Is only when iVoy become sobered by de feat, ihat ihoy will nib thoir ;ayen, and a wake lo a pcrcoptibn of whrit fools they have muilo themselves ? The farmers and workiugmeu bf Oliio, Pqlrilsylvania and New York, the stern ilillexiblo States ltights inert of Virginia, have not yet spo Ken. 'Uut lliey wlllinun speak, in pealB of thunder, that shall dissipate the clouds which havo for a momeht ob'scdrod the coining tri umph of Democracy, and usher in the briHil day lhat is ilinnincr, . Let no' Democrat sic on at his post, Let! lit m bewakoful, watchful, firm and inde latiffttble. Let him neither ba bullied, de ceived, or corrupted. Let him go to the polls, and cast his honest independent bal lot in the face of lordlings of all sorts, who threaten him with starvation, for an honest exercise of his indisputable rights; and let him never foictot, (hat iho power to carry this threat into execution, originates alone in the paper credit system, which alterably inflates and depresses the business of the country, and which is the favorite bantling of Federal policy. Globe. AN INTERESTING NARRATIVE. We earnestly desire our readers to ye- rusa the following history of the battle of the Thames, as ielaled by the real hero of that sanauhary conflict, lUUUAUU ri. JOHNSON, to tho people of Hamilton Conntv.Oliio, on the 2Gth" of August, 1840. We wish the reader not to "skip it over, hut peruse it thnrnuelilv, and if it does not "beguilo him of his tears" we are very much mistaken. The paper from which we ex tract it says, that "multitudes of ladies gra ced the assembly, and the frequent applica tion of handkerchiefs to their eyes gave evi dence of the effect which this 'round unvar nished tale' of tho honest and enthusiastic old patriot had upon tho audience :" " In regard to the questions asked of mo by your able and faithful representative, . I niust be allowed to decline answearing it. I must decline for this reason: I did not come here to form public opinion I cannofarm public opinion. It has long since passed npon those questions, and any thing that I might say could have no effect towards changing it now, after tho lapse of mere than a quarter of a century. Besides, pub lic sentiment is disinterested tribunal, and is more apt to state things correctly and place a truer estimate upon them than in terasted individuals are. I can, therefore, answer no questions, except such as relate lo circumstances wherein I was personally concerned for I came here to state nothing but facts and facts, too, which I know lo be such. In regard to the battle of the Thames where I was and acted, I will be briof but I will give tho outlines of the picture. It fell to my lot, as well as to the lot of a nttmber of my relrtives, (1 believe to the number o'f twenty,) to fee in that battle. There were four brothers of us, and. I had four nephews, btsides uncles and cousins, to the number of twenty.in my regiment of ona thousand Kenlucktans, when we joined the main army at Detroit. - My brother James was Lieutenant-Colonel of my regi ment who took half of it and charged the British under Proctor, and lo whom they surrendered; while I, with the other half, fooght Tecumseh and Wa warriors. Two of my brothers, the two younger, are here with me, having been kind enough to leave home and come put here after pic, and t where I am going as soon as I leave yon; but tny brother James is dead. Loud calls were now raised by the as sembly to see his brothers. The Colonel requested them' to cotrie to him, when Hen ry, the youngest, who was with him in tho conflict with tho Indians, stepped upon the stand; the other, who assisted in takihg Proctoi's troops, was in tho. crowd but did not come. This, said the Colonel, is the brother, though young at the time, who' was with me when we fought and beat Tecumseh and l.is wariiors. (Loud and long applause.) But, my friends, we lake no credit ti our frI vo we wish to make no vain show of tho maltPi before you we did no more lhan it W3S our duty lo dp; and we thanked Heav rn for the victory. We fought for our coun try, nor homes, and the homos of our coun trymen, which was stimdlnus enough to id alii' Kentuckians take the field against an enemy, savage or civilized, My men knew their duty. Thsy know tho business was to be done, and were will ing that it should be handed over fur them to do. I had drilled them thoroughly to a method of ehargihg by alternate columns, suitptl to a desperate fight; and they under Blind it, having practiced faithfully far five or six months, duriiig.whicli time they had f.vi'jht more than five hundred battles in that v iy. But they vera sham JighUibut now mica tho woik Was handed over foi them t i do, thero was no further sham but a ch irorQ for life md death. We all felt that there was no pl.iy about it any longer, but tkit it must bo done by the jobjaud figbtby i! c jib ue did, till victary perched upon nur ptjnJ -ril; but not without