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to pay Ole subscription of a third person. and trunk the
Letter, if written by himself."—.Amos Kendall: : . •
, Some of our subscribeil may not be aware that they
t ,
tray save th poat3ge on subscription money, by re
questingthe'p. animater where they,reside Ito frank tlkir
letters contai log such money; he being able to mile,
firaself before q letter is sealed; that it contains nothing
but whit refers to thosabscriptiOn. [Am. Farmer.
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! HARRISON; TYLER,
AND,
D DIU' OCR .11.01 r:
?bribe strength of your might, from each mountain
and valley,
Sons of freedom, arise the time is at
Around Liberty's standard, we'll rally, we'll rally,
The Star Spangled Banner floats over the land.
Then let the proud Eagle spread his wings wide
asunder,
And bur.t from the trammels which strive to en.
chiti ;
'lf we ria: in our strength, if we speak but in
,thu der,
The bit .f •atrip'd bunting' will flourish again.
For. our Ri - lits and our Laws, we'll stand firm and
unit d ;
" The bl
net
of our Fathers Shall ne'er be forgot—
The, Fait and the Honor which they sacredly
plig tted,
'' Shall ne er be tarnished hy• Anarchy's blot:
Around Li rty'a standard, we'll tally, we'll rally :
OLDTIPTCANOIS, boys, the watchword shall be;
Its echo ill thunder from each mountain and
valley
' Of their —:-
ment the bravethe land of the free.
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COUNTY CONVENTION.
' IN port mince of a resolution passed at the late
County 'Meeting, a County Convention of the
,People, will be held at the House of Frederick Haas,
in Schuylkill Haven, on '•
nx..ty, SEPTEMBER 19TH.
:_ii, P. M. for the purpose of cunning a
be supported at the ensuing i election.
time's. Mechanics. and Working Men
people take their affairs into their own
.ceurdance.with thq epirit 01 our free in.
and in pursuance of the - principles o
-onian Democracy
addresses may. be expected in the Ger
„nglish languages.
D. LEIB, J %COB SHOCK. Jr.
NN, JOHN K. SMITH.
ORGAN DANIEL B IRA S.
OCII, .10S WE AVER, Esq.,
E.:NBERGER, JOHN YARNELL,
A NTZ, ADAM lIERII.
L %USE. MICHAEL A ItTZ, - Sen.
a ADD IMS,” .4ACOB MILLER, : •
7 MBE wr; JOHN %V. HEFFNER,
•,,c..:KLI.:a. CHARLES DENGLER,
QUH.4 I I. JOEL YUNDT,
- E. Y. F.ARQUHAR, Secretory
of „county Commiure.
at 2 &cl
Ticket
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HENRY
D. StIOL
JACOB A I
JOHN . B
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To Our Patrouit.
r creditors are becoming so urgent in their
Let we are again compelled to call on all
+led to us for subscription, advertising,
(which we can.assure our readers are
i number at present) to call and discharge
nine accounts, with as little delay 'as possi
have performed our part of the contract,
remains with them. to perform theirs. Our
• nts are 'anal at present as -to pievent us
ng on them personally.
Iwho are' largely in arrears abroad, and
hail their accounts frequently transmitted,
complain if their names are shortly strit•ken
lilt, and the accounts collected in the most
Us manner.
Cl .°
detnands
those ind
stational)
not fete
their rem
ble. W
and it no
engagcm
rimit,9ll
who hay
must not{
from our I
ex peditio
lie friends of and all others who
attend, will holds meeting nt
i ng. Several addresses from waiting men,
r holders, may be expected.
( 0-. T
choose t
this even
not caw.
• Dem ‘erat'• is welcome, and will appear
k. Will the author favor us occasionally
1 c of his effusions.
next w
with m)
ev. buuesites, of will
the Episcopal ;-Chluch in Pottsville,
orning, at Llewellen, in the afternoon, and
Haven in the evening.
E 21
preach
gloriosa
iii Eau
e regret. to state that Mr. Lyman% Furnace
p last week, c-auged t, the expansion ut the
Chambers, and, consequent escape of all
CC!
new Ai
the bias
that his
We believe Lyman is now satudied
ew heating .Vpparatus will nit answer—and
actively engiged in suhstitutiqg the old
some few additions, and she will again be
probably] in a r tout two weeks.
he is no.
plan wit
blowu
COUNTY CONVENTION
. ,
o•-• I ur friends mu4t not forget the County Con
venUon, to be held at Schuylkill Haven, on Saturday
nest, fo the purpose of forming a Ticket to be sup
,porteti, a the ensuing election. Let the people turn
out on Or true dernooaticplan, and take the matter
into'their own hands: The Heil.' Charles yla , ,
the working man's . friend, is expected to be there to
address he People.
rim kiln Lastitate.—Wo are happy to an-
Mithet the Eleven!!! Exhibition of American
' • Manure tures, under the auspices of the Franklin
; I.
