The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-02


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lie said he had no intention 10 deiain
his friends BY making . speech. AMI he
did 81 IN obedience 10 shsl he understood
10 be The desire ofIhose whom he sddrrss-
ed. he wss not surprised that public
curiosity VAS awakened in refeaee 20
some ihings which had been lately pub
lished concerning bin, nor was be IN.
willing 10 satisfy lhe feelings Of his fellow
ei'izsns By such proper explanations As
became him. in his present position be-
fore the country. He confessed that ne
had suffered deep modification, since he
had been placed before ihe people as .
candidate Tor the highest Office in their
gifl-nsy. the most exalted station IN the
worid--lhat any rsriion Of his ennnlry-
men should think il necessary OF expedi-
ent 10 sb0se, Islander. or villiiy him. Ills
sorraw arose not so much from personal
-.lesf % wss 20 him ihe humble repnia-
iion he had earned--as IRON public cnn-
sideralions. lie might drs~ consolation.
under ,his species Of injury. from The
revelations Of history. which showed
that The best Of men. who had devoted
their lives 10 The public service. had been
The victims ofusdueiion. Bot virtue and
truth ave the foundations Of our republican
system. When these are disregarslrd.
our free institutions must fail; he laoked.
! therefore. 81 symptoms II decentralization
with sincere regret. as beiokenlng danger
To public liberty. A pan Of The political
press, supporting the exIsnng s,lminisira-
lion. and eer'ain psrIzans Of Mr.. Van
Buren,. also seandidsie for that big III office,
10 which rome ri those whom he address.
ed desired 10 elevate him. had invented
and propsgaled many ealumnies sgsinsl
him. but he proposed on The present
oecas,on 10 speak Of one only Of the
numerous peryersions and SANDERS which
filled The columns of the newspapers and
misrepresenIed his character and conduct.
lie alluded IN the story Of his famous
Confidential COMMITTEE, ss they called
IL. d" The story goes" said General
Harrison. i" that l have no, only con.
mi'iee of conscience keepers. but ihs,
they put me in cage, fastened with iron
bars. and keep me in THAI" To one
who looked Al his bright and sparkling
eye-ihe light which besmed in lis rich
expres.ion-lhe smile which played up
on his coun,enance. blending The linea.
ments IL benevolence and irmness-who
remembered slsn that he was listening TO
The solee of son Of old Gov. Harrison.
one Of "lhe sieners," the pupil Of old
j" Mad Anthony. "ihs hero Of Tippecsnoe.
The defender Of Fort Meigs. tie conqaerer
of Proc,or--ahe idea Of VIM. Henry Hsr
cfons!
When the laughter had subsidized. The
General proceeded. IL have no com
mil,ee, fellow citizens, confidential or
other. II 10 rue that ! employed my
friend. Major Gwynn, to aid me in return
ing replies to some Of the numerous
questions propounded to me by letters,
But to such only as one man could answer
as well as another. There Is scarcely
question Of political nature INV sgl,s,
ing ihs public mind. on which ] have
not long since promu lgsled my oplnions
by speeches, published letters or oficia
scls. .Alssge maturity Of letters address
ed to me purported TO seek my views o
Abolition, U. s. Bank, aud other matters
concerning which my views we're already
in possession Of the public. The mos,
suitable answer TO these--snd to well
inieniioned persons The mos, satisfactory
was a reference 10 the documents ~
which my opinions already expressed
were 10 be found. Such answers | en-
trusted 10 my welluied aud faithful
friend. Major Gwynn. Letters requiring
more particular attention | answered my.
cell. Every body who knows Major
Gwynn knows iha, he is not one whom
| would employ TO write political letter.
lie is self made mana soldier and Q
gentleman blu, neither a politician nor
a scholar. l asked the service Of him.
because he was my friend. and | confiied
in him. add !. was plain and simple. My
habit is to receive, open and read my let.
tiers myself. Such as require special a.
tention. I reply to myself. Such as may
be easily answered BY another. hand to
my friend, with an endorssiion indicating
where The information sought may be
found-ss thus" Refer the writer to
speech q, Vincennes"-or q" The snswer
is seen in nv letter 10 Mr.. Denny" &c.
But il seems that Msjor Gwynn was
Chairman Of a Committee Of the Citizens
of Cincinnati or Of Hsmilton County.
When the famous 0swego letter was
received. il was read. and as usual with
such letters, I endorsed il and handed j,
To Msjor Gwynn. But. il seems. when
the answer was prepared ]. vas sign.
ed also by his colleagues Of the Coun
w or Guy Committee. OF all this
knew no,hing--uor in their capacity o.
Committee had they any thing TO dc
with my letters. Yet by LILLE mis-
take and much perversion these gentle
men have been erected into commillet
Of my observation-disclosures. and made Il
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