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H. BELL,
EDITOR AND PROPR1ETOR.
TERMS OFNINTH VOLUME.
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MISCELLilMOUS.
Courtship of the Elder Adams.
Some tcn ycars sbce I spcnt a college va
cationinthe town of Weymouth, Norfolk
county, Mass. While there.I attendedchurch
nne Sundav mominK, at wbat was callcd the
old Weymouth inecliiig house, and heard a
sprmon from the venerable pastor, Rev. Ja-
cob Norton. About the same time, I made
Mr. Norton avisit, and became much inter
csted in the old gentleman. I mentionedmy
agrceable visit to an aged lady ol tbeparish,
whose acquaintance I had made. She inform
cd me that Mr. Norton was ordained their
pastor when he was abont twcnty-one ycars
c.f agc, and that he had been with them near
lv forty years. She observcd that most of his
parishioncrs could reinembernoothcrpastor;
lint tbat she could rcmernberhis predecessor,
the Rev. Mr. Snihb, and tbat lie and Mr.
Norton had filled tbo sarae pulpit for thcbct
ter pait of the last cighty years.
'Mr. SmUh,' said she, was an exccllent
man. and a vcrvfine preacbcr, but he had
highnotionsofbimsclf and family iu olbcr
words he was somcthingof an aristocrat.'
One day, said she to rac, 'to lllustrate to you
a little the character of old parson Smith, I
vill tell you an anccdote that rclates to him
selfand sorao pcrsons df distinction. Mr.
Smith had two charm'mg daughtcrs (theeld
est of tbese daughtcrs was Mary, the othcr's
liame I have forgotten) wbo vas the admir
stion of all the bcaux, and the cnvy ofall the
belles of the country around. But whilc two
careful guardiaus oftbe parson'sfamily wcre
holding consultations on the subjcct, it was
rumorcd that two young lawyers (I thinkboth
oftbe ueighboritig town of Quincy,) a Mr.
Cranch, and a Mr. Adams, wcre paying their
addrcsses to thc two Miss Siniths. As evcry
man, woman and child, of a country Farish
iu New England is acquaintcd with whatever
takcs p'acc in the parson's family, all the cir
cumstanccs of the courtship soon transpired.
Mr. Cranch was of a respcctable family of
soiiic uote, was considcred a young man or
promise, and although worthy ofall the alli
ance he sought. He was vcry acceptable to
Mr. Smith, and was greeted by him and his
family with great respect and cordiality. He
was rcceived by the oldcst daughtcr as a lov
cr; and was in fact a young man of much rc
spectability. He aftcrwards rose to the dig
nity of Judge oftbe Court of Comnion I'lcas
in Massachusetts, and was the father of the
present llon. Judgc Cranch, ofthe Districtof
Columbia.
The suitor of the otlier daughtcr was John
Adams, wbo aftcrwards bccanie Presidcnt of
tbc United States. But at that time in thc
opiniou of Mr.' Smith and family, he gavc
but slender promise oftbe distinction to which
lie aftcrwards arrivcd. His pretcnsions were
scomcd by the whole fjmily,exccpt thc young
lady to wbom his addrcBscs wcre cspecially
tlircctcd. Mr. Smith showed him uone of
his ordinary civilitics of his housc, he was not
asked to pailake of the bospitalitics of tbc ta-
blc: andit is reported tnat n:s tiorsc was
doomed to share with his master, the ncglcct
and mortification, to which he was subiccted,
for he was frcquently sceu shivering in thc
cold, and gnawing tbe post at the pastor's
door, of looz wmter cvemngs. Jn Iine it was
reported that Mr. Smith had inlimatcd toliim
that his Tisits wcre unacceptablc, and he
would do him a favor by discoutinuingthcm;
he told his daughtcr tbat John Adams was
not worthy of hcr; thnt his father was an
boncst traclcsman and farmcr. who had tried
so initiate John in the arts of busbandry and
shoe. makiiiT. but without succcss; and tbat
he had sent him to colIce as the last rcsort
He in (ine bcszed his dau"htcr not to think
Df mnking an allianco with one so much bo
iicath her.
Miss Smith wasamoug thc most dutiful of
daughtcrs, but she saw Mr. Adams throiigh
a mediuui verv difterent from tbat by which
her father viewed him. She would not for
the world oflend or disobey her father, but
still John saw something in her eye and man-
ncr, which seemcd to say 'persertre, and on
tbat hint he acted.
Mr. Smith, like a good parson, and an af
fcctionatcfathcr,hadtold hisdaughters lfthey
married with his approbation.he would prcach
each, of them a sermon on tbe sabbath after
tbejoyful occasion; and thcy should havctbe
privilegc of choosing the text.
Tbe es)Ousal ofthe eldest daughtcr,Mary,
nrrived, and she was united to Mr. Cranch in
tbe holv bonds, with the approval, the bless-
ings, and bcncdictions of herparents and hcr
fncnds. Mr. Smith then said, 'my dutilul
child, I am nowready toprepareyour sermon;
what do you select for next Sunday V ' My
dear father,' said Mary, 'I have selected the
lattcr part of the 32nd vcrse of tbe 10th chap
tcrofLuUe; 'Mary halh choscn that good
part ichicli shall never be lakcn from her.'
' Vcry good, my daugbter,' said her father;
and so a sermon was preachcd.
Mr. Adams persevcrcd in his suit in defi
ance ofall opposition. It was many years
after, and on a vcry diflerent occasion, and in
resistance of very diflerent opposition, tbat be
uttercd thesememorable words, 'sinkorsicim,
live cr die, surrirt orperisTi, I gire my hcarl
andhand to Uiis mcasure.' But though the
measureswere diflerent the spirit was the
samc. Bcsidcs, he had alrcady carried the
main pointofattack, the heart of the young
lady and he kncw the surrender of the cita
del must soon follow. After the usual hesi
tation and dclay that attend such an unpleas
ant afTair, Mr. Smith, secing that resistance
was fruitlcss, yielded the contcsted point with
as much grace as possible, as many a prudcut
father has done, before and since tbat time.
