Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-09-09

Cd his hea ltn-hlS lie IN WILDERNESS
campaign, to meet u savage enemy, tius
ed with victory, by The defeat Of Gen Ha
mer and afterwards Gen StClalrG Ca
| did reader, 1t was WA9H Harrison. A
gain; who was it in the year 1911, tina
took .e field at the head of the u S 4ti
Regiment and volunteers from Kentucky
and Indiana to meet the ruthless and me
ciless SAVAGES on our flonlier borders
VOho, hired and encouraged by BRITISH
emissaries, were indiscrlminateIy butcI
ering and scalping the father, the mother
the son, the daughter anG even the lispine
infant of our frontier settlement: whoss
fendish mode OF warfare is to burn, de
stroy and Pilage every thing as far as
their ravages extend! Who was ItAha
met the Shawnese Pr'phet and his blood
thirsty warriaurs a Tippecanoe, and de
feated them with great slaus hter? WIS
was 1t that successfully defended For
Meigs against the combine British and
Indian forces, und er the command of the
more than savage Proctor-who was il
that crossed into Canada with the Amer
ican army and persued the same Proctor
up the Thames, overlook and defeated him
capturing the greater part of his army,
baggage and military storess 1t was
Governor Harrison. 1t was Gen Harri
son of whom the Hon r NJ johnson Of
Kentucky said in speech delivered by
him in Congress that, ''durlng the late
war, he was lons er in active service than
any other general officer; he was perhaps
of'ener in action than any one Of them
and dever suffered a defeat"
The most ardent friends 'ofGen. Har
rison found not his claims solely upon
hismililary career;his numerous civil
services, & various important stations
hehas SO ably filled are sufficient pass
port to the Presidency. II is only to
meet the ISLANDERS of mean and Sordid
creatures. whose business it is to de
tract from honest merit that his friends
need refer TO his military history.
The life Of Gen. Harrison is public
property whether he should ever be
elected President of these U. S. or
not: and all his friends ask for him
iS3uStice, ,eguGIand exact justice. Was
foreigner an enemy TO our inStlu-I
lions, lover of crowns and crescents,
to examine the history of our country
for the last forty two years, finding
The Congress of 1918; by their solemn
act unanimously Resolving that Har-
rIson's conduct as commander was
SkiI!Eul, brave and patriotic; and fin
ding parties of men rising up at this
late day, 10 the face Of such evidence
proclaimiDg 10 the world that. that Re
cord was false. that the whole history
of the West which is Sorcplete with The
history of Gen. Harrison's unsullied
military fame, was sheer fabrication
would rot that enemy Of Republics
chuckIe and chldt? might no! the foes
of our happy and free system Of Gov
ernment. we'll say. your boasted liber
ty is a M0CKERY and your insUtu.
tions are snares. 10 concluding this
part of our address. we must say; that
unless rruth has lost its force. reason
her sway. and the fountains of justice
their purity. the decision must and
will be suspicious.
The candidate for the Vice Presi
dency, is Franhs Granger, of New
York, Mr.. Granger is a man of the
first order oftaents, and experience ce as
a statesman. He Is the son of Gideon
Granger, the intimate friend of Thom.
as jefferson, and Post Master General
during Jefferson's administration. Mr..
Grarger is an unyieIdIng Republican
Of the Democratic School. He is dis
for his expanded and libe'
raj views of national policy, and for
his superior oratorical powers, as dis
played on the floor of Congress, and
elsewhere. 10 giving him our sup
port, we have every assurance, that
we sacrifice no one sound principle
either in morals or politics; and that
we shall subserve the general interests
of our common country.
OF Gen. Joseph Vance, our candi-
date for Governor, we can also speak
with the greatest confidence. Born
in The humblest walk of society, un.
aided by wealth or family influence.
he has elevated himself by the irresist'
ible force of industry and native talent,
to the highest responsibility as a citi
zen and 10 the first rank of statesmen.
lie is distinguished as practical far
mer, and a most active aud efficient
friend of the Internal Improvements
of The state. He hes served the people
of Ohio, for many years, in the legis
lature of bis state and in the halls of
Congress; and in every station to
which be has been called, by the suE.