The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-01


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eral Harrison. TEry uers inslma'e rer !
s.nai friends. md Lad fought m4ny hsrre !
banks ,agsihsr. md y.l he rhasge Il I
csrardice - ullrrrd sgainsl lie decreased.
lhe Ninsler sepels Nth generous and
burning indsgnssIan. Coz. Csss ssys he
uas openly oppastd 10 Gea. Harrison
in D, Ilnesl snhjse.s. and hrnce b sprsks
scn.imenss HE Iasiies d Which 70 enc
can ane.llnn. The following Tsbnke IL
lie ruld hlaaded calnmnlss ullsTed against
the decreased presidrni. should crimson
/ lie cheek II every nan Who Unveiled him
While living. ard ualsrs ealsrsed camHli-
menss now he i dead. 6oisinoT Csss
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have ~ patience 10 deal wssh The
charges IL cowsrdlce and imbretlity with
which the fame IL gallant soldlsr WIS
attempted u be larnishsd during lie. and
which may sfIycl Iii. mrmorl. nov lie y
gone. Nm one WHO served ~ih him,
could mlrtake this pnint u his character
| have seen hsm in msny irsing clfcnn-
stances. xhsre rsnld nDl be deceived.
and bis GOODNESS and stlf.pgssesslnn meter
ll,us0nk him fnr moment. An ins,lncs
of his firmness. | may cay rashnsss.
presents itself ~ Ills mament 10 nv me
mnry. Tue bridge naer one ol the deep
tributary STRAINS ri The ussr ThamFs. had
been destroyed hy The enemy 10 impede
our approach. and large hnty Of Indians
was in the surrounding wnuds. 10 prevent
/ IL IRON repairing II. Tie work was
commenced un.ler ths immediate dueetloa
! nf Zen. Harrison. who sat calmly npnn
his horse. overlooking the operations, and
| exposed 10 The bullets Of The Indians;
approaching the value Of his life, IN.
{ .,Tealea him Ia retire. offering 20 remain
anil sre tie v fork executed. But lie would
o no, listen II me. lie did not tell why,
:. but knew i. as we'll a. II he had told me.
j. | read bis thoughts IN The surrounding
j. circumstances. His army vas new. Of
II fieers and soldiers, suddenly collected
II from ysrinus parts of the country, and i
= was essential that her General should
/ acquire their confidence. lie considered
/, h,he example Of more importance than any
II risk he may have felt he was encounter
ie ing.
/: AS In the charge Of military incapaci
!. ~, IL is in singular CONTRAST MN Nhe his
ID tory and scenes IL Gen. Harrison. ii,
! Who lived IN The field fnr nearly TIRE,
: wears, engaged uIlh the enemy, unde
/ Tie most difficult and retllnas circum
= stances, Who was never defeated, an1
sr pnssessed the confidence Of almns, al
m around him, IL il now ascertained va
lie wholly mnequal 10 his task, and vas il
is fact an imteriie. II i, we've so. with eS
m ceIlenl opportunities for observation,
10 had not capacity enough 10 make IN
10 discovery. II has been reserved Tor late
~ wears. Without arrUgatlng ID 0urselVe
ri, anv claim To extraordinary dlscernmen
d. | still think il such had been the iTn
vn character III General Harrison, sn"ng tn
ne thousands who followed him 10 tho ielt
he some would have been found TO proclai'
MS il and to cal for his removal. Icouside
sd il TO compliment, to be told. that the ma
ell | respected. the General | had full cor
~ tidenre In. the friend TO whom | W.
d strongly ararled, was as unworthy al :
Fir these sentiments as lie was OF The rank Il
he attained. No. il is not So. lie is gou
H. where my PRAISE or censuFe Is equal
ed Indifferent 10 him. Bat never while
ITS live shall cease To regret him. or to De;
nd testimony to The purity Of his principles
Oh To the ardor of his patriotism, 10 the salu
ed Of his services. and ID The high qnel''le
ir which commanded the respect OF all VII
is. were blough. m'o contact with h'm.
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