Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-16
From The RlchmoadEnau.rer
THE OSWEGO CORES pNDENCE And
HARRISON'S PRlYl COUNCIL

THE OSWEGO CORES ONDENCE AND
HARRISON'S PRlVi COUNCIL
The Lynchburs Vrgnnn trats the Oswegu Coz
respanieucc as hoax ard q trgery. ,'Pari,cu-
.ars saws he IN our next II IS somewhat pro-
bIemltcl. whether It's readers Ei hear gilmore par
teularg. The Philadelphia Gazette denes. there
q such a Se-coHsttulei ba.S Of three and says,
u there De such a committee, : they are an agEre-
CATION of Impnd,u, and iplI9ltte asses. What
WI John c. Wrghl s Co, 81 To this compliment
And IN what predicsment Dies the Wing nominee
now avowedly stand How vii he stand, { he
should be elected President He vii, then, Too,
be put under another commission, whether Of Into
CIV, LUNAcY or Of 'nURANcE WIZ, we leave YOU,
from the past and the present TO infer cor yourselves
In this state of surveillance, Sc Is 10 pay no regard,
erctpt by permission h enquiries from the pcope
or to their wishes however strongly expressed nor,
indeed, his own incbnauons Of opinions bat, N cV-
cry respect is 10 remain the poor automaJou Of the
keepers who shall have mss him. And who, W.
should Ike 10 understand are these keepers TO be
This is indeed, ttlow-cuzenS, an important en-
quirv. Can there be any p-unI more overwhelming
than that developed N these uHheaTd-ol tranSac-
tons: anv concession more unequtvocsi or hum.Ia
ting of utter untlnesS OF hg man Tor a station winch
calls for the ceare>t iutereS, the purest and best
tried repuhlicanjSm But here we have proposed
for that station, a man, OF whom il IS affirmed by
his friends and guardians, tat he shall not or 'riH
not answer PLAIN conmomnquIry. Or can that
be greater extreme of arrogance, prelenSion
more at war with the very dement's OF Representa-
tive Democracy, than the exemption from enquiry
here claimed or indeed. tia, any qualification OF the
night of enquiry as ia any me who seeks tie con-
f1cuce and support of the People. Bul you, trI-
ow-cj,zenS, we are well assured, w,l not tolerate
ar one instant such folly orsuch arrogance
Sluc writing the above We have received tie
following handful from the Office Of the OSweGo
Palladium. of the 10Th inst Il removes every pos
>lhle doubt Of the authenticity OF the OsweGo Cor
rcspondeuce Il does more-lt dts>pates all the ca
umny which has been prgagnled by the Mad|o'
Man and other c0ngenla prints, about the rcSpecla
htity Of Gen. HIS, Correspondents II was assert
ed that NJ. llutchklSs Wasnolhng but tie keeper oil
a Nine Pin AIey and with much other such mum
bugrcry. Now, see the iaCs-Ihe very thntl
which has been made To dscredt the whole cores
prudence first as a forgery and thrp as emaaaung
from the Invest source shows us how anxious lhe
wings are TO break the force OF Correspondence,
which places the Hero Of Iipfeeanoe IN point OF
view, 50 ljl,.c crcdahie to the Candidate ot great
party-sa Ii,t auspicuus 10 the good and glory OF
the country, should he be elected President OF the
Us
From the Oswego Palladium, Of AprIl6
THE HARRISON CORRESPONDENCE.
The extraordinary letter OF Gen. Harrsons kee-
pers, which we published IN our paper Of the 18Th
Of March last has excited the pity, we may say the
contempt OF honorable men ct all parties. II was
! rcucrri,y known IN orr village at tho time IL was
sent that ettc, had been addressed to Gen. Harr-
son ly the Union A>,ocla lion, asking his opinions
upen certain maltCrsit having been read IN the Of.
fee OF a magistrate 10 several gentlemen OF both po-
o. l.. a..
| The answer Of the committee has also been shown
to gentlemen here Of both political parties, and IT
tins place It's authenticity has not been questioned
We notice, however, that N some places for effect
| a partial denial has been made. In addition, there
| fore to our own assurances Of its genuneneSS, ~
publish the following afIdaylts and certificates, whcl
put the matter beyond cavil.
State of .Nclc York, >.
Os,rcgo County,
John w: Turner, OF Oswrgo, beng duly sworn
deposes and SAYS, that on the Isl dav Of Februar!
lasr, a letter signed by Niles intchksS on behalf q
the Unj,n Association OF Oswego, and bearing DAT
January 81, 1910, copy Of which was pullishe'
in the Oswcgo Palladium of March IS 1910. whlcI
letter contained certain inquiries IN relation 10 tn
poHlca opinions Of Gen, Harrison, was snperscrh
ed by this deponent as follows: Gen. William II
Harrison, North Bend, OHIO" and was sent by th'
depOncut 10 me post ONCE III uia Ni'Ee u" t"' ~
frsl day Of February last; and on or about the l3i
dav of March last, be saw letter purporl'ng to b
a reply to the letter above named, which was post
marked al Cincinnati, Ohio, and signed by DavI
Gwynne, J. c. Wright, and o, NJ. Spencer, an
altestcd by II. f. Spencer, Cor. Sec'g; copy
which letter was also published in the Oswego pall'
= dunn Of March 18th, lsl0
And this dep0nent further SAYS, that before tt
letter first above named was sent to the Post ono
he read the same aoad in the office Of J. {. Hug
min, Esq, ,nslice Of the peace IN this village, N Il
nresencc Of several gentlemen Of both poIltca pa
lies ard that the fact Of said letter having been SCI
. to Gen Harrison was matter Of public netorlc
in this village. ,,,,-a,.,,,,
E Subscribed and sworn April 10Th, ls4o beio
n mo d. HERRiCK, j. 2.
= STATE Of .Nno York, } &C
= Oureao County !