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HARRISON AND REFORM, j
v 3 I The British authorities of C
THE IN TERES l S OF THE PEOPLE. j areaddingtotheatnnitiesalrea
Tiie deleterious effects of ill* Harrison and reform i on the persons and property of Ami
nada and Brunswick
v perpetrated by them
F'rom the Cincinati Advertiser
AIR. VAN BUREN.
LIE
recently
measures of the last legislator, are every day be- j party of armed British so
coming more apparent, and 3 very little time will I unarmed American travellers, in the viciuit
disclose the fact* that tije acts cf no session, for forty j icaska. One was struck down bv t!ie huiio
FROM THE NORTHERN FRONTIER. | to see what would be done. In a few minutes after-f
wards, General Garrett of Cherokee, coming within . . _
the bar of the House was hissed and otherwise insult- V e take pleasme in publishing in this day’s pape r i
ed bv the AAfiiigs*, some of whom were so anxious to the following letter from the Hon. Thomas II. £$ en _
t their utter disregard of the rules of the House, ; lon » Senatorjn Congress, appro* ing of our bavin,,
lean citizen
.HF£.E,EnGE Z 9 £L&Es
| years past, have indicted half's# much of embarrass- > another severely wounded in the -*!
j meat and* distress upon the Sfcte, as the memorable I and the third in attempting to es<*
I reformation of 1840. ; thigh. It is said a Land is secret!
A
eked three
of Mtiilu-
a mu>ket,
1 bayonet, :
that tliev got lip into chairs and on the tops of the hoisted the flag ol democracy, for the election of
desks, making themselves as conspicuous as possible J Martin V an Eitren to the Presidency of the Unite/]
■t in
the
We need not speak just now. of their hard money I Canada side to
:onspicnoiis as j
in tliei r contempt o! the authority of the Hon. Speak
er, and their disrespect for the majority of the House.
The example
cross over and re-1
th
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY
Oeiaociafic Rcjtctldjfii
McPOXALD.
The Hon. Mark A. Coorrlt passed through this
for gov.
CHARLES
measure, denominated the resumption bill. That ; rather imagine the New Yorl
i will very shortly speak for itself; but their murder- J .cann reception this cold weath.'
1 otts assault upon the Central tank, the last hope of j '
i an anxious and suffering peoph, to save them from | VIOLENCE OF if A
H’OEtaiHaHoia* i impending ruin, stands promiirnt, among the most j We learn from the vlnbuma
i ill advised, injudicious, and disastrous proceedings, J ^real violence and confusion
that mark the legislation of Geo'gia. j Harrison Representatives of
We have lived a long time, and w itnessed many j final passage of the Hi;l. tor
ill the affairs of the wcrld. We have had j hi<r her members of Congrcs
I '
J.
hail been a!
!iy the Win:
well as fro;r
Hall, there
l.l*.
a
Cue rl
11 < Hi
is caught by the Whig spectators in
!<>b!)v, a large concourse of whom
ed to t'ne House by the steps taken
idiers. and from above and below as
'seats of thd Wliig niemliers in the
nothing heard, for some time, hut
cam s and heels, and groans, hisses,
.. . All efforts to preserve order on the
ker
city, a few days since, on lii-
after a short visit to this State,
ing his persona! attention.
i'"”'
iiig her
, wars and embargo’s. Wc have s en days of prosper- J to the general ticket svste
' ^ . . s “ * < . 1 ’ j ity and adversity, but in all, the#? is not a parrallel to
.. ... nisi.n ss icfjtm j i} ie distress and desolation wliict will come in IS41 ;
J and with all these terrors before them, the Harrison j This is the first specimen of Harrison ami r
reformers have “shut the gates of mercy” upon their j i„ Alabama, and establishes the fact, that there never
constituents, and lett them unprotected against the j jjas been a partv in this country, so utterly reckless of
storm which is gathering for their destruction. ‘ the will of the majority—their motto is “ rule or
THE PEOPLE ARE MOVING.
