The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-11

Of the people, report Is gotten up here IN the
Senate, to nullify its effects, and the debate OF
to-day was on the motion to disseminate 2o,oOo
copies of this report through Virginia, to counter
act an official report of one of its own officers,
the Secretary of War Was there ever so base
an attempt as this? The President and the Sec
rotary of War, attempt plan to bring the sword
in aid of the purse, that if one should fail they
might have recourse to the other; and when the
people take the alarm, committee OF the Sen
ate get up counter report, in which they seek
to show that Gen, Knox and Gen, Harrison,
both recommended a stranger system than even
that of Mr.. Poinsett; but Mr. Preston tore the
Aimsy veil from the report, and showed it up in
its naked deformity--a base and wicked attempt
to blind the people, by drawing off their atten-
ton from the unconstitutional views of the add
ministration, and casting it an old soldier
like Gen. Knox, just from the revolution, with
all his scars and military glory fresh upon him,
and whose views were not suited to the present
day. He denied, however, that there could be
any parallel shown between the plan OF General
Knox or General Harrison and that of the Presl-
dent and his Secretary; there were to be 100000
men dragged from all parts of the Union, to be
mustered.by officers of the general government,
and under the command of the President. Now
! il that was net standing army, he should like
to know what it was. The President might call
On the constituents of honorable Senators to put
their knapsacks on their backs and march to this
city. For what purpose' Why, for s'trainins."
Where did they get the power for this: lie
thought the government could call out only for
purposes of repelling invasion, S&c, &c.
Mr.. Preston here broke into strain of elo-
ouence that electrified the Senate. What, said
he-are we to bring 10000 men to this capitol
SQUARE, to be Differed and drilled at the will OF
the President Suppose another 4th OF March,
like that when parties come prepared for the
death struggle to carry their candidates, would
there be no cause for alarm then? What had happen
ed before, might occur again; and who would say
that if it did that the President, with 10,OOU men
at his immediate disposal, darling his satisfied
eve at their nodding plumes, as they passed IN
review before him, might not array them against
the liberties of his country. The power was
dangerous, to say the least of it,-and this awful
warning could not be too frequently given, nor
too boldly announced, 'be careful OF the union Of
the purse and the swordiw The administration
had the purse to the amount of SO millions, add
to that the sword, and all would be over Yes:
under that law, the President could order his
troops into the rotunda of the capitol, with then
bayonets glitterins in the light, while the repre-
sentatives of the people were balloting for {
chief magistrate.
Where was the necessity of arminS the mill
tia and drilling them, putting on the swagger o
an Italian bandit rather let the government &c
on to its destiny in peace; but, if war must come
the best defence was the hearts of free people
such as had been exhibited at Concord, and a
Bunlxer's Hill; the bare remembrance of who's
exploits, animated our bosoms with patriots
ardor that covered the nation with glory.
Mr.. Anderson followed, insisting that if tn,
President and Secretary at War to blame
that Gen'l. Harrison was equally scout MIR
Anderson forgot that Gen. Harrison desired tha
the assent of the States should be had; while the
President and Secretary of War were anxious tc
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The whole matter was then postponed until
Friday next.
The rest of the day was spent in private bust
ness.
SHARPSBURG, WASHINGTON CO., MD.
June 5tB, 1910.
DEAR GENERAL,-More than six thousand per
sons are assembled here, to respond to the nomi
nation of Harrison and Tyler
This is spontaneous burst of enthusiasm
The meeting was the result of few days no
tice but the shortness of the time between its
annunciation and assemblage did not prevent the
people from coming in thousands.
From mountain and valley, over rivers and
streamlets, they came to evince their hearty and
enthusiastic admiration of the pure hero of Tip
pecanoe, and their disapprobation of the blood
hound, standing army, sub-treasury administers
ton of Martin Van Buren,. Berkeley and Jeffer-
son counties of Virginia, sent fifteen hundred
Wings over the Potomac Washington and
Frederic counties made up, with little help
from Allegany, the balance. 1t is miniature Of
the great Convention of the fourth of May.
After the people had assembled they were
called to order by song,sung by an Ohian MIR.
Weisel, of Hagerstown, then addressed them
from stand erected IN the square, in happy
and animated speech. His illusions to Virginia,
her eminent statesmen, and her late glorious
conduct were peculiarly appropriate.
He was responded to by DIR. Quigly, of Jeffer-
son county, Virginia, who addressed the assem-
blage in short, but spirited speech. DIR. Quigly
was followed by Capt. John Snyder, of Harper's
Ferry; he has been on the stump before, or am
much mistaken; his speech was an excellent one
Mr. Perry Orndorf, soldier under Harrison at
the siege of Fort Meigs, followed Capt Snyder,
and spake nearly as follows-"I have heard my
General slandered and DETAINED; have even
heard him represented as coward. My fellow
athena Il makes my hlood boil Ia my veins to