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PUBLISHEDBY KNAPP & JEWETT, EVERY TUESDAY M0RN1NG, NEARLY OPPOSITE THE BANK, AT $2 A YEAR, OR 1,50 IN ADVANCE. V VOJL. V. NO, 23. MONTPELIER, (VT.) MARCII 2S, I8SG. WBIOIJG ItfO. SSI. " T" 5"'- " ' -. .... . T-T?ra LETTEUS TO MR. I1ALI.ETT. No. 5. PKBnuAnr, 183G. To I). F. Hallf.tt, Esq. : Sm : Tlierc ncvcr hns bccn a timc in tlie liistory of tliis Govcrnment, when it was moro iinportant tlint tliings should bo calleil liy their rieht nnmes tlian thc picscnt, The policy wliicli lins lnouglit llio cxisting cvils upon tho lomitry, has bccn grcntly nided hy n pcrvcrsion of tliis rule. Tlius, when a systom oi thc grocsest aimsc oi the cxecutivc power was to bo introduccd, it wns called "reform" When tho power of itho 1'rcsident wns to he thereuy cxaltcd nbovo llio constitiition, tlie Inws, and tho legislativo and judiciul dcparlmcnts of thc Govcrnment, it was called "Jlepublicanism" niid when thnt systcin, in its rank and ofTcnsivo maturity, is to hu pcrpetuated in tho persou of Mr Van IJurcn, it is called " Democracy !'' Ncvcr, since thc invcntion of language, was thcru a grosser perversion of it than tliis. It wonld, liowcvcr, not lie anuppropriatc corrcction of ihcso misno mcrs, to nso tcnns of an cxactly oppositc mcaning, bccansc, aUhongh thcrc is m thc systeni of policy to wliich I havo advcrtcd, tho csscnco of dcspotism, yet that term in its ordiuary ncccptation, will not dcscriho it; becausc, cssentinlly dcspotic as it is, it wcars tho garl, and is invcsted with thc forms of constituticual frccdom. Circum locntions tnay tcll us what it is, but no singlo slandard word can do it. A new coinago must, thcrcforc, lo resortert to; and lienco tho term ''Van Jlurcnwni," which I liave uscd, and wliich has so mucb dhtur bed you, that it has furnished tho Etibject mattcr of almost nn cntiro Icttcr of two columns, which yon and your corrcspon dcnt lmvo nddrcsscd to inc. You seem to bo very tnnch in tho dark as to thc mean in of tliis word, nnd indulgo in vnrious, Bpeculations with rogard to the propricty of its ndoption. Now, sir, in thc first place, beforc procccding to givo you tho whys and whcreforcs, lct mc bring forward my authority. Thougli it is not Ibund to usc your language "in thc dictionaries iior in tho books of law or history," it is, noverthelcss, sanctioned liy nn nuthority which you, at lcast, are bound to rcspcct 1 mcan thp. authority of Edward D. liar ber, whom you havc dcnominated (with liow uiiich truth, I will not lake upon mc to aay,) "tho truest atid ablcst fricnd of our causo in Vermont." "Neitlicr maso.nuy nor Vas Buiienism, nor both (said Mr 1$. in his paper of thc 1st of July, 1633) can succecd with the Green Mountain boys. Politicai. juggmno will rnii a short ruce among the descendanls of Elhan AUen" Now, it fortunntely happcns that Mr Barber has not lcft you in thc daik, as you eny I havc, nbout tho nignification of tliis word. IIo has given a dcfinition which, thougli short, is full of mcaning. That dcfinition is "Pclitical Juggling." It is in eomo respects quito prcforablc to mine, which went into detnil; having thc ndvnn tago of (ircvity and point, while it is pcr fuctly intelligible to all capacitics. As to thc correctncss of thc dcfinition, I nm vcry tnucli disqoscd to lcavo thc mattcr to bo flettlcd between Mr Barber nnd yourself. Language is mado to faeilitato an cx changc of ideas, and will, in its scopc, nccommodato itsclf, of coursc tothe range of ideas in tho community wliich nses it. Tbis is the foundntion of thc gradual cn largcmcnt of language, and tho constant incrcasu of its Rtock of words; nnd it wns upon tliis principlc that Mr Barhor 'coined' the term in qucstion. The idea which it was intcmlcd to convcy, and wliich he illustrntcd in his udmirahlc dcfinition, has long hcen coinmon in Vermont as npph cable to to thc iudividual whose nnmo has ihus bccomo incorporated in thc spoken and written language of tho couutry. Instcad of ndopimg Mr Baibet's defini lion of this term, I employed ono morc fully dcscriptive. 