Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-07-28

fond al homo, hyre, while the armv was march
ing towards the frontier, and this tho third
offence OF the SINE kind The detachment halt
ed, the soldier was brought forward To his COM
Pnny, and the General informed Of all the circum-
stances, and asked if tho soldier should be pun
ished3 The General came near, looked carefully
At the man, and said, mo, he regrets what he has
done, will forgive him. for he will never be gull
~ agaio.r-Joining his company, this soldier
Morris, was finally killed, charging the enemy at
Fort Erie, in August, lol4.
Gcnenl lIarrison's education il good. He
graduated a, William and Mary College, in vir-
GINA, after which he studied medicine IN Phia-
delPhia. These carly advantages were not lost
on him. He Is q beautiful writer, and . most
cloquen, orator. His dispatches, general orders,
add addresses were always extremely well writ
ten. On any sudden and great emergency, such
as the sudden appearance Of Proctor and his red
al'isss Camp Mcies, in April, 1913, Harrison's
short address 10 his troops. produced . most pow
erfal effect; when he pointed to Wayne's battle
ground directly across the Maumee, reminding
them Of what vaIor and PATRIOTISM had done there.
in 1894.
His knowledge Of medicine, was Of great i'm
portance to him, Of which he nvailed himself, in
Intercourse with lis troops. Their health always
had his strict attention. Their food, clothing.
care Of themselves, and every little circumstance.
connected wiz, their personal welfare, were al
ways objects Of Importance, in the estimation Of
their commander tn-chDef
lie enjoyed ono great advantage, in being we'll
k0owr 10 tho entire people, in the country where
he commanded. They all knew him, and coniid-
ed in him their friend, and their defender.
Farmers parted with their property, At his de-
mand, and even give it freely, when he called
for il.
Though military man, from the time he was
twcnty-one Or twenty two years old, yet he ever
advocated the subordinatOs Of the military to the
civil powers. His attachment to our constitution
and the republican system is unbcundcd. This
he has s:,owcn in all the stations which he has
he'll, whether delegate member Of congress
from Ohio, governor Of Indiana, OF minister to
Colombia. At the head OF our armies no was de-
tending this form Of government and the liberties
IF his coustry.
A man Of tho common size, erect as in youth,
and though sixty -four years old, yet active, quick
10 move and to think, and ready to meet any en-
,rgsnoy, y. = thirty years Of ago. He enjoys
pcrfsct health Of ;:cdv and mind. Ills to,nper
was always mild, oven, and cn,,ro:; under his con-
rol. He was never seen to be In anger. HIS
10 clearly proven by his compaf
l,vo poverty. In his dress, and in all his expon
,es he is plain AMI economical; but not Parisimoni-
,us Although he had held many Offices, out Of
\ hich voderen patriots would make millions,gcu-
sral Harrison has never laid up, even ono dollar
He owns tho farm, which his father-in-law, judge
Syrraspee gave him the North Bensa, but s'as Is
al he owns.
and could he have his wishes gratied, evory hui
man being would be virtuous, good and perfectly
happy.