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' Thoso who advertise fy he vw will bo entitled to a deduction of 33 per cent, provided they pay in advance. Von the Ohio Confederate, SPEKCH- ' ; or . .,v' ' MU. 0. P. BALDWIN, Delivered at the great .Ohio IPAig Convention, uhicA atumbled at Columbu, on the22d Ftb, 1840. Fellow-citizens We have oftcp bear ed the trite maxim, that eur Republic depends fur its areDgthnd&pQrptiuity upon thoir'ue and intelligence of our people. Foreigners have affected to de ride the idea that such a foundation can sustain the fabric of our ins! if tit ions.- And, indeed, judging from the past tri umphs of this corrupt administration, even an American might feel inclined to doubt tho fulfilment of his hopes, and distrust the honor of his countrymen. Hut, if any one has thus allowed his heart to fail him, leant the goodly super structure of our liberties had, after all, been built upon the sand, and should bo washed away by tho first storm, the speciaclo we have this day. witnessed must have dissipated all his spprehcaw linns. We have seen ieptopte com in j to tho rescue, we have ecn the log cabins pouring forth their thousands, we have seen the farmer leaving his toil, the mechanic l is work shop, we have seen the old man and the boy, all gathering in one mighty crowd to defend the con itiiution and the laws, and vindicate the virtue and intelligence of tho American people. Why do we corno here this tlav? Is this a convention of office-hol ders, of m0 who are rongregatcd from -lullatv'r?'!! wno depend on ,no ih;m ity of ipiil.Tic TrtficTr (Tally brcauV Khcf rftcflcdlnm the highest tlw uesL.ro wisii to secure to thcmclvcs the ward in the gift of man, the Presidency nod rHils lliey nave ao ion ciijojkui .. . i i ji No. The men who compose ihi convention ask no favors from the public purse, they earn their bread by their own industry, . ttw.y 4epcnd on their own strong a rms and stout hearts for the support of them selves and their families.-If they are governed by selfish motives, why do rWy tlrv tin "those praisa? Why then are they WhigsT jK'causo they lovo principle beltcrthan iiionry or office. A , , Of tho two candidates for the1 Prci ik'iH V, Murtin Van Durcnof Kulerhook, tind Gentral Harrison of Ohio, I wish to say a few words. Without ging into any detail ol the public or private life of Mr. Van Uurcn. I will state the im pression which I have received of his. characihcr during the time that 1 resided in his native county, and from conver sion with persons who had known bun long and well. From early ycuth ho has been distinguished for tho most inordi i iiatu ambition. I do not mean to asscri that ambition is a crime, but I mean to sayi that Aiartin Van Buren's ambition has always been of tho most aclfish lind. Jt has not been that 'generous not juliV'tnO party in powcri -i t-" " nim,ignj. w ""-i want bread and butter, is not Mar- trial, ono was assaucu oy hw power Van Buren always ready to give it or an immence empire, ana on ncr tthn u-i iiff -l osannM in US ionn csicrn comer uieciouusoi war spirit of emulation, which, while it seeks great success, seeks also to deserve it. His maxim ever has been that the end justifies the means. And I do not doubt that if the secrets of his heart could be laid open, it would appear that from his very boyhood, he has bad his eye upon the Presidency of tha United Slates, and that to obtain that object he has ever been determined to make any sacrifice, to sacrefice principle, and honor, and fricntlslup, to stiflo every generous emo tion,; and never to do an act which would not have a bearing directly or in directly, upon the great end in view His whole life shows thai he has acted; upon this resolution. When he found that the, friends, who encouraged him in his" youth, were not as influential as oth ers, who were their enemies, ho gave them up. When these in their turn could no longer be serviceable to him, he deser ted them also, alwavs, however, ma nag. ing to get one step higher on the ladder. You all know how he tieaicd l)e .Wit Clinton, a man who he had professed to love and honor. That great statesman found to his cost, that in assisting to ele- vale Van Curen from obscurity, he had inquire ol you where Gen. Harrison was only lifted a vipet from. the ground,, when the flameof war raged upon our which repaid him for his kindness by frontiers. Instaailv, inatanily he girded slinging the hand that raised it. And his sword to h;s side, and flew to the thus has he constantly proceeded, using- rescue. You know how arduous was his friends as stepping stones, and craw ; the task committed to his hands, how ling along up the hill, tilths has at last vast was the extent of country he was arrived at ins top, and thus verified the 'obliged to defend with a small force, and saying of ths' poet ihat woims may; now numerous