Political Beacon, Volume 7, Number 24, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 28 March 1844 — Page 1

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CLAY TOWNSHIP. At a meeting of the Democratic citizens of Clay Township, held in the school house io the town of Dillborough, on Monday the 4th of March 1S44, had for the purpose of appointing delegates to attend the Democratic County Convention, when Mr. Wm. L. Abbott was cho sen Chairman and S. W. Egelston Secretary. On motion the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, Tint e appoint fjvs persons to represent ('lay Township in the Dearbourn County Democratic Convention, to lm held io Manchester on the 20t!i day of April next. Whereupon the following 4'inlenien were chosen snid delegation, w.: Josiah MoreheaJ, S. W. F.flston. John Wait, James Morthead, Wm. L. Abbatt. On motion. Wm. L. Abbott and S. W. Kelston r appointed a committee to fill all vacancies that may occur in the Clay delegation. WILLIAM ABBOTT, Chm'n. S W. Foils ton, Sec'y. JACKSON TOWNSHIP. At a meeting of the citizens of Jackson Township, held at the house of Meritt Hubhell on Saturday the 10th of March 1911, pursuant to public notice given on tho day of holding tho March Election, the meeting appointed John Miller to the Chair, and Daniel Taylor as Cletk. The object of the meeting was staled by Mr. Lewis B. Conger to be to choose Delegates lo represent the Township in th County Convention, to be held at Manchester on the 3d Saturday in April nt. On motion of John L. Enple, it was determined that the choice of Deleg'es should be made by ballot. Hy ballolirg it appeared that the fol lowing gentlemen were the dengues se lected to represent the township, vit: Fhihp A. nnr, John I.iecal, John W. En);l, Ilnry Alberts, Aliln J. Al.len. Ahner DiM, i i.n.t'l,tir. Thomas F.. Jeffres Whereas, ono of our leading Democra tio principles is equal rights, and as some t,f the township' wish to have all the most important offices, and as we deem it just nd verv essential at this time, to ensure success to the Democratic ticket that lo be nominated on the third Saturday in April next in Manchester, to be voted for in August, that the candidates lor the .1 r.. ..ffire should bo selected as much as possible in the different town nhip, ns it would give the most genera satisfaction and bring the greatest strength lo tho ticket. Therefore, Resolred, That the Delegates appointed at this meeting, to attend the Democratic Convention on the third Saturday in Aprl nxt. stand instructed to give no ( IT. nornillllIiy uioin min uii'i vn 'i

ate io any one towiiBh.ij unless there aii- .i' I be so tmny of iheTttvswliil to othtr a candidate, s as fjife n vy jottm'ty of ioleclinjfut ont jjijfov'j,'1

ship; then and in that case, the delegates shall be at liberty to vote for two or more in a township till all of the offices are supplied. JlcsolrcJ, That we approve of tho plan of representing each township in the County Convention according to their Democratic strength, and that Jackson

