Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-05-28
From the Providence Journal.
THE CRUNDY FALSEHOOD.

One Of the most outrageous OF the
linnu,nerable cnlumnies invented and
circulated by the opponents OF the war
worn veteran, who has been selected
as the peoples candidate for the high
est office in their gift, originated with
Felix Grundy. That a Senator OF the
United States could descend to such
paltry meanness, such deliberate, une-
ouiyocal lalschood, is indeed most won
derful. 1t would have been Disgrace
ful in any tenth rate demagogue, whose
patriotism was stimulated by some ten
penny Office under the govern ment, but
in man of Mr.. Grundy's high official
station, such conduct can find no ex-
cuse. At the Baltimore Van Buren
Convention, Mr.. Grundy stated, as re-
ported in the Globo, the following foul
and foundlcss calumny upon General
Harrison
"They have shut him, / will not say
in q cage, but he might as well be IN
one. and will not let him have the use
of pen, ink and paper, while his con-
science keepers say that he shall nei-
ther speak nor write, and they will not
do it Tor him.
Now, | ask this Convention, as sober,
rejecting men, if this is tho way to
make. a President for the people of the
United States | want to push this
mi after little further. Nh. Burke, me
POSTMASTER Of Cincinnati, is here, and l
intend before | leave this place, to ask
| him to state whether this committee
does not regularly attend their cnndi-
date to the Post Office, when he goes
for letters, to SEQ that he gets none that
are not such as they are willing that he
/ should receive. 1t is true, that there
are many wags in this country, and
that some of them may probably write
hoaxing letters to the old gentleman
and his Wing advisers may wish to
save postage, as tho postage is always
refunded on returning such letters to
the post office. But they open all his
letters for him and where there IL
nothing to be made in reply, they an
swcr them, though when there is, they
will not answer them ut all.
1t will be seen that an appeal was
made to Mr.. Burke, the Rev Mr.. Burke,
Postmaster Of Cincinnati, and this man,
minister Of the Gospel, thus appealed
to, sat in silence, and allowed the base
lie. which he knew to be lie, to 60
forth uncontradictcd He did not res
spond to the appeal of Mr.. Grundy, and
confirm the false statement, but he did
not, as an honest man would have done,
rise and contradict it. But the friends
of Harrison had no idea Of letting him
Off thus; they determined that he should
either father the lie himself, or express
ly disclaim it, and accordingly letter
was written to him by Duff Green, ask
ing him distinctly whether Mr.. Giundy
was or was not, authorized by him to
make the statement he did. The Post
master, thus appealed to, was compelled
to reply, and he denied ever having
given any such authority. In an arti-
Gle addressed to MIR. Grundy MIR. Green
says:
To The Hon. FELIX GRUMPY.
Il Z" am now enabled to say that upon
reading my letter, Mr.. Burke said that
you had no authority to refer to him
"a k,l IN
and that you must correct your state
ment. That 50 far from the Cincinnati
Committee attending Gen. Harrison to
the Post Office, and opening his letters,
before they are permitted to pass into
his hunds-Gen. Harrison receives his
letters as other gentlemen do; some
times by the hand Of u friend, sometimes
himself, and sometimes by servant
\ AND THAT SO FAR FROM HIS BEING At
TENDED BY A COMMITTEE AS YOU ASSERT,
H lie KNOWS NOTHING OF ANY SUCH COM
H MITTEE EXCEpT WHAT lie has SEEN IN
THE PAPERS, AND THAT THEY HAVE New
Err IN A SINGLE INSTANCE ATTENDED
VI HIM TO TIE POST OFFICE AS YOU REP
RESENT.
/ Here then you arc convicted by tho
mouth Of your own witness, and you
must stand before the world us prosti-
tuting your high character and your
official station, TO bolster up the cause
Of a corrupt administration by means
unworthy Of petty bar room politi-
cian."
/ This, it will be recollectod, comes
from one Of flIarrison's most bitter op-
ponents. 1t is the testimony ofone who
| would gladly have certified to the con-
try, could he have done it with truth, of
one too who would not deny it until
called upon, in such manner that he
could not avoid it. If grave Senators
will stoop to this, can we wonder al the
daily falschoods with which tho loco-fo-
CO press abounds
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