The Greensborough patriot [December 24, 1839]

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VOLUME I. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, DECEMBER 24, 1831). NUMBER 45.
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CREENSBOROUGIl PVTRIOT.
From the Alexandria Gfltelff?.
GEN. HARRISON lus ihow reconj-mcnrlationfl
in bi* favor-
He is m honest MM.
He is a pure patriot.
He it a veteran saldicr nlio has fought
for hH country.
He ia ancxpcrietiocti ■tfttewn&D*
He id pledged to servo but one term,
if elected—thus breaking up llie ajfateni
of Presidential electioneering.
He is a well read aeliolflr. na n. Il w
e man of excellent practical common
BCttSC.
His principles are BOUnd on (ho lead-ing
questions of the day.
Hois not a violent partisan? and Ins
no party prejudice or reaenitnontai
Ue i» one of the |M ttpfe. and is for the
people.
From the same.
We wish it to bo dUtinctly understood
ibat in supporting Gen. Harrison, we do
_ JD| con amorc We have >' t..t\s respect*
ed his lulcnt?, and foe] phU fill for bis
m services. Wc do not eontyare luin with
Mr. Clay in eminent abilities, or as I
distinguished statesman, hut we compare
bun with any man in the nation, for hi n
esty of purpose, integrity of character..
and practical common sense*
Ho would therefore inai.o a soft Pros*
identi And perhaps, a! the present
juncture in our history, a man of just
■uch a character, would ho tho b< *'
Chief Magistrate we could have. W.
want a plain, praciic.il, intelligent, boil
est citizen at tho head of affiirs.
Gen. Harrison is an economical man,
and he would admsnistrr the government
conformably to his disposition. He bni
passed through various high offices), where
^fAhe means to make a fortune were con-stantly
in his power, ami yet he is now
in private life, in moderate circumstan-ces.
He knows the value of a dollar,
and will not - uli' T ilun-. .*; -, to bo heed
lctsly squandered.
The more G<?n. Harrison's claims an
canvassed, tho more u<:c t'|ri:il.1*fwill In
beco....e. A veteran soldier—an expn*
rien«Ved statesman—a practical republic.
an—an honest man—Hiiroly, suniy.sucli
a citizen cannot be unacceptable to his
country.
•^—- ' ■» -_■■»
MR. CLAY.
The following is a COpj oT the L« tier
from Mr. Clay, read in thn Hairisburg
Convention on Sutunl.iy ih< Tib:
Ashland Not. 20, 1339.
GEHTLEXE*' The public use which
has been made of my u lino, in couiinrx-ion
with the olfice of President of tin
United States, furnishes the motive, .is I
trust it will form the apologv, for Ibis
note. 1 address it to you because our
common residence in the same State ap-pears
to render you ih<- most appropriate
repository and organ of what I wish now
to say.
The Convention at Hurrisburg to de-signate
candidates of the Opposition 10
the present Federal AdmiriistralifHi, for
the offices of Prcsidont snd Vice-Presi-dent
of the United States, lias been re.
commended, and the proprh IV of it hi*
been generally concurred in hv all who
sgree aa to the noci ssity of a change in
the General Administration. I' appear*
ed to roc to b< the In Bt, if not llm oul>
praciic.ilil" melhod t>l reconciling and u*
niting those who, coinciil.nn in ihe griii'-
ral principle, entertain* <! <I tV r> ni vii wn
as to the nost luitubb1 c;uididat*a f<u
those high ohTices, and I have necordnijt-
|y frequently eipressi d, and now r. |> H
the expression of im couvrption nl th<
expediency of an entire and cordial ,.r.
quiescence in the recouuiieudatioiis of
the Convention.
In the mean time,Appeals dir ctlv and
indirectly have been made lo mc by a
highly respectable Contention bol(|eu in
Pennsylvania, ami by private individuals,
t'i dcoiiacgiving my conwntto the use
ot in> name, upon the ground that n die*
liugUMu d citizeo <»i tli • State of Oh o if
the i.r t choice of the Uppnsiiioii in
l'i iinsylviiiia, ai d in the opitiH n oi ihat
('itn\< ntioii vould be more bke'i to con-istf
general support th.ni 1 should. 1
nivc been also addressed by various re*
m-ctabl ui d u.t. lligont ciiisens of N«*w
lurk, directly uud indirt-itjy, rvcom*
leiidmj; me lo decline tin cont«5et in be-half
of another eminent citiieQ, who bae
*ii dratiiigu»eh< d in both the military
and civil service el the I niled Slates.
