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. I t your pa;* r«»i tin* I ut 1410.tint, I •'*** m-d
a iu-M xMi-ftt KU»'k U|»mi «•». %«•« uther tin mbrfli
ol tl.* Utc * iiut< an i iiij* Hf"f a f r*t*
gix* n .1 tin Ust me*>■!.•:». |»*r i itf a Uw la
** * if lit hi. if a lit r, ri.no mart.** If MK >1 had U+A
•»ur • ><i! i i. I ackn**wi* *jf«- Ilia! w» sicui loot only
dew ru ll»* fiiMiri' winch i.i* wr.u r ha* l*#-tiowtd
u|» mi u», (• .i the « xt < r.iti m of* »• ly i*or.« at man m
••m i' Ii, Ail art of that kind I* *1 only oppoM <J t<»
tir |tiwtit*c- ami humanity, but would be a
of tin- (’-otisUtuti mi of t!u* Ktilp,
i legislator i« sworn t » *> jj*|*-»it; ami
-aiH.tl-HK 'l III II lion— of U |M< V llt.tlivra ajd
tw< ,v< Senator., iiauuM imiicut* n -tale ofdepruti*
t;., x.'.ueli would fi.i • v. i, p.ui«»uc bosom with llw
i.i jst nlnrating autn ipuii ms II. t the fact is, that
no *ue!i j.iojKj*nioii was < \> r mad© in the L<gi»la-
fur©, or ©veil thought of. Tin* net to which ih^
niit* r ullulen, has no mom relation lo the collec.
ti til -I •• d. hit*’ than it bus to the »li«*oiery of loiigi.
Hide. It wa* an act f»r 11»*’ **j»uuUhnieiit uf of.
fence*" against the Stall ; m il that part of it which
ha* *o <!•«jily Wounded tli«* I** ling* of your corre*.
w a* jkum-iI by III* House of Kcpresenin.
I iot« <1 for by’tla' twelve Senator*, under
cViu'uu". 1 the impression that it was the in*»»t inild ami hu.
oj mmir mod**of d« a!iug with tin* olleniler* for whose
ui iImi .lit' Vi/.'ui.i »»<•- it *»<*« UK. .1.1. -i. It »a» Uil. j.ted by ll«.
aiiilii i.x (ill-Il.ttrr tu I llojs of lle|ire»cnlutiv« *U* 0 |»art of the general
of th© criminal law, which was Uw.u under.
i complete revision ami uinendiiiciit. Thu
iM.l.iiiu'^iiiiriMuii' necessity of till* i* evinced by the following facts:
ill.- |ir< »j>,i<i |>iiMi*>h mo iIiihb
jilt.* I IV -lstrluildiug JUM.-., (ti ll ih«*> < in
tl.iil I Imti- liK'l.liuli. .1, iin.I ell. i I .'i i I Inn j*
uf -|H*nkiur «'oiil«li*flrrt.Hut.Mfiii*.i it
i*riurqtlt-s offiii* t'i.u»tiiuii«»u.—► li a
■iil«l ili I. hi oik ol iin- gmo oli. 11 it* lor*
nr>ti| tin* ,.rnt*e uml hiinmut #f
“•‘fill
Utl™ _
J» ilitir o*Mt rifiM*.
Mali-, flie i*el-ta «lii. li appertained to tlirm at the tin***of lli
|n|ilwi>. It cohIU never Hoe, in cm ex fire ted that it wolt/d tie
'* 7 one /hirliuH of the State! for the purpo,e
Hutu tat, nur the (iwreriimemt »J the f kited
u*w iHitumof power, and the eudotiou of n
aolt mn comport, do anything to remove it ,ritkout the content of
tknae who are ui.mcduitrig inti retted. lint llu*y * ill ueiliter
imk lor m.i. mi' eouaeut to he ni.t**d, wliilat the itlej>ni,
culm*, ami Haii*eroiia iiMivemenla are m pruffraa. wf i
ihc tulereata of all i nner ii.dl requires llml llu^e
'liuulil he alol'pr.l iiiniirdial* ly. Thin can mil) W .Inlif liy
lorn* ol iml.lii-1.pinion,uml that cannot tuneumi he hron*li|
.peratmn.—K\e»> inoicmcwt *hn l« wtna«le t*v tin* aholt*
u .laveliuMiuc £t*tra.ia viewed by onrHnuili*
nn titai k 111m.ii their ri*htn, arwt which, if per*
in ih«* cmi erurlicate tli..»e Inline*, of ntlm li-
on, jn*lwc< li llic citir-ena ul'all the Stali n,
|ir*H|uce«l l.y n coininiinily nl inlercate ami daiiccra
| re»er«ed. I entrea't ion then to Irown upon nieaaoren will, h
nrc In proilnce ri-.nltii an tnui It lo he deprecated. '*'*
ion. nIni'li I lime m>» *iven, I hate omitted no
lor the iiol two teara lo lay tn'lere the penph
State. I have t.ikeii the lil.erly to esprena ihem
opportunity
1 to li)
ul the
X the
the head ot
'/hlHfl
voolial ell
agreed that we miah! ditl«*r in o|>iiiinti
•tot adt'cting our State Uigltt** pt iiii*ij»le
that tlliderstaildlllg the J.| . ai-lltileleg itlull wan elect,
ad. But. an hi mil us | attempted to act i mt that per.
