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VOL. H
CAUUOLLTON, PUIIMY. APRIL 2J, 1830,
NO 33.-WHOLR NO. 66
Zi the People of lite Sink Ohio.
The undersigned, up (., y (lie
conveutioa a cuuniiiiiee in '-prepare &ud
publish uii uddress lo the pcupiu ui Otuu,
Oi llic important principle involved ill
(lie next prcdiileuii.il election, and ihe
election of Governor ku this Siaic," can
nui belter perioral l be duties assigned
ihcm, than iiy calling your attention to
the causes oi division between iho two
parlies which have existed in uur coon
try since the Revolutionary war, and ibu
consequences which may he expected' lo
(low from the complete aitd permanent
udcendeiicy of the democratic party.
Until the American Kevolution, a gov
crumout founded upon the neutral equal
it v ot mankind had not been known. -
Some approaches towards it in Europe,
both iu ancient and modern times, were
not very uncommon, but ad iar as hisio
rv reaches, the other par s of the world
never had any conception of th it great
truth, first proclaimed by the American
Declaration of Independence, "that all
men are created equal Imi mo interwo
ven with all lilt) halms and usages of
mankind; was the belief that societies ol
men were incapable of self government,
and that kings ani privileged orders
were necessary lor the preservation ol
order and the security ol society from an
archy, that it is not to be considered
strange, that many native Americans in
that dav of trial shrunk from the hold at
tempt of their countrymen to throw ell
the dominion of the British Parliament,
and remained at home or in exile, true
and faithful in their allegiance to u lor
eiirn domum . These tones oflhe Revo
lution, at the return of pence, res'ored .V
elevated to an equal participation in all
the blessines of thut freedom, vhich had
been won by the valor ol our lathers, f jrtn
ed the nuc, ens mound which rallied all
those who affected to believe or who Irom
pride &. ignorance did really believe that
the most important business of statesmen
was to save mankind front "their worst
enemies themselves." It was Irom this
combination of the tefjf elements of the
Revolution, with vanity and ignurnnre
' of human nature, (hat lederalism was
born with the establishment of the new
Jonslitulion,- and although public liber
ft J$ was established mid the most demo
"fcralic principles ot govirnmont were re
'"(Wogniiod, yet there commenced with the
government under the new constitution,
war of opinion which bids fair to o it
last the present generation. It is a war
between aristocracy (under whatever
name it in ay appear, toryism, lederalism
or modern whigism) and democracy it
id a constant and often successful efl'irt
upon one side to substitute something
other than the will of the people for ihe
rule of government, and on the other side
to give full force and effect at all limes
to that wi.l. Thus, the aristocracy de
fealed in thci? attempts to establish a gov
erninent with monarchical powers ana
lorms defeated in their endeavors to
make the constitution sanction the grant
- ing of monopolies by congress unable
lo succeed in obtaining power by diroet
grant, take il by implication, and in this
way mike the constitution means a grant
of powers not only bey ond its letter and
rpirii, but often times directly contrary
lo both.
ll was lliue, that the federalists (as
they then called themselves) with Alex
ander Hamilton at their head, achieved
the lirsl groat victory over the principles
ol democracy llic lint mosi important
exercise of power not granted by the con
slilutiou but decidedly refuted by the con
vention that formed that instrument, by
establishing the Liiuk of the United
Slates, ll was thus, that by a sedition
law, they "a'jridged the freedom ol
speech und of the press;' and it is thus,
that by means ol a Supreme Court ot the
Uuiied Stales, foimcd upon principles in
dependent of, and therefore hostile lo
the popular sovereignly, Ihey have given
expositions ol the constitution and cstao
lished loiial dogmas which are utterly
subversive of tho fundamental principles
of our government . ll would exceed the
f limits of '.his address lo advert to all liiese
cncrujclun nls llJOU the letter and spirit
uf the constitution and the reserved rights
of the people, by a tribunal holding ll.mr
offices fur fire, and composed for the most
part of nrtoP-who from their habits of
thinking and associations, are ihe most
Unfit ItiOfttOOSU the highest judicial tri
bunal in a Stale where the people claim
to hold arid exercise the sovereign power;
one only, from Us presont superior tmpor
lutice requires your attention
I'reviens to tho formation of tho ledcr
vent which evils in future as well as lo
restrain the issues of paper money, the
first article of the tenth section ol the fed
