The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-09
TiIr HoMAGE OF JUSTICE.

lofty PATRIOTISM valor, talents and success ~
General Harrison, long before he was haiheu io'
the Presidency, and in times when ousn. ~ ~
give them weight sufficient TO bear down all the
netty calumnies and quibbling objections when
marty malignity may now presume 10 forge
ao.;ns, the war-worn and me-honored patriot
and soldier.
The authorities we present against the attacks
Of loco foco federalism, and which We have
siereotyped as an impregnable barrlcade against
all opposition, are no less than the CONGRESS or
rgE UNITgp STATES; the LEGISLATURES or In
DIANA and OF KENTUCKY, JAMES MADISON, JAS
MONROE Coz. RICHARD Nj. JOHNSON, ANTHONY
WAYNE LANoDoN CuEvEs SIMON SNYDER, Gov.
SHELBY, Com. PERRY, Coz. CRooHAN, COLONEL
Dawes and Others including in the lllustrlous
catalogue even THOMAS RrrcHE, ISAAC HUI,
JOHN NJ NILES and Moses DAWSON!
Col RICHARD M. JOHNSON, now Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, said I'm Congress)-
Who Is Gen Harrison The son of one of the
signers of the Declaration of Independence, who
spent the greater part Of his large fortune in redeem
ing the pledge he then gave Of his fortune life and
sacred honor the liberties of his country
aUfthe career OF Gen. Harrison need not speak
the history Of the West, is his history For forty
years he has been identified with its interests its pc
Of peace and distinguished BY his ability in the
ellis of his country he has been yet iustrlonsly
distinguished in the field.
During the late war he was longer in active ser
vice than any other General officer; he was, perhaps
onener in action than any OF them, and never
sustained defeat
JAMES MADISON, in special message 10 Con
gress, Dec. IS, 1871, said,
While it is deeply lamented that many valuable
lives have been lost in the action which took place on
the It'll utmo Congress will see with satisfaction the
dauntless spirit Of ortitude VIGOROUSLY displayed by
every description of troops engaged ireH as The
collected franess lrhc distinguished their command
occasion requiring The utmost erertons 81
raior and discipline
JAMES MADISON in his message TO Congress,
November, 1912, said,
An ample force from the States of Kentucky, Ohio
Pennsylvania, and Virginia, is placed, with the add
ton of few regulars, under the command Of Briga
der General HARRIsoN who possesses the entire con
fdence OF his fellow soldiers, among whom cit-
zens, IT them volunteers in the ranks, not less
distinguished by their political stations than by their
personal merits.
In Mr. MADIsoN's message of Dec 1913, the
compliment was extended, follows:
The success Lake Erie having opened pas
sage TO the territory of the enemy the officer com
handing the Northwestern arms transferred the
thither and rapidly pursuing the hostile troops,
fleeing with their savage associate, forced general
action which quickly terminated in the capture of the
British, and dispersion of the savage force,
This result is signaHy honorable 10 Major GENE
RAJ HARRISON by ichose military talents IL ioas pre-
pared
Harrison, in 1871 by eleven ofhe officers who fought
under his banner at the battle of Tippecanoe:
Should our country again require our services to
oppose civilized savage foe we should march
under General Harrison with the most perfect conf
dence of victory and fame"
JOEL COOK, r. B. BURTON, NATHAN
ADAMS, A. HAWKINS, Fl. BURCHSTEAD,
HOSEA BLOOD, JOSlA SMELLING, @. G.
BURTON c. FULLER, G GOODING, J. ID.
FOSTER.
Extract Of letter from Col Davies who was killed
at the battle Of 1ippecanoc, Aug "a 1871.
make free to declare, that have imagined there
were two military men in the West, and Gen. Har-
rison is the first Of the two"
Message Of Simon Snyder, Governor of
Pennsylvania Dec. 10, 1873
Already is the brow of the young warrior, Gro
gan, encircled with aures and the blessings of thou
sands Of women and children rescued from the scalp
ing knife of the ruthless savage of the wilderness and
from the still more savage Proctor rest on Harrison
and his gallant army"
In the Legislature Of Indiana on the 18th Nov
1871, the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Gen VIM. Johnson, thus addressed Gen. Harrison;
"Sir-The House Of Representatives of the Indi
ana territory, In their name, and in behalf of their
constituents, most cordially recprocate the congratu
Iatlons of your Excellency the glorious result of
the late sanguinaTy conflict with the Shawnee Pro
phet, and the tribes of Indians confcderatcd with
him. when we see displayed in behalf of country,
not only the consumnate abilities of the general but
the heroism Of the man and when take into view
the benefits which result to that country from
those exertons, we cannot for moment withhold
our need of applause"
Legislature Of Kentucky, Jan. 7, 1912
Resolved, BY the Senate and House of Representa-
lives Of the State Of Kentucky, in the late campaign
against the Indians upon the Wabash, Gov William
Henry Harrison has behaved like hero, patriot
and general; and that for his cool Deliberate skul
and gallant conduct in the battle of Tppecanoe he
well deserves the thanks his country and
his nation.
Gen. Anthony Wayne in his Letter TO the Secre-
tary of War, giving official account of his sanguin-
AIRY Indian Battle, in 1892, said
My faithful and gallant Lieutenant Harrison
rendered the most essential service by communicating
my orders in every direction and by his conduct and
bravery, exciting the troops to press for victory"
Resolution directing the medals to be struck and to-
gether with the thanks of Congress- presented to
Major General Harrison and Governor Shelby
and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
lives Of the United States of America in Congress
scmbled, That the thanks Of Congress he and they
hereby presented to Major General William Hem
~ Harrison, and Isaac Shelby late Governor of Ken.
lucky, and through them To the officers and men IN
der their command, for their galantry and good
duct in defeating the combined British and Indian
forces under Major General Proctor on the Thames
in Upper Canada, the fifth day of October one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen, capturing the
British army with then baggage camp eqipage and
artillery and that the President of the United States
be requested to cause two gold medals to be- struck
emhematlcai OF this triumph, and presented To Gene
raj Harrison and Isaac shelby late Governor of Ken
lucky. II Cray
speaker OF the House of Representatives
JoHN G,uL,RD,
President of the Senate, pro tempore
April 4, lSlS.-Approved
JAMES MoNRoE