The Grand Jury of Twiggs :oiintv, in their late
Presentments, have noticed the conduct of tire Har
rison party in the last legislature, in a manner worthy
of freemen. They, in common w ith their fellow citi-
xrns in every section of the State, anticipated some re- j an( j a iVigliUu! sacrifice of property *
liet from the legislature, at this peculiar season of pe-j follow, unless, some aid was afforded. All eves were
cuniarv distie»s, and having been disappointed by j turned towards Mi!ledgeville. The reformers had
inrsi ou
a papers, tha
:i was enacted bv th.- ' l 1,Mm? nnt .
‘ that State i;-;:>n the l >art l l ie Honorable Speaker, were as ineffectual
ia*i<-' tie-mode of elect-! a,H * :;s l!tter L v impotent, as if his authority had been
. j’ r{}!1| ,j )p ; exercised upon the winds and waves of a stormy ocean.
f’iicv became so furious t r ^ e no ’' e ai!! ^ confu.-ion baflled all description,
upon the occasion, that bloodshed was seriously ap- I Moartilcss b <\'s a:il! beaded men seemed to strive j be dinner at the end of bis first *enn of service,
prehended * j to out do each other, in expressing their fear and ha- I Me would suggest a simibr compliment to hi,„
1 — specimen of Harrison and reform ! °f the measure about to be passed, despite all j | ro,n t! |e Democracy of Old Hamilton; and that an
they had done or could do to prevent it. After Gen. j invitation be forwarded to Hm through the medium
Garrett had taken bis seat, and the confusion had j °nr honest Representative, Doctor Duncan, fe-
somew hat subsided, Mr. Smith of Laudei dale, moved j questing ofMr. Van Bu*en a visit to the West, for
States in 1844.
It gives us pleasure to find ihat our humble effort i B
the cause has the approval of Colonel Benton; !utw f .
are doubly gratified that one who stands so higli i n tl, f !
public estimation as Colonel Benton assuredly doe$
I as would induce many, less disinterested, to liold back'
in the hope and expectation that he himse’f might be
the favorite candidate; *ve say it gives us a double sat
isfaction to find him join so heard* in tAe cause, and
express so much confidence in the finai success of the
measure.
We understand that it is the intention of the Demo
cracy at W asliiiigiou. the members of Congress inclu-
led, to give Air. V an Buren the compliment ofa pul,.
It was well known to the legislature, (hat die cot- i rniu.”
ton crop had failed—that the people were in debt— j J\ :r the particulars
that law -aits **ere multiplying in every direction, ! readers to the following
ould inevitably
GENERAL TICKET
This important bill
if this outrage, we refer our
from the Flag of the Union:
BILL.
received its
the reckless course of a party, intoxicate I* with a ten- j promised better times—the democrats were known to j die House ol Representatives, and
porary triumph, have spoken in langu ige not to be j | )( . ^he friends of the people, and be*ween the pledges , on Wednesday last. r j lie scenes
misunderstood. Ihey hove condemned the cour-e 0 f {] ie Harrison party to make money pi#nty, and the 1 final passage, were such as no mind can conceive.
pass
that
I a call of the roll of the House; upon this being dong, , '! |e brst time in his life, and to participate in the fe$-
• it was found that fiftv-t’.vo members bad answered to j tivities ofk red to one in whom the Democracy of our
! their names, being one more than a quorum neces- ' country have the most unbounded confidence, ami
| sary to do business. Upon this result heing anneun- | towards whom is entertained the most profound re-
j red from the chair, several more of the VV lug members i s P ett and esteem,
ird reading in came within the bar and took their seats. j SENATE Chamber, Dec. IG, IS40.
1 that bod* i Afr. Saunders of Lawrence, then moved that the
attended its I
of the dominant party, as tending to increase litiga
tion, and produce ruin in the country, and have re
quested the Governor to call an extra session ; but
what have they, or their embarrassed fellow-citizens
to hope from a called session? ? The same men who
trifled with their interest-, and laughed at their ca
lamities in November and December Iasi, would ouly
...... , . m, i Dear SirI am glad to see that vou have hoisted
House do proceed with the business before it. The ! the Vail Buren flag for 1844. This'is the third time
Speaker declared the question to be, the previous j s j nce t h e commencement of our Government, that the
known devotion of the democracy to the wants and nor can any tongue or pen correctly describe. Wc | question, moved by Air. V\ iuston of DeKalb, which j Democracy have been defeated in a Presidential eler-
wishes of their constituents, w ho could have doubted ; regret our inability to do this; for we would, that all j was then put, and carried by a vote ot 51 ayes to 0 tion, and 1 think the party should do now as it !u.