. Institut of Pennsylvania,' for the promotion of the
Meehan c Arts, will take place in Philadelphia from
l'unteda the 6th; to Saturday the 17th of October
itest: 'he Committee earnestly call upon all to
tecirns of their manufactures, in order to
be .eitent, ligentlity and skill of the' Mu-
Arts in their respective neighborhoods. A
' of Premiums will be awarded to those who
Teel in the '',;differeet iiranches—and the spirit
ted by those who compose this excellent In
n in their laudable efforts to-advance tee Me
- indwitr) of the country. deserves, as it will
,the approbation of every person who has the
Iment and-prosperity of the country at heart.
idot our:Schuylkill County Mechanics exhibit
i ng worthy of their well-known skill and in
on that eecasion.
send s
stio‘v t
eh mic
number
most e
• manifes
stitutio
~ehanieal
reative,l
sdvin
. (lan j
soniethi
genuit
diffeerriee.—Rc-cic , l Van Buren, and you
save a Government against the People—Elect
Harrison, and you wall have a Government
ti People.
77g1
will to
Gen. 1
for thi
ashingion to
C), Sting News.—!l letterfrom W
the Od a tot, dated the 501, inst. states that Georgia anti
Ten ee. arejeertain for Qld Tip" by very litittl
-1 Same ;Ijoritiett7ond that,Sew York will give h im
at kiwi 12,000 inajarity.
, 040,1 e. Ogie's
It thii office
A arrisors Shoe.—We understand the delega
tiorLfetodm Linn to the Bunker Hill Convention Will
pr there in , a BIG SHOE, mounted on wheels,
cap4e of containing 2.5 1 persons, end
,drawn by
sit horses. The shoe c ntakers of Linn intend to
to • "the mark" in Igotiemher. They find they
mum. make shoes after Vaitßuren's miasoreS.
The election for Governor, members of cnn
ve,,takes place in Mame, on Monday IcOzi.
cch, in Ga r tman, can be obtained
THE Buorzyg AqusoishFrx
More testimony in fair.of Mr: Bear.-. Th e.
lowing
Buckeye Blaciterqtb; bee'Fi by the
vninntari.liertifiCate fornrof Mr. Bear, the
shametuLabinge itOPed upon worthy WierlianinsbY
the feaa focON this 'county. Mr. Hoffman is a
hard workindotanlimself, a member of thatiespect•
able body of Christians, (the Methodists,) and whose
word among all those who are acquainted with him
in this county, is' s good as an oath. Mr. H. was
also a Van Buren man until recently—hut the
slandrts heaped upon the best men in the country by
the taco party; has opened his eyes, as trill as
thousand of others, whose motives ate honest in, sup
porting the present Administration, but they cannot
he deceived ar.y longer :
Oru?ig3burg Landing, .Sept. 4,1840.
Ma. BANNAI4!—In the year 1837 I went to the
West, and resided for one year in Walnut township.
Pickaway county, Ohio. where I got acquainted with
Mr. John .11 7 . Bear, the Buckeye Blacksmith. I saw
him every day during one year, he was called an
honest man, and as much thought of as any man in
that county, and if any man wants these facts proved,
he will please to call on me.
PERRY M. HOFFMAN
ccr Lsvis. the absconding Cashier has returned
to Philadelphia. Let not sympathy retard speedy
justice for his crimes. The public morals are suf
ficiently corrupt already without holding out further
inducements for crimes of a similar description.
Loco Meeliniat dlinerayslle.—We learn that one
of the Loco Speakers at this Meeting on Saturday
evening last, abizsed
,the English and Welch natu
ralized citizens in the moat gross and shameful man
ner, and for no' other reason under heavens, but be
cause they have the independence to vote for whom
they please. It has however, had a very salutary ef
fect: A number of the German and Irish emigrants
are now convinced that the locos are decidedly op
posed to allTaturalized citizens, and if they thought
proper tu,vcite for Harrison, they would come under
the same ban of proscription and be subjected to the
same kind of abuse, for exercising a right guaranteed
to them by the Constitutilm of the country, to he
exercised without fear, favor or affection:
Harrison's Benerolence.--i. We learn from an
officer int the army who has been for some time sta
tioneCin the VI est, that several years agn, Gen.
Harrison paid out of his own private resources all
the expenses-of educating thirty orphans, the children
of soldiers who had served under him. This splendid
instance of Harrison's well known liberality we have
never seen mentioned in print."— National Gazelle.
Thu is one of the reasons why Gen. Harrison is
poor. During the war he spent a large portion of
his salary in buying shoes and clothes for his army,
who were in a destitute condition, without asking one
cent of remuneration from the Government.
The Nutlet's' Gazette, in publishing the lette r
from the Vice President, given in our last number,
prefaces it wlth the following remarks:
• The parties are Thos. H. Corneal, Esq. of Cin
cinnati, and the Vice President. Mir. Carnesl we
know to be at once the intimate personal friend of
imilt Col. Johnson and General , Harrison, and we
rejoice that he has taken the occasion to obtain
.from the former such an expression of his opinions
of Harrison's military conduct as to leave the hired
partizans who have called him coward and fool, no
resource 'except to retract their words, or bear the
infamy of shameless liars and unprincipled in
grztes."
The Reading Democratic Press declares the let
ter to he a forgery. Thia- was to be expected (ruin
papers possessing so little regard to truth as the
l'ress.
Testimony as regards the character of Gen.
