prime cost, at et splendid china, plate, and
glass fancy store on Pennsylvania avenue.
'But I do not feel disposed to interfere with
or molest the editor of the Globe in his en-1
joyment of noble mansions, luxurious ban
quets, borrowed lights,-and every other ex
ternal advantage which causes "little man
to swell into fancied importance," so far as I
know, nt his own expense. Were it not
for the public function of Government Prin•
ter that this man has been clothed with, he
would be almost too scant a pattern to no
tice—for Martin Van Buren manages him
as a showman does his puppet, and ho runs
or walks, leaps or jumps, as he is directed.
And I must here be permitted to say that
we ought not to touch any of the small fry
of the shoals until we have done with the
sharks and the crocodiles. Curiosity may
perhaps invite the philosopher to examine
the gnats the mosquitos, but not until alter
the tigers and the hyenas have undergone
an analysis. I will therefore not say any
thing more of Francis P. Blair, but lay him
on the shelf for the present; and when
Tommy Thumb will afford amusement, we
will take him. I will just remark, howev
er, that whenever my constituents ask mo
what sort of a man Blair is, rack it, I tell
them of the story of the Irishman, who went
to see his neighbor, and being asked by his
neighbor's wife, how are they coming on at
home, replied, "the gray mare had a colt
yesterday." What kind? was the inquiry.
Ohl by the powers, it is a born beauty.—
And I tell my constituents, if they cannot
imagine how beautiful Blair is, he is just
that kind of a man that, if you tie his hands
behind his back, he will take a deeper bite
into a watermelon than any man that I over
saw. And if they are not satisfied then, I
tell them that there is an old woman in
Boston who would make him an excellent
wife; for she is so ugly that every morning
she has to drink a quart of saffron tea to
prevent its s'riking inward and killing her.
That'is all I have to say on the present oc
casion about this great exemplar of loco fo.
co beauty.
Another instance of the deleterious influ
-ence of palace manners upon plain, republi
can habits is presented in the person of Mr.
Kendall, at the head of the Post Office De
partment. lie, too, after lagging nearly
half* century in the walks of humble and
unostentious poverty, and after looking up
with awe to personages greatly his superior
in rank and riches, though not in talents,
now begins to love equipage and fine gar
ments, to study graceful attitudes, and to
vie with Blair in the magnificence of his
soirees. And he, too, like Blair, I have
been told, hires at another rich establish•
invent on the avenue most costly democratic
garniture, with which to deck-his shining
saloons on those great occasions. He has,
as is believed, by this foolish vanity, al
though in the annual receipt of six thousand
dollars in gold and silver squandered and
gossipped away the whole of it, and is now
almost obliged to subsist upon the contribu
tions of his democratic friends. I feel grie
ved that the parade and show of palace
manners have had so much influence over
the mind of Mr. Kendall, because his soul
is certainly crammed with more ardent,
more scorching, blazing, burning, fiery love
for the dear People, than the souls of all the
other patriots, by profession, in America.
Indeed, his attachment to the dear People,
or to their cash, is of ao vigorous a charac
ter that it will, sooner or later, burn into
cinder the little remaining flesh on his ske
leton. And he must, eventually, fall a vic
tim to his noble passion for the dear People's
-cash, unless he can find relief in the "ex
citement of composition."
But let us return, Mr. Chairman, to the
table furniture of the President. The re
maining, bill, which makes up the sum of
811,191 32, before mentioned consists of
various articles of cutlery, bought from
Messrs. Lewis Vernon & Co , for ss6g;
amongst which,.are table knives plated on
steel, silver ferule, and transparent ivory
handles, $3OO. Dessert set to match,
guard carvers, &c., &c.
And now, sir, having completed my enu
meration of the table furniture, we may,for
a moment, imagine the elite of the court,
(in their brightest, gayest costumes,) em
bracing foreign ambassadors, all the great
officers of State, major and brigadier gene
rals of the standing army, commodores and
commandants of squadrons in the navy, and
including the Vice President oldie United
States, the honorable the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, with the Chair
man of the respective committees of Fo
reip Relations and Foreign Affiiirs, and a
very select few of the most distinguished
members of both Houses of Congress, all
seated before this sumptuous array of gold
and silver ware, blue and gold French Chi.
na, compotiers on feet, and tambours eleva•
ted with three stages, richest cut glass, for
use or ornament, plateau with its splendid
mirrors, fine gilding, carving, wreaths, gar
lands, fruits, and vines, and with it sixteen
figures presenting crowns bearing lights.—
I ask you, how would a plain, frank, intelli
gent
republican farmer feel—how would he
look, if he were caught at a table like that?
Why, sir', he would feel, as if he knew that
that was not exactly the place for him; and
he would look "unutterable things." And
no wonder; for I have berm infornied that
even Members of Congress have, on some
occasions, been so dazzled with the pomp
and pageantry and brilliant display of a
court dinner, that they could 'scarcely eat
or speak for hallow hour after they had to
ken their seats at the Presidential board."
And, verily, after they had in a good mea
sure recovered the use of their faculties,
they were still greatly perplexed to nscer
tats what dishes might be called for, there
being no food whatever on the table, and no
Nbill of fare" immediately at hand to desig.
nate the character or nomenclature of the
various viands upon which the palace guests
were to banquet. The latter embarrass•
meat, however, was soon removed by the
butler announcing—
For the first course —Putage au tortue,
Pelage a Is Julienne, et Putege aux pois.
Second course.—Saumon, sauce d'art.
Choi', Sass pique a la Chambore.
Third course.—Supretno de volaille ea
borduro a la plea, Filet do ixeuf ptpue au
yin do Champagne, Pate chaud a le Tou•
louse.
Fourth course.—Snlade d'homard monte,
Filets mignons do mouton en chevreuil.—
Corveau do veau, au supremo, Pigeons a la
royale aux champignons.
Fifth cou rse.—Becassines, Canard sauva
ges, Poulet de Gluinee piquce.
Pviisserie.--Charlotte russe au citron,
Biscuit a Is vanilla decoro, Coupe garnio
do gelee d'orange en quartiers, Gelee eu
marasquile, Gelee au Champagne rose,
Blanc mange, Sultana, Nougat, Petits ga
teaux varies.
Dessert.—Fruits, et glace en pyramide,
et en pelts moules, Toste d'anchois, Cafe et
liqueur.
Followed by Sauterne, Hock, Cham
pagne, Claret, Port, Burgundy, Sherry,
and Maderia,"choicest brands."
I shall not, Mr. Chairman, further tres
pass on the time of the committee by dwel
ling longer on the great Court Feasts which
are statedly held in the Palace Banqueting
room; but proceed to the performance of
the task which I have more immediately
before me. Besides the table "furniture,"
which, as before remarked, cost $11,191
32, the Court Banqueting room possesses a
great variety of very rich and valuable fur.
niture, such as mirrors, mahogany side
boards, mahogany chairs, gilt cornices, win
dow curtains, bronze bowl lamps, antique
patterns, gilded, carved, and garnished with
stars and swan necks, mantel ornaments,
Brussels carpets, butler's stools, &c. &c.—
Indeed, there is scarcely any thing wanting
to make the Court Banqueting room resem
ble in its style and magnificnce the ban
queting halls of the Oriental monarchs, but
the erection of a canopy of peacock's feath
ers over thu chair of the President, and
small amphitheatre (for which there is abun
dant space) covered with brocade and Per
sian carpets, and furnished with seats for
the music, and places for the buffoons and
jesters to show their skill.
1 will next call your attention, Mr. Chair
man, to a schedule, which I have prepared
from the "official vouchers" on my desk, of
some other articles of democratic furniture,
with the price paid for them. Those arti
cles consist of enormous mirrors, looking
glasses. chandeliers, bracket lights, astral
and other lamps, and candlesticks; all of
which have been purchased since the pure,
plain, simple, and frugal, economical, re
publican days of retrenchment and r3form
commenced. 1 will read the schedule:
Articles bought from Messrs. Lewis Ver
non & Co.
