The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-25

,hst bomb fell once directly Under the Gene
,ai,s table while he and bis officers were at an,
ner and that il burst there, and that the Genefni
Ala not run away from H." He told oil the Ge
neraps custom Of walking along the front line OF
.obankments, where balls came thickesi ana
e. s,esr and among other things which have been
denied by the Loco-foco party, he did say ,iai
General Harrison had been wounded m batue
Nav. he even went SO far as 10 assert thar ne
had seen General Harrison, IN such dangerous
s;,uations, repeatedly, that he had thought MS
sscane with his life was miracle and that no
,hing but an overriding Providence, who had
preserved his life for some great purpose, haa IN
,ernosed between him and the grave. de SAID,
TOO that the first man 10 land on the Canada
shore in pursuit Of the British al the time they
were oyertaken al the Thames, was Gen VIM.
II Harrison "And the second" said he, '1el-
low citizens" is now sitting before me IN The per
son Of his gallant and, Col Todd, OF hentucky.
Affer Colonel Clarkson had concluded, the
Convention took recess of an hour and halt
during which, the multitude, but few Of which
dispersed were addressed by Mr.. Saxton, an
aid Revolutionary Soldier from Connecticut
and James Fitch, another from Fredonia, n. .
The former Of these veterans told the people
thai all the soldiers Of the Revoutionhving were
Wings in '76, and were Wings in 40. he said
that he had known General Harrison, ana that
none but Tory-a Tory Of the old and new
schools would brand him with a degrading cpl
| thet.
The tents Of different military companies and
| declarations were pitched along the front embank
meni Of the fort We counted Two hundred but
this was not the half-many were pitched along
the outskirts Of the forest in rear oil The lori, ana
some of the delegations constructed ruue wig
| vans of buckeyes, and others bowers others
| used Buffalo robes and slept in the Wilderness,
and very many walked the streets and The Tor,
during the night previous 10 the celebration, and
sung Tippecanoe songs.
Let US now return TO the speaker stand, and
listen 10 the Grafton, commemorative OF the clvIl
and military services OF Gen. Harrison, prepared
for the occasion by Hon. T.. Cook, OF Sandusky
city. Mr.. Cook is one Of the happiest speakers
| in Northern Ohio. His Grafton occupied about
an hour and half in delivering, was written IN
| glowing style, with great power OF language and
| felicity of expression. Col. Todd, Of Kentucky,
one Of the regular aids Of Gen Harrison during
| the last war, was called TO the stand. lie com
menced by saying TO the multitude that II
| Gen. Harrison had been commander OF as many
true hearts in May, 1913, as appeared here TO-.
day to honor him, Gen. Proctor never would
have left that field He bore thrilling evidence
Of the personal bravery Of his old commander
| ~ was with him. said he, "and knew all his
| plans, and can testify as well 10 his skill as
military tactician as to his bravery N the hed
| | was with him here and on the Thames-he
fought there, and was the author OF the charge
upon the British by Col. Johnson's company OF
| infantry This had been ascribed by some 10
Gov. Shelby Col Todd who is the son IN law
of Coy. Shelby, repealed this charge as false and
as his living representative declared, that the
| Hero of Kings Mountain, were he living, would
spurn il with Indignation. lie spoke OF the
soldiers honor as his only wealth, and in terms
Of the strongest reprobation Of the efforts which
were making and being made, TO rob Gen. Har-
rson of his well-earned laurels. He said that
Gen. Harrison was the only man in the last
war, Notwithstanding the bloody battles on the
| Niagara frontier, who had captured whole
army in their own territory. He related several
highly interesting incidents which occurred dur
ing the siege of Fort Meigs, which, when less
hurried we will give TO our readers.
Our friend Titus, of Toledo, was now called
upon for song. Those who have heard HIM
once do not tire twice, thrice, in succession, he
took the stand and vet they called for him again
and again. He sung, in addition 10 the National
Wing Song. to the tune of Marseilles Hymn,
and "Up Salt River" another prepared espe-
cialy for the occasion, TO the tune OF the "Hunl-
ers of Kentucky"
Mr. Chamberlain, blacksmith, from Kinder
hook now took the stand Here was an odd ge
MUS, full of anecdote and humor, and witness
not for but against Van Buren, g have
known him. said he II knew his daddy, and
can tell you all about him, and he did tell us
all about him, and his acts too, in a manner
which excited shout after shout for the Wing
blacksmith Of Undertook.
The Convention now adjourned but the PEG
pie remaned-many of them are there yet
their shouts are breaking upon the night air
while we write.
The celebration Is over. Those who came
have left us, but who among them will carry
away less enthusiasm than he brought. What
mechanic, what logcabin boy, what merchant,
or professional man, will not remember the doing
of the past day Let il be watchword 10 rally
the people at the coming contest, and inuse re-
doubled energy into the bosoms Of those who
were here, who saw, felt, participated the
broad banner of Harrison and Reform viii
wave uiumphantly over this Republic.