The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-22

roghan, relative to the defence of Sandusky.
Those who know all the circumstances, who
sympathise with Colonel Croghan, and are most
willing to embalm the memory of his deeds, will
regret that he has permitted himself to have been
made the instrument of faction. The letters, as
published, show that he has done Gen. Harrison
great injustice, and that he has given vent to
feelings highly and most unfortunately excited.
As q sincere friend of Col. Croghan-as one who
has never had other than those pure feelings of
affection for him which are begotten in childhood,
and maturea by contemplating his reputation at
distance, where none of the gross alloy Of ri
valry can impair them-we regret it. And we
hope that nothing in the ungenerous manner in
which he has been assaulted, will induce General
Harrison, or any of his friends, to reply; that
they will pity the infirmities of sensitive mind,
and not hold Col Croghan responsible for the arts
of others; that they viii not permit those at
tempts to divert the public attention from the
true issue, which is before the pesple, by getting
up question of: whether history has done JUS
tice to Col. Croghan. If the testimony of Gen.
Harrison is important to set history right in this
matter, that testimony will be worth nothing less
when the people shall have placed him in the
highest office in their gift; and we have too
much confidence in his magnanimity to suppose
for a moment that he will permit the malignant
party zeal of third person, who, having OBJ
tanned copy of the correspondence, publishes
part-whether it has been done with or with
out Col Croghan's permission-so to prejudice
him against Gel. Croghan, as that he will here
after withhold any acknowledgement Of his
merit that the facts will warrant.
1t is apparent that this is not the time for the
publication of such a correspondence, or for the
final adjustment of any controversy that may
grow out of it. If these letters are published by
the consent of Col. Croghan, he has been guilty
of great iadiscretion. There is nothing that he
has said if all be true, that shoNld affect General
HARRIsoN's standing with the country, and the
only person to be Injured by it will be Col. Gro
CHAN himself As his friend, we hope that Gen.
HARRISON will make no reply.
But while we would not turn aside to reply to
such attacks, we would bring the public odium
on the. administration, by whom they are prompt
ed, by directing the public eye to their abuses;
and here would call attention to so much of Mr..
Ogle's speech as relates to the comparative ex-
travagance Of this administration, and to the
defence of Gen. HARRISON.
We have prepared mathematical illustration,
showing the comparative expenditures under all
the administrations of the Government. 1t will
be remembered that the expenses of the war are
charged on Mr.. Madison's and Mr Munroes
administration and it viii be seen that Gen.
Jackson's economical administration, in time of
peace, was equal to Mr.. Madison's expenditures
in time of war-and that Mr. Van Buren's more
than doubles both
This monument of Mr. Van Buren's expendi-
lures explains why it is that the ofice-holders
are travelling all over the country and making
speeches for Mr.. Van Buren,. He spends the
money, and they get it. We advise every Wing
Editor to make and to keep standing like mon
l0aent of the public expenditures
Monument of the public expenditure under
the several administrations of the General Go
vernment, each column representing the compar-
alive amount expended in one Average year.
Let every plain man look on this picture--let
every honest freemen ask himself why it is that
the Office holders are all so anxious to prevent
the election of General Harrison Let him
| look at this picture and he will see that it is
because MIR. Van Buren, spends nineteen dollars
where General Washington spent one-and then
let him ask who gets all the money that Mr..
Van Buren, spends, and he will understand why
the Office holders desire MIR. Van Buren, re-elect-
ed why such men as Coyle and Wilson, and
Robinson and others, yet to be named, support
the administration. Look at Mr. Van Buren's
column, and all your doubts must vanish.