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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-08-13
Keep il before the People.

That Martin Vap Buren opposed the
war of 1919, and did all he could do
10 defeat the election OF the patriotic
Madison, thus showing to the world love
of Federal doctrines and his hatred Of
democracy.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That at the time when the fleets ol
England plundered our ships, and i'm
pressed our seamen, the thoughts oi
Martin Van Buren, were still in favor oi
peace thus showing the inherent cow
ardice of his nature and want Of sympa-
thy with his suffering fellow citizens.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEoPLE,
That Martin Van Burcn holds the mr.
istocratic doctrine, that property alone
not talent, or usefulness to society, quail
ifes man TO have voice in the choice
Of his rulers.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE People.
That the whole of the % foreign
'nonai chies from whom Van Buren, asks
direction how ho shall administer the
affairs Of the republic, approve Of his
prime pies and would rejoice should he
succeed in reducing the people Of the
only free nation on earth to leve
with their own obedient and degraded
subjects. 81
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEorLE,
That Van Buren has confessed in his
last annual message, that twenty-five OF
The despotic Kings aud Emperors Of
Europe, approved fully of the Sub
Treasury scheme, by which three -fourths
Of the peoples earnings will be trans
terrcd to the pockets Of the offics-hol-
ders.
KEEr 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Martin Van Burcn is at this mo.
ment, to all intents and purposes, a mon
arch, wanting only the power to preven,
the people from expressing their disap.
probation Of his iniquItous designs.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEoPLE,
That he is now exerting his encrgic.
10 obtain this power by creating n stand.
ing army Of TWO HUNDRED TBoUsANr
MEN, to be used for the purpose OF pu..
ting down " combinations" or, in other
words, conreniions," Of the people
thereby violating the Constitution, which
guarantees to all citizens the right
peacsably to assemble and take meas
ures to have their grievances redressed
KEEr IT BLroRE THE PEorLE,
Tha, tho whole policy Of Van Buron''
administration ~ nj war with their bcs
interests, and destructive Of their nomin
al prosperity. Let i, he known through.
out the length and breadth Of the land
that n crusade Is now going on ageins
the rights OF the nottingham, who's,
wages aie to be reduced TO TEN
CENTS day. Spread it from Las
10 West, from North to South, that The
.dccree has gone forth that a SLEEPS
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HERALD OFT He TIMES.
HEAD AND PLUCK, is a sufficient

HEAD AND PLUCK, is a sufficient
reward for day Of hard toll. Let
every dweller in the A" Log Cabins" OF
the country know the fact, that Loco
foco Congressman has declared that the
" hardfsted" laborers Of America can,
and should, subsist without meat, and
that potato soup, onions and garlic, are
good enough for the men who, in the
estimation Of Martin Van Buren,, James
Buchanan, Thomas II. Benton, and
Senator Walker, are only fit to be placed
on a level with the sorls of Russia, or
the black slaves of the West India Is
lands.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison will
be the President on the 4th Of March
next, rectify all evils under which the
country suffers, and restore the Govern.
ment to pure Democratic principles OF
Jefferson and Madison.
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FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
WIN. HENRY HARRISON,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENTS:
10 HIN TYLER,
OF VIRGINIA.
For ELEcToRs OF PRESIDENT AND VIC
PRESIDENT.
NICHOLAS BROW.N,
GEORGE E.NGS,
PAGER WEEDEW
WILLIAM RHODES.
For tic Herald Of the Times.

