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f .ifrf11 T,CK
.J.Sf lihov cnrnpbite.TiiOJ." '
dencej&s I conwiie that no lioacst x--soffer
hi friends to pcb!sb;'doet:mentt i i
name wjiu h Wfrer.ot genair.p, cr- c.'-.n.j.-ppim'oas
which Iie-was not the d avHUp u ,
fl5 " U;?Ur, placed on Jt fur the
,.fl
spirit and rrromplUuiIe
Pi
jnhMj bavcjicied in this pat-.
"twAccept, gentlemen, theasscrar.ee '
.. i ' - i-' - ii.i i -
tievpf" 4rt " ii,;r"M-
1 1 'ii'ttWed: "J'J.0 I ickel is as
? -v n itinnivn;
t; " .; . ! t
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4fC,
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(i.Tlnwrri.. fl If il TUP CO..'
j.i VWrli.troruv. of Wilkes. VA1,
. tht fruV.. f f Lincoln. M .
3 "n v hi $. :Cjii.fcM.. of Rowan. ..,
4- ?- i4e;lof Caswell. - -
' 5' m 'irlillM IU.vcHER.of Chailiam:
r I' v iX&vfo MiTir. of Oran. . ;
: ff!! l . l-iHtrVr.x.orranliin, '
' 1. V;yo5ES. of IVrqiimpM. . ,
2. if! k'i. -.vf VqeKinr.r.'
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1 T'MIJ : Ii 1 iFra ncis: William c;a
vha U.
MelcHor, Esq. ,"
- ; EDITOHS AD PROPRICTORS.)
i f-1
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..THE DEFAULTER'S FAREVELL.
FarewII Amos f tboa artlfilfingr. y' ,
T;r Extra GlobVs wiihUxira liesf N
I LwonW aid ihee, phlj Low wilJm ! ' -
j itBnt my daik taise onward criM. :
44 Fa re well, 'Amos; riivr I leave t hpfj,
.V-- Hopes and fears jm bosom swell ;
; -AVhere l golhej roaj bpliere me4
kTboqcoald'st nem) Fare, tliee .rt-el I
'41
1? Farewell,-MAfiTiNlHhonaTtimiling,
s, Bat there's sadne$4 on thy bbw
Vain the hop.e. that'fll How tegofling,
- i Vain theirnst ihaf Ifilla thee-nnr. "
; Farewell; MAnTiN!j thou didst give me
: ' ' Office, ere thy forbna fel
And I'll hife. althodgti I leave thee,
i":wSafleringJVlARtiifare thee well!
Farewell, CALnoCrtjS thou art tnrning,
- Asjhou didst whnjfirst we met,
, Still thy patriot bosom burning,
On the Hrnr.ge9t tde to get.
: Farewell, mild and gentle Levi,
' 'Thnnffh more dear than word can tell,
Amos! Mantis lCf ALHorN ! IAif
All belov'd une's, fare ye well.
.vi.-'-'it Kii-v ranKun.
B Roberts
c'n Toliver,
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JX- C. Hosier.
do
. do
(V. B.)
- do
do
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led to announce JOHN
cahdidaid to represent
Commons lu the next
AGTi 51 AKING
' : i -
Iff
-1 1
s leavfe j to inform his
ic at la rjre. that h eh as
yajness, bp Main Street
ii wlipriel:e is cow pre
,bn shoit iibtjce,
From iherLog j Cabin Advocate
POMPEVMASH.
, TuU "Jim Brown."
was handed in bj a ' gem
The followinor sonn-manVonkrwwn.
f am a New York nigger and my name's Pom
, pey-Smash, '
And Pm guine on to Wlashington to cut a nig
. ger dash ; " s .- ?.Z: '
Pm to dine wid the President, case ' I'm from
Kinderhook ' j
An I'm quainted wid hts gassy son jes like a book:
I'nT a new grit dimecratgo de whole finger.
For Massa Vin Bureo. de ole frien obde ni?-
5er
x
'6FrMmmMscRiRTioxt
, oni;oi gooo ano (in-
4r
'fTirntplii.
XX
i:'.i)iieifisf 'qn . ji . style' bf workmanship
S3TKK.to.'h;o jgpet ion m! juountry. lu
)t4xz ta'rhf" peffnarient, lie hopes' by
fritt aikmjift 1 Nt&sis to bi able to render
nitf3Cin!ica favor htm with
'rtfrrt ft; litancc iwiH be thankful.
YmiHtnjy; attended to.
uiinlf of(frriMscripjiun In his line will
h twya nfsine.ifWl'iiOespac. ana on moa
' Je'ttsSlff cbtmsMffil with ihe times.
'N. 3. iOif IrflwtifjoQd - workmen in the a-
I go defamoas Afmy Billjfbr fiohtin Im de stotT,
The sassy Ingeris mus be; vhip'd, deyve whip'd
us long enuff ; 1 1:
Dey've vhip'd de Gineral Malty, an de aid de
scamp ton, ; -: t ')
An Benton, Blair, ahd Amcs IC. an all de blood
I honn crew : '.f:-.;9if . '
I vote for massa Matty , for he always go de fig
' ' ger. - j . . .
