Vincennes Gazette, Volume 5, Number 41, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 March 1836 — Page 1

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VOLUME 5. VINCENNES, INDIANA, MARCH 12, 1836. NUMBER 41

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Lie from the Logantport Telegraph. A PARODV. There i not in this wild west a rivsr so pure As the Wabatb in whose bosom the bright waters pmir, Oh, the Imt rays of feeling and life must depart. Ere the bloom of the Wabath shall fade from my heart. It ii that kind nature has shed o'er the scene Her purest of r.hrystal anil brightest of ereen, And it is the soft mae'o of streamlet and hill, That makoi the whole scenery more exquiiite still. If my friends, the beloved of my bosom, were here, Whe ceuld make every scene of enohantment more dear, And who feel how the fair charms ef nature improve, When we tee them reflected from looks that we love. Sweet river Wahath! how rnlm could I rest, Oo thy bsnks ef graen, with tie friends I love bet, Where the qitibblti and jargon of this world ihnnld ceaie, And our lives, like the Wabaih, be running in peace. Q V. O. CAPTIVATING PICTURE. We publish ta-day , as promised some rlavs since, a condensed view of the Character of Harrison. If the reader does net rise from its perusal with feelings of attachment and admiration of the man, we will be willing to admit of our want of comprehension of those qualities in man, which endear him to his fellow men It is from Judge Hail's Memoir. No ons will deny the justice of the character, orcoubt its truth. Poulson CHARACTER OF GEN. HARRISON. We must now review tome of the ground that we have passed over, for the purpose f presenting in another point ef view, the public services of the d is I

tinguished individual, whose eventful ca-!his

reer nas occupied our auenuon. ve;iii have mire than once alluded to the integrity and disinterestedness of Gen. Har-Jof rison; we have noticed hi patriotism and devotedoeas to his country ; and we now propose to offer some proofs of the diplav of those qualities, in addition to Ihe j evidence afforded by his public acts W e have seen that Gen. Harrison nev-'

er contemplated the military service as a the titles derived from the purchasers, be- j the mt fiV rc, turbulent, and ungovempermanent profession. When the first cause the proceedings were iriegular.; able, we have no knowledge of hi having war for independence was terminated by j The leg I title wa in General Harrison ' been engaged in personal hostilihea, or in the victory of Wayne, and the delivery and another gentleman, who were the j a du'l; and Mich wa the effect ol hi mild ef the British posts in the north west, he heirs at U, Th hundreds of acres in- j mid gentlemanly example, that not 4 Inthrew aiide the habiliment of a soldier ; eluded in Ihis tract would have cnn-titu- - was foiiuht in ihe north western armv and accepted a civil office. He pased ; ted princely domains for both thee per 1 w bile he mm minded.

Irom one etude to another, enjoying sue-j cessively the confidence of the elder , Adam, "Jeff.rson, and Madison, and of the : people of Ohio and Indiana. A Govern-1

or of Indiana, and superintendent of Indian justice to the purchasers, by giving them affairs, for thirteen years, large sums of ; a small portion of the whole for their eqiitmoney passed through his hands, to bejtable claims. But General Hariison is disbursed at his discretion and subject-jnol the man who ever compromises heed to few of the checks which are now ' tween his honor and his interest; and im-

provided. under the admirable arrangement of offices at Washington. He gave no security; nor had the government any other guarantee for the taithful application of those funds, but his prudence and honesty. That be was true to his trust, is obvious from the facts, that he remained poor, and did not become the debtor of the government . lie made no spec ulation upon the public money or lands. In the expedition of Tippecanoe, he led the militia of his own territory, and a few volunteers from Kentucky, into the field as Governor of Indiana, and Com mender in-chief of its militia. The command that he afterwards held on the north western frontier, was given him at the spontaneous call of the west ren people. He rMd not teek the office nor the emoluments of a General; but willingly led his fellow citizen! to battle, tharing with them the labors, the dangers, and the honors of war, and retiring with them to private life when the contest ceased. As Commander-in-chief, he wat tubjecled to heavy expenset. His command was spreud over so wide a territory, thai he wa oblighed to travel incessantly and to entertain a large tuite. Nearly all hit operations were carried on with militia; and all the measures necessary to draw out these troops to the field, to conciliate them while there, and to retain rhm in service, obliffed him to maintain an intercourse with influential citizen, end la receive many of them at his head quarters. Unlike the leader of a regu lar army, who is provided with troops and supplies, and is independent of the country; General Harrison was placed in a kind of political relation to the people, which, required that he should possess their confidence and good will. It was requisite therefore that he should keep fret quarters for the reception of such of his tellow ciiizens as visited him on business, or cam- lo see their friends iu K. rmv Hi. Mntnui an far exceeded