and well appointed were creep where eagles dare not soar." tho armies of tKe enemy. But he sue- Nov place by the side of such a pic-'ccedcd, in every battle he succeeded, lure, ihe chroctet of William Henry, he never knew defeat, and at length Harrison,-ahe Ctncinnatus 1 of vNoi lis .drb'ing Jhe6e fronjL our shores,. fie car Dend. If he has ambition, it is of that' ried the war into their own Territories noble kind which will either gam its ob-' and most signally routed them at their iecia honorably, or nc at all. Jib am-! own firesides. Ohio owes it to General bition is not a devouring flame, which 'Harrison, that her sons were saved from consumes the heart, while it lights , slaughter, and her daughters from the the mind to greatness. Hi ambniOn has been -for iia couniryrodt AoPfor himself, for free principles, and not for the elevation of his own name. You all know there is no such thing as self ishness in his nature. It fus ever been generous, manly, kind, and though he may live in a log cabin; yet its doors are ever open to his friends, And the stranzer and the pour man arc. never turned awav from its hospitable hoard. Let his old fellow soldiers call on him, spires rise proudly towards Heaven, and and see if he has forgotten them, or will then remember that Ohio owes it to cast them from him like broken tools no General Harrison that that Lake is set longer fit for use. No. That may bo viceablo to our Irade, that those cities Martin Van Buren's nature, but it is hot ; have arisen in the wilderness, and that the nature of William Henry Harrison.; the altars of a pure faith are not super And as for that desire for ihe Prcsiden-' seded by the foul riles of Indian idola cy w hich has characterized Martin Van j try. And the Government of the Uni Burch from the time w hen he went to led States owes it to General Hairison, whol, l do not brieve that General , that ihe ; most fruitful portion of her Ter Harrison w ould have thought of such a ritory, the West, the beautiful est, the thing to this day, of his ow n accord. j brightest star in our national banner, is He had Iclt public lite as no Mipoosed j fur ever: he had satisfied himself with ! the laurels he had already acquired in battle, he had retired to labor on his farm. And it was there at that honest employ, men! : it was there, working with his own hands; it was there, following his plough ilia) the country found him, w hen of a free people. Let us now return to .Martin V an Buren again, and since there is nothing in his character to recommend him, lot us see if there is anv thing in his conduct as a puoiic man wnicn kiiouki inauce us to yield him our support. Where was ho in the late war ? Our countrv was were thickening, and hordes of mercen ary soldiers and savages were doing I heir work of slaughter and pillagei Ourcountry needed men. Her armies required to bo supplied. She called, she implored all her sons to go up and help her. Did Van Ilurcn answer that call ? No. Where was ho t Snugly seated at Kindcrhook, warming his feet bv ihe fire, He never raised his arm in her defence. Ho never fired a gun at her enemies. . Fighting was not in his line. The sword and the rifle were not his weapons. The sight of cold steel gave him an ague. In the expressive lan guage of an Indian He too much darSnt." And now what has her ever done -in civil life t Has he ever 'benefited our commerce or our trade ? Has he ever originated any great plan for the nation al advancement? No. , But instead of all litis, ho has deranged he finances of the nation, and brought general dim ress and insolvency-upoo" the land. What has he ever done tor the West? When and where did he ever raise his roice in her behalf? ' No where. He has uni formly acted and voted against the in terest and prosperity tf this portion of .1- it - hoTtinixnib contisiency. incon'sisletroy with his own avowed principles inconsistency with his own previous actions. So perpetu ally is he shifiiqg his ground, that there is no knowing where to find him. And I kryw not what reason he can give for his mutaiions, unless indeed he answers as a Shaker once .answered to some one w ho ask?d himwhy do you Sha kers always turn round in a circle P' Why, he replied, "does'ut the scripture soy, Turn yc, turn ye, for why w ill ye liCt us now retorn to Ccn. Harrison and see if his public life has been as use less as that of Van Buren. I need not violence of a bmtal soldier! v. Ohio owes lrto General Harrison that all her fields were not laid waste, her cities burned to ashes, her hearths crimsoned with the blood of her children. Go, visit Lake Erie, gaze upon the fleets, the white winged messengers of commerce, which cover her waters, go, view the fair and flourishing cities upon her bor ders, whose streets resound with the 'hum of a busy population, and whose not iransierruu to deck ttic diadem