1 called it "Mr Van Ruren's system of policii;" which I snid "chungcs cssentially tho character of the iGovernmenl; it striltca at tho constitiition itsclf; dcstroys tho balanco which it has 3rovidcd for tho eccurity of frccdom; olcvatcs the Exccutivo nbovo tho other departmenls; ninkcs tho oflicers of Gov crnment tho (lcpcndants of Presidevtial yawor, and tho instrumcnts of Prcsidentlai icill rathcr than tho impartial, upright ministers of the law; nnd gradually briugs nll the opcrations of tho Govcrnrnent to bo but a rcvolutinn around one man, as the greal etntre of influenco nnd power." I added: "Tho syBtem I huvoskctchcd is irrcconcilably opposcd to thc fundamental jirinciplcs of dcmncratic nnti-niosonry, twmely, that tho People Bhoiilil bo tho intclligent and rcsponsiblc sourcoof power, and the Lnws suprcmo." Haviugthus skctchcd "Vnn Burcnism," I procecdcd to eny "Mr Vnn Bnrcn has done moro than nny othcr man tn rcur tliis system to its prcscnt maturity, and is the firai man tcho has undertaken to usc it for uie purpose oj secunng an eievanon to the Chxtf Magiitracy of the counlry." This you denVj nnd call upon mo to provo it. You udnut that tho leading ineasures of Generul Jackson's ndministration cnnnot be justified lmt dcny that Mr Van Iiurtn is at all rcsponsihle forthcm! Thusyou f.ny Mwith soinc qunlificutions,not ncccsnnry licro la b detniled, I nEsent to allthepriuciplcs )hich it has bccn your plcaniro to Iny down. I haveno inoi oihnn yourself bccn auppor ter of tho Predident or his inenbiiicc I Hid not ntidcrslmul tho cxpcdiency of tho rcmoval of llio dcpoMtcs, nor approvo llio wjuent exerciso oi uio yeto power. to Mr Vnn IJurcn, ns you by a vcry unsat isfactory proccss of rcasoning, try to do, but to the original basis upon which Gcn cral Jackson was raifcd to his high sta tion." It i.s worthy of rcmark, that in thc cntt iiieratiou of tho mcasurcs of Gcneral Jack son's ndministration, tho cxpcdiency of which you "did not undcrstnnd," you advcrt only to thc rcmoval of the depositcs nnd tho trercise. of the veto power, nnd otnit cvcn ntt allusion to tho leading viccs of his ndtniu istrution tiamely, tho abuso of thc rcmov ing nnd nppointing power, nnd thokindrcd claim of uiilimitcd control ovcr ull tho oflicinl octs of thc oflicers subjcctto rcinov al by hiui. You knew that ujion thcso restcd tho whole supcrstructure of Exccu tivo ubuscs iinil usurpntions. You knew that "an exceeding great army" of oflicc holdera had thusb.en "raised up" through out tho country, ready to obey tho Exccu tivo bicliling; and that such a high tono bad becn thercby oiven to thc orcnnizatinn and encrgics of "ihe party," that u fmger plnccd upon thc lnachiiic by a mastcr spirit htrc, miglit bo instnntly fclt to tho rcmotcst extremcties of the Unlon. You wiw, ner hnps, wisc iu omitting any nllusion to this, becnusc it is tho vcry soid of "thc sjstcm" which I said Mr Van Burcn had "donc moro than nny othcr nian to rcur." It is this, tho tendency of which, iu thc lan- gungo of thc Oth of thc Montpelier anti masonic rcsolutious, is to "biml mcn to tho Kxtcutive, by the tics of intercst, rathcr than to thc Uonsliltition and the country liy tho force of chvated and valriotic principlc. to substituto a govcrnment of injlucncc tor a government ot law, aml tlius gradual ly to bring all the opcrations of tho Gov crnment within thc grasp of Exccutivo control." It is this, which, in tho language of thc 7th of those rcsolutious, constitutcs "a niunifest dctiarturc from the simplicity nnd purity of the carly adminimation of: our (jiovernment," and "carries out, uiiilcr thc vcnerntcd, but abused, namcs of De mocracy and Kcpuiilicaiiisi!i,thc priuciples which rendcrcd thc admiliistration of thc cldcr Ailams so justly ohnoxious to the Dcinocraiic Hcpublicuus of '93." JJut leclnig yoursell presscd with tlie argunients ncainst this Anti-Iicnulilicaii, nnd Anti-Dcinociatic 'system,' you cndeav or to shield Mr Van Burcn from thcir forcc, hy cnlhng upon 1110 to prove"distinctlii to prove," that he is at all rcsponsihle for tho 'systeni.' Wby, &ir, you might with about as niiicli propricty, ask mc "dislinctly to prove" that thc stin shincs nt mid-iiay, becnusc a cloud is intcrposcd bctweeu thc carth and that luminary. You might say tlierc is indecd, light l sec itall arounu mc. Dutwhatproot isthcro that it comcs from thc sun? Show 1110 tho proofiho "dislincl proof." And do vou ask mc to cnter the cabiuct of Gcncrni Juckson, and to bring forth dis- tinct proof ol thc proccss by which ilr V an lUircn, sevcn ycnrs