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PUBLISHED BY KNAPP Se JEWETT, EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, NEARLY OPPOSITE TIIE BANK, AT $2 A YEAR, OR $1,50 IN ADVANCE. VOL. V. KO. 21. IIIOiVfPISIillSR, (V'JP.) MAIECH 1.7, 188G. WIIOIilS IVO. 929. CHAUNCUY I,. KNA1T, EDITOR. MONTPELIER, iMAKCII 15, 18.3(5. For thc Stato Journal. Tlic cditor of tho Pntriot says, dcmocracy und aristocracy are sufiicicntly cxplicit tcrnis. Tlicy niuy bc ho to liiin, liut all do not possess liis Imowlcilgc, judgmcnt nnd sagacity. To siioh nmLl nin nmong tlio number tt clcur, dcfinitc nnd cxact oxpla nntion would bo tnost acceptable. Will not tlio cdilor furnish it to us itiforiu us what thosc tcrms tncati now, and wbattliey nicnnt in tlic daysof tho ndmiuistrntions of . , , , , ,, , , , whothor thcir mcaning has, sinco thcn, un dcrgonc nnychango? At thc samc tiinc, I wonld respcctfnlly ask hiin to givc tho explauatiou of tho tcrm fedcral, with its former and prcscnt signitication ? I wish light upon thcso mattcrs, nnd snrcly ho ciui givc it, for I will not stipposo that ho usos thosc tcrnis bo frcqncntly as ho docs, with ont pcrfectly understnnding thcir meaning. 1 nscd to hcar my good old father, now dcad nnd gotic, say of Mr Siich-n-onc, ' ho is n fcdcral,1 and not knowing thc nicaning of tho tcrni, (nlthough from thcinnnnor nnd tho tone of voico in wliich it was spokcn, 1 cotild fcc that thcrc was s-omcthing odions nnd rcproachfnl in its signification,) I oncc jnquircd why ho gavo Mr such n nainc, nnd what ho mount by it. Why, snid ho, lio was ngainst Mudison ; ho opposcd thc wnr ; hc did not givc nid nnd cucourngc incnt nnd support to thc ndininistrntion which declnrcd nnd cnrricd it on. This, in thc tnind of iny old rcvolntionnry father, ronstitntcd tho dificrcncc bctwccn a dcino crat nnd fedcrnl, nnd this ho taught inc to cotisidcr ns thc distinction bctwccn thc two pnrtics. Of lato thcso distinctionB I havo not obscrved to bo so vividly drawn bc twccn tho existing paities in this country. I hnc hnd bnt little tinio nnd less opportu nity to scc nnd rcad thc ncwspapcrs. liut ench ns hnvc becn within my rcnch I havo rcad, somo on onc sidc nnd somc on tho other, nnd I cndcavored, kccping my old father's distinction in tnind, to asccrtaiu thc truo dcmocratio party nnd go with that party in tho clcctions. Wcll, I found that Gcn. Jackson, who I kncw to bo n dcmo ernt, bccanso ho fotight for tho country dnring tho war, was n candidatc on ono sidc, nnd Honry Clny, who I nlso kncw to bc n domocrat, becauso ho votcd for Madi- eon nnd supported, most strongiy and ably. thc wnr in Congrcss, wns n cnndidntc on the other. liolh cnudidutcs, I supposed to bo dcmocratio candidates. And tho ncwS' pnpurs which snpportod, cncli eallcd thcin so, and etrcnuously insisted they wero so. I thcn lookcd nround, in ordcr to sntisfy inysclf about it, to sco wliich of tlic candi- datcs thc old fcdernls supported and wero going to voto for. On lookingabout hoinc, nmong nuch ns my father lind callcd fedc ruls, 1 fimnd somo for Jackson and somo for Clay and .so, as noar as I could lcarn, it was nll over thc country. I thcn concht led, that ns Jackson and Clny both wero dcmocratB, I could support cither without eacrificing my principlcs nnd stihjecling mysolf to tho rcpronch of boing n fedcrnl Accordinclv. bciutr nt libcrty to voto for tho ono that, undcr nll tho circumstnnccs, 1 likcd tlio bcst, and always prcforring tho man that acted, to ono who only tatkcd, my support was willingly yichlcd to Gcnernl JnrkKon. Sinco thcn, fotir yunrB havo al inott passed nway, nnd tho tinio is ncarly conio whoii 1 am ngnin to givc a voto for n dcmocralk cnndidato for tho biglieM and most cxallcd station on tho earth that of IWulcnt of tlni Uuitcd Statcs. I again bc gin to look into tho pnpers, for binco tho i.'lcction of Gcn. Jackson 1 havo contcntcd mynelf mostly with voting, not reading, to sco who is thu dcmocratic