4 Mantel glasses,rich gilt frames,
French plates, 100 by 59 in
ches $2,000 00
4 Pier Looking glasses, in rich
gilt frames, 108 by 54 inches 2,400 00
2 Mirrors for Green Room 700 00
2 Mirrors for Dining Room 700 00
Reframing 2 looking glasses 100 00
3 Chandeliers for the East Room 3,300 OD
3 eighteen light cut glass Chan
deliers 1,800 00
3 sets heavy bronzed Chairs and
Rockers for do. 75 00
4 pairs two-light Mantle Lamps,
with drops, 350 00
8 five lightßracket lights,bron.
zed and gilt 300 00
4 Pier 'ruble Lamps 180 00
2 three-light Lamps for East
Room 150 00
1 two light Lamp tor the tipper
Hall 57 55
2 throe light Lamps for the
Lower Hall 150 00
4 Astral Lamps on pier tables 100 00
1 four•light Hall Lamp 100 00
1 pair Bracket Lights 60 00
1 three light Centre Lamp, sup
ported by fcmale.figure 65 00
1 Astral Lamps for round tables 65 00
2 pairs plated Candlesticks and
branches 85 00
2 do Chamber Candlesticks 18 00
6 do do do 57 00
9 do Table do 76 50
18 extra cut Lamp Glasses 26 00
4 French Brackets Lights for
East Room 300 00
1 pair Mantle Lamps for Audi• -
erica Room 20 00
All purchased from L. Ver.
non & C 0.513,241 00
Bought from Campbell & Coyle,
3 Hall Chandeliers 150 00
Bought from Compel! & Broth.
ere, 1 octagon Hall Lamp 14 00
What will the plain, republican farmers of
the country say when they discover that
our economical reformers have expended
813,405 of the People's cash for looking•
glasses, lamps, and candlesticks? What
would the frugal and honest "Hosiers" think
were they to behold a democratic peacock,
in full court costume, strutting by the hour
before golden.framed mirrors, nine feet
high and four feet and a half wide? Why,
sir, were Mr. Van Buren to dash into the
palace on the back of his "Roanoke" race
horse, he could gale at and admire the hoofs
of his charger and his own crown at the
same instant of time, it. one of those splen.
did mirrors. Mr. Chairman, there is
much truth and sound phi!osophy in Poor
Richard's advice:
"Early to bed, and early to rise,
""flakes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
But it is clear that our new economists have
little faith in early rising, else they would
not have laid out 87,600 of the People's
cash in Limps and candlesticks. The court
fashior. of "sleeping on the day and waking
on the night" result in keeping the palace
doors closed, save to persons entitled to the
entree, until ten o, clock A. M. It was but
a few days ago that an honest countryman,
on his way to the fishiug landings, after
breakfast, having some curiosity to behold
thapagnificent "East Room," with its ger
geouirsdrapery and brilliant mirrors, rang
the bell at the great entrance door of the
palace, and, forthwith the.spruce English
porter in attendance came to the door, and
seeing that only "ono of the people," "on
foot," was there, slammed it his face, af
ter saying, "You had better come at seven
o'clock; the President's rooms'are "not open
for visiters till ten in the morning." Where
upon the plain farmer turned .on Ilia heel,
with this cutting rebuke: "I'm thinking the
President's house will be open befofe day
on the 4th of March next for every body; for
Old Tip is a mighty early riser,and,was nev
er vet caught napping--and does l irt allow
serfs to be insolent to freeinen." And, sir,
I may add, in confirmation '9l this honest
countryman's belief in Old Tip's early ri
sing, that, within the last year, he has been
heard by some of his intimate friends to re
mark, that "his head had not been found
upon his pillow at sunrise for the last forty
years."
To this,his habit ofearly rising is perhaps,
in a good degree, to be attributed the salva
tion of his brave army from the scalping
knife and tomahawk of the Indian savage at
the battle of Tippecanoe on the morning of
the 7th November, 1811 —for on that occa
sion "he arose at a quarter before 4 o,clock,
and sat by the fire,conversing with the gen:
tlemen of his fam:ly, who were reclining on
their blankets, waiting for the signal, which
in a few minutes would have been given for
the troops to turn out. The orderly drum
had already been roused for the reveille.—
At this moment the attack commenced."
This custom of early rising, with the great
activity and temperate habits of his past life,
will also fully .criplain why he still enjoys
such remarkable vigor in his "moral and
physical energies" since he has attained to
the age of 07 years. But, sir, I will not in•
deign in this pleasing theme untill ahail
have finished my remarks on the regal splen
dor of the Presidential palace.
[TO BE CONTINUED•]
GEN. JACKSON AND MR. CLAY
From the Nashville Whig, Aug. 21.
In the Nashville Union of Wednesday
there appeared tho following card:
To the Editor of the Union:
Sin: Being informed that the lion. Hen•
ry Clay of Kentucky, in his public speech
at Nashville yesterday, alledged that I had
appointed the Hon. Edward Livingston
Secretary or State when he was a defaulter
and known to be one, I feel that lam jus
tified in declaring the charge to be false.—
It is known to all the country that the no
minations made by the President to the Se
nate are referred to appropriate committees
of that body, whose duty it is to inquire in
to the character of the nominees, and that
if there is any evidence of delimit, or any
disqualifying circumstance existing against
them, a rejection of the nomination follows.
Mr. Livingston was a member of the Senate
from the State of Louisiana when ho wag
nominated by me. Can Mr. Clay say that
he opposed the confirmation of his nomina-
tion, because he was a defeaulter? If so,
the journals of the Senate will answer.—
But his confirmation by the Senate is con
clusive proof that no such objection, if made,
was sustained, and I am satisfied that such
a charge against him could not have been
substantiated.
I am also informed that Mr. Clay charg• '
ed me with appointing Samuel Swartwout
collector of the port of New York, knowing
that he had been an associate of Aaron
Burr. To this charge it is proper that I
knew of Mr. Swartwout's connection with
Aaron Burr, precisely a.t.- I did that of .Mr.
Clay himself, who if the history of the times
did not do him injustice, was far from avoid•
ing an occasion with Burr when he was at
the town of Lexington in Kentucky. Yet
Mr. Clay was appoir.ted Secretary of State,
and I may say confidently with recommen
dations for character and fitness not more
favorable than those produced to me by the
citizens of New York in behalf of Mr.
Swartwout. Mr. Clay too at the time of
his own appointment to that high office, it
will be recollected, was directly charged
throughout the Union with having bargain.
od for it, and by none was this charge more
earnestly made than by his present associ
ates in Tennessee, Messrs. Bell and Foster.
Under such circumstances how contempt
ible does this demagogue appear, when lie
descends from his high place in the Senate
and reams over the country, retailing slan
ders against the dead.
ANDREW JACKSON
Hermitage, Aug. 18, 1840.
We have been favored with the follow
ing card from Mr. CLAY in reply to the for.
going extraordinary paper. ills treatment
of the attack, it will be seen, affluds a singu
lar contrast to the rude, ungenerous, and
uncalled.for language of his accuser.
$13,405 00
Your surprise, I am quite sure, will be
as mine was, on tho perusal of a note, sign
ed Andrew Jackson, addresbed to the edi
tor of tho Nashville Union, and bearing date
on the 18tb inst.
The circumstances of my present visit to
Nashville are well known here. I deck.
ned repeated invitations to attend the Con
vention holden on the 17th instant, and fi
nally yielded to an unusual appeal, with
which i was honored, and which it would
be dflicult for any man to resist.
I was called upon to address the Conven
tion. In what terms of respect and, for his
military services, .of praise, I spoke of the
distinguished individual who is the occasion
of this note, all who heard me can testify.
