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General WaLLzAm fESrRY HARaRaIsoir Was born on the nit-th day of February. 1772, in Charles City county. Virginia at the fanily seat on tle Jamnes river. called Berkly, about seven miles below Richnond. His forther was Deniamin Iatrison. a liteal descemant of the ceeleirated Geuieral of that name, who held a commuission in the parliamentary armies (lir ing the English civil wars. and whoe fur hais de votion to the republican orinciples, perished on the scaffold. BenjAmin Harrnson was a dig Winguished citizen of Vir idia, ineh honor'd and highly trusted by his fellow-citzene. He was brother-in-law of Peyton ltan !olph. the first President of Congress. and was himself a nem ber of that body during the years 1774.'75. and '76. It was principally through his influence that John Hancock was diosen to preside over the Congress. as success-or to Peyton Randolph He was Chairman of the Committee or the Whole House when the Declaration (f Inde pencence was finally agreed tot aod his sig nature is borne upon that celebrated dloctmett. Ha -ing retired from Cogress. lie was elected a L nber of .the Virginia H tse of Delegates, over which body he presided. as Speaker, nutil 1782, when he was elected Governor of the State. Benjamin Harrison died poor, le:ving three sons, of whomt Willian I. Hlarnison was the youinczest. At his father's death he as a minor, anud was left by his rther's will to the' guardian ship of Robert \Morris. the celebrated finaencier. He laed selected the practice .f medicine as a profession, and vas diligently pursuing his studies with that object, at Hanpdetn Sydney College, when the disasters of the In.lian war on the North-western frontier, amid the call for ment and otficers for the defence of tle settlers, induced him to enter into tihe iilitarv service. His guardian would have dis-iadted hin from the determi nation, beat Washington, his rather's friend, approved of it, and] gave him a comamis sion of ensign in the first regimet of United States Artillerv. then stationed at Fort Wasth. itgton, on the'present site of the city of Cincin nati. and under the command of Gen. St. Clair, Governor of the north-west Territory, and cotm rnander-mt-chief of the military fbrces in that sectiona of the counttr. As soon as he receaved his commnissiona, voting h arrison, who was at this tame but 19 years oef age, instened to join his regimsent, and arrived at Fort Washingtone shortly after the disastreens defeat nf St Claim. near the head waters of the Wabash. This was a time of great daniger antd alarm. Shortly after his arrival at For: Weash ingtomn, heo was tappointed tnm cotnmnand 'lhe es cort of a trama of paeck-horse's. boaund for Foert Hamilton, some twenty or thirty mtiles n'orh of Fort Washington; which dlihli'tult service le performaed with stucha credit as to :attract the par tienlar notice oif elhe coamtuder-in-chie In 179:4, Harrsona waes promoteed tot the rank of Lientenant, atnd itn 179 :. he.:eaitede the new army under General Wayne. [His spirit, eta terpnse and sagacity sootn attracted the iotice of that able comandeer, wvho aeppome ted haimt one of his aids-de-ciamp. in which dillicualt anad responsible post lhe served dttring thae waer. His .services, especially at ther bantle o'f the Maenmee Rapids. by which'the centese wats brouaght to a close, are mentioned wvith enphtasas tea General Waynte's offacial accountt of thae victory. A iler 'the c'ose of the war. Hlarrisonc was promoaited to the rank of Captain, ad was placed in coatn 'mated at Fort W~Jashington, the maost importat post in the westerni country. Whtile iea this command, he married a daughter of Johln C. evmmes. the founder of the M iami settleament, a'lady in whom lhe htas ever found a faithful and atfectiottate comt pttiona. Ina 1797. Harrisona resigneed his commission in the army. atnd was appoineted Secretary of the N. westerna Tern ittry, aend ex-offic~io Lieua tenanat Governtor. Thae naext year the North western Territory enttered thec seconed grade of Territorial Governamet. ad became entitled to a Congressional delegate. Getn. Haz risotn was chosen to fil! tIes imtportatnt station. He re mained iat Ce.;.Lress only onae year, buit durning thant t ime he rendered very m'sen'ija! service to his constituents. As the law thent stinoe. the puhbtic lanuds could otnly be puidrclesed ina tracts of'fotur thousand acres: a very great haardlship, uapwe the *oor .etll-. a wear" t1v' bn-d~ to purchase at seconde-aande, aneu at an enba neced price. Harrisont broughat this suabject before Congress, and moved a commtittee