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Mr. S.)l,:nton Wilson, of Chester cc. Pa.,
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It his hip, Shoulders and :Ludes, pain mcreas
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THE JOURNAL.
SYMPTOMS.
Dyepepsia may be described from a Ivan
of appetite or an unnatural and voracious one
nausea, sometimes bilious vomiting, sudden,
and transient dtstensions of the stomach af
ter eating, acid and prutrescent eructations,
water brash, pains in the region ; of the atom
ach, costiveness palpitation of the heart, diz
iciness and dimness of sight, disturbed rest,
tremors, mental despondency, flatulency,
spasms, nervous irritability, chillness, sal
lowness of complexion, oppressing after cat
big, general.langour and debility; this disease
will also very often produce the rsick head
ache, as proved by the experience of these
who have suffered of it.
DYSPFPSIA 1 DYSPEPSIA ! !
More proofs of the efficacy of Dr. Harlich's
Medicinis,
Mr Jonas Hartman, of Sumneytown, Pa.
entirely cured of the above disease, which
he was afflicted with for six years. His
spmptoms were a sense of distension and op
pression after eating, distressing pain in the
pit of the stomach, nausea, loss of appetite,
giddiness and dimness of sight, extreme de
, flatulency, acrid eructations, some
times vomiting, and pain in the right side,
depression of spirits. disturbed refit, faint
ness, and not able to pursue his business
without causing immediate
,exhaustion and
wenriness.
Mr. Hartman is happy to state to the pub
lie and is willing to give any information to
the afflicted, respecting the wonderful ben
efit he i.:ceived trom the use of Dr. Harlichs
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rient pills. Principal office No. 19 North
Eighth street Philadelphia. Also for sale
at the store ofJacohr, Miller, Huntingdon.
TI?EATMEN7.
The principal objects to be kept In view
arc Ist, to free the stomach and intestines
from offending materials. 2d, to improve
the tone of the digestive organs and energy
of the system in removing noxious matters
from the stomach, and obviating costiveness.
Violent drastic purgatives should be avoided
and those aperients should be used which
...ct gently, and rather by soliciting the per
istalic motion* of the intestines to their regu
larity of health, than by irritating them to a
laborious excitement. r here is no medicine
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sec..
_ .
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who is agefit for Huntingdon Cottity.
Z'AGSE DY3PEPSirI.
This disease often otiginatea hem a habi
of overloading or distendiug the stomach by
excessive eaimg or drinking. Or very protrac
ted periods of fasting, an indolent or seden
tary life, in whiCh no exercise is afforded to
the muscular fibres or Mental faculties, fear
grief. and deep anxiety. taken too frequent
ly str. ng purgingmedicines, dysentery, rnia
cariiages, intermittent and syasmodic affec
ticns cf the stonniCkand bowels; the mo
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and the too frequent use Of spirit4os Moors
LIVER COMPL
Cured by the use of Dr Harlich's CoinPouad
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Mr. Wm. Richard, Pittsburg, Pa. entirely
cured of the above diitresiing disep - c: His
somptomS were, pain and weTlit in the left
side, loss of appetite, vomiting, acrid erneta
tions, a distention of the stomach, sick
headache, furred tongue, countenance chang
ed to a citron color, difficulty of breathing,
disturbed rest, attended with a cough, great
debility, wills other symtoms indicating great
derangement of the funetiens of the liver.
Mr. Richard lad the advice of several p4ty
sicians, but receivud no mild', until using - Dr
Harlich's medicine, which terminated in ef
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LIVER COMPLAINT
This disease Is eiscovered by a fixed ob
tuse pain and weight in the right side under
the short ribs; attended with heat, uneasi
ness about the pit of the stomach;—these is
in the right side also a distension—the patient
loses his appetite and becomes sick and mu•
ble with vomiting. The tongue becomes
rough and black, countenance changes to a
pale or citron color or yellow, like those ;af
flicted with jaudice—difficulty of breathing,
I disturbed rest, attended with dry cough, dif
ficulty of laying on the left side—the oody
becomes weak, and finally the'clisease termi
nates into another of a more serious nature,
which in all probability is far beyond tilt
,:•wcr of human skill. Dr. Munch's corn.