5Ir. Adams was united to the lovcly Miss
Smith. After the marriage was ovcr, and all
things wcre settled iu quiet, Mrs. Adams re
inarkedto her father, 'you preachcd Mary a
sermon on tbe occasion of hcr marriage.won't
you prcach me one likewise' 'Yes, my dcar
cirl,' said Mr. Smith, 'choose your text and
von shall have vour sermon.' 'Wcll,' said
the daughter, ' I have chosen the 33d verseor
the 7th chapter of Luke : 'For John thtJJap
tislcame neither catins bread nor drinking
wine. and ve savhehatha devtl.
The oldlady.my informant.looked mevcry
archly m the face when she repeaiea tnis pas
sage, and observed, 'if Mary was the most
dutiful daughter, I guess the otber had the
most wiu'
I could not ascertain whether the last ser
mon was ever preached.
It may not he inappropriate to remark.how
well tbese ladies justiSed the prcference of
the distinguisbed individuals who had sought
them in marriage. Ofthem it will hardly be
extravagant to say they were resDectivelv an
honorto their hasbantls, the "boa3t of their
VOL. IX.
c, and the pride of New Euzland. Mrs.
Adams in particular, who, from the elevatcd
position in which her busband was placcd be
fore thc world, was brought before the public
eye, was supposed to hold the same elerated
rank with the gentle sex, that Mr. Adams did
among the men, and she is reported to have
rendered her husband much assistance iu his
inultiplied Iabors of.the pcn. Cincinnati
Chromcle.
THEODORE FRELINGHUlf SEN.
Itis n settled thing that if the Whigs can
be lied out of thc coming Election they
will be. 'J'htre are no bounds to tho false
hood and personal detraction habitually
indulged in by our adversaries. If we
have a candidate who is not n professor of
religion, he is assailed on that groutidjif
nnother who is a professor. he is assailed
still tnore fiercely. Mr. Frelinghuysen ap
pearsevenmoreounoxous to x.u,u-x uCO
, . i -
iletamation than ftir. uiny. vc nave now .
before usthe 'Democratic Rally,' the Loco
Foco catnpaisn paper for Kentucky, iss
ued at Frankfort, whith devotes ncarly 1
two columns to abuse ofthe Puritan set-
tlcrsof New-England with tbe intent of .
excitinc nreiudice ngainst Mr. Freling
huysen. 'i'his is followed by an articlc en
titled -Who is Thcodore Frelinghuysen ?'
in which he is falsely accusted of making
n rptinrt rnnntnr to tiichnril M. Johnson7; .
on the Sunday Mail question. The article
proceeds
'Faithful to the same -sectarian bias.
PrA'n, vcn hne hn tn ji. nr
New York the leading agitator in that in
tolerant crusadc against thc forcigncrs,
growing out of rcligious bigotry, which has
nowassumed the form ofa political pnrty
under thc namc of ''TnE Native Ambri
cas Pauty." Mr. Frelinghuysen has done
morc to fostcr and fotnent that spirit
which has produced the drcadful consc-
quenccs that latcly occured in'Philadelphia,
i -.1 .. :.. .!, :j
iiiau uiiy ttiiici iiiaii in iiiiiiuii. A.oia,
in a ward, the head of the Native Anieri
can Party.
s tho Prcsiilent ofthe Amcrican Biblc
Sbciety, and the leader of the secretarians
in New-Vork. he has strujrsled with a
pertinacity and a big-otry worthy oftbe bcst
days ot the olu acotcn u.ovenanters.to torce
a sectarian translntion of the Holy Scrip
tures, as a part of tbe system ofeilucation,
unon thc Comnion Schools in that city.
fiiled. as thev are. with the children of
pcrsons holding different opinions in re
I
ion troin his scct."
Now wc do most solcmnly afilrm that,
whilc wc bave been hotly engaged in the
'Native controvrsy from thc start. living
in this City, leading. all the publications
on both sidcs, nnd mingling frcely with all
thc partics engaged in the strife, we ncver
heard Mr. Frclingbuyscn'snaincconiiccted
with tbc Native Amcrican cnuse ur.til since
hc has becn nominatcd for Vice Presidcnt.
We know hc has ncver been an agitator
in any 'crusade against foreigners,'has not
nvcnattcnded a Native mccting, and has
never, while among us, uclonging to any
othcr nartv than the Whis party. He is
no more tbe head ofthe Native party than
Folk or Dallas is.
Thc attack on the Amcrican Bible So
cicty is cqu.illy unfoundcd cqunlly atro
cious. Mr. Frelinghuysen, though a mcm
ber nnd an activc advocatc of tho Ameri
can Biblo Society, is not its President
and, if hc wcrc.wbat then ? We have
come to a pretty pass if that is to excludc
a man from ofiice. Neither has thc Bible
Society had any thing to do with the School
Question ; nor has .Vr. Frelinghuysen becn
in any waya 'leader' or conspicious at all
in the Scbool controvcrsy. Wc presume
his senlimcnts, his sympathics run countcr
to ours on that question, but we bave nev
er known him as an opponcnt, nor inany
uny involvcd in the controvercy. But his
friends have not drng;,ed this local ques
tion into the Presidential contest : and his
adversaries will do well to let it a'onc
Thcy will makc nothin? by assailing a
camlidatc for his suspcrted attachmcnt to
tho Iteccivcd Version of the Bible when
that topic has notbing to do jvith the con
test. Tribunc.
