The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-10-12
from the Pittsburgh Penn. Times.
GEN. HARRISON'S CLERKSHIP
DISGRACEFULLY OBTAINED.

lOur OI common Iled > OIL ftdnllltOn IOun-
ty, Ohio, are these
On Saturday, the 18th Of April, 1884,
when the whole Court, consisting of the
President and three Associates, were pre-
sent, an appointment was made out, and
signed by the President and tgO Associates
Ia majority of the whole,) comforting this
Office upon Samuel Goodin, which fact was
announced IN open Court, while the same
was in session. On the Monday succeed
ing, one Of the Judges who had Hcquiesced
in the same not having been entered of re-
cord by the acting clerk, repudiated his act
and declared his unwillingness to consum-
mate the same, thus leaving the Court di-
vided-two willing to complete the appoint
ment and two oblectiug-and leaving the
protein Clerk to perform the duties of the
office, as he had done before. About the
same period, General Harrison, who had
been "a candidate for the Office of Clerk, was
nominated as "A candidate for "A seat in Con-
gress, at the then ensuing election, as vas
also Bellamy Storer, both Of the Wing par
ty IN politics. The then incumbent was
Robert Il. Lyle, who was "A democrat, and
the candidate Of the democratic party for
reelection. Some lime in the month of
JuIy, Gen. Harrison's name was wthdrawn
from the canvass as candidate for seat
in Congress, and on The day pre,io to the
election, he received the appointment of
Clerk of the Court. Tha, appointment
took place in the following manner On
the Saturday previous to the election, all
the Judges being on the bench, and the
Court in session, it was agreed among them
that, as the day of the election was usually
considered non-judicial day, they would
adjourn over until the succeeding Wednes-
day. Previous, however, to the adjourn
meat, it was suggested that, as there were
many persons, perhaps, IN The county who
wished to receive their elective franchise.
aud who had not yet completed their nat
uralizaton papers, it would I've well to meet
for a short time on Monday for that purpose.
The original agreement was, therefore, thus
modified, and the fact distinctly announced
in open Court--the President Judge dis
charging the jury, and stating to those pre-
sent, that 10 business would be done on
Monday 10y that Court, other then attend
ing to the granting papers of naturalization
The President Judge did not attend on
Monday, but the Associates (who formed
quorum of the COurD went into session,
and so continued for perhaps half an hour
granting papers of naturalization 10 some
twenty or thirty persons. When they had
disposed of this business, and just as they
were rising to separate, one OF the Judges,
who had dsagreedto the appointment of
Goodin, announced from the bench that the
Court had appointed Gen. Harrison as Its
Clerk. This announcement was quiesced
in by the other Judge who had dIssentedt to
Goodin's appointment-the third one pro-
testing against the appointment, as maud
upon the absent Judge.
On the succeeding morning, al > O'Clock
Gen. Harrison, who was at his farm AT the
time he received the appointment, situated
Is miles below the city, presen ed himself
ready to be indicted into office.
To accomplish this, immediately upon
his appointment being announced at five
O'Clock the previous evening, special
messenger had been dispatched to summon
him To his post.
In the morning, previous to the oath be-
ing administered to Gen. Harrison, the dIssen-
ting Judge (therc being still but three upon
the bench, the President declining to attend
untilthc others should declare the act of the
previous session void) arose in his place,
and announced to General Harrison that he
had obtained the office to which he was thus
called by fraud upon portion of that
bench and asked him if he was willing to
receive it upon such terms.-The General
made no reply, but silently handed up his
papers, and the oath was administered
1t is proper to state that the President
never resumed his seat upon the bench
alleging as a reason his unwllingness To be
in official duties with men SD ut
terly destitute of principle.
We are authorised to- state that fany one
to question the above account, or
any item in it, there will be abundance of
evidence Forthcoming to establish is. John
NJ. Goodenow is the President Judge, who
vacated his seat to avoid the perpetrators
of that disgracefull transaction. The As
sociate Judges were Jona,hen Cilley, John
Burgoyne and Thos. Henderson.
Gen. Harrison's withdrawal from the
canvass for Congress was connected with
the pitlful manGyerng by which he obtain
ed the office of clerk but when his name
was placed upon the list of applicants for
he was thought to have 40 chance
on account of his notorious incompetency.
When the refusal To SUSAN Mr.. Goodin's
took place, the more respecta-
BILE of Gen. Harrison's competitors (for their
were severaD Withdrew their names, DEEM
lug it disgraceful to obtain the office in the
only way 1t was then attainable.
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