^ h -i I haw 1MTII iliuj urgently hul
r« spcrlfiilly aj»; ro .r! el, numerous pri-sali
»-i Uroi ..MI puttliu •.., tiuj's and
conventions in vawoue'partaof'he L'mtid
tales (one of these conventions indeed,
u W-ii. ■■ -a> .i itself) have done me tin
honor lo expri as th< n coufidence in on ,
iid io intuhatr ih< ir wiehei that I might
be tlie eiindnlalr ol ill*: Opposition lor
h ' office of ( h ef Ma«;i-«lr ilc. **
It is i» rf< ctlv mamfrst ihat I cannot
co iiply u i'h all IIM aeeoi Hictiug npfiiioni
...id wishes, nor, 1 apprehend, with euj
one t.f tlKin, without diaubligitlg till
ut In rs.
I'nch r these embarratsing circumstan.
ses, I have thought it most advisable to
Inave to the Convvotjon at llarrisborg
Ihe free si'ltettoii ol candidaies as be
ug the usevinbly to wbteli, l>\ rounuoii
•i.t.st nt, I!I i important duty has bee..
N ft rr« d. Repri *« ntiritf, rs it probabl)
.\;!', ill perls of tin- United Slates, bring-rug
toffetbei tho feeluigs an*1 views *■!
ill, and comparing and weighing ihe lo-sal
information which it will derive from
i virv noriion, it will h > most comp< <• •
io make irnoinination acccptublu lo tu<
^n at in•jitriiy ol 't* consliluettts. Thai
a «,iU Uo faithful 11 the In,I. trust coi.G-J
« d io its judgment and patriotism, can-not
be doijhteil; and hating a lull view
of the wlnvle gr**unil, it will he won
likely ton:Ac a selection agreeable to
I.I ■ gr«"'it bod) of tho Oppositii'ii Ihan a-
•y >e;i.:r lit couvoid^on cnuld do, bow-ever
« nlifirhiem d and palno1 ic it may he.
If (lie 1* i.nsv Ivatiia Convi iiliou, io v\ hich
I Have just alluded, be rjghl in supposing
mat the disiingoished citizen whom II
prefers would bo mure iili-ly io be -uc-nussfol
ihau any other, lieoujrlit to be no*
.uioatid by the Harrisjiurg Convention,
siii»'i d ii entertain I!I same opinion*
Withajuatand prom r sense of ih<
bii»!i lio.iur ol being VOIUut r.ly railed to
the office ot President of the Unite*:
Si.ites by" «f great, fr< c and enlightened
People, end pmfoundljr greaifnl lo ihosi
of oil ItFiOW-C iz r;> w'loaasd* snou-io
see me.piactd io ibat eTaTreo a d r
«|H)naible itatioUj I must, ut*vert hi Ices,'
say, in entire truth ..ml sincerity, that il
the (Vltbi rations of lb ■ Convention »h<t4j
leanVtbcni io the cbotce ofauoiber as the
Cand date of the Opposition, far From
feeling any discontent, the nomination
will have my best wishes^ and receive
my cordial support.
And, gentlemen* I hope thai you, my
friends and neighbors, will escUM llio
liberty 1 lake in expressing to you mv
anxious desire that, discarding all at.
lachmenl or partiality to mo, and ffuid-
"d soli Iv by fin! motive of rescuing our
nountrv from the dangers whioh now en
lUlinpaSS It, you will bftyilily unite in
ill- selection of tint Cktiaen, although
it should not be me, who may appear i >
he im»-t likely, by In.-* aetecliou, to bring
uboot a saluturv change in the'adimms
Iralion of the (■ 'm ral Government—a
change wi lioul whwJi wo shall boinoeh*
ed by ihe forms, and j*tnnt of Ihe aub-stantial
hem fits of free institutions*
Prom the tenor of ill's note, 1 scarcely
need observe ihnl \ou are at perfect li-berty
to make such use t.( it us in
discretion may *eem proper.
your
1 am, with hi^h resp'-el, your friend,
HENRY CLAY.
