The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-09-18


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The Grand Jurors for the United
States, upon their oath, present that Fed
leralism, aliss British Whiggety of the
U. s; on the 22d day Of Feb. now last
past, a Harrisburg, in the Common.
wealth of Pennsylvania, had 10 HE cus-
tody aud possession certain false, for
| ged and counterfeit log cabin, purpor-
ting 10 be made and used by the real log
cabin boys, which said false, forged &
counterfeit log cabin is Of the following
dimensions; 20 !eetlong, Is feet wide,
ten fee. high, puncheon floor, SPLIT shin.
1gle roof, buckeye logs, and that he the
said Federalism, alias British Whiggery
the aforesaid false, forged, and counter
felt log cabin did then and there attempt
to pass, utter and publish as true and
genuine, with intent, the real log rabin
1boys to injure and defraud, tho said Fed
eralism, alias British Whiggery, then
and there we'll knowing the aforesaid log
cabin to be false, forged and counterfeit,
against the peace Of these U, States, g.
contrary to the power of the Statute in
such case made and provided,
--, Pros. Atty.
The prisoner, through his counsel,
VIM H. Harrison, Esq., challenged ma
my Of the jurors for cause, viz:--tbat
they were poor men, had no land, were
not worth $1,000 each, and tina. many Of
them we're nalaralized foreigners.
Judge Patriotism said: Ono Of the
fundamental principles Of Dsmocracy, .
that all men are equal, therefore poor
men are entitled to vote as we'll as rich
men, and are supposed TO be as well
qualified. Our land is the home Of the
free, the assylum Of the oppressed. and
all who, like our lorefalhers, Ay from
the iron yoke Of Hinge and tyrantt
throughout the world, are welcome tc
our shores--naturalizsd 70 eigners
therefore have right to vote.
Gen. Harrison took bill Of excep
tions to the opln'on Of the judge. statinl
that he would carry the question up Il
The British House Of Lords and have
the decision reversed.
The Jury was sworn, when The follow
ing Witnesses were sWOTn
Plain Truth. II saw the log esbil
built by ruffie shirt dandies, bank law
yers, bank directors and officere, and BY
purse proud sris,ocra,s, who all the
while, talked Ofthe ignoran ce of,be pee
pie, that it was necessary TO address
their prejudice,a and TO impose npon then
by counterfeit log cabins, coon skins
canoes, banners, rolling balls, vulga
songs and notices.
Il Simple HoneS,g-I attended a private
! wbig meeting of members Of Congress
a short time ago, in Washington City
where ! hoped to do something for the
!, good of the country; but met ther'
Ogle, Wise, Graves, Garland, CorwiI
and others, all Of whom laughed at th'
log cabins, and said 1t wac the only wa,
the ignorant people could be managed,
that 9 log cabin, coon skin, yulga
song would do more with them thar
+ good reasoning and sound sense. l
was there agreed, that Garlaud's umenc
ment 10 the Census, how TO take lie
tofhorses, cows, poultry &c. and which
was voted for by all the wings in Con-
i gress, should be made grea, bug boz
10 scare the ignorant people, snd tina
they would believe il was all for the pu
pose Of taxation n-that M Van BureI
should be represented TO be in favor 0
. a standing army, because Poiusett rec
commended bill much better than on,
ten. Harrison recommended when II
\ the U s. Senate; Mr. Vsn Buren, be-
J lieyiug that both Poiusstt's and Harri
sons bill are contrary to the Consliiu
: tion ofthe U. s. The people they said
were fools enoughto bel 1se ell this
: II was ihen agreed that 0gle should &c
up lying speech about the furniture o
I the Presidents Honse, and that the pei
lple we're too ignorsnt 10 know that th
lAtVSsoOue oto NV OWu Ou0 OOHb o WVt'
b ofthe furrIiture, but that it all belonge'
: 10 the people, was all voted for by ih
!. whig members Of Congress from time 4
|. time, aud that ahthe other Presidents
from Adams tho elder, down, used tn
flFniiure.
Aseallog cabin boy, This is not
genuine log cabin--it was counterfeit
: lIwas born aud brought up in log cab
= lin. This was built Sy dandies lha
. we're born with silver spoons in thei
4 moutbs, tba, turn up their noses at rea
d log cobiDs. that would as soon sleep il
d a hog pan as areal log cabin.
= When the evidence was heard, MI
q Vtn Buren's couusel for the people, an,
J, the last log cabin boy. made powerful
IS and eloquent speech. He said he wa
= the son Of a poor mar, ,bornin log cab
: : IL, rose from poverty, and lha. he hsi