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T, GENERA I'twtVa lass, andiince the 5ayi of Jodaihimv We comment ia the fonaer tappotten pf "Cetera, I self, he did: Dot believe ho had been rriore Jackson the foltovruig tketcu cf C a. Call i hsr-aiks, j accurately personified than bv let widen we turewueutea to uie uy p.Aazru - ; IcejrnOOK.: .t v , . ' BfUUi-wi u..uu i ;.i . ne. as:;cu, una called cn ! A few of tie Whirs cf the city and coan- l room toell him if he cou lv of PhiladelohU, some fifteen hundred or 1 two thousand? had an impromptu meeting on Wednesday evening, at their reading room, cornet of Fifth and Chesnut street, which ,.svas got,p' at a tnomentsf warning, for, the " purpose of hearing General Richard K. CaII fate Governor of Florida! speak upon thepo- litical toDicsofthb day -..'--Li i it General Call, it' must be recollected, jal- V ways has been, and it -now & Jackson man, - and an old school Democrat f but ho is, i at the same time, a ' thoroughgoing, true-blue VVhig. i i W A -i fU I 3 'uiT ' Previous to the "appearance of Gen; Call, who ariivedh town that day Edward I: Moir- tis. Caict lately returned from. a tour through , western EoprlGreece, of Edotn, and Paiestinewas called upon by the chairmahBela Badger, Esq. to address the I meetinff.1 and cheerfully complied. Tor abouti half ah hour be spoke with;greaireffecti;'al-1 ' hiding; to what he had seen in his recent tour 1 of hard-money cowntries, and people ground I to 'the 'dust iti those countries' borne down I and kepi 'down as th'jj wero; by:vtbe hard- money, no credit system- He was. interrupt-1 ed by the entrance' of Gen. Call-who was received with three cheeii by -the'roeeting. So soon as. Mr; Morris cohcloded,: Geri.'C. . was called upon and addressed the assembly, He commenced by endeavoring to impress upon the Whigs the, importance of constant, unrelaxed,'and vigorous action. 'They had numbers upon their side, but ttieyhad a well or ganized, a thoroughly disciplined, and an ever vigilant band to contend, with, a Jand ularity of his old friend and chief, uen. Jack well supplied, too, with alj, the munitions of 'son. North Carolina, too; he said wtssafe, 'war from the treasury.: V- beyond o doubt; and in factHsaid he, Mr. Van 116 spoke then Whe practice of the Loco n L ...' ' : - roco parry m oenouncing every man as a , Federalist, and an, enemy to Andrew, Jack son, who would not. support Martin Van Bu- ren - l ias charir every man in me room, he said, knew to he false: he himself pro nounced it alaei'C The first breath he ever drew was'dembcratic---the son of , revolu tionary sire, he had been nurtured in demo cracy from his infancy- he had ever been, and was now, a democrat.' To charge him and others like him with federalism was a li bel. He said that equally false and calum nious was it to say that he was the enemy of Andrew Jackson. An orphan, at the age of eighteen, he left school and entered the army under General Jackson, who had ' been his patron and friend; he was his friend J he had been .with him in every battle he , has. ever. xougni save one f ne naa keen mm ana oeen with-him under the most trying circumstan cesrand such was his love vand devotion to mm, mat were nis me : to De'purcnased or saved by'jgVinghjs'bwn he I would tmhesi- iaungiy maKe me; saennce i ana saia ne, indignantly, will they charge me with being an enemy" to Jaclcson ! lie . spurned the charge' as JflZie, and those who made it as . base, calumniators, " whoj werethemsel yes no friends of Gen.' Jackson, but only desired to turn his deserved popularity -with the people to account, and make political and pecuniae ry profit of it ' Gen. Call then went on to show how inconsistent were the measures and acts of Mr. Van.Buren with the genuine I principles of democracy, and that he had ta- retreat- - I hat gallant young man, said Mr. ken to his embrace and confidence every S. was he who has so eloquently addressed ultra-federalist in the United States that you this evening. Upon this announcement, ' coiildf be induced ' to become his friend and the honse rang with the reiterated shouts and supporter, and instanced many distinguished huzzas .of those present, who seemed to be,' federalists who were opposecft6 the last war, for. a few minutes, carried away with enthu anoTrejbiced;at the victories of. out enemies, siasm and admiration, and could ; give - vent or, like Mr. Yan Buren, only support it, if to "their feelings in no otherlway. After the at all, by talk, not by arms and exposing their cheering had subsided, Mr. S. continued his persons. V He asked where' Mr. Van Buren remarks fora;shbrt .time in a very" impres was dtfring' the wair. He was then a man'of sive. strain, biit concluded on account of the influence enough to have obtained a comr Stepeaa 'of the hour, though the audience missionhe lived where, from his house top, were still anxious to listen to him. - 4 he coujd almost see the enemy's camp fires i - Before the meeting adjourned, Mr. E. I. and hear the roar ofhis artillery did he take Morris offered a resolution of thanks to Gen. part in it I Did he .volunteer 7 -Did he show k uisposiuon ;w ugmi iua wuuuji o uuiucb I and drive the enemy from our soil i ua no, not he he did not nice me smeii oi "viuain- OUS gun powder, and therefore staid at nomet tdok good care of his person, and, if he. sup- ing the electric spark for public; lightning, and that he ported the wajr "at all, only didit,by 4Zfc-! can ptdduce a permanent flame of 30 inches in dia thM no "Rtrht" in him. : But where Was meter, which woutd light great part of Paris. The uv- r . . ... - - the Thames and "from his,' as well as from) tne moutns ; oi. omers, ao naq neara. 