Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 40, Vevay, Switzerland County, 10 September 1840 — Page 1
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VEVAY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1840.
NUMBER 40.
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thought better to disinter the body of Sir, Freeman, as if his death came by taking arsenic, his body would be found in a good state of preservation. The body has been disinterred and found undecayed. These aro tho particulars as related to us.
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Whiff Democracy.
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Mr, Van Bnrcn Ruined*
The Troy Whig, a few days ago, called-!. C. Wright, Harrison's chief committee man, and Editor in Cincinnati, a “staunch REPt’CLtCAS or TDK JcrrERSOMAX SCHOOL.”
“Head Quarters, Cincinnati, May 11, 1914.
I The federal wbigs are stark mad—positively insane;.or die they have become so desperate with the prospect befor&thera, as to abandon ell eense of propriety. Their late vituperation of President Van Buren, became he would.not violate the law and the Constitution in the case of Lieut. Hooc, upon the subject of the negro testimony, ii of a piece with their recklessness and injustice. It has been the uniform custom to receive such testimony ia similar cases,-ever since the formation of the Navy*. The common taw of England, which we have adopted to a groat extent in this country,'and which we believe governs Court Martials, guarantees to all. whose, testimony cannot be impeached, the right of testifying in such cases as are not forbidden by an; express statute. Mr. Van Buren bad no discretionary power in the case, and if he had complied with the demand which*was made,' the federal wbiga tyould have clamored about a violation of the law, justice, and the Constitution. Bid not Judge Marshall receive* negro testimony In orift ease of,tbe.*Tardy pirates tried at Norfolk—and were not men executed upon their 1 tesliyionyl But we have on); room, for.the following, from the New York Commercial Advertiser, a bitter, whig journal:* , - “With all deference to Lieut. Hooe and Mr. Bbtts, we incline to the opinion that the Court was its decision.; The jaw forbidding the admission of colored men os witnesses is Iocs); but the taw which courts martial are appointed toad mini* ter is that of the United States, and recognizes no local peculiarities. ;Wero it otherwise, the absurdity would be established, of different,codes being recognized in - different ports.—For example, ,if the (rid of . Lieut* Hooe had ; taken' place on board a frigate lying in the harbor of New York or Boston, there-would be no objection to the testimony of the wiineas; but if onboard a vessel lying at Charleston or Nor-. Iplk,:their testimony must be rejected. 'And; oh the same r principle, a" trial'on board a’United Stales Irrigate lying In a port of France, must be governed by a French law, which permits, the examination of the, accused himself,-and inaby other peculiarities, not authdrizedbyour law.'* .
“Sib: I have the honor, through you, to re
quest the President to accept my resignation of the appointment of Major General in the Army, with which he has honored me.
The Troy Budget thus shows what sort of Republic ax J. C. Wright Is, viz: “JohnC. Wrtght published in this city during the yean 1005, ’0 *7 and ’9, a weekly paper called the “Troy Gazette.’ 1 A file of this paper ia now in the possession of a gentleman in this city. And having access to the precious relic, we shall favor our readers with some extracts, by way of illustrating the Federal party’s ideas of Democracy. -The following from-the “Gazelle” of May 6.1806, wit) show J. 0. Wright's estimation of the “Jeffersonian school'* of politics, before he look lessons in the school of modern Whig deception and. hypocrisy.
Influence of Banking.
The dangerous influence of the Banking institutions of the country, upon the elective franchise, was exemplified in the late elections In Kentucky. There wore 13 counties in the State where the citizens were not borrowers or debtors to tho Banks, In thoso counlice the vote at the last election stood thus; Democrats, 4,469 Federalists, 3,718
“Leal the public service should suffer before a successor can bo nominated, 1 shall continue to act until the 31st inst. by which lime I hope to be relieved.