5 - ounu . toni c stre ngthening and German ape
vi l s ,
..i taken at tne commencement of
~,L1 check it, and by continu-
Tient
o f t h e m ,,ticine a few week s, a
chic h,g
t d i r e e disease ,
perfect cure cure will lie l:.
sands
Thou
sands can testify to this fact..
Certificates of many persons ma) daily be
seen of the efficacy of this invaluable medi
cine, by applying at the Medical Office, No
19 North Eight street, Philadelphia.
Also, at the Fiore of Jacob Miller, who
oistrent fur Huntingdon county,
"ONE COUNTRY, WYE CORSTITVTION, ONE DESTINY."
A. W. BENEDICT PIUBLASIDNIt AND PROPRIETOR.
HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1840.
•-j 4 " .. •
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POETRY.
From the Intelligencer.
FORT MEI GS.
Blf S. DI,
'Mang yonder range of towering hills:
Where chrystal brooks and gurgling rills
Speak many a sadly pleasing tale,
Of hero's tread and foeman's trail.
Where trunks now clov'n, their summits
rear'd,
.4nd wigwams, interspersed. appeared.
The banner of Fort Meigs was waved
By one whose valour is engraved
High on the monument of fame,
There to immortalise his name—
Whose sword drink many a copious draught
Of British gore, and whose bright shaft
Oft clave the red man's heart in twain,
And wrathfully dispersed his train
Beside you slowly tapering height
Was Prcctor's flag-staff reared in sight,
And Royal bands and savage spear
Clad yon ravine from far to near,
And bay'nets, guns, and sabres bright
Were there displayed in brilliant plight.
And unsheathed falchions' brightness glea-
med,
A foe invulnerable they seemed.
"Go ! bannasman," said Proctor, "ge,
Tell yon brave man I wish to know
If a surrender coinnot save
His phalanx from a bloody grave.
Here—take this billet—speed you on !
Nor spare your steed till you return."
His messenger than sped him fast,
Von eastward corps he quickly pas'd ;
His reins he stacked: whipped with the sam e
Until hard by the Fort he came.
A place wasopened with courlemis greet,
Through which he reuehed the itcribbled
sheet.
The hero read with flashing eye,
Then flung the impious insult by,
His yal'rous blood, with rage was fired,
His boiling brow, great drups perspired,
Resentment darkened his bright form,
Like tokens of approaching storm,
His unsheathed sword he waved between,
Then uttered in indignant mein:
"Go, tell the basest of mankind,
My blade his heart's remote shall find
Or his sword's edge shall cleave my frame
Ere baie surrender spots my name !
Go ! basely live• I'll nobly die !
Ere with such mockery comply,
His srthetnes I Stan: tis not to save
Our phalanx from a bloody grave.
•
SUch pusillanimous excuse
01 shedding blood: I deem abuse.
And now return: ply whip and spur,
Nor e're return with insult more:"
He went. and suddenly were seen,
Broadsword and bayonets glittering sheen,
And prancing steeds and battle clang,'
In sudden bursting echoes rang.
'Twits Proctor's host, fast pressing on,
To storm the place, with sword and gun,
The Hero's troops: chargrin'd and wrath
At previous insult: sallied forth: .
Then arths on arms impetuous clash'd,
With thund'ring noise the powder flash'd
And war whoop yells and death-like sighs,
Terrifick groans; and hideous cries,
And prancing steed, and fife and drum,
NVere heard in one promiscro.us bum
And bonnets, caps, and swords were flung;
The bay'net, spear, and falchion rung:
• And hundreds wallowed in the gore
That war mcd their hearts a while before
And Proctor's host's in anguish fled
• Leaving their dying with their dead,
Thus Britain's chief, (he well knew why,)
Gave HARRISON the Victory !
Frtm the U.iion Star.
'TIPPECANOE.
Tippecanoe has no chariot to ride in,
No palace of marble has he to reside in.
No bags of gold eagles, no lots of fine clothes:
But he has a wealth, far, far better than
those;
The love of a nation, free happy and true.
Are the riches and portion of Tippecanoe.
Proud Martin rides forth in his splendor and
prid, '
And broad are his lands upon Kinderhook
side,
And the roof of a palace is over his head
And his table with plate and with dainties is
spread;
But a log cabin shelters a patriot true:
'Tis the home of our hero, bold Tippecanoe!
