Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-04-28
aEN. IIAnRIsoN's srEEcH.

put Wn IefVeht prayer 10 the tnTohc oi
grace.
oEN. HARRisoNs SPEECH,
After stating that he had come there
only ut tile earnest solicitation o! his
friends and against his own judgement,
Gen. Harrison said;
"And yet, fellow-ciiizens, had been |
absent in body, my spirit would have been
present with you. For what spot could |
excite such "reminiscences, nA this upon
which now stand My eye now rests
upon field, (the battle-ground OF Gen.
Anthony Wnynes victory in August, 1894, |
across The Mnumee River,) where u heroe
of the Revolution carried out principles
which have humbly tried t. initiate.
| There, gentlemen, saw the banner Of lib.
erty unfurled. There saw the American
Eagle pOunce on the British Lion. There
| saw the gallant youths, who, with me,
had entered the public service, act upon
the noble principle which bids the Amer-
can citizen to die, il need be, for his coun.
try"
Then perceiving nt distance Gen
James Hedges OF Mansfield, Marshal OF
the day, Gen. Harrison exclaimed, "Come
up here, Gen. Hedges; come and stand by
me. / cannot bear to zee you ut a distance
now, who, in seasons OF danger, stood by
my side" Gen. Hedges coming upon the
platform The meeting was most cordial Inc.
tween the old comrades. monya plisteniuc
eve bearing testimony to it's touching now,
or with the vast audience of speciaiors.
Continuing Gen. IIorrison said .Tbere
ipointiuy Ia another mart Of the 6.lN I
saw inferred the remains Of my beloved
companions in arms,lfriends oil my youth;
If military proprIely then forbade that /
should monrn for those who had given mn
their lives for their coun,ry's good we NAV
NOR be permitted to drop a tear to their
memory nnd their worth.
"Nineteen wears after these events. gen.
tlemen. | was here Commander in Chief of
onr Army. We saw here The regular army
of the Revolution, Time and disease had
lhinned the ranks of INV old associates but
there was no elimination OF y,lor. Glor.
ious "reminiscences crowd ON my mind
Would thut they were ,naccompaniel
with pain. expected the qualification [
now receive in seeing Won come here to
raise another banner to liberty. expec,. =.
ed to receive on this field to dny those evil
dences of your satisfaction with my con-
Inct which nre now bestowed. the sleounte
reward for the anxiety and pnin | suffered
here. With difficulty can you realize
their extent. Can u Commander M. Chief
be sutislied with the glitter and parapI.r d.
MALTA of war, and implicit military obeJi.
> ence? Oh. no, These may. indeed. serve
the offices OF tyranny but let nm American
place himself i'm the sitna,ion which tho n
, occupied, and say if any reward except
the kind consideration of his fellow citi.
zens. can compensate him for the intense
anxiety which every commander must
E suffer, not only from concern for his own
I. errors in judgement, bnt for the mistaken
judgement and defective execution of his
: subordnates. The painful emotions were
increased when | considered who they
were that then gathered upon this spot
LAWYERS were here, who lett their briefs
physicians, who had left their instrument s
mechanics, who had left their tools and
4 above all, the yoeman who had left his
: pIow in the furrow and his fields upcnlti.
!. yated to give up that life that was neces
u saryand dear to his family to his country
il her good required it.
3 II knew, too, gentlemen, that by coming
h here to-day, should lie able TO take by the
Il hand mel brave and good men-wh,
: fought in and who accomplished the Reyo
e luton. / behold them here. Would Ia
o God that long ago they could have been
d placed in the situation they deserve
e why, fellow-citizens, should the army OF
e Wayne have been so neglect ed? The
i American Revolution terminated, not al
is Yorktown. nor at any other Town, but on
n this battle. field, ia August, 179i. Until
Is that day, the settlers OF the West wer,
constantly assailed and made victims o.
e the tomahawk and the scalping knife
b WHY the distinction between those who
)f struck the finishing blow in the work O
3 the National defense? If any distinction
k were to be made, to my mind it appear
n that it should be IN favor of him, VIII,
e fought the savage in a savage country
"here 'ne cou"uy 10 He''ie", 'eiieuiea an.
10 pne""a vi i"' t'' d"u "o"n"
- ea are eaSi'y piocuteu NJ "nere M co",'
= The SICK and wounded soldier oil wayne b'
" borne ior necessary comfort and shelter
l. Whenever after the war, you saw poo
e object moving about, IRON settlement tC
t. settlement. seeking in intemperance tenn
% ,'os,r,, aiia,;a,ion of nain and sorro,v 90,
,e ;.,',;.'; ,i', ,a Id 49,, ~ ~
"a iouhu on inquiry, 'n"t ne '''u nee" sol
~ dier oil the revolution. never ceased u
employ my humble efforts III behalf OF TIN
e. soldier of the frontier. l always insisted
that the debt TO these men should be pait
first of NIL The Treasury can afford IL
"a n ,Le .,r;ng of tho door latch ia kent mil
~ - -, y, Gp - P"'i
~ eu III: l re'n", .:u VIZ" ~ n,
~ 'o'e i'f '"e N h'1 "i,ov'
| T.. D.r.i,,,;nn.r 80 aud ,tha. o,,lJiar.
l. ioI ne'o'"t'oni on" ".'e. 'oiu'e.''
'e Gentiemen, nave ii't'e 10 say 10 yo'
'e upon the politics oil the tlmes. That sub
10 ject i must leave TO be touched upon b.
10 Others But / must be permitted to Say
is ,bat the charge that | refuse to declare m
"a on;r,nns il untrue. Indeed beIiev
~ r., ,Iaioas .lonjJ he .;vo, NV
'' '""' "o P'."s' - -"
: always suppose" ,hal tue oes' g"arah'
l. Tor hdelity would be the previous condue
Of the man whose acts had been performe
k under no temptation To deceive"
~
re- THE MOCK BATTLE WITH AssAiLiSd INDIANS.
~ The following report Of a mock battle
'" night, was written bv Geo. Dawson, esq. :, the
ne editor Of the Detroit Adoeriser and most Of Il
II lime since one of the proprielors of the Alban
Evening Journal:
of The old battle ground ON the night Of the 10
ry presented a scene worth journey Of n thousan
Ia miles to see. During the day Maj. Fa5's Buzz
nd 10 detachment pitched their snowy tents on Il
=" Old Fort, and planted their standards "on Il
no outsr walls Their beautful brass war-df