Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-02-23
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL HAR.
P1gnN

The President elect arrived in tho
city about eleven O'Clock to-day.
General Harrison and bis friends, Sc.
fore the election, insisted strongly upon
the prOpFiety Of abstinence from al aFra-
gance and 0stenialiDu on the part Of 4
Republican President. The ordinary Of
Rautenial furniture Of his dwelling, nol
surprising that Of wealthy citizens, was
not tObe tolerated, and President Van
Buren was OPenly charged BY the Nation.
al intelligence with violating the deco
rum Of his station, IN replying % the
intcrrOgatOries Ofhis fellow citizens, a.
bringing the power Of his place into the
discussions Of the people. It was looked
upon as arrOgaiing an influence over the
public mind, to state his opinions, even
when called for by the letters ofhis oppo.
nenls, as throwing his great Office into
the scale. His modest responses, strict
" confined TO the questions propOunded
and in no instance making an allusion
the most remote to the rival candidate,
we're denounced by the National lntelli.
gencer.
General Harrison has, in all things, a.
ready falsi6ed the professions Of lOg-cabin
plainness, simplicity, and modssly, that
were made 10 win the yeOmanTy Of this
country. He set off from Cincinnati
with speech full Of egotism, addressed
to the gathered throng Of that city; he
embarked in splendid steamer fitted up
for the occasion; he was escorted by
militia array, and attended BY band Of
music, the firing Of cannon, and other
martial aud civic OsientatiOn, was gotten
up BY his Federal friends wherever he
stopped, TO feed his vanity Hs went
out of his way even to Pittsburgh 10 ex.
tend, W lat his hAtterng organs called BY
the fine name given TO the joulneyings Of
royalty, "a progress" Wherever he
went, he made speeches, and in that at
Baltimore did not hesitate to impute
corruption in no very indirect terms TO
the Administration whose place be 10
called upon TO supply. And even here
where he had como to be inauguratod, he
repairs in solemn march with a prodi-
gious retinue TO the City Hall, to make q
display, by way Of heralding his own
Presidential honors in advance.
How different this from the course Of
the real hero--the brave and maguanim-
Gus ''Jackson!" He left the Hermalige
without speech making display--passed
on quietly by the nearest route TO Wash.
ingtOn, staying over night OF Rockville,
within ten miles Of the city, and while
the citizens we're preparing an escort for
him he hastensd his journey early in the
morning, and surprised the people, aud
presented himself at Gadsby's as Pri.
vate citizen, without the usherIng Of
cannon, Of bells, Of flag, of prOceSsiOns,Or
City Hall llreception.
| Amidst all this ceremonious, paEadefnl
progress, there were, however, sad signs
which attended tho steps Of the General
from the start to the end of the jour,
ney. The journals friendly to him an-
nounced the earthquake at his setting out
and the explosion Of the banks welcomed
him in Baltimore. From Baltimore he
brought with him snow storm and no
soORer had he put bis foot on the Penn
| sylvania AVenue,then the TObbing COM
menced, and a multitude had their p0ck-
cts picked in the course of Eve minutes.
These indications Presage that the PreSi-
dent elect s not likely 10 make times
better for all--in making them better for
rogues, he must make them worse fot
honest men. e 8 ~
The generals arrival was sigDalized
with another omen, which we could not
help assOciating with those noticed by Us
on the coming in Of the new year-the
fall Of the scroll from the talons Of the ca
gle iD the Senate chamber, bearing the
motto Of the Union, E plsribGs IMAM; and
Of the hand Of the Goddess Of Lib
erty, in front of the Capitol, bear
Ling in il the Constitution Of the United
States. 7Nau
| The unfortunate accident which occuF-
red to-day, and blended itself with these,
was the breaking oftbe cord which
stretched across the avenue, bore ell the
flags Of the states which voted for Harri'
son. They were separated about the
/ centre, and fell North and SoEth ara
when we saw them tsrnished and Drag
gled in the mire, some swkwaFd members
Of the Tppecanoe Club we're busled N
the effort 10 bind them together again Win
The arotten rope.- Globe. s1