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wfxxxt IMT H HllWIV H m I III llflilHII Frccdom of Inquiry, and Ihc Powcr of llic Pcoylc, BY C. G. EASTMAN. WOODSTOCK, VERMONT, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1840. VOL. I. NO. 19. Inr Ancwlll li fiirnlshcil lo mall nml villaie mitnrribcni 12,00 ii ycar, wllliiu U nionllis j 82,M within llie jciir, Si.uu nncr ino ciow 01 me yi-nr. m iuui.iiiii." ; i thcir papcr nt llio ollice $l,r)0 within si inoiithsi lOafler llic closo of i jcnr. $1,00 ln ailvance lor tix illis. SiiiKle copies fivo rents. o iihscrinlloiis will lic rmivril for n lcss pcrloil llinn f nontlis, nml iio papcr (llsdiiittnuccl llll nrri'Hragrn nro I Avcfnt nr ttwi miiifin nf thi! filltiir. Tlie A(iE cannot fent out ol'tlio tituto unlcss piivmcnt in iinido ln ail ce. II commiinlcatlnns mint lic ndilrcsnl lo O.O, r.VM- k nml lo Iiuurn nllcnllon, ln nll riurs, mc ruiiugu Ui lm nnlil. nml Thn niiiiic oftho nntlior niven. llTIUE on Uourl Slrecl, ovcr llic l'ot Olllcc. SSob ei'ovlt, h'EATEY EXECUTED AT TIIIS OFFICE. Wqqqqqqqq, f Tiir. lT.nr.nvi. cas at wu.i. ;mi wi.au niiiiMsi'i. IGr.N. IIAltltlSON, ivliilelioviriiori'l nuiiniin itrnni aiiprovcil ii l.iw piismI bj llic l,i'i;Uliililie, ln rjl.l.l. N Voil riNK r COrfT. Thc siiimi lavv ilivnnl Ihe i.lmunt of TIIIKTV.NINi: .STItll'l, tn bc IutlieUti Inny ncrion thu mM, k'io alioulU uiiscond from hu UOIIASIUl! Itcaihr-howilovoii likc this spci-linen lliirnoiiiiii,iii aililillou lo ino uuiu cm, i i rscthan tlialilor wu lawkinciiituii) 11,1 ,,,u Kvcll mmcn to be WIIIITIJU to luil Hliui I.lf Ul.'q tl IAIMISON AND THU IIAIIRIHON'S DKMOC IEUTIVI; 1 UA.uiiisi;. u.iui. It I ihcrclure cnartiil, Fcc Tirritiirial lims, rc- lal cvery frcu ninlfi iiilmt.- vUeil couV ol lel7, pagi f. M ..." .' .1 I ....... ll.l .Ifl ! t I II 1.1 .II (I llll .11.1 ..l. l.T..rrltorv. imil "Sec. 30. Wlien wiy nr- Io hath bocn cllUfii olimy on, or ptron klinll niicou. tcin tho Uiiiim or who viclionol'iiiijcrimoorliroacli Rticen lvo ycnrs riMiiifiu ni ptniii i.myn- toii liis Tcrntory, and lioliU pay a llnc, witlior williout I'rtclioM ln llftv acres ol llio co-,1 ot pro.ccution, n il within uny coimly uftlie fclmll nml ninj liel.iwful lor le or iiiiy Icm Miiniilliy I" tiic conrt, bcl'oro reliom micli Sconilty ln whli'li lie miiui roiiiriinii huii vv imuui lilc, whicli wllli tlm lm- ordcrlhe Xhtriff' lu tcll or .m..i m.i.lr- ilioiciin. hire tltc iitrsun or irrton i.ii i... vqini nf mti! n ctimictfd. to xrriicr, to mlrcil ilollnm, or lm ild nny jfrson, or ;ifon u-Ao nml in virttic ol'n ilt-t il ol' witt iintj tlie snhl Jine and Imyanco lor furllicr ni- cotta fur nich torni or llinc rnncci irom a pcrtou vi-i wmiuwi hi i -wllli tlie fec, U ln nctiml soiiulilc. leslon of llvc iuti: ol Aml lUiiclipcrfflinoscn- hcl subjccl lo Int niimi in lenieiiccii niiii iiiii-u or muh, coiiuiy in wniuii hu uuiu miiih (iicit'iiti .imil imil vk'CoriiN or hcr iimslrr or . i i... .I...-I ,r, ,1 ln lm inllri'si. lu liirc llll' li rill of rly muliflol tlcolnrn of rcp- sucli i-er Itv tliall no oxpirm, ,enliitivcH lor llin cniiutiei heorkkn niuli-oinllii!.', slmll wlilch llicy arc rcspcctlvc- onroiivlotlnii ln rnroujilli c reiidcnl. "f'110 Piw, ln- Wllll'I'I.H " n llll 1 II 111 I IM III II irp 11. Tnnuii. STllllT.rt! itiul Miall inorc. Ispcnkcr o( tho llouso of nvrr scrve to ibjs fnrcvc- l' I'l.iMiMiiKiii. "ricc. 31. Tlm JiiiIsm nf IPrnlilcnt of tho Coniidl. tlie icvcrnl rdiirln ol rccoru ' u lTil, I.. it.l 'IVpi.lr,rv klmll I'ilf. 07. tlili art in cli iruo tu lln- W. IIenbv HAiinisox. graml jury al carli uml outj i-onri, III wiiu-ii ngruiiujury ' tliallbe jwom. jEinr. II. TllOMA", Ppcnktr of tlie llon.o of lU-p-resentallvoi. II. Ciu.Mnniti. rrcs'ulciitof tlif L'ouncll. Approvcil Si'pt. 17, 1WI7. Wll.l.UM IIu.niiv IIariiimox inifvr TVI vn'9 ll!'.Mnf!UA(!V. Jolm Tylc'r, Tlie fi'ilirnl ciiinliilalQ for llic Vlre re.l.lcncy licu n men.bcr or ino 7 Iitpd naa nsl l io cic is on m un-n i nra 113. iiiii . .ll,iii 11 1111 1 ratlon iniiiiis iiinv ino "i ...," '.:".,: : ,,'n iu holl 1 bo tl rccliniil, lliui irm i) l ..... 1. e iv,.v. ii.ni 1 iiv l 11111 il conlrol ino ui sn - ion'lclter,ilalf.l otr.m. (llsnx.SATlHepi.H, if-i. 1111 u . 11 " Hir ln yonr ll WWt clnna.l b. 29, S 011 rccnmnicniicii 10 m inillll'llt'l IU Hia il,"lllll " ; , , . .t.n,A. fnr l-i-tlnn. ln mili Hll llicir po. larniion 01 1111 i"'"i""' lllcal crcnli, thnt llie elcc- tlio pnwic ro mi" "' hm inny liavo a riir.oppor- pying 11m piwi.M'"""" Iinlty nr chiKnliiR 111010 hoic Kciitliiienta bc ac- tnril wlth lliflr nwn. Aivc vtr bclin til thnt ntnj e rlnrhlt a rlnkl to mtkt Ifih call "" thott ttkn of- Wer Ih'ir rri irtt inine r'"' Iff.AMlT IATTIliiii.. KlDATHS AltU IIOUNU 10 ANHWini IT. 11RAD TIIIS ! cirt.ffnrlnV lrflll.r. AlAVVYfl 1IAVK A iioii r to iNTi:niio'nATn tiiosi; wiio aiu: can- jii)ATi:sroiiTiii;iiiauiii'A....?. AND TIIBX TIIIS. "lle (Mtlhr Citvunnt) ena niithnrhed, fjV C.ISB.V lo ttite my i tterminotinn TO 011 h JU 01 '- 11)0, IF l SllOUJJi llti t.UCtr-i' woulil stand si fiir chanco of bcing liickcd out. place, nnd they (bcnovnlcnt soula) cniulnct liim to IVEXCY." nrn. Ihrrl'onUlettrr to Josrph I mtlhmi. F1.011IDA, 