, 1866-06-28
POISONING PRESIDENTS.
MYSTERIOUS; DEATH OF PRESI-
UENE HARRISON.
why und How Buchanan was pol-.
1EeGt.

"HIstory Of the Plots, and Crimes Of the
Great Conspiracy. to Overthrow Liberty in
America" Is tho title Of handsome volume
from the pen Of John Smith Dye, OF No. 100
Broadway, New York After natrating the
history of the NulAaeation movement, the
author charges the South with m attempt to
assasslaate General jackson. He snys:
"About this time, 30th or January 1873. while
1he President. With 4 feH Demat Of hls cahaue..
were IN attendance at the fuueral Of Mr. Wan-n II.
Darls. member OF Cnny1e.s from South Esroiu1,
who had tu' d!ed ut Washington. and The funcral
cen moulfs we're belug conducted In the Hon.c Of
The eefcmoule< were OVER a ID the procession had
just ttfehtd the foot Of The stcps on the eastern
poIfico. PIrttdens jscksor. accompanied BY 1T.
Dicserson, secntaTr Of ,hs Navy, IN estainr out
Of Tie door, =, TINT moment lnsn s,cpped I-oin
thc cn"d tn'o the open spaee N front O! The fre-
4 pistol from bencath his cioaE-sinlluc Ut the
beaJ Of the President, attempted 10 Grc. The esp
c1pooed without tsn;'lnc Tie powder In the bar
another. vhich Eo hxt held lcaay cooked ia hi4
lei. hand. ana pointing as before, TIL. cap ai.o tx
ploded witho1' 'cnitins he powder IN 'ae b'frel.
upttftea caue; :Ee tra1:or sheuuk back, and IteAt
'oednsy' q The tra'y; Knocked Dta ao~a;
"Tbis man. whether deranecd II moi, had suone
pEetudiees asntnsf JacksoD, and = high opln1oa OF
Ills bitter tnemter; using tho .so.d -iYr7n1.'
nG.ase Gslhonn ~ s1snys n2py.ng ,s }sesson
10 be cauxed py M affinity Of inter- IN acrl-
@ dsIs.1 e0'on Of feelings OF revenge as.lt com
.-Wh.thcr this mun was induced to hstenpt to
murder INC President BY listening TO his dslamers
making tpeeehe, IN the senate, tho creates: OF
hired to assasspst- him, God aione cau determine.
.-TneTe H. no toubt but Tbs dcs!h ol Jacks0n
would hare been rsceised by calhoun as the tocsin
Of r;ctofy."
Mr. Dye yery plainly charges that the death
OF General Harrison was cansed by poison.
After sketchinr tue political situation which
existed ut the time the " Hero OF Tlppecan0e"
became President, be says:
'.Thus the greedy slave power. with an appstt.e
not 70 se appsa:ea 5000 Watching ~ snosu se
eKye tF II IVES 1t this interesting moment th,t
General Harrison came 10 Wnshtn2ton 10 assuns
thoash M % so'a IL s; sls1s sA: st!se SILL II ss.
he WIS Cppoeed 10 rlayety."
THE author argues that Harrtsou's refusal
to enter into The plot for the annexation Of
Texas, an nd .; Iyao5s 8 Nv ,wl2llngne1s to do so
-*PrssiEert Harrison Was ncsr esventv yeats old.
and little would euf]ce 10 pnt him aafde. He
had already iIsed to coed old age, and received
many honor. ae canno., ia me course Of nttuse.
lI1e hut short time longer. &c Il turrpuud I'd BY
bad ret oi meu, who will DO all ttsy can TO defeat
onr darling 'anur1nuon sche ne: We cannot get
himttn. They urtsznined. rather than be tefsst-
Cd, to murder tho lfe4tdent-'
"On the nth uf sfaseh the Chief Masiasrate H.
kued proclamation SonTenfns Congress In eIlta-
ordinary session for 'ha 1ist Or Nay en.ung. He
vas eI1oylng his usn,l gcot health. 'Tha..' =1Ts
ar. Benton, 'Pies.dent uarn,on DID not liss 70
short as the time Wue that be had flxed for its
1ntrf1ug. his oNn rime on eanl Na- sill sho:.er.
II ths sl ssTs .! 20 ~ai xen ~
Of henth OF strength 10 1n1lcate snca an cveat OF
TO excite apprehension thar be woaid nor 20
ms vi si.ek was saddes, ana nd @ esiden'y s 'Is ists
nom the cnE1nencement-Ttse tseuou's .fnlrty fears,
NJ. Brntop evidently Intended the aboys re,
uaarks to convey 10 posest, thst Gtncsaf uarriaon
dld not die Of natural dtscaae-nn faut. Of aeeath
or strength ex1stcu-but tometh1nE sudden nnd
ease. :. Bus afscu,c womb produce :utdca tG.ct
anu 1t would also be fa'al from the commencement.
