Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 30, Vevay, Switzerland County, 25 June 1840 — Page 3

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tho whole Union, to the states more immediately interested, and to those, for whose benefit they profess to act. That the latter will be the victims of the weak, injudicious, preaumptous and. unconstitutional efforts to serve them, a thorough examination of tho subject roust convince them. The struggle (and struggle there must be] may commence with horrors such as I have described, but it will end with more firmly riveting the chains; or in the utter extirpation of those whose cause they advocate.”

■ - Cttrln our last paper, wo stated that the rumor that the Hon. John Rowan, ofKemockjr, ' bad abandoned iho opposition and come out in favor or ilia administration) had been confirmed. Upon this, one of the opposition orators or this place, remarked, [on Friday night las), in the Tippecanoe Club) that if Mr.-Rowan bad changed, the changewas ft ora Democracy to Whiggery, for it was a welt known fact,'that Mr. R. had always been a supporter of the administration. The orator’s ioformation on this, is or a pieco with that on many other subjects which he attempted to discuss on that occasion. So far from it being “a well-known fact that Mr. Rotvttn batf always been a supporter of the administration,” it u a well known fact that die had been opposed to it, from 1836, down to the time of his conversion, a*short time since. Previous to that time, however, he was friendly to Jackson’s administration. We also stated that, Mr. Hardin, of the same stale,,bad come out for the administration, and "upon this the same orator spake,” and informed the Club that, not only ourself but the administration, had beehgiiHrd with regard to this rumor—that the adminulration had written to Air. Hardin,* congratulating him on iho change, and requesting him to take ttiestuhip in favor of Democracy, and that Mr. H. replied, that he Vvould see them d—d first! Now, we do not know to a certainty, that Mr, Hardin has changed bis,politics, but wo think that we may safely assert, that no such correspondence has over passed between the administration and Mr.

(£7-An immense concurse of the. citizens of this county, met in this place da Tuesday last, for the purpose of bearing Mr, Howard, candidate for Governor; but in Ibis they were disappointed, Mr. H., in consequence, no doubt, of unforeseen- circumstances failing to arrive.-?-But we assure our friends abroad that the day was well put in; One of Kentucky’s most chivalrous champions of Democracy and equal rights, Mr. Nutxll, happened to be here, and he was galled upon to address the meeting. He

AUGUST ELECTION.

THURSDAY,;

: JUNE 25, 1840.

Every Man t* Us Tos!,

General IJarris'Oa’a Opinions,

In consequence of General Harrison’s determination “to make no further disclosure of his political opinions for tho public eye,” we promised in our last, to avail ourself of the only alternative which that determination leaves any one, who is anxious to define his present position—and that reference to hie former expressed opinions and public acts. On examination, however, we find that so contradictory and incongruous have been those opinions and acts, lhat we almost dispair of being able to throw any light upon the subject. Nevertheless, we will endeavor to redeem our promise. Gkt. Habbiso.x, in 1822, inaoswer to a call from the people, of whom he was asking office, for his political sentiments, makes the folio wing declaration:

These extracts change the General’s position

altogether, and had he left nothing else on record, on tho eubjecl, it would be slander to call him an abolitionist. As it is, wo leave the public to come to whatever conclusions their judgment’s may dictate, as to Gen. Harrison’s views on this exciting subject. . There is another subject, intimately connected with, if no! part, of tho above, which is of an equal degree of importance to the people. Wo mean the proposition which has been made by some, to appropriate the Surplus Revenue to the emancipation of the slaves in the United States. General Harrison, expresses himself as follows, upon this subject: ’

u l/njan. Concession, Hantiony—Etery thine for ike Came — Xothin* for mm.” . . v

accordingly took the .stand, at about one, and at aix.. o’clock, having spoken five hours, the immense crowd, so far from being wearied, cried out, with an almost unanimous voice, go on! go bn!!—tho highest coroplimeut which could he paid to that gentleman’< powers,.and, at the same time; gave the most unequivocal evidence, that the people were deeply interested in tho various subjects which ho so ably discussed. Never before have we witnessed the minds of so large ap audience, so completely enchained for the same length of time-r-even our whig friends bore the excoriation with becoming fortitude,'and al-

EIGHTH Or jANUARY. DEMOCRATIC. NOMINATION^ ' • FOR GOVERNOR,

Tllgluiian A. Howard. “

, MR UECTENAST GOVERNOR, Benjauiin St TuIcf.

SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC NOMINATED TICKET. , ' FOR SENATOR, • * Martiu K. Grecn. v .. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, Ell wood Fisher* ■ FOR CODSTT COMUtSBIpNER, . _ Dan IcI L. laving; (ttrTnit is the true astmsternal ihproveMENt TICKET, AND THE FRIENDS OP REPORK WILL RALLY TO ITS SUPPORT.. -

“7 have ever believed lhat every Elector, hat a right to maJce Mu call (for his political creed) upon those iaho offer their tervicet to the People, AND THAT THE CANDIDATES ABE BOUND TO ANSWER.” ; ;

“Should I bo asked if there be no way by which the General.Government can aid the cause of Emancipation, I answer, that, it has long been an object near my heart, to see the whole of i(s surplus revenue appropriated to that object.—With tho sanction of the States holding the Slaves, there appears to me to bo no constitutional objection to its being thus applied, embracing not only the colonization of those who may be otherwise free but tho purchase of the freedom of others.”

though they endeavored to believe, that it was all poisonous*falsehood, they seemed to swallow every word,: with as'Raich gut/o as they latterly take id guzzling Aord few cxcoptions of course.

,• Tins is a gerfuino Derooofattc sentiment, but as Democrats hold that all candidates for office are in duty bound'to answer all calls of this nature, there ie no extraordinary merit in it, although theprinciple involved is of the greatest moment to tho people. ‘ But is Gen. Harrison .at this time of the samc opinion, on this subject! Lei us see. He is now a candidateTor the highest office incite people's gift, and in consequence, various calls have been made upon him for his sentiments on subjects of the most vital Interest to the whole.Union., What are bis answers! Ho responds to one from Kentucky, as follows:

>Mr. Hendricks, having b£en previously invited, followed Mr.Nullall, but time failing,' he made but few remarks, promising; at some fuinre day, to address the citizens of old Switzerland ai. length.' ’ .. ; . .*■. A short ,recess was than taken,when J. H. Cravens, Eeq., whjg. (lector for this- district, took the standi 31 r. Cravens, bn .this, as on all former occasions, that ire wot of, wascourteous and gentlemanly in bis manner and style. llow T ever much bo may be mistaken in his views, no one' who knows him personally, as we do, can for a moment doubt his sincerity and honesty of purpose., Wo understand the ettence of Democracy to" be, FIRM CONFIDENCE _IK THE HOXOTV AND INTELLIGENCE OF THE PEOPLE; of Federalism, * to be a fixed distrust in both Tima honesty : and . istellio esce. Between

.p iib lie IVo ticc-

The citizens.of Switzerland coonty, Indiana, ara hereby notiCed (hat the underrigned, candidate fora seat in the Slaie Senate of Indiana', will address hi*' fdlo w-citizcnsat Ihpfollowing times uod place*: . At Centre Meeting-house, in Pleasant township, od Saturday the 13tb day of July, 1840,ntnoon. : .At Mooreficid, in .Pleasant towmhip, on the 18lb day.of July 1940, nt'nooh. • . v V

These are the General’s heretofore expressed views, but his friends now disclaim them, and as his lips arc scaled against any further disclosure of his sentiments, “for the public eye”, we must upon this, as upon the other branch of the subject, form our own conclusions. For our part, we view slavery as an evil, and so did the framers of the constitution of our stale, else they would not have prohibited it within,our bonders; yet our philanthropy docs not carry us so far, as to make a voluntary sacrifice of our substance to relieve other states of an evil, which we had no band in entailing upon them, and the consequence of which would be to indict the free states .with evils of still greater magnitude; for it must be apparent to every thinking mind, that

