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EDITED BY DUI F GREEN.
~ SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1810.
FOR PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
JOHN TYLER.
The kindness in which our new paper has been re
ceived, and the favorable notices of it by our politi
cal friends, place us under many obligations to them.
It is also a source of great pleasure that, so far, we
have not seen a single unkind remark from any press,
even in those to whom we are opposed. This is an act
of liberality, and forbearance that, after our experi
ence, and the part we have taken in the political dis
cussions of the last sixteen years, deserves and re
ceives our grateful acknowledgments. Those who
know us personally, admit that we have, at least, the
merit of sincerity, and these are times when much
should be foregiven for the sake of an opinion.—
Among those who have spoken favorably of us, is
the Editor of the Somerset Herald; the tenor of
whose article bespeaks a friendly purpose: but he
does not fully comprehend the relation which we
bear to the Whig party, and has given to the refusal
of our late political friends to support the Editor as
printer to Congress, a consequence which it does nut
merit, and especially as an inference may he drawn
from the article that we resolved to support General
Harrison because, we had been thurst aside by them.
The facts are, that as far back as the controversy
between Gen. Jackson and South Carolina, the Edi
tor of the Pilot assumed, for the states right party
with whom he acted, the cognomen of WHIG, and
and denounced the adherents of the administration as
Tories-, and for this, immediately after the Proclama
tion, one of the South Carolina Delegation, (who af
terwards committed suicide,) in a fit of derangement,
assaulted, and broke his arm. This was before the
body of the present opposition, many of whom at
that time sustained General Jackson,adopted Whig as
their party names. It will thus be seen that so far from I
standing out and refusing to become a Whig, we
stand in the front rank.
And again; the Editor says "that thus disgusted
and illy used, on the nomination of Gen. Harrison," we
announced our intention to support him. This is
true, but it leaves an inference that we resolved to
support liim because we were thus illy treated, where
as the truth is, our preference for General Harrison
is of long standing, and was avowed before his nom
ination.
The Globe in a scurrilous article, admits that in
his address to his fellow soldiers, Gen. Harrison told
them that if they would call to see liim, thev"would
not find the string of the door latch pulled in."
What a commentary on the hireling abuse of him
is the life, the writings and speeches of the peo
ple's candidate—who that has read the published
speeches, or the writt en letters of Gen. Herrison has
not been struck with the classic elegance, and for a
ble descriptions; the original beauty of his composi
tion. How forcibly this simple alfusion to his own
humble home, carrying the mind of the war worn
soldier back to his own fire-side, where the devoted
wife; the affectionate mother or fond sister awaited
his return. "Call when you will, fellow soldiers,
the string of the door latch will never be pulled in."
Could any words more feelingly or more fully express
fellowship for his companions in arms, or generous
hospitality? It is the eloquence of the heart, and the
more eloquent, because the sentiment is illustrated
by a life of benevolence.
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.
The Globe commences an article on the char ter el
ection, in the City of New York, thus:
"We never welcomed any event with more heart
felt satisfaction."
This is truly being thankful for small favors.
Committee of Invitation will meet at
North Bend THIS EVENING, (Saturday,) at half
past 7 o'clock.
We lay before our readers an extract from the re
marks of the Hon. Wm. Cost Johnson, in the U. S.
House of Representatives. We regret that our space
will not enable us to quote more at large from this
and other speeches.
The following account of the preparations for the
celebration of the battle of Fort Meigs, at Roches
ter, N. Y. is from the Rochester Democrat of the
13th inst.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF
FORT MEIGS.
The Fanners of the county of Monroe in favor of
commemorating the achievements of the patriotic
General HARRISON, are requested to assemble in
the city of Rochester on the sth of May next, at pre
cisely 10 o'clock in the forenoon, with logs suitable
for the erection of one of those primitive buildings,
characteristic of the early settlement of the coun
try, which the gallant Harrison so nobly and
generously defended. Those who bring logs, arc re
quested to have them 40 feet in length, and about
one foot in diameter. The building will be raised
the same day, and dedicated to the cause of Harri
son and Reform.