When dere's any vo'en done for the rights of de
-i nigger, s
I go de whole Sob-Treasury Scheme, wid massa
John ualuoun, j
To pay for the French furniture, de plate and
r' golden spoon . ;
An fur de splendid English coach, on which de
, while man wai:, j
Dat Mattv boucrht when iminister of dese Be-
i ? -niffhted hiatus :! i
I'm a new fancied dimtcrat -1 vote the whole
:s;5varheet wiijh employment,
xmm au.e.
'V---tmlt J:j1TIIANi; BROWN.
lash at the Court House
ine ma aay oi Augasi
:the
i t ?
ii bus m
?; Ui3;llIl'ft.4.
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J' 'A t ' I ImA'- t -
-r : Mij'l ,-p-B1 ' -
"T-NiTrai W.rtil SUV
figcrer
For de slick cle fox
w
iat vote3 for de nisgar.
Spoken. Whaw jwlfaw l-whaw ! De eb
erlastin ble?sinb de whole nicrpr ra r"t n
dat great fricn 6b d: higher, masa Van Buren
Bress God, I spect to See'de day when dis here
nigger will take he seat i'n de balls ob Congress.
Den I get up an make speech" to de nasty
Whigs, an sayStanJ back dere, you no fripn tu
de ninrtrer like de President. What do ;mas?a
Jefferson say in he Decofaiion ob Independence?
Why he say all men bawn free an equal, bofo de
while man and. the darkey, an ip any hab de
power gib it to de darkey. Now, my dea ftiens,
you know massa Van! Bjuren second dis notion,
ebery time de rights ob dp nipffer come into con tract
wid de rights oh del ole Revolution soldier.
Wra.iD. Crawford,
jCrivford purchased of Thos,
tit of Venditioni Ex-
Cildeil and wife a
, at the same t;me
Matty walk'ed in de
'y--'-, was rigfht, '
When he voted Tor to bo
white
Up to de polls de nigger bow can strut wid mas
sa V an,
ootsleps, and did de ling
ish out de nasty word
An push de soldier back and say, dis is de rights
b man
Stan back. an let de darkey comehe go de hole
For Martin, Amos, Bla
" T i- -PIRACY AND i.lURDER. J?.".; :
f r -. ,. . , .. is.::..? ii-. 1
f The following information, frnihed by a re
sident of .Ilavanfia, contains; full pniicnlari tf;
the Ipss of the Br. brig Veraorfand her capture!
by pfraies.Vlst May; !8404-tfgethef will a Iratj
of. tKe crew saved and thosei. murdered '
7;:Tle Br. brig Vernon, lefitjamaica 26th A pri!.!
tof. tiaiiiaz, ,.. -.wiin a cargo ot 5,V pnncneon- !
IlUrrf; and a tsrew consisting of Jame.- liruin?
.ba'bif master and John McClond matefgidentsl
Of Halifax, GeoIcCov, Benj Peach, Idwd.
Norton, and James Tyler, (colored frwf:civik.'
Co the 1st May, at 10 A. M . CapeAritonio,
bearing 6ooi h by west iferee leagues 'distant; a
hbat :wa3 seen coraini from the shore and makin :
lot ific ong -ai ursi Rijjrn me,uapiain suppps
ioff U to be filled wilh some shipwrecked isea-
raen he bore down fr ,US but the wind!being
ligh there was but little. progresstmadeJ !Or
the proximity of ihe brig to the oiat, the lauer
ajdiscovered to containl 7f men, armed with
rnuskei and knives1 When, within lacH of
i heir shots they poured volley after volley fit the
bri2rs crew, who were obl'ged 1o retreat blqw,
w'uh; the exception "of the mate and ooeseaman,
whojiook reftige behind , theft mas8. Iferej iljey
remained without any hopes of life rire'pt by
(jijiet submission, for there were no arms on Hard,
ttntij the pirates Came alongside; when byiallno
tton V'g. below, made by ! the waivinsr pt'the
hand of one of the pirate, thev too reluctantlv
went below, and thus left'the decks clear fof Ihe
pirates who immediately boarded and ordered
the Captainitocome on deck. f J i! -;
I'Ojh the Captain obeying their command J one
oT ten stated i hat a panisb RIan jrvf Wajwas
liing in tbe:, river, and hadj&eo. for their parjsrs.
They next ordered the flig to "be hoisted and
the vessel steered for the land, which was, done,
and at oightilhe brig, was anchoredjn shjore
4csi to a fishermanVJiut. The sails werejeijued
up aKd the crew ordered aloft to fmrP-ibeaH jftfr
ter tj was done tliey conducted eacb'oneja he
came from aloft and confined them -altogether in
the forecasile and closed tight. In about an Hour
and a half they opened ihe scuttle and ordered
then! on deck. On reaching the deck they found
ah addition to the pirates' gao? of four fishertien,
it . -i t . J . - i i.: JKi
wnoWiin me nrsi, were eaiing anoi oniMog.