Hardin—and we challenge the gentleman alluded to, to produce the evidence. We will cheerfully give it publicity. The same gentleman made another bold asser-

tion, which we think wonld give him some trouble to substantiate. He Btated,'8B an offset to the numerous changes from Whiggery to Democracy which are dally announced, that in Tennessee and Mississippi, the converts to whiggery were by thousands, and that even the Demopcralic electors in those were declining to serve, and coming, out openly for the Hero of Tippecanoe! Now if. these, things be. true, -we, as chroniclers of the times, would like to record the facts;.and that gentleman will confer a particular favor upon us by,furnishing his,authority for such assertions, . • On the same evening'another gentleman, all

.“I HAVE COME TO’TtlE DETERMINATION TO ANSWER no seen questions, either from friends OB FOES,” ,

At the store of Wilson B. Benefield, Esq., in Craig township,oni the’20lhdajr of July,1010, At Jacksonville, at ten on the&M day of Jnlj, 1840. ’At Mount .Sterling at one-o’clock on the same day. v.yV*’ * At Vcvay, in raid c’olmt/, on the S5th day of Jolr. at noon. '' ‘ J May 14,1810.

And in reply to that from the New York Oswego Association, bis confidential committee declare that ’ :'

' “The policy it, that Ike General (Harrison) AfAEE HO FURTHER DECLARATION OP HIS OPINIONS to meet the pudlic etb, while occupying hit pretent petition.” .

J. C. EGGLESTON,

two, parries thus defined, nature placed jimmy on" the side of Democracy, but he has unfor-

Now, these are the expressed sentiments of ,Gen. Harrison; on one important subject. la 1833, he believed that a candidate for office was hound to answer all calls from the people, with regard tpjtis political sentiments, —yet in 1840, he positively declares that he “fiat come to the delermiualion to antuer no hicA calls either from friend orfor!” What are.we to infer from this! Either that ho has changed lus opinion on this subject, since 1833, or, knowing that his sentiments. are obnoxious to the people; lie is afraid to make them known—the General and hia friendsaro welcome to either horn of the dilemma. ■ '

: : SH35RIFr r S SALE. BY virtue of an execution and an orderaod decree of .the Switzerland circuit court, entered at the last; April term of said coon, and is-, sued: out of the' ’office of the clerk of aaid court and to roe directed, I will expose at public auction to the Bigheat bidder, on a credit of twelve month*, from and after the S3d day of April 1810, (by lhe purchaser giving bond and security according to law,) at the'court house door,, in the ? f T e^ y 5 jl i . cou n|i, on Salurdaviho Uth day of JuIy 1810,/between the houra of 10 o’clock. A. M.and 4 o’clock P, A!, of said day, the recta! and'profits for seven years of (be' folIpwmg described property, viz; The following lots lying and heme; in the county of Switzerland, and descnbcd.as follows, to wit: Lola number 229,230,arid }23S; known and designated on the additional plaHofin-lois ©film town of Vevay as laid out by John Francis Diifour in September 1830, and on failure to, realize the full amount'of the debt interest and costs of suit on aaid execution endorsed, I Wjill then and there at the time and place above cuenUowii, vawrtiti and form aforesaid, expose the fee. simple of saidla'nd so described as aforesaid, to sale on the same credit as aforesaid, by the purchaser giving bond and security as aforesaid. Said lots having been ordered to be sold by said court as the property of Mary. D. Dufour,Charles J, If. Du four, and' Emma Estella Dufour, widour and children and heirs at law of James II. .Du four deceased, at the suit of Ezekiel S Lockwood and Lewis Lockwood, merchants and partners trading under the name and style of E:S, Lockwood & Co.; against the said Alary D. Dufour, Charles J. II, Dufour, and Emma Estella Dufour, widow and children and heirs at law of Jsmes-H. Dofour, dpc’d., for $793,33, the debt interest and costs of suit, and also for accruing costs. . t HENRY AIcMAKIN, S. S. C. June 18,1S40. prs, fee $4—29c

tututely: fallen into bad company, and he is now do k n ow i nglyde tea t i n g the great purpose of.his creation. ’ I ' ; ' '' ’ '* Time' will nal’perrait'os to - review Mr.* Craven** speech ibis week, but we* will endeavor to notice tome points which bo touched', in.our nett. • •’ .

