The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 5, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 26 July 1828 — Page 4

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tfuoM Til Indiana. Journal. Cowmuhicated 'On Saturday last, Messrs Mooie, '-^Pepper and Hay, addi essed the citi •VZens o. Manou county, in relation to ^Itheir pretensions to the offices of Gov pernor & Lieutenant Governor. 1 he *Wo former had arrived in town on ^the day previous, and as much notice

the circumstances would permit bavins been g»*en

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to come before the public as a ^candidate. He stated that during the last session of the Legislaturenumerous solicitations hac been made to him oo ihe subject, which lie then respectfully declined, i™1" the understanding at that time that it would be attempted to make the

Presidential question a test o1 the strength of parties in the state, at the August election.

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"fble assemblage convened at two •Tlock when Mr Moore com -menced his address, by detailing the manner in which he had been mdu

Messrs Ra

and Canby were then before the

people

ihe former as the Adminis-

propter uic »ui

ii,ci a,j

tration. and the latter as the JacKson candidal, he therefore supposed as Ins opinions we»e known to be in la vorofthe Administration, that nough of the friends of General Jackson would unite on Or tanby, to secure his election. if he should be op posed two Administration candid-, ales Mr Moore stated that short ly after Dr. Canby declined being a cand date, he was again solicited to come out, several members-of the Jackson Central Committee, at their meeting at Salem, in I*cruary, and also by many other persons of both political parties, in ditferent parts of the state but still fearful that a Jackson candidate should be brought for ward «tnd anxious if possible, to prevent all unnecessary excitement on the*Presidential question, he wa:unwilling to be the means of creating divisiorii *moi'g liis political friends, or animosities among those who VffTB ofa different opinion. In May, however, having been repeatedly a*. 5ured Jftftt no oth'er candidate would be bright forward, he concluded to ullow fiis name to be made use of a competitor to Mr. Ray, whom he had always been willing to oppose single &yided f^ince that time, a faras'lfealtfi. feeble at first, would permit, he had been employed in ad vocating his pretensions His course as a candidate had been uniform Asking, from the favor of the people the highest and most dign-fifd office in the state -he felt that they were entitled' to ask and receive from him, a mdid and undisguised statement of his feehngs and opinions on all sub jects in which they were concerned He then stated, that in relation to the Presidential- election, a subject in which few pretended to be unconcerned,liis mind had been made up for some time, that while he highly admired the military services of Gen Jackson, as well as the patriotism of a lar^e majority of his supporters, for himself he had been satisfied with the measures of the present Administration. & therefore could see no sufficient reason for'desiringachange

In rela

tion to a charge against him, made on authority which he would not name that he "did not wish to be supported bv the Jacksonians in In di'Hia," he stated that such charge was entirely without foundation, and he had always been sensible and ac luio.xledged that he had no hopes of

being

elected without the aid, assist

a nee. and votes of Jacksonians and that from the friend-hip, favors and soixitatiops he had received from

many

of them, he had no fears that the mere fact of his differing in opin :7J- ion from them on one subject, would change their course of conduct to vardh him Such persons however, »s conceived his opinions on the

Presidential (^ue^tion or on anyother subject, to be sufficient objec'ionsto voting for him, were fairly entitled ito **ake such objection and act acnvdinglv. It was a privilege he 'as^ed for himself, and one which it wooll always give him pleasure to see^Freemen exercise Mr. Moore

Ihen proceeded in an "appropriate and eloquent manner to point out the evi's'-that might arise from concentrafing the force of parties in favor .vli

of objects not originally contempla'I ted or approved by many of the fn di vidua Is of which the party was constituted. Mr Moore, after answer•jjno- some objections that had been made to him. concluded by mention/'v that he was in the 33th ye:»r of 4.*? hi' ag'e had been a citizen of the isa ^tute twelve years and a member of «vthe Legislature for the year 1817 -af-4 attorney general of the state, from lvH^O to 4823, member and Speaker of'ttie H-oi.ise of Representatives tor the years 182G and 1827

Col Pepper, then addressed the as-' sernbly.. He observed that his early pursuits Had beoia such as but poorly

qualified' him for public speaking. to the business of farming, he probably still should have continued but for the loss of his health by expogure, in the campaign of 1813 His acquaintance with the stute commeii-

Jaftiififrfai iiMtonf tMifjiWlr i'

with the Winter's attack on the Mississinewa towns, lie gave a jntf 'u^tory of that perilous unoartaking

the extreme sutlerings to wb.ch .imselfandi.is companions were ex.',osed, on a march of nearly six hundred miles, principally through a desolate wi'derness He mentioned his residence in the state sincc 1816 his l,eincr in the mercantile business and liis bavin" served in the General Asllwy to the years .820 and '20 He spoke with freedom of his sentiments on the Presidential question admitted himself to be in lavor the election of Gen Jackson but claimed no support either for his services or opinions unless he should be found fully qualified to fill the office for v. hich he was a candidate

