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-t- ' ! .. . ,-s;.-' '.3-.::.; ' . 4. .. : f.iu, ': - - ' i-. ' , : i worth cARoimAnne cosyEimo:; ti0B FROM HON' j; WciI)DINGS; . ' ! .fcferw OAw, Sty. U. flartxix' Your invitation, to meet the Whig of North Crolio at Raleigfc, A the 5thvof October .1 rezret to mt that previous eh- ments will deprive me; of the feature ,of being I i with you at bu wm. "rV 7, , so important in lu result to ow Western Country, and no honorable to the Cotmaander and troops who achte v edit, aratili fresh in my recollection, and it will ; brighten tKo page of history o long the record of time ahan temain. It ia tn aUo, that the contert Srhich ia now wajin U not lesa important in lU ault thai Wa that which called forth the efforU of our ' ? Army at the period, I bare: mentioned.- The' princi fr which we1 ftoV contend are those which once . t the blootr and trcsurare of our nation, ard which. , if Worthy! the Wood of out fathers,1 wo ought tS rescue from the handa of the apoUera, ind preserve Inviolate to Doateritr- And permit roe, gentlemen, to congrattf- "late yi'on. the "cheering ; prospects which,' fromTall t' qoartera of our Union; greet ; os. - From Maine to ? Louisiana, our universal feelirtz of indienation at the profligate, corrupt and wasteful administration of our,' National affairs, pervades all.T classes ox community, and although we have not at our command the trea ' sores of the Nation, and the influence of high official stations; yet, arrayed we are on the.side of tor- yecfpnociplesand under a leader, who v never sns tained a defeat." We are certain of success. I doubt not North Carolina will lemain firm to her principles and sustain the mapi in 1840, who in 1813, served and defended us from the aggressions of a British and, Indian foe. :.;'.!. ,:' ' , Yerv resDCCtfulIv. rour wt serv't. r Oil mci M , yJ.H.GIDDINGS. ' f FROM HOi. w. riu.oAuii. ' ' 4.: . Abingdon, Va. Mr Diab Sib:' On the "day you are so kinil as to r invite me to be in Raleigh I am engaged to meet in the neighborhood of Jonesboro, Tennessee, a mass Convention of the People of 'East-Tennessee and Soujh-West Virginia, While I.regret, therefore, that I cannot be. with you, 1- taka the consolation that I am labotiring in the good work in another quarter, and that too, vhere labour may be more profitable than in North Carolina: Indeed, the battle is over in-your State, and all that is left to be done, is to secure and ' V impjivavthe victory.. It was very signal one. It has shaken the poppies from the brow, of Old Rip, and supplied their place with laurels. As they have been well won, may they be long worn ; and if there be any baldness on the brow of the old gentleman, it will be hid like Cesar's. -1 should 'rejoice to be witb you, ' that I might offerthe tribute of my gratitude and ad miration to North Carohni'for her noble doings, and make the amende honorable for a wild saying which she has so nobly falsified j but I am sure she will ex cuse me, when it h knOwn that I am exerting myself with unwearied diligence to bring up her sister States, to her side " in this glorious and well fonghten field." I am endeavouring to bring to her succour the hardy sons of these, mountains, -as my grandfather carried them to King's Mountain, and to, Guilford; and I make the Log Cabin," (which we have preserved as a pre cious memento) from which lie went forth, a rally in the present contest. I am happy to be able to tell . yon, that the' mountains will disappoint the expecta tions of the spoils party.'. They calculate on a majori ty of 1200 in this district. , They won't get one. We are tearing from them the disguises with which they have, abused the honest confidence of these unsuspect ing mountaineers; and as t they, " to. be hated, need but be seen, I do not fear the Jtesult. Tennessee, on .whose borders I am, is all in. a foam. Erery hour brings us better and belter-, intelligence. Hope has ' sisen into confidence. On.ali;sides, our prospect taighien. I look forward to the perfect day. ; ' 4 Ever yours, . -'.;--' i - Vv . WM. C. PRESTON. r x ' ' f FROM J. M. MURDAUGH, Esq. ' - f . 7 'Portsmouth, Va. September 17. GxNTLEMr . : Be pleased to accept my grateful ac knowledgements fbc the- distinguished honor you have done me by your invitation to join my Whig brethren of North Carolina, at a Convention- to be held in the City of Raleigh, on the 6th day of October next. " 1 am fully impressed with the importance of the po litical contest now waging, and I entirely", agree with you, that it is in truth a contest between absolute pow er on the one hand, and Constitutional Liberty on the other. I have enlisted under the glorious banner of Harrison, Tyler and Reform, and shall exert my most strenuous efforts in the holy cause, until death, or a joy ous conquest ends the fight- The Temple of Liberty has been seized upon by a horde of Vandal desecra tors who practice the freebooters doctrine, that " to the victors belong the spoils,' which doctrine, together with others of their new philosophy of Government, constitut&jbem enemies of Republicanism, of morali- ' ty and of social order. I cannot withhold the expres sion of my heart-felt jpy, at the bright prospect of suc cess that now attends ourfforts, and gladdens the pa-' "triot heart with! patriot 'hope, that our beloved country will soon be deUvered. from, the misrule of Rogues and Royalists, whose only designs are the ac cumulation of power and splendor. It would afford -me the highest pleasure to attend your Convention , but I shall not be able to do so, because of an engagement to be present at a Convention to be held by the Whigs of Virginia, at Riahmond, oil the same day appointed ibr yours at Rnleigh. ' ' i 1 have, the honor to be, witll very high respect, . -- '-CV . 