01 ine I ! skill, and bravery of Uen.' Harrison ! if Ana . . , Vttd a (ha.Mmi. Mm f Afl. I J. thov ilnnnna 4 , , - , , " J vi,- 7 , as t federahst ana a coytard Blistered be the torisue that can utter such a Blander!5 It was never uttered by a brave man, hq lrave man iv.rBlarrdered a irallant nlHilr 'nA it ac should sav that Haso, anu li ne tens you ne, Oia, ,! sav He tells a falsehood: f No man ever fought -under, or with Harrtsoni but will testify to his brave- ry and his skill as a General? rf ii Z rrin tiriirmi i ridn n i uinn w r ni w am a a m the eallaht old Tippecanoe all ithis time 7 rf J CTT . ilv 77 , PPara",i ir. .B. - a ' x. j-.fi. m u . ' of sopplr, which must be isolated, and it is so stroBaly Did he support the war bjtalkf No? he was person, toochinj it would be Tuck ih the field, fighting for his country and driv dead immediately. ;;v: t : 14 t in? back her foes. , , Gen. C. said he was too ; .rXll.''' "a1" ' r r w ' ti . ; . uiuu, .. i'G4. - - . Meteors Accounto from New Haven menuon the Dttsy WBBeu;k.u. wuiu.v. uiua u. recurrence of the annual phenomena as true to the tice at the time, of. the. movements ofllar- night 0f the th instant. , , rison at the Northwest j but: he had a bro- v - "r.:.. 'w . . iisww wt,oi vs- S Three obaervers saw, between 10 P. M. of the 9th ther.-now no more, With him at themttleof a t.i. , .. , , , . art! or lacked skill, ask him if hwa rr. I 7 tt 1 buui., biu xflcj. v.ToaA. iijju ii.ue.ue?ru uie i it tne moon bad been absent, -It ouiieia wmsiie, ana ii ne met tne enemv f I ciuce. tnat with a Drooer nifmhAf ril " 'ir-- tuo iuuwwps luibgbied up tne whole canopy on Thursdav niaht a la- Gem Jackson, and ahAwr hnwA.n ..ni;t.A 1 j. ut .u- . S? ,Sni , : . .,w iVkuij uuimt - the two men were. Mf . VairBureh like Gen. 'Jackson ! ; The "very thought was ridiculbus.' 2,walk Ln the footsteps of Geri-Jackson 1 legs were noil long enough, n A? wel :Llft - . V A?rwe" uugui uio creeping insecicomDara itself wifth - the JiobIewar-horse;as Mr.1 Van Buren wlthir :?r f--'t General Jfacksoti And for him to " W that I f Jtucnfti&A tnon. all whoere'Ot'AMjufa' were' JachsoiC enemies, was riaicuious. j ,T v . Uvea uponihemCi Whea these demagogues vwiucauuuL me n npe)lef! pretending" to love them and to be' WarC'thev tvflViv.U' u.:lt. LL lir: nohe l thev ar7an- '"T.u ' CJ - A Jkli 17 crVS.ana iney are court- "aTt potoefyrmnmene ---.-ijaes want -KHttt-from thmfr, Tr the little If in- any man in - the Id,-' what Martin Van Buren had ?er done for the country to deserve the highjoffice ' fSkt had beon confer red upon himCfHe knew ofinot a singled meritorious act or measure of which he wa3 the autnojy not one and if any. .man would name one, he should be -glad to hear what it was. Mr. Van Bumn had. not even the mer- of being a Jackson -man, until he found Jackson was strong and Irresistibly popular, and then he wriggled himself into his bosom, became his pet , and contrived to tret the bid hefo ta puj him into his chahr .when he wap about to leave it? and the wonder was to ey- ery one how he got there or j why he should be in a place God and nature never designed him for ! jit was a disgrace to the country Ito elevate such a person to the highest sta- I tion, when we, had so many able men every day fitted for the office," and so competent to discharge its imrUnt;b!uties.'-0'As for Mr. Van Buren, he; believed there was not a coun- ty in the State of Pennsylvania that could not furnish one or more men better qualified for the' office of Chief Afagistrate than he was. VGen." C. spoke of the enthusiasm of the West, and the awakening of the South, and assured the meeting that there could be no doubt but the people had determined to jut out Mr Van Buren,' and try 'the brave .and able Harrison, "and nothingvcould prevent them from carrying this determination into effect. ' He assured them that his own gaU lant State, Tennessee, was coming to the res cue, and would certainly be found under the banner of Harrison,notwithstanding the pop. niiTen cannot count witn certainty upon a I oinirlA ernifhom Statp. eTf!nt Smith tlaroiina. single southern State,' except South Carolina. The Whigs had, therefore, every reason to take' courage and persevere (into the end; for a glorious deliverance from the present imbe cile and rotten administration awaited them. Gen. C. sat down amid reiterated cheers, and Mr. J. Sergcanf being called ; for, rose and said, as it was latej, and as they had been so deeply entertained and instructed by the gentleman who had so eloquently addressed them, he would only detain them long enough to relate, an anecdote he had lately heard oa the floor of Congress, related by a gallant man, but who differed from him in politics. He stated that whqn the night attack was made upon the British in the swamp below New Orleans, some days previous to the bat tle of the eighth, the troops, were atone time aware that a body of men were in front of them; but such was the darkness, that they could not tell friend from foe, and were apprehensive that j( they returned the fire, it would be but to kill their friends. In this dilemma, said Mr. Sergeant a' young man left the 'American line, and , advanced, near enough , to the body of troops in front of them to perceive the color of their coats by. the light of the flash of their1 own muskets. These he discovered was red, and he of course knew they were the enemy. With this in formation he returned to the j American line, and informed our troops of the character of those in front, whereupon the latter were immediately charged upon and compelled to Call for bis.interesting address, which was nuupieu oy acciamauon. , VgU of UghtningX lata Part, paper aay. that a very hoinble individual has found mean of fix- : i. i. i Bhootinjr star i j w.iua ,uv uiun w uj ujue uu imon. i ranr iiiivi I tfsL,. .k A.llv : t s-.