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“Liberty now ami forever!”
DEMOCRAT’S TEXT BOOK.
BeloV we publish, and shall keep in
our columns, facts for the Democrats.
They have only to refer to them to see
what Gen. Harrison is, and why they
should prefer Van Buren. With these
sound principles instilled in their minds,
they may defy all the arts of “ Whiggery”
or hard cider, and laugh at log cabins: —
GENERAL HARRISON'S OPINIONS.
Freemen of the South, read what follows. Ponder le<p
---y and well on the WORDS of Gen. Harrison.
They stand uncontraclicted, and until they are proved to he
false, they shall occupy a place in our columns. Head also
what the NOTORIOUS GARRISON says of him—and
the favour he finds in the eyes of the organ of Arthur
Tapimx, -See., in New York.
CCP Read and think for yourselves.
TO Tim PUBLIC.
rrT“ Fellow CITIZENS: Being called suddenly home
,H?*to attend my sick family, 1 have but a moment to answer
IkJ’a few calumnies which*are in circulation concerning me.
lam accused of being friendly to slavery. From
ftny earliest youth to the present moment 1 have been
the ardent friend of Human Liberty. At the age of
eighteen,! BECAME A MEMBER OF AN ABO
LITION SOCIETY, established at Richmond; the
CCJ’objeot of which was to ameliorate the condition of
£J*slaveß,and procure their freedom by every legal means.
[£j°My venerable friend, Judge Gatch, of Claremont
£7J*County, was also a member of this Abolition Society,
(TTand has lately given me a certificate that I was one.
ffJ"THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH I THEN CAME UNDER, I
CO*havk faithfully performed.” * * *
C 7-“ WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.”
* 4 Whereas, the existence of slavery in our county, has
aver been deemed a great moral and political evil, mid in
tendency directly calculated to impair our national din
ructar, and materially affect our national happiness; and
inasmuch a* the extension of a slave population in the
United States is fraught with the most fearful couseqnen
ecs to the permanency and durubili v of our republican in
stitutions—and whereas, the subject of the admission of
slavery in the new State of Missouri is at this time before
the Congress of the United Slates; therefore,
* 4 Retolved, that our Senators and Representatives be re
quested to use their utmost exeriions and take every means
to prevent the extension of slavers within the Territory ot
the United States, west of the Mississippy, and the new
States to be formed within that Territory, which the Con
stitution and the treaties made under it will allow.”
From Garrisons Liberator.
Nomination of Gen- Harrison.— The National Whig
Convention, assembled at Harrisburgon the sth December,
nominated William H- Harrison, for the office of President
of the United States. On the first and second ballot, the
vote stood, for Henty Clay. 103; for Harrison, 94; for
Winfield Scott, 57- On the third ballot, the vote was, for
Harrison, 148 ; for Clay, 90; for Scott, 16. All the slave
Stales went for Clay. We regard this &s another im
portant sign of the times —as a signal defeat o 1 the slave
holding power in this country.— Hud it not been for
Abolitionism, Henry Clay would undoubtedly have bemi
nominated. We have faith to believe that no stare holder
will ever again be permitted to Jill the Presidential office
in this Republic.
From the Emancipator , the organ of the Abolitionists
in New York.
Tub Harrisburg Convention.— Well, the agony is
over, and Henry Clay is—laid upon the shelf. And no man
ufordinary intelligence can doubt or deny that it is the anti
slavery feeling of the North which has done it, 1n connexion
with his own ostentatious and infamous pro-alaverv demon
strations ill Congress. Praise to God for a great nuti-slave
r y victory. A man of high talents, of great distinction, oi
long political services, of boundless neswial popularity, has
been openly rejected for the Presidency of this gne.it Re
public, on account of his devotion to slavery. Set up amo
nument of progess there. Let the wind tell the tale—let the
nlave holders hear the news—let foreign nations hear it—
let O’Connell hear it—let the slaves hear it—A slave-hold
oris incapacitated for the Presidency of the United States.
