 The implicit obedience and respect which the followers of Tecumseh pay to him, is really astonishing, and more than any other circumstance bespeaks him. one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions, and overturn the...  Manuscripts from the Burton Historical Collection - Side 211redigert av - 1916Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Benjamin Drake - 1841 - 252 sider
...intimately, who has often met him in the council and on the field of battle, we may venture to pronounce him, one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions, and overturn the established order of things ; and, who, but for the power of the United States, would,... | |
 | 1844 - 778 sider
...president - £> ,\ *TT f . -, r* . . r m. but without fear ; and of him General Harrison said, " He was one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions and overturn the established order of things, and that, if it had not been for the power and vicinity of... | |
 | James Parton - 1861 - 682 sider
...Harrison, who was long his patient and forbearing adviser, and then his conqueror, speaks of him as " one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions, and overturn the established order of things. If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he... | |
 | Edward Eggleston, Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye - 1878 - 366 sider
...FOR WAR. IN a letter to the War Department with regard to this council, Governor Harrison speaks of " the implicit obedience and respect which the followers of Tecumseh pay to him," as wonderful. He says : " If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he would perhaps be... | |
 | Josephus Conn Guild - 1878 - 516 sider
...opportunities enabled him to form a correct estimate of Tecumseh's character and abilities, speaks of him as "one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions and overturn the established order of things. If it were not for the vicinity of the United States he would,... | |
 | 1906 - 562 sider
...the followers of Tecumseh pay him are really astonishing and more than any other circumstance bespeak him one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions and overturn the existing order of things. If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he would... | |
 | James Mooney - 1896 - 630 sider
...with I u ^r fine features, and altogether a daring, hold-looking fellow. — ('aptain Ftoyd, 1H10. One of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions and overturn the e8tahli»lied order of things. — Governor Harrison. EXPLANATION OF FIGURE 58 This portrait... | |
 | 1899 - 388 sider
...and I am persuaded he will bear a favorable comparison in every respect to that far-famed warrior.' " 'The implicit obedience and respect which the followers of Tecumseh pay to him is really astounding, and more than any other circumstance bespeaks him one of those uncommon geniuses which... | |
 | Arthur St. Clair Colyar - 1904 - 456 sider
...practice of torturing prisoners. General Harrison, who finally conquered him, says of him: "He was one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions and overturn the order of things. If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he would, perhaps,... | |
 | 1906 - 538 sider
...the followers of Tecumseh pay him are really astonishing and more than any other circumstance bespeak him one of those uncommon geniuses which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions and overturn the existing order of things. If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he would... | |
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