The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-09
A TRICK OF THE ADVERSARY.

We find in the Globe, letter from the Hon
4 Francis Rives and the Hon. w Dromgoole, adj
dressed to Dr. B. H. May and others, protesting
70 he in replv to the enquiries of committee,
who pretend that they have some recollection,
that Cen Harrison was partisan OF the elder
Adams, and in proof of it, these honorable mem
/, beers of Congress, quote from Duane's Aurora, as
follows:
SsAn act of Congress, passed 10th July, l79S,
entitled can act to augment the army of the Uni
ted States, and for other purposes" And again,
on the Sd March, 1899, act passed, entitled
can act for the better organizing the troops OF
the United States, and for other purposes"
SIN the succeeding Congress, at its first session
on January It'll, 1900, the following resolution
was moved and seconded, viz:
| TEReS0lred, That so much of the act passed the
| 10th of July, one thousand seven hundred and
ninety-cight, entitled sAn act to augment the ar
my of the United States, and for other purposes,
as authorizes the President of the United States,
TO raise twelve additional regiments of infantry,
and six troops of light dragons, and to appoint
two major generals, an inspector general, three
brigadier generals, and an adiutant general; and
so much Of the act passed the third of March, one
thousand seven hundred and ninty mine, entitled
AN act for the better organizing OF the troops of
the United Statss, and for other purposes as
thorizes the appointment of commander of the
army, and quarternaster general, ought to be
repealed"
SEOrdercd, That the said motion be committed
to committee of the whole House."
Il On the 9th January, 1900, Mr. Harrison, 0he
present General William Henry Harrison, the
nominee of the Harrisburg Convention for the
Presidency made speech against the above re-
: solution.
This speech is to be found in Duane's Aurora,
! of the 9Th February, 1900, and is therein thus
reported
: EsMr Harrison said: The resolution has been
: so ably spoken to, that it could not be expected
to receive any new light from what he should
add; but, when it was recollected that he had no
; other way of expressing his opinion on any sub
| iect that came before the House. than bv taking
r part in the debate-not having vote in the
House-he trusted he need make no apology for
, rising on the present subject, which to him ap-
peared important one.
f Gle was fully of opinion, that the disbanding
so large portion of the military force, would
be attended with disastrous consequences. In
: giving this opinion, he sure he spoke that OF
e uine-tenths Of his constituents, and that they
d would, with much more readiness, bear THEN
\ proportion of the expense which would be neces
sary to maintain these forces, than that the,
n should be disbanded
N ssThe employment OF his past life Mr. Harrison
,e said, had led him to believe that too much reli
ance was placed on the militia. Were valor O
alertness the only requisites in the formation o
d good soldier, he should willingly give the mi
r litia that character. But these are only partia
. qualities, compared with those whom they may
be called to meet What would their vaior do
if attacked by the military tactics of Bonaparte
i or Massenas Nothing short of discipline will
I do for our forces. And our militia well dis
cipiined? No, sir, they are not
'.Mr Harrison said he had experienced the in
convenience of militia army. In 1874, he went
t out with number of the militia of his part oil
| he mfr fba Tndi her, hrof aoai
into action, they behaved very well; they did moi
want courage, but after very short service they
5 wanted to go home; they anxious to SEE
their families, and, therefore, numbers deserted
and left the army in state which was almos
> the cause of its destruction.
2 ''He had experienced seven years service will
the militia, but sorry to say, such was thei
conduct, that he never could think of trusting TIN
. country entirely TO their protection. They nigh
= do well with regular troops, and no doubt would
al Under these impressions, and from this expert
ID ence, he knew he spoke the will of a great pro
&c portion of his constituents; he sincerely hope,
. the resolution would not pass
After having quoted this speech, these honora
bic members of Congress say:
, Seen. Harrison made his speech on the 9t
January, 1900. On the 18th day of May, 1900
he was nominated by the President to be Cover
o nor of Indiana, and the next day his nomina
r. ton confirmed by the Senate. From thes
i facts there can be no doubt that General Harriso
z was completely identified with the old Fedora
II party, it existed under the administration G
l. John Adams"
n COMMENT.
L Now let the intelligent reader remark, tina
these gentlemen rely for the proof of the asser
ton, that Gen. Harrison was identified with tn
sold federal party" on the speech we have quo
ted, and his appointment to be governor of Indi
ana.
t Now hear what Gen. Harrison says, in repl,
d tothis charge. Inreply to Mr.. Randolph, he said
te S'While in the senate, John Randolph, of vir
= ginia, took occasion to renew an old charg
against Gen. Harrison, of his having been :
y black-cockade federalist of 1913, and Of havin,
voted Tor the alien and sedition laws of that pc
NOD. As soon Mr. Randolph had taken hi
sea-, ten. Harrison rose, and with remarkabl,
GOODNESS and temper, considering the virucnt ant
: unPTovoked character of the attack, he observed
" that the extraordinary manner in which his nafn
had been brought before the senate, by the sena
n tor from Virginia, probably required some motto.
= from hum, though he scarcely knew how to trea
{, such charge as had been advanced against hin
u seriously. The gentlemen had charged him witt
being biack-cockade federalist of '9S, and will
having voted for the standing army and the alier
and seaition laws. He had not so fertile mem
DRY as the gentlemen from Virginia, nor could
he at command call up all the transactions O
nearly thirty years ago. He could say, however
e that at the time alluded TO-, he was not part,
r. man in the sense the senator from Virginia used
Z He was delegate of territory which was JUS
e. then rising into importance, and having no vot,
OF on the general questions before congress, it wa
n neither his duty nor the interest of those whom
iG ne represented TO plunge into the turbulent sea
ne OF general politics which then agitated the ma
r. tion There were questions Of greater impor
= lance to the northwestern territory before con
ne gress, questions upon the proper settlement o
er which, the future prosperity OF that now impor
We ant Portion Of the Union greatly depended
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