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

THE HOMAGE OF JUSTICE,
we have compiled, from various sources source .me
following disnterested testimonials, mn'b 80 ,he
commanded from their ssss,s' and a success Of
Gagna,saI IA son long before he was named Tor
~ p-a.;JA,rv and in times which ought 10
Wy 49,, ,vsght sufficient 10 bear down all the
s s,a,,,, raIsmnies aud quibbling objections which
psrty malignity may now presume 70 Jorge
ap~s;nst the war-worn and time7honored patriot
and soldier. e
The authorities we present against the attacks
or loco foco federalism, and which we have
s,ereotvned as an impregnahle barricade against
iii onnos;t;on. are no less than the CoNaREss OF
rue tJyrrgp STATES, the LEGISLATURES or IN
DIANA. and of KENTUCKY, JAMES MADISON, JAS
MoSRor. Coz. RICHARD M. JOHNSON, ANTHONY
WAIVE. LAsGDoN CHEvEs, SIMON SNYDER, Gov
SHELLEY, Con-. Perry, Col. CHoGHAA, COLONEL
Dawes, and others, including in the ustrious
catalogue even THOMAS RIrcHiE, ISAAC Hull,
JoHN M. NnEs and Moses DAWSON.
Col. R,cHARp M JOHNSON, now Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, said, Tin Congress)--
awho Il Gen Harrisona The son of one OF the
s,gners of the Declaration of Independence, who
spent the greater part Of his large fortune in redeem
inc the pledge he then gave, Of his fortune life and
sacred honor the liberties of his country
aOfihe 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
ris and lis hopes Universally beloved In the walks
OF peace and distinguished by his ability IN the coun
ellis of his country he has been yet illustrousy
distinguished in the field.
vice than any other General officer he was perhaps
oftener in action than any one Of them, and never
sustained defeat"
JAMES MADISON, in a special message to Con-
gress, Dec Is, 1911, said,
While il is deeply lamentcd that many valuable
lives have been lost in the action which took place on
the 9TH uItimo, Congress will with satisfaction the
dauntess spirit of rtitude VIGOROUSLY displayed Ivy
every description of troops engaged treH as he
collected frnlness irhieh dising uised their command
on occasion requiring the utmost ererfions %
rdior and discipline
JAMES MADISON in his message TO Congress,
November, 1912, said,
An ample force from the States Of Kentucky, Ohio
Pennsylvania, and Virginia, il placed, with the addi
ton of few regulars under the command Of Briga-
der General HARRISON who possesses the entire con-
iidence Of his fellow soldiers, among whom are citi
zcns Of them volunteers in the ranks not less
distinguished by their political stations than by their
personal merits
In Mr.. MADisoN's message of Dec 1913, the
compliment was extended, as follows:
The success on Lake Erie having opened pas
sage to the territory of the enemy, tire officer com
handing the Northwestern arms, transferred the
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 signaiiy honorable TO Major GENE
RAJ HARRISON, BY rhose military talents il rds pre-
pared.
The following tribute Of praise was paid to General
HARRISON in 1871 by eleven ofthe officers who fought
under his banner at the battle Of Tippecanoe:
Should our country again require services to
oppose civilized or savage foe, we should march
under General Harrison with the most perfect conf
dence of victory and fame"
JOEL COOK, r. B. BURTON, NATHAN
ADAMS, A. HAWKINS, II; BURCHSTEAD,
BURTON, G. FULLER, G. GOODING, J. d.
FOSTER.
Extract of letter from Col Davies who was killed
at the battle Of Tippecanoc, Aug "a, 1871
make free to declare that have imagined there
were two military men in the West and Gen. Har-
rison is the first Of the two
Message of Simon SNYDER, Governor of
Pennsylvania, Dec. 10, 1873.
ALREADY Is the brow of the young warrior Gro
gan, encircled with aurels and the blessings Of thou
sands of women and children rescued from the SCALP
ing knife Of the ruthless savage of the wilderness and
from the still more savage Proctor Harrison
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 name and in behalf of their
constituents most cordially recprocate the congratu
atlons OF yoi Excellency on the glorious result Of
the late sanguinary conflict with the Shawnee Pro-
Phet and the tribes Of Indians confederated with
him; when we displayed in behalf of our country
not only the consummae abilities 81 the general but
the herolsm of the man; and when take into view
the benefits which must result to that country from
those exertions, we cannot, for moment withhold
our need of applause"
Legislature Of Kentucky, Jan. 7, 1912.
Resolved, By the Senate and House Of Representa-
tves of the State Of Kentucky, in the late campaign
against the Indians upon the Wabash, Gov William
Henry Harrison has behaved like hero, patriot,
and general and that for his cool deliberate sklltu
and gallant conduct in the battle of Tippecanoe he
well deserves the warmest thanks OF his country and
his nation
Gen. Anthony Wayne in his Letter to the Secre-
tary of War giving official account of his sanguin-
AIRY Indian Battle, in 1872, said
my faithful and gallant Lieutenant Harrison
rendered the essential service by communicating
my orders in every direction and by his conduct and
bravery, exciting the troops to press for victory"
Resolution directing the medals to be struck and To-
gether with the thanks of Congress, presented TO
Major General Harrison, and Governor Shelby
and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress as
scmbled That the thanks Of Congress be- and they
are hereby, presented TO Major General William Hen
ny Harison and Isaac Shelby late Governor of Ken
lucky, and through them, TO the officers and men I'M
der their command for their galantry and good con-
duct in defeating the combined British and Indian
forces under Major General Proctor on the Thames
in Upper Canada on the fifth day of October, one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen, capturing the
British army with their baggage camp cguipage, and