Township is satisfied with their portion of delegates granted said township. Resolved, That we and each of us pledge ourselves to each other, to support the Democratic nominees for President and Vice President, and that we will use all fair and honorable means to bring every democratic neighbor to the polls. Resolved, That the Secretary of this meeting furnish the delegates to the county Convention with certificates of their appointment, and that if a vacancy should occur that the other delegates be empowered 'o fill said vacancy. JOHN MILLER, Chm'n. Daniel Taylor, Sec'y. DEMOCRATIC MEETING. A portion of the Democratic citizens of Centre township met at the house of John Langley, Esq , in the town of Au rora, on Saturday evening, the 16lh of March, 1814, in compliance with previous notice. The Meeting was called to order by appointing Joseph W. Winkley President, and Stephen Green secretary. John W. Johnson, Esq. being called upon, explained the object of the Meeting to be, to take into consideration the propriety of forming a Democratic Association, After some remarks from others present, the following resolutions mously adopted: were unaniResolved, That wo beleive it will tend to the advancement ofthecausoof Democracy, to form Associations to meet frequently during the campaign, and dis cuses freely on principles and measures, for which we are contending. The following persons were appointed a committee to drall a constitution and by laws, for the government of a Demorrat; A win! inn. In t.n rpnnrt.fl In th next meeting; to wit: Geo. W. Lane, J W. Johnson, Peter B. Vail, John Langley, and Thomas J. Taylor. On motion it was Resohed, That every Democrat in Centre township be appoiiitnd a delegate to attend the DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING, to be held in Manchester, on the 20lh day of April next. And the meeting adjourned for two weeks. JOSEPH W. WINKLEY, Pres't Stkhibx Geen, Sec'ry. TARIFF ARGUMENT. We extract the following from the Charleston, 111. Courier, a paper which shows the flag of Henry Clay for Presi dent and John Datis for Ticc Presineut viz. trfAR ILLCSTHATIOXS. There are perhaps six hundred persons in the United States whose capital is em ployed in raising the sugarcane and manufacturing sugar. The price of brown eugar in INew urieans, w.moui any .arm, would not exceed three ana a nan cents tier ooo no. ana wv mite ui iinuuncu ouj .l : r ... ear of the same quality in all the principal cities, would be about the same, uur present tariff imposes a duty on the imported sugar o, '",,.'m3.,,r' pound, which at once raises ns cosi iu ii, rents. Fortunately, we have data in ii.n Trparorv Renorta and Census, to illustrate, with an approach to accuracy, the extent of this tax upon the people. M' l . P i.ntuirlafi I iitn IIiaI IT,.;i.l sjfi.tr. 1R.1H nnd nnt re-exnorted. 1 lie BIIIOllIll "I niiiifli iui winu ii"" ivj int ins f,.i:i oounds. and the arao't produced by our own Sugar Planters was 155.110.009 bs.. makinn in all ijt,ai'J, &12 lbs. for the consumption of our pco ' " . - pie. The sugar planters are one branch nf ih nirmershin with the Government in taxing the people; and let us now see i . . what is their Bhare ot the proceeds un der the present tanlt. un every pouno they make they got two and a hall cents k. 7.i.i. .... .L. heinathe iecrease ol - price in consequence ol the government tax on the imported article. 105,110,009 lbs. produced at homo at 2 cents tax gives ... 10I,10S,C33 imported at 2 oents it ai"r n-rnoo P ' ' 2.527,715 82 $H, 105,4 NO 01 Thus, of near six nnd a hnlf millions of dollars exacted from the people, near oir millions go to the sugar planters mTinut tiro and a half millions to the Ijroytrarnent. I he planters buiiu urn

ded among them gives over ix thousand dollars to each! 07" Tho above extract is from Kendall's Expositor, and is one of the arguments he uses to prove that Free Trade is preferable to a Protective Tariff It is a true statement so far as it goes, but the facts given are nil on one side; there are advantages accruing to the consumer connected with the cultivation of sugar in the United States, which counterbalance the increased price. It appears by the statement of Mr. Kendall, that six millions and upward is paid by the consumer above what would be required, provided sugar was introduced free of duty, (his amount is given as the balance against the consumer, and it appoars to admit of no contradiction as it is a plain matter of figures, yet nothing is further from the truth. The consumer in the West is remunerated by tho profit upon all the beef, flour, pork, horses, mules and many other articles sold to the sugar plan

ter, and the northern manufacturer by his profits upon his various fabrics. After deducting these items from the above 5ix millions.it will be found that a fair business is done by the planter and consumer, and not a one sided transaction as represented by Mr Kendall. It is not the object of the tariff to pro tect or encourage the production of arti cles which the nature of climate will not justify. The example given of the cost of producing sugar, is the most favorable to the Free Trade side of the question that could bo selected. Our climate scarcely admits of its cultivation yet it is evident that under these unfavorable circumstances the interests of the planter and consumer are advanced. REMARKS. Suppose it be true, that "tho consumer in the West, is remunerated by the profit upon all the beef, flour, pork, horses. mules, and many other articles sold to the surrar planter. vv.c. what does the consumer in the West gain by it? If tha farmer gets out of the sugar planter just as much as the sugar plan tergets out of the farmer and no more, of what earthly use it the Tariff to either? And if the farmer geis out of the su gar planter more than the planter gets ul " m laiumi, ut u in uugnr piamer . ... gets more out of the farmer than the far mef does OUt Ot Ilim, I If JlOt most till just? . - -Why riot Tet each keep his own instead of trying to maks both rich by exchang ing coppers? The truth is, the tax is 'all on one side" as the Whig reasmer says our facts are. We show him by figures how the Turin raises the price of sugar; but can he show us by figures or otherwise, how it raises tho price of flour, beef, etc.? We ex port flour and beef; but we do not export tugir. fho prices of flour and beef are regulatad by the demand abroad, and the Tarill cannot reach them ; but til our sugar is I Consumed at home without affording a sufficient supply to our people. The con sequence is, that the Tariff raises the price of all in market in proportion to its exactions upon thit which is imported. Kendall's Expositor. Norkinkmen, rkad these little kx TBACts. The Taiiff is still under discus sjon jn ConreS9 Xhat ,he ralcs of ,axa. lion are too mini, la uumniuu uj an uui fools and knaves. There will be a dread ful eflort made in money appliances to buy uo vo(eSf amj scnj voterg ou. 0f Con cress, until they can at least secure ano - - ther year, to oppress and rob from the in dustrious. extravsuaut bounties. We have 1 two objects in view in giving the follow . extractg from tlie SDeech 0f Mr. M' , 1 L,uuie , , . r .1 1st. I o reiute a nine mess oi low anu contemptible lieing, uttered by the editor - r .i.- Am,;Mn nf km oi. about I Vl Hixj umviiv,.ius , - l , . I. ., ti i i i i. n ?... l between me reuerai nigu tariuiiea aim - (1C Democratic Revenue men. At a , mir renders will seo how it is, ! "ch I'ralists feel so great -ir. i. . an iniresi iuf.T. and Democrats declare, that the rich man should pay a heavier tax than the poor man; but the Federalists contend it is all wrong- They hold with great tenacity, lo their Old John Adams doctrine Hero mi op n nnor man nnvs 150 per cent nn I.;, .h.ihinr,. and the rich only .... per cent. Anu whs is ueiu 07 an uui Clay club men, to be the simon pure doc lib MTliilTin in the doc II Mill. I.U ...... , Uin Of diminishing "the burdens of

