Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

0P DEATK-BED EVIDENCE OF THE MURDER o.
PRESIDENT HARRIsoS.-We continue below the
quotations from the Globe showing by undenianse
statements that the last days in which the President
was able to attend to official duties, he was engaged
in powerful struggle with his chosen advisers, who
had combined against him to usurp the control OF
public affairs, and leave him powerless at their feet
So srenuousIy did he resist their efforts, and SO per-
severngly did they persist, that he was unable to
stand un under the excitement of mind, and fell
victim to their uuhoy tortures. Even In his dying
moments his mind ran back to his cause of afflic-
TONS and fanced the contest going on to the last
We shall continue further quotations, and to these
and them we direct public attention.
From the Globe of April IS.
Some respectalle citizens, and several min
listers of the Gospel, who happened to be in
the city. called at the Presidents house for the
| purpose of paying their respects. They found
| it-part of the private portion OF 1t too
crowded with so many persons, that they at
| first declined proceeding; but when pressed
| by friend to 90 up and see the President, he
| (the President,) frankly told them, Gentle
men, there never was poor devil harrassed
as am, on the earth; you must excuse me !;
good morning; l must go;'' and Oft he DID
| 90, before they had time to say show are your
| much less '.good bye - and before they reach-
| ed the front door he was a considerable dis
lance on his way to the Treasury Department.
A gentleman at the door, seeing the condition
of the President, and the crowd In the house,
significantly remarked, "Well, will agree to
die, if it is not time to pull the latch string liz
to the door of this log cabin
At another time, two resectabie gentlemen
| Of this city called and found the President in
the passage leading to the saloon. He asked
them in to the fire, and with frankness that
surprised them, said: "Gentemen have been
almost run down; cannot stand it: this turn
| ing out of worthy men never will consent to-
| Only Just now, a beautiful young looking wo-
| man called on me, and said, 'my husband IS
turned out Of employment, and we are actual
| ly here in this expensive city having nothing
to eat.' My dear sirs," continued the
| President, g it almost kills me; | can hard
| Iy stand it; the unworthy will not go out,
| and the worthy shall not be turned OUT
| Now, this is a fact that can be established up
| on good authority.
| The immediate cause which worked up his
| feverish excitement into paroxysn, was
chill produced by being caught in light rain,
being so closely beset as to be detained on his
way home after walk. but When III, itt'ei
after letter cams, bearing from this one aud the
| other applications for office. Some OF them
were left in the hands of friends in this city,
and never delivered. Day by day, during
| President Harrison's illness, men were turned
| out of office Some who had been expelled
before his illness, appealed to him; he assured
| them that he knew nothing of it, though 1t
| was affirmed that he did it. And but brief
space before his death several were dismissed
from their ernployments.
| Thus excited by continued applications, ma
| ny Of them Of conflicting character, and the
Notifying reflection that although he had de-
nounced prescription, he was forced by those
| around him to do what he never Intended
When DOING, his mind was continually run
ming on the distress inflicted on the many help
| less families within hail of his own dwelling;
and yet prescription was still pressed upon
| him.