^o^^ /.•>^'% ^°,-^k.°- .■)*'^^'''-v o' V^^ Three sheets periodical. Postage 4i cents under 100 miles — over 100 miles "i cents. MONTGOMERY'S TIPPECANOE ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 18 4 1. CONTAIIflNO A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON; WITH TESTIMONIALS OF HIS CONDUCT AND CHARACTER BY OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT UNDER HIM AND WITH HIM, THE BATTLES OF THEIR COUNTRY, AT TIPPECANOE, FORT MEIGS, AND THE THAMES. ALSO, EXTRACTS FROM THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS OP THE YEARS 1813— 1S15, IN RELATION TO THOSE BRILLIANT VICTORIES; TOGETHER WITH SUNDRY INTERESTING ANECDOTES AND PATRIOTIC SONGS. 3|fttIaiJirlphfa: M'CARTY & DAVIS ; THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO. ; MARSHALL, WILLIAMS &. BUTLER i G. W. MENTZ &. SON; HOGAN & THOMPSON; GRIGG & ELLIOTT; KAY &: BROTHER. Stereotyped by L. Johnson. THE EDITOR'S ADDRESS TO ALL TRUE REPUBLICANS WHO CONSIDER THE VOICE OF PATRIOTISM MORE OBLIGA- ^ fl^ » ^ Sk TORY THAN THE DICTATION OF PARTV. Wf\ fS fefit^ If ■ \ The design of this publication was suggested by an original, firm, and efficient supporter of the administration of General Jackson, but now. an active and enthusiastic advocate of the election of General Harrison ; Because, being familiarly acquainted with the history of the eventful life of that illustrious individual, he, knows him to be brave, Jionest, and true ; Because, relying upon contemporaneous and recorded evidence, in preference to the base and sordid discolourings of ihe political paint brush, lie has the fullest confidence in his intellectual and statesmanlike qualifications — his patriotic and self-sacrificing devotion to his country, and his incorruptible integrity; Becai-se, being a workingman, he feels the sad effects of the paralysis which an unholy combination of selfish and corrupt pnliticians have inflicted upon the industrious and productive classes of the community ; Becaitse, he is abundantly convinced that the blight, and the mildew, and the demoralization which now overshadow the land, have been occasioned by those who are determined to sacrifice this abused and insulted people at the shrine of power, to enable the feeders at the public crib still to riot on the " spoik" of oflice, to peculate on the people's treasury, and to "go unwhipt of justice;" and Because, being a Jersey Blue, he is disgusted and alarmed, that the star of one of the old thirteen states, whose soil has been drenched with the blood of our Revolutionary fathers, should have been stricken from the na- tional constellation by the hand of unholy and lawless power. It was the original intention of the editor of this work to intersperse its pages with a larger amount of documentary evidence, but the necessity for such a course appeared to be superseded by the recent pubUcation of the " Tippecanoe Text-Book,'^ compiled by William Ogden Niles, Esq., a most valuable collection of recorded testimony, extracted chiefly from Niles's Register, which is admitted as legal evidence in our courts of justice, and which will unquestionably prove entirely satisfactory to all who are not wilfully blind, and whose vocation it is to employ the tarnished wea- pons oi ingratitude and falsehood, in preference to the burnished blades of justice and of truth. For an ample refutation of the base slanders of a corrupt and venal press, and of the gross defamation perpetrated by the cowardly assassins who are endeavouring to stab a reputation which should be cherished by every patriotic heart, as shedding a bright lustre on our country's history, the attention of the reader is particularly called to " McAffee's History of the late War," published in 1816; to " Dawson's Life of Harrison," which is replete with documentary evi- dence ; to John M. Niles's (the present Postmaster-general) biography of Gen. Harrison ; and to "Hall's Life of Harrison," all published long before "the rock of the nation's sal- vation" was suggested as a candidate for the presidency ; all traced by the impartial pens of the respective historians, all of whom were members of the former Jackson parly. The reader is also referred to the admirably written biographies of General Harrison by J. R. Jackson, Esq., and J. Washington Tyson, Esq,, of Philadelphia, to that by S. J. Burr, Esq., of New York, to one by J. Hildreth, Esq., of Boston, and to a more recent publication at Cincin- nati, by Colonel C. S. Todd and B. Drake, Esq., the former of whom was one of General Harrison's aides-de-camp, during the last war, and, of course, intimately acquainted with him as a man and as a soldier. In the compilation of this almanac, the editor has been surrounded by such an accumulation of interesting and authentic matter, illustrative of the undaunted bravery, the consummate skill, the high intellectual and statesmanlike quaUfications, the unsullied integrity, the noble humanity in peace and in war, the unbought plaudits of a grateful nation towards " the second Washing- ton," as he was characterized by the Democracy of that day, and the ardent patriotism and self- devotion of the war-worn patriot, whom the people have selected as their leader to fight the battles of LIBERTY against the mercenary troops of corruption, tyranny, and misrule, that a difficulty has occurred in making the selection ; but should the work receive that encouragement, to which the public-spirited publishers conceive it to be entitled, desiring no other remuneration for the heavy expenditures incurred, than the expuMon from abused power of the corrupt and imbecile rulers who have prostrated the energies of the country, it will afford them much gratification so far to increase the size of the subsequent editions, as to admit of the publication of a vast addi- tional amount of interesting matter, which has been necessarily excluded. Our limited space admonishes us to close our remarks. In conclusion, then, we call upon all sincere Republicans, whether native or adopted, from whatever clime they may have arrived upon our shores in search of a safe asylum from the oppressions of the old world, to come up to the rescue of our bleed- ing and power-ridden country. We conjure them by the blood of our Revolutionary fathers, by the sacred love of liberty which our adopted fellow-citizens have brought from the despotisms of Europe, to vindicate a violated Constitution — to teach the bloated rulers of an oppressed people the terrors of the ballrd box, when freemen are roused by injury and insult — to bring back the government to the halcyon days of the Republic, to demonstrate to the world that the people .-ire fit for self-government, and that they are resolved that our fair land shall ever remain " The land of the Free and the home of the Brave," NOTES TO THE READER. First. — The calculations of this Almanac are made to mean solar time chiefly — excepting the sun's declination, and rising and setting of the sun — which are calculated to apparent time, to which add the equation in table page 4, when the clock is fast, and subtract when slow, for mean or clock time, as the table directs. Second. — The time of high water at Philadel- phia, is so computed as to serve either for morn- ing or evening; exact enough for common use; the morning flood being about 12 minutes earlier than the time in the tide column, and that of the evening as much later. Third. — The sun's declination is fitted to the meridian of Philadelphia, for the noon of each day in the year. Fourth. — As the days end at midnight, the rising, setting, and southing of the moon, when after that time, is found against the succeeding day, so on the night of (or following) the 2d of the first month, (January,) the moon sets at 2 h. 59 m. after midnight, viz. : in the morning of the 3d, not at 1 h. 46 m. which is the time of her setting the preceding morning. Fifth. — The rising, setting, or southing of a star, may be carried several days backward, by adding, or forward by subtracting, four minutes per daj'. For instance, on the 9th of the first month, (January,) Sirius is south at 11 h. 12 m. adding 12 minutes for three days sooner, we have 11 h. 24 m. for the southing on the 6th, and deducting 8 m. for two days later, leaves 11 h. 4 m. for that on the 11th of the same month. Sixth. — The time of Alioth's passing over the meridian, or when a plumb line apparently cuts botli the pole star and Alioth, is given for the first six months above the pole, and for the last six months below it, for 5 days in every month, and may be readily known for any day by the pre- ceding note. These two stars will be visibly co- incident with a level east and west line at 5 h. 59 m. before and after Aliolh passes the meri- dian — but for common nse say G hours. Thus we may regulate timepieces to a minute, or tell the time without them. The Pole Star is on the meridian 12 minutes later than Alioth; when a true meridian line may be drawn hy it, and the magnetic variation thereby determined. Alioth is the first star in the tail of the great Bear, viz. : that next to the square, or it is the third star of the seven, commonly called the wagon or plough, counting towards those two of them which are denominated the pointers. ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON. fn the year 1841 there will be four eclipses of the sun, and two of the moon. 1st. Of the sun, on the 22d day of the first month, (January,) at 12 h. 14 m. afternoon — in- visible at Philadelphia. This eclipse will only be visible in a small poitiou of the southern ocean. 2d. Of the moon, on the 5th day of the second month, (February,) at 9 h. 9 m. afternoon — visible and total at Philadelphia — as follows, viz.: — h. m. First contact with penumbra at 6 23 First contact with dark shadow 7 19 First total immersion in dark shadow 8 16j. Middle of eclipse 9 5} Last total immersion in dark shadow 9 54 Last contact with dark shadow 10 51j Last contact with penumbra 11 48 _j Magnitude of the eclipse about 20^ digits, on the southern limb. 3d. Of the sun, on the 21st day of the second month, (February,) at 7 h. 14 m. morning — invi- sible at Philadelphia. This eclipse will be visi- ble in the North Atlantic, Iceland, and East Greenland. 4th. Of the sun, on the 18th day of the se- venth month, (July,) at 9 h. 24 m. morning- invisible at Philadelphia. This eclipse will be visible in BaflSn's Bay, Greenland, Iceland, Rus- sia in Europe, Prussia, the Northern Oceau, Norway, Sweden, Lapland, Finland, Italy, Ger- many, Scotland, and the North of France. 5th. Of the moon, on the second day of the eighth month, (August,) at 5 h. morning — partly visible at Philadelphia — as follows, viz. : h. m. First contact with penumbra at 1 First contact with dark shadow 3 First total immersion in dark shadow 4 Middle of eclipse 6 The moon sets eclipsed 5 Magnitude of the eclipse about 20 digits, oa the southern limb. 6th. Of the sun, on the 16th day of the eighth month, (August,) at 4 h. 31 m. afternoon — invi- sible at Philadelphia. This eclipse will be visi- ble in the South Pacific Ocean, and part of the Southern Ocean. Venus ($) will be the evening star until the 14th day of the fifth month, (May.) Then morn- ing star the remainder of the year. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. Dominical letter, - - - Lunar cycle, or golden number, Epact, - - - - _ C. I Solar cycle, - 18 Roman indiction, 7 Julian period. 2 14 - 6354 March, Juue, EMBER DAYS, 3, 5 and 6 I September, 2, 4 and 5 1 December, 15, 17 and IS 15, 17 and IS 3 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. MOVEABLE FEASTS. Septuagesima Sunday, - Quing, or Shrove Sunday, Ash Wed. or 1st day of Lent, ■ Mid-Lent Sunday, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, The year 1S41, after the birth of Christ, is I The 6554th year of the Julian period. The 2616th year of the Olympiads, or I The 25S8th Nabonassarian year. The 1st year of the 654th Olympiad, beginning] The 5600th year of the Jews. in July. I The 5844th year of the world, or Anno Mundi. Feb. 7 Low Sunday, . April ij 8 Feb. 21 Rogation Sunday, - - May \6 Feb. 24 A.SC. day, or Holy Thurs. - May \0 March 21 Whit-Sunday, - May Z) April 4 Trinity Sunday, - - June ^ April 11 Advent Sunday, - • Nov. 2t A Table of the equation of time, for regulating clocks and watches for the year 1841. Note. — Fast clock, too fast, that is, your clock to be set right, must be so much faster than the sun dial ; slow clock, too slow, that is your clock must be so much slower than the sun dial. Days. 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 January, min. sec. 4 fast 4 5 5 54 6 47 7 37 8 35 9 10 9 54 10 34 11 12 11 46 12 18 12... ..46 13 11 13 33 13 52 February, min. sec. 14 fast 14 13 14 23 14 30 14 34 14 34 14 32 14 26 14 18 14 7 13 54 13 37 13 19 12 58 March, min. sec. 12 fast 34 12 9 11 42 11 13 10 42 10 11 9 37 9 3 8 28 7 53 7 17 6 40 6 3 5 26 4 49 4 12 April, min. sec. 3 fast 54 3 18 2 42 2 7 1 33 1 28 slow 2 31 59 1 24 1 48 2 16 2 30 2 48 May. min. sec. 3 slow 5 3 19 3 31 3 40 3 48 3 53 3 55 3 55 3 53 3 49 3 42 3 34 3 23 3 10 2 55 2 39 June, min. sec. 2 slow 31 2 12 1 52 1 31 1 8 44 20 fast 5 31 .57 1 23 1 49 2 15 2 40 3 4 Days 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 July, min. sec. 3 fast 28 3 .50 4 11 4 31 4 50 5 6 5 22 5 35 5 46 5 56 6 3 6 7 6 10 6 10 6 7 6 2 August, min. sec. 5 fast 59 5.. ..50 5... ..39 5.. ..26 5.. ..11 4.. ..53 4.. ..33 4.. ..12 3.. ..46 3.. ..20 2.. ..52 2.. ..22 1.. ..50 1.. ..16 0.. ..41 0.. .. 5 November. | mm. sec. 1 16 slow 17 1 16.. ..18 16.. ..15 16.. .. 9 15.. ..59 15.. ..46 15.. ..30 15.. ..10 14.. ..47 14.. ..20 13.. ..50 13.. ..18 12.. ...42 12.. .. 3 11.. ...22 December, min. sec. 10 slow 37 9 50 9 1 8 10 7 16 6 21 5 24 4 26 3 27 2 27 1 27 27 fast 33 1 32 2 31 3 28 How to set a clock or watch by this table. For example ; January 1st, I find by looking into the talile, that the clock to be right must be 4 minutes 4 seconds faster thnn the sun dial. There- fore, I set her so much faster, and so of the rest. Twelve o'clock is the best time to set a clock or watch by a sun dial. Note.- -A run dial shows solar or apparent time, but a clock, &c. should be set to equal or mean tune, as th^j table directs. 18^.1.] FIRST MONTH— JANUARY. [31 Days. O Full Moon 7 ^ Last Quarter 14 Q New Moon 23 J) First Quarter 30 MOO 10 12 12 1 N'S PHASE 15 Morning 36 Afternoon 14 Afternoon 8 Morning S. .Cold high wind. .Snow, or rain. . Snow, or rain. . Fair and frosty. s i Sun ! Sun O's D's Moon Moon H. W. REMARKS. rises, sets. dec. S. place. sets. south. Philada. Q Q 6 H. M. H. M. ° ' M. H. H. M. H. M. 1 Circum. O in perigee 7 23 4 37|22 59 t20 12 371 6 37 8 25 2 7 Alioth on Mer. 5 55. 7 23'4 37 22 54 « 4 146 7 29 9 17 3 C 1st. S. of N.Yr.— 3 's age I Id. 7 23 4 37,22 48 18 2 59 8 2510 13 4 2 B's eye south 9 23. 7 22 4 38 22 42 n 2 4 16 92811 16 5 3 J'slat 4d. N. 7 22 4 38'22 35 17 5 31 10 3412 22 6 4 Epiphany — ([ perigee. 721 4 39 22 28 93 3 6 38114112 46 7 5 ? sets 8 4. 721 4 39 22 20 18 RISES morn: 1 53 8 6 ^ rises 12 19, 7 20 4 4022 12 SI 3 6 19 12 44' 2 5Q 9 7 Sirius south 1112. 7 20 4 40 22 4 18 7 37 1 45 3 57 10 C 1st Sun. af. Epiph. J Q 7 19 4 4121 55 ^i 3 8 52 2 38; 4 50 11 2 Alioth on Mer. 5 16. 7 18 4 42|2145 17 10 3 3 28, 5 40 12 >-> P) rises 5 42. 7 18 4 42i21 36 ^ 11 11 4 15 6 27 13 4 4 rises 4 23. 717 4 432125 14 MORN 5 0, 7 12 14 5 D'sage22d. Jc^C 7 16 4 44 21 15 2Q 12 17 5 45: 7 57 lo 6 7 :)f' s south 7 47. 7 15 4 45 21 4 ni 9 122 6 30 8 42 16 7 3 runs low. 7 15 4 45 20 52 21 2 25 7 16: 9 28 17 C 2d Sun. aft. Epiph 4 c^ C 7 14 4 46 20 41 Z 3 3 28 8 510 17 18 Spica n^ rises 1 1 47. 7 13 4 47 20 28 15 4 27 8 5511 7 19 3 C apogee Jp ,^ C 7 12 4 4820 16 27 521 9 4611 58 20 4 O enter CK" 711 4 4920 3 >? 9 6 8 10 3612 24 21 5 Alioth on Mer. 4 34. 711 4 4919 49 21 6 48 1126; 1 14 22 6 O eclipsed invis. 7 10 4 5019 36 ^ 3 SETS. AF.UI 2 2 23 7 Vincent. 7 9,4 5119 22 15 6 14 12 59 2 47 24 C 3d Sun. aft. Epiph. ? c$ >Ji 7 8 4 52,19 7 27 7 16 142 3 30 25 St. Paul's conv. 7 7)4 53,18 52 X 9 8 19 2 24 4 12 2Q 3 D'slat. 3d. N. ?c^ C 7 6 4 5418 37 21 9 21 3 6 454 21 4 Alioth on Mer. 4 9. 7 5 4 55 18 22 T 4 10 26 3 48 5 36 28 5 Day 9 h. 52 m. long. 7 4 4 56,18 6 17 11 34 4 34 6 22 29 6 Arcturus rises 10 6. 7 3 4 5717 50 8 MORN 5 22 7 10 30 7 3) runs high. 7 2;4 5817 34 14 12 44 6 14' 8 2 31 C 4th S. aft. Epiph. ]) 's age 9 d. 7 1 4 59,17 17 27 153 i 7 12; 9 The editor of the Louisville Journal has promised, if we will carry New York, to charter a thunder-rloud to let off its artillery in honour of the glorious event. Let him get his thunder- cloud rcatly. — Syracuse (N. Y.) Gaz. 'Tis all ready, sir. We have got it chained to the peak, of one of the Silver Creek knobs across the river. It occasionally gets impatient and roars like a mad bull fastened to a post, but we shall keep it safe until we hear from New Fork, and then perchance let it loose and hid it send forth such thunders as the affrighted Van Burenites will mistake for " the peals of the last trumpet." ]\Ir. Clay is undoubtedly a sharp politician. — Globe. Ay, sir — he may be a sharp politician, but you are a sharper. 1841.] SECOND MONTH— FEBRUARY. [2S Days. MOON'S PHASES. Full Moon 5 d. 9 h. 9 m. Afternoon . . . Perhaps rain, or snow. C Last Quarter 13 6 25 Morning. .. .Stormy. Q New Moon 21 7 14 Morning Stormy. \ 16 Afternoon. . .Snow, or rain. ;]) First Quarter '28 1 .^ !^ Sun Sun O's D's Moon Moon H. w. f^ REMARKS. rises. 1 sets. dec. S. place. sets. south. Philada. a d 2 ? sets 8 56. H. M. H. M. ' H. M. H. M. H. M. 1 6 59 5 1 17 nl2 311 8 14 10 2 2 3 ])'s lat. 40 N. 6 58 5 2 16 43 ^^ 4 19 919 11 7 3 4 Alioth on Mer. 3 39. 6 57 5 3 1625 E5ll 5 19 10 23 12 11 4 5 (J perigee — day increased 58 m. 6 56 5 4 16 7 2^ 6 8 1125 12 35 5 6 5) eclipsed, vis. — ^'s sup. (j © 6 55 5 5 15 49 Sill RISES MORN 1 37 6 7 B.'s eye south 7 5. 6 54 5 6 15 30 26 ^'^b 12 21 2 33 7 C Septuag. S. — J)'s age 16 d. 6 53 5 7 1511 .;;10 7 38 1 14 3 26 8 2 ^ rises 11 15. 6 51 5 9 14 52 '^b 8 50 2 3 4 15 9 3 Day 10 h. 20 m. long. 6 50 5 10 14 33 ^ 8 9 59 2 50 5 2 10 4 Alioth on Mer. 3 11. 6 49 511 14 14 22 11 7 3 37 5 49 11 5 JdC — ])'slat.5°S. 6 48 512 13 54 "I 5 MORN 4 23 6 35 12 6 ]) runs low. 6 47 5 13 13 34 17 12 13 5 10 7 22 13 7 4 rises 2 45. 6 46 5 14 13 14 29 1 17 5 59 811 14 C Sexag. S.— Valentine— 4 cj ^ 6 44 516 12 54 /12 2 18 6 49 9 1 15 2 Arcturus rises 8 58. 6 43 5 17 12 33 24 3 15 7 40 9 52 16 3 C apogee — J? ^ (J 6 42 5 18 12 12 >j 5 4 5 8 31 10 43 17 4 ]) 's age 26 d. 6 41 5 19 1151 17 4 47 921 11 33 18 5 Alioth on Mer. 2 40. 6 39 5 21 1130 29 5 23 10 9 12 21 19 6 enters }£ 6 38 ^'^t 11 9 ^11 5 53 10 55 12 43 20 7 (? rises 3 25. 6 37 5 23 10 47 23 6 20 11 39 127 21 C Quinq. S. — Q eclipsed invis. 6 35 b2b 10 25 X 6 SETS. AF.22 2 10 '^2 2 Spica y^ rises 9 26. 6 34 b'^% 10 4 18 7 13 1 5 2 53 23 3 Day 10 h. 54 m. long— ^ c^ V^ 6 33 5 27 9 42 T 1 818 147 3 35 24 4 Ash "Wed.— 5's lat. 4° N. 6 32 5 28 9 19 14 9 25 2 32 4 20 25 5 7 -Jf' s set 12 29—? J d 6 30 5 30 8 57 27 10 35 319 5 7 %^ 6 Alioth on Mer. 2 10. 6 29 531 8 35 «10 1147 4 10 5 58 27 7 5 runs high. 6 28 5 32 8 12 24 MORN 5 5 6 53 28 C 1st S. in Lent— J)'s a, 7 d. 6 27 5 33 7 50 n 8 12 59 6 5 7 53 Vavid Robb has been appointed receiver of the land-office at Indianapolis, and Henri/ Steele postmaster in Loudoun county, Virginia. Robb and Steele ! What capital names for a pair of sub-treasurers ! — Prentice. It is said that agents of the Government are in New York trying to dispose of the Treasury notes. — Philadelphia paper. These agents, peJJing shin plasters in the name and behalf of the Government of the United States, remind us of the Turkish fruiterers who walk through the streets of Stamboul, solemnly exclaiming — " in the name of the prophet— ^o-s /"— Prentice. Mr. Wright is at least the equal of Mr. Webster in tearing away from a question the web ot sophistry. — Georgia Conntitutionalist. No he is not. Mr. Wright is tolerably acute, but he can never make a web slir.— Prentice. We have reached the end of the whig triumph. — Globe. Which end '' — Prentice. 1841.] THIRD MONTH— MARCH. [31 Days. MOON'S PHASES, Full Moon 7 d. 8 h. 26 m. Morning. . . Perhaps snow, or rain. (£ Last Quarter 14 11 17 Afternoon. .Perhaps snow, or rain # New Moon 23 9 27 Afternoon . . Perhaps rain, or snow. 5 First Quarter 29 9 41 Afternoon. .Perhaps rain, or snow. ^ ^ Sun Sun O's ys Moon Moon H. W. r^ REMARKS. rises, sets. dec. S, place. sets. south. Philada. Q Q H. M.H. M. o M. H. H. M. 1 H. M. 1 2 David — day increased 2 h. 6 255^35 7 27 22 2 8 7 6, 8 54 2 3 2 sets 9 42, p\ 6 24' 5 36 7 4 25 6 3 8 8 9 9 57 3 4 Ember day — ^'s gr. elong. 6 23' 5 37 6 41 21 4 1 9 910 57 4 5 ([ perigee — $'s gr. elong. 6 21 5 39 6 18 SI 5 4 43 10 81154 5 6 $ rises 10 0. 6 20 5 40 5 55 20 5 18' 11 012 18 6 7 Alioth on Mer, 1 40. 6 19 5 41 5 31 r,^ 4 5 48 1150 1 12 7 C 2d S. in Lent, J) 's age 14 d. 6 18 5 42 5 8 18 RISES MORN 2 2 8 2 7 -X-'s set 1 1 47. 6 16 5 44 4 45 ^ 2 7 36 12 38 2 50 9 3 4 rises 1 25—4 D O 6 15 5 45 4 21 16 8 45 125 3 37 10 4 ]) 's lat, 5 d. S. )^ (^ O 6 13 5 47 3 58 29 9 53 2 12 424 11 5 Alioth on Mer, 1 22— J sta. 6 12 5 48 3 34 nil3 11 1 3 512 12 6 J) runs low 611 5 49 311 25 MORN 3 49 6 1 13 7 Regulus south 10 24. 6 9 5 51 2 47 t 8 12 5 4 40 6 32 14 C 3d Sun. in Lent — 4 ((, ([_ 6 8 5 52 2 24 20 1 5 5 32 7 44 15 Day 1 1 h, 46 m.— P, 6 ian of the peopi.e, who has been tried in every way, and failed in none, and who has, in the better days of the republic, disbursed millions of the public money, without any part of it sticking to his hands ! The issue is between Conservatism and Destructiveism — in a word, between William H. Harrison and Martin Van Burcn. The followincj toast was offered by John C. Montgomery, Esq., at the Harrison and Tiler celebration at Harrisburg, of the Anniversary of the birth day of the IMMORTAL WASH- INGTON, and was received with great enthusiasm. We recommend it to every patriotic voter in the country. "The Union of all true Republicans for the sake of the Union." 1841.] FIFTH MONTH— MAY. [31 Days. MOON'S PHASES. O Full Moon 5 d. 9 h. a Last Quarter 13 9 New Moon 20 6 J) First Quarter 27 1 6ra. Morning Changeable. 48 Morning Changeable. 69 Afternoon Perlvaps rain. 40 Afternoon Rainy. 7 REMARKS. Sun rises. H. M. 5 7 Sun sets. H. M. dec. N. D's place. Moon sets. H. M. Moon 1 H. W. south. Philada. H. M. I H. M. 1 St. Philip— St. James. 6 5315 101 24 2 43, 9 12 11 2 C 2d S. af. East. 5 6i6 54,15 28| - 7 3 8 9 571145 3 2 D's lat. 4° S.-J ^ a 5 5 6 5515 46 20 3 33;10 4412 32 4 3 Lyra south 3 47. 5 4 6 5610 3 n,^ 3 3 59^113112 56 5 4 3 runs low. 5 3 6 57 16 21 16 RISES MORN 143 6 5 Alioth on Mer. 9 52. 5 2 6 5816 38 29 8 38, 12 21 2 33 7 6 ^ south 10 16. 5 1 6 59|16 54 /ll 9 37 113 3 25 8 7 ? sets 8 1— 4c{ C— Vd(J 5 7 017 10| 2410 29 2 5 4 17 9 C 4th S. af. East.— ]) 's age 18 d. 4 59 7 1 17 27 vj 611 13 2 57 5 9 10 2 (J apogee. 4 58 7 2 17 42 171150 3 47 5 59 11 3 Alioth on Mer. 9 32. 4 57 7 3 17 58 29 MORN 4 36 6 48 12 4 Arcturus south 10 49. 4 56 7 418 13 ^11 12 21 5 21 7 33 13 5 4 rises 9 0. 4 55 7 518 28 23 12 49 6 5 817 U 6 Lyra south 3 8. — ?'s Inf. ^ Q 4 54 7 6,18 42 X 5 1 13 6 47 8 59 15 7 Day 14 h. 14 m.— ]) 's 1. 8° N. 4 53 7 7118 57 17 135 7 29| 9 41 16 C Rog. S.— 1^ d a—'jfs a. 25 d. 4 52 7 819 11 T 157 8111023 17 2 Spica Tt)j south 9 38. 4 51 7 919 24 13 221 85711 9 18 3 Alioth on Mer. 9 5. 4 50 7 1019 37 27 2 48 9 4511 57 19 4 J) runs high.— y d ? 4 50 7 1019 50 «11 3 18 10 37,12 25 20 5 Asc. day—? d ^— ? c^ C 4 49 7 1120 3 25 3 55 1135 123 21 6 Q enters n 4 48 7 12 2015 nlO SETS. AF.37 2 25 22 7 (j; perigee. 4 47 7 13 20 27 25 9 42 142 3 30 23 C S. af. Asc. d.— y in ^ 4 46 7 14 20 39 23 9 10 35 2 46; 4 34 24 2 Bootis south 10 31. 4 46 7 14 20 50 24 11 19 3 471 5 35 25 3 [v in sup. d O 4 45 7 15 21 1 SI 9 1153 4 44, 6 32 26 4 Alioth on Mer. 8 33. 4 44 7 16 21 11 23 MORN 5 35 7 23 27 5 Day ]4h.34m.— ])'sl. 2° S. 4 43 7 17 2121 n^ 7 12 21 6 24! 8 12 ■28 6 I? rises 9 1. 4 43 717 21 31 20 12 48 7 10 8 58 29 7 ^sta. 4 42 718 2140 - 4 1 12 7 56 9 44 30 C Whit-Sunday.— J ^ (J 4 42 7 18 2149 17 137 8411029 31 2 5 'sage 11 d. 4 41 7 19 2158 ni 2 2 92711 15 Opinion of SIMON SNYDER, the idol of the Democracy of Pennsylvania during the last tvar. "The BLESSIJTGS op THOUSAITDS of WOUIEN AXD CHILDREIf RESCUED FROM THE SCALPIXO KNIFE OF THE RUTHLESS SAVAGE OF THE WILDERNESS, AND FROM THE STILL MORE SAVAGE PitocTOR, REST ON HARRISON, AND HIS GALLANT ARJir." — Siiiton Suydcr's Message to the Legislature, Dec. 10, 1813. The administration begs Congress for more money, but, in the most arbitrary manner, dictates the amount that must be bestowed and the time and manner of raising it. What would be thought of a beggar in the street who should assume so insolent a tone 1 — Prentice. The administration party is up and doing. — Globe. Ay, doing before a hot fire. It will soon be done. — Prentice. 9 1841.] SIXTH MONTH— JUNE. [30 Days MOON'S PHASES. O Full Moon 3d. lOh. C Last Quarter 11 10 « New Moon 19 2 3) First Quarter 25 10 57 m. Afternoon Perhaps rain. 46 Afternoon Perhaps rain. 32 Morning Cold, with showers. 13 Afternoon Perhaps rain. Q 3 REMARKS. Sun rises. H. M. Sun O's sets. dec. N. H. M. ° ' place. Moon sets. H. M. Moon H. W. south. Philada. H. M. H. M. 1 5 runs low. 4 40 7 2022 6 13 2 30 101512 3 2 4 Emberday— D'slat. 5° S. 4 40 7 20 22 14 25 3 2 11 71227 3 5 Alioth on Mer. 8 0—? sta. 4 39 7 2122 22 t 8 3 42 1158, 1 19 4 6 Day 14h.43m.— 4cj(j 4 39 721 22 29 20 RISES MORN 2 10 5 7 Bootis south 9 42—4 g Q 4 38 7 22 22 36 ^3 2 9 9 12 50 3 2 6 C Trin. Sun.— 4 south 1 1 53. 4 38 7 22 22 42 14 9 49 1 41 3 53 7 2 (I apogee. 4 37 7 23 22 48 26 10 21 2 30 4 42 8 3 Alioth on Mer. 7 39. 4 37 7 23 22 53 z^ 8 10 49 3 16: 5 28 9 4 ^ sets 1 35. 4 37 7 23 22 58 19 11 15 4 1 613 10 5 5)'s iat. 2° N. 4 36 7 24 23 3 X 1 1137 4 43; 6 55 11 6 ? rises 2 50. 4 36 7 24 23 7 13 1159 5 24 7 36 12 7 'i'c^cs 4 36 7 24 23 11 2Q MORN 6 6 8 18 13 C 1st S. af. Trin.— T)'s a. 24 d. 4 35 7 25 23 15 T 8 12 21 6 48 9 U 2 ^ south 12 28. 4 35 7 25 23 18 21 12 45 7 33 9 45 15 3 Alioth on Mer. 7 10— ^^i D O 4 35 7 25 23 20 « 5 1 13 8 23 10 35 16 4 D runs high— '^ o' C 4 35 7 25 23 23 19 147 9171129 17 5 Day 14 h. 50 m. long. 4 35 7 25 23 24 n 3 2 28 10 1712 5 18 6 Antares south 10 30. 4 35 7 25 23 26 18 3 21 1121 1 9 19 7 (£_ perigee. 4 35 7 25 23 27 s 3 SETS. AF.28 2 16 20 C 2d S. af. Trin.— ^ i (J 4 35 7 25 23 27 18 9 12 1 321 3 20 21 2 O enters gj, S. com. — ^ § 4 35 7 25 23 28 SI 3 9 51 2 33 4 21 22 3 Alioth on Mer. 6 42. 4 35 7 25 23 27 18 10 23 3 28 5 16 23 4 D's lat. 2° S. 4 35 7 25 23 27 10 51 4 19, 6 7 24 5 4 south 10 33. 4 35 7 25 23 26 17 11 15 5 1 655 25 6 ^ sets 12 34. 4 35 7 25 23 24 - 1 1140 5 54 7 42 26 7 ;3)'sage7 d. 4 35 125 2'i22 14 MORN 6 39, 8 27 27 C 3d S. af. Trin.- J J C 4 35 7 25 23 20 27 12 6 7 25; 9 13 28 2 5 runs low. 4 35 ;7 25 23 17 nilO 12 33 8 1310 1 29 3 Reg. sets 10 10 — ^'s gr. elong. 4 36 7 24 23 14 22 1 4 9 310 51 30 4 Alioth on Mer. 6 8. 4 36 724 2311 t 5 141 9 5411 42 A Vermont Loco-foco paper says that "an acre of democrats" lately assembled in convention at Montpelier. Among the Resolutions adopted by this " acre of democrats," was one declaring that the effect of the sub-treasury would be to raise the wages of labour !!! What a wise-acre ! — Prentice. Mr. Van Buren loves the people. — Globe. But the people don't return his passion. The poor man is " crossed in love." — Prentice. The issue of Treasury notes cannot be objected to from any other than factious motives. — Globe. Gen. Jackson himself, no longer ago than last June, wrote to the Editor of the Globe. — " / hope no Treasury notes will be issued."' Why does not the Globe turn and curse the "factious" tenant of the Hermitage 1 — Prentice. 10 1841.] SEVENTH MONTH— JULY. [31 Days. MOON'S PHASES. O Full Moon 3d. 1 h. 41 m. Afternoon Rainy. C Last Quarter 11 10 33 Morning Frequent showers. O New Moon 18 9 24 Morning Changeable. ]) First Quarter 25 8 11 Morning Changeable. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7l 8 9 10 11 12 13 11 15 IG 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 2Q 21 28 29 30 31 REMARKS. 5 6 7 C 2 3 4 5 6 7 C 2 3 4 5 6 7 C 3 4 5 6 7 C 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sun Sun rises, sets. i. M. IH. M O'S dec. N. Q in apogee — 4 (j (J Ipc^S— D'sagelSd. Alioth on Mer. 5 56. Ind.— 4 th S. af. Trin.— (Japo. % rises 2 2. Lyra south 1 1 27. J sets 1 1 56. * llegulus sets 9 33. 5)'s lat. 4° N.— h^ i a AntaressouthS 58. 5th S. af. Trin.— J)'s a. 22 d. li south 9 15. J) runs hi^h. Alioth on Mer. 5 11. Day 14 h. '34 m.—? c^ (J ^) south 10 12. B.'s eye rises 1 44. 6th S. af. Trin. — ([^ perigee. ^ 6 ? 5 MORN 8 1810 6 21 6 3 's age lid. 5 26 6 34 9 59 17 12 43 9 810 56 28 7 3 apogee. [beheaded. 5 21 6 33 9 38 28 154 9 54111 42 29 c 1 2th S, af. Trin— St.John Bap. 5 28 6 32 9 16 .^10 2 55 10 3812 6 30 2 Day decreased 1 h. 50 m. 5 30 6 30 8 55 22 3 56 11 2112 50 31 3 [ Sirius rises 2 56. — ^ sta. 5 31 6 29 8 33 K 4 RISES MORN 1 33 Harnson''s Birth-PIace. — Harrison's birth-place in Virginia has gone for him Uxanimouslt, as appears by the following result. James CUy, York, and Wi/llams/mro-, — James Pity county, is the birth place of Gen. Har- rison and John Tyler — it gave the Whigs a unanimous vote — and in the delegate district, there are but six Locos. While in Kinderhook, Mr. Van Buren's birth-place, he was beaten largely at the last elec lion. Is this a sign ? The hand writing is on the wall. The ship of state will soon be afloat. — Globe, Upon a " sea of trouble." — Prentice. 12 1841.] NINTH MONTH— SEPTEMBER. [30 Days. MOON'S PHASES. ([_ Last Quarter 7 d. 5 h. 45 m. Morning Rain. 9 New Moon 15 12 52 Morning Fair. 3 First Quarter 22 11 18 Morning Frequent showers. Full Moon 30 11 1 1 INIorning Frequent showers. ^ ^ Sun Sun O's 1 3's Moon Moon 1 H.W. ^ REMARKS. rises. sets. dec. N. 1 place. rises. south. Philada. Q Q H. M. H. M. o . 1 M. H. H. M. 1 H. M. 1 4 Alioth on Mer. 2 4. 5 32 6 28 8 12, 16 6 3612 2 2 14 2 5 ? rises 2 4— (Ji ^ (J 5 33 6 27 7 50 29 6 5812 43 2 55 3 6 7 -Jf' s rise 9 24—4 □ O 5 35 6 25 7 28 Til 7 22 125 3 37 4 7 ])'slat. 5°. N. 5 36 6 24 7 6 24 7 48 2 9 4 21 5 C 13th S, af. Trin.— J) runs h. 5 37 6 23 6 43i« '^ 8 18 2 55 5 7 6 2 Sirius rises 2 36. 5 39 621 6 21 20 8 56 3 45 5 57 7 3 Alioth on Mer. 1 43. 5 40 6 20 5 59n 3 9 40 4 39 6 51 8 4 Arcturus sets 10 11. 5 41 6 19 5 36 17 10 38 5 37 7 49 9 5 ^ in sup. d 5 42 6 18 5 13 s 1 1144 6 39 8 51 10 6 ^ sets 9 21. 5 44 6 16 4 50 15 MORN 7 39 9 51 11 7 3's age 26 d. 5 45 6 15 4 28 SI 12 59 8 39 10 51 \2 C l4thS.aft.Trin.— ?(5(I 5 46 6 14 4 5 14 2 16 9 36 1148 13 2 C perigee. 5 48 6 12 3 42 29 3 34 10 31 12 43 14 3 Holy-cross — J)'s age 29 d. 5 49 611 3 19 11^14 4 51 1122 1 10 15 4 Ember day— l^i 8 0" ? 6 d 5 50 6 10 2 55 28 SETS. AF.12 2 16 5 B.'s eye rises 9 51. 5 51 6 9 2S2 ^13 6 34 1 1 2 49 17 6 Alioth on Mer. 1 7. 5 53 6 7 2 9 27 7 3 151 3 39 18 7 J) runs low. 5 54 6 6 146 kIO 7 36 2 42 4 30 19 C 15th S. af. Trin.— ^ D 5 55 6 5 122 24 814 3 34 5 22 20 2 Dayl2h.5m.— ^(^(J 5 51 6 3 59 / 6 8 59 4 27 6 15 21 3 St. Mathew— 4 c( ^— ^ 6 d 5 58 6 2 36 19 9 48 5 20 7 8 22 4 O enters :i!= — Autumn com. 5 59 6 1 N.12 V? 1 10 43 611 7 59 2S 5 4 sets 9 18. 