ALEX. KELSEY,
J. W. GILBERT,
M. F. REYNOLDS,
JAMES MILLER,
AMOS SAWYER,
WM. R. MONTGOMERY,
E. P. SMITH,
Committe.
MISSISSIPPI. —A law enacted by the Legislature of
Mississippi at its last session, called the "Valuation
and Debt Law," provides that when property has
been levied on, in satisfaction of an execution, the
debtor may claim an appraisement; whereupon three
disinterested persons shall be chosen, one by the
plaintiff, one by the debtor, and the third by the she
riff, who shall appraise the property and make a cer
tificate of their appraisement. The property is then
to be offered for sale at auction, and if two thirds the
appraised value is not offered, the sale is to be stopped,
and the property to remain in the hands of the debtor,
for one year, and then be offered again for sale to the
highest bidder.
THE TIPPECANOE TEXT BOOK.— We ear
nestly invite the attention of our readers to the Pros
pectus of "THE TIPPECANOE TEXT BOOK, AND LOG
CABIN CABINET," published in another column. In
the high and honorable character of the Compiler,
and his admitted ability as a collector of facts and
documents, the public have a guarantee that liis du
ty will be faithfully and honestly performed, and we
do not hesitate to say, that the pamphlet will be
among the most valuable publications which have
been issued from the press—and will, if properly dis
tributed, contribute to secure the election of General
Harrison, by placing an array of facts and argu
ments in the hands of the people which will enable
them to judge for themselves of his qualifications.—
Every chapter will be eloquent in his praise, and
with proper exertions, in a few weeks, a copy of this
most valuable document may be placed in every LOG
CABIN in the Union.
RESOLUTION OF THE STATE CENTRIL COMMITTEE.
At a meeting of the State Central Committee, held at
North Bend, April 17, 1840, it was unanimously
RESOLVED, That the pamphlet to be published by
DUFF GREEN, and compiled by Win. Ogden Niles,
late Editor of '-NILE'S REGISTER," from Hie materials
contained in that work, and in other authentic re
cords, to be entitled "THE TIPPECANOE TEXT BOOK,
AND LOG CABIN CABINET," be earnestly recommend
ed to the State Committees and Tippecanoe Associ
ations of the Union, as a most valuable auxiliary in
aiding the election of the People's candidate to the
Presidency, by exliibitin g by OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
his great services in behalf of his country, in the
cabinet and in the field, and his peculiar fitness for
that high office:—and that they be earnestly invited
to extend its circulation in everv quarter of the
Union. N. F. 4VILLIAMS, Chairman.
(Test) GEO. W. KREBS, Sec'y.
ANOTHER SLANDER NAILED TO THE
COUNTER. —The following letter from Judge Bur
nett, to the k Hon. ffm. Southgate, is conclusive
proof that Gen. Harrison has been at all times a con
sistent Democrat. We call the attention of every De
mocratic voter in the Union to the fact, that every
slander propagated by the pensioned press, recoils on
its authors; whilst the venerable patriot whom they
assail, is like pure gold—unscathed by the fire of de
traction. CINCINNATI, Feb. -27, 1540
Mr DEAR SIR: —I remark, in reply to your let
ter of this morning, that during he tcontest
between Mr. Jefferson and the elder Adams, Gen,
Harrison and myself were residing in the Northwes
tern Territory, and of course had not the privilege of
voting. At that time, I was in habits of great inti
macy with Gen. Harrison, although I was a Federal
ist (honestly so) and he a republican of the Jefferson
school. I suppor.ed Adams strongly, and he, with
c411.1l warmth supported Air. Jefferson. During that
controversy, from 1795 to 1800 inclusive, X conversed
and argued with him times without number—he sus
taining Air. Jefferson and Mr. Adams. You may as
sure your friend, that there was not a more consis
tent, deluded supporter of Air Jefferson, in the North
Western Territory, then Gen. Harrison. For the
truth of this declaration, I most willingly pledge my
reputation.
