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testimony to the distinguished services of Gen. Ilar. controversy in the journals of ihe day with them and thcreforo they will receive no further notice n.l:-r.1ta,in 11 fBC A fT A tkVH of Legislature, the defeat of their candidate for Governor by a dozen scattering votes would in no degree detract from the importance and magnitude of the victory. Should there be no choice for Governor, in consequence of the scattering votes, the election will devolve upon the Legislature, which being Whig, would of course elect Kent. "Save us Cassius or we sink." The New York Evening Post has the following paragraph It is sail tlrat a proposition will be l.iiJ before the Democratic convention shortly to meet at Syracuse, for calling a Muss Convention of tho whole state, similar to those which have been held in various districts, and for inviting Andrew Jackson to attend on the occasion.

Tho presence of thai illustrious man On the 28th inst. daring the. Nashville races, his executors willsell some of ha stock, and "I cannot too strongly recommend" to lovers of fast nags, two 3 year old fillips that will he offered on lhat occasion. Cotillon is, I expect, the most promising 3 year old in America, nrd Emerald is nearly as fine. Their blood is equal to any thing on this or the other side of tho big water.

The 2 year olds are a remarkably fine lot. Such an opportunity has rarely occurred, and lovers of slock should avail themselves of il. We of Arkansas arc buckling on our armor forthe coming contest. We have some hopes of carrying the Stato for old Tippecanoe. We will give Cross a Georgetown grazer, if we dnn'i beat him wilh Col.

Fowler. Wo shall in all probability carry the Legislature. Arkansas owe's much to old Tip, and I do hope she will not bo so ungrateful as Missouri. By the bye, speaking of this latter Stele, I think with Paul Anderson, thai she should he kept on the "anxious seal" at least four years longer. N.

OF ARKANSAS. rison, both as a statesman and a soldier. Wr, those services I have long been -familiar, and cr.n only attribute to gross ignorance or to party malini. ly, tne receni imputations 10 which you anuae. lint ihe end of the lato war with Great Britaio, or a the end of that so ruccessfully waged by (kiier.l Wajne against the Northwestern Indians, any prr, son had shamelessly impeached ihe courage nl' Harrison, he won'd, I am fully persuaded', have In.j nol only his patriotism but his courage denied iJV every honest hearted American.

It was never fortune to serve in the same field with General v. rison. But I well remember the admiration r. tained by my immediate associates in arms Inr ihe Hero of Tippecanoe, Fori and Thames. This sentiment far as ever I knew ir believed, was common throughout our officers and men, placing him, with one aceeid, the class of our most gallant and successful dcrs.

Without meaning to violate lheselfinipisrd restriction mentioned above, I cannot, being dirroilv appealed lo by our respectable committee, withhold this humblo testimony from an old brother who has been so unjustly assailed in this luie djv uf his fair renown. I remain, my Dear Sir, with high respect, yom obedient servant, INFIELD SCOTT. Samuel A. Purviance, Esq. on behalf of Tip.

peconoo Club of Butler Pa. ml nifc. 1 11 1 111 11 1 nPHE Members of 1I10 ividson county AgricuL rural and Horticultural Society," are requested to meet at the City Hull on Sal unlay 10th at 11 o'clock for the purpose of electing Judges to i at the approaching Fair to be holdcn on the 15th 1S40. WM. T.

ELLISTO.N Scc'v. Oct. 1st t3t FOR SAL OR RUNT, APART of tho valuable tract of laud on which I live, containing about ISO acres of feitile soil; situated 71 miles from Nashville, and the Nashville and Gallatin turnpike for of a mile. Il is an excellent tavern stand; tho dwelling Iiduh', stables, being peculiarly adapted for tlirtt purpose. Convenient 10 the house is a spring of nev-er-failiog water, affording an abundance for eery purpose.

There is also a Post Office at this plncr-', and il is the precinct of the 19ih district. If not sold in a few weeks it will bo leased ou: for one or moro yenrs. For infoiimuion, apply 10 1110 on the nremiscs. M. P.

