Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-26
GENERAL uARcISoN's SPEECH
Ar THE DAYTON CONVENTION
HsLC tjrH ssr rEnsEk lSIa.
REPORTED BY w. sNEraEN. " LotIlsIA

SSH W e1frEhBEk, lS@d. /
REPORTED BY w sNErdEN. Vi LOUISIANA
Sccrssry 10 he CO1ucahOa.
Tho Convonfon was Organized bv c.uinr IN ,,o
Chair GNGoveinot Mstcalfe OF Heniucky. ana an |
poiaii1g nineteen Vice Presidents. amons whom w,r,
Prr't1u W. Farar. Of Loulsana. MAJOR 4 Mile, 81
M."SS'2H. Governor Bigger, at Indiana. ENIGoveno,
'aAe@ Vi oaio' Go W. Sneihen, Of Louisiana, Sec
Tt;,y.
AGe' a bret ana happy address, ~relcomins the
va ntei TO Diyton. irJn lodge Crane, one Of the
Vac" f~ee-ilcnts ut the day. General Harlan RE
INA "a a clear s'norous voice that was heard nv every
man 81 me Immense multitude before him. addressed
t' G'nNenhOnf for near two hours. The appearance
81 '"eOi Hero was hailed by the mighty shnut- Of
90 uS1nds Zoe several minu,es-Ile looks veil. = ia
cNccltont health. and speaks with a iervor aud ANNA.
t'nn ~httonging rather 10 youth than TO sgo. Compared
WIN Ssa"r men Whom the writer q. thus has lately
seen anJ heard less IN years than the General. there il
not any marked difference Of manner or ua'tsr. The
hne oi his eve - not dInmed by axe, nor kss lie
ssre' 9Th OF us manly intellect in the least Ne will
a. INTO the Presidential Chair o veteran ia ~.ioa
"ai experience and he will grasp tue helm OF siaLa
With 4 siody hand and firm resolution, ready 10 id.
'n'nis'es the peoples sg,enmens Haer lie PEOPLE.
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GIN. HARRISoS's SPEECH.
I rise fellow -ciuzeas-lThe nalutuds "a, hs,. AZ.
i,ased rs the SEA, when winds blow sop n 49, n
was full i've minutes before the tumult sfoy. a. see
ing and hearing the next President Of tho L. S,at-.
could oe calned)|l rise, fellow citizens. 70 erpr.-- DO
kaehNAt NNA NV uFuN
taanks for the kind and taIteriug masner IN which I
bave been received by the representatives Of the Val.
~ OF The Miami i rise 10 say 10 YOU, that however
magnificent my reception has been or this occasion. |
nm not ~ vain rs TO presume that Il was intended for
me- that this glorious ;riumphal entry wa. desisnNl
fof one mdividual-No know two well that p.r
sNs imperiections 10 believe. that this Nast Assem-.
blsge has come up here to do him honor Il !. IN.
glorious cause OF Democratic rights that hath bronrht
mSsn here. llinmensd cheering II - the proud anDi.
NersaFy o! one OF thu brightest victories thar slow. M,
the pages OF or country's history, which ha,h .,n.
moned this multitude together lTrrns1dous cb.s.
nag
Feilow.o:'i-5ns It was ubouI hrs time or The Ssy.
u years ago. tins very hour, ths yer, minus. tina.
your speaker. "a CON nander-in-chei Of the North We.
torn Ara, was plunged into an agony oGfselins wb,u
me caaa1l1dins irom oar gallant Aeet announced an
aC'loa Win me enemy. He hopes, his fears were
destined 10 be soon qu;eieI, for tho udIngs OF vi-l,ry
ware brought 10 him on the wings ofths wind. With
te eagle ottriumph~ pgrching upon our hsnusr. on
tho lake l moved on to complete the overthrow uf the
bseign loc. Tae anniversary OF that day can never Ia
Drg,tten. Tor every American no. cause 70 r,ioic. a,
ihs triumph Of our arms on that momen,ous occasion.
bat the brave aud gallant hero Of that victory ..ops
s>ns to that home whittier we are all hurryinz. and 10
his memory let Us do that reverence due 10 The dsrI,
OF 50 hlus'rIpus a patriot From Heaven. does HI.
out look down upon u and gladden. a. the yifues
~dich stu animt ats his generous countrymsu in fecUr.
ma to ms noble ani glorious cifssr While oa eSuh
Great senaltion 6r several .scontsl
4 al fully aware. my fellow citizens. that Won az.
pNei roa mo sons opnt0n Z On ths various oae,tgo=,
~n.1a aosS aylts,e our country, from centre a. cir..u.
trreuce. with sleh fierce contention. Caiunny. ever
~eeking To destroy all that IL good in this world. hath
prh,.EUnsdlhNt. am ayerse from d.cla.ins nv orint,o,
% matters - Interesting Ia you. but no.hius can y
more tal=e. IChsers)
tyo | not declared, over md Omen. .hst te pr,,i
Speht" Of this Union does not constitute any ,.uor -,
roh Of the Legislative body 2 lCrr- from ever ru,--,
-JoG have. you have) Have / nor rsid. over and
often, 0paI the Executive should not by sry AZ; ofb.
