Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 31, Vevay, Switzerland County, 2 July 1840 — Page 1

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[ Alexander the Great commanded in pert op the board General out of shiuplaster certificates, and 'right wing of his army against the Persians at (pass him off for a military chieftain! If you do, i the battle of the Granicus; ho was the first to I you will find yourselves as much mistaken as enter the river, and to meet and encounter the you were in the political effects of John Binn’s j enemy oit the other side. He continued to fight coffin handbills. jin the front ranks until victory was his. Sir, 1 think your array of certificates degrades I The same Alexander was the first to .mount Genera) Harrison, if 1 were bis political friend, the walls of Odyracea anil plunge himself into as 1 am his personal, I would deprecate and dethe thickest of the enemy, when bis army storm- nou nee your certificate system as degrading and «d that city. ' politically impolitic. As it is with me, 1 say Hannibal fought in tbs front ranks at the bat- General Harrison deserves better and more digtle of Can'nee. nified treatment. ■ By such a course of treatment, In 'the celebrated battle between Ctcsar and you fasten upon his name in life, and bis memoPompey, the former was in the front ranks from ry in death, the odious cognomen of "/Ae certithe commencement of the engagement until the Jicale Genera/.” If you are sincere in your dclatter. with his troop?, was routed. monsira lions of gratitude for the services of

■ (ho head of a man, descending from tho lop of the saino rock, with inscription underneath—i 11 High placet in Government, like tlcep rocks f only accessible to eaglet and reptiles.” Ves, sir, fcaricature is one of the modes of i electioneering now. - ■ The Federal parly now are the parly called the Federalists iii 1793, —their principles are the same; and, their base and slanderous mode, of electioneering is the same. Tens of thousands and hundreds ofthese vile panders of falsehood and slander have- been franked by Whig members, and sent from this capital by mail.atlhe public expense, and distributed alt over the Union to'advance the cause'of the-“fqr cabin candidate'* for the Presidency. How often have the people rebuked such ba*o,conduct —such degrading attempts at insult upon their understanding! Whep will-these Whigs learn wisdom: when will they learn to appreciate the intelligence oj" tho people! • .. Gen. Harrison has been presented as tho available candidate by the Whigs. What make* him available! Is it because he is a military man! . If it is intended ho.shall be available by the Democracy, ho wamj another requisite. He must be a Democrat', General Jackson was . elected President, not merely because he was « military man, not merely because he had rendered trahsccndaot military services to his country in her darkest hour , and greatest peril, but because he was and had always been identified wUh the Democratic parly. General * Harrison refuses to inform ns what his political' principles are at this time, and what his views are in relation to the great questions that inter-' cat this country at this time,'and his political conscience keepers refuse to answer for.him.— We must, U«5fefore,*ba governed-in this matterby circumstances. ■ John Randolph called Gen. Harrison a Federalist to his.face in Congress, ■ and said that he (Harrison) was a friend, to the Federal bUckf cockade administration .of : bid John Adapts. Harrison did not deny | the funner', and he virtually admitted tho latter. To my knowledge, and to the knowledge of all who have known him as I have, .General Harri- - son has been acting with the Federal party for , twenty years and sustaining alt their measures, ' principles,'-and policy.