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JEFFERS ONI AN REPUBLICAN
Stroudsburg, Pa. Sept. 18, 1840.
Terms, $2,00 in advance; $2,25, naif yearly ; and $2,50 if not
paia dcxoic mc eiiu 01 jciu.
CANDIDATES OF THE PEOPJLE.
FOR PRESIDENT :
Gen. William Henry Harrison,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT :
John Tyler,
OF VIRGINIA.
ELECTORAL TICKET.
. SENATORIAL.
John A. Shuixe, of Lycoming,
JTosepU Hituev, of Cumberland,
DISTRICTS.
1 Levis Passmore, 12 John Dickson,
2 Cad walkider Evans, 13 John M'Keehan,
Charles Waters, 14. John Reed,
3 Jona. GiHinuhain, 15 Nathan Beach,
4 Amos Ellmuker,
John K. Zeilin,
A. R. M'lllvaine,
16 Ner Middles warth,
17 George Walker.
IS Bernard Connelly jr
19 Gen. Joseph Markle
5 Robert Stinson,
6 William S. HendrieSO Justice G. Fordyce,
7 J. Jenkins Ross, 21 Joseph Henderson,
8 Peter Filbert, 22 Harmer Denney,
9 William Adams, 23 Joseph Buffington,
10 John Harper, 24 James Montgomery,
11 Wm.M'Elwaine, 25 John Dick.
Col. Johnson said (in Congress)
"Who is General Harrison ? The son of one of
ihe signers of the Declaration of Indepcncence;
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 penis and its hopes. Universal
ly beloved in the walks of peace, and distinguish
ed by his ability in the councils of his country, he
nas been yet more illustriously distinguished in
ihe 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 Communications of H. C. M. have been
mislaid. We hope the author will excuse us.
Ancient Federalism.
The " Log Cabin" well says, that the last hope
of Federalism is it3 attempt to direct the attention
of the People from the misgovernment and mon
strous abuses which now exist, to the contests and
differences of forty years ago. If tht wire work
ers can only set the People by the ears about the
politics of the last generation, they may hope to
glut themselves on the spoils of the Treasury for
another four years, and by repeating the tricks,
for forty years to come. For it is one that an
swers for all times and occasions ; let the office
holders oppress and impoverish the people ever
so much let them rob the Treasury, and burn the
Public Buildings, qr commit any rascality, and
they have one unvarying stratagem to divert pub
lie attention : Don't believe those Whigs ; they
are all old Federalists, Aristocrats, and enemies
of the working people." With the names of James
Buchanan, William Wilkins, Charles J. IngersoU,
Daid D. Wagener and many other " ancient fed
eralists," paraded in their newspapers as demo
cratic leaders, they constantly invoke the shade of
Jefferson to cover the misrule of Van Buren
this, however is too paltry a device to entrap an
intelligent community they further assert, that
all the democrats of the days of Jefferson and
Madison, with their descendants are now friends
of the administration. "Facts speak louder than
words," now let us see who the electors from the
Northampton district for President Jefferson and
Madison were.
1800 Jonas Hartzell,
'01 Henry Spering,
'08 Jacob Wcygandt,
'12 Nathaniel Michler.
We do not know as to the first named, bul
the families of the three last are well known to be
staunch Whigs. Let it not be forgotten too, that
Martin Van Buren in 1812, was the warm advo
cate for ihe election of the candidate of the
"Peace pary" to the Presidency.
Canvassing in Tennessee.
Borrowing a Shirt. Senator Grundy is now
perambulating East Tennessee the Knoxville
Times says : He alluded in one of his speeches
to the Baltimore Convention of Whig young
men, as being composed of the " silk stocking
gentry." Mr. Arnold made a very practical re
ply, by directing the attention of the People to
the Senator's ruffled shirt, pumps, massive gold
ring, and breastpin, and asl;ed "if he wasn't
a pretty pink of Democracy to talk of silk
stoeking gentry." The answer was conclusive
before his next speech, Mr. Grundy had bor
rowed another slrirt.
