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MISCELLANEOUS.-
PRAIRIE SKETCHES. '
Itls midnight, nd the moon dues not
e till one.' , A han is, hud upon the
shoulder of sleeper, who, stretched upon a
buffalo robe, with a saddle ' beneath his
u j .1 b blanket above him, is enjoying
that dumber which is the attendant only of
true ariness. , AiwrasnaKeor iwu uu
Dame being called, the sleeper utters a
jmuit expressive of dissatisfaction, and then
exclaims, perhaps with a pause and start.
- "Hollo ) , Who's that r : - .
'-"Comc-gimrd Pis the reply. - rrr?
ThnamuHcd sleenerf after a stretch, and
b roll and perhaps a hearty oath, throws off
Jiig blanket ana puns nis ruio irom
hibuffaIo robe. Afier securing his arms ,and
belting perhaps a thick blanket coat around
him, he moves toward the expiring camplife,
rhrn hfli-xnn lines his watch to see tliat he
bas not been called Jtoo soon, or
pel haps
pulls a pipe from his pocket, which having
duly filled and lighted, be places injus
mouth, and then off he goes disappear,
ing in the gloom to take his station out
ide the camp. An instant or twoelapa.
M.-and the relieved guard is heard whist,
ling some merry dancing tune as he comes
from duty, to amuse himself a few 'mo
ments, throwing freshsticks on . the fire,
perhaps emgingf'joke ' and a laugh
with" some" messmate' who, has been a-a.
keoed by tlio disturbance of changing
guard, or perhaps he digs into the ash
es Tor an ear of corn which hehad left
there to roast when he "went out to guard,
and now he plumps down - cross legged
before the fire to enjoy a delicious mid.
night lunch. Half of the hot ear is proba
bly broken off and' thrown in" generous
sportiveness at his waking messmate,
who instantly seizes and devours the favor,
ite morsel, throwing back in return,' per.
haps, a pocket liquor flask, - by way of
"acknowleding the corn.". This little af
fair being a rranged,the return guard draws
his solitary buffalo bed a little nearer to the
fire aud disposes himself for the remain
der of his night's slumber, talking facetious
ly to an imaginary wife, telling her , to lay
over and not nso both pillows, to give him
more room, draw the curtain and behave
yourself. Such are very apt to be his clos
ing words as he drops to sleep, and in a
few moments the camp is again wrapped
in silence. V- -J " ' ' -
' ' Now let us pay a visit to the guard whom
we have just desptched on duty. There he
stands in the dark,leaningupon his rifle in ut
ter silence"; by die siile of the farthest-mule
staked outside, of the camp. What can
the eye distinguish in the darkness? Know
ing the wagons arc there, you can discover
their white tops, but otherwise you might
fancy the faint light came from some clear
inR away of the clouds in that direction - In
addition to this, you . recognise? a man's
-orraaml alV-w of the nearest horses - and
.mules, a else is blacfcT'WlMTs-hcard !
The mules munching the grass t ; If it fa
. near f water course, the ripple or rush of
the wave ; if buffalo are near', you hear
their tow bellowing, likei ,'distant ocean
r surge, or like wind f mourning through
hollow caverns i perhaps an opposite senti
nel wlustles or sings a merry air, but this
aright serve to gnide an enemy and is not
often indulged in ; .these sounds you may
heai ; but at times death itself is not more
solemn or more still. , . -
- H."sh ! Observe ! The mule beside the
acmincl Tifts its head from the grass, gives
a short blow with its nostrils, pricks back
rts ears and stares before it into darkness.
Mark the sentinel ! The instant h oh.
served the action of the mule ho crouched
npon the ground and cocked his rifle, and
now observe with what intrnt"wn,.kf..lxm
he peers into the pitchy depth in search of
""-ngCT-suaaeniy a footstep is beard "ap-
viwiung, ana instantly the stillness is bro
ken by the quick . challenge of thef acnti-
JJJ goes there ? Speak !" '
-The answer shows the person to be the
Captain or Sergeant of the .guard, taking
lus soUtary walk round the Encampment ;
and now the sentinel is sure to want a dry
forhia rifle, or a bit of tobacco, or the
"W of a pipe, any thing to. detain the Ser
gcaat a few moments in conversation ; and
"wla the Sergeant be in a-sochd IramoT,
perhaps they may. both set down upon the
grass and while away fifteen minutes i in
pesang Jiow long the travel will continue
the disagreeable duty of guarding is
-wi accessary. . : r - ,- f .