the loss ! blood ami life of many of my brave ICenluckians! I sns lhat many of the ladies arc here to !t-, to cheer us with their presence, and vfl 4 3 glad to see them. It is for tlicm that the soldier perils his life willingly, when their protection cjIIs for it. Aly brivo Keutuckinns fought for their wives j. kI children, their mothers and their sis it is. Men wiit fiht for each other like I'cr-; but wlfu woman is in danger and calls fur their protection; they will then more than double their exertions. The wives and daughters of Iho pioneers of the west, know well about these ma'.tsrs. We early Kentuckians know woll how to use the tomahawk and btitchcr,knife;we learned it from our fathers, who had always to car ry thorn. Yov know Kentucky was called by the Indians the dark and bloody ground among themselves, before the settlement of the whites; and it contiriutd to be so be tween the Kentucky pioneers and tho In dians, till the long knives conquered, and the sava- e sought another liomfe. And of such spirits wos my regiment composed, when we joined te main army at Detroit. When wo started in pursuit of Proctor and Tecumseh my lcginient went ahead) being mounted. When we first discovered th enemy he wis in battlo airay, and J sent word to the Commander in Chief who tone behind, with the infantry, that we had Ireed them. Gen. Harrison soon came up, asking what Was to be done. I told him I wanted the privilege of fighting tlie'rnuray, in the way that I had taught my icn; that was, charging by alternate columns. He hesitated, for a time, but finally consented to my solicitous request,and said, "Charge them, and then turned and went back to tho infantry, which was sone distance in the rear. The British army was stationed upon tliobmik of the river Thames', una strip of land something more limn' half a mile wide, the river on one side; and paral lel with the'iiver, on the other, was a leng narrow swantp. In and around this swamp were skulked the savages, in the form of a half moon. I now found lhat I could cross the swamp, and dividing my regiment into two battalions, I gave one half in charge to tny brother James, for him to attuck the British, whilst I, with the other half.should cross the swamp and look for the Indians. I now placed twenty men in front of my battalion, called the' Forlorn Hope, and.up" on my asking some enquiry in regard to tho attack, they said, "We will fallow vou:" and I discovered, from the aroused spirit of my men, mat wo could kill or tako the en emy, two to one. 1 then stationed myself in front of the forlorn hope, with a consciousness of doiwg my duty; for I feit, at ill e moment, that should I survive my brave associates, cam rades rnd neighbors, I could never meet and communicate the r sad fate, with a clear conscience, to their bereaved widows and children. The trumpet now sounded and wo moved to the charge, but at the first firo of the Indians, nineteen out of the tvciitv of the forlorn hope were either killed, woun ded, or thrown from their saddles. liken ordered my men lo dismount and fiffht the savage in his own way, knee to knne, to- manawkto loraahawk.butcher knife.lo butch erknifc, and thus we erappeled. steel to 3teel with the savage, till Tecumseh fell, and his warriors fled; but not till many of my bravo men fell with him. Many in teresting incident, which I could relate, took place. One case in' nartioufar.of srtat bravery, was that of a young ma;i froifi vjnuicoinc, a printer by traoo. He 4re eeired'aball through his body, and fallirfear to me. 1 rode to htm and told those near by to take him to a place of safety; but he answered, tiiat it would be of no use, as he had received his death wound, and slieuld die willingly, if he could but hear of the triumph of his countrymen. Tho grey maw on which I rode 'had now become faint and weak from the loss of blood, hav ing received fifteen-balls in her body and limbs; while 1 was not much her better in point of strength, having then received four wounds. At this moment when my men grapplin with the savages in all directions, and I was going from'place to place to encumage them as last as my poor dying horso could carry me I d scovered, behind the root of a large tree, recently blown down, a tsll athletic Indian in the act of taking aim at mo, as I thuught, and I immediately made towajds himi but my mare was so'weak from loss of blood, that she was unable (o get over the body of the tree, and I reined her lo o round the top; in passing which the poor animal's feet got entangled in the limbs and she caiee upon her knees; but, by close checking and the spur, the faithful creature reedVetcd, and turned towards ths s nvaire, fvho at that moment filed, his ball striking the knuckle of the index finger of my left hand, passiug through tho hand and the bone of tho forearm, and-out between tho elbow and the wrist. (Here the Colonel shewed the multjtudo the mutilated hand and arm.) I