The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-06-26


General HARRISON having shut bim-
self up, and refused to be seen by any
but his keepers, or answer any question
asked him by the people, but asks of US
to examine his pas, public acts and ex>
pressed opinions, saving they are unchan
ged, and will be by him adopted and
carried out in practice should he be elec
ted President Of these Uuiled States,
we therefore al his own request, and in
the discharge Of our duty, TO you, our
constituents, 10 answer 10 your numer-
Gus and pressing inquiries, give you the
above records, which cannot be doubted
by any. They are the cool deliberate
recorded acts and opinions Of General
Harrison in 1907, in 1921, and admit
ted by himself and his keepers as his
present opinions and views as TO govern
ment, and especially as to the govern
Went Of poor white men and poor white
women, and the proof we have of his
great love and kindness, for poor men,
SO much harped upon by the whole bank
federal whig party. We deem comment
! useless, aud will therefore enly say that,
on tho l7lh of September, 1907, Gem
eral William Henry Harrison, the then
Governor Of The Territory OF Indiana,
and holding the sole control OF all the
laws in his own hands, actually signed
the above bill, which provided that poor
white men and women, who are from
their poverty unable 10 pay eheriffs' fees
clerks fees, lawyers fees, and court
fines, should be cold by tho sheriff, al
public auction, as slaves. How would
you feel to see one Of your poor but res
pectable and good neighbor men sold ct
auction BY the sheriff of your country as
a slave, under this Harrison law, to
some free negro? And ouly thrk of
what would bo your feelings to sec one
of your poor but respectable neighbor
women knoCkcd Of under the sheriil's
hammer to flee negro ae his slave, to
be under his commands, sod compelled
10 obey them, whatever they night be;
aud should che resist and dl>vbay anG
leave her black mister's service, and he
should ePp' ebend her, aud drag n,r be-
fore single justice of lba peace and
under This Harrison law, have thirty.
ninO iashes inflicted upon his white le-
male slave, and then compel her to
serve two days for every one she had
lost from her black masters service,
would you he wiling 20 vote Eors such d
man "a President? and this is The bank
federal whig candidates iotmer opin-
ions and acts to which he refers US, g.
adopts as his present opinions, and prn
clples; and this man, with these priDci-
pies, ia the nominee of the great Har-
iishurg and Baltimore bank federal abo-
htioD conventions for President of these
United States: and they strongly soli-
ci, your votes, for him, and particularly
demand the poor men. while a,the same
time be actually refuses 10 be seen by,
or even spoken TO. by poor man; and
yoi are asked by these federal wings TO
take him upon his former expressed
opinions and acts, and they as above
stated. The above IS e true statement
of facts on record TO which General llar
rison himself has invited our attention.
as the only proofhe will condescend now
TO give us, and the proof is Harrison
himself, giving evidence against himself;
it is therefore conclusive in itself, and
cannot be denied. We deem comment
upon the above facts useless 10 you (noI
totally blinded by party prejudice) who
loves his friends, his liberty, and coun.
try, to pause, reflect, and examine wei
the principles and recorded scts of The
federal whg candidate before you Civ,
our votes to a man for President whose
principles are avowed and recorded ia
favor of selling the poor white men anc
women OF the country by sheriffs at auc'
ton into slavery, that sherifls, clerks
and lawyers may be paid their fat fees
In vain d,d our forefatbers shed thei
blood in the Revolutionary struggle 70
liberty in the days Of seventy-six, if, ii
1910, a man with the above recorded 6
avowed principles, shall be elected t,
preside ever the people Of the Unite,
States as President.
Hoping the above will be satslac
tory answer 10 your inquiries, and hol
ding ourselves always ready and boun
to answer any inquiries you may as
that our means can supply, we beg leav
to subscribe ourselves your humble ser
vents,
W. MONTGOMERY,
M. T HAWKINS.