Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-03-23
SOME INCIDENTS IN THE LdPE OF AN
GOLD GRANNY.

member Of Congress, and afterwards Governor
OF Virginia; he was one of the fifty six old gran
mics" who signed the Declaration ofiadependence
ne died. leaving but little properly for he was AN
sold granny" aud devoted himself 20 bis country
with SO much zeal in those stirring times, TINT he
did not like the more sensible Office holders of our
day, acquire a fortune out of public empioyments.
lie died, leaving son nnmed William Henry Har
rson who was pursuing his studies at Hampden
Sydney College, when the Indian frontier wars
broke out. Young Harrison was placed uader the
care Of another old granny" named Robert Nor
MS, ond was protege and fnyorite of another old
granny named George Washington, both of
whom, like the father of Harrison had spent their
lives in The active service of their county. Be
ing the son of an Z" old granny and having been
brought up under the iuteage of the two sold
grnnnies" above named, it cannot he thought sur
prising that young Harrison grew up To he an "old
granny himself
In 1893, Harrison joined the army under Wayne,
and that general being an old g ann :" appointed
the young volunteer as one of his aides de camp.
| In 1877, he resigned his commission and was APP
pointed Secretary of the North West Territory.
The year after he was elected delegate TO Congress
Here he did thing which alone would establish
his interiorly to the present enlightened race of
Office holders The public lands were then divi-
died. into sections of 1000 acres, aud were never
sold in less quantity than whole section Con-
sequenty, man who wished TO buy q farm for
actual settlement, was obliged 10 buy 1000 acres
az the government price, or to purchase smaller
quantity of some SPECTATOR, whose means would
allow him 10 hold whole section the price, of
course, in such cnses, was far beyond that OF the
government lands BEING nothing t,ut aa old
granny" HARRISON never for moment considered
how much superior the interests of few spccu-
laors were, 10 those of the people ut large he OBJ
tanned the passage OF an act allowing sales of as
small quantities 800 acres, which brought it
within the means Of almost every man.
The following year. this " old granny WAS nm
pointed Governor OF the territory of indiana, which
| is now divided into several large States. He was
appointed repeatedly, Mt the request of the inhab-
! i,ans, and held the Office for fourteen yenrs Du-
ring this time, he was Superintendent of indian
Affairs within The jurisdiction and sole Commits
soner TO" treating with the Indians During this
lime the "old granny" negotiated thireet, treaties
with the Indian ,rbes for which services, heing
| IN sold granny" he never made the government
any charge. The bntlle of rippecanoe aud the
overthrow Of The Pawnee Chefs were considered
very respectable services Tor an old granny, and
in those days were thought to give a man some
claim upon the gratitude of his country.
| In 1872 when war was declared agni,,st Great
Britain this old granny was laced ia command
| of large number of volunteers TO protect the ln-
4 dian territory, and afterwards appointed Comman-
der in Chief of the North Western army His
conduct OF that war--hs turning the tide of disas
ter, raising in triumph and victory the sink ing flag
of his country, the recovery of Michigan, ,ie bat
tie Of the Thames, which destroyed the British
army Of Upper Canada, were though, very con-
siderable services for an sold granny
After resigning his commission, this @oid gran
NY was ain appointed Commissioner to treat
with the Indians. In 1916 he was elected mem
Der of the Lower House Of Congress, and in 1894,
he was elected Senator in Congress, from the
State of Ohio In 1925, he was appointed Minis
ter Plenpotcntiary to Bogota by John Quincy
Adams, the " old granny" who lately presided over
The House of Representatives.
| No man in the country ever possessed such OPP
poruntes for making fortune cut of his official
station, especially by land speculatiens; from his
position in tho Territory Of Indiana, and from his
knowledge Of the counIry-o its situation, resour-
| ces and growing ImpOrtance-he could eas y have
Obtained possession of trncts of land, the aatura
| rise in the value Of which would have made him
as rich Girard or an Aston. But he was All
" old granny" aud having been educaIed in the
school of such all sold granny" as George Wash
ington, he could not be supposed to know as much
as the land receivers aud other Office holders Of
our day, who get rich on the puudcr OF the ireas-
ury aud then resign their Offices and nominate
their Successors. So General Harrison retired
from office poor he WINS wl,en he entered il,
and now, like second Cincinnatus-who, we
dare say, was also an "old granny he lives by
the cultivation of the soil.
so it appears that William Henry Harrison, the
sold granny" of whom we have been speaking,
has been
Secretary of the North Western Territory,
Governor for fourteen years OF the Territory of
Indiana,
Superintendent of Indian Affairs
| Commissioner for treating with the Indians,
Representative n Congress,
II Senator in Congress,
Major General ia the United States Army,
Commander of The North Western Army in the
last war, aud
Minister plenipoteniiary to Bogo,a.
| Thus we may see what il takes to make an " old
granny;" he is before the people whom he has SO
long and faithfully served, AMI has been nomlnat-
cd us candidate for one ller office, that OF Pres
denI of The United States. In the long career of
eminent aud successful public services, he has
never been accused of one dishonest action he
stands ior with clean hands, clear head aud
mn homes, heart, THE PEOPLES CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT.