Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-06-24
WHOLE No. 55t.'
From the Msdsonisn of the l6th.
General Harrison Arm OnE
the People.

\ We noticed the fact the other day that
General Harrison had left his homo 10 yIslt
the site Of old Fort Meigs. He arrived nt
Columbus OF the afternoon Of Friday week,
aud left ut ten o'clock next morning. The.
short period he wac present in that city wss
remarkably interesting. Al the monent he,
was shout TO depart he wns constrained tJ
answer tae calls Of the sovereign people ;,
aud he accordingly addressed them ncary
an hour in the irpnk and manly spirit Of
soldier. We have read his remarks with
unalloyed delight. No man. OF any porty :,
who has hsnrt, can pcruse them without MI
honest emotion Of satisfaction. What re-
lief is such q speech from the bitter tlrsdcs
OF party slang -whangers. We throw aside
crowd Of other matter TO give place Ia tho
following, which we find ia the Ohio coufcd-
crates Of ihc lIth instant.
! General Harrison LEFT Cincinnati on Thurs
day-he arrived here, distance Ut 10 mlcs
AT five o'clock p. IN. on Friday. lie was on
his feet, receiving The calls aud congrn,uln.
lions Of our citizens, for hours ter his arrival.
In the evening he repaired, by invitations, IN
the log cabin, where additional hundreda
had congregaied 10 meet tlis beloved and
venerated pairiet.
4 Here, with the franknes. and unressrved.
hCse NihCU uuVe UldFhtG Hi5 CUdItCltf
life, did he minglc for two hours wnh tho
:" log cabin boys" Of the capitol. Long be-
fore the sun, ond before our youth were ast,r,
the general wac, on the morning oi the NOR.
row, up and out. Having breakfas,ed with
friend at a remote part Of the city, he was
soon again surrounded by the multitude
of our people who refused TO be satisfied
without seeing and conmuning with h,m.
The period Of his departure was at hand.
the crowd lncreasrd--it was impossible that
IN the bret interval every one could he pre-
scented individually to the Genersl, and tlf
were anxious To see and hear him. ht the
instance OF friend, who noticed the popular
solicnudo, the General, from the platform of
The door Of the National Hotel, addressed
the people for half oil hour or more. We
wish that every man in America Ilud heard
that speech. How would the dctamers Of
tins great and good man have dwlndled ln
their estimation into mcrltod lnslgnilicancc
How would the slsnderers Who iiapute To
hun motives which never actuated hun, and
opinions which he never held, and designs
which he never entertained, and principles
which he never cherished, aud who .infa-
mously ascrlbed Ia him in,beciiiiy onG decrep-
ifude and co,oardtce-lIow would these SLAM
dercrs have been Indignantly rebuksd by The
righteous ludgIncIt OF all honest aud insult
ed people Bui "a they did not ard could
not hear II, We will cndeavor To- possess them
Of its substance. We took no uotcs. Net
lhcr General Harrison nor any other person
thought OF his making public address twu
minutes before he commenced. Ii arose out
of the circumstances which surrounded hiIif
o. the moment-und signally illustrated a
quality Of his character To which we have be-
fore alluded--tho ability always to say and
do exactly what is proper to be said aud
done. The reader VIII bear in mind, there
fore, ,ha, we profess only to give him the
subject mates, not the style and exprossiun