Indiana American, Volume 12, Number 44, Brookville, Franklin County, 25 October 1844 — Page 2
FREEMEN OF INDIANA! j ELECTIONS. Are you prepared for the great battle? I Ohio. The full returns of ihe election for
. Ry the time this aper reache all our sub- Wl"ern0r been received, and Bartley, nilOUKVILLE, INDI ANA..Icriber5 the election will be at hand. Then he whiS Governor, is elected by 1457 major1 " t . .... iltr
ITIPW, nCTOPER5, ISI4. FOR PRESIDENT, HENRY CLA Y, of Ky, Theodore Frclinghayscn.
Osir country's flag aloft we raise, Our hopes now high and upward rising.
In burning words it there displays
"the question will be settled for weal or woe. i
We have passed nearly through the canvass. ! FEJiI,3LVAJi,A e have seen returns from We have endeavored to do our dutv to keeoievery Crtl,n,y hl ,his State, and Shunk's ma-
you informed upon the great political owes- jrity Vanes d,fferenl papers from 3,000 to
tions, and to arouse you to a sense of the im-!'JW" uul ulu wm3s aPpear in goon spirits
parlance of your duty. As this is the last op-j ea wuu the result. They
portunity we shall have or speaking to all orjstein 1 ia,m me V0le ' l"al &lale ,or Cla' you befoie ihe great battle is to be fought, we j as thon8h il ttere a waU nl doubted in
i mm luiuuue.
TO YOUR POSTS! The day of trial is near at hand, and it behooves every lover of his country, to bestir himself from now until the 4th of November.
Whigs, "are you prepared for the battle ?
HOW WILL NEW YORK GO?
beg leave to give a word of exhortation.
WIIIGS OF INDIANA!
! Georgia We have returns from about
Thi re was no Gov-
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Tim mm pa nf Pi IV and FRELlSGHtYSEN. i Go tO t'lP noils nid ner f.irm nuir T..th.i
, I . , . . . , ernor to be elected, and it is difficult to obtain : !?' Injure your sons, and send them to ren- . . ' ....
i, ., . . .... . i a icsi vote. Asiaras received the locos Bo lder their country a sen see in this great blood- : .... I r . ! parentlv have a small maioritv. But we have
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OHIl M 4SS MEETING. country a sen see in tins great blood
Far and near, we hear of preparation and ... . . , gained three members of Congress. Their
. ,.- r L . . . . y me iovc iney near yon ana tneir cnuaren, . , ,. . . . marshalling of the people for the meeting m . , , . . M present deligation in Congrnss is 7 democrats . .,.,, . I 10 niake your homes happy and perpetuate the ! . , . . "" ... . ,. . Brookville. on the 29th instant. Should lhe!, , , nd 1 whig. We have now got 4 whigs and , , , , , , ... . i lPg'-"T or freedom to them, as they received ; . . . ... . " . , . weather be favorable, the spectator will have . . 4demnorat. We have no doubt of the vote
This question is daily asked, and answered. Well imformed men iu the Empire State, after
Think not that success awaits us, in Indiana, ,ookil 6 over 'he whole ground, confidently
without an effort. It is triVAtn our reach, but ;"."" "I"1""". "ai air. Clay's majority to enjoy it, we must labor. Aye work and ' Wl11 be at leasl 1 5.000! Intelligent and obierwork hard. too. We CAN carry the Stale i Vl"s men 'rave'"'g though the State, compos--and we MUST do it; but it will require no ,nS ,he "P11""" of men of different sections mere child's plav. Our opponents have ral -' co"e to slmi!ar conclusions. A correspondent lied all their energies for a last and desperate of lhe Cha,lt' Courier, of the 10ih inst., struggle. Acting upon the principle that thej w. ," M,,,severa,-alons has exhibited remark-
end! justifies the means, they will leave no: m PrP0"-tions, thus speaks of stone unturned and we must meet them at ' ,mnSs 111 ork: Cin, Gaz. every point, with a spirit of resistless deter-1 I legard New York as placed beyond con-mi"a''on-i imaency. There is an overwhelming b.,dv of Our cause is just our principles are the sound opinion there in favor of Mr. Clay The true principles of the Government and our i Democrats w ill be beaten with "their bes man candidates are the men to carry them out. j beaten though an anti-Texas man nd a vn
men, aiuucc. niiu w iiiu ugui. imijuicuc ( irr mr me lann oi vz, has been brought into Journal. j the field to disarm the aboliiionists and concil- : 1 i i . 1 , ... r . . K
.. ...i iiKtMiu.H-iurpis. uorr. nor anti-
fxiis, nor i arm can save Tlr. Wrisrht. The
WHAT IS AT STAKE?
