Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-05-11
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From thc n. Y Commercial Advertiser.

From the y. Y Commercial Advertiser.
On Friday evening of last week, an outrage
was perpelrated III this city, which we do not he.
eve would either have been attempted or if at
tempted, permitted, in any other civilized country
on the face OF the earth And it argues well tor
the peaceable dcmeanor, AID the love OF order,
which so eminently characterize the great wing
party, that the authors OF it were not visited with
their resentment in manner that would have eff
iecually prevented repetition, by the same
hands, of this grossly offensive INSULT Of the
bravest and best men in the country, and, in his
person, 10 the nalion ITSELF
Tie disgracelul act to which refer was this:
Among the transparent banners borne 10y the
large and bosterous procession of the friends of
the administration, which paraded the city that
night, was one containing the figure Of an old 100
man IN petticoats, an The act Of.aying /rom a de-
fachment Of British troops WHICH FIGURE WAS
INTENDED FOR Gen. WIN. II. HARRISON!
We are free to confess that we find our Ian
guage utterly inadequate TO characterize this base
and beastly outrage as it observes. True it is that
since the nomination of General Harrison to the
Ibigh station to which the people are determined
to exalt him, the kennel press has familiarized
the public ear to the shameful appellative -" Pet
ticOat Hero but knowing as the American peo-
pie know that faithful record of the long public
life and brilliant services of General Harrison
could with difficulty be compressed into an octa
vo volume, we were disposed TO pass the silly
sheer, and the soulless wretches who uttered it,
UNDECIDED. But when the patriotic feelings ofthe
whole country are outraged in the manner and
form described above, and that too, by the aid
and assistance Of the officers of the federal and
city governments, the notes of indignation, loud
and deep, against the base and cowardly authors
and abettors OF the net, should ring through the
land.
1t hns been alleged as one slight palliaton fthe
| offence or rather as a circumstance credable to
the American character-that the Infamous pal
troon rho bore the disgracefu banner not an
American, even by the grace of the Marine Court
| the fact having been stated, and we presume
truly, that he is unnaturalized deserer from the
British army. Be il sn Yet were there no A
Were there no persons to 'lhc manor born" a
mong the dissoue throng who were yelling and
staggering III the ranks marching under that foul
banner: What William II. Harrson-ihe
soldier and the civilian of forty years, Service
the youthful and the gallant aid.,e-camp of
Wayne in the fierce and bloody conflict OF the
Mani--the favorile of Washington of Jefferson,
of Madison, and Of both the Adamses when Pres.
dents the wise and prudent Governor, for years,
OF the great North Western territory the saga
clous lndian negocialor conqueror of Elska
watwa in The hand -to-hand battle of Tippecanne
the conqucror Of Proctor andTecumseh at die
/ Thames the hero.who retrieved the disgrace Of
the American arms under the misconduct of Hull
the watchtul member oi'Congress the faithful
Sennor-the eloquent eulogst 6f Kosciusko-
and the abl1 MHlSter Plc6ipOtentiary such u
man to be caricatured in puHle procession an
old womaii IL, petiicoats? And are there americans
81 degenerate lost to every feeling of patriot
ism and honor to be found sanclipning the
outrage by their appreciation, and marching in the
ranks of iniany