Free Soil Banner, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 September 1848 — Page 1

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY W. B. GREER & L. WALLACE

HE IS THE FREEMAN, WHOM TRUTH MAKES FREE; AND ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE.’

[PRINTED BY DOUGLASS & ELDER.

VOL. I.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1848.

NO. 6.

PUBLICATION OFFICE OF THE BANNER IS ON PENNSYLVANIA STREET, Three doors north of Washington Street. Free Soil Chorus. Tune-. — " Auld Lang Syne." All hail ye friends of Liberty, Ye honest sons of toil, Come, let us raise a shout to-day, For Freedom and Free Soil! Chorus—For Freedom, and Free Soil, my boys, For Freedom and Free Soil, Ring out the shout to all about, For Freedom and Free Soil ! We wage no bloody warfare here, But gladly would we toil, To show the South the matchless worth, Of Freemen and Free Soil. For Freedom, &c. Nor care we ought for party names, We ask not for the spoil, But what we’ll have is Liberty, For Freemen and Free Soil. For Freedom, &c. Too long we’ve dwell in party strife ’Tis time to pour in oil , So here’s a dose tor Uncle Sam, Of Freedom and Free Soil For Freedom, &c. Our Southern neighbors feel our power, And gladly would recoil, But 'tis ‘’too late,” the cry’s gone forth, For Freemen and Free Soil! For Freedom, &c. Then let opponents do their best, Our spirits to embroil, No feuds shall e’er divide our ranks, Till Victory crowns Free Soil For Freedom, &c. They’ve called us Sisslers long enough. We now begin to boil, And e’er November shall come round, We’ll COOK THEM UP Free Soil. For Freedom, &c. Then let us sing God bless the Free, The noble sons of toil, And lei the shout ring all about, Of Freedom and Free Soil. For Freedom, &c. Statistics. The following table compiled from various sources, we believe to be accurate. It contains matter interesting to politicians: Electoral Voles for each Candidate or Party, at the last five Presidential Elections.

1828.

1832.

1836

1840.

1844.

States.

Jackson

Adams

Jackson

Van Buren

Whig

Harrison

Van Buren

Polk

Clay

Maine,

—

N. Hamp.,

—

Vermont,

—

---

Mass.,

—

R. Island,

—

—.

—

Connecticut

—

New York,

—

New Jersey,

—

Penn.,

—

Delaware, Maryland,

—

Virginia,

—

N. Carolina,

—

S. Carolina,

—

Georgia,

—

~—

Alabama,

—

Mississippi,

—

Lousiana,

—

Tennessee,

—

Kentucky,

—

Ohio,

—

Indiana,

—

Illinois,

—

Missouri,

—

Michigan,

—

Arkansas,

—

178

83 219

170

113

234

170

105

.Note.—In 1832 the electoral votes of Vermont [7] were given for Mr. Wert, and those of South Carolina [11] for Mr. Floyd, all the rest for Jackson and Clay. In 1838 the votes of Massachusetts [14] were given for Mr. Webster, those of Tennessee [l5] and Georgia [11] for Mr. White, and those of South Carolina [11] for Mr. Mangum—all the rest for Harrison and Van Burcn. In 1828, 1840, and 1844, there were but two candidates. Popular Vote in 1844.

States.

Scat’ing

Clay.

Polk.

Maine,

4,862

34,619

45,964

New Hampshire,

4,161

17, 866

27,160

Vermont,

3,954

28,770

18,041

Massachusetts,

10,830

67,009

53,034

Rhode Island,

7,322

4,846

Connecticut,

1,943

32,832

29,841

New York,

15,812

232,482

237,588

New Jersey,

131

38,218

37,495

Pennsylvania,

3,138

161,803

167,535

Maryland,

—

35,984

32,676

Virginia, North Carolina,

—

44,790

50,683

53,232

39,287

S. C. elected by Leg.

—

------

—

Georgia,

—

42,104

44,048

Alabama,

26,035

37,497

Mississippi,

—

20,127

25,907

Louisiana,

13,083

13,782

Tennessee, Kentucky,

—

60,030 61,262

59,917

——

51,980

Ohio, Michigan,

8,050

155,057

149,117

3,638

24,137

27,587

Indiana,

2,106

67,867

70,181

Illinois,

3,570

45,579

58,345

Missouri,

—

31,250

41,324 9,546

Arkansas, Delaware,

5,504

ral vote equal to the number of its Senators and Representatives in Congress. The electoral vote of the States will be as fol-

lows:

States. No. votes. States. No. votes.

