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II0;;SE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER Is.

PENSIONS TO SUFFERERS I' WAR.

Mr. HARRISON, of Ohio, offered the following Re-
solution :
" Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be, and
they are, hereby instructed to enquire into the expediency of
continuing the Pensions which now are or have been heretofore
allowed to the Widows and Orphans of the Officers and Sol-
diers who were killed or wounded in the service of the late war,
br a term of five years beyond the periods when they shall 10
sr.ctively cease under existing laws."

Mr. HARRISON said, that as the Resolution only
contemplated an inquiry, he would detain the House
but a very few minutes with the motives which in-
duced him at this time to bring it forward. Some of
the pensions which had been granted, said he, have
already expired, and others will expire, probably be-
fore the session of Congress closes. Amongst the
latter is that which was granted to the widow and
orphan of the late Brigadier-General Pike. In de-
scending the Ohio river, said Mr. Harrison, the eye
of the inquisitive stranger is attracted by the humble
dwelling which shelters the widow and orphan of
that distinguished hero. Should his curiosity carry
Mm fur.her, and he should be induced to visit the
abode of this interesting family, he would find, how-
ever humble the exterior, that neatness, frugal hospi-
tality, and comfort, were to be found within its walls;
that the lady had expended a proper portion of her
pension in the pious purpose of educating her daugh-
ter. But, said Mr. Harrison, if the visit should be
repeated at the end of a year, and the law which the
Resolution contemplated should not pass, it would
be found that the comforts of which he had spoken
had tied, or that the means of procuring them were
obtained by the personal exertions of the lad_y herself.
From my knowledge of her situation, said Mr. Har-
rison, I can state with confidence that her dependence
for a comfortable support rests upon the generosity—
no,- Sir, not on the generosity, but on the justice, of
this nation; for can there be under Heaven a juster
claim than that which is presented by a widow under
such circumstances? In fighting our. battles she has
lost a husband—he has bled, that his country might
be great, might be free, might be happy. But our
advantage has been to her an insuperable misfortune.
It has thrown her

On the wide world, without that only tie
" For which she wished to live, or (wed to die '"
It is our duty to supply, as far as we can supply, the
loss she has sustained.—There are other cases, Sir,
which form the strongest claims upon the justice and
the honour of the nation. Let me not be told, said
Mr. Harrison, that the Government has performed
its contract by giving the five years pension which
was provided at the commencement of the war. Sir,
the contract was all on one side, and it would have
been immaterial what had been its provisions. The
noble spirits of Allen, of Hart, and of Pike, would
have met yo,ur enemy with as much zeal and devo-
tedness as if the provision for their families had been
such as they would have dictated. No personal con-
sideration would hale withheld them from the field
of glory. But, said Mr. Harrison, there are moments
when the claims of nature will have their full effect.
1 have seen, said he, the wounded and expiring war-
rior in that awful moment, when the martial ardour
which had filled his bosom had been suspended by
the pain which he felt—when, the sacrifice being
made, nought of public duty remained to be perfor-
med—then it is, Sir, that the thoughts of his family
would fill him with the greatest solicitude: a beloved
wife anti children left friendless and unprotected—,
the litter without the means of education, and both
without support. In such a situation, said Mr. Har-
rison, I have heard, amidst the fervent aspirations to
Hz.tvgir for their happiness, a consoling hope ex-
pressed that his country would not forsake them !
Shall we, Sir, not realize that hope? The country,
said Mr. Harrison, may be engaged in another war 3
if it should be the case, let us commence it with the
benedictions of the widow and the orphan upon our
heads. Let not their prayers ascend to HEAVEN
charged with accusations against your justice and
humanity. But, said Mr. Harrison, lam anticipat-
tng a thing that cannot happen. The Resolution
will pass, as will a Law that will be reported in obe-
dience to it.

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