To Governor Thomas Metoalfe, Gen.
Leslie Coiubi s, ami lluollor l)<li gates
■"IOUI KelitQckj t<i the llarris!)uig Cou-eiitiou*
From th- Empire Shtte.
Till: PATROON AND THKDUTCH
UAU.
We live ill strange times, and nrtr
rusts are spnngii g op daily like Ihundei
clouds in n clear sky. This Patroon
war s the lati si, uuu a few words will
explaiu its im rlls.
An iminem-c tr ict of country was gran-it
d io ill-- ancestor of Rti phen \MI i* n-
- II lai r bi the Dutch Government—and
lln- grant Was confirmed by England n|
ler elic nbtaim d (toasess on of \i w York.
It was rtciiniirzyl by the Slate at anil
iftrr, tho It wlntinn. The lands *.-:■
granli d were let, on perjn lua| least s, to
hmants who siipulitrd to pay, on each
farm of 100 acn s —so many bushels nf
wheat—sominy fowls and one day's la-bor,
annually, file properIV, bv aomi
■orai ge chance, has always remained in
i o Van U n«selaer family,and lor some*
iiong lik- |50 vears, Ihe rents have been
laid in kmd, according In In- terms »'
hi'Ire it v. Every ihnitf was quiet during
In- life of llm Wale Gen. Stephen Van
lair, w(io4R uniform justice, be-in
\ •!• nc.e ami goodness coneill ited llli
all. riion ami veneration <>f his tenants,
and «.f th.- world. II ■ died, and ins! int-
!>' '!' • c ■ bine to Ihe number of 1500,
and demand of lus heir—a commutation
ol the payment in kind to pavinent in
Oiijr—thai l*Je price ol wluut in mo-ey
should be put down to some 75cents,
winch Hoy assume to have been the
price When the IfiOMS w< re given—a re-
!ui lion, lu the ».>ine ratio, of the fowl
ml labor payment—and they accompa-ny
nig their propositions wiih a very in-
Ivlligiblu bint—ainounting to a Uireal,
ih.it they will not pay any thing if then
run are not complied w.tli. Mr. Van
ftenssoleer, in his reply, denies their
right lo deviate from ihe terms of the>r
onlract, and dictate lo him other condi-tional
If no, they can s< t aside bis rights,
a lioliiing 100 fee simple, altogether"—
He profess .- his willingness, however, to
agree to a commutation, assuming the a-t-
rago piice ofgiaiulo. the Ki-i fifty
ears as the r..tio, and reuiinds IMII.I!
he price of Kr.nu, labor, fowls, &c. bfts
men as'd, the value of land and ol their
ase-hold interests, has increased in a
greater proportion.
Tin y relule the proposition ei.tircly—
mil in a paper dated July 1. 1830, sent
10 Mr. V. K., through the Post Office,
II.I.inn lnoi, iliit if ht trill satisfy thi in
that the proptrtM fte/ensM 'o Aim, ami do
-o ami so, lliey v;i'l pay as they hi for*
propov d—but wind up, in efleet, by lei
ing bun ilnt they pot themselves mi
• U< ir r> si rvi d rights, and nullify leas< »,
eontracta and all—and accordingly when
ihctiheriff comes wiih pr rcoaa,tbey cut
Ilia hors a tails olF, resist I. :;i with can-nons,
guns, hk-n.l ami thunder, and do
many tilings, which BSlnnish US, ill good
o'd steady ! n ckerloekers. S rtousl),
linwi w r, u.i i can he i/oue, hut lo en-force
the law ? Il lenanta can combine,
ind r fuse to p iy rent Ui Mr. V. R. in
Albany, ii ennbedono in New York.—
I he thing will spread; otic rs who haVi
.n < \11a boose on rent, will ha\e lo en-counter
similar combinations; and tin
[ioui r i f law lo enforce ihe exi cul'on of
'•oiiifacts, and to keep civil socielv to-gf-
ther, will t xpire.
