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- - - - . " ."" . - :, r: - . t i . - ! " v-4- ...... V - ' ..:,! .., -- ' ' 1 - -- -irr-r-r. , tt-; . i . . "... s TT" V .; iGOMMUICATlON9.v: I--. i t ' ' (' " ' " :i-' ' ' CUizen," who m the - subject f canHot Srt rn9ra in th M . - . v . . - . . T?.;tpr. on uic .ujvvi :frii.Wfl Eleciwns, m that your statc- tients were madf without r our Z.1 1 Z X without i full undemanding that you :hi been Cilizeh, and if I ' -.-T. ! J.- mm I ATI IT BS A V"" He remarks what the present CoHtJfS ks to prevent themfont uiidoirtg KS.J; feady been done by the citizens. T8; I have biejfeqener the lioaru oin . thB: present twenty .years; the order of arket or heu ! drew rayi ie i-..i;i.ft to suit tne wen emoarrass elf, as calculated w s m rJf?!f Thin on-half Uie populaUon r-improvements; to raise a ta out of. IJn- r it ttttk ATned tent on er tnese circuiusuiui-cat - w-r- - . to build a shed for , a MarKet, mc.s ki. .iA ,v heiter. . It was urgeu at uiai n th'tiha Market ought to be pat of the strcet that it would be an incumbrance and a nuisance-nd JUoam! corner was (ipoken of bvCmahy who wished it purchased r Kt mirnnnft. .. I was opposed to the puis ehase of th6 cornet, on the ground of the em. barrassed aituation ol tne ny. , r Jan believe anv building wan ever erected on Fayetleville s'treet- Onder the influence; o( cafculatidns with regard to ihe j trade from Mrtn fJtrceL All who are acquainted with Jhe tocation of lhe trade of the City, must know that the respectable Farmers who at ml our market, do their trading on Fayette, title street front nufeitd the other. , Most f those who remain " on Market Street, are ttfeh only a tarty to eiamine the fine arclii fecture of be xrtntf parts of those handsome improvements, made in consequence of the llrtaa! understanding that the Market was iever to be removed from under their mo- l nopolizingj influence depriving them of their old custom ol ; torestaiiing: me auiii oi life in'scarce times, tliertby grinding the face f the pool1,! and extorting from' the pockets c f the honest Mechanic twenty to twenty-five er cent - oh ariicles 'of necessity J having neither ; time or mOnejr to compete P with the owners of tliese j i dens of desolation and destruction to our youth and ervanis. - W?nJi waV" cn hold lortn any argument to bus wuu sucn Ijt ' ' 1 I - ; . I Sir, the gendeman has taken exception a Regards pledges made; cr.e says;; n i own I meeting. fo tnuiviauai present at tnat mcei Ihg, can aay, that ahy member .of. tbf Board of Commissioners made a pledge as a Com missioner. There were one or two Com mis- lionets at 'the meetlngj'one of whom stated on nis ownresponsipuuy, ma s pruaic cw zen, that he presumed .he Board- did not con template building or doing any thing further than secure the lot, fof the present ; and if, at any future day; it was found ; expedient, tW property could not be a bad purchase, as property as likely to be more valuable giving for reason at lbej same time, diat there were no lonos to go on wun improvenieum nlleman, Of course IS Void. ; I f v :: Sir, I noticed a piece also in the Standard, d from tl e multiplicity of fibres, I, judge iL i . . . . .-. . i athot. 1 cannot think It necessary to mswer him with a detailed account of the n-1 nances'of the City..;; Suffice it to say, that J stigmatized as morally mean and politically corrupt Hot one.' if I recollect, of his statements is cor-1 Yes! yod have buckled on the armor of the 8wias, and it fimlikM linU mn. t fiiit of the wsV. that I T i. " . .,. - j mAlm-M , wntTtil Ka. I vour speech on the bill authorising the issue of Trea--no reasonable man in. his senses,- would be- yf Aa,t, t mJt nnnn t1lA lie ve them 'fot a moment. - Who ever heard oi a two year oiu cnua joenig " " skt of men in their sew r, cir tnVttn tnmiaann (lollars lot 3 DuiKUnZt I hich thev had contracted to boild for twen 4 J4Wt liivr I tt-six hundred, nnd jriven nonu ana securuy r ' 1 1 . m m t - .- 'ST j feomplete the same Agreeably; to a man iur nisneq.-.wBUii specincauuu. ;f t -i , line City harto pay on tno whwui;itoi, 1300. one hsi f the cost oi tne ounumg, u the other halt on ine sjyin juty r . . .t i.. to mi .aifinn ore: and the two last pay menu on the lot, firehiuied to nlace the aameoni amounting tii SI 400 J is to oe- nam in tne euuco v. o -t:.- . . v .i . .-4-.' i h.ia enma TYiMikf? unrtiiirr 'A4000. ' The dlv revenue, the last year,' "waa abonl $2400 ? and, at the same rate of taxation as it must be because the x w with- : f ' . l. :U in sixpence " uio iw w... -i , i jm 4. . - rivi.-. he unwards Of SJZ.OUU, I ne neewsaarycx- r tienses of the City need not. ine ensuing year, - i ; . . . ' i . . .. . ft! 5.1 . Ainnn TU:. ... ' U he more Ulan SJIUUV.!. iihiii,hi e X' jw il, .n.t rnpn. lAavimr o hat- uuc ----- rrr;- ' "J . - - ..ilH. kf mrt. Tin. nn.B T, - j Mce vi vi ww w Sju-"", "VVrr cnTv,. ",r; . J highest respect ; - SBSfaK.in wr mm a. Aanrwsvsasa 1 mm aain bwb vi 1 nivnia imriv. sib ijih ffinniiiBinn wnivr oriaAnn wnA 1 . S - il ted improvements. 4 r.asi year, ouu ov9iw ; u carry em mm Yoor Ji, tnore than common,' was laid out in buildine JUBU7 mtW". JOHN 1 will not have to be incurrea tne next year, f ! '1 So, there will be W tlanger of a petition to i heTeiajature for higher, taxation, as Mr. iuiv ,A, 9fD, HICHAN:,C- i: will not have to be incurrea tne , next year. " - . . j . . ..." W Fen ths RxeisTxa. i . . I : 1 . I Mr. Editor: I: am glad to see that the citizens c f our flourishing City are about to lute soma interest in the approaching Munici- - pal luiecwon... a naveoiien uiougni taeie was too mncYk lethargy exhibited by our citizens Hin i electing our City: Officers. : Much de- j- bends uponTaose who are chosen to super : intend or Municipal affairs.' I am one who L believes in. the propriety of every improve taent,'bolbas regards the keeping of our town in tiroper order, and our streets clean and free from such filth as w calculated to pro duce contagion, and also ss regards the beau ty and well-being of our own, lovely, titue IlalefchJ But there is one . thinff, which I vishto Jrall the attention of the pcop eito, . .1 4t." t Jl-L' ... v . C3 T .