WALKER. Pleasant Hill, Oct. 1 1S40 w6t NOTICE. FHVIE Tennessee Marine and Fire IriMir.mrn JL Company, have litis day declared a dividend of Three DoNars per share, to be credited on tha notes of the Stockholders on the first of October, 1840. R.

P. SMITH, Secretary. Oct. 1840. Iw WkV VXlOX'SEinTn AK.

THIS institution, located in one of ihe healthful, fertile, and opulent neighbor! ds, in the populous County of Maury, beginning to assume a character worthy of public iin-tice. Every thing conspires to render it onu of 1I10 most useful, desirable, and flourishing of the kind. Its remoteness from all scenes of vice and dissipation cannot fail to command the approbation of alt Parents, or Guardians, who have any tender regard for ihe morals of the rising generation. The decidedly moral and religious influence prevailing in its immediate vicinity, must form one of ilia strongest barriers acrois the path of the wayward youth. The course of study prescribed at this institution, is tantamount to lhat of tiny respectable College in the State.

And every facility will be tflbrded young Gentlemen, wishing a thorough and practical course of Literature. The comparative cheapness at which hoard and tuition can be had, is another great desideratum, unparalleled in the history of any Western institution. Thus, by its cheapness, it accommodates itself to the necessities of the indigent, but aspirinii; and by its extensive and thorough course of sludy, commands tho attention of the wealthy and the intelligent. In connexion with the infsitution, there will, alo, be opened, by a young Gentleman highly qunlitieil for lite business, a preparatory school, in which ha designs to instruct juvenile classes in all the elementary principles of education, and branches of scienee usually taught in common schools. At a late meeting ol" the Board of Trustees, Dr.

Hardin, who has so long and successfully dw- charged the office of President of the resigned in tavor ol akr iso.v, imoie-diately elected President by the unanimous 1-tion of the Board. The Faculiy needs no commendation. Its nieriis will be best understood, by looking over lite long catalogue of virtuous citizens, honorable stntesmen, and learned Professional characters, that havo genu from this institution. Faculty Robert C. Garh A.

President and Professor of Languages. Jamb II. Blair, A. Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. George H.

Tutor. Tuition, per MviMotiS Lowest Classes, 5 00 Medium 10 00 Highest 16 OH Board, per month, $6 lo $7. Session to commence lsl Monday of Nov'r next. By order of the Board of Trustees. JAMES C.

MI TCHELL, Sec'y Board of Oct. 1840. w3t SHERIFF'S SALE. virtue of two writs of fieri facias, to mo directed, from tho Circuit Court of Jocksori county, I shall, at llio Court House in Gaincstmru on the 14ih day of November next, oxposo 10 as the property of Win. Jones, tho following lots of ground, viz: One lot or parcel of land containing by estimation one half of an acri, more or less, lying in the county of Jackson and State of Tennessee, on War Trace creek, near its mouih, at a place called Highland, bounded as follows: beginning at a stake in the edge of Ihe street, running ihencc south if) degrees east wilh the street, 10 poles and of a pole to a stake near the corner of the s'orc li'm-1, llienco north 18 degrees cast with the end of the si house 28 feet to a slake near the corner of ihe thence north 39 degrees west with said hun- one pole to a stake at tlv; back of said house, thcn'i north 18 degrees cast with Sconkind's linn, 7 and 3-66 of a pole to a stake in John and Henry Jones' line, thence north 33 degrees west with sml Jones' line 9 polesand of a pole to stake, ihei.ee south 13 degrees west 8 poles and of a Ihe beginning, including Jones' a1 dwelling.

Also, one olher lot of land about l1'1' yards from ihe foregoing described lands, lining lands of Esom Graven and Henry Jones, upon win a horse mill stands to saiisfy two judgments, on lhat Samuel Park and Thomas W. Erskine obtained ngainst said William Jones and Thomas Sander, and one in favor of Ephraim II. Foster, against sj:" Jones and Sanders in said Court. CIIAHI) P. BROOKS, Sheriff of Jackson county-Oct.

1840. w3l Pr's fees 5- E12TINGS AND SHIRTING--. gk Bales Brown Sheciin- and Shirtings Head" nnd renr 0 J-! QWW dian Head" and received and fu: sale reduced pries by J. J. (.11.

