Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-13
POLITICAL.
From he Ohio RepaJiteda.

bol = ~ " HEAR IDA
Tueniy.six years ago lasi autumn (sai1 a gentle.
mao to ~ the other day.) ! "as a hoy Attending a
school ~ = log cabin. wnl no ofher windows than
llr light afforded through the space Of Two logs by
the removal OF = piece of The thtfd, with greasy his
uf paper pasted ON AS u substitute Tor glass. tbs
cabin dedicated 10 learning, WAS situated in the
outskirts Of 4 now populous Town IN Pennsylvania.
No stale in tire Union furnished more or better SOL
j,tr. for The defence aod protection OF The Northern
frontier of Ohio. during the late war than did Peua-
.NlYauts; not . lev Of her sons were IN the army
s.rfenjeted hy Hati. beside. numbers OF her brave
fellows nefe massacted and seal, ed AT " ihchesicr's
and Da3isy,s defeat still the after.call Of Gen.
HARRISON. lot mo G soldiers. wa, answered by large
numbers Of prnnsylyaoiens, i~nelndng several from
our villsge.-Ihe departure ol these brave fellows
from tieif families aud Trends Was Ten viewed rs a
voluntary sacrifice of life for the defence oi their
country, aad the farewell. God bless ye," was ut
tered with M expression winch sank deep into The
hearts of the lysiandeIs, aud which ~ I'll never be ct.
faced from my memory.
H. those days our mails wefe few aud uncertain,
aud II WAS only b, he occasional passing of a SICK OF
d sabied sold er returning home, that we heard from
our a~rny.-TIme hung heavy, and n deep gloon
osersprcad our country, NJ he last news. "a battle is
soon expected between the American army under
Gen. Harrison, and the BRUSH aud Indians under
HE blood thirst, Proctor AMI Iecumseh.' Days&
weeks passed by, and YET nothing was heard from
our amy. Our cnIzeus eagerly hailed all strangers
from The West, ~Iih The ausiuus inquiry OF ANY
ne..aom Gen. H,rtison," aud such was The delay.
Doubt md uncertainty, that II was generally feared.
and by many believed, that Harrison and his army,
had, like tlu.e heibte, been defeated ind mastered.
Whiie | WAS .ttius. (,aid our Informant ~ the
knp k9r uiHdolc II our school house aud our ltsh
.chn"lmasier wa,bus, IN repeating our A Il { TO the
smaller ufrhius, suddenly heard the sound of =
horn. looked forth aad saw descending the la
halfa mile distant the mail boy on hrs llutse al fun
speed: at the foot al tho bill lac crossed = bridge aud
tie rapid chatter of The IRON boot fesouuded through
oul our cabin. Rising I'll. hill near US, his horse
At fun speed aud reeking with sweat, he again
sounded h, shftIl horn, aud when opposite our hog
Academy he cal'cd out, "IduiSon has uhippcd he
BtihS4 and Indians - Our lush tutor, Mth ~
true an american heart - ever beat in a son OF Erin,
.ptaug from hs sea, is though he nd been shot,
hs eyes nasliag fire aud se,oamed out. "boys. do goa
hcar that :, ! - caught LIS hat, dated Dut of the
door, and follow ed the mall bny al iull speed. The
scholars were not a second briiud him, The larger
boy taking the lead, shoutinR huzza lof HARRISON,
aud the smaller ones running hallawins aud scream
ing Tor night The people 0i our ,ililgehemiug The
confusion and seeing the mad boy aud house AZ luI
peed followed by The schoolmasier 1T the top OF his
speed followed by his "lule school screaming aud
shouting, knew not What 10 Make of II. This me
chanic left ms shop. the merchant aud The women
stretched ihef uccks out Of tir windows, slilc con
st|etnalIun aud dlsns, WAS depicted on ever, coun-
romance. The mail arriving Al tie Office, the carrier
rose Ia his stIftups aud exclaimed At the same titue
shlrlng is hat inlhc All. "lluzza fnf Hair son, he
has whipped the British and the lndtans-bo,s do
YOU hear that - \ universal stout OF JOY LuI.l
lurh. bouitrcs were klndled IN The street, and our wi.
lage illuminated al night. la those days Ia .ld no
one say tia, Harrison was = coward or a granny. :"
but did hear many say. God bless Gen. Harrison.