poor." This extract is from the Tub page of his speech: Brooktille Democrat. " I now propose to explain my view of a wise descrimination. It seems to be a prevailing idea, that the South insists upon tho system of horizontal duties. Now sir this is a very great mistake. For myself, I insist that discriminations are proper and necessary, with reference strictly to considerations of revenue. In my opinion, two kinds of discrimination belong properly to our system of revenue. The first is, to impose the highest rate of duties upon those imports which will yield a given amount of revenue with the least burden to the people. The second is, to impose the highest rate of duties upon articles consumed by the wealthy and the lowest on those consumed by the poor. Now, sir, the simple application of those two principles the justice and policy of which would seem to be almost self evident would reverse the whole system of your Federal legislation on this subject. For whereas you lay a duty of 150 per cent, on coarse fabrics, and only 30 per cent, on the finer qualities. I would impose a duty of 23 per cent, on the more costly fabrics, and only 15 upon the inferior qualities. This would be a discrimination that would increase revenue, and at the same time diminish the burdens of the poor instead of increasing the bounties of the rich." We insert the following table from the same speech, to show how fast the prices of articles of every day consumption, are rising upon the Western consumer, and the rates of bounty that is paid into the purses of rich manufacturers. Trices of domestic goods hut spring, present prices, and rise per cent. American Manufacture. Description l'rice last Frcsert Rise per

of poods spring, price, cent. Ticking

Amoskcag B 9 12 Do A 11 14 Do AaA 13 10 York 9 11 Drillings, brown Perkins, Dnight Gl Vork, fine 8 9 Indigo blue drillings 8J 10$ Tlato prints 6 3 Do 7 9 Do 8 11 Fancy prints, 3 St 4 col's 10 12 Do 11 ' 11 Do do. 12 16

22 19 22 27 19 17 33 29 22 20 t7' 23 Mixture?, coltonades, and nil kinds of summer stuffs 25 no 57 39 Printing clothsDo Do 24 34 4. 3 5 0, Brown sheetings 7-8 roston 41 di 37 Massachusetts 0 fit" 25 Laurence K 6 7 i 25 Chicoppo D 6 8 20 Cabnt A fi 31 Laurence C 01 J 31 Blenched sheetinss Cabot ( 5 7 30 Crcat Falls S 6 8 35 Laurence II 6 7 3 29 Do 6 8i 30 Do A 71 91 2S Do B 10 11 15 Dwi-ht A Pi 104 24 MerHmac B 8 Oj 19 Now York mills 12 14 12 Hand 5-4 11 25 14 Flannels 25 N. B. That the low prices of last Fpring p 1 i 1 tlie manufacturers, is evident from the dividend; nnd the profits from their pres ent monopoly can easily be calculated from the above table. BUFFALO CHASE IN CINCINNATI. Our wharf presented quite an exciting spectacle yesterday. A hal-bred hunter, passenger on the S. B. Walnut Hills, had twelve Buflalos under his charge; and while in the process of transfering them to tho Lehigh, one of them having previously disencumbered himself of his drivers, by casting them head-foremost upon the doicn y wharf, took to his heels, pursued by the Indian with his horse nnd lasso, 3 nogs, and about one thousand spectators. With tail erect awav flew the buffalo around the wharf, and, en tirely disliking the inhospitable manners of Ihe Queen City, he thought to throw himself upon the generosity of ourKen--oy neignoors. i , - - - . I'uu gauantiy ne uuuetea tno waves, Just as he had arrived at the bourne ol safety, in sight of the "promised land, he was overtaken, the unering lasso cast, and his hopes of freedom "nipped in the bud!" With loud shouts the vcituiious popul.ce returned him to his fellows. In tlie mean time another had obtained his freedom, and again the chase was renewed slick?, dray-pins every thing was put in requisition, until, like his predecessor, he was compelled to surrender. We understand that their destination is to Baltimore and Washington -whether as 30 ges r n(,t- W8 r0 ""abla ' lum - 1 There is nn invisible cow exhibiting - 1 down East. An Irishman savs she is the the' most strange-laoking animal he ever w: I -

