Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 26, Vevay, Switzerland County, 28 May 1840 — Page 2

portunity of enriching himself, by purchasing I the house and the home of thin-poor asttlarover bis head, and thus depriving him of the fruits of bis honest labor! No, sir, no; the laboring men of the country know too well which party is their true friends to be persuaded to enlist under the whig banner by the Senator from Massa- - chuseUs, ‘ The right of suffrage is.the most sacred political right which the citizens of a free Government can enjoy. Like ttfe right of conscience, jtooghtever lobe regarded as a question between the individual matt and his Maker, with which nohamaa power ought to inferfere, unless by cobviocing the reason. This ia the very foundation upon which our Republican institutions rest. All mdn are regarded as equal In the sight of the taw; and they ought all, therefore, to be equally free when they approach the ballot box. I ask has this principle been respected iu regard to the laboring-man in our ex- . tensive manufactories] Havo they never been told that unless they voted according to the dictation of their employers, they should be immediately discharged*! Havethoy neverevtrn been accompanied to tho polls by theiremployer or his agent, to see • that the tyrannical mandate should be carried into execution! Tho titan who would act insuch a manner, and thus abuse the little brief authority which his station has given him over his fellow men, is at heart a despot and a tyrant. These things I have never witnessed myself, hilt have often heard. 1 now come to answer the question propounded to me by the .Senator from Massusetts [Mr. Webster] in regard to the political prospect* in Pennsylvania; and permit me here loeay, that . although I do not complain, 1 should not have jheen tho first to introduce such topics upon this floor. Unlike some of my friends in the opposition, I have made no predictions here which'thB result has not verified. I am, therefore, entitled ' to some little character as a prophet, which, small as it may be, I should he sorry to lose,— The smoke which was*raised by the late Whig National Convention has had lime to vanish away; and we can now sec objects [n their true colors‘and just proportions, 1 have endeavored to view the party struggle in my own State m She light of tiuth, so* as nut lo-dcccive myself or others; end I have had the best opportunities of acquiring correct information. I now declare that I firmly believe the Keystone State will remain true to her ancient political faith; and • from present appearances, no future event can fas more certain than that she will sustain the present Chief Magistrate and his principles, by a triumphant majority. There Is one circumstance which, in my opin-; ion, renders the result absolutely certain. It was our-misfortune to have been under Whig rate for a period of three years, during the ad- - .ministration of Governor Rimer, In What mannee did -that admisistratian treat the laboring . men employed upon the’public works! No.laboring man was permitted to remain in the employment of the State unless he would pledge himself to support the re-election of Governor • Rimer.:-, He was'deprived of the means of earning lite bread by the sweat of his brow, unless be would abandon his right to feel and to think . and to. act, as a free and independent citizen of the commonwealth. In many intanccs, the superintendents on our rail roads and canals marched up to the polls at the heads of numerous bantfe of ..the laborers, to enfore a compliance With the pledges vytuch'had thus been extorted from them, and to see that they voted for Governor Ritner. Tha election came, and Governor Ritnet was defeated at the polls by a handsome majority. Immediately afterwards, it was announced.from high official authority that this election should be treated as if it had never taken place. The 'attempt to carry this mandate into execution produced what has been most unjustly ealled the Harrisburg mob. A revolution was threatened, but the leaders fied from the fearful responsibility which they had assumed, at the first moment of fancied danger; and . ]jad begun in tragedy,tbus ended in farce. Now, sir, 1 shall not aay one word to the prejudice of General Harrison. It is his misfortune in Pennsylvania to be identified with the leaders of the party which 1 havojust-describcd. i They'ore bis chief and most prominent supporters,and were the most active and influential in - procuring bis nomination; and they are sufficiently heavy to drag down any candidate for the Presidency in Pennsylvania to whom they are politically bound. This very fact will lose Gen. Harrison thousands of independent Whig votes in Pennsylvania. I trust 1 cave now sufficiently answered the inquiry of the Senator from Massachusetts.

. VEVAY, INDIANA-

GEN* HOWARD.