Every thing almost is at stake in the coining : State of New York is Whiadecidedly Whig
coniesi. wnen a lull vote i throw n-and every vote
! ii frnm tha imn.is ,,r ii.oi, f,ti.n..- r.ri ii n.r. I Slcauiness is me vaiueot the wages ol Am- i will he thrown in Nivtmhor m .,k.i.
some ii'.ea how the vast armies of Peter the of that State. But so near the election, returns erican labor this is at slake. Give nnwer to i in ihe biuinpw mn ih. -u... ...u
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will quiet all doubts.
Hermil lookeJ. Every kind of conveyance, whether on wheels, legs or water will be put in requisition in gaiherins together the various divisions of the Grnd Army.
To the Citizens or Krookville. "Should the weather be favorable, the citizen of Brookville will see such crowds of people
in their streets on Saturday and Tuesday next ! 1(itey regist any fra)d ,
as have never been witnescpri nerore. e therefore hope everv one will endeavor to make those who viit us comfortable. The character f our citizens and our town de
mands it. ! In the first phep. let in elar our streets of wood, lumber, old barrels and boxes, so that the passing crowd 'will not be compelled to -climb ovpr piles of rubbish. On S-vturday lorofocoism will flourish. Let the whiftcMisintb them not. nor mar their
feelinsrs by the sioht of wh'g flaps. Let locofoeoism have peaceable and nnrliiorbed sway, except so far as we enn reason with them calmly and soberly. Tbev have appointed that dav. and let thembavo it. On Tuesday wp trust thev will extend the same courtesy to u. We shall look for a re-
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niaw 01 intir inoou aim irensure uaugnier.
Sisters, Lnrers ! tell your fathers, brothers and lovers, that our country women bear no regard for those whose recreant hearts keep them from ihe polls ! IT T T7,"5 T. VOTriJC
" ' ouestloned talent, and a man of noble and
j Must be watched! Hundreds of this charac- : generous bearing iter will be placed in the box unless the whigs c . .. ., . ,- - f ... , , ! Such was the testimony of Mr. Webster, 1 watch the noils with an eagle eye: and reso-'. , . ,. . . I ' - 3 ' , lately given at alley I urge, to the character
of the statesman of Kentucky. But no testi
fy j 'OUI ! mony of cithers however eloquent, has ever Daniel Webster at ihe great Mass Meetins j PIred hich,inour view, could compare n.lnn nnt .he followina tbree areat ones-! w,,h 'e letters of Mr. Clay, which we publish
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tions to the whigs. We adopt the questions, and now'put them to the people ol Indiana; to-wit:
HENRY CLAY. He i a mm of frankness and honor, of un-
lst. Will you, and every one of you. God sparing your life and health, laying aside all personal preferences, will yon and every one of you, vote for the whig candidates at 'the approaching election?
21. Will you. and every one of you. pledee :
yourselves and himself that, so far as depends on your and his unremitted exertions, no u big voter in the county shall fail to be present at ihe polls and deposite his whia vole? 3d. Will each! of you to the utmost of his
turn for the same treatment we extend to ( ability, penetrate with light, the regions of
them.
darkness, and make at least, one new born whig?
I this alternoon. in exhibiting that gentleman':
open-hearted candor. They are the famous' letters to fflair. We heartily welcome their publication. We trust thej will be read by every voter in the land. They will endear Mr. Clay 'more strongly to his friends, and they will show on what basis his enemies had hoped to found an evil report which should
never be exposed. Nothing has vet appeared
which is better filled to show that Henry Clay is a noble-heartett vian. But we defer any fuller comments, inasmuch as the introductory statement ofMr. Leigh admirably expresses t!ie character of those famous letters, and makes known their history. Philadelphia Gazette.