18tli July, 1810. To Ihc Kditor of Ihc Spirit of the ,'lge. Wlicrcvcr I go, I ay lliat ormont n tlio most Innmnpmtiri Slaloiii llic Uliion, aiul wlicn asknl Iwhy slio slitmbcrs in tlie cmbracei of IVlcra!iin .' I answcr, " no Stato U so ilcccivcd;" nml, thet ford, I nm rejoiccd to seo your papor cstablinlieil nt the homc ofiny cliildhood, for tho dill'iision of trutli among llio pcoplc. Aiinuallv havo I sccn tho ikmocracy ol onnoiit makinff dcnionstralioiis provious to aii elcclinn, nnd nnnually havc I cecn it dicoiiifitcd hy fedcral jn tri"c. Ader cacli clcction yon nppcar to imasjine 1l1.1t such a di-srace to llic Stato caii nevcr occur ni.in. Iiut ncvur nppcar to apply yntirsclvcs to tlie lask of removin-; the inculnn of fudcrnti-m wilh llio cnorgy that the remoing of nnyyiJ-fJ mculma re ouirL'D. . . 1 t. Yonaic ridilcn by a pclty nnsiocry 111 w.nmi fiubjcctioii to tho iiriitocrata of New Vork nnd Ilos ton, nnd yct nristocracy lias 110 plnco in Vermont. Pcrliapi such ariitocrnts as vo rcad of in slory Ijonkslbc Lordj nnd I.ndics who givotlie pnople 011 iiolidaysoiento roast wholc, nnd barreN nflicer to get drunk npon, iuay bo fino lhingin tltcir own counlry, hut such woiilil-bo nriitocrali as your ktrd cider folks who havc iiianagcd to cliiiel n lit tle morn than thcir own sliaro of prnpcrty out of their inoro industrions ncighbors, and wlio pass tlicir lime in cheapcning cgji nnd huttcr that old woincii bring to markct, wliy, I would just us soon have no arUtocracy at all. rcihaps', howcvcr, I undcrratc your nristocracy, for the hard cider and log cabin di'play so closely rcsemblcsthe roast ox and bcerbarrcls, that I know nol but a Yankcc nristocracy niay soon rival the Englwh. 1 know thcy uill if the pcoplo lct thein. How is it that thn Fcderalists can nevcr approach the people wilhout nwkwardly in'iilting thcm ? From one cnd of the Union tothcother people livc in lo houut, and in this part of tho country we havo very fcw of nny othcr dcscription, but I nev cr heard of loe tabint in Amcrica until tl.c Fedcr alisM importcd tho word from the bogs oflrcland or wilds of Uus3ia. Any pcrson hcre is nnspitaniy reccivcd in a log Aouw, but if heaskcd a f.irmcr to he allowed to pifs the nigM in his log cabin, he Why did not tho FcdcralUts impott tho word peas antry wilh tho cabins, for "peasants" nro tho us ual occupants of cabins. Thia nttraction is proba bly reserved for n futuro clcction, wlien we shall seo l'liil Ilonc, Nic liiddle nnd all llie rufllcd shirt banking swindling rascala of the nation styling thcniselves "peasants," & calling upon tho "peas- antry" of tho country to nssUt them in driving the I'rcsidont from his "palacc." ln looking simply upon tho nicrits of tho candi- dalcs, one can hardly belicvc theru can bc any strugglc in tho I'rcsidential contcst; but yct thcrc will bo a strugglo, for there is n niiglity anny nr- raycd against you. An army composed of all tho polilical outcasls of tho nation, now baiulcd to gulhcr as a fnction to opposo Democracy in Amcrica; which, DoToiucvillo tiuly says, is ad- vnncing onwards in tho lmnds of God whcthci llio hnnd of inan lcnds ils aid or nttcmpls an iiiipious rcsistnncc. 800 Uank I'rcsideuts, 800 Rank Cnsh icis, 100,00ft Dunk Dircclors, and a far gruatcr number of l'rcsidcntsnnd Dircctors of othcr corpo ratioin; all th public defaultcr?, and similar ras cals who have bccn rcmoved from ollice by tho prescnt admiuislration; all thobroken down stock- jolibers nnd speculators; all thosc who'arenotijiic broke ) ct lliat is, who aro not yct found out wlio still livc in unpaid for hniiscs, rido in unp.iid for coache!", nnd ilreM in unpaid for broadclolh, and sce nolhing but a Natfonal llauk wilh n flond of papcr nioncy lliat can prcvcnt thom from bcing soon atrippnl to tho nakedncss in which Nnturo scnt Ihcni into the world, and rcdncrd to tho insiguili canco that God intcndcd for ihcm. Add to theso nll tho locunt tribo who, wilhout homc, habilalion, trado or husiness, infcst slcaniboats, tavcrns, and lounging placcs; and all tho puny swallow-lailcd upstarts lliat must olc llio UnrrNon tickct lcst tho dauglilcrsof the aforcsaid "rcspccltthlcs" daugh- tcrs who, tliough thcy ncither toil or spin, nrc drcsscd nioro gaudy than tho lilics of tho vallcy, will rcfitsc lo tlnncc wilh Ihcm. Surcly this is n formiilable array, nlhed to tho "liluc-Iighta" and "lilack cockadcs," nnd whcn wo considcr that the whig p.uty rnsorts to ovcry Irick howcvcr bnso, howcvcr iurnmnns, hnwnvcr insnlting to conmion dcccncy nnd public niornN, 1 will nol say they cannot ctcct llnrrison c?pc- cially if tho "broad scal" of New Jersey nnd tho niililary of Govcrnor Uitner are brougbt 111 play hut I do say, if by such mcans thcy can e'cct Ilnr- risnu, Ii llio mrnn mcans they could nlcct a lUggCT. How dissrnccd chould wo bo in tho oyes' of llie wnrld, rould it be supposcd that 11 largo portion of thu pcoplo of Anicnca cnuntcnanccd citlicr tiic prctensions of Ilnrrison or tho unhnllowed strntu- genis of his picbahl supportcrs. I sce tho public lncctings of dcmocrats siiccrcd at for thcir paucity of numbcrs; nndsiipcringly aro we told that the fnrmcrs prcfcr slaymg nt liomo to