The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-31

Indian walls. rss.tch had passed into
history for Fasteners. were a recent
reality TO the Western people; there
we're those among them who had known
invasion by British and Indians In the
war OF 1872. when Harrison saved the
inlperiled settlements of western New
York and Pennsylvania and the Missis-
sippi Territory from the horrors of saw
age warfare. There is in the possess
sion OF the writer an old yellowed fam
lily letter written from Buffalo. when
that settlement consisted of but dozen
houses, giving news, just received. OF
the battle Of the Raisin.
Bufraloe, May IS, 1873
HonOred Parents-you will Learn by
this that we are in good health and
hope II viii find you enjoying the same ]
don't know but you may think strange OF
my writing so often but Mr.. Haines says
! must write as often as once a month
or six weeks II I nSve nothing more TO
write than to let you ahow We are well
mamma ask my Father II in Time of
the war If he was on to the westward as
far as Niagara falls If he was he could
have an idea where we live which is
twenty-five miles from there these falls
are called one Of the greatest natural
curiosities in the world. we have
been Expecting to hear bad news from
General Harrison for number of DAYS
Been in a bad situation the British
Troops would return back TO fort Erie
with their Indians and undoubtedly De-
strOyed all our FcS.ntiers but our fear
is now at an end good news come IN
Last Evening by The eXprefs Directly
from General Harrison only three days
from him stating that he had detached
600 kentuckyans Volunteers 10 CrOfs the
River Resin 70 storm the British fort
the British had 1000 in the fort and q
number OF Indians laying around but
these brave Kentuckyans Charged upon
them and drove them and Took 100 Of
them and killed large number OF them
and we lost only Nine killed and
wounded the Indians were scared and
Run our men Took the British Cannons
and stores
I did not hear this news till I was
about 10 Close my Letter"
This letter shows clearly the impor-
lance which General Harrison's war rec
ord held for the people in western New
York and Pennsylvania Ohio, Ken
lucky, and all the Mississippi Valley
States. These people. TO whom British
and Indian invasions had been a daily
possibility in babyhood, knew what that
record meant 70 the growing life OF the
country, and to them, children of ReYo-
lutionary ancestors and intrepid pioneers.
the campaign cry "Tippecanoe and Tyler
too" was something more than a catch
word.
Soldier of 1872.
"A HelQleE 10 THESE peopte was SOTle-
thing more than a good-looking man
marching down the street In uniform;
he was a protector of new-made homes
No wonder the catch-line ran like wild
fire through the border States. and
they sang with all the force of their
good. healthy lungs:
''Tippecanoe and Tyler too.
And with them Wen beat little Van.
Van.
Van is a used-u7 man.
And with them wen beat little Van"
No wonder the log cabin and hard
cider maze a fetcsing campaign banner.
and Van Buren's gold spoons" were
held IN derision by boys who sang:
Little Vans used-up man,
A used-up man. Il used-up man.
Or. less elegantly but even more
Justify:
''Hurrah for Harrison and Tyler!
Beat the Dutch or blst your biler!'
It was a rough campaign and a noisy
one and a personal, but Il had a great
and far-reaching significance. It was
the uprising Of the plain people against
what they deemed aristocracy. They
were not afraid of a military despotism
half as much as of some other kind
They went for Harrison in a slap-dash
fashion. with plenty OF slang. which is
now meaningless:
Grow. Chapman. crow" The ball is
rolling on Clear the Kitchen and
so on
II was an epic time 1t was before
campaign literature; II was at the dawn
OF the golden age OF oratory.
A Glorious Victory.
Harrison was sung and talked and
voted into the White House He even
made stump speeches himself at Urbana.
Dayton, Chillicothe, and elsewhere, a
thing which no candidate for the Presi-
dency had up 10 that time done; and I'm
these speeches he asserted the right OF
the people to discuss any subject and
appeal to Congress for the redress of
any grievance, includaxs thG4 of slavery.