mitted difference uf opinion, I \v.ai d'’iwiiiia'«*«i h\ a
few individual* wlwi uoultl tinurj* tin* atitlmniy of
the whole partv. The ele 'tiou for printer to tin
House came tin: I voted Iin iti.ur and linen, „
prefenwtor k> tialeu and SeaUnt; and, tijw .n tin
vole, all t lie changes have Ireei* rung liirnuoii tin
State of <*i vtrgm. ns u«ev>denrc tlmt l Itad ahan
donej in\ St ile Kiglits pnnnpli *. But, before
am coiidetiinetl for that vote, let ns look at the n*h
live po'ilmn of tliese, the only respon*ihl«'
eoinjH ti lit e/llldld.tles olT ti-d to li
Hot go farther hack than tin ifayr,
trinity, w lieu John fiuirn v Xd.iue
Whig leaders iii (-eagres*, hut lie
tile Federal CsoVei'lllltellf. lllleati iwd to invade the
Soil ol (#• ergia, and to reduce her lo obeiltvlWe, and
sn inc’. riotts nltaudoninenl of Iter rights, f»y file
force ami ellioacv of t eileral h.iyoiwts. In I hut
yneittoi ,«ble contest, to lien \ ou and J, led on l»\ (it orge
Jd. Troup, fought, •bon der to shoulder, tor the
maintenance of our territorial rights, where sUmhI
the Natiowa! lutelligeuccr, edited hv i%aU*v \ Sea-
toll ' 7>rff Iktpfr 0-11$ th*• priorn uf Mr, Aihims,
aind snpfiwrtril uml ilrfniiiit/ hint m hit rum mil uhor*
tire cruaufii ngauur tht tun r< nin rmkta of your
•Villi'.
When the Sii|muw' Cotfrt arrogantly cited
the State nl laeorgin to appear lit her h ir to show
< ause w hy the iiidmu murderer Tassel* should not
In htierated and released, tht titotn nmiuutnl and
tbfentlri a*, and the liitclligcneer irut u*amst u.t.
in the ci wbrnted iniuu.uinrv case. Hi,nr mix
for ax, (iiihi A* Srnton a^uinxt a*. K, |*. Blair
advix atcs theludi pen l« ni Ticasury—4SalesiV Sea
ton oppose it. Blair is opposed to a high proteetive
tnritT to internal iinpnnrineiit, and to a I'mlrd
States Batik. Tin editors of the ititcihgeiw i r arc
the accredited organ* of tUeCaritf, luteriiai Improve,
nu-nt, and Wank party; and the hank imw Ii.iMs a
iiK*rtgage, not only oil the efitahlishiiH iit itsi lf, tint
«m id! tlw •• itebtsduv to tt. and t** b« come due.’* So
it I ha t vok-d for tliai pa^H-r I should actuall\ h ive
been voting to make tin* hank a ris’ipient «*| tl.iy.
ernmeiit patronage, |,« t us run out the t«rad,l a
little further: The editor* of the Intelligencer, du*
ring tin* aessi iii, have aciiialiy published ami spread
«»ut oil their daily p ige tin* famous abolition upercli
• •t W liiiam Slade, ileiivcr* d in February las'.: and
haveconweqtiently knowingly and wiitiilly promui-
gat«*d and cnvulated, in the Slat*' of (•t'orgia, and
Ihrougnoiit the whole South, one of the aide.st and
iuo*t • liective alHihtiou s[M fclies which has ever
U i n delivered int'oiigrcss. Not content with that,
th« y pubiikhed the same speech in pamphlet form.
How did F. I*. Blair act in relation to that matter.
He was apple *t t<s kml r»spM , st*'ii to publish the
same s|his*Ji withi tinilw- iiewspa|H*r, umi krrrfuxiii.
