Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 38, Vevay, Switzerland County, 27 August 1840 — Page 2

VEVAY TIMES AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

VEVAY:

The “Standing .Army ,, «lhc President.

deed be converted into a ‘standing army/ while the States, deprived' of all means of defence, might easily be made the victims of some ambitious and unprincipatlcd ‘military chieftain/— Some Kitner might then he able to ‘treat an election as if it had never been held/ and keep the reigns of power in his usurping hands. “In tho Constitution as it is, and in iff. Van Huron’s construction of It, there is safety and peace. The Stales cannot be deprived of their means of defence, and it is not possible for iho General Government to assimilate tho militia to

Duff Grccn»

rious places, on the political topics of the day, -NOT FORGETTING HIS OWN CLAIMS TO THE PRESIDENCY! The sober truth is. Hex. HARRIS ON HIMSELF. AS WELL \S HIS NAME, WAS TOO MUCH BEFORE THE PEOPLE. Else why tlicgreat /alllng'ojf of wh1 ff strength, IN EVERY COUNTY, WHICH HE VISITED! Our defeat is humbling enough surely, and the friends of Uarrisox should have spared (heir'allies in the groat battle, the tnortiheawon of assigning reatuni for the disastrous result!!

Id another part of this piper will be found an answer to the last interrogatory of a letter from the President, in reply to certain interrogatories from Virginia, “thoroughly putting to tho rout and utterly-annihilating the phantom ‘Standing Army,' which, to the number of 1/00,000 men-at-arms, the Whigs have been for some months so industriously marching and countermarching before the imagination of an honest people. What the stimulated inventions of the hard cider leaders may conjure up next,it is impossible to tell: but of one thing there can bo no doubt: their fury against the ‘Magician,’ wtiose wand has converted their ‘army’ into thin air, will be greater than ever. How roundly they abuse Geo- Jackson, simply because he mil not Ul Cum lie Lij his authority! And can Mr. Van Huron hope to escape, when he trill not quietly let them attribute to him designs his soul abhors, and sentiments lie never uttered!’ The National Intelligencer and other Whig organa have already commenced the war Upon him. He cause Mr, Van Hurcn, in a letter to Kentucky, expressd his

This notorious and depraved being now edits a paper in Baltimore called the “Pilot,” which advocates the election of Harrison to the Presidency. His opinions now, with men who value truth, arc good for nothing in favor or against any man. Perhaps our Federal readers may not agree with us; and for fear they should not, we quote the following fro in-the United States Telegraph of the 18th April,'1829, then edited by DufT Green. Ho then said:—

THURSDAY,

AUGUST ti7. 1840.

Democratic itepublican Nomination.

fob president,

MARTIN VAN BTTREN, FOE VICK PRESIDENT, RICHARD IH. JOHNSON,

ELECTORS FOR INDIANA. William Hendricks, of Jefferson, Georoe \v. Ewino, of Miami. Jst.'District. Robert Dale Owes, of Posey, 2d. . “ Henrv Secbest, of Owen. 3d. , “ Thomas J. Henley, of Clark.

CUv. Iltra’iUf (tax., Oct. 17, 1833. * FURTHER ANSWER, by the Ohio Transcript, edited by A. II. Lewis, now of the Ohio Star. .

'•(its* liAnniKo.v.—The Richmond Whig as* fails the President with great force for the recall of lien/Harrison, and laments over the expense of the mission to Columbia, in a manner that justifies a belief that Mr. Pleasants considers the salaries attached to olliccs, of more importance to the Covcrnwieni than tho . faithful discharge of public duties. * ' “Itis useless for tho Whig to speak of OcnUarMon andhia services. Wt heiket we tptak truly when we say that he hat cost the nation mart Hood and treasure than any individual liting, Wc refer to the transactions on the ‘north-western frontier.'-All who know Gen. Harrison intimately, ronsf be fully sensible that he is unfit to he the. represadatiee of this Oatcriimenl under any Administrationi And thorn who know the commanding injluence esercited orerhim 6y,Vr. Clay, must admit that lie is not such a man as this administration might to select, for the delicate negotiations with which our Minister to Columbia is charged. 1 * . , .

a 'standing army.’ ! - • ' "Upon ilio President's exposition of his own opinions, will.the Whig leaders retract their [charge.-,! JW they. If they find a nook'of the country where the truth lias not reached, there they will press them with redoubled pertinacity.' And for those portions of the country where the intelligence of the people has rendered this falsehood unavailing, they .will invent a new one. To deceive the people by every conceivable device, !s their only hope, and in ibis they will persevere to the end.”

