II
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may save th7E . ' L s
stage :on . tpitiicrip ti on d fe moonferY
h'reei
r ..
qi
titigth peastat where
ret is co:tainidgsueh mony , he beingble;titlecy
hi itelrbefore ailetter is sealed, that it contains nothing
but wbat term! tb the subscription: * (AA: Ihliner.
I er A $5 eurr)ent bill, free o fpcistagepittedvapee,wdlL
piyfirt• three yooritenbseription to the Miner& Journal,
.
...tigON,,TYLEtt;
-, ' AND . •
,'-1101diVIOCRACIrt. .
'ln.lhp strengt of your might, from-each mountain
i .": and;val iyi „ -
,
1! S4'srid9Ctreerm . , arise! the time to at fiend— ,
A l roppd Liber y's standard, we'll - rally; well rally,
i l TrirStit S angled Banner <floats river the land,
il p
beict the ;nod Eagle spread his it wings wide
'' nsunde
1 , LAO burst '
Hj chain;
'lf we rise.' i
: thupde
l' The bit of ',
- . lfur aiturtigh
,
''united ; -
The;eThe blond- flour Fathers - shall tie'er be fbgot—
The
nd the Honor which they sacredly
plight4d,
Shill never be tarnished b y Anirchrs blot.:
1 k
rOundjaberty's standard, we'll rally, we'll rally :
I OLD 'TIPPECANOE, boys, the watchword shall be;
Its epho will thunder from eail
--
.'mountain and
I va lley[ t
Of the home of the brave—the land of the free.
11 4 11 .
am the trammels which strive to ei
I, °lli 'strength, if we speak• but ih
•t.' -
'.trip'd bunting' will flburtsh again.
and our LAWN we'll stand 'firm and
JnT
COUNTY CONVENTION.
I - -- - .
N . ptlrfon ce of a resolution passed at the late
Cotinty M cling. a County Convention of the
People, will be field at the Housed Frederick peas,
n Schliyikil Haven, on ,
SATUIDAY4 SEPTEMBot 19Th. '
. Vat 2 - o'clock': P. M. for the purpoSe of forming a
Ticket to lie supported at the ensuing election.
Turn out Fefrmeie. Mechanics, and Working Men
—let the pple take their affairsinto their own
handa, in ac cordance with the spirit of our free in
stitotlons,:and in pursuince of the principles of
' - , [ real Jefferionian Democracy ,-
Several , addresses may be expected in the Ger
lman and Enirlish languages.
[SAMUEL D.ILEIB, JACOB SHOCK, Jr.
W. H.-MANN, JOHN K. SMITH,
[JOSEPH MORGAN . - DANIEL B. HA %S,
[HENRY KOCH, . JOS WEAVER. Esq.
D. SHOLLE BERcER„ JOHN YARNE.LL,
, I •
IJACOIPMA TZ, • 1 ADAM HERB.
IJOHN BRA , SE. • , • • -MICHAEL A RTZ, Sen.
. RICHARD DDAI% . IS,. JACOB 'MILLER,
!PETER. fI BERT, JOHN W.IIEFFNER ,
'HENRY EKLER, CHARLES DENGLER,
'IE. Y. 'FAR UMW.. JOEL YL'N DT,
i . E. Y. FARQUIIAR, Secretory
4:
of Cou - nly Committee.
, - - •
A MEEtING of the Seceders from Van Buren
will be hell at the Tippecanoe Room on Monday
evening, Sept. 21st, at 7 o'clock,
Rol l
i I:Cy lox Meetingb of the Schuylkill Counts
, Tippecanoe Cluh, will be held !very Wednesday
1 Evening, at eir Room over Mr. Coatsworth's tore,
in Centre S reel. Our friends from the country are
requested tn [ drop in when in town. '.l
• isoments ;crowded out by press o
ppcar next week.
matter mu
Tttrn out to the County Convention to
day,
C .qumuer of articles are crowded
to make ipona fur , the Appe,al to Itiehnien
Let all rer i ad it attentively.'
•
03/friers illretgag —The Conferees for
'Schuylkill 'and Lehigh counties, met'at the
1. ! hou4e ofacob' Moser, on' Monday last, and
1 nominated the
'HonHENRY KING', of Lehigh;
a nue an Well-tried liemociatic Republican,
as the- ll irrison Candidate for Congre4s.
.. • The • proceedings will, appear in •the Log
Cabin net Wednesday.
e._,
(1::r .1, SEMI BROBST,. Esq., a' sterling
Dempertitie Republican' of Cattawissa, Co
lumbia,witty, has announced himself as a
Y)luntee candidate, to represent thiS•dist HO,
1
in the .1-. 1 njie of Pennsylvania. Mr. Brobsf
is a worthy son of a worthy sire,—a - nd to give
oar readers an idea of the estimation in which
he is held by, the, citizens of his own , county,
he YONit eered as a candidate for commission.
er again, t the regularly nominated candidate
on thq Loco ticket last year and was elected,
iptwithitanding the balance of the loco ticket,
was ele4ted by a very large majority. Mr.
Brobst4- a Farmer rind Miller, we believe,
and 111rtieadley, his,opponent, i's a Lawyer.
(r-r, The loco leadets state publicly that all
the English, Welch and Scotch Emigrants
in tliltregion are d—d scoundrels—why ?
Becansit they vote ;fur Hartison. If the
Germies and - lriFb were to vote for Harriim,
would' ;.the leaders apply the same epithets
to them also?
Co. Levis; they say, has'again escaped.
he bait,* will.fix it stain on Philadelphia, tha
will bediffictilt t'o wipe out.
