The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-24

In that sa.. year the Most High sent forth his
"coals of fire" and laid waste the glory and
we. nth of that great and most beautiful city, and
caused the rich to howl, the widows and orphans
to weep, and the poor to go mourning through
her streets. Was there nought of Divine dis
pensation" and judgment in this? Let our adj
versares answer.
In that and in the succeeding year, He opened
upon us the treasures of the hail and of the
snow," and scattered his hoar-frost like ashes"
He nearly buried the land. He destroyed their
vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with
frost He gave up the cattle also 10 the hail, and
their f1ocks to hot thunder bolts. He cast upon
them the tierceness of his anger, wrath, and in
dIgnaton, and trouble, by sending evil angels
amongst them" He caused seed time and har-
vest to be shortened. He made "waste our
mountains and our hills"--dried up our ''corn and
our herbs and our pools"--murrained our cattle
consumed our herds-emptied our stalls--blasted
our trees, and destroyed our fruits; and for hoo
long gears made the people Of this deroted land,
which had overfown with milk and honey, de-
pendant upon the almost rotten and The unwhole-
some grains Of The old World for their susie
nance and bread. Was there nought of " Divine
dispensation" and judgment in all this! Let our
adversaries answer.
He visited us also with long and agonizing
and bloody savage warfare, draining us of millions
upon millions of our treasure, and of thousands
upon thousands of valuable lives of our people.
Was there nought of Divine dspensation" and
Judgment in this Let our adversaries answer.
And then He laid PROSTATE the entire prosper-
ty not only of individuals but of States and ma
ton. Was there nought of "Divine dispensa-
ton and Judgment in this! Let our adversa-
rles answer; and let those who have been brought
from high to low position by these dspensa-
tons bear testimony and answer.
Such our situaton-such the state of
things when General Harrison was elected to the
Presidency. Such were the " Providential Dis
pensatons' toward this people under the Admin
strations of Jackson and Van Buren,. Let him
deny 1T before Heaven, who dares. Such aoas the
state Of things. What has since occurred2
Peace is restored to our borders. Prosperity
again smiles upon us-the earth yields her in
crease acknowledgement steady employment is
afforded to productive industry-confdence is re-
vved-credit restored-commerce enlarged, and
the merry hum of business everywhere heard in
our borders These are results of the campaign
OF lS4O, under the smiles of a benificent Provi-
dence, notwithstanding the endorsements from
accidental causes. That this is so, the people
will answer.
1t would seem that our opponents had not look
ed at these things. Oh that they were wise and
would consider them. They might find enough
| in these "Providential Dspensations' to clohe
themselves in sackcloh and bury themselves in
ashes.
They speak also Gin their track No. ~ of "the
| intemperance, debaucheres, shows, mummeries,
and the general decentralization of the Wing Cam
palgn of 1S4O;" and to these Mr.. Van Buren, has
also broadly adverted in late letter on the Pre-
sidental question but whether with modesty or
respect let the people answer.
Let us test their principles and professions by
that rule to which they surely raise no objec-
ton. ",Ihose therefore, which teachest ano-
Their, teachest thou not myself" THEY speak of
"falsehood and fraud" but bring no proof of their
charge, nor do they of ntemperance - but their
denuncatons are in broad allegations, and as
generally have been defined, consist in the i" Log
Cabins -" sssong-Singings -" Coon Skin =
=" Hard Cider" operations of that Campaign.
The Tippecanoe Clubs of 1910 were new
and distinct organizations, and embraced very
many like myself, las our opponents well remem-
ber,) who had belonged to the old Democratic
party, and had grown up amongst its customs,
(Which they now designate as "mummeries,D
and who carried with them the notions which
they acquired in that association. We will here
exhibit them.
In the efficient organization Of the Democratic
party, they assumed the name of the "Tammany"
party or order; and they hailed from "Wig-
wan" We saw no Inconsistency in styling our
selves "Tlppecanoe" party, nor in hailing from
LOG Cabin" Which of these assumptions
(under our nsttutions) is most appropriate, civ
lzed, and republican, let our adversaries and the
people answer.
The Tammany" party had their songs, which
were after this manner
"We are the sons of Tammany,
Etc. Etto, Etto,
And born the freest of the free,
Etto, Etto, Etto."
And IN the Presidential canvass of 1923 they
fairly sung General Jackson into the Presidency
at the tune of the
Hunters of Kentucky" sc.
We therefore perceive no improperly in, adopt
ing poetry and music in our organization.
"Oh, know ye the soldier Of Tippecanoe
The gallant old soldier of Tppecanoe'
With an arm that is strong, and heart that true
The man of the people is Tippecanoe.''
They also had in the canvass for General Jack
son their Hickory Trees" many of which myself
aided Gas kind of political high presD in ded-
eating, amidst flourish of trumpets, and which