Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 41, Vevay, Switzerland County, 17 September 1840 — Page 2

VBVAY TIMES AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

Jtcvfvat of Business.

Awful Hard Times.— The Hartford Times says, the manufacturing establishments at Norwich, in that State, employ two sets of bands, and keep their works in operation night and day. To this the Bay State Democrat adds: *1 he number of fi.reign entries at this port during the month of August, la 346,037, of which entered yesterday the largest number that eter entered in one day. In 1830 (he number of entries for August were 303, in 1E&8, 186. So we go. The cry of ‘‘hard time*” and “bird cider” will good be out of fashion, even with the federalists themselves.*

Gen. Jackson’s last letter*

to poll down or build op the reputation of her canons.

VEVAY:

In a former number of our paper we published a leiter frotn Gen. Jackson, respecting certain attacks on hit official honesty, and on the fame of Edward Livingston, made by Henry Clay at the Federal Convention held in Nashville. It appears that Clay and his friends discovered that the city of Nashville was a most ill-chosen place in which to assail tbe venerable Ex.President, and he Immediately addressed a letter to the editor of the Nashville Banner, seeking to explain away the offensive features of his remarks. The following is Geo. Jackson’s notice of that pitiful and contemptible article. 3b' the Editor of (Ac Jfashxdle Union,

Hire in the West we hear nothing from the Harrison parly (and apparently they are the only individuals who complain,) but an incessant cry of ‘hard times,’ ‘prostration of business,’ ‘ruin,’ ‘distress,* bankruptcy,’ Ac. Ac., while on the other hand nearly every paper that readies us from the East, winch is not governed by parly motives, greets us with the cheering intelligence of a revival in almost all kinds of bsuincss, and a signal change for the better in money matters. Under this head wo find the following very sensible and candid reraaks in a late number of the New York Sunday .Mercury, a neutral sheet, to which we seriously invite the attention of bur hard cider friends in this quarter: “Has business revived! Is It reviving! These have been the most interesting inquiries of the week. And variously have they bee unanswered. Your mere politicians—your sub-treasuryites have answered boldly, nay fiercely, in the affirmative; while your anii-subtreosuryUo has answered in the negative. They both had certain ends to gain, the consideration of which blinded their vision. Avoiding these men, we have pushed our Inquiries into every quarter where ire thought we could gain anything like reliable information. We have had so much growling about hard limes, ruin, bankruptcy, distress, misery,- and the utter prostration of business, that we thought it would be a source of happiness to our readers, to hear of a thorough revival of all business, not only in this city but throughout the Union, If we have been rightly informed, and we took some pains to be so, there is already an influx of purchasera from the east, the west, the north, and the south, whose demands arc increasing daily. Our banks are discounting more freely than at any time within the last eighteen mouths, and money is said never to have been so plentiful as It is now. The restoration of confidence will lead to the restoration of business. Both are at hand; of that rest assured. And here let us pause to reflect upon the actsof abencficent Providence,in contrast with our own acts of misrule and of darkness. Nature has been truly—mercifully bountiful unto us. Our granaries, our barns, our farm yards, and our store bouses are burtheacd with her riches. Then away with all repining, lei ua at onco show that kindness to each oilier, which the controller of the universe has continued to extend to us—let as do unto others as we would that others should do unto us—let us be charitable and assisting.”

Ur: Clay eeemi to hare considered that ho was addressing a fee (righted people—before whom he might indulge his malignent diipoailion to slander the living and the dead witbont exposure, and whose passions might be appealed to hy the exhibition of empty pageants and flag* of new device, not the flag of the country, indicating allegiance to oor free institiintisns, but fliga representing tbs evil passions of the leaders of the various factions that are united in the present war against ths principles of the republican party. I leave an impartial public tt determine what reliance ought to he placed on the statements of a demagogue thus recklesa of truth and decency.

