Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-07-16

against him and endeavoring to persuade hi
countrymen that he was coward and a'feder
alist. He alluded to the evidence upon which
the Enquirer sought to fasien the accusation
that he was black-cockade federalist-i e..
the remarks ofMr. Randolph in the Senate Of
the United States. He said that the attack OF
Mr.. Randolph was met at the moment it wa.
made and efIectually disproved. He passed q
high eAconium upon the genius OF that remark
able man, and said, that those who knew Mr.
Randolph, knew that he never gave up poin
in debate, or recedee from his ground any
where, Until convicted of error. The hct tina
he made no reply TO his answer to the Charge
~ proof 10 any familiar with his character tina
he himself was satisfied that he had er,ed.--
Gen. Harrison explained the foundation If Mr.
Randolph's charge, made at a moment o. tenn
porary irritation. He said that old Mr. AID
ans refused to adopt against France the meas
ures which his party desired and showed him
self in that respect, at least, more an American
than a PartiZan. 1t was that course Of policy
| of Mr.. Adams which commanded his approba.
ton and induced him so to express himself, al
the time. Mr.. Randolph remembered The ex
preston but probably forgot the particular
subject oft, and thus the very fact which pro.
we'd him TO belong to the Republican party of
1900, long years afterward, is separated from
its attendant circumstances and used 10 prove
him Federalist. Gen. Harrison expressed
himself with much earnesiness on the Injustice
which was thus attempted to be inflicted on h:s
character in his native State, in which, when
truth and virtue and honor had suffered yo>
lence every where else, he had hoped they
would survive.
Gen Harrison alluded 10 several other in
stances Of gross misrepresentation or absolute
ialsehoods- -industriously and shamefully pro-
pagated by party press. at seems almost
incredible, fellow citizens" said he, shut il is
true that from long speech, filling several
columns Of paper, two short sentences have
been taken from different parts Of it,--these
two sentences, separated from their context,
are put together, my name attached 10 them,
and published throughout the land as an auihen.
tic document. He deplored that state of pub.
lie sentiment which could tolerate such sys.
tenn Of party action and trusted to the honor Of
his country and the hopes of liberty that the re-
OF such abuses would soon be wrought
out by the force of pure and healthy public
opinion.
"Why, fellow-citizens," said Gen. Harrison,
81 have recently, in that House (pointing to
the State house) been charged with high often.
ces against my country, which iftrue, ought tc
cost me my life. ayes" continued he, ''accu.
sations were there laid to my charge which be-
ing established, would subject me, even now,
10 the severest penalties which military law in
flicts-lor, have always held that an officer
may not escape the responsibilities of miscon
1uct by resigning his commission. These
charges are not made by my companions in
arms, by the eyewitnesses OF my actions, by
he great and good and brave men who fought
by my sideo under my command. They tell
4 different story. But their evidence, clear, un-
equivocal and distinct-the testimony Of Gov.
Shelby, the venerable hero Of Kings Mountain,
Of the gallant Perry, and Of many brave and
generous spirits who saw and knew and parti-
:ipated in all the operations connected with the
battle of the Thames-the evidence of Impair
ial and honorable men, the concurrent records
IF history and the authority Of universal pub
lie opinion, are all cast aside, in Difference to
reckless assertions Of those who were either
lot in being or handled in the arms Of their
lu.sesn General Harrison said, he acknowl-
% him. His good name, such as it was, was his
most precious treasure-and he did not like to
nave it mungled by such calumniators. We're
i his land which they were seeking to destroy
were it the title deeds to his farm that they
IRE endeavoring 10 mutilate, he could bear their
efforts with patience and smile even at their
success. But he confessed, notwithstanding
MS perfect confidence in the justice Of his coun-
Try and the decision Of an impartial posterity,
hat these ruthless attacks upon his military
character affected him unPleasantly. This
policy Of his adversarcs constrained him to-
consider himselfas now on trial before his coun-
Try. He was not reluctant to be tried fairly
The American people being his Court and Jury
his adversaries held to those rules Of evil
lence established by common sense and com
non right--he feared not the results Of the
'trictesl scrutiny and would cheerlully submit
o the decision Of virtuous and enlightened
He asked but fair dealing and f.
lal justice-no more.
General Harrison alluded to several other
instances Of grntutous and uniounded calum.
ny, having no shadow OF apology in any fact
or their invention and publication. He spoke
If the battle Of Tippecanoe-- the death Of the
,rave and lamented Daviess, whose fall had
,een ascribed to him. He said the whole story
Iboui the White Horse was entirely false, and
hat the fate Of the gallant Kentuckian had mol
whatever with his own white mare,
which, by accident, was not rode on that occa-
ion by any one. In remarking upon the SLAM
Iers connected with the battle of Tippecanoe,|