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II ;PEECH OF JUDGE BURNETT,
N OF OHIO,
1.-The Wig National Convention, giv-
' ;,o a brief history Of the Life of
General WILLIAM HENRY HAnRlsoN.
p.oortcd for the Harrisburg Chronicle.
NJ. PaEslpENr:-I.aboring under
i. influence Of a severe cold, which
/ ,ssets both my voice and head, it
u; not be apprehended that ! shall
,.,ain the Convention by a long ad-
d J, But Sir, indisposed as ! am, 1
mast add my approving voice to the
inst and merited plaudits which have
ham pronounced from every part Of
This ri, assembly, on the distinguished
son Of the patriotic State OF Ken
' mcky. In admiration of his talents,
virtues, and public services, no man
mthis floor goes further than | do;
il wr does any one repeat them with
\ more pleasure and pride. They are
he property of the nation, and we
al claim them as tenants in common.
Long and ardently have | desired to
se him in the Presidential chair, and
nany battle have | fought for the
II accomplishment Of that desire. But
!. few men on this floor bear more of
\ The scars Of political warfare, receiv-
1 din bis defence, than ! do; nor is
j there one more willing to have them
increased in future conflict, should it
again become necessary to vindicate
/ his character or his cause. General
HARRISON entertains towards HIM the
!, same feelings, and has long ardently
u desired to see him at the head of the
nation; nor would he have been a
i candidate in 1886, had it not been
4 distinctly announced that Mr.. Clay
Y had withdrawn from the canvass.
4 The State Of Ohio has witnessed
4 Tie honors which have been paid to
I hat distinguished citizen in every
IA nrt of the Union with great delight
d nd has been among the first to ack
N pwledge, or, more properly speak
4 g, to assert and vindicate their jus
1 ice; and here, in the presence of this
: ,agust assembly, we endorse them.
i is, no doubt, expected, sir, that
The delegation of Ohio will say some
thing on this occasion in commenda
8 lion Of their favorite son, on whom
this Convention has just bestowed
|. one among the highest honors te
| which the ambition of man can as
pre-an unanimous nomination fol
u lie first office in the gift Of a free
!. I'D powerful nation. | hope, sir,
shall not be charged with vanity when
n lay that ! have been his intimate
Y cmpanion and friend for more than
y 6rty years. The free, and continu
n ed intercourse that has existed be.
Y = tween US for. SO long a period, mus
n necessarily enable me to speak witt
= some confidence as to his character
Fl requirements, and course of life.
" Heis atnative Of the 'sOld Domin
q, ion" and is an honor to the Stat
y which gave him birth. He is asor
]. Of Gov. Harrison Of Virginia, who
d ID was patriot Of the Revolution, ant
q asigner Of the Declaration Of indie
: pendence, proclaimed by the Cont
4 mental Congress in 1776; by which
: solemn act he pledged ''his life, hi
!. fortune, and his sacred honor," t.
/ maintain that declaration, and he no
II by redeemed his pledge. His son
Il dwhomI now speak, inherited from
|. his Maker, an ardent, active, penetra
> ting mind-far, very far above medI
!. ocrity; that mind has been improves
n BY classical education. under tn
u best instructors of that day; it ha
!, 4 been stored with valuable and usetu
d, knowledge, literary, scientific and his
n torical. You can scarcely name a
!, important subject on which he ha
q notread and reflected, and on whic
: necannot write and converse with fs
clity and clearness. He is a goo
bellies lettres scholar; a ready, CO.
\ rect, and strong writer, and must b
fanked, wherever he is known, liz tn
! class of men who are most distir
4 guished for improved and cultivate
intellect. In the finer qualities {
p the heart no man can Justly claim
9 reference; to borrow the strong e,
y pressive language Of my friend, Go,
y Aetcalf, ssHARRrsoN has an expande
heart, and it is always in the rigl
81 Place" Though brave as Napoleo
be has much Of the milk Of hum;
/, kindness. enevolence, and a desi
Il 70 better the condition of the who
human family, predominant in
N soul, and are constantly forci
al themselves into action. In dress,