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THE SPIUIT OF DEMOCHACY.
EDITED BY J. R. MORRIS.
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6 tridav, augum 26, 1844. .
- . . rORHEHBEKT,
JAMKS K. POLK,
. , . .. ... Of Tennessee.
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FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
: GEORGE Al. DALLAS,
'. Of Pennsylvania.
' KOR GOVERNOR Or OHIO,
DAVID TOP, of Trumbull County.
"electoral ticket.
senatorial.
' Joseph H. LAnvi ill, of Wayne,
' '''''' Dowtt Utter, of Clermont.
CONGRESSIONAL.
' 1 rf District Clayton Webb, of Hamilton,
James M. Dorsey, of Darke,
R. D FoRSMAN.of Greeu,
Judge John TAYLOR.of Champaign
David Higciks, of Lucas,
" Gilbert Beach, of Wood,
John D. White, of Brown,
Thomas Megradv, of Ross,
Valentine Keffer, of Pickaway,
James Parker, of Licking,
GRENVtLi.E P. Cherry, ofMarion,
Ceorge Corwise, of Scioto,
CactiousC Covey, of Morgan,
Isaac M. Lanning, of Guernsey,
Walter J a jiiesoh, of Harrison,
Sebastian Braihard, of Tusca's.
James Forbes, sr. of Carroll,
Neal McCoy, of Wayne,
Mn.o Stone, of Summit,
'Benjamin Adams, of Lake,
Stephen N. Sargent, of Medina.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
TOR REPRESENTATIVE,
: . EDWARD ARCHBOLD.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
JOHN M. KIRKBRIDE. .
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, .
JOHN CLINE.
TOR COUNTY BURVEVOR,
. JOHN B. NOLL.
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sumes of taxed articles.- Not only have consumers
now to pay th expenses of the general govern
ment, but by means of the distribution of the pro
ceeds of the public lands among the States and
the assumption ot the debts of (he Siaiei; -the
wealthy nabobs, with Henry Clay, (who is the fath
er of the. distribution scheme,) Thomas Ewing,
and Alfred Kelley at their head, would have them
support the State as well as the national govern
ment. Oursurpriar is that the rich have not before
this devised some scheme by which to exempt
themselves from paying a county, road or school
tax. Farmers, and mechanics, you who live by
the sweat of your brow, are you prepared to pay
all the expenses o( both national and State govern
ments, while the wealthy aristocrat, with his
millions, pays no more than you? If you aie not,
vote in favor of James K. Polk, and against Hen
ry Clay.
We care not if the amount received by the State
of Ohio, out of the proceeds of the sales of the
public lands would be $500,000 a year, jnstead
of $113,000 the result would be the same, or
even worse; for the more we would receive, the
more would it be necessary to make up by the
tariff. T
Let the inscription on our Banner be:
"We proudly raise our Standard high,
And ev'ry mountain. ev'ry glen -Shall
echo back our rallying cry,
And TRIUMPH crown our cause again!
Yes, boldly be our Banner flung,
For POLK and DALLAS all agree,
And soon shall leap from every tongue,
The thrilling SHOUT OF VICTORY!"
VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY BOUNTY
' LAND SCRIP.
TOD AND VICTORY,
..... Hon. David Tod, the Democratic candidate
- for Governor of Ohio, will address the people of
this county at this place, on Saturday the 7th of
September.
' CCJ-Communications are delayed for want of
room. :
THE TARIFF.
The whigs have become so very wise in this our
day that they can split hairs between north and
north-west side. But we have got a puzzle for
thein now. Below will be found the opinions of
James K. Polk and Henry Clay on the tariff, placed
in parallel columns. We give these without say
ing which is Polk's or which is Clay's. We wish
the whigs to give the author of each. We pledge
ourselves for the correctness of the quotations:
In conformity with ther I am favor of a tariff
principle announced in for revenue, such a one
we compromise aci, i as will yield a sufficient
think that whatever rev
enue is necessary to an
economical &. honest ad
ministration of the gene
" ral government ought to
be derived from duties
imposed on foreign im
ports. And I believe that
; in establishing a tariff of
amount to the treasury
to defray the expenses of
me government econom
ically administered. In
adjusting the details of a
revenue tarirt, I have san
ctioned heretofore such
moderate discriminating
uuties as would produce
those duties, such a dis. the amount of revenue
riminaiion ought to be needed, and at the same
time afford reasonable in
cidental protection to our
home industry.
made as will incidentally
afford reosonable protec
tion to our national vUi-
rests.
In the resolution passed at the 8th of January,
' 1344, Democratic State Convention, on the sub
ject of the tariff, we find the following: "We are
friendly to a discriminating revenue tariff, such as
will ensure a revenue sufficient for an economical
and republican administration of the government,
and afford as much incidental protection to the
American manufacturer, as we believe bis inter
ests require."
' We shall publish the above extracts in our next
paper, and give the author of each
DISTRIBUTION.
