Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 48, Vevay, Switzerland County, 5 November 1840 — Page 2

• YE YAY TIMES 'AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

Fftirfield Elected

Florida

INDIANA.

PENNSYLVANIA.

After all the boasting df our Federal neighbor of tho Statesman, in claiming'the election of Kent, we now have it in our power to aet aside Iiia false, unfounded assertions, and makegood our promise to the public, of corroborating the statement formerly made by good testimony.

have received no returns from the adjoining counties that can he relied on a* correct. In our next we shall probably be able to give a Urge number of counties.- Harrison has increased majorities over the vole of Bigger in most of the adjoining counties, and it is probable that he has an increase throughout the State. Well, it is no more than we expected, Tho State has long since been sold to British stock-jobbers, and it properly becomes the whig* to defend it for them.

We give below returns from 43 counties in Pennsylvania, which wo have gathered from different papers received by last night’s mail; and it will be seen that Harrison’s majority is 4,873., Fourteen counties remain to be heard from, every one of which gave Democratic majorities on tho 13th October, and if they have dons as well at this election, Mr. Van Buren will have upwards of 2,000 majority* and allowing that they increase in the some'ratio of those already heard from, his majority will be larger lhau it was in 1930.

Extract Train a Idler, dated St.' AcocsTijfE, Oc). 12,1840,

VEVAY:

Our elections for members of the Territorial Legislature were held to-day throughoul the Territory, Last year this city was repreiented by two BanUte Whig*, and the three Senators from East Florida were aUoBankite Whigs. To-day the Democracy rallied in this county, and after the hottest contest! have ever witnessed, wa have beaten the old members, and elected Col. Juan M. Fontaine and Buckingham Smith, two decided Democrats, as Representatives, and our decided rote for the Democratic Senators will insure their election. The news faom Middle Florida is cheering, and had we been admitted a State, our three votes would bare been on the Democratic side. I hare thought, although wa have no vote in the Presidential contest, you would be gratified to receive (he evidence furnished by our elections, that your friends bare Inot deceived the Administration as to the lone of public sentiment in regard to Call, &c.

SATURDAY MOUNTNG:::::::NQY. 7, 1840.

qjj-Wo have delayed our paper somewhat beyond the usual lime tins week, in order that we might Jay before our readers as much election news as possible.

The Secretary of the Slate of Maine has certified to a committee appointed for that purpose in Pittsburgh, that Fairfield, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Maine is re-elected!!! This turns out like the crowing of the Statesman for Pennsylvania. K, K.—Kant Kim it, neighbour Gray.

It is eur purpose to publish the returns as they come in from each State correct, whether favorable or unfavorable. We shall not rely too much on the reported returns usually spread abroad at such an exciting crisis—they can havo no effect at this hour, and to say tho least of them, they ore injurious to the public. Suffice it to say, wc do not wish to mislead our friends and others who are in the habit of betting on elections.

Since the above was in type we havo received returns from the following counties, the most of which are reported. HarrUon. Van Duron. Jefferson, 16*4 . . Jennings 405 maj. Bartholomew 307 “ — Marion, 356 “ — Floyd, 73 *• Scott, 3S « Decatur, 600 “ * — Franklin, ISO “ Clark* . 16«

Van Bobex. Harrisqs. Armstrong, 340 Alleghany, 3069 Adams, 654 Reaver, "— 1425 Rucks, 195 • Berks, 3900 —— * Bradford, Bedford, .500 Duller, ■ V' 300 Clarion, Clearfield, Cambria, 155 —> Chester, — ; 784 Centre, 514 — Columbia, 1803 Crawford, 240 -—-■ Cumberland, -90 Clinton, ‘ . Dauphin, — 076 Delaware, -—- '. 594 ■ Eric,. — .1560; Franklin, • .* 767 Fay cite, 270 —r- . (Jreen, 603. . : . Huntingdon, , —— .1420 Indiana, ' — ' ' 800... Jefferson, Juniata, 125 •—• Lancaster, . ; 4230 Lebanon, —— . 900 Lehigh, 97 — Luzerne, Lycoming, 920— , Mercer, 016 * Mifflin,’ * 58 - —;-■■■ Montgomery, 760 ; ' Monroe, 1017. ■' — . McKean, ' ' . Northampton, 1119 Northumberland, 1016 ■ — , Philadelphia city, ——. 2893 . Philadelphia county, 3113 — Pike, Perry, 1032 — , Potter, Somerset, —— 1753 ‘ Schuylkill, 303 — 7— Susquehanab, Tioga, Union, —- 1000 Venango, Warren, * Westmoreland, 1910 • Wayne, . Washington, - 574 . York, 840 — 20.647 25,491 . Harrison’s roaj. 4,774

