The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-06-25


far uhich | wss seni. Upon my snis-
u II Philadelphia. 4 vas received BY
Mr. Adsms in The masl nsuering mar
mr.. AZ his dinner parties. where I ass
af.en guest. he seemed - take great
pleasure 10 speaking q my fathers SER
vices m The Revolutionary Congress. re-
iallng many anecdotes % show his deso-
iioa 10 The cause. and the effect whieh
his piessanlries produced In cheering
them IN The gloom. which the OCCASION
ally unprnmisiag stale Of their affairs o.
ten produced. | had no conversation
with Nir. Adams on paliiirs. farther Than
20 explain 20 him my siess in relation
20 the change in The system or alling
The public lands. which | wss glad 10
end he approved. As soon as The Law
was passed for The division 81 The North
Western Territory. Was informed ,h,i
ii was the intention Of Mr.. Adams 20
nominate me 20 The Government OF lndi.
ana. | hesitatrd not . moment 10 de-.
clare that would not accept IL. although
sefy much pressed % do so by several
leading Federal msaaLers Of Congress.
] Was rot long in discovering the mo.
lives Of lhase gentlemen. There had been
some meetings OF the people nf he Ter
rilory. in which resolutions had been .
dopled recommending me 10 The Presi-
dent Tor The Government ol Ihe territory.
lNorh Westerly instead Of Governor
ST. Clair.
Those resolutions. with correspondent
addresses. had been forwarded 10 the
President and Senate. Now il so hap.
pened that two distinguished Senators
had fixed their eyes upon The same Of
6ce. One of them, Win had been most
urgent fcr me To- 20 To Indiana. had large
possess,acs in The North Western Ter
rilory, which was probably one reason
for wishing TO GO there. But The main
object Was 10 secure the territory 20 The
Federal purity. when II should become a
state /; which il was known would soon
be the case. TO carry out this plan, 10
Was necessary TO get me out Of the way.
The appointment was pressed upon me.
notwithstanding my refusal 10 take IL.
Az length. nv relations and friends, the
Messrs. Nicholas. Wilson Cary Of the
Senate. and John Of the House. prevail.
ed on me TO accept il. They pointed
out The advantages 10 myself. and assur-
ed me that there was no doubt OF Mr..
JrffrIson's election in The ensuing No.
vember, and that would be continued
Governor Of Indiana. and some republi.
can succeed Gov. 81. Clair in The North
Western Territory.
therefore accepted the appointment,
with determination, rs Indiana had M
yoiee in the choice Of the President. that
"~ So -. - al. e,,tast
have thus gi.en y.s- : fall aeeount
Of connexion with the Presidency Of
Mr.. Adams. | will conclude by saying,
that Mr.. Jefferson lost no time after bis
inauguration, 10 assure me Of his favor
and his confidence, and think there is
sufficient evidence iha, retained both 10
the end or his administration.
In answer 10 the inquiry why I used
lha word Abolition" 10 designating .
society Of which | was a member in
Richmond. Va, in the year 1871, instead
Of the word .Humase," which is known
to be the one BY which the society 10
really distinguished! All that I can say
upon the subject. is. that IL did really
term il an abolition society, a fact which
| can hardly believe, (for I have not
been able 10 see The paper containing my
address 10 the people Of the District in
1922 il must have been from forgeliul.
ness. which might easily happen after
lapse OF 81 years. Al any rate. the word
abolition was not understood 10 mean in
1922, what il now means. There can
be no doubt that the society Of which
Mr.. Tsrlton Pleasants was a member,
aud which in his publication in the Rich.
mond Wing. he calls the " Humane So.
ciety Of Richmond" land by this lille
Judge Catch, who gave me the certificate
IN 1922. also designated ill., was the
same Of which ] was a member. Mr..
Peasants was a member in 1897, |,
in l79L--Mr. Robert Plessanls was
The President al the former period, as
he was when | was admitted.
| do mol wish wha, have said a.
bove TO be published. bu, have no OBJ
jeciion lhas the facts should be stated.
and reference made 10 me as having
furnisbeu Inem.
] have written TO . friend in Congress. Z
Mr.. jos. Williams, Of Tennessee. SHOVE
ing The connection which existed be.
tween the Hamilton county Corresponds
ing Committee and myself, and aulhoriz-
ed him TO make il public.
/ was about to make some further OBJ.
ssrva,ions. when was interrupted by
q party OF gentlemen from Louisville. and
must conclude by assuring you Thai / am.
Very truly. yours.
w. II. HARRISON.