Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-05-30


al r-ai the hs;-ry of the Isi rr as carried on IN
oi'o. h'diinn. Michigan al Uifer Canada. feat
longing desire Go OIly the theatre OF these
vents, bit the gre@t scors IA them Tippatanro Fort
Meiss, Sautisky nai The Ihiu,es hN.. fc,n cin>> G
GROUND la ny fancy. TacSHIp;is ~ ~ lslllot. s'.J
nave 'e't iha u was n7ch iuiy 'or III Ans
IA 10 maze his pilgrimage The bail, Cells where
the Nsst ~rcsiled Wis ,hO savage ur NJ British s.a
We sav"grs. rs 10 Banker Hill or tOcori. UT L,rn..
ION. IL not the mlgns.uie vi the slau bicr that
makes tn battle ground immortal bat the magnitude
oi n cNcii's II drer1 nes; and hus TIppeCanoc and
the Thames are great the eycs of tho Wcs
- Bunker Till AMI Siraogi the eyes OF The Els,
trsi tel It duty a. a my respects Iae command.
orinchiei OF tie army armies thar liberated ~ O n
The saSasys at the Northwest. feed OHIO Inilla AMI
Michigan OF the British AMI ended ms camp ligns so
slouousy BY the OF Privor III the d.a;h Of lie.
cnns'h on the ThimS. in Upper Inadl.
met Genera! Harrison IA Cincinnati At the ablcol
a common friend. and having received au invitation
from itc old Sniiicr Ia VISIT hiua ou his farm nj the
North Bend ID miles bolow Cincinnati had no dspo.
s.ton MT To accept hIs hospitality AMI The invitation.
was 10 meet Inn by appointment CA tLe lcyee, Ia
take the steamboat down the river; bat being there
first. aud a,ns time To look about could not but be
stuck With the simplicity and republicanism OF his
manners rs he apr Iachc with his saddle b1gs
arm, and un pale the other. The first having hs
wadHIbr, presume, II Is the custom on IA the
West. and the Oher surne hItlc ncccsarics probably
.
with friend. large grpup. stimulated by ccr.osiy.
soon gathered about hun; among them many Of the
hoa'men OF The levec. strangers from Tennessee. I'LL
nus and Missouri, aud o.hcr places the rivcr drly
men, ieamSiers, &c. dc. with wh1m the s'eamhoai
/ leNee Is often ihrOnged. The crowd becoming un-
pleasantly large. though la the highest degree respect
tut and probably all hi, friends nc exchanged cvi.
liics with many, and he seems To know almost every
hody-he Withdrew 10 the steamboat where. however
ne was Followed by considerable body OF tcamsiers
from Indiana who with their long stout whips under
The arms oi their nsey woolscy frocks az they chlite
Pleasantly with the venerable old chef before them
made picture ROME in its best days might envy
lhey iO.d him they Mere hH "iiO,shiCr bows" and
bad him good bye" only when the Inkle OF the las
steamboat bell made thcm hurry away.
| In an hour, a lille nprc We were 1T The North
Bend - called from northern bend OF the Ohio river
Gen HarrSons farm encirclcs hs bend directly M Oh
'ie river and much Of it Is bottom land ali of IN cr
cellent quality ltIs very large Gam, hut has been
much larger, once stretching the Miami river;
but the General has sold some and given away NOR
! TO his children, who settled around hun lal-,
ditch now 10 be the White Water Canal hcreaierl n,
upon ihc marg OF The river, anu, in wet weather u
/ Is muddy ard d.iii,Ult 10 pass \ large number Of
aborcrs arc AT present yurA upon it, (rishucn and
Germaus) who adore the Gcucrl aud who rally sr
h'm 10 a man; and they are uuiellins n huge hill on,
the sides OF which hs orch lri and through I'm, nm
ne ms canal u 10 stretch ia lndnnna 10 krinp m,
''N VI 'Ne t'tsttIi ~ IlIl Stale 10 CtucIuultt
by contract the GcaerAl has go, ont the sanc and
how getting cord wood 10 burn the bri, Ks ih,r
/ the arch Of the tunnel.
