Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 33, Vevay, Switzerland County, 16 July 1840 — Page 3

' VEVAY TIMES AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

sent condition. Mr. Coppenhwaite, the Coshier, has resigned; the President tin rclingituh-$*-!000 of his salary, and the number or officers and'clerks is to be reduced one half. This looks like abandoning the expansion policy, and cures ua reason to bops, that whatever the condition of the Bank may be, the best will now be mads of it. What is to become of the tea thousand dollar salaries paid for the management of our two hundred thousand dollar branch!-

YEV AY:

Political Guardians of Switzerland County.

The annals ef party warfare, present no instance of the use of such infamous falsehood, at are now issuing from the magazine of the whigs. First,'That the expenditures of the Government have increased from twelve millions under Adams, to thirty-nine millions, under Van Boren.

Political slander.

will be found a copy of the communication from the Hickory Club of this place, to the request of the Tippecanoe Club to join in with the Democratic party in a political die-, cuss ion at a Barbecue on the the 25lhof this month.

Tho Whig County Convontion which met in this place on the 18tU of April last, passed the following:

THURSDAY,16. 13-10.

' John L. Roiikson, tbs Democratic elector for Ihia district will address the people of this county at Slawion’s Post office in Pleasant town ship on Friday the 24lh inst, at 3 o’clock P. 31.

“Resolved, That in the approaching canvass for state and county officers, the line 'of political demarcation should be clearly and distinctly defined; and that we will not suffer ourselves to be drawn a* We from the great of our party , by the allurements of personal friendship, ot by private animosities, or by any coiuWero/ioji ff local prejudices or iiiteresls, ,>

The reasons assigned by.the Hickory Club, wt think are conclusive. The dinner, as the letters of invitation show, is given in honor of “the deslinguished military and political services of Col. Rtcnaan M, Johnson," He has many friends, personal and political, in this county; some who was with him in the memorable battle of the Thames, who would be glad to meet him on the occasion, and rehearse the many deeds of chivalry and courage on the battle fields of their country.

This is confuted by the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, which demonstrates beyond all doubt, that no previous administration has been more economical than the present.

“Wo hope our financiers will see the end of Biddle policy, its utter unsoundnees and folly. Endless expansion is not the way to pay debts, neither do high salaries and a great display -of establishment constitute a safe basis of credit. The old fashioned notion of keeping your expenses within your income, is worth more than all new schemes of splendid financiering. • At one time, Mr. Biddle’s false principles of finance raised him.high in populak favor. His doctrines proclaimed peace to daring speculators and temporary ease to all. But tbs end has been the overthrow of our institutions and the destruction of almost a wholo face of merchants. We have no doubt, take it all in all, Mr. Biddle has caused the ruin of more business men in this country, than hare beep overthrown by all other causes united for the last twenty yean. Yet such was the trust reposed in his skill, that men seemed rather to prefer to be killed by him than saved by tho old principles of financial practice. Ha was a tremendous quack. But truth outUvea opinion: Mr. Biddle’s glory has departed, and the-world is rapidly coming to estimate both his “bead and heart” correctly.

notice of the Democratic meeting at Patriot on the 18th, was inserted in our last buiabsr without a knowledge of the speaking at that place on'lhe 17th. Theiefore there will be no Democratic meeting on the ISlb, as noticed.

Second, That from fifty to a hundred thou- B0l00 w jj 0 was with him in the memorable battle sand office holders are engaged in the support of of the Thames, who would be glad to meet him the Administration—and that these men have on the occasion, and rehearse the many deeds of got into office by the proscription of their whig chivalry and courage on the battle fields of their predecessors. country. This statement is utterly destitute of proof, Mr. Eggleston can not complain of the barbecue and ts utterly false. The total number of office- oh ono of the days of his appointments, holders does not exceed above seventeen thou- For it j g we u Jt nown to him, that there t« a barsand, of whom about thirteen thousand are Post- bc cua t0 be held in Kentucky, ten miles from masters, and the moat ol them in obscure villages t | lig placej on lhc which well render it and cross-roads, with trifling compensation. And convenient for Col. Johnson and several other tbeyher is, that at this time there is a majority ot distinguished gentlemen from Kentucky, to come all the officers of the General Government who VeV ay on the 25th, as they will be ten miles are whig*. There is a majority of them in the fronj here the day before. District of Columbia, and they receive more Mr. Eggleston must know another fact, that money fur their salaries than all the Democrats, he was respectfully invited to change his apincludiug the President himself. poiotmenl on that day, to some other day, (prior The following is a statement of those, in the to any notice being given of our barbecue,) ifhe city of Washington: was fearful our meeting would draw off his audi- . Federal Whigo, ■ 196, tory, . . Democrats, . - 178. To show the Whig party that we are not fear-’ _ , , . . “TT ful to meet thorn on fair grounds, in any politie er jg majority, . pi . col contest,.wo now challenge them to the comto 1. « fclUw., tol _ lel ll>eo Mm , lbeir lim0 pl „ e , To 100 Federal Whig., $369,065. bot "" 6 * , * ’ Gentlemen of the Tippecanoe Club: lo 178 Democrats, 2o9,149. \Vo, n ie undersigned have been appointed s „ ‘ committee to answeryour correspondence, whs* Excess paid Federalists, , $29,910. ( j ier |jj e Hickory Club, of which we are members,

