Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 35, Vevay, Switzerland County, 30 July 1840 — Page 2

VI3VAY TIMES AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

moth system, until bis nomination for the office of Governor. ; ■ James Strange , G Hogan William Crook* ' J Haworth James Haworth A Punmey U. H. Wedding A MePherrin Alex. Kirkpatrick 0 Burton ElipMet Allen W Payne J Stephens M Corncliaon J Halstead A Hatfield J I’airbank A Rail T Miller R Cariiclison J Garrigaa P Swaim J Ball J Cornelkon J S Henry J Jessup I) Smock W Roberts A Cos S Jessup ' T J McClolIion J Ball ' J K Carpenter U I’ Mays J McGinnic Sr J S Coonts U H Gatewood E E Beemia J Niuccnt U Mtndhard J McGinnis Jr J Miller T T Williams J Miller Jr J Crooks- J Roach’ \V McGinnis T Crooks -.£1 Allen T Bulllngton P Hogget W ()dlo 1> Balt W Wolvoiton M Lindsey W W Benson W Kirkpatrick No. 7. Tito undersigned citizens of Rockville, Patke county, Indiana, and vicinity,do certify that we never heard any attempt made to identify Gen. Howard with the General system of /menial Improvements of 1836, until since his nomination for Governor. Nor did we ever hear until lately, that he or any other person wished to illuminate I be To\yu of Rockvillo on the receipt of the news of the passage of the Internal Improvement Bill of 1836. Nor did wo ever hear until the appearance of Mr. Bradley’s certificate that he{Gen. li.) threatened to discontinue his subscription to (be Rockville paper in consequence of the publication thereto of anti-in-ternal Improvement articles. And we further state that Gon, Howard was understood at the time if the passage of the Biil of 1836, to be in favor of a system of Internal - Improvements commensurate with the means and resources of the State. That as soon as the simultaneous prosecution of alt the works was agreed upon by the Board and commenced, Oen. Howard came outand was understood to boa c'aeaifier and has uniformly from the passage of (be Bill to the present-time, supported antiInternal improvement candidates for ilA Legislature. And in the groat contest between Wallace and Dumont for Governor in 1837, ardently supported, and advocated the claims of Dumont on the ground of Classification, Andrew Boyd Solomon Pinegar Caleb Williams LeviSidwcll Dlocleston Cox John Saum SamuelN. Baker John MeGilvery ' G Houghfnan Bit McDonald , Joseph jlalslon. Samuel Lawson Joseph A Wright David Todd E. lit Benson lease Romano John, J Meacham .Harrison R Pa in tor William B Boyd Alexander Puett Jostah Jones Hugh S Comiagora ’■Win Fisher Thomas White I rod Jones John McDaniel .Enoch Jones A Locke Roacho Stephen Roach Edward Brown Wm S Todd In conclusion, we would say to our fellowcitizens, that this attack has fallen sliti-born at homo, and we hope'it will share the same fate abroad. It will be seen that the ground occupied by Howard since he has been canvassing for Governor, is no new one to him; it i» the tame that he occupied in 1836 in the county elections; the same that he took in the election between Wallace and Dumont in 1937. Gen. Steele, who is extensively and favorably known, shows most conclusively that he was, as he says, in favor of Internal Improvements, that in his letter to Maj. Puott he eo stated, and that be stated In that letter that it was not to be regarded by Puett as instruction. Tbo certificate of Gen. Steele also shows that Mr. Nool is altogether mistaken about Howard being in favor of the system in the summer of 3830. The whole of the evidence submitted goes to show that an attempt has been made by a few persons here, in conjunction with tho great bult-ender Sigler, to place Gon. Howard in & false light before his fellowcitizens. Several whtgs have joined us in doing this act of justice to an injured and slandered fellow-citizon. At a meeting of a portion of the friends of Gen. T. A. Howard hastily convened in Rockville, Parke county, on the 17th July 1810, Gen. Arthur Patterson was called to the chair, and E* M. Benson appointed Secretary. The following resolution was adopted; Rewired, That the foregoing address, certificates and letters be published to the country'as a vindication of the views ami character of Gen. Howard, who is now absent from home canvassing for tbo ofiica of Governor. ARTHUR PATTERSON, PresX E. M. Besson, Sec'y.

