The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-07-24
Oring classes of The country into their

Isl. AS prominent tool, they have
pitcked on an old chieitain, Gwho had
been previously in the service ofthe u.
States, and has drawn upwards ofeigh-
ty thousand dollars from the public cups
boards)as candidate for President Of the
u. Snates. II is not cur business TO
detract from, or add to the military fame
of the old gentleman. Whether the
present Wings, surnamed Federalists,
made the first discovery Of his splendid
military talents, and are entitled 10 a
patent right, matters little here or there;
but, hear what they have published of
the old man, (perhaps only to enlist our
compassion in the old mans fayor) they
publish him as the Log Cabin and
hard cider candidate. Whether il be
true that he lives in log cabin and
drinks hard Cider,we will not determine;
but common sense teaches us, that a
man who like Gen. Harrison, has drawn
upwards Of eighty thousand dollars, from
the publie-more than one thousand
dollars for every year Of his life; and has
been unable TO save go much as will al
ford him good house and comfortable
accommodations, is too improvldent 10
be trusted with the concerns and duties
Of president ofthe United States. And
lift be falsehood that the leaders of the
party have circulated, it is evident that
they har5or foul design,in which truth
will not answer their purpose; and con-
sequently every honest man ought to for
sake them, and have nothing TO do with
their untrue, dark aud dirty design, be il
what i! may They walk not in the path
Of rectitude, and in the end leads to des>
tVucton.
I'd, II has been pretended that char
tiles we're the cause that deprived the
old gentleman Of his money. Ofthese,
his friends have given is but one case
that has come under Our observation.
The story was published in the Salem
Wing, and ls entitled "Gen. Aarrson't
friendshipto the poor.'
Harrison is represented as Academia
Iy calling at the cabin ofan old soldier
who had lost one leg in battle, and was
in distress, because of some debts ht
owed; The following dialogue is Sait
to have taken place.
Harrison. "You have fought the ba
ties OF your country, may be lnquisi
tive in asking!
Soldier -O--Yes-I have fcugh
under the brave Harrison at the THAMES
and in other battles Ispeak of hin
with pride, for seen his sword glitter
ing In the thickest o flhe fight.
Harrison. Would you know hin
were you to see him?
Soldier. gazing iu bis facce) Yo1
resemble him very much. Were ne Il
know my sufierings he would Ins,antl
assist me, have seen him do severa
generous deeds.
Harrison. Where did you lose you
legl
Soldier. 1t was shattered by a ba
at The glorious Battle Of Iippecanoe.
Harrison. Well, my brave fellow
make your mind easy; a hair of you
head shall not be injured" Havriso
then makes himselfknown to the sodie
To detect the Ialslty of this story,
is only necessary 10 recollect, that i
the commerc cement of the dialogue tn
soldier is made TO say'9 fought unde
the brave Harrison at the THAMES
aud afterwards 'lhat his leg was shat
tered by ball at the glorious battle q
Tippecanoe' Now if the soldier los
his leg at the battle of 1'ippecanoe i
1911, he could not have fought at tn
Thames, in 1918. Consequently tn
story is not taken from real life, but
invented TO impose on the credulous an
unsuspecliug part ofthe people who ar
unacquainted with the history Of thei
country, and give Them the idea OF Har
rison being good hearted generous oil
gentleman. But as they have been vi
der the necessity Of invenling a case, q
is evident from the previous recite
case, 1t is rational 10 conclude that i
truth no case did exist, unless it be con
teaded that the leaders of the Harriso
party are so base that they prefer lying
to telling the truth.
Finding Mr. Harrison kind Of dea
weigh. on their hands. which with a
their tricks, craft, and cunning, the
could not expec, to raise very big the
: next adopt the exPedIont to puI Mr. Va
Buren, down under him; to eject this
the same lever is used with which the
have labored TO raise Harrison abov
him; viz. untiulh.
The hue and cry is now raised againt
Mr. Van Buren's mal-administrationl
and bad doings. LIST. That in his me
sage to Congress he recommended
bundled thousand men of standing al