JOHN TYLER, THE POOR MAN'S
ENEMY-
A gcntiemart writing to tho editor of (lie
Ohio Statesman from Virginia, cominehts
s follows Hi pott the votes -of John Tyler in
the Virginia Convention t
Sift S,--Au Win present political contest is
cne which is calculated to call forth the re
cuperative energies of the peoplo thtit they
Way investigate the relative merits which
each candidate has to public favor, I have
here ventured to proclaim to the peoplo of
'ho "whole west, without anv shadow of
contradiction, that JOHN TYLER, the
candidate of the federal party, for the Vice
Presidency, voted in the Virginia Conven
tion against the extension of the right of
sufiYagc.conteuding that the only true and
Jogitimalive qualifications for a voter should
to a freehold, thus virtuously placing all
power in the'hands of tho few that they
should control the many. The very doc
trino the federal party has been contending
far ever eiiice the organization of the Go
vernment, and tho verv principle which
Alexander Hamilton, the founder of tho
partv, contended for in the Convention
which formed the present Constitution.
in omcr stales me party has not been so
bold in ptockuming their views upon this
sullied, in which everv citizen however
humble, lias a dep? and abiding interest.hut
they have attempted to abridgo the right by
enacting Kcgisliv laws which, of course
wduld always fall upon the hard working
wan, wtnlst tne pampered lew would exer
cise the right with littlo or no inconveni.
enco. Yes 1 John Tyler, tho present whig
candidate, voted for this abridgment of the
deart rights of freemen. (See Journal of
tne rtrgmia convention, page Gil.)
ijet tne nonest yeomanry ot me young
and growing west, compare the claims of
this would bo Republican with those of the
gallant old soldier and statesman, who at
present fills the Vice Presidency, and who
has nlwnvs contended for tile rights of the
people, by civins thera the free Scope of
the electivo franchise. John Tyler was
placed vpon the ticket with General Harri
son as a compromise of intciest, winch
nope tut people will have the tenacity to
ace.
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WAGES OF LABOR.
THE
That the democratic party of this conn
try a party wjiich, more than any thing
else, prides itself that its principles are the
principles ot the mechanics, the yeoman
rv, the workwomen of the land should
be striving to effect an actual reduction of
the wage's of labor, is an idea so ridicu
lous and so absurd, that our wonder is that
the whigs, with their new-born pretended
respect- for the intelligence of the people
should bo such tools as to expect to change
them with entertaining it. Rot man never
act without motives; and whigs. with all
their patiiotism, are but man; however pure
they may be in their own eyes, thqy still
have tne clay covering; and even. they may
act from sinister motives.
What, then are the motives which are
now operating among them t What means
it that " Honest John Davis" must falsify
Mr. Buchanan's speech; and then have this
spread, as if on the wings of tho wind
through the length and breadth of the hind
What means it, that the great guns at Wash
ipglon must' start tho cr.y about the rcduc
tion of tho wages of labor, and Trav
Blanche, and Sweet heart must echo and
ic-echo it, in one long, loud and increasing
note of morning, from Maine to Georgia ?
What means it that Webster must play lb
Sir Oracle in the Senate Chamber, and ex
claim" I am against the reduction of the
wages of labor," and little Daniels of bank
officers and manufacturing clerks, nil about
our cities and villages, swell up with tli
same squeaking cry We too are against
the rfduction of the wages of labor!
A single-F.tqr is worth volumes. It is
fact, then, that the constituents of these
whig " palriols," simultaneously with their
Congreits speeches, have uiidortaficn to re
3uce tho wages of the laborers in their em
nloymcnt: and is not here the clue to the
whole matter!
Are nut the manufacturing corporations
striving to grind more profit out of tlieir op
cratives, and is nut " Honest John Davis,
and others alike " honest," striving to mak
the administration the scape-goat to bear off
the whole sin of this " flagitious measure 1
"Such a, course" this is tho hypocritical
cant of the wealthy monopolists, who cut
down the wages of the working-man,"suc
a course is rendered necessary by the late
experiment on the currency, or by the In
dependent Tieasury Dill being likely to he
come a law, or by tho wholo policy of Mar
tin Van Huron, or liv the reduction ol the
currency, tS:c. fe. Gladly would we avoid
it, if we r-ou'ld. But such rulers ai now
are in tiower force us to it. What can we
do, when we live under tho worst govern
nient thai over exislcl on the face of th
earth I This is the sum that is pnurec
into the cars of intelligent men, by those
who would deprive libor of its reward I
Uy such taut u tne reason, we on&ervauon,
the common sense of independent freemen
daily insulted 1
The greatest hypocrits often make the
longest prayers; lettne meenauics. ino urin
ois. ilics workinzmen. distrust thoie whe
make such miserable words of profession
for their interests, and at the prime moment
Usue edicts that would deprive thera ot the
brcud t Tho whole objec'l of this last wing
mttVn lftVinat.l'fl iKb mnnii'l'j.-hifrr la rftan
latter profits, and charge the cause of the
necessary measure to. enable him to do it
namely, the late reduction of wages upon
the national administration I "Boston Post.
