The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-06-05


those savagcs, had been sicnaIIg defeated
BY them, and almost annihilated OF the
few experienced officers, who escapcd from
5armeT's deteais nearly al, worn out with
the iatigues ot a service so harrssing, and
shrinking from awaTfire Of so dangerous
and barbarous nature. had resigned ihcir
commissions; and feeling Of dismay be-
gan to Peryado the whole community.
Such was the gloomy aspect of affairs.
when The ardent and generous patriotism or
young Harrison prompted him 10 give Up the
Comforts and luxuries that surrounded him
.at home, and peril his life IN defence Of his
fellow conntfymen.
He received the commission or an ENSIGN
in the United States ARTILLERY. IN the autumn
Of the year 1901. when only eighteen yeats
of age; and FASTENED Immediately 10 Join
his regiment, which was then stationed at
Fort Washington. He arrived at bis post
few days after the unfortunate defeat of
General ST. Clair, near the Mama villages,
By The confederaled Indians under the CONE
mand Of the celebrated Chief, Little Turtle,
and Joseph Brant This disastrous defeat,
in which ST. Glars army was destroyed,
with The loss Of nearlg.a thousand men, kill
ed or taken prisoners, left the whole of our
Northwestern frontier exposed TO the raw
ages Of a merciless enemy, and added great
" to the general CONSERVATION before exist
ing.
In this state Of things, our government
saw the necessity Of adopting immediate
and efficient means to put an end to this
savage conflict. Another army was prompt
" raised, and the command given to Gen.
Anthony Wayne--a gallant and skiIful OIL
Ger, who had earned brilliant reputation in
the Revolutionary War. Wayne's Legion,
as his army was called in the new organiza-
ton, assembled at Pittsburg, in the summer
Of 1892; and in the ensuing month of Novem-
Der, they left that place, and went into whit
er quarters, at Legionville, on the Ohio, %
miles below PitisbuTg.
About This time Harrison was promoted
to a lietenancy; and shortly after, he joined
Wayne's Legion. His fearlessness and ener-.
gy, with his strict attention TO discipline,
soon attracted the notice of bis commanders
in-chief, himself bold and daring soldier
and rigid discplinarian and Gen. Wayne,
not long after his arrival, selected him as
one Of his aid-de-camps, al the age Of nine
teen.
We have entered thus infinitely into this
detail, because we wish TO point out at how
early an age, and in what trying times. young
Harrison was thought worthy Of honorable
distinction.
Lieutenant Harrison acted as did 10 Gen.
Wayne during ihe whole Of the ensuing
campaigns; and his bravery and gallant con-
duct throughout were such, that he was re-
peatedly officially noticed in terms OF the
highest encomium. The war was conduct
ed by General Wayne with all the cool dar-
ing Of a veteran soldier, and the sagacity Of
a prudent geDeral--until finally, on the 20th
of August, 1894, he fought the bloody and
desperate battle Of the Miamis, in which
the confederaied Indians. with their allies,
were totally defeated Their heavy losses
in this battle SO disheartened the Indians,
that few months alteT, they entered into
negotiations for a treaty of peace, giving
hostages for their good falkland thus, with
the close of this war, we're exiinguished
what may be considered the last embers Of
our Revolutionary struggle. In his despatch
10 the Secretary Of War, after this decisive
victory, General Wayne, in mentioning those
whose rood conduct made them conspicuous
on this occasion, says-'My faithful and gall
lanf aids,de-camp, Captain de Butts and Il,
Lewis. and Lieutenant Harrison, with the
| Adiutant General, Major Mills, rendered the
most essential service, BY communicating
my orders in every direction, and BY their
conduct and bravery, exciting the troops to
press for victory
Soon after this battle, Lieutenant Harri-
son received the commission Of Captain,
and was placed in commend Of Fort Wash
lington. The most important station on tho
Western Frontier. He remained IN the
army Till the close Of The year 1907, when,
as there was no longer any opportunity 10
serve his country in the field, he resigned
i his commission, 10 commence bis career of
civil services. He was almossimmediatel
lappointed Secretary, and er-o5icio Lieuten-
ant Governor Of the Northwestern Terri
tory: which then embraced The whole extent
Of our country lying Northwest of the Ohio
river--thus receiving his FIRST civil appoint
Iment in that Of our country which he had
perrilled his life to defend.
II While in this station, he entered SO warm
liz into the interests Of the people, and bis
4 intellioence and the kindness and urbaniiy
y az manners rendered him SO popular, that
J when. in the following gears they became
len,itled 10 representation il The councils
of ire nation, they almost unanimously cleo
ted him their first delegate % Congress-
/ Nh. Harrison was, a this time, about twenty
J six years Of age.
He took bis seat in the House Of Repre-
e sentatiVes. At the FIRST session 81 the sixth
) C,onoress. ia December, 1870 There wof,
4 then "a Congress some cf The ablesl ant
Z most enlightened Statesmen, ana some 8
the most eloquent men, our country ha
p aver nfoduced. Yet ID eats severe ordeal
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