bis pay, that he was obliged to tell a fine til verv lately, held nfiVe. ol h.igh grade j the temper of ihe limes, and the fluclutract of fDd doring the war, to meet and influence, and cook' at any time ha ve I ating rpioioo of paittes, may he mare

them, so ihRt he not only exposed his lie

and gave his lahor to fi is country , hut con tributed a portion of his small estate to sustain her in one of the darkest periods of her existence. fie had purchased from the government several line tracts of land, in Indiana, on the Ohio rirer, on which, under the system of sale practised, only part of the purchase money was paid. The final payment became due while the General was on the fiontier; and, for want of money to meet it, the land was forfeited. It is true that under a subsequent law, he received hack '.he sum he had actually paid in ; but this was no compensation for the loss of a body of line land, which is now perhaps worth twenty dollars per acre, and would have placed him in easy circumstances, could he have retained it. At the time that our distinguished friend was thus devoting hi private fortune to public seivice, sacrificing that which, though small in value then, would have risen with the rapid appreciation of property in t lie nest, into ample estate. lie had liberty to draw on the government to an unlimited amount, and was daily passing large sums of public monev through hi hands. Dunr.g the war he drew on the government lor more than six hundred ihovsnnd dollars for public purposes, not a cent of which was ever diverted to his own use; and at the close of his military service, there was no charge against him on the books of the accounting officers at Washington, xcept for a few hundred dollars, which he had expended as secret service money, and which was promptly allowed by the President. Sin.e the war, General Harrison has been the principal, and almost the only, representative of the military class of our citizeus, in the region in which he lived; and the old soldiers crowded about him. The veterans who had seived under Wayne, St. Clair and others of the early commanners, came to him to present their claims tor lands and for pensions Thoe who had served in the late war under him, came to him, of course, as their next friend. Born in Virginia and tred in the west, he was hoj itable by nature and by j habit and Ihe old soldier always found a welcome at his fire side Not only were expenses increased, but a vast deal of - nine rmpiuy rn in me? mines 01 cuamy ; or friendship towards this deserving class j citizens. I Some years ago it was ascertained that j ; a large body nl land adjoining Cincinnati, ! and bordering on ihe Ohio, which had I been sold long preveviously for a mere : pu lance , unuer an excuiioii agami me original proprietor, could not he held by sons, and have affoided a w eallhv inheritance for their descendants, had they chosen to have inited on their legal rights; and they could perhaps have clone mediately on being informed of ihe situation of Ihe properly, he procured the assent of his co-heir, and joined him in ex. ecuting deeds in fee simple to the purchasers, without claiming any consideration for what he considered an act ol duty. exrepl a few hundred dollars, being, the difference between Ihe actual value when sold, and the amount paid at the sheriff's sale. Included in Ihe tract, however, were twelve acres, of the mot valuable part, which were actually the property of Mr. Harrison, by donation from his father-in. law, and in his poession at the time of the tale under the execution, and which were improperly included in the sale, in consequence of his title not ap pearing on record. This he might have retained both legally and equitably ; but such was his nice regard for hi reputa!ion, and his scrupulous desire lo do all Ihe justice that others were disposed to claim of him, that he agreed to receive for this portion, as well as Ihe other, a small payment, which with the amount for which il was struck off at the sale, would make up what was supposed to have been ils value when sold. The last described por tion thus relinquished, is now one hundred thousand dollars. It is well known, that it has not been uncommon for gentlemen holding high offices, to avail themselves of Iheir influence to provide for iheir relatives. A large number of members of Congress, and olher high functionaries have procured appointments for Iheir sons, in Ihe military academy at Wed Point, cr in the Navy, by means of which these young gentlemen are educated and provided for, at an early age, at the expense of the government. Many f those who thus relieve themselves of the expense of educating their own son, are wealthy men. General Harrison, ha had a numerous fa. milv. mostly sons, and ha never been wealthy He has al w a) , since his son t have been old enough to be educated, no

procured such a faror bv asking for it.

