Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-06-11
Miscellaneous.
Eztraets from the Circular Of the Hon. ". T.
CoLaUI TT TO the people oil Georgia.

CoLQUI TT TO the people oil Georgia.
cannu give zen. Harrison my support, be.
cause he j, Federaist; that he supported the
black cocKaie uJininisu alton Of the e.der Ad'
ans; that he supported he administration OF
tie younger Adams; that he has never changed
his rederui notions; that he is still Federallsl:
aud must derive his muin support from that
party.
No matter how little the establishment OF
these charges may operate upon the minds of
Others, trust lbey will be sufficient TO screen
me FROM Iheir sileers. itis a thing so easy for
any man ~ be branded as deserter from his
purt0ior his name 10 he subjected 10 iniamy
that very many choose rather 10 flU"t with
the tide Of public opinion, than investi-
gate then position aud resist It's current /;
bm i'll am euubled to prove that General liar.
rison Is federaIist, has always ac;ed with that
parry. and is now their candidate, we huve al.
ways pro essed yainly III Georgia, it we give
him our 81, ,,port, This will now proceed to
do, in paiu and intelligible manner. nor will
leave room for doubt OH the mind Of any
uhprt JUDGED man.
My fellow citizens will remember, that while
John Adams the elder was President Of the
U. States, during his administration. the Fed
era party p p.ssed the Alien and oedition laws
which gave rise to the Kentnrky amh Virg .Il,a
resolutions Of 1895, '99. During these years
there were no neutrals in public lite; it was u
time Of severe pa.iy cunalct, aud party lines
were very distinctly drawn. ha, e before me
the lst volume ot Executive Journal" where,
at puge 2a<, it is recorded, that OH the Goth of
June OF thatever memorable year 1898, John
Adams, the then President Of the U. States,
conferred upon zen. Harrison the Office of
/ - ,I, nf
river Ohio" Would not this appUi UintnIent it.
selfafford presu nptive proof that General Har-
rison was member Of the Federal party =
Take into consideration The year. the lime, and
the circumstances, the pro"f would be sufficient
proceed; General Harrison was a delegate
from the North Western Territory, 10 the
J House Of Repr. sentalives Of the United States,
during the sessionof 1899 and Zoo; during
the session of tia, Cnnsress, and lie ore ITS
close, he wus appuintedby john Adams, the
President, Governor tile Territory of Indi.
ana. (Ses Executive Journal, vol. !. p.
353)
| Now, when we remember that the election
for President t'ok place That same year 1907
and when we recollect The areat excitem, mt that
| prevailed between the parties. and ho'p bitter
y Jefferson was denounced by The Fedora
lists of thar day, and the M, compromising spirit
| that prevailed. where is ihe hun that would
dare believe that John Adams, who had be.
stow' 0m Harrison n prior appointment and
who now was enabled to Judge hrs iriel, ,dship'
| by his acts viii e at Congress. until The time Oi
his api ointment on the l2th day Of May oI that
SESSION. would have nude him Governor of In
diana, If he had been his friend. and member
of his party, opposed TO Mr.. Jefferson and his
party1
! Il would not seem necessary 10 produce
other evidence; but. as it is convenient, | will
cal yonr attention TO his own admission rs late
us 1876 In the Senate of the Uni'ed States, in
year (l826) as may be seen in Congressional
Debales," by Gaies e. Seaton. in the fist part
fthe I'd vol. aud at page 359. John Randolph,
"fVirgnia, said tint the difference betwe,-
h,,nseIfand General Harrison was vita; ihnr
they differed fundamentally and totally. aid
lid Wien they Fl, ST touk their seats in Congress.
Speaking Of Harrison. he said: lie was Al,
open, Jealous, and frank supporter of the sedi-
ton law and black cockade administration: and
was as jealous. frank, and open oppohen, Of
,ie black cockade and sed ton administration
We differ Fundamentally and dtola,ly; we never
can agree about measures or abon, men. do
not mean to dctat. to the gentleman; let lis
agree to differ as gentlemen onght tp do, es.
peciplly naiives oi the same State, who are all.
.podes to each other in politics" Now l.
specific charge was male by John Randolph.
OH the 2a1h Of march 1876. The reply of
Gen. Harrison is reported in the same volume
ut debates. and ut page 364 nnd IS, in which
he said that, Z" he could nor refrain from max.
ing his acknowledgement to the gentleman from
Virginia Mr. Randoiph,) for the notice he
had been pleased To take of him. He hud
been pleased to say that. in the administration
oil Mr.. Adams, | was Federalist; and hr
Comes 10 that conclusion, from thu course pur-
sued by me in l7y9, and 1900" Iwi:h tito be
borne ~ mind that MIR. Randolph churgrd him
to his face of heng jealous, open and frank
supporter OF the sedition law and black cuck-
ade administration. He then proceeds in re-.
reply: "At That session, the gentleman aud
myself met Tor the first time /; he in tie sutton
oi representative from Virginia, and in the
more humble one of Delegate from the North
Western Territory. Having I'D vote, l did
not think it proper TO take part in the discns
sion in any of the great political questions
Which divided The two parties My business was
to procure the passage of the bills which llad
introduced for the benefit oil the people re.
presented. 1 he gentleman had no means of
Knowing my political principles unless he oh.
tanned them from private conversation. As wns
OH terms Of intimacy with the gentleman, it is
very probable that he might have heard ME ex-
prss sentiments favorable to the then admin.
Istraton. lcertainy felt then,-so far, at least.
rs tn the course pursued by il in relation to the
Governnientof France" The cIlarge is made
direct aud uneqnivOcal and the answer docs
not deny, but admits the charge; but insists he
nude no public speech 10 that effect in The H.
Of Representatives, inusmucli us he had 10
vote; aud that Hr. Randolph must have heard
1t from him in private conversations. Yethe
admits the charge true. In tie same speech lie
says: For AIR. Adams ] entertained at tha,
Il e,a,u have ever since cntel,a ed the great
re ,,ec,. believe him to b. IN honest man
and pure patriot; and his conduct during that
session proved him to be slIcfb". These are The
expressed opinions of Gen. Harrison CO Germ.
John Adams and his administration, in his