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

q Il .ihen any wonder fhat the life bf
" ii!IIiam Henry Harrison should present one
nnbrokcn chain az patriotic exertion in he
cause 81 human freedom that forty eight
years &c his life should have been spent in
the perpetuation Of those glorious PRINCIPLES
instilled into his youthful bosom by the he
roes Of our revolution9 No patriot dsubis,
no friend of liberty questions tie nrQr, de-
votion and sincerity with which his has
been spentin the service Of his county. |
have told you who he is. will now tell
you what he has been. Ia 1891, when en-
gagged in the study of medicine in the city
of Philadelphia, he heard of the difficulties
and dangers which besetthe hardy pioneers
who had cast their lot west Of the AIleghe-
ny. Naturally brave, noble and patriotic,
and ever willing to assist, even with his
life, in alleviating the distresses Of his fell
low men, he applied to Gen. Washington,
and obtained the commission of Ensign in
our army. He them joined Gen. Wayne
and was shortly after appointed Lieutenant,
and by that great man was selected as one
of his aids, and at the age Of twenty-five
fought under that distinguished Generll at
the battle Of the Miami. Such was the
commencement of the eyentfui history Of
this great mans life enjoying first thecon-
fidence Of Washington, which was connu-
ed down through every succeeding Presi.
[dent to Gen. JuCksou--and tl,on, COR tirc
first time, was made a sacrifice. ulpn the
vile altar of party. Adams appointed him
Governor of the North Western Territory
Jefferson appointed him sole commissioners
for treating with the Indians Madison re-
appointed him Governor of the Territory,
and in 1912 he appointed him Major Gene
raj of the North Western Amy Then
commenced the series of victories which he
gained in that capacity over the combined
forces of Indians and British, which crown
ed himself and his soldiers with irnpersha-
bic honor. In 1914 and 1915, he was also
appointed commissioner to treat with the
Indians at Greenville and Detroit. From
that time he was elected member of Con-
gress from the Cincinnati District, and dis
tingushed himself no less for his wisdom
and eloquence in council, than he had pre-
viously done for his bravery aud valor in the
field. And when the Missouri question was
|agitating and convulsing our country, not
withstanding he was the representative of a
State, he cast his vote in
behalf of the South, and voted that Missouri
should be admitted into the Union as slave
State; for which, at the next election. he
was beaten, and thus made sacrifice for
advocating our interests and our rights.
There is not Il man in the United States
who has filled SO many important trusts,
with honor to himself and benefit to his
country, as William Henry Harrison. In
vested for thirteen years with almost unlim-
tied control, as Governor Of the North Yves.
tern Territory and the Territory of Indiana
he might, If he had been SO disposed, have
amassed the wealth of Crnsus; but he had
been trained in the schools OF honor, virtue
and patriotism, and taught that it was better
to enjoy the good opinion Of his fellow men
than to revel amid all the splendora which
ill-gottcn wealth could purchase, at the sac.
ri6ce of honor.
What are the political principles of Will.
lam Henry Harrison, and what are we pro
missed by his election to the Presidency
He is a republican Of the old Jcffersonian
school, and his whole life shows that he has
acted up to the principles and precepts Of
that illustrious man. In the great contest
between Jefferson and Adams, which was
the contest between federalism and republi
canism, General Harrison was found bat.
Ting on the side of the people against fede
raj doctrines and federal power. He has
ever been the uniform and consistent advo
cate Of the people--the poor mans friend
| the widows benefactor, and the orphans
protector. Look only to the records of Con
eress, and you will ever find Gen. Harrison
the able and constant advocate of thoss
measures which were calculated to advance
the interests of the poor, protect the rights
of the rich, and preserve unsullied the honor
and integrity Of our common country.
At the close Of the last war, when peace
was announced, Mr.. Madison wished him
to retain his commission as commander oil
| the North Western Army; but there being
| no farther actual service to be performed, be
declined its acceptance, and gave as a rea
son, that he could not eat the bread Of idle
ness, nor live on the bounty Of his country
without rendering her adequate compensa
| tion. .. S.
How many are there of the present DAY
who would thus have, spoken and acted:
None. How different, how much more noble
Sdch conduct than that of those of the pres
ent day, TO whom office and rewards are of
[fered The less service to be performed, the
nore de,ifabIe the office-the more eagerly
sought aiter, and the more tenac:ously hell
/ 81 %. Tho object now is not who car
selye bis country most, but who. can feed
md iatten most upon her spoils and plumber
Fellow citizens, what have we TO hope
from 7he reelection of Martin Van Buren,
hif odious faessuFed have reduced US from