THE WHIG DINNER. The dinner which the whigs intend givin?
on Tnedav next is not intended for show, but it will be the object to serve up pood substantial food to supply the demand of nature. tlnr female friends will bear this fact in mind. It will be ose'e folly to prepare rich and costly cakes, ns M all such public tables, these delicacies are alwnvs snatched up by a set of illbred loafer. Prepare at your house" as ma
ny delicacies as von please, fand invite the
friends to your 'private tables to partake of
them. But for the public tables, brpnd, mea's, pies, cheese, chickens, &c. &c. is what we want.
The penerons and hospitable wbirs of Brookville. will throw open their doors to the weary and the hungry that thev may rest and partake of the feast ,: without money and without price." Let the banners upon your houses proclaim to every one that it is the home of every hungry whig.
PUT UP YOUR FLAGS. On Monday mornins next let every whig house, shop and office hoist their flag. Open your doors, and stand ready to invite in your friends. Let us show our friends a good specimen of whig hospitably.
TICKETS. By this evening we shall have ready for delivery, printed tickets for the Presidential Election. Every township should see that a supply is obtained in season. None will be
sent out until paid for. or ordered by somo per- j
son who will be responsible for them.
SPURIOUS TICKETS. We charge our whigs to be on their guard about spurious tickets. See that all the names, the riaht nami and no other names, than the whig Electors be on their tickets.
LAUREL MEETING.
Friday last was the "day appointed for the
whiz mass meeting at Laurel, Franklin coun
ty, la. On that day and on the day previous.
we were visited with a continued cold rain storm from the North-East, inclement enonsh, under ordinanr circumstances to have confined every man, woman and child to their warm and comfortable firesides. But we are engag
ed in no ordinary question our liberty, pros
perity and happiness are at stake. We there
fore witnessed on Friday last such scenes as we have never witnessed before. All our readers in this region know and recollect the dav few so fdiagreeahle occur in a year. Notwithstanding this, the people gathered in thousands beautiful and 'delicate females !n
hundreds coming from great distances, were among us, cheering and animating with their
J smiles, and bright and lovely faces. The un
favorable state of roads and atmosphere seem
ed to damp the ardor "of no one complaints J or resrets were searcely 'uttered. The great I object of the meeting seemed to engross all the thought s that of their country its insti
tutions, its liberty, and the future happiness of its citizens. The older consoled and comforted the more timid with the great and holy truth that "whom the Lord loveth he chas-
teneth," and that the righteous go up through j much tribulation to possess ftluir inheritance. The people were addressed in the open air by S. W. Parker, John A. Matson, and P. A. Hackleman. So eager were the people to hear whig principles explained, they stood for
hours in a heavy and pelting rain and listened patiently to the speakers. An excellent dinner was served up by the hospitality of the ritiens. Their houses were
freely thrown open for the comfort and nccom- , modation of ladies and gentlemen. Messrs. I Pierce, Henry, Ross, and others, were active j in every way in rendering the people comj fortable, and are entfiled to the thanks of those who leceived their kind hospitality.
organize: organize::
Even yet there is lime. Never too late to do good before an election. The time is at
hand when every friend to his country nniM
WORK ! There is no time to be lost delays are dangerous defeat follows apathy. Then
let every one do his drty. You have appoin
ted your school disliict committees: let every
man d i the work assigned him. Our oppo-
cents have been operating secreily but efficiently: they are thoroughly organized, drilled and disciplined. They never stay at home, from the polls far from it every man of them is 011 the ground at all elections. Reflect ihat
every man that stays at home on the election day. add one vote to the Locofoco force. ORGANIZING is a good, a noble work; but VOTING is abetter. Join them together, and the Whig party ii invincible.
Scour the Road Districts. See to it, that there shall not be a Whig vole left in any road district in ihe county. If when
you arrive at the polls and find any of your neighbors absent after twelve o'clock, start off to their residences forthw ith and rally them to the pu.'ls. Never leave them until you see
their balloi safe in the box. Have carriages and horses ready harnessed ond saddled for every such emergency.
