The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-23
IN TEE PURLJC.

.in4erchange of opinion is invited.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The denunciation OF this press by the Whis
Central Committee of Maryland, devolves upon
.use the necessity of explaining the circumstan
SO attending that extraordinary proceeding.
The undersigned advocated the election oil
GsenI Harrison in 1886. The body of the Wing
party of this city preferred Mr.. Clay The leao-
ing politicians were dissatisfied at the nomi-
nation of General Harrison by the Harris
burgh Convention, and none of them believed
9hat he could be elected The S'Patriot" was the
sally Wing paper in Baltimore. Many Of the party
desired the establishment of jealous and eff
@ient morning daily paper. The city is divided
into twelve wards, each of which aeputed five
members, who constituted the Harrison Convsn
hisn, and this Convention appointed one delegate
&xsm each ward, who, together with the President
of the Convention, constituted the City Central
Committee. This Committee were instructed
- the Convention to make arrangements for the
establishment of a morning paper They appoint
cd Sub Committee, who called on me and said
4hat they had endeavored to do SO, but could not
that they could find no competent person who
had the means, and would undertake it-that
&hey applied among others, to the Editor of the
Patriot who declined their offer. They said
Chat the party were anxious and much dissat-
listed at their failure. They wished to know
whether my services could be obtained, and
what sum they would be required to advance
called at several of the principal printing Off
Ges and obtained estimates, showing that the cost
SEould be about eighteen thousand dollars per
Annum, and agreed to establish the paper if tho
Committee would advance three thousand dol
lars TO cover the losses, which must necessarily
accrue. 1t was distinctly understood that that
sum was to be an Indemnity and not loan, and
ii was further understood, that although estab-
1ished as party paper, the press was Ia be indie
pendent, and that alone was to be responsible
for its management. With this understanding
prepared prospectus, and it so happened, that
business called three members of the Committee
and myself,to Annapolis, where the arrangement
was communicated to the members Of the Legis
nature. The agreement with the b-Committet
had been reported to the City Central Com
mittes and unanimously approved. 1t wa
Thought expedient however, that it should be re
ported to the City Convention, and the prospectu
altho' printed, was not published. The VIII!
member of the Legislature took up the subject
and recommended the paper, in strong terms, tc
the patronage of the party. COPIES ofthe pros.
pectus found their way to Washington and were
inserted in the Washington papers. received
many fattering l-tters, and especially from
Southern members OF Congress, urging me to pro-
coed. Twas detained some days at Annapolis
and upon returning to Baltimore, found that the
propretors of the Patriot had published the first
number Of the Logo bin Advocate. found, TO,
fat great efforts had been made to prevent the at
doption of the report of the Committee by the
Tonvention that it had in fact, been deferred fol
consideration 1t was however, at the next meet
ing OF the Convention, adopted with great unani
unity, and persons were appointed ineach ward
.sbsain subscribers. The assurances received IN
,sneed me to commence the publication. One {
the measures adopted at the organization OF tn
pariy, was to call State E. o. Tn
chief measure adopted by that Convention wa
disappointment of State Central COMMITTEE
Eswas first proposed that this Committee sheul
.eonsist Of seven persons; but the proposition
increased City Central Committee by the ad
dition of eight new members, with power to an
Right to act, finally prevailed. The announces
snent Of the new members Of the Committee CAV
great dissatisfact on. saw that there were secrt
griefs andpr ate jealcusics, waich were dificu
zDbereconciled, and resolved, for myself, to has
part or lot in them, but if possible, without b
coming identified with either, 10 concentrate IL
energies of all in the common cause, the succe
II which, was anxious to promote, and henc
resolved to appropriate some private fund
-vhich | had intended for other uses, to the su
psrt Of the paper, and to relinquish my clai
npon the party for the advance which thez b
stipulated to make.
The City Committee having requ ired the Sta
Central Committee to fulfil the obi cations viii
fiae old Committee had contracte Il with me
subcommittee was appointed to Eait upon n
and ascertain what those obligati ons were.
this Committee | said, that my desire was
harmonic the action Of the party;. that inter
ID to do all in my power topro mote It; thai
regretted to find .Iealousies,priv ate views
aisirusf existing; that for my o, En part | p
z.,oL of none. and would not bee erps the INST