Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 23, Vevay, Switzerland County, 9 May 1840 — Page 2

VEVAY TIMES AND SWITZERLAND

OUNTY DEMOCRAT.

VEVAY, INDIANA:

Whig Concert of Action.

[From Ihe Louinilte Pubiie .

Abolishing Slavery in the District ofCoIumbia, or on the prohibition of the “removals of slaves from Siatc to State,” the questions asked by Dr. Alexander. Tfliu nothing could be more uniat* Ufactory and uncertain reply than this reference to tpeechet. Gen. Harrison has made speeches and written Utters, denying the power of Conjiress to charier a'-National. Bank. The Sings* mon Journal published otie a few yean ago, written in l!&2. Vet the partisans of Gen. Uarmdn here ap.-en that he is fricn ly to a National Bank!; Here, then, it an instance of the uncertainly which hang* on the riewi of a public man, when we seek to obtain them from speeches and letters on general subjects. k is, in fact,- an insult to the American people, for Gen. Harrisoti thus repeatedly to shuffle from a direct answer 10 questions of melt vast importance, amt which involve .consequences of such import to the permanency of theAmerican confederacy. The reader will not forget that .the reply made by Gen. Harriott's Committee to Ur. Alexander as copied below, is similar to the one copied incur last from a New York |<aptr. They thus corroborate each others aqthenlicy, of .which there is no question. We are sorry to ssy they are but too gculne..

« ’Til ftnusje what difference there can be, 'Twiit twecdle-dum Quit twedle-dee. 11

O.MINOD9*

SATURDAY.:;;

MAY 9. 1S1U.

Federalists here.are either too modest to boast of home or not very certain of being able to. keep their own in Kentucky. The daily accounts 1 we get from various parts of the Stale arc anything but cheering ,to the friends of Gen. Mum. We call their attention to the following letter from Owen county; '■Discussion is what the'people want; bring them from the darkness in which they sleep into the light of truth, and they .will awake and be up and doing. Col. Tibbatts, the Democratic candidate for Elector, has commenced the canvass with great vigor. Ho has pul the whole. Whig party in this section to reading and to thinking —not by committee as their hero does, hut for themselves, ' Col. Tibbatts has given them a perfect chart of democracy; |ie presents the true position of the parties from the time of John Adams, and-draws the line with great ability. The three favorite and chosen subjects for discussion in this district, by Mr. Southgate, are, the distribution of the public lands'among the States, a United Slates Bank, and a high protective tariff; but they have received their doom from the hands of the Colonel, { Having bqpn engaged more* extensively than any other person fn the west in manutacluring, ho is able* to give to the people his practical experieoc upon the operations.of the protective system, and ' the ruinous effect;the Bank operations have bad on the itianufactincr during its great expansion. Mr*. Southgate’s friends finding that lie could not sustain himself on these important questions against the logical reasoning of the'Col., have very wisely determined to send him put of the district, end import the .Whig champion front Fayette, Sir. Menifee. Cot. Tibbatts spoke to a numerous assemblage at Ghent, on the 25th ult,> His argument told well; you may promise yourself high rejoicing over its effects tu August:'.*.On the same day the Democratic party had a large meeting (at least eight hundred) in Vevay, Indiana, immediately opimsite. They sent a delegation over to invite Col. Tibbatts to partakeof their festivities.- -TlieC<>). accepted the invitation and was welcomed to the Hoosiit chore by three hearty cheers. He was escorted, to the Methodist church, where head', dressed the company in a brief and eloquent manner.. Mr. Eggleston, the Harrison candidate fur (lie Senate, wry politely asked leave to ieply. Bat Joe Egglesion* poor fellow, soon found that he-was not himself. How defected'and down; cast tie looked. He tried but .could'nl como it. Poor fellow, how I pitied him. lie dealt in Esop’s fables, but they recoiled upon himself. It is impossible that he can survive the election; death is depicted tn his face—the somerset -was loo sudden and great for Him. Would (hat 1 could say to him, "Go Joe Eggleston and put on your better log cabin and petticoat is not suited to\ou; your.friends mark the change; your constitution is fast sinking. .In a few short months the Green sod'will be flourishing over your grave.” A talented little Hoosier, named Kent, next addressed the company, much to the delight of nil the Kentuckians present. The | way he walked into Senator .Smith for his opposition to the Treasury note bill, and bounced onHenry Clay (or hia defeat of the CumberlandI mad appropriation, was really cruel. Col. Tibbatts lelt in the evening for Owenton. When he arrived there, on Monday morning, I was informed that great restlessness was evinced by the Whigs on learning tliat Mr. Menifee won Id. not be there, as they had expected and had given out. They had been boasting for some weeks Uni on that occasion the Col. should be completely used up. Tltfy, however, soon-formed a caucus and appoint eda delegation, to wait on James F. Robinson of Georgetown. and - Mr. Buckner, Commonwealth Attorney from Lexington; bnth gentlemen consented and expressed a read; willingness to exert themselves for the party.' Mr. Buckner first appeared and took his seat near the Col. for the purpose of taking notes. But the Co), carried on the ctguraenl on hia tide of tbe question with quch singular ability, enumerating the' most cherished arguments of' the Whigs, and in the next breath showing theirutter fallacy, that the young gentleman though of respectable talents, upon found that the Colonel would leave nothing for him to say. .He then tore up his notes and slunk off. As soon as the Col. had concluded, all.eyes were turned toMr. R., Mr. i B. having urn-off; but he could’nt come it. I | fear that wilt be the way with the Whig champion, Mr. Menifee, when he gets ah account of ! the Colonel's speech, from his friends Robinson l and Buckner. The Democrats here are anxious jto see Tibbatts grapple with Menifee,-for the I sooner h,e uses him up ihe sooner he will be I ready for another. Tom Marshall stands at the ! head of the list with the Whigs in this, region. Tell (he party to have him in keeping, as MeniI fee will not be able to stand Tibbatts more' than la week, and (hen wa wanthtm id close with the j giant Tom.” V - From Ihe Illinois Register. of Oetu Harrison to'flvebls views on tbe snbject of Abolitionism* w/ insert a communication from Dr. H. Alexander, amcraber of the last Legislature of litis State, embodying a series of questions sent by him to Gen, Harrison, and. the reply of Gen.