- : r . - . J .- - a ni x inst. ism inn anrtnnv an , uur bablav ss i sin -rr e -v,'--- ;r - -r lire irorji we coniiaon pasiurSo ui u caiue aud twine which infest it to such an injur i ous extent. ' The present Commissioners have , been spoken to on- this subject, and a great promise was madei; that the 1 enclosure fhoulcllie immediately repaired to orevent .4 .1 r- I.- ,1 repository o im i mnitPf that belon-rs to our City ;Authori, we, wilt "lake ties, ..wt T infrelv , hODO UlHI "c., ' Atttmd to this eara m seieci tutu . v t - r. i . ir Intetidant and Com- I imponaw ma.. r , , .missioners d(T not in enugio ProuiB gravw 0f our kindred and menus jrom suen violence, i jet them' saV so) andtet s be allovred ; the J privileffe. I onrselve, or enclosing tlje tombs rnr those wiiose memorv we tenerave. as luri - myself,' I determined lb "Vote for no man who will not promise to have this grievance redj-ewediASTERH Vard, . - TOU TBS RkBISTSB. -i.V K' U !Mr GaIes: When the characier and 'ser vices of Oenerai HRKt30x are understood br the pwile if North-Carwline,-tliey1 will J . f A.i 14 certainly inrei wun mcir warmesi nppmua lion. 1 here is no man Imnz who has iione mre for hi country, and. mine more:de4erv J in? lis urn 1 1 1 u u c , ' no ions iiH ' i : iiiii44ii t i achievements which added so I much to the l.,.'.,r .:... rrtll. a,... nn. I wno lias ueiisniffci to tiweii on inc Dravery oi uiose wiio tieiciuieu our ironncnrom me ihci ciless savage and the haughty piiwer of Brit ain. - Nor are hi civil: services, inferior W less numerous than his military;.- Subsequent to the close of the late VYar, up to the year 1820, he held with honor several ' hih. sta tion in tliecivil department of the Country, and when elected , to r Congress be did tint shrink from hi tluty to the Constitution and his devotion to the South tjuring the trying time of the settlement of the Missouri Qucs tion. He then votinl for the ad mission of that State - into 'the Union without resric f i'otm.' For thisote, he was defeated in 1822. Do Southern men owe him no grati. Uude for "this saciifice ? In 1824 he was elec ted to the Senate of the; United States, and was appointed chairman of the.Military Com- imttee.-Here he rendered great service to his Country intnklucing and carrying through a bill to preyent desertion in the army : and one to cmfei;the appiintinentr Cadets, at West 1'oiti.t, on the sons of those whojlia'd fallen in battfc.fishting for their Country, and had been left destitute, lie also intro duced and advocated durinj the same Sess ion, a bill abolishing the duty; on Salt- con tendins that the article beinit a necewary of life, the poor should not be deprived ofit by i u . f.. .nl:. r,.:;.' hlgh duty. And yet for atl this, he IS pro- iiuuuccu uj uic a.u umcu prca u ccy i to tht poof I He also devoted much of hi I lline aim auilllj, in most; OlilS es auilSlunz I a regular anil iiDerai system oi i pensions ir the Revolutionary Soldiers.; Since that lime he M pubrtc tru,t!i; in lhc ful. mmcni oi wnicn. ne nas pnivcu uimseu an hor.estman, and a true patrio. Why, then. should the honest yeomanry of North -Uaro Una hesitate to shew their Gratitude to fine I who has done so much for them ? Wh V I Kiit I should his" friends despair ? - Let them but d their dutv. They cannot doubt of sue cess. Our doubts are traitors, ' '. And make us lose the good we oft would win, By fearing to attempt." r'i ; -' 1 1 ? r: A XARMER. For the Register, i To Tic Hox. J. CCitaovst Silt: Yon profess. to be a State Rights man. I too,' go for a strict construction of the Federal Constitution. Yon call yourself Nullifier. My heart was with you, when the Yah Buren party denounced you as.a Trai- the oppressive position, l ro an independent ex- MMjiiAw v nANiurt Araninn i Annnw inrnfHininrK wmiui r J . be criminal. I shall then address you in the language of a, Nullifier. You once stood like Mordecai at the gneimer ingnw the miantv iaiien? , Among uie viaiio iu uks-, uiuj JJ ltnQt m Gt chronicled the name r t , nnnn. wh now fkwns noon one he has are fairry enlisted in the ranks of the spoilsmen. In surv notes, you descanted at length upon the crisis, the deranged currency and tne unnappy condition or tne peopIe,ltn seemmg eamesmess, tne oetter tooeceive, the. EUise oi UASmwresHX pauioiism---you spoK.6 01 1 . . ' . , i . your willingness to do any thing, and every thing, for the good of theHiation; but, in truth, you did nothing towards the relief of your suffering country. You km- ofsAmplishmgyoiu-own wicked ends. And yet, in re- ply to your eloquent and patriotic colleague, you de-1 cjared, that you were "no man s man." You were John C. Calhoun, the Nullifier. the State Riehbi main. . - 1 v w -j o kdesirous above' all things, to check Congressional and Executive usurpation, notwithstanding you have,with in the last two years, done more to strengthen and per petuate Executive power, than any other man of the day. Such vacillation points to a man of ambition, who would sacrifice the interests of the people, to grati- ty the unrighteous panunga of bis heart. I do not like "tlat lean, Cassius-looking man" whom the old Hero vt oul J not trust, and now that his successor con, I will :illn T will am fnr tlia .onnHr .A 11 S - ? not I will go for the country, and will not aid in i iiiHK iii7 si rmniiRTii loiiinsx nnr nanninMa TnAnirn vaiiv r-TL - ro---rrr--- - - - s - TiDiUDE unmuan. nr. wnma lmmniaM tn. vinatitn n f r - . ' viZTC-T I J . ' - . .v. v..ttA4- fiat hona f Frwmpn tn Ka i niof 'Hr.t. r tuv.