pruportant Letter
rnom GEN. WILLIAM EL HARRISON.
Ricnatrse, April 14th, 1840.
Dear Sir—The circumstances which this
letter will explain, will excuse me, 1 hope,
for intruding myself upon your attelition.
Among the numerous charges which have
been put into circulations against you by
the presses and partizans of Mr. Van Buren,
the two most relied upon and deemed most
potent to the South, are—that you are a
Federalist and an Abolitionist. Satisfied,
from the evidence before them and the whole
country, that these charges are equally un
sustained by truth, your friends have met,
denied, and as they believe, refuted them.
As the prospect of your election increases,
however, and the heart of the patriot revives
with the hope of the success of one, from
whom he expects a wise, economical, and
Republican Administration, the malignity
of your enemies seems to increase, and the
sPoilsmen become more reckless and despe
rate in their efforts to retain the power by
which they make their spoils—Of this, the
conclusive evidence will be found in the
Richmond Enquirer of the 10th met , in a
production purporting to be an address from
the Van Buren Central Committee here.—
In that address, it is roundly asserted that
you aro a Federalist and an Abolitionist,and
that your friends in the South support you,
knowing that you aro so. This statement is
made here with a knowledge of the views
entertained by the W higs of Virginia, as ox.
pressed ii, the address of the People of the
State, published by their Convention, which
was held in this city in the month of Febru
ary last, of which I send you a copy by the
mail of this day. I regard the charge,
therefore, as an impudent falsehood against
you as it certainly is against the Whigs of
Virginia, at whom it is especially levelled;
and if made by an anonymous scribbler in a
newspaper, might be passed by with con•
tempt. But as the charge is now put forth
in an imposing form, and the subject of Abo
lition is ono of absorbing interest and para.
mount importance—and as I could not, and
I am sure the Whigs of Virginia, and the
South generally, would not vote for any
Abolitionist living to be President of the
United States; (scat cely sooner than they
would for a Florida Indian,) and as I have
been placed before the people of this State
for the office of Elector upon the W hig
Ticket, I have thought it due to you, to the
Whig cause, and to myself, to ask you to
furnish, under your own hand, your denial
of the charge, in a letter to me which I may
publish.
I beg leave to say, that the denial which
I expect will, in my opinion, advance your
cause with all good and reflecting men
through the land; but whether it will ad
vance or injure it, it is equally due to your
self and to us, that you should furnish it, as
I am satisfied that you would be as unwil
ling to advance that cause by any fraud, as
we should be to be made the instruments
apparently, or dupes of it. Be pleased there•
fore, to say to me, whether you still enter
tain the sentiments upon the subject of Abu•
ham expressed in your speech at Vincen•
ties, in 1835; whether you ever were a
member ofan Abolition Society in Virginia,
and whether you have designated the Rich
mond Society as an Abolition Society; and
what was your political connection, if any,
with The old Federal party.
With great respect,
I am, air, your friend, &c.
JAMES LYONS.
To Gen.W. R. HARRISON, Cincinnati3Ohio.
General Harrison's Reply.
NOUTII BEND, Ist June, 1840.
My Dear Sir :—W hen I received your
letter of the 14th April, 1 was very unwell
with a violent cold in the head, which termi
nated in intermittent neuralgia, or sun pain,
as it is commonly called, which was so much
increased by writing, that I was obliged for
some time to do very little in that way.—
When 1 recovered, my unanswered letters
had increased to so fearful a mass that I
have not yet been able to got through it,
even with the assistance of my conscience•
keeping committee. And although I have
adopted the method of getting rid of a large
portion of them by commit! ing.thern to the
flames instead of the committee, such are
the constant interruptions to which 1 am
subjected by a constant stream of visitors,
that I am able to make very little progress
in lessening my file. You have in the
above my apology for treating you with ap
parent neglect which it was impossible that
I should do, as well from your high standing
in society, as from the regard I feel for you
in consequence of the long and intimate
friendship and connexion between our faint.
lies. But for those reasons, candor induces
me to say, that I could never have brought
myself to answer the political part of your
letter at all. 1 am convinced that upon re
flection you will yourself think that it was
totally unnecessary, for 1 cannot suppose
that my personal friends and connexions in
my native State could think that I was less
of a gentleman or an honest man than those
ardent politicians farther South, Steely,
Alford, Legere, Dawson, King, &c. &c.—
They take it tor granted that I could not
suffer my Vincennes speech and others to be
quoted by my friends to show my opinions
on the subject of abolitionism, if I did not
hold those opinions at this time—they have
therefore treated with scorn and contempt,
the charge of my being an Abolitionist, and
truly assert that I have done and suffered
more to support Southern Rights than any
other person north of Mason and Dixon's
line. I have had indeed, a great number of
applications from individuals (nine-tenths, at
least, of my opponents) requiring me to re•
iterate what I have said or written upon the
subject of the U. S. Bank, Abolitionism, elic.
I have declined to answer them of late at all;
amongst all other reasons, because it was
physically impossible that I should do it,
and as they all require my opinions in man•
uscript,particularly addressed to the writers,
they would not be satisfied with my writing
one letter and sending a printed copy to
each. I was determined, however, to avail
myself of the first favorable opportunity,
isad referring to the letters and speeches I
had made on the subjects 1 have mentioned,
to endorse them all. This 1 have recently
done in a letter to a committee appointed by
the Whig members of the Legislature of
New York. You will probably see it pub.
lished by the time this reaches you. In
relation to the discussion between M r. Ran
dolph and myself in the Senate, of which a
statement is annexed to the address, what
better evidence couli be given, that there
is no possibility of satisfying my political
enemies by any thing that I could write than
the garbled account which they have given
of that discussion? If the charge made upon
me by Mr. Randolph is authentic, taken
from a newspaper report, surely, my answer
to him should be considered so also. It is
worthy of remark too, that Mr. Randolph
made no reply to my answer to his attack,
and that he was not a man to leave a matter
in that situation if he could avoid it. The
truth is, that I believe he really regretted
his attack upon me. He repeatedly told
me so, and frequently solicited mo to bury
the hatchet at a friendly dinner with him,
which 1 agreed to do. At :he dinner was
Mr. Calhoun, Mr. 'Jayne, and Gen. Ham.
ilton and many others, all but myselfof the
Jackson party. Oar friendly intercourse
was never afterwards interrupted. In reply
to your inquiry, as to my connection with
the old Federal party, I will state to you the
circumstances under which 1 received two
appointments from Mr. John Adams. In
the year 1799, Gen. Wayne left the Army
on a visit to Philadelphia. I had been re
cently married and tendered to him my re
signation as his aid de camp, but he declined
receiving it; saying he could very well dis
pense with my services on his journey. It
was during this trip that he obtained the
promise of General Washington to give me
a civil appointment, as I had expressed my '
determination to leave the Army. This
promiso,the President repeated to my broth•
er, Carter B. Harrison, then in Congress,
with some very kind remarks upon my con
duct in the Army. When Gen. Washing
ton left the Presidency, I have reason to
believe that he obtained a promise from Mr.
Adams to fulfil his intentions. When the
office of the Secretary of the North Western
Territory became vacant, Mr. Adams up.
pointed toe, although I was opposed by Col.
Pickering, the Secretary of State. In 1799,
I was selected by the Republican party of
the Territorial Legislature to be their can
didate for the appointment of delegate to
Congress. Between Mr. Arthur St. Clair .
Jr. (the son of Gov. St. Clair,) the Federal
candidate and myself, the votes were divided
precisely as the two parties stood in the Le.
gislature, with the exception of one Repub.
lican who was induced by his regard for the
Governor to vote for his son. The vote
was 11 to 10, not one of the nine Federalists
voting for me. Before I left Cincinnati, the
Republican members made me promise not
to suffer my known opposition to the mea
sures of tee Administration to interfere with
the attainment of the great object for which
I was sent. Upon my arrival in Philadel
phia, I was received by Mr. Adams in the
most flattering manner. At his dinner par
ties, where I was often a guest, he seemed
to take great pleasure in speaking of my
father's services in the Revolutionary Con
gress, relating many anecdotes to show his
devotion to the cause, and the effect which
his pleasantries produced in cheering thorn
in the gloom, which the occasionally unpro
wising state of their affairs often produced.
