The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-10

placed himself, 10 push forward the rein-s
forcements; and his own personal exer-.
tons to reach the scene of action were
very great. passing over a large tract Of
low, .swampy, half frozen ground. A few
g. lion hearted officers pronounced his
course on this occasion as $ shronded in
mystery among them, we believe, the
name OF bur redoubtable Governor ap-
pears conspicuous. Bah!
Here is the next thing that we are in
.vited to have kept before us:
s.That his military talents impressed them
selves SO slightly upon the public mind of his
country, that he was permitted, for twenty
five long years, to slumber quietly in the grave
Of private lifc."
We need only quote the following ex-
tract from a speech of his fellow soldier,
Col. R. M. Johnson, which was delivered
in Congress in 1881:
'tWlois General Harrison? The son Of ono
OF the signers of the declaration of indepcnd-
sence, who spent the greater part of his large
fortune in redeeming the pledge he then gave,
the liberties of his country.
/. "Of the career of Gen. Harrison | need not
speak-thc history of the west, is his history.
For forty years he has been identified with its
interests, its pcrlls and its hopes. Universally
beloved in the walks of peace, and distinguish
ed by his ability in the councils OF his country,
he has been yet more illustrously distinguished
in the field
During the late war, he was longer in active
service than uny other general officer; he was,
perhaps, oftcner in action thanany one Of them
and never sustained defeat
The next s'Keep it before you'' asserts
that Gen. Harrison is the candidate of
'sthe federal faction" &c. This is laugh
able enough, coming as it does from one
who has linked himself in with the only
federal party that now exists, and who is
endeavoring, federalist-like, TO place all
the power, monetary, military and execu.
tive, in the hands of the President. All
know that Gen Harrison is the candidate
Of the people, and they won't acknowl-
edge themselves to be federalists.
The following we copy entire, as, from
the speeches recently delivered by Gen.
Harrison. and which we have dared the
Gazette to publish, together with his pub
lished and avowed opinions and princi-
pies, every one must see they carry their
own refutation along with them:
KEEP IT BEFORE YOU,
THAT he is not before you; that he is enscon.
ced belinda committee, 'shrouded in mystery
land not visible to the public eye.'
''KEEP 1T BEFORE YOU,
'''i'hat his principles BEHIND his COM
mttee.'
.KEEP 1T BEFORE YOU,
''That he has repeatedly avowed that he
would make mo further declarations of prin-
ciples for the public cyc--thereby shrouding
himself in mystery and leaving you to guess
his opinions
"KEEP IT BEFORE YOU,
''That he and his committee have referred
you to his past acts and his past uvowals for an
understanding of his present views, without
specifying any avowals in particular"
We deny the truth of the next para
graph. Please tell us, Mr. Gazette. which
particular tariff he was opposed to and in
favor of at the same time, and we will en-
gage to prove that Van Buren, is charge
able with the same thing:
KEEP TT BEFORE YOU,
THAT he has expressed himself tn fauor Of
and against the TARIFF
KEEP 1T BEFORE YOU,
''That he has been member ofan ABOLITION
society, and expressed himsefin favor Of ADOLF
T1cN, and that he has also expressed himself. a.
gainst ABOLITION"
When Gen. Harrison was young man
he joined society in Virginia, which
was no more an abolition society, in the
present understanding of the word, than
is the Colonization Society like the Amer
lean Anti-Slavery Society. 1t is because
he is consistent anti-abolilionist that the
Abolitionists so bitterly oppose him
throughout the country.
We deny the first Of the following par
agraphs: the other needs no refutalion,
after what has already been said:
"KEEP 1T BEFORE YOU,
'That he has expressed himself in favor of,
and his willingness to sign charter for,
United States Bank, and that he has also said
that lie regarded such charter unconstitutional
KEEP IT BEFORE YOU,
sThat these conflicting opinions are before
you without denial and without explanation
leaving you in the dark, and unable to make up
your mind as to what Gen. Ha rrison's opinions
are, or what course OF policy he would pursue
IF elected'''
We give the next entire, and we do it
for the purpose Of showing, in an extract
from Gen. Harrison's speech, what are
his real sentiments in regard to the veto
power. The following is only speci-
men of the gross misrepresentation which
are to be found in the Van Buren, papers,:
81, KEEP IL BEFORE YOU,
THAT he has said that he would not veto a.
ny bill which Congress might pass, whether
constitutional or not, thus throwing aside the
strong barrier intended for the protection of
the people and the preservation of the charter
of their liberties, and thus presenting to the
world the Illuminating fact that the head of a
great and civilized nation could be made a pill
ant and willing tool, passive moulded wax,
and ready to violate his oath Of office, 'to sup
port the constitution, by signing an unconsti-
tutional law
The following are Gen. Harrison's true
sentiments on the subject:
" He was Of opinion that the danger apprc.
Z hcnded by PATRIcK HENRY and other distin.
guishcd patriots, who held that the Executive
would encroach upon, and finally exercise a
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