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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AuGU S T A . THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 23. FOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, 9 Os Ohio; The invincible Kero of Tippecanoe—the incor ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican— the patriotic Farmer of Ohio. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, JOHN TYLER, Os Virginia; A State Rights Republican of the school of ’9B— —of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically one gs America’s most sagacious, virtuous and patriot statesmen. FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogae. JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark. SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass. WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb. C. B. STRONG, of Bibb. JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke. K. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs. FOR CONGRESS, WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene. R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham. JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup. EUGENIUS A. NISBET, of Bibb. LOTT WARREN, of Sumter. THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn. ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson. JAMES A. MERIWETHER, of Putnam. THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee. “Unblushing Infamy.” Under this imposing head, the Federal Union of the 21st, publishes the Onio forged Circular, which is copied into that paper from the Old Dominion, edited by the renowned Theophilus Fisk. What must the honest portion of the citizens of Georgia think of editors who would copy into their paper, a document notoriously known to have been forged by two members of their own party, in which the forgers have been detected and exposed, through the public press. We concur with those editors, that it is “ unblushing infamy,” but unfortunately for the editors of the Federal Union, they have to share their portion of that infamy. For if they have read the papers from which they extracted the forged Circular, they knew that that editor, (Fisk,) had been driven to an acknowledgment of the fact The} may shield themselves from dis grace, bg saying that they were not aware that it had been forged, but if they were apprised of the fact, they are equally guilty as the forgers them selves. It is certainly the most desperate act of a des perate party that we have ever witnessed, and conclusively exhibits to the world, in their true characters, editors who would knowingly favor such a base attempt to impose upon the people. We forbear further notice cf the Federal Union until they have an opportunity to make an acknow ledgment to the public. That our readers may properly appreciate this act of turpitude, we publish below the Circular, weeimd copied into the Federal Union from the Old Dominion, and also the proceedings of the pub lic meeting at Columbus, Ohio, by which the for gers were detected and properly exposed. It is proper remark, that the Circular purported to have been issued by the Whig Committee. From the Virginia Old Ft minion. Unblushing Infamy, We have never perused an article with keener feelings of indignation against federal calumn iators, than we did the following infamous SE CRET CIRCULAR of the organ of the federal Central Committee of the State of Ohio. We here have the cloven foot of the federal aristocr racy fully exposed to the gaze of public abhorrence; and yet we doubt not that there are mechan ics and laboring men even in Ohio, who will re main in full fellowship with the black cockade politicians who thus bespatter them with their dirtying filth. If so, they will prove the vile slan der of the circular well founded, that such “me chanics possess little independence of mind.” We ask those hardy men who earn their own living, and who assist in supporting the silk-stock ing paupers in idleness to abuse them, how long they intend to submit to such degrading insults without protest or remonstrance I The worm turns when trod upon—is their spirit less than that of a worm 1 Here is the tissue of abomina tion —Read: Circular. (PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.) Tke times call for decided and energetic action. The crisis has arrived when we must have relief. No half way measures will answer our purpose now. The Vandals must be driven from the capital at all hazards. The end to be accom plished, will justify the resort to ANY means within our power; for we stand upon the abyss of destruction, to which we have been hurried by the mad schemes of the present dominant party. We must make one last, desperate effort more to save our country, or wc are lost, irretrievably and forever. Union and concert of action are essential to the success of the Democratic Harrison cause. We cannot rely upon reason and argument to con vince the great mass of the people of their politi cal errors. But they must be reached through their sufferings. And more especially is this the case with the Germans. Accustomed in their own country to look to the Government as the dispenser of go#d and of evil—of prosperity and adversity—we must charge home unceasingly upon the administration, all the embarrassments