Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-12-01

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and so il is not our fault if they have not got
majority in their native Commonwealth. Will
lam Henry Harrison was born on planta-
ton then and now called Cabin Point, and, it
is somewhat singular coincidence that he
became the log CABIN candidate for the Pres-
dency. John Tyler's birth place was in the
same neghborhood. The parents Of both
were Of the old Virginia stock, and were dis
tinguished alike for wealth, for patriotism, and
public services. Benjamin Harrison was
signer of the Declaration of Independence,
and Judge Tyler was eminent as lawyer
and Judge. The two counties of Harrison
and Tyler, in Virginia, were named from these
gentlemen, and, what may now seem curl,
Gus coincidence, are coterminous.
The tract Of country, thus prolific of Presi-
dents, is low, level, sandy, with some good
alluvial soil on the rivers, but generally barren
and covered with brown straw and stump ce =
dar. This is the general character of what
has been called this "race-horse country
for il has produced more fine horses and great
statesmen than all the rest of the Union to-
gether. In confirmation of this fact, l may
mention that the County of Westmorcland,
in the Northern Neck, gave birth to three
Presidents, Washington, Madison. and Mon
roe. Madison was born at Port Conway, then
i
believe, in King George County.
Besides these gentlemen and mr.. Jefferson;
(who was also born in this low country there
have been others also born here who were
candidates for the Presidency or we'll deserved
TO be-particularly Chief Justice Marshall,
William II. Crawford, and Henry Clay Nor
does it appear that the race is yet extinct
for !, is generally supposed that Mr. Rives is
to be in the field as candidate for the first
or the second Office, at the next election; and
Richard M. Johnson, who now fills the second
Office and is probably TO be candidate fol
the first, is also a native of Virginia. The
election of either of these two gentlemen
would however, effect some change in the old
Virginia dynasty for neither Of them were born
as they ought TO have been, below tide water
Besides, in regard to mr.. Rives, he labors un.
der the objection of black eyes,-those Of his
predecessors, and, in fact, of all great men,
being blue or grey Again; his name has no,
the ION" in II. johnson is right as to the ter
minaiion of his name, and the color Of his
eye-both which circumstances seem to be
the augures of success. General Scott was
born in the right region for success, and has
also some other tokens Of it.
The Harrisburg Convention which formed
one OF the most intelligent bodies of men that
ever met IN this country, after casting tei
ewes over the whole Union, in search offs mar
whose capacity and fortune fitted him as
candidate for the Presidency, pitched upon
Virginians-for, out of Virginia, they coulC
not find one. Such will be the result of fu
ture Conventions, assembled for like pur
pose. So it was with that respectable and
am sorry, not more numerous, party, the fed
eralists-in former times,-who wound up al
their invectives against the"virgnia dynasty,
by proposing as a remedy for all the evils o
which they complained, the election Of JOIN
Marshall
Mr.. Van Burcn's fall from power was fore
} seen and foreiold, withou, any dispaIagemen
to his measures. No man from north of tn,
Potomac was ever twice elected or ever coule
be. llhe-wondsr is how ha evsr get ther
for one term. There is no doubt that Gtnera
Harrison could, with ease, be reelected, il
like some of his predecessors, he should b
persuaded that the public good required BIZ
services for another term. There viii no
want many and earnest endeavors to dissuad,
him from his honorable purpose to break VI
the two term principle, which, il presissed il
must destroy tho government. But, trus,
J that il is a part Of his high destiny to brinI
} back the Constitution TO its true spirit and oh
jects,by abolishing the principles OF re-clgibili
ty,and the still more odious practice Of nomi
nations, by the President, oils successor.