candidato for Prcsidoiit. In tho papcrs which I 6cc, (I tciVt rrad both sidcs.) nio tho namcs of Marti.v Va.n liuiiKN nnd Gcn. Wim.iam llr.NnT IlAnnisos; nnd both, too, in tho imncrs wliich mninort thcni, nre nssurtcd nnd clnimcd to bo thc dcmocratic candi dntos. Kccping still in mind tho distinction bo justly nnd truly mndc by my father, Botight nftor nnd gainod a knowlcdgo of tho political charactcr nnd conduct oi thcso two mcn detcrin'med to judgo nnd dccido liv that critcrion, iioliiicnl chmnctcr und conduct, to wliicli of thc partics, fcdcrul or dcmocratic, thoy bclonccdl 1 wont bnck to ;ho last wnr, whcn our country wns bat ling lh thc riclieet, hatighticbt nnd most powcrful nntion on thocarth, for hcr rights, licr lihcrtios, hcrindcpcndcncc, ycs, for her very existcnec. Tlicn it sccmed almost as if sho would bo crushcd by tlio giant strcnglh ofhcruntagonist-ns ifin tlio migh ty contosi in wliich slio was cngagcd, dcs poilcd of hcr powcr, robbod of licr lionor, tramplcd in thc dnst, slio would bo whclm cd in its cnrthqnako rtlin. Thcn slio nccd cd nnd slio had tlio nihid, tlio tniglit, tlio strcngth of lior patriotic sons. Thcn wero tlic intercsts of tlio country to bo sustalncd by mipporting itsf adiuiiiiatration. Thcn, if cvor, lio desorted bis country who rcfused to sustain its I'rcsident thcn, if evcr, hc was rccreant to tlio principlcs of trnc patriotism, who opposcd himsolf to tlic cf- L . ' ' . ' ". , . forts nnd tho acts of thc constitutcd nuthor ItlCS. And whcrc, thcn, in thnt timo of doubt, nnd dilliculty unddnngcr, did I find .Marlin Van liurcn ? Docs history sicnk tnith ? If so, Marlin Van Ihiron was sido by sidc with thosc, who wcrc dcnounccd ns cnc- mies of thcir country acting cordxalhj, in- JlucniiaUy and pou-crfully tcith the rr.nEUAi.- s in opposing the cleclion oJAMES MADISON! Yes! I found thnt Martiu Van Buren wns tho very soul of thc pcaco party in New York, its ncknowlcdgcd hcad nnd lcadcr, strcnuous nnd indofatigablc in his cxertions to prostrato thc nntional nd- ininistiation nnd to paralic thc strcnglh and unncrvc thc arms of thoso who wcrc gloriously battling, on thc sca nnd on the land, for thcir country ! And what claims has this man to dcmocracy? Such a dcsig- nntiou bnt 1 1 1 npphcs to such a man. j And whero, thcn, did I find WILLIAM IEXRY IIARIUSON? In thu tcntcd ficld, Commander-in-Chief of tho North Wcstcrn Army, by tho nppoiutmcnt of Mr iMadison, po.ssessing his and tho wholc pco- plc's unbouudcd aud ncvcr-misplaccd con tidcucc, wiuuiiig for himsolf tmfading lau- cls rearing in battle and spreadiug in victory his country's untarnished andglori- OUSbuiincr! Itc von for !itu oou-.-.try, ht wholo country und nothing but his country: for hcr in his toils, his eimrts, liis sacrificcs, and had lYovidenco so willnd it, in his death. Is this man a dcmocral? Answcr tnc, dcmocrats of Vermont. Which thcn, of thcso two candidatcs, as a dcmocrat, cau I, ought I to support ? I will awny with fedcralism ; I will havo nothing to do with it; I will support it in thc pcrson of no man. I will bo consislcnt with myself, with my principlcs, nnd will sustain thcni. History tolls nio Gcn. ll.in- msoN, whcn namcs meant somcthing, was a dcmocrat; and, ifmy old fathcr's distinction s n truo one, Martin Van Uuren wus n fcderalist. Martin Van IJurcn, thcn, cannot get tho voto of A SO.V OF AN OLD DF.MOCKAT. l'or tlic Statc Journal. M'DUn-'li: AND TIIE QUni'.N OF MADACiASCAK. llltcrc w thc differcnce't GOV. Mr. Editor: Whcn I look nt tho decreo of tho Quecn of Mndagascnr ngninst her Christian sub- jccts, ns rcportcil in tlio vermont uiiroiu- clc, Nov.SGth 1833 ; nnd compnro it with Govcrnor M'Duflio's fnmous spccch ngninst nbolitionists, nddrcsscd to thc I.cgislnturo of South Cnrolinii,I nm lcd to uk, ll'herc is thi dijjtrcncc ? Tho Africnn Quccn is highly incenscd thnt old and long establish ed custoins should bo changcd by tho in troductioii oftho gospcljund tho