We were assured by a leading whig of ibis place the other day, that Gen. Harrison is opposed to a National Bank in any shape, believing such an institution to be unconstitutional. So we are to understand that the whig party in this section support Gen. Harrison, supposing him to be opposed tpa bank, while the Whigs of Kentucky support him upon the sole ground of his being in favor of a bank, and believe he will, if elected, be instrumental in establishing one.— What a difference of lisle between the whigs of our sittetetate, Kentucky;and those ofHoosjer! The former swallow hard cider Blavba and all, while the latter are content to put up wiih ro//icinfcr.

t . Democratic Republican Nomination.

FOR PRESIDENT,

MARTIN VAN BUREN, FOR VICK PRESIDENT,

RICHARD M. JOHNSON,

ELECTORS FOR INDIANA.

William Hendricks, of Jefferson. Cronee W. Ewing, of Miami, lit. District. Robert Dale Owen, of Posey. Sid, . '* George Boon, of Sullivan. Hit. “ Thomas J, Hen let, of Clark, 4th. , ' ** Jons L. Robinson,, of Rush. 5th, *' Andrew Kennedy, of Delaware. 6ih, •* William J, Peaslee, of Shelby, 7th. •* John M. Lemon, of Laporte.

high-minded and very honorable editor of the PoliticaTBeacon, A/tlfon Grrgg, in his last paper, calls us “an ill-bred and unmannerly .'* This polite epithet is a perfect specimen of the moral man, and in exact unison with the language and matter of the comipf irterr c/Jillh which he presides over as .editor. Amt after making use of this beautiful and polished language, he very dignifiedly reads us the following "moral lecture;” “But then it is to be deplored tjiat one’ whn sots himself up as a political monitor, should to far compromit tint dignity of hi* siniion, as to be constantly indulging in ecurriltous and ill-natur-ed remarks, in reference to others of,the editorial fraternity.” ’■ “But r Mr. Stevens is not alone in this particular, There are many oilier editors, of both polllicakpartbfjWbofie course towards each other is but loo welPsalcuUled to bring reproach upon tile profession, .and detract much from,the influenW and usefulness of the Press. But as it ft not wk design, on this occasion, to read a moral decturosto our professional brethren, wo will leave it, own good sense to correct the error.” . ~ ,

We want Monty. No fur her hint, we hope, will be necessary, at least for these of our Democratic friends who know themselves to be Indebted to ui for the Times.

