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1 oCCaticu OF ne rrtse0iatiOn OF esOlu tiOn
IN regard 20 the military services OF Gen.
HARRBoN IN the last war. This desire
Is prompted by he fact OF my perusal Of
speech, delivered in Congress the pre-
sent session. by the Immaculate DIR. Dun.
can. (of Ohio.) It will be found on your
inspection, a complete refniation OF all Of
his garfield extracts in relation TO the emf.
nent citizen. At whom he aims his puny
blows. II will shtw that the Tenoa ned
Doctor - acquainted with aH OF the facts
OF the case, but iha. he sugprssses the
most important ones. 10 order 10 carry out
his corrupt scheme OF Geiraclion and de-
ceP,ion. 10 promote the ioletSf pa1 ~ pur.
poses. II will shew that The n an has
so little sell.respect as 20 be made a
tool OF, 10 advance the interest Of party
I by reyiling = man who has served eth.
GENTLY bis country. in her hour OF need
and who raised the dropping hea ads OF our
countrymen when every thing was dis
pondency and oocsieTna,ion-t say such
man. deserves richly the execraiion Of
ersry patriot ia the land. !; will sbew
that that cause must be weak indeed. that
needs 10 BE bolstrred up by garbLtd er.
tracts end n perrersion cf he truth. IL
Tier DEN oeraf. he is condemned, and his
Misrepresentation erposed. II must be.
conceded that the Doctor possesses some
talent, and this is Why be Is selected ss
! tie tool 10 SOW broad cast The most glazing
ialsehooCs. 10 deceive the credulo0s and
nnsusIeCiing But such is my conf.
deuce IN the intelligence ofihe American
I people the maSs-,hat | believe them
safe from the "na,ign influences" OF such
DemagoSCes as 'his man Duncan. But
suppose we take pSeP 81 one oi the az.
serfioas OF this man, which will not be
embraced in Gov Dickersons speech.
Look, for instance. at the statement that
( Cot Johnson commanded al Tie battle Of
| IipDecaaoe. Does he expect The credu-
lous people 10 believe that CcIon,f VI ould
be allowed TO command General! u
preposierous in the extreme. lie cannot
deny that Gen, Harrison was on the
ground lit does not qSEsf Of argument.
Col. Johnson was doubtless a brave OH.
GER and obeyed the orders Of his snpeyioy
! officer with fidelity and thereby Was an
auxiliary IN the successful termination OF
tie battle. Look al Gov. Dickerson's
speech. (Which was prompted by no par.
iiLan ieelings.) aud /, will be found that
he says nothing about COL JoAnSoa in his
resolution, which a. passed RaHimousfy
by both Houses OF Congress because no
one attributed 10 him. sl that dry. the
surprising merit which was claimed for
him by the maddened partisan zeal Of the
Jackson Van Buren party. lie was spo-
ken Of rs a good ofIicJr and was repuied
10 have slain the noted TecuraSeh 10
I personal .snconire. But even that Is mere
surmise. Butt give him his due he was
a brare Colonel, but was never GsneraL
but IN the mendaciJus hafrangus 81 this
modern Baron Munchausen doctor Dun.
can.)
I Another assertion Of Dr. Dunean's is
that the Wing party is '1he old Federal
party - Wen, We will take the liberty
OF examining into this slalsmeAf and We
will see II he is sustained by facts. Itis
known that in 1926, the old Federal
party became extinct, as regards anv
organization as party, and that The con.
test for the Presidency was between pro.
lessed Democrats Jackson, Clay. Nd.
ans and Crawford. Well, The Federal
party having 90 candidate Of their own
for the Presidency, IL was very natural
that they would endesvot TO concentrate
on one Oi the tour candidates " hon they
thought least Objectionable. Wen, We
will suppose they took W Mr.. Crawford
first. and examined into his claims. Bot
hov could they suppon him ? lie was
the candidate % tho regular D,moerafIc
party dominated ~ such II nv me.
DO. Well We viii suppose that alr.
Clay's lFeieusIons came next into review
lie would not do. ~ aud old Federal,s'
Informed me. because be said az TIE al.
journment OF a Congress, 'thal be would
60 home and make hemp 70 hang ibe 10.
ries - aning The Feders,isiS. Wei.
ihen. Mr.. }. q. Adams comes next. Boz
he ipovd s0f 30 the Federsiias could
not Coz q nomeff harbour he idea % fup
poriing him, az be bad oaes belonged I,
ihef camp add lad desvfsf to be enemy
So u would be ~ BgfBrgf 10 suppos,
such q ihinz. as that ihe present 3 DE-
moerqi'e party would aive their supper
10 William Z. Rives DO 4 contest betaeel
him and q Wing Which fteg aH kaou
foaid not BE- ss55scf of dssHaaeg. wei
thea. 70 proceed 10 ouf anaiysis. Geo
JaCkeoH nest csne 90 fof their iaspeciioo
tbs letter % Sir. Monroe upon his fWoo
fee',) sccenion 20 The pfetidency. 1
lclliri pp, sod Il is fouad % c5oisin sehG
I menis n % much lsbienry % THE rarig
a. 70 sHiifls his 70 fstir saspoff h 81
teller 10 Monroe u VIII be gecolheied b
Informed him thsi thif vas fhs tine u
till TIE hFdrs party rpifii. hnd lhsi 10 fhl
( scieciion a be of5esfs. Dc sbooid rcnbn'
himfflf 20 ihe enqaify u hs honest. b b
capsule saa iuFn Re hsrk apna nag ihlnl
Z lie reFafiing psfazsss Wooif eqi ih'
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fotis upoa esrih. bai shey 10 aeeidfd i
zisiaE ihr.f sapEeft 90 itig msp ant1
ibose rifrunsianrea Aad fhey ~ otel
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