oral Constitution was framed, aud it be
came Ihe law of the laud that no State
should pass any "law impairing the obli
gallon of contracts." No doubt existed
at the time as lo the meaning of (he
clause, ''it was the inviolability ol pri
vate contracts and privale rights secured
under them, which was intended to be
protected," and not legislative grants ol
corporate powers; as lo which, even the
late Chief Justice Marshall says, "ll is
more than possible, that the preserva
tion of rights of this description was not
particularly in the view oflhe framers of
the constitution, when the clause under
consideration was introduced into thai
instrument.11 Rut notwithstanding the
men who (rained and those who adopted
the constitution did not intend the clause
in question to apply to Legislative grants
the Supreme Court ot the United Slates
have assumed the power ol extending it
tu them; and it is now so settled that no
State Legislature has the power lo re
peal the charter ol o U ink or Insurance
Company, or any other grant of power,
except such grant be for some public pur
pose, as to a city or town. I his law ol
the Supremo Court oflhe United States
does not prevent State Legislatures from
annulling many species of contracts,
such us the contract of marriage; but il
seems specially guarded in its terms lu
protect monopolies. It operates only lo
prohibit theStato Legislatuie I rem cor
reeling the evils of hasty and improvi
dent Legislation, from reaching grants
which bciiefk the lew at the expense of
ihe many.
Underthis law of tho Federal Court
if the lust Legislature in this Slate
had chartered a company and given
ihem the exclusive power and right
of raisin what forever, they would
be protected in the enjoyment of thai
vested right by the judicial tribunals,
so if the present General Assembly
were to charter a banking company
with ihe exclusive privilege of hank
ing iu Ihis Slate forever, with an un
limited amount of capital and with
power to eslab'ish branches all over
t he State, the state would be given up
after the expiration of the present
bank charter lo the absolute domin
ion of such company forever, for no
future Legislature might revoke such
riti i . f i
enormous grant. inis law ui me
Supreme Court protects a 1 monop
olies. So that if Ihe enemies ol
freedom can by direct or indirect
m ans induce the L -n'islati vc power
of the States to continue graining
charters as liberally as many of them
have done hitherto, the Supreme pow
er of the Slate instead of remaining
in the whole people the Stale ac
cording lo the theory of our govern
ment, will be parcelled OJt amongst
aud granted away to various privale
corporations, not one ol which will
have any other object or aim but to
accumulate power aud wealih lo its
. . ' a .. .
ell in utler dmitfgard ot me interest
and welfare oflhe commuuiy. Haw
fir we have already progressed to
wards ibis stale ol things must, be ob
vious lo thus.; who have allcnJcd to
the coots:: of Legislation, and how
much lurth r we shall go on in ihis
course is for ihe people to determine.
ll is also for Ihe people to say wheth
er the Judicial L gislation we have
noticed shall continue to govern and
conlrnul the Legislatures, or whether
they will correct and reform it; for
reform in our government must pro
ceed from the people, and can only
lake place when they will it.
We have mentioned tho first great victo
ry of Ihe aristocracy in establishing u
r.ank of iha U. States, and we have ad
i I I ' I 1.1 I r.t.w. . il.n nitf) Thi. i. nnl art pvtrenrift A . .1 I a ,
Utitng themselves during the memorable soie enu auu aim.i.uu.u D w " " . , Tk "eu'u""c pnnc.pies ana measure,
came session, and prinfingl he Scale il happiness o( ihe whole, and II may not ; some may imagine -Suppose the ne hi, not bwin mwh , oflSee,
self into disgrace by Ihe Invention und be altogether oul ol place lo say that we United States Bank, instead of being though he ha been severs! lines
utterance ofinnumerable falsehoods lo a do not believe il to be necessary at the chartered for twenty years, had a per I member of ihe General Aoemhlv and
larm the people and compel Congress to present day U.r the American people peiual charter, a charier pronounced Jt, of the Court of Common Pleas
izrant a re charier lo that institution mix up tu ihetr institutions any mooarch bythe Supreme Court of the United I ; Trumbull conniv lu ev.ry ila-
o i . i t , , . r. t,.f iita kViJi i .i .w .
icai or niisiocri.i(; icbiu., "i , states as conslilulionai, anu supported ,jon ne has occupied, he has shown
riuieulol aell-goveriimentaolarai .t na.by (ne au,no,itv o( ,hat trjuUnel; it j htmielf full comp.teii' to discharge
Z I W0U,J - lM re lh where he h.. b en known,
"ul u""uwi'6 -
has encountered it has succeeded Iar be-
winch to them was truly a motlicr bank.