I'fes'nii the acnoa 0itho National LeslsIs,ure' You
have, you have)
Have | not TINS out OF mini. proclaimed nv %.
pOsiiiDn 10 u cItizenis gong forward among he u.snci,
ami soliciting vUtss for the Presidencyl Hn,eI 40,
many a time and often said, that, in my opniu.. M
man ought To aspire to the Presidency of the.o United
states. unless ne Is designed as candidate for thar
high Office by the unbo'i wishes of the peopjsl Che
rng) lithe candidate COR - high an Office 5e dessu-
ed by the Will Of a portion or a majority OF the ,.,1lc
hey viii CON, 10 the deteunin1IiOn OF sustaining such
q man; tEOm q review ofhis pact actions anI life. and
msy VIII not exact pledges from hun Of wha, 40 viii
90 and what be will not DO. for their selection Of nun
ls prDpf enough. that he will carry on, the d,ct,;n.s
Q! his party THE plan OF choosing a candidate "a,
Tho Presidency IL d much surcr bar Ggsirst c1rrpp,i,n
taaa the system ofrequ'TIny promises. Ifike ulsdgirr
P4tu Is pursued, The effect will b.. 70 offer m. Pes.
Genital char n'he man ~hO vii maize the most nr,n
NS! lLIGghier) He VINO would pletgc r,,,t
o; wi1 would promise most. would be the man 70 be
voted for, aud / have no hes tqron IN declaring M
oelei, that he who would subject MS course 10 be
thus tied up by pledges and promises. would r,t ,t,,
- break them when once IN office. Cheering A
my views on this topic correct, Or are ihcy moi ,
(WIth ono voice. the multitude indicated they ware
II, fellow citizens. NC cIamtns the history Of ali
republics, we shall md that rs they roceded from the
purity OF Representative Government. the condition
OF obtaining Office was the making OF pr,rnges-Ue
VINO bd the highest m promises was tho favored can
didaie' and the higher the bids, the more marked and
certain the corruption. Look 1t tho progress of this
NhanIa A. mr. ann .IuhlA Ha
Of your Washington or your Adams, Adam. wa, ,he
candidate OF the federal party and as a statesman was
bound TO carry out tho principles Of MS party. Wa.
hs successor. Thomas Jefferson, tho high priest OF cpn.
stitutional democracy, called on for pledgesi No
Ills whole life was a PLEDGE Of what he would du'
And II We g0back 10 this old system Of selecting men
hr th' Presidency, whose past career shall be a guar.
aDtso of their conduct when elected 70 the Chief Mar.
lstracy OF the republic. tho nation would advance
safely, rapidly aud surely in the path Of prs,erfv
Mt OF tate years. The cOrupting system Of reqriring
pledges hath been adopted. The Presidency hath
boon pat up n The highest bidder 10 prjmi..-. and We
zee the result Il remains for you, my fellow oiuIeD.
arrest thus course OF taings (Cues Of We will
we W ~
While then. fellow eiii-ers. 7 hav. mover hea,af.J
70 declare my oRHsns on proper occasions uppn the
great quehi0nssfore the nation. CANNOT con.ect
10 maze mere promises the condition of Obtaining the
oihcs which you kindly wish 10 besiow upon me Nv
opinions am free to express. but you already have
flcm, sustained and ~suppsned BY tho acts ola long
and art1,as life. That lie ia pledge OF ny future
oourss. ~ an elevated by your suffrage 10 ihe highest
Once m your gift. (lmmenso cheering Or several SC
oonds)
Ithns been charged against me. fellow. cit 1sns. hat
! am a fejerIhsL While ! acknowledge that the
Q iginal fed raj party Of this country was actuatod m
ne course By no improper motives. + DEM that / evo-
belonged 70 hat class of pDlinciaus-Lrrcmendous
chooring) How could T belong 10 that piryf w,s
educated GA the school fiuu-sdca'isna and though io,
young 10 lake an active part IN the politics Of Ito
country. waon. al The erection Of the Consultation. the
nation was divided into tTo great parties. NV hol1-cd
fli1ef had induced me into the principles Of CoI.uo- /
u"nal Dan,-mcy. auI nv teachers wore Inc Henri,
aad the Mis0ns Of hat peu,i. h. who declared fiat
INC seeds Of monarchy were SDvn in The zoIof the
Crnsirt1upn, was leader boz my -ehrol OF politics. n
"lo sad t1i "f ihIs g1yanurnt be MIA monarch.
u has an awful sIutuiiug towards a monarchy "vaq
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