The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-02

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him in the MEASURE. II had been sad
~ General Washington that msny oflhs
papers which bear his signature were
written by Others. and he brl,rsed Il had
never been eonIfsdicled: and Gen. Brsek
snbridge, AID 10 General Jackson in the
late war. had represented himself 20 be
The sulhor of auch af General Jsekson's
correspondence. But be had not done so.
10 any extent OF in snv other sense than
ss he bad nos explained it-in request
ing Major Gwynn 10 refer those address.
ing inquiries 70 him. IN The public sources
Of information. And he would here cay.
lhsl in al his pabl.c life. civil and militia
~. there wss no letter. report. SPEECH or
order. bearing be name. which Was rot
written wholly BY his own hand. Tie
said. 60 open, read. and aRsrer al The
lrlisrs received By him was physically
impossible. though he should do nothing
else wh.'evrr. To give his hearers an
idea Of The labor il would require. hs said.
. gentleman then present was with him
The marning he LEI, Cinrinnsii when he
took from The Post OiEire 10 leuers--
there were usually hall The number ~ The
Post Office near his residence-24 leilers
per day. Could any man. he asked. give
The requisite attention 20 such daily cor-
rtsPondence. even 20 The neglect Of every
other engagement True Il was. that
many communications were seni him
which were NOT entitled 10 his notice
sen, by persons Who had no other Objec,
but 10 draw from him something winch
might be used 10 his Injury and The
injury Of the cause With which he was
iden,ihed-ysi. there were enough ol
those which elaimed his respectful con.
sideraIion Tor the sources IRON which they
came aud The subjects TO which they
referred. 10 occupy more lime and labu,
Than any Que man could bes'ow upon
them.
General Harrison said he had alluded
particularly 10 this matter of The commit.
lee because il had 80 recently been The
occasion Of so much snim,dversion By
his political sdverssries. But il was one
only Of many misrepresentation 0i him,
his conduct, his principles and hrs OPT
Mons with which the party press va,
ieemlng. Tie said il would occupy h,o
many hours 10 discuss them, IL IL wer,
necessary or proper for him 90 do 90
He referred, however. 10 the Richmon,
Enquirer--snd expressed his surprise a
the manner 10 which his name and cha
rsc,er had been irested BY that paper
tie did go. as il afIpsded an example o
The prostitution Of ihe press to party pur
poses. That paper. which formerly dis
him more Than justice aud paid hun IN
hishs.s .sofnphne1,s a. soldier and ei
lvilfan--whose esntorA az o~sa s;.rs ec,,s
designate no ether man whom he coosl
dered so well qualified for the responsi
BILE place OF Secretary Of War--was nov
Lending itself To The circulation Of lh
most dlscredi,abls cslumnies against him
end eadeaEoring TO persuade his country
men that he was coward apd federal
is,. He alluded ID the evidence upol
which the Enquirer sought 10 f.s'en III,
accusation that he was blsck-coeksd
Federalisi-i. e.--ihe remarks Of Mr.
Randolph in the Senate of,he US. lie
said that The attack Of Mr.. Randolph was
me. al the momel, il was made and el.
fecluslly disproved. lie passed a bTef
encomium upon ,he genius Of that remark
able man, aud said. thai those who knew
Mr. Randolph. knew, that he never gave
up q point in debate. or receded from his
ground any where. until convicted III er
ROT. The fact that he made no reply to
his answer to The charge, is proof 10 any
familiar with his character that he him
self was satisfied that he had erred. &C.
neral Harrison explained the foundation
Of Mr.. Rsndolph's charge. made at mo-
menI Of temporary irritation. He sal,
that old ME-. Adams refused I'd sdop
against France the measures which h,s
party desired. aud showed himself IN thai
respect. al least, more Of an American
than a Psriizsn. IL was that course o
policy Of Mr.. Adams which commanded
his appreciation and induced hIm 80 To
express himself. at the time. Mr.. Ran.
dolph remembered the expression, hui
probably iorgo, The particular subject Of II,
and thus the very fact which proved him
to belong 10 the Republican party Of 1900
long years sfterwsrd. is separated from
ito attendant circumstances and used "a
prove him = Federaiist. General Harri
son expressed himself with much ear
nes,ness ON the injustice which was thu.
attempted to be Inflicted on his character
in his native state. 10 which. when truth
and virtue and honor had suffered vio
lence everv where else, he had hope,
thew would survive.
General Harrison alluded TO severa
other instances of gross misrepresenla
lions or absolute falsehoods- indns,ri
ously and shamefully propaga,ed by |
party press. "It seems almost incredi
lble, feliow-citizens," said lie. " blu. il /,
true that from long speech. filling seve
raj columns Of paper. two shor, sen
fences have been taken from diiferen
par,s Of ii,--these two sentences separst
4 al f,on, their conteyt are nnt fooether