Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-19
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A Gsn harrtSoa dead and hrtng.
The Globe and its followers, constituting the
mos, depsved band Of political brigsnds that ever
afflicted country abused the liberty Of the press
are very much disposed to defy Gen. Harrison,
dead, whom. when living, they pursued with the
most remorseless traduction. Their abuse having
failed to impair the reputation Of the living patriot
they have commenced against his memory more
formidable warfare ofprais,. They feel that hsir
CONCENTRATIONS contamination in the eyes OF the
great body OF their countrymen, and their male-
nant ingenuity has struck out the surest way Of de-
tracing from the fame OF Gen. Harrison, and graft
lying their hatred for the Chief who Frustrated the
ofhee- holding Legions, by posihumous lauda-
| tons.
a singular device has been fallen upon by the
angry spirits Of the Globe to arrest the progress Of
Reform. That device j, to represent Gen. Harrison
in his dying moments, when his mind in its wander
ings disclosed the OF his heart as rcmons,ra
ting against removals. Nay, the author Of this
ptoAs fraud nsinuates that remorse for what he had
done IN that respect. poisoned his last hours and
abridged his life. more infamous and daring inn
position was probably never attempted. Il is thus
refuted by personal friend of Gen. Harrison in
the Nitiono lntelligencer of Saturday,
''rBE DEATH BED OF GEN. HARRISON.
A personal friend Of the late President, shocked,
as every body must be, at atroeious publication
IN the Globe newspaper, respecting the dea,h-bed
Of the lamcn,ed Harrison, has eondcscended TO
notice and reproba,e it in the annexed article. We
should have thought, until we saw the Globe of
Thursday evening, that party ferocity would have
relen'ed on approaching a scene hallowed by the
regrets ola whole nation, and would not have
n rel I 0utr 4 a.
INMusIcArEp ron THE ". IsrELLIeKscEs.
SHOCKING DEPRAVITY OF A PRESS.
Ia the leading editorial article of the Globe of the
18th inst, among many other gross and wicked I'M
truths, is the following shocking Justification Of "the
death bed scene" of Gen. Harr son:
"The scene ofhis dea,h-bed, however. shoved in
the most affecting manner. the state Of his feelings
IN regard TO the matter that had engrosscd them
from the moment he had entered Office From per-
sons who nursed and watched by him, il is known
that Whenever his mind began TO wander he cave
uiterance TO the secret thoughts that him.
and he continually required TO the distressing scenes
he had recently passed through. Sometimes he
would say Wy dear madam, did not direct that
your husband should be ttrned Out did not kno,p
IL. I tried 10 prevent it, On other occasions he !
would say, IN broken sentences: III is tcrong-Il
cont eonssni'-'iis UNJUST Again: These oppli
Gallons, ioW they nerv eeaseP From different and
rnquesuonable sources, We are informed that the |
x
presson IN his partial delirium, or when his mind
was distracted IN sort OF slumher, half awake
by his anguish, constantly manifested itself by ut
terlns some aIches OF sentences like those have
quoted"
Now, however much party spirit may be INDUCED
IN the official abuse of Gen. II ,rrison that was pub
shed against him living, there can be no excuse of,
nor Piaton for, such gross inventions as these after
he is dead. What is here said is not ONLY not true
but not even approKimating truth; and all these
sayings imputed to Gen. Harrison are the ma cious
inventions of the writer for the Globe.
The Globe is again guilty OF gross untru,h in
saying that to removals from office Gen. H,rri.
sons Cabinet differed in opinion from tho President
by vote Of four Oy removals. and two against and
that this majority voted down the President. This
IS all sheer invention, for it only impossible
to remove executive officers without tse Presidents
consent, but Gen. Harrison presided over and direct
ed every Cabinet meeting. The first removal made
which settled the principle of action, was that OF
the Collector of New York. in which President
Harrison concurred with spsrv member of his Ca
binet.
The utmost union and harmony existed between
General Harrison and his Cabinet, notwithstanding
all the Globe insinuates to the contrary The Ge.
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hcaIon that he had been able to rally around him
so able and united body OF constitutional advisers.
The attempt of the Globe TO extol Gen. Hlrrson
dead. after lis innumerable personal attacks mace
upon him as citizen, soldier, as a Statesman
will pass for what II Is worth; but the assertion
there that he intended keep his friends prescribed
by keeping in Office the men who for twelve wears
had monopOizej all the hoGors and emoluments OF
the country who were to have nothing, while his
enemies had every thing that he intended to sane
ton, by continuance in Office, the conduct of the
men who had prostituted the power and purse Of
their places to keep their monopoly up is all pure
fiction, which he himself pronounced so in the ma
ny removals he hnselfmade and was making up to
the hour ofhis illness,
took my pen, however, not to discuss princi.
pie, but to express my adherence Of the conduct Of
an Editor who was not satisfied with representing
great and good man, while alive, as in "case" "un.
der keepers" "gabbling to the geese and turkeys"
of the North Bend, but who rev makes and in
vents Scenes" ior his death bed shorkingy false.
To prey upon the living may be in an eagles sphere
hut to prey upon the dead is fGr :he vampire or
the worm.
a personal friend Of Gen Harrison.n