mssbsibebsm
THE YOUNG DEMOCRAT
In the great struggle for principle which
is now agitating every section of our coun
try, young men are bearing a prominent
and glorious part. Our fathers have relir
ed, or are retiring from the more active
and stirring scenes of the battle field, and
ave lelt to the rising generation and tne
middle aged the solemn duty of guarding
with more voulhful vigor and energy the
noble heritage that is bequeathed to them
To voung mer. just entering upon the the
aire of life. ?nd fired with - an ambition to
maintain iu unimpared beauty and sinipli
city, the liberties which their fathers have
achieved and defended, must the republican
and patriot look for a continuance of the
pnblio safcly, happiness, and treeuc-m.
I lie young are ardent, zealous anu entnu
sinstic they are also free from corruption
and coldness, which are too oltcn the con
comitants of maturer years. They look
with a single and disinterested eye to the
good of their common country they toil
and labor for the maintenance of some great
ruling principle,, regardless of personal con
sequences or pecuniary losses their feel
ngs have not been ossifed by tho lrauds
stratagems and treacheries, which too fre
quently have blunted the sensibilities of
riper age and chilly experience; and they
are ever ready, with bone and muscle, and
smew, lo carry on a -igorous, powerful and
pcrservering warfare in defence ot liberal
and pure principles.
1 he.young too, are generally democratic
They appreciate lully tho blessings ol
freo government in their largest and highest
sense in the protection afforded to lite
liberty, and the pursuit ot happiness in us
toleration of religious, moral Mid political
opinions in the wide range it gives to all
to follow their callings without molestation,
and eat the fruits. of their labor in peace.
Open hearted generous and active, the aid
of the young is tho surest guarantee of the
righteousness prosperity and success ol
any cause, lo them is the republican
party greatly indebted for its lormer victo
ries to them must it still look foi its future
and lasting triumphs. Wo call upon tho
young mm to be up and doing, a warm and
animated contest will soon demand all their
energies The enemy has already taken
the held and are preparing to fight, inch by
inch, against Van Buren, the independent
Treasury and Democracy of the country.
Shall ho prevail ? Shall the black-flag of
the opposition float over the citadel of our
liberties ? Let tho eagle of Democracy aus-
wer, Troy Budget.
Col. Johnson and Imprisonment for
Debt. From reports published in several
whig prims, we learn that Mr. Webster in
his speech on the Bankrupt Law, delivered
in the Senate on Monday took occasion to
compliment Colonel Richard M. Johnson
on the success of his benevolent exertions
iu former years, against the laws authoriz
ing imprisonment for debt. The following
is from the Washington lotlerof the Balti
more American : "It is now twenty years
since you. sir," said Mr. W. addressing
himself to the Vico President, "in your
place in the Senate, prompted by your sa
gacity and good sense and more especially
by that kindness of heart which outruns sa
gacity, brought forward a bill for abolition
for imprisonment, for debt. Since then has
been a wonderful change of opinion, upon
both sides of the Atlantic No ono would
now dare to propose imprisonment for
debt. There would be no secondei or suc
cess attending such a proposition. Eng
land no longer imprisons lor bebt. The
Sttacs have nearly all abolished imprison
ment lor debt.
From tho Phila. Statesman of Thursday.
A Glorious Meeting. On Thursday
evening last a meeting of the Germans of
the city favorable to Old Tip was called, in
the Pennsylvania Gorman, at the Hamburg
House, in 3d street, below Kacc, lor the
purpose of forming a German Tippecanoe
Club. Mr. Grund was there, wo under
stand, and addressed the meeting, which
consisted of the everlasting big number of
SEVEN, all told! Wo did not learn
whether they formed the Club or not, but
suppose they had sense enough to see that
the honest Germans ol renusyivania are
not to be ill pob into the support of a man
who would sell white poor men as slaves,
for the crime of debt, while the rich bank
aristocrats can run away with the people's
money and call it a "fair business transac
tion."
wo understand that the Uanadians are
making prepartions to celebralo the Batllo
of Fort Meigs. How is this? Aro tho
Federalists on this side, and their Tory
Iricnds on the other side, entering into com
petition in this matter, or do they intend to
celebrate in concert, as the British Whigs
and no untlsli snips did in XSew l oili f
How changed n Federalism since 1813,
'14 and '10. 1 hen they would not cele
braio a real victory at home. Now they
will go 300 miles to celebrate a disaster.