ugo, wormed his way into his confidencc, and accuratcly to tnens urc tho inlluenccs which that confidencc has enablcd hini to cxcrt upon thc course of tho admiliistration? -Do you not pcr- fectly undcrstaiid tlie rclation which Mr Van IJurcn has sustaincd to tlie Prcsident from that timc to tho prcscnt? Is thcrc, I had almost said.aschool boy in thc country who isignoront of it? Was he not at thc head of Gencrnl Jackson's first cabinet sustaining to hini thc rclation of a spccial confidant ai.dadviser? Was not that cabi net brokcn by his intrigue, nnd the inen whoformed it, uitli onc cxception, placcd undcr tho ban of exccutivo displeasurc? Docs any well informcd man now doubt that holnid tho iruin which hlcw up amost dislinguished friend of llio l'residcnt, nnd liroiightdown upon himbissevcreciiduring displensure? Uoes not cvcry body know that hchas becn constantly oireringiiiccnse to thc vauity of tho"Chicf," from tho mo nicnt that he fuuud his way into tho cou clavoof his confidential adviscrs? And hnd not Mr Van IJurcn morcover long stood nt tho Jicnd of a political pnrly m iew Yorlt, whose canlitml principlc was, and stiil is, that "to the victors btlung the spciis ol victon,'" And is it not noio- rious that ull tho public iisurauccs of Gcn crni Juckson prcvious to his clcction, hnd indicutcd n distiosition cntirely adcerse, m this rcspcct, to that which markcd ihe coursc of his ndministration, from thc momcnt thut Mr Van IJurcn cntercd it ns his hpccinl nnd confidential adviscr? And nftcr ull, you nsk mc for "distinct prooP' that Mr Vnn IJurcn wns tho nuthor ot tho system' 1 lin e uescrii'cd ! a syMein upon whose whole fueo his 'imago nnd superscriptioir nro tlius uroaiiiy nud dccpiy stampcd ! Tho conclusions to which I havo tlius nrrivcd,nro confirined by tho plcdgo which Mr Vnn IJurcn has piihhcly given that ho will, it ciccted, 'carry out tlie priuciples nnd policy 01 tno prcscnt luiiiiinistrntion On this point Ihcre can bo no miMnkc whoevcr hns bccnthcauthor of the'systcui,' ho has plcdged himsclf to ndopt nud pcr pctuate it; nnd you nud I nro tlius called upon to decido wlictlicr wo will nid in fiistening it, pcrhups incvocuhly, ujion tho country. Jiut you want tho proof of niv noEition thut Mr Vnn IJurcn "is tho first man who has iiiidcrtukcn to nso" tho "nystnn" for llio purposo of bccuring nu clcvntion to thc Uhiei fliagtincy ol Uio country. Well, sir, in tliu fiw n ncc. lct mc atk if nny man bcforo h'un hns uiidertnkcn tn rr-nch tho I'rrsidcnc.y through such mcnns? Who is he." vnnt is lu numo.-' In tho ncxt plucc, is it not noiorioun that this syMem in, in fnct, tho maiii instru- ment by which his clcvatiou is piomotcd? that iho Jlalt'unoio Conveution wns its lcgitijnatc ofl'spring? that the oflice.hold vn throiighoiit tho country, (in direct opposition to the dcclarntion, in Gencral Jackson's first inaucural.thnt 'tho tiatronaco of tho Govcrnment Bhould not bo hrotight iiitocoullict wiih thc liccdom ot clectious,') wcrc most activcly cngagcd iu getling up tnat convcntion, nnd nro now putting loitn thcir whole encrgics to bring the people to sanction its dccisions? that they ure, in fuct, "compassing scn and land to makc prosclytcs" to Mr Van Uurcii's cnusc? And is hc, think you, passive iu nll this? lias lieTJiii in opcration a system which is tlius efliciently cmploycd in his scrvicc; and nrc wo grnvcly to bo told that hc has nothing to do with guiding itsinovcmcnts? IIHU HV 13 IIUl USlIlg U IU UUVUI1CU 111S U1UYU tion to tho l'residency? I havc dwclt longct upon thispart of tho suuject than may sccni ncccssary, lieeauso I perceivo that those whoso ncw-born ycul is,liko yours, impclling thcni to spci-ia! cllbrts in tho causo of Mr Vnn IJurcn, nrc laboring to pcrsuadc tho opponcnts of tho prcscnt Admiuibtration that ull its 'misrule' is chorgcpble alono to Gcneral Jackson; nnd that, in its iuccption nnd progrcss, Mr Van JJureti has becn n mcro "looker on in Vcnicc." You say ihat, "if any cnso is niudc out, nt nll, it is mndc out ngninst Gcneral Jackson," who is "prima Jacic respomible," unlcss I "can distinclly prove tho rontrury!" Tlius slninking f'rom n vindieation of Gcneral Jackson's lcuding ineasures; compcllcd, indecd, to condcmu thcni; you cnlrcat that Mr Van Ihtrcn mny bc exoneratcd from responsibility for tho