Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-11
CHARACTER OF GEN. HARRISON.


| The lntelligencer has concluded in s.v
en- numbers, an able and very in,erestip ,
/ review OF Gen. Harrison's career in Con
gress. The editor gives the follow ,ng corn.
PLlmeniary verdict, at the end,as tho resul,
OF his researches
No unprejudiced man can have accom-
panied us through this review. wi,bon,
acknow Lodging TO himself that the high 70.
pute OF Gen. Harrison rs a Soldier. a Ter.
ritorial Governor, Commander of Ar.
mIes, does not constitute his oniy clai, -
The gratitude Of his fellow Citizens. nor
ms best title to the confidence which they
are no" asked TO repose in him. We place
MS claim to public confidence on ioltier
s'ouho, whenwe rank him among the most
'tAihcnt OF his fellow citizens, as man
r'cn IN intellectual gifts and rare ACQUIRE
tnehtS uniting in his character the wis
ughl OF age aud :he buoyancy of youth,
eieVa''on OF soul and humility OF p,eten-
SION strong sense OF justice, and a diffu.
Si.e humanity. Are not these the elements
" Tue greatness Are they not Qualities
such as justify The distinguished honor con.
eIIsu upon zen HARRISON, in being pla-
ced oy the most Illustrious body of Repub-
lcans That has assembled in this country
within ;he last fifty years, as their cand;-
date Tor the Chief Magistracy of the Ma
ton
With all the brilliant qualities which
distinguish him as Warrior, Civilian.
ana a:esman, Gen. HAr RIsoN has VET
always pFided himself upon belonging to
the Farming Interest, and depending upon
the reward OF labor in that vocation for he
supper; Of himself and his family, His
highest boast, when he comes TO sneak Of
himself, Is, that he is one of tie Psopye.-
nus sentiment, almost uppermost in his
mInd, IN connexion with his devotion 70
the general good, we canno, better illus
trate, IN conclusion, than by the following
iurther extract from one Of his speecbes
IN the Senate:
ne policy OF the country was, in his
opinion, to lessen the expenses of arricuI-
ture' anc 10 remove, if possible, the diff
Gaines with which the farmers oft coun-
Try nave now TO struggle. He was a far
iher himself, and he spoke OF those diff
c c. as one who had experienced them.
ne was a farmer alone. lie did not own
a oank share In the wsIld, nor had he n
larthlng invested in mercantile business
but depended alone on the cultivation of
me earth Tor the support of large family.
lie therefore felt kindred interest in the
welfare of the agricultural class. But he
never could believe that this Hall ought 10
De the theatre on which private or s, c,iol.
II interests should be contested. He tho't
men ought TO come into the councils of
heir country with better and more liberal
feelings, with more elevated motives nor
would he have advocated this bill had he
thought ITS good effects applicable to his
immediate constituents alone. But he be-
I'eNed it would be productive of gen raj
good, and, for that reason, he was in favor
of its passage"
lhe Western country is teeminy with
new Harrison papers. A large propor-
tion Of all the newspapers beyond the Al
IeghanieS, are out plump for the Old He-y
ro-and no mistake. The best orthc loco
TOGO papers begin to exhibit symptoms of
a desire TO Join the Peoples par,y-and
before next June there will be such a Tin
Pecanoe fire throughout The West, as
VIII brighten the Van Burcni,es Out of
their seven senses. To all who are com.
ing we would say nows your time to start.
my boysi