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The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
PUBLIC ROBBERS"

We eli p the following daslardly par
agraph from The Advocate Of last week,
and shall only notice tDat part of II
which affects some ofths most respec-
table men in this county, leaving om
friend Of ,he Cadlz Sentinel 10 "fnisb
the work.
"GTThe Cadiz Sentinel publishes string Of
abuse against Gen. Jackson to Justify the Van
Buren, lcadcls in appointing Spectators, &c. to
office. Such siIIyS defence, we repeat again,
is unworthy ofnotice. About year ago some
of Gen. Jacksons old enemies, now prime lea.
ders of the Van Buren, party hired and English
vagaLOnd, to PRINT certain verses against US with
which we had been privately slandered some
thirteen years before McGonagle. after stating
malicious islsehood in respect to them, threat.
ems TO follow in the footsteps of the British black
guard. Let him do so. We are moi The man tc
be frightened, in any case, from exposing public
| robbers, whether the county, the State. The
Post Office Departmet or a Bank, be the oh;ec
Of their depreciation" ~ Ias. ado.
BY the foregoing it will be seen tha
this editor intmates that he has beer
exposing public Robbers in this Coun'
ty, and will hereafter expose them. Thi,
is no more than right, public Robberr
ought to be exposed; But who are tn,
men whom the Advocate first call
'SpeculatOrs,' then "Public Robbersl'
Why, the Appraiser at Cumberland
the Collector at Dover, and one of tn
associate Judges. Now we call o
the EDITOR TO produce his evidence tht
Messrs Graham, MIC Council, or Rob
eris, ["the only recently appointed oil
ficers,) are either speculators or Pub
lie Robbers. We demand proof. Thi
Editor has been for some time past on
deavoriug by inuendO, to iDjure thet
|. Gentlemen, and drag them down 10 Ii
! polluted level which he occupies him
sell, all which we let pass as unworth
, Ofnotice, but since he has branded the
as "Publlc Robbers" we shall call hi
! to account, and make him prove Il
charge, or acknowledge bimself 10
5 avillain, a bIackguard, a lraduCsr al
q liar.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
HARRISON IN TFUsCARAWAS.
20 YEARS AGO.

10 1920, 6 years after the var, Gee.
Harrison was candidate for Governor
of ONO By refereace to the S6Ih and
9Th pages of the Journal of the House
Of Rep. of Ohio, j will be found that he
received bu, 4, ,345 votes. In his own
county, (Hamillon) he received not a
single vote, as was The case 10 several
other counties where he figured, while
Generating. 10 Tuscarawaa he re-
ceived Is votes, while Brown, (who
was from Harrison's own county re-.
ceived 754 votes.
This tells what the people thought Of
the White Slavery man then, when he
stood on his own bo1tom-beGore the
Federal party ever thought of making
an available OF him. Citizens Of Tus>
carawas, can yeu now support this man
whom the FederslIsts are holding up,
when you, yourselves have set the seal
of condemnation on his head, long, ,long
ago4 Can you now elevate All imbe-
clIe old man to the Presidency, whom
twenty years ago, you pronounced in
capable, unworthy, and every way.uu'
fit to be your Goveraorl There are
times when the throne of common sense
and sound reason, are usurPed by more
stormy passions, bat there should be
no such usurpalions over sound reason,
IN times like these. Nothing but the
plain understanding, and sound judg-
men! should be appealed tc, and to ev-
cry mind that is thus governed, Hani-
son must uuquestIonably be the last
man for the Presidency.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
sWHY EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
VOTE FOR NJ. VAN buren,.