Resignation of the Postmaster General* 1 B; the following address to the public, from the .Hon. Amos Kekdall, it wilt be perceived that a feeble*i tite of health, rendering it difficult for him to perform lbs arduous duties of Postmaster General, bat induced him to resign that office. Ur. Kendall hat long filled the important station from which be is about (o retire, with credit to himself and honor to the country; aod although the resignation bf so able and efficient an officer, who has discharged the multifarious duties connected with the post office department with such general satisfaction, cannot but be regretted by all, it will nevertheless be gratifying to bis friends andtho Democracy of the country to have it in theft power to welcome bis valuable services In the more humble capacity of editor of a public journal. Mr. Kendall, as will be seen by his address, has accepted a proposition of Messrs. Blair! and Hives'to contribute for the Extra Globe until November. Mr. Kv is & talented political writer, and under his editorial charge tbe columns of the Globe will speak volumes for the of correct principles. ! To The Public, y

Adjustment of the Boundary Question,

By the following correspondence, it will be seen that Gen. Howard has consented to visit this county on his return from Congress, and .address bn fellow-citizens, of which timely notice willbegiven, so that the people of the county may all have an opportunity of hearing him;

THURSDAY,:

::;::::::MAY 28, s lS40.

By the arrival it New York of the British Queen, thirteen and a halfdays from Portsmouth, which place she left on the 1st May, files of English papers up to that date have bear receied, the tone of which indicate a speedy and amicable settlement 6f the Maine'boundary question, The most direcj items of intelligence are embraced in the following extracts from the New York Journal of Commerce; * "It is with heart-felt satisfaction jve find that the delicate 'and difficult/question of onr North Eastern boundary is, in all probtlily, adjusted.— It appears that the award of the King of the Netherlands, which made the river St. Jahns thw boundary between the two countries, is to be the basts of the new arrangement, and that as an indemnity to Maine for any supposed rights she may possess to land north of the St, Johns, the British Government is to pay her £200,000, or about a million of dollars. Most sincerely do we rejoice in this compromise: net so much because it is, or is pot a good, bargain in itself, aa because it removes a bone of contention which has long existed, and Uto right to which each party has claimed with so much confiencc, that It was impossible to say when or bow ibe affair could be amicably adjusted. . It would ill become us to object to the arrangement said to have been agreed on, since a reference to our files will show that it is exactly the arrangement that wc recommended, save that u'c did not specify the aimffint which England ought to pay to Manic* by way of compromising her claims to the hnds relinquished.” - . Below will be found extracts from of the leading Adminhtratiort papsrs of England,— cnV of thcrajhc .Morning Chronicle, whose articles mav be taken us semi official. ■„ ■ ■

Democratic Republican Nomination. ran President, MARTIN VAN BURBN, .FOR VICE PRESIDENT, RICHARD M. JOHNSON,

“Vevay, May 1st, 1840. “Hox. T. A. Howard, *

ELECTORS FOR INDIANA.

William Hendricks, of Jefferson. -

' *‘Sin—We, yoor political friends in Switzerland county, would respectfully invite you'lo visit our county immediately after making your in ‘Old Dearborn.* If it is possible for yon to accept this invitation, we will expect you to give us an answer at as early a day as possible, and vr will endeavor to have the citizens of Switzerland county generally to hear you.” [Signed by a large number of thecitizeosiof Switzerland younty.] ~

Georoe W, Ewing, of Miami. 1st; District. Robert Dale Owex, of Posey, 2d. ** George Boon, of Sullivan. :ld. “ Tuomas J. Henley, of Clark. 4th. “ Joiin.L. Robinson, of Rush. . 5th.* “ Andrew Kennedy, of Delaware, fiih. “ William J. Peasi,ee, of Shelby. 7th. John M. Lemon, of Lapone.

“An Independent Treasury —whose officers, responsible to the people, instead oftprmlodged corporations, shall guard the people’s money. Democracy asks in vain—what claim have the Banks to use this public treasure ns (heir own—again to convert it into un cbgino of ruinous expansions and contractions of the currency, m'd of new political panics end pressures, to enforce submission to the money power!”

Gen* Howard’s Reply*

“Washsisdtom City, 21st May, 1840.