It istiue that the editor *'t tin was oppo»*dl
to South Tar.dina liulllti. atioii. and to trot the /«/»/. | 1
/»g*a» * r. But when Urorgm nufhfiui, in tin* Tas. i h
scls and m-ssi.iiiiiry , as s, the ti/ohr trot with mJ !
and tki lnt> Himn> er ir it a^amat u%. To sh .w that J
the Natiointi Intrlhgenci r “ti nmiiitaius and avows I
ty i.» t»* ng.4,1 w\ti.e*t:
t i» l», !*• |n, a puli.hi of j
which brought Mr. Van Buren u
l or man will deny that lie was hroi
hy tile over pow ering influence of t Jell. .1.11 lx SOI
The first Step ill till* decline of all free republics ha
I" • ii the nomination hy tin eveentive head of the g<
Vi-nnneiit of his successor.—It is a curious tact, an
will be mi regarded hereafter, that i man should
hive attained the I'rcaidonev without having
ciated Ins imiim null one single import.ml pcrimi
or measure in th. history of hi* country. If the
most prolix and minute historian were to write the
history o| (Inscountry previous to Mr. Van B iren’s
id. ctmu, there is no single, pmut mtlvit history with
winch lie wouldliud occasion or excuse for cotitiec.
ting his name. I r« ganl as the very greatest dan.
g- r of tli* tiiue.s iii win* !i we live, greater < vm than
th*' nicronehmi’iiis of the l\ *1. nil on the Slate t»o*
v.nun. nls, die alarming tendency to the aeetunulu*
tioii hi tile I’Vderal Dxeeiitive,of ail the p<uvcrs of
lli** co-ordinate «l« parttnent*of the |*i *1* ial tiovern*
meiit. Me have seen Mr. Van Ihircii persisting
in pri ssiug upon the country his financial schemes,
utter n pi ated decisions of the people against them,
m d* liaiicc H'thcir rcui'»nstraiic*s and iii disregard
»d their great and universal sull' iiugs. We have
ne* ii Inin urging th.
Ir.mage and power with
r* CelV llig t(„. iiidul thosi
measures ns destruelivl* of
eo nitry. Wliat dillereii*'*
kliowlt'dged despv.tism, wi
th.* liws and s. h a >!at*
makes the law s through th*
«*t wIi mii arc themsi Ives .*i
Then* Is Otic ground ot
Buren which Wiiiiid |oihi*i i
Who
i ail the vast
Is invested, r
*leu*. meed th*
of th*
re the . \eciitivc makes |
things *s tins, wher*-he
agency of others, many
•osedt* thos* law*'
ohjivtion t*» Mr. Van
otc for Into if I
approved of his measures, which I do not ;
I had confidence in his professions, which I have
not. I nUntie to the ferocious war which lie has
Infii waging, niul which if re-elected, lie will carry
on with inerens* *1 energy, upon the rum-in v. com-
iucr*v, and credit of the country. Never has the
world known a {*eople as prosperous nil* I as happy as
our* when In' came into power ; never has any
|H*op"c Mitrcred m*m* severe trials since. It has
In ch on** unbroken senes of sultcring, disaster, and
tuiKcry. I iU« most since rely belie ye that not long
can restore pr.ispcrity to the counti x hut taking
|Niw*-r from Ins hands ; nothing i lsi* wi,l restore
public confidence, and eontidi nee is a!i that is now
wanting. It istrnc that many *»ft lie causes of ciiiInii -
ra»sllle||te\|»tcil U-fon the last . |« Ctl*Ul ; We s||,ui!d
have mitfcred koiucwhat, hut that the trouhie* and
eiuh irraKsiiu-nts of thecoiiiury have Ihtii mtimtely
nggravatedhy his nicasures, 1 do not il.iaht. We
have had other inthnIs of deranged eurn-ney, hut
they have pissed s|H*edily away. Why has this
l*e»-n »*» protracted and w-v.-n ' For no other
reason than that the whole power ot the (J »y«*rti.
nieiit has tleeii ey. rted to tin- di strueii.m in»t« .i*l ol
not only survived it, hut that no inj-
re was either e\*-tted **r att* mptod—■
e forty y« ars we*v pr« * i-t ly the p* r i«K*
*t pros|N*ritv and happiness .-oid of ad
ili/ati«m and povv* r, unpr* «•« <b-ntcd in
ftin- World ; .*|||*I that the thirteen \
when wo have had ii isiieli institution, vu re y
of universal stagnation ofnil the employments of
life ; and of that suffering and distress w hu h results
troui a deficient ora vitiated eurr* i.ey.
I do not douht that a hank, imt '•ullicjentlv guard,
eil. may In-coiiic a dangerous engine in the h
«*t a eonupt Ciovcrnmeiit, mid that it may I*; used
injuii.Misly to the South. Bat, properly guarded, I
have just ii* little douht that the chie f benefits of
such ail institution w ill he to the South, f.>i the
ph- reason that the Smith ia the pay ing, not the
•■eiving »ection; nn*l is therefore mainly interested
in having a iiinforiii currency.