The distribution of the proceeds of the sales of
pie public lands is a favorite bobby of the whigs
at the present time. They propose to divide the
proceeds among the several States of the Union,
according tc their population. Now, by reference
to the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, we
find on page 23, that (he amount received from the
sales of the public lands for the year 1842, was
$1,335,707 52. This sum would be diminished
from the necessary expenses arising from its dis
tribJtioD, and from the grants and reservations
made jn the law pawed at the extra session ot
184 L, to at least the sum of $1,200,000, and we
believe it would not exceed the sum of $1,000,000.
But divide $1,200,000 among the States according
to their representative population, and it would
give to the State of Ohio, about $113,000. This
is about one eighth of the tax paid by the people of
this State, for State and canal purposes. . The man
whose' property is valued at 60 thousand dollars,
pays cow for State and canal purposes, the sum of
300 dollars one eighth oi this sum is 43 dollars
and 75 cents. . Then $43 75 would the rich man's
tax be reduced. A man in this county owning
160 acres of land, two horses and five head of
cattle pay into the State treasury about two dollars
and 23 cents, one eighth of this sum is 28 cents
being a saving of that amount.
1 The sum of $1,200,000 being taken out of the
national treasury, roust be replaced by some means;
that means is undoubtedly the tariff. Then, to
replace that sum, does the rich man pay into the
"national treasury, by means of consuming dutiable
, articles, more than the poor man, in the proportion
of 49 dollars to 28 cents? Certainly not; for the
farmer of our county with his 160 acres of land
consumes as much, or Very nearly as much, as the
rich fund-monger with his thousands. It fs mere
ly a plan concocted by the wealthy, to throw the
burthens of taxation on the shoulders of the con
THOMAS EWING.
As this individual is about to favor the citizens
of "dark Monroe" with his presence, we have
conceived it to be our duty to give the people a
short accouut of this same Thomas Ewing.
In the year 1830, there was a law passed by the
Congress of the United States entitled, "An act
for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the
Virginia Line and Navy, and of the Continental
Army during the Revolutionary war." This was
alaw making provision for giving each officer and
soldier of the Virginia line and navy a certain
quantity of hind out of lands appropriated for that
purpose. The certificates or scrip lor these lands,
issued by the Sectetary of the Treasury were, by
this act, made assignable, and were also made
receivable in payment for any lands thereafter to
be purchased at private sale, after the same had
been offered at public sale and remained unsold.
This law was continued in force for two years. In
the year 1832, when Thomas Ewing was a mem
ber of the Senate, he procured the passage of an
act entitled "An act to extend the time of issuing
military land warrants to officers and soldiers of
the Revolutionary army." In 1833, Mr. Ewing,
being still a member of the Senate, procured the
passage of another act, entitled, "An act grant
ing an additional quantity of laud for the location
of Revolutionary bounty land warrants " This
act contained the following proviso: "That the said
certificates of scrip shall be receivable in payment
of any of the public lands liable to sale at private
entry." Thereby making them equal to cash.
Now we wish to show to what extent Thomas
Ewing and the Stanberrys, who were partners in
this nefarious plan of cheating the revolutionary
soldier out of his just dues, carried this scrip spec
ulation. The true amount cannot be arrived at,
as there was considerable entered in the name of
E wing's agents. At the time these certificates
were purchased, the bank of the United States was
asking Congress for a rechaiter. Mr. Ewing was
a member of that Congress, and could, consequent
ly, be furnished with any amount of money he saw
proper. The sum stated to have been borrowed
by him from the U. S. bank was twenty thousand
dollars, and it is supposed this is the whole amount
paid by him for the two hundred and fifty-two
thousand dollars worth of scrip specified in the
table hereafter inserted.
But this is not all. Not only was Thomas
Ewing receiving his eight dollars a day, as a Sen
ator, but he was procuring the passage of laws to
enable him to build himself a princely fortune, by
speculating off of the widows and orphans of
Revolutionary soldiers. Not only did he do this,
but at Somerset, in 1836, lie called upon his God
to witness that he hau never directly or indirectly
speculates in scrip to the amount of one cent
Let our readers peruse the table hereto attached,
and then ask themselves, if this is the man the
whigs are to bring here to enlighten the people of
Monroe. Let them compare this statement with
(be above declaration and see if tins man, Thomas
Ewing, is to be relied on.
But further. In relation to this matter, the fol
lowing is extracted from the Journal of the Senate
of the United States :
"SENATE, March 3, 1841.
"Mr. Clay, of Alabama, submitted the following
resolution, which was considered by unanimous
consent, and agreed to :
"Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed to report to the Senate, at.the next
session of Congress, the amount ot scrip hereto
fore issued on the Virginia military land warrants,
giving the amount of each year, the names of the
persona to u-hvm such scrip was unsigned, with
ute year ot aucb assignment Senate Journal, p..
288." .
The day after the passage of this resolution,
Thomas Ewing was appointed Secretary of the
Treasury. Having failed at the extra session to
comply with its requisitions, the following pro
ceedings were then had in the Senate :
"SENATE, Afgust 11, 1841.
