The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-24

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States ofieef noH liEiRg las eFri fsh-
dsFed has Femained nnFsWardfd and On
noticed. o. noticed anly uiih lie sl'eIn-
sis smiles and b16elings Of eonafncing
fseiions: under these eireUmstauees, J
cannot hesitate. though unsolicited BY
him. % wSise ielier Cor his yindiesiion.
having ~Ilh eqaal cheenalness, in The
year ls2s. 81 he rsquesl Of Gen. Jaek-
son. wEiilen more Than one lftssr 20 vim
dieale his conduct against lie attacks Of
bis and nv old friends"
TESTIMONY OF DR.. BEECHER.
Tie frIlowing communications from u.
G. Colby. ESQ. we would commend 10 al
those who haze si,nessed The eslnmnis-
ZION By seme Of our opponenss Of Gen.
HanisoR's private rhsIscier. Mr. Colby
is . man Of unimpearhable integrity. and
entire reliance may be placed upon The
truth Of al his statements;
Ts iks sliisr efIAs Lswsl cssrifrs
On taking the stage > few days since
81 Nashna. | Was 50 fortunals - 10 end
myself in conpaay sili DR.. Lyman
Beecher. 0f Cincinnati. and Knowing him
20 be universally known. in The COMMIT
nily, not only IS man Of great talents.
bui Of high moral worth, took occasion,
in the course Of conversation. n remark,
that there were rnnfieling statements
amongst us. in New England. in regard
20 the private and public character Of
Gen. w. II, Harrison, end requested him
10 give me his opinion upon ,ha, sub
iecl, giving him 70 understand. II the
same lime. that ] desired The privilege of
giving that opinion 10 others. n ] chose
so 10 do. Alier pausing short lime. he
very deliberately answered as follows:
. Soon alter | ven. 10 Cincinnati, ! met
Gen. Harrison Al Judge Burnel's and have
known him. personally, ever since. In
The private walks Of life. know him 10
be man Of whom even bis enemies can
say no harm. IS moral man. know
his character 10 be unblemished. ! know
him 10 be . member Of regular Standing
IN the Episcopal Church IN Cincinnati,
and have repeatedly heard the clergy
man Of that Church speak in the highest
terms Of respect Of the character Of Gen.
WIN. II. Harrison. As 4 citizen and
neighbor. | know him 10 be universally
beloved and esteemed. lie 10 hospiiable
and generous. even 10 fault. and his be-
nevolence is prOserbial. wherever he is
known. AZ man Of talents, he pos-
sesses more Of the cool. Discriminating
judgment. The honesty Of purpose, the
determined perseverance, in the conseien
iious discharge Of every duty, and more
af the high miniej. noble traits Of the
old Washington school Of men, Than any
other Iaan | have ever seen. As . wri-
Ter, in every sense Of the word, he stands
among The fret in our coaniry. As .
public man. need not speak Of him: for
e,ery one knows his character in that re-
speci rs well as DO. The history Of
his country has selllsd that matter be-
ynnd controversy, aud nothing that his
enemies ran say can tarnish his hard
earned reputation. And now. having civ
en- what | knos and believe to be his
character. let me say that | believe him
| g, q, DC Just the man whom we need al the
nfau W. Uss s-s-~saUrrfst. 80 sl.- r--.~..
deranged state of our country, and hope
and ,rust That in November next he will
be called. like old Cincinnatus. from HE
plough to the Presidency Of tie United
States"
The above is the substance Of what
Dr. Beecher gave rs his opinions Of
Gen. Harrison; and, as near IS | can re-
collect. / have eujeavored to give his
own words. lleave the subject without
n0ie or comment.
RICHARD G. COLBY.