and pecuniary difficulties of the country—the fallen the price of produce—and proclaim con tinually, that as soon as General Harrison is elec ted, all will be prosperous —trade flourishing— high prices for wheat—and this numerous, but ignorant class, will be induced to aid in putting down the administration, from their cupidity, it nothing else. The next class upon which wc can operate, is /At Journeymen mechanics and laboring nun. Fortunately for us, our party possess the power of making money scarce, and the means of giv ing employment, or withholding it. The capi tal, and the command of the business of the country, is in our hands. This power alone, if judiciously used, will give us Ohio, and secure the election of General Harrison. The journey man mechanic from the nature of his employment, possesses but little independence of mind, and rather than lose his situation, will generally con form to the wishes of his employers in political matters. 'I Ins course has heretofore been suc cessfully pursued in other parts of the country ; and if commenced soon in this State and cautious ly persevered in until the election, will bring thousands to the standard of Harrisonian democ racy, or compel those who are obstinate, to seek employment elsewhere, and thus lose their resi dence and their vote. The reasons assigned for all this, must be the ruinous acts of the adminis tration. The time for argument has indeed gone by. The passions and prejudices of the people mi be appealed to. This alone can arouse them from the fatal slumber into which they have been lulled by the syren song of loco foco democracy. Sympathy for the wronged is a powerful cord m the human heart when properly touched; and w r hen aroused for the war-worn veteran who heads our ranks, will sweep over the land with a resistless force. This should be seen to. Cal umnies, the most vile and revolting, set afloat against the old General, charged to the loco lo cos, and rebutted with indignation by our party, would produce an astonishing effect. This has been done to some extent —but not enough ; ef figies, clothed in petticoats and hung up by the road side, would do much good in the same way. Making the locos call him a coward and a gran ny. and assert that he never was in a battle, will arouse the indignation of his old soldiers. Stories of Gen. Harrison’s benevolence and kindness to orphans and decrepid old men, invented and cir culated far and wide, would effect a great deal. On the other hand, continually charge Van Buren with being a federalist—with opposition to the war, and to the extension of the right of suf frage—with his extravagant expenditures of the public money—his gold plate, knives and forks —his English coach and Ills English livery. The standing army will be a powerful weapon with the lower and ignorant classes. Above all keep up the incessant and intangible cry of corruption—corruption. The Post Office De partment is a fine field for this. Never stop to bandy proof with our opponents, but keep them on the defence. Proclaim changes in ever quar ter, but be very careful in stating names. Davis’s speech on the reduction of the wages cf labor by the adminissration, if kept before the public, will have immense effect with those who are not accustomed to investigate political mat ters. The defaulters, if artfully paraded before the public eye, will have great influence over the minds of the timid and wavering. We have every thing to gain, and nothing to lose, in the present contest. Things cannot be any worse; and the American people will bless us in all after times, if we can, bt m means, rid the country of the present corrupt and cor rupting dynasty. With this end in view, we respectfully submit the above suggestions for your consideration, relying upon your prudence and devotion to the cause, for the judicious ap plication- By order of the Central Committee of Ohio. ALFRED KELLY, Chairman. Columbus, May 19, 1840. From the Cincinnati Gazette. The Forged Circular. ITS ALTIIOR DISCOVERED. At a numerous public Meeting held at Colum bus on the evening of the 30th May, William ffong was called to the chair, and Wiliam Arm strong appointed Secretary, the following pream ble and resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, some unknown but wicked hand has prepared and circulated a printed sheet, pur porting to be a “ private and confidential Circu lar,” addressed by the Whig State Central Com mittee of Ohio, and setting forth opinions and sentiments of most diabolical and hateful chaiac ter, ascribed to the Whig State Central Com mittee, with the infamous intent of base and ini quitious deception ; and whereas, it becomes the citizens of Columbus and the county of Frank lin, who are the neighbors of the men who com pose the committee thus vilely calculated, to de clare their opinons of this foul transaction. Resolved, That the composing and distribu ting of said Circular discloses a degree of reck lessness and desperation unworthy ot freemen en gaged in an honorable political contest. Resolved, That those who would, in the face of a denial of its authenticity by the Central Committee, rc-assert that it is genuine, are most destitute of character, veracity, and honorable feeling, than we could have believed any to be, among our political opponents. Resolved, That we discover