Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-05-03
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Young Harrison suspected the cause of the sum
mou-, and having made Mp his mind to outer tho
army, fastened TO the Wat Ofllec received his com
mission, and then repaired 10 the house Of Mr.
Morris to rec i've his advice whom too late IL enter
the Office of the Secretary OF state.
lie received hc commission oi Enfgn.iu tho Gre,
Z ciucn of iho T. States Artillery iLop Al Fctt
Washington. the .i'c of The present city Of Ciucn-
caii and immediately trj out TO Join the Army. aud
reached u few day amer Cen 81 Glars mcmo-
mhlc defeat
lie WAS AZ that time but nineteen yeHr. Of age.
tall, slender, aud apparently wholly unsui,cd from
the tenderness and iuSutousncss Of his cd Icat,on
TO brave the storms. encounter the haftships and
pcrs and battle with tho beasts and savsges az
The wilderness. At that time the great valley Of
the Ohio and Mississippi, filed with millions
Of civilized mon. ronmed over by countless
tons Of hostile Indians and the mighty rivers
covered with a hundred steamers, were navgatcd
only by the light canoe. The subdncd aud hum
BLEED red mnn, that has reluctantly retired be
yond the Mi-,issppi then stood in power up the
banks of the Ohio. the Muskiugum. the Scio,a. the
Miami the Wabash md The Illinois. Gen. 81.
Clai's army having been defeated and cot in pie
COS the whole defence Of this portion Of the frontier
dcvolved upon a small body Of men. 1t was just
at the beginning Of winter. and stch were the hard
ships in prospect in this then distant wilderness.
surrounded bN IN rNasprrhtcd, victorious, savage
foe, that the stouicsl hearts might have failed. aud
the hardest veterans turned pale. Some Of his
comrades advised the youthful and unhardencd en-
sign to resign his commission. and take To civil life
But young lIartlsuns was not spirit to rccoil at
dngcr. The same pc rseycrng energy and bold
ncss of character, that distinguished him IN AFTER
tmcs, was here displayed in his contempt of lng'o-
rous case, and love of nrluous enterprise. The
first duty confdcd to him was to guard certain
pack horses, bound fr Fort Hamilton. His duty
was peculiarly uncomfortable, perilous and difficult.
leading 10 great exposure night and day. and call
ing for much sngacy and far more skill than
would be looked for in u mere stripping This DIT
ty he performed in manner, which proved that
hl- abilities equal to his spirit, and called
forth the thanks Of Gen. St. Clair.
, Al the time incmpcrancc destroyed large pro
b portion Of the young men. that entered tho army.
The hardships and fa,igucs to which they were ak
posed and above all the fashionable custom Of tho
day, reduced at last Ia the slavery Of the bowl, ma
ny Of the finest young that entered the service.
But our Young Ensign strengthened by the advice
OF uen. W fiklnson VINO succeeded st. Ciutt in
lIo2, resisted temptation and laid the foundation
j OF those habits of temperance. which have cbarsc-
=. terlzcd him through long life, and which
doubtcdy enabled him. as much any other cause
10 undergo the prlvnons of frontier warfare,
mid the heats of summer md the frosts Of winter
in the swamps and impenetrablo wderncsses of tho
North West.
In 1892, he wos promoted to the Office of Lieu
tenant, and in 1898 joined tho army Of Gen.
Wayne. lie shortly after appointed ABIDE
camp, to that gallant commander. lie acted 10
this capacity. in the battle Of the ooh of August,
upon tho Maumcc which resulted the decisive VIC
tory the savegcs; md his GOODNESS intrepdity
aud bravery, were such to call forth from Gen.
Wayne the strongest expressions Of applause.
In 1875 he was raiscd to the post Of Captain,
and on the departure of Gen. Wayne for the East
was entrusted with the command Of Fort Washing
ton. An end being put TO the Indian War by me
victory of Wayne, Captain ilorrison married the
D. daughter Of John Clcvcs Symmes, the well known
y purchaser of the Miami country, and in 1897 left
the army and appointed Secretary Of the North
y Western Territory. In 1899. he elected
: delegate to Congress from this Territory, which
then comprised Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
aud the whole country north Of the Ohio. and east
p of the Mississippi rivers. While he in Con =
D gress he originated the present system Of land
- sales, which has been Of immense benefit to the
, whole country
70 Previous 10 the lnnd system, planned and carried
= through congress by WuLiAM lipNRY iIARnsor.
u the public lands were cold IN tructs So large thst
none tut the wealthy could purchase. In
10 Stances wealthy individuals contracted with the
y Government for taots containing from hundred
thousand TO miilion Of The poor man
" was consequently, compelled 20 buy second handed,
" aud at advanced price. lie at the mercy
of the speculaor. Mr. Harrison had witnessed the
" injustice Of the operation. lie forcsaw that il would
= build up in the west, land holding sriisrocrncy-
" kind Of ienda system Of barons and Vassals. and
his republican principles prompted him to resolve To
- correct the evil He brought the subject before
~ congress, exposed the injustice and inquity Of the
~ ,f tho RIA of III
capital from purchasing land, aud obtained the pas
IT, sage Of aa directing the lands 20 be sold in small
= tracts. That alteration placed the poor man on
footing with the rich, and peoped the States
W with freobolders and independent farmers. II this
had been the last &C, 81 William II. IIarrsoD.-if
% he had then been gathered to hs 'a'her-hs fame
- would have survived public benofsctor-and
= his country would have owed statue TO his mem
DRY.
a. Gen. Harrison Den ocratic Republican Of the
" school of Jefferson. lie has ever heeD adyocste
Of state nights and state sovreigny--of limiting