He had higher claims to such patronage than most men, his father was a distinguished patriot of the revolution he himself had fought through two wars one of his sons was married to the daughter of the lamented General Pike, who fell in battle during the last war; and ihe children ol this marriage became, by the early death of their father, dependent on General Harrison. But be educated his family at his own expense. It is true, that more than once, while in Congress he formed the intention of placing one of his sons at West Point, or in the Navy; but finding the applications from his own stale more numerous than could be complied with, he disinterestedly waved his own claims in favor of his constituents, and procured appointments for their sons, in preference to his ovn. Oo one occasion, when his straightened circumstance, and his desire to pi ice one of his sons in the military piofession, had induced hirn 10 resolve tn ask an appointment for him at West Point, a poor neighbor brought to him a fine boy, whom be was wholly unable to educate, and begged him lo place him at West Point; the General look Ihe son of his humble constituent nndei his patronage, procured him a place in the militan academy, and has had Ihe satis faction of seeing him become a valuable citizen, high in office in one of the western states . In person General Harrison is fall and slender; his countenance is expressive of the vivacity and benevolence of his character ; his fine diii k e) e is remar kahle for its keenness, fire and intelligence. Although from early manhood he has never had lite appearance of possessing a robust constitution, yet such has been the effect ofan active life and temperate habits, that few men enjoy at his age so much bodily vigor, or moral energy. He seldom or never partakes of ardent spirits , and does not habitually ue even wine. Equally moderate in his diet, he is emphatically a temperate man. lie is remarkable amiably in social and domestic relations Generous, kind, and affectionate in his disposition and forI bearing in his temper, plain, easy and nn ostentatious in his manners cheerful and affable in his intercourse with his friend and with strait. gers eatlv acceible lo all , ana untiotmderi in ins charities Warm in his affections, he has nt-vrr been violent or vindictive i Ins enmities Those w ho know him love him. and his enemies have only been such as have been created by in political relations, or by the operation of faues grnit-g out of 1 party teHmg In a long life of collision , nh men ol every rlas frenuenllv with The son of Cue ot the signers of the j Declaration of r lepeinlerire. and reared ; under the eve and influence of ihe found - ers of (Mir government, he e;irlv imbibed a deep reverence for the constitution, which has been evinced in all his public act through life. From the houe of his f ather, the guardianhip of Holier t Mor ris, and the patronage of Washington, he j passed into ihe service of hi comitrv inihrnmmnmnihlnnl'V..n. ;i n.ir anil other illustrious men, of that noble I v....., band who laid the foundation of our lib erty. In civil office he became associa ted with Jefferson, Madion, Monroe, and j othe r master spi rit , w ho, w hile they were j among the fathers of the constitution. were also the great leaders of the de.nocratic party. They professed the principles which had been instilled into his mind from early infancy, and which, in the mature reflection of manhood, he con iidered right, and he acted with the de - mocratic party consistently and steadily. From early associations, therefore, as well as Irom principle, he has retained through all vicissitudes of life, an ardent love and a deep reverence for the pure maxims of Ihe revolution; and has been in the habit j of testing his political opinions by the j constitution itself, and ihe cootemporaneous exposition of ils framers In civil office, and m military command, he was always just, moderate, and firm; avoiding violent and arbitrary measures, and preferring to govern by persuasion and argument . The lalants and attainments of General Harrison, may be estimated from his writings, his speeches, and hi acts. The man w ho would deny to him a high order of iolellect, must be regardless of Ihe evidence of history. For forty years his name has beon associated with the most important transactions of our coun try, and the proofs of his intellectual endowments may be found 00 its records. The lawyer whose whole time has been devoted to the examination of a particular class of subjects, may be able to em body his thoughts on a question of consti tutional or municiple law with more tech nical precision, 8nd mould his language with greater art and sophistry. The trained politician, whose eneigies have been devoted, with unceasing vigilance. 10 hi own elevation, who has watr.ht-d

expert in making or in seizing occasions to display his patriotism or address. Put Gen. Harrison may be advantageously compared with any of his contemporaries as a man of abilities, and as a sound and able practical politician. Hit writings,

which are numerous, "peak for them-j

selves; they are distingmhed by clearness! Western Oyster wagons, and, last of all, and facility of composition. Few menjhe can take a few ox-carls tn task. His write belter or with gieater rapidity. In wrath is like that of a testy old cripple the many high station w Inch he has fjl-i we once knew, who went alrg the streets led, he has never been iu the habit of em-' hobbling inch by ioch. and shaking his biar