There is one irutlw however, which has fallen from Mr, Stevens inVeference to this matter, for which wo desire togivc him credit. He says,

“The nominations, as far. as we can learn, have been ■ favorably received.’* Ye* Sir, they have been received with great unanimity by the Whigs throughout thecounty, and; mark out word for it, the entire ticket will lie .triumphantly elected on the first’Momlay in AtigusVncxt. Mo Mesrrs. Green and Fisher may as well make up their minds at once toreliro to private life.— DracVi. Not so fast Aiming. We staled that the nominations, as far as we could learn, had/been favorably received by the feds of this county,' with a Jew exceptions. Time has con vinced us, however, that these exceptions turn out to be much largerflhan we at first anticipated. So the nominations'have'not been received with such “great unanimity" as our neighbor imagines; and initeatl of the necessity of Messrs. Green and Fisher making up their minds.to “retire to private 'life, 1 * we advise to charier and

Probate Co art. The May term of (he Switzerland county Probate Coart trill commence on Monday next,,

; Palestine, III,, April 9lh, 1840. Mmri. TFallen & JFeler:

.Thus speaks iho intelligent and moral editor of the Beacon. Out how near will the past coune of this great political Ajax, who sets himself up as an example of decency amt undertakes to cor* rcct the faults of his brethren of the press, correspond with his gratuitous advice to his neighbors! The reader will recollect that an article appeared in the Beacon of ihe;15(h February last, evidently aimed at our reputation, which was not only a complete heterogeneous mass of wilful and majiciuus falsehood'from beginning to end, but clothed in language that would have been considered a lasting dhgraco to the.columns of the most paltry newspaper In existence. No editor, haying the least regard for common decency or teif-retpecl could have been guilty of publishing the like; yet the magnanimous editor of the "Beacon, who descants so much upon the respectability of the press, and professes such great courtesy towards his fellow colemporaries of the profession, can with the greatest sangfroid imaginable, whenever occasion suits him, step aside from the path of moral duty and justice to satisfy his thirst for personal abuse—and in the very next breathVpcrhaps, like lbs hypocritical Maw worm, be found reading his dear “professionmlifclhren'* a most dignified “moral lecture-' 1 From such an example the Lord deliver us. In charity to Mr. Greggywe advise him to lake the'beam out of his own eye before he attempts to remove tbs mote from his neighbor's. ! ■ ;

Gentlemen— In conseqnence of the great tinet; of opinions in ' relation lo Gen, Harrison’* views upon the Subject of Abolition/I,*early ia Marchaddrcrted the following letter to him up* on that subject;

. to our promise we are unable to lay ; iho proceedings of the Switzerland county Democratic Convention before our readers until next week. Part of.the resolutions were mislaid, and the committee failed to furnish us another copy.

*‘Palestine, III., March 3d, 1§40.

Dear Sib;—As you'are now a candidate for Tresident at the next'election for that office, and as there arc a f ( rc.il .variety of .opinions in rela* lion to yoursentim'enfs upon the subject of Abo*: tiiioniMn, I take the liberty of-asking your early answer to the following questions, vit;

Jonjr Nkwland Maffitt,— This distinguish- * ed pulpit orator paid our town a visit this week, and delivered a religious discourse to a large congregation yesterday at the Methodist Church. His labors here were not crowned with the same success that they have been elsewhere, owing to bis short stay with us, He returned the same evening to Cincinnati.

lias Cotmiceft the tight, without the consent of l'icpi-op!e oft he District, and oftbe Slates of Virginia ami Maryland, to abolish ilavery-to the Dirt rict .of ■ Or, if Piesideni would ybu veto of sanction**, bill, passed by CongrOfS iiv compliance to the petitions of the-Ahiiitonisis of theynvrenl day,. abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, of Territory, nr prohibiting the removal of Elites from Slate to State! ■

have in readiness by the first Monday in August next the dug-out built on Mooie’s Hill,-in Dearborn county, so that Mr. Eggleston and the Preacher may lake passage for Salt River.