But wlmtevef may I* the dangers, re i! ©r sup*
|H»sed, ofn national Ivnnk.they sink into utter insjg*
intieaiie r ill eoiuparisou with those of a (toveru*
nient hank ; and that micIi is the alternative con.
teuiplnted hy .Mr. Van Bun n, I do iiouhmk any
longer doubtful; and I think I have heretofore pro-
ven it.
But it is said that (tenoral Harrison is on nholi.
tt* nitst, and that it was for that reason tlmt helm*
been nominated over Mr. Clay, who was soobiiox-
ions to the alNiinionist* that none of them would vote
tor him. \ .hi cannot have f..rgott» ii that tin* very
im n, and the very pre*se*. who now tell you this,
up to the va ry moment of the Harrisburg tioiitinn.
said tint Mr. Clay was an nlNilitoiiist, Now
iretol*! that he not «miy is not, Imt is especially
tioniihli* to the alNilitiouiiits. Both eanimt Ik*
Inn*. What is it that lias so suddenly transformed
Mr. (’iay from an aUihtionisi into an eiu-iuy of alio,
htion » I will t. II you.— II.* is no longer a eamii.
dato f*»r tilt* Bresidc ney. lie is in no h,idv*s way —
ami has tlierebire a respite fioin rahinn y. lie is
now a niarvellous proper man. But let that illu*.
trious etti/.eu—illustrious for every great oua’iiy
k.lle*
r n.itu
. f H *
the
1*1 the
light hi-
falsehood to ill ag.
U nriaim nnaholiijn
N irgiuian a Ilamsoii—j
one really believe it >
No on*- man living, north
Miffi red as much in tin* can*
•lit ition of the South as t». u
vtati'sinaii ot'tin* country hu
against that institution as M
ofcahiimiv i
|*!au I'm tie *1 11)1011 dial i.num.wt* mitriil
»l very *|isiaiit, wIh-m m .\oiiIi .tni<*ri-
lt>.*k *Iom ii ii|H)ii «i •ln»r. 'I'o iIk*««* m li*.
lati **l roloni/aiiod, I moiiIiI i.sk, if limy
on*# qtirtici ► ol' t-ii'Hit* ijmIioii w nlioiii
iil.l lli*- * ui'iiiri|»nl*'(i iii'crm .* i.-iimiii *iiti*ti<‘tl
i'll lit u * W *.nl.I aiiv ot ||h* .Si.iiilicrii Muir
vt oicsniri-il) In* mM*- lo rc.-i*l
mi i)inti«iii hi „|| ili**ir |i)>liiicul li^lio '
' iIll’ll** Wfiit-t iloo not I'luiin NitiniliiiiK-i
,i • -i.k| |*m i.. i* - # i ii * oiniiiiiii.lv hi k In* Ii.
tli.'i Miuilif r*.in|w»*i* llir mujoiitv f l.i'l I
- »" in • • , iii*'Hij'liiiioi» ol um h iM'rui'H u* in ii v i mcvita-
l< I|,*w, liiii.li out llo* |>i< luir
tl I <! •» cut rrci in thr jiriHrijihi hi re niirunrrii, I repeat
<»** rhon. that tin tliMcntiion oh the khIj, rf of CMiiurifn:lntH
ft-tlom •tofiluf State*,itryuallii tojunoMt to the alarm
>1 that tl hat ho tanclioH in the pi ihci/i/i
'- *ii*v itiois in llml iiisiruuii-iit wlii* li |*r*itiil**t«*
ryi** 11*11. I know ili.-ie i* not. Kill tin* inuu w liu l*rli<
Unit* ivlit. li Hi. fellow-citixrt!* have u|ton Imn i
_ , ilei
• *l lo Millit riii)*
q*li*> *i|w.iiwhi* li
ti**«! * very iii»|.**rff# i knn#vl* *!£•• of ilicpn .
u'loriont Immu w*. fonn* <1,11111! lo wlnrh
«•»••* 11 run i«- niaiitt*iui‘i|."