THURSDAY,

SEPTEMBER 17. 1340,

Democratic Republican Nomination. roa PRESIDENT, KABTIW VAN BUBSN,

for vice president, niOEAED IKE. JOHNSON,

ELECTORS FOR INDIANA. William Hendricks, of Jefferson. GkoaOE W, Ewino, of Miami. 1st, District. Robert Dale Owkh, of Posey. 3d. “ Henry Secrest, of Putnam. 3d. “ Thomas J. Hc.vi.ct, of Clark, 4th. “ Jouv L. Robinson, of Rush. 5th. “ Andrew Kennedy, of Delaware. 6tli. William J. Peasi.ee, of.Shelby. 7lh. “ John M. Lemon, of Laporte.

And again, the editor of the Boston Post remarks that in a walk of an hour through the streets of that city, he counted eighty-three brick dwellings and stores, one very extensive foundry, and an elegant church under course of erection.

ANDREW JACKSON. Nashville, Friday, Slat Aug. 1830.

Sm—I have Just read in the Banner of this day an article addressed by Henry Clay, of Kentucky, to the public; the object of which ia evidently to exculpate himself from the calumnious assault he mace upon my character and that of Edward Livingston, deceased, in bis speech to the multitude on Monday last. In the Nashville Whig of last Tuesday’sdate, the paper selected for the publication of Mr. Clay’s speech on that occasion, he is reported to have used the following language—“Ho referred to the appointment of Edward Livingston as Secretary ofState at a time he was a defaults, but said he presumed the President did not reflect sufficiently upon the tendency such an appointment would have.” On the same day several gentlemen of the Federal Whig.Patty informed roe that Mr Clay had charged me'with appointing defaulters to office; and since my arrival at Nashville a-great number of iny friends have stated that they heard Mr. Clay’s speech on the occasion alluded to, and that he did declare that I haiftppolnted Mr. Livingston Secretary of State when be was a defaulter.

The Florida War*

Oh, the “hard limes!” 1 the “hard times!!” What a pity it is the federalists could not, in reality, experience a small sprinkle of “bard limes.”

Much bat been said, in speeches on the floor of Congress and elsewhere, of the .enormous expense incurred in transporting wood from Now Orleans to Florida, while there was wood in abundance on the spot, which could bare been obtained for the mere labor of catting. The following letter from the Quartermaster General to the Secretary of War places the matter in its true light, and, while it absolves tbeadminbtra- 1 lion from the charge of extravagance imputed to it in this instance; it proves that Geo. Jesttp is not afraid to assume responsibility that properly belongs to him: .

Democratic Association.

The Jefferson township Democratic Association will meot at the Court House on Saturday evening at early candle-lighting. A general attendance of the Democrats is requested, os business of importance will be transacted, Meiers. Kylb and Kent will address the Association.

. Destruction of the Cotton crop.— We learn from the New Orleans papers that the'army worm has been extremely destructive to the cotton crops the present, season. Their .ravages have extended in every direction. On some of the plantations, where from 250 to 300 bales would boa fair crop, not more than one hundred will be gathered. The N. O. True American of the 20th ult. says: “We saw a gentleman yesterday from the Parish of Iberville, who states that the cotton crops in thatjParisb, and all along the western side of the Mississippi, from Governor Johnson’s plantation at Claiborne Island to Point Coope, and throughout West Baton Rouge, are almost totally destroyed by the army worm or .Caterpillar. Through that whole region the crop will be cut short by one half or two thirds.

Halloa,, there! — Some of our Democratic exchanges in this State, in placing, the name of Hexrt Sscrest on the Electoral Ticket, must be in error with regard to his residence. Some have him placed in Owen, some in Spencer, and others in Putnam‘county. We hopo some of our cotemporaries, who know, will explain where Mr. Secreal hails from.

Quartenuuler OentraTt Office. Washington city, Aog. 11,1840.