VEVAY:

The last Tricks of the Whig Leaders.

The Two Barbecue*.

offering to bot five hundred dollaraon their own superiority. Now, the Vevay company is renowned ell over the Union for its extraordinary proficiency in gunnery. Some of iut members served in the armies of Napoleon; and when in 1SS5, Lafayette came to this country, the company went up to Cincinnati to meet him. They there astonished the whole city by tho rapidity of firing-beating all that then undertook to rival them. Thie company happens to be Democratic. They however refused to accept tbo wager proposed, but expressed the belief that they could not be beaten. It eeems, however, that an understanding existed next morning that a trial ef relative skill should bo made. From the whig lodgement on the hill and the Democrats in tbo bottom, both fired at the same instant. Tho next fire Was made by the Democrats three seconds before the others, and tho third was seven seconds before them,—then the Democrats heard a report from the bill which they know at once to be accidental, and" desisted from firing; when the. tidings soon arrived, that one man bad been killed and another mortally wounded, and a third slightly mutilated, by the explosion of a charge before it was rammed down.

No man in this county, has ever mortified bis friends, or amused hi* opponents, so much as Mr. Eggleston, in his attack on the expenditures. Assuming to bo a high-minded son of Virginia, and put forward by his new friends at their choice of “all tbo talents” in their party, ha has paraded the county to repeat like a political parrot, the stories and stuff of such men a* Ogle, Promt, Stanley, Gregg and Dunn; on stale politics he is the echo of Gragg and Dunn, who have instructed him how to manage'the State Bank!—and pay off the Stale Debt!! Mr..Gregg has been one of the managers of tho Lawroncoburgh Branch—and Geo. II. Dunn was once more certain that the Lawrenceburgh Railroad would quickly pay for itself, than he ia now of the success of hie now scheme. But when Mr. Eggleston wants.to sbino out in his new character of whig, he decorates himself in the plume* of Proffil, Oglo and Stanley. On all these topics Mr. Eggleston has been answered by Mr. Fisher, before tho citizens of the county, and we are quite willing for Mr. Eggleston and his cause to remain where these answers have left them in the judgment of the people, who were present and heard both gentlemen. But the whtgs are not content. The editor of their now paper, must now be called in to help his fellow-deserter, out of his humiliating predicament. And he makes the attempt, as might be expected from one who has long been violating the “dictates of hia conscience” for his bread. He says:— Public Expenditures.—Tho Ajax pf the Van Huron party in this county, Mr. Fisher, bos a rather singular way of getting round Mr. Eooleston’s expositions of the extravagance and profligacy of the present Administration. He thinks that none but men of talent and great acquirtmenft are capable of filling offices, and os those qualifications will command all- the comforts and luxuries of ibis life, in other situations, the)j have a perfect right to peculate upon'the people, if the stipulated salaries of those offices, are not sufficient to secure those luxuries.—Urge, great talent and acquirements giro a man a ported right to become a rogue! Now, let us carry oat this principle; and see where it leads. In our opinion Mr. Fisher is a man of talent, and pretty ex tensive acquirements —and WO presume be entertains a similar opinion himself—be is a candidate for the legislature; and we will suppose him elected—he goes to Indianapolis, rents or buys a splendid manatdn, to live in—fills its saloons with;gaudy farniture—such as Tabourets, rays, star$i looking glasses and chandeliers at one thousand each, artificial flowers Ac.; and his garden wilholanihttt, .Vagnola grandijlora, macrophylla and Moms .Mull icon Us trees, and has the whole charged to the people of Switzerland county* and smug: gled in under another head, bn the ground that his talents and tuouiretnerib entitle bun to those luxuries!' .Would you riot think, geriilo reader, that Mr. Fisher’s lalehlt i. would be dog cheap at that rate, • " ; , . "