that efficient measures would ho taken to save the J the good people of Alabama could have accurately I nays—the Whig members refusing to vote. The • Hone heretofore, and immediately take up their de
country from wide spread desolation? B»t it is the j described to them, (he outrageous, violent, and most ; question then camf up on the final passage of the bill, i f e ated candidate, and move forward with him niih-
session has I shameful, anif disgraceful conduct of the VV ’
fate of man to be disappointed. The
passed by and what has beeu done ? Much ha* been j ti° u die House of Representatives, ou the occasion ■
done to increase, but nothing to alleviate the distress, to which we allude—we would, that they could all
return in 1841. to act ovpr the same scenes, at an ex- i or dispel the gloom which pervade the community. ( have been here and seen Harrisonian Whigerv in it<
pens'* of fortjy, or fifty thousand dollars. j The people’s own institution has been closed against ' true color-; in ail it- naked deformity. We would
Men who would not listen to the beneficent reeom- i (.hem, and they have been denied die use of their own especially, that the honest democracy of our State,
mendation of Go* crimp McDonald, in his Alcs.-ages ! credit and resources. The doors ot the Centra! i one an ! all, coull have been iiere to iiave seen a moi-
of the 14tli and 15th December, need not be again j Bank have been shut.in their faces, by the very men ] ifestation of the iominant principle of their political
‘ > - > w }j 0 g a ; ne d iheir ascendancy by promising relief to opponents, a “r&olve to rule or ruin,” which came
the needy. { nigh subverting tie very foundation of our govern-
We say, tiie people have been denied the use of! meat, in defeating the will of a majority, and ofturn-
t heir own credit; for the measure proposed by the J i»g the Halls of legislation into a scene of angry per-
Governor iu Lis special Message of the 15th Decern- ! sona! contention aid of bloodshed. We *vould*al-io,
ber, recommended an issue of State bonds to enable ! that they could havibeen here for another purpose—
the Central Bank to loau a sufficient amount to meet of witnessing the frnmess, calmness and dignity of
the necessities of the country, which wasneither more ! their Democratic Rpiesentatives. Throughout the
nor less, than the peoples credit ; and this denial was j storm of wild uproar.and confusion, they -at unmov-
Wliig por- | shall the hill pass? and was carried,—ayes 50, noes j 0 „t division and without filtering. This is thews*
-a:;d
f vend Whigs who were present, refusing to vote t | ie Democracy acted in 1796 when Mr. Jefferson was
Mr. Crenshaw of Butler, voting in the
the
fill passed in the midst of!
a sc
;-,l
viol
appealed to. They have shut their eyes, and steel
ed their hearts, to ti e cries of a suffering people ;
and those who are not able to help themselves, must
suffer all the evils arising from the merciless conduct
of the majority.
It is time that the Grand Juries should speak out,
every where and the people -should meet in ilieir pri
mary assemblies to express their indignation, and
consult upon measures for their own safety.
Having been abandoned by their representatives,
Jet them take the matter into their hands. If those
whose duty it i-, to protect them, will not regard their
rights, it is their duty to protect themselve
such
lent
ing-, as has
liberative a
leteated by the elder Air. Adams, and ill 1824, wlier.
General Jackson was defeated by Mr. John Guiucv
roar, noi-e and confusion; of turbu- Adams. *
Iu eac h of these cases the democracy, instead o:
wasting their time in vain regrets, or weakening
themselves by divisions, imniediatlv took up the-ir
defeated candidate, applied tliemse/ves to his prsiw
presentation before the public, and carried him trium
phantly through. 1 am for following the same course
po«Hcr, mat me- novV) an ! can see no reason for an hour’s delay. For
ut opposition; of angry and bitter feei-
prolialy never before disgraced any de-
embiy in this country, certainly no leg
islative body, and for the safety and honor of represen
tative repuLiicr.n governments, we most devoutly
hope, never will again.