the moment tho negro is set free, be would shun the scenes of his former degradation, and seek a homo in the free slates, where we should be overrun with a.woithless population, intoxicated with the idea of freedom, without understanding the meaning of the term, and clamorous for social ami political privileges, which could only be granted to them at the expense of our national character and honor. For our part, however., much we might hail the day when the sun in its diurnal course, would not shine upon* a negro upon the American continent, yet we would not contribute one dollar, (if that dollar alone would effect the object) towards their emancipation, if by that act they would be turn; ed loose upon the free states. As we do not expect to recur, to this subject again, it may be well to lay before our readers the following certificate, in connexion with tho above:

the way from Ripley county, dealt largely in bold abortion, unsupported by faclt or argument, but we were forced to ihp conclusion, that

it was the result of ignorance prafound, and we forbear attaching consequence to the effort, or its author, by noticing them farther than to advise him to take auulker 'look into ««ri«in report* of the Secretary of the Treasury, and compare tlfe resolutions of Congress, calling for (hose reports; and if he is still left in {he dark, to apply to some school-boy, for more light. He should learn the difference between absolution calling for specific, and one for general , infmoatton, before be attempts to point out discrepancies in the Secretary’s Reports.

recent report of the PostMaBer Genera), weloarntbaf the revenue of tbit de* parl'menl for 1839, wea 4,476,038. . The number of miles covered J by service, 133,999—com*

ber of miles of annual mail transport at id n,S4,496,878—coil of mail transportation r $3,1 Wr 201—and the number of post offices supplied, 13,780. .. ' ‘

Well, as we can gather nothing as to General Harrison's eentiraenls from- the above, let us proceedtasometbing else.~ . The subject of abolition is one which occupies a wide space la the minds of the people, and let we Veit %i the GewevaVa views upon that: Quc object"is hoVso much to prove him an abolitionist, ias it is to show the incongruity of his hereto* fore expressed views upon tho subject.

styling Gen. Hauibok, the hard cldtr man or candidate, bis friends are, probably, not aware of the antiquity, or even, origin of the title. They tell us that itoriginated with tbe Washington correspondent of thp Baltimore Republican, but in this as in most other .things, they are all mistaken, Gen, Harrison won the title'in 1807,—and in those days’He' was familiarly known in the territory as the hard cider Governor* from the fact of his having procured the adoption of & law prohibiting 'the .sale of ader t and other strong waters, by any. quantity'Iess than two gallons! -The correspondent of ihejlepubBean, 1 may have had this circumstance in his mind when ho alluded to the General's fondness for hard cu/er. —, -

obedience to absolution of the House of Representatives, passed 14th January last, the Secretary of the Treasury, submitted on the 8th December following; a report, showing the entire amount of revenue collected by the Government, from the 4lh of March 1769, to the 4th of March, 1837, inclusive. From this report we learn that the whole amount of receipts into the treasury during that period amounted to 807,040,439—and that tlio expenditures during the same period, occlusive of the National debt, amounted to $520,002,670, During the same period the losses upon custom bonds, or by merchants importing goods, amounted to $7*748,318, by collectors of the revenue $3,039,549, and by disbursing officers, $4,059,573. Total loss by collectors and of lbs revenue $7,748,319. Of this amount there was lost—viz; ' .

THE STATE OF OHIO, { Hamilton County. t Before me the subscriber, a Justice oftbepeacs, in and foreaid comity,personally appeared Israel Brown, Jr. and being duly sworn," says that about three months ago,' ho'was on the Ben Franklin Steam Boat, in .company with Gen, W. H. Harrison, and heard him say that he was an abolitionist, and that lie was certain of getting the State of New York, because they knew him to be an abolitionist.