'TouiioVtSserV't.-' i rK " ! ' ' X M. MURDAUGH. FROM HON. S. MASON. Springfield, Ohid, September 12. Qzhtlxmxv l ,Vour obliging note of the 1st inst conveying fo me an invitation to. meet the Whigs of North Caroliiia, in the City of Raleigh, on the 5th day 1 of October next, has iustcomo to liand. Allow me to congratulate you cm the civic victory recently achieved by the friends of "Harrison and Reform" in North Car y olina, against the combined forces of the allied powers. Well may the hopes of the Patriot revive, when he sees the disciplined troops of an unholy alliance' driven from every field, by the. prowess of the Militia. We are in ' ihe raidst of a mighty contest in this State.' ' The elec tion, for State Officers and Members of Congress, will be held on tko SecandcTuesday -in October next. The day of our deliverance draws nigh, Vnd.when that day coraes I must be found at my post doing bat tle ia the cause of Liberty, .and .Law. Our triumph in (his State will be. signal and complete. - ' f Although it would afford me the highest eratification to unite With the Victorious Whigs of -North Carolina, in their proposed Celebration, yet, as I can render great er Service in tho common cause,"' by my efforts here, than I could by an acceptance of your kind invitation, I am compelled to decline it, and rely on your known generosity for my; vindication!. f '"' I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, yours with the , highest considerauoa and respect. S. MASON. v! .FROM HON:Oi H. SMITtf, ' f '"ILIl" ' - fiopoIif, bid. September 14.-' GxinxsMBir t J. have receiredour very polite in vitation to convene with the Whigs of North Carolina at Raleigh, on tho fifth of ntnonth, aW ahdugh I - cBiuiui uttio uic pipuure oeing wxs yon in person, I nssure- you my liea.n will be. The result of the re. Mnr iviion in vruir nniru-itirt 7mra Ant,tiaH v Tical friends there tothe higher commendation," and I , say vvith all candor that the thanks of the Whigs of , Indiana afe: most nnfcignedly tendered to you, for the noble" and patriotic stand yod have taken tor the cause ' f the People- in the elor ation of tho hero of Tippeca v - noe.. .That we, who knovrGen. Harrison personally should prefer hirai Mr. Van Ruren, is nothing more -I . . 1 1 t 1 - - . VJ, tr rui. Km..a 1 . otic political friends in-Other States, who have not the " advantoges, of personal acquaintance with the old Hero.d who earsonly see and judge him by his his , 1 tory, praise is? duoX , The! Whigs of this State feel . Mt'-v vmf-.Unf. in thA triiiirinhant election of General i vu' v wmmvuw ir " - j ,u , i - - v; jt-. on an(l We sstire our frienclstveiy.where, that 'J - j pjf tfirrmt yal.sfiiqm io an jiajdeabfe-eR' - ''y fort. to restore our beloved coonrrj .to that stale of pp- ' LticaV and pecrrcrf 'tpv (torn which she, has J " been driven by the miarvle bt the. party jn power. ? J J - ' Accept, gentlemen, ny highest regard for the jery eolitoand corn pErhentaty manner in. which yoi have - iwnorect me wii4.an,ipviiajion wcouycuo wii wu v the inrioatint occasion alluded to. ? v . J OUI opcuienn .svrvani. ,PSOMPfeTT3TALt,Ese2 Pittsylvania, C. It Yo. Scpt 221840 Gi3rrtijsx i The very kindnd flattering terms in which you bave conveyed to me an invitation, to a Convention M the Inends of Harrison nd Ketorm in the City of Raleigh, oil the Sth of October next, excite in my bosomthe liveliest 'sensations, of grati tude, and render me entirely, unable to find language in which to ret'unfynu the-sincerity of my thanks. I should be most happy to visit, your Slate on any occasion, endeared to me, as it is, not only as the na tive .land of a mother, and the residence of many of my nearest and dearest relatives, but as the land where in the season of youth, at my Ahna Mater, I formed the most sincere- the truest and the purest friend ships. The green and tender associations of boyhood. therefore, which cluster around raj recollection of your State and many of her sons, would render it dear, to me i out noto in the flush of my manhood, there is a higher, a holier,' a loftier reason that' I should admup her:" I mean the poution she has assumed in relation, to the Institutions ef the Uountry and the evidence She hag recently given of a determination to stand oy arid sustain, the,pure, simple ami Republican princt- Dies and habits of her " men of the Kevotuuon. uau- tiotuly, doubtfully and slowly did she, lake bold ;of the Federal Constitutions fearing lest there might be a u serpent under that rose fearing, in the language of our own Henry, " that it had an awful squinting at monarchy. And now, in our day and time, when that serpent has shown its head, and that monarch his sceptre, who does not rejoice, that in the same spirit of caution, jealousy and liberty, your gallant State has noMy strucK to enwn ma neaa oi me one anu smite from bis hands the rod of the other t Most , indig nantly hath she rebuked the mad spirit of thaf dread ful dynasty, which seems to have fallen upon us as jcourge. ii nat dynastyvwmcn nam lmpoaenuy at tempted to pervert our elonous and happy, form of Government, made by all for the benefit of all, into miserable and contemptible engine of party power, for private profit which hath contended for,. and prac tised upon the precept, that public omcea, lntenueu for the public prosperity and the public happiness were out tne glittering reward ana spous oj victory ior uuo errv.'ereedv and Tohouiahins partisans.; A dynasty which hath roost scorufully and wickedly said, " Let the Deonle take care of themselves -and the Govern- ment take care of itself" we " will mock when your fear cometh and laugh when your calamity is upon you" which in a time of profound