Sit—la reply to your Inquiry whether under yoar administration of the Wit Department, or during the Presidency of Ur. Van Boren, wood for steamboats fats been transported from New Orletne to Florida at twenty dollars a cord, I have the honor to report that, daring the period referred to, no fuel bu been transported from N. Orleaqa id Florida at that or any. price.—A tin* glo instance occurred in 1836, during the Presidency of General Jackson, of a cage of wood sent from New Orleans to Florida, at a timo,aad under circumstances, which Tendered the measure not only justifiable, but one of paramount duty. Tbo army unde? Gen. Call was in the field—i la success depended upon aupplieo, rein forcemen to, and the meani of land transportation; being neat forward promptly, several vessels loaded with subsistence,' forage, and other stores, had been wrecked in violent galea on the Gulf of Mexico* The. moot prompt and energetic measure became necessary to replace the loss, as well as to push forward the troops moving from Alabama.' The whole coast bast of St. Marks, and South of Suwannee,- except a small post on the Withlacooihee, and one at Tampa Day, was in possession of the enemy. Fuel for the steamboats necessarily employed could be obtained only where military protection could be afforded, and consequently no where hot at the posts named. A force cautd not be spared to col the quantity of wood required; and for several weeks there were no teams to haul it, bad it been cut. Had it been piled on the shore ready far use, there were no adequate means of placing it on board the boats, which, owing to the shallow water on the coasts and in the harbors ef Florida, were compelled to anchor at a great distance from land. Until the postshad ben reinforced, horses and moles obtained.from Mobile and New : Orleans, and boata to be used as lighters, boilt’by the troops, the delay in obtain-, ing the wood required by. two steamboats for a single return voyago would have coat, in the demurrage of the boats alone, than the highest estimated cost of the wood sent from New Orleans. It was under such circumstances a single cargo was ordered. No administration is accountable for the measure. I gave the order,-and am responsible For it; Major Clark, s man of the purest character and sternest integrity, and one of the most faithful public servants this or any other country can boast, executed the order* I am wiUing that the matters shall now be referred to any impartial jury country; and if, on Investigation, tbt measure be not found Uie very best that could, under the circumstances, have been adopted, and also the most economical, 1 will cheerfully bay the original cost of the wood, as well as of the transportation. .

On the first page of our paper to-day, we give place to.the communication of our correspondent ‘Bboto’—the second number of 'Jailing* down iii Skunkthorough,* We hope the good people of this far-famed village, which has recently assumed such an imposing title, and became the theatre of events so important in the annals of history as to direct' the subject of ‘Brutus”: pen,—we do hope, for the future good name and peaceable disposition of its inhabitants, that they will not take so much umbrage at the second appearance of‘Brutus* in their behalf aa they did on his first coming. We pray you, do not go into spasms a second lime at the breakfast table, when this reaches you, and shower down unheard-of imprecations on Brutus* bead. Keep cool/ we beseech you. No,’ no, rather rear a monument to Brutus* name, for-the good he has done the ancient city of Skunkaborough, wafting ha fame on. every breeze', than seek to torture the honest intentions of a noble bean like bis.