Govcrnor of South Cnrolina appenrs no lcss incenscd that any hhould mnkc, or nttcmpt to ninkc, nny innovntions on tho long cstablishcd customs oftho slavcholdcrs. Tho Quecn brcathcs out liro and &lnughtcr und thrcnt cns vcngcnncc, nnd so docs tho honornblo Govcrnor. Tlio hcathru Quecn issucd hcr solomn protcst agn'uibt Christianity, fovhid- ding undcr tho most feurful pcnultics, nll niensurcs for its promotion; nnd tho chris tian Govcrnor says rcspccting nbolitionists, u It ismy delibcrale opinion that the laws of cvcry community shoidd punish this species of inlcrercncc jiv nnATii,. wmiour iie.ne fit ov ci,kiigv, rcgavding thc authors ofil as the cncmics of thc human racr." Ono of tho cvils, offcnsivo to tho African Quecn, wns "allowing thcir slavcs to lcarn to rcad," und this is n crimo no lcss oflensivo to thc Ciirolinlan Govcrnor. Whcrc thcn is tho difUjrcnco ? In ono respect thcro is a dll' fcrcncc. No violcnco wns oflbrcd to thi Clii'Ulinn Missionnries. Uelng foroigmrs, thcy wero ullovtcd to prnctlco thcir own fornis of worphip. Would this hnvo becn the cnso hnd nny nbolitionlst who wn foreipner, becn wholly in thc powcr ot Mr M'Duffie ? On tho wholc, it would nppcarthat nlavc ry is qtiito ns dcar to tho African (iuccn ns to thc Southcrn Govcrnor that shc is as unwilling as ho is, to havo slavcs inslrnctcd thatshois ns inuch nttnchcd to old cus toms, ns hc is nnd thnt slio has ns inuch spunk, nnd is ns rendy to cnnct nnd cxccuto snnguinary laws us ho is. IVhcre thcn is the differcncc ? Stircly thcso distinguishtd pcrsoungcs lnust bo ncnrly rclntcd, nnd woithy condjutors in tho Fiipport of slavc ry. And who cati say, thut it would not bo un nct of charity for tho Colonizatioii Socicty to scnd tho Ifotspur ofCarolina to thc hot African llon ut Madugascnr? A.NTI-SLAVERY. A. Voicc IVoije Oitlavio ! Tho origimd Anlimnsons of Westcrn New York havc takcn thc ficld with a fcpirit I wonhy of themsclvcs. The following ad drcss, ndoptcd ut an ovcrwhchniiig inoctiug lntoly huld in Ontario County, will bo rcad with intcrcst. It cnibraccs a succint but comprchcnsivo skctch of thc charactcr nnd public cnrccr of Gcn. Ilnrrison : ADlHtESS. To the Pcople of thc County of Ontario : Fem.ow Citize.vs; In rccciving thc noiiiinntion ofn candi dato for I'rcsident of tlio Unitcd States limdo in thc first instancc by a statc con vcntiou of onr political fricnds in l'ennsyl vanin, and now reccntly repcated byn stato convcntion at Albany, and in rcronimcnd ing that candidato to your support, it secms proner to lay boforo you a succinct slatc- luieutofthc ronsiderations which actuutc us. Thc bcst wny to do this will bc wo think, to prcscnt n brief skctch of tho cnrccr oftlmt cnndidnto ; so thnt you niay infcr his charactcr aud eapacity Vrom his lifc nnd scrvices. Thnt candidatc is Wim.iam llEsnr IUn iuson, of Ohio. IIc was born at licrklcy, in Virginia, Jan. 9th, 1773 so that iio is now.a little more than 03 ycars old. His father, lienjaniin Ilnrrison, onc of tho stnunchest patriots of thc Uovolutioii, wns a mcmber of thc fnmous Continental Con grcss, couspictious for his firinucss aud zeal, oftcn prcsiding over its deliberations uiul a Dtiijuitcr nu ub s. cignr nf tho Dcclnratiou ot liulcpcuclcncc. inc son wns born nnd brcd, thcrcforc, in a good school and grcw up undcr tlic right inlhi ciiccs. Ho rcccivcd n classicnl cducntiou ut llumpilcn, Sidney Collcgo, in his nativo stato ; nnd hnving grndunted thcrc in his 17th year, hc went to l'hilcdelphia to study lncdicine. Abottt this timc, howcvcr, his father dicd, aud ho entcrcd tho military service of his country, undcr tho auspiccs aud with tho friondship of Washington, who gavo liim a commission ns u l.icutcuant. AVith liis commission, in 17U1, whcn not quito It) ycars of age, hc procceded to that part of the North West Tcrritory, which isnow tho stato ot Ohio, thcn infested with lndiau wur, and reachcd tho army not long ufter thc dofcat of St. Clair. Wayne