nttcnrl to thcir crops. Nevcr inind, thoy will fiml timo by and by to ilcvolc onc ilaj to tho liallot box Tho Fcderalists, on tho rnntrary, nttcnd the broacli. in" of'hiird oidcr" (halfgin and half branily) by lhnuands and tcns of thousands. Why should Ihev not ? l.iving in idlcncss, npnn bread prodiiccd by tho pwcat of oicr mcii's brows, what mattcrs it to theiu where thcy cat it wlicllicr it uo 11 Woodstock. in Ilurlinqlon, in Baltimore, or at Tip pccanoc, 111 ciincr casu hiui nnu niicini v crnps must furnisli it. W'luit mattcrs it to tho cloud of loousts whcthcr ho bo a farmernf Vermont ora farnipr of Ohin who fows tho fiold lliat the lorusts scltle down to ilovoiir? Timc, to llio fcderalists is nnthiiiL'; and why should thny not travcl on rredit as wcll ns livc at liomo on crcdil ,' 30,000 I nm told assciiililcd at Tippecannc IIow many lUis do vnu Ihink could havo liccn mnrchod tn Tippccnnnn had llic ndvancc of a fnreign nii'iny rcnuircd a dcfcnco for ihc frontier And why is it that Fcderalists nrc still pcrmittod to oxult ovcr llicir country' shamc ? Instcnd of a ilrunkcn rcvcl nt Tippecannc, would it nol have bccn inore decent lo have pcrfnrmed a funcral seruco overllicnra Foldicrs who, by llic wcak folly of llarrison, wcre inasiacrcd in thcir camp. The first soldicry I ovcr saw was tho 4th Ilcgi mcntnf Infiiiitry, inarching through Vcrinont in tlie timc of tho last war. It was callcd tho " bloody fourlli" the mcii wcro " hcroc.s of Tippccanoc, We bos of the timu, lliouglit tlipni wondcrful mcn that Tippccnnoevasa wniiderful batlle. I'cihaps it was not prudcnt to acquaint nur youlh wilh the disgraco tlial llarrison had nttachcil tn the Anicri can nrms; for while IVdcralism rndcnvnrcd to inread univcrsal tctrnr by indeccntly inagnifying 1 . . 1 .l. J..i.. nnd cxulting ovcr our rcvcrscs, 11 uccumi; uib u, oftho patriot lo bc ilcccnlly silent whcrc he could not opcnly npplaud. But u7ifll ifiu this Tippccanoc batlle, that the Fcderalists, nlways intcnt upon nlTixing dishnnor upon thcir country, now compcl us to cjposc.' I lake the hislory not fromprintcd books, orncws papcrs, or ppccchcs in Congrcss, but from Uarri son's own dcspatchcs, turillen al the time. On tho nflcrnoon of the Cth Novcnibcr, 1811, llarrison with a strong forcoof icgularsnnd volun trers nrrivcs ncarthe town of the 1'rophet (Tccum- sch'sbrothcr)and prcparestocncamp. Indiansarc hovcring nbout, ptajing thcir usnal nntics. llar rison wishcs to'speak to ihcm, thcse coirtc mand proniisc to bring morc. Col. Davics of Kcntucky, fho was amonc tho massacrcd) is reconnoiicnng tho mcan time, nnd brings word that the Indians nro ncar in considcrable force nnd niay bc attackcd m ndvantace. His officers nnd mcn arc dcsirous ot bein" lcd on, nnd the snme fpirit pcrvadcs ihe wholcarmy; but llarrison win noi iigni ue nrcfers a " talk," and he tells the Indians who cime in that lic will give thcm lill to-morrow to bnld a council. but bcfore thcy depart, discovering that hii camping groiind is ineonreaienl for wnnt nf irooJ and waler, (whoever Ihouphl of camping where bnth oftheso werc wanting.) ho inquiraof the Ir.diant if fht'j cannot point hini ont a betler the fanied ground of Tippccanoe, whicli Ilnrrison hiinself, clovendays aficr, admits to havo bccn (for liim) n most iujudicious scloction. On his lcft ran tho Tippccanoo Crcck, in a diagonal direction to- wnrds n inarsh which flankcd his right, forming tlius n triauglo at tho basc of which, on tho marh sidc, was the I'rnphct's town. In this plnco, whcro his mounted forco was uscless, Ilnrrison allowed his mcn to be "penncd" for tho night, On the ncxt morning, hctwecii 1 nnd 5 o'clock, llarrison bcing then "awake," (what n pity ho had not bccn awakc 011 tho provious uftcrnnoii,) tho Indians rushcd upon tho cump, commcnciiig tho massacrc ni'nr tho nngln npproaching thu Propliet's town. Befoio llic mcn in that part of the camp could sei.o llicir nrms, the Iutliiins wcre aniong them, hand to hand, murilcring in nll dircctions. Tho nlarm bc coiuiug gcncral, tlitf rcar oftho camp chargcd upon tho Indians nnd drnve Ihcm olf. BUT what did Iaylight disclosc to the cycs oftho brnve nnd con- liding soldicry .' One humlred and ciirii-f ighl of their own coinrndcs (n largo proporlion of whom wcro olliccrs) strcwcd upon tho ground, dcad or woundcd, And what wns iicm donc to cnrry out llni results of this "glorious victory"? Why, rff slroying a part of the baggage nnd loading tlie wnggons with tho woundcd, tho army retrcatcd. IIow many did tho Indians loso ? llnrriwn siys 30, I will venluro to bct a pmt of "hard culer" that this was guess work. Myriads oT Indians have bccn "killed" iu Florida, hut somchow thov aro "draxsed ofl"" by thcir fricmls, and are nevcrsccn gaiu until they are sccn in somo othcr fight, just :is Ilarrison's Indians wcro secn undcr Tccumsch wiihin a ycar from tho grcal batlle of Tippecauoe. Such, I can nssurn my old companions inwhose linsoins the "bloody fourlh" crcatcd sn ninch boy- h cnthusiasni, is tho truo story of Tippernnne; tliough pcrhaps thcy, liko mysclf, having prcferrcd reading tho bright pagcs of our counlry 's hitory lo llie dark oncs, havo for ycars past chnsen