The follow mg extract of a letter from an inti,
mate friend of fie 11. Harrison, places Ins conduct uu
that 11. easion in u striking point of view ;
" It'll Iii. *|*f*«»i li «t f'lirvioi nlf.inl* still sirnnct-r prinif **n
tin-* |>i*iiil. Il mi# ilrlivert'll, you will m'olli'rl,on llit* 4iliol'
Jut* ■ it wnNuelivi*r**i|, liM*,hetnn*ihevcry mrn **In.Innl it|i|Ni«-
l*il trim l.«*. an*.* of lie rluvrrv view*. Mi'irely, then, tir would
not now loiii ti tin* *1 ins»'Toiu* tiqnr. Tin- in c^sion <ti*t not ti*
qmu* it: tin* o#m.i«M, imlis-il, wiinlil li«r#llv jii.nlv it. ftc-
rnl'-». Itii* wn* tin* lit«l #*|*|Hirtunity wlm-li tin- • ••••*.-r*vl Iin! rn-
j.'vr.l «in. •* 111."* of NiMri'siutic tbi* Jm*o|iIi*; aii.l Imw i-uhv, bow
ii.iinr.il it on.il.l li**. I*rcn,to inqirovf* it lor In* own cimI*; to
rrrk, to iwtkiuc "t »l*l 'miM,iil In* li nt* ol mm*, nmt ol the
t'loii.m* W • -i. to kill.lie itrioli tlin*i* Iri.-n.llv l< I'tmcw which
oiii cluiri.cil •tn.ni'lv in lunt ivnr ’ liv nut *0 ftiibnicc it 1
" hv. nl mo ntc.ilix 11** n *u!>)ci-t wlm li wn* full et excite-
inem, win. Ii inulit ton.*- nr in.*i Imn |i
m il. uml tilou III I
—a Virginia
ah* ilitionist'
1, and that
Hoc■» any
smith, has done a
ofdi !*-ni|iiig tins
*a I lilt lisoli ; .1I11I
giii 11 as many
el mi
d m tin
I not h i
otc
in Buren ; and
s course until,
re hoped lo Ih
!•' «vtr especial
vv ithout s'H’h elrtngc. In
elected IVaidcnt.
Now, ii is had enough to elialle
eoiifidcnce for an old und# viatiug i
wast'd to op|Hisc us until tin iieei ssitics of bis|Mli
tieal position made it expedient—hilt it is loo had at
the same time to a*k us t*» denoimee an old h»i g
tiled fiiend, w!lo Iwis .aerifi.'* d himself to mir III-
teivNts. What friendship can vie hi m after* xpeet
—what fiieiidship do we deserve, it vve thus act '
Miow lire to Ntdimil the proofs in support of t)w
I'road proposition which I have asserted,
Mr. Van Buren voted in the New York C onven.
ti«*ii to eoiifi r the highest pnxiitge of a fns'iimn up.
oil negriM’s. It was carried inniniy hy ln» influence
« that pri|n
i-ditorial :
of | .l
lidiuwif* nih! l«l|rm,, in
Ctuiri |l »a»rr//Mi<i <
Imr !*•> k Iron* lli* •i|..l«, 1
1 •« ik, s *at.l ..I 11>.
I 1 .1, it ,*M*tr■ *n.I In*
|*«i M> if il ••
1, Mll.»w rilirrni |li«l «,*
•pvh ftui • luf I v I
the sustaining of endii and eouiiden
id that Mr. Van Bun-u has come too
■s. lie say*not. But that he is ear
Ins i*w 11 principle!*, those of Ins illustrious
sor, in wii.is, f, vlsteps, vv ith much n»*r»
than, t dignity, li- was ph dgt d t » f . -w,
com* to in.r prm* 1 pies, our State Bights j
It 1* not to he *ii in* *i that he makes an ai
(• ssi.iii 1 fume o| th* si* prmeipli » : r
IW,. III,. CM <1
t » In* pr* |. s..,,n* , Hint has !
f I projH.*#' to examine that, and
pillions ill Ills eoinjM titiir W Itii hit,
ml!
.f
«to him lli.it vv #
*, It m j that tin* powerf’il repre*
r prmei. tr*<m the Bcvte *-t N» w
k.Ug out I h\ tlegrvM'f.
ret leers. I In l-IH. Mr. Van Bm
Lin
iitdi-hti .1 f.*r !)»' fact,
t»i*n of f# rty iiti'iiiUir*
„ are v-# ut Imre m part
iiti ii to uiNtruet Rufus
xl pi
th.i In* I*.
I .1*. 11
. -|H
ol tilt
.... "* •* " >•" ""»(•»
in irf bat u«n) r ifhfft . hi gttumi,ic.4 .»
t J t > ••there lo .1 .
• »f the I th* tl** w f 1 f tbn:
urg» it upon tin ciM.inti iii-i
’ »*t *1. a* tin tuiiv an. inte-l *a%i‘Hir
:tii. mis. Mr. J#ir. .son *.a©l that
it. veui.- .t 1 alii- i it al him like th©
eff.i ■• Ur tl.l*'.’, N© .iy*
» uh'*v
1 llml %
nlenl, lie*
n» nImiiii Iiiin. wiucli, tl t,11*• w * • | In Npres.l,
its* tKtltle 111 the Im.il; uml In* fnrimt Imn-
% «*• liOitiunirv,in ii,.* • iliui iu tle*lrtty
1 a speech at Vincennes in 1KW,
ting language upon this subject:
I ni. ti. I sllinle lit llir *iN'H*lii's win* ft luve
* Inii..11 In n |.i.||i**u t*l I lo* |k>|*iiIiiIi**II iii
What motive cun (i#*n. (liuri-rou have t*» falsify
ill that fie bus heretofore said on this subject—to
iisgruee and dishonor himself! lie can Imv
he is pledged not to be again a candidate.