1. July 10. VV T. from us Actions sneak louder man words. R.

II. WALLACE, W. B. GO WEN, VV. II.

RAINS, J. J. GOWEN, ROB'T BUCHANAN, ALEX. CARPER, HAYS BLACKMAN, B. A.

JOICE, B. B. WILLIAMS, JOEL A. BATTLE, W. M.

BATTLE, JAS. THOMPSON, J. II. AUSTIN, JAMES CONDON. CORRESPONDENCE.

Hartsville, Sept. 24lh, 1840. Mr. Allen A. Unit: Dear Sir.

To-day was the time sot apart by the Van Baron party for a dinner to the "Lame Captain," Gov. Polk, and others; and it being hailed as a party jubilee for tho last two weeks in every nook and corner of the County, induced me to attend. At about 10 o'clock, by order of the Chief ilar-shal, Mr. Grundy and Mr. Hiso were seated in a carriage, and ur.dcr tho direction of 48 equipped and ribanded Marshals, Ihe procession was formed amounting, by actual count, to 2S horsemen and no footmen.

They then marched out to a beautiful grove about a mile from town, where extensive preparations were made for a largo crowd, but lo anil behold! it was so small that alter the henored gentlemen had taken their scats in the stand, they waited until near 12 o'clock for the people locome in. The meeting was opened by a few appropriate remarks from I)r. Debow, who introduced to the assembly, consisting at no time oT more than 600 persons, the Lame Captain whose speech was on the whole a "weak affair," and did not meet with the expectations of his most sanguine friends. When he finished, they to applaud him, but it was no go We were then invited to a well prepared Barbo-cue, which 1 am sorry to say, was prepared for at least 3000 more persons than attended. It passed off admirably well.

Col. Hiso, of was then introduced to the meeting. He charged heavily upon the Whig parly, hut proved nothing. Your paper containing those certificates of his Amnlgamalionism was freely circulated through the crowd. By the time he had finished his andienco was very small.

The Whig party in this County arc at their poslg, and have high hopes of giving 1000 votes for Old Tip. Our friend Balie is aidins much, and producing powerful effects among the thinking- men for us. Yours, 5c. Maysville, Sept. IS, 1S40.

Mr. Hall I take pleasure in assuring you that the true spirit of '76 is at length aroused amidst the hills of old Dickson. The indignation of her honest and hardy yeomanry is already sufficiently aroused by the abuses of this corrupt and profligate adminis tration, to produce in November a result entirely different from lhat of the last election. Whilst I write ibis, Major Jones of Wilson, (or lean Jimmy- as they call him) is addressing several hundred per- sons, among whom thcrearo about 100 ladies, and from the enthusiasm manifested on this occasion, il is easy lo see that the cause of Harrison and Refor, is prospering finely. I have heard during the can vass many of the Whig speakers, but in my humble opinion Major Jones is one of the most ablo and efficient men upon the ticket.

I have heard him on several occasions, and he has never failed to bring home conviction on more or less of his hearers. Very respectfully. Wavf.rly, Humphreys Sept. 19. I write you a line from this place 10 let you know thai I have been listening for the last two hours to Major Jones, who addressed his fellow ciiizens in a very able and interesting speech during wl ich he alluded to the glorious result in North Carolina hi tho late elections, and asked if there were any pros cut from the old North Stale? A number of venerable, gray-headed old men instantly arose nnd proclaimed, "Yes, they were from old North Carolina, and that ihey were resolved to follow the example 6et by their old mother.

Yours, in haste. Batesville, Ark. Sept. 14, IS 10. The manner in which the Convention which recently was holdcn in Nashville wcnl oft" the im mense multitude congregated the eloquent speeches delivered and the harmony and good feeling which prevailed, all combine lo make it a truly proud diy in tho history of our country.

We here expect Tennessee will give 10,000 ma jority for Harrison and Tyler. When such men as Foster and Henry, Jarnngin, Peyton, Ewing, Senter, Arnold and others ike the field and proclaim from the house tops and high places the corruption of Mr. Van Burcn's administration, there can be no danger. The people only need light and knowledge lo make them go right. Mr.