This Il the catef weapon OF the 1ncdical assassto
would be almost instant death. npd Goall give bu'
little ad, antagc for escape to the murderer. There
fore bis vas not case OF acute poison'aR, whe1
cd71nie, where The patient die. slowly. lie hvct
about .'x DAYS after ne received she drug.
.suppostpr the fatal agent n.ed % have been ar
ten'c the use OF uercnsy and antlnony u his c..t
certainly would come uUder the las. considerations
.t1i;anfs' and cause an increase OF tue difficulty
and transfer the d1tcase 20 stom1:h and powell.
The whole class OF symptom. Of active diseases o
The .iop1ach and boweIs ate closely allIed TO dis
ea.ca produced BY polsons Of 'hts cli>: an IN n
above, for natural dlse1. e. Snc1 tbs lact IL
the case Of General Harrison. and under clrcum
rtances that would entirely exempt his ph,s1easn
OF the STANDARDIZATION OF i1ftants in the tFcalm ui
such remedies being according 10 standard auibo.
isy in f1* suppo:ca disease. ahi!e they aTe nore
recommt nued when pol-.ns Of the Same kind II
alreadv in the sgsten. As this case chaaSed s.
much from the heelnnlug, 1t Is asmost cestan ti1a
1a1.s uea IL 19s sy Sas u
.u1sed a. above stascd
can any dne doubl that General Hir1Eon Vi
po1.oued, and nlso that his physician oVclluoke
The me nature Of III, tpa!ads. Ths st.eua,I
Soas Hs ae,i
4 uast twelve O'clock ut Night, Saturday. April
1stt. About noon 1t aas supposed ne wa' ge't1n
. bcttet. but At O'clock The aymptons bee1me mo!
Gers Werc lnlormsd that the symptom. we're sIc
thnt il Wac evident that be must die"
II The author then goes fully into the Inc
dents attending the administration Of II
il Polk, with the Mexican war and the clec&io
: Of General Tnylor to the Presidency. Aftt
: dwelling at length upon tue posture OF nl1ai
as President Taylor found them, Mr. D.
saya: ~
olljciai act w1z 10 suppress The Eunau Invasion,
dar1pg scheme Of tue slaveho1ders to secure III
, leland at the hazard Of a var vita Spain. At
President Taylor had written hls first and only u
nuAi massage, Calhoun. mortified at the defeat
|, ! the Cuban expedition made visit to the Dtpal
4 ment Of Slate, aud requested the President 10 !.
r nothing IN bis forthcoming message ABOUT II
= | Union. Bur this had man lad little influence ov
old Rough and Rca5y+' for ate. his visit the II
loving passaee was added: Bat attachment
+ the Union of the Ssa:es ahoun be habtluaIiy Il
+ tered IN every American heart.
= ~.Wha+evc1 dangers may th1eaten IT, / AhaH sf1
BY IT, and maintain It IN its integrity to the full
" tenl Of the obligations impo Cd aau power C
terred upou me By the Constitution
J. alhe flaye power had ROW determined to p
vent The admission Of California into the Union
4 State. 1t bad the re1d1 lite population, ind h
it | formed 4 Constitution fofbfadtnS elavcty; q
N | President Taylor, In his message, recommend
that tt be admitted. Utah and NeS Mexico he
tnmmenhed, ~itnont mixing the slasexy quesn
J With their Territorial Gove1nments, to be lefl
u dpen into States. and !hfn settle ihat question
p{ themselves In their state CONSTRUCTIONS.
uThe slave power bad pui ethc.ne On loot
a | Texas ky which that State claimed ha1f Of n
r. Mexico, PROVINCE sft7led two hundred Tears
~ lore Tenn independence. Il wantcd 10 =estle I
= boundary b. sesce OF htrns !Eom Texas. bn. b
| tnc Ffes1deat Nas deter11fu,a t1at inc political
Judicial authority OF the United States should Sc
= = sTbe WTsih Of ihe sl,yehosdcrs now in.re.
- against him. lho.c having 1svt!1 postteaiiy G
mitted 10 theif care had long het0re m osn 1nnt
VI pef.pu should ever occupy the PEretdt n'tal Ct
that opposed thcE Schemes in tae tntesest OF ala