The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-21
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TO TEfB PUBLIC.
The 6enunciation Of this press ny the " mig
Eentral CorsIaisteo Of MARYLAND, devolvos upon
un.e the necessity Of explaining The cirumztan-
ses attending that extraordinary proceeding.
Ths undersigned advocated Che elsctlon Of
ESeaT. Harrison in 1896. The body OF the Wing
party Of this city preferred SAr. Clay. The leao-
ing politicians vera DISSATISFIED at :he n"ni-
s.st5oa OF GeaerAl Harrison BY the HaEFis-I
Nzrzh Conveation, and none OF them believed
hat he could be elected. The ''Pa'rso.' was the
4usly Wing paper in Baltinsre. Eiany Of the party
desired the establishment OF zsaious and ED
cSeat morning daily paper. The city is divided
into kwelye warde, each Of which dePutod FIVE
ane4nkers, who constituted the Harrison ConSen-
aion, and this Convention APPOINTED one delegate
hosn each ward, who, together with the President
81 the Convention, constituted the City CeEtral
COMMITTEE. This Committee were instructed
By the Convention 70 make arrangements for the
establishment Of q morning paper They appoint
ed a Sub Committee, who called onIna and said
that they had enoeavored TO do 50, but could not
had the means, and would undertake it-that
Ghcy applied among others, 70 the Editor of the
Patriot who declined their offer. They said
Mat the party were anxious and much dissat-
isied at their failure. They wished to know
E=hetber my services could be obtained, and
what sum they would be required to advance.
acalled at several of the principal printing Off
xEs and obtained estimates, showing that the cost
would be about. eighteen thousand dollars per
AAnum, and agreed to establish the paper if tho
Cozmittoe would advance three thousand dol
Raas 20 cover the losses, which must necessarily
accrue. Il was distinctly understood that thai
sum was to be an indemnity and lot loan, and
4 vas further understood, that although estab
Eshed as party paper, the press was is be inde-
xszndent. and that alone was 10 be responsible
Cor Its management With this understanding
prepared prospectus, and it SO happened, that
Business called three members OF the COMMITTED
and myself, 20 Annapolis, where the arrangement
was communicated to the members Of the Legs
lature. The agreement with the Subcommittee
had been reported to the City Central Com
IAittee and unanimously approved. 1t wa
Thought expsdient however, that It should be re
ported to the City Convention, and theprospeetu
altho' printed, was not published. The VIII
member OF the Legislature took up the subject
and Recommended the paper, j strong terms,
the patronage of the party. Copies OF the pfos
pectus found their way to Washington and "er
Inserted in the Washington papers. receive
many dattering Lders, ana especially iron
Southern members OF Congress, urging me to pro
coed. was detained some days at Annapolis
and upon returning to Baltimore, found that tb
proprietors OF the Patriot had Published the mrs
number OF the Log G bin ADVOCATE. found, to
that great efforts had been made To prevent the
doption of she report OF the Committee by tn
Convention that it had, in fact, been deferred 70
consideration 1t was however, at the next meet
ing gothic Convention, adopted with great unani
nifty, and persons were appointed meaeh ward
obtain subscribers. The assurances received il
duced me- to commence the publication. One {
the measures adopted at the Organization OF tn
party, was to call State Convention. III
chief measure adopted by that Convention wa
the appointment OF State Central COMMITTEES
IbWds nSt PAoPosCo ShaN 1ii.S N-OliiI4eCSc 7Aio~-
consist of seven persons; but the proposition
increase the City Central Committee by the &C
dition Of eight new members, with power to an
right to act, finally prevailed The announces
inert C. 4he new members Of the Committee CAV
great dlssstiss&ct on. saw thai there were secre
griefs and pr ate ealousies, "i.icn were dificu
to berecenciled, and resolved, for myself, to hay
no part or lot in them, but If possible, without b.
coming identified with either, to concentrate Il
energies of all in the common cause, the sucee
of which, was anxious to promote, and hen'
i resolved to appropriate some private fant
r which had intended for other uses, to the su
r port of the paper, and to relinquish my ela
upon the party for the advance which the7 b
stipulated to malse.
The City Conzmittee having required the Sta
sCentral Committee TO fulfil the obi cations VIII
The old Committee had contracted with me
subcommittee was appointed to wait upon n
and ascertain what those obligations were.
this Committee said, that my desire was
harmonic the action Of the party; that inteI
ed to do all ia my power to promote it; that
regretted to find jealeusies, private views 2
sisirust existing; that for my own part I P
suok Of none, and wo old not became the inst