As we approached the residence of Cen Harrison.
all IN view of the RI, er. and vet some distance FINN II
ne remarked that there was his dwelling; and he add
cd iia when, IN rIdcule u Was called Log Cal = IL.
starters of the story had more OF fact 10 found their eer
uPln Il an many aware OF; .r 10 tho range land
the residence Is collection OF small houscs all hmm
bic, and yet all comfortable and neat of ono Of the
buildings, is bona f9c Log Cabin now well boarded
through. and well panied. which he had kent. and
connected with the Others account Of some attach
rnent he had formed for IT, having been The resi-
dence OF sumo of his family. beautiful lawn is be-
fore the hoasc, slipping toward the river and directly
IN lnDHi IS fence of hewn Posts Connected Iy nlain
lrnn rods The cattle were graz ne ABOUT This AVN
IN 'front.' and among them were several mich cows a
"ai as butter flock Of sheep were on Ihe other
side uf the lawn just over a creek now swuIl,n b,
'he blck water oi The Ohio. the barns aud ou- otses
are ia the of the dwellings Tie farm ard d,yeL
lngs have the appearance of many in the vail Y Of
virginia, ana OF some IA New Engl ,, though land
there Is more precious. and farms more suld yIeJ A.
nong children. All looked like good substantial
farmers home who had all Of the necessarirs anil r,,
ny of The comforts, though but few of the luxurcs of
life. Such Is the retired dwelling of the now veneer
able man. who left the happy home of his IA Their on
James Iivcr Virginia. when but n youth TO follow Is
an ensign. The fortunes Of Gen. Wayne whom General
Washington had Dispatched, If er the dsa ,ter of Har.
mar AMI 81 CLAIR, 10 retrieve or fortunes upnn The In
dim fjon:ier and make Che We,,ern yiryini, "a
Kentucky habiiable for The white man This is I'M,
hocie OF son Of signcT Of The Declaration of InJe
eldeIce' and Of that freeman Of Virgin n who after
he had ri>Sed ms own estate and life by afxinz his
name 10 that instrument. willing trusted his son To the
Peris OF the savage and the wilderness to ca r. on,
the purposes Of Providence in the extension md cpl
lishmcni of the principles OF the Revolution
VS. soon Eat home" in the House of Gen IIarri.
son. HIS wife was Introduced who told me Long Is.
land was her birth pace-Spufhhuld | think. She
sad she had not been IN Cincinnati for twelve wears
and she was quite content, and never wished 10 20 81
long she could have her husband and her children
around her Our supper was soon served at an early
hour before SIX o'clock. the usual supper honr OF The
country, aud We had on the table the good and plain
fare Of al substantial Farmers the best of butter
made ia Gen. llnrrson's own house Corn Bread and
Flodr Bread. with milk IN abundance and rich cream
and when this tea over, Mrs Harrison herself
though not unattended by domesirs seemed 10 prefer
The superintendent of the disposal of the afrs OF
her own iHbe. passed the evening in social conycr
saton With Cen Harrison, when at my request alter
relating 10 rich fund Of anecdotes -cs-c -.inr ic
Western county, he took drawing had Of Inc IA,
lie Ground Of Tippecanoc and narrated with remar
kablc power Of recollection all the detais Of taaf ba.
lie and oil that interesting Campaign. At O'Clock he
said his bed time for Il rise at break oC dav
and be showed me my loom, well warmed by a com
ioHabls IRE, and babe me good night took no the
Biography Of his Father in The lives Of the signers
e the Declaration Of Independence" and read the
good service that distinguished man performed for his
own State, and for the whsle Nation. What amazed
me in the reflection upon That Life considering aIso
the services Of the was. that IN Stale with so
much Of local. historical aud family pride as Virginia
there be doubt a political result particular
ly when that family and its branches are now so ..
tended in Virginia, being connected By marriage even
with the family Of Washington
Soon after the rising oithe sun Gen Harrison him
selfwaked me up I'VE rise IN the morning. IN the
country here said he I was soon at the breake-t
liable where The family waiting ] found fhatthe
General had finished his correspondence for the dav
and large parcels ofleters were upon his DIE before
him. The number Of newspapers about were as many
a. IN an Editors closet Journals from Maine TO New