"We i\n not hi'lieve that vasl nccumula-nous
6f land, d jiropt rlv, on I. mlil ten-ures,
are «i II in thiscouniry. The case
n ipn siion is almost the m.ly one in ihe
United Slates. Bui the evil,—if it bo
OJI—will cure, itself. (Sen. V. R. left
-mo. thing tike a doxen In irs. The sub
division of bis property will br« ak up
iheac !< odal tenures in a feW ycar^*, in
ihe neci asary course of things ; nod the
good sin-e. um\ steady chancier of th-
Kntekerboelti rs, will bad them to the
conclusion that they cannot be jeHiUrd
m breaking dnwii tho fuml.unelltal priri-eiplt
s of civil society, of law, and ordi r,
io rid themselves of a'•burthen" which
must soon fall oh, nf itself. Weare per-loaded
lhal moderation and better coun-cils
will reconcile the difficulty, without
COI fuSinn, or bloodi Bui the law of the
land must be enforced.
In writing this article we have not tin
papers in tin; case before us. But w<-
have made no material error.
From Albany—'Importan'*—We have
alarming news from Albany. The She.
rill'has made a second attempt to exe-cute
process against soiu* of I ho tenants
ot lln Patrcjpn, at the head of a largo ho-ly
of thu pome I'omit'ittis, and had been
unable' to do so.
The insurgents \>c,c embodied to the
number, us a was reported, of one than
sand strong—with two in id pieces, and
other arms and ainonition.
In the emergency*, iho aid r.f the mili-tary
arm of the Guvi riuuenl has become
in ceaMXj to the due execution of tbc ci-vil
law*
It would not, however, have been po-iiiic
lo order the militia of Albany,or it.-
neighborhood, into the field, and the
cuotmamier-iu-clm f h is therefore very
wisely directed a CompeteilI body Ol
iroops from this city, to bold tin msolves
in readiness to repair to the insurgent
district at two hours* notice*
Wrnj* farther informed that the com-mauder.
in-chii f has charter* d two larg<
steamers to convey tlie Iroops to Albany,
should il actually become necessary f<tr
them to take the fl- Id, and it is anticipate
i d ihat orders lor their departure will be
received lo morrow morning* —t'ommtr-rial
ofMunfa;/, the !)//(.
0^/" IfIlice ihe above was in type, we
have been informed ihat the whole of lln
First Division of Artillery will leave for
Albany tomorrow, at 3 o'clock, P. M. un-less
countermanded from thence in the
ue.in liin*-. A number of tow boats have
-en engflg1 d tii e irrv the horse-. The
im mbers of the prsl Division nut in
greal force at Ihu Aiiilbrv Drill Rooms
11-1 nigh*. Probably 2,000 n will
start for u the -i at of war. " The troop-me
« t in the Park tomorrow, at twelve
o'clock*
halfsifrom Albany.-.The stale of the
case we believe to be substantially Ihisi
—It was ))■ termini d it Albany that an-other
i (TorI in ex. rut eivil process should
b ■ mule hv the s!i riff yetteiday. Por
ibis purpose, a delatchmiMil of tho AIba-il
V voluntei r '■' up ni. s to the number of
one hundred and fiftv or two Immlrid
imn, armeil, but not in uniform, weic lo
proceed lo the scene of insurrection, un-der
the orders of the high sin nil", and
acting •*>•* '\ part ii the P0$9t of the coun*
tv. Thev were furnished with ball car-
I ridges, end hopes were entertained ihat
when the infurgi ots becauo awave thai
the laws wereto be enforced in earneM,
they would >ii Id to the dictates of pru-dence,
if uoi of reason, and submit.
lu pursuance of this arrangement, the
shcritl' proceeded to th^ disturbed disirict.
with his posse yesterday morning, and it
w is expected that tidings of ii;.- r soil
would be receividby the comoi nder-m-chicf,
in season to communicate with
New York by the boat of laat evening.
Ii it for some reason, to us uuexplaim d,
the bout I* ft Albuny at three instead ot
5 o'clock, at wliirh former hour, as the
.Aujotai t General writes to General Sai -
ford, no advices from the sheriff had been
received.
Wo shell probably know all about it
to-mnrriiw mollillUJ, untl por<tiibl\ to muht;
for although the day boats have ccast d
running, wt in ihe event of nn actual
rtoilieeiou, or of a repulse, tin- cnmmaml-iT-
iu-clnef would probably despateli a
■teamer to the eiiy, eipr**se, io day.