The sentinel is again alone, and, hush !
Again the grazing mule shows tokens of
I Tou hear the faint clack of the li
ne as the guard ' suddenly cocks U, i and
he prostrates himself in the grass,
h Jus head cautiously raised and his eye
fed in the direction indicated by the gaze
no t? rtlcimule. Something moves
P" i the silver inoonls rising, but the light
yet so indistinct as to be even nioro per-
nlexing than the darkness : but something
does move. It is not the waving of tuft of
grass in the night breeze, for it has changed
its position." The guard is certain of this,
ana steadily keeping his rifle aimed at the
moving object, he gives' the challenge. "
"Who goes there T-Speak ! Sneak !"
and his fore finger is curled around the trig
ger to fire, when he takes an instant mote
to pause, and as the moonlight falls more
clearly upon the earth he becomes aware
that the intruder fa a wolf prowling around
the camp in search ' of food. . Relieved
from his alarm at the same moment that the
cheering moonbeams come to enliven la?
solitary dutyl(fthe sentinel laughs' at his
mistake, and perhaps teuuTuneshia watch,
peering closely at it by the moon, or feeling
the bands with his fingers, to see how long
he has got to remain on guard. . ;: - -
And how gloriously does the moon rise
upon the prairie ! " IIoWj beautiful is the
moon, risine in any clime or upon any
scene ! - But that sympathy, that notion of
companionship which some spirits seem to
find in the silver night Queen, can never
appear so like a leal and actual influence
as when yottare removed far from . your
fellow men, And feel yourself, alone in- the
wilderness. Than , you see that . heaven
still smiles on you though man fa - distant,
and your soul whispers that the God that
made you can be as near, perhaps nearer,
to you there than when walled around
by a circle of friends and kindred. It may
I bo a silly love, yet it is harmless to love
the moon. . . r-
1 ...From the Agriculturalist.) ;
, MECHANICS. -
If any class of citizens can claim equal,
ity with the yeomanry of the oountry, the
cultivators of the soil, it is the hard-fisted
and TinuuslrIuWiecha
they been looked upon as inferiors and vas
sals of whom t of the virtuous,' the good,
and the great I ' . No ; but of the self-willed,
the haughty, the iirresponsible, the specu.
lators, the shavers, the idlors, the rehell.
ious, the swindlers, the lovers of pleasure
more than the lovers of God,, with which
the land is infested. Among a certain
class, the name of a mechanic is often
viewed with reproach, and it is frequently
the case that it is considered disreputable
and condescending to walk the streets, or
be found in converse with a plain and hon
est shop-laborer. Are they a mere dreg in
the community, and not fit associates for
the very cream of the best society! J It
has been said in days long gone by, that '
' "An honest man m the noblest work of GodY
and has this noblo sentiment become . trite
and unfashionable, in these days of fluwy
refinement and high life, upon the earnings
of those who would not deign to violate the
solemn behest, that man should gain his
living by the "sweat of his brow 1" '. From
the odium that is wont to be cast, ; we arc
constrained to ask; who are these "home
spun" sturdy mechanics, that are not equal
to nature's greatest noblemen . They are
the inventors . and makers of aft the
world's uscablevnTbey a6 the individuals
that make our houses,' our furniture, our
fixtures, and ourganncnta,and are they not
great indeed t To themwe are indebted
for every convenience and almost every
luxury of life ; and if farmers can, with
propriety, be styled the 'back-bone of ; so.
ciety,1 mechanics should, at least, claim to
bo pillars and supports of the fabric. ;
k To appreciate this venerable profession,
it must be considered that mechanics is
a science which has claimed the attention of
the intelligent of all stations end all na
tions. The term fa from a word in Greek,
which signifies armachine-a-eontrirancc,
and is the science which treats of force and
motion- - Forces acting on bodies may ei-
thcr produce rest or motion. In the for-
mcr case they are treated ot under staucs,
and in the latter dynamics. , The first ma.
chine constructed, of , which . we have
knowledge, was the universe, "whose ma
ker and builder" is the Author of all tilings.