"Mr. Clay.of Alabama, submitted the following
motion for consideration :
R'sohed, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed to inform the Senate, without delay,
why no report has been made in answer to the fol
lowing resolution, passed by the Senate at the last
session, to wit :
"Resolved," &c. (reciting the foregoing resolu
tion.) "This latter resolution came up for considera
tion on the 14th August, and, after being amended
by striking out the words "without delay" was
passed." -.ee Journal, pp. 153, 163.;
On the 20th of August, Mr. Ewing sent to the
Senate a letter apologizing for the non-appearance
of the information required, supposing it was not
wanted till the regular session. Time passed on
and no report made its appearance. , Instecd, how
ever, It is said that through the instigation of Ew
ing, every clerk was removed from the land office,
and supplied by tools of his own. The next day
President Tyler reinstated all the dismissed clerks,
without consulting Ewing. Still no report. Had
Thomas Ewing complied with the requisition of
the Senate, he would have been made the witness
of his own infamy. - His place was at length sup
plied by the appointment of Mr. Forward, then
came the looked for information. Then came the
information contaioed In Ute following abstract :
Date of I
certificate.
Amount.
1830
Oct. 16
16
16
27,
1831
April 4
June 6
7
Aug 22
Sept. 8
8
13!
21
' 21
21
21
21
22
22
28
- 28
28
29
29
.' 29
291
29
30
30
Oct 1
1
3
4
5
17
28
29
Nov. 12
16
16
16
16
161
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
$250
200
800
62
83
125
1,700
416
800
500
1.166
3,333
833
666
662
666
662
666
3,333
833
600
2,000
125
1,666
1,666
1,50(1
1.000
1,250
900
833f
833
833
833
833
129
125
125
3,333
125
1,250
221
221
221
221
277
277
138
138
277
1,111
666
To whom issued.
Persons to
whom
assigned.
Wm. Nelson ir.
John McFadden
Do
Joseph Watkins
Henry Cook
Do " r
A A Collier, h'rfcc
Do
00 R. B. Surrant
00, Thomas M. Bailey
661 -Do
33, S. Benren St, others
. .. heirs, &c .
33 John Bailey
25 B Copes, heir &.C
GO.Marslieba Martin
heir &c
25 N Merrill, heir Uc
60 Beverly Copes
25 Barker Copes
83 Patty Walters and
others heirs &c
83 Jno &, Jas Lilliston
infant heirs &c
00 Littleton White
devisee tc
00 Do
00 Nimrod Perkins
66 W B Fields hr. &c
66 John D. Fields
00 A T Green b'r&O
00! Do
00 Littleton White de-
I visee&c.
00'Eliza Whitedaugh-
I ter&c
83' Lyd. Adams hr&c
33 Nancy Avis hr 4.0
33Polly Arrington
33 Ann Corbin hr tfcc
33iEliz Waters hr&c
00 A T Greer hr &c
00 Jac Philips hr&c
00 Elizabeth Phillips
33 Eliz., Marg. & J no
Walker hrs&c
OOlHarr't Sarsehr&c
00 Mary A Chandler
heir &c
25!G Salsbury heir&c
25
1832
Jan. 14
14
14
14
16i
16
16
161
16
n
21
1,366
666
23 1,766
1,666
600
200
250
200
100
600
300
200
50
1,300
1,833
23'l,500
April 3 5,000
July 30
Aug. 14
24
25
25
277
1,666
700
4,100
500
28,8,333
80'
31
Sept. 6
5
6
7
2.500
1,250
1,300
1,250
1,250
140
140
Peeey Brownwell
heir &c
Wm Damorall
Geo J Colburn
John Salsbury
77, E Salsbury heir&c
38 James Salsbury
38!B Salsbury heir &c
77'Ehsha Salsbury
10 Abra'm Somers jr
66 Coumton Bennett
heirs &c
66 Rowland Bennett
I heir&c
66 Littleton Bennett
heir &c
66 Catharine II Evans
heir &c
66 Margaret A Evans
heir &c
Levin Parker hr&c
Do
Do
Do
John Parker
Do
Do
Do
Do
Peter Parker hr &c
John B Burton and
wife
Do
Thomas M Bailey
heirs &c
Samuel Mears
Sarah II Burton
heir &c
00 'John Thomas
00 John Roberts
00 Philemon Griffith
33'Jas & Davis Clem
son heirs &c.
