Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-24

10 the then called The standing army. Macpherson
blues, the alien and sedliion laws, and all the by.
gone pol,tical sins Of that day, aud turning 10
Genetal Harrison. with Almost iefocious aspect. and
pointing 10 him with his long finger he charged HIM
with being black cockade feefalist Of 90 u
standing army man, who had voted lof the alien
and sed'tion laws, and had been hand IN glove with
tue leading party in power: he designate him ANIL
'tary Sanar." who had been appointed a Governor
OF provinces by John Adams, &c. Re. tie pursued
ihis strain OF superaiion for some fifteen minutes
when some other idea seized his Maynard fancy aud
lead him upon another scent
| As soon rs lie sat down. General Harrison tose.
and sand. as thought. with remarkable GOODNESS and
temper, considering the vIrnert unprovked ehatac-
Ter OF The attack, that the extraordinary manner in
which his name ha been brought before the ST nate.
by the Senator from Virginia, probably required
some notice from him, though he scarcely knew
no" To treat such charge rs had been advance d
ganst him seriously. The gentleman had charged
HIM with heng black cockadc iedetalis of 90, aud
with having voted for the standing amy and the alien
and solution laws. lie had not so fertile memo
~ as the grntslman from Niguia. nor could lie at
command call up all the transactions OF nearly thlr-
! ~ years ago. lie could say however, that At the
time alluded To, he was not party in the
the Senator FROM Virginia used-he was delegate
OF territory which was Just then Using INTO impor-
lance, and having the general questions
before Congress, II neiihcr his duty nor the in
terest OF those whom he represented, plunge into
the turbulents Of general politics which then ag
tated the nation, There were questions of great
| Importance TO the North Western territory then
before Congress, questions upon the proper settle
ment oil which, the future ptospeni of that now inn
ponaht portion OF The Union greatly depended.
Standing, as he did, the sole representative of
that territory, his greatest ambition was 10 prove
himself faithful 10 his trust, by cherishng its
interests, and nothing could have teen suicidal
Or peinlcous to those he represented. than for him
~ bpcn "A nj m
tisan, without the power of aiding either perry,
because he had no vote on any political ques
ton. This was his position, and although he
had his political principles us firmly fixed as those
OF The gentleman from Virginia, il was no business
oil ms 10 strike where he could not be felt and where
the blow must recoi upon himself and those whom
he represented. lie wore no cockadr, black or lr-
colored, Al that day-and never one but when
he was IN The military service of his country But
he was seriously charged with the helnous offence
OF assoc iating with Jederat gentlemen. lie plead
guity--he respected the revolutionary services of
President Adams, and had paid hlm that courtesy
winch was due 10 him as a man and as Chief Ma
gslraie. lie also associated with such men as J John
Marshall and Jas. A. Bayard-was the acknowledg-
ment OF such guilt % throw him out of the pale Of
political salvation J
Ga the other hand he was on intimate terms with
Mr. Jefferson, Mr.. GaIIatin aud with the whole Vlr-
gnia delegation, among whom he had many kins
men and dear friends. They were his principal associ
ates in Phade pha, in whose mess he had often met
the gentlemen who was now his accuser and with
whom he had spent some Of the happiest hours of
his life. it true, as the Senator alleged he had
been appointed Governor of the North Western ter
,itory by John Adams-so had he been by Thos
Jefferson and James Madison. He was no, in Con
gress when the standing army was created and the
alien and sednion laws were passed, ard il he hId
been. he could no, have voted for them x would MOI,
il he could. 1t was not in his nature to be violent
proscrptive partizan, but he had given firm sup
port TO The republican administration oi Jefferson,
Madison and Monroe. He hoped the Senator from
Virginia ansm ered-he was sure the Senate
must be wearied wsth this frivolous and Improbable
sauabblc."