The reign of slavocracy is hastening to a close The re
ertion of Henry Clay and the nomination of William
Henry Harrison, by the Whig Convention, token in con
nection with all tlie circumstances, is one of the heaviest
blows that the monster slavery has received in this
Country
WHY EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD VOTE
FOR VAN BUREN.
Because, from a poor friendless, and
unaiilcd boy, who labored during bis youth as a
hireling on a farm, be rose to the highest office in
the wdrld, hy his own merits, and by his own exer
tions—thus proving that no matter how poor a man
may he, in this country, lie may rise to the highest
distinction, if he pleases, by his good conduct and
ntclligencc.
Because, from his earliest youth lie
has gone for Ins country with zeal and energy. All
the principles of the Democratic party, have ever
found ill him a supporter and champion; while all
tlie federal gull traps and falsehoods have hcen by
hiin as staunchly and as effectively opposed.
Because, although the unceasing ob
ject of federal virulence and rage, they have been
unable to detect one blot in bis public character, “to
mingle admiration or to gratify hatred.”
Because, he has always raised his voice
against the onward strides of the money power,
Because, he has never hesitated about
avowing himself against the madness of the Aboli
tionists, and as utterly opposed to all their schemes
Because he has never shrunk from an
avowal of his political creed. His letter to Sherrod
Williams and his whole history prove that he is not
a lunatic under the control of keepers, or fallen into
second childhood.
Because, during the late threatening
difficulties between this country, and England, lie
managed the affair so patriotic-like and so fearless
of consequences, that his own enemies, placed, by
tltcir own votes in Congress, ten millions of dol
lars at bis disposal, as the sinews of expected war,
and authorized him to raise an army of filly thou
sand men!
Because, in all his public transactions,
bo vote of censure was ever preferred against him,
on account of neglect malfeasance, or deficiency.
Because having risen from naked po
verty himself he is the fit representative of the
poor Laboring-man and mechanic.
“Gen. Harrison, while Governor of
Indiana Territory, approved a law passed by the
Legislature, to SELL MEN for FINE or COST.
The same law decreed the punishment ofTIIIIITY
NINE STRIPES, to lie inflicted on any person thus
sold, who should abscond from his PURCHASER!
Reader how do you like thirf specimen of Harrison
ism, itl addition to the Ohio case, and even worse
than that; for the law speeilieally includes WOMEN
as well as MEN to be WHIPPED to full THIRTY
NINE STRIPES.”
Harrison says the head of the “ Black
Cockade” administration was a pure patriot. Hear
him
“For Mr. Adams, (old John,)said Mr. Harrison,
I entertained at the time, (17911 and 1800,) and have
over since entertained, the greatest respect. I be
lieve him to be an honest man, and a pure patriot,
anjl his conduct during tlmt session proved him
to be such." —Speech in reply to Mr. Randolph, 2Mh
March, 1886
Harrison and the Elective Harrison’s Democracy.
Franchise.
“It is therefore enacted, [See Territorial fours,
That every free male in - revised code, of 1807, pages
habitant of the age of 21 39 Sc 40, sections 30 and
years resident in*Vie Ter- 31.]
ritory, and who hath been Sec 30. When any
a. citizen of any Stale in person or persons, shall on
the Union or icho has been conviction of any crime or
two years resident in this breach of penal law, be Sen-
Territory, and holds a tenced to pay a fine, with
freehold in Jiffy acres of or without the cost of pro
la ml within any county of seculion, it shall ami may
the same or any less yuan - be lawful for the court be
tity in which lie shall rc- fore tr/unn such conviction
side, which with the ini- shall he hail to outer
provemeuti made thereon, the Sheriff to sell or hire
shall be of the value of one the person or persons so
hundred dollars, or has convicted, to service, to any
paid for and in virtue of a person or persons, who trill
deed of conveyance for fur- pay the saidfine and costs
/her assurances from a fur such term of lime as the
person vested with the fee, court will think reasona
is in actual possession of b/e.