to consider it- Of that commaittee hec was hinmselfreapnoint ed chairman; the only instaunce, it is believ'ed, in whaich such an honuor has beern contferred up~ona a Teuritorial dclegeate. H-e made a report, ac companied by a bill, authorizing the public lands to be sold in alternate halt and quarter 'sections;.that is, in alternate tracts of 3-.0. and 120, and 160 aeres. The report attracted great attention.,is did Ilarri.on's speech in sil)plrt of it. but the bill was very vehemently opposed. It pas.ed the louse. however, by a large ma jority. In the Senate the resistance was so 'great that t'leng th a committee of conferrence was aPiointttd. Harrison was one of the con. nlittee. and finally a cotnpromise was agreed to. by whi,,h dhe pulie lands were to be sold in alternate whole and half sections, th'at is, in alternate trnct.-of fi40, and 320 acres. This wias a great improvenent upjotn the former law; and as at this time settlers began to flow rapid ly into Ohio, its beneticial results were instant ly felt. At this session of Congress, a hill was passed 'or dividing the North-west Teri tory. Ohio became a Territory by itserf: while all the rest of the North-western country, including the exis ing States of ludiana, Illinois and Michigan, and the Territory of Wisconsin, was created ihio a new Territory, by the n-nme of Indiana. A% rtr the purchaise or Louisiana, that vast country was antcxed to the Indian terri tory, and so remained for some time. Of thi.; new Territoty Gen. Harrison was ap pointed Governor. le became, by virtue of his appoitmetncnt, Superintendent of In dian afifirs wiithin his jurisdiction, and in addition, he was appoited sole Commis sioner-for treatine with the Indians. We have not room to go into a detail of his territorial adiinistratiou. Suffice it to sa%, that lie was re-appointed, from time to0ime, for fourteen years. always at the express regtest of the inhabitaies. His stition as Superintendent of Indian Af fairs and Indian Commissioner involved him ini complicated negotiationq and dis pmes with the celebraled Tcumtasel. and his brother. the Prophet, the details of which, if we had room for thei, would be highly interesting. These troubles at lengih resulted in the expedation to Tippe canoe, by which the schemresof the Shaw nee chiefs were broken up, and their forces dissipateI-. -%t th-e Vreakine out however, of the war with Great Britaint, in IS12. all the dan gerg of an Indian war were renewed aind aggravated, and that danger became imi mineut when the inefficient conduct of Gen. Hull, upon the Detroit frontier, be carme geiierally known. A harge body of volunteers was orgnanied in Kentucky, for the pffitection %T the Nirth-western frontier, and.General Harrison whose con duct in the Tippecanoe alitir, had been highbly approved throuhot the whole Wester: vcuntrV, \vaseif for by Govern or Scott, to advise atid aid in their orzani z-nioi and disposition-. While in Ken tucky. where he %%as received with the reatest entithrsinstn, ordles eite frot Washington. placing a part or these troops Under his command, for the p)rotectiou Wf the Indiau Territory. The rest nere or dered to concentrate, for the purpose of marching to the aid or Gen. Hull 'in the Mean time, letters were received floni 1l.'s armiy, complainin areatlv of the inteli cieney of ill, and expressing an earnest wish that Harrison might contnaud the ex pieeted reinflorcement The Kentuckv volunieers ccincuirretd in hbis wish; hut t lifficialmy existed. inas much, as his cornisiuion frota the Uniteil Statescdid not nthorize him to take tIhe commatnd of any troops except those in tend-d tooperate within the hounds of his jurisdiction, which at that time embraced only Indiana and Illinois, Missouri atid Mi-higan having been before this time erected intt separate Territories. In this dilemum, Governor Scott called together a caneus of inflnential persants, among whont were 1r.Shielhy. Governor elect, lHenry Clay, Speaker'of the United States HIouI.e of Repreqentatives, and Thos. Todd Juidge of thme Fedheral Cirenit Court. it contformnity to their ad vice, Govertnor Scott gave Hlairisoni a brauvet commtissiont of Major Genieral in the Kentucky tmilitia, atnd platced the detachmnent marching for Detroit utnder his cotmimand. This appo1)intt menat was received with universal a pplatuw espteciamlly a-uthe sturtenider of hioll niow he camne known, atnd General Hatrrison pt the t roops instanitly in mtotioni, artd adlvan ced through Ohmit towardls the seat of war. In the tutrani tiome however, letters came fromi Washigtoni, wtitien in ignortantce of the surrender