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NO. 41.

Indiana Dem

The following letters, from the

ocrai ox me nth instant, are in answer to an invitation, from the committee of arrangement, requesting the attendance of these gentlemen, at a public festival, given on the 4th inst. at Indianapolis, in commemoration of the battle of the Thames. They should have appeared in our last, but not having them in our possession, we now cheerfully lay them before our readers: Great Cbossing, 1st Oct. 1834. b GENTnaiEX, I have this day received your invitation to attend the celebration of the Battle of the Thames, on the 4th (the 5th being on Sunday.) If I had received your invitation in time, every exertion would have been made to comply with your request. It is difficult for me to express my feelings of gratitude to you and to those associated With you, for the honor which you are about to confer upon the gallant regiment which I commanded on that occasion. I place a very high value upon your invitation. It gives me continued evidence of the gratitude of my fellow citizens beyond the merit of my services to my country. Please to present me kindly, and in a manner most acceptable, to all who are associated with you, and accept for yourselves individually tho sincere devotions of a grateful heart. With great respect and esteem, Your friend and fellow citizen, RH. M. JOHNSON. Messrs, A. St. Claib,&c. Committee. The State of Indiana. Enlightened and patriotic; may her attachment to the principles of the revlution increase with her wealth and population. North Bend, 27th Sept. 1834. Gextlemen Your letter of the 20th inst. inviting me to be present at the celebration "of the victory of the Thames, at Indianapolis,'" on the 4th proximo, by "the citizens of that region of country," has been duly received. I must beg you, gentlemen, to accept my unfeigned and cordial thanks, as well for the invitation, as for the honorable manner in which you have been pleased to speak of my civil and military services to our common country. Favours of this kind have been so frequently received from my fellow citizens of Indiana, and so frequently acknowledged, that lam unable to find any new terms to express my gratitude. They

are, however, fully apprised, that I consider myself

more largely lnueotea to them, than 1 could ever repay, even if years of life and health were extended to me beyond the ordinary lot of mortals. With the expression of these feelings, gentlemen, I would have concluded my answer to your flattering invitation, by informing you that the situation of my private affairs would not permit me to be present at yourcelebiation. But having seen in the Indiana Democrat of the 19th inst., the proceedings of the assemblage of the citizens convened at Indianapolis, and who determined upon that measure, I must

candidly declare, that from the manner in which

they are drawn up, I could on no account have at

tended as your guest, on the occasion. The object of the meeting is there declared to be, to "celebrate the victory obtained over the combined Brit

ish and Indian armies, under the command of Gen

erals Proctor and Tecumseh. by the American for

ces under Gen. Harrison and Col. Johnson, on the

5th Uctobcr, 1813."

If it was found necessary to associato anyone

with mo in the command of our army, why were

the general omcers passed over, and why, particularly, was the venerable, the magnanimous, and pa

triotic Shelby omitted? The hero, who, at a most

. advanced age, put himself at the head of his fellow citizens, at a most inclement season, to preserve that liberty which he had so eminently contributed to establish in the war of the Revolution. If I had

an associate in the command of the forces, it was

unquestionably Governor Shelby, and not Colonel Johnson. But gentlemen, I had no associato in

the command of tho army. I was as completely clothed with the character of "commander of the

forces" as the British designate their generals

having an independent command, "Commanding General" or "General in Chief as we, after the

manner of the French, designato them, as was

General Brown or General Jackson m their respect

ivc distnets, to each ot whom 1 was the senior in

rank. In the most celebrated of the distinguished battles, won by the former, (that of Niagara) the

contest was decided by a most desperate charge

made on the enemy's batteries, by the gallant Col. James Miller. Have you ever seen, gentlemen, a reference made to that victory as having been gained by "the forces under Gen. Brown and Col. Miller?" You havo no doubt, been often, gentlemen, engaged in celebrating the battle of Orleans; would it have been tolerated by any company assembled for that purpose, to have it said, that the command of the army which achieved that glorious victory, was a copartnership affair between General Jackson and one of his Colonels ? If the impropriety and injustice of such an association of rank be manifest in these instances, in what do they differ from that of which I now complain? I will not pretend to say, that I possessed the qualifications for command equal to the distinguish

