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W7 before at ! 1 CLAY'S SPEECH. with those cha over his re called ; for witlr an fcnthusi . M'Vfc,;-.cmod ta contain - no bounds "bo came forward, wi markabio ruw V" ldotn fal With niiJ ucai - fl d .1 ilto anV maw to receive Wbta tnese ifjedhnimenced somewhat - SrsidenteVtlcmcn of the Con iion Ladies Friends and Fellow CiU- ' -a genial sun that now shines upon ' OtU art asipnlly Ain over it, w truth will .break through the mist and vvL the briffhleWof hating been for a time Sd. ly Nember next, the dark -hich bare been lowering above the EJatuIatethis vast, multitude trpon the glo rious cause' befofe us. " ' . . H This, said MiC Clay, is a Convention of . the People', and 5 he asked if he might not, without arrogance, revert to the cause of his i appearing befofe them. During the arduous contest in which he had long been engaged, -.,;An1 1nnd ' lowered about him but . . . . conscious of the correctness of hid motives, . of the purity of his intentions, he had stood out from the beginning dauntless, erect and undismayed". ' V v .'. 1: j Hadhe: failed Teurlessee during the cam-1 paiirn t which he had alluded; he would have disabused the public mind tin; re lation to the charges which were made against hiro. in giving. u wrf John Q. Adams, he obeyed the wishes of . his constituents. It had been charged that he did not do this, but the charge was un founded. It was true, that the Legislature of Kentucky at the time made a request, that he should giye a different vote ; but ' that body, in making the request, went be yond its province; it had no right. to inter fere in the matter sthe right belonged ex-; clusively to his cotfsjlituents in the counties of Favette, Woolford, Jessamine. Each of these counties: sustained, approved and rati of ohcc4oldertfwh Call Gcni Harris wTa coward: an i nVbcciley an pld wdman 1 '"Jr Yes, Cen Harrison . is a tCpwara ,rouv n.j- .irr!' lury, but fore a .care luujr ' - - d patri5tic peo f. enliTl)t(?ned, virtuous anuu r -rJth hi hitherto usual success. Mr. Clay reierreu. aiaa, i -TT " i mmeUn. in lSaT; of ;a Bant 1 re- aw, bekringexclusiTely upon State Banks m an i Rights, and era! during the last War, and never sustain ed a defeat. " lie is no otaiesman miu fet he bas filled more :ciyil :officesTof trust; and importance than almostjany. oinervmo in 'the Union ! ' ' ;JLjiiJ..L :Aman in the crowcTheTe c"rBaaSalrTeW us of Van Buren's battles P VA rA ' Ah ! said Mr. Clay, I will have to use my colleague's language, and tell jou .of Mr, Van Buren's 'Are-great Battles i v He ays that lie IbuglU neralmraej duered him- tnat he fdughtlxeneral Curren cy and conquered him irid that' with, his :-.. frtMhhfl ils 5f SUch V v He reverted to the progress oi me ouu bill throusrh its various stages, and descanted upon the manner in which it was finally got first througn tne oenaie, mm then through the House, with ear abil ity and eldquence-y-in which connection bo 'i itnA 'nrinrt iJir.eniint of til banner, and-for what cause, New Jersey Cuba allies, he fougMtheSemines arid was so disgracetuiiy aisirancm.eui, --L j :rVc r.lir cniH fhA nartv in DOWer proiess val,a . iciwicu, wiiu grctti Kuuu uu- present desperate state of ha poUtxcal toiiune, twwne to brinsr the General Intoiihe fieM, and turf th tide of jurt indignation oxi tho part; thf People frbin the would enable the public Id decide. . .... - . . . i ;.t 4.. "With regard to the insmuaUona ana grw biuucm, contained in -?GOTctal ftctsaa'ajnotealikempotent, inalevoleat, and dirogatory from the5 dignity of a mart who has filled the highest office in -toe,jniverae, jo epect fat thie public and for myaelf allow me f nly U harmless at my feet, exciting no other enati6n than pM. of; aqrn and contempt. . - NAsaviLtt , Aug. 20, 184t). CO-OPERATION OP GENERAL HARRISON WITH -COMMODORE PERRY." I5"5 I Mr. P.lv enid thn nartv in Dower profes to be Democrats par excellence. Among all their usurpations, he knew none more absurd than the usurpation of this name. v He pro fessed himself to be a true Democrat. He lool tiia rlmocracv in the school Of 93 and '99 It was very different, he confessed, from the democracy taugni now-a-uays in higlr places It did not say, in the language of the mottd upon the Bedford County Ban ner, which he just read :' " The people ex pect too much of the Government" Let great good mor, to the 17,000 Whig majority of Ken- tacky, and asked if generous, chivalric Tern nessee would not enter, trie lists of competi tion with her? He doubted not she would a V .... ,. . mm . ( ' m ---'" J make a gallant ellort to not only run up alongside, but to come out ahead of her ! f '- GEN. JACKSON AGAIN IN -THE. lELD I The last Western Mails bring us the sub joined extraordinary Epistle" from Gen.' Jack- sow, and the consequent Address to the rub the Government take care of itself, arid the lie by Mr. Clay 4 the first of which was pub neoble of themselves.' No V the democracy Hshed in the Nashville " Union" of August that he learned, was the reverse of this lan- 19, and the ' fast lrithe f Republican Ban guage of the present democratic President. But