The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-05-29


the fame of our Washington depended upon
/ bis military achievements ould the common
consent 81 tie world allow him the.pre-e1ninence
i he possesses The victories Ct Trenton, Mon.
mouth and York, Brilliant as they were, exhibit.
ling as they certainly did thehiehest grade 81 mi
iitary talents, are scarcely thouehto Of The source
of Yeneration and esteem whic 4 il entertained fol
his character, By every description Of politicians,
the monarchist, as well as the republican, Is 70 be
20 the interest Of bis country No selfish consl-
deFation was ever suffered 20 intrude itsefinto bis
mind. For his country he conquered; and the
unFivalled and increasing prosperity of that coun<
try Is constantly adding fresh glory to bis nancy
ss1n bestowing the palm Of merit the world has
become wiser than formerly The successful
warrior is no longer regarded as entitled to the
6rst place in the temple Of fame Talents of this
kind have become too common, and too often used
for mischievous purposes, 70 be regarded as they
once were. In this enlightened age, the mere
hero Of the field, and the sue cessfu leader Of ar
mics, may, for the moment, attract attention. But
it will Be such as is bestowed On the passing me-
teor, whose blaze is no longer remembered. when
it is no longer seen. To be eeteemed eminently
great, It is necessary 70 be eminently good The
qualities of the hero and the general must be de-
voted to the advantage of ma nkind, before he will
be permitted to assume the title of their benefac-
tor; and the station which he will hold in their re-
gard and affections will depend, not upon the
number and splendor Of isvictories, but upon the
results aud the use he may make of the influence
he acquires from them
We regret that our limits will not permit us to
insert the whole of this vigorous and beautiful
production. Blu. the few passages we have quo
ted, contain fair specimen of the noble senti-
ments which characterize this letter. and give evil
dence of the pure republicans principles, which
have ever distinguished this eminent statesman.
fTnnaraI Harrison Fnmainad in Celonnhia huk a
short time, having been recalled by the admins
tration ofGeneral Jackson, soon after It came into
power.
Since his return from this mission, he has lived
in comparative retirement, in Ohio, the state of
his adoption. With the most enticing opportuni-
ties Of accommodating wealth during his long go
Verpment ofIndiana, and superintendency Of ln-
dian affairs, he acquired none; his honest and
serupnlous integrity was proof against the golden
temptations His time and best energies were de-
voted to the service of bis country, and his own
interest were ever with him, secondary consider
alton. He therefore retired without the spoils of
Office, and with only competency barely suff-
dimmed by single tarnish, and in the honor and
respect of all his fellow-citiZens.
General Harrison is now sixty-ivc years of age;
(about SIX years younger than President Jackson)
but such have been the activity and temperate ha-
bits of his past life, that he enjoys his moral and
he is tall and thin; his features reirregular but
his eyes are dark, keen and penetrating; his fore
head Is expansive; his mouth peculiarly indicative
OF hrmness and genius; and his countenance is
highly expressive ofintelligence and beneyolence.
his manners are plain, frank and unassuming, and
his disposition is cheerful, kind and generous, all
most to fault. In his private intercourse. he is
beloved and esteemed by all who know him. In.
the various civil and military offices he has held,
he has always been moderate and lorbearing, yet
firm and true to his trust. No other commander.
has ever been more popular with our militia, and
the true secret Of this cannot be better explained
than by his own reply, when asked how he had
gained this inhuences 9By treating them,'s said
he, "with affection and kindness, by always re-
collecting that they were my fellow-citizens,
whose feelings was bound to respect; and by
sharing With them, on every occasion the hard.
ships they were obliged to undergo''
In the republican institutions Of our country,
birth and parentage are comparatively of very lit
tie importance; and no candidate for public favor
can found thereon the slightest claim to the res
pect or the support of his felow.citizens. We
have happily shaken off the thraling preiudices Of
the old world, and a title ito Office and honorable
distinction ls not with US hereditary; but every
man must earn his own good name, and his claim
to the favor OF the people, by his own good deeds
Yet, aware, as one must be, Of the powerful inhu-
ence OF early education, it is worthy of remark as
well as gratifying to know, that a candidate for
public office, In whom we feel an interest passed
all the early years Of his life with the brightest
examples constantly before him; and under the
parental tuition of one of those Iustrous natrots
whose memory is revered by every true hearted
American. 1t is pleasing to know, that his first
political sentiments We're im5ibed in a school Of
the purest republican principles And when we
trace up the career of this individual, from the
spring time of his youth, to the summer Of his
manhood, and to the early autumn Of his years.
III
throughouts we can scarcely resist the conviction,
that his future course will be consistent with the
past; and that, with matured abilities he will be
still more conspicuous for his republican princi-
pies, his moderation in Office, his firm integrity,
and his extended and enllghtenedvews as a states
man. Such were the early advantages of William
Henry Harrison; such has been his course thus
far through life; and such is now the bright pro-
mise, to realization of which we may safely look
forward, should the people see fit to place him in
office.
The friends of General Harrison found no claim
on his military services. His own sentiments on
this subject we have already quoted; and his
friends would scorn. as we would, any attempt to
| dazzle single one of his fellow-citizens by the
glory of his military renoWn, brilliant though it
! be-.
They would rather point to his numerous civil
services In the forty years he has devoted to his
country; to the various and important Offices he
mas SO aOly ntled--ln the territorial governments
in the Legislature Of his own State, and in the
i House Of Representatives and Senate of the Uni
ted States; and to the high order of abilities dis
played N his speeches in Congress, in his public
acts, and IN his Yoluminous public orrespondence
J And we here take occasion to say, chat all hi
J letters ant public papers have been exclusively
written by himself; and that so far from his hav
ing called II the mental aid of another, to prepar
his messages and dispatches, as some Of our dis
! tinglished men have conference.-the do, he ha
never even employed an amanuensis, 10 perform
: the manual labor Of his correspondence His rul
ing principles through life, appear to have beer
an ardentloye for his country, and an earnest az
sire to serve her best interests; with adeYotion
the pure republican maxims Of the Revolution, al
ways unwaverng and consistent; unlike iii
scheming politicians of modern school, who's
own interest IS the polar star that guides then
whatever may betide their country.
With tried patriotism, with abiitieso of the lligI
est order, with integrity pure as the rnsnllie