1. Maine,

2. New Hampshire, 3. Massachusetts, 4. Rhode Island, 5. Connecticut, 6. Vermont, 7. Maryland,

8. Virginia,

9. North Cnrolinii, 10. New York, 11. New Jersey, 12. Pennsylvania, 13- Delaware, 14. South Carolina, 15. Georgia,

States.

17. Tennessee, 18. Ohio, 19. Lousiana, 20. Mississippi, 21. Indiana, 22. Illinois, 23. Alabama, 24. Missouri, 25. Arkansas, 26. Michigan, 27. Florida, 28. Texas, 29. Iowa, 30. Wisconsin,

Total,

13 23

6 6

9 9 7 3 6 3 4 4 4

290

16. Kentucky,

Necessary to a choice 146. Election by the People. In the event of no choice by the Electoral Colleges, the House of Representatives upon which the election would then devolve, would be divided

as follows:

Whig.—Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Ken-

tucky,—12.

Dcmocrut.---Maine, Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Mich-

igan, Wisconsin, Iowa, --15

Tied.—New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Georgia,

—3

Femmes.” At a time when the gentlemen of France are asserting ''the “Rights of Man,’’ no wonder the ladies are protesting against the “ Wrongs ol Woman.” Amongst the many clubs, which the temporary triumph of the club-law has engendered in Paris, there was lately opened a “Club des Femmes.”— At its first sitting much confusion was created by the criticisms of a number of the Lords of Creation, who had introduced themselves upon the assemblage. This is unfair. What would be the result if a corps of ladies was let loose to criticise the House of Commons? The “Club ties Femmes” has promulgated ihe following COPE OF RIGHTS. 1. Woman naturally is superior to man. The rule of the husband by the wife is in the order of nature. 2. The wife is the natural guardian of her husband’s secrets. 3. To the wife belongs the absolute control of her own milliners’ bills. 4. The extreme age of woman is thirty years. She may be below this age, but cannot pass beyond it. 5. Woman has a right to her opinions. It is an odious tyranny which enforces the reasons of them.

CODE OF DUTIES. 1. It is the duty of woman to insist on her own way. This duty is paramount. The end justifies the means. 2. It is the duty of the wife to love and honor her husband. The word “ obey ” is abolished, except as a duty of husbands. 3. It is the duty of every woman to set off those advantages with which Nature has provided her. Dress is thus invested with the sanctity of a religious observance. 4. The human species is the onlyone which clothes itself, amuses itself, and cooks its food. Woman is the highest being in the scale of the human species, has exclusive sovereignty in the three domains of-—the Table, the Toilet, and Society. PROJECTS OF I.AWS. 1. A law rendering it penal in husbands to grumble at cold meat. 2. A law imposing various terms of imprisonment on the husband who complains of a deficiency of shirt-buttons, struggles for the last word, or exhibits impatience while his wife is dressing. 3. A. law to constitute and punish the offence of leze-marriage, or conjugal treason, of which shall be adjudged guilty. Every husband found in possession of a latch-key, without written permission of his wife. Every husband bringing home friends to dinner, without a notice of at least twenty-four hours; and an adjudication thereon by the proper authority. Every husband paying attention to any other woman in the presence of his wife. Every husband convicted of smoking, unless when the wife smokes also. —Punch.

