Liberty advocate., 1840-07-09
JAMES Nj. SMILEY, EDITOR.
ADDRESS OF

A. NEsBIT, and LOTT WARREN, Representa-
tiues from the Slate Of Georgia, in The t,cent,
sirth Congress Of the United States, to Mei
constituents.
FELLOW CITIZENS Recent indications are
as we think, sufficiently plain to show tina
Georgia feels the importance Of the pendin,
Presidential election, and that she will cast he
vote for General Harrison or Mr.. Van Buren,
1t therefore becomes the duty of those who's
names may be taken into consideration by th
convention which is 10 assemble on the frs
Monday in June, for the purpose Of nominating
your candidates for congress, TO express to yol
fully and freely their opinions of the cand
dates for the Presidency Of the United States
So far as this responsibility may rest upon US
if we had been disposed TO permit the expires
sions we have already given to the public tc
pass as sufficient evidence Of our support oil
Gen. Harrison, the attacks which have recent
ly been made on him, would require from us
an exposition Of his character aud principles
We, therefore, proceed at once to the conside
ration Of the charges which have been made
against him.
General Harrison, it is said, ought not to be
supported because
'He is federalist; that he supported the
black-cockade administration OF the elder Ad-
ans; that he supported the administration of
the younger Adams; that he has never chan
ged his federal notions that he is still a feder.
aIlst; and must derive his main support from
that party"
1t has been attempted to prove this sweep
ing denunclation by showing
lst. That in the year 1898, Gen. Harrison
was appointed Secretary of the Territory
northwest Of the Ohio river, and in l8O0 Gov.
ernor of the Territory Of Indiana by the e
der Adams.
Cd. That in the year 1926, John Randolph
charged General Harrison, in the Senate orI
the United States, with having been suppor>
ter OF the administration of the elder Adams
Sd. That General Harrison was, on the 22l
May, 1928, appointed minister to Columbia by
John Quincy Adams: and,
4th. That Mr.. Webster has said: "He fGen-
eral Harrlson) has now been selected by the
general voice Of those whose political princi-
pies agree with his own, to 90 to the head of
the column, and to bear up, and advance the
flag under which it is hoped those principles
may be maintained and defended.'
We omit here an extract from Gen. Harri.
sons Cheviot speech, which we shall notice in
lis proper place.
Fellow citizens, these are the charges which
have gravely been paraded before you to prove
''that General Harrison isa lederalist; has al
ways acted with that party, and is now their
candidate.
In regard TO the appointments which Gener-
al Harrison received from the elder Adams, i'll
is only necessary TO consider, that it has ever
been the obvious and uniform policy OF the peo
pie of the Territories, not to mingle, in any
way, in the political contests Of the States, toI
perceive at once that his political opinions
could have had no influence, one way or the
other, with the President. Having entered the
Territory at an early period-fough ght the Indi-
ans, and protected the inhabitants, he was un-
1uestionably their choice, and better qualified
20 discharge the duties assigned him, than any
other individual. If having received an ap-
pontment from the elder Adams is TO be con
sdered as an objectionable political sin, then
would the Father Of his country, the immortal
Washington, be condemned by the same tribu-
nal that would pass sentence against General
Harrison. At page 284, Executive Journal,
you will find the following message:
"Gentlemen of The Senate:---I nominate
Washington, Of Mount Vernon, 10 be lieutenant
general and commander in chief, Of all the ar.
mics raised, or to be raised in the United
States.
WoHN ADAMS.
"United States, July /, l798."
On the same page it is recorded that the Sc
nate resolved unanimously, "that they do ad.
wise and consent to the appointment agreeably
10 the nomination" Washington accepted the
appointment We confidently appeal to you,
fellow citizens, to say whether General Har.
Eison is to be censured or condemned for hav-
ing acted in a similar manner. Residing, as
he did, in Territory, he had no means or op.
portunity of supporting the administration Of
the Federal Government. On the fourth page
Of circular, which has recently been issued,
We find a misstatement Of an important fact in
regard to the appointments which Gen. Har-
rison received from Mr.. jefferson. The au.
thor SAYS:
81 have noticed among the resolutions SUBJ
mitted by the committee at the meeting in
Macon, that it is stated that 'on the formation
Of The Indiana Territory, he was appointed
by Mr. Jefferson, and by Mr.. Madison, COVER
nor Of that large and interesting dependency
Of the Union.' The committee will perceive
they have made mistake, as have already
shown. Instead Of having been appointed by
Jefferson, he was appointed by the elder Ad-
ans. MIR. Jefferson found him in Office when
he came into the Presidential chair, and did not
remove him; so did Mr.. Madison,
lf the author had taken the trouble 10 turn