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RU M EN T ! of Crawford Cos. Penn. giPHnaiinated one Joseph Douglass for Assembly, who has made himself notorious by his abuse of Gen Harrison as a Com mander. The Crawford Statesmen objects tothisgentleman’s testimony, on the ground that he deserted from the Army during the Last War! For stating this, the Editor has been sued by Mr. Douglass; whereup on he publishes the certificates of three of ficers and five privates who belonged to the same company with this IMr. Dbuglass du ring the War, who all testify that he de serted from the camp at Black Rock about one month after he entered the service!— Nearly all the testifiers against Gen. Har rison are of this stamp. A CURIOUS FACT. The statement of Mr. Wise the aeronaut, if it be a fact, is a carious one. It is well known that almost every one oft looking down fruiw a great height feels affected by vertigo —giddiness of the head—-and a sen. sation of sickening insecurity. But he avers, from repeated experience, that this only occurs when the incfividual is sitting or standing upon something connected with the ground, even if it lie only by a rope, or any other slight communication with the earth. But that entirely isolated from the earth, no l such feeling or sensation can he experienced. OUR POSITION. We believe w-c are not particularly charged with |>olitical instability, but, up on mature deliberation, we have come to the conclusion that, alter the 4th of March next, we will fight on the administration side.— Louisville Journal. Three years ago, the Democrats, after every election, used to boast of what they had done. Now, after every election, they boast of what they intend to do.— lb. From the Harrison Democrat. Colonel R. M. Johnson. —The old Colo nel is a very poor specimen of an orator. Much as we have always esteemed him for his courage, we were almost sickened to hear of his permitting himself to be EXHI BITED by that branded “coward and pol troon”—Petticoat Allen. The Colonel, in his anxiety to win votes of foreigners, sometimes gets himself into an awkward position. In addressing the Germans in Cincinnati, he said— “ Since I have seen so many of you in Ohio, I love the Dutch ; I love them almost as much as the Irish.” One shrewd son of Erin in the crowd, thought the “ sawder” rather too soft, and he sung out— “ That’s you, Curnel; but I’m tould you likede Nagurs betther dan ather iv us!” The New York Express of Saturday, 2 P. M. says:—An important movement is announced in Wall-street to-day. It is no less than the Bank of the United States has made arrangements to resume specie pay ments. The effect of this news, which is credited, has been to improve Stocks gen erally, but particularly United States Bank, which has suddenly run up three per cent. Mr. Jaudon is in this city ; and what agen cy he has in the negotiation is not stated, nor do the public care. It will be enough that an arrangement has been made. The resumption of the United States Bank of specie payments, will have a de cided influence in effecting resumption with the Southern Banks. Exchange will im prove immediately. The Van Buven papers in Pennsylvania are abusing John Tyler at a rapid lick, be cause he is opposed to the tariff! The Spitsburgher, now before us, a rabid Fed eral print contains some half dozen para graphs, harping upon this subject. “How long (it asks) will the honest advocates of the Tariff —ihose who insist on an immedi ate repeal of the compromise,” &c. sup port this man (Tyler) ? Again : “Tyler is against the Tariff—he was so when in the Senate of the United States, in short, he has been its most deadly foe.— This fact will not be denied, and in con nection with it let it not be forgotten, that on the stand on Tuesday last, he told the people (and pledged his honor for the truth of his statement,) that Gen. Harrison and he concurred in sentiment.” We commend these signs to the anti-Tar iff gentleman of the Enquirer.— Richmond Whig. “ What one State Rights measure has Van Buren ever supported ?” This very pertinent question was sometime since pro pounded by Judge Upshur. No man, has dared to answer it—lt is unanswerable.