Harrison by violent loco fosos who are his neigh.
bonne:
Dr. Dtincrn trpim Ihr Stand.—lleac Him!—
The following admission is extracted from 'he
speech of Mr. 9ulican, puldiblied in the Globe
and other administrstion papers. Duncan is pretty
well knovto as one of the most unconipromi,ing
Loco Focos in C.mgress:
profess to be somewhat acquainted with
the history of General Haerison'o political, military,
and private lire. lam big neighbor, and live in his
county. AS TO HIS PRIMATE LIFE, I KNOW
OF NO STAIN THAT FOR A MOMENT SUL
LIES HIM."
. a -y The Hun. Charles Naylor hasdechnrd standing
as a candidate for re-election to Congress in the 3d
District, and Morton M'Afirharl, En., has been
nominated to supply the vacancy. Mr. M'Michael
is a tionstyvatiNe, supported Mr. Porter for Governor,
but is now a strong Harrison man, and will receive
the vote of the real trim& of Gov. Porter men in
that district.
On Satuiday morning the 12th, Cul. fumes Page
will arrive in Reeding, with the morning train from
Philadelphia on his way to Wome whet° he
has agreed to attend and address the meeting to be
held there-that day.—Aeading Press.
'Col. J. Page is Post Master of Philadelphia. When
Gen. Harrison is installed into office, he will instruct
ie Post, Master of Philadelphia to attend to the du
tiei of his office, instead of traversing the country
making stump speeches in support of the man alio
gives him his bread. Such conduct on the part of
office-holdefs under Gen. Harris .n will subject them
to immediate removal. This is one °rale reforms
that will characterize the new administration.
Suspicious.—A young man named tieo. F. Kin
ney, dMd recently at Boston, and was buried with
military honors. His sudden death gave rise to sus
picions be was disinterred, and arsenic found in his
stomach. His wife, it appears, was the widow of
the Rev% Mr. Fireman, of Lowell, who died in the
same Manner, having been taken ill in the pulpit.
Mr. FrOman's remains were also disinterred, and
confirm the suspicious as to his death. Mrs. Kinney
has di s appeared. She is said to be a woman of great
personal beauty. t •
The Mack Ad/d.— We learn from the Journal,
that the letter which was addressed by one of the
crew of the Malek Adhel to Capt. Storer, of the U.
S. ship Columbus, as stated in our paper of Thursday,
proved to be from a man who had been quarter
master on board the Columbus and deserted, 'and
that the letter relates exclusively to the circumstan
ces which induced him to desert.
Anolber Important .vign.—The last number of
the Limerick, (Mine) Eastern Star, has the follow
mg under the-Editorial head : •
" Hitherto we have given our support to the ad
ministration of Mr. Van Buren ; but having of late
studiously examined his measures and Me measures
of some of his followers, and believing them tot to be
in accordance with Jelfersonian Democraey, we have
determined to renounce Van Bureniarn, and publish
the Eastern Star to be devoted to the cause of Har
rison and Tyler."
C O 3I3II7NICATED
Mn. B SWAN :—klease announce JOI!IIINI BROD ST,
EIM., i of Cattawissa, as a candidate to represent
Schuylkill and Columbia counties, in the Senate of
rennsylvania. MAIN V VOTERS:-
Sept. sth ;840.
THEMINF' I Iit , t; JIQUIEWAL.
T 9 THE_ PNBLIC.
. . ,
Having consented that , my name slicarldi
in support of my used*n ktr:Fiaiky stated
Gen. Harrison Was nine mikes t rritv.thii .Jattle of
the ThaMos —a fe‘ temarkiii — explaustion may
not be out of plait.: •
On the evening of the Ist of August—when Mr,'
Fmk) , was ipe-aking, I was within 20 feet of him,
and heard him speak of Fort Stephenson, and other
matters connected with Col. Croghan; but I am
certain that the assertion in dispute, was out used
in connexion with dud iutiject: litr.•Fraffey dated
that there was 4 , a great difference between carat on
bp! and go boys!—Col. Johnson said come on
boys, but Gen. Benison said, go: brays! Ind While
Col. 14:Mason was beating the enemy, at the battle
'of the Thames, Gen. 'Harrison wet nine miles
off! "
A question of veracity has arisen here, which I
am sorry to be concerned in, but in which, a meted
regard for truth compels me to become an actor.
I never expected the assertion would be denied
by Mr. Frailey—and his denial leads me 'to think
that he expressed something he did not Mews, as
many of us do, when under excitement, for Mr.
Frailey is excited when he is traducing Gen. Har
rison; or he intends to give the lie direct to the
following illustrious Statesmen and patriots, who
had every opportunity of knowing whether u Gen.
Harrison was a Coward:"
The Congress of the United States—assembled
April 4th, 1819.
JAMES MADISON, President of the U. States,
ISAAC SHELBY, Governor of Kentucky,
The Legislature of Kentucky— assembled Janu
ary 7th 1812.
The Legislature of Indians—Nov. -12th, 1811.
Governor MEIGS of Ohio, Com. Oliver H. Per
ry, George Todd, Maj. 19th Reg. Infantry, Wm.
