pcfiohs to respond to them, t tm ono of 1,1030 ttl'o believe ihaLen supli. occasions, thero should boio contlinent of opinion, nor flinching frohi proper interrogation Having already avowed this right to make inquiry, on the part of the people, and this duty to respond on tho part of their public servants, I need hardly assure vou, for the information of those who have recently as sailed mo for frankly expressing my senti ments on Bevoral vitally interesting public snbjccls, when they had been introduced by others.that they differ widely from me who think that I (Unfranchised myself from tnk- i-ari in iuu discussion oi our national affairs, by assuming the duties of tho station to which I have been called by tho voice of the freemen of Pennsylvania. Reiterating my thanks for the invitation with which you liavo honored me, nnd tho manner in which you liavo ollored it. I am, gentlemen, With the highest respect, Your fellow citizen. DAVID. It. PORTER Vu Messrs. Charles Shaler, Rudy Pat terson, It. C. Grier, and others. THE CAUSE OF DEMOCRACY. Ever sincej the commencement of th western electi ons, the British whigs have uone nine else tnau ur.ig. i ho moment tho returns began to come in from tho west they raised a tremenduous shout, and have t . .1. 'r isi-jn up nieir noisy vocuerations almost to the present time. But where are they I too tar, just as they wero in 1830, when they were ablo to givo Harrison but 73 rotes, and were routed. They have carri ed Kentucky and Indiana. Stales which vn ted for Hanisonin 1830, by largo majori ties. Their majorities arc larger now But looft at Illinois, where the Democrats i,-.. : I n iMk . i.tvu tjmuuu muru uian an uiei leuerat gam In Kentucky and Indiana put together. j-uuk. m Missouri too, wnerc tne Democrat ic gain has been immense. These arc wes tern states, which were counted on as cer lam lor narnson, because lie is a western man; and where it was said the enthusiasm for Harrison was tremen-Juous. Hut the juainua gin on lire, anu tucy were not able with all their hard cider to put out the names. They have cariied Kentucky and Indi ana! Supposing they had lost those Slates, dose any one in his sonscs believe tliev could have gone pn with the contest another step 7 No: such an event would have been an absolute annihilation of them. "Well then, thus far, they hold their own, and if they go through tho contest, at tho same ume, uioy win give tiieir candidate 73 voles nearly one half enough to elect him, But aupposing they add to tho number the Slates or Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Louisana,17 votes. In exchange for those Van Burcn is certain of South Carolina. Tennessee, Ohio, and Georgia, 58 votes, ana in an probability he will also receive tho vote of Maryland and new Jersey, 13 more, Pennsylvania.the whigs themselves have given up, and they are just as certain to be beaten in New York as they are in New Hampshire. Mr. Van Buren will get every vote he had in 1830, with the ex ception of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and his wholo vote will not fall short of 250 and will probably exceed 200. Although the Britsh whigs.by bluslnng and bragging, may keep a show of fight, and even make the contest a warm one, they can never make it a close one for the elections when they take place, will vindicale tho intelli gence of the people exposo tho weakness of that cause which resort to all surts of contemptible tricks and misornble buffoone ry for success and scatter tho hopes of Brush whiggery to the four winds. Such n result is inevitable, in tho very nature of things and neither falsehood and deception log cabins and hard cider coon skins and drunken revelries cant prevent it. The people arc rising in their might, and will asert their power and truth and prin ciples will triumphant over bank iag barons and no principles. Lehigh Bulletin. THE DESPERATE FACTION: Has become, all of a udden.wonderfully cr.amoied of Heroes and Military Chwf tains. All the dangers foretold must foil aw tho elevation of a soldier to the Chief Mag istracy all the wars all the blood and r -image all the destruction and ruin so gloriously depicted when the same party opposed the election of General Jackson, because brought for waid by the Dtmoera cy, is instantaneously r.hatigwd into adulato ry praise, when tlw "Hera of Tippeoanoe," who Bhnmefulty aufferdd lii army to be pnrr rised and almost annihilated by a hand f il of naked savages, is nominated for the pj!ii'; situation. ,'A, gtv.tlemen, if you were opposed to G :i. J.iek.ou, because he