to forget thn (leplnrnblo rircumstanccs. Ilnd we not llar- tison's despatchcs for rcference, tho simple fnct of 1111 nsscmblngc of 30,000 fcderalists nt Tippccanoo would bo n sudicicnl cviilencenf nalinnal disgrace. Had the Indians bccn assistcd in llio inasacro hy few rcd-coatcd, bob-tailcd Brilish soldicrs (llicir usual nllics in Aniciican warfarc) instcad of 30,000, wo should have sccn GO.000 rcjoiccrs. I havo nlludcd to hard cidcr, log cabins, nnd Tippccanoe, bccnuse upon thcso I supposo Ilnrri- cnn rnsU bis rl.iiins tn tho Sufl'rilL'OS of tho ncoplc of Vermont; for it cannot bo that ho rcsls nny aim npnn tho circiiintanceof having fiistgnt into niiblic lifo bv tho rule of inhcritanrc, as llio wn of a 1111111 of (Mninnice, nr npnn lnving lipd nll !' lifo nn ollicc-holdcr llio incuiiibent ol olliccs nol htld by Ihe wffrngen of the people, hut ohtaintd by inlrigue wilh rttriou adiiumslratwns nnd held by servile adulalion. Nnr can Ihe rlaini rcst upon his spcec.hcs, voles, or ncls, wlncli havo trer liet'ii inllnenrcd by thnio who ncck by cuniiing insinua tions tn introdiico monarchical principli's inln our iiiNlitiitions, which, if nuco ndiuitloil, would tcnd slowlv and surclv lo llie ovcrlhrow of the Hcpublic. Nor can it bo his having wercr volcd for or sup portcd nny nnble nnd gpiicrnus iiiensure for nioro f.iirly declaring or nioro lirinly otahli'liiiig tho principlcs of F.dUAI. IMGIITrf, upon which rels the safety nnd happincss nf llic Aincrican pcoplc. No. no. Upon hard culer, lotf cabins, ninl I ippe- canoe alono docs UnriNnn elaiiu the volcs of the firincrs of Vermont. Ilo claims nolhing fur hav in a long cnurse of wcak and imbecilc public rondiicl, nevcr allowed 1111 opporlunily lorreiluciii Aiiiciicau frppmen to thu condilion of slavcs, tn na.s wilhout cnrolling his nanie nniong tho ndvn catcs of the nicnsurc. Ho has, howcvcr, a high rlaiui in the cycs of tho iuf.imiius gang who most loudly support hini ho is llie only frecborn cilizen of Ihe Unitcd S-tatcs who dnre nol aroii'n'jou'n 10m, and nnc who, by rcfu.sing t-) piiblih his scn tiinents 1111011 fundnnipiital nucstions whilo he asks for eiifirnges.w-nuld leavc his volcrs in doubt whcth cr thcv werc voting for n mnn or a monliey IIow noblc in contrast is llie position of Mr. Van Biireii. I will notinsult the patriotmu of Vermont byspeakingof him ns a "nnrlhcni inans" nf tho poor bov inlroducing hiinself tn public f.ivor by hh own merils not throiigh tho here lilary injhtenee ofhhfamily; or of the inan who has riscr. to pub lic stations by thoVcc suffrages of his fellow citi tcns not by ohscquiouly cringing to lcgnlntivi! bodien and mcn in nulliority; liutl would spcnk of liim ns one who bnldlv nniioiinPes his principlcs and opininns, aud nnc Vho, throiigh threo ycars of uncxaniplpil pprplc.xitics, has givcntlie lnglicstcvi dcncps nf honnr, linncsly, capacity, patriolinn and filncss for command. All tho books iu llio world would not cnntnin the cnlumnies that have lipcn nt tprcil nnd publishcd ngaint Wasliinglnn, Jcircrson Mndison nnd Jackson; but such has bccn ihe dis crclion nnd maiilincss of Mr. Vnn Bnren, thal hi opponcnls, vilo nnd miscmblo as they nre.dare not atlack bis ch.iractcr in any one parlicular. Thcy inay abusn his measures.bnt aflcr ycars nf waHiful ncss thcy havc discovcrcd nolhing barc-ficcd, tho' they bcsuchas to nuthoti.e ihcm loasail tho inan riicn thcrc is tho grcat claim of nn Burcn lo tho flufl'rngcs of nn cnlighlcncd, snbcr iiiindcd nnd rc ligious people. ,IIis fricnds point to a wholelife, cvci honorable, evcr irrppronchajilc, cvcr dctotcil to his country's glory, nnd not lo n singlc solitary dazzling act, which in tholivcsofmanygrc.it mcn is blazed forth lo oblitcratc ycars of folly, indiscrc- tion, or wrong"(loing Van Burcn will not requirc tlyj vnto of A crmont to insnre his re-ctcction, but tho honornfthoSlnte rennircs that it shonld not bc givcn tr his oppnnetit The ollice of I'rcjidcntnf the Unitcd Statcs is the highest office in the world, becninc, instcnd of be in" tho chanco inhciitanco of nn idiot or a woman it is the frco gift of nn cnlightencd people. Tho llouso of Beprescntalivcs rcpresents districts, the Sennte reprcsonts J3tlt'1 but th Presidont ropre scnts tho Nation from Mnino to Arkansas. In ad dition to suprcnio cxecutivo powcr, his voico in cislation is not only cqual to that of a majority nf eilherhouse, hutequul to a majority of bolh houses, for if by sectional conibinalions, log-rolling) or by nny mcans, n bill injurious or opprcssivo tn the pcoplc should bo passed by them, tho Prcsidcnt niay pronounco his velo. IIow iinperative llien, is it upon tho pcoplo to know thal thociindidate for l'resiilcnt is pos$escd of sound opinions, nnd that ho is ncrvcd by conrago, forlitude, nnd a strong niind to mnintain them. In voting for Van Burcn, wo know for whom wo vote; but in voting for llar rison, wo shonld not know whclher it was Clay or liiddle, or Bolts, or Wise, or which of thu "great rejectcd" wo wero clccting tn rule ovei us. Our nation would prcscnt tho curious spectaclu of a "ovcrnment without an cxecutivo. Oilr prcsidcnt would be a puppct, kicked and tossed by tho Bulls and