But it is said th.it if tie is not an abolitionist, the
abolitionist* support him It is not true. Aslfur as
I know, there is hut one ulhiiitiou paper in the T
that is not opposed to liim; and that is not mure
than neutral.
But to put this charge forever at rest, the aboli.
li-ini.its, at a late Convention, have determined to
support neither oftho candidates; and have start-
ed candidate.* of their own.
In the Cheviot speech. Hen. Harrison advniic
the opinion, that on the application ol the sin
States,Congress may appropriate the public lands
to the purpose of emancipation. In this I Ynow he
is in error—hut it is an error into which Mr. Jelli-r-
son and Mr. Madison have fallen ; and a most harm
less error. No such application w ill ever be made
hv the slave States; and if it should, there is no
great danger in those States U ing aided with mon
ey ou their ow11 application.
I do not know Hen. Harrison personaliy ; I only
know him through the history of the country. If
that history be true, it i* absurd to deny him high
venalities and talents. It i* t*»o lute iu the day to
t.irv talents to a man w ho, to say nothing
ofany thing else, lias received an unanimous vote of
thanks from Congress, the approlmtion of Madison,
and of the time-honored JSlielhy, w lu» served in the
same campaigns with him. I have been very much
struck with one thing in the life of Gen. Harrison,
lie entered the service of the country when hut a
, xvith a large hereditary fortune. He had op.
(MMluuitics ot enriching himself to millions whilst
rnorofthe Northwestern Territory—hut he
out of that service, ami all of hi* high trusts,
fxxor man ; and he is neither vicious nor a s|K*ud.
thrift. It was regarded amongst the Romans, th
highest compliment to one w ho had been invest!
with important trusts, to he able to snv that he died
so poor ns tube buried at the public expense. Nev
er did any man better deserve such a tribute.
Portliest! reasons, I do not hesitate to express to
you my opinion, that the interests of the country
w ill be promoted hy the election of (Jen. Harrison.
If, however, lie should lie elected, ami his admiuis.
tration should In* such as my own judgement
not approve, 1 shall place myself in no position
where I cannot oppose that adiuiniittration. (>f one
thing I feel very sure, that no change can be for tin
worse.
Most gratefully and truly,
Vourhuinlue servant,
WADDY THOMPSON, Jr.
April !h, 1*40.
•'.-•r,;':,:; 1 ;;;; 1 :. I I' .r M-trrul )u*n> |.a-t II liaii IhcuiiK' n|.p«rilil that
tli«- Penitentiary system was Incoming more and
more burden**mi*-at every session ; a lurge appro
priation was i^illt d for to meet the excess of expeiiili-
lure above the receipts of tin! estahlishmeut. In
the coiiiinenceiitciit of the •essimi of 1W0, the de.
licit amounted to near 8*20,( > OU.
This grow ing evil required the immediate inter*
position of some vigorous legislative measure. Two
were rceoinim-iiili d as lieiug likt ly to produce th©
©fleet: first, placing the institution under better
management; and secondly, lessening the number
of convicts who were seuteticed for short periods,
and whose luhor was found of course to be most
unproductive. In pursuance of tlte latter princi*
pie, thefts to the amount of #f»ll or upwards, were
subjected to punishment in the. Penitentiary, instead
of $10, which was the former minimum sum; this
was easily done. But tin- great difficulty remain,
ed to dctcrmiue what should be the puiiishineut of
those numerous larcenies below the sum of ftliO. By
some, whipping was proposed ; hy others, punish.
incut, by hard labor in tin- county jails ; by others,
it was thought best to make them work on the high,
ways. To all these there ap|>carcd insuperable ob.
jeetiuna : fine aud imprisonment were adopted by
the House of Representatives us the only alterna.
live ; and as it well kuow 11 these vexatious pilfering*
were generally pcr|»etrutcd by the more worthless
vagabonds in society, it was added that when they
could not pay thejine* and cotta w hich are always
part of th« sentence and punishment, their service*
should be sold out to any person w ho would pay their
flues mid costs for them. This w as the clause lliat
passed, as I liciicvo, by a unanimous vote of the
House, and striked out in die Senate, in bpikositiou
to the twelve w ho hax’e been denounced. A further
trouble in examining the journals would have shown
your correspondent that this wus considered us a
substitute for whipping, which was lost only by a
single vote in the Senate, und iu the House, by a
small majority, after being once passed.
1 think, Mr. Kdiior, l have suid enough to show
that this obnoxious law would not have applied to
** unfortunate debtors of sixty-four years," hut to
infamous offenders, who depredate upon the pro-
perty of their fellow citizens; ami who, by the Con-
stitution of the Stute, as well as the principle of cx«
i'ting laws, were subject to involuntary servitude.