Just after the conclusion of the remarks of Messrs Moore and Pepper, Gov. Ray came into town, and in a few minutes was prepared to address the people He commenced apparently under some excitement, and asked why it was that he found friendship'towards himself jn every part of the state but in Indianapolis and why was it, that at his own home he-alone found opposition and enmity He stated that there was in this place a violent and outrageous faction. who were determined to oppress, persecute and destroy the Governor that to favor the views of this faction, the presses continually issued forth the basest falsehoods an| the 1 est abuse of the man whom the people delighted to honor that his private and confidential bureau had be6n in vaded, by an unauthorized body, calling themselves a Jackson Central Committee, more damnable in their designs than the Spanish Inquisition that never man-suffered more than he had from slander, treachery and ungenerous persecution, llis wrongs were more than he could bear, and he called upon the magnanimity of his couutrymen, to redress the injuries done him. by base comoitiations. He stated that he first learned at Mloomiiigton of the publication of his letter to Mr -Handy, and he there called upon his friends &. satisfied them that his course had been uniform and consistent He had always been in favor of the acts of the Adminis1 ration Tie Hked Gen. Jackson and was satisfied with the principles of his letter but had never said how far he was pleased with the details .He had determined to occupy neutral ground, and not be the executive of one party to the exclusion of the oth er. He had never said that he was in favor of either Gen Jackson or Mr. Adams It was his duty to stand stiil until the question was settled, that he might execute the will of the ftmjority. He admitted the conversation at Broolcville, but stated that the Editor of the Franklin Repository did not mean to embrace all the friends of Gen. Jackson, in the question, in which they are called "an outrageous and violent faction." 'Mi rile then proceeded to explain his letter to Mr Handy. He called it a true statemant of his private sentiments, but said they ought never to have come before the public He had however proclaimed them in thirty-seven counties in the state, and always pursued a uniform course.— When he had said his old feelings were renewed between Gen Jackson and Mr. Adams (in his letter to Handy.) he meant to speak of them as men and not as candidates for the Presidency When he said he was in the hands of the friends ol Gen Jackson, and that they might dispose of him and his name as they thought proper, it was an infirmity of his nature, that he wanted all the votes he could set, and was thankful for thern

wherever they come lrotn »ell might he admit that he would not undo what they did in stale elections, because he had not the power to do so. When he said that he would admit the election to be a test of strength, he meant that if the Jacksonians elected him he would say so and not tell a lie about it and that it was to himself and his competitor, and not to Jackson and Adams, he alluded, when he spoke of a test of strength- When he objected to a publication of his letter until after the election, -it was to support the neutral position which he had originally taken. When he had said that ho stood committed (to the Jacksonians) as strong as the Andes, it was on the condition that they elected him. Rut if men of all parties would prove by their acts that they would not vote for his competitor, and he should be elected, he pledged himself to come out and certify accordingly, after the election.

After Gov. Ray descended from the stand, Gen JN Roble advanced and the following conversation took place: «r

J\''obl? Please, Gov:Ray, to state whether you have not always professed to me to be an Administration man, and whether you did not last winter, authorize me to assure the Administration men of the Legislature, that you were and wished to be considered an Administration man?

^JRay. I*" told you I was for the measures of the Administration' Noble. Did you not tell me jou ivere for the men as well as the mtas ures of the A .dministration, and authorize me to say so on your behaL.

Jlay. I did not. JVoble. You certainly did. liid you not a short time since pay me a contribution of five dollars for print in^ the Administration Addresses^

I did.

Aoblc. I» jour letter to Handy you say that Gen .Jackson letter has satisfied you. state, whether veil did

not

were

shortly after the re-

ceipt of that letter, assure me that it was unsatisfactory, and that you

surprised that a man of Gen Jackson's standing should be guilty of such an evasion?

Kay I did not JVuble, Please, Maj. \igns to state what Gov Ray told you respecting Gen. Jackson letter. ......

Vigtts. He made remarks to me about the letter like Ihpsq ou have mentioned -te

NobU I wish Judge W ck, that you would .-tate what Gov Ray said to you about Gen. Jackson letter?

Wick.*: He told me it was not satisfactory *to him, it might please the unintelligent and unenlightened of the Jackson party, but men of sense would think it a mere evasion

Rnj Did I not go on to say that I was satisfied with the principles of the letter, but was sorry Gen Jackson had not gone more into details?