jive acres of land subject to Ands such pci'sons, so
taxation in the county in sentenced and hired or sold,
which he shall be resident, shall abscond from the ser
shatl be, and are here vice of his or her master or
by declared to be. duly qua!- mistress, before the term of
tjied electors or represeiv such service shall be ex.
fa fives for the counties in pired, he or she so abscond
which they are respectively ing, shaft on conviction
resilient. before a justice of the peace,
Jesse 1. Thomas. be WHIPPED WITH
Speaker of the House of T H l R T Y - NIN E
Representatives • * STRIPES! and shall
B. Chambers, moreover serve tiro days
President of the Council, for every one so lost.
Approved Sept. 17, 1807. “Sec. 31. The judge of
VV. H. Harrison, the several courts sf record
in this Territory shall
give this act in charge to
the grand jury at each
and every court, in which
a grand jury shall be
sworn.
Jesse B. Thomas,
Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
B Chambers,
President of the Council.
Approved — Sept. 17, 1807.
W. H. Harrison.
John Tyler's Democracy.
John Tyler—The Federal candidate for
the Vice Presidency—when a member of the
Virginia Convention, voted against the ex
tension of the right of suffrage, contending
that the only true and legitimate qualification
should be a freehold, thus virtually placing
all power in the hands of the few, that they
should control the ntanv.
Extract from General Extract from the letter
Harrison's letter, dated of Gen Harrison's confi
Cincinnati, Sept 17,1822 dential Committee doled
Sir, In your last letter Cincinnati, Feb 29,1840.
you recommended to the can- The policy is that the
didates at the ensuing elec- General, make no further
lion, to'publish their politi- declaration of Itis princi
eal creeds, that the electors pie for the public eye whilst
may have a fair opportun • occupying his present po
tty of choosing those whose sition .
sentiments best accord with
their own. I have ever be
lieved that every electoi’
has a right to make this
• all upon those who offer
their service to the'people,
AND THAT THE
CA NOT DA TES ARE
BOU N D T O AN
SVVER IT.
.Tol> Printing;.
A LL kinds of Job Work exccuutd ot this office
with promptness, and in a workmanlike style.
Orders attended to from the country, accompa
nied with cash, or a city reference.
No accounts kept, but all work done at the lowest
possible cash prices.
United States’ Marshal’s Office, )
Milledgevillk, August 27, 1840. >
N'OTICE is hereby given to Assistant Marshals
appointed for the purpose taking the Cen
sus of Georgia, under the acts of Congress of tire
3d March, 1830, and 20th February, 1840, that no
penalty is annexed to a refusal to give the statisti
cal information, which the questions propounded
are intended to elicit. This must be left to the
voluntary disposition of the individual who ren
ders the account of persons in each family. It is
not expected that any friend of his country who
would he pleased to acquaint himself with its re
sources, will either refuse te comply with the sim
ple request of the laws, or he instrumental in
inducing others to object. I understand that it is
alleged in some places, that this information is
sought for the purpose of levying a tax on the peo
ple, and in others that it is intended to expose the
poverty of individual citizens. Such allegations
are wholly unfounded and intended to mislead
those who have not read the laws for themselves.
However desirable the information expected to be
collected by the execution of this law may he to
the enlightened patriot and statesman, if any refuse
to afford it, as a matter left entirely to the pleasure
of each individual, you will resort to no coercive
measures to compel the statement.
sept 4 200 W. J. DAVIS, Marshal.
Quinine.
OZ. French Sulphate Quinine,
xl vs 1 case Turkey Opium.
1 do. Flake Manna, just received and for
Kale bv Til OS. RYERSON.
sept 3 198
P. Ilalliguii,
OFFERS for sale,at low prices by recent arrivals,
the following:—
26 bids of a good quality Brandy,
28 do double refined Swan's Gin,
25 do Portland Rum,
50 do Rye Gin,
10 do Peach Brandy,
m 10 do Aniseed Cordial,
10 boxes Lemon Syrup,
11 do ad cavendish Tobacco, 16 to lb.
aug 14 182
Chatham Inferior Court.
