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Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, Ky. : 1809): 1840-01-23 1' ! , ‘‘ Prue to his charge he comes, the Herald of a noisy world; News from all nations, lumfring at his back.' D. BRADFORD, Editor. LEXINGTOX, KY. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1840. 23, NO. 4.—VOL. 55. PRINTED EVERY THURSDAY, FLOYD & PIKE. T O Allen Thos Smith Jr The Hon. Thomas Hickey then submitted M to ted States, and especially by a majority I of eight Ratclffe Thos Alexander Thompson J L Russell the Convention. Ihe — Cecil following address and resolu- thousand of the freemen of Kentucky. BY JAMES VIRDEN, James N. Allen II nry Bohannon FLEMING. tions, which 'were read and received with much As all the republican j Presidents had been, iVo. 6^7, HxinVs Row^ Water Street^ |T Ji. ssee Gen. M Thos Wells enthusiasm by tlio Convciuion, and ordered to be Jackson was ' H D Burgess Jas E Shepard, re-elected for n second term, and FOR DAFVIEI. BRADFORD, Adam MiJdleton David Middleton. adopted us its sentiments and opinions. the same party Gen T Ward Jesse Summers again triumphed in the election of Publisher the Laws of the U. States. OTT. .Marlin of Jonathan Elslon RR Lee The Convention of the Democmtic Party in Van Buren as his successor. Mr. Van Office, Main Street, a few doors below Bren Buren has Publishing jDr E O Logan 'John Pratt FubricinsC McCalla Kenincky, composed of Delegates selected by pri- i disappointed no expectation of the peo- nan’s Hotel. I pie, has GRANT. Geo W Johnson ThosC Kelley tnary assemblies of the people in the several conn deceived them in no particular, and has I Oohn S Daniel John W. McCann Benj C G1 iss Riclid P S Elley ties of the Commonwe:ilth, met at the appointed violated no principle to which he stood pledged TERMS. Legrand Lucas Itimeand place, on the 6th day belore the community. N B Stevens Edwd Join so 1 of January, 1840, j On the contrary, he has year, in adranee, $2 50; if not SuBSCRirTiON.—For one I “trodden GREENUP. A S I.oAcry M Crunibaugh ,at Irankforl, deem it proper to announce briefly faithfully in the footsteps of his illustrious paid within si.x months, ^3 00, and if not paid within Daniel the principles predecessors” of the 50. James M Rice .Neal Geo Winters which they profess, and the objects republican school, and we the yea. , $3 No paper will be diseontinued until all arrearages arc D O Newbald W S Duvall whi'-'h have brought them together, cannot apprehend that the people of the United GARRARD. j of the Editor. Stales will paid, unless at the option Thos C Flournoy .A. Spears manifest so much inconsistency N History teaches that the existence of parlies is I as to (CrLetters sent by mail to the Editor, must be rosT Wm II Petiss Horatio Bruce j James Griffin Willis Dehoney an inevitable prefer to him the very same oi>ponent whom, of the Office. and necessary incident to every free upon FAiD, or they will not be taken out Mason Thompson Isaac Dunn the E S Herndon Thos B Catlett government, and that those parties s.itne principles and under circumstances sub- square of 14 lines, or less, 3 times, are actuated Advertisi.vq.—One GREENE. stami:illy alike, Andrew Calvert Geo Beatty by two ruling and cogiuite principles. they rejected at ihe last presiden- 50; 3 months, $4; 6 months, 87 50; 12 months, $15 The one ! Marshall Alfred .Anderson D Vanderslice iM tial election. Those who calculate Longer ones in proprotion. W N James Suggett looks to the interests, welfare and rights of all the upon this ter- I giversation of the people, Robt Calvin Jefferson Henry Wm D Brown Willie Viley people, and of all classes of society, and the other do not give them credit lor the political virtue and W P Rafferty Wm T Willis Merit Williams. to the aggrandizement of a few hivored individ- firmness which they pos- sess. PROCEEDINGS HOPKINS, SPENCER. uals, and the estahlishmenc and support of exclu- ' In regard to the affairs of OF THE sive ranks and privileged institutions, at the ex- the Commonwealth Anderson Lisk David H Thomason Jas W Stone. of Kentucky DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, pense of the great mass of mankind. Whether in the administration of the Slate HENDERSON. TRIGG. Govenmieni, this they are called, in contradistin-tion convention would f.irther pre- or THE , democratic Cornelius Burnett. Isaac Burnett. j and mise, that they desire to present for the STATE OF KENTUCKY, aristrocialic, republican and fedearlist, loco- sulfrage of the people, candidate.s HARRISON. TRIMBLE. 