The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-21
GENERAL HARRISON'S PRIVATE
AFFAIRS.

AFFAIRS.
We find in the st. Louis Times, the fol
lowing extract from letter from Gen. Harrison,
dated at North Bend, on the 18th February last.
I have Actually from hard necessity, been obliged TO
ive nm the correspondence of some OF my best nends
Having given upmy Office to my lin law, WHICH, from
the creation of the new circui, with similar civil uTis-
dcton affords only him decent support, 1t became
necessary raise the families OF three deceased sons
and one living one, solely dependent upon me- ana pay
the interest of some 900 of debt, to make the great
est personal exertions with the which my farm
afforded. L accordingly made contracts Tor supplying
large quantities of stone and lime, anu Wool LOT oui-
ing three millions of brick, for the use of tunnel OF
canal which is being made through my land. through
out the summer and autumn, was employed almost
daily from early dawn until night in this business
Every moment of my spare time was occupied IN the
attempt to keep up my correspondence, but IN VAN.
Many other letters, assure you, BESIDE yours Oh uie
same period, remain unanswered 10 TINS ua!.'
The same paper adds:
ssBut the last shape which the charge of Gen. liar
rison's poverty has assumed, is is THAT man VINO
has not taken better of his individual interests Is
a safe depository of that of the public promising
that such an assumption would be fatal to the memory
of Jefferson Monroe and, indeed to most OF the dlsti-
gushed patriots of every and country, we haVeOeep
placed in possession of the causes of the present
barrassment of Gen. Harrison They not only do away
this neVobecton of his enemies, but are so eminenty
honorable to the prosecuted patriot and his manly spirit
that have obtained permission TO copy them from
letter written friend this place. by one of the most
distinguished and respectable citizens OF Cincinnati
He writes;
~ John C. s. HARRISON eldest son of General HaHi-
son, receiver of the public moneys at NIncennes,
during the late Captain Prince, then diSburSing
officer of the United States good Standing applied to
him 10 cash check on the government for $1,000, al
leging that the money necessary for the public ser
vice, received the check and advanced the money The
check was forwarded to the treasury department. and
protested the grounds that Prince not authorized
TO draw. Prince afterwards proved insOvent and young
Harrison was unable TO meet the claim of government
The matter remained in that situation until General
Harrison recalled from Bogota, when, for the pur
pose OF relieving his and securities he voluntarily
assumed the whole debt amounting with interest, TO
about 5000 dollars. This son had married the only
daughter of General PIKE, who fell during the late war,
al the head OF his troops, in an attack on one Of the
son died, leaving helpless widow the only child of
General Pike, and six children. From the time nf his
DEATH the General has supported and still supports his
family-iaising and educating all the children II is
generally thought that in consideration of the charac
ter services, and fate of the gallant General PIKE the
nation ought 10 have done what they have lett General
Harrison 10 do.
'Another worthy of notice. Is that Major Ran
dopl, of the ads-de-camp of General HARRISON on
the expedition 10 Tppecanoe, fell in the desperate bat
lie fought at that place, leaving the widow wholly des
tute Of the means of support and an infant daughter,
born after its father had marehedon the expedition
General Harrison, Immediately after his return from the
batte adopted the infant educated and supported heg
uutl she recently married the Secretary of State of the
State Of Indiana."'
SIT is thus shown that his strict integrity in the public
servce added 10 high and delicate of personal
honor, and his unbounded benevolence of hear have
Kept him comparatively poor and in debt. If the effect
of these characteristics turn his counrymen from his
support we have mistaken their manly character No
real soldier or soldiers son. will admit the ungratefu
appeal.n
So much from the Times. To this we are
enabled TO add upon the authority of the respect
able gentleman who is the contractor on the tun-
mel, and who is now in this city, that Gen. Har-
rison's hospitality is unlimited; that at his table
almost every day is seated some distinguished
s,ya, gers, side by side with the honest, indus
+r;ons. pnpretending, but independent citizen
and that the !. DOR man is ever welcome.
The same gentle man tells us that the laborers
ON tbe tunnel. for montlhs had been accustomed
daily and regularly to receive large supplies of
mich, from the Generals dairy; that one of the
managers or superintendent told him that they
were imposing on the Generals hospitality, when
he for the first time heard that it was given gra-
tuitously-that he Immediately called upon Gen.
Harrison, and suggested that it was usual on all
the public works to sell mich and butter to the
Jaborers. Gen. Harrisons reply was, that what
he gave them, was surplus beyond the wants OF
his family; that he had pleasure in administering
to the comfort of their families and did not wish
for compensation Another instance OF his cha
'ritv. which we derive from the same authentic
source is, that during the hard winter, the con-
tractors were unable to give employment to many
of the Iaborers. Gen. Harrison supplied them
with fire wood without charge. Another in
stance named to us, is that he gave permission to
each family to put up a supply Of apples from his
orchard, without charge.
And again, the same gentleman tells us that
in the excavation of the tunnel and the en-
ployment of SO many laborers, accidents are
constantly happening, and that the sufferer is
sure to receive from Gen. Harrison, the kindest
attentions; that his who resides with his
father, gives them medical aid without charge,
and that their families, if they have any sup
piled from his dairy or his smoke house.
These facts, of themselves show why Gen
Harrison, who has filled SO many public offices,
and has had many opportunities of enriching
himself,at the expense of the country, preferred
to labor with his own hands for the means OF
induIging generous hospitality; and explain
why it is that those who live in the log cabins
love and support him. ~.
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