Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-06-01

snail wake up tile tones of enthusiasm in every
American heart, while heroic courage is esteemed.
or lofty integrity remains virtue. There. too,
was Clay, whose trumpet-tongue in this hall was
worth atiousand cannon in the field. These were
convened in council This, let us not forget, was
about nine months after the battle of T'ppecunoe.
Whom, sir, ! ask, did these men select 10 lend
their friends and fellow citizens on to THE glorious
enterprise? Their laws required that their mill
tin should be commanded by one of their own
citizens; yet passing Ivy Scott and Shelby, and
thousands of their own brave sons, this council
called General Harrison, then Governor Of Indi-
ana-he who had commanded Kcntuckians but
nine months before nj Tppecanoe who, nc
cording TO the gentleman from Michigan, mad
shown no trait but imhecility as an officer he,
against tho laws of Kentucky, WINS by such roun-
c asked to resign his station rs Governor Of In
diana, and take the rank and commission OF Ma.
lJor General in the Kentucky militia, md lead on
her armies in Tint fearful hour, to redeem our ma.
tlonal disgrace, and snatch from British dominion
and savage buchery the very country now repre-
sented toy the gentleman from Michigan. have
yet one other witness 10 call against the gentleman
from Michigan. Sir it the lust rest of the illus
rious dead is distul bed in this unnatural war up-
on n living soldier s honor and living patriots
fame, the fault Is not mine. 1t will appear pres
emily that the gentleman from Michigan has
unwithngy, it may be--dishonored and insited
the dead, and charge the pure and venerated
Madison with hypocrisy and inlschood. lf Cen
eral Harrison had been the weak. wicked, or inn
''''nE 'Ie seN''ela', rom hic.!gah wo"'d
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1t ,,'e o.''e'i WIN give me
to whom the Inter was responsible for his coli
duct3 Surely no one can suppose that there
were wanting those who, if they could hive done
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,u., VIE even" iHc '"eSsaee Us "a'eo ION A'ec,
io' an" ie""s rs ioi""s'
awhile is deeply to be amenicd that many valuable
nave oorh os' me action when olk place on the h
sn;t IS C;i w." sc YIN alae',on ."e uaunutss
of troops engaged a, nell "a te COLLECTED 6rn,,s hieh d,
hnsn'ted their commander occasion requiring the
tTeTfhns II raor and discipline"
| Mr.. Speaker, have no pleasure in thus reca-
| pitulat'ng and pilinp proof upon proof to repel
an insnuation, which | think is now apparent TO
nll has been thrown out in the madness of party
rage, without consideration, and founded only on
n total perversion, or rather fiat contradictions of
every historical record having relation to the sub
Iject.
| Something wns taid by the gentlemen from
Michigan nbuut the encampnent at Tippecanoe.
| If understood him rightly, he condemned il ms
|
II niorass on the other. Now, Mr.. Speaker, shall
give no opinion on the question thus stated but il
lust now occurs TO me that this very subject, hich
| think in the military vocabulary is called cas-
tranetation, admits OF some serious enquiry bear-
ing upon the criticism under consideration. In
almost all scientific research, we find that what is
now reduced 10 system, ard arises 10 the dignity
Of science, was at first the product Of some cas-
unity, which. falling under the notice of some
fecng mind gave rise to surprising results. The
accidental FILLING of an apple, developed the great
law IF grnyitation. nm sure | have somewhere
seen 1t stated that Pyrrus the celebrated King OF
r'pirns, VINO is allowed by all authority 10 have
peen the frsl general OF his ,lme first lenrned TO
'oftiiy ms camp by having river in his and
Horass on his Mans and this was FIRST suggest
eu 10 MN ny seeing wiid BOAR, when hunted to
1uesper"uoh, pack hilise'i against Tree or rock,
,"a' ne "ight nght ms Pufsnefs without danger oil
pe''S assumed ID ms rear NOW SIR II compre-
henoed me gentleman from Michigan, he has a
s a's' nun on ms point not only the celebrated
mig VI EFirus nut aIso lIie VIVA nohf, wllo II
SeohS, was the il"r OF fyrfhIs III tie arr OF cas-
u'.,i'''a''o" tlere' men, are TWO approved AT
'''"i ''es' ""e va WHOM ha'ure ,huSht me art Oh
W"'' "S she klndiy ana us coiohels, ana the other
'''a' Icno""e" nero oil h!!rus' VINO gave TIE no
mans 10 '''"'h 'fou"ie III nus l'he hese ah'hor-
me- n'c "'"r TWO 'oushnu years Ola, ana, us lar
as as, k"o"' nl'}'esl9hed, Til the gentleman from
,"rc,l'B"p a''acKed mem Nesterday here again,
ash' VINO shaIi uec'oe iyrrhus ana t'e boar
On Que s"'e' ana tle gentleman rom Michigah on
,he otner, ar, l decline Jurisdiction OF the CUES
uon ana 'eaVe lhe TWO hundred and forty co'ones
" - rouse 10 sct'ie me contest mon aosfrnn
'1n a., Sonponefs mes,
"r' oFeaEer' iee' IL tllie inpossloie 10 WIN
NV ''o" 'h'S Phrt OF '"' s"igect without some
.o'nn'eh' on anolhe' assertion, or rather 'nlima-
.oh OF me geh,enan from Michigan, touching
~! NE c"ihu't OF Gen. harrison at HE battle oil the
names; an VINO have made themselves ac.
Iua''lted wth me history OF that event, know that
inc ORDER IN which The American army was 10
attack The combined force of British and Indians
at The Thames wus changed mt the very moment
when he onset was about to he made. This order
of the General drew forth from COnrlolOre Per