The same course may with propriety, bo re
. commended to the Honourable Repxesentative
in Congress from this district in the course
of a tirade which ho lately made in our Court
ITquse,, against the aristocratic Whigs he it
was observed, was tho only person present,
who wore tiruffffl -shirt IT ' ,
The friends of Reform in this State have con
stantly endeavoured to mak political meetings j
general, instead of confining them to one party
the game of the Federal loco-focos is to prevent
the people from hearing the truth, and their party
managers refuse to assent to it in Murfreeabor-
ough on the 2flth August, the citizens addressed
a note to Mr. Grundy, proposing such an arrange
ment as would enable the people to tear both sides
of the question. "The reply of Mr. Gxuudy was
a virtual refusal to enter into any discussion. Mr.
Peyton the eloquent Whig delegate from Louisiana
happened to bo piesent. Accordingly as soon as
Mr. G. had concluded his remarks, he started. "I
hope" said Mr. Peyton, " Mr. Grundy will stay
and hear me." Mr. G. kept moving. Mr. Peyton
raising his voice" I hopelr. Grundy will not be
like the lame Captain. The lame Captain went
out to fight Indians, and coming upon them unex
pectedly, " Boys" said he, "there they are they
are very numerous my opinion is they'll whip us
but, said he, light hard retreat in good order
as I'm a little lame, PU go now" and away he
went." Here a hout went up that rent the air
and shook the hills. Mr. Peyton, after expressing
the hope that the other Van Buren men present
would not follow the example of their lame Cap
tain, proceeded to address the audience, who re
mained until sundown, in a speech replete with
sound argument, impassioned eloquence, rich hu
mour, and biting sarcasm.
44 A Minute Irian."
Mr. Van Buren has spent more than seventy dol
lars of the People's money every K.inute since he
was sworn into office as President of the United
States. Yxsttum ! -as you look up at your clocks,
remember that more than a dollar of the public
treasure goes with every click.
It iB truly remarked and we believe every one
can testify to its truth, that all the outcry againat
hard cider, proceeds from habitual frequenters, and
haunters of taverns.
The two Elections.
A FEW WORDS TO OUR FRIENDS IN OTHER STATES
Hj3 Our political friends in other
cities and States should not foget that
the General or State Election will take
place in Pennslyvania on the 13th of
October,"vhile the rresidentai election
will not take place until the 30th of
October, or more than two weeks
after. They should also be informed
that the friends of Harison expect to
do much better at the Presidential than
at the Legislative election. Thousands
will vote for " Old Tip" in Pennsyl
vania, who cannot be induced to go
for any other candidate. Local ques
tions moreover may, m many mstan-
ses, influence the result of the pre
liminary elections. Thus at the last
Presidential struggle, a similar state
of things existed, and although the
Whigs were sadly defeated on their
Legislative Tickets, they rallied at
the Presidential struggle and de
spite the depression and discoura
ging prospect, gave the "Hero of the
Thames," a vote sufficiently large
to render it uncertain for some time,
whether or not he had carried the
State. The Yan Buren majority on
that occasion, was little more than
4,000. Then, too , the Whig party of
the State was divded. Now, the op
position are throroughly united. The
cause of "Old Tip" is brighter than
it ever was before. Ave again say
therefore, that however well we may
do in Pensylvania, at the election on
the 13th of October, we shall do in
finitely better on the 30th, when the
Old Hero will be in the field himself.
Pa. Inquirer.
The new allies of Temperance. It is really a
musing to witness the wonderful regard for Tem
perance which'has giown up in Loco-Foco ranks,
since the cry of hard cider has echoed back its
thunder upon the affrighted ears of the caitiffs who
attempted, by its introduction, to destroy the char
acter of a good and great man. The Pewter
Mug and Fivo Points party, look well in their new
avocation, of advocating temperance. It must
come very natural to tho swiggers of strong beer
in Tammany Hall J !
But the Argus has revived a charge against
Ueneral Harrison of having an interest in a distil
lery. True it is that in 1827 he had. and it was
productive of much profit, but subsequently being
convinced of its being a business of a nature inju
rious to many of his fellow-citzens, he nobiy relin
quished it altogether, and has now nothing to do
with it Thus falls the charee to the Ground, as
every other which has yet ben made against Gen
eral Harrison. Aib. live. Journal.
