The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-24
COMMUNICATIONS.
TO ABM. EI


SR:-
laval myself of this opportunity to answer the
eno,,irv made by YOU during my absence from |
home on the 14th instant You wish to know if
would like to be handcuifed and ssld at public
sale for debt? | answer, no! Nor did General
Harrison ever vote for such a law. On the con-
trarv. he has ever been opposed to Imprisonment
for debt. General Harrison's vote in the Ohio
legislature had nothing te do with honest men or
unfortunate debtors, but applied solely to felons.
Instead Of combining them in the penitentiary,
which was the lawful punishment, he voted with
a majority of the members of the Legislature to
hire them for certain period to some honest man,
not as slaves, but apprentices. This has al
ways been considered by intelligent men as an
act of humanity, and so you viii consider it, if
YOU take the trouble to read the law.
Ihave never understood that you have made any
enquiry about MIR. Van Buren,, in reference to his
vote to allow all free negroes worth $3.50, to ex-
ercise the right of suffrage, when the poor work
ingman or the soldier, who fought and bled for
his country, were deprived of that great privi-
lege, unless they were worth the same amount.
How many thousands of honest laboring men,
among whose ranks both you and / might be
found, would be DISTINGUISHED by such law !?
He also voted to instruct the members Of Con-
gress from New York, to vote against the admls-
| sion of Missouri into the Union, unless they
would first abolish slavery General Harrison
1
ton; and when told that if he did so, he would
ruin himself, he replied, like honest man, that
he had better ruin himself than his country.
You are also silent concerning the sta lding ar
my of 200, 900 men, to be under the entire con-
troll of his democratic majesty, by which law,
you and would be required to provide ourselves
with all the necessary equipments of a soldier, at
our own expense, to be called out at any mement
he may think proper; and we must obey, or be
court martialled, fined and imprisoned to suit his
maiesty,s ;gr2ose. No matter what engage
ments ysu are under; seed time and harvest are
nothing to him; he must be obeyed.
Then, ask you, as an honest man, are you
prepared to vote for such man, who will tram
Pile your interests under foot to crafty his inor-
dinate love of power? If you are, go on, and
re-eleet him, and, with his minions, sing
GAN hail the power of Martins name,
Let Vanjacks PROSTATE fall:
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him king of all"
Yes, sir, he has the purse,-give him the
sword, and he win be your king Then, why
will you barter your liberty for the sake of par
! tyr Pause and reflect. Read the lives and pub
lie services of the two candidates without par
TALLY. Look at General Harrison, fighting for
| his country against the savages Of the West, and
the British foe, and then look at Martin Van Blu
rem opposing the war. Hear your candidate for
the Vice Presidency, the magnanimous Col.
johnson. He says: s'Gen. Harrison was longer
in actual service than any other officer, during
the war, fought more battles, and never sustain
ed defeat" Such testimony, from such wit
ness, is sufficient to confute all the calumny that
can be heaped upon him by his enemies. In con-
clusion, let me tell you that the reign of tyranny
is nearly over; the honest yeomanry have declar-
ed they will support him no longer.
B. II. ST, Jr.,