Indiana American, Volume 8, Number 30, Brookville, Franklin County, 24 July 1840 — Page 2

The People' Ticket

-'ur ctaac.it is- rigbt our ctuie, it is just. And conquer we L'AN and conquer we MUST. TJemocratte Repablica Candidate for President, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON Possessing; sonnd Rpublican principles inUgritjf of character tuperior and political honesty. For Vice President JOHN TfLER. Of Virginia. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. SENATORIAL, . JONATHAN McCARTY, of Delaware; JOSEPH G. MARSHALL, of Jefferson; REPRESENTATIVE, 1st District, Johm W. Payne, of Harrison; 2d do R. W. Thompson, of Lnwrrence 3d do JoiEPtt L. WnrrE, of Jeffeson; 4th do James H. Cravens, of Ripley; ftth do Caleb B. Smith, of Fayette? 6th do Wm. Herod, of Bartholomew ; 7th do S. C. Sample, of St. Joseph. A I GIST ELECTION, 1 S4. FOR governor. Samuel Bigger, of Rush County. ron lieutenant governor. Samuel Hall, of Gibson County. Senator, DA V ID MOUNT. Representatives, JOMjV A. MATSOj, JAMES COA IT ELL Sheriff JEREMIAH o. sr. JOILW Recorder, GEORGE W. KIMBLE. Coroner, OTHXIEL COLESCOTT. Cem'r.-e2 Di$trict ROBT. TEMPLETOA". CWr.o3f District JAMES WEBB. For the American. Mr. Editor, Sir-Any occurrence that drug; befoie the public men who are in private life is unpleasant, but much more so when men who stand high in the estimalien of a considerable portion of their fellow citizens descend to misrepresent the acts of their neighbors to advance their own political or pecuniary intere6t. By a communication in your paper of the 17th inst, over the signature of David Mount, t am thus situated. The whole effect of that article, appears to aim at saddling upon me a falsehood, nhilat in truth my offence is, a determination to exercise my right of suffrage as my conscience and duty dictate, regardless of party strife. I have always cast my vote w ith n view to the general welfare regardless of caucus dictation. 1 was originally for Genl. Jackson, and now for Genl. Harrison. When for the former, I did not support every little Jackson, neither will I now vote for every thing that huzzas for Tip regardless of what I believe to be the public interest, i ne difference between the two parties are hontst; and honest and capable men are to be found in both, and as such I will support of the two parties. I have al ways, been opposed to countv conventions: and once when nominated by tho friends of Genl. Jackson for (he office of Sheriff, I declined, and that at a time, when the friends of old Hickory cai l ied all before them, whencv er they mde mi effort. I attended thecoun ty convention last f pnng rather as a matter of gratification to my friends, than a conviction of its propriety, but will support the nominations then made generally. I regret the necessity that compels ma in defending myself of naming my friends to correct the misrepresentations of Judge Mount, but the necessity, U my apology for so doing, the Judge labors to convince the public that 1 had requested a pledge from him and Mr. Purse I to support! Genl. Johnathan M'Caity for U. S. Senator, and this too in the face of my letter, dated July 2d in which, I stated, that I had never requested either of the candidates for any such pledge. The Judge goes back to our conversation at Connersvillc which lie wholly misunderstood, or has much perverted. The talk, alluded to by him was in regard to the late nomination by the Whig party for Governor. I did not ask him to pledge himself, but did remark, that if Genl. M'Carty should . be acandidate, and stand as strong as he is supposed to be, at this time, thai his opposi tion would not be rash and totally rcg&rdlett ottno teeitngs oi his mends in this county. It may be proper here to remark, that last winter, as I am informed by Esq. Barwick, the delegation from this county to '.he State convention, were understood before they left Brookville to be in favor of Johnathan M'Carty Tor Governor, I so understood when on the way to Indiananolis, and was informed that a majority of the Whig members of the Legislature were for him. The delegation arrived and held a conversation with Judge Mcunt. Then was the change that defeated his nomination. After this he parades an extract from a letter he has received from ex-Gor. Noble, said to detail a private conversation held with Noble, and as I am informed by R. Truer Esqr. that he did not believe that it was eer intended for the public eye, in which I am mal to have given as a reason for irv support of Pursel,that 1 had obtained a pledge. Had the letter been fully published, it would have shown, that I told Noble my situation . .a an, ! f . a towards me l arse lamuy was ot ratner a delicate nature, that A younger brother had married Abnera da-ti&hier, which I had not heard14. This quotation is from the letter.and sets forth the reason that I gave for my topport of Pursel, which with my conviction of his superior fitness, are my only reasons. Gov. Noble and myseii bad considerable con venation about state matters, in which he spoke of Mr. Matsons' warmth for General M'Carty's nomination, and regretted that oar County Convention had not nominated Matr . l t O Jit 1 - .a . . son or tviocn lor aeoaior, nuaing, mat iney