of hlull amnd of the dintgs int Kenttucky, appouintingt General Witn chiester tothle coin t doft he lircesmtoarch ing oni Ih-troit. U1avinig by this time ad vaticed fair into Ohio, relieved Foirt Wayne, wvhicht hnd been besiegedi by thme ntdiants, and destroyed the Iudhian towns on the Wahash, Iiarnrisoni surretiderted the com mand to General Winchester, much to the regret of the Kentueky volunteers, whomi lie had great diflienilty in persuad ing in submit to their ntew commitander. Proper represenatationts havinig been moade att Washington. in a short time, and greatly to the satisfaction of the soldiers, despatches arrived, appoitiing General liIarrisont Cornmanduier-in-chiefe the Nortib westernl armay, dndl gratiting htim the am plest powers for thte conidoet or the war, It is impossible here, to give atny detailedl account of the two camipaigns of the North west.ernt armyuV which resulted ina the re Icovery of .Michigan, anid the annihilationi of the British army of Upper Canada, at lie baitithe of tlt1he Time. . 'These cflampi a as werE'econdutcmd itn ihe Imidst ofthe greatest dilliculhties and ember rassmtsi~5 butt at length resulted in a comn phs rinnmb. Gew-reI liarrion wlas theL only Anma-ei p muertd during that war, who penetrated to any consideralfle dis tance into Thet Canadian territoty, or who gained a decisive victory upon British ground. Those who wish to readh the de tails of these campaigns will find them, with many interesting particulars, in a little volume published by Weeks & Jor (in, of Boston, under the title of "The 1tple's-Presidenitial Candidate, heiiig the Lifeof William Henry Harrison, of Ohio," I a book to which we are in debted for ihe materials ofihis ketrch. After resigning his commission in the arm vGen Hanison was appointedaCom nissioner to treat with the lndiars, and he took a leading pat iii the two treaties of Gieetiville and of Detroit. by which a final settlement was made of our relations with the North-western tribes. In 1816, he was elected Representative to Congress to fill a vacancy, for the next two years. While a memiber of the House, he princi pally exerted himself with regard to two great m'easures-; one, a reform of the mili tia systetm, in which, unfortunately he fail ed; the other, the relief, by the granting of pensions, to the veteran soldiers of the Revolution, and of those wounded or disa bled in the late war, in which he succeeded. In 1824, he was elected from the State of Ohio to the U. S. Senate, and being appointed chairman of the connittee on Militaryaffairs, in the place of General Jackson, who had resigned, lie deooted himself to the duties of that station, besides giving tnuch labor to a consolidation of the pension acts, and the passage of a uniformi law to embrace the casesofall those who should be deserving (if this sort of justice from their counirv. (n 1820. Gen. harrison was appointed by President Adatns Minister Plenipoten tiary to the RepulilicofColutmbia. Hear rived at Bogota, and entered on the duties of his mission, but was presentily recalled by Gen. ackson. Since his return from South america, he has lived retired upon his farm at North Bend. Having never been rich, and hav ine spent a large part of his property in the service of his couu rv. s a means or pro viding for those dependent upou him, and supporting that plain but ample hospitali ty in which he has ever ibdulged, he ac cepted the office or Clerk of the Courts for the country in i% hich he resides. In the sane way, andfor similar reasons, ex President Monroe accepted the office, and discharged the duties of a Justice of the Peace, a respeciable and inlepeodent course. which the rich and luxurious mnay rildictle. but which no true republicat -can fail to approve. it 1835. n ithout any previous concert or Arrangenment, and without the assistance of an% pary M achinery, General H arrison as nittexpectedly htouohi forward as a candidate for the Presidency, h'e received a larger vote than the entire Opposition had been able to iuster at either of the previous elections sitcie that or 1828, In every public station which he has hitherto held, whether as Territorial Gov ernor, Indian Comntissioner, Major Gen eral in the Artny, Representative in Con Eress, Senator in Congress, or foreign Minister. he ias discharged the duties ofit with detertmined zeal anl untiring industry. and tmore yet, with a patriotic self-devo tion, and atn inflexible honesty, which af ter all. tire the best qualifications for pub. lic ottice. From the New York Erening Post. When we have been asked by persons who are not politicians, as well