peace, and a day of great individual and national happiness, from" its own impotence, ignorance or wickedness, hath roused up this mighty nation, as one man to a most fearful and distressing excitement -overwhelmed our country with agitation, commotion and hostile feeling scat tered the bitter seeds of enmity, discord and strife among neighbors and frierfds - arrayed brother against brother and father against son converted our peacea ble, quiet and contented 'citizens into an anxious and eager multitude, each enquiring of the other, " what shall we do to be saved" -which in fine, by the 'most unnecessary, unwise and detestable political experi ments, nostrums and empyricismn, has prostrated the "entire American community from a sound, wholesome and healthy, condition, into a restless, feverish and convulsing disease of almost utter despair. t . ,1 - 'r -l . l l xei us, men, rejoice over uic prirejwvi wuicu ureuu upon usf a speedy relief from these distracting and consuming evils. AnJ nojv that victory begins to dawn upon us let us but strike the more earnestly and faithfully, that we may plant her standard secure ly and fortvc. For the consummation of so glorious a result, let us unite one and all in the holy effort, that Virginia and North Carolina who are one in feeling, interest and principle who were one in the Revolu ttdn, may be, one in November. , , " J deeply regret that indispensable engagements will not permit me to mingle on the promised occasion with any allies of the,ld North State." With assurances to you, gentlemen, individually and collectively, of my high regard and esteem, I remain yours, WHIT'L P. TUNSTALL. FR6M THOMAS 'MILLER, Esq. Powhatan Va, September 19. Gejtleme i 1 acknowledge tlie receipt of your invitation to the.great Whfg Convention at Raleigh, on the 5th of next month, the anniversary of Gen. Harri son's great and glorious victory on the Thames, with sincere gratitude. I unite heartily with the Committee in every sentiment expiessed in their letter,! and pro mise my Tjest exertions in aid of their holy object, the dismissal from the Councils of our Country of the most corrupt and flagitious set of men who ever had power in any land blessed with free institutions. I solemnly believe that the fate of all that is valuable in our Union depends upon the success of the Whigs and Conserva tives in the approaching struggle-; for if the ruling dy nasty should succeed, though upwards of three score years old, I may live to see the destruction of that lib erty, resting on free Republican Government for which my lather fought, and for the success of which, 1 was tauimt at my mother s knee to lisp my feeble prayer to Heaven. But 1 trust in the kindness of a beneficent and overrun ng Providence, which our hith erto favored land has so often experienced, , and the patriotic hearts of our countrymen to avert the evil, and to enable us to restore the well-balanced and glorious institutions we possess, to their pristine purity. Vir ginia is wide awake, and if all calculations of our most discreet and reliable men do not prove deceptive, she will be found along side of the old North State, with whom she is so closely identified in feelings and inter est. You will have seen before this reaches you, that there will be a large Convention in Richmond on the same day with yours, and I had promised to be there before I had the honor of your invitation. However, althongh separated far apart, on that day we will feel the same glow Of patriotism, and will renew our vows and strengthen our resolution, to contend with untiring zeal and unflinching courage against the spoil ers who have declared war against the credit and pros perity the liberty and honor of their country". With sentiments of profound regard, I am, gentle men, your friend and fellow-oitizen. U TH: MILLER, Of Powhatan. ' FROM V. W. 80UTHALJ ESQ. Charlottesville, Va. Sep. 10.1840. Gentlemen ." I have been duly "honored with the receipt of your favor of the first instant,inyitin g me to unite with my Whig brethren of North Carolina isr celebrating the 'Anniversary of the Battle of thft J haraps, and aiding in the great effort whicn has for us object the emancipation of our country from the hands of those who have so long afflicted and oppressed her. I pray you to accept my sincere acknowledgements for the- term in which you have been pleased to ad dress me, and to be assured, that were it at all compati ble with my health or engagements, nothing could af ford me more sincere gratification : than to come and mingle among. those who so recently struck a blow that has carried terror and dismay amidst tSe ranks of I!.-, '.:" . ' . . our, poirucai auversaries-iuax nas made rower trem ble, and Palace slaves quake with fear. - The Whigs of the Union, the friends of Constitu tional Liberty and of our Republican Institutions." owe to the galjant sons of your State a lasting debt of gratitude for the glorious triumph they have achieved over Federalists and M onarchists in disguisedover men who, prating 'about democracy and', the rights of the States, are found in every struggle arrayed under the banner of Power and against the rights of the People against men who, as Mr. Jefferson said, years ago, would steal the name Vf 'Republicanism, and, under its imposing influence, , endeavor to obtain -possession of the Governmental l T "-i-fO v. : The present, ayou justly remark', is a&ontest be. tween the President and the People--betweep Execu tive Power and popular Rights between a central consolidated Government and the-Republican Instita tions of pur fathers., v -i f ' 'In this contest, nobly has North- Carolina acquitted herself and high the claim she preseptsl'te'the grati tude and admiration of he sister States