The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-11-05


psudenfy or sIEi-irntIy. OF eammis,ed
lswer suars Than GsEeIsl william Hsl-
" Harrison. Ard ny rbfsrvsiian. dsr
ing rrrenf inaeFruusss ailh him. sffnsd
ed me The gratifying sssprsnre Ihsi nj
mind has Iosl iIss. A any az ns sen.ny
Or energy. BY The Tfar and tear q slai,-
seven years. Indeed. he might well PSI
for . man Of not more Than fiiy yssss =
sge, il judged of By eighsr hs rorpofeHi
% mental signr or elasticity"
Ia speaking q Ihe private character q
Gen. Harrison hs observes:
Ofbis jHsfice and Je.er0ksncs M qpes
lion viii be made among those sha hare
enloyed The pleasure II knawing his 81
eisl qualities. There lives ROT. prnbsbls,
one man who can RISE % and rhsTse ahe
General silh injury, in regard u Eis pro
perry. bis person or his reputation. Oh
she other hand all who know him well w,ll
bear ready testimony 10 the kindness. sic
candeseenslnn. The active benryoleEes
Of his conduct towards those whom Pro
violence has placed IN less eligible cireua,
stances Than ihase in which he was rls-
ced.
Of The patriotism Of Gen. Harrison.
Ihe history of the Wss'. for nearly if,y
year. j. The impartial record; and. - I
shall nrI sfroui your intelligence By
dwelling upon ihe instances thar might be
cited IRON that ample volume, in illuslra-
lion of his character in that respect. I
will only say. that. whether YOU consider
him ss the Governor OF Territory. A.
gent OF Indian Affairs. The Commander
Of On Army. . Member Of The state lie.
gislainrc. or Senator In Congress. you
will find lore d country The leading s,sr
Of his mosemen,s--ihe msinspring of his
actions. To this. he freely sacrificed
wealth and ease. and what vas far dear
er TO man under The impulse Of political
smbilion. that popularity with his imme-
date constituents upon which he depsu-
ded Tor continuance in Office. This lasi
sacrifice he did emphaiically make. when
contrary 10 what he knsw aere The wish
es OF his Ohio constituents, he voted. in
The Congress Of the United States, for
the admission Of Missouri into the un
ION rs slave holding state. Hos admj-
rsble The gratitude Of Southern prlsncl
ans. opposed 10 his slecnnn To- me PIE
sidency. who gratuiIonsly denounce hiIs
ss an .7boiitionisI How nubly they r.
ward such sall.sarufcing ps'rio'ism. ~
the disinieresiei defender nf their rights
and pr iiegesl"
IL will thus he sesn hat The usifno-
ny of NJ. wmans cniariae. gi'h ,l,a, oi
every unprejudieed observer VIVA has hsd
an opportunity NJ heing personally wit.
ness of Gen. fIarrlson's memorable &C.
tons. The Iscl that the brave old hero
achieved the moot Of his great exploits ia
remote wilderness, or thInly pcoplrd
territory; or the native modssiy of his
character, which never permitted HIM 10
elaznn forth his own deeds to the world;
these two considerations or both ,ngeIh.
er must have induced on the part ii his
opponents that singular hsrdihood apd
efron,ery which embroidered them 10
call his character in question. Every
successive deselnpemsn, tina, makes Gen.
Harrison better known In his counr,
men, disclo.es some new quality of III
cellence that raises him sull higher 10
their regard. and establishes more ira,ly
HIS claims TO their confidence and grau
tude.