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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-10

Furthermore MAT. s.: 2O) For say
unto you, That except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness of the
Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Perhaps some readers of the Bible and
many who do not read it, still receive
kingdom of heaven in this case as sig
nifying heaven, and after death when it
was the gospel kingdom, the glorious
kingdom of Christ on the earth and only
emblematicGE of heaven which kingdom,
in his first words, the Savior said was at
hand i. e. coming or near in time, where
as heauen was not coming or near, but al
ways existed, as it is written, Is: 10y
Our Father which art in heaven, Hal
lowed be thy name, Thy kingdom mot
hearen) come, Thy will be done in earth
mot in heaven, butt as it is (done) in
heaven
1t is hoped by the writer that it will
soon be too late in the day, if it is not al
ready, or rather too near to open day. OF
broad daylight for teacher, design
ing or honest, TO succeed 10 make an au
dience believe that the phrase, kingdom
of God or kingdom Of heaven, is, In TIT
SACRED SCRIPTURES, erer used 10
heaven. n. MERRIAM.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-10

The article below addresses itself TO the consd-
Grafton of every cLristian-especialy every friend
of christian missions. 1t appears from this that
the hollow hypocrisy is at length out before the
world. Let the friends Of heather at home look 10
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-10

to nothing. The paragraph which have
here copied is full half of all have seen in
the Register on the subject.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14

have high admiration of is character. HIS
accession to the presidency has justified The
hopes of his warmest adRlrers. lie has carri-
ed out unainchingly, tie vital reforms ind'cat'
ed by his precursor in office. lfnOthlng else'
the message of the extra session would have
won his administration unfadng honor. 1t was
bold, great, patriotic step. 1t committed him-
self and his party to set of political doctrines
from which there was no retreat. 1t gave dl
rection to the Legislation Of the country, the
blessed results of which will be acknowledged
and felt IN distant years.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
THE GOLD SPOONS.

The following letters from the Soli'
citor and Register of the Treasury, lC
the editor ofthe Statesman, nails anoth
er lie to The putrid carcass of Whiggery
Letter from The Register of the Treas
ury.
Treasury Department, July %, 1910
Sir--In compliance with your reques
| have examined the accounts paid fol
the furniture Of the Presidents House,
and find that no public money has beer
expended by the epresent President in III.
purchase of gold or gilded knives, forks
spoons, plates, &c.
lam, respectfully,
Sir, your obi sery't.
T. s, SMITH.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14

n power. The member once belonged 10 the
@s;hool OF these same political rcformers, and
much fear, in the fault of earth lessons, gives
hess heed, at this time, to the alarming -princi-
piles and hagant misdoings 'ofa vicious Admin
istration than personal attention to a microsco-
pic search for minor defects in the bOaStfiIl econ
OmY of its disbursements. Sir, solemnly pro.
test against these things being brought into the
20 tes OI-the day. They can be made to have
no Just or proper hearing there. 1t may seem
to US that thesaaTy of the President is TOO high,
and the house aud its appendages too splendd
and.costly; bnt they were the appointments of
wiser and better men than ourselves, in the pur
er days of the republic, and they have been sns
tanned ami enioyed as the measure of every Ad
mnStration, and in turn by all parties For
myself | am free to confess that, were they at
this time original provisions, with present ex.
perience should be the advocate of fneither.
But, while the salary continues and the house
remains, | will not consent that the President
shall hoard the one or live like a recuse and
,nggard in the other.
But one word more, Mr.. Chairman,
land have done II, in sustaining the
appropriations to which exceptions have
been taken, differ in Judgment from
others, it ls because regard the orig
anal design of the Government in the ar
rangement which requires them, and nc
that | advocate extravagant grants, or
ahave the slightest reference to tho benz
eft Of their recipient. OF the particular
manner IN which the money has bten
expended pretend 10 know nothing, 81
have said nothing. With Mr.. Van
Buren personally | have nsugh: to do.
Upon his temper bearing, his hab-
its and manner of living, in prtvate, and
with those Of his fam y, whether at home
or at the Court of Queen Victoria, the
.member may as freely, descant as his
taste shall prompt or the patience of
Others hear, without reply or heed'from
me. To Mr.. Vau Buren, pOHticalN
and 10 his Administration, am oppo-
eed upon other, and truet, higher
grounds than those which are taken in
the speech OF the member upon tae
broad grounds Of constitutional princi-
b!es, rational interests, and the Peo-
ple's rights; and shall continue that
opposition until il shall end in the res
Toration of the supremacy Of law and
representative government over Eersc-
'atiOe usurpation and power.
MIR. Chairman for the indulgence of
the committee in their kind attention to
what lhave had to say, pray leave 10
return my sincere thanks. For de-
tanning them, after the fAtigsss OF
long sitting, to so late an hour in the
evening, oTe them an humble apollo
RY.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
THE PROSPECTS BEFORE US.

