Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-01-16
VOL. 5.--NO. 3

within his jurisdiction, and in addition, he wa
1apponied sole Commissioner for treating will
the Indians. We have not room to 60 into
detail Of his territorial administrator. Suffice
| il TO say that he was re;aPpolnted from time e
time, for fourteen years, always at the express
request of the inhabitants. His station as Su'
perntendent Of Indian affairs, and Indian Conl
missioner, involved him in complicated negotia'
tians and disputes with the celebrated Tecuni
sch, aud his trother, the Prophet, the details o.
which, if we lad room for them, would be high
ly interesting. These troubles at length resul
ted 10 the ex sditon Of Tippecanoo, BY Jwhicl
the schemeS 81 tic Shawaese Chiefs wer
broken p ano their forces dissiPated.
4 vi tn. breaking out, however, of the wal
lwAAs.tyAu Britain in 1919, all the dangers 2
Jan lndian war were renewed and aggravated
and thdt danger become eminent when the in
efficient conduct of General Hull, upon the De
'Itroit frontier, become generally known ~
large body Of volunteers was organizing u
Kentucky, for the protection Of the North Yves
tern frontier, and General Harrison, whose cor
duct in the Fippecanoe affair had been hghl.
ilapproved throughout the whole Western coun
TRY, was sent for by Governor Scott, to advls
and aid in INSTRUMENTATION and disposition /
while in Kentucky, where he was receive
with The greatest enthusiasm, orders ca g tror
5 Washington, placing part of these troops I'm
| der his command, for the protection fthe In
? dian Territories The rest were ordered I
concentrates, for The purpose of marching I
I the aid of General Hull. Inthe meantime lei
tiers were received from Ilul's army complain
ing greatly ofthe neficiency Of Hull and 81
pressing an earnest wish that Harrison Nigh
!, command the expected reinforcement.
: Tue Kentucky volunteers concured. IN tnl'
wish; but difficulty existed, inasmuch as HI
commission. from the United States did not at
u thorze him TO take the command ofany troop
|, except those intended to operate within his II
g rsdlctlon, which at that time embraced onl /.
y Indiana and Illinois, Missouri and Michgaj
1t having been before this time erected into scpa
rate territories. In this dilemma, Governs
&c Scott called together a caucus of inauentit
q persons, among whom were Mr.. Shelby, gov
81 Iernor elect, Henry Clay, Speaker of the Unite
States House of Representatives, and Ihoms
n, Todd, Judge Of the Federal Circuit Court. /
e. conformity to their advice Governor SEQ
t; gave Harrison brevet commission OF MaIt
y General in the Kentucky militia, and place
re the detachment marching for Detroit, undo
he his command. This appointment was recelye5
is with universal applause, especially as the su
81 render OF. Hull now become known, and Gene
=, lal Harrison put the troops Instantly IN motto
d and advanced through Ohio towards the seat 4
N war. the meantime, however, letters can
At from Washington, written in ignorance oftt
n surrender of Hull and ofthe doings in kentuck
appointing General Winchester to the cor
Il Imald of the forces marching on to Detroit
W Having by this time advanced far into Obi
a. relieved fort Wayne, which had been besiegS
e by the lndians and destroyed the Indian tow
le on the Wabash, Harrison surrendered the cor
S mand TO General Winchester, much to Their
is Igret of the Kentucky volunteers, whom he ne.
'eIgreat difficulty in persuading to submit
their new commander. ;t
. Proper representation having been made d
y Washington, in a short time, and greatly
10 the satisfaction Of the soldiers, dispatches a
n rived appointing General Harrison command
~ in chief of the North Western Army, and gfa
y ting him the amplest powers for the condu
= lof the war.
- II is impossible here TO give any detailed a
count Of the two campaigns Of the North WEI
- tern Army, which resulted in the recovery
r. Michigan, and the annhilalion Of the BIRTHS
= Army Of Upper Canada, at the battle of Iii
. Thames These campaigns we're conducted 4
j the midst of the greatest difficulties and erI
i barrassments, but at length resulted in a cor
plete triumph. General Harrison was the onl
! American General during that war, who penn
! ltrated to any considerable distance into I'll
! Canadian territory, who conquered any porto
4 of that territory, or who gained decide
; victory upon British ground. Those who Wis
: to read the details ofthese campaigns, will fir
them, with many interesting particulars, in
!, little volume published by Weeks & Jordon, Z
: Boston, under the title OF The Peoples Pres.
: Dental Candidate, being The Life Of Villa
!, Henry Harrison Of Ohio,.a book 10 which vi
are indebted fcrthe materials Of this sketch. /
q After resgning lis commission in the ARMS
Q Gen, Harrison was appointed a commissions
i to treat with the Indians, and he took lead
fling part in the two treaties Of Greenvillo arr
d of Detroit, by which final settlement wf
!, made of our relations with the North Vested
/. tribes. In 1916, he was elected RepresentiI
i tive to Congress 10 fill a vacancy, and lortlil
n next two years. While member of tlF,
II House, he principally exerted himself with re
/ gard to two great measures; one reform i,
\ the Militia system, in which unfortunately
n failed ;the other, the relief by the granting
10 pensions, ofthe veteran soldiers Of the revolt,
elton, and Of those wounded in the late war, !
At which he.succeeded..
Al ln1824, He was elected from the State J.
to Ohio to the United States Senate, and being
pointed chairman Of the committee on mllitat
I'd affairs, in the place Of Gen Jackson, whohad g.