\S e dn not, ourselves, belieV0 ibat a
■Imp of blood will he shed bv this loco
foco Jlirc-up. Still, tli* re are letters
from Albany, indulging serious appro-iisions,
which sre likewise entertained
some nf the ,\lb:imaus uhn are heir.
It \< inaisted tint ihe insufgentaara in
-r,—ihat they have torn up the
Tidges and blisiruct'd the roads—that
hey have eiitrencoed ibcmselvcs am!
nade every preparation for actual resist.
nee. Thev bad «* i/.' d two fn Id*pieces
H longing lo the stale, but iii possi ■"•ion
| Ho Guiblerland artillery. Tin y also
ihiaiued two Waggons of powder from
'••xsakic yesterday morniag*—Conimer-iuf.
1 rg '
•S!l CTl'll O.F TII K-l. Il'i: o r
l.cii llarri aoUi
(n-ni'ia! Willruii II. nrv Hnrrison wa*
l.tirii on the iiT.ilitl.iy ofrdnusry, 17711.
:n (.'h.irl.-» C'IIy ruun y, Vlrjfiniig it III*
'.mill) seal on ll;<* Jauie* livi r. .Hi.
UnrkcljTi alioul nveutoeil mil. a liclo-.v
Richmond, tin father ws» Brnjamin
ll irr..on, a liiii-.il <li act-inlanl vl tlli' Cel«
• 'lir.'it.il OoiioMloi lh*l naino, A\ ho held
a Ci'iiiiiiission in the |»:irllami-i.larv nr.inc-during
the Bngliah civil war*, iind who,
for hi* ilrvoitmi to republic in rjrinciplcs,
|Min-li..J on the MaffaM. B«ojninn( liir.
nso;i was n dietiiigutahcd cihzen ofVir-tfiiua,
iiiiirh honored and highly Ininted
hv In.* Ii How CJI Z"f:.. lie \va* broth, r-
II..law of I', ytoii II lolpli, Ihr fir,: I'r..
rideni nt Congn *", ai.it wa* liunai II a
iiK'inlr r of thai both ilunni; the year*
1771, 1775, anil 1770. it was prini'i-pally
through hi* inluenee ili.it John
llanrark HIM chosen ti preaidoov.r Ihe
I !uiigru**i a^ ancci asoi tu I*, vtou Ran*
dolph. Hr yv.i.« chairru.u ol iln Commit-lee
of Ihe \Vli.ili lloinewhon Iho Decla-ration
of Indppoudenco wt* finally agreed
to ; and his signatucc ia barno^upon thai
celebrated docinnent. Having rrfirvd
irnoi Congreaa, he via-* elected a member
of thu Virginia House ol D^lagateai over
which bod] he presided, n« Bpeakof,
ni 1763, when he was eloctcd Qovernw
of ihe tjlate.
B. njainin llarri.on iliril poor, lo.VllllJ
three son.,ol w'hoin Wiilaui Henry flurri
si ii was Ihu younpeet. At hia fathor s
ilealh he W..-J a minor, and vvaa left bi
hi* l.llh'TV will lo Ihe JM; I'd i.^iu ji of
Robert Morn-', the odebnied financief*
Ho had sclvcicdik. practice of medicine
as a profession, ami wu.s diligently pur-
-IIIIIJT his Hindu's with that object, at
Hsxftpd.ni Sidney G*)lleg«i when ihedia-asiera
of the Indian vv.tr on the- North-western
frontier, and ihu cat! for men
and oll'icers for thu defence of the set-tlers,
im'u led Imn lo enter into the mill.
Mr* service. Ilia guardian would have
dissuaded him from ihia deleriiiiiialion,
hut \S ;ulii:i_'t.ri, In., f 11 Ii- l'i friend, a|>-
iirove.l of il, and gave linn a commission
of ensign in Ihe lir-t Refim.nl of United
Stales arlillery, then Stationed at Fort
Washington, on the presoul site of tin-eiiy
of Cincinnati, and under the com.
iiniiiil of Oenetal Si. Clair, Oorernor of
the Norihwe.1 Territory, ami cinmaod-er-
in-i.-hief of the military forces in thai
si elion of the c'i'iiitry-
As soon a. he received hia commis-sion
- o IM_- II en- ri, who was at this linn-i.
iic nineteen year, of ojje, hastened to
join Ills rrgiinr-nt, and arrived a l-'ort
Washinglon shortly after ihe disiislroua
defeat ol St. flair, near Uw bead waters
of Ihe Wah nh. Tim wis a tune ol
great danger and alarm. Shortly after
jus .rival at Inrt Washingtoiii ho was
appointed to command the escort ol a
•rain of pack-horses, bound for l-'nrt Ham
il'o't, some Iwentv or ibirly mdr. north
of I'ort Washington ; which dilncull si r-vice
he performed wiih such credil as to
ittr-iet lln- particular notice of the ccui-iniiider-
ioehn f.
