Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-10-01

citing scenes of that eventfuI period of ou
history.
Respectfully, your humble servant,
JOHN FOWLER.
Capt. HENRY DANIEL.
The following is the affidavit of Judge
Price, venerable and high respectable
citizen of Ohio.
Erie county, s.. Before me, Frede
rick P Stephens, one of the Judges Of h'
I! Court of Common Pleas of The county o
Erie, personally appeared Rober Price
who heing duly qualified, saith that he
was personally acquainted with William
H. Harrison, the present Whig candidate
for the office of President Of The United
States, al The time Of The great political
excitement when the Federal party wore
the black cnckade rs badge of fdsIinction.
That he frequently saw hun, and heard
him, converse on political matters at that
| time. and that he knows him 10 have been
member of the Federal party at that
time-has frequently seen him wear the
black cnckade badge OF Federalism al
tached to his hat, aud that he distinctly re-
members hearing him observe, in arsu-
meut in favor oc the setlition law, in pres
ence of Charles PemheHon and others,
that he thought il was proper for the Pres
ident, the heads of the Departments, and
members of Congress, 10 have shield
thrown round Them. that they should nol
be in the mouth of every backguard that
walked The street. Aud further the de-
ponent saith nor.
ROBERT PRICE.
Affirmed to aud subscribed before me,
this Goth day Of June, in the year of our
Lord, 1910.
FREDERICK p. STEPHENS.
Harrison claims membership of an Alb
olili"n Society.
In his letter TO Thurston and others,
daIcd on The 2d oiJu last, Harrison en-
dorses The contents of one OF his lives, pub
lished "by Col. C. S. Todd and Beamn
Drake, Esq" In that pamphlet (page
l32, is an address Of his when candid
ate for Congress in 1892, of which the fol-
lowing is an extract:
ITO THE PUBLIC.
"FcIlow- citizens: Being called sudden
ly home To attend my sick family, have
but moment 10 answer n few of the ca
lumnieS which are in circulation concern
ihS Riiin.u,,usv ~. ...,rs ",ou''y ~ ''oro-
nv. From my earliest youth To the pres
rnt moment. have been the ardent friend
of human liberty. At the age of eighteen
became a member of an Abolition So
ciery, established al Richmond, the object
,f " hich was to ameiorate the condition
of slaves, and procure their freedom by
c,ery le.al means. ilv venerable friend,
Judge Catch. uf Cermont County. was
also member of this society. aud has
lately given me certificate that was
one. The obligations which I then came
under l have faithfully performed.
WILLIAM. II. HARRISON.
If General Harrison then avowed that
he felt all The weight of The obligations un.
der " hich he came as a member of the
Abolition society, he was olcourse in good
fellowship with AboIiionists.
The following affidavit Of a gentleman
or CINCINNATI, Ohio, said by The Cincin-
nali Advertiser to be druggist of that
city, and ono of the most respectable cltl-
zeus of Cincinnati. is no doubt entitled 10
credi':
Stare Of Ohio, Hamilton county, So.
Before me, the subscriber, justice OF
the peace, in and for said county, per
sonaily appeared Israel Brown, Jr.. and
heng duI y sworn. says that about three
months ago he was On the Ben Franklin
steamboat. in company with Gen. w. II.
Harrison, aud heard him say that he was
an Aholi,onist. and that he was certain
of getting the Stale Of New York. because
thew knew him 10 I've an Aholilionist.
ISRAEL BROWN, Jr.
Sworn 10 and subscribed before Inc on
the first Jay of June. A. D. 1910.
J. H. GETZENDANNER,
Justice Of the Peace.
This is to certify that we, the under
signed, heard Israel Brown state al The
| time (sav three months ago) Of General
Harison's saying he was an Abolitionisl.
and was certain o. getting the State OF
New York because they know him to be
an Alnlitionist; and we should further
state the same; and az to Mr.. Browns
character, we should take his word, and
oath, as soon as General llarlisOn's or any
other mans.
FRANCIS N. CRARY.
]. G. McLUNE,
j. G.. MILLER,
MALCOM MURRAY,
G. w. RIDDLE.
June 5, 1910.
Lieutenant Davis, Of Frederick county,