The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-09

His Grandfather Made Reme
Howl.
4. B~osher BIaias's tribute It Albany
an Tuesdsy 10 the ancestry Of Gen ben-
;amln Harsison be produced : new an,
'crsior not previously much utilized
FOR campaign purposes. ACCORDING %
Brother Blaine the great-sreet- grand
father Of the Republican candidate w.si
IThomas Harrison, who took - promi.
lnent and honorable part two hundred
and Gnv Years ago in thoee civil wersI
that RACED In England and gave conesisu-I
Il sional liberty 20 that country Z
1 II will interest Mr. Blaine. while M
vessivsting the history % The Harrison
I family. 10 hunt up the iaangura1 address,
iof Gen. william Henry llsrrison. ana
read that naive and delightful document
The GOOD old General did not waste \
mueh time on matters Of contemporary \
iDoIisicaI Interest. bus he came ous strong.
I'm ancient history. HE address fsiriv
lsmele ~ the Tiber. Il Wss jsm-fulI ~
i.lIusIous % Greece and Rome. PAriicu-.
)Ii.rlv % Rome: such, for example, as'
the following, scattered pretty evenly
Throughout the address:
Il III vas the remark Of Roman Con-,
sul. il sn early period Of that ceiebr,sed|
Two shoosand years since. the remark
wss made By : virsuous and Indignant
IiOmsn.r
i ssThe boassed privilege o. : Roman
lcitixcn was to him only shield against
IL petty provincial ruler, while the proud
,democraf of Athens--
The firsi Roman Emperor, in his ~
tempt 20 seize The sscrsd ues~nre-"
tine recommendations of Athens 60
her allies. supported By 40 armed and
powerful feet
Ill wss, indeed. the ambition OF the
leading States Of Greece 70 control the
domestic concerns Of the ofhess-7
TO the neglect Of this duty. historians
unite in st,ributing the ruin Of al the
republics with whom their writings
have made us scQu>inted-r
.Ca<ar became the master Of the Ro-
msn people and Senate under the pre-
s-itence-7
In the Romsn Senate Octsvius hsd :
lparty. and Aniony had : party
-The senate continued 20 meet Ia the
temple Of liberty 20 talk Of sbc sacred-
mess and bek-:sy Of The Commonwealth
land gaze II the ssssn' Of the elder Bru-
y ius and of the Curtii aud Decil.r
The people assembled in the torcm
mot as in the days Of CAmillus and shs
lScipios. 70 ca-s their free votes for an
-, ,nual magissratr<, but 10 receive from III
q ha"ds o. the leaders Of their respecsiv'
, .Ipariie< their share of the epoils.r
Altogether, not less than fifteen differ
!ens Romans figured IL G~n. william
- -
Concerning the pr psrstion nf this re
msrksble address. We find in the Bc<
ton Globe IN insere<finx story c0pie.
from Peter Hsrvey's "reminiscences .
a. a. Daniel Webster. Mr.. Webster Lsd &C
Icepsed the Office Of Secretary Of Stat,
/. jnnr did not meet the new President d
washington until eight or ten days b
fore the Inauguration:
I'll seems that he had prepared IN ID
= Iaugural address tor Gen. Harrison On
.'dSy. among oeher arrangements. he suz
sested 10 the new President, in - del
lcssc : way - he could. the fact sbsf b
had sketcbed IN inaugural. know ing thI
iGen- Harrison would be overwh wheime
with calls and business sfser his election
80 and he himself having leisure 20 writ
The General q once replied that il VI
Inos necessary that be bad prepared b
= lcwn inaugural.
.'Oh. yes,' said be-; Il have got Chi
- lalI r.sdy.'
s.Wi.l you allow me 70 take IL hon
land read il to-night?' asked Mr. Wei
lsler-
.Certainly,' the President replie'
y. land please Iet me take yours-'
4 80 they exchanged their document
land the Dext morning when they -
Eileen. Harrison said 10 Mr. Webster:
~ III should read your inaugural Il
r. lssead Of mine, rybody would knc
u That you wrote Il. aud thar ! did no
Now, this IL the only Official psper shis
Ii propose 70 write for ! do not iEtsn
Ito interfere with my Secretaries; b