What Is William Harrison's Inaugural Speech

William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States. Harrison was won the election of 1840 and on April 4, 1841 he was the first president give a two-hour inaugural speech and the first to die during his first thirty days of office. Harrison’s inaugural speech was given during a cold wet March day and some say it’s what caused his cold which then turned to pneumonia that he was unable to recover from. Prior to Harrison becoming the ninth president he was also a popular American military officer and politician. Harrison attended the Presbyterian Hampden – Sydney college until 1790 where he became well versed in the Latin and basic French languages. Harrison’s father had moved him around
Of Infantry at the young age of 18. His first assignment sent him to Cincinnati in the North-West Territory where he would engage in the Northwest Indian War. Harrison became noticed quickly by Military leaders by his strict attention to discipline and received his first promotion as lieutenant and within a year promoted to serve as aide-de-camp. Harrison gained further recognition after participating in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 which marked the successful end of the Northwest Indian War. After the Northwest Indian War ended the Treaty of Greenville was signed by Lieutenant Harrison which opened Ohio for settlement by white
Harrison had argued permitting slavery would make settling the new territory more appealing and make the territory economically viable. Congress had suspended Article Six for ten years making it the choice of the settlers on whether to permit slavery. Meaning that any new settlers that came from proslavery states could bring their slaves however, they would become indentured servants. The slaves worked a set amount of years usually 4-5 years to earn their freedom. Settlers would acquire new slaves as they came seeking their freedom. Harrison had taken in an indentured slaves George who worked eleven years for his freedom. Harrison, felt he could expand upon the success of the appeal and work to legalize slavery outright. This was successfully blocked by the abolitionist once their party came to power in 1809.
War of 1812, there was continued conflict with Native Americans in the Old Northwest. Harrison was offered the rank of brigadier general of his army after General James Winchester became the commander of the Army of the Northwest however; Harrison wanted to remain the sole commander of the Army. As commander and receiving reinforcements, Harrison led his Army further North battling the Indians and their British allies. “Harrison won victories in Indiana and Ohio and recaptured Detroit before invading