as by some who are, whether n e look forward to the re-election of.Mr. Van luren. our an swer hus been that we expect it as confi dently as we do the coming Christmas. In deed, it is hard to conceive how any other itmpression couid find place itt a minid which haq looked at all into the history of parties, or studied with the least attention the political aslect of the times. It is true, ile whigs have been visited by brilliant vi sins, attd atre ittdniging in extravagant pirophlecies of success, btut we can discover nothintg in their facidal fiury. heyond an outtpoturintg of the tuerest rhapsody and conjectutre. Whetr the same persons who are howv canidattes for the Presidency were pre sented to the people ini 1836, Alr. Van Blu ren triumtphed over- his cotnpetitor, by a mnajority so vast that he could scarcely be said to hamve felt the force of the opposition. Tlhere have been tn tndicatiotne since then, to induce us to think that thte majority has east its political fai th, or that the great bo dy tof the p~ettple are tnt as mutch attached as ever they were to the simple tand benev olent doctrines of the detmocratic creed!. We do ntot foraet that the whigs have dlisplayed their usuad fertility itn devising ntw tmeatns for winning the detnocracy fronm their ancient fait, that they have raised new battle cries, that they bave dis covered a host of hew virtues, a multipli city oif rare endowmnents in their fledgeling canidtate, that they have sunk their prin cipiles in a vulgar shout, that they have mechanically worked themselves into a fit ofenthusiasmi, and that they are moving all the powvers of earth to spring a defeat upon the administration at Washington.. We do not forget this, tior do we forget that the mercurial temperaments of the whigs have beetn excIted just as strongly before, when, as the event proved, they had no more reasonabile prospect of success. Alanty new topics upon which thbey relied have already proved disastrons. rather thant ot herwise, to the designa wit h wvhich they were storted. At a very enrlv period of the contest, a studied attemtpt w'as made upon the virtttc of tnechantics and working mne-n, by *dhowitng that the policy of the adnministrtionm would reduce the wages of labor. Speeches, grossly erroneous, both in their imputations and arguments, were industriously apread over the country, and for somie weeks veryv little else 'ivas hard fromt the onnosition journals b...ids. weepings and wailings over the destitute and miserable condition into which al who worked with their hands, were very soon to lie plunged. The poor laborers, hon ever, survived, arnd the resrir of the discussion has bee a firmer conviction 6r their parts that the apologists ofan expand ed credit jtern are Ilheir worst foea, ani the advocates of a -sound cfr'refiy 'thii best friends. T6 ie exten't that our owu observation gbes, we find the laborino C classes more devoted than ever to the sa lutary doctrines of impartial legislation and equal rights. Not long after this, the attack was shift ed to the farnere. This class were to 'be made whigs, because Providence, unusu ally kind in its dispensation't6*r'ds the earth, had blessed it with a'bundant liar vests, which, in connertiot Witt certaiu artificial causes, had depressed the price ol grain. This was a terrible calamity, with which the administration was to be charg ed. This was the result or the witty Yna chinations of Mr. Van Buren. iot E6n tent with conirolling the offl!e holders 0l the country. he had laid violent hands up on bt character spoken of by Swift, (the clerk of the Weather.) He had directed the course of the sui ; he hal bottled ufI the winds; he had controled the rains; lie had kept afar-of the frost; lie had stayed the drought ; he had dispersed the tem pest; lie had caused the land to shed its increase, and for this daring impiety lie was to be turned over to utter reproba tion and contempt. But the farmers, like the mechanics in the former instance, peered too inquisitively into the connec tion or cause and effect. They saw that Mr. Van Buren had not yet usurped the administration of the dews and the heat; they saw that the toeiiing fruit trees, and the bursting arain hail not taken their cue from Washington, they saw that the reduced prices of their products seemed like a providential arrangement to meet a prevalent distress; and they saw that if beyond this, that price was depressed, they must blame, not the just ekecition of the powe'rs of the federal govertmwtent, but the fluctuations of an instable currency and the interpmsition of a band of heart less speculators. Seeing