Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-09-01
General Harrison.

WchSf1A EAafEESOEAs
Perhaps, no man among the living or
the dead, has been subjected TO 50 much
wanlon abuse and malignant vitupera.
lion as the lamened patriot and states.
man, whose name we place al the head
Of this article. The Harpies Of Locoio
coism, fresh frum their efforts TO des
poll him of his fame while living, now
hover over the Old mans grave, intent
on completing their work Of poIluIion.-
Even the stupid and brainleSs Little. Of
this place, by low and despicable insinu.
atoms, has attempted to revive the
loalhed calumnies which were so wan
lonIy heaped upon our good, old Chief,
in the last Presidential canvass. Two
weeks ago, the people Of Carroll county,
were told by Llule that he ard his knot
OF advisers, did not, "lke the Wing
General, enquire ofahee enemy where
they should encamp." And the miscreant
has now the impudence TO assert that he
"has not named General Harrison in his
paper-either for good, or for bad. y
Cold hearted wretch! AbomiDabIe by
pocrile! DOeshe suppose that the peo.
pie of this community are to be deceived
BY his petty shifts and regeneration :
II he does, he knows nothing nof this
people; and q few short weeks swHl 90
teach him. /
AT the propeFlrme we took occasion
10 administer q gentle reb0ke 10 Little
for his unprovoked attack upon 'tbe
Whig General" and ahat rebuke he
falseIyconstruoo iEtO an u1G!mpt on our
part "to invoke the popularity Of Gen
Harrison" Suppose it true, a0 it Is not,
that we did desire that The overpowerng
"popularity Of Gen 'Eiarrison," should
innure TO the benefit OF bis friends,
shall his revilers & delameFS complain?
Shall those who ggrudged tho old col,
dier's widow plttance to sustain her
on the verge OF the grave, avail thom-
selves OF his "popularily~ We ina
CINE not! That is treasure which he
committed to the custody Of his friends,
and not TO hls enemies; and to them
alone, TO tho Wing party, it now be-
longs With what III grace, however,
does this charge Of invoking The popu
arly Of Gen Harrison, como from one
who claims to belong TO party that
has hung on the political skirts of GHo
ther General, for the last fourteen years
Why has that party, all over the Union,
hold it's STATE Conventions on lhe "gIo
rious Slh Of January" year after Year,
Why did it discard the name of its can
didale for the Presidency from Inc head
Of its ticket, and set up that OF Me Geaer'
al, to designate the party character oI
the ticket, when That General was him
sci no longer candidate? We answer
because Me party candidate had no po
puIarity of his own; and it became no
ceesary to mpule the Generals popu
arity TO tho "LilIle Magician" In {
word, it was that Generals popularity
that made and sustained lhe party, Ont
mol the measures Of The party, nor thu
merits ol It's leading mOmbors. Accus
toned to the party movements and ma
chinery, BY which that Generals popu
larily was transferred TO Martin Vat
Buren,, Little, no doubt, IeOrlulIy eppre
hends that q similar course will be takel
by tho opposing party. Hence his rea
diness TO charge the very trickery Of hi
own party on his adVarsaries;Rnd henc
loo,hla hollow hearted and hypocriIicN
illusions TO he closing scenes Of eth
Whig" Generals illustfious career!
The fame Of GENERAL HARRISON
(ciarum et uenfrdJHe aOmen!) needs n
protection al our humble hands; yeI
when we see such vipers as Little, al
tempting 10 emit their venom upon hi
memory, we shall not hesitate to trea
heavily upon their necks