The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-05

il not openly avowod, and the effects having ex-
ceeded anything recorded in the annals of nation
al degeneracy," its administration, at length,
proves so disastrous to the country, that the peo
pie are aroused to the imperious necessity Of
bringing it back to the principles of the constitu
ton, to republican simplicity, purity and econo-
nay. For this purpose, the eyes and hopes of the
nation are turned to that retired, but eminent,
and now venerable citizen, the Farmer of North
Bend, eethe WASHINGTON OF THE WEST" WILL
LIAM HENRY HARRISON is called by the PEG
PIE to be their candidate for the Presidency of
the United States. No sooner is his name an
neunced than it is met with an insulting sneer
| at his poverty, his humble dwelling and homely
fare, by hired writer of the party in power.
"Give him." said the Washington letter-wri-
ter of the Baltimore Republican, through the CO.
lumns of that paper, ga barrel ofhard cider, and
settle pension of two thousand year upon
him, and our word for it, he will sit the remain
der of his days, contented in log-cabin."
The indignation of the people at the despotic
measures of the Federal Executive, and the in
sulting taunts of its hired defenders, already
deep and restless. Already was awakened in
u
remembered the early, long-continued, and al
ways disinterested services of Harrison, the re-
publican simplicity of his life and manners, and
the unsullied purity and Roman 6rmness of his
character. They lenged to manifest outwardly,
the deep-toned feelings with which their bosems
throbbed The bitter sneer of Ga partizan of
Mr. Van Buren," at him who had been the pro-
tector of the log-cabins, against combined sa-
wage and British foe, pervaded the country al
most with the rapidity of an electric shock, and
the log-cabin at once arose to the peoples view,
the expressive emblem of the very virtues they
sought to restore to the administration of the
Government, and associated in the minds ofAme-
ricans with so many enrolling "reminiscences
The Cabling of geese once saved Rome, and,
in honor of their services, flock was after
wards kept there at the public expense. This
was not considered "dsgusting mummery" at
Rome. Instead Of honoring the goose, zoe hon
or the log-cabin, to which his @gabbling" direct
ed our attention. We elevate it, we carry it in |
procession we assemble in it to discuss rights
and remedies, and to make patriotic resolves,
just as our fathers did before u.s.
Sir, is there any thing in this, (which would
disgrace" plain republican, which wsuld be
disgusting 10 any, save those whe have era
wing desire for the splendor and magnifcence of
an imperial palace,-who long to tread upon
s'royal Wilton carpets" and to be surrounded by
all the gaudy trappings of KINeLY power? To
these, the American enthusiasm for log cabin
simplicity and plain republication, is, no doubt,
de !, Gsting mummery;" but, certainly, sir, you
are not one of these.
You will permit me, here, again to express my
surprise that gentlemen of your intelligence
and rhilosophic mind, who els able to look at
the contest for the Presidency with perfect free
dom from passion and prejudice" and who,
few years age, participated so largely in the en-
thusiasm for s'HIcKoRy PoLEs,n did not readily
discover the moral philosophy of our log cabin
enthusiasm.
| Allow nae to call your attention to the follow
ing extracts from philosophical treatise, entitled
'LlEgER's L4Ea4L AMP POLITICAL HERMENEU-
TICS, }" from which the rationale of that enthti-
siAsm may be learned.
| ''There is primeval principle in man, which
ever urges him with irresistible power, to repre-
sent opt,vardly what moves him Strongly within;
pressing urgency Of utterance, SO that men,
| through all the many spheres of life and action,
| feel want of maniFesting without, that which
| stirs their mind or heart, even though there be
no direct object which they consciously desire to
obtain by this manifestation. The anxious desire
of utterance is Independent of any principle of
;;.:,;., that ;s "f the ""ns";c..- a. nan
ing certain end by the manifestation of our in
ward state. A victory is gained, the people re-
loice at its they illuminate their houses, and
Light bonfires. 1t may be far in the interior at
great distance from the enemy. They neither
do it to taunt the hostile armies, nor peculiarly
to honor the victory. They do 1t because their
minds and souls are in state 0frejsicing, and
they cannot resist expressing 1t. A temple Is to
be built for the reception of those who feel
wish to adore their God. The building is plan
ned and executed in a nobler style than the ordi-
nary dwellings of men, not to fatter the Deity
or to honor the Most High, for the fabric may be
building by those whose religion teaches them
that He cannot be fattered by men, that his
honor does not depend upon fpail mSrtals, but
because their mind, in erecting church, is in
different frame from what 1t is when they build
cottage, and they feel urged to manifest it accord
iNglE Man dresses differently for gay feast,
than for funeral Of his deceased friend,1
"Abselute Individuality, or utterance restrict
ed for the purpose Of utility, would have fettered
man in the lowest bondage of sordid egotism;
and Gsd may have impressed that urgency of
manifestation indelibly upon the human SOUL as
one of the chiefest means of sociability, cviliza
tion and elevation. For nearly ali that is
choicest in mankind n owing first of all to this
irresistible anxiety Of manifestation.
eThe signs which man uses, the using of
which implies intention, for the purpose Of CON
yeying ideas or notions to his fellow-ereatures,
are very yarious for Instance, gestures, signals,
telegraohs monuments, sculptures of all kinds,
pictorial and hierogiyphie signs, the stamp on
coins, seals, beacons,, buoys, insignia, ejacula
lions, articulate sounds, or their representations,
that is, phonetic characters on stones, wood,
leaves, paper, &cI entire periods, or single
words, such as names in apafticuIar place, and
whatever other signs, even the flowers in the
flower language Of the East, might be enumera-
| ted
s'These signs, then, are used to convey GER
tain ideas and Interpretation, in its widest mean
ing, is the discovery and representation of the