The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-07-17
MORE MISUNDERSTANDING
HOME UPON TIE ENEMY.

MORE MISUNDERSTANDING
HOME UPON THE ENEMY.
There is a curious spectacle now ex-
hibitng before the American People,
a spectacle that the whole civilized
world is looking on with wonder and a
mazement. A man is attempting TO
ride into the Presidential chair on the
top Of Cider barrel. He is wooI0g
the suflrages Of fourteen millions Of free
men, by swearing through the streets,
and calling all who oppose him ga sci
ofd--d scoundrels." lie is csndi-
date for the highest office 10 the world,
and swears "By the Eternal God he
will be elected" to that office, let como
what may. If such be the case. there
will be q new epoch in tao annals OF
history-future historians will have a
new subject 10 record-unbom genera
tions will find deep and exhaustess
themes for contemplation. They will
query whether their fOrefathers were
heather Bachanas, worshiping Bac-
chus, Anatis, and Comus, or whether
they were christians and Worshipped
the one God only.
We crowd out other important mat
ter This week, to make room for some
ofthe sayings aud doiugs of the Federal
Wing Candidate at his own home, and
among his own citizens. We ask OF
every rejecting man an attentive peru
sal of the following facts, and then if
he thinks General Harris IN is a fit man
for our ,esdent, let him support him.
That's sufficient
From The Cincinnati .4dUsrtscr.
THE STREET BRAWLS OF GEN.
HARRISON
People at distance having in,eres-
ted themselves on the reports Of the alb.
surd conduc! of Gen. Harrison, in his
attack upon General Hale, respecting
the remarks made by the Speaker of;he
Ohio House of Representatives. at a
public meeting held at the Court House
ofthis city some weeks ago, and Du-
merous letters from many pace' having
been received inquiring as to the truth
Of the statement. ln order to save the
trouble OF answering letters individually
we TINS lay before the public the states
ment Of General Hale Of the whole tran,
sacllon, which was written in answer TO
a gentleman IN Buffalo, New York,
| whose letter is below.
This, we expect, will convince the
mos, incredulous of the trUlh Of the
statement made in our paper, which
Wright Of The Gazette had the audciIy
to essert in his paper had been en- luyen.
ton of ours.
We have also given an insertion to
the affidavit Of Mr.. Pressly Kemper ,one
of our county commissioners, as 10 the
fact; which was also stated III lha paper
Of General Harrison swearing, "By the
Eternal God" that he would obtain two
hundred and forty votes at his election;
and which the aforesaid Wright, in his
paper, under the editorial head, at!ribn.
led TO US as a falsehood OF our nveuilon
In order that truth may be known, and II
sample gwen Of the qualifications ofthe
federal Wh'g candidate for tho PresI-
dency, we reques, Of our democratic
friends of the corps editorial to give in
sorlion to the following letter, cert6-
cate, and affidavit.
Since the above was written, MI Hale
called upon US demonstrating against
the publication Of the letters alluded TO
below; but our own veracity being al
stake, we conceived 1t due to ourself 10
make the publication, though conI'ary
to his wish. The truth ofthe statement
made il our paper, can be proved BY
other testimony, but we have consider
it proper TO make use Of that ofan un
willing witness, in preference to any
others