- Tn,. iJL-.i v:u j.T'.TT cT. T rrCT rrtlw uue ow?B u1"8 yu mmeevenvTUipenoa X T 1 A r f .1 . f . . . aJX(1 momentous struggle or 1833 a struggle which presents torian, a .fTlJ Right. 1 1 nresents a mWt in ku Mi;.rrn, e ,v v: I K J - wvt. ..m.a IUI .44W VVaU Ul 4449 aAAV- . 1 ! . . . . . . aau m meiancnoiy contrast with the wretched of the tunes. We were then the sworn ene patronage and usurpation, whether emanatimr from an insidious friend, or an avowed foe. The State Rights party conquered them, and will ever conquer; ao long as they remain true, to their Dnncinles. On the 19th September, , 1837, in your remarks on the odious 8ub Treasury Scheme, you began by . caning upon the country to listen to you with that correspond ing candor and fairness, with which you intended ex pressing your opinions on the exciting topics of the day.: Why this call! The man, who is well armed in the cause of justice, fortified at every point by a con scious rectitude, fearlessly advances to the rescue, and struggles against difficulties which timid men would regard-as insurmountable, spurning the bitter vitupe .A. .i " o i . nuuw w nu 4j, .IN utL.v uis j uio ouu, dLSSipal- ihg the morning vapors, he dispels every doubt, as to the purity of his. motives. , -Why this effort to wheedle the people, to enlist their sympathies in your behalf. I tell the great Senator from South Carolina thai he had better let the purity of his motives rest upon facts,than on such piteous strains. Wretched, indeed, must be wa lergrversauons ot that man, who appeals to the tear 01 pity to Wot out the mconsistencies ot his political n J"mtT ;Cntenon kj. wuch we are to form an opinion'of vour i V111 ion,snau i oe censured lor questioning f mmm.-m a..:.: a ' m m . your consistency, if not your honesty! Did you not irr - To T,J or me oiu to cnarter tne United States, Bank in 1818 ! Were yon not then as suent respecting your position, in reference to the Sub 'f iSSIfw? ss are tiie nwuldering relics of mor- 7" to , uwiw in low.' wo you not men use the eidhatic language "that we required a Bank to unbank the Banks." What sort of a Bank!, To nnbank what Banks! Of a U. 8. Bank to unbank the 8tate Banks. ' ?. I have nothing to da with erclanationa as to the why and the wherefore. I give facts, amf they cannot oo eomra-vtneu. u uut now awnaa k wun r wu, Uuvin 1837 JCim declared jour portion to be, a it; was " w w,,Hua to .ioidjov." - . ' i inn - champion of the Bant in favofof an Extension ol iu u l834i ,ri4 irfl83738-39, atiut if totaazlo. XYouf poaitioii U indd passing strange You re ther Statesman who can "wheel about,, tttm" about," and still occupy the same position. fiJ&. fiHti1"1" - ", - ! - " - '"?"" - - """ Tom Tit comnared td ' von. - W bit,' sir, : was yemr obiect in the move which you made on the chess board in 18371... Did you think that Cut was in vour war. and that the opposition would not unite upon you! v Did you not resolve, like the son of Tar quin, the proud, to inarch into the City of the enemy, and fall upon some stratagem to gain their confidence cut down Blair, Kendall, Benton, and other tail pop pies, that obstruct your path,' and thus realize your long cherished ambition,-by reaching the highest office with-, in the gift of the people! Such - appear to have been the workings of vour mind. -Ton wished the develope- ment of your motives to. be left; to time. The time - w-w-, i'r? r" w- ha. reyealed them; the 1-agle and the amon-croware nt coma navo uoueiu h i . k, vainouii ferent j0xltc0Jiinct i837t from your, gallant W- ingin 1833." Then, fighting against power and cor ruption; now, gently, wooing the party,, against which you have vowed a war.of rexteirmuadon. What A magnificent spectacle waithen presented,' in seeing a Statesman of your great genius and profound intellect, step forward with Spartan bravery in the advocacy of a doctrine which yon knew to be nnpopular-MHasang prospects as bright, as those of any man living. When the anathemas of party Were Hurled at you from; every, quarter, yon firmly stood in the midst of the stornu--You heard its loud pealing thunders and witnessed its quick and vivid flashes. Bid you tremble! Not anerve was shaken. : Proudly onward was your course; and in your moments of loneliness, where, I ask, were the Yaivites 1 . Did they run to the rescue, and speak of you as a vilified and persecuted Patriot! No, sir, they cried 'havoc, and let loose the dogs of war, Then. you were a traitor, your heart panted for bloodshed and a dissolution of the Union! ,,,w ebstxs, now the FeJe- l'wi:4 il. .1 l -i j 1.1 ' to lighten Utde chUdren witE was then their champion the Cato who, in the 8enate, was to put down John Cat aline Calhoun. And you, sir, the traitor, for whom, they said, hemp was grow, ing, who deserved the death of a felon, are now in soft communion with your revilera. ; They laud you as never man was lauded. I An alliance, more re volting ta the feelings of a Patriot, never stained the annals ol party prostitution. Here are windings, twistings, turn ings, and evolutions for you. Miitxich, the great ground and lofty tumbler, in his best days, did not lftrow eomersets with such facility. Yet, the taco- who perform these shuffling feats, win get up before crowded aasembliea and prate away, hour after houry with wlfomplacency, about their