Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-04-22
WHOLE No. SIG.

EFs ne IOllowing Is eaHaC'eo """
CoMpE's TUuR IN TnE USiTeD STATES,
lust published, and will he read with In
terest ut the present time.
GENERAL HARRIsoN Ills writings,
which are pretty copiousIy quoted, provo
that his Intellectual attalrmenis nre h'gh'
| ly creditable, while few AnlericaD pub
lic men, since Washington, can boast al
greater uprighiness, observation-disclosures,
and Devotion TO the best interest Ol lis
country. When Governor OF the North
west Tennory, ho welded nearly Tho
powers of Dictator, and his admin's-
tration was marked by singular equhy,
moderation and judgment.
General Ilarrison's residence at North
Bend consists Of a centre house Two
stories, now covered with clap-boards,
but hich the General told Us is really
built of logs, and two clap.boarded wings
of one story each. Ii stands about
quarter Of mile from the Ohio, mn
grass park, having few cherry trees
in the distance, und several Iabuinu"s
close TO the door. The park may COO
tain forty to fifty acres, enclosed with
rail-ience. A ioot-path, worn IN Tho
grass, but ne, formed by art, leads from
the gate to the door Of the house. Tho
floor of the house is about fifteen or
eighteen inches above the grass, and
three stones of Increasing thickness, un-
dressed, not built OH each other, tut each
's"es, S"s :" serve rye as sitSsss y surn,"uni this
height. The centre house has much ina
appearance of log cabin. The princ,-
pal room in it is coarsely finished, and
the wooden fire blazes on the hearth
One of the wings, however, is finished
like modern house, and conliortably
furnished as a drawing room. Between
the ps,k and The river II canal Ia forming,
TO connect Cincinnati with the interior
Of the State.
General Harrison was suffering rom
n severe headache when we arrived, but
Mrs. Harrison gave US kind welcome,
and the General at length appeared.
lie is now SIXTY y-seven, rniher above me
middle stature, slender, and no s'""ps
considerably. lis temperament Is ner-
vous and bilious; his head - Long. of
full average height, but not remarkably
broad. The anterior lobe IS above n"
average, both in length from front to
back, and height and both the observ-
ing aud the rejecting organs are we'll
( developed. The head is obviously Nat
in the region Of Acquisiiivehcss. Ihs
moral region seemed 10 present nm aver
age developemrnt. His eye ~ uva'
clous, and his countenance is highly sx-
pressive Of thought indeed, his whole
appenrance is much more that OF Iito-
rary or scientific man, than Of military
commander. His babita,ion presented
uncouivocal indications OF humble lor-
tune indeed ] may saw land say
!! without The least feeling of disrespecp
of poverty yet his manner ard appear
snce were those Of man Of the world,
who " as familiar with the hest socr'y,
and who, in the retirement OF his 'nr'n
ui North Bend, retained the polish aud
appearance Of n gentleman.
In making these remarks may mp-
pear To be irespassing beyond the limits
: Of legitimate public alton, and frpncb'ng
on tho privacies Of domestic liie but
AT the time Of my visit, aud ior many
Subsequent months, all the circumstances
r Of General Harrison's conduct aud con-
ditioE, private rs well as public, wero
described and discussed in almost every
a periodical of The Union anC state
:. little here what is moi rs public IN th"
,. United States asthe MONDAY sun.
. Immediately after dinner We retired
. and walked with him over part Of his
i farm II is hi- own property, and we
were told extends to about 1900 acres,
part of his wife's dowry. From tho
Il rising ground behind his house the view
: is highly beautiful, embracing two bends
Of the Ohio and its picturesque banks
! AT first it was inicrded toplant on this
: spot the great city Of the west; but IT is
4 said that the commanding officer oi the
f district entertained an affection for tho
= wife of a sergeant who was then station
u ed n, Cincinnati, and that this induced
: him To remove his troops there, HON
:, which circumstance the town sprang ii'-
To being. Behind the Generals house
.. is n large garden, IN which we saw "a
ID white headed eagle, with only one leg.
N was presented To him by convention
% of his political friends; and the gen'lemn''
'e who delivered il, in The name oi the rest
a. observed, in his speech, that ne an eagle
'" was seen lowering over Fort Meigs
"a when the General fought the battle W
to is defence, this may possibly be th'
III identical bird The General remarked
y to us that the eagles were then 40 IN
20 Inerous IN that country that no might ~
., seen lowering over many places. Tn
70 cap,ors of the engle had dislocai.ej i
Q. leg, and DIR. Thornton, the IcnersI'
Of son-in-law, believing il to DC broken
re ampu,ated il. The friend who ioirodu
" ced us To- the general said, Genera
u y, Harrison has PROMISED TO keep the eagl
,ls ill the 4,h of March next, when we hop
he he will 90 TO the White House, (,be .,
be nliar name of The Presidents ofici,
be residence IN the city OF Washing ton,
ue 'Ah, said The General promptly, and !
ice the most natural tone, there is one oihc
re. condition about that, " MIR. Van Bure
ing ubandons his misc hlsvops policy, he ms
rx- s,av ,u tlp While klause and 4 shs