Buffalo Rtpub.
The New York Express states that two
dollar notes of the Farmers' and Mechanic'
Bank of New Brunswick allored to$l0isre
I now in cfrculatiou,
VARIOUS MATTERS,
THE CHINESE WAR.
All eves are now turned towards
the
East, where events diicken, and the celesti
al Emperor seems determined not to con
cede any point to Great Britain. Several
arrival lately bring intelligence that the
English merchant caplam, or supercargo,
Mr. Gibble. who was faken prisoner by
the Mandatin boats, for trying to smuggle
from one ship to another had bocn released.
It Hppears that tho High Commissioner,
Linn, cither out of policy, or from pure
generosity, or a mere freak, treated Mr.
Gibblo with overy possible degree of kind
ness and attention. Ho took Him under
his especial charge, took him to Canton,
showed him all sorts of civilties, (as we are
doing to tho Arab Captain.now here,) show
ed him all the curiosities ot the city t t-an-ton,
and then escorted him down. to the riv
er to Macao with several Mandarin boats, a
large retinue' of officers and men, and ulti
mately surrendered him lo the British' As
it was on Mr. GibbliPa accountthal Captain
Elliott declared Canton in a state of block
ade, of course the blockade was withdrawn
tho instant he was surrendered. Linn was
still verv strict in not allowing British
goods to puss the Bogue in American hot
toms. The trade widi Americans was still
unrestricted and enormous prices were paid
both for goods and froights at Canton.
The British declaration of war had actually
left Singapore on the 1st, of February for
Chilli', and the English fleet with several
steam vessels, were hourly expected to ar
rive here. There is thus, every probability
that hostilites will commence at the close
of February, unless the Chinese prevent
them by acceding to the terras prescribed
by England. Letters from Canton which
we have seen, say that the Imperial Com
missioner Linn is anxious to obtain infor
mation in regard to the piocccdings of the
Liuglish, that lus measures caused serious
alarm Among the American residents, and
that they were anxiouB the New York met
chant should memornhze Government to
send a naval force 'to Canton immediately.
A British ship of war had entered tho in
ward harbour of Macao, tor the protection
of Ornish subjects still on shore thore.
Suturday Chronicle.
Horrid and Miisterious Murder. We
eondense trom tho Baltimore bun the tol
lowing singular and apparently unaccounta
ble case of murder. At Harper s rcrry,
on the night of Wednesday last at about
half past eleven o'clock, the man who at
tends the lock of the canal at that place,
was met by a stranger, who requested him
to return nud pass .his boat through the hick.
He told the stranger that he would find fe
males at the house, who would pass him
through. Residing with him was his sis
tcrj a Mrs. Davis, and her two children.
The children slept, with her and other per
sons slept in the same room. 1 hey were
disturbed by some noise, and on getting out
of bed and procuring a lighl it was discov
ered that both the boy and his mother were
dead, their throats having been cut from
ear to ear. None of the persons in the
room heard any one either enter or depart
1 he stranger next morning was discovered
in an out-house, with tho bloody knife in
his possession; and on being arrested, con
tested himself to be the murderer. 11 is is
wild to be a uerman, but we havo not
learned either his name or his motive.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
One of the mo3t singular instances of the
preservation of human life, that has come to
our knowledge for a long time, occurred in
Wormlovsbqrg, Cumberland county, on
Mondtiy last. Soon after l)ie school in that
place was dismissed at noon, a boy about
seven years of age, who was standing by a
well, accidentally fell back-wards, and was
precipitated to the bottom. An alarm was
immediacy given by tho school children,
ami tne nuciiei ict aown to mm. A man
then descended as soon as possible, and to
his surprise found the little fellow clinging
fast to the chain. He got into the bucket,
ami with ono hand balanced himself, and in
the other brought up his wet bat. As might
uo supposed, no was considerably chilled,
and not a little frightened by so sudden and
unexpected a cold bath; but in a few hours
after, he was at play again as if nothing
had happened, and the next day was in
school, as usual. The well was about thir
ty fetl dcop.and the water about six feet!'