VOTE EARLY.
Dorr is an old Hachelor. The traitor Dorr
FRAUDS To the election may be expected f the most
,,irareons character, unless ihe locofocos are! who ' in tne Penitentiary of Rhode Island for
watched with the strictest vigilance. Where Treason, i a cold hearted, incorrigible old
there are locofoco judges, see that the BAL- j Bachelor. Can't the locos get un a picture of
LOT-BOX I are opened.
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I.OT-BOX be emntv of tickets before the do11s,01k' "ea.e pum.c sjmpainy, ior im
a wife and children Tor certain. The reason :. :1 1: 1 .. 1. .. t r : 1
The whig banner is floating in triumph from j i""-u y nm-mm o.Mii u one end of the Union to the other, yet locofo-! nn,ch apathy for penitentiary convicts.when
coism is not disheartened nor discouraged.
Wake up your wives and daughteis early. While ihey prepare the breakfast, you gel ready for the election. Be at the place of voting
before the polls open and see that every pre
liminary arrangement is made to ensure a fair
election. To win a race always get a good
start. 1 he moment Ihe polls open hand in your
vote, and then work incessantly until they close and Ihe last Whig vote is in !
the workshops of Europe will supply the the jostling .f the polls, but who"wilI do their Ampripnn m.irLet rmATrm! -ill u mtili'itn 1 a ' A .it - n. 1. - j ;. .
, - - ' ""-j ii.ii tr whip u. on me Presidential the hope, as it will destroy the prosperity of . election. Just before I left New York I took ihe laboring man. la trip into the interior I was through it from Steadiness in the commercial prosperity of, end to ei.d about a month since and recentihe Union this is at stake. Let Great lint- j ly in New York city I witnessed a display of nin do our manufacturing and he will control , numbers and enthusiasm that had no likeness our moneyed operations, and drain the coun-jin ihe ran vast, of MO. From a thnrotieh rautry of its specie. Her pauper labor will put rass of opinion mnmisr all clause, in all direcdown our free Labor, and destroy everything , ti ns. I rehj icil't perfect confidence upon the like stability in our coirmercial action. This-rufe of this great State Tor the "reat leader of u ...:n n 1 1 1 ... ' .1- " . J b J
MllillUI MIC villi llliUU l(ir lIl.tlRt'l! Ullll jjl'llil, , inc cuuility.
the next she will stint them, so that Britiib, not American influence will prevail. Steadiness in the fanning interests this is at slake. Destroy your workshops, limit it
the occupations of the day laborer, blot out your home market, Jand all men so engaged must till the soil for a livelihood. Over production will follow. Farming will become a
drug.
put under the mastery of a hard, exacting, un-
sympalhising foreign power. Steadiness iu the manufacturing interests
ilhisis at stake. Great Britain now trembles i
at our rivalry. For the first tim' she has mei
with a competitor. She has capital; and s-he would spend il freely to put us down; she has pauper labor; and she would stint it to the last to subdue ihe manufacturing energy of our
peoplf. Give her free trade give her what
Mr. Polk contends for and ihe w.uk is done. She will overcome our manufactures and obtain the mastery over American manufacture
at home and the world over!
Steadiness in the policy of Washington and of Jefferson and Madison that is at stake. They hold to the protection of American inter
ests, they were for sustaining American in
dustry. Abandon these and we turn to the I worship of new and strange Gods! And the stability of ihe Union this, too. i at slake. For what brought out Mr. Polk ?
The ultra slave powrr. That rules the opposition, and its object is to add Texas, to ex tend this slave power. The fact before i s prove this. The very confessions of that power prove it. It stands blazoned forlh with their own pens and is on record now as a part of the history of the country. The real issue
in the contest to be decided in Nov. is, the
United Slates, ihe Union as it is: or Annexa
tinn for the purpose of extending the slave
power
All this, countrymen, is at strike. Your
bread, your prosperity, the progresss of law
and order, and your ac'ual growth as a people,
vonr holy Union these are at stake. Strike
for them your stoutest and truest blows.
