The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-06-27
GEN. HARRlsON'Ss LETTER.
TO JAMES. LYONS, ESQ.
NopTu Rfrh. lat June; 1S4O.

terminated in intermittent neuralgia, or
sun Main, as il is commonly called, which
was so much increased by writing, that l!
was OBLIGED for some time to do very lit
lie in thatway. When recovered, my un-
answered letters had increased 10 So lear:
full a mass ,ha. | had not yet been able to
get through it, even with the assfstahce'oi
mn conscience keeping committce:' And
although l nave adopted The ntethdd of
getting rid Of large portion Of them by
committing them to the flames Instead OF
the committee, such are the constant IN.
terruptons TO which am subjected by a
constant stream uf visitors, that am able
TO make very liltie progress in lessenihg
INV file. You have in the above my apo
logy for treating you with apparent neglect
Which it was impossible that should do'1
as we'll hon your high standing in society,"
as from the regard feel for YOU in con.
sequence Of the long and intimate friend 1
chip and connexion between our families
hui for these reasons; candor indurcs ME
To- say, that could ncyers:lavc brought|
myself to answer the political part Of your
e9eiter at oil. am convinced that npon
reflection, you yourself will think thai it
was totally unnecessary, for cannot sup!
pnse that my personal friends aud con-
aexfons in my native State, could think
that was less Of gentleman or an honest
man, than those ardent politicians farther
South. Slanly, Afford, Legare, Dawson,
King, &C. &c. hey take it for granted
that l could not suffer my 'yincennes
speech and others, to be quoted ty:my|
fricpds, to show my opinions on the sub,
iect of abolitionism, if | did not hold
those opinions at this time-they have
therefore treated with scorn and contempt
the charge Of my being an Abolitonist,
and, truly assert, that l have done and
suffered more, TO support Southern Rights,
than any other person north OF Mason'and
Dixon's line. have mad, indeed, great
number of applications from individuals,
(ninc. tenlhs, at least, my opponents,) re:
quiring me to rei,crate what l have SAID
or written upon the subject Of the u. S.
Bank, AboIitionism, &c. have declined
to answered them. of late, at all; amongst
other reasons, because it was physically
impossible that l should do il; and, as
they all require. my opinions in manu-:
script, particularly 'addrcssedto TO tho wr-
sers,ethey would nat be satisfied with my !
one letter and sending a printed COPY TO
each. was determined, however, to
avail myself Of the first favorable oppor...
,unity, and referring TO the letters and
speeches l had made on the subjects |
have. mentioned, to endorse them, all.
This have recently done, in letter to q
Committee appointed by the Wing mem;
bers of the Legislature, of New York.
You will probably see Unpublished by the
time this reaches you. In relation TO the
discussion between Mr.. Randolph, and
myself in the Senate, of which state!
ment is annexed to the address, what bet
ter evidence could he given that there is
no possibility Of satisfying my p"lit,cal
enemies by any thing that could write,
than the garbled account which they have
given Of that discussion? If the charge
made upon me by MIR. Randolph. is au-
thentic, taken from a newspaper report,
surely. my answer to him should be con-
sidercd so also. 1t is worthy Of remark1'
too, that Mr. Randolph made no reply to +
nav answer to his attack, and that he was
not man 10 leave matter in that situa-
tion If he could avoid it. The truth ~is,1
that believe lie really regretted his at.
tack upon me. He repeatedly told me so,
and frequently solicited me TO bury theF
hatchet at friendly dinner with him.
which l agreed 10 do. At the dinnerl'
were Mr.. Calholn, Mr.. Haync and Gen.
Hamilton and many others, all but myself