WM .
There wo.re n wetting evil tongues
however, to attrilm le the disease to a
mere live sickness; and vim or the old
servants of the family was beard to de
claim in this wise, with great energy and
firmness, in his opinion:
"Islothin..., bit mash., Ilan . ) , telling her
he loved her, tired her: I know it. It's
a sovereign cure for llie consumrtion.
Don't tell me about exercise and tnoun
tain scenery—it's all moonshine. I've
grown gray in bachelorship, and I tell
you, one and all, that hive is a grand spe
cific fir all pulmonary diseases. Si. a
young lady, l'rettin, and pining away, her
Gomplexion becoming sallow, and herself
becoming thin, and ['lt warrant you it's
all fur lure of some rascally cousin, who
has been whispering senthuental nonsense
into her ear, without comin.g out like a
man, and offering her his hand and heart.
I go in for eloug,htering all male cousins:
11 . 1 hail a daughter, I'd cowhide the first
cousin of her's, who came paWing around
her like a cat, and cutting up his nonsense
w' lb his college jokes and his violin. It's
rank murder It's treason, and ony scamp
who is guilty of it, should be hanged upon
the next tree."
In truth, after hearing these sentiments
of the old man, I began to be of his opin
ion myself. This experience, Lo doubt,
enabled hint to see farther into the myste
ry of the rdlitir. The real truth was suf
fered to develop itself, however, about
.eighteen months after, when I had the'
-honor of dancing at Hurry's wedding.
But whether the beauty of the girl dazzled
me, so as to put me half in love with her
myself, that confounded college vacation
has knocked all thoughts of matrimony
oat of my heat!. Whether I grew some
what vexed at the way the cure was per
formed, and have settled down into a firm
belief of the deception of the sex, or whe
ther one loses his perception of the beaus •
ful, as the heart grows older, is a myste
ry ; but my opinion is rapidly strength
ening, that there is nothing in life after all
like FIRST LOVB
HARRISON AND TYLER.
Great gathering of the Peo
pie in Hollidaysburg.
From the Register.
Saturday !sat was a proud day for 6,1
friends of Harrison - and in this
place--a proud day for the patriotic free
men of the neighboring towns and town
ships, who had assembled here to display
their attachment and devotion to the
cause of their country, the free institu
tions and liberal *principles which our
fathers so much chenslied.—The morning
was dark and lowering, and a sullenness
seemed to brood over nature, as if Heav
en Irowned at the approaching pageant ;
but as the day advanced, the clouds grad
ually disappeared and a breeze sprung up,
the son shone out brightly, and nature
smiled the sweeter for her momentary
gloominess.
In the early part of the day, the peon
ple came in slowly, but as it drew on
apace, they tame by dozens an scores,
thronging our streets, and giving life to
the scene. It was a rally of the people ;
a demonstration of popular feeling in re
lation to the Presidential contest; an out
ward show of the estimation in which
they hold the old Hero of North Bend,
and their condemnation of the pulley 1
Van Buren and his advisers.
The Procession,
The procession was formed at about a
quarter past one o'oclock P. M., in the
Diamond and stretching along Alleghany
street westward, under the direction of
Maj. JER. CUNNINGHAM, Chief Mar
shall of the day, and his Assistants—N.
Ilewit, taco. Elliot, Peter Swoope, jr„
Capt. R. Lowry, Jos. Hammer and Jas.
A. M'Cahan—all on horseback. At
about half past one the procession moved
passing along Alleghany street to Front
street, down Front to Mulberry, along
Mulberry to :ft ayne, up Wayne to Wal
nut street, along Walnut to the grove ad
joining the Presbyterian Church, where a
platform and seats had been erected for
the accommodation of the officers and the
assemblage.
Order or the procession
In the van was borne a large banner,
with the inscription,
“HARRISON AND REFORM,”
,"The string never pulled in."
and a representation of a Log Cabin,
and a barrel of Hard Ceder at the dour,
borne by the stalwart arms of two sturdy
sons of freedom.
The Committee of arrange-'
menu
Mr. ,Wm. Ilew►t, Dr. Jas.
Sam'! Calvin, Esq., Jas. Arthur,
Dr. Jas King and iThos. Johnston, Esq.,
followed immeadiately in the rear of the
large banner.
The "stars and stripes," with the
proud flag ul the Keystone State, borne
side by side, next followed fluttering in
the breeze, lively as it delighted with the
demonstration of attachment to freedom
by the "bone and sinew" of the land.
