Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-01-09

p and marched to the banner NJ ~,
20 son, under whose command be inrn,
= ld.ately placed himself and troops.-
i Forced marches for four or five day
= ensued this union Of the two esllan
= veterans-the one hero of the Rev
oautlon, the other a disciple Of the pa]
liant Wayne, until on the ever memo
ylrable 5th of October, they achievee
4 "a glorious victory over the forces o
, Great Britain and their savage allies
The remaining. portion Of Genera
Harrlson's character as a commander
IS wei known to Indianians. They
twill never forget the battlefield
lasting monument Of his renown.
/! Upon the defeat of the Indians Gen.
Harrison returned to private life,
where in the capacity of a plain un-
assuming farmer, he remained, with
the exception of having served a few
lyearsin the House Of Representatives
of II United States, and in the Le-
|gislaaure Of Ohio, until elected by the
latter body to the Senate of the u.
States. While there, he sustained
with ability, and supported every
proposition, having for its object the
advancement and promotion of west
ern interests. He voted in favor of a
graduation Of the price ofpublic lands,
the donation of them to actual set
tiers, and the cession of the refuse
lands in the states in which they lie,
|fs- proposes of internal improvements
and education. He supported the
continuation of the National Road
o1l1ough Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois,
End voted in favor of appropriations
Tor its continuation. He voted in IA
vor of Il = donation of public lands to-
Ohio, for the construction of her Mi
ami Canal, and to, Indiana for her
Wabash and Erie Canal. He voted
in favor of settlement and pre-emp-
ton rights to the industrious settlers
of the West. And, he voted for every
measure affording protection to the
Western States.
From this station Gen. Harrison
was called in 1923, by Mr.. Adams,
who appointed him envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary to
the Republic of Columbia, in South
America, from which station he was
recalled in 1899. Since his return to
the United States, he has continued to
pursue the honorable occupation OF an
agriculturist, and has only consented,
in consequence Of the united accla-
nations of SO many of his country
men, to become a candidate for the
most elevated office within the gift of
a free people.
The most prominent competitor of
Gen. Harrison, for the vote of Indiana,
is Martin Van Buren,, of New York.
And who is Martin Van Buren,? He|
is the candidate of the office-holders
and officc-expectants who nominated,
him for the Presidency, at conven-I
ton assembled in the city of Balti-l
more, in May last. The first account
wehave of his political life, is, while
he was member of the Senate Of N.
York, at the time when Mr.. Clinton
was nominated as the federal candid
ate for the Presidency, in opposition
to Mr.. Madison. The support he |
then gave Mr.. Clinton, afforded
abundant evidence of that spirit of
opposition to the institutions of hisI
country, which was most PROMINENTLY
developed in the conduct of those
with whom he was united. Shortly
after the success Of Mr.. Madison, and
during the prosecution of the war,
Rufus King, oe New York, flor whom
Mr.. Van Buren, voted) was elected
to the Senate of the United States,
avowedly opposed to the administra-
ton. Upon his entrance into that
body, instead of devoting his energieef
to maintain the wa, Re- eommenced
n asr.dA of abuse against tho aduainis-j
tration for having attempted relief to
the oppressed seamen of our gallant
navy, who had been compelled byl
British violence, to arm themselves
against their country, their fresides
and their friends. Thus Martin Van
Buren, countenanced by his vote IN
the Senate Of New York, an opposi-i
ton to that war, which a second time,l
Great Britain that Amerf|
cans could not be awed into 5ondageI
and snbjection. |
Subsequent to this time, Mr.. Vani
Buren, became himself a member of