ploying a secretary or any amanuensis, to write his letters, but has always per formed this duty for himself. He is an animated and leady speaker, fluent in language, plain but not graceful in manner. We have seldom seen any one who is so prompt or so happy in an extemporaneous address. Hit aptitude and readiness in bringing the resources of a highly cultivated mind lo bear, without appatent premeditation, upon any subject which may be presented, are singulaily felici Ions. It was this rare union of ability, courtesy, and modeiatinn. that caused Gen

Hai rison to be so much beloved by the who ha fed upon on calumny and batmilitia whom he commanded in the war. tens upon slander, and uprn whose cnunThese were the qualities that won for him llenance envy and malignity hold their the friendship nf the gallant Naval hero endeaverous union I would loathe to of Eiie, who wrole lo him in 1813. "You jlouch Ibis pitiful thing ihat lives by lickknow w hat ha been my opinion u to the jing the spittle of men, if it were not that lulu re commander-in chief of the army, j it is unders'o d to represent the executive I pride myself not a little, I assure 3 v.11, 1 branch .f this Government, that it is the on seeing my predictions so near being 'organ of the dominant party that now verified ; yes, my dear friend, I expect lo 1 rules the destines of Ibis republic." hail you as ihe chief who is to redeem' the honor of our arms in the north." The Mr. Sfrnther. of Si. Louis, has been l ! SB - t a r .

man wnose character couici extict such compliment irom me mooest ami unassuming Per ry himself a daring officer, a man of discernment, who, after achieving 1 A. t . I 1 one 01 trie nowest 01 trie victories that j grace our annals, voluntarily accompanied 1 Harrison lo the field, and acted as his aid j at the battle of the Thames ihe man, j we say, iv ho could extract such a compli- j menl Irom such a suurcc, must have high merits. Another distinguished witness of the conduct of Harrison Gen. McArihnr, ; wno nan srivru unoer mm, wrote lo mm in 1 8 1 4 : "Yon, sir, stand ihe highest 1 1 .1 1 .1 1 . . . . w',n m,l,,' f bis Stale of anv Genral m ,ne service, and I am confident 'hat no man can fight them to so good an ad vantage ; and I think (heir extreme soli tnde may be ihe means of calling you to this f ron lie r.M Gen Hrrinn himself, on being asked how he managed to gain the con! ml which be always swayed over the militia, anw,fd , "By Healing them with affection 11 c 8 j "'""j ' rtonrci nig inai they were my fallow. citizens, whose frel mgi I was bound lo respect, and by shai 1 rig on every occasion the b a idshipt which they were obliged lo undergo." When Commodore Perry, lorgetling hiown recent (fating, remonstrated with Gen. Ilarri-on n his exposuie o! his own pernn, in an alia' k made by the Indian i ,,,e "f"1' . at Chatham, shortly before , ,nP action at ihe Thame-, and al-o m the 1 battle o the Thame, Ihe intiepii leader replied, that "it was necessary that a General should set the example." American Women. The ze with which the can-e ol liberty was embraced by ihe women of America, dunng the I Wl,r ' ',r resolution, has often been meniioned with admiration and praise The following anecdotes v 1 1 1 forcibly il

Instritte the extent and strength of this ( nent scound lei who thrusts himsrlf forpatriotic feeling. To Mrs. Pinrkney ,lhevrd: a writer ; a noisy fellow ; a speech

wife of Col. Charles Pinckney, a isn: sh lo officer once said. " It is impossible not admire the intrepid fi rrnnets of the ladies of your country. Had your men hot hall their resolution, we might give up the contest--America would be invincible." Mrs. Daniel Hall, having obtained permission to pay a visit to her mother on i Jonn 8 " " emnar- ! v siii .1 1 . r 1 Bing, wnen an oiucer stepping lorwarn, in the most authoritative manner deman-

deil the key of her trunk. What do you his ow n teeth by taking out of those of expect to find there?"' asked the lady. " Pother people. seek for treason " was ihe reply. "Youj Fear The shadow of hope.

