Litchfield enquirer., 1840-02-27
GENERAL HARRISON

GENERAL HARRISON.
The celebrated John Holmes who served win
General Harrison, both in the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States has the follow.
ing passage IN reply to letter Of inquiry from Moses
You inquire my opinion of General Harrison. His
military merit Is matter Of hsTory-the achieve.
ments Of his youth in defence Of the frontier against
savage foe, and particularly the hattie Of de Mia
mi Of the lake, under the gallant Wayne, you have
long since known. His victories at Tippecanoe FoFs
Megs and the Thames, are familiar for they are COM
parative1y recent explOis: His eeicial duties while
Governor Of the North Western Territory, are less
KNOWN but suffice it to say he had his appointment
under Presden. jefferson and though the Office might
have been lucrative to him, his duty to the public and
his taithtu application Of the national funds 90
puncrualy performed that he acquired nothing for
| himself.
He was always liberal and brave, and as successful
| as brave, and do him no more than justice when
say, that at the close of the last war, American Of
fcer stood higher than Gen. Harrison. Col johnson,
who served under him and is now Vice President Of
the United States, has repeatedly given him his chaE-
actef and know he is too honorable take it back
But my personal acquaintance with General Har-
rlson' is as statesman We were members togeth-
er IN the House Of Representatives Of the United
States from 1917 to 1926 and in the Senate from 1925
to lS29 inclusive, and were on intimate terms.
General Harrison is scholar and gentleman-as
well as soldier and statesman. Few men in the U.
States are better versed in military science and histo-
AS speaker his voice and calculations are clear
and DISTINCT his d!eon is pure and classical, and hg
eloquence persuasive and impressive. He stood high
as Representative and Senator, and on military sub
jects he was especially instructive and ediiying.
AS man and cllzen his character is unexcep-
ces OF his kindness to his soldiers, and his commsse-
ration for the defenceess savages, might be mention
ed truly Interesting and affecting, Sure am, were
General Harrison as well known here as he s at home
! no man would be more popular or better loved.
Though he has been long and high in public life, he
y the public funds with which he was entrusted, to
public uses, but having expended much OF his own
fortune to relieve the disresses Of his counrymen.
The srhy office holders make war upon credit
and cry out for an exclusive metallic currency, is
purely selfish. They profit largely by the fluctuations
and em6arrassments their anarchcal and revolutions
airy conduct produces. By making specie an article
Of merchandise, they appreciate its market value:
Thus Mr.. Van Bnren's salary, il specie had contn-
ned as high as !. was month or two ago, would 10
annum. By running specie 10 cents above its ordi--
nary value he increases his salary which is paid in
SPECIE at that rate per cent Office holders there
fore get good quid pro quo for their loco focoism
The sums exacted from the people in one year by the
office holders we mean those only included under ths
civil and Diplomatic ls', cannot be far from half
million Of dollars above the sum allowed BY law!
Take the Cabinet, for example. The Secretary IT
War, of State, Of the Navy, Of the Treasury the P.
Master General, and the Attorney General each are
salaries have been worth o. And Ss So win
oil the other Office holders, who, the aggregate re-
| ceive several millions
Thus people may see ata glance, one ofthe strong
reasons why Office holders 60 for the Sub 1easu.'
ry, and against the credit Observation-Disclosures
Tennessee.-A Wing State Convention was held az
Nashville Monday week, at which an electoral
tickle, formed to be voted for ut the ensuing cleo.
ton Of President and Vice President of the United
States A. It's head are geea as Senatorial Elect
ram II. Foster This sa glorious auspice Of the pro-
bable result of the election. With such names in
scribed upon their banner, the Wings have every
strive for Nv +. Lt '''N wy '''' "
As an evidence Of the state Of fseling out West. it
is stated in the Philadelphia Standard, that few
months since q real. red.hot Southwark Loco Foco
emigrased to the West and located himself near Alton,
Illinois, and that few days since letter receiv
ed from him which excited as much establishment
among his Southwark friends rs if Martin Van Buren,
himself had come out for the old Hero The follow
ing IS on extract OF the letter as published in tie
above menfioned paper.
"Huzza for old 1i,pecanoe Nay, Won needn't
cape in astnnishment-Tm in earnest. Harrison! is
all the cry here-and you might as well attempt to-
dam the Mississippi with aPlchork,a refuse TO swim
man is as scarce as wing used TO be in old South.
wark The blood ofthe western people is up. aud I
tell you they are going for Old Hard CeI s'carfi'
Difference befceen oss who PROFESS to be the Friends
Of the People, ond those who REALITY. There
no one subject which the Locos harp upon so mucli
as their great lore for The people bat whenever an OPP
pornnlty offers for them to pnt their hands into the
peoples pockets, this love is transformed into icre for
seg: most striking instance q the opposition OF
their practice to their professions is to be found in ire
State Of New York. Mr. Croswell, editor Of the Al
hany Argus, Loco Foco paper Of the stamp OF the
Globe and the Hartford Times, has been printer, TO-
the State for q number Of years. and il is said That
during the period for which he has held the office, has
drawn out Of The treasury about $4,000 per anRun'
Ihs recen, change in the politics Ct the STATE h1Tey
or, has given the appointment 10 Mr. Weed. lWhg}
editor ofthe Albany Evening Jhurnal The following
s!atemen, Of the prices charged by the two, will show