00 Philomel Griffith
OO Hei.-s of B Pollard
75,000
11 2,750
12 1,250
341
1.325
666
4,900
1,666
19
Oct. 1
7,500
125
125
125
ill, 566
21 100
21 125
8
833
3ll,6fi
413,333
4l,666
61 666
612,000
2.004
1,203
1.666
770
464
1,111
215
215
370
3,333
-ir
250
3,333
600
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
Nov.10
12
15
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
5
6
6
8
8
8
9
0
9
10
ill
11
12
12
1211,621
13,1,110
13 1 666
15 8,333
16 2,500
16, 125
22 1.600
22'l,733
00 Do
00 Do
OH Do
25 Heirs of Jno Lewis,
00, Mary P Pleasants
heirs &c
00 Jas Craik devisee
00 Heirs of J Watkins
001 Heirs of G Hunter
66 Heirs of C Boush
001 Do
66 Heirs ofBStrother
OO H'rsof T Robinson
66;H'rs of Christopher
Tompkins
00, H'rs of J Bradfoote
03, Heirs of Hezekiah
I RoHnson
00: Henry Lipford
00.lese Parker
fi!Heirsol Jno Clark
0i 1 Do
00: Devisee of Charles
j Mfisely
83 H.-irsof Jno Clark
66,D visee of J Fisher
33 H..iri) of F Bright
6Gi evisee of J Fisher
66 Heirs of F Bright
00! Do
J. Stanberry
C. Stanberry
JJo .
J. Stanberry
Thos. Ewing
Do
H. Stanberry
Do
J. Stanberry
Do
Thos. Ewing
Do
Do
Do
Do ,
Do
Do
Do '
Do
C. Stanberry
Thos. Ewing
J. Stanberry
Thos. Ewing
H. atanberry
Thos. Ewing
J. Stanbeny
Do
H. Stanberry
f.wing
Do ;
Do "
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
H. Stanberry
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
J. Stanberry
H H. Hunter
Do
J Stanberry
Do
H.H. Hunter
J. Stanberry
H.H Hunter
J. Stanberry
JJo
H.H.Hunter
Do
Thos. Ewing
ti H. Hunter
H. Stanberry
H.H.Hunter
H. Stanberry
Do
Do
Do
Thos. Ewing
JJo
Do
Do
Do
Do
H. Stanberry
JJo
H.H.Hunter
H. Slanberrv
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do '
Do
Do
Do
Do
00: Heirs of W Houre
15 Do
68 Heirs of W Parker,
96 H'rs of Stark Moss
161 . Do
10 Do '
4i Do
41 , Do
00 H'sofT Uonnewell
SElHVsof R Watkins
wervnorntnrr M' ade
Oolli.'uhen Griffin
83,H'rs of Thos Butler
OOlH'rs of Jno Bully
201
Dec. 12
15
1838
Jan. 4
8
1,666
125
125
5,000
250
250
250
250
2,105
972
2499
832
416
2,083
833
1,666
13,333
1,250
937
1,250
100
6,000
9Si . Do
98 Do
66Joshua Singleton
33 H'rs of J Williams
00 Hugh Mctlavock
00 H'rs of L Rime lick
00'H'rs of John Pierce
33 Do
66 H'rs of J Hamilton
21 i 1,666
July 8 6,666
29 5,01)0
Aug. 2 838
O0,9UU
7
8
12
16
, 17
26
1 29
80
80
80
Oct. 19
29
80
Nov 19
, 20
20
20
3,344
250
3,333
3,293
3,208
5,000
'616
616
616
616
616
3,333
400
2,500
600
370
110
370
661 D.
G6.H'rs of W Skinneri
00 H'rs of M Payne
33RobtH Saunders
00, Heirs of Liltlebery
Mason -'-
60Devisees of NWren
00
Dec. 611,800
17
17
17
1834
Jan. 2
4
1,875
60
125
600
555
Devisees of Man-
son Proby
33 Adm'rsof J Taylor
83 H'rs of W Alman
33 Heirs of W Smith
OO.Jrio, Robt. & Mary
heirs ofWEppes
66,M Lively heiress
66 F Wood heir &c
66 William Lewis
66'Francii Wood
66 Martha Ayler
33 Jbn E Clark (C)
00 Nancy . Terrunt,
I heiress &c
00 John Sutton '
00 Robert Archer
00 Jos Selden h'r &o
OOjWilliam Selden
00 Mary Eliz. Adams
00 Eliz. Webb, heir-
. I ess &c
00 H'rs of R Andrews
00 Daniel Edwards
00 Narment Harvey
77
83
J
3,333 33;
I
Dec. 1913,300 00
4 2,777
4 1,110
13 3,333
Sept 10
H'rs of F Monroe
Nancy Hylliard,
hciress&c
Reuben Chapman,
. heir &c -.
Samuel Chapman,
heir &c
Harriet Bennett,
daughter &c
Jas Kemp & others,
heirs &c
Richard Paulett
Do
Do
'' R '
r Do
t. j' - 1 (
, Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
'-' Do "
. Do .
Do
Do
Do ,
Thos. Ewing
H. Stanberry
Do
Do
Do i
Do
Do
Do
: Do
Do
Do
Do
Do i '
Do
Do .'.
Do '
Do
Do
Do
$252,704 14
The fractious of cents in the foregoing abstract
are omitted.
. 1 ..' - -.
