, 1840-08-01
Gen. HarrisOn,s n. Y. Letter.
From the N. Y. Erening Post.

From the N. Y. Erening Post.
'rhe committee of the New York legisla-
ture have at length published General Har-
rison's letter. OF course the public will ex-
pect in it an express declaration of his opin-
ions on the political questions of the time.
The writer has himself referred to it with
great formality as containing something i'm
portant for the public to know, and the COM
mittee themselves have been looking at it
and studying it for six weeks before promul-
eating it in the journals. The Express
newspaper, in laying it before the public,
says: "There can now be no pretext for the
charge Of concealment Of principles against
General Harrison," and another whig print
uses these words: 'the letter is frank, full
and explicit Of course then, said we to
ourselves, as we took up the letter, we shall
learn what the Hero of T ppecanoe thinks
of an Independent Treasury; we shall be
allowed to know what lie thinks Of the
question Of a protective tariff which is now
revived, what are his opinions on that new
matter of contention the bankrupt law,
whether he is for a national bank, what he
SAYS to the plan of taking the fifty state
banks into partnership with the government.
whether he would have the general govern
ment paw the debts of the states, what are
bis views on the internal improvement cues
tim. and how he regards the proposal to
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia,
including perhaps. also, a variety OF collateral
questions. How well our expectations were
answered the reader will see for himself, for
here we present them with General Harri-
sons letter along with that TO which it is an
"
ALBANY, 28th February, 1910.
S,e: On behalf Of the Wing members OF
the Legislature. being a majority OF both the
Senate and the House OF Assembly, the un-
dersigned have the honor TO transmit TO you
the enclosed resolutions prepared by US and
passed with perfect unaniniiy and the most
enthusiastic feeling by those members, at a
meeting held on Saturday last, being the an
niversary of Washington's birth day.
We have also the honor to transmit to you
a paper containing a report in full OF the
speeches and proceedings, at the meeting.
We have the fullest confidence that in the
views there expressed as to the character
and policy of the present Administration, as
we'll as in the tributes paid to your W
character and public services, and to those
of the distinguished citizen associated with
YOU in the Harrisburg nomination, we have
given utterance not only to our feelings
and convictions, but to those OF a large ma
jority Of the people OF this state.
We are with high respect,
Your friends and fellow-citizens,
G. C. Verplanck,
Martin Lee, OF the Senate.
John Maynard, }
C. E. Clark,
VIM. Duer,
Peter B. Porter, ,
d. B. St. John.
]. Hubbard,
GEN. WIN. HENRY HARRIsoN.
NORTH BEND, o. May -, 1910.
GENrLEMEN: | have the honor 10 acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter of the 95th
February, conveying the proceedings Of a
meeting Of the wing members of the legisla-
ture, convened in the capitol Of the State on
the 22d of that month.
beg you to believe, gentlemen, that | am
deeply impressed with the honor which has
been conferred upon me by the distinguished
BODY. whom on this occasion you represent.
The great object both my civil and military
life has been to serve my country TO the ut
most of my abilities, and to obtain its appro-
baton. The hope of this has often cheered
me in circumstances Of great difficulty and
embarrassment.
You will pardon me ! trust, if in this let
ter I 90 somewhat beyond the mere purpose
of acknowledging the receipt Of your COM
munication, and use the occasion for ma
king a few remarks, which circumstances
seemao require from, me, in respect to dec
laratisn Of opinions, or pledges, as to my fu-
ture conduct, required Of candidates for high
Offices.
Nv public life, not now a short one, is be-
fore the county. Ny opinions on mportant