the new democracy does not stop here. It asks for allegiance to the powers, that be. The Democracy of Jefferson asked ; a candi date for office, if he was capable, and honest, and would support the Constitution.' But the new democracy asks very different questions. It asks, how many votes., can you bring to the polls T What's , your influence I Are you .boisterous partisans ? It also holds out in ducements, or bribes, which Jefferson s de mocracy did not. It says, if you labor in my cause and the people reject you, I will take care that your reward shall be certain. He instanced the appointment of Mr. Grundy, and then referred to the appointment of John M. Wiles, as Post Master General, who not fied his conduct at; the time, and neither of I four months ago, was rejected by the people them has ever;to this day, revoked or annul- by 4,500 votes. To be thus' beaten, was a led that approbation. With respect to his sure passport to an Executive office. By the motives for the course he pursued, hehad by, he said the., office conferred 'upon; Mr. flotbing on this occasion to offer. Those Nilcs was not a very, enviable) one, forohesj naa 10 taxe a seat previousivoccupiea oy a creature than whom a more despicable creep ing reptile could not be named. His fellow- motives were known to. and would be ad judged by his God. He never for a moment doubted, that the day would come when jus tice would be done him.. Yes, be never doubted that brave, generous, patriotic Ten ncsseans would be among the first to do him lustice. This he felt thev ,had done, ine citizens, he presumed, would know to whom be aUuded. Mr. Clay here, dwelt for some minutes upon the immoral tendency to which such a welcome with which be was greeted on his I course of administration as he had been al m a a I W A m.a.! Ivkt Knt rA tviien1 a arrival the procession tne Danners ana lat, though no leastj the many bright eyes that beamed, the handkerchiefs that waved on the occasion all spoke to bim of a true and heartfelt welcome,' as grateful as it was flattering ta his feelings. that be bad some reluctance ludin? to. would lead. But he trusted it would be checked that the great physician, the Ballot Box, was near at hand, and that by November, the disease would; be met by an effective and salutary remedy.; When be fore had such a state of things as now exists been known 1 When before such a disregard il wm true, mat ne nan some reiuciauvci somd misgivings, about making this visit at of obligations 1 When, before, have sixty thts time,! which grew out of a supposition I four out of sixty-seven Land Officers proved defaulters 1 w nen oeiore ; nave; aeiauiters not only been retained in office: after their defalcations were known, but absolutely re appointed ! He referred to the appointment of Mr. Livingston as Secretary of State, at a time when he was a defaultei; but said he presumed the President did not reflect suf ficiently upon the tendency such an appoint ment would have. He referred to the Moore that hb motives iniffht be misconstrued. The relation which had for a long time ex isted between himself and the illustrious Captain in his neighborhood were well un derstood. He feared, if he accepted the invitation to make the visit now, that it might be thought by some, that his motives were less patriotic tnan sinister or selfish. But he assured that crreat assemblage, that towards that illustrious indmdual,Uieirteliow ana L.etcner case, ana to tne .appointment citizen arid friend he cherished, he possess ed5' no unkind feelings.. He was a great Chieftain be had fought well and bravely for his country hb hoped be would live . Jong and enjoy much happiness, and when , he departed from this fleeting vale of tears, that he, would enter into the abode of the just made perfect. r , ' Mr.- , Clay4 said that, in addressing an assembly- of so many thousands as he saw around -him, when so many topics were crowding into the mind, he was at a loss to select a theme. Shall Ii he asked j dwell upon a ruined currency upon the prostra of Hocker to the best office in the county for his services in that dark transaction. He had heard that Hocker had since proved a defaulter. Mr. Clay said, he would like to address himself directly to the Democrats within the sound of his voice. He wished to address them, not as enemies, but as brothers, as men equally patriotic and equally devoted with the Whigs to the best interests Of the coun try. We differ, said he ; but; upon what subject do men not differ ? Have all your hopes been realized, in regard to the admin istration of the Government Have the m' m .1 P 3 I tiqn of business ine stagnation 01 iraae pledges that were made you, been fulfilled ? and the destruction of commerce ? Or, shall Take, for examole the one term for th Pre sidency. Did not the groat Captain promise you tnat one term was enough for a Presi I speak of the wasteful extravagance of the powers that be t Mr. Clay' said, a paper had just ben put iniis-handi, which he had never seen be fore, that represented, in the form of a pyra mid, the" expenditures of the last three Ad ministrations. He held it up to view and explained its meaning. :He read some of the items of expenditure under the present Administration, which is so characteristical ly ''economical, and contrasted them with ex penditures, under the same heads, made by the Administration of John Quincy Adams -i-an ; Administration whose extravagance of shocked the sensibilities of the whole nation! But, Mr. Clay said, this was not one of the themes he nad selected to address the audi ence ,upon.