From this state of the case, is it not evident that
Thomas Ewing is a dishonest man, that he has
speculated off of, and cheated the WIDOWS and
ORPHANS of Revolutionary soldiers, and that
too while an American Senator. .
The following extract, from the Ohio Eagle,
printed in the town where Mr. Ewing lives, comes
in very good play :
"Some of our whig neighbors laugh at the bold
attempt made by the Columbus Journal, and other
federal papers, to screen Thomas Ewing from
having speculated in land scrip while he was a
member of the U. S. Senate. Mr. E wine's resi
dence in this town is not better known to the lead
ing business men of the place, than is the fact of
bis scrip speculations. His political friends here
speak freely of it; and it was only a few days since
that we heard the following instance related in a
special company. An acquaintance called on Ew
ing in this place and informed him of the wherea
bouts of certain land scrip which could be bought
for a trifle, and requested Ewing to advance the
money and participate in the speculation that might
arise out of the purchase. Ewing gave him the
money; not, however, until he had learnt the name
and residence of the holder of the scrip, which was
somewhere along the Ohio river. The gentleman
departed, and alter several day's journeying at his
leisure, he urrived at the place, but to his great
mortification and disappointment, the firmer hold
er of the scrip informed him that he had sold it
a few hours since lo a man by the name of Clark.
So that game being blocked as to him, he returned
to Ewing and reported the fact. Ewing received
the money back, caviled about bearing a portion of
the expenses, to which, however, alter feigning
extreme regret at the failure of getting this scrip,
he acceded. Shortly alter, this gentleman learned
that this Clark wus nme other than an agent of
Kwtng s,despatchea by mm to make the purchase
for him! We of course can not vouch for the
(ruth of this transaction, but we have it from such
a source that we do not doubt it in the least The
game is entirely characteriitic of others in which
the same person was engaged."
By the way, would it not be as well for Mr.
Cowen, as he is to address the people of this coun
ty on the same day as Mr. Ewing, to explain why
he voted for the passage of the bankrupt law?
Why he voted an appropriation of 49 thousand
dollars to Gales & Seaton, printers, vhen at the
same time they were receiving more than the
work had previously been done for? Whether he
did not vote for a tax upon tea and coffee?
F Harmon
" S Harmon
" W Barron
" . W Hogan
" W Johnson
" John Taylor
" S Mnsely
" . R Mosely ,
T Wawman
.. L Cannon
Do .
" J Cannon
r Do ,
' Do ,
;' Do
Jenny Trail hoir oft
i Gibson , I
H'rs of 8 Timpson
Jos Mnvs
Martin B Toler
Do,
Do
Do
Thos. Ewing
H. Stanberry
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Thos. Ewing
H. Stanberry
Do
Do ,
Thos. Ewing
H. Stanberry
Do '
Do -Do
,
Do
H.H Hunter!
Do !
J. Stanberry j
H. Stanberry
HH. Hunter
H. Stanberry
Thos. Ewing
Do ,
Do
H. Stanberry
Do
Thos. Ewing
H. Stanberry
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do . :
Do
Do
10'4,900
Feb. 191 416
Mar - 7 5,000
163,333
May 2
10
1,600
1,666
00 H'rs of T Hamplet
00 John W alker and
' ! others heirs &c
00 H'rs of T Hamplet
66 H'rs of S Timpson
00 Peter Jaqnett
83 Caleb P Bennett
00 H'rs of J Sim Smith
66'H'rsofP Goffinger
Do
Thos. Ewing
Do .
Do-
H. Stanberry.
Do
Do-'-
Thos. Ewing
U. stanberry
Do .; '
Do
Do ;
GOVERNOR POLK.
There is a series of questions going the rounds
of the whig papers, at this time, in relation to
James K. Polk, w hich are in perfect keeping with
the acts of that party. It is an old maxim that
''whom the gods intend to destroy (hey first make
mad;" which is verified by the whig party; for if
there was ever a set of reckless scamps who were
determined to rule or ruin in is the present whig
party. RULE OR RUIN, is their motto, and they
act up to it.
One of these questions is, "Whether James K.
Polk's grandfather (.') was not a Tory in the
American Revolution?" To this question we
answer, No and for the proof we refer to the
extracts below. . Mr. Ezekiel Polk was the grand
father of James K. Polk. ' ,
When the democrats offered a resolution In Con
gress for refunding a fine imposed upon General
Jackson by Judge Hall, for defending the city of
New Orleans from British invaders, whose watch
word was "beauty and booty," these make-believe
balers of toryism, wished to insert a clause, that
nothing in said act, should be so construed as to
impugn the motives of Judge Hall!! : Notwith
standing there was nothing said of Judge. Hall in
the act refunding the fine, either good or bad; they
alleged as a reason that Judge Hall was dead and
could not defend himself . When Mr. Polk is
brought before the people as a candidate, then it is
they can attack .his dead grandfather. Oh, con-
smtency!; Then it is, that the leaders of the whig
party, some of whom were in Congress during the
late war, and voted against granting supplies to the
American army, can forget all their own toryism,
and slander both tha living arid the dead. ' ..