AS we are preparing to enter into another pol
itica engagement It may be profitable to our own
position and that Of or opponents, recon nOer
our forces and survey the prospect beftre us.
IL we do this in the spirit of truth and candOr,
we shall not be elated with surcess nor depres-
sed by adversity, but will boldly and resoIutety
carry on the war Unit; victory shall perch upon
the democratic banner.
There are false lights and alarms displayed
before the puSlic calculated TO mislead and terri
fy all but the unlerrife and unbOught democra
cy. We are told of meetings in the western
Wilderness, consisting Of tens Ot thousands Of
the people, great majority ofwh0m were once
friends of the administration, but have now re-
nonnced their principles and have gone over to
the 'log cabin and hard cider party. The
names Of hundreds of men nre paraded in the
papers from day 10 day, who, it is said, we7t
once Jackson men, but are now Harrison men,
and if we should belle. e haf The reports thai
are made, we should be led believe that there
lis scarcely an individual ia the community in
favor Of the administration Sc Martin Van Ru-
rem A casual observer of the scenes daily and
nightly displayed before us would suppose that
even in the democratic city Of New York, the
whole population was devoted to log cabins &
hard cider and TiPpecanoe, Clubs and that at
the approaching election there would be an O..
overwhelming majority against Martin Van Bus
ren and his ad HinistratiUn. Yes, he would i'm
a me III tto d N ocratic party has not tn least
hope of success especially when grave SenG-
tor has solemnIy proclaimed to the nation and
to the world that Mr.. Van Buren can scarcely
nope to obtain evea three states!
Let US, Messrs. Editors, look at our present
position and compare it with 1886, 81, '38 and
80. In 1886 Mr.. Van Bmen was elected to
the presidency by what may be called strict
party vote without any any eEtraneous inAu-
ence. He was the only democratic candidate
before the people, and consequntly the whole
democracy united in him, except South Cdrcli-
ma. wh) gave her votes to " lie P. Mangum.
Martin Van Buren, received 10, VIM. ii. Hur
rison 73, Hugh l.. White 26, and Daniel We6-
ster ID electora! votes. The 10 votes cast for
Mr.. VaL Buren, were given by thirteen states.
OF these thirteen states, Notwithstanding the
panic, pressure, suspension and low prices, on.
y three Of them, viz New York, Connecticut
and Louisiana, have exhibited any signs of a.
hardening him. New York will this autumn
return 10 her first love for since 1897 she has
been relracing hereteps and will now JOIN the
ranks of democracy. Connecticut consider
hopeless, and Louisiana doubtful. These, then,
are the only states that haye wavered from their
old fastness in supI ortng the administration,
and two of the three will no doubt cast their e.
lectoral votes in favor of the democratic cand-
dates.
In my next will show which of the other
fhirtoau stIiec will Uiya thair yntac c,r M,r,in
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
S. NEDARy.
DIES FAIR