Vi lic'ii it was declared by the Speaker, that the
l.iil had passed, the noise from the gallery and lobby one> j ani f or Van Buren against the world, and
becameso vmient, that the Mayor of the city, a de- that-upon a full view, and a full approbation of hi-
CHtta * ht£, heirns present, suggested to a Democrat- conduct, public and private, for twenty years past. I
ic member of the House, the propriety of his interfer- wan t no better candidate, no better President, no bet-
slerial authority, for the purpose of (or mani , J want no fairer trial for the democracy
with his mat
attempted to be justified upon the fiimsey pretext ofjed, sternly resolved in their high purpose of doing j preserving the peace, which, it was seriously feared by t h : . n a second contest in his person will afford. Tlie
partiality. It was contended by the reformers, that justice to their constituents, by passing the bill before
inasmuch as all the people were not in debt, it would i the House, and, in so doing, of giving the voice of
I he an act of exclusive and partial legislation, to loan j the majority its just prerogative of ruling and govern-
| to those who were in embarrassed c ire uni stances— ! ing
We learn upon good authority, that The Log j and yet they were guilty of acts far more partial and | We say, that weivi'sli every man in the State, c.mid
CabfN Bank, which discounted so freely, last sum- j exclusive in their character. Did they hot appropri- i have been here to have witnessed the scenes that we
many, would be outraged and broken bysomeactof j a te election I do not regard as settling the question
open violence on the part of the infuriated opponents 0 f partv supremacy. It is a great victory fertile
- proff 1 ’ 1
of tliis most just measure
M;-
tin
not. however.
id attempt to
and
rll>0
Bier, is now ready to redeeR] its promises iu Coo-N’| ate a large sum of money for a lunatic asylum ? Ye», I ourselves witnessed: as they *
Skins and Pepper. Pods, which are likely, after a they voted nine thousand dollars, iu addition to large ! could not have be<?i here, we s
little while, to ho pretty much all the curreacv we > appropriations heretofore made, for its erection and them.
uliall h avc—but as hard itvmey i» a humbug, a«d I completion, and what is the object, and who are to j On the morning of VV ednesday, December 30iii,
“credit and confidence are the life of trade,” we b« the benefi'i.iries ? The object is beneficient, and ; 1840, (we note the day with particularity, for it will
don’t see why they should not be as good as “ Ben I the be nefici’aries, a very small, but unfortunate class, j ever be memorable in the annals of legislation,) after I present to hear and ( see, abetter idea of the scene,
Burton’s bills.” | No;v if it is right to expend the peoples money by j getting tlirough with the reception of accounts, peti- j than any description of ours can give them. We can
tt rei. aid was very aa J a great defeat for the democracy, but
•spectiuliv declined; the Democratic members of the the line was not fairly drawn between them, and I
louse sustaining themselves in the last crisis ot the 1 require a new trial before I can surrender the de-
I want a new trial in the person of j
our defeated, but irreproachable candidate, and look [
for the same result in his cause which the democracy 1
of former days found in the second trial of Air. Jef
ferson and General Jackson.
Yours truly,
require
bill, as they had through every stage of its progress, , norrat i c cause,
with the utmost calmness, dignity and firmness. The
file t, that oil,' first municipal magistrate thought his same result in hi
interference in hi- official capacity, necessary to quell
the noise and restore order among the gallery and
lobby numbers, will convey to those who were not
{ thousands to better the condition of a dozen or twen- ! tions and reports, on motion ot Air. Saunders of Law- only say, in the words ol the poet: and the couplet is
I tv, is it not equally so, at least, to allow one half of j renew, ihe House suspended the special orders '! literally true iu the application—
| them to better their own condition by the use of their | tho day :
TIIOMASJI. BENTON.
Moses Dawson, Esq.
BUGBEARS AND HUMBUGS. . . - ,.. , . , , .
• . . ... , . , | them to better their own condition bv the use of their , tuo day: and on motion of the same gentleman,
Since the current o po .i„ opinio* egms o Ki ce a | n# , n crec j; t w { )en it would not cost the State one ceut ? ; then proceeded to take up and consider the Genekai.
direction m oppositmt, to the rmr*rf th. Harmon j ^ ;„ swer wh# uMl abou , parti ,
id followed the advice of Gov
could have gotten money
. , . . . . , . . ! to save them until another crop, but his views were! Mr. Moores of Marrengo, then took die floor and
i* made to justify their conduct upon the ground that I .. , , , , . .