surcocdcd to the commaud of tho American forccs, and sclected young Harrison asonc of his aids. 1 ti this scrvico ho continticd till thc elose of hostilities. liis arduous duties iu tho dill'uMilt scrvicc of that wur, wero vo wcll ncrlormcn, uml his conduct, in thc battle, which cndcd iu thc total defcat of tho Iudiuus, iu August 1701, was sn gallaut, that lio was particulaily named, iu tcrms of ciuihatic pruiso, by Gcn. Wuyne, in his iJcspatchcs to l'l'csideut Vushington. ltcr lcaviiiR tho uriny, llarnsoii wns, in 17117, nnpoiutcd Secrctary oftho N. W. Tcrritory, and, by virtuo of his ofiicc, ho actcd also as l.t. Govcrnor. As soon as tho Tcrritory could bv law bo reprcsontcd in Congrcss, lio was inado IJcloL'ate, nnd wus tlius tue lirst renrcscnt- ntivc oftho counti'V North Westof thc Ohio iu tho Icgislaturc of tho Union. Thcro ho rendcrcd most vahiablo scrvice. llisfnst efl'ort was to procuro u rcforui of the laws .1.., ,..! ., .i. .,..i.i:.. i i nni.iMii iuu jim.n n iuu iiiuus. Up to thut period, thcy had becn survcycd aud set off in '1,000 acro lots, nnd s-old in tructs so lurgc ns to bo wholly hcyoiid the mcnns of purchaso, of auy but largo cap itnlists und coinpauics formcd for spccula tion. On thc siiuill fiirmcr, thc iudustrious Inborer, tho hnrdy pionccrs of tho wildcr ncss, who, movcd by tho eiitcrpriso that bclongs only lo tho frce, with courago iu their hcarts and vicor iu their arms, and with tho u.o for their wenpon havc dono moroto cnlargo tho bouuds ofcivilizcd so cicty and spread out thc fouudatious of so uial happiuos, than auy clasi of iiisn that evcr livod on such mcn, tho old sysicut of ol'siirvcys auil salcs upcratcd as an npprcs sivo burdeu, whilo it couforn'd a bort of cxchisivo privilcgc, or mouopoly, ou tho wcalthy H)cculator. 1 lari isou had sccn, with his own nycs, tln, unjust aud pcrnicious ticratiou ofthis systcin, and his lirst cflbrtiu Congrcss was to lotncdy tho cvil. Aflcr no little strtigglc, ho linnlly succceded iu procuring tho pas sago of u bill, in tho Ilouse, rcipiriug tho public lands to bc olfcrcil iu liatf anil quar tcr scctionv. Thc Scnate, howevcr, nnicn dud tho bill by limitiug salcs to stctions aud half-seclions ; und iu this shapc, nllcr cnn ferenco bctwccn tho two Houscs by com mittccs, thc bill bccnme a law, This was u great vuasurc. It was ju&t, nnd, thcrcforc, wise. Tho perccptlon of its importnncn to tho sctlleiiieut aud pros pcrity of thointcrior, wns cvidencc unqtics tionablo, of thoso c(uitablc, und cnlighton cd vicwc, which belong to truo wisdom, nnd constituto thc clcmonts of truo stntcs inunship that statesnianship, which builds up eouimtuiitics on principlcs fuvorablo to eipiality, lihcrtv. und happincss. In ltiOO thc N. W. Tcrritory was diviiled into Ohio nnd ludiuuu, proparatoy to tho crcction of Ohio into n statc, which was dono iu 180'i, nnd Harrison wns appoiutcd by l'residcnt JofToreon, Govcrnor of tlio Tcrritory of Indiann. This was uu niduous nnd rcsponsihlo post. Tlic jurisdictinn includcd nll tho country now covcied by luiliunn, llliuois, Michigun, nnd tho wholo vnst North West: and to udministcr tho all'airs ofso cxteudcd atitr oxposed a region, rcquireil ull tho high quulities of vigiluncc, cuurage, irudoncc, sagacity, judgmcnt, dccision, iirmness nnd pcr&everaneo. Thc pcculiar condition ot tho country rcndcrcd it nccessary to invcst thc Govcrnor with an oxtcnt of discrction ary powcr, which, at this day whcn our national govcrninent has bccomo eo scttlcd, its uuthority so oxtundcd nnd cslnhlishcd, nnd thc diliicultics of fronticr governmcnt so inuch sinoothed nway would bo neithcr nccded, nor tolerated. lio had tho powcr of nppoiuting all ofiiccrs civil nnd milhnn, in tho Tcrritory, except militia ofliccrs abovc thc rank ol'Colonol of dividiug tho tcrritory iuto couutics and townships of coufiriuiug all grants ol land to pcrsous hnving equitablo titlcs to tho cnino dcsig nnted by law and,in conjunction with tho