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TNIE WESTERN PILOT, or Char Of the Ohio
and Mississippi Rivers. for 15l0, Jnst received
,oJ n, ,,le bv STEPHENSON g. GARWOOD.
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MARTIN VAN buren,.

Some other of the great men ofthe country, be-
sides Dewitt Clinton, have expressed their opin-
ions of MIR. Van Buren,, and 1t is by no means as
tsnishing that such strict coincidence should
have existed in relation to his character in the
North and the South.
Speaking of this 'spolitical Grimall0n," Mr.. C.
said &c He (1r. Van Buren0 was not of the
race of the lion or the tiger he belonged to the
lower order-the FOX and the WEAZEL and
itwould be in vain to expect that he could COM
mand the respect or acquire the confidence Of
these who had so little admiration of the qualities
by which he WINS distinottsbedu
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ALI the officers their return; and made every
ipouir>y could think of respecting thesy move
merits and encaAapments, the attack and defence,
and the operations of the 5attle throu EAout-
and / made up nay mind, uHhesitatingfy, that
the campaign had been coDaacted with great
bravery, skill and judgments and that nothing
was lett undone, that could BE- done, consist etly
with the Generals express orders from the War
Department, which, saw and Rsad. Nor have
ever known or heard q any act of his, wharh
has, in the least degree, altered The opinion l
then formed eli hinE- | will ad,tr that il | eve<
had any military skill, | am mory- Indebted for It
to Gen Harrison, than to any otlEer man. Soon
after the battle, wrete a letter tn Gen. Benia-
min Pierce, late Governor of New Hampshire
my military father, As / call him-giving some
what detailed account of the caEpRign of Tip
pecanoc- That letter was preserved by Gen. z.
and might now probably be found s,ao.g his pa
pers. 1t it is in existence, it Will show what
We're my opinions at that time, ss would also
several other letters then Written by me TO va
rious friends. In those days | Iserer heard that
Gen Harrison was acoward, or wore petticoats
To conclude, freely express nay opinion, after
following hira through all his civil and military
career, after living with him in Ids family, more
than six months, that Gen. William Henry Har-
rson is as free from stain bleTnish, it falls
to the lot of man to be.
am, dear sir, your old friend,
JAMES MILLER.
II n ITr...c
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COMMUNICATIONS.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE

Americans, will you refuse, now an opportu-
nifty is offered to you, to honor the heroic soldier
statesman, and patriot, Gen. VIM. III. Harrison?
"a heroic soldier, as evinced in the battles of
1'ipPicanoe, of Miami, of Fort Meigs, of NAL
den, of Detroit, of the Thames. The statesman
and patriot, as eyinced as Governor of Indiana,
his proclamation to reinstate the civil authori-
ties OF Michigan; as commissioner to treat with
the Indians, when he succeeded in making salts
factory treaties with nine important tribes; his
efforts in Congress, in behalf of officers and SOL
diers in distressed circumstances; his economy
in advocating six dollars day pay for Congress
men, instead of eight dollars; as minister to CO.
lumbia, and letter to President Bolivar.
He was honored with an appointment by Pre-
sidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madi-
son, and highly complimented by them all. An
opportunity is offered to all the citizens of the
United States to compliment him also, BY elect
ing him President of the United States. Will
you refuse? Is it not due him. Then honor him
to whom honor is due. An AMERICAN.
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OF THE PILOT.
WASHINGTON, july 9th, 1910.