J . o it f disregarded, and they must sntfei tee consequences
thu measure recommended, would create a State debt.° ‘ ' -
They speak of a National debt with seeming horror,
and bring up Air. Van Buren as a set off against
Tii in i
more confusion
.!\J lieiJ uho
ujf/e
Tippiania, oR PROJES.-IO.V V3 PRACTICE.—It
cannot but he fresh in the recollection of our reader* 6
direction m opposition to me roursem me narnson { ^ ^ angwer wbo teIk a ,
party in the legislature upon the street ot relief to [f |hp , e ^ is ,„ tl!re had folio
dA ^r n,me "r N y f R °, 0vern0P ’ an<1 ernor McDonald, the people
ti- uemily U?ru-i at mt' l entrai IJar.k, an attemot , ‘
. . ...... ‘ c*i fnnm linnfhPr <
* i Ticket Svstem Bill. The bill being thus regu-! The Hon. Speaker behaved with becoming dignity ; that Harrison in his Dayton speech, just before the |
_ ! I irlv before the House nn motion of Mr flo if ns of i an ‘’ f‘ r,nr >«s throughout the whole scene. His efforts election, pledged himself before high Heaven that, if j
v j Madison, the several blanks were then filled. ' I to P^rve order were all thwarted and defeated by elected President of these United States, he would, at
iddre-sed the House in opposition to tiie bill, iri a
; Presuming that a distribution of three millions of I speech of considerable length. After lie had conclu-
j dollars would have taken off a leavy load of erabar- ded, a disposition being shown by several gentlemen
.. \r < i i - l • ! ras-ment, we have tnatle out a table of the amount i to make speeches, as well for as against the bill; Ah*.
Governor McDonald; when in fart there is no par- , i , .- ?> t- u i, • i ,> a i i
„ ... tyT - ’ t - f , 1 each county would have received, by which it will be | ** iuston ot DeKalb obtained tne floor, and moved
allel between a National tu-uf incurred by the gener- , - T f. , . • ,,
b seen that many millions worth ol property would the previous question, lie remarked, when he on
have been saved from sacrifice, and thousands of this, that the bill had already been very fully dis-
tbe angrily excited opponents of the bill. Having the expiration of four years, Lay down at the feet w
thus partially described this most extraordinary scene the people that high trust, irithnut tlissi^nu/f/rg his
oi confu.-ian and interruption of the business of legis- j successor! This was proftssittt before the election—
Iation, we should leave our duty only half performed, now for the practice after. No sooner was it known
liitl not make an earnest, sober and solemn ap-! that he was elected, than Harrison set out post ha?tf
to all lovers of their country, within the limits of for Kentucky, to consult with Henry Clay about mat-
al government, and the creation of State stock, iq
to frown
down such revolutionary ineas- ; ters and tilings in general, arid the distribution of the
loaned out
upon good
the faith of tvliicl
security.
A National debt is created for the purpose of Ix-in- , ^ ^ j _
appropriated to certain objects, and paid out accor-| °|'° ir Ct
dinglv, without any equivalent in the sliape of notes, | [;!,!<Vr*°'
or obligations to refund u. the means of redemption j Hahhviu,
being taxation in some shape or another upon the
.peopL ; whereas, the money which would be issued j I' 1 -!, 1 "',
by the Central Bank, upon the faith of State bonds, j ^ j. *’
would be only exchanged for good and substantial j Butts,
promissory notes, at a rate of interest sufficient to I Cobb
helpless families from beggary. It was hastily made, j cussed, bv those opposed to it
' ‘ TI
it he had listened to
but is very near an accurate distiibutionof the amount I them with patience. Their ablest men had led the
j debate; they had not, however, convinced the friends
41,500 of the bill, and he thought they could not. lie was
J*{ '0 i ' to any firlher eonsumption of th
cover that paid upon tiie bonds. For every dollar j holumlua,
i i u.. .1.. o~..i a ..i.i : •._! Coweta,
loaned by the Bank, she would receive an equivalent
. . Craw ford,
ood paper, the payment ol which, at a proper I Cauuleii,
fund sufficient to redeem the
aney issued.