ed omcers whom 1 have mentioned ; but I will as

sort, without fear of contradiction, that all the mili

tary arrangements, for the two North Western Cam

paigns (that which failed in 1812, as well as tho one which succeeded in the following year) and all the

orders of march and or bailie, where I was person lly present, were the result of my own mind,un

assisted by the counsel or advice of any one what

ever, with a single exception, and that was m rela

lion to the route by which the British army should

be pursued : a question which was submitted to a

board of General officers. You cannot but know

eentlemcn, that the laws and military institutions

" of out country do not admit of any such association

of command as that which has been assumed to have - existed in the North Western Army; that General . . in chief in our army, is perfectly unshackeled in his operations, by any authority but that of the President of the United Stales; that even his second in command, altho' he may possess the same grade of commission, is as well as any other of his officers as completely subject to his orders (given under the sanction of military usage) as the common soldiers; that it is even contrary to military

etiquette for officers of any grade, to intrude their

opinions unasked upon their commander, andthat

even when asked and given, it is entirely competent to him, to act in accordance with it, or direct opposition, as he may think best. As he, and he alone, is responsible to the Government for the success of the operations committed to him, his authority, within the sphere of his command, and within the limits of the martial law is omnipotent. But perhaps, gentlemen, instead of complaining, I ought to felicitate myself for having fallen in the hands of my friends at Indianapolis and vicinity, who have kindly assigned me a share in the command of the army, which achieved the victory of the Thames. I have not always been thus treated. A work styled an Epic Poem, written and published in Kentucky, a few years ago, and purporting to give the history of our late war with Great Britain, has boldly assigned to Governor Shelby the station of General in Chief of the North Western Army. The venerable Governor is made the Agamemnon and Col. Johnson the Ajax Telemon of the poem, and this not only in the campaign

wuere me tormer actually served as second in command, but in that of a previous vear. and at the

siege of Fort Meigs, at which time the Govenor

was quietly seated by his fireside at Frankfort. But it appears this arrangement of the command.

did not suit all times and all circumstances. On

he 5th of October last, the dav was celebrated bv

a collection of citizens assembled at the Tammany Hall, in the City of New York "in honor of the victory achieved by Col. Johnson at the river Thames."

No more notice is taken of Governor Shelby or myself in the proceedings of the company, than if we had not been present in the action, or being present, had surrendered our authority into the "hands of Col. Johnson. Commentary upon such conduct

would appear to be unnecessary, as it regards Governor Shelby; his eminent services, his exalted worth (both as it relates to his public and private character) have embalmed his name in the affections of the American people. He is beyond the reach of envy or malignity. But it is otherwise with me. The object of unremitted and untiring

persecution, from the era of the battle of Tippecanoe,

1 have not always escaped being its victim. But now, that I am in no one's way, that I am no longer upon the political arena; that my efforts are necessarily and exclusively devoted to the maintenance

of a large family; it is difficult to conceive the

motives which induce a continuance of this hostility. But it appears that neither time, the circumstances

which 1 have mentioned, the repeated refutations ! of these calumnies, by testimony the most authen-

uc ana unimpeacnabie, nave in the least reduced the number or diminished the malignity of the attacks, direct or indirect, with which I have been

wont to be assailed. You havo no doubt seen,

gentlemen, a publication in the course of the last

autumn, extensively circulated, purporting to be an

authentic account of the battle of Tippecanoe, writ

ten upon the spot and from "the relation of a respectable eye witness" in which it is asserted in direct terms that "the army was completely surprised.