Evidences Of what modern "democra-
cy" means, daily multiply and cannot
fail to open the eyes Of the most unbe-
lieving, ofthe desperate game now play
ing by Martin Van Buren, and his min
ions, TO cheat the people Of the United
States out of the election of their Presi-
dent. Not satisfied with DISTINGUISHING
a sovereign State of her legal Repre-
sentatives, and filling their seats with
those she rejected in order to consum-
mate his "thriee rejected" and odious
measure-not satisfied with his eternal
war upon the currency, credit, the
merchants, manufactures, banks, inter
nal improvements and reducing the pri-
ccs and products Of labor; nor yet with
quartering over one hundred thousand
hungry, indolent, insolent and worth
less cormorants, and promising Offices
to four times that number Of starving
knaves, to abuse the very men whose la
Dor pays his % 900 dollars salary, be-
sides the expense Of his golden spoons,
English coach, and other cxtrayagan-
ces but the Treasury Of the United
States TO its full ertent must be poured
out, in gold or promises TO pay, as may
suit his democratic mGjesiy's conscience
for this especial purpose. The party
vote of a corrupt Congress, authorising
the President to suspend the appropria-
tons for Fortifcations sc. whenercr and
vhererer he pleased, was not a measure
to be misunderstood by any one, who
properly appreciates the character and
principles Of that designing Democrat,
and his associates Benton, Kendall and
Blair, the Robespierrcs Of America,
who thirst for blood, If Office and power
cannot be retained without it. A few
facts will abundantly prove this asser-
tion. First let US appeal to Thomas
White Of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson
county, Ohio; a man, us the writer be-
lievos, Of unimpoached and Of unim-
poachable vcracity-an original Jack
son man, and ono who zealously sup
ported Mr.. Van Burcn up to the 10Th
day of June last. Up to that time Mr..
White was also personal as well as
political friend Of Gov Shannon, and was
so high in the confidence Of the party
that at the time he rcnounccd il, he was
member Of the committee Of cores
pondencc and vigilance for his country !;
and, withal so desirous Of being eonsis-
tent, he continued to act with them, even
after his conscience began 10 do its Of
fee, and until an "erpedieni" was re-
sorted 10 by the Democrats to carry the
election in that State for Mr.. Van Bu-
rem, which was nothing less thnn to
expcnd FOUR HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS Of the peoples mon
ey, to bring foreign population, such
as Mr.. Van Buren contracted for mith
The Romi,h Pope Gas his correspondence
with that Dignitary will undoubtedly
prove, if he will dare expose it to the
world to vote down the honest yeoman-
ry Of Ohio, aud cheat them out Of their
dearest rights, as has been the case in
New Jersey. There is no doubt The
same means will be used TO do away
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notion, and that Of your friend and fsl-
loo citizen,
]. DOWNING, Major,
80 &c Sc

N. B. The GincraI is curious to
know how the Sub.Treasury" gets on
ia your parts. Do the folks lug about
the coin according to law, or do {" ccrti-
fed check" on 9. hhe roscaily bank" take
the place onti If you don't care to
answer this you need not,-ali that the
Gineral cares to know is, if the law l.
carried out all alike--not goose here und
gander there, that's all.
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Not a word about Kentucky or Indiana
in yesterdays Republican. News 90,
received, We suppose. Perhaps.
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Important Disclosure.
IRON tho St. Clairsvilic, Ohio Chronicle.
POLITICAL CHANGES-HEAR AN
HONEST MAN.

fOLlIlCAL VIA Es--h hEAN IL AN
HONEST MAN.
MI. PLEASANT, jefferson CO.,
June l9, 1910.
Mr.. Editor-Sir, will you please to pcrni,
me, through the medium Of your paper, 10
renounce publicly all further communication
with the Van Buren, loco.foco party, and give
my reasons for 80 doing.
stand appointed as one Of the committee
of correspondence, and also Of tho commit
tee Of vigilance, for that party in MI. Pleas
ant township. have faithfully. attended to
the duty Of those appointments, and more
particularly to those Of the committee Of Wig
lance. saw that many Of our short.sight.
ed editors, as we'll as number Of our bar.
room, stump, and other species Of orators,
were only furnishing your party with politi.
cal capital, by declalinng against the char
ac,cr Of General William Henry Harrison
and, ne in duty bound by virtue Of my ap-
pointments, | excrted myself 10 dissuadc
those Of our party 10 whom had access
from pursuing that course, assuring then
that if they did not dosist from dcfnming
General Harrison, we would lose the State
of Ohio, and all other States that had fur
nished soldiers for Ilarsison's army during
the late war because old soldiers, VIII,
knew him, and who had scanned his actions
nt different times, would not bear to heat
cnhcr the military Or private character o
their old commander attacked or DETAINED
they would oil leave Us, and tnkc large num
bcrs with them; for they would consider
themselves dIsgraced IN the same proportion
as their commander.
in reply To this, was informed, that htr'
,rcs no donger Of losing the State of Ohio
secause Governor Honnon had been 10 .Ncu
York. and had obiainsd loan Of 100000
,chnh rns 10 b. iam out on The public Uorks
and 50 managed rs 10 secure The rotes Of nh
The idbovtrs. AT another time ] was told
there was no danger OF losing the State 81
OhI", because tho prce Of produce, (whesi
&c.) would advance all along The line Of the
canal, before the election, and that " all that
the Dutch wanted 10 make them good demo.