In this grand machinery wiaplonr and
might Are displayed, -beyond comprehen
sion of man. -Worlds upon .worlds have
been put forth, all subject to'the same gravi
tating power that holds each in its place ;
and this should" not he ' astonfahing when
we reflect that it was this . Arch-Mechanist
that "stretches out the " north -, over . the
empty placei and hung the earth upon no-
thingthat it fa: Hewbxr has "measured
the waters in. the hollow of his hand, and
meted put heaven with a span, and com
prehended the dust of the earth in a measure,
and weighed the mountains in scales and the
hills in a balance." .This is the only evi
dence of an illustrious mechanic Jesus
Christ himself was a carpenter, and the
Apostle' Paul a tent-maker. ..But tune
would fail to speak of the honored, and tru
ly honorable mechanics of the world. The
name of Franklin, if not the i example,
deeply graven-wpon the hearts of theAAm
erican people : and the name of Jddge Bu-
el will never be defaced from the memory
of the patriotic and the good ' as was the
man who set his own type ana worKea nis
own press, while he was accumulating the
rich stores of knowledge, with which the
farming cornmunity have been . so richly
blessed. . '
,Thousands of examples are faithfully re
corded in the world's history of men! who
have distinguished' themselves for their
knowledge and usefulness, that have guided
the plane, driven the shoe-maker awl,
and indeed in following every working pur
suit, by which man has-been able to pro-
euro on honest living.
Wcnonctoscethvi
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY IIORNLNG, JULY 24, 1810.
time come when mechanics wfll be esteem
ed, "by tho most intelligent, as, ranking
high among the useful ad respected citi
zens of the land. '- Let the young be educa
ted and trained for some mechanical avoca
tion, instead of the almost useless and empty
professions, and their station will soon be
come enviable and respectable.
, : Fromtbo- Rakigb Ecprter. - ; i f"
" VA MOTHERSINFLUENCE.;
"A Mother's influence! Alas! I fear my
coble pen can bu till acquit itself of the task
of pourtraymg one or tho most powertui,
holiest, Of all earthly influences. ' When
dues it commence? When the unconscious
infant first opens its eyes to the light of na-J
ture, directs its gaze to seek the love which
beams from a Mother's eye. When it ceas
es, Eternity only can reveal. v- -;
Our Saviour has appealed beautifully to
a Mother's love, toprove. his love and faith
fulness to his suflering Church;' and oh!
how often, when sinking under the weight
of accumulated afflictions, has my heart
becri refreshed by marking the. undying,
sleepless cav, of a devoted Mother; and
my soul has clung to my Saviour", with the
mstriictive, helpless, confiding love, with
which an infant clings to the bosom of this
assiduous parent I low delightful is the re
flection, that a .Christian can claim even
more than a Mother's love. A Mother's
power, in controlling the affection and
mind of her young charge, fa powerful be
yond all calculation. Fortius reason, she
receives them with unbiassed rninds; upon j
her devotion the sacred task of giving their
characters their moral bearing, and the re
cords of Eternity wiH bear ample testimony
to the fidelity with which she has discharg.
ed the sacred trust reposed in her- Noth
ing can exceed the reverence which chil
dnw4bel thuparni
every word which she utters, receive every
sentiment advanced with the most implicit
confidence, and in the first years of child,
ish innocence, witli characteristic simpli
city j appeal for. their truth by the simple
assevcrau"on--r'My mother said."
If the child be a noble, generous, high
souled boy," this love amounts almost to ad
orationrThle instinctive feeling implanted
in his nature of protection to the weaker
sex, acts here with the holiest power. He
feels that it fa upon his strong arm she must
rely,' if deprived of his father ; and he
vows with tho most ardent devotion, to
shield her with his heart's blood. He looks
op to her as to a superior being, and seeks,
as time unfolds his powers, to repose in
her unsullied truth, her spotless purity, as
on a verdant spot; amid the waste around
him , and if this lovo is hallowed by the pi
ous labors of a Christian Mother, it will
form a sacred panoply to shield him from
much that fa cviL It will lead him to love
virtuous and pious females, because they
boar affinity to his model of all tliat is love
ly in woman, and to shrink with horror
from the vicious, as his Mother's holy pu
rity is contrasted with them. Would we
could Sty that thew was never a blight to
blast the influence of this holy flower. How
often fa it perverted, and rendered worse
than useless, by the narrow, contracted
views and want of principle, upon the part
of parents. Children imbibe these corrupt
ed principles with fearful avidity, as it har- j
momzes too well with their tallcn natures;
and their future degeneracy may bo traced
to the fault of the Mother who failed to sub
due their wayward humors, by instilling the
fear of God, which is the beginning of wis
dom, and the only true basis upon which to
form the" character. ;IIow often fa it the
case, that children take their first lessons
of hatred, jealousy, and all uncharitablcness
from her who ought to shield them with the
most scrupulous care, from the withering
blast of the Siroco of passion. It is to be
feared, that in tliat great day, which shall
reveal the secrets of all hearts, many, too
many Mothers, will be convicted of mur
der, not of the body, (that in comparison
were but a light offence,) but of that undy
ing principle which, when ages, ten mill
ion, million of ages; shall have completed
their circle, will bo paying the penalty of
their crimesy amid all the agonizing hor
rors of the second death, and these crimes
may, in a great measure, be traced to the
Mother careless folly;
I hear some parents sav what can we do?