The demons of war shaded loud on the gale,
The heartless Van Buren grew frightened
and pale
He aided the foe with his pen and Ms voice:
gut our Hero made freedom qnd danger his
choice;
Through the wilds of Miami, like lightning
he fie re,
And conqured the savage at Tippecanoe!
Our Hero has never grown rich on the State
No sneaking Sub-Treasur'rs bow at hiskate;
No fat office holders he keeps in his thrall;
But milions of freemon will rouse at his call.
Then shout every lover of liberty true:
_ _
Husza for the Hero of 1 IPPECANOE
From the Ohio State Journal,
GENERAL HARRISON'S MILITA
RY CHARACTER- SLANDERS
REFUTED.
(CONTINUED.)
Cincinnati, 29th February, 1840.
DEAR Sua,—Your letter, of the 17th
inst., was forwarded, under cover, to Ma
jor Chamber., at Washington, Kentucky,
and sent by him to my residence after I
left home, which must be my apology for
the delay of this answer.
I can state that you have been correct
ly informed that "I was in the battle of
the Thames, and near the person of Gen
eral Harrison; from the commencement
to the termination of the engagement, and
that I personally know what part General
Harrison took in it." I was a Captain in
the army of the United States, and had
the honor to act as a regular Aid-tie-camp
'
to General Harrison, durino• the active
operations of the campaign, after the cap
ture of the British fleet; and was by his
side in the battle of the Thames, with the
exception of the time when, after the cap
ture of the British Troops, he directed me
to proceed to Gov. Shelby, and order him
to bring up Sitnrall's Regiment and rein.
force that portion of Johnson's Regiment
and the left of Trotter's Brigade, which
was pressed by the Indian force:
You say "it has been openly avowed on
the floor of the house of Representatives
of Ohio, now in session, by member in
their places, that General Harrison was
at no time in the battle, nor within two
mites of the battle ground; that the entire
plan of operations was projected by Col.
R. Johnson: that he led the troops to
compest, and that General Harrison had
no part or lot in the matter." From my
personal knowledge of the plan and events
of that battle, I have no hesitation in Etta;
tiug, that these declarations in . relation to
General Harrison's position and conduct
is that battle, are destitute (gaily founds.
Lion in truth. General Harrison has cor
rectly stated, in his report to the War De.
pal talent, the position he occupied jes t,
before the commencement of the action ;'
and he might have added, that he in per.
son gave the word of command to the
mounted Regiment to "charge" —he hay
' iug, with his Aids-de-camp, passed from
the right of the front line of infantry, to
the right of the trent of the mounted col
umn, and not only ordered the charge to
be math by pronouncing the word, but
called upon IRS Aids to repeat and pass
the word along the line. I was close by
his side, and he was so near the enemy,
that their fire cut down the leaves and
twigs of the trees just above our heads.
As soon as the British troops had sur•
rendered, and after I had been sent to
Gov. Shelby with the order already ad•
verted to, General Harrison passed to the
point where the Indians were annoying
the left, and personally directed the ope
rationa in that quarter, to the close of the
action. I Met GoS. Shelby, bringing up
Simrall's Regiment, he having anticipa
ted the General's wishes as to that move-
ment. In this way, Gov. Shelby and
General Harrison with his Aids, met at
the point where the Indians had made
their must desperate effort, and fro n
which they soon after retreated.
The first arrangement for the battle,
as well as the subsequent change, which
was predicated upon the important infor
mation obtained by the military eye of Mr.
Wood, was planned alone by General
Harrison. The execution of this subse-
(went plan, was confided to the Regiment
commanded by Col. R. NI, Johnson, who
led in person the Itd Battalion, aided by
Major Thompson; which, in its extension
to the left, brought some portion of it in
contact with the Indian line. The Ist
Battalion was led by Lt. Col. James
Johnson, aided by Ma4or Payne. This
Battalion, to the right of the front of which
General Harrison and his stall advanced,
and where he personally gave the word,
"charge," captured the British tine, and
having thus turned the Indian left, dect•
ded the fate of the day.
You are at libel ty to make such use of
this letter as you may think proper.
Very respectfully, your ob't. serv't.
C. S. TODD.
Moan B. CORWIN, Esq.
House of Represeraatioes,
CoLumßus, Onto
Richmond, March 6, 1840.