Me. Bccuaxas’s Speech.—To-day we comtucuce tbo publication of .Mr, Buchanan's speech in reply to Mr. Clay, on the Independent Treasury Bill. It is the most able end clear .exposition'of the operations and effects of the measure that we have seen published, As many misrepresentations are afloat, indirect opposition to the true character and bearings of thia much ebuied billj' we do hope every individual into whose hattda Mr. Buchanan’s speech may fall, will divest himself of all prejudice, and carefully read and ’weigh his candid explanation of the measure.

the preamble of the Federal WhigCounly Convention, published in'the last number of

Your early, attention to the above will very much gratify the public.desire in this part of the country. A*(furs, respCcfully, f 11. ALEXANDER. Gen. W, II. ItARirrsos ” ■

llio Political Beacon, wei find ■ tho following among other rcaeons'set forth for supporting Gen. Harrison:

“Because his opinions On the leading politics of the day, are always openly and boldly avowed ” . 1 We should be glad to' have some whig point out any one principle which Gen. Harrison has “openly opd boldly avowed,'' since his nomination by the Harrisburgh Convention. Two respectable Democrats, citizens of Louisville; Ky., recently 'mado a visit to North Bend bearing a Very civil letter to Geo. Harrison, asking his sentiments on abolition, and what was tho reply of this “great otatfa6/e” of (he federal whig partyl Why his reply was that he coul Jouttrer no tueh communicationt eitkerfmn friends or foes. Now we would ask if this pointed denial on the part of Gen. Harrison to answer one simple interrogatory! looks tike “openly and boldly'* avowing his opinions on the leading politics of the day! Does bis- answer, through his “confidential committee,” to Uie Oswego association, and the many other Interrogatories propounded lo him from various quarters oHhe Union, on lhe leading questions of National policy which are of the utmost importance to the people, and which they have a right to demand, look like “oprnfy ondioW/yV avowinjhie principles! ■ '. • ,

Dut instead of receiving an answer from the General, aa 1 expected, I received the following letter from his committee in Cincinnati;

Cincinnati, March 20th, 1840.

Dear Sir—Your lcit**r of .the 3d instant., ad* dressed to Gen. Iiarrison, haa'Leen placed in our possession with a view to early attention. This jb tendered necessary in consequence of the many letters received by the General and lo which.his reply in person would be altogether impracticably. Tor a correct .and full understanding of Gen, Harriot)’* views upon the different subjects referred to in your letter, we call your attention to his Vincennes speech in 1835. - . .

DrOwhed.—The body of a drowned man was taken from the river a few miles below this place on the 3d mat. An inquest was held over the .body, and the opinion of the Jury was that he came to his. death by accidental drowning. Nothing was fpund about his person that would Jead to the discovery of his name.

speaking of the federal whig convention held in this place, »aysr “Judging front the delighted countenances which we saw-in that crowded. assembly, and the enthusiastic manner in which the speakers were received, we had good reason to believe that tliey were nearly all whigs.” In this Milling was as much mistaken as though he’d 'burnt hia shirt. The Democrats of this place pretty generally, and many others who wero in from the country, of whom there were not a few (it being Saturday) turnedout to hear the speakers; they like to “hear loth sides”—not so with the federal whig Besides the Democrats present, who must have composed at least one third of the number, there were a host of federal lawyers and Olliers from the adjoining counties—and an editor imported from Lawrenburgh, whoso presence, of course, was very essential to manufacture a good story. The convention was not composed of “nearly all whige,” nor was it entirely composed of citizens of this county.

The Committee arc now embodying in pamphlet form, airihe cxpiessed opinions of the General upon the important quest ion b of the day, which will be forwarded to you at the eailiest moment. ■

receive an excellent Democratic paper from Cincinnati, printed in the German language, and entitled the Blail Any of our German friends can have a perusal of it by calling at the office. * ’