I state to you what I saw, and heard and know.—
When the Alien and Sedition law passed, the Gene
ral was not a member of Congress. He neither vo
ted nor had an opprtunity of voting on that law.
Your friend, J. BURNETT.
Hon. WM. SOLTHGATE.
We insert with much pleasure the following
letter from Judge Bertien, not only because it is
a conclusive answer to the charge of abolition
ism, on which point it but confirms our own per.
sonal knowledge of Gen. Harrison's opinions,
but because it places before the public another
distinguished name, among the many with whom
we have acttd, who is now supporting the Old
Hero.
From the Charleston, S- C. Courier.
Gen. Harrison and. Abolition. —We give place,
with pleasure, to the following letter, from a dis
tinguished Georgian, in answer to our recenteall
on him, adding another to the already multiplied
proofs of Gen. HARBISON'S soundness on the slave
question.
SAVANNAH, April 11, 1840.
GENTLEMEN:— You call upon me, in your pa
per of the Bth inst. to make public a letter, ad
dressed to me by Gen. HRKRISON, on the subject
of abolition. I have already replied to a similar
request made by the Editor of the Daily Tele
graph, a paper published in this city: but as I
know not if that paper, (which has been recently
established) is on your list of exchanges, and feel
that the liberality of your conduct, towards a po
litical opponent, gives you an undoubted claim to
tire respect ard courtesy of his friends. I repeat
the substance of that answer :
The letter in question, was written in 1836, in ,
anticipation of a state of things, which did not,
occur. It was, therefore, not made public, and I j
fear has not been preserved. At least, after a j
diligent search among mv papers, I have been |
unable to find it Its contents, however, arc per- j
l'ecrly within my recollection, and I do all that is I
in my power to comply with your request, by I
stating them, as I have done to the Editor of the
Telegraph. The letter embraced three points :
1. Gen. HARRISON denied the right of Congress
to abolish slavery in the slates, of in the District
of Columbia.
2. He expressed the opinion that the Tariff
compromise ought to remain undisturbed.
3. He repudiated the practice of making ap
pointments to office, the reward of paxtizan ser
vice.
This was the purport of the letter. I did not
ask Gen. HARRISON'S opinion, because I doubted
it. Having been in intimate intercourse with
him for several years, I knew that his views on
these subjects were accordant with my own.
I am very respectfully,
gent, your obt. serv't.,
J. MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
for the Pilot.
THE FEATURES OF A PARTISAN.
It being fair to observe, that the genteel arti
cles in the Baltimore Republican, are usually
those of its editor, while the grosser productions
eminate from the pens of those who communi
cate with its columns. We will in justice set a
mark of distinction between them. The Editor
of the Baltimore Republican s\xoxs.\&iiOi)Mive\>iie&
on his head the sins of those who write for
the Baltimore Republican. We will also give
the dates of the errors we will correct:
INTRIGUERS —There are in our city, a few
designing and self-conceited individuals, profes
sedly assuming to belong to the Democratic par
ty, who to accomplish their sinister ends, are con
tinnally engaged in plots and contrivances by
which mischief is produced. — Ed. Ball- Rep.
March 18ih, 1840.
You should whip your friends into obedience
with'a kinder hand, or else you will find them
only "professedly assuming," as you complain
"continually."
Was General Harrison ever wounded whilst
he had the command of the "Noith Western
Army?"— Ball. Ii p. March 18.
Indeed the fact, we believe,'is that he was gen
erally, if not always, too far out of the reach of
i d inger to run any risk of being wounded — Ed.
Ball. Rep. March 18.
Out of the reach of danger ! at Tippecanoe,
where he leaped from his horse and got in the
ranks and rallied his men. The mercy of Prov
idence preserved him from wounds, as in the
case of Washington, "always."
