The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-12
From the Delaware State Journal
GEN. HARRISON AND JOHN RAN
DOLPH.

UlSuu Vi ouisf VIM mas iOi tnaht years
been particular in recording passing events,
has given US permission TO copy from his
diary, the following passage describing q
scene which occurred in the Senate of the
United States more than ten years ago.
He happened 10 be in Washington at the
period when the late Mr.. Randolph was 10
the full career of the virulent warfare which
he waged against the Administration of Mr.
Adams, and made the Senate Chamber, day
after day, the theatre of his denunciations
against him and his prominent supporters.
Mr.. Randolph lived long enough TO acknowl.
edge and lament the fatal mistake he had
made in promoting the election Of General
Jackson and his sincere repentance should
be remembered 10 his credit, while we con.
denim the means by which he advanced that
object, The scene described in the sub.
Joined extract from the diary, is the Iden.
tical one so oileu referred 10 10 the Rich.
mond Enquirer and other administration pa.
pers, when Mr.. Randolph is said 10 have
convicted General Harrison of the high
crime of being a federalist, crime deemed
sufficiently heinous IN some parts Of our
country to annihila,e the man who is sus-
pecied of it, even under the administration
Of the man who pledged himself to put down
the MONSTER, PARTY SFrRrr."
EXTRACT
1926, March 20. VISITED the Senate
Chamber day, aud was fortunate enough
70 lind the celebrated John Randolph on his
legs, and IN the middle OF speech-on what
particular question, | could not learn from
my thing he SAID; for il IS o Characteristic
Vi his eloqueuce, tina, he rambles vide OK the
mark and speaks OF almns! every thing but
The question reals unter discussion. lie
was, al that time, running TIT against
General Harrison, the Senator of OHIO, aud
tue style IN which he assaicd hin was 50
personal and acrimonIus, that was surprls.
ed be vas permitted to proceed. Tie raked
up the "reminiscences Of nearly 30 years, ed.
yerted to the period when Congress WIS sit.
ting IN Philadelphia, 10 the then called stand
ing army, Macpherson's blues, the alien and
sedii;on laws, all the by gone political sins
of that day, and turning to General Harm.
son, with a most teroclous aspect, and point
Jog 10 him with his long fnger, he charged
INN with being black cockade lederalls,
OF %; standing army man, one who had
voted for the alien aud sedltIon laws, ard
had been hand in glove with the leading par.
" u po"er-h4 designated him a " Militia.
~ Salrap," ~ho had been appointed Gov {
ernor Of Provinces By John Adams, Sc,
&c. Tie pursued this strain Of sruperation
for some fifteen minutes, wien some other
idea seized his award fancy and lead him
upon auother scent.
As soon as he sat down, General Hafri
son rose, and, as thought, aIih remarkable
GOODNESS aud temper, CO ''lderIng The vlru
len, and unproyoked ci,afssls Of tie attack
observed, that the extraordinary manner IN
which his name had been brought before
Tie Senate, BY The Senator from Virginia,
probably required some notice from h!w,
though be scarcely knew hon to treat such
a charge as had been advanced against him
seriously. The gentleman had charged him
with beng black cockade iederal'st Vi 81,
and wilh having voted for the standing army
and the alien aud sedilIoa laws. lie had
not so fertile memory as the genIemas
from Virginia, nor could ae al command
cali Up all tie trausacli5ns o. nearly thirty
ears ago. He could sal, however, that OF
the time alluded to, be was no; party man
10 the sense the Senator from Virginia used
he was delegate OF territory which
vas Just then rising INTO Importance, and
having no vote on the general Questions be
fore Congress, il aas neither biz duty nor
the interest Of those whom he represented,
10 plunge into The turbulent sea OF general
politics which then agltatcd The nation
There were questions OF great importance
70 the North Western territory then before
Congress, questions upon the proper settle.
Heul Of which, the future prosperity Of that
nov inn rtant portion OF The Unlon greatly
depended. Standing as be did, the sole re
presca:aliye Of that territory, has creates,
ambition was 10 prove himself faithful to hts
trust, by chertsalDg It's interests, aud moth.
iDe could have been more suicidal or pernI
cious 10 those be represented, than for hun
to exasperaie either party ty becoming
violent PARTISAN, without the power Of aiding
either party. because lie had no vote on any
political question. TINS vas his position,
and although he had his political principles
as firmly fixed as those Of the gentleman
from Virginia, Il vas 20 business Of his to
strike where be could not be felt, and where
the blow must recGIl upon himself and those
whom be represented. He wore 10 cock
ade, black or trlcoIored, al that day--and
never wore one but when he vas 10 the nIl
itary service Of bis country. But he vas
seriously charged wlh the hciDous offence
Of associating with federdi gentlemen. He
plead guIiiv-he respected the revolution
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