. .
33' IMe are pleased 'to learn that our townsman
Johit. &si deman, Er q: has receivedfrom the Comp.
trollertjak the Public • School', the, unanimous ap
pointatert.ot'Profesmvof the Classics, in the Cen.
tml - Nigh -School of -Philadelphia. Mr. Sande' coo
is fullYl6)hipstent for OA assigned him,.and
this seirion - will milk to the
. already high reputa
tioo awarded 'to tho'Piibltd Schools of that city.
The fret nutnber, df the Sunbury American, by
before ns. It is a
4 neat an+apparentlir ',ell conducted! Van Buren pa 7
'per,--10d supluirtrUtemlairns r ol C. Efq
'ea a car chda,te for l thr: i :Legislature of this State.
Arrthaßucheire Blacksmith was :ri Huntingdon
- en tla'-10.1.11 Ind., and a letter dated from that place,
la the 11, Gazett4says:' •
Of.al
_things in the .world, the 1 1 ?ffice holders and
party leaders &shim !. Buckeye Blacksmith," and'
well tlierpsy, for no tear ever :made more havoc
Among Bst enemies than he does' of their party. Every
possiblt means is taken wherever ' he goes to prevent
the people_froM he r prin ehlin; lint the more the
leaders! endeavor to keep their heretofore 'followers
.
from going to hear what he hai to say, the more is
their eipiogily nfcitedL94 lkelthure they run after
m:.
hi gra wVereverlo can get shearing . whether he
can write or not, he certainly makes. hia.mark. '
1
- Th Whigs otthis county „will rally - strong arthe
Eledfo trootilreption, iind then they,iriteini td cisme
home scot elect their - man tci-Con:Fress:, Which Wilt be
John Via,cicliawl.,Esq.,,or, General Irwin, either 'of
whom Fain beat Mr. Wilson, the NO caniiiiat."
f
A'.rite' allnuo sipenJitnres of- •ther era!
dine araantlitider Gait: lackkon; $18,224,041 88
.• 444,110. Martin Yin Bums: $37,p35;e5(4,w
-'"" • n' .
•
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' -1
'COnservative . Meeting.--We are gratified to learn
'at . the CAMeeriitisesldendly•Aii snit
la* -enthtursestia•meetingen
• .
4ned in the proceeding , were Ivo aras of IFIY, krid
are assured by , one of the number t , at they . will
tab one hundred- t uning in this Berough alone, before
the' election. : bejeweling was addressed by Mr.
Tosrpfi Allen in a ve ty ry able manner, who also defined
•
the grounds
„ upon - ''which they now litand,'ind also
pve his reasons for withdrawing hie support froth"
Martin Van Buren, which no doubt found a retrifpce_
in every patriotic bosoril present. At their request we
'publish the proceedings in another column. —Darr
any km foco doubt the democracy of those who took
part in the proceedingsrof this Meeting.
s • •olt I.
'1 he following ticket has been put in tionii
natic9-14,41/,Ci It "ma—sr
Congresso l l; tp,! , ;) v ,
-4e,E.OleY!-,1,,•,,..•.
,'Assembly 77 4119,Y ,eaver- .
conlYziPgieil.gr—rGPQrifi„BQYer— •
.!,
Dgect% :,, ,
Anditor 7 - I ,ll4il!ianl, : •
trustees, kletiar,,
I 'BACKING:OIM:
• Col ,lobason'ti recent letter it efrecting
Wonders,,--already has the , Riehmiend Ittiuiiti and
'the Nest- York' Evening. host, both"leading Van
Buren palters in tlieir - reipectiire Statesoleclited that
they do not now • believe that Gen. -Harrisbru is a
coward.' The forrnerit in alluding to :141r.; , Chry's•
Speech at• Nashville, saysel • : •
" It is idle for Mr Clay to - raise a phatitem that
he mightAlissipatei it; for no man has- pronounced•
Hsnirison a icsivard. whose opinion Is entitled to
respect: . . •
Of course, according to the. , Inquirer, Senator
Frailey's opinion,• (who apologized taw assemblage,
in Pottsville, for calling Hartistra As General, stating
that it. was not for ani merit 'Which he rendered an
der that title r hut, was merely , to designate. hint.)."
• rt.,t entitled to any,ropect4" L • • • •
The New , :York,Evening, Post has the manliness
and candor to correct the aspersions of the Globe and
its copyists in relation to General Harrison in the
following sentence :—
He has been all his life a brave and rvellmeaning
and honest inan, and the charges that have been
made to thel contrary are PARTY SLANDEUS, un
worthy of theticaturesof our cause.',. „
Of course, accordtr.g.to the Post, Amos. Kendall,
and all the other "hirelings" of the Administration,
who call Gen. Harrison a coward, are SLANDE
RERS"
TUE Aricroux 01' BUN
K
From the New York Star and Times.
The Great National Gathering at Bunker-Hill.
This mighty gathering of the peOple took place yes
terday, and appears to have surpassed in physical and
moral grandeur the most enthusiastic anticipations.
The Boston Mercantile Journal of yesterday says :
No description, even from the pen of the gifted
Scott, could convey a faint idea of the glorious sight,'
as the pror•evsion moved along the streets.—The
trampling of steeds—the sounds of martial music,.the
waving of the American flags, and the great variety
of beautiful banners, with their appropriate - devices
and pithy mpttoes—the great number of spectators,
who cheered , them as they went along—the beautiful
women, who, animated by the joyous occasion,
thronged the doors, the windows; the balconies, and
even the house tops, in those streets.tbrough which•.
the procession passed, greeting the members of the
Convention', with their sweetest smiles, and Waving
'their spotless handkerchiefs. as they passed rtlprig,—,.
all formed a grand 'and magnificent picture, which ,
will remam indelibly stamped. rot rhe.heart-of every
person whoa was so fortunate -as to be present on this
ME
momei)l.,u±pecls ' ihil."