Van Buren came in with a full Treasury nnd now the government is bankrupt, lie has appointed unworthy men to office, and the only qualification seems to be, deep devolioi: to party. But thanks be to God, his political days are few and numbered. His negro testimony, sub-Treasury, and standing army havo fixed him the people cannot swallow every thing. The result of ihe recent elections makes old Tip's election no longer a matter of doubt. Indiana and Kentucky have done nobly so have Louisiana and North Carolina while Alabama has done much more than rould have been expected they have astonished themselves and friends not loss than theii enemies and in speaking of Alabama I am painfully reminded that one of her most useful sons has been suddenly cut off.

1 have reference to James Jackson, Esq. than whom there breathes not under the canopy of heaven, a moro honorable, high-minded gentleman. He was a warm friend nnd kind neighhor. His house was the abode of hospitality of warm-hearted Irish hospitality. The turf, of which he was an ornament, has lost a shinin: light.

He was a keen and zealous sportsman with extraordinary judgment and cool calculation no man in America has done more than he did for tho improvement uf the horse. BBWMSI IS II S. NYE A. A. HALL, street, Xnsliville, Tennessee Scntirc qua quccscnli" cere 'lisa liaac Alia donniRiil renson to rei-ipn Out ligliloflhouglit.

Byron aZlVelvjJi Union." FOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, OF OHIO. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, JOHN TYLER, OF VIRGINIA. WHIG ELKCTOIIAL TICKET. FROM THE 3TATE AT LARCE, EPHRAIM FOSTER, of Davidson. SPEXCI3K.

A RXACiy, of McMinn. FROM CONGRESSIONAL IIISTIUCTS. Ist-Tliomas D. Arnold, of Greene county, ami Willinm T. Senter, of Ilnivkius.

3rd Addison A. Anderson, of Knox. 4lh Thomas J. Campbell, of MMIinn. 5th Josifih F.

Morford, of Wnircn. Cth Thomas I. Bransford, of Jackson. ItU James C. Jones, of Wilson.

8th David V. Dickinson, of Rutherford. Oth Terry K. Cabal, of Maury. lOth Ebenezer J.

Shields, of Giles. Uth Gustavus A. Henry, of Montgomery. 12th George YV. Gibhs, of Obion.

13th Burchett Douglass, of Fayette. woIJ JiA l-i -Li11- 1 m-J Thursday, October 1S40. PUBLIC SPEAKING. Major Eaton and Peyton Esq. will speak tit the Madison House to-morrow evenintr, at camlle-lighling.

Old Jackson men, whether now for Harrison or Van Bu-ren, are particularly invited to attend. THE BARBECUE. We were not at the Island Spring Festival given yesterday liy our political opponents, hut understand that Gov. Carroll and Mr. Hisc made speeches, and that there were perhaps throe or four hundred present a part of the time, which number, considering it was race day, must be acknowledged to be "no great shakes." The idea of having a free barbecue, right at the track, on race day, take it all in all, must justly be regarded as one grand conception to get up a Locofoco meeting! It was inconceivably cute, and deserved greater success.

The truth is, Locofocoism in Tennessee is laboring under a paralysis from which it is doomed never to recover. tS3-Gen. Jackson, we understand, started on Tuesday upon an electioneering e.vpedi-j tion to the Western District. We predict he will come back with K. K.

(kouldnH kome it) written on his countenance. We have some acquaintance with the people of the Western District, and undertake to 6ay that they are the last people in the world to bow to the dictation of any man. JOCKEY CLUB RACES, FALL MEETING. Third Day, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1340, Jockey Clnb Purse, $500 three mile heats.

Bourdman McLaren ch Denizen (Imp.) by Acleon, dutii by Tramp, 4 yrs 1 1 SI. Clay li Phantom by Gohsnnn, dam Imp. Phantomia, 5 yrs 3 2 Davis Raglnnd Preston, by Imp. Levia- thun, dam by Roanoke, 4 Jrs .2 dr W. H.