odious 'system!' Uut, sir, you will cntrcat in vain. You may tnlk to laicyers nbout tho 'cnse,' nnd the 'primafacie, responsibil ity of Gcneral Jackson, nnd tho 'distinct proof to the contrary,' and all that; but tho people will undcrstaiid tho mattcr. and hold to ajust responsibility tho rcnl Autlior of tno system wliich has hecomc bo justly ohnoxious to thcir displeasurc. I am, &.c. W. SLADE. A CAPTIArATIN PICTUUE. We publish to-day as jiroinised soino days sincc, n condcnscd view of the chnr ncter of Gcneral Ilarrison. If thc rcaiier does not ariso from its pcrusal with fccl ings of attachmcut nnd admirntion of thc man, wo will bo willing to ndmit our want of comprchcnsion of those qualities iu man wliich cndcars him to his fcllow mcn. It is from Judgo Ilall's mcinoir. Noone will dcny thc justicc of tho churoc er, or doubt its trut li. Poulson. CIIAHACTER OF GEN. IIAIUtlSON. Vo must now rcvicw somo of thc ground that wo havc passcd over, for tho purpose oi prcsenung in uuoiiicr pouu oi vicw, inu pulilic scrviccs ot tho dislinguishcu inui vidiial whose eventful carecr has occupicd oiiruttcntioti. wo Iinve moicthnn onco alludcd to thc intcgrity and disintcrcstcd nets of Gcn. llaimon. Wo havc noticcd his patriotisui nnd dcvotcdncss to his coun try ; and wo now propose to ofier somc proofsof tho display ol'thoso qualities, iu additiou to tho cvidence aflbrdcd by his public ncts. Wc lmvo sccn that Ucncra! Ilarrison ncvcr coiitcmplatcd thc military servico as n pcrmnnent profcssion. When tho first wnr lor mdcpcnucncc was tcrimnatcd hy tho victory of VVuyne, the delivery of thc Jintisli posts in the INoitli Vcst, ho tlircw asido the habilimcnts of a soldicr and ue- ccptcd a civil ofiicc. 11c passcd from onc grado to anotlier, cnjoying succcssivcly thc cnufidcuco of thc cldcr Adanis, Jcflerson and Mndison, and of the people of Ohio and ludiana. As Govcrnor of liuliana, and siipcrintciident of ludiau nfi'uirs, for tliii tccii ycais, lurge tums ol moiicy passcd through his hunds, to bc disburscd nt his discrction, 'und suhicctcd to fcw of thn chccks which nro now provided, under tho admirublo arrangcmcnt of tho offices at Wusliingtoii. Ho cavo no sccunty ; nor had the govcrnment nny othcr guarantco for tho fuithful upplicntioii of thoso funds, but his prudcnco und huucsty. Thut hc was truo to his trust, is ohvious lrom tno fiict thut hc rcinained poor, nud did not bc como tho dehtor of tho govcrnment. He mado no spcculation on public moncy or laiids. Iu thc cxpcdiiiou of Tippccanoc, ho lcd thn militia to his own tcrritnry, nnd n few voiuntccrs lrom Kcntucky, in tho licid, ns govcrnor of Indiaua, nud commnudcr-iu-chicf of iis militia. Tho commaiid that ho uflerwardsjicld on tho north westcrn fron ticr, wns given him nt tho Bpontnncoiis cnll of llio wcstern people. IIo did not seck tho ofiicc nor tho eniohimciiis of a gcneral; lmt williugly It'd his fcllow ciiizens to bnttlc, shnriiig with lliein tho lahors, thc duilgers, und tho horrors of. wnr, nnd rctiriug with lliein to privnto lifo when tho contcst ccus cd. As commniider-in-chicf ho wns subjectcd to henvy cxpcnses. His coimnnnd wns sprcnd ovcr so wido n tcrritory thut ho wns oliligcd to truvcl inci'tsunily nnd to cutcr taiu u lurge suite. Ncarly all his opcrniious wcrc cnrrird on with m'iliiin, unil all tho meiiRiirt'S ncccssnrv to draw tlicso troops to tho ficld, to roncihiitc them whilo tlicrc nnd to rulnin tlicm inscrvirc.oliligcil liiiu to iunintuin nu cxtensivo iiiKrcourso with in- flui'iitial citiscns, nnd to rcceivo ninny of Ihum nt his heud (piurteis. UuliKo Iho lendcrofn rcgulur nriny who is provided with troops nnd supplics, nud is iiidcpeu dent of tho country, Gcncrni Hnirifon was placcd in n kiud of jioliticul rclation to tho people, who rcquircd thut hc hhould pos scss thcir confldrnco nnd good will. It wns rcnuisito thcrcfnro thut ho sliould kccp frte tjuartcrs for tho rccrniiou of such of his Icllow-citizciis ns visitcd liun on nusiiicss, or cnmo to sco their fricnds in tho uiiny. His cxpcnscs so fnr cxcccdcd his pay, that ho ohliged toscll a truct of liiinl luring tho wnr to mcet them ; no thnt hu not only cxposed his lifo nnd gavo his labor to his countryhut contributcd a portion of his smnii cstatt (o sustain hcr in onc ot thc darkcst pnriods of hcr cxistcnce. 