-r j .i .iv . J I : J . . . . . .... rw.UB "a OJi nw u renaerea invuibie as many as j half of the meteors, which might have been seen in I her absence. The moon act at 2 A M. Between I and -half past 3 A- M. whea daylight was fast mjmirxm ttm five handr td and nmt JH. V&J cuoauj seen oerore ten , are not included above. Is reasonable to con- I wu mewors wouia nave teen seen durinir the niffht. Many of the meteors observed as above, were equal m P? w in plsnet Japiter, and very many were I" rr T5.7 OT,,ne "MgnKude. ..'.... ; . ... v - . . i. . .... . l fr .-rAmid the thunder and Ikhtnin thU i.iu lyiwpaura, caputjn iJuston, irom Hart- ford, wi, wfely put td bed with a son, the red artille: bt Hlthen fating in every direction, and the fu?V?bhm i.H!f?e-tf appropriale f the occasion Boanenrea." th aoH of Thn.W K. u-- . i i rTrr" I dfl0n bench,1at week, aq action was tried. "Baiay i 7 , 1W .w. me uesuon involved .was. v.ucuivr Aucuoneer wno naa been once . engaged s commimien when Property, before the and. befori. the Auc- Ths; verdict was for the I gjgff fojPe quwtien in the affirma af&rma- 1 i - . T" -..' ii IUatUmak allied bear PikwvUle . Wdiy. measuring four feet nine wehewidweven rit- 7C?,T. wwen may be seen at th mu-eam of V. mr. m"arj institated there bv;',Mr;.nl M wrs.1; .7 " "rMi mueu in ine, sama noi m. ilia mm in cu. i?iav'r . a wi uie iuui. inrce nunarea aim mur THE CONTRAST 4 -a: 19. y HARRISON AND .jxi BTJEN M There are?no two individualsan the Uni ted States between whom the contrast is so glaring and manifest as that between Harri son ; and Van Bureni In every thing ; they are truly "antipodal jn chafactef? tatentstao raj ieenug, patriousm auu BiaBwuoiuy.- In vain doyou search the archives of history of our comitrv for a siucle act of Mr. Van Buren's, excepting managementand intrigue. which tend to elevate mm as apuouc niaii. above the character of a mere politician. Air win prove mat aeis tum(i9cjuw did. Lbnff as ho lias bcciTin public 4ife, he is not even the reputed author of .a single act; which would entitle, him to ranK witn ine galaxy of Statesmen andPatriots, who proud ly figure in our history. . A trader upon dot rowed or fictitious capitals toosscssing a de gree of low cunning, he has adroitly availed himself of t a concurrence of fortuitous ip cumstances, and. by those means, alone, sue ceeded in crawlinsr into power, y " - Such is not the case with his high-minded, patriotic opponent, General Hakrison. Do vou desire td know nis history ? Open' the volume of your country history. From 1791, when yet in his teens until lt, wnen ine machinery of party re-called him irom yoiom bia, almost every .page teems and is embell ished with his acts as a brave soldier and a ripe and enbghted Statesman. Since thai period, iiKe Aincinnaiu, uc , icmcu ? plough,"until the people iti gratitude for the services he rendered liis country, in war and in reace. have made an irresistible call up on him from his retirement to redeem our freft institutions from the grasp of tyranny and misrule. n Iet us particularly contrast the character oi tnese maiviauais, as iue mcuua who breasted the storm of war, and secured the safety of our country from the ravages of her iocs from the reeking scaiping fciuc and tomahawk. His, humble dwelling nev er was closed to the weary traveller, nor were thor ministers of our religion "ever re fused a shelter, or denied a participation qf the humble fare which his table afforded. " Gentlemen," said General Harrison, when parting fioura regiment of his soldiers, just after the Indian war, "if ever you come to Vincenncsi you will always .find a plate, knife aud fork at my table ; and I assure you that you will never find my door shut and the string of the latch pulled tn.n And this promise has been literally verified a thousand times. Ever since his removal to North Bend, to his log cabin, the name of which has so tremendously shaken the delicate nerves of those who reside in ' better and more , stately dwellings, and feed from the public crib and receive hard money and high salaries, he has never failed in giving a sincere and hearty welcomejo his old war worn comrade, by introducing him to his guests as one who has Hone battle for his country.",,; ,;.V ' '. At such conduct our .blood instinctively becomes warmer, and to course more lively. It rouses our latent feelings of affection our heart throbs and renders its pulsations visi ble to the eyei- gratitude choaks for a while our utterance, whilst our hand convulsively grasps that of such a man, and claims him as an honor to the human race, and assures him our love. ' Do you wish to inspect the portrait of his opponent the present incumbent of the White House, who was dragged into it byl clinging to the skirts of the " old man of the Hermitage! We have it at hand lrom an able artist, drawn to the life,; no feature of which has been disputed, as published in our paper of yesterday, in the extract from Mr. Ogle s speech, and which we continue to-day. Read it attentively, ye who have hazarded your lives ih defence of your coun try, your homes, your wives, and