Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-07-26

Eraminer-P oiuicai Junkei at Jesse Brotca' 5
agtoH-.Nommafion offhe Harrisburg Con
renfion-.Hr. Ciay-.Joha Baer, the Buckpy
Blacksmith ChIries r. .NtcheH-.John Smith
Jr. Of .4rkansas-.4rfhm StaasJerry-F France
Granger, ogden Huffman. Christopher Morgan
Thomas Corum-James Rariden and his Nos
--Thomas Epng- old Tip''-Lererch Saiton
siaH-B.ddfe-Lesfie Coombs-George Pointer
fer-Cotd Uictuais and WhHkcy-.4 rasabon,
ParSoH, &c, &c
Ar MRs. GREENEs, Is Greenwich ST. }
New York June Il, lci2.
To TmuRLow WEED, Esq,
Editor Eng Journat, ALBANY.
Wy DEAR THuKLow As fancy you are dis
posed to be correct all things. and not dispos
ed to do me more injustice than you have done Mr.
James Fennlmore Cooper, | beg leave correct al
error into winch you have run, IN reference 10 the
history of the famous
LOG CABIN AND HARD CIDER
excitement that existed this country the years
IS}9-iO, and which led To the election of :. rlppe
canoe aud Eyer too. shall, as an act Of justice
state the whole matter precisely as 1t stands, and
should stand.
In your paper of last Friday, you state that the
Log CABIN and Hard Cider business originated with
a Baltimore editor, and you hold my former. but
now abJured friends, the Locofocos responsI bic or
II. Ihat all wrong and 1t is my duty to make II
right.
was the author of the Log Cabin and Hard CT
der oray-l wrote the letter that originated It, IN
the city of " ashtngton, the month of December,
l>.o, and 1T was originally published IN the Batl-
more Republican. I'll tell you how It happened
Sometime ABOUT the 23d OF December, l-39, as
was gong To Gadsby'> Hotel, | met my old friend.
Matthew l.. DAVIS, the spy IN Washlngton." lie
was IN great rage and his eyes fash-G fury
MY God ! SAID he, have YOU heard the news -
NO; what IT Is II good bad-of any
kind OF consequence. or nothing -
"Bad-bad enough, Hang the rascals, they've
..f1ff Nv
tory By -, SIR, 1t Is not to be endured :"
"Wcll, wnat Is what Is II 2"
"Nhy, they've nominated Harrison, at Harris
burg-s'yen Clay the slip, and ruined our party :.
~ ou don't say -
''Ycs, but do sec herc-scc here here it is
and he pulled out the National Intelilgencer-put
on his specs-placed ms IVORY headed cane under
his arm. and read aloud, tones OF ind ienatIun,
Peoples rcmnstlon at iIa7risburs-For President
William Henry Harrison, OF ONO for Wee Prcsl.
dent. John ~ Ter of Nrgina."
"Nnd tins all - sad l.
"Ali, and be hanged to yc, And isn't that
enough! BY -. SIR, 1T wont dot shan't do |
wont stand 1T I'd sooner 90 for Van Buren, :"
~ by. sir, for the nomination. its well enough.
for your SIDE You'll have the less modification IN
being beaten by such ticket and AZ Tor Tyler,
why, he's well enough he's good fellow, Clay
man. man OF talent.
90, don't talk to me about John Tyler I've no
coach, and AZ you say, is very good fellow. But
as Tor old Harrison. ne " III do and the par
~ viii DE- ruined, It we support hun. Clay was the
man, he ougat TO have been nomlna ed /; he was
cheated out OF 1t. and all Is lost. depend upon IT,
well, my good friend. SAID ,''..if such DE your
opinion, why do you not manage to e, rid Of the
old General. Cast hn off and BRING Clay directly
before the people. II Axe him the Peoples CandI-
date. and your defeat Will not 0e quite so inglor.-
GUS"
Get rid of General HARRISON Why. nv dear
Boy, You talk IKE fo,l The thing can't be done.
Hes nominated already and there's no help ffr
II
~Oh. but YOU are mistaken. nv friend is tac
easiest thing Ia tn world to 81 nd OF hiin.'
How -
How SIR !. shall tell you. Listen. settle a
pension OF three thousand dollars year on ANN
content II st the srder If Ms days N ng-
cabin bcsiac OF a '>c l-coal ire AMI a barrel OF
hard CIDER, and study moral philosophy the IT,
uaiudei of H. existence
HE venerable gentleman burst into &, Of in
moderate laughter aud lett me, with the remark
that was good natured, waggsh .oco.oco, OF tie
very worst caste OF the party.
That evening. beng DBL ged to furnish the Dlltl-
more kcpubllcan-a iocoioco paper, for wiIch was
enacting the part of reporter and pondent-
win the day proceedings and being rather short
Tor matter, as the days work had been dull good
OF" 1citalilIl "tlllCut tHc r. toltel Lcc
oi casting ay sur either on 'log-cabn or a bar
rel 81 hard ciccr-for VAS born IN the one and
Graded "a the other-relatcd the incident that oc-
Cured between Mr. DAVIS aud myself.
l he letter was published the day. and for
some three or Tour weeks. It's existence was " me
forgotten. TN several occasions. y hist look ng
over the newspaper lilies at Gadsbys my eye accl-
oentaly ieIl upon an art.cl- headed, "lnsut IL
Log Cabins; but. supposing 1t 10 be ct the
mere arts of the press 10 catch the attention OF read
ers. did not read II, tll after the lapse OF some
time. On one day. however, read one OF the
tcles, and 10 my surprise, found II was an extract
from the Lancaster, Pcnusy lvania. Examiner. and
Contained an attack Oh INC, and defence OF al the
lee cabins aud barrels u hard cider that could b.
found between = Johns and the Sabine between