11c hnd purchascd from tho govcrnment scvcral fino tracts ofland, in Indiana, on thc Ohio river, on which, undcr thc system ofthcsale practiccd, only part of tho mo ncy was paul. Thc final paymcnt bccumc duo whilo thc Generul was on tho fronticr; nnd, for want of moncy lo mcet it tho land was forfcitcti . It is truo tliat imdcr n sub- Kcquent law, ho rcccivcd back tho suin of moncy he had actuully paid in; but this was no compensation of thc loes of a body of nno land, wliich is now pcrhaps worth twcnty dollars pcr acrc, and would havo placcd liin: iu casy circuinslanc.es, could hc liave rctaincd it. At thc timo that our distingtiishcd friend was tlius devoting his privato fortuno to public scrvicc, sacrificing that which, tho' fcinall in vahic tlicn would liave riscn with thc rapid apprcciation of propcrty in tho' west, into uinple cstatc, he had hhcrty to draw on thc Govcrnment to uu tinliinited nmoiint,nud wasduily jiassiug liirgosums of public moncy through his hauds. Duringthc wnr ho drew on the govcrnment for moro than six huudred thousand dollars for public purposcs, not n ccnt of which wns cvcr divcrtcd to his own usc; and nt thr ctosc of his militnry servico tlierc wns no chargc iiL'ainst hini on thc books of tho nccounting oflicers at Washington, cxcept for a few hundrcd dollars wbirh hc hnd expended ns secrct servico moncy, nnd wliicli was proniptly ullowcd by tliu l'res idcnt. Since the wor, Gcncrni Ilarrison has bccn tho priucipat, and almost thc only, rcpresentativc of the military class of our ciiizens in n rcgion in which ho lived; nnd thc old soldicrs crowdcd ubout him. Tho vetcrans who had scrvcd undcr Waync, St. Clnir, nnd othcrs of the cnrly coniniaiulers, i nninn t. lilti, tn nrocntit tltrtl i.lnimu Cnv lniid ' nnd for iciisioiis. Thoso who hnd scrvcd in thc lute wnr undcr hini, cuiuc to liitn of coursc ns thcir ncxt friend Uorn iu Vir- ginia, nnd bred iu thc west, hc wns hospit- ublc by nnture nnd hy hubit und thc old soldicr ulwnys found'n wclcomc nt his firc side. Not only wcrc his cxpenscs incrcas- bilt a vast dcal of his timc cmploycd, iu tho dutirs of chnrity or fricndship towards this dcserving class of citi.cns. Soinc years ago, it was asccrtnincd thnt a lariro body of Jaiid ndioiniiiit Oiuciiinnti, und hnrdcriug on ihe Ohio, which had bccn sold prcviously for a nicrc pittonce, under an cxeciitiou ngninst tho original propiietor, could not bo held by thc titlcs dcrivcd from tho purchnscrs, liccausc thc iirocccdings wcro irrcgular. Thc logul titlo was in Gen. Ilarrison and anotlier gcntleman, who werc thc lieiis nt law. X lic hundrcds of ncrcs iucludcd iu this tract would havc constiiu ted princely domains for both thcso gentle mcn, nnd havc uflbrdcd n wunlthy inheri tancc for thcir dcscciidants, had they chos cu to havc insisled on thcir lecal rishts. nnd they could lmvo perhnpsdono justicc to thc purchascrs liy giviug thcni asmall por tion of thc whole lor thcir cqiiitublc claim. But Genural Ilarrison is not tho nian who cvcr compromiscs betwecn his honor nnd liisiiitcrcsi; and iuimcdiatcly on bciug in- turmcd ot ihe suuation ol tho iropctty, lie procured llic ns&cnt of his co-hcir, and joiucd him in exccutin dceds iu fee siiiqile to tho purchascrs, vtitnout ciaiimiig nny considcratiou for what hc cousidercd nn act of duty, cxcept a fcw hundrcd dollars, hc- niL'tlio uiliercncc nctwccn tho aetuui uiiio whcu sold, and thc nmoiint paid at tho blicrifTs saie. liicludcd iu thc truct, how- over, werc twclvo ncics ol thc most valua ble part, which was actuully thc propcrty of Gcneral Ilarrison, by donutiou from his fulher-iu-law, and iu his possession nt tho timc of tho sulc undcr tho cxeciitiou, nud which wcrc impropcrjy includcd in tho snlo in conscquciico of his tiile not appenriug on iccord. This ho might liave ictaineil hotli lcgally and cquitubly ; but such wus his nico regnrd for his reputation, and his scrupulous dcsiro to do nll thc justicc thut otliciH wcrc disposcd to c nini of liiin, thnt ho ngrccd to rcccio for his porliou, ns well ns tho othcr, a small payuicut which, with tho ainount for which it wns Mruck ofT nt sale, would liiako up whut was supposcd to havc bccn its valtio when sold. Tho lust dcscrilicd portion tlius rcliiiquishcd, is worth ono hundred thousnud dollars. Itis well kuown, thut ithns not hccn un