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HIE EXPRESS.

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E E A E

Wednesday Morning, June 28, 1848.

THE PEOPLES5 TICKET,

FOR PRESIDENT,

ZACHARY TAYLOR,

OF LOUISIANA.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT,

MILLARD FILLMOIIE,

OF NEW YORK.

WHIG ELECTORAL TICKET.

Senatorial Klecfor*.

JOSEPH O. MARSHALL, of Jeffcrs»n. OODLOVE R. ORTH, of Tippecanoe. District F.leclors. J«t District—JOHM PcmieR, of Posey. «2.T

JOHW S. DAVIS,

»f Floyd.

3,1 it, TON ORion, of Dearborn. •Hh

DAVIB

Bill

P. Hoi.i.ow*r. of Wayne.

THOWAD

I).

WALVOI-E,

The Inle

of Hancock.

6th I.OVEI. Ron"*"' ATI. of 7I.LI Krw*sn W. McQAnonsv, of Parke. ?th

JAMB* F. HIMT,

of Cliiuon.

9lll OAHIKF. D.

PBATT, .f

C*SS.

LOLH DAVID KII.OORK,

of Delaware.

WIIIR

Meeting.

On 8.iturday laxt, according to previou* notice,

a very considerable number of the Whin* of Vipo. assembled al the Court-House, in thi* place,

'She proceedings of which meeting will be noticed

in another place. In the midst of harvest, we were rather surprised to see such a respectable gslbefing.'^ut wc had sent out word lhat "(icn-

^•ral Taylor was in the Held, and wanted volunleers and the scythe, plow, sickle and wheat

cradle were laid aside, and the multitude assem-

W«d. It win thought probable tli.it this meeting, afier

rntifying tliw oSd Stuff! Hoiiws nominntioiid in Philadelphia, and making some nrrnngrmciits for

Ihe Four

HAIIHISO* AVAIANCIIK,

KKIUT,

which we had

proposed for Ihe 5th of September next, ihnt nomillations would be made for the Legislature upon

it free conference, however, and as the chairman •lated to the meeting that one gentleman wan a candidate already, it WHS thought that if con-J

cert of action could not lie had, it were bootless to tnnke ony effort towards it—so no legislative ap-

pointmcnla were made, and tlio "persimmon i*

loft lor the longest polo." 'J'his meeting waa enthusiastic for old Rni on wnd

kindled abroad in Ihe land—fire* that the "inev

itable Mr. Cass," will hardly be able to smother. Afler the committee it'tiicd to prepare and re

port resolutions, R. N. Hudson, Esq., was called

upon, who onlertained tho meeting for half nn liour, in a very pertinent address. He wns of tho

opinion that OI.I 7,ACK would tako the

White

Haunt, on the 4th of March next, with much greu-1 ler cnxw than he took possession of Santa Anna** camp after the skirmish

at Angostura—in which

opinion there seemed to bo not a dissenting voice.

Col. Hlako was then loudly called for, and

found himself compelled to respond to the wishes of his frllow-citiiseiis. He commenced by nllud-

ing to his position os ono of tho Trustees of tho

Wubath and Kiie canal Ihnt the Itoard had man-1 1 Tested a desire both by woid and deed to keep

that great interest from leiiig drawn into the vortex of party, and he presumed that cverv good

citizen would regret to see it degraded from its high purpose to lhat of a party machine.—

1Jtit he said he deemed it not sufficient that the conduct of the hoard should indicate this desire,

liut that tho members of it individually should ahstain from being active parly men for setting

such an example would lend to scenes nlong the canal which could not bo too much deprecat.d.

He desired, however, not to be understood, that

{•ecause an individual is made the depository of a high trust and creat conlidenco, it should dis

qualify htm from the exercise of

runy

of tho sacred

right* of the citizen. To express an opinion up

on public men ond measures, has prominent place among them, and my attempt or desire to

oilence »uch a riaht would be preposterous. He •aid, however, that he. would endeavor so to ex

ercise it in the pending canvass, a* to avoid the

example referred to—so to exercise it ae to discharge in a becoming manner, the duties of a free

man without trespassing u|mn tho decencies due to the public station he occupied. He then ac

knowledged that his feeling* were deeply enlisted

for tho success of Gen. Taylor, and proceeded in nn animated address, which was listened to with

great attention, and rcccived wish evident mark*

of satisfaction. Tho committee then came into the room with their report and resolutions, and soon after. the

meeting adjourned with loud bunas for Ihe Peo

ple*' Candidate. When the proper lime arrives, we shall again call the attention or the Whig# of Vigo, to the

plan ire

have alone aitmcateH

legislature, and of uniting the Whig*, a* one man.

We cannot surrender our mode, (a* wo

and defeat, without

next week. ________________

know

works well,) or give the Whig* up to distention

another

effort to place them

on better ground. We shall allude to the adJreas and resolutions

JET" Before leaving the U. S. Senate, Mr. Crit

tenden was tendered the compliment of a public dinner by Senator* and members,

irmpcetitc

party. Such distinguished compliment* are not often given on the eve of a Presidential or Stale

election. Mr. C. is one of the most useful and

eminent whig* of the as?, will soon be Governor of Kentucky, and afterward* will likely I* trail*

leited to General Taylor'* Presidential cabinet^

Wtuix ATLAS.— VVm. J. Burnt, UteoT

Orcencastle, ha. issued a pwapecto* f»r»he P«Wi-

cation of a new

whig

paper al

Uhjrtte,

under

the above title. Mr. B. has been heretofore con

nected with the Prt« of thi* State, and known

a. a whia of the pure grit. The Alto will

sued next month, and we wish every tweem.

rr Wo hsv

rx*^

tUuel7.hbe(.r*u the whig* of Tipi«ca...w

Hitht

to pmmpt meae-

iliwrm lhat paper of the,

tUe«— merely

our

opiuion, that alt.

