The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-10
TO TFII PUBLIC

The denunciation OF this press by the Wing
Central Committee of Maryland, devolves upon
me the necessity of explaining the circumstan-
ces attending that extraordinary proceeding.
The undersigned advocated the election of
Gen'l. Harrison in 1886. The body of the Wing
party of this city preferred MIR. Clay. The lead
ing politicians were dissatisfied at the nomi-
nation of General Harrison by the Harris
burgh Convention, and none Of them believed
that he could be elected. The EFPatriot" was the
only Wing paper in Baltimore Many OF the party
desired the establishment of Jealous and eff
cient morning daily paper. The city is divided
into twelve wards, each Of which deputed FIVE
members, who constituted the Harrison Convsn-
ton, and this Convention appointed one delegate
frem each ward, who, together with the President
of the Convention, constituted the City Central
Committee. This Committee were instructed
by the Convention to make arrangements for the
establishment OF morning paper. They appoint
ed Sub Committee, who called on me and said
that they had endeavored to do so, but could not
that they could find competent person who
had the means, and would undertake it-that
they applied among others, to the Editor of the
Patriot who declined their offer. They said
that the party were anxious and much dissat-
isfed at their failure. They wished to know
whether nv services could be obtained, and
what sum they would be required to advance
called at several of the principal printing Off
ces and obtained estimates, showing that the cost
would be about eighteen thousand dollars per
annum, and agreed to establish the paper if tho
Committee would advance three thousand dol
lars to cover the losses, which must necessarily
accrue 1t was distinctly understood that tina
sum was to be an indemnity and not loan, and
it was further understood, that although estab-
lished as party paper, the press was to be indie
pendent, and that alone was to be responsible
for its management. With this understanding
prepared prospectus, and it so happened, that
business called three members of the Committee
and myself,to Annapolis, where the arrangement
was communicated to the members of the Legis.
laturc. The agreement with the Sub Committee
had been reported to the City Central Com
mttee and unanimously approved 1t was
thought expedient however, that it should be re-
ported to the City Convention, and the prospectus
altho' printed, was not published. The Wing
member of the Legislature took up the subject,
and recommended the paper, in strong terms, to
the patronage of the party Copies ofthe pros
pectusfound their way TO Washington andw
Inserted in the Washington papers. l received
many fattering letters, and especially from
Southern members of Congress, urging me tepro-
coed Twas detained some days at Annapolis
ndupon returning to Baltimore, found that the
pgopretors of the Patriot had published the first
number of the Log Cabin Advocate found, too
that great efforts had been made to prevent the a
d1ption of the report of the Committee by the
Convention; thatit had, in fact, been deferred fol