The Third Party. Now that two parties are in the field, so clearly opposed to each other on the only great question before the people, as are the Free Soil party and the Hunker pro-slavery party, why cannot the contest be fairly carried on between them? A settlement of this slavery question is certainly desirable. It is desirable that Massachusetts should declare her opinion upon the question, whether it is right to extend and perpetuate slavery, or not. We regret to perceive indications that the nondescript Taylor faction of this State, is disposed to step in and disturb the contest by nominating candidates of its own. We have noticed within a few days, in the Boston Atlas, Boston Daily Advertiser, and other papers in the Taylor interest, a call for a State Convention, of the friends of Taylor, for the purpose of forming a State organization, and carrying their peculiar views of politics into our State affairs. Without agreeing in the views of the Daily Advertiser as to the unconstitutionality of voting for “third parties,” we are still strongly convinced of the impolicy, if not absolute insanity of throwing away votes in this manner. It is trifling with the sacred elective franchise. The Cass party has presen ted its candidates, Gen. Cushing and Mr. Cushman. The Free Soil party has proposed Mr. Philips apd Mr. Mills. These gentlemen represent the opposing views on the Slavery question.— Yet this Taylor party, or faction, as Mr. Webster would call it, composed principally of men who were members of the late Whig party, and who abandoned the party for the purpose of electing Gen. Taylor to the Presidency —this faction, we say, now proposes to form a State organization and introduce Taylorism into our State politics. We cannot trust ourselves to speak as we would on this subject. If these men are not entirely lost to reason, we would impress upon them the fact that every vote withdrawn from Mr. Phillips and transfered to the new candidate, is as good as half a vote for Gen. Cushing, and has a tendency to throw the election into the Legislature, leaving the Gubernatorial office to be scrambled for in that body. The injurious tendency of third parties, cannot be too strongly impressed upon the people.— We implore our Taylor friends to review their own arguments against the course which the Liberty party took in 1844, which they say was followed by the annexation of Texas as a necessary consequence, and to ask themselves whether they can honestly and conscientiously pursue a course similar to the one which they have so unqualifiedly condemned. We make these remarks in no unkind spirit towards the new Taylor party. We would not deny their right to assemble peaceably and put forth their peculiar doctrines, but we have a right to ask them to pause before they take the unwise and rash step which is now anticipated. If they desire to vote for Taylor, let them put forth their electoral ticket and adjourn, without endangering the success of free principles., and injuring the character of the State by any factious intermeddling with the Gubernatorial nominations.— Boston Republican.

Recapitulation of Presidential Elections Year. No of votes. 1844 - - - 2,702,549 1840 - - - 2,402,658 1836 - - - 1,501,298 1832 - - - 1,290,498 1028 - - - 1,162,418 Majorities of Electoral Votes. Polk over Clay in 1844, - - - - 64 Harrison over Van Buren in 1840, - - 174 Van Buren over Harrison in 1836, - 97 Jackson over Clay in 1832, - - - 170 Jackson over Adams in 1828, - - - 95 Recapitulation of the Popular Vole of 1844. Polk’s majority over Clay, exclusive of South Carolina, ---39,340 ; Majority of Polk and Birney over Clay, 101,663 Majority of Clay and Birney over Polk, 22,983 Presidential Election of 1848. The number of the States of our Union is 30.— The Senate of the United States composed of 60 Senators, and 230 Representatives. Each State, in 1848, will be entitled to a Presidential electo-

Would have his way. A clergyman in his prayer said : — “ Lord bless the great council, the Semite, and grant they may hang togeth-

er.”

/V country fellow standing by, replied : “ Yes, yes; with all my heart,

and the sooner the better—and I’m sure/ Going it with a Rush.—In the litit is the prayer of all good people.” /tle county of Wyoming, a notice for a “ But, friends,” said the parson, “I /Free Soil Van Buren meeting is signed don’t mean as that man does; but pray /by nineteen hundred voters. The spirit that they may all hang together in ac-/ of Freedom is awakened. The slave-

Fcorn the Rochester Daily Advertiser

The Germans.

Jt is gratifying to see that our naturalized citizens from the old world, are astir on the subject of Free Soil. We learn from the public prints, that the Germans have already a “ Free Soil” paper in the city of New York, another in Cincinnati, and another in St. Louis, Missouri, another in Illinois, and that they are about to start still another at Buffalo. Well may they be up and doing, for they do not want to be shut out of our boundless territories recently acquired, or be compelled to labor by the side of slaves. They have tasted of oppression enough in the old world, and they have come three thousand miles across the deep to find a free land; and although the land of their adoption is not as free from the taint of oppression as they could wish, yet they do not despair, but are willing to pull off their coats, go to work, and make it free. At any rate, they are willing to confine Slavery within its present limits. Success we say to the Germans, and to the noble cause which they have so enthusiastically espoused ! W. F.

