New-York tribune., 1841-04-15
Fo.,.. N.r.Yo-k Tr.base.

70. Ia, Ne~-Yo,S Tr.baH=-
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF GIN HARRISON
As an American ard proud 20 cal myself oE i@ ~
title a; all tunes AID n al places, abroad and a. A.s
cones. never felt prouder of IT. birthrgh thar o.
Saturday la> whilst witnessing the solemn if1t'-iD
apt1opra,e funeral solenute- dedicated TO nv
Gen Harrison l fes, indeed that va '-eDo'-''
spectacle not a mere pageaut-aot an aff'' =
comp .uch a, hase Witnessed Ii h-f'iT
eleva,ing 20 human nature Il Wa Ps-''''' -
honor 70 noble hearts There was 'o'ts ID IL asD '
vic -ola .,es OF tue ncbit: OF sou!-oi tue ;lo ''
,f a.el;.rs holv and solemn And ali were paF'4A7'
~ ,t.o eecJ1gs in And these noble ieesHs
.ld al hearts aud the blood "th s"lt;er crTen
,,-,. tho veirs OF freernen For they were honor1a:
,b,.clye in aonoring he brave and the rsir7ous e4a
With these introductory remarks permit Te 10 call ~ reaG
e attention to The following interesting portion OF Amer
c,,, his,or Incorporated the battlefield Of Up
pecanoe Il peculiarly opposite ustno~ For ne more
The American acquaai. himself with the hstr OF NJ OWE
country the prouder ,r ne feel call himself the country
man Of those brave men, whose noble deeds and lofty %
dom have ed bright and burning lutre over IL oei IN
po;1..- ,rrlcl vet glorious Pase- CATo-
Frora the Ken,aoky Inei-esee--
THE BATTLE-GROUND OF TiPPECANOE-
There are few scenes in the Western country . fHi OF
;, 10 he stranger - the Battle-Ground Of IiPPecanoe
He vino looks upon the page OF b cou2rE h1foiNt a. III
};. b,r.3- or Young and vigorous republic and wne>
bosom elis a; the rectal OF ;hce glorious deeds OF da5 &
and raverv which distinguished our frontier var cannot
lool ,fpgv on TIM, interesting spot. HIS mind wand rs
bark 70 those days priva;iou and hardship winch "e
endured by The rangers il then ate-', 70 ei the
bauob souls Of our borderers and chords Of mem
ory and feeling touched which language ! incapable
Of giving expression
lie ,aye OF Lafayette (Indiana. on the Wabash vili
Mace YOU on the .rot-nd you will generally ind some ons
in the Yeighbornoo1 ~ho viii accompany YOU over the
ground and point you the position OF the troops dur
ing the battle jhe point OF hrsi attack py the enemy me
rock urOn which Danes eli ana eNPeo' ana te gtl'e>
OF the fallen warriors
COMPANY with an edery gentleman and hs from Louis
vile, Ky Il clear, calm day and after pleasant
ride from Lafavet,e halted upon the memorable spot
sanv of those fell beneath the riere OF the dark
eyed PatteEatomie and the blood-thrs'y shawnee mad
baen the intimate friend OF Mr. II. my companion He
spoke of their manly virtues with warmth and ener and
tear urrowed down the old gentleman cheek a he gzed
upop the rude graves that contained their remains
The incidents o. the battle pretty generally known to
backwoods1nen but If sketch gathered from ohe OF ne ac-
tors in the give any interest 10 this paper 1ere
can be no nproprctv in adding here zen HARRISON
with his forces consisting Of few hundred mounted hen
ncky rangers and lare number OF foot soldiers arrived on
the evening previous the engagement IL the prophet
,ewr mile from the battle ground The few lrdias that
the troops found here. manifested disposition 20 treat With
General Harrison and pointed the spot which
the battle was subsequently, fought proper place for hi
encampent where they promised the chiefs OF thlr band
should wait upon him the following morning Many OF
the officers doubted the faith OF the Indians and inclined
to camp al some other place However. the site "a
rable one our troop. much fatiged from coniinued
forced march several days. and after making
precautionary the tents struck and
raur-freS knded. On either SIDE OF the encanpnlcnt
Ui
pecanoe creek mcandercd slowly through the prairie and
united hundred wards below the encarpment The
soldier. slept with their ics their prepared fight
al the word should the Indians prove treacherou and
tempt an attack Before daylight the Indians a1y aHccd n
large BODY and arranged themselves unperccved beneath
the brow of the cncampmen hill both SIDES. y sentinel
the Of the fired upon. toaawed
cascd before the alarm had aroused the camp. Har
shouted his but The favorable
the prevented the OF the whites from being all
destructive; while every side falling the brayes OF
Defeat stared the white in he face and the
chill look OF death settling III every countcnancc Ne
bavest quacd and to;icred beneath the undet o; the
ages and the warwhoop upon the still morning
the knel of bright ntcipatons and glorious hopes Iht
chances of victory against the white and the DUSK
ness of the morning preserved the from The consequent
the firing the forces. Memory wandered back ii;
freside OF the soldier and Imagination pictured the vi low
and the orphan resting upon the cold char;y of the world
At this critical unctc Davies the intrepid Davies shout
ed his kentucky rangers follow him 10 the charge.
III only ot success tbs command wi> 0hcNcG IN
statly they rushed down the deciy upon the toe th
left cncampme, and received nanuly the ire Of tn
Indans-Doyiess fell: Yet with h- last breath he checre
his men victory. One impulse and the conquest
ours The determined spirit OF the rangers struck
the sayages the prediction of their prophet faan
their line gave way. Numbers OF the red lay dead o
the spot, The rctrca,ng whoop Of the stiye- started tn
remaining wing and minutes the field The quic
possession q the white
What scene did the ground cNhibi, upon the return ot
lch, of day Forty OF the braves, and >occ>; OF that
lay welterng their gore and the groas OF the vounde
sounded awully the OF the survivors. deep grav
was dug between three large oaks and the fallen sol
dier slept there together NJ long funeral train
panied the corses OF the worthy dead 70 their last dwen
place on earth No econate wife bent the couch
the fallen warrior and wiped of the canmy Of iea
tha, gathered upon h manly bat stricken brow bur bfa
and hearts We're bowed low upon that battle-ground
and many an un>poken prayer cended to the throne Of On
impotence that the worthy dead nigh, be happy IL fut
world.
The troops left the eucampn1en the second rO-rn, a:e
the engagement and the ground visited by whit
men for several weeks; Happeared however that the Ind