The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-02
From he Yssman.

Every msn familiar with ahe poliiieal
hissory of ihe county remembers The elm
qafnI aud spisii.ssirslng sHarss u JOHN
Holmes. IL The Massachusetts Seaaie.
during The lasl war. lie spsechss arai
he rounds 81 lllr republicans papers Of thai
day. snd none pralsed them higher Than
did lie Richmond EaqaWsf. This was
., sle pesiad ~ whIrh AIR. Ysn Barren
Vas supporting DE Win Clinton fss Pre-
sidsn. against Mr. Madison. LEI this be
borne il miad. II i among The records
The umrs. and Mr.. Van Rarrn's friends
rannn. sen, IL Mr. IleIaYs ~as altar.
sards for many years IN Congress. - ,
representative and SENATOR ftam Maine.
and in bnlh houses MAS familiar with
The espacry and services af ten. Harm.
san. lii late correspondence with Mo-
ses Carbon. ESQ an old Republican. Mr.
Holmes thus speaks Of The Peoples can
dldale:
YIN inquire inio my apihion 81 CT.
arraI Harrison. lis military merit
is matter II history 1.-The achieve
ments ~ his suulh In defence of The
frontier sgainst savage Toe; aud
particularly At the bsliie 81 The Mi
ami III The lake under the gallant
Wayne. sau hasr lung since knnMn.
HIS victories ~ Iipprcanar. Fnri
Melgs. aud the Thames. are familiar.
irr ihes are comparatively recent *.
piuiis. Ills Official duiirs lille go.
,rrnur Of ihr Nnrta Western terrific
Try are lrss knusn. but suffice n 10
sny he hrid his sppolnimsnt under
President Jsifrson. and though The
uflire might have brrn lucrative q
hun. his du'y 10 the public and hl'
faithful application 81 The national
funds we're 50 pnnc,ually performed
that he arq tired Nothing Tor himself
il lie MAS alaays liberal and brave
aud as successful ss brave; and | d
lnm No msre that justice wien ! say
. that AZ the ciuse OF the last @ar ~
American officer stood higher that
Gen. Harrison. Col. ] nlnson. VIII
served under him. aud u INV Vic
!. President Or The United States, la
repeatedly given him this character
! and I know lac is Too honorable 10 iak
/. 10 back.
i But my personal Acquaintance " il
Cen. Iass,i-s. ~ ss q atrfcsmau. w
! we're members tugethrr in the Hous
/ Of Representatives Of the u. State
irom 1917 toise0. and 10 The Scna,
: frum 1895 TO 1897 inclusive, an
e arrc on intimate terms.
Gen. Harrison is q scholar and
. | genticmam--as we'll as q soldier an
statesman. Few men in The Unite
States are better yrrsed in mIiiiar
science aud history. As . sprakrr
his voice aud articulation are clea
! and Distinct. his diciion II pure an
!, classical, aud his eioqurnce prrsua
: sive aud impressive. lie stnod hig
as representative aud srnator. aud 81
, military subjects he VAS especial.
instructive. aud edsiying.
| As a man sai cilizrn. his cha
' racter is unrxcepiionablr. lie Is II
i berai, kind and humane. lnstance
/. of his rnmnissrra'ion for The defence
less inhabitants on the frontier, Mhe
; exposed To the merciless sasaSes
mi sht be nen,ianrd. truly interesting
!, aud affecting. Sure | ain, were Cru
. llarr sun rs we'll knoan here as he
at home. nu man woull be more ~
puIar ur better loved.
:. Though he has heen long and hts
il In public lite, he Is cnmparatlsei
i poor, having mt only applied fa'tl'
j. fully the public funds With which b
!. was entrusted. To public uses. bu
q having expended much vi his "~n i"I
! tune tu relieve The distressss of III
= country mca. r.. .~...s- s.<s
y lam, With sentiments Ut sincere re
spcct, ,uur friend. DC.
JOHN HOLMES.