Tngg, Maj 28th Reg., James Smiley, Maj. 28th
Reg., Richard Graham, Maj 17th Reg. Geo. Crogh
an, Maj 17th Reg., 1.. Hukill, Maj. and Ins. Gang
L. D. Wood, Maj. Engineers, Col. R. M. Johnson,
Gen. 0. Fallon, Maj. Willock of Pittsburg, John
D. Davis, Esq. of Pittsburg, John W. Lynch, of
Pittsburg, Brig. Gen. Edward W. Tupper, U. S. A.,
Brig. Gen. Simon Perkins, U. 8. A. Col. C. Miller,
U. S. A., Col. Wm. Ryan, U. S. A , Lieut. Col.
John Andrews, U. S. A. Maj. W. W. Colgreve,
U. S. A., Maj. Jacob Frederick, U. S. A., Lewis
Cass, Brig. Gen. U.S. A., Samuel Wells, Cul. 17
Reg. Infantry, Thomas D. Owings, Col. 28 Reg.
Infantry, George Paul. Col. 27 Reg., J. C. atrtlett,
Col. & Quartet Master Gen., James V. Ball, Lieut.
Col., Robert Morrison, Lieut. Col., Gen. Tipton,
Gen. Miller, Col. Davies, Col. John B. Alexander
of Pittsburg, Gen. James ; Markle of Pittsburgh,
Maj. Reeves of Pittsburgh, Col. Daily of Pittsburg,
Lieut. Col. Robert Shaffonl, Ohio Q. M., Major N.
Beasley, U. S. A., Maj. James Galloway, U. S. A..
Maj. Sul. Bendy, U. S. A., Maj. George Darrow,
U. S. A., Hon. Judge Hall, David Nel4on, U. S. A.,
Thomas Linghain, li. S. A., Robert Orr, U. S. A.,
E. Cassetts, Surgeon, Joshua Logan, together with
John Jenkins, J. Baraiman, W. Harper, James BOICI•
nor, W, Johnson, T. Jack. Joel Cook, R. B. Bur,
tan, Nathan Adams, A. Hawkins, H. Burchstead-
Hosea Blood, Josiah Sneeling, 0. 0. Burton, C.
Fuller, G. Gooding, J. D. Foster, all officers and
solders under Harrison—and I might mune the
following Petersburg, Va. volunteers:—
James Scott, John H. Smith, James Mason, W.
R. Chievee, James Page, W. P. Burton, R. Cle
ments.
Mr. Frailey and his pi•esent friends, will lexcuse
me, if I prefer to take the above named persons opi
nions, in preference to any. declarations they may
make as to Gen. W. H. Harrison being a coward;
and if Mr. Frailey thinks it is carrying the matte'
inn far, to say that Gen. Harrison was, nine miles
off at the battle of the Thames. I feel willing that I
should be considered mistaken, and thank him for
that admission.
We are to understand then, that Gen. Harrison
was at the Battle of the Thai - nes! and though Col.
Johnson, Com. Perry, and Gov. Shelby, only, were
of the opinion that Harrison is a brave man, and a
competent general, I would not credit those who
are led by Party spirit to forget the justice due an
American citizen.
Here Here let the matter rest.
JOHN M. CROSLAND.
THE IRON TRADE.
No. 2.
In my last I promised to give a description of
some of the ores in the coal region of Schuylkill
county, and to comp ire them with some of the ores
found in the coal region in Scotland and Wales,
and used by the manufacturers of iron in those
countries.
Until the experiments of making iron with an
thracite were fully successful, very few of, our ore
reins were opened, and no one wished to go to the
expense of scorching for ore, where if found, there
would be but little demand for, owing to (hers being
no furnaces in operation in the region; and it was
useless to build them in a country where wood-land
was at so high a price as it was in Schuylkill coun
ty. It is true sonic few furnaces got their ore some
eight or ten years ago, f,om the broad mountaiti,
but these furnaces were situated in Columbia coun
ty, where they have since discovered ore nearer to
the works.
The first visit of Professor Rodgers to this coal
region, with the Geological corps to survey the
Schuylkill county coal region, was, we think, in the
summer of 1837: in his report to the Legislature
when they met the ensuing session, - we find the fol-
lowing in regard to the iron ores of the anthracite
coal region—
He says: " Occasionally the.,:e shales contain
highly feruginous bands, in some of which occur
layers of tolerably rich argillaceous iron ore. In the
anthracite coal measures as a general rule, this ore
does not appear lo exist in that abundance which
it exhibits in many portions of the Bituminous coal
series, north west of the Allegheny mountain. Its
quantity is, hoinever, very considerable, and hopes
are entertained, that in' the course of the enterprising
mining operations, and the geological explorations
now on foot, valuable bands of the are may be de
veloped." (see Geo. Rep. 1838, p. 720
In Mr. Rodgers explorations in 1839, he made
a more minute examination of the ore region
of ;Schuylkill county, and had analyzed such speci
mens of ore of an average quality, as,he could pro-
cure: In his report to the Legislature in 1840, page
43, he says
The application of anthracite coal in the pro.
cess of smelting iron, first made iu Wales, and re- .
cently introduced with entire success at Pottsville,
by an enterprising citizen of the State, has called
forth much enquiry as to the productiveness of our
anthracite region in regard to ore. I have therefore,
spared no pains to collect information , beating upon
this important question, visiting and 'causing to be
visited, particutarly in the Pottsville, region, every
locality promising to be valuable in regard either to
quality or quantity of the mineral. Out of a variety
of specimens collected, as great a number have been
analyzed as the limited time allowed for the prepara
tion of an annual report would permit. ;These hav
ing been selected with a view to show 'particularly
the prevailing quality and average richness of -the
ores of the- region generally. Especial care has
been heretofore taken to submit to chemical ezami•
~COY7[DDIC~TLD.~ ,
._ i
iCoMMUNICATED,)
nati* . sElch ikehleeite*tlsl as t the ove
rage r ctiana:ter of :their respective beds, chiming
those frishly . niamerfin'te• mines or intouitt"deep
excavation, and refuting is far as perisibbs,eamples
gathered, horn the outcrop or ',found loose on the
'aortic!, is
. these invariably contain toot. high a per
.ceritio of trim to prime a fair' criterion" (See Gee.