fei-her late patriotic example. It aervee.tp animate the vWJKgs tf the Union with the assurance-'that wsm the oly cause--whichlhejr esputhret sdT-foit the iuccess of wnicn tney contend, a certahr victory awaits them a victory that shall give bacf to llfc peoptethfelr Govern ment, and expel. forever fromqjce those' who; have respect and ay tests. V. xxr e rtTrrn k v v -T ... . r. V' uuscusicrj irust, anu violated every, obligation tney Owed to an injured country" 'I tender you, genrlsmen-Tiie safutations of ttrvlcreat Testimony of f Ve YO VUG MBTHOPlS T WN ',: ISTEHr wfo&a withGen Harriso&i at ,Ae celebrated Vincennes, Council - r Ratmohd, Hisr'ns Coumnr? --.i.V T22d August, 1840. SK Dear Sir rl perceive in the biography of William H.' Harrison, that at the celebrated conference . held between him and Tecumthe, in 1810, a Methodist preacher behaved with great gallantry, in seizing a musket' and standing in defence of the ladies, when an instant' attack wasanticipated'from thavages.i My object in addressing you is, to ask if you are tha person spoken! of Iri that historyl And, if you are, what was then, arid what is at this time your opinwtt of the capacity of Gen. Harrison to rule the destinies of this great Nation as Chief Magistrate 1 Ya are doubtless aware that ever since his nomination for the Pieaidency by the Hamsburg Convention, he has been the object of the most . anwearfed abuse by the parti sans of the present Administration ; and that no ef fort has "een .spared to rob him of his well earned feme for interested purposes, vl therefore consider it the duty of every honest man who can say anything in his favor, to come forward lad lend his aid ia put ting down the abuses here complained .sjfm And as your conduct has ever been uch as to entitle you? words' and opinions to the , entire confidence of the people of this country, I am induced to ask you to address, me a letter for publication containing such statements as you, feel authorized to pake in relation to. Gen. Harrison. I cannot conceive that this will be any departure from- :j5puir duty as Christian and Minister of God. On the coutrary, if you believeji? haa ben Aninstlv dealt with, you oiutht to feel it yeur duty to come out in uiadefence that justice may .be done. " ; . I am sir, with great respect, v Your most obedient servant, . 1 LEVI C. HARRIS. Rev. W'ji. Wixaxs. n - Ccn&tmXLc, Amite, Mi. ? ,t..,, ; v;. "Sept.,10, 1840. 5 Sir : Noiscrupies of conscience, I assure you, for bid my compliance with4 me iequeit you did me the honor to make, in your obliging letter or tne zza ul timo, in which you desire me to state ' whether I am the Dcrson bearing thai name of Wmans. who was present at the celebrated conference, held between Geo. William H. Harrison and Tecumthe, at Vin cennesiin 1810: and what was then, and what is at this time, my opinion of the capacity of Geni H. to rule the destinies of this exeat nation. And, as 1 have no scruples of conscience to f rbid me, so T feel bound. by principles of patriotism and justice, on all proper occasions, to repethe aspersions, which party malice and party management have cast upon the well earn ed fame of that venerable sage, brave warrior and true hearted Patriot I am the Winans, spoken of in the Biography of General William II. Harrison, as present on the oc casion above referred to. I was, during the year 1810, travelling: as a Methodist itinerant preacher, on the circuit which embraced fhe town of Vincennes the place of General, then Governor Harrison's residence At the time of the conference or council mentioned in your inquiry, I was enjoying as I often did, the hospi tality of the Governor. The council was held in his Wyard, not more than fifty yards from his door. The number of Indians, belonging to the party of Tecum-, the was sixty or seventy ; and there were from fifty to sixty who-se pasty had not been openly taken, though -1 l. .i .1.-. . . i iuuc uuuui was Buicnaiueu mat uiuai ut uicui nwu.u join that Chief in case of collision between him and tne wnites. In the' course of the discussion, Tecumthe, who, as- well as the rest of the Irfdhms, was seated upon the ground, sprang to hi feet, and angrily pronounced General ' Harrison a- liar,' or, what he had just said, a he. The Indians of hisiirty followed this move ment of their Chief; and by tone and gesture, indi cated a hostile purpose. -Nearly all these Indians were armed for close conflict ; whereas not more than about twenty of the whites had any sort of arms. I was standing at the back of General GibsonSecreta ry of the Territory, who had been some twenty years a prisoner among the tShawnee Indians, "and whoJ consequently, knew their manners well ; and I heare him say to Lieutenant Jennings, Have your men" (alluding to a sergeant's command who were then on guard.) " Have your men ready there is danger." About the same instant the Governor rose, and bade the interpreter tell Tecumthe that " the Council was dissolved: for he would sit no longer with such a scoundrel." All believed that there was a probability of an attack from the Indians: and I have ne) doubt there would have been, had not the position of Te cumthe and the other Chiefs been such, with relation to the sergeant's guard, as to render it almost certain that they would fall in the onset No man could have acted with more cool, deliberate bravery, than did General Harrison on this trying occasion. I spent the-evening and night of this dreadful day in his fami ly ; and though the Indians were e camped within half a mile of the house, there was not in him, during the whole time, the slightest indication of a want of courage, though there was provident and judicious care taken, to be ready-for a night attack, should one have been made