The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-04-14

which any living orator might well be proud.
SOME INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF
AN "OLD GRANNY"
One Of the arguments by which Il certain class
oi Fo'iuclans attempt to put down every man who
mas passed the meridian of life, and is therefore
supposed by some less informed persons to BIO
WORTHY o. greater respect, is, that he is cold
| S'anhy. VIC propose to relate a few incidents
IN tic life of an cold granny" who seems to br
particularly obnoxious at this time, to the class OF
| politicians referred to.
In the years 1774, l775, ard 1876, there was an
"oid granny, named Benjamin Harrison, who was
member OF Congress, and afterwards Governor
| OF Virginia; lie Of The fifty SIX "old gran.
mes who signed the Declaration of Independence;
he died, leaving but little property for he was an
sold granny and devoted himself to his country
with so much zeal in those stirring times that he
did not, like tho sensible office holders of our
day, acqune Il for tune out of public empIoymenis.
| lie died leaving n son named WILLIAM Henry
iARRi who was pursuing his studies at lampden
Sidney College when the IndInn frontier wars
broke out Young Harrison placed under
the care ofan 'old granny named Robert Morris
and was protege and favorte of another sod
granny named George Washington both Of whom,
like the father Of Harrison, had spent their lives in
the active service Of their country. Being the son
of an 'old granny and having been brought up
under the Iuelage Of the two 'old ssannies above
nasne1, it cannot be thought surprising that young
Harrison grew up to be an odd granny hltnelf
In 1893 Harrison joined the army under Wayne,
and that General being also 'od granny APP
pointed the young volunteer one of his aides-de-
camp. In 1897, he resigned his commission, aud
was appointed Secretary Of The North Western
Territory. The year after, he was elected delegate
10 Congress.
Here he did a thing which alone would establish
his inioriority to the present enlightened of
Office holders. The public lands then div ided
into sections of 1900 acres, and never sold
in less quantity than whole section Consequent
y man who wished to buy farm for actual
settlement, was obliged to buy 4OGO acres at the
nj "A ~ y
of some Spectator, whose means would allow HIM
to hold whole section;-the price, OF course, in
such cases, FAR beyond that Of the government
lands. Being nothing but an sold granny HARRISON
never for a moment considered how much superior
the interests ola few spectators we've, to those Of
the people at large he obtained the passage OF
act allowing sales of small quantity 800
acres, which brought it within the means of almost
every man.
The following year, this 'oId granny was, APP
pointed Governor of the Territory of Indiana which
is now divided into several large States-He was
reappointed repeatedly, at the request of the in.
habitants, and held the office for fourteen years
DurinS which time he was Superintendent Of In
this time this sold granny negotiated thirteen trea-
ties with the Indian tribes, for which services,
being an cold granny he never made the govern
ment any charge. The battle of T,ppecanoe. and
the overthrow of the Pawnec Chiefs, we.e consid
cred very respcctibo services for an od granny
and in those days were thought to give man some
claim upon the gratitude OF his country
In 1879, when was declared agninst Great
Britain this 'old granny placed in command
OF Il large ntmber Of volunteers to protect the In
diana Territory, and afterwards appointed
COMMANDMENT chief IF the Northwestern army.
His conduct in that war his turning tha tide of
disaster and raising in triumph and victory the
sinking flag Of his country, tie recovery OF Michi.
gan, the battle of tho Thames, which destroyed the
British army Of Upper "annda were al|o Thoughts
very considerabla services for an 'old granny
After re5ianing his commission, this'old granny
was again appointed Commissioners treat with the
Indians IN 1916, he elected tncwhor OF the
Lower House OF Congress, and in l1@l, he was
elected Senator Congress, ffn'n The state OF
poicnliary TO j1go, by loirn Quincy Adams, the
odd granny who lately presided over the House
OF Represen tativos No man III this country ever
pc sessed sucl, opportunities for making fortune
uations; from his position in The Territory OF In
diana, and from his knowledge OF the county,
of its situation, resources, aud growing import
ance-he could have easily obtained possession o.
tracts of land, tho natural rise in the value o.
which would have made him ~ rich as Graro
or an Aston But he sold granny, and
having been educated in the school of such au 'osd
granny as George Washington, he couia NOT DC
supposed to know rs much as the land receivers
and other office holders Of the present day, who
get rich on the plumber of the treasury, and then
resign their Offices aud nominate tholr snccess' b.
50 Gen Harrison retired from office as poor as nc
was when he entered it, and now, Ike secont
Cincnnatus-- who, We dare say, vas also an o'o
granuy-he lives BY the euiynl"n 'i I t"e
the sold granny Of whom We have been "peak,ng
has been Secretary Of the North Whstern Ter
r,,ory-C;overEo for fourteen Yeas OF the tcrrory
nf Observation-Disclosures Of Indian Affairs
commissioner for treating with the Indians-Reo-
resentatlve and Senator in Congress-Malo' Cen
oral IN the United States army-Coinmaude', o.
the North Western army in The last war ard
Munster Plenipotenlary to Soso'a. Thus we see
what it aakes to make Old granny, and now
this same sold granny is betole the people, Whon'
he so iong and so faithfully served 4 has baen
nominated as a ndidae for ono other ofce' mat OF
President of the United States In tie long cH'eer
of eminent AN successful public services ne haf
never been accused OF dishonest ar,ioh; ne
stands forth with clean hands, IA oi"ar he"d and an
honest heart. THE PEOPLES CANDIDATE Fo'' MEL
DENT ProUidcnce "o;n"I'
mario nj Charcstown, S. C., was lately sen
.o,ood ,o receive 200 lashes-a certain n"mh"r to
ho yiven him from time to time, Ill the whole were
meted out Such punshnents are shocking to
humanity, and carry the mind back to savage bar