Among the subjects which! discussed was
that of the deg eneracy in public virtue, and
especially the delinquency and infidelity in
public officers, of which, with in the last
few years, we have had such lamentable
proof. In assigning the causes for this
deplorable state of things, 1 stated, as
among them, the subversion of the rule laid
down by Mr. Jefferson of honesty, capaci
ty and fidelity to the Constitution, and the
substitution for it of one founded on devo
tion and subserviency, not to the country,
but to the chief of a party. That persons
appointed to office too often considered them
selves as being only put in posest.ion uf their
legitimate share of the spoils of victory, in
stead of feeling bound by the obligations pf a
TO THE PUBLIC
sacred trust confided fur the benefit of the
people. In respect to defaulters, I referred
to the ease of Mr. Livingston, of whose at
tainments as a jurist not more consistent
with truth than my feelings, 1 spoke in the
highest terms. He was one of the earliest
and one of the greatest defaulters. His case
occurred under Mr. Jefbreon's administra
tion. The records both of the Executive
and Judicial departments established his de.
fault. He remained a defaulter about a
quat ter or a century, if not more. How he
finally liquidated the balance against him,
and when, I do not certainly know; but I
believe it was by property and under the
first term of General Jackson. But when
ever and however it was, a tardy payment
or composition of the debt could not and
did not expunge the fact of his original de
fault.
In arguing from causa to effect, I conten
ded that the appointment of M r. Livingston
was a pernicious prec-dent—that it was a
virtual proclamation to all who were or
might be defaulters, that their infidelity in
a public trust constituted no insuperable
barrier to a promotion to one of the highest
offices in the Government. I did not attri
bute to General Jackson a knowledge of
the default. I
not
even so far as to say
that he might not have reflected upon the
consequences of the appointment of an indi
vidual so situated. I must now say that,
until Gen. Jackson otherwise asserts, I am
constrained to believe that be could not have
been ignorant of a fact, so conspicuous in
the annals of our country, as that .of the
default of Edward Livingston, esq. Attorney
of the United States in the district of New
York, during the administration of Mr.
Jefferson, to the amount of about $lOO,OOO.
It was in the train of the same thought
and argument, that 1 adduced the appoint.
ment of Mr. Swartwout in the U. States,
as one of the most important and injurious
examples. His participation in the schemes
of Col. Burr was a fact of such universal
notoriety that I supposed, and yet suppose,
that no man the least conversant with the
history oldie country, could be ignorant of
it. But it was not upon Gen. Jackson's
knowledge of that fact, it was upon the
fact itself that I dwelt.
It is now said that the appointment of NI r.
Swartwout was recommended by citizens
of New York. I laow nothing of these re
commendations. Whether they were cause
or effect—whether they were gotten up to
produce or to give color and cover to the
appointments, previously determined to be
made—their secret history only could dis
close. The appointment occasioned gener
al surprise among the friends and foes of the
administration, at the time, and the sequel
demonstrates how unwise it was.
These topics of my address to the Con
vention on Monday last, have been selected
by Gen. Jackson for comment and animad
version. He was not present on the occasion.
He has mode no application to me for a
correct account of what I actually said; but
has been contented to reply upon "being
informed," by whom, with what motives,
and with what objects, I have no means of
conjecturing. Whether his informer may
not be some friend or Mr. Van Buren, who,
in the present desperate state of his politi
cal fortunes, wishes to bring the General
into the field, and to turn the tide of just in•
dignation on the part of the People from
the General's protege, the exhibition of his
name only would enable the public to de
cide.
With r'.gard to the insinuations, and
gross epithets contained in Gen. Jackson's
note, alike impotent, malevolent, and derog
atory from the dignity of a man who has fil
led the .highest effice in the Universe, re
spect fot the public, and for myself, allow
me only to say that, like other similar mis
siles, they have fallen harmless at my feet,
exciting no other sensation then that ofscorn
and contempt. 11. CLAY.
Nashville, August 20, 1840.
LOOK AHEAD!
PEOPLE OF AMERICA, LOOK AHEADI-
Seek counsel for the future, and act for the
good ofyourselves, your children, and your
country. If you re elect MARTIN VAN
BUREN to the Presidency, what do you gain
by it? Will he promote any one of the great
interests upon the success of which the pros
perity of the country depends?
PLANTERS AND FARMERS, LOOK AHEAD!
Think you that the policy pursued by Mr.
VAN BUREN, if persevered in, will tend to
furnish to the cultivators of the soil a just
reward for their untiring labor? Is it to
promote your interests that the price ofcot
ton, tobacco, wheat, flour, wool, and the
stalled ox, is reduced to one-half of what it
was two year ago? Will it benefit you to
reduce the prices of what you sell to the
standard prices which prevail in "hard mo
ney Governments?"
LABORERS, WORKINGMEN, LOOK AHEAD!
Can you gain by the re-election of Martin
Van Buren? His doctrine, as put forth and
enforced by his party friends, is, that wages
in this country are too high, that laborers
are too well paid, that prices should be re
duced to an equality with prices in those
countries where, by hard labor, men earn
from five to eight pence a day. American
freemen, if this be your belief, vote to con•
tinue power in the hands of the present Ex
ecutive.
MECHANICS, LOON AHEAD! If power be
continued in the hands that now wield it,
what are your prospects? With a deranged
currency, prostrate credit, and a wreck of
all healthful enterprise, will the promulga
tion of an edict forithe "collection, safe
keeping, and ' disbyrsement of the public
moneys" call forth/the busy bum of indus
try in our streets, or bring into action the
dormant energiei of the American artisan?
The UREA TRUTH evolved by Mr. VAN
BUREN in th course of a four years' Ad
ministration i , that "the People expect too
much of the- overnment;" and the GREAT
HEAsunR - lie has proposed to meet the exi
gency of embarrassment into which , the
People have fallen is, to collect. and after
hie own manner to keep and pay away their
money. Verily, he has taught them that
they hive out much to expect from him.
MERCHANTS AND TRADERS,LOOR AHEAHI
And if you trade on borrowed capital, be
ware: Mr. Van Buren follows in the foot.
steps of him who declared that all such
ought to break.
In submitting himself as a candidate for
re•election, Mr- Van Buren specifically de
mands the juidgment of the country upon his
past measures and course of policy. If
these, affecting your interest, have been
wise and proper. give hum the countenance
of your names and the weight of your influ
ence.
MEN OF BUSINESS, IN EVERY DEPART
MENT OF ACTIVE LIFE, LOOK AHEAD! What
will be your prospects it the present incum
bent be ie.elected? Examine the past, re
fleet. In 15:37, when Gen. JACKSON sur
rendered the Government into the hands of
his successor, he declared the country to be
prosperous and happy. lie had, indeed,
planted the seeds of that bitter fruit we are
now reaping, but it was reserved for him
who followed to water and maturo the plant.
The country was then free from debt, busi
ness was active, and a general prosperity
was admitted to prevail. How is it now?
The Government aro millions in debt.—
They denounce paper money and satisfy
their creditors with Treasury notes. Pro•
perry of every description is depreciated,
industry paralized, and business at a stand.
These results grow out of the measures
of the Government, and they are but the
first fruits of that policy which Mr. Van
Buren is pledged to carry out.
MEN OF BUSINESS, FRIENDS OF YOUR
COUNTRY, LOOK AHEAD! and consider se.
riously the interests which are involved in
event of the contest which is now in pro
gress, and ask yourselves whether they can
be promoted by the ra-eleection of Martin
Van Burenl—Nul. lot.
- MELANCHOLY SIIIPWRECK. — Forty Lives
Lost.—The brig Attentimi, Capt. McCur
dy, arrived at Boston on Monday, from-St.
John, Newfoundland, and brings advises of
the sad shipwreck of the brig Florence,
Copt. Samuel Rose, of New York, which
vessel left Boston last spring from Rotter
dam, and was on her return passage to New
York. We have 'the following particulars
from the Boston Attune!: The Florence
left Rotterdam June 30, in ballast, and had
on board a crew of eight persons, and se•
vents•nine passengers, men, women and
children. After they reached the Bank of
Newfoundland, they met with a succession
of gales, and foggy, rainy weather. On the
morning of the 9th of August, during a
thick fog, while going eight or nine knots
through the water, she struck on the rocks
to the eastward of the island of Newfound
ed, and filled and fell over on her side.