by the.InJians. as was apprehended would be the case. - Of the talents of General Harrison, it becomes me to speak with modesty niv own: not being of an or der that would warrant a great degree ef confidence but, if I may be allowed to hazard, an opinion, it is, that his talents would qualify him amply for any of fice in the United States; which does not require spe cific preparation as in the case of high judical situa tions. "Thirty years ago, I considered him equal to any public man of his years ; and his public conduct ' . i . i . ' -1 trt a . t V since, now in iae camp ana in me oenaie, nas saus fied me that my opinion was well founded. It will be difficult, I think, to fix upon any individujL.who, during the last forty years, has counselled more wise ly, acted more prudently or efficiently, or committed fewer errors, than General William Henry Harrison. And my observation, during a recent intercourse with him, afforded me the gratify irig assurance that his mind has lost little, if any, of Hs activity or ener gy, by the wear and tear of sixty-seven years. In deed, he might well pass for a matt of -iot more than fifty years of age, if judged of by either his corporeal or mental vioror or elasticitv. v General Harrison, like much the greater number of men engaged in public affairs, has neglected that per sonal religion which the Gospel requires in order to eternal life at least I do not know that he has made profession of such renrnon : but few men - have uni formly, through the course of a long life;- displayed a more sincere desire to promote -the diffusion of reli gious knowledge than he has f and it were" well for our country, if the moral precepts of .the Gospel were as influential on public men generally as they are and have always been upon him. Of his justice and be nevoltnct, no question will be made among those who , have enjoyed the pleasure of knowing his social qua- tides. There lives not, probably, one man who can rise up and charge the General with injary, in rrgard to his ' property, his person, or his reputation.. -On the other " hand, all who know him well, will bear ready testimony to th'e kindness, the condescension, the active benevolence of his conduct towards those whom' Providence has placed in less eligible circum stances thad those in which he was placed. Of the patriotism of Gen. Harrison, the history of the West, for nearly fifty years, is the impartial re cord ; and, as I have no claim to peculiar Information in that matter, I shall not affront your intelligence by dwelling opon the m stances that might be cited from that ample volume, in illustration of his character" in (-that respect .1 will only say, that whether you con- I aider him 'as the "Governor of a Territory; 'Agent of rinaian Anairs, the Uommander of an Army, a mem oer oi me otare ieprisiature or a oenator in Udngfess, you will find love of Country the leading star of his movements the mainspring of his actions. 1 To this, he freely sacrificed wealth and ease, and what was far dearer to a man under tb impulse-of political am bition that popularity withv his immediate constitu ents upon which he depended 'for continuance in of fice. . This' as sacrifice he did emihaticaHy make, when, coatraryto what he knew were the wisbee of his Umrt constituents, he voted m the Congress of the United States, for the admission of Missouri into the Union as'aslaxtholdins State. How admirable the gratitude-of Southern politicians, opposed to hiselc- uon route resiuracy, wao gratuitously aeaounce turn as an AbolitiontI How nooly they reward aaen seu sacrifictng ratriotem, in tej&fav; fendr of their right and privileges 1; vri ; ,:. - t v? In 1810, Geweral Harrisons' COUtical position was well defined, tie was then a Jeffcrsonian Kepubh can : and was. I believe, unimpeacbed of having ever- belonged to any other schno of politics. "4 Indeed, the party: now opposeq w cum ravo uu vm p ---rJiaiWhfm wifi ver having belonzed to the Federal party, than the faef of his having been appointed to I an important omce oy sv xeuerai rraiucuu forget that party adherence was never a sine quation in order to hold office. tilU in the first series o the present Administration, General Jackson, contrary to his own earnest advice to Mr. Monroe, renaereu so. Men who were competent and faithful, had always, previously to that era ot party exclusiveness, beencon sidered elieible to such offices as circomstancea ren dered it prober they should filU lAnd such circum stance existed in a remarkable degree when uenerai Harrison received the appointment in question From John Adamsl ' '?"- " ' " Never, perhaps, was any ! man the object of more, shameless falsehoods than Gen; Harrison has been since 1 hi nomination by the Hamsburg Convention. He has been? stigmatized as a- coward, m tnef lace of a long career of brave daring in his country's most dangerous service. He has been traduced as a Fede ralist, though every page of hi political history ranges hint in the ranks of the Jefferson party of Democratic Republicans. Hf has been denounced as an Aboli tidnist, notwithstanding hi selfsajfidng Tote on the Missouri question, his repeated ana unequivocal disavowals of Abolitionism and the hostility of Abo litionists to hi election, on the ground, limply that he opposed their abohtwn views. He na Deen slandered, as having, in the legislature of Ohio, en deavored to procure the passage of a law for the sale of White Debtors to the highest bidder; when the purpose of the contemplated law was the commuta tion of imprisonment for crime, into temporary ser vice, under legal protection ! j These falsehoods are so glaring, so barefaced and so easily - refuted, that their invention and circulation show at once how desperate the