Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 21, Vevay, Switzerland County, 25 April 1840 — Page 2

VEVAY TIMES AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

VEVAY, INDIANA:

Federal Whiz Convcatiou,

no doubt they considered It a.great victory oyer the Vcvay Times. For the truth of the article read .by Johnny, from the Times, and by him pronounced a flat (ir, we refer the reader to a letter in another column of our paper to-day over Gen. William Carroll’s own signature, and published in tbe Nashville Union of the 8th inst., subscribing - to and confirming that report of his speech to be true in pointof substance and fact—nay, ho even repeals the same charges against Geo. Harrison, and says he is ready and willing to sustain them before the people. Let the reader turn to the letter, and it will bo discovered that the Vevay Times is better capable of publishing the truth, than Johnny Dumont is at fuelling for the people. • -Be the “authority” of the Vevay Times what it may, this eamc John Dumont is indebted to its columns fora large share of support he received for Governor in 1S33, * Tho Ycray Times was considered good enough authority for him at that time. 0 yea, he could then carry the Vevay Times around In bis bat and read a great many nice thing! from it in praise of himself. But now, alas! Johnny’s no candidate, and forsooth the Vevay Times is a "contemptible lying thetl!" Well, this is the gratitude we receive from John Dumont for saying so many fine things in bis favor when ho wanted to.be Governor of Indiana. It will be recollected that we supported Dumont upon principle alone, he being the “anti-internal’ improvement,” or “classification” candidate, in taking the warm stand we did in bis favor, we not only warred, against our privateCnterest in some respects, but immediately against the feelings and wishes of many of our .most intimate friends in Ibis place. To them we have this apology to make.. Wo did not know Johnny as well at that time as we now do. That is the only act of our political life which wo regret—it is one of the greatest sini we ever committed, and if God will only forgive us we-sball never be found guilty of the like again.

Marlin Van Daren and the Right of Suffrage.

With my best washes for jour individual pros* perity, and for that of the State to which you belong, I remain, gentlemen, Your obedient aervant, M, VAN BUREN. To Messrs. William L. Tallinghut, Lawrenco Richards, William Mitchell, Seth Luther,, William Miller, and David Brown. .

On Saturday last the federal whiga held a convention in this place and nominated a county ticket. After all their efforts to get up & bigthma on that day, the number of delegatee in attendance were very slim, and upon the whole the convcnttou was hut poorly attended on their part, and would have presented rather a lean sight, had there not been a goodly number of “log cabin** Democrats of the county in attendance at Court. i The convention met atthe JInion Hall about 11 o*clock, and after some considerable tabor brought forth the following ticket:.

The old and oft repeated calumnious charge that Jit. Van Buren is opposed to universal outrage, being still reiterated by the federal press, and their stump orators in this and other sections of the country, has ted us to place before our readers the following letter of Mr. Van Buren, in reply to certain queries from a committee of mechanics of tbe State of Rhode Island.— This letter was written nearly four years before his election to the Presidency by an overwhelming vote of the people, A more glaring perversion pf truth with regard to Mr. Van Buren’s course on this subject, never was exhibited by human invention. Read the letter, then mirk the lying subterfuge of the federal parly in relation to the matter. ’ * ; '

8ATURUAY,::::::::;:i:::::;:.yRlL 25. 1910.

“An IxoErEXOEsr Taeietntv—ulio'e officers, rcipsnrible to tbe people, instead of priviledgeU corpora lions, shall guard the peopled money. Dumocntcy asks in rain—what claim hare the Dunks to me this public treasure as their awn—again (o convert ii into an engine sf ruinous expansions and contractions of the currency, and of new political panics and presto enforce submission rq the money pmver!”

Reosoakizatios ov tdc^Militia. —Ths report on the militia, made by General Harrisoh in 1817, terminates with ihe following resolulionj . ' Retohed, That the Secretary of quired to prepare, and lay before this at the next session of Congress, a plan' for the military inrfruc/ion of all the youth in Me United Staid, _ in the way'which is beat calculalied for the' purpose, with, aa little injury as possible to the ordinary course of. education.