It is admitted by some of the leadeis of tbs party m this place, that the resolutions adopt; ed by the convention were drawn up by Geo. H. Dunn. And we are told in their own report of their proceedings, that the meeting was addressed, by Geo. H. Dunn and Joteph G. Marshall. Here then, cornea Geo. H. Dunn into Switzerland county and tells the people to disregard their local interests, and their personal friendship, to place “our (his) party in power.” Our county gave a majority against him as a candidate for Congress, and he, with the brand of our political condemnation upon him,comes forward and modestly assumes to be our‘political adviser. And what are his motives! First, of course it is, to reverse our verdict against him last year—and then, as his resolution sets forth, to promote “the great interests of hTs party.” Well, what are the great interests of bis party! Let tbc question be answered by the ocn, not the professions of Geo. II. Dunn and Joseph G. Marshall; Geo. U. Duma drew up that portion of the mammoth system bill, that provided for the loan of half a million ofdollars to the Lawrenceburgh Kail Road Company. And > n pursuance of that law, that company batTklready received about $230,000, for which the farms of Switzerland county are now, with the real of the State, mortgaged. The company took the money, applied U to their own individual pockets, and Gen. H. Dunn has several thousand dollars of it himself on a credit of sixteen years. And this is the way the great interests of his party are promoted. Joseph G. Marshall, our other political adviser, is the man who hung on as one of the last and hungry vampires in sucking the vitals of the Stale, to carry on Jhe “deep diggins." And these two men, whose party and Us interests Mr. Eggleston has heretofore opposed, (for Goo. II. Dunn he would not vote at the last election) now come into the county, persuade him to run to promote tho “great interests of their party,” and play second fiddle to llieir political dictation. And Air. Durbin too, forsakes the high and holy'calling of & minister of the Christian religion, to assist in the same design. Is it thought that Switzerland county has lost all reason, all pride, all consistency! Switzerland, cauaty will answer the question tho first Monday in August next.

FkdkuUSM lit Kehtocit.—The Federalists opposite here, in Kentucky, take a great interest in defacing, and tearing down the notices of the Democratic barbecue to be held on Eagle Creek, and then brag about the greatness of the deed. Truly, some of the party are disclosing their true principles.

Mr. Eggleston cannot complain o(The barbecue being oh ono of the days of Ins appointments. For it is well known to him, that there ts a barbecue to be held in Kentucky, ten miles from this place, on the 24ih, which well render it convenient for Col. Johnson and several other distinguished gentlemen from Kentucky, to come to Vevay on the 25th, as they will be ten miles from here the day before.

understand that Mr. Eggleston, in all his electioneering speeches throughouttbe county, is in the habit of making the most unfounded assertions and misrepresentations, in regard to the expenses of the General Government and evades-the discussion of Slate politics. Why does be evade tho discussion of State policy! Gan any of bis friends, or wilt he himself inform his former constituents why be pursues the couna he hae taken in the present campaign.— Is it because he was guilty of some great political sin, while he bad the honor of representing Switzerland county in the Legislature! We shall expect Sir. Eggleston or some of hia friends and immediate advisers to answer. We shall see what we shall eee—or as Richie of the Richmond Enquirer say*, “no** verreiis” s

(&*Our representative in Congress writes ns, that the 21et or this month, is the da/ fixed upon Tor the adjournment of Congress.