Administration party feel their cause to be, and the utter destitution ijnder which thev labor of anv resntctahle means of ' sup porting themselves in power, against the claim of their antagonists. They show, moreover, in a most unequivocal manner, the perfect incapability of his most cleaf-nghted and sagacious adversaries to detect, in the -lone and responsible career of General Harri- son. anvone instance of incompetency or mal versa- tion, which shou'd bar bis way to public favor and con fidence Had I never before Tieajd of Harrison, or had I conceived' strong prejudices against his charac ter. Drevious to the Harrisbunr nomination, t am per suaded the absurd and slanderous falsehoods. Which are relied upon as the only means by which b& cal adversaries labor to nrevent his election, would convince me that he ousht to be elected. f I nehaos owe vou an anolocrv for the length of thb letter. But when oersonal friendship, justice and patriotism unite to urge one in the defence of injured innocence and jnsulted worth, some latitude must be indulged. Accept assurances, sir, of my . vr Sincere regard and good wishes, i v . WILLIAM WINANSr"; -r-w -M ft Ltxri j. Harris, jkso. . . From the N. Y". 'Ubwier and Enquirer. ' 1 ' ' : v . '- t ' Evgit man of candour and ordinary ihtel Iigence "5s now ready to admit that all hope of electing Martin Yam Buren is at an end ; and yltv some of the leaders are willing ta mislead, and deceive those who are not so well informed, by pretending a confidence in the result which they do not feel. ! Te demonstrate to all parties, the certain ty of defeating Van Buren. it is only neces ksary to remind them, that one hundred and forty-eight electoral votes are sufficient to eject either candidate. Now we claim in behalpfthe Whigs, :-that we have two hun dred and thirteen electoral votes already se cured beyond all contingencies being six- ly-fxt more than are necessary for a choice, exclusive of the doubtful States ; and to de monstrate that this claim is not idly put forth, we hereby give notice that on application at the desk, any person may have a . bet of from Jive to five hundred dollars, on the Elec toral vote of each of the following named States, or on any one of them ! Massachusetts, 14 Georgia Louisiana, - Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, HI 15 j 15. 9j 211 3 Connecticut, 8 Rhode Island, 4 .Vermont, 7 New Jersey, 8 Delaware, 3 Maryland, 10 Virginia, 23 North Carolina, 15 Michigan New York, 42 1 s 213 Now, if there be not a single State j enu merated in the foregoing list, upon which the boastinff, crowing, betters of the jLoco Foco Party dare to hazard a bet, it is rfdicu lous for them to -pretend that there exists tne snaaowot a nope oi electing martin van Tj ' 'pl : iil - .1 l i n nureii. i ue question is seuieu. uevonu tiu peradventure, and the Loco Foco leaders no longer deny it among themselves, jj -The foregoing, say the Editors of j The Courier,' has been published and placed be fore the door of their office since. Tuesday last, yet no. one has appeared to risk f fiveH4y untrue, but real. nonsense, sufficient to dollars'- upon Mr. Van Buren's chance gettinar the vote of any State on the list. A k r c? u a proof of Harrison's feuccess, far more conclu sive to our apprehension than the hopeless ness of the President's friends, is found in the recent returns from a dozen States TfltT&ADDENS OP MAINE. The following incident is related to have taken place iri one of the unorganized planta tions near the head of the Kennebec river. The voters in the township being about equal ly divided, and as they had tQ travel about twenty miles to vote in. the, nearest town, an agreement was made between the Whigs and Locos that : they should pair off and all stay at home. On the "Sunday before! elec tion, the Locos concluded tosteal a march upon the Whigs, and give in their own Votes, without letting the Whigs know thai they had gone tor the meeting. They intended to start earlyjn the morning, before daylight, and be iore so feated She had a sweetheart who was a Loco Poco: and who 'came to pay her a visit oh. Sunday Levenipg, according to the good old fashion of ivew .caigiana , ananas ne was aDout taiung hjs leave earlier than usual, the gijrl insisted upon, knowing the reason, which he unwit tingly disclosed. No sooner was he gone, than this true-hearted Whig girl went to her neighbors, told the Whigs what was going on, and before sunrise had - them all on the way to town, meeting, where they arrived a short' time after the Locos, who were! much chagrined at being caught in this; dirty trick, and wholly at loss to understand, tM)4 tJierr secret had been discovered " This girl is en tiled to the office of Postmistress, when this plantation? organizea. THE WHIGS OF MOBILE ARE AVtf&KE Another rousing meeting was held at the Lo Xfcbm the proceedings, a: resolution wasTadopted, to give a dinner to the Hon. James- Dellet, ur distinguished faithful arfd talented Rep resentative in CSongress ; to Vhiclt that fear- less atfd eloauerit champion of the lonstjtu- tion and Southern Rightsthe Hn.W. CI Preston of South Uarolina, is iooe invuea, as well as other distinguished Whigs; and the people of this , and the adjoining lotm tiM cfinerallv. without distinction of party. A Committee of fifteen was appointed t I make the trrangements..- -..?-,.