was a military r'n' ftain because he was successful in every bailie beoauae ha- naver flinched, or lnwgback when an enemr was near be cuise he received the unqualified thanks of a grateful people -bjcatise ho crowned his r juntry with glory far what do you sup jortUen. Harrison? It cannot ba on the . i ii 'id of hi being a Military Chieftain : i!i at he was a mighty warrior, or a con f ii'i-or or that he gained laurels for hit t umrv for all such qualities you disclaim .is unbecoming a religious, conscientious, ehrhlain community! Well, than, for what quality Is it7 . VVas he a coward? i as he an imbecile? Was he more a fnend to the common enemy than to his roimirv? Is it ull or any of these that lias w n your noisy approbation, and gained i.ojr unqualified support ? "I oannot pursue tho enemy," says fiie doughty genoral in a hasty despatch" to tho Secretary at War, after crossing into Cana da after Proctor, "I cannot pursue tho en emy, bocauso 1 HAVE NO PONY TO RIDE 1" The news of this determination of the Heroic general, spread like lightning throu' tho astonished camp, and speedily reached the ears of the gallant old Governor of Ken tucky, who hastened immediately to head quarters. "Can it be true, sir." said tho I veteran Shelby, "that you liavo rcsolvad to n4. mo wiairt, 1 ll.vvu Ull, Sir, UBlCr- mined to retreat when victory is in our grasp?" What wat. tho reply of the petti coat hero ? "My deir Governor I-I-I-have no pony to ride J" "What, sir !" re torled the grey-headed veteran, "No pony to ir-ir-ir-ride" Eh ! By ! sir, that shall be no excUseYou shall have a Ken tuok horse." And tho horse wa3 quickly procured ho was a trooper and the great military chieftain was compelled to advance. Wo all know the sequel of tho Vattlo of the Thames. Tho gallantry and determined spirit of the two Johnsons the Colonel and his braire brother, with their generous Ken tuckiads, dashed into the fight and immor talized their names. Whore, then was the hero oT Tippecanoe ? Where vas the pet ticoat general ? Ho was said to be.as well known to bo, when the nnblo-hearted Oro ghan was beleagued in Fort Sandusky somewhere in the neighborhood ! ! ! What whig what Anti-mason what Ab olitionist would not vote for ouch a nomi nal hero ! I ! From the 1'ottsvillo Emporium. DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT 0R WIGSBURG. At a numerous meeting of the Democrat ic Republicans of Orwigsburg, held at the court-house, in pursuance of a few hour's notice, on Monday evening, September 21, 1840 Maj. HENRYVOUTE was called to the Chair; John Rci;d and FnnnEniCK Fried, wero appointed Vice Presidents; and Peter F. Ludwig and Jacob D, Frchn as Secretaries. The object of tho meeting was stated by Charles Frailey, Esq. in a speech of some length, which received tho hearty re sponse of the meeting, and who in conclu sion, introduced Maj. SAMUEL F. HEADLEY, the democrat' c candidal for Senator, with a motion of request that he address tho meeting. The motion was u nanimously sustained; and the rivetted at tention of the meeting, composed, proba bly, of two hundred democratic yeomanry, wero engaged in listening to and applaud ing a speech of about ono hour's length, whigh spoke volumes in favor of tho head and heart of Maj. Headley. It is impossi ble, although present, to give oven asynop sis.of Maj. H.'s speech, but the frequent cheering of tho persons in attendance, ex emplified the fact that they both understood and felt tho force of his remaks. After Maj.JIIeadley had concluded his speech, on motion of Air. Rahn the follow ing resolutions wcru read and unanimous adopted : Resolved That wo liavo full confidence in the integrity, public and private virtues, patriotism and great abilities of our Demo cratic President Martin Van Burcn, and that we will use all honorable means to en sure his re-election to the office he now fills with much honor to himself and advantage to the nation. Resolved That tho great services and ardent patriotism of Col. Richard M. John son, Vice President of tho United States his sufferings in his country's cause, and his support of Democratic principles for 30 years in the councils of tho nation havo endeared .him to the heatt of every truo A mcrican. Resolved That tho denunciations and misrepresent tions made by the Federalists through their public prints, of the Independ ent Treasury law and its effects, whilst they reiuse its .admission into the celumns of their newspapers, is the ht evidence of the toul means they would resort to, to de- reive tho honest yeomanry of the country, showing