Silas WutctiT, in a recent speech at
Potsdam, said he found no special objec
tion to the present tarifTexccpt hcthought
it rather low on coarse wool, and rather
loo high on common wool. He told thc
farmcrs that he had to huy his wooleri
cloth and if they wcre dtsposed to ask loo
high a pricc, he would let foreigners bring
it in. In another speech at Gouverncur
he said:
"That he believcd in a Protective Tar
iff, but there was no diflcrence bctwecn
him and those proclaiming Frcc Tradc at
the south; that they difllred in terms only
anu tnat ne Knew oy u rciicm pcisuua. ,
comparason of views. lie did not partic
ularizc hiskindof protection, but he said
that wool was taxcd too high; it would
bear a reduction, but hc did not tell his
nmlicnrn wbptlipr bp. would reduce it to
Mr. Polk's standard, duty free, or would , Senate of thc United States a fcw years I have indicated, the Whig Party will be
reduce it to twenty percent, but he left j ago, and the cxpression ofit was onc of ; as prompt in following their good exam
them to infer that he said that Southcrn the assigncd causcs ofmy not receiving ple, as they wero slow and reluctant to
views, and his own, were alike, and that i thc nomination as a candidatc for thc t imitate their bad onc. Thc man docs
his nrotection and Southcrn Free Trade ! Presidcncy in Deccmber. 1839. But, if not brcathc who would bc more happy
was a difference in terms, only."
It scems therefore that Mr. Wrif;ht is
in favor of a tariff which shall discrimin-'
ate against ine American wooi grow ur; ur,
in other woras, a tarin ttue tnat. recom
mendcd by McKay and the southern wing
of the Locofoco party. Will such a tar
iff be acceptable to the wool growers of
New York? Do thcy say with Mr Wright,
that the duty on wool ot a good quatity is
toohirrh? Let them answer these ques- '
tions at tbe ballot-boxes in November,and
in such a manncr as to leave no doubt of j
their real intenions. Troy Whig
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Whigs of " Old Windsor "
have nominatcd thc following Tickct for
ths Stato Senate. James BAitRETT.Esq.,
of Woodstock, Justin Moegah, of Stock
bridge, Thojias T. Babkett, of Ches.
tcr, Benjamin Billigs of Ludlow.
We may expect to heat some tall "Whig
Thunder " from old Windsor this fall ! '
MIDDLEBURY,
ME. CLAPS SPEEGH,
Delivered in tho city of Raleigh,
April 13th, 1844.
Concluded.
I should have becn glad.fellow-citizens
if I had timo and strcngtb, to makc a
ful! exposition of my views and opinions,
upon nll the grcat measurcs and ques
tions that divide us, and agitate our coun
try. I should havo been happy to have
becn ablc to makc a fuU exumination of
the principles and measurcs of our op.
ponents, if we could find out whit they
are, and contrast them with our own.
I meau them no dtsrespcct ; I would not
use one word to wound the feelings of
any one of them : but I am rcally and
unanectedly ignorant ot the measurcs ol
- .. , . dcs:roll3 to
i i ... , ',, ,
promotc and cstabhsh. I know what' they
opposc. I know that they stand in di-
rect opposition to cvcry measuro whicn
thc Whigs cspotisc : but what are their
smjstitutcs 1 Tho Whics believo that
thc Exccutive powcr has, during tho two
last and prcsent Auministrations, becn
intolcrably abuscd ; that it has disturbcd
tho balanccs of thc Constitution ; and
, that by its cncroachmcnts upon thc co
ordinatc branchcs of the Govcrnment, it
f .cIcomc hng and dangcrous.
1 ho In3 are thercforo dcsirous to ro-
Sirain ll w iiuin vyuiisiiiuuuum uuu prupi:r
limits. But our opponcnts, who assumo
, to be cmphatically the friends of thepeo
I plo sustain thc Exccutive in all its wiU
I dcst and most cxtravagant exccsses.
j Thcy go for Vetoos, in all their variety ;
for Sub.Treasurics, standing armics,
1 'Pfnn ciir i' rirtll-i ro (rn rT I n rr n c'i m t
lar ground with tho Torlcs ofEngtand.
they sland up for power and prerogalivo
against pnvilcge and popular rights.
Thc Dcmocrats or Rcpublicans of 1793-9.
taught by tbc fatal cxamplcs of all liis
tory, wero jcalous and distrustful of
Exccutive powcr. It was of that dc
partment that their fcars wcre dircclcd.
The Fcderalists of tbat day, imbibinn thc
opinion from thc foundcrs of thc Con
stitution, honestly bclicvcd that the Ex
ccutive was tho wcakcst branch of tho
Govcrnment, and hcnco thcy were dis
poscd to support nnd strcngthcn it. But
cxpcricncc has demonstratcd their crror,
and thc bcst part of them have unitcd
wilh thc Whigs. And the Whigs are
now in tbc cxact position ofthe Rcpub
licans in I79S 9. Thc rcsidue and prob
nbly tb larger part cf tho Fcdernlists
jomcd our opponents, and they are now
in thc cxact position ol tnc h cdctahsts of
1795.9.with this difference that they
have shut their cycs against all tho rights
of cxpcriencc, and pushcd thc Fcdcral
doclrincs of that day far hcyond the
point to which thcy wcro cvcr carried
by their prcdeccssors.
Ilut I am trcspassing to long on your
patiencc, and must hastcn to a close. I
rcgrct that I am to much cxhausted, and
not time to discuss othcr intcresting sub-
jccts that cngagc thc public atteniion.