- He had thought to refer to, among other things, some of the very extra ordinary doctrines, now advanced by those who profess to entertain the greatest vene ration and regard for the State Rights doc trines. In this connection, he brought up the ridiculous manoeuvre, in the United States "Senate, at the last session,' on .the subject of thedebts bf the several States, i A long Report was made, that, the General ". Government would not assume tbe'payment of those debts a thinir that nnhndv r O j dent to serve t Was it carried out ? How was the promise not to appoint members of Con gress to office,-carried out? How was the promise to reduce the extravagant expendi tures of the Government fulfilled ? What principle was carried out ? What promise kept ?What pledge redeemed ? Is there an Administration man in this vast assemblage that will answer, shouted the Kentucky ora tor, in the loudest tones of his musical voicel Mr. Clay said, he had called the present a vast assemblage, and he would take that occasion to declare, that there were more people and more banners there, than there were at the. great Baltimore Convention. And why are there so many people here, coming trom almost every State in the Union? Mr. Clay said, he claimed to be a true Democrat in every sense of the woTd a Democrat ready to stand by or die for his country. He referred to the great contest now going on,Vnd asked that nothing should be done to the injury of our opponents. All he said were interested "alike all were on board the great ship 9fSjate-r-ail were alike interested in the success of; the voyage But , there were exceptions to the P-enerkl , - n - dreamed of I This RenoTt: of which' nn r trabrdinary number of copies Kasl ordered tvei tnere are beings in the lead of the party. vv piiuicu lur j circulation, was drawn up, wuu-wum uui uc uung iw nign -Demgs said Mr. Clay, by your fellow-citizen and an 8et a tnlB baser passions of men at old acquaintance of , mine. And one of the work and labor constantly and solely for . pleasures which I promised mysalf, in mak- Jio -good There was another class the "tnf this visit to your beautifu(own, was to boisterous office holders,. the Prcetorian meet and talk over matters with him. But Band the Palace Slaves he was about to , on: my inquiry for him, I , found he was; in say of Martin Van Buren ! But then to call East TenneE$ee, making speeches, in favoM 8ucn a man a King over such a ' people as wi me prtieiii JuinuaiBiraiion 1 AtT, said I, ; at his .-old occupation, defending criminals ! : The .manner, in which this was said, sur passes description.' Those only who saw it, or, wno are acquainted with Mr, Clay's ges- ticulations and style of jpeaking, can ima gine any thing approichi&he reality.! -But there is this difference, said Mr. Clay, between rn, ' disUnyiished friend's present defence f criminals. He is now defending gra cxitninals of SUte, not be- ner" of Augbst '21; - We forbear comment on these papers, which cannot fail to com mand the attention of all readers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION. Sra : Beinz informed that the Hon. Henry Clay, o: Kentucky, in his public speech at Nashville, yester day, alleged that I had, appointed the Hon. Edward Livingston Secretary of State when he was a default er, and knowing him to'be one, I feel that I am justi fied in declaring the charge to be false. It is known to all the country that the nominations made by the President to the Senate are referred to appropriate committees of that body, whose duty it is to inquire in to the character oi the nominees, and that u there is any evidence of default, or any disqualifying circum stance existing against them, a rejection of the nami nation follows. Mr. Livingston was a member of the Senate, from the State of Louisiana,- when he was nominated by me. Can Mr. Clay say that he oppos ed the confirmation of the nomination because he was a defaulter ? If so, the journal of the Senate will an swer. But his confirmation by the Senate is conclu sive proof that no such objection, if made, was sustain ed, and I am satisfied that such a charge against him could not havejjeen substantiated. - I am also informed that Mr. Clay charged me with appointing Samuel Svvartwout collector of the port -of New York, knowing that he had been an associate of Aaron Burr. To this charge it is proper to say that I knew of Mr. Swartwout's connexion with Aaron Burr precisely as I did that of Mr. Clay himself, who, i the history of the times did not do him great injustice was far from avoiding an association with Burr Wrten he was at the town of Lexington, in Kentucky. Yet Mr. Clay was appointed Secretary of State, and