clearly that they prefer the inter est of Bank itoekholders to thatuf the pea- pi. Resolved That we havo full confidenc ill the abilities, integrity and patriotism of David R. Potter, Governor of tho Com mrtnwealth, and that in our rminron all his official acts and recommendations havo been with a view to promote tho nublio weal. Resolved That we will give our undivi ded support to the regularly nominated De mocratic Candidates tor Uoneress. Senate. Assembly and Oonntv officers, and that we would earnestly recommend to our Demo cratic friends throughout the countv. to strike no names fram tho ticket, but to vote " the Ticket the whole Ticket, and nothing but the Ticket. Resolved That these proceodinir be signed by the Officers and published in all Ide Uemoivatic papers in this Comrrossion- al and Senatorial District. Maine. A shrowd, intelligent citizen of York county, says the Salem (Mass.) Ad vertiser, told us that he knew of sixty sev en fishing vessels, beside.- the coasters, be longing to Maine that were absent on the day of election, and lie would bet his exis tence that there were 2000 democratic vo- lets in York county alone, that did not vote at this election; but in November thoy will be on hand. MAINE ELECTION. From tho Day Stato Democrat, Sept. 2fj. Tho British Whigs in this quarter aro somewnat clnllcUbv the last accounts from tho btalo oi Maine; and lo cheer tho droop ing spirhs. the Atlas and Portland Adverti ser havo commenced a now nean. and do. claro that Kent' is elected by just 278 votes exactly. T-ho-AtlaS says the now Legisla ture will have tho arrangcinont of the Con gressional district?, forgetting, that tho ratio of representation will not bo fixed until the meeting ol tho now Congrcss.in December, ion. I ho Atlas declared that the Whigs had maul) u ncii gain in Illinois, wnat says Mr Greely in his Political Register an authority the Atlas will not deny, as ho is its Now York .correspondent? Tho vote of Illinois al the late election is sc.t down at 13,573 Vau Buren, to 37,302 Whig. In 1838, the vote stood 30,530 Van Buren, to SU.OJU Wing, and Democratic, or Adminis tration, nott gain was of couieo rouit thou sand two hundred and seventy-six, by me aumission oi a wnig,wiio is tiic liditor of tho "Log Cabin." AT. - . ! ji.iii.-i una u is unnecessary to say any more of tho Atlas Hcrow" about Maine this morning; tho facU do not warrant it. We sec no reason to alter our statements in any respects, but every man conGrm3 them. We havo this morning the vote of Byron, in Oxford county, which gives Fairfield 37, Kent y; and lloward'6 Gore, 13 to 15; al so Clinton Gore in Kennebec,-1 1 'for Fair Held, Orient; and io. 1 in Hancock, 20 to 5; Plantation in somerset, 18 to 1.. Add ing these to our previous footings, it makes tuo total For Fairfield, 45,200 For Kent, 45,102 Plurality for.F.iirfidd, ' 104 There aro some plantations whioh did not vihu iii iooo, yoi 10 near irom; tney will add to Fairfield's plurality- Tho Atlas claims the election of a "Whig" Represen tative in Lamuen; tins is untrue. There was no choice last Monday, and a new e lection is to bo held next Monday;of course tho "Whig" candidate has not a certificate of electibn. Moreover, the "Whigs" havo not yet elected a majority of the House. From the Utica (N. Y.) Democrat. TFagcs. In the four years of John Quincy Adam's Administration, tho wagas of common laboring men wore frorn $5. to 88 per month and nono langed higher than S14, harvest time. Now thoy range from S22,30 to 810, according to the busi ness in which- thoy are engaged. "O, tho "odious Sub-Treasuiy." A day and a half's labor was then required to earn a bu shel of wheat, which is now earned in three-fourth's of a day, or just half the time. "Oh this rascally Administration." Wheat was then but six shillings a hushel and it is now nine flhillhjrs. ""O what a full in produco this Administration has caused." A good cow then brought but 12 to $10, they now bring S25 to $30. "Oh what a swift destruction Van Buren is bringing upon ibis country. Oh, wise mugs. Jet us return to J. Q. Adam s times as quick as railroads and tho ballot box will carry us." It was Btatcd a few davs arro in several of tho Philadelphia papers that H. J. Le vis, cashier of the Schuylkill bank, had ven tured and made his appearanic in Philadel phia, and without any efforts being inado for his arrest. The Daily Chroniclo intimates that" on the return of Hosea J. Levis, no less a sum than forty thousand dollars was raised in tins city by parlies whose safety was compromised by his presence, to give that illustrious nnancier a second outfit. His steps it is said are now directed to Texas, which ne will doubtless reach in safety. 