— Was it when he opposed Mr. Madison and the war ? When he supported the Mis souri Restrictions ? When he voted for the Tariff of’24 and ‘2B, and for toll Gates on the Cumberland Road ? When he prompted the Proclamation and supported the Force Bill ? When lie advocated the Removal of the Deposites from the custody of the law, and claimed for the Executive the aheolute control of the public Money ? Was it, when he recommended tjic Sub- Treasury, with discretion in ftie President to employ the State Banks, or not, as he might deem expedient ? Was it when he urged a Bankrupt law, u> subject State Corporations to the Federal Executive ? Was it, when henaould not too strongly re commend the Standing Army Plan, by which the Militia were to be transferred from the command of the State to that of ithe President, in time of peace ? Or, was it, when to secure a subservient majority in the House of Representative*, he dis franchised New Jersey and expelled from their seats her legally commissioned Rep resentatives ? Will some of “the gentlemen of princi ple,” par excellence, or any of the “Dem ocratic, Republican, State Rights’ Party,” say when or where, and put their fingers upon the State Rights act of Martin Van Bnren ? COMMUNICATIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS AND GAZETTE. We should support Gen. Harrison for the presidency because he is capable and honest, and has rendered his country great service, both as a civil and military officer; and because his opponent, if honest him self, does not consider dishonesty and un faithfulness in others a barrier to public promotion, and has done his country no good service, but some very bad. Is Gen. Harrison capable and honest l is a ques tion which has been often answered to his honor. Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison have all answered it, by appoint ing, and continuing him in offices of impor tance and great responsibility ; all of which he filled with honor to himself, doing jus tice to all with whom he had to do. Where is the man who does no wrong ? Yet who can, with truth, charge Gen. Harrison with misconduct or non-feasance in public office l Did lie ever betray the liberties of his country, or neglect to assert and defend them- ? Can any of us charge him with having violated one of our rights, or hav ing unjustly retained one dollar of our money ? Yet he has been a public servant for almost half a century. Has lie done his country any service ? In her councils he has defended the consti tution, and the rights of the people. South erners ; behold his opposition to the Mis souri Restrictionists, that faction who made every effort to pull down the very pillars of the confederacy ; hear him declare his willingness to sacrifice himself for the safe ty of the union and southern rights, and decide whether his efforts were of service to his country. The system under which the public lands were first sold, was such that the poor man could not purchase. Who then came forth as the friend of the friendless, homeless poor man ? Gen. Harrison. Lands were sold in bodies too large for the purse of the poor, and Gen. Harrison said, reduce tilt quantity of tracts to be sold, so that every honest, industrious man, no matter how poor, may acquire a home and a compe tency for his family. Who can say that i this he done his country no service ? Shall I lead you to the northwest frontier and re mind you ofhis mid-'night march, his toil ing with the soldiery, encouraging the tim id, presenting bright hope to the despond ing, and walking as a staff for the afflicted —shall I mimick the horrible yell of the savage, paint the cottage in flames, the bloody scalping knife and battle axel—the deflowered daughter, frantic mother and bleedingbahe,butchered father, and slaugh tered son, —then point you to the battle ground, the thickening strife and heaps of dead, to our victorious army and the con quered enemy, and to the return of peace and happiness to show you that he has done service for his country ? That his skill and bravery conquered our enemy, have not the departed spirits of Perry, Davies, and Shelby testified ? Did not our whole , north-western country proclaim him her benefactor ? Then if he ‘is capable and honest, and has done all this service for his country, who is more worthy than he ? Certainly not Van Buren, whose public life shows that lie is not very strongly opposed to dishonesty, and that he has done hut lit tle good for his country. The first accounts we have of his politi cal career show that he “figured” for free negro suffrage—“ figured” for the federal ist and for the republicans,—against the war and/or the war, and for Clinton and for Madison. The next we hear ofhis “fig uring,” he does it instructively on the Mis souri restriction question, giving Rufus King that plain sum to do according to fed eral and abolition rules. Pretty well ad vanced in the science of “figures” we next find him making double protective entries in the tariff registers ; “figuring”/or and a gainst it. For what party or measure he has “figured” most is hard to tell; but that he has “figured” mpre for himself than any party or measure, is a thing plain fcnough. Is this open handed honesty, or pure dem ocratic republicanism ? What can be said of his Presidential “doings ?” What has his administration done for the country ? He has made him self strong, while he has made the people weak. The Independent Treasury scheme gives him control of its officers, and of the revenue. He has the appointment of all its officers. His friends say ‘.he Senate must concur in all these appointments— but