The Transcript estimates the numter in the pro.
CeSSIOII at UPWAIIDS OF TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND.,
This immense hOy whs formed in platoons eight
deep, extended shout s, and Wes one hour
and forty, eight minutes, at quick march; in passing
the City The prOcession reached Bunker:
Hill at 2 o'clock,- P.. M. having been two hours op
the rood.—Franklin Dexter,Esq., acted as chief
marshal, assisted by a great number of aids. The
multitude on the ground at the opening of the Conz
vention was variously estimated at from 50,000 tei
75,000 ! Nearly every State in the Union was N
presented: ' New England poured'in her thousands.
New York and the States to the westward had large
delegations ptesent, and even the extreme South
made a gallant show.
This countless host offreemen was called to order
bylion say C. Wlsranop, Chairman of the Massa;
chusetts Whig Central Committee," after which
Daniel Webster appeared, and surrounded by vener- •
able soldiers, Who fought the battles of the revolution,
and by distinguished men Who have nobly contended
for the viinciples which glowed in the bosoms, and
prompted the actions of the Whigs of '75 and '76,
addressed the people - in his clear and manly voice,
and read a long and eloquent. declaration of the grin
' ciples of the democratic whig party, and the occasion
and objects of the meeting. After Mr. Webster had
finished reading this noble production, copies of it
were struck off at a printing press which formed .a
conspicuous object in the procession, and distriblited
among the members of the Convention. We shall
publish this able document hereafter.
The Transcript thus closes a short description of
the thrilling scene •
This is One of the most glorious days ever wit.
nessed in the city of Boston. It would be impossi
ble to conjecture the number of people now mein
bled, but we venture to assert that never before
were so many people at one time, within the
hounds of its territory. Most of the places of buil
ness are closed, and the day given to witness ; its
glorious Fag-entry: In - the history of popular.
• meetings, this fin' surpassed any thing that was ever
before seen to this country. To give any thing of
an idea of this pageant, is impossible. We can
only say in , four- words, -
Tax exerts HAVE COME!
The erect of this Convention will be felt• -in
every section of P:ie, Union. The North has spoken
to the South, .the cast. has exchanged 'congratula
tions with- the west, and the result will be univer:
sal' activity, • universal -confidence. Fitly thousand
have piiia• doWn from Bunker Hill imbued with the
epic it ef . seyeriiyilix. to, ;be second' war of Indepen
dence, the issue of which shall be a bloodless revo
lution.
Wagon Brigade--foe Ap.litia against Val Du
ren:a reiiii/ars.—The Farmete of Dauphin' county
have resolved to go to the Lancaster Convention in
their wagons, and. they have appointed Benjamin
Jardan as Chief Marshall of the Wagon Brigade,
and each ioivnship is to choose its own captain as
,faisistanta. . the Standing Army Bill is now
„wader drussion among the people, we de not
- Chow of a more apt illustration of the stibict.thaa
by calling the 'People' the Militia, against Van. Bu
/,;lezetire, the office holden,. The militia in
this conatry have alWraya proved straits' enough
; schen the-libeittes of-the Country.were-in
The..Milifia±whipped-tha- British Regniere_in. the
Revolutionary war, and also in . ilia last war.-atiit
.Yi thiak victo rious again, against
*lfs*, vine 01 it dopie"tie fue!•-•Aran . Breas•triegii4
*lll. r.. ‘,..•••••
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- IM(MRESS ,
• .4110111 MAINZ - - -
Tho news from Maine is of the,must cheering—
Old Cumberland' whieh4lieklcos bove eirlid) l art -
Stakin the East.'t has been redeauiad, giirtlia.rest
time in , twelve years.:- She heti abliired . tVe Vait
ten collar, and elected a
Harrison Member orCongress,
Harrison Senators, and
Harrison. Representetives.
The resultin thiscounty makes the Senate of the
Statiairhig,,l4.to.ll,.and , ardi probably live us a
majority on joint.ballot.
When the Boat left Boston, the impression, pre.
veiled, that the Harrison Governor stood : a very fair .
chance. .There is very little doubt but that Fairfield
will be•ii.eleeted-.—blit if hhi maimity dace not ea.
end' 2,500, 'the - State is life for Hartland at. the
Presidential - election. ErFairfield wilt get 3000
voted more than Van Buret can in Maine.
Election Fratiels.—Tho following communication
*as received through the Post-Office, and ofcouise
we do not knowlite authcir-. 7 -but as we have also nn
• derstood that, a large number of false Nataislization
Papers were being . manufactured at Harrisburg, and
other places, we have thought. proper to publish the
communication, and also the penalty attached for the
punishment of frauds of this descripticin:
• , [coarmusricszsn.j •
' Mr. Editor,-7-1 have learned, from a Baum entitled
to credit, that many Naturalization Papers are to be
distributed to..those not entitled to , receive them,- 4
regret it Vie more, on account of some of my own
countrymen being privy to this, who, if they regard
as anything their oath to support the laws of their
adopted country, should have been the last to have
'listened' to arts of wicked and designing Men: If this
hint should not effect the purpose intended, you shall
know me in my proper, person. , .
Please publish the law and penalty touching frauds
of this description. . HIBERNIA.