. The Mecklenberg (North Carolina) Jeffersonian
says: "He (Ezekiel Polk) was actively engaged
in two campaigns fighting for independence, and
afterwards lesigned bis commission of captain in
the continental aimy. He never did aid the ene
mies of hit country in any shape or form." .This '
statement the Jeffersonian says they stand ready to
prove. . ,: , s ! :::" ': ', . ' ,
That Ezekiel Polk opposed the British we have
the testimony of Captain Jack; which will be found
in (he National Archives, vol. 2, p. 858, which is
as follows :,. . ; ... .lt .' .-,,., , ..
"CAPTAIN JACK'S CERTIFICATE :-i
"Having seen in the newspapers some pieces
respecting the declaration of independence by the
people of Mecklenberg county, in the State of
North Caroliaa, in May, 1775. and being solicited
to state what I know of that transaction, I would
observe, that for some time previous to, and at the
time those resolutions were agreed upon, I resided
in the town of Charlotte, Mecklenberg county;,
was privy to a number of meetings of some of the
most Influential and leading characters of that
county on the subject, before the final adoption of
the resolutions, and at the time they were adopted.
Among those who appeared to take the lead, may
be mentioned, Hezekiah Alexander, who general
ly acted as chairman, John McKoitt Alexander as
secretary ( Abraham Alexander, Adam Alexander,
Major John Davidson, Major (afterwards General) 1
William Davidson, Colonel Thomas fotH, .zcn
el Polk, Doctor Ephraim Brevard, Samuel Martin,
Duncan Ocheltrce, William Willson, Robert Irvio.
"When tbe resolutions were finally agreed on,
they were publicly proclaimed from the courthouse
door in the town of Charlotte, and received with
every demonstration of joy by the inhabitants.
"I was then solicited lo be the bearei of the pro
ceedings to Congress. I set out in the following
month, (say June,) and in passing through Salis
bury, the general court was sitting; at the request
of the court I banded a copy of the -resolutions to
Colonel Kennon, an attorney, and they were read
aloud in open court. Major William Davidson,
and Mr. Avery, an attorney, called on me at my
lodgings the evening after, and observed they had
heard of but one person (a Mr. Beard) but approv
ed of them. . ,
"I then prodeeded on to Philadelphia, and deliv
ered the Mecklenberg declaration of independence
of May, 1775,' to Richard Caswell and William
Hooper, the delegates to Congress from the State
of North Carolina. : ' , ' ,
: "I am now In the 88lh year of my age, residing
in the county of Elbert; in the of Georgia.
I was in the revolutionary war I commenc
ment to the close.' ..
"I would further oUorve t' . ...e Reverend
Francis Cummins, a Presbyterian clergyman, of
Greene county, in this State', was a student in the
town of Charlotte at the time of the adoption of
the resolutions, and is es well, or perhaps better
acquainted with the proceedings at that time than
any man now living. ...
"Colonel William Polk of Raleigh, in North Car
olina, was living with his father. Thomas, in Char
lotte, at the time I have been speaking, of, and
although then too young to be forward in the bu
siness, yet the leading circumstances I have rela
ted cannot have escaped his recollection.
: , "JAMES JACK.
"Signed this 7th of December, 1819", in pres
ence of Job Weston, C. C. O.
James Oliver, Att'y at law."
1 E MOO 11 A TI O CON V E NTION.
At a convention of Delegates from the several
townships in Monroe County, held at the court
house, in Woodsfield, 011 the 27th ol July 1844, to
nominate one candidate for Representative, one
County .Auditor, one Surveyor, and one County
Commissioner.
The convention was called to order by Dr.
Humphreys. Whereupon James Walton Jr. was
appointed President, William S. Wilson Vice
President, and William Okey and Samuel W
Noll Secretaries.
On motion, the Townships were called In alpha
betical order; whereupon the following named
delegates appeared from the several townships, and
presented the Poll Books from the several town
ship conventions:
Adams William Sinclair, Samuel Bracy.
Bethel Ebenezer S.Tingley, Neri Lindemood.
Centre William C. Walton, William Okey.
Elk Elson Power.
Enoch Samuel Powell. ...
' Franklin Rowland Bevan, Jehu Rucker.
Green Elias Shriver.
Jackson Thomas H iffman. , , : ;
Malaga Christian Yockey, Jacob Loy. .,
Ohio Samuel W. Noll.
Perry John Pifer, John Montgomery.
Salem James Walton Jr. Richard Cain.
Seneca Job Philips. . . . ' , . ,
; Sunsbury Israel D. Riley, William. S. Wilson.
Switzerland William H. Brock.
Union A. W. Humphreys.
Washington Ezekiel Blair
Wayne Stephen Conger, Matthew Daugherty.
Upon counting the votes given in the several
townships, it was found that Edward Archbold, re
ceived the highest number of votes for Represen
tative, John M. Kirkbride for Auditor, John B.