I should be vcry glad to cxprcs3 to you
my views on the Public Domain ; but I
have vcry oflcn on the floor of the Sen
ate, and on othcr public occasions, ftilly
exposc them. 1 ccnsidcr it thc common
propcrty of tho Natton and the whole
Nation. I bclievc it to bc csscntial to its !
prcservation and tho prcservalion of thc j
funds which may accruc from ils sales,
that it should bo withdrawn from the
thcatrc of party politics, at?d from tho
lcmptations and abuse, incidcnt to it,
whilst it rcmains thcrc. I think thnt
that fund ought to be distributcd, upon
just and libcral principles, among all tho
btates. old as wcll as new. If that bc
done, there is much ground t o apprchcnd. !
at no vcry distant pcnod, a total loss ol j
the enlirc Domain. Considering thc '
othcr nhundant and cxhaustless rcsources ;
ofthe Gcncral Governmcnt, I think that
thc proceeds of the sales of the Public
Lands may hc wcll spared to the sevcral
Statcs, to bc applied by them to bencfi-
ccnt local obiccls. In their hands, ju-
diciously managcd. thcy will lightcn tho ,
burlhcn of intcrnal taxation, the only
form of raising Rcvcnuc to which thcy j
can rcsort, and assist tn the payment
of their dcbts or hastcn tho completion of J
important objccts, in which thc wholc j
Union, as well as thcmselvcs. arc intcr-
estcd and will be bcncfittcd. '
' On the subjcct of Abolition, I am pur-1
suadcd it is not nccessary to say one
word to this cnlightened assemblage. 1
Mv ODinion was fu l v exDrcssed to the
there be any onc who doubts, or desires 1
jlooutain turther intormation auout my ' as a hanu ol urotncrs, to rcstore our oe
l views, in respect to that unfortunatc Inved country to what it has becn, to what
question, 1 refer him to Mr. Mendenhall,
0r Kjchmond, Indiana.
I hope and believe, fcllow.citizens.
tbat brichter days nnd better times are
approaching. All the cxhibilions of pop
ular fcclin" all thc manifcstations of
! the public wishcs this epontancous and
vast assemhlaco dcccive us, if thc sccncs
anrj the memorable cvent of 1840 are not
going to be rcncncd and ro-cnactcd.
Our opponcnts complain of tho mcans
which wcre cmployed to bring about
that event. Thcy attnbule their loss of
ihe public confidenco to tho popular
mcetings and processions, to tho display
of banncrs, the use of log cabins, the
Whig songs, and the exhibition of coons,
which prcceded the cvent of '40, How
greatly do they deceive themselves !
What'little knowledge do thcy display of
human nature ! All theso wcre thc
mcre jokcs of tho campaign. The ovcnt
itsclf was produced by a strong, dcep
and gcncral conviction pcrvading all J
VT. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1844.
classcs, and imprcssed by a dear bought
expericnce, that a chango of both mcas
urcs and men was indispcnsable to thc
welfare of the country. It was a great
and irresistiblc movemont of tho people.
Our opponents were ttnable to withstand,
and wcro borne dowu by a popular cur.
rent, far more powcrful than that ofthe
mighty father of waters. Tho symbols
and insignia, of which they complain, no
more created or impelled that currenf,
than tho objccts which float upon
the bosom of the Mississippt give im
petus to tho streatn. Our opponents
profess to be great friends cf the poor,
and to take a grcat intercst in their wcl.
farc, but thcy do not like thc log cabins
in which the poor dwcll ! Thcy dislikc
their bevcragc of batd cider. They prc
fer sparkling champaign,and pcrhaps their
tasto is corrcct, but they ought to rcflect
that it is not in thc poor man's reach.
'1 hey have an mortal hatrcd to our unof.
fending coons, and would prcfcr any otb
er quadruped. And, as for our Wbig
songs, to their cars they appcar grating
and fu!l of discord. although chauntcd by
the lovelicst daughtcrs, and most melo
dious voiccs of our land ! We are vcry
sorry to dtsobhge our Democraltc friends,
but I am afratd thcy will have (o rccon -
cile thcmselves, as well as tl
1 . . . I
nuy uan 10
, and Whig
our log cabins and hard cider,
songs. Popular cxcitemcnt, dcmonstra
ting a lively intercst in thc administ.ation
of public affairs, is far preferuble to a
state ofstillncss, of sullen gloom, and si
lent acquicscencc, which dcnotcs thc cx
istcnce of dcspotism, or a state of prepar
ation for its introduction, And wo nccd
not ho disturbed. if that cxcitemcnt
should somctimcs manifcst itsclf in Itt-
! dicrous, but innocent forms. But our
opponents secm to have short mcniorics.
Who commcnced that specics of displav
and cxhibition of which they now so
bittcrly complain 1 Havo they alrcady
fnrgotton thc circnmstanccs attcudant on
the campaigns of 1829 and 1832 1
Have thcy forgotton thc uso which they
made of thc hog tho wholc hog, bristlcs
and all 1 Have thc sccncs cscapcd their
rcccolleclion, of bursting tho heads out
of barrels, not ofhard cider, but of bccr,
pouring their contcnts into ditchcs, and
then drinking tho dirly liquid 1 Do thcy
ccasc to rcmembcr the use which they
made of the hickory, of hickory polcs,
and hickory bougbs 1 On mote occas
ions than onc, when it was prcviously
known that I was to pass on a particular
road, have 1 fcund'thc way obstruclcd
hy hickory houghs, .strcwed along it,
And I will not take up your time by nar
rating thc numcrous instanccs of rncan,
low and vulgar indijjnity, to which I
have been pcrsonally cxposcd. Our op.
ponents had better cxcrcisc a little phi
losophy on tho occasion. Thuy have
becn our tnastcrs in cmploying symbols
and dcviccs to opcrate on the fashions of
the People. And, if they would refiect
and philosophisc a little, thcy would ar
rivc nt the conclusion that, whcnevcr an
army or a political party acliievcs a
victory ovcr an advcrsary, by mcans of
any new instramcnt or stratagem, that
advcrsary will bc surc, sooneror lattcr, to
cmploy the same mcans.