The following is an extract. from the election law
passed allhe session of 1838:39 : •
Section 125. If any person shall knowingly, publish,
utter, or make use of any forged or false receipt, or
certificate, with intent to impose the same upon, or
deceive any Inspector or .Judge, at any election, as
aforesaid, such person, shall on conviction, be fined
in any sum not less than fifty, or more than five
hundred dollars, end suffer imprisonment not less
than six months, nor more than two years.
; Would it not be advisable to collect the names
of all the residents in this region, and make oat a
list fur each poll, for the purpose of detecting and
punishing . frauds of this Aescription, should any be
attempted. .
.'enator Pratley again.=We publish below a commu
nicationfroth thd ;ignore of a former'article. in reply to
Senalcir Frailey's late communicliciti; in which be en
ieavoretaebnvey tire idea that hit made use of the'exPres.
skin impact:l'm him in the German language, and cense
iquentlY he mightbave beeninisundersiodd. But this sub-'
tering& will not anawer,—twci of the signers understand
German es well Fruiley, and-they beard him make
the Ceektration. that Gen. Ilarrisen wasbine miles off at
.tbe battle of theiThames, in both the English and German
language. .Tbe gentlemen in :question were willing to
give their affulavits, but we did :not. require them-rtheir
words Are sufficientand if there is a single pet son not
yet satisfied on their authority, that the charge, is true,
and that the Senator stands before the public guilty of
SLANDEELVG an honest public servant, and afterwards
denying it, they will please call at our office, and, we
will refer to severpl other, respectable citizens who
alio heard Mr. Frailey, act among the number are two
i or three flan Buren men. We now dismiss this subject.
fCOIII3I . VNIC,LTYA.I
Mr. Llanitan,T-The. parties who were inadvertently
drawn into a discussion on the veracity of our Senator,
Mr. Frafley, had concludeid to let the matter rest,—tbe
subject haying aiready received threefoldrnoreattention
than it deserved. whether his statement's were true or
thlse ; but the attempt Of Mr. Frailey to create an Mi•
press= that tie spoke ofthe subject agitated. in German
only, conveying the idea that some of the signers could
not understand him, seems to
,Call for a passing notice.
We have leade a public declaration, with our names
affixed, and we have done so endersiatidingly.; those who
undernand German, (W illtam , Nice and Samuel Hart: )
positively declare that the substance of our declaration
was madeinGerrnaii—which would putaside dins° who
assert Mr. Frailey dill not use the language, and who, l l
do not .uudeistand :he .German language themselves;
but three know that the assertion was made in Eng-.
1 lish aiso. ' , while wet , are free to admit that Mr. Frailey
i may not have intended. to expresasuch sentiments.—We
are not alone,in our assertioni—nor would we be alone
in our ,affidavits but as'wd would not he Willing to place
any more cosfidencein the of th-of,Mr Frailey, than in'
his roleinp nsseverationvherefore, being,well knOwn by
the citizens of our eounty—we are willing that our cha-,
ratter for truth.shall be tesited bftheirktiowledge of the
parties; .and. decline any further controversy on that
subject. Our assertion was not made for political, effect,
I and our'affidavits are held too sacred to be made use of
in a question of this kind, . Yours, &c. believing that
Honesty is the best Potty."
JOIN M. CRCLRLA ND,
SAMUEL uittrrz,
. . : ALFRED iliAs%V ELL.
• WILLIAM NICE.
Meeting at dliriersii//4—Our friends had
meeting at Miners4ille on Saturday evening
last, Which writ,' addressed by Mr John M.
Crosland, the Schuylkill county Boat Builder, and
an origindl • Jackson man, and . ,, r. 'Joseph Allen, a l
refUrmed' Jukson 'and Van Buren man, and now
a Harrison and . Poker )Itran, and also a work
ing man. both addresses are spoken' of with
enthusiasm by those'who heard them. 'The right
spirit is up among the working men in this region,
—they. - have taken the glorious cause in their
hands—IT•MUST TRIUMPH.
• Elmllan Law.—•.We call attention to' the follow
ing utnitract of the Election Law. • It is of the ut
most importance: for every person to be assessed
at least.TEhl DAYS before the election—and he
must call-on the arriussor to have• his name reg i B .
tered. All frauds punishud- by heavy fines
and imprisonments. •
thirik that iropri onment (or debt under an'y
cuinstances but that Wherei fraud is alledged, is at War
with the beat prine plea of our COnatitotion, arid
ought to be abolish #ARgisoN.
Levis, the absconding Whig cashier; ha* returned
to - Philadelphia:—gan the Miners' ' , Journal . tell il l s
when Swartiout;the - vehig eandidon3 for Vice Pres-
ident, w i ll „ turn t o l.Now York !—Reading Press.
... Why really, Mr.fPress, nektret this-or Sibari
motif, could ‘have bCini!Wbigtr; wheirthey so 'faith
fully earried•bilt tip principles;of:thrleco pirty;fi n
ri lte
innning4Swayrwidi r pPoplesintids.- A n r e gar d *
the questibli asked CIM onlysay.. that . if Swett:
,want waitn. until V ' Bure,ti'lajbeleciFd p re ,dd en t ,
.Is 3 11401 net& tett' .1 .i•? ' ' •. -I tr . • ,: • A : '
i Iftniy..lor. Plass* iwkai JoislecorTie dr the loess 90-
•fieetklghtDirg4enta iheiiietkoßP ol9 l-141* I
ME
ft I ',al tsl • 4
Attention to the following appeal to Irishmen. It I
id on of the ; Emerald Isle ? Otter carefully carefully penis.
