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
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