To show the Whig party that we are not fearful to meet thorn on fair grounds, in any political contest,.we now challenge them to the combat—lei them name thcir.limo and place, on any day but the 25ih. GffK/emcft of the Tippecanoe Club: . Wo, the undersigned have been appointed a committee to answeryour correspondence, whether the Hickory Club, of which we are members, will agree for you to participate in the Democratic Barbecue in the townhf Vevay, on the 25th of this month. .•

' AUGUST ELECTION,

Erery Man t» bh Post,

Whose hands are deepest in the public cribs, even at the very seat of Government! Who secures most of the spoils of victory! Which parly is composed of office holders! Here arc the men who war against the Administration, which feed and clothe themselves and {families. Now, if any “Whig* office-holder suould read this article, tell him to pocket the paper.leat his neighbor may see it! Even in this county there are three Democratic and seven whig. J?oalmasters, and among thelattcr, aro the most'busy : and hitter party politicians amongst us. *

Duxost (whose letter abandoning the whig pert; will be found in another column) addressed the Hickory Club at the court house last Saturday evening and os the Monday evening following, in a very forcible and convincing manner. He said he had been identified with the whig party ever since he look any part in politics, but lb at, however, was avery short period; that he had been taught to believe that Martin Van Buren was a federalist of the old Hamiltonian school —that he was opposed to the last war—that he opposed the right of universal suffrage—that he was non-committal on all «f the exciting political subjects which has, and still agitate the people—and that the liberties of this country are greatly endangered by the party in power. Alluding to the opposition, he said he doubted the non-committal policy so tenaciously advocated by the Harris burgh Convention, and strictly adhered to by the party; and fttlly satisfied of the dangerous and reckless coarse pursued by the whig*, he was led to investigate the charges which had been made against Martin Van Buren. But, he remarked, that instead of finding Van Buren a federalist, he Stand the most ample and satisfactory evidence of bis consistency in ardently supporting the great cause of Democracy and equality, from Hs eighteenth year up*to tho present time—that there was no person in America of bis own age, who had given a more efficient support to the measures of the General Government,'during the whole of the wir than Van Buren—that he was an open and decided advocate of all the strong measures proposed against Great Britain, during the session of Congress of 1811 — It tho war included—that while in iho New York Convention, ha strenuously opposed the properly qualification, and was the warm advocate of universal suffrage to far as it related to 4he whites. That unlike his opponent, when respectfully called on, had given his viewsfulty and clearly on all the political subjects at issue before the people; tnd instead of bis policy, and thateftho present Admislratton, endangering aha liberties of this country, he said be found Abe reverie #s» the fact. N '\ He said the non-committalism of lbs whig party, and the dissipating effecta of their course, was Truly alarming, and that every person who had the cause of bis country's welfare at heart, shbnld exert himself to the utmost in defending our republican institutions from the tyrannical power of Federalism.

We have duly considered the matter, and have concluded that it is not prudent on that occasion. We have always felt anxious lolnett our Whig opponents on (air grounds in the discussion of the - great political principles which are now agitating the country, but having.already sent forth dur.Ietters of invitation to the distinguished 'men of our. sis ter si ato Kentucky—and as.it is generally understood among the farmers of the Democratic party of Switzerland county, who have contributed liberally to said Barbecue,.that it is in honor of the distinguished military and political services of Col. R. M. Johnson, we feel not disposed, without their consent, to convert said .babecue into an arena for political It may.be possible that the distinguished whig candidate for the State Senate may accuse us of a want of courtesy, in making the batbeede upon one of the days of bis appointment. If- so, he must pardon us upon.tlie ground, that ws bavc noteoen; in tbaia ppointmenllhocourieiy of a request for bis political opponents to 'meet/ arid reply to him. Bat notwithstanding all this, the AVbigt are respectfully invited to attend and par Ilickpate in' the dinner on the occasion. aboVe alluded 10. . . . , • v,.

"Union, Concetuon, Jfannony—Eeery iking for the Cauit^Jfolhingfor mfn. u ’ T

EIGHTH OP JANUARY. . DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS, v. : '• POR GOVERNOR,

TilghmanA.IIowai'd.

, FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, Benjamin S. Tuley*

Thirdly, That the present Administration has departed from the policy of Gen. Jackson, and lost his confidence; and that he is in favor of General Harrison, and that he admires General Harrison’s military achievements. The people will find this slander extinguished by the letter of Gen. Jackson, published in today’s paper.

, SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC • ' ' NOMINATED TICKET. '■ ' T: 4 1’ .POR SENATOR, . • v. martin It.Orccii,

FOB REPRESENTATIVE,

■vEliiriood Fislwr. ■ roE couprnr cbMillssioSBB, , Da ul e 1: I<. I* I rings.*IB* TUB TRUE ANTI-INTERNAL iWpRQTEBENT TICKET,-AND THE FEIESDS OP BEPORH WILE BALLY TOITB SUPPORT.■ • . ""i 'Vv'' •

The whigs first belie the opinions of General Jackson, and if be writes a letter to confute' them, exclaim again si Mm for interfering' in election*. Hut Gen. Harrison can leave his office of county Clerk, (but not the compensation of six thousand a year) to travel through Ohio, making stump speeches, and directly attacking Ms competitor—and all’s right.