“Having some reason to believe that the most malicious insinuations have been made against me at Washington, it was my intention to have requested an inquiry into my conduct; frota the commencement of my command. Further.reflection has however determined me to decline ihrt application—because, from the proud consciousness of having palpably done my duty, I cannot believe that it is necessary, either lor the satisfaction of the Government or the people, that I should pay so much respect to the suggestions of tnalice and envy. “It is necessary, however, that I should assure you, sir, that 1 subscribe implicitly to the opinion that military officers are responsible for their conduct, end amenable to the decisions of a court martial after they have left the service, for any improper act committed in it. “The principle was established in England,
THE TIMES.
TEVAYj THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1840.
• Clay in his speech at Nashville made an attack upon the official character of General Jackson, unbecoming his character as a states* man, and bis high plac£ in the Senate. . When tho acknowledged leaders of a great party,—men who are distinguished as statesmen at home and abroad, will so far lose sight of the dignity of ' their station and the high ground they occupy, os to make such vindicative and groundless at* tacks as Mr. Clay made upon the venerable ExPresident Jackson, without incurring the censure and contempt of the American people, then, and not until then, shall we bo forced to the belief, that the noted motto of the same gentleman, “that the time for reason and argument hath indeed passed by, and that the only ground to hope for success, is to appeal to the coarser appetites of our nature," is about to be verified by the acquiescence of the people. Hut the burning rebuke winch 3Ir. Clay received in the following letter from Gen.'Jackson, fur li|5 gratuitous and unjustifiable attack upon him, places him in rather an undesirable position. The fact is, some people derive very little pleasure in calling up to their remembrance old deeds, and old associations. And 3fr. Clay is one of the number.— Hence the reason of his floundering under the lash of Old Hickory. ’ **Sib: Being informed that the. Hon. Henry Clay of Kentucky, in his public speech at Nashville yesterday, alledged that 1 had appointed the Hon. Edward Livingston Secretary of State when lie was a defaulter and knowing him to be one, I feel that1 am justified in declaring the charge to be false. It is known to all the country that the nominations made by the President to the Senate are referred loappropriato committees of that body, whose duty it is to inquire into the character of the nominees, and that if there Is any evidence of default, or any disqualifying circumstances existing against them, a rejection of the nomination follows. Mr. Livings.ton was a member of the Senate from the State | of Louisiana when he was nominated by me. Can Mr. Clay say that he opposed the conlirmaof .his nomination, because he was a defaulter! If so, the journals of (lie Senate will answer. Bat his confirmation by the Senate is conclusive proof that no such objection, if made, was sustained, and I am satisfied that such a charge against him could not have been sustained. 1 am informed that Mr. Clay charged me. with appointing Samuel Swarlwout collector of the port of New York, knowing (hat he had been an associate of Aaron Burr. To this charge it is proper to say that 1 knew of Mr. Swartwout’s connection with Aaron Burr, precisely as 1 did that of Mr. Clay himself, who if the history of the times did not do him great injustice was far from avoiding an association.with Burr when ho was at the town of Lexington in Kentucky. Yet Mr. Clay was'appointed Secretary of State, and I may say confidently with recommendations for character and fitness not mure favorable than those produced to me by the citizens of New York in behalf of.Mr. Swartwout. Mr. Clay too at the time of his own appointment to that high office, it will be recollected, was directly charged throughout the Union with having bargained for it, and by none was tins charge more earnestly made than by .his present associates in Tennessee, Messrs. Bell and Keister.. “Under siicb'circuinstances Aoio contemptible doet this demgogoue appear, when he descends from his high place in fht Senate and roams over Ike country, rtiaiting slanders agatm/ (he thing and the dead .
"A BRIEF SKETCH OP MR. JEFFER-
Democratic majority,
771
SON'S ADMINISTRATION.