Territorial Judgcs, hc was authoried to sclcct, bdopt, aud promulgato such laws as tniglit bc dccmcd upplieablo to tho condi tion oftho Tcrritory. liut tho great uuihority, witli which ho wns clothed, wus piudciitly and justly wicl dcd. I'ower did not corrttpt hiiu, nor rcn der hiin aibitrary. Whrn ho was inado Govcrnor oftho "Tcrritory, ho avowed his detcrmiuatioii to hold his atlthority no lon gcr thun tho pcople, whosc intorcsts wcrc couimittcd to liis charge, should dosiic it; and accordiiiL'ly it is rccordcd ns an intcr- csliii'' fact that at tho ond of rach tcrm of his Territorial oflico, throiigh his appoiut mcnt was with thc I'rcsident aud henuto of the (J. Statcs, yct the pcople oftho Tcr ritory uuanimously pctitioncd in his behalf. Whilo in this statiou, ho wns also Su- pcrintcndcnt of Indian Afl'airs. Thc tribcs thcn rcmaining within thc limits ol his Tcrritory, wcrc numcrous nnd powcrful ; and thcy wcre kcpt in an almost constant stato ofuncasy and unfricndly excitcinont towarit our pcople, not only uy tlic rnpiu proKrcss ot our scttlemcnts, but, ns was ullcrnrd ahundantly nianifest, by forcign 'm'.iiUR. 'NcvertlieiCFB, tlio vuiuu imti liud a public luuctiouary bcttcr qualilicd foru negociator witli tho nborigincs, tlinu Willium Honry Ilnrrison. Coiistitutionnlly good-nturcd, mild, iiiodcrato, nnd just, as wcll us hrnvc, sagacious, and promjit, Hc wns nblo to prcservc harinony, for a long tiuicand undcr thc most dillicult ciretim- stauces, by conciliating tho better disposcd among thc tnlics, und over-nwmg tlio tur liulcut ; und duriug his ijhiiiuisnation, us Govcrnor of ludiuna, ho ma'dc 13 "trcaties with tho natives, by which tlic Unitcd Statcs obtainod titlo to 00,000,000 acrcs of land. 1'icsidcnt Jcfl'crson ptiblicly te.stificd liis liigh cstiuiatioii of Hurrisou's skill und oftho valuo of his scrvices. In 1811 thc discontents and unimostitns oftho ludiaus iu that quartrr had bccomo so iipparcut, that Govcrnor Hurrison dccm cd it nccessary to orgunizo thc militia, und put thc Tcrritory in u po-turo of dcfeuco; and kooii nftcr, in obcdienee to ordcrs from I'rcsident Mudison, having becn reinforced by u detachmcnt ol'350 U. S. Infiintry, un dcr Col. Uoyd, with n corps of Kcntucky voluntccrs undcr Cols. Davies nnd Owcn, ho mnrched to tho l'rophcl's Town, on tho Wabash, ncar its jimction witli thc Tippo I'nnoii. Hero was fouht the colcbrnted bntilc. dcsisnntcd bv tho namo of thc latter! streani. Tliough tho Indians thought to tako thn American lorccs by siirprisc, nnd for that purposo inado thcir nssuultnt nbout l o'clock in tho inorning, nlter having, tho prcccding duy, profcsscd tho most fiicndlv mul nncilic ilisiiositioiiK. vet thov founil llnirisnii tn'cnnicd. lle had not becn lullcd lio liad not ncrn liillcii inKi si'irnriiv bv thcir nrofessions. and hnd Ua WIIS bimself nlready up aud ubout. niuuutins to cxamino tho statc of thc cump i , i " , , . wncn tno auacK coiiiiiiuin L'li ; so uiai, ni- tliough tho onsct wns ficrco nnd dcspcruti-, ct tho Aincrican forccs wero strnightway in a cniidiiion to reccive aud repiilsc, ns they did, with inuch slaiighteraiul tlio most dccisivc eflcct, thcir savago focs. Tl.is was ono of tlic most siglial delcats tho ludiaus evcr cxpcricuccd; and so dccply did they feel it, that tho tribcs forthwith scnt di jiu tics to Gov. Ilairison to tcnder their sub mission aud laiucut tho dclusiou, which had iuduced them to tako arms. Tho impor tnnco of I Inrrison'B scrvices nt this juucturo, was atlcsted bv tho I'rcsident, by Congrcss, and by the I.egislatiiroB of Keiiincky und ludiumi, with tho most cmphutic coiuiueiid aliou, in incssages and rcsohilions. Tlio next ycnr, 1811?, war brokc out bc twccn this cuuiiiiy nnd Great Itritaiu; nnd its lirtt and hcavicst calauiilics wero fclt on tho N. W. fronticr. The miserablo iinlieeility, if not tho trcachi'ry. of llull, in eiirreiidcriug his army at Detroit and put liug tho cucmy iu posscssion of thnt