TIE members ofthe Dover Female Beney>
olent Association intend holding fair on the
20th inst, in the room under the Printing of:
fec in Dover. The citizens of the neighboring
towns and vcinities, ARE respectfully invited to
attend as there will be,a great variety of useful
& fancy articles offered for sale by the Ladies.
On Corner occasion we noticed the
formation of the Society bearing The a.
bove name, as well as it's progress up 10
The Ieriod of that notice. Since that
time, under the care of those so
we'll calculated TO manage it, it has pro-
gressed rapidly, and though only lit
lie more than SIX months in existence,
they have accumulated a variety of ar
ticles both fauci(ul and useful. whirh il
is their intention to dispose of on Thurs
day next, by lolding a Fair; which
we doubt not will be we'll attended, and
the articles meet with ready purchasers. S.
The object for which the Society was
organized, is enough to warrant the
after conclusion, 10 the minds Of gen.
erous and benevolent public.
This we believe will he the first Fair
ever held in Dover, by the Ladies, and
consequently should meet with an en-
couragement sufficient to warrant the
designers in further prosecuting their
aU1able enterprise. Fairs, though com
parlively little known in this section o.
country as yet, ore very popular in 9th
er parts and particularly in large cities
where the hand of benevolence is sc
much needtd. 10 Philadelphia las
year, the Gales Of The Ladies Fair fol
the benefit ofpoor Orphans, amounted
10 between ten and fifteen hundred dol
lars s-ihe articles offered for sale being
the gratulOus labor and contributions
Of the ladies themselves. (as is the case
with the Far to be held here) The
Fair the year before for the benefit Of
the Blind, was attended with the same
success. We perceive by our Boston
papers, that the ladies' of that city intend
holding grand Fair in September next,
the entire proceeds to he devoted TO the
completion Of the Bunker Hill Monu-
ment. This monument has been IN a
state Of neglect for years, for want Of
funds, and now when there is no other
hope OF finishing it, we zee the ladies
stepping forward in its behalf, and who
doubts but it will soon he finished.
1t may be no small source Of gratil:-
cation to those ladies' who formed, nur-
tured and watched the progress of the
Dover Female Benevolent Association,
10 know that they are not behind the
most prominent philanthrOphists Of oul
eesboard cities in their manifestations
of Patriotism, Benevolence, and Char.
ity; and though they do not expect tc
raise a marble monument 10 their owr
praise, or to the memory of others, still
if they receive that encouragement
which is due them, and which they mer'
it from generous public, it will no! b'
long ere they will have laid the come
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
HIRED WITNESSES No. 2.
In the Advocate of Iuiy 9th, The 70

In the Advocate Of lu!y 9th, The fol-
lowing question was asked:
"Is The Ohio Statesman q witness TO
be believed 10 any case before the grand
Jury of,he people of Ohio in favor Of
Wilson Shannon, Martin Van Buren, or
the Ohio Legislature, who pays him e
yearly stipend twenty thousand nine
hundred and eighty seven dollars for his
,estimomy!
In the Democrat OF July 3lst, we ask
ec similar question as follows:
"Is the Tuscarawss Advocate a wit.
ness to be believed in any case before
the grand jury of the people of Tusca-
rawas county, in favor Of Gen. Harrison
or the Harrison party, whose tools pay
him yearly stipend of three hundred
dollars for his ,es,imony3'
Here are parallel cases. That the
state printer does receive S20,985. Hor
his testimony in favor ofVa Buren,, ,the
Advocate says ls "a startling truth.
That the Tus. county printer does re-
celve 5000 ''for his testimony" in favor
Of harrison is also "a startling truth"
But the Advocate says our charge is
false. How does he prove i'll by
quoting the amour, paid him out of The
Treasury, for printing EnhjJH end De-
Hnqusnt list, hdadbills and notice, which
he says amounts TO $3.50. So far,b
may be right, but is this all! We de-
mand of him 10 answer if $3.50 is all
he has received from the Wig Office
holders Of this county for 1889 ? Though
we may have erred in saving he receiv-
cd the whole of $500 out of the county
treasury, directly, we now repeat and
charge it home upon him, THAT he does
receive full that amount from the Wing
Office holders, (for "hs testimony" as he
calls it, and dare him to show 10 the
contrary. When he does, then we will
stand corrected. 1t is none of our bus
mess what he receives, nor do we
care how much he receives for his lying
course, for the "laborer is worthy of his
hre'-but since he GndeavOrs by new
kind Of argument TO prove the States>
man unworthy Of belief, as being Chi
red Witness" we take lupon ourselves
10 use his own argumSnt 10 prove him
self unworthy of belief and "a hired 0ii-
ness" also. So now Mr. Advocate
bring forward your receipts given to the
Sheriff, Auditor, Treasurer &C., leaving
out "underhande6iifs,' and either clear
or convict yourself If wrong we are
ever willing tobe corrected.
The Advocate alludes to profession
al gentleman whom he Gays has had the
to make assertions &c. We
can assure the editor that that gentle
man nor DO other, has had nor never
will have anything TO do with our edi-
torial columns, 30 long as we remain
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14