I may say confidently with recommendations for character and fitness not more favorable than those produced to me by the citizens of New York in behalf of Mr. Svvart wout. Mr. Clay too, at tbe time of his own appoint ment to that high office, it will be recollected, was di rectly charged throughout tbe Union with having bar gained lor it, and by none was this charge more earn' estly made than by his present associates in Tennes see, Messrs. Bell and r oster. ' Under such circumstances, how contemptible does this demagogue appear when . he descends from his nigh place in the senate, and roams over the country re tailing slanders against tne living and tbe dead. ANDREW. JACKSON. Hermitage, Aug. 18, 1840. TO THE PUBLIC. Your surprise, I am quite sure will be as great as mine was, on the perusal of a note, signed Andrew Jackson, addressed to the editor of the Nashville Union and bearing date on the 18th instant. - The circumstances of my present visit to Nashville are well known here. I declined repeated invitations to attend tbe Convention holden on the 17th instant. and finally yielded to an unusual appeal, with which I was honored, and which it would bo difficult for any min to resist. I was called unon to address the Convention. Tn what terms of respect, and for his military services, of praise, 1 spoke ot tne distinguished individual who is the occasion of this note, all who heard me can testify. Among the subjects which I discussed was that Of the degeneracy in public virtue, and especially the delin quency and inndelity in public oincers, of which with in the last few years we have had such lamentable proof. In assigning causes for this deplorable state of things, I stated, as among them, the subversion of the rule laid down by Mr. Jefferson, of honesty, caoacitv and fidelity to the Constitution, and the substitution for it of one founded on devotion and subserviency not to the country, but to the chief of a "party ; that persons appointed to office too often considered themselves as being only put in possession of their legitimate- share of tne spoils ol victory, instead of feehnc bound bv the obligations of a sacred trust confided for the benefit of the Feople. In respect to defaulters. I referred to the case of Mr. Livingston,' of whose attainments as a ju rist, not more consistent witn truth than my feelings, spoke in the highest terms. He was one of the earli est and one of die greatest defaulters. His case occur red under Mr. Jeffersons administration. The records both of the Executive and Judicial Department estab- 1' 1 J 1 w- TT : i 1 - . . mulct! uia ueiauiu ne renuunea a aeiauiter auout quarter of a century, if not more. How he finally liquidated the balance against him, and when, I do not certainly know, but 4 believe it was by property. and under the first term of General Jackson. But whenever and however it was, a tardy payment or composition of the debt could not, and did not, expunge tne tact oi ms original default. In arguing from cause to effect, I contended that the appointment of Mr. Livingston was a pernicious pre cedent ; that it was a virtual proclamation to all who were or might be defaulters, that their infidelity in public trust constituted no insuperable barrier to a pro motion to one oi tue highest otuces in tbe Government. I did not attribute to Gen. Jackson a knowledge of the default. I went even so far al to say that he might not have reflected upon the" consequences of the ap pointment of an individual so situated. I mu3t now say that, until ,,Gen. Jackson otherwise asserts, I am constrained to believe that he could not have been ig norant of a fact so conspicuous m the annals of our country as that ol the default Of Edward Livimzston Esq. as Attorney ol the United States in the District ol New York, during the administration of Mr. Jeffer son, to toe amount of about 100,000. It was in the train of the same thought and argu- . 1 . T .1J 1 .1 - . n uicui urn x Buuunw uie appointment OI Mr. o. swart' www "J meomce oi ouector oi me most important port in the United States, as one of most unfhrtnnntn and injurious example. His participation m the schemes oi iOi. Burr was .a tact of such universal notoriety that I supposed, and yet suppose, that no man the least conversant with the history of the country could be ig norant of it. But it was not unon Gen. Jnotrann. knowledge of the fact, it was upon the fact itself that I dwelt. V - It is now said, that the appointment of Mr. Swart- woui was rewmmenaea oy citizens of NewLYark. Knownouiing oi these reeommenriarinn. ' 'Wi..u - 3 nwMW J iicuicr they , were cause or effect ; whether they were eottgrj up to produce or give color and cover to an appointment, prevwaslydeterrxuned to be made, their secret history onlycould disclose. The appointment occasioned gene ra1 surprise among the friends antl f .v,- a station at the time, and the sequel demonstrates how Mv Dear Sir i'- Au the Administration party hate chosen to question the military talents of ueneral Mar. riron m the late war with Great Britain.notwithstand- ing their glorious results to the country, and notwith standing her testimonials of gratitude tor those merits; ana as you were in tne oaaie oi Jja&e jurie, anu were the intimate friend of Commodore Perry, ani must have known the concert and co-operation between mm and General Harrison, and its decisive importance in that crista to par affairs, I take leave to ' request you to make a statement, in writing, to be communicated to the Public, of the facts within your own knowledge. as to that concert and co-operation, with your own views of .its importance. ' This I think due to the fame of the dead as well as the living ; due. Ma's to the country; identified as she is wkh-the fame of both heroes. 