h:d talent. 1 supposed that Noble's hostility

to Pursel' election, was bound upon old po ; a. t - i. - i nticni leeungs, ana with that view J concur. ' red, but never insinuated that any pledge had i been asueu or obtained. He said at the time my reasons were sufficient apology for my course,and that he had nothing further to say. It is easy to suppose that Gov. Noble in the bustle of business that surrounded him to have misunderstood or forgotten what passed between us, but what excuse is to be found for Judge Mount t I can think of none except the natural loss of memory attendant upon old age and decline of life. That hi? memoiy is ve ry treacherous is evident from the following tact. "I wilt give his (rursels) admission to Lewis M.Clark, in answer to enquiries made by Clark on that subject which is to this effect, that Abner M'Carty came to him (Pursel) on the day and before the nomination was made, and wished to ascertain fiom him, that if he received the nomination and succeeded in the election he would vote for Jonathan M'Carty for U.S.Senatcr. Whether this would be considered asking Mr. Pursel the public can also judge." This is a literal quo tation from the article spoken of. Now out of the month of his own witness will I comdemn S-um. When Mr. Pursel saw the statement, he addressed a letter, to Mr. Clark and received the following in reply. July 18th, 1S40, Dear Sir: Agreeably to your request as to the truth of so much of an article published in the Indiana American, by Judge Mount as re lates to a conversation ha J between yourself and me, i state to you that, the communication is false. You did not tell me that you were pledged to give any vote, or that Abner M'Carty or any other person had requested any pledge to vote for Gen. M'Carty for U. S. Senator. Judge Mount has called upon me and acknowledged in the presence of John Wilson that he did wrong in using my name in his communication as he did, that I had never told him what he there makes me to say. LEWIS M. CLARK. Thomas Pcrsxl. So much for all his efforts to fasten upon me a falsehood. The motive can be duly appreciated by the public. The last sentence is so completely absurd, that aslwe hoosicrs say, the old man has been measuring the corn oi me mends ot General M Carty in his own half bushel. If he meant to say that the friends of Johnathan M'Carty are taking any improper steps or are guihy of any dishonorable acts for the purpose of his political prospects, I pronounce it a falsehood of the deepest dye. In conclusion, fellow citizens, we all have a right to cast our votes for what we believe the good of our country ,and if ever the time comes when party dictation takes the place of duty, then farewell to all that is noble of this Republic. I vote as 1 think the interest of old Franklin requires. Whilst exercising that right I dictate to none others. In voting men discharge an important duty, they should vote for the safest man regardless of purtv excitement. ABNER M'CARTY. July '22, 1840. F or the American. Thomas Pursel Esqr., Sir You now being a candidate before the Freemen of Franklin county for Uie high, honorable and responsible office of Senate in the Legislature of Indiana. It has become a matter of deep interest with the citizens to know yeur sentiments concernining the leading mensuies of both the State and National Legislature. 1 have on several occasions heard Hie Ques tion propounded what are Mr. Purscl's opin ions, and until very recently we expected to have the pleasure of hearing from your own lips, n fair and full statement and declaration of your political principles, the character vou now bear for candor, justifies myself and vour rtt :i: ... " i J icuvvr iiuzcua hi cipetungacanQiu responcc to this call. Trjl. It is desirable that vour sentiments should c known in regard to the system of Internal Improvement, i.e. are you a system man, believing the works should be prosecu ted generally, say that there should he n proi a . a . . . v-.ston maac oy me Legislature lor three works Brst to be completed, and after this completion, others as shall be deemed most conducive to the general welfare, until all that arc now in progress shall be completed! ctcconrf. v in you use your best etlorts lo redeem, and preserve the faith of the State now pledged both for money borrowed and debts due to individuals? Third. Will vou use your best efforts to complete the While Water Canal, and other important works that are in a state of for wardness and greatly subject to decay T FourtA. So far as your interests are con nected with appointments will you take the imiiiui iui -jenerson mono ior your guiue, i. e. "Is he competent, is he honest f In regard to the national administration, do you approve of the national administration, in their course of proscription; first, of the U. is. llanK; and subsequently in the crusade a gainst all Banks t In trving to impose the Sub-Treasurv unon the nation, and urging the propriety of the measure from time to timet 1 could go on and ask many other questions, but your answer to these will give us an epi tomy of your political creed. I deem thit call not only a legitimate one, but strictly n respectful one, as public men should always stand pleJged totnve a reason able answer to every honorable and respect ful call mis it presented n this spirit, and it made through thit public medium that the people may participate in the knowledge to be 1 received. I would have extended both my enqqiriei and remarks much further but suppose this will be satisfactory to every mm.