On Saturday last, a greater number of people assembled at this place, than were ever seen before in this county. The Democratic barbecue was given in a beautiful grove of beach above tho town on the river—the whig entertainment, was back of tbo town on the hill. Tho number present at each has been variously estimated, at from two to three thousand. .The ladies alone at the Democratic, were counted as they sat at the table, two hundred and seventy-nioe. Opinions vary as to which had tho greatest number: each side claims tho most. And those who visited both were very liable, to mistake—since they did not leave their own until it was comparatively late, and did not seo the other until many had retired. Quo thing, however, is acknowledged, that a far greater proportion of this county were at tho Democratic than at the whig festival. Tho whigs were joined by a steamboat load of thois friends from Madison—perhaps seven or eight hundred—ladies arid all; whilst the Democrats of Madison and of the county, about the same number, who had assembled in that city for the purpose of coming, wore prevented by the failure of<the boat they bad chartered at Louisville tho day before. Their absence was seriously regretted by .their fellow-Democrats acknowledge with pride and pleasure, the Tainted efforts they made to be with us.

THURSDAY,

JULY 30, IS10.

Democratic Republican Nomination. FOB PRESIDENT,

MARTIN VAN 3URBN,

FOB VICE PRESIDENT, RICHARD W. JOHNSON,

P.LlXTOltS FOB INDIANA

IV ) t.iii am 11 km drives, of Jefferson.

Gloro'e W. Ewimi, of Miami. 1st. District. Robert Dale Owes, of Posey. 2d. “ Henry Sec best, of Owen. 3d. “ Thomas J. Henley, of Clark. 4th, “ John L, Robinson, of Rush. Olh. “ Andrew Kennedy, of Delaware. Gtli. “ William J. Peasleb, of Shelby. Till. ** John M, Lemon, of Laportc.

readers will find on the fourth page of to-day’s paper, the course Judge Bigger took while a member of the Legislature. We hope our readers will give it an attentive and unprejudiced perusal. It is in vain for the friends of Bigger to make him out, otherwise than tho friend and leading advocate of the system. Hia votes while in the Legislature, as well as his speeches delivered there—taking the stump against Dumont, and in favor of Wallace in 1937, —almost all the leading system men in tho Sl&to resorting to every possible means to elect him—bis being in favor of carrying on part of the works as soon as the money can bo borrowed; and tho deep interest felt for Ins election orfcall the lines of the public works, and in the towns and cities where these works commence and terminate, or pass through, is tho moat conclusive proof of his ardent attachment to the system, and that he will, if elected, lend las executive influence to prosecute the system—which will increase our taxes, annually, from one to two hundred per cent for many years to come.

A meeting of tho Tippecanoe Club was forthwith called, and a committee therefrom called on the Hickory Club, with the following proposition, viz:

Both parties were likewise disappointed,' by an accident which befell the Renown, who broke her shaft oa her way down Tull of passengers from Lawrenceburgh and all the intermediate country—which prevented their arrival until the latter part of the afternoon. They were several hundred ia number, and about equally divided in politics. Many of the visitors came as far back as Ripley county on onesido of the Rive/ and Owen oa the other.

, “The sad accidcntwhich happened this morntng» resulting as it did in the death of one of oar guests from-Uincinnati, and tho serious injury of two moire of them, induces the Whig Committee of arrangements to propose to their Democratic brethren,; that a committee on each side attend at the Ohio Riser, id the reception of invited guests. That out of respect to the memory of our deceased fellow citizen, and to the feelings of (heir surviving friends, no more firing of cannon take place on either side—and that there be no music or noiso made within the town, likely to disturb the wounded sufferers. Our Democratic friends are also invited, should it suit their convenience, to attend the corpse of the deceased person to tho mail-boat this afternoon. Tho band of music invited by our Democratic fitends aro .invited to accompany the procession to tho' river and play some solemn march. A nhort address will be delivered on our station on the hill, and the assemblage on our aide will then be adjourned.” “SAMUEL L. BEAL.” “Secretary of Com; A rsog’l." It was promptly agreed to, by the following reply:

