White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-16
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER u.s. 1858.

than he was, and he did not, when among
his friends, endure these ISLANDERS with
equanimity. He had not been used to
being abused, and hence the novelty, of
being, abused irritated him. His skin
was thin, and had not seen made tough
by the rawhids IF the stump orators
tongue, or the bark Of the press. To
disprUts the lies, that .he was so old and
dscrepit be could scarcely walk he made
all sorts Of gymnastic turns--and he often
showed himself at Cincinnati too. IF /
do not 60 there about every week. he
once said to me, they will swear i am
dead, and bury me- A story is told OF
his walking the crack there before stran-
gers. With the skin and muscles of an
athletic, accompanying the performance
with the remark: Go home and tell the
people that Gen. Harrison can yet walk
d crack-if he cannot write letter. His
health and tigor were remarkable for a
man of his years, and for figure SO 1.-THE,
and the only disease he had was now and
then twinge of an hereditary govt
Gen. Harrison had had thorough James
River Virginia eIhcation, and the educa-
ton Of young men Of means and family
in those days was of higher standard,
and in better school than it Is now. He
went into the arriy too young, as an En-
sign, with commission from Jefferson,
to be able to have College educatiuns
but lie had that world knowledge; which
is better, If a man be illuminated by it,
as lie treads in life alUhg-than Homer
or Virgil, or the DifTerrntial Calculus, or
the Alsebraic quantities. He fead men
well, and character, and his English was
grounded upon a thorough reading Of
such English classics as Shakespeare, Adj
Olson and the writers of that day. No
COMMITTEE that were likely to surround
him, had half the common sense that he
had He was not an, orator, but there
were few better takers, and sound COM
mon sense was his great characteristic
his polar star-and it impellel and guar
ded him in all the leading acts of his life.
l was struck by this then, but more, when
in the ensuing year he became President,
and had the country to govern. will
never forget a conversation | heard in the
White House, between him and Henry
Clay, upon the appointment Of Collec
tor for New York. Daniel Webster was
in his Cabinet, and pressed earnestly the
appointment of the late Edward Curtis,
to whom Mr. Clay was bitterly opposed.
Mr.. Clay demonstrated against Curtis
with all the ardor and energy Of his
character, that often seemed like dictation
and threat. He had come to the White
House for qwdsi private interview, to
pour oat his whole soul against this, Mr..
WebSter's private and confidential friend,
and then fellow boarder. Gen. Harrison
heard him for many minutes in candor
and silcncc-and in patience listening to |
all his cautions generous cautions though
they were. against being over influenced
by his Secretary Of State, in that impor-
tant appointmeat--when he said, Mr..
Clay, Mr.. Webster is in my Cabinet, and
as you willed and you wished, but by
you in all great matters of State I shall
from my lesser experience, be greatly
guided if not directed, You know love
you as brother-but yoa must let me
make what appointments | please, accor-
ding to the best evidence [ have before
me- Mr. Clay was soothed and pleased
by his affecticnate manner-but Curtis
was appointed. The common sense of
the President had so steered between the
rivalries of the two mighty men Of the
government-for Clay was Congress. i'll
Webster was the Cabinet-so as to offend
neither-to please both. ~.
The recent burning down Of the old
North Bend Log Cabin has recalled these
and hundred other little pleasing incl
dents associated with that Cabin, which |
in due time may or may not see the light.
Bat for little rest, now; in the country, |
and quite of the newspaper track, should
hardly have time to sketch yon this. A
Journalist. you know. is ever busy with
the big, burly, busting Present, that he
can hear or think but little Of. and see
less Of, the Past. we have no time to
go back it is as much as we can do to
keep up saa .i1,.'- e'l'N b.
=. f.H. .fess..- L