Carroll ch Slockborough, by Imp. Luzborough, dam by Stockholder, 4 yrs Time, 6:42. MAINE ELECTION. Until the returns are all received it will be impossible to know with absolute certainty who is Governor. The Boston Atlas and the Portland Advertiser, Whig, consider the matter as settled.

The Atlas of the 21st inst. says: THE WINDING UP. ALL RIGHT! A'O MISTAKE. The mail of last night brought us the entire coun-ty of Aroostook, and settles the question about the election of KDW.ARD KENT. M'he Locofocos havo died rather hard, but we do not well see how they can live any longer.

It is a gone case for John Fairfield, beyond the power of resurrection. We have now the whole State, with the exception of three or four plantations, which do not throw 100 votes, and the following is tile result: For Edward Kent 45,358 For John Fairfield 44,925 Kent's majority, 133 The whole vote of the State is over 90,000. The Portland Advertiser stales that but few scat tering votes have been given only ten heard from so far. From the ftiriland of the evening of the 10lh. THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER.

There can be in the minds uf onr opponents, no reasonable doubt of the defoat of John Fairfield, or the election of Edward Kent by the People of Mr. Kent's vote will not only exceed the vote of Mr. Fairfield, but the scattering returns, and nothing short of a defeat of the will of tho people, as expressed through the Ballot Box, can make the re sult doubtful one. Our opponents may try to keep back the appalling truth, but it is nevertheless true, and the official canvass will make good all that we nave ssia. On the other hand, the New York Evening Loco Foco, says "it 13 still doubtful whether any choice of Governor has been made." Tha Boston Bay Stale Democrat ccome3 to llie conclusion" that Kent is not elected and that the scattering votes may de feat FuirftfllcPs election.

For our own part, we see no reason to doubt the accuracy of the Atlas and tho Advertiser, and therefore be lieve that Kent is certainly elected. As the Whigs, however, have carried a majority ofl the members of Congresj and both branches would move the population of New York as it was never moved before since the times 01 me rcvoiu tion. PUBLIC MEETING. At a meeting of the Whigs of Robertson Co. held at tho Court House in Springfield, on Saturday the 2filh inst.

ROBERT GREEN, Esq. was called to the Chair, and O. II. P. Payne, Samuel Gil bert, J.

E. Wingfield and J. Green, were appointed Secretaries. Tho meeting having been organized, the follow ing resolutions were offered, and unanimously adopt ed: 1 Resolved, That the Whigs of Robertson Co dogivea Free Barbecue on Fiiday, tho 16th of October next, at Springfield. 2.

Resolved, That the citizens of Robertson Co and the adjacent counties of Tennessee and Ken- tucky be, and lltey are hereby invited to participate in our festival, without distinction of party. 3. Resolved, Thai the Ladies be specially invit cd, and that suitable arrangements be made for their accommodation. 4. Resolved, (That as we are the advocates of Free Discussion, and cherish an ardent desire fur the enlightening of the public judgment upon tho great political issues now pending,) Thai tho Hon.

John Bell, Hon. Balis Peyton, Major G. A. Henry, Hon. Cave Johnson, Hon.

Ftilix Grundy, and iiis Excellency, James K. Polk, bo invited by our committee of invitation, to attend our festival on the 16lh of October next, at Springfield, with every assurance that an equal portion of lime will be awarded to them, to address their fellow-citizens. 5. Resolved, That Dr. A.

Thomas W. W. Pep per, Edward S. Cheatham, Thomas Farmer and Daniel P. Braden, be appointed a Committee of In vitation.

6. Resolved, That a General Committee of Arrangements be appointed by the Chairman to super intend the proceedings of the day. 7. Resolved, That the above proceedings bo sign ed by tho Chairman and Secretary of the meeting. ROBERT GREEN, Cr.

Samuel Gilbert, O. II. P. Payne, Joachim Green, J. E.

Wixgfield, Secretaries. TO THE PUBLIC. Tho ciiizens of Davidson county in the vicinity of Patterson's and White's Mills, who are in favor of maintaining our liberty free from all Executive encroachments by retaining the power in tho hands 0 the People, where it rightfully belongs, deem it only necessary on the present occasion 10 give a passing notice to a publication in the Nashville Union of the 21st instant, over the signature of E. M. Patterson, John J.