Bears oftho slock-niarket. Tho niisrcpresontutions upnn ovcry nicasurc of the adnnnistrntinn that hao fur tluco ycars lillcd the colunins nf 1200 whig ncwspapcrs, 8c nll their rccent lies nt "shoit dalo" having f.iilcd in delu ding ihe people, our country is sought to bc niado disrcpiitablo in llic cycs oftho world by nn nttcinpt to smothcr llie juilgment by nddrcsscs In llio senses by Pnnch-aiul-Jiul y rcprcscntations of cabins, pewter spoons.aml skunk skins, (Ihe pcoplo should tell the whigs lo skin llicir own skunks a dirly job they'd have of it.) Nolhing i moro comninn iu Eiiropo than scnding round ballad-suiL'crs, oigan grimlcrs nml iiionkcy danccrs to ninuso tho pcoplo into n forgctftilness of llicir libcrlies, but 1 trnst the disgusting spcctaclcs oftho prcscnt scuson will on ly roitso Anicricans to greatcr vigilauce. It is wcll for fcderalisuiMocnjoyits saturn.ilia bcforo.i l'resi denlial elcclion, fur tho rcbuke of the pcoplc lcavcs it gcncrally but little spirit nfier llio cvcnt; but this ycar lliey appcai to bo alrcady inircd in tho fillli nf thcir disgusling mumnicrics, and rccl undcr the inllni'nco of prcmature inloxiralion. Thu parly inay now bo coiupared lo tho ovcr-aininus sporls inan, who, by ovortraining and ovcr-jimclising bc fnro the raco cnmes olf lncaks dnwn his tccd nnd allows hisrivnl to wnll; the eourso; orton b.iuil nfdriinkards who bcgin In discovcr that tho stiinu- bin, .i-lilr-li Innrniscs llin ili-iro is vcrv npt lo tako awny frnm tho pcrforinancc. l.iko braggarn glo rying in their cups, they havo overlhrown all thcir encmics.and iu iniiiginalioii secn thcir llag (loaling o'cr his rampjrts.butslowly nwakcning from thcir iiicbrialed tranco they now find llicuiseUrs wcak, lincihii, 111111 poi!iii"s, iiiiii ni'iii ifjn.-ii-. hii! not nnly stnniling lirm Iiut Mrcnglhcncd in llicir trcnchcs and preparcd for the gcncral charo which soon will put in final rmit the monstcr ofWhigisni aml nll ils hillowcrs. ln unscnting tho hydra of Fedcrnlism in your Hlate, erery Dcmpcrnt has nn cii-p dnly lo pcr fiirm but lct tho wnrds of Iriilh bo carricd 111I0 nll tho rcccssesuf joiir vallies, & rot assurcil lliat lh voico of Frccdom will prnelaiui from jour .Mn'in nin lops that Vcrninnt is frte nud rntitlcd to lln honornblu coinidcration of her sister Milton. "llloodlcss as yi'l!M I'KDRIIAT. Hr.Sl'HKATION. Vnm Ihr. Ohin Slitlcsnutn. Ileurv ria v. aflcr tho vcln of Ihe IJ. Platcs llank in n spccch in the I'. S. Seiialc, s.iid, "wo wcro iu tho iniilst nf n n:olution bloodlcss ns yct I" thcri'bv inlcndiug tn throw unt n feclci ns tn tho niodo "nf tmurjiiii" llio reius iifgovcrnincnt; 11ml it wns nnt douo williout Us etieci, inr 11 lias ciiiiiiiiu encd iho lcadiii!! BritMi Whig nralors siniultaneons lv to urge, nppuly, nn nppcal to "AIOIS !" in cae Ihi'V l.i 11 at llie n.'inoi no., 111 ineir in-ii iiiin ; "lo'for polilical powcr. Ves uniiblu In mrrupl 1 ?r..,. MPnnli! bv 11 llriti'h llauk. nnd llril'nh gnM lluiv tinrsn 111 iheir dcliraved biKonis Iho vnin idca th it wilh thcir ancient Enelith allitt, they can crush thn IWINC1BI.F. DF.MOCKACV, nnd "GIVF. TIIF.IIt FI.F.SII TO TIIF. UAGI.F.S !" llMr tlipso " Dcmocratic" wliias thcse ''suprc- mnrv nflhe laws" men. llcfnre llie nilioiiriiiiicnt dpral iiicmber hoistcd the nirnli cal flaB, bnldlv dcclnring " 'go for the peaeeful remcdii until Xorembcr, and tj nol succcsyut, (10 FOK JlHM iMnrc rcccntlv, Fcnntor riPlon,in n spcccn nt r...Wni niKPt n nt His itiiniiii. a.,aui niai iohi,'A he belictcllhatMr. V'an Jlnrcn's clcrlion ,.nn. 1.. tforeitlcil liii consitiunonni mcnni, yci 11 i!,n,r iccrc insiillicicnl, if the bnllol box .hn,,i,i r.,il ;,;,. :. FOll OXK, UV.V U'll. . .. .. ... nlrrM r, frlic. LI.YU TO HKKIIHJ J 11 inr. nin !- A TI1EARM8 TIIAT XATURi: rli nr i A.i.i uhat sivs tho "Plaln Gazctte," a lcading Fedcral papcr m iNcw Jcrse : 11 1 ' i , 1 , sniIsmipii ni 111 1. vnu inav tn , im 1 il,n ilpinnrnilie mrlvl have robbi'd lis of iwmc and piirsiu'd us with'bcaHlcs;' nud would to (lo; I migiil htar ronnng irum nt imi macratic U hiesof Jeu jtrtev.mc iniini nrlnrihi.,lT,l,.ri: GIVE TllElll UOOF, rrn 'nrn rr.JMES. & TIIElll l'l.ESll vr 'VUF. V.AM.KS." But thcse arc nnt ntl. At Charleston, ICcnnwh Vn jIu. mnnhrrr. Grinci. with the lilnod c Mainc's Dcmocratic rlnmpion, Liuey, nripping ns it wcre, frnm his brulal lian.ls, llius inrcaicns tho Democracy: ir it wr.un not nm Tiir. hoit. or rtr.DnrfiH t 1: imi'r.or a i-iiANcn Tiumunii tiip. ji 1 1, Tjvr Vii iv 1 "votii.i) iii:ni:-so nr.i.r Mr. non- T 1 Vnif Tfi i WArtt IXOTOX.'ANi) lTi.l.'iiowx THU I'KUSKNT I1VXASPV." And in our own Buckee Plnte, Tnm Corwm, ihp fecd niUocnte ofsnullcss, irrcsponilili' linnus, nn,l 1 io tnrrc lntii ot t icir violulci ciinncrnr mnn who vntcd lo sive tho ncsrncs llio right of swcnringnwnvourlitpsin cnurtsorjiitice llircnt- pns the iinMCldmg and icarjcss nciiiovracv ui 1111111, il.nt. ' If tlie Artnu nill fa phantom nf his own brain bcconics a Inw, tho Hub-Treaury remnins i forrc. nnd MAKTIN VAV Bl'l'.F.N IS ItF.