Ue do not consider such an operation as creating
State debt, in the proper sense of the term, but as
time, would produc
bonds upon w hich ih
Campbell,
Cai roll,
Cass,
Chatham,
Cherokee,
a mere exchange of credit between the people of the j Chattooj
State, and their own government under circumstan- I r l ai 'L
ces impeiiously demanding it.
Decatur,
| DeKalb,
UNITED STATES’ BANK. j Ely,
This “ great regulator” which set itself up against 1 J,'!!!*-"'
the government in 1832, and took the field as a po- : |.'i»!err ,am ’
litical gladiator, is how a pauper, upon the charity of | Kmanuel,
the local Banks. j i '
It is notorious in the Northern cities, that it cannot ; '°y**
I* oisyth,
znneh longer sustain itself, and as conclusive evidence i s *
of the fact, its stock has recently sold in New York, | (Dimer,
- lor $50 75 per share, a small fraction over half the j Clynn,
amount paid in: and this is the institution which
raised ajiubbnb about the removal of the Deposites.
We have questioned its solvency ever since the ex
amination of its affairs, by the committee of which
Judge Clayton of Georgia, w as chairman, and at the
time, fully concurred with him, in the facts Dated in
. his report, that it was both rotten and corrupt.
Greene,
Gwinnett,
Habersham,
; full,
11 uncock,
Harris,
Heard.
«enry,
Houston,
But the evil example which it has set, and the in- ■ Irw in,
calculable mischief which must result from its final Jackson,
explosion, are all to be obliterated by the creation of *J a |j? cr *
another monster, three or four times as large. ‘ 1
819,0 10 Joues,
11 ,.‘)U0 Laurens,
28,0911 Lee,
40,00!) Liberty,
1! ,000 Lincoln,
15.000 Lowndes,
50.000 Lumpkin,
2!,0i)ii Macon,
29.500 Madison,
43.500 Munay,
45.500 Muscogee,
31.000 .Marion,
22.000. McIntosh,
24.000 Merriweiher,
20.000 Monroe,
29.000 Montgomery,
81.000 Morgan,
22.000 Newton,
10.000 Oglethorpe,
45,000- Paulding,
21.500 Pike,
51.500 Pulaski,
4,500 Putn am,
19.000. Babun,
19.00(1 Randolph,
10.500 Richmond,
58.500 Scriven,
;i 4,000! Stewart,
29.000 Sumter,
10.000 Talbot,
25,000; Taliaferro,
45.000. Tattnall,
7.500| Telfair,
15.0001 rhomas,
44,090iTroup,
52.500 PH iggs,
33.000 l nion,
33.500 L'pson,
39.500 \Y alker,
43.001!; Washington,
22.000 Wayne,
51,000; Wilkes,
51,5001 Wilkinson,
8.500j Walton,
5-1,500j Ware,
47,000j Warien,
26.500 I
House *jn this bill, for tlvc rcas
21.000 j drawing near to a dose; and t!i(
23.500 i important matters on the table re
-•» r ><»0 j the House. Air. .MeLeu,ore pi..;
o. > (W)() the pro* ions question iiiju-t, t * r
l(>,ooo ; sive; the Whigs had been promise
69.000 i cussion of the principles of this L
20.000 ] now to be deprived of it, It.* call,
-W the House.
63.000 ; •
65.000 1 ' he *\ lugs in answer to im-
14.000 : .and left their seats—sic niiiw
38.500 ! leave!! leave' ' '
54.000 i
55.000
could
time of the
n, that the sc.-.-i-m was
were many other
iring the action of
11ci:ii the call for
11 we
peal to
. J ibama, w su^n nuaj- | iers ana uiiiigs hi gnierai,ana me aisiriotition ot (lie j
tires. We call them revolutionary; for they arc so in | “ loaves and fishes” in particular. After being closet- ;
fact. Revolutions in representative governments be- j ed together for several days, and then riding through
gin in the il ilis of legislation. And, if a turbulent j the country “ cheek by jowl,” calling upon the par-
aud factious minority are to he permitted thus to dis- j tictilar friends of Air. Clay in their route, they attend-
organize our lagi>laturc, we have a revolution already j ed a public entertainment at Versailles, in that State,
begun ls^re, at our doors, ll tiie majotity cannot | given to Gen. Harrison. Not satisfied with a private
[irofes-ion of preference for Mr. Clay as his successor.
then have
no government ; for that is the
brunt
whole superstructure of Democratic republicanism.