JULY TERM. 1840.
WHEREAS, Joseph Ross, Win. B. Bouman
Simon Kuiitz, James Folkcr, R. B. Harve>
.md James A Fawns, were summoned to attend
the p esent term of this Court as lurors, and made
dciaull.
Ordered; hn they lc severally fined in the sun
of twenty dollars, each, uulesthey do, oix or be
fore the first day of the next ter in. file with the
Clerk of this Court good and sufficient excuses
for said default.
[A true extract from the minutes.[
EDWARD G. WILSON,
aug 12 lOt Deputy Clk Inf. c. c. c.
Cash Store.
JUST receiv'd per brig Augusta, from N. York.
3 4 7 8 and 4 4 brown and bleached Shirtings
P!..id and snipe Swiss Muslin
Plain do do
Cambric do
Naiiisock do
F.o cy French printed Cambrics
Brown and coloied twilled Jeans
Which will be sold low for cash, by
M.PUENDERGABT
ang ) ((hot) 187
liideliblt 1 Ink.
GROCE Kidder’s Indelible Ink,
JL 6 doz Poyson's do. do. just received
and for sale b TIIOS. RYERSON.
sept 3 •’ ‘ 198.
Hoticc*
nUR ING the absence of the undersigned from
the State, his son, T. DEMPSEY, is duly
authorized to act as my attorney.
Ang 14, IBID D DEMI’SEY
SC.pt 1 1(17
SAVANNAH DAILY TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, I*MO. _
FOR PRESIDENT,
MARTIN VAN BUREN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN FORSYTH.
“ Tlie sovereign People always have a right to interro
gale those who areoandidalea fur their suffrages^’
Marlin Van Buren.
“ a3k my Committee.”— Harrison,
Electoral Ticket.
THOMAS WOOTTEN,of Wilke*.
IP. fl. WOFFORD, of Habersham.
W. It. ttUtlt.OCH, of Chatham.
JOHN BA TES. of Murray.
MII.NER ECHOLS, of Walton.]
SAMUEL BEALL, of WUkiuson.
JOHN ROBINSON, of Jasper.
SAMUEL (IROVES, of Madison.
SEABORN JONES, of Muscogee.
EDWARD HARDEN, of Clark.
JAMES ANDERSON, of Burke.
For Congress.
ROBERT W. POOLER, of Chatham.
D. C. CAMPBELL, of Bibb.
A LFRF.D I VERSON, of Muscogee.
JUNIUS HILLYER, of Clark.
J. S. PA TTERSON, of Early.
J. 11. LUMPKIN, of Floyd.
IP. T. COLQUITT, of Muscogee.
MA RK A. COOPER, of Hall.
ED WA RD J. BLA CK, of Scriten.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN
ASSOCIATION.
A Regular Meeting will be held
THIS EVENING, by the Associations
of and New Franklin Wards,
together with the Association of North
and Middle Oglethorpe Wards, at D. 11.
Stewart’s Public House, at 8 o’clock.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN ASSOCIA
TION OF GERMANS AND POLES.
A regular Meeting of this Association
will be held on THIS EVENING, at
the Lyceum Hall, at half past 8 o’clock.
An address may be expected in the
German language.
03= The various Democratic Repub
lican Associations are invited to attend,
as several addresses in English will also
be delivered.
03= Lists are left at the Georgian and
Telegraph Offices, and with the Presi
dent and Secretary, for signatures to the
“Irish Democratic Republican Associa
tion of Chatham county.”
[T/ 3 The Standing Committee ofthe Irish Demo
cratic Republican Association, are respectfully re
quested to attend at five o’clock, THIS AFTER
NOON, at Dr. Cu.mmixg’s bouse, on business of
importance. By order of the President.
sept. 17, 1840. C. B. CLUSKEY, See.
U 3 No Mail north of Charleston to-day.