Respectfully, yours, tc. DAVID GWYNNE, J. C. WRIGHT, i . Cor. Com. So (he public are{to have no more opinions from Gen. Harrison: they must be satisfied with hU IiPrrtoRrre expreued opinions selected by the Committee fur electioneering purposes. No matter what new lulject may arise, or what new. forms may have assumed, the General must keep or rather be kept, dark in relation to them, for fear of offending some fragment now using him. There is something id me eitremely ridiculous in this Committee business: something revolting to candor and honesty of purpose. Free and. open avowal of sentiment is the boast of every honest individual. It will not do for this Committee to refer to his opinions expressed years ago upon the subject of Abolition—Abolition_of former yean is not Abolition of the present until he does give Ilia opinions openly upon this subject, without : the intervention of a Committee; none but in enthusiast, or . one lost to tbe vthte of the Union, can support him for President, ' Yours, respectfully, H. ALEXANDER. ‘

things it is very unbecoming in us, “a yoong man,” toknfcfr-nanie a gentleman who is old enough tchhf/our father, if not our grandfather, ’ How extremely t-rutiivc ihia dfuble-re-fined editor has grown alt at once—and how near his fatherly advice corresponds with his own actions! Give the old gentleman a little mote hard cider to brace his nerves.

iKroRJUTtos Wasted.— Can any of the Federal Whig gentry about town make us acquainted with the result of the labors of the iccret caucus of tho Federal Whig Junto which assembled at a certain brick corner on Wednesday evening! Don’t all speak at once.,;

Fhrlke Fevay Time*.

Mr. SrETExs:— 1 noticed in yourpaper of the 2d inst., an enquiry of what Gen. Harrison had dona with the large amount of money, “about $100,000,” which he has received at different times from the General' Government, Arc, - For fear the whigs may riot find an answer by tie first Monday in November next, 1 would most respectfully refer them to the 15lh chapter of St. Luke, 13th and 30th verses.

Moke Stoss is Switzerland— There was a barn raising on the farm of Mr. Isaac Philips, in this township on Thursday' of last week, at which there were oSpersons collected together. At the suggestion of one of the company, a vote was takon for President, and resulted as follows; ‘ * For Van Burcn, 44 * Harrison, 7 Neutral, * 2

(£yAtnong the choice articles contained in .the last number of the Political Beacon, growing out of JJiltingU recent visit to this place, we find the following complimentary notice of our neighbor across the way, which we cheerfully transfer to our columns; ••But in regard to the dinner—we cannot in justice to oiir host, (Mr. A. Gilbert) pass by this occasion, without saying, that he gave ui as good a dinner as we would wish to sit down to, and to which we did ample justice. Should any of our friends have occasion to pats that way, we hope they will not fail to call upon friend Gilbert, and at least tpko a gta?s o) “far d eider ” Tvhh hifn, They will find his table well supplied, and to. his other good qualities he adds thatof being a good Barruon demoted.” Gilbert is a clever old gentleman, and deHrves much at the hands of his whig friends. He is a strenuous co-laborer of Flitting in tho glorious cause of Havison tog-robins and Aard rider, and all good whig! who “pqtup on the question” should give him a call. Corao M Iting, tell ns whether you “put up on the question’' and paid for your dinner honestly, lijte a good whig, or whether you received the ipitl in part pay for the above puff", and sung for pie Aord eider?

A Loco.

Important Development.

What do our whig Trends think of this!— Tim annexed note is copied from the Philadelphia Gazette, a thorough going Federal print:

Fhul conspiracy lo violate the laici—fo abuie cjp~ ' cial itatioa audpritilege—to deceive the people f and at the tame time to make them pay for the • meant by.which they are deceittdi.

On the following day (Friday) (hero was a log rolling at James Boyd’s farm, in tlria township, and tfto whole company present, 12 in number, were for Van Buren. At a house raising in Craig township, on the Islinsl., where there were SO present, avote was taken,and the following was the result:

We have received information from the interior of this slate and New York, establishing the following foci?, viz:'- __ 1. That soon after the meeting of Congress, the federal. wnig- members formed themselves " info a sort of secret Jacobis Club, for the purpose of making use of their public stations, privileges and pay, to control the political action of the people of the United States. 2 That this, club appointed an “Executive. Committee,” who have taken upon themselves the power to appoint secret Committees, to aid them in every county throughout the Union. This committee is com; osed of Messrs. R, Glklaud, of Louisiana; Jour Bell, of Tennessee} J. SI. Dorrs, of Virginia; Tnos.. Coewik, of Ohio, M. H. GmssELi.of New York; Levesstt Saltonstall, of Massachusetts; True as Smith, of Connecticut; Ciias. Naylor, of Pennsylvania; and J. C. Clark, of Now York.

