, 1840-07-25

are few questions upon which the testimony
is so conclusive, and the proofs so abundant,
as that Of General Harrisons political pre-
JUDGES during the early part Of his life. II
would be difficult to conceive Of a case, in
voIving doubt, and susceptible OF controver'
sy where a greater array Of evidence could
be produced than that touching the point OF
his connexion with the old Federal rarty.-
Overwhelming as it is however, there are
those who have the efIrontery To deny it,
and no one more s%trenuously than 'the old
Hero" himself. There is policy in this
That party 10y its high-handed, %unconstitu,
tional, and oppressive course, has become
odious to the whole country, and in many
parts of the Union, a ~by-word and a re-
proach. Few have the boldness to acknow-
ledge their allegiance to it, though there are
thousands whenever an opportunity offers,
have the meanness TO abuse Mr.. Jeffer-
son as n demagogue, and an unprinciPled
politician. and at the same time, that they
profess devotion to his principles. While
they do not openly favor the old Federal par
~, they do not scruple to abuse the man who
Frustrated the wicked administration of John
Adams, and to denounce him as an imprdcti-
cnbIe in secret, and to the world. bespatter
hun with all manner Of praise. Genl. Har.
rison knows full well, that however much lie
he m v condemn Mr.. Jefferson and his poll
CIV. it will not do TO utter such sentiments
to the people, and il is for this reason that we
see him giving his own certificate OF his
Jeffersonian Republicanism. But let us look
to 4 few OF the facts on which this charge
is made:
I. The first civil office which he held, that
of secretary TO the N. w. Territory, was
conferred upon him by the elder Adams.
9. He was elected as delegate for the
North Western Territory to Congress, from a
district Of coun,ry, that was decidedly and une-
quivocally in favor of the then administration.
This appears by his own confession in 1926:
While acting in the capacity of delegate,
having the right to speak but not to vote. his
course is only known upon two Of the imPor-
tant measures that agitated that body. One OF
these was the reduction of the standing ar
my, against which he made a speech, and on
the same side that every federal member vo-
ted. This was a strong party measure, the
Republicans voting for the reduction, and the
federalists voting against it on a pretext Of a
war with France. 1t was on this question
Of a standing army that Virginia sent a pow
erful remonstrance to congress, and instruc-
ted her Senators to vote for the reduction.-
Within three weeks from the delivery Of this
speech, Genl. Harrison's nomination as Go
Of Indiana, Ter. was confirmed by n
Senate. When it is recollecled that
at no time since the organization Of the Co.
vernment, has party spirit and political ex.
element been as high as at that particular
and that none but devotees Of the
party in power received office from its hands
can lie no question, with any leasona-
BILE mind. that he was in the language Of
John Randolph a Jealous " supporter of the
alien and sedition law administration That
this was the course pursued by Mr.. Adams
in his appointments to Office, we refer To Mr..
Jefferson. as our authority. In his letter to
a committee in New Haven, on the subject
Of removals and appointments to office he
uses this language-(Vol. iii. p. ATS and AZ
When it is considered that during the late
"IAdams) administration, those who were
.not of a particular sect Of politics were ex.
scluded from all office, when by a steady
~spursuit of this measure nearly the whole
Of the United States were monopo-
sliced by that seer. &C." Again he says in
the same letter: I" lament sincerely that
differences Of opinion should ev-
ser have been deemed sufficient to interdict
'half the society from the rights and blessings
'of self government, to prescribe them as
unworthy Of every trust. Ii would have
'been to me a circumstance Of great relief,
.had I found a MODERATE PARTICIPATION Of OF.