Southern shield., 1840-09-18

In l79l, when l9 years of age, he was appointed by Washington anensign in our infant army.
 In l792, he was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant and in l795, joined the legion under Gen. Wayne and in few days thereafter, was selected by him as one of his Aids
 On the 24th of August 1794 he dstin- guished himself in the battle of the Miami, and elicited the most fiattering written ap- probation of Gen. Wayne.
 In l795, he was made captain and was placed in command of Fort Washing ton.
 In i1f97, he was appointed by President Adams, Secretary of the North .Wes- tern Territory and ex olico Lieutenant Go- vernon.
 In l79a, he was chosen delegate to CtoBgsvgs.
 In 1901, he was appointed Governor of Indiana, and in the same year, President Jefferson appointed him sole Commission CT for treating with the Indians
 In 1909, he was reappointed Governor of Indiana, by Madison.
 On the Eth November. lSl1, he gained the great victory of fTIPPECANOE
 On the 1 lth September 1872, he was ap- pointed by Madison, Comnander-in- Chief of the North Western Army
 On the lst of May, 1913, the seige of Fort Meigs commenced lasted five days, and was terminated by the brilliant and sucuess- ful sortie of Gen. Harrison
 On the 3lst July, 1873, the battle of Fort Stephension occurred.
 On the 9th of October, l8l3 he gained the splendid victory of the HAMES, over the British and Indians under Proctor
 In 1874, he was appointed by Madison one of the Commissioners to treat with the Indians, and in the same year, with his col leagues, Gov Shelby, and Gen Cass, con- cluded the celebrated treaty of Green. vile.
 In 1915, be was again appointed such Commissioner, with General McAtthm and Mir Graham, and negotiating a treaty at Detroit.
 In 1916, he was elected a member oi Congress.
 In January, 1918, he introduced reso lution in honor of Kosciusko, and support ed it in one of the most feeling, classic and eloquent speeches ever delivered in the
 
 In 1879, he was elected a member of the Ohio Senate.
 In 1924, he was elected a Senator in Congress, and was appointed in 1926 Chairman of the Military Committee, in place of Gen Jackson, who had resigned
 In 1927, he was appointed Minister to Columbia, and in 1929, wrote his immor tai letter to Bolivar the deliverer of South America.
 Of him, Col. Johnson, the present Vice President of the United States, thus spoke in the House of Representatives whilst . member of that body.
 "Of the career of Gen Harrison, need not speak-the history of the Wes is his history. For forty years he has beer identified with its interests, its perils ant its hopes. Universally beloved in tht walks of peace, and distinguished by hi ability in the councils of his country. h, has been yet more illustriously distinguish ed in the field DURING THE LAST WAR, HE WAS LONGER IN ACTU AL service than any other General off cer; he was, perhaps, oftener in actiol than any one of them, end nccer sustuine defeat"
 Such is the man, who still enjoying hi untarnished fame and glory, and standin on aproud and lofty eminence, where ne ther malice nor envy can assail him, i now summoned by his grateful country men to leave the walks Of private life |, guide the councils of the nation, "and deliv CT the country from the dangers which en compass 1t" And he willbe her deliverer