The Buckeye Blacksmith lately
addressed a meeting at Milton, Pa.,
at which more than one thousand
persons were present.
A Yankeo pedlar lias been soiling blank books
at the West as the life ol Van Buren!
Propertv, valued at $37,000 was destroyed
by finvat-Rochester. N. Y., on the 26th Au-
gasfTnsuranco about $7,000. -
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VERMONT.
no ALL TO THE RESCUE!
The sweeping result of the late elections
in
this glorious little State recalls to mind, a rev
olutionary song, which embodies the spirit stir
ring verse, the indomitable haired of the "Green
Mountain boya" to every species of tyranny
they; have just given ample evidence, that they
are still animated by those same patriotic feel
ings in 1840, which distinguished their sires in
the "days that tried men's souls."
Tlie Song of the VermosUcrs, 1779.
The political history of Vermont is full of in
terest. In 1762, rew York by reason of an
extraordinary grant of Charles II, to the Duke
of York, claimed a jurisdiction over about sixty
townships of which grants had been given by
tne Governor of New Hampshire, declaring
those grants illegal. An attempt was made to
dispossess the settlers, but it was promptly re
sisted. In 14, New York passed a most des
potic law against the resisting Vermonters, and
the Governor offered a large reward for the ap
prehension of the celebrated Ethan Allen and
seven of his associates. They in turn threaten
ed to "kill and destroy any person or person:
whomsoever that should be accessary, aiding
or assisting in taking any of them." In '77.
Vermont declared its independence, New York
still urged her claims and attempted to enforce
them with her militia. In '79, New Hampshire
also laid claim to the whole State; Massachu
setts speedily followed by putting in her claim
to about two thirds of it. Congress powerless
under the old confederation endeavored to keep
on good terms with all parties, but ardently fa
vored N. Y. Vermont remonstrated warmly
congress tnreateneu. Vermont published "an
appeal to the candid and impartial world" and
asserted its own absolute independence. Not
withstanding the threats offered on all sides,
the contest terminated without much bloodshed,
and Vermont was admitted into the Union in
1791, after existing as an independent sovereign
ty, for nearly fifteen years.
Ho all to the borders! Vermonters, come dovm,
With your breeches of decr-skiu, and jackets of brown;
With your red woolen caps, and your moccasins, como
To the gathering summons of trumpet and drum.
Come down with your rifles' let grey wolf and fox
Howl on in the shade of their primitive rocks;
Let the bear feed securely from pig-pen and stall;
Here a two-leggea game for your powder and ball.
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On our South come the Dutchmen, enveloped in grease:
And, arming for battle, while canting for peace;
On our East, crafty Meshech, has gathered his band, 1
To hang up out leaders, and eat out our laud.
Ho all to the rescue ! for Satan shall work
No'gainfor his legions of Hampshire and York !
They claim our possessions, the pitiful knaves
The tribute WE pay, shall be prisons and graves!
Let Clinton and Ten Brockt with bribes in their hands,
Still seek to divide us, and parcel our lands;
Wove coats for our traitors, whoever they are;
The warp is of FEATHERS the filling of tar!t
Does the "old bay State" threaten? does Congress complain?
Swarms Hampshire in arms on our borders again!
Bark the war-dogs of Britain aloud on the lake?
Let 'em come; what they can, they are w elcome to take.
What seek they among us? the pride of our wealth
Is comfort, contentment, and labor, and health,
And lands which, as Freemen, we only have trod,
Independent of all, save the mercies of God.
Yet we owe no allegiance; we bow to no throne;
Our ruler is law, and the law is our own;
Our leaders themselves are our own fellow-men,
Who can handle the sword, or the scythe, or tho pen.
Our wives are all true; arid our daughters are fair,
With their blue eyes of smiles, and their light-flowing hair;
All briak at their wheels till the dark even-fall,
Then blithe at the sleigh-ride, the husking, and ball!