That dismay and dispair siczed upon the command

er and his men; that ail was given up as lost,

when a Kentucky field officer, calling upon his

own command of mounted Rangers to follow him,

rushed upon the enemy, and with the loss of his own life, gained a complete victory, and saved the army." The author of this infamous fraud could not have believed that it would be credited here.-

It was intended to operate at a distance. Because it was known by every person in the action, that,

1st, altho' the attack was sudden and unexpected, the army was well prepared to receive it as it could well have been; 2nd, that there was no such troops as Kentucky Rangers employed in the expedition. The corps commanded by the officer named, being properly equipped Dragoons, two thirds of which were of Indiana ; 3d, that the charge made by the

officer in question, was the only unsuccessful one of

the whole action, and that of course it contributed nothing to its success, but was only the commence

ment of the close &. desperate conflict, of nearly two

hours continuance. But this attack of an anony

mous writer, false and infamous as it is, was not so

wounding to my feelings as the proceedings in New

York, to which I have referred. I must believe, that there were in the assemblage, at Tammany

Hall, many very respectable citizens, and I am hu

miliated by the reflection, that I am the only successful commander, either by sea or land, who could be thus treated. Would it be permitted in Boston to havo the anniversary of taking of the

Gueriere celebrated "in honor of Lieut, (now

Commodore) Morris who achieved the victory ?"

Would the New Yorkers themselves permit the

memory of their own Brown, to be insulted by an

nouncing a celebration of the victoiy of Niagara as

being "achieved by Col. Miller?" and yet Colonel

Johnson stood in the same relation to me, as Col

Miller to Gen. Brown. The services rendered by

thpt two Colonels were strikinolv parallel. Both

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were ordered to execute the most hazardous duty,

and both most heroically performed it. I know of

no officer of the armv, for whom 1 have a greater!

respect and friendship, than for Col. Miller, and yet

I must say, that the achievement ot col. Jonnson

and his Regiment, was more difficult and hazard

ous than that of Col. Miller. The latter was at

the head of highly disciplined American lnlantry,

and the assault was made upon British troops ot

the same description, with the advantage it must hp confessed, of being in position and aided by for-

midable batteries. But the corps ot oi. Jonn

son was in a great measure, undisciplined. 1 hey had been in service only a few weeks, and being

constantly in motion, there was little opportunn

of acquiring a knowledge of iormations appropriate to cavalry. There were, moreover, but few of them that were properly armed for the services they were required to perform, and their eflbrts were directed against highly disciplined troops and justly considered amongstjthe best of Europe. To make uo for these deficiencies the Kentuekians had to

rely upon their valor. The event showed that of

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that ingredient enough and to spare was orougni

into the conflict. Is there anv thin? unreasonable, gentlemen, in

my wishing to be placed upon the footing of other American Generals? Mv term of service in ac

tive warfare far extends liAvnnri that of any of

them. My heart tells me that mv fidelity to my

country has been as great. And although I will not dare to place myself by tho side of them in point of military talents, I may be permitted to refer to the published testimony of Governor Shelby,

for his opinion, that "he nad never known amies

part of a hair." But if I had been willing to abandon my own claims, could I pass over those of the Generals who served under me, several of whom are no longer alive to protect their own rights. Examine, gentlemen, an authentic account of the battle of the Thames, and you will find that tho hero of King's Mountain was neither false to his country nor recreant to his former fame. I have the honor to be gentlemen, With high consideration and regard, Your fellow citizen, W. II. HARRISON. Messrs. A. St. Clair, &,c, Committee,

Extract of the letter to the Kentuchj Committee, alluded to above. Such approbation, gentlemen, is tho best and most appropriate reward of an American Commander. It is difficult for any ono who has not been placed in a situation of that kind, fully to appreciate the anxiety of his mind from tho awful responsibility which rests upon him. To the ordinary considerations of the interest and honor of his country committed to him (and which is common to all commanders,) was superadded, in eve. ry caso in relation to myself, one of a peculiar character, and well calculated to add to the intensity of my feelings. I allude to the composition and character of the troops I commanded. In almost all other countries tho commander looks with a single eye to the achievement of a victory, without regarding at what expense of human life it may be obtained. The profusion of blood through which he may wade to encircle his brows with a halo of glory, is a matter scarcely worth regarding. In my case even victory might bo too dearly purchased. A partial advantage to the country, which would clothe a whole state in mourning: which would deprive it

of the ornaments of its legislative halls, of its ex

perienced judges, of its venerable executive Chief

Magistrate, was not to be thought of without hor

ror. Judge then, gentlemen, of mv fcelinas. whfn

I was about to lead into battle, on the 5th of Oct.

