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GENERAL HARRISON AT PETERSBURG.
On his late visit 70 Psts8surg, Va General
HarIisOa was received in the most cordial man
neE and with every demonstration o. affection
and respect. We end in the Petersburg Intelii-
geneer the foIloving notice Of The address which
vas made By the President cleo, in reply to one
from 3. B BLuNE, Esq. Of that city.
After disclaiming any Intention Of treat
loG Of PsTty politics. Geo. II, thanked his
fellow citizens Of Petersburg for the hos
piiabie reception which they bad given
him. He alluded 10 feeling manner TO
bis attachment for the State 10 which be
bad bsen bora. and 10 which bis ancestors
bad so long lived. and paid our town
high compliment Tor ihe gallant manner
10 which che had sustained him during bis
severe campaign in the North West. Geo.
n. then turned Tor moment 10 some OF
the charges which bad been brought a.
gainst him during the late heated canvass.
The charges that be Wss 40 Abolitionist
and FedeFalist, be scorned and repudia-
ted. sBd appealed 70 bis whole life for =
refulslion Of the islanders. To those vh
yossd against bin on principle, Gen. u.
had not ToSd 10 object. They bad ex-
eTeissd freemsn's right, and be would
take 10 bis boom the Rsfmest political
opponent who had conducted his opposi-
ton fairly sRd easdidly bet be was
aware that many, very many. bad been
induced 10 vote against him BY foul charges
which bad been indusinonfly circulated
By designing NEE, and shieh, had they
eeqn - true - they were fslso and malig-
'asnl, would have rendered BIN nnworthy
of The public condolences.
He remarked that Il wa irua that Vif.
gaia bad voted against him, and that be
regretted u. lie could have wished 10
have bsen honored By tie vote % bis aa-
tive Slate, but there we're other States %
whose votes he looked siih even more
aaxiely lhsn b. did 10 ihsl of Yirrinia.--
Hs locked to The country IN whick be bad
lived sog forty yeaFs, and 10 iha people
who kneW hisp best, snd Bho he'd known
him longese 10 vindicals bic ebagacter
from the foul sspsfsioas whieh he'd been
cast nPos Il /; snd nobly he'd they dcns 90.
he stood on ibst day before be fellow
eil'1shs ofFsisFsbDFF. "a possession q Ger.
tincntes, nos fFsn 3 f.ssisisiare, ED sss
IRON iadisidaals. BET hon e nzioriiy g.
mouniing 10 sessniy ikonsaad 81 iks Sc
Esrsign People 81 ihs crest vest. aaa hna
called bin % che Biggest tisiioa 81 their
gif.ead ihRs gisee ban 4 eelliaeais which
geuld eilsnce the calamaiaiogs who bed
sassiisd him.
0ensFal Haffisoa concluded his sddress
81 femslkinf ibai ne tire 81 pledges
esd premises haa pssrsd 81. end lhe tine
~ gEyfSrnaacs was e. hand. o. Thursday
Nset - sheoli enter en- ne aitehafee e
&c 1ltsisi d1liss. TIE sandsiiea 81 iks
seaniFy. s. remwked VS. critical Ho
shonld ete efarF sasdioa ccnsislsni Niih
~ honar and rights 81 So c5n1sfT. 60
peatafsl rslsiloas giih esq iha
world. bef - yer ssfafea liIs psefls 81
Feiesstrfe aoaIi - snaas ist isss m &c
uaiea q lofsigs Bin 81 sbsl nietf sfea
savonl 81 s coH2ionlss ~ ite 8aiscnsi
hoaof.
Atuss s1oclasisa ~ - speech Gea. "a.
vac fFssiet 81 thfse ehean fr1n re
ssoRd, aa1 retired b ihe fsea akieh had
been provided fof hin.