“Gextlbmex:—In answer to the flattering invitation fcbntained in your communication of the 1st inst* It affords me pleaanre'to state, that I am riot'awareof any thing which will prevent me from visiting Switzerland on my return from Washington. 1 will endeavor to give you notice in time for the assemblage of such .portions of the citizens as may be pleased to turn out to hear me address them.

Democratic Meeting.—Wo are requested to give notice that a Democratic meeting will be held at York, on Saturday speeches, it is expected, will be made. Attend.

Finding' il impossible, in tionieqbcnce of enfeebled health,to perform the duties of Postmaster General in a satisfactory (manner, I have resigned that office, to lake elfuci as soon 'aa my successor can be appointed. - Not having been fortunate‘enough to accumulate wealth in a public office, 1 am u.ndcr the necessity of resorting to such priva’e employment as is suited to my strength and condition, for the purpose of meeting the current expenses of a considerable family, A few hours each day devoted to the pen, Icav.ing an abundance of time for relaxation, and exercise, I have found by experience, from the excitement of composition, to be rather conductive to health than injurious: and this is the occupation, above all others, most agreeable to ray taste and my present inclination. , . ‘ Messrs. ’ Blair and Rives hare kindly offered mo the profits of such subscription to the Extra Globe for ihe present season, as may be raised on roy account, and 1 have consented to contribute to it until November next,'if such a her of subscribers shall be obtained as will warrant that siep.

**1 am, with great respec£, ■ “Your fellow-citizen, . “T. A. HOWARD. “B. F! Dcxoix, and others.”

(£7-Wc learn from the Globe of the I8th, tha John M. Niles, of Connecticut, has been.ap pointed Postmaster General, vies Amos Ken' dal), resigned.

More Humbug.— In addition to the various (fences, toys, and baby, representations of fogeabvu,which Hbo federal whigs are constantly exhibiting in‘the cities and on board of steamboats, to gull the people into tWsupport of Gen. Mum, they have procured the valuable services of a two-legged Bear to perambulate the country and hold forth In favor of the General’s election, wherever he can get any person to listen to him. This bug-ifcar of the federal party is said to blacksmith from Ohio by the name pf Bear.; The last account of him,' was at Cynthiana,* Ky., where- he undertook to. follow Judge.French in a speech, which .he concluded by singing a Tippecanoe tyingi and wound-up by (tanking about a gross' or two of. ballads at fourpence's copy. At another place hia Bear-ship exhibited a couple of horseshoe nails,. whiQh he declared he made himself. One of our exchanged! prope/ly denominates them a pair of whig arguments. Tliey are certainly as strong arguments;as : advocated by Geo. Mum’s guardians, and fcrutdj should procure a patent right fonbem. ,

lo-morrow evening, as usual, ilie Hickory Club will meet at the Court House.— Those who wish to spend an evening Democratically, should pop in and take a seat at. an,early hour—if wings, we promise the Club will shield them from all harm.

Doubtless dcpatchcs hive come forward by the British Q.uecu, which will apprise our Government of the, precise posture of the negotia* lion; but we trust it will be found not far different from wliat is indicated above.

From the Blanchesfer Guardian, ,lpril 30/A

Tun Uol’mjary Uccimux. —Uopons have recemly.become current, to the effect that ministers have agreed' with the American Minister upon a basts for the*'settlement of the long disputed boundary (|ucation, by the adoption of the intermediate' line proposed by the King of the Netherlands, and the payment of the cum of ,£3(10,000 tollie State of Maine; by the British Government.* These rumors—for which, we believe, there is some foundation—have, of course, set' the conductors of the tory press in motion, with the view of auacking.ihe proposed arrangement—just as they would "have attacked any* other course which ministers might have, pursued in the matter. If they keep the question unsettled theyare .abused; if they propose to compromise, they are abused; and if they were to.propose to insist on the immediate surFonder of the whole question by the American Government, they would btrinuch more loudly abused 'for plunging .the country into a war in order jo force a claim of very doubtful justice, to say the least of it. Of course the ground now taken ■ip, that ministers ought to concede and the very parties who abused and stilt abuse them, for. not enforcing the award of the King of ihe.Netherlands, fall into the ridiculous inconsistency of denouncing that award as excqedingly.'urijust towards England and one that ought not to be inbraitted to. •.We think that before these parties attack ministers, they should make up their minds as to the-coarse which oughtiohave been taken, and not ro prefer charges manifestly inconsistent with each other.