consis. tency,' and their love for the dear people, but preserve a sepulchral silence, respecting tne millions of ths public muuey emuezueu oy owanwout, rnce, xiams, iiynn, - j4,.5wiuci,rtHic uuiiS.iuw M444V44U440IA HIV nilUU IWIW Wl I AO vice to be engrafted on me public feeling, by the rude hand of party r- 8uch reflections are well calculated toA weaken our faith in the permanency of the Republic Those who have cherished a generous reliance on the principles of freedom and the virtue of mankind, may' . .1 f . i . .1 f . . l f rm J see mem saenncea at tne kxhbiooi oi power, a ne liedons of justice, the claims of talent and devotion counuT set aside by a vile system of intrigfue. Pro scription the order of the day, and the spirit of faction spreading throughout the land. It has been truly said that faction is a demon.; Faction, out of power, is a demon in chains. Faction, vested with the attributes of rule, is a Moloch of destruction. ' , , ' ' ' In this communication, I have not adverted to the State Rights politicians in Congress, . pinned to the skirts of John G. Calhoun.' How different is Rayner position rrom theirs! True to the principles of South Carolina in 1833, he is found battling on the watch towers of freedom in defence of the rights of the peo ple, and the stability of our free institutions. I have read with pleasure as a friend, and pride . as a North Carolinian, his' patriotic effort on the New Jersey easevi lt is replete with burnmsr eloauence. and noble senti ment, and points to a man of elevated feeling and vig orous intellect. Should I ever bid adieu to my native 8tate, it will be cheering in a distant clime to learn, that the gallant RAYNER is- still one of the great champions of human liberty in the Councils of his Country. A NULLIFIER. f VmOX THX TATXTTXVIXI.X OBSXXVXB. I THE ACCEPTANCE. The following interesting Correspondence, embra cing the acceptance of both the nominees of the Har risburg Convention, has been placed in eour hands for publication. It will be seen that Gen. Harrison refers to his fetters to the Hon. Harmer Denny and the Hon. ' "l . T" rrr litical creed. The first letter we insert below, and the other shall be published as soon as we can .lay our on it It will be seen that he sdvor.ta- nn hands on it Republican doctrines, such as, if earned out in prac nee, as we nope to see tnem would redeem our coun- try from the , disgrace which a corrupt Administration has brought upon it for themselves: Let the people read and judge XKTTXB riOX THX C0X3CITTIK TO OX1T. HARBISON. " ! Harrisburg, 7th' December, 1839. To Gxir. Wm . Hxaitr! H aEbisoit : Sir t The undersigned, a Committee appointed by the National Democratic Whig Convention, assembled at Harrisburg to nominate Candidates for the Offices of A-. muu w inww ui u , viuwu own, v-ii.ln4 v:. r.: .1 . r .v. tt:. 1 o.... J have the honor to inform von that bv a resolution of i . - . . . . that body, tmseed nrianimouBlv this dav. vouVere nom- i . . -1 - . ... i?ateda uandidate for the Presidency, wid the Hon. , ,rth TSrla Jg Vim MnHiaf. V Tu - - j M . . - IU sidency of the Umted States. 7 1 ! The undersigned have the honor to be. with the obedient servants, . i' OWEN, of N. Carolina, Chairman. ! ELISHA W. ALLEN, of Maine." " ' JAMES WJJjSON, of New Hampshire. ; 1 ISAAC C. BATES, of Massachusetts. I JAMES F. SIMMONS, of Rhode Island. , WILLIAM HENRY, of Vermont 'CHARLES DAVIS, of Connecticut ROBERT C. NICHOLAS, of New York. EPHRAIM MARSH, of New Jersey. . RICHARD MANSFIELD, of Delaware, v J. ANDREW 8HULZE, of Pennsylvania. ; REVERDY JOHNSON, of Maryland. C- JAMES W. PEGRAM, of Tircinia. ' v THOMAS METCALF, of Kentucky,' " r " JACOB BURNETT, of Ohio, - DOUGLASS McGUIRE, of Indiana. : G. MASON GRAHAM, of luisiana. ; T. C. TUPPER, of Missisappi. w, WILLIAM H. RUSSELL, of Missouri, GEO. W. RALPH, of Illinois. t HENRY W. HILLIARD, of Alabama. GEO. C. BATES, of MicMgan. - s GEN. HARRISON'S JllEPLY; ' North fiend, 19th December, 1839. Gtmivti : I bava tha brthnr tn rlniowladfTM tbfl receipt of your letter from Harrisburg of the 7th inst ri ; However objectionabfe in the opinions of many of Ldidate for the two hiehest offices of the Govemimmt s. . ... : T by a General Convention, the teiliar ciltmmstahces in which the party opposed to the prescmt Administra- 1 non were placed, seem to have left them no alternative to secure that unity of action so necessary to their suc- r cess. The number of States represented, and the ex- sited characters of theDelegates to whom the delicate &?!9 thadidaVwa. coixtmitted, Ieav- ing no room to doubt tlut their decision, wu in accor dance with the wishes of the maioritv of their consitu- enta, I accept with gratitude the nomination which, in obedience to a resolution of the Conventioti;you have done me, gentlemen, (he honor to communicatee t U v , ; out oowever nigiuy i may yaxue uus enanmx m. uie attachment and confiderice of so large a portion of my feUow-citizens, I tnust beg you to believe, gentlemen, J that no one is more thoroughly convinced than. I am, that in selecting a retired and unpretending individual to be their candidate the Convention were influenced by circumstances often occurring in popular, govern ments to set aside tne btguer clauns of otner citizens,- although founded upon the possession of the most dis tiniilBhl talents and the nerfbrmance of the most em- nnent. services to their country, united to every other quality necessary to the discharge of , the duties of UJhiel Magistrate of this great Kepublic It may perhaps to expected that I should embrace fins occasion to declare the ' principles upon which the Adniinistration will be conducted, if the efforts of my friends