There is e.yild excitement throughout this
whole city, in relation to the late action Of Con-
gress on the Banks. The citizens are gathering
at every corner, and asking, "What are we to
do~ Benton, Tappan, and Allen, of the Senate,
and Duncan, Vanderpoel, Petriken, and Coles,
of Virginia, and others, of the House, have been
most active in creating the ruin. eeWell, we
have got the Banks here" say they, cat any
rate!-that's something and these fellows shook
hands as though they had achieved something
praiseworthy. They were told by some of their
own friends, whose interests crushed by the
blind pulling down of the pillars, eyes, you have
killed the banks, but you ruin US"
The Wing meeting at Bladensburg, was a
most brilliant affair, every thing went plea
sanity and harmoHiously. There was great
deal of fine speaking, in which the defence Of
Harrison, from the slandcrous calumnies that
have been poured on him by that creature Dun.
can, on former occasion, were most successful-
ly refuted, and the ruinous measures of the Ad-
ministration faithfully portrayed. Among the
speakers were Messrs. Jenifer, Bowie, Wootton
and Donald Mcleod, one of the associate edi-
tors Of the Madisonian.
IN SENATE.
This morning the Patriotic Bank, an institu-
ton that did not suspend specie payments, sent
in memorial praying, in the face of the late
law, that the charter may be extended. Mr.
King presented this document, and it was refer
red to the committee on the District of Column
bia, though the chairman Of that committee is
not here.
Mr.. Clay, (of Ala) seeing that on Friday last
the will Of a very large majority of the Senate
was defeated by the will Of single senator, in
troduced resolution to suspend any rule where
two-thirds of the senators concurred-but as yet
it has not succeeded. Benton broke out on it in
his usual style, and intimated that it was intro
duced to subserve the cause Of corporations -
MIR. Clay rebuked him, by telling him, that al
though he was opposed to Banks, he was not
mad enough to desire TO destroy these institu-
tions, without substituting something, by which
he people should not be made to suffer
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[From the Cincinnati Gazette. !
MORE FORGERY.

We received to-day Van Buren, paper called
GOD Hickory" printed at Springfield, Illinois.
lished genuine, letter purporting to bear
date at ''.N07th Bend, Ohio, May 1, 1S40"-to
be directed ''to the Illinois State Central Com
mittec"-and to be signed by John C. Wright,
David Gwynne, o. NJ Spencer, Gen. Hasrisons
Corresponding Committee" This is a vile for
gery-false from beginning to end. No such
letter was ever written subscribed by the gem
tlemen whose names affixed, nor by any one
of them--nor by any one for them with their
knowledge or consent
The order is to g charge upon the encn,y."-
Forgery and perjury among the means used
What NEXT
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The District Bank bill, from the House, which
was dsfea ted through the Vaccinations of Ben
ton, Tappar, and AEBen, had its second reading,
asH was referred to the committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia. So the citizens have yet
chaHes for its adoption
TIE bill for the collec3ion of the revenue was
discussed at great lengthy Mr.. Clay Of KY. Mr.
Huntington, Calhoun, Wright, and AIlcn, Parti
cpating- In the course of this debate, precious
picture was drawn of the uanner in winch the
revenue laws have been evadsdby the machina-
tons of foreigners, who, soon one circular
was issued, had new names for articles, and. new
modes of fraud on the Custom House.
In the House,, the bill making appropriations
for the Naval Service, for $780,. was taken UPS,
when Mr.. Creamy of Michigan Qsrfown since his
abuse of Gen. Harrison, as "Ginecal Creary,ny
raoved to strike out an appropriation of S4,250)
ior the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia, on which,
he bottomed most outrageous speech against
the Board of Navy Commissioners. These peo--
pei seem disposed for universal destruction.
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An E;sII. HPIKIT.

As Mr.. Van Buren, gave the ssconfdential" let
ter writers, who demand the "immediate" dis
missal Of certain officers of the army, assur-
anee he would have complied promptly, if they
had been in the civil service, what may not be
expected from the influence Of similar Jaccobin
clubs, when the American Ceeser has 200,0 900
armed soldiers at his heels 7--Republican liberty
will soon have gasped its last breath. This is a
matter worthy Of serious reflection
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NoRTH BEND. ohio, Nav 2s, IS


GENTLEME,N:-I have the honor to acltnowl-
edge the receipt Of your letter Of the 23th Feb,
conveying the proceedings of meeting OF the
whig members of the Legislature, convened in
the capitol Of the state, on the 22d of that month
| beg you to believe, gentlemen, that am
deeply impressed with the honor, which has been
conferred upon me by the distinguished body,
whom on This occasion you represent The
great object of both my civil and military life
has been to serve my country, to the utmost of
my abilities, and to obtain its appreciation. The
hope Of this has often cheered me in circum-
stances Of great difficulty and embarrassment.
You will pardon me, trust, If in this letter
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MORE FORGERY.