Noll for Surveyor, and John Cline for .Commis
sioner. 1
Thereupon on motion of Mr. Walton.
Resolved, That Edward Archbold, John M.
Kirkbride, John B. Noll, John Cline, having re
ceived a majority of the democratic popular vote
of Monroe County, are therefore duly declared the
nominees of this convention.
Resolved, That we will use all fair and honora
ble means to procure tbe election of the aforesaid
nominees, to the respective offices for which they
have been nominated. '
On motion,' William C. Walton, Israel D. Ri
ley, A. Wi Humphreys, Rowland Bevan, and
Richard Coin, were . appointed a committee' to
draft resolutions expressive of the .sense of this
meeting. The committee after being absent a
short time returned, and by their chairman Mr.
Walton reported the following resolutions which
was unanimously adopted: .
R'f lvt, That frequent recurrence to original
and fundamental principles, is necessary to perpet
uate our republican institutions. , - '
Resolved, That the democratic party, now, as in
thejdays of Jefferson, are opposed to s latitudina
nan construction of tbe Constitution of the United
States, as dangerous to the rights of the States, and
the liberties of the people. ,n ,
Resolvd, Tbat Congress in legislating for the
Union, should vigilantly guard against the exer
cise of powers not delegated in the constitution, or
such as may be absolutely necessary to carry into
effect the delegated powers. . , , . .
Resolved, That, the democratic party are oppos
ed to a United States Bank, the assumption of
State debts, the distribution of tbe proceeds of the
public lands, a high tariff, and the late corrupt bank
rupt law; passed only by Henry Clay's refusal to
be "palsied" by the will of his constituents. ,
', Resolved, That we unitedly respond to the nom
ination made by the Democratic National Conven
tion at Baltimore, of JAMES K. POLK of Ten
nessee for President, and GEORGE M. DAL
LAS if Pennsylvania for Vice President; . .
Resolved, That In DAVID TOD. our Demo
cratic Candidute for Governor, we have a mau 1
well qualified to fill the Gubernatorial Chair of
Ohio.'.'.'. i- ') :: ' v "' '.,! '
Resolved, That with Jaine K. Polk, George
M Dallas, and David .Todas our standard bear
ers, we have an array ol talents, purity of charac
ter and republican principles, worthy of the sup
port of the democratic party. . i . U
-' Resolved, That we are in favor of the immedi
ate occupation of Oregon, believing as we do tbat
itoi right belongs to these United States. - ,, :
!' Reeohed, That we are in favorof the re-annexation
of Texas to the United States, at the earliest
practical period. ';'
On 'motion, Resolved, That the delegates ap
pointed to the District Convention from this coun
ty, have power to fill any vacancies hat may oc
cur iu their body, and that the person so appointed
vole the will of the township for which be may be
appointed as expressed in township convention..;
"James WsltonJr. on behalf of Salem township,
presented the following resolution: -. . v..;
' iVltereas, on the 12lb day of March 1844, -the
legislature of Ohio passed an' act to regulate the
Militia. Therefore, Resolved,
' 1st. That said act will disorganize (he Militia.
2nd- That no such act was called fur by the
people. . 1;. , :?.
8d. That Mid act Is not warranted oy tne consti
tution of Ohio. : 1
4th. That said law is unfair in its operation, by
forcing the poor man to labor at 25 cent per dsy
and board himself. 'V
6th. That said law is entirely impracticable.
6ih. That so far as this meeting compose a part
of the constituents of the Representative from
Monroe County in the coming, legislature,' we
hereby instruct him to Vote for the repeal of the
late Militia A.8W. . . ' y : ., , 1 . 5
Which was adopted. ' - ; " -
On motion of Mr. Riley, the meeting appoint
ed William Craig, ThomasWest, E. S. Tingley,
William Sinclair, James Walton Jr. George Crow
Isaac A. Brock, Benjamin Stine, Stephen Con
ger, a committee of vigilance for the Democratic
nnrlv of Monroe CountV.
On motion, resolved, that we cheerfully recom-
mend to the democracy of Monroe County, bur '
democratic paper the "Spirit of Democracy" and
nisiiro miroitivMi to ue all Droner means to extend
,.v-6- . - - -r . . .
Ill rirrnlalion. '-" ' ' '
Messrs. Joeph Morris, Edward Archbold, and
William C. Walton Esq'r. being severally cal.
led upon, addressed the convention at considerable
length, each tendering to the Dtmocracy their
thanks for honor conferred upon them, and con.
trusting the Democratic with the Whig party to'
the no great advantage of the latter. ' .'
On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of
this convention be signed by the officers thereof,
and published in the Spirit op Democracy. "
On motion the convention adjourned. . ' -.
JAMES WALTON Prtst. -
Wm. S. WitBos Vice Prest.
William 'Okey, , i ' -' i'i
Samuel W. Noll, Secretaries.1 ' r'i.i
From the New England Democrat .
