The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-21

almost kills me"-and Mr. Webster may have Il
solemn record made of it., if he wishes, in the ar
chives of the commission now sitting in the Star
Chamber OF the Treasury on The sayings and doings
Of the unhappy workmen, now drawn up before it
to undergo the law as laid down in his circular
Nay more we will point out 10 him several other
persons, to whom Gen. Harrison expressed similar
feelings of disgust in regard to the distressing pro-
cess which some Of his Cabinet pushed forward
without his knowledge, in many cases, and direct
y against his promises in others, which we have
specified IN our former article, and which that OF
the National MtciHgeRcer does not deny. For
the present, however, we point Mr. Webster and
his prescribing colleagues to the testimony Of the
reverend gentlemen whom we have named.
The fourth controverted point for which we will
state authority is the late Presidents express
ion of anguish when his mind was wandering in the
dellrium of fever and broken slumber, to the sub
ject which had pressed most upon it just before he
was borne down by the affection which preyed up
on him. The words which we have quoted, and
which evidently show that his mind reverted to the
distressed wives who chung about him and mplor-
ed the restoration of their husbands TO the employ
ments on which the livelihood of THEN families de-
pended were mentioned by Miss Clark in the pres
ence Of several most respectable persons. Miss
Clark is herself most respectable lady. General
Harrison, we have heard, had been nursed several
years ago i'll her family, through most dangerous
sickness, and he ever expressed the deepest graft
tude towards her as having saved his life by her
kindness and attention. On the late affecting oc-
casion we understand this lady rendered her SER
vices, and soothed his last days with watchful at
tentions, which seemed to be most gratefully re-
ceved, from former association in similar distress
ing circumstances. 1t was during this lady's vgils
by his side that the touching expressions fell from
his lips, which showed that his mind dwet upon
tho unhappy women who had impored him to re-
store the means of living to their outcast families
The sources through which we have the statement
of Miss Clark's report of General Harrson's ex-
pressions of kind and generous feeings--in the
hours OF approaching dissolution, and without con-
seriousness OF any thing but affecting remembrances,
brought up probably by the presence of the sad
female figure before his eyes-will be made known
to Mr. Webster if he desires it. In the mean time,
he has name of an individual, to whom we desire
he may apply TO ascertain if our informants have
mistaken the reported expressions of Gen. Harrison.
For us it is enough that they were derived from
persons on whose veracity we have, and all who
know them have, unbounded confidence. The
stern expressions uttered by Gen. Harrison in bro
ken sentences "H is crOng. IRON I consent"
&c. SC, occurred when Col. Croghan watched be-
side him.
After the publication of the article from which
the preceding is an extract, Col, Croghan address,
ed card 10 tho Gl0je-the contradiction alluded
to BY the Hcrali-in which he says the Globe is in
error, in saying that he Himself heard Gen. IIani-
son say, "lt wrong-l went consent" ''Theso
expressions he says, ''were merely quoted by me,
as derived from persons who @cre present ulen
they rcre uttered By hi@, and IN PROOF that, in
the caaderings of his MIND he tcas eriicahy dweH-
ing on PUBLIC AFFAIRS and maae allusioa to
The ANNOYANCE AND DISTRESS He SUE
FERED BY THEM"
Col. Croghan, further says "Thc words which
heard, myself, during the night attended by de-
sire at his bedside were 'My God | ca Mt stand
it, Don't trouble me-" SC. Col. c. does
mol " declare that he gave no authority for said
publication he makes his card to the Globe,
no " contradiction )" simply the explanation we
have given.
This bold faschood of the Herald, is fair spc-
cmen of the regeneration and bare-laced false
hoods ofthe federal press, the exposition Of which,
by democratic editor raises the cry of "ride
him on a rail ~ Such is whiggery.