Litchfield enquirer., 1840-06-25

tlers rife q There neverwas an argument SO power fu, SO reasonable, so just.. This country has been
 log cabin 'sta9estiaE alone can set her right: Sneh an one is General Harrison He has spent his life in and among them. He is brave, honest, wise and pat, rotic. F' st-tolt as8GG.-.. tp y'GC H ,.f Correspondence Qf tAe Naeionol IaseHigencer. q,ia: TIPPECANOE BATTLE GROUND. :. The Convention which assembled on the battle ground on the 18th u was one of the most extraor dinary public assemhases ever held in this or any other country, not only tn numbers, but in character and display, The loves. estimate of numbers is 10000 and some say 5000; but the soul stirring en- ergy of the people wns more dcfnonstrave of power than eventheir numbers. Farmers came with their baggage wagons over two hundred miles. through mud and quagmre, made almost impossible by recent rans and yet they came along in delegations singing Harrison songs, md thus nerry prying their wagons through the black prairie mud Up and down the Wabash, they cnme in skitts and canoes, and tho steainboa,s were full, and over-fu. If scenic re. ses, camp fires. nottos, banners, military costumes, military companies hunters, log cabins, &c.. that stretched out for three miles on and along the hnue ground it would be the greatest drama exhibited upon hostage more showy than the scenes .of the Crnsades, even for here was Western life. fresh and free. q which the older parts of this country have 1f even a idea s Thu, here n ihs remote par s the of people could be gathered togeher.is to mo nn' ter o great astonshme1t to be accounted OEonIy ny the fact, that the hearts as well as the heads of the People, are most profoundy interested in the snccess The scenes of interest upon the battle ground du- ring the sitting of the Cpnvcpton, were s many, that must c0nfne myself to remark upon lhe most proni nent. The most interesting. however, was the meet. ing, in log cabin erected the battle gronnd of the old soldiers of Tippecanoe, who made the cam. paign of 1911 under General Harrison. There were about fifty or sixty of these old soldiers here, all now venerable looking men, and all, to man, ,estifyng to the Gnniisence the army put in their old Govern. ofthe s.ronges. affection and the attacks made npon Tppeennoe, have goadea them to tho quick; have never seen men 30 profoundly excited as they were at this meeting and when, after passing formal re. solutions respecting Gen. Harrison and transacting their other business, they aal"nrned-they shook hands and cried like children often bursting forth too, to the world the perls they and their Commnnder ran presented 'o N.Y. BFooks sfNew- York city. ,l,e fna and cut by bullets for him, i ,her name, by this Bag, 10 confute the lies that assaii this batde which flag is subsequently, to be deposited n the archives o the Government at Washington. The late Gen. 'ipton, ofshs United States Senate was the ensign who bore was not killed. The appearance ssne in so cen, tral point as New York vii Dc tho best refne,,icn that can be made of the lies .ha are now pronuga- tedIabout the battle of Tippecanoe. ltspcdks books Another very interesting aeeRe was the presenta..
 ton to the people, from the stage, by the charwan pf of TSpeeanSe The peoe cssd f,f Sem m @ with h most tremendous demonstraiions not only in the most vociferons harrnhs, but with sound that resembles Indian yell; not to be described The old soldiers R1efSSSay hs dem9ns'Iasn ot gratitude t0' ,ot Yel ano,her scene of interest was the narration, from this stage by many o the old soldiers, of there's pectve parts they took in the engagement, and of the incidents prior 10 tAWhich naffAtions here, on the battle ground n,trnotedhs greatest interest! One ni the soldiers said that during the fghisit was runered Yu,0io off hat killed, when the whole division seemed to be in de. spair, and panic.srck; but, in Monent alter Gen. eral Harrison came nding up giving orders. and tho they A, one accord, stopped firing gave him three cheets and then turned about and made quick work with the enemy. 't- ,4 Hr' ~ A.ht a more detailed accounts thistruy wonderful con. vocation of farmers. The sight was well worth the labor Of thousand miles. travel You will lses pre- psSs and the novelty ] of ,hs dispiays and ihe orsnai- " Of the banners will be well worthy public attention.
 Icoehier wit never shone brighter.0a fuI
 A brilliant Aurora Borcaisspenued the whole bat. le ground on the night of the Copyepion., The ef; feet wns electric. The speakers all stopped, for God himself seemed to be shadowng forth the better des: thies of country in tho illuminated archVay of the heavens, and the doings of the day were blessed from ao2ye',i,. ~tuD fp yghlJoi 2dl jG -. .-g ! '"7oi a' Fforr ,s Motsle Caron;;eIe s., ,3
 To TiiE. PLASrERs.-A Cdicutution.-Wc casually osrsd ossp rsnaer S wsSS @ county @ for coming efpppf cmtCn, or Hne cents yh teee vent of the election of Generat Harfispt The planier, we understand, made 290 bales last season let us see what the difference wIl he hetweei and 9 cents assuming each bnle tO weigh 450 ba!W .2,lihb 1
 23O bales, each 450lbs, at cts, IS pa $9s3l5 %
 23O do do at cts,ls LI ,HND, %
 Difference in favor of Gen. Harrison, Sl.035rOQ
 Let us carry out ihe lcalculation sti furtheE and estimate the whole crop of Alabama at 1000 bales, each 45Olbss for the plrNfe ;ef Nscer.alplng how much the state will be benefited by change Of ru-
 ers and by the election of the Hero of fippecanoe
 7400OOO bales, each 45O lbs at cts is eI6 eoOO0o i 10000 do ,,J-5U do a-at GU. is l4,40O.O0O
 Difference in favor of Gen. HarisOn. $l.sooOoO,
 By this we perceive that ose ssilliOR eigh hGadred Moaaand doliars will be saved by the siale by the conseouent restoration of confidence which the cleo ton of Harrison and Tyler will undoubtedly produce. This is no fancy sketch but plain matter of tact- The energies of the country are completely paraiyeed by the measures and expermentsot our present raieE
 confidence s destroyed. and nothing VIII restore 2nr country to it's fsFner agticuituEai and cominercal prosperity, but . change Of TuleO and a achangs ot measures. r--7.f-' Y -Z..~E3 A4F efi8l et- A Noel Prepositi0n.-A fellow in the south being out 0G any ,EsgGlaF employment. ihIoi@s hs friends and the p6bIe. that as hOs political contest a sp-
 sCachins. and the prospect of hs getting work these times is entirely out Of the qnesCR. hc is anxious 70