Fcrt Ylarrlsoti l»I.ss JICCIIBS.

It w{!) lie noticed by the proceeding* of the late Wfcrg meeting, at thi* place, that the Whig* of

Vigo have nobly responded to our suggestion for

th« great

TAYLOR GATHERING

A O A S O N

On the 5th of Septemfflr, 184ft.

They *ay that the "latch string is out'' and

that they will be on hand with open arms, to welcome the friends of the Otn MA* ISTIXCIBIK. The son* of sires that Were saved by hi* prowess

will give the gallant Taylor a reception commen

surate with hi* service* in the field—they will repay, as far a* they can, a portion of the debt of

gratitude they owe him, but which he has been

too modeM to cbim. Many of our exchances als^, in all part* of this State and $

Taylor's Firsl Report.

On our first page, we have copied the first official report ever written by General Taylor, lhat our readers may see the earliest dawnings of a mind which may yet leave its impress largely upon the institutions of our country. It will be noticed that that honesty of purpose, extreme modesty and practical good sense which has attended Gen. Taylor so far in his history, commenced at Fort Harrison, and will likely attend him through life. This report is a plain sensible document, giving a detail in unassuming language that all can understand at a glance. The State Sentinel wont charge that "Maj. Bliss wrote it," neither will any say, as of the Buena Vista report, that Indianians are slandered therein.

Will it not present a fact that will astonish all Europe, when they see that an unknown Captain in the western wilds of America, living upon green corn on the banks of Ihe Wabash in 1812, through the force of his own strong arm and the genius of our institutions, shall be chosen by the unbought suffrages of fifteen millions of freemen to fill the highest office in the world? The signs of the times indicate that such will be the case in the spotless history of Gen. Taylor.

Death by Drowning.

On Sabbath evening last, SAMUEL, second son

and Ihe fires of 1840 will soon be

Sublmth evening lact,

were too tired to save him, although at one time he was caught, but had to be released for person-

al safety. The body was found just above the toll-house, in about thirty minutes, and efforts

made for resuscitation, but without effect. This is sad warning for the living—those

who are so often and so constantly in the river at

this season of the year. =======

Wnltnsli Navigation Company. We are indebted to the Gazette, we presume,

for a copy of the

first

Oeld in

l'°n

Wher JMale*. have copied and ap

proved our'rolfcark*. and they *ay

wilt all be tfiercOne

"get ready, we

editor up North says,

that if we can promise that the brave old chief

tain will lie present, the people in that quarter,

male and female, men, women and little children will come down in solid phalanx. Get your folk*

ready Mr. Editor. We believe Gen.TATLOB has been summoned attend the Court of Enquiry

at Frederick—he may remain there a few weeks, and it may suit him to take thi* place in his way homeward—at any rate, send on the multitude,

and we will try to have them properly entertain

ed. The 36th anniversary of the defence of Fort Harrison will be duly celebrated, and every friend

of the man who saved tho pl»ce, in the midst ol

desertion, terror and flame*, i* invited to be pres

ent.

SAMVKL,

Feoond son

of Nimrod C. Sparks, aged about eight years, was drowned in the Wabash opposite this place.

Not being able to swim, he went into the river to

bathe alone, at the old ferry landing above the bridge. At that place a levy had been thrown

out into the water for the purpose of landing, and it is supposed that the deceased was walking up-

on this levy, when coming to the further end, which had been washed off by the late rise in the

river, he was instantly in water beyond his depth.

Two gentlemen on the bridge, saw the lad's struggles, but by the time they got to him, they

annual report of this com

pany, from which wo learn that tho objects of the

company—tho improvement of the Wabash Hapids—will surely be completed at an earlv day.

The receipts from slock so far are $6,004,00— disbursed $2,094,92. The whole amount of stock

subscribed is $74,360—the largest amount of

which (40,550) was taken at Vincouneg—the smallest ($1000) at this place.

It is calculated that the work will le completed hy the 1st of November next, so that boats draw

ing 3$ feet water, can pas* the Rapids a^tho

est

nois.

in this county, for

th« purpose of choosing proper candidate* for Ihe

low

stage of the water. Tho business character, energy and persever

ance of the Board of Directors, and their officer*,

is a Guarantee that this im|ortaut work to the Vallev of tho Wabash, will he prosecuted to

completion, and will add its untold and unknown len fits to this, and the adjoining Stale of Illi

ttjf" Wc notice from Ihe proceeding* of the Cass

meeting, held at Williamstown, on the 9th inst.,

that Henry Secrest, ol Putnam, the locoloco elector for this district, decline* serving any longer in

said office, and also, that John B. Nee*, of Clay, the contingent elector, Irom ill health, has also resigned hi*

contingency.

We are glad to hear

that these gentlemen decline serviuq Cas» when

Gen. Taylor is in ihe field. They are sensible at least, to get out of the way.