to place me in the Presidential , Chair Aeiil4 Vrove successful.; But having, in a letter to he lton. Hanrter penny; and in another td the Hon. Shettod Williams, both of which tutve been rdade public, givcuf my views at some length of tha character and extent of the powers vested by the Constitution in the Presi dent,' I consider it unnecessary to repeat them here. ; ' i J. deem it, however, gentlemen proper at this time to renew the assurance heretofore frequently made, that should I be elected to the Presidency,' I will under no circumstances consent to be a candidate for a second term. . T . ' - : i - . - , - , ; i . " , ' With the highest consideration, gentlemen, for your selves and those you represent, , - 1 i ..I am, your fellow-citizen, ' ; ' -' ,! T W. H. HARRISON.' ,To the Hon. Johjt Owis,' of North Carolina Chairman, dec. : -'(." ' hi w ; .':$ raox Tax COXXITTXK ToloOT.TTXXn.i-3 -v ' - Harritburg, 7th December, 1839. ;To Gov. Joh .Trtxa S-. : ,;i.v'.t Q-:-m Sir f, The undersigned, a Committee appointed by the National Democratic Whig Convention, assembled at Harfisburg to nominate Candidates for the ofnees of President and Vice President of the United States, have the honor to inform '. you that, by A resolution of that body,' passed unanimously this day, Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, of Ohio, was nominated a Candidate for the residency, and you a Candidate for the Vice Presi dency of the United States. The undersigned have the honor to be, with the highest respect, ' w Your obedient servants, ;: . . . I JOHN OWEN, of N. Carolina, Chairman, &e. ;; ! GOV. TYLER'S REPLY. J" . s Williamsburg, f ljtbaember 16, 1839. Gixtlxxxj : The nomination which, as the organs Of the late Harrisburg Convention you have commu nicated to me, is accepted with a sensibility greatly augmented by the fact, that whilst it is a result in no way contemplated by me, it was attended by the unan imous concurrence of , tha enlightened and patriotic body: To have my name associated with that of the eminent Pataiot who is put in nomination for . the first office is of itself regarded by me as no ordinary ionof. - His long and faithful services to the country, at the councU-board and in the field, have won for him a distinguished name in history, and furnish' the su rest guarantee that should he be elevated by the popu lar voice to the chief Executive office, his administra tion f governmental affairs will be just, and prudent, ad wise. ,. With the Constitution for his guide, and the good of his. country his only aim, I doubt not but that his exertions would be exclusively directed to up hold the one, And to advance the other. The friend and supporter of Jimnsos-, of Masisov and Mow- box, ana toe unmeaiaxe aescenaanc oi a signer oi ue Declaration of Independence, ' can be hone other than true to his early Republican creed, and the devoted ad vocate of tree principles and popular rights. I ; I have the honor to be, gentlemen, ' ' I s Your most obedient servant, j- - ' , , JOHN TYLER. Joaa OVxir, Esa, ! , , and others of the Committee LETTER FROM; GEN. HARRISON TO THE HON. HARMAR DENNY. . North Bend, 2d Dec 1839. Dxk a 81 a: Asit is probable that you have by this time returned to Pittsburg, I do myself the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter from Philadelphia, containing the proceedings of the National Democratic Ati-masonic Convention, Which lately convened in that City. With, feelings of the deepest gratitude, I read the resolution, unanimously adopted, nominating me as a candidate for the Presidency of the Umted States. This is the second time that I have received frem that patriot party, of "Which you yourself are a distinguished member, the highest evidence of confi dence that can be given to a' citizen of our Republic I would attempt to describe my sense of the obligations I owe them, if 1 were not convinced that any language which I could command, would fall far short of what I really feet If, however, the wishes of the Conven tion should be realised, and if I should be the choice of those who are opposed to the present administra tion, and success should attend their efforts, I shall hvelit in my power to manifest my gratitude in a manner more acceptable to those whom you represent man by any professions or it which 1 coum at uu time make. I mean by exerting my utmost efforts to carry nut the principles set forth in their resolutions, by arresting the progress of those measures " destruc tive to the prospenty of the people, ana tending to the subversion of theirliberties," and substituting for them, those sound democratic republican, doctrines, upon which , the admiiiistration of Jefferson " and Madison -were conducted. . , . ; ! s : . f . .L - 4t- ' - - I Among me principles proper 10 oe aaopteu Dy an Executive sincerely desirous, to restore the administra tion to its original simplicity and '.purity, I deem the following to be of prominent importance :-r. , I l.f To confine his service to a single term. U 2.1 To disclaim all right of control over the public Treasure, with the exception of such part of it as may be aDDTOPriated bv law to carry out the public service. and that to be applied precisely as the law may direct. and drawn trom the lreasuiy agreeably to the krasr es tablished forms of that department ) , . ' 3.1That he should never attempt to mflnenee the Ejections, either by the People or , the 8tate Lesla- tures, nor suner the tederal orhcers under, his control to take any other part in them, than by giving their own : votes when they possess the right of voting. ! ' That in'the exercise of the veto power, he should limit his rejection of Bills to, 1st