Democratic Republican Nomination. FOE PRESIDENT, ; * ■

XTAHTIN VAN BURZ*N t FOE.VICE PEFSIDEST, ; RICHARD Iff. JOHNSON,

For State Senator, JOSEPH C. EGGLESTON, Esq. For Representative, Rot. JI. B. DURBIN. For Commissioner, DAVID HENRY.

ELECTORS FOR INDIANA. ! ' • William Hendricks, of Jefferson. . George W, IJwiso, of Miami, lit, District. Robert Dale Qwen, of fosey, 2d. * “ George Boos, of Sullivan. ,3d. TuojiasJ, Hexlet, .of Clark, 4th. !* Jons L. Robinson, of Rush. 5th. '* Andrew Kennedy, of Delaware flth. “ William J. Peas lee, ofShelby. Tift- ** ' John JI. Lemon, of La pone.

Washington, July 6tb, 1833.Gentlemen:—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, requesting information concerning the manner in which : the right of sullraga is regulated in the State of Ac*w York, together with my opinion upon the utility and practical operation of the system now in force there, .

A Stranevr—Not Quite.

The nominations, as far as we can learn, have been-.very favorably received by tho feds of the county, .with a few exceptions. Mr, Eggleston is a gentleman who, in his private and professional capacity , commands the highest esteem of all that are acquainted with him. He bqs heretofore represented this county by a largo majority of the popular vote, without respect to party, but'it was at a time when the feu da of party strife, did' not extend to our local elections; he was then numbered among the warmest supporters of the administration, and notwithstanding his attachment to the Democratic parly, be received-alike tho support ot political friends and political foes. There are no doubt many of hia warmest and most intimate personal friends, w ith' whom he was a zealous co-laborer in the glorious causa which he delighted to honor at that period, who would be glad to give him their hearty support now; but the circumstances under which he appears before them as a candidate, will render it impossible, for them to do so consistently with tbo principles they sustain—-the principles which (hey cherish and hold dear, should the opposition be so fortunate as to elect Mr. Eggleston, they may wet! be proud of the man they have selected, setting aside bta unsettled polUical noitons. But we doubt whether the more con*tifcn(of that party will relish tbs ides, of putting tip with a new-bom Whig of mushroom growth.

Last Sunday afterntap, a lank, lean and disappointed looking man, mounted on a tolerable fair nag, was seen wending his-way along trp the river biuk. Hit looks attracted much attention, and various were tbs conjectures as to what the man and bis calling mow/-be; but the general impression was that he wan an itinerant circtyt preacher, .who had been making a pilgrimage to some unprofitable Elation, and was now returning to his friends, destitute and disconsolate; when to! a gentlemen stepped up who roundly asserted that he knew the man, and that it was (be editor of the Lawrenceburgh Heacod, | reluming from 'a visit to Switzerland county!' This was sufficient. *Hj» disappointed looks showed what kind of a reception he met with among the Swiss boys.—.lurora Democrat.

FOE GOVERNOR, ,’ v TILGHMAN A. HOWARD. FOB LIEUTENANT COVERSOll, j ‘ BENJAMIN S..TULE.Y.

