The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-04-04

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IN his dctessahh meapslee vhiab hava welll
| nigh ruined already ronises nj
new. eheme. d nov T. eef6 for or fl
Ilief; !. hit to MD a. ii No same healen
track. blihdly blowing ia the footsteps of
his illussrious Predecessor. We want mol
new measures, 10 new schemes for our re-
lief-we mcrrlywish toshe brought backkto
I the good old republican track and republican
measures adppted and followed out By ~-fhel
immorta; jefferson. To enable Us to do
this, we have selected plain republican,
faHoer Of the aJeHersonian school, who ref1
|ceiyed his lessons. Of wisdom from those
who were the founders Of our government-
a man swh6sds emphaticallyaa man Of the
(people, -one who feels as they feel and
Who can sympathize with their misfortuneas q
Such a man is William Henry Harrison,
the practical farmersof North Bend--one
VIII. eats not the bread of idleness, hut live
by the sweat of his own brow-the peoples
log cabin candidate. #sis
General Harrison, for the last twelve
ymrs, has been in comparative secllsiof J;
land it was to be huped that, as he was not
an active participator in the political events
which have been passing around us, the
asperity of party feeling would not be excl
ted against him; but even heat the age Of
l66, who has passed through all the trials of
half century, with life exclusively deyo-
ted to the service of his country, cannot es-
lcape the taunts, aspersions and calumnies of
hired defamers. He is accused Of coward
:aa..usss II - = 49, (ia d hardy
yeomanry Of the Wesf=.go 10 the log cabins
of Ohio, Indiaoa, and Kentucky, and shon
speak to those who fought with him at Tip
Pecanoe, and ask who, in that dark and
Igloomy night, when naught could be seen
amid the din of battle and the glare of mus
kerry, but the CLEAN Of the tomahawk and
scalping knife-ask who it was, whose
voice sounded above all. the rest, rallying
his men to the rescue. Ask who it was
that was in the thickest of the conflict,
where the shot fell hottest and fastest. They
will answer you with one vo;ce-all will
answer you that il was William Henry Har-
Prison. Nobly did he rally them, and victo-
ry crowned his exertions. .s,s
/ AT Fort Mcigs, with but handful of
men, the naughty Proctor demanded his ca
tpitulation, or indiscrimlnate slaughter Har-
i rison never asked for time to consider his
/ infamous and heartless proposition, but sent
him word to como and take it. And did he
j take it, fellow citizens? No. The brave
ry, valor and sagacity of Harrison triumph
ed, and Proctor was driven from his posi-
ton. At the Thames he conquered, and
won for himself honors as imperishable as
the history Of his country. Do such sp;en-
did victories evince cowardice or imbecility
But it is not the imbeciiity of intellect. OF
which he is accused, but the imbecility Of
old age. Age has lost its vcneration. Shall
it be said that his whitened locks and tot
tering limbs, though received amid the
hardship and toll Of the tented field, com.
mand not the respect and reverence of the
present generation? No, feIiow-cifizens, we
will show to the world that we are yet able
and willingg to arehder unto Cesar the
things that are C@sar's." We will show
the world that republics are not migrate.
ful-that we are yet capable of approaching
and rewarding the services Of an old war.
worn and weather-beaten patriot. ST IS
i He is called granny which of course
means deliverer. 1t is happy appella-
J ton. He delivered his country from the
invasion of her enemies-he delivered the
women and children Of the North West from
Fl the tonahawk and scaIping knife of the
! ruthless savage, for which he received the
plaudits and gratulations of unbought free
!. men.
Washington was also granny-for he
s. delivered three millions of people from the
shackles of British tyranny. We now cal
upon Harrison once more to act the granny
and deliver his country from the Cloths and
vandals that are besieging our capitol, and
restore our bleeding and bankrupt country
| to its original pristine purity and prosperity
s Then shall he receive the praise and plau-
dts Of eighteen millions Of people, who are
now grooming beneath the expressions which
! a weak ard imbecile government has heap.
ed upon them. Then shall he be called the
, greatest granny, and greatest deliverer, ol
, this or any other nge.
81 In selecting Gen Harrison for our canll
date, we have followed wise example
!, When Rome was threatened with enemies
from without and intestine commotion with
: in, she looked around for some one int
!, whose hands to commit the destinies of he,
empire. She did not 60 among those who
we're revealing IN af11uence and power. She
did not 60 among the rich and high born, fol
/ the selection Of man to whom to entrus
J the destinies of proud and imperial Rome
i She sought among the common yeo.nanr,
Of the land, and there found plain farmer
, following the handles Of his plough MAJ
in whose breast no ambition ever lurked
Z except that which was virtuous and honora
& BILE, and would advance the interests ar,e
/ happiness of the Roman people. She fount
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