To the people we appeal against these AV bigs—
aim oppres-
the
Stale.
ct*s to
1 and deeply laid principle upon which rest the Harrison came out public!*' and boldly, and declarer
“ that he considered Air. Clay the fiittest man in the
nation flu* President, and that he himself would rf.-
J;iw auto
Lidio,
III!
order It
We vail upon them to hold the;
pie of our
disorganiz-
-tnrt
i:i>n
c(».t it f.8 pond r.Ncn.
hi ft January, 1841.
you to inform me, w hen
Tusc;
11,5110
40.000
21.000
45.000
9.500
500
ie sum, t
ised. 1
nm-
reu re
whi!
into me
moved to adjourn, for tin puipus**,
ing the excitement that had been
tion w as voted down.
The Whigs leaving their sea
lobby of the Hall, and the rotumh
rrats remained in their places, and voted on the call
54.000 j of Mr. Winston for the previous question. The vote
20.000 i on this motion, was 44 yeas—5 nays, which numbers
41.u()<) i ( p |( j a ot compose a quorum of the House. A\ lien thi
tne
vid than
i!! make another distribution,
money in thi
Dear Sir :—1
’entral Bank
We are much in need of
having lost our crop ot
hard il the Bank dontgive us some help. j pl e
A little money at the right time, will save abun- ;
j slc.N the office at once, on his arrival at Washington,
j were it possible for him, by so doing, to confer it on
: tiie distinguished Kentuckian ! ! !” What magna-
j nimity, w hat patriotism, what saced observance of a
| ‘pledge’ made before ‘higli Heaven,’ pending the
j election ! it must be borne iu mind, however, in con-
uection with this seeming incongruity, that Harrison
j declared, in his speech at Fort Meigs, “ that li<- who
most.” “ Old
IfUMK) j
19.5f;0
result w as announced by ti
had loitered about tlm Hal
chair.
the Whig
I, W ltllOUt vo
stamping, Lc
ecton, and j made the ino.-t pledges, broke the
' cotton, will be pressed very : Tip” is in a fair way to demonstrate tiiis new princi-
rive us some help. | to the perfect understanding of die people.
iriug < vents already show that Clay and
the Demo- j dance of properly,'which must otherwise be sacrific- j AA ebster are to be the “ Alayors of the Palace.
ed. i i. e. President de facto.—'Vhe (Ohio) Experiment-
1 have not seen ou;* members since they got home, J
to know what tliev did but suppose they made ar
rangements for the Centra! Bank to continue its ac-
daiions.
‘ lform hip as soon as possible.
AA iih respect, kc.
who
■ft tiie
25,560
55.000
34.500
11.000
53.500
21.500
42.500
comtiK
Pleas
— 9th January, 1841.
of requeuing vou to in-
23.000]
Will the South lend her aid in making such a
If this amount could be distributed in the next two ! they had to sat on the bill.
11.000 ! ed their joy by shoutii
12.000, ca pito!.
AVhen the AViiigs, in obedience to the call o.' Air
AIcLemore, rose to leave the House, there was a great j g u -, . * {rffie the liberty
manifestation of joy in the gallery, whidi wa? fi!led j p onn 1)ie w }, en some money can be got at tiie Central
with persons ef both sexes; whereupon ?dr. Smith of! Bank
Lauderdale, moved that it oe cleared; which motion j aln Bard run, from making no cotton of account,
63500 j he subsequently withdrew, upon the suggestion that j an(1 ll)em i owe> are very pressing. If I can’t get
4-1.000 : there were many ladies tlieie. assistance at the Centra! Bank, I am afraid my* pro-
| _ Clemens ot Madison, explained the iea.-on for p ertv nlI! st go, and many of my neighbors are in the
j his vote against tiie call for the previous question. | snm ' e situation”
43 500! It was because he had promised gentlemen, both
I Whigs and Democrats, that he would listen to what
Murder, and Lynching.—The Arkansas Gaz-
etterelates the murder of Alajor Thomas E. Clark ol
Crittenden county, tj two of his own slaves. f ! ,e
negroes had absconded from his plantation.—Maji
Clark went in pursuit of them, in company with C< -
onel James Alartin. They became separated in tb
pursuit, and Alajor Clark came up with the negro*
I saw one of our members on tiie subject, but he
moved a call ofi
breach in the constitution, ami establishing so tre-
; nieudous and irresponsible a power in the republic ?
months, who can estimate the good it would do ? And the House, w hich was
FROM FLORIDA.
