True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-05-31

not the Commodore Is there TO be no end to
this sumption ofrigs and violation of our privileges
ny foreign nation-9 Why will not the government
Toxic decided stand once The above case affords
good opportunity.
More Trouble IN Maine-Nlci.aughlin has been
at Fish River with 40 men and ordered off Captain Nye
and h'' 30 men. They departed, but it is supposed for
reinorcements. Mclaughlin forthwith despatched an
express to Fart Fairfield for men, and started boa,
OF men, ammunition and provisions for the seat Of war.
The Coarention Orr Prospecs Many Of the have
appointed membeto attend the Convention In Dccembe,
le39 at srrsburgt In all the appointments made.
fresh proofs ofthe patriotism Of the Wing party. The
chosen will 90 up the Convention with question to set
e and that question how Danish from power the pres
ent corrupt administration The public eye far up
Henry Clay The candidate for tho chair that heen
long by jackson and his For ourselves
have no doubt of,e aton Of the Convention There is no
man in the ranks Of the opposition holding prominent
pae as Mr. Clay and there il among them grap.
pies SO nearly the hearts Of his fellow citizens Past
and things to be done hereafter point unerrngly the Ken
uckian the Of the peoples choice people
save The republic from overthrow We have only
to Tear the action Of the Pensy aud Ohio
With madness that looks thus only personal asgran
o''emen the friends Of Harrison s,a,es
pressing forward his claim. Were Mr. Harrison the patriot
he's represented 10 he he would Withdraw his name
"m the lists and our ~od for il, Daniel Webster would
the same With c'ea. field the nomination Of Mr. Clay
"ood DO ny a'cIa'natio' The Lahore Of the Convention
would be anticipated by tie peope the glorious sp.c,a
clio would be realized ola nation aonng their wrongs 70
the statesman ofthe and coArrng upon the rss Of
nee In their F The tide Of enthusiasm would set in mo-
ton and such would bark Of the nations opsa
hoat safely into the desired haven MI Harrison md Mr.
Webster have that they have warm friends among tho
members Of the Convention already choscn aud that should
hey mold course will only he obstuct the torrent
"iPuo'lc enthusiasm for Mr. Clay dnmpen the srds, Of
"pos''"' a"o' IN tho end 10 defcat tho great object
~e" Tue country yearns TO dismiss from power
| oithat fahh'ess public servant,-Mart,n Van Buren,
AS tile time fT the assembling of the Convention
hastens on, we feel grea socitude 10, the result The
political horizon is oily coudcd in the direction Of Ohio
and pennsylvania. Let IIarrSon and Web, ter sacrifice
their own feelings on he altar of the p:c good and
! our prospects will be tu'y encouraging. Mr. Harri
know and feel that even could he &c, the nom
inaton of the National Convention his election would
he matter of strong doubt II 10 reasonable to suppos
that he, having will admit, the loves OF two S,ates
to sustain him. vii be able command the warm SUM-
poers OF Mr. Clay into hi service, when those sup-
Porers form the real majority in nearly every State in
the Onoh! His experience in The last contest ought
tocohVlnce him. TINT to throw himself upon the luke,
warm support Of party friends is dangerous not only to
MS own success. but 10 the of the grent prnc
PIES he processes. Mr.. Webster, know, only waits
TO see The course that Mr. Harrison will pursue. Let
Inc nero OF Ippecanoe rleire from the field and the
pride of Massachusetts " i'll 60 with him. Success, in
mat event, will sit perclcd the wing banners The
reasonings of the Harrison Ohio journals in favor of
their course are fecbler than the cause of the man ,hv
espouse. These writer's well know that General Har.
rIson cannot be elected. They are persuaded so in
their own hearts, 1fthey persist in running their can
didate nni If their candidate persist in allowing his
nome to be used, shall be compelled to toubt III.
sincerity of their professions, and place them in the
rams Of those who have the countr,'s good at
heart. We say not this, because Mr.. Clay is our
CHOICE but we would il, where there any other
n an in the wing party better destined succeed than
MIR. Clny. Suppose the Clay men were to assume th.
ground occupied by the friends of Mr. Harrison and
Mr. H. was the more popular candidate, VIII would
they say to us The issue is ce'uin,g Mr.. Clay will
be the Convention man, and we hope yet to see Mr..
harrison and his friends, well as Mr.. Webster and
all MS supporters fighting foremost the battles of their
country against that common enemy, Martin Van Bus
rem. The next Presidency is no longer purty oues
oh' It IS question involving the salvation of the Re-
public Clay and the Republic against Martin Van
true friend of the country buckle on his armor in time
and fly TO the aid of the Republic
Etor'da The repeated agsressons in this deyo
e" terri ory"r"n the white settlements. and the cruel
Of women aud children by the should urge the
Government to adopt which the red ma, IF
the peninsula could be e1ermnate Mr. Van Buren, mus. be
convinced that peace with the Seminoles will only tend IN
make them more naughty ami cruel and spread
among the removed tribes But would seem that the Pre
oet avoids the adoption of any that speedily
e' TO the Seminole bucheries The Florida war TO
him hot bed ofcor"prion affords him chance of ex
pend'"s millions Of the public treasure upon his satellites
What therefore, the Foridans do? Are thew In su
because wicked President fails perform his duty1
There is moi rejecting man in the community wbo dim,
not sec that if the with vieor and e,e
mnas'on 10 end it, every difficulty could be and
the object attained But how have the heep con-
ducted! Inc regiments sent to Florida filed IN
ana inc command placed IN hands utterly unfit for the task
All our generals one by have been discomfcd Whit,
Because they were more socious to please the admint,
ton tina" to fight the enemy. The secre, ORDERS no douh
"e'e-proong the war prolong the war There ara men
who have b'en bred in Indian campaigns fully capable of
ending the war at power b. given to Them if oulv ,
regiments were filed up. fthe General Government would
second General Gaines one or,hose men, RI,
We lear That while Mr. Van Buren, power the Foridians
ere not destined to be rid Of their enemy All that remains
for them 10 do to the defensive until their
erected INTO and then they may which the Fed
Graz government refuses to dotake steps exermnais
the whole race Of red skins within their borders
We do not fook upon a man a in ren(i,v nnder
any obligations 10 bank, who burrovs money Of III"
MissisSppian.
We look nrnn u man profess ng such creed as a !
Van Burene, aud con rIueu'ly IA swind sr
TIE Rersnne-ln volume six If the public docu. |
m'nts, submitted To the first session of The last t,on
gress Is table, numbered 54 exhibiting the total ex.
penses OF collecting the for twenty years. COM
me"cng with 1918 aud ending with 1897. From 1873
to 1873, the expenses varied from $7OOnO to 1891 600
BIT in the beginning o! the tyranncu reign Of Andrew
Jackson, commenced the juiciuus reform in the row
eminent expenses, by which meant the nppropria-
lion OF so much Of the practicable to PARTY
purposes. The expenses increase regularly rom 1899
TO 1887. In 1929 they 1914 900. In 1897 thew
were $,4e7,75 Thus have The people puid more ,hap
half million ofdoars uni stly TO support party tina,
'sregards their dca privileges Let the cororans
be driven fion plwer.
The Trenton Eacampmeut.-Y.ster,lay we took Or.
caSioh 10 anmadverl upon the project of encampng the
States troops at Trenton, New Jersey while the peo
'le of Florida left yposed to the tomahawt seal
''nc knife and rife Of the Indiau. The object was not
10 md fault with the army its officers but to show
lie folly and wckrdncss Of Mr. Van Buren, in adopting
his course. We know that General Gaines is ready