State Cap, Gazette.
The Winnebago Indians have expressed
a determination not to remove from their
present situation, notwithstanding their no
sitivc agreement lo dosn. This resolution
is said to uavo neen brought by a visit
which many of tho Indians made to Caria
da last year, and the valuable presents they
received from tho officers of the British go
vernment.
Extract from a letter dated New Orleans,
May 10, 1840: "To-day, about three o''
clock, the Levee gave way abovo Carroll
ton, and there aie now three hundred hands
engaged in endeavoring to close the crovas-
see the accounts from St.'Louis arc dis
tressing. The Mi&s&uri and Upper Mis
sissippi wero never so full, which, upon
tne top ot what we already have, rutin
produce u general ovrflow. Of course
tho crop of this yoar must bo nearlv des
royed.
CQMMTOlOATlte
For the " Columbia Democrat."
Capt. Webb
Dear Sir As I was travelling along
the canal, tho other day, contemplating on
the hardness of tho times, the difficulty of
making sale of my notions, and the scarci
ty of money, my attention was arrested by
something that hovo in sight, drawn by four
splendid dun colored horses, on a strong
Pennsylvania Waggon. I first took it to
be a new kind of pedlar waggon. Thinks
I to myself, that brother Jonathan must he
driving a pretty considerable fair kind of
business, or he could not afford to drive
four such splendid slick looking horses.
But after looking a spell, I saw that it was
something composed of while pine sap
plinps a very soft wood, and not one stick
of hickorv about if. I thought I saw
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mruugil inu log?, buiuuuiiij;; uiuvc iuciug,
whic)i made me conclude that it was a cage
for wild animals, such as kangaroes, bab
boons, apes or untameaulc hyenas, a pig
stye, or chicken coop. The thing was com-.
posed, as I said before, of pine sapplings,
with two logs projecting out in front, some
two or three feet; the whole thing covered
with bark, and tho windows shut up as I
supposed with Madisonian newspapers, anil
as it approached still a liitlo nearer, 1 saw a
sign hanging out which I took to be a sign
of an auction. I could not read the inscnp
tion intelligibly ,not being near enough, but I
thought it read thus :
"AUCTION THIS DAY.
A POOR WHITE MAN, to be sold
or hired to pay a fine and cost fur spoiling
a British whig's nose."
I then concluded it must be an Indiana
Court house or jail, and the projecting logs
were for whippingposts, whore poor white
men and women wero tied up and whipped
39 lashes if they had mn away from their
black, white, blue or copper colored master
or mistress, afier having been sold to pay
fine and costs.and that it was carried through
the country ns an emblem of the love and
good feeling General Harrison had for the
poor while man and woman, when ho was
Governor of Indiana territory, and signed
the following bill : (Seo Territorial laws,
revised code of 1807 pages 30 and 40, Sec
tions 30 and 30.) - -
oecuon'tju. vncn any person or per
sons shall on conviction ot any crime or
crimes or breach of penal laws, be sentenc
cd to pay a fine or fines, with or without
the costs of prosecution, it shall and may
be lawful for tho court, before whom such
conviction shall bo had, to order the sheriff
to sell or hire the person or persons so con
victed to service, to any person or persons
who will pay the said fine and costs forsueh
term of time as tho court may think reason
able, and if any person or persons so. sen
tenced and hired anil sold, shall abscond
from the service of his or her master or
mistress, before tho term of such service
shall expire, he or she so absconding shall
on conviction before a justice of the peace,
be whipnej with 30 stripes, anil shall more
over serve two years for every ono so lost,
Section 31. The Judges of the several
courts of record in this territory, shall give
this act in charge to the Grand Jury at
eacli and every court in which a grand jury
shall bo bo sworn.
JESSE B. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representative.
B. CHAMBERS,
President of the Council.
Approved, Sept. 17th 1807.
WILLIAM II. HARRISON, Governor.
Thinks I to myself the poor Pennsylva
nians will not HI e the notion so well of he
ingsold and whipped, but will put their veto
on tno Indiana saio next election. The
thing went by. Well, as I was a thinking
pretty considerable on my bad luck in sel
ling my notions and patent rights, 6ver
since the banks flopped payment, and re
fused to discount any more paper, says I, I
tell you what it is, I will drive a pretty con
siderablo trade yet, for just before tho elec
tion the banks will resume specie payment,
ami call it a Harrison measure, and then I
will gather up all the specie I can; for is
soon as election is over they will close doors
again, and I think I can make more money
in that way than I can with my notions.