Pleasant Hill, Sept. 5, 1848.

cord and concord.'

“ No matter what cord,” replied the other, “so ’tis a strong one!”

ry extentionists may tremble.

The Prosperity of a State.—The prosperity and aggrandizement of a State is to be seen in its increase of inhabitants and consequent progress in industry and wealth. Of the vast tide of emigration which now rushes like a cataract to the West, not even a trinkling rill wends its way to the ancient Dominion. Of the multitude of foreigners who daily seek an asylum and a home in the empire of liberty, how many turn their steps to the region of slaves? None—no, not one. There is malaria in the atmosphere of those regions, which the new comer shuns as being deleterious to his views .and habits. See the wide-spreading ruin which the avarice of our ancestral government has produced in the South, as witnessed in a sparse population of freemen, deserted habitations, and fields without culture! Strange to tell, even the wolf, driven back long since, by the approach of man, now returns, after an elapse of an hundred years, to howl over the desolations of slavery.—Mr. Curtis, in Virginia Legislature, 1832.

A Hard Hit.—The New Orleans Bulletin, a Taylor paper, gets mournfully merry over the defections from Taylorism, and hits off the deserters in the following anecdote: “The present position of the Taylor party reminds us of the story we once heard of a farmer, who one morning let his sheep out of the pen. Having put down the bars, the old man stood by to count them as they hopped over, and began—‘'There goes one’—‘there goes two,’—‘there goes three,’—‘there goes four,’—‘there goes old ewe,’—‘there goes a black one,’—‘there goes a whole heap,’—‘and curse them, there they all go.” “So it is with the Taylor party. At first we could count the deserters—one, two, three;but it was soon ascertained that the bounds were broken—that the bars were down, and the ‘old ews’ and the ‘black ones’ began hopping out very fast, and followed so rapidly by ‘whole heaps,’ so as to bid defiance to any attempts to keep count, and soon poor Taylor will have to exclaim,—'Curse them they have all gone!” A lady living in the country, had a favorite parrot, to which she gave the entire range of the house from garret to cellar. Being a talkative and entertaining bird, it became a favorite with all in the house, except a cross old cook in the kitchen. One day, while the cook was taking up soup over the fire, she cast her eye round and saw the parrot helping himself to cockles. The cook called out to him: “Ah! stealing pickled cockles, you old devil, hey?” at the same time slinging a ladle full of boiling soup, which falling upon the parrot’s head, scalded the feathers entirely off of it. After loosing its feathers the parrot became grave and tactiturn, and went moping about the bouse a whole year, without speaking a word to any one. At the end of which time, the lady’s father made her a visit, from a distant part of the country. He was a very aged man, and his head as naked as that of the parrot; who as soon as he saw his bald head squalled out, “Ah! stealing pickled cockles! pickled cockles! pickled cockles! you old devil, hey!” After which he settled down in his own taciturn habits again, and would never speak a word, except when he saw a bald head, he would then yell out at the top of his voice, “Stealing cockles? you old devil, hey?”

Circumstances alter Cases. When James K. Polk was a candidate for the Presidency, all who opposed the annexation of Texas, were urged to vote against him, because he was in favor of that measure,and would use his influence to secure its consummation. And though Texas was annexed before John Tylor went out of office, still the whigs insist that it was owing to Polk’s election — that his influence, as President elect, secured the triumph of the annexation scheme.— Now, however, the whigs have nominated a slave-holder and an anti-pro-viso man for the Presidency—and they have suddenly discovered that the President has no legislative power ; that such questions should not be brought into a Presidential election ; and that hitherto “executive office has been too much regarded in its connection with the law making power, and an undue importance attached to the opinions of the candidate for that office.” Oh, yes —as old Zack entertains certain opinions upon the subject of slavery and its extension, that are not quite palatable to the friends of freedom, it. is now ascertained that “an undue importance has been attached to the opinions” of Presidential candidates; that it is really of little consequence what their opinions are, as they are not elected to make laws ! Now, this game of the Taylorites is a very contemptible one. If they are not the most credulous of human beings, and therefore to be pitied as dupes, they cannot escape the charge of gross dishonesty, and a wilful attempt to mislead and deceive the credulous, by sophistry and falsehood.— Charter Oak.

