The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09

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g.nay sad santd Accomplishment pre-
"a ! mndrl of a. Americsn genilemah.
mhass wisdam. sloqusnes. and inlsgtiiy
haze won lar hin The h1si rank among
American ssasesmen. Such nan, siih
both branches af The Ksniueky legisls
tore. hare testified iwo manlhs only alter
die event took place. that. IN me cam
paiga Of the battle az Tipreesnoe. Gen.
Harrison combined the skill and conduct
a. an sbls commander. viii The sslor Of
colder. snd he pstriosism Of an Ans-
siesn. Who rises mp tweniy.elghi years
Afterwards 70 contradict them! The
Young genllrnan from Miehissns he
~ho. d Ihe time referred %. vas prnoa-
biz coming Wsbslet's spelling book IN
soms village school in Canneelicul
But. Mr.. Speaker. I must call smother
witness uran The point IN issue here. un
,he l2Ih &c November. 1911. The terrific
rial Legislature ofIadisaa was IN session.
This 10 Just eve DAYS after The battle.
That Legislature. through The Speaker Of
The House Of Representatives. Gen. Wm.
Johnson, addressed Gen. Harrison 10 The
following trims;
.SrR: The House Of Representatives
Of the Indiana territory. in their owH
name. and IN behalf Of their constituents,
most cordially reciprocais The congrslula'
,ions Of your sseelIenry. IN The glorious
result OF The late sanguinary conhie, viii
,he Shawnee Prophes and The tribes q
Indians eenfederaled with him. When
ne see Displayed IN behalf Of our eoun'
lry. not only The consummaie abilities o.
The general. bul the heroism Of the man
and when We take into view the dement's
which must result 10 that country IRON
those exer,ions. We eanna,, Tor moment
withhold our need Of applause"
Here, sir. we have iwo legislatures o
the states whose citizens composed lh'
militia force ., Tippecanne. srieved an'
.msr,ing under The loss of ihsir fellow
euizens. uniting in solemn council y
bearing their testimony 10 he sklll sn'
bravery displayed By General Harrison
! in that BATH, which the gentleman Iron
Michigan. with self competency lha
nigh, well pass for insanity. now say
he has discovered was marked By pal
psble incspsciiy 10 the commanding tie
neral. Bui. Mr.. Speaker. must call ye
another. nay. several other wiinesssi. d
coaiioni the opinions Of the Michigan
gentleman.
In august, 1919. about nine month";
after the bette Of Tippecsnoe. news o
fearful import concerning The conduct o
Gen. Ilull reached OhIo and Kentucky
nat army had fallen hack on Detroit. ana
rUm0fs Of ~. snrsandar nj that place Il
We; were i6if5ishny h 5s every brss I fhrss
regiments Of militia we're Immediately
raised in Kentucky. Before ,hrse ,roopi
had taken the field. il Vas well knowr
that au, army under Hull. with the Who'll,
territory Of Michigan, had been surrender
ed % the combined British and lndisr
forces. commanded bg Brock and re
cumssh. 0sr whole frontier 10 The north
vest lay bare and defenceless TO The ID
vasion, not only Of The BRUSH army. bp
The more terrible incussioa Of savsg,
foe, hungry Tor plumber apd ,hirsting Ia
blood. led on by The mos. bold aud &C
conplisheJ warrior lhst the tribes Of lh,
red men had ever produced. Ia chi,
state OF peril. The gallant army of Keniuc.
Ky looked round fpr a lesder or the
imminent aud mumen,oGs crisis. Their,
was Sco;t. the Governor Of Kentucky =,
whn had Tough, Ihroug h ,he Revolutionary
war, and under the eve Of Washington
had risen to The rank of brigadier in III,
regular service. There. too. was III,
veiesan Shelby. a n,me to wake IN,
tones ol enthusiasm in every AmericaC
heart where hesoic coursge is esteemed
or lofty integrity remains aviriae. There
ton. was Clay. whose trumpet tongue il
this IlsIl wa. worth a thousand cannon
in The field. These were cnnvened il
council. This. let ms not forget, wa
about nine months sf.er ihe battle Of Tip
pecanoe. Whom, sir, 1 ask, did ,ses,
men select 10 lead their own friends AM
fellow-cilizsns on 10 this glorious enter
prise! Their laws required thai ,hei
militia should he comm handed By one a
their own citizens; yet passing by Scot
and Shelby, AMI thousands uf their owl
brave sons, this cuunciI c,lled Gener.
liarrisnn. then Governor II Iniiana-- Ia
who had commanded Ksn,uckisns bu
nine m 'nths beGure al TIpperauos--h
who. according TO the gentleman iron
Michigan. had shown no trait but irnbe
cilny. as en- oflicer-he, against the Law
of Kentucky, was By such council askr,
10 resign his station as Governor Of Inli
ana. saa take the rank and commission
of Major General in tie Kentucky mi
liiis. and lead on her armies in that fear
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