INVI TED GUESTS,
next followed ; among whom were John,
Clavichord, Esq., and lieu. Jas Irvin. of
Cautsa, county John Williamson, and J.
G. Wks, Eidirs. of Huntingdon.
MUSIC,
The procession was enlivened by the
animating ao►d lively hutch of "nail Cul•
iiihia ," Yandee Ilt,ttille," and other pat
ri , ttic marches, as it passed along.
The,' came the delegation front
ALLEGIFINV TOWNSHIP,
with a llag bearing a repre:entation of a
Log Cabin, and the following instription:
111310 OF TIPPECANOE
NVILLIANI lIENItY 11AltItISON
BLAB( 10\VNSIIIP LELEGATION,
lo'lowed St!VCI al banners of variotr
descriptiong.
Ne;t follimeil the
DELFAiATION FROM WOODBERRY
4iwrotto COUNTY,
with a beautiful flag beating on one side a
representation of a Log Cabin, in the
midst of a green forest, reminding one of
the earlier and purer dvys of our republic,
Oren the Log Cabin sent forth brave men
unit true heart, to do battle for their court
try ; and on th., reverse, the inscription:
For President,
VM, H. HARRISON,
Fur Vice President,
JOHN TYLER.
Then came the
DELEGATION FROM ‘VILLIAMQ,
BURG
a noble band of freemen, from a section
which has ever manifested a spirit not ex
celled by any other in our county. They
bore a flag, bearing en one side, a beauty.
tut and true representation of a Log Cab
in, the door closed but the string nut pul
led in, at one side. stood a barrel of !lard
Cider. mounted in the real backwoods
style, on trussels, a spicket in the end,
and a mug setting on a stump hard by;—
on the reN erte of the flag, was the inscrip
tion,
WILLIAMSBURG,
No Sub Treasury.
It Wati . painted, we learn, by Mr. Thos.
Rees, of that place, and is a very credit-.
able ‘ performaante.
The Delegations from Ante., Morris,
Tyrone, Warriursmark, Porter, and sev
eral other townships, followed next—not
so numerous as those from the places be•
lore mentioned, but equally spirited an I
enthusiastic.
In the rear followed the
HDLLIDAYSI3URG DELEGATION,
with strangers, and friends of the cause
,from a distance—presenting an intermin.
1
tiled mass of mechanics, Laborers, Mer
chants, 4-c., all in good cheer and social
as brethera.
The lint presented a noble spectacle.!
The hoary Jocks of the veteran of eighty
winters--the sun L;,!rnt brow of hardy,
toil worn manhood; the elas,:e !!titt buoy
ant step and beaming eye of the more
youthful devotee of Liberty and our fre:
,institutions; all talking together, was a
sight any patriot would "delight to look
upon."
ORGANIZATION OF TILE MEE
TING.
The procession having arrived at the
place selected for the meeting, and as
many as could procure seats, being seat-
Inn . motion of Samuel Calvin, 1:11
- -
JOHN G. MILES, Esu w•—•
President;
tt—...gions of several gentlemen,
THOMAS JACKSON, Esq.
J. K. APCAnArr, Esq.
JAMES SMITH, Sen.
ROUT. HAMILTON, Sen.
MAXWELL KINKEAD, Esti.
Jos. KRED
JAS. H. PAGE
Gen JAS. LEVIN
Da. J. GRIT?
GAGEBY
JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, Sen., and
ROBERT lame,
were chosen Vice Presidents, and
1)r. Jas. Christy,
in. L. Ll,y l
John Shannwt
David 7'ate
Ii in. Spar
Alex. Imory jr.
Jas. Fair, and
Jas. illTelland Johnston,
Secretaries
The President on taking his seat, made
a few brief remarks, explanatory of the
object of the meeting; touching upon the
deep importance of the great contest now
waging in the country. and thanking the
i.deeting fur the honor conferred upon him
A motion was made, that John Blanch
ard 1:41, be requested to address the meet,
i ng , wi lich was carried (by a universal"
burst of h v.e, ayes.
Th e w hi t . , blew a strong breeze from the
west, which, with the flapping of the flags
and rustling ot the (saves, rendered speak
ing to a large assembly in the open air, al•
together impractica.hle.
It was ascertained tbat the Presbyteri
an Church could be obtained, and
Od motion 'of Peter IlLewit, Esq., the
meeting adjourned to that pLace.
The meeting having coins to order,
The Rev.:Mr. Rockefeller. at the re•
quest of the President, offered up an ap.
prueriate prayer.
