The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-06-25

ZION al Fort Meigs, tbs honorea 's y! g
arrived here in the aternoon Of ME- iasa y
last. He left the city It 10 o'clnt : nay q
morning, accompanied by Col III e,u ael =
Col Clarkson, Col. Tod; and NJ, y " Y
and Mr. schenck, of Dayon. The )
first named gentlemen we're Adm s ;,
Camp or companions in aims 81 II. Y
hero at the siege Of Fort Mics - =
memorale which they now un;,s .Oa s 3
him and the thousands who se iii. wy ],
assembled on the scene Of thei olo. s Wy Y
The presence of General Hs srs.. |.
our City snot in itself remarknlss Sn ! !
has been often among US. and is H.. ]. 4
to most of US. His present relalnn al :,
the country, the hopes and the con6dso !,
which that country now concentrate !,
him, but especially the ,ex,raorS,, !,
means which the friends Of political '. III
val employ to weaken the faith of i !. 4 i
people in his ability and worth, do H. III
ever, impart to all that concerns hin u
deep and universal interest Its NJ, 4.
fore, that we feel assured tia. VII, .. Ia
are about to communicate to our reads,s n
of General Harrison will be ID Them ami. n !
as acceptable as any intelligence a r;'sf Is
which we could occupy our column. ]
Particularly will they be grati6ed 10 kpsx IA
and we have great pleasure in cerl, Ere.
ing them of the fact-that ..lhe man q II
the people, = towards whom are dirscst
so many anxious expectations, is inI, 81
enjoyment Of perfect health and. in g,a| pI
old age, still thinks and speaks and al ID
with the promptitude and yigor and povsf uu
which have distinguished every epoch N \
Ibis evenlful life. The writer has ne,rl a
seen one of Gen. Hartison's years, npl IN
free from the in6rmities incidentto i BIZ
The candle of intellect with him, as Vi lin
the Republican Chief of other d,p kro
promises to1"burn bright to the sotkie pb
and his physical energies seem anat al
Iun!mpaired. kMl
Gen. Harris en- left Cincinnati on TIM, y
| dav-he arrived .here-a distance Of II? en
Imiles-at 5 o'clock P, M. on Fri1,, ss
He was on his feet, receiving The I'll BIT
and congratulations of our citizens n
hours after his arrival. In the even "
he repaired BY invitation 10 the Los-C Jhi
in, where additional hundreds had c,Isr
gregated to meet This beloved and yeue, lsl
ted patriot. Here, with The frankrsI len
and unreservedness which have mar. tor
his character through life, did he miiwk III.
tor ,wonours will, the.I.og Cabin bows kw
of the Ga .,ilal. Long before the sun v
and before our youth were astir.-lk.
General was, on the morning Of the NOR nd
row, up and out. Having breasIscfan
with a friend at a remote part Of ihe CWf b
he was soon again surrounded jbs IL Co
multitude of our people who refsa il Fm
be satisfied without seeing aud c6muub
ming with him. The period of bis abn
parture was al hand-the crowd ipcreaAelt
edit was impossible that in the brxRy
interval every one could be presenlaSeen'
individually TO the General, aud all yaylo
anxious to see and hear him. AtyAslf
stance of a friend, who noticed tie pop Pes
lar solicilude, the General. from the plsIer
form OF the door ofslie National Hot "a
addressed the people for hall an hour .
more. We wish that every man in AmaPf
Iica had heard that speech. How wou5
the delamers of this great and good mas s'
have dwindled in their estimation iusIeea
merited insignifcance! How would lhsIs
slanderers who impute TO him molysls,s
which never acua,ed him, aud opinions ~
which he never held, and designs which ~
he never entertained, and prnciFh y
which he never cherished, and who ius Y. y,
mously ascribe TO him insbecihiy and Dc I
crepituae and cowardice--llow wouldls'
these slanderers have been Indignantly l0
rebuked by the righteous judgement 9
an honest and insuIted people! But sIf
they did not and could not hear it-vslsi
will endeavor to possess them offs SUB =
stance. We took no notes.--NsilM ~
Gen. Harrison nor any other psdn ~
thought of his making public aaa =
two minutes before he commencedM VII
arose ont Of The circumstances whichgIii
rounded him at the moment-and ssfs
naily illustrated a quality of his cbaracqt
TO which we have before alluded the ia
bility always TO say and tc do exact
what is proper to be said and don4 Y
The reader will bear in mind, thereforfs
that we profess only to give him the 81 II
jectmatter, not thelstvle and expressionff
GEN. HARR.SON'S REMARKS le
GEN. HARR1soN said lie was greag l
indebted to his fellow citizens Of Colun
bus and Franklin county--the most cofI
dial hospilalities had at all times been ael
corded TO him by them. So Tonga .
the time when lie was honored with mel
command ofihe 8 North Western Army |
and held his Head Quarters al Franklh
ion. on the other side of the river, ilss
his fortune TO find in the people of Fr's
lin County, not only good citizens, =
patriots and soldiers. Their unyaiyla
kindness, to jlim had laid him under nanlt
previous obligations, and their gene'ouf
attentions on the present occasion W
Echeerfully and gratefully acknowiseagsatl
He said he had no intention 70 oesp
his friends by making a speech--sna
did SO in obedience to what he undefsus
to be the desire of those whom be =
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