iuijior tnnt post, at onco laid opcn thc wholo of iMichigau to hostiloiuroails, nnd tho fronticr blod ut overy pnre. Tho wholo West, howcvcr, rcposcd tho highest cuufidcnco iu Ilnrrison. To ilhis trato the naturo und extcnt of this confi. dcnce, it may bo statcd that thc Kcntucky voliintcois roiiimuuicatcd to tho Govuiuor of that staU'(Gov.Scoit,)thcir wish to bo pln ced undcr Hnrrisoii'HConimuml. liut Har rison wns not a ciii.cn of Kcntucky ; nnd tho Govcrnor consulted somo oftho most cmincnt mcn oftho statc, as to tho propri My of conferring the coniniand of any por- tion ofits militia on nn nfficcr so situatcd. Thcy uiinimoiisly udviscd tho Govcrnor to roinply with thc icqucst. Thc rcsult wns n Mui. Gonorul'sConiiiiission :and Harrison joinedtho forccs that wcre collccting at homsvillo aud at Itcd Isanks, ou tho Ohio, iu thc foro pnrt ol'Scptcniber 1812. Gcn. Wiiichcstcr was thcn in command of tho U. S. troops in that quartcr; but I'rcsident Mndisou, on hcariug of llarri son's tippoiiitiiiont by tho Gov. of Kcn tucky, gavc him u Mnj. Gcncnrl's Commis sion in tho U. S. scrvicc, aud tnadc him Cominander-iu-Chicf of thc North Western Army. This command was not confcrred in Ben son to prcvcnt tho disastrnus expcdition to tho Hivcr Haisiu, under Wiiichcstcr, nnd thc dreadful niassacrc at I''rcnchtown ; but it was iu scason for thc noblc dcfcnco of Fort iMcigs, undcr Ilnrrison himsclf, which was tho Ih'bt check, nl'lcr thc disastcrs im dcrllull, to Uritish success on tho fronticr. Shortly nllcr, tho gallnnt dcfcncc of Fort Stcphcusoit, at I.owcr Saudusky, by a small forcc undcr Maj. Croghmi a dcfcncc, if evcr cquallrd, ncver surpasscd, in thd nn nals of heroisin took jilaco ; nnd thc tido of wnr, iiirncd, thcnccforward sct steadily on in liivor of thc Americaii causc, till, ou tho 10th of Scptcmbcr, 1813, thc 15ritish powcr on thc l.akcs was uniiihilatcd by l'orry; und on tho 5th of Oc'.ober following, on land, by Ilnrrison, nt ihc docisivo battlo of tho Thanios. This rcsult fillcd tlic land with rojoicing. Tho plan of thc battle oftho Thnmcs, thc di"positon of tlio troops, iu somo respects originnl, nnd thc docisivo victory which wns secured, rcllcclcd liigh lionor on thc conimanding geneiiil. That hc waR cnti tlcd to tho lionor, has bccu abundautly provcd by thc testimony of thc gallaut vo ternn Shclby, of Koutucky, who wus in thc bnttlo nnd in coinuinnd of onc of tho col uinns: nnd Lnnsdon Chenves, thcn ti distin- puislicd mcmber of tho U. S. Ilouse of I(,pri'Soiitntivf,e, from South Carolina, and ono of thc Irndins mcn of thc timc, tnid on tho floor of CoiiL'ress, thnt "tho victorv of Harrison was such ns would havo sccurcd toa Itoman gcnernl, in tho bcst days of thc HcpuMic, thc honors ofa triumph." Thc rcnininder of Ilarrison's carccr bc longs to pcncc. In 181(5, Indiana was crec tcd into a stato ; and Harrison, hnvitiK rc tircd from thc war to his Ihrm on thc North l!eud of tho Ohio and within tho limits of that Statc. was rcstorcd to tho public scr vicc. bv bcinL' ch'cted a Ucprcscntativo in Coii'M-css froni thc District in which ho coi.io.i lio ttco u sci'ond tinio clcctod fiotn thcsnmo district, and suliscnui'iHlv was clcctcd by tho Ohio Legislaturo as one of tlic reircscntalivi's of that stato iu thc U. S. Senutc. 1 ii Ie2, whilo yct n U. S.Senator, hc wns nppoiiitcd by Prcsidoiit J. Q. Adauis, with tho consclit of tho Scliulc, Miiiister Plonipoteiitiary to tho not yct dismeniber cd Kiipublic of Colombia. Harrison wcut to Colombia iust al tho lurninL' point oftho fanio and fortunes of thc cclcbratcd chief ofthut Itcpublic, liolivar just at tho timc, whcn that onco disintcrestcd patriot, cor ruptcd by tho loug posscssion of powcr, wns yielding to tho cnticciiientsof n lawlcss ambition, aud prcpariug to bettor tho great liaino aud honcst lanio of Libcrator, for tho unsauetified powcr of a Uictator, und tho iufamy of usurpation. A lctter, which Gcn. llanison addresscil to