He tin
iiicd. Air. Clemens then
. without it, who can calculate the amount of loss and farther moved, that the Sergeant at Arms be sent for
! privation—of destitution which will visit us ? j tw o absent members, Alessrs. AA’alker of Aladison, •
; AA’e affirm that the legislature might have done and Garrett of Cherokee, for the purpose of having
much for the people. That the Central Bank might a quorum present, that they might go on with the
did not give me any satisfaction, so I have wrote to j .
.done, when they attacked him and beat him in n*-
mostshocking manner, causing instant death. Colo
nel Alartin was w ithin hearing of his cries for help, bo-
before he could reach the spot the deed had been <
summated. Alajor Clark was a native of the -stat* 1
New York, snd has left a wife a,1, l infant child
mourn their melancholy bereavement.
The Citizens of Crittenden count*', on learnto-
the facts above narrated, immediately turned out a
you for information. A ours, kc.
ipprehended tiie negroes,
nearest tree.
and hung them upon to
The 'accounts from Florida continue to wear a pa-, have not only been sustained, but rendered amply j business of legislation. Tiie
mono:) was nu
!, and ! that
Fire.—Trc Oswego Advertiser gives an account | Shocking AIurder and Suicide. A^ horn-
of a fire, bv w... h a •** hole family, except one absent j case of murder and suicide is related by the
child, was cut oil'. From appearances it is supposed ’ ville Journal: Some person?, on calling at t.-?
Ferers were suffocated in their beds bv the house of Jacob Burke, about two miles from <’.u-
for the two absent
expiration of the
cific aspect, although occasional murders are still com- ! able to have loaned them, not only three millions, but tlie Sergeant at Arms despatch
milled. It is said that about GOO Indians have come i double that amount, if their necessities had required members above named. At the expiration of tl
in to the various military stations, and surrendered, j it; but the reformers resolved that they should suffer;! hour, during which time the business of the House
expressing a desire to remove west. Afuch of this but if we know the people, we are very confident, had been necessarily' suspended, the venerable Ex
change of sentiment among the Scminoles is attribu- that they will soon cry out, enough of “ Harrison Speaker, appeared in his seat, emaciated and pale
ted to the influence of the Arkansas delegation, who and reform.” from disease. This fact alone probably prevented him
have been for some time actively engaged persuading - from being greeted with hisses and insulting shouts
their brethren to emigrate. A* e hope in a short time We judge from the hard state of the weather, that from those AA'higs. who, finding that their w ithdrawal
to be abie to lay before our readers the official ac- old Tip must have reached AYashington, about the! from the House had not intimidated the Democrats,
counts of these interesting particulars. , 20th inst. 1 and would not defeat the passage of the bill, came back
e siu .. .
smoke. ; bia, in Adair county, were horrified to find »mi - u "
“One of the mo-t heart-rending calamities *ve ever pended by a rope from one of his outhouses, a stiR **
heard of, occurred in Berkshire, on Alonday night, ed corpse. The door ot tiie bouse was loc et.
21st in-t. The house of Air. Jesse Smith, a respect- forcing an entrance to it, they found his two bo_**-
able inhabitant of that town, took fire and was burned seven and nine years of -age, murdered in be ,
to the ground, together with all its inmates, consisting heads nearly ,-e*ered from their bodies bv an
of Air. Smith, hi- wife and three children, the voting- Burke had always manifested an a flection for u
est of which was 8 years old. One child, a girl of 10 boys, and it is supposed that this act of cruelty was c.m
years, was absent from home, and she alone is left ofi milted in a moment of insanity, occasioned by inter,
this hapless family. . perance.
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