Iii 1703, Harrison was promoted io the
i oik ot Lieutenant, ami in 1793 In-join-ed
the in w army under General Wayne.
Hi* spiiil, enlorpriae, andsagicity soon
attracted Ihn notice of lhal aide com-mander,
"who appointed him one of his
:iuls de.r-.imii. in which diffic ill and re.
suonsibl. po?t It'- served during Ihe war.
His services, especially at the battle ol
the Mauin-c Rapids, by wh'Ch the con-tent
was hroiigtit lo a close, are mention-ed
with emphasis m Qon. Wayri.. olli-cial
s£COUAI uf the victory. Alur the
Ins.- of the War, Harrison w;ts promoted
lo the rank of Chptain, anil V.S pl'jceil
II command of I'orl WaahingUM, tlu
most important post in Ihe W< all rn conn.
try. Wink- in iii.- roiiiinand, he marri-ed
a daughter ef John Cleves Syiiitues,
the loiindt-r of iho .Miami seitl. iiit-nta—
a lady in whom he has ever found u faith-ful
and alii eiionale companion.
In 1797, Harrison resigned his com-is.
iou in I he army and was ap|M>iuted
Secretary ot the Nottnwerlera Territory,
and esoflieio I.u uleiantCJovernor. The
next year the .Northwe.-ii rn Territory en.
tercil the second guide of Trrritonal fio-veriiment,
and beesine entitled lo a I'm.
gii MlOoal delegate. Gen. Ilirll-on w.i-i
liosen lo fill Una important station. He
remained in Coi gress only one year, hui
during thai tune lie rendered very es
seuital service to his constituents. A-ihe
law then stood, the public lani'-
cou d only he purclnsed in trat s of four
fkouttuut umn; a very gre.t hardship
uiH.li the poor eetilers. who were tints
obliged IO purchase at s< cund hand, snd
at an enliJiici-d price. H-irtiJoii luough'
this aubj'-cl h» fore Congr.!., and moved
a committee to consider it. Of tint
eouiuiiltee he was himself appoint, d
chairman! Ihe only instance, it is belief
. d, in whiclPsuclLaii honor has been .-on-lerri-
d Upon. Tcrriional di legate. He
made a report, accompanied by a bill
authorizing the public lauds to be sold
in alternate half and quarter seciions;
lhal is, in aln mat. tracts of three htju.
ilrcl and Iwenty and one II md-ed ami
-ixiy acres. The report .iiracied great
attention, as did Harrison's tpetbh in
iijiport of it, hut the bill Was veh-nient
ly oppoai d. It passed the Hour-., h m-i-
ver, by a large njajority. In the Sen-ale
thu r. sislauce was so great thai at
% ngth a committee of conference *Vas
appuinti-d. H irns* n Waa one of tl
comm t'i e, and finally »comprom ■ ■■ wt
agreed to, by which ihe public lands
wi.ro to be sold in alternate whole and
naif sections, that is, ill alternate tracts
of six hundred and forty aid three hun.
■ Ir. d and twenty a -res. Tins was a great
improvement upon ihe foinu-r law ; ami
asat tins lime settlers began to How rap.
idly intoOlilo, (u beneficial/osults were
instantly f.-lt.
Ai tliis sossion of Congress a bill was
passed for dividing the .Northwestern
P. rritoty. Ohio became a Territory by
ii.i-lf ; while all the n at of thu North-wosti
rn country, including the existing
Siaiis of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan,
ami Ihe Territory of Wisconsin, w&SCre*
aled in'o a new Territory, by the name
Of Indiana. AI e t!io puiehise of Lou-isiana,
lhal vast country was ami. (ed to
ihe Indiana 'IViritory, anj LO remained
for some lime. Of tins now Tl rriturj
(i.i.c.-al llairison was appointed Govern-or.-
lie became, by Virtu, of his ap-p6inlm.
nl, H'lperintendeni of Indian Ai-fairs
within hi. jurisdiction. Bud in addi-tion
he was was appointed sole C'ouiinis-sioner
for treating with the Indiana—
We havo not room to go into a detail of
bi.territorial administration. Suffice ii
to tay that he Wat rc-appointcd, fiom
time to time, for fourteen years, always
.ii the express request of the ihe inhabi-tants.