; Public Notice.

ZADIC ROUS.

HENRY MoMAKIN,

: The citizens.of Swiizerrland -county are hereby notified .that the Undersigned candidate foi Representative in the State. Legislature, trill address his fellow-cilizena at the following timer and places:'}. . •. *At - Jacksonville ih Jc(Tenon township on Wednefiday JSSd atnoon. At Stepp’s store in Pleasant township, on Tbursdaythe23d July.at noon. . At Quercas Grove in Posey township on Monday.Uie37ih of July, at noon. At Mouotitierliog in Jefferson township,, on Tuesday theJdSlh of July; at noon. ■ ■ , At SlawsonV. in Pleasant township, on Wednesday , v the30th of Jnly, at noon,.;. At Veyayvin Jefferson township bn Tharsdaj the 30th of July, at noon. > At in York township, on Friday, tbs 31st of July, at noon. . At AlIensville. in Cotton township, on -Saturday the 1st of August, at noon.

Howard and Bigger on Internal improvement. We present to our readers the letters of Gen. Howard and Austin M. Puett, completely refuting the charge made by Hr. Eggleston, on Col. Sigler’s authority, that Gon. Howard was in favor of the system of internal improvement in 1836. -jThe letter of Gen. Howard, also declares his opinions of the course to be taken on that subject in future. He is for an immediate disconnection of the Stale from the system, by selling out the works to private companies on the various lines, at what they are worth. /By this plan, the money necessary for their cnnplcllan will have to be supplied by those whoseTpropcrty is improved by their construction; and the counties excluded from the benefits of the system will be exempt from its burthens. The plan of Judge Digger was stand in bis speech at Vevay, where numbers of both sides were present. He is for going on with some of the works as fast as the State can get the means; that is, as fast at the money can be borrowed—and therefore the burthens of the people must be increased. • The people will now have an opportunity of testing the ainccrity of certain loud professing enemies of the syatem. They will tee whether such men, who admit that thp prosecution of the works would be a'greater evil to the State than any mismanagement of the General Government, will go for Howard instead of Digger, \ .■ v Mr. Eggleston’s course deierresUoj be considered. He publicly declared, in|hit speech made after Judge Digger’s, that the Judge and himself differed widely. He was for aulificalion of the whole syatem, —and now, behold, he tells (be people that the slate cannot dispose of the public works to private companies, because she pledges them to her foreign creditors for payment of the principles and interest on the debt. Docs the gentleman believe the people of Switzerland county to be so devoid ofunderstsnding, as to think (hat tbs public faith would be better preserved by annlification «f the whole system, and thereby a total sacrifice of a}! the expenditures on it, than by selling out the works and applying the proceeds to the payment of the principal and interest of the debit Such a doctrine is neither law, constitution nor common sense.

CHARLES THIEBAUD, ULYSSES P,;SCHENCK, THOMAS ARMSTRONG,' CHARLES HENDERSON, Harrison Logic* V

Sentence of the People on Political Aposlacy. Joseph C. Eggleston and W. H» Gray stand up. Tbs people of Switzerland county have beard and read patiently the defence made by yourselves in your speeches and papers, and also by the able council in your behalf brought in from other counties. But can find nothing in the argument or testimony to disprove the ample evidence of your guilt, in deserting your friends and country when in danger—Wherefore it becomes the painful duty of this court to pronounce your sentence.

May it please the court, says a lawyer, tho defence in this case consists of three points.—Pint, this kettle was cracked when we.got it—secondly, it. was cound when we’returned thirdly, we never had it. •

May it please the people, says Gen. Harrison’s lawyers: . , . ;

Gen. Harrison it in favor of a National Bank.— Gov. Kest.

Secondly, Gen Harrison is opposed to a Na> tional Bank.—W. C. Rives. :

The court considers that this is only another melancholy instance of the effect of keeping bad company. You hare associated with the politicians of the “deep diggins,” until the lessons of primitive Democracy liars been long since neglected sod forgotten, and you bare been led on step by step to your present melancholy fate. And forasmuch as you have committed political suicide, the court will adapt your punishment to established precedent. When a man commits bodily suicide be is denied tho rites of Christian burial in the church-yard, and interred at some cross roads. Ilia therefore the sentence of this tribunal, that you be hung up at the cross roads where the Federal Whig Internal Iroproremeni and Bank high road to ruin, is intersected b) the great Democratic anti-system, sound curreu' cy high way to public,and private prosperity—and may the country have roe cy on your politics souls, If you have any. Democratic Barbecue.

