The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-04
From the Cincinnati RepubiieaH.
GEN HARRISON AND HIS OPINIONS

GEN. HARRISON AND HIS OPINIONS.
The Van Buren, press, in the recklessness Of
party spirit is aboring TO create an impression
that there are certain measures OF public policy
connected with the administration Of the Ge-
neral Government, on which General Harrison
has never expressed an opinion !; and that he is
now in the keeping of Committee who will
not permit him 10 open or answer the letters adj
dressed to him on these subjects, lest he should
commit himself upon them.
Both of these charges are gratuitous and I'M
founded On all the following matters, we fear
lessly affirm that General Harrison stands pub
lcly committed before the nation; and that
there may be no further misrepresentation on
this point. we add our authority for saying so,
in each case
/. Selling the Public Lands in small tracts
Speech ia Congress, 1900.
g Policy towards the Indian tribes Cores
pondence NTH President Jefferson and Adj
dress 10 The Indiana Legislature.
3. Organization of the Militia of the United
States.--Speech in Congress.
A. The Tariff Letters to John c. Calhoun,
s. Bank of the United States-Letter 10
.Sherrod Wiiiidms. dG
g. Internal Improvements by the General
Government Letter 10 Sherrod Williams.
T. Distribution Of the proceeds Of the Public
Lands.-Diito
8. Distribution ofthe Surplus Revenue among
the several States Ditto.
g. Power of the Senate to expunge and OBJ
literate its journals.-Ditfo
10 The Veto power of the President
Ditto.
H. The expediency of the President Of the
United States serving but one term.--Leffer 10
Harmer Denny
r. Control of the Executive over the Ma
tional Treasury -Ditto.
49, Removals from Office Ditto.
a. The Doctrines of the Aboltionists.-
Pincennes and Cheriot Speeches.
Is Interference of Federal ofTice-holders in
elections.-Letter 10 Harmar Denny.
Is. Pensions TO Revolutionary soldiers
Speeches IN Congress.
IT, Modification as held by South Carolina
Cheriot Speech.
IS. The duty on Salt.-Speech IN Congress.
49, The Presumption Law in favor Of settlers
on the Public Lands--Lefer to Churchill,
Editor 81. Louis Bulletin
20. The Sub-Treasury Bill.-Speech at Pi-
qua, 4h Jniy, 1887.
81. Powers of the Constitution of the United
States.-Cheriot Speech.
20. The necessity and justice of the late war
against Great Britain Message TO Indiana
Legislature, Siege Of Fort Meigs, and Battle
of The Thames.
If there be any other matters of public policy
which General Harrison's opinions are not
known, we win thank the papers devoted to the
Administration TO designate them.
The folly, as well as the falsehood of the
charge, that General Harrison is in the keeping
swer the letters of inquiry addressed TO him, is
abundantly established BY the simple fact, thai
upon all the political questions noao agitafing
ne public mind Of this country, his opinions
hare been openly oppressed and pideiy circst-
iafed
General Harrison has no g Confidential Com
mittee"-he needs none. Overwhelmed with
letters from political friends and opponents from
all quarters of the Union, calling for his opinions
on the foregoing subjects, or asking for the docu
ments containing those opinions, General Har-
rson, at the suggestion of several Of his friends,
handed over to member of the Harrison Cor
responding Committee of Hamilton County, a
few OF the many letters he was daily receiving,
with the request that the Committee would pro-
cure and forward the letters speeches, and other
documents called for by his correspondents
This we affirm to be the sum and substance OF
General Harrison's connexion with this Com
mittee, Notwithstanding the indefinite terms in
which some of the replies Of that body are
couched, and Notwithstanding the calumnies of
Senator Grundy, &c.
We take this occasion TO say, that Gen. Hdr-
fovno nsf,ttt Is y1OD as acme, mrs judgment as
sound, and his pen as rigorous as at any peri
Oh Of his life. As TO his physical condition. the
thousands that SO frequently meet with Gen. Har-
rson, either on his farm in this city, willtestfy
iorus that his constitution remains unbroken, and
q L.fk H.. - \
And for the truth of our assertion, which is
deliberately made under circumstances Of close
and accurate observation, we boldly appeal to
the hundreds of his friends and fellow citizens,
who are in daily intercourse with him, either in
the social circle or the transaction Of business.
We will thank our editorial brethren through
out the Union, TO give currency TO this article in
their respective papers, and as far as we are
personally known to them, TO tell their readers
whether our statements, in regard TO General
Harrison and his opinions" are entitled 10 Gre
dence.