With this evidence before roe I cannot entertain a doubt that the information on which 1 acted when I addressed you on Tuesday is correct, nor is it at all impaired by the inculpation which Mr. Clay has offered to .the public. Knowing the man as I do, I knew be would re* sort to some each artifice to corer hia retreat from the position in which he had been thrown by bis vain desire to gratify those who have followed in the rackoon and hard cider pageantry of the day.—Convicted of making an assertion which the. records of the Senate and other familiar history proved to he false, he now attempts to qualify it by the following language—“In arguing from cause to effect I contend that the appointment of Mr. Livingston was a pernicious precedent—that it was a virtual proclamation to air who were or might be defaulters, tbit their Infidelity in a public trust constiuted no insuperable barrier to one of the highest offices in the government. I did not attribute to Gen. Jackson a knowledge of the default. I went even so far as to say that he might have reflected upon the consequence of the appointment of an individual so situated. 1 must now say that until Gen. Jackson otherwise asserts, l am constrained to believe that he could not have been ignorant of a fact eo conspicious in the annals of our country as'that of the default of Edward Livingston Esq. as Attorney of the United States In the District of New York, during , the administration of Mr. Jefferson, to the amount of $100,000.” And all this moral sin is made to result, not from the fact that Mr Livingston was a defaulter when he was oppointod to the office of Secretary of State, but that he had been some twenty years before. It would be easy to show from the life of Mr. Livingston that the default here alluded to was one which did not prejudice his moral, character, or lessen the high standing which he enjoyed at the time, and has since' invariably sustained wherever he has been known.' Hut it is not my purpose here to vindicate the memory of that eminent patriot and statesmaol Every,one.can see that, explained aa Ur. Clay now places his reference to that appointment, be fails to conceal his real design of leaving an impression on the public mind unfavorable to my character, and by a resort to facts which Vheo;<exainined are insufficient or immaginary. -. ’ •; ' \ : . He cannot sky in an article' which bears bn signature that I ever appealed a defaulter or retained onain.office knowing him to be one. Yet this was the impression which he sought to make on themultitude that were assembled Here with him on.Monday last,; : That,he did then predicate this charge on the appointment of Mr. Livingston is proved by the testimony which I have adduced; but roy exposure of the calumny .will never reach, probably those who heard its utterance. ; This was my complaint—not that Mr. Clay had not a right. to argue (aa he expresses it) Horn cause to effect in the examination of my official conduct, out that be had no right to pervert-facts for the purpose of giving effect to slanders ofilr.Xivingstm and myself. ‘ Taking the tame latitude that Mr. Clay did In bis and m his anawer to my- card, or by tracing effects .to:their causes with an impartiality and justice which will slander neither the living nor the dead, it would not be difficult to refer the public to a far- more appropriate source for the evils of which Mr. Clay complains, than Mr. Livingston’s appointment. This would be the extravagant extent of the bank paper system—upheld as it has been by the Federal party in their efforts to make the Government subservient to the schemes of stock jobbers and money brokers of this country and Europe. But 1 do not feel called upon here to vindicate the measures of the administration on Ibis subject which have been so long resisted by the party of which Mr. Clay is the head. - t Mr. Clay, when successful in the intrigues which made him Secretary of Stale declared, “give us patronage and we will make ourselves popular,” He ha* grasped twice at the Presidency. The people repudiated the priciplei of the administration of which he is a prominent member. He has made an incessant war upon every machine of my administration, and assailed the chsjacter of every public man who baa not favored hia ambitious pretensions. Availing himself of the corruptions of the Bank of the United States, and of the disasters which have befallen the country in consequence of the paper money system, he now makes pitlous appeals to the people, concealing the real causes of their pecuniaty difficulties, and instead of exhorting them to unite in.maintaining the inviolability of con. tracts and reforming the currency, be tellsthero to make another bank of fifty millions.

Mb; Van Boren similar to Jefferson,— 1 The testimony of an opponent sometimes answers a good end. The following declaration is copied from the New York Commercial Advertiser, one of the leading federal whig organs of the country: “To Mr. Jejfertoh'i exertions do we owe (he reign of JACKSON and VANBUREN. He it was who, like Absalom, corrupted the people. He it was that sowed the wind that brought the' whirlwind,” ' V.

A New York editor remarks that ‘there is more jollification, in a small compass, at the raising of a country pig-pen than may be observed in the city at the launching of a steam ship.* Ha, ha, ha! what does As know abbot the countryl :

Faoax.—This autumnal visiter made its first appearance in this neighborhood on Thursday and Friday'mornings of last week—though not heavy enough, we believe, to do any serious damage ts vegetation.

A Present. —We cheerfully acknowledge (ho receipt of a handsome present from our old friend Mr. J. J. Philip Sciiekce, consisting of a very large and most delicious Pound Coke, and a bottle of excellent Bordeaux Claret. We were at a loss at first how to account for the occasion which prompted this unlookedfor, though acceptable present. It has been the custom, as long as we can recollect, when a wedding takes place in the village or neighborhood where a newspaper is published, for the newly married couple to send the printer a notice of the same, accompanied by a slice of the “bridal cake,*’ and sometimes, (though very seldom,) a bottle of wine; but this could not be the case with our friend—for he has grown gray in the nuptial bands. At length, however, we ascertained the true cause which prompted this mysterious present to be different, though not entirely dissimilar to an occasion of that kind. Our old friend, having enjoyed the sweets of a married Jifo exactly lhir/y yeart , resolved to celebrate his good fortune in an appropriate manner, and accordingly invited his neibhbors to dine with bint, aud crack a joke over a glass or two of good old Bordeaux—that's all.