WANT OF FoRETHoUcHT.-"A black
snake, which had discovered the nest oil
a wood pecker, climbed up the tree, and
putting his head into the hole, swallow"
ed the woodpecker' Alas! when be
would have Withdrawn, he found his
throat 80 much dietended by his supper
that he could not get hack,
and so he died with his length expo
sed dangling from the woodpecS-
er's hole, an admouilion to all who pas
sed by, not to get into a scrape until
they had contrlved how they could gel
Out ofit'
NFWe commend the above admo-
milton TO the Wing "hireling' who pre-
sides over the Advocate. 1t furnishes
some sound advice which he may profit
by, ere he again tries TO fasten a crime
[if so it may be called upon others,
which he has been guilty of practising
for the last twelve years. He who COWS
brambles must not 60 barefoot.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
From the Statesmen.
WHO is G OGLE THE WIG
SCILIIONf


II may be interesting io the people 10
know something ot the character Of this
polirIca! scavenger, from whose "ont-
nibus Of lies" The Gard II be Com
mll'ee" Of this city have drawn SO hb-
orally. He is the same p 'Incai dema-
gogue who, few yeas since, was the
great champion of An'-masonry in
Somerset county, Pa, and whom his
own brother. Alex. Ogle publicly pos
ted as a lying "SCOUNDREL," for
having written remuneration of MAJ
sonary, cnbIazoning forth the dark do
ings and "bloody secret" of,he Lodge
in all The horrors imaginable, and at~
taching thereto tire name Of his lroih-
er then a Mason. The same scamp
who instituted a SUIT again.l the editor
OF the Democratic paper in Somerset,
for having published, at the solicitation
OLA. Oee, his communication, with
his own signature, posting him "scoun'
dtc!." who fearing the odium public
exhibition Of his vlIainy before judi
cisl tribunal would call down upon him,
attempted to stave otfthe trial, until for
ced upon HIM by the defendants, and to
euslan his suit, resorted TO the degra-
ding and base eXpedient of proving his
0wn brother, by trio of enti masops,
non compOs mentis! mentally unable 10
transact his own busness!-and sus>
tanned by packed jury, but VITO awar-
ded to the eves-droPper at the Presi-
dents house, the enormous sum OF
FIFT Y CENTS! for damages to his
character! We know too, that the NAM
uscsipt of the pronunciation" was pro-
duced in open court, and found 10 be
in the hand writing of this Federal
pack horse, prefaced by loud soun-
ding editorial in The same hand, cal
ling the world to witness the I'enuncia-
tion of "Roya! Arch Masonry" by a
distinguished son Of Pennsylvania, who
had. on more than one occasion, rep
resented the people Of that district IN
The Legislature-whO hNd held the ap-
poinlment of Prohonotaiy, Register, and
Clerk of the Court, for nine gears, and
divers other titles of dignity and i'm
portauce' But did he then tell the pub
lie that his brother-this inundated
sacriice to ami~masonry-was non
compoc menfts2 No! he did not breathe
it,nor did he ever utter go degrading
an idea until il was found necessary, but
a few weeks after, 10 sustain his un-
righteous prosecution. Take either
view ofthe case, it proves him base
and unprlncipIed enough for the most
menial purposes oflhe most reckless Of
Ihe Federal party, and is just such an
instrument as they would seek out for
heir sculIion. This is the authority
he "Card Table Committee" of this
,ity gave us for their Infamous publIca~
ion, and which they are already heart
Iy ashamed Of
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14

How is T?-We see by call in the
Advocate headed Harrison county con
yentlon,' and recommended by the 'Har-
rson Central county COMMITTEE that
there he q convention held in N. Phila-
deIphia, for Tuscsrawas on the 22d
August. How is this 2 Is the Federal
central committee of Tuscarawas under
the charge of thinking committee
in Harrison co.. or is that county yet
connected with this-or was il a mis-
take caused by using too much hard CT.
dtr while writing the article. Explain!
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
From the Solicitor ofthe Treas'y.
Washington, July 20, lS4O.