If the present party were known to us by
thishistoiy only, it would be sufficient to
demonstrate their deadly hostility to a
system ol equal rights and their utter un
fitness lo wield the powers of government
in a free common wealth. It should sal
isfy us, that although many individuals
of that party are honorable and virtuous
men in private life, their prejudices und
habits of thinking unlit thorn to bear rule
in a atule of society and government
where the power is in the whole people.
Hence, the necessity of caretully watch
ing this parly in all its various changes
of name, that further inroads upon the
Const i tut ion may be prevented, und thai
no more federal dogmas may be estab
lished to control the people and jeopar
dize public liberty ; aud this watchful
ness is the more necessary us that par
ty have got possession of all the J uks,
Insurance Coin.iani s, Trust Companies,
4ic. (to. throughout the Union, and make
use of them as far as they cm to f urther
their political views Uesides most ul
the Judges of the U. Slates aud Slate
Courts are devoted to the views aud alms
ol that parly, and in this State they have
contrived lo gel loci." friends into most
of the Executive and Judicial offices.
Such u mass of political power wielded
by the minority, exhibits a slate of things
greatly needing relorm, lur the theory ol
our government, Hie equality ami sover
eignty of the people, cannot be carried
oul into successful practice by 'hose who
neither from principle or want of it, are
Hostile bolh lo mat llteoi) and the practi
cal application ot it
the Seneiorial power in the govern-1 ine oeonle have confided in his intet:-
.. ,i u ..... - - i ,,, i..n iko , -. . ... i : ti
yond whai the patriots of the Revolution ", my ana anility, oucn I u.e man
J '.alw oi.i'j .,.u..i iin.o In nut fii i.l .. ll I .1 i . -
dared hope. Let us not fear then tor the i 6i . v. , recummenaea oy m ooh?cumv
saiety ol ihe Republic or doubi lor an in !' w""'i nm arrayed armies in ; your candidate for Governor, a plain
stain that liberty and equal nghis have j defence, instead of bankrupt Senators farmer, who if elected. Will discharge
on our soil an everlasting home.- But Jaod prostitute edi or, and public lib j the duties ot that utfiee with sa'Uhic-
though we ahouid not lear lor the luiure ieriy migt i hav been cloven down in , i,on t0 you and honor to himielt.
we must nut be uuiniudlui ot ine nasi or tome disastrous lit it. were ine ue-
gitlature tu eaerciae the pow r of re
Benjamin Tappan,
William Pirtc,
pealing all laws which on trial might j mmm Vuniook; Jonathan Taylor,
prove injorious io soeiriy, wiero wauiu i Jgfa Hunt
heedless of the present, lor ihe past in our
own history wnlshow us (tow witn noise
less aud steady steps the enemies ol free
principles are underminding the very loun b8 nQ dailger except to those monopo j crterB- 'Harlan,
OailOMB Ul lllv jJUTtTI n
ihe whims, caprice, or aophiairy of four or
five irresponsible luuctionariea for the
will of people.
Our Constitutions assert that all
power is in the people and thai they
can at any time change their govern
ments, and of course that they can es
tablish any other form or adopt other
principles, monarchict-l or arialocrati
i - .i . .... ..I....W.. Ail lhi in
" I8 .: , ,,:: .,, e wo y the repeal of a law; if private prop
WCII CUUUg'l . .iww. j ,
Nicholas Haiktiway
George Sharp,
lists whose power to Jo injury would Iftuiuini Uobbiiu,
be tsken away by such repeal; for it is ' taat. Humphrey,
not to be presumed that any Legiila J,tkn Hough,
ture would disregard the public wel ; Kijah ItiytO'ird,
fare so far as to repeal a law which
had been found by experience benefi
cial lo the whole co nmuuity, and no
other laws ougni to be passed or will
be passed by wise lefiihlurs. H-side
if private inierrsl should be aff-cled
William Med ll,
Waller JT. Blakt,
Win McLaughlin
E. W. JIMard,
Teiunrd K De Waif
Benjamin Butckbur
ll a man Stider,
Rubr.i t PuUernoa,
Committee of Publication.
WASHINGTON'S ADVICE TO A
YOUNG LADY.