A Harrison Suor.—Wo understand the delegation from Linn to the Bunker Hill Convention will proceed there in a Big' Shoe t mounted on wheels, capable of containing 23 persons, and drawn by six horses.—JErchong-e.". This shoe will be admirably adapted to the purpose of conveying old Tip and Tyler up Salt lliver, after the November election. .

Ttjniay bethought very queer that we do not condescend to give our intelligent neighbor of the Slalesman a passing notice this week. Well, it is queer that’s a fact—but the Statesman** dead, and its editor has moved to the forks of the road, where he intends turning his attention to the mom multicaulh, *

The Whigs claim Rhode_ Island for Harrison and Tyler. This may be very probable, as no poor man can vote in that Slate in consequence of its odious property qualification. Blit place the poor man on an equal footing in'the, elective franchise with the i‘r«A and the \cell-bom u of Rhode Island, and ere long whtggery Will not find an abiding place in that State.' v . '

The Springfield (111.) Register stales that no less than one hundred buildings are now being erected in that flourishing young city. If this is the “auj/iif effect* of the Sub-Treasury,** as the whigs are continually bawling out, we hope every city and village in the Union may feel them in good earnest.

The following is an-extract of a letter from John W. Taylor of New York, to Gov. Tompkins. Mr. Taylor was a member of Congress from that State in 1814, the year in which the letter was written. ■ r..\ ■. ':y v, •;

We perceive from a notice id the Indiana Democrat ibat (ho Vice President of the United Stales, and real Hero of the Tkamtt, Co] . R. M. Johjmojt, will visit Connersville on the 12ili, Indianapolis on the 14th, Craw fords vi lie on the 16tb,and Lafayette oh the ITth of October'nexl-

“General Desha, of Kentucky* who is now in Congress, says that Harrison Is not a pin better than Hull; that had not Governor Shelby determinedly persisted in pursuing Proctor, .General Harrison would have gathered no laurels; that Harrison pertinaciously adhered to his intentions of stopping at Malden, and was diverted from his purpose by Gov. Shelby’s firmness. It is further alleged that Harrison totally disregarded" all economical considerations, and that the expenses of bis last campaign have cost a sum extravagant beyond all calculation.”

■ 1 hive thehonoi.to bo, sir, moat respectfully, your obedient servant, - 7 ; ' “ TH.J.JE3CIP, Major General & Quartemaeter Oen'l, Tbs Hon. J. H. Powaxrr, Sec. o/ffar t Wathingion City,

May our friend, Mr. Scbencb, live to see thirty years roll round again—may the lives of him and his better half be a continued “hony-moon” during the whole lime—may be always remember the at the return of this anniversary—and may ml good married men follow his example. And lost, though sot least, (we like 10 have forgotten,} may we live to receive all the cake meted out on such occasions—and when we die it may go to our heirs, executors and administrators.

Timothy Fust, well known throughout the west as ah able and talented Literary writer, died at Reading, Mas*., his birth place, on the 18tb ultimo, at the age of sixty.

Stand uUe for Hiu«ari;t DIXOCXiTIO XAIOItlTT XXCXXDI 8,000!!

We have now returns fro* every county in the State except Barry. Tbs returns front 44 couotieo ore official u published at the seat of Government, and the remaining 17 have been taken from newspaper* published in different parti sf the Stale. The vole aland* for Cover, nor Reynolds (Dem.) 28,007, Clark (Fed.) 20,. 954; giving us, without lb* cotiniy of Barry, a clear majority of 7,653. From Barry we hear that Clark received but twenty Totes la that county, and there ia no doubt but that the Hem* ocratic majority amounts to 450. This will a well the Democratic majority in the State to 8,100. The Democratic majority en the Congestion, at ticket is 6,500. In 1839, our majority in the election of members to Congress amounted to 6,232, and the election this year shows.a Dene, era tic gain of about 2,300 votes.

- Umph!— Prince Hat, the great apostle of blackcockade Federalism, went into Tennessee with the hope of aiding the sinking cause of the Aord eider parly, and in to-doing he ran afoul of old Hickory and upset bia apple-cart. The venerable Hero of Mew Orleans wilt not permit a heartless demagogue to attack him on hit own dunghill without a proper bearing. The late tetter of the ex-President, which will be found in'this day's paper, justly admonishes the impudence and foul slanders of that prince of demagogues. Harry, go home aod repent.