J. M. Hanna will likely be appointed to the vacancy of Mr. Secre*t, whose hide will go to the tannery a* soon as he meet* R. W. MCGaughey on the stump. It will be cruel in bis

friends to put him up to be flayed alive

O* In publishing the resolutions of the Baltimore Convention, some of the loco paper* do not put the name of the author and the gentleman who presented litem to the meeting at their bead. Are auch papers afraid that every body wooM see that it was an arrant, blue-light federalist who htul that honor? And thu* seeing, no western democtal would support them We believe B. F. HalM, of Bo»hn.i* known onivereaHy a* one of the de«pest wool-dyed federalists of any country.

T*i RIIXWIM.—Thii i« the title of a new work published at Cincinnati, by Robinson & Jones, a e*pv of which they ba*e politely sent o*. The scene is laid in Kentucky, shortly after the commencement ofits settlement, and the two most praninmt actors the early history of Ihe "dark and bloody groom!,"' Daniel Boon and Simon tJ'rtv, (the renegade) occupy coMptcaoos position* throughout the work.

The book is well written, aod win amply repay a p.-ru*al.

,Great Ratification Meeting

or T1I8

I O

I G8 OF

(lie

Court-House, «n Sat-

I vm&y, June 24) 1848.

On motion of George Hussev. Dr. S. Pat-

nek was unanimously elected President, and Charles Cruft S,cretarr of the meeting. On ?mPle

Con.eni.on

Co!. Thomas H. Blake also responded to calls, repeatedly made upon him, with an appropriate speech, at the close of which the committee reported the following Address and resolutions, which were uuaniinously adopted:

ADDRESS.

In responding to the nomination of General Zachary Taylor, for the Presidency, recently made by the Whig National Convention, it is proper lhat we should give to otir friends, and the county, a brief exposition of our views upon tiie subject. And, first, we would say that General Taylor is the nominee of the Whig National Convention. Having gone into that Convention, and been fully represented there, we have pledged ourselves to the result of its deliberations and ac lion, and we cannot, without bein^ recreant to the principles of mutual forbearance and concession, by which the Whig party has always professed to be governed, do otherwise than yield our cheerful and hearty assent to the will of the majority thus expressed.

Against Gen. Taylor's private character, even his enemies bring no accusation. The purity of his private life, the straightforward, open, honest course which has characterised his whole career, his freedom from all the corruptions of party, parly intrigues, and party influences, give us the fullest evidence, and inspire us wilh the fullest confidence that in his hands the administration of the Government will be brought back to the purity and uprightness which marked the history of its earl}' administrations. Nor have we more confidence in his integrity than in his ability lo discharge the high unci responsible trust to which the voice of his country calls him. It is true, that Gen. Taylor's life has been devoted to the interests of our common country, in the field, and not in the cabinet but it is equally true, that no position in life has a higher tendency to develope the capacity, energy and ability of the man, than those in which he has been placed. He has proved himself equal to every trial, whether in the defence of a small stockade on the banks of the Wabash, in the heart of a wilderness, with a dozen effective men, against a thousand ferocious and bloodthirsty savages, his weak defences on fire, and even his small force weakened by desertion or, in the assault upon the rock built city of Monterey, fortified at every point, with his small force of regulars and volunteers, whether in the open field of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Buena Vista, ho planned or resisted the assault his small force contending with thrice thpir numbers, in every emergency, he has, in his own brief, modest, but emphaticlanguilge•,maintained his position."

We would not be led astray by the dazzle of military glory, nor by the splendor of his achievements in lh6 field but we confidently appeal to these as evidences of the prudent forecast, sound judgment, practical common sense, and well tried resources of the man we propose to place at the head of affairs, believing that the trust will be committed to safe, honest, and able hands.

But we place the claims of General Taylor to the suffrages of the American people, upon siill broader and higher grounds. We cannot but regard the position to which we have been brought as a people, by the maladministration of the affairs of our Government, as one of peculiar trial, difficulty and danger to the

doctrines havS'pfomnlgated, and these' the people hate endorsed, and the executive guilotitte put an end to the discussion. We accord to General Ja6tj|on honesty of intention, bwt he did not see whereu»lo this matter Would come. Can any one imagine that lie believed that in the third ex-

residenlial term SUCC

U)j8

.1 Fort H..n«.o,

ibe 9.b ,rmonJv

J., orS«P..»ber n1„L «on..iu.lHm. He derhre. the will of lhe

On motion of S. B. Gookins, it waa unanimously Resolved, That a committee of sixteen be appointed by the chair, from the various cases of mistake or constitutional doubt, townships in the county, for the purpose ol|andeven upon that subject, where the presenting to the meeting a suitable address constitution has received a construction,

and resolutions, responding to the nomina lion of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. Whereupon the chair appointed the following gentlemen, viz:

From the townnhip of Harrison—Messrs. S. B. Gookins, Thos. Dowliug, W. K. Edwards and Jonas W. Baker.

Honey Creek—Abr'm Jackson, Thos. Durham, 1st. Prairie Creek—Wm.Shaltuck.

Pitrson—Joseph Liston. Riley —Nathaniel Jjf»e. Lost Creek—George Husaey. Otter Creek—Fred. Markle, Joseph Evans.