tirobne*
"ktilkilj44lllohq,
i trN I LT 7 - 1 14 4/ 6
Oritrirtbat tinistiMtimarriljupre- jut
.liltilmdtagArm744ical Britain, that he could not
colintrymen, and calling upon them -by all the
tektheirmiwror theiP native-laud, to avert, as far u
threatened evils which the. establishment of such a
iiould inevitably inflict Upon the people- Ame
n-..the present generation have not felt the effects
ions, like individuals-, must learn wisdom by expe-
Ai `the lard of oppmasioni--the land of standing
-ezmirit--ehould,in.Alia.freeigittatimu_on_lhe face of the earth, be found the
. adrocates of measures which have driven them from the homes of their fathers,
.lilllooea to - levir tfieiiiideisriiiliis which connect them with the land
41.their_nativity, is strange and incomprehensible to the mind of the lover of Li.
bertYA-tilli'pure patriot, and the well-wisher of his country's prosperityand hap-
OM
WI& 2n a
. 31ISAli:11 ( J0 1 71 115 . 4 *1
•
AN - AP-PEAL' TO' IRISIIXILIEN,
• . BY AN IRISIIIAAN.
Viet'. knowing thefeelioge whirh , exist, in,the breasts of my countrymen
their ithherreece of tyranny, end..their ; strong attachments to prinelpleii of Tiber.
ty. I 'take this opportunity of ,addressing them upon a subject of vital impor
tancelo their interests and . to the ifitgreste,of the whole American people... ,111 y.
countrymen, in search of liberty you have left theAand of your birth to seek hi
a foreign clime, that blessing which ,is,,denied yen.in your
. own—yati. have
come to the land where freedom has unfurled her banner--chcered hythe hope,
that you will fin d th* protectiort i !mni the lowp which you sought ter in Ulf)
in your native land. Irishmen, what are thesepvils, i frdm which . you, have,fled,
and Wider which out country,et this, moment grpanal Can you not, answer!
Yee! know you will respond when t mention a standing army and the pay
ment of tithes, These are the evils which .oppress our country, which are
now grinding our fathers, our mothers, our brothers, our sisters, in poverty and
misery. 1, i appeal to the candour, th 4 honesty, the honour of my couptry,nien,
if these are not facts which cartncit ccint;overitall To what is Ireland reduced
by the operation 9f these twit, sisterns, is she not Ohliged to contribute to the
support of that'army, both irith'inen Money, ivhieh Is the instruments, p(
her Wrongs, thus placing ihb,'pewer'to,OPpredtrin the bands of her oppreesorid .
Is she not obliged, by IOW; to pay a tenth 'Of the yearly produce of her lands,
and cattle 'for the einpPort of a rallaeloris clergy Of a different persuasion : from
the general religion of the'country, a eler6;.'who, alike regardless of the prin
ciple:id' Christian faith, Charity and Her sufferirigs, tear from the hard earn
ings of her sons the pittance which theY' to eulinort their wives'and
little
.ones,—how - often hive we seen the last and sold reliance of some wretchedfa
mily torn, ruthfeislj; barn frciin'thein to satisfy the t dehuinds of a heartlesitithe
proctor, their pig upon' which they had deliendedlet the pay:dyad their rent,
their 'cow whose milk' was to their; necessities!' all' these 'Midge we have
teen, and every . Irishman Can ' bear testimony of their: truth. I atk you, could
this have been accomplished 4ithout the aid Of a standing army. Your own
hearts will sneer—NO! 'Unassisted` by force, they never dared oppress you,
for well I know the spirit td :resist is strong and undying within your breasts, .
Yon-left your country because the strong arm el power ground yoututtle dust,,
and deprived you of your liberties; come ;you here 'to this land, of 'the brave,
and the free to erect end establish the bated syttim: from whicb,you .have, find? :
Irishmen, besvare! you are nowabont to' give your votes in the country, of your
adoption—you ore now going to exercise- the sacred privilege which is the price
of your exile—pause! weigh well in your minds the importance of your trust,
look around and see-for yourselves who are the advocates of a standing army ;
which runty would endeavour to imitate the monarchs of Europe, by having an
instrument in their hands which might be wielded-at pleasure for theAlestnic- '
tion of your liberties, and reduce this country to the state of bondage and mi
sery which exists at home. I would wish to influence your votes, but not con
trary to your own -convictions. I would desire all my countrymen to read the'
measures before the public, and decide upon their merits. I would crinjore them
by all which they hold ,dear and sacred to their feelings at men; that they
should judge fur themselves, ana,not permit theif,opinions to be swayed by the
harangues of demagogues er.seekers for office, who only laugh at their gullibi
lity when their aim is accomplished. ..I call upon them to read and decide upon
the-measures advocated by the two great political parties which now ;agitat4 the
conotry. but above all read and reflect upon the dangerous tendency of,the stand
ing army, bill; if they do ,they will coincide with me, and say that a more ini !
'quitous measure was never. laid. before en,-rnalightened and free people, or one
more opposed to the sacred rights. of man. I subjpin a few remarks of my own
upon. the nature and..provicions of,thie , _
3•Ep the first seetion, it is provided that all, nude cilifens of the United' States;
between the ages of. twenty and . .thirty-seven, except those exempted by law,
shall within Oreelmonthe filter the passage of „this bill, be enrolled in the mill
tiaq;of the United States, end !hall proyide themselves with the necessary arms,
ammunition, and accoutrements specified, in raid riet, and at their ciwo expense.