The subjoined letter is taken from the
last pubhshed volume (10th recently isau
edi of Spark1 Lite am! corresspondence
- , r , .. . a.. i en v. niieiiirr ill cuir'crcu ewinuin-
our count.y as settled Dyineoup eme, ;onVdsm ( WM wr(Uen w M((
i'v...-i ii.ti v Qios fin nnp fit ne i ...w .
tjUUI I Ul tilt J w 'Vk '
cases before advened io) that not
withstanding ihe sword of our fatneis
cut off the jurisdiction of Gieat Uiil
ain over these States, yet (hat a char
ler granted b fore the Revolution by
Ihe British King lo some of his sub
jects in America, vested rights in the
grantees which the government estab
lished after Ihe Revolution had ne
1 111 1 I I r ' l i ,1 ol lie, iIkim throughout the rifbi tu alter or take awsv that in
world look io North Amerieu forun exam ' ,jee(i ,l0 power or eoi lh could alleot
pie and guide iu the prosperous career ol , SU(;n ves,ej rights. If the British
human improvement. Asouroouutry hue gtgiesmen couUI have foreseen Uat A-
of the S'.a'e, the parlies owing such Harnei Washmgion, bu orphan niece,
interest would be entitled lo a j ist "o had resided lor some time tin his tain
compensation, winch neither pub.ico- ad 10 whlJ' be couiinued to extend
pinion nor the Constitution would ptf " tdre aud a,d- iUa 'JJ w"'
v , ,. r ,. 1 some ol her oilier relatives in t rederiek
n.it to be withdrawn Irom tnern. , ,, . , . D. , , , .,,,e
,, - . , I liurir. It is daiod ruiladelplna, JUih Oct
Bui some aff:cl to bj afraid io trust ; j.JJ .
, he people and their legislative bod j 'Uear ndrrie,: i received your letter of
ies, lest the, should violate or refuse auu 8ll(t, ttlwd, Ueglad
o execute ontracn auihonzd by hM. .., .. when mv busmes
them for important public woiks, lest j w mlt inclinatnm will uot be waiit-
thev should uisreeaiu the public in
terest and public fai.h. Let such
men consider that ihe State is already
Human i uiei Mm. ii . iw.w. wv.u.... Lhi p.tn ill COU'U uavr; iuics-v.ii n.w . . , . . r I il
been the tfr.l .0 throw off the shackle, o. i , woulll 8ubm:t ,0 be governed
ancient pnjudiee and proclaim tne civn j . gucn aws
equulitv oi mankind, u should bo the first! ' .n,i n
insti ad ol sending ar
lualitv ui inaiikiud, n should be lite lirst j ' . fl els here , M,blee reb?!-
in proving with bow Utile govei nuieni i co onles wouU huve sent char
communities may be prosperous aud har .oration, and have vested
py I. should exhibit tho St. . lime -pee - iS , the mosl im
laclo ol millions ol men governing lliem la priva. ,
selves in peace and order without ...ler- portant uwe,s ot go.e nment so as
venlion of any power hut (be poerof t. tender the evolution nuga.orv
reason aud comu.ou sense. Too pride, and unavailing, I he power 10 change
plea of the democratic party, if carried I a government at pleasure m.y thus
out into lull andsucceeslul practice, may l)e considered useless, may ue eu..,c.
ne expected to produce such a stale of so lej jnlo mockery, if chartered rights,
cieiy. Hut lo uecuinplisli this, govern ,f a mSoner of monopolies are lo en
merit inualbe bo administered ae lo pro- jj0y perennial youth and vigor while
mole the wuiiaro auu iiappnivsa , urL.rumenl3 are uissoiving u.io men
while cuiriinuii.lv. Legislators
from those principles whenever
gislation is lor Hie uencni o. a lew or ao i (hp f g(B) nergtion power
poilion 01 ine people iea umii
society; as when they auiuoruo pnariur
lor money borrowed io construct her
canals, and that Ihe crediiors oflhe
Slate have no other security for then
money than the disposition of ihe
people of the Suie to pay them.-
:og id me lo acKuowieuge me receipt
ot your Utters; and Ibis I sh ill do the
more cbectlully, as it will afford me op
portunity ul those tunes, ol giving you
such occasional aJvice, es your situatiuu
may rcq lire.
