Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-09-03
Prom the Pittsburgh Gazette.
Sketches Of the Public Men OF The 4. :.
RICHARD N. Johnson.

htt uNhD VI. JOiNSON.
Richard Mentor Johnson will be sixiv.seven
ycors oI age in lhc mouth OF October. lie vas
Ourn .n Nhal is keuuckv. aud ~ ha. wa, Nirmu.
g.. H,S father resided in what was Virginia.
brd. IN what /, now Pennsylvania Brownsville
b PsnnsN I,auia, was then Red Stone OF Virgin.
Ia In l'Si, just before Colonel johnson was
b.ru. the iuthrr removed 10 Kentucky. The old
man vas distinguished for the times, aud parlIci.
lued n The proceedings Of the Conventions OF
hcntuckk, "hlch framed aud revised the State
CONSTITUTION. Like The son, too, he was also tc-
howard Tor his bravery and Skill particularly in
the hghls with the Indians. lie was also ireuu.
endy member ot the Legislature Of his STATE.
Colonel Johnson was educated Tor the bar and
graduate Of The University of Lexington,
which he entered a, the aye Of sixteen. At the
age OF twenty one, he was admitted lOlhc honors
Ui the Court rUon-lhe seyerur studies Of the
profession of the present day not being then re.
qulrrd ot the student. Two year, after he was
c.gclcd 10 the /. gIsalurc, aud, inIwuyeprS more.
when not quuc twenty five years old. 10 the Con-
srcss Of the Unllcd States. In 1907, he took his
sat iu Congress. aud became a great iavorite
with tho Manifestation and of MIR. Jefferson who
was then At It's head. There was much more
uU1y ut purPo>u m the Government than nov,
aud much less OF parry spjrit aud sectional j"ai-
ou>iN, though the war Of 1912 revived nuch of
the spirit that had died away with the struggles
between the tId.r Adams aud Jefferson. W hen.
H Iur", I6l2, wnr was declared. Col. johnson
aritudld u upon the floor of Congress, and bv
volunteering h,, services to fight out as we'll
q, to speak % uur. Tie was not Tor words alone,
like Wauy ot our Congressional heroes nOw.u-
days, whoaranOr only most dccIumatory for war
themselves, bgr L.ucr in their dcnuncialions Of
every man not us camorous as themselves.
The month following the declaration Of the
war, Cot. johnson left for home, and at once
iuumrd Regiment of Mounted Kentuckv Ri
f"mcn. From these, his associates. he received
the rank Of Colonel, aud with them he marched
Wdh all speed to Detroit, where the American
forces were stationed und, rlhc command of Hull.
The surrender OF the commander had defeated
his palrorc purpose, and h. was, therefore, TOO
late upon lhy ground 10 render the service he de-
sired.
la the autumn be resumed his sen, in Congress
-I"cUuing lu receive Il commission in the Army
oi IN luncd States, which was rendered by the
Executive, because he did not wish to resign his
scat IA Congress, but at the same time volunteer
ug 10 raise one thousand mounted volunteers
lr," MS own STATE. This offer was accepted
hr volunteers were raised and commissioned by
'"' hoN,lHor ol henlucky, aud che force made
atIe et ne gallant army OF Gen. Harrison. The
Colonel OF the Regiment was Richard NJ. john
H"h' r'1 MS 'folhrr' Co.. james Johnson, re-
c'N'u 'h' commission OF Lieut.. Colonel IN the
N'hn g'hcnl. lhnrahkS were promptly iIIIcd.
ana ~ me SprIhgo 1878 by hurried march of
my mics III one DAY, he came TO the relief of
folI MrIg'' 'hen Threatened by The enemy.
The memorable battle OF The Thames, whore
the Indians aud the English were the combined
enemy took place ON the j'h of the following