We've sheep on the hill aides; we've cows on the plain;
And gay-tasseled cornfields, and rank growing grain;
There are deer on the mountains; and wood pigeons fly
Prom the crack of our muskets, like clouds on the sky.
And there's fish in our streamlets and rivers which take
Their course from the hills to our broad bosom'd lake;
Through rock-arched Winooski the salmon leaps free,
And the portly shad follows all'fresh from the sea.
Liko a sunbeam the pickerel glides through his pool;
And the spotted trout sleeps where the water is cool,
Or darts from his shelter of rock and of root
At the beaver's quick plunge, or the angler's pursuit.
And ours are the mountains, which awfully rise
Till they rest their green heads on the blue of tho skies;
And ours are the forests unwasted, unshorn,
Save where the wild path of the tempest is torn.
And though savage and wild be this climato of ours,
And brief be our season of fruits and of flowers,
Far dearer the olas, round our mountains which raves,
Tlwn the sweet summer zephyr, which breaths over slaves !
Hurra for Vermont! for the land which wo till
Must have sons to defend her from valley and lull;
Leave the harvest to rot on the field where it grows,
And the reaping of wheat for the reaping of foes.
From far Missisconi's wild valley, to where
Poosoomsuck steals down from his wood-circled lair,
From Shocticook river to Luttcrlock town,
Ho all to the rescue! Vermonters, come down!
Come York, or come Hampshire, come traitors and knaves;
If yc rule o'er our LAND, ye shall rule o'er our GRAVES;
Our vow is .recorded our banner unfurled;
In the name of Vermont v. e defy ALL THE WORLD!
Hon. Meshech Weare, Governor of New
Hampshire.
f Gov. Geo. Clinton, of N. Y. and Hon. A. Ten
Brock, President of the N. Y. Convention.
t Tho New York sheriffs and those who submit
ted to the authority of New York, were often rough
ly handled by the Green Mountain boys. The
following ift from the journal of proceedings of the
Vermont council ol public saioty : is
permitted to return home, and remain on his fa
ther's farm, (and if found off to expect thirty nine
lashes of the beech seal ) until further orders from
this council." The instrument of punishment was
termed the "beech seal," jn allusion to the great
seal of New Hampshire affixed to the grants, of
which the beech rod well laid upon the naked
backs ot the "Yorkers" and tneir aunorents was
considered a confirmation.
"Rather than fail, I will retire with my hardy
Green Mountain boys to the desolate caverns of
the mountains, andioagc war ujith humqn nature at
largef'-zJSthan Allen's letter to Congress, March
yw, 1781. :
A Voice ot '70.
The NewbunjhVN. Y.) Gazette contains the
following eloquent letter from Benjamin Eaton,
one of the Life Guards of General Washing-J
ton.
To the descendants of Revolutionary Soldiers:
"An old soldier of the Continental Array asks
for the last lime to speak to his countrymen.
During the suffering service of the Revolution,
I was in sixteen engagements, and was one of
the little band who volunteered under Sullivan
to destroy " the Six Nations of Indians." 1
was one of that small company selected as the
Life Guard of George Washington but two
of us are now living. ' I was at tho tough siege
of Yorktown, at Valley Forge,. Monmouth, and
thirteen other hard battles, and saw Cornwallis
surrender to our old General. My service
ceased only with the war. After all this hard
ship and suffering, in the street when I go out
in my old age to see the happiness 1 have
helped to give you, I am pointed at as a British
Tory yes, a British Tory I have said noth
ing when I have been told so, but have silent
ly thought that my old General would never
have picked out a Tory to form one of his Life
Guard, nor would a Tory have suffered what 1
have suffered for you. This abuse has been
shamefully heaped upon one of your old sol
diers because he is what he was when the war
broke out, and what Washington told us we
must always be when he shook hands witli!us
as we all were going home. I was a Whig
in the Revolution, have been ever since and
am now. As a Whig I onlisted for the whole
war, was in favor with the other Whigs of
Thomas Jefferson, went with the party for
James Madison, was in favor of the last war,
and to be consistent m my last vote, must give
it for Gen. Harrison. He is a brave man, and
was never known wherever he has been to take
a penny from his neighbor or the Government
that was not fairly his. We have trod over the
same ground fighting for liberty. His father
(he was one of the Revolution) signed our In
j ,i i.i I,
aepenaence rou, ana men we ail went out to
gether to fight for it, and we proved it was
true.
