lEVFMSONIAN REPUBLICAN.
JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Slilford, Pa. July i E40.
Terms, $2,00 in advance; $2.25, naif yearly ; and $2,50 if not
paid befoic the end of the year. ' '
CAI?DIIATJE: OF THE PEOPJLE.
TOR PJIESIDENT :
Gen. William Henry Harrison,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
JTolm Tyler,
OF VIRGINIA.
ELECTORAL TICKET.
SENATORIAL.
JgIih A. SSiulze, ofLycoming
Joseph Itituer, of Cumberland)
DISTRICTS.
1 Levis Passmorc, 12 John Dickson,
2 CadwalladerEvans, 13 John M'Kechaiij
Charles Waters, 14 John Reed
3 Jbna. Gillingham, 15 Nathan Beach,
4 Amos Ellmaker, 16 Ner Middles warth,
John K. Zeilin, 17 George Walker.
A. R. M'lllvaine, 18 Bernard Connellyjr
5 Robert Stinson, 19 Gen. Joseph M arkle
6 William S. Hendne 20 Justice G. Fordyce,
7 J. Jenkins Ross, 21 Joseph Henderson,
8 Peter Filbert,
22 Harmer Dennev,
9 William Adams,
10 John Harper,
11 Wm. M'Elwaine,
23 Joseph Bufiington,
24 James Montgomery
25 John Dick.
Col. Johnson said (in Congress)
"Who is General Harrison? The son of one of
the signers of the Declaration of Indepencence ;
who spent the greater part of his large fortune in
redeeming the pledge he then gave, of his 'fortune,
life and sacred honor,' to secure the liberties of his
country. Of the career of General Harrison I
need not speak ; the history of the West is his his
tory. For forty years he has been identified with
its interests, its perils and its. hopes. Universal
ly beloved in the walks of peace, and distinguish
ed by his ability in the councils of his country, he
has been yet more illustriously distinguished in
the field. During the late war, he was longer in
active service than any other general officer ; he
was, perhaps, oftener in action than any one of
them, and never sustained a defeat.''''
The loco focos detected and exposed in all their
false and infamous charges against the People's
Candidate, Willian H. Harrison, whssc reputation
as a statesman and a soldier, is but rendered more
conspicuous by the assaults of his enemies ; de
feated m all their attempts to excite any other feel
ing than that of gratitude and respect for the man
who has fought in defence of his country, and re
tired from public life without a blot or bldmish
upon his fair fame ; have now settled down upon
the stale cry of Federalist. They now charge him
and his supporters with being Federalists and Brit
ish Whigs, and think thereby to induce the people
to support the corrupt administration of Martin
Van Buren. Fellow citizens, are you to be caught
by shallow artifice like this? Will you, can ytiu
believe, that William Henry Harrison, who when
a boy entered the army under General Wayne,
and fought by his .side. who' -enjoyed the confi
dence and esteem of Washington, Jefferson and
Madison who during the last war, in the language
of Richard M. Johnson, " was longer in active ser
vice than any other general oflicerj and was per
haps oftener in action than any one of them, and
never sustained a defeat" who was the only Gen
eral during the late war, to whom a British army
surrendered will you, can you believe that such a
man is a Federalist and a British Whig! 'Tis true
that at the battie of the Thames he made the Brit
ish General Proctor flee to save his wig, and' caus
ed no doubt a great scratching of the wig's of the
British Cabinet when the news of Proctor's defeat
reached their ears. This charge is as unfounded
as the rest with which the loco foco papers have
been filled, and only shews the desperation of the
party in their dying struggles.
But to shew the hypocrisy of the party at whose
head are such noted federalists as Henry Hubbard,
Garret D. Wall, James Buchanan and Ruel Wil
liams, we refer our readers to the following ex
tract from the Democratic Review published at
Washington City, high in the estimation of the lo
co foco party and the confidential organ of Van
Duron. Head it and see how stout old federal
ism'' is estimated by tne President and his party.
Here is the article copied from the 134th page of
the February number.
" We are however proud to confess a high
respect for that stout old federatisniof the Hamil
Ionian era of whch Judge Sedgewick offered
one of the finest specimens, it was an honest
faith a patriotic, true heartod and high minded
one and very natural to the political and so
ciul circumstances cf the times. And so far
arc we from participating in the senseless bias
of prejudice against any present member of the
democratic parly for an honest attachment at a
long by- gone day to that antique " Federal
if in" which can refer for its justification to the
name of Washington, that on the contrary,
such a change of opinions being in the direc
tion of, and not in opposition to the progress of
the times, the development of principles and,
the evidence of experience, we look upon that
circumstance, provided it be united by any apparent-motive
o interest or ambition, rather as
s presumptive evidence of true integrity, man
liness and patriotism ; and of such a sound ba
sis of reflection and patriotism and enlightened
conviction as affords the safest ground for po-
nucai cannuenco at tne present day.
