Litchfield enquirer., 1840-09-10


 NATHANIEL PERRY, County
 CHA's F. SEDGwIcK, COnsnittee
 L'tchfeId, Sept. ,, l64O.
 ST The editor having gone on a pilgrimage toFa- nue:l Hall and Bunker Hl-lhe places where resist ance to tyranny was early manifested-our readers will excuse any errors omissions which he may discover this page.
 TIPPEcANoE FLAe.-The anniversary of the Battle of Maumee celebrated in New-Yor on Thurs. day the 2Oh ult. On-thseoccasion, in the Battery, a flag used the occasion of the battle and which had been sent by the people of Indiana, through the hands of MT. Brooks, to the. Tppecanoe Clubs at New York, was by him. presented to them. MT. B. on presenting the ag, delivered the following address:
 Mr pres'den, and ny Fello,O Citizens ot the Tiepe canoe Clubs of NeU York :-i hold in my hand Flag winch bore conspicuous part in the Battle of Tip Pccanne. Nov. 1911. In May last, in presence of some 3Oooo people, assembled on that Battle Ground Was commissioned by the few surviving soldiers of the niemorah he day, to bear this flag to New-York clty, to display it before the Tippecanoe tCnbs here now obey the command of these venerable men with with joyous satisfaction; bring here pioneer Flag of the Republic, which the Wes Smos tenderly chershes, eF it has led the citizen soldiers of the Re- pubic over rivers. through swamps, and athwart pra lres, and the hows ot lnnumerable Savages, and in spite ot the Rife and Tomahawk, to dominion and empire in the Western wilderness. This Flag was UotHe !" tHC Oatlle eieIO 0f IIppec0nOe by a COmpa ny under the command of Capt Spencer, and the or gan through whom it was presented to me in May last was the venerable Judge Polk of Indiana, con nection of Capt. Spencer, whom regret to see has been since removed from the office of Post Master, probably for thus presenting this Flag certainly for heing friend Of Gen. Harrison. The position which thus flag had in the battle, in the company of Spencer, was the most dangerous in the army, and the slaugh- ter around it was terrible.
 . The Battle Ground of Tppecanoe much resembles that part of our Park which is on this (the Baery) sldc of the City Hall. It is an elevation, the Broadway side, if l may call it, defended by stream with steep banks, where the army got their which was the Prophets Town, where the Prophet sat chanting during the fight; while the City Hall side was well guarded with men sleeping on their arms, and on that part which comes almost to point was stationed the company of Capt. Spencer The Ehisign who bore this flag was Ensign Tpton, eeny decensed Tennesseean by birth. who start; ed from home with only his for patrimuny, and who subsequently, became a Senator in the Congress ofshe United States and one of the most distinguish ed men in Ind lndana S ohm the opecd9e is n2raed IS represented as riding up in the heat of the Battle, inGuT"s s Ts the young pon "Whe,e s ycuF .Your Ensign?" "ile stands before you!" where Tipton then stood. holding and defending this very blood that Gen. Harrison scarcely knew him Hold on," said Harrison, for moment longer-I will reinforce you" and Ie rode off and led mp there lhere were only ten or twelve left not killed or woun. ded; and in this cempany, OF thTt point of conflict was this flag.
 Now, MT. President, in the name of the forty or fifty old soldiers, almost the only known survivors of that battle who came from all parts of the West, in falsehoods circulated about their old and beloved Comnander, t present this Flag to to the Ippecanoe Clubs of y New YoEk Hsie Mr. Brooks nnr"Ied the a Holy Banner: It is pierced with Rn'ets. IL is rent and sas.ed by the Tomahawk. It is c!oed with Bo9 The y sncsn ssiS a @ ern valor. "Taks this Flag, said the old soldiersof Mppecanoe, as they presented it--;ak ke t 10 New; York, as a worthy companion of the StaIs and Stripes, your commerce has borne yictoronsH over the ocean-unfold before your gallant population, and tell then n or name here G, is l'vng" pNGGk wherever that Flag was he was. *=.
 The scene they inirusted this Flag to yonr pro- lection was one of the most affecting ever wnes. sed. In their Log Cabin erected upon the Battle Ground, they embraced it reverentially and the enrs rolled down their cheeks they fervently kissed it, one and allIfor they felt they were were parting. as l, f,'' continued they, :" because the East knows but ftle of the early perils the West. and because the East may believe some of the Innumerable faSehoods against one of the braves, Heroes of ,he Vest, They cannot believe them though they added "when we send such testimony as this. and when we we ,9a Ge s Wba voice it is! How affrghted shver from it all the hosts of Power! How tumble Pride. and Arroanncc' and Hope In vieW or hlS tne Oiu me ipropheticaly bade mel when the last campaign of their old General was ended, and he was seated as President in the White House at Washington. to tnke this Flag there, their old Commander and in their name, to request him to deposit i among the honored trophies of the Government. l promised faithfully to execute all their commands promised more-to escort it there with the FoRTyTwo FOUNDER vote of New-York to honor it Shall 1t he done: Tippecanoes nf New-YOrk? (Ave. ave, aye. and cheers from the immense multitude, who made the air ring with their shouts) Then let t be done: give you the Fng that never knew defeat under liar risnn neither at Tprecanoe against the forces ban ded hv the genins of Tecumseh. nor on the Ma,mee or the Thames against the disciplined leCons 0t BrI- tian. I teust it ynn tn plant this old Eagle m Washington. There is destiny in 1t that will lead the way.
 Mir J. N. Reynolds, on receiving the flag. returned a very eloquent and soul-stirring answer, but for which we have not roOm We must however give ahisbrief extract:
 From the very hour of FIarison's nomination at Harrisburg. he has been borne along on full tide ot triumph. Every where the people have uprsen as hy spontaneous impulse, and made his cause thsir cause. Look at the mighty gatherings, unprecedcnt- have been sanctioned The nation has moved in this business While there ha: been extreme difficulty, in spite of the discipline o party, to get together few hundreds of MT. Van Buren g adherents for the purpose of making demonstration m his behalf, the hard-handed yeomanry left the plough in the urrow, te sickle in the rpened grain and rushed together in thousands and tens Of thousands at the nare an nouucement of Harrison gathering. Look at me Baltimore Convention, to which every State and ler- ritory from the Lakes to the Atlantic, and from the Rockv Mountains to the St! Lawrence, sent the no0. lest Of her young menook the meetings of the old soldiers of the west whO re-anlmated by the Tecol- Iectons of the past, made their through moFas- ses climbed mountains and forded streams, to testify