The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-04-03

acres, which brought II within The means 81
Utmost every man.
Ihe following year this 1oid granny was
4 appoinied GoRefnpr Of The territory Of lndi-
lana which Is nov divided into several large
States lie was appointed repeatedly, at
The request oi the inhabitants, aud held the
Iollice FOR fourteen yeaTs. During this time,
be was superintendent Of indian Affairs
within The Jurisdiction and sole Commission
er for treaiing with The Indians. During this
time, '.tlle old granny negoeiated thirteen
Treaties with tie Indian tribes, Tor which
services, bcing an cold granny, be never
made the government any charge The bai-
tie Of Tippecanoes and The overthrow Of the
Pawnee Chief, were considered very Tespec-
table service for an sold granny aud ia
those DAYS were sllopIl TO give man some.
claim upon il1asgratitude of his country.
InlsI2, when war declared against Great
Britain this eoId granny, was placed IN
command Of 4 large number Of volunteers
to protect tie Indian territory, and was after
wards appointed Commander IN Chief of the
North Western army. His conduct Of that
waF--lis turning the tide of disaster, and
raising in triumph and victory the sinking
nag Of his country, the recovery Of MiclIi-
pan, tie battle Of the Thames, which de-
stFoyed the British army Of Upper Canada,
were also thought very considerable SERVE
ces for an told granny"
4 After resigning his commission, this Nold
granny was again appointed Commissioner
10 trent with the Indians. In 1915, he was
elected a member of the Lower House of
Congress and in 1924 he was elected Sem
ator in Congress, from the State Of Ohio.
In 1926, he was appointed MINISTER Plen-
ipoteniiary to Bogota, BY John Quincy Adj
ans, the Aold granny" who lately presided
over the House Of Representatives.
No man in this country ever posed such
opportunities for making fortune out Of
his official station, especially BY land specu-
lations; from his position in the Territory Of
Indiana, and from his knowledge Of the coun-
try---of its situation, resources, and growing
importance could easily have obtained
possession Of tracts Of land, the natural rise
IN tire value Of which would have made him
as rich as q Girard, or an Astor. But he was
an stold granny, and having been educated
ia the school Of such an told granny as
George Washington, he could not be suppos-
ed 10 know as much as the land receivers
and other office holders ofour day, who get
rich on the plumber Of the Treasury, and
then resign their Offices and nominate their
Offices and nominate their successors.--So
General Harrison retired from Office aspoor
as when be entered it, and now, like Sc
cond Cincnnatus-Who,w we s'an old granny"
he lives by the cultivation Of the soil.
So ii appears that William Henry Harrison
the .sold granny Of whom we have been
speaking, has been.
Secretary of the North Western Territory;
Governor for fourteen years Of the Terri
tory Of Indiana;
Superintendent oc Indian Affairs;
Commissioner for treating with the In
dams;
Representatives. Congress,
Senator in Congress;
Major General IN the United States armyi
Commander Of the North Western army
/ in the last war, and
Minister PlenipotentiaTy to Bogota.
Thus we may see what il takes TO make
an ssold granny he is before the people
whom he has SO long and so faithfully serv-
led, and has been nominatedas candidate
FOR one other Office. that Of President ofthe
United States. In the long career of emf
lnent and successful public services, he has
never been accussdof one dishonest action;
he stands forth with clean hands, clear
HEAD, aud an honest heart, THE PEoPLE's
CANDIDATE FOX PRESIDENT.
r.