The Globe has endeayored to make political
capital by publishing forged letter purporting
b be from James Henderson of South Benz, In
diana The fact that II was a forgery has been
some time before the public, bit there has been
no retract. Next came great clamor about a
letter from the Cincinnati Committee The GIN
cinnati Gazette, edited by the Hon. J. c. Wright,
one OF the committee, put the quetus ON that for
gerry also.
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GEN. HARRIsoN,s LETTER.

Reader, compare the two letters which we
place before you this day; and if you are Wing,
You will be proud of your candidate. Indeed,
we thank Gen Harrison, from the bottom of our
heart, for this his last, best letter 1t is indeed
one most important step in the great reform,
which is to save country-which brings us
back TO the fundamental principle in the Censti-
tuition, which would establish the independence
and purity OF Congress. 1t il indeed reform
But we viii not dctain thAreader
ALBANY, February 2Sth, 1S40
SIR-On behalf of the Wing members of the
Legislature, being a majority OF both the Senate
and the House of Assembly, the undersigned
have the honor to transmit to you The enclosed
Resolutions prepared by US and passed with per-
feet unanimity and the most enthusiastic feeling,
by those members, at mesting held on Satur-
day last, being the anniversary of Washington's
birth day.
We have also the honor to transmit to you a
paper containing report in full of the speeches
and proceedings, at that meeting
We have the fullest confidence, that in the
views there expressed as to the character and po-
licy of the present Administration, well as in
the tributes paid to your character and public
services and to those OF the distinguished citizen
associated with yoH in the Harrisburg nomina-
ton. we have given utterance not only to our
own feelings and convictions, but to those OF a
large majority of the people Of this State.
We are, with high respect, your friends and
fellow citizens,
g.. C. VERPLANCK,
MARTIN LEE, iOf the Senate
JOHN MAYNARD, }
G. f. CLARK,
VIM. DUER,
PETER B. PORTER, or the Assembly.
ID. B. ST. JOHN,
J. HUBBARD,
Gen. WIN. HENRY HARRISON.
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90 See first page.

gg-we would inform our friends and the pub
lie generally, that we have received another
supply of the Tippecanoe Text Book.
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altered Notes Two dollar notes on the Frederick
County Bank have BEEN very ingenousy altered to tens
and put ia circulation. They may be easily detected by
holding them to the light
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am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

The Patriot in re-2ublishing this letter, ex-
presses bslicf that it may not be genuine Cen
zine! 1t has all the characteristics of authenti-
city.-It is the genuine Andrew Jackson.-We
can immagine the self-satisfed look with which
this spoIlt child put his name to this document
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4th. As Secretary Of State, he eYnced truck
ling subserviency to the British ministry on the
subject of the lost West India trade, in his in
structions to MIR. Mclean. Such course he
had formerly CONDEMNED, whilst in the Senate Of
the United States, as an abandonment of every
honest and patriotic principle, tending TO bring
our free institutions into disrepute. He sabse-
quently became sensible of the disgraceful part
he had acted; and to avoid the consequences of
such seryility and STOPPING to foreign pos er,
called upon Gen. Jackson, who boldly took 4the
responsibility" leaving him TO appear only as the
miserable tool.
Highly prominent is this trait in MFR Van
Buren's character as an American statesman. his
biographer has not thought it worthy Of being
placed upsn record.
5th There is nothing said of his correspond
ence with the hard money despotisms Of Europe,
where labor is rewarded at from Cd to a shilling
per diem, and where the people at such rate oil
"Buchanan wages" are said to be more happy
and Independent than in our own County, in
which, before the Van Buren, statesmen and cur
rency thinkers came into power, labor was abun-
dant, and the working man received ample re-
ward for his toll This feicitous state of affairs
however, By the PRODUCTION of wages,s i soon
to bless the land, in gold and silver currency,
and plenty for the Office holders and ROY eminent
authorities, and starvation and rags for the PEG
pie
9th. Much as the destructives seem to dePre
cate Gen. Harrison as a military man, Central
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30
For the Hawk Eve and Patriot.