I did not hear such lan

guage from you. lou made no qualification of what I repeated as ^our

JS"oble Mr ^Fletcher, please repeal Gov Ray's language to you, on the subject of Gen Jackson's let ter If# i'lekhcr. He stated that it Was unsatisfactory and evasive*, and he made no qualification ol the language he used.

J\ o'ilc.' 'Governor, in your speech you say you have published the sentiments contained in your letter to Handy, in thirty-seven counties, and do not regret it. Why then did you request Handy not to publish your letter until after the election? (To this question Gov -Ray made no answer Tv

Gen Noble's reasons as stated by himself, for calling upon Gov Ray to answer the above, was to justifs himself for having repeatedly given pledges and assurances that Governor Kay was a sincere friend of the Ad ministration Gen. Noble had come to that conclusion from frequent intercourse with Gov. Ray, and his solemn protestations to himself and Gen Morgan when then called upohim last winter, to know if his poli tics had uudergone any change, as had been reported After understanding from him that no change had taken place in his sentiments, and that all reports to the contrary were base fabrication, they returned to Mr Moore, and other Administration members of the Legislature and informed them of what they had he a

To the Voters of Inch* ana. *v

Fellow Citizens

—In present-

in® myself as a candidate lor your suffrages at the ensuing election, it may be proper to premise a few observations, explanatory of the course which I have thought it ny duty to pursue.

When I consented last winter to become a candidate, there was an understanding with some of m* friends, 1 hat 1 should make a tour of omc extent through the state, nnd use those, exertions which have been usual with candidates for office, in this and some of the adjoining states. Hi is courf-e, however repugnant to my feelings, and opposed, as I conceive, to the true interests of the people, I had consented to adopt. On my return to Madison, 1 found it would be impossible to pursue the course expected by my friends and as 1 had not time to consult them, 1 determined to decline immediately, aud afford the central committee, vhich was to meet on the £2d ol February, an opportunity to nominate some other person. I certainly expected a nomination would he made, and was surprised to lind, on my return home, that the democratic republican party were without a candidate lor governor. •Since that period I have received numerous communications from various parts of the state, pressing me to still hold a poll and some of them stating that I was still considered a candidate. 1 therefore, iu consequence of these representations, yielded to the claims made upon mt and am now a candidate for your suffrages for the office of governor at the ensuing election, k,

When men aspire to office, their pinions on important subjects whici agitate the public mind, become it teresting to the cummunity) and are,

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some degree, public property. I' therefore their duty to give then views in relation to those subject* without concealment or disguise, nd patiently await the oecuion o. the people upon th «-.n. A diherem course may be justly stigmatized a. disingenuous if not dishonest

With this view of the subject, 1 shall proceed, without further pre face, to lav before you my opinion* „n a few of the important subjects whichnowuccupv the.publicattent on. It is generally known to you, tha (hat at the last election, I supported Gen. Jackson for President ot the U* nitcd States I

thought him a gen-

•line republican, of more than Houmn virtue, pre-eminently qualified lor that high office, whose interests were identified with ours, and whose claims on his country were superioi to those of any other individua It

to those 0' any oii'ci also true, tiUt I entertained an be»«l.c.al cflce 15 uis«» ran., i~.. imnrnvf'tnpn!? rin^iituii.n. pinion equally favorable itl Mr Clay 1 believed he had few equals, and no superiors but 1 neither thought his claims so great, nor his prospect o! success so good as those ol Gen. Jackson. The opinion formed at that time, of general Jackson merits, remains unaltered and circum

ts remains unaiicitu dances attending the last election votes, 1 will ze-doih.y ,!PVr.. iiances. aueuuii»0 time to your service, and shou have eiven nis finmia weiMtU and afford additional reasons other be your choice, I „•,[ .vi. fn arnuiesce in our ric.-io

his claims additiona

for his suppora Of the three can didates returned to the house ot «eprcsentatives, the evidences of p|pu lar preference were entirely in lavm of general Jackson He was tlufirst choice of eleven stales, thai* undoubted second choice of three and probably of five others. The representation of several ot those states voted for Mr. Adams, contrary to the wishes of their constituents thereby violating the fundamental principle of republican government, Ihut the represfnlalivc is bound by wishes of his constituents, however lenown to him• I his principle is» tu ie| ut*- can government, what the key stone is to the arch the o'ic on wr.ich its strength and durability depends —The contest is therefore no longer personal, but this impoitant piinciple is involved—Shall tlu people. or their representativs who disregard their will. make the President-

Connected with the election ol President, and dependent upon the success of Jackson, are the amendments contemplated to the Constitu tion as a further security of the, rights of the people. Perfect as that instrument was as it came from th »iand« of its illustrious framcrs, (and i, was as perfect as any human production,) experience has poinied out some imperfections, and these have been removed from time to time a? expediency required.—One of the .-:ost important, now demanded is, to vest the electionjof President directly in the people, and take the ultimate choice from the, house ot representatives. Another to limit their time ol executive service to a single term, and thereby lake Iruin toe President all sinister motives in his appointments to ofllce. So im» poitant is this latter principle deemed. tint many of the states have limited the service of the executive to a single tertn and the wantot such limitation iu the constitution of the Union, I consider one of its fundamental defects. 'I*

These sentiments I consider it my duty to uige upon such ol my leliowcitizens as I may have inteicourse with, whatever situation I may be placed, and it is equally iny duty^ to support the present, and any otner administration of the general government. in all measures not opposed to tii.e public good.