6 1 5 59 s. 11 13 1144 7 2 8 50 24 6 <[_ apogee. 6 2 5 58 34 25 MORN 7 49 9 37 25 7 Alioth on Mer. 12 38. 6 3 5 57 58 ^ 7 12 45 8 34 10 22 26 C 10th S. af. Trin.— J)'s a. 11 d. 6 5 5 55 121 18 146 9 17 11 5 27 2 f? sets 10 00—^ (j 4 6 6 5 54 145 X 2 47 9 59 1147 28 3 7 ^'s rise 7 50, 6 7 5 53 2 8 13 3 49 10 41 12 11 29 4 D'slat.4°N.— )J{J(5 6 8 5 52 2 31 25 4 51 1122 12 53 30 5 St. Jerome — ? rises 2 53. 6 10 5 50 2 55 T 8 RISES MORN 134 The Globe says, " the Government is opposed to imprisonment for debt." No doubt of that, for if imprisonment for debt were in force, the Government itself would have been peeping through the bars of a jail long ago. — Prentice, Three years ago the Globe alluded to a certain local victory of the Whigs as " a solitary me- teor in the Whig sky." We beg the editor to tell us what he thinks of the late ' meteoric shower.' — Ibid. , The editor of the Richmond Inquirer says that he " will sink or swim with Van Buren." We think the old fellow will find himself like the hog — the divinity that he worships. If he sink, he will be strangled to death outright ; and if he swim, he will cut his own throat with every stroke of his paw. — Ibid. B 13 1841.] TENTH MONTH-^ OCTOBER. [31 Days. MOON'S PHASES. a Last Quarter 7 d. 2 h. 37 m. Afternoon Ilain. O New Moon 14 11 19 Morn 33 Aften ng \ V'ind — showers, air — changeable. ]) First Quarter 22 4 loon F O Full Moon 30 1 6 Morning Fair — frostr S i i^ Sun Sun O's 3)'s Moon Moon H.W. EEMARKS. rises. sets. dec. S. place. rises. south. Philada. Q 6 H. M. H. M. ° ' H. M. H. M. H. M. 1 3 's lat. 5° N. 6 11 5 49 3 18! 201 55112 6 2 18 2 7 7 -X-'s rise 7 36. 6 12 5 48 3 41 « 3 621 12 52 3 4 3 C 17thS. af. Trin.— J)runsh. 6 14 5 46 4 5 17 6 58 1 42 3 54 4 2 Alioth on Mer, 12 6. 6 15 5 45 4 28 n 7 40 2 36 4 48 5 3 $ sets 8 46. 6 16 5 44 4 51 14 8 33 3 32 5 44 6 4 ? rises 3 5. 6 18 5 42 5 14 28 9 36 4 32 6 44 7 5 3's age 22 d. 6 19 5 41 5 37 s 12 10 47 5 32 7 44 8 6 4 sets 8 27. 6 20 5 40 6 26 MORN 6 32 8 44 9 7 Alioth on Mer. 1 1 47. 6 22 5 38 6 23 silO 12 7 26; 9 38 10 C 18th S. af. Trin. — (J perigee. 6 23 5 37 6 46 24 1 15 821:1033 11 2 B.'s eye rises 8 21. 6 24 5 36 7 8 r\]i 8 2 30 9111123 \2 3 Dayllh. 10 m.— f dC, 6 25 5 35 7 31 23 3 44 10 112 13 13 4 ys\at.i°.S. 6 21 5 33 7 54 - 7 4 55 10 5012 38 14 5 Arcturus sets 8 1. 6 28 5 32 816 21 6 7 11391 127 15 6 J) runs low. 6 29 531 8 38 K 5 SETS. AF.30 2 18 16 7 Alioth on Mer. 1 1 21—?^ fJ, (J 6 31 5 29 9 1 18 5 9 122 3 10 17 C 19th S. af. Trin.— J ^J, P, 6 32 5 28 9 23 / 2 6 51 2 15 4 3 18 2 U6(L 6 33 5 27 9 45 14 7 40 3 9 4 57 19 3 ^ d (J-"? c! D 6 34 5 26 10 6 27 8 34 4 3 5 51 20 4 7 -X-'s south 1 59. 6 36 5 24 10 28 vj 9 9 32 4 53 6 41 21 5 P) sets 8 32. 6 37 5 23 10 49 21 10 33 5 42 7 30 22 6 C apogee. 6 38 5 22 11 10 ^ 3 1134 6 28 816 23 7 O enters n\^ 6 39 52\ 1132 15 MORN 7 12 9 24 C 20th S af.Trin.— J)'sa.lOd. 6 41 5 19 1153 26 12 35 7 54 9 42 25 2 y's gr. elong. 6 42 5 18 12 13 X 8 1 35 8 35 10 23 26 3 Alioth on Mer. 10 45— ijl ^j (J 6 43 517 12 34 21 2 36 9 1711 5 27 4 ])'slat.4°N. 6 44 5 16 12 54 T 3 3 39 959I1I 47 28 5 4 sets 7 22. 6 45 5 15 13 14 16 4 42 IO45I12 11 29 6 3) runs high. 6 47 5 13 13 34 29 5 51 11 35:12 57 30 7 ? rises 3 56. 6 48 5 12 13 54 «13 RISES MORN 147 31 C 21st S. af. Trin.— J)'s a. 17d. 6 49 511 14 14 26 5 37 12 28 1 2 40 1 Richard M. Johnson's opinion of Harrison. — " Who is Gen. Harrison ? The son of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, who spent the greater part of his large fortune in redeeming the pledge he then gave 'of his fortune, life, and sacred honour,' to secure the liberties of his country. " Of the career of Gen. Harrison I need not speak — the history of the West is his history. For forty years he has been identified with its interests, its perils, and its hopes. Universally beloved in the walks of peace, and distinguished by his ability in the councils of his country, he has been yet more illustriously distinguished in the field. " During the late war he was longer in active service than any other general officer ; he was perhaps oftener in action than any of them, and never sustained a defeat."— i2. M. Johnson. 14 1841.] ELEVENTH MONTH— NOVEMBER. [30 Days. MOON'S PHASES. a Last Quarter 5d. llh, e New Moon 13 12 3 First Quarter 20 11 Full Moon 28 2 58 m. Afternoon . . Perhaps rain, or snow. 40 Morning. . .Fair — frosty. 4 Afternoon. .Perhaps rain, or snow. Afternoon. .Rain, or snow. IS Q 2 REMARKS. Sun rises. H. H. Sun 1 O's sets, j dec. S. H. M. ! " ' place. Moon rises. H. M. Moon i H. W. south. jPhilada. H. M. H. M. 1 All Saints— ]) 'slat. 4° N. 6 50 5 1014 33nl0i 6 29 125 3:37 2 3 $ rises 4 2. 6 51 5 9 14 52 24| 7 29 2 20 4 38 3 4 Alioth on Mer. 10 13. 6 53 5 r. 1511 Z5 8 8 38 3 26 5 38 4 5 C perigee. 6 54 5 6 15 29 22 951 4 27 6 39 5 6 Day 10 h. 10 m.—';^ sta. 6 55 5 5 15 48 SI 7 11 5 5 23 7 35 6 7 B.'s eye south 1 42. 6 56 5 4 16 6 21 MORN 6 17 8 29 7 C 22d S. af. Trin.— J)'s a. 24 d. 6 57 5 3 16 24 Tl^ 5 12 19 7 7 9 19 8 2 Sirius rises 10 38. ' 6 58 5 2 16 41 19 130 7 56 10 8 9 3 Alioth on Mer, 9 49, 6 59 5 1 16 58 ^ 3 2 41 8 43 10 55 10 4 P, sets 7 20. 7 5 17 15 10 3 51 9 31 1143 11 5 ]) runs low — ? (^ (J 7 1 4 59 17 32 n, 5 1 10 20 12 8 12 6 Bootis rises 3 42. 7 2 4 58 17 48 14 611 11 11 12 59 13 7 4 sets 6 32—? (^ (J 7 4 4 56 18 4 27 SETS. AF. 4 152 14 C 23d S. af. Trin.— J)'s lat. 4° S, 7 5 4 55 18 20 tio 5 30 12 58 2 46 15 46 a 7 6 4 54 18 35 22 6 23 151 3 39 16 3 y in Inf. c$ 0— '^ ci d 7 7 4 53 18 50 Vf 5 7 21 2 45 4 33 17 4 AliothonMer.9 16— J(^(J 7 7 4 53 19 5 17 8 20 3 34 5 22 18 5 Fomal. south 7 12. 7 8 4 52 19 19 29 9 22 4 21 6 9 19 6 (£ apogee. 7 9 451 19 33 ^11 10 23 5 6 6 54 20 7 7 -Jf' s south 1 1 52. 7 10 4 50 19 47 22 1123 5 48 7 36 21 C 24th S. af, Trin.— J)'s a. 8 d. 711 4 49 20 1 X 4 MORN 6 28 816 22 enters / 7 12 4 48 20 13 16 12 22 7 10 8 58 23 3 Day 9 h. 34 m.—)f 6 (I 7 13 4 47 20 26 28 122 7 51 9 39 24 4 $ sets 8 22. 7 14 4 46 20 38 Til 2 25 8 36 10 24 25 5 1) runs high — ? sta. 7 15 4 45 20 50 24 3 31 9 22 11 10 26 6 j)'slat, 5°N. ^ 7 15 4 4521 2 « 7 4 38 1015 12 3 27 7 Sirius rises 9 22. 7 16 4 44 21 13 21 5 49 11 1012 57 28 C Advent S. — ^'s age 15 d. 7 17 4 43 2123 n 5 RISES MORN 122 29 2 7 17 4 43 21 33 19 5 15 12 11 2 23 30 3 St. Andrew— IJf sta. 7 18 4 42 2143 25 4 6 23 1 14 3 26 Though the election has gone against us, we have not met with a Van Buren man yet, who despairs of the republic. — Richmond Enquirer, Probably not. The Van Burenites have too much sense to despair of the republic merely because they see the Government passing into the hands of the Whigs. They despair of the svoik, but not of the republic. — Louisville Jour. A Tory editor in Mississippi threatens to ' put a full stop over each of the eyes of the editor of the Journal.' IiCt him try it. Whilst he is putting his full stops over our eyes, we will put his nose in a parenthesis. — Ibid. The Whigs have in a manner stolen our thunder. — Dnyton (0.) Herald. We can assure that chap that the Whigs have not meddled with his ' thunder,' but they will 60on show him and his party, that they have stolen a few earthquakes. — Prentice. 15 1841.] TWELFTH MONTH— DECEMBER. [31 Days. MOON'S PHASES. C Last Quarter 5d. 10 h. 20 ra. e New Moon 12 4 53 J) First Quarter 20 5 49 O Full Moon 28 1 53 Morning Cold high wind. Afternoon Fair. Afternoon Fair. Morning Fair and frosty. ^1^ Sun Sun O's ])'s Moon Moon H. W. REMARKS. rises. sets. dec. S. place, rises, south. [Philada. p id H. M. H. M. ° ' H. M. H. M. I H. M. 1 4 C perigee. 7 19 4 41|2153 18 7 37; 2 16 4 28 2 5 Alioth on Mer. 8 13. 7 19 4 4122 2 SI 3 8 56 3 17 5 29 3 6 y's gr. elong. 7 20 4 402210 1710 10 4 13 6 25 4 7 Pegasia south 6 12. 7 20 4 40 22 18 Ti^ 2,11 23 5 4 7 16 5 C 2d Sun. is Adv. — ^ sets 8 22. 7 21 4 39 22 26 16 MORN 5 54 8 6 6 2 B.'s eye south 1 1 32. 721 4 39 22 33 2912 33 6 41 8 53 7 3 ? rises 5 26. 7 22 4 38 22 40 =^13 1 42 7 28 9 40 &|4 J) runs low — ? sta. 7 23 4 37 22 47 27 2 50 8 16 10 28 91 5 Alioth on Mer, 7 42. 7 23 4 37 22 52 nilO 3 58 9 4 11 16 10! 6 ^ sets 5 36. 7 23 4 37 22 58 23 5 6 9 56 12 8 lli7 ^6(i-^6€ 7 24 4 36 23 3 / 6 6 111049 12 37 12|C 3d S. in Advent—}^ Q 7 24 4 36 23 7 18 7 111143 131 13! 2 D'sIat.2°S.— 4c^([— ^dC 7 24 4 36 23 12 vs 1 SETS. AF.36 2 24 14 3 7 -X-'s south 10 9, 7 25 4 35 23 15 13 6 9 .127 3 15 15 4 Ember day — J) in node. 7 25 4 35 23 18 25 711 2 16 4 4 16 5 Alioth on Mer. 7 11. 7 25 4 35 23 21 ^ 7 811 3 4 48 17 6 C apogee— J d (J 7 25 4 35 23 23 19 9 12 3 44 5 32 18 7 B.'s eye south 10 39. 7 25 4 35123 25 K 10 101 4 24 6 12 19 C 4th Sun. in Advent. 7 25 4 35 23 26 12 11 10 5 4 6 52 20 2 Day 9 h. 10 m.— )^ ^ (J 7 25 4 35 23 27 24 MORN 5 45 7 33 21 3 O enters VJ — "Wint. com. 7 25 4 35 23 28 T 6 12 10 6 27 815 22 4 Alioth on Mer. 6 45—4 6 O 7 25 4 35 23 27 19 1 12 7 12 9 23 5 D runs high. 7 25 4 35'23 27 « 2 2 18 8 9 48 24 6 7 -K-'s south 9 24. 7 25 4 35 23 26 15 3 26 8 53 10 41 25 7 Christmas — j) 's lat. 4° N. 7 25 4 35j23 24 29 4 37 9 51 1139 26 C 1st. S. af. Christmas. 7 25 4 35 23 22 nl3 5 4710 53 12 3 27 2 St. John— P, ^ O 7 25 4 35 23 20 27 6 511158 1 5 28j3 Innocents — 5 rises 6 13. 7 25 4 352317 sl2 RISES MORN 2 10 29 4 ([_ perigee — J) 's age 1 7 d. 7 24 4 36 23 13 27 6 34 1 3 12 30 5 Q in perigee. 7 24 4 36123 9 al2 7 53 2 1 4 13 31 6 Silvester. 7 24 4 36 23 5 27 9 8 2 57 5 9 Cease your base slanders, ye vipers ! you gnaw against a file— remember that every ounce of abuse lavished upon the patriot soldier, produces a poimd, avoirdupois weight, of friends. Selling White Men. — Gen. Harrison has been frequently charged with voting for an act to sell white men for debt. In a letter to the editor of the Richmond Whig, he denies the foul imputation, as follows : — " Such an act would hate been REPUGNANT TO MY FEELINGS and in DI- RECT CONFLICT WITH MY OPINIONS, public and private, THnorcH the whole COURSE oE iMT LIFE. NO SUCH PROPOSITION WAS EVER SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE OF OHIO — none such would for a moment have been enteh- TAINED Noa would ANT SON OF HERS HATE DABED TO PROPOSE IT." 16 THE LIFE OF GEN. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. From the 8th No. of Huddy ^ Duval's U. S. Military Magazine. The genius of American institutions, opposed as it is to tliat restless spirit of conquest which actuated and convulsed so many nations of antiquity, the middle ages, and even a later day, would seem to be unfriendly to the develope- ment of military talents. Neither the requirements of a superabundant popu- lation, nor any of the usual incentives to an increase of territory, always flagrant in aged and despotic countries, have yet arisen to counteract the anti-military tendencies of our form of government and social polity. Our wars, conse- quently, have been few in number and always of a defensive character ; but what they have been deficient in extent and frequency, they have unfortu- nately made up in severity and duration. If our armies of volunteers and militia could not be compared in point of numbers and discipline, to the well- appointed hosts of imperial France or haughty England, they have proved that their valor was as unyielding as those of the bravest regulars with whom they have come in conflict. If, until a comparatively recent j. period, our oflicers have been devoid of that rigid schooling, the benefits of which are partially en- joyed by even the humblest subjects of some European nations, the laurels they have won on many a hard-fought field against the mercenary legions of, Britain and the savage hordes on our frontier, attest the prowess and mUitary capacity of our people. The historians of few countries, numbering even cen- turies of existence, can point their readers to a list of such illustrious instances of consummate heroism as are furnished in the annals of the arms of our infant republic. The narratives of valor may be hunted in vain for examples of truer elevation of soul, or more dauntless gallantry under the most appalling emer- gencies. The glory of their achievements is the property of the nation. The sun of their fame, unobscured by the mists of malice or envy, will irradiate the path of the future defenders of our country. Their bright example is the rich- est heritage we can bequeath to posterity. We need then offer no apology to the readers of this magazine, for devoting a few pages to a succinct and impar- tial elucidation of the military career of one of our most valiant and, we may add. successful generals. William Henry Harrison was born in Virginia, in the year 1773, and was the third son of Benjamin Harrison, one of the most distinguished patriots of the Revolution, a member of the Continental Congress, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and subsequently governor of Virginia. This venerated sage and statesman died in 1791, when his son William was about eighteen years of age. Hence the early period of the life of General Harrison, when impressions are the deepest and most indelible, was passed in the school of patriotism and with the brightest models before him. Soon after the death of his father, and the completion of his education within the venerable walls o'' b2 3 17 18 THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON. Hampden Sydney College, he was induced, by the advice of his friends, to re- move to Philadelphia, and devote himself to the study of medicine, under the guardianship of Robert Morris, the celebrated financier of the Revolution. About that period, however, a general excitement and alarm prevailed along the whole frontier bordering on the Ohio River, produced by the depredations and murders committed by the Indians. Young Harrison, true to the stock from which he sprang, participating in the patriotic feelings of the times, resolved, with the consent of his friends, among whom was the immortal Washington, an intimate associate of his father, to enter the service of his country. Some idea may be formed of the posture of affairs at that period, and of the character of the duties he was required to discharge, when it is recollected that it was on the 4th of November, in the year 1791, that General St. Clair, with an army of fourteen hundred men, was defeated at the Miami villages, by the confederated Indians under the celebrated chief Little Turtle, with the loss of nearly one thousand men in killed and wounded, including some of his best officers. In November, 1791, when but eighteen years of age, he received his first appoint- ment as ensign from General Washington, and hastened to join his regiment, which was then stationed at Fort Wasliington. He arrived at that post a few days after the disastrous defeat of St. Clair to which we have just adverted. A new army was soon after raised by the government, and the command given to General Wayne, who had earned a brilliant reputation for skill and gallantry during the Revolutionary War. This army, which was called Wayne's Legion, was organised at Pittsburgh in the summer of 1792; and in the ensuing No- vember it left that place and went into winter quarters at Legionville, on the Ohio, twenty-two miles below Pittsburgh. In February, 1792, Harrison was promoted by General Washington to a lieutenancy, and soon after he joined Wayne's Legion. His boldness, energy, and strict attention to discipline, very early attracted the notice of his observant commander-in-chief, himself a chival- rous and fearless soldier and rigid disciplinarian — and General Wayne not long after selected him as one of his aides-de-camp. These minute details are worthy of especial regard, as illustrative of the high estimate entertained of Harrison at a very early age and in trying times, by the most discerning soldiers and patriots of the country. During the whole of the ensuing campaigns — which were not less distinguished for the arduous ser- vices which they entailed, than for their results, which conferred so much glory on our arms and gave peace and tranquillity to the frontier. Lieutenant Harri- son acted as aid to General Wayne. His bravery and gallant conduct through- out, were such, that he was repeatedly officially noticed in terms of the highest encomium. In his despatches to the Secretary of War, after the bloody and desperate battle of Miami, in which the confederated Indians and their allies were totally routed, General Wayne, in mentioning those whose fearlessness made them conspicuous on that occasion, remarked, " My faithful and gallant aides-de-camp. Captains De Butts and T. Lewis, and Lieu- tenant Harrison, with the adjutant-general. Major Mills, rendered the most essential service by communicating my orders in every direction, and by their conduct and bra- very exciting the troops to press for victory." Soon after this battle, in July, 1797, Lieutenant Harrison received from the President, as some slight recompense for his gallantry, the commission of cap- tain, and was placed in command of Fort Washington — the most important military post on the western frontier. He was then but twenty-four years of age ! Captain Harrison remained in the army till the close of the year 1707, when, as there was no longer an opportunity of serving his country in the field, he resigned his commission. He was almost immediately after appointed by the president, secretary and, ex officio, lieutenant-governor of tlie north-western THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON. 19 territory, which then embraced the immense extent of country lying nortli-west of the Ohio river. In this post, which was of a civil nature altogether, he rendered himself so popular by his talents, urbanity, and propriety of deport- ment, that he was elected by the people of the territory their lirst delegate to Conorress, when but twenty-six years of age, and took his seat in the house of representatives at the commencement of the first session, in December, 1799, His first efforts were directed to the accomplishment of an object in which the vital interests of his constituents, particularly the poorer classes of them, were concerned. This was to procure a change in the mode of disposing of the public lands, which from the size of the tracts sold, and places of sale, put it out of the power of the indigent emigrants to purchase them; throwing, as a natural consequence, the whole business into the hands of speculators, and thus retarding the setdement of the country. By dint of his great talents, irrepressible energy, and perseverance, he accomplished the object, notwith- standing the opposition which the measure met with from the wealthy capitalists of the country and some of the ablest members of Congress. At this session of Congress tlie northwestern territory, which had hitherto embraced all the country lying on the northwest of the Ohio, including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and what are now called the territories of Wis- consin and Iowa, was divided into two parts ; so much of it as comprised the present states of Ohio and Michigan, retained the old name, and the rest, com- prising the immense extent of country lying northwest of it, was made a separate territory and received the title of Indiana, Tiie act of Congress, which was approved by the president on the 7th of May, 1800, became a law on that day, and on the 12tli of May, five days afterwards. Captain Harrison was nominated by him to the senate as the first governor of Indiana territory, in compliance with the earnest and express wishes of the people of the territory. On the following day the nomination was confirmed by the senate,* If we reflect for a moment on the nature of the powers which were con- ferred by this appointment, and the delicate situation in which he was placed, from his immediate connexion with the Indians, fickle, treacherous, and prone to war as they were ; it is difficult to conceive a stronger proof of the estima- tion in which he was held, and the high opinion entertained of his civil and military talents, by the president, the senate, and the people of the territory. By this appointment, he became commander-in-chief of the militia, with the right of selecting all officers in it below the rank of general-ofiicers. Before the organization of the general assembly, he was to appoint sucli magistrates and other civil functionaries, in each county and township as he should deem necessary for the preservation of peace and good order, and, together with the judges, to adopt and publish such laws of the original states, both criminal and civil, as they should think proper and suited to the circumstances of the district, possessing himself alone the power to lay out the counties and townships. After the organization of the general assembly, he was to form part of it, having an absolute veto upon all their proceedings, with the power to convene, prorogue or dissolve the assembly, when he thought it expedient. The term of office was limited by law to three years, and at the expiration of any one term, unless his conduct had been perfectly satisfactory to t!ie government, and to the people over whom he presided, he might have been suspended without the harshness of removal from office. Yet he administered the civil government of that immense territory, possessing almost absolute powers over its diversified concerns and interests, for the period of thirteen years, from * " I nominate William Henry Harrison to be governor of the Indiana territory, from the 13th day of May next, when his present commission as governor will expire. Signed, Thomas Jefferson." Executive Journal of the United States Senate, page 441. 20 THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON 1800 to 1813. being reappointed twice by Mr. Jefferson, in 1803 and 1806. and once by Mr. Madison in 1809. He is thus seen to have received the strongest marks of confidence and approbation, from all the different presidents, from the people of the territory, and from four senates of the United States. In the year 1809, the house of representatives of Indiana territory unani- moiisly requested his I'e-appointment in the following terms extracted from the resolution : — "They cannot forbear recommending to and requesting of the president and senate, most earnestly, in their own name, and in the name of their constituents, the appoint- ment of their present governor, William Henry Harrison,, because he possesses the good wishes and affection of a great majority of his fellow-citizens ; — because they believe him sincerely attached to the Union, the prosperity of the United States, and the administration (Mr. Madison's) of its government; — because they believe him, in a superior degree, capable of promoting the interests of the territory, from long experience and laborious attention to its concerns, from his influence with the Indians, and wise and disinterested management of that department, and because they have confidence in his virtues, talents, and republicanism." But in addition to these extensive powers, he was, in the year 1803, appointed by Mr. Jefferson, with the advice and consent of the senate, " Commissioner to enter into any treaties which may be necessary with any Indian tribes northwest of the Ohio, and within the territory of the United States, on the subject of their boundaries or lands."* Under the power thus given, during the period of his civil administration as governor, he alone negotiated thirteen treaties with different tribes, for extin- guishing their titles to lands within that extensive and fertile region. Nearly the entire period of his civil administration was a continued series of treaties; and his unsurpassed efficiency as a negotiator and diplomatist, is amply esta- blished in his able and voluminous correspondence with President Jeflerson, and in the treaties themselves. By one of these he procured the extingnish- ment of the tide to the largest tract of country ever ceded at one time by the Indians, since the settlement of North America. It embraced upwards of fifty-one millions of acres ! IJntil the year 1811, Governor Harrison had been able from his knowledge of the Indian character and skilful management of their affitirs, to keep his savage neighbours in clieck, and to preserve the peace and security of tlie frontier settlements. About this period, however, our affairs witii England drawing to a crisis, the British traders availed themselves of the natural turbu- lence and love of plunder which characterize the Indians, to instigate them to acts of violence and depredation, and actually furnished them with arms and equipments for war. To their influence was added that of the Shawnese prophet, 01-li-wa-chica, the brother of the celebrated Tecumseh ; and tliese deluded tribes began to renew those scenes of desolation and blood, in the conflagration of dwellings and the murder of whole famdies, which had before drawn down upon them the vengeance of the American people. In October, 1811, Governor Harrison with the troops under his command, proceeded to the Prophet's town, on the Wabash, at the junction with the Tippecanoe, for the purpose of restoring tranquillity. After a march of thirty days, he arrived * "I nominate William Henry Harrison, of Indiana, to be a commissioner, to enter into ANY treaty or treaties which may be necessary, with any Indian tribes, northwest of the Ohio, and within the territory of the United States, on the subject of the boundary, or lands. Signed, Thomas Jefferson." The message containing these nominations was transmitted to the senate of the United States, on the third day of February, 1803, read on the 4th, and on the 8th taken up for consideration, when the nomination of William Henry Harrison, above recited, received the unanimous sanction of that honourable body. THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON. 21 there on the Gth of November, ana the Indians, as usual, met him with pro- testations of friendship, and the promise to hokl a council on the following day for the settlement of all complaints. Before the following day, however, in the gloom of a dark, cold, and cloudy night, they assailed his camp with savage yells. But they did not (as they expected) find him unprepared. The army had been encamped in the order of battle, and the troops reposed with their clothes and accoutrements on, and their arms at their sides. The officers had been ordered to sleep in the same manner, and " It was the governor's invariable practice to be ready to mount liis horse at a moment's warning. Oa the morning of the 7th, he arose at a quarter before four o'clock, and sat by the fire conversing with the gt^ntlenien of his fnnily, who were reclining on their blankets waiting for the signal, which in a few minutes would have been gis'en for the troops to turn out. The orderly drvimmer had been already roused for the reveillee. The moon had risen, but afforded little light, in consequence of being overshadowed by clouds, which occasionally discharged a drizzling rain. At this moment the attack commenced. A desperate conflict ensued, in which the Indians manifested uncommon ferocity, but which ended in their total defeat; and they abandoned their town, leaving behind them their provisions and almost every thing they possessed."* The battle of Tippecanoe was one of the most spirited and best fought actions recorded in the annals of our Indian \vars. The assailants and their weapons were fully equal in numbers and quality to the Americans, and the Indians, contrary to their usual custom, fought hand to hand, and with the fiercest bravery. No soldier in the ranks at this battle was exempt from dj^nger, but no man encountered more personal peril than Governor Harrison himself — well known to many of the Indians, and the object of their peculiar attack, — his fearless and unshrinking exposure, makes it appear almost a miracle that he should have escaped unwounded. In referring to the coolness and intrepidity of Governor Harrison on this occasion, we cannot refrain from making the following extracts from a journal published in 1816, by a private soldier, who fought in this battle, and could have had no interested motives for his publication. — " General Harrison," he says, " received a shot through the rim of his hat. In the heat of the action his voice was frequently heard, and easily distinguished, giving his orders, in the same calm, cool, and collected manner, with which Ave had been used to receive them on drill or parade. The confidence of the troops in the general was unlimited." The same intelligent writer in speaking of Harrison's kindness to the soldiers, and his influence over them, remarks: — " He appeared not disposed to detain any man against his inclination ; being endowed by nature with a heart as humane as brave, in his frequent addresses to the militia, his eloquence was formed to persuade ; appeals were made to reason as well as to feeling, and never were they made in vain." The president, Mr. Madison, in communicating to Con- gress, December 13, 1811, the despatches and intelligence of this splendid achievement of western valour, thus expressed himself: — " While it is deeply to be lamented, that so many valuable lives have been lost in the action which took place on the 7th ult., Congress will see with satisfaction the dauntless spirit and fortitude victoriously displayed by every description of troops engaged, as well as the collected firmness which distinomisbed their commander, on an occasion requiring the utmost exertion of valour and discipline." The legislature of Indiana issued an address to Governor Harrison, of which the Odlowiug is an extract : — "The house of representatives of Indiana territory, in their own name, and in behalf ©f their constituents, most cordially reciprocate the congfratulations of j^our excellency on the glorious result of the late sanguinary conflict with the 8hawnese propliet, and * See McAfee's History of the Last War, published in 1816, from which this de- ecription is taken; pp. 29 — 36, 23 THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON. the tribes of Indians confederated with him ; where we see displayed in behalf of our country, not only the consummate abilities of the general, but the heroism of the man; and when we take into view the benefits which must result to that country I'rom those exertions, we cannot for a moment withhold our meed of applause." Tlie chivalry and daring of General Harrison, not less than his great abilities and skill displayed as a commander on the occasion, were thus referred to in a joint resolution of the legislature of Kentucky, notwithstanding the loss that stale had sustained in some of her most valuable citizens: — " Resolved, that in the late campaign against the Indians on the Wabash, Governor W. H. Harrison has, in the opinion of this legislature, behaved like a Hero, a Patriot^ and a General ,- and that for his cool, deliberate, skilful and gallant conduct in the late battle of Tippecanoe, he deserves the warmest thanks of the nation." The gallant Colonel Daviess, who fell at Tippecanoe, thus speaks of Gene- ral Harrison in a letter written a short time before the battle : — " I make free to declare that I have imagined there were two military men in the West, and General Harrison is the first of the two." These are but a few of the many eulogies pronounced upon his achievements before and on the glorious field of Tippecanoe. On the 18lh of June, 1812, war was declared by the United States against Great Britain, and Governor Harrison was in that year appointed a brigadier- general in the regular army. In the course of the year. General Hull, to whom had been confided the command of the northwestern army, made a shameful surrender at Detroit, putting the British in possession of his whole force, and of a large region of country. This mortifying and disastrous event gave nevr zeal and hopes to the savage foe ; the intelligence was spread with rapidity, from the Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, and the torch of war was lighted ahnig the whole frontier of the United States. In the surprise, alarm, grief, and in- dignation of the moment, public sentiment pointed to General Harrison as the man who alone was equal to the exigencies of the occasion, and accordingly to him was confided, as commander-in-chief, the difficult and dangerous duty of repairing the mischiefs which had been inflicted upon the country by the base conduct of Hull. This appointment was conferred upon him by Mr. Madison, at the earnest request and recommendation of the people of the West, and par- ticularly of the gallant Governor Shelby and Colonel Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky, who had served under him. Before this, however, a successful effort had been made by a jealous rival of General Harrison to have General Winchester appointed to this command. McAflee, in his history of the Last War, remarks, " The troops had confidently expected that General Harrison would be confirmed in the command ; and by this time he had completely received the confidence of every soldier in the army. He was affable and courteous in his manners, and indefatig-able in his attention to every branch of business. His soldiers seemed to anticipate the wishes of their general ; it was only necessary to be known that he wished something done, and all were anxious to risk their lives in its accomplishment. His men would have fought better and suffered more with him, than with any other general in ./Irncrica; and whatever might have been the merits of General Winchester, it was certainly an unfortunate arrangement which transferred the command to him at this moment. It is absolutely necessary that militia soldiers should have great confidence in their general, if they are required either to obey with promptness, or to fight with bravery. The men were at last reconciled to march under Winchester, but with a confident belief that Harrison would be placed in the command ; which accordingly was done, as soon as the War Department was informed of his appointment in the Kentucky troops, and his popularity in the western country."