The Democrats as usual bad but one flag—and that tbo flag of our country—the stars end stripes. Its ample and magnificent folds were given to tho sun from a hickory flag staff, that towered far above, the tops of the gigantic forest trees under whoso grateful shade the multitude were assembled. The whigs'as usual had a characteristic variety of banners, mottoes and devices. Some of them were pretty, enough, but one was so utterly flat and ridiculous as to make even themselves ashamed. This was a very large, hollow, painted, wooden ball, painted in streaks of different colors, with the names of Harrison and Tyler, of the States, Are., superscribed in .largo letters. This concern came" down in a flat-boat from Cincinnati, where it .was. constructed' by the intelligence parly for the edification of democrats, hut was hissed and spurned out of town. Here it mot with no beUor faTor, arid was towed

People of Switzerland county, are you prepared to sacrifice your all, and the prosperity of unborn generations, for party considerations aloud Arouse! and on Monday next, come to the polls, and redeem tho Staielrotn her plundered enemies, and all may yet be safe, and we a happy and prosperous people.

of our intelligent opponents say the Vevay-Extra, containing tho reffutation of certain charges made by Mr. Sigler, against Gen. Howard—is proof itself of those charges. What sagacious gentlemen these are. Are they bo politically blind, as not to be able to distinguish, between the being m favor of a system, and the system of 1836. Balaam’s ass could instruct SUcb political animators.

‘.‘Tho committee to whom have been referred the propositions of the committee of arrangements, beg leave toiUtu, that it id with feelings of deep regret they learned this morning thy melancholy circimistanc. s of the death of one of their guest?*, and the serious injury of two more, and have deeply weighed the propositions thus submitted to them. The firing of the cannon is cheerfully dispensed with, provided the said dob will comply with their last proposition in dispensingvith the festivities of the day, except an appropriate and solemn-address suitable to the_occasion. With regard to attending tho remains of the deceased to the boat this evenin'’’, we will cheerfully attend nmflend the aid of the. band'on that occasion—and also dispense with all music calculated to disturb tho wounded snfferers..” . “W, ARMSTRONG.” ' '• V ‘ .- “Chairman of Com. .

down by the Madison delegation to try its fortunes with them. ; • Both entertainments were enlivened and . delighted with the music of a splendidbarid—tho Democratic from Cincinnati—tho wlug frpiri Madison.. We understand lhat noce qf tho distinguished speakers expected by. the whigs, attended—and' the Democrats, were disappointed in their hope of seeing the Vice President. ;Ho was detained by engagements in Ohio, from‘bo* ing at either of the two late festivals given-.for him in Kentucky os .well aa the one hero.AVe had; however, en able and eloquent address from Gen, McCalla, a soldier of the late war, and a generous, candid and courteous son of Kentucky. Ho -reviewed in a masierly manner Hie military career of Gen. Harrison, frompublic .documents, and completely vindicated ■ the estimate lately made by Gonl Jackson in his Nashville of Geni Harrison’a protensioas as a military commander. ■ v ■ " v . r

Worse and .Dorse.

We stale as a fact, on the strongest authority, that several attempts have been made by certain "copper headed” whtgs to exert a money influence on voters. Men in making their purchases on credit, even of bread stuffs, havo first been called on for tbeir political creed, and if that was satisfactory, treated accordingly. In certain parts of tho county this ia well known—And this is one of tho beauties of tho credit system. Let now a National Bank be established, or the Depositee restored to Stale Banks and, forthwith mercantile credit is expanded abroad and at home. It is extended throughout the mass of our citizens and in coming elections, tho debtor is threatened with the constable, unless he gives a vote to suit his mercantile creditors. And this is the reason why the merchant hates tho Sub-Treasury—Ho cannot borrow tho public money.