In 7 couniies where the citizens were indebted to Banks, varying from $300 to $3,000 in each county, the vote stood thus: Democrats, 2,908 Federalists, 2,603
* "It will be recollected with wliat exultation Mr. Jefferson boasted, on entering into office, that .'the doors of public confidence bad been bunt open,* and well might he boast, since it appears that* they have been forced'from their hinges, and cannot now bo closed oh him andhis patty, un life very thing that is valuable his been swept from the building. • . "The national character prostrate, her territory invaded, and her commerce and seafaring citizens the prey ofcvery freebooter; the military defences neglected; the navy sold or rotting in decay; the army reduced,to an ineffectual handful, and the highest regimental rank in that army conferred bn oneof .Qenct’s recruiting sergeants! The'Constitution impaired, and itsbest Judicial; ant^.;Executive provisions , dona away; tho taxes on.loxury repealed,, and those on the necessaries of life, increased; lhe_ public treasure squanderedby a prodigal expenditure;of seventeen millions of dollars, in h fdMish pur?: chase of waste land, with outbound ary and-with-out, title, are precious illustrations of ,that wis-. doth, patriotism 'and iecohomy, the .’pretensions, to which Were the instruments bmployed.by Mr. Jefferson xahnra friends TO BURST OPEN; THE DOORS OF PUBLIC* CONFIDENCE.”
Democratic majority 299
In 17 counties where the citizens were indebted to Banks, varying froih $3,000 to $10,000 in each county, the voto stood thus: ; Federalists, 6,627 Democrats, 5,506
in tlie case of Lord George Sackville, after the battle of Miuden; it was known and recognised by all the ancient. Republics; and Is particularly applicable, I think, to a Government like ours. I therefore pledge myself to answer, before a court martial, at any future period, to any charge which may be brought before me. 1 have the honor, &c, ’’ 3
Fedcrsl majority,
1,121
In 17 counties where the citizens were indebted to Banks, varying from $10,000 to $30,00 in each county, the voto stood thus: Federalists, 11,798 Democrats, 8,229
**W. H. HARRISON, “To Hon, J. A bustboso, &c.” ‘ If the editor of the Intelligencer had presented alt the facts before him in the Army Register,
he would have shown that General Jackson woe appointed with direct “reference to the mUitaty command of General -Harrison” and that General Jackson's appointment as a brigadier general previously in .l/ay,,wos (with sn alacrity which proved the gratification it gave him} changed for
Federal majority, 3,569
In 14 counties where the citizens were indebted to Banks, varying from $30,000 to $100,000 in. each county, the voto stood thus; Federalists, 11,451 Democrats, 7,293
The following? from Wright’s Gazette ol May |2,1600, drawnoiit.by.the remark on the Barometer, of the ISlh'of April, tliat_“no honest',mancan hesitate in hia choice be I ween. Federalism and faction,” isaUforwhlch wehavoroom today.'jli it hot from his own. pep V capital illustration of ; J,‘ C. Wrigbl’s {lurnjboV certifier) Jeffersonian Democracy! < Look al ii! -- , ‘‘So: we .believe—butislt not enough t° con--vince■any roan”lbat .‘most base and wicked have been'the men who could, help to pulldown it' refaction a* the whole anll-federal gang, quids and all,havB repeatedly‘done,’a ndyct when they; find.cvery thing dear‘and 'valoablo in Govern moot momentarily in jeopardy, and feel that nothing hot Federal skill and integrity .can savea lei tilting land/* Yea, at' this late hour can'frankly'confess to the people-'that Federalism - is not faction, but -that it, is the choice pf every honest map, m prefer-'’ once to its opposite, tho faction! Is not ibis pretty conduct! Hypocrites! like vipers ye have fitung to the bcarljoiir ben andonly safe friend, and are forced lo own your bara ingratitude and. treachery, in hopes to be savcjfrom uiter ro/nr But, alasl you harp rtickcd so much from the life hlopd of your expected, deli yetfr, to pampec your too lately discovered destroyer, as to. leave the-* former’s ability to save, doubtfulVand the htter’s audacity, and power to overwhelm, both ungovernable aridreleni less. “ You behold tbc.Wrk of your, hands', and lbo ; effect, which the deceit of yoor'lips has produced; -Lay nbwi therefore, your hands on your own brents, and ask, at whose door lies.tho fault!”