in this measure the base, daring, and desperate efforts which the leaders and office-holders of the Van Buren party ! feel bound make as evidence of their allegiance to the powers at Washington. Resolved, That we can imagine no other ob ject in issuing so base and palpable a fogery,than to stay the torrent of public opinion which is now visiting upon their heads such 3 condemnation, as the conductors of so corrupt an administration should always receive from a free and virtuous people. Resolved, That the ruin which now pervades the land, and oppresses particularly the laborer and the journeyman mechanic, and those who left a foreign land to seek an assylum in this free re public, believing that, they would here receive a proper reward for their industry, is evidence of the deep corruptions of the practical Government and of a gross perversion of the great and fun damental principles of the Constitution. Resolved, That said Circular was never com posed by a gentleman, a patriot, or philanthro pist ; and that it could emanate from no other than a band of ill disposed disorganizing Loco focos, in defiance of truth, and in opposition to the welfare and prosperity of the country. Resolved, That the repetition of the citizens constituting the C .tral Committee (each and all of them) known to us all, as gentlemen of un impeachable probity and worth, as patriotic and honorable men, protects them in the estimation of all intelligent and upright minds from the re motest suspicion, of guilt imputed to them. It was Jurther resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be signed by the persons present, and that ten thousand copies of them be printed for general distribution—and that they be publish ed in the Harrison papers of the city. Wm. Long, President. W. Armstrong, Secretary. After this meeting disclosures were made which led to an investigation, by Col. N. 11, Swayne and Judge Gustavus Swan, in the presence of Messrs, Lath; n, Medary, Andrews and Kelly. The Journal publishes the written statement of Messrs. Swayne and Swan, of the result of their examinations. They e u that the forgery was the work of James O. Brayman, a Van Buren man, late reporter for, ami contributor for the Bulletin, aided by a Mr. Ellsworth, of Licking County, “too young to be a voters as Brayman says. Messrs. Swayne and Swan exonerate all other persons, upon whom suspicion had rested from any participation in this forgery. We were pleased at Mr. Medary’s determina tion to clear his skirts of imputation on the sub ject. It evidenced correct feeling; much more so than the after effort to give the forged paper currency, or to divert the odium of'the vile act from its author, to his political opponents. The following passage from Amos KcndaWs circular, is recommended to Mr. Medrny’s reflections: “pure morality is true democracy , conceding to every one his rights. Washington, July 11, 1840. To the Editor of the Augusta Chronicle: Sir: Some time in February or March last, I had the honor to address a letter to his Excellency, Governor McDonald, in reply to his request that I Should co-operate with my colleagues, in present ing to the House of Representatives, the Resolu tions of the Georgia Legislature, relative to our controversy with Maine. Some time at.er, C. J. Jenkins, Esq , of Augusta, to whom I had incident ally referred, as the author of these Resolutions, wrote an article which was published in your pa per, purporting to be an answer to my letter to the Executive of Georgia. In that answer, Mr. Jen kins, not content with a defence of his Resolutions, thought proper to indulge his personal feelings in a retort, characterized more by bitterness and an ger, than by au adherance to facts. I will not tax your patience by an unnecessary defence of the course the delegation pursued in rejecting and con demning these Resolutions ; my object is simply to relieve myself from the imputation of having dealt unfairly, or untruly with the author of them. I should have done this long ago, but I thought it best to wait, and give Mr. Jenkins an opportunity to correct an error into which he had fallen, as to a matter of fact, and out of which, I was willing to believe, originated the resentment which marked his allusions to myself. The statement on which he predicates his attack on me,'is so utterly at va riance with the truth and the facts of the case, that I naturally supposed he would discover his mistake, and correct it himself; presuming that he had no other grief whereof to complain, except that which seemed to have been elicited by the supposed injustice I had done him in the quotation, he made from my letter. Some two or three months have now elapsed since the publication of his answer, and he has failed to make the correc tion I expected. Whether his silence be the re sult of inadvertence or design, I know not; but in either case, I owe it to myself to show, by a refer ence to my letter, that I did not “ assume ” what Mr. Jenkins says I did, and that I have been placed in a false position by the false deductions drawn from the expressions used. Mr. Jenkins says : “Again, whilst other representatives of Georgia, in Congress, when communicating to the Execu tive, their reasons for declining to present the res olutions, have contented themselves with a dis cussion of their