[UF Those indebted to the Daily Telegraph should
remember that it is sustained by the people alone.
To its subscribers then we look for a speedy liqui
dation of their debts.
(Ur* The name of Mr. D. Lynch, was lmiiiten
tionally omitted, from the Committee of the Irish
Democratic Republican Association of Chatham
county.
O 3 Freemen of Georgia, do you love your coun
try ? We cannot sLoubt it Do then, we pray you,
aside from all party considerations, read the start
ling articles in another column, from the Richmond
Enquirer. Mark the deep laid conspiracy against
the Rights of the South, unravelled in the Rev.
Abel Brown’s disclosures. Be not deluded into
measures that may plunge your loved country in
blood.
CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN
ASSOCIATION.
Savannah, Sept. 11, 1840.
At the Regular Meeting, held on the evening of
the above day, the President in the chair, the fol
lowing resolution was unanimously passed :
Resolved , That the President do proceed to ap
point one delegate from each ward of the city, and
two from each district of the county, to compose a
Convention for the purpose of nominating the De
lagation of the county of Chatham, to be run on
the Democratic Republican Ticket, on the first
Monday, in next month—and that said Convention
report to this Association said Ticket for their ap
proval at its meeting on the 25th inst. •
The President lias since appointed the following*
Committee :
For the different Wards in the City. —lsaac Rus
sell, Dr. J. B. Cumming, Thomas Purse, M. Myers,
Geo. Shirk, A. Harmon, D.* Bell, Dr. John F.
Posey, J. R. Thompson, Wm. M. Leigh, Isaac
D’Lyon, Wm. C. Barton, A. J. C. Shaw, Luko
Christie, O. O’Rourke, B. Constantine, J. R. Ililyi
L. N. Falligant, Jacob Shaffer. J
For Cherokee Hill District. —Stephen Keller, A.I
Mcl lardy.
For White Bluff District. —Christopher Dawson,|
John Salfncr.
For Ogechcc District —Samuel Bandy, James B.
Norris.
For the. Island District —James Bilbo, Janies W.
Pinder.
R. M. Charlton, Pres’t. j
J N Lewis, Sec y. j
YOUNG MENS’ DEMOCRATIC REPUBLI
CAN ASSOCIATION.
A regular mooting of flic Young Mens’ Demo
cratic Republican Association of Chatham County,
was held at the Lyceum Hall, on Wednesday even
ing, September 16th, 1849.
Geo. J. Bulloch in the Chair, assisted by Wm.
Thaddeus Williams, Esq. 3d Vice-President. The
Recording Secretary beiifg in his place.
The minutes of the last meeting were read, and
unanimously confirmed.
The Association was then addressed in a very
eloquent manner by Thos. Richardson, Robert 11.
Griffin, and Wm. J. Bulloch, Esqs. of the Young
Mens’ Democratic Republican Association.
Major Hotchkiss, of Seri veil county, was then
called upon, to which call he responded in a very
able manner.
The Hon. Robert M. Charlton, President of the
Central Democratic Republican Association, was
then called for, and in iiis usual happy manner, ad
dressed the Association at some length.
The meeting was then adjourned, after giving
three hearty* cheers for Democracy.
GEO. J. BULLOCH, Ist V. P.
Thos. Richarsdson, Rec. Sec.
{fj 3 We cannot sufficiently admire the manly and
dignified reply of Gov. McDonald, to the Wliig-
Harrison-Incendiary Gates, of New York, who
has dared to forward abolition documents to our
chief Magistrate.
What will the Whig papers of Georgia say to
this ? Will they justify their abolition ally, Gates?
Nous verrons.
THE PROSPECT BEFORE US.
We are well pleased with the prospect ahead,
and are as certain of victory as if it was already
won.
We have always had too much confidence in the
intelligence of the people to believe that they
could he duped into the support of federal doctrines,
hy whig blandishments, such as log cabin insignia,
hard cider barrels, coon skins, etc. No—no. The
American people must be convinced by appealing
to their reason and understanding. They are not
children easily pleased with a toy. Argument and
sound sense alone can operate on them. Principle
is too firmly seated in their breasts, to be obliterated
by r the “ wishy-washy” slime of federal oratory.