Holivar, at that cri.sis,in tho hopo of disuading him from the courso ho wns ubout takiug aud from thc wicrifico ot his truo glory, is in priut ; and it is un lionor ublo moiuiincnt, not only oftho tnlcnts oftho wriior, but oftho gcncr ositv nnd elovation of his sculimcnt, tho disiiitercstedncss of his chnracter, tho uu llawed sounduess of his principlcs aud his sagaciiy as u statcsniuu und u judgo of man - kind. Sulisciiiicnt ovcnts vindicatcd tho t wisdoni of his counsols, deiiioustratcd tho . truth of his rcsonings, und fulfillcd nll his 1 prcdictions ; for tho intrigucsof tho Usurpcr ' lcd to tho disinembcrmcut af tho inngni - ficcnt rogions, which had becn disenthralled bv tho no crs. and unitcd by tho honcst iu - iiucncc, o tlio Jsiucrawr, aim iuu unuiu ui lluencc. oftho liolivar is on its wav to nrosperity as that liis irreat oppoitimity.uiid sacrificcd his own glory by bciruying thc hopes of liis country. n'.r. i - .. ..... .1... n..nn'.n uuosi iiiiiiicumicij uui.i mu of Gcn. Jackson to tho I'rcsidency, in IS!!), the niinislcr was rccnllcd, to maKo rooni i forn favorito partisan, nnd hns siueo resi- ih-il nn bis furin at thc North Hend, respec tcd fiir tho uusullied intcgiiiy and nianliness of his charactcr, and bclovcd for his many viitucs. uch, Fellow-citizcns, is a biicf out lino oftho carccr oftho randiilatc for Prcs (lcntjwhoi rccnmmendod toyour suppoit: is ho not worthy of your conlidencc? As to thc candidato for Vico I'rcsident. your iiiimciliato lcllow ciii.cn, ncignuur IiikI fiicnd, Frnncis Granger, ho has lived uiiioiig you so long, becn your rcprcsonta I'noso o'flcn, and dischargcd liis duties to you fo wcll, that coinmcudntiiin of him ut this liinc, would bo hupiilluoiis; and wo coneludo by cordially irconiincnding Har rison and Granger to your support. BiiiBiicnsc Bcclini? iia OlltioJ A Stato Convcntion, nuinbcring nboiit TWEI.VE 1IUNDUGD HEl.EGA'l Lb wns huld ut Colunibiis,(tlio soat of (.ov crnmcnt of Ohio) on tho 23d ult. I1AK KISON'was uHoaimouinonunatctl u can didato for tho Presidcncy. GKAGKK wns uominnted for Vico I'rcsident, m com. inittcc, byOl for Giangor, 12 for'lyler. Tho noniination was thcn carricd m coni mittco w'uh but ono disscntlng voico. Tho report of th committeo wns rcccivcd nnd ndopled tinnniiuously by tho Convcntion. Tho grrnt West is nn tho ruove, Svv furthcr purticulars inside. Fiom the ATalional Intclligcncor. The Frcdcriek Hcrald of Snturday last contains tho nnncxcd lctter from Gcnernl Harrison, nccepting tho nomination of tho iMnrylund Convcntion. Thollorald Ftnto, on tho nuthority, wc prcsuinc, oftho I'rcsi dent oftho 'Convcutioii, that tho delny, in rccciviii" tho replv was occasioncd cxclu- sively by an iniprcssion, at first cntcrtnincd ny uencral Harrison, tnat a lormalBcccp tanco oftho nnuiiuntion was not lookcd for. Tho lctter will be rqually admircd for tho modcsty nnd e.xccllcnco of its scntiinciits und tho iust propricty of its stylc. LHTTER FKOM GEN. IIAPvIUSON. .Vori Bcnd, dlh Fcb. 183G. Gcntlcmcn : Your lctter, coverini: tho procccdings of thc Convcntion by which I wus iiominutcd their candidato for tho Prcsideiicy of tho Unitcd Statcs, was rc- cciveil in tho dito courso of thc mnil, nnd tlio rcsolutions thcy containcd nro such ns to crcato iu my bosom feclings of gratittido towards tlic pcople ol iMnryinnii, wmcii will bc cherishcd totho last moincut of my c.x istcncc. Thesc feclings wcrc grcatly in rreascd from the rcllcction that, with a very fow cxceptions, I was personally unknowu to tho incmbcrs of the Convcntion, and exclusivcly of Koinc of her statcsmcn, with whom I scrvcd in thc national councils, but lo u fcw othtrs of hor citi'cns. With thoti sauds of thosc of somo other Stntcs I havo becn associated in scencs whcrc the diflicul ticsand dangersto which we wcrc in com mon cxposcd havc created n fceling of nt- tachuicut nnd pmtinlly, which is oftcn found to wnrp the iin!''iiicnts of cood meii, und imluce them to liejtow