Such as are in his opinion unconstitutional. r 2L' Such as tend to en croach on the rights of the States, or of indi viduals,- 3d. Such as, involving deep interest may in his opini uu ro4iun mure inature ueuoerauon, or reierence to the trill of the people ; to. be ascertained at the suc ceeding elections. , :, , -; i--.,; 5. ' That he should never , snfier the Influence of his office to be. used for purposes of a purely party char acter. X'??.: . ; :;- V'Sl. : ff 6. That in removals from office, of those who hold their appointments during the pleasure of the Execu tive, the cause of such removal should always be com municated to the person removed, and, if he request it to the Senate, at the time the nomination of a succes sor unlade. - ' ' 1 1 "'And the lasf but not least in importance.' " '' 7. That he should not suffer the Executive Depart ment ol me Vravernment to become the source of leg islation, but leave the whole business of making the laws for the Union to be done by the Department to which the Constitution has' exclusively assigned it, until they have assumed that perfect shape where and when alone the ' opinions of the Executive may be heard." 'A community of power in the Executive De- 'partmenta must necessarily lead to ilangerons commu tations and greatly to the advantage of a President de sirous of extending his power. Such a constitution f, could never, have, been; contemplated by .those who framed it, as they well knew: that those who propose tcon the coiistimtion, borrowed trom that of EiSland, res. trictiiur me oiiirinatinir of Revenue bills tn th immn. diate representatives of the people. ' So far from agree ing in opinion with "the distinguished character who latply retired from the Presidency, that Congress should have applied to him for a1 project of a Uankirii Sys tem. I think that such ari application would haVe man ifested not only 'greit subserviency upon the part of that body, but an nnpardanable ignorance of the chief danger to be apprehended front such an iratitntiorw----That danger ' unquestionably consists in an tmion of interest between the Executive and tha BankJ, Would to ambitious inctinibent of the Executive chair neglect so favorable an opportunity as the preparing of the law would give Wm to insert in if proviaons to secure his influence over h 1 In the authority given to the Pres. identby the constitution to recomniend to pongress such measures as he shall Judge necessary and expe dient, it was certainly never intended thaf the mea sureahe recommended should be presented, i a shape suited for the immediate decision of the legislature. j The sages who made the constitution, too well knew the advantages which the crown or Xingiano aenvcu trom the exercise of this power bv its ministers," to have intended it to be, used by out chf niagistrate or tha heads of department under Jns Amtrot. b088 principle of the English' constitotion, that the demo cratic branch of the government was not only necessa- rv to receive mntfev troni the people, nut that was its imavoulahle prerosrative alscr to originate all the bills iur uuk purpose, is uue in uieorj as ut uo A.i. . . . : A; l44 K1 rendered ntterly false and nugatory in. ellecti nytne oarticiDation of the ministers of the crown" in the de tail of Legislation. Indeed the influence they derived from sitting as members of 'the House of. lommons, and from wielding the immense patronage of the crown (constitutional or usurped) gives them the power over that bodv. that renders plausible at least the base flat tery , or as is more probable, the. intended sarcasm of Sir Walter Raleigh, in an Aavirees to, James i. mat me demand of the Sovereign! upon the Commons for pecu niary aid, was intended only, "thit the tax might seem' to come from themselves,' whereas the inference is, it was really laid by the Sovereign lumseuV f i j ') ' t . Having thus given you my opinion of things which misht be done, and others which might not be done,' by a President coming into power by the support of the people who are epposea to tne principles upon Which the present admuiistration is conducted; you will see that I have oinitted one, which is deemed by many of as much importance as toy otheiVfi I allude to the appointment of membersf Congress to office by; the President The Constitution contains no prohibition of such appomtments, no doubt because its authors could not believe in its necessity,! from the purity ; of character which was manifested by those Who had the confidence of ;the people at that period. It i4 howev er, an opinion very generally entertained by the oppo sition party, that the country would have escaped much of the evil under which it has suffered for some years past, if the constitution had contained . . a , provision of that kind. Having had no opportunity of personal ob servation on the conduct of the Administration for the last, ten years, I am unable to decide upon the truth or error of this opinion. ; And X' should be very wttling that the known subserviency of the Legislature to the Executive, in several memorable instances, should be accounted for in a way somewhat less injurious to the character of our country and Republicanism itself, than by the admission that the' Fathers of the i land,; the trusted servants of a virtuous people, could be seduced from the path of duty, and honor, by jkhe paltry trap pings and emoluments of (depending offices. But , if the evil really exists,' 'and if there be good reason- to believe that its source is to be found in the Corrupti bility of the members of the Legislature, an eflectual remedy cannot'be too soon applied, ,' iiiUt And it happens in this Case that there is a