Litchfield enquirer., 1840-01-02
MERITS OF GENERAL HARRISON.

Let them compare hls lIle With my other individual now on the stage of action. and say which of them has been called upon 10 fill the most important and trying stations. From the age of l6 to 66-hs presen. age-hs career has been one series of serycesi he- half of his country. Major General in the amy, Go yernOr of Territory in it's incipent sae Represep- iatlve and Senator in Congress- and Ambassador so foreign court--al these offices has he discharged with fidelity 10 his country, and honor tohimself and yet, such IS his sterling integrity, that, while your Van Barens your Kendals, your Benlons, have become rich from the "spoils of ofce," Gen. HARRISON re. mains comparatively poor. 4t @s -cr The remark of Governor Metcaf of Kentucky, in the Harrisbnrgh Convention, Uf Gen Harrison that no man who had done so much for his country, had been so Ill requlted Is no exaggeraon, as any body may sec who looks into the history of this country from 75O 10 l8l6 Gen Harrison is tie Father ot the North West, and the States of Ohio Indana, Mich gatlons to ls Wlsdon his self sacrifice and his valor President Madison vested hun w;h almost absolute power as Governor of the Indiana Territory, and this Dictatorship thus conferred upon him. he exercised with such honesty, that with the unlimited power of amassing wealth. hc added nothing to '!sinself. and w1tlI such judgment that he made few enemies, and thousands and ihousands Of friends. s"Ps
 There never was greater n1isapprehefisior Of character than that which many even of our own
 riends have, who believe, that General Harrison is an inferior man. It is mpossbilty that an infer. or man could occupy many stations, and so credit ably as General Harrison. It is an impossbi,y that an inferior man could keep the confidence of many successive administrations of the Government, and obtain so otten the suragesof those who hes, knew him--his associates his neighbors his soldiers his constituents. a9
 No man in this country, has filled so many stations as General Harrison, not even John Quincy Adams, tor MT. Adams s services have been all civil, whereas Genern Harrsons services are both civil and militia ry. Gensral Harrison was born in Virginia, Februa. ry 9th, -l773. His father, Benjamin Harrison, was one o the most conspicuous sgners of the Declaration ot lndependence-a member of the first Congress and atleswords Governer of Virginia, This Reyolulona- under the guardianship of his friend, the celebra- ted Robert Morris. Young Harrison was educated at Hampden Sydney College, and was intended for the profession ofmedcne, but about the time when ins studies were closing, there loud demand for young men to serve against the Lrdans, he took the commission ot an Ensign in the U. $. Artillerythis ln 19l when only IS years of age, and hastened inl medateiy tojoin his regiment the then Fort Wash | ington. He afterwards joined Wayne's Legion, and was selected by him as of his aids de camp the age of l9, being promoted to Leutenancy. He act ed thus as aid to Gen. Wayne at the bloody and des- perate battle of the Miam and for his bravery in that conflict received the especialapprobatien of his Con
 mander-in-Chiet, and was soon after promoted to a l Capaincy. t~4 | Gen. Wayne's success having discom6ted the In- dians. Capt. Harrison gave mp his command in the army. and retirsd but he ws. soon after called from his retirement, and appointed Secretary and ecio Lieut. Governor of the North Western Territory, and while in that station, the People almost unanimously elected him !hen26 years of age) their delegate to Congress He took his seat in the House of Repre- sen,atives, December l799, and was soon appointed Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands,O ,Of which MT. Gallatln was a member. 4e
 l The next appointment which MT. Harrison held was Governor of Indiana, and invested with civil powers ot the most important nature. as we'll as with military authority. The powers granted him were inlt,ense, and such would have enabled him to ac cumuiate princely forune--such powers indeed as no man ought. .o have had but which te rxeIcised with entire satisfaction to the Public, ln lsos MT. Jefferson appointed him sole Comlnlssoner t3 nego. treaties. with dfSrent tribes of Indians, and upon most advantageous tsrmss He was Governor of this Territory for thirteen years, and at every successlye earnest solicitation of the Peocc of the Territory.
 When Tecumssh united the hostile sayages oi the North West in great Confedaracy for the ex.irpa- 'ane Ia ,'S ed Te 10 defend his erroIy in is he fought the celebrated Indian battle of Tipeecanoe and routed the forces of the famous Prophet for hls sery- mention Of ii h his Message, and the Legislature of General. adding in solemn Resolution their awarm. Major General for the State of Kentucky. and soon aftef that, was appointed Brigadier General m the service of the United sstes, |, h May lsis he made his gallant defence of Fort Mcgs and drove off the British Genernl Proctor in disgface
 He afiefwArds marched his army to MalJcn Upper Canada, and met Proctor again on the river Thames, der the command nf I'ecNmseh achieving victory, of which the Hon. Langdon Cheves remarked in Con- gress-that The :;5tofy of Harrison was such as would have secured ton Rofnai General in the best days of the Republic, the honor of irinmph.' In l6i6.l7, both Houses of Congress voted him gold medal and their ttsnks. a,ll - ,he Blouse of Representatives in Congress for Ohio He was afterwaFds Senatcrin the State Leglsat1re In ls4 he represented Qhi9 n the Senate of,he Uni ted s,stes In ls2s C. Adams aPponsd nin eI E m the Republic of Colombia, where he wrote his well known Letter to Bolivar
 The speeches. the Letters the sdepatches; me Es says and Addresses of Gen. Harrison are well known so all who have studied the history of the country-- We have not dwet upon, for we have confined our selves to the naming of his public servces in order 10 cannot be an inferior man. Our enemies have crea- ted tha, impression in many minds, and 1t is our duty thus to meet II. @1
 From the Troy Mail.
 TIE HoS, H. l.. WHITE has concluded not 10 resign his seat in the U. S. Senate We take this as an in- dicaOn ofretutnng sanity It s time the ridiculous was got up n the reign of Jacsoniem. when the Sen ate contained majority against the Saminisrauon, and was used as weapon to drive Wing Senators
 from their seats F utterly at vaisacei Doih ~;,n ;r, stTuuent the Senator's of office is for six years. Hihere is any clause aushonzIg ms sepo- val for ssYss os e1fa hess clause if can be fairly infegred that he s obliged 10 obey IT, strnciioDs or resigB we should like 10 be informed ss ,o tha article and secoD 1fhis doctrine s true. the ConstiiuiOn is dead letter A State Legislature w sssson totally defeats the object tor inc attain ,Ssn, of which his term of office was made thus org
 a wish to remove hs. body as isI as Hss ;hogn. S"r inc influence of sudden changes in the popuiar wi and impart to it stability of character not pc, sessed by either of the other coordinate branches o' 'nT Rt me doctrine is too absurd for aSgument-and ,ha hesi commentary upon it. is the rontenpi n which
 c n h,, oGa ,.ha ha va hee en ifal0udesi advocates