merits, it has pleased the Honora ble Edward J. Black, in a passing notice of my connection with them, to place me in a false posi tion, and then in a self-sufficient. Sir Oracle tone to read me a lecture for indulging in hallucina tions. In the first paragraph of his letter to Gov. Mc- Donald, he speaks of ‘ resolutions relative to the controversey with Maine, introduced into the last Legislature by Mr. Jenkins, and ultimately passed by that body in lieu of more decided and appropri ate measures,” &c. In subsequent paragraphs, he enquires, “ What fond hallucination could have influenced the author of these resolutions to hope or to ask, at the hands of abolitionists, justice, by the enactment of a law, to the penalties of which Philbrook and Kelteran would be submitted, when these individuals were but engaged in accomplish ing the very object to which the law makers them ; selves have been so long and so entirely devoted ?” I The writer assumes, Ist, that I am the author of those resolutions, which is true. 2ndly, that I had introduced them in lieu of more appropriate meas ures, proposed by my colleague, which is untrue, inasmuch as they were not introduced until after I, in common with one hundred and forty others, had voted for the measures of my colleague. 3dly, That in proposing them, I had in view a remedy for the case ot Philbrook and Kelleran, which is also true, Ist, because the whole c cope of the pre amble and resolutions, indicates that the amend ment they propose was intended for general opera tion in future cases ; “ two recent occurrences ” (not the Philbrook and Kelleran case) being only alluded to as evidence demonstrating the insuffi ciency of the existing law. 2ndly, Because I voted against the resolutions for the simple rea son, assigned at the time, that by the action of the Senate, they had been adopted in lieu of a meas ure more decided and appropriate to the controver sy between Georgia and Maine.” Now, when the writer of this extract says that I assumed that he (Jenkins,) “had introduced them (the resolutions,) in lieu of more appropriate measures proposed by his colleage,” he himself assumes “ that which is untrue .” I assume no such thing, as any man with his senses about him, might have seen by recurring to the quotation from my letter. What did I say ? Why simply this—l spoke of “ resolutions relative to the controversy with Maine, introduced into the last Legislature by Mr. Jenkins, and ultimately passed by that body, in lieu \ i f more, appropriate measures proposed to the Sen ate by the Hon. A. J. Lawson, of Burke, and to the House of Representatives by George \V. Crawfords Esq., of Richmond .” From this literal extract, it ; is apparent at once, that I neither stated , nor as -1 sumed that Mr. Jenkins had introduced these reso ; lotions in lieu of more appropriate measures, &c., and that is the assumption, let it be recollected, which he charges as untrue. I said that he intro - I duced the resolutions, which he admits is true; did | I say any thing else of him in connection with the passage of the resolutions ? No ; not one word. What then did I say ? Why, that the Legislature had passed them in lieu if more appropriate meas ures, &c. Now Sir, I leave it to any man, who is not blind with feeling or prejudice, to say wheth er C. J. Jenkins, or myself, lias assumed what is untrue. Again he says, I assumed that he, (Jenkins,) “in proposing them, (the resolutions,) had in view a remedy for the case of Philbrook and Kelleran, which is also untrue .” The gentleman seems to be better acquainted with the use of words than facts. I refer to my whole letter to show, it is not true that 1 assumed that and nothing else. I ob jected to the resolutions as inexpedient and uncon stitutional, not only in the Philbrook and Kelleran case, which was alluded to to show the insufficien cy of the law sought to be amended, but in all other cases that might arise of a similar character. He then proceeds to exhibit bis proofs that I had assumed untruly. What are they? Why first, that “they (the resolutions) were not introduced until after he, in common with MO others, had vot ed for the measures of his colleague.” Now I have shewn you that I did not assume that Mr. J, had introduced these resolutions in lieu of more ap propriate measures, but that the Legislature had passed them in lieu, &c.; therefore the author of the resolutions attempts to prove a case not in ex istence, and the result is, that he must take his trouble for his pains. His second proof of my un true assumption that he had in view a remedy for the case of Philbrook and Kelleran is, that the whole scope of the preamble and resolutions indi cates that the amendments they proposed were in tended for general operation in future cases, and because be voted against his own resolutions, for the reasons assigned at the time, that by the action of the Senate they had been adopted in lieu of a measure more decided and appropriate to the con troversy between Maine and Georgia. By referring to what I have already said, you will perceive that as the gentleman sat out in error, all his deductions and inferences aie wholly erroneous, I did not oh- I ject to these resolutions onlj because they weie in sufficient in the particular case of Philbrook and Kelleran, but because they were