Stu,•—Your letter of the 17th ult. was
received on yesterday, in which you state
that it has been openly avowed that
General Harrison was at no time in the
battle of the Thames, nor within two
miles of the battle ground--that the en
tire plan of operations was projected by
Col. R. M. Johnson—that he led the
troops on to conyest, and that General
Harrison had no part nor lot in the mat
ter." My humiliation is deep, that a ne
cessity should exist, produced by party
rancor, to prove facts attested by history
for inure than a quarter of a century, and
which have never before been question
ed. That ignorance and credulity abound
to an extent, to render such baseless as
sertions available, bespeaks a lamentable
state of public intelligence, and portends
no good to the republic.
' That Col. Johnson led the van, and
brought on the' battle, is true—that he
behaved with the utmost gallantry, is also
true ; but your letter contains the first
suggestion which has ever reached me,
"the entire plan of operations was project
ed by him." The magnanimity of Colo
nel Johnson, will repudiate, with proud
,indignation, such an effort to cluster ad
ditional laurels upon his brow, thus un
justly torn from the brow of his General.
Col. Johnson received orders, as to form
and manner of charge, from General Har
rison in person, in the face and almost in
sight of the enemy. The General was
with the Regiment when the charge was
sounded. As Johnson , moved to the charge
the General started for the line of Wan
try, which was drawn up in order of bat
tle. He had not gone far, before turning
to me, (and to the best of my recollection,
I was the only one of his Aids then with
him,) he said, "Pursue Col. Johnson with
'your utmost speedasee the effect of his
charge, and the position of the enemy's
artillery, and return as quickly as posse•
ble." Having executed this order as
promptly as practicable, I met him on my
return, pressing forward with the front of
the infantry. Upon reporting, that Col.
Johnson had broken the enemy's line--
that they were surrendering, and that their
cannon was in our possession—he exclai
med, in an animated tone, "Come on my
brave fellows, Proctor and his whole ar
my will soon be ours." Soon after this,
an officer, (I believe the late Judge John
McDowell, of Ohio,) rode up and repot.,
ted ; that the left wing, at or near the crot
chet, was suffering severely, and in great
disorder. This communication Was made
in the hearing of the soldiers. The Gen
' eral contradicted the latter part of the
statement in the most emphatic manner
—but giving order to the 'reit in command
to push forward, he dashed with the mes
senger to the indicated point of conflict
and confusion, and found the contest pret
ty close and severe: A portion of John •
son's Regiment, owing to the impractica
bility of the ground for horse, had dismoun
ted; and was fighting on toot and mingled
with the laantry—which had been, to
sonic extent, the cause of the confusion.
Order was soon restored, and the left
wing closed to the front, (which formed
the crotchet,) under the personal supervi.
sion of General Harrison. In the mean
time, some of our soldiers were shot with
in less than ten feet of the General; for the
conflict here was sharp and animated, and
continued so for some time. With the ex
ception of the charge made by Col. John
son's Regiment, General Harrison was in
the most exposed and dangerous parrs of
the battle.
It is doe to;the occasion to relate the
following incident. The du before the
battle, the army was impeded in its march
by the destruction of a bridge across a
branch of the Thames, up which it was
moving, at or near the mouth of the branch
Col Johnson had been ordered to cross
this stream at some two or 'three miles
above its mouth. The road led hint by
the bi idge. A portion of his regiment
had a brush with a party of Indians, pos
ted in cabins, on the opposite side of the
Thames and the branch, and also under
the thick covert along their banks, to dis
pute tne passage of the stream, and har
ass all attempts to repair the bridge. As
soon as the firing was heard, the General
hurried to the scene of action, accompa
nied by a portion of his family, of which
Commodore Perry was one. When I ar
rived, l found General Harrison, Commo
dore Perry and other officers, (I think
General Cass was one,) in an open piece
of ground near the bridge. Col Johnson
had passed, and a small !portion of his
Regiment, previously dismounted, under
the command of Captain Benjamin War
field, and some Infantry which had hur
ried up; were carrying on the skirmish.—
Major Wood had been ordered up with a
small piece of artillery. Commodore
Perry urged Gen Harrison to withdrew,
as he was too much exposed for the Coln
inander- in Chief. If I mistake not, Gen
Cass united with the Commodore, and of
fered to remain and see his orders execu
ted. The General, with Perry and the
residue of his suit, started off; but Gener
al Harrison went but a few steps and re
turned, and retained his position near the
t cannon, until the Indians were dislodged
t and driven, the bridge repaired, and the
t army put in motion to cross. During
[WooLE No. 230.