The:crew were then 'allowed something'' Jo at.
Dorrng tbe whole night a strict watch was kept
by the pirates, and no one was allowed to ap
proach them. . - ' "f - 7 "" Jy ;
I Tfie next morning they ordered the crew to get
te rig underway, and after sill the sailsj Fere
st, fhey streied the vessel about ten tniles along
t&e doast where a river discbarged itself irito the
sea. I Un this river they conducted thebrigjabout
six miles inland the name of the River tf Pan-
tode) Rio; here thay ran the brij; ashore and
orceeo rne crev looiscuarge metarg".',
blijped Capt. Cunningham to assist in dis
ing. jaltboosh he was feeble from are. When
the argo was out, they ordered the Captajn arid
threl of the crew into their Vat, whiciralf.ndy
had five pirates in it. The Pirates told i them
at I tf at they Were not ging to kill them, but go
ing fo get ballast for trie hnpr. They .made ie
siilsow the hoat and - when1 about four gtjb
shot from tho brig, the work of dsatlvgan, ry
ohe of Mie Pirates, in ihe,bcw of the beat, stab
blnglthe jCoik in the heart. This was ft U
ofcl'lk, and the signal they bad. to commence the
rnassacre was theorder to ceaao rowing. !Aftfr
kilning )he Conk they threw hisftody orerboari,!
anapnen 8ianreo mm ajjun vvmif m
At ti is' moment young- Peach sprang overjboafdi
ahdlmade f.r the. srwire, among the Mankrofe
biislei in which he secreted himself. Once hie
looked back and sa the Captain's headj ovYjr
the gunwale of the boat, and saw the Piratm;
'jilting bis throit The body of another aihf,
EdwaTd Norton, of !' East port, (Me.) was h,nh-
ihg lifVIess athwart the brat. ) j
1 Ynuncr Peach, after thns escaping from thejr
bands, travelled ten miles through MangroV3
buslle? part ofthe time, and swimming the re
mainder. He was stripped as' they al)!.vr
bjr'tjie Pirates, of every thing hut thev pints
loonlfj. IIIeQce, his feet were continoIly ,llf?p4
H froro Ihe cuts he received on the oarCiiCptk$1
IflrngShis long period, he had nothing to fity
ftstlsab'ot a wjld-nigrofi he killed -with a ! ick
on the sernnd morning in the Mangrove boNhe?!
and, at ar signal given he and this crew rushed j
tiuu meiu auu . t-ecueu wiJie luai came on
ia tbt boat. ' After confining j them, Capt. ?.
manned his boat and went ashore and took the
wo pirates who were guarding the two- sailorj,
prisoners; There then was & ! rene beyond the
power.nfpen to describe, - The liberator tnd lib
erated rnhing into each other's arm3. Therpi
rate? and four fishermen are novi sale in the Pun
ta prison, and next "tyeek will spfFer death, j,-
: , formerly of Coldmbia, (5 U,);i
: Uavana, June 19, 1S40. ! I
GEN. HARRISON'S MOHAL CHARAC
; ,1 J - ' j, TER. ' :n I :
We find the following in eresttngj letter,
from the Jlev. Svlvester IIo mes, in f a late
number; of the Boston Recorfder, a religioos
journal of high standing in jhh conirnuni-
ty- It fully confirms somestatemerits res
pecting Gen. Harrison's chiistain benevo
lence and moral character, which appeared
in pur paper ol last week: Bdijon Jlllas.
To ih editor oj the Recorder :
!! have noticed in the Alias, a commnni-
icatinn, in which reference wns madr to me,
f I do not mistake, J. T., tjie wrttejr in the
Atlas, is a gentleman if nojordinaryj merit,
in all tjie- relations of 4ife.r In returning
from the Anniversaries in New YorkJ
held copvcrsaiion with a! centleman to
vhnse name tho initials J. Tl would answer;
Imnng the vaiious subjects, pen. Harrison's
name was introduced and thafyeTy jnattir
!ly, as I:have more than once been in O
ia ;and6lh?r Western etatetIt did; not
then occnr to me that t ie conversation
might or would be repeatet , much less pub
fished. As my much Esteemed frii-nd
QioSipbt proper to refer to sbme facts by me
4Uteu, I can only say thatihey were very
dorrectly repeated, and if 1 regret that they
Were published, it is only because I have,
4, 41 fKihielAp 111 1it,Ta f r. gt A ,ir i f I r t r C t Ii a
IYo:h the V. II Courier and Enquirer.
