Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-10-22

the redemptlon oil our country accomplished.
On Friday last the ocofocos made their last desper
ate effort to regain their lost uscendancy in Old Amte
The day was occupied by speeches from Messrs Sion,
and Freeman, of Nntchez. On Saturday Mr. Stone
concluded his address, and by invitation, j. NJ Smiley
replied The evening was occupied by Mr. Freeman
The dinner on both days was good and abundant, AID
the utmost harmony and order prevailed during the
whole meeting.
II would be impossible to follow Messrs Stone and
Freeman through all their remarks and notice their
errors But there few points which we deem il
proper to correct, Mr.. Freeman charged Gen. Harr
son with having obtained the Office of Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Ohio, through
fraud and corruption, but gave proof; and as il
rs charge never before heard of in this section we
can only refute il by the testimony of Dr. Duncan the
Locooco representative from that District, and who
said on the floor of Congress- during the late session
that 'he lived in the same county with Gen. H. and
as to his private character there was no stain which
for moment sullied it," If Gen Harrison was gull
II y of corruption, DR.. Duncan must have known it
and knowing it, could not have spoken of Gen. H. as
he did
1t was also said, we believe, by both Mcssrs Stone
and Freeman that General Harrison had pledged him.
self not to veto bill for the abolition of slavery No
such pledge has ever come under our observation ex.
cePt in the editorials of ocofoco papers and the speech
es OF democratic" orators. Gen. Harrsons views on
the veto power to be found in his letters TO
Messrs. Williams and Denny, as follows:--
THAT in the exercise of the veto power he sbonld
limit his rejection of bills tols such as are in his
opinion, unconstitutional -2nd, such as tend to en-.
croach the rights of the States or individuals
such as involving deep interests, may in his opinion
require more mature deiberaton or reference to the
Will OF the people, to be asccrtancd at the succeeding
elections" o
Gen. Neutrality-suspicious. written by himself, are
certainly entitled to more credit than newspaper re-
ports He has repeatedly said that Congress has not
the constitutional power to abolish slavery.
II was also asserted, we understood that Compress
voted Gen. Harrison silUer medal by bare majority
OF one vote. How fer that is true will appear from the
following resolution
sin 1916 resolution was introduced into
the Senate of the United States, voting gold
medals, and the thanks oil Congress TO Harrison
and Shelby. Owing to the opposition of the
war party, in that body, and certain charges
preferred against Gen. Harrison, his name was
stricken GU. by two votes in committee of MeIi
rhote On the question to concdr in the a.
nendment TO strike out llarrison's name, it was
ost by one vote Here the proceedings Of this
esson closed, Gen Harrison's name being re-
aimed, and the resolution laid over. On the
4th OF March, 1918, Mr., Dickerson, formerly
governor of New Jersey, and late secretary j
The navy, under an appointment from Presi- e
ent jackson, renewed the subject by Offering I
new the same resolution, which he sus ained '
y a strong euogum on The military services b
= Gen Harrison; and on the 30th, it passed i,
ne senate by unanimous vote. On the 3lst v
ne house concurred in the resolution with only o
'e dissenting voice, and on the 9th Of April i, A
'celVed The approval. Of the president, twas b
these words: i,