Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-08-30
From the Lynchburs p7rginian.
GEN nARRISON


very numerous!y attended from all the sur
! rounding counties, wus given To Gen Har.
rIson, at Nlassilion Ohio. Aiessfs. Clay and
Webster were likewise invited guests, but
| we're unable To attend. The follow ing was
the 7,h Regular Toast:
CIVILIAN HHNRY HARnIsoN. In.
heriting from his birth the virtues and prin,
ciples OF revolutionary times, well has he il.
lustrated them in a life OF uncommon devot.
eduess and fidelity in the public service His
name IS enshrined in miIlions OF hearts, and
! when the waves Ul party shall cease 10 beat
| upon 1t, posterity will do ample Justice to
that character whose history will occupy
one of the brightest pages in Amer lean An.
| nails
On reading this toast, Mr.. Kirkum, one
| of the Vice Presidents, rendered TO Gen uar-
| rison, on behalf of his assembled fellow cit.
I izens, cordial welcome, and, in the course
| Of his remarks, made the following alIusion
TO the suhjec, oil the next Presidency:
although among US there arc various
predictions and partialiies for several in
dividuals proposed tor the Presidency, by
different portions of the Wing party, we all
recognize in you a Candidate for that office,
| Tor whom we will most cheeriully cast our
votes in case you shall he the nominee of the
| National Convention of Wings; and more
so because we perceive in the submission OF
| your claims TO the arbitrameht OF that Con
vention, (when SD many ardent and iniluen.
| iiAl friends were resolved 10 make no terms
with your compeiitors,) arolher evidence,
| that under whatever circumstances, or in
whatever station you might be placed, you
would he ac:uated by desire To promote
The welfare OF your country, and not by u
lust OF personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, or an obs
slina'e ill that would sci d, defiance the acts
a nilr X 4
s"ber coun.els Of the wise men who might
be associated with you in the various de
partments OF The government
In reply, Gen. Han rison said that the po>
sIii"n which he occupied, IN relation To The
PRESIDENTIAL office, was not one of his own
I seeking, hut that il was the voice Of the ;,en>
pie which had elevated him To an equality
Ia claims Iur the most exalted Office not only
IN this nation, hut in the world with the two
most distinguished citizens of our country;
and he added
| "And however willing he nigh, be as an
! individual To acknowledge their superior ats
taihmenis in The science OF Government he
could not and would hot bring himself to
level below that upon which So many hons
est, intelligent and patriotic citizens had
placed hum. The exalted opinion which he
had OF the two statesmen to whom he had al
luded was well known. One of them, Mr.
Clay, he had ever supported with the most
ardent zeal wheneveran opportunity offered.
His claims To cank amongst the most able
statesmen none could deny, and he took great
pleasure in stating, that alter having enjoy
ed Gas he helie,ed) his unlimited con ii,.ence
for years, in power, and out Of power, he had
never formed an idea that Greece or Rome
ever possessed purer patriot. His iistin-
guisheG rival in forensic ettainments was
every way his equal, and he should possess
the sympathy OF every honest man, fr the
unjust prejudices which are entertained o.
gainst him. Daniel Webster was never
otherwise Than patriot. All his thoughts,
oil his wishes, all his aspirations have been
for the horor and glory Of his country. How
unjust then, 10 attach TO him sentiments he
never observation-disclosures which his soul
would have abhorred! lie had not time TO
90 into particulars, but he appealed To the
known generosity ei western bosoms 10 Law
aside their unfounded prejudices against a
man to whose enlarged aud disinte.ested
cour.e they have been so much iude 5led.
"He had mol given to thess men tho high
character which he had ascribed TO them for
the purpose OF deriving adv antsge from the
Partially VI his fellow. citizens, who had
placed him by their side. By NO means. II
he should be Obliged TO stale his own pre-
tensions, he could only claim the merit of
being, "if not an equal, ""an older" states.
man, always the ardent supporter of The
rights Of the people, in the councils of lie
nation, and in the field their faithful and De-
! voted soldier"
Gen. Harrison made tho following re.
, marks 10 relation 10 tie Banking system
remarks which have more force, aud are en-
titled TO more weight, from the fact stated
by him in reference to The "hart money"
Republic OF Columbia, to which. il will be
Iecoilec;ed, he was Tor some time the h;in-
4, lister PlenipoleD!iary from this country:
"Hs spoke Of the banks; OF the senseIess
cry raised sSains, them that their tenden-
cy was not, as had been pretended, to make
the rich, richer, and the poor, poorer. Their
tendency might be 10 make the rich, richer,
bu. be denied lha, their tendency was to
make The poor, ponrsr. They were the
means deepening facilities for the poor man
10 become rich. By increasing the capa-
biiities OF men Of wealth 10 embark in en-
terprises nsefu! 10 the country-in schemes
OF internal improvement, in manufacturing,
N building, &c. The laboring, the INDUSTRY,
Gus part OF the community are vastly beBe-
hted, by thus having The means Of accumu-
broad among them. He had no interest in
any bank-neyer had but once and then lost
all his stock: but he was a bank man. and
IN favor OF the credit system, and he WAC
democrat. He had been in a country (Co>
lumbia) where they had no credit SYSTEM
where they had purely metallic currency.
THAT country was called Republic but
little evidence Of iree Republic was 10 he
seen. No works OF internal improvement
no public enterprises, no manufacturing es.
Establishments, nothing that indicated, among