I can have no objection whatever -to furnish Urn Information you desire, hut I feel some deli* cacy, under thccirciimstance of the case, in ei* preusing an opinion on the several points to which you refer. The right of suffrage not only controls the election of tlie Suie functions' ties, but that of the elective officer# of the General Government, is, by the Federal Constitution, made tjcpendcnt on it, and, in tbii aspect, jt is undoubtedly to be considered, not on-, jy as a matter of primary importance to those who are immediately interested in it, but as a subject of imereti to all parts of the Union.— The settlement of all questions connected with tlii# franchise in any particular Stale, has, however, usually been regarded as belonging exclusively to the people of that Stale; and under ordinary circumstances, any‘interference by a citizen of another State, would justly bo considered as improper; Thus viewing the matter, 1 certainly should not have ventured an opinion upon any point bearing on tbo question now under discussion in Rhode Island, had it not been for the request contained in your letter, which the relations 1 hold to the People of the United States, mate it tny duty to respect. By the first constitution of A’ew' York, the possession of a freehold estate of the value of $350 over and aboye all.debts charged thereon, was necessary to entitle a person to rote for Governor, Lieut, Governor, and Senators. Members of Assembly wero chosen by persons paying taxes and possessing freeholds of the clear value of $50, or renting tenements of the an null value of five dollars. ’

Teas OitI Tuan Out'!— To-day tlii Democratic Couny Convention will' be hold at the Court House in this placet We hope to see the delegates of Jefferson township, and ourdemocratic cUUcps, turn out to & man on this occasion. We arc assured that all the other townships in the, county will be well represented. The Convention will he iddresied.by 3Ir. Fisher aftd others, in the afternoon, ’ v I

THE GATHERER:

“vtf snapper up of tuitoTuidertd trijlts."

Paui, Pry is Vevay.— Wo copy an article in 'our paper to-day, from the Louisville'Advertieerof Tuesday last, giving an account of Paul Pry’s visit to this place, and’lhe way Judge Bigger was used up by friend Fisher. The Advertiser's correspondent has been misinformed with regard to the Democtatjc majority in.this place Wr-we only claim from thirty-five to forty majority. But, although there may.be some little minulia in the communication we cannot subscribe, to, it is an amusing article and will edify our readers, ■ >. •

Whenever you see your neighbor'* pen-knife or pencil-case lying on his desk.jick it up and pocket it, (eat come one should ileal it!

During the week ending on the 4ih instant, there were one hundred and twenty-nine deaths in the city and county of Now York,

■’ Appallikg Calamity. —The Providence (R. I.) Herald, of the 13th inst., states that a tremendous fall of rain had caused such a rise of the waters in the vicinity of the village of Simmonsville, that the embankments of the reservoir gave way, and the rush of water carried off several bouses with their inhabitants. The bodies of twenty of the sufferers had bceo found, fjix persons had been rescued alive, and four were still missing.

Civil Insults.— “Ah! Mr. Hogg—happy to tee you—how are all the little pig-iei/” “Quite well thank’e Mr. Coll, how do you do —and how’s the old mart!’*

A Saving Editor,—W e hearof an editor who writes his editorials with stolen chalk on the jo/e of Aim Loot. He goes barefoot while the boys *et up his manuscript.

. (KrThe.diatinguiahed personage .Ril/on Gttgg y editor of the ■ Lawrencefaurgb Political Beacon, was present at the Federal Whig Convention in this place last'Saturday, and hta readers.will no doubt bo regaled with a glowing description of the proceedings in this day’s Beacon. Milton arrived in town on Friday evening, but wo were not aware of the fact until our paper bad gone to press; therefore his friends must excuse ua for not noticing his arrival. Great men will be neglected sometimes, in (ho burry of business.

Mr. Durbin, the nominee for Representative, is a mao with whom we have but slight acquaintance. He is a Rev. Divine of the Methodist church, and we beat him spoken very favorably of as an intelligent; deserving citizen, and a good pulpit orator. The station in life which the Rev. Mr. Durbin at present occupies,.renders him a'valuable member of society. What talent and tact he might evince in legislating for the people, we are unable to say.