* * A caucus was called on the subject of the appointment. " At this caucus, com- posed of General Shelby, the Honourable Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Re- presentatives in Congress, the Honourable Thomas Todd, Judge of the Federal Court, &c. &c., it was unanimously resolved to give Harrison a brevet commission of Major- THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON. 23 A letter was addressed to General Harrison by the immortal Perry, about the time of the appointment of the former to the command, from which we make the foUowuig extract. " You know what has been my opinion as to the future commander-in-chief of tlie army. I pride myself not a little, I assure you, on seeing my predictions so jiear beincr verified ; yes, my dear friend, I expect soon to hail you as tlie chief who is to redeem the honour of our arms in the North." In a letter addressed to General Harrison by Colonel Richard M. Johnson, dated July 4th, 1813, assigning the reasons which influenced him and the brave Kentuckians under his command, to join the army of General Harrison, we find the following remarks : — " Two great objects induced us to come ; first, to be at the regaining of our own territory and Detroit, and at tiie taking of Maiden ; and secondly, to serve under an officer in whom we have confidence. We would not have engaged in the service without such a prospect — we did not want to serve under drunlvards, old grannies, cowards, nor traitors, but under one (General Harrison) who has proved himself to be wise, prudent, and brave." The first efforts of General Harrison were to assemble and organize a suita- ble army. In May, 1813, he sustained a siege for thirteen days, at Fort Meigs, conducted by a superior combined force of British troops and Indians under General Proctor and Tecumseh, from which they were repulsed with signal success. During the siege, 1800 shells and balls were fired upon the fort, as well as a continual discharge of small arms maintained. Colonel M'Kune of Ohio, a veteran of the last war, states, that, " In the first attack by the British upon Fort Meigs, the Americans fought outside the fort. I commanded at one of the gates of the fort, and personally helped General Harrison over the pickets, and saw him commanding his men in person and on foot, regardless of the most imminent danger." McAffee minutely describes the brilliant sortie of Fort Meigs, in his History of the Last War, to which we are compelled by our narrow limits to refer the reader for many interesting particulars. In the fall of the year 1813, the glorious victory of Perry on Lake Erie having given to the Americans the command of the lake, General Harrison de- termined to invade Canada, and carry the war into the enemy's country. His troops were accordingly transported to the Canadian shore by the victorious fleet of Perry, and having landed below Maiden, and taken possession of that place, he detached a force to take possession of Detroit, and then pursued his flying enemy to the banks of the Thames. Here, on the 5th of October, 1813, he found General Proctor, with upwards of GOO regulars, and 2000 Indians under Tecumseh, posted to receive him. They occupied a narrow strip of land, with the river on one side and a swamp on the other; their left resting upon the river, supported by artillery, their right upon the swamp, covered by the whole Indian force. Occupying thus the whole space, a more extended front could not be presented to them than their own, and no advantage taken of superiority of numbers, if any existed. By a bold, brilliant, and original manffiuvre, which displayed the splendid military genius of the commander, the fate of the battle was instantly decided : General Harrison ordered the regiment of mounted infantry to be drawn up in close column, and at full speed to charge the enemy. The shock was irresistible. The British troops gave way on all sides, and 600 regulars, including 25 officers, laid down their arms and became prisoners of war. The Indians continued to fight with great and desperate courage, but were finally routed, and their celebrated Chief General in the Kentucky militia, and authorize him to take command. The appoint- ment received the general approbation of the people, and was hailed by the troops of Cincinnati with the most enthusiastic joy." — McJfee's History of the Last War. p. 108. M THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON. Tecumseh* slain on the field. In this decisive victory, the venerable Governor Shelby, a hero of the revolution, commanded, under General Harrison, the Kentucky volunteers; General Cass, late Secretary of War, and our present Minister in France, and Commodore Perry, acted as the Aides of General Harrison. All the official papers of General Proctor were taken, and he him- self escaped with great difficulty from his pursuers ; property to the amount of a million of dollars was captured, and three pieces of brass cannon, trophies of the Revolutionary War, which had been taken from the British at Saratoga and York, and surrendered by Hull at Detroit, were recovered. This brilliant and decisive achievement, in which the American army was composed of vo- lunteers, mounted infanti-y, and only 120 regulars, was haded in every quarter of the country with the liveliest demonstrations of joy and gratitude, and was celebrated from Maine to Louisiana, in most of our cities and chief towns, by illuminations. It at once put a period to the strife of arms in that quarter. The din of war was hushed, the husbandman returned to his plough, and the peaceful occupations of civil life were resumed. In referring to the official account of the action, Thomas Ritchie, the able editor of the Richmond In- quirer, remarked : — " General Harrison's detailed letter tells us of every thing we wish to know about the officers except himself. He does justice to every one but to Harrison, the world must therefore do justice to the man who was too modest to be just to himself.''^ In the language of the Honourable Langdon Cheves, of South Carolina, on the floor of Congress, " This victory of Harrison was such as would have secured to a Roman general, in the best days cf the Republic, the honors of a triumph. He put an end to the war in the uppermost Canada." The annual message of President Madison addressed to Congress, December 7th, 1813, contained the following allusion to the victory of the Thames: — " The success on Lake Erie having opened a passage to the territory of the enemy, General Harrison, commanding the north-western army, transferred the war thither; and rapidly pursuing the hostile troops, fleeing with their savage associates, forced a general action, which quickly terminated in the capture of the British, and the disper- sion of the savage force. This result is signally honourable to Major General Harrison, by whose military talents it was achieved." Similar language was employed to express the universal joy at this result, by most of the governors of the different States, in proclamations issued by the chief magistrates of the various cities, by Congress, and the several state legis- tures. Governor Snyder, of Pennsylvania, in his annual message to the Le- gislature, dated December 10th, 1813, remarked, " The blessings of thousands of v/omen and children rescued from the scalping knife of the ruthless savage of the wilderness, and from the still more savage Proctor, rest on Harrison and his gallant army." Here ends the military career of General Harrison : and that title and that character which was accepted at the hands of Mr. Madison, when duty and the circumstances of the times required it, was cheerfully laid aside, when there was no longer a patriotic motive for its retention. His determination to with- draw from the army was in consequence of the jealousy of General Armstrong, Secretary of War, who, to the surprise of the nation, assigned him services far removed from any post of danger, and inferior to that which he had a right to expect. On learning the determination of General Harrison to resign his com- * " Tecumseh, who was shot at the battle of the Thames, was about forty-six years ef age, of the Shawnese tribe, erect and lofty in his deportment, with a penetrating eye, and stood six feet high ; of stern visage, artful, insidious in preparing enterprises, and bold in their execution. Among the Indians he was justly termed the ' Boldest Warrior of the West.' " THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON. 25 mission, the venerable and gallant Governor Shelby of Kentucky, who had served under him, addressed a letter, dated May 18tli, 1814, to President Madi- son, urging him not to accept the resignation, but the President being on a visit to Virginia, did not receive it before General Armstrong, who was eager for General Harrison to quit a service in which he was winning such imperishable laurels, had assumed the responsibility of ofRciallj^ acquiescing in his withdrawal from the army. The following is an extract from Governor Shelby's letter to Mr. Madison. " I feel no hesitation to declare to you, that I believe General Harrison to hp one of the first military characters lever knew ; and in addition to this, he is capable of making greater personal exertions than any officer with whom I have served. I doubt not but it will hereafter be found that the command of the north-western army, and the vari- ous duties attached to it, has been one of the most arduous and difTicult tasks ever as- signed to any officer in the United States." General McArthur, who had also served under General Harrison, addressed his friend and old commander on the subject, in which he remarked : — " You, sir, stand the highest with the militia of this State of any general in the ser- vice, and I am confident that no man can fight them to so great advantage ; and I think their extreme solicitude may be the means of calling you to this frontier." The following resolution was passed by both branches of Congress, and ap- proved 4lh of April, 1819. " Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress he, and they are hereby presented to Major-General JVillinm Henry Harrison and Isaac Shelby, late governor of Kentucky, and through them to the officers and men tinder their command, for their gallantry and good conduct in defeating the combined British and Indian forces under Major-General Proctor, on the Thames, in Upper Canada, on the 5tb day of October, 1813, capturing the British army, with their baggage, camp equipafje, and artillery; and that the President of the United States be requested to cause two Gold Medals to be struck, emblematical of this triumph, and presented to General Harrison and Isaac Shelby, late governor of Kentucky." We cannot better illustrate the estimate of General Harrison, formed by one who knew him well, having served under him in several campaigns, than by making the following extract from a speech delivered in the House of Represen- tatives of the United States, March 2d, 1831, by the Honourable Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky, now Vice-President, on the bill for the relief of J. C Harrison, deceased. "One of the securities is General William H. Harrison — and who is General Harri- son 1 The son of one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, who sp^^nt the greater part of his large fortune in redeeming the pledge be then gave of " his for- tune, life and sacred honour," to secure the liberty of his country. Of the career of General Harrison I need not speak — the history of the West is his history. For forty years he has been identified with its interests, its perils, and its hopes. Universally beloved in the walks of peace, and distinguished by his ability in the councils of his country, he has been yet more illustriously distinguished in the field. During the late war he was longer in active service than any other general officer ; he was perhaps oftener in action than any one of them, and never sustained a defeat." In the year 1816, General Harrison was elected to Congress from the State of Ohio. In this station he served with great distinction, until the year 1819, when he was chosen a member of the state Senate. In 1824, he was elected a Senator of the United States, by the Legislature of Ohio, and continued to serve with eminent ability in that distinguished body, performing the duties of chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs in the place of General Jackson, who had resigned, until the year 1828, when he was appointed Envoy Extra- ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Colombia. Since the period of his return to the United States in 1829, he has continued to pursue 4 C 26 THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON. the elevating though laborious occupation of a husbandman on the banks of the Ohio. General Harrison is now about sixty-six years of age, but from his active and temperate habits, he enjoys in their full vigour his mental and physical powers. In his manners he is plain, frank, and unassuming; in his disposition, cheerful, kind, and generous. With opportunities of amassing wealth, during his lono- administration of Indian affairs, while governor of Indiana, unless restrained by the most delicate and scrupulous integrity ; yet he came out of the service of his country with diminished means. During the whole period of his mili- tary services, amidst all the privations, toils, and sufferings of a war carried on in an uninhabited country, covered with swamps and woods, he never caused a soldier to be punished. Yet no General ever commanded the confidence, admi- ration, and obedience of the militia to a greater extent. When asked by a fel- low-officer how he managed to gain the control over his troops which he pos- sessed, he answered : " By treating them with affection and kindness — by always recollecting that they were my fellow-citizens, whose feelings I was bound to respect, and sharing on every occasion the hardships they were obliged to undergo." In September, 1829, while residing at Bogota, as Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Colombia, he addressed a letter to General Bolivar, at that time President of the Republic, but who it was feared intended to subvert the republican government and assume despotic power. The object was to dissuade him from taking so fatal a step, and the whole letter is replete with the soundest views and the noblest sentiments. We thus perceive that the influence of the school in which he was reared has not been lost upon him. Born and bred among the heroes and sages of the Revolution, — drawing his prin- ciples fresh from the fountain of American liberty, his whole life has been spent in the service of his country. But great and brilliant as his military services have been, they did not excel his civil labours in duration or importance. Out of a period of thirty-seven years of public employment, eight or nine have been spent in bearing arms amidst the perils and privations of Indian and British warfare, but upwards of twenty in high and responsible offices of civil trust. In the eloquent language of one of his neighbours, " he is the son of one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence — a distinguished patriot of the Re- volution; enrolled at nineteen in the ranksof his countr)''s defenders; the favour- ite aide-de-camp of Wayne ; one of the victors of Miami ; the trusted com- mander of the important out-post of Fort Washington; the secretary to the north-western Territory ; its first delegate to Congress ; the author of the bene- ficent land system, by which honest settlers were encouraged, and speculators rebuked; the popular governor of Indiana: the overthrower of Tecuniseh and his British allies ; the able diplomatist at the treaty of Vincennes, the Hero of Tippecanoe; the gallant conqueror of Upper Canada, and as gallantly victori ous at the Thames ; a member of Congress in 1823, and a senator in 1824, in which station he advocated the reform of the militia system, and the appoint- ment of cadets of the sons of those who die in defence of their country ; and also the prompt adjustment of the claims of the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution ; was minister to Colombia in 1828 ; and the author of the renowned letter to Bolivar." TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. The following address, which immedi- ately succeeded the biography of General Harrison, in the United States Military Magazine, was written by Thoinias Fitnam, p]sQ., a patriotic son of the " Emerald Isle," who has always been a Democrat, a Jackson man, and until recently a warm advocate of Mr. Van Buren, Init now an enthusiastic supporter of General Harri- son, whom, with so many thousands of his warm-hearted countrymen, he consi- ders a better and purer republican than the present chief magistrate of the nation. TO GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. BY THOMAS FITNAM, ESQ. Like the sun in its transit round heaven's great arch. Dispelling the gloom which obscures all beneath ; Thou, sir, in the van of our army didst march , Triumphantly forcing our foes to retreat. For courage and worth, virtue, honour, and sense. Thine standest the first mid illustri- ous names, Oh ! say, where's the man, if he could, would dispense With thy feat at Fort Meigs, or that of the Thames 1 Those wreaths o'er thy brow which thy talents had gain'd On the field — in the Senate, are justly thy due ; They're free from those crimes with which others are stain'd, For they bear the bright impress of " Tippecanoe !" All those may feel proud who high sta- tions now hold. As gifts from the people, through party conferr'd ; But never! oh ! never ! let freemen be told, That through party alone should be claimants preferr'd. Then show me the soldier wl ose bosoni responds To th'ennobling emotions of national pride; That would, if his country were threat- en'd with bonds. Be seen not contending with thee, side by side. I'd chain down the traitorous serf to the earth — I'd stamp on his forehead the brand of a slave ; His kind, to like offspring, should never give birth. But all should descend to one ignoble grave. Philadelphia, October I2th, 1839. Opinions of the Democracy during iho war, before the polilicnl paint brush had been employed to sully the fair fame of the brave and victorious defender of his coun- try. TAMxMANY HALL AND GENERAL HARRISON. The following condensed account of a dinner given to the Hero of the Thames at Tammany Hall, when he was on his way to Washington from the scones of his vic- tories, is copied from the New York Na- tional Advocate, of December 4th, 1813, one of the organs of the war party. He was then regarded as one of the fathers of his countr}^ " Dinner in honour of General Hnrrism%. — A public dinner was given at Tamma- fiy Hall on Wednesday last, under the di- rection of the Republican General Commit- tee of New York, to Major-geru^ral Wil- liam H. Harrison. Thecompany assembled amounted to about three hundred persons. The party was rendered highly interesting by the presence of the distinguished officer in whose honour it was given, of Governor Tompkins, and INIajor-generals Dearborn and Hampton, and Judge B. Livingston. A great number of the officers of the army and navy, and of the volunteer corps of 27 2«t TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. Ihis city attended. The venerable patriot, 1 Oolonel Rutgers, presided. General Smith, ' Colonel Swartwout, Alderman Euckmas- ter, and Alderman Wendover, assisted as j vice-presidents. The interior of the Hall was decorated with more than forty national flags and inilitar}'" standards, disposed with great taste and effect, under the direction of Mr. Holland. Two elegant transparencies, from the pen of that gentleman, adorned the walls of the upper and lower ends of the room. The one represented General Harri- son receiving the submission of the savage allies of ' the defenders of our faith,' who were surrendering their weapons and the presents received from the British, to the conqueror, and offering their squaws and papooses as hostages of their fidelity. The other exhibited the American Eagle, standing on a rock in Lake Erie, and proudly expanding its wings over its wa- ters. From his beak proceeded a scroll inscribed ' E Pluribiis Unum,' a view of the bank and distant waters of the Lake filled the perspective. The tout en- semble produced by the flags, the paintings, and a profusion of lights, was singularl)'^ picturesque and beautiful. On the exterior of the Hall was placed a very elegant transparency, also from the pen of Mr. Holland, hi the foreground, several Indian chiefs were exhibited in postures of submission, imploring the cle- mency of General Harrison, who was pointing to a view in the distance of the battle (if the gloriuits tenth nf September, This transparency supported another in the form of an ellipsis, on which was inscribed in large capitals, " HARRISON." " PERRY." " don't give up the ship." The transparencies were, we under- stand, presented by Mr. Holland ; who generously volunteered his services in ar- rannfing the decorations of the Hall. Five tables, containing sixty covers each, and furnished most plentifully with excel- lent dishes, were provided for the company. Ornamented representations of castles, py- ramids, &c. &c., displaying the American flag, were arranged on the tables at ap- propriate distances, and produced a most brilliant and pleasing eilect. Too much credit cannot be bestowed on Messrs. Mauling and Cozzens, for the elegant and liberal manner in which their visitors were provided. The distinguished guests were received at the dining hall, with the music of ' Hail Columbia,' from a full and excellent band. As soon as the company had assembled at the table, an appropriate prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Van Pelt. A simi- lar ceremony was observed at the removal of the cloth. After dinner the following toasts were drank, interspersed with excellent songs from gentlemen of the company, and mu- sic from the band." , The regular toasts then follow, which our limited space precludes us from in- serting. Among the volunteer toasts are those of General Harrison, General Hamp- ton and General Dearborn. The one by General Harrison is as follows : "• By General Harrison. — The freedom of the seas and the adoption by our go- vernment of the Roman maxim, which se- cured to the citizen his inviolability." Twelve cheers. The account thus proceeds: — "After General Dearborn, General Hampton and Governor Tompkins had retired, the Presi- dent gave the following : " Major-general Harrison — The deli- verer of our western frontier." Seventeen cheers. " Major-general Dearborn." Twelve cheers. "• Major-general Hampton." Twelve cheers. " Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the State of New York." Twelve cheers. The Democratic Press, of Decemoer 16, 1813, contains the following leading edito- rial paragraph : "Major-general Harrison is this evening to attend the new theatre in Chestnut street, to see Mr. Duff perform Macbeth. That the theatre will be crowded, and that the GALLANT Harrison will receive the applause he so well merits, we have no doubt. We regret to learn that the General is in so much of a hurry to reach the seat of the General Government, that he cannot accept the testimonials of nublic approba- tion which were intended for him by the citizens of Philadelphia." Hear the Editor of the Richmond En- quirer in 1813, t/ien a Republican, but now the venerable advocate of the '■^spoils par- From my old Democratic friend, Ritchie, 1813. From the Richmond Enquirer. » JOY— JOY IN LONDON NOW !" We have not words to express the joy which we feel for the Victory of Harri- son. Never have we seen the public pulso TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. beat so high. The shouts and cheers of the immense multitude which had flocked to the Coffee room and Post Office on vSalur- day night, on reading the official news from Washington, were loud and long heyond description. Yesterday the scene of joy and congratulation continued. " At eleven o'clock, Captain Stephenson's corps of ar- tillery fired a grand federal salute. In the evening the city was illuminated." " And well may we rejoice. Wc rejoice not so much for thesplendour of this achieve- ment, as for the solid benefils which it will produce. Yet in point of splendour we have no reason to believe that when we re- ceive the official account, we shall receive any disappointment. The skill with wiiich the plan was contrived for overreaching the flying enemy, the small portion of Har- rison's force which was able to come up and cope with him, consisting principally of mounted Rangers under Johnson and Ball, and the short period in which the victory was achieved, will, we are inclined to suspect, impart to it the character of a most gallant and brilliant achievement. But its suUd effects require no official ac- counts to emblazon them ; it gives secu- rity to the frontier. Ohio may now sleep in security. The trembling mother that nightly used to clasp her infant to her breast, may rock its cradle in peace." Capital, capital. How well the crittur wrote in 1813. The following anecdotes and incidents in the life of General Harrison, have been collected from various authentic sources. Interesting anecdote of General Harri- son's fatlier, on the occasion of signing the Declaration of Independence : — A curious anecdote is on record, illustra- tive of the cheerful temper and intrepidity of General Harrison's father, who was identified with every turn in the fortunes of his country ; at a period when that country was convulsed by a struggle in which all its rights and very existence were involved. Elbridge Gerry, a dele- gate from Massachusetts, as slender and spare as Mr. Harrison was vigorous and portly, stood beside Harrison, whilst sign- ing the declaration. Harrison turnpd round to him with a smile, as he raised his hand from the paper, and said, "When the hanging scene comes to be exhibited, I shall have all the advantage over von. It will be over with me in a minute, but you will be kicking in the air half an hour after I am sfone." Appointment by Thomas Jefferson, in 1803:— The loiiowing is a copy of the message of Thomas Jefferson, nominating General Harrison sole commissioner to treat with the Indians. "I nominate William Henry Harrison, of Indiana, to be a commissioniir to enter into ANY treaty or treaties which may be neces- sary, with any Indian tribes, northwest of the Ohio, and within the territory of the United .States, on the subject of the boun- dary, or lands. (Signed) Thomas Jefferson." The message containing these nomina- tions was transmitted to the senate of the United States, on the 3d day of February, 1803, read on the 4th, and on the 8th taken up for consideration, when the nomination of William Henry Harrison, above recited, received the unanimous sanction of that honourable body. Council of Vincennes, 12th of August, 1810:— In September, 1809, Governor Harrison held a council at Fort Wayne, and nego- tiated a treaty with the Miamies, Dela- vvares, Patawatamies, and Kickapoos, by which he succeeded in purchasing from those tribes an extensive tract of country on both sides of the Wabash, and extend- ing up that river more than sixty miles above Vincennes. The tribes who owned these lands were paid for them by certain annuities which they considered a satisfac- tory equivalent. Tecumseh was absent when this treaty was made, and the Prophet, not feeling himself interested, had not opposed it; but on the return of Tecumseh, some months after, both he and his brother expressed great dissatisfaction, and even tlireatened to put to death all those chiefs who had signed the treaty. Hearing this, and anx- ious too to ascertain their intentions from, themselves, if possible. Governor Harrison desp''lchpd messengers to invite them both to Vincennes, and to assure th^^m that any claims they might have to these lands were not affected by the treaty ; but that if they would come to V'incenn(!S and ex- hibit their pretensions, and they should bo found to be valid, the lands would be given up or an ample compensation made for them. Tecumseh came without his bro- ther—and though the governor, having no confidence in his good