Gratis, was little more money" On Ipquir-
ing how the price of produce could be raised
Al 9 time like this when there was ~ money
! was told, ip reply, that the office boldcrs
would have money, and that they would have
To contribute 10 asslst m raising the price oI
produce. 10y being lavish of the 100000.
And on last evening, being informed that the
internal mochipe was put IN operation, aud
! that certain post master was called upon
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MouNr PLEASANT, I'LL. July 10, 1910.
DR.. A. G. Henry, Chairman ofths Whig
HaaI.aI Ea.n.n.flaa Of uLinoia
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-01-03


THE Court. Gazette of the norths as the
RTcHMoND ENoUIRER is Of the South, anu.
the LoUByILLE ADvRRTIsERof the Vest
AL these papers are close in Che confidence
of the government, scarcely less than the,
Globe ftself-The Argus particularly IS
under the surveillance and is the organ of
the Albany Regency, who are the special
friends ofMr Van Buren,, and have been his
body. keepers during his late electioneering
tour to New York.
This quotation contains astruth which
should claim the attention Of every Republi
cana truth, from an unexpected source it
is true, but none the less palpable, because
of its paternity. The same thing has been
reiterated again and again by the Wing
press, but has been met by stern denial
The union Of the purse and the sword! what
is ii, but the giving of absolute power to
the executive? 1t is an encroachment on
the spirit of the constitution fatal to that
instrument. The advocates of state
rights, in every section of tho Union, have
in il fruitful subject for contemplation
The assumption ofthe power allowed by the
Argus to the President, foretels a danger
10 the States individually and collectively,
warranting the serious consideration Of the
people.--Baltimore Chronicle.
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whose entrance upon the duties Of chief
magistrate has been signalized by the down
fall and destruction Of every interest. Evil
has followed all his political acts. He pos
sesses neither craftsmanship or popularity;
and even now masquerades the country in
Gea. Jackson's military toggery, for the pur-
pose Of keeping up the eclat which the i'll
starred preference of that chieftain threw
around him. Which party, then, should the
people of the United States protect? Let
the good and evil which each has conferred
upon the country, guide them in the deei-
Ision.
Let them weigh the extension of agricul-
ture against the evils of depraved cur
rency. Let them Judge between the build
ing up of cities and the destruction of COM
merce-let them decide between benevo-
lence ofcharitable societies and the tyranny
of cold and heartless prescription. If a
Ivitiated circulation is preferable to the inde-
pendence of the planter; if confusion in
commerce is more desirable than the growth
of cities; if tyranny is more acceptable than
liberty. let locofocosm prevail, for those
evils will ever attend IFS performance
Let commerce and credit perish, and the
merchant also: burn up his ships, his steam'
boats. his warehouses. Return to the will
derness the. farms that have been opened
by his credit Consume with fire the pub
lie buildings he has erected. Destroy the
| railroads, banks, canals, and other works
that owe their construction to merchants
Let not vestige of mercantile enterprise
or the faint of trade, remain to wound the
eyes or offend the nostrils of purified loco
focoism. Dispense with class of mer
which has been found necessary to society
from the dawn of civilization till now, and
] do it at once.
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lily interesting TO them as their finances and
currency was totally new in this and all 9th.
er civilized countries. But this oxces-
siveIy Federal resort the party was driven.
For every other way seemed to have been
previously hedgod up by themselves.
Now, we would ask all sober minded men
who have been benefited by all these
currency and anii-curency movements Of
the general government Have we better
currency than we had in 1880, or ale we
likely TO have? The government docs not
even PROPOSE TO TRY to benefit currency
This, forsooih, is no part ofits business now
Of days! But we repeat, who is or has been
benefited by all this doing and negIectina
TO do? Has the armer-the merchant
the professional man? Has any one been
benefited? Where is the maD-let him
speak for himsef-have you been benefit
ted or are you likely to be? Yes, il is an
Iill wind that blows no one anv good
There are men-all men of a certain bust
ness and calling have been greatly benefited
and are likely still to be greatly benefited
in future by the currency and anti-cuuency
doings of the government. The "broker"-
the money-shaUer, is enriched by thousands
and tens Of thousands by this government
crusade. But every other Business and cal
ling in life has suffered every thing but alb
solute ruin, and this ball is still in motion.
