Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-04

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]. directions, the people are coming
IL support Of Van Buren, and de,
- Thousands who fell into The
,...u1;ye wake of coon enthusiasm in
sc,d are now publicly repudiaiing their
-. ss,;on with the Clay Bank pnrty-
e..faIIy coming out from among them
"a declaring for the cause of Van Buren,
- democracy. AT a recent democratic
.<;or In Lockport, Joseph Centre, Esq,
- rss an active and influential wing al
=. lie Presidential election, declared his
..,rersion to democracy, and his opposi-
,;aa to whiggery and all its Ubiquitous
~orks. We give an extract from his re-
ne alluded to his action with the whie
..,tv IN 1870. Said he saw around Linn a
rr..ber with whom he acted in 1910; they
ssr, now in opposite lines; but with the
~ and file Of that party he had no con.
..nv.rsy. He believed them to be sincere
!. she;r views; he knew they were spir.
I'd and energetic. He wished to bear
..;,ress to the truth of the charge he was
.i,ut 10 make against their leaders. Il
rs the charge of making false Pretenoes.
n. ro.ld not be harsh; he would soften
=. term. IL he knew any other that would
.r,rcss his meaning 50 well. Yet witness
a. snrc;6cation. Il was well known that
4. sneaker had always been opposed to a
n s. Rank; and when, in 1910, in the
l~ abin, il was alledged that the wings
re, in favor of hank, was not this
eh.rre repelled in public speeches! Was
At DE repulsion Of this charge authorized
n head quarters? and did not those who
spoke BY authority, point 10 the nominal
don Of Mr.. Tyler, known opponent Of
ne u. S. Bank, as evidence tina. the wing
,,ty were moi in favor OF bank? Was
iAn true? After the election, an extra
.~s<;on q Congress was called, but moth
inc sid by the President in this call Of a
n s. Bank. And it should not be be-
leved until more proof, that Gen. Harrison
sutsrtainei any intention Of chartering a
hank. But the General dies, the extra
tesSlJn comes OH. oH ttJao out 'H"I TIC
e;sfsr;se + bark is The chief business Of
~, erira session: and then it is for the
6rxt time claimed thac the election had de-
cidei in favor Of bank.
Nor indeed is this ali. A bank charter
masses 18Th hoe.es. and is brought to this
SINE Tyler TO sign, whom we hal been
i,uehf. and taught others when we cleo
isaeeered to get votes for Tip and Ty,"
was coasituiionally opposed to Bank
John Tyler refuses &c sign, ard is forth
viii siignaiized and denounced as ira :
IN. And ret this same Mr.. Tyler was
put upon the ticket by the party, knowing
that he was opposed to bank, and they
zade use of that opposition to gain votes;
and then, because the President would moi
seal his own infamy. he is denounced as a
traitor. Oh, psrfdy and cruelty unparal-
kIea: This is the first count in the in
ddnent; but it is swindlirg on a pretty
hYe scale.
@Let not the opponents of democracy
sao have seen fit to attend our meeting TO-
~, hattef themselves with the idea
1T breaches were abeu. to take place il
tkdemocratic ranks. Whoever should BE-
he Baltimore nominee, he would be hailed
8 The siandard-bearer of the party, anf
receive a successful support. A crisi.
hal arisen. too important to the welfare oil
lie country, to be regarded with indifrer-
ence. The assault of the adversaries Of
our principles were TO be repealed. and
the citadel of democracy defended. The
issue between the parties were clear, and
well defined; and that was such an issue
as resulted from our form OF Government.
kwas an old issue, and had been often
tied; capitalists, corporated manufacturers,
nd wealthy ct ckholders, whose Interests
nd sympathy are identical, and which are
ssad BY the same legislation and gov
eminent policy, are chiefly the parties on
one sdes and the farmer, laborer, and me-
auif, or rather their true interests, create
he aher party. 1t is labor antagonizing
viii cspddl-and whenever the latter
gains an undue ascendency, its results are
~ banefuI 10 the great body of the peo-
h"
VI. Centre thus aptly and truly des-
u'aa The eleciioneering dapsicity Of Hen
g0y
He writes letters TO the far South in
LEr Of horizontal iarif-to the middle
dziesi in favor of tariff which is on al,
asAs tody-fu degrees, and to the North,
iSpadic1xl0r foriff,s