They are too independent to be frightened hy the
menaces or the threats of federal bullies, who cry
aloud for blood. They are too honest to he bought
—too pure to be contaminated. Since the days of
Jefferson, Democracy has laughed to scorn the
assaults of Federalism. Never has the ardent at
tachment of the people been shaken from their,
love of the undying principles of Democracy—the
signet of Freedom, although their natural foes suc
ceeded, through Mr. Clay’s intrigues, in fastening
on them a “ one. term.’ minority President —J. Q.
Adams. Nor will they do it now, even with the
attractive repetition of the words— one term. No
—the yeomanry of the country, from Maine to
to Louisiana,* will prevent such an “untoward
event.” Our word for it, Wm. Henry Harrison,
never sits in the presidential chair—never*enters
the presidential mansion, as its occupant— hard ci
der,, etc. to the contrary notwithstanding.
(Li‘ We eypy the following paragraph from the
Hartford Conn. Times;
Courting the Abolitionists. —Phi ftp Pearl, Esq.,
one of the Federai candidates for Presidential Elec
tion in this State, is President of the Windham
county, and Vice President of the State Anti-
Slavery societies, and yet the federal wliigs of the
South claim that there is no connection between
the supporters of Harrison and the Abolitionists.
(TT The Philadelphia Aurora, formerly the lead
ing Democratic paper, on the 15th September, 1812,
thus announced the appointment of the then Col.
John 4*. Boyd, to the commission of Brigadier
General :
“John I*. Boyd, the Hero of is ap
pointed a Brigadier General in the Army of the
United States.”
Boyd, the Hero of Tippecanoe, Johnson, the
Hero of the Thames, and Croghan, the Hero of
Fort Stephenson, in despite of orders to M burn bag
gage and run.”— Alexander Advocate.
For the Daily Telegraph.
Mr. Editor : —The following calculation of the
votes to be given at the next Presidential election,
has been prepared with great care by one who
knows probably as much about “ elective certain
ties and changes,” as the calculator in yesterday’s
Republican, or any “ nineteen persons out of twen
ty in the whole range of the Union.” Let those
who doubt keep it, and compare it with the result of
the November elections, and witli the calculation
in the Republican :
VAN BUREN. HARRISON.
Maine, # 10 Vermont, 7
New-llautpshire, 7 Massachusetts, 11
Pennsylvania, 30 Rhode-Inland, 4
Maryland, 10 Connecticut, 8
Virgin?.i, 23 Kentucky, 15
South Carolina, 11 Indiana, 9
Geo. gia ; 11
Alabama, 7 57
Miss : ssippi, 4 N .Carolina,(d’btful) 15
Arkansas, 3 Ohio, (do.) 21
Illinois, 5
Missouri, 4 93
Tennessee, 15
Delaware, 3
Louisiana, 5
Michigan, 3
Ncw-York, 42 slight shade of doubt.
New-Jersey, 8 do. do.
201
Thus, it appears, that Mr. Van Buren will be
elected, even if he loses New-York, New-Jersey,
Nortb-Carolina and Ohio. A. B. C.
The Croton Aqueduct. —This gigantic undertak
ing fortlic stipnly of our city with pure fresh water,
it is contemplated, will be so far finished hy Octo
ber Ist, as to allow the water to he turned in from
the dam at the river to that celebrated sj>ot known
us Sleepv Hollow, a distance of about 15 miles.
During the next Slimmer every portion of the.
aqueduct will lie completed as far as Harlem river,
and the water then turned into the tunnel for thirty
miles. The principal part of the masonry unfinish
ed within the distance named is at the crossing of
Mill and Sawmill rivers. With proper attention to
this important work, the city can he supplied with
pure water in less than three years.— New York
y Standard.
j Scat of government for Cavjsda. —lt is stated in the
| Kingston Chronicle, that Kingston is decided upon
Ins the seat of government for Cunada.