Here we are naturally Jed to inquire r what, is the expense? Ai the,levrest calcu•
! lotion then, a private of infantry criiet equip himself for a less,ana9unt , than
$3O; his musket alone will cost him sl4'—if, in the cavalry he cannot equip
himself for a less amount 'than $11.7, according to the following calculation,
made agreeable to the 14th section of the bill,
A good horse 14i hands high'
saddle
bridle
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1225
breastplate -
eruppek
a pair of booti
spurs
pistols
sabre
a cartouch box
$ll7 00
besides your wearing apparel. I would ask YOU, tire you willing to,hp.huillen•
ed'thus—are the timee eo 'good end rrioney'air easily obtained that you would
be'able to lay nut of your own pebketri, either 30 or 117 dollars, oc that, eyes,
if l y , ou were able and - had the noiney , would you be warranted in suah extrava
gance? But it to not the elpense 'alone which should be looked to- . your time
Win also be wasted; eight years of the prime of manhead - i4 to benent without
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compensation or reward, - except' year daily pay kit a mere pittanceimon which
ic:iive; for a period of four years you • will be dvagged from your holy lasoa
your business to serve continually ih the , active forcer and the remaining tours
years, during which you are to serve in •the reserve or sedentary. foree c you are
`liable at any moment to be called out at the option of the commaruler-inichief ;, i
wlli.never he may deem proper he can command your • artendame, and tvo to
hint who disobeys; there are no meaner orescape, you are to.be,nparbered and
'tecinded,'so that if you refuse to turnout whtio called upon,,you will be fined
acrd imprisoned 'wording to the' 28th' section, which provides that if , any. officer,
non-commissioned or private, shall refuse to comply with,,the orders,,of, the :
'United States, he shalt be fined in any sore not 'exceeding three month's pay.
•ei less than half a month of the same; and further. if any offreqr, alqll, re
,fnee, when called out by the President, he shall be fined in any , soar, not ez,,
"ceeding one year's, and not less than one. month's pay,: mark this; takp pafticu
ler notice, that by the above section of this bill„the orders of the ( president are
• Made superior to the orders of. the United States. for if, you disobey the fonjisr,
you are to be fined one year's or one month's pay as Ire case maybe, , out if you
disobey the elders of the latter, you. are only to ,bq fined from three.to cree..f l elf
month's. pay. Who is the president, an.d„who, is rho. United Staterd Is the
• President the supreme power, the sovereign authority of the nation, or is he the
'servant of the people! If he is the supreme ,authority, then he is superior to
the United Slates; but if he is the servant of the people,
are
is , he inferior to
the United States, (for the United States and the people (ire onerind the 'same):
. (then should disobedience to his orders bring with it the greateit amount
l'of punishment! the reason is obvious, because the President, according to-the'
' provisions of the bill, is to be the commander-in-chief. Are the people So de-
Yoid of reason or of rectitude of principle as thus to place in the hinds of their
servant the power to oppress them; if, they ate eo, my friends, I trust yeti will
never lend , them your assistance; but rather keep aloof from the contest; Then'
become the. voluntary agents oryour own ruin. Again, suppose if 'tort' refuse
or-are unable to pal this fine, whit then'! why. you are, to bir i iinpristinein'Ai
one month (See section . 28) for every five dollars' of such fine; ydu'sirrel' in' be
deprived of yonr.liberty, to be incarcerated in a common jail, beeauiie you ditid
to, refuse to leave your family, peihaps to perish, when the I'vetiitletit chocries'
to mil upon you to'do duty in his standing army. or because fhu are se hnfor.;
tunate as'to be linable to pay your fine, you'are to be rendered Burbly linfoillt-
T ate by being cast into a dungeon for one month for every five 'dollarsof
fine; these my ceuntry men, are reasonable and true conclusiens;:nor formed
_horn the imagination of the writer, but drawn from the• provisions of the 'bill
itself—nay more—the 29th section provides that the marshal of • thellistrictin
which such fine• hi to be levied, shall seize by distress , u pon the goods..and
ehittels. of such person s as shall be fined, not only for the amount:of; the fi n e ;
.hekelso,for tlae.costs attending such distress, which areas. follower-. •
, original judgment - - , - ' $2O 00.1 :I
costs of execution and judifment . r 2 501 , 1
' 'manshalii fees for travellingseente per mile.: 10-OD,
for ser v ing p7e' . ss of ezeouiion
Milli
`^ a '"7313r1
$34 00
The trithighils feels are to be estimated according to the distance he has to
to L tge lesidenceof the , delinquent. Wastb s ere.,ever,l9, tannktroua p r
scheme, or one mo l e calculated to. oppress the poor. maawlaid InlfOr.elAtterr444ot
By the provisions of ycu may thus be deprival." any ljttlt.Auxilkw
In Fr? ett' 34
4..
. $7O 00 :
15" 00.
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4 00
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o f the neceisseri I sw' I 'd o the puts . t .
of household furniture you may Falser
jectors of this scheme the jtatici, tecleattlieridid not i'eli'to d p* You; kr
tkeie infilitte ~ sti-41 those . articles sbich t are exempt { from , istreits; by this,
"174, o f ibil i s , ,'--,,, ,
atom.
olview,stast f s','"_,' a sca sty
. ehard. Tarn tii, the
~Iltlit „ iethi, and 18th 'sops:
lions, which provide ;ti . i all poweiseuthowty and-couttnand . fof , iti artily& '4 . , .
rest in the President, he is
a t: tie I ceinsmand . rin-chief, - without limit; Withciia . .. ' I ,.
cnntrol. The King of Engl a po r spo 44.-snefoin . aiotip , ..iii . ii; be Picini*
order, a single, company of the British -. Alutyp to •do:eveu the lighteit . thisiji,.- . - .: .
without the consent of lite parliMent,lortof Itte - pri!.Y 'e:if i l,cll; - b.fenchfimiteil-- .
authority as this does not satisfy Mirtitijanliittren,be limit have - the - info -'
and unlimited command, as arbitntrylas the autocrat-of IRu .' ' , The Plesi...:.