The obvious injustice, and ascertained inutil

ily *of tliis regulation) together with other causes, led, in to the call of a Convention for the revision of our State.Constitution. ■ Of that Convention'I had the honor to be a member; and in the discharge'of the'duties imposed upon me by that situation, I labored, and in donjunction with a majority of tUgGonvemion labored successfully to abolish the treehold qualification. The principle which I then advocated, and which was established by the amended constitution, extended the right of voting for all elective officers of the State government to every citizen who should contribute to the support of Government cither by the payment of taxes in money, or by labor on the highways, dr by service according to law, in the militia. The results ot experience and the'progress of liberal opinions, soon led to a further extension; and by an amendment to tbe.constUulion'fiqaUy adopted in 1636, the right of suffrage was given to every inale citizen of full age, who shill have been an inha-' bitant of the State for one" year, and of the county for six months, preceding the,election. This provision, however does n it extend to persons of color,'who, by the constitution of 1621, are not allowed to vote, unless they have been, for three years, citizen# of the State; and for one year before the election, seized and possessed a freehold of the clear value of $350, and have been rated and paid'u tax thereon', ■

Broken English.—A Frenchman having a weakness in hie cheat, told hi* physician he fell a bad pain iahii.porhnanfeau.* ,

- Cumberland Road appropriation has been, lost in the Senate, by a vote of 20 to 22. Henry Clay, wha has liereteforc been friendly to (he road, voted against the bill. The appropriation was opposed by several distinguished federal Senators, no doubt with the sole object of manfufacturing political capital to work upon in the west. ' ' * , ' .

‘Day breaks so hard in some part of Alabama, that it is sometime* mistaken by the inhabitants for in earthquake. Hard Work. —To.manufactute the old North Bender into a H-B-R-O!.

-. With regard to Mr. Henry, the nominee for Commissioner, we presume tbs reader has a belter knowledge than ourself, and therefore we shall say little i» regard io him. He was elected to fill a vacancy in the same office last August, and for aught we know has made a. very good Commissioner during bis short period of servict. • Air. H, is a steadfast whig, but in his common conversation—so mild and unattuming—might easily be mistaken for a very weak and ilippery brother of the federal whig .fraternity. We merely mention this fact so that our democratic boys may hot be deceived. He bad no opposition last August, bat there will be a nag in training for him'this time. After the nominations had been made,,.the Convention adjourned to the Methodist church, where speeches were made by John Dumont; J. G. Marshall,'and Geo. H. Dunn. Wdutd-be-Oovernor Johnny spoke about three hours, nearly the whole of which time, was occupied in reading extracts from a garbled htsiory of Gen. Harrison's military services, (printed for electioneering purposes] and endeavoring to manufacture him imo a HERO. How near Johnny readied the point at which he aimed we are unable to say, as we did not stay to bear him out. There is one thing certain, however, the little influence wielded by JohpajTwill prove futile in his attempts to makelSeQ. Harrison out a second Bonaparte; but yi will readily admit that ‘•Old Tip” is a brarar aoldier than Johnny’, for wo don’t believe however retreated with the pliant foot of his adversary iq close collision with his teat of honor.

Why ate the Whig leaders til black-legs!— Because they ara eternally shvJJUn*, and understand so well the game of *Brug!' I am working hard for you, as the new Cider said to Gen. Harrttob.

Federal Proscription. —The .new fledged editor of the Madison Banner,.a federal whig paper, refused togive employment to a journeyman printer, because ho was a Democrat. . The individual bad been employed in the establishment fop some time previous to its purchase by the present editor; ho is master of his business, is a resident of Madison, and has afamily dependent upon bis labor for support. This is federal sympathy for the poor with a vengeance. -Let the federal press.no longer exhibit their deceitful friendship towards tho laboring class. . ;

the last two weeks our town has peen swarming with federal Whig lawyers, and other important w higgles; and a more fujeotne train of misrepresentation, braggardism and biller invective, we presume, never was retailed out to our citizens in the same length of time. . Oh one occasion, we are told, a federal whig from Jefferson county, was heard to Bay he " would rather see a- monarch elected President of the United States than Martin Van Suren, This is no doubt the sentiment of many ■ federal wbigs. Such illiberal ; feelings are unbecoming an American citizen, and they carry With thepi.their own comment.