Ho attempts to get round them in anothef way. He says they are more trifles, and besides the President cannot expend;* dollar without tbo consent of Congress. . This last position is true in paint of law,-but, riot in fact. Congress supposes the President and his Cabinet to be honest—they .ask that body fair an appropriation for repairing 1 tho President’s house or some other very proper object. In the first paragraph, be ascribe* a sentiment to Mr. Fisher, never cherished or spoken by him.

. : And in pursuance of this w i luen and. role m n ongsgemcn i, the Democratic Artillery remained lolaily silent through the whole day. The procession of Democrat* alreidy formed, proceeded I® >ho grove, and, a voided, tho neighborhood of ihe houec. wero lay tha wouBtled BoflcrCr. .

In tho second, bo indulges bis fancy in a flight after something to be found without going half as far. Sir. Eggleston Is decidedly mote partial to Morus Mu Iticaulis trees than Mr.'Fisher, it is well known.

- Jusi then, I he whig steamboat party armed frona Madison, firing cannon as I hey came. For |hal,’ however, they, were hot to blame, as they w'oret .ignorant of wbai had occurred.. But what shall .'we say of them,; when after lauding they formed aprocession with banners flying and their' band of inusic playing, as they marched close, by tho door where the unfortunate .victim of the morning lay in his agony, and hii groans mingled with their music. -Tbeywenton the hill, led by the very men who proposed! to declino all such doings,—and public speeches were made , of a - bitter personal and party character. Sir. Fisboris conduct in the Legislature, was dtscussed and aland eVed,

In tho third paragraph ha resumes bis vocation, and tells what even himself could not be so Etupid aa not to know to be untrue: That the President and his Cabinet ask Copgrcss for an appropriation to repair the Presidents ho use, dec., when no such request ever has been made. Tho very repairs and furniture objected to, were according to custom, proposed by a commit! eo of Congress without consulting the President, and according to law appropriated by that body, having in the lower house a majority of whigs. Gov. Lincoln himself denies tho misapplication of the money.—The sensible and manly ponton of the whigs are sick and sore enough about the course that has been taken by their own side in ibis county on.the expenditures. The Democrats are quite wilting for Messrs. Eggleston and Gray, to go on with tho “expenditures”—of character and confidence they have been lately making.

In 1837 the Van Burcn party brought out Gamaliel Taylor candidate for Governor—at that time a whole hog system man.— Statesman, We could not have selected o ut of the very numerous falsehoods published in tbo Statesman, one of more atrocity—one affording positive and conclusive evidence that tbo editor of that paper is as destitute of honor and truth, as Nero was of mercy and compassion, when he assassi nated his mother.

He was followed by Maj. Putt, who delivered with all his peculiar spirit, and pungency, .an exposition of the leading principles, measures and men, of the two great political parties in.the country, and defined Gen. Harrison’s position as a statesman, with an array of facts and argument, that carried conviction.to the.minds of his auditory; who test ified their delight at hla eloquence, by frequent exclamations and bursts of applause. Then followed our young and talented candidate for elector, John LV Robinson. • He took the disguised whiggery of ihia.State in band and stripped off the Lion’s akin,'and showed us the teal animal, in the style of & dauntless young backwoodsman.. In bis speech then, and in the evening he displayed the amplest capability for the trust confided to him by the Democracy of his district. Completely informed on the various topics—armed at every point with documents—clear headed; fluent and impressive—warm hearted, yet well tempered—he is a fine specimen of the talent and character of our Hoouicr Slate.

The whig barbecue broke up, and tho Madison delegation marched back to tho river in procession, went on board, gave three cheers at tho wharf, ran tip along the shore, turned and passed down before the town, fired three guns, with loud cheering, at the very time that the corpse of their fallen companion was approaching, and after it was resting al one of the wharf boats; having been attended thither by a portion of both parties from town—and at tbo very time too, when the other victim was writhing in the agonies that terminated his mental career the next morning. He coufd hear them ati. The call of tho whig barbecue contained as wo stated iu our paper an unfounded statement, that ours had been proposed to defeat theirs, when in fact, ours was spoken of long before they thought of one, and our public notico given six days tho earliest.