We send our children to Sabbath School,
and take them to Church, f What can we
do more?In this you do wchV provided
you are careful to follow up tho instruction
of the holy day of rest, in the every day
business of life. ' Do your diildren see you
make your Saviour's golden rule your gov:
erning principle, in your transactions with
your fellow mortals.- Like holy David,
docs the day commence with an invocation
to tho fountain of life- and; light, who can
atone fit you for the sacred duties he has
assigned you?' And does it also close by
ascriptions ofrraise for the protecting care
which has shielded you frum dangexa which
you never can estimate, until' you beheld
the difficulties of the way with unsealed
eyes. . . .-. '" ) .' .- ' "'
Do they see fhat whatever you do j whe
ther you eat or drink, you po all to 'the1
glory of, God, "and that 'your anxiety for
their temporal interest fa faint, in compar.
ison with the agonizing desire for the wel
fare of their immortal souls? But is it not
thejsase.intoo manyfamilics, that" their
piety is to be laid aside with their buiwlaj
dress, only to be used on set occasions'
Docs not the ' worldly maxims, the unhal
lowed amusements, which you countenance
both bv precept and example, convert the
uo:y uismicuuiis oi uiu- ijojiviuui
and wormwood, instead of winning them to
love the cross of Christ, by the constrain
ing influence of;.a life 6f devotion, and an
utter renunciation of the world and all its
vain allurements. Are yoa not rather
luring them to a life of sensuality, by inun
dating their young minds with tho, floods
ofenvr and artful sophistry, with which
Satan has -deceived -your own souls?"
"There is no Mother that would willingly
do any tWng which she thought would en
danger her children V8ouls,'r you say!
Neither would Eve, my friends, have tast
ed the forbidden fruit in the full assurance
that she was eating temporal and spiritual
dedth. " But -blinded by., the , artful seduc
tions of tho father of lies,' she believed him
while under tho influence of temptation in
the place of her God: and, my friends, if
you arc temporizing Mothers, laboring to
deceive your own souls and the souls of
your children with the vain hope of serving
the world with six days engrossing energy,
while vou dedicate to God the stupid dozings
of the Sabbath, you, are, precisely in. the
same condition. . You are acting upon the
supposition ,, that God does not mean what
he says, when, ho cans you to come ow
from among them and be separate. Touch
not tho unclean thing, and then, and then
only, shall ye be his sons and daughters.
Mothers! the spirits call you to awake to
the fearful weight of responsibility which
rests upon vou. Oh! 'what will it avau you,
that you and your cluldren have shone the
brightest meteors in the hemisphere of folly
anji fashioorif, at last, you will be number-
ed among those who will awase to ever
lasting shame and contempt. M
jj Weldino ikoh and steel.-As iron
and steel are compounded more or less
with sulphurrcoppcr, and arsenic, which
if thev predominate too muchwill prevent
ffillf beTng6Wea
some importance to blacksmiths to know
what remedies to apply- in such cases.