unconstitutional and inexpedient, “per s?,” and to be deprecated and opposed on all occasions of a like character. As to the reason that prompted him to vote against his own resolutions, I know nothing, and care nothing; I spoke only of his introducing the resolutions into the Legislature. That introduction of course was made before the action of the Senate could hare been known or anticipated, and although thataction might have prompted his rote against them, it cer tainly cannot be adduced in defence of the intro duction of them to the Legislature; and of that, and not of his vote, I spoke in my communication to the Governor. With this plain statement, I submit to those who may take the trouble to read what I have written, whether the charge of assuming that which is untrue, is fastened on C. J. Jenkins or myself.— As to the high and important tone that gentleman assumes about the lecture he says I gave him on hallucinations, &c,, I can only say, I have yet to learn that Mr. Jenkins, or any other public servant, is so far elevated above his fellows, and superior to his constituents, that his political principles and measures are not to be canvassed, discussed or ob jected to, or his name mentioned in connection with them, without incurring the censure of untrue as sumptions, and self-sufficiency. I make this exposition, not only in self defence, but that the impression may not rest on the public mind, that I have either assumed untruly, or done injustice to any man. Respectfully, EDWARD J. BLACK. From the New York Courier Enquirer of the 18 th. Arrival of the Uritish Queen. The British Queen arrived this morning, bringing London dates to the Ist July. The following are the heads of the news ; The aspect of the Liverpool Colton Market is certainly favorable, though without advance in prices; the demnncl is steady, and the sales on speculation considerable. Reports had prevailed that the Commercial Bank of England at Manchester had failed, but this is afterwards contradicted. The Liverpool Corn Market was rather high er, on account of wet weather. American duty paid Flour 6d per bbl dearer, and in good re quest. The King of Prussia is positively dead. Birmingham is represented to be in a state of unprecedented distress. And public meetings had been held to consider the means of relief. The bill for the Union of the two Canadas is strongly opposed in the House of Lords by the Duke of Wellington and other tory peers. On a cursory examination of our files, the London money market appears to be tranquil. Interest on the best securities four per cent. Consols 91 jf a ex-dividend. Exchequer bills 235. a 2os. premium. The steam ship President was nearly ready, and was to make her trial trip on the 12th of July, and would positively sail from Liverpool on the Ist of August for Ncw-York. She is the chef-de-ocuvrc of naval architecture, and altogeth er a magnificent vessel. The bill authorizing the importation of foreign 1 Flour into Ireland was rejected 90 to 79. Considerable uneasiness was felt in Paris at the last dates on account of the dubious cha racter of the account from Algiers. The Agricultural ai d Commercial Bank in Ireland had stopped payment. Dates to sth June from New York, the last received in London. The Carlist General Balmaseda had been driv en back from an attempt to enter the Bcrque provinces. Mr. Cockerell, the celebrated Belgian manu facturer, is dead. The dates received per British Queen are to the Ist July from London, and 29th June from Paris. Joseph Bonaparte is seriously ill in London. The Brittannia steam ship was to sail three days after the British Queen- Two pistols were fired by a pot boy at the Queen and Prince Albert while riding in an open carriage. They did not take effect, indeed it ap | ears doubtful if the pistols were loaded. The boy 's probably insane. The negotiations between England and Na ples on the Sulphur question, are still going on ; but there is not the least appearance of any se rious difficulty resulting from it. Couroiesier, the Valet of Lord William Rus sell, had been found guilty of his murder, and had confessed he committed the crime. The papers announce the death of Paganini, the celebrated player on the violin. His remains were taken from Nico, where he died, to Genoa, his native place. Correspondence of the Baltimore Pa f riot Washington, Thursday } evening, July 16, 5 The New Jersey Outrage Consummated. Wh#n I closed my first despatch to-day, the Clerk had not finished the reading of the minori ty repoit on the New Jersey election case. When the House met after the recess, the read ing was resumed. The report ol the majority concludes, of course, as every one knew it would, with a resolution declaring that the five pretenders from New Jersey had received a majority of the legal (!) votes given at the election, and that they were therefore entitled to their -3ats as Respresenta tives of that State in the Twenty-sixth Congress. The minority report is a powerful paper— clear, closely and vigorously reasoned, irresisti ble in its conclusions, and distinguished by ener gy and spirit of expression. It lashes the con spirators who have succeeded in bringing the pretenders into seats which, of right, belong to others, with merited severity, and animadverts with great force and effect on the conduct of the