4-- - s - , i'lTi r VVitbT great regard, dear air, your friend ana obedi ent servant, t. ASHER KUBBJXMS. Da. Usaza Pausoxs. - i . . this great concourse ! 0 1 he would I not so insult them 1- ' t -. r-: ' t Mr. Claj, in conclusion, addressed the TenneSSeanS n9rt!n1nvlv Via KvartaJ in. They .tood side b7,.ide-th,ir son bUtj7- unwise., it was. i Providence. Julu 14. 1840. Mu Dear Sir i Althoush averse to meddling with politics, I feel no reluctance in stating" what I know of General Harrison s services whusV co-ojeratmg wun Commodore Perry, and of his popularity in the army ne commanaea. . , ?u-. In Jan6ary, '18l3, General Wihchesters sinall ar. a . L my was capture at the river Kaisin, ana as inpy were retumine home, on parole; from fort ueorge tn Ken tucky, they passed by the barracks "of Black Rock, where I was stationed as a medical officer ot the IMa- vv. Frequent conversations with the officers And sol diers informed me of the atrocities committed oh some of the troops after they had surrendered, and, lalso, of the comparative estimation m which uenerau Harri son and Winchester were held in jhe West; land, as many, of them had served under both Generals, they certainly were competent judges of their merits, 1 hey spoke of General Winchester as brave and patriotic; but their conhdence in tne vaior, sain, ana papousm of General Harnson was unbounded I may say en thusiastic Had he commanded us, said all of them, the result nf the battle had been different. He alone has the popularity and influence that can unite the troops of the whole West and lead them to victory. In a few months my curiosity to see so celebrated a General vi as eratined. The fleet' under Commodore Harrison, that. victory had never beeji) achieved. At thq time he. visited the fleet at Sandusky ..beforo the battle,' he saw' our crews reduced 'and -weakened by sickness' On returumg to.hu campr he selected .and J sent 1 our aid from lu i army, a large number of prime J men, who ratxea with our sailors, and fought wi.h them shouldcf td'shoulder.like the bravest of theWve. Upromodore Ferfy returned Ida; thanks toipeneral Harrison; id a letter 'dated five: days after the batth, and which reads. thus: ,i-ff ts''fy?,.. v 'fsTIi greatnassistance intha action of the 10th iflstl derived from those men you were pleased to send on board the squadron, renders it a duty to return you my sincere thanks lor so timely a reinforcement in fact, I may say that without . thosiriini the victory could not have been achieved and equally - to assure you that those officers and men behaved as good sot diers and "seamen.9"! Thos1 Onder njf immediate obt servation evinced great ardor . and ,k bravery fan d he I might have added, that tbey bled feelyf ' since several oi uiera were numoerea among uie aiueu anu wwuou- -i The importance of the Vtcories gained by Perry and Harrison to the Western , frontier' can hardly be overrated. - Within the short space of x months af ter the declaration of war, three armies were nseJ op without so much as gaining m single foot-hold in Upper Canadaand the strong "fortress at Detroit, taken by. the enemy.; ; On General Harrison now devohed the protection of the whole frpn tier west of Buffalo.' The enemy were in possession of the bke, and could at any moment surprise - the infant seUlementst ori , its shores, and before succor could arrive, might pounce upon another arid inother." Had Harrison advanced to wds Detroit by the hcarnof .the lake, the enemy might have landed troops in his rear; and cot : off -hin retreat, The first blow then to be struck ' was to cap ture the enemy's fleet, and Perry having-done, this, enabled 'Harrison to pursue' and capture; the enemy, which restored peace to the border settlements -of a far extended and now porulous frontier. 