Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-01-23
From he ono S,n,cnnsn.

From he Oli0 Sfa'ca7sa.
We received a letter several weeks since from Mad.
ison. Wisconsin Territory. from one Ofthe first men iu
the Territory. stating to US The facts detailed below
and that We would see them given in the Enquirer u
that plare. We did not receive the paper, however.
but n citizen Of this State who dad receive a number
sends Us the article which We here insert Al aC-
qun'nted with Con. NarrtsOn's habits Of life. will rcaI-
lily believe the truth Of The statement Il will only
raise him higher, however, IA lhe estimation of"all
the morals. all the religious and all the deccncy party.
FROM he Wisconsin Enquirer.
GEN. w. III. HARRIsoN.-We were not aware I'M
al lately that we had residing in this Territory. three
OF this eenileman's children. The fact was disclosed
NJ the late payment Of The Winncbago halfbrecds at
Prairie du Chen. The halEbreeds were classed aud
paid m proportion TO the amount Of their Indian blood
One squaw had three Of her children entered by the
name Of Harrison, aud upon being questioned as to
what iinirisOn's children they were. she testified Ihai
ihey were Gen. WIN. II. Harrison's. The halcbrecds
were deemed TO be Of good blood. for they ranked in
The hsi class and drew about 1900 apiece.
The above article and several Others Of a similar
tenor have been freely circulated in the Van Buren,
press since the nomination Of General Harrison TO IN.
Presidency. The peurile party presses have no other
means by which to stigmaiize the name Of Harrison
left TO them, and they clutch ut that as the last straw.
the dernier resort of sinking wrstches WHO thus hope
TO save ihemselves from drowning. They have de-
MED that he was II siaiesmoE-Ilis letters and The
journals Of 10th houses of Congress show The denial
untrue. They have SAID lac was a coward-,he fields
Of Tippecanoe, and the Thames give tbs lie 70 the as.
sertipn. They have siigmatized him rs a topper. a
csmmon sot, and his neIghbors and intimate acquain-
iances throw tho lie in the teeth Of hoe who utter
~ But a desperate foe is not to be 6iIed by ono. or
two or three rePulses. He now cones forward and
denounccs HIM as l~asciSioUs, as uniaiihful 10 ms mar
rage vows, as The creature of beasdy passions. The
slanierer is wiley, he does not luy his scene at homo,
but goes beyond The pale OF civilization goes from hu-
man beings illndians, " no for a glassofliquor will swear
10 a. many lies AS tcontained drops for the theme for the
persccutlcs Of one On whom no stain can be found in
any other way. We beg Of those who have regard
for truth and honor 10 look at the gross GlscEood of
the above statement. II beers hlsebUud on lis face
and IN every line. What, can il be supposed that the
dissolute soldier a General too, would have three of
spring by The samc mother, when the sqnsws Of a
whole tribe might be bought for O web Of calico. and
hundreds Of the DEPRIVED Of The other sex always o.
low an army. Pshaw, the lie - rank upon IFS face.
but the Ohio Statesman endorses the story and saws Il
comports with General Haniscu's character. We do
not believe The editor of The Statesman would tell a
wiliul lie, but We do know him 10 be CITED with Tie
most profound Ignorance Of everything which IS be.
yond the scope Of his party services
We do not speak without unquesfionable aprtorifv.
when we say that there is not 10 be found in this conn.
Try a man Of more unerccpt.ouablc morals and chasie
habits than General Harrison. II the editor Of the
Statesman VIII Turn TO the Journal Of the Legislature
of Ohio IN 1924, VIC think. be will find that General
Harrison was thcn almost unanimously elected Sem.
Tor from that State. Ir he then consulis men vho nre
well acquainted with facts at that Time, he Will
ascertain that a story accusing General Harrison
of liberinism was then circulated 10y bis enemies
u was even said that he Kept or had Kept % mistress
in bis house. This was 80 confidently asserted ilat
his friends were alarmed for bic success and wrote q,
Cincinnati. a public meeting VIZ called. aud com
miuee appointed 10 ascertain whether there was an.
ground or o. repr1uch. On Ibis committee sas the
Rev. DR.. Wilson. a man Than whom no one isa NOR.
Iigid d.scipl.naran. The result Of The in,csrcansu
was as near ns We remember. thie a gentleman with
n wife and two q lighters bad gone 90 North Bond 10
reside. Tho rcnGcmrr bod letters 10 Cen Harrison
was poor. was welcomed. with hat hospitality fat
always ohauc'crscd him TO Dis house and table
During q residence with bon oi several months, Zoe
General in experimenting BIZ Em frequently escorted
oneof the young ladies boo cxcurIons OH LorsebacE-
while riding D. county grozshos whore several
l1alsn were assrmblrd "a rru.s ac.u.af,u vas made.
81 on IDLE jest. of ihc young laJy o. onc Of them D.
was tql b., aDo,lcr arj 20 Others. mill 10 reached Co
fumhrs Iiis committee tmscj hc Story from one To-
a%noiler unul f.ey ,amc To- thc one Who rropagafsd o.
BE W. qarsioucd aud replied fai ho had started 10
(oy Zen, sud lni ho Know of 1orroaads fer a. The
lady Wa a member CT d. Wilson's church. aud POI
sltsfcd wac he fb1t shc was Dot only inherent. bet
inh0ccnt even ~ uds,rsnou i1 r11d1rt that he
only considered boz -s before worthy member.
tut tbat sho hsd GOT rendered hsrcf lmauallo 10 re-.
prof - ~ufirciy was hcr character anI hl'or Gen
n8ttifed EN- bs feIry7ts fg .hc wa