Because. From poor frienless, and unaided
boy, who laboTed during his youth as hirelng
on farm, he rose TO the highest office in the
world, by his own merits, and by his own ex.
ertions thus proving. that no matter how peor
man may be, IN this country, he may rise TO
the highest distinction. he pleases, by his good
- conduct and intelligence.
Because from his earliest youth, he has. gone
for his country with zeal and energy. All the
principles of tire democratic party, have @'nr
found in him supporter and champion, whle
all The federal gIIitraps and falsshoods have
been by him staunchly and as effectively oppOs-
ed
Because, Although the unceaslng object Of fed
,eral virulence and rage, they have never been a
ble to deteLt one botin his public character, ito
-mingle admiration or to crafty hatred
Because, He has always raised his vote against
athe onward strides of the money power.
Because, He has never hesitated about avow-
ing himself against the madness of the Aboli-
%tionistS, and as utterly opposed TO all their
schemes.
Because, He has never shrunk from ar avow-
eal Of his political creed. His letter n Sherrod
Williams and his whole history prove that he Is
mot hnatic under the control Of keepers, oI
sfaIler into second childhood.
Because. During the late threatening difficult
ties between this country and England, he mar
aged the affair so patriotic like and SO fearless o
consequences, that his own enemies, placed, b,
their own votes in Congress. ten millions of dc
lars at hisIdisposal, ,as the Sinews ofthe expectc
war, and authorized him 10 raise an army Of I'll
,ty thousand men.
Because in all his public transactions, no vol
of csnsure was ever preferred against him, o
account Of neglect, malieasance, or deficiency.
Because having risen from naked poverty hiI
self, he il the fit representative Of the poor Ia
boring men and mechanic.
. Lancaster Pa. Inielligenoer.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
EXPENSES OF THE GOVERN
MENT.

SENATE.-A report was received
from The Secrelary Of Treasury, show
ing the annual expenses Of Government,
from 1926, till 1929, which proves Jack
son, and Van Buren's Administration,
to be as economical as any that prece-
ded them. This report brands.ell those
falsehoods abou, cxtravagence, an to the
Federalis,s. 30,0U0 copies were or
dered 10 be printed, and il will be spread
far and wide over the Union, Every per-
son should read il.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

DAVY CROCKETT.-That old
Davy is alive and a prisoner in the
Mines Of Mexico, seems almost incred-
ible, yet strange as it is, it may be true.
His wife and son, ,bave gone on TO Mex
leo, having received assurances suffi-
cient to justify them in believing he is
there. ifso, they will endeavOr TO OBJ
tain his release, which il the Mexicans
do no. grant, they will find an army Of
Tennessee cans and KeLtuekians coming
that way. The whole south are up and
alive to the fate Of this singular but
whole souled man.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

CONGRESS.-The Appropriation
Bill, has at last passed, after being kept
six weeks under debate most Of the time
by the Wings. The bill COR the colec>
ton of the Revenue has parsed. The
Sub-Treasury Bill was TO be brought up
on the l3 inst,
The House adjourned on the 12lh, in
the midst Of business, TO take an excur-
sion down the river. So we see the
members Of Congress have their eport
as we'll as other folks.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.

Not long since we heard propounded by one
pf our democratic brethren, the query, why the
opposition did not publish this bill We reiter .
ate the eng liry, il il be the odious and destruc-
live measure as represented by the whia party,
why no; present i! in its naked deformity that
the public seeing, might judge for themselves.
uo;such is the simple republican character olhat
measure, that they are fearful that if spread he
fore the people, ii will not be found to wear the
prodigious horns which they have put upon it,
A ghost is always most frightfilly hideons in
the night. and the darker the mole frightful the
apparition.
Come neighbor, publish for the hene6t Of
your readers, the Independent Treasury Bill,
prefaccd by whatever remarks you think will
please the various and dscordant tastes OF your
party, and we promise you that we will honor
those same remarks with reply or COMMENT II
they be worth the CANDLE
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
GERMAN EMlGRANTS.

We noticed, few days since, the fact that
great numbers of Germans were preparing 10
embark for the United States the present sea-
son. Some have already arrived at Philadel-
phia. A correspondent of the Bal. Patriot no.
tees the coming IN on the 2lstinstant, Of tho
brig Louise, twenty.nine days from Bremen.
She is the first regular line packet plying be-.
tween that port and Philadelphia, which has ar
rived this spring. Nearly all her passengers
were German Emigran,s and the writer says
that he had never seen finer looking collection
of men and women on ship-board from any for
eign country.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
THUNDER IN s. CAROLINA.

