Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-11-19
ErEnGcc of E.og Cabins.

VI lliOfimiIy M NndtboeTsouts, ~ wv "SN'
ing OF tho Tippecanoe Club, IN P't's-
| bur., on the 18th ult. II viii bo read
with pleasure, even though the battle u.
ended ard inc victory won. There nrs
,hous hts contained in ii, that are worthy
10 DO cherished by every true friend ane
lover Of his Country.
i Fs!!o,e C.tizens-1ho sight Of such al
sssemblage is aplmatipg in the h,ghes
degree. NO other people on earth bu
ourselves have the llbe,ty of assembling
to deliberate upon the selection OF u Chic
Magistrate. Il, ia II glorious privilege
dear 10 the bosom vi every Republican
in which every citizen fully aud lieel,
H participates. A so!emo night to DO care
| fully aud seriously exercised, for upon Il
rests ultimntely the stability oi our iusil'
tutions aud the IIbcriies oi the people.
\ We are the Democia.s-lhe friends oI
freedom, jealous Of power, CONSERVATIVE
OF the Constitution, and restrictive OF am
bilious politicians Our great objects
are difference 10 The supremacy OF HE
laws; the prcseration oi the exercise
Of Executive authority within cons'iiu.
tional limits ; the pfestn.lon oi The union
oi the swo, 4 and purse; 'ac security OF the
public Treasury IRON Executive nnu-
cnce, and devo!ving upon the krPesen.
ItAtNes vi the people out oi whose puck
cts II comes, lis distribution and .pr0iec-
ton the restoration oi lhe administration
oi The go.ernInem 10 its oiig,rai bright
n - aud purity, aud the rescue oi !, from
venaiIIy and cctru lion, seltlshness and
eNlravngnDcc.
Such is The actua,ing object Of this
numerous asSenblage 81 the Democratic
cilzens OF the county Of All, ghany.
i We rally around the L,g Cabin as the
rnblem q! our panty; we sustain the Log
| Cabin Candidate US ihe prols ctor Oi our
\ liberties, as the resiorer Of our country,
aud The iricmd OF Democratic ights aud
II Democratic exercise OF the popular
franchise we 10 iur principle aud Tor
principle aioac. Tho Log Cabin -
huzza for the Log Cabin and all It's 'coon
skins and deei hoins. Oar iiieuds, the
Locoiocos, profess 10 sneer AT II, but wc
must overlook these eilusions OF bi,tcr-
ness. There were no sneers so sincere
as ihosc OF Salan in his last council of
rebellion. There VAS no biting So de
tcrinned rs that Of certain viper whoi
took offence at file, and the upshot of
ii was, that The devil iosthis :Cice and the
viper lost his teeth, and they los, every
thing but their iempers.
HuZza for the Log Cabin and all its
furnilure-it will siand all the blasts ii
viuperation. We must not pern, our
selves TO abaic one title Of enthusiastic |,
admiration lor these emblens OF our po
l!tical faith, and VIC should thank the |
coarse slaDderer OF Gen. harrison for |
the device. Our friends must not permit |
themselves 10 be sneered or persuaded |
out of IA regard for this emblem Of poiii |
Cal regeneration. Ii was u capital thought !
tho u Thing of the enemy. In it we view
the personi!icatiOn Of true Democracy /
IN it is embodied the spirit oi &c, the fire !
of revolutionary freedom, opposition to
arbitrary measures, Executive cncroach-
ment, aud detesiation Of Nenalny and I
corruption. Around it is rallied the I
friends OF their country, the advocates oi
the greatest liberty Tor The greatest length |
OF time to the greatest number Of people. I
ln it we view the "reminiscences of the |
enrly tod, and perseverance,, aud bravery |
Of our ancestors, the first dawnings Of
civilization aud the rise and progress of
early pilgrims Of ligencc and enter.
Prise. 1t ID the Gt embIcnI Of The first
settler and n worthy object of rcgard off
a people who have burst at once in the
gig0r OF manhood, TO the astonishmrnt OF
ho world, to all the power, and wealth,
md intelligence Of long es,ablishe d
md mighty empire. Huzza, my friends,
or the Log CABIN and the noble, and
,atrotic, and honest Chiel,ain who does
he honor of its hospiiable board.
1t is the cradle of our lberty--it is the
,ersoniicalion of our principles. lis plain
and rough exterior bespeaks the hardy /
and bluff character Of It's inhabitants its
wider dimensions denote the immense
number who will form from lis walls to
sustain the old hero who is to drive into
the harpies who iai,en on and
leile the Offices they hovcr over.
Devices among politicians, gentlem men,
ire in the slrIciesi view of IA solemn and
people not onl y cScusable, but
e,lecily proper. The hole history Of
10 world, bolt, sacred and protanc, is
Illering with emblcms and bearings
nd devices Of religious and political
NIB. How pleasing to ihe imagination
re many Of The customs OF the AhOrigi-
es of our country. The wampum belt >
S a presen, of friendship the calumet :.
peace smoked at the council Of The
buried Ratchet which ! J
hccks the fierce aud cAterninating war u
ire of the savage, calms the startled =
read Of the mother ~ she hugs her in. y
~, 10 her ogonized bosom aud diiFuscs y
race and quiet and friendship where .
aired aud conAagra,Ion and murder "
rode with ruthless and appalling ,isage. ~
u these cmblens possess romantic
Iarm that en!iyens aud cndrars 10 our
mo tho history OF the Indian. Their
'auiy springs from the mental associa- h
IN oi thousand era!ef,d images. !
WHY do we stop IN admiration before d,
e statue of Washington ls it the ul