1S1 J, the citizen-soldiers of Kentucky, against an

army in position, composed of disciplined soldiers,

protected on one Hank by an impassable river, and

on the other, by a numerous body of allies, the best light troops iu the world, and which, as there post

ed and then commanded, would have defeated double the number of the choicest troops of Europe.

i migni nave recollected too, that 1 had been blamed, nay persecuted, because I was unable, on a former

occasion to obtain a victory without loss; because,

in the course ot rrovidcnce, tho balls, to which a)l were equally exposed, found their way to the hearts

of distinguished men. Judge then, centlcmcn. of

my feelings on the occasion to which I have allu

ded, and when I was under the necessity, too, of re

lying, in a great measure, upon an untried expedient. But a single reflection dissipated every doubt. The execution of my plan was committed to Kentucky valor, and Kentucky valor, when a chance for its proper exercise was a Horded, was a rock upon which a commander might safely build his hopes of victory; might safely commit his own reputation and the interests and glory of his country. The glorious result shows that confidence was never better placed. The charge of the volunteer corps of Cavalry, in manner and effect, was never excelled by tho boasted Cuirassiers of Napoleon, or the Scotch Greys of Wellington. The hero who led it was not in my view at tho moment of its execution; but his scars and maimed limbs uflurd fall evidence that he performed as well tho duty of the soldier us the able and skilful leader; but I saw with orido of feelings and exultation not to be described, the equally heroic brother, as with irre

sistible impetuosity he precipitated the wing which

so difficult and arduous, confided to the execution of any one man" as those assigned by the Government to me. I may too (considering the manner in which I have been assailed) quote the conclusion of his remark, that "there were hundreds in Kentucky as well as himself, who believed it could not have been confided to better hands." The exertions which have been made to depreciate me, for the purpose of elevating the fame of Col. Johnson, is in the eyes of every military man exceedingly ridiculous. The claims of the subordinate officer of an army for the gallant performance of his duty, can never come in conflict, in the estimation of those who have the least knowledge of military affairs, with those of hi3 General. Their spheres of action are altogether different. Would you understand them, gentlemen, look at the message of President Madison to Congress in December 1S13. He there informed them that what the one "prepared," the other "executed." If evidence is necessary to show that the entire plan of the battle of the Thames was "prepared" by myself alone, I refer again to the venerated Shelby. In the letter above quoted he says "Your arrangements for, and order of battle were such as to give confidence to all that we could not be beaten by double our numbers." Miserable indeed must be tho situation of a commanding General, if the pretensions advanced by Col. Johnson's friends are admitted. Being invested with absolute power over the movements of the army, he is alono responsible for them. Should they result in misfortune, his reputation, if not his life, is at hazard. But should they bo successful, the merit of the success is considered as alone due to those who execute his orders. Who would command an army under such circumstances? Who would incur the dreadful responsibility, which any

commander of sensibility must feel, on the eve of a battle, from the reflection that the lives of so many human beings, and those his fellow citizens, depend upon the wisdom and skill with which his measures have been taken? To one who has been fortunate enough successfully to pass an ordeal of that kind; who has no lack of duty, no error of judgment with which to accuse himself, in the various and complicated arrangements and combinations which the occasion called for; how cruelly wounding must be the reflection, that his claims

are postponed to that of a subordinate officer, who acted under no responsibility but that of doing his own duty, and (with whatever gallantry it may have