While I was contemplating on theso mat'
itira i gn in cunvursaunn Willi a lintisli
whig. Says I Mr. what do you think that
was that went by? Why said ho, it is a log
cabin, and the intoiitinnof it is to show the
people how ungrateful republics and repulv
licans are. There said ho is poor old Gen.
Harrisou, who now is near 70 years old,
mi he io .through his poverty Compelled Id
fire in a log cabin and drink hard cider, and
the ungrateful big paw hard fisted dirty shir-
ted Loco-foco spoilers,will not support him
for President. Well said I friend, there is
only two things that will keep Gen. Harri
son from being President.. Oh, 'do tell me
what they are. Well tho fitst is ,jie mny
die. Oh, said the whig, his death will
make no difference for .1. 0. Wright, Gar
rison, Arthur 1 appm, and others will bo
the President die or live, if he is elected.
But do tell mo what the other reason is, and
I will write to the Generals thinking Com
mittcc, and they will fix tho matter jnst
right and straight. So tell me quickly I
would like to know and Inust know, ns I
am so rejoiced to hear from a Democrat that
there is but one thing that can keep old Tip
from being President. J. C. Wright and
theotherCommiltec will soon get certificates
out to clear it up, Well said I, I will tell
you, ho will not get votes enough I rather'
guess. Said ho, that is just tho way with
your spoil party loafers, you spoil every'
thing we whigs do, just loo when we think
that wo havo overy think just right. Yes,-
yes, said I, yon cull us by our right name,
for Gen. Brown spoiled somn of your
friend's skins pretty considerably at Lundy's
Lane and Bridge Waier. Major Croghan
spoiled some of 'them a good deal at Fort
Stevenson, Col. Johnson at tho River Ra
sir spoiled some of your friends ruffle
shirts, Gen. McComb a; Plattsburg spoiled
your friend Gon. Provost's silk stocking,
arid his satin breeches very considerable.
Gen. Jackson too at New Orleans spoiled
the hides of your friends Packingham.
Kcan and Gibbs, which you think was a
great shame. I saw thti whigs mad getting
up so I went a way and left him, and took
to my own rcflections.TJitnks I to myself it
is hard for the poor Genera! to live in a log
cabin and drink hard cider, but I know a
great many Pennsylvania farmers, for it is
said Harrison is a farmer, who commenced
the world very poor, indeod working for
five dollars per monih.thntaronow wealthy
farmers, they done it by industry, frugality
a.id economy, they did not Urink hard cider
that cost from two to five dollars a botlls,
neither did they drink any SI Brandy.Now
it appears to me that Gen. Harrison is a ve
ry bad economist, and must be a tremendous
spendthrift or ho could not become so very
poor. The rise'in viln'o of lartd since, he set
tled on the banks of tho Ohio, ought alontf,
to make a man rich, besides ho has been in
office ever since he was old enough, and
many of which the-most lucrative. He, as
minister to Panama, brought home $18,000
and he was only gone a few months. He is
now gotting.and has been getting,ten thous
and dollars a year as clerk of the Courtl of
Ilamiltion couuty, and yet so poor that he
must live in a log cabin and drink sour ci
der. Poor old man.
A TRAVELLER.
Danville June 3, 1840.
PHENOMENA.
Tho Florida Herald has tho lollowing no-
lice of some recent phenomena, which haw
occurred in that peninsula.
Some of the ponds nnd lakes arc drying
up, or rather running oft". About 18 montlu
since, we understand tho water in Tusua
willa lake in Alachua county ran off, and it
is now completely dry. It was said by
those who saw it, that there was a strong
uutlbiii tunning tuituiuo .liv Willie, aim
was described as similar to tho emptying o!
since l ien we nave heard that t id uran"r
lake is running off in a similar manner. A
...u- r i.. :.,
informed us that about ton thousand acrci
had been completnly drained. Not mor
man sooui u icei oi waier remained in
lake.
mi . , .. e iv.t
i lie incoriL's in exn amnion, ot iiiw-t
nhnnnmntifi nrn 'Pliif Ahn nhRfrnrllon'
in tho snbtetrancan streams, with which
these lakes have communication, havefion
i.i
it off. The spot wero tho Orange Laty
mnntnrr- mtn .nnn..aH mmii.IV mil
en.
Major Noah states that no less than
uuu ounces oi si u-worm eggs
BUIU III IIIUl l!HV WIlllIU IIIU luo. -
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tare.
Tha ITMiifAvaMliela n llu.it.evl Unnin LIB
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Convention at Poltsville last week.