your chil dren! . We commend it to the few remain ing relics of our revolutionary struggle, who battled in the ranks with Washington, War ren, Lafayette, Green, Clinton, Stark, How ard; Sumter, the Pinckneys, and that host of worthies who have all passed to their ulti mate, reward I We commend, it to, the thou sands who still survive of the late war. And if there remain one who can prefer the "mous ing,? dapper politician, to the Hero of the Thames, the " Washington of the West," we envy not that man the pittance of Demo cratic Ameiican blood which circles in his veins phe may raise his impotent voice in favor of the one who, free from danger, en joyed the luxury of refined society in the Dai j-room, ana joined in tne mazy dance-; whiist4we greet the other, who at the very time was engaged in and shielding his coun trymen from the combined attack of the' British abd their, savage allies," with the heartfelt shout of a Patriot: j Ta the one it was true glory, faithfully to serve his Coun tryto the other, " gloryenough to serve under such a chief as Jackson." SuWa man i is WMXiSRY HARRI SON ; and is it hazarding anything ' to say, that the American Republican cannot, will not, treat him, with base Ingratitude I Never. On the contrary, they will reward him, and not only perform a simple . act of justice to themselves, aiding redeeming, and perpet uating the purity of their free 1 institutions, by assigning him the highest post of honor, which can be coaferred by a free people, aespite. au tne slanders and forgeries of the minions of power, whose Patriotism can be measured by the rale of dollars and cents drawn from the pubUc coders." " . ..." TV T-rlTO ohnir ---a t v Tie SL LUKE family, consisting of ..froai Philadelphia Boston, New York, &c. - . MASTER 8T. LUKE,l v .. the youthful Paganini, and ; ' ' ; MR. ST . T.TTTTW - rr' , irwf? JTJ?&' d Bower j lGXAND -MUSICAL SOIREE thia evexung,ruesday September fst,'af Mr Smift's way nwm, ryeuovui 8treef-'r - . -! .JJPottrehudiwi half price. ' -r Ticket, for. the Gallery 50 cenU ;. y1-" :'na oncen to commence at- 8 'clock, precisely.4 ; INB.- Mr. SlL. wQ1 ttAni wk f-- i;rb':- ho. doringbis , stay in Bjrie-price Ap. A HPBECH OF UE!. HARRISON. Some days alnee"re noticed tbej cclebratioo'j at Fort Greenville, aitd mentioned that uenJiarnson addressed the ertfwd. ' We how cut irom the Eaton Register Mr. BeJTa address andithe GeneraTa speecn to the peeple ; they are too good to be passidover. ' Alter the meeting was organized, H. Bell, Esq. rose and introducea'Ge'n. Hanison, aod addrcad him a -GkxKiAt iHi.aaisnBrt.Hanngheen coaunisaioned by a large and respectable portion of my tciww ciu xena of Dark County ta tended logoff Orithi oec sion theif hospitality and good wishes, ih their name and' atead I Welcome you to Old Fort Greenville. Tho citizens of Dark, like those of tne West general ly are a generous people. Need I assure you, therf, that they will hail with gladncsa the return of their ancient and well beloved friend! Need I declare to rou ih;: wMnn: fhnt tfi in valiiaDIO services which you have rendered, not only to thern bat your country alsd your whole country -are ." not yet, to, and never wiU be forgotten! Sir, some among us have witnessed your achievementsmost of us have - read your history and all have learned the pleasing tale of your high renown and'we regard you, therefore, more than any other man, bur benefactor. And hence it affords us the highest pleasure to greet you here to day. .. r,'r:-. t.,(.,i '..,". " i-1--!. Twenty-seven years have now elapsed since the auspicious period we are this day met to commemo rate. Twenty-seven yeanT ago; bow different, how unlike 'to what jit now s,-wi6ks4hia region pf. coun try. ; And how changed the acene 1 Little, indeed, remains to remind you and-; your comrade of .other days of your past deeds 1 Nay, few even of those comj rada survive to meet and shake hands with their; old acquaintance o the theatre ' of theirformer actionj Alaa ! the greater part re gone I the . silver thread is n I ih imlilra bowl ia broken. A few. a precious few of them yet live scattered as thes fallen leaves of ih. fnrnai nvrr tMft mnlisnioiia niBin. Xir.io is a iuw M.W ' - 9 w T : remnant oi tnem gainerea arouna-jou. cjr come to bid yen perchance a - last farewell. are fhe winter of Time has frozen'their locka to whiteness. Tbey have almost paid the debt of Nafure I These are the . men whom erst you led to victory. uy battled with yon in our infancy, and restored peace to our frontiers. When dancer threatened they flew to the standard of the country. : With you; that coun try's foes they 'braved ! with you they fought with you they suffered and with yott they triutaphtd. Yea, and with you they will triumph l again ! were faithful to you in youtn, and tney wiu prove constant to you in age. A nation cries unto you to become its deliverer; the People echo the cry Gen. Harrison will obey . Again I bid you welcome nnce welcome to your Old Treaty Ground ! Mr. Bell having closed. Gen. Harrison bowed to the consreeated thousands and after a moment a survey of the immense auditory, he addressed the throng to the following eSect : Faiksds aid Ftuov Citixsks : It is with no slight emotion that I undertake "to address you on this acrasion. Nor am I a little embarrassed for words wherewith to express my deep nse of your kindness towards me, manifested by Uie friendliness and mag nanimity of yoar greeting. I mast receive a duferent nature. Lecomine something: more or leas than what I am., than what any man, while