1 I, ' Such, my deartir, are a few of the facts and im pressions which seem proper in a reply to your note.' More miffht be added, but the page of history abounds with them ; and it remains to be seen whfther Ibis lone-tried and faithful servant, who has done more to ameliorate the condition and promote' the interests of the Western States than any other tnan Jiving, and whose valor in the . field - has 'shed fuetre on our, national escutcheon, shall receive the acknowledg ments of a grateful people, or whether his fame shall be blotted from memory's tablet by the foul aspersions of reckless demagogues and hireling s. Yours,- with great respect and esteem' ; USHER PARSONS. ' Hon. Aaher RobbinsV f' - ; ' ' the - -caStmoij and; it fruits., "When Mr. Calhoun abandoned his princi pies and coalesced with those whom his orf gans had described .aa" 'Rogtles and Itdyal? ists,' nis irienas preaictea mar. nis innuence would unite the whole South-in. the support of Mr. Van Buren. We . have now an, op. portunity obtesting their sagacity ,inf judgi ing of the extent of his popularity ! Of the Pp at theV White Hou rx...i . mation f . opinion nri a : lIle liiai merely nscaj hsvft a.. ' :oyoo. Beh mutual toiidaesfeM thii moment the traces of fa. v7Tr!tei b ahd rnrtnsl .l.,,- oi - : transmuted the long nursed nSS oi.nyajs and jenemiea. i'MT h lifabIei1rititWi.vn i Wk tachmentt ; 'fjT is common, or hatural, or posli every Patriot rejofce was conceived uind consummat4,.nn; sign of 4anenng away the ChiefH of aree PopJe, has been shivered ? andepart es to the unholy coin mereldefeated in their purL ed to scorn, and made monument, cons ta the ambitious spirits who after presume to" traffic in thehnn 1 dignities of .the Pvenublir.. honor $ - r Richmond Yi;. :Peqplb- Seek r.o..nsM f ih r.. ' UR.AnAl!J re, and actfnJ good of yourselres,-. your chillr... country. . If you re-elect Martin Va7u J1 w i V 1CSIUCI,C wnai o you gain bv Will hfi nrnmAto nnv 6 Dy r.v.w j uc w lQe ests U Don the snorm f 1 ity of the countrv dnPnri ? e pn' Planters and Farmeks. ron Think you that the policy pursued 7 Van Buren, if persevered in, wiU teL auiuisu w. mc vuiiivaiors ot the soil t ' reward for their untirino- iah . o "-""I a i I a mi juui iincicsw lUitl me DriPP nf iuuu,wuci, uour, wool, and the i ed ox is reduced to one-half of what it two years ago 7 Will it benefif r.. .1 duce the prices of what you sell to the stai ard of prices which prevail in " hardmW 5- IATtn-puiwa. "Vr-o rTrnT. - LL(JK AHEAJ v yuu gain Dy me re-election of Marti VanB uren ? His doctrine as nut fnrtk Perry, which was created at the recommen General Harrison, arrived at San Jusky, near uw camp, and fired signal guns, which brought an officer on board, who repo.ted the General to be 27 miles distant. daUon of ! fe w members of Congress whom he sed uced to follow him in ; his unprincipled apbtacy. Mr. Fisher of Nortlr Carolina was one, Mr; Lewis of Alabama another. Van Burcnism at the head of an army of mdiUa, regulars, an j mend- j ha3 befJivbeaterr 33,000 votes ittJ'isber's dis y Indians. Boats were despatched to bring him and i . . nn . ir- T . f his suite on board, where they arrived late in theeven- j tCt, and 700 in Mr. Lewis'swhera Mr. ing of the 19th August. The following morning he- j lewis has been omnipotent ly "A short time ing pleasant, we were all mustered for review. . On i wilfstill farther illustrate the abhorrence in the quarterdeck of the Lawrence stood Gen. Harrison, ; which that Coalition is held, by consigning surrounded by hi chief ofBcew in full militorv dress. the three Georgia members who deserted SW-SSS'wSgl to'JSiJSS 1 f Mr. Ctt6an, to.defeat .d retirtmem! exclusively to the General. His well-proportioned How much more clear sighted are Urn masa fizure. straight as an arrow, was nerved lo martial vet of the People andhow much firmer to prin graceful bearing ; his piercing eye beaming jyith in- ciple, than trading politicians ate willing toi telligence, his soldierly expression and dignified man- i suppose them, f .j-. - ,; ' w We- foretold thatthe consequences of the unrighteous coahtiori between Mr. Calhoun ners, rendered him altogether the most imposing ob ject among them ; and his whole , appearance irealized the expectations formed of him from the descriptions given by Winchester's troops. ' ' j A salute was now fired, and the officers presented ; ana ine remainaer oi ine uay was empioyea in piann and the "Rogues and Royalists" as his friends denounced them,would be a millstone around hia norlr-th.-)t hft-harl nn nnnnl.iritv nnt if ing.the future operations of the fleet. It waf the in- j n .. - , an - r-JL-s-- ntt ; fention of the Commodore to storm the batteries at - , . , ; ; . Maiden and set fire to the enemy's fleet, inless it versaiiy regaraea wim tne aeepesi suspicion should come out to meet us. Bnt while preparations . of being "devoured by a most unruly ambi were making for this, the fleet appeared early in the tion and of squaring all ,his movements with morning of the 10th of September, and the result of. an eye id its ffratificatiofi and . we while the day was communicated to the General that even ing in the following words : 44 Dear General, tve have met the enemy, and they are ourt two ship, two brigs, one sloop, and one schooner." Loud indeed were the rejoicings of tho troops, as they came on board, with the General, for transporta tion to Maiden. They who had long slept! on the still unwilling to surrender the, confidence, the unbounded confidence, that we once re posed in Mr. Calhoun, . implored hinvnot to unite his fate with s Irian Who only 'Sought his alliance for the-few totes he could trans fer in Cnrrroea an1 rKr nrnnU nnt neamt earth, and endured the hardships and privations of ' . - . t i . ,, . life in a wilderness, waiting for an opportunity UJ"I uie JTresiaency