Strike as vour fathers struck when first bt-
Itling the foe on their soil. Sirike as if for jyour very hearth stones, and lei it not be said
by your children that you played the laggard
in such a contest
Whigs ! rest not in your foil. Spare no
hour from it. Leave no energy untried. Heave up your moral and intellectual strength put it to its utmost, in a bold, united, unlalteiing effort to sustain your principles and your country and in the glorious struggle
move on and together as if one mind one heart one impulse one mighty and unconquerable will directed and swayed you. So act. and defeat will not be heard of in your vocabulary.
PENNSYLVANIA. The Harrisburg Telegraph of Friday makes the following remai ks upon the roturnsofthe election (or Governor as far as'ihen received: ''The resit!) in line kiii r. r-.
And again American industry will he ' hp,her it be i favor of MarHe r Sh.,i- -
tahbs-hc this important fart that the vote of Pennsylvania for President will be riven to
j Henry Clav. Frm what we know in this
c-'iinty, and ihe information ue have fiom . . . 1 . r . 1 . ,,
Mnrr imns i me ominouw ea'tn, we helieve several thousand votes wetp piven for Mr.
Sliiink by those who will vote for Mr. Clay" lor Piesident. The U. S. Gazet'e, on the same subject speaks as fullow s: 'The result of the late election in Pennsylvania shows that Ihe people are beginning to understand the question of the tariff, and to know who is and who is not in favor of protrct on. The wicked attempt to deceive them inloabelief that Mr. Polk is a friend to the ta-
riffof 1S12, is likely ts prove a failure; and on
the first day of November good old Pennsylvania will show herself arranged on Ihe side of the man and the piinciples ihat most promote the best interests of the Commonwealth, and
of ihe nation at large."
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Salurday
says:
'Mr. Shnnk is probably elected by a small
majority, tw o or three thousand, just enough to rouse the Whigs at the Presidential strug
gle, and thus give ihe State to Ciay and Fielinghuysen. On the whole, the whigs have
reason for much satisfaction. Pennsylvania will assuredly vote for Mr. Clay on the first
Friday of November." The North American of Saturday say s: "It is now certain that Mr Shnnk is elected Governor of Pennsylvania. We Inve been prepared for ibis result, as our editorial columns will attest, since as well as before the election. When the hopes of our fiicnds w ere highest, we cautioned our readers against l-o
much confidence in the success of the whig licke. At the same time, upon information and observation which are fully satisfactory to ourselves, we expre.-sed the opinion an opinion entertained to our cettain knowledge hy leading loroforos that unless Mr. Shnnk's majority were at least five thousand the Stale would po for Mr. Clay. This condition in favor of Mr. Shnnk can barely be accomplished, and therefore the whigs can prepare for the first of November with unabated hopes of success. "What have they already done? Compare thp vote a this Gnbenatorial election wjih ihat
of 1941. Then the Locofocos had a majority
BE ON THE LOOK-OUT! There should be two or three men in each
township, well acquainted with ihe voters, to I
stand at the polls and observe w ho have and w ho have not voted; and before the polls close have all thai lag behind brought up. This is the only an 1 ct-rlain way to get out the full strength of the party. Whigs of Fianklin for the credit of the country for the honor of the State for your own peace of conscience give one day to the work.
BUCKLE ON YOUR ARMOUR. "Wake up, Whigs, all come along
For Harry Clay we'll go it strong." Song. I
Depend upon it they intend to carry the election by the most wmslrous frauds, and even by open violence. They cannot now hope or expect to succeed by any other means. Then we say watch the ballot box, and be prepared to meet thern upon any ground.
BE AT HOME.
we see the vote lately taken of the politics of convicts in the Sing Sing Prison, New York. We believe the vote in that prison is 811 fcr Polk, and 5 for Clay. There is always a strong attachment between individuals of the same
kidney. Go it locos, strong for your old friends
and convict felons
BRING OUT THE SICK !!
ii arrangements nave not neen made in eve-
All whia. vchn h.,.inc 'L .,o0..ii T township in the State to bring out the sick
.... , . . I and the aged to'the polls on the dav of election, awav from home let them mabe Iheir arrnnae. I . .... . ' .... '
, "6- not mem he made immediately. Let all vote
Bjeut fo be at Home on the election. 8nd the Slate is safe for Clav.
