The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30
I NUMBER "A.

are tOlu, = ne aCluu'ty II iu~cS ~ W HttH D(b
OF even spoken to by poor man" The
conliding natures Of the authors Of this CIR.
cular have surely induced hem to believe
all they see in print. There is scarcely
day Of his life that Gen. Harrison is not
seen and spoken 10 by all WHO desire IT,
HIS generous hospitality is enjoyed by all
who visit han. His door has always been
open TO the poor The string Of his latch
has never been pulled in when they called
on him Before tbs circular had reached
the hands of vii " bite and others, and
Gideon VI. Green and others, Gen flarri.
sou, was on his way irgm hls farm 10 Fort
Melgs, at which place, and at Go'umhus ia
Ohio, he addressed thousands Of People, Of
poor men, who had known him 10 peace uuI
IA war. The gathering at Font Meigs,
nearly two hundred ml,cs from his home,
was estimated at 90 900 e.! 0GU0, coed
aeighbor men, farmers ADD mochauics-all
of whom saw Gen. H. asa most Of whom
must have heard him speak. Is il 10, ox.
traordnary therefore, that when Gen. liar.
rlson had travelled nearly two hundred
miles, in uoreseSed social intercourse with
the People, be should be charged with re-
tIsng "to be seen by, or even spoken to
by poor man 7"
Is II not strange that such n man should
be thus accused IleWbose - hole life has
been signaIizcd by acts Of boncyolcnce aud
charity; the general uho put the weary
soldier on his horse while he walked with
the army; who, IN the severe winter Of
l9l2-i3, slept under thinner tent than
any other person, either officer or soldier;
who, when his bedding consisted Of sin.
Gle blanket gave that blanket 10 a wound
cd soldier who vas his enemy the general
who in battle las is proved by soldiers who
were with HIM "wns where cannon balls
and chainsho, flew dick around HIM"
who was in the FIGHT "where balls flew the
ihichest, and where steel met steel the fer.
Cest - he who pariook OF the soldiers fare
with log cabin men, and ate beef roasted
before the fire without salt and without
bread he who protected the whole West.
eru frontier, and delivered thousands Of wo.
men and children from the balbarlles Of
British and indian ferocity combined, be is
now siaodereJ aud charged with refusing TO
be seen by or spoken 10 by poor man Oh !!
shame, where is thy blush Ga conscience,
where was thy voice! No man who knows
Gen. Harrison has ever said or will say he
Los o,or ,nr,,oI IL c,co ocvo,, rror, cr;ord
or Coo.
We ,b;nl, We have shown that this CIR.
crl,r is r,ossl,, ,rc,rrec, .,hatit b,s shame.
, G,Uv nis.stated facts. and tina; none bu.
lalors horsa.tbieves BURGLARS agtb,evne
and sn,b Ioc,,f,co s,.irits no s,saI and a;sb
10 be fed At npbIjc eynense. can obiec, to
this Indiana law which Gen. Harrison an.
nroyed. We feel ronGden, that in North.
Carolina, whose reop!e are entitled TO the
high character they have ACQUIRED for hon.
esiv and patriotism. this will have as little
offso, &c in aoy orbar oz.".., -. .l.- -.s.Il.
But, fellow citizens, We feel bound, from
a sense of duty, TO call your serious aiten.
ton 10 other matters more worthy the con.
sderaion Of patriots than harmless law,
which has never been regarded By the peo.
pie of Indiana with terror or alarm, and
which, although il was enacted more than
thirty two years ago, has meyer injured any
uau as idF as We are 'u'o' ''eo' ai,H 1G''
'H'niN AS'S' '" 10 ~""' l'@'''N' VI S~'o'N -
honest men. II has never been looked up
. On rs a matter of COMPLAINT against General
u,,-,,,,. Gov bo,b tho S,s,as of Ohm and
.I..,~I.
lhuIdhH' III I7ou' "HV'e 'hese stare Sl""'
ders were repeated, gave nm large MAJOR
tiles as their candidate for the Presidency.
We olnde n the Jessare of the Presi.
II 49,. D. = It. Co..,a-,. .c
4e"' anu '"e NePo'' VI 'uT "e''o'a'! "a
War. The Secretary OF war made re-
port, al the commencement of the present
Conrrass. N tbs President of the United
o., a 49,, D.osi,l,,,, con, ,bot ropo-t
" co. D"N WV ,.'1. ~ Dr |
70 NohSFess' Win us uessdse' Va Iou'eO
the report was read by the President. 1t
was oDly from this report he could obtain
,,,c,ro,ot,on. ,f tha s,ota or tho Army and of
IL IA 49,, III ,Lo
thlI'tary aud'rs' IL Nc dlu not req" '"e
port he has acted hypocrlllcaIly 10 lhe
American People, is guilty Of gross neglect
Of duiv. and must he IGNORANT of those mat.
y