From the Madisonian.
Wages of tabor.
A friend has handed us the following statis
tics of labor, &c, in the Kingdom of Bavaria,
belonging to the German Confederation. It
was furnished him at his request, by a highly
intelligent Bavarian gentleman, who Has taken
up 1ns residence m this country. It will he
perceived that-.the wages of labor in Bavaria,
are quite as high as in other parts of Europe,
to which Mr. Van Buren refers the two Houses
of Congress as examples of the blessings which
flow from a hard money Sub-Treasury system.
We can now see and understand what Mr.
Buchanan and his political friends mean, by
"bringing doion wages and prices, by means of
the Sub-Treasury system, to a level with the pri
ces of the world;" by which our country is to be
"covered with blessings." We think the farmers,
mechanics and laborers of every class in this
country, will not covet such "blessings." It is
not to be wondered at that the indignation of
the producing classes, throughout the Union,
has been excited to a high degree, by this atro
cious project of reducing them to the condition
of the laboring classes of monarchial Europe,
by means of the anti-State bank, anti-credit,
hard money, Sub-Treasury Government Bank
scheme of Mr. Van Buren.
KINGDOM OF BAVARIA, GERMANY.
Wages of common laborers. Men from 1 6 to
24 dollars, women from 8 tojJO dollars per an
num and found, except clothing. Their food
consists generally of bread and vegetables;
meat is given only on holidays.
Wages of day laborers. Men from 8 to 12
cents per day ; women 8 cents. In the har
vest season, men receive from 18 to 20 cents
per day; women from 12 to IS cents. The
day laboreis find themselves.
Wages of mechanics. Carpenters, 25 cents
a day; bricklayers, 10 to 25 cents, and find
themselves.
Farmers, farm servants, labourers 'and the
ountry mechanics, dress in their national cos
tume, which never undergoes change of fash-
. mm .
ion. livery article ol clothing is made of du
rable material as wool, flax or hemp. Silk
and cotton are seldom used. Their clothing
lasts for a long time. It is not uncommon to
see dresses worn which have been worn by,
and handed down from their ancestors, Their
shoes have good inch soles filled with nails,
which last for a year or two. They seldom al
low themselves to wear shoes in the summer.
Their furniture is very cheap and plain.
Their crockery consists of the common potter's
brown ware ; their plates are wood ; spoons
iron, &c.
The common people can seldom afford to use
any thing of foreign growth ; but confine them
selves to their own productions. Coffee, tea,
and sugar, are little known to the laboring clas
ses. The rich nobility, and the office-holders
indulge in luxuries.
In Bavaria, where the banking and credit
system is discountenanced and kept down, by
the wealthy capitalists, the man who is born
poor, always remains poor, while the rich cap
italist takes all the profits of his labor.
Bavaria has a specie currency. The largest
silver coin is nearly equivalent to the American
dollar. The next larger is the gulden, which
is divided into half, quarter, eighth, &c. as far
as the 60th pait, which is called the kreutzer,
the smallest silver coin.
The largest copper coin is equivalent to 2-3ds
of an American cent. The smallest is a hollar,
the 480th part of a gulden. t
The lawful interest of money is 5 per cent.;
4 per cent is the general rate of interest ; but
their are institutions which loan their capital
for 3, and even two per cent per annum. The
profits of business generally correspond with
the low rates of interest.
From the Otsego Republican.
Overwhelming Whig " Turn Out "
From
Seven to Ten Thousand Freemen at
a "Log
Cabin Raising." We have only time to say,
in this paper, that the notice of a Log Cabin
raising at Cherry Valley, on Friday, drew to
gether at that place, from SEVEN TO TEN
THOUSAND Freemen ! It was the largest
political gathering, we believe, ever known in
this state. Nothing could exceed the enthusi
asm and good feeling which pervaded the vast
multitude! An account of the glorious pagoant
will be given in our next,
JJj3 Qov. Hill, of New Hampshire, has
been appointed Jj3 President of the Me
chanic's bank at Concord! ! I ! Well to be
consistent in our attacks on all Banks as foul
monopolies, wo had better except the Presi
dencies, Cashiers, &c. What says Col. Ming,
& Go. to this proposition I :
A CAXUiWY REFUTE.