Immediately a scene of contusion and ter.
ror presented itself, the horror of which can
better he imagined than described. Here
the wife and husband bidding each other a
last farewell; the frantic mother clasping
her infant to her bosom, as if even death
should not separate them; and seine few
who had no relations on board, were endea
voring to secure what money they had, by
fastening it to their bodies, but which, alas,
proved the means of their destruction. On
attempting to swim to the land, the weight
of the money sunk them to the bottom.—
Capt. Rose, with commendable coolness,
commanded all to remain by the wreck un
til some means were devised to escape with
safety. For this purpose the second mote,
Mr. William Robbs, of Springfield, Mass.
took the end of a line and sprang from the
vessel to a ledge which lay between her
and the shore; but at the time an over•
whelming sea overtook him, and dashed the
devoted sailor against the rocks, n mangled
corpse. -
Capt Rose next attempted the only
means of saving the lives of those on board.
Ele was more fortunate and reached the
land in safety. The crew were all saved,
with the exception of the second mate; but
only 30 of the 70 passengers were saved,
and of these many were saved by Capt.
Rose and the chief mate, Mr. Schofield, at
the imminent peril of their own lives. By
the time all were on shore who were saved,
about three hours after the brig struck,
there were scarcely two planks together:
all . was literally in splinters. Thus 37
were thrown ashore upon a barren, and to
them, an unknown part of the coast. rifa
ny wore half clad, and most of them without
shoes. Not a solitary biscuit was saved.—
In this pitiable condition they commenced
their journey through thick woods and
swamps, and over bleak and rugged hills, in
hopes of finding some human habitation.
For four days they travelled in search of
shelter, living upon the bark from the trees,
and whatever else offered itself to satisfy
the cravings of hunger. On the 4th day
they reached the village of Kenouse, where
they were kindly received and hospilably
entertained. A Mr. Goodrich furnished
them with money and clothes, and a vessel
to convey them to St. Johns, where they
landed on the nth ult.
There they received every attention
which their destitute situation required.—
Between seventy and eighty pounds sterling
were collected, and resolutions were adopt
ed to raise a sum sufficient sum to enable
them to reach their destination. The first
officer of the Florence arrived here on Mon
day evening in the Attention.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT A LISANY.—The
New York Times of yesterday contains the
following particulars of a terrible accident
which recently occurred at Albany: We
learn by a passenger in the steamboat North
America from Albany, that about fiften min
utes before that boat left the dock in that
city, on Saturday last, the draw bridge
across the Canal Basin at the foot of State
street, gave way and precipitated a large
number of persons into the water, many of
whom were unfortunately drowned . . The
following are the particulars as far as we
have been able to obtain . them:
A marline who had escaped from confine
ment, being pursued, ran upon the draw
bridge. where he was overtaken by his lies..
pers. During the scuffle which took place
while they were endeavoring to secure him
a considerable" crowd collected nn the draw
bridge, and the pressure upon it being sud
denly increased by the weight of a horse
and cart one half of the fabric broke down.
plunging the crowd who c:'!cupted it into
the water beneath. Nine &ad bodie s were
taken out be ore the boat tell, and it was
supposed thlre were twenty or morn 3 et un
discovered, which they were raking the bot
tom to obtain. The water in the Basin is
about II fact deep.
THE ONE TEnx PRINCIPLE —On this
point the Alexandria Gazette of Saturday
thus speaks:
We do not know that the One Term
principle, as it is called, has been broaght
sufficiently before the people; but, it seems
to ua, that it is a very important one, and
at this tines, every wtv worthy or consid
eration. It is known that Gen. Ilmrarsox
has pledged himself, if elected President, to
serve but for one term of four years. Ex
perience must have satisfied every reflec
ting man that it is dangerous for the Chief
Magistrate to be a candidate for reelection.
Whilst holding office he can use the power
and patronage of his office to further his
cause. It - places temptations before him,
and he has the means of corruption in hie
own hands. We do not say that it is our
opinion there should be any constitutional
prohibition against serving for two terms,
or that cases may not arise in which a re
election would not be desirable. Bat we
are strong in the belief, that at this time,
the introduction of the one term principle
into the Presidential office, would be wise
and salutary. Four years are long enough
for the President of this Republic to exer•
cisa his authority. If he knows he is not
to be re elected he can devote all his ener
gies to the good of his country, and not to
the success of his party. lie can then act
without fear of giving offence to party, or
hope of buying Favor from the people.
Six columns of the Augusta Chronicle of
the 19th, fire devoted to en account of the
great Whig Convention at Macon. The
number present e.ta estimated nt from 12,-
000 to 16,000. The Chronicle details the
following outrage during the scene:
"All the ladies, and many gentlemen,
had come out, and were sitting in carriages,
to hear the distinguished Carolinian, and
the crowd of carriages, and persons on foot
was as dense as it could well be, when a
small boy, prompted, as we afterwards un
derstood ha adulated, by a degraded and
base villain, came near the crowd, and fired
a largo number of crackers, which, by their
explcsion frightened the horses, many of
which made desperate efforts to run off, and
one team did run off with a wagon, produ
cing one of the' most alarming and fearful
scenes we ever beheld. Many men were
knocked down and trodden under foot, and
some of the ladies were so much alarmed
as to swoon. We believe however, that
no fatal accident occurred."
PROSPECTS IN GEORGIA.—The Milledge.
ville Reco ,, cler furnishes the following satis
factory information as to the prospects in
Georgia:
"Our accounts from every section of the
State are of the most_: cheering character;
and all doubts in regard to the result of the
Presidential election.,lia-Georgia are dissipa
ted. Gen. Harrison 'arid John Tyler must
receive the Electoral yetuji the State, or
there is no faith to LieirM evidence.—
Even in Muscogee.county, the chief point
of disaffection towards the Harrison nomi
nation, we are sure that our cause will gain
instead of suffering, loss. Among other
auspicious signs, we observe in the last Co
lumbia Enquirer an able and elaborate ad
dress of tho sheriff of that county, Col. Bon
ner, to his friends of the Union party, with
which ho has always acted, setting forth his
reason for his abandonment of 51 no in Vun
Buren, and his support of Gen. Harrison.
It is an address, by the way, which will
satisfy every candid and unprejudiced rea
der that Col. Bonner is righ:; and we trust
its effect may he as it ought, to bring many
more to do right too. We congratulate
our friends throtighout the Slate on our
most cheering prospects."
THE "Loo CABIN" EMBLEX. —At a re
cent convention held at Saratoga, Mr. Web.
ster made the following pathetic allusion to
his father's log cabin; its beauty must be ap
preciated by all of every party.
"I agree" said Mr. Webster, "that to live
in a log cabin is no recommendation of a
candidate for the Presidency—neither is it
any disqu.dihcation. It is however to be
assumed that a men who by his capacity
and industry has raised himself from a lug
cabin to eminent stations in his country, is
of more than ordinary merit. I, sir, have
a feeling for log•cabins and their inhabitants.
For although I was not myself born in one,
yet my elder brothers and sisters were—in
that cabin, which at the close of the Revo.
lutionary War, in the perils and sufferings
of which he bore his part, my father erec
ted on the extreme frontiers ()I New !lamp.
shire, when beyond the smoke which curled
from its chimney not another stood between
it and the walls o(Quebec.
"In this humble cabin, amid the snow
drifts of New England, that father strove by
honest labor to acquire the means of giving
his children a better education and eleva
ting them ton higher condition than his own.
That cabin I honor for the sake of the ven
erable man who dwelt in it. TIM cabin I
annually revisit, and thither I carry my
children, that they may learn to honor and
emulate the stern and simple virtues that
.thero formed their abode: and when I o
they forget that cabin, and what it teaches
and recalls, may my name and their name
perish from among men forever."
In delivering this beautiful„ and spouts
neous tribute to the memory of his father,
Mr. Webster's - voice became almost inartic
ulate from emotion, and there was not one
of the vast audience who was not melted in
to tears.
The City of Lancaster, contain* 8,419
inhabitaqta,
REPUBLICAN BANNER.
GET rICSIIIIRG, September 8,1840.
PEOPLE'S C.1.1%•0 TE s.
FOR PRESIDENT,
M. WILLIAM H. HARRISON.
FOR VIOC•PR ESI DENT,
JOFIN TYLER..
SENATORIA I. ELECTORS.
JOHN ANDREW SEIULZE, JOSEPH RITNER
REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES
lot District: LEVIS PASS:YORE.