faitli, had requested him not to bring with him more than thirty warriors, he came with four hundred, com- pletely armed. The governor held a coun- cil on the 12th of August, 1810, at wliich Tecumseh and forty of these warriors were c 2 30 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. present. The governor was attended by th«3 judg-es of the supreme court, several ofTicers of the army, Winnemack, a friendly chief, and a few unarmed citizens. A ser- geant's guard of twelve men was likewise placed near him, but as the day vt'as ex- ceedingly sultry, and they were exposed to the sun, the governor, with his charac- teristic humanity, directed them to remove to a shaded spot at some distance. Tecumseh addressed this council with a speech, in which he openly avowed the designs of himself and his brother. He declared it to be their intention to form a coalition of all the red men, to prevent the whites from extending their settlements farther west. — and to establish the principle that the Indian lands belonged in common to all the tribes, and could not be sold without their united consent. He again avowed their intention to put to death all the chiefs who had signed the treaty at Fort Wayne, yet, with singular inconsis- tency, he at the same time denied all inten- tion to make war, and declared that all those who had given such information to the governor, were liars. This was aimed particularly at Winnemack, from whom the governor had received a timely notice of the designs of Tecumseh and his brother. Governor Harrison replied to Tecumseh in a mild and conciliatory tone, explaining the treaty at Fort Wayne, and clearly proving that all the chiefs whose tribes had any claims upon the land ceded at this time to the United States, were present at the treaty and had voluntarily signed it — and that they had sold these lands for an an- nuity which they considered a sufficient compensation. The interpreter to the Shawnees explained the governor's speech to the warriors of that tribe, but when the interpreter to the Patawatamies was about to begin, Tecumseh interrupted him in a rude and insulting manner, using the most vehement language and the most violent gesticulation, and loudly declaring thot all the governor had said was false, and. that he and the United States had cheated and imposed upon the Indians. As he uttered this, his warriors sprung to their feet, and began to brandish their tomahawks and warclubs, their eyes all fiercely turned upon the governor. Harrison rose imme- diately and drew his sword. The friendly chief Winnemack cocked a pistol with which he was armed, and some of the offi- cers in attendance drew their weapons and stood on the defensive. During this criti- cal moment not a word was spoken, until the guard came running up, and were about to fire on the Indians, when the governor, with singular coolness and presence of mind, restrained them. He then turned to Tecumseh, and calmly but authoritatively told him that " he was a bad man — that he would hold no further talk with him — and that he must now return to his camp, and take his departure from the settlements without delay." The council was imme- diately broken up, and Tecumseh and his warriors, awed by the coolness and intre- pidity of the governor, withdrew in si- lence. The next morning Tecumseh, finding that he had to deal with a man of firmness and undaunted bravery, whom he could neither intimidate by his audacious vio- lence nor disconcert by his cunning ma- nceuvres, solicited another interview with the governor, and apologized for the im- proprieties he had committed at the council the day before. Still anxious to conciliate this haughty savage, the governor afterwards paid him a visit to his own camp, with no other attendant than the interpreter. Tecumseh received him with courtesy and much at- tention ; his uniform kindness and inflexi- ble firmness having won the respect of the rude warrior; but he still persisted in ri- gidly adhering to the policy he had avowed, at the council on the preceding day. Testimony of General Anthony Wayne,, a gallant son of Pennsylvania, in favour of LIEUT. W. H. HARRISON, in the brilliant and decisive victory oi Maumee : — The following is an extract from the offi- cial report of Gen. Wayne, of the 27th of August, 1794, giving an account of his celebrated battle of Maumee: " The bravery and conduct of every offi- cer belonging to the army, from the gene- rals down to the ensigns, merit my highest approbation. There were, however, some whose rank and situation placed their con- duct in a very conspicuous point of view, and which I observed with pleasure and the most lively gratitude : among whom I beg leave to mention Brigadier-general Wilkinson, and Colonel Hamtramack, the commandants of the right and left wings of the legion, whose brave example in- spired the troops ; and to these I must add the names of my faithful and gallant aids- de-camp. Captain De Butts and T. Lewis, and Lieutenant Harrison, tvho, with the Adjutant-general, Major Mills, rendered the niust essential service by communicating my orders in every direction, and by their conduct and bravery exciting the troops to press for victory. ^^ W. H. Harrison, as Governor of Indiana Territory in 1805 :— Tlie conduct of Governor Harrison, ia TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 31 administering the affairs of the Indiana Territory, was repeatedly approved by the legislative council and house of repre- sentatives. In 1805, the former, in reply to the message of the governor, says : — " The confidence which our fellow-citi- zens have uniformly had in your adminis- tration, has been such that they have hith- erto had no reason to be jealous of the un- limited power which you possess over our legislative proceedings. We, however, cannot help regretting that such powers have been lodged in the hands of any one, especially when it is recollected to what dangerous lengths the exercise of those powers may be extended." The house of representatives, in their reply, made the following remarks : — " Accept, sir, the thanks of the house of representatives for the speech you made to both houses of the legislature on the open- ing of the present session. In it we dis- cern the solicitude for the future happiness and prosperity of the territory, which has been unilbruily evinced by your past ad- ministration." The following anecdote must be pecu- liarly/ gratifying to the base revilers of their country's brave defender : — A gentleman who had the anecdote from the lips of the late General Tipton himself, has been so kind as to commit it to writing for our use. — Yeoman. During the last presidential contest, the military claims of General Harrison were freely canvassed, and some of his oppo- nents did not scruple to charge him with a want of courage. The late General Tip- ton, of the United States senate, who had served as an ensign at the battle of Tippe- canoe, was asked by a friend, " what think you, general, of Harrison's courage V He replied, " I think him as brave a man as ever lived — no one could have behaved with more true courage than he did ; while the engagement was hottest, and when the bullets flew thickest, he was to be seen speaking in his ordinary tone, and giving command with the greatest precision. The company to which I belonged," said Gen- eral Tipton, " went into action eighty strong, and only twenty survived ; the firing upon us was most tremendous. Af- ter the general had made his arrangements for repelling the attack of the Indians at other points, he rode up to where I was, and made the following inquiries : 'Where's your captain V He is dead, sir. ' Where is the first or second-lieutenant ?' They are both dead, was the reply. ' Well, where is the ensign V He stands before you. ' Well, my brave fellow,' said Har- rison, ' hold your ground for five minutes longer, and all will be safe.' " In fifteen minutes the enemy was repulsed on all sides. Tipton gallantly led on his few remaining comrades to the charge, and vic- tory perched upon the American banner- As an evidence of Harrison's coolness in the midst of danger, General Tipton stated, that at the moment the conversation ended between himself and General Harri- son, and as the horse upon which was mounted his aid, the late General Taylor, of Indiana, was in the act of turning, a rifle ball pierced him through the body, and brought him to the ground, catching his rider's legs under him. It was a favourite black horse of the general's, and he ex- claimed. " Ah, is my gallant old black gone ! Well, rise and mount again, for we have no time to mourn the loss of a horse, when so many brave ones are ex- posed to a similar fate" — and having re- mounted his aid, he dashed into the midst of the danger. In a few minutes the battle Governor Harrison pardons the negro who attempted to assassinate him : — Ben, a negro who belonged to the camp, deserted and went over to the Indians, and. entered into a conspiracy to assassinate Governor Harrison, at the time the savages commenced their attack. Being appre- hended whilst lurking about the governor's marquee, waiting an opportunity to accom- plish his fell purpose, he was tried by a court-martial, and sentenced to be shot. The execution of this sentence was delay- ed for a short time, in consequence of the troops being engaged in fortifying the camp. In the mean time, the negro was put into Indian stocks, that is, a log split open, notches cut in it to fit the culprit's legs, the upper piece then laid on, and the whole firmly staked into the ground. The gover- nor interposed, and pardoned the culprit. The reason assigned by the governor for his clemency, was as follows : " The fact was, that I began to pity him, and could not screw myself up to the point of giving the fatal order. If he had been out of my sight, he would have been executed. The poor wretch lay confined before my fire, his face receiving the rain that occasionally fell, and his eyes constantly turned upon me as if imploring mercy. I could not withstand the appeal, and I determined ^9 give him another chance for his life." Hear a political opponent : — Judge Hall, himself an officer in the late war with Great Britain, in speaking of the battle of Tippecanoe, says : " Aa 32 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. far as any commander is entitled to credit, inde- pendent of his army, he (General Harrison) merits and has received it. He shared every danger and fatigue to which his army was ex- posed. In the battle he was in more peril than any other individual; for he was personally know'i to every Indian, and exposed himself fearlessly, on horseback, at all points of the at- tack, during the whole engagement. Every important movement was made by his express order." Hear the testimony of a gallant and distin- guished officer of the late war : — General John O'Fallon, now residing in St. , Louis, a nephew of General George Rogers Clark, and a gallant officer of the last war. having distinguished himself at the siege of Fort Meigs and the battle of the Thames, in a late speech, at a public meeting in that city, in speaking of General Harrison, says : "At the age of nineteen, I first became ac- quainted with the distinguished patriot in whose behalf we have assembled, and having been by his side through nearly the whole of the late war, I can bear testimony to his cool, undaunted and collected courage, as well as to his skill, as an able, efficient, and active officer. After the battle of Tippecanoe, which has thrown so much glory over our country's arms, it luas universally admitted that General Harrison was the mily officer that could have saved the army from defeat and massacre. Effects of General Harrison's eloquence and example upon his soldiers ; also proofs of his kindness and disinterestedness, and absence of every selfish consideration: — It was General Harrison's constant practice to address his troops, personally, believing it to be more effectual than the common mode of general orders. He never omitted an opportu- nity of setting his troops the example of cheer- fully submitting to those numerous and severe privations, incident to the carrying on of mili- tary operations, in an almost trackless desert, and in the most inclement seasons. During the campaign on the Wabash, the troops were put upon a half a pound of bread per day. This quantity only was allowed to the officers of every rank, and rigidly conformed to in the general's own family. The allowance for dinner was uniformly divided between the company, and not an atom more was permitted. In the severe winter campaign of 1812-13, he slept under a thinner tent than any other per- son, whether officer or soldier; and it was the general observation of the officers, that his ac- commodations might generally be known, by their being the worst in the army. Upon the expedition up the Thames all his baggage was contained in a valise, while his bedding con- sisted of a single blanket, fastened over his saddle, and even this he gave to Colonel Evans, a British officer who was wounded. His sub- sistence was exactly that of a common sol- dier. On the night, after the action upon the Thames, thirty-five British officers supped with, him upon fresh beef roasted before the fire, without either salt or bread, and without ardent spirits of any kind. Whether upon the march or in the camp, the whole army was regularly under arms at daybreak. Upon no occasion did he fail to be out himself, however severe the weather, and was generally the first officer on horseback of the whole army. Indeed, he made it a point on every occasion, to set an example of fortitude and patience to his men, and to share with them every hardship, difficulty, and dan- ger. One of the many evidences of General Har- rison's high sense of justice, magnanimity, and scrupulous regard for the feelhigs and interests of others : — A few years ago, it was ascertained that a large tract of land near Cincinnati, which had been sold some time before for a mere trifle, under an execution against the original proprie- tor, could not be held by the titles derived from the purchasers, on account of some irregularity in the proceedings. The legal title was in General Harrison and another gentleman, who were the heirs at law. This tract of land was exceedingly valuable, and would have consti- tuted a princely estate for both these heirs, had they chosen to insist on their legal rights ; or they might have made some amicable arrange- ment with the purchasers, to which tliey would gladly have assented, and have retained at least one half of this property, by giving up the re- mainder. But General Harrison had never yet suffered his interest to blind his true sense of justice and high-minded honour, nor did he in this instance. On being informed of the situa- tion of this property, he obtained the sissent of his co-heir, and immediately executed deeds in fee simple to the purchasers, without claiming any consideration except the trilling difference between the actual value of the land when sold and the amount paid at the sheriff's sale. There were in this tract, too, twelve acres of General Harrison's private property by donation from his father-in-law, which had been impro- perly included in the sale, and which he might have retained both legally and equitably ; but such was his nice sense of honour and scrupu- lous regard for the rights of others, that he suf- fered even these twelve acres to be included in the deed given to the purchasers. This portion of the land thus relinquished by General Har- rison, is now worth more tlian one liundred thousand dollars ! A patriotic and republican toast: — The following sentiment was offered by Ge- neral Harrison at a public entertainment: " The people will remember, that to preserve their liberties, they must do their own voting, and their own fighting" General Harrison at the Battle of the Thames. — p. 32. 34 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. In the autumn of 1S22, General Harrison, beino; a candidate for congress, published a short address to the voters of his district, in which he sums up his pohtical principles. We subjoin a portion of it,* breathing the pure spirit of sound republicanism. '•I believe, that upon the preservation of the union of the states depends the existence of our civil and religious liberties; and that the cement which binds it together is not a parcel of words, written upon paper or parchments, but the brotherly love and regard which the citizens of the several states possess for each other. Destroy this, and the beautiful fabric which was reared and embellished by our an- cestors crumbles into ruins. From its dis- jointed parts no temple of liberty will again be reared. Discord and wars will succeed to peace and harmony — barbarism will again overspread the land ; or, what is scarcely bet- ter, some kingly tyrant will promulgate the de- crees of his will, from the seat where a Wash- ington and a Jellerson dispensed the blessings of a free and equal government. 1 believe it, therefore, to be the duty of a representative, to conciliate, by every possible means, the members of our great political family, and always to bear in mind that as the wiian was effected only by a spirit (if mutual concession and forbearance, so only can it he preserved." In the year 1824, the legislature of Ohio elected General Harrison to the senate of the United States, in which body, soon after taking "his seat, he succeeded General Jackson as chair- man of the committee on military affairs. While a member of that body, among other measures, he strongly advocated a bill giving a preference, in the appointment of cadets to the military academy at West Point, to the sans of those lolio had fallen in battle, in tfteir count ry^s service. While in the senate, John Randolph, of Vir- ginia, took occasion to renew an old charge against General Harrison, of his having been a black-cockade federalist of '98, and of having voted for the alien and sedition laws of that period. As soon as Mr. Randolph had taken his seat. General Harrison rose, and with re- markable coolness and temper, considering the virulent and unprovoked character of the at- tack, he observed : " the extraordinary man- ner in which his name had been brought be- fore the senate, by the senator from Virginia, probably required some notice from him, though he scarcely knew how to treat such a charge as 'had been advanced against him seriously. The gentleman had charged him with being a black-cockade federalist of '98, and with having voted for the standing army and the alien and sedition laws. He had not so fertile a memory as the gentleman from Virginia, nor could he at command call up ail the transactions of nearly * Sketches, &c. thirty years ago. He could say, however, that at the time alluded to, he was not a party man in the sense the senator from Virginia used. He was a delegate of a territory which was just then rising into importance, and having no vote on the general questions before Con- gress, it was neither his duty nor the interest of those whom he represented to plunge into the turbulent sea of general politics which then agitated the nation. There were ques- tions of great importance to the north-western territory before Congress, questions upon the proper settlement of which the future prosperity of that now important portion of the Union greatly depended. Standing, as he did, the sole representative of that territory, his greatest am- bition was to prove himself faithful to his trust, by cherishing its interests, and nothing could have been more suicidal or pernicious to those he represented, than for him to exasperate either party by becoming a violent partisan, without the power of aiding either party, because he had no vote on any political question. This was his position, and although he had his poli- tical principles as firmly fixed as those of the gentleman from Virginia, it was no business of his to strike where he could not be felt, and where the blow must recoil upon himself and those whom he represented. He wore no cockade, black or tri-coloured, at that day — and never wore one but when he was in the mili- tary service of his country. But he was seri- ously charged with the heinous oflonce of as- sociation with federal gentlemen. He plead guilty — he respected the revolutionary services of President Adams, and had paid him that courtesy which was due to him as a man and as chief magistrate. He also associated with, such men as John Marshall and James A. Bay^ ard — was the acknowledgment of such guilt to throw him out of the pale of political salva- tion 1 " On the other hand he was on intimate terms with Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Gallatin, and with the whole Virginia delegation, among whom he had many kinsmen and dear friends. They were his principal associates in Philadelphia, in whose mess he had often met the gentleman who was now his accuser, and with whom he had spent some of the happiest hours of his life. It was true, as the senator had alleged, he had been appointed governor of the north-west- ern territory by John Adams — so had he been by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He was not in congress when the standing army was created, and the alien and sedition laws were passed, and if he had been, he could not have voted for them, and would not if he could. It was not in his nature to be a violent or pro- scriptive partisan, but he had given a lirm sup- port to the republican administrations of Jef- ferson, Madison and Monroe. He hiiped the senator from Virginia was answered — he was sure the senate must be wearied with this frivo- lous and unprofitable squabble.' " TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 35 INVITATION TO THE LOG CABIN BOYS, TO OLD TIPPECANOE'S RAISIN'. Tune— The good old days of Mam and Eve. Come, all you Log Cabin Boys, we're going to have a raisin', We've got a job on hand, that we think will be pleasin', We'll turn out anil build Old Tip a new Cabin, And finish it off with chiukiu' and daubin', We want all the Log Cabin Boys in the nation, To be on the ground when we lay the founda- tion ; And we'll make all the office-holders think its amaziii', To see how we work at Old Tippecanoe's raisin'. On the thirtieth of next October, We'll take some Hard Cider, but we'll all keep sober ; We'll shoulder our axes and cut down the timber. And have our Cabin done by the second of De- cemlier, We'll have it well chink'd, and we'll have on the cover Of good sound clapboards, with the weight poles over, And a good wide chimney for the fire to blaze in : So come on boys, to Old Tippecanoe's raisin'. Ohio will find the houselog timber, And Old Virginia, as you'll remember. Will find the timber for the clapboards and chinkin' — 'Twill all be the first rate stuff I'm thinkin'; And when we want to daub it, it happens very lucky That we have got the best Clay in Old Ken- tucky ; For there's no other State has such good clays in, To make the mortar for Old Tippecanoe's raisin'. For the hauling of the logs, we'll call on Penn- sylvania, For their Conestoga teams will pull as well as any, And the Yankee States and York State, and all of the others, Will come and help us lift like so many bro- thers, The Hoosiers and the Suckers, and the Wolve- rine farmers, They all know the right way to carry up the corners. And every one's a good enough carpenter and mason, To do a little work at Old Tippecanoe's raisin'. We'll cut out a window and have a wide door in. We'll lay a good loft and a first rate floor in, We'll fix it all complete, for Old Tip to see his friends in, .^nd we know that the latch-string will never have its end in, On the fourth day of March, Old Tip will move in it, And then little Martin will have to shin it, So hurrah Boys, there's no two ways in The fun we'll have at Old Tippecanoe's raisin'. Another proof of the genuine republicanism and goodness of heart of the people's candi- date for the Presidency : — From the New Orleans True American. THE OLD SOLDIER. "I was dining with General Harrison in the spring of 1839," said a gentleman to us, a day or two ago, " and while in the midst of our re- past, a loud knock was heard at the door. My host rose from the table, excused himself, and went to the door to see who it was that was so desirous of admittance. After a parley of some moments wiih a person who spoke in a rough tone of voice, the General ushered into the room a very old man, whose worn out and tat- tered garments bespoke great distress and poverty." " ' Mr. ,' said General Harrison, ' this is one of my soldiers, and I have invited him in to dine with us. He was with me in the sortie of Fort Meigs and at the Thames, I re- member his bravery well. These are the men whom we must honour. — Take that se»c, George. " George, for that was the old soldier's nara^v' continued our friend, " sat down and soon gave us cause to know that a good dinner and he had been strangers for many a long day. The old fellow's feelings became enlivened by the good things he had partaken of, and a glnss or two of whisky and water, and for nearly two hours, did the General and he fight their battles over again. Towards evening, the General took me aside, and asked me to join with him in the charity he was about to bestow. I cheerfully consented. The General went to his bed-room, and in a few moments returned with a new black coat. " ' George,' said the Hero, ' this is the only coat I have, except the thread-bare one on my back. Take it, and while it protects you from the inclement winds of cold spring, remember, that had your old General his way, cve-y old soldier in the country should not know what want was the rest of his days.' " I added my mite to George's empty purse, and gave him ' silver' enough to carry him hom^ into the interior of Ohio — for he had been ti* New Orleans on a flatboat and was now on hxa return. " ' You will take this note,' said the Geiw-ral, ' and when you get to Cincinnati, call oa Mr. M , give him this, and he will further aid you. I am like yourself, George, poor, and have to labour for my living, after long toil and hard work in the service of my country ; but wo 36 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. poor soldiers enjoy at least the proud conscious- ness of liaving done our duty.' " After some further conversation, George departed, thanking Iiis old General from his heart, 'J'his little circumstance turned the con- versation between the General and myself upon the hardships of the last war, the faithfulness of his troops, and the true policy that the go- vernment oufih'. to pursue to its surviving de- fenders." This anecdote, however, will serve to shovsr you the kind-hearted goodness of the old General, and it proves that if he is elected President, he will be the President of the peo- ple — accessible to all. A CALUMNY REFUTED. " Selling white men fur debt." This infamous charge against General Hah- RTSox, wl'ich has again and again been shown to be destitute of a particle of truth, is still, we hear repeated by some of the unscrupulous de- magogues in the service of the Administration. We once again, at some inconvenience, repub- lish a letter written by General Harrison him- self in 1821, wiien the charge was first made, and nailing the falsehood to the counter. To any man who shall hereafter repeat this calumny, we beg to say to him, as the Louis- ville Journal does : " Imagine us at youi- elbow, W"d whispering in your ear, ' what you have /aid is false, and you know it to be falae.' " — Richmond Whig. To the Cincinnati Advertiser : Sir — In your paper of the 15th instant, I obsei-ved a most violent attack upon eleven other members of the late Senate and myself, for a supposed vote given at the last session for the passage of a law to " sell debtors in certain cases." If such had been our conduct, I ac- knowledge that we should not only deserve the censure which the writer has bestowed upon us, but the execration of every honest man in society. An act of that kind is not only op- posed to the principles of justice and humanity, but would be a palpable violation of the consti- tution of the state, which every legislator is sworn to support ; and sanctioned by a house of representatives and twelve senators, it would indicate a state of depravity which would fill every patriotic bosom with the most alarming anticipations. But the fact is, that no such proposition was ever made in the legislature or even thought of. The act to which the writer alludes, has no more relation to tlie col- lection of ' debts,' than it has to the discovery of longitude. It was an act for the punishment of oflences against the state, and that part of it which has so deeply wounded your corres- pondent, was passed by the house of repre- sentatives, and voted for by twelve senators, under the impression that it was the most raild and humane mode of dealing with the of- fenders for whose cases it was intended. It was adopted by the house of representatives as a part of the general system of the criminal law, which was then undergoing a complete revi- sion and amendment; the necessity of this is evinced by the following facts: For several years past, it had become apparent that the Peni- tentiary system was becoming more and more burdensome at every session ; a large appropri- ation was called for to meet the excess of expen- diture, above the receipts of the establishment. In the commencement of the session of 1820, the deficit amounted to near twenty thousand dollars. This growing evil required the immediate in- terposition of some vigorous legislative measure ; two were recommended as being likely to pro- duce the effect ; first, placing the institution under better management ; and secondly, lessen- ing the number of convicts who were sentenced for short periods, and whose labour was found of course to be most unproductive. In pursu- ance of the latter principle, thefts to the amount of fifty dollars, or upwards, were subjected to punishment in the Penitentiary, instead of ten dollars, which was the former minimum sum; this was easily done. But the great difficulty remained to determine v/hat should be the pun- ishment of those numerous larcenies below the sum of fifty dollars. By some, whipping was proposed ; by others, punishment by hard labour in the county jails ; and by others, it was thought best to make them work on the highways. To all these there appeared insuperable objec- tions : fine and imprisonment were adopted by the house of representatives, as the only alter- native ; and as it was well known that these vexatious pilferings were generally perpetrated by the more worthless vagabonds in society, it was added that when they could not pay fines and costs, which are always part of the sentence and punishment, their services should be sold out to any person who would pay their fines and costs for them. iThis was the clause that was passed, as I believe, by a unanimous vote of the Hou.se, and stricken out in the Senate, in opposition to the twelve who have been de- nounced. A little further trouble in examining the journals, would have shown