His station a/ Sup. tti.tcnde.r.t ol
Indian affairs ami Indian Coiumissiuiier
involved him In complicated negotiations
and dispute* frith the oslebrated T. cum
seh, and lus brother,tbeProphet,'ihe de
latls ol which, if wn hul roitn for Iheni,
would he highly interesting. These
troubles at length resulted in the expe-dition
to Tippecanoe, by which tho
schemes of tho Shawuec chiefs were bro-ken
up, ami their forces dissipated.
At the breaking out, however, of tho
war with Oreat Britain in 1813, all the
dangers of an Indian war were renewed
.-ind aggravated, ami ih-it danger bocam
■ ml in- ii I Alien the inefficient conduct of
Gull. Hull, upon the L). trmt frontier be-came
generally known. A large body
of volunleeis was organizing in Kentucky
for the protection of the Northwestern
frontier, and Gen Harrison, whose con-dun
in the Tippecnnoo affair hail been
highly approved throughout the whole
Western country, was senl for by Guv.
Scott to advise and aid in tin 'ir organisa-tion
ami disposition. While in Kentuc-ky,
where ho was received with Ihe
greatest enthusiasm, orders came from
Washington,placing it p*rtof thi e Iroops
under his coinin I'I.I, for the pr.it. elion of
tin- Indiana Territory. Tho n st w< r.
ordered lo roiin nir.le, f.ir ihe purpo-of
marching to the a>d of Gen. Hull. In
i hi' in- an I mil- letters w-i ro r- ceivi d from
Hull's army, complaining greatly of lln
inefficiency nf Hull, and expressing an
earnest with ihat Harrison might coin
maml the espectcd reinforcement.
The K- nluckv voluiiiei r« concurred
in this wish) buta difficulty eiisled, in.
i-uniieh as II'* ei ni'sioll ffolll the I ni-led
Stiles did not authorise him lo take
ihe command of any Iroops except ihoa.
Iiiteml. d lo opel lie Within the bounds of
hi* jurisdicliiill, winch at thai time tin-hraOl
ll only Indiana and Illinois, Missou-ri
and Michigan having been before this
time erected into seHaralo Torino: i ■■ —
In this dilemma, Gofersw Scott called
together a caucus of influential iieraons
unoiig nhoiu weru Mr. Shelbv, Goveroot
I SI, Henry (lay, Speaker of the United
tales House of Representatives, and
bomsaTodd, Judge ol the Federal Cir-iiil
COUII. Inciuiloiaiiiy with their ad-
ICI , Governor Scull gave Harrison «
i.fct cnmii.isMun of Major General in
it- Kentucky militia, and placid ihe de,
icl BI tiiarchtig |or Or iron under lns
command. This appuinimeut was rc.
eeived with umveraal applause, espa«isJ«
ly as iho surrender ol Hull „OMr breamo
known, and Genera! Il:i.-ru...i p„t ,|l0
iroops instantly in motion, ar;,| si.lvanced
through Ohio towards Uta seat of war —
In the in. an time, however, I.Hers ca'mo
fiom Washiiiglon, wriiie,, in igourai.ee
ol the surrender ol Hull and- of ihe do.
inffs in Kontueky, appointing General
MiRCUester to lbs command of tbs fer.
es marching on Detroit. .Having i,»
Ins lima adi.need far Into Ol,.o. nl7.fi n
l-'ort.Wayne, winch had been b.sieged
by: the Indi-mi, and destroy, d the l.idian
t.v.-.ijon the Wab.ish, Harrison aurren-
.lured Hie eommaud 10Gi neral Winchos-t
r, much lo the regret of the Kentucky
lolunlrers, wlioni he had great difficulty
in persuading lo aub!::,i tj u,oil n_.„
commaiidor.
