Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-09-29

wnIrAn SArIss. so recently deceased. was
born in Virginia in I792. In his early child
hood he moved with his parents to Kentucky.
and while yet a boy. came to the Territory OF
Indiana, settled near Charlestown, IN what is
now Clark county. He was an athletic. brave
young man, enjoying all the bardships Of a
frontier life. and participating in the many In
dian alarms that continually occurred on the
border. He had the hereditary dislike 10 the
Red man so peculiar to the early settler, and
when the General Government thought it ne
necessary to organize an army to protect the
pioneer settlements, he was one Of the hrsi
who enlisted. He wac but nineteen years Of
age, when he became an American soldier,
and marching with the company organized in
Clark county, be came to Vincennes. and then
joining the army under the command Of Gen
Harrison, came with it up the Wabash and as
sisted in building Fort Harrison. Ithas been
almost bali century since Mr. NArtos first
beheld this fertile valley aud beautiful prairie.
Untouched by the hand Of civilization. 1t was
then in its primeval state-an uncultivaied
paradise beautifed by the finger Of Autumn,
AID glorious in the universal stillaess that
reigned over il. 1t was prospect uncommon
to the eye Of the white man. and unknown to
any but savage life. when Fort Harrison was
completed. The subject Of this sketch, though
then not twenty years old. marched with the
army. and fought. on the 9TH day Of Novem-
Der, 1911 in the terrible conflict at Tippeea-
noe. One Of the youngest in that battle. yet
none were more brave. That form which we
saw but yesterday. bent with the flight Of six
~ six years, was then, as straight as the 10
dams arrow, stalvsrt and symmetrical. The
hsrdships OF frontier life made him eapa'
BILE u enduring the greatest fatigue. ana the
dangers that continually surrounded him. i'm
PEELED him 70 seek. rather than shun the post OF
danger In this battle with the Willy savage
foe. WILLIAM MAYOR bore himself as becomes n
patriot aud hero In the thickest Of the
hand aud on his left, aud he was LEFT standing
almost alone 1 n the midst Of deadly fire. be
maintained \ cool selfPossession. and fought
with a courge so commendable that he won
the respect Of all This was the ero~ding
moment Of his l,fe--the time when all his
manhood was required to sustain him. aud no
soldier who ever trod q battle field, displayed
for the time. more determined heroism. We
have often heard him relate this incident in
his past history. aud on those occasions We
have observed the fire Of youth rekindls in his
eye. aud the ardent impulses OF has nature.
n (ars her
was no drawer man on that battle field. no
truer patriot or determined soldier.
But il was not on the tented field where Mr.
NArLoa shone the most conspicuous. lie ~as
. sodel of every Christian virtue IN the 70
tired and domestic affairs Of life. In ISL he
marrsei NAScr NAknIs. sister to JAMS and
srrrHks xAHan. who were soldiers in the in
dian wars. aud who lost their lives ia close
fsht vi<h the savage foe. From this period
9atii HE deeeAse. he was q quiet. unobtrusive
eitlsen. ever distinguished for his iscorrupiihle
integrisy. aud oadoub,ins Christian faith
He moved 10 that middle circle in SOCIETY.
which j. Ear beyond the reach Of the vulgar
and profans. ard too conscientious TO indulge
In the ezes.s<s aud designations Of the more
fashioaable. lie occupied that medium in the
saciai eirrle which is free from the ignorance
and wiekedacss of The lower. and the ten
Thousand sices Of the higher classes. He
took this positios a matter Of choice. aud
he choose Il. because he was q man Of virtue
aud Of sense.
We have never known . better man than
wflIIAx NArIoK. He prsetieed in an eminent
degree the Christian virtues He not
great. but he was viriaous--cAn = higher en-
eon.ium be paid him, lie vas good man
can ve say morei Well was Il sasd Of him:
MARX he perfect man. and behold the up
right: far the eud ftha, man is peace" The
live. az some man should be written. not 80
much for VIA, they have done. A. for the ten
thousand viees they hcvs never prae,iesd. =
There % - much eoursse in resisting the
wieksdne<s Of this world. a. IN turning the
tide Of battle. In the one case. there Is phys
ieal. in The other. moral heroism- Mr.. Nay
10. vas never rieh--hs would not convent q
make the great sacrifice that vas necessary q
become so. he had 10 dssirs Tor vha: thu
world ealls he laxsriss Of hfs. Cor nj. grea,
20, laxury. vas q conscience void OF caenes
with Odd snd man. and HE wealth. warm
and generous heart. he looked upon ii,
vsrld Of mankind - band Of brotsers. hav
lag ooe eoumos fssAsr. srjsyisg one eouno'
heritage. ssa hsstsnssg 70 one common dsssi
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