I am tk-ar en uur uli Jit-u ai.J humble ser

,sant one of the PEOPLE. Franklin county la. July 6. From the Richmond Whiff, i CUK R ESPON DENCE. iMtet from rfmos Kendall to tlu Post-Master of uoodwynsvtue, Va. Washington, May 28, 1840. My dear Sir I take the liberty to enclose you an Address and Prospectus for the Extra Globe,hoping that it may be compatible with our inclination and sense of duty to use them or the purpose of procuring and returning subscribers. If in that hope I shall be disaoDoinled. I so licit of you the personal favor to hand it over to some friend of the Administration who may be inclined to use it for that purpose. With great respect, your mend, AMOS KENDALL. Mr. Edward's Reply. GOODWTNSVILLB, Va. Mr. .4mos Kendall: Your letter and circular came safely by mail, free of postage and that 1 may not be censured, 1 have concluded to return you your circular.that you mar have the opportunity of tending it by mail, and of course tree, to some other man, who possibly considers it an honor to join in slandering and traducing, for individual gain, the private character of William Henry Harrison, who only captured n British army to entitle him fin your elegant language) to the appellation of a mock hero. You state that tho slumbers of your children are disturbed by the firing of ttLS 1 l -! ' .."? i, iii g gum. i oeiieve tnai me tame thing happened once or twice before. The ehemiet of America have always had a peculiar dread of Whig guns. But, tir, I take great pleasure to inform yau, and Ihreugh you, Mr. van Buren, that he may take hit rest as far as regards my children. They are not so easily frightened by gunpowder, though they feel very indignant at Mr. Poinsett's militia scheme,which His Excellency recommended, though he never saw it. J he commission which I hold, if Mr. Van Buren thinks it it a security for my vote, I herewith inform him, through you, is at hit call, and it gives me more pleasure to offer it than the honor of re taining it could confer. I have come lo the

conclusion that America does not entirely d-vj Bd m'ght now probably be found among pend upon the election of any one man tir'1 papers. If it is in existence it will show