- 1 know him tohare been iii-favor of the re-charter of the Bank of ■ tho United Sldles.I know him’. to have been -, opposed toilhe - removal of the depositee-of tho, public money from the bank of the United States '/• and the bronchcs' therebf. ;. Ho is opposed ■ to' a - separationj of the Government fromthe'roUen, tottering, and swindling banking institutions of of this.day; consequently, be h opposed to the' establishment of anludependent, constitutional, and national Treasury.? Like the party to.whfch belongs, and.whoso'candidaio lie is, he is in Is-, vor of .a high protective tariff, shin plaster cur- • repey, a national debt,, surplus revenue, and * splendid schemes of Internal-improvement, and consequently impost taxes. In short hois in favor of .the Hamiltonian system of policy; a system by which two hundred millions of the British debt hive been saddled upon this country and this people,’ and under wljich the comiliercial community, are now groaning; asplahdid Government, an aristocratic order, and a'poor people, will be the offspring of such a policy. Are wetobe told that the present State debts, which-have produced tho scarcity of money and the depressed price of produce which now exist, crew out of the poljpy of this.or the lastNational. Administration! These Administrations ' hare had about as much to do with the State debts, an.d the State improvements which have created the debts, asthe Government ofJSpain. - Arc we to bo told that the system of credit and the use of papermoney, which are the parents of all embarrassments, pecuniary and ■ commercial, Had their origin with this or tho' last administration! Why, sir. it has been & ■ cardinal maxim, and a fundamental principle .wi)h this and the last Administration, to establish a sound, uniform, and constitutional currency, by which their very policy so pernicious to, . and destructive of, our-beSt interests, would be put down. - 1 mean the banking paper and credsystejn,which is the source and - fountain of all. our.difficulties and embarrassmenia n tnd asyatem which had its origin with'the finannalad-'' ministration of. Alexander Hamilton,' and tho'introduction oT Iris National Bank and credit policy. ThoBtrnggld- now between the two great contending parties, is ( whether the Hamiltonian V Rank credit' papcrcurrency shall be. revived, confirmed,and fastened upon this country, with allrtia trainof evilswhichliave, and willagain, ; fbllow'sijch a syiteny si;;h as * a national debt, heavy impost taxes, an unsound cnrrericy, bank suspensions, -bank failures, and bank blow ups, paper contractions "and paper' expansions, 1 high - prices to-day aml low priccs to-morrow. See,, or shall we establish a sound antionifprtn .currency, . 1 the currency contemplated by the patriots of the ' Revolution and the Iramers of the Constitution, and a currency, too, that will enforce regularity tri* trade foreign and domestic, and in. tho prices of every article of bargain and barter! Shall we limit our revenue to tho wants; of the Government, and keep our public improvements and cxpcntiiiurcB within our means, and within the constitutional powers of Congress! In ' short is it not better that we should have a limi-. ted Government, with free institutions—a poor Government and a rich people! , Tho question nowit, General Harriton, a National Bank, a spIendcdGovernment,poor people, a shinplaster currency, and a privileged order, • against Martin Van Buren, a sound currency, an Independent Treasury, (independent of the iJHKibs,) rigid economy, a poor Government, a ond equal rights. Which side do you take, sir' and as I cannot answer that question, I will tell you which side 1 takt; 1 go for Ktnderhook, and the Independent Treasury; I go with the hard handed industry; I go with thoie who depend upon their own rctourcesfor their liriogrthe farmer and the mechanic, all of which constitute the Democracy of this country and of .every other. Yet, sir, I go with them against Gen. Harrison, a National Bank, and the modern Whig party, who are made up of