A Mtstebiocs Afpaib—A Fisk Ship Picked cp.— A correspondent of the New .Orleans Bulletin, writing from Nasseau, N, P., under date of August 27; elate* that a large French ship from Hamburgh,-bound to Havana, was picked up a fortnight ago, quite descried. She was afloat with no sails set up bpt a jib—not tho least injured—having a very valuable cargo of wines, silks, fruits, &c.,and all in good order, and her papers and every thing else on board in their proper places.—When sounded, three feet water was found in her bold, which was immediately pumped out; and it was discovered that she* had no leak. No one.can conjecture why slid was so abandoned/ There are many cases on board addressed to different merchants In Ha-

The Election In this County* O. K.--0 HRACKBY! The great agony ia over. Again “wc have met the enemy”—and we arc theirs. We ore badly whipped, but not conquered. The following is the official statement of the vote in this county on Monday last, as returned to the Clerk, Uarbisox. Yas Bubes. Jefferson, 427 334 . York,. 109 110 ■Posey. 200 155 Cotton, 131 84 , Craig, 42 23 , 699 7l'5 705 191 majority.

Federal Whiff Riot.

Cincinnati, Nor, 4.

*This county gave Van Buren in 1935, a majority of only 85, showing a gain since that lime of 03 votes.

On Saturday night, between ten and t-lcrcn o’clock, a riotous mob of all the decency party, assemb'ed in front oflbo Advertiser and Journal office, and attempted to force- their way into it, on pretence of searching for a flag, said to hare been taken from them no or near Fourth street. ■ Oncol the proprietors went but and told them that there was no flag uf.ibo’us, or any other flag, in the building, and there received % blow from some club on the head; and an attempt war mad o to force entrance, which was prevented fay about ten or a dozen young men about the door outside, upon which a parley was made, and he who seemed the leader, asked permission to enter and examine the premises, which w.ts granted; and be, the leader, proceeded through all tho rooms imho building, in search of the flag, but withput sdcccss,—no flag was there; and after breaking some of, the windows of the l ouse, the mob dispersed. : If this be a foretaste of the administration of GcneraTHarrison when elected, his supporters may be among the first to.be sorry for their success. Really, we think it is enough that they have been suffered to carry their election by fraud and corruption^/without disturbing (heir opponents in their penopa.ahd their property. ;. Wo hasp been frequently insulted personal.'/, by’.those" riotous adherents of the General; by their whooping and; howling in the streets, but we hare such contempt for the party capable of such foolish conduct, that it passes with us os the. idle,wind; buiwhcn the properly of the establishment has been attacked and 'threatened with destruction by. fire or tearing down, it is time that 4he laws should be appealed to for'j.rotation.. •

vans,.and a vesscl has been despatched to gain someinfonnation on the subject. Sheris a Urge new ship built Ibis year, and is named the Rosalie. ' ' "• ;

Noje. —It will be seen tliat one township [FIeasani,) r is omitted in the above. Tho returnsfrom this township were not received within the specified time required by law, and not until after the Judges and Clerk had met, compared the different polls and adjourned; therefore the rote of Pleasant township was set aside. The vote, we believe, stood as follows: Habrisoji, Yam 13 u ben. Pleasant* 124 30. 30 - 94 majority.

