New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-11

Volunteers. for promotion to the rank Of brieadier
general Of volunteers" General Hooker also said :
My attention first attracted 10 this young officer
by the superior excellence of his brigade IN discipline
and instruction. the result OF his labor skill and de-
votlon. With more foresight than have witnessed In
any officer Of his experience he seemed TO act upon
the principle that depended upon the thorough
preparation in discipline and spirit Of his command
for conflict more than on any Influence that could be
! exerted upon tho field itself In all of the achieve
mcnts of the Twentieth Corps In that campaign from
! Chattanooga 10 Atlanta. Colonel Harrison bore
conspicuous part. At Resaca and Peach Tree Creek
the conduct Of himself and his command espcc
! tally distinguished"
When General Sherman reached Atlanta Colonel
Harrison ordered Indiana TO obtain recruits and
the time from September to November. 1864 was
spent In this work Owing 10 the destruction OF the
| railroads, he was unable TO rejJn General Sherman
! before he made his march to the sea, AMI he WAS
transferred TO Nashville. The winter Of 1e6i1oGj he
spent with General George H. Thomas In Tennessee, but
in spring he Of his brigade in the
Twentieth Army Corps, with which lie remained until
the close Of the He then took part in the grand
review at Washington, and mustered out on June
s. 1868. The brevet Of brigldier general was con
icrred upon him. to date from January -, 1865, FOR
ability aud manifest energy and gallanry' IN com
mand of his brigade. To his men he was known as
Little Ben ana many acts of kindness to his sub
ordlnates have been related.
FROM CAMP - COURT AND SENATE.
In the fall Of 1864 General Harrison elected
reporter of the dsna Supreme Court and in the same
year ha became member Of the law firm Of Porter
Harrison g. Fishback. Porter albert c. elected
Governor Of Indiana in 1850. In 1876 General llari-
son was the Republican candidate for Governor. lie
was aversc TO accepting The nomination. but he made
such gallant fight to win the admiration OF the
country. lie led his ticket by 1000 votes, ana hou@h
unable 10 withstand the drove Of mules" which Gen
eral Bagnum sent into the state. he more fame in
defeat than many leaders have gained by victory. In
| 1870 or 1880 he aided the Federal Government IN
prosecuting certain Democratic consprators for import
! ing balloi-box suffers into Southern Indiana. Their
leader was convicted and senteaccl t. the peni-
| Tertiary
HIS CAREER IN THE SENATE.
In Jonunrv ISL General Harrison elected 10
| the United States senate to succeed Joseph r. NC
Donald DEM When the contest for the -enatprshp
opened late in December 1850 there were three lead
ing candidates besides General Harrison. Ihcy were
| Will Cumbnck. GOdlove :. Ortiz and walter T. "Tshah'
Judge Gresham was the first 10 withdraw; Mr.. Or'h
virtually retired after, but did not withdraw his
| name On January 10, 1881, Mr.. Cumback withdrew
from the canvass having convinced himself that ma
or,y Of the Republicans in the Legislature favored the
nomination OF General Harrison and would vote for
him in caucus. In announcing his decision to Genera
HARRISON he wrote as follows: Believing 1t possible
for disappointed candidate 10 render to successful
rival sincere and hearty consa,uiiuons' hno% y1 you
nomination. ana on January Is he received inc
full Republican vote IN each mouse OF inc la'!ir
Tie eection completed on the foll1wns div In u"
| lOint convention.
His Of elk years as senator Of me United state;
established General lidrrison's reputation a' soma
and enlightened statesman and a ready hnishtd ana
y studied. the clearer appears his claim TO a hsh
| place among lawmakers His Dakota report ana
Corning Civl Service reform, his speech CONCERNING
the Wholesale inning alton of contract labor. and n,
National domain indicate the bread lines along which
| his activities manifested themselves. His record on
simple statement TO show the iony q thoSe Who
once distrused him on that score When the hrst
tain features Of It, because he thought they we're III
conflict With the provisions Of existing usau ta
! ~ that they might be in accord with his view OF
the treaties nenGned Th9,e who Were IN c iay9r
! and in order 10 naintain his consistency Geneial
Harrison thus obliged 10 vote against the bill
Wben the next Chinese biz was before the
General hason nn %s "DT Wep the G next NJ" BIN
before the oenate-the one commonly called tho
fnTclrn Relations, Of which he then member.
That committee unanimously voted to report Ne
"thcr members Of the committee When II came
before the -nate II was pa~cJ, General HAITI on
voting for it, senator Fair said in the senate lhat
This was by all means the best CNncsi bill which
had been Proposed and othe;"i,e POKE III hsn
first 70 last in favor Of the principle underlying the
| Chinese legislation
ALWAYS FAITHFUL TO THE CAUSE OF HONEST
MONEY.
One Of General IIarr.son's strongest titles t. pubic
respect and admiration Is found In the fact that when
the imitation craze spread the country and swept
from ther moorngs many who have since hVcn 70
regret their infatuniion lie never wavcred III MS
deity TO the case OF honest His position on
tie question OF Ci, Service reform Is indicated ny
the following sentences from the speech Wn WIFI
he opened Indiana campaign OF 1o72; want 10
nssrlc you tonight that am an advocate OF tlVll
Service reform. Ny brief experience at Washington
los led me often 10 utter the wish WIN an chPh' NJ
do moi often that might be forever renewed oI
any connection with the distribution Of pubic pol
age covet for myself the free and unpuirhastd sup
n,vf of my fellow items, and long 10 be aDc 10 ElNc
nv time md energy solely TO those public nnira
IA, cn,mateH relate 10 the honorable trust Wneh
Won have committed TO me IA INC eoiis' ol , ,u'
!ome speech IN replying TO Senator Voorhees's claim
"a , the soldiers friend" General Harrison gave
ut,eIonce 10 those earnest words The man VINO hvel
throurh the War Of the hepellion and did not maze
a acritice for the Of the Union arinie
,rh., did not say one brave WORD. or 90 one DidNe
MI Wv ~ben with bare and bleeding breasts, our sol
oir n MEYER be enshrincd the soldiers friend
c' GrnS,al farIson's term in the senate expired March
g. 81, l.. elected In the fail OF 1886. The history OF
,Na S compnign.' said-"Thc indianapolis Journal AZ
that time LIST Is s decree re G y. arpsons @aasn
r,nngb n,ber were good seconds and abe assistants
~ WAS foremost in the fight When Others waverd
he advanced when they lost heart he expressed con
~, n IIc was almost the only prominent Repn%
mae in indiana who felt confident Of carrying inc
state or who thought II "qr n wue even 40 II
other Rcpubicnn lenders VINO dd Scomnn ~
III. campaign but and nah 6,s work. The Repnb
1 Hens carried the state and came within hair
--o az Voors