Sugar Creek—Reuben Newton. Fayette—J. B. Armentrout. Nevins—Mr. Burkeit. Linton—Junipher H. Taylor. After the committee had retired, the meeting was addressed by R. N. Hudson, Esq., in a manner which drew forth frequent bursts of applause.

safety and perpetuity ofour national curse of slavery and slave repreUnder the specious name of democracy, senlation in newly acqnired territory, the executive branch of this Government And who is General Ca«s Ask Mr. has, for twenty years past, been grasping Benton, and let his speech upon I exas at, and bearing away those powers and Annexation answer ask Mr. Calhoun, prerogatives which lhe Constitution has

ant'

placed in the hands of the people and answer. It is sufficien' to say that he is their representatives. The executive the nominee of the Baltimore Convention, power of this nation was never designed which has endorsed, without limit or exfor the purpose to which it has been ap-!

When, until the late davs, (Heaven

the people as expressed through their qae".

eeding his. his

wo0,d me a

taking his seat, the chairman brieflv stated interposition of the execHttve veto, upon the objects of the meeting—the principal of a mere question of expediency, as in the which was to respond to the nominations of lease of the River and Harbor, and French the late National Convention, and make some indemnity bills? suitable arrangement to meet the whigs of he position of General Taylor upon the surrounding States in a Grand Ratifies-1

Prec*dent

fot lhe

js the true one. and in strict

wilh lhe mjos aIui spi

,„

,he

people expressed through their represen tatives to be omnipotent, except in clear

from that branch of the Government to which that duty appropriately belongs that authority is conclusive upon the Ex' ecutive as well as upon all others. This is true Whig doctrine, and if we had no other object to attain in advancing him to the Presidency, this should be sufficient to call to his support, not merely every Whig, but every patriot in the land. So dear do we regard this right, and so essential to our existence as a free people, lhat we here declare, that should the democracy, unfortunately for the interests of the country, secure a majority in Congress, during General Tayior's administration, the will of the people as expressed through that majority ought for the. time being to be submitted to, and the Executive could not interpose with lhe exercise of this arbitrary, tyranical and dangerous power, without the loss of that confidence which we now repose in him.

Here our interests are safe. If to meet the demands upon the treasury imposed by lhe enormous expenditures growing out of the Mexican War, or

protect the

manufactures of our own country against foreign capital and foreign pauper labor,the representatives of the people SIIHII determine to lay a tariff upon foreign g«ods, the arbitrary will of one man will not arrest them in their course. If the pation shall determine that one or another is the better system ol currency or finance, lltey have hut to speak, and their decision is the law. If they shall choose lo use iheirown money in their own «vay, for the erection of their own fortifications, the improvement of their own lakes, rivers and harbors, the odious veto will not prevent them from doing as they please wilh their own. Our interests will be where they should, in the hands of our representatives, and despotism, in the name of democracy, will not make the will of one man the supreme law of the land.

It is somewhat amusing to observe the various aspects in which democracy has shown itself under the progressive principle. The Whigs are charged with being the enemies of progress. Not so: As facts are developed, and new discoveries and improvements are brought out, we would adopt our course of policy and legislation lo our condition, wants and necessities, be they what they may.

Bill we have 110 sympathy wilh that form of progression, which changes principles at will, and finds or fails to find powert* in the constitution, according ns they are required or not, to suit the occasion for which ihey are to be used. We as a party, know nothing, and desire to know nothing of that kind of progression which to-day finds provisions in the constitution so full and ample, that the Executive, if called upon could furnish the plan of a National Bank, and to-mor-row can find no power or provision in that instrument, for anything of ihe kind. We have no sympathy with that kind of progression, which one day limits the constitution to the strictest possible construction, and denies the existence of any powers except those clearly expressed in that instrument and the resolutions of'98, and the next can find in the same instrument a warrant for the annexation of a foreign nation, and illimitable territory which regards as infraction of that instrument, and an infringement upon reserved slate rights, the presentation of petitions, by the American people to the American Congress, for the redress of grievances real or supposed, and can at the same time sanction an Executive war, for the acquisition of territory without limit, for the extension of the "peculiar instiutionwhich can find no warrant for improving the lakes, rivers and harbors, of our own country, the facilities ofour own internal commerce, hut can circumnavigate the earth, explore all other coasts, rivers and harbors, hunt for a passage to Symme's hole, and survey the Dead Sea whether to find a field for the extension of our commerce upon an inland sea in the heart of Asia, or to search among its soundings for a kindred spirit of progression in the sunken cities of the plain. We desire no such progression as is openly avowed by General Cass, which disregards the obligation of the most solemn compacts, and holds that we have no power to protect ourselves against the

'el his speech upon the Mexican War

c®P*'on* a'j

plied. lis appropriate function, in respect administration, that he is fully and to legislaiion, is like all other executive unreservedly committed to the same power, in the execution of the laws only,

course

the acts of President Polk and

°f

ol,c

and in an exercise of the negative or veto nomination. When called upon for his power, in clear cases of constitutional. opinions by an invitation to the Chicago prohibition, or hasty aud inconsiderate le-i Convention, he answers nothing but in rislation. *newer10