I had no conversation with Mr. Adams on
politics, farther than to explain to him my
views in relation to the change in the system
of selling the Public Lands, which I was
glad to find he approved. As soon as the
law was passed for the division of the North
Western Territory, I was informed that it
was the intention of Mr. Adams to nominate
me to the Government of Indiana. I hesi
tated not a moment to declare that I would
not accept it, although very much premed
to do so by several leading Federal mem
bers of Congress. I was not long in discov
ering the motives of these gentlemen. There
had been some meetings of the people of the
Territory, in which, resolutions had been
adopted recommending me to the President
for the Government of the Territory, (North
Western) instead of Gov. St. Clair.
Those resolutions, with correspondent
addresses, had been forwarded to the Presi
dent and Senate. Now it so happened that
two distinguished Senators had fixed their
eyes upon the same office. One of them,
who had been moat urgent for me to go to
Indiana, had largo possessions in the North
Western Territory,which was probably one
reason for his wishing to go there. But the
main object was to secure thb Territory to
the Federal party, when it should become a
State, which it was known would soon be the
case. To carry out this plan, it was neces
eery to get me out of the way. The ap
pointment was pressed upon me, notwith-'
standing my refusal to take it. At length,'
my relations and friends, the Messrs. Nich
olas, Wilson Carey of the Senate, and John
of the House, prevailed on me to accept it.
'ley pointed out the advantages to myself,
and assured me that there was no doubt of
Mr. Jefferson's election in the ensuing No.
vember, and that 1 would be continued
Governor of Indiana, and some Republican
succeed Governor St. Clair in the North
Western Territory.
I therefore accepted the appointment,
with a determination, as Indiana had no
voice in the choice of the President, that I
would take no part in the contest.
I have thus given you a full account of
my connexion with the Presidency of Mr.
Adams. will conclude by saying, that
Mr. Jefferson lost no time after his inaugu
ration, to assure me of his favor and his
confidence, and I think there is sufficient
evidence that I retained both to the end of
his administration.
In answer to the inquiry why I used the
word "Abolition" in 'designating a society
of which I was a member in Richmond, in
the year 1791, instead of the word "Hu
mane," which is known to be the one by
which the society was really distinguished?
All that I can say upon the subject, is, that
if I did really term it an Abolition Society,
a fact which I can still hardly believe, [for
I have not been able to see the paper con
taining my address to the people of the
District in 1822,1 it must have.been from
forgetfulness, which might eoity happen
after a lapse of 31 years. At any rate t the
word Abolition was not understood o mean
in 1822, what it now means. Th re can
be no doubt that the society of which Mr.
Tarlton Pleasants was a member,and which
in his publication in the Richmond Whig,
ho calls the "Humane Society of Rich
mond," [and by this title Judge Catch, who
gave me the certificate in 1822, also desig
nated it,] was the same of which I was a
member. Mr. Pleasants was a member in
1797, I in 1791—M r. Robert Pleasants was
the President at the former period, as ho
was when I was admitted.
1 do not wish what I have said above, to
be published, but I have no objection that
the facts should be stated, and reference
made to me as having furnished them.
I have written to a friends in Congress,
Mr. Joseph Williams, of Tennessee, show•
mg the connection which existed between
the Hamilton county Corresponding Com
mittee and myself, and authorised him to
make it public. -
I was about to make some further obser•
vations, when I was interrupted by a party
of gentlemen from Louisville, and must con
clude by assuring you that I am,
Vory truly, yours.
W. H. HARRISON.
THE BLOODHOUND HUMBUG.
The Territory of Florida,
To R. Fitzpatrick. Dr.
January. 1840—For 33 Blood.
hounds purchased in Cuba, 32,733 00
Expenses at Matamoras and Key
West, including port charges
and quarantine dues; volante
hire to go to the south side of
Cuba,and expenses, at Nladre
be; transportation of the dogs
to Matanzas; provisions for the
dogs at Matanzas and Key
West; carpenter's bill for ma.
king dog-houses; lumber, old
canvass, &c.,
Charter of the sloop Marshall
for the Immo to Matanzas
and back to St. Marks,
This sum advanced to the 5
Spaniards who accompany the
dogs as per accounts here
with,
Passport for those five Spaniards,
Paid for 87 lbs., fresh beef in
Ttillahassee for dogs,
My compensation,
Cr.—By this sum received from
the Union Bank by order of
G ov.• Call,
Balance, 86 33
No small price for 33 dogs!! This sum
was paid out of the Territorial treasury,but
in reality the expense is borne by the Gen
eral Government, as appropriations are an
nually made to make up any deficiencies in
the Territorial receipts.
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From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
THE WAY THE MONEY GOES.
In the course of a powerful speech made
some time since in Congress by Mr. Profit
of Indiana, he stated some startling facts in
relation to the money policy of the Admin
istration and the Florida War. We noticed
one or two of them on Saturday last, and
only regret that we cannot afford space for
the entire address. His object was to show
that the money of the people had been
shamefully wasted. Witness the following
items of steamboat contracts for 1837:
FOR CHARTER OF STEAMBOATS.
Watchman, $450 per day, or $164,2!4 per an.
Mobile, 460 do 169,726 do
Anna Calhoun and i 480 do , 146,000 do
2 barges,
Henry Cromwell, 300 do 109,500 do
Hyperion, 390 do 109,500 do
Lellore, 200 do 73,000 do
Charleston, 3,750 per month or 45,000 do
Florida, 3,000 do 36,000 do
John McLean, 4,000 do 48,000 do
Camden, 4,000 do 48,000 do
James Adams, 4,000 do 43.000 do
Altamaha, 5,000 do 60,000 do
, 3,500 do 42,000 do
It thus appears, said Mr. P. that there
were CHARTERED, during the year 1837, ,
thirty five steamboats,(orty-three schooners,
two sloops, twenty five brigs, six ships, ma•
king in all one hundred and eleven vessels
chartered, in a single year, for the prosecu
tion of this Florida war—this war, sir.which
we, a nation of millions, have waged for
years with some 500 naked warriors.—
And, beside the one hundred and eleven
vessels chartered, I find upwards of one
hundred contracts, some of them of a very
large amount, for transportation of troops,
forage, arms, horses, &c. during that year,
for this war."
Again,—"l am told, sir, that a steamboat
was offered to the Government for about
$14,000, and, refusing to purchase, tney
chartered her until they paid some $72,-
000. lam told, sir, that plank in several
instances has cost $1 25 per foot or $125
per hundred feet. Also, that fire wood has
cost $5O per cord."
In another part of his remarks he cited
this case:
Document No. 127, of 3d session of 25th
Congress, is a letter of Mr Poinsett, Secre
tary of War. In that document I find a
communication from the Commissary Gen
eral of Subsistence, addressed to Mr. Poin.
sett, and I there perceive that the Govern.
ment, after purchasing unnecessarily a vast
amount of provisions, de,c. "for the army,
sent to the Cherokee country," and, having
no use for it, ordered it to be sold, and I will
quote an extract from that communication:
"The supplies consisted of 50 barrels
pork, 2645 barrels flour, 821 barrels bread,
272/ bushels beans, 16/ bushel cornmeal,
160 bushels corn, 506 bushels salt. 75,027
pounds sugar, 41,297 pounds coffee, 5430
pounds rice, 531,020 pounds bacon, 28,181
pounds soap, 14.11 n pounds candles, 371
gallons whiskey, 5,145 gallons vinegar, and
all the issuing apparatus, such as scales,
weights and measures, used while the vol
unteer troops were in service. These art,.
des produced the nett sum of 852,117 90."
This, sir, is the "official account."_ Does
any gentleman here deny it? Is there any
one of the Administration party who wishes
to give on explanation? 11 so, I willgive
way. Not one, sir. Then, let none of the
Administration papers throughout the Uni•
on, dare to deny this statement. And what
do 1 prove by this, Mr. Chairman? That
this vast amount of supplies, "collected un
necessarily," cost, as will appear by the ac•
counts of the Department upwards of two
hundred and sixty thousand dollars, inclu•
ding transportation, commiasions, buildings
erected for their preservation, dm and were
sold by this all-wise and competent Admin
istration for less than one-fifth of cost. This,
sir, is the manner in which the money of the
People is wasted.