The victory of October is only a precursor a fift ;,,;. Whpn ,, ,p hu. of that in November. So close is 'he vole, ! nw !)prn rqll;i., v ,., rWti(11) flir
linn v i i-i, m.ii ii cvriv nun is inn m iu him, i 1 . i :f .. .11 , 1 1 1 , nnrernrtrY A llfl I tin til lif 11 li'ia Teen arhlPV-
' ed wiihGen. Mirkte a name on w hop nomination the whigs were divided what may
KEEP A SHARP LOOK OUT! A correspondent of our's has received a letter from Carthage, Tennessee, w hich stales
that a ''last card''' is preparing for the eve of
ihe election, in the shape of letters from Mr. Polk, one for northern consumption, with Ta
riff and incidental pioiection, a little Texas, &c. &c, and another for southern consumption out and out ami-Tariff, an I Texas, or war dis
union. These are to be despatched at so late
a period into the two section of the country
that neither may learn the existence of the
letter in the other until after the elections.
We do not doubt that resort will be had to
very desperate and unprincipled means to carry the election, but vigilance will detect and expose these tricks. That documents, false
and fraudulent documents will be sent into dif
ferent parts of the Union, with aspects varying
according to the place where ihey are to be used that surh documents will be made to contain whatever is thought lobe requisite to success, in the jorm of proof, manufactured for the occasion we have no doubt. Keep a sharp look out and they will he harmless. Cin. Gazett.
we might have it snatched from us at the moment of highest expectation. All our advices
from the interior announce a better vote for
Clay than was given to Bartley. This in natural and probable from the fact that Mr. Polk has no attractions even to his own party. There will, therefore, be seme falling off from Tod's vote; but notw iihstanding this, w e must have a full vole (or success. Nothing must be omitted. Whig Committees, you must trnrfr. The
majority in this county, by proper effort, may ;
be
not be expected with Mr. Clav. who is the only and unanimous choice of the party."
PENNSYLVANIA.
An adi'ress to People of Pennsylvania frcm a Committee of Whigs at Harrisbuig speaks in the strongest language of encouragement, of cheering hope, of assured conviction. "The
reduced several hundred. Examine the , result of this eleriion," it says "has dissipa-
names and residences of the new faces which ",v' all dmibi, if any ever existed, that the voted on the 8ih inst. With proper effort,! "Whigs of Pennsylvania have the ability to doubtless, some who voted at the Slate clec-j "give the State to Mr. Clay. Il is known to lion will be returned non comeatibus. Thei "everyone at all conversant wjih the prliiirs identity of the name and person should be "of Pennsy lvania, that the Whig r arty is many more thoroughly inquired into, at the polls. ! "thousands of votes stronger.on National ihan A scrutiny of this kind will show that r-oine un- "on State questions. At the Slate election in suspected frauds have been committed. '1S36, the majority against the Whig on ihe
At nil events, effort and vigilance are neces-i ' Congressional ticket exceeded 8000; and our sary to secure our permanent ascendency in! "opponents elected thiee fourths ol the mcnithis state. Let every man dobs duty, and "hers of ihe Legislature. In November immenll will be well. We have a strong prospects "diately follow ing, ihe Whig, of ihe Slate ralof a swelling majority, and we should use due "lied, elected a majority of the members of ihe effort to make it so. Cin. Chron. j "convention to amend the constitution, almost - "annihilated the previous majority, and nearly
Pike Cocnty Glorious Xeics. We learn "gave the vole of the Slate to General Harrithat at a specir.l election for Sheriff of Pike "son, a candidate then comparatively but hCounty, held on Saturday last, James Graham. ",,p known. So also at the State election in whig, was elected by over 50 majority, a thing "1840, the majority according to the Locofi'co
entirely tin looked for by the whigs; "as the lo- "organs of that day, was against the Whigs by cos have claimed the county for Polk by some ''upward of 10.C00; yet in November the clec80 votes. Hurrah for Pike! Keen the ball l'oral vote of the State was cast for General
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'Harrison.