I am Iruly glad (o scc our opponents
rcturning to a senso of order and dcccn-
cy. 1 should bc still hnppicr, if 1 did not
lcar that it was produced by thc mortifi
cntion oi a past uctcat, ana tnc apprencn
sion of one that awaits them ahead,, rath
cr than any tborough rcfortnation of
manncrs. Most ccrtainly, I do not ap
provo of appcals to tho passions of the
' people, or of the uso of disgustinjj or un
, worthy mcans to opcrate on their scnses
or their undcrstandin';. Allhounh I can
look and laugh at tho cmploymcnt of
hogs ana coons to inllucncc ihc cxcrcisc
ofthe clcctivo franchisc, I should be glad
to scc them entircly dispcnscd with. I
should greatly prcfcr to scc evcry frco
citizcn of Ihc United Statcs ddiburately
considering and dctcrmining bow hc
can bcst promotc the honor nnd prosperi
tv of his country, by the exerciso of his
incstimablo privilcgcs, and coming to tho
polls unaffcr.tcd by all sinister cxcrtions,
nnd thcrc indepcndcntly dcpositing his
suliragc. I should tnhnitcly prcfcr to scc
calumny, falschood and detraction totally
abandoned, and truth, sinccrity, honor
and good faitli alnne practieed in all our
discussions ; and I think I may vcnturc
to assurc our opponcnls that. whcnover
thcy arc prcpared to conduct our public
discussions and popular clections in thc
tnanner and upon thc principles which
than I should bc. to scc all partics united,
it is so capnblu of bcing, to what it cvcr
should be, tho grcat modcl of sclf-govcrn-tnent,
the boast of cnlightncd and liberal
mnn Itipfinrrhniit flm tvnrld. nnd. Iiv thr
JUSIICC, wisuuni iiiiu uuiiu..i.c.ii.u u ..a ujj.
eration. thc lcrror and thc drcad ol all
tyrants. I know and deplore, deeply
deplore, tho dcmoralization which has .so
cxtensively prevailcd in our country, du
ring a fcw past years. It should bc to
cvery man who has an Amctican hcart,
a source ofthe dccpcst mortification, and
painful rcgrct. Falschood and treachcry,
in high places, pcculation and fraud
among public servants, distress, cmbar.
rassment and ruin among tho people,
distractcd and dishcartencd at home, and
treatcd with contempt and obloquy
abroad, composc the sad features, during
the period to which I have adverted, of
our unfortunalo national picturc. I
should rcjoico to sco this grcat country
once mora itsclf again, nnd the history
ofthe past fiftcen ycars in a dark and
impenctrahlc vcil. And why shall wc
not see it ? We have only to will it, to
rcvivo and cultivatc thc spirit which wcn
for us, and bequeathcd to us, tho noblo
heritage which we cnjoj : wo have only
to rally around the institutions and inter
csts of our beloved country, rcgardless of
cvcry other consideration, to brcak, if
nccessary, the chains of party, and riso
itt the majesty of frccmen, cnd stand out
and stand up, fifmly resolved to dare all
and do all, to preserve.in unsullied 'purity,
and perpctuate unimpaircd, thc noble in.
heritanco which is our birth.iight, and
scalcd to us with tho blood of our fath.
crs.
One word more, fcllow-cilszens, and I
nm done. I rcpcat that I had anticipa
tcd much gratiiication from my visit to
your Slatc. I had long and anxiously
wished to visit it, to tread the soil on ,
which American Indcpcndenco was first
proclaimcd ; to minglc with tho desccn
dants of thoso who were the first to qites.
tton the divine right of Kings, and wbo,
thcmselvcs, are surpasscd by nono in dc
votion to tho catisc of human libcrty, and
to thc Co.istitutian and thc Union, its
Dest secuntics. Only one circumstancc
! has happcncd to diminish the salisfaction
, of mv
journey. When I Jeft mv rcsi-
I (InnMi in 1 I . I T i . I .
j .;-..v.. ... tv.uiuut.r, i niiucipaica thc nap-
ptncss ofmccting, among otbcrs, your
Wasto.v, then living. I had known him
long and wcll, haiing scrvcd with him
tnore than a quarlcr ofa ccntury ago in
the IIouso of Rcprescnlativcs. He uni.
ted in all thc qualitics which commandcd
cstccm and admiration hland, purc, pat
riotic, cloquent, learncd and pious, and
was bclovcd bv all who knew him.
Whilst we bow in dutiful submission to
the will of Divine Providence, who, du
ring thc progress of my journey, has
callcd him from his family nnd from his
country. We cannot but fccl and dc
p!ore tho grcat loss which we have all
sustnincd. I share it largcly with you,
fellow-citizcns, nnd it is sharcd by' Ihc
whole Union. To his barcavcd family
and to you, I offer nssurances of my sin.
cerest sympathy and condolencc.
We are about, fellow-citizcns, finally
to separatc. Never again shall I behold
this asscmblcd multitudc. No morc shall
I, probably, ever scc tho beauliful City
ofthe Oaks. jVcvcr more :shall I min.
gle in tho delightlul circles of ils hospi
tnblo nnd accomplishcd inhabitants.
But you will ncver be forgotton by this
hcart ofmine. My visit to vour Stato
is an epoch in my life. I shall
carrv
vcUl, mo ,.,. ,i, j .
...i. inu .vis, iii..i;, lilllV UUCI. lO
my own patnotic State. a gratcful recol
lcetion of tho kindncss, fricndsbip and
hospitality which I havo cspericnccd at
your hands. And whatever may be mv
future lot or destiny, in rctircmcnt or
public station, in bcalth orsickncss, in
adversity or prospcrity, you may count
upon mo as an humblc but zcalous coop.
eralor wilh you in all honorable strug
glcs to rcplace tho Govcrnment of our
Country, once more, upon a solid, purc
tnd patriotic basis. I lcavc with you. all
that it is in my powcr to ntTcr, my fervcnt
prayers thnt one and nll of you mav ba
crowncd with the choiccst blessings of
Heaven, that vour davs mav bo Ieni'lbnn.
cd out to thc utmost pcriod of human ex- I
istcnce, that thcy may be unclouded,
happy and prospcrous, and that, when
this rnorlal career shall terminate, you
may be translatcd to a bctler and a
brightcr world.