coniinoii for gciitlcnicu bolding high ofli ccs, to avail iheinselvcs of their intlubiicc to piovido lor thcir rcinlivcs. A itirgonuni- licr ol tnu nicmliers ol Uongress, and otucr high fimciiniiiirics, lmvo iiocurcil uppoint inents for theii sons iu tho tnilitury ncnde my ut West l'oint, or iu tho nuvy, hy nicuin ol' wliich tlicso vouuir ceiitleiueil uio edu- cnted und provided for, nt cnrly ugo, nt the cxpensu of thn govei'linicnt. Muuy oflhose who tlius rclieo thcmselvcs ol Iho expensc of cducnting thcir own sons, nio wcullhy mcn. Generul llnrrison hns had n iiiimcr oiis fainily, mostly sons, nnd hns ncvcr bccn vtculthy. Hu lius nlwnys siuco his sons havo liecu old ciiough to bo cducntcd, uutil vcry latoly, held olliccs of liigli grndo nnd inlhiencc, und could nt nny timo hnve pro cured hucIi u fiivor by nsk'uig for it. He hnd highcr cluims to such putroungo than most mcn, his futher wns u distinguUhcd patriot of tho rcvolution ho hiinsclf hnd fotight through two wars ouo of his sons wus inurried lo tho dnughtcr nl'thc lumcnt cd Gencrnl Pilca who full iu bnttlo during tho lust war; und tho childrcn of this mnr riugo liccnme, by tho cnrly denth of thcir futher, dupcndfiit upon Gunernl Hnrrison. But ho I'ducntcd his fnmily nt his own ex pcnso. It is truu, thnt moro tlian onrc, whilo in Coucress, ho formcd thn inteution of plncing ono of his sons at West l'oint, or tho nnvy, but finding 1ns nppli-ations from his own etato moro numcrouB than could bo complitd with, ho disintorctitedly wnived his own clnims iu favor of his con stitucnts, nud procured nppointmcnts for thcir sons in prelcrcucc to lus own. im ono oecnsion, whcu his btruichtcncd cir- cumstauccs, nud his desirc to placc ono of his sons in tliu military proie&sion hnd in duccd him to rcsolvo to ask an nppoint mcnt for him nt West Point, n poor ncigh hor brought tn him a finc boy, whom hc was wholly iinablo to educate, and beggcd hlu, to placc him nt West Point; tho Gencr nl took tho son ofhis liumblo constitucnt under his patronugc, jirocurcd himaplncc iu tho military ncndcmy, nnd has hnd tho satisfaction of sceing him become n valua blo citizcn, high in oflico iu onc of tho westcrn btatcs. Iu pci-sou Gcncrtd Ilarrison is tnll nnd blcudcr; his couiitennnco is cxjircssivo of tho vivncity nud benevolcnco of his chnr actcr; his lino dnrk cye is romarkablo for its kecnness, firc nnd inlclligrnce. Altho' from cnrly inanliood hc hns ncvcr had thc nppcnranco of pos.scss'uig a robust constitii tion, yet such lias bccn tho cflcct of un nctivc iifc nnd tcuipcrnte luibits, that fcw iiien cnjoy nt his uot so much bodily vigor or morul cncrgy. IIo scldom or ncvcr par tukcs of ardentsiiirits, and does not habit ually uso 'cvcn wine. Eipially inodcrntc in his dict, ho is cinpliaticully a tcmpcrato man. Ho is rcmnrkably nmiablo in his socinl and domcstic rclntions. Gcncrous, kind, and nfleetiunatP, in his disposition mild und forbcnring in his tctnper plain, casy, nud unostentntious iu his intuiners cbccr fnl and affabk' iu his intorcourso with his fricnds and strangcrs casily acccssible to nll, and unbounded iu his chnritics. Wurm in his nflbctions, ho has ncvcr becn violent or vilidictivc in his cnmities. Those who know him lovc liiin, nnd his enemics havc only bccn such ns liave bccn creatcd by his political rclntions, or hy the opcration of causrs growing out of party fcehng. In u long lifo of collision with mcn of cvcry cluss frequcntly with tho most ficrce, tur hulcnt, and tingoveniablc, wo havo no knowlcilgc of his having becn engagcd in jiersonal liostilitics,or in u ducl, and fciich was thc etlect of liis mild and gcntleinanly cx amplc, thut not u ducl was fought in thc north-wcstcrn army whilo hc commatidcd. Tlie son of ono of thc signcrs of tho Dcclaration of Indcpcudencc, nnd reared under thc cye and tho itifluencc of tho founders of our govcrnment, bo cnrly im bihcd a deep rcvcicneo for tho coustitutiou, which has becn cvinccd in ull liis public ncts through life. From tho housc of his fathcr, tho gunrdiausbip of Jtobcrt Morris, nnd tho pntronngc of NVashinglon, ho pas scd into llio ervice of his country in tho companionship of Waync, Bt. Clair, nnd othcr illustrious mcn, of that noblu band who laid thc foundation of our liberty. In civil ollice hc liccamo associatcd with Jcf