choice of remedies. One of those, : however, is in my opinion free from the objections which might be offered to the other. The one to which I object is, that which the late President has been so loudly called upon to adopt in consequence of a , premise made at the coinmence ment of his sdniinistration, viz : thai ' the Executive," under no circumstances should appoint to office a mem ber of either branch of jhe National Igblaturejj There are,' in my mind, several weighty reasons against the adoption of this principle, f I will detain yon with-the mention of but two of them, because believe that yon will agree with me, that, the alternative I shall present while it would be equally effectual, contains no .feature to which a reasonable objection could be mad&r . ; As the Constitution contains no provision to prevent the appointment of members of Congress to office by the Executive, could the Executive with a due regard to deUcacy and justice, without usurping power from the people, declare a disqualification which they had not thought necessary ! 'And where la the American citizen who regards the honor of his country, the char acter of its people or who believes in the superiority of a Republican form of Government who would be wuV ling to proclaim to the world, that the youthfu nation Which has attracted so much of its Attention, which it ; has so much admired for its gigantic strength, its un- . daunted courage, its high attainments in literature and : the arts and the external beauty of its institutions, was : within, a mass of meanness and corruption ! . That even the chosen servants of the people were ever ready for a paltry consideration; to abandon their allegiance to their lawful sovereigns, and to become' the. servants of a servant The alternative to this degrading course,' is to be found in depriving the Executive of all? motive for acquiring an improper influence over the Legisla ture. To elect this, nothing in my opinion is neces sary but to re-establish the principles upon which., the administration was once conducted, with, a suigle ad dition of limiting the service of me President to one term.: A condensed enumeration of what I conceive. these principles to have been; is given above. And I think no one can doubt that if fkithfuny earned- out they would be effectual in securing the independence of the Legislature, and confirming the ; connexion be tween it and the, Executive, t that alone which is warranted by a fiur conatruction of , the Constitution." - I can conceive of but two motives which could in duce a President of the United States to endeavor to procure a controlling influence over the ; Legislative body, viz. to perpetuate his power, by "passing lawa to increase his patronage or .gratify his ; vanity," by ob taining their sanction to his schemes and projects for the government of the country ; and thus assimilating' his situation to that of the limited monarchs of Europe. The principles' above suggested, would efiectually de stroy any disposition of the person elected by me com bined votes of the opposition to place himself jn either atatude. Ketumg at the end of four jears to private life, with no. wish or prospect of any son of ps suc ceeding," , legitimate or adopted, he would leave the a ' aB" - - - utrvernment as prosperous ana pure in its AanunisBa tion, as when it passed from the hands of the great "Aposue of Democracy,7! to the lather of our constitu tion.' - - . s' I , To the duties which I have enumerated, as proper in my opinion to be performed by a President elected by the opposition to the present adimiuBtratito (and which are, as I believe, of constitutional obligition,) I will mention another which I believe also to be jfmuch importance. I mean the observance of the most con ciliatory course of conduct towards our political oppo nents. After the censure which our friends have so freely and so justly bestowed upon the present Chief Magistrate, for having, in no inconslderabfe degree, dis franchised the whole body of bis political opponents, I am certain that no oppositionist, true to the principles he professes, would approve a similar course of con-, duct in the person whom lua vote has contributed to elect In a republic, one of the surest tests of a healthy state of its institutions, is the immunity with which ev ery citizen may, upon all occasions, express his politi cal opinions, and particularly his prejudkaesr in the discharge of his duty as an elector..: ,V .; , g The question may perhaps, be asked of; me, what security I have in my power to of&r, if the niajority of the American people should select me for their Chief Magistrate, that I would adopt the principles which I have herein laid down, as those upon which tne Ad ministration would be conducted- , I could only an swer by referring to my conduct and me disposition manifested in the discharge of the duties of severe! im portant office which have: heretofore been conferred upon ine. H the power placed in my hands, has, on even a single occaaioni, been 'used for any purpose other than that for which it Was eiven. or retained , longer than was jiecessary to accomplish the objects aesignaiea py tnose trom whom the trusts were receiv X"11 any promise I may inake. I i ino..oiwiii ffl wnicn x am now piaoea. ,J r? ri 4. ? lam dear Sir, truly oiirsi W.H.HABKISON. How. Haax a a Dxitht; Vis ' , .It t :iiil In tb flfnntlrtpil . f1.4 .'. , - . .Ha, " in . yujcbuuii w iur. viuy ui.tne noxw w ; . 