Can any one be so ignorant, as to be led awa v
bvthe vile misapprehensions of the Whigs? if
there be such an one, he should go to the Hotten
tots for enlightenment.'— Butt. Rep. March 18.
If you had a spark of sincerity, you would not
advise an ignorant man to go to the Hottentots
for enlightenment! You have been doing these
things so long with impunity, rhat it is time to
expose you.
I say, LET US RALLY ! Let us begin the
work we have to perlbnn at an early dav, and
see if we cannot give to the unprincipled fact'on,
that is so constantly annoying, harrassing and
distressing ihe community, the most complete de
feat which they have ever yet experienced. I see
plainly that we have a warm and animated con
test to pass through.— Ball. Rep. March 18.
Some part of what you say is true; but you un
kindly mix wiili it what is not true. If ever a
party was sincere about mending the distress of
of the people, that party are the Whigs.—
Truth is, neighbor, that your party "always"
sinks the country when it rises—aDd your lan
victory in New York, is the mere triumph of the
defaulters in office. You struck at higher game
than "the unprincipled faction," when you wrote
the above for political effect. That is truth.
The style in which they are at present boasting
and blustering about their prospects of success in
their effort to elect Gen. Harrison to the Presi
dency, is quite equal to that of Ihe most despe
rate player at brag that ever shuffled cards. — Ed.
Bait. Rtp. March 18.
Perhaps you shuffle too much; you don't brag
a bit, of course, but only complain of our "style,"
which is but a matter of taste, unworthy of the
"blustering" you make about it.
Here we have confined our comment to the
sentiments found in one single number of the Re
publican. We design to show the reader the
"style" in which that paper is conducted; how it
it wins the affections of its patrons; how it poi
sons the arrow which it shoots at its opponents;
arid how it manages to gel along.
OBSERVER.
HARRISON CONVENTION, 4th May.
Delegates from Westmoreland County Vir
ginia.
Hnmiihle Chandler, Robert Mayo, Jr., W.
D. Nelson, S. T. Rice, Pnilips T. Chandler,
VV. A. Sppnce, George T. Brown, William R.
Doyzier, James H Payne, John M. Carpen
terj John B. Lewis Tnomas Brown, William
G- Walker.and William Hunt.
Delegates from Prince IVilliam, Virginia.
Nicholas Cleary, Stephen French, Addison
H Saunders, and J. S.-iden Mason.
Meeting in Prince Edward, Virginia,
We extract the following, from the procee
dings in Prince Edward:
1 Resolved, That this meeting appoint six
delegates to represent the Whig Young men
of' Prince Edward County, in the Young mens
Convention, to he held in Baltimore, on the
first Monday in May next.
2. Resolved, That lor the sake of eusuiing
a full representation inthe said Convention, six
alternates be appointed to fill the places of those
delegates who may be unable to go.
In accordance with the fiist resolution,
Francis N. Watkins Dr. Alexander S. Dillon,
Cltmeni R Birksdale. Thomas L. Morton,
Alexander Scott, and Dr. John R. McDear
maii, were appointed delegates.
F.J. Mettaner, Mathevv W. Vaughan, Dr.
Henry A. Wood, Charles Henderson. A. S.
Dickinson. J. Alexander Misely, were appoin
ted alternates.
3. Resolved, unanimously, That the Hon.
JOHN TYLER, be requested to attend as one of
the delegates from tliis County.
LANCASTER, PA.— The following additional
delegates have been appointed.— A S. Miller,
John Slander, (merchant) Henrv S. KauH'niau,
Andrew S. Kauffinan, Dr. J B. Stubhs, H. M.
Penny, John K. Reed, Henry Wilmer, A. K.
Winner, Esq
From the Lexington (Ky.) Observer.