President, though 1 am not so verv certain .i . . . j. that your pension is so free from Its depen uanceon tne re-election oi Mr. Van Buren. You state that General Harrison is,in your classical language, n (ongueless candidate. I have never seen the . gentleman therefore you and Mr. Van Buren,of couise,know more of him than I do. I wish you lo get Mr. Van Buren, who has a tongue, to answer the following questions: Did vou not vote to instruct Rufus King to oppose the admission of slavery in Missouri I Did you not vote against James Madison in 18P2t Did you never see or hear of Mr. Poinsett's army project until it 'was called for by a resolution of CongressT And will you not endeavor to have that pro ject carried into effect, if you are re-elected !- D:d you not sanction the admission of negio testimony 1 1 uteut. ueorge AI. liooe's trial before a naval court martial! I hope, my dear tir, that you and the President, whom I take to be one and the same in fact, will loo sen your tongues and inform your ft (end, as you styfe me in your letter. ou know that; the Pet-pie are not quite ready forn Monarch, and a nine decency is still necessary to be used, in order to reconcile them to their lots. Some, I suppose will feel highly honored to be appointed cradle-minders for your dear children! Sweet babes! lie still and slumber. Democrats guard thy heads, and Treasury pap, without number, fall thickly around tbv beds! I am at a loss lo name n person in this county who it willing to act as cradle-nurse for your nervous offspring. Tell Dr. Niles that I owe him an apology; but as he is solely dependant on you for his bread, and per mit me to add, office, that whenever you shall lave selected my successor, I am ready to re sign. U ill somet hing short of respect, I subscribe myself, JOHN H. EDWARDS, P. M. At Goodzrynnille Va. During the last war, there was not a more gallant officer in the American service than Col. Miller, now General Miller. His well known Treply at: the batllo of Bridgewater when asked by his commanding General if he could carry a powerful British redoubt. I'll try," (he did carry it at the point of the bayonet) has made his name familiar to the whole American people. It is with a glow of pride and pleasure that we lay before our fellow citizens the annexed correspondence between one of the greatest statesmen and one of the bravest heroes of the nation: Boston, June 29, 1840. Gen. Jot. Miller . I address yon with the frankness which one old friend may use to wards another. My object is to learn what you think of thejrecent attacks on the military char acter otuen. tlarnson. l believe you were in the Army in the West, in the campaign of Tippecanoe; although I do not remember that you served with him after the declaration of! war against England; but as a military man, forming your judgement impaitially, and when the facts were recent, your opinion would be of great value. If there'be any blot upon his military fame, it ought to be known; if there be not, you will feel that an old soldier ought not to be unjustly and rudely attacked. Gen. Harrison is before the country forihe Presidency. I do not know that we shall elect him, bat I can sayjn. your own language, my dear General, that "we'll try.3 Yours with unceasing regard, DANIEL WEBSTER.

Salem, June 30, 1840.