1t is not denied that we have, all over the
United States, wretchedIy miserable, de-
Preciatcd, and uncertain currency; and that
money cannot be transmitted throughout the
country but at an enormous expense. Now
will it for one moment be questioned that
aUthe crpense Of these two evils is borne
by the people, and not by the merchants and
bankers. 1t is also admitted Oh all hands
that the general government eau relieve the
people from this burden, and greatly benefit
the general currency and exchanges of the
country. Now, we ask, will the people be
content that the government should say to
them. after having promised that they would
improve and benefit the currency and make
it "better''-''we have the power but not the
inclination to produce the better currencyY;
Will they relieve the general government
from its promises? 1.-THE subject ofcurrency
is an exception TO the general rule, that the
government shall provide for the general
welfare of the people, it onght at least to
have been known before the promise was
made.
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a Promising Governrent.

When Gen. Jackson declared an opposi-
ton to the Bank of the United States it was
with this express promise TO the people OF
the Union, that in putting down that insti-
tuition he would furnish the people with a
s'BETTER CURRENCY" than was enjoyed du-
ring the existence and career of the Nation
al Bank Every messageof President Jack
son and his successor, and every other Off
cial document that emanated from any
quarter of the Government, as well as all
speeches in Congress, Reports of Commit
tees, &C., and the whole Press which sus-
tanned Gem Jackson's course, uttered forth
a constant and unwavering reiteration of that
promise.
AS time passed on apace and the shelter
currency" did not come, it was the univer-
sal assertion of the party, from the president
down, that its delay was occasioned by the
malpractice of the expiring monster; but
that great enemy of a sound currency
would soon be quite dead and thenit would
bedepriged of the power of preventing the
introduction Of the promised currency. We
say that the party, in all its departments,
continued to repeat and reiterate the official
promise Of Gen. Jackson, 20 furnish the peo-
pie with a better currency, until the State
Banks utterly failed TO do what had been
thousand time officially asserted they could
and would do, and the Sub Treasury Scheme
was brought forward. Then it was for the
first time stated by authority, that the PEG.
pie were in the habit of expecting too much
from the Government And amongst the
unreasonable expectations of the people
from the Government was that of looking
70 it to sustain or improve the general cur
rency and exchanges ft6e country! From
that moment the promise of improving the
currency wasnot only abandoned, but # was
boldly asserted by the President, in mes
sage to Congress, thatit was no part of the
duty or business of the general Government
to do aught towards lettering the general
currency-that the duties Of the general
government, in relation to the whole subject
Of finance and currency, ceased withits care
for the safe collection, safe keeping and safe
disbursement of the public funds.
MI. Van Buren, certainly has the merit Of
in, this sentiment, forsuch doc
trine never was ut cred seriously, in our
country before. The idea the 9 general
welfare Of the people, was not 10 be looked
afserby the government p matter 50 deep
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hordes of mercenaries, and put battalions Of
demagogues to fight BY one eloquent waive
of the Constitution, our eyes and our blood
has glowed with no less vigor.. We have
supported Mr.. Clay as faithfully as the best
of you and we are ready to do it again.
And our right hand for it, Henry Clay is now
as firm, as warm and as thorough Harrison
man as lives beneath the sun.
If the Convention acted unwisely in nomi-
mating Gen. Harrison, it Is an error which
we have not time to rectify if we could do
it. We are within ten months Of the cleo
ton, and nothing but hands to and work,
will be of any avail now. Talking time is
over. Munerings and murmerings among
ourselves never had proper time, much
less is there time for it now. If we have
not magnanimity enough to give up a man
any man, for season, for the sake of our
cause, we are not wings good and true.
The presses to which we allude, look upon
the dark side Of the picture only, and are
too much governed by personal feeling. In
the first place we have no doubt but the
Convention did the best they knew how
And in the next place their information and
the result of their doings ought to go far
towards changing our previous notions as
to what should be the nomination. The
Convention was nota county caucus; it was
as enlightened a body as ever met in coun-
Gil in America, for the last ten years at least.
