Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-11-09


candidate for governor Of Ohio. lis
course in Congress was that OF careful.
thoughtful, conscientious man. Ills APP
pcarancc in debate was rare. but always
effective. The announcementofh his name
vas an assurance Of profound Stiffness In
the House That stiffness continued Wilde
he occupied the floor, except as it was
sometimes broken by demonstrations Of
Excitement. such as wit, argument and clo-
qucncc like his must occasionally pro-
duce. His sindication Of the vcncrated
Harrison from the attack Of Gen. Crary Of
Michigan, will be long remembered as adj
ding page of rare note TO the history Of
American cloquence. And, familiar as
the speech and lis history must be to the
general reader, wc are impcIIed to aIlude
to them here for the sake Of those whose
familiarity with public affairs is Of an orr
gin more recent than 1910.
Gen. Harrison was nominated for Presi-
dent by the Wing National Convention.
which assembled ut Harrisburg Pa. in / g.
80, and the signs Of the times indicated
vehement & doubtful contest. A determined
onset was made upon the personal char
actcr and military services Of Gen. II. at
the opening Of Congress, with the obvious
intent of placing HIM hors du comjdt III
the outset, and thus preventing that con-
ccntration Of the elements of opposition
upon him, which ultimately proved 50 over
wheming. The debates in Congress
were naturally the channels OF this on
s!aucht, ana among the aSsailanfs was Mr.
Isaac T.. Crarv, then sole member from
Michigan who, Oh the 1ith Of February,
seized the occasion presented by a debate
in committee of the whole on the CaUtbcr-
kaHm road, 10 cnli@h1cn mankind win his
views Of Gen. iarrison's deficiencies as
anliltary commander, his mistakes at Tip
rccanoc, &c. The attack and lis author
would have long ago faded from the gene
raj rcmcmbcrance, but from tho fact that
Mr.. Corwn obtained the floor for Il reply.
and on the following day overwhelmed the
aSSallant with torrent OF humor, sarcasm.
and rdiculc. such as has seldom been
poured out in any deliberatiyc body. The
following wcll-remembcred pass &c VIII
give the reader. not already familiar with
it. some idea of the entire speech:
ain all other countries. and in all for
mcr times, gentleman who would either
speak or be listened to on the subject of war.
involving subtle criticism and strategy.
and careful reviews of marches. seiges.
battles. regular and casual. and irregular
onslaughts. would be required 10 show.
first. that he had studied much inve>tiea-
ted fully. and digcstcd the science and his
tory of his subject. But here sir. no such
painful preparation IS required: witness the
gentleman from Michigan. He has an
nounccd TO the House that he is a militia
general on the peace establishment! That
he is lawyer we know. tolcrably we'll
read III Tidd'S Practice and ispinaSsc' )
\isi PriuS. These studies so happily IA
dapted - the subject OF war. with an APP
pointmeut IN the militia III time Of peace. I
furnish him at once with all the knowledge
necessary to discourse to us, as from high T
authority. upon all the mysteries III the
.tradc OF death" Again. Mr.. Speaker.
it must occurto every one that ne, to whom
these questions are submitted and these
military criticisms are addressed. being all
colonies at least, and most of us like the
gentleman himself. brigadierS. are. of all {
conceivable tribunals. best qualified to t
decide = nice point connected with mil
itary science. hope the House will not
be alarmed with the impression that ann
about to discuss one orthe other Of the mill /
tary questions now before us at length but | {
wish TO submit a remark or two. by way of {
preparing Us for proper appreciation Of +
the merits of the discourse we have heard.
| trust. are all brother officers. that /
the gentleman from Michigan and the two
hundred and forty colonies or generals of {
this honorable House. Will receive what
have To say as coming from an old brother
in arms, and addressed TO them in Il spirit
of candor.
such as bccometh comrades free,
RepoSlng after victory
..sSir, we all know the military studies
of the gentleman from Michigan before
he was promoted take it 10 be beyond
a reasonable doubt that he had perused
with great care the title page OF Baron
Steubcn.' Nay. | 80 tarther as the gen
tleman has incidentally assured us that he
is prone to look into musty and neglected
volumnS. | venture 10 assert. without
ro,. ng the least from personal knowl-
'dge he has pro>ce,i.-,' his research :
he able to know that the
'-al. right behind the 'front.'
Tins. think IS fairly interaDle from what
understood him 10 say Of the two lines
OF encampment at Iippecanoe. Thus
we see Mn Speaker that the gentleman from
Michigan. 50 far study can give llnowl-
edge Of a subject. comes before uS with
great claims 10 protundity But this is a
subject which. Of all others. requires the
aid of actual experience to make Us wise.
Now the gentleman from Michigan. being
militia general. as he has told rs. his
brother officers. in that simple statement
has revealed the glorious history OF tolls.
privationS. sacrifices and bloody scenes.
through which. We know from experience