- IT.F.CTF.D. nll they had to ilo lo rnl tlicmseivcs, would bc-TO TAKF. VV AltMS !" U'lm ilncs nnt seo in tlicsnapnpnlsthesamcspiril i.ni rtutpil ninnn-' tho nionarchists inlhewnrst davs of Jnhn Ad.uiis' Bcign nf Tctrnr ? lh.i t pml, wlii-h now, as Ihcn, would makn ns.isinalion, muidpr, nnd pvcrv atrocity thcir ficndish inindsraii conccivo, jiistifiable in raVif)ina thcir iinhallnwcd nmr,itinn nnd ihirst for nowcr. Thcse hrpocriticat brawlcrs for " JclTcrsonian dpmncrac.v," we arc nlad to sec, nrc, one bv nnc, dofling their nnks, JnJ hnittin? their trne federal co!or. "If we fail u..w C at tho iiai.i.ot iioxks," say they, " WE WII.L TAKi: LM AU.MS !" For what ! To iid our countty of n foreignfoe? No ! plainly, lo L'S5 I'UI' the highest ollicial stations, at llie point oftho bayonet, th.it the sovercign 1'eoplo, through tlicir coustitiilioii.il righls, rcfuscd to givo thein tlius traiiipliug undcr loot thcir elcclive Iranchiso, and unbluslfuigly procliiiiiiing llicir old fedcral doclrihe, that TIIF. IT.Ol'I.F. AUF. INCAl'AULE OF SF.I.F-GOVF.UN JIENT. Theso aro tho mcn, too, wlio look upon the mnss of tho people (111 tho lan- 1 t... . Vi. . .1.. ii... miiiire ol i oni l.wni" 111 nis miu npuuun .11 inu .11111- Ivtt llonse) as " vncBAi.n ur run 1.11, niiu wlioso intelligcnce cniiiiot lic renchi'd otlirr tlinn by an cxhibilion of inock log cabins, culer baircla, coon and opossnin skins. Hut they havu mistakcn llic age. An indignant nnd insulted pcoplo will I'rowii down such g'ro's prrsumption, aml givctliPso fedcral usurpcrs auothcr evidcuco that thcy know llicir rights, and knowing, dare inaintnin theiu. Tho nbove was preparcd for our last papcr, sinco whcn wo havu rcccivcil llie fnllowing, in lliu Fay etto Dciiiocrat. A genilcinan who was prcscnt, nf Ihe highest vcracity, informs ih, thit E.-Gocrnnr Tiiniirio did nnt denv, ncM morning, but llial he had used the language' here atlributcd to liim. Washington, Aug. 12, 1SI0. Wo. thn nndcr.i!iied. cerlifv that wo heard Alleu I'riuible, (cx-Governor nfOhio,) of llighland co uiakc, in subslanee, the followiiig rcniarksjrom a :inia"0 iu liont nl ( issna's uoiei, 111 11 asniiigiuii, sl cveniii!', nbout cIcvpii 0 clock. "(il'llllClllcn 1 dO 1101 1I1ICI1II lll lliauu 11 Piici.li, l,n Iippii siiitcd. lo ilnv. lh.it I once attcinptcd lo inako n spccch iu thispkico, but failcd; I acknowl- ib'cil it. llno ol my iiicnns 10111 nic, iuiiiiiiii.ucii ftcr it, lliat it was u dcil ol'a poor spccch, nnd I nliicil him lor his finnkness. But I havc yielded to tho solicitatious of 11 rouplo of gcnllcnicn who sat ncar 1110, tn gct up nnd fhow m setf to u, tn le'. vnu know thal I nm wilh jou, henrl nml haml, in tliis Hlriisulo for lilirl IXH. GFXTLE- UEX, IF WE CAXXOT nlcuxkv 'i'irr v.jU.i.OT O.X. wj. xti.'u.i, 11.1 v 1. TO 11EDEEM OVH LOST JnEllTlES .rr'i'HE POIXT OF TlUi Ji.ii u.r.i. 1X1) l WIl.L 1IE II llll 1 uu ik OCCAS10XR," which tcastccnvc.l wtUtchrcrs. ),. D. II.I.AIIIl, i Nathanii:i. CurmriiiT, J.no. McN.w.i.v, Da.v. Siiaiip, Cai.vin WlI.l.lAJtS, ' TlIOMAS V. CUTIlKillT, .lAfinn I.l.vsn.v, V.. II. Klill.l.MAN', B. F. Baugiin, .1. F. IIOVKH. Tnos, llunsoN, .InsiM'ii Tiioi'nsti.vi:, .Iacoii Wmfiirr, ,Ia.mi:s Uoimiuck, ,Iajii:s IIi;nion, John Itnni.vso.v. I'ho Illiiiu'n Old llickoiy li.is sumincd up Ihc fol lowiiig: rilK or TKIIROK Ul'.VIVRD. lleccnt ilevcliMiiiii'iiis riiiui v.nliiui ii.in uf llie countrv show th.it tho IVilentl llaul CiilcriH's h.ivo leti'ruilneil tn cnrrv the clcclmns this ycnr by uny . . 1 I.. !i' .1 IIIC.'HH 111 IIK'ir pilWPr "pcilciMUIi) H liiei nm, liirpihlv ifthev iiiu-t " This orilcr was irl ksucd liV llie CoiiiiiiJiidi'r-m-Cirwf l' llio IVib-rnl i'.irtiw ,.i l'ri Mci.fj. imil h.is sincu bi'cii prnclaiiiicil liniii Ihostiimp, by I cdernl oralors 111 iimcrciii piris 111 llll) I lllllll. III III.S l Ofl .ICIgS U'Cl ll, iiiiiiimuii ui Siinsainn .lournal, Uld Miliiicr, nml ntiicr Fedcral iiancrs, fien. llarrion used llio lnllowiug .nlrMiinlinnrv InilL'llli"!': " Now, lulliiw-ciliwns, 1 H.ivo vcry imic morc 10 l-av, CXCnpt lll CMHiri Jllll g" " uri'.n" 11 you caii.anil jniican tocHcct tlnt rcfurui upnn whii'h voiir lienrts are lixcd." This language is not Misecplililc ol iniscoii'iruc- lion. l lio nicamng is 11111 nusriui: m nini" U iimmI wilh dircct icfi'rcnro In ihii I'rrsidcntial elcclinn, nml saxswemiM "H" u peacciuni n Wi: CAN, aud wo can." Who does nol kmiw the nld nd.igo f " piMceably if wo can, nml fnrci blv if we inti-t ?" And who can (Innbt that such wns'lhe iiipniiins oflieu. Ilnrrison, wlien lic inniio iise uf lliis estraordinnry ili'clnr.itiim in n pnbli" speech lo fnrtv thousaiid of his p irli-ans, if his frieiuls nnd p.ipcrs nro to b ) belicM'dr It can bo rp.f.in ei 11 110 11 icr 11111 llllll il uirei i u i n iho passinm of hiJ infuti.itcd panians ln rcsort lo briile I'nrce if nccessnry, lo rarry tho cleplinu. I nt it wns so con-ndercil ny 111s ncaicu niiiower-, 1 1:. 1 ;..i1 ...,nr. 1.1 pi'ii imii irniii 1110 rrcuii;. nw inii.iiini'.ii"! spppcliiM of ('ol. I'reslon nud licn. Tlioiiip'on, nf South Carolina, nml I'apt. Mnckloii, ol iScw .icr sev. We "ive 1111 accounl of Col. I'reston's spccch nt Ili hiiinnd, V.i. from the I.iifiiirfr: " Allcr iiiduli;iii2 m miuriaicn (lenun- oiniinMj nfili.. I'rosidcutof Ihe I tiltcd Malcs, 11111I exciliug his nmlion"e ln a pilch nlino-t to phrcn.sy, he (.Mr. rrrstnn.) cappcd the cliinax ofhis inll im inatnrv nppe.il, bv lcMing ibcin lli il ullhoiigh he l.plli.vi.d lr. Vim" llurcii's clecliou wniild be ile- featcil bv (nn-lilulioli il nie.ins. cl il tlinse uicans i.wuinpipiii. if Iho ballol bn shonld f.iil liim, he, for one, wniwillhig to rnorl tolhc rights and . . . 