Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-11-06
Senator Cor..issie- SPces.s~at Rip
lev Ohio.


of 5000, were delighted on Tuesday last.
with speecf, from Tom Corwin. We
find in the Mayssille Eagle description
Of this great effort. by corresp ondent
who heard It's delivery. We have room
but for the following extract. All OF our
readers will recollec, the style of Mr. Cor
win in telling an anecdote- The subIoin-
ed is in Mr.. C's own language:
GsS. CAss AND THE WIDOW CrNProH's
Cow-GEN TAYLOR AT FoRT HARRISON.
Mr.. Jefferson knew the difference in the
tastes Of Lewis Cass and Zachary lay
lor. lie appointed one of them 10 be
Constable cf Ohio; 10 the other he gave a
commits, sion 10 detet.d frontier post which
was the key - the white settlement, OF
Ohio and Indiana And this difference
in their character is still pcfceitible.
If a traveller a out the year l3 Q or
1911 had been passing through Ohio IN
the neighborhood Of Chillicoth.. lac might
have met COW summing in full speed;
with bel inglng at rapid rate Be-
hind her. about hundred yards. in fail
speed after the COW, was a hne slcel. look
ing young fellow. mounted on a crop ear
ed. bobiailel sorreI pony, sticking in his
spurs up TO the rowela. (lhe mud flying III
every direction) le@gins on. halioong TO
the stranger at the top OF his voice stop
that COW
The traveller stops the COW. and up
comes the man on the crop-ea cd pony
Says the stranger. whose cow is ,ha!'
The widow Cumpton's COW. who lives
over i'll that cabin yonder: took her out
of that rail pen at the end of the cabin
sN HAT arr. Cf,I f1. mo her !nrt'
i odd CHAMPION died about SIX weeks
ago; and have an execution for 81 3Glt
cents and COSTS against his widow, and
have levied Oh this COW
'Ah.' says the stranger. Corwin. with
an exceedingly ludicrous expression OF
face, represented how the stranger look
ed .ohlif had known that, your COW
might have gone to the ID. Pray, who
are youl in a very gruli. cross tone.
Lewis Cass, Marshal of the Federal
District of OHIO. very mplacently.l
The stranger turned away and rode off.
Corwin depicted. With: his very express
i've countcnance. the utter contempt the
stranger felt TO-. Cass.
lfhc had then ridden westward as far
as the Wabash, and arrived in the neigh
borhood Of For. Harrison at about this
hour in the evening. he would have heard
the crack Of the Indian rifle. Proceed
ing onward he would have seen cncamp-
ed around this Fort fifteen hundred In
dams, firing necessarily upon the persons
within; the stock AIDES on fire: thirty men
living within the blockhousc painting with
the fever. sixty or seventy women ard
children sending up their wailings of des-
pair. 4 rough looking person, thinned
with disease. was shouting Steady. men,
steadvr and his voice was heard loud
above the roar Of battle. giving directions
as cooi!v as on parade. for the eXtineush-
,nent of the flames Ever and anon his
rifle would be brought to his face, and
some dusky form would be seen lcaping
into the air and falling dead or MORALLY
wounded His small band of seventeen
men oallantlv stood by their leader, aid.
inu to pu. out the fire and returning with
mur,erous effect the discharges of the
enemy.
In the widest moment Of the conflict
woman with dishevelcd hair and frantic
Manner bearing in her arms u babe fright
encd. into silence. is seen by the hight o.
the fire. rushing towards where this rough
looking person IS standing: '.Oh. Captain
TAYLOR! for Gods sake. surrender tbs
fort; YOU cannot expect TO hold out againsi
the &avages until a reinforcement arrive
| and il not exasperated. they will perhaps
spare the life OF my babe. OH. surrender
! and spare its sweet Young life. care
not tor my own. if It's life be saved" "Gc
back. madam" replies the captain with
) lirmncss mingled with respect. II have {
: commission in my pocket. and have s"orr
never to fail in my duty. or desert my
post. and | will redeem my pledge. 9th
er lives are at stake besides ours. Whls
: | hold this key to the frontiers of Indiana
l and Ohio. as long as drop of blood
warns my veins. the peasant shall sleeT
in safety. Steady men. steaayf' Ane
for eight long days: and eight long nights
that gallant Young man with his weary
5 band fought the Joe and the fire. until n.
! succor came and beat back the savag.
into his native wids Then the wife wa:
restored to her husband. and the lahore
? slept in safety.
This was a matter of taste upon tn.
part of the Young Captain. JUS. as chasing
the cropped-eared sorrel COW of the wild
ow Cumpton's was matter of taste or
: the part of the young Constable. Their,
is no accounting for tastes.
Mission TO CALIFoK>Is-We me ntioned SOM
: time ago that it the intention of the Mission
. ary Society OF the Methodist Episcopal Churc
TO establish mission in California. We now ar
enabled TO say distinctly that The Rev Isaac Ow
ems of the Indiana conference, has been appoint
: I'd TO that mission and will leave for the field
: his llbors early next spring by the cverIaH
: route.--Ii Is expected tina, nut.ber Of fatnile
will go out at the same time. under
, froF, Missouri. Another missionary will he .p
:. pointed to accompany Mr. Owen.-N. Y. Com
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= when fed on these valuable roots, furnish
: les his own root cutter. vi that IS neces
: sary to enable him to perform upon then
4 the processes Of mastieation. desluiitiol
q and digestion. is 10 place them in tn
v manger before him The largest am
finest roots soon disappear. especially al