then slipped the arm through the rain to the elbow, and in lhat way gui ded towards the Indian, who was uow'mak ipg towaids me, and with my right hand deld my pistol, loaded with a ball and three buck shot, behind my right thisjh. We mat near the middlo or the body of ihe tree when the Indian raised his' tomahawk, strained back his body in the act of throw ing it, thti3 fairly exposing the whoU size of his body, when I fired. The whole charge entered his breast, and he fell and died instantly. I wa8 now faint from ths loss of blond, and near falling, when my men oame to me, tookjne from my horse, and laid me on a blanElt, which is the last mat 1 remember,, till my brothsr James came to mo, and with his accustomed affec tionate kindness, enquired if I was mortally wounded, while the blond was lunning from the blanket on all sides of rne, Skying lhat he had been engaged in taking the pri sonera back to General Harrison, where the infantry, was;. or he should have come lo me before; arid, as it was from half a mile to a mile, it required come time tp get there and socu'r them,o ,'. General Harrison soon camo to mc; and, leaning down, made some inquiries, and said, "Tecumseh is killed and Proctor is defeated." Now, fellow citizens, a greit deal has been said about General Harrison, during the present political contest, and ma ny inquiries llavo been made. I have been asked if I did not think that he acted like a cowaid; and I must tell you all, lhat I saw no cowardice in him in that battle. Before it commenced we stood and talked in the presence of tho enemy, and I must say as 1 ever have, that I saw no cowardice in him. h is true, my brother James look the Brit ish, or they surrendered lo him, without the loss of a man on our; and ho took them all, too, except Procior and a few other renrgades, who slipped through the bush .and got away. The interrogatory in regard to John Ran dolph's accusing Gen. Harrison of being a federal ol the elder Adams school and member of the black cockade party, I must answer that 1 was in the Senate at Iho time; 1 heard him ask General Harrison, and General Harrison did not deny it, but, on the contrary, assented to it, all of which i remember well. Now, my friends, there is a great deal said about the administtation ol our gov eminent; and I, as one of its officers, wish and intend to he honest. I have no wish or inducement to be otherwise. I have been in its service far thirty years, and vou all know thai I never sought for glory, and I am sure that I never shall. I have glory enough in doing my duly; and nsw I must sa lo you all, and before the world, that our uovernment has never bei-n more care fully or economically, or wiselv comtiirlfid: I do not say who says to the contrary; that is ftiiice l nave ocen in us service than dut tng mc present aa7mnisttation. A great deal is said about banks, the sub-treasury, and what they call the standing army, and a great deal too, that is untrue. I am op posed to a United Slates B-mk, and voted against it because I believe it to be unconsti- tutional. 1 am not in favor of State Banks as fiscal agents for the Government, that bu siness should be done bv no mivnie iiw!or. pouted institution, but by Government it self; and the present Independent Treasury is designed for that purpose, and in my o- jimuu, wm realize the anticipatians of its menus, l ncre is no dishonesty in it. It ia all pl.iin, honest, and patriotic,- directly unucr control ot Uongress, and of Congress atone. Iho (Whig) "Standing Aimy BUI, talked so much about, had no such intention; it merely intended the better or- jjjuizauon oi uie militia. There is a cry abnut hard limes, but I don't see any of it as I have passed ihrough the country; overy body has eiiuuch to cat. drink, and wp.r- almost every man has a little money in his puuHei; our people enjoy good health, in a good climate; our country is nt oeace wiili the world, and I cannoUsea where the hard times are, or what constitutes tlmm. n. sides, I find the best of proofs ngainstJhard Ume wnctever l go : that is, 1 find a plenty oi good Democrats, the and over. I h observed lhat, where they are plenty, if ncic jib rcany nam iimss, there must be a cause, and they are yery api to search into that cause, and to remove it, which I trujt win tio tiis case in the cry now around us. .My friends, you have ray thanks far your autumn ami your oiner civilities. governor Shannon and Senator Allen were severally inlioduced.and gave eloquent -u mi,i.ii.iiiiS ui5u.uigfiions, winch carried conviction to the minds of all unprejudiced POOR MEN AND MECHANICS, LOOK AT THIS! rC-The British Whigs of this County are moving heaven and earth to make votes tor the man who voted lo sell poor while men into slavery ! They attempt to deny this, when they ask the poor man far his vote, and say that iho law referred only to Criminals. Rut nA ii. r..n.. - -- .