The reat question of affording protection to every branch ol national industry is so firmly settled, by the pasia«e of the late tariff, that it may be considered as one of those national ineasuies in which all parlies concur, and is not to be shaken bv anv change in the administration of government. Any fears, therefore. on that important subject qrr visionary, as there are not mou* than sixty members of the Ilout.i of Kepresentauves opposed to the piinciple.

Another interest eq'bally important to the western country, is the li^ht of the general government to appro priate money to make internal improvements but this question is settled on a basis equally firm, and by a majority in congress equally great.

Of the various interests requiring the co operation of the state anU general government, the right of the states to the unappropriated lands within their territorial limits, is one of vital importance. Of the right entertain no doubt, but previous to the discussion in the senate ot the United States, thought it better to nsk as a matter of expediency, whai I thought might beret used when demanded as a right. I am now however, convinced that the time has •rrived when our claim may be urjed upon the attention ot congress oth as matter of right St. policy-, with every prosptct of success.

The limits of tins aOdr^w, permit me to dwell upon the measures of internal polic nicipal regulations which from their

ting

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and

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however, affords such bright

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pntious of pui.hc utility, [\v-t not pass it without

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grant made by congress fo* tu pose of uniting Wabash and mee rivers at navigable poi,,., fords the sure guarantee pletion of that great work at ,'o tant uav without any burlhe,,' citizens and the toll, with jv management, will be ap^ica^JJ extension ot the work to t!l the lake, or the constnictionif/? works in otier »rts of the whether we receive the unnp^c'• ted lands within ourliniifcas right, or iu specific apprnpriati'or/f, the construction of similar worh

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improvements coiislituieamo^tnj ing subject of contemplaimn With this short exjjo*jij,1n opinions on some of tiic

efir.

iir.port-.r

subjects which now n^iq• vour-,t row "iMiiis.-i tiit siihji,, icu'd r-:i

tention, I and will only observe that si b- honored with a plurality

cheer

fully acquiesce in our /i ^Madison 5th July, 1

School Heriions.—An :it v. pj-.n rd at th" las' session Comity, authorize the Lfpslaitirp r,l .State, by and with the coircntolinhabit ants of the re?priive jj' essional township-!, to o:ci^r a1 of their School fcecfions th? jy ceeds to be invested in somcp

ductile fund, there forever tore'iis: or

the. use of tiio schools in townships.

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for the puqwc

havinii: the wish ol the peunl:' onr subject correc'.lv ascertain-.--!,m was passed bv the. lejit&iature, '.-:v winter, authori/ing the imiata' of each Con^fessiona' townsnm which there aie twenty tjuan^r e'ectors, to meet together infourth Monday in A'l'^ist nest,^ hss the Circi.it Court will th?r sitting, (which will be t!ie«3?e Wayne County) then en theprding Mondav. at «ch p'^ice in ti township as the !?herifl by tn-rt iljy? previous netice shall appoint,, there determine by wliencr they

arc in favor ot a

-ale ol'

School section in their township.

not-

As this is a matter in wh ch a! parents, and heads ol himi.ies have children to educate,—!^'ill which '-a^es yet unbm-u,' deeply interested, the

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whom* the question is aubiuitit. should prepare themselves decision which they v.i'l sliuri^

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Electors ol iiuiiu'ia-

Of President & Vice Prnsidentl Election Fii's? SlnndM in FOR J. (I

AND Rlt IIAUD hlh»

Joseph t)nn,ot I^ntnat*- couiii. John Watts, of D-arbor", Joseph 1 an i: ISAAC MosTGoiuhin .\maziah Mohgan. ^K'!-

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LIEHYAIUH I

Ross WILLIAM

DAVID

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THOMAS II. h'!'A,lv BAI-Ml'K B00 «, For the Counties ot and (May. for th? avilliam :N

JOHN w. n\yi' For N igo

NATIIAMKI'I -j.io,:, For. Parke and Him

ErUrifAidCf for CoroiWi t.

KLIJAH Furf-herij}. 11KNUY Al-I^'.,

Tott'i,s'l'I

For Harrison

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JOHN* JOdKFU OSCKiON.

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