At present I could plead a better ex
cuse lor curtailing my Uner tu you, than
you bad tor suorleuiug yours lo me, hav-
hl,l ih- npnnlp nfinn MalH refuse I uli a uiullltuue ol occiijmiioiis .-eiore me.
or ..eject to pay the iuurest or the " y" '"'vu llflTlf!
principal when it falls due by con
3 I .rui el iimenis are uissoiviu& n.v .......
rs depart primiti lemenli and empires are
chantling their fundamental laws.
la
verted to the usmping Legislation of a
Court, which Irom its organization is arts
tocratic wo need not follow the history
oflhe federal party and its favorite tribu
rial to the present time, it is sufficient
that you know their whole career to
have been mai lied by unceasing hostility
to tho vital principles of our government
a constant effort to break down and pros
irale the nuuims of equality the sovereign
ly of tho people, and establish in their
stead life absolute sovereignty of an irre
suoivsible tribunal Bui the conduct of
this party within a few years, with gieat
and almost entire unanimity advocating
the re charier of ihe United Slates Bank
us essential to the existence ol the repub
lie, and assailing wiib slanders most vile
ed companies lo receive more for the loun
of money or credit lliau is allowed to the
poopio generally when ihey aulboi.ite
private companies or individuals to levy
a lax on ihe p pie for the usu of a subsu
lute for the constitutional currency
when ihey grant exemptions to compa
nies from the payment of their debt be
yond a certain amount of then- capital
stock -when they except 'Id property ol
pari oflhe cinz ms from taxation, giving
ihtin all the bentils witrfout the common
hiiidens ol novi rniiU nl , and iu every
easy when the object and end ol mo law
is to give power aud privileged to one
set or class of men to the exclusion of the
oilier member of the Commonwealth;
such laws are a departure Irom democrat
to principles. Wealth is power and the
rich by means of their wealth possess
more power than the poor and neeuy .
I his is not lo be compiaineo oi uewmc
il rpttl. lis from the nature ol man, in as
much as there cannot but be great differ
ence in the capacities of men to accu
mniate and save Property but to tne pow
cr of wealth, n goverment administered
for (he irood ol the whole people win noi
add as always hashitheno been done, by
the nower ol partial Legislation, auu
until there is a thorough rolbrm in this
particular, government cannot but slow
ly approximate to souuu anu jusi pn-.
0 conslitiilion and lor many years, niter, i and maligna.,., nshiiaai
the ahsoluto power of the people hy meir I owe our ui..e... m-.-..
Lellaturcsio repeal all laws which ex LegisWiive coirupl.on; that Chiet who
nene. ee ed lo be detrimental to the has ...scribed his name on the everlasting
Sc el are, was not doubted, and roll his entry's fame und glory ; merely
,t of corporate powers were .l,nd,H d for doubting the propriety of prolonging
Sid ake aw V without questmn; thus, its ex.stei.ee and calling .he attention p
tJLLth of IV unsylvania.re. ! Congress, and the people to Us unconst.
ine. vw. i ......... w ... r
i..j .1... . i..i,..- nrnnlrtd bv lb1 n L
Hlatuni o the Baltkoi N .rth Aaierica.
Thecreiit scarcity of money (occaJioned
by over-lradinu) alter the Revolution, in
duced some of the Stale L.gislalures to
pass taws intcrlering with and imparling
the obligation of privaieconiracis, by sus
ending the .ayme..t of debts beyond
ihtf lime stipulated by the conlraciu.g
a ,,...1 alaobv ...akin' various aril
i ti tiv 'i j .
tjel pf property a lawlul lauerj to
pio
uitioiiality, and dangerous powers; then
conduct in supporting with approuauon
and applause the open and acknowledged
stipendariesol the Bank, who wielded ft
majority in the Unued States Senate la
bored io bring ruin on llio inercan'ile
coininuuity, I heir acknowledging tnoae
Seuutuia as iheir guides and leaders, al
i limn h ibu uioal iulluuulial amongst
ihciii were bankrupts in loriunoas we
as moiaU: leadeis who were daily pawn
Our crovcrnmont has been truly colled
an exiierimeni.and it was not reasonable
to expect that it should be Ireo liom er
rors iu its commencement. But after so
many yoais experience, when the errors
and imperlectioiis incidont to a new sys
tern and now lorms have uecomo mam
fest. we ouitht cither to abandon the ex
n..riment us a boneless project or insl.lule
r ..! ;..n ..!..... i
a ihorough relormauon oi on houoou nu
Ion oft a I useless exerosseujeb. un
la-'ouisi principles exist together in our
system which will eventually corrup.
and deslrov it unless removed; as the ad
milled truth that we are a people in whom
resis the sovereign power al nil times,
with the fact, that a most important part
of the officers of government, tho Judici
ary, hold their offices lor lile, inoepeu
dent oflhe people) ihen let tho proper
remedy be nromntlv applied, let the ten
ure of office and mode of appointment be
so changed us lo bring those officers nn
dcrthu immediate conlrol ol me people
whose servants thev are.