The Young Whigs, of the Bourbon Con
gressional District, held a Convention at the
Lower Blue Licks, on Friday of last week, for
the appointment of additional delegates to the
Baltimore Convention. The Convention was
very ably addressed by General Metcalle, who
was invited to do so. The following gentle
men were appointed delegates to the Conven
tion on behalf of that Congressional district,
viz: Messrs. J. J- Key, T. M. Key, F. T
Chambers, S. P. Armstrong and W. O. Con
well
A very numerous meeting of the Young
Whigs oi'Louisville, took plnce on Saturday
evening last, when ihe following gentlemen
were appointed to represent the Whig Young
men ofitiat city in the Baltimore Convention,
which meets in May:—John C. Page, John P.
Morion, James B Marshal, Geo. A, Colion,
W. Cooper, D. B. Leight, James Speed, Hiram
Reaugh, Thus. H. Shreve, Wm. Logan, J. B.
Coke, J. Kalfi T. A. McGrath, and F. Sea well.
A committee, consisting of Wm Preston, Esq.
Dr G. E. Pendergrast, and H. T. Lisson.Esq.
was also appointed to form a Tippecanoe Club.
The Whigs of Louisville are animated by the
proper spirit, and are determined that the
Whig majority in November, shall be larger
than they have ever neretofore given.
EXTRACTS FROM A SPEECH
Of the Hon. WM. COST JOHNSON, of Maryland,
delivered in Congress.
Will not Ihe whole South unite with the
North and West, and go en tllassc (;>- r General
Harrjson, and rid the country of the impotent,
vicious, and knavish men who now administer'
the Government ? Who that did not vote for
him before is not now impressed with the be
del'of the misrule which has prostrated every
interest in the country and paralyzed every
branch of business ?
For one, I must say that I did not vote for
General Harrison at the last election. I could
not vote lor Mr. \ an Biireu; I preferred either
Mr. Clay or Mr. Webster. It is also true that
i preletred the nomination, at the Hnrrisbiirg
Convention, ol either Mr. Clay or Gen. Scott.
It is most true that 1 rejo'ced that, neither was
nominated, and that the Convention wisely se
lected General Harrison. 1 bad hardly paused,
ui other pursuits and with my prelerences, to
examine carefully bis entire history and charac
ter minutely. I have, however, carefully ex
amined and contemplated both. His hie is a
beautiful and instructive study, reulete with
incidents and marked by wisdom in all its che
quered and varied scenes. It should be la
niilinr to every American parent, and be the
companion of every schoolboy.
We find bis birth-place in Virginia, just be
fore the revolutionary war. Born of a mother
who, like the daughter or tie Scipio, could
point to her sun as her brightest and most val
ued jew el; his father standing side by side with
Washington and Henry, and the great and
glorious men who gave lustre to that State in
the proudest days of her history, and his name
ecorded on the Declaration of Independence.
Inheriting the noble enthusiasm of his parents
and the times of his youth, he goes forth with
a commission from Washington, to carve his
own destiny in the ranks of danger. Though
youthful, ripe in mind, collected and brave
when danger threatened, kind and gentle in all
his social relations, we see him reaping laurels
with his sword on many a hard-fought battle
field. The war ended, skilful io civil council
prompt to act upon the most intricate question,
and his judgment always controlling his deci
sions
Again, we see liirn, in the hour ol our coun
try's perils, throwing aside his civil duties ant)
iis honors and yet rising in public esteem, un
lil he is commander in e.hiel of the North west
ern army. Not executing, as formerly, peril
ous despacbes front his General, but leading
on to victory his gallant and devoted soldiers;
showing, in all bis bard fought battles, a pru
dent firmness and a daring courage, which in
spired his men with confidence, whilst it spread
dismay and terror to bis cmm es, and made
him victorious in all his dreadful engagements
The war ended, you find him again in civil
stations, as prompt and as uselul as in the bat
tle's front. As Governor, his conduct was
limitless, and bis abilities appreciated.