majority of the committee. So keenly did the chairman and majority feel the flagellation administered to them, that the chairman (Mr. Campbell, of South Carolina.) rose, and modified his motion to print, which included both the reports, so as to confine it to the majority report alone. Now the previous question had been already ordered on the motion to print, by the aid of the Opposition votes, when it had extend 1 to both report ; ; and having thus cut of debate, Mr. Campbell moved to change the form of the very proposition on which the House had directed the previous question should be applied. Th's mon strous injustice couid not fail to strike every one, and it produced a great sensation in all parts of the House ; nor was there any hesitation on the part of many members openly to express their sentiments concerning the trick and imposition which had been practised upon them—getting the previous question ordered on one particular proposition, and then altering it essentially ! A motion was slautly made to reconsider the vote by which the previous question was or dered ; but the Fcdeial Loco Focos refused to reconsider. Several members took occasion to denounce this whole proceeding as a cheat—a delusion—a fraud. Great excitement prevailed, and there was every appearance of another row coming on. The refusal to print the minority report was, however, too great an outrage to be carried out: and accordingly, alter ordering (he majority re port to bo printed, the motion to print the mi nority report was decided upon separately. These proceedings on the printing question were no sooner finished than Mr. Jamieson, ot .Missouri, started up, and moved that the resolu tion declaring Mr. Dickerson and his 1 cderal TjOCO Foco associate pretenders entitled to their seats, (with which the majority conclu les,) should be ad >pted; and on this motion he in stantly demanded the previous q,ue»tios ! Here was another outrage: to call upon mem bers to vote directly “ yea ”or "nay," on a pro position in regard to which the evidence had not been read, nor submitted to them. Mr. Triplett, and Mr. Rice Garland, and Mr. Davis of Kentucky, protested against this course warmly, but in vain. The Federal Loco Focos sustained the demand for tho previous question. By the instrumentality of this political axe, all debate was cut off. and the question was put on adopting the resolution. A considerable number of the friends of the Constitution and the law, among them several of the most distinguished men who ever honored the National Councils, successively asked to he excused from voting. Mr. J. Q. Adams, Mr* Sergeant, of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dawson, of Geor gia, Mr. W. Thompson, Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, Mr. Andrews, of Kentucky, Mr. Lincoln of Mas sachusetts, Mr. Proffit, of Indiana, Mr. Everett, of Vermont, Mr. Cushing, Mr. Triplett, Mr. Da vis, of Kentucky, Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, Mr. Munroe, of New York, and many others, requested to be excused. Some gave their rea sons in writing, others verbally. Several of them presented this glaring outrage in such a light as cannot fail to produce a deep sentiment of repro bation throughout the country. The general ground taken by all was, that they had neither seen nor heard the testimony touch ing the subject upon which they were called to pronounce judgment; and that it was unprece dented to ask the House to give a decision in volving the right of representation of a whole State, without having the parties who desired to be heard at the bar of the House, and before the evidence in the case had been read, or any op portunity had been given to examine it. These gentlemen were not excused ; but when the question was put, only ten of the Opposition members voted. The resolution was adopted ; and then the House adjourned. fcCrGen. Jaekson, Col. R. JW. Johnson, and the Richmond Enquirer, In his late disgraceful letter, Gen. Jackson says he “never admired General Harrison as a military man.” Now, it will be seen that “Doctors will differ.” Colonel Johnson says, "during the late War, he (General Harrison,) was lunger in active service than any other General o fficer ; he was perhaps, oftener in action than any of them, and never sustained a defeat .” Mr. Ritchie says, "we shall be the last to dis pute his military fame, or to pluck a laurel from the veteran's brow. Now which is right, Andrew Jackson, Col. Johnson,Jor T. Ritchie I— Petersburgh hit. More Forgery. We received to day a Van Buren paper called Old Hickory, printed at Springfield, Illinois. In that JVper of the 25th of May 1840, there is published as genuine, a letter purporting to bear date at “North Bend, Ohio, May 1, 1840,” —to be directed “to the Illinois State Central Commit tee” —and to be signed by John C. Wright, Da vid Gwynne, O. M. Spencer, Gen. Harrison’s corresponding committee,” This is a vile forge ry—false fr«m begining to end. No such letter was ever written or subscribed by one of them— nor by any one for them with their knowledge or consent! The order is to “charge upon the enemy.” Forgery and perjury are among tire means used. What next"? C’in. Gazette. This, says the Louisville Journal, is no less than the ninth case of Loco-foco forgery that has been brought to light within the last three weeks. The Loco foco leadars are all making a conceited and set effort to forge and lie the peo ple out of their opinions and old Tippecanoe out of his election. Loco-foco Central Commit tees forge and lie; Loco-foco members of Con gress forge and lie, and blank paper and twine Editors forge and lie, and thanks to the indepen dence and intelligence of the people, the more the aged soldier of North Bend is assailed with forgery and lying, the more proudly his pure and unspotted fame is borne aloft upon the strong wings of an enlightened public sentiment.