'foco and whig, or by wlmtever name the for Governor and Lieut. Franklort, January 8th, 1840. great lead- Assembled at Governor, wlio will sternly oppose prodigal Jno Williams Sami Chambers J sse Connell Richd Lane ing parties of the country, to on-? or the other of expen- ditures or wild and extravagant undertakings. JasJ Allen R W Porter lEleazer W'illhoite Danl BJ- bnson which all persons attach themselves, are called, It of Delegates, representing the is believed Ihe A Convention they are in tlieir naluie the lime has arrived, when, injustice S T Hamilton Jesse Henry Benj Connell John J. Thompson same, and liave subsist- lemocrntic citizens of the State of Kentucky, met to themselves, the people will abandon ruleis John O’Beaseman Hugh Newell James Millican. ed in this country, and been struggling against who his day, (Jan. 8th, 1840,) at the Baptist Church have lost sight of their immediate W Q Moore B Brandon each other for mastery, ever since the meeting of interests—who n the City of Frankfort, when, after an impressive UNION. |Werc for pledging the Slate for many Wm B Glaves the convention which formed the constitution of millions, ,nd solemn appeal to the throne of grace by the John Imboden. when there was a deficiency in Ihe State Treasury, HARDIN. the United States. Tho federal or aristocratic lev. H. H. Kavenaugh, David Meriiwether, Esq. iWhich is admitted by Gov, VVickllffe to amount at WAYNE. party made a powerful effort in that body, to es- the present tas called to the Chair, and Gen. John M . Mc- Sanders Elliott lime of nearly seven hundred thousand Shelby Coffee. tablish their doctrines by constitutional pmvisions. :alla H. Stanton were appointed Secre- dollars. The democracy of the State are for and R. HART. They wished to have a President and Senate for im- WOODFORD. provemenl.s, but not prepared lo iries. Sami Durham H M Rowlett life, and the Governors of the States appointed bv s:Anction schemes of Maj. Thomas Marshall, the names Wm McBride Herman Bowmar Jr |which would oppress the people and virtually On motion them, and all the essential soveicignty of the States mort- HENRY. Igage eveiy )f the several counties were then called, and the Herman Bowmar Martin S .McFall farm and lot in the State. I merged and consolidated in the Federal Govern- gentlemen appeared as delegates, and E T Nuttall Tho Pearce ! Thomas W Sellers Jas C Long tVe arc admonishedby the frightful deficiency in allowing ment. Hence their name of the Federal p-irty. of the Convention: Philip King John G Taylor Chas Norwood Oscar Pepper the Treasury, tbe depression of State credit, and mre enrolled as members They were fortunately defeated in this scheme by '1 honias P Fore DrJ N Hughes John Gill Jiimc.s Berry the unsettled condition of the monetary affairs of ADAIR. tlio patriotic firmness of the revolutionary republi- Wm P Norwood Jo' n P Fore Hiram Willhoite Geo W Carter almost the whole civilized world, that a change Vm C Paxton J M True cans, lo whom we are indebted for our free fed- Wm N Blackburn Robt Guthrie Win W Whiitington John P Craig is indespeiisable in the policy of the Stale; and we Geo A Cnldwell eral constitution. 'I’he acquiescence of the fed- Vm Caldwell Isaac Whittington Benj Bailey are therelbre for the election HICKMAN. eralists in tho republican form of government of men whose past ALLEN & warren. Sami C Scott IValler L Peters conduct constitutes n guarantee S.imuel P McFall which was adopted for these States, was merely that we shall not R S Ford Medley Shelton James W Redd be ov'cr-cropped with public works or borne down JEFFERSON. preleixled, and as they fondly Imped, temporaiv, Robt T Williamson Edw 11 Wliittington by an unmanagable State debt. ANDEKSON. and they have been ever since unceasingly endea- Wm Chambers John Shrader James Story John G Price It may be economical and expedient to finish ohn Draffen Stephen Lillard voring by false, unnatural, absurd and violent con- A P Churchill Isaac Miller Benj Wickersham Thos Parker impiovenienis commenced, to save thesums expen- JasS Hackley structions of that plain and sided inslrnmenf, to ; Lillard ded and increase David Meriwether Richard Taylor. wrest from tbe the productive capacity of the ohn Wash R C Gaines people the rights and liberties which WASHINGTO.N. State—but as it appeals to be probable,* the JESSAMINE. it guarantees lo them, and lo effect, by means C Lillard John A McClure indirection, John Lowe lo accomplish even that object will have to be White David Blackwell James Trotter L Lowin Amos Graham. their original purposes. ames G raised partly by taxation, we are J G Bruce Milton R Singleton LOUISVILLE. unwilling to con- ohn Morgan Thos J Lillard These plain facts all sensible men understand, fide the affairs of the State to men who have been P Spraggins Burrell Featherston Levi Tyler J cob Walter } H Dawson and all candid men admit.
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