, 1840-10-10

shareholders. John NJ. Berrien, OF GeOrgela
had a private letter from Harrison in 1886,
or the slave side. gentleman of Louisiana,
or Alabama, had another Of these secret
pledges 10 the south. Mr.. Rives, or some
friend of his, had another. These letters
were concealed until after the Harrisburgh
convention, where, by another process, the
votes of aboiitionists in that body we've secur-
ed for the nomination of Harrison" "This
was one side of the picture. He meant
to be impartial, for he regarded NEITHER par
~, and looked upon both as the enemy of alb
clifton. While these secret pledges to slave
ny were circulating at the south, the opposite
opinions were confidently uscribed to Har-
rison at the north, to secure the abolitionists.
This double process of concealment had been
carried on with considerable success by Har-
rison himself. He [Mr. Leavitt] knew the
fact that Harrison, since the recent nomina-
ton, and before, had gained much Of their
favor and confidence in his personal inter-
course with the abolitionists Of Cincinnati.
He had visited the anti.sIavery rooms there,
and had led many true hearted abolitionists
to believe he was with them in the great work
of emancipation" "DeIegates to the Ameri-
can anti-slavery convention had pledged
themselves that Harrison was fully com.
mitted to anti.slavery. Mr.. Gates of New
York, a whig abolition member of congress.
had written a letter which he mfr. Leavitt]
had seen, affirming, from facts within his
knowledge, that Harrison had changed his
opinions on abolition since his speech at Vim.
comes, and his Cheviot Grafton, which is
quoted by Mr.. Rives in his letter to Virgin
ians, to prove Harrison's Pro slavery"
Such, fellow-citizens, is the testimony Of
a man whose means of information are not
exceeded by those Of any individual, and
whose known and bitter hostility to MI.
Van Buren, and the democratic party affords
the ample assurance that this statement is
made from no friendly motive towards them.
What a scene of duplicity, treachery and
fraud is here presented, on the part of one
who aspires to the seat that Washington
honored, Jefferson filled, and Jackson adorn-
ed! How different, how widely different
from the open, straightforward, manly course
OF the patriot who now holds the executive
chair.
Aware, fellow-citizens, that a bare recital
Of these facts is sufficient 10 arouse the indig-
nation and excite the alarm Of men, who
value the precepts Of candor and the obliga.
tons of truth, we turn to the consideration
Of other points in the history and views of
the federal nominee. The friends of Gen.
Harrison have so much extolled this virtues,
and magnifed his exploits, that he who gives
a simple, faithful unvarnished narration Of
his life, can scarcely hope to escape from
the charge Of undertaking his merits and as
sailing his fame. True, for a period OF more
than twenty years, the glory Of his military
deeds was quietly allowed to sleep, but sell
dom disturbed by the tribute of a public re-
mark from those who are now so ready 10
admire and applaud.
True, the greatness Of his civil acts was
buried and hidden from the public gaze, till
his new relation of candidate for the Presi.
dency OF the United States, so suddenly re-
vealed it to view. True the men ofhis state,
who best knew his worth, had time after
time. refused the rewards that to valor and
virtue are seldom denied. And vet, we are
asked to believe, by his warm devotees,
that he has ever been great, and they always
sincere.
But we have called General Harrison a
gentleman, of the most approved and ancient
federal stamp; and now, fellow-cittizens, we
ask your attention to the proof.
He was appointed by President Adams,
was accustomed to confer office on none
but his friends, to be Secretary of the North
western Territory, in 1898.
He was elected, in the succeeding year,
by the same federal Legislature that, with
only five dissenting votes, adopted an address
approbatory of the Administration of Mr..
Adams. to be the delegate of that Territory
N the Congress Of the United States.
He was proved by John Randolph, to
have been, whilst a member of that Congress.
3 an open, jealous, frank, supporter Of the
Sedition Law, and Black Cockade Admins
II
He acknowledges, in reply to Mr.. Ran
dolph's charge. that Mr.. r. "might have
heard him EXPRESS sentiments favorable to
The then Administration" that he "certainly
them, SO far at least, as to the course
pursued by it in relation to the government
Of Frances" a caurse approved by the feder-
eral, and condemned by the republican party +,
Of that day. l.
He opposed, in that Congress, and made I
Z speech against, the reduction of Adams I