your corres- pondent that this was considered as a substitute for whipping, wliich was lost only by a single vote in the Senate, and in the House by a small majority, after being once passed. i think, Mr. Editor, I have said enough to show that this obnoxious law would not have applied to "unfortunate debtors of sixty-fjur years," but to infamous otTenders, who depre- date upon the property of their fellow-citizens, and who, by the constitution of the slate, as well as the principle of existing laws, were sub- ject to involuntary servitude. I must confess I had no very sanguine expectations of a beneficial efi'ect from this measure, as it would apply to convicts who had att.iined the age of maturity ; but I had supposed that a woman or a youth, who, convicted of an ofl(3nce, remained in jail for the payment of the fine and costs imposed, might with great advantage be transferred to the residence of some decent, virtuous, private TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 37 family, whose precept and example, would greatly lead them back to the paths of recti- tude. I would appeal to the candour of your corres- pondent to say, whether if there were an indi- vidual confined under the circumstances I have mentioned, for whose fate he was interested, he would not gladly s<'e him transferred, from the filthy enclosure of a jail, and the still more filthy inhabitants, to the comfortable mansion of some virtuous citizen, whose admonitions would check his vicious propensities, and whose authority over him would be no more than is exercised over thousands of apprentices in our country, and those bound servants, which are tolerated in our, as well as in every other state in the Union. Far from advocating the abomi- nahle principle cttvibuted to me by your cor- respondent, I think that imprisonment for deljt, under any circumstance but that where fraud is alleged, is at war with the best principles of our Constitution, and ought to be abolished. I am, sir, your humble servant, Wm. H. Harrison. North Bend, Dec. 21, 1821. The following song was written by a young gentleman of New York, and sung at a Whig meeting in that city on Monday night : — OLD TIP. A Song to the tune of the " Old Oaken Bucket." Oh dear to my soul are the days of our glory. The time honoured days of our national pride. When heroes and statesmen ennobled our story. And boldly the foes of our country defied. When victory hung o'er our flag proudly waving. And the battle was fought by the valiant and true. For our homes and our loved ones the enemy braving. Oh then stood the soldier of Tippecanoe. The iron-armed soldier, the true-hearted soldier. The gallant old soldier of Tippecanoe. "When dark was the tempest, and hovering o'er us, The clouds of destruction seemed gathering fast ; Idke a ray of bright sunshine he stood out be- fore us. And the clouds passed away with the hurrying blast. When the Indian's loud yell, and his toma- hawk flashing Spread terror around us, and hope was with few. Oh then, through the ranks of the enemy dash- ing, Sprang forth to the rescue old Tippecanoe. The iron-armed soldier, the true-hearted soldier. The gallant old soldier of Tippecanoe. When cannons were polling and brave men were reeling. In the cold arms of death from the fire of the foe ; Where balls flew the thickest and blows fell the quickest. In the front of the battle bold Harry did go. The force of the enemy trembled before him. And soon from the field of his glory withdrew, And his warm-hearted comrades in triumph cried o'er him, God bless the bold soldier of Tippecanoe ! The iron-armed soldier, the true-hearted soldier, The gallant old soldier of Tippecanoe. And now since the men have so long held the nation. Who trampled our rights in their scorn to the ground. We will fill their cold hearts with a new trepi- dation. And shout in their ears this most terrible sound : The people are coming resistless and fearless. To sweep from the white house the reckless old crew, For the woes of our land, since its rulers are tearless, We look for relief to old Tippecanoe. The iron-armed soldier, the true-hearted soldier, The gallant old soldier of Tippecanoe. The people are coming from plain and from mountain. To join the brave band of the honest and free, Which grows as the stream from the leaf shel- tered fountain, Spreads broad and more broad till it reaches the sea. No strength can restrain it, no force can retain it, Whate'er may resist, it breaks gallantly through. And borne by its motion, as a ship on the ocean. Speeds on in his glory old Tippecanoe. The iron-armed soldier, the true-hearted soldier, The gallant old soldier of Tippecanoe. From among the thousand instances on re- cord of General Harrison's noble generosity and disinterestedness, we give place to the fol- lowing interesting recital : — From tl|f> Uiiinntnwn Democrat. THE ORPHAN WOOD CHOPPER About fifteen or eighteen years ago, a fan;ily resided in Fayette county, the father and mo- ther of vv'hom died of an epidemic then preva- lent, leaving three children, two sons and a daughter, in a forlorn and destitute situation. By this melancholy event, the management and support of the family chiefly rested on the elder brother, then about eighteen years of age. Brought up to industry by his poor and pious parents, he did not for a moment despair, but that the Almighty, who had deprived them of their earthly protector, for a purpose known only to Himself, would watch over them iii D 38 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. their friendless and ilsf'stitute situation, and pro- vide for them, with proper industry on their part. At that time, -the chopping of wood at the furnaces offered the most constant employ- ment, and he could have the company and as- sistance of his little brother and sister, to whom he was much attached. Having left the small log cabin which had been for many years occu- pied by their parents, and which was endeared to them by the recollection of many past events, they betook themselves, with their little all, to the coaling ground of a neighbouring farmer, and became the tenants of a cheerless tenement, compared with the one they had left. During the day, the elder chopped wood, and the younger, assisting, as far as his strength would permit, while the sister attended to the domes- tic concerns of their hut. In the evenings, and on days when the weather would not admit of out-door employment, the elder brother, who had received a tolerable English education in the after time of his parents, taught the brother and sister — and his exertions were not spent in vain, as the sequel will show. With economy and proper management, at the expiration of a few years, they had accu- mulated a small fund in money, and upon con- sultation they determined to invest it in a piece of Western land. At that time, the attention of emigrants was directed principally to Indiana, as offering the greatest inducements. Thither then, the eider brother was to go, for the pur- pose of locating a home. Having taken an affectionate leave of those he most dearly loved on earth, he departed to the Monongahela river, where he obtained a pas- sage on a flat boat bound for Cincinnati, and in due lime arrived at that place in safety. He was then directed to seek the Wabash country, for the most fertile lands in the state. — Early the next morning he set out for Vincennes, where the principal Land Office for that region was then located. Little experienced in jour- neying on foot, and buoyed up with the plea- sing idea of getting a home for himself and those whom he had left some hundred miles be- hind ; but whose welfare and happiness, identi- fied with his own, kept a place in his recollec- tion — he pushed on at a rate too great for even an accomplished pedestrian to withstand. His ankles became swollen, and his feet much blis- tered. Aware of his scanty means and his great desire to accomplish his end, he felt un- willing to lose time, and continuing, aggravated the impediment, until he was scarce able even to hobble along. Thus situated he became depressed in spirits, and almost ready to sink under despondency, when he was overtaken on the road by a plain, farmer-looking gentleman on horseback The horseman, upon coming up, thus accosted him in a benevolent and kind manner. " Young man. you appear lame, and not well calculated to make much progress on a journey." To which the young man replied, informing him of the cause of his lameness — that He was bound for the land office at Vincennes, for the purpose of entering a piece of land as a home for himself and a younger brother and sister, whom he had left orphans in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, but that he almost despaired of reaching it in his present crippled situation. The gentleman on horseback quickly replied — " We have the same destination, I am also bound for Vincennes — it is yet twenty miles — here mount my horse and ride him hither. I am much more able to walk than you, in your disabled situation." The young man after ur- gent solicitation, placed himself in the saddle, and the plain gentleman took it afoot the rest of the distance to Vincennes, where they ar- rived about nightfall. In the morning, the stranger again accosted the young man, — " You told me yesterday on our journey, that your object was to enter a piece of land. I have some knowledge of this country, its location and advantages — if you will accept my aid, I will go with yoa to the land office and select a piece for yon. It will save you a good deal of trouble and some ex- pense." The offer was cheerfully accepted, and they proceeded to the office and made the entry. I3ut imagine the chagrin and disap- pointment of the young man, when he came to pay the money to the receiver, to learn the amount was deficient five dollars, owing to a counterfeit to that amount. " A friend in need is a friend indeed." The stranger perceiving the dilemma of the young man, immediately said — ■' Be of good cheer — you informed me that you are an orphan — that you have come several hundred miles in search of a home for yourself and brother and sister. You shall not be disappointed — it gives me pleasure to assist the orphan and destitute. Here are ten dollars which will enable )'ou to clear out your land and pay your vvay, until you can olitain em- ployment, and as I have many acquaintances here, I shall seek out a place for you." ' He did so, and obtained one — and the young man con- tinued in it, until he had accumulated some money, which he remitted to his brother and sister, and enabled them to join him. The piece of land proved to be a valuable one — now finely improved and occupied by the elder brother and his family — respected and esteem- ed by their neighbours. The sister was happily married, and is enjoying the comforts of life, on a farm in the same neighbourhood. The younger brother, possessing the confidence of his fellow-citizens, has been elected and is now performing the duties of a highly responsible office. Reader ! who was that stranger, that good man, thai plain republican, vi\\o so disinterest- edly stept forward, and in the hour of need as- sisted these orphans, and enabled them to fix themselves comfortably in life 1 Does not your bosom swell with gratitude for so noble a deed 1 My friends, that stranger, that good plain re- publican, was GENERAL HARRISON. He TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 39 "wiin Tiad been Governor of a State, the com- mander of armies, had fousrht many battles in his country's cause, and never lost one, did not acquire the supercdious demeanour, which those in power too frequently do. He is still the plain republican, ever ready to assist the poor and needy with his purse and his counsel. Reader — the above is not fiction. There are those yet residing in Fayette county who re- inember these orphan children, and should you ever meet with them, they will relate to you, from overflowing and grateful hearts, this wor- thy deed of the good General HARRISON. This is the man whom the " people" are about to call to preside over the destinies of this great Kepublic. Is he not worthy of it? ORPHAN, HARRISON SONG. Tune — Gaihj the Trouhadour, Gaily did Harrison Come from his home, Whilst he was yet in youth, Not twenty-one ; He joined our gallant band On our frontiers, Harrison — Harrison — Give him three cheers. Hark, all ye gallant Whigs, Firm, brave, and true, After he'd joined the band What did he dol He led to victory, Free from all fears, Harrison — Harrison — Give him three cheers. Huzza for Harrison, Success to him, He makes the Vanocrats Look rather slim ; He is the people's man. Away with our fears, Harrison — Harrison — Give him three cheers. Then let us stick to him. Young, old, and all, And, like old Proctor's men, Matty must fall ; Turn then, ye Vanocrats, Fear not their sneers, Harrison — H9rrison — Give him three cheers. GENERAL HARRISON'S CHARACTER Defended by a Loco-Foco Journal, The following manly rebuke addressed to the traducers of General Harrison, is from the Ohio Confederate, a Van Buren journal. We com- mend it to the notice of the Argus, the Post, and the New Era. If any one of these jour- nals will give an insertion to this tribute of respect to the time and war-worn patriot, we promise to publish an article of ecjual length — nay, we will not stand on trilles of twice the leni;th — contrasting the claims of Mr. Van Buren, with those here conceded by one of the alilest loco-foco journals in the west, to the democratic candidate for the presidency, Wm. Henry Harrison. What say you, Messrs. Ar- gus, Post, and Era 1 Dare you publish ? GENERAL HARRISON. " A superannuated and pitiable dotard." — 0. S. Bull. " As the petticoat general passed through town," &c. — Dem. Spark. If we did not entertain the highest respect for the papers from which we have made the foregoing quotations, we would avoid the liabi- lities to which we know we are exposing our- selves when we take exception to these expres- sions. But it is precisely because we esteem them influential and worthy journals, that we are not at liberty to forbear the objections which we have against them, or of the imputation of a fault-finding disposition. Can it be, brethren, that the cause which you espouse, the principles you advocate, or the success even of the man whom you prefer, can only be secured by the use of such means as this 1 Are the truth, and the beauty, and the power of republicanism to be established by detractory aspersions of individual character? Are Mr. Van Buren's claims to the respect and confidence of the people, and his title to the highest honour of the public service, only to be maintained, or in any degree assisted, by contumelious treatment of his rivals in popular favour 1 Surely there is error in this thing. Divest yourselves, if but for a moment, of the excitement, (we had almost said of the phrenzy,) which you allow your party attachments and animosities to engender — assume the cool and generous frame of mind which so well befits the free and enlightened citizen, (and such you are,) and calmly answer the inquiry — " Who is he whom we are describing as the prtticn/il ge- neral, the superannuated and pitiable dotard?''^ Yourselves will answer — and that not of com- pulsion — political aspirations out of view, your- selves will answer most frankly — he is a tried and a worthy citizen ; ay, "seven times is he" — in the ordeals of fire and water. While yet a stripling, you will say, he gave himself to the arduous service of his country ; he exchanged the joys and the safety of a family at home, for the perils and hardships of a dreary wilderness and a savage enemy. For forty years thence forward, did he devote himself to his country ; in peace and in war, in danger and in security, in the camp and in the closet, in the senate and in the battle field, did he serve that country in true fealty and untarnished honour; until, even now, grown gray in that hard service which has brought him nothing but a glorious reputa- tion and a conscience void of ofl'cnce against the obligation of patriotism, he stands, in hw 40 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. ol'J age. among the millions who surround him, a model of official purity and uncorrupted inte- grity. And this is the toil-worn soldier and honoured citizen, who is described as " a super- annuated and a pitiable dotard," and a '■^petti- coat general." ! ! Brethren, if we believe another to be the better statesman, let us say^ so. If we think the aged patriot entertains opinions and sentiments adverse to the important interests of our coun- try, let us canvass unreservedly those sentiments and opinions. But in the name of humanity and gratitude, let us not taunt the war-worn veteran with the decreptitude of years, which come to all of human kind, nor touch with rude, unfeeling hand, his hard-earned garlands, won on many a bloody field, where brave men fought! Gentlemen, there is a vast difference between the goose quill and the death-dealing sword — a mighty contrast between the suffer- ings and the dangers of a tented field, and the soft and easy life of a critic who despises it. When, under the impulse of political acer- bity, one feels prone to disparage the just claims of General Harrison to the consideration of the people, there are two circumstances, the recol- lection of which ought, it would seem, to arrest the incipient purpose. It should be remembered, in the first place, that three years have just gone by, when a majority of the citizens of Ohio would have raised him to the loftiest post of responsibility and honour — and that such an expression of popular opinion is entitled to some weight, in estimating individual character. And in the second place, let it not be forgotten, (by future generations it will not be,) that from the service of the state, continuing through all the active years of a lengthened life, he retlrts in po^ierty. When the fact becomes so common as no longer to be remarkable, let his country- men cease to hold it as a token of Harrison's worth ; but while as yet it remains the solitary instance, save one, in which the love of money has been totally lost in the noble love of coun- try and honour, let it be acknowledged the proudest monument of his greatness and the hest memorial of his virtue. Additional and satisfactory evidence of Gene- ral Harrison's genuine and undeviating repub- licanism. All old letter from General Harrison, which proves him to he of t lie old republican school. Dr. Joseph Brownley, formerly of Harford county, Maryland, now a citizen of Richmond, has placed in our hands a letter from General Harrison to him, dated llth November, 1809, twenty-one years ago. It is interesting in many particulars, and especially so, as giving an in- stance how easy it had been for General Har- rison, then governor of the northwestern terri- tory, to have acquired a fortune without expense or hazard, had he been capable of cheating the government. ( Speculati' 'g, others in his place might have tailed it.) We heard a citizen say the other day, (a man who knows the world and public affairs well) that ho had no particu- lar leaning to Harrison, but he should vote for him because millions of public money having passed through his hands, none had stuck. Had he plundered the public, and in his treaties with the Indians accepted presents of fine lands, and procured immense reservations for himself, he would not now be sneered at by the office- holders as the " log cabin" and " hard cider" candidate, or his honest poverty be derided by propositions to send him old clothes. But to return to the letter. In the year 1809, the old republican and federal parties existed ia full force, and party feeling ran high, the war with England approaching, and the restrictive policy of Mr. Jefferson giving rise to much heat. The contest in Maryland was close, but the Republicans, in the fall of that year, carried the state. U})on this, General Harrison says to Dr. Brownley : — " I rejoice sincerely in the triumph of the Republicans of Maryland. I have written to my friend General Smith (Gen. Saml. Smith) lo congratulate him on his appointment to the senate, without having any olfier evidence of it than the success of the Republican ticket." A word to Mr. Goode on this extract : Would a black-cockade Federalist have rejoiced in 1809, at the success of the Republican party in Ma- ryland 1 Would he have written from Vin- cennes to Baltimore to congratulate General Smith, the champion of the Republican party, and the friend of Jefferson and Madi.^dn, if he had been a black-cockade Federalist ? We think all Virginia will shout, No! We think Mr Goode himself must be satisfied that the charge is unfounded, and that in making it, John Ran- dolph yielded to the spleen which but too often mastered his judgment and eradicated his sense of justice. Certain it is, the charge itself was most unfounded, and in direct conflict with the facts. The venerable Judge Burnett proves that Harrison was a warm supporter of Mr. Jefferson against the elder Adams. All know that Presidents Jefferson and Madison appointed him to high and confidential office. In the war of 1812, declared by the Republican party, Harrison was in arms from first to last. This letter, now before us, furnishes the most un- suspicious and conclusive evidence of the same tenor. Let the charge, then, be magnanimously abandoned. — Richmond Whig. [Dr. Brownley, referred to above, is well known in this state, and was formerly a mem- ber of the Maryland senate.] THE HARD CIDER AND LOG CABIN CANDIDATE. The leading paper of the office-holders' party puts forth a statement, of the probable vot« oa the presidential question, in which it generously allows the North Bend Farmer eighteen votes? This shows a decided increase in the liberal feeling of the office-holders, as they contended TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 41 previous to the last election, that the okl hero woulil not receive the vote of a single state in the Union — yet when the battle was over, it appeared that four thousand more votes in Pennsylvania would have defeated Mr. Van Buren before the people. But now that the contest must be decided by the people without recourse to Congress, when there is an open field and a fair race, man to man, it does not require the spirit of prophecy to foresee tiiat the "log cabin" working man, whether refresh- ed by cold water or " hard cider," will run far ahead of the champagne and cologne candidate, aided by his EngUsh chariot and English blood horses. The office-holders think the Old Farmer will be content with his " log cabin" and " hard cider." Very likely — for he has often had much harder fare — many a time has he dined on PAnciiEU coux, without even "iiAitn ciukr" to moisten it, and without even a " log cabin" to protect him, or a bed to rest on. But, after dining on parched corn and with a stump for a table, he has produced better letters than ever came from the pen of the present occupant of the White House, It seems, however, that the peoplf. think the old WORKING MAX has been in the "log cabin" and drank "hard cider" long enough ; and they have resolved that the "pooh man's fiiiend" shall be placed in a situation where he will be of more use to poor men, and where he can contribute to heal the bleeding wounds of his country. In a word, the people have willed that Wil- liam Kexht Haruisox shall be the next president of the United States. And all the edbrts of the office-holders to suppress the voice of the people will be in vain. Anthony Watxe. NATIONAL WHIG SONG. Sung by Mr, Russell, at his concert in Boston, on the I5th inst. I'll sing you now a new Whig song, made to a good old rhyme. Of a fine true-hearted gentleman, all of the olden time ; By birth and lilood, by kith and kin, a sound true Whig was he. For his father signed the charter that made our country free. Like a fine true-hearted gentleman, All of the olden time. In youth, upon the tented field, his laurels he did gain, No chief so many battles fought, that never fought in vain ; In peace, the quiet statesman he; but when grim war arose. He buckled on his armour then, to meet his country's foes. Like a fi le true-hearted gentleman, /ill of the olden time. 6 And when he'd ser^•ed his country well, in seriate and in field. The honours tl^iat awaited him most freely did he yield ; He turned him to his home again, and sought a farmer's toils, For though he'd filled the ojjices, he never took the spoils. Lilce a fine true-hearted gentleman. All of the olden time. And when the people, in their might, have put their solemn ban Upon the arch Magician and on all his tory cTan, To manage well their state aflairs, with one ac- cord they'll send For another Cincinnatus — the Farmer of North Bend. For he's a fine true-hearted gentleman, All of the olden time. When in the youthful warrior's hand his coun- try placed the sword. He conquered all her enemies, that threatened from abroad ; And now, when with domestic foes her highest places teem. The land the gallant Soldier saved, the Statesman must redeem. Like a fine true-hearted gentleman, All of the olden time. Let every sound, true-hearted Whig now raise his voice on high. And, for the triumph of the cause, join Free- dom's loudest cry ; Come to the fight ; we'll win the field — away with doubts and fears ; The people's man is HARRISON — let's give him three good cheers. For he's a fine true-hearted gentleman, All of the olden time. If our loco-foco friends will not believe the following testimony of John M. Niles, the late Van Buren candidate for governor of Connec- ticut, but most deplorably distanced in the race, and of Isaac Hill, the great gun of loco-foco Van Burenism in New Hampshire, they would not believe, " though one rose from the dead." VERITABLE WITNESSES ! It is not a little singular that some of the very best endorsements of General Harrison, yet published, have proceeded from Colonel R. M. Johnson, Thomas Ritchie, John M. Niles, and Isaac Hill ! The high and just encomiums which the first two honestly paid General Harrison, have been given to our readers. All these testimonials are the more valuable because they were given in a spirit of justice and patriotism, when the eyes of their authors were not blinded by party prejudice, and their hearts not embittered by party sj)irit. How futile and ridiculous do they d2 42 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. make all these attacks and s\anders with which a mercenary press now pursues the patriot soldier, merely because the people have selected him as their candidate for the presidency. It is scarcely necessary to say that Isaac Hill was recently the governor of New Hampshire, and has long been the leading oracle of Mr. Van Buren's administration in that state. We find in the New Hampshire Patriot of July 20, 1813, of which Isaac Hill was at that time the editor, the following, which shows where Mr. Allen of the senate obtained his hint for that infamous slander upon General Harrison, with which the loco-foco press is now rife: — " At a council with the chiefs of the Dela- ware, Shawanee, Wyandott, and Seneca tribes of Indians, at Franklinton, some of whom had manifested symptoms of hostility, General Har- rison in a speech alluded to the agreement made by Proctor to deliver him up to the In- dians to be murdered, in case Fort Meigs was taken ; and promised in case he, Harrison, was successful, that he would deliver Proctor into their hands — on condition that they should do liim no other harm than io put a pettiaint on him — ' for,' said he, ' none but a cuward or a squaw would kill a prisoner.' " In the Patriot of November 23, in the same year, we find the following high eulogy upon General Harrison : — " What man lives, whose whole heart and soul is not British, that cannot sincerely rejoice in the late victories of Perry and Harrison, that does not feel a pride in the valour and patriotism of the heroes of the West, who have freed a country large as the empire of Alexander the Great, from the Indian tomahawk and scalping knife ! If there be such a one, he is a traitor to his country — he possesses the spirit of a murderer." In the Patriot of January 7, 1812, we find the following paragraph touching the letter of General Harrison to Congress, after the glorious battle of Tippecanoe: — "To every American who feels for his coun- try, the perusal of that letter will produce pride and pleasure." Appendix, comprising a Biographical Memoir of the late Captain James Lawrence ,- with brief sketches of the most prominent events ia the Lives of Commodores Bainbrirlge, Deca- tur, Porter, and Macdnnoiigk. A view of the rise, present condition, and future prospects of the Navy of the Utiited States — a list of the Officers of the Navy, and vessels of War of the United States. — To which is added, a Bio- graphy of General Pike, and a view of the leading events in the life of GENERAL HAR- RISON— Ay John M. Niks, E^q. Second edi- tion, enlarged and improved. Hartford : pub- lished by Oliver D. Cooke, 1821." The " view of the leading events in the life of General Harrison," is in the following style and language : — " Major-General William Henry Harrison was born in Virginia, at a place called Berkley, on the James river, twenty miles below Rich- mond, and his descent is from one of the oldest and most respectable families of that state. He was destined by his father to the study and practice of physic. Accordingly, after receiv- ing a suitable school education, he commenced the study with Dr. Leiper, of Richmond, and was on his way to Philadelphia, with a view to finish his studies, when he heard of his father's death. It was a profession not congenial with l»s views, and he therefore, at that juncture, abandoned it, and took a commission in the United States army. " After spending a few weeks in the recruiting service at Philadelphia, he proceeded to the northwestern territory, and joined his regiment at Fort Washington, a few days after St. Clair's defeat. He was then but nineteen years of age; a stripling, to appearance wretchedly qua- lified to endure the fatigue of a campaign ia the wilderness. " His first enterprise was with a detachment of twenty men, ordered to escort some pack- horses to Fort Hamilton. It was attended with great dangers and privations, but was executed so satisfactorily as to draw from General Su Clair the warmest public thanks. " Soon after. General St. Clair returned to Philadelphia, and Wilkinson took command in But Mr. Niles,*of Connecticut, the late well his place. The year following (1792) was known United States senator, and at this pre- 1 occupied in raising and disciplining a nevsr sent moment the Van Buren candidate for governor of that commonwealth, has " written a book," which comprises a condensed biogra- phy of the people's candidate for the presidency ! "0 that mine enemy had written a book !" and here we have it. Truly, considering the rela- tive position of the parties, it is a rare curiosity, worthy the attention of the politico-literary D'Israelis of the day. We commend it for the especial