Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-06-04
FROM THE FREDERICKSBURG ARENA.

mond Enquirer ofthe 18th
From The Richmond Enquirer.
The hard cider candidate has placed him.
self in the custody ola confidential commit.
tee'-and they have played Orator Num-
They say, that policy will prevent his answer
Ing any more questions. Witness the result
Of the correspondence with the associations
of Oswego, with the citizens of Mobile. and of
Fayetteville and with Mr.. Andrews of Indian
a. 1t would appear, however, from the fol-
lowing article IN the last Warrenton (Fau-
quler) Jeffersonian, that the General, when
not in the Surveillance of his privy council,
will some times slip the collar, and speak out. |
We give the article as we get it:
(Frem tie Je6ersonian.
Mr.. Editor-The following is an extract
from letter written by gentleman of the
first responsibility, and WHO'S ready to sub
stantiate the truth of the charge made against
Zen. Harrison. hope every man will read
it for himself, before he determines to support
man entertaining such principles:
~. ~ am assured, by a
gentleman Of high standing in society Who
travelled with General Harrison, a few DAYS
ago, on board steamboat, from North Bend
to Cincinnati, that he was brought out ON the
subject of Abolition, that he expressed him
self freely upon the topic, and advocated eve
ry principle which characterizes the shameful
doctrine, Qf 1t be allowable to apply this term
70 such a factions that he explained his vote
In congress upon the question of admitting
Missouri into the Union as slave-holdin9
State in the following way. He said that he
voted In accordance with the wishes of the
people OF that State, but intimated that he vo-
ted against his conscience declared that he
was entirely opposed to the extention of sla-
N Aacf
get the support of the Abolitionists, and am
further assured that all who heard him were
satisfied that he was thoroughly and radically
an Abolitionist.
$50 much for General Uarrison's Aboli
tIon principles. Now if the people are will
ing, with their eyes open, to take this man to
their ruler, with all his odious doctrines, and
MS total want OF capacity as statesman,in the
| name of God be it so! In sackcloth and ash
es will they mourn the consequences of their
| consummate folly, and in the bitterness of
their souls will they be forced to cry samen'
| to their own ruin.''
We prefaced this precious document by
some remarks, in which we took the liberty of
denouncing the whole story as an awkward
fabrication and impudent falsehood,- and CAL,
| led for the proof which was said to be at
hand. We did more. We wrote to a gen-
tleman, of the highest responsibility in Cincin-
natl' on the subject, and have now the plea
sure of presenting his answer
CINCINNATI, May 10, 1910.
| DEAR SIR:-Your letter, of the 18th of
May, referring to an article in the Jeffersoni
an, republished in the Richmond ENQUIRER. of
the 18th inst, touching General Harrison's
vote on the admission of Missouri into the Un-
ION and MS present views on the subject of
Abolition, was received this morning.
have just had an interview with General
| Harrison, and have shown him your letter as
well as the article to which it refers, as repub-
iished IN the Enquirer: and am authorized
by him to declare, that the whole statement
f, is absolutely false. No such conversation
as the one detailed in the Jeffersonian and CO.
Pied Dy the Enquirer, ever occurred between
General Harrison and any Individual. on
board Steamboat or any other place
am further authorized by General Harri-
son to say, that the opinion which he enter
talned, on this subject, at the period of his
vote on the Missouri question, remains un-
changed; and that, from the time when that
vote was given, to the present hour. he has
uniformly and upon all occasions maintained
the correctness of the doctrines, then held bv
him, In regard to the constitutional ripbt of
missouri to admission into the Union without
restrlchon as to Slavery: and, further. that in
doing so he has never done :svioIence to his
conscience"
AS 1urther answer to your letter, I NAV
add, that have been neighbor of General
Harrison for more than twenty years, and
have enjoyed good opportunities of knowing
ms opinions upon the leading public and DO,
litlcal questions of the day. can assure Won
that he has been uniformly consistent on the
subjects referred to; and that he is not now.
nor has he ever been, the advocate of the doe.
trlnes OF the abolitionists. His present views.
on that subject, may be gathered most clearly
and at length, from his Vncennes Speech. in
1854 copy of which send YOU.
Your ob't. serv't.
| b. DRAKE.
WIN. NJ. BLACKBOARD, Esq.
| thus is another SANDER nailed to the conn
ter; But what does it avail the mint of par
W hatred is In full activity and every day wit.
nesses new coinage. The Enquirer copied
the article from the Jeffersonian, not yoncb-
ing Tor Its truth. 1t knows now at least.
that the whole story is fabricated, from be.
ginning to end, and that it did great injustice
70 Zen. HARRISON in publishing such tissue
OF malignant falsehood. Will it repair the
| injury by copying the above Nous Verrons.
| we VIII not offer to pay for it as an adver-
| tisenent, as the Tippecanoe Club did for the
insertion OF Mr.. POISsETT's Bill Nor will
we attempt to question the Editors right "to
paddle his own canoe,' to use his phrase.
we simply appeal to his love for truth, which
we Know TO be stronger than his love for mo-
ney. We appeal to his sense of right and
justice, which we should hope is STRONGER
than his sense of OBLIGATION to do tho lit,