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SPEECH or MR. DUNCAN, OP OIMO,\ [C OS CL CD ED,] \ III the House of Representatives, April 10,1840 On the bill making appropriation fur the civil nod diplomatic expenses of the Governrueni for the year 1840.

Miltiades fought in person at the head and front of his army' against the Persians, in the memorable battle of Marathon.

General Harrison, why did you lei them-sleep, almost a century! Why did you let one entire generation pass away, and part of another, with*

But later, (ami my colleague brings it to my mind,} when Napoleon attempted to pass a bridge | at Lodi,-hie troops were cut nfl* as fast as they were marched tip, column alter column. He rushed to the head of the foremost column, in the midst of the thickest fire; seized the standard, and ordered to follow him. So, sir, commanding generals have not always posted themselves in the rear at the tune of battle. I would not have presented these illustrations with a view to apply them to General Harrison** position at the battle of the Thames, only that my colleague seemed desirous of turning his position to some political advantage, by assigning the rear as the proper place for him. My colleague seemed to lay claim to the Presidency for General Harrison, because his history covered' a great part of ihe history of his country. That argument, of itself, has but little weight in it. Some of the basest and most perfidious wretches that ever disgraced the image of man, and the vilest scourges that ever lived to curse the human family, have occupied the largest ponton of history, and tlicir names, though known in infamy alone, foremost on the records of human history. It is not tho historical recollections of any man that secures to him respect and confidence in his own day. The man who has rendered services,.civil or military, will find those services written in the hearts of his countrymen, and their affectionate remembrance will be transmitted to their posterity. If General Harrison kas rendered services to his country which have not been cancelled, there is always a spirit ofgralitudo identified with, and forming a pari of, the very nature of the American people, to reward them whenever the demand is made, so that it bo not at the expense of political principle!- . Has General Harrison uncancellod claims upon tils country, and what are cbaracterl If they are pecuniary, present them. Are they upon tho gratitude uf the people! 1 If so, how are they to be liquidated! By a sacrifice of all political principle on the part of the Democracy of ibis country, do you suppose! No, sir. The Republicans of this country hold their Democratic principles to sacred to barter them offin gratitude dbr'lfpy man’s services, however, valuable they mb/ have been. If Genera) Jackson, at any time in the zenith of his popularity, with all (ho brilliancy and glory that surrounded his name, and all his transcendent services that constituted his country’s boast, with all the unmeasured, and unmeasurable flow of national gratitude in his favor, had; iu the course of .his political career; deserted or abandoned one of the fundamental principles of Democracy, the Republican party would have abandoned him politically,though they would have retained their gratitude for his services. Nor, sir, if tl;c Father of our Country were to rise from the tomb and walk forth amongst us, demanding of the Republican party a sacrifice of their principles at tits shrine of gratitude, ii would be denied him. Gratitude is one thing with the Democracy, and political principle is another—the latter never can be sacrificed to theTormer. But more of this before I close. I desire to inquire if the Federal party arc sincere in their manifestations of gratitude to General Harrison for.his military services. have before exposed thotr inconsistency is relation to their support of a military chieftain for the Presidency; hut I now desire to know whether all lbieehow has any foundation in gratitude. Gratitude is of the noblest principles that claims a residence in the human bosom, while hypocrisy is one of the vilest that corrupts the heart of man. And now, sir, I fearlessly assert, that all this parade of gratitude for the military services ofGencral Harrison is fiction and flummery; ilia the result of contemptible demagogism and corrupt hypocrisy fur the purposes of deception. You have .neither confidence in the skill and qualifications of Gen, Harrison; .nor gratitude for bis services. I say you have no confidence in his skill or qualifications, hiving none yourselves, (you, the Federal leaders,) you believe secretly thql the American people have none; hence it is you deem it necessary, as a substitute for the want of confidence, to thatch the country with certificates, thick and numerous as leaves in autumn. Why, sir, .!• bold a speech in my hand—a long speechmade and published by my colleague, [Mr. Goods,) literally made up of certificates, to prove that Gen, Harrison has done some service to hie country. So it is with every speech made here: one half of the contents of ejrery Federal newspaper consists to certificates of Gen. military services.. Every wind that whistles past us rattles with certificates, paper resolfqip dinner party harangues, and stump orations, nth to prove that the Federal candidate for the Presidency has been a General—has done service to his country—and is now a military chieftain: all of which, with the reflecting man, only goes to proto that the manufacturers of these certificates believe that the man for whom they are certifying has little or no hold on the confidence and affections of the people. If General Harrison has rendered services of such a.characier as to entitle him to the first office in the gift of the American people, do you suppose they don’t know it! If be has-not rendered such service, 1 do you suppose you tan manufacture a paste-