From Jthe Indiana State Sentinel. SHOWING THEIR HANDS. j The Old Federal Coons who chose, for the pnrpose of deceiving the people, lo cover up and deny their principles in 1810 to discard the candidate of theit choice, and take up (icn. Harrison because he was tnoro "available'1' are now beginning, cautiously aud by degrees, to unveil their real principles. An instance of this kind is exhibited in the proceedings of tho "Clay Club" of Lawrenceburgh township, Dearborn county, at a meeting held on Saturday, March 2d. We copy a few of tha resolutions cmbedied in these proceedings. Our readers will sec that they correspond almost precisely with tho sentiments of the old federal leaders, Adams, Morris, Hamilton and others, which have been recently rehearsed in our paper, in favor of a "strong government" to check the "turbulent spirit of Democracy." In the preamble, the Club expresses its continued confidence in the principles expressed, among others, "by Robert Morris, by John Adams, and by John Jay," but with the customary humbug of modern Whiggery, they add also the venerated names of Jefferson, Hancock, and Washington, as if all these men together

advocated and supported tho dogmas of federal arisloracy! A notablo mingling indeed of oil and water! These Clay Whigs, after adopting tho dicta of Mr. Clay in favor of a National Bank, a Protective Tariff, tho alternation of the Con stitution so as to abrogate tho exerciso of the Veto, the distribution of the Land proceeds, ccc. , then so on to rosolve as follows : "Resolved, That wo look with alarm upon the sentiments of T. A. Howard, published lust fall at the Sullivan county Barbecue, ns expressive of the sense of the Locofoco party of this State aud Na tion, upon the subject of Government; he stated what past experience had taught them, (the locofocos) tint a strong government was incongruous to democratic principles, and inasmuch as the whig pary eipprtrd a strong gnrernment, hence, a democratic locoloco government rests not upon its strength, but its weakness; the issue then is fairly stated - Iscofocoism and a weak government rs. Clay, the whig party and a strong government. " Resolved, THAT WE ARE FOR A STRONG GOVERNMENT. " Because It secures protection lo its citizens at homo and abroad, on sea or on land. " Because It protects every man in his personal rights, ns well as in his public franchise, from tho midnight robber, or the infuriated mob (the natural offspring of a weak government, and the embodiment of locofoco principles.) "Because It sustains inviolate the sovereign Slate, and protects her citizens from the encioichinc dema'mrfues ofl neighboring States, to over-power her institutions and establish a mobocracy upon its ruins (as was recently attempted in the State of Rhode Island, under the notorious Dorr, aided by Mike Walsh and backed by 'he Locofoco party to a man.)" Two or three denunciatory resolutions then follow, in relation to the late person al difficulty in Congress, between Messrs Welter and Stuart (the Clay club forgetting all aboul the disgraceful proceed ings of the late whig congress; and they then wind up the series of their resolutions with tho following: " Resolved, I hat these are the results of a locofoco weak government ns advoca ted by T. A. Howard, the bell-weather of Van Burenism." Now we wish that every democrat and every Whig friend of popular liberty, would obtain a copy of the speech of Gen. Howard, which this Clay club so strongly condemns, and read and judge for himself. It was published in the State Sentinel of Uctober tl, ls4.i, and was copied by most of the democratic papers of this State, and many out of tho State, afterwards. But as it may be inconven icnt for many to find a copy of the speech we will here make a few extracts, so as to give some idea ot the principles so strongly reprobated by the Clay men com posing the Lawrenceburgh Clny club: Gen. Howard says " There are two elements, which are characteristic, the one of arbitrary, the other of free governments. They are force and freedom. They mark the opinions of all politicians to a greater or less degree. Tho advocates of strong government are fearful of too much freedom, and the advocates of popular institutions, are ever jealous of powtr. The result h is been, that between those two rival principles, power has ever obtained, and maintained the ascendency. In legisla lion it has over extended its influence over nil tho interenta nf snriolv laadnn J nothing to the judgment of nature, and to

