Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-07-25
From The 81. Louis .NsiC Era.

One Of the ISLANDERS against Gen. Harrison. to
which the Van Burenites cling with death-Iike
grasp IS, that he was u Federalist-a supporter o.
president John Adams, and in favor of tie aleu-
and seut,iOn laws. 1t seems that John Randolph
in moment Of irritation, made these charges
against zen Harrison in speech i'll the l.. S
Senate, Of which they were members. Gen Ear-
rison promptly contradicted and refuted the charges
But mark the course Of the Van Burenite editors
and orators. They publish the accusation, and then
Sar6.s the reply in such way 10 make it appear
70 be an admission Of the truth of tue charges.
They uniformly break eff in the middle of SEN
tence, suqpressing the latter part, which was eX,
p,anatory Of the preceding part. They are especl-
ai4y careful also, to omit the following portion OF
Cen Harrison's reply.
"But, sir" said Mr. Harrison, ''1ny opposition 10
The alien and Sediti0'. lacS rcs so psH knap in Tie
Tertiary. that promise was eXtorted from ME by
nv friends in the legislature, that would express
no opinions in Philadelphia which were in the
least calculated to def'at the important objects with
which vas charged-hS hal no vote, was not
called upon to express my sentiments in tie house.
lie republican party were all in favor OF the meas
ureS ! wished to have aGoptei.-Eut tue .ederali-.7
were the majority. Prudence, therefore, and n,
duty TO my constituents, rendered g. per 'HG-
>H9Nid Tci5sin IRON expressing SEE .. .'lt> "..;-u
wol' n tr:"u>'y rfact t,.eir Iatare. -": winch,
it ,N r-s"u, could no have tho !eas. lui4eAeG up
On the decisions u Congress-"
Cien. Harrison had been elected delegate t. Con-
gress FROM the North Western Territory By The
r0taS ot tie R-gHjicag members Of tie YtrrcriaL
Lsgis'a,us.-He received ii votes, and Arthur 81.
Clair jr, the tsasrq caniiR15s, received 10 u0!eS.
1t is proved by the statement Of Judge Burnet,
Of the first settlers OF Cincinnati, and man Of
the first standing, and of the most unimpsachabe
character, that he and Gen. Harrison were intimate
at the time of the canvass for the Presidency be.
Ia. A q
Harrison uniformly advocated the cause of Mr..
Jefferson; Judge Nurret being in favor Of Mr..
Adams. As neither Of them had any voice IN tie
election it is not surprising that this difference Of
opinion caused no abatement Of their friendship.
But, say the Van Burenites, Mr.. Adams nomina
ted Gen. Harrison TO be Governor Of the Indiana
Territory: therefore Gen. Harrison was federal
list l answer there were several rsasoG5 why Mr.
Adams made this nomination. l. The system Of
party rewards and punishments was not yet Ps.aO-
iishad. =, Gen Harrison had distinguished ,Iim-
self as aid to Gen. Wayne in the war with the
Indians. 8. Gen. Washington had be'nended Gen.
Harrison, and recommended him to the notice Of
president Adams. i. The position OF Gen. lIar-
rison as delegate and citizen of territory having
no voice in the election Of president, made his pol
itics matter Of small moment TO the president
). Gen. uGrrsOn's father and Mr.. Adams were
leading members of the Congress of 1916, and
had both iabor2d Zea!0usly and ably to procure the
declaration Of independence. twas natural, there
fore, that Mr. Adams should endeavOur to promote
the son of him who had ,abored by his side in the
cause Of liberty, IN the times which tried mems
souls.
1t cannot be forgotten that president J. @. Adam,
bestowed the Office Of Minister to Mexico upon Mr..
P1insett, few weeks after Mr.. Poinseit had voted
for Gen. Jackson in opposition 10 Mr. J. ., Adams,
How then can it be deemed strange that the elder
president Adams should have conferred the govern
orship OF a territory upon political opponent!
During the whole course OF his life, Gen. Harr-
son has maintained the character of Republican
Of the JeIsrsonian school. He did not support the
last war in the Van Barren mode to wit, by setting
up candidate in opposition to the president who
had recommended the declaration OF it, bat he sup
ported it in the true HIrriSoa style, by fighting and
conquering the enemies Of his country. Z,