Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-02-20

Scs;E INCIDENTS ~ THE IIFEtFA AZ OH GRANNY
One Of the arguments by which certain class o
politicians ar;'mpi to put down every man who Ia.
passed the meridian OF !c and Is therefore suppressed
by sumo less informed persons 10 be worthy OF rreac,
res7,ci is-iha' he is nn " old granny" We propo,
% 'eiate Few incidents in The lie OF al old granny
VIE seems TO he particularly obaoziogs a, tis time
10 the class CT politicians referred to-
Ia the years l17I. 1915. and 1875. there vyas an
old gronnE' named Beujlmin Harrison who was q
member of Cs.rOss, nad afterwards Governor OF VII.
MA he was one Of the fii;y-siN old gfannes' who
itned The Declaration Of Independence he def lea.
wang bat !I!iic properly for he wls an Old granny
and devoted hISe 10 his county With 50 rluca zeal
~ i9se stir-g times, that he did nc Ike tL, marc
sc;sihle o!.ehoders OF cur dag. acquire fortune GU,
OF publ c.aploymeHiS lie died, leaving aoa named
William h---y Harrison, wis purlninC his sudi $
al Hamfden Sydney College when the !n;.Gn from :
Wa's hfohe GA. Noa..- HlfrisUn was piaced uader
ac care OF au old granny n med Robert Morris. and
w's pr'.-sc ard iavlE.'e &C another old granny
11ned c. rgc Washington h,.h Of wli.n like The
father %: Grr71. had spent deir lives ia tho active
seT' 20 a r-i- country. Being the sIn Of IN old
cfa-i.' gLl having been brought up under lie !uie
age 81 Inc 'wc Old graunics' asoy- named IL canno,
"c ih'--h surprising TN; young HARRISON grew up TO
be an old granny himself
10 1873, Harrison JOINED the amy under WAYNE.
and ia0i General being also an old granny' aouoiu.
"a iae Young vo,lT'ccr one &c his .iisde-camp IN
I15', he resigned h.s commission. and was appointed
Secretary y. .i- North West Terr.;oTy The year CT.
-, he was elected delegate 10 Congress.
Here he id ;h.as which alone wolll establish
hla n!ereSy 20 The present enlightened race af Office
holders. The public lands were thcn divided inio
'eSion5 81 iy3J acres. and were sold IN less
quantity Than whole section. Consequently. man
5" lao WISHED 10 b7y farm for Ccual settlement T. is
Obliged p fuy 1900 a. The government price or
10 purchase smaller quantity OF some Spectator " no
was able TO hold Whole section the rrce Of course
~ such case, was iar beyond thui cfhe government
lands he.ng nothing but an old granny iiarris.n
mover Tor moment considered how much sarcrior the
Interests OF few specuaios were ., ia So Of t!r p
pie AZ large o" o5aucl h' passage or an act allow.
ing sales %! on small rrH.t.iv Cs 800 acres which
brought 10 within the Tsssus ofalmosi every taan.
The iploHlIg year, thIs old granny was nprgfafed
Governor az ,hc IerrinJy Of Indiana, which b. nos,
ui'tci l.'o several large Srics Iie ysns seap-s.u-
ted repeatedly az The request Of the lahab it,rs and
hold The office Or fourteen years Dlrirr f.!s line
he "a' Super.u'cuJcuf 81 indian Afiars within b-
iursLoio" and sole Comulis.Ionct o- treating vi.ii
iIH laIauF During tIi- time. This old granny neg.
ioicd thirteen treaties with the Ipian tribes. 'o-
s'hi b services being IN old granny he never made
ihe 60 eminent any charge. The battle of Tir-cra
noe ord &c overthrow Of Che Pa,vhre Chiefs y,cre
c1n.Iirrrd very respectable services Tor an odd gran
n.y. 'ld '1 those days were thought 10 give q man
sumo 'lIIn upon The -s.tiuic Of his country
.-
TAIN tbs old granny placed IN command Of a
large rHHbc Il HHlunlecr 10 protect The Indian Ter
rl0ry and WIS afterwards appointed CuTamandcr.gl.
rhici % Toe Northwestern army Iis conduct oT hat
"af-lns inning Tee tide &C disaster auI raising in
triumph and vc'ory the sinking flag OF his ,,,r7fr.
'hc recovery Of Michigan. tic battle Of The Thames
which destroyed the British army Of Upper Csr1ts.
were oso Thought very considerable services for an
Old granuy'
A!ieS iguinr us commission t.s Old rraany yyas
again appointed tummi--uucr 90 treat with The In.
iiaus. lu 1916. bc was elected % Der Of tbf .
D"t' House oi 'o3gress and % SD be was elected
S,ul'nr i1 Cousre. !om fle safe Of OH, In 1-25
In was appointed Minister FIcHla.rniarv 10 B.gof,
by John Quincy Adams. tho Oh Granny vb, I,fclv
presided over ihe House OF Reprrsautaii,c-.
No mFn 90 th.s country ever Tosc.srd such oaro-.
Hniles 90 m1kin7 uriuua ont Of hs o-ia; -.ai1rs
SPECIALLY hy inl1 sqrcuiatots from h.s position m
To- Icruiory OF IuirnI. aud rpm Dos knoy,ie4trs az
ice csuutr1f i.s situliIor rcaourres. and g-.,,,,o
npJuauce- De could have easily Obtained a,.....,s
q iracis 81 land. ihc natural rise m iIr val.r of li
sonid have made nfri rich rs t....-I 4- ma A..,.
31i hc was on oi granny aUd has ne been eInca.ed
% me s"I'i %. surn au OBJ ruUDy' l- GEORGE Wasa
uguu. hc 'IS.d not ic supposed t1 Know o. r,.-t ~,
he land rers,srTs luI Gihtr ,fiee..o.It.s .f-.rd,
sho got rrI Hu .Ie %. under o.f -- ff.larr. and f
rsitu frIr o.I.' and u1uIllf. flar sfc.rs-,-s e..
'cucf1l i rlslu T.irtd from ul.e 1s .aar nj. lac So,
when d. e,..'r.d 30. aud no like rond C.ncsnrs
VIZ w tt'. -'lf WIS h's' 1n Oh srtnuy'--ho .
ives ~ i'Ic suiu,aton of t6c soI
Thus wc mIy see wlat % takes 10 make no . az I
nuny aHd rss ih.s same old granny il hoe-,s n
s8ple whcu DE- hl- so long auI so mrbftliy -
90 has been nItniuatod as n c,uJ.sate - e'' .
&c. th,t oi Presilent Of BE Uni. l So.
ing career Of cmineg and soacoss0I p,biie -.
e has re,cr been accused ct one sloneai ,r,io,
~ s.aufa 'o- pi.l eis.n hand car hcai -rf .-
one" f-a-t tur PEortg's cAgripArr res 49,.
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