Selling White 3Ien for efet
This infamous charge against Geueral Har
itisoN, which has again and again been shown
to be destitute of a particle of truth, is still we
hear repeated by some of the unscrupulous
demagogues in the service of the Administra
tion. AVeonce. again, at some inconvenience
republish a letter written by General Harrison
himself in 1821, when the charge was first
made and nailing the falsehood to the counter.
To any man who shall hereafter repeat this
calumny, we beg to. say to him, as the Louis
ville Journal does : "Imagine us at your el-
j i -.. .
uuw, mm wmspering m your ear, wiat you
said is false and you know it to be false?"
Richmond Whiff.
To the Cincinnati Advertiser ':
Sir : In your paper of the 15th inst., 1 ob
serve a most violent attack upon eleven other
members of the late Senate and myself, for a
supposed vote given at the last session for the
passage of a law to " sell debtors in certain ca
ses" If such had been our conduct, I acknow
ledge that we should not only deserve the cen
sure which the writer has bestowed upon us,
but the execration of every honest man in so
ciety. An act of that kind is not only opposed
to the principles of justice and humanity, but
would be a palpable violation of the constitu
tion of the State, which every legislator is
sworn to support ; and sanctioned by a house
of representatives and twelve senators, it would
indicate a state of depravity which would fill
every patriotic bosom with the most alarming
anticipations. But tho fact is, that no such
proposition was ever made in the legislature or
even thought of. The act to which the writer
alludes, has no more relation to the collection
of ' debts,' than it has to the discovery of lon
gitude. It was an act for the punishment of
oitences against tne btate, and that part of it
which has deeply wounded your correspondent
was passed by the House of representatives,
and voted for by twelve senators, under the im
pression that it was the most mild and humane
mode of dealing with the offenders for whose
case it was intended. It was adopted by the
house of representatives as a part of thegen-
r.i i i i i
crai system oi tne criminal law, wnicii was
then undergoing a complete revision and a
mendment ; the necessity of this is evinced in
the following facts : For several years past
it had become apparent that the Penitentiary
system was becomingmore & more burdensome
every session ; a large appropriation was call
ed to meet the excess of expenditure, above
the receipts of the establishment. In the com
mencement' of the session of 1820, the deficit
amounted to near twenty thousand dollars.
This growifag cvif 'required the immediate
interposition of some vigorous legislative mea
sures ; two were recommended as being likely
to produce the effect ; first placing the institu
tion under better management ; and secondly,
lessening the number of convicts sent there
for short periods and whose labor of course was
found to be most unproductive. In pursuance
of the latter principles, thefts to the amount of
fifty dollars, and upwards, were subjected to
punishment in' the Penitentiary, instead of
ten dollars, which) was the former minimum
sum ; this was easily done. But the great
difficulty remained to determine what should
bathe punishment of those numerous larcenies
below the sum of fifty dollars. By some whip
ping was proposed : by others punishment by
hard labor in the county jailj and by others it
was thought best to make them work on the
highways. To all these there appeared insu
perable objectiors: fine and imprisonment
was adopted by the house of representatives as
the only alternative ; and as it was well known
that these vexatious pilferings were generally
perpetrated by the more worthless vagabonds
in society, it was added that when they could
not pay fines and costs, which are always part
of the sentence and punishment, their services
should be sold out to any person who would
pay their fines and costs for them. This was
the clause that was passed, as I believe, by a
unanimous vote of the House, and stricken out
in the Senate, in opposition to the twelve who
have been denounced. A little further trouble
in examining the journals, would have shown
your correspondent that this was considered as
a substitute for whipping, which was lost by a
single vote in the Senate, and in the Honse by
a small majority after being once passed.
I think, Mr Editor Ihave said enough to show
that this obnoxious law would not have applied,
to " unfortunate debtors of sixty four years,"
but infamous offenders who depredated upon
the property of their fellow-citizens, and who,
by the Constitution of the State, as well as the
principle of existing laws, were subjected to
involuntary servitude. I must confess, I had
no very sanguine expectations of a beneficial
effect from this measure as it would apply to
convicts' who had attained the age of matrimo
ny ; but I had supposed that a Avoman or a
youth who, convicted of an offence, remains in
jail for the payment of. the fine and costs im
posed might with great advantages be transfer
red to the residence of some decent urtuous
private family, whose precept and example
would gently lead them back . to the paths of
rectitude.