living, can be, before I can cease to remember the too favorable regahl and the kind demonstration of respect for me of my fellow citizens here present My heart yields up to the ho mage of its deepest gratitude, though my tongue ex presses it not. i .. I Felluw-citizens, you are aware ot tne posiuon; tnat I occupy before the American people being a candi date of a portion of them for the Presidency of the United States. ' It will doubtless be. said by some that I am here for the purpose of elactioneering for myself, that I have come to solicit your votes; but believe me gentlemen, this is not the case. I am present oil this occasion but as an invited guest of the citizens of Dark. Itiamy deliberate opinion and sincere desire, that the bestbwment of office should be the free act of the People, and I have no wish to bias their judgment unjustly in my favor. But, notwithstanding my wish and determination not to engage as a politician in the pending canvass for officers to administer the General Government, although I would have preferred to re main with my family in the peace and quiet of my family at the Bend, rather than become engaged in political or other disputes as the advocate of my own rectitude of conduct, yet, from the continued torrent of obloquy which have been promulgated and circulat ed to my discredit, designed to asperse and blacken my character, and from the viUanous and false charges urged against; me by the pensioned presses of the Administration, my attendance at this celebration ap peared to have been made an act of necessity, a step which I ; was compelled to take for self-defence. Chiefly for this purpose have I come among you; and trusting you will all perceive the propriety of its course, it seems superfluous to add any further reasons for its adoption. i Years ago, when I left this spot for aught I knew for the last time I had liule idea of the surprising change which Would be wrought in its appearance during the time which has supervened. , Never did I expect to stand here and view such a acene as this. It resembles somewhat the recent siege of " Old Fort Meigs !" I am now sixty-seven years of age. I have therefore lived to see much of the glory of my coun try ; I have seen the palmy days of this Republic ; and especially have I witnessed many of the brilliant events which have characterised the growing great nes of the West; but this very day and its incidents mark an epoch in my own history, the like of which I have seldom : experienced. It is now twenty-five years since.Iast I was at Fort Greenville then sur rounded by a dense forest, dark and drear. At j that period there was scarce a log cabin between Greenville and Cincinnati all between was one entire unbroken wilderness. How wonderful, and how speedily have the giant woods bowed their stately tops to the indus try and., enterprise of Western 'pioneers, as if some magic power had cleaved them from the earth! ;! And now in their stead what do we behold! Broad cultivated fields, flowery gardens and happy homes. : Delightful picture gratifying change ! Proud' reflection ! that this transition of things is the result of the handi work of Western People-f American freemen. ' Fellow-citizens, you" have undoubtedly , seen it of tentimes stated in 4 certain class nf newspapers, that I am a very decrepit old man obliged to hobble about on crutches ; that I was caged up, and that I could not speak loud enough to be heard more than four or five feet distant, ih consequence which last misfortune, I am stigmatized, with the' cognomen of" General Mum." You now i)erceive,' however, that these sto ries are falser .But there' are some more serious mat-' ters charged against roe, which I shall take the liberty to prove untrueYou know it has been said by some that I have no principles ; that I dare not avow any principles ; and that I am keptj under the surveillance of a "committee." All this is false unconditionally false. The charge of my being in the keeping of a com mittee i the only one that seems to merit a moment's consideration, and that barely to indicate its origin, A few months past almost every mail thathas come tq the post office at, which I receive my letters, has brought roe a greater or leas number of letters all of which I have' opened 4 and examined. Some 'of them have proved abusive and contemptible; designed especially to taunt, and insult; and snch were,' of course con signed to the; flames. ,- But on the other hand, letters decorously, written, for the purpose of eliciting infor mation, have been uniformly: replied to, either by my self personally, or by some one acting under my au thority and obeying my instructions communicating my opinions "and- not his own. Is there anything criminal or improper in this mode of doing business! Surely my. friends I trow not, jrv;rw vjt j sjNow, with ; regard to the condition of pur common country, I trust there ; is . no impropriety in my ad dressing yon nppn subjects concerning the public weal. What means this great eomihotioa among the people of this great nation t What are the insufferable griev ances which have driven so many thousands, nay mil- pons, ! tne Amencan people into council for ;the The publie morabr aretcbrrupted. Hew- has it been done t Tb thektori belong th ' -rTl- sj rulers. What are i the pcsequrnces Ask the hunvf purpose oi devising measures for tbeir mutual relief! AYjherefore &o they ery aloud as with one race, fit wrm ! Reform ! ' Reform! T)ur' cnuntni i tn 1 dred public d'efaultm-thiroath thasml'.TAskr tibe nireungs pi corrupuua . ww miv piwMcriug ' power and t'lace" as bribes to pfovure votes l.