While and others. Those gentlemen soy that "when the Democrats commenced getting up a dinner for Gov. Polk, that the Whigs in our neighborhood said there was not enough of us in number and means to accomplish it." We have only to say if there were any such remarks made it is unknown to us, when or by whom. They say further: "As the day approached, and advertisements of the meeting were spread abroad, and after all the provisions were obtained then the Whigs appointed a committee, win addressed us a letter proposing to join us, bear a proportion of the expenses and havcencor more of their fpcukers present on the occasion. Of course we could not under our arrangements, inform Judge Grundy or Gov.

Polk that we had concluded riot to bear them on that day and thereby revoke our invitations. Had the Whigs made propositions to us at the time they were making fun of us, it would have been quite another thing." To this we say, that verbal proposals were made lo different individuals of the committee of arrangements before the letter was addressed to them, and some of them said they would not object. We then addressed thenvlhe letter asking permission to join them and have one or more Whig speakers The liberty was refused us, but in a gentlemanly and respectful manner. We supposed here was an end of the whole matter, and then determined that we would give a barbecue at a convenient time and invito Gov. Polk and Mr.

Grundy, thai the principles of the two parties might be fiirly laid before the people for their consideration; but to our great astonishment, we saw in tha Union of the 21st, the publication from which the above extracts ore taken in which thoy say, as it was, we were left 10 go as we had commenced on our own hook, or sacrifice all we had done and begin anew, and for what? To please a few leaders who were capable of saying any thing, and who with all the shove facts before them now pretend that we have a desire to evade discussion, which is not the fact. The insinuation in the last paragraph quoted we are sorry 10 say, is very different from what wo had hoped and thought of those gentlemen; and as none of us a'e or ever expect lo be leaders, but only helpers in the great cause of our common country and tho rights of the people, il falls unfelt and unheeded at cur feet. We now say, that we hsve determined to give a djnncr on the 10th day of October next at Wilfred H. Rains' Mill, and that we will invite Gov. Polk and Mr.

Grnndj-, and if they will accept our invitations and attend, the day shall bo so divided as to allow them one half of the time; we will even go further, wo will give them the preference of the first one or two hours, as may be agreed upon, and continue the discussion alternately during the day. To those gentlemen who have done themselves tho honor of flourishing in tho Union of will say, that we do not intend to enter into any pcisonal WHIG DINNER IN SUMNER COUNTY. The Whigs in the lower part of Sumner will give a Free Barbecue at the llcech Camp ground on Thursday, October Every body without distinction of party are invited to CJtiic. lion. John Bell, Hon.

lialie Peyton, Hon. Felix Grundy, and Governor Polk, will be invited specially to attend. The ladies are particularly requested to honor us with their presence. bciiUncl From the Knoxville Times. ANOTHER VOICE FROM THE PEOPLE! Blount, Anderson and Knox have spoken now "Little Kentucky" asks to be heard.

Our opponents attempt to break the force of these declarations from the honest yeomanry of East Tennessee, by charging lhat some half dozen 0 the signatures were fraudulently obtained. Three of the signers thus alluded to, have pronou'iced tho charge'Wse, and wo have no doubt the remainder would do so likewise, were they left 10 the free expression of their wills. Mnco these declarations have been madit, all the influence of the Administration party has bee i arrayed 10 brow-bent or seduce a portion of the signers back to the ranks, and wo are lolh 10 believe that il has met with success even with ihe solitary three or four -claimed, of the more than two Iruidred, including those below, who havo renounced "the powers that be;" To Ms Excellency A ATE K. POLK: We, a few of the citizens of Sevier county, thinking for ourselves, believing il our privilege and duty, at the last election voted lor you, to fill the dignified oliice of Governor of this great am growing ate. Yoo sncceeded, and we were well pleased with the-result but we have been and disappointed, nol in your talents, but in the manner in which you employ them.