I would appealj.to the candor of your cor
respondent to say whether, if there were an in
dividual confined under the circumstances I
have mentioned, he would not gladly see him
transferred from the filthy enclosuro of a jail,
and still more filthy inhabitants to the comfort
able mansions of some virtuous citizens, whose
admonitions would check his viciouslpropensi
lies, and Av.hose authority over him would be
no more than is exercised over thousands of
apprentices in this country anJ those bound
servants which are tolerated in, ours as well as
in every state in the Union. Far from advoca
ting the abominable principles attributed to me
by your correspondent, I think that imprison
ment for debt, under any circumstances but
that where fraud isallcdged, is at war with the
best principles of our Constitution, and ought to
be abolished.
. . . . - WM. H. HARRISON,
North Bend, Dec. 21, 1721.
VAN BQREN'S RESPECT FOR THE
PEOPLE.
Our readers v(d recollect that a certain Capt.
Marryatt,a. hightfanedEnglisharistocratand au
thor of several works purporting to be. novels
visited this country a few years since, and on
his return to England publishod a work grossly
libelling and carricaturing the manners and
customs of our countrymen, from many of whom
he had recevived attentions which neither his
character nor talents entitled him. Van Bu
ren, however, found favor in the eyes of this
sprig of aristocracy, and is accordingly kindly
remembered in the same pages which abound
ed in the abuse of his fellow citizens. The
Captain says :
" Mr. Van Buren is a very gentlemanlike
intelligent man ; very proud- of talking over his
visit to England and the English with whom he
was acquainted. It is remarkable that although
at, the head of the Democratic paptv Van Buren
has taken a step striking at the very roots of
incir uuasiea equality, and one on winch Uen.
Jackson did not venture namely, he has pre
vented the mobocracy (democracy) from intru
ding themselves at his levees. The -police arc
stationed at the door, to pre ent the intrusion of
any improper person, a low years ago, a fel
low would drive his cart or hackney Iroach up
to the door walk into the saloon in-all his dirt,
and force his way to the President, that he
might shake him by the one handj whilst he
flourished his whip in the other. The revolt
ing scenes which took place when refreshments
were handed round, the injury done to the fur
niture and the disgust of the Ladies, may well
be imagined. Mr. Van Buren deserves sreat
credit for this step for it was a bold one , but I
must not praise him too much or he may lose
his next election."
"We agree with the Captain that it was " a
bold step" in Van Buren to place the police at
the doo'r for the purpose of admitting such as
they may consider " proper persons," and re
jecting others of a less polished appearance.
That was not democracy in the days of Jef
ferson. '-Whether such " bold steps" such in
novations upon all former practice as have dis
tinguished Van Buren's Administration will be
tolerated by the people remains to be decided,
we incline to tho opinion that the people will
decide that, as the house is their own they
have a right to visit there, and they will ac
cordingly displace the present tenant at will
and take possession on the 4th of March next.
Norristown Free Press.
Who vrill vo ISic Tan Hrireai Ticket I
All who are perfectly satisfied with the pres
ent situation of our affairs
All who wish to have prrtperty of every de
sciption reduced to one half, or one-third of its
former value.
All who wish to se the price of labor redu
ced to a level wi'h that paid in Europe.
All who wish to have the wealth of him wh'se
money is loaned on bond aud mortgage doubled
All who wish to have the son of a man with
out property remain poor forever.
All such as prefer tho interests of the of
fice holders to the interests of the people.
In one word all who are in favor of the hard
money sub-treasury system.
Wiio will vote the Harrison Ticket !
All who wish for an improvement in the fi
nancial and business condition of the country.
All who wish to have property to stand at its
fair value, and labor to receive its just recom
pense. All who wish to have the young man of
character but without property stand an equal
chance with the son of his wealthy neighbor.
All who beleive that the condition of our
working-men has been better- than that, of the
working-men of Europe,, and who wish to have
it remain so.
All such as prefer the interests of tho people
to that of the office holders.
All who are willing to try the experiment of
a change of ruleis, are not so bouud by tho
shackles of a party as to be afraid to do so.
In short all who are opposed to the hard money
sub-treasury system.
The Northeastern Boundary. The Madiso
nion says We understand that the despatches
from England to our Government, and to the
British Minister, contain nothing definite on the
subject of the Northeastern Boundary. They
state, however, that by a packet which was to
have left England on the 13th tilt., additional
communications would bo transmitted. It is
understood that Great Britain will accept tho
proposition of this Government, under certain
modifications.
Obituary. Died very suddenly, on Tuesday
evening last, at the residence of his father, at
North Bend Dr. Benjamin Harrison. Ho
was in tho 34th year of his gea. This intelli
gence will be a great shock to the General as
the boctor was in good health when he started
to Fort Meiggs. Cinn. Repub.
