Southern shield., 1841-05-21
NUMBER XVI.


 Gen. Harrisons Last Letter-The Bal tImore Patriot says: "The letter intro duced below, by the New York Conner cial, is probably the last ever written by Gen Harrison It is faithful and beauti- Iful impress of that goodness of heart, and that generous and abiding fidelity to the worthy in whatsoever station, which dis | Itnguished the man, whom the nation now mourns Ana well indeed may it mourn him; for whether for magnitude services for exalted principle, or for en- dearing qualities of heart, the nation may
 not soon look upon his like again.
 From the N Y Commercial.
 GEN. HARRIsON's LAST LETTER. On Saturday hardy weather-beaten,
 but very respectable looking seaman pre-
 sented himself to the collector, at the GUS
 tom-house, and inquiring for Mir. Curtis.
 said: General Harrison told me to give
 this letter into your own hand He told
 me to give his kind respects to Mir. Curtis and said Nlr. Curtis was his friend, and
 would be my friend" MT Curtis opened Ithe letter, and found it to be, from its date, one of the last, if not the very last letter,
 writtrn by Gen'l Harrissn. It bears date of the day when his illness commenced. The reader will see, from perusal of it. that amidst all the cares and troubles of
 his high position, he was true to the hum blest of his old friends Tucker says, the General made him come to the dinner ta- [ be with the great folks, and when he hes itated and intimated that he better go be-
 How for his dinner the General sald:- I Tucker, you and have been shipmates, n and a long time together. You are an c honest man; come and eat your dinner with Q me, and come here again tomorrow morn ing and get your breakfast with we" I Tucker says, the General invited him to T. stay in Washington, and told him he would tt take care of him; but his wife and children $ being in New York, Tucker preferred to l, return. He says Gen. Harrson followed q him into the grounds on the east side of s the White House, and then walked with " him arm in arm, that the General had. no
 That on, and when Tucker adverted to his t. liability to take cold lie waived the remark 2, by saying he was already unwell. Having e eIreceived the letter from the General, Tuck e CT says he followed him to the door anc IL shook him by the hand, eaying "G5i + f--;-a !; Mir, Curtis and after you have \ been to him, don't forget to write to me ut that you and your wife and children arc II happy again" >.~
 Id Tucker says he had no money to come /" home by land; but he did not let the Geher s,ti al know that, for he knew he would give i Id to him in a minute, and he did not wish tC 's ss take tAs' money from the good old man who 'iti had been so kind to him. And so Tucker ie went on board the schooner L. L. Sturgis
 at Alexandria, and worked his passage ashome to N. York When he came to the 'n .custom-house he had not been ashore thir u U ty minutes; and having first heard the sac o1 news of the death of his kind benefactor as ie he passed up the old ship dock, the abun T. dant taars that feli down his hardy cheel a' testified mathis is no ungrateful heart IS We are glad to hear that Mir Curtis in to fmediately appointed MT Tucker an inspec
 tor. Of the customs,
 lo lo Washington, March 26th, l84O. DEAR SIR:-The bearer hereof Mir Thos ,e Tucker, veteran seaman, came with m, r. from Cagthagena, as the mate of brig Mon ld tldla, Tn the yhar 1899. In an association is of several weeks, imbibed high opinion
 : his character, so much so, that texpres " Esing adesiret to leave the sea) invited hin ,n to come 10 North Bend and spend the re a. mainder of his days with me. Subseqgen e, misfortunes prevented his doing so, as ht ns was desirous to bring some money witt SC him to commence farming operations. Hi at bad fortunes still continues, having beer sd several times shipwrecked within few oftyears. He says that himself and family
 are now in such situation, that the hum
 blest employment would be acceptable tt or him; and write this to recommend him t h. your favorable notice. l am persuadet
 that no one possesses in a higher degre ut the virtues of fidelity, honesty, and indefati S. gable industry and might add, of indomi g table bravety; if that was equality necessa Id try for the kind of employment he seeks. es Yours very truly, ne W. H. HARRISON. II Edward Curtis, Esq.
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