2d do CA DMA LLA DER EVANS.
do CHARLES WATERS,
3d do JONATHAN GILLINGHAM,
Ith do AMOS ELLMAKER,
do JOHN K. ZEILIN,
do A. R. McILVAINE,
sth do ROBERT STINSON,
6th do WILLIAM S. lIENDRIE,
7th do J. JENKINS ROSS,
Bth do PETER FILBERT,
9th do WILLIAM ADDAMS,
10th do JOHN HARPER,
1 I th do WILLIAM
12th do JOHN DICKSON.
13th do JOHN M'KEEHAN,
11th do JOHN REED,
16th do NATHAN BEACH,
16th do NER MIDDLESWARTH,
17th do GEORGE WALKER,
18th do BERNHARD CONNELLY, Jr
19th do GEN. JOSEPH Al Ait ELE,
20th do JUS ricE G. FORDYCE,
21st do JOSEPH HENDERSON,
22d do lIARMAR DENNY,
23d do JOSEPH BUFFINGTON,
211 h do JAMES MONTGOMERY,
25th do JOHN DICK.
Our Banner. --“WE HAVE FLUNG THE
BROAD BANNER OP LIBERTY ABB THE CON.
EMOTION TO TUE BREEZE, I NSCR I BED WITH
THE INSPIRING WORDS :-ONE PRESIDEN
TIAL TERM-THE INTEGRITY OF THE
PUBLIC SERVANTS-THE SAFETY OF
THE PUBLIC MONEY-AND THE GEN
ERAL GOOD OF THE PEOPLE."
DEMOCRATS I DEMOCRATS !I
R E el B !! !
"The Democratic party support MEN
IT IS TRUE, and NOT MEASURES."
[Compiler, Aug. 18.
A Mirror for an Opponent.
It appears to be a truism, that in these days
there is but little of political consistency known,
and if it should be detected in some singular
1 instance, that is the rarq cwis of the times. We
can't subscribe the doctrine to its full extent. But
•i from the history of the canvass as it is progressing
we gather facts which lead to the conclusion, that
while honesty of purpose appears to govern the
actions of some n.en who aro striving for political
preferment, there are many who know not the
worth of the jewel, or knowing it, hesitate not to
• resort to small tricks to show their contempt of it.
The letter of Col. Johnson of the 18th ult. as
indicative of an honest resolve upon his part not
to detract from the fair fame of his General, by
party slanders to which they would fain drive him.
In Cie times that tried men's souls he was taught',
in conformity with the - rules of military discipline'
• at Itast to respect his superior. The laurels won
under his immediate eye ars not now ruth
: lessly and violently to be torn from his brow by
demagogues and official hirelings, without his
testimony being borne against the outrage. We
ye asked by many of our opponents—Will you
appeal to Col. Johnson to sustain your candidate's
character? We answer— Col. Johnson proudly
sustains him! Contrast with the conduct of the
Vice President that of Martin Van Buren, Presi
dent of the United States—keeper of her funds—
: end General of her army—descending frn.m his
high scat to become a petty equivocating falsifier
of his own words: condemning himself either of
wilful falsehood in his annual message—or of a
little political trick to creep out of his aproval of
the tyrant's hope—Poinsett's Standing Army.—
Trembling at the thunders of the West—quaking
under the accumulating fears he entertains of his
detest—he stoops from the scat of power—and
sends greeting to the Old Dominion his epistle, by
which he hopes they will take him at his word - -
expunge a sentence of his late message from their
recollection, and allow him to retain his opinion of
a Standing Army until a 111011 E CONVENIENT
BEASON. Bead the extracts from his message
and that from his letter, and judge:
TEXT.
Extract of a letter from
Mr. Van Buren, t' cer
tain citizens of Eliza
beth City county, Va.,
dated V% ashington, Ju
ly. 1840.
We hare been com
pelled to see, not,) should
think, without shame and
mortification on the part'
of every ingenious mind,
whatever may be his Ito;
litical preferences, the
names of respectable citi
zees subscribed to state
ments, that I had in myl
annual message ea-ores:cal
my approba lion ofa plan
which not , only never had, ,
been submitted to me, but
was not even 'natured unl
tit more than three month s)
after the Message was sent,
to Congress "
51. VAN BUREN,
We have in our possession the approval of the
President, as above quoted, published by the
Globe. Comment is unnecessary.
Yet another wheel about has occurred in this
county. The organ of the administration some
three weeks ago put forth the infamous doctrine,
that men and not measures were the objects of
their support. Hear him now blaming his pen
for running mad!! Had no stricture been laid on
him, the pen would have indited the sentiment
correctly; but when the people are asked to read,
in plain terms, a Victoria doctrine, engrafted upon
the Dumoott.cric creed, they fear that party slime
has not sulliciently blinded their eyes, and they
recant; the order of the day, forsooth! from the
chief down. "We did'nt mean to say it." No!
But we object to the introduction of a new sen
f fence entire, with words rejected and words trans•
posed. We !WO refused to hear Mr. Van Buren's
• secencl edition, revised and corrected, end, deter
[Uinnoun
COMMENT
Extract from the message
of President Van Buren
to both Houses of Con
gress, on the 2d of De
cember, 1939:
"The present condition
of the defences of our prin
cipal sea•ports rind navy
'yards, as represented by
the Secretary of War, call
for the early and serious
attention of Congress; and
as connecting itself infi
nitely with the subject,
I cannot recommen d too
I stronr,lu to your con siilera-
Tll6 PLAN SUBMITTED
,by that officer for the r;ga
.nization of the militia of
the United States.
M. VAN BUREN.
See President's message
—public doe.
mined not to he partial, will extend the same rule
to every similar case. The sentiment comports
so entirely with the creed of the patent democracy;
that to sever it, would he to mar the beauty of
the whole.—Sub-Treasury, Standing Army,
grinding Taxation, rags for the people, gold for
the office-holders, men and not measures—a swats
dish for democrats to serve up to freemen!!
'We ore asked whether Gan. Harrison would
sign a Bill chartering a Bank of the United States.
Gen. Harrison has repeatedly expressed his senti
ments upon this question, as is well known by
those who put it, if they read any thing but the
Globe, Keystone, and MAGICIAN. For a full ex
position of his views on this direct question, we
refer the Compiler to the letter of Gen. Harrison
to the Hon. Nimrod Williams, member of Con
gress from Kentucky, under date of May Ist 1836,
which we may publish shortly. In the meantime,
will he do ii? Arid not act selfishly in keeping
important information fiom the public.
h Gem Harrison a coward? Let Cu!. Johnson
answer. L, cos! it's a “forgery," ain't it? Don't
swear at the Colonel, he's as honest as he's bravo.
Hear him, Geri. Harrison performed his duty
fearless of danger."
The name of Col. R. M. Johnson stands at the
mast head of the Compiler, as his chosen candidate
fur the Vice Presidency. His opinions are there
fore important. Will he publish his letter to
Maj. Corneal, dated Aug. 18.18401 Will he do it?
Remember Mechanics!
That Martin Van Buren refuses to patronize
American manufactories—but purchases his fur.
niture in foreign countries, in violation of a Law
passed the 22d nay, 18x6, providing °that all
furniture purchased fur the use of the President's
House, shall be as fur as practicable of AMEI/ICAN
OR DOMESTIC MASUYICTUREI"
0 R!
WELL DONE VERMONT!
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS COMING!
Whig majority in the State about !`ooo!— Whig
nell gain, 3763— The Legislature two-thirds
Whig I—One Whig member of Congress
gained!
From the Boston Atlas and the New York and
Albany papers, we have the following gratifying
accounts of the election in Vermont—the home
of the gallant and indomitable Green Mountain
boys. Here we have again the evidence of the
popular will, and hero, as every where else, it is in
favor of the old farmer at North Bend. Let it be
remembered to her honor, that Vermont never
yielded to the corruptions of Loco Focoism, and
that now, when most beset, she stands firmer and
more impregnable than ever.
The result of the election may be stated in few
words. The Whigs have elected their state offi
cers by largely increased majorities; the majority
in the Legislature will be stronger than it was last
year, and they have gained at least one member
of Congiess. In short, they have swept the state.
In the first Congressional district, Hiland Hall,
Whig, the present representative, is elected by a
largo majority.
In the second, district, William Slade, Whig,
is re-elected, according to the Vergennes Vermon
ter, by from three to four thousand majority.
In the third district, Horace Everett, Whig. is
re-elected by a large majority.
In the fourth district, now represented by Jno
Smith (Loco Foco) Augustus Young, Whig, is
now elected; according to the Burlington Free
Press, by 1000 majority.
From the fifth and last district, we hove no re
turns. At the former Congressional election,
Isaac Fletcher (Loco Foco,) was elected by CA
majority.
"Monies parluriuni el naseilur ridicules mus.'
Which being translated into plain English, is
"The ..Mountains were in la
bor and produced a Mosey
or two."
For six weeks past the "low-wages" federalists
of this county have been giving notes of prepara
tion for • GREAT COUNTY MEETING. First it
was notified for Court-week; but fearing that
there might be some county people in town to
detect their falsehoods and bragging they postpo
ned it until last Saturday. The Compiler called
on all the faithful to attend, and ehew the Harri
son men that they were "alive!" Riders traver
sed the county to proclaim that notorious strangers
were to address the "multitude." Tory Ingersoll,
Grindstone Buchanan,and Sharp-Shooting Thom.
as were among the number. Saturday came, and
with it a very favorable day. It had rained a
little before day—enough to prevent the farmers
from working—and held up about breakfast time.
Of course a large tumult was expected. Ten
o'clock came, and so did the Deputy Marshall,
who is numbering the chickens for taxation—
eleven o'clock came and brought the candidate
for Congress—twelve o'clock was enlivened by
the appearance of three ox-candidates for the
Legislature, and seven more aspirants for the
saine doom. Six minutes after 12 o'clock the
gentleman who has nothing to do but attend
meetings, and who has attended all the gatherings
of both parties, was seen pointing in great extacy
down York street, and the federalists all ran in
that direction to see the procession from the "low
•er end." It appeared slowly, but majestically
moving up street, and was certainly the "most
large and respectable" that made its appearance.
It consisted of one wagon, four good looking her.
ses, and three tolerably looking men! It wheeled
round the court-house, but as no Locos were to
be seen on the streets, the men draped their heads,
and the horses their tails, and they retreated under
cover. Several of our friends took the trouble to
count the meeting as they entered the court-house.
This was not difficult to Jo, as they were "few
and far between." They numbered a little less
than one hundred, all told. We assure our friends
that this mighty meeting, (independent of the
Harrison men who afterwards went in) did not
consist of ono hundred and five men. We have
never seen so contemptible a county meeting—
we speak of its numbers, of the character of the
men we say nothing—they were respectable.—
Indeed they seemed to be a picked, a select party,
composed of none but choice spirits, every one of
whom thinks himself fit for office. ;Scarcely a lag
cabin boy or hard fisted laborer was there.
The speaking was powerful! Moses M'Clean,
Esq., successor of Andy Miller, and who is so
wrapt up in his descended mantle, that he is hardly
visible to the naked eye, spoke with his usual flu
ency. He gave a dissertation upon true democracy,
as it was taught him by his well knoWn detnocra
tic ancestors—priding the snb-treasnry„ and jave
U°. his deliberate opinion, that Gem Harrison
wag a granny. He sat down amidst 'great ap
plause!"
Col. Irvine followed in • profinand dissertation
upon political economy, in which he declared
that the Sub-Treasury S. heme was introduced by
Gen. Washington; and Yen Buren was only
bringing us back to the financial policy of Alex
ander Hamilton! He proved it as every fiction is
proved, by the assertion of the fabricator. He
abewed his knowledge of the last war, and pre a
pretty fair criterion to judge of his own bravely,
by disparaging the skill and impeaching the cour
age of Gen. Harrison. How unlike that gallant
old warrior, Col. Johnson! Brave hrmselt At
testifies to the courage and conduct of his beloved 1
commander! He finally recommended prat in
dustry; and sit down amidst •great cheering?'
George Smyver, Esq. was loudly called for by
Jacob Ziegler. He answered with great gravity
—said if ho was not born a Loco foes he became
so 'refer() he could read and write- He was made
so by witnessing the cruel persecution of the
"Whiskey boys," enforced by a Standing Army!
(Here Judge Sheffer wished him off that track
as some Whig wnispered TWO lICSDIIKD rnor
lase.) Ho then denounced all r hank directors--
told the story of the old mill-deM again, and took
his seat, fur which there was "great applause."
Next followed Jacob Griest, whom the Anti
masons did not send to the Legislature, or ha
would yet have been a Democrat. He is the head
of the Abolition Society of this county. and in
order to chew how the Loco foco Abolitionists are
going - to vote he exhorted to great activity in favor
of Mr. Van Buren. lie prefers him to Harrison
because ho has promised to veto any bill abolish
ing Slavery in the District of Columbia, and be
cause Harrison will learn it to the voice of Con
gress. Also, because Van Buren and his party
ore so favorable to the right of petition and free
discussion! (This all sheers what is meant by
the cunning "third party" workers.)
Next came the very modest and promising I
young gentleman, Mr. Riley. He yelled so loud,
and spun out such long words that the enurt-house
could not hold them, and they got twisted op and
tangled so, that they got in such a snarl that no
body could find the right end of them,and all
were getting so stunned and bewildered that the
meeting dissolved, and four dozen went to the
country, and the rest staid in town. Take it all
in all, this was the poorest exhibition wehave ever
seen of a political kind.
The "Compiler" of last week, says that Mr.
COOPER "not only neglected to propose any mea
sure to relieve the distressed condition of the
country, but wasted the precious time of Congress.
and the money of the nation, in making a speech
"against the Sub-Treasury Bill," &c. The i
"Compiler" is mistaken; Mr. Cooper did propwei
a thorough remedy for the distresses of the coon
try, namely, the election of Gen. Harrison to the
Presidency. We presume it is the Get that the
people arc going to adopt that remedy that iron
blea the "Compiler."
Fork up, Mr. Telegraph!--"Perish credit' is
your creed. sub-Treasury times ore presmng
hard upon us--fork up! fork up!--and to afford
you every facility to do the honest thing—Vease
deliver t the "Repository b, Whig"fire galaos
palatable "hard cider," well corked, or Legg-d.
and labelled; and their receipt shall be your ac
quittance. Neighbor Whig, your are authorized
to receive and forward.
We give below the honorable and manly letter
of Col. Johnson. We suppose the Loco FOC3y
will now abandon the charge of cowardice, and
want of skill so vilely made against Gen. Harrison.
Coi. Johnson his shown himself as honorable as ,
he was alvveys known to be brave. When Gen.
Harrison shall have served as President for four
years, we shall not be surprised to see him, who
so ably seconded him at the Thames become his'
successor in that high office:
From the Cincinnati Republican.
COLONEL JOHNSON AT CHILLICOTHE.
We expressed the other day irir strong
convictions that Col. Johnson could not have
been correctly reported in the speech et
Chillicothe, which was contained in the
Chillicothe Advertiser, of the 9th inst., and
in proof of onr having just grounds for this
belief, we are giatified in the opportunity.
of spreading the following correspondence
before our readers.
It is well known in Kentucky, as well as
in this State, that Major Cameal is probably
on terms of greater intimacy with both
General Harrison and Cel. Johnson than
any individual in the West. His conduct
in the fallowing correspondence adds to the
claims which his services as a Quarter
Master under General Harrison in 112,
and as a Senator of Kentucky, gise him to
public respect:
CINCINNATI, 24th August, 1840.
Dear Sir,—lt was my object, ifpractica
cle, in addressing the enclosed letter to Col.
Johnson, to prevent any unpleasant feelings
between two gallant officers of the late war,
who, from my own personal knowledge, en
tertained a high respect for each other. 1
am moro than gratified to find I have not
been unsuccessful in the attempt. Without
communicating with either of these gentle
men, I take upon myself the responsibility
of authorizing you to publish the corres
pondence, and am, yours, respectfully,
T. D. CARNEAL.
Col. C. S. TODD.