From the Richmond Enquirer.
TWO WARNINGS FROM THE
1. A Startling Decelopement!
We arc favored by the Rev. Mr. Clark of Ercil-g
ericksbiirg, with the following Letter from, the Rev. ‘
Mr. Abel Brown ofNortliampton, Mass. It will be
recollected, that Mr. Brown, with a moral courage,
for which he deserves great credit, recently addres
sed a letter to Hr. Hnilett of Boston, in which he
exposed the manoeuvres of Messrs. W. H. HarrisonX
Evans, Calhoun of Mass., and Judge Morris. But *
the Ibllowing letter containsdevelopements of simi
lar movements, calculated to show tlie excess*,
which the Wliigs of Massachusetts are
the promote the election of the Federal and Aboli
tion candidate. The “ Hampden Post” of Sprin
tield, Mass., draws the following portrait of Mr.
Brown :
“ Rev. Abel Brown. —The scandalous, infamous
falsehood, the black-hearted and vile slanders and
insinuations, the Federalists are secretly circulating,
to blacken the character, destroy the reputation,
and prostrate the influence of this gentleman; a
young man of talent, strict integrity and irreproach
able character; is almost without parallel in the an
nals of infamy. Mr. Brown is a Baptist Minister, a
popular and successful preacher. At the late Aboli
tion State Convention lie was honest and bold
enough to disclose the secret operations used to foist
Harrison upon the Abolitionists. He stated to the
Convention the substance of a secret letter written
by Mr. Calhoun tq Judge Morris, and by the latter
shown and read to tlie Abolitionists. For revealing
this lie has drawn down upon his devoted head the
hottest'furv of Federalism. He is charged with hav-,
ing been corrupted and bought by George Bancroft
and although he has always voted the Whig ticket
when lie lias voted at all, lie is charged with being
thg hired emissary of Van Burenism. We have
ourselves heard him pronounced a liar and charac
terless, hy a furious Federal Whig, smarting under
the exposure of their shameless game of deception
and fraud.
“ But Mr. Brown is above the impotent shafts of
their malice. His character is a perfect shield against
their insidious assaults. Whenever the Federalists
shall see lit to call on him publicly to substantiate
his charges upon the moral character of General W.
H. Harrison, he holds himself reedy for the task.
He seeks no controversy with them, and asks no
immunity from them. The attempt, secret and con
certed, to*prostrnte a minister of the Gospel and
poison the popular mind against him, because he
will not trample on the truth, will not bow the knee
to mammon and worship at their polluted shrine, is
worthy of modern Federalism, decked in blue
ribbons and revelling on a bard cider, made harder
by hard brandy, all for the glory of Gen. Harrison”
—of the cause which avoids truth, shuns light mid
seeks concealment mid darkness because its deeds
are dark.
“ Mr. Brown will continue on in the work of
liis Divine Master, unaived hy threats, open or
CORRESPONDENCE.
“Northamton, (Mass.) 21st Aug., 1840.
• Mr. John Clark ,
“ Dear Sir: —Yours of the 17th inst., was receiv
ed yesterday. I read it witli pleasure, as it breathed
the spirit of a gentleman and Christian. You wilt
■. appreciate this remark, whenj tell you, that I
have now before me four letters, received within a
few days througl) the Post-office, unpaid, and filled
with insults ! One of them is from the Editor of
’ the Boston Atlas, a Whig paper. It was written,
evidently, for the purpose of taxing me with the
postage, and insulting me at the same time—as the
pretended injuries had been publicly answered in ‘
the most definite manner, and the Editor had seen
and read the letter answering the same. Another
letter, is anonymous, promising me a coat of tar,
p feathers, &c. <&<:., all growing out of the causes
. you mention ill your letter. The open frankness
and honest inquiry of your letter, demand from me l
an answer. -•**’
“ Your first inquiry respectingGeir. Harrison and
the letters of members of Congress which represent
’ him to ns, Abolitionists, as.desirous to do all in his
fmwer for the overthrow of slavery, has been pub
icly answered in lily letter to Mr.’ Ilallet. I have
’ only to say, that my statements in that letter are
not exaggerated—Gen. 11. and his Northern friends
have been earnestly endeavoring to obtain the votes
of the Abolitionists, and have told us again and
again, upon the General's authority, that he would
aid to the extent of his ability in abolishing slavery.