u ue couia, ana cpuw not u ne wouia. vur nies oi last winter and spring contain ample evidence of what we say. The progress, of events is confirming j all our predictions. Mr. Calhoun out of S. Carolina, has been a dead weight upon Mr Van Buren. His nullification, his mutations, his coalition with.cmen whom publicly and privately, he assailed for years as unprinci pled, as public enemies, whom fee evenjro fused to recognize as gentlemen, thesehaye made Mr. ' Calhoun so unacceptable, that his alliance, instead of being profitable, to Mr. Van Buren, would have proved danger ous to the popularity of GenAYasbington himself. As to any help;lh4t'Mr. Van Bu ren can extend to Mr. Calhoun, Tor the real ization of his Presidential visions, " the ar biter of others' ates, is now a suppliant for his own r In a few months, u the lever of Executive patronage will be struck from his hand, and he himself reducecHo the ranks of citizenship. When he ceases to hae 60,000 offices to bestow, and millions of money to distribute in salaries, jobs and contracts bJs strength will be as effectually gone, as Sam son fwhen Delilah's scissors had been a p plied to his hair. He has' nothing to fall back upon, and is precisely the iast fnjn'irr the Union except Mf. Calhoun himself, who can hereaftef attain t0 a" national Influence or transfer it to another; ' camp lue in a wilderness, waiung tor an opportunity to avenge the death of their companions slaughtered in cool blood at the river Raisin,and to wrest the scalp ing knife from savage hands, now saw the road open ed for them to reach and grapple the enemy hand to hand, and earnest were they for the conflict, j - The General and his army were on 'board jwith us for some days, and it is due fc both of them to state, that from what I saw and heard, however different it may sound from the reports now. circulated by noisy demagogues, never was there an army more ardently attached, or more enthusiastically proud of a jGieneral than this. " Alth6ugbcomposed of heterogeneous ma terialsof volunteers and draughted militia of regu lars and Indians, each having its peculiar notions of discipline, yet were they marshalled into harmonious and efficient ac ion and co-operation . by, his sfcilful hand ; and all of them, from the hoary-headed Gov. ernor Shdby , down to the lowest rank' of soldiery, were alike eager to win his favor by bravery and dis cipline, and seemed to regard him as the only person capable of leading them to victory. ' And did he dis appoint them 1 Did they pot, within a few days, cap ture the only army that was captured during the warl Vet what do we hear in the face of these facts i Why . General Harrison, forsooth, is a coward, an old gran ny, a petticoat General. I can only state it as my be lief, that had any assassin ef this patriot's hard-earned fame used such epithets in the hearing of the army at the time' referred to, every sword would have) leaped from its scabbard to seek revenge in the defamer's blood. J the en- :,BT t Wow Orleans ; Kentnckian&s occasion. He has made. noaTOhuion to me fb uw ngnt anotner anu a mi- " 7 . " 1 1 ctuJy kl ; but has been ferent kind of Katfla v n 1 contented ta relr unon hin ini-M u u ; now, as then, a band pf mercenaries, the CO- . ir m!C8'. "d h whaeoJjecu, I bave no may. sin l-A -W The success of General' Harrison in Kainin tire confidence and willing obedience of his armv was owing to his superior knowledge of the springs! of hu man action, and his skill in managing themj One powerful means was his own example. When -his soldiers were subjected to the coarsest and scantiest fare, he allowed his own table to- be spread with ooth ing better than they enjoyed. Another was by appeals to their better feelings and motives, to their patriotism, their self-respect,- their reason and sense of honor, in stead of resorting to severe pauishments ; and hence such punishments re rarely inflicted or required. His general order, on going into hattie at the Thames, road thusjC Tbe General entreats his brave troops to remember' that they are the sons of sires whose fame is immortal Kentuckians ! Remember the River. Ra sin ! but remember it only while victory is suspended. The revenge of a soldier cannot be ' gratified Upon a fallen enemy. He knew where to touch the indigna tion of his soldiers, and how lo turn it to good account; yet he felt the necessity T restraining it when victory was achieved by appealing to their sense of honor4y4 Commodore Perry served as Aid. to the General at the Thames ; , after which the two conquerors pn land and lake returned in the fleet to Erie, . bringing with them many; of their prisoners. ? It was spirri t-stkr-ing scene when they landed, and amid the roai' ef ar tillery and the huzzas of the multitude marchaj In fji umphl -procession a procession that Rome might haye been proud of, and which Rhode islanders might hfJrhJd- wi& joyful ciu1ipkm: dis , But there U'one incident of the wsf which' seems to baveeen entirely overiooksd, and yet is deserving of notice as a part of its history. It is one too! which all Rhode Island shonld dnlv estimate. ThJ Rtt plames itself upon the victory of the lake, , as Iwell it since many: ot tne officers and the, men, besides ommodore, were natives of her' soil : vet thw ugbl to remember that but for the aid of General i X, doctrine as nut fnrtk enforced by his party friends, is, that J n tit m ' mrMmntmot 4 Z. .1 ... 