I dent, according to the provisionsef,the beptie-itientitineffetSetionhaithe . powee ,
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of calling out the mititiq whenever CO pleases , and nr izi
organn ihettiat: atith
places and in such numbers as he May deem proper, and has' . l
g such power
who knows when, or for what'plitisOr; ha merezerclia that 'powes - rsif they. ,
assemble together to 'consult upon any measures which . l4yolve he general' ins -
tereste.of. the community, he ~way choose to consider it is robe lion-6 ins - ~__,
sieitignatesta mob or other unlawful !meeting, and agreeable to I e 19i settles
of the standing army bill, may dellnaild`thet hid's:di:der ern* tolq ell, - th'illklieilaill
the peek!, thus depriving them of their dearest_rights--Itte. librrty. of ; h o lding
public meetings to consult for the public good; the ewe wou ld be . pl ace d ill
his hands, end God alone knows- fete what ends be may 'Ai ii. lih my ca l titig,,
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men, do not suffer yourselvesto be ted astray—do notsanctiony yen ir .
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the • man who would advocate such a measure as the lone et w bet
Martin Van Buren has , advocated this bill, be . has recomttnded it to Convene'
in the most unqualified; end unequivocal terms; witness his owr. WordsiuldrSis- •
ed-to both houses of the Legiflature, contained in his last message ; which artss:,
'that he ctintiotioo -strotre,ts recommend to the consideration :fil . Congress, the
anhexed report of the S'e'erelary of War for the reorganization of the militia of.
. the United States; re-elect the man who has thus sanctiohed end recommended
this niost-iniquitous bill and you strike the first blow Dean:lst the libertiei if
tole happy country—ydu place a lever in the bands of en l individual of , a,virisk ,
end ening • mars, which he can . aPpls at pleasure. to loosen the foundation,ot
, your freedotn--trr which he may, Otiertnno the whole stricture of the laworub
bury beneath the -veinal of the blackened and fallen malls the iberties -of the*
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people.
-I Would risk yet% in the dispastnonste ewe of reason, w ere is the ne
cessity for this 'standing arciayl what invaders have we-to repe)l what power.
have we to fearl with ghat nation are we at ware what sedition- his 40,..be
(ladled! Surely none—sae invasionno war—no seditiOn—yei our- sage Pni ,
•sident arid hissitpendents consider, in the,„plenitude of their Wisdom, that `re
might to havess standinglanny. I' sk:gaits; fer 144 end is t ysiefiredl i ts it
for - meteddlepageant to add lustre and pomp to the zillion, or entail upon it
the burden of its support, or to act as a trodSlguiftll le the Presidefit,tar 'to give
dignity to hie office! My
,friends, it is not for any of- their) purposes, but it is td
;give power to the Executive. In the dayrof Washingioa-euth a power - was
not required by the President; the measures which were theadvecated were
to be produc t tise of geperal good. In the purity and siinplicit of . those 4j ll
a standing army, Wu not considered'e necessary appendage to't et Ody -at;
it would have.been looked upon ,as aubversive of our liberties
~n d co
the spirit of our institutions; but now we behold a Secretary f War drafting
and proposing a bill for the orginitettien of a standing army, and e'Presideht
of the United States recommending its adoption, without any visible object in
• views-at peace with the world, living in harmony among ourselves; bat if theta '
le no visible object there-must be some secret - design, for it iiiot the nails:sof
man to propose• or -recommend echemes by which hne thinks thing can be ac
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1 complished, but it is the nature ' of men to be ambitious, it lei i is nature to de
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she power,iind to use thei power when' he shall esquire it. T he intention of
Martin Van Buren is manifest—he swishes you to sanction thorganization of
the standing army, to place that power -hr his hands; give
t h m
, these his de
mands—satisfy his cravings for royalty, and when you do t at, go and offer
upon the altar of freedom your last sacrifice—offer up your I t•prayer at the
shrine of liberty ere the destroyer comes, and the vale of her i captain - rent.
Another effect of this bill is to place 200,000 men under t e articles of war;
see section 20th, which provides that the militia of. the Ustit
_States, or any
portion thereof, obeli be
,subject' to 'the lime rules, and articl s of war as the
troops of the United States; ,it would be superfluous far me o enumerate ell
these articles of war, you can all read them. for yourselves; 'bit I will call 'Petri
attention to one of them in, particular, to gise you.* simple o the rest. - In the
sth article it is provided,. that any officer or soldier who shall se Vontertmtuoas
or disrespectful words against the Pieirident of the United States, or the Vice
'President thereof, or against the Congress of the 1./. S., or against any chief.
•tnagistrate- or legislature of the Us S.• in which he may be quartered, such-dß'
ceror soldier shall suffer such punishment ts'e court martial hall choose to in
flict." These are the regulations under which Martin Van uren would keep
200,00 q freemen of, America, laccording to which; if : a man dared to grumble
ur utter a word of comp laint *ben' ordeted away from his ho etintilis (amity
to serve in the standing army, he,is to be tried by a court , artial, and suffer
whatever punishment they may deem' right to inflict.