1, .1 Iii'm " Annlhcr wiilcr in the lllchii.nml I.iuinrer, rcfcrs wilh indignalion tn Ihislhteat, nnd .-nis: " We charsn him wilh h.ning usi'd language to Ihe cfl'oct lliat, if Mr. Vnn Bup-ii could not be d'n placcil Ihmuah tho ballot box in Niivcinbcr ncxt, lliat if the nxil.t nf which ho enmp'aincd could nnt bo rcmnved by an nppcal tn the polN, he for imu wns ready tn rcsnrt lo surh tneniis ns Goil nnd li.i tnre h.id "put within his rc.tth In fntce n cli.inge." Wn do nnt prcleml tog'ue his prpric language; but Ih-it it was ctcn strnngcr lliin we have uod, hiinilrcds, wo are sure, would lclifj ns thcrc wero livc or m hundrcil presenl. ami uie scniiun'iii was applimdcd bv nt lcat nne-fiiurlh of ihe niiniber. " ln ndililii'n ln thi1 enti:iicnt of nioral trcaon, ho aid intich lo cxcite Inlred bctwcen parlics. Ho cxcl.iiniPiL"hnto thcm, curo llieui, ilcpiso Ihcui, rush upnn thcm. lfthey wonr.d ?ou, 1111111 it nni; Iiut puH 011, tnrii nine uicir ii)iiiiui-,u.. crusli thcm In the earlh.' " , Kcre is Ihe sainc scnliment wlncli iinrri'ou m tercil at Fmt Mcigs, rrpuated by Col. IVeston nt Itirhmon.l. llarrison says pp.iceaniy 1 . ... iin,l wn ran." I'reslon ns " n ine i iihih llnx shouM fail him, hc Inr one, was wining m re- ort to tle rights and llie arms wiiicn naiure gaie hiui." Whilst I'restnii is lliu.s nneiiip mg 111 in-iic Ihc South tu rcistthe popnlnr will bv force. Cnpt. Mockton, onu of tho Hard Cu'cr lcnders of New Jcrscv, is iiinking nn iniiaimnaion iiin.i. . iiil Jcrejmcn to "A'l'i f the roofs of the loeo Jocot to Ihejlamti, and their Jlcili to thc eagla." Ilc ays "Wilh the Pcntmpn nf old jnn mny cry, "ihey liaverobbcd ns nf nnmcntid ptirsiipd uwilh bcagfps;" nml wmtld tn God 1 ti.izht bcnrroaiins frnin thc ranks of llie Dcniocr.it'r whigs "f New Jcrcy, the comluding part of that tanz.is, 17 "cire thcir tonfto the jlamet, and thtir Jicth to WVcahi7spcakin2ofhis (ive Fedcral brrllirpn who alleii.ptcd to obtainscatsinCongrcssbyrraudulent cerlificalcs from finv. IVnpinslon: . 11. .l.i f.,r liimse f. if he had hclii thc high com.ni'.sion of New Jersey in ihe lat Con eten ho would have prif ontod lho certificsto on the point oftho liuiiting knife, ho would h.ivo iiniled it wilh ihe hunling KnifB ln thc Clerk'stiible.midic mantlcLichct Saullttrn holspur uould tl,eitrff.' Iteferring to ihe npproiicliing electioit he told them "loteai ihelocofoco icoiciil.ly if you can, I'OliClIII.V if vou mtiit, nnd tn rally at the polls nnd DltlVF. IIACK TIIF. BItl(.'AM)S." Hnch is the charactcr nf lhespeccl.es of lliis dcspcratc, rccklcss, dis.ippnintcd fatiion, that stiinulntes its cournge with hard cider, nnd nttcmpls to carry tho elections by brute force. Sncccss is ils uim, and Iho cnd is inuile lo justify llio nicnns. Depairing of sncccss at llie pulls, niid knowing that tho peo ple have decided against thcm & tho uiiholy lueans by which thcy hopo to get into powcr, the Tcds hiue detcrniiiicd to nccompjish by fruud nnd forco what thcy cannot do by fair mcans. Thcy hnyo got tlicir sccrcl nrg.mi.ation, their scciet conimit tces, companics nf bullics, and nll nllicr sccret nr rnngenicnls which aro nccesary to carry out their dark and frauilulcnt (lcsigns. Hecrcsj . money nml force, nro tho wcapons .upon which they rcly for succcss. Our weapnns nro trntb, nrguinciits nnd rcasnn. Wo rcly upon thc inlelligcnce, tho virtuo nnd llie palrinlism ol'tlio people. Ournppeals nre nddresscd lo llicir iinilcrslamlings, not to their pas sions. We (lcprccate tiux iippcnl or rcsoit to force, and trust tho cncmy inay'niit impnso upon the De mocracy, tho Btern ncccssity of rcpelling force by fotce. J''io;.i Ihe Old Dominion. COVEUNOR TAZEWEMj. Wo havc tho pleasure of l.iving bcfore our rcad crs to-day a letter I'tnin this liiMiiiguished gcntlc inan. At a incctiiig of lho District C'oincnlion, held in this town 011 the 20lh of la-t inonth, a Coiniuitleo wnilcil on.Mr Tnzcwell, wilha request thal lie wniild prcpideovcr its ilclibcrntioiis, whicli Iio dcclincd iu coiic(iicnce ul'fceble hcallh, lmv ing nNo rctircd frnm Ihe biisy sccncs nf polilical lilc. But, nt tho same lin.e, cotiimiinicatcd cnn ilidly nnd frunkty to Iho Ciiiiiinille his scnliincnt.s iiirelntinn to tlie nll-exr'uins topicsof llic day. Thu opinions nf .Mr Tazewull, ns c.prcs,cd by tho Cniiiiiiillco. haiins callcd forth iuviilioiis nml il- libcral rcm.irks, mducul one of lliein, l)r. .1. 