It really appears to me that this cannot be
the same government that our old soldiers
helped Washington to put up here. We fought
to have a Government as different from any in
Europe as we could make it. Well, we done
it, and until lately things have all gomr on
.1 TV .
smootmy ana Europe was beginning to get
ashamed of the wav she made slaves of her
subjects by making them work and toil for
seven poor cents a day witn a btandm? Armv
over them to force them to it. But our Presi
dent now tells the people that things have gone
wrong since the Uld War, and that there are
twenty-three miserable governments in Europe
where the Kings wear crowns, the rich purple,
and the poor people rags, that we must fashion
after them if we want to be happy and prosper
ous ! e had jnrlish laws here once and
they were the best in Europe, but we could'nt
stand them and we put them under our feet.
We used to work for mere nothing then, and
we cannot do it again. Working for a few
cents a day may do for slaves, but not for free
men whose liberty cost more blood than liberty
ever cost before; why, the very first thing that
started the old war was the Standing-Army that
the King kept quartered on us : we told him
that we wanted no soldiers over us in time of
peace, but he refused to mind us, and I saw
Lord Cornwallis surrender up a part of them
to honest Georgo Washington. Our President
now proposes to have a standing force what
tor T Beware !
Jefferson never asked for armed men to re
elect him or elevate his successor. Madison
asked for them only in the time of the late war,
and warned the people when he left his offtco
Ho be careful about keeping soldiers in time of
peace. Our streets are filled with idle men
who were active, laborers once when employ
ment was to be had. The men of onterprizo
who once employed them have been ruined by
the government. And now these honest but
unemployed laboreis aro told by the govern
ment that when they go to work again they
must do it for a few cents a day that labor must
be as cheap here as it is among the slaves of
uuba or the slave ol Europe. Ambition and
ignorance on the part of our Government have
shut up our shops and stores, scuttled our ships,
filled our streets with idleness and bankruptcy
and given no encouragement to the farmer as
he looks at his grain. Are not things boI You
know they are, and I havo no motive in saying
what may be false I am too far advanced for
office or any thing else but death it will soon
be hero My little pension, and I thank you
for it, will soon stop and I go home with
the rest of the Life Guards. There is one
remedy only for the safety of the country I
have served. Put other men to stand at the
till er and round the cables, and you will sson
be back on the old Constitutional track. Gen.
Harrison is honest, he never deceived you and
he never lost a ba'tle, and tho people wont lot
him lose this. Accept my advice and you all
have my blessings my.advice is that all of you
become tho Life Guards of the country, and
my blessings is that your old age mav have
less iears lor liberty than mine.
BENJAMIN EATON.
One of the two surviving Life Guards of
Georgo Washington.
Newburgh, N. Y. Aug. 28, 1 840.
'A pretty considerable sized cider
2iress' as the fellow said, wjienlio ran
foul of fifteen acres of "Whigs.
A Sign.
A Harrison meeting is about to be
held in Union, the call for.which is
signed by upward- of L000 Citizens.
The Third Congressional IMatrict.
'The Hon. CHARLES NAYLOR, declined
a re-election to Congress. We annex
the
cor-
respohdcnce between Mr. Nay lor and-the Com
mittee:
Northern Liberties, Aug. 19, 1840.
Hon. Charles Naylor:
Dear Sir At a meeting of the Democratic
Whi0" Delagation of the Third District held oit
the I8th inst. you were unanimously nominated
the candidate to represent the District in the
next Congress, and the undersigned were ap
pointed on behalf and in the name of the Dela
gation, to mako known to you the decison of
their body, and ask your acceptance of the nom
ination. In discharging this duty, we may be allowed
to express the high estimation in which you are
held, not only hv the Delegation which we havo
the honor to represent, but by every citizen of
the District, not so far blinded by party as to
be able to appreciate individual worth, devotion
to country ,and untiring zeal in the cause of
equal rights. Igf
Be assured, dear sir, that yoursorvices while
in Congress, the ability with which you repre
sented the District, and the principles which
are known to have governed you in private as
well as public life, formed the basis or the de
cision of the Delegation.
