The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-05-21
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
Sun MOONS PHASES.
MIR. BADGERS SPEECH.
SPEECH


SPEECH
Delivered a, the Great Wing Meeting in the
County OF Granville. on Tuesday the % day
of March, is4O by George L.. Badger,
ESQ. and Published a, the request of his Eel.
lew Citizens.-t cUScLuDED)
"LOG CABIN AND HARD CIDER"
But whilst, by these false and a,rocous
calumnIes, i, has been sought to raise the
public Indignation against General Harm.
800, the panpered officials Of the Admins
.nlion have had the lmpohlic audaciiy to
pneef a, BIC rretenslons because Of hts pov.
ry-lo style him the Log CABIN aud
Herd Cider Candidate aud the i" Poor
mans President" That be is poor, when
s possessions are compared with the
I1rnceIy fortune Of Mr.. Van Buren,, shall
lol deny but, il so, Il is because he was
loo honest TO become rich. Cef,aiGly, he
hls bad as large opportunities Of emassng
. vas, estate as ever fell to the lot Of an
american Citizen. Ills salary, liko lha, al
iHany Of cur officers, was small-b barely al,
qaale TO his respectable support in the sta.
siua which he fillod-hs scorned to avail
hlmsclf Of any opportunities 10 speculate on
he Public Lands which his situation afford.
I'd him-he knew nothing Of those "per.
luislies OF office which such men as Swari.
Fout aud Price. and Harris and hundreds
bf others, under this most pure and sigian,
ADMINISTRATION. have used to enrich then
s,ipes at the EXPENSE OF the VA
TON. Therefore, aud therefore only, he
is 10. rich Add pray, SIR, IS honest poy
CITY reptoachi /. it indeed. come 10
his, that men protesting an exclusive re.
pablicanism, dare stend op before the Amer.
lean people, aud object against one who for
forty years has served his country with abil.
iy, iaihlulness and success--ihat he is loo
poor to be entitled 10 the favor OF the pco.
pic l. wealth qualification for pres.
dent Docs the Constitution require -
Ii il consistent with our institutions, our
habits, our principles the feelings Of
the people, to sheer at Q mans professions
10 the Chef Magislracy because ho IS poor
That General Harrison lives IN log
Cabn is not strictly correct. lie lives 10
good, PLAIN house, such as a substantial
Turner ough, 10 oecupy-which accummo.
dlles bis own family and leaves a spare room
AID bed for friend who calls, or benigh,.
cd traveller who ls thrown on his hospIlal.
y Ii is no, SO large, nor so handsome,
nor so spendldly furnished as the White
House, OF as Mr.. Van Bureaus private
i daehng, bat doubt no, il has much often
CT afforded lis hospitality, with It's PLAIN
= fare and hearty welcome, than the prince
y mansion Of his competitor, With Ia, lux
urlous entertainment aud courily cercmoni
al, That Harrison drinks CIder--even
hard Cldar-l am no. disposed TO dispute
that be Is the poor mans friend | DO not
doubt, and have the strongest hope that
he Will, By the voice Of the whole people,
be called to preside over the nation not a.
the poor mans President, nor The rich mans
Ptesdent-but US The Chief Magistrate OF
bis Country, not like an evil sPIriI seeking
10 DIVIDE the different portions of society
and array then agans; each other, but with
the benlgniy Of parent, endeavortng To
unite US all IN mutual affection and good Of!
fees like band OF brothers.
Yes, Harrison drinks CIder-he drinks
hard Cider This IS a matter Of taste
some like It hard, and some sweet, and some
sour, in state between the two. When |
was boy, | liked to drunk il through a
straw, when newly pressed. These are
matters about which every one must con.
suit bis own fancy. But let me tell these
wanlon nsulIers OF vir;uous poverty that,
under all circumstances, Harrison has ever
done his best. In the service OF his couu
try, whether IN fighting her enemies, gov.
ernlng her Territories, or making her laws,
he has done his best. He lives IN the best
house he has, wears the best clothes, drinks
the best liquor, aud cats the best food he
has, aud freely lends or gives, as good neigh.
borhood or charity requires, the best he has
10 all that need them. Who can do more |
Who can do better than his best II his
accommodations are not equal 10 his sorvI-
ces and vir,ues-as belieye-let the poo
Pile improve them, and rely upon IL, that
asat North Bend, +" his door has nerer been
shut and the string # the latch pulled in, 7
.Soe Appendix.
Teen. Harrison, when parting from regiment
o. his soldiers, just after the Indian war; said to
hem -" Gentlemen, if you ever come to Vim.
cennes, you will always linda plato and knife
and fork at my table, and | assure you that you
will nerer find my door shut and me string Of
The latch pulled in