1the

grant thev mav not be the latter davs!) of *"d Harbor Bill. He is committed the Republic, was it known, that' upon Executive war. Executive usurpation mere questions of expediency, ihe power the other powers of the Government, of one man was thrust between the will of

nomination he is committed

doctrines of Mr. Polk's veto of the

a"d

™'nous schemes or con-

representatives, and the object of their of slavery. In a word, he is committed wishes? The ?erm of this evil is found

in making ihe Executive the sole em hod- Who can abide him imenl of the sentiments of the nation, to Between two such men. with their avowihe exclusion of congress. General ed sentiments before us. what Whig, what Jackson during his second administration, patriot can doubt as to duty The voice put the exercise of the veto distinctly and of our country, the best interests of huespecially npon this ground. During the mani'.y, the preservation of onr national first, he had promulgated certain dogmas, purity and hopor, call npon us to rally unand his second election he eonstracd into der the standard of him who "never suran endorsement by the people of all these, renders," and who never sustained a deIt is true, the represenlaives, "fresh from feat, confidently assured that a glorious the people," enacted laws, but he answer- triumph of principle awaits us. and that a ed, your laws are inconsistent wilh the better day is dawning upon the Republic.,

limitless extension of the curse

President Polk, body, soul and spirit,

In sbpport of these principles, lhe Committee recommend the adoption of the following resolutions:

Resolved, That the Whigs of Vigo, here assembled, forgetting alt personal or sectional preferences in the selection of candidate for the Presidency, do cordisIIv approve of the nomination of General ZACHARY TAYLOR

the

corruptions of office-hunt

ing. and pledged to the ambitious views of party managers, are not safe depositories of high

Executive

trusts and that a man like

ZACHARY TAYLOR (unpledged to mere party or faction)

now wanted in the Presiden

tial chair, to give Republican tendencies to our political and social institutions 7. Because, being unused to intrigues of every kind, unpractised in the schemes of corrupt men, and the follies of foreign Courts, Gen, Tnvlor would go into the Presidential Chair as ihe representative of the MASSES OF THE PEOPLE—as one who. himself Republican. would give to this Government all the plainness necessary to its purity, and all the directness requisite to its success 8. Because

frugal

believe in a cheap and

government,

and not in costly show and

expensive parade and believing that the individual habits of our Presidents have had much to do in encouraging extravagance in public expenditure, we desire lhat lhe PLAIN OLD SOLDIR.h or THE Rio GRANDF. should have a tent in the city of the great Washington. in order to demonstrate that the frugal habits of the Republican Warrior are not incompatible with the highest and most useful traits of an American President. 9. Because, although the "bravest of the brave" in the hour of battle, and invincible in war, he is the known advocate of honorable peace, and "looks upon war at all times, and under all circumstances, as a National calamity, to be avoided if compatible with National honor 10. Because General Taylor has shown a proper respect for the opinions of the people's Representatives, when he declares, in his letter to Capl. Allison "The personal opinions of the individual ivho may happen to occupy Ihe Executive Chair ought not to control the action of Congress upon questions of domestic policy, nor ought his objections to be interposed where questions of Constitutional power have been settled by the various departments of the Government and acquiesed in by the People 11. Because he has declared, that, if elected, he will go into the Presidential office untrammelled by "party and party schemes," having great cardinal principles, and says: "I have no private purposes to accomplish—no parly projects to build up— no enemies 10 punish—nothing to serve but my country 12. Because he will be, in fact, an observer of Constitutional limitations—a friend to State Sovereignty—assuming no doubtful powers—respecting the other great Departments of the Government and refusing, except in clear cases of necessity, the use of the veto prerogative.. 13. Because while his compe'iior, Gen. Cass, was acting Ihe part of a political Sempronius in the National Senate,and his "voice was still for war" (though removed from its dangers and perils,) Old ZACHARY TAYLOR was put forward to do the fighting—exposed to the suffering of forced marches, to the privations of an ill-provided camp, and lo the conflicts of battles, aided hy his gallant little Brmy of regulars and volunteers. In homely phrase, "Cass helped to kick up a row, and TAYLOR fought It out!" 14. Because, uncorrupted an incorruptible. ZACHARY TAYLOR can neither be bought or sold—neither be seduced from the path ol dutr, by the blandishments of false friends, nor deterred from its performance by the denunciations of avowed enemies and because he stands ever ready, with fearless and undaunted courage, to repel the armed legions of the enemy abroad, and the foes of liberal Governmental home 15. B'CBUse Gen. T«rlor Is an American citizpn of generous and expanded vipws— of enlightened liberality—on whom the honest, the just, and the upright of all parties can unite—with the perfect assurance that no good man will ever suffer wrong b» any agency of his. and that he will administer the Government for the BENEFIT OF THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE and NOT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT or A PARTY OR FACTION and, finally, 16. We are for Zachary Taylor because he is a virtuous and upright man—because he possesses all the necessarv qualifications to make a safe and reliable President because he will revive the purity of the days of the great and good Waahington because he will arrest the insane and fatal career of war and conquest, encouraged by his competitor. Gen. Cass because he will restrain Executive power within its proppr limits because he will unite ns as ONE PEOPLE, and

give toall ONE GLORIOUS NATIONAL DESTINY because he will scout all political corruption from his

presence

party

acceptance of that

end purify lhe capital from

preservation wfah jettons snxlelr—cliscbaHtenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can, in any event, be abandoned and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacrtd ties which now link together the various parts" These are the sentiments of the citizens of Vigo, here as-

of Louisiana, for that office, made al Phila- gambled, and by the blessing of Heaven, we delphia on the \)th of June, 1848. and that ^,11 |jTe

we will use all fair and honorable means to secure his elevation to that distinguished trust.

