Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-05-16
From the New y ork Star.
HARRISON IN TAMMANY HALL.


Start not, courteous reader, at the above
caption. Gen. Harrison has been at Tam
many Hall, and we are not without hopes
of seeing him again there. We thank the
Express for making the following synopsis
cf grand dinner given TO the old Chief in
the Wigwam, which he copied from an au-
thentic Democratic record, the National
.4drocatc, the old fortress from which, in
onr time, we have thrown some hot shot.
Those who were honored with public
dinner at Tammany Hall, were known to
have rendered great services to their coun-
try, either in the field or in the cabinet
No equivocal claim ever achieved that dis
tinction; consequently, when we hear Gen.
Harrison called by some of our old Demo-
cratic friends, the "Petticoat Hero" we
beg them to read and ponder on the follow
ing account of the dinner given to the Ge-
neral in their own Head Quarters, and un-
der the management and direction of the
Democratic General Committee, of which
such men as Henry Rutgers, Abraham Dal-
ly, John Targee, Jonathan Thompson, Pc
ter Sharpe, John L. Lawrence John
Ferguson, John B. Thorpe, &C., &C.,
&C., were members. If our Tamma-
ny friends of the present day should be
under the impression that General Harr-
son is either what they call FEDERAL
Whig," or " British Whig," or a Black
Cockade man, take the following declara-
tons of his political faith from an address
to his constituents, in 1929, when he was
candidate for Congress IN Ohio:
81 deem myself Republican, of what
is commonly called, THE OLD JEFFElt-
SONIAN SCHOOL, AMI believe in the
correctness of that Interpretation of the
Constitution which has been given by the
writings ofthat enlightened statesman, who
was at the head of the party, and others be-
longing to it particularly the celebrated re-
solutions of the Virginia Legislature du-
ring the Presidency of Mr.. Adams"
Here you have his declaration openly on
record, democrat Of The Jefferson school
where is the marvel, then, that he should
be found in Tammany; where the surprise
that he should find himself again in his old
political head quarters, the candidate OF the
Democratic party; receiving their thanks
and appreciation as victorious General In
1918, their support as President in 1871!
There is nothing surprising in it. The
signs look like it-but to the dinner.
From the National Advocate, of December, 1873
"DrNNER IN HONOR OF GENERAL HARRI-
SOMA public dinner was given at Tam
many Hall on Wednesday last, under the
direction and superntendence OF the ke-
publican General Committee of New York,
to Major General VIM. II. Harrison. The
company assembled amounted to about 800
persons. The party was rendered highly
interesting by the presence OF the dlstIn-
gulshed officer in whose honor it was given,
Of Gov. Tompkins, and of Major Generals
Dearborn and Hampton, and Judge b. Liv-
lngston. A great number of the officers OF
the army and navy, and OF the volunteer
corps of the city attended. The venera-
bic patriot, Col. Rutgers, presided; zen.
Smith, Col. Swartwout, AID. Buckmaster,
and Aid. Wendover, assisted as Vice Pre-
sidents.
"The interior of the hall was decorated
with more than forty national flags and
military standards disposed with great
taste and effect under the direction OF Mr..
Holland. Two elegant transparencies from
the pencil of that gentleman, adorned the
walls of the upper and lower ends OF the
room. The one represented Gen. Harrison
receiving the submission of the savage al
lies, the defenders of our faith who were
surrendering their weapons and the pre-
sents received from the British to the con-
qucro., and offering their squaws and pa
pooses as hostages of their fidelity. The
other exhibited the American Eagle, stand
ing on rock in Lake Erie, and proudly ex-
panding its wings over its waters. From
his beak proceeded scroll inscribed =
Pluribus Unum,' view Of the bank and
distant waters ef the Lake filed the per-