Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-01

k'0s.IEEs CAL.
General Harrison nj Home.
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50 long that the events were not fresh upon the me
melies OF all read the history olhe last war as car
ned on IN Ohe, Indiana Michigan aud Timer ca
NADIA, fell longing dcsne 10 see. not only ia,
Theatre of those events, but the great actors in Them
+ Iirfecannc FoIt Meigs, Sandushy aud the Tbamc,
nave been classic grl uhd in nv fancy, as Then
pN@ or Marathon and ! hure felt thlt II was n.
much u duiy Tor the American 10 make his perm.
are TO The battle fields where the West wtcstled with
The savage, or the BRUSH and the savage rs Ia Bun.
kcf ILL., or Concord. or Lexington. II is uut the
magnitude Of the slaughter that makes the battle
ground immortal, hut the magnitude OF The Events il
determines; and hns Tippecaroe aud the Thames
are rs great events IN The eyes oi the West Bun
her Hill aud Saratoga 10 tie eyes of the East. lst
fell it duty 10 pay my respects the Commander.
IN Chlet OF the Amy or ARMIES that liberated US
1om the savages Of tic Northwest, feed OHIO, In
diana, and NJ chigan Of the Brush, and ended his
campaigns 50 eoriously by the rout Of Proctor aud
the death OF Iccnmseh on the Than IN Upper Ca.
NADIA.
imet General lIAERIsoN in Cincinnati, at the IA.
bic OF common friend, and, having received iny-
taon from he old soldier visit hm on his Fam, At
Nodh Bend, ID miles below Cincinnati, had TO DIS o.
position not 10 accept his hospitality aud The invita-
ton. was 10 meet hIs by appointment on The
Lefer, 10 take The steamboat down the river but
beng there first, and having tune To look about,
could not but be struck With the sim, aets aud
pubileanIsm OF his manners, as he approached with
his saddle bags arm and 4 lin pail the 9th
er-lhe first having his wardrobe, | presume, as is
The custom often in the West and The Other some
l1t1e necessaflcs, nobAbly. Tor hls family. As he
storped tn talk moment ~ SO With friend large
group stimulated BY eulIosfy. soon gathered aboul
h,mamone lhem many of the boatmen al the Ievee
strangers from Tennessee liIinos and MIssotnl and
oihe places on the river, dtavmeu, tcamstefs, &r.
sc with whom the steamboat lcyre is often
thron2ed. The crowd becoming unpeasaully Large,
though in the highes degree respectful aud proha-
bly, all his friends for he exchanged oylli1ics wilh
many, and seemed 10 know almost every bods he
Withdrew to The steamboat, where, however he WIS
lnawed by co siderable body Of teamstets from
Indiana. who. with their long stout whips under the
arns OF their nsey woolsey l1ocks, as they chatlcd
pleasantly with the venerable old Chef before them,
made picture Rome III lis best days might envy.
They told him they were lls " lloos-her Boys"
aud babe him L" eood bye only when the siukle
Of the last stra nboai bell made them hurry away.
In an hour or htle Glure were al The Nouh
BEND 50 called from northern bend OF The Dino
river. General llurisou's fam encitcles this bend
directly ufon the river, and much OF II ~ bottom
land, all OF an excellent qu1lify. lis very hrge
farm, but has been much argrr, once stretching over
TO The Miami liver; but the General has sold some,
aud gwen away more 10 his children, who are settled
around htm \ large dutch now, 10 be lie White
" atct Canal hereafter IS upon The margin oi lhe Nv
Grand III wet weather II IS muddy and difficult pas.
large number OF dboIeis are al present Hi work up
On II, lrs1hen and Germans, who adule the Gene
raj, and VITO rally Tor INN to man md they are
innnrilng huge hlll, on the sidcs OF which Is h1s
olehad, and through tins tunnel tins canal is to
stretch into Indiana. 10 hriug The ade Of the eastern
paft of thai State To Cincinnati. ~ contact the
General has got out the stone, and IS now getting
cord"ond 10 burn The bricks that make the arch OF
lie tunnel.
AS we approached the residence OF General Harm
son, al IN view OF The river. aud YET distance
irom IL he remarked that there was Ia cling aud
he added that when in fldioue il was called a Log
CABIN, the starters of the story had more OF tct 10
found their eer upon than many aware of; for
IN the range tx the residence IS collection Of small
houses all humble, and Vet all comfortable aud neal)
Of arc OF the buildings is bona fde Lug Cabin. now
well boarded though, aud well painted, which he
had kept and connected with the others on account
OF some attachment he had formed lor 1t, II having
been the residence Of some of his family. beaul-
lu lawn is before The house, slopiug toward The Nv
er and directly IN front is fence Of hewn posts CON
ncetcd by plnn non rods. The cattle were grazing
about this lawn III front, and among them were sew
eral milcl cows fat butter" A flock Of sheep
were on the other side OF the Lawn, just creek
now swollen by the back water oil the OHIO. and the
bans and ou-houses are N the rear OF the dwellings,
The fam aud dwellings have the Appearance OF ma
ny IN the VIey of Virginia, aud Of some IN New
England, though land taere Is more precious, aud
farms more subdiyided among children. All looked
like good substantial Farmers Home, WHO had all
OF the necessaries and many OF the comforts, though
bu few OF the Injuries Of lie. Such Is the fetifed
dwelling Of the venerable man. who left the hap
~ nome OF his father ON James rlvrr, Virginia. when
but youth. TO follow us an ensign the fortunes ol
General Wayne, whom General Washington had
despa ched, alter the disasters Of Hal mar aud ST.
Clair, 10 retrieve our fortunes upon lie Indian from
Tier. aud 10 make Ohio Western Virginia aud Ken
lucky, habilabe for the whne man. Tins ~ The
home OF son OF The sgner Of The Declaration OF In
dependence, and OF thai irccnan 81 Virginia Who,