracia, Big Jane, Lou
isa, Maria, Charles, Barnard, Mira, Sally,
Carson, Paul, Sanford, Mansfield, Harry
Oden, Harry Horlcy, Carter, Henrietta,
Ben, Charlotte, 'Wood, Dick, Harriet, Cla
rissa, Ben, Anthony, Jacob, Hanby, Jim,
Gabriel, Emeline, Armstead, George, Wil
son, Cherry, Peggy, Wallace, Jane, Wal
lace, Bartlott, Martha, Letitin, Barbara,
Matilda, Lucy, John, Sarah, Big Ann, Al
len, Tom, . George, John, Dick, Fielding,
Nelson or Isom, Winna, Shellod, Lidney,
Little Cherry, Puck, Sam, Hannah or
Ann, Mary, Ellen, Henrietta and two small
children: Also, all the Horses, Mules,
Cattle, Hogs, Farming utensils and tools
now on said plantation—together with all
and singular, the heriditnments, appurte
nances, privileges and advantages Unto the
said land belonging or appertaining. To
have and to hold the said plantation and
tract of land and slaves, and other proper
ty above described, unto the said Zachariah
Taylor, his heirs and assigns, forever, and
to his and their only proper use, benefits,
and behoof, forever. And the said John*
Hagan, sr., for himself, his heirs, execu-j
tors and administrators, does covenant,
promise and agree to and with the said
Zachariah Taylor, his heirs and assigns,
that the aforesaid plantation and tract of
land, and Slaves, and other property, with
the appurtenances unto the said’Zachariah
Taylor, his heirs and assigns, against the
claim or claims of all persons whomsoever
claiming or to claim the same, or any part
or parcel thereof, shall and will warrant,
and by these presents forever defend. And
the said John Hagan,.sr.,- hereby reserves
a special lien and mortgage of all the be
fore described lands, tenements, heridita
ments, slaves, and other property, to se
cure the full and punctual payments of the
following . promissory notes, to wit: Six
promissory notes, made by the said Zach
ariah Taylor, in favor of and endorsed by
Mansnel White & Co. .all dated New Or
leans, the thirty-first day- of December,
eighteen hundred and forty-one. Four of
them for the sum of four thousand six
hundred and three dollars, with ten per
cent, interest from date. Two payable
Twelve months after date, and two payable
two years after date. Two other notes for
eight thousand two -hundred and ninety
four dollars, with ten per cent, interest
from date, one payable twelve months after
date, the other payable two years after date.
Now, if the said Zachariah Taylor, his
heirs, executors, or assigns, shall well and
truly pay said usual sum of money-in said
promissory notes specified, with all interest
which may be duo thereon, to the holder or
holders of said notes, then this lien or mort
gage is to cease and determine, and thoes
tate of tho said Taylor in the said land,
plantation, Slaves, and other property,
shall become absolute and unconditional.
‘ In testimony whereof, tho said John Ha
gan, sr., has hereunto set his hand and seal
the day and year first above written.
State of Mississippi, >
Jefferson county, ss. \ J, Edwin McKey,
Clerk of Ihe Probate Court for said coun
ty, do hereby certify that the within and
foregoing instrument of writing.is a true
and perfect copy taken from the Records
as recorded in my office in Book E. of
Deeds, &c., pages 220, 221, 222.
1 Given under my hand and
SEAL >■ seal of office, this 24th day of
) July, A. D. 1848.
[Signed,] IEDWIN -M’KEY, Cl’k:
By A. W. Ford, D. C.
JosErn W. Matthews, Governor of
the State of Mississippi.-
1 o all who shall sec these Presents.
Greeting :
Be it Known, that Edwin McKey,.whose
name is inscribed to the annexed certificate,
was, on the twenty-fourth day of July, A.'
D., 1848, the legally authorized and act
ing Clerk of the Probate Court in and for
Jefferson county, in the State of Mississip
pi; that his attestation to the annexed cer
tificate is in due form oflaw, and made by
the proper officer, and that full faith and
credit are due to all his official acts.
. In testimony whereof, I have caused the
Great Seal of the State to be hereunto af
fixed.
J Given under my hand, at the
SEAL > City of Jackson, this 4th day of
) August, A. D. 1848.
J. W. MATTHEWS.
By the Governor
SAMUEL STUMPS, Secretary of State,
Taxable property of Zachariah Taylor
for the year 1848, being in Jefferson coun
ty, Mississippi, as estimated by the Tax
Assessor of said county:
Number of Slaves 114, tax, $lO9 44
Number of acres of taxable land
2,100, tax,
I certify the ‘ foregoing estimate of the
State, County and School Tax on the aboVe
mentioned property in Jeilerson county,
State of Mississippi, for the year 1848, to
be true and correct.