.;, i " C ftJ-Now: for the picture! J. M.“ Stevenson endorses John C, Wright’s “Democracy.” • John C. Wright endorses.AV,' If; Harrison’s “Democracy.” And William -ll. Harrison is made - to endorse the Federal party What a blending of colar*!. .> ; The readerswillacethat I his ILnumovedilor : and com mil lea mao is anoW croaker. As early as 1800, Iio'hsd the count ryaseffecinallyruinrcf ’ as it is now; 4t Conslil'ilion impaired’—the jo- • dietary attacked—“the public treasure squander*/ ed”—“prodigal expenditure,” was^the incessant cry of Federalists then, arid it iV still the-cry of the same wen; but now, bless the niarkV they are all "Jejer Ionian ileyniWiran*”—all “Democratic Whigt ,” “Can the Etheopian change his skin, or the leopard hia spottl”. “Be ware’of wolves to sheep’s clothing.” •' * ’ •
that of major general, (made vacant by Harri-son'^-resignation-) Rut here are the recorded acts of the President, as manifested in the letters of his Secretary at War, now in the archives of the Department. Pint letter to General Jackton , appointing him
'>■'. Independent Treasury. ; ;> --f; A ■The following V the fourth section of an act entitled.“an act to utabiuhlhe TVearury Department," approved the 2d of-September, 17w, by GEORGE WASHINGTON:
Federal majority,
4,153
In 7 counties where the citizens were indebted to Banks, varying from $100,000 to $200,000 iu each, the vote stood thus: Federalists, 6,965 Democrats, 4,606
“Sec. 4. And be it further cn ocV«/,;Thit it shall be the duty of the .TncuonEn lb rece»V and KEEP iho moneys of the United Stales, and to disburse the same, &c.* He'shall at'all times submit to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptrollcr, «r either of speclion of the. money* in hukandt” V l
Brigadier Genera/ of the tine tn the place of General JIarruon.
War Department, May 23,1814. Sib; The vacancy produced by General Hampton's resignation not having been filled during the late session of the Senate, cannot be supplied constitutionally during the' recess of that body. All, thercfoie, that can bo done at present in reward for your able and gallant conduct during the campaign, and in testimony of the public respect these have obtained, is to make you a brigadier of (he line, with the brevet of Major General, and to invest you with the command of the 7th military district. Commissions of this character will be immediately prepared and forwarded, and I cannot but hope that*they wilt bo acceptable and accepted, and that it will not be inconvenient for you to assume this new command, without loss of time.
Federal majority, 2,379
In Louisville city the citizens are indebted to Banks in ike sum of $1,953,447, and tho vote at the last election s&ud thus Federalists, Democrats,
The following U the 30tb section of the some
“Sec. 30. And be it further enacfed,Tbil the duties and fees to be:collected by virtue of this, act shall be received in gold dad tilver coin ONLY.” • . ; It will thus be seen that the act to establish a Treasury t approved by MARTIN VAN BUREN on the 4th of July,' 1840, is identical in principle, with the act approved on the 2d of September, 1189, byG GORGE WASHINGTON; that the Independent Treasury system is a RETURN TO THE GOOD OLD PLAN of'the framers of the Constitution. That MARTIN VAN BUREN, in recommending and approving the system, is only doing just what THE FATHEROF HIS COUNTRY did, and that now,'in establishing this system, we are only changing practices silently Introduced by Alexander.Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasnry,' and the great patron of FUND-MONGER1N6;. FEDERALISM, and. ARISTOCRACY; and getting back to the ORIGINAL purpose of the Constitution, and to the ORIGINAL practice under it.— Augmta.Age, •/.. ( -~.v
3,031 960
Federal majority, 1,115
In Louisville, Lexington,Maysvilleand Frank* fort, four of the principal Whig towns in tho State, the citizens owe the Hanks tho enormous sum of $3,442,127; —and tn thirteen counties, which gave iho heaviest Whig majorities, their indebtedness to the Hanks were far greater than in any other counties, being the amount of $1,359,072. In these counties tho volo stood thus;
I avail myself of this occasion to offer to you tny great respect and ben wishes. Very respectfully. Stcl JiNO. ARMSTRONGMs]. Gen. Andrew Jackson, . Nashville, Tenncsse.