out even waking them up by the thundering artillery, in celebration of the “ battle of Tippecanoe!" Who ever heard of the celebration of the “battle of Tippecanoe," uaiii after the lapse of more than a quarter of a century!. Why did you let Gen. Harrison glide down the hi'l of time to its very horizon,Before you once, thought of gladdening his heart by dertionsirationa of gratitude for his perilous services in “the battle of TippecanoeV* How when he is treading on the broken and decayed planks of the bridge; of time, when the clouds of night begin to thicken about his head—when the death bell of three score and ten begins toting in.his cars, just when the‘divine lease for the longest life 1 of man is about to expire, and just when, according to the terms of that tease; he must take his leap from the horizon of time W eternitr;yjust when, with all your demonstrations ofgra'liuido, if even accompanied with artillery’s loudest thundering peals, you can hardly quicken tbo pdlsaiion of the relaxed, time-worn artery, as it drives the stream of life sluggishly along its quivering channel, you commence celebrating "the battle - of Tippecanoe." f You are not sincere,, I repeat. All. your outward demonstrations ' of gratitude are nothing but cant and hypocrisy, worthy of a demagogue and a reckless and unprincipled faction,'who stand prepared lo seize and possess yourselves of power, even at the sacrifice of the principles of your government and the prostration of your free institutions. It is powet and office you are hunting after, as the hungry hyena bowls across (be sultry desert of Sahara. v . ; . 1 - But are you sincere; and do you really want to cast your suffrage for a military man! Then I present you the name of Col. Rich it'd-JIT. Johnson. ile*is a candidate not for thefiret office in your gift, but for the second. HeJute: distinguished himself as a statesman in the Cabinet, and as a soldier in the field. His. name' elands foremost of all-now living in the history.'of .his country’s praise.' His civil life has been devoted to his country’s highest interest. The free:institutions of the Government have ever received n steady and powerful support from his htind while m the councils of the nation; The claims of the Revolutionary soldier have always had hia strictest attention. ‘While a member of Con-, grass, his time, his talents, .and his influence;have been devoted to that remnant, who. linger in life and old age, only to link'the living with the dead, and lo tell with living lips, and a warm heart, the stories of the Revolution. The never ceasing praise of the sdldier’s widow and the soldier’s orphan are his.~ Hfs heart is formed of kindness, and melts at .the demand of charity’ and need. His home Is the homo of the poor man. His table stands spread for tho hungry, and his puree is ever open to tho purposes’of charity and humanity. Then Colonel Johnson has some civil.claims upon your suffrage* He. is the friend of the human family; will you cast' him your suffrage. No, he.must be a military man these chivalrous times, and in this Federal day of military jubilee, Hut he tod is a military chieftain. He "fought in tho same war with General Harrison. .He fought the enemy two to one on the plains of the .Thames; conquered and came off victorious, covered with-wounds. "tie is the hero of Ike Thames" - Ht« deeds ot daring bravery, and patriotism, are recorded in the hearts of an aflecuoriate people: the song of praise and a nations gratitude are Ins. His claims present themselves not on monuments, nor slabs of marble, nor need, you turn to history’s page for them—they live in tho bosoms of freemen—they animate the grateful hearts of freemen, and djvell in dclight.upon the lips of those who love to praise their country. Ho-comes not enveloped in a cloud of shinplaster certificates to prove that ho has fought his country’s bailies. No, air, the hacked weapons of our couutry’s foe, Hie bones of the enemy that bleach on the plains of the Thames, a limping gait, and a body covered with deep wounds and scars in deadly conflict hardly yet cicatrized, are his certificates. The manly and nobio indignation'of a proud people would bo the reward and.rest upon him who would attempt to establish Col. Johnson’s services in the fielder the cabinet by paper certificates—inch a one would be spurned from his presence, scouted from society, and hold in cohiempt. | say the scars that cover his body are his certificates. His certificates will go down to the grave with him; but they will live in memory while an American heart beats in love for its country, and unit! the tongue that praises is struck dumb. Will you (the Federalists) cast‘your auffVagea for Cot. Johnson for th second office in your gift! No, you will not. The epitaph of “poor John \Vood«” will cover every ticket that Col. JohnSoirswill receive from the tapered fingered Fed* eral/'Hank Abolition Whigs at tho next presidential election. There have been limes when the reckless ambition of party gave way to the full sway of merited gratitude,-when all prepared to awnrd to merit her due. At theddoody battle of ithoma, between the Missineansand the Lacedemonians, two individuals who had distinguished themselves most In lbs battle on the side of the Misseiicans after tho cloSo of the Battle, were competitors for the prize of glory and honor*' They were AriatomeneeandCleonis. The former had

At ilie onset of the battle Colonel Johnson

was at the head of what was called the forlorn

hope, (twenty select men) and that hope in front of the charging columns. On the charge, and at the first fire, every man of that hope waa cm off or unhorsed, except the Colonel himself, {and one other,) whoroceived several wounds, After they were dismounted, Col. Johnson still continued in the front of the battle, and between bts men and the Indians, until he came in contact with Tecutnseh, and shot him. When the Indians saw their Chief fall, they took flight, and by Major Thompson /or sumo distance. Colonel Johnson sunk under hia wounds, and waa borne from the field.

__ Where was General Harrison during this acMy'colleague [.Mr. Corwin] aays that he waa in the rear, where he ought to bare been; but some of the demagogues and hired minions of iho day, say “that bn was in the heal of the battle, and in all parts of it." The statement of one fact will place that falsehood in Us proper place, ' . Cal. Johnson received five balls through his body and limbs. His clothes and accoutrements were perforated and.cui from head to foot with balls, and the charger which he rode received fifteen wounds by rifle balls, of which he died in a few minutes alter the actiqii waa over. How was it, then, if General Harrison was *'in*the heat of the battle, and in every part of it,’* that ho came off without the smell of powder, upon his garments. His escape must have been as' miraculous as lha escape of Daniel from the den of hungry lions, and ofShadrach, Mcshach, and Abednego, from the fiery furnace. The day of miracles has passed. General Harrison was not “in the beat of the battle of the Thames, and every part of it," and he had about rs much to do with command in the action as John Hog era who was burnt at the stake.