- Ask the subsi dized press what coverna its operations, and it will qpen s US iron yaw ana, answer juu in w iwuu enough atd shake the py ramiU8---Moir kt ! Mes ar t I speak not at random tacts .Dear me testimony, i ne p'rinciple is boldly avowrdaa well aa put in practice by mrtfin hijeh places, lhaf falsehood is justifiable in order td accon?plish their purpoeesv Why this laxity in? I he I morals otour ruiers oa m meir wiwwe i Did thev inherit densvitv from their ancestors ! How does it come that1 such Tecklesanesiff trath and jus lice is manifeted of late by some individuals among us! Why, some of the causes which produce these evils I bave ilready intimated ! There are others. . In tense party spirit destroys patriotism. v A celebra tA flmrian ' commander once sail, and said tru- ly Where virtue ia best rewarded, there will yir- tue most prevail. i w w-7 saying. But how, has; jlupractice of your Govern ment of late accorded with, this maximt It ia proyeY bial with the advocates o? monarchy in the Qld: World thai RepJlblics, are ungrateful. Bow does your ex perience for the last few years give the lie to this pro position ! Nay; fellow citizens, I fear that this Govern ment affords many , examples i which tend I but too strongly to verify the proverb. , Among other instances of manifest ingratitude, to, oniy one wui ncre4recur I mean the removal from office, without cause or pro vocation save a difference of opinion with the PreHi dent, of Gen. Solomon Van RchssalaerofiNew York, v He was a noble friend of ours in the 44 winter of our discontent," I became acquainted with him when, like myself, he was a young officer uj Gen. Wayne's army. I found him an agreeable social com panion, as well as a ' brave and magnanimous soldier. He assisted in fighting the battles of bis country ; ay, for your behoof.1 my countrymen, his blood has been poured out upon the soil of Ohio, The bullets of your enemies have pierced his body while fighting in defence of your fire sides. , And not only on the plains of Ohio has he ' stood between danger and his country, but in other places likewise. ' In the san guinary battle of Qoeenstown, he received six wounds from his country's foes. . Well, what , is bis reward 1 After having, spent the flower of his youth and the vigor of his. manly prime in the service of his coun try as . a soldier, he was called by the American peo- I pie to serve them in a civil capacity.' He obeyed the cau with MnkTuIness of Heart. ' But ne nas been cruelly xjut of service by the Administration, and wbj - because, fellow citizens, he was the friend pf-the companion of- his youth ; because he woukl not foraale a fellow soldier; because he was my in corruptible friend 5 and because the emoluments of his officejvera wanted to reward' the partisan services of a supporter of my political competitor. "Ah, there's the rub I" But you, my friends, I am confident, will not long permit such wrongs to the men who u right ed your wrongs" in olden times. n . Fellow-citizens, you know that my opponents call me a federalist. But I deny the charge : I am not I never was a federalist. Federalists are in favor of concentrating power in the hands of the Executive ; Democrats are in favor of the retention of power by the people. I am, and ever have been, a democratic Republican. , My former practices will bear me out in what I say. W ben I was Governor of Indiana 1. er- ritory, I was vested with despotic power, and had I rdespise truth and honesty. chosen to exercise it, I might have governed tnat peo ple with a rod of iron. : But, being a child of the Re volution, and bred to its principles, I believed in the right and ability nf the people to govern themselves; and they were always permitted to enjoy that ' nigh privilege. " I had the power to prorogue, adjourn and dissolve the Legislature ; & lay off new counties and establish seats of justice ; to appoint sheriffs and other officers. But never did I interpose my prerogative to defeat the wishes, of the majority of the people. Thfc pebble chose their own officers, and I invariably con firmed: their choice ; where they preferred to have their county seats, there I located them ; they made their own laws, and I ratified them. I never vetoed a biUinmyUfe. ... , ...... But I have been denounced as a bank man. t Well, let it go. I am so far a bank man as I believe every rational republican ought to be, and no further. The Constitution of the United 8utes makes it the duty of the Government to provide ways and means for the collection and disbursement of the pnblic revenue. If the people deem it necessary to the proper discharge of the functions of their .Government to create a na tional Bank, properly guarded and regulated, I shall be the last man, if elected President,' to set up my autho rity against that of these millions of American free men. It is needful to have a larger mosey circulation in a land of liberty than in an empire of dcpotism. Destroy the poor man's credit and you destroy his ca pital. The peasant who toils incessantly to maintain bis famishing household, in the hard money countries of Europe, rarely, - if ever, becomes the noble ' lord who pastures his M flocks upon a thousand hills. There are necessarily, difficulties connected with' every - form and system of Government; but it should, .be. the aim and object of the Statesman io form the best in stitutions within his power to make, for the good of his country.