--. tnu luuuwincr extract from the speech or Governor Lucas, late of u.fiuUKfi(iDn. ueniember that Harrison vntl fn iu:. n:ti - , " t us XJiij , General Robert Lucas, in the true spirit of tutrinfiem m.jrl iL r..ti. . '. r Tim ' . i , , "V ""'"wing remarks: " What will be the operation of this sec lion? sa.djMr. Lucas. ' We will suppose a case; suppose one of the' pa,riols of' ti)e Revolution should be insulted by an enemy of his country or a lory who had louht against him in (ha struggle for liberty, and he should be provoked to commit an assault in defending il,8 honor of his Government -by our laws he might be prosecuted and fined. Ho is poor and unable to pay the hue. What would follow under ihe provis ions of this section ? He is publicly AD VERTISED TO BE SOLDhot 1 1 ged by the crier along the slreets-ihe man who provoked the assault, bids ihe amount of the fine ad the shortest term of service, sayor years-ami the old patriot is knock cdoff to his per-bondagc. ... ulullul.aie ciuzen, who, in an un guarded moment, might be thus subjected to the payment of a fine would be liable lo be sold under this section and driven into slavery by a FREE NEGRO, should ,B uiiuuin u uecome the purchaser c.Zn.umir-- . ,. . t -v - " uuKiucc to t no ace in which we Jivo. b " J he question was then taken on Mr. finnan's motion. tive-.yeas20.nay.liJ. So ,!,is obnoxious V UAK1SQN, does not now disirraco Ihe statute books of Ohio," S STANDING ARMY Tho federalists are incessant in their talk about Van Burdn's standing army. AVIrat is this standing arriiy that is held up lo t lie people as something terrible and not to be counlonancod by republicans ? In compliance with a resolution of Ihe .House of Representatives of ihe Oth of March, 1810, the Secretary df War irans milted to lhat body a plan in detail far the organization of tho Militia of ,lhe United Slates; the first soc.tion of which provides far enrolling all free ablo bodied men be tween the ages of 21 and 45. This enrol ment is lo be called the mass, vhich is to be divided into companies, regiments, brigades and divisions, as al present, with riflemen, artillery, Jic, From this mass thero arc to be drawn by dr tight, or voluntary oflVr of service, such number of men as will not exceed 100,000 in the United 3tales,(Penn sylvania lo furnish 10,400 and other States in proportion.) between the ages of 21 and 37, lo be denominated the actiVu on move able force, which is also to be divided in to companies, &c, the officcts lobe chosen in such manner as the Legislature of the respective Stales shall prescribe. This farce is to be governed by such rules as may be prescribed, and is to serve four years, one fourth to go out every year into the Re serve or Sedentary fokce; those going out the first year to be determined by lot. The Reserve farce is to serve four years, after which one fourth leave it annually and are free from military duly except in time of war. The deficit in the active force to be supplied annually from the mass. The United States are to be divided into ten districts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to form one, and to furnish 13,200 men. The President is to have authority to as semble (ho active force within their respec tive districts not more 'Jiaii twice in one year, say ten days for drilling, &o During the time they are going to and com ing frorn the place appointed for exerciso and drill, the men and officers ars to be paid a daily pay,and aro to be free from arrest.on civil suits. He is to liavo power lo call forth the active and sedantry force, in case of invasion or insurrection, and when they are not sufficient, to make draughts from the mass. When in service of the United States, in the time of war, lo be govern ed by the rules & aiticles of war.whieh go vein tho regular troops, whifh it the case at present. Depots of arms, &c. lo bo estab lished at different places. This plan not to go into operation until adopted by the Legislature of the different States. This is the substance of the plan submit ted by Mr. Poinsett to Congress; at tho re quest of the House, without being read to Mr. Van Buren previous to its being read to the repiesentalivcs of the people, and far which the federalists hold the President ac countable. The expense of tho plan would be about S500.000 annually. It must be acknowledged by men of eve ry party lhat the organization of the militia as at yreient is extremely deficient. All our Presidents have recommended a reor ganization or more efficient syskm. The instruction received by men at their annual trainings amount to nothing. In many places it is considered a farce. The ne cessity, then, of a plan by which the force of our country can bo made to bear upon an enemy at short notice, is apparent. Before censure should be applied to the Secretary of War, men should ask if any better plan has been submitted. The insennity of General Officers and msn of great military experience have been tasked at