1 . Vni.n-T. m juldrcss 11111 a lcller, nnd lus rcply to that g'eiitleman we now piiblHi, nnd w hich wu aru suru will coiiiinaud llie attcnlion of our reader.s . LETTER OF TIIF. IIO.N. L. W. TA7.EWEI.E, Nonroi.K, August 23d, 18-10. Sin : Yourleller nfypsterday Avas haiidcd ino whcn it was ton Into lor 11:0 lo rcply to it by tho seivnnt who bnre it. Aficr lho vcry cxplkit iind oflcn rcpeatcd dcc.lnrntions innile by 1110 to lho cominiltce of whii'h wiu wcro n iiicinlicr, that I would not lake nny pait iu thu I'crocioiis contct nnw rngiiig thrniigfioiit lho country, fiiitlier Ihnn hy givini ui) tnlu on llie day of elcclinn, I did not cxprt lo he calleil iiponngain lo nlinmlon this pur pose, cspccialh by 11110 of lho iiicinbcrs of that coininillec. Vou'iii'hiindcisliind ihc K'lisnn which indiiccd 1110 lo form ihis re-ohilioii, Ifjou supposo it can Ilo diaiigcd cilhcr bv rcjioating tn me tho unincritcil coni'nicnd.ilious oftnn p.irli.il fricnds, or lho iiil'imous and iiialignant f.ilsclmoiU of tlioso who I despi-o luo iniif llin call Ihcni fncs, I h.ivu iinrcaMiu tolicliovotlut I could iiilluence a siugle vnle, nnv whcre, if I would ; nnd I 11111 verv ure thal J Cwiulil not ifl could. Mj opinions upon nny sulijcct, wlien rcg.irdcil u nf suiliclont rou-i'qui nce ln bc riiughl foi by uny of 11 iv acit;nin- lancc, have mncr ln'i'ii williheld I10111 Ihcm ; nor will tbi'j cvcr bc cnnccalcil frnm nny nnc. 'I hcse opinions, iu rcgard to llie rispci thc'iuciiu of tln Iwn caiulidates fur the I'rcsiih'iiti il ullicc, werc givcn tn thc iiicinbcrs uf vnnr coiiiiuilli'e, wlien usl.cil fur bv lliem, iw thov had bccn bcfere givcn . . , . . 1 . 1 .. . ln sewrnl nllicr pi rsons 01 noui parucs, 111111 ui they have bccn rppented to such pcrsoiw since, I iihtiudu thcm upon iiniic, but I 11111 ns imliHercul wim mny l.uow Ihcm, us I a 111 by vvhdin thcy inay bo anprnvi il. They nre niy opininns, uml would cnntimie tn be such' altlinugli 110 othcr bcing 011 carlli inight couciir wilh me. 1'pon thec npinions, ns I formcrly said to you, I !h:i 1 1 act nt lho nppioacliing clecliou, hy givinjr mv sull'rage in f.ivor nf lho prcscnt Prcsidcnt, nnd ofcoiHMpience ngainst liis nppnucnt. I havo an aciiiainlance of soiuo slai.ding wilh bolh ihe ean didalc, I'oiiiKkd upnn a scrvice with cach of thcm fiirscvernl siicccs-ivo ycars in the Srinito uf tho 1'nilcd Statcs. This n'c(uaintunce ju-tilics ino in saviug nf eadi, llnt heisa wcll-brcd gciitlciiian, iil'mild aml uiniable iuaiincrsniid ilcpiirtiiicnt, nl il o f.ir as I cilhcr know or hcliuve, of irrcproach uhlo piivale ihamclcr. Gcn. Harrison is mv scninr bv several vcirs, I liiinw, and theri fore, ho can nol bo iiiuchhort nf cvcnty : Mr Van Burcn i. junior by nioro vears, I bclieiu llien Gcn. Ilnni son is my scnior. lu their jiolitirnl courM', gcntlrmnn havo gcncrally ililicrtd ; nnd while we wcre all'nssoci.itcd ns 11'icii.bcrs of llic Si'iinto nf lho 1'liited Malcs, it wns my fortune tndiller some times vvilli l.olh. 'Ihe occiisions of my dili'crenci. withlinlli. Thc ncca-iniis of my dilh'rence wilh Mr. Vnn Burcn, wcre few nnd rnrc ; but wilh Gcncral llairNon, I ilo nnt rcinciber n siugle sub-ii-ct. invnlviii!' anv (iiKsliou of coiistilulinnal law, or nf high polilical expcilicr.cy , ns In whidi wo evcr coiicurrcd. Aml 011 the few nccasions iu w liic h 1 dill'cred wilh Mr. Vnn Burcn, ho was iis-oci.itcd vvilli Gcn. IlnriiKin. Ilinre, it caniiol be inallcr ofsiirpri-o lo anv. lliat wlicn plnrt-d iu 11 situation wlien 1 nin, lo rlwoso lnluccn tvvn pcrons, wilh ncither nf whom du I agree enlireiy, I should pei fcr him wilh vvhuni I havo oflcn unilcd bnlli in niinionaiid nclion, tohi'ii wilh whom I have inro rlitblu d'iirercd,- I slalo llico things, that knowing tho cficct whi 'h is sniuctiiiics iroducid upnn liumnn niinds bv frequctit nml Inng-roiiliniicd rnr.lliclsof npinion ii'nnii sebierts of iiiiirh iiitcie.l. vnu mav apprcciatc ns vou p'.ease thc scnliuient 1 havo olien uttercil uml will llicri'fnre, iignin rcpent, lliat, in my judg incnl, (icnctal Hnrii-on i bolh pbysically nnd in tellcclually incoinpeleiit tnpcrform Ihoiunny.uiried nrduniis, nud iiiipnrt'iul diilics which must dcvolvu Mipon cvery I'rcsnteiit 01 tlie 1 micd Matcs; tnni it is not pruui'lil ui e.xpuse our rouniry 10 11111 iit tain pcrils whicli inut r.vvail il shniild' its ilestinicss rver be roiiuuilteil In n lreidcnt by nccidcnt, in tinips nf ditliciilty aml high excitciiient; nnd that iich n ratatii'phe isnlviays piobable, wlien oni! it plpinipd in ihe lreidcnti.il chair who lias nlrruily reacbcd llic full term ordiuarily coiuidcrcd ns tho liinit of innn'slife. ' . ,. Tn a kind lctler from fricnds 111 a dislnnt Matc innuitin" vvlnt uere mv iipinions nf .Mr. Vnn llu rcii's ndiiiinitrntion, 1 h ive rccently rep'icil. A rnpv of thn rrp'v i now bcfore me.; nnd as it tmty rtprcenls mv scntiincnts upon this siibject, I will triinscribe mv niisivcr tn the inquiry propoundcd. "I wa oppolcd to Mr. Van Burcn wIipii he was first n caiididitcfiirthe Vicfi I'rcsidential chair, and mv iippo'itcn to him vvas rontiiiucd whcn lic was nficrwnrds n rnudidate for llie slatinn lic now holds. I'pon eaclt of llicsi! orcasions, thcrc werc other ramliilates who, ns I llinught, ngrccd wilh my o pinions inore exactly, nud who thcrifnrc, I prefer rrd. F.nlertainini; iudi sentiiucnls, havo vvalch. cd his coiirse, ince hc came into powcr, with a vigilancc th.it iiiightnot pcth.ipshavc bcctiuscd by me itnder othcr circmntancr. Yct, with nll thn ti-ilnncc, 1 have nol becn ahlc to dctcct a finglo unconstitutionalnct ihit li.i becn done or propo ted by him dttricg his sdnun'uilration. This ii not