- v.i;iJ'.. uj4TViv:i ,:tv Fellow-citizens, I cannot forbear to invite your at tention to the concerns of your Government, in .the welfare of which all good citizens feel a deep ; interest. I warn you to watch-your rulers. Remember x 'Eter nal vigilance is the price of liberty.' "When' I look around upon the dangers which seem to be suspended, as by a hair over this People, I tremble for the aafety of this republic. ' In an evil hour has 'the Chief Ma gistrate of this nation been transformed into a monarch; and ad e spot at pleasure! . To show that this is the case, I need but refer you to the philosophical and profound historian, Gibbon, who saya The obvious defini tion of monarchy seems to be, that of a8tate in which a single person, by whatsoever name- he may be dis tinguished, is entrusted with the execution of the laws, management of the revenue, and the command of the army.' ' Is ! i not Martin Van" Buren entrusted witlfthese functions ! Most assuredly he is. Call him by whatsoever name or title you choose President Chief Magistrate, Consul, King, Stadtholder--it des not alter the nature of his power; that remains the same, pnehanged ; and the President therefore pos. sesses all the functions necessary to constitute a mo-" narch. You have, often heard the moneyed influ ence of the country! denounced while it yet remained in the hands of the people, as dangerous to public h j Have you, then, no apprehension, no fear of) a moj neyed influence, equal to that of half the nation, con centrated , In the hands of a' single individual,' at ' the same time holding two other of Ihe most potent pow ers that belong to our Government !' The great: Julias Csesar the conquering Jut us has said, fc Give me soldiers, and I will get money ; give me money and. I will get soldiers. r The public purse is already con fided to the hands of the President ; a respectable' ar my is also under his control, and it is in contempli-' tion by the' Administration to add to the' preenr military force of the United 8taies an army Of 200, 00O men f American freemen pause and reflect.-- Meditate before yon act-. Matters of the . highest mo, ment depend upon your action, and await your deci sion. There may be no ambitious Caesar among ns who will dare to use the . ample means now combined in the bands of the 'President; for : fhe' imhverubn tot our liberties, but the exceptions to ambitious men sd inclined are so few, that , they bqt ortify the rule. Look round y on, fellow , citizens, .JA re i yon girt wi th your armor, or have you surrendered it to another f The sentinels upon the watch tower ' of Freedom 3iave5they been 'true to their trusts, or have they slept 1 1 warn you, ' my countrymen against the dan ger of neglecting your duty;! rower" is always steal ing from the many to the few, Beware, how yon eft tnist your, rights to the keepingf any man. TheV f? ,rccie, " "b'VTOecUd by your own shield, and defended, br WowiiM &mv General Harrison adverted to the' interference oi the fflcers of the Government with elections, and point? ed out Its impropriety in a clear manner.' - If," aaul he, in conclusion npoa that i suiject, l ah6uld be so; so fortunate as "to be elected ; President, I wiinld deem It my duty to prevent, as fat, as possible, the practice, of Government officers using( their' official influence and patronage for electioneering purpose;" nut, Tat the aametirnetoose officers shonld be allowed tha freest exercise of the elective franchise at perfect fiberty lo Tote for and egainst whomsoever tHey- pleased, witlw OtTt tVlA ft etf lu!mr KA..:v i flee on account of their political preferS?e1 fton In conclusion, felfow-cuiren. E?511 of remark3i regard to my old fellow Zx ln far number of thorn .r w.Lx f" ,w. ers. i Somo of them eje remnants of the p. ?0ne 4n dkre vnthwhom l sened Jr l Where, my brethren, are nr the field of trifet: AlaaTTr?1 their repose in the calm and peace of &Zu And the friends who. survive hut Tl. .11 ..u- : 7 - .e 10 mourn rt.. .. ,iuiers, one oy one are dwirHHinT.T guding as it were down the river f 1. 6 r"N haven of a long sought rest. But a few SI ,B!4 now are remaining to sorrow in eladnT m.e,n gratttude of their country. When thi, cZ a uismai nowung wilderness, those warrion. 7 posirig "themselves to "daneer and ,V, J. Wet wholesome "swamtw and morasses f Z W : .If.i: , . " Wtst i H ucciiiuug our ironuers. Man J .T 7 became present victims to the malaria of th. ta Mdmubrity bfthecUmale; others returned houses wuh disease nwn,lor,i . . , iu luetr SVttrm. 1 to lineer for a time, and ncrhn rra nrtet consumption ; while yet a smaller portion stin S and feeble in health. f Why is it, fellowiLT?' these old .oldrs of Gen Wayne's U ' thflt KMri ronniil far dim r urvl. ,.- -n e WTer aiiuweu pension i our Government! The nation is much tndeC? them, -and lustice rpniiiwa th .u. j . ft i-oeut should L paid, and Lcould never die in peace, and feel no of remorse, if I were to permit their ra;. ; unnoticed, and without making an effort, tvW? portunity offered, to have them satisfied. Fellow-Citizens, mjrxharacter has been mt ly and wantonly assailed by the dangerous imJSi o the Administration nartv. Thv k. vr charged me with the commission of almost crime, which is denominated such, that man cooldL &nilty of.r- My character, which I had fondly j,Jf to preserve unsullied, as a boon and an example I! my family, has been tnuch traduced and belied wid a few months pastand for this reason, I bve m times regretted that your predilection had made n, candidate for;officef but, nevertheless, I claim sympathy