— Balt. Patriot. Desertion—The Whole Committee Bol ted.—The entire Van Buren Vigilance Commit tee at Belmont, Ohio, have abandoned all further service in the ranks of the power party, and ral lied under the patriotic flag Harrison and Reform. We give them a cordial welcome for the inde pendent and manly preference of their country before their party. Their address to the people concludes thus : “We can no longer support a party whose golden policy is to make the “rich richer and the poor poorer,” and whose professions for the dear people have been so long and loud, but whose practice proves to us that they love the “loaves and fishes” more than the people's rights. For these and similar reasons, we cannot support Martin Van Buren for the Presidency in the fall of 1840. Wm. James, Dorsen Finch, James McFadden, John Boulfont, James Mitchell, Wm. Brammhall, John Pollock, M. Harrison, Thomas Pruc, Eli Marlow. D. Rosebrough, David Mercer.” From the New York Times. Amos Kendall has been suddenly seized with a feeling of deep commiseration for the “rank and file” of the whig party, who, he alleges, are completely under the domination of “a club of whig office-holders at Washington.” Prompted no doubt by the most exalted motives, the ex postmaster has launched nearly two columns of the Globe, in the shape of a letter to the Hon. J. M. Bolts, at these “official usurpers,” who he de clares have entered into “combination” to “in terfere with the freedom of elections”! Think of Kexdall )c TD who has just resigned the chieftainship of ten thousand janissaries whose tenure of office consists in elec tioneering for Martin Van Buren, becoming alar med for the independence of the “rank and file” of “these British Whigs,” because their leaders, as he asserts, “interfere with the freedom of elec tions'’ !! Mr. Kendall’s letter is one of tho finest speci mens of the mock heroic, or rather the mock pa triotic, we ever beheld. His principal objection to the organization of the Harrison party is, that “it does not originate with the people.” Wend thy way thou reverend hypocrite and most plausible of mendicants to the green vales of Ohio, to the fertile plains of Indiana and Illinois, in short to any portion of the Great West, and tell the people there that they arc not acting from their own impulses. Come to the shores of the Hudson and tell the farmers who till them with out profit, that when (hey gathered by tens of thousands to do honor to old Tip and denounce federal usurpation on the forth of July, 1840, they were the mere puppets of a “ secret movement." f ell them this and they will laugh, even in spite of the oppression which is grinding them to the dust. Did t ever road the passage in the “Lady of the Lake ” in which is described the sudden leaping up the clansmen of Vic',i Alpine from “Irom brake and bush and fern” at the whistle of their chief! Just os potent is the watchword “Harrison and Relorni” to summon an indignant people to the rescue. Hound but the Tippecanoe gathering cry and it is echoed by the shouts of thousands ; and. as it by magic, the broad acres where all was silence and solitude but yesterday, are black with a countless niuliitu.l thought it a little beyond the effron?’ I Blair and Kendall to insinuate thatsul 1 mgs as the Baltimore Convention. P five thousand meefing at the Tippl® tw %. I ground the thirty-five thousand 2°* Hi I, fort Meigs, the re-union of the 0 !,! j Springfield, and the vast assemhL S ° dlCr « r ' North and East, during the Past >» %, 1 “ aid not originate with the peopk ~1 m °n’4 I Van Buren is an Abolitionist -h" several occasions prove it V V ote s c. ' Hon of NEGRO* WHITE MEN, U proof mo., t CO „ C I the idea of his being a “Northern *•«* I Southern principles.” is as f a | Se as * t if idled on, may prove as fatal to the f ] ' 1 tcrests of our beloved Country as ,t: i e L ares! U i the “ fallen Spirit,” to man. * !l » t From the Richmond Whig i Just previous to the last Presidential , 1 Professor Holland, a zealous parti ZM of jS ’ Burc-n, published a work entitled the > 1 Martin Van Buren ” It purported to he ? * led from authentic sources—Mr. V gi* * no d-.ubt contributing largely to Us'p a l e U3! : - I book was copiously puffed and praised i T * Globe, as containing a faithful history o fi?J tmguished Martin Van Buren. 1 that light, we at the time made extracts 'f B** 8 ** ! to prove that Van was a latuudmarian ! &c hC latC War> a Missouri Recently the “Buckeye Blacksmith,” „ . 3 ! effective addresses to the people, has been this same work to prove the same f a 3 many others equally objectionable to Mr V* Buren .herein admitted by his chosen I I he Globe, alarmed at the effects produced these exposures, has had resort to a desperl pedient. It pronounces the copy of the bo/ possession of Mr. Baer a forged and interpob edition. At a late discussion in MarvVnd 4 matter was put to the test. Mr. Baer quoted {! 