GEN. HARRISON AND THE W HIGS OF
THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
We publish below an interesting cirre?rVrt
de nee between the Whigs of the New Yortc
Legilatnre and the Whig candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Pre?idehoy of the United
States. The action which led ,t the correspon
dence was comsom mated on the 22d of Febtua
ry, the birth day of Washington and the fourth
of July, the birih day of the Republic, has been
tvuh great propriety' selected by the Committee
for its publication. fThe letter t-f General Har
rison is frank, full and explicit. It takes' the
ground that should be maintained-, bf every pre
sidential candidate. The adoption of the prin
eommttutcnttou.y. V
'. I rb THE VATCHMAJf, .
h., Gen. Jackson's prpclartty tlws-g cj-p? Trs!
me, to brfiunded bpon.the--taoo, and -has f, -iq'uenily
ibrongfiT tn my toind the man in :he f. l
Jo pledge! bimseif-Wuh wax tvirg cndK
ed op towards the son; tho heat of which rr
d his wirgs and ;he fell tvith greater rap:div
than hejsacendedrr Jacksoo Jonht two ba;;!-
which caused him to obtain wax wings by r! :
he iictil he roosted. on the Presidential tl) r"
At the time Refouoht tbose battles the nation' v. ; -DfJTf
iarwaf,lber.!cm'ttctce",eGSpcnded at-'t
fir ons' Weeding tafdying ta the battle C?!-'-.
While ihts dsrk clood 'epreadr its hoorrors trr .
the United iStates, Gerw Jackson at New O r
leans fiified himself, Vy! which means he easily
corqnerpd the British' arpy, who were exp ? l
to bis fire ?ithoqt anvsort of a screen. TU ;
exploit flew cyer,rhe cot:ntrjr with the rapMity
ciples of the letter wilt do mare than any thing i of lightbing and electtified the perple, which r
else to carry back the Republic to l.hepnniy and enrapt(ed their j minds and gorged them wi:!.
integrity of its earlier days, ard to intrndnce an j' enthusiasm, ibat!for, several years their rca? n
ing powers appeared to be suspended, as if stt. -artful
demonUad put a spell upon Ihern. D:t
ring this period "f illusion they appended ta
Jackson a pair wax wirgjkbjcb swelled i:'
jmbitioti". to.o.v?rfltwtngt cndjcaulMrr!, Itlco
adraiTiistration worth to succeed ili3t of Wash-
Al'sa'st, 2Slh 'February, 1S40.
inglon.
led from r&tirp
!!ow cilizrui for-
T& C6. de friers cb de
mgger.
VbftlaKtoaian named Marv. eirl
ff rf !iS!l -W''b and boy Jim-a
t T-ff Wt$UBhich -3 sttaated a good
mm h
t 7
V at, if. -:!.
aH Machine? f and an unim-
HftggsMrsv AVooosonand others,
liiowU ih rfavor of D. A. Davis
! id r e w B a gge r ly , Willia m
Pflte-il-t'TtT-
iiTI tl ft tOniP enr
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n ri.
D GOOD.
mm
Mm
kbiM'y Coffee House.
ffc respect fully i afor ms h is
tvfon hani ath's Establish-
splendid assortment of ev
b6 line i of business, and
fry low for cash i Sugar a V
Miliar ; Coffee at 5, 6 and
Loaf Sugar of different
uu?M ra 20 to 75 cents per lb
tSiW! such, as Albany Ale ;
i;t, i' .rFM oiher ktBds of Wines ;
'W m iiaori and great many
Mt mmmcM as Tess. Clot es.
BKllalJlkinds ol i Nats, and a treat
.tjti,-.sTfe f mi tie 3 un band too no-
i'r Yftt'J&Pi Qd according to the nres-
Mui sell; very low Jodeed
h -?-.!-,- -a f. - - J
Wt IVi'l,! -7 fv""' iu HJC DUO-
r4 O f 1 tWM-ge he has heretofore ra-
W V; 'ZfW &WVy awenlton to business
ly4B
I spec to hab an office soon, on massy Matty's
-; word, ; 4 ... . '
He's got de money pus in han, and wants de na
tion's swnrd ; j
Dey better mind dis sly qe fox, what come from
, Kinderhook, i . 1 ! v
e git he finger in de pie an eat him likeajjook:
Ob when I git d office, den I go der whole
1 : figge-r . j . 1
A votin fordts cunninifox, de frien ob de nig-
A ' I .
SvcJtcn Whaw whaw! uhaw When
I git in dis here offifp, and finger in ole Unde
Sam's pocket, den 1 com4 out, wid massa Mat-
tv. a new urit dimerrat, and dat is anroie leaer
alijt dyed in de wool; Ip .we can reject de o'e
fox, I spec to be Minister Penitentiary tode
court of Johnnv Uull. whar massa van uoren
fitody de science ob difn jftacy. Massa Ktndaii
nudder great man. He be Minister Penttentia
ry to de court of Philipj Louis, de Parley Voj
Mountseer. Massa ;Benton he guine to tread in
de footsteps ob be areal predecessor, and. massa
vyamoun wnere he o nine 7 I snec ne naa
nullify 'gain. Whaw if whaw! whaiv !
back you New Yawk nfggeis.
To de master ob de Globe, now I drink de goblet
I : f' !: '. I - "
And to de master ob de p0, I fill de fl.iwin cup ;
To all de loafer focos, t joib de frienly han.
