The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1841-01-20
TO THE PUBLIC.
DUFF GREEN

TO THE PUBLIC.
The denunciation OF this press by the Wing
Central Committee of Maryland, devolves Hpon
nue. the necessity Of explaining the circumstan-
ses attending that extraordinary proceeding.
The undersigned advocated the election of
Gcnl Harrison in 1896. The body Of the Wing
party of this city preferred Mr.. Clay. The lead
ing politicians were dissatisfied at the nomi-
nation Of General Harrison by the Harris
burgh Convention, and meme of them believed
that he could be elected The esPatriot" was the
only Wing paper in Baltimore. Many of the party
desired the establishment of jealous and eff
eient morning daily paper. The city is divided
into twelve wards, each of which deputed FIVE
members, who constituted the Harrison Conven-
ton, and this Convention appointed one delegate
hem each ward, who, together with the President
of the Convention, constituted the City Central
Committee. This Committee were instructed
by the Convention to make arrangements for the
establishment of morning paper. They appoint
ed Sub Committee, who called on me and said
that they had endeavored to do so, but could not
that they could find no competent person who
had the means, and would undertake h-that
they applied among others, to the Editor Of the
Patriot, who declined their offer. They said
that the party were anxious and much dissat-
isfed at their failure. They wished to know
whether my services could be obtained, and
what sum they would be required to advance
called at several of the principal printing Off
ces and obtained estimates, showing that the cost
would be about eighteen thousand dollars per
aRnum, and agreed to establish the paper if the
Committee would advance three thousand dol
lars to cover the losses, which must necessarily
accrue. 1t was distinctly understood that that
sum was to be an indemnity and not loan, and
IT was further understood, that although estab-
fiehed as party paper, the press was to be indie
pendent, and that alone was to be responsible
for its management. With this understanding :,
prepared a prospectus, and it so happened, that
business called three members Of the Committee
and myself,to Annapolis, where the arrangement.
was communicated to the members of the Legis-
lature. The agreement with the Sub Comrsittee
had been reported to the City Central Com
mittee and unanimously approved. IL was
thought expedient however, that it should be re
ported to the City Convention, and the pre- spect,
Tho printed, was not published. The Whis
members of the Legislature took up the subject
and recommended the paper, in strong terms,
the patronage of the party. Copies OF the pros
pectus found their way to Washington and wer'
Inserted in the Washington papers. received
many Aattering Letters, and especially from
Southern members of Congress, urging me to pro
coed. Twas detained some days at Annapolis
and upon returning to Baltimore, found that the
proprietors of the Patriot had published the first
number of the Log Cabin Advocate. found, too,
that great efforts had been made to prevent the at
doption of the report of the Committee by the
Conventions that it had, in fact, been deferred for
consideration. Itwas however, at the next meet
ing efthe Convention, adopted with great unani-
nifty, and persons Were appointed in each ward to
obtain subscribers The assurances received in
duced me to commence the publication. One of
the measures adopted at the organization Of the
party, was to call State Constitution. The
chief measure adopted by that Convention was
the appointment of State Central Committee.
TWAS first proposed that this Committee should
consist of seven persons; but the proposition to
increase the City Central Committee by the adj
dition of eight new members, with power to any
right to act, finally prevailed. The announce
ment of the new members OF the Committee gave
great dissatisfaction. l saw that there were secret
griefs andprivate jealousies, which were difficult
to bereconcled, and resolved, for myself, to have
nopar or lot in them, but if possible, without be-
coming identified with either, to concentrate the
energies Of all in the common cause, the success
of which. was anxious to promote, and hence
i resolved to appropriate some private funds,
which | had intended for other uses, to the sup
port Of the paper, and to relinquish my claim
upon the party for the advance which they had
stipulated to make.
The City Committee having required the State
Central Committee to fulfil the obligations which
the old Committee had contracted with me,
subcommittee was appointed to wait upon me,
and ascertain what those obligations were. To
this Committee I said, that my desire was to
harmonic the action sf the party; that intend