We had hoped nnd believed you would have filled the office of Governor with honor to yoorself, and set a brijht example to all who might come after you. Yon were scarcely in your Gubernatorial chair, until we find you, not at Nashville, attending to the duties of your office, (for which we pay )ou, in common with other tax-pavers, $2000 per annum,) but off in East Tennessee, attending Barbecues, and performing the arduous duties ol a political missionary of Van Burenism. This is not the kind of business or service we expected ou to perform, when v. wilh others, arced at the polls to pay you six dollars per day. We think Mr.

Van Buren, when receiving $25,000 per annum in cold and silver, out ol the People's mo ney, (for be it remembered, there is nothing else good enough for him and his office-holders,) if he wants any 01 the gewgaws and stars, toys and trinkets, that are the common appendages of Kings and Emperors, to ornament his Palace, ought to purchase them with his own money, and not with the 1'eopie's; yet you would make us believe lhat Mr. Van Buren is a plain honest Democrat, when many of us weuld not even know the use of thousands of the toys he has spent our money for, to regale his exquisite fancy. Wo beg leave to differ with you in opinion, and hope you will not prostitute any moro of your time and talents in that way, as we humbly think yon are neglecting your duly and our business, entered into with us, the Peojde of the State of Tennessee, under the sanctions of an oaih and contract, to devote your time and talents to the discharge of Executive duties. We lhat you intend again visiting us before ihe Presidential election, under the pretext of being a candidate for re-election as Governor. We own we are surprised at some of the maureuvres lhat have taken place lately.

The Van I'uren Convention which sat at Knoxville on the 3d of July last, nominated yon for ihe Vice Presidency of the United States, and on the 4th, being the following day, in your great Van Buren speech, you declared that you were a candidate for Governor for our second term. We should like to know how theso events happened in such quick succession of each other, ue suppose you will hardly hold on to both nominations; or are you fond of two strings to your bow? If a re-election as Governor is your object, we think you are in great haste; but there is nothing like taking time by the forelock. It is a long time until the next election, nnd we would rather know more about the manner in which ynu discharge Executive duties, before wo spend any farther thoughLs about who shall bo our next Governor. To speak plainly: wc cannot mistake your visit, if you come, bul for your own honor, wo hope you will nol. We would raihfr see yon abandon the degradiog calling of stump orator for Mr.

Van Buren or any one else. We have aided in giving ynu ihe highest office in our Stato, and we would rather not see you degrade it and yourself. We want no dictation Iroiu any of our officers, from the highest to tho lowest. 1 lliey will discharge the dutks already assigned them, honestly, faithfully, and with ability, wo ask no more at iheir hands. Wo intend to judge for ourselves of candidates for office, and if we should vote for William H.

Harrison for President, we think you, of all others, have the least right to complain. Respectfully, Isaac Ogle, John Looney, sr. Jacob Evans, William Mathos, Samuel Baily, George Wei's, Wiiliam Trentham, Leonard Hufit, Isaac Alcy, Adam Fox. William Low, Middleton Whalcy, Joseph McCartor, Andrew Pearce, Joseph T. Woody, John Huskey, Fr.

Cumberland Clabaugh, Anios Ownsly, Aaron Crowson, Robert Wear, John Gordon Taylor, Willium Miller, John Fuzlc, Martin Shulls, John Williams, John Shults, Frederick L. Emett. Philip Shulls, Jnmc3 Martin, James Mc.Mahan, Junathau Floyd. Jareud J. Crow, GEN.

SCOTT FOB. HARRISON. Saratoga Springs, Aug 20, 1540. Dear Sir: Your complimentary letter of the Kith instant, inviting me on the part of the Harrison Committee of correspondence for Butler county, to visit you, and be present at a Convention in Pittsburgh, has found mo in this place. A tour through the Keystone State wonld be highly interesting to me; but my public duties at this time forbid, and I ought lo add, that as an officer of the Federal Government, 1 early prcsc.ibed to myself the rule to abstain from takixg an active part in the conflict of politics.

in thirty -uvo years, I hnvc not once been to ihe polls, or to a prly meeting. This official reserve has, however, never prevented me from discussing the spiiit of a free-nun, in the casual intercourse t.f society, tho merits of all public 'men and public measures of my liuir. Thua it has often f.illen in mv wav to bear jKalous.