Steam os tue Western Watebs.— The first steamer on the Misitasippi was launched in 1811, now there are more than six. hundred on that river and its tributaries.

onto. Tho Cincinnati Advertiser gives tho returns from 65 counties in Ohio, as follows, in which Harrison's majority is about 18 thousand: CoosTtEs. Harbison. Yas Uuben. Butler, 1090 Brown, 145 Belmont, 183 Columbiana, 22 Clermont, 264 Champaign. £65 Clarke, 1483 Clinton, 1849 Crawford, 295 Cuyahoga, 2000 -— Coshocton, 260 Delaware, 113 Darke, 221 Franklin, 1098 Fairfield, 870 Fayette, 421 Gallia, 849 Greene, H42 Guernsey, 420 — Geauga, 1333 Highland, 245 ~— Hamilton, 20 - Hancock, 250 Hocking, — ■ '•50 Harrison, 300 —— Holmes, 822 Huron, 900 ~— Jefferson, —“ 350 Knox, —350 Lawrence, 59jj Lake, 180 Logan, 181 —— Licking, —— ‘ 18® Lorain, ,550 —— Lucas, 464 —— Marion, 230 - Miami, H32 Muskingum, 1590 Medina, 463 Madison, 630 — Montgomery, . 480 — Mercer, 329 Meigs, 546 Morgan, — 140 Monroe, 1,054 Olto.wa, 15 Pickaway, 400 — Preble, 969 — Perry, —— 3S0 Pike, 20 Richland, — 1240 Ross, > 1010 — Scioto, 131 Shelby, "7*' Trumbull, 850 — Union, , 340 *~ — Warren, 1323 — Washington, 640 Wayne, , 573 Portage, 436 Putnam —— 282 Sandusky, — 1°2 ST* — M9 Summit, 841

■The first steamer passed on the lakes from Buffalo In 1816—now those inland seas are nasi* gated by sixty-one steamships, some:of them magnificent in (heir construction and of the largest class. .

Ikdiaks.— The Buffalo Commercial AdrerUser says another detachment of 300 Oneidas, passed through that city on ihcir way to Kettle Creek to Canada where they hare selected; their future home. This place is located in the Western District, nearly opposite .Cleveland,

The vote of Pleasant, added to the above, shows Harrison’s majority in the county to be 289.'

The whole number of voles polled in the county were 1753, being 150 less than were givin August for Governor. The Whiga have a gain of 70 voles over their majority in August for Representative, and the only tray we can account for this is that the Democratic strength of the county was not brought to bear. ' The returns show that the Whig vote is,only 29 less than it was in August, while it exhibits a Ailing off in the Democratic vote oF 120. Indeed wc can hear of whole neighborhoods that never went near the polls, thinking that their rotes would be of no avail, as Harrison was sure of the State. This was radically wrong. Had every Democrat in the county turned out and done bis duly, we are confident that wo should have been able to greatly decrease- the majority Of August, if not entirely overthrow it.

, “Keep it befobe tub People.”— Thai ihebnly sure method of sustaining an indepcmlenlpaper, is for subscribers to be punctual in their pay* monts. V\ -

-‘We understand that among, the mob, wore Mme'memberrof the City Council, and of those officers whose duty it is to suppress riots;' but as a legal inrPatigation is'to be had we decline giving names. • In this country, where-all the offices are*electire, if tho victors and the ‘vanquished shall btpermitted to carry hostilities to.each extremis against;their.‘opponents, .whatmay be expected to follow;the issue; of all eleciions,,but scenes of riot thd anarchy.; If one press it to bo destroypd; for advocating onc party; w hat safety ca n be expected ■ for '.thoso in opposition.'-. Have such scenes nolalendency lo dcitrqy all.regular goi*ernmrnt, ai]d substitute the government of theroob, in’possession of the most physical force! The*subject it appalling—we will dismiss further discussion: of it at present, and let the law take ils courio.—*£deerfiicr. -

Tip, as usual, lias been distanced in his own township. His neighbors know.him, ’

Contested Election*

The Election— Kentucky. . The Louisville Advertiser gives,the following ss the reported returns of the third day, in the several Wards of that city. ' - V.B. H. 1st Ward, 120 200 2d do. 153 271 3d do. 82 301 4tb do. 162 . 350 5ib do. 139 ■ 425 6th do. 147 ‘351 7th do, 144 109 8th do. 27 J17 035 2220 . 085 Federal majority, 1235

Tt- will be seen by following ;.whicbiwe copy from the Cincinnati AVed-' need ay, that Dr.Duncan Pendleton of bin intention toconlcst'bis (Peadie ton's] right to a seal In i

FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OP * OHIO. . IUmiltokCoustt, State or Onto, Cincinnati, October 22d, 1840. To N. G. Pendleton, Esq.', Sir—You are notified that I eh all contest your right to a seat in (be 27th Congress of tho Uni. ted States, from the 1st Congressional District of the State of Ohio, as a representative from the said district, upon- the ground—that you have not received a majority of the legal votes in said district.-, . ' .

