The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-18

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assistance the services of friend in conducting
his correspondence, he would have had high au-
thority TO Justify him in the measure. t had
been said Of General W ashii ston, that many of
the papers which bear his sigma ure, were writ
ten by others. and he believed 1t had never been
and General Breckenridge, aid 10
General Jackson, in the late war, had represent
ed himself TO he the author of much OF General
Jaeksan's correspondence. But he had not done
so. TO any extent, in any other sense, than as
he had now explained it--iA requesting Major
G,yvnn to refer those addressing inquiries 10
him. te the public sources of information. And
lie would here say, that in all his public life,
civil and military, there was no letter, report,
speech OF order bearing his name, which was
not written wholly by his own hand. He said,
to open, read and anSteer all the letters received
by him, was physically impossible, though he
should do nothing else whatever.
To give his hearers an idea of the labor 1t
would require, he said, a gentleman then pre-
sent was with him the morning he left Cincinnati
when he took from the Post Office is letters
there was usually half the number at the Post
Office near his residence-24 letters per day
Could any man, he asked, give the requisite at
tention to such daily correspondence, even to
the neglect of every other engagement; True
it was, that many communications were sent
which were not entitled 10 his notice-sent by
persons who had no other object but to draw
from him something which might be used to his
INJURY, and the injury of the cause with which
he was idcnti6d-yet, there were enoughof those
which claimed his respectful consideration Tor
iects to which they referred, to occupy more time
and labor than any one man could bestow upon
them.
Gen. Harrison said he had alluded particularly
to this Of the Committee because it had so re-
cently been the occasion of 50 much animadNeF-
sion BY his political adversSries. But 1t was
one only of many misrepresentation OF him, his
conduct, his principles, and his opinions, with
which the party press was teenllng. He said II
would occupy him many hours 10 discuss them,
If 1t were necessary or proper foF him 10 do So
He referred, however, to the Richmond Enquirer
and expressed his surprise at the manner ~
which his name and character had been treated
BY that paper, lie did 80, as 1t afforded an eS-
ample Of the prostitution Of the press 70 party
purposes. That paper which Formerly did RIM
more than i1sies aud paid hSna the highest conf
pliments a soldier and eivilian-whase editor
at one time eosIa designate no esheE RAN whom
ke considered % well qualified for the RESPONSE
Die place &c Secretary Of Wsr--was BON Iena-
irS itself 70 the circulation OF the Esost Gtzet-
ahle ealumaiss asainss him aa3 endeaVoEtag 20
persuade his eouatryrzsn that RegaS coward
and federalist He All.3sd to the eNadsH,'s
upon which the Enquirer soaght 10 Eastsa the
2CNQelttoI that he WAS 4AleEn @NelA1@e
tSf-i. e.-the remarks OF Alrs Randolph u sne
Senate of The United States He said shat the
attack of Mr.. Randolph was sneE at tie moment
it was made, and edeetually d9sPEoSed, lie
passed high encomium upon the genius o. that
man, and sand, that those who knew
Mr. Randolph, knew that he never gave up
point in debate, or receded from his ground any
where, until convicted of error. The tact that
he made no reply to his answer 70 the charge, Is
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himself was satisfied that he had erred. Gen.
Harrison explained the foundation 81 Mr.. Ran
doiph's charge, made at moment OF temporary
irritation. He said that old Mr.. Adams, refused
to adopt against France the measures which has
party desired, and showed himself in that re-
spect, at least, more an American thaa partl-
san. 1t was that course OF policy OF Mr. Adams
which commanded his appreciation and induced
him so to expresses himself, at the time. Dir.
Randolph remembered the expression, but proba-
bly, forgot the particular subject of it, and thus
the very fact which proved HIM to belong to the
Republican party of 1900, long years afterward,
is separated from its attendant circumstances and
used to prove him Federalist Gen. Harrison
expressed himself with much earnestness on the
injustice which was thus attempted to be inhict-
ed on his character in his native State, in which,
when truth and virtue, and honor, had suffered
violence every where else, he had hoped they
would survive.
Gen Harrison alluded to several other instan-
ces of gross Misrepresentation absolute false
hoods Enthusiastically and shamefully propagated
by party press.
ssIt seems almost Incredible, fcllow-eitizens,
said he, ssbut it is true, that from long speech
filling several columns of paper, two short SEN
fences have been taken from different parts OF IT.
these two sentences, separated from their con-
text, are put together, my name attached to them
and published throughout the land as an authen'
tic document
lie deplored that state of public sentiment
which could tolerate such system of party ac-
ton, and trusted for the honor of his country and
the hopes of liberty, that the reformation of such
abuses would soon be wrought out by the force
of pure and healthy public opinion.
sENhy, fellow-citizens,o said Gen. Harrison,
81 have recently, in that house (pointing to the
Site house) been charged with high offences
against my country, which, il true, ought to cost
me my life. Yes" continued he, accusations
were there laid to my charge, which, being es-
tablished, would subject me, even now, to the
verest penalties which military law inficts; for,
| have always held that an officer may not es-
cape the responsibilities of misconduct by resign
ing his commission"
sIhese charges are not made by my compan-
ions in arms-by the cye-witnesses of my actions
| by the great and good and brave men who
fought BY my side or under my command. They
tell different story But their evidence, clear,
unequiyocal and distinct-the testimony of Gov.
Shelby, the venerable hero of Kings mountain,
of the gallant Perry, and of many brave and gen.
erous spirits who saw and knew and participated
in all the operations connected with the battle of
the fhames-thc evidence of impartial and hon
orable men, the concurrant records OF history and
the authority of universal public opinion, are all
cast aside in Difference to the reckless assertions
Of those who were either not in being or handled
in the arms of their nursesw
General Harrison said, he lodged that
these calumnies were disagreeable to him. His
good name, such as it was, was his most precious
treasure; and he did not like to have it mangled
by such calumnies. Were it his land which they
were seeking to destroy-were it the title deeds
to his farm that they endcavoring to mutilate,
he could bear their efforts with patience, and
smile even at their success. But he confessed,
notwithstanding his perfect confidence in the jus
tice Of his country, and the decision Of an i'm
partial posterity, that these ruthless attacks upon
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