- . The interest and enthusiasm oi tne meer in was ereatlT heightened, by an admirable sDeech from Wm. Seawell, Esq: one of the nembcrs elect to the Legislature, from the County of' Perry ;whof happening- ir e city, had been expressly invited. With warm enthusiasm, and fervid eloquencey he congratulated-tbe meeting on the splendid series of fictories which have been recently achieved by the advocates of Keform tn va rious States of the Union, from Alai Louisiana; and particularly on the glorious prospects in our sister State pf Georgia. He held up, in striking contrast, the professions and practices of the, party in power, and showed vthat all their promises had been bro ken, and all their pledges grossly violated that while they were denouncing banks- and bank paper, they had caused the number of banks to be trebled, and nad Hooded tne country with an irredeemable and worthless siiinplaster currency, to which policy was attributable, mainly, alj the ills and embar rassments which now afflict the -country. He ridiculed with admirable effect their pro tensions to .all, Vhe democracy, their great regard for the dear 'people, and their extra ordinary love for the poor; and showed, that, while these' professions were on their lips, tney were constantly grasping aiier more power.; administering to their own selfish ambition,aiyl personal aggrandizement ; and practising on the people, whom they profess to love, the most odious and relentless tyr anny. iThoi'speech wjis well received, as was maiilfestTrom the frequent and invol untary &u&tsf of the assembly during its delivery. The meeting was also addressed by Wm. C. Easton Esq. Rufus Greene Esq. and oth ers, with spirit, and effect. As far as the Whigs of Mobile are concerned, they are determined that Alabama shall " follow in the footsteps" of her sister Georgia. Let tu ,ujga ux ,cs .xi Mie "! . come promptly to the rescueall put theirf the Whigs of other Counties in the Mate all snouiders at once to me wneei, ana mere is not a particle of doubt, but they can raise Alabama out of the miserable and degrading slough of Locofocoism, in which she has been so long sunk. Surely, she has been long enough stuck In the mud. "'A long vt ti T I i orvAn v mil 1 anJ a mail oljv4Va a " pUIl SJ DllUUg pUllf I1U JUl aiUbUC then, Whigs of Alabama, she rises ! i Mobile Chronicle. From National Intelligencer. PARTY NAMES AND NATURES. Messrs. Editoxs : I have demoted a long life in the endeavor to discover trxth,and to can tnings Dy ineir rigut names, xjiear. a man state to-day mat t" tne elections go very bad for the Democrats." I start Jbac with surprise and regret, and say to myself : Ah I my -poor country, then she is to go over' board at last ! But what do you meant j I resume. Who? Which, party V " Why,'!, says the individual with whom I ain converse ing, " the Whigs are carryingall before them in New Jersey and Ohio. Blessed be Gyd ! I mentally ejaculate. Now, Messrs. Editors, I afaa Democrat, and I am a Whig ; and I would not cease to be either for all the gold in tne universe. But I mean by Democrat a, Republican. I mean Democrat in a good sense,and riol in itsXocofoco, helterskeherilambang sense ; not " your mob sense : agrariaiu' club-law sense ; not your Van Buren sense, to Icon-1 sider the Government as one thing, and the People another, and that the People expect too much from the Government," as though the Government was something that fits ad ministrators owned, and which it waar afraid th TAAnlo l, TJl- '.,11 the. Peoplethe beggarly rleinnm tbrong and tease and get away from them. I ball this Messrs. Editors, Kingship, King ship of the age of Harry the 8th, and even further back. , . r To call this Democracy is sheer falsehood and sheer deception. It$s not .oiIy entire- ofmake one shake with lanerhterrif th mhW I 1 .... . J. . were not too serious. It is what the noble and lamented Col. Qrockett would have call ed ' not gocn nonsense." . i I .trust, Messrs Editors, that the day. has passed when the People of this country are to depend on mere professions and names. Let men be judged of by their works. . Those who really love the People, and the public good, and the cause of pure Republicanism will never be found to be'grossly absorbed' in selfishness ; never , eternally preaching liberty, and at the same time acting the Dks pot. ' -s::, - The- Van Buren party is not the Demo-1 cratic party that is the true Republican party. The Whig parjty is the real Repub lican party. As to some of the old Federal-' ists being of the Whig party, it is nothing here nor there ; but if it was, there are old Federalists closely allied to Yap Buren, and who, to say the least, avpuld not do honor to wniist tnose wno are attached to private fj The Van Buren. party is such a patty as never before came along.; It is the refuse of all parties, and the poison of all parties. Despotism, selfishness and defalcation, are some of its striking characteristics. It will constitute a solerluf warning to his good country, to all future time, unless it ie tho will of Providence that she should lie fatal ly blind tn her own safety. V T' ' - , -. a , ; t . C WHIG ; BARBACtJE, : ' ' ' ' There willbea WhigBarbacueat8uUng SpiW, t miles norui of Raleigh, on 8aturday next, the .tst inst. Whigs of Raleigh,' woni yon go ittV , . , UC1.37, 1810. COn Tnay? the 5 there will t be a meetrna; of ihe WaV. t! cLc Club of Crab Two- District,: their W PitoeA feadingfrom Raleigh to HiDsboroagh it ! west of the former place; to which meeul'!1' mil. dially invite all ear fellow meeting w withoat distinction of party, and heartil,7ayTo of other Counliesi come and unite with IIS nn .L . easion, uiai The-Meeting will be addressed by n.l xnosldMingaished Speakers of the Stat of th. , neiresnments tn the way of a Barbae ue U1 be fur. nisned gratuitously. ... STATE COURSE. . At Raleigh, North-Carolina. First Z)oy-Sweepstakes for 3 years olds Sn. scriplioh $300, forfeit $l00mile neaia-doJ ,K 1st of May with the lollowlng Subscribers ii2 . i l McLeod, Hugh Rogers, Nat. T. Gieen, D.McdS Same Day.-fk Purs of $300-2 mile heats. Second Day. A Purse ef $4003 mile hesu Third Pay. A Purse of 200 mile heauL three In Bf. r - Same Day".