Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-07-16
Mr.. Edwards Reply.

Mr.. Amos Kendall
Sir-Your letter and circular came safe
ly by mail, free of postage-and that l may
not be censured' have concluded to return
you your circular, that you may have the
opportunity Of sending it by mail, and OF
course free, to some other man, who may
possibly consider it an honor to Join in SLAM
dering and traducing, for individual gain,
the private character Of William Henry
Harrison, who only captured British army
30 entitle him lin your elegant languaage)
10 the appellation Of mock hero. You
state that the sIumbers of your children are
disturbed BY the firing of wing guns. l
believe the same thing happened once or
twice before. The enemies of America
have always had peculiar dread of Wing
guns. But, sir, take great pleasure to
inform you and MIR Van Buren,, that he
may take his rest as far as regards my chill
dren. They are not so easily frightened
by gunpowder, though they feel very indig-
nant at Mr. Poinsett's military scheme,
which His Excellency recommends though
he never saw it. The commission which
held, if Mr. Van Buren, thinks it a security
for my vote, l herewith inform him through
YOU is at his call; and it gives me more
pleasure to offer i, than the honor ofretaln-
ing it could confer. have come to the
conclusion that America does not entirely
Jenend upon the election OF any one man
az President though am not so very Ger
tain that your pension IS not so very tree
from its dependence on the reelection OF
Mr., Van Buren,.
You state that Gen. Harrison, IN your
classic al language, is tongueless candidate.
I have never seen the gentleman-lhere-
fore YOU and Mr. Van Buren,, Of course
know more Of him than | do. wish you
to get Mr. Van Buren,, who has tongue,
to answer the following questions: Did
YOU not vote to instruct Rufus King to OPP
ipose the admission of slavery IN Missouri?
Did Won not vote against James Madison
in 1912. Did you not vote Cor the tariff in
1928! Did you never see or hear OF MIR.
Poissetts army project until it was called
for by resolution of Congress? And will
YOU no; endeavor TO have that project car
RED into effect If you are reelected! Did
YOU not sanction the admission OF negro
testimony in Lieut.. George M, Hooe S trial
before a naval court martial? hope, my
dear sir. that YOU and the President, whom
Il take To be one and the same in fact, will
loosen your tongues, and inform your t'1end
as you style me in your letter You know
that the People are not quite ready for a
Monarch, and little decepcy is still nee
essary to be used, in order to reconcile them
to their lots. Some, suppose, will feel
highly honored to be appointed bride min
ders for your dear children! Sweet babes!
lie still aud slumber. Democrats guard
thy heads. and Treasury pap without num-
Der, fall .liickly round thy beds! 4 am at
loss to name person in this country who
is willing to act as cradle nurse TO your
nervous offspring Tell DIR. Niles that
owe him an apology; but as he is solely de-
pendent on you for his bread, and permit
me TO add, office, that wheneve: you shall
have selected my successor, am ready to
~yesign. With something short of respect,
/ subcribe myself,
.JOHN II. EDWARDS, P. NJ.
AT Goodwynsville, Va.