Id >823, General Harrison having given of* fence, to. a certain portion of his constituents, by bis votes in Congress, embodies the following sentiments in a circular letter to tho people: •‘I am accused of being friendly to slavery,— From roy earliest ymithto the present moment, 1 have been the ardent friend of Human Liberty. —At thc'ige of eighteen, / became a member of m'AboUiton Society established at Richmond, Virginia; the object of which was to ameliorate the condition of slaves and procure Meir/reec/ota by every legal means. My venerable friend, Judge Gatch, of Clermont county, was also a member of this society, and has lately given me a certificate that I was one. The obligations •which I then came under! have faithfully performed."

ISRAEL BROWN, Jr. Sworn to and subscribed before me, on this first day of Juno, A, D,, 1840. J.H.GATZENDANNER. Justice of the Peace.

(£rMr. Rear, the lion of opposition stump •raters, is driving a brisk, business - somewhere in Maryland! He was in tiharpaburg Jn that. State the other day, fchero he made a apeech, sung a song and took up a collection. He says blacksmilbing for. a livelihood, la nothing to be compared with gulling the , whigsV Soft soap and wrought iron are different thing*, very,, . .

We are aware that certificates, in the general, are got up with great facility in these political times, and that the people arc rather inclined to place but little confidence in them, but we think the above is worthy of more than ordinary credit. It Is given by a respectable citizen of Gen. Harrison’s own town, and sworn to before a justice of the peace, who is well known, and therefore there can be no doubt on to the genuineness of the certificate, if any exist as to the truth of Us statements. Mr. Brown, has been violently assailed by the opposition press, and bis character for veracity has been impeached, but the following certificate from five respectable and well known citizens of Cincinnati, will show that they, at least, entertain a different opinion of Mr, Brdwn: ;

SHERIFF’S SALE.

BY Virtue of an execution and an order mi* 'decree of the Switzerland circuit court, entered at the last-April term of said court, .and iiaued out of office of the clerk of said'court and to mo directed, I will expose„at public auction to the highest bidder, on a credit,of twelve months,-from and after the . I4th day of April 1840, (by the purchaser giving bond'and security according to Jaw,) at the court house door, in the town of Vevay, in said county, on Saturday the 11th day of July 1840, between the hours of 10 o’clock A. M. and 4 o’clock P. M. of said day, the rents and profits for seven years of the following described property, viz: All that certain piece parcel or trad of land lying in Jefferson township, county of Switzerland, and State.of Indiana, known and described as follows: being lots in that part of tho town of Vevay as laid out 1 by John Sheets and Daniel Dufour, numbered 134, 153, 15G, 137, 153, 159. 160, and 101, and a'strip of land between said lot* and the Ohio river; and on failure to realize the full amount of tbd debt intcrcst.and costs or suit on said execution endorsed, 1 willthcn and there, at tho time and place above mentioned, in manner and form aforesaid, expose the fee simple of said lots and strip of land /so described as aforessid, to sale on a credit as aforesaid, by the purchaser giving bond and security as aforesaid. Said lots and strip of land having been ordered to be sold by said court, as the property of Mary D. Dufour, Charles J. H. Dufour, and Emma Estella Dufour, widow and children and heirs it law of James II. Dufour, deo’d,;at the suit of Nathan. L. Stratton, and Daniel Lupton, merchants trading under the firm name and style of Stratton' & Lupton, against the said Mary D. Dufour, Charles J.,H. Dufour, and Emma Estelle Dafour, widow and children and heirs at law of James H. Dulblir, deceased, for $2720.24, the debt interest and costs of suit, and also for accruing coste. • HENRY McMAKIN, S. S. C. June 18,1S40. prs. fee $1—29c

During Washington’s adminiat’n 8 y’rs $93,015 “ John Adams' do 4 year# 85,179 “ ■ Jefferson's do 8 do 18^,350 “ Madison's do 8 do 1,003,490 “ Monroe’s do 8 do 2,448,589 “ John Q. Adams' Jo 4 do 3,278,553 “ Jackson’s do 6 do r,505,103