in removals, unfortunately they are not consulted with. Others say, O, this is nothing, he is honest and will do what’s right. Does his past conduct prove that he will ? lias he not continued in office pub lic defaulters and other unworthy and faith less officers ? Has he not removed from office faithful and honest men, without giv ing a reason for it when asked to do so ? Is this honesty ? Another feature of this system is, that if the revenue should fail to answer his purposes, he may, without asking the people any “odds,” furnish him sell) indirectly, by paying Government debts with treasury drafts—which will go into the country to supply the vacances of the common circulating currency, created by the receipts of the Government. Hence you see, he not only has the use of the re venue as spending change, but also can convert it to a mammoth bank of his own, of which he would'be director, cashier and president. You have all seen anotherone ofhis mea sures, which was concocted by his man Poinsett, and called the Militia Bill. This he “could not too strongly recommend to the considerationofCongress.” Under itspro visions the Georgia militia might be drilled in North Carolina by the federal officers under the rules and regulations of war. It rides over State laws and reserved rights, and mocks at State Sovereignty—makes the president king, and the people tools at his bidding. With this power he can appoint the president and make members to Con gress,—and do every thing else to perpet uate ill-gotten power, in the hands of the few, and completely enslave the people. “But, now,” says Van, “I never recom mended that Army Bill, for I never saw it.” “Well then,” I reply, “you are a liar ; or else a fool for recommending a thing you have never seen.” Is this militia system democratic ? If it is, he’s entitled to a pa tent, for he is, at least, the co-inventor. We should oppose his election because the evil practices ofhis administration have brought ruin upon our country. But when this objection is urged against him his friends deny its truth, and say they, the banks ! the banks ! have done it. They first issued too largely, and then refused to redeem their bills with the specie—which flooded the country with depreciated paper money, and have actually ruined us all. In reply to this, l ask who caused the banks to issue so largely ? Was- it not this same Van Burcn Democratic party ‘? It was, with Gen. Jackson at its head. He depos ited the public monies-in the vaults of these banks and advised them to “issue liberal ly.” Who disabled them from redeeming their bills? The same party, by commit ting a breach of faith in withdrawing these deposites and by the famous Specie Circu lar, requiring dues at the public land sales to be paid in specie, which emptied the vaults of the banks ; filt-hed the pockets of the farmer, and made public officers bro kers—political vultures to prey upon the unfledged birds, the yeomanry of the coun try. These officers and partizans join in the cry, the banks ! the banks are ruining the country! and lo! the great mass of them are wallowing in bank stocks. Why? Beeanee the policy of the administration in relation to the currency of the country is advantageous to them—converts the banks from the object of their creation into bro kers. This policy is to make specie an article of traffic, to be bought and sold by brokers, which will naturally keep the pa per currency depreciated at an enormous per cent., creating large profits in thegoM and silver speculation. Some of the party say, the Government had no hand in bring ing about the troubles in the land—the Government has nothing to do with the country, neither pro nor con, in this par ticular. “The people must take care of themselves,” says Van, “and the Govern ment will take care of itself.” Again, he says, “the people expect too much from the Government.” Is this democracy ? These will do very well for thesayings of a king, but really they are too bad for a democratic president. Whoever knew the common people to flourish in any country under bad Government? Here we are all “thecom mon people. Under a good Government, well administered ; did you ever know in dustrious and enterprising people to go down hill for so many years as we have ? Are not the Americans industrious and en terprising ? Others of the party, who are proof against occular demonstration, real feeling, or, who, out of the reach of home, “ brightly shine and sweetly sing,” “ all's well, fine times.” Are we not traveling down hill ? Is there no distress in the land? Is not prosperity banished from among us ? Millions of the people, feeling and seeing it, raise their voices as one man, and in tones of thunder demand of their Chief Ru ler—who did it! who did it!!