Taylorism below Par.—The New York Day Book, a very zealous advocate and eulogist of Filmore, has the following admission in regard to Taylor’s declining popularity : “It is impossible to bide from the community the fact that Taylorism is at a low ebb in the North. Six months ago there was but one man in the Union that could have prevented the election of Gen. Taylor, and that man (Taylor himself,) has probably accomplished it. A debauchee never was more thoroughly repulsed by a virtuous woman, than has been the Whig party by old Rough and Ready.” Conscience.—The following passage is from a letter of John Quincy Adams, addressed to Hon. John G. Palfrey, and dated Nov. 4th, 1846. The italics and capitals are Mr. Adam’s own. “The Slavery Power and the Puritan spirit are coming to close quarters.— The Slave Power sneers at Conscience, as in days of yore our pilgrim forefathers were called puritans in derision. Let us not be ashamed of the name of Conscience Whigs, but inscribe it on our banners, and deserve it, if need be, with martyrdom in the cause of human liberty. What say the sons to the Pilgrims? Will they answer Conscience with a sneer?”

Fire in Brooklyn and loss of Life. —At about 11 o’clock Sunday night, a fire broke out in Fulton street, Brooklyn, which was not checked until 5 o’clock Monday morning. Over 200 buildings, including the Baptist, Methodist, and Universalist Churches, and many first class stores and dwellings in the heart of the city, were destroyed. The entire loss will probably reach $1, 500,000. The burnt district includes eight blocks, bounded as follows: Commencing at the corner of Fulton and Pine Apple streets, down Pine Apple to Henry,down Henry to Fulton, crossing Fulton up Sands to Washington, up Washington to Concord, up Concord to place of beginning. The Brooklyn Insurance Company lose $50,000.

Wives by Wholesale.—Nearly two hundred young women have taken their departure from Plymouth, in the Royal George, for Sydney, New South Wales. They go out, (free of expense,) under the auspices of the Australian land and emigration commissioners, and have been selected by them from the Unions of Ireland. The want of domestic servants, and the great disparity of the sexes in these colonies, which has so long been a subject of remark and regret, has led to this novel freight.— Half a dozen matrons have the charge of the girls.

The Cass men are claiming so much for the services of Gen. Cass upon the

Mr. Benton has declined the chal- /battle field, that we expect to see them lenge sent him by Mr. Butler, of South/ announce the result of the Presidential

Carolina, in a letter of eight pages fools-

cap.

election under the head of “ Another Revolutionary gone!”—Whitehall Chr.

Slavery and Nothing Else.—The New Orleans Bulletin, Gen. Taylor’s organ in Louisiana, has refused to support Mr. Fillmore, on the ground that he is opposed to the extension of slavery into territory now free. In the name of Freedom will the Whigs of the North submit to this? Should the Taylor electoral ticket succeed in the Southern States, our estimable Mr. Fillmore will be discarded, just as certain as that slavery is striving for the mastery in this (as yet thank God) free country. Slavery and nothing else is the watchword at the South. Will the free North respond to it ? Never.— Never.— Tioga Freeman.

“Doughface.”—A cotemporary objects to the employment of this term, and thinks that, besides being stale and hacknied, it is neither witty, just or proper. We think it is all three. It seems to us admirably descriptive of a certain class of Northern politicians. It is one of those convenient terms, used by everybody, which “condense an argument into a word”— a “name not born to die,” so long as slavery endures, and dough continues to be of a nature sufficiently plastic to afford a fit illustration of the northern sycophants who are moulded, shaped and worked, into any form which suits the power. The word cannot be spared from the vocabulary. Leaving the Hunkers.—The Rochester Daily Advertiser, announces the fact that E. Darwin Smith, of this city, the Hunker delegate to the Baltimore Convention, and a gentleman who addressed Cass at his reception at Rochester, has renounced Cass, and declared for Free Soil, Free Labor, and Martin Van Buren. The Hunker party is melting away rapidly.—Barnburner. An Old Man Eloquent.— David Kennison, aged 111 years, addressed a Free Soil meeting at Chicago on the 6th inst. He is the only survivor of the Boston Tea Party of 1776.

