The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-03-25
CURIOUS AND INTERESTING coINCI.


DENCE.
On the 4,h of March, 1880. and just
abou, the hour of ~ o'clock on that day,
the honorable John NJ. Clayton then q
Senator from the State Of Delaware, in a
speech on Mr.. Foo,'s resolution, made The
following remarkable prediction in regard
10 the future destiny OF the present Presi
dent Of the United States, then the recall
cd Minister 10 Colombia, which was, on
the 18th of this month, fully verified:
Mr.. Clayton first observed. Another
year has rolled away-our ldes of March
are cone. This day, which is the anni
yersary of the Chief Magistrates lnaugur
alton, brings with it some strange remins
ceaces OF the past, and some still stranger
anticipdtions Of the future. On the last
4,h of March, and 81 about this very hour
Of the day, the American senate followed
the American President, in the progress of
his stately triumph, TO that scene where,
in the preseuce OF assembled thousands OF
his counirymen, he proclaimed TO the
world the principles upon which be intend
ed to administer the Government hide
penden,ly of the fac, that the whole sub
iect has been thrust into this debate, there
seems TO be some proprieiy in deyoiing a
portion Of the passing hour TO the consider
alton oil the Gen. and influence Of Execu
tive authority"
The honorable Senator then proceeded
TO comment on the abuse of the power OF
removal from office, and pu, this case:
"lnform US why the gallan, Harrison,
the Hero Of Fort Meigs, the victor at Tip
pecanoe and the Thames, veteran in
council as well as IN the field, distinguish
ed for his virtues in all the relations Of the
citizen, the soldier, and the statesman
why, ask, was he prescribed as unfit to
represent this country abroad, and with
drawn from Colombia, 10 make room for
Thomas P. Moore He bad scarcely ar
rived al Bogota-,he ink vas still fresh
on the Executive record which informed
the President that il was the advice OF the
Senate lha, he should represent, US there,
when the order for his removal was an
nounced. This could not have been done
for any official misconduct. There bad
been no time to inquire into that. Was
bis fidelity dis,rusled thepl Or bow did
the public good require his dismissal =
Think you IT wll tell well IN the annals OF
b history, tina, he who had so often perllled
life and limb, in the vigor Of manhood, to
secure the blessings Of liberty to others
was punished for the exercise Of the eIec
tive franchise IN his old age SIR, i, was
an act, disguise It as We may, which, by
holding out the idea that he had lost the
confidence Of bis country, might tend TO
bring down his gray hairs With sorrow 10
the grave. But the glory no acquired b,
the campaign on the Wabash and by those
hard earned victories for which be ceis
ed the warmes: acknow Judgments Of mer
II from the Legislature OF Kentucky, and
the foil measure Of nations thanks IN the
resolutions Of Congress, can never BE- efIae
ed; and any effort TO degrade their honor
ed objec, rill recod on those rho make IL,
until other men, in better duys, property es
innate his irorfh, and AGAIN cheer his de
ciiniag years ,rith proofs of his country :
confidence and gratitude"
On the Fourth Of March, 1871, and al
the very hour Of the day when this predlc
ton was made eleven years ago, Wu.
Henry Harrison, the prescribed Minister
TO COLOMBIA, in proof Of his couotry's con
hdeLce aud gratitude, was inauguraed the
Pfesidea. Of the United States and his
proscribers we're Taught that the effort 10
degrade the honored object of their pro.
seriplion has fully reco,led on all Who
made il.
That the prediction is precisely quoted,
see the Register Of Debates, vol. @, part
page 2i2, March 4, 1880.