«\Ve aio bcaien; routed, rowed up in the election of this State. A brief enumeration of the causes which appear to have operated to produce this result, may not be amiss.*’ ■'

4th. “ Jons h. Robinson, of Kush, flth, ** Andrew Kennedy, of Delaware. ..0th, “ William J. Pkasi.ek, of Shelby. 7th. *f John M. Lemon, of Laporte.

•‘The Presidential question has been agitated enough to operate againtUhe !/%>». 1f r e hate no doiitl Gi:x. Hakkisox’s VISITS to some COrSTIKS HAVE OtTRATtD aoaixst rs; THE PEOPLE LOOKING UPON HIM AS NOT THAT GREAT M\N that FAME HAD MADE HIM OUT TO HE, and CALLING in their attachment to a party of which'SUCH A M‘,VN was contingently to he a candidate.” , OAiJ Trantcrijrf, Oct, 18,15.T3,

Tub Merchants decomino convicted.— The Journal of Commerce, a Whig paper, says that Mr. Biddle-has caused the ruin of more business men than bare been overthrown by all other causes for tho last twenty years.”

Remember! Col. It. M. Johii3oii has plenty of wounds upon his body, 6k t net a single certificate o/iravery m hit pochclt! _

opinions ficcly, they charge him with interfering

in ihe elec lions. They desire him to remain silent, liko their own chosen candidate, that they may ir.inu/mhtre opinions-and designs for him. to suit their own unholy purposes. That the people shall know the real opinions of our candidate or their own, jg the last thing they desire. They arc, therefore, consistent in defending Gen, Harrison’s reserve ami censuring Mr. Van Huron's t ♦ frankness.

Missouri Election.

“GOD IlLKSrJ OIiD TIP.” Ckv. Her . <V Co;., June 5, IS 10.

This Slate has-more than equalled bur expectations, ' Forty-two counties givo-Reynolds, (I)cui.) 21,270; Clark, (Whig) 18,370. In ttio same counties at the last election, the Demo-, cratic majority was 1,950—which fact shows a gain of 031, thus far. Tho St. Louis Argus of the 15th inst. says:—

r ' Geu.' \V. H. Harrison has plenty of certificates of bravery in his pockets, hit not a tingle tround . upon hit body.

A scrgical operation for Consumption of tho Lungs was recently performed in Philadelphia, which is thus described in the Inquirer; .

Whit think you of that, Feddies! Is-Duff Green's testimony worth any thing!, If so, eleven'years ago, when'Harrison-was comparatively in the prime of life, he was unfit to represent our Government at a South American court. The elevdJt years which he has since Jived must have added to ijia unfitness, yet Duff Green now thinks him /TMo be president! .Out upon such knavish hypocrisy! Duff Green told I he truth in the above extract, and he.is.now lying when: he talks of Harrison’s fitness. He wants to revenge himself on tbo party in power for fancied, injuries, and cares not what in cans ho uses, so that the end is obtained.—iCitoxti/Zf ( Term:) .-Irg. And the Richmond Enquirer further remarks; “Who was it, that opposed the appointment of. Gen. Harrison, as commander of the army, when Gen. Macomb, was appointed! Air. Clay—and as we learn from a letter of a distinguished gentleman,.which, wo have just seen, upon; the ground of inferior qualification.—And. yet, now fifteen years after, he is thought fit to wield the highest Executive office in’.tho : country! - Wonders . will never: cease. The antics of .party, when assisted by the aspirations of: ambition, wilt never fail'to. produce tho most extraordinary acts of inconsistency and folly. ’ ;

There is a marked difference between a real hero, and a tham hero’.

We understand that an operation■ was pert formed upon Mr. John Ueitzcl, of Kensington, on the 15ih of May last, which promises entire success.- ‘ •

It is generally known that hogs often have the hydrophobia.— keening Signal.