this, they rerused to yield to the flattering invitations of the whigs. They remained in their furmer faitu, prefirring an altachnitaft 6 their principles to the interests of their pockets, and prizing 'conscious rectitude above all the allurements of present gain. Man those who wonld undermine their integrity learn from them to exhibit the same devo tion to truth. But the whigs, not only failing in win ning the favor of their enemies, have stib ceeded beyond their most sanguin'e ek pecIations fit estranging and disgusting many of their friends. The extraordinar3 double-faced, iniquitous policy which, since the assembinge of the Ilarrishurp Convention, they have seen fit to adopt, has inade those anong them holding sin cerely certain distinct and definite political opiins. usicious of their honesty, while their fraudulent parades, and decep tive appeals to the passions or the mosi vulartof tine multitude, has repelled sanrie and sober men roini co-operating with a party whieh rules upon such miserable re sorts. Never were a poor set of men placed in an attitude more ludicrous or contemptible. The party has no d - ared principles!pto plans of future etin, nd deronstrable policy; and hilt a single cle ment of strength. Its whole stock in tratle is the adulation of a newly found military ciefb anid the glory of a hew fur gotten Iudian wars is ih& sisple of all its arguments, its appeals, and its confidence. Thus such a party is to work its way intn the affections of an intelligent and true minded constitueuncy, It Would be exces sively absurd to imagmje. Mean while, the democratic party is gio ing on quietly gatheritng streuxth. Wirh no internal disseintions to distract the ef: forts of Its adhherents, the consistency oh its policy, and the lealiper and jtisiice of its doctrines, are cementinig thcir attahieia, while in i-i constantly adding fresh acces sions to their ranks. Promn the Southn Cmniollnian. The Celebration of the sixty fourth Anniversary of American Independetice ini this Town., was the most interesting, anid honor-ale one wea hav-e ever witnessed -stronigly cotntrastinug with the noisy hnt chanahian excitement heretofore too com atotn on the occasion-spirted. mirmhful, and joyous, bnt entirely free from those drunken and riotous sceties so inconsistent with the true character of a freemau, andl the celebration of the freedom and inde penidence of the coutry. It was exceed ingly gratifying to see the .two Societies, devoted to Tlemper-ance, and moral and ini tellectual improvement, united on this oc casion, and jointly laying their appropri ate festive offerings on the altar of their country, and with the ciusiens generally, offering up their prayers ande thanksgiv.. ings to the Blenefcient Author of its mani fold bhessingsa And an example wvas thus set, add warmly approved by the whole comnmuniiy, as clearly manifested by its generail and cordial co-operation, which catinot fail to be productive of much individual happiness, antI public goodl. Agi-eeably toi the arranremntaustate-din our last, the Temperapeec Society aind Co Iumbiia Lyceum, dhe intendant ainth War dens. Clergy, Stidents, Rtichland Volun teer Rifle Company, aind citizeti cenerally united in a long atid impressive Procession, in front of the Court House, under the di rection of John Bryce, 1Sq., Capt M. C. Shatfer, and Johni C. Rider, Esq., MIar sals of the day; and, accompanied by nn excellent Band of Music. proceeded to the Methodist Church, where a large and bril liant concourse 6f laIdies also assembled, and the exercises were as follows: 1. Prayer, by Rev. Mr. Betts. 2. Singing, Ode No 1, by the Choir: For Freedom a national anthem be swelling, All praise to the Giver, the Lord, the Most . H igh ! We'll jniA in ti6 pikise, yea, the$raise he ex . clling For happier Freedon-this Fourth of July' In.vain had our National Friidom bee.'n granted, It vain wayed 'tl Star4spangled banner on iigh, If the soul may be snar'd, and the spirit be daunted, By a demon of wo on e#ch Fourth of July. L6ng he stalk'd unrestrained; o'er the fair land careering, He bound in his fetters'the nobli and higi; But, now, to the rescue! unquniling, unfearing We doom him to death tn this fourth ofJuly b6wn, Down,, thou dat* pf'rit! the Lord's our avenger, The Temperan,:e Banner is floating on high. And Freedom's will wave ever on, without dan ger, While blending togethter each Fourth of July. 3d. Declaration of Iidependenice, by W. R. Atkinson, Esq. 4. Oratiot, by E. J. Arthur, Esq. 5. Singing, Ode No. 2, by the Choirt Away ! away! the tempting bowl; Away! the soul-seducing snare; And. LCrd! do thon my mind control, That it discern the poison, there. There's deep despaii within the cup, Tho'.rarnisl'd o'er with gandy tiowers Shall I, for one poor sensual sup, Destroy my reason's glorious powers ? Shall T. for one, poor passing taste, Debase my being. lise my soul I No! no! with high resolve, I'll haste, To sign the pledge against the bowl. I'll sign the pledge. my freedom, tius, Accomplish on this glorions day; Thrice glorionus be the day to us, When shackles ofthe soul give way! And min, erect in his own mind, Can bless his favored land, and free; And praise the Lord, who gave mankind Life. lightand immortality.