I must confess, I had no very sanguine expecta
tions of a liciieiiciul rlicet from this measure, as it
would apply to convicts w ho had obtained the age
of maturity ; hut I had supposed that a woman or a
youth, w ho, convicted of an offence, remained in
jail for the payment of the tine ami costs imposed,
might w ith great advantage bo transferred to the
residence of some decent, virtuous privnte family,
w hose precept aud example, w ould gently lead them
back to the paths of rectitude.
I would appeal to the caiidorof your correspon
dent to say whether, if there were an individual
confined vimlcr the circumstance 1 have mentioned,
for whose fate he was interested, he would not
gladly sec him transferred from the filthy enclosure
of a jail, and the still more filthy inhabitants, to tho
comfortable mansion of some xirtuous citizen, w hose
admonitions would check his vicious propensities,
ami w hose authority over him would be no inoro
than is exercised over thousands of apprentices in
our country,und thosi; bound servants which arc
tolerated in «iur, as well as in every other State in
the Union* Far from advocating; thr abominable
principles attributed to nir by your correspondent, /
think that imprisonment for drift, under any circum
stances Imt that where fraud is alleged, is at war with
the best principle of our Constitution and ought to he
abolished,
I ain, sir, your humble servant,
WM. II. HARRISON.
North Bend, Dec. *21, 18*21.
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«t*inr.lt*i ttinr 1,'lln#*•« ti>*i*u», will* wlinctfr
>11 lino iii.iv tui»r Im*, ii l#>riii#',l Hint »ii*laiMi'il,
<ll*M-i*rr> 111 lli^ir irnui uu»* I.i* 11** ilu* *» I**
(■r^r |Nifiion ul it.Mliuli.il •• |ii»ti
m ThK RxrtTE.WF.NT OF CoMPOSlTIOW.—The fol
lowing is the Rx-l*ostmaster General’s first move
* *(*mi, xyu'WX *• for the. lieiwfil of his health." Twenty
tlNMisaml copies of the following precious confideuti.
ai letter areal this moment pnparing for the mails.
Amos calls upon nil tin* office.holders to help him
nut down **thc daring efforts now making" by the
People ** to ron«|uer M those w ho nrc in possession
of the Treasury. It will he seen that he says, if you
enn’t spare a dollar, semi n half dollar. If this ap
peal d*u*s not enable Mr. Kendall and his Ft>di*rnl
letcofiico conspirntors to put down the daringrlforts
now making hy the People, we advise him to take
a eommission untlcr General Poinsett, and rail out
the standing army, and if the People w on’t give way
befhre the 200,0t»0 militiamen, tlu-n bring nut the
hlooilhouml * and “let slip the dogs of war.”— Mad-
is onion.
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lli*-Ml. 1, I moil, nn.l i.i tlio*f l'«.r M|io»f I'etH lit th* v |>ioli-**
in a. t. Thill the latter writ he the rtetim* nt the weak,
ri#m«. /n ihtH/UHowa, amt HHewHatitHlaaat tjlorla to arrti them.
rtth..<o*ch rj.ru,nation f the tnltfeelmn%t eonnne, th,
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n^lit and h*-irt v rooil-nill, *n i|.-l<'nci* of tli«* Ailiiiininlrati on of
nhii’h I i»a\** foriMf.t n pan. 1 narwWtv mv«ks yn«t »«<•*'
mi rrmlrnn* no i*ll'**rt* rilistitr l»j> ili«*rininntinr iliortH-loais*
a.lilr*'**, ami olii-iHiine oulHwrilfr* to thf oxiraCiluho thr.nurli
out tour roc mn of country.
Krerv fanner, mc**liani«*. nn*l workin^nmn *110111.1 have one
•nd it thev c*un«t well «par« • dollar «-ach,tno or more altotilil
unite toffctln'r to take one.
MtiiniilNiisI !•% *11 cnthn*ia*»ic *i* votion to tlie pure princi
pleaot' dcniocrarv, nn.l hy tliedarinc effort* non- ittakinc In
1-onqiifr them, nn.l to e*tin|tiii*li fnrrirr tlif licac,*n-lislit n Im li
our lislmed country 1* lioldmi; up to iiinukiinl, I ■liall emlen-
vor to take rare that the truc heirtcil men nlm may aid me it.
-ni-hinf the nmol* of ail lioiu -t I'eople ahull liave hu rau»e In
-pewlllieir eaertioiis.
\ our friend nn.l fellon r-itiren,
A MOM KKMlAl.t..