“The remaining twenty counties'all gave Democratic majorities m Harrison beat Allen in tltosb twenty counties, 4,2T0.votes. Supposing that they should do no letter this year than they did in 1633, Reynolds' majority over Clark, would amount to 7,213. The Democratic earn didaicsfor Governor, Lieut, Governor, and Congress, have received probably a majority of 7,500 over their Federal opponents—being au increase in the majority of about l,3Ct> since the election of Id'tSS, and of about GOOD since the last election for governor, in 1330. The Democrats in Missouri arc going on steadily, increasing their majority, ami they are fully able, if they willonty mako the effort, to givo Van Huron a majority of 10,000 over Harrison in November next. In the Senate of the Stale there will bo 15 Federalists, and Id Democrats. As far as heard from, the members of the House stand 51 Democrats; 43 Federalists, and 6. more Democrats probably elected—which.will give the Democrats a majority on joint ballot of 17. The majority m Missouri will not fait any short of G000, and the probability is it will bo seven or eight thousand.

i he disease was in the right side, a great portion of the lungs, being occupied by an abscess which communicated with'the cavity of the chest—the diagnosis being based upon phvsical exploration. "

. We hare had several eases here.—Its terrible ravages upon tha editor and-Vui-Kditor ot the Statesman exceeded, in malignity any case which ha« come under -our observation for some time past. ‘ . '

“Hut Democracy is proud of such a Representative as.Mr. Van 13urcn. On all occasions ready to answer tho reasonable interrogatories of his countrymen upon all mailers connected with the-office of President, ho conceals no opinions, and fears not tho, uso his enemies may make of them, ilo does not charge bis correspondents in every letter not to let it gel into tho newspapers; he docs not tell them that he wilt make no further declaration of principles for the public eye; having but one set of opinions for tho North and tho South, the Hast and the West, he throws them broad-cast before tho country, appealing only to the public reason, and does not expect to be supported, unless they find a response in the bosoms of tho people.

The operation was performed by Dr. J. P. Uelheir, in presence‘ofDrs, J. E. Taylor, J. It. Ktioor, C. Dakcr, G. W, Patterson, and T. \, Reilly .

.-A Sion.—In the great political contest of 1800, : the city of Richmond, Va.,gave about.2,1-1 votes for John Adams; of ( .these 03 survive, and, with one exception, they now go for Harrison. Richmond gave biit 01 votes for Jefferson, of these 6 only survive, and all with one exception go for.Mr. Van Huron. This is a species of statistics, says- the Richmond ’Enquirer, which cannot much err. .The Federalists are living mon-! umenta of their political faith—the Republicans of Ihetrt.

An incision was made about three inches long, between (he sixth and seventh ribs; a gum-el at tie lube was introduced into the cavity of the abccss, a .nd the pus drawn offby means ofa pump.. The orifice was kepi open, and the lit be applied until the pus {which amounted to *J1 ounces) was entirely removed. • ' ,

The patient immediately after the operation, became entirely relieved?- his cough subsided, and his respiration became easy. lie is now convalescent, having had no bad symptoms since (tic operation', and remains under the care of lire, Ilctheil and Tayter.

“The reader wilt find the letter of Mr. Van Burtn further evidence of the Republican principles by which he is governed. It is only by a laticudinarian construction of the Constitution, that the General Government'can obtain the control of Che militia for the jiehe purpose. of training them. The object of those who adopted that instrument evidently wag, that the miliremain under tue control of tub States, except only when required by the General Government to suppress insurrection and repel invasion. Although deference to the opinions of his predecessors may restrain him from announcing a positive conclusion, the President's mind is evidently impressed with the conviction that the General Government cannot muster the

Earthviake.— 1 The people of Hanford, Ct. : war© frightened on Sunday afternoon the 15th inst., by the shock of ah earthquake. It was accompanied by a low rumbling noise, and its duration was from filteen to twenty seconds. The buildings were very much shaken, and some alarm manifested. Our deoil thinks it was not the ihock of an earthquake, but the fermentation of Aord cider in a largo cask, which burst with a tremendous explosion, shaking the Federal city.

The Distress in New York."