When iron fa compounded with sulphur, it
is apt to burn before a welding heat can be
raised.- In this case little unslackened
stone lime, pounded up very fine, to be us
ed instead of sand, ume will absorb the
sulphur and enable the smith to weld it
sound.. If but a small quantity" of copper
enters in the,;composition of iron, it will
render it bxitllewhen hot, and tough when
cold. In this case, salt, or salaminoniac,
should be-used with tho sand, which will
evaporate the copper, and prevent the iron
from breaking when it fa very hot. Arse
nic generally predominates in iron that fa
vcrv brittle -when cold.- A small quantity
of saltpetre should then be used with the
sand for welding, iron orsteei mat is en
tirely free frorrv either of those pernicious
substances will work sound, weld with case,
and.be very tough when cold. This is what
iscalled good iron. The same may be said
of steel. . j t f
"A fault too often found with blacksmiths,
is, that their work; fanot tornd, when in
fact the fault is in the iron they work. -;. A
little., attention to;" ascertain the qualities of
iron, and to apply the proper remedies, wul
enable them to make their work sound, or,
at least, as good as the quality of the iron
will admit. In welding iron and stell toge
ther for edee tools, it will be of service,
(at least it can do no harm even if tlie jqjftjf0
add steel be ever so"feood,) to have a little
lime. salt, and saltpetre mixed with tlie
sand commonly used m welding, llus
mixture makes an excellent flux for weld
ing, and at the same time prevents tlie iron
from burning,-and enables the smith to
raise a sufficient heat to weld it perfectly
sound, even to the very centre of the bar.
: '; Mechtmict Magazine
. The kmperobs Chablemicxe a.id Na
poleon. Upon ot)Cning tlio tomb of Char
lemagne, at 'Aix-la-Cliapelle, his skeleton
vaa envelopcd'in a Roman dress, and tlie
double crown of France and Germany sur
rounded bis flcsliless brow; by his side,
near his pilgrim's scrip, lay Joyevse, that
good sword, with which, says tho Monk
Saint Denis, he cut in twain a completely
armed cavalier. His feet reposed upon
the massive gold buckler, which was given
him by Pope Leon; and from his neck was
suspended the famous Talisman, which ren
dered hhnktorious inrbattkvIt was a
reliqiiQ of tho true cross, presented by the
Empress Irene, and was contained in an
emerald attached to. a heavy gold chain,
which the good people presented to Napo
leon when lie, entered fteTrlruyl Iu 1 8 1 17
he threw it around the neck of Queen He-r-tense,
acknowledging to her that he wore
it upon his breast at the battles of Auster
litz and Wagrara, just as Charlemagne had
done l)0Oyears before. , Shice then the
precious - Talisman and chain has. never
quitted the possession .of the Duchess of
St. Leu, who regards it with the confidence
reposed in it by its imperial donor. A ,-
. . 2V. 1'. Amer. 1
' ' JIoNpsrr. The more honesty a man
has, the less he aflects the air of a Saint;
the aflectation of sanctity is a blotch on the
face of piety. Lavalcr. i , .
BKArrr.-f-Fire bums only white we are
near it, but a beautiful face burns and in
flames thee at a distance Xcnopfw.
A noble heart, like tho sun, showeth its
grealest cbuntenanceln its lowest estate.
Sidney. ; ,: . - -
A vcar of pleasure passes like a fleetin;
breeze: but a moment of misfortune Beems
an age of pain.
POLITICAL.
From tbe New York Courier and Enquirer.)
GENERAL HARRISON AND THE WHIGS
OFTIIE NEW YORK LEGISLATURES
We publish below an interesting corres.
fmdence between the Whigs ,of ; the New
ork Legislature and the Whig candidates
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of
the United States. ' The action which led
to the cwrespondence wat consummated
on the 22d of February, the birth day of
Washington ; and the fourth or July, the
birth day of the Republic; has been with
great propriety selected by the Committee
for its publication, lne letter oi wncrai
Harrison fa frank, full and explicit It
takes the ground fhat should be ' maintain,
ed by every Presidential candidate. The
adoption of the principles of tho letter will
do more than any thing else to carry back
the Republic to the purity and integrity of
us earlier days, and to introduce an Ad
ministration worthy to succeed that of
Washington. ) 1; ' ' ' , '
f Albany, 28th February, 1840.