A few we» ks ago, tlicrv was to In' an electi m of
lUstahh; or smite sueh pi-tty oflict'r in the llermi-
fag<* precinct, Tennessee. ’I’herr wen; two cnndi-
lates, a Wing and a loco foeo, Gen. Jackson
made his nppi .-tranee ti|H»u the tiny set apart f*>r the
election, and labored with all his might for the loro
focis hut the verx utmost that he could du xtns to
priMluce a ti.-, ThU greatly enraged him, nnd Iu
proi’laimeil with a perfect roar of pn»si*»n, that I.i
would show th*- Whijs whnt he could do nt the se.
* .ml trial. In a few day < the second trial came on.
ni I tin- Whig*, taking *.*tii lit.!*- .diem *• nt the un-
th-coniiug XI *Ii;!li*e of the oh! GelitieinatlN t«»ne.
went upon tin ground, and, m defioee of him,tl* et.
ed theirnmnhy a majority of *t) votes’
Wlnt nu instructive h*»son is present! *1 in th**
change*l fitrluiii ««»fllie Hero—one day tiisirilnitmg
at Will ill the |. ft lent t.ffit'1 s of tlte lb pubiie, and j
■*hort : v nffi rwnula -.truggling and toiling and >w* at.
mg in tsitv to carry m la* own prccioct, th- tkc-
tiwti uf n cousin*
TiieCiiak!2B of Abolitionism.—Notwithstnnd.
ing this charge against Gen. IlarruuNi has been
completely refuted again nnd again, some of tho
Tiny presses still urge it w ith the most unblushing
cflroutery. Wo must therefore again recommend
the following from the Louisville Journal, to the
serious attention of all of them who have any re
gard for their reputation.—Knoxriflc Keg.
“The charge uf Aholitinnirm ncainnl Gen. llarriMin, has
been *0 often ami completely refilled, that no editor ran boa
ently repent it. Any one, who docn repeat it, would, we hail
nut a douht, imt to a lie fur a thUtinf."
Thf. Great Arctic Problem Solved.—Tho
lung mooted geographical problem of u Northwest-
cm Passage to the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic
is at length solved—there is such n passage. Th©
honor of this discovery belongs to Messrs. Dense
mid Simpson of the ifudson’s Bay Company. In
1^:17, and again in l*fl8, they attempted to com
plete tile exploration of the northern shore of this
continent by descending Coppermine, which emp
ties into the Arctic Ocean, iu longitude about 110
west, aud from its mouth proceeding east wanl until
they should arrive at tho westernmost point reach-
ed by explorer* from the Atlantic. In both years
they skirted along a great exteut of coast, though
much impeded by ice, but failed to accomplish the
grand object of their pursuit. Now, nt length, their
perseverance has Imm-ii rew arded. They have ns.
certnined the Boothia is an island, nnd timt it in sep
arated from the main laud hy a strait from 3 to 10
miles wide, which counerts the Gulf of Boothia (par
tially explored hy the Fury and llccln) with tho
Arctic Ocean in about latitude Om 33, and longitude
!H if). Tile entire passage from the mouth of C*»p.
perminc river to tin; Atlantic, (extending near 50
degrees of longitude) lies to the smithw ard of Inti-
lu<le (ill.—Journal of Commerce,
“ I am iu favor of the sub.treannry," said a wor
thy old genth-man of this city the other day* “ but
I shall vote for Gen. Harrison. I go for tlte sub.
treasury, hut / want an honest man to sujterintcnd ii.**
Lmo F«ho* Cov.nerf.d.—Tho Dwo Foco party of
Louisville Kentucky recently deputed Messrs. Chant-
h r* and Van Dunkirk, n committee* to wmt on lien.
llarriNon at his residence, nnd ascertain his views on
the subject of Abolition. Th* v areordittirly called on tho
(•cu*'r.*l.an«l mailt- known the object «»t their visit, xvliere-
tifN>li the tit Item I referred them to Ins Viltceimes s|Ns*t II
* containing M a lull and um-quivocnl exnosituHi id Ins
i*-w on that subject." Tin- d*-legates repln tl they “ hail
II c*p\ **t tiw! speecb," ** I can give you one," said tlio
• I** r .i, and In- gave t!.< r.i one ace, rd.ngly. W hen*-
ton tin* gent li tneit t.*#»k leave of the #dd tlun*rnl nrtd
turned to L*>u.s\ille to make their re|*ert.
CkreM 4* »V*mi«*/.
pREtti'FXTUL Phrscxt*.—Among tlw* cargo of the
Muscat slop Suit.iiH-e are tM#* Arabian h**rs» s, a case id
otto ot foM *. ,1 pa# kagi #it (’ashtie-re aluw Is, a Per* .an
rug, a small b# \ «»t pearls, a sword, and fixe d* mtjo'.ma,
ruMPtits unkm’wn—aii priwegts frum the Sultaii U» Mr.
Van Huren^.Yrir York fv*wn Adt ,