“We take some of the Cincinnati papers, and we have sera a word in them concerning the Harrison *«««’ Committee, and our conclusion is, there is a mistake aboutlt, in some way or other. Furthermore, we say, that if there Us such a self constituted body of three, they are a congregation of impudent and impolite atiet — with whom neither General Harrison nor any Whigs of the Union can henceforth bold sentiments ia common, without a clam to ridicule t of which they art nol ambitiont,*'

Harrison's Corresponding Committee thereto. The reader will perceive that Dr. Alexander has confined his queries exclusively to the two leading measures for which the Abolitionists are now contending—measures which Mr. Van Bare n has declared himself opposed to in his letter to a citizen of North Carolina, written in 1336, and recently published id this paper. The reply of Gen. Harrison's Committee is vague and unsatisfactory. If Gen.- Harrison is roally*oppoied to the designs of the Abolitionists, how easy it would betosayso. A single word i, Fei, l or “JVb.”,wpnld remove all doubt, and relieve many of his friends from the fears which now op-

For Van Bureri, “ Harrison,

Verily the "Jog cabin boys” of Switzerland county begin to ahow themselves true to their own interests.

Switzerland Cobkty.—A Democratic Con* vention in Switzerland county recemly held at Vevay, nominated the Horn Marlin It. Green, as a candidate for'state Senator and Elwood Fisher Esq., is a candidate for Representative. The nominees of this convention were the late members from Switzerland. They are both Gen* tlemen of high character and fine talents. Friend •Stevens, if the people of your.county do not elect these men, they deserve to live' under the glorious reign of a soap factory administration at least the period of another term*— Indianian i

Geskral Habhisos,— We understand that General Harrison shows much solicitude ihat no bets shall be made against his election, having strongly advised the democrats not to bet against him,a* heswearfl“bythe EternalG-r-d” that he will receive at least 246 electorial votes. This is quite ane w system ef canvassing for the Presidency, so unusual for a candidate for that high office, to enter personally into .the canvass, We presume it is one thing new under the Sun, for a Presidential candidate to interfere jn tuch a way in bis own canvass.—Ci/icmna/i Advert iter.

press them. It is now as evident to ua, as the light of the sun in Heaven, that Gen. Harrison is pledged to the Abolitionists to carry out their designs, or he has impressed them with the belief that ho intends to do so. What can be plainer to the common sense of every man, than thatof one or the other of these positions is that of Gen. Harrison. It is bearing a burning brand through a magazine of gunpowder! Thecandidaie for the highest office.in the gift of* tiro American people is dumb upon a question, which, if successful, would destroy the very union which ha seeks to rule! Gen. Harrison’s Committee has referred Dr. Alexander to a speech made Jiveytart ago, in which there is net one syllable on the subject of

‘3. Thai iho lederal wtiigs in Congress have contributed large sums of money, and placed it in the hand! of their sei ret Executive Commit* tee, to be used in controlling the suffrages of the free and independent voters of these United States. 4, That this secret Committee, by means of their county committees and otherwise, are not only printing and circulating large quantities of Speeches and eisays, false and foul in their char* acier, but are in every quarter''attempting ito raise subscribers for the .Madisonian, to give: u wide a diffusion as possible to their libels .up»n the administration and the leading demotfiU*of the country.

says his late visit to this county (‘was purely of a pecuniary character. 1 ’ No doubt of it. It has always been the ’'character*' of federal editors like JiUliing to travel any distance out of their way and lie like blazes, to eubince their, "pscumory" interest,

The people of tins county wit{ return Messrs Green and Fisher to the Legislature, by an over whelming vote—just as sure as "Old Clark" wil go for Howard and Tulcy, Mark it.

The Federal Whigs erected log cabins for (heir head quarters at all their voting districts in New York at the recent election, and had them well supplied with all sorts of wines and strong drinks, in barrels and bottles labelled "herd cider;” but they were beaten harder than they ever were before. This .shows thst such tricks and foolery caa.giye them no advantage, but only serves to mike them ridicolous.

Who is tbs Abolitionist!—Gov. Morton, of Massachusetts, has vetoed the Abolition resolutions passed by the Whig Legislature.of that State, The Democratic party are.sound upon that subject all over the country.

#.. is some talk of raising a tog-cabin in this place, A veiy small one will hold all the ffhlga hereabout*,