We are no advocates for a Oicre paily
government; holding as we. do, thai tho
people are tho source of all legitimate
power, WO maintain thai government is
instituted lor Iheu benefit und ihul its
to bind poattriiy in anyway or form?
We have lite power to gover.i our-
s Ives in what manner we please or to
submit to be g iverned as others please
to govern us. Wo may make our
Cuiidiitu ions and laws more democra
tic and have all our officers elected by
the people annually , or we may place
ihe whole power of the S ate in the
hands of one or a few men. We may
also parcel out all the powers of gov
ernment and make such powers vested
rights in cbarteied companies, but
can we compel posterity lo submii
their necks to such a yokt. n we
- i . if a..,n tuki.
cannot so omu mem,
come afu-r us are as free and as com
petent to govern themselves as we
are lo govern ourselves, t ei we can
not delegate the power wer mem ci
ther to Legislators or cnartereu com
panies. It is "id tni we may right-
' ....I lui.ro ita
fully borrow money, " "
payment to posterity, provided we
r 1 .L- ..Jllnnnt iha
leave them, in me expeiiu.iu.o-.
mnnev. sufficient to nidemnny inem.
Wiihout admitting or denying this po
.linn, it msv be assumed that we
- . . , i
l nnwpr to bind tuose wnu
come on to the stage of action as our
successors, in any other case, wno
then are our successorsf ana wno, in
a political view of the subject, are our
I - tir ll.nl ihm
malHrilvr We conceive .
Question admits of but one arswer
.1... ...,IU ol lIlD
those who come io mo pno
nexi annual election, come there as
the successors in exercising the pow
ers of government to those who came
lo 'he polls at the last annual election;
and their power of self government is
as full and complete as was ihe pow
er of their predecessors. They are
in truth the soveriegn power in the
Siate; and, in the exercise of that sov
ereignty, ii Pranl f Pwers ean D.8
martn W hich shall be perpetual and ir
revocable! but they musl depend tor
their continuance, at H l"M upon
ihe will of that sovereign.
God has not eiven to man the pow
er of foreseeing future events. Laws
moy be passed granting corporate pow
- 1 . . ,. .ii..anli.ill
irac, there is no power on cann
which can coerce the payment, and
yet such is ihe regard of all men lo
Jibe principles of justice ami the obli
jaliom ol good lauh, thai any man
would be considered insane who
should propose lo withhold such pay
meot.
There is in truth no danger to so
ciety in the exercise of ihe power lo
repeal, for it will be used only iu ca
ses where Ihe pjblic i merest and the
public voice nquire such repeal, am'
under such limitations as will s-'ture
ly you might with a& much convenience
lo yourselt have s it eowu to write your
letter hour or iwo or even a day so-iu-er,
a have delayed u eft" nil voir coit
sin was oil the point of auuding In ihu
I'osl Olfiee. I UWlle UU) remark lor H'
olher leusoli, loan io show it is belter to
offal no excuse than a Uud on, if at any
lime you should itappeu iu fall uiio an tr
ior. Occupied as my time uow is and must
be dun.ig ihe silling ol (oil-res, 1 never
iholess will endeavor lo inc.ilcaie upon
your mind I he delicacy and danger ol
thai period lo which y ou are now arrived
under peculiar eircuins'ances. You are
.... . .
t tie ol wumaiiliOuU
,.IU urniurlv In IU imnpr. It Ul OUllil iiik ..
t I' t " , l .. ... i i . ... ,. ..i niothef IO
lo ihe maintenance " j
! ...I.....I.IJ 1. i in. nrolueliiiL' aid ot a lain
of that sovereignty of the people j-; BndUefeod xou you may not
which is the acknowledged oasis ol ; , ... . in r . ....,,.,
a power essential
our institutions and their security a
power without which Ihey may be
made tributaries and servants to a few
monopolists but cannot be a fico aud
independent Stale.