been done) successfully executing an order given

o him by his superior. But it appears that to Hec-

or Craig, Esq. and his associates at Tammany Hall,

it is right and proper that it should be so. It is not,

lowever improbable, that some of these gentlemen

may have imbibed an opinion of me from a publica

tion which was written some years ago in Washington and sent to the editor of the Commercial Ad

vertiser, by whom it was published, as he assured me, inadvertently. In this piece it is asserted by

he author (upon the authority of a worthy Kentuck-

ian whom he met with in a steam boat descending

the Ohio) that when the enemy were discovered in

their position on the 5th October, 1813. by the advance of the army, an officer was sent to apprise

me of that circumstance, but that I was nowhere to be found, and that Col. Johnson was obliged to

ake upon himself the arrangements for battle which

resulted in the victory. The absurdity contained in this piece, &. the malignity of its object were so ap

parent (there being at least eight General officers present, who would have claimed and exercised

if 1 had ab

scondedl that Col. Stone the editor, in a subse-

qucnt paper, exposed them in an eloquent cditori

al article. I am, 1 think, indebted to the individu

al who wrote the article alluded to, for another and

recent attack in a Washington paper, called the

American Mechanic. What the motive could be fnr ivritmrr ihn lnt. T nm nt n Inca in rnmpplMrf

unless it bo that amiable humane feeling which in- srumiuc j . ourur vy juirtr.

duces one to trample to death an adversary he finds LAKE ONTARIO MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

already prostrated. I am certain that no man more Oswego, 2-lt Sept. Arrived at this port, within heartily disapproves of these acts of his injudicious a few days past, the schooners Detroit, Huron and partisans than does Col. Johnson. From him I have Winnebago, belonging to Messrs. Bronscn and

never withheld the tribute ot applause due to his Crocker, lrom the ports of Chicago in Illinois, highly meritorious services. As an evidence of it Michigan city in Indiana, and St. Josephs in Mich-

1 annex an extract trora my answer to the tetter oi jgan on Eaue Michigan, where these schooners u;s

the committee ol arrangement inviting mo to attend charged about tJ,4U0 barrels ot Unondaga fcalt, re

the celebration of tho battle of Thames, last Oclo- turning to Lake Erie in ballast, where they took on

her, near Frankfort in Kentucky. The extract board cargoes of Ohio wheat for the Oswego mills, will further show the feeling with which I com- destined (when floured) for tho New-York market, menced the action and to which I have already allu- These, although not the first voyages between our

ded. I trust that there is nothing in my conduct or J own and the western States, are almost the corn-

character to induce anyone to believe, that I am ac- mencement of a regular trade between these dis

tuated in any part of my course by envy or jeal- tant points, a trade destined to grow up in a brief

ousy of the superior fortunes and prospects ol Col. period to a vast amount.

Johnson and the other officers who successfully The future extent of this trade is not easily con

served theircountry in the late war. lar, very lar ceived by those who are not familiar with the topo

different are the feelings I entertain. Eel them graphy of the lake countries, or are unable to esti

continue to bask in the warm beams of Executive mate the facilities of ship navigation. To such, it

and popular favor, and whatever may be my lot, 1 may be useful to say, that our western lakes afford will still rejoice in their prosperity as I would have ship navigation to a larger and a better country

wept over their misfortunes. For myself I ask no- than those which border the Baltic or the Euxinc,