IMPRISONMENT OF MR. DORR LIBER
TY OUTRAGED THE DECLARATION
of independence trampled up
on tyranny triumphant the
people slaves. ; ; 5 "
It has never been our lot to record such a mon
strous outrage upon rebulican institutions and indi
vidual rights, such a palpable violation of the princi
ples of the great Charter of American Freedom, as
we do this day Jolt Fourth , 1844 the Anni
versary of the Declaration of Independence, which
struck terror to the heart of tyrants and gave liber
ty to the New World. We have now to record a
gross violation of the spirit and letter of that glo
rious instrument, in the conviction and sentence of
Govv Dorr for treason!
The deed is done; the work of tyranny is con
summated; the cup of Algerine infamy is full!
THOMAS WILSON DORR has been sentenced
to imprisonment and hard labor in the State Prison
of Rhode Island, during his natural life, '. The soul
less individuals who have aided in this work of
cruelty and oppression, the judges who sat on the
trial and delivered the sentence,- will go'downto
posterity side by side with the black-hearted ty
rants of former times, who trampled upon the right
of the people and sacrificed the best, the purest,
and the greatest meu of their times; while the name,
and character of the brave, virtuous, and uncom
promising patijot.DORR, will rank with the great
est and best men that have adorned and elevated
Humanity. The dungeon, tbe atake, the cross,
have had their victims, who have shed light and
glory, Christianity and immortality upon man.
TU.lMm.u.nl .ni.!l I a Irt 1 1 ffPftt 1111(18100. fief-
forms its work fearlessly, bears persecution cheer
fully, and gloriously triumphs in the end over all
opposition -.
On Monday, the 24th of Jane, the Court refused
Mr. Dorr's motion in arrrst of judgment for want
of jurisdiction The Attorney General then mov
ed that "sentence be pronounced upon the prison
er." Mr. At well, counsel for Mr. Dorr, moved
that "ixecution of the sentence should be suspend
ed until the case could be heard before the Su
preme Court of the United States " This the
Court decided could-not be done, and adjourned
to Tuesday morning, at which time Mr. Dorr was
brought forward to receive the sentence of tbe
Court. . The Clerk having asked the usual ques
tion "Prisoner, what have you to say, why sen
tence should not be pronounced against you?"
Mr. Dorr arose and addressed the Court for about
thirty minutes in a calm and dignified manner, .
briefly reviewing the case. In the course of his '
remarks he said to the Judge, (and who that ha a
spark of pure patriotism burning within him will
not respond to the sentiment,) that, under theeir- -cumstances
of the case, A icoull not "exchange
me place of a prisoner at me tar jot a seat oy yaw
side won the bench." Chief Justice Durfee brief
ly replied, and then pronounced the following sen-tence-"THAT
-THE SAID THOMAS W.
DORR BE IMPRISONED IN THE STATJS'3
PRISON, AT PROVIDENCE, IN THE COUN
TY OF PROVIDENCE, FOR. THE TERM
OF HIS NATURAL LIFE, AND THERE A
KEPT AT HARD LABOR, IN SEPARATE
CONFINEMENT." - " V
I- . :.u .t.. . . nr- T....
411 ;LUIUaiK.Q Willi UIB OClllClll.U, 4ll 1U1I Wmn,
on Thursday evening, brought up from Newport '
to Providence and lodged iu the State Prison.
We learn that he entered the prison with a firm
step, cheerfully submitting to his fate. ' And thus
ha terminated his trial in f sentence which for
wickedness and cold hearted oppression, ha no
pirallel in this country. Mr. Dorr was tried tor
. ' .1. - i : . r yi i
iicubuii gaiiii uic,t;iiaj tcr guvrriiiucui ui jiuuuo
Island, which is already defunct, and which the
very men who tried him bad treasonablv ' over
thrown without law or the color of law, a that
instrument contained no provision for amendment
or repeal and et lip another government in it
place Mr. Dorr was chosen Governor under a
constitution adopted hy a large majority of the peo
ple, in accordance with the principle of the Dec
laration of Independence. The treason which he
had committed consisted in his endeavors, it; ac
cordance with the oath which he took upon enter- .
ing upon office, to administer to the best of his abil- :
iiy, me government wnicn toe people had right
fully established. It will be recollected that the
acting President of the United States interfered by
promising the aid of the United Slates forces to
the Old Charter or Aleerine oartv: this ml.rmed
the Free Suffrage party, and thus was the People'
Constitution, and tbe People' Governor, (Mr.
IJnrf-l hw lh milllarv fnri. nt ,1.. VTn:.J c.tu
. j v. j .... .v vi iua ymiou owtcs,
overpowered and. out down.. Herein was Mr.'
Dorr' treason glorious (reason ! treason which
will immortalize hi name and endear it to the
friend of libeity throughout all time. ; '' - ; -:.
Compare the case of Mr. Dorr with that of
O'Copnell, the celebrated' repealer. The .latter is ;
convicted of treason and sentenced to twelve months
imprisonment in the Richmond Penitentiary,"