The truth is, that Gamaliel Taylor waa at that timo in favor of classification, and while ho remained a candidate received the support of tho leading men of this comuy, all of whom were classifiers. But his circular published at that lime, is conclusive on that point. From it wo learn that ho was most decided in his opposition to the manner in which the system had been prosecuted, and strongly and ardently advocated tho classification doctrines. And who do you sup. pose printed those circulars! A no less dtgnU tary than W. H. Gray, tho editor of tho Statesman—the man whoso political course has gained tho unditninished confidence of tho Tippecanoe Club of this town.

Good Companf.

The whig procession to the hill, on Saturday last, was headed on the right by Mr. Levi, of Penitentiary memory, end Plum-Crock notoriety; on the left by an IJon. gentleman from Madison. The difference between these worthies is very material. The former can produce the most eat is factory certificates from that useful institution—the latter is not, at yet, in possession of those honors.—

Milton Gregg, Geo. H. Dunn and J. G. Marshall, oro now confident that neither W. II. Gray or J. C. Eggleston will change back to the Democratic party before (ho August election.— Mr. Eggleston will not have time to make out a new scrap book, and the tender conscience of Mr. Gray can certainly stand it a week longer. It is now doubtful whether W, H. Gray will be forgiven for supporting Dcmocoacy, heretofore, unless the wbigs can.succeed at the next election. The conscience of that gentleman must be in groat distress.

“Come through the heather, Como a’ the gjlher.” Every villian is overlooked by the whigs, in their ragu to form coalitions against Democracy. The Devil himself might boa party to Whiggery, if ho would only promise a legion of imps to assist in rooting out Liberty and Truth.

la the evading Mr. Fisher addressed the assembly at the court bouse, consisting of those who arrived too late for the other speaking, and the citizens of'town and country present. It now becomes our duty to relate some of the occurrences of the day that were disastrous, and some that were disgraceful. ■ The whig* had secured for their festival, the attendance of an Artillery company from Cincinnati, with a brass cannon. This company wo arc informed, consisted of whiga exclusively, no Democrat by their own rules being allowed to join. They were skilful and rapid in the management of their gun. A number of them came to the Artillery company of our place, and challenged t trial ofakill—

(£yWe have been forsomo time past paying some little attention to the opporations of the federal whig dynasty of our town, and shall notice the manner they are working the British wires, and deceiving the honest yeomanry of the country.

Thus was the whig barbecue, begun in hostile party feelings, excited by false statements, attended with most melancholy disasters and disgrace, and terminated, with most shocking outrage on decorum,and on the most sacred feelings of our nature. *

03~A federal whig of thia county, conspicuous only for his vulgarity and ignorance, after the lamentable accident happened at the whig barbecue, remarked: “Thai ho would wade up to his knees in blood, but that the speaking at the whig barbecue should go on.” The min capable of uttering such a sentiment, under like circumstances, is destitute of moral, political, and honorable principles—a fit associate, only for outlaws and fallen angels.

- Public Notice.

Tito citizens of Switzerland county are hereby notified that the undersigned candidate for Representative in the Slate Legislature, wilt address his fellow-citizens atihcfollowiogiimes and places: York, in York township, on Friday, the Ulstof July, at noon. At Allenaville in Colton township, on Saturday the 1st of August, at noon. ELLWOOD FISHER.

Wo advise those who are conscious, [and God knows they are numerous hereabouts,) of their base political intrigues, to beware how they conduct themselves, and deceive the people, len the Kent Bugle, should round a note more disastrous to them, than the sound of the rams horns around the walls of Juico,'Wer« to the people of that ill fated city.

“A man (hat will steal a ehoat, will go tha whole hog.”— Western Statesman, Wonder if the editor of the Statesman could not without much comcienciout scruples, go lbs whole hog, the sliest, and a drove of amt in the bargain- '