The Arkansas advocate., 1836-10-21

port White they Iaay eyentua- ally aid in putting Harrison into the Presidential ch Why all this horrorl Who and what is Gen. Harrison, that he should be made bugbear of to frghten women and children whal! Gen. William Henry Harrison is
 the son of one fte signes Of the Declaration of nde pendence. He is a Nrginian. Ionored with high and responsible appointment by Thomas Jefferson, and never foretng the confidence ofthat great man, he was fbcH considered as staoneh Democrat In the reqolu- tons which have gone that time, old things are
 forgotten The children of Tories and transplanted Fe derasts now deny him the name of Democrat. As commander in chief ill the Northwestern Territoryas
 Governor of the Indiana Territoyhe stands up proudly as the beneflctor of the West To this have the tmony of distinguished western whose word the Van Buren party will not dsputeone who served with him and under him in lis battles-RIeuARp M. JOHNSON. lie says "9f the career of Cen. Harrison
 need not peak-the history of the est his history. For FORTY years he has been IDENTIFIED WITH ITS INTERESTS, it's perils and it's hopes. UNI VERBALLY BELOVED IN THE WALKS OF PEACE, and distinguished by his abilities in the eis of his country, he has been yet more ILLUsTRI- OUSLY DISTINGUISHED IN THE FIELD.
 ssDarag Ahe iate soar, ie aoas [ oyvGEls TNe ACT IpE SERVICE htan aay otaer general e6cer; he eoas perhaps OPENER LV.ac7Yo.V ttaa .aay one qtflten,, and MEYER SUsT.4LNT7D 4 DEFE.4 7s'a
 Gen. Harrison first entered public life soldier in the service of his country. After having served in Gen.
 agne'a army IS eubaern. and that Generals aid de-camp he was appointed Secretary of the Northwest ern Territory in 1197 h l799 he was elected Dele gate to Congress from that Terroryand in that station he originated and carried measure which should fore ente him the gratitude of the West ss1he for law for the sale of lands by the Government of the United States ordained that less quantity than four thousand could be so with the exception of rac- tons the banks of vers which were to be sold sepa ratey. This law highly unfayorable the actual settlers and would have put in the power of land spe culators to e1toft from them high price for such small quantities of land they might be able to purchase otherwise to rent the farrs by which landed tocracy would have been creatad which time would have been destructive of every principle of Republican, ism Under this impression Mr. Harrison used his ut. most influence while ill Congress have another ar engagement made'
 Te late plan selling land by sections and half
 ons was first proposed by Gen. Harrison and he pro. cured the passage o bill through the House of Repre- scntatiyes to thatefect but 1t amended in the Senate that half be sold in sections of 640 acrer and the other half in half sections of 320 aeres
 The old system of forfeiture fofnon-payment abolish ed, and payment to be made fourth in hand and the baance the end of wo three, and four years; allow ing the purchaser year after the fourth payment be- came due, to collect the money; and in case it should should not be paid for iii that tme the land to be sold the public reimbursed, and tho balance of it's produce handed over to the delinquent purchaser Those were the best terms that could be obtained at that time as
 Mir Harrison could prevail upon Congress to sell the land in less quantities than 3e it was his wish that it should be sold in smaller parcels"
 Gen. Harrison served but ona year as Delegate from the Northwestern Territory In 1901 he appointed the first Governor of the Indiana Territory Afterwards he was appointed at various times, Commanding Gene ral of the Northwest-Minstar to Coombia-and sena- torin Congress- Asa General he stands second to none When the first commenced he was demanded by the Kentucky troops as their General To his character General it only necessary to adduce the testimo- ny of witnesses. Richard NJ. Johnson sad in letter addressed to Gen. Harrison July A. 1914: 1.-Two great objects induced First be Ut the regaining of territory, and Detroit and at the taking of Maiden; and secondly, to under an officer in whom we have confidence We would not have enga- ged in the service without such prospect-soe dd soaat io under co,cards traitors; but under one seho had 9rovsa himssto Dc osc, psudent and bravc
 Col. Jo DAvIEss, who was killed in the battle of Tip peeanoe, said q make free 10 declare that hare iula giaea heqe scere 6u tseo military q the Uest and Gen. Haaq'ison is e frst o te t,oo and Com. PERRy thus wrote to General Harrison, August IS, ls17 .The prompt change made by you the order of battle dis covering the the enemy has always appeared to to have cvnced high degree of military talent concur with the venerable Shelby in his general ap- probation of your conduct in that campaign
 The following Resolution passed the Kentucky Legis- lature December, ls11 Resolved That in the late a1s tie ,