Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-03-12

served, and her children saved by him Think
you that the child whose life he rescued from
savage foes will forget him Or will the father
forget the man who led him on to victory against
the enemy that would, but for him, have devasta-
ted his settlement and put to the flames his wife
and offspring 1t cannot be. They all will stand
by him because they know that it is his pleasure
well as his duty, to do what the countrys good
requires of him. OF Kentucky there can be no
doubt. Her heart has been bruised, but not brok-
She always has lived Wing State--and
by the blessing of God, she will die Wing State
Her vote is secure for Harrison Virginia has
been said to be doubtful. The birth place of so
many heroes and patriots, the native soil of Har-
rison and Tyler-has been thought doubtful. l
cannot but persuade myself that she will not be
found so. Even in Pennsylvania the chances are
in favor of old Tppecanoe. You will think this
strange, and so should l, had l not been there to
see. The reason is that in Pennsylvania there is
strong Harrison party separate and distinct from
the two great political divisions of the day. This
party is composed of men in the interior who
have formerly served under General Harrison,
and as Gov Schultz remarked, ''no power on
earth can dssuade them from going with him."
Are not these prospects encouraging And in
view of them have we not duty to perform
duty which should be fulfilled at all events, but
which becomes doubly pleasing when animated
by the full hope of success Shall Maine be neg
ligent hope she will come up to the work, and
expose boldly and fcarlessly her disapprobation of
this administration. appeal to the friends of
the government, if there be any here, and / ask
them solemnly if the measures of the admins
tration have not proved injurious to the interests
of the country. | believe that they are DESTROYS,
as well ourselves, to adopt the best measures,
and | ask them if we do not right to appeal to
them, and if it is not their duty to listen Were
| in their place would listen to such a remon-
STRANGE; | would say to my opponent-"you may
be right; at any rate my measures have pro-
duced little but injury, and now | will try yours"
Such should be the language of our rulers if they
wished to continue in Office, and now let ask
you if such is their language l might go on
till the dawning of to-morrow's sun exposing the
errors Of the administration and then should not
have done. | must hasten to close find would
ask the people if General Harrison, the Wing can
didate for the Presidency, be not a of
publican character, of true democratic habits and
feelings. He may be ridiculed as Log Cabin and
Hard Cider Candidate but poor though he is,
would rather have his character than any treasure in
the worlds gift would prefer ii to Van Buren's,
though, every star changed into ruby and the
sun and moon into pure gold, and gwen with the
latter. find the people will not suffer Harrison 10
be much longer illuminated and abused without
taking it upon themselves to sustain him. / appeal
to the young and to the old, as they love their
coun,ry-to be up and doing, for eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty You have duty to perform,
and by the memory of your fathers by the exam
pie of him whose portrait is before you, WASH
ingon]-by your love of liberty, you are called
upon 10 fulfil it. Examine tho measures proposed
by the government decide to the best of your abil-
ity-and, having decided, carry your decisions into
effect. You have high trust to perform. Why
not exert yourselves? II was the reply of the gal
liant Col. Miller, when asked If he could storm an
almost mpregnabIe battery at niagara, 81 willtry."
In The battle with the office holders and partizans of
the executive. all we ask of you is ITO ray
and victory is yours.