I will ask the gentleman from Virginia
if it was possible fur any honest man to an
ticipate such unjustifiable squanderings of
the public money? It seems, sir, that the
29,181 pounds of soap were not needed by
the army. It ought never to have been
sold, sir. It should have been shipped to
Washington, and would have served as a
fraction of the quantity requisite to cleanse
this foul Administration. But, sir, 1 will
give you another item of sales of stores,&c.
purchased unnecessarily,and sold at auction
in the Cherokee country, 1838, and em
braced in this same communication. 1
(fad, sir, that corn, which cost the Govern
ment at least one dollar and a half, and in
many instances, two dollars, per bushel,and
accumulated unnecessarily in vast quanti
ties, was sold by this economical Adminis
tration,, as follows:
8,3-z1 bushels corn, at 17} cents per bushel.
5,275 do. 111 do.
4,9901 do. 201 do.
400 do. 4 do.
4,239} do. 13:1 do.
This, sir, is a specimen of the prices at
which this article was sold, and thousands
of dollars thrown away in this one article of
corn alone. And this, air,
is only a (ration
of the quantity sold. 1 find, further, sir,
that oats purchased at double the usual cost
were sold at 3} cents per bushel. This
corn and oats were not damaged; for the
report states them to have been sound, and
tho damaged corn sold seperately. I could
proceed, sir, to enumerate hundreds of cases
of the same nature, but time will not permit.
No wonder with such conduct as this—
such profligacy and extravagance, that this
am i•bank and anti-credit Administration has
been compelled to issue million after million
of Government Treasury Notes— or, in less
exceptionable phrase Nan Buren shin plas.
tern. And yet we occasionally heir the
Globe talk of economy in the public expen
ditures. Out upon such shameless hypoc.
risyl
303 99
600 00
136 63
26 25
6 95
1,000 00
$5,008 83
A GOOD THING FROM MISSISSIPPI
5,000 00
The "Northern Reporter," published at
Grenada, Mississippi, by James M. Newton,
heretofore a supporter of the administration,
on the 13th ult. hoisted the banner of Har
rison and Tyler—or, what is the same thing,
'Elmousorr and Reform.' Among other
things indicative of the present views of the
editor, is the following :
Form of a DeCiaratiolll of Independence.
Respectfully dedicated to all trsdy repent
Wars, in the course of human events, it
becomes necessary to dissolve our connec
tion with those with whoirt we have long
politically associated, respect for the com
munity, no less than time-honored usage,
requires at our hands a reason for so doing.
We hold these truths,then, to be self-evident:
1. That a provident Creator has given us
a judgment to discern right from wrong,and
a will to do either.
2. That when our judgment is convinced
that we are pursuing a wrong course. if we
do not forsake it and embrace another, we
may be justly charged with madness and
folly.
3. That the present Administration of the
United States is professedly democratic, and
as such we have honestly endeavored to sus
tain it, until, by a series of measures calcu•
lated to bring ruin and destruction upon our
country, it has lost our confidence, and we
owe it allegiance no longer.
-
4.. It promised to reform the whole sys
tem of government; that only faithful, capa
ble, and honest men should be appointed to
office; that it would reduce the expenses of
government; that it would give us a better
currency, though we then had the best in
the world. It has failed in every promise.
The whole system of government has chang
ed for the worse: party favorites have been
appointed to office, though destitute of talent
or honesty: the governmental expenses have
increased three fold: our currency, fromihe
best, has been reduced to treasury notes,
post notes, and shinplasters! The picture
is not yet complete. The President has
asked, and vehemently urged, the plan of
placing the whole treasury at his disposal:
yea, more—he has asked for an army of two
hundred thousand, under pay, to be ready
at his call—for what purpose, we must judge
for ourselves. This item in the "long black
catalogue" were, of itself, sufficient to justi
fy our apostacy; for, so daring has been the
request, that that most faithful prop of the
Administration, the Ajax of Loco Focoism,
the great Missouri Humbugger, in an agony
at the view of his own departing glory, cries,
"Hold ! Martin, hold! or the devil will get
me before my time!"
5. Members of Congress have spent
their time •in criminating each other—in
electioneering for place and power, rioting
in luxury at eight dollars per diem, which
their distressed constituents have had to pay
by the sweat of their brow.
For these reasons, among a thousand oth
ers of the seine character, it repents us that
we ever assisted in elevating such men to the
offices they hold; and from this time for.
ward we no longer belong to their party,
but shall, "hitch our horses to another rack,
fodder or no fodder"—and by the aid of
Heaven, we will exert every influence we
may possess to dethrone the powers that be,
and place others in their stead, who, we
fondly hope and sincerely believe, will ad.
minister the government in all its beauty
ant Loco Focos.
and purity, and give back to the people all GEN. HARRISON'S naruirs 11011E.—Wo
their pristine happiness and prosperity. I learn from the Cincinnati Republican that
[All Loco Focos, who may be on the po• Gen. Harrison reached his home on the
litical "anxious seat," are affectionately re- 19ih instant, from his visit to Fort Meigs.
quested to ponder upon the above; and, so He was accompanied by General Van Ren.
soon as they can do so with "a conscience ambler, of New York, and Major Clarkson
void of' offence towards God and man," to and Col. Todd. Tho meeting of Generals
cut it out of the paper, sign it, and send it to Harrison and Van Reneeher, at Columbus,
the Grenada Tippecanoe Club to be filed was deeply affecting. They had been cap
among the archives.] tains under Wayne; they fought together
at the memorable victory of the Maumee,
TEsTratosi OF TUE OLD SOLDIER9. — The and throughout a long and eventful life,hovn
subjoined testimony of an Old Soldier in fa. been devoted friends. Their military ser
ver of Gen. Harrison, is exceedingly inter- vices and sacrifices give them the first
eating. We find it in the Detroit Daily claims to the gratitude of their country.—
Advertiser: Gen. Van Rensalaor commanded a troop of
To the Ancient French Inhabitants of Michigan. Dragoons on the 20th August, 1794, and re.
Fellow citizens—l was with Gen. Barri- ceived a desperate wound through the lungs.
son during the last war, and was well ac- In the late war he led a gallant body of
qualified with him. Is it strange therefore, troops to the assault upon the heights of
that 1 should feel a deep interest in the fame Queenstown; he stormed and carried the
of the brave man under whom I served, but enemy's batteries. Upon this occasion the
whose character is now assailed by those distinguished Gen. Brock fell, and Van Refl.
who know nothing from experience,nfeither seiner received six severe wounds upon his
the danger of a war or the courage and vir- body. It is scarcely necessary to remind
tues necessary to make a brave soldier as our renders of the disgraceful fact that all
was General Harrisonl I was at the tinier- these services and those wounds could not
tunate defeat of Winchester, at the River protect the gallant soldier from the proscrip-
Raisin, and have been ashamed and surpri- tivo system of Mr. Van Buren.. He was
sed that the enemies of Gen. Harrison should appointed Postmaster at Albany, by Gen.
attack him from that defeat. He was not Jackson, and removed last year, because ho
to blame. His name was free from all stig-would not use the patronage of his office in
I
ma in that matter. and no honorable man support of the administration.
will accuse him of improper conduct in that
unfortunate affair.
I was with General Harrison at Fort
Meigs; and slam I hear those who were in
their cradles at the time, or fleeing from
danger, stigmatise him as a "coward," I
feel hound to no longer remain silent, but to
tell my fellow citizens what 1 know. I was
near him when General Proctor demanded
the surrender of the fort, and I heart.' Gen.
Harrison say that "he would never surren
der—He would die in its defence rather
than give up the fort," and he called upon
all his subordidate officers to join in his re
solution, and that if ho did fall to never give
up the conflict. Stimulated by the firmness
of their General—whom every officer and
soldier in the fort loved for his amiable
qualities and unflinching bravery—all resol
ved to die rather than dishonor their coun
try by a surrender? You know, fellow cit
izens, the result. By his untiring perue
verance—by his late and early mention to
duty—by hie constant encouragement of the
private soither—by his own example—and
by his extraordinary skill, prudence and
bravery as a commander—the enemy were
repulsed, and the flag of our beloved coun
try waved in triumph over the fort which
Gen. Harrison and his brave companions
so gallantly defended. ..