O. S. MILLS,
Tax*Asscssor Jefferson County.
Joseph' W. Matthews, Governor of the
State of Mississippi..
To all who shall see these Presents ,
Greeting :
Be it known, that O. S. Mills, whose
name is subscribed to the,annexed certi
ficate, was, on the first and second days
of November, A, D. 1847, duly and con
stitutionally elected, and now is the legally
authorized and acting Tax Assessor in and
lor Jeilerson county, in the State of Missis
sippi ; that his attestation to the annexed
certificate is in due form of law, and made
by the proper officer, and that full faith and
credit are due to all his official acts.
i Given under my hand, at the
SKAL > City of Jackson, this fourth day
) of August, A. D. 1848.
J. W. MATTHEWS,
By the Governor:
SAMUEL STUMPS, Secretary of State,
From a Boston Free Soil Paper.
PETITION OF
Zachary Taylor’s
SLAVES.
Sm: We are obliged to call you master , because
you bought our bodies with your money ■ but we
never supposed that when you paid for us, and hail
the deed, transferring us as property to you, record
ed in the face of day, any person would ever be
found on earth so impudent as to pretend that you
arc opposed to the extension of slavery.
let we have heard that you are now a candidate
for the Presidency of the United States, and that
there are people at a long distance off from where
we live and work, who say that you are a friend of
freedom , and whourge your claims to the confidence
of lovers of freedom on that account!
If this be true, we respectfully desire to know
why you ever bought us at all ? Nay, more, why
you now, day after day, keep us in bondage against
our will ? If you love freedom, why, instead of
putting us to work against our desire and without
wages, after you had bought us, did you not follow
the example of one John Randolph, of whom we
have heard, who loved freedom, by making someof
our fellow-laborers, who came to him as property,
go from him as freemen?
Again, we humbly request, that, if you will not
grant us otir natural right to freedom, at least you
will show yourself so far opposed to the extension
of slavery, as not to make slaves of the children
whom we may bear hereafter. They tell us you
will not veto a bill in Congress to. prevent th,e ex
tension of slavery! Why will you persist, at home,
in putting a veto on the will of the Good Being, who
created all free and equal, before any legislation
took place among men, whatever?
Master Taylor, we fear very much that you are
playing the. part of a hypocrite, and. that your
friends in the North are acting like traitors to free
dom. If the people whom you are conspiring to
deceive could only see us here as we are, they
would not be so foolish as to imagine that the free
dom of their territory can be secure with a man
who tolerates no sort of freedom on his own farm.
We shall do what you command, so long as we
cannot help ourselves, but not a minute longer.— ->
Surely, you cannot suppose we do not feel the full
extent of your inconsistency every time your over
seer flourishes his cat-o’-nine-tails over our backs.—
Kfr short. and to sum up the matter; either make us
Tree, or else tell your supporters in the North not
to deal in misrepresentation.
We are your unwilling slave?,
Gabriel, Emeline, Armstead,
Nelson, Milley, Peggy,
Peldea, Mason, Willis,
Rachael, Caroline, Lucinda,
Randall, Winna, Little Ann,
Winna, Carson, Jane,
Tom, Salla,
Big Jane, Louisa,
Charles, Barnard, Mira,
Carson, Sally, Paul,
Sandford, Mansfield, H. Oden,
H. Horley, Henrietta, Carter,
Ben, Wood, Charlotte,
Harriet, Clarissa, Dick,
Anthony, Jacob, Ben,
Hanby, George, Jim,
Wilson, Cherry, Peggy,
Wallace, Jane, Wallace,
Bartolett, Martha, Letitia,
Barbara, Matilda, Lucy,
John, Sarah, Big Ann,
Allen, . Toni, George,
John, Dicki, Fielding,
Winna, Shellod, Lidney,
Puck, Sam, Mary,.
Henrietta, Ellen, Little Cherry,
Nelson or Isom, Hannah or Ann.
10- The New Orleant Picayune, Gen. Taylor's
organ, has the following
“THERE IS NO MAN IN THE SOUTH
MORE BITTERLY OPPOSED TO THE WIL
MOT PROVISO, AND THE PRINCIPLES IN.
VOLVED IN IT, THAN GEN. TAYLOR.”
Northern whigs, what say you to the above 1
ID" A desperate effort is being made by the whig
press to prove-that Gen. Cass is opposed to the ex
tension of slavery, and that he is in other respects r
unsafe for the South. —Georgia Union.
Why here at the north the whig press are malo
mg desperate efforts to prove that Cass is a regular
slavery propagandist and 11 tool of the slave power !'•
Gracia,
Maria,