thcir confidcnco und suflingcs on thosc posscssing inferior qualilications. llaving no atlvautagcs ot this kiud to boast ofin rclation to my fellow citizcns of Man land, 1 am gratificd with tho rcflection, considcring tho prc-cniincnt talcnts of scveral of thoso fro:n whom thcir sclection might hnvo becn madc, thut I nm iudebtcd for tho distinction with which they havc honnrcd tue, to the great cr lcngtli of my public scrvices, and thc bclicf thnt, in tlio dischargc of tlic varioua and importaut trusts which havc boen com mittcd to inc, tho confidcnco of my country has ncver been bctraycd, nor its intercsts sacrificcd. This is prcciscly thc ground which I wish to occupy. Conscious of many dcficicncicsaud impcrfcctions, I havo cndcavorcdto supply the placc of thc qual itics I wantcd by unwcaricd zcal nnd mide vinting iidclity. How delightftd is the rcflection that, by nn asscnibly so rnliglitcncd and frco as that of tho lnte Jlaryland Convcntion, thc chnr acter in which I soardcntly dcsire to stand boforo my eoimtrynien should bc accordcd lo nie. In rclation to tho frcedom with wliich the choice was madc, gcntlcmcn, 1 veiituro to assurc you, that, should your eflbrts to placc mo "in thc cxccutivc chair of this great nation prove succcssful, tho influcnco and patronagc of that oflico shnll nover be nscd to control orimpair it, in any of your futtiro deliberations. And that if, in tho year 1831), your great cmporium, or nny other nlaee, bhould be tho thcatrc for tho cxhihition of anothcr national convcn tion, it shall bc, as fur as my eflbrts can ef fect it, what that of 183.') purportcd to bc, "an asscnibly frcsh from tlio pcople, tho true rcprcscntntion of thcir tinbiassed wish es, the faithl'ul rcho of thcir opinions." This dcclarntion is madc with n pcrfect confciousncss oftho little confidencc which is givcn to pledgcs of nny kiud, mndo by ticrsoussiuiatcd asl nm. 1 kuow that thoy liavc becn mado and violatcd in overy ngo nnd in cvcry country, wherc mcn havc dc- pcndcd lor tlicir ndvauccmcut to thc lughcst ' ofliccs on thc cood opinion of thcir conn 1 trymcn. I5ut in almost cvcry instance tho doceiver has becn found liosscsscd of prasping and insatiablo arnbition, (of which , tho gnruisf might hnvc becn discovered in i his provious conduct,) nnd gencrnlly unitcd 1 with conimanding gcnius nnd splendid talcnts. Thero is, 1 trust, nothing iu my 1 provious conduct to show that I possess tho jormcr ciiaracicr, uuu uuuny uibuiuuiiiii; tho lattcr, my solo rcliancc, for prcscrving tho good opinion of my countrymcn, is tho prcservation of that charactcr for iidclity to my cngageincnts, which tho convcntion, which you, gcntleincn, reproscnt, as wcll ns othcrs of my fellow citizcns, havc becn plensed to nllow to nie. Wilh high considcrntion, I nm, gcntlemciij Your hutiiblo servnnt, WM. II. IIARIUSON. To Wm. I!aAnt.v Tvleb, Prcsidcnt, Uobert W. lloio, Rcnry V. So.ncrville, I y ri.csIdcn,g, Itcubcn Tnll, f llenrv S. Stilc. J Josoph H.Nicholson, ) , Jolin liozmnn Kerr, $ ' ecrctancs. PnoMtsEs. How many disappointincnta aud what n prnlific sourcc of uneasincsM would ho avolded, wero wo moro rnutious in regard to niaking iroiuiscs. Wo should act as wisely in this innllcr as in all others, and always look ns fur nhcnd ns possible, that wo may inako good our word nt nll tiincs. It has becn said tho bcst wny is to niuko no promiscs, and then thcro will bo no troublo nt nll. liut so I think not. Lct us mnko ns fow ns posslblo und bo very carofnl to fulfil them. It is nccessary in order to bo helpcrs of encli other, to promiso nssislnncc und sup port if necded, to our fellow mcn. Let tho cvil bo curcd by our bccoming detcrmincd nt all evcnts, to vcrify nll tlio proiuiscs wo mnkp, Lct no ono Hiy ' 1 will,' without counting tho cost, nnd thcn his word will scldoni, if cvor bo violatcd. Uy doing, wo shall rcndor our own condition, nnd ilmtof oihers moro plcasant and nseful, Ilcnder, judgo, Jiarrt Gq;,