RePtat 1840, page 43, 44.)
Thus it will be seen that Mr. Rodgers has ana
lyzed such specimens only as. would give an idea
of the average richness of the ores found in the coal
region of Schuylkill Ir t may in the' neighbourhood
- of Pottsville, sod has ejected all the specunenii that
were not of an average quality. The following is
'the 'analysis of the ores from which these specimens
were selected-- - '
Iron ore from Pottsville, from 1 / 4 a bed of huge
balls, in a tunnel north from the gate vein"—
This specimen contained 39.09 per cent metallic
keit." '1 his bed, passes through the land of Mr.
Charles Lawton, and this gentleman 'has opened
the vein and has also discovered a number of other
beds of Ball" ore and also several veins of the
“ Black band" ore, the same variety that is held in
such high repute and is found in' the " Monklands,"
neat Glasgow, Scotland." Mr. Johnson in his re
port on the “ Iron trade in Scotland and Wales,"
says, in speaking of the works in that district:
The works' in that district have the command
of the black band iron stone, the possession of which,
my' informant states to be so great an advantage,
that without if the trade would not be worth fol
loWing. The furnaces in the Monklands, by using
this combustible black band ironstone, may avenge
100 tons in seven days each, but those which have
not this material do not yield near so large a
quantity."
Messrs. Mann & Co. have n.ade very extensive
openings of iron at the Mt. Laughfee mines, and
hale driven gangways, and have now on band seve
ral: hundred tons of excellent ore that has been
mined this season; the general character of the ore
is very much the same as that taken from Mr. Lau
ton's mines. Several other gentlemen have also
mined considerable quantities of ore during the past
winter, among whom are the Messrs. Patteeson,
Carey, and R. C. Hill.
The following is the analysis of eight out of ten
of ',the specimens taken by Mr. Rodgers, from as
many different veins.
From bed of Balls N. of the gate vein 39.09
Eyre tract, rabbit-hale vein, Pottsville 32416
Vein opened at Pottsville by B. Patter.
son, Esq. • -
7vlcCarty's Tunnel, Pottsville
Maud& Willi.inas Tunnel
putnea Hill, Pottsville
- 33 90
26.39
- 36 - 00
32.48
do do another vein - 30.66
do do 3d vein - - .34-72
It will be seen that the average of the eight speci
mens above numerated is 33,17 per cent. and they
will be found to bear a very favourable comparison
with the ores taken from the Coal Measures of Eng
land and Wales, from w"ence nearly the whole sup
ply is taken, for the English, Scotch and Welsh
tuinaees.
;In my next I shall give an account of the ores
taken from the coal fields of Scotland and Wales and
el:impure them milli our owu. F.
!dare any Van Buren Man deny.
It t
From the Washington Globe, Feb. 17th, 11336.
Holland's Life of Van Buren."-- , . This accept
ahle volume we did not receive until after the com '
mencement of this session of Congress; and since
then, pressure of business has prevented our notice
of it.. This we the less regret, as it has been gene=
rally and favorably introduced to the public by the
Democratic presses of the country.
It is a neat duodecimo volume, of 364 pages,
itito which the author, an accomplished scholar and
civilian, has compressed much interesting political
history, together with notices of the principal events
in the life of Van Buren. It is written in a vigorous,
manly style, with great candor, and free from the
spirit of a partisan; and rather with a view, as the
author observed 'to display the spirit and principles
of the Republican party in this country, and to ex
hibit, by the history of an individual, the nature of
the relation which that paity sustains to its public
men,' than to contribute to the political elevation of
any man."
is We wish the work an extensive circulation, and
recommend it, in strong terms, to all those who wish
to learn the truth respecting the political course and
opinions of Mr. Van Buren."
From Holland's Life of Van Buren, published in
Ist Extract. "The qualifications required in the
report of the Committee,Aiesides temporary residencii
were, as has already Jieen stated, paying 1 - alei or
doing military duty, or'working on the highways.—
Mr. Van Buren was in favor of adding to the latter
alternative the further restriction of being a HOUSE
HOLDER."—HoIIand's Life of Van Buren, c p.
76.
2d Extract. " One Word on the main question
before the committee. We had already reached the
verge of universal auffrage. There was but one step
beyond. And are gentlemen prepared to take that
step x We were cheapening this invaluable right.
Me was disposed to go as far as any man, in the ex
tension of rational liberty, bOt he could not consent
to undervalue this precious privilege so far as . to
confer it, with an indiscriminate hand, upon every
one, black or while, who would be kind enough to
condescend to accept it.'— Van Buren's remarks in
N. Y. Convention, Deliatis in said Convention,
Lt p. 277—Hultind's Life of Van Buren,...ta,p. 177.