I would again revert to the army of England, and 'contrast the situation of
the English soldier with the situation in-which you woulde placed, should
this iniquitous sfieasure ever receive the sanction of the Le islatines, and be
come thislaw efthe hind. If a man enlists as a private in th British army,4se
-receives a certain suet , us a bounty, for joining it ; and his d ily pay is higher
than the laborers wages. I In Ireland, a laborer cannot obtain i rote than from 74
pence, per day, to 9 pence, and .eren : that"does not continu for more thin 9
months of the twelve, owing to had - virkather &c., whereas, Ihe enlistsin the
British army , his pay ameunts to orie Whiling per day, con fi ne . g the wbple year,
, and if he enlists for the , regular period of 21 years, and verve that 21 years, he
will then be entitled to , slid shall receive . a pension of 7i pen , per day, or, if he
chooses, be may enter any of the Military Asylums of the ki gdom . ::* Thus his
condition is manifestly bettered by the exchange. His pay is increased 'le op.
third more than the highest amount of wages hi could 'get as a laborer, and, at
the expiration. of 21 years, he can retire with the ordinary pay of a laborer. .Con
trast this with the Waal& service of the United States, es proposed hi the Stand
lag Army Bills firsts in the United States, you will be comp lied to serVa. In
•Englend• yen may-enlist or not, thefaiS no" compulsion, SecOndly ; in the
United States, "our pay will tint amount to one half of what you could earn as
a common laborer, fir any men can get from 87i cents to $1 p day in America,
and your pay, as a tioldier, would not amount to 50 cents. I. England, the pay
of the soldier is one-third more than the ikeiginkt frtlri) Sabots isllls pie United
'Slates, you are to serve 8 years of the prime of y bur life, - • nd Weft return to
'your-former station, nothing hetterest in your condition, an without any .pro
vision for your support, except son should happen to be woun' ed. In England,
when your term of service is expired you get a compliable m , intainance for the
_ sess d ui s si f_yoitr4ife; sa that, after the toils and dangers of we tire over, you may
live in peace and glide gently to the grace. Which, then, .f.pte tvePafYsten 3 i
Won'd you prefer? ' Would you not prefer that which leaves you free to join it
or otherwise, and ptovides for your old age, Or ivouid 'ticket .at which cam igt,
'Sou tosfurn but against Your inclination. and makes no provis on for you, except
you should'be fortonate enough to receive a•wound. My c.untrytnen, Isiah%
appeal to yoti—l• ask you in what situation would you thu. 'place yourselves,
Shituld shit bill pass' by your giving your votes to Martin Van Burets! Your-sit
' uatloptarould be as follows, viz: you will-tie compelled to se r. in the Standing
Arta#, or be - fined end imprisoned _ ; yOu will have to'provid ,as your, own.ex
pense, y ou r equipment; you irriust waste, in idle pageantry' at least - foi.r, and,
perhaps; eight of the best years of your life; without a ny.rewa ril after your service
is terminates}, and with' butliiiff pay, during yqur terns of service ; and; finally, it
you should dare toirgtumble,at the •Inirdness-ot your fate, yu arc liable to be
tried bye Court • Martial according to the articles of war, and offer such punish
menses- they shallideem necessary. limp 'your property iv II be placed . at the
disposal of the goverSament•forshe payment of your fine. Y u will he deprived
'of your , liberty for 9.yesessind your lifaitselchill beat the isposel of a Court
• Martial. .I would Cry. to you to hearken not to ihaserpent; lei him net .tempt
you , with the forbidden fruit sil the gold- humbugs for be is seeking tolog
,r,
you in his coilesthat he may crush you at pleasure. This i no chimera of the
. imagination, or coinage of the brain,,it,is the sad, sad reality. An army of 200,-
000-men is - to be raised tin's free cotrutry, without an enes - tto cohquer,With
out an inscurection; to• crush, and the eihele, sole and unlimited command to be
I placed in the han4 of the President of the tidied States, ;glib powers sufficient
to compel obedience) to his mandates; however arbitrary they may-be, and from
~.which none dare depart, unless they would have their hard ea nings wrested from
, them, or their household goods ruddro pay their fines. A (Lit:they should he
so poor as to , behnable to liquidate theirfine, they are to'be est into,jail,fiti:otie
a s crith, for every, fitekollare,,ef such fine, Itinis I heves , nd 'avowed to' laY•be
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„Pre. you the,ribstance, and,some few of the.disastrous elf ts; of the Standing
Army,Bills .D 0 ii you think I base not given a fair expositi.n of it, read it and
. decide for yoursel v es., This measure:lW noW , before the public, end you can ob
tain a ‘ copy of the bill, and the articles of war.at any PrintinO ffi ce in theatate.
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sir,yvtien t ,,you base read these t wo, 'then tell tee, didiyou'l a the land of your
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birth- 7 9m land where repose the sacred, ashes of your ford% h ers—and come to
4hielandp . ittie ltrare , and the free, to be instrumentashi the ands of designing
men, for the ovirthiroiFof her libi.rties, forgetting the paid end present sufferings
pinu t r own, ' your native land.' With these remarks I now close , desiring you, my
countrymed, to reflect serioysly, upon the facts which are herein stated, by
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proved in thislellaw's.speech upon theßsrident'sfunitgra. Not the slightest
:reliance whateverean.be placed upon any of Its itiVementii.F-Rtading Press.
• faint out.theforgeries, gentleinen—liir—Ogle held the vouchers in his hand
And challenged the whole .loeo I focu party in Congress to Icontradtct, a single
ogtemept. ,They.failed toldomf-..consequently acknowle3glM their correetriess
,Tige %ProgrAUrei.ht on. a par with their attempt to .discredit Holland's Life of
Van Buren,by irubliehing that ( there were spurious edition? in circulation:
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