The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1840-06-26
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is the country coming TO, when open, bare
faced and palpable falsehood is resorted %
By man so high in Office as Felix Grundy,
70 injure the people, in basely slandering 4
candidate for the Presidency. Il is perhaps,
well for the cause Of truth, that this party
slang as to sHarrison,s thinking Committee,
at length assumed responsible and tam
gitle shape. In the mouth Of FELIX GRUMPY,
member of the Cabinet, upon his own
tongue, it is stamped with the seal Of false
hood, and now Mr.. Grundy is sconspicuousIy
pictured before the world as base caIumni-
ator. His word is proved to be .'uiterIy
FALSE, False n ne general, and FALSE n he
detail, FALSE IN The substance and spirit ofthe
uhOie charge, aud FALSE n each particular
allegation .
If this SANDER is false in the mouth Of Mr..
Grundy. how is il in the columns of hum
dred presses and upon the lips of score Of
puppet politicians! Is there honesty enough
in the Van Buren, ranks to answer?
We ask the people to read the following
trial conviction and sentence of the Attorney
General of the United States.
In pursuance of call signed by sixty
eight of the most respected and intelligent
citizens of Cincinnati, a very large and high
" respectable meeting was convened at the
Court House last evening, and was organic
ed by the appointment of the following Off
cefs:
WILLIAM NEFF, President.
ISAAC G. BURNET, lst Vice President.
ANTHONY HARKNEss, ID Vice President.
THOMPSON NEAvE, Sd Vice President.
dfa. ddan ssi,.ide 3, Riadls' seers.ariss.
The Secretary then read the call of the
meeting as follows:
PUBLIC MEETING.
"The undersigned, feeling in common
with their fellow citizens of Cincinnati, in
dignant at the base slander uttered by Felix
Grundy, against their Yonerated countEyman
General w. 81 HARRINoN, in 3 speech de-
livered by him before the Baltimore Van Bu-
rem Convention, and observing that The same
was delivered in the presence of Judge
BURKE, who was appealed to for its truth,
and who has since, failed or refused to sane
ton or to repeal the same, respectfully re-
quest meeting ofthe citizens Of Cincinnati, |
at the Court House, on Tuesday Evening,
June Sd, at half past seven O'Clock, to place
the seal Of public condemnation on the au-
thor of this notorious and nefarious false
hood.''
John ReeDes, Esq. then read the follow
ing statement of conversation between
himself and Wm. Burke Esq, Post master
ofthis city.
Ina conversation which took place between
Judge Burke and myself, in presence of 9TH
er gentlemen, relative to the declaration
made by Senator Grundy against General
harrison, al the Baltimore Convention, in
which Mr. Grundy announced that Mr. Burke,
Post Master at Cincinnati, was then present,
aud that he Intended to call upon him be-
fore he left, to attest the truth of his state
ment, &c.
Judge Burke observed that Mr.. Grundy /
did not call upon him, and that no opportu- |
nifty was offered him to make any statement /
on the subject, which would have been con-
sidered in order, and to be plain in the mat
ter, he never knew any committee attend /
ing General Harrison to the Post Office, or
authorised to receive his letters, or who did
receive them; and that General Harrison's
letters were delivered IN the same manner as
letters of other gentlemen. And that he I
had made no communication OF different |
import to Mr. Grundg, and he considered the /
issue exclusively beween the friends Of
General Harrison and Mr. Grundy, and if +
they would confer with him, and were not
satisfied, then be would reply himself.
IoHN REEVES.
We, The undersigned, being present when
the above conversation took place between 4
Judge Burke and Mr.. Reeves, believe i to
be substantially true.
GEoRcR CARLISLE.
JoHN Z. AVERY
On motion It was
Resclced, That the statement submitted
to the meeting be referred foa Committee
five, with instructions to report resolutions
expressing the sense Of this meeting il
regard to the charges made against Genera (
W. 81. Harrison bg Felir Grundy. I
The chairappointed AIessrs. John r Foote,
James Foster, John Wood, a. L. Voorhees,,
and s.. p Chase, TO act as that Committee.
The Committee after refining, came 10 and I
the following resolutions which, af- s
ter having been submitted 70 the meeting
and fully considered, were unanimously
adopted lI
ResolDed, That We regard as the most
precious Of our country's treasures, the lE
bright regulations of her faithful sons, and j
as among the most sacred duties Of Ameri-
can citizens, that Of repelling unWaranted q
assaults upon their characlef