Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-02-06

Harrison's services in terms Of decided ap
probation. Atihe age qtiweniy -four he left
the army and entered upon civil employment
~ have before stated.
Il was not until the year I6lI and then as
Governor Of Indiana, that he was called upon
10 resume the sword. An Indian war having
broken out he assembled a body Of militia
and volunteers with which and $50 regular
troops he fought the celebrated and important
battle of TIPPEcAsoE. The President of the
United States thought this event worthy to
be noticed by a message 10 Congress in
which he speaks Of the conduct Of General
Harrison in honorable terms OF deserved
commentator. A corps Of Kentucky militia
was in the battle. How his conduct was op.
preciated by them and others most compc.
tent to decide may be seen by the following
resolution passed by the Legislature Of Ken
tucky.
Resolved, That in the late campaign
against the Indians on the Wabash. Governor
w. II. Harrison has. in the opinion of this
legislature, behaved like a hero, a patriot,
aud general and that for his cool, deli
berate, skllful. and gallant conduct. IN the
la'e battle Of Tippecanoe, he deserves the
wsrmest thanks Of The nation"
But what to my mind, is stronger evidence
still OF the high estimation in which he was
held is the extraordinary fact Tat after tie
decla 'aton OF the war Of 1912, General Har.
rison, then citizen of anott er State, was by
the Commonwealth of Kentucky made Ma
jor General in her militia in order that he
might comm,ud all the troops she wns then
,islng for actual service. Thus did that
gallant State pr -eminent for rhvulrous
daring and justly proud of her achievements
IN arms sacrifice her State pride and super
sede her own high officers solely from con
viciion Of IIarrison's great superiority.
In the au umn of 1912, he was appointed
ny the govt rnment of the United States
CoMwANDERIN CHIsF Of the North Western
Army. OF the confidence reposed in his
sb 'ity and PARROT SIN some judgment my
be formed by the unlimited discretion wnh
which he was invested. The letter of tne
Secretary of War which enclosed his CON
mission, said to him, You will command
such means as may be practicabls-exercise
your own discretion, and act in oil cases ac-
cording To your own Judgment"
IL this command he achieved the gallant
defence of Fort MrIGs, which was invested
with formidable force by the British Gene
raj Proctor and his savage allies, confident
ofsuccess. Harrison, by bold and successful
sories, executed under his orders, drove
them from their batteries, and finally compel
led them to retreat. lie afterwards followed
them To Maiden which had been their strong
hold, but which they now abandoned, and
continued his progress TILL he overlook them
near the river Thames. General Proctor Sc
lected his own ground, strong position
having The river on his left and swamp on
his right. But HARRISON by bold and in
dicious movement, broke through his centre,
attacked hun IN rear and front, md IN brief
space of time, captured nearly the whole
Is. tish force with several brass pieces, the
trophies Of our revolution, which Genera
Hull had ingloriousIy surrendered at Detroit.
The victory was brlia,t aud decisive.
This was the celebrated BATTLE or THr
THAMrs. which secured to General Harrison
the gratitude of the public, for which Con.
gress presented to him n vote Of thanks and
which an eminent statesman, Langdon
Chcves, formerly Speaker of the House of
II R'pu santa,ives, declared on the floor of
Con !ress, would have secured TO Roman
G neral, in the bes, days Of the Repnb!c,thc
h"n 'rs Of triumph"
General Harrison had been called, by his
county, To military command because for
mldable enemies were IN the field, aud n
great emergency required his services
When the exigency had ceased, unwilling to
cut the bread of idleness, he resigned his
comm ssion and returned 20 civil pursuits
Such Is the man to whom it is objected .hut
he has been "A military cominander-whodr drew
hi. sword only when the necessities OF his
,intry required il, and sheathed it again
tho moment that that necessity had passed
away.
His military career may well be relied up
on as .pidence, evidence of bis patriotism
and his talents. TO be an able military.
Chief, undoubtedly requires intellect Of q
high order. speak not Of subordina,es who
have only to-execute commands, but Of HIM
who plans and carries on a campaign and
gnldcs and controls The movements OF battles.
This requires an almost intul,ve sagacily,
great powers of combination, with prudence,
eau To-, pr mp'ncss and energy, combined
with perfect self re- lance and self CONTROL
1t cmlneniy requires those practical talents
which act upon men and things as they exist.
This 10 an intellectual po,cer which however
evnced, may be applied with success To the
pursuits Of peace as well as Of war and his
tory and ob ,ervatlon concur in teaching us
that when distinguished military commanders
have become civil rulers they have been
eminent for their ability as statesman. They
ha,e sometime indeed continued their habits
OF military dominion and been high handed
and arbitrary +; but against this the integrity
apd civil experience of General Harrison, and
his invariable Submission to the laws, are an
eifectual guaranty. His sentiments and the
principles which guide his conduct, are hap
PLY exhibited ia his celebrated letter To
General Bolivar, written while Minister at
Colombia. The whole is far too long for the
present occasion, but with your permission ]
will present the following extract
"To be esteemed eminently great, it IL
necessary to be ennenily good. The quail
ties Of the hero and the general must be de-
voted to the advantage of mankind, before
he will be permitted To assume the title Of
their benefacior and the station which he
will hold in their regard and affections will
depend, not upon the number and splcndor
Of his victories, but upon the results and the
use he may make Of the influence he acquires
from them.
II the fame Of our Washington depended
upon his military achievements would the
common consent Of the world allow him the
pr"-eminence he possesses? The victories
nj Trenton, Monmouth and York. brilliant as
they were, exhibiting as they certainly did
the highest grade Of military talents, arc
scarcely thought of. Tho source OF the
v"neration and esteem which is entertained
Tor his character, by every description Of
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