Mr. ED1roR-I arrived in your place
on the 18th inst. fatigued with travelling
and spirits somewhat depressed with a
long absence from my friends and home
I was agreeably surprised however on
being conducted 10 the National Hotel to
find myself provided with accommoda-
tons and fare, but little inferior to the
provisions made for strangers in the cele-
brated Inns in the eastern cities-certain-
ly lacking nothing to be equal with them
in point of comfort. The house although
crowded with young men boarding and
sojourning does not present to the stran-
ger that revolving aspect that l am sorry
to say characterizes some of the western
lnns-prodnced by indulgence in intern
'perance and profanity. But on the
contrary urbanity, hilarity and genuine
friendship appears to be the prominen,
traits of character in all with whom | had
any intercourse. And it was but seldom
during my stay that l heard the name OF
God profaned nor an angry word spoken.
| state these facts for the information OF
others that may travel this way and to pay
"a debt due to merit.
lmay be in Burlington again and l may
never see one of the faces that behold
this day till I meet them at the Judgment
bar of God. And well may say the
wilderness has become fruitful field and
springs have burst forth in the desert.
The crystal fountains of Education and
Science are here shedding their genial in
fluence; not one Of the substantial enjoy
iments of life is denied to the man of en-.
terprise and industry that may seek a
home in the west.
HESPERUS,
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30

and send him 50 many question. !.
swer, that he haint got time t. y y
'em all, unless he neglects his far, aaas'. .
lets his apple trees go untrimmed m a.i aad
that case he'd have no cider n ~; aud q
friends next fall; and so / am e sas as
lend him hand in doing some 81 f h;s q .
ting. NO w.
There are good many querie, 49,.
the Gineral; some honest ones; and s -
cunning ones, and all ought q, e1i /. s'as
swer'd, and the Gineral is WILLING ! i : y
that business to me, only telling ~ NY I
keep in my eye the four pict,,rs, T. (. y
ing in the Cabinet Chamber = ''aas
wants to know what the General, s0 Y
tons are about money matters. -cn,@
cy, Sub Treasury and Banks ana 'l y
And others about officeholders, and md :, y
ought to hold Offices. O hers ahon, y rao
if, and Abolition, and Public I,ands = !,
so forth. And others about Inte,n.lI saa
provement, and State Credit, and So = fo. ~
and SO | expect to be kept pretty INV.
for spell answering all these que,e sI !!
the Gineral, whilst he is busy with III IL y
farm and his apple trees, and i. ain, ~ ~
sible for me to say that can ge. hail. ~.
your way till | go with tile Ginersl i W. ",
shington next fall SO you may as v,l =
journ the Convention a. Downiu,,NaL.
and refer all unfinished matters to me ,a 's
the Gineral at the CABIN ON THE No, ~
BEND, from which pint you and all en-,
ton will here more from.
Your respectful nefew and friend,
J DOWNING, Major, &c. &c. H.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30
McELWEE EXPELLED-Tbe

McELWEE EXPELLED.-The Sc.
lect Committee Of the House of Represen.
tatives of Pennsylvania who had been
charged with the duty of investigating the
circumstances and character of the outrage
lately committed by Mr. McElwee, of Bed.
ford, on Mr. Higgins of Northumberland
as also the appropriate action upon it, by
the House, made report to that body on
Thursday. The report confirms fully,
and in its most revolving particulars, the
accounts therefore, published, as to the ma.
ture and character of the outrage.-With.
out pointing out the mode, the committee
declare that 1.-THE dignity of the House
must be maintained at all hazards. The
character Of legislation-the honor of the
Commonwealth demands. that the heayi-
est judgement of the House should be
visited upon any member who would com.
nit SO gross and fragrant an outrage upon
the person of a member Of this House. .
The report concludes with submitting the
whole subject to the consideration Of the
House.
After the report was read, the following
resolution was offered by Mr. Fisher, Of
Philadelphia:
RESOLVED, That this House considers
the conduct Of T. B. McElwee, a men,
Der from Bedford, on Saturday last in the
personal insult committed upon the per-
son Of Mr. g. w. Higgins, member from
Northumberland, as gross ina;gnity Of
tered to the House, and that he be there.
fore expelled from the House, and that
his name be stricken from the list of men,
bers.
After a palliative amendment had been
offered, and withdrawn, the vote was Ia
ken by yeas and nays, and the resolution
was adopted by vote Of So to 26. This
being the constitutional majority Of two
thirds, the Speaker declared the member
from Bedford expelled. 81
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30
CoNNEcTICUT ELECTION.

CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
The following i the rankest specimen
of mendacity that has yet appeared in the
Gazette. If that concern expects TO gull
and mislead the people Of Iowa. by such
gross misstatements, they will find them
selves mistaken. If they cannot promote
their cause in any other way, the people
must consider it in wretched plight,
truly.
Connecticut. The wings are shout
ing over their victory in this old federal
state land, as usual, are claiming it by
an increased majority. There's where
they mistake themselves. Their major
ity IS decreased from last year-and has
been decreasing regularly for the last three
years. We can glue the figures for It,
# they scant them" Gazette.
We do want them, and we call upon
the Gazette to show the figures.
In the meantime we give the following
result Of the election, which we have OBJ
tanned from the most authentic sources.
The Conservative candidate last year re.
ceived many of the votes which were
polled for the Van Buren, candidate this
year. Every effort was made both by
the custom. house officers from New
York and many Of the leading loco focos
in Boston, in behalf Of the sinking Van
Buren, cause. Much money was spent
and many speeches were made by inter.
ested Administration men, but it was all
to no purpose. The following does no,
look much like the Wing majority being
"decreased from last year. AI5
From the New-York Journal of Commerce.
Connecticut Election.-The Wing ma.
jority is over 1850. The annexed sum
mary comprises all the towns in the State
except three, which will not materially
vary the result.
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HESPERUS.
For the Hawk. Eve and Patriot.

Lincoln Co.. Mo. .April 9th, 1910.
Mr.. EDIToR-Sir. l understand that
DR.. H. Cole is on his way to Iowa Ter
ritory, for the purpose of delivering Phi.
losophical Lectures on the science Of
Phrenology, and collecting important facts
in regard to the character of the Indians
in this section of country.
To such as have taste for mental phi
losophy, and a knowledge of human ma
ture, and particularly ofthemselves, would
do well to attend his lectures.
Very respect'y, yours.
p. PERKINS.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30

We want money, and as we cannot get
our dues from this great government. all
though it owes US several thousand dol
lars lars and as it might be considered cruel
to press press our claims during its present
embarrassed and declining situation, we
hope those individuals, who are. indebted
% US will come forward and nav aup.
AZ this volume is near iis end, we should
not now object at receiving subscriptions
in advance for The next. sfF7a
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30
POLITICAL CHANGE,

:" -
We have before us the Ohio Confeder-
ate Extra. which contains the Address Of
Gen. JonN McELyA1NE Of Ohio, in which
he gives his reasons why he can no long
er support Van Buren,. Gen. McElyaine
rs well known. He was a member of
both the electoral colleges which cast the
vote of Ohio for Gen. Jackson, and was al
$50 on the Van Bnren Electoral ticket in
1885. He goes for Harrison and Reform
with all his might. We regret that we
have not room for the whole. The fol-
lowing is the conclusion Of his address :
"Perhaps, ought to ask pardon Of
the democratic State Central Commit
tee for my wavering conduct-but the
shackles are broken, and, thank God, |
am once more freeman! And as long
as live l intend to be so.
I will only further remark, in conclu-
sion, that with my decided appreciation
of the old chief and my determination to
support him by all proper means, | cannot
share in any proceedings which smack Of
dictation to the people. The people, in
my opinion, are abundantly capable, with
out the help Of dictators, to choose their
own officers. I'desire further to say to
all my old Jackson friends in the city and
surrounding counties, that my house is
open from this time to the Presidential
election-and that. / will esteem it favor,
if they will all call on me, whenever they
find it convenient. They will never
find my door shut and the string of the
latch pulled in.' We will confer with
one another and reason together touching
orr common interests and those of our
common and beloved country.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
/ a JOHN McELVAINE.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30

The Messrs. HAMMERS have fitted up
their F." Mansion House." Qate Wiscon.
sin HoteD in this city, in first rate style.
We are informed by some of their board,
ers that the accommodations are at leas
equal to any of the hotels in town.