—and Van in his fear and guilt cries, “Thou eanst not say/did it! A VOTER. Craufordrille, Oct. 10, 1840. There was a convention of both political parties lately held in a little village Down East, the land where the stars and stripes are cherished by freemen, and where even the striped pig is not forgotten. An editor some distance towards the direction of sun down attended and took part in the “ deli berations” of both meetings, an account of which he afterwards published. With a degree of candor not often found in these degenerate days, he declines taking sides with either party, but winds up his article with the following remark, which is “ alike creditable to his head and heart.” After giving an account of the proceedings, he says, that after a close investigation of the matter, “no fault could be found with the eatables” prepared by the Whigs, but that candor compels him to say, that the Demo crats kept the best “ liquors.” Harrison , Tyler and lie form ! NEWS AND GAZETTE. PRINCIPLES atul MEN. WASHINGTON, GA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1840. ATTENTION ! HARRISON MEN!! You .are hereby requested to be and appear at the polls, in your several precincts, on Monday next, equiped with the following ticket: Electoral Ticket. George R. Gilmer, Duncan L. Clinch, John Whitehead, Charles Dougherty, Joel Crawford, Seaton Grantland, Christopher B. Strong, John W. Campbell, Ezekiel Wimberly, Andrew Miller, William Ezzard. “ One more Charge, and the Victory is Ours.” On Monday next, the people of Georgia will be called upon to vote for Chief Magis trate of this great Republic. Then we are to- see what result the efforts which have been made by the friends of Reform for the last six months, have produced ; then we shall know if the freemen of this State are willing iosubmit passively to Van Buren’s reign of extravagance and misrule ; or will hurl from office, him who has squandered their money—trampled on their rights— and abused their confidence. In place of such an one, there is offered a candidate, whose honesty is unimpeached —whose capability has been proven, in many a responsible station—whose patriot ism cannot be questioned—and whose cha racter, private and public, was stained by no spot, until the vile and mercenary under, strappers of the present corrupt Adminis tration, attempted to pollute it with their loathsome slander. But the Old Hero has come unsoiled from the trial ; his charac ter, like gold tried in the furnace, shines all the brighter from the test. The records of history have been searched, the archives of the nation have been explored, by his ene mies, with the hope of finding some reproach upon his fair fame ; but to their mortifica tion, they have found every where praises of his ability, and testimonials to his honor. Opposing him, we find one who, with no merit of his own, “ crawled into office through the slime of Executive favor.”— Elected by the popularity of his predeces sor, and not by his own, who never yet did an act that benefited the country, but many to its injury—whose want of capacity, the history of the last four years amply shows, and for whom, his most zealous supporters only urge as a recommendation that he has done no harm during his administration, which every body knows is false. In a few days, the voters of Georgia will be called on to choose which of these men they will have to serve them, the patriot who has never failed in his duty to his country, or him who has been tried and found wofully wanting. That their senti ments are decidedly in favor of the first, no one can doubt, after the astonishing and tri umphant victory they gained a few weeks since over the parasites of power, who lool ishly supposed that an intelligent people were to be transferred at their will, like beasts in the market. The result surpris ed all, both victors and vanquished ; but the first we fear are become too secure and confident, and the last are preparing to re new the conflict with increased animation, and fondly hope for success from the su pineness of their opponents. Freeman of Georgia! Should any one ask you if you loved your country, you would take the question as an insult, im plying a doubt of your patriotism ; but if the present evils under which the nation is groaning, be perpetuated, to its ruin, could you with any truth, lay claim to the title of a patriot, when by your negligence the spoilers were continued in power ? Will you, by neglecting to cast your vote next Monday, let the present dynasty go into office again unreproved ? The want of your single vote to the cause of Reform may prove its defeat, and your negligence may be followed by your regret and shame to the latest day of your life. Go then, every man, to the Polls, and let everyone press upon his neighbor the ne cessity of going also ; some of your neigh bors may have forgotten the Election, see them and remind them of it; remember we fight under the banner of one who “ never lost a battle,” and Georgians must not let him lose this last and most