* 6. Address, by Dr. Laborde. 7. Singing Doxology. by the Chair, 8. Benedietion,by Rev. A W. Leland. D. D. The openina Prayer uid closing Bene diction, were highly appropriate and im pressive, the singing and music greatly enhanced the general interest of the occa sion; and the Reader and Orators tcquit ed themselveq to the satisfaction, amw evi dently high gratification of all. The Ora iiou of E. J. Arthur, Esquire, was a high ly creditable effort, both in its mattel and matnerq often ePoquent .pmj heauti ful, and gracefully and spiritedlv delivered; and the Address of Dr. Laborde devoted chiefly to the Temperance cause, and its intimate associations with the occasion. was one of the most able and effective wei ever heard, alike in the force of its argu nhent And feliciiy of iiii delivery; and, like the Oration of Mr. Arthtr, was listened to with prolinnd attention, and appr'ved by frequent and enthusiastic applause. F'or the following account of the Dinner we are indebted to the Committee of Ar rangenentsi and fully idtier with them itt the dintdions expressed of it. It was one of the fimest We have seen for years, and arranged wi'h a degree of beauty, ele gance, and tas~e, which only woman's deli cate hand and exquisite judgment could have so triumiphantlV accomplished. No intoxicating dritnk whatever vas Utied du ring the afternoon; and the cheerfid and natural gayety and good humor which pre vailed throuahout, shewed that no artifi cial stimulant is necessary to render eeh occasions as interesting and agreeable. joyOuts add delightful, as any rational man can desire. And at parting, the general interchange of contgrattuidtions, On the ra tional and hagppy enjoynis of the day, shewed that each one was consciouts of de riving a pleasure from such an entertaint meat, which no bacehanalian revel or ar tificial stimulant cotid have given or en hanced-the delightful pleasure of con sclous rectitude, a heart inntocenut and at ease, and overflowinE with' getnuind social feeling, unmingled with any base alloy. At thfite o'clock, is x., the members of the Columbian Lyceum, with a numnber of citizens and invited guests. sat down to a sumptuous Dinner at Roach's Hotel,pre pared in Mr. Roach's best style, and alto gether in a manner equally creditable to him, and gratify.ing tothe whole company. B. F. Alawls. Esq., presided, assisted by A. A Morse, C. Bouknight, and H-. C. Brouson, Esqrs. as Vice Presidents. Af ter the Company hatd partaken of the good things so bountifully and tastef'ully spread before them. the following toasts were given, and received with great ap plause:i. . By Dr. M. Labtorde, an invited guest, and the Orator of the Temperance Socie ty. The Columbian Lyceum: It has vin dlicatedl the policy of its organization. Its excellent efTeets in this town are acknowl edged by all, and it is destined ere long, I truist; to be felt thrttghiut the Slate.. By Edward S. Arthur, Esq., Orator of *These Odes, which contribted grently to the interest of theo orcasion, were prepared for it, we understand, at te request of thte Comi mittee of Arrangements.by thte amiable anda cotmplished latdy of the Rev. Mr. -Martin-a la dy whose htightly citiv'ated inind and polished pen, always devoted to geinuine. pie'ty an'd mno rality, have fregntently antd greatly contributed to the interest ifnd valute of our Southern peri odicals, nid religious nemanaa..s the Day. . Tempe-ance: The handmaid of health, ie nother of morality, the twii ' sisrer of religiot Long may our two so cieties, Vie.with edch other in their efforts to suppoit its cause. By the, Rev. J. J. DnBose, an invited guest. . The Columbia Lyceum: Regard less ofihe sneers of witlings. they have had the mirintdiCrage to se a noble example, that claims the admiration of all who love virtue. By Col. A. H. Pembeton, an Ilonora ry Memberand invited Guest. The Tem perance Society and Columbia Lyceum: "Brothers in arti.' in. the great cause of human liberty and virtue. May their