3d Extract." By the old Constitution of N. York,
no distinction was made with regard to color, in the
•qualification of electors. In the Convention for its
amendment, a proposition to restrict the right . to
white citizens, was rejected by a vote of sixty-three
to fifty-nine. A long and eloquent debate preceded
_this rejection : Mr. Van Buren did not participate in
the debate, BUT VOTED WITH THE MAJO-
RlTY."—lldland's Life of Van Buren, cc r p. 182.
4th Extract. He approved of excluding the blacks
:from voting without a freehold interest of two
hundred and fifty dollars, to which extent they were
-also free from tazation."—Hulland? Life if Van
Bruen, jpage 103.
sth Extract. "In the Convention to revise- the
Constitution of New York in 1821, the committee
on the appointing power had reported in favor of the
elections of Justices of the Peace, in every town; by
the people. Mr. Van Buren strenuously opposed
this proposition, both in the select committee; of
which he was chairman, and in the Convention."—
Holland's Lie of Van Buren, ( 0 .- . page 184.
6th Extract. 6. Mr. Vau Brien has said. that if all
rikukwho are not house-holders be allowed to rote, or,
in othv:words, an universal or unrestricted suffrage
be allowexl, it 4.twoOld tender our elections RATHER
A CURIE THAN A BLESSING: WHICH
WOULD DRIVE FROM THE POLLS ALL
SOBER MINDED PEOPLE."—Holignirs Life of
Van Buren, az7. page 179.
The above life of Van Buren which the Globe,
recommends so strongly to the party, was published
at the latter end of the year 1835. A copy of 'this
work is in the hands of Mr.',Weaver. Post Master
of this Borough, to whom all'those who ditubi the
correctness of the above extracts' can apply, and orn
parithem with the'original. The Lifir of Van So
ren was purchased by Mr. Weaver in'lB3s; and of
course is a genutitc copy of, his life, eitektfall by
DM
the Globe. We deem it necessary to go in this
explanation. to! prove that the copy in question is
genuine, sinea the, loca'paity . in,. Order to eitscredil
:At Life of their c a ndidate, and avert popular indig
nation from the federal measures tie iditaiaa
in the New. York Convention to amend the Cote•
stitution, have industriously circulated that the
friends of Harrison have lately issued a spurious
edition.
The hie endorsed by Van Buren himself:7
Since the above was in type, President Van Buren;
under date of August 29th. 1840, in reply to the
following inquiry, addressed to him by a committee
of citizens of Quincy. Illinois, to wit:
Have you examined Holland's Life of Van Bu
ren of, the date of 1835, and, if - so, is it a faithful
and true history of your political opinions?" says:
• u The publication sent to me by Mr. Alexander is
a genuine cvy of the first edition of Professor Hol
land's wore I herewith return it, with the remark
that it was written without communication with me,
but contains, as far as it goes, a sul , stantially cor
rect history of my' political course."
MARTIN VAN BUREN.
Gen. Harrison's. Private Character.—Tssismos
OF DU. BLECIII.II, OF CINCIFFNLTI. — The following
communication from R. G. Colby, Esq., we would
commend to the attention of all those who have wit
nessed the calumniation. by l!oine of our opponents,
of Gen. Harrison's private character. Mr. Colby
says tho L. C., is a man of unimpeachable integrity,
and entire reliance may be placed upon the truth o
all his statements :
To the Editor of the Lowell Courier
On taking the stage, a few days since, at Nashua
T was so fortunate as to find myself in company with
Dr. Lyman Beecher, of Cincinnati, and knowing
him to be universally known; in the community, not
only as a man of great talents, but of high moral
worth, I took occasion, in the course of conversation,
to remark, that there were conflicting statements
amongst us. in New England, in regard to the private
and public character, of Gen. W. H. Harrison, and
requested him to give me his opinion upon that sub
ject, giving him to understand, at the same time, that
I desired the privilege of giving that opinion to others,
if I chose so to do. After pausing a short time, he
very deliberately answered, as follows : Soon after
I went to Cincinnati, I met Gen. Harrison at Judge
Burnet's, and have known him, personally, ever since.
In the private walks of life, I know him to be a man
of whom even his enemies can say no harm. As a
moral man I know his charade' to Le unblemished.
I know him to be a member of regular standing in
the Episcopal Church, in Cincinnati, and I have re
peatedly heard the clergymen of that Church speak
in the highest terms of respect, of the character of
Gen. Harrison. As a citizen and neighbor, I know
him to be universally beloved and esteemed. He is
hospitable and generous, even to a fault, and his be
nevolence is proverbial, wherever he is known. As
a man of talents, he possesses more of the cool, dis
criminating judgment, the honesty of purpose, the
determined perseverance in the conscientious dis
charge of every duty ; and more of the high-minded,
noble, traits of the old Washington school of men
than any other man I 'have ever seen. As a writer,
in every sense of the word,he stands amongst the first
in our country. As a public man, I need not speak
of him ; for every one knows his character in that
respect, as well as I do. • The history of his country
has settled that matter, beyond Controversy, and
nothing that his enemies can say, can tarnish his bard
earned reputation. And now, having given wha
know and believe to be his character, let me say, that
I believe him to be just the man whom we need at the
head of oui:Government, in the present deranged
state of our country, and I hope and trust, that in
November next, he will be called, like old Cincinnatus,
from his plough, to the Presidency of the United
States."