Washington, July 30, 1910.
Dea, Sir:
In answer 10 your enquiry whether
President Van Buren has purchased
gold spoons &C., enclose letter OF
the Register of the Treasury. There
is notthe least foundation for the charge
no article Of the kind has been pur-
chased, either Of gold or glded, or OF
silver or plated, since his inauguration.
You will see tolerabIy full explanation
of the matter in The speech of the Hon.
Levi Lincoln, wbig, and chairman OF
The committee, in reply to Mr.. Ogle,
who made the charge-which speech is
published In the National InleIigencer
of yesterday. There is a good deal OF
Humpery about the Presidents House.
pretty much all that has been accumu-
lating since Washington's time. These
spoons &c., which you say Judge Nc
Lean states he has seen, were purcha-
sed by Mr. Monroe for himself, and af-
terwards sold to Congress. They are
the came articles which Judge Mclean
often used when Post Master General
at President Adams table, and which
then may have looked like gold. fhe
could see them now, ,ailer sixteen years.
wear, he would prefer Gen. Harrison's
silver spoons TO them; otherwise his
Judgment would be reversed on this
point by every man of sense in OHIO.
You may make any use of this letter
you please. Had time, | would re-
ply TO several other stories started by
Oge, equally destitute Of foundation. |
he would have charged Mr. Van
Buren, with purchasing Mr. Adams old
billiard table, had not Gen. Jackson Or
dered it off the premises when he went
into the house. He might hav done so
with the same propriety that he charged
him with all the shrubbery that was
planted in The garden by order Of Con-
gress under former President.
Yours respectfully,
M ORCHARD.
8 MEDARy
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
OGLE ANDLINCOLN,

We publish this week Mr. hincon's
speech as written out by blmself, in re-
ply TO that notorious falsl6er Mr. Ogle,
1t is one of The most wiIhering speeches
we have lately read, aud comng as il
does from a Wing, makes it doubly
severe. The Democracy had no need
10 rise, 10 repeI such gross lalsehoods
as uttered by Ogle. They were too gIa
ring even for the respectable portion oI
whiegery TO bear, and hence the rebuke
of Mr. Lincoln. Let each reader ex"
anime this speech of Lincoln, and he
then can judge whether The charges pre-
fered against the President, have any
foundation.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14

stones Of many living monuments, who.
is they grow up will have cause to be
grateful for being bDGtched as it we're,
from helPlessness, ignorance and pow
srty.
The Fair we understand will open
about 10 o'clock, giving an opportunity
to those who may attend from The neigh~
boring villages, to have an equal chance
in competing for the varieties that will
be offered,
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
LOUISIANA ELECTION.

The wing papers with their usual disregard
of all the proprieties circumstance, are boasting
of victory said 10 have been achieved lately
in the state of Louisiana. The facts of the case
are that there has been democratic gam of one
member of Congress, and reduction of the
whg majority in tho legislature. The Senate
is divided by democrats O. and wings Z; and the
House stands democrats go, wings 81, giving
whig majority of Son joint ballot Last year
the same bodies were divided-Senate, 9 wings
and democrats and the House wings 80, and
democrats 2O,-N, Y. Evening Post.
The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14
THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.

Who is opposed 10 the poor mans voleF
Gen. Harrison's friends tell US thai
his principles remain unchanged, and II
we want his opinions on any important
subject, they refer us to his past acts.
Well we want his opnion on the right
of Suffrage and property qualification
Let US refer 10 his past acts. When
Governor oflndIane, he approved a law
prohibiting the worthy pioneer from vo-
ting. unless he actually held freehold
of fifty acres. Here is the section.
(See Territorial laws Revised code pa
ges 1851
vi is therefore smattcG,;- That every
free male inhabitant of the age Of 81
years, residing in the Territory, and
who hath been citizen in any state in
the UEion, or who hath been two years
resident IN this Territory, 0FAND
HOLDS A FREE HOLD IN FIFTY
ACRES OF LANDED within any
county IN which he shall reside, which
with the improvements made thereon,
shall be of the value of ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS, or who has paid
for, aud in virtue Of a deed Of convey
ance for further assurances from a per-
son vested with the fee, is in actual pos
session Of fifty acres Of land suffice, TO
taxation in the county in which he shall
be resident, shall be, and are hereby de-
clared to be duly qualified electors Of
representatives for the counties in which
they are respectively resident.
Signed by the Speaker oflhe House,
Jesse B. Thomas. and President of the
Council, 3. Chambers, and Approved
September II, 1907, by
WIN. HENRY HARRISON.
Poor men. you who have 10 earn you,
daily bread by the swea, Of your brow.
'ecollect that this man approved a law
10 deprive you Of your vote, and had he
The power would do so again.