Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-12-20
THE WING CAN DIDATE
FOR THE PREsID ENcY.


citizens who have more recently than others
arrived at an age to take part in the scenes
Of active life, and may be inclined 10 ask
"Who is General HkRRisoS y'-we subioin
brief sketch of his character and services
which we derive from conle,a porary Jour.
nal Few living patriots can produce tile
so strong TO the the gratitude and affections
of their feIIow-ciiizens
General WILLIAM HENRY HARRisoN
was born on the ninth day Of February.
1873, in Charles City county, Virginia. at
the family seat on The James river. called
Berkely, about seventy miles below Rich.
mond. His father was Benjamin Harrison
incal descendant ofthe celebrated Gener.
al of that name, who held commission in
the parliamentary armies during the Eng.
lish civil wars. and aho, for his devotion 10
republican principles, persisted on the scat
fold. Benjamin Harrison was Distinguish.
ed citizen OF Virginia, much honored and
highly trusted by his felow-cilizens He
was brotherin.iaw Of Pey,on Randolph,
the fist President Of Congress, and was
himself a member OF thai body during the
yeers l774. I775, and 1875 II was p,inci.
paly through his influence that John Han
cock was chosen TO preside over the Con.
2ress. MS successor TO Pey,on Randolph.
fle was chairman ofthc COMMITTEES Of the
Whole House whenibe Declaration efinde.
pendence was finally agreed TO and his sig.
nature IS borne upon that celebrated docu,
meni. Having retired from Congress. he
was elected member OF the Virginia House
OF Delegates, over which body be presided
as Speaker, until 1882. when he was elected
Governor of the State
Benjamin Harrison died poor, leaving
three sons, Of whom WILLIAM HESRy
HARRISON WAS the youngest. AT bis faith.
er's death he was a minor, and was leh bv
bis lather's vii 10 the guardianship OF Rob.
er, Morris. the celebralrd fnaucier. He
had selected the practice of medicine as a
profession. and was diligently pursuing his
studies with that object, ol Hampdrn Sydney
college, y hen the disasters ofihe Indian war
on the Northwestern frontier, and the call
for men and officers for The defence of The SET
tiers, induced him TO enter into The military
service. His guardian would have dissua.
49, hiii hoW lnis utletmlU1tlOn, Dut wash
inglon, his fAlbers friend. approved Of it,,
and gave him a commission oil ensign in The
first regiment Of United States artillery, then
stationed al Fort Washington, on the pres.
ent site Of the city 81. Cincinnati, and under
the command Of General ST. Clair, Cover
nor ofthe Northwest Territory. and com
mander-in-chirf oflhc military forces in that
section olihe country.
AS soon as he received his commission
young Harrison, who was at this time bot
nineteen years of age. FASTENED to Join his
regiment, and arrived at Fort Washington
shortly after the disastrous defeat ST, Clair
near the head waters Of the Wabash. Thi.
was lime Of great danger and alarm. =
Shortly after his arrival at Fort Washing
ton, he'was appointed tocommand the esror
Of train Of paek-horses. bound Tor For
Hamilton, some twenty or thirty miles norli
Z of Fort Washington which difficult servic,
he performed wi,h such credit as 10 aurac
The particular notice Of The commandment
D chief
! In 1922, Harrison was promoted 10 ii