Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-14
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RESPECT FOR RLPl IAIlDN.
The Federal party complain that zen Harrison
character is not spared by the Republican press. mere
never was a more unjust complaint. lhcy WIN savage
terocitr entered the sacred precincts oil Ten. Jacksohs
conlugul rclltIOns-assalicd the character oil u ors'"'
wotncn-lis wiic-and broke her heart III the very hour
that the American people had called her husband To
their highest honor, and hoped TO see her participate ~
with him. Hammond General HARRISON $ bosom 'r'e""
and most efficient editorial agent IN procuring LOT h"t
the Federal nomination, originated the ioui attach ga
the pnre fame of Mrs. Jackson, to reach her husband
Might not General Harrison himself be reached, Il rn''
Republican press did not scorn to pursue nus pfiVae i,e
His rubic c0nduct only they hold SUBJECT to puoiic as
cussion: and shall he, a candidate, plead a right 70 DC
exempt from that, because 1t is not quite agrecao'G 10
his feelings. and NAV be not altogether compatible WIN
his interests: He must not ask the double privilege OF
standing mute in regard to declaring his principles ana
opinions, and of denying the right OF the press 10 eN'
pose them BY looking into his public conduct.
But if a warrant were wanting to Jnstiiy Rarsh dea'-
inr with him personally, it would be found ~ me man
ner he treats others. Look at tic course he PuFsueu
reference to Mr.. Buchanan in the streets OF Sihc'hna',
simply because that gentleman Thought III 10 SPea" u
\ law his SIGNATURE enacted while Governor OF Indiana.
But in his late speech in Columbus, as reported IN the
Journals there friendly to him, and now gong me
rounds of the Federal press, he goes farther. nc mas
the hardlhood 10 imputc PGJ"ry 10 UT. Dro"h' !"
spectablc man-a druggist OF Cincinnati, the son OF one
of the Judges Of the court OF common pleas, uhHeF
whom Harrison himself holds a subordinate ONCE
Moses Dawson, the person to whom Harrison conhueu
the writing of his own memoirs, declares IN ms PaPe.
in the city in which all the parties are best known, '!at
aMs (Nr. Browns UerdcityiS iRdispnta6ic. we give
Mr.. Browns affidavit, and follow it up with Harrison
remark upon it in his Columbus speech;
The State Of OHIO, Hamilton County, IS.
Before me, the subscriber, a Justice Of the Peace in and for sahl
county, personally appeared Israel Blown, Jr- and hrlas " ny
sworn, says that about three months ago, he was m :" Inv nr,ii 80"
Franklin steamboat, IN company with General "; u. harrison,
and heard him say that he was an Abdttionist, aud that he was
certain Of getting the state Of New i" ESR S sETa rR t9SN Sns JN. M
:" sworn to and subscribed t" before me, on the i's day Of June
> y i'40' J. r. GETZENDANNER,
Justice Of the Peace.
This Is 10 certify, tina, we. the undersigned, heard Israel Brown,
jr, state at the time, SAY three months ago. = n = n',,inn ,haSia,.
saving hr was an Abolnionist, and was certain OF ectuhg me ID
Of New York, because they knew HIM % be ~ noa.' IT, , '"
IN. samc-and AS to Mr.. Browns character, We should take ms
word, and oath, as soon As General Ii"r m yG !. any \, " cnRY 53a"'S'
J. {. Moline,
J. {. MILLER,
MALCOLM MURRAY,
Tie public will perceive that Mr.. Brown, whose cha
racter IS not impeached, even by thc opposition press
in Cincinnati-whose vcraclty and statement are
youched by five Of his feilow.cltizcns, IS notwIthstand-
inv CHARGED by Harrison with ''absolute taIsity, IN u
narrative "corroborated by the sanctity Of an affidavit
His Columbus organ thus reports his attack on tins tes-
timony:
"He General Iianison) referred TO a very recent stor, got up
in his own nrighborhcnd, and sent forth 10 the world coT0h"fateh
ny the Sanctty Of an affidavit, which represented nm as cohlet.
, ,mi To = , yHhns man : h. Q Tot = 5'n aea,nsa ir Una IL m4 on nj Mi.so"Tii, he did
so in opposition TO the suggestions OF hi conscirn5r, a. Sc In Ne az "I
the narrative bore On. lis facsihe proofs Of us absolute iaisI! ~
when he pronounced il a fabrication, without me ~ :"
fact orr word for Its bl-is, il was not because -" 81 u ~
4 contradiction but TO cvince the rrCkIr*ut-' an P''"''"
his political enemies, WHO seemed 10 haNc gwen up W! -'o'"'
Of hope, save that winch they found N rilhylh9 M hah
General Harrison is certainly under a stroh9 interest
10 make such . contradiction, after having written TO
Nj. Lyons al Richmond, and Nh. owen OF Norm Naio-
lima, that he had never belonged 10 ~ aoo"Io" 're
": saving that he believed il scarcely possible that ne
co,nId have said so, or used the term Abolition IN his
circular of lc22. ~
Nov if General Harrison were not an interested
,;,ness-if the private letters which have come to
light, did not show the necessity he was under OF re-
pellinq the proof of the opposing declarations made by
him on other occasions-if, in a word, he stood before
the country a perfectly indifferent person as to the
issue, there is corroborative testimony supporting Mr..
Browns affidavit, sufficient TO overwhelm the attirma-
ton made by him.
i. There is his letter in 1922, when he courted the
AbolItionists TO secure a seat in the Senate OF ONO WIN
a view TO an election to the Senate of the I >, Tor
which he was a candidate, saying expressly ina he DC