Resolved. That we favor the election of ZACHABT TAYLOR to the Presidency for the following reasons: ]. Because we regard him as an honest man. a pure patriot, and a plain and unpretending citizen 2. Because we regard him as eminentlv the MAS O* THE PEOPLE, free from all the corrupt and corrupting influences which hut too frequently attach to politicians by trade 3. Because, in the long-to be-remember-ed words of Jefferson, we believe him to be "honest, capable, and faithful lo the constitution 4. Because, if elected, he will give to this Nation, a prudent, wise, economical, and just Administration of public affairs, and heal the wounds which have been inflicted on the constitution, by party mal administration at home, and by rash improvidence and extravagance in all the Departments of our Government} 5. Because, in the language of General TAYLOR himself, we wish to see this Government brought back to the "practice prevailing under the administrations of our earlier Presidents," When Country and not party governed the conduct of the Chief Magistrates of this great Republic 6. Because experience has but too sadly demonstrated, that hackneyed polilicans, grown grev in

them.

Resolved, That the improvement of onr inland .commerce—Lakes, Harbors and National Road—is clearly within the powers of the General Government, sanctioned as these works have been by appropriations un der the Administrations, of Madison, Monroe, Adams, Jackson and Van Buren, and that we heartily respond to the sentiment of Gen. Taylor, in hia letter to Capt. Allison, where he says that "the willof the people" on these qu»8tions, "as expressed through their Representatives in Congress, ought to be respected and carried out bv the Executive."

Resolved, That the Veto of President Polk in the case of the River and Harbor Bill, does not meet the approbation ol this meet ing and wc particularly disapprove of the endorsement of that veto by the late Baltimore Convention, thus encouraging General Cass (should accident place him in the Executive office) to disregard .the wishes of the people, as expressed through Congress, and setting at defiance the JUST.CLAIMS of THE wtsT to the improvement of itachannela of commerce and intercommunication.

Hesolved, That the entire West feels a deep interest in this question and that we, as a portion of It, are now opposed, and ever shall be, to any "platform" of measures which shall make this growing section of the Union mere stepchildren of the confederacy—that while we willingly share the dangers, the burdens, and the responsibilities of the Government, we will never vote to place any man in the Executive chair not fully committed to do justice to the GRBAT INTERESTS OF THE WHOLE UNION.

Resolved, That a Committee of correspondence, consisting of five, whereof Col» Blake shall he chairman, be appointed to carrv into effect the foregoing resolution.

Retiolved, That as Whigs, we enlist In the ensuing "Rough and Ready" Campaign, determined to give a civil victory, "on broad

be,ten'

c,.». ,r» n.en..

Harrison—Wm.

Lost Creek—Ralph Wilson, Geo. Hnswy. Otter Creek—Lvnas A. Burnett, Joseph Evans.

Nevins—Josiah Lambert, Thomas W.

Resolved, That we heartily »r»d cordially respond to'the nomination of'MILLARD F«L- P-P"« «re

enished trust—capacity, firmness, love of the, ... ... .. Union, and a devoted attachment to the in-! «°'n*,0

difference in our attachment to the

and

South-that,

/o the whirnominees.

proscription and because, having a firm reliance lhat he will use all his powers to bring back this long misgoverned land to the purity of its early days, we invite all our fellow-citizens, in fraternal love of our native and adopted country, to unite together for Rood, and to enter. 88 we do, with the I »or uenerai aytorinroug:iuuiuCRBM BIIU Iiorui- also laboredunilerse*ere indisp* loftiest feeling and highest hopes upon the eat, wi.h only an occasional exception, «mong

MORE, of New York, for the office of Vice apprehend General Caaa will hardly have a President of the United Slates, and recog- poraPs guard by the 7th of November. nite, in hia person, the honorable traits of character which qualify him for that dislin- G(n

Cum #t AUian the

leresis of our whole coontry. ••"'Hy •,mJ ««mfieantl/ observed, while pointing Resolved. That Bt whigs. and citizens of at Gen. C. -The conservative* have killed him— Vigo county—as lridianians—we love and taking the body home by way of the Lake*!" cherish the confederation of these Stat

lhat all OUT affections are centred in theglo-

rioos AMERICA* IJSIOS—that we know no TS*ITT WITH Ganion*.—The Senate has

North

ret

in the language of the im-1

—.cctwiomin* o»™.l.™ ,o .hink

Uniud 8ulM

,n(]

New

»ll.i".a. "thi "J *7 C.».l..

speak of it is of the Palladium of our polifi- from the Atlantic to the Pacific, scrota the wtb- perfectly black cok,

cai safety and proeperitj—watching for its'oraaof Paoaaa--• JU"E

tclcbrnfton of

Resolved, Thai the "platform of principles" adopted by the Baltimore Convention, (which nominated Gen. Cass) are vague, indefinite, aud unsatisfactory—meaning just whatever orators and electioneerers mav choose to SBV they mean-^sniting the high tariff democrats of Pennsylvania, the amiprotectionists of Alabama—the Lake and def by their Super ntendent, and then reRiver improvement men of the West, and pair forthwith to Ihe open ground west of Mr. Gil* the anil-improvement men or the South artd ,,srt

finally that the promises and pledges now

made by the friends of Gen. Cass, are not likely to be a,.V better redeemed than wBre|«,on

Resolved, That we, as whigs, and supporters ol ZACHARY TAYLOR, are in favor of a government just strong enough to accomplish the lawful and constitutional objects of the Union of theseS.ates "^nos-ronrr-

that we have an abiding faith in our svstem, so long as it is wisely and purely administered—that we know, by sad experience, that it is strong enough to endure without destruction, much mal-admiuisiration—that we have faith in the People—faith in the

wisdom" of heir" Repr'esentBiives-faiTh in

tlie

coll!

lho«e made by the supporters of Mr. Polk, in march to to the Court-House enclosure, where the 1844. Resolved, That the whigs. and those who favor the election of Gen. Taylor, ap' opposed loan expensive and extravagant Administration of public affairs—opposed lo creating and continuing a large National Debt, such as Mr. Polk and his supporters have placed upon the country, and that we utterly repudiate the doctrine, by whomsoever preached, in words or practice, that "a National Debt is a National blessing."

