Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-05-06
CLOG CABINS ANDHARD CIDER"

The supporters of Mr.. Van Buren, never
| made "a greater mistake than when they I'M.
dertook to snecr at Gen. Harrlson's poverty
and lis privatlons while fighting for his coun-
try. by stgmatizln. him as I" the Log Cabin
aud Hard Cider candidate" The people Of
the west rise up as one nun to defend their
old dclycrcr and comrade in arms The at
tempt to identify Harrison with the "Log
Cabin" is like sounding a war trumpet IN
their ears. 1t untes all parties in defence
lafihelr common defender. The origin Of the
tc,m Ut the head of this paragraph may be
worth noticing. immcdntey after the ila-
ls1ula uuuiualIDn, lAe correspondent OF the
Butimorc Republican, the leading Van Bu-
rem organ ~ Mary land, alluded 10 the noInl-
mutton Of Harrison IN tins wlsc:--
"Gve him a barrel OF HARD ClDER,and
settle n pension of two thousand year on
him and my word for 1t ho will SIT the remain
dor of his days in his LOG CABIN, by the
side of a "sea coal" fire and study morul phi
Iosophy." -,
The editor Of the Republican liked the
,urrcstlon Of its correspondent so well, that
~ another part of the same paper, he gave
the second edilon:-
"a PRoposIrioN.- 1T was proposed, some
time since that Gen. Harrison should be pre-
scn,cd with barrel OF HARD CIDER, on
condition of his retiring from the field as q
candidate for the Presidency"
At abou, the same time the Washington
correspondcm of the New York Post made
the great discovery that Gen. Harrison was
Z" moor" and unable, like Mr. Van Buren, to
ride in his English coach and eat his dinner
with golden knives and forks and from gol-
den mates. He therefore gave vent to his
rcpubhcnnlsm through the Post III tho follow
my siraln:-
SGen. Harrson's poverty has awakened
the sy,npathy of the ladies' Of tins District.
and they ure now ut work, getting mp sub
scrip,ion to supply The sway worn hero with
sun Of clothes. fyou have any old shoes,
old boots, old hats, or old stockings, send
II them OH. and thcy will bo forwarded to u,
|" hero of the North Bend"
Il Since this time, every Loco Foco paper IN
| the Uni,cd States, with very few honorable
| exceptions, have tccmed with abuse oi 6en
II Harrison. on account oi hls poverty, nnd ms
II hnyInr been compelled, during large Porlloi
of his military lite III the west, to take shelter
| IN the rude log cabins, and accept such iart
A. they alrorded Look al the n. VI. Patriot
n and lis pcnsloncd echoes ~ every county lI
n n iIninpshlrc, week aitCr week, Tor proof O'
II This statement. II was only week or tw,
II SINCE. TINT the Regency olgHn mt CONCORD
II iold us--.lt HARRISON ~ poor h' sugn' r''hci
,o be conf,mn.d than rtueu,' and ihis noble
sentiment -sligmailling poverty as efl'''
| ll-,o unworthy oi n republican cIuzcn--ha'
been responded to snd echoed by the tor.
press throughout the Safe. DO these pen
n stoned drInmcrs think to prevent Itarrs"n
| election by pursuing such c"urSe as TIM
Il Itouar,ls Inn? Do they think to rccommcn'
| their own candidate tc pup"lar iasor 10y cun
| l,omptuonsly sn,erins at hls competitor BY
contrasting the riches aud arlslocracy oi Mf
| Van Buren, with the poverty of WIN. Henry
| IlInrri,on? They Will soon see their mistake
| Il they do no, already zee IT, "A pntnoil'
people will not perm, honry pD;no, 10 b'
jcllcd IN thcu presence" They vii ron ''
Ilhs fcsctn. hurl from r0~sr 'hc myfmldon