The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-20

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vanity of them, and all that put their trus
lin them.
; GEN. HARRISON AT GOLD FORT
GRENVILLE."
I On the 2sth of July the people of But
Ter, Preble, Darke and other counties i,
Ohio, celebrated the Treaty with the In
dians made by Gen. Harrison, twenty-se
ven years ago, at Greenville. The Eatol
Register says:
: AT an early hour on Tuesday morning
; the 2Sth, the town of Greenville present
+ ed spectacle rivalled by and resembling
nothing else but a 7ippecanoe Gathering
in the great, the glorious, the patriotic
WEST! A broad piece of canvass IS feet
in length was stretched from the tops Of
houses and from opposite corners across
the street, emblazoned, in large letters,
!, with '.The Peoples Candidates, Harrison
Tyler and Corwin,' and with pictorial
illustration, representing Log Cabin, a
barrel of Hard Cider, Buckeye Grove,
&c. A Thrashing Machine from Indiana
drawn by 4 horses, and in actual opera.
ton 'hrashing, passed along the streets
| carrying banner with this inscription
| civilian Henry Harrison,
! The Farmer of North Bend,
The Peoples President,
The Poor MANS Friend -
! we have not room to give description
OF all the banners. Among others, we no.
ticed one with stripes and stars, and the
words: Sour Coun.ry's Defender" encir.
cled with a Buckeye wreath. Another
from Miami county, bore the picture of an
Eagle "a Tippecanoe Bird) perched upon
Plough, together with these words:
"Harrison u Tyler; Old Miami good for
1000 votesv'
Soon after IL o'clock. NJ, the multi
tude repaired to their stations before the
speakers stand, erected on the border of
a pleasant wood but short distance from
the village. The meeting was then or.
ganized by the appointment of WILLIAM
BEBB, Esq. as President, eleven Vice Pre-
! sidents, and five Secretaries. After few
remarks from Mr. Bebb, Fl. Bell, ESQ. of
Darke county, introduced General Harri-
son to the people in a briefbut very happy
speech. when the general unclaimed the
attention of the vast assemblage by most
eloquent, engaging and patriotic address,
OF two hours in length. Would that we
could do justice to those truly meri,orious
addresses. We fear however, that our tai
ents are not commensurate to the task.
Nevertheless, we will endeavor to give a
sketch-thongh it must necessarily be
meagre one, wanting in its original merit
-comprehending as far as practicable the
substance and subject nautters Of those
speeches, deficient as it may be in orato-
rical diction, sublimity dispersion, pre-
cision of language, elegance Of compost
ton, and correctness of delineation. In
substance, then, although not in the exact
words, but yet as nearly so as we can re-
collect, MIR BELL addressed General HAIR
R1soN as follows:
GENERAL HARRISON, having been COM
missioaed by large and respectable por-
ton of my fellow citizens of Darke county
TO tender unto you upon this occasion their
hospitality and good-wishes in their name
and stead, | welcome you to sold FortI
Greenville." The citizens of Darke, like
those of the West generally, are gener-
Gus people. Need assure you. then, that
they hail with gladness the return of their
ancient and well-beloved friend! Need Il
declare to you on this occasion, that the
services which you have render
ed not only them but your country also
your achote country-are not yet, no, and
never will be forgotten! Sir, some among
us have witnessed your achievements
most of us have read your history-and all
have learned the pleasing tale of your high
we regard you therefore,
more than any other man our benefactor.
And hence it affords US the highes. pleas
nre TO greet you here to-day.
Twenty.seven years have now elapsed
since the suspicious period we are this dav
net to commemorate. Twenty-seyeny years
ago, how different, how unlike to what it
now is. was this region of country.-Andl
now how changed the scene! Little in.
Iced at this time remains to remind YOU
and your comrades Of other days, of your
Past Deeds! Nay, few even of those COM
rades survive to meet and shake hands with
heir old acquaintance on the theatre Of
heir former action.--Alas! the greater
part are gone!-the silver theard is cut
the golden bowl is broken. A few, pre-
:ions few of them, yet scattered as
The fallen leaves of the forest, DER the con-
'iguous plain. Here is little remnant Of
them gathered around you-I'hey are come
10 bid you perchance last farelOcN!-
The winter of Time has frozen their locks
10 whiteness-They have almost paid the
Debt of Nature! These are the men whom
erst you led to victory. They ba,tled with
you in our infancy, and restored peace to
the frontiers. When danger threatened,
they flew 10 the standard Of their country.
With you that country's foes they braved!
with you they fought-with you they suf-
fered-and with you they t,iumaphed! Yes,
an, with You they will triumph again!-lt