-Seewtakes for 3 yw 0fj. 8 . scripUon $ 1000 $250 forfeit 2 mile heals-ilA on the 1st March with fight Subscribers, u f0llow viz : John White, John C. Rogers, Robert Chanm.n The:W1lalney;'D;ieDanieLWiUimToW Abner Rohinson, R. H. Cunningham. ' ' Fourth Day.-Jocij Clou Purse of $7004 mils heats. K . Fifth Day.- Citizens' PBrse-amoant made known in due season. .' -v-w; . A Colt Sweepstake is now .open to close An .k. first day of the. meeting, for 4 year olds, Subscrimior $ 1 00 forfeit $50 mile beats three or more in m.k. " JOHN" M. BRYAN, Prop.ScTrm Oct: 27, 1840. ; 88 A CLASSICAL. TEACHER.-A m A man who has'been educated in Trinity College, Dublin, and been employed for the bit seven years iri the Classical and English Departments in one of the first Boarding Schools in New York, wishes a situa tion in any Southern city or, its vicinity, in a School or private, family. k , He can produce. meet satisfactory testimonials of character, ability, &cr' A letter, slating requirements, salary, dec. and addressed to E. G. to the care of Mf. Henerdu, Greenville, Pitt County, shall be immediate ly attended to.- j.- I If yAItE, A:C The Subscriber in for mi his friends and the public that he has now on hand an extensive assortment. of all kinds of TIN WARE of his own manufacture, viz. Block Tin ;Rir. iteJ, Japanned and plain TIN WARE, which will be sold on the most reasonable terms. Also a gene rat assortment fit TABLE CUTLERY : Dixon'i BRITANNIA WARE 8ilw plated an.l Getirnn gooda. A8TRAL LAMPS ;TEA.TRAT ind WAITERS; Brass Fenders i Andirons : Nhovelund Tdfngs, with a great variety of FANCY HARD WARE. . - -r- , Also TIN PLATE, IC. If, IXX, SDX, DI, WIRE from No. 8 to 18. ,: SHEET IRON ; Iron tin'd and black rivets; English BLOCK TIN in pip and barsmil of which is of his own importation aad .will be sold at reduced prices, at his Ware Roomi, JNo. 10 Baltimore street, and No. 6 Harrison street. . JAMES CORTLAN, 88 6tw - Baltimore, Maryland. "TVTOTICE: to Members of. tho Legls- XN(latnret have just had finished a very capaciooi Dining; Room,' and several new and very convenient Bed Rooms, adjacent to my Hoose; which will enable me to accommodate with Board and Loif iag,1a addition to those, already engaed, 12 or IS Members of the approaching Legislature. ' t- i -, IliNVlW STTTiUT si(aleigh,0ct id; Xkitf 80 AND. FOR 8ALE.-The subscriber wishes te sell a Tract of Land, consisting of 1200 Acres the South part of this County, near Myall's Mi!L There is a House nd small farm on the Tract. Any persona desiring to purchase, will do' well to examine the said Undoes it will be sldon very accoromwli tingermsu 4REKA WHITAKER. Julr54;f ;i;if;' 61 tf. TWO ,HUJBSeI i DOLLARS REWARD. STATE 'OF; NORTH CAROLINA. BY Ht8 iXCEIXENCTf XDWAS& B. DUDIXT, " J"T, governor, "ficci :;" To all to whom these presents shall come Geeeting .- "TTTTTHKREAS it hkf been officiaHv reoorted ( yV this Department, that on the 1 3th day of No vember,; 1839, one NATSULAMiYra, of David son county, in this State, was so beaten, bruised and maimed that he died: and whereas one JOHN G0S& stands charged with the commission of said deed; ana Wardt Mexaruh Bishop, Joihua Deer and Hope H. Sheen were prt- sent, aiding and abetUng and maintaining the said John Goes-in the perpetration of said felony; and whereas said offenders bafe fled and, secreted them selves from the regular operations of the Law and Justice: W u v-.v ; . x i ;Now, therefore, to lha end that the said John Com inr his accomplices in the murder, msy.be brought t trial, I have thought proper to issue this my Procla mation, ottering a reward of Two Hundred Dollan for tho apprehension of th said John Goes, and a fur ther reward efQae Hundred Dollars each, for one of jeilber.of his accomplices, to ny person or penwni who wilT appcehend, of cause to beSpprehended, any or all of the offenders and fugitives aforesaid, and con fine them, or either of them, httbe Jail, ordeliver them, or either of fllem, to the Sheriff" of Davidson county, in the State aforesaid . And I do, .moreover, hereby re quire all Officers, whether Civil or . Mditary, within this State, to use theif best exertions to apprehend, or cause to .be apprehended, the fugitives and offend ers aforesaid slf ;f.u ie- ir1rs iCi,rn nder my hand aaGovernor and g the Great 8eal of the Sute of North Car K V olini., ; Done at our City of Rslsigb, this . .V 5 the 20th day of October, A.D. 1840. 1 ED wiRD DUDLET. By Command. - ? . C. C Battle, Prlpaje Secretary. Description of the 'Offenders named in the. abtve f. -f .... r f t.ii.kw. m .a Jobs Goes U about 83 jear old, 5 fee 9 or W inches high, ; dark complexion,' dark curly hair, anu has some jpecks of gunpowder in his face stoo made and quick pf speech. Lsa Wmaktou about 3 years old, 5 feet 8 8 inches! high, fair hair and completion, bis ion. teeth broad and wide apart, large eyebrows, i look, voice fine, slow spoken and is stout"m-e- Abvsb Wno U about 58 years oldV and 5 feet inches high, stoop shouldered, fair complexion, d eyes, soft spoken and, grey-headed. ' M Josaua Dism U about 28 years old, et'L inches high, lair, skin, blue eyls, spare made, Unn g quick spoken, bair dark, colored. ? Auxin a Biso is about S5 y" and pale complected, aandj colored hair.quick spot. 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high and dark ejes. Hea H. Saiiajr i- about 34 J' 6 t,jr 9 inches high, fair compaction and fuH lacv and chunky made! and .peaks in ordin.ry J7 when spken to. V f"' "w.uhmaa. ' (TS-The 8ur, Standard, - Salisbury JJm Greeiiberoogh Patriot, InfUigencer. gft and Banner, Nashville; Tenn, wM insert the wedLly ontil coontermanded.'. yAty.i fa ;' - ..
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