Mr. Blanchard then rose, and address
ed the meetinig. He said lie would make
no apology for appearing before us ; he
had been invited to come ; and though he
had never made a practice ot travelling
around the country making political spec-,
ches, at this crisis in the affairs of our
country, when the already strong baud
of the Executive was grasping for
ultima
ted sway, and the whole tendency of
,things in our government verging to de
struction, he tilt it imparative on him to
lend his aid, in any way it might be requi
-ed, to avert the pending ruin.
Ile then went on, not making an oratom
:cal !latish, as lie said, but iii plain famil•
tar talk, reasoning on the various topics
lie touched upon, and exposing the profli
gacy and hypocrisy of the present admin.
oat ation ; and wound up in a humerous:
way, declaring he was in favor of Burri•
von Stings—the free ever sing, sing said,
le, while those in bondage are sad and de ,
jetted—the hone,t and virtuous song, but
who ever heard a knave or a black•hear
' tell villain sin.? . .
NN hen Mr. Blanchard had concluded,
JOhN H ILLIAMSUN, Esq., of Hun•
ling-don, was called upon to address the
meeting.
. .
r Williamson responded to the call
handsome manner—delighted his hear•
,rs with the humor and keen satire of his
•eiorks.' He held up the base profligacy
nid extravagance of our rulers in a
strong light—vindicated tho character of .
'Old lip," and urging his election as a'
lure remedy for the evils which now bur
len our country. On motion
Dr. J. CM( I STY was called upon to I
address the meeting.
The !Doctor rose, and commenced his
remarks by stating that he had been a V.
Buren man up till recently ; but that he
had discovered the error of his way, and
had turned in for Gen Harrison. He
spoke for half an hour in an eloquent
strain, setting forth his reasons for rein •
sing to follow the Van Burenites in "their
winding way." But as we took no notes
we can't pretend to give an outline of his
remarks, and will not attempt to do it.
When he hail concluded, Samuel Cal•
sin Esq., offered the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That when the Loco Foe()
party came into power the currency of the
country was good, the credit of the Gov
ernment unimpaired, industry and inter
prise encouraged and rewarded and the
people prosperous and happy.
Resolved, That under the false and
hypocritical promise of improving the
the currency s and making it consist of
Gold and silver, they have greatly increas i
ed our banking institutions, expelled gold
and ,silver entirely from circulation, and
involved the currency, commerce and bu
siness of the country in the widest disor
der and confusion.
Resolved, That niter having thus
brought disaster and ruin upon the coon•
try and the people, instead of making an
effort to give relief, Martin Van Buren
and his officeholders are alone intent up
on taking care of themselves. Martin
tells the people that they expect too,
much from the government ; that the pen-'
tile must take care of themselves, and
itliat he and his officeholders will take care
Memsoires ; that it only remains for
them is Order to effect this patriotic object
to adopt fhc SO Treasury scheme, to re
duce the prices of nc , perty and the wages
of labor, and esbiblis rl standing army
of 200.000 men ;
by wq;,:h Means the
will in effect treble or quadruple _their sal
aries, ,whilst they reduce the suppot of
the laboring men and the producer in the
same ratio; make gold and silver the cur
rency of the officeholders and irredeema
ble paper the currency of the ileum,
'notwithstanding
the lamentations of the people."
Resolved, That they promised the peo
ple retrenchment and reform in the ex
penses of the Government and that they
have redeemed that promise by plunder
ing the treasury to the amount of millions
and increasing the annual expenditures
from about 12,000,000 to the enormous
sum of 59,000,000 and upwards.
Rrsolvsd, that they have changed the
whole spirit of the Government ; that the
officeholders instead of being the servants
of the people, have become their haughty
end imperious masters; that in contempt
of the democratic principles taught by Jet
ferson, ',Madison, and other Presidents,
it, defiance to the spirit of the constitution
and the laws, we behold them with un
blushing effrontery iuterfering with the
fieedum ofetections and attempting to in
timidate and dragoon the people into sub
mission.
Resolved, That the crisis is at last reach
ed; that they have now filled up the meal
urc of their iniquities; that they are now
on their trial before the August tribunal
of the people, and that their day of judg
ment draweth nigh.