An Pm de frien throughout, to de famous little
! an : - -
Now go it New Yawk darkeys, an cot de ban
som figger, f
fn votin for de ole fox, de frien ob de nigger.
to
Stan
Exciting subiecls of the dar. These I have
ihooght it proper to leave tl those who hava
mucii caloric ic tneir oomppsitior.: tneycan
iireathca hot atraospher.d! most freely. I
ttit'nk I have not voted rpore than three
times in twenty five years! 'I do nqt sny
iliis becaose.I am sure I hive done right in
neglecting to go quietly I to the polls I
?jave stated this fact that may know that
vyh!at I said of Gen. II. ws not the over-
ilrAvn picture of a partizari. It was rtqt said I
cl;; political, purposes, but In justice to what
Mici.cwspt uen. u-
l see not w hy a 'mm en
rpnl and held up b' his f'
the highest place in the gi
should he called at) anpel f r a devil, as w;l!
bst serve the purposes of
Jf think most seriously,
tpipgs is one of the dangers
Lmost loVe; I do not sa
Gen IJ, is a Chrhtnia
he is not. , I know
riind his beien t!
jlct o(
is nass.
er hrat
tfr of Gen
Jrc meeting of a bible
'tr's church in Oincin&r
ig he made an
witn nig n apr;7
!e was calle
Sir. .-On behalf of the Whig members of the
.Legislature, being a msjnity of both the Sen '
steatid the House of Assembly, the undersign
ed hafe the honor to transmit to yon ' the en
closed Resolution prepared by us and passed wish
perfect unanimity and thefnost enthusiastic feel
ing, by those members, at a meeting held on Sat
urd3y last, being the anniversary of Washing
ton's birth' day.- -'
We have also the honnr to transmit to yon a
paper containing a report in full of the speeches
and proceedings, at that meeting.
We have ihe fullest confidence that in live
views there expressed as to the rharacfer and
policy of the present adroioistraiion. as well ss
in the tribntrs paid to your own character and
public servicesand to those of the distinguish
ed citizen associated with you in the Ilarmbujfg
nomination, wehad given utt&ranee not only to
onr own feelings and convictions, but to those of
a large majority of the People of this S'.ale. -
T i W : -.t !
e arp, wi.n nign respeci,
j our friends and fellow citizens,
u. C.'Verplarck,
Martin Lee,
Jtdin M&Tnaid,
C. E. Clark,
Wm;.Daer,
Letter B. Porter,
DJ B. St. John,
- J. Ilnhhardr
Of the Senate.
1 -I
Of the Assembly.
f
Gen. Wm. Henry Hahkisox.
North Bewd, O. May 3, 1340.
Gentl"men : J have the honor to acknowledge
ihe receipt nf jnur letter of the'25hFebrnary
convpying the proceedings of a meetifg of the
Whig members- of the Legislamre, convened in!
the eapltol of tbp S:ate on he i2.l of that month j
I hf yon to 'believe Gentlemen,,, that I am
Icf,lv.'i,nnre.?std with tftfc horver whsr-b has been
i ri i . ....
t of the nation, j conu'rrea up"n me t.y tne cis;ii:gmsr.ed oody.
ivito.ii ui;s refusion vow rpprtseni. i lie
him
hat
tol
r
m ft
5
gtsopV kit
w m . a i i
great object of IkjII my civil and miiiiary life has
been to serve my" 'country, toJhe utm ist of my
abilitiep, and to obtain its approbation. The hope
f r I i has r.fien cheered ms in circumstances of
groat d'tfieiihy and embarrassment.
You will pardon me, I trust, if in tins letter I
go somewhat beyond the mereMrpr:sRofaekno.v'.
edging tbe receipt- cf your omrnunrcauon. and j hive sunk much below par. ashington's mor
the proud king,;bncfiadnezzarte say in 1 i
henrt, ! will ascend above the leights ct i r
clouds and,! will, govern the nation indeprr.v
en' uf the Constitntion and of the Cocccil nnr
will cf ijthe people; " Like Daniel's ram," I
did acrtrding; to his will;" and Jike the 1
g at, he was moved with, Cbpler against 1 1
Presidenoffhe Bank Vf the United Staff?,
beeauserhe was not hl political friend, tnd hsr
ing no control over him, he poored out his wrat:.
upon the Bank, and cast it ?own to fhe gror.niU
and stamped upon if i with bis feet. About if f
time he! perpetrated this. vile and arbitrary ret,
h remarked, that if Congress had ctmsulted hit'
he would have put them upon a plan for a Bar1. ,
which was tacitly saying that. bis wisdom
superior; to the united wisdom of Congress, Er 5
that wisdom raost. die with him f Now wba
was his plan ? There can be no doubt at ir
but it Va the Sub-Treaeory scheme; and v
have reason to believe , that the Standing Ar:T.v
of two hundred tbonsapd men, is also a plan t f
Jackson's, becaose Van Boren darrd not to !,av
concerted and revealed either of these sehem---without
the coRsefnt of his'master, he being Jc
sin's President and not the' people's. II e'r.e? it
appears t,hat these eggs were laid, by 'Jadcsi ,
and Van Buren beirg;. very docile to lis il!u'';
ois predecessor, and acenstomed to a-sedans-y
life, was chosen to hatch them, bnt I gurs V..