My Dear Sir: I have the.'honor to have rejCeived your letter of yesterday, requesting mei to siaie wnat i tninic oi the recent attacks upon the military character of General Harrison. In answer I can truly say, that I have noticed, with deep regret, (attacks, not only on his well earned military fame, but alio upon his private and moral character. My first acquaintance with Gen. HarlUon was in the ear 1811. I was on duty in the 4lh Regiment of Infantry, then commanded bv Col. John P. Boyd afterwards General Boyd under orders to proceed to Vincennes, and there report to Governor Harrison. We did so. We remained at Vincennes some dart. and united ourselves w ith tho Volunteers as sembled there devoting our .limited time to purposes ot organization and drill. We then took up the line of march for the Indian country, and proceeded by slow and cautious marches, until we had reached about seventy miles up the Wabash towards Tippecanoe; where we halted and threw up a stockaded work, which we called Fort Harrison. Here I remaineJ until the Army returned from Tippecanoe, after the battle. Although I wnt not in the battle, still I took great interest in it; had much conversation with all the officers on Iheir return : and made every inquiry I could think of respecting their movements ana encampments, the attack and defence, and the operations of the battle throughout and I made up my mind unhesitatingly, that the campaign hhd been conducted with great bravery, skill and judgement, and that nothing wat left undone, that could be done consistently with the General's express orders from the War Department, which I saw and read. Nor have I ever known or heard of an y act of his. which has.in the least degree, altered the opinion I then formed of mm. i win add that if I ever had any military skill, I am more indebted for it to General Han ison, than to any other man. Soon after the battle I wrote a letter to Gen. Benjamin Pierce, late Governor of New HamDshire my military father, as I called him giving a detailed actouut of the campaign of Tippecanoe. That letter wai Dreservpff li Honpral what were my oi inions at that lime, as would also several other letters then written by me to various friends. In those days 1 never heard that Gen. Harrison was a coward, or wore petticoats. To conclude. I freelv after following him through all his civil and military career, after living with him in his family more than six months, that Gen. William Henry Hah bison is as free from stain OR BLEMISH, AS IT FALLS TO TUB LOT OF MAN to be. I am. dear Sir. Your old friend. JAMES MILLER. Hon. Daniel Webster. The Bankrupt Bill, Which passed the Senate after much laborious discussion of its principles and its details, hat received its quietus in the House of Representatives. It came up yesterday in the order of buiincst. receiv ed its first and second readings as a matter of! . m I course, anu men, on the motion of Mr. Pickens, was ordered to lie on the table, until it be aeaai aciidldead! We shall hear no more of it at this sestion. It is superfluous to say that wa regret the fate of this measure. The onlv consoling re. flection in the ce is, lhat much has been done by the agitation of the question now, toward awakening the public mind to a sense of the justice and humanity of the measures pruposea, ano mat at a future session o.'Con6reI J mJ hope to meet a different fate. The vote upon it,our readers will was not altogether a party vote, though a large majorily of the Whigs voted in favor of considering me bill, and no equally strong majority of their opponents against it. Although nearly fifty members were absent from the vote (most of whom are absent from the city) it is not believed that the bill would have gained anything if all the members had been present. Jat. intelligencer. From Duff Green's Pilot. Extract of a letter, dated St. Claibstille. Ohio. Jul v 3d. lftif) But thank God.tbe days of the spoilers are numbered, and well they know it. If Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania, do their amy, as well as ualo will, then "such a get ung down siair you never did see." ' 1 .'make this statement from good data, and do assure you that we will first elect Tom Corwin Governor, by a large maioritv. and then give old Tip from'fifteen to twenty thoubbuu majority. It would be diverting to see the office hiA dors in this section, their downcast look, their countenance long, and care worn; you can almost see engraven on their foreheands. cor set on the Baltimore Republican for his "log caoin, nara ciaer" story, and on senator Allen lor his petticoat slander. But these slanders are not and cannot be called back: but grealful people will resent them in a proper way, . OCrThe loco focos insist, that Mr Van Bu icuiinuBwiiuoniiu wen, suppose he is not. Ifa President ?oa for nm nff'-..-1. ma I li - . mwr . sanctions the introduction of negro testimony iuiu iwuns oi j usuce, opposes the admission of any new slave State into the Union, nod declares mat congress has a right to let loose aU the slaves ia the District of Columbia, what consolation ean it be to th neonlc of tba 17. Stales to be told, that h is itof an aboliiioniH t . JLfiU' Jour

