The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23

though shs Gamma dsny that pAH Of the balance
claimed 1 ju1fly al o tke u States there are tes %
considerable amount which were contained in the
account presented by her husband 10 the Treasury
Department, which were not allowed, and which she
thinks just and reasonable. copy Of ssd account
herewith presented with the items noted which she
prsys may be allowed. In relation 70 the balance
which may be then DUE your petitioner thinks that
she has claims 70 the lenity Of Congress- from
| the following statement of facts. The sum with
which her late husband would be justly chargeable
after deductng the amount Of the items above referred
TO- was obtained from him by person who held
highly confidential Office under the Government who
by the exhibition Of letter from one Of the officers Of
tho Treasury 70 support his own declaration 70 that
effect induced her said husband 10 believe that large
balance was due To him from the Government, for
which he was about 70 obtain draft upon the Office
OF Receiver a Vincennes That, although there was
considerable balance due 70 the said individual Il fell
far short Of what he alleged 10 be due him. and for
that balance he obtained draft upon the Office at
Vncennes, but upon another Office and that Of this
sum the husband of your petitioner only received
part. That shortly AFTER the Preparation Of this act
the individual alluded TO called to answer for il to
his Maker leaving little or property out Of which
the friend he had injured could be remunerated That
the facts in this are well Known at Vincennes
and never nthe slightest degree affected the reputation
Of the late husband Of your petitioner, is fully
proved by the unexampled public respect which was
lately paid to his memory by the citizens Of that place
Every exerion In his power was made by the husband
Of your petitioner 70 repay the sum Of which he had
thus been derauded the United States and at the
time of his death he endeavoring TO sell his real
property for that purpose; and there be no doubt
II Providence had spared his life, that it would
have been accomplished To your petitioner, how
ever with six orphan children to provide for the task
will be more difficult If the whole property left by
her husband is disposed Of At public SALE win not be
sufficient pay the debt leaving herself and children
without the means Of support Thus situated she
has but TO appeal to the lbcralty Of the
Representatives of the American People, and she re-
spectuly conccves that she has claims to their
| favorable consideration. To his daughter and only
child, General Pike left inheritance but his claims
upon that country which he had solong faithfully and
succooSfully served and ia whose he length
expired in the Of victory Your petitioner will
offer no evidence Of the services of her father from his
earliest youth to the period Of his glorious death they
70 be found spread upon the annals Of the nation
and engraven upon the hearts Of his fellow citizens
/ All which is respectfully submitted
CLARISSA B. HARRISON.
| Boone County, December 8, 1880.
We may add that by the letter from the Secretary Of
the Treasury Of January II, 1888 Ho. Doc No lii,)
it appears that the balance due the Government June
q 1929, FROM c. S. Harrison's estate was $9 1853 o.
The same document shows that by the act Of the ID
Of March, 1884, the estate allowed eighteen years
within which to pay this balance. In subsequent
letter Of the Secretary Of the Treasury viz January
%, 1889, Clio Doc No. 1927 the same balance is
ported with the following remark opposite secured,
the receiver having been allowed eighteen years by the
act of I'd Of March, 1881, to pay the balance IT
| NOT BE CONSIDERED NOW DUE"
II 10 secured and cannot BE- considered as noD due.
This is the language which the Government officers
hold Congress and yet the officers will permit
their official journal to publish Mr. Harrison and his
suretics as dcfaultcrs.
!" But what are our individual means Of circulating
such information, against Committee Of our Oppo-
nents who, with immense fnds collected from par
~ numbering in their ranks large majority Of the
mercantile and professional classes and backed BY the
banks in contest waged against the present admins
tration mainly to restore to these institutions the Of
the public revenue the credit which the
has heretofore given to their notes, by receiving them
in payment Of the public dues 7"
The above is part of the secret circular
signed by Hon. William r. King & Co. II
distinctly makes two grave charges against the
Opposition.
l. That they have Committee with i'm
mense funds" and "backed by the banks
j g. That the main object the Opposition have
in view is to restore to the banks the use of the
public revenue.
4 When we see such charges in the Federal
Loco-foco newspapers, we do not always deem
them, on account Of their source and associa-
tons, worthy Of notice; but, when an honorable
gentleman Of respectable character, and himself
a candidate for the Vice Presidency of the
United States, steps into the gladatoral arena,
and boldly puts them forth under his own name,
it is proper he should be met.
We hold Mr.. King and his colleagues respon-
sible for these charges, and in behalf of the
Opposition party, we demand that they shall
either prove them to be true, or stand convicted
before the country Of having deliberately utter
ed aagitous libes upon their opponents
| We challenge Mr.. King to point out a single
bank, any where, that is backing a committee
of your opponents with immense funds."-
We call upon him 10 prove, if he can, that
Committee Of the Opposition hare immense
funds, derived from any source whatever.
We call upon him, also, to show, by any re-
spectacle authority, evidence, act, measure or
declaration, that the contest waged against the
present administration" is mainly to restore"
to the banks the use Of the public revenue
How contemplate would he make the cause of
the Opposition if he could show that his decla-
ration is founded in truth If it be true, let it
be shown-if it be not, let the author take the
consequences that always befall the ibeller.-
We pause for reply.
HEAD AND TAIL.
OF one thing we may be certain, it we get the
HEAD safely through (of which he had doubt) the
TAIL would not be far behind" Loud and continu-