The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-25
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VV EkAk1 ODAAzN~
-ra.e denunciatioa Of this Press by the Whie
sezukxsl Committee q Maryland, ds~o@Nes sPOr
- Ae necessity Of explaining che c4EcasrSsah
.suw ascending that extraordinary proceeding.
-zE.c undersigned advocated the election o.
Aau=zR Harrison in 1886. The body N the Whi9
-.w,uAy Of this city preferred Mr. Clay The Ieso-
- noliticians were dissatisfied at the D"nl-
-.sAs-o Of General Harrison BY The Harris
na.muA Convention, and none OF them believed
- H. could be elected. The "Patzsot7 was the
.=Mw EEAigPaper in Bakimsre. Many % the party
.s.1isxd The establishment of Jealous and cdr
.isot zaOFrsing daily paper. The city is dsysded
~. twelve wards, each Il which dePated i've
-zzuzuAers, who constituted the Harrison C<>nves-
sas.n. and this Convention appointed one delegate
So OasA ward, who, together with the President
-sREAe Convention, constituted tbe City Central
skzu.z.ittee. This ComRiittee were instructed
aARzsn Convention 70 make arrangements for the
azsnbiishznent Of morning paper Thy appoint
u = Rrb- Committee, who called on me and SAID
- sAey had endeae0red TO do 50, but could not
---sazat they could find no competent person who
Aaa he means, and would undertake it-thst
azzyapslied among others, to the Editor OF the
Mskzask who declined their osIer. They said
sAn4 the party were anxious and much dissat-
.;i=s.A AZ their failsre. They wished to know
Washer my services could be Obtained and
vzseE sun they would bs required to advance
N~~Ned atseSeTal Of the principal printing Oh
- and obtained estimates, showing that the cost
,-wuaA be about eighteen thousand dollars per
,m=.uza. and agreed to establish the paper II tho
s,z..azn;s+ee would advance three thousand dol
A. n oo~er the losses, which mus necessarily
,-=sve. II was distinctly understood that tha
- uas to be an indemnity and not loan, ana
N xr.s further understood, that although estae-
s<.ssa as party paper, the press was 70 De inoe-
-. md that alone woe 10 De responsible
= =. ,,.raeenent With this understanding,
Kxn~srod prospectus, and It SO happened, that
s...s.xeas called three members Of the Committee
~ xnyselE,to Annapolis, where the arrangement
- O.,.nmunicated to the members of the Legs
rss.-r The agreement with The Sab-cornTlrtee
- haen reported 70 the City Central Com
..setee and unanimously approved II was
.ssvxrst expedient however, that 1t should Ne re-
,...ss - the City Convention, and the PrOsPectn
alto, printed, was not pueisshed- ne I" ny
...,sO<I OF the Legislature took up the snnJecs,
IA recommended the paper, in strong terms, 10
-sAs patronage Of the party Copies OF the pros
y,sosas found their wey to Wassliagto ton ana Were
sassssa IN the Washington papers receiFed
ssany Aattering l.cters, and eePee'aify rom
sszthern members Of Congress, urging NE to pro-
ssaea Twas detained some days at Annapolis
sss.axpon returning to Baltimore, found thai the
ueprietsrs Of the Patriot had published the bTst
--zssznher 81 the Log c bin Advocate. Hound, -,
<has great forts had been mae 70 prevent the at
AAzz,eaon Of the report Of the COMMITTEE by the
z~.xantion that it had, in fact been deferred for
,ssmsideration. twas however, at the DeSt meet
a.wef.he Convention, adopted With great unani-
zuakz. and persons were appointed meach ward TO
.ssks;z subscribers. The ASSURANCES received IN
4sA.asS Yne 10 commence the publication. One OF
81 ,seasures adopted at the organization Of the
,nuzsy. was to call State Constitution Inc
- measure adopted by t t Convention was
s-ssss appointment of a State Central Commi''ee
s.,~as FRS. proposed that this Committee should
..r,s;st Of seven persons; but the proposition to
.a..s.se the City Central Committee blythe ad
-, osr;gbt new members, with power to any
-, !. ao., lnaliy prevailed The announces
-r..,s n.yy members of Tie Committee gave
,sssat;sfact on / saw thatthere were secret
.pdpr atejealoasies, which were official
ts.rscoDciled, and resolved, for myself to have.
..rlot in them, but IL possible, without DE-
80 iden.iaea with either, to concentrate the
- q all in the common cause the success
= .s;oh, / was anxious % promote ana memo.
= Lied 70 appropriate some pfiSa'e 'Snus
-. i had intended for other uses, 70 the sup
-. q .bs paper, and 10 relinfHisa my cisin
- the party for the advance "iilch liz 49,
.s;oulsted to make. ~ sts+,
-. c;tv Committee having required the s'a,'
z.-,r,l Committee to fulfil the sShga''on' ~n''.
81 Committee had contracted with me-
,mittee was appointed to wait ui0n me =,
sscs.tain what those obligations we'e'
- sssau;ttee said, that my desire vas =
-roaize Che action Of the party; That l NV
- - do all in my power to promote Z,
.r.,c.,cd to find jcalousies, private sas1 - =.
s,..rrst existing; that for my ossp pa - -.
- r none, md would ret become " = :