Resolved, That nothing but a change of
men and measures will relieve the people
from their oppressive burdens, restore
the public tconfidence, bring back the ad
ministration of the Government to its for
mer purity and economy and restore pros
purity and happiness to the people.
lhsolved, That in Um 11111. HENRY
HARRISON we recognise the invinci
ble Hero, the great Statesman, the pure'
and incorruptable patriot ; in a word the
man the people have called upon as eve-'
ry way qualified to undertake for them
this great work of reform.
kis°lucd, That in JOIIAV TYLER
we discover the statesman and patriot wan•
thy to share the honor with the Hero of
Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs, and the Thames
in driving out the Goths and Vadola from
the capitol.
Dr. Jas. King then °tiered the follow
ing. which were also unanimously adop
ted.
x e so/ s ed, That the people in arm• are
marching to battle against the office hol
ders.
Resolved, That the crisis is near when
active, energetic, and efticinet action is ne•
cessary to secure the interests and the
liberties of the people against the approach
went of the menials of power.
Resolved, That Martin Van Buren in
persisting to force upon the people a turas
Ire which "the sober second thought," as
Nell as the third, has condemned, has pro
ven himself any thing other than a demo
crat by thus obstinately refusing to sub,
mit to the will of the people.
Resolved, That the followers of Mar
lin Vein Buren in
,their exultations over
the apparent success of Sub Treasury,
by which they expect to secure to them
selves perpetual power, have placed them
selves on a level with their leader and
have showed themselves equally regard
less of the wishes of the people.
Resolved, That the people can no long
er tolerate this iniquitous course of the
party now in power, but being determin
ed to defend their interists, they will rise
in the majesty of their might and expel
from otlice the men who have thus tram
pled upon their rights and resisted tiwir
will.
Resolutions complimentary to the offi-1
cers of the meeting, and thanking the
Presbyterian Congregation for the use of
their Church, were then passed, and the
meeting !adjourned to meet again at the
house of Mr. Jos. Hammer at 8 o'clock
the evening.
The procession was again formed, mar.;
!died into the Diamond, and dismissed, by.
the Marshal and his assistants.
At 8 o'clock the meeting re-assembled
at Mr. !trimmer's, and on the officers ta
king their seats, came to order. It was
addressed by J. 'G. Miles, Esq., David
Blair, Esq., Samuel Calvin, Esq., and
Robert A. M'Murtrie, Esq.
It was quite an animated and interes
ting meeting.
The day 'passed off without one single,
accident to mar the good feeling
that per
vaded the whole assemblage. Sober and
orderly the procr:ssion moved to and from
the place of holding the meeting--and al
though the hearts of the throng would
swell :and beat quick, to sayings of the
speakers, the sancity of the place in which
we were assembled, prevented every thing
like stamping, clapping or cheering.
THE POST MISTER GENERAL.
John M. Niles, the New Post Master
General, in his life of Commodore Perry,
published in 1821, in giving a sketch of
General Harrison, said:—""The defence
of Fort Meigs, and the subsequent cap
ture of the Army, may be fairly consider
ed the most brilliant and extraordinary
events of the IVar."
In referring to the battle of the Thames,
Mr. Niles said:—"lt must be conceded
that this victory reflected great honor up
on the National Arms, aril upon the troops
by whom it was achieved." "The action
and the movements which preceded it,'
afford ample testimony of the JUDGMENT
AND COOL INPMEPIDITY GP GEN. GARIti•
BON ; and indeed all the events of the
campaign support these characteristics ;
the DI4ASTERS ATTENDING IT HAVING IN
NO INSTANCE BEEN IMPUTABLE TO HIM."
1 NM Messrs. Flood, Buchanan, Platt,
land Duncan, who slicer at Gen. Harri
son',, militiiry qualifications, and say that
he was never in t'ttle, please to tell the
public who ih..0.,1:ira , ...4 Mr. VPr ',to
ren% new Post Master Viener,ll have
they or Mr. Niles walked round the truth?
From the Portsmouth Journal.
The charge of "selling poor men into
slavery." is a must pitiful effort to shed
crocodile tears. To sell for a limited
time, to let, and to lure out, are synony
mous terms. Now read the two following
extracts, both relating to individuals who
have been proved guilty of a breach of
the penal law:
From the Message
of Governor Page,
delivered to the
General Court of
New Hampshire,
. _
From the law appro
ved by W. 11 liar
rison , Sept. 17,
180 T
"When any per
son or persons shall,
on conviction of any
crime or breach ul
the penal law, be
sentenced to pay a
flue or fines, with or
without the costs of
prosecution, it shall
be made lawful fur
'the court, before
whom such convic
tions shall be had,
to order the sheriff
to SELL or HIRE
the person so con
victed, to any per
imn or persons who
'will pay the said fine
and costs for such
term of time as the
court will think rea
sonable."