Thirdly, Gad. Harrison will Dpt giro his opinions on a National Bank.—J. C.-Wbioht. . •’ ' But we should like to hare'the reasons'for these points says Ihp log cabin men.- • ... The time for argument is putt says Henry Clay. * ; ’ Hurrah for log cabin and hard elder,’scream the lawyers, clerks, and couuterhoppers, at the top.of their rotce.

ELLWOOD FISHER.

July 16, 1840; . ; fcj-Mr. Durbin is hereby invited and expected to be present at alt the abovo appointments, and to havo the privilege of speaking as often, and as long &» myself. - ' E, P. ■

'JCo Carpenters, Plasterers, and Painters.. NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned that proposals will be received on the 2Sth July 1840, for completing the Switzerland county Seminary. • Security will he required of the person or persons, for the faithful performance of the contract. The proposals will be received at the Seminary at I o’clock on said day, ' ULYSSES P.SCHENCK.

following extracts which we copy from the New York Journal of Commerce, a whig paper, in regard to the United Slates Bank, should silence that portion of the whig party who are so clamorous in abusing the administration, and charging it with producing distress which the country is now laboring under, and that portion Of the whig party who believe that the salvation of this coun-

JOHN F.DUFOUR. PHINfiAS M. KENT; Saperimendant#.

Howard 1 ! Popularity

General Howard is storming the Interna! Improvement lines in the Slate, after the fashion •f Dick Johnson at the battle of the Thames. - The b/item men follow Gov. Bigger’* advice, In fighting from behind trees, but are struck Willi comternation and dismay. An express arrived in Madison the otljer day for reinforcement ts fly to their relief, and the boys there bustled about and packed off post haste, the champion of the system, Joseph G. Marshall. As he has to carry the “deep diggjne” on bis back, it is jrobable he will break down before he goes half sray.

Vevay, July 16,1810.

Proclamation.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an act of the last General Assembly of-the State of

try depends upon the existence or another great monied monopoly—a United States Bank, with exclusive privileges,, and which has the power to expand to-day and contract lo-motrow, just as their speculative interest or policy may dictate. The Whigs have always considered Nick Biddle since he has had the management of the old United States Bank and the present bank of Pennsylvania, the greatest financier in this or any other country, and weNjave no doubt if they should succeed in chartering another institution of the kind, thatj. Nick .would be nude President, although he "has caused the rum of more business men in this country, than lure been overthrown by ali other causes'united for the last twenty years.” Hear what the Journal say*; it is whig evidence, and that party cannot dispute ita authenticity: i

Indiana, entitled “an act 10 authorize the qualified voters of this State (o vote for or against a Convention f«r a revision of Ibo Constitution of

The Democracy of this county will have a large Democratic barbecue in the town of Vevay, on the 25th July 1840. Tne Democracf of the adjoining counties are invited to attend; and our Whig friends are respectfully invited to be present on the occasion, and hear the other eide of the question.

this State,” approved February 22, 1840, the qualified voters of Switzerland county are hereby notified that a poll will be opened iu the several townships, by the Inspectors and Judges of elections, on the first Monday in August next for the purpose of receiving their vote* for or agsinst a Convention to revive the Constitution of Indiana, and it is made the duty of said inspeclors and Judges at the lime they announce the name of the voter, to put to said voter this question—“Aro you in favor of calling a Con-, vention, or not!” And in pursuance alio of said law, the people of said county are hereby urged to vote for or against said convention; and they wilt not have the right to vote for or against another for the space of twelve years. ■ Given under my hand at Vevay, in tsaid county, this sixteenth day of July, 1S40. r 'HENRY Mc.MAKIN, Sheriff. July 10,1SW. 33c

Col. R. M. Johnson, Henry Daniel, Robert W. Wick It fife, Elijah Nultall, Col. Butler, Doct. Duncan,Cot. Tibbatts, and Gov, Hendricks, are expected to be here on that day.

Absence of Mind. ’Tin said that theJWhig candidate for.Senator, f and the whig Editqr, often forget in the mornwhen they get out of bed, which way to.put Jh their coats—and that they sometimes forget Wou pbich side they are, and fail into violent poWtlcal disputes. • Why wag man placed in the Garden of Eden peaked! To keep him from turning his coat.

Hit is said that the whig candidate for Sena* nd whig Editor of Switzerland county,

have not left the Democratic parly, says Mr. Eggleston,—the party have deserted me.. The whole world is turning upside down, as the drunkard exclaimed when ho reeled-into a gutter.

devote an hour each day to learning the whig catechism. After which they conclude the exercise, by joining in the much admired fandango of jumping Jim Crow, .

“This institution seems to be making some ectstrc movements corresponding with its pro