In order to gain or make sure of the votes rtf the
numerous Abolitionists, members of Congress have
written, upon the authority ofGcn. 11., such letters
as the one described in niv letter to Mr. Hallett,
to distinguished men ofthe Whig party; they have
shown those letters to a few of the prominent Abo
litionists, who they supposed would tell their breth
ren, and thereby secure their votes. Having mv
self more than two years since become satisfied that
> Gen. Harrison was a mere tool of the party, I have
watched the course of his friends among us, and
. have been waiting since liis nomination, for facts
sufficient to convince the friends of emancipation
that the General was what I knew him to be. I
obtained the fac's, and when I thought proper,
stated them ; the result upon the public mind you
have seen through the papers. (1 perhaps should
, state that no consistent Abolitionist believes that
he can vote fi r M. Van Bntitm, for lie has openly
’ and frankly expressed his sentiments, and his friends
’ even here in Massac I inseßn do not attempt to
cover them up; therefore sfig have no difficulty
with them ; they are not hypocrites.) The conse
quences of my telling the truth respecting the letter
of Win. B. Calhoun, have been to show the Aboli
tionists of this Congressional District the corrup
tion of the man and the leaders of the party. —
I did not act a dishonorable part in doing this; for,
the facts which I stated were not obtained clandes
tinely or upon a promise of secrecy, or in any man
ucr which did not give men perfect and honorable
right to use them publicly. I did use them thus.
For it, I have been scandalized and insulted in an
indecent manner. I have oflered to meet the wliigs
through their own papers, or in public discussion,
and slitter them to prove me guilty of a single dis
honourable act, or of prostituting the “ sacred of
fice” in the least respect in the entire transaction ;
hut they have, no wish to meet me any where or
how, but hy the meanest abuse. Their attempted
abuse consists, Ist, in circulating a report that I
“am a politician, under the pay of the Van Buren
party.” lam so far from being a politician, that I
never took the least part in a political meeting, un
til the Abolition Convention in Boston, about the
first of June, and did very little,even there. I havo
also, within ten days past attended a political con
vention, hv the request of a few ehristian friends,
long enough to read a few verses in the Bible, and
pray ; and the most they could say of my prayer,
was, that.l prayed that the convention then con
vened, might “ embrace and carry out tho princi
ples of the Bible.” I have voted only upon a few
occasions, and then with she Whig party;—only t
erasing the name of those men whose moral cha
meters were doubtful. So far from being bought
hv Mr. Vail Knren’s officers, I did not know an
Editor or leading man of that party, in this State.
And I have even until within a few months be
lieved, that what the Wading Whig papers said of
the Van Buren party, was true. A baser falsehood
could not have been invented. My preaching up
on politics amounts to this : Usually a short time
before election, I preach a sermon showing the
character ofthe men whom God requires us to set
up as rulers over the people, and 1 usually mention
some ofthe public sins ofthe nation witfmut refer
ence to either party. I have, sinec I have been in
this place had occasion to rebuke carousals of one
ofthe parties. I will state the flirts, and you enn
judge whether I have dona wrong. The leading
Wliigs hero arc usually members of the Congrega.
tional Church. They usually have a Sabbath eve
ning caucus. A Deacon frequently presides. Other
influential rnemhara make speeches ; and after tho
people hilvc become excited, they go out and got in’
nrmit of the office of tlie opposite party, and the air
rings with their yells. Tno past Spring, n huge log
cubtn wits reared in front of the large Congregation-