thing of my country but justice, naked justice-

nothing that is ever denied to the meanest crimin-

not bv the voice of rumor nor the writing of men

who dare not avow their real names but, in rela

In the war of tho revolution, while General Lifayettc commanded in the army, a part of tho troops were encamped at a certain place near the watQi1 edge. One summer evening a soldier who was an excellent swimmer as well as fifer, took his fife with him to tho water, and engaged in iifeingand svin ming at tho same time. The music reached tho car of Lafayette. Early next morning ho sent an officer in pursuit of the man who had dtaobeyed tho orders of the camp. Tho soldier was a native of Connecticut and a man of truth. When arrested by tho officer ho considered that perhaps he might escape a severe punishment by denying the deed. On a moment's reflection, however, he said to himself, "I have always ppoken tho truth I cannot tell a lie." With this principlo in his mind he came into the presence of tho General, who asked him if ho was tho individual who played upon the waters tho day previous; to which he replied 4,I am." ''To-morrow evening then, at 8 o'clock, I wish you to repair to my tent." Ha came at the eppointed time. Tho General then informed him, that the tune which he had heard tho evening before affected him very much; that on a former occasion it had been played at tho funeral of a dear friend of his who died in his native country .Since then, until now, ho had never met with an individual who could play it. 'For tho purpose of indulging iu the melancholy pleasure of hearing it once more, 1 have,11 said he, "sent for you." The General after being agreeably entertained with tho conversation and music of his guest, dismissed him with his thanks and soma guineas from his purse, as an expression of his satisfaction in the performance. Hi cannot tell a lie," is a good rule to follow.

Conriction for murder. Joseph Blundin was tried at Bristol, Pa. a few days since, for tho murder of Aaron Cuttleho'v, and the Jury afier deliberating twelve hours, found the prisoner guilty. The deceased, tho prisoner and five or six other laborers, were at work together, cradling oats, on Sunday, tho 27th of July, and after one or two angry bouts with each other, Blundin attacked Cut tlehow with his cradle, struck tho scytho through his neck, and killed him on the hji. The killing appears to us to have been as barbarous and mali-

ctousa murder as ever was committed: and how

the jury could havo hesitated, is moro than wc can understand. aY. V.

Murder The murder of a student of La Granga College Ala., lately occurred of a very aggravated kind. A misunderstanding occurred between a

student, whose name was Smith, and a son of a

tavern keeper in tho place, named White. After the misunderstanding Smith went into a grocery

store, and on coming out, saw a man lying on tho

bench by the door, who proved lobe u hue. into addressed Smith roughly, and drew a pistol and advanced towards him, and shot him through tho left lung. Smith expired in a few hours. Tho murderer has been arrested and will bo tried, not only for this offence, but also for stabbing a man by the name of Jennings, for which offence ho had been bailed. A meeting of tho students of tho college w as held on the melancholy event of Smith's murder, and resolutions were passed by them, deeply regretting tho untimely loss of their fellow student, whom they speak of as both "promising and amiable." They also determined to wear crape on tho left arm for thirty days, in honor of the deceased. This will bo greateful to tho feelings of tho family, who are said to bo very respectable. Commercial Intelligencer.

he commanded upon the

astonished foe.

bristling bavoncts of tho

i

oriugo

a large portion of which is already prepared by the

fire of the hunter for the plough of tho farmer a ...

country destined to exchange its pork, peltries,

wheat, and lard, 5cc. lor the salt, merchandise, aiiu manufactures of the cast, to an amount which will

tion to the battle of Tinoecanoe, bv the testimony astonish both parties.

of every officer and soldier who served with me, by Eight thousand barrels of Onondaga salt were tathc Resolutions of the Indiana Territorial Legisla- ken to Chicago last year at an average price of three ture, and that of Kentucky passed at the moment dollars per barrel. Sixteen thousand barrels is tho of their assuming the garb of mourning for tho loss estimated supply for the present season, at $2 SO

of many valued citizens; and in relation to that of per barrel, and when return cargoes ot wiieatcan oc the Thames by the testimony of the mass of those procured in place of Spanish dollars, which wc are who served on that occasion: bv that of vour Shel- now compelled to bring back, the wheat may be

by, vour Perry, and your Wood, and the amiable freighted to Oswego for ono shilling per bushel, and'impanial M'Afee (himself an officer of Colonel reducing the freight of salt from ono dollar (its pre-

Johnson's corps and present m tho battle) who is sent price; liny cenis per oarrei ot live ousneis.