The above is . the substance of what Dr. Beecher
gave, as his opinion of Gen. Harrison; and, as near as
I can recollect, I have endeavored to give his own
words. I leavd the subject without note or comment.
RIC 11•11.0 D. COLBY.
Emigrants, Read.
Martin Van Buren, it is well known was the •
warm supporter of that ultra federalist Rufus King,
of New York. who opposed the emigration of the
Irish patriots to this country, and consequently he
must have approved of his measures. No other in
ference could have been drawn from these circum
stances, then—and now, that he is President of the
United States, he has shown that he is still opposed
to the best interests of our adopted citizens. While
thousands are annually flocking from Europe i to this
land of liberty and equal rights to escape oppression
at„home, we find Martin Van Buren making in
quiries of these same despotisms relative to their lows,-
which lawn he tectitiimends air-patterns or models to
govern our people, and urges their adoptiiiii in
despotims as an argument in favor of their adoption
here, as the following extract from his last message
will show in speaking of the Sub-Treasury, he says.
Such appears to have been the experience of
other natior.s. From the results of inquiries made
by the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to the
practice among them, I am enabled to state, that in
twenty-two, out of twenty-seven foreign governments
'from which undoubted information has been obtain
ed, the public moneys are kept in charge of public
officers. This concurrence of opinion in favor of
that system is perhaps as great as exists in any
question of internal administration."
'I he above extract is copied, word for word from
Van Buren's late message—and on reference to
these governments you will also find that they have
large Standing Armies,—hence his recommenda
tion of a standing army of 200,000 men in his last
message. Now, if the laws under which the reve
nues of these countries are 'kept, and their standing
armies, are patterns worthy of our adoption, will not
the President soon discover that the laws of these
despotisms, by which the people arc compelled to
submit to the laws he has recommended, are also
necessary and worthy of our adoption! The des
potisms of Europe, we all know, are linked together
by the same feelings and interests,—the views of
their rulers assimilate as near to each other as pos
sible in all means which have a tendency to tyran
ize over, oppress, and keep down the people4—hence
this extraordineszy "• concurrence in opinion . ' which
the president seems to think-gencfusive evidence in
favor of his Sub-Treasury. What advantage, we
therefore ask, will foreign emigrants derive' by flee
ing from oppression at home, if our Preiiident is
determined to introduce the same laws to govern
them hero* Can they conscientiously give him
their suffrages! Is is NOT TIMM ENEMY !
Now read the follinsing„ and contrast the con.
duct of Gen. Harrison, with that of Prete. V. Buren:
44 To Irishmen A true-hearted Irishman,' in
a late St. Louis Republican, calls the attention of his
fellow countrymen to the claims which Gen. Harri
son has upon them for support. In the conclusion
of his appeal, he , makes the allowing stattment,—
which should reach the hearts of every tnie son of
the Emerald Isle : •
.4 It is a noble trait in our national character, that
WE NEVER FOR GF.T
.A FAVOR,
or desert an old friend. The 'saying is proverbial
when 'speaking of an 'lrishman to' say, u lie is a
warm-bearted Irishman." There is a faci, in the
history ofGen. WILLIAM. IL. 'HARRISON,
that, of itself, should be sufficient - to' win our
giati
tude lad respect. •
44 Most of us aro'familiar with the history of -the
__,
bloody rebellion of 1790, Hundreds'
trymeti Self to this couritry, 4 an asyl
rothlesa persecutions which Were diet
on them In the city of New York, ti
ece/
came so large, that it was foutol n
society for their relief . It ',Was call
York Emigrant Society." At the se
grew, in,11316-47, the society petiti
for a grant of land to their eountryin
then destitute, having lost all their i
rebellion. The question vrai debated
and the petition was tejecte l d. by.. a I
votes. Among `those 'who advocat
and whose name is recordedl among
the name-of William Henry, Harriso
didate for President. In the remark
on that occasion, 'he repulsated th
often entertained, that the influx of
tion would be dangerous to the liber
try. :He was willing to extend to
hand—to relieve the destitute—and t
public domain to those who lad ant
in the cause of liberty. This one et
rubs—performed at a time when
of his motives cannot be iinpeach ,
mend him to the favourable regard
I
Irishman.
At the coming election, let us pt
men never forget a friend in time
Munrsti
St. Louis C0.,11t0., July l 2s, 1841
THE ELECT
FROM THE VERMOST TI
Glorious Victory ! Vermont ev •
A great victory has been achieved!
ing to the rescue! The citizens of
tain State have nobly vindicated
Gen. Harrison from the base calum
him by his political enemies. T.
pronounced—NOT GUILTY l—t
TEN THOUSAND in his favo
Vermont know his worth—wand th
cannot but appreciate its inestirn•
give all the returns we have rc, l i
'county is the Genessee bf Ver
Whig majority of J,573, and a gi
thousand since last year,—and e
presentative, in EVE li Y TOWN ,
a nett gain of It.
THE HARRISON MEN H
ALL FIVE OF THE CON GRE I
Estimated ilia fort
Hall,.