1 his copy, and the Van Duren orator having*, of the work also, Mr. B. challenged him to } * duce it and compare it with his. This herei to do, thereby admitting that the (wo were* Heal, and that the charge of the Globe is f a U W e see that Citizen Ritchie has followed lead of the Globe, and repeats the same charjT Sexator Tappax and Low Wages-' extract which we published some timesinai‘ Mr. Tappan’s remarks on the Sub-Treasury? were not delivered by him in the Senate, as ted by the New York Times, from which V. we copied them, but were made by him to V Wolcott, a manufacturer at Steubenville Ok Mr. W.is ready to make the oath, to the should Mr. Tappan see fit to deny bavin* them.— Troy Whig. The People ix Motiox.— A Great Fr iar Movement in Michigan. —The editor of ? Detriol Advertiser writes’from J date of the 4th inst.— I “The largest Corner., of freemen ever held in Michigan, has just ■ scd. There were over FOUR THOI'SAJI present, near a THOUSAND were ladies! :■ spectacle was a sublime one, and a mattered found wonder to all who have been wont to upon our beautiful new State as but spaa? populated. And so it is; but no one wo; have believed it, to have witnessed the ip, from one direction, and in one procession, ofi 000 persons, in 250 two, sou r and six horse r? , gons. Phis immense procession bore every® ot a long and thickly settled country, yet it t composed of persons gathered over a surface ten, fifteen and twenty miles impelled fonts, however, in the glorious work in which there engaged, by the purest patriotism.” Harrisox axd the Cllrgt.— lt was> cently stated that Gen. Harrison had, at a b mer period, given a horse, in a most liberal i kind manner to a Methodist Clergyman, who a been deprived of his own by accident. Thii course was denied by the Federal Focos, but: I reverend gentleman, who was lately at a relies conference in Baltimore, a delegate from Mia sippi, confirmed the truth of the whole story creditable to the worthy patriot. In connexion with this, we may slate, tk clergyman ot the Catholic persuasion inn State recently mentioned a circumstance k' is equally illustrative of that high tone of » hospitality which is distinguishing a characK tic of the farmer of North Bend. He R:2 that some years ago, his visitations portion of Ohio near the residence of GenJ rison, where large numbers ofhis persuasion*’ engaged on public works. As soon asbisr val was known, an invitation was sent tola with the request that he would make North B( his home during his continuance in the vicitf In compliance with this request, he was quent visiter at the board of Gen. Harrison there were to be met clergymen of ever den® nation ; for their host never asked moie than • they were the heralds of gospel glad tidings sects, all religions were to himobjects of inteit * and to each the open hand of liberal hospffi was extended in a manner which recalls the } triarchal days of old. —Harrisburg Telegnf CoxTßAiiAxn Musuem ix Paris.—l * caught a bad cold, and just as 1 lifted up royh* to sneeze, I saw through one of the window the mayor’s office, in the twelfth arronthsM * the body of a negro hanging by the neck, the first glance, and even at the second, I to#' 1 for a human being whom disappointed love perhaps an expeditious justice, had disposed suddenly; but I soon ascertained that the gentleman in question, was only a kind ot - as large as life. What to think of this I did--* know; so I asked the door keeper the meaning it. “This is the contraband museum,’ answer; and, on ray showing a cariosity toei 1 - ine it, he was kind enough to act as my • rone. In a huge dusty room are scattered o ,er "* floor, on the walls, and along the ceiling, l '; invention of roguery which have been con- 5 • ted from time to time by those guardian* o! *" law, the revenue officers. It is a complex al of the weapons of smuggling; all, ly, in complete confusion. Look before J there is a hogshead dressed up as a nurse, ■' a child that holds just two quarts and^ On the other side are logs hollow as the , horse, and filled with whole armies of ■ On the floor lies a huge boa-constrictor, g ■ with China silks, and just beyond it #F 'j. coal, curiously perforated with spools etc The coloured gentleman who had exCl r sympathy so much at first, met with his h-j. der the following circumstances.—He of tin, painted black, and stood like a h e J d “ Ethiopian chasscu”, on the foot- board riage, fastened by the feet and hands, frequently passed through the gates, als well known by sight to the soldiers, wh 1 ’ 11 ’ that he was always showing his teeth, w lIC supposed to be the custom of his country day the carriage he belonged to was crowd at the gate. There was, as usual, # chorus of oaths and y’dls, the vocal pah performed by the drivers and cartincn, instrumental by their whips. The ever, never spoke a word. His good W t | delighted the soldiers, who held hint example to the crowd. “ Look at the . low',” they cried, “see how well he Bravo, nigger, bravo !” Heshowed a F e , ditlerence to their applause. “My the clerk of the barrier, jumping on the and slapping our sable friend on the (, “wo are really very much obliged to V°