Show us the differ,
tween the above. or
the charge of "Seth,
very."
June 4, 1840,
So fluctuating
have been the prices
of inane factu red ar
ticles in the market,
that few are dispo
sed to contract for
the labor of the con
victs, PERHAPS those
CONVICTS WHO ARE
MECHANICS, CAN DR
ADVANTA•EOUSLY
LET FOR PARTICU
LAR DRAtiCIIES OF
SUSINESS. I would
therefore suggest
the propriety of con
tinueinv, authority,
to lIILLE OUT a
part or ALI, the
convicts on suitable
terms."
•ence in principle be
be forever silent on
ing poor men into ala•
KILLED AND WOUNDED IN NATCHEZ.
—The Natchez Courier gives the follow
ing report of the number killed and woun-,
;led at that place by the tornador—Killed
in Natchez, 48; killed on the river, 269.'
Wounded in the city, 74; wounded on
boats, 35, Total, 317 killed, and 109
wounded.
By the Acre.—A hooter beim , " asked
the other day what majority would he giv
en in his State to the hero of North Bend,
answered about accenicen acres.
THE JOURNAL.
1. One country, one constitution ,one destiny
Hunthig4lon, Jame 24. I S 4 O
Democratic .Intintasonic
CANDIDATES.
POR PR ESIDENT
GEN. WM, H. HARRISON
OF 01110
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER ,
OF VIRGINIA.
FLAG OF THE PEOPLE
O A single term for the Presidency, and
the office administered for the whole PLO•
PL E. and not for a PARTY.
trr A sound, uniform and convenient Na
tional (2 URRENCY, adapted to the wants of
the Whole COUNTRY, instead of the SHIN
PLASTERS brought about by our preset)
RULERS.
f 7 ECONOMY, RETRENCHMENT, and RE
troa st in the administration of public affairs,
irrTired of Experiments and Experi
menters, Republican gratitude will reward
unobstrusive merit, by elevating the sub
altern of WASHINGTON and the desciple of
IJEFFERSON. and thus resuming the safe anp
,beaten track of our Fathers,—L. Gazette
Electorial Ticket.
JOHN A. SHULZE,I Sen'to'l
JOSEPH RITNER, Selectors
Ist Disirict LEVIS PASSMORE,
2d. do CADWALLADER EVANS.
do CHARLES WATERS,
3d do JON. GILLINGHAM,
4th do AMOS ELLMAKER,
do JOHN K. ZELLIN,
do DAVID "OTTS,
sth do ROBERT STINSON,
6th do WILLIAM S. HINDEU,
7th do J. JENKINS ROSS,
Bth do PETER FILBERT,
9th do JOSEPH H. SPAY D,
loth do JOHN HARPER,
11th do WILLIAM M'ELVAINE,
12th do JOHN DICKSON,
13th do JOHN M'KEEHA N,
14th do JOHN REED,
13th do NATHAN BEACH,
16th do NER MIDDLESWARTH,
17th do GEORGE WALKER,
18th do BERNARD CONNEI•LY,
19th do GIN. JOSEPH MARKLE,
20th do JUS FILE G.FORDYCE,
21st do JOSEPH HENDERSON,
22d do HARMAR DENNY,
23d do JOSEPH BUFFINGTON,
241 h do JAMES MONTGOMERY,
25th do JOHN DICK.
Big Ditrict Meeting.
Our readers will find in another column
the proceedings of the meeting and the
remarks of the ußegister." We were
not there and consequently can
only on the.:'......ment dour cotemporary,
tor a description ; and we arc rejoiced to
see so good an account of their energetic
action in that end of the county.
To the Farmers & Mecham..
ics—No. 4.
The prosperity of a country, the form
of government of which is republican, de
pends almost solely upon the purity and
justice of its rulers. In our last article
we attempted to show that the conduct of
our rulers had been otherwise. We shall
now devote a short space to show who
those rulers have been.
If the country was prosperous, and the
conduct of its rulers have spread distress,
and suffering among the people, the blame
must rest upon the heads of those who
have directed its destinies.
The present party in power have held
the reins of the National Government for
twelve years; and during a considerable
portion of the same time, they have had a
majority in the National Council. They
then, (the mill-celled Democratic party)
must bear the censure of the failure of
their measures, to insure that stability to
every branch of business, which they loud
ly promised. When they succeeded in
obtaining the power and patronage, they
promised much, which to many seemed
fraught with blessings to our country.
