The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-06

AEre~DT terrain esszyrH. ss-14xe1 Exile or
sso u0-th wess from Gen Harrison. dis
tisgery Ard beyond he Great Miami, Ia
TIE orIgsnsl subscription hss. yss pre-
served. fsgns arrosr Contributions Of
yarzous kinds toward Is. erection. s1ea
entries opposite TIE names % the respect
I've snnsrrsh~rs. a. sAose gallon Of whisky,
seven gallons Of whisky s"one days
kessag. zone Gays soaring. etc. eta
.lticaoas rsingssSr Of faith and works.
Whisky wss also sometimes. / dare sxy. =
raip.t inspirer.
fI~H. Harrison rniristrrwd 20 recog-
nistG rcatslar xans 30 building and carry
ing On ais great dsstIiteFv. Bat. never
'heisss. / have been told, ard IL seems
right 10 repeat. that be deeply regretted
having engages IN the enterprise. The
late Rev. ADAM Poe related inst he cal "a
upon Gen. Harrison 81 North Bend IN 1875
wien tue latter expressed his natser regret
at hsvisg huss sae dlstiIasry whose rains
! have mentioned But
od rnss wsrs eaanssa. old rasnnsr. gcns
While referring 50 the ruined distiIlerv
and mill, recall istsi. incident which
had its scene In NORTH Bend many years
ago--hos many do not kno~; doubtless
three-qu arte-s Of . century At l-Sst-tn
which Gen. Harrison and Col. Cave john
son. whose house in kentucky IA large
rec brick enc lHsi opposite Sorth Bendi is
seen from the car window as one goes up
or down the river. we're principals. Col
cave johnson, bg the var. was an ancls
II the famous Coz. Richard NJ. Johnson.
81 one slime vice president of the United
states, who. having mustered and n ally
drilled Kentucky regiment Of mounted
cavalry in his ancse's wide riverside
heids, followed Gen. Harrison in his CAM
raign against the British and Indians and
At the battle Of the Thames gained the
reputation OF killing the great Indian
chief Ieeumseh.
Humpssy, dumpsey.
Cox Johnson Killed Tscumssh
Thus an old-time political song eeie-
hrated this great exploit. which il also
eommemoraied in marble hfesixed, in the
cemetery AZ Frankfort, Ky. Bat 10 re-
turn 30 Gen. Harrison aud his neighbor
Col. Cave Johnson. who had also been
With him IN the war. Freedom was then
on the northern side OF the 0hio--at least
sisght opportunity OF freedom-and
slavery, fierce and powerful, was on the
southern side. There was 8 large settle
nent OF free negroes on a small stream
called Jordan, which flows into the Miami
mile or two above Cleyes. Among these
sas the frst natural rendezvous and hid
ing place OF runaway slaves, and when
one wss missed on the Kentucky side il
sas reasonable that lie or she should be
looked Tor up on Jordan.
L pom one OCCASION two or three negroes
were missed on the Kentucky side, belong
ing. believe, 10 the Johnson family. A
younger brother of Col Johnson. With one
or two companions, went across into Ohio
TO hunt them, going nrst to the Jordan
settlement. where their search was fruit
less. At that time q negro family occg-
pied one OF Gen. Harrison's cabins near
the old stone mills Returning homeward
after night. young johnson and his COM
~ Ia
had taken cover with the negro family on
Indian creek. Accordingly they ap-
preached the cabin, bat found its inmates
in bed and asleep. They beat upon the
door and were challenged. They gave
their names perhaps anu demanded that
the door should be opened for their admis-
sion. This was refused They persisted
charging that the runaway slaves were
concealed within and finally forced the
door. This was toe much for the patience
of the negro occupants-they resisted, and
there was struggle, which ended in the
Kentucky party leaving the field, badly
bruised and seriously crestfallen. They
started for Kentucky. nursing their
wrath 10 keep il warm" on the way
doubtless with the aid Of bottle. They
swoEe Justify, rowing across the river
with their black bruises.
A. that day IL Was permissible for
white man to whip negro. as matter of
ages in such case at most. But think of
some Ohio free negroes whipping Ken
lucky first family Monstrousi What
redress2 The Johnsous sent out word and
set the neghhorhood FOR several miles
about in a flame. There was an instant
indignant understanding that. after night.
an expedition should take boats Tor North
Bend and wash away such stains in
blood"
Gen. Harrison by chance heard OF this.
and, early in the evening. went up the
river after Judge Silver. local magis-
trate of the time. with whom he walked
across the hilltop to the mills aud entered
the cabin where the belligerent and vieto-
Gus negroes dwelt. The night came on
and vas dark. About O'Clock the general,
listening without-Judge Silver remaining
inside the cabin--heaTd a sound there was
the steady tramp OF an organized body Of
men. As the sound drew near Gen. lar
! rlSon spoke:
"If | am not mistaken that is Capt
johnson--Ha!ti"
The advancing company came TO a
| stand
And that is the voice Of Gen. Harri-
son e. said Johnson, who stood in front
Yes. answered the general. II am
| very sorry, Capt Johnson, TO find you en-
| gagged in such an enterprise as this"
"Weli, general. responded Capt. Cave,
| II regret IL. too; bat the fact is. my
| brother has been beaten by these negroes,
/ and. general. that Is something we cannot
/ put up With; Ne are going 20 punish
/ them
| well. captain, this is serious business
| you are on, You must know that such
/ an act here may cause further trouble
| We are peculiarly situated you know, on
/ this matter Judge Silver is in the cabin
/ here; let the matter be settled before
/ him. | promise that your brother shall
| have whatever repsration shalt De found
! "No. general. We have come over to
/ punish these negroes. Our people will not
/ Sc satisfied unless we do il. We must
/ lynch them. general"
/ Gen Harrison advised further with
| Johnson, arguing the tmpolicy % the act
/ intended. and trying % turn him from IT'S
| fulhliment. The captain, however, per-
/ sisted.
Meanwhile. of course. there wa. trern-
/ uinas expectancy in the cabin itself, where
I Justice sat unarmed, in the person OF
/ Judge Silver.
/ Al lasi 4 sudden warm impulse took
/ possession Of Capt. Johnson. lie said;
! well. general. have long been in the
! habit # oheyinE your Commands ss nv
superior officer. and don't feel disposed
/ 10 change thst old habit nov. addressing
/ the Nouit-be lvnchers.l Right about fare
/ iorward-rnarch3 90
! And there Vas solitude, silence and
! peace among the hills This little sDec-
/ dote rejects a pleasant light upon both the
/ Oaso and kentucky principals
! The cid gentleman, since dead, who long
/ $50 gave me some Of the facts reproduced
/ above. said further Of Gen, HARRISON
/ wtsh reference 70 his c{stlllery enterprise
/ ''t5en. Harrison was. | think, man = 40