7 tof,bein- nn: Abolitionist. v Tliis ded tion, wrill f ound odd to some of the reade?i U10 Standard, who happetf to recollect Z t What Zeal ' tha editir nf ih-, T'lfl feme editors possess : admirable versatifi and pliableness, and cjn tum about V Wheel about and Jump, Jim CrovJ," wiluM suppleness - that woul(( :.stirprise even Tr GrowvhtmselfJ The-;Standard;speakino;of HarrisorL Be it was we believeA Vwho ed a law1 by which a poor man unable to I wno propo,. tt UnahlA i . his debts; 'should be fold for the benefit V Will the Standard j be so good as to brine m the jecortUnhis matter,V If he will do ? he will find a very different complexion en to the fliir, He will find it was nof debtdrsui ertiMndls, that were to be affec teir bjrnhe la wITAhd furthermore, if Standard will condescend to examine f9-. he 'may perchance' find that the propositi J of General Harrison could be defended era t on the score of Atwanty; for , while it re. f lieved the community from the tax const. f vii4 , ujiuu uid 1 ciuppii, m, vuni iciS, IX an amelioration of the" then existing law. These are'nur recollections s If nol correct. let . the Standard show it ; let him brinv 0 the record. PjidS .' i ' - r I believe that the continuance of the Tariff is essential to the prosperity of the Western I otaics 1 nut 1 snouiu oe among tlie ; first 10 propose its modification o? repeal, -ifv it ji found to produce to the Southern Stales th ruinous consequences the ..redieV No hoo est man can enjoy a prosperity founded upo the sufferings of a friend and brother. " ' General Harrison in 1830. "'. GEORGiA.-77ie' way to put down Bank i Ragi. The ;Tory, hard-money ; Democratj in the (Georgia Iegi8kture; haveTepeall that part of the charter of Uie; Central Ba&V (which belongs to the State,) which forbad the issue of . more notes than the amount of its capital, and have now.' authorized it to issue double the amounts, r So that instead of : three millions of notes, it is now authorized to issue six millions. It is moreover autho rized to refuse to pay specie to Banks which have supended The Georgia Recorder sayj that the, first effect of that law was, that .the Bank-paid out to the members about $100,. 000, and immediately fur the first time sus pended specie payments. ft So much for that humbug Fayetfeviffe Observer; ! ' It Is stated that the . People are of opinion that General Harbison has Iivel in a log cabin" long enough, and inten'i, on the 4th of March, 1841", to give . him free rent of their great white house in Washington city.. cvWe are happy to leain, that there is not a "solrtsry; Whig Press in North Carolina, but -'what i will r give its hearty support to WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, for the next Presidency. We have already unfurled the r Harrison .panitervAtKl 1 a weeo. ved to contribute our humble means to "makav it wave in triumph at the approaching election. 1. - u '(. -j- . Rutherford Gazette. ' Oh Sunday, the 8th of December, Yazoo Cmri , in Mississippi, was visited by a very destructive fire, burning aU the ; houses on both ideS of Jefferson street; from" Washing- ton. street "do wn to Mainland from Main, son the east side, to the Planters Bank, where it : stopped ; It ' commenced in one; of the back buildings of the ' Washington Hotel. In a fewf minutes ; the hotel" was in j flames,, and it spread to the adjoining houses, on the same side of the street," and thoj? store-house of HbfflJ'JWtighty .bn the ' Opposite side ; it then -communicated to the houses below, to the corner of Washington and MatnV and to the corner of Jefferson and Main." The loss of property ly this fire is estimated at $100 000 lo $125,000. : - V ?; i ' t i. Oh the morning of the 28th ult. a sad ac cident occurred at Joshua Creek Falls, eleven miles belo w'Lynchburg, ( Va.) by which two boats, having on board 75 kegs of powder, were blown up by the ignition of the pow der, together with five other boats, 'and their entire loads, also killing (bur persons and maiming one. wThe boats lost belonged as follows ZfVTwoi to; Ed ward. Scott, two to Robert Cunningham,, two tbr Tliomas Mc Kihney, one to James Ballew. .The persons killed: were (tee .clori'tnen-;;,-: : h jleddeht8Mt, Wm. AlexindeiVotthis place, was shot a few days ago by- the acci dental discharge of a double barrelled gun which he was loading. -: He lingered in grot agony until; yesterday morning, when, death, put an end to his miseiy. A Miss Elizabeth Jordan, ot this county, .' a1 . "" . ." 1 '..a''1 . aL .: was accidentally snot, on tne aom uu oy her brother who was; carelessly play in? with a loadedn'iffi;:; u -Mrs. Bell; who was f so severely burnt a short time since by her clothes catching fire, died last Week. r '--. , A manbr the name of Richd. Stone' was killed, in this county, last week; byjmother named Simmons, whom he had Attack ed with an axe- "-The Coroner's Jury re- turned aerdct of jnstifiable homicide. i v-v . Elizabeth CUtfPhcmix. Old Soldiers ? General Harrison is the author; of the Act of Congress giving a pen sion to the soldiers of , tne devolution ! te was then in the United SUtrs Cenat. The law as it existed before .that time, only pro vided tfor those who were so ' poor as to be chargeable on the towns. 11 e was cnairmau oi tne committee on raiutary anair, indefatigable in advancing this bill ; allowing pensions wnnout regaru to we piut j -thejoldiers. vHe mainUined that the coun try owed the mbnejrand. a thousand t timei more than money, can - repay, to Ube soldien of the Revolution, who were paid at the tim only r inContinentaLmoney, or notJpaid i all.enn&ge Journal : , 1 6nihmetnay be talled' tlie poetry f N; lure : Autumn her Wank-Tfrse j , Wntel her prose, and Spring the first blossinmn? of a youthful bard? honefully; emulous or ex cellencesind famejgT-'.:-"c r "5" Yii' -.4 t ti" t' : u
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