Farewell, fcllow.citizens, ladics and
gentlcrnen an atTectionatc farewell to
all of you !
ABOLITIONISM.
The following extract from the speech of
ffor. Scuard at the Syracusc Convcntion
should be read and digcsted by evcry Amcri
can citizen. If our public speakors would
devote morc time to discussing the snbject of
Third Party Aboliticnism multitudes of our
dcluded fellow-citizcns who bave givcn in to
the dehnums ofthe Third Party would bc
cnabled to see tbe light. The intelligent of
the AVhig party have held the rcasonings of
Third Partyism in too much contempt. Let
this be no longcr their error.
NowFellow Citizcn3, what willitcostto
sernrpthp nprnlinp Inftfitntinnc tlin ??;inlt,T I
Why, first, the assumption ofthe debt '
Tcxas. It may be 15, it may be 22 millions j
of dollars. More or less, this ought to be an j
objcction with thosc who dcny the Fcdcral I
Government constitutional oowerto asscme i
ITBEBEHTS or TnE SEVERAL ST1TES which i
are raembers of the confederacy. Butl do I
uot dwell on ihh objcction. If Texas was '
. I- i ; t i i.i l t- 1
worth buying, I should not hesitate merely
about tbe cost ; and we sce already tbat the
Texas party find a wonderful clasticity in tho
Constitution. Well they may. Tbey were
the party of Repudiation ; and adeht of2o
millions would bc as casily paid ofT in that
way as a dcbt of one. (Cliecrs.)
It will cost a war with Mexico an unjust
war awartocxtend tho Slavc Trade, and
the Slave Piracy Piracy in the judgment of
christendom. In snch a war. the nationsof the numerous cbangcs ot tms Kiod constant
Europe and of South Amcrica, would com- j ly occurring. Among the more important
bine against us, and tbe Almighty has no at-,tbatwe bave oflatc noticed, is that of John
tribute which would induce him to blcss ouri Busk, Esq., the Iate proprictor ofthe "Bal-
anns.
You will not go to war for human slavery,
illyou? ("Nolno!") Come hither! you, '
ic advocatcs of Texas! See here 15,000 1
will you ? ("No ! no !") Come hither ! vou, '
tbc
men cnjoying tbe blcssings to perpetuate and
extend tbe domain of slavery 1 No ! no !
War is tbe game of kings of despots ; ntit of
ucmocracies. .And above all, not orthe de
mocracy ofthe Araerican States. What bas
slavery done for us already tbat we should
hazard pcace, prosperity and honor to secure
or extcnd ifs hateful sway? It has once cost
us our system of home industry our public
credit cost us a long scasoa of financial cra
barrassmcnt the abandonmcnt of intemal
improvcments waste ofthe national domain
a sacrifice ofthe inviolatc right of petition
the forfeiture of all consistency of public
character, and the disrespect of civilized men.
This is enough and too much.
NUMBER 14.
What should we gain by the acquisition of
Texa3 i liaud ! Have we not a thousand
millions of uncultivated acies already 1 Se
curi ty against the invasion ofthe the South
abolishslavery.and she may dcfy invasion as
boldly as we who dwell almost withiu sight
and hearing of British ports Extension of
market for our manufactures ? Docs not
the slavery we already have nullify the Uniou
to prcvent our manufacturing at all ?
Citizcus, ve who bave reioiced under the
name.and claimed tbe principles of democra
cy I am one of you. II I know my own hcart
or life, I love and cherish next to my religion,
the cqual and bcneticcnt principle ofderaocra
cy. I wara you not to be mislcd. Hence
forth the Whigs are by confcssion of man
kind tbe party of Freedom. of Pooress
and of Civn.iz.Tio;f.
Friends of Emnticipation ! Advocatesof
the Rights of Man ! I am onc of you. I
have always bclieved and trustcd that tbe
Whhrs of Amcrica would come up to thc
ground you have so nobly assumcd. Not
that I supposed, or belicved, they would all
at once, or from tbc samc impulscs, reach
that ground. But tbat the progress of events
would surely bring them there, and they
would assumc it chcerfully. That cousumma
tion has come. All tbat is dear to tbe Whigs
ofthe Unitcd Statcs, in regard to policy.to
principle and to admiuistration, is uow in
volvcd with your own favorite causc in the
present issue upon the admissiou of Tex-
as to the Union You have now tbis
...
j jjcnerous and triumphant party on tho vcry
' ground to which you have iuvited them, and
for not assuminc which prcmaturely vou
have so oftcu dcuounced them. But you
' will say that Hesrt Cur is a slavc holdcr.
jSohcis. I regret it asdceply as you do. I
i wisb it wcre othcrwise. But our conflict is
not with oue slavc bolderor with many, but
with slaxeni. HcjiRr Clat is our rcprescn-
tativc. You are opposcdto the adniission of
I exas, autl you auunt anu asscrt thc tluty ol
resistingit liy the rigbtnl suttragc. Hl you
rcsist it by voting for James O. Biunkt ?
, Your votcs would bejust a cflectual if east
l upon the watcrs olthu placid lake.
Bnt you say Hesrt Cur disavows abo-
htioimm. liethimdo so. What carc you
and Ifor thati lie is opposed to i kxas,
He is the candidatc of tbc Wh.g Party.