ol laconi ol a hritish Kinj j. iiiu mini lias iuuiiui a ...i ...!.. ki.'ii..i:.. Van Buren ever done for his country that Will compare with beueflia like these! ' But time would fail me were I to at tempt even a brief enumeration of all the services which entitle the Hero of Tippecanoe andjhe.ll haaies Jq the grat iiude and suflrages of American citizens. There is another light in which, for my own part, I love to regard him as much as in his military career. There is a name, by which he is sometimes called, which to. mycar has more music, and (.peaks. to my heart with a niore moving eloquence, than the title of Hero and Conqueror. It is the name of the poor ma nt friend. Ho has , woo this title most justly, most honorably. Contrary to his own interests, ho procured tho passage of the law by which ihe West crn lands were to be to!d in such small portions ihat cveiy poor and industrious citizen could obtain an ownership in the soil, and a support for himself and his lamily This single measure has en hanced the. prosperity of the West be yond all calculation; it bus brought within our borders the tide of emijira- lion ; it has assisted to clear aw ay tho ' and tt.ey knew how much depended on foresi8,and introduce tho abodes of man,! the person who was ihcir candidate, and and the comforts of civilization into tho they laid their choice among the bra heart of the wilderness. It has done vest and wisest of the land, and yet, we more. It has narrowed tho lineof dis- arctoldrtlicyclioose for their reprcsen linction which before existed between tatTyo. a coward and an ignoramus. the rich and the poor, arid checked tho Oh, but. say our opponents, "they chose lendency ol ihat spirit of aristocracy him because ho vas the most available whir.h had already begun to display il-.; candidate." They rdid indeed; and let self iu i republican country. It has me ask these w uo cn, w hat made him given the poor man an interest in his tho moat available candidate? Will country, in her institutions, in hcV pros- j these democrats tell us that ihe people, pcrity. He feels that she is his own country, that her welfare is his welfaro; andwiihthe means tor educate his chil dren, he looks fi.rwaid wilh happy ex" peeiation to the lime when thev shall be able to fill a place in the councils or the aim.es ofji.s native land Gen. Harn - un nag mueeu. ueen uie poor man s friend, and ut the next election the i oor ' . -II 1 .. - . -r . ' men wiiipioje u. iet our opponents '., r i-i... from tho log cabins will teach them a 'uii in jv lliauill IB, if It ill H S U be hoped, thy wi'l not scon forget. It is alli gei by the I'rieuds of the Ad minisiratiou that General Harrison ha KV. Lt MU"V ? AlilUary ChieAa.n. , This comes with remaiKaoie propriety lrom Ihe parly which supported Gen. Jackson for the Presidency, a man w ho never composed one of tho Messages or State papers to which his signature was affixed. But the charge is false. The Administration i'f Gen. Harrison 8s Governor of the North Western Territory, is alone suf ficient to refute the allegation. His re ported speeches in tho House of Rcnre- j.lu- i.i '. sciiwiivcs uu iu ccnaie ot me united ' i,. . t i .. n ... . ; btatcs ; his feiier to Gen.- Bolbvar. the j various pr.duclions of his pen which ,! have -graced our htprary periodicals, all light as a Statesman, a profound and correc thinker, an eloquent debater, and a classical and lacinaiinz writer he has not the 6arne kind of talent with Mr. Van Buren we frankly admit. He is not a cm fly and insinuating politician. He does not seek like a feeble vine to entwine himself around the popularity of others, and thus -arrive at a lofty ele vation. No, Like tho majestic trees of our weslrn wilds, he depends on his own native vigor, on his own self-derived strength, and wjth no other aid thin these, we vhall soon see him lift his head above the sickly parasite which has raised itself into notice, ly clinging to the old hickory for support. Another of the slanderous assertions of the l.oco Foco press is the charge that Gen. Harrison is a coward. I will not insult your understandings byoffer ing a grave reply to such an absurd and scandalous libel. In connexion with this charge maj bo noticed the petti coat story, that insane attempt of our loco-foco tretheren to be witty and sar castic. In tho plenitude of their gene rosity fthejr nre pleased to present us wiih petiicoat for our candidate. We are reluctant to deprive them of so ne cessary a part of their own wardrobe. We do not wish them to be generous at the expense of their own convenience. They should recollect that a war is ex pected by many wi.h Great Britain, and hi that case, they may have use for the petiicoat themselves But if they insist upon it, we will take it. Let them in vest the old soldier with the petticoat ; let them call him the "old Woman," let them