We supirt the candidates nomina
led bv the Biliimore Convention, be
cause we believe that the election of
Mr Van Buren and Col. Johnson will
confirm aud establish the democratic
principles we advocate. We oppose
all the candidates ol tne leaerai party,
because the practice of that party and
what tbey call their principles; seem
so entirely hostile to the nature of our
government ; and to have a direct ten
dency to prostrate freedom and equal
ity of rights in our country. It can
not be necessary to urge to the peo
pie of Ohio the necessity of support
ing this nomination, since two nu
merous Conventions, one sitting be
fore the Baltimore Convention and
one recently, have unanimously re
be sensible, thai you are al ilnsmoiieoi a
houi lo be stamped with that charucter,
which will adhere loyou through Die; ill
consequences of which you have aoi per
haps ailended lo, but be assured it is uf
ihe utmost importance that you should.
Your cousins, wiib whom you live, are
well qualified to give you advice; and I
am sure they will if you are Uispoaed io tt
ceiveit. But if you are disobliging, self
willed and untuwaidly.il ia hardly to bo
expec.ed lhat they will engage ihemselvi I
m unpleasant disputes with you, especi
ally Fanny, whose in i Id and placid tem
per will not permit her io exceed the lim
its of wholesome aduiouiiion or gentle re
buke. Think then, to what dangers a giddy
airlot fifteen or sixteen musl be exposed
in circumstances like these. To be un-
der little or no conlrol may be pleasing to
a mind thai does not reflect, but this pleas,
ure cannot be of long duration, and S'a.
son, too late perhaps may convince you of
tbe folly of misspending time. V ju are -
not to learn, I am certain, lhat your for-
- ' . . , ., o i .u- .r., ,u-
commended Mr Van Huron as the tune is ama... .ou,,F,7 ... -.--.. ."
comiiiei.o p-o.wtpnnv.-Uiih a well cultivated mind. Hilh dispo-
! IT. ?' ! , i to industry and My, with get.
yiiu snitt shrill miii
have long been known lo the nation
as able and tried advocates and sup
porters of democratic principles, as
well as men in whose patriotism and
fitness the nation may repose in confi
dence. The names of anumbprof our most
distinguished citifcens were before tl.e
Convention as candidates for tr.e office
of Governor; probably no one was
mentioned for the office who was noi
well nualified and wel! deserving tue
honor of a nomination. The Co'.iven
lion took time until the second day
of its session to consider the subject,
and then after two balloting, unani
mously agreed to recommend to jou
, i ...,ir in sairacious ftli Maid win. of Trumbull Count V. SS
etS, WHICH may - ,l
statesmen as full of promise ot advan your next candidate for Governor.
and
i.. io the whole community;
.i, m9v he mistaken. The charter
ed powers may be powers of mischiel
. i 1 .l.ai Hi at ha lid.
and destruction, buu mcy ...
ileness of manners, and obliging temper,
and such qualifications as wt II attract no
tice and recommend you lu a happy catub
lishmeiit'lbr life.
You might, instead of associating with
those from whom you can derive nothing
thai is guod,, but may have ibserved eve
ry thing ihai is deceitful, lying and bad,
become, the intimate companion 'of, and
aid '.o your cousin in ihe domestic con
c jrus of the family. Many girls, before
they have arrived at your age, have been
found so trustworthy asio take tho whom
charge of the I a nn I y Iron? their mothers;
bul l' isiiy .t sieauy anoygto airemiou w
the rules oi pioprteiyjj umi suen wuh
dence is obtained and nothing would give
roe more plea-ure than to hour that you
hadacq iir iltt. The merilb and benefits
of it would redound mure to your advan
tags in your progress through life, and to
Judge Baldwin came from Connecli- (tre pertnn with whom you may in duo
cut, (his native State) to Trumbull Ume form a matrimotiTal connexion, than
county, in the year 1601, and from ajny other . but to none would such eircum
that day to this, he has been known iance atiord more real, satistactwo, than
anii iicsim"'""! - j i .fi f -i.
ed to subvert the government and en-1 amongst us as one of the most umtorml to your ullcclionale urlw,
slave ihe peoples land is lucre no tern-laud unwavering in the IUppN oil UtoT
ASUIKUTON,
D