The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-27


NJ h.ye comn;Ied fro,n various sources, I'M
e,uou;ng disinterested testimonials, which wsf'
.o,,manded from their several authors ny 'h'
ioliy7 n.,r;o,ism yalor, talents ana success =
General Harrison. long before he was nahsu 'o'
rbe PRESIDENCY, and in times which o"gn' =
Give Them weight sufficient TO bear down a., .ns
petty calumnes and quibbiing oDJectlons ny
Py ,,al;gnilv may now presume TO iorg,
pn a;,., he war-worn and time-honored patriot
and soldier.
The authorities we present against the attacks
az loco foco federalism, and which we have
s,ereotyped as an impregnable barricade against
all Imposition, are no less than the CoNoREss on
ruE UNITED STATES the LEGISLATURES OF IN
DIANA. and Of KENTUCKY, JAMES Manson, JAS
MONROE, Col RlcHARD NJ Johnson, ANrnoNy
WAYNE I.ANeDoN CHEyEs, SIMON SNYDER, uoV.
SHELBY, COM PEaRy, Col. CRooHAS, COLONEL
DAWES, and Others, including in the iliustrous
catalogue even THOMAS RrrcniE, ISAAC iiiLia
john NJ. NILES and MosEs Dawson
Col. RIcBARp NJ JOHNSON, now Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States, said, I'm Congress J.
who is Gen. Harrison The son Of one Of the
sipners Of the Declaration Of Independence, who
spent the greater part OF his large IN redeem
ING the pledge he then gave Of his fortune, lite and
sacred honor 10 secure the liberties of his country
a'Offhe career Of Gen Harrison need not speak
the history Of the West, Is his history For forty
wears he has been identified with its interests its pc
of peace and distinguished by his ability in the conn
ellis of his country he has been yet llusriously
distinguished in the field
During the late war he was longer in active SER
vice than any other General officer he was perhaps
onener in action than any one Of them, and never
sustained defeat
JAMES MADISON, in special message to Con-
gress, Dec. 49, 1871, sad
While il is deeply lainented that so many valuable
la. hao. ist ha II fppk
the 7th ultimo Congress will with satisfaction the
dauntless spirit of rtitude VIGOROUSLY dspayed 10y
every description of troops engaged, as reH as me
collected frmness lrtieh disfn gushed their command
er on an occasion requiring The utmost ererfi0HS 81
raior and discipline
JAMES MADISON in his message TO Congress,
November, 1912, said,
An ample force from the States of Kentucky Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia, is placed with the ad'ii-
ton Of few regulars under the command OF Briga-
dier General HARRISON, who possesses the entire con-
fdence Of bis fellow soldiers, among whom are citi-
zens, If them volunteers in the ranks, not less
distinguished by their political stations than by their
personal merits
In Mr. MADIsoN's message Of Dec. 1919, the
compliment was extended, as follows:
The success on Lake Erie having opened pas
sage to the territory of the enemy, the officer com
handing the Northwestern arms, transferred the
war thither, and rapidly pursuing the hostile troops
fleeing with their savage associate, forced general
action which quickly terminated in the capture of the
British and dispersion of the savage force.
This result is sienaiiy honorable 10 Major GENE
RAJ HARRlsoN, by irhose military talents il pre-
pared
The following tribute Of praise paid TO General
Harrison in 1871, by eleven ofthe officers who fought
under his banner al the battle Of Tippecanoe
Should our country again require our services TO
oppose civilized or savage foe, we should march
nn1ar viii he, ,nf
dence Of victory and fame
JOEL COOK R, B. BURTON, NATHAN
ADAMS, A. HAWKINS, II, BURCHSTEAD,
HOSEA BLOOD, JOSIA SMELLING O. G.
BURTON, c. FULLER, G. GOODING, J. d.
FOSTER,
Extrac, Of letter from Col Davies who was killed
at the battle Of Tippecanoe, Aug "A 1871
I" make free TO declare that have imagined there
were two military men in the West, and Gen. Har-
nson Is the first Of the two.
Message Of Simon Snyder, Governor OF
Pennsylvania, Dec. 10, 1913.
Already is the brow of the young warrior, Gro
gan, encircled with laurels and the blessings of thou
sands of and children rescued from the scalp
ing knife Of the ruthless savage Of the wilderness
and his gallant army"
In the Legislature Of Indiana, on the 18th Nov
1911, the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Gen. VIM. Johnson, thus addressed Gen, Harrison
Sir-The House of Representatives Of the Indi
ana territory in their own name and in behalf of then
constituents most cordially reciprocate the congrau
lations of your Excellency on the glorious result o
the late sanguinary conflict with the Shawnee Pro
phet, and the tribes of Indians confederated witt
him; when displayed in behalf Of our country
not only the consummate abilities of the general bu
the heroism of the man and when take into view
the benefits which must result to that country from
those exertions, we cannot, for a moment, withhold
our need Of applause
Legislature Of Kentucky Jan, :, 1872.
Resolved By the Senate and House of Representa-
lives ofthe State of Kentucky in the late campaign
against the Indians upon the Wabash, Gov w lillian
Henry Harrison has behaved like hero patriot
and general and that for his cool deliberate skilfu
and gallant conduct in the battle Of Tppecanoe h
well deserves the warmest thanks Of his country anc
his nation.
Gen. Anthony Wayne, in his Letter 10 the Secre
tary of War, giving official account of his sanguin
AIRY Indian Battle, in 1892, said:
MY faithful and gallant Lieutenant Harrison
rendered the most essential service by commune attn!
my orders in every direction and by his conduct an,
bravery, exciting the troops to press for victory
Resolution directing the medals TO he struck and TO
gether with the thanks Of Congress, presented t,
Major General Harrison, and Governor Shelby
and for other purposes
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
ves Of the United States of America in Congress as
s,nbed, That the thanks of Congress be- and the,
are hereby presented to Major General William Hen
~ Harrison and Isaac shelby late Governor of Ken
lucky and through them To the officers and men un
dcr their command, for their gaantry and good con
duct in defeating the combined British and Indiar
forces under Major General Proctor, on the Thames
in Upper Canada on the fifth day of October, on,
thousand eight hundred and thirteen capturing tn,
British army with their baggage camp equipage ane
President of he ttpI Sfntn
be requested to cause two gold medals to be struck
emblematical of this triumph and presented TO Gene
raj Harrison and Isaac Shelby late Governor OF Ken
lucky III. Cray,