frbin the public oh this score. I ntj. a sire you to examine my past conduct, to read iK. u tory of yoqr country and ascertain my political conn herefefore, and the principle on which I have n ed, and if yoii find that my doctrines arc unsound mi unworthy of your support, it is your sacred duty u reject; thenar. , I ask not your sympathy or favor. . I want, but common justice. Let me have a fair triad anu, wuaiever may Devour verdict, 4l shall te ntU fied Investigatelmatters fairly and honestly. comnJ the doctrines and ' practices of my adversaries wittj mine, and then decide as you shall think proper. Cus asiue your preiuuices anu preduecuons, and vote only1 irom principle, - u. is your auty to oo so. Heediot .L. ' - f m 1 ! . l iue censure oi Knavisn pouucians wno reproach jot with the name of turn-coal," &c. It is not oppo. brious to turn from a party to your country. ft should despise i Uie odium sought to be heaped upm us by designing men, from their selfish motive aifer i . .,..' ' Hoping that, the right, may prevail and make tvl country prosperous, J will only add the wish that rail may long enjoy its blessings, maintain its free instits-l tions, and rejoice in the independence of happy fal men.; . -.x, i . : ; a. ; ' rmHOSE Subscribers to the CAROLINA BEA I U CON ANDMETROPOLITAN OMNIBIIaM (2ay issued from the City of Raleigh) whohinl paid in advance, are informed that havine, from il r want of adequate support, been compelled to diicon-l unue its publication. , arrangements have beenmadtl with the Editor of the , Raleigh Remitter wherebr the receipt of that paper is secured to them to the i-1 mount or meir respecuve uues. . i nis arrangcmai,! ii is hoped, wui prove generally saUsfactory. r i'i.K ' fuf?Ti:i'i ' '-'.'E. S. ZEVELY. August 31. ! s; . . 71 A DMINISTRATORS'SALE. OnTuesdiT.ikl P 22d day of fcJeptember, 1 840, at the late resideia I ot Kobebt IS. JxrvBiTS deceased, all the perish I part of the Estate of the said intestate, consisting il about 60 or 70 Barrels of OLD CORN, OATS a I FODDER; HORSES, MULES, CATTLE, HOGS and SHEEP, Farming utensil HOUSEHOIJl and KITCHEN FURNITURE. The property w) be sold on a credit , of Twelve months, bond sBdiecvl nty required of the purchasers. ' " " Jt V? ROBERT N. JEFFREYS Jn, AdmV. AoWstSUtsrvy lht-nS 71 3t fA LEXANbRlA COAHDirs'G SCHOOL, D.U . A The sixteenth annual examination of thafita dents of this Institution has recently closed, and there is now a vacation until the 1st day of the 9th month, (September,) at which tune the scholastic duties wiu be again resumed. i Th6 course of study in the Info tution, besides the usual branches of an English cation, which are taught with great care, embraces s contplete and rigid course of Mathematics, both poo and mixed, including analytical and descriptive Geca etry, the differential and integral calculus, the calcul tion of Solar and" Lunar Eclipses Transits, and i other Astronomical calculations, and the applicttia of Mathematical principles to" Mechanics, Engineer ing, (xc ; ine jaun, Mreea, s renco, aim iuw guages, Logic, Ehetoric, Mental and Moral Philoso phy, Chemistry, Geology, Natural Philosophy, Phyf lology, Mineralogy Botany, &c i Toll courses of Lectures are delivered to the studenti on Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, and Astronomy,! which, the principles ef .these sciences are UlustraW by agreat vanety of expenments. . TK. r.rillntinn mnnliol Brltk a ITAod COUeCtMB of Philosophical and Chemical Apparatus, a Cabinet minerals,and a well selected 'library lor uw -student tf?iu- m IH - ; ? . In teaching every subject; care is taken that the stt dents understand the principle of thes ciences tbey a studying, they are then able to apply tnese pnncrjM- -r a ti ular eases. One means adopted for accompli? this object is, to have the students each day in eu Arnlnm vwtrv oart of the Derformaiices of the precedu? tw tnr which thV 'hot ' ohl I'htwrmn more CSrem when pursuing their studies, to impress the P"0 ppon their mindf, that they jaaaybe; enabled toerps them when. piled upon, but. 4h eonstant eJ,ercl2 eonductin'f mathematical inWsdcations. his f tendency to strengthen' and ' expand the mind ujipui utui cuu ui ouueauoni 1 . UT& students are treated, in all respscts, Pr the family bf the PrincipaW') Tbey are expected rt nlarly to attend someplace of worship, at the tioh of their mimtii nr tniiiinlinna. un the first UJ 9 the week and every care 1 taken to guard their m protcnteht I mp&WW v ; : - -r '. -- ., !.: -nJ Inltl dollare for the School yefr of eleven monihs, tro T Irtcfth'eth'nrontVfSepUmb to the last.- " 7tKmonthtJuiy:rJ u f More pacniar mfonnation respecting thrlnj lion cwWbtained ea appfication to the subsen er those la itettthera' States may oiumrt njr Iyig to the folwinffiwtreen, il . had students in the Institution daring the has just clcandnort of them for -eveftljf &n3k:kti. General D. L. Clinch, snd Dufbur,8t. Mary's, Georgia. ' r, ,r,Hon. Joseph X. Smith and John wysaw-, Aneustine. East Florida. I w.:' lQ.K Lamar, Savannah, r91. .&,. fMalachiHaaghtotvEdenton, North Cro -HoW'Johh Henderson, U". S. Seuator from W fepta .,tjvysq t,y.n -AXsaJah tt Hart; Jacksonville, Florida. .8anuerAURoleftGUtestoB,;Texaa, Honv John Bell, Tenriessee. Virgi0 ilon'. Walter Cles, Iy Waxua County, u k Hon. Geo. W. Crabb, Alabama. T . BENJAMIff 'JHAttOSSSor. I Inni i-in.. n -? srrineipai - t , . n.ni ii a nn.n :a efc'tW !rSMv . 4 -&'f . '..1 ; v
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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