33 criminals such as he, seem to bo above tho reach of punishment thus affording another incontestiblo evidence that in this country, offenders of a certain class aro sum of impunity while your small, petty larcency rogue3 can scarcely hopo to escape the pen itentiary. That such should be the case, is a foul disgrace upon us as a people; but it seems to be useless to remonslrate.and'in vain to advocate a course mora consistent with justice, with tho' safety of property, and with the preservation of public mor als. Men will raise an abundont hue and cry after a pickpocket who filohes a few dol lars; but when it comes to swindling and forgery upon a Urge scale, sweeping away whole fortunes, and robbing widows and orphans of all that they possess, a perfect apainy exists, it indeed, tiio roguo is not- pitied and excuses aro not found for his conduct. .Well if tho community contin ues to suffer in this way, there is' no diffi culty in saying where tho fault lies. If every now and then hundreds and thous ands are beggared by such men as Levis, the cause is obvious. Persons in stations of trust, of easy temper, oxlravagant habits, and feeble principles, are not likely to be rendered firmer against temptation by see ing that the worst that can happon lo them is constrained absence for a time, with tho means of comfort and enjoyment elswhere wlulo the stern inexorable punishment of one like Lovis would do more than filling the whole penitcntiaiios with rugged rascals, in compeling men to honesty. The next elections will bo, that of Geor gia, on the 5th of October, of Maryland on tho 7th, of Pennsylvania and Ohio on tho'lSth. mT.:Tji;iu..u.wl...luw........ .,j ..lttff1irnrTr8' "T11UTI1 WITHOUT FF.AIl 1 H.vtfirtiD.Vi:, OCTOBER .i, i8HK PIIKSIDENTIAL ELECTION 1840. For Presidbnt, MAUTUT VAN BUREN. For Vice President, RICHARD M. JOHNSON. AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL TREASURY. ELECTORAL TICKET. James Clarke, of Indiana, ? Scnatorial Ui;o. u. ijniiT.it, 01 wciawnre, 1 Gcorgo WVSmick 2 Uonjimin Mifflin Frederick Stocvcr 3 11 m. II. Smith 4 John F. Sleinmaii John Dowlin llonry Myers 6 Daniel Jncoby G Jesse Johnson 7 Jacob Ablo 8 Geo. Christman 9 Wm. Shocncr 10 Henry DehulT 11 Hcnty Logan 12 Frederick Smith 13 Clnrles M'Cluro 11 J. M.Gcmmetl 15 O. M. Hollcnback 1G Leonard iYoutz 17 John llortonjr. 18 William J'hilaon 10 John Morrison 20 Wcstly Frost 21 llrnj. Andermn 22 William Wilkins 23 A. K. Wrigbt 24 John Findley 25 Stephen Harlow JOHN C. BUBHER, Chairman. James Peacock, E. W. Huttcr, Secretaries. (DOHJMTY TICKET, CONGRESS. JZENSMZm A. BIIBEiAClK. SENATOR. SAMUEIi F. HEADLEY ASSEMBLY. DANIEL SNYDER COMMISSIONER. CHRISTIAN WOLF . TREASURER. LEONARD B- RUPERT AUDITOR. JOSEPH CRAIG SHERIFF. JOEStf FKEJEP. CORONER. ANDREW IKELEI5.. CONSECRATION. Tho "Orangcvillo Union Church" will he consecrated on Saturday, the 31st of October inst. and meetings will do continu ed for two or three days. Preaching may be oxpected from Clergymen of different persuasions, in both English and German. Citizens generally are invited to attend. The papers in the county are requested ta copy this notice. Orangevillo Oct. 3, 1810. A splendid VAN BUREN HICKORY POLE will be raised at the house of ISAAC O. JOHNSON in Orangcville, on Tuesday, the 20th of October at 12 o'clock noon. A dinner will be provided by Mr. Johnson. Come on, democrats, one and all, and help givo Van Buron a hoist. The County Election Takes place onb weok from next Tubs day, and "how stands tho fight 1" What arc the prospects of the success of tho De mocratic Ticket ? are questions daily, and we may say hourly, asked of us. Our in variable answer is, what we confidently be lieve, the ivholc ticket ivill be elected. To affact it, however, every exertion must bo used by tho friends of order and regular nominations, as opposition is afloat, aud the disorganizes are at work. Now that M' Ma'ian has declined being used as a tool, to defeat Headley, Doct. Petrikin is out in fa vor of Brobst direct, and oncoutaging all tho other volunteer candidates onward, with tho hope of defeating tho wholo ticket. Thi3 is tho democracy of tho man who has been twice honored with a scat in Congress by democratic voles. Who now, because ho could not be again a candidate, is determin ed to divide and distract the democratic party. Ho is now openly opposod to Gov ernor Porlcr.and wo should no', be surprised to hear, before the Presidential elcction.lhat he openly declares himself a whig and a Harrison man. This would ho consistent with his former course, when defeated in his apphcatipn for office. 