Resolutions approving the annual ipessago of Mr.\ an Buten, and the policy of bis administration, have passed tbs council of Iowa by a vote of 5 to 2 and the House of Representatives 15 to8. ‘

f he Treasury Note bill passed the House of Representatives on thoSTth March by a vote of 110 to 66. J, tb> Adams and a number ol other whig* voting for the bill, after opposing it for weeks.

A valuable AcccsstoN—We feani that Joseph C. Eggleston, formerly Representative from Switzerland county in this State, and said to be one of the best orators in the State, and universally beloved by all acquainted' with him, has within a few weeks, abandoned the’cause of the federal dandy, and has espoused the cause of the gallant Harrison. -rBrookvitle American,

Queer Esocoh.—If the independent treasury plaq will "make the rich richer,” why do all the purse proud nabobs and aristocrats 'oppote it! Thsy are not usually found voting money out of thiir on pockets.

Extra Globe.—In our advertising columns to-day will bs found the prospectus for the Ex? Ira Globe. The proprietors propose iiEuing an extra sheet for six months, at per copy, or a leas price in proportion to the ryimber of copies subscribed for. Our Democratic friends who wish to avail themselves of an excellent and cheap medium of acquiring political knowledge, until after the election/ will do well to subscribe for the Globe, Pebubt Dupom, Esqi, or the editor of this paper will act ae agents in forwarding, subscriptions.

■The government of New York has, for several years, been administered under the liberal system established by the new constitution, and the still more liberal amendment of 1826, in a manner which appears to have been satisfactory to the people. It is possible that 'there may be some who regret the extension of the right of suffrage, and who would be gratified by the revival of the old qualifications; but 1 do not believe that such feeling is entertained by any considerable portion of our citizens. 1 am very sure that any.attempt to restrict the exercise of the right, and more especially to restore the freehold qualification, would be put down by an overwhelming majority, . r In acting upon*this subject, my own cotirss has never been influenced by an apprehension that it would be dangerous to the rights of property to extend tho right of voting to thqse who were without property. Our experience, has I think fully demonstrated, that in ai community like that which compotes a great majority of every State in our confederacy, there is no reason for alarm in this respect.' At an earlier period of my public life, J was not entirely Tree from apprehensions of the in-, fluenett of wealth upon so extended a suffrage as' that.which Is.now possessed in.New York.— Upon this head, however we are now able to speak from full and satisfactory experience; and it baa Efven me the highest gratification to. bo convinced that my Tears were without adequate foumlalion. ' Numerous opportuni ties to test the firmness of our citizens, and their ability to resist the seductions of wealth, have been furnished within'the last twelve years; and although some local aud temporary, advantages may have been occasionally'gained through such means, the general incorruptibility of our citizens has been triumphantly established. Nor bare 1 any doubt that such will long continue to be the history of our people; for, although a groat disparity in their condition may naturally be expected from an increase of population and other causes, yet on the other band it may be hoped that the mains of education and mqral improvement, will be proportionally increased, and that imder their influence (he spllit of fnde T pcndenco'and of intelligent patriotism, which now prevails among all classes will ba cherished and exhibited by every mcicding generation.

And as a reward for his discretion he received the nomination of the whig convention of this county for State Senator.’ Stick a pin in! there, wiU youl • ' -• * ’ ; ■. 1

Provisions is Trias.—Corn was selling in Austin on tlie 20th ult., at $14 a bushel; beef at 2d cents, and pork at 75 cents a pound, and dour at the moderate price of $110 a barrel. Groceries W«u|d command any price, wera there any in market. * | Stew out ms Brains.— A man named Thomas Stokes, a farmer,'Hying near Raleigh, N. C. one day last week, committed suicide by.blowing out his brain-with a gun, ■ Goixo it Stroro.—The Nantocket While Fisheries will bring, this year, $1,500,000, and will avenge, ip every man, woman, and child on tha island, $1500 each. .■ Good.—The Whigs say that they count Harrison men at the west "by the qerr,” “Thkt>” “ says a democratic ‘ie when they take in the gravfi yard/.

