The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-12


will wake upIa foe whose numbers will as.
tonish them, and cause them TO repent ever
having disturbed their political slumbers.
.sSCRAPS FOR DEMOCRATS. ssS
Great exertion is being made to make
the people Of the United States believe
that Gen. Harrison is, and always has
been, member Of the democratic family;
and to prove this. resort has been had to
absolute falsehood, in stating that he was
first appointed Governor Of the North
Western Territory by Mr. Jefferson. Mr.
Harrisonw was delegate in Congress dur
ing John. Adams administration, and
yielded to its leading measures-tlle alien.
and seslitiona lays inclnded-his warm
and Jealous support. For this he was
rewarded by President Adams with the
appointment of Governor. - Gazette.
i matters very little by whom Gen.
Harrison was FIRST appointed Governor of
the North Western Territory every can
did man will discover and acknowledge
where the epitliet of .falsehool in its
most barefaced shape belongs, il we can
clearly prone that General Harrison pos
sessed the confidence and received The
appointment of Governor OF the North
Western Territory oyer and over agai,,
from the hands of President Jefferson.
And if we can at the same time proue that
he alsopossessed the confidence Of James
1Hutison, and was by him nominated not
only to fill the same responsible Office but
other Offices of great importance at that
time, every one will sec that there must
be OH the part Of the editor who penned
the quotation that stands at the head of
this article either sufficient Ignorance of
our country's history to shame school
boy, or determination 10 misrepresent
and mlslead the public, OH a topic in which.
they are very much interested at The pre-
sent time. Such proof we have ut hand
testimony. TOO, that cannot be refuted.
In the Executive Journal Of the u. S.
Senate of 1903, page a., may be found
the following -
Thurs 'ay, Feb. 4, 1903.
A written message was received from
the President Of the United States, BY Mr.
Lewis his secretary.
Friday. Feb. 4, 1873.
The message Of the President of the
United States communicated Sd February
was read as follows:
Gentlemen of the senate, I nominate
&c. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
TO be Governor of Indiana Territory, from
the 9th day Of May next, when his pres
emf commission as Governor will expire.
WILLIAM HENRY HARR. SON,
of Indiana, TO be a commissioner to en-
ter into any treaty or treaties which may
be necessary with any Indian tribes north
west of the Ohio and within the territory
Of the United States on the subject of their
boundaries or lands.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
'.1uesaay, Feb. 6, 1903.
The Senate resumed the consideration
ofthe message of the president oflhe Uni
ted States OF February Sd, nominating
John Martin Baker and others, to civil
and military appointments; and resolved
that they advise and consent to the ap-
pointments, agreeably to the nominations
respectively, Nc."
In the same journal, vol. q pages "a,
40, The following:
"Moaday, Dec. Is, 1886.
The following written messages were
received from the President of the United
States by Mr. Coles, his Secretary.
70 the Senate Of the United States:
Vacancies having happened during the
last recess OF the Senate, in the following
offices, | granted commissions for the
persons herein named, to each respective
vacancy: which commissions will expire
iat the end Of the present session of the
Senate. now, therefore nominate the
same persons to the same Offices respect
lively, for appointment:
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, of
lutlldld, W DC tSIOVeTHET Oh Indiana.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.'
'Ue!nesaay, Dec. l7,ls06.
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the nominations contained in the mes
sages received from the President of the
! United States on the 18Th instant, and re-
solved, that they advise and consent to
the appointments Of B. Livingston, NJ.
Nj ,Ciary, T. Curtenius, p D.. Shenk,
J. Barns, w. w. Parker, j. Page, w.
Durham, E. Mounger, WIN. II. ilAR-
R1SON, &c. agreeably to their no,nina-
tons, respectively.
In the same journal, pages $50, Isl the
following:
Tuesday Dec. 10, 1870.
| The following written message was re.
ceived from the President of the United
States by Mr. Graham:
To the Senate Of the United States:
The commissions heretofore granted 10
the following persons. being limited in
their duration, and now about 10 expire,
| nominate them to the same offices res
pecffulfv an,leypd IN thar n,rnae.