The weeds of corruption, they said, had
grown up rank around the very altars of
our republican institutions. They said
it; and they promised to see them all de
stroyed; and our Government should be
a simple machine, directed for the many.
We ask you, honest farmer —or you
industrious mechanic—or you daily labor
er, ifiwe do not speak truly. Did they
not promise to give you a better curren
cy ; and have they done so? Did they
not promise reduction in the expenses of
government? and is not the expenses now
three times as much as they ever were in
the days of the younger Adams, and do
you call this reduction? Did they not
promise to reduce the number of officers ;
and have they not increased both the num
ber, and salaries?
I Wetions,
might run on with a series of ques
tions, that must all receive the same an
swers, fur an hour; but why multiply
words about a thing no honest man will
deny? Tl.ey however say that, they are
no t t o blame ; they cannot help it, because
the wicked "British Bank bought Whigs'
will not let them do as they have promi
sed. They charge upon a party, whom
they stigmatise as Blitish Whigs, all the
disasters which has befallen our land; al,
though they must admit, that these whips
have always been in the minority.
Now we ask in the name of all that is
honest, how can a party be to blame, that
has hardly hail a voice in the council? In
the name of common sense, we ri e ly, are
not those to blame, who alone possess the
power? To state a case familiarly, we
will suppose a man rents a good farm, in
good condition, on shares, for four years.
The tenant lets the weeds, (S.- briars,& this.
tles, grow up in his fields—lets the fences
fall down, and lay down, and lets the
fence rows grow up like hedges. At the
end of each year, his landlord conies for
his crop. Ile must tell him that he has
raised but little, but that ho is making
arrangements to have extraordinary crops.
At the end of four years, the landlord finds
every thing getting worse, bet the promi•
ses getting better,--he finds his meadows
a kind of commons, where cattle, that live
on what they can steal, prowl at will.—
'rile tenant begs for another four years
lease. That he is now ready to show that
he is the right kind of a farmer—and that
he is not to blame for all this impoverish.
ed condition of the farm ; because his ras
cally neighbor has been all the time accu
sing hint of laziness ; and that he has even,
gone so far as come into his fields, and'
tell him he was not fit to take charge of
any thing. Ile has been obliged to de
vote his whole time to keep down this
British whig, and hinder him from de
stroying Lis reputation. But give him
the farm tour years more, and he will
then have it all in the greatest possible
good order.
Now' this has been just the way with
the party in power. The people psis
thorn the Government farm, and they have
let peculation and knavery grow up rank
in the very halls of power. They have
torn down the safe guards around the
treasury, and the (stealing eattley , sub
treasurers are walking in, and walking
oil with the money. Yet they beg that
they may have another four years lease of
the farm ; and they say these rascally
Bank whigs, have been so busy charging
them with dishonest". and lazines., matt
.:l,l are to blame for all this distress.
Are not these cases similar, and would
not the farmer be a consummate fool to
let his promising tenant stay another term,
to burn im-; his fences, and lay waste his
whole plantation? So with our Govern.
meat. Would not the people deserve to
suffer still more, if they would believe the
hollow promises of such officers? They
have had the charge of the nation, and in
their hands the arm of industry has been
paralyzed--prosperity, credit, arid refill•
deuce have fled; they admit it, yet they
charge those who had no control in the
matter, as being the cause.
We shall conclude this article by say
ing, that another of the causes of our pre•
sent distress is the willingness of the people
to believe so long, these promise making,
and promise breaking demagogues. They
have been too long in power—they arc
drunk with their own success. They
look upon the people as their dupes, and
they would willingly make them their
slaves. Let the people refuse to lease,
them the patrimony of our revolutionaiy
sires any longer.
The "Standard" has produced its proo f
that Van Buren was not opposed to the
last war; and its proof amounts to noth
ing more than the say so, of another edi
tor ; one that is alledged is a "whip," con•
sequently we infer that the Stawlaid
thinks we are bound to believe him. We
are free to admit, that that eircunistarwe
gives considerable weight to the stale•
merit. But as we happen to come freer
the same county as Mr. Van Buren, We
beg leave to know as much about it as
Mr. Ureely.
"What is sauce for the goose, is sauce
for the gander," is a trite old saying ; eed
if we are bound to believe what our edr
tors say, we take that the opposite _side
will do the same. In our paper of hrt
week, the gentlemen of the "Standard'
can find several extracts from the wri
tings of their partisans • which prove (ac
cording to their notions of proof,) that they
are malicious falsifiers. They however.
say, that they will not say a word aliau!
the property qualification vote of flan