CzNczNNArr, Aug. 24th, 1840.
Gen. W. IL Hsi/also:4:
Dear Sir,—lmmediately after reading.
the substance of a speech, said to be made
by Col. R. M. Johnson, at Chillicothe, I
addressed a letter to him, a copy of which
is furnished. On yesterday I received his
answer, which with pleasure I enclose to
you.
I view it as putting to rest now and for
ever the foul slanders that have been and
now are circulating against you as regard
your conduct in the decisive and glorioo=
battle of the Thames, and in my judgment
leaves no good grounds for controvrsey or
unpleasspt feelings betweca two brave offi
cers of that gallant army.
Truly your friend,
T. D. CARNEAL.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 24, 1840.
Sir—l have rend the correspondence be
tween yourself and Col. Johnson, relative ti
him at Chillicothe. From the perusal o
Cul. Johnson's letter I am satisfied that he
intended me no injustice an the speech re
ferrettis, and that his opiniens and senti
ments must have been misrepresented.—
Thanking you for the interest you have
manifested m this matter-1 return the cor
respondence.
T. D. CARNEA L.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 12, 1840.
My Dear Colonel—l enclose your speech
as published in the Chillicothe Advertiser.
The reporter of your speech so far as you
speak of General Harrison, has surely mis
conceived you. I not only so think, but
have so said.. An inference may be fairly
drawn, that you are not only in doubt as
regarded his courage, but that you had but
little respect for him as a commanding
General. My personal regard for you in
duces me alone to call your attention to the
subject and furnish you an opportunity of
correcting what I conceive to be an erro
neous and garbled report of what you diJ
say in Chillicothe on the 9th inst.
From the enclosed remarks of Col. C. S
Todd, you will at once discover that you
take issue and widely difler. If consistent
with your feelings furnish me with your
views on the subject. They will be pub
lished or not as3iou may desire.
Truly your friend,
T. D. CARNEAL.
Col. R. M. Johnson, V. P. Mansfield 0.
MANSFIELD, Aug. 18th, 1840.
My Dear Sir—Your favor has been re
ceived, in which you observe, that by my
reportedspeech, an inference may be drawn
that I am not only in doubt as regards the
courage of Gen. Harrison, but that I had
little respect for him ago commanding Gen.
eral. lam happy to have this opportuni
tv of informin-r you that during my service
with Grn'l Harrison, I had no cause to
doubt his courage, but to consider him a
brave man, and I have always expressed
myself to that effect—nor have I ever dis•
approved or censured any of his measures
as commanding General in the pursuit of
Proctor, or in the Battle of the flumes—
every thing I saw met my entire approba.
lion, and I have never spoken of it in any
other terms.
In speaking of the battle of the Thames,
and the part acted by my regiment, I did
not intend to increase the merit of !Viet re
proem, or to diminish the merit claimed
by others, much less did I intend to imply
that Gen. Harrison; or Gov. Shelby, or any
officer attached to the army, avoided duty
or dormer. Each had his part to net, and
I should feel myself much degraded to sup.
pree that they d.d not perform their duty
fearless of danger—nor have I ever doubt
ed, that these gallant officers were precise
ly where duty called them. I regret that
in such a battle, where our country was vic•
torioos, that there should be a controversy
about_ the merit due to the actors in that bat•
tle. I claim nothing above the most hum
b!e soldier, who performed his duty on that
occasion, nor shall any earthly considera
lion ever induce me knowingly, to do in
ivstice to the commanding officer, Gov.
Shelby, or any other officer in that army.
I have thus confined myself to general re
' narks, not knowing in what particular fact
' it-justice is supposed to have been done to
General Harrison. I should be glad to
know what particular issue is made as to
the facts stated in the reported speech, re
spec'ing which I had no agency. I shall
feel no difficulty to stato facts as far as my
own personal knowledge extends, and what
I cisderftood from others, and not to censure
or criminate, but to state the truth as far as
I know or believe the facts. I expect to be
in your city ou Sunday, the 23d, on my way
home, aed I shall be happy to see you.
RICHARD M. JOHNSON.
MAJOR TIIIO3. D. CARNEAL.
Mal Apropos.
Gen. Jackson and Henry Clay have entered into
a very foolish personal controversy, in which the
public can bike no interest. Gen. Jackson has
received all the reward which a grateful country
could bestow upon htm—let him enjoy his retire
ment and go down to the grave in peace. The bu
siness of the country now is to shoe' equal honor,
and eqcal gratitude to another of her brave cham
pions, the light of whose glory shines equally
bright and pure, and is intermingled with that of
the Hero of ;Slew Orleans.
Harrison Raising.
The Harrison Democrats had a raising en yes
terday, and erected a handsome Liberty pole in
Gettysburg, in front of Mr. Thompson's Hotel,
more than one hundred feet in height. Although
no publi - notice had been given of the intended
raising, it had been known a few days before, that
it was intended to erect a pole in honor of "Old
Tile — and a large, enthusiastic, crowd of the hard
fumed, honest yeomanry of the county assembled
to assist and be pre s ent on the occasion. Tho
assemblage, gathered as it was without nctice,
was more than three times as numerous as the
Van Buren County Meeting on Saturday last,
although they had been using every exertion by
sending letters and riding the county, to collect
an imposing assemblage, and even postponed it
once from the court week, to give time for further
notice. This we assert confidently, for the per
sons at the Van Buren meeting were counted as
they went into the court house, and, did not exceed
one hundred/Ind thirty; and of these more than
thirty were Harrison men who attended through
ciniO3eity. And yet this is what the "Compiler"
a yesterday calls the largest Democratic meeting
ever held in the county!.
There were at least 300 persons at the Harrison
raising—all animated with the beat spirits, and
elated with the sanguine confidence of success,
joining at intervals in singing in full chorus, Har
risen songs, and rapturously cheering the gallant
old veteran. who, in the language of Col. John
son, "has fought snore battles than any General in
America, and never sustained a defeat."
Our Ticket.
The county ticket is settled, and it is time for
our friends to put on their at mor and prepare for
the battle. But in this contest let reason be our
weapons. The mass of our opponents are honest,
and have the same interests at stake that we have.
Reason with them calmly. Show them that the
. .rosperity of the country has been sacrificed for
purposes by the party now In power; that
its measures have been particularly injurious to the
farmer sad laboring man—reducing the price of
W. H. HARRISON.
the products of the one, and the wages of the oth
er. By pursuing ibis course you will bring ma
ny of our opponents to think—thia being accom
plished, they will go with us for the rescue of the
country, and vote for Gen. Harrison, the patriot
and farmer of the West. They will also support
the Democratic County ticket, pledged to the sup
port of measures for the relief of the country: and
we shall then have the proud satisfaction of seeing
old Pennsylvania, wheeling into the line in sup
port of the old Hero, who periled health and life
in defence of the country when the storm of war
was raging in the land.
To our friends we need hardly say a word of the
importance of activity. They know their duty and
will perform it, by giving "rt right good hearty
vote" for the Hero of North Bend.
The following gentlemen compose the ticket
They ere all good men and truo.
ASSEMBLY,
DANIEL M. SMYMER,
GEORGE L. FAU:3B.
COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM DOUGLASS
•inrirron,
JAMES RUSSELL.
DlREcron OF THE POOH,
HENRY LOTT.
W&INEAUI WATERII
The Public attention is partic
ularly requested!!
iMeeting of the citizens of Gettysburg
will be held at the Court-House, on
Tursday evening the Nth of September
inst. at 7 o'clock, to take into consideration
a plan which will then be submitted; or, to
devise some other means for the better sup
plying of the Borough with water. The
present almost unprovidcd condition of our
town with that indispensable element in case
of fire, calls foully for something to be done:
and it is thought it will be entirely practi
cable to accomplish the ohject,without a re
sort to, taxation.
0::TAII are earnestly requested to attend.
MANY CITIZENS.
Soptember 8, 1840. tin-24
The diurnal, Jissociation of
dP College,
I wILL bold its annual meeting, in the
V College Chapel on Tuesday, Sep.
tember 15th, al 2 o'clock, P. M.