i slain a great many of.the enemy and dislinguish- , rd himself without wounls or the loss of blood, n Cleonis had distinguish? 1 himself equally with ■ his competitor, and slain an equal numbcr of tho enemy; but was so covered with wounds, i and such was the loss oi blood, that he had to , be carried from the field. Each argued his case ■ before the court mi'itarv in the presence of the I whole army. Cleonis lo mded his .claims upon ' the great number of thi: enemy he had slain, ■ and the number of wourds with-which he was , covered, were so many c midcaics of his brave- • ry. Aristomeqesronte*) Jed that he had display* . ed as much courage and slain as many of the • enemy as his competitor, and hadborne'him upon r his shoulders in bis hclf less condition from the , field, and he was sorry lofind that Cleonis should i want gratitude, Cleonis replied, that if Aristo- ■ me ties had endangered his person as much as ■ he had, he was very forunatc in escaping un- - hurt; and that his carryin \ him off the held only f showed his strength of body, not his courage. Aristomens rejoined, that the fact of Itis having shill and power to ward eff the blows of his adversaries was to bis credit, rather than to his advantage and ought to be s > considered. If it was by cowardice_(«nd that to ono would- charge upon saved him jelf from wounds, he oughj/indeed, to be on Iris trial for punishment. ' amKnfamy. •yThe friends of Geneial Harrison and the friends of Col, Johnson ) avo placed them before the‘American people, and contend on tlieir behalf, for each the awa d of glory and honor gained in.the battle of the Thames. Colonel Johnson commanded, fo igbt,-slew tho enemy, conquered and was borp off the field, covered with wounds, ohdsmkip : from the loss of blood. Gen. Harrison did not command, did not .fight; and he*left the field wi(I out wounds, or loss of blood. Ty which will mu award the honor, Cleonis or A risfomeps! .No, e'u; Col. Johnson vill receive no PcJoral voles, not.evon for the si cond office in the gifi, while Harrison will reci ive every, federal vole in the Union for the first office. ; It is norroililary-fantf nor civil services that you are.trying to reward, /our great of jeel is lo overthrow.‘a Democratic. tdnrinistraiion, and-es-tablish a Federal Admin stration. 'You are era* I phatically the federal pan r, 1 care not what name 1 you periodically, assume i o yourselves. You are the same parly- who eidea voted lo strip - the < Slates-of all.sovereignity .and - independence, l and establish a central ar u consolidated Federal 1 Government, at the comr lencemont of ourpolit* 1 JcalUiUon. Yotriarolbe sums. party, that passed ! and maintained theodipu i and'disgraceful alien ( and sedition laws. You a e the same party who, 1 1 fbe, commencement of the [Government to tbie day, have -been exciting yoiirselvCs to the extern of your powers a d abilities to;fix upon ’ this natioti and peoj le a great .central mo- 1 neyed -power in the d aracter of a National i Bank,the tendency and nature ofjwbith is to i establish two distinct lo ’ders of society, and 1 make .the one hewers of wood and drawers of water tu tho other. Yc u are .the same party with some individual ex options, who were opr posed the,-last war :..v iihgreat Rritian, and will be to (be next.- Yoi are the cable party who were arrayed agatostthi election andad ministration of. Thomas Jeffe son, and to every other Democratic - Adminrstra ion from that time tu this. \ You are the eamt party who have ever held- in contempt ’the fi je exef ctseof the-elbc-tjvo' franchise,' and apee at lhe rightof instruction; and have more the n bnee violated both.— Caricature,! aiander,' ai d. lataehoodi were the i meansT by which you e.lcclibf&dreed, against Thomas Jefferson; and they -anRhe .mfansby which youjelectibneer jjow, anff have from that time to this, " • . ‘ - ■■. 1 ’ . Thomas Jefferson was denounced ad an atheist, and many of the good and linsaBpectmg.people were taught to believe that if ho should be elected President .of the .^nited, Stales, all the public hotises-dedicated to the ; worship of God wdhM be turned into houses of infamy and debauchery, j That the land would be overspread with French Infidelity; and all the bible's would be burnt; and.so strong were these impressions enforced, Ahai many of the pious matrbns.-on hearing of the election of Thomas Jefferson, bid their bibles in hollow trees, in the woods. :vCar- . feature! '. Yes, sir, I hold in ii>y Hand a ciricatnre entitled, i( Modern Philanlhmphy, or.TAe Age of Ttcaian," and "dtdicaled.reipedfuUy lo TVm JrJTtrion, Tom Paine, the devil apd Black Sail." • - ’

Colonel R. M. Johnson commanded in the battle of the Thomr*.