Can I, then, feliew citizens, remain quiet,
when 1 hear my old General stigmatized as
a "coward?" No, I cannot. • Nor can 1
even permit the suspicon to go abroad that
I can withhold my feeble support from the
man •whom I know to be worthy of, and so
competent to fill, the office of President of
the United States.
Nor can you, fellow citizens, who were
in Michigan in 1812-13, and know General
Harrison to be your deliverer and benefac
tor, remain quiet and do your duty. You
will, I am sure, do justice to so brave and
so good a man, and with me, rally under the
standard of Harrison, Tyler and the Con
stitution—even, if to do so, you are obliged
to leave the party with which you now act.
Vive la General Harrison! Vive la Con•
stitutiont
JOSEPH LORA NGER.
MoNnoE, June 17, 1890.
From the Portsmoutl
The charge of "selli
very," is a most pitiful
dile tears. To sell
let and to hire out, art
Now read the two fol
relating to individuals
ed guilty of a breach
From the law approved by
W. H. Harrison, Sept.
17.18(11.
" W hen any person or
persons shall,on cony lotion
of any crime or breach of
the penallaw,be sentenced
to pay a fine or fines, with'
or without the costs of pro
secution, it shall be made
lawful for the court before'
whom such convictions
shall be had to order the
sheriff to SELL or HIRE
the person so convicted, to
any person or persons who'
will pay tho said fine and'
costs for such term of time
as the court will think real
sonable."
Show us the difference in principle be•
tween the above, or be forever silent on the
charge of "Selling poor men into slavery."
SIIII•TREASURY Looro.—The following
are among the reasons why the Loco Focos
prefer the Sub-Treasury:
The President's annual salary is twenty
five thousand dollars, or one hundred thou.
sand dollars for four years.
To pay this sum, the farmer, taking Ohio
prices is compelled to furnish as follows:
In 1837425,000 25,000 bushelo wheat.sl,oo
" 1840, 25,000 60,000
Eetimate
25,000 75,000
for 1841,
So that instead of twenty five thousand
bushels of wheat, it will take seventy•five
thousand, should Mr. Van Buren be elected
again, to pay him his salary. The same
will be true of all the office holders in the
United States. Is it any wonder that they
are in favor of a metallic currency.
The following table will show how much
the farmer will gain by the Sub Treasury:
In 1837, a bushel of wheat would buy (at 14114.
Ohio prices) of Brown Sum,
In 184 Q, a bushel of wheat will buy, 8
Loss to the farmer,
Estimate for 1841, 8 lbs., or a fall of
more than filly per cent. on every bushel o
wheat'. So it is as to all other products and
labor too. yet for the benefit of the farmer
we are told the Sub-Treasury is to be estab
liehed.
The cost of the transportation ofconvicts
from England, up to 1836, wit's to Great
Britain, 8,000,0001. sterling,
h (N. 11.) Journal
ing poor men into sla
t effort to shed croco
for a limited time, to
3 synonymous terms.
(lowing extracts, both
who have been prov
of the penal law.
From the Menage or Gov.
ernor Page, delivered to
the General Court of N
Hampshire,June 4,1540.
"So fluctuating have been
the prices of mauufactured
articles in the market,that
few are disposed to con
tract for the labor ot the
convicts, perhaps those
convicts who are mechan•
ics,can be advantageously
LET for particular bran
ches of business. I would
therefore suggest the pro-
Ipriety ofcontinuingauthor.
lity to HIRE OUT n part
or ALL the convicts on
suitable terms."
MORMONS. — The Mormons are again col
lecting and building up a town at a place
they call Nnuvoo, in Illinois. It is said that
since last October 300 houses have gone up
in the town. The persecution of these peo
ple by Missouri has led to this, and will
finally result in ronderitug them not only ob
jects of charity but of fair example.
Logansport (indiana) Herald.
BAD LUCIE ENTIRELY•- An Abolition
Convention in Massachusetts on the 27th of
May nominated the Hon. Win. Jackson. of
Newton, for the office of Governor, and tho
Hon. Roger Leavitt, of Charlement, for Lt.
Governor. The latter has since deceased,
and the former has decl.ned.
CAPITAL. - A Loco in a recent midnight
attempt to cut down the liberty polo near
the log cabin, at Ashtabula, Ohio, received
a charge of salt in his rear, when with a
bound he 'sloped' for the woods! At the
date of our latest intelligence from that place,
he had not again molested the pole, and pro
bably will not very soon!
CIIIIIICZIES IN PIIILADELPIIIA.—Accord
ing to Tanner's Philadelphia City Guide,
for the current year, the following is the
number of Churches in that city, as set forth
alphabetically, In detail:—African 1'; Bap
tist 11; Catholics; Congregational 1; Dutch
Reformed 2; Episcopal 14; Friends Meet
ing Houses 4; German Reformed 1; Inde
pendent I: Jews Synagogue 1; Lutheran 4;
Methodist 15; Moravian. 1; Mariner's 3;
Now Jerusalem 1; Presbyterian 26; Unita
rian 1; Universalist 2.—Total 100.
The Loco Faces of Kentuckrhave been
a long time in getting one of their party to
consent to be immolated as n Loco Foco
candidate for Governor of the State. They
have succeeded, at last, in bringing Mr.
John B. Helm, of Marion county, up to the
rack, where he consents to stand, "without
fodder."
OtrThe Loco Feces will please to take
notice that Mr. John B. Helm is described
as "fii m though moderate" in his Loco Fo
coism, and that he is not JOHN L. Elnot,the
late Speaker of the Kentucky [louse of Re
presentatives, who is a firm and, we may
add, "immoderate" W hig, though some Lo
co Foco papers in New York set a story
afloat that he had deserted to the enemy.—
There is no more truth in his deserting than
in the story that Gov. Wickliffe had, and
the latter, it will be recollected, was, on the
very day the charge appeared in the Rich
mond Enquirer, addressing a Whig meet
ing, and pouting hot shot into the ranks of
the Loco Focos.—Bait. Patriot.
No CHANGES! — Tho Hon. John S. Hun
ter, who presided over the recent 'Fuseeleo
sa, Alabama, Convention of the Harrison
Democracy, and who is one of the ablest
men in the State, was a Van Buren elector
in 1836. Col. THOMAS WILLIAMS,
one of the most eloquent speakers in the
Convention, and one of the chosen candi
dates for Elector, pledged to the support of
Harrison and Tyler, was within a few
months past, a strong and able advocate of
the re election of Van Buren. And yet
there are no changes!
CONVICTION AND ESCAPE OF LETT.— Wo
learn from the Syracuse (N. Y.) Signal that
Lett, the Canadian, has been convicted of
an attempt to burn the steamboat Great
Britain, at Oswego, and sentenced to seven
years imprisonment in the States Prison at
Auburn. He passed through Syracuse on
Friday night on his way to prison, in custody
of the Sheriff; and when wit* four miles
of Auburn he made hie escape from the car,
while going at the rate of twenty miles an
hour. One hundred dollars is offered by
the Sheriff for his apprehension,
NEW YORK BAN .—By n law of last
session, all the banks in the State of New
York are required to redeem their notes,
from July Ist onward, at half per cent. din.
count, either at New York city, or at Alba,.
ny. The Journal of Commerce. states that,
a large number of the country banks have
made arrangements with the New York.
State Dank, at Albany, for that purpose.
A SqUIRREI, i'iILYNTO-.••The Tray (N.
Budget says:—"A squirrel hunt came off in,
Gannon last week, in which the Sportsmen,
and sharp shooters of that town did wonders.
It throws the Delhi squirrel hunt entirely.
into the shade. On Saturday last they met
nt David See's hotel, and counted their
game agreeably to their laws, and the losing :
party paid for the supper, which we under-.
stand was served up by Mr. See in a superb,
style. One party killed 12,100, - and tb.
