Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-06-01


Will those who have preferred this unfounded aud
malicious accusation, refer to the journals of the
Senate Of the United States, I'd Session, 18th Con-
gress page 235-it will there be seen that eds one
ofthe committee phich reported st TO abolish I'M
grisonmsM for debt. When the bill before
the Senate Tadvocated lis edoptioa and on its pas.
sage poted in lis favor. See Senate Journal Isl
Session, 20;h Congress, pages 10l aud lOS
Il IS not little remarkable, that e the EFFORT
am accused OF having made, TO subject men 70
sale for the non payment of their debts had Deen
successful, might, from the state OF my pecun'a
ry circumstances at the time, have been We hrst
victim repeat, the charge Is vie calumny.-l
At no period of my fife, would have consented
20 subject the poor ard unfortunate 10 such de-
xradaon nor have omitted TO exert myself ia their
Behalf against such an attempt to Cypress them.
bic bic s servant, WIN. ii. HARRISON.
H. ~As to his (Harrison's private life, know
of no stain that for moment sullies him. be-
iieve he is strictly honest l believe he is liberal,
but not SO to n fault"
After this compliment Harrissns private he which is
the better as 1t canes frem who would Islander ha up
every point upon which he could get the slightest foot
bold the Doctor proceeds say that the General started
we'll in life that Ne has had many offices aud much pay that
he poor and does not live log cabin but owns
very large farm and lives in magnificent frame house.
1t Harison's enemies who represented him as a mis-
ersby poor log cabin and hardcde candidate; and his
take the other tack and represent him as not
only honest, rich, is to OF little consequence.
tits not true, however that Harrison is very rich
lives in very fine house. Hois ohis farmer large
scale good two story house, with which is connect.
ed and still occupied the identical log cabin in which he for
snory dwe This left him, but with heavy debt and
1t all that is left him after years Of toll. Duncan admits
his honesty aud purity of private ife and ask Why
80 long in Office and receiving much saaay lmore than
sKlorse team draw, says DuDeanl why is he aot
more wealthy? History tells ~hy-to the government he
was I've moi he neyer
received equal his expenses in Of his pubic
to the poor and distre his household
bracng the family Of the iamened Gen. pikcto his old
soldiers chdreE he has been hsera and to many
Of them liberal to fault We end in the Boons Lick
(Mssouri) Times copy Of private letter written by
Gen. HARRISON TO inmo TO friend, the 18th Of Febua
ry last which explains in highly honorable to the
old veteran the present condition of his pscunary affairs
Tho which follows, contains statements which bear
the evidence Of truth apon their very faoe-
aIhaye actually from necessity, been obliged
to give Up the correspondence of many of my best
friends. Having GIVEN UP MY OFFICE TO MY SON.
IN-LAw, which, from the creation of new cir
cult, with similar civil jurisdiction affords only to
him DECENT SUPPORT, it became necessary TO
RAISE THE FAMILIES OF THREE DECEASED SONS AND
ONE LIVING ONE SOLELY DEPENDENT UPON ME, and
to pay the interest Of some $4,000 of debt TO make
the greatest personal exertiOns with the means
which my farm afforded. l accordingly made
contracts for supplying large quantities of stone
and lilne and wood for burning three millions OF
brick for the use Of a twnnel of a canal which is
being made through nay land. Throughout the
summer and autumR, | was employed daily, from
early dawn until night in this business Every
moment of my spare time was occupied in the
atelnpt to keep up my correspondence, but it was
vain. Many other letters, | assure you, besides
yours, of the same period, remain unanswered to
this day."
further explanation Of circumstances in relation
the private and pecunary affairs Of Gen Harrison given
by Of the most respectable citizens of Cincinnati has
been published in the Western papers 1t will be read with
interest;
"Jehn C. Symmes Harrison, eldest son of Gen
Harrison, was Receiver of Public moneys, at Vim
cennes, during the late war. Captain Prince, then
a disbHrsng officer of the United States, in good
standing applied to him to cash check on the
government for $4,000, alleging that the money
was necessary for the public service. Mr.. Harri-
son, not doubling the correctness Of the statement
n and ANXIOUS TO do all ia his power to aid the pub
y lie service, received the check aud advanced the
money. The check was forwarded to the treasu-
ry department, and protested, on the ground that
Prince was not authorized to draw. Prince after
verbs proved insovent, and young Harrison wa:
unable to meet the claim of the Government. -
The matter remained in that situation until Gen
Harrison was recalled from Bogota, when, for tn
purpose Of relieving his and his securities, h
voluntarily assumed the tohole debt amounting viii
interest, to about $4,000. This son had married
the only daughter of Gen. Pike, vino fell, during
the late war at the head of his troops in an atacl
on one of the British forts in Canada. Some years
after Mr.. Harrison died. leaving no property, bu
leaving q helpless widow, the only child of Gen
Pike, and six children From the time Of his death
the General has supported and still supports the fam
ily-raising and educating all the children. 1t il
character, services and fate of the gallant Gen
Pike, tbs nation ought TO have done what they
have left Gen. Harrison to do.
"Another fact, worthy Of notice is, that Majo
Randolph, one Of the aids de camp Of Harrison oil
the expedition to Tippecanoe, fell in the desperate
battle fought at that place, leaving widow Who'll
ly destitute of the means Of support, and an inian
daughter, born after its father had marched in tn
expedition. Gen. Harrison, Immediately ate
his return from the battle field adopted the sRfdu
educated and supported her, until she recently MAJ
ried the Secretary of the State of Indiana"
Read what the Cincinnati Advertiser and WEBSTER
Journal administration paper says Of Gen. Harrison:
"Gen. Harrison is not very rich man. He ht
been honest in his dealings-he has been faithfl
in all the public Offices he has hed-and he hi
not taken those advantages ne might have don
without the violation of any duty, but by toe muc
confidence in those he trusted, has lost much va
liable property. This placing too much con6deHc
in others is characteristic of the whole life Of ii
man-his native goodness of heart has ever prem
ted him to befriend all who claimed his aid TIL
is one among the many other reasons why he
personally popular in the West- every boo
could claim Gen. Harrison as a friend"
Finally, we give the following from Moses DawsoR's |
HARRISON published in 1924 page ISL Dawson is als'
Wan Buren, editor
at having been determined by the Governc
after the battle Of the Th, (Fippecanee) to reta
the command Of the troops, at least while the "a
ii,ia were on foot iii he wonld have the comman
of the Government, he continued to do SO; but
the militia being dsbanded, and no immedis
danger to be apprehended, he wrote to the Seer
tary that he had resigned his command, but wi