The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-06-25

" citizen td me ts:.;s,.,,;,, ma nsr,,;n 10.
OH 10y & Il MI Van Buren,, also candi
/ ea; aext Il thsthgh Office to which som'
NJ. J * 5. vhnn he addressed desired t
rbs , Y. III \. him, had invented and propagatet
A;d. n sn ,,lunnies against him, but he pro
T ,Ss IS N the present occasion to speak o
:. s'd III II the numerous perversions ant
-. ion ~ which filled the columns Of the
hi. Wy " s.psrs and misrepresentedhisc harac,
,, yas osy Issonduct. He alluded to the story
s \. '6,ous /" CONFIDENTIAL COMMIT.
M 1'son q !, ,hey called it. .. The story
- {. 'He v aid General Harrison, :. that
lat,n,s IVA II only committee of conscience
.on6sa % IS Int that they put me in a cage,
&c With iron bars, and Keep me in
raerrIl;n, Y, q 10 one who looked at his bright
,l;,;s'r,II'ay Ii..aing eye--.he light which beam.
II JIG e sMdch expression -the smile which
Jdo ! Ms "a mon his countenance, blending
ne 0w sasaients Of benevolence and firm
81 Nv T. .rho remembered also that he was
III .'ete inc 10 the voice of son of old Gov.
.. . ~ An. one Of . the signers," the pu.
le rsa s id !. Mad Anthony the hero Of
.ncs' saa. IVY ,sanoe, the Defender Of Fort Meigs,
AN, 4 nooueror Of Proclor-the idea of
d i s HENRY HARRISON in a cage! was
\ cs.,; o 's,ibly @ludicrons! When the Taught.
, No. 4hd subsidized the General proc, eded. J
dr.. line no Committee, fellow-ctizens !;
i : = sepial or other. 1t is true that
in a,. ), lorsd my FREUD Major Gwynne to
and e .sa he in returning replies to some ofithe
and tp,o.s ,suus questions propounded to me
e,,och y, kuers But to such only as any
has ne,s could answer, one as well as an
,ar,,. ma. N, There is scarcely a question of a
ntl,o - bed nature now agi.ating the public
M. 4 M ~ N. sn which | have not long since
her al, aa,lqed my opinions, by speeches,
E soeLss, asRd letters or official acts. A large
IN AM Of letters addressed to me pur-
sdto seek my views of Abolition, Uni
on nm. u States Bank, and other matters con-
&c Of sI9 Ey which my views were; already in
il F,;aa, sssion Of the public. The most
the eal| |abls answer to these--and 10 we'll
iizens 4, ealioDed persons the most satisfactory
eyen;. ss a reference to the documents in
Log Cab] rh my opinions already expressed
had co.I N 10 be found. Such answers | en-
ID yene,, Ned TO my well-,ried and faithful
frapkn,, Ead Major Gwynn. Letters requiring
e marie s particular attention answered N.Y.
lie smiinsl u Every body who knows Major
lin bovs sEHan knows that he is not one whom
he sun mad employ to write political let
astir--lh1 He is a selt-made mana soldier
the mar La gentleman-but neither a politi-
reakfas,el haor a scholarhdI asked the service
The CIV Vim, because he was my friend, and
| by ,ssNm6ded in him and it was plain and
FUSED, "a ale, My habit is to receive, open
commu., dread nay letters myself. Such as re-
his de en special attentions, reply TO, nv
ipcreasM Snch as may be easily answered
The briefly naher, hand to my friend, with an
presented sn1npsdon indicating where the inforna-
all werelInn sught may be found-as thus
II NE ipl Refer the writer to speech at Vincen.
he popu.ls --or--''rhe answer is seen in let.
the pat&bMr Denny" &c. But it seems
/ HolsLj "a Maj. Gywnn was Chairman of /:
hour 81 lnnttee of the Citizens of Cincinnati,
ii ner4 ID Hamilton county. When the ia
], wouldass Oswego letter was received. it was
Cd m ,njM and as usual with such letters, ]
ion into4sFsed It and handed 1t to Mayor
ould theaeFnn. But, it seems, when the an.
motives was prepared it was. signed also by
opinions colleagues of the County or City
, which aaamittee. Ofail this kne Nv nothing
.incipIes4 Or in their capacity Of Committee had
no infa] sI any thing to do with my letters.
and deMsby little mistake and much perver-
wonldanthese gentlemen have been erected
gnanllyS sa cumGlittee Of my conscience. keep.
nent Of sand made to shut me up i'll cage to
But ssJfsent me from answering interrogato-
I'VE ~ General Harrison remarked that,
its sub lahe indeed, rallied to his assistance
Neither f& services Of friend in conducting his
person jurisprudence, he would have had high
address ulhorty to justify him in the measure.
dit. had been said of General Washington
ichsur, Iaas many Of the papers which bear his
nd agissaanre we're written by others, and he
1aracieil oelleyed had never been contradicted
the 81 ana Gcn. Breckenridge, Aid to Genera
exactly JACKSON in the late war, had represented
done himself to be the author Of much of Gen
ereforAIAtsson's correspondence But. he hat
ne sutle' done so. to any extent or in an,
;sion q Ftner sense than as he had now explain
RkS N it--in requesting Major Gwynn to re
greatly N hose addressing enquiries to him, II
coltm' Iae public sources Of information. AND
It corr would here saw. that in all his public
zen &C. lhssciyil and military, there was no let
ago asir report. speech or order, bearing hi
IN lnel me which was not written wholly b,
rmy, sown hand. He said, to open. read
anksliln. 1d otasrer all the letters received b,
j eve wa 'n was physically impossible. though
Franz. IL should do nothing else whatever. +,
3, pns Ipss his hearers an idea Of the labor i
aryins s@ld require. he said. gentleman the1
many pssent was with him the morning he lef
,erous ,ntinnati when he took from the Pos
% nc vhce Is letters-there were usually hal
edged ae number at the Post O flee near his re
desaln | aae'he IA letters per day. Could an,
nd ns m's he asked, give the requisite a,
rs'oou nnqea 70 such a daily correspondence
e az s'en 70 the neglect of every other en-
m sasement True it was. that many com
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