•
other 9,00,"
•
EPUBLIMAN BANNER.
a ET7 TSEUEG, July 7, I 840.
PEOPLE'S C.R.VD ID.ITE
Tt PRESIDENT,
GEN. WILLIAM H. HARRISCH.
POR VTeII•PRESIDENT,
JOIIN TYLER.
HAVE FLUNG THE
unotn DANNER OF Lint:FITT ♦6D THE CON-
RTITUTION TO TIM BREEZE, INNER] RED WITH
TUE UMPIRING wonns :—ONE PRERIDEN
TIAL TERM—THE INTEGRITY OF THE
PUBLIC , SERVANTS—THE SAFETY OF
THE PUBLIC MONEY—AND THE GEN
ERAL GOOD OF THE PEOPLE."
Hon. James Cooper and Hon. Francis James
will pliase accept our thanks for their favors.
Passage of the Sub-Treasury
Bill.
The Sub-Treasury Bill, so often rejected by
Congress am) the people. has et length become a
law; and wo fear much, that the adoption of this
measure has stricken a blow at the prosperity of
i the country from which it will not soon recover.
But wo have taken up our pen at this time, not
for the purpose of lamenting the effects which this
measure will produce upon the country. The
time for argument has gone by. A sad experi
ence, in the course of a year or two, will convince
judgments that reason has failed to reach, that
• this bill is destructive to toe interests of the coun
try—particularly to those of the farmer, the me
chanic, and the day laborer.
But we repeat, that it is not to speak of the of
fccts of this bill, that we have taken up our pen
it is to show that its passage has been procured
by a, fraud which disfranchised a Slate. The
final vote on this Bill, shows that without the aid
of the votes of the New Jersey Loco focos,it could
not hard been passed. At the final vote, them
was but one Loco Foco, who would have voted
for tho bill, absent. They yeas were 124, nays
105; the five Loco locos from New Jersey voting
in the affirmative. Deduct these five and you
leave but 119, while it requires 122 to constitute
a majority of the whole number. If, therefore, all
the Whigs had been present (as they would have
' been, if they hod not known that tho fraudulent
introduction of the New Jersey Loco Faces had
made the contest hopeless) the bill could not have
been passed. Even if Gen. Howard (tbe only
Loco foco, who was absent, as appears from the
yeas and nays) had been present, it would have
made the Loco foco vote but 120, two less than
enough.
. Here we have the reason why the State of Now
Jersey was disfranchised; not only disfranchised,
but had palmed upon her, as her representatives.
men. whom she had rejected at the polls by a ma
jority of legal votes. Hero we have the reason,
why the majority of the House of Representatives
refused to hive the olegal" votes reported by the
committee on Elections; but required that com
mitted to report "forthwith " all the votes legal
and illegal. The determination to pass this bill
furnishes the reason why the constitution, law
and precedent have been violated in forcing the
Now Jersey pretenders into seats. This is the rea
son why the House of Representatives took upon
itself tho right of electing member. to represent
the people of New Jersey. To this fact we call
the attention of the people. Let thorn bear it in
mind—ponder upon it, that the Executive, to se
cure the adoption of a favorite measure,undertook
to disfranchise the puoplo of a sovereign State.
Let them look to it.
Adjournment of Congress.
Both Houses of Congress have passed a resolu
tion, designating the 21st day of July inst., fur the
close of the present session.
The adoption of the Sub• Treasury Bill will
place in the hands of the President a dangerous
amount of power. It will not only give him an
entire control of the treasure of the nation; but it
will also make him the master of an army of mer
cenaries. The power which this bill confers on
the President, the number of agents necessary in
carrying on the unwieldy machinery of the system,
was very forcibly illustrated by Mr. Tr, raarronAs - r,
of Rhode Island, in a speech which ho delivered
on this subject a few days since, in the House of
Representatives. He showed, in the course of his
remarks, that the number of agents necessary to
be employed, including the Post Masters who :l i e
constituted receivers, would he but f
20,000. He also showed, that under the 27th
secti In of the Bill, every dollar of money in the
treasury unappropriated to other objects, will be
always at the disposal of the President. But ar
gument and warning are thrown away on the
wicked tools of a corrupt administration.
Leib re. Commonwealth+Supreuse Court.
We learn that the Supreme Court have decla
red the act passed last winter to classify the asso
ciate Judges to be unconstitutional. This infa
mons I,w was recommended by Gov. Porter and
ross..d by his legislature to oust the few honest
judges Lit in office by the new Constitution.—
And James M. Porter, the Jeffries of the bench,
vacated the commission of Judge Leib of Schuyl
kill comity under it; which decision was taken up
by writ of error and reversed.
PAINFUL INTELLIGENCIC.—The Philadel.
phia U. S. Gazette of this morning says:—
letter now before 0.1, from Harrisburg,
mentions the reception at that place of the
pincul intelligence that • the Hon. Samuel
McKean, late United States Senator for
Pennsylvania, attempted suicide in a fit of
insanity on Tuesday last, at his residence in
McKean county, by cutting his throat with
~•~R razor. Although Gen. McKPan was a li ve
•
‘vhen, the letter, giving the information was
Written,_ yet, it is added there was not the
slightest t?rospeet, of kis surviving many
4°'1.416.
4TH Or JULY.
The Oxford celebration of our National Anni
versary was a most animating and exhilarating
scene. We have never witnessed so large an as
semblage of freemen in this county on a similar
occasion. Although but little effort was made to
procure their attendance, yet the people sponta
neously assembled to pay homage to the birth-day
of Freedom, and to remove the oppression which
is now upon us and is constantly increasing. The
Farmer was there to devise measures to avert the
evils which threaten to blast all his prospects by
reducing the value of his land, destroying all mar
kets for his produce, and loading his property with
taxes. The Merchant was there hoping for a re
volution which would revive commerce and give
energy to trado;—the Mechanic, seeking the reme
dy for his present embarrassments, and the means
of giving life to the manufacturing and mechanic
arts;—the Laborer was there to prevent, if possi
ble, the reduction of the price of his labor to eleven
pence a day—Patriots of every description were
there to rescue their country from the oppression
of tyrants, and the fangs of plunderers.
At 10 o'clock the village of Oxford was throng
ed by the hardy yeomanry from the surrounding
country, who had left their harvest fields to con
sult together upon the alarming crisis of the coun
try. A few moments after 10 o'clock, music was
heard in the direction of Gettysburg, and a long
train of carriage and horsemen were discovered
approaching with the "star spangled" banner in
front; and almost every horse and carriage was
covered with flags inscribed with patriotic senti
ments and mottoes They came into town, and
around the square singing, in full chorus, patriot
ic Log Cabin songs.
Immediately after, appeared a large number of
gentlemen, in carriages and on horseback from
Litticstown, headed by the Hon. Jas. M'Sherry.
Another largo party soon mode its appearance
from WSherrystown and Hanover. Then came
from the neighborhood of Hunterstown, a number
of spirited young men, and "old settlers" deter.
mined to expel Locofocoism from "old Straban."
Hampton sent its choice spirits; Heiulersburg was
there as prompt and determined as usual. Then
came the spirited array from Petersburg, consist
ing of a gallant troop of freemen on horseback, all
wearing appropriate badges preceded by a banner
and trumpet loon appeared fromtheEast,escorted
by a well disciplined volunteer company, a long
procession from the Log Cabin village of Abbotts
town. In front drawn by four horses was a Log
Cabin on wheels made according to the real mo
del. It resembled the Log Cabin of the new set
tlements, with all the appropriate accompaniments
—the stick chimney, the 'coon skins, the old bat
in the window, the buck horns, dried herring, ant)
every thing "•up to nature" more than any we
have witnessed on similar occasions. It halted in
front of Mr. Miley's tavern, where a hundred
voices sang sweetly together,
(13Annoan
Oh, where, tell me where, was your Buckeye Cabin
made?
Oh, where, tell me where, was your Buckeye Cabin
made?
And a party of the inmates of the Cabin answered
'T was built among the merry boys that wield the
plough and spade,
Where the Log Cabins stand in the bonnie Buckeye
shade!