Now, from the above, who would not set Gen. Harrison down os an abolitionist, dyed in the wooll We apprehend there it no one; but, as we before remarked, it is not our intention to prove Gen. Harrison an abolitionist, unless bis own words do it, but merely to show his want of consistency on this, as well as all other subjects; and consequently the impossibility of arriving at any correct conclusion as to his sentiments, from those heretofore expressed. Tho following is an extract from a speech of the General’s, delivered at Vincennes, in May, 1835. It will compare admirably with tbe declarations above: . *‘l have now, follow citizens, a few more words to say, on another subject, and which is, in my "opinion, of more importance than any other that is now in the course of discussion in any part of tbe Union. 1 allude to the societies which have been formed, and the movements of several individuals in some of the states in relation to a portion of the population in .others.. The conduct of these persons is the more dangerous, because their object is masked under the garb of disinterestedness and benevolence." " And after proceeding to considerable length, ’ in enumerating the many evils and horrors into which the whole country might be plunged by the agitation of this subject by abolitionists, ho says: ... * uj jin certain that there is not, in this aeiemoner of these deluded menj and that there are few within the bounds of the state. If there are any ( I would earnestly entreat of them, to forbear; to pause in their career, and deliberately consider tho consequences of their, conduct to

Harrison,reached Home oitSaturday last, from his trip to the Fort Meigs celebration, ■ .

Total amount,

$7,748,318

Caster B. Harlin, Ejq., Secretary of State for the Slate of Ohio, died in Baltimore, on the 9th jnst.

The same' document allows that.the amount lost by usingbanks ai depositories, and by receiving their notes in payment of public dues, from 1813,- (the time at which the connection was formed) tp 1830, as estimated by a committee of the House of Representatives, appointed for that purpose, was the enormous sum of tuirtt FOUR MILLIONS NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR

To all whom it may Concern. THOSE indebted to the undersigned for subscriptions to the Vevay Times, advertising, &c., are requested to come forward and make settlement either by cash or note. Our book accounts must be closed forthwith, and those who fail to comply, with this call in a reasonable length of lime, will find their accounts in the hands of a magistrate for collection. I. STEVENS.. • June 25,1840.

This is to certify, that wo the undersigned, heard Israel Brown, Jr. stale at the lime (say 3 months ago,) of Gen. Harrison’s saying he was an Abolitionist, and was certain of gelling, the State of New York because they knew him lobe an Abolitionist; and we should further state that we have repeatedly heard him stale the same—and as to Mr. Brown's character, we should lake his word, and oath, as soon as Gen, Harrison's, or any other mao's. FRANCIS N; CARY, J.C. McCLUNE, J.C. MILLER, MALCOLM MURRAY, " . G. W. KIDDLE. ■ Juno5lh,1840. ■

THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTT-TWO dollars! more than three times .the amount lost in'all other .ways, since lho ? formation of the Government.

Ct5~The venerable Ex-President Jackson, concludes a businesS lelte/, of recent dale, to a friend in Cincinnati, by the following just remnrkcs, in to the hard cider and log cabin system: “I think tho.attempt of the opposition to degrade our moral and national character, both at homo and a broad,by. their humbuggery of hard cider and log cabins, begins to recoil upon the actors. It is saying, to the people, you are too ignorant for self-government, and we can lead you any where by the scent of a hard cider cask. —This is too great an indignity for the people to submitto.’*

Take Notice.

ALL those indebted to the late firm of Doctors William Annington & Gustavos Holland, for medicine and attendance in their professional character, also those who stand indebted to Doct. 6. Holland for like services since the dissolution of partneiship between said Doctors, arc hereby notified’ that the undersigned is empowered to collect the same, and that unless they call on him and settle their accounts of notes, on or before the first day of August neat, they will be placed in the bands of a proper officer for collection.

Having extended, this article to & greater length than we at first intended, we.lcave the subject for the present In the hands of our readers, allowing them to draw their own conclusione. In our next the review of the General's will be continued. ..

‘ EDWARD PATTON, Vevay, June 20, 1840. ' 40c