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

fnoH1IHIlons accom- IHltU ~ st3N zsseNs
Naverint snnness. Such man Governor
Harrison, is The long course of bis adnlnls-
tfaiion. fully proved himself to be. Inc
plainest evidence of this, 10 those who ere
not familiar with the history Of Indiana dur
inp this period, is the fact, that, TOR TlilR.
rFrN vRARs, al every successive expiration
OF bis term Of Office, be was Fe-appoInteos
al the earnest solicitation Of the people olH
the territory, and with the public expression
of Tie most hattering appreciation on tns
part Of our chief executive. And this TOO,
notwithstanding the entire change which
had taken place within that time N the rul-
inp politics of the country--his first appoint
ment having been made By MI. Adams, nls
second and third BY Mr.. Jefferson, and bis
fourth by MI. Madison. The following ex-
tract from the resolution, unanimously pass
ed By the. House Of Representatives OF In
diana, in the year 1909, requesting the re-
appointment Of Governor Harrison, will show
the estimate which a long acquaintance had
taught them of his worth
aThey 1.-THE. House Of Reprensentatlves)
cannot forbear recommending to, and re-
uuesting of, the President and Senate, most
earnestly in their own names, and in the
names Of their constituents, the re-appoint-
ment Of their present Governor, William Il.
Harrison, because he possesses the good
/ wishes and affections of great majority OF
/ his fellow citizens ;--because they believe
him sincerely attached 10 the uninns the
4 prosperity Of the United States, and the adj
ministration of its government, because
they believe him in superior degree capa-
bic Of promoting the interest of our tenio-
3tory, from long experience and laborlous at
tention to its concerns, from his influence
over the Indians, and wise and disinterested
management of that department ;-and be-
cause they have confidence in his virtues
I talents, and republicanism."
Unnecessary, we might fill goodly volume
4 with extracts from public documents of q
lsimiIar nature; but what stronger proof than
this could we have Of the popularity of Gov
ernor Harrison, and Of the entire confidence
with which the people relied on his integrity
and ability as statesmang
In the year 1905, the celebrated Indiar
] chief, Tecumseh, and his notorious brother
the Shawanese Ol-li-wa-chi.ca, (sometime'
called Es-kwa-law-a,) began to create dis
turbances on the frontiers of Indiana
Tecumseh was bold and daring warrior
: saoacious in council and formidable in bat
: tie. The prophet was sbrewd i-,nosto,
! cunning, artful ard treachero as.-and the
were leagped together BY the tie of mutua
! '1terests, AID common hatred to the whites
, TIE object of these crafty intrigueTs wa
: to form, by their own influence and the ali
!, Of foreign emissaries, combination anon
] all the northwestern tribes of Indians-wit
: the hope, that by simultaneous attach
: they might destroy all the whites, or fore
T them from the valley of the Mississippi
f But their designs were soon known to Gov
e einor Harrison, and aware of his dangerOu
] situation, his prudent and wise policy ena
y 5led him, for several years, to hold bis say
t age neighbors in check. The following ez
g tracts from a speech which he delivered I
: the Legislature of Indiana, in 1909, wi
II serve to show that he fully understood tn
n nature and cause of the excitement the
: existing among the lndians-"P Presenting a
: we do,'i said Governor Harrison, "a yer
s extended frontier to numerous and warIik
: tribes Of the aboriginies, the state of GU
: relations with them must always form an in
e portant and interesting feature in our locs
politics. II is with regret that have TO in
n form you, that the harmony and good under
5 standing which it is SO much our interest I
. cultivate with those our neighbors, have
: for some time past, experienced consider
S able interruption, and that we have indee
sI-,n41.Na1 al kos
: bination formed under the auspices of boil
b Adventures, who pretends to act under tn
. immediate inspiration Of the Deity. Hi
D character as a prophet would NOT, however
] have given any very dangerous influence,
. he had not been assisted by the intrigue
: and advice of foreign agents, and other dis
! affected persons, who have for years omittel
i no opportunity OF counteracting the mea
sures Of the government with regard TO tn
/ Indians, and filing their naturally iealou
) minds with suspicious of the justice and in
tegrity Of our views towards Them"
: Two years subsequent 10 this, in 1911
: from petty aggressions, the Indians proceed
ed 10 more open violence, and acts of decid
5 ed hostility. Tho war-whocp was agai
uGol0 lOuA WIbuiA gDG 4lAIttS Vi tue tCIIlbOIl
and every day brought fresh accounts Of th
preparation of those atrocious deeds of de
probation and murder, which always Civ,
the first intimation Of a savage war. From
motives of humanity as we'll as policy, Gov
: ernor Harrison had always endeavored /,
: avoid a war with the Indians, but when thi
/ result became unavoidable, he promptly q
/ donfed the most pner0efic rnoasnrau sr;tb;y
his limited resources, 10 place the territor,
in posture Of defence. At his own earn
est request, and at the solicitation Of the
people, the president, soon after, directed
him to march with an armed force towarC
the principal place Of rendezvous Of ths
; hostile Indians, the Prophets town, on the
Wabash, near the mouth Of the Tippecanos
where this crafty impostor had assemblet
a body OF more than thousand fierce war
! riaro stoadV n ,boD lie Mill s