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.
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"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.