Proper representations having bee.
made tl W a-huiglon, in a short tune, and
greatly to tbe satisfaction of the soldiers
dlspaltDcs air.vnl appointing Goncrai
Harrison coiiimadder-in-ehiuf of Iho
Northwestern army, and granting Mm tho
ample-si powers .u.- ib.2 conduct of IUJ
war.
It is impossible here to give M. d0.
I* rod account of the two campa'gn* ot
ihe Northwestern army, which resulted
in the recovery of Michigan and ihe *u.
inhibition of the British army of Uppr
Csnada at the battle of the Thames. »
These campaign, were COtutacted ic
the midst of the greatest difficullrM ami
embarrassments, bm at length resulted
in.complete (tiprnpn. General Harri.
soil w is ihe >nly American general du-mi"
that war who penetrated to any con.
siderabl. distance into the Oanad,ian ter-ritory,
who conquered any portion 6f
St territory, or who gained a decisive.
11 t -ry upon British ground. Those who
wish t.r. sd the details of these can-paigns
will itii.1 idem, with uiauv inter,
csliug piirticul.irs, m a little volume pub-lisbi
d by W eeks cV Jordan, of Boston, un.
dor the title of » Tim People'. Prcaidsn.
ttal Candidate, being the Life pf-WjJ
limn II-nry Harrison, ol Ohio," a book
to u Inch we are indebted for th. mateii,
als of Ibis sketch.
Afi r resigning his commission in the
army, Oen. Harrison was appointed a
commissioner to treat with ihu Indians,
and he to,.k a leading |un in the two
treaties of Grcenvillo -and of Detroit, by
which a final settlement was made of our
relations v.-iih Ihe Norlhwucrn tribes.
In 1-111, he tisilscteds Representative
lo Congress to till a facancy, and l..r ilia
next two yotrs. While a member of llie
House, he principally exerted himself
with regard Jo tiro great measures j one
a reform of the rnihtia ivttem, in which
unfortunately he failed; the other, lb.
iclief, by Ihe granting of pensions, of the
veil ran soldiers of ihe Revolution, and
of those wounded or disabled in the lat.
war, in wbicb lie succeeded.
In 1°C '. he waa elected from Ihe Stale
ofl"" b8 >-'■ S. Si-inn,, and being
.ppomted chairrnan of ihe committee on
military affair*, in the place of Gen.
Jackson, \vho had resigned, ho devoted
himself to the dirties of that station, lie-aide*
giving much labor to a conriolida.
lion ol Ihe pension acts, and Iho passage
sf a uniform la* to embrace the Cases of
all those who should be deserving of this
sort of justice from their country.
In 1898, Gcnral Harrison was appoin-ted
by President Adams minister plain-potential.*
loth. Republic of Cylambis.
He arrived ai Bogota, and entered on
Ihe duties of hi. mission, bin w„ pros.
eiitly recall, d by Qen.nl Jackson.
Since his ral urn from Sot.ih America.
he-.as lived retired upon his farm at
North Bend. Having never been rich,
and having spent a large pan of lus prop-eiiy
in the service of hi. country, a* a
means of providing for those dependent
upon imn, and of supporting lost piain
but ample hospitality in wlncfi ho baser,
nr indulged, hn accepted ihe offico of
«'l- ik of ihe Conn for the county iu
which he resides. In the name V.av,
and for similar reasons, i X-I'r. sidi ill
Mm,roe accepted th. office and dlscharg.
edlhed m of o justice of Ih. peace, u
resp. liable and mil. pendent course,
which Ihe in-li end luxurious m.iv ndi-
•■uie, bill winch no true republican csti
I en! in approve.
In 1833, without any pr. iinn* concert
or arrangement, and whhoul iho assist.
nice of any party in" -.-»■:.>, ,,,«;. „. ||.ir.
Irijon wi.i unixpeeladlj I, rung hi forward
as a candidate |,„ ,|„. |>, |, ncv, and
rrolwillirtaiiding there w. ro Iwo other
Opposition cand .! :, » in Ihe ll. Id, he re-oived
a larger vol than theentin Oppo.
Union had lieen ahlo lomu ier at either ol
the previous eh etions si..,,, ii , (.t j > ,.;
In every public station Mined |„. h„."
h:th rto Ii. I..1, wintberes T»-i ' !>-•