SniciDSpr *. BltMiEtt of Coxorkm.—On Sunday evening Iasi, sate the Philadelphia Ledger, at we learn front the Baltimore Sun/tbe Hon. William S. Ramsay, of Carlisle, in- lbtr State, and who was on Tuesday last re-elected a member of Congress for the 13th District,'committed suicide, at BarnnmV Hotel, Baltimore, by shooting himself with a pistol.- The Son siys: “About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, ho appeared to be quite welt, manifustiDg no unusual excitement or depression 'of mind, and inide some inquiries at the bar relative to the boaw and cars to Philadelphia; and,'In about an hour afteiwards, the report or a pistol was heard in bis room. The re port at traded first a gentleman slopping at the boose and some of the waiters, when he was found speechless and dying near the fire, a pistol lying close by his right hand, except the fire finger, being covered with blood, which had flowed profusely from a wound in tho rgbt eye, where the ball had entered, flo-was recognized by the Hon. Mr. Jenifer, who soon entered thesoom, and cent for tho Hon. Messrs. Howard and Carroll. On an inquest being held, the verdict of the jury was that he came to hit death by shooting himself with a pistol. He was twenty-eight years of ago, and rumor attributes the ruicidai act to disappointed affection. Some unopened letters found with him have been taken possession of by his friend, Mr. Me Blair.’ 1 .

O. K. O. K.

OLD KEYSTONE DLL KORRECT!!

Democrats be of good cheer, old Democratic Pennsylvania ia not in danger. The- Statesman baa published reported returns from all the counties which in 1336 gave the largest majorities for Harrison. They must now ceaeo to crow! The Democratic counties are yet to bo beard from, and judging from four counties which bur neighbor “had the charity” to put down for us, wo have a Democratic gain of upwards of 900 over the vote of 1836,

We learn from the Cincinnati Ledger, that at the closing of the polls in Newport, on (he fast day, the number of votes given for Harrison were 1092; for Van Buren, 114. At Covington, Harrison 3G9; Van Buren, 234.

BPECIPICATI0K8:

1st. Voles were given for you by persons who had' not the legal right to vole. 2d Persons voted j fer yon who were,brought from other counties in this State, who had no legal right to vole in this district.

place no reliance in the Whig shouts on Pennsylvania. They have gained largely m the Western part of the Slate, it is true, but we are just beginning to bear from the old Democratic counties, in East Pennsylvania, which are 0. K. every one of tbctq. We have a clear gain of 600 in Philadelphia county, and in all tho neighboring Democratic counties a like proportion. The following is an extract of & letter from a gentleman in Wheeling, dated on the evening of the 3d inst: “From a careful examination of the returns received from Pennsylvania, compared with our former vote, there cannot be a doubt but that she baa again nobly declared for Mr. Van Hu, ren."

CLARK., the hitherto strong hold of loco-fo-coism, has at length hurst tho fetters of Van Burenism, and gives Harrison a reported majority of 72., We do not now recollect tho Van Daren majority in Ihia county in August last, but believe it was about 800.— Statesman .

friend and pitcher of the Statesman has become quite musical and poetic since the election. AAer a precious morceau dedicated to hia defeated '“Loco friends hereabouts,” he burets forth in lie following sublime strain: “They couldn't come it overTip, They couldn’t come it no ho>r, They couldn’t get him on the hip ’Cause they didn't know how.”

3d. Persons voted for you from other states, who had no legal residence in this slate..