[c ill srimiucMi nun «r„c,nl mi.in.™of the nominations of Zachary Taylor the same who opposed I aylor in the whig convention. flrtZmhls friend* would give plediie*

mittee of Correspondence. Thos. H.Blake, T. w. Alams, Th»mas Hrlirifg, James Farrington Thos.t)owling, John

Cruft, Wm. F. Krumbh-jar. On motion of S. B. Gookins It Was, Resolved, Thai a committee ol arrangements, consisting of thirty, be appointed by the Chair, for the purpose of making the ne

lo. lb.

..II,

Whigs Bt "Fort Harrison in September

next-

Itanfrti.

The Sons of Tamporance of Torro-Haute will

celebrate the approaching anniversary of our Na* tional Independence, on Tuesday next, in the folJ

lowing manner. The members of tho Order, including visiting

brethren, will meet in lhe Town Hall precisely at

10 o'clock. A. M. A Iter being clothed in appro' priate regalia, they will he farmed in procession in front of theTown-Hnll, lindfrr the direction of

8. B. Gookins, Chief Marshall. The procession will ihen march up Ohio street to 6th street, thence

north to the National Road, thence west to" 2d street, thence south to the west entrance the Court-House Square, where seats will be provided,

and where the following exercises will be had. 1st. An Ode will be sung by a select choir for the occasion. j.

2d. Prayer.

to abide it* derision. The pledge was given— and now these Simon Pure* are the jlrst to boll! What will he thought of such meut

Trt A. Itluncy mut Tlins. hnwtlng. The tindfrslirnMl, wills citizen* of Oiler Creek

.. ship, frMliur A confiilenr.e In your integrity and sbillty national grounds' to our brave leader, who tn properly represent this (toiuity in tlte Lower

»'ho "never

ders! or our «v*rineAi supports In pursuance wish the second of these L.'A. fliifneit, havld T.ynn, resolutions the chair appointed as 1 lie Com-

,trew'lTov7nr( liohm hT'es,

..L _i t_ ,u. Some of the riuesllon* that are now ncluted by the peo*

In accordance wilh which the Chair ®P" pin «r ih«» Stme. Your Obedient aorviint, pointed the following gentlemen: Terre-Haute, June20,1810. A KINNBV.

F. Kromhhaar. Benj.

M'-Keen. James T. Moff^ti, Charles Groverman. E. W. Conard. H. D. Scott, Jonas W. Baker, Myron H. Allen ami Jus. S. Freeman.

T. P. Mnrrav, I

Reading the Declaration of Independence. Ode.

3d.

4th.

^I'"T

Oration by H. D. Scott, Esq. Ode. .....

5th.

6th. 7th.

Benediction.

After the above exercises, Sons and cititena generally, who may be deposed to participate in

the cold water festivities, will repair to the dinner

table, on one side of the Square, and there partake of a supply of good refreshments provided by Wm.

H. Stewart.

ID"

Citizens of the town and country generally are respectfully invited to join in the procession and ether public exerrise*. (XJ* Tickets to lhe Dinner may be had of Wm. H. Stewart, Samuel Musselman, W. N. Hamilton and 1). S. Danaldson.

By order of the Committee of Arrangements m* SnbltiMli Sciiool Ci'lebrnllDiii The different Sunday Schools in Terre-Haute will Unite in celebrating the approaching nnniver* sary of our National Independence, on Tuesday next, In the following manner. On tho ringing of the bells at 7 o'clock in the morning) Ihe sev* eral schools will immediately assemble in their re* spective rooms, bo arrangrd in convenient or*

,8,, (the residence of iMr. .lame* Ross,)

w(||

Sd. 8d.

in(o onR

,he

.ft|

Marshall, alnl under hi* direction,

following exercises will take plnce. 1st. An appropriate Ode will be sUhg by the Choir*

Prayer by the Rev. .1, L. Smith. Oration by Thomas H. NeUoii, Esq., of Roekville. 4th. Oiic hy the Choir. fith. benediction hy Rev.

our Legislative bodies, whenever those bod- checks to a wagon in front of the Baptist churchj ies are left Iree to consult what the good of in Covington, look fright at Ihe ringing of the the People requires, without being overawed hnke from their fastenings, and in running by Executive power or seduced by Executive patronage.

On motion of Wm. K. Edwards, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted. via:

Resolved. That as Gen. Taylor first distinguished himself, in his country's service, at Fort Harrison upon the soil of our own county—the Whigs of Vigo cordially invite the people of this aud the surrounding States —to hold a Grand Mass Meeting, at that place,on the 5th day of September next, the anniversary of that occasion—lor the inter» change of sentiment and a general ratification and Millard Fillmore.

