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FOR PRECEDENT,
VIM. HENRY HARRISON
VICE PRESIDENT.
JOHN TYLER,
THE MERITS OF GEN. HARRISON.

NC 'cWd'k w oeOipe me'CalI OF heH
lucky. in the Harrisburgh Convention. of
Gen, Harrison, that no man who had done
go much for his country. had been so W
requited, is no exaggera,ion, os any body
will see, who looks into the history Of this
country from 1890 TO 1916, Gen. Har-
rson is he Father of the North West, and
the States of Ohio, Indiana. Michigan
and Illinois. are under the greatest per-
sonal obligations to his wisdom. his self
sacrifice, and his val Tor. President Mad.
son vested him with almost absolute power
es Governor of Indiana Tcrtiiory,and this
Dictatorship thus conferred upon him. he
exercised with such honesty, that with the
unlimited power Of nmassing wealth, he
added hing TO himself and with such
Judgment that he made few enemies, and
thousands and thousands of friends.
No man in This country, we have before
remarked filled so many stations as Gener.
al Harrison, not even J. @. Adams. as
we seem to admit the o' her day, for Mr..
Adamss services have been all civil,
whereas General Harrlsons services are
both civil and military. General Harri-
son was born in Virginia. February 9Th.
1878. His father Benjamin Harrison. was
one of The most conspicuous signcrs of the
Declaration of independence. member
of the first Congress, md afterwards Gov
ernor Of Virginia. This Revolul ionary
Patriot died in 1901, leaving his son VIII"
liam Henry, under the guardianship Of his
friend. the celebrated Robert Morris.
Young Harrison was educated at Hampden
Sydney College. and was Intended for the
profession Of medicine, but as abou; the
time when his studies were closing. there
was a loud demand for young men 10 serve
against he Indians, he took The COMM,
sion of an Ensign. N the U. S. Ar,il'ery-
this IN 1901, when only IS years of age.
and fastened Immediately to his regiment
at the then For, Washington. He alter.
wards joined Waynes Legion, and was
selected by him as one of his aids de camp
At the age Of 10. being promoted to a
Lieu,enancy. He acted thus as aid to
General Wayne at the bloody and desper
ale battle of the Miami, and for his bravery
in that conflict received he special appro-
baton Of his Commander in Chief and was
soon after promoted to n Cap'nincy.
Gen. Wayne's success having discom'
fitted the Indians, Capt. Harrison gave up
his command in The army, and retired. but
he was soon after called from his retirement
and appointed Secretary. ard er oficio H..
Governor Of the North Western Territory
and while in that station, the People
almost unanimously elected him then &c
years Of age) their delegate TO Congress.
He took his scat in tho House Of Repre-
ecntatlves. Dcce mber, 1899. and was coon
appointed Chairman of the Committee on
Public Lands, OF which Mr. GalIatln was a
member.
The next appoin' mcnt which Mr. Harri'
son held was Governor Of Indiana, and was
invested with civil powers Of the most i'm
portant nature, as well az with military
authority. The powers granted him were
immense, and such as would have enabled
him to accumulate a prncely fortune.-
such powers indeed, as no man ought to
have had. but which he exercised with en-
tire satisfaction TO the Public. 10 1908
Mr. jefferson appointed HIM sole Comm,s
sioner to negotiate Indians Treaties. and
t1AFTlSOV tlltCNeu 'HiV'etU 'TTtdltS, WIN
different tribes of Indians, and upon most
advantageous terms. Hc was governor
of this Territory for thirteen years, and at
every successive expiration Of his office,
he was re appointed at the earnest solcl'
,a,ion of the People Ct he Territory.
When Tecumseh united the hostile saw
ages of the North West in great Con
federacy for the exiirpailon OF the whites,
Governor Harrison was forced 10 Toxic the
field to defend his Territory. In 1911, he
fought the celebrated Indian battle OF
Tlppecanoe and rOu' ed the forces Of the
famous Prophet, for his services in which
lion of him in his Message, and the Log
islaiure Of Kentucky, pronounced him a
Hero, Patriot. and General, adding in
Resolution their "wnrmest thanks" He
received brevet commission Of Ma or
General Cor the the State OF Kentucky,
and soon after hat was appointed Bugn.
der General in the service OF the United
States. In May 1918. he made his allan,
defence of Fort Me gs. and drove uff the
British general Proctor IN disgrace.
He afterwards marched his Armv 10
Maiden, Upper CANADA, and mel Gen
Proctor again on The rIver Thames when
he totally routed him. and the 1000 In
dams under the command of Tecumseh,
achieving n victory, of which the Hon,
Langdon Cheves remarked IN Congress-
tina, The victory Of Harrison was such
ss would have secured to Roman Gen
eral in the best days oflhe Republic. the
honor of n triumph" In 1867, both
Houses OF Congress voted HIM a gold
modal and their thanks.
10 1916, Gen. Harrison was elected n
Member Of the House Of Representa- lives
10 Congress for Ohio He was afierwart
q Senator in The State Legislature. IL
1894, he represented Ohio in the Senate o
the United States In 1898, J. @. Adams
appointed HIM Envoy Extraordinary an,