Federalists, Democrats,
12,697 0,722
Letter acknowledging receipt of Harruon't resig-
nation.
Federal majority,
6,957
War Department, May 24,1814.
Sir: Your letters of.the lOili and 11th inats., have been received. Your resignation bas been communicated to the President, who is now on a visit to Virginia. Very respectfully, &c. JNO, ARMSTRONG. Maj. Gen. Wji. II, Harrison, Cincinnati, Ohio.
A New Manufacture.
It appears by the follo wing extract from the last Great Western» printed at New Orleans, that the secret of the late Whig increase of voters in that city is in part developed. A new manufacture has been established, and one qpt very creditable to Whig honesty and honor, however productive it may be in political capital. It is the manufacture, of voters, not by fives*- tens, of fifteens, but by hundreds, and those on less than a single ball section of land.
[From Me Kanawha Jeffersonian,
We have neither time nor the inclination to make any comments on those brilliant andjhtmr dering speeches. One "beautiful extract” from that of the Hon; Mr. Graves, we feel unwilling to conceal from the public eye. We shall give it substantially, if not almost verbatim, as we beard it from the genllemaa himself/
Letter to Harrison informing' him of the PreiidenPi acceptance of hit resignation, .Wab Department, May 38, 1840.
‘ Let the people read below and judge: "It appears from the following loiter, that the Whigs bad 'gone inlo this business with great activity, as they had, some days previous to the election, a heavy list of names ready to convert into Veters. '
Sir: Your resignation is accepted, to take place on the 31st instant, as you requested, and General McArthur is accordingly ordered to take command of the district.-
Speaking in a general way of the allcdged corruptions of our Government, and of the abominations of Van Buren in particular, the etogusnf orator thus held forth in the following strong language, in the Methodist church of. this place. One hand clenched and uplifted, and the other rapping furiously the ratling round the altarsaid he: ■ .
I beg you, dr, to accept the assurance of my great respect.
ANDREW JACKSON. Hebmitaoe, Aug. 18th, 1840.'! In speaking of the matter the Louisville Publis Advertiser of Tuesday says: "The Nashvillo Banner, of the 21st contains an address to the public from'Mr. Clay/ partly in explanation of the remarks made by him, and animadverted upon by Gen Jackson in his letter to the editor of the Nashville Union. Nothing which Mr. Clay urges in his address invalidates Gen.Jackson'a pungent exposition of facts; Mr. Clay's concluding retivirks show how sorely ho has smarted under the Old Hickory lash.”
Very rejpectfully, JNU. ARMSTRONG. Maj.Gcn. Wst. H. Harrison, ■ Cincinnati, Ohio. Second teller io General Jackton, conferring on him the appointment of *Unjor General, made vacant 6y Harrison. - War Department, May S8,1814.
"Lakd Office, N. Orleans, July 10, 1840.
Honest r of Avhieccir.
"Sin: The whole votes made by the Whigs at this office on lbs lands of lbs United States are 459—of which 32 were made for the parish of Si, Mary, on the 29tb of June, and 427 for the city of New Orleans, on.ihe let of July. The amount of land on which these voiea were made is 174 and 7-1000 acres. Yours respectfully, L. ST. MARTIN, Clerk, Editor of Ike Great We item.” .
“If it were not for the bops of Redrew—thehope of & change through the BALLOT BOX, I would here— to help meGodll upon this Holy Altai! take an oath this night to take up Arina and-march with you to Washington and pull down the present DYNASTY.*’ [Er uno Duce
• Some lime since'Mr.* Kesd all received a leU ler signed “H. D. Williams, Assistant Postmaster, Scoil,”. dated “Scott, July 2i}.‘ ; JS40,’* and post-marked “Scott, 27th July, 1840,” ac : knowledging the receipt of a letter from him,, speaking of sundry converts to Whiggery fromreading his address, and containing much impertinent mailer. ...