Individually, we hold in the highest estima
tion your public and private worth, and trust it
may comport with your inclination and sense of
duty to accept the nomination.
With great respect,
Your ob't serv'ts,
EMIIU D.TARR,"
THOS. ROBINSON,
F. SUPLEE,
JACOB RICE,
DANIEL CLARK,
H. C. PRATT,
J. MUSSLEMAN.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1, 1840.
To Elihu D. Tarr, Thomas Robinson, Jacob
Rice, F. Supleo. Daniel Clark, H. C. Pratt,
and J. Mussleman, Esqs.
Gentleman: 1 have the honor to acknowl
edge the receipt of your favor of the 19th ult.
informing me of my unanimous nomination as a
candidate for Congress, by the Whig Delega
tion of the Third Congressional District. Ims
; nomination was suddenly made at the first meet-
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ing without my solicitation or knowledge. If I
were surprised when it was first communicated
to me, I must say that there were mixed with
that surprise, feelings of the most gratifying
character. It came upon me like the "well
done, thou good and faithful serrant" pro
nounced by those in whose service I had been
engaged, and a good place in whose affections
it was my sole ambition to enjoy. Worn out
with anxious and fatiguing exertions, amidst
many persecutions, it told me that my constitu
ents still gave me their confidence that, how
ever enemies assailed, friends clung to me, and
that those who gave me power, were still wil
ling to continue the trust.
But, grateful as I am for this last act of their
kindness, I feel it to be my duty to decline its
acceptance.
It is well known to most of my friends, that
so far back as two years ago, I made up my
mind not to be a candidate for Congress at the
ensuing election. This determination continu
ed with me up to the close of the last session
of Congress it was every where and on all
occasions expressed and the feeble stale of
my health, so severely tried by the labors of
the last year, (to say nothing about the situation
of my affairs) admonished me of the necessity
of adhering to it. Upon my return from Con
gress, however, very many of my sincere friends
and constituents, under the apprehension that
my retiring at this time would be prejudical to
the cause, which I feel to be above all personal
considerations, pressed me warmly to relin
quish this determination. I resolved, therefore ,
that if, in the opinion of my friends, it should
become necessary for me to be a candidate, I
would at once trample on all regard for health,
and personal interest, and again take the field,
knowing that in the event of my election, if cir
cumstances imperiously required it, it would bo
in my power to resign. Such were my views
at the time I received your unexpected nomina
tion. I am now, however, happy to be assured
that there is no occasion or necessity for my
being a candidate, and I therefore most respect
fully, but positively decline.
I cannot conclude, without saying through
you, to the members of your delegation, and my
constituents, that for the many marks of kind
ness and confidence with which they have uni
formly honored me, my gratitude can find no ad
equate language to return them thanks. Unde
serving as I am and have been, they havo cov
ered me with such honor as they had to give.
In all my trials, they have cheered and sustain
ed mo, and every new attack, has but called
forth new expressions of their generous attach
ment and regard. For me they have done ev
ery thing. They have clung to me through
good report and evil report, and 1 only regret,
that I have not had the power to serve tht-in
and honor them in return, as I wLhcd, nn n
they deserved to be. If I ever had or v.v
strnnmir tluin nwitlir.- It ..... i . '
, . " mat vttui
have given mc power so as to havo served it '.
country, as to havo honored my coivitiiyvuu
and distinguished their district. '
The banner of the calls I have had tht
honor to bear, through many a hard foughl bat.
tlo. Though I havo not been able to distinguish
it, it has always been, up and flying in the thick,
est of the Ctght. 1 have maintained it with what
little ability I had, and with a spirit at least thaV
never flagged and never faltered. If I hava
gamed for. it n.Q renown, I now return it to them,
I hopo, untarnished and undisgraced. And let
me say, they will still find mo bvits sidev guiiL