different periods, to furnish a syitcm which would answer the genius of 'our institutions, and meet the approbation of the people. Mr. Poinsett has been at vast trouble to carefully pick out and embody in his plan those portions of all which his strong mind and experience suctstcd as the best adapted to our militia. Those who are disposed to find fault, should first point out a less ob jectionable plan. It will be observed, that Congress first called on him to submit a plan, that ho did so at their request, and that the plan could not go into farce unless adopted by the different States Hcportcr. MARYLAND. Wo have befare us a table of iho popu lar vote of Maryland at ihe Presidential contest of 1830, and also of the election on Wednesday last. In 1830 Harrison carried ihe stats by a majority of 3594, and at the recent election lhat majority was REDUC hUlo2. 24,lwCUOS! to , nriis, Whigs of! 70vo.es- The "Bail" has been at work, even in Federal Maryland. UoUine Ball. ExlractSrom a Western ir,ig Speech--Hung were the heaven, in black ire inendous peals of ihe thunder drum of the great vault rent the air-lightning after hgh ing's glare fluted across the sky-the earth shook to its centie when Gen. liar r.son awoke up in ihe morning and asked his committee, "please to l.t , " A frenllcmnn nntivnra'n.n .:.!. n i -r. T i -..--....,(. nun vol. u. M, Johnson some time since, said, "Col iho Whigs seem to treat you will: as great re sped as if they were your friends." Yos I knniv llir ntlan! . :.l .1 r . . 1 . . ....j DIU uie colonel, but ''"'"r""" nave not forgotten how irL",Tr,,an.dnVi!li-,eJ my '"ivate charac ter in 1835 and 0, it is loo soon far them to be friends." i-llViJT . r - "r)y , "tfnUTIl -wituoct nun " rS.1TVRltJlY, OCTOBER 17, lfrlO. l'iJKsiiJEltfTIAIj 'ELECTION 1840. Fort Phesident, MAItTIN"' VAN BUREN. Fori Vice Prsjpent, and, Tiiri: CONST1T UTI ONAt TRE A P V RY. ELECTORAL-riCKET. JAmes Clarke, of Indiana, Geo. G. LEirUn, of Delaware, Senatorial 1 George V. Smick IS Frederick Smith Ueniamhi Miflliu 13 Charles M'Cluro Frederick titoevcr 3 11 rn. II. Smith 4 John K Stcinman John Dowlin Henry Myers 5 Daniel Jacoby G Jcsso Johnson 7 Jacob Ablo 8 Goo. Ohristman 0 Wm. Shocncr 10 Henry DchulT tl Henry "Logan 14 J. M. Gcmmclt 15 G. M. Hollinl.Hc 10 Leonard JYoutz 17 John Hortonjr. 10 William Pliilson 18 John Morrison 20 Westly Frost SI Bcnj. Anderson 22 AYilliam Wilkins 23 A. K. Wrisht 24 John Findlry 5 btcplicn Uarlow CONSECRATION. The "Orangeville Union Church" will be consecrated on Saturday, the 31st of October inst. and meetings will dc continu ed for two or three days. Preaching may be expected from Clergymen of different persuasions, in both English and German. Citizens generally are invited to attend. The papers in the county aro requested to copy this notice. Orangeville Oct. 3, 1810. emocrats A splendid VAN BUREN HICKORY POLE will be raised at the house of ISAAC O. JOHNSON in Orangeville, on Tuesday, the 20lh of October at 12 o'clock noon. A dinner will be provided by Mr. Johnson. Come on, democrats, one and all, and help give Van Buren a hoist. Tuesday last was a glorious day for the "Star of the North," a complete triumphs for hot democracy, and the advocates of regular nominations. Evety man upon the county tickiMias been elected by handsome majorities. Bidlacks majority in tho Dis trict is about 2000. Headleys majority a bout 1800. Remember lhat next Tuesday a hickory pole is to be raised at Orangoville. Demo crats turn out. The Presidential election is near at hand, and all should be up and doing. It will no doubt bo a ' tremendous meeting, as democrats from all parts of tho county will be thefe. TTT il'lilll'IIW PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Let every democrat boar in mind, that the Presidential Election takes placo on Friday, the 30th inst. Be sure and be on the ground aud cast your vote for Vun Bu ren electors, and for equal rights, in opposi tion to Harrison and coonskinism. If the i.oss of three hund.ed in the popu lar vote in this county, since the last trial of strength, be cause of rejoicing and firing hrce great guns.how many like guns should he tired, to demonstrate the great joy of the party far the loss of Maine, Maryland. Georgia, &e, &0,? 0an,, cypher it out, Laphng? If you cannot, perhaps Mr. Ingram of the Potisville Emporium can help you. Register. 1 We will try Tommy, bv giving you an arithmetical nuestinn In viP., Tf ton democratic majority be less than tho 1528 democralin mnin.:.u ..: . . Jif wjuuijr givun iwo years ago, nu ii this mult has been brought about in two years by U10 building of one log cabin, establishing of two new whig papers in tho county.m addition to your own influential slicel, and ihe lecturing of a Bear, at the expense of several hundred dollars to the party, how long will ii be before the whig Prty will.be classed with Tommy, pi a 4
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