fersou, Madison, Monroc, and other mas tcr bpirits, who, whilo they were aniong tho falhcrs of tho constitiition, wcrc alsu great lcaders of thc dcmocratic party. They profcsscd thc jiriiiciples which had bccn instilled into his mind from early infuncy, and which in the iiiuturo reflection ofiuan hood, hc cousidercd right, nnd hc actcd with thc dcniocrntic party consistcntly nnd steudily. From curly ussociations thcrcfore, ns well as from principlc, ho has rctaincd, through all thc viciisitudcs of life, an nr dcnt lovc and n deep revcrcnco for tho puro ninx'uns of the rcvolution; and hns bccn in tho hubit of tcsting his political opimons hy thc constitiition itscii, anu thc coutcniporuucous cxposition oi its ira mcrs. In civil ofiicc and militnry cojnmnnd, ho wns nlwnys just, modernto nnd firm; avoid iiiE violent nud uibitrury mensures, nnd prcfcrring to govern by persuusion nnd nr gument. l lio tnlcnt nnu nitnmmenis oi uencrni Hnrrison, mny bc estimatcd from his wri tiugs, his spccchrs, und his acts. The man who would dcny to him n high orderof in tcllert, must bo regardlcss of tho cvidence ofhibtory. For forty years his nunio hns heen nssocinted with tho most importunt trnnsactions of our country, nnd tho proofs of his iulellcctuul ciidowineiits lnuy bc found on its rccords. Tho luwycr whose whole timc hns becn dovoted to ihu cxnm inntion of n parlieiilarclabs of Mibjects, mny hc nhlo to cmbody his thought on a qucs tion of constitutioiiul or niimicipul law with moro tcclmical precision, and mould his lunguago with grcnter ait nud sophistry. Tlio trniucd ioliticinu, whoso cncries huvo hccn dovoted with uiicensing vigi lance, to his own cleioiiou, who hns wutch cd tho teiniier of tho tiincri, nud fluctuiiting opinious of pnrtics, mny bo inore cxpert iu niuking or m sciznig occasions to displny liis pntriotism or nddress. But Generul Ilaiiisou may bo ndvantngcously conipnr cil with nny ofhis cotcmporaiies ns ninnn of uhilitics, nnd n Kumd and ablo practical tmliticinn. liis writiuss. which arc nuuier- ous, speak for thcinsolves; they arc distin- guiblied lor cleunicps unil luciiuy oi coui position. Fcw mcn wiito bcttcr or wiih grcnter rupidity. In mnny high stutions wliich hu has lillcd, ho hi.s nevcr bccn in tho habit of employing a sceretnry or any nmnnuuensis, to wnto lns leticrB, uui ims nlwnys performcd thia iluiy for bimseir. IIo is un nnimuled nnd rcnily spcakcr, flu cnt in langungc, pluiii, but not ungrnccful in muniicr. Wo Iinve bcldom secn nny ono who is so prompt or po hnppy in nn cxteni porancous nddrtbs. His nptitudo und rcnd incfs btinging tho resourres of n higlily cullivutcd mind to henr, w'uhoiit uppnrcnt priMucditntion, upon nny subjert which mny bo prcsciitcd, nro bingulnily fclicilous. It wns this rnro uninii ofnbility, couitcsy, nnd modenition, ihutcnused Gcneral Hurri eon to bo so much belovod by tho militia whom ho comtnnndcd in tho wnr. Theso wcrc tho qualities thnt won for Wm!le fricndship of the gullant pval hero of Ene, who wroto to him in 1813, "You knew whut hns bcen my opinion as to tho fc uro comniandcr-in-chicf of tlie army. 1 prido mysclf, not n little, I nsstiro you, on sceing my predictions so ncar bcing verified, ycs my denr fricnd, I cxpcctsoon to liail youns tho chicf who is to rcdccm tho honor of our arms in tho north." Tho inen whoso charnctcr could cxtort such a complimcut from tho modest nud unnssiuning Pcrry limsclfa daring ofliccr, a man of discem ment, who, nltcr nchicvingouo of tho no blcstofthe victories that graco our annals, voluntarily accomnanicd Ilarrison to tho ficld, nnd actcd us his aid nt thc bnttlo of the Thamcs tho man, wo sav. who could extort Euch 'a complimcut from such a sourcc, must havo high mcrits. Anotlier distmguislied witncss of tho conduct of Ilarrison Gencral M'Arthur. who hnd scrvcd undcr him, wroto to him iu 1814: "You, sir, btand tho highcst with thc militia of this Stato of any Gcneral in thc scrvicc, nnd Inm confidentthnt no man can fight them to so great ndvantngc, and I think thcir cxtrcmo solicitudc may bo tho iiicans of calling you to tliis fronticr." Ocncral ilarrison hiinsclt,on bcingasked how hc nianaged to gain thc control wliicli he olwuys swayed ovcr the militia. nnswcr- ed, "By trcntiii" them with aficction and Kindncss ny aiways recollecting that they wcrc my