In Congress, we find him devising a system
to divide the public lands in small lots, so that
i every poor man could purchase a home and a
larm. In the Senate, wise in council, able in
debale—his opinions and advice esteemed by
all. As a minister, next to his anxiety lor the
■rlory of his own country, his solicitude was
engaged for the prosperity of the young re
publics of South America. What man living
lias been in so many staiions so variant in their
duties; and what man living could have dis
charged them with such consummate ability
and judgment? Who has a mind so weli bal
anced, with so many high trails of intellect
so well developed? And this eminent man,
i who has' added so much lustre to the lame of
his country, is traduced ami slandered by every
adventuring politician of the Van Buren party.
Go on and denounce him, gentlemen, wiih
your vilest epithets. You make his cause the
cause of the people. A man who has the ci
vic wreath entwined with the martial on his
1 brow, cannot he injured by denunciation. The
unatnral hand is withered 'hat would pluck
one sprig from the ciiaplet won bv the toil ol
the soldier and the statesman. He is one of
the people, identified in leeling and interest
with them, and they with him. They are his
defenders and his friends. The people have
themselves brought him forward vvitnout his
solicitation, and the people will support him;
and he stands as deeply imbedded ill the affec
tions of the American people as the Alleghany
and the Andes do in their soil. Hurl your de
nunciations against him like the fitlttl and
wrathful cloud 3 against the mountain's brow;
it will fertilize and keep in perennial freshness
the evergreen on its summit-
The people have called upon his name to be
their candidate for the Presidency because you
have abused their confidence, not. redeemed
your pledges and you have filled the land
with suffering, bankruptcy and dis'ress. You
promised 'hem gold when you closed the doors
of the banks, and you have afflicted them with
poverty. You have made the hanks suspend,
and now you tell the people that they must
work for as low wag s as the people of Eu
rope. You have told the manufacturer and
the merchant that they have no right to trade
on credit, and you have forced the workshops
to he closed ami ihclac'ory hands to he dis
missed. You promised the farmer better pri
ces for his flour, his corn, and his |>ork, and
he cannot sell either for the cost of producing.
You have abused and deceived the people,
and now von insult them if they complain.—
Von have hoarded up all 'he gold bv your of
fice holders, and left the people not even good
hank paper to do business upon. You have
tried to destroy the capital of the country, and
have reduced all wages. You have been ci
ther too ignorant or too vicious not to know
that wages must fall when money is scarce,
and that wnrres can only be high when money
is plenty. You have reduced, by your mea
sures,the wages oflhe laborer and the mechan
ic, whilst your salaries have been increased
by the scarcity of money. You can pay your
selves in gold and silver, whilst the mechanic,
the farmer, and the merchant cannot dispose
of their commodities, for even good bank pa
per.
The Jay of retribution is close at ban J; you
have refused to listen Jo the complaints and
suffering of the people; and they will do them
selves justice at the ballot box. The people
are moving in their majesty and their power;
and will elect General Harrison by acclama
tion.
He is a farmer, as well as a soldier and a
statesman; lie understands the interest of the
farmers, and Iras a sympathy which you have
not, for the laboring man and the mechanic,
The people will call him from the plough, as
the Romans did Cincinnatus of old, to quiet
domestic confusion and disorder, and to put
the Republic once more in a prosperous condi
tion. Post up your books, then, I tell you fair
ly, and square your accounts Itonesl'y, or burn
up your departments as yon have done here
tofore, or Ue will punish your army of default
ers.
The voice of the people is heard already
like the moving of mighty waters. They have
agitated the waters that healing may spring
from them. You had as well try and stop the
voice of the wind, as to siiffe the voice of the
people, Your selfish office holders who have
fattened upon the substance of the people, will
try and oppose their will, but it will be useless.
The people can and will "shake them off as
easy us the lion does the dew drops from his
mane."
"The People will remember," in the patriot
ic sentiment of General Harrison, "that to pre
serve their liberties, ihev must do their ou>n
voting and tluir own fighting"
A gentleman who had the anecdote from the
hps of the late Gen. Tipton himself, lias been
so kind as to commit it to writing lor our use—
Yeoman.
ANECDOTE OF THE RATTLE OF TIP
PECANOE.