; The Xow York Journal of Commerce of the 16th instVeays: . ; “Money is ; vcry plenty in Wall street—-so plenty Mm shinning has changed sides, and now lenders bare to perform that service, seeking for notes to discount. The Hanks') ake op ail%bc good business paper'which is offered them, nor aro they .fio squeamish and nice in their selection as they .were when worth three percent, & month, not as they would he now if that .were the present, rate. On thocontrarv, they discount notes by the batch. ■. ’ : *.*Thc"Batiks at this timo arc taking more or less Southern paper again, under the imp region that stich.funds'are likely .to improve ns the next crop comes in, and the time of resumption approacbes. . Wo heard a Hank President the ether day inquiring among the brokers for such paper.

[For the Louit elite Journal,

Tho people oCBIicabctlitown and,Hardin county to tho Whigs of Louisville, Greeting;— fend, we charge yoMho great Whig Ball through by this route, by all means. Every arrangement shall bo made /or its accommodatin', and acceleration. The good cause is advanctngiicre beyond all anticipation, and, 1 with the Bail,' ivc mean to roll it onvcardl ox ward.'! ONWARD!!! When may wo expect the • •

The Sub-Trensory, . - . \ Tho vote in tho lloiise of Representatives upon the Sub-Treasury Rill, is thus classifiedby the Journal of Commerce: CLASSIFICATION ov STATE*. , , _V Stakt, Yeai, . A aye. - Abteni* Maine, •• 6 • 2 ' . 0: . New Hampshire, 5 . * 0 0. Vermont, 2 3 - 0: Massachusetts, ■ 2 . '• O' Rhode Island ■ 0 - 2 - ;' • 0 : Connecticut,^• . 0 5 .'L : New York, ,' 20 ' . ‘ 18 V ; 2/ ■ • . New Jersey, '. V 5 1 ' ■ -V ; : O' . Fehnsylvania, 17 . 13 0 Delaware, 1 - 0 ' ' V 0Marylatid,' " , 5 3 0 . Virginia, .13 - 5 .3 North Carolina, 7 5 1 South Carolina, 7 2 0 Georgia, ' ‘ ■ ‘3, 0 ; 0 . Alabama,' -3, 2 0 .Mississippi, 2 0 0 T Louisiana, .0 3 0 Tennessee, 0 7 ‘ 0 ■ Kentucky,’. .2 9 0 Arkansas, X 0 0 Missouri, "1 • O' 0. Illinois, • . 1 • ■ 2 - 0 • Indiana, 3,-3 3 Ohio, 10 7 •. 2 Michigan, 10 0 123 107 12

It was said of some one, who was in -the habit of taking something rather often, that he was decidedly democratic. —Mtlive American. . Then must the editor of the Statesman bo altogether “democratic.”

A. H. Churchhill, ' Cha’s.G. Winlcrsmitli, J. W. Larue, W. II. Lucas, Jas. SI, Crutcher, Hugh Mulholland, , James Crutcher, * II. Slaughter,' W. L. Highburgh, A. A. Cunningham, - B. R. Young, . Tims. SI. Yates. T, W. Shcdd, J. S. Waide, Samuel B, Thomas, Jos: II. Thomas; C. II. B. Craig, It, \Y. Alontayne, John Barret, Wm. T. Venous, B. J. McMahon, P. W, Bibb, 1 Ct. \\ alter, . Samuel Haycroft, Benjamin Helm, . Fal. Fra rid, ■ , C, S. Craig, Elizabethtown, August 5,1S40.

State militia, into its service roti tuei’uki'oseof •nutm.no ou ton any purpose other than those expressly designated in the Constitution. So far from deeming it right to convert the militia Into a ‘standing army,’ he docs not think the General Government can, in time of peace, take them out of the control of tho Slates, or order them into the service of the General ’Government at all, even as militia, lie thinks all this Government can do ia to prescribe tho rules by which they may be trained under tho authority and command of the several Slates to which they belong. VThis ie the.safe, tho Republican doctrine—the doctrine that leaves to the Stales all their reserved powers and means of defence. They may <ram-their militia as much as they please, and make il as efficient as they can, and the United States can only make use of it in times of iiisurrcctiou and invasion as authorized in the Constitution.

Tho Chicago Democrat prescribes tho following recipe for a Whig speech: Twenty grains of bard times; fourteen drachms of distress; one of abuse, mixed with a gallon of falsehood and no scruples of conscience.