may save yourself the trouble of search, then. "said Mrs. Hall, you may find plenly of it at my tongue s end." An officer, distinguished by hi inhuman ity and constant oppression of Ihe unfor tunate, meeting Mrs Charles Elliot in a garden ndorned with a great variety ol fl.iwers, asked the name of the chamomile which appeared to flourish with peculiar uxuriance. "'Ihe rebel Jluzt-er" she re1 lied. "Why was (hat narre given to ii?M as ked the officer. "Because," rejoined ihe lady, "ti thrives most when most tram pled upon." . . Th Telegraph says, that the White House is in an uproar." it. Whig. And verily it is so. The whole cily is laughing about it. Even the Jackson men themselves cannot restrain iheir risibility when they talk aboul the fever excited by the prospect of the re-charter. The last punishment to which tbe -Senate of Pennsylvania has been doomed, is, "lo be cast into a brush heap, burnt, and then sent to Texts." Vhat they are to be sent to Texas for we have not been in. formed. On the other hand it i staled, that Nick Bid.ile sits in ihe Bmk Palace, ca uj a summer uioiu.' What a contrast! II. S. Tel.

The Postmaster General Ihreatem (9 prosecute the riders and ferrymen eogaged in carrying the Daily express of the New York Courier and Enquirer because they outstrip his mails. After get ting through that case, he had better turn

hi attention nxt lo n prosecution of the cane at every traveller, that dared to outwalk him. Lou. Jour. Mr. P:ckens, Ihe eloquent member of Congrest from South Carolina. has sketched a portrait ol the author of he Glohe, so strikingly like the original, that Blair's own dog, we ha ve no doubt, old wag his tail at the sight of it. Witness the follow ing:--Let Jour. "I would disdain to notice this, if the charge had originated from, and been confined to, a miserable whipster editor who has been hiied to hunt down all that is virtuous and intellectual in the country

airmen seventy - live, noitars lor challenging

Col. Benlon. He is now in Washington, and threatens to take enough of the Colonel's hide tn satisfy himself for the line. lie says that his antagonist, subsequently to the quarrel, never dared to make hit appearence in the streets of St. L"uis without the protection el bis wife and child ren. Lou. Jour. Col Johnson had but six rotes, in the Virginia Convention, for the Vice Presi'ency. All (he rest were given for Mr Wm. Smith of Alabama, grower it likely to be The poor woolleft alone. His Virginia friends turn from him to go for an old broken-flown politician, and even he yellow wife of his bosom deserts him for a Chickasaw Indian. Lou Jour. O-The papers, which we receive! yesieiday from Washington, Bnltimoie, and Philadelphia, were lutnty days old. Of course we are entirely wiihnut nevtt. Lou. Jour. March, 4lk. rnoMOTiorr FROM THE RANKS. Dining Bonaparte's time seventeen private soldiers raised themselves, by their bravery and talents, to ihe highest ration of honor and profit. Two became Kings, two prince, nine dukes, two field maishals and two generals. DEFirUTIOXSThe Grave An ugly hole iothe ground which lovers and poets wish they wera in, but take uncommon pains to keep oat of Modestry A beautiful flower, that flourishes onlyain secret places. Sensibility A quality by which ils posor, in attempting to promote the hoppi ness of olher people, loses his own. A Youog Man of Talent An imperiimaker . Lawyer A learned gentleman, wh rescues your estate from your euemj, and keeps it himself. My Dear An expression used by man and wife at the commencement of a quarrel. Watchman A man employed by tha parih to sleep in Ihe open air. Honesty--An excellent joke. Dentist A person who finds work for j Hural Felicity Potatoes and turnips, Prospectus and Index Appendage 19 ja literary work: the former showing j wh:it it ought to fie. the Utter, what it .'. Gentility Eating your meat w ith a sil ver folk, though you have not paid the butcher. Take a Friend's Advice An expreia !ion used by a man when he it going to be iapertment Unbiassed Opinion An opinion,the sel- ; fihness of which is concealed from the world. The most Intelligent Child that etrer was seen every man's own child. Thin Shoe An article worn in winter nv high spirited young ladies, who .would rather die than conceal the beauty of their feet. Witness Box In a coort of justice, a kind of pillory, where a person is obliged to receive every species of verbal insult without being able to reseat it. 07-We are still without mailt from the Easi. The Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia, and New York papers, of ter eral dys, are now due. Can't we get some enter prizing wagoner to go and haul them to Louisvdle? Liu. Jtur. March, ll.