lake the sword from him, and if they will wait patiently till the elec tion, we venture to say that the way that old 0013' wiljjbandlo her broom, and sweep tho "country, T and "clear the kitchen," will make the name of Mold Woman" illustrious to the end of time. Again, gentlemen, if Gen. Harrison, is, as his enemies represent him, a cow ard nlidunignoriinius, is it not most strange that the Whigs should have se lected him as their candidate for the PiesidencyPOur opponents will not ueny inai mere is some saaf tiy, some political tact in the ranks of the oppo sition ; nor will they deny, 1 presume, that the Convention which nominated Gen. Harrison was composed of a most venerable and talented body of men, many of whom had mingled in political strife from their early youth. Of course these men were desirous their cause should succeed, and they knew the ob stacles they would have to overcome. whose sagacity-they are no f "mi of praising oo all other oocjikions, aie li us desjerately in love with a coward uiid ignoramus? Iteliere the only remaining crime of which Gen. Harrison is accused is old It is noi proved that age has im ;. ih ri:. WMIIWU ilbll!Lri U I II. 1J1 1. IT. Ill n.- in Ills intellect, or dinunihed the vigor of his body, From ail that I can learn oh tho " u artd the grealneM of hii hearU We are- loiu py, an inspired penman tljat "a hocry head is a crown of glory if it be found in tho ways of righteousness." Tim tfa r( C.r I T tri!;,M kn. nli i s i , - ac.emed'by arf integrity un.urpacd by the nt distiruUhul mstanrcs of human virtue recorded on the tablets rf history. It may be his fault in the eves of Rome politicians ihat ho is" both oM and honest. But we cannot so consid er it. 7'he country does not so consid- ' er it. 'And, with us, such an old age ai General liar Horn's, ia a recommenda tion and not a disadvantage. Hestnntl before us like some ancient oak, w tih its many roots riveted to the soil, and its K i i:k ..a :.. ...ir t'lwuu umunuicau in iuiu null HQ a" U31 ,he fik Lo wiiJ the 8unigllt pf ,!01l. or an renown linger amid isencrab!o branches. And when at lust, that brave by the ighminS. haf! totter to its fall, a;ound fci w:n,hp ivv nf ,,1,; still cling, and'manlle with greenness and verdure its ruins and decav. Fellow itizens, will w not go home and do all in our power-to reseuo. our . Government from the unfortunate hands into which it has fallen T There aro men here of gray hairs, men who per haps assisted to win for us the freedom which we now enjoy ; old men, who saw the birth of our Uepiblic, and yet. who are not so old, but that iDhe Ad ministration party again prevail, they . may followlhe Republic to its grave. V ' And if they do, I know that they them- selves wonld not wish to survive. I call upon them again to step into tho field, again to save the ark of liberty (com the unhallowed hand of its ene mies. I call upon them to use their in fluence. And even should ihey not, by ' reason of their infirmities, be able to toy mnch in our behalf, let them only show themselves on our side, let tha peoplo " only see that they are with us, that such n.cn are Whigs, that such men are tho friends of General Harrison, and it will be enough. Their very appearance will argue a righteous cause, their gray " hairs will plead with more than hu.nan eloquence, their wounds will speak , trumpcMongucd, and with, an angel's voice, in behalf of the justico and tho patriotism of our principles. I call upon the young men who with rsyself are just embarking on tho sea f : of life. Wo have not . the consolation which our fathers have, should our ; liberties bo now overthrown. They may find a refuge from their sorrow and mortification in the grave. But wc may live, live only-to femcmbcir that we once were frccrfien. We may live to see the Sun of national liberty set forever, and the dismal night of anar chy and despotism succeed. We may live to behold such scenes as Franco witnessed -in-hcr-reyolution,-wheu-a nation of unchained demons seemed turned loose upon the earth ; we mayr see the doctrines of agrarianism and v alitv and good order set at defiance, until some American Napoleon shall a rlsc,and erect an unlimited , monarchy upon the ruins of the Republic. Would we not better die . than live to behold ruch a spectacle 1 If we would pre vent such a result, if we would secure the inheritance of our freedom, let us . now do it. We have a gallant, a no ble leader. We have at our head a tried old soldier, n man, whose ances tors for centuries have been the sworn friends, of human rights, a man- whoso veins are full of Republican blood, a man who has met the enemies .f hU country before, and has conquered them wherever they were to bo found. With such a leader, and in such a cause, success is certain. i Ungrateful persons begin by under-. rating ihe benefits bestowed upon them. ' ' K'