(£5~\Vo learn that the Democrats 'ot Posey township bad a very large and encouraging meeting at Uuercus Prove, on Saturday lost. Several a{?Ic and animated speeches were delivered bn the occasion, and those who attended the meeting from this place represent it proceedings to have been highly interesting throughout. The meeting was principally composed of farmers, and it gives us pleasure to add that, as usual on such occasions, there was an 'apparent satisfaction and fixed determination evinced by the. hard-fisted yeomen composing it, to adhere to the Democratic faith.

I anr the more inclined (o this devotion of jony time from a desire id prevent any. misconstruction rf the motives which have led to my resignation*' 1 wish to satisfy (he whole world,:lhai no dissatisfaction with the President or-his administration, no indisposition to render it the utmost support in my power, no distrust its designs, has had any effect in determining me to prefer a private to a public station.;. On thecontrary, my confidence in the President,.in his integiity, his principles and bis firmness, havo increased from the day I was first officially associated 'with him; my relations with every member of his Cabfnet'have been uniformly of a most friendly character; and my devotion to-the 5 real measures which bave.beqniand stillard sustained by the Administratin', kgowsno abater tent.' The leading principles avowed by. the Pres dent I. look upon os essential to tbs presemtK n; of liberty and a Govern men t'of the people; and. if I bad supposed that my resignation could endanfir their success, I should have clung to office as would to life. . ;•■].; v ;_- 'ji As soon as the necessary arrangements' are made, proposals, with a more extended address, will be presented to the friends of the tratioo.... May Jl, 1840,

VtBbiniA Eater.—The Pittsburgh Mercury publishes a carefully compiled statement of the majorities given at tlio late election in Virgtana, which exhibits an aggregate Democratic majority of the popular vote in that State, of 3,303. The Mercury remarks that the statement is made from thr most reliable returns, and assures Us readers that it is fairly and correctly given—and any or corrections must result in an increase of the Democratic majority. This is the true state of the case. The feds who began to bowl before they bad got out of the woods, will now haul in horns.

(KrTha flowing 'spirited ’resolutions were read and adoptedai & I a to meeting of the Jefferson township Hickory Club:; 'lietolvcd, That we, as the follojwera of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe Jackson, will oppose with all fair and honorable means in our power, the applying of the surplus revenue to the emancipation of the slaves of the South, by purchaseor otherwise; as in our opinion it .would be both unconstitutional, unwise, unjust, and oppressive to tax the citizens of non-slaveholding States for the purposes aforesaid. ■ ■ x , Rewired, further, That we will uio all fair and honorable means to defeat the election of Wm. H. Harrison as president of this fait Republic, because ho iain favor of such a measure by Congress.

From the London Morning Chronicle, April 23. : - There are two questions pending between ua and the United States. •

AMOS. KENDALL.

(Krlt wilt be Been by a letter from George Boon, Esq., to the editor of the Vincennes Sun, which wilt be found ia another column, that he has reluctantly been compelled to withdraw bU name from the Democratic electoral ticket of this Slate, inconsequence of the peculiar con* dition of bis domestic affairs. The vacancy has been supplied by the contingent ejector of bis district, George Secresl, Esq., of Spencer county. ’

‘ 1; The great question „of the* settlement of the boundary line.

An old gentleman and three sons called at the office of'the AlbanyArgue last they had voted for)Qen. Harriion in 1836,'and the whig ticket ever since, end desired to,sec the proof of the Generals vote ih.’the Ohio Legisla*’ mre and the law be had signed in Indiana to sell free white men into bondage for debt. : After examining lbs records one of tho sous exclaimed to hia father that he was no logger a “whig**—nor I—nor I—responded all,* The old gentleman remarked that there were three of his neighbors who would now back out from federal whigery, and be did hot see how auy man could vote the whig ticket after being satisfic'd of the fact, <that Harrison had favored tbe principle of making tlavet qf white men, and thp leaders were defending the principle.