now living and prepared to detend the accuracy ot Salt win men ou uouvereu 10 me icamsiers in the history which he has given to his countrymen. Illinois and Indiana at two dollars per barrel, and - J . & - ..I. .11 J .'W 1 11 .1 c

Sleeping at Church. Dr. A of Cam

was onco rather embarrassed by an occur . A

renco in ins congregation, an insane man, who had received a public education, and was strongly -v a

attached to tho Uoctor, had observed m tho fore

noon of a warm summer Sabbath, that several of the congregation slept in time of pcrmon. To prevent tho recurrence of the evil in the afternoon, tho maniac having filled his bosom with windfalls from a neighboring orchard, posted himself in a convenient station in the side gallery, the front gallery being occupied by tho college students. Presently after the servico commenced lie observed one asleep and gently disengaging his liand from his bosom, ho aimed its contents at tho head of the sleeper. This occasioned some disturbance, but when it subsided a second sleeper's head was pcltrd with an apple. The preacher observing the occasion of the disturbance, requested his insane friend to desist. "Dr. A . (said tho maniac) mind your preaching, and I will keep the dogs awake." It will scarcely need to bo remarked that for somo

time there was less inclination to sieep in tnc audience than usual. A Rich Reicard. The truth of tho proverb that "there is nothing lost by doing a charitable action," is exemplified by a correspondent of the Christian Advocate and Journal, who furnitlics a hkcttii of the life of I. C.f a rc-spcctable tnctiuVr of tho So cicty of Friends. This individual it appear?, at tho age of IS, walked forty miles to put himself apprentice to a certain trade; a feuy intervened and lie had no money to pay the fi;c, hut a kind hearted woman lent him four pence. Ho Earned hi trade, and experienced various vlcissiliiJci of for

tune, until he finally st'ttlcu in cw ioiL, wheru he amassed a large fortune und i t tired from business. In gratitude to tho woman who had lent him four pence, he schooled ull her children and gave her a pension of ono hundred Julian? jcr annum, which by a provision in his w ill, Jhc is to icccive Juring her life. This is more than compound interest on the sum originally lent.

I fear, gentlemen, that it may appear to you, that

in the remarks I have made upon the mode in which the Resolutions to celebrate the approaching anniversary of the battle of the Thames were adopted, that I have been somewhat fastidious. But I pray you to recollect that I was a soldier from my earliest youth; that there are principles recognized in that profession which every one belonging to it is

bound to defend, which he may not on any occasion surrender or abandon without dishonour. For

his friend, a true soldier will willingly part with his

wealth: in his defence shed his blood or loose his

life, but his right of command ho will give up to no one. On such an issue "he, will CtfU f?r tiie ninth

then the demand will double again tho first year, say 32,000 barrels for Chicago alone.

iNot only will JNew Lngland be supplied with

bread lrom the upper lake countries, but old Lng

land too, in large quantities, provided she will adopt the judicious policy which her best statesmen

are urging and which it is believed necessity win soon compel them to Jo, viz, to take their bread from us at a regular and reasonablo duty. Under theso circumstances, we challenge tho most sanguine to estimate if they can, the cxten of tho trade which will flow from the west through our channels, provided a liberal policy shall render thom suJfccienUy capacious.

jrAa Some Call Luck. One person will swallow penknives and yet live on many years; whilo another, in eating, gets a email piece of liver in hid windpipe and dies. One has the fchuft of a -ig passed completely through hi body and recovers; another runs a thorn into his hand, and no kkill can favo him. One is thrown fifty or an hundred feet down a cliff, and survives; another has his neck broken bv the mere overturning of a gig on a 6mooth plain. We havo lately seen an oged and healthy minister who fell from the belfry of a common etccplototho ground a few yearn ago; but wo havo alio seen a lady die in consequence of filling down gently on a level floor. So that the race is not alway tothobwift, nor the battle always to tho 6trong. leopUt Magazine.