important one. Contrast. “I do not believe” says Gen. Harrison, “that Congress can abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, without the consent of the States of Maryland and Virginia, and the people of the District.” “ I would not,” says Mr. Van Burcn “from the lights now before me, feel my self safe in pronouncing that Congress does not possess the power of interfering with or abolishing slavery in the District of Colum bia.” Opinions ol* great Jlert. Ritchie, in his late address to the people of Virginia says that “ Andrew Jackson’s sagacity of character is such as commands respect.” He certainly showed some sagacity when he gave utterance to the following opinion : “ Ritchie is the greatest scoundrel in America.” Andrew Jackson. Elections!. The Harrison majority in Ohio (all the counties but five being heard from) is about 17,000. The Whigs have gained four members of Congress. In the last Con gress parties stood, Whigs 8; Loeofocos 11. Bully Duncan is badly beaten. In Pennsylvania, the Whigs have elect ed a majority to the Legislature, and gain ed 3 members of Congress. The Vanites have about 6,000 majority in the State, ac cording to the Van Burcn papers. How a great part of that majority was obtained may be seen from the following: “ More of the Frauds in Philadelphia. — The astonishing increase of votes in Phila delphia city and county, particularly in Mr. Ingersoll’s district; is likely to be ac counted for, in a way which must vitiate that person’s election. The following is from the Philadelphia North American of yesterday: “ Courts. —Monday, Oct. 19.—T0-day further developments of frauds in the nat uralization of foreigners have been made. On examination in the office at the Courts of General Session, Judge Barton has found a large number of forgeries of his own sig nature ; and in consequence of this discov ery, has taken possession of all the books and papers relating to naturalizations, with a view to further evidences of guilt. So far as we have been able to learn, no clue to the perpetrators of this outrage has yet been found.” (15” Some careless or lazy person will say to himself, next Monday, “ Oh ! I am busy picking cotton, I can’t go to the elec tion to-day ; I reckon there will be enough without me.” A pretty excuse to offer, when a man’s country calls upon him ! If Van is elected by such person’s neglect to vote, and his standing army bill made law, do you think he will take such an ex cuse ? No ; you can have your choice either to shoulder your musket, and tramp off to North Carolina, Florida, or the deuce knows where ; or you can pay a heavy fine if you don’t go ; or you can be accom modated with pleasant apartments in some gaol, with the privilege of staying there till Van lets you out ; or lastly, you can vote next Monday, and prevent all danger of being made a military slave. Now, there’s several tilings before you to choose from, which do you like best ? 03“ Pendleton, John C. Calhoun's dis trict, has elected a Whig Senator, and five Representatives, to the South Carolina Le gislature. 03” We are really in hopes that this Le gislature will cease granting pardons indis criminately, upon the most frivolous pre tence, and to the most atrocious criminals, as has heretofore been the practice. The community is crying out against it. The vilest murders have been committed, and the murderers let off unpunished ; but the poor devil who robs his neighbor’s smoke house, to keep himself from starving, is pretty sure to get his three or four years imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Give the gallows its proper victim, or do away with it altogether, and substitute some other and surer punishment; there is none better, however, than the good old law— “ Blood for blood”—were it rigidly en forced. Q3”The Globe has just discovered that it was Daniel Webster wjio set fire to the Ursuline Convent in Charleston, Mass., in 1834!! Oh you unrighteous Daniel! how could you do so naughty. By the way, its getting to be a disputed point whether Web ster is not the veritable killer of Tecumseh (or Teacumpases as we heard him called the othei day.) Really, Daniel will get to be,a great man some day. 03” Look here, Mr. Augusta Chronicle, just promote that chap you caU Corporal, will you. He’s been Corporal long enough V —make him Ensign, when you find him i able to bear the flag. 03” At the late session of Lincoln Su perior Court, William Taylor and William Cole, convicted of negro stealing, were sentenced ; the first to nine, the last to five years confinement in the Penitentiary. - 03“43,711 voters have been registered in New York city, being 2,598 more than the largest vote ever polled in that city. The law requiring the registry of the names of voters is an excellent one to prevent fraud, and we hope to see it adopted in every State in the Union. The necessity of it becomes daily more