Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-25

ctonati OF oil Hamlltos County. When tho famous
ps"egn letter was read, usual with such
,eets,l endorsed II aud handed II To Major Guynn.
but, seems when The answer was prepared It was
signed "lso by his colleagues nf tho County or Il
~ COMMITTEE. or all this | knew nnlhine-no, In
'nef capacity "' Committee had they any thing 10
do with my letters. Yet by little mistake aud
"ueh PefNtls'on these eentlemen haee been erected
Into II committee OF my conscience keepets and
made 10 shut me mp in u cage 10 prevent me from
ansaerlng inierogalnres." Gen. Harrison remark.
ed that, had he, indeed called to his assistance
The services Of friend IN conducting rs corrrspon.
dcoee, he would have had high auaorliy Ia iusIlfy
hn IN the measure. Il had been said OF Geoe,al
Washington thai many the papers which bear h,>
signature were written by others, and he believed II
had never been coutradiced aud Gen, Bfccken.
tldee, Ala to.Eenefal Jackson in the late war, had
represented himself To be the author Of much Of q en-
Jaeksons eotrespondeuee-Bat lac had not done so.
IN any other sense than rs he had now explained IL
In requesting Map Gwynn To refer those address.
ing enquiries IL HIM, to the sources of information
Ahd he would here say, that IN all his public lite
cNi and military there letter. report. speec
OF ORDER bearing hts namc which was MOI written
"hoy by his own hand. He sad To open, read, and
0nScef all the letters received by him WAS PLY steal
~ impossible though he should do nothing else what.
evct To give his hearers an idea OF the abo, II
would require, he sand, gentleman then present
was with him the morning he left Cincinnati when
he took lromlhe Post Office l6 lcte,s--'heie we're
usuhilS nan me NUMBER nj the Gos Once near has
resdence-oi letters per day Could any man, he ask
edene the reqnIslte attention To such daily cores
pondencc, even 10 the neg ec oil every other engage
mcnt ! True II was, that many communications
were sent him which were eatitled 10 his notice
SEM by persons who had no other object but Ia
da" from HIM something winch might he used 10
las nJny and the njur, of the eanse "lDh which he
was ideunfed--Yel, there were enough 81 those
which claimed has respectful consideration Tor the
sources from which they came and the subjects 10
"heh they referred. TO occupy more time aud Labor
than any one man could beslow upon them.
Gen. Harrison SAID he had alluded particularly
10 tins matter Of the Committee because it had SO
recently bren The occa,ian Of 50 much animadver-
SION by his advrrsafles. But II one only Of ma
ny Misrepresentation OF him, his conduct his pun
cples aud hls opinions with which the parry Press
was teeming. lie sad IL would occupy hlm many
ours 10 discuss thfm II II were necessary or prop
er Tor HIM 10 do lie referred however, 10 the
Richmond Enqulter-and expressed his surprise al
the mlnner ~ which his name and character had
been treated by thai paper lie did 50, ms 1t aiiIr-
ded an example OF The prostitution OF the press to
parry purposes. Thu paper, which formerly dad
hun more than nslice aud paid him the highest
compliments as soldier and eIvillan-whose Edl-
tor M one time could designate no other man whom
he considered SO well qualified for the responsible
place ol Secretary oi War--was now lending Hsell
10 lie circulation Of the most discfcdllahle canm-
mes against hun aud endeaVonug to persuade his
lie alluded Ia the 'encn upon which The + qdtcr
sought 10 fis IN tie accusation that lie bidrk
cotkiie ttderdbst-i. e,--lhe rcmmhs II Mr. Rln-
doph ~ the Senate of the United States. lie sand
that the attack of Nh Randolph met at the
inent II was made and eflectually dlspfoved. lie
passed high encomlum upon the genus OF that re
markahle man, aud said, those who knew Mr.. Ran-
dolpb, knew that he never gave upa point Ia debate,
icerded from his ground any where, until convicted
OF etroi The FACT that ho made reply To his answer
to the charge, Is ptoolto any Que ltmtllat with his
character that he himself was satisfied that lie had
erredGen. II urlson explained the ounda ION olhl,
RAndophs charge, made IN a moment OF tempota-
" irritation lie sad thal old Mr.. Adams, refused 10
adopt against France The measures which his pauy
desired. and shovel himself 10 that respect II edsl,
more AN American than "A Parlizl II WIS that
course Of policy Of Mr.. Adams which commanded
his approx ulon, aud induced him 50 10 express him
self at the time. Mr.. Randolph remembered the
expression but probably torgot The particular sub
jet Oft, AID hls tie very fact which proved HIM
belong the Republican party OF 500, long years
itetward Is separated iromrs attendant ttrcdhslnn-
ces and used 10 riove him Federallsl Gen. llar-
rIson expressed himself with much earnestnes ON
The injustice which was thus attempted 10 be inflc
ted on his character in his native State, in which,
when truth and virtue aud honor had suffered WOO
lence every where else, he had hoped they would
survive.
Gen. Harrison alluded to several other instances
OF gross presentations OF absolute asehnous-
ndusrlously aud sbametully propagated by party
press. alt seems almost lncted Bile, fellow -citI
zrns," sand he. "but 1t is true that from speech,
filing several columns OF paper, Two short sen
lcit es have been taken from different paris Oh IT,
these two sentences, separated from Their context
are put together. my name attached 10 them, and
publshed throughout The land as an authentic doc
nmenr." III deplored that state Of public sent-
mrnt which could tolerate such system oil pauy
action trusted for the honor oil his country aud
the hopes OF llbery that the relormalon oil such "
buses would soon he wrought out by the force OF
pure and healthy public opnion.
'Why, lellow-citIz rs SAID Gen. Harrison, II
have recently, IN thai House tponrng 10 the State
House, been charged with tgh offences against my
country, winch If rue ought to cost me my lilo. -
Yes" continued he, "accusatons were thrre LAID 10
my Chhge which beng published, would subject
me- even now, the sevefest penalties winch military
law itn cls-for have always held thai an officer
may not escape the responsibilities Of miscondnct
by tesignin his COMMISSION. These charges are
not made by my own companions IN arms. by the
eve-~ine,ses of my actions by The great AL good
aud brave men who longht by my SIDE or under nay
command ThcV tell a different story. But Their
evidence, clear. unequvoc, and dIstlnct--the test-
mony Of GOV. Shelby, the venerable hero Of Kings
Noun ain, of the gallant Perry. aud of macy
brave and generous sprlls who saw aud knew aud
participated in all the operations connected with the
battle Of the Ihames-lhe eyIdeUce OIL impartial az
honorable men, the concurrent records oil history
aud the authority oil universal public opinlon, are an
cast aside dee, TO the reckless assertions oil
those who were eher not IN bong or dandlt u III tho
arms of their nurses Gen. Harrison sad, he ac
ed that these caumnes were disagreed
BILE to him. HIS good name, such as II was, was