fcllow citizens, whoso fecliiigs I was bound to respect, bv sharinir on everv occasion the hardships which they wer'a ohliged to undergo." Wlicn commodorc l'crrv. forccttinc i t own lecent daring, rcmonsirated with Gen cral Ilarrison on his cxposuro of his own pcrson, in annttnck madcbythc Indiansou iho armj-, at Chatham, shortly beforo tho uction of tliu Thnincs, nnd ulso in tho but tle of the Thaines, thc intrcpid Icader re plied, thnt "it wns necessarv that a Gcneral should set thc cxample." lo tupso who have Ituown Gcneral Hnr rison this rccaiiitulniiou of his urtuesand bcrviccs may ue unnccessary. Ths pion- ecrs ol tho west who have hraved the clo nients and tho battlc who havo cndurcd hurdships and privations will not jcin iu tho unmanly eiuleavor to sacrifice to tho fury of party prejudico u bighmindcd nnd higlily gifted patriot, by stigmatizing him as "a military chicflain." IIo is now n can didute for the highest oilice in tho gift of incpeopic not ny ms own r.lioice nor by the dictution of a eclf-constitutcd convcn tion not by the promptiii" oftho midniglit caucus- but by the call ol thc democracy of thc land. Tho peoplo ofihc west, who know tho stcrlinc uualitics of thc nntriarch of North Bcnd, will suslnin thnt cnll, nnd givc n plcdgo to thcir fcllow citiznn3 throughout thc Union, thnt Hnrrison is tho man wc havo rcprcscntcd lnm. llnrrison was'among thoso who cnme to tho fronticr in those dnys of peril. IIo shnrctl the toils, tho privations, & nnvietics ot tho pioneers, who conquered tliis fair Innd. He lcd them to battlo against their foes, nnd was triumplmnt. He rcpresented thcir intcrcsts on thc lloor of Congress, nnd was not lcss succcssful. Alinointed uov- emor, hc woinheir confidcnco and lovoby his humnno conduct, nnd liis conciliatorv manncrs, and the unwcaned industry with wliich ho dischnrgcd tho duties of liis of ficc. In evcry siiuntion they havo found him the same. When high in civil oflico ho ncvcr forgot liis responsibility to tho people, or nbilfed the grent powcrs with wliich he was cntrustcd- when plnccd nt ihc head of nn army, hc was not violent or nrbitrnry. Hc ncvcr rashly exposcd tho livcs of his inen in bnttle, for tho selfish iiurposc ofwinning laurcls to dcck his own iirow. He never crushcd othcrs that lis might stride into power himsclf. Hc never set aside thc laws of his country, or insult cd the majesty oftho people in thc pcrson of their ofiicere. Ho wus ncvcr prodigal ol thc livcs or property of his fellow-citi-zens. He was a bravo soldicr without being a violciit nian un ncromplished lcndur without inordinnto amliition a conqucror, without forgetling thc precepts of jtibticc nnd inercy. Such n mnn dcscn-cs tho confidcnco of the people. Tho politicittns triav hesitntc bficnuse he owes them nothing. The Icud crs of KirticH inay stund nloot; bccaus j bo is not enlisted iinder any of thcir hanners. IIo is tho cundidatu of tho people, choscn hy thcniselves from their own rauks, nnd indcbtcd to nono but them for their support. They know him to bo nn nblo civiliaii nnd an honcst man, From nll his high civil trusts, hc has carricd no tpoils into privato lifo. Aficr a long life spcnt in the public servico, ho is liviug upon the fruits of his diiily industry a plain unnssuiniiig mnn, beloved and resiiected by all who know tho goodness of liis licnrt, and tho stcrling integrily ofhis conduct. KENTL'CKY NOMINATION. Ilesolved, thtrefore, ly the Housc of litp rtsentutives of Kentuch, Thnt ntir fellow citizcns bc lequcsted to'iinitc with usiniho support of nn electoral tirkct fnvomblo to Iho clcction of the well tried pntriot nnd ftntcsmnn, Gencrnl WILLIA.M IIENltY IIAIIR1S0N, ofOhio, for Presidrnt oftho United Stntrs. Yankke InvcA'Tia.Ns, In n new play, tciiucd 'Tho Green Motintnin Boy,Mn n dl nloguc, tho Yuukco isnskcd tiiuntingly wlio his fatlirr wus ho rcplics: "Who wns iny fnther? My fnther wns tho first inventor of thrnshing innchiucs. I ntu tho first of his miike, nnd cnn be in operntion nt n vcry lit tlo expenso and ut llio bhortcet noiico! eo look out." Ho thus describcs llio Now England suusngo nnd scrubbing brush nin chiiic. "Into thc ccntro of this inachinc, you drivo n hog, thcn set Ecrrwrt agoing, und it will produro rcady inndo sniibagcn, from onc end, nud pnttntKt'ubbingbnishes lrom ihe other."