The effect was delightful.
But we must stop this detailed description.—
Suffice it to say that by I I o'clock the people had
assembled to the number of 700 or 800.
Tho committee appointed Major Gen. David
Middlecofl; Chief Marshall; Col. Joseph J. Kuhn
and COL. M. C. Clarkson, Assistant Mothballs,
under whose. direction the procession formed with
the "Log Cabin," and tho beautiful company of
volunteers ou the right, and marched to a delight
ful shady grove a short distance from town, in the
centre of which was a largo spring of pure water.
The following officers of the day were then ap
pointed:
P111811:121CT.
Hon. JAMES M'SHERRY.
VICE PRESIDE:ITS,
DAVID SLAOLE, PETER GIBE,
SAMUEL LILLY, Col. GEORGE ICKES,
HENRY SIIIIIVER, C 0!. B. SNYDER,
WU. IlloomurAD, Dr. JosEPh A.SIIOIIB.
SEORMTARIEfIp
Samuel R. Ramell, Luther H. Skinner,
The company then set down to a most excellent
dinner. The committee, not anticipating such an
out pouring of the people, had provided seats for
only 120 persons. at table. But instead of one
table sufficing, there were four full tables of guests
in succession—upwards of 400 persons partook of
dinner—when the cloth was removed Samuel R.
Russell, Esq. rend the Declaration of Indepen
dence. in a distinct and audible voice—Col. Clark
son then read the toasts, which were all drank in
the liquid of the Spring, together with a little
"hard cider." A large number of volunteer toasts
wore then given, followed by patriotic songs, and
immense cheering.
Daniel M. Stnyser was then called on, and ad-
dressed the meeting in an eloquent and instructive
manner for about three quarters of an hour. As
we had no .accommodations fur taking notes we
aro unable to give a sketch of his remarks, which
we regret, as they laid hare the corruptions, and
extravagance of the present atiminiaration, and
the despotic tendency of their acts, in a masterly
manner.
Mr. Stevens was then called for, and appeared
to apologize for nut being able to address them at
any great length on account of a disorder of the
throat, lie, however, addressed them for 15 or 20
minutes, with the energy and eloquence which
always characterizes him on such occasions. We
have rarely listened to a more masterly exposition
of the principles and destructive policy of the
spoilers, seasoned with occasional flashes of wit
and humor which convulsed his audience at times
with merriment , and laughter. The speakers were
both repeatedly and rapturously cheered in the
course of their remarks.
After a few patriotic songs, in which the whole
company united,the procession formed and march
ed back to town in good order, and the people dis
persed to their several homes without any thing
to mar the harmony of the day,and highly pleased
to have mingled together, exchanged salutations,
and encouraged each other to resist oppression
and relieve themselves from the taxes and embar
rassments which now oppress them. During the
course of the proceedings the subjoined letters di
rected to the meeting, were communicated by the
President anti read.
(The letters referred to, together with the vol
unteer toasts oro necessarily deferred until next
week, the proceedloca having reached us at too late
en hods to be inserted entire in to-Jig's paper.]
The following aro the regular toasts drank on
the occasion.
1. The day we celebrate.—" A ribe, shine;
for the glory of Freedom has arisen upon
thee !."
Col. Wm. F. Bonner.
2. The Congress of 18.—With iron
nerves and stoat hearts, they were alike pre
oared (in the words of one of the signers of
Independence, the father of the gallant Mtn
rasow,) either to "hang together" for the
achievement of Independence, or to "hang
separately" in the event of its failure.
3. The memory of Washington.
4. The Heroes and Sages of the Revo
lution.—W o this day decorate with fresh
garlands, the tombs of the departed, and,
with hearts full of love and thankfulness,
acknowledge our debt of boundless gratitude
to the few burvivors. Soon the last link
which binds them to Time will be broken;
but their hold upon our hearts can never be
loosed.
5. The surviving officers and soldiers of
the Indian War of 1794 who served u eder
the gallant Wayne and his friend and pupil
Gen. Harrison.—Muy the wishes of the lat
ter that they should be placed on an equality
in regard to Pensions and other benefits,
with their compatriots of the Revolutionary
War, soon be realized on their behalf; and
may they never forget "the Soldier's friend!"
6. The Army and .Navy.—Raised by
Harrison and Perry to the summit of mili
tary glory—degraded by General Van Hu.
ren, to be the comrades in arms of. Cuba I
Bloodhounds. Give them their favorite
"old Tip," and their fame will soon emerge
from the cloud with which the "Magician"
has temporarily overshadowed it, and the
whole canine pack "Tray, Blanch,and Sweet
heart" and all, will be sent home "with a
flea in their ear."
7. The President of the United States.—
Chief of the Sub-Treasurers, President of
the office holders and not of the Country,
General in chief of Blood Ilounds,,end the
enemy of the laboring man's wages 'and
right to vote; with such pre-eminent claims,
who can doubt the result of "the sober se
cond thought of 'the people?"
S. The Governor of the Commonwealth.
—Undeniably superior to his predecessor;
for, with consummate ability, he has contriv
ed in one year and a half, to add above thir
teen milli rna of dollars to the state debt
which it took his "dumb Mitch" predecessor
three years, exactly double the time, to re
duce ono hundred thousand dollars; and he
has also taxed the people for almost every
thing except the air they breath, whilst Gov..
Rimer, stupidly repealed and took off the
taxes he found already existing.
9. The Public Lands.—Were not her
share of them withheld from Pennsylvania
by the joint influence of the State and Na-
tional Administrations,she would be-enabled
to pay her debt, complete her public works,
and repeal all her taxes! Let those who
prefer State Debt and State Taxes, support
Martin Van Buren; we go for "old Tip."
10. Gen'l Wm. H. Harrison, the next
President of the United States.- 2 1 - 1e divid
ed the public lands into small tracts for the
accommodation of poor settlers; he will ad
minister the government so as to secure to
the laboring titan, constant employment and
full wages.
11. Log Cabins.—Sneered at by the
lordly minions of Van Buren, they are the
abodes of industry, honesty and indepen•
dence. Their inmates will prove also that
they are the abodes' et intelligence by trans.
ferrmg Gen. Harrison from his "Log Cab
in" on the Ohio; to the White House at
Washington.
12. Martin Van Buren.—Opposed to the
last War whilst Harrison was fighting the
battles of his country. The people will as
little forget the services of the one as the
apnstacy ofThe other.
13. The American Tait.!
"Our hearts beat with homage devoted and true,
To them, to our Country aud bravo. Tippecanoe."
A NOTHER.-The Loco Focos of Louis.
ville, recently issued an address which was
remarkable only for the desperate and reek
less departure from the truth, and wanton
perversion of the records of the COUIII ry.—
Its effect may be seen in the following note:
Jo the editors of the Louisville Journal.
FRANKFORT, Ky., June 15,1840.
DEAR Sias.—Arriving here yesterday
from Pike county, Mo., and being much fa
tigued, I concluded to rest. In the course
of the day, I came across the Address of the
Democratic Committee of Lou'isville and
perused it diligently, although with pain. I
could not help feeling indignant at the gross
and low dishonesty of the party, to which I
have ever belonged, in making and spread
ing such garbled and forged extracts against
the good old patriot and father of the West,
Gen W. H. Harrison.
The first vote I ever gave was for Jack.
son. I also supported Van Buren; but I
will not stolid it any longer. lam now fur.
ever done with the poor man's enemies; the
present V. B. spoilers. Little did I think,
when I left my home, that 1 should so soon
feel constrained to change my politics f but,
thank God ) my eyes are opened, and in No.
vember next, if I live to get to the pods, I
will give the honest, the good, the great
Gen. %V. H. Harrison my hearty support..
I look upon the Address oldie Democratic
Committee of Louisville as being one of the
darkest dneds they could be guilty of'. Such
an attempt to gull and mislead the public
and rob the advocate and friend of my own
dear State, Missouri, of his laurels, causes
me to reflect and look back upon my past
folly in advocating so ruinous a cause. I
now throw off my chains and will be free.
Very, respectfully yours,.&c.
JAMES C. SMITH.