will find cock eggsthard to hatch; fThts great
innovator and inventor of plans, was spoken f
by many, asjt second "Washing ton, whereas it r
donblful whether there is one trail of resf mblan :.
lo ba found in their characters. "Washington hsd
mueh more soil rid ."and 'useful knowledge than
Jackson- Washington was considerate and pro
dent in all his acfs--Jackson jmprodrnt, tar it
and preetpitato , 4 Washingtori proved bishnmil
ity bv rendering up his sword Ut Congress, wlu-n
the Repl 'tion war was oveT.. . Jackson wlf n
thelasf waf was over, instead of rendering op his
sword to Congress, paraded with it round tho
Capitol! aT Washington. ' A campaign tf mcti
than sejren years proved Washington to be a
man of real military atent3 Jackson's cam
paign was so s'lort, that his military talents ha i
not been solTicipntly provedrbut it is very pr? .i
b!e if iIip war hid lasted seven year?, that -'-hi
military fume, like thai of his civil career, wou'd
lepiinirs
3 : rr
ori surf" a
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known, w:u
tivc. I remi
t-
rd
us service
a t
n witn moral
i .
an out ay mao ;
- til
icre ne was weu
haracter was defer -1
irf trmstanre or that
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use the, occasion; for mikiog a few remarks, i
which circumstances seem to require from'me, io
respect to a declaration , of opinions, or pledges;
as to my fotnre conduct, retjuired of candidates
for high offices. ' ' v f y
.My public life, not now a short ore, is before
the country. My opinions on important subjects,
Inve b?pn expressed fr.m time to. time,' a.3 those
sorbets have nren. and since my name;- hns
been mentioned among those from whom a -selection
might be made for the office of Prsiden',
I-have in several letters to friends, fully1 aitl
al cliar3c!rr was. unsullied-: he selected .Lr 1)3
bosom frie'nd a viri onus and amiable ladr. W:
Jackson's rrind kr.bneJ wnh 'purity, and justi n
whpn he selected his wife ? . Let his adrnircfr?
answer this qnp-tion. Washington feared G;d
and venerated' his name Jackson ws a most
profane swearer, and hesitated not to take tlse
name o ihe. most High in vain. Washington,
although as brave a man as ever lived deemed it
n!!ird 'o prove his bravery by fighting do
rU. B'jt did Jackson's conscience prevent
him from this brutal moce of murder?. It surr'y
frankly avowed my sentiments v Hriiirr than I Hid not. And did the people expect a pure strearr.
tliis I cannot supple Intelligent persons could from sncb a- polluted fountain? From the. roan
desire me' 1o go. The Jprple of this eo'jntry do ner. in which they acted, it would seem they 'did,
not rel? on professions, piomises. and ple.-lges. i hot to tnir sorrow'' they have discovered tho
dfceflSJon whicu Jkied roe very murh :
The Rev. AIrItoerk Method ik cler
gyman of mtil) distinctidn. w?s a speaker
Sjjlj he wandered on ncktpg the blood and eat nh thai occasion. He hrfd been a corporal
iHr It be fiesh of this Li rd At. last be saw asi)i in the arrav commanded- ty Gen. Hi , Bih
,ui M j-iuuia tlse gentlemen ailuited to
Here he slept a) j arid present meeting
schooner sailing along the -oast;bot it grnjvvin(
dirk, he sooh lost sight of her.
their former re la-
kv ith mutual kind-
t . i ..- .i" 'it mvu u.i'i (Mtri in i .item:;; p uu tiuum
ngtfandon them,rrowbe,saw w.th m,, . -J&- x
ilnoof,!! into .he hands of ?on:e ,rihe !aAerward often heard lie Rev. Mr, 7
sink gan?. he hesitated a moment, bat u$, Pf Gfln.- H. in theiindest mahner.
R
' Somebody writes us from Indi
ana that Pilimtnfr (Tilman) A. Howard
can't come it for Governor.1 Tilming is
the candidate that works in a collar, it will
ber recoltceted. Qre&isboro Patriot;
wb his misTable cnditon trom starvatuni ansa
tliirst, and the heal ofj the sun on his-bare feud
liiat he Jiad -ratherMte' thnn continue such ajmi?;
crahle extstrnce he thoref-ije swam, off tti llU
schnner and threw himself upon his knees and
bigg-ed for life and water. The Captain not
understanding him, but supposing he was ia
cs away sailor, took care of hirn and by fig?
rriaije him onderstond he was safe. -j
4fer seeing the unfortunate man at ten dea
to, Capt. Antnnion Peloso, the orthy enmrnani
derSof the Schooner, coasted along the shore in
snatch of the vessel supposed to he. wrecked. fi
vVenl withtri 9 miles of Cape Antonio, he iarld
ed it the spot which th English Sailor roiotep
oijt thinking that the vpsscl was there, and
hkvng no suspicion of Pirates. On Capt. Pe
lescfs landing he was met. by the seven Prtates
and, f.or Fishermeo, who threatened his life,
biidby artifice he deceived th'em - and gainjed
their confidence From them he gnined the iri
telligeaceof an English Brig having beejn 'Sa-'
ken, and part d their crew murdered, tbatj two
were still alive bnt would sot m be put to dfatb.