CHAS. P. KR A UTH, See'y.
September 8,1840. Im-24
TEACHERS WANTED.
THE undersigned will receive proposals
until the 12th inst. for the teaching of the
Pub'ic Schools in Thomas Creek Schoo l
District, Liberty township.
JOHN NUNAMAKER,
NATHANIEL GIIEYSON,
MAXWELL SHIELDS.
September 8, Ig-10.
m laTa: la t
attend. to y o ur Intorest%
THE subscriber respectfully informs the
public, and the Farmers particularly, that
he has ready for delivery his
Improved Two horse
THRASHING MACHINES;
One of which is now in the possession o
Mr. Abraham Fisher, residing in Menallen
township, Adams County, Pn. Messrs.
Fisher and Forney having fairly tested the
utility of this machine, furnish the following
Certificate:—
CERTIFICATE.—We certify, that we
have in use one of Mr. S. H. LITTLE'S
PATENT HORSE POWERS, and be.
hove it to bo decidedly superior to any thing
of the kind we have over seen. From the
small degree of friction and the rapidity of
motion, two horses have thrashed at the
rate of two hundred dozen a day, with the
greatest ease, and without injury to the
grain. ABRAHAM FISHER.
DANIEL FORNEY.
Menalien township, Sept. 5, 1840
Farmers who have been waiting for
something better than heretofbro offered for
sale, will find this to be the article. Come
eee it, gentlemen, and judge for,yourselves.
The subscriber will have one of his Ma
chines in operation in Gettysburg, on Wed
nesday, the 9th inst. Persons wishing to
see its operation are invited to give him a
call. S. H. LITTLE.
Gettysburg, Sept. 8, 1840. tf-24
TO MY CREDITORS.
TAKE cotice that I have applied to the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
01 Adams county, (or the benefit of the
Insolvent Laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and that they have appointed
Tuesday the 29th day of September next,
for the hearing of me and my creditors, at
the Codrt•house, in the borough of Gettys
burg, when and where you may attend if
you think proper.
JOHN BEIGHLY.
September 8, 1840. 3t-24
LA WS!
THE Pamphlet Laws passed the last sea.
awn of the Legislature of Pennsylvania,
have been received at this Office, and
are ready for distribution to those entitled
by law to receive them.
AMOS MAGINLY, Proth'y.
Prothonotary's Oflice, Get
tysburg,
- I
Sept. 8, 1840.
EXAMINER ' AND HERALD,
Lancaster, Pa.
THE. above paper has a very large cir.
culation, and is published at Two Dollars
per annum, by R. W. MIDDLETON, former.
ly of the "Gettysburg Star." It is a good
medium through which to circulate A twee
TBENENTs, which", can be attended to by
being left with the subscriber, who will also
receive subscribers for the same, as well us
for the "BUCK-EYE," a small paper issued
from the same office, until the Presider - vial
election, at Twenty-five Cents.
11. J. SCIIREINER,Agent.
Gettysburg, Aug. 25. 3t-22
TUESDA MO JOY II V , 7 o'clock.
Lawn:liter Commit ion.
The Marehala -37)d CoMmitica of Arrangement
for the Lancaster Convention announce the fol.
lowing arrangements fur the Adorns county dela,
I. Inasmuch as the State authorities hate rcfu
sad affording the same facilities to delegates going
to the convention, which they extended to their
own delegates on the sth August last, thereby
rendering, it uncertain whether our delegates can
be forwarded on the rail road, it is - recommended
to the Harrison Log Cabin boys of Adams county
to go in plain republican style, by chartering
broad wheeled wagons, to haul 20 at a load, at a
price going and returning not exceeding $l,OO a
piece—and that all alto hare not their own con
veyance, be recommended to adopt that mode:
and as far as practicable, report their names and
mode ageing to James A. Thompson, Chairman
of the Committee, at Gettysburg, on or before the
15th inst,
11. The delegates fur this county will rendez- ,
vous as a delegation on Friday morning at that
house of Abraham Grieder, about 3 mile from
Lancaster, on the Lancaster & Columbia Turn. ,
pike, at 73 oclock A. M. with the view of march
ing into the city, as a delegation, with their flags
and banners and under their proper marshals.
111. The different portions of the Adams coon- ,
ty delegation, are requested to report themselves
immediately on their arrival, through some one of .
the marshals or of the committee of arrangement,
to the committee of reception, of which George
Ford, Esq. is chairman, by whom - their lodging
and accommodation will be attended to.
IV. The Cow:m . llre of Arrangement are
JAS. A. THOMPSGN, Chairman.
A. B. ICHRTZ,
A. R. STEVENSON,
M. C. CLARKSON,
DAN'L M. SMYSLR.
Chief illurshal—Col. M. C. Clarkson, Getty.
burg.
.Asssistani Marehals-:-col. Ephraim Swope.,
Littlestown; Astiph Abbey, Berwick; Col. J. J:
Kuhn, Reading; Col. John Wolford, Petersburg;
Capt. James Bell, Jr. Mona
V. Each member of the delegation is recom
mended immediately on Ills arrival, to furnish
himself with an appropriate badge. The marshals
will wear the proper badges to designate their
rank.
VI. It is desired that as far as practicable, lb*
different portions of the delegation should meet
in York, on Thursday morning, not later than $
o'clollt A. M. with the view of going on from
there in a body. Those who start on Wednesday
are requested to arrange their departurn so as to'
meet at the public house of Michael Smyser, sign
of the '.Black Bear," about 3 miles from York, s
as to enter York in a body.
JOHN WOLFORD,' Clem.
J. J. 'Kt:firm, Sec' y.
WATER.—we invite the attention of our ei- -
tizens to et call for a meeting for the purpose of
making arrangements to supply our town" with
SOMETHING NEW.- Among the candi
dates offered yesterday, for admission to the'
Freshman Class ; at Cambrige, was a pupil
of the I'eilcins' Institution for the education
of the Blind—a youth of sixteen, blind from ,
his birth. He passed a perfectly satisfacw
foray examination in all the branches, ac
was duly admitted. He has been a pupil
of this institution over six years, and has
acquired, besides an acquaintance with the
branches requisite for admission to college,
n knowledge of the French language and of
the science of music.—Hostorr. 11er. Jour d
TO MY CREDITORS.
TAKE notice that I have applied to the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of'
Adlms county,for the benefit of the Insolvw
ent Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl:
vania, and that they have appointed Toes- .
day the 29th day of September next, for the .
hearing of me and my creditors, at the'
Courtaube ; in the boroogh of Gettysburg ;
when and where you may attend if you think
proper.
GEORGE RICHTER.
September 8, 1840. tc-24
NOTICE.
THE account of Daniel NI. Smyaer ds
Thomas C. Miller, Trustees of S. S. King,
has been filed in the Prothonotary's office',
at Gettysburg, and win be presented to an
adjourned Court of Common Pleas, to bn
be held at Gettysburg, on Tuesday the 29th
day of September next, for confirmation.
A. MAGIN LY , Proth'ry.
August 25, 1890. tc*22
9 TEACEMIRS WANTED.
THE School Directors of Mountpleasant
township will meet at the house of Mr. An+
thony S mith, in said township ; on Saturday
the 10th day of September next, to receive
proposals for nine teachers to take charge
charge of the public schools in said town
ship.
By order of tb. Board,
A. REEVER, Sec'y.
td-2.1/
Sept. 1.
COMMENCEMENT.
TOE Annual Commencement of Penn.
sylvania College, at Gettysburg, will be held
in Ch,risi's church, on Wednesday the 16th
day of September next, at 10 o'clock A.
M. The Public is respectfully invited to
attend. The exercises of the institution
will be resumed in five weeks after corn
mimcetnent.
D. GILBERT, Sec. Board.
September 1, P:4O. td-23
F 0 It ti II ATA
A T tim Gettysburg Foundry eiippie
zm` elllfllS, n - very superior kind.—Al
so, Corn and Plaster Mills.
GEO. ARNOLD.
September 1, IE4O. .41-11 •