Time of holding State Elections in States that have not yet held their elections: Georgia, Oct. 2d: election for eight members of Congress. South Carolina, Oct. 2d: election for seven members of Congress and State Legislature. This legislature is to choose Presidential electors; also, a United States Senator in the place of Hon. A. P. Butler. Pennsylvania, Oct. 10: election for Governor, Canal Commissioner, State Legislature, twenty four members of Congress, and various county officers. The Legislature elects a United States Senator in the place of Hon. Simon Cameron. Ohio, also on Oct. 10th: election for Governor, twenty one members of Congress, and State Legislature. The Legislature is to choose a United States Senator in the place of Hon. William Allen. Michigan, Mississippi, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Delaware, hold their elections in November.

A Good Apology.—In the Court of Sessions in Scotland, the Judges who do not attend, or give a proper excuse for their absence, are, by law, liable to a fine. This law, however, is never enforced; but it is common, on the first day of the session, for the absentee to send an excuse to the Lord President. Lord Stonefield having sent such an excuse, on the President mentioning it, the Lord Justice Clerk Braxfield said, in his broad dialect, “What excuse can a stout fellow like him hae?” “My Lord,” said the President, “he has lost his wife.” The Justice, who was fitted with a Xantippe, replied, “Has he ? that is a gude excuse indeed—I wish we had a’ the same.”

Martin Van Buren The measure (Wilmot Proviso) IS RIGHT in itself; and what is right may always be done with ultimate safety. The present generation stand in the same relation towards those very extensive territories, in which the sages of 1787 stood toward the northwestern territory. If we act as wisely as they, results not less glorious than those which reflect such undying honor on the policy of that day, will follow the labors and perpetuate the memory of those by whom it is now upheld.—[V. Buren's Letter of Acceptance. Interesting Fact in Natural History.—It is said that when Gen. Cass embarked on board the steamboat at Buffalo, to return to Detroit, a flea of extraordinary size was discovered in his ear. The animal had evidently gained a lodgement somewhere in the State of New York, probably near Kinderhook. It caused great uneasiness to the hero of constructive journies and extra allowances. From a manifest uneasiness on the part of Col. Benton, since his return from Albany, it is apprehended there is also a flea in his ear, which may have concealed itself behind his bump of self-esteem.— The Barnburners ought not to keep fleas about them when they expect genteel company.—Kenebec Journal. A Spoonful of Impudence.- -A chap from the country, dining one day, at a city friend's who ranked among the most fashionable of the “upper ten,” desired a little more sauce on his pudding. Thinking this word too common or vulgar, for such a place and occasion, he astonished the presiding goddess of the table by gentilizing it thus : “ If you please, marm, I’ll trouble you for a spoonful or two of your impudence!” The Taylor camp is full of smothered mutiny. There are numerous indications of this besides Daniel Webster's Marsfield Speech. The Albany emute is enough. No Dutch blankets can blot out that revolution. One appearance of the ass’s ears outside the lion’s skin is enough. No use to cover them afterwards, gentlemen.—Boston Chronotype.

Over 500 citizens of Milwaukie Wisconsin, signed a call for a Free Soil Ratification meeting, which was to be held on Saturday evening. The Gazette (whig) says: “It will, no doubt, be numerously attended, as the leaders of the new movement are full of zeal and confidence and the party, though a new one, musters strong.” Daniel Webster says that the nomination of Gen, Taylor was NOT FIT to be made. If it was not fit to be made, is it fit to be sustained ?

Ex-Gov. Hammond, a Democrat, of South Carolina, one of the largest slaveholders, and also one of the ablest and most determined advocates of slavery in the world, has come out in favor of Taylor.