01 -w Higa, mat laborei iietoo veil paid j thaf prices should ho,. aucT;to an ctiuality with prices in tJ countries , wnere, ny nard labor, men irom nveto-eight pence, a day. Amerit freemen, if this be your belief, vntetn tjnoepowr in the hands of the ExecuJ f MECHANICS, LOOK AHEAD ! If poweiM conunuea in tne nancis that now wield it. what are your prospects ? Wifh a defan, currencyVprostrater;; firedit, and a wreck i: aTl healthful enterprise,' will the Dromuk tiorf of an edict for the " collection, safe, keeping, and disbursement of the public n neys call forth the busyTium of industrri wui onccia, ur oring into action taedor energies of ihe American artisan ? ine onKAT'THrrrH erolvprl bv Mr Vi Hufen in the course of a four years' Admit istration is, .that the People exoect to much of the Government ; and the grim MEASUEEr he has proposed to meet the cw gency of embarrassment into which the Peo ple have fallen is, to collect, and after lis L9wn ,manner tbeepand pay away thcirno. f Ji ... v eniy , has.taught them that they itave not mucn to expect lrom him. 'Merchants And Tbadebs. look ahku! And if you trade on borrowed capital,b3wais Mr.' Van Buren ?followa in tfie footsteps i him :who 'declared ihat air such ought I breakr:s - O-; ' la submitting Jiftnself as a candidate ft re-election MfE. i Van Burtn specially it minds the judgfiaent of thct country uponbii past measures and course of polipy. If these, afiecting your Tnterestsi have been wise ani proper, give liim the. countenance of your names and the weight of your influence. - Men 'pir, BtrsfliEs": jjr everv depabtmsti OP ACTIVE LIFE. LOOK. AHEAD ! What be yr prospects if ithe present incumbent be reflected ? 'Exaniine the past; reflect! In 1837rwhen GeneraMackson surrendered tfe Gpyernment" into the r hands of hissw' cessor, jiex declareTd the country tobepr petpus and happyi W-He had, indeed, plantei the seeds of that bitterfruit we are now reip ing, bn( itvas resenrd.for him who foUor-, ed to -water anrj matureihe plant. The conn try 'Was tfien free from debt, business wa activearJdnB. rreneTal ririanpritv was admiV ted to-pre vail. How it now 1 The Got; ernment are millions in debt. They denounrt paper money and atiafy their creditors tin Teasury nofc- Property of every descrip tion is depreciated, industry paralyzed, w bnttinAqr ( -r t nVf. i.1 1 - .? VThfiSfl fvinilrs irrnvr out of the measurcS'f: the Government, and theyrarp but the fr fruits of that policy which Mir. Van Burei? pledged tof carry out, - v Men of BrsiwEss, Fkiends of CbNTSt, loobi'ahsao I and consider seri ously the interests which are involred intw event of theibtttest liich is now in progrcfc and aslc yottrselvea wherlier.they can be pw moted by there-election of Martin Van Bu yen.National Intelligence Among the numerous causes of rejoicing which the election of Gen. Harrison suggests to the patriotic mind, as the resurrectiofti 6f the Constitution,' Jhe restoration pproipet? ity, and the suppression of the office-holding faction,-whoTiave pfofanely aimed to estab lish their supremacy, on the ruius ofr public liberty; not the least considerable is the de feat jjf the ends and objects of the flagitious coalitforTof Mr. Van Buren and MCalhotin -of the Nullifiers and the Prbclamationists. Its impossible to look into menV.bosoma to learn their motives ; bu(infenng those motives from their acts,, it is eqdally IntpW sible not to believe that Jhat extraordinary alliance was a regular bargaln, oHwhich' the . Presidency was the 'subject, and which tne American people were to be used as pup pets to accomplish and consummate. Mri Calhoun had at his disposal' votes enough to give . the Administration a: majority in the House Mr. Van Burenmt he able, to hand down the succession ,t Mr. Calhoun. Implacable enmity was imni: ""lately convrirf ed into the most loving regard tnd ostenta tions billing and cooing.M Of all his sun toortersi; Mr. V. B. found none staunoher thaa the Calhoun NnilifioTa' in-tha- TTa.;.ai;a I . v, vt axtit ttetitIS Calhoun Nullifiers found the highest rav'or : , ' ' rbuSA tE, ATTHI3 pFFlCE. ; f 'rJCHA S MANLY, ' T. J.XEMAY, JAST IREDELL. ' yr: miller, " A CARD. . to Tit WHias or hobtb caiohkA' PAHTJI OF TH 8TATV THAT A CoWTBRTIO 0Fl' V BiL'n .-tv rni ViiCi.eW. to 5t of Oct'1 KtTTLiMtlttu n.BTtTIill TO BAT(' wiT.iWAwrVko;ATiojr, .WE HEREBY A NOUNCE IN BEHALF 07 THE WHIG PA TY'OF ORTH CAROLINA, mirw as VWhi? State CoyHTiow J Ttt or Rai.i oar rut 6th ot Octobib day on which teas achieved thevic)oryvfthe V token the friends of "Harrison andrcform twr out'thi State vnll be expected to he represented, e" " I'.,''.- .umiRS OF N0 VAivLlJLilii a SOW cwmry - do his duty t . - : x . - - ... hun',rtu , 1 : .it: Hi TI V ' w - - i
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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