Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-05-01
NO. 35
A PARALLEL.

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Washington and Harrison. MANY points
Of resemblance have been suggested between
the characters or Gen. Washington and Gen.
Harrison. Neither ofthese distinguished
men was soldier by profession, and prac-
tice both we're fafmers. Each of them took
up arms when his country was in danger,
aud laid them down when the danger had
passed. They were equally conversant with
The rules and usagrs OF savage aud civilized
The 6rst campaign OF each was against
the Nor,hwes;ern Indians Cen Washing
ion under Braddock on the banks Of the
Monographs GEN Harrison under Wayne
on lhe banks ofihe Miami No two officers
in the American service, were ever intrus,ed
with the same extent oil discretionary power
General Washington was almost absolute
from the peculiar circumstances of the coun-
try during the revolutionary struggle Gen.
Harrison was equally absolute from the un-
settled character Of the territory where his
campaigns were fought, and the distance
from the seat of government whence his or
ders were 10 come. The power thus nee
essarily entrusted to them was net only new
er abused, but was exercised with such sim
gular moderation and just regard 10 right and
law, as to conciiate the affections and win
1.-The confidence of all upon whom it operated.
There have been statesmen as profound
and generals as successful as either, but
Washington and Harrison are withouLpeer
or rival, 10 their forbearing, and selfdeny-
ing use of power without Limitation. You
will 10 vain search the public or private life of
either for single deed Of violence. or a SIM
gle act inconsistent with the duty which
they owed TO their country and lis
laws. Gen. Washington drove Corn
wallis 10 Yorktown, and when the ocean
opposed his further retreat, captured
him and his army there, and restored Vir-
ginia 10 the Contede,acy. General Harri-
son drove Proctor into Canada, and oyer,a-
king him on the Thames, captured his army
there, and restored Michigan and Ohio 10 the
| Unton. Each victory was decisive Of the
war, in the part of The country where il was
| gained. After the peace of l775, Washing
ton resigned his commission and retired 10
his farm Harrison after the treaty oil Green
vile, in 1895. also resigned his commission,
and retired TO has farm The invasion Of
Massachusetts by a British army in l775,
called Washington second time into the
military service OF bis country. which. after
the war was successfully ended he second
time abandoned for The peaceful fields Of
Mount Vernon. The invasion Of Ohio in
4 1912, by Proctor and his Indian allies, a
second time called Harrison into the militia
Try service of his country. witch. after two
years, having recovered the honor and the
TERRITORY which Hull had surrendered, he
a second time abandoned for the peaceful
fields of North Bend.
II When the country was almost destroyed
by the feeble administration of defective
government, in 1899, Gen. Washington was
called from his plough by the people, TO be,
4 President Of the United States. And now,
when wicked men have got into place and a
selfish and dissem bling demagogue is abu-
sing the power and patronage Of the Presiden-
cy, that same people in l84i will complete
The parallel by calling Gen. HARRISON from
his plough to be in fact as well as in name,
the PEopLE's CANDIDATE.
T TRuTH-A Persian mother, in giving
her son forty pieces OF money as his portion.
! made him swear never to tell lie, and said,
, "Go, my son. consign thee to God, and we
d shall not meet again till the day OF Judge
ment" The youth went away, and the
S party he travelled with was assaulted by rob-
S bers One fellow asked what be had got,
ana ne SAD, 1T rty uiHdIS die seWtu III
= my garment" He laughed, thinking he
r tested. Another asked the same question.
!, and got the same answer. Al last the chief
called, and asked him, and he said, II have
y told two of your people already that | have
! forty dinars sewed up in my clothes" He
. ordered the clothes to be ripped open, and
: found the money--"and how came you 10
S tell this 2" because the child replied.
e IL would not be false to my mother. to whom
S promised never TO tell lie." Child"
! said the robber, "art thou so mindful Of thy
duty to thy mother, at thy years, and am [
i insensible. at my age, OF the duty owe TO
e my Code Give me thy hand, that | may
swear repentance on it," He did SO his
. followers were all struck with the scene.
! "You have been our leader in gull" said
they TO the chiei, "be the same in the path
. Of virtue" and they Instantly made resiitu-
J, ton OF spoils, and ayowed repentance on the
J. boys hand.
= No time 10 read papers.--All men md
! time for every thing that is really gratfca-
: lion to them and hence the complaint Of no
= time is, in fact no taste for newspapers. Ey-
eryman has time to read newspaperduring
J, a rainy day, or a long evening. or some
: times when waiting for his meals. If be is
: not slave, he certainly can find time 10 inn
; prove his mind. The most industrious peo-