Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-09-12

snow WI Eudncipaior, anu MS end0rset, MIR Al.
gus, that there irere aboIitlonists in the Harris
burg Convention, aud that Gen. Harrison owed
his nomination chiefly 10 Their influence.
GEN. IlARRIs0N's CLAIMS ETo THEl
PRESIDENCY.
Cicero, in rdiculing the soperslillons ofhs age
somewhere remarks, that no two intelligent au.
suTs OF soolhsayers could meet each Other wrh.
out smiling The same remp.k might, no doubt
with truth DO made oilhc intelligent portion of the
wing party Of The present day, who support Gen.
Harrison. The idea Of eleyatlng such man TO
the presidency is absolutely ridiculous lit is
buhesque ufonreprescniatye Government where
high talents, distinguished public services, aud
moral worth should be the sole passports to posts
Of honor aud responsibility especially should
these qualifications be looked to- when the office
N question is the highest wrhlo the giil of free
people What are Gen. llalrISon's qualifications
for such an Office : On what occasion has lie
ever exhibited talents above mediocnlyl Where
are his distinguished public services 10 euIille him
TO our support We grant that he is respecla.
bic gentleman, uneNcepuonable, 50 eur as We
know, IN his moral character. We are willing TO
allow too that he " lus done the State some ser.
wee" But where, IN bis whole history is there
evidence Of qualifications which Il, Inn no preside
over tho destnies of cree, great aud enlightened
nation ?
Are We to look fur such evidence in his militia.
~ career! Where are The battles which he gam
ed--tho adrels which he won We are told of
the defence Of Fort Meigs and the battles Of TIP.
pecanoe aud the Thames, in all of which he was
commander in chef, But his conduct Cd the Two
former occasions has been severely aud Justly
censured, and al The battle o( the Thames, Rich.
ard NJ, johnson and moi Harrison vas ihe cal
hero-Ihe man VIM gained the victory. rhe.
brilliant defence OF Fort Stevenson against an al.
most overwhelming force was achieved by the
gallant Croghan contrary TO the positive orders 81
Harrison, who directed that on die appearance Of
the enemy the lort should be abandoned aud
burnt The fact is, lIOrfison never possessed
the qualifications requisite 10 the commander of
an army indeclson and imbeciIily marked bis
whole military career, and fortunately for the A.
merlcan arms, he threw up his commission 10 the
hottest OF tIle contest, aud real hero--oae Who
never needed certificate to prop up his charac,
ter, or bhzen his deeds--was substituted in his
place, and the war was ended in "blazc Of gIo.
~" ii Nav Orleans.
Nothing better shows The low estimation in
which lllrtison's chaIuctcr as a military man was
held during the tlno Of, and Immediately after the
war hau the facts that the Senate Of the United
States at one time refused 10 grant him medal,
and the common council Of the city Of New York
to presea, HIM with sword and the Freedom OF
the ody, honors which were conferred on cher
oll'cers OF an ia(erOr grade 10 Harrison. No.
History does not present h,m to US as a here, who
has rendered signal military services 10 hs-coun
lfy-bu' The Wing newspapers aud whlg orators
do. We are to look Tor his brilliant deeds in arms
not IN oo,emporaneods publications., there they
Will not be found but in-lhe numerous lives Of
HIM which have been recently Wrillen--"made TO
Oido'' aud especially adapted for the OCCASION
hives, many Of which contain about as much nulh
as the iaies OF the Arabian Nights
Ba has civil qualifications, the Wigs tell US.
are of high order, and such as 10 give hin uudls
Puied claims 10 the presidency. We deuy.i,,and