Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

shot from under him and yourself were al
most cut TO pieces, while your clothes aud accou-
tremcnts were pierced by more than 100 bull
lets Finding it impossible to charge upon
them clectualy on horseback, sheltered as they
were by trees, logs, and undcrbush, your men
were ordered TO dsmount, and fight the ndi-
ans in their own way. Twice were they dri.
ven back with great slaughter; but each time
the loud voice of Tccumsch was heard above
the din of battle, leading them back TO conflict
As he was leading his men back the third time
to the charge, you advanced to meet him. You
mct-you conquered him ! When he fell. his
companions fed and the victory was won. This
brilliant achievement saved thousands of women
and their children from the barbariiies of the
savage. The ladies' of Willamsport freely ac-
knowledge your claims upon them for the pro.
lection you extended to their sex, and to the lit
tie ones so peculiarly the object Of mothers
regard. The bare robe Of Caesar, perforated by
the daggers Of his assassilis reused up the pa
trioic feelings of the citizens of Rome. How
much more should our warm hearted country
women be excited with grateful and patriotic
emotions, at bchodmg among them the scar CO.
vered body of a war worn hero, who had freely
offered his life in their defence, and had shed
more blood than any other man living. They
are excited. They feel as ever woman feels
when good deed is TO be done They come
here with warm hearts aud willing hands ma
king no cCld calculations OF results, tn offer you
tins token of their respect, and gratitude fer
the distinguished services you have rendered
their sex.
They say in their note that YOU arc bencvo-
lent. When the p0or settler planted his first
stake in the iorest-When he struck the first
| blow with his axe in commencing his humble set
tlement on the public lands, ne stood greatly in
need of Il friend to secure him his prcempton
right and he had no friend more active and
untirng than Richard NJ. johnson. When
he was in danger by forfeiture of losing all his
Improvements and all the money he had paid,
| because he was no; able to pay the price
of the whole tract he had selected, You
stood by him as his last friend and originated
a proposition to secure him land TO the value of
OF the payments he had made, and thus saved
him from being turned out of the house he had
| erected, poor, destitute and broken hearted
| When the public debior, poor but unfortunate,
was confined in prison because he was not able
! to pay his debts, you came forward with your
! proposition TO abolish Imprisonment for debt
you loosencd his fctters-set him at liberty,
and restored him to the society of his wife and
little ones. When the poor soldier the Rev
olution and of the late war sought at the hands
OF ms country small pltance as a compensa-
ton for the perls he had encountered and SER
vices he had rendered in defence of that coun-
try, you We're ever his sincere and active friend
| No man was more yIgllant-noHe more cncr
gctlc-none more industrious than YOU in en-.
deavorng TO obtain Justice for the old soldiers
thcir ,rido'cs and their ch,ldren. When any
act of bcnevolence or any deed of charity is Il
he performed no man is morc ready and willing
than you. The ladies' desire 10 honor YOU fo
your bravery and patriotism. As stars bcspan
gle the whole Heavens, deeds of self devotion
and Of noble daring gcmyour whole liir.-Nou
honors have never been derived from EVCcu
tive powcr-thc marks Of public confidence
which you have received have been conicrTc,
by the free suilragcs of noble hearted AM
= intelligent people For nearly forty years you
have been kept in the most exalted stations q
public trust, by the abiding confidence of thos
who knew best how TO appreciate your merits
The ladies' also honor you for your fidelity i
friendship. Who does not remember To hav
heard of the parting scene between your bro
ther James and yourself when you came II
with the British and Indians THE Britis
were small in numbers compared with the lr
diaus, and occupied ground far more access
bic. The British could be taken without muc
= or serious danger-but a charge upon the Ind
= ans was the work Of death and carnage. lo
said to him, "Brother you have wife an
. family have none lfyou fall youwIll lcay
a widow and orphans unprotected-takc ha
the men, charge upon the Brlilsh-you can tak
them without serious loss With the other ha
| will lead on the more dangerous attack upJ
: the Indians. II fall there is none 10 mour
for me" James oheycd and won an easy vi
y tory over the British without the losa Of Il ma
" You embarked in the work of death--cross,
- the deep pmarsh-dismountcd, so that retire
y was no longer in your powcr-led on your 90
- liant band against nearly three times their nuI