' 2. The subsidiary quesliongrowing out of it,, the provisional arrrangement respecting the occupation of- the disputed territory. * \ It is with regard to the last, an&cast important only of these two questions, that any difference of views between two governments is delayed, in the recently published correspondence between Mr, Fox and Mr. FoVsjthThe. President' oT tho -United States, in assuming the duties !of his station,' avowed -diis determination ,*ali other meads of negooiation failing, to sifbmit a proposition to the Government of Great Britian to refer, the decision of the questton once more- to a third party. Thii determination'Mr. Forsyth iir the name of the President, explicitly repeats,' and cxpressesh'ia. extreme satisfaction at the communication from Mr. Fox, that “her Majesty's Government are.' only walling for the detailed report bribe British commissioners recently employed .to survey the disputed territory, in order to transmit Ur the Government of the United States a reply to. their last proposal, upon the subject of the boundary iicgociation.’', V; v * \ ■ ' •

Resolved, That we will fair and honorable means to defeat the election of Samuel Bigger, as Governor of the Stale of Indiana, because we'believe be will will if elected, continue to use bis official influence to continue tbe present unwise, unjust, oppressive system of Internal Improvements in tho State of Indiana, which will increase our taxes and oppress the people of Indiana. ' >

And vet another sign. —We are informed that titer* was a bam raising in Craig township on the 50th mat., the owner of the building and framer both whigs. Thirty-two vbtere, in all, were present, and upon a vote being taken for president, the following was the result:

Resolved, That we will use all fair and honorable means to secure tbe election of T. A. Howard and D. S. Tuly, to the officek of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, as we believe the future welfare of tbe Slate and (be pockets of the people, depend upon tbe choice we make for Governor; and as Judge Bigger said at this place in reference-to the General Government, we had to choose between “Gpn. Harrison and Gen. Ruin,” wo now say to the taxpayers of Indiana, in reference to the State Government, We hate to chocse between Gen . Howied and General Ruin and Bankruptcy.

* The Battle *f Tippecanoe*

In order that the people may see in what estimation Gen. .Harrison’s Tippecanoe affair was held at the time in which it happened, and before it was thought expedient to manufacture it ini* a San Jacinto affair to humbug electors with, who unborn, we give the following extract from the Philadelphia Freeman’s Journal, of November 10th, 1811;.

For Van buren, “ Harrison

Judge Bigger and the “System.” /

On the School Section in the same township there are IE) legel voters, and among them there is not to be found a solitary whig. “Straws show which way the wind blows,” as Uucle Toby said ven the breeze capsized his summer hat.

, The position occupied by Judge Bigger at present is, indeed* a critical one. Kora mated as a candidate for Governor'of Indiana, by different, ■factions, 'contending for different interests; he must pneounmr innumerable difficulties in bending bts position s’so as to meet the approbation of all, and give offence to none. In his southern tour, ve are told that he positively disclaimed his identity with tbe “system/ 1 and. took; the very cause* be is well known to jiavo repudiated when John-Dumont Was'a candidate before the people in *37. It is known to tile people of Husk county that the Judge has ever been favorable to the “system”—and I t is known toe that when one Mr. Tingley was a candidate for representative of this county, in the legislature, that the Judge look him to talk for his reckless denunciation of the ‘system,’ ‘on the stump- ’ Now we censure no man for an honest change of opinion, when ‘’error ifar« him in the /ace;*' yet why not be honest and tell tbe people that he was onlc a friend and advocate of tbe ‘system,* which (can bo proven if required. No, 1 it is the policy of tbe federal party, with a view to influence the November election, to carry that of Governor, even at the expense of truth and honesty—-know-ing they have nothing to lose of fairoessand veracity. ' / Judge Biggor*s former expressed friendship for the ‘system,’ together witn the-fact of his receiving his nomination through the influence of tho ‘system, * faction, gives evidence that in the event of his election, ho will be induced to “follow in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor.” Ate the people of Indiana prepared to see tho State plongid still deeper into debt! Let thetr votes-anawer in August next Hoosier.