march be still onward, "shoulder to shoul der." "conquering and to conquer," till the direst of. our country's eneiles, Intemper ance and Ignorance, are driven from the land. By Mr. Thomas George. Dr.Laborde: Whom Greece or Rome. in the height of their glory, would be proud to own. By I. C. Morgan, Esq. Our Guest, Dr. Laborue: The able advocate of Temper Ance. The sentiments around our festiv * honrd. plainly evince the salutary effects of his eloquence. By Mr. Wim. Dunn. Dr. Laborde. one of the Orators of the Day: We are proud to hail him as the champion of Temper a'e Liberty. By Robert Bryce, Esq. Col. A. H. Pemberton: The able Editor of the South Carolinian, and the no less able advocate of Temperance, on all suitable occasions. Col. Pemberton expressed his dJeep sense or the flattering compliment paid to him, alike in the sentiment itself, the highly re spedied anud estimable source from which ii emanated, anI the cordial manner in which it had been received by the compa ny; and concluded by giving the following: The American Standing Army of 300. 000 Drunkards: Jealous as our country is of Standing Armies, it can never he vis* ited with any one more dangerous than this. LOG CABIN.-A writer in a Cincinnati paper. detertmined not to be out (lone in What some of the Federalists may esteent loaJer-lingo. says, if Ilarrison's friends will swear that he is the Log Cabin can didate, the President shall be the shanty candidate: And as for hard cider, of which the Federalists have boasted so much, he says it is not to be coMpared with whole some and nutritious, sourcrout. Thus the Federalists are defeated at their own game. But why has it been said and sung that Gen. Harrison is the humble tenant of a log cabin? No man in -the country has lived more luxuriously than Gen. Harrison. The writer to whom we refer asks wheth er the General ever lived in a log cabin7 and answers the inquiry thus:-Public Adveriiser.. "lie neverdid; from his birth he has been nursed in the lap of ease and afflu ence; born of one of the most princely, and aristocratic families in the country. ie and his family, son, and son-ii-law, have ever fattened in office; and at this time Harrison is in one of the most profita.. ble offices in the State; owner of one of the most princely estates in the west, ex tending for miles along the banks of the beautiful Ohto. As to his living, there never has been the day in his house when his cellars were not only stocked with well racked cider, but with the bestof brandies and old-wines. 'As to log dabins, the only onc he has ever been familiar with, are those of his tenantry, of whom he has a goodly number; and, thinks I, when Har rison editors put pictures of log-cabins in their paper, they should be careful to have a rje-field back of them. So much for the log cabin and hard cider, got up to htumbug the farmer atnd the wvorking man, predicated upon whig opinion of men, ex pressed a few days since hy one of their stump speakers. "That the .great body of the people .are ignorant fools-easily gulled," I cannot hut believe that the people will see throtgh this whig false hood and trickery, divest this fraud or its petticoat covering, and expose, naked to the world, its spindle-shanked, deformity." 1frth Ackndiedged.--ile New Yorkc Star of a late date, a prominent Whig pa per, used the followintg language : "We are botund to admit that a part and no inconsiderahle portion ofrthe Whtig party in this State, is tinctured, and strong ly too, with Aholition feelings. "WVe fear, from the recetnt indications, that the Administration at Albany is too much irtelindd to yield to the influence of A bolitiohists, in which case, it will be ne - oseary at all hazards to counteract thei influence." Trhis is a very candid admission. The WVhig Administration in the State of New Nork is so strongly tinctured with A bolitiod as to be under its influence. This is tind of the reasons which -satisfies Gen. Muni with his alliance with the fanatics. Size of Newspapers.-It is too muech the habit of people to judge of the merits of thc newspaper by the qiuantity rather than the quality of the matter they contain. In this respect they are like a. sapient -jus tice of the peace wvho judged of the merits of the causes presented to his ' considera tion, by throwing the documents connected with each cause into a pair of scales mnt deciding by their weight; TFhantkheavesy, this p~rofound test is not ntiversally alpplied. A Mrs. IfAuras, wire~ orsa mechanic in Ten nessee, lately gave birth to four infants, three girls and one boy. We should think Hlainci would say, he is ofil