This whole time he was as much or more
exposed thau the soldiers, being on horse
back all the while. The Commodore
afterwards remonstrated with him against
this unnecessary exposure, observing,
"that in open sea he could stand fire tol
erably well, but there was no fun in be
ing shot at by a concealed enemy.—The
General justified his conduct by saving
the "Generals who command Republican
volunteers, in whose ranks the best blood
of the country is to be found, must never
think of his OiVa safety, at least until his
troops beri,orne familiar with his disregard
of personal danger." Hardihood itself
has never denied Perry's courage. Chem
' hers and Todd of Kentucky, and O'Fal
lon of Missouri, the other Aids of Gener
al Harrison at the battle of the Thames.
are still living, and can give you additio
al facts, if required.
Although it is not in direct response to
any part of your letter, I must be permit
ted to say, that my intercourse with Gen
eral Harrison left the conviction on my
mind, that he was a gentleman, a soldier.
and a patriot, and I deprecate most sin
cerely, the injustice attempted to be done
him by a portion of that party with which
I have always voted.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obt servt.
J. SPEED SMITH.
M. B. Coawrx, Esq.
We certify, that we have carefully ;am
pared the letters as above printed, with
the oniginals, and that they are true cop
ies thereof. The originals can be seen by
calling on Moses 11. Cor trio, Esq. of Ur
' bane, Champaign county, Ohio, to whom
they were directed.
Alfred KelHoy N. M. Miller
F. Stewart, Robert Neil,
Lyne Starling, jr J. L. Miner.
John W Andrews, Lewis Heyl.
Slatc Central Committee.
March 21, 1940.
letter of Ex- Governor Trimble.
OAKLAND, HIGALAND Co., Fab. 17th.
It appears that the almost forgotten al . -
' af
fair of the "Ohio militia and General Her
irison," has been revived by the minions
of power, for political effect. Many of
the actors in the proceedings at the grand
camp of the Ohio militia, in August 18.
13, have paid the debt of nature, and
slept with their fathers," They were
"good men and true," patriots and sol
diers peace to their memories. With
some of them I was intimate, as lam with
many of the survivors, and I make the
assertion. though unauthorized, without
the fear of contradiction, (being one of the
number,) that the majority of the officers
whose names are attached to the report
and resolutions adopted at the grand camp
on the 29th of August, 1813, soon as the
excitement which produced the act subsi.
ded, viewed the whole proceeding with
deep regret, as well on accoln t of its un
military character, also from the appre
hension that in their anxiety to justify
Gov. Meigs, they had too hastily censu
red Gen Harrison.
For myself I go :further, and declare.
that I have always (since the excitement
of the moment was over) looked upon the
proceedings of the officers on that occa
sion, as uncalled for. unwise, and highly
improper, and considered my participa
tion, in it the most imprudent act of my
life.
I was afterwards fully satisfied we had
done Gen Harmon great injustice, and
have long since so assured him, I had sup
posed nothing further on my part; but the
effort now making by party politicians,
through these proceedings, to injure, in
the estimation of the people, one who so
justly merits their admiration and confi
dence, one who has rendered to his coon
' try. as a civilian and a sollier, such es
sential service. And test my silence be
construed into an adherence to the just.
ness of the proceedings referred to, and
acquiescence in the use attempted to be
made of them. I regard it as an impera
tive duty, so far as it lies in my power,
to disabuse the public mind upon the sub.
ject, and voluntarily make my acknowl
edgment as we made the proceeding of
the ::.'9th August.
Respectfully,
ALLEN 'TRIABLE.
W HAT HAS MARTIN VAN BUREN DONUT'
—A country paper asks, "what has Mar
tin V4lO Buren ever done in the course of
his life that was calculated to benefit the
farmer; mechanic. and manufacturers of
Ohio." We cannot answer the question..
unless :t is to say, nothing; , but we can tell'
what he did do for the State of New York.
Martin Van .Bolen once voted against
giving CO- WHITS MENJA the right to
~ a te unless they atoned a certain amount of
taxable property.—(See Journal of pro.
ceed rigs, page 202.) einciartati Rep.
Nothing more Infallibly indicates the
want of common sense than- roppery.