There's terrible rumbling among
the NulliCers at present. Meetings
are being held all over the Stale, de-
nouncing in strong terms the Harrison
abolition federalists. The whole States
Rr1ght party are ralying under the dem
ocralic flag, and to the support of Mar
tin Ven Buren. TO show the low WA
ter marA Of Harrison's popularity, it is
bu. necessary to say that there is not g
single Harrison paper in The State.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
FoR VICE Pr EsDEEr,
RICHARD MJOHNSON.
For GOVERNOR,
WILSON SHANNON.
FOR VAN BUREN,.

Notwithstanding the disunion in our
ranks last fall, and the hard cider cry
of the FederaIists this spring. there are
very good grounds for believing this
County will give her electoral vote for
our present worthy chief Magistrate,
Our reasons for believing so, are
(predicated upon the following facts.
lst, Gen. Harrison in '36, received the
votes of large number of Gen. Jack
son's friends on the sole strength Of his
being a Military character. Since that
hat time however, Harrison has been
here, and at several places, end on sew
eral occasions where he spoke, he gave
practical Illustrations, ola woeful i'm
beclIlly Of mind; SO much so, that he
pisgLsted and mortified not only his
active friends. but received the pity rath.
sr than the contempt Of his enemies.
These same men who supported him
IN '36, have had their eyes epeued, and
made themselves acquainted with, no,
only he's capabilities. but with the prin-
cples of ,be faction who now have him
Gagged up for political sacrifice, They
have since discovered the difference
between a Military and Counterfeit, He-
ro, also between the sohd arguments ad-
vanccd by the democratic party, aOd the
liquid (hard cider } arguments made use
Of by the Federalisis. Lastly Van Bu-
ren's popularity increases the more he
becomes known, while Harrison's de-
creases; this is The case over the Union,
and no where better substantiated thar
in this County. HeLce the prospec
Of success is cheering, aud we hope th'
next Presidential election will ensbl'
us 10 turn over new leaf in the pollI
cal history Of this CounIy-when VI
shall be able 10 set down from one Il
two hundred majority for the Little Kin
derhook Dutchmsn.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
STATE LOAN.

Il is'well known that Gov. Shannon
has been on TO N. York, for which he
has received the usual quantity of abuse
by the Wing presses, as ifa Governor
should not be allowed to leave his own
State. But his errand was not for him~
seif,it was for the welfare of,he State.
BY his own individual exei itions,he has
succeeded IN edecling loan Of $lOO,
600, which will enable the public works
10 60 on towards completion This
news will be welcomed by all, and by
none more than the hardy laborers who
gain their bread by the "sweat Of the
brow" but a large number Of whom
have been deprived Of thus gaining
living, owing to the hard times. Gov
Shannon has done much towards ele'
valiug the credit and character Of hi'
State, and this last effort will still more
endear bin 10 the people.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
THE MAINE BOUNDARY.

A Messenger is said to have arrived
in the Great Western, with dispatches,
and gone on to Washington. What En'
gland has to say to Uncle Sans pro-
position, wehave not yet learned. But
we are inclined 10 think she willtry 10
settle the affair ,peaceblv. since she has
found President Van Buren, to be as
straight up and down, with her, as Gen.
Jackson was with the French question.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
THE U. s. BANK, AT HER OLD

THE U. s. BANK, AT HER OLD
TRIcKs.-Bya report OF the Secretary
of the Treasury.n reply 10 certain res
oiuuon, it has been discovered that this
Bank has agents among the Indian
tribes, who as quick as the Government
pays the Indians their annutles in spe-
Gle, those agents buy up the spe Gle with
deprecated paper, il none specie paying
Banks, and Immediately forward it on
10 the seaport from whence It is sent di-
recty 10 Europe. Thus Swindllng the
poor Indians, and flooding them with
rags, and robjlng the country oilIs spe'
Gle,
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
A SECRET CLUB IN DOVER.