KErrrvcay.—The following paragraph,
from the last Louisville City Gazette, will
skew the object of Van Burehism in putting
forth a claim to Kentucky, as well as the
utter vanity of such expectations on the part
of the destructives. There is, as it strikes
us no conceivable state of things, in which
Kentucky could be induced to vote for such
an individual as Martin Van Buren, or such
an administration as that of the spoilers.—
Addressing the friends of the cause abroad
the , Louisville Gazette says: "The Loco
Focos in Kentucky are making a show of
resistance, in order .to create a sensation
abroad. Already they begin to boast that
the impression. has been made in parts of
Indiana and other States, that Kentucky
would go for Van Buren. The thing is pre
posterous. It there is a character in the na-
tion at war with the beau ideal of Kentuck.
inns, it is that of the President. They
despise his low cunning and secret opera
tions as much av they abhor his want of
principle and selfishness that would sacri
fice every thing dear to his country, even
her honor for his own advancement. Wo
assure our friends abroad, that Kentucky
will be where she should be, and we beg of
them not to disparage her so much as to feai
that the wiles of Van Buren, or the infa
famnus lies and bold and flagrant slanders
of Kendall can array her under any other
banner than that of old Tippecanoe."
From the New York Journal of Commerce
LYNCH LAW IN LIVERPOOL.
The Liverpool Albion contains a brief
sketch of a lynch on the American ship
Victoria, as she was about proceeding on
hor voyage, having cleared for New York.
A dispute had arisen among the owners;
two of whom are English merchants of Liv.
erpool. One of them, Mr. Sharp, ordered
the captain not to depart with the ship; but
the captain declined recognizing the own.
ere in Liverpool, and insisted on proceeding
on his voyage, according to his instruction
from his American owner in Charleston.—
The ship was warping down to Prince's
Dock Gates, when Mr. Sharp sent on hoard
seventy men, who mounted tumultuously
on the yards, and cut loose all her sails,and
the sails came tumbling down on the heads
of the captain and crew. The pier and
ships in the neighborhood, were soon cover
ed with spectators, who cheered on the
work according as it progressed to suit their
fancy of national rights. At one period,by
virtue of handspikes, dm., the, captain and
his crew (the latter stood bravely by him)
succeeded in clearing the decks of the in.
truders.
Mr. Shaw personally directed his men,
who then took possession of an old brig
which was hauling into another dock at the
time, and by the use of chains secured the
vessels together, so that they would jam at
the Gates. The captain was also much
embittered by Sharp's men cutting his
warps;. but he reacheed the gates, where
both vessels were firmly wedged in. A
number of the police men and dock masters
went on board to reduce the tumult, but all
their authority was lost in the confusion.—
The tide now became ebb, so that the gates
could not be opened. In the evening, a
company of American mates, not caring to
know the merits of the case, regarding only
the American fidg, went on board at an ap•
pointed hour, and in twenty minutes every
sail was again in its place, and the ship rea
dy for sea. Sharp's men assembled in great
numbers, discovering that the ship could
go out in the night tide. The captain up.
plied to the civil authorities, who furnished
him with hfty armed men to protect his
vessel from any attack. The captain had
a etearner ready to tow' him down, while
Sharp had two steamers, and an ample force
with grappling irons, to hitch on and tow
him up the river.
The Police were, in this case, too form.
idable a body to attack,and so the ship went
unmolested to sea that night.
TAD EMMA - CLAWED CHILDNEN.-11ert
dere are doubtless aware that such n lusus
naturm has excited the curiosity of people
in several towns of this Republic. They
have been, we believe, exhibited in the city
of New York. "They -have but two claws
like fingers on each hand, and the same on
each foot in the place of toes. Tho father
of these children is deformed in a precisely
similar manner. His own malformation
he attributes to the circumstance of a horse,
that had been bitten by a mad dog, attack.
ing his mother open mouthed. Her fright
caused his misfortune, which he has trans
muted to his children. The name of this
individual is Merril B. Wadsworth, a native
of Ohio,where the children were also born."
In the Norwalk (Conn.) Gazette we see
another account of a similar freak of nature.
The editor says—" We have been invited to
look at a couple of the most singular speci
mens of human nature that ever came un
der our notice. Two boys, one six and the
other eight years of age, apparently perfect
in health and sound in menial faculties, with
hands and feet that resemble the claws of an
eagle rather than the articles for which, we
suppose, they were intended. The young
est of the two is without a palate, with a
communication so direct between the mouth
and nostrils, that the tongue may with ease
and readiness be obtruded through the lat
ter, and destitute of the upper front teeth.
To those who are fond of the exhibition of
Nature's vagaries, these singular youth pre
sent food for reflection. They are natives
of one of the Latitude of the South Sea."
MusgurroEs.—Those savage little mon
sters spoken of below by the N. 0. Pica.
yune, have not yet dared to show their pro
boscis northward: "Never have these
rascally, sneaking, undermining shedders of
blood been so sanguinary—never have they
mustered so strong as the present year.—
Persons who have travelled up and down
the Mississippi, and on board the most airy
and comfortable boats, too, say they have
never found them so troublesome as they
are this year. Along the borders of the
Arkansas the inhabitants are compelled to
carry switches to keep them off; and so an•
noying are they to the cattle and horses
that in many parts they may be seen, mad•
dened by their attacks, running perfectly
frantic through the fields and woods."
SHOCKING SIIICIDE.-A Mrs. Best, the
wife of a highly respectable citizen of New
vine, and the mother of four children, put
an end to her existence on Friday last by
swallowing a large quantity of corrosive
sublimate, and lived about 30 hours after
committing the fatal deed.
There is an excellent moral in the follow
ing: "John, fetch me a pitcher of water."
"Not my business, sir." "Right; harness
the horses and drive Stephen to the pump."
INTERESTING FROM THE PRAIRIES
A correspondent of the New York Amer
ican, writing from Hennepin, Illinois,relate4
some interesting things about the recent
gathering in the Prairies, at Springfield, in
that State :
I had the good fortune to bo invited to
join a small party of delegates going to the
Convention from La Salle county, among
whom was DANIEL F. WEnsTee, of that
county, son of Mr. Webster of the Senate.
Mr. Webster has been a Sucker for several
years, and enters with warm interest into
every thing touching the character or inter.
eats of the jeople of Illinois. We were all
so poor in this region, that we resolved to go
down emigrant fashion; so, we got a good
tent, two lumber wagons, filled a box with
plenty of ham and bread, a few gallons of
cider in a demijohn, an axe and some blan
kets, and commenced our march. The first
night, we pitched our tent about fifteen miles
from Peru. We were immediately surroun
ded by people,somo Whigs,some Locofocos.
Alter we had got our supper, and all things
in order for the night, we began to speechify;
and having a good and patient audience, we
kept it up until twelve o'clock. The coun
try was in one blaze of excitement from that '
to Springfield. From almost every farm
house the women waved their handkerchiefs
to us; the old men, without exception cheer
ed us. One man we saw breaking prairie,
with a Harrison flag on his plough, and one
at each corner of his field. We overtook
the Chicago delegation seventy strong, just
this side of Springfield. The town all turn
ed out to receive them and the other North
ern delegates, in all, numbering about three
hundred.
As soon as we pitched our tents, carts
came round with wood, hay, corn ; oats,
broad, and meat, and not a cent of money
could aby delegation spend for any of these
things. The free•hearted Farmers of San
gamon county supplied the town with every
thing necessary to keep us all. Towards
night there was a great gathering in the
vast Marquee, and I got among the crowd
to listen. Soon there was a great cry for
Webster, Webster ! and after much calling,
and no response giyen, the meeting passed
a resolution that he should be found. A man
was appointed to find him, and bring him
faith. I ran to our tent, and found Webster
resting from the fatigues dour march, and
fast asleep. Being aroused, ho immediate
ly presented himself to the multitude, then
many thousands, and amidst much cheering,
commenced a speech . which continued about
an hour, and was received throughout with
great applause. At the close, the people
gave the young man three cheers, and then
three more "for the blond!" The next day,
Webster spoke at the Barbecue, and again
in the evening before his tent. The know
ledge, power,and wit displayed by this young
man in all his addresses, were remarkable ;
and captivated his immense auditory. It
was manifest, however; that some, perhaps
much, of the remarkable favor with which
he was received by the people was referable
to the popularity of his father. No public
man is more universally popular in Illinois,
than Daniel Webster i senior. At the close
of each speech by his son, the people, after
cheering . him, gave three cheery for "oid
Daniel. "
Sit ry PEnsoNs POISONED —We learn
from the Wellsville, Ohio, Gazette, chat on
the 18th ult. on board the steamer New
York, while ascending the Ohio river above
Cincinnati, upwards of 60 persons were dan
gerously poisoned by satin(' corn bread, the
poison having baen infused' io the bread or
meal, and that al! who took supper and eat
of it, were taken with a violent vomiting.—
Hew the poison got into the bread, remains
a mystery. No death had occurred.