Charles W. Cathcabt is announced in (be Lapone Herald as a candidate for re-election to the State Senate from Lapono county, Mr. Cathcart is a zealous and uncompromising democrat of the true Jeffersonian school;Aid talents and industry as a Senator during the two past years, have gained for him a high repution both at home and abroad. .

100 Onas for the City of NewYorkl—Great Democratic Triomphli

Tho Democracy of the city of New York have gained, a triumphant victory in the recent charter election, which will be bailed by the friends of the constitution throughout the Union as a criterion of much moment. Mr. Vauian, the Democratic candidate for Mayor, has been elected by a majority of SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR votes—a clear gain of 637 lince last year. The Democrats have carried .TWELVE wards out of the seventeen', electing all their Councilmen except five. What do the federal whlga think of this, coming upon the. heel of their boasted meagre vis to ribs in Jlew Orleans and Cincinnati, where it was expected they would succeed..

Du mom, as usual with the federal whig orators of this county, had something to sayaboth the Yevay Times. We should suppose that the scandalous abase recently showered upon ui by Johnny in nearly every tavern and grocery about town, while in. a certain temperament of body, wnuld have been sufficient lo/aiisfy his thirsty appetite, without resorting to the double crime of attempting to injure the reputation of our Timet from the pulpit, before a congregation of federal whigs, ,

Tfio Hod. Hugh L. White, of.Tennessee, died at bis late residence in Knoxville, East Tennessee, on the lOih ioat. ■ • :

Cdhbkblwp Rom Bill.—Henry Clay made a labored speech against th Cumberland Road in the Senaie, and voted against the appropriation. Mr. Preston moved to amend the bill altering the sura from 150,000 to 75,000. This shows plainly, which party opposed the bill.

Britiko out tbeGaiiblcbs<~A nest of these pests to honest society was broken op ip New Orlostjs op the 23th olt* . Two of the gamblers were captured and thrown into prison. Texas Inpesexdkxce.— A letter from Galveston, of the 33d March, says that Mexico has recognized th’aJndependence of Texas,

Johnny took from his pocket a number of the Times containing the synopsis of Gen, Carroll's speech delivered before the Stale Convention held at Nashville, Tennessee, and alter reading

The Chicago (III.) Democrat says the Whigs in that Slate are fast declining tOj bo Post Masters under the present wicked Administration.

subscriber of the Political Beacon wishes us to suggest to hia friend ‘‘Milting,” the **fde/ur,” the propriety of changing the name of his paper to tbs “LamenceburgK and Sailterland County Democratic Republican JVhty.”— He thinks inasmuch as subscribers to° the Bstcon in this county help to keep it up, they ought to have a share in the name.

Good Advice.— -A contemporary says, if a man alls thee fool, heed him not, for he is the greater fool. If a nan call thee a liar,* let him have it like blazes.

KrBob, our Deoil, thinks the friends of “Milting" ought to have prepared a public dinner for bim on Saturday Jut. Bat instead of that, there was little or no attention paid to him, and ecarcsly any body knew he was in Iowa.

it and making bis comments, [drawing his face into an uncouth shape, resembling a .species of animal called the baboon, of which he is at al| times an excellent personificationJrneertng/y and ironiealty remarked:-r u Tble appears la the Vevty Times*, and you know, that's good authority!” This sentence from Johnny created a great roar of laughter from his federal whig audience, and

Extrusive La ucent.—Eigbly-fivo thousand dollars, in blank Treasury Notes, were stolen a short time since at Houston, Texas,

death of the Hon. Tbaddeds Betts, United States Senator from Connecticut, wai announced in the Senate on the Vth inat,

The man who cannot appreciate the tenderness, sweetness, fondness and devotion of woman, should kicked to death by grasshoppers.

(Kr Flour has advanced to $300 and $3 12* pet barrel, in Cincinnati.