Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-31


cabin, hard cider, pettcoat General &c &c, were
deemed by the moderate men OF their own party, 100
gross an insult to be Offered to an old Parrot wise
and staesman.like Governor and Legislator, amo a
brave and sklful General, -and that the whoIc MGs'
and the country at large were enbodyng ior his ue
fence; their party papers, and Mr. van Ness aiionS
Them have wheeled to the right about face ana dG-
clare that Gen. Harrison 'was born OF high ana rci
parentapc has always been and now Is man Oh
large property, and lives in large house. and that ne
il much richer than Mr.. Van Buren," 1t is true that
Benjamin Harrison, the father of William II. iiarrl-
SON. was man ofproperty he was member OF inc
old Congress from Virginia, and signed the Delara-
ton of Independence stood side by side with Thomas
Jefferson, John Hancock, Samuel Adams and the
other Whigsin that body, when they pledged Their
lives their fortunes and their sacred honor in de-
fence of the Liberties of their country;-ond throughout
a long life the son, William ii. Harrison, has dis
played the same unyicdng devotion IN defence OF the
rights and liberties OF his country ana his fellow men
But il is not true that General Harrison MS rich ms
Martin Van Buren,, his principal property beng ms
farm at the North Bend on which he lives, and la
bors with his own hands. His house is PLAIN, res
pectablc, two story wooden house painted wh.c W.T.
Van Buren,, on the reverse has the reputation OF
| being worth half million of dollars. lie has been
thrty-sx years in public life. Mr.. Van ness says
'his parcntagc was poor, and he began poor ils
| law business undoubtedly has not been sufficient TO
pay his expenses. Hence must appear that he mas
furnished his private gamers nbundan,y from the
public crib. 1t is said that he holds fine landed es,
tate in one Of the Western counties m New YORK,
into possession of that property will not say WIN
his private life have nothing to dot with his po'lca
sins something; the blast of the sirocco not beng
more wlthcrrg to the surrounding foliage, than his
measures have been to the industry of his country.
Another proof offered by Mr.. Van Ness, that tht
Whps are IA continuation of the old Federal party,
is that when the resolution for vote OF thanks wa
introduced into our House of Assembly for the victory
achieved by General HARRISON over the English un
der Proctor, and the Indinns under Tecomseh. at thu
battle of the Thames, one hundred and eight Fedora
lists voted against IT, and that now, seventy ionr
, those Federallss, are in favor of Gen. Harrison
election to the Presidency. NowI should have com
, to directly opposite conclusion. The old Republican
= | party were in favor of General Harrison, and wcr
desrous of bcstowing HIM the public thanks OF tn
State for his highly important services The fair IN
ference from this fact is, that those who support hin
g now, are continuation OF the old Republican party Q
1913; and Mr.. Van Ness seems to be aware that TN
is the case for though he has been very PARTICULAR
specifying the number of the Fedeialsts who at tina
, time voted agdinst Gen. Harrison, and are now i
his favor, he is extremely careful not TO state tn
number Of the Republicans who then advocated ,ot
of thanks have continued to appreciate his merits, an
= nor support his election TO the Presidency frol
% my knowledge of the old Republican party, of whic
l was member, aver, that nine out of ten OF thos
!, who supported Mr. Madsons Administration, no
advocate the election of William Henry Harrison to Il
. Presidency This act of the majority and the PR
. clamaon af Gov. Chittenden (now modern ID
r mocrat ycd III the woody recalling the volunteers fro
- defending our frontier against British nvaslon owe
turned in 1914 the Federal power in this State, and Il
!, Republican party gained the asccndancy; and tn
y State has uniformly been Republican from that day
- this. 1t is very probable that many of the FEEDER
, lists who in a moment of party heat opposed the 70
: of thanks in 1913 to Gen. Harrison, during TWEEN
a seven years cool reflection, have become sensible
~ the injustice and Improperly of that act and like h
- nest men they mean to repair in lS4O the wro
they did to the and to his services in 1873.
"a Mr. Van Ness is shocked at the attempt Of /
70 Wings $50 operate upon the people by the exhlbu
f. of Log Cabins" &c. &c. &c. To afford him crun
of comfort, in the way ofprecedent, will Just me
ton that 'hickory poles were very fashionable amo
g his new friends, in 1927 and 1923. If this does n
satisfy him. will give him the benefit Of a Rcvo
It tionarv anccdote or two, for his consolation Abc
e' l772 the British composed the song of ankee dood
~ in derison of the Americans. The wings adopted
u, as a National song, and in the battles of LcXlnat
w. w. and Bunker's Hill taught them 10 dance to tn
=. own music At the commencement of the battle
III Monmouth, the British in derison, struck up rink
a' doodle; soon as Washington forced them TO retire
" he ordered our music to strike up Yankee doodle a
1t, our brave army pursued them in quick step to t
as tune. The Administration Tories of 1910, under
a. specious name Of Democrats in derls,on dcnomma
General Harrison the Log Cabin and hard cider ca
m didate. The Wings adopted it as their emblem n
I'm battle-cry; and under this banner and war-cry,
IT. people are now chasing from the field hosep und-r
or of the Public treasure, and desroyers of our Nato
en- industry.