Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-24

answer the question. ltis not true that
have ever opposed that difference Of opinion
which has every whore prevailed among The
yir,uous and wise. in the free discussions OF
subjects depending upon 'oeH tested princt-
yies such, for example, as those which anu
mated our fathers Of the Revolution. My
opposition is continued 10 that EVIL spirit Of
purity which my old friend, JACKSON, in his
best days denonnce as
n "a MONSTER, Of such hideous mien,
N That TO he hated needs but 10 he seen,
II Yet seen too OH, familiar wilh her inee-
n We iirst oncurc, then pity, then ehprsee'
That evil spirit of party which sanctihcs
all sorts oi crimes for the sake Of the p"riy
That evil spirit of party which buys and sells
presses aud men who call themselves Free,
but prove to be slaves and pirates-who com
bine IN covering with the blacklist dctrac'
ton, such men as JAMES MADISON, DEWITT
CLINTON. HUon l.. WHITF, PETER b. POR
rgR aud WILLIAM II. HARRISON.
EDMUND p. GAINES.
PosrcRIpr.--lt will be recollected by
some oi Gen. llarrison's once seemingly
devoted, but late Questionable friends, that,
while nnder his iInn,ediats command IN 1913,
endeavored TO shield him from the nlrigucs
of some Of those dangerous friends, by re-
sisting their attempts To iorestall public opin'
ion by O Iawless combination TO vlndicatc in
idle ivords aud opinions, his conduct, which
could be vindicaicd in u proper manner only
by actions and which he was then prcpar
ing to vndicate, and did soon vindIcate BY
u vigorous movement upon the cnrmy. j
then contended, and do still contend, that
tho RICH, way to vndicnte u public officer is,
to suppose 10 fact, sustained or suSlainabie
by truth.
TO give him vigorous support by acts.
rather than by Woras. then withheld my
signature, and strenuo,Isly opposed the sign
H ing, OH the part Of certain inexperienced
general and field officers Of the army, a pa
per which we could not sign without viO-
la,iOn of military law. But now, that | am
no longer under the command OF General
llarrisOn-now that hundreds of .acrimon.
ous scribbcrs are endeavoriDg to cover him
with defamation, and among them, nournful
10 relate, ORe who, with slendercr claims
upon the mngnanimity Of his enemies or the
sympathy Of his friends, has been himself
rescued from the fangs OF detraction, and
honored with uDmeasured tokens Of public
approbation--one, who, though deemed by
his friends to have been,
| " Born for the univcrse-has narrowed his mind
And TO party gwen up, what wns meant Tor mankind,
| Has volunteered 10 threw the weight OF
his once gigantic influence into the scale of
ranc orous party scandal against the honest,
the amiable, the calumniutsd Patriot, VII.
LiAM llENRY lIARRIsoN I: who has calmly
remained in dignhcd retirement for many
years, aud for more hard and more faithful
service than any u. s. officer now living has
ever rendered, has remained unreward d,
and unnoticcd, or noticed only with the al
ternaie smiles aud butfelings Of contrnding
factions. Under these circumstances, ] can
not hesitate, though unsolicited by him, to
write a letter for his yindicaiion having
with equal checriulncss, in the year 1928 at
the request of General Jackson, written
more than one letter 10 vindcatc his conduc,
against the attacks Of his, and my old friends.
! was then, as ! am now, actuated by a
sense Of even handed justice-ncver having
hnd any thing personally 10 hope former
ttar-from the Hickory" violencc of the one,
nor from the Log Cabin" kindness Of the
other.