Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-07-28

TON himself Wnom tiley udu aSSeInDleu
TO honor.
But we must stop this race-horse
pen, which is writing more than We
have space to print. We will make
room, however. for the inscription on
the banner borne by the Harrison sol
diers from this county, and which was
planted in the midst of the whole del
egation on this interesting occasion.
On a plain blue field, in plain letters,
we read.
"GEN. VIM. H. HARRISON,
Our old Commander, the only one to
Whom British army surrendered
during the last Var.
WE KOW HIM.
Where now sink the SANDERS of those
enemies and adversaries of Harrison,
who have known him through no other
medium than the columns of such We
nal and postltute presses as refuse to
publish any thing calculated to rep
resent this wronged and injured soldier
in that true light in which he was be-
held by the army and country, when no
political motive existed to tear the
laurel he so dearly purchased, from the
brow they should so Justly adorn? How
many presses in the service Of the Adj
ministration will feel themselves inclu-
ded in the request contained in the last
resolution We shall see and we
hope the rejecting men of all parties
will take note of this number, and dis
card those, now and hereafter, who
are afraid to give publicity to this EN-
DoRsEMENT OF HISTORY? Offs eff
feet, if generally published, some esti-
mate may be formed from the public
declarations of a manly soldier who
served under General Jackson at New
Orleans, and voted for him in all his
elections, and whose speech, address
ing the President, from the midst of the
convention, was substantially-perhaps
word for word-as follows:
81 have served under General An
drew Jackson, and have borne my tes-
timony heretofore that he was a brave
and able commander. | can now nc
longer doubt that Harrison acas equal,
braue and able, for | hear around me
scores as upright and as capable o
JUDGING him, as l was of Judging my
General, PRONOUNCE IT So"
THE PROCEEDINGS-OFFI-
CIAL.
On the morning Of the second day
of the Rocheport Festival. the soldier;
| of the revolution and the officers anC
5 soldiers who had served under Genera
[ Harrison in the last war (the number
, of about two hundred) assembled il
/ separate convention, and were organ
2 lied by calling Col. John O'Fallon tC
: the chair, and appointing DR.. Jane:
: A. Benson and Horatio Mooree to &C
: as secretaries.
r The throne of grace having beer
! eloquenlly and impressively addressed
by elder Thomas nj. Allen and the
: revolutionary veterans conducted tc
] the stand and seated with the Presi
DENT
On motion of the Honorable dawn
TODD, it was
Oras;,ed, That committee of three
, to be selected fron:, amongst the officer:
and soldiers who serveo IN ctnder zen
Harrison during the last war, be a. an
pointed to consider and report upon the
action which it may become this con-
: vention to take in reference to the
charges wherewith their old comman-
der has been assailed since he has
been placed in his present prominent
political relation to the country and the
people.
And thereupon, the chair appointed
Judge Todd, Capt. David M. Hick-
f man and Major Gerard Robinson, tc
compose said committee.
The Committee having retired,
On motion Of Col. James HI, Bmch
r it was
+, Ordered, That the letters recently
t written by Col. John O'Fallon, Col
: John Speed Smith, the Hon. Johr
e Chambers, and Col. Charles S, Todd
: who were the aids-de-camp of Gen
i VIM. Henry Harrison, at the battle o
: the Thames, be read by the Secreta
ries-unless it be the pleasure of tn,
: President to read and amplify his own
It And the Secretary having gon,
a through with the reading of the letter
r of Gen. Chambers, Col. Todd ant
Col. Smith.
Y Col. O'Fallon proceeded to reat
and re-afirm the statements containe,
: in his own letter, and to confirm an,
$ sustain the correctness of those of hi
: associates, in the military family Q
General Harrison. Col. OF. havint
: concluded his remarks with an ANNA
! ted and spirit-stiring appeal to his oil
l associates in arms to persecere in thi
Is great contest, after the example ofthei
7 gallant and patriotic leader amidst tn
: discouragements of 1S12-13-an
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