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Ih'li Stat. I.i r.,1. ZVVSr"? ... .w.u wl a iuri1! a rrr tion for a revision of the con!i ,'s State. r APPROVED FEBtTART 22, IS40.1 Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General 4 llv of the Stale of Indiana. Th iia..n, is hereby made the duty of the inspector, ! juJges of election?, in the several toaJr within each county in this Slate, nt the an al election, on the first Monday in ' n next, to open a poll, in pursuance of the V AP)el I t ii ' 1 ...v.w Wl 1-viisinuuvil D ni jta! whirli shall 1o Antor.J 1 1 V A . f and against a convention; and the clerks the circuit courts are hereby required Ihey make out poll books for the in.,. elections, to extend two additional coW.1 for that purpose. And for the purpose of n cpic9ij aiming me attention of tbepeorl of the Slate, to the propriety of voiinJT.1 against said proposed convention, it i heM nnuc me uuiy oi ine several sheriffs in it oiair, iw give six weexs public notice in newspaper, if one is published in hiscouim if not. bv written notices, in ll k . in said county, in writing, calling on thepw. pie to vote for or against a conventionthat, In the language of the present conitid uon, mere win not te a copvention caBe unless a majority of all the votes iri.-nai. election, shall be in favor of a convention- J urging the people to vote for or aiming LJ convention, and selling forth in said noiict mat saia voting ior or against said conveotk is in oocaience to the constitution oftW oiate, ana tuai tne people of their respectirj counties will not have the richt to vat rJ against another convention for the spaet J fcEC. Z. It is hereby made the dutr rf rtJ inspectors and judges aforesaid, at the tirj mey announce the name of the voter lo the; cierits, to put the question in the followinr woroi.- -Are you in laver of calling a cot yention, or not!" And the clerks of said tJ icction shall enter the votes on the poll-bookJ in the proper column, accordingly: and tw inspectors ana juages snail certify the voto given for and against a convention, totbe clerks of the circuit courts respectively. inth ! . i ' 1 same way and manner, and under the sand restrictions and penalties that votes for Staltl and county flicers are required to be certi fied. Sec. 3. It shall be the dutv of the clerk of the circuit courts throughout this State, u certuy and make returns of alt the votes giien for or against a convention, to the Seat tary of State, in the sameaa ay and msnnej that votes given for governor and lieatcnisi governor are required by law to be certified! and subject to the same penalties for a neglec of duly. It shall be the dutv of the Secretan of State to lay before the next General Asseml bly, on the second Monday in Decembd next, all the returns by him received, pnnoj nut iw iiiu provision oi tin; act. No swapping of votes. TheVaoBamf federalists in some parts cf the Stale are est dcavoring to practice a deception by pledc ing themselves lo vote for Harrison in Noreu ber if the Harrison men will vote for Howari! in August. Let no man be deceived by foci pledges. Let every friend of Harrison vote the lull ticket for Bigger and Hall in An rat and there will be no difficulty in November, apiruoj iv Executor's Sale of Real Estate. BY virtue of the authority vested in tnt ibenderiigned executor of the last will and ttsti meat of Joseph Uerrili dec d, lata of tba conntrr Franklio. and State oflndiaaa. bv the will oimx dee'd, 1 will offer for aala at public vandus oeSit unity the 23d day of August next, betweao nt boars or lu a. Al. aod 4 o'clock P. U. ofsnd w the .following real estate, viz: all of the JicrW West quarter ofeectoin seventeen, township sin ofKangeone West, excepting about three acrwl more or leaa tela and deeded to James booc dee'd. Term of sale ene third ia hind, one thirt ;n one. and one third it two veara. from tiwl sale, by purchasers giving bond with approved aj curity. end on the payment of the whole of iK pnrchaae money a deed will be made to tucb wchaser. Sale to be on the premises. WILLI A 31 M'DOANALU. Executor of the last will at wi lament of Js. Merrill, dec July 17, 1640. 30Vegetable Water-proof Blackingi For BOOTS, SHOES, HARNESS, ire. rrnHIS biackiair ahinaa without hrnahins. KO-H ii. destroyed by water, fand does not injurs Uleather. Mannf-eiurvrf mi Rm-rnavill-. India1, and for sale by J. Woods, Brookville; Andrew Dubois, Fairfield: and wholesale and retail, bj M U. ferkine, proprietor, at Brownsville, Ind. July 32, 1840. 30-3' Morten. A LL persons indebted to the eobscribers Z-aa- make immediate settlement by note orci or they will have to pay eoctJaly 12 1840. LONG 4 BRUW-'-Office of the Bkooktilee Irs. Ce15 Oct.. 1839. S rrr HIS Co. will receive money on depoa its jj J-. tneir orace, on the following terms, nw ior monua o per cent, per annum- ior u,vvj A nr m At. A K ... and for 'A more months 6 per cent. Persona wishing to make sight deposites. confidently rely on sach certificates being Risks on all kinds of property will be iiel S uab for terms apply at the otSce of the conPf aasaaBBT nnnaur anrsn wru aanaarasi bp a a a am aa wen mulub store. : 8. GOODWLN, m A.ZrCASTT,. E. WCastV. . . . N . D. Gam.io5, . D. PaicE, " ' W. il'CLESV, J. Wva'r, 1 Qwo Hoi.Amf. W.T. B. Jo W. Hitt, 5e'jf. . .