imperative. From the Baltimore Patriot. JLet Croghan Speak. We have felt it as a reproach to the coun try, that, by the glaring and cold blooded injustice of political opponents, any defence or further evidence, of the bravery of Gen. Harrison, should be at this late day render ed necessary. That such defence isne-’ cessary indeed, either as a vindication af iiis character, or as establishing historic truth, we cannot affirm. For both are too well settled and established to need in real ity this vindication. But the virulent at tacks which have been made, by the pen sioned organs and agents of the spoils par ty, upon the character of Gen. Harrison— upon the personal courage of a veteran, who was a victor in every field —upon a soldier’s honor dearer to him than life itself—suck villanous stabs as these upon one of our country’s bravest and most successful de fenders, natural ly incite the friends of the hero and of truth and justice 4o repel them. The attacks of these miscreants cannot in jure the fair fame and high character of Harrison ; yet cannot the honest part of the community remain silent in regard to them. Something the spoilers have attempted in their desperation, by giving an old, one si ded correspondence between Gen. Harrison and Col. Croghan—had at a time when there was some misunderstanding between these brave men. The spoilers hunt up the old correspondence,and publish one side —perhaps rather part of one side of it, with a forlorn hope of injuring Gen. Harrison, by shpwing that Croghan had felt some dis satisfaction with his report of a battle!— Now hear Colonel Croghan himself speak, let the spoilers who have cited him as a witness, forever after hold their peace ! The St. Louis Bulletin of Oct. 6, contains a copy of a letter addressed by Col. Samuel B. Churchill of that city, under date of Sept. 26, to Col. G. Croghan, with Colonel Croghan’s reply, under date of October 6, in reference to Croghan’s opinion of the/ skill and bravery of Harrison. In his let ter to Croghan, Col. Churchill says : “At Tippecanoe you were one of the Aids of Gen. Boyd, and performed a glori ous part in that, as well as in many other hard-fought battles, which have added to the fame and honor of our country. I should be pleased to know if on that occa sion, or at any time during the war, Gen. Harrison showed want of bravery; and further, if the ground selected for the en campment of his troops at Tippecanoe was injudiciously or improperly chosen ? “ During the war, Sir, you performed a most distinguished part, and your name will always be associated with its most brilliant aehievments, as long as there is left one American heart to admire your gallant and glorious defence of Sandusky. You have had as good an opportunity to form a cor rect opinion of the courage and conduct of Gen. Harrison, as any other officer, and I should be pleased to have your opinion up on these matters. Respectfully, yours, SAML. B. CHURCHILL. To this letter the following is the reply of Col. Croghan: “ St. Louis, Oct. 6,1840. Col. Churchill : In reply to your letter of the 26th ultimo, I can only state, that the publication of the letters to which you al lude, was not authorized by me, and that I never during the whole war, saw Gen. Har rison at any time show any want of courage. On the contrary, I have every reason to be lieve him a brave man. Upon the receipt of yours, 1 addressed a letter to General Gaines, with whom I held frequent conver sations years ago, and'the following letter of his contains the opinions which I then entertained, and which I still retain. “ Respectfully, “ G. CROGHAN.” The letter of Major General Gaines, al luded to above, and which accompanies that of Colonel Croghan, in the St. Louis Bulletin, is too long for insertion to-day. But the following extract from this letter, one should think, might settle the question. In addressing Colonel Croghan, under date of Oct. 2, 1840, General Gaines says : , “ In reply to my inquiries respecting Ge neral Ilairison’s plan of operations at Tip pecanoe ; you replied, that the selection,of his position was the best to be found near the place of encampment; that his forma tion of the different corps ofhis army in the encampment, was made with a view to hold every officer and every man ready for action upon the ground where they slept. That Gen. Harrison’s vigilance had previ ously been the subject of remark and ad miration among the troops, and it was that night increased. That you had several opportunities of seeing him in the forepart of the night, and at or near the time the j battle commenced. That you saw hit P frequently in the course of the battle, and “I heard him giving his orders, and with great distinctness, animating his troops —and that no man could have been more collected or fearless in battle than Gen. Harrison was upon that occasion.” What now, will the spoilers say of Col. Croghan.