'Wo iearn that M 'Malum has vh1(!ra.TI1 his liamo'aa atcandidato for Senator. Ingratitude is one of tho basest of crimej and tho man who is ungrateful for faV0 j bestowed upon him, without any CXpec lions of receiving any reward in return, &t. sc.rvea the execration of all high minded and honorable minds. Then what should bs the futo of him, who after having rnrcived the favor of tho Democracy of this demo cratic.district, should now, when uc an on tho ovo of ono of the most important elec tions that has transpiied since the formation of our government, use what liitlo influenro ho has remaining, to divide and distract the party to gratify his ovn personal hostility to individuals. Would it not have been far morn honorable for him who is now or., cupying a high and honorable post, far be yond hi3 deserts, to havo allowed the de. mocracy of his county to manage their own afiairs.and susiain their regular nominasions when fairly made, without attempting on hiSjpait to throw fire brands into their midst and'thus destroy those who made hun what ho is. It certainly would. And a man who had a particle of gratitude in his bosom oi a single wish for the union aud harmony, or tho success of the patty, would havo done so. But it seems thatiomo men liavo but one principle SELF and whatever conflicts with that, cannot bo democratic h th tir estimation, and nothing is pro bono publico, but what advances their own inter ests. O what democrats. A good hit.fi. few days sin cc, two young ladies, a democrat and whig, were discussing the subject of the scarcity of mo ney.in our hearing, when the whip exclaim ed, "well, when Hanison.is elect-d.lio will give us plenty of money." "No doubt of it," repliea the democrat, "he can fill his coffers to overflowing, by selling vshua men into slavery." The whig bit her lips. Why is Doctor Petrikn opposed to our county Ticket? First because ho did not succeed in getting a single friend of his up n it. Secondly because, every man ol them, nrc friendly to the election of David R. Porter, and he sees in the election, a suro presage of tho downfall of all Ins schemes to defeat his re-nomination. STATE SENATE. Elections aro to bo held at the nest elec tion for Senators in tho following distncts, to fill the vacancies occasioned by expia tion of the terms of the Senators set oppo site the respective districts. 2d District Philadelphia county, Sam uel Stevenson. 3d District Chester, .Delaware and Montgomery, John B. Stcrigere, Henry Myers. -1th District Bucks, Win. T. Rogers. r Hi District Berks, John Jliller. fllh District Lancaster and York, James A. Caldwell, 77ios. E. Cochran. fllh Pi trict Parry, Miillin .Tum..l3, U nion and Huntingdon, James M. 111. 9ih District Columbia and Schuylkill, Charles Frailey. 10th District Lehigh and Northampton, Abraham Shorlz. 19th Districts Allegheny and Butler. JVitliam Purviunce. Whigs in italic. flBSflHBMaKOC? The Savannah Georgian has the follow ing intelligence from Florida. ST. AUGUSTINE, Sept. H. Indian Fight. On Sunday last, Lieu' Hanson, 7th infantrv, discovered numerous signs around his post at Wueahaota, pro ceeded with 30 men in search of t!so He had nut advanced f:ir lipl'ure ho rccci?'1 a heavy fire from the enemy who a?l)PJ1'e' in large force. One of his men w.s Is illid and four wounded whom he siifecedcd m taking back to the carrison. Tin.ro vtf over a hundred Indians. Another letter in the same paper savt; ' lave just convorstd'wiih a gentleman three'- from Newinansvillo, who slater ih-ii the on' dy of (ieiger was not found until 'J'htirsdav lOiii. when found, it exhibited ono ot in most revolting spectacles of fiendish ven geance, seen since the conuir. nceniem tho war. Ho was first whipped until " back was a mass of clotted gore; his leg3 were ripped Irom his feet to his tups, mm cut with a knife entirely round until his up per pans were nearly separated from his lower, his heart taken out, and his head cut off. His head has not been found. He was one of a party of volunteers stationed a' Fort Walker, who cairied tho oxpress w Lt. Hanson, informing him of the Indian sign. ANOTHER LIFE. We learn that a " Life of Harrison," ka5 been compiled for the purposo of circulating among tho Society of Friends, in which the title of Generul is excluded, and lie is denominated as friend Harrison.
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