perusal of the editor of the Globe, who holds Mr. Niles in the highest consideration ; for he has told us that Mr. Niles "speaks as Dr. Franklin wrote." The book to which we refer bears the fol- lowing title: "The Life of Oliver Hazard Perry, with an army, which descended the Ohio and encamped near Cincinnati, in June, 1793, under com- mand of General Wayne. Here Harrison joined them, and was ajipointed second aid-de- camp to the commander-in-chief and from that place they marched to Greenville and took up winter-quarters. In June, 1794, they took up a line of march against the Indians, and on the 20th of August, came into an engagement with them at the foot of the Miami Itapids, and soon routed them. Here Harrison acted a conspi- cuous part, and acquitted himself with honour. This battle had the desired effei;t; the Indians sued for peace, and a treaty w as effected tho year following. " In 1795 he was commission! !d captain, and * Being rejected by the people, be is now appointed Fostmaster-general. TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 43 in the autumn of the same year, married a | daughter of John Clceves Symmes, Esq., a judge of the northwestern territory. General Wayne having retired to the Atlantic states, left him in command of Fort Wasliington, where he continued un'il 1797, and, as the covmtry was at peace, retired from the army, and was soon afterwards appointed Secretary of the northwestern territory. "In the year 1790, he was sent delegate to Congress from that territory, and at the forma- tion of the Indiana territory, was appointed first governor of it, to the capital of which (Vin- cennes) he removed with his family, in 18(Jl. "The civil administration of General Harri- son, although not marked with such brilliant circumstances as his military operations, was, notwithstanding, managed with equal judg- ment. "At the celebrated battle of Tippecanoe, in 1811, General Harrison, as governor, was, at the head of the troops and directed the action, •wliich terminated in completely routing the Indians, and of destroying a treacherous and formidable conspiracy against the territory. "The war with Great Britain gave him an- other opportunity of displaying his military character. At the capture of General Hull and his army, and the surrender of the Michi- gan territory, in 1812, General Harrison was called to the command of the northwestern army, and ordered to collect what forces he could, and if possible to advance to Detroit and reduce Maiden during that fall. Accord- ingly he hastened to the frontier, and after surmounting the greatest difficulties, arrived at the foot of the Miami Rapids. A premature movement had, however, been made by General Winchester, and which ended in the defeat and capture of himself and army. In consequence, all hopes of eflecting the objects of the cam- paign, during that season, were at an end. He therefore took up winter quarters on the Miami, at Fort Meigs, where he was attacked in the spring by the British army, under General Proctor, with a force vastly superior. The British general opened his batteries and con- tinued firing from the 1st to the 5lh of August, and finding it impossible to carry on the siege to effect, made a precipitate retreat, on the 9th. General Harrison's army being augmented to about three thousand five hundred, he prepared to follow the enemy, and passing Maiden and Detroit, which they had abandoned, crossed the Thames at Arnold's Mills, and soon after came into engagement. His backwood's horsemen were drawn up, and charged the enemy's line at full speed. This had the desired effect ; their ranks were immediately broken, and the army surrendered to General Harrison, General Proctor having made his escape with a few dragoons and mounted Indians. " The defence of Fort Meigs, and the subse- quent capture of the British army, may be fairly considered the most brilliant and extraordinary events of the late war. "These were his last military achievements. A treaty of peace was concluded with Great Britain, and his services being no longer wanted, he retired, with ' blushing honours thick upon him,' to the bosom of his friends, and to the enjoyment of domestic happiness." In the body of the work, Mr. Niles alhiden to the successful battle of the Thames, and eulogises the gallant conduct of General Har- rison and his troops in the following terms : — " It is admitted that the American forces considerably exceeded those of the enemy ; but when it is considered that the latter had chosen their own position — that they had taken one peculiarly favourable for defence, effectually securing their flanks, it being impossible to turn them, and that the Americans could present a line no more extended than that of the enemy, which was too limited to admit of the active employment of all their troops, and when it is further considered, that the troops were almost entirely militia, it niu»t he conceded that this victory reflected great honour upon the national arms, and upon the troops by whom it was achieved. " The action and the movetnents which pre- ceded it, afford ample testimony of the judg- ment, and cool intrepidity of General Harrison; and, indeed, all the events of the campaign support these characteristics : the disasters at- tending it, having in no instance been imputa- ble to him. " There are, perhaps, on record few instances of such cool and steady intrepidity on the part of militia, or a force of this description, as was displayed on this occasion. " The victory of the Thames was not more honourable in its character, than important in its consequences. It terminated tlie war on the northwestern frontier; which during fifteen months had been drenched in blood and stained with crimes ; thousands of the most patriotic sons of the west, having fallen victims to its ravages and disasters. The savage war-yell was heard no more — and the frightful tomahawk no longer reeked with the blood of innocence, in- fancy, and age. " Harrison and Perry left Detroit in the Ariel, and arrived at Erie en the 22d of October. Here they were received with every demonstra- tion of joy and admiration, the discharge of cannon, illuminations, &c. They were hailed as the deliverers of the frontiers." For the purpose of recommending the work to the public confidence, and of gaining for it tlie character of being a valuable and enduring contribution to the common stock of American history, Mr. Niles remarks in the preface : — "The facts and materials which the work comprises, have been derived from authentic sources, and whatever may be thought of it in other respects, it is humbly believed, that so far as industry in research, and care in compilation, can insure historic correctness and accuracy of detail, it possesses these essential character- istics." '¥' TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. From the Baltimore Patriot. JOHN C. CALHOUN MY JO. A COMIC POLITICAL BONO. Tune — ''John Anderson my Jo." John C. Calhoun my Jo John, I'm sorry for your fate, You've nullified the tariff laws, you've nullified your state ; You've nullified your party, John, and prin- ciples, you know. And now you've nulUfied yourself, John C. Cal- houn ray Jo. O ! John, how could you look into the face of Henry Clay 1 The glory of the Western World and of the world away ; You call'd yourself his " master," John, but that can ne'er be so, For he " would not own you for a slave," John C. Calhoun my Jo. The Father of the Tariff, John, and Patron of the Arts, He seeks to build his country up in spite of fo- reign parts ; And Harrison will soon upset the little Van &; Co. And renovate the Ship of State, John C. Cal- houn my Jo. John C. Calhoun my Jo John, ambition in de- spair Once made you nullify the whole, the halfoi it to share ; The " whole hog now you've gone," John, with Kendall, Blair & Co. But "you've got the wrong sow by the ear," John C Calhoun my Jo. American mechanics, John, will never sell their votes For Mint Drops or for Treasury Bills, or even British coats; They want no English coaches, John, white servants they forego, For their carriage is of Yankee stamp, John C. Calhoun my Jo, 0! John, he is a slippery blade with whom you've got to deal. He'll pass between your clutches too, just like a living eel ; You think he'll r^cnmmend you, John, but Van will ne'er do so. For he wants the fishes for himself, John C. Calhoun my Jo. John C. Calhoun my Jo John, if this you dare to doubt, Go ask the Living Skeleton who deals his se- crets out, His favourites are mark'd, John, the mark you cannot toe. And you'll soon repent the bargain made, John C. Calhoun my Jo. This is a dirty business, John, go wash your little hands. And never bow your knee again to cunning Van's commands; " How you are off for soap," John, I cannot say I know. But " your mother does not know you're out," John C. Calhoun my Jo. The brave sons of the South, John, will never own you more. And Benton's Mint Drops will not save — you're rotten to the core ; The People will no power, John, on such as you bestow. And you've jump'd your final somerset, Jo'un C. Calhoun my Jo, John C. Calhoun my Jo John, you'll ride with Uttle Van, From yonder Whited Sepulchre, with all its motley clan ; The journey will be long, John, now mind I tell you so. For they never can return again, John C. Cal- houn my Jo. Then better men, my Jo John, our sad affairs will fix. Republicans in principle, the Whigs of Seven- ty-six ; The offices they'll purge, John, Swartwouters all will go. And sycophantic fellows too, John C. Calhoun my Jo. The Farmer of North Bend, John, will plough the weeds away, And the terror of Tecumseh then will gain an- other day, America will flourish, John, mechanics find employ, And our merchants will rejoice indeed, John C. Calhoun my Jo. John C Calhoun my Jo John, when one term shall expire, He'll drop the reigns of power and with dignity retire, To look upon a smiling land, that he has ren- der'd so, And every Whig will cry AMEN ! John C. Calhoun my Jo. Milford Bard. Poet's Garret, Baltimore, January 1840. Most loved by those who know him best : — GENERAL HARRISON AT HOME. General Rufus Hodges, in the Providence (R. I.) Journal of the 1 7th of January, gives the followmg interei=ting account of the next Republican President of the United States. Cincinnati, Dec. 23, 1839 Dear Sir, — I have received your favour of the 12ih instant, in which you allude to tba TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 45 nomination of Genera! Harrison as the candi- 1 date for the Presidency, and ask me to give you | some statements, in regard to the daily uvoca- I tions and domestic habits of that distinguished I man. I comply with your request witii great I pleasure. Having resided near him for about twelve years, and for a greater part of that period having been on terms of intimate ac- quaintance with him, I think I may speak with confidence on the points to which you refer. I will premise by stating my full belief, that General Harrison in his character, tastes, and habits, combines more of the elements of the true Democratic Kepiiblican, than any person who has been a candidate for that office since the establishment of the government. His residence is in the southwest corner of the state of Ohio, at the junction of the Big Miami and Ohio rivers, quite remote and seclu- ded from the bustle of the political world. There he has constantly resided since he closed his service as Major-general in the American army of the last war, excepting the periods when he was absent as Senator and Represen- tative in Congress, from Ohio, and on a foreign mission. He resides upon his farm, which is handsome and well cultivate(]. This he culti- vates himself, and from which he draws the subsistence of himself and family. He em- ploys from two to four hands in the cultivation of his land, and with these workmen he may be generally found, from sunrise in the morning, to the close of the labours of the day in the evening. He is among the most industrious and active of men. Within the last six months, I heanl him declare he did not recollect that " his head had been found upon his piUuw at sunrise for the hid forty years." For industry, plain, unaffected simplicity of life, and a hearty devotion to the pursuits of agriculture, you may find many aoiong the respectable farmers of Rhode Island not unlike him. His dwelling corresponds with the severe simplicity of the man in other respects. It is a common two story building, very plain in its structure and furniture, and sudiciently ample only, to accommodate his family and friends who visit him. But, though his accommoda- tions are so plain, he is among the most hospita- ble of men, always happy to see and welcome his friends, and I believe his house is seldom found without company. He spreads before his guests a plentiful board, but it is the table of a respectable Ohio farmer, almost wholly suppli- ed from his own farm. His dress and general deportment are in per- fect keeping witii his character in other respects. It is said that " the dress oft bespeaks the man." If by this be meant, that fine and rich clothing proclaims the great man, surely by this rule, Gen. Harrison has no claims to greatness. But, judging from his dress, you would s ly, " the man so clad is not afraid to handle the plough, the spade, or any other implement of husband- ry." Nothing can exceed his uniform affability. A soldier-like ease and openness of manner characterize his intercourse with all, and he has the happy talent of placing all who approach him, at entire ease — a circumstance which ren- ders him peculiarly popular with the labouring classes. The open-handed liberality and benevolence of Harrison, are proverbial, wherever he is known. Ho is ever the poor man's friend ; and his amiable disposition, to benefit and befriend others, has often been indulged, it is believed, to his own detriment. And in all the relations of life, he has ever been found the very impersona- tion of honour and integrity. No man living has more indissolubly attached to his name, than he, the application of " THE HONEST MAN." General Harrison enjoys fine health, which has been his happy fortune through life. He is thin in person, walks erect, and moves brisk- ly ; and has less of the indication of age, than is usual in persons of his years. He retains his hair, which is a little silvered ; but he has a stiifness in his limbs, said to have been caused by exposure to the severities of winter, on our northwestern frontier, during the last war. He has as fine an eye as you ever beheld. It is what physiognomists, I suppose, would pro- nounce the eye of genius — bright, quick, and piercing. (From a volume published by a French Tourist in 1825.) GENERAL HARRISON. " Are you personally acquainted, sir, with General Harrison 1" " Begar, sare, I have the grand satisfactiong, to have the p'aisare, sare, to have the grand in troductiong, sare, to the brave hero and citizen. I make you introductiong, sare, to dis gentle- homme, who vill tell you de grand story of de old Shenerall and de wood leg soldiare. Aid foi ! it is ver good." " With great pleasure, sir, I will relate it," said a very respectable looking gentleman in black, who I afterwards understood was a cler- gyman. " It was in the year 1820, if my me- mory is correct, that I was travelling in Ohio, with the view of purchasing a tract of land for my son, when I fell in with a gentleman who was a stranger, and whom I found a very intel- ligent and agreeable companion. A thunder storm drove us into a neat log cabin, a little dis- tance from the road side, for shelter, where we found a house full of children, a sick and very interesting looking woman lying on a humble but clean looking bed, and a young, pretty mai- den sitting near. The husband and father, with a wooden leg and a deep scar across his brow was bending over the bed and pressing the hand of the sick woman between both of his. His eyes were intently f:xed on a young infant, apparently a few months old. The whole group had been indulging in tears, and I saw one stealing from the dark and dazzling eyes of 46 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. the young damsel, as she sat listening appa- rently to some tale of woe which her father told. Their tears were suddenly wiped away as we approached, and we were given a cordial welcome. " ' You seem to be in distress,' said the stran- ger, my companion. " ' I have faced the enemies of my country,' said the host, as he swung his wooden leg round to close the door, ' and I have felt all the pangs and privations of a military life ; hut all this was nothing compared v\'ith what I have suffered to-day.' " Strtiii'rer. Pardon me if I ask the cause ; for I will relieve you, if it lies in my power. " Host. My wife is afflicted with an inter- nal disease which renders it dangerous lo move her ; yet for a debt which I cannot immediately raise, the man who is agent for another de- clares that if I do not pay it before to-morrow at twelve o'clock, he will seize what little I pos- sess, and turn us all out to the mercy of the elements. I can neither raise the sum by that time, nor obtain a shelter for my poor wife and children, who must perish to gratify the ma- lice of a man whose heart is a stranger to mercy. " The whole fainily melted into tears as he concluded, and even the soldier himself, who had faced the cannon's mouth, could not refrain from weeping. " Stranger. You have fought the battles of the country 1 May I be inquisitive in ask- ing— " Hust. Oh ! yes, I fought under the brave Harrison at the glorious battle of Tippecanoe, and in .ither battles. I speak of him with pride, for I have seen his sword glittering in the thickest of the fight. " Stranger. Would you know him were you to see him ] " Hust. (Gazing in his face.) You resemble him very nuich. Were he to know my suffer- ings, he would instantly assist me. I have seen him do many generous deeds. " Stranger. Where did you lose your leg ? " Hust. It was shattered by a ball at the victory of the Thames. " Stranger. Well, my brave fellow, make your mind easy ; a hair of your head shall not bo itijured. You now see your General before you, and as you have fought for me and your country, I will now protect you and your family at the risk of my life. " A sudden blaze of joy seemed to run from heart to heart; the soldier clasped General Harrison in his arms, while the children press- ed his hand with affection. ' W^e shall be saved from ruin,' cried the pale wife. "The General found the owner of the land on which the soldier lived, and never rested until he made the poor fellow a right to it. He also discharged the debt, and a happier fainily I never beheld." THE LOG CABIN AND HARD CIDER CANDIDATE. General Harrison, when parting from a regiment of his soldiers, just after the Indian war, said to them: — 'Gentlemen, if you ever come to Vincennes, you will always find a plate and a Icnifc and fork at my table ; and I assure you that you will 7iever find my duor shut and the airing of the latch, pulled m." The above represents the veteran HARRISON, as he now lives, a Private Citizen, in the act of welcoming an old soldier into his Cabin, where he had some friends at dinner. He intro- duced him thus: — " Gentlemen, here is one of my old comrades who has done battle for his country, and he will take a seat with us at table." The soldier, thus introduced, was received with open arms and joyful hearts, by the company. TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 47 Manifestations of popular favour towards General Harrison, during the war, Oct. 1813. — Mr. Richmond Inquirer Ritchie, have yuu forgotten those rejoicings ? ONE OF HARRISON'S VICTORIES. We continue our evidences of the natinnal enthusiasm with which the news of Harri.-on's victory over the combined British and Indians under Proctor and Tecumseh, at the Thames, in Upper Canada, was received by the people, in 1813. The following extracts from the ac-' counts of three d'liVercnti/luminalions, are taken from Niles' Register, of October 30th, 1813, THE LATE ILLUMINATIONS. In PItiladelphia. Agreeable to permission granted by the Mayor, the capture of General Proctor's army by the United States army under General HARRISON, was celebrated in this city on the evening of the 3 1 st October, by a hrilliiinf illumination. The suburbs also exhibited their usual degree of patriotic feeling, and even the town of Camden [opposite] was lit up. The transparencies in different parts of the city were so numerous, that it would be a vain task to attempt a particular description of them — we shall therefore notice a few only without any design, however, to disparage others. The most conspicuous we saw, were those of the house of Jicob G. Koch, corner of Ninth and Market streets. The Market street front, presented five different transparencies, in front of as many large windows. The basement story presented two ; the western window contained a shaft of a fluted Doric column, round which was a scroll, con- taining a phrase from General HARRISON'S official letter — "// has pleased Providence ,■" on the summit of the sliaft was a bust, with a scroll above, inscribed "H.\RRISON." On the window adjacent was a similar shaft, with a scroll containing the sentence from Commodore Perry's letter — " It has pleased the Almli^hty," and on the summit a bust pre- sented by the scroll, inscribed " Peiiuy." At New York. On Saturday evening, October 23d, pursuant to a resolution of the common council, the city hall was illuminated in honour of the recent successes of the American arms in Upper Ca- nada. That magnificent structure, by far the most splendid pile of Architecture in Ame- rica, and not exceeded by many in Europe, was lighted throughout its spacious front, (comprising upwards of fifty windows and divisions in the portico) to the tower or cupola on the centre, as well as in its extensive wings, containing about thirty windows. The trans- parent naval paintings used at the former cele- bration in the City Hotel were here displayed, ■with the addition of the dying injunction of the gallant Lawrence, '■'■dDiiU sive up the ship." Tammany Hull next claimed the attention of the thousands of admiring spectators. Over the princi[ial entrance of this building was ex- hibited a well executed and emblematic transpa- rency, painted by Mr. Holland, representing the Indian chiefs surrondering to General Hauri- soN, soliciting peace, and delivering -their women and children as hostages, with a view of the battle of Lake Erie, and Commodore Perry leaving his ship for the Niagara. At Richmond. The illumination in this city on Monday evening last was by far the most splendid we have ever witnessed, and in every respect suited to the occasion. Before the sable clouds of niirht had enveloped the city in darkness, the illumination commenced, and the names of "H.iRitisdN, Perry, and CJiauncej/" soon shone with distinguished lustre in every quarter. Every thing like base, sordid avarice, yielded to the finer feelings of patriotism ; and, with few exceptions, a just sensibility pervaded every bosom. Many transparent and appropriate paintings presented themselves to the view; but it would be invidious to notice the exertions of any particular individual, where all performed their duty. To cmwn the climax, and give a zest to joy, the ladies of Richmond were seen descending in lovely groups, from Shockoe Hill to the main street, there to ornament and em- bellish the scene. The most perfect harmony and good order prevailed, and the ladies roamed about in full security, free and undisturbed. I;« short, but one sentiment seemed to exist ; the sunshine of joy and exultation illuminated every countenance, and none was found "So lost to virtue, lost to manly thought,'' as to dare interrupt this delightful banquet of the mind by the least improper conduct. To be sure, the civil authority, much to their credit, took every necessary step to prevent disorderly behaviour ; but we rejoice to say sensual plea- sures v\'ere forgotten, while the names of "Har- uisoN, Perry, and Cltauncey," dwelt on every tongue. At nine the streets were generally clear of the crowd, and at ten o'clock, agreeably to the mayor's request, every light was extin- guished. REDUCTION OF WAGES. We have before had occasion to refer to the "Pennsylvania German," a weekly journal, devoted to the democratic cause of HAniusox and Ttleii, and conducted by F. J. Grund. Esq., a gentleman of extensive literary reputa- tion, both in this country and Europp. T.'ie following admirable article is taken from the last number of that paper. We commend it to the attention of our workingmen. Mr. Buchanan's remarks on the sub-treasury, " In Germany," says Mr. Buchanan, "where the currency is purely metallic and the cost of 48 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. every thing REDUCED to a hard money stan- dard a piece of broadcloth can be manufactured for fifteen dollars; the manufacture of which, in our country, from the ex|)ansion of paper cur- rency, would cost one hundred dollars. What is the consequence ] The foreign French and German manufacturer imports this cloth into our country, and sells it for a hundred dollars. Does not every person perceive that the redun- dancy of our currency is equal to a premium of one hundred per cent, in favour of the fo- reign manufacturer 1" jbid again .• "The comparative LOW PRICES of France and Germany have afforded such a stimulus to their manufacturers, that they are now rapidly extending themselves, and would obtain possession, in no small degree, even of the Entrlish home market, IF IT WERE .NOT FOR THEIR PROTECTIVE DU- TIES, While British manufacturers are now languishing, those of the continent are spring- ing into a healthy and vigorous existence." We would request the Hon. Mr. Buchanan to inquire a little more deeply into German history and political economy, before he com- mits himself, on the floor of Congress, with such wholesale absurdities as the above. If the Germans manuftcture broadcloths and other articles cheaper than the Americans, it is not owing to the hard-money cuhrenct; but to the excessive competition of labour, which not only reduces the price of goods, but also that of living below the standard of the United States. A man may live in some parts of Germany on eight hundred dollars a year and keep a car- riage ; but does this cheapness enrich the me- chanic or the husbandman ] Suppose a Ger- man earns twelve and a half cents a day, and is able to live on ten cents ; and an American, owing to the high price of every thing, earns a dollar, but requires eighty cents to live upon, which of the two will be better off in the end 1 Will the American, in course of time, not be able to buy out the German 1 And as for the hard-inuney currtncy, which the honourable senator lays such a stress upon, does he not know that the two largest German states, Prus- sia and Austria, Aci'e a paper currency; the Prussian Tresor-sckeine being in circulation all over Germany, and the notes of the Austrian National Bank, equivalent to cash from the Rhine to the Danube 1 The fact is, that the great stimulus given to the industry of the Germans, by the Tariff-union, the wisest and best measure that ever emanated from the cabi- net of Berlin, has, in every pare of Germany, 80 far increased the demand for a convenient medium of exchange as to call a number of provincial banks into existence, which now flourish in the principal towns of Germany. Did not the English, with their flush paper currency, undersell the Germans in their own marts at Leipsic and Frankfort on the Maine, in spite of the hard currency of the latter, iintil the wisdom of the King of Prussia protected the German manufacturer, through the medium of the tariff lkague, from the dangerous and fearful competition of Great Bri- tain. And what is the moral Mr. Buchanan and his confreres wish to draw from these facts, which ought to speak in a voice of thunder to the American mechanic and labourer? Why, just the reverse of that which every reasonable man would draw from it, viz, : Let'a have an exclu- sive SPECIE CUUUENCr, AXD AWAY WITH THE TARIFF ! Another hitter pill iot Petticoat Allen, znil all the other vile traducers and base calumnia- tors of the gallant Harrison. From the Philadelpliia Port-Folio of 1S12, an ad- mirably comluctBii periodical, devoled exclusively to literature, and disconnected altogether from folities. BAT'J'LE OF TIPPECANOE. Awake I awake ! my gallant friends. To arms ! to arms! the foe is nigh ; The sentinel his warning sends ; And, hark ! the treacherous savage cry. Awake! to arms! the word goes round; The drum's deep roll, the fife's shrill sound. The trumpet's blast, proclaim through night. An Indian band, a bloody fight. haste thee, Baen ! alas ! too late; A red chief's arm now aims the blow; (An early, but a glorious fate!) The tomahawk has laid thee low. Dread darkness reigns. On, Daviess, on! Where's Boyd ? And VALIANT HARRISON, Commander of the Christian force ? And Owen? He's a bleeding corse. " Stind, comrades brave, stand to your posts : Here Wells and Floyd, and Barton : all Must now be won, or must be lost: Ply briskly, bayonet, sword and ball." Thus spoke the general ; when a yell Was heard, as though a hero fell. And, hark ! the Indian whoop again — It is f3r daring Daviess slain ! I fearful is the battle's rage ; No lady's hand is in the fray ; But brawny limbs the contest wage, And struggle for the victor's day. Lo I Spencer sinks, and Warwick's slain, And breathless bodies strew the plain ; And yells, and groans, and clang, and roar, Echo along the Wabash shore. But mark ! where breaks upon tlie eye Aurora's beam. The coming day Shall foil a frantic prophecy. And Christian valour well display. Ne'er did Constanline's soldiers see, With more of joy for victory, A cross the arch of heaven adorn, Than these the blushing of the morn. TIPPECA?^OE ALMANAC. 49 Bold Boyd led on his steady band, With bristling bayont-ts burnish'd bright: Wliat could their dauntless charge withstand 1 What stay the warriors' matchless rnight? Rushing amain, they clcar'd the field, The savage foe constrain'd to yield To Hakkison, who juar and far, Gave FORM and spihit to the wAn. Sound, sound the charge! spur — spur the steed, And swift the fugitives pursue — . 