. UetaolteRs.'—Let the federal party now examine Gen. Harrison's’ dffaulcaliony &a set forth' In the following extract of fetter from the city, of- WashAton to the editdf 'of .iho Richmond Enquirers It is true to the letter. - If Gen. Hsrrlnu is'not a- defauker, he is undoubtedly in krrears to the government on account of the defalcation of his yoh: ■ ■. * v ■ “It'is a'fact ho less astounding than true, and the archives of the government will place it bey-. onJ a controversy, that J. C. S. ilaitisoa, the / son of General Ilarriion } and a receiver of public, money at yincennct, in Indiana, wax removal, from office iy President Jackson, because he vat a*, defaulter to the amount of $25,000 to the Goeernmenl; and d large amount tlill remainx due to the: Government n of mV Won ding- General Ffarruim~ wax hix if curdy* Behold the auspices of lhe t Administration! Behold the harbinger of Harri-. son reform!”

“The new* by yesterday's mail, is’nol of the moat pleasing character. The army under Geo. Harrison has-been surprised and butchered by the Indians. Why were they turprised! After all the experience we bare had of the art and treachery ofthc Indians; after the examples of Braddock, and Warmer and St. Clair —why were they turprued! Because their Commander wanted foresight—the first requisite for *a General. He could write childish letters to Governor Scott, and be built a furl!—Yea, with an army of 9GO mei, he suffered that army to be surprised in their thirl lath! in sight of the prophet’s town, abd butchered by three or four hundred Indians, beaded by the very same Indians, to whom Govenor Harrison declared fn one of his letters to my dear Governor Scott, be vvould /now give an opportunity of proving whether he was as good a warrior as he pretended to be a iaint.’ M

“Dug Out” is the title pf ai title federal sheet which hails from Madison. Wo notice nothing very wonderful yt its appearance, except that it is embellished with a goodly number of.pritner cuts, etcetera, which will have a tendency at least to render it amusing to children, It strikes us, however, that the third number, which appears with an empty “dug out” for its head, is minus of t letter N in the name. We will leave the reader to infer where it should be placed.

Not as too knows on.— Somebody (wo proe Ditto the Aon/ cider editor himself, aod if so he must he a Aiird case,) has sent us a number of the Cincinnati Chronicle containing a marked notice rof “/Ae Harruon Log Cabin Almanac for 1841,” which is. now in press by Truman* and Smith. At the bottom of it is appended the following paragraph;

Suout and Sweet.— Tho following resolution was adopted at a democratic meeting recently held in Pennsylvania: ■‘Resolved, That WE DON’T BELIEVE IN BEING SOLD AS WHITE SLAVES.”

“Editors who are disposed to allude to, or copy the above, will give a lift to the great cause of Harrison and Reform.” You can’t come It, gentlemen. Old Solomon Thrifty it the only,“Eog Cabin Almanac” used in these parts, and our farmers are alt supplied with the article. *

Nothing but »fm» neettrily coujd hare induced the federal party to seize upon Ibis calamity as material for the manufacture of military fame wherewith to shout their candidate into the Presidency.— Plalltbargh -Republican.

WASHiKprox.—'The last Washington (Pa.) Examiner contains the following cheering intel-

(£y-The General Appropriation bill, aa amended by tho Senate, has passed both Houses ol Congress had become a law.

ligence:

* '** Straw* show which way the wind bio There are at this time about sixty persona in tjbe~ borough of Washington who, at the last rresii den rial election, either voted for Harritonor did not vote at all— they arecrcry one determined (6 vole for MARTIN VAN BUREN at the next Presidential election. Every day adds more force to the Democratic party in Washington;, county VANBUREN and DEMOCRACY i« all! the go.

“Yankee Doodle” is the title of a neat little Democratic papet just commenced by Geo. J, Trotter, editor of the Western Globe, at Covington,'Kentucky. It is a very spirited little sheet, and will give the feda the tune of sweet “Yankee Doodle" from this time -until November next.

DBEADvoLCoNFLAoniTiox.—Among the items of intelligence brought out by the British Queen, on her late trip, wo notice an account of a most destructive conflagration at Sellencbei, in Switzerland, by which nearly tho whole town was hid in ailiefi.

The Whig legislature of New York a short lime since, created a new town and called it Seward, in honor of the Governor. At the late ‘ charter election, the town returned the compliment by electing the democratic ticket, by a Urge aijerity.

Did John Rogers’ wife have nine or ten children! that’s the question. ‘Nine small children amd one at the brent,’ ' Exactly so, ,