I Tiiet are opposcd to Tcxas Thcy uot hc,
, arc to prcvent the annexatinn of Tcxa. Let
us lirins New York up to tbe ground she hcld
. in the Yirginia controvcrsy. (Chcers) Thcrc
' she shall have anti-Tcxas Senatora m Con-
jrrcs. Let us sccure the clcction of anti
Tcxcs Representatives in Congres3 ; and
then Ict tbe ghost of thc Tcxas treaty come
back in wbat shape it mav, we will question
it and sileucc it forcver. If it come aain ly
treaty, it will bc rejectcd. Ifbylawor joint
resolution, it will bc dcfeated. Thc sccurity
theduration the extension of slavery all
depcnd on thc annexationof lcxas. Ilow,
then. can any fricnd of cmancipation votc for
v .
I tnc lcxa3 canchtjatc, or ivnuuoiu nis votc
i- ,f iiri i , , . l Tl ,
llVtll IIIC lf.ll baUUIU.IIb MilUUUI b.llkWJUU
tiie mcre capricc ol laction :
IJemocrats, ijibcrtv mcn and Wlngs, liy
whatever tiame yuii prefer to be callcd ! thc
issue prcscnts itsclf alike to all. Tcxas acd
slavery are at war with the interes's, tbe prin
ciples, the sympathics ofall The integrity
of the Union dcpcnds on the rcsult. To in-
crcaje thc slavc holding power is to subvcrt
thc Uonstitutiou, to givc a rearlul prcponder
ancc which may, and probably will be spee
dily followed by demauds to which thc demo
cratic freelabor Statcs cannot yicld, and tbc
demand of which will bc made thc ground
for seccssion, nulliScation and disuniou.
M r. Skwaro sat dowu amid thc long con
tinucd chcers of the thousands who heard
and rcspondcd to his sentimenta.
TIMES OF ELECTIONS.
As cuquirics are frcquently made of us, in
rclalion to the t'niie of holding thc clections
in the various Statcs, during thc present
ycar, we publish thc following tablc, showing
thc timcs of holding tbe sevcral State and
Presidential Elections, and the numbcr f
Presidential Electors to bo chosen in each
State. Those who tako au interest in thcsc
matters will prcscrre this tablc for futurc rcf-
crence.
T1JIE1 OF ELECTI05S.
States.
Slae. J'residen'L Electors.
Maine,
N. Hanipshire,
Vermont,
Mnssachusctts,
Rhodc Island,
Connecticut,
New York,
New Jersey,
l'enusylvania,
Delawarc,
Maryland,
Virgiuia,
N. Carolina,
t. Carolina,
Georgia,
Sept.
Marcb
Scpt.
Nov.
9
12
3
11
Nov.
4
9
G
C
12
4
C
3G
7
2G
3
4
12
11
(
4
5
5-6
1
12
11
4
11
1
7
11
4
5
5
4
25
4
4
4
4
4
Apr. Aug.
April 1
Nov. ."
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Oct.
April
Aug.
Oct.
Oct.
Aug.
Nov.
July
3
8
12
o
18
1
14
4
5
4
1
8
17
11
Dec.
Nov.
9
10
... '
iMabama,
9
G
C
13
12
LouianJ"'
Tcnncssec
Kentucky '
Qhio
t.i: ' .
Aug.
Oct.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Nov.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
23
1
in-
9
7
m:":
?i:.t,:n'
r
Arkansas,
Thcrc is no State Election in Tennessee
this year.
C" The Baltimore Whig derotes seven
columns in summing up chnnges from Loco
Focoism to Clav andAVbisism! It would
be impossible for us to kcep np the record of
timore Ilcpubliean, '"e lcaamg loco-roco
paper iu Maryland, who,
swallow such a dose as the
him iu the person of Mr. Pi
not neing ame to
swallow such a dose as the party have oflered
Polk, bas come over
to tbe Whigs, and has in contemptation the
establishment ofa DailyPenny paper, to be
devotcd to the eause ofCLAY, FRELING
HUYSEN and the TARIFF.
The Loco papcrs are in great bdsiness. Wc
saved a colnmn of pretended "ebanges" to
Locofocoism from thc N. H. Rcgister, and
more than nint'tenths of those we find explic
Iy contradicted. We have no question tbat
ali ofthem are unfounded. The Times of
lastweek said.one Gantt, ofDetroit had aban
doned the Whig banner. The Advertiser of
that city saya, that the man (Gantt) ncver vo
ted the Whig ticket in his life ! ' '.Hartford
Jouri
IS PCDLISIIED EVERT WEDSESDAT MORSI.NO'
I STEWART'S BC1LDI50S
BY J. COBB JE,
I WUOK ALL ORDIRS rCR rRUTI"f
3B(0)(DIKg9
HAHDBILLS,
Of every dcscription will be neatly anft
fashionably exccutcd, at short noticc.
INTERESTING LETTER.
The following Ietter from llon. WiLtuirf
Slade, of Middlebury, who was inviteJ
to address the Mass Couvention at Shcldotf
on the 13tb inst., will be read with deep iu
terest. It is a commanding expression of
lofty senlimcnts and important trnths:
Albany Daily Adc-
JMmnLEBCRT. JnlylO, 184-1.
Geo. Fredrick IIoucuton, Esq.
