Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-23
FOR THE yiRGINIAN.
10 WILLIAM DANIEL. il. ESQ.

Of the leaders OF the Federal Van Buren, party in
Ills community. They have confidence in your
information and integrity, many f whom are homes
IN their purposes DESTROYS 10 know the truth; and
look TO you ioi that hight in regard to political SUBJ
Jects, which perhaps they have not the opp rtnnry
of obtaining by their Investigations How
great then, is the responsibility that de,olves upon
you How careful should YOU be IN forming your
own opinons and giving correct Information TO
those who couide in yon 1.-The price of Liberty
is eternal vigilance" The people have placed on
as sentinel upoI the watch tower. aud IT Is your
duty faithfully to guard lheir rights, and TO warn
them Of any danger that may threaten their insu-
lions. Sir, their Liberties are n0W IN jeopardy and
you have sounded no alarm. While tie enemy is
rapidly undermining the citadel Of their liberties,
you are exertlng yourself to ull them to repose.-
Sir, shall assert nothing without pfooi do not,
in tire sequel, suhstantiate what | have said. | will
cheeruy admit that have done you the giossest
injustice. and shall be willing every state
meDi thar may make.
On Tuesday night, the 18th instant, meet.
ing OF the "Democratlc Association Of this place,
was convened IN the Coun House. and addressed
by yourself and Mr. Lelcher. | was present al
the meeting ofyour Associaon-oerainly without
Improperly, as the public invited 10 attend
Now, sir l do assefl-and think. If you will d,-
vest yourself OF pr udiee and express unbiased
judgment, you will concur with me in the opinion
thai the speeches on tia, occasion were composed
OF nothing but I'D eaptandun assertions, ssd that
not single charge made against General llan,son
was subsantiated by proof An old grey headed
patriot was denounced and abused, and those fer
whose benefit he tord aud fought. applanded the
abuse which was showeied upon his character.
Now, Sir you stated in your speech, thatyou
knew but little Of tactics but vet thai HARRISON
no GenerdL II you are ignorant III regard 10 what
constitutes skful commander. why did you make
this assertion Would il not have been equally
reasonable IN you to conclude, with your know ledge
pf acIi lpi ,rII IN lutle
that he is not +? But you ignorant Of the
subject, could you not consult history Or # you
prefer il, could you not have inquired al Mr. Ril.
chic, what he SAID of General Harrison's military
qualifications, when a canddne Cor no office, and
when Mr.. Rrchie yentured 10 do justice TO the
man who was TOO modest TO do Justice to hin self I"
llyou are not sufficiently informed, can rely up
on the statement OF Governor Shelby whose language
to Mr.. Madison, May 18Th, 1914, isl feel no
hesitation To declare TO You, that | teierc General
Harrison 10 be one Of Tie FIRST military characters
etcr haeW ~ II YOU cannot rely upon your own
knowledge Of tactics. Will YOU believe Col. Richard
VI. johnson! HIS language is-"Of tie career Of
Gen. HARRISON need not 81 eak-the history ot the
west is hls history For forty yeals he has been
identified with IFS interests, lis pcils, and hs hopes.
Universally beloved in the walks of pence aud dis
nguslicd by his ability IN the councils of his coun-
try. he has been yet IaStioaSiy disting uiShed
IN The fcld. During the a;e war, lie longer IN
active service than any other General Officer; he
was perhaps oirener III "ction thsn any Of
them, and nerer sustained deftat," II you ms
trust your own judgment, can you not believe tie
s'alene Is OF Mr.. Richie, Gorernor Shelby aud
Cot. Johnson? When they have euIogiztd his
military character IN the highest terms do you
ture to assert that lie "no Geaerar nothing but
"a Soldier ?"
Again. you said in your speech, that ii is very
remarkable that Congress voted thanks. DC. ulh-
officers during lhe late war, bur awarded hon
ors to General Harrison. Congress awarded no
honos TO Gene al HARRISON Tor hs services during
tie late war Surely, sir. you are mistaken. Do
you not rerolleci The following resolution which
was pissed BY the Congress OF 1918, Win hut one
dissenting vnlce "ReSoirtd by The Senate and
House nj Representatives. Of HE United States Of
america IN Congress assembled, That the THANKS
| Of CONGRESS- be, AID they are hereby PRE-
SENTED 10 Majo, General WILLIAM HENRY
! HARRISON, aud ISAAC SHELBY. lale Gov
e,nor If Kentucky aud lhropg them to The officers
aud men under Their command for their gaantr,
and good Conduct defeating he combined Brit
is and Indian forces, under Major General Pro, tor
the 5th day OF October, 1873 capturing the Brit
lsh army, with their baggage, camp equlpage and
| artillery; aud thai the Pr sideni of the United
States be rtquested 10 cause TWO GOLD ME-
DALS TO be struck. enblemaIica Of tins triumph
| aud p PRESENTED TO General HARRISON and
! ISAAC SHELBY, late Governor Of Kentucky -
mlg III likewise cite 10 you The language OF Mr.
NJ adison and the resoulio Of the Kentucky Lee
gislature; Out YOU must have already perceived
that you were vastly mistaken in saying that HARRISON
is nothing but "a soldier" and that honors were
awarded him by Congress for his conduct dunn
! the late war.
You also asserted that General HARRISON was an
AboiitoniSt. Is this so =! What has he ever done
that constitutes him an Aboltionsl Is II thai he
stood up in defence OF Southern ii lhts aud vote,
against the Missouri Restriction, when Mr.. Var
buren vas exertIng himself 10 prevent The adm soI
OF Missouri into the Union, unless upon the Inds
pensahle condton that slavery should be abolisle,
within her linus Is ii thas he pu bcy prononn
ced the designs OF the Abolitiousls 10 lie ''ucak
PreSumptuous. and UNCONSTITUTIONAL" The Ian
guage Of his letter to Thomas Soo IN 1886 IS"
do not believe that Con. ress can abolish slavery il
the States, or IN any manner interfere Wih the pro
Periy Of The citizens an their SLAVES but npun the ap
picat!on Of the Safes; in winch case, and in n
other, they might appropriate money to aid tn
States so applying To get rid Of their slaves. lhes
opinions | have ahoays held, and this was tn
ground upon mhich l uOted against the Missour
restriction IN the fifteenth Congress The opinion
given above arc precisely those which we're enter
tanned by MI. Jefferson and Mr.. Madison. Second
! | do not b. lieye that Congress abolish SLAYER
in the District Of Columbia, without the con
sent Of Virginia and Maryland, and the PEG
pie OF the District" Is tbs The language OF Al
abolltiouist Is ii not more reasonable TO bellev
him one, WHO, in 1921, in the New York Convention
voted 10 permit the degraded free negro 10 exercs
| The fight of 5 lirage is il not more rational IN
ference, that he IS an ahoiilions', who dli all h
could in surport of the Missouri restriction, aud wh
declared that he ''nol prepared 10 say, with tn
lights before him, that Con ress does mol possess tn
right to ab dish slavery in the Di,ttict OF G. lnWbia
One who 'no,hng" that deserves condennaiio