It was now that the brave Spanish Capt.jPd.n
Antonio Pehso determined to save ihese nnfor
tunie or die in the attempt. He gave thrt Pi-rites-three
muskets and invited them to break
fast with him on the morrow, but before leaving
tbetn he sought n pouiiooitv of seeing the two
sailor? who were in their power 3nd still alivi.
"The Pirate Captain said, that after murdlring
ihefCaptatn and pat otthe crew be resejryed
the'rest to paint their- boat and mend their sail-t
.-llliai cow the work.was done, and to morrow
they must die. In order to gain greater cphh
dence wilh the Piiates, Capt. Antonio Peloso
infurmed them that he had picked upon! the
coast an English sailor, who probably bad es
caped from this vessel, and to-morrow when
they came off to breakfast they shoold have iiiin.
Thc they parted for the nighl. Oo to morrow,
thef Pirates, faithful to? their engagement, came
ob boa id Capt. Peloss schooner to breakfast,
I nes! in the twoTtonses of Congress My rob
i'lrshed letters to Mf. Wir.r.rAMS and Mr. Den-
Nearly a year after the above-meeting, j yY, will show .'that' I . do nui consider the Presi
when an Agentof the American Bihle So-1 dent a eenstrtueot 'branch oF the Lrgilature
cmtv, 1 had addressed 'hei ttev. ivlr. Brooks7
ebbtfregatiop, where Gerl. H. attends fwor-
Bible cause, as stated bf J, T., snd I! was
the Presidential ofHce was the nrorer source and
p-fsent when S. P. Chise, lq. waiap-) ,,; in roy judtrment. at war with every
Pointed to go and reccivd tho deed, ; j ; principle of the constitution, and of deep and
Now, Mr. E 'ior, I hive been compelled j dangeronsconsrquei.ee. The prevalence ol such
t6 sav there things in iusti'ce to mvself. and i spnitments. moie than almost any thtrg tr.
nloi from a motive un wot thy of any Min
ister, to serve the purposes-o't a pnrty. I
hsve only staled what I know of the grn-
tlman who is now befure our nation. If
hers know base things! I can only say f
am very happy, that truth does not make
n)e the channel through which such turbid
vyatefs flow. '
SYLVESTfER HOLMES.
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AMOS KENDALL pUT-DONE !
That Amos Kendall!' is not solitary
Phey 'know, thai W the candidate is ijnprinc:- f'rram to be as foul 3S the fountain from which
pled, he will net scruple to give sny p!Affrroih3 i it fl.i.vs. Ail ti e p litical evila, under which
may be required (f Mm, and as little will he he- i naticn is r.ow groaning, originated with Jack
itate to violate' it. Hhave already made public.! c0n. and Va'i Burrn is nothing but hi5? p'rd'r- '
the principles jhy which 'I shoUd be governed, if, tool io carrj out hb plans. This he ... porf:c
Heeled -Prcsidyntj so far ivrelates to tho proper : promised io do wtien he entered into the hi.-1'
ICxe'cuti've duties of that office. But almost in-. j-nfTice wl.-i-h he now fills. The Bible directs v.
numerable appUcaiions' have-been made to m.; ; ? sf, c.t .vc ie :nd good men for our rulers, w !.;
for my opinions relative to matters of legisSa-tion. appr-sr f"r n ' tl-o following texts : etiiro pave
t r ffven to theproper mode of conducting bnsi- j M..s ibe fvill'.wir advice. Thcu shall pro
vj.je fiit uf a:! tho people, able men, such as frsr
Gn-1, fi.cn of . tsutb. hating envetousness; ard
i!-ic.e. such over them to he rulers." Exo. '9-C.l .
This ndvwe n.ei with the approbation cf Gr.d,
and Mnr. acted accordingly. The fej?owir;g
cTt contain; ?.p wrods ui God addressed toTh
vid : -The GtJ of Israel said, the Rock crJ--rarl
spnke tome, He ihat rulnh over men ran-.!
hp jnjit. ruling in lire fear of God -2 Ssm. 23-2-Srdomon
says, " wben the rightpous are in au thority,
the people rr jice : but when the wicked
beareth rule, the people mourn' -Pro'. 29-2.