Sis: On behalf of the Whig members
of tbe Legialature, being a majority of both
the Senate and the House of Assembly, the
undersigned have tlie honor to transmit to
you the enclosed Resolution prepared by us
and passed with perfect unanimity and the
most enthusiastic feeling, by those mem
hers, at a meeting held- on Saturday last,
being the Anniversary of Washington's
birth day. " : ' . ( Z
Werhavo also the honor to transmit to
you a paper containing a report in full of
tlie speeches and proceeaings, ni tnai
We have we fullest confidence that in
the views there expressed as to the charac
ter and policy of the present administration,
wellea in tho tf ihutcs paid to. your -own
character and public services; and to those
of the distinguished citizen associated with
you in the Harrisburg nomination, we have
and convictions, but to thosebf a Urge ma
jority of the People of this -State.
We are, with respect, -
Vour friends and fellow citizens,
G. C Vcrplanck,
Martin Lea,
' John Maynard,
C E. CUjrk,
s' Wm. Duer, c -'
Lcter B. Porter, .
D. B. St John,
J. Hubbard, ,
Of the Senate.
Qf the Assembly.
Gen. W. ILIlAamisoif.
North Bend, Ohio, I
May23, 1840. J
Gentlemen: I have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt of your letter of the
23th of February, conveying the proceed
ings of a meeting of the Whig members of
tho Legislature, convened in tne capnoi 01
tho State on the 22d oi tnai monuu-x
I bee vou to believe. Gentlemen, that I
am deenfv impressed with the honor which
has been conferred upon me by the distia
guished body, whom on this occasion you
represent The greatobjectof both my civil
and military life has been to serve my
couhtrvrto the utmost of-my abilities, , and
to obtain its approbation." .The hope of this
has 'often cheered me in circumstances-of
great difficulty and embarrassment
You will pardon me, I trust, if in this
jetter I go somewhat beyond tho mere pur
pose of acknowledging the receipt of your
communication.. and use the occasion for
making a few remarks, which circumstan
ces seem to require from me; in respect to
a declaration of opinions, or pledges, as to
my future conduct, required of candidates
for high offices. ;
Ity public life, not now a short one, is
before the.country. My opinions on un
portant subjects, have been expressed from
time to time, as those subjects have arisen,
and since myj,narae bas been mentioned
among those from whom a jtelection might
be made for the otnee 01 rrcsiucm, uave,
in several letters to friends, fully and frank.
lv Avowed mv sentiments. Farther than
this, I cannot suppose intelligent persons
could desire me to go. The people of this
country do not rely on professions, pro.
miser and -pledges.- They- know that- if
tho candidate is unprincipled, he will not
scruple to give any pledge that may be re.
quired ot hun, anu as uiue win ue.ueonuic
to violate it I hav6 already made public
u"priiicrpTey;hjch I sliould beovcrn
ed, jfelocted President, so far as it relates
to the proper LxecuUve duties ot that omce.
But almost innumerable applications have
been niade to me, for my opinions relative
to matters of legislation, or even to the pro
ner mode of conductine business in the two
Houses of ConOTCSs. My published letters
to Mr. Williams and Mr. Denny , will "show
that I do not consider the President a con-
stitiicnt branch of the Legislature; but it is
impossible to read the letters that have been
addressed "to " rhe,- without - believing that
many of the writers hud adopted the opin
ion, that the Presidential office was the
proper sodrce and origin of all the legisla
tion of the country: an opinion in my judg.
ment, at war with every principle of the
constitution, and of deep and dangerous
consequence. ' The prevalence of such
sentiments, more than almost any thing
ftlae. would tend to consolidate the whole
substantial power of tho Government in the!
1 . . I - a Ailnnitr
nanus 01 a single utuiij ivM"yj :
whether in or out of office, I feel it ray
rw-At nlpmn dutv to resist '
,: I have declined therefore to give any fur
ther. pledges' or opinions on subjects wliich
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belong to the future legislation of Congrest
because, ViW V '.
1st I conceive, for the reasons given in
my letters to Mr, Williams and Mr. Den.
ny, that Congress should be left as much
as possiblo untrammeled by executive in
fluence in the discharge" of its legislative
functions: and that a better guarantee tor
the correct conduct of a Chief Magistrate
may be found in his character and in the
course of his former life, than in pledges
and opinions given during the pendency of
a doubtful contest; and that although rc
cosnizins the ritrht of the people to be in.
formed of the leading political opinions of
tne canuiaaiesiior 011 ices 01 irosi, y
regards the suhtects uoon which, the Lejns-
lature may be csjled to act, the pledge and,
opinions snouia De requirea, u wram
all, of the candidates for Congress. ,
2i Because, the habit of corisidering a
sinirlo individual as the source from which
all the measures of government should em
anate, fa degrading Jo a Republic, ana 01
tho most dangerous tendency.
