The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-03-18
GEN. HARRISON AT pETERsBuRG

GEN. HARRISON AT PETERSBURG.
The Editor Of the Z" Petersburg lnielIi-
gencer gives the following synopsis of the
remarks, elected from Gen. Harrison al
that place, by an Address of welcome to
hint
lie commenced by remarkine that be
occupied an uuusus. posiIion--thai he was
not aware that any previous Preslden, Eecl
had been called upon to address his fellow
citizens, and that he had been prompted /.
It only IN conformity TO principle walct
had governed him through lie, to wit sub
mission TO the Will of the people. His el
low'clllZens had asked 10 hear him speak,
aud he felt II TO be his duty to , leld TO their
wishes, and hoped, ii he erred at all, II was
on the safe side.
After dlsclaiming any intention Of
treating OF party politics, Gen. II. thanked
his fellow citizens OF Petersburg for the hos
plIabe reception which they had given him.
lie alluded ~ a feeling manner to his al
tachmeut for the State in which he had been
born and 10 which his ancestors had so loug
lived, and paid our Town high compliment
for The gallant manner in which she had
sustained him during his severe campaign
~ the North West. Gen. H. then turaed
for moment to some of the charges which
had been brough, against him during The
late heated canvass. The charges that he
was an Abollionlst aud a Federalist, he
scorned aud Regulated, and appealed to his
whole ll!e for refutalon of the slaudeTs.--
10 those who voted against hun on pIinci
pls, Gen. II. bad not word to object
They bad exercised freeman's right and
he would take TO his bosom the warmest 20
liiIcal orpoueut gho had conducted his op
position fairly aud caBdIdly ; but be ives
aware that many, very many, had beeu ia.
duced 10 vote aealns, hitn by foul charges
which had been iudustrIously circulated by
Designing men, AMI which, had they beeg
as true as they were false aud malignant,
would have rendered hun unworthy Of The
public confidence
Z" lie remarked that il was true thai Yir
gina had voted agains, him, and ,ha, be
regretted il. fie could have wished TO have
been honored BY the vote Of his native State,
but there were othor States to whose votes
he looked with even more anxiety than ne
dId to that Of Virginia. He looked to the
'ouniry in winch he had lived for forty
years, and 10 the people wkn knew him best,
and who bad known hlm longest, TO sindl
cato hts character from the foul asperslons
which had been cast upon II and nobiy had
they done So. lie stood on that dss before
his fsilow sbzeus Of Petersburg, in posses.
slo1 OF certificates, not from a Legislature,
and not from individuals, bu, from a ma.
lorl'y amounting 10 suveniy thousand OF the
Sovereign People Of the Great West, sho
bod called hlm 10 the highest s'ation IN their
eiiI, and thus gwing bin certificate which
would silence the caiumnlniors who had as
sailed ban.
Gen, Harrison concluded his Address
b. rcmaTkiag tia, the time Tor pledges and
promises had passed by, and the time Of
performance was g, hand. On Thursday
week, be should enter on the discharge OF
his Official duties. Tho condition or the
country, ho remarked, vac critical. He
should use every eXeIuon, consistent with
the honor and rights Of his cogairy, 10
MAINTAIN peaceful relations with oil the
world but he was assured the people Of Pc
tersburg would be among tho las, IN the
Lulon to forgive hiu Tor what might even
SAVIOUR OF a compromise OF The national
honor"