M. A.

JeWelh

The Schools will then separate, and return trt

their respective rooms in partake of refreshments! Promptness and punctuality nm particularly

enjoined in regard to the time of meeting, nnd

in all other movements, as it will he heccssiiry to

celel,ralion

,„.fore ,0o'clock,

By order of the Committee of Atrttngtimcntsi

AcciUKjrTAt l)KATII.**"Thn Covington Friend says lhat on Sunday tho 18th inst., span of hop

fn",0"eJ ln8rthcr hr™'{

J"*"

full speed down the hill at the lower part of the town, over-ran, fell and trampled upon Mr. Wil* liam Carnigga, injuring him so severely that he survived only until the afternoon of tho Monday following.

Mr. Carnigga ttrts sning tn church tn be hap* tiled, and had his daughter nn the same horse be* hind hint) but she escaped without much injury..

ItT* Tt is li little silicular lhat the few whig* in New Vork who now dpposo 'Paylor'* nomination!

HMISH

F.»UrklB,fcc.,fcc,

Oiler Creek,June 26,1 ft If? 1

To tile People

of VlgA,

liavs iMiiiclmleit irt present mrSelf again At a cartel' Hate to represent ynu in lhe house of representatives nf be om of thil election, shall nut

ol t',15!

be abteui see many of yog, hm I

win

III einlenvorai a

Wore convenient lline, lo present yon nty View* upml

Ai'fctsT I M:CTIO\.

{fc*r We are requested lo say, that WILLIAM EDWARDS will be a camllilale lo represent Vigo til the I^iwer House of the next Uenernl Assembly.

Fayette—Franklin Tucker, James H. Nelson. Sugar Creek—William Goodman, Alex. M. Tucker.

Honey Creek—Thomas Durham, 1st., Samuel Young end Ishmael Pugh. Prairie Creek—Ebenezer Paddock, Wm. Shsttuck.

Linton—David Boyll, Junipher H. Taylor. Pierson—Joseph Liston. Wm. Brown. Riley—Nathaniel Lee, Isaac M. Ray. On motion il was, Resolved, That one thousand copies of the proceedings of this meeting be printed in pamphlet form for general distribution.

MAHVIN M. HICKCOX is a candidate for re-eloc* lion, the office of Sheriff of Vifo.

MR. DAI*AI.D*ON—&>.-

JOHN F, CKUFT

will eon-

... sent lo be a canrii.iale for Probate Judge, at the eufuing

Ad-. Auensi eiemi.ni, he win be supported by

June 21,1816. 1UANY VOTERS.

IM Alt HIED.

On Thursday last, by Elder K. M. K**PS. Mr. WIIr I.IAM MAl!S, to Miss ANN K1.IZA IIOSKIN8,all of this Township.

On Sabballt last,bv 1W. II. Ai.tax, Esq.. ANDREW NEWCOMB of Kosevllla, to Mis* CLAUlSrfA HOSKINS ot this Township.

DIED.

In Honey Creek township, in ihia county, on 8nturday last, of a complication of diaeases, JOHN HENRY, infant sou of Hon CUT and ELIZA H. H*!*nr, aged 13 mouths.

O" Cincinnati paper* will please copy.

The meeting adjourned after giving thru An Imporlimi Cure by Or. Jayi«e»» the whig nominees. AI/TERATIVE. SEPTER PATRICK, President. CHARLES CRUFT. Secretary.

We have been Informed lhat Mrs. iWsfian. fa grand daurhf of old Gen. Wayne) that *he suffered fur it nnmber of year* from the growth of a larye Goitrous Tumor, which beside* treat deformity, priidueed both a difficulty of deglutition, and of breathing. Indeed, she says, the pressure upon the windpipe wa* so great.

O* There seems to be a general enthusiasm as to prevent her from sleepln* in a recumbent pust. it. Hion.and often sufficatlon appeared Inevitable. for General Taylor throughout the east and north- also labored under severe in.lisp.«ltinn from Livsa

effort lo place lhe Executive Government in u,e abolitionists and miacellaneoos ultras of some which *he took re#ul*rly (r *1* or seven weeks, with lh« h.nrfi ol pl..n and bonpR. Patriol. .. U„ .ch„,,. ,h, „Wf

T"-vlor-

whig

ani no

tUe-

T. .,„|..| Ik.I u, I.hn Von R..r.n met with ation of Dr. Jayne, and lor the sake of eufferiii{! hull ts stated lost Mr. John Van Buren met witn thai. It mar bscome more generally kuuwu. —Public Ledgtr.

General was

home #t Detro

John

CSheOM

^^^."^hich ^e^i Dr.^Va™ ALTKarrrc'

Wm ceivlmc some diminution of the Goitrous Tumor, she was encouraged to persevere in the use of the ALTERAcor- TIVB, until every vestige of lhe painful Tumor was entirely removed.

We cannot speak too hlt^tly of this Important prepar-

Worm*! Worn**! Worms! To remove those troublesome and dangerous Inhabitants of the stomach and boweis, which so often Impair the health and de*tniy the live* of children, use JATMS'S TOSIC VsnMirroa, a certain and sate preparation fiir the removal of the various kinds of worms, dyspepsia, •our stomach, want of appetite. Infantile fever and ague.

and debility of the *t®mach and bowel*and oryan* of

ified lhe treaty recently concluded between the Prepared on W b/ Dr. D. Jayne, Phtladelphla.and sold

Grenada. It aboliahea Kod^h'rkw^

mortal W ASHISGTO*, we "cherish a cordial,. Where may be bad a ceruln cure for Bowel Comh.bitgil imtno..ble xl.chment 'o 10.1 (JHIOS.n?

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