3d. Because, upon alt the questions in
regard to which, under any cireurnsuincs'
it would be at all proper for me . to make
answers, my sentiments have already been
fully and clearly given to tho public, in a
manner to entitle them to ,credcnce, as I
conceive that no honest man would suffer
hiafriend8 to publish documents in his name
which were not genuine, or containing
opinions wliich he was not then willing to
endorse. '' -
Accept, gcntlemcnlhxLaurancai.
of my high regard ,
W. II. HARRISON. '
Messrs. Verplanck,
Lee, Maynard, Du-,,
er, Clark, Porter. ; .
St John and Hub-
In reply to a letter similar in substance
to that of Gen. Harrison, Governor Tyler
thus writes: " - ' '
--Willumsburg,-Va. -r
- - ,- March 20, 1840.-J-
Gentlemen- I owe you my acknow.
edgments for your letter communicating to
me the proceedings ot the vvnig members
6f the Legislature of New York, and the
paper containing the addresses made at
their late meeting. ' I have read them with
deep interest,' not becausp 'of my present '
political relations to the country, relations
which you are well aware were not in the
slightest-degree of my own seeking; but
because whatever proceeds from the ac
credited representatives of a majority of
the People-of the great State of New YorkjS.
is entitled at all times, and more especially
at the present, to excite the highest degree
of attention. The influence and power
whibh she exerts over the Aflairs of the
Union, devolve upon her the responsibility
of the weightiest character, and when she .
announces herself on the Bide of the institu
tions of the country, the friends of civil Li.
berry, havo cause to feel assured that all fa
safe. Such are tho feelings which your
late proceedings and addresses are .calcu-
lated to inspire, and such, I am sure, will
be the happy result
i-For the complimentary notice which has -been
taken of myself by the Whig members
of the Legislature, 1 beg to be permitted to
express my thanks,.-and to tender to each
of you, gentlemen, wishes foryour health,
happiness and prosperity.'. j
I have the honor to be, yours, &c " "
JOHN TYLERS
Pkoghkss towards a Militakt Despo
tism. On the 80th of November, 1838,
the entire Army of the United States, OflU
cers and men, nnmbered 7,058. (See Doe.
No. 1, 24th Cocgicss, 2d Session,1 page
137.) This was tho last year ot Ucnerai
Jackson's reign. . ' , "
Mr. Van Buren came into office -4th
March, 183T. On the 30th of November,
of that year, the Adjutant General again
reported the Grand Aggregate of tho Army
to be, 7,058 officers and men. (See Doc
No. 1,25th Congress, 2d Session, page
217.) " In Vaff"Burcn's Message of De
comber 5. saino year, ho rccomawnded
an increase'ofour regular forces." (Sou
sime Doc p. 17.) The Secretary of War
also-uged thesani-mcrcase.-See-ame---
Docp. 163; also Mr. Poinsett's fcpecial
Report, March 21, 1838, 8th voL Ex.
Doc) In accordance with tliese recom.
mendations, General M'Kay, Chairman of
thorM ihtftry-fJommitteeTTwportcd, and
strongly advocated, a bill to increase the
army, which passed on the 5th of July,
1838. ; .
' On the 20th of November, 1838, the . ,
Army had swelled to 12,530, officers and
men, an increase of 4,581 in that year.
(See Doc. No. Session, 23th Con-, ;,'
gress.) !-,- . '' '"-":'
. November, 1830, the Adjutant General. fir ;
again reports the total of the Army at 12,. '
530. (See Doc. N6 1st Scss. 26th Con.i: ; -
ress,- p. 63.) .
In his Message of Dec. last , Mr4 Van 1
Buren, not satisfied with an Army nearly ;
twice as largo as that which we had before
he eamc into office,1 proposed, the organi
zation of a Standing Army" of -Militia of
200,000 men. -
And moreover, his Secretary asked ;for
authority to raise 1000 inch, to serve da
ring the war in Florida, to receive the pay
of dragoons, and 'a bounty in .land at the ..
close of the war f (See same Doc- p. 45.
All these documents are in our possession,
subject to the i inspection of , any onc who
may desire to see theni) " . :- j
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