'Tis vain : rein in — your utmost speed Could not o'ertake the recreant crew. In lowland marsh, in dell, or cave. Each Indian sought his life to save; Whence, peering forth with fear and ire, He saw his Prophet's town on fire. Now, the great Eagle of the West Triumphant wing was seen to wave ; And now each soldier's manly breast Sigh'd o'er his fallen comrade's grave. Some dropp'd a tear, and mused the while, Then join'd in measured march their file ; And here and there cast wistful eye. That might surviving friend descry. But let a foe again appear. Or east, or west, or south, or north, The soldier then shall dry his tear, And fearless, gayly sally forth. With lightning eye, and warlike front; He'll meet the battle's deadly brunt; Come Gaul or Briton, if array 'd For fight — he'll feel a freeman's blade. Hear an old soldier, who would not suffer his com- mander to be traduced with impunity : — REMARKS OF MR. POLLOCK, Of Muskinghum, Ohio, in reply to some re- marks made by Messrs. Buchanan and Flood, during the dtbate in the Ohio Legis- lature, on Monday the 27th ultimo. Mn. Spkakeh : — I have listened to the de- bate with much patience. I have heard abuse heaped upon General Harrison, by men who are comparatively young, and although I am un- accustomed to speech making, I hope the House will bear with me for a few moments, for I shall not trouble it long. I shall only reply to some particular matters. I shall not deal in generals, we have too many of them already. Sir, I have heard members of this House charge General Harrison with cowardice, whom he de- fended and protected from the war-knife and tomahawk of the Indian, when they were sleep- ing in their mothers' arms. Mr. Speaker, — I know something of General Ha'rison ; and something of his history ; and something of his deeds. I know individuals who were with him during the last war ; who were with him in the battle of the Thames, Fort Meigs, and Fort Stephenson. I know, sir, that cannon balls, and chain shot, and bomb shells, flew thick around him in these battles. 7 The gentleman from Clermont, (Mr. Bucha- nan,) said that General Harrison was not du- ring the battle of Fort Meigs, near enough to have the scales knocked off, he was near enough to have the scales and din knocked on him by cannon balls. ("Who saw it]" asked some member.) I saw it, sir. I was in the battle. I saw a cannon ball strike within two feet of General Harrison during the fight. I was there. I saw bomb shells flying all aro\nid him. Horses were shot down under him, and he was in the hottest and hardest of the figlit; and where balls fiew thickest, and where steel met steel the fiercest, there would you find General Harrison. I speak what I know, and what my eyes have seen. General Harrison is not a coward ; and those who call him coward know nothing of him. He was a brave, prudent, and fearless general. He took the right course, during the last war — he acted a noble part, and his coun- try has honoured him for it. Ask the soldiers who fought by his side ; whose arms were nerved by his presence ; whose hearts were cheered by his valour ; and who were led to tri- umph and to victory by his courage, and brave- ry, and skill, if General Harrison was a coward — and they, sir, will tell you, no ! Sir, I have done, I only wished to give my testimony in favour of General Harrison, and to state what I have seen, in opposition to the statements of those who are ignorant of his character, and who know nothing of his brave- ry and skill. WANTED, An experienced and skilful "granny" to deliver our young and beautiful mother, of a nest of vipers, who are preying upon her vitals, and hurrying her to a premature grave : — Some incidents in the Life of an " Old Granny." In the years 1774, 177.5, and 1776, there was an ' old granny,' named Benjamin Harri- son, who was a member of Congress, and after- wards Governor of Virginia ; he was one ot the fifty-six 'old grannies' who signed the De- claration of Independence; he died, leaving but little property, for he was an ' old granny,' and devoted hiitiself to his country with so much zeal in these stirring times, that he did not, hke the more sensible office-holders of our day, ac- quire a fortune out of public employments. He died, leaving a son named William Henry Har- rison, who was pursuing his studies at Hamp- den Sidney College, when the Indian frontier wars broke out. Young Harrison was placed under the care of an ' old granny,' named Ro- bert Morris, and was a protege and favourite of another ' old granny,' named George Washing- ton, both of whom, like the father of Harrison, had spent their lives in the active service of their country. Being the son of an ' old gran- ny,' and having been brought up under the tutel- age of the two 'old grannie^' above named, i| 50 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. cannot be thought surprising that young Harri- son grew up to be an ' old granny' himself. In 1793, Harrison joined the army under Wayne, and that general, being also an ' old granny,' appointed the younp, volunteer as one of his aides-de-camp. In 1797, he resigned his commission, and was appointed Secretary of the Northwestern Territory. The year after, he was elected delegate to Congress. Here he did a thing which alone would es- tablish his inferiority to the present enlightened race of office-holders. The public lands were then divided into sections of four thousand acr&«;, and were never sold in less quantity than a whole section. — Consequently, a man who wished to buy a farm for actual settlement, was obliged to buy four thousand acres at the go- vernment price, or to purchase a smaller quan- tity of some speculator, whose means would allow him to hold a whole section : — the price, of course, in such cases, was far beyond that of the government lands. Being nothing but an ' old granny,' Harrison never for a moment considered how much superior the interests of a few speculators were, to those of the people at large, he obtained the passage of an act allow- ing sales of as small a quantity as three hun- dred and twenty acres, which brought it within the means of almost every man. The following year this ' old granny' was appointed Governor of the territory of Indiana, which is now divided into several large States. He was appointed repeatedly, at the request of the inhabitants, and held the office for fourteen years. During this time, he was superintend- ent of Indian Affairs within the jurisdiction, and sole Commissioner for treating with the Indians. During this time the ' old granny' negotiated thirteen treaties with the Indian tribes, for which services, being an ' old granny,' he never made the government any charge. The battle of Tippecanoe, and the overthrow of the Pawnee Chiefs, were considered very re- spectable service for an ' old granny,' and in ih'ase days were thought to give a man some claim upon the gratitude of his country. In 1812, when war was declared against Great Britain, this ' old granny' was placed in com- mand of a large number of volunteers to pro- tect the Indiana territory, and was afterwards ap- pointed Commander-in-chief of the Northwest- ern army. His conduct of that war — his turn- ing the tide of disaster, and raising in triumph and victory the sinking flag of his country, the recovery of Michigan, the battle of the Thames, which destroyed the British array of Upper Canada, were also thought very considerable services for an 'old granny.' After resigning his commission, this ' old granny' was again appointed Commissioner to treat with the Indians. In 1815, he was elected a member of the Lower House of Congress, and in 1824 he was elected a Senator in Con- gress'', from the State of Ohio. In 1828, he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Bo- gota, by John Quincy Adams, the 'old granny' who lately presided over the House of Repre- sentatives. No man in this country ever possessed such opportunities for making a fortune out of his official station, especially by land speculations ; from his position in the Territory of Indiana, and from his knowledge of the country — of its situation, resources, and growing importance — he could have easily obtained possession of tracts of land, the natural rise in the value of which would have made him as rich as a Girard or an Astor. But he was an ' old granny,' and having been educated in the school of such an ' old granny' as George Washington, he could not be supposed to know as much as the land re- ceivers and other office-holders of our day, who get rich on the plunder of the treasury, and then resign their offices and nominate their succes- sors. So General Harrison retired from office as poor as he was when he entered it, and now like a second Cincinnatus ; who, we dare say, was also an ' old granny,' he lives by the culti- vation of the soil. So it appears that William Henry Harrison, the ' old granny,' of whom we have been speak- ing, has been Secretary of the Northwestern Territory, Governor for fourteen years of the Territory of Indiana, Superintendent of the Indian Affairs, Commissioner for treating with the Indians, Representative in Congress, Senator in Congress, Major-general in the United States army. Commander in the northwestern army m the last war, and Minister Plenipotentiary to Bogota Thus we may see what it takes to make an ' old granny ;' he is before the people whom he has so long and so faithfully served, and has been nominated as a candidate for one other office, that of President of the United States. In the long career of eminent and successful public services, he has never been accused of one dishonest action ; he stands forth with clean hands, a clear head, and an honest heart, THE people's candidate FOR PllESIDENT. A Roland for an Oliver : — A resolution was offered a week or two ago in the Kentucky Legislature, that the Governor should order a national salute to be fired on the 8th of January, in commemoration of the battle of Nevir Orleans. The resolution was passed, but passed with this interesting amendment : " Resolved, That the cannon captured from the British on the 5th of October, 1813, at the battle of the Thames, by General William Hknht Hauuison, and his brave companions ill arms, be alone used by his Excellency, in firing the foregoing salute." " The Whig pre^es are perfect nuisances." Georgia ConsiituI ionalist. — That's just what the horse-thief thought of the sheriff TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 51 GENERAL HARRISON'S CELEBRATED LETTER TO BOLIVAR, IN FAVOUR OF CIVIL LIBERTY. The following letter was addressed to Bolivar, by Cenerai Harrison, after he had taken his leave as Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- tiary, from the United States to the Republic of Co- lombia ; and consequently in the character of a pri- Tute citizen. It was suggested by the fi'ar that Roli- var would yield to the exigencies of the times and assume regal power, by converting the Republican government of Colombia into a despotism. Genei'al Harrison, however, prompted by that love of liberty which has always characterized him, determined, if possible, to dissuade him from a design so inimical and fatal to the cause of republicanism. As introductory to the letter, we extract the follow- ing explanatory remarks, from the Tippecanoe Text- Book, a most valuable publication, consisting almost exclusively of documentary evidence contained in Niles's Register, which is admitted as len-al evidence in our courts of justice — and which cannot, conse- quently, be rejected by the most violent partisans of the ^^ spoils party.'' In the latter part of the year 1828, Gen- eral Harrison was appointed mini.ster pleni- potentiary to the republic of Colombia, and sailed on his mission the 10th of November, from New York, in the United States ship Erie. He arrived at Bogota on the 5th of February, 1829, and presented his credentials on the 27th, and was received in the most flattering manner. Niles, vol. XXXV. p. 181, and vol. xxxvi. p. 121. The official government journal, at Bogota, (Niles, vol. xxxvi. p. 134,) on announcing his arrival, said : — " We congratulate Colombia on beliolding the interest which is manifested by the government of the United States, to culti- vate the friendly relations with this republic, by sending among us so distinguished a citizen as General Harrison. The government has full confidence that his permanent residence in this capital, will contribute generally to strength- en the harmony and good understanding which happily exist between the two nations." General Jackson was inaugurated president of the United States on the 4th of March, 1S29, and on the 8th of that month, or thirty- one days after General Harrison reached Bogo- ta, he was recalled; and Thomas P. Muorc, of Kentucky, appointed his successor. The above facts are a sufficient refutation of the charge, that he was recalled in consequence of his interference in the political aftliirs of Colombia; for the government of the United States could not have been officially informed of his arrival at Bogota at the time the ap- pointment was conferred upon Mr. Moore: and jI will, also, be seen that General Harrison's celebrated letter to Bolivar, inserted in subse- <|ueni pages, ivas written more than six months after Mr. Moore's appoiiitnient, and not de- livered 1(1 Bolivar until General Haivison's offi- cial duties had terminated — for Mr. Moore ar- rived at Bogota in September, and was pre- isented on the 26th of that month, on which «lay General Harrison had his audience of leave ; and on the next day, when General Harrison was a private citizen, the letter was written. Bolivar was absent when General Harrison took his leave ; but it is evident, from the following extract from the address of the council, that the most friendly relations existed between him and the government, at the time of his depar- ture, and that it had no cause to complain of his private or official conduct. " In expressing to you, sir, the sentiments of this council towards your government, it is agreeable to me to declare, that the hopes formed by Colombia, when the appointment was an- nounced of so distinguished a general, and one of the most eminent citizens of the oldest re- public of America, had been realized by your residence in this capital, as envoy extraordina- ry and minister pknipotentiary near this go- vernment; and therefore it is highly satisfac- tory to me to show the high esteem which your personal qualities have inspired." The following is his letter to Bolivar, which has commanded general admiration by the beauty and energy of its style, and the sound and patriotic admonitions which mark every sentence. It is, indeed, a most eloquent appeal to the best and most noble feelings of our na- ture, and alone should win for the author the respect and admiration of every lover of civil liberty. " Bogota, 27th September, 1829. "Sin — If there is any thing in the style, the matter, or the object of this letter, whicli is cal- culated to give offence to your excellency, I am persuaded you will readily forgive it, when you reflect on the motives which induced me to write it. An old soldier could possess no feelings but those of the kindest character to- wards one who has shed so much lustre on the profession of arms; nor can a citizen of the country of M'^ashington cease to wish that, in Bolivar, the world might behold another in- stance of the highest military attainments, united with the purest patriotism, and the great- est capacity for civil government. Such, sir, have been the fond hopes, not only of the people of the United States, but of the friends of liberty throughout the world. I will not say that your e.Kcellency has formed projects to defeat these hopes. But there is no doubt that .they have not only been formed, but are, at this moment, in progress to maturity, and openly avowed by those who possess your entire confi- dence. I will not attribute to these men impure motives ; but can they be disinterested advi.«ers ? .\re they not the verj"^ persons who will gain most by the proposed change 1 — who will, in- deed, gain all that is to be gained, without furnishing any part of the equivalent? That that, the price of their future wealth and ho- nours, is to be furnished exclusively by yourself? And of what does it consist ? Your great cha- racter. Such a one, that, if a man were wise, and possessed of the empire of the Cssars, in its best days, he would give ail to obtain. Are 53 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. you prepared to make this sacrifice for such an object 1 I am persuaded that those who advocate these measures have never dared to induce you to adopt them, by any argument founded on your personal interests ; and that, to succeed, it would be necessary to convince you that no other course remained to save the country from the evils of anarchy. This is the question, then, to be examined. Does the history of this country, since the adoption of the constitution, really exhibit un- equivocal evidence that the people are unfit to be freel Is the exploded opinion of a European philosopher, of the last age, that " in the new hemisphere man is a degraded being," to be re- newed, and supported by the example of Colom- bia 1 The proofs should, indeed, be strong, to induce an American to adopt an opinion so hu- miliating. Feeling always a deep interest in the success of the revolutions in the late Spanish America, I have never been an inattentive observer of events, pending and posterior to the achieve- ment of its independence. In these events, I search in vain for a single fact to show that, in Colombia at least, the slate of society is unsuited to the adoption of a free government. Will it be said that a free government did exist, but, being found inadequate to the objects for which it had been instituted, it has been superseded by one of a different character, with the concurrence of a majority of the people 1 It is the most diflficult thing in the world for me to believe that a people in the possession of their rights as freemen, would ever be willing to surrender them, and submit themselves to the will of a master. If any such instances are on record, the povi'er thus transferred has been in a moment of extreme public danger, and then limited to a very short period. I do not think that it is by any means certain, that the majority of the French people favoured the elevation of Napoleon to the throne of France. But, if it were so, how different were the circumstances of that country from those of Colombia, when the constitution of Cucuta was overthrown ! At the period of the elevation of Napoleon to the first consulate, all the powers of Europe were the open or secret enemies of France ; civil war raged within her borders; the hereditary king possessed many partisans in every pro- vince; the people, continually betrayed by the factions which murdered and succeeded each other, had imbibed a portion of their ferocity, and every town and village witnessed the in- discriminate slaughter of both men and women, of all parties and principles. Does the history of Colombia, since the expulsion of the Spani- ards, present any parallel to these scenes 1 Her frontiers have been never seriously menaced ; no civil war raged ; not a partisan of the former government was to be found in the whole extent of her territory ; no factions contended with each other for the possession of power; the execu- tive government remained in the hands of those to whom it had been committed by the people, in a fair election. In fact, no people ever passed from under the yoke of a despotic government, to the enjoyment of entire freedom, with less disposition to abuse their newly-acquired power, than those of Colombia. They submitted, in- deed, to a continuance of some of the most ar- bitrary and unjust features which distinguished the former g-overnment. If there was any dis- position, on the part of the great mass of the people, to effect any change in the existing order of things ; if the Colombians act from the same motives and upon the same principles which govern mankind elsewhere, and in all ages, they would have desired to take from the government a part of the power which, in their inexperi- ence, they had confided to it. The monopoly of certain articles of agricultural produce, and the oppressive duty of llie Alcavala, might have been tolerated, until the last of their tyrants were driven from the country. But when peace was restored, when not one enemy re- mained within its borders, it might reasonably have been supposed that the people would have desired to abolish these remains of arbitrary go- vernment, and substitute for them some tax more equal and accordant with republican principles. On the contrary, it is pretended that they had become enamoured with these despotic mea- sures, and so disgusted with the freedom they did enjoy, that they were more than willing to commit their destinies to the uncontrolled will of your excellency. Let me assure you, sir, that these assertions will gain no credit with the present generation, or with posterity. They will demand the facts which had induced a people, by no means deficient in intelligence, so soon to abandon the principles for which they had so gallantly fought, and tamely surrender that liberty which had been obtained at the ex- pense of so much blood. And what facts can be produced 1 It cannot be said that life and property were not as well protected under the republican government as they have ever been ; nor that there existed any opposition to the constitution and laws, too strong for the ordinary powers of the government to put down. If the insurrection of General Paez, in Vene- zuela, is adduced, I would ask, by what means was he reduced to obedience? Your excel- lency, the legitimate head of the republic, ap- peared, and, in a moment, all opposition ceased, and Venezuela was restored to the republic. But it is said that this was efl'ccted by your perso- nal influence, or the dread of your military ta- lents; and that, to keep Genera! Pacz, and other ambitious chiefs, from dismembering the repub- lic, it was necessary to invest your excellency with the extraordinary powers you possess. There would be some reason in this, if you had refused to act without these powers ; or, having acted as you did, you had been unable to ac- complish any thing without them. But you succeeded completely, and there can be no pos- sible reason assigned why you would not have succeeded, with the same medns, against any TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 53 future attempt of General Paez, or any other general. There appears, however, to be one sentiment in which all parties unite ; that is, that, as matters now stand, you aloiie can save the country from ruin, at least, from much cala- mity. They dilfer, however, very widely, as to the measures to be taken to put your excellency m the way to render this important service. The lesser, and mo-re interested party, is for placing the government in your hands for life; either with your present title, or with one which, it must be confessed, better accords with the nature of the powers to be exercised. If they adopt the less offensive title, and if they weave into their system some apparent checks to your will, it is onl}' for the purpose of mask- ing, in some degree, their real object, which is nothing siiort of the establishment of a despo- tism. The plea of necessity, that eternal argu- ment of all conspirators, ancient or modern, against the rights of mankind, will be resorted to, to induce you to accede to their measures ; and the unsettled state of the country, which has been designedly produced by them, will be adduced as evidence of that necessity. There is but one way for your excellency to escape from the snares which have been so artfully laid to entrap you, and that is, to stop short in the course which, unfortunately, has been already commenced. Every step you ad- vance, under the influence of such counsels, will make retreat more dithcult, until it will become impracticable. You will be told that the in- t(!ntion is only to vest you with authority to correct what is wrong in the administration, and to put down the factions, and that when the country once enjoys tranquillity, the govern- ment may be restored to the people. Delusive will be the hopes of those who rel}' upon this declaration. The promised hour of tranquillity will never arrive. If events tended to produce it, they would be counteracted by the govern- ment itself It was the strong remark of a former president of the United States, that, ' Sooner will the lover be contented with the first smiles of his mistress, than a government cease to en- deavour to preserve and extend its powers.' \Vith whatever reluctance your excellency may commence the career; with whatever disposition to abandon it, when the objects for which it was commenced have been obtained ; when once fairly entered, you will be borne along by the irresistible force of pride, habit of command, and, indeed, of self-preservation, and it will be im- possible to recede. But it is said that it is for the benefit of the people that the proposed change is to be made ; and that by your talents and influence alone, aided by unlimited power, the ambitious chiefs in the ditlereut departments arc to be restrained, and the integrity of the republic preserved. I have said, and I most sincerely believe, that, from the state into which the country has been trough', that you alone can preserve it from the horrors of anarchy. But I cannot conceive that any extraordinary powers are necessary. The authority to see that the laws are executed; to call out the strength of the country to enforce their execution, is all that is required, and is what is possessed by the chief magistrule of tlie United States, and of every other republic ; and is what was confided to the executive, by the constitution of Cucuta. Would your talents or your energies be impaired in the council, or the field, or your influence lessened, when acting as the head of a republic ? 1 profiose to examine, very briefly, the re- sults whicli are likely to lluw from the ]iro- posed change of government : First, in relativiii to the country ; and, secondly, to yourself, per- sonally. Is the tranquillity of the country to be secured byitl Is it possible for your ex- cellency to believe, that when the mask has been thrown off, and the people discover that a despotic government has been fixed upoa them, that they will quietly submit to it T Will they forget the pass-word, which, like the cross of fire, was the signal lor rallying to oppose their former tyrants ! Will the virgins, at your bidding, cease to chant the songs of liberty which so lately animated the j'outh to victory • Was the patriotic blood of Colombia all expend- ed on the fields of Vargas, Bayaea, and Carebo- 1)0 ] The schools may cease to enforce upon their pupils the love of country, drawn from the examples of Calo and the Bruti, Harmodius and Aristogiton; but the glorious example of patri- otic devotion, exhibited in your own Hacienda, will supply their place. Depend oa it, sir, that the moment which shall amiounce the continuance of arbitrary power in your hands, will be the commencement of commotions which will require all your talents and em rgies to suppress. You may succeed. The disci- plined army, at your disposal, may be too power- ful for an unarmed, undisciplined, and scat- tered population; but one unsuccessful eff)rt win not content them, and your feelings will be eternally racked by being obliged to make war upon those who have been accustomed to call you their father, and to invoke blessings on your head, and for no cause but their adherence to principles which you yourself had taught them to regard more than their lives. If, by the strong government which the ad- vocates for the proposed change so strenuously recommend, one without responsibility is in- tended, which may put men to death, and im- mure them in dungeons, without trial, and one where the army is every thing, and the people nothing, I must say, that, if the tranquillity of Colombia is to be preserved in this way, the wildest anarchy would he preferable. Out of that anarchy abetter government might arise, but the chains of military desjiotism once fas- tened upon a nation, ages might pass away be- fore they could be shaken off. But I contend that the strcmgest of all govern- ments is that which is most free. We consider that of the United^ States as the strongest, precisely because it is the most free. It pos- £2 54 'nPPECANOE ALMANAC. sesses the faculties equally to protect itself from foreign force or internal convulsion. In both it has been sufficiently tried. In no country upon earth would an armed opposition to the laws ♦»e sooner or more effectually put down. Not BO much by the terrors of the guillotine and the gibbet, as from the aroused determination of the nation, exhibiting their strength, and convinc- ing the factious that their cause was hopeless. No, sir, depend upon it, that the possession of arbitrary power, by the government of Colom- bia, will not be the means of securing its tran- quillity ; nor will the danger of disturbances solely arise from the opposition of the people. The power, and the military force which it will be necessary to put in the hands of the gover- nors of the distant provinces, added to the na- ture of the country, will continually present to those officers the temptation and the means of revolt. Will the proposed change restore prosperity to the country ] With the best intentions to do so, will you be able to recall commerce to its shores and give new life to the drooping state of agriculture ] The cause of the constant de- cline, in these great interests, cannot be mistaken. It arises from the fewness of those who labour, and the number of those who are to be sup- ported by that labour. To support a swarm of luxurious and idle monks, and an army greatly disproportioned to the resources of the country, with a body of officers in a tenfold degree dis- proportioned to the army, every branch of indus- try is oppressed with burdens which deprive the ingenious man of the profits of his ingenuity, and the labourer of his reward. To satisfy the constant and pressing demands which are made upon it, the treasury seizes upon every thing within its grasp — destroying the very germ of future prosperity. Is there any prospect that these evils will cease with the proposed change ? Can the army be dispensed with T Will the influence of the monks be no longer necessary] Believe me, sir, that the support which the go- vernment derives from both these sources will be more than ever requisite. But the most important inquiry is, the effect which this strong government is to have upon the people themselves. Will it tend to improve and elevate their character, and fit them for the freedom which it is pretended is ultimately to be bestowed upon them ? The question has been answered from the age of Homer. Man does not learn under oppression those noble qualities and feelings which fit him for the enjoyment <3f liberty. Nor is despotism the proper school in which to acquire the knowledge of the prin- ciples of republican government. A govern- raent whose revenues are derived from divert- ing the very sources of wealth from its subjects, will not find the means of improving the morals and enlightening the minds of the youth, by supporting systems of liberal education ; and, if it could, it would not. In relation to the effect which this invest- ment of power is to have upon your happiness and your fame, will the pomp and glitter of a court, and the flattery of venal courtiers, reward you for the troubles and anxieties attendant upon the exercise of sovereignty, everywhere, and those which will flow from your pecuHar situation] Or power, supported by the bayonet, for that willing homage which you were wont to receive from your fellow-citizens ? The groans of a dissatisfied and oppressed people will penetrate the inmost recesses of your palace, and you will be tortured by the reflec- tion, that you no longer possess that place in their affections, which was once your pride and your boast, and which would have been your solace under every reverse of fortune. Unsup- ported by the people, your authority can be maintained only by the terrors of the sword and the scaffold. And have these ever been successful under similar circumstances ] Blood may smother, for a period, but can never extin- guish the fire of liberty, which you have con- tributed so much to kindle, in the bosom of every Colombian. I will not urge, as an argument, the personal dangers to which you will be exposed. But I will ask if you could enjoy life, which would be preserved by the constant execution of so many human beings — your countrymen, your former friends, and almost your worshippers. The pangs of such a situation will be made more acute, by reflecting on the hallowed mo- tive of many of those who would aim their daggers at your bosom. That, like the last of the Romans, they would strike, not from hatred to the man, but love to the country. From a knowledge of your own disposition, and present feelings, your excellency will not be willing to believe that you could ever be brought to commit an act of tyranny, or even to execute justice with unnecessary rigor. But trust me, sir, that there is nothing more cor- rupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the ex- ercise of unlimited power. The man who, in the beginning of such a career, might shudder at the idea of taking away the life of a fellow being, might soon have his conscience so seared by the repetition of crime, that the agonies of his murdered victims might become music to his soul, and the drippings of his scaffold afford ' blood enough to swim in.' History is full of such examples. From this disgusting picture, permit me to call the attention of your excellency to one of a different character. It exhibits you as the constitutional chief magistrate of a free people, giving to their representatives the influence of your great name and talents, to reform the abuses which, in a long reign of tyranny and misrule, have fastened upon every branch of the administration. The army, and its swarm of officers reduced within the limits of real useful- ness, placed on the frontiers, and no longer per- mitted to control public opinion, and be the ter ror of the peaceful citizen. By the removal of this incubus from the treasury, and the esta- TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 55 blishment of order, responsibility, and economy, i in the expenditures of the government, it would | soon be enabled to dispense with the odious monopolies, and the duty of the alcavala, which have operated with so malign an effect upon commerce, and agriculture, and, indeed, upon the revenues which they were intended to aug- ment. No longer oppressed by these shackles, industry would everywhere revive : the farmer and the artisan, cheered by the prospect of ample reward for their labour, would redouble their exertions ; foreigners, with their capital and skill in the arts, would crowd hither, to enjoy the advantages which could scarcely, elsewhere, be found : and Colombia would soon exhibit the reality of the beautiful fiction of Fenelon — Salentum rising from misery and oppression, to prosperity and happiness, under the counsels and direction of the concealed goddess. What objections can be urged against this course ? Can any one acquainted with the circumstances of the country, doubt its success, in restoring and maintaining tranquillity ? The people would certainly not revolt against them- selves ; and none of the chiefs who are sup- posed to be factiously inclined, would think of opposing the strength of the nation, when di- rected by your talents and authority. But it is said, that the want of intelligence amongst the people unfits them for the government. Is it not right, however, that the experiment should be fairly tried 1 I liave already said that this has not been done. For myself, I do not hesi- tate to declare my firm belief, that it will suc- ceed. The people of Colombia possess many trails of character suitable for a republican go- vernment. A more orderly, forbearing, and well-disposed people are nowhere to be met with. Indeed, it may safely be asserted, that their faults and vices are attributable to the cursed government to which they have been so long subjected, and to the intolerant character of the religion, whilst their virtues are all their own. But, admitting their present want of intelligence, no one has ever doubted their capacity to acquire knovi'ledge, and under the strong motives which exist, to obtain it, sup- ported by the influence of your excellency, it would soon be obtained. To yourself, the advantage would be as great as to the country ; like acts of mercy, the bless- ings would be reciprocal ; your personal happi- ness secured, and your fame elevated to a height which would leave but a single compe- tition in the estimation of posterity. In be- stowing the palm of merit, the world has be- come wiser than formerly. The successful warrior is no longer regarded as entitled to the first place in the temple of fame. Talents of this kind have become too commoi,, and too often used for mischievous purposes, to be re- garded as they once were. In this enlightened age, the mere hero of the field, and the success- ful leader of armies, may, for the moment, attract attention. But it will be such as is bestowed upon the passing meteor, whose blaze is no longer remembered, when it is no longer seen. To be esteemed eminently great, it is necessary to be eminently good. The qualities of the hero and the general must be devoted ta the advantage of mankind, before he will be permitted to assume the title of their benefactor; and the station which he will hold in their re- gard and affections will depend, not upon the number and the splendour of his victories, but upon the results and the use he may make of the influence he acquires from them. If the fame of our Washington depended upon his military achievements, would the common consent of the world allow him the pre-eminence he possesses ? The victories at Trenton, Monmouth, and York, brilliant as they were, exhibiting as they certainly did, the highest grade of military talents, are scarcely thought of. The source of the veneration and esteem which is entertained for his character, by every description of politicians — the mo- narchist and aristocrat, as well as the republican, is to be found in his undeviating and exclusive devotedness to the interest of his country. No selfish consideration was ever suiTered to intrude itself into his mind. For his country he conquered ; and the unrivalled and increas- ing prosperity of that country is constantly add- ing fresh glory to his name. General, the course which he pursued is open to you, and it depends upon yourself to attain the eminence which he has reached before you. To the eyes of military men, the laurels you won on the fields of Vargas, Bayaca and Ca- rebobo, will be forever green ; but will that content you ' Are you willing that your name should descend to posterity, amongst the mass of those whose fame has been derived from shedding human blood, without a single advan- tage to the human race .' Or, shall it be united to that of Washington, as the founder and thb father of a great and happy people 1 The choice is before you. The friends of liberty throughout the world, and the people of the Uniteil States in particular, are waitiwg your decision with intense anxiety. Alexander toiled and conquered to attain the applause of the Athenians; will you regard as nothing the opinions of a nation which has evinced its superiority over that celebrated people, in the science most useful to man, by having carried into actual practice a system of government, of which the wisest Athenians had but a glimj)se in theory, and considered as a bless- ing never to be realized, however ardently to be desired 1 The place which you are to occupy in their esteem depends upon yourself. Fare- well. W. H. liARiiisois. " As long as the leaders of the Roman ar mies were taken from the plough, to the pluur^h they were willing to return." — From General Harrison's Address before the Ai^ricultural Society. 56 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. The following high testimony speaks trumpet-tongued to eveiy American heart, that is not hardened by political rancour : — Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Cons:ress assembled, That the THANKS OF CONGRESS be, and they are hereby presented to Major-general WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, and ISAAC SHELBY, late Governor of Kentucky, and through them to the Officf.us and Mkn under their command, for their gallantry and good conduct in defeating the combined British and Indian forces under Major- general Proctor on the Thames, in Ujiper Canada, on the 5th day of October, 1813 — capturing the BRITISH ARMY, with their baggage, camp equipage and artillery — and that the Pue- 811) EXT of the United States be requested to cause two GOLD MEDALS to be strnck, emblematical of this Triumph, and presented to General HARRISON and ISAAC SHELBY, late Governor of Kentucky. H. CLAY, Speaker House of Representatives. Unanimouslt adopted. JOHN GAILLARD, President Senate pro tern. See Niles' Register, vol; xiv. p. 186. April ith, 1818, Approved, JAMES MONROE. TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 57 Tlie following thrilling story will cause fvery liiiart to vibrate with gratitude, lli:it is warmed with oiiu spark of patriotism. From the Ohio Republican. BOYS, DO YOU HEAR "THATV Twenty-six years ago last autumn, (saiJ a gentleman to us the other day,) I was a boy attending school in a log cabin, with no other windows than the light atlbrded through the space of two logs, by the removal of a [liece of the tliird, with greasy bits of paper pasted on as substitutes for glass. This cabin, dedicated to learning, was situated in the outskirts of a now populous town in Pennsylvania. No state in the Union furnished more or better soldiers for the defence and protection of the northern frontier of Ohio, during the late war than did Pennsylvania. Not a few of her sons were in the army surrendered by Hull, besides, num- bers of her brave fellows were massacred and scalped at Winchester and Dudley's defeat. Still, the after-call of General Harrison for more soldiers, was answered by large numbers of Pennsylvanians, including several from our village. The departure of these brave fellows from their families and friends, was then viewed as a voluntary sacrifice of life for the defence of their country, and the '' farewell, God bless ye," was uttered in atone and fueling that sunk deep in the hearts of the by-standers, and which will never be effaced from my memory. In those days, our mails were few and un- certain ; and it was only by the occasional passing of a sick or disabled soldier returning home, that we heard from our army. Time hung heavy, and de§p gloom overspread our country. The last news was, " a battle is soon expected between the American army under General Harrison, and the British and Indians under the blood-thirsty Proctor and Tecum- seh!" Lays and weeks passed by, and yet nothing was heard from our army. Our citizens eager- ly hailed all strangers from the west, with the anxious inquiry of " Any news from General Harrison !" Such was the delay, doubt, and uncertainty, , that it was generally feared, and by many believed, that Harrison and his army had, like those before him, been defeated and massacred. While I was sitting (said our informant) at the low long window of our school-house, and our Irish schoolmaster was busy in repeating our A B C to the smaller urchins, I suddenly heard the sound of a horn. I looked forth, and saw descending the hill, half a mile distant, the mail-boy on his horse at full speed. At the foot of the hill, he crossed a bridge, and the rapid clatter of the iron hoof resounded thoughout our cabin. Rising the hill near us, his horse at full speed, and reeking with sweat, he again soimded his shrill horn, and when opposite our log cabin, he called out : " Harrison has whipped the British and In- dians !" 8 Our Irish tutor, with as true an American heart as ever beat in a son of Erin, sprang from his seat as though he had been shot — his eyes flashing with fire, he screamed out; " Bu!/s, do you hear that P" He caught his hat, darted out at the door, and followed the mail-boy at the top of his speed. The scholars were not a second be- hind — the larger ones taking the lead, and shouting "Huzza for Harrison!" and the smaller ones ruiniing after, halloing and screan: ing with fright ! The people of our village hearing the coit fusion, and seeing the mail-boy and horse at full run, followed by the schoolmaster at the top of his si)ecd, and his whole school scream- ing — shouting, and screaming ; and knew not what to make of it. The mechanic left his shop — the merchant his store ; and the women stretched their necks out at the windows, while consternation and dismay were depicted on every countenance, the mail arriving at the ofiicc, the carrier rose in his stirrups, and ex- claimed, at the same time whirling his hat in the air : " Huzza for Harrison ! He has whij^ped the British and Indians!" " Boi/s, do ynu hear that ?'" A universal shout of joy involuntarily buist forth — bonfires were kindled in the stieets; and our village illuminated at night. In those days I heard no one say that Harrison was a " coward," or a " granny," but I dihn W. Kirp, Wm. M. Pethcrbbidge,C. Hughes Ahmistead, Thomas Smanley, Wm. P. Stewart. Thomas W. Jay. A. L. McLean." MR. RUGGLES' REPLY. " Washington City, May "id, 1840. Gentlf.mex : — I have received the invitation to ' attend the sittings of the National Con- vention of the Whig Young Men, as one of its guests,' with which you have honoured me, ' in behalf of the delegates from the city of Bal- timore.' It would afford me great satisfaction to be present on that interesting occasion, would my public duties permit. The necessity of a change of measures with a view to the relief of a people suffering beyond any former example, is now manifest to all, if not acknowledged by all. No small portion of those who aided in bringing into power the present incumbent of the executive chair, have witnessed with painful disappointment the per- tinacity with which he has persevered in forcing upon the country a system of measures destruc- tive of its best interests and ruinous to the en- terprise and business of the people. And they have resolved, as the only means left of staying the progress of those measures, to aid in call- ing from retirement a distinguished citizen, TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 77 ■whose enlightened patriotism, great practical wisdom, and sound republican principles have secured for him the highest respect and confi- dence. The name of Harrison has animated the whole country with hope. It has roused an enthusiasm which pervades all classes of the people. That enthusiasm, chastened by wise counsels and hallowed by patriotism, will be the animating pruiciples of the ' National Convention.' Reflecting, as its members will, the princi- ples and feelings of the great majority of the people throughout the Union, their dehbera- tions will be no less national in their character than patriotic in their design ; and will tend, it is confidently believed, to harmonize and invi- gorate the efforts of the nation to place the executive government in the hands of one who has never yet disappointed the expectations of his country. He who, by his bravery in the field, redeemed the honour of the nation, when betrayed by treachery and cowardice, will not fail to correct by his wisdom and prudence the errors of the civil administration of the govern- ment under which the country is severely suf- fering. Thanking ' the delegates from the city of Baltimore' for their gratifying invitation, and you, gentleman, for the acceptable terms in which it is conveyed, I have the honour to be, with sincere regard, Your obedient servant, JOHJT RuGGLES. To Neilson Poe, Esq. and others." HEAR AN OPPONENT. Gent.hal Harrison. — The abuse which some of the ultra-political journals have lavish- ed upon the ' Hero of the Thames,' is already beginning to react. The same policy was pur- sued by some of the indiscreet of our friends in the case of General Jackson, and always did much more harm than good. It is known that General Harrison has devoted a great part of his life to the service of his country, that he has occupied various distinguished stations, and always discharged their duties with fidelity and ability, and that his fame is in a great mea- sure identified widi our national reputation. Under these circumstances, the calumnies heap- ed upon him by the Globe and a number of other mendacious and profligate prints, are cal- culated, rot only to excite feelings of indigna- tion in the minds of his political friends, but also to produce censure and regret ^om his political foes. A case in point may be cited in the Berwick Sentinel, the Van Buren organ in Columbia county, Pa, In a recent number of that paper, the editor, announcing his determina- tion to sustain Mr. Van Buren for the presiden- cy, says, he " will yield General Harrison a fair and honourable opposition," and adds : " To traduce and slander the character, as is too often attempted, of a great and good man, such as Gen. Wm. H. Harrison, who it is not to be denied. Inn rendered eminent ser- vices in the 'field of bailie' and the councik of the nation, is not onhj uniourtenus and disgraceful, but is an open insult to the good, sense of I hut portion of the American people who have named him as their candidufc. If we cannot defeat his election ivifhout resort to such means, we hope ive never shall with their aid. Therefore whilst we control the super- vision and editorial conduct of this journal, no such means of j)olitical warfare shall ever find place in its columns." NOMINATIONS BY THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Letter from the Committee to Gc^neral Harrison. " Harrisburg, 1th Dec., 1839. To Gen, W. H. Harrison." Sir : — The undersigned, a committee ap- pointed by the National Democratic Whig Convention, assembled at Harrisburg to nomi- nate candidates for the offices of president and vice-president of the United States, have the honour to inform you that, by a resolution of that body, passed unanimously this day, you were nominated a candidate for the presidency, and the Hon. John Tyler, of Virginia, a can- didate for the vice-presidency of the United States. The undersigned have the honour to be, with the highest respect, your obedient servants, John Owkn, of N. C. Chairman. Elisha W.Allen of Me. James Wilson of N. 11. Isaac C. Bates of Mass. James F. Simmons of R. I. William Henkv of Vt. Charles Uavies of Conn. KoBERT C. Nicholas of N. Y. Ephraim Marsh of N. J. Richard Mansfield of Del. J. Andrew Shultzb, of Penn. Revebdv Johnson of Md. James W. Pec.ram of Va. Thomas Metcalf of Ky. Jacob Burnett of O. DiiUGLAss McGuire of la. G. Mason Graham of La. T. C. TUPPER of Miss. William H. Russel of Mo. Geo. W. Ralph of 111. Geo. C. Bates of Mich. H. W. UlLLIARD of Ala." GENERAL HARRISON'S REPLY. ''North Bend, 19 th Dec, 1839. Gentlemen : — I have the honour to acknow- ledge the receipt of your letter from Harris- burg, of the 7th inst. However objectionable in the opinions of many of our fellow-citizens may be the mode of selecting a candidate for the two highest offices of the government by a general conven- tion, the peculiar circumstances in which the party opposed to the present administration were placed, seem to have left them no alterna- tive to secure that unity of action so necessary to their success. The number of states repre- sented, and the exalted characters of the dele- gates to whom the delicate task of nominating 78 TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. a candidate was committed, leaving no room to doubt that their decision was in accordance with the wishes of the majority of their con- stituents, I accept with gratitude the nomination which, in obedience to a resolution of the con- vention, you have done me, gentlemen, the honour to communicate. But however high I may value this evidence of the attachment and confidence of so large a portion of my fellow-citizens, I must beg you to believe, gentlemen, that no one is more thoroughly convinced than I am, that in select- ing a retired and unpretending individual to be their candidate, the convention were influenced by circumstances often occurring in popular governments to set aside the higher claims of other citizens, although founded upon the pos- session of the most distinguished talents and the performance of the most eminent services to their country, united to every other quality necessary to the discharge of the duties of chief magistrate of this great republic. It may perhaps be expected that I should embrace this occasion to declare the principles upon which the administration will be conduct- ed, if the efforts of my friends to place me in the presidential chair should prove successful. But having, in a letter to the Hon. Harmer Denny, and in another to the Hon. Sherrod Williams, both of which have been made pub- lic, given my views at some length of the cha- racter and extent of the powers vested by the constitution in the president, I consider it un- necessary to repeat them here. I deem it, however, gentlemen, proper at this time to renew the assurance heretofore fre- quently made, that should I be elected to the presidency, I will under no circumstances con- sent to be a candidate for a second term. With the highest consideration, gentlemen, for yourselves and those you represent, I am your fellow-citizen, W. H. Harrisok. To the Hon. John Owen and the others of the Committee." GOVERNOR TYLER'S REPLY TO THE SAME COMMITTEE. "WilUumshurg, {Va.) Dec. 16th, 1839. Gentlemen: — The nomination which, as the organs of the late Harrisburg convention, you have communicated to me, is accepted with a sensibility greatly augmented by the fact, that whilst it is a result in no way contemplated by me, it was attended by the unanimous concur- rence of that enlightened and patriotic body. To have my name associated with that of the eminent Patriot who is put in nomination for the first office, is of itself regarded by me as no ordinary honour. His long and faithful services to the country, at the council-board and in the field, have won for him a distin- guished name in history, and furnish the surest guarantee that should he be elevated by the popular voice to the chief executive office, his administration of governmental affairs will be just, and prudent, and wi^e. With the Con- stitution for his guide, and the good of his country his only aim, I doubt not but that his exertions would be exclusively directed to up- hold the one, and to advance the other. The friend and supporter of Jefferson, of Mabi- soN and Monroe, and the immediate descend- ant of a signer of the declaration of independ- ence, can be none other than true to his early republican creed, and the devoted advocate of free principles and of popular rights. I have the honour to be, gentlemen. Your obedient servant, John Ttleb. To John Owen, Esq. and others of the Committee." WHAT HAS HE DONE 1 When any candidate for preferment was pre- sented to Napoleon, the first question asked by the emperor was, Qu'a't'il fait"! What has he done 1 The principle, " by their fruit ye shall know them" is not more a precept of Scrip- ture, than a safe maxim of worldly policy ; nor is its application in any case more proper than when a candidate for popular favour presents himself to the nation, and claims the highest office in their gift. Let us for a moment ap ply the principle to Mr. Van Buren. Let us asli the question, and read its answer from the records of history. What has he done 1 He has increased the annual expenses of tha government from ;§ 13,000,000 ! He has spent all the ordinary revenues of the people, though out of those ordinary reve- nues, his three immediate predecessors paid off $120,000,000 of the national debt: He has spent, in addition thereto, the follow- ing sums, which belonged to the people, and which, under a righteous government, would have been distributed among the people, to wit: In the treasury when he came into olfice, $6,670,000 Withheld from the states, the 4th instalment, 9,367,000 Paid to the government by tho Bank of the United States, for stock of the United States 6,000,000 Received on merchants' bonds, due in '35 and '36, but postponed to '38 and '39 7,000,000 Making an aggregate of $29,037,000 He lias, in addition to those enormous ex- penditures, run the people in debt, by the issue of treasury notes to the amount of $15,000,000, whereof $7,750,000 are still due. He has been instrumental in creating more banks than any other man in the nation, and yet he is now engaged in a fierce crusade, not against banks only, but against the credit sys- tem of the country. He has brought forward the sub-treasury and recommended its adoption by the example TIPPECANOE ALMANAC. 79 of the hard money despotisms of Europe; and, though that measure has been three limes re- jeded hy the people, he is now upon the eve of forcing it l)y parly discipline through Congress ! He has, in violation of cstabhshed prece- dents, and every principle of justice, deprived a sovereign state of her representation in the national councils! He has, through his friends in the senate, ■advocated a reduction of the wages of labour, and the price of produce, as one of the best results of the suh-treasury scheme, and as the strongest argument in its favour. He has, through John C. Calhoun, intro- duced a bill to deprive the old slates of their rights in the public domain, though those rights are expressly reserved in their several deeds of cession, and it is not within the consti- tutional powers of Congress to take them away. He has h)st more public money by the de- falcatio7is of his agents in three years than any previous president had done in eight. He hus, through Mr. Grundy's report, en- deavoured to blast the credit of independent communities, by falsely insinuating to this na- tion and to the world, that the American states had petitioned the general government to as- sume their debts. He has strongly recommended the adoption of a military system, which raises and places at his exclusive disposal, an effective standing army of one -hundred thousand men, with a reserve of one hundred thousand more / He has practised the most shameless corrup- tion in every department of his government; appointed men to, and removed them from office, solely in reference to their political senti- ments; continued known defaulters in office; prostituted the honour, the interests, and the dignity of the nation to party purposes ; and, in fine, proved that, in some men, the virtues are like garments to be put on and off at plea- sure, while intrigue and corruption constitute the body of their political character. Amid the disastrous influences of this malign administration, it may be some consolation to reflect that his example has inculcated at least one truth, important for every people to know, to wit : that high station does not secure man fn)m low arts ; that it is possible to possess all the sublety of a serpent, without any of its wisdom — all the apparent simplicity of a dove, without any of its innocence — to be a Demo- crat in nothing but profession, and a Federalist in everything b\xi name. — Geneva Courier. AN OASIS IN THE DESERT. We delight to record evidences nf patriotic liberality on tlie part of our political foes, the journal in ques- tion lias too much regard for truth to lie for the pre- sent adiiiinistration. The Philadelphia American Sentinel, an ad- ministration print, alludes to the great Harrison convention at Baltimore, and says: " History mentions no such gatliering of people sijice that in the Cjicgnp do Mars to swear to the constitution. Whether we speak of the numbers present, their boundless enthusiasm, or the vast territory trom the most distant points of which they assembled, we may, as chroniclers of passing events, mention it as a surpassing pageant, and a thrilling demonstration of the intensity of that feeling which animates the supporters of General Harrison." A CORRUPT cause can only be sustained by corrupt means. — "/"u irliat base vses have I come at last?" might Guvcrnor Vroom emphatically exclaim. This individual is, as our readers will re- member, one of the usurping Van Buren mem- bers of Congress from New Jersey. He has lately brought himself into a position which has disgraced him forever in the eyes of all honest men. During the recent examii«ition of testimony in New Jersey, he sat hy and listened to testimony given in favour of him- self, which he knew to be false. The Jersey- man, a neutral paper, thus speaks of the trans- action : — How Governor Vroom could sit in his seat on the floor of Congress and hear so vile a charge against Governor Pennington without refuting it, when he had been previously in- formed of Ellis' iiiistake by Secretary West- cott, is beyond our comprehension. We have hitherto considered him a man of strict veracity and unimpeachable character, but this transac- tion shakes our faith in him, for he, the presi- dent of the Bible Society, has sat by and heard an innocent man charged with corruption whilst he well knew it to be false. But proba- bly Governor Vroom thought his seat in Con- gress depended upon Ellis' affidavit, and that was of more consequence than a clear and quiet conscience, and we leave him and his adherents in that belief. Republicans! read the following beautiful extract, and then ask yourselves the question whether the gross dt'moralization, unblushing falsehood, the unpu- nished frauds and embezzlements of the present cor- rupt administration of the national government, have not brought the liberties, for which our fathers toiled and bled, to the very verge of a frightful precipice ■? VIRTUE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR LIBERTIES. So long, then, as our people remain virtuous and intelligent, our government will remain stable. While they clearly perceive, and ho- nestly decree justice, our laws will be whole- some, and the principles of our constitution commend themselves everywhere to the com- mon sense of man. But should our people become ignorant and vicious ; should their decisions become the dictates of passion and renalty, rather than of reason and of right, that moment are our hberties at an end; and, glad to escape from the despotism of millions, we shall flee for shelter to the despotism of one. Then will the world's last hope be extinguish- ed, and darkness brood for ages over the wholo human race. — Wat/land. PRINTED AND FOR SALE BY T. K. & P. G. C O I. L. I I¥ S, No. 1. LODGE ALLEY, PHILADELPHIA^. ^ °-%