During the last Presidential contest, the mil
itary claims of Gen. Harrison were freely can
vassed, and some of his opponents did not scru
pleto charge him with a want of courage. The
late Gen. Tipton, of the United States Senate,
who had served as an Ensign at the battle of
Tippecanoe, was asked by a friend, "what
think you, General, ot Harrison's courage?"—
He replied, "I think him as brave a man as
ever lived—no one could have behaved with
more true courage than he did —while the en
gagement was hottest, and when the bullets
Hew thickest, he was to be seen speaking in
liis ordinary tone, and giving command with
the greatest precision. The company to which
I belonged," said Gen. Tipton, "went into ac
tion eighty strong, and only twenty survived—
the firing upon us was most tremendous. Af
ter the General had made his arrangements for
repelling the attack of the Indians at other
points, lie rode up to where I was, and made
the following inquiries : "Where's your Cap
lain?" He is dead, sir—"Where is the first or
second Leiutenant?" They are both dead,
was the reply. "Well, where is the Ensign ? "
"He stands before you, General. "Well, my
brave lellow"snid Harrison, "hold your ground
liirjfive minutes longer, and all will be safe."—
In fifteen minifies the enemy was repulsed oa
all sides. Tipton gallantly led on his few re
maing comrades to the charg", ami viciory
perched upon the Am riean banner.
As an evidence of Harrison's coolness in the
midst of danger, Gen. Tipton staled that at the
moment the conversation ended between him
selfand General Harrison, and as the horse up
on which was mounted his aid, the late Gen.
Taylor, of Indiana, was in the act of turning, a
rifle ball pierced him through the body and
brought him to the g ound, catching his rider's
legs under him. It was a favorite black horse
of the General's, and he exclaimed. "Ah, is
my gallant old black gone! Well, rise and
mount again, for we have no time to mourn the
loss of ahorse, when so many brave ones are
exposed to a similar fate" -and having re
mounted his aid, he dashed into the midst of
'he danger. In a few minutes the battle was
over.
THE CALAMITY AT PROVIDENCE.
—The Providence Journal furnishes the names
of the unfortunate sufferers by the great fresh
el:—
Franklin Randall, aired two and a half years,
son of Mr Benjamin Randall.
Mr. Philip Antrel and his wife.
Mis. Sarah Rogers, wifeof'Mr. Abner Rog
ers.
Mr. Oliver Anirell; aged 18 years.
Ernilv Ann Anirell. aged 6 years, and Ben
jamin Anirell, aged fouryears—children of Mr.
Philip Atigell.
Mr. John W. Hull, aged 31 years.
Miss Lticinda Hull, aged 28 years.
Mr Win. Me.Ansland, aged 26 years,
M rs. Mitilda Whitemore, aged 46 years.
Miss Maloney Whitmore, aired 44 years.
Miss Almira Whitmore, aged 12 years.
Miss Julia Ann Whitmore, aged 10 years.
Miss Laurana J. Whitin re, atred 7 years.
The ahove are the family of Mr. Brayton
Whitmore, who is absent on a vis t to Connec
ticut.
Mrs. Martha Whitmore, aged 20 years, wife
of Mr Russel Whitmore.
Mrs. Sarah Whiimore, aged 24 years, wife
iif Mr. Nelson Whitmore.
Jenetia Whiimore, daughter of the abore,
aired S months.
The bodies have all been recovered, many of
ihem very much injured.
The Bangor Whiff of Friday last states
that a serious accident occurred on the Roil
Road on Thursday. While ihe cars, laden
with wood, were on their way to the city, •
man by the name of Ford, bv some means or
otber, tell on the track, and ihe wheels of the
cars passing over his legs, crushed and bruia
ed his ancle very much. Soon after another
man by the name ol Daley, in jumping from
the cars, fell under the wheels, which pawing
over his body, killed him instantly.
Several persons have Uen arrested in New
York, for illegal voting, and bound over for
trial.