Colonel R..M. Johnson is (ho hero of the Thames. , '

1 believe that Generil Harrison did his duty. Rut it’is casting a dark reflection on General Harrison to say that be was in the heat of the battle with “Governor Shelby and his infantry.” All the fighting was done on a iquarc of not more than the fourth of a mile. If the infant ry were present', why wero the Indians not taken prisoners.. I f General Harrison could hare cross* ed the swamps, and did not, he was highly to blame for peraitting a single battalion to fight twelve or fifteen hundred Indiana, near an hour. If he did cross the swamp with (he infantry, and he and they were actually in thc.fi'rht, that strips the battle of all its brilliancy, and the American anus of honor; for all the Indiana escaped, except what fell. If the dragoon's were fighting the Indians for near an hour in close grapple, why were the Infantry not ordered to surround the Indians, and take them prisoners! Sir. attempt to rob Col. Johnson and his gallant regiment of the glory of that battle, and that moment you run into inexplicable difficulties, and bring disgrace upon the American arms, and dishonor upon the commander. The history of the battle of the Thames had better be permitted to stand as it i*, and as the world understands it. The political cause of Genera) Harrison will not he advanced by violating truth, justice, and honor. The American people ever ready to mete the reward of gratitude to those who defend their country in the hour of peri), have also the capacity and discrimination to award justice and honor lo wborn justice and honor are due. The gentleman from Michigan, [Mr. Crist.] in his remarks, thought that, in the confusion and turmoil of the surprise of Tippecanoe, the commanding General should have been at his tent, where he might have been found by the officers who Sought hi' orders.' To this my colleague [Col. Coawi.t] tuck exceptions, ind favored us with many illustrations and examples

In this caricature, you tee Thomas Jefferson ia represented in the act ofxowhiding an dld la* dy, with & grasp by the throat eo that, her eye balls are started from their- sockets, her tongue' lolled out, and she upon her knees, whit her arms stretched out in so imploring’ attitude', her Bible is under his foot. . V

Tom Paine is represented as having one Hand on Jefferson's shoulder, and tho other stretched out, with Ills Age of Reason in it. Black Sail stands on the right, and the Salt mountain is seen at . a distance through the window. Yes, sir, one of*the Federal modes of electioneering at that day, was by degrading caricatures, ever considered since the ■ dawn of civilization, the basest and meanest mode of libelling. So, too, it was the Federal mode of electioneering in* 1824, and 1833. I hold in my hand one of John Binn’s coffin handbills, on which, you see. is represented eighteen coffins, said on tits hill to correspond with the number of innocent and in* offending persons that General Jackson murder* ed, either himself or caused to be shot. Alto', a short biographical sketch of the life and. death of those unfortunate victims of General Jack-i son's barbarity, each concluding with a verse or two of solemn poetry, to tho tnne of Old Hundred. Here, alio, is the • tomb of “Poor John JPoodt” with his epitaph written. This was one of the federal modes paw of electioneering in 1824 and and it is one of the Federal modes now of electioneering. I hold m my hand a caricature, which represents Mr. Van Duron by lbs body of a with the head of a man, winding his way up a steep rock, and General Jackson by the body of atortoisp and

to prove that ihe com mantling, General should be st the head ef his army, and in the front of the battle; but when he was forced'to.admit that General Harrison was in the rear of the battle of the Thames, with the'infantry, he assured us, without any .explanation or qualification, that that waa the proper place for the commanding Geasral. I believe, under all the circumstances, it was the proper place for General Harrison. circumstances 1 have attempted to explain, though my colleague left us- without explanation. I will attempt some illustrations to ' prove that the rear of an army bait not always bedn the position which commanding Generals have occupied in time of bailie. la the great battle of Thymbrea between Cyrus and Croesus, in.which the whole power of the Persian* and Medea was- arrayed against the Lydians and Assyrians, after Cyrus had finished the order of attack, and'wao 'prepared to make - jhe onset, be drank a litile wine, poured some - ypoo the ground as a libation to the gods, mounted bis hone in the front of the army, and called oat, "Fbf/ottf me.” He doniinued to fight in front of the army until the b&ttfo was finished,