And their means for information was by
no means scanty. Have we but one man
in our ranks that will do for President! Yes,
sirs, we have five hundred! All we want
is a Wing whom we will all agree to support,
and then it is our duty to elect him. And |
can we not do it!-We CAN do it! If we
unite we can assuredly-do ii; and there is |
not power enough between the heavens
and the earth to prevent it. No, nor money
enough amongst the Treasures, nor the Trea-
sures themselves, forty thousand though they
be in number, nor demagogues, nor hypo-
critical practice VS. protession-men,n nor pen
toned presses. nor falsehoods told or untold !
nor speculation, defrlcation or spoilation
enough. The prince of defaulters and his
gorged army, and their whole corruptions
high and low, though the stencil of its rot
tenness could be fell, they cannot all pre-
vent it, if the wings will but unite.
Van Buren, is sinking before the canvass
has commenced. Look at his electioneering
tour in his own great State. Before his foot
prints were out behind him, the people spoke
to him in language which sycophants never
use. The Convention has given US Ohio
which we could not have got Otherwise
New-York is safe, and Virginia is true
HARRISON is our candidate and victory is
within our reach. Our banner is at the
mast head, our decks are in order, the breeze
favors us, the sky is clear, up every man
then, and we will show hauty inriguer, a
cunning, would-be Government Banker,
whether the people cannot reach him.
Again we say HARRIsoN-THE Presidency
THE PEopLE AND LIBERTY! No GoUern-
nsent Bank---.No Presidential Banker or
Money King but
4" A UNION OF THE WHIGS-FOR THE
SAKE OF THE UNION"!
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To the editor of the n. I. empire state.

To the editor of the N. Y. Empire state.
SIR:-We cutthe following article from
your paper of the 2Sth November last.
"There is no place like Mississippi for a
" snarl They have gouging, bowie fights,
" Dwellings, and lyDchings-and when there
g is lack Of individual quanels, they get
" cities and villages by the ears. 1t is said
g thatth citizens of Washington and Nat
6 chez have got into hot dispute. The
g Washingtonians have passed an ordinance
" prohibiting certain doings by their Nat
" chez neighbors within their precincts, and
" fined sundry persons for disregarding the
" ordinance. Whereat the citizens of Nat
-" chez, III reprisal, determined to touch the
6 enemy in a tender point, have got up
" petition TO prohibit the sale of liquors to
|" the citizens of Washington. How the war
" has terminated we have yet 10 learn.
We are sorry to see such remarks in
paper we prize so highly as yours, but we
have promised the public to meet all unjust
aspersions of the character and reputation
of our state and her citizens which we see,
in spirit of uncompromising refutation.-
And we will stand by our promise and stand
by our citizens, so long as justice requires
it and we have a pen to write. We are
aware that the above remark is put forth
somewhat jestingly and without reflection,
but nevertheless, sir, it is unjust, ilIiberal
and injurious. We know that Mississippi
labours under many disadvantages, and we
have many sins. both private and public TO
answer for; but 10 the name of Justice and
Equal Rights" we request that respecta-
bic prints will not do us the injustice to join
the senseless Glamour of tops and prostituted
newspapers TO keep up the chorus of fash
ioRable SANDER and dull would-be-smart-
ness, at the expense of moral and indus
trious community. We spoke at length upon
this subject last summer, and if we mistake
not yours is one of the many papers which
copied our remarks. We showed how this
vulgar jingle of "Mississippi morals" had
its rise and progress, and the amount Of res
pect that the whole song was entitled to-
We acknowledged our faults but claimed at
the hands of an Intelligent and impartial
Press the respect which is our due.
The first sentence Of the above remark
Of yours is unjust and illiberal, regarding it
as having any special applicability to our
State. Good order and the laws are too
frequently violated amongst US, but the NOR
Al tone Of society in Mississippi is as ready
TO frown them down as-yes sir, we are not
sure but we are correct in saying, as ready
as in New-YoTk.
That portion Of the above extract from
your paper, which relates TO Natchez and
Washington, is the halfofit half true. The
balance is ElrRELLIsHMENF. The matter
alluded to was 50 unimportant that it was
scarcely known in Natchez, and either there
q inthe village Of Washington did not fur
nish food for the gossipa single morning.
When the yellow fever broke out in Nat
chez last fan, the corporation Of Washing
ington, which IS situated six miles in the
rear Of ihe former place, passed an ordin-