Sleds,
Everett,
1 Qua&
Mattocks,
The Senate will stand 28 Wh ,
The House will probably cone
Van Buren! In the towns alrea
is a Whig gain of 40 Represent
The members in the present
State stands three Harrison
Smith and Fletcher, who voted f.
Bill, and who of course. stand
people. •
The Whig majority is 10,5
2l49.—gain 8,387.
The Low's witnesses called 1, the-stand.—M, the
Porter meeting held in Pittsburg on Friday evening,
the 14th inst., at the Exchange, William Wilkins
contended that the Sub-Trenbul scheme, with cash
duties on foreign products, world be better for the
manufacturers than the best Tliff. It appears from
the Gazette that he then called by -name on the
Messrs. Bakewells, and the other manufacturers, to
express their opinions on the st4jeCt. The following
is their response to his call, We ask the attention
of our farmers, manufacturers a and workingmen, to
it. It gives an admirable Bumping up of the truth
of the whole matter, in a very bmall compass.
To (he Hof. Judge Wilkins :
Sir—Having heard that in our address from the
Exchange steps on Friday even ng last, you appealed
to our firm among others, whet er the Sub-Treasury
scheme, with cash payments offduties, would not be
better for the manufacturer thanAhe "best 'protective
Tariff," and not doubting your ?ire to have every
erroneous impression corrected, we beg leave to ob
serve, that, although the latter would, as far ant
went, be favorable, the operation of the former will be
highly injurious to them.
It will paralyze the enterpris
and the ingenuity of the mecl
the demand for their products,
industrious farmerdly grcutlb
his produce, and it will bring i
laboring man so buy, as to del
of obtaining many of Me cone
tomed to enjoy ,
Manucacturers flouriab beet I
Mechanic, and the Working-n
In no country with which w
sessing only a metallic curren.l
just reward, and the inevitable
Treasury law, is to bring into
democratic principle, of mak
and the rich richer ;" and is tot:
..promoting the greatest good
We remain dr, respi
August 17, 1840:
REIGN OF TEIIIIOII C03131E.
terror seems to have commend
as at Lancaster. We learn i
hassee, Flonda, a loci) loco
which resolutions Mere passe
Whigs had formed a union
of the; North.: Some of the
editor of the newspaper for th
he refused to give. Subse
Locofoco met in the street;
once for some months, hard
them, and the Whig pulled t
the next morning, the citizei
find the UNITED STATES
into the town, and filing are
House, with the pretenceuf
MARTIAL LAW was dccla
and sentinels posted in vitae,
A committee of the citizens I
monstrate against the measni
was not responsible to the
ler the PRESIDENt —and
if•
left them and wen into hi
The committee then addresse
ter, to which be replied that,
been violated, which has beer
nied.
After a great deal of excit
came so exasperated that the
to order his troops out of the
restored. •
A committee of the citizen:
a letter to the President of t
the purpose of inquiring by t
States troops were marched.
awe the people.
This is but the beginning o
Buren be re-elected, the stan
passed, and we shall •then h
old federal reign of terror fu
part of the country.—liar. I
HE
I.f our wow
,um from the
inflicted up•
!e number he.
jy to form $
I - the uu New
L, -ion Of Con- °
ned Congress
n, who were
roiwtty in the
in Congress,
jority of 12
the meuere
e yeas. stands
I now a aim-
Ithat he msde
• Witt, 'that is
°reign emigre..
,tes of the CAup.
em a helping
1. contribute :our
eted as many?*
t of Gen. Her.
the sincerity
com
. f every United
we " that Irish—
need,"
Intl DziAmr.
ONS.
▪E▪ S, EXTRA.
1 1 . Faithful! !
Vermont is corn
!
he Green Mona
the character of
.'es heaped upon
it , : verdict is now
the tune of about
j The people of
a knowing, they
jWe value. We
!civet]. Windsor
ont—showing •
in or neatly tr‘o
ecung Whig re.
23 in number—.
,VE CHOSEN
S MEN !
2,500
3,600
2,300
1,000
180
9,480
gs, 2 Van Buren.
in 170 Whigs, b 0
y heard from there
:tists.
Pongrese from this
rlwo Van Burro,
r the Sub-Treasury
condemned by the
6, -'— last year only
of the manufacturer,
i onic, by diminishing
ii will oppress the
reducing Me price of
own the wages of the
're him of the means
I ishe has been accua•
hen the Farmer, the
an are doing well.
are acquainted, por
does labor meet Its
tendency of the Sub
. peration the anti•de
ng the •poor poorer,
• Ily opposed to that of
the greatest number."
ctfully yours.
'BAK SWELL & CO.
ctn.—The reign of
in Florida as well
at recently at Tana
. eel* was held, at
; declaring that the
ith the Abolitionists
V big. called on the
/ author, whose name
uently a Whig and
/hey had been at van
: orris passed between
e Loco's nose. On
a were surprised to
; TROOPS marching
and the Governor's
reserving the peace!
ed by the Governor,
pasts of the town.
sited on him to re
. Be told then he
l eople of Florida, bid
turning on his heel;
private apartinents.
I the Governor a let
the public peace had
since repeatedly de-
went, the people be
overnor was obliged
town, and quiet was
have also addressed
United States, for
hat authority United
nto the city to over-
such affairs. If Van
ing army bill will be
ye the scenes of the
reenacted in every
elligencer.