DICkENB.--A London correspondent of
the New York Mirror writes:—"Poor Dic
kens! He is very ill. The truth is, he is
deranged at t his moment. This is not gen•
erally known ; bet, alas !• it is but too true.
I fear the wor'd has had the best of bun.—
He was a meteor, bright but fleeting."
This is indeed melancholy, and will be
read with pain by every admirer of true
genius. It has frequently struck us, ,, how.
ever, that Dickens was over-tasking his
powers. He wrote with too much facility,
or rather, he forced himself to write, after
he had in a great measure exhausted his
mental strength for the time. The human
mind is a delicate and exquisite organ, and
none who are in the habit either of writing
or of thinking much, can fail to have expo.
rienced moments when, like the powers of
the body, the necessity of rest Seemed es
sential to its preservation. The intellect of
Professor Wilson, it will be remembered,
tottered for a brief space some time since,
and as we have been informed, from over
exertion..
,Dickens burst upon the world
a
with such blaze of genius, and in a moment
as it were, became so unusually popular,
that the task was difficult indeed,to preserve
and keep up the mental excitement, essen
tial to the preservation of his dazzling rep
utation, end to the satisfaction of the public
appetite.
A Moor, AvcrroN.—The following ex
traordinary circumstance is detailed in the
Tallahassee, (Florida,) Star, of the 16th ult.
A few weeks since a cargo of Bacon was
purchased in Baltimore on behalf of Govern
ment, and shipped on the brig Benjamin,
Captain —, and carried to Cedar Keyes
where it was condemned by the United States
Agents, and ordered round to St. Marks.—
Here it was ordered to be sold, without any
notice having been given of the intended
sale,a mock auction was got up in St. Marks;
at 9 o'clock at night, at which it is under.
stood only three persons attended, viz: the
mock auctioneer, and two individuals, who
were clerks in the quarter muster's depart.
meat, or commissary's department. The
Bacon was sold,and these two clerks beraine
the purchasers, at &of a cent per pound! It
was immeditwly delivered and removed that
night from St. Marks. They were the next
day offered 61700 for their bargain, which
they refused. They demanded $5,000!
Two or three days subsequently, and within
the past week this same bacon is understood
to have boon purchased for the iitlof the
troops in the service of the Territory ut 15.
cents per pound, and is pronounced to bit in
excellent order.
Now in reference to thil trananction,who
can doubt the followin, , , facts:
Ist. That it was condemned that it might
be sold; and
2d. That it was sold that somebody might
become the purchaser; and
3d. That altogether it is a very greasy
affair.
MAGNANIMITY AND GRATITUDE or A Le
oN.—Prince, a tame lion, or. board his Ma
jesty's ship Ariadrie, had a keeper to whom
ho was much attached;. the keeper got
drunk one day, and as the captain never for ,
gave the crime, the keeper was ordered to
be flogged; and the grating was rigging on
the main deck, opposite Prince's den, a large
burred up place, the pillars large and cased
with iron. When the keeper began to strip.
Prince rose gloomily from his couch, and
got as near to his friend as possible; on be
ll holding his bare back, he walked hastily
round the den, and when he saw the boat
swain inflict the first lash, his eyes sparkled
with fire, and his sides resounded with the
strong and quick lashings of his fair; at last,
when the blood began to flow from the un
fortunate man's back, and the "clotted
cats" jerked tf.eir gory knots close to the
lion's den, his fury became tremendous; he
toured with a voice of thunder, shook tho
strong bars of his prison, as if they had been
osiers and finding his efforts to break looser,
unavailing,he rolled and shrieked in a man
ner the most terrific that it is possible to
conceive. The captain, fen ring that he
might break loose, ordered the marines to
load arta present at Prince; this threat ie•
doubled his rage, and at last the captain de•
sired the keeper to be cast offend go to his
friend. lis impossible to describe the joy
evinced by the lion; he licked with care the
mangled and bleeding back of the cruelly
treated seaman, caressed him with his paws,
which he folded round the keeper as if to
defy any ono renewing a similar treatment,
and it was only afltcr several hours that
Prince would allow the keeper to quit his
protection and return among those who had
so ill-used him.—Martin's British Colonies.
"LoVE fiEtrot INN," is the latest'"down
east" Yankee invention--it is warranted to
fade in four weeks. This is very Convenient
for fickle lovers, and finely expressive of
the uncortarnty of lovers' vows.
You're a Beauty, as Van Buren Paid to
his-French bedstead which cost tho people
$4OO.
lIYMENIAL REGISTER•
MA ft It IED.
On Thursday evening. last, by the Rev. B. Kel
ler, Mr: David Geyer, to Miss Satoh Cidilesh—
both of this 'aerougli:
(The printers were remembered by the above
couple on this occasion. Wo have only mom to
tender the happy pair our rodmowledgments for
the abundant supply of delirious wedding cake
received, and to wish thorn a long life of uninter
rupted happiness.]
On Thursday last, hy the same, Mr. James Ef.
'Taylor, of Menallen township, to Miss Sarah
Starry, of Franklin township.
On Tuesday evening last, by tho Rev . . R. S.
Grier, Mr. David lloriier, of Freedom township,
to Miss Susanna Rubinson, of Garrott county, hid.
On the 25th ult. by the Rev. J. Sechler, Mr.
William Sterner, of Garret! county, Md. to Miss
Juliana Roberts, of this county.
OBITITARY RECORD.
DIED.
On Monday week last, after a protracted illness.
Mr. John Sweney,Sen. of this place, aged 66 years
El month and 7 days.
ASSESSORS,
TAME NOTICE!
THE ASSESSORS of the different
Townships in Adams county, elected
nt the late spring elections; will meet the'
County Commissioners; at the Commission. ;
era' Office, in Gettysburg, on Saturday the
18th of July inst. for the purpose of settling
on a standard, and receiving their blank
duplicates. It is therefore expected that
all will attend.
By oder of the Ootrardesionors,
H. J. SCHREINER, Clerk.
July 1, 1E340 •td.
TIPPECANOE CLUB.
AREGULAR meeting of the Tippecanoe'
Club of the Borough of Gettysburg.•
will be held at the Eagle Hotel, on Satur.
day Evening the 11th of July' next, at half
past 7 o'clock.
A general attendance is requested.
M. C. CLARKSON, Prea't.
1 - 1. tY. SWENEY,
Secretaries.
W. RIITIIRAIIFF,
June t3O, 1840.
.atrprrones NOTICE.
frHE Subscriber having been appointed
-m- Auditor, by the Court of Common
Pleas, of Adams county, to odium and ap
portion the assetts in the hands of John
Wolford, Trustee ot• James Walker, ha
hus appointed for tho creditors to meet at
the house of Mr. Moses. Myers, Innkeeper
in Petersburg, on Saturday the Ist of Au.'
gust next, at 1 o'clock, for that purpose.
WM. GARDNER, Auditor.
June 30, 1840. 6t.
CAUTION.
ALL persons are cautioned by the sub•
scriber, against receiving an assign
ment of a note given by him to a certain
Samuel Biker, of Adams county, payablu .
90 days nfter date,•due the 25th of May Inst. ,
$B2 50 cents, ny no gond cixteideration
has been received for said note, he is deter
mined not to pay it.noif.:Firnorneirerl t,v law ;
BENJAMIN JODUN.
Emmittsburg, Md. June 80, 1840. •