The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-13

ancesot his dress, fromiany of his. bro
Their farmers who are laboring in his
vicinity. His house is open to all,
and his hospitalities free to all, wheth-
er high or low, rich or poor. Il is
not exaggeration when I say-be-
lieve me, sir, it is not poetry or fic-
ton when | say, if he had but one
dollar, he would not, because he could
not, refuse to divide it with friend
in distress.
In politics he has always been a
Democratic Republican Of the school
OF Washington, Jefferson, and Madi-
son; he detests the agrarian, infdel
principles which are gaining power
and influence at the present day, and
resists the doctrine that the spoils be-
long to the victors, and that an exec
utive or ministerial officer Of Govern
ment may assume the responsibility
of constituting the Constitution and
laws Of the country for selfish or par
.ty purposes. ''.
These statements, sir, are not sur
misses, nor are they taken on trust;
they are gathered from his long life
Of civil and military service and have
been seen by all who have observed
him either at the head of the army,
in the gubernatorial chair, in the halls
Of legislation, or in a diplomatic sta
ton.
In 1891, this distinguished son Of
the venerable signer Of the Declare
ton Of Independence was engaged in
the study Of medicine under the care
of DR.. Bush, of Philadelphia. Hear
ing of the murders committed by the
Indians on the defenceless inhabitants
of the Northwestern frontier, he re-
solved to go to their relief. At his
request, his guardian and friend, Ro-
bert Morris, of Revolutionary memo
ry, obtained for him, from President
Washington, an ensigncy in the Army
Of the United States. With this
parchment in his pocket he fastened
to Cincinnati, but did not reach it I'M
till St. Clair had marched into the In
dian territory; by which providential
event he was not on the bloody field
where SO many Of his fellow officers
and soldiers found a premature grave.
The first tour Of military duty he per-
formed was in the succeeding winter,
when he marched through the snow
on foot at the head of his detachment,
1 with his knapsack upon his back, to
the fatal battlefield to inter the bones
| Of the slain. This was his first mill
tary service. We find him after
4 wards, in 1894, an aid-de-camp Of the
gallant Wayne, distinguishing himself
J, at the battle of the rapids Of the Maui
], NEE, where, for his bravery and good
conduct, he received the thanks of the
: Commander in Chief, communicated
: to the army in general orders. In
! 1875, he was engaged in making the
!, treaty Of Greenville, under the SUI.
perintendence Of General Wayne
! which terminated the Indian war;
He was soon after appointed Com.
: mandant Of Fort Washington, and
/ had the management of the public
/ property chiefly collected at that
!, post. l
: Early in 1898, the object being &C
Il complished which prompted him tc
,Ijoin the army, he resigned his com
mission and removed to his farm
The next military enterprise in which
we find him engaged was the expedi
ton to Tippecanoe. The treaty
: which he had then recently made
with the Indian tribes had been VIC
t lated. Tecumseh, admitted by all t.
| be the most intrepid warrior and thu
most talented chief of the age, hat
prevailed on the tribes who were
: parties to that treaty to refuse it
e execution; and, for the purpose of in
/ surfing the success Of his project, wa
} attempting to form union among al
| the tribes from the lakes to the Gul
! of Mexico. He had visited the Norh
! ern tribes, and had secured their CO
i operation, and was negotiating witt
$ those of the South for the same pur
. pose. Harrison, who was aware Q
) his plan, and that he was actually en-
!, gagged in the successful execution Q
q It, was not idle. He communicates
! the facts to Mr.. Madison, Stain!
i what would be the consequences Q
permitting it to be completed. IN
e President promptly placed the 4th re
S giment under the command of Harr
il son, then Governor of Indiana; OF
) dered him to raise four hundred vol
n unteers, and proceed to the Indial
IS country. The order was SO prompt
h |ly ebeyed that our gallant little arm
l. of 8oOmen arrived at Tippecanoe be
al fore Tecumseh had returned from tn
r South. When Harrison reached tn
e settlement, twelve hundred warrior
e had already assembled. He sent 70
II the chiefs; they came to his camp
dl He told them their Great Father ha
al not sent him to fight. but to settl