II may not be generally known that
there has been aO attempt made to raise
q SECRET Tlppecsnoe Club here
Secret Did we say7 Yes, so secret
too, that number Of lie own party do
no, know of lie existence, yet its de-
sign was to emil gh,en public opinion
to furnish timber for The elevation of
Harrison.
THIS is certainly new way to en-
tighten the people 10 Republican coun
,ry-a new mode ofgaining popularity.
With what success such cause will be
attended, it is easy to predict, for il can
not but merit the contempt Of every
open hearted higbminded American.
What the principles Of this Secret Club,
are, we know not, but we know some oil
lis Principals, and from their downcasl
looks, they must be heartily ashamed
of it, and would evidently strike it from
existence, could ,hey by 80 doing, wipe
off lhe stain, gotten by being Grann,e'
at its birth. What must be thought oil
The patriotism Of that party, who main
tain such anlI-republican principles tina
they DARE not openly avow them, ant
after gagging their candidates moutl
must form the haggard remnants int,
secret combinations to keep those prin
cipteb from eklng QUIT
So far, this Dover Hard cider Abo
lition Federal Club. has had sickl
existence. It's true they have had
meeting, aud we believe formed a con
stitution-but now aRs told, and W
only have to say the Club is on it's lat
legs, and unless some one will step i
and say,
"GiUs it a lille Civic good Gpothecary,
il will be our dulyto give it a decor
burial, and suitable epIiaph.
: 4 mIigIt.hssded,' as the feIler said, ven h
hair was oil fire.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

THE VICE PESiDENCY.-We
were at first considerably mortified that
the National Conv entIon, did not nom
male a candidate for The Vice Presi-
dency. But after review Of the cir
cumstances that in1erfered with the nom
ina,ion, the course pursued was the
most wise and honorable. Below will
be found Col. JohRson's letter TO the
Convention, full Of patriotism, and
should be read by,eVery one.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
GEN. HARRiSON,A ROBBER OF
THE COVER NMENT.-Iu debate

GEN. HARRiSON,A ROBBER OF
THE GOVERNMENTAL a debate
in the House of Representatives, May I'd
on the diplomatic Bill, Mr.. Stauly oil
N. Carolina, attempted TO cast some
odium on Messrs Throop,& Maxcy, our
Ministers to Belgium and Naples, for
negligence of duty, which charge was
repelIed by Mr.. Smith Of Name, whe
proved that when Gen. Harrison wa.
appointed minister to Columbia by J. @.
Adams he received $4,000, half as al,
out ft, end the other his salary, yet in
stead Of attending to his duty, he makes
tracks for North Bend, and there lived
luxuriously for six months, and never
saw the necessity of going to Columbia,
until Gen. Jackson ives elected Pfesl-
dent. This Mr.. Smith challenged Mr..
}. q. Adams TO deny. Here is The
honest man of the Wing party. W.
hope the Advocate Editor, when he here
after talks about 'public Robbers" viii
not forget to put Harrison down on ,h'
talIv
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
@ THE CONTESTED SEAT

OF Mr.. NAYLOR.-The committee
of investigation, in relation to the con-
tested seat, from the third district OF
Philadelphia, have finished their inves-
tigatlon, and returned TO Washington.
Their report has been ordered 10 be
printed. Mr.. Ingersol and Naylor are
both there. The latter, is said TO be al
most mad man. Justice will triumph
over fraud in this case, as II did in the
N. Jersey case, and Mr.. Ingersol tho
Democrat, will no doubt be admitted TO
his seat. He will be one Of the stron-
gest pillars 10 the House.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
MCKENZIE PARDoNED,-Tl

MCKENZIE PARDoNED.-The
President has pardOned VIM Lyon Nc
Kenzie, who was sentenced TO ID
months imprisonment, for breach Of neu
traliiy law. What will the federal
presses do now for political capital o.
bout British inAuencelE The next thing
we'll hear them say he uses the pardon>
ing power for political effect-wants 10
hurry us into a war, &c.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
QFMR FORSYTH AND ME

VICE PRESIDENCY. -Siuce the
Baltimore COss enliOn declined nOmin-
ating Candidate, this gentleman hst
pubIished.a card IN which he requests
tha, his nsme be no longer used IN con-
nsc,lou with the Vice Presidency. This
10 right. Col. Johnson is our man and
the peoples man. Lethim have clear
sweep.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

A New York contemporary well Observes:
Advertising is to trade what steam is to .nachin
ery-the grand propelling 60 ahead power and
vet there are some persons so blind to their own
interestp, as to ponder over cent which would
weld them hundred 10 Thousand per cent
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

SUCH A GOOD Juno, pa,
esid little ArChin about twelve years
old, Il know now what makes the
|WhigS' like Harrison and hate jack
sOn.' well, what is il, sOpDyP BE.
cause HaryisOn aeUcr hurt the British,
. and Iackann d;dS
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