4th, Votea,wcre obtained and polled for yon through fraud and corruption, viz:—by giving and promising meal, drink, clothing,'money and other reward*. -

Kot sn fhsl, Mr. Gray. Old Clark has never yet bowed*, to the shrine of Federalism—-nor she never will! Instead of giving Harrison a majority of 72, she has nobly done her duty by giving Van Buren 147, which is a gain of 62 voles over her majority in 1836. Our neighbor will also please stand corrected in regard to her August majority, which was 205 instead of 300.

5th. Persons voted for you twice at the same election, at different polls, and at the same polls where they had previously voted.

This puts us to mind of a strain in an old Yankee song.we have heard, the exact words of whioh we do not recollect, bnl will supply with the following. Corn stalba twist your hair, Cart wheels around you, Granny T s chance am very fair, Federal pestles pound you:

Gill. The polls of the 2nd ward, in the city of Cincinnati, and other election districts in said district were conducted fraudulently, in this par* tieular, viz: —Tickets were introduced into the ballot box, for which there were no names on the poll books. 7th. That the Judges of the election refused, tn the 2d ward in the city of Cincinnati, and other election districts in this district, to ask the elector such questions as were proper to prevent illegal voting, when challenged. All of which is in violation of the Constitution of the State of Ohio, and the laws regulating elections in said State, Respectfully, (Signed) . A. DUNCAN.

Iceland Detotios.— There ia a sweet and simple custom prevalent in Iceland, which marks the habitual devotion of Us inhabitants* Whenever they leave homo for a short journey, they uncover their heads, and for the-space offive minutes, silently implore the protection an4 favor of the Almighty. Dr. Henderson, frorar.i whom the fact is derived, and who observed ilV in the Icelanders who often attended him on hi*!;, excursions, also remarked it in the humblestfishermen when going forth to procure food for their families. After having put out to sea, they row the boat into quiet water, at a short distance from the shore, and bowing their uncovered heads, solicit the bleuingof their father in heaven. -Even at passing a stream, in their country of precipices is often an operngj lion fraught with danger, they observe the sam}|S sacred custom: This affecting habit of devotiorog has been imputed to the fact, that from their dqjtffS elited situation and mode of life, the mother almost the only teacher and her .instruction, seems to have become incorporated with their, very elements of being.—S. S. Journal,

New Istbstioh. —A. Yankee has invented a machine for making political speeches, to suit all parlies, and on the moat reasonable terms.— Philadelphia paper. Our neighbor of the Statesman has a machine for manufacturing election returns, and ho only needs one of the above to make his political manoeuvring complete.

Before our paper goes to press wo shall probably receive returns sufficient to confirm the above Statement,

Arkansas state Election,

Judge Cross (Deni.) is re-elected to Congress, by a majority of about 2,501). The Democrats have elected a majority of jnembera to each branch of lh$ Legislature. Tbo Senate stands, 15 Democrats, 6 Whigs. The Lower House, 41 Democrats, 23 Whigs,

Wisconsin. Extract from a letter dated Southport, Wisconsin.

The election in Wisconsin is just over. There are four-fifths if not more of the members of both Houses in farorof tho present Administration. There are some counties however (hat did not elect upon political gtounds-rbut the politics of the members are known. The late unwarranted and unprecedented conduct of our delegate in Congress, J. D. Doty, is about to be canvassed in a Territorial Convention called for that purpose, which meets at the Capitol (Madison) on (he 12th inst,

Federal Frauds.— Soma of the most astound, ing and infamous election frauds have lately been detected in New York and Philadelphia. Tbo New Era occupies more than twenty columns in giving details of these frauds, and still further developements ere daily 'taking place.

Served tbe original, of which is a true copy, on Thursday evening, the 22d day of October, 1840, and due notice accepted by Nathaniel G. Pendleton, in person. GID. M. AYRES. In presence of Jaum H. Ewtso.

. msjorlty In Ohio, will probably exceed 20,000; and in Kentucky there ieaaid to be an increase for him over the Whig vote of AhgDit,

VinoiNU.—The reported majority for Harrison in Mason county is 102; in Kenawba county, 208. Van flurea’s majority in Cabell county is 129, -

(Ky-Tbe Ohlo river is in good boating stage, infl still rising

There are said to be £00 houses in progress of erectional Mobile. . «