Sib: Since the dale of ray letter of the *24tb just. Major General Harrison has resigned bis commission in the army, and'thus is created & vacancy in that grade, which I hasten to fill with your name, , This circumstance does away the necessity of sending the commissions formerly contemplated. Very respectfully yours, &c. JNO. ARMSTRONG. Maj. Gen, Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee.-
; Mr. Kendall enclosed the letter to the postmaster, and has received an answer/ of which the following ia an extract, viz: . “Yours of the 4th instant came to hand this day, including the enclosed. You ask whether the writer is my assislantor not. Tanswer decisively, H8 IS SOT, NEITHER DATE I .EVER BE Eft ACQCA1NTCD WITH AST SUCH MAUL' AS H, D. WILLIAMS. Mt 'Assistant is Joseph Etlob, Jr. (mt sob.) The postmark on tii blotter ‘is sor TUB HANDWRITING OP MTSELF OkMT BOS.‘ NetTIXeb was it ever sent from this office.”
Louisiana.
The Picayune gives the full result of the recent election in Louisiana. It stand thus, 1st. Dist. White’s majority, 2030: 2nd. Dial. Dawton’s majority 13; 3d. Dial. Moore s maj.,33. , The next Legislature may be classified as follows:*
CtirThe following mysterious case in has created great exilement, and is undergoing a legal investiga’ioni as we learn. from the Dowel News:
How the Fede'rdlUU turn their own scurrility to account m more vayilhan one.'—For the purpose of raising the oulcrythat the friends of the Administration persecuted and insulted Gen, -Harrison f his partisans have again and again imputed to ua and other supporter of the President, the origination of the charge of cowardice against tho hero of Whiggery, From a communication in ourpaper.oii Friday, it will be seen that a friend'has taken the pirns to hunt'through tho files of old -newspapers, and found’that-in 1835, when Mr. Webster- wee afraid of be.ing superseded as the Federal candid aid by Harrison, somo of Ids leading organs, the Bangor Whig and Courier, denouncing him expressly-‘/or hu cowardice at Sanduiky” and proclaimed that he “And a petticoat voted Aim”— and now, to excite, sympathy for hito, they charge what they laid (O' us and other Democrats!!
Democrats.- Whigs. Homs, 23 27., Senate, 9 ®. 32 35
MisrBiious.—A case is now being investigated in Boston of a very important and serious character, and involving the reputation .of parties in tolerable high life. A. Mr. Kenney lately died under rather suspicions circumstances, 10 much so that it was thought advisable to make a post mortem examination, in ihe course of which it was discovered.that arsenic wad contained in his stomach and therefore must.be tho cause of hie death. The wife of the deceased was the widow of the Rev. Mr, Freeman, pastor oftho first Baptist church in this city, who died A.few years since under like mysterious circumettnees. Under all these circumstances, it was
. -*Cit ring-bin instructions for the execution of certain duties in tho event of the acceptance of the appointment tendered to him in the letter of the 22d May, .
Whig majoiity on joint ballot'3. There is therefore a Democratic’gain of one member of Congress, achange in the Senate from a Whig to a Democratic majority,and the Whig joint majority reduced from seventeen to three. Aod this is what the Whig# call s triumph! Dy this rule—losing one third of their Congressional strength in every Whig Slate, what will be their gain in Copgress, when they assemble! That’s (he question,—Jleptib,
Hebe no. best WmooEaV steals the CHARACTER or Aft ASSISTANT POSTMASTER, and TOROEfl A post hare, for the double purpose of imposing on Mr. Kendall; and'FiLcnihn uis pocket! It fails, however, in both. Bui what is to be expected of the rank and file of a party) but that they should attempt to impose oa and pick tho pockets of their fellow-eitixcns, when the grand object of their leaden is to deceive and CHEAT A NATION? '
- Pompeii.— About thirty sirccta-of Pompeii are now restored to light; it is a third part of the town. The walls which formed its ancient cn* closure, have been recognised: a magnificent amphitheatre, a. forum, the Temple of Isis, that of Venus, and a number of other ouildinga have been cleared,—.BugliiA paper, .