Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-10-01
From the National Inlellig,
MAJOR EATON.


| We learn ftom the newspapers that Major
John ii. Eaton, late Minister Of the United
States to Spain, has taken no pains, on his
journey homewards from this city, to CON-
ceal his opinions az to the relative political
merits Of the two candidates for the Presi-
dcncy. We extract from papers hicli have
reached us the following:
From the unioniown, (Pa.) Democrat, Sept. Is.
An AccEssIoN.-Major John II. Eaton, OF
Tennessee, the biographer and bosom friend
Of Gen. Jackson. by whom he was appointed
Secretary Of War in 1899, and Minister to
Spain in 1886, is now openly and decidedly
in favor Of the election Of Gen. HARRISON
lie tarred here a few days last week, with
his family, on his way to Tennessee, and, in
compliance with the wishes of many of our
citizens, addressed a very crowded meeting
pt the friends of Harrison and Tyler, in the
Court House on Wednesday evening. His
speech was the right kind Of onc-manly
and geu'lemanly, open and decided, good
noturcd and right to the point abounding in
palpable HRS and irresistible illustrations, de-
rived from his experienced knowledge aud
practical observation Of men and things, nt
home aud in foreign lands. During the
whole OF Mr.. Van Buren's administration, ex-
cept the last two months, and during the lat.
ter part OF Con. J .ckson's he has been in Eu-
ropc-most OF the time in Spain, "bard
money" sub treasury country, one Of Mr..
Van Buren's patterns, and we wish every
laborer and mechanic in tho nu,ion could
have heard his statements OF tho operation Of
those kingy schemes in that degraded coun-
try.
Tho Major frankly stated ,cly no opposed
Van n,r, nd c,,npnrto,l
lie had served his country for years in the
Senate Of the United States with Harrison,
and in Gen. Jackson's Cabinet will, Van Bu-
rem. lie knee them both. lie knew Gen.
| Harrison u be Il sound, wise, intelligent,
patriotic statesman and democratic RepubH
can Of the safest and best kind, not merely
such by profession, but also by prac,cc-by
education, by habit, by principle. lie spoke
of Mr. Van Buren, with great propriety, say
ing but little Of the man, but decidedly con-
demning his policy and measures, both those
adopted and those proposed, especially the
sub treasury and standing army, aud his al
lance with Calhoun for the purpose Of sacri.
ficing the agriculture, commerce, and manu-
facturcs of nearly the entire Union, to crafty
the nul!ifcr, OF the Soutl,--to buy up to his
support his late most bitter and unyielding
enemy.
The Major was eloquent and unqualified in
hi. testimony TO I he abilities and sound re-
publican qualifications Of Gen. Harrison for
the highest Office in the world-which hc
declared that Of the President Of the United
States TO be and expressed his decided be-
lief in his iriumph"nt election by the suffrages
and acclamations Of free and intelligent,
but much injured people.
H kno,cs General Harrison and is hre
fore for him-he also kno,rs IAN Buren,, a'nl
is therefore against him.
\ From the Columbus Ohio, Journal, Sept. l5
Il MAJOR EAroS.-This distinguished gen.
I ilcman stopped in our city, last evening, on
| his way to Tennessee. lie was waited upon
by large number Of our citizens, who were
anxious 10 pay their respects to man whose
name has been so conspicuous in American
politics. H is decidediy for Gen. Hurrison
and that too ubjre all disguise. lie made q
snort, ofi hand a ldress to a laig s,embagf
collected To hear him ut the Log Cabin. u
seemed TO tell with great eff CT upon his al
| dlencc, and lie WAS trcqurutly greeted will
decided manifestations Of applause.
II liza SAID he was always u republican, an
| spoke Of the warm and firm attachment hi
had always lcl, and still teols for Gen. Jack
sou. lie spoke Of the prosperity al the coun
try when he left II four Yeas ogo--of th'
| change that has come over Il since. lie als'
alluded to the standing army project as anti
Republican aud dangerous---and Of the coali
ton between Van Burcn and Calhoun u
terms of dls,r,lst and disapprobat'on liz
also spoke of the tsrn--of the u. >. Bank
and said Gen. Harrison occupies prccise'.
the same ground ~ relation TO the latter tina
President Madison did. lie said hc was u
ihc United States Senate when John Ran
doll ph charged Gen. Harrison with Federal
i'm, and heard Harrison promptly rcpcl ih
chargc---lhat f he had not heard the charg
rcfuted, as he did, he should not have take'
Randolph's word as authority in such cast
II lie snld be was glad To see the people DE-
tcrmined 10 "rtm ~ tho present Admnls
!iratnn N lis wild career. Ito sad he -hoUl
support G"p.. Harmon because lie though
hm the most republican, aud because a r,
farm ~ needed IN the administration oi ia
F. IlGencral Government. lie was dccidcdly !,
u "ehange.'
II Oprvise INsTRUcTIoSs.- MIR. Guti
, ,,e. S,a,e Senator iu Kentucky from ih