Dear Sir, Yourlettcr in behalf of tfiff
Whig Committee of Franklin County, invit
ing me to attcnd a Mas Convcntion at Sbel-'
don on thc 13th inst., has becn rcceived. 1
haye dclay ed an afsner from my strong de
sirc to make it afiirmatirc, if I could f.hd it
possible to dispeose with other engagc ments
long enough toallow luetbepleasureof mect
iug my friends at the contemplatcd pather
iog. But I find myself compellcd to dec.ine
yourinvitation, tbe dutics of my oflice being
at present, too urgent to admil of any relaxa
tion. I shall long remeuibcr tbe pleasurc I cn
joycd iu my visit to Sheldon iu 1840, and
should be exceediugly happy agaiu to minglc
with my fellow citizens of Franklin cuunty,
and commune with them concerniug tbe great
matters ofnatioual intercst which uow occu
py the public attcntion. The contest of this
ycar,I nccduotsay.exceeds.iuimpnrtai cc.the
contest of 1810, for thcrc are supcradded to
the qtiestions of that year. olhcrs of grcatautj
absorbing interest. Thc question of protec
tion to onr industry, then little discusrd, has
come to asEUincan iinportancc.uliicli makcs
I tbe protective policy the leading theme in all
onrpuhhc disctiS'iions. At thc tern.iuation
ofa contest more scvcrc, protractt-dand haz
ardotis, than any tarifl" contest, pcihapswbicli
thc country cvcr witnesscd, Ihe Whigs of
the 27lh Congress sncccedcd in cstablishirig
a tariff, whose adequacy for protcctior, and
whose bencficial inllucncc upon thc cxhaust
ed trrasury, and the derangcd exchangcs of
the country, thc lapse ofless than tuo ycars
has abundantly atlestcd. That tarill", I necd
not say, is indauger of dcstntciion at lerst
in to much dangcr; as there is danger that ouf
opponcnts shall triumph in the pcnding cori'
test. The tiudcniable hostility of their I'res'
dcntial candidatc to the TariHof 1842, bring
tbc question uf its destrtiction to nn issuc
which cannot bc avoided. Shall tbat tariff
stand, with nn chnnges but such as its most
caittious friends may find, on expericnce,
thc equalization of protection to all interest?
demands? orsball it be swept from thc Ftat
utc book, as was attcmptf d at the late srssiort
ofCongress! arc qtiestions which arc su.--pended
upon the discussions nnd densiuns of
this vcry year. 1 knuw there are notwanting.
cflbrts to makc it appear othcrwise to the
people of Vcrmout eflbrts, in fact, to show
that the very father ot the protective policy
has bccome indiircrcnt to its tnpport, whilc
his rival for the Presidcncy .whose whole pub
lic carcer bas becn raarkcd with undisgaiscil
hostility to it, has bccome its fricnd. Tbc
discussions of this year will dispil this dclu
sion; and while they denionttmtc, if demon
stratiuu can now be necdcd, the adeqnacy of
the exist'ng tari(T,will show nhn arc, nnd who
are uot. thc trttc and rcliable friends of tbU
grcat interest.
I am glad 'o scc thc pcopfe awakc to this
subjcct, and rejoice to witncss their disjuisi
tiou to gathcr in mass nfetings to discuss it.
When thcy come thorougbly to undcrslaml
tbis grcat question, they will dccido it right;
and they will dctrrminc that it is snfcr tn
couimit this interest to its old and tried friends,
tbatt to trust to new profcssions made for
a special occasion.
But there is a new and fcarfnlly important
question which has bccnsuddenly tbiown be
fore tbe country, to be decided in the present
conlesr. 1 mcan thc qurstiim of anncxing a
forcign calion to our confederacy a qnes
tion involvinK, a? it sccms to me, nothing less
than tbe very exi'itsnce of Ihis Union Thd
consumrnation of tbis project, which awaiu
the triumph of our opponcnts in this year'tf
contest. will be tantamount to nn act declar-1
ing the Union dissolvcd; andifactnal difso-
Iution does not follow. it will uot be owing to
any cohcsive poiver in the Constitution, after"
the confederacy shall have lost its idcntity, in
tnc new aan monsirous conucxion wnu a ior-
eitrn state.
There is no aspcct in which this mcasurC
can bo viewed, in which it does not portend
cvil ; and yet there .tc thousands ho arc
suddenly gningforit.withas much confidencc,
as though thcy bad made this grcat qnestinrt
the greatcst, in fact, that etcragitated tbis
nation the study of llieirwhole Incs. In thci
facilitv of chantre thiis cxbibited, upon n
question ofthe greatest conceivable moinent
to the country. there is ground of alarni, ex
tendiug farbcyond thc limits of tbe question
itsclf. What may not Ihe powcr of party
accomplish, if it can work the wonder of sud
denly raising up, as by mngic, friends to such
a mcasure as this 1 What is to beeomc of
our country, if its highcst interests are thus
to be made the sport of party ? if fnen atd
thus to bc inoved in masses, andnhceled into
Iine, at tbc bidding of party leaders? I do
not ask this question in the spirit of party.
No! no! Thbha matter which riscs far
above all party considcratlons, and appeals
to a bigherscnliment. than evcrfouhdaplacts
in tbe bosom ofa mcre pnrtisaa. Opposition
to this gigaatic scheme is not among the
things which may be gtven up for the sake of
sccuring some good which a party may aim
to accomplisb, and which can only bc accom
plishcd by party union. To hold on to a par-f
ty union, with such a sacrifice, would not be
"union for tbe sake ofthe Union," but uniorJ
with the ceitaiuty of its dcstraction.-
I nced not sav that tbe success of our op
poncnts in this Presidential election would ber
the success of this measnre. Their candi
date has been selected for the very pprposeof
carrying it. He is committed to it irrevoca
bly. And whcre is Hesrt C lat 1 oppostd
lo'it; and opposed forreasons of perpctnal
force. The act of taking a stand in opposi
tion to tbis measnre, has given him a new
claim to the confidencc of the nation. He
has.in eltect, said let us strenglhen and con
solidate our present Union, ratbcr than ha.
ard its existence in an attempt to extcnd and
perpetuate the institntion of slavery. Mr
Clay docs not wish to perpetuate tlatf ry.
He has no svmpathv with tbe absurd ahd moit-
strous sentiment, that its perpetuiiy is em
tial to the perpeluity of republican institniious:
and whatever may be bis views in regard m
immcdiate emancipation, he stands, in refrr-
ence to the great issue on which tbe qurstinu
of slavery is now turning, on the side of Irtfr
dom and of bis country.