A Voice from the Gallows. Chauncoy
Skinner, executed on Monday week, at Toron
to, for the murder of McCaul, at Whitby, ad
dressed a few words to the spectators to the ef
fect that he was the victim of drunkenness,, a
vico against which ho warned all present to be
especially aware. :,-.', -
Harvest has commenced hero,
From the Boston Journal.
, Fatal Railroad Accident. A
melaneholly accident occurred last
evening on. the Lowell Railroad, at?
the last train of cars was proceeding
.from jVudover tQLpwell. ."William
II. Long tho ticket master at the Low
ell depot a situation which he has
held since the opening of the Road,
and will he recollected by all who
have travelled on. that route, for his
bland deportment and gentlemanly
manners, was returning from New
buryport whither he had been on a
short visit to his friends, accompanied
by his wife and one of his so is His
wife was in the forward car, and Mr.
Long with his son, took a seat upon
tiie tender. He afterwards placed his
son on the top of the forward car
and, it is presumed had his foot on the
foot board, and. was in the act of pla
cing himself by the side of hissgn,
wrhen the train reached the bridge a
bout eight miles this side of Lowell,
I and which is elevated only about a
foot above the cars. The road here
is straight and level, & the cars were
going rapidly along, probably at a
rare of little short of thirty miles an
hour and the back part of his head
and neck coming in contact with the
bridge threw him with greagpleace
on the top of the car, inflicting a, terri
ble wound. The fatal event was first
discovered by the cries of his son wrho
escaped uninjured and the train was
immediately stopped, and the body of
Mr. Long taken from the car but
he was already dead, The agony of
his wife and child may be conceived
but it cannot be described. Mr.
Long was about 38 years of age, and
had formerly resided at Newbury
port, where as well as at Lowell, he
was much esteemed and respected.
He has left a wife and six sons to la
ment his loss.
The Hon. Anson Brown, a Representative
in Congress from the Saratoga and Schenecta
dy district, died at his residence in Ballston on
Monday morning. He had been miich indis
posed for several months, and left Washington
a few days since, with the hope of improving
his health.
Another Editor Gone. The Picayune,
announces with feelings of the greatest regret,
Major McCardel, editor of the Vicksbur
Whig, is no more a bachelor. He was mar
ried a few days ago.
FOURTH OF JUXiY.
At a meeting held in the Court House in tho
town of Milford, pursuant to public notice, or
Wednesday the 17th June, to make arrange
ments for celebrating the next Anniversarv of
our National Independence, H. S. MOTT was
1 y1 -my
cnosen onairman, ana (jeorge Joiddis and
Joan Finch, Secretaries.
The object of tho meetiner haviner been sta
ted, it was
Resolved. That a. committee consisting of
ten persons be appointed to carry into effect
the object of the meeting. Whereupon Henry
S. Mott, Britton A. Biddis, John H. Brodhead,
John Finch, Henry Barnet, Horace L. West,
waiter a. colony, Solomon JNewman, Robort
R. Palmer and James S. Wallace, were ap
pointed said Committee.
H. S. MOTT, Chm'n.
George Biddis, )
John Finch, ) Sec'os.
Mechanics Celebration,
IN THE BOROUGH OF STROUDSBURG.
At a meeting of the Committee of Arrangements
held at the Court House on Thursday evening,
June 25, the following proceedings were agreed
upon.
One gun at daybreak, 13 at sunrise and bells
rang, at 12 o'clock, noon 26 guns.
Procession to form at 10 o'olnrk. A. M nt ihn
Court House, and march through the principal
streets to the Presbyterian Church, in the follow
ing order, viz :
1. Military.
2. Revolutionary Soldiers.
3. Clergy.
4. Orator and Reader of the Declaration.
5. Citizens and Banner.
The exercises in the Church to bo as follows :
1 Prayer by tho Rev. Mr. Flannery.
2 Anthem by tho Choir.
3 Reading of the Declaration of Independent ci
by William Davis, Esq.
4 Ode by tho Choir.
5 Oration by John D. Morris, Esq.
6 Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hyndshaw,
7 Ode by tho Choir.
8 Benediction by the Rev, Mr. Hyndshaw.
After which the procession will again form at
the Church, andnroceed tn IVfra AT
where dinner will be served and toasts drank.
ine wnoie to D conducted with the best order and
decorum.
Tickets, each 50 cents, to be had of either o
the committee. A ircneral i
all to join in the colobration.
HENRY MANNERS', Pres't.
John A. Carter, Sec'y.