„ : [Jro»i/A ? St. Lottitdrirus, Times— iShoptiuff Hard.-— The l!o=tcn Pofit flaya there are eight new,ships now building at the little town of-Medford, and one more contracted for. The llahimorc Patriot save that a greater amount of chip-building is coilin’ on in that city than has ever been Known before, and specifies four ships and a brig, all of the largest class, butUmg, besides others ordered, ami a vast number of schooners, dippers and small craft. The A’ew - Yorker? and Philadelph ians are equally well employed, and the last mentioned are about building a larger Atlantic steamship than any now afloat. When in the face of facts like these, commercial prints are filled with croakinga about “hard times and the decay of commerce,” it is evidently all guilty hypocrisy, put on to mask atrocious political schemes, tad meant to keep down by panic and noise tho prices of produce,’ in order to fleece the farmer? and producers of the country.

And must wo defend and never attack! God forbid! ..General Harrison needs no defending— There he is, look at him! as Daniel Webster said of Massachusetts. Wo repeat, Gen. Harrison needs no defending.—Dutchman. “There ho is, look at him! as Daniel Webster ■aid of Massachusetts.” Yes, “there he is,” just as blue as Massachusetts and Daniel Webster both together. “We repeat, Gen. Harrison needs no defending," for whenever you attempt to defend a federalist from federalism, it is no go, especially if Dan’s in company.

The assumption of tho above letter, communicated to tho Louisville Journal, is evidence of the low. estimate put upon the intelligence of.tbo people, and their capacity for self government, Uow dishonoring to tho character to bo thus taunted,—to be told that with the assistance of the Great Whig ZfaR, the whig cause will roll “Onward! Onward!! Onward!!!” But it Is. in harmonious keeping-with the political catechism of their corrupt leaders. Henry Clay, in his speech at the Young Men's Convention at Baltimore, said “the time for argument and reason had passed by—that the passions and coarser appetites of one nature must bo appealed to;” and in strict accordance with the leading tenet in-tho Whig catechism, we see them substituting Big Balia and small ones, which correspond with the different grades of Whiggery—log cabins— : hard cider—sham forts—canoes—and- mottoes and designs of every possible name and meaning, for the great principles of Democracy, upon which arc based this fair proportioned, and beautifully constructed Republic. Yes, and reason too, that great distinguished trait between man and the bruto creation, has no congenial abiding place in the ludicrous nia.nocuvcrs of the Federal party. And tho lime for argument, that all-powerful intellectual machine, has passed by as of no consequence to the advancement of VJlug principle*. Tho passions, and the coarser appetites of one naluro are alone addressed. The great most of the people are. treated as though thoy wore devoid of reason and common sense; and it is upon this false assumption that the leaders of tho Whig parly habc hny hope of success.

More: Proof.— Tho following is an extract from the Cincinnati PbiEamhropisf;apapc.rsolely devoted to abolitionism; ; “Wo fear the conduct of General Harrison on the slavery question has been marked by duplicity. ■ , r i “In luo interview we bad with Gen.' Harrison on'lhis subject, about fourmbnths since, ho was at pains to atturc in, that he had himself belonged to an ‘Abolition Society* in Richmond; .He did not hesitate about the phrase; be did not use any oilier. 'Abolition Society seemed the only name , which ho knew or cared to know,'* ■ ,

The Hon. Mr, Fowler, who was a member of Congress with Harrison, has published a letter, in which ha says that he knows Harrison as a supporter of the cider Adams, and that he has ieen Aim wear the black cockade. —Morning Post,

“The insufficiency of the militia system has oeen palpable to every man who has made himself at all familiar with il since the organization of our Government, aud it was the consciousness of this fact which has induced so many Presidents, Secretaries-of War, and dis- : tiuguished citizens, to press a change in Congress, without due examination as to their constitutional powers. General Harrison, when ia tho Senate, not satisfied with tho power to bo acquired by tho most liberal construction of the Constitution, of which it is susceptible, proposed an amendment to that instrument, placing the militia completely under the control of tho General Government. To his former acts and declarations the people are constantly referred for liis opinions, which, it is alleged, have undergone no change. Ho is, therefore, note in faVor of taking the control of tho militia out of the hands of the States, and vesting it in tho General Government. He is now in favor of giving this Government power to convert it it into a ■standing army,’ leaving the States entirely defenceless, inasmuch as they cannot maintain regular troops in time of peace. Ho is in favor of destroying the safe arrangement of the Constitution, gives to the General Government exclusively the power to maintain regular troops in time of peace, and leaves to tho Slates the exclusive power of controlling the.militia.