The Louisville Advertiser comments as follows upon the result of the Jato election in this State, as indicated by the official returns: “It is in vain for the Fcderaliete to pretend they have not lost more ground in Indiana than the small decrease,in their majority since 183Q exhibits. Their majority then in proportion to the whole popular vote was considerably more than it is now, id proportion to the popular vote. In 1806 it was nearly one-eigA/A of the whole vote of the Slate. In the gubernatorial election just now closed it is not one-tAtrfce/i/A of the whole popular vote. The Whigs in derision desire “Chapman to crow.” We think ha sod the Democrats have more reason to “crow” over the decline of Whiggery in Indiana than the Federalists will find it agreeable to admit. Surely the tumble down of old Tip’s friends from a majority of one-cighiA of the whole vote of the State to a majority of less than onc~thiritcnlft is eomoihh g to “crow” over. Wo anticipate that Chapman will hare more than this lo.crow about in November. Tip must be prepared to find that there is many a slip between the cup and the lip.

"Globt ejcouou foe one dat,” —Under this head a correspondent of the Cincinnati Advert!* ser relates the following hard eider incident. At the residence of an old man living three miles north of Sharon, and a whig at that, be had hta wonted w a mice hanging out to dry, when a stage load of petticoat heroes were passing, oa their way from Cincinnati to the grand convocation at. Dayton, Mistaking it for a petticoat, the/ stopped the stage, formed a column, and made a most gallant charge upon the wamice—ripping and tearing it in a thousand pieces. Wo always know the whig* had a great aversion to petticoats, ever since old Tip was honored by the ladies of ChilUcotbe, but we supposed they were hardly so ignorant as to take a,garment with tleevet for a petticoat. Really, as the writer observe, there must have been.something harder than cider about, to produce such a ridiculous mistake.

A gentleman was recently robbed of $2000 in Pittsburgh. The rogue who committed the theft was detected soon after in Philadelphia and about half the money found on bis parson. The other half baa since been recovered in a grave in Pittsburgh, where bo had hidden it.

R.Eunts» This. —Mr. Pannentsr, a Demo* cralic member of Congma from Maasachuaatta, stated in a apeech upon the floor of the House of RepreaenmiToa.that erery member of the Harti fori Convention *‘wAo w now dire,” belong* to the present miicalled "ffhig parly# and that tU who have died, “rfieJtn thaioolitie*t/*ith t vndtr tomec/ ilt numerous. nowe*. He called npoa member* from the New State* to cor* reel him if he were wrong id this declaration# All remained silent—not one dared to dispute the assertion. Who then, wo ask, are bow mantaia* ing Federal principle*!—Which party fighla ■boulder to shoulder with the Hartford Conran* Uonistal—Fdiley Slur*

The population of Rising Son, according to the recent report of the Census laker, is 1066 souls. Thera are 206 heads of families, including 81 widows—averaging & fraction over 5 to the family.

Here is an extract from ‘the Poise of the People,’ published at Woodstock, (Vi.j by C. G. Eastman, Esq., a very spirited political writer. It speaks our sentiments: •It is or no sort of moment in this contest, whether general Harrison !a the brafSsl worrier or the meanest coward, that ever graced or disgraced the pages of history. Let the mao alone. His principles! bis principles! It is sufficient for the old republicans to know that he Is the candidate of the old federalist*.’ 1

Teaching little children Murray’s Grammar, ■ays a modern writer, is like sending a colt to mill with a bag of corn on his back the next day after be ia foaled, or feedtog.bim on the’eorn in lbs bag.

- In some parts of the country the Whigs are Issuing all kinds of irredeemable shin-plasters, and trying to palm off the act on the democracy. What low cunning will they resort to next!

cider, la the moil appropriate motto for the federal factions. It it a perfect emblem ef all their argument*—being made be ’grinding’ and ‘preware.’

This certainly is not the man to come here and lecture' Tennessee on morals or politics, tod