FMR. KENDALL'S RESIGNA
TION.-Owing to i'll health for some
lime, Mr.. .Kendall'has been obliged to
resign the Office ofPost Master Gen.
eral. The public however will not lose
his services, as he las become Editor
Of the Extra Globe.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
JUST THE DIFFERENoE.-lt is usefI

JUST THE DFFERENcE.-lt is useful
sometimes 10 know, since we certainly
feel the difference, between banks and
individuals. When banks want money,
they 20 and print it-when an individ-
ual wants mOny and that happens often
enough he has 10 60 and earn it. That's
Just the difference. Times:
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

Genilhy. A fashionable city lady, while in
the country short time since, inquired wi tat
those animals were with powder horhs growing
out Of their ears
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

CHURCHES GOING TO TEXAS.
The brig Susan and Mary, bound to Matagor-
da, from New York, has church with all its
pews, &c. &c. on board ready 10 be erected on
auiyal,-Phil. Times.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

Tsbay prevent tho use of ardent spirits, as
the innkecpcr said when he wutercd the liquors.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22
THE DEMOCRAT
CANAL DOVER, OHIO.
FRIDAY, MAY %, 1870.

THE VOICE OF THE COT NTRY.
FeR PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES,
aaNTKN UaN 8UN7sN.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-22

4 amIigIit.hssded,' as the leIler said, ven his
hair was OIL fire,
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-07-09
WHITE MEN FOR DEBT

The Van Buren, press is really becoming
desperate, in view of their coming defeat,
and show an utter recklessness in their at
tempts at defaming the characters of those
who are engaged in the glorious work of
rescuing our country from IFS subsection to
the present imbecile, corrupt and anti
republican administration. The infatuation
of desperation was never more clearly ex-
hibited than It now is in the industry with
which the hireling press of the administra-
ton have set about traducing the character
of Gen. Harrison. Among the known, will
full and malicious libels that have been ORR
ginatcd by them, is one that Gen. Harrison
when a member of the Senate of Ohio, vo-
ted to sell white men for debt, in certain
cases. In order to refute this abominable
charge, which has been circulated in Mis-
sissippi with an industry known only to the
prOpagators of evil, we have published on
our first page two letters from Gen. Harri-
son in regard to the SANDER, one of them
written in 1921, when the charge was first
made, the other written in 1886. To these
letters we invite the attention of our readers.
The following castigation of these SANDER
ers is copied from an Ohio paper: r
1--WE say again and again, for the inform
alton of our distant readers, that the law on
which Gen. Harrison voted had nothing to
with debts or debtors. 1t was no part of our
chill code. 1t related only to the punish
ment of ScOundreLs and rogueS, (of like cha.
r0cter nth those pho circulate this cdlunny)
such as break into their neighbors' houses
at night to steal and plunder-such as burn
hay. stacks, kill horses and cattle, remove
landmarks, obtain money under false pre-.
fences, destroy bridges, break down tomb.
stones to rob the graves of their dead, live in
state of adultery, assist prisoners to es
cape justice. 1t had no connexion with the
I debts or business of an honest man. FeIon.
and OillGinS alone came within its cogni
zance-and none but a felOn's or ralGin'
e heart could be so base as to attribute to |
valiant and faithful poor old soldier, Xix,
n Harrison, design to sell his neighbor 70
e debt! have no charity for such men.n
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-07-09

This table does not include South Carroll
m, which did not vote for President in 1886.
Had South Carolina voted, there can be no
doubt that Van Buren, would have been
elected BY minority Of the peoples votes.
Elections which have taken place since
1886, show . complete revolution in the
political sentiment of New York, Virginia,
Connecticut, and Rhode Island. In the
late election in New Hampshire, Rhode ISL
and and Connecticut the Van Buren, vote
was reduced about $4,000.
The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-07-09
WILLIAM M. SMYTH .

We are only waiting the arrival of sundry
official documents in order to publish the
'Life and Character of William M. Smith
alias Smyth-compiled from the most au-
thentic sources" We expect to make it a
most interesting piece of biography: and
shall, perhaps, enliven it with occasional
sketches of his contemporaries.