Jt would seem that the great mass jf ihe pe plo
ho put Gen. Jacksrjn in the Presidential j.h''r,
foregoing, texts of fecrip"rr.
might be cited cn the sirr.-
ge that the propl? ?t i f
ih" Bible for argnrr.rc; -:-
mold have overI'j.ked tic
plainly pfdnt out their ci' -rulcrp;
The Scrip'nre on
jy-is not plain, b3t with
51 butit is impossible to read the letters ihat have ;
r. 1 been addressed to me, without b-iieving thafma- '
sh pi he did pledge, the bt cf land ti the j r-y the writers had adopted the , .pinion, th3 j
wuohl ipnd o corrsuiiaa'e the win !e siit.tanti"il
p r.ver i f ihe. Government in ii.e h.'rids f 3 in
o'p !:an ; a tendency which, w heiher i:; ur t.i
of olTice, I feel it my mRt s.rl-'oin duty to resist.
had lost s'oiit (,f the
ih-rs tha
many 1
ftinjr-ft. Ii s'rtr.
' North who appeal to
' cnrlrmn Slavery, s
ai'- ve trx's vhich soi
' iv in chocs eg their
the s.tlhject of Sl.avpr
Fy p!vn. Ttie abolh
I. have declined rherefjre to give any further
pl-d(jpg 1 r o;dn!oris.on sobjecis which bf 'ot g to
the f'i!.v icgislftt'jn oT Congress because,
!:.; 1 conceive, fur the reasons given in: rav
Ipttejsr loMr. Williams and Mr. Denny, that
Congress should be left as rneh as possible ;- ard to our doty in ehooyirg officers, it i entt'c
rrammellrd by executive nflnenre in the di-s
charge x.f it.? legislative-- funciions : snd that a
b.ptter guarantees for the corrfct enndoct of a
fSitef 1qoic1 rlfA m "i tt f. i r. A in V 1 fi rar.
a51 in his newfpaper -sperulalion, , and in Jhe
ennrse of bis former life, than in j Gen. Harrison's moral character i pure and
fill appear from the fnlluwing, taken from pledres and opinions o-iven donntr the pendancy ' unblemished, which most have been rfTectoa fed
tbe New Orleans Rulleuin : nf a Annhifn! contact nn.-l if.9i alihnncrh reco? i hv his takin-the Diine nrecf nts for the rcl? ot
i " Gen. Almonte, who it Iwill be rf collected by I nisj'ng-the rioht of the people to' be ir-Tdrmed cf , his onndnc? ; and as to hp? military character. 1
all our readers rlored.consi'oiouI v with Sanla ' fhe ieadinr ndiiifal rininiifis of (lie eand
- - - . - . - - . . , . - - - - - .-- -1
icnists and others eertaie'v
k:.t .v ihat tjen jachisort cm not rear arm rever
.i ii - .l e 1 :
ence iie i foo?"'y . yei uiej maac rnoice vi iu:
(,r President t.f the United States.
Almonte, who it ill be recollected by nisjng- the right of
ders fi2oredtcoDSi'QiouIy with Sanla fhe heading poliiit
Anna, in the J extan cam
.lexico. the second part of
with the Extra Globe. It
w;ho, it is knqwn, has ocedpie! a highlplacea
mong the Central abstluiis
has issued a circular, conta
of a gazette which he proposes to publish, to he
called Aurora' which circular he basidiree'ed
10 every functionary of the Central government,
pairing him to obtain all the subscribers be can,
find forward tbe money, ee cf .expense. ! He
closes with ibis osoal fl?u isl. 1 Gud and Li'r
eHy.' Salan Despotism? Mexico, Mav K,
1S40. ALMONTE.
sign, is p-aying m
31 r. Kendall Vgame
feeems that Almonte, '
3, has resigned, and
inir.g the priospeci us
lidaie : is certaioFy better eiab'isfted than that of Jck
forofSces of trnst. veta it regards the subjects , cen'i. But notwithstanding tr eiCflieney rt
upon which ihe Legislature may be called to ! his character the Spilamen have invented char
act, the pledges and opinions shold be rfquired, 2es and preferred them against him, which have
if required atall,of the candidates for Cunaren. all been proved false and erroneous, yet they
2d Bf caupe, tfie habii of considering a single j still continue to repeat the tame charges, which
individual as tlie soi rre from which all ihemea j shows the meanness of their minds, and tbat
sures nf government should emanate. i degrading j they are necessi'afed to adopt this wicked courts
to nbMK'; and of Ihe mcsl dangerous tendtn- or be st'en uni mrj v auaiu o i iiu.
cv.
S I. Because, upon all the qneojonsin regard
to wnich. undr any circumstances, it woold be
at all p-rper f r me to make answers, my senti-
I lest they sboold Ice their soap, therefore tbty
pwing en, aifbocgn they are ron 001. 1 wm
nov notice two of their objections to Harrison,
iti first is. that ha is loo old. With res-
ments have alrrjdv hcn loliy and dearlv given 1 peer to thi3 objection, I will merely remaric inai
to entitle them to ere. many ol tne aaminisirauoD pan
to iae public, m a manner
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