' !' ' " ! HI ! . II S 1 the unbiassed action of human liberty. Commr rce, manufactures, agriculture ; the pports of tlie forest, the order of society, the dignity of pursuit, the mode and ob

ject ol worship, besides the common mid npi ropriate subjects of legislation justice, peace, security and order, were ail embraced within tho ample scope of the liw. False notions of the Stale were inculcated; man was nothing, the Statu every thing. Imposing terms were connected with every title of legislation, and administration. Was it desired to rob the mass of the people, in order to support an extensive foreigti war to gratify an ambitious prince, it was said the glory of tha Slate, the Kingdom, tho Empire, required the sacrifice at the hands of patriotism: the national houor wrs at stake, and the wealth nud tho blood of tho country must both flow freely to preserve it. "The advocates of power, and of injustice have never been wanting in terms and specious pretexts with which to veil their encroachments on common right and general liberty. Tho preservation of order and the prevention of wild and extravagant delusions, have been held up as grounds on which to justify the censorship of the press by governments. The prevention of anarchy and confusion have been held up as tho ground on which tho mass have been denied the just power that belongs to them by the principles of common right, and the powers of government have in most instance?, consequently, been placed in the hands of one, or of a small class, upon whose intelligence and virtue, it has been insisted, the well being and safety of the governed could alona safely depend.1' "Liberty is an clement in our in?litutions, but liberty is en object of jealousy with many of our politicians. They honestly feel afraid of the poircr of the people. The largest liberty is not a favoritn phrase with them. They fear that it mar degenerate into licentiousness. The real friend of the progress of free principle has no fear. If he hears of a mob now and then, he merely recollects that they have mobs quite as frequently in the old world. lie might perchance make a question whether they don't lake more lives in the strong governments of the world in order to keep the peace, thin we lose her by trusting our police to the citizen rather than the soldier." " It is a question I shall not allempt to settle but tho sticklers for order at tho expense of liberty had better not institute the comparison, unless they think it better to kill a score of huma n beings by power armed to the teeth to preserve order, then to hazard the loss of op.b by popular violence. " What we say is fear not-trust your brother trust tho citizen you have his interest, his safety, his sympathies, his conscience, and the law besides, all to protect you tho law, made by the popular voice through their representatives, and founded in public sentiment, is all the guaranty needed in the form of power for a people who have been in the habit of enjoying liberty. " Look at our peaceful commonwealth What is tho protection of the public func tionary. the dwelling ol the private Citizen, the public institution, the person and property? Are thoro any guarrls with arms in their hands? The laws, too, mai! by tho representatives chosen by universal suffrage are they ouch ns to sanction disorder, or suffer liberty to dwindlo into licentiousness? Certainly not. No country has more order, prace, or submission to the laws and although we have no armed police, yet we have a guard, ever efficient, consisting of public opinion, and the ready support of the citizen in aid of law and order." These are the sentiments upon which the Clay Club look with alarm! Which they affirm will put evory man at the mercy of " tho midnight robber and the infuriated mob," as well as divest him of ell protection to his personal and legal lights. They theroforo would prefer sin h a government ns that of England, of France, of Austria, or of Russia, where the person and property and the liberty of the subject are all held so sacred by their rulers, and where the people en oy so much civil and religious freedom. They arc strong Government par excellence, and are swayed in every movement, nioia'. religions and civil, by the arbitrary will of their masters, who alone ore the judges of right and wrong, and of the general fitness of things. The People of Indiana may be surprised at the avowal of tho anti-republican sentiments of the Cby Club of Lawrenceburgh: That of all sections, tho War Cry of ancient Federalism should ha raised in tho West, where at least the habits of tho people are democratic, tho1 lhcy have been misled in political ;t;on and fought tinder the banner o( F s!ern Federalism, through the influence of the sophistries of modern Whiggery. Jim th s Clay club has not acted altogether of itsjown volition. Thcrufi has been given t them from tho East from the HartfordConvention Federalists of the old school, who are the leaders of the Clay party. A pamphlet has been recently published at the New YorkTtibu,ne office, entitlfd

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