The whigsshout ‘-‘Victory! victorv!!—Indiana redeemed”!” Should England yet conquer America, she would, without doubt, shout ‘redemption!’ - Satan, tho ministers tell ub, will shout redemption in hell. Indiana redeemed!— from what! Happiness and prosperity! The Stale has been Blink millions in debt by whig administration, and how is to be sunk still deeper by tho some power. This is redemption with a vengance!' I'armors, if redemption lice in endices taxation, prepare now to be IJOUULE taxed; We are sorry; but the majority seem to have chosen their own fate, deceived or not. . ■

The Editor of the Boston Courier, an .avowed Federalist, and an ardent supporter of Harrison, publishes the above, and adds— Well—he could not have worn a more Aonorafife fiadtgc, nor could he have supported a better, matt. Now, we shall certainly go fur Harrison. Now Is not Harrison a Federalist!

Standing Paragraphs. , ■ The Cleveland Advertiser keeps the following paragraphs standing at ibe head of its columns, which must bo annoying to !>s collar neighbor, who is compelled to cat his own assertions. It is a fact that the Josses in- 1S33 to the Whigs in tho counties that Harrison visited before the election, electioneering for himself, wero nearly sufficient of themselves to have wholly revolutionized the state; and from all wo hear, bis recent visits have been quite as fatal to Federal hopes. All wo ask is to let him out. Causa assigned by IFAtg cdilort ajlcrlhe over - Ihraw of fFhiggery in 1833. It is a fact that tho name of Harrison was not kept in a sufficient prominence before the people!! Cleveland (wAig) Herald, ANSWER, , " by.the Clev. Herald; J, A. Harris, editor. ■ "Was. not tho name" OP HARRISON kept standing at the bead of Iwo-lkirdt of tho wing papers in the State? Did nut the nave or HARRISON take precedence in the proceedings of tho too Conventions ol the people? Did not HARRISON IN PERSON, attend one of them', and did pot tho OLD HERO, make a tour to the Reserve zed address hie feKow-oiVtzens, in va-

The editor of the Statcsman'has the unblushing hardihood to deny ever stumbling against, capsizing & certain building, and falling into the pit. But he does not deny taking and using the ruined building for f rewood.

[.True American,

■ TenAX Independence,—In The Cosmopolite of tlic lOthinit., we find tho followiiig—vtho English minister, by his government, baa sent a hole to Mesico, notifying the government that if within a given time, which he-named, the Mexicans shallnot have te-conqnered Texas, the independence of that country will be acknowledged by Great Britain. 1 ’ ’ Tho note, wo understand, says tho Baltimore Clipper, Lai been referred lo a committee of congress. —Daily Aew. .

There U a lady residing in New York city, one hundred ond twelve years and fve months old. 8he is eaid still to retain her intellectual and physical faculties, in a remarkable degree, .

The Detroit Free Press of the 4th inst, lays: “Since the passageof the Independent Treasury Bill, Bank stock has declined, and agricultural products have risen. ’* F

' Scpposed Fire alSea. —A great light visible from the in'ghlands and neighborhood, between II and 12 o'clock on Wednesday night, daring the storm, seems to preclude almost tho possibility that it could have preceded otherwise than from a ship at sea.— Daily Acicj.

SDERAiisM.—Dr. Dwight, ths strong supporter of Harrison, and leading Federalist in Connecticut, said: “The Declaration of Independence is a wicked' thing—I thought so when - it was proclaimed, and I think so still.'’

A noon one.— The following squib is from the iluQalo Republican: . • “If old Satan should lose bis tail, where would ho get a new one? Why, he would go to tho log cabin, whore they re-fm7 bad «jsfrf/i.” .

Tho Democrats of Indiana aro rowed up Salt River, where they will be well preserved till next November. The whigs are rowed ndjvir Hard Cider Gulph in the high pressure steamship TAXATION, where they will soon explode and sink, —True American, ' 4

The Hon. Silas Wright, Jr., a Senator of tho United States, is the Democratic candidate for Goier nor of New York.

“Here is real danger. If General Hatrison’e opinions were to prevail, the militia night in*