Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-20

esr The " Y Journal 81 Commerce saws
It W. Lnye good reason for saying that neiihet
Mr. Ffelnghuyscn nor Mr.. Sonthaid mas at any
tune contemplated a resignation. VIC arc ''y
much afraid that tins annunc'ation WIN 'n'o"
lhe Globe and the Enquirer, and exc 'le e'e''
bur- Consolation, into dangerous MS OF ~ S'e'''''
- -,r NV,
RATTLE OF THE THAMES-GEN WM
n lARRIsON L VI. JOliNoO
The friends Of { oil Richard VI. Johnson Paricn'
la,ly IN some Of the Western States, are eV''fh"y
lolllng forward with sangulne expectations ol sec.
5.a Tim seated ~ the Presidential cha'r-anh, IN
fnrhcrnnce ofths objeft tboy omif 10 opportunity
Of rcmlnding the public that he WIS gallant sol
Hrr Of The last war. and not the leest conspicuous
ac'or Ia the exp.oI.s which siSnhzeo 'ie c,o,'"S
eam,aigns on the Northwestern frontier. ihey
% No, heen blind TO the events OF the last SIX or
esht years, which have but repeated The lessons OF
which modern as well ancient history IS ifaiHui
IN examples, that military reno"n Is sure Pans'
u,rt To public favor and the beaten ROAD 10 puo''0
h5nors -ond hence, every ycafwe near vi tno 'o'''
memuraton, IN some one or more Oh "'u w 80.
states Of the. Bbltle of the Thames, IN winch Col
Johnson was gallant .atticlPant, 81 'y'ng WIN MS
own hand as smith SOME OF the dubious chrohlcies
of hat event the renowned Fecumsch, so long the
seourec aud terror OF our border settieme"'s. l"
Truth. a stranger to the history of that eampaisn
hfsc festivals are gotten np and the sPirt IN wheh
lhey are conducted that Col. Richard N. Johnson,
who n they seem specially designed 10 honor and
whose LuHical advancement hey aye evidently IN
tended to promote, was the nc ual commanacro Tue
Northwestern army, who p'anned The sal'"Ily a'-
borated and CALAMITY fought campaign which Yer
minated In the total dlscomh are ol Proctor anu MS
forces on the banks of tue Ihames-'hat to hlm H.
lone beones the honor ol retrieving the series OF
defeats and rcyer5cs hch iarnishci Inc Iusue %
our national character on that frontier IN the earlier
STAGES Of the war--aud thnt Con Harrison was
NJ, rely the mammal commander of those lorces, an
emmy cypher, who held the post OF the chief com
nand, while another planned The order OF the cam
pnIgn and con snmmatcd IT by leading his m'n to
victory The injustice of thus stripping from Gen
Harrison his hard Gained hutels, for the purpose
Of decking the brow of Col johnson with honofs
when do not belong TO hun, IS SO ilagranlly palpa-
Die that " d. not wonder, event. II hIs 'allcd 20
excite companctlous vIstlngs oi conscience IN the
breasts If the putIonrrs OF his FAM, that II has a
Weakened the scnslblltes and excited he indignant
comment 81 that distinguished and eGlectcd citiZcn
soldier-distngulshod alike by the vaior OF lis
derds and by tic modas,y whrh Is the most or
,.,,,,,l (aa....~ $3.50 --lL,e.'s haractcr.
''l.'6tss remarks have been suggested by a cores
poud'nec winch has just appeared in HE " Ctneia-
adtt tfnSciic, between a committee of gentlemen
OF Indianapolis and Gen. Iluisor-in which the
iorme on behalf Of portion of thclr elIowcItzens
OF Indiana, invite the later to unite with tl,m in
the celebration of the victory " obtained OYER the
combined BRUSH and Indian urml,s, under the
commune OF Generals Proctor and Tcrcumseh bv
TIE American forces under Cen. Harrison and CJL
Jyf4soR on the 9th Oct lsl3.n-Gen II denies
| h"I -" Johnson bad my part whatever in tie
/ f2'naand OF his army, any more than any other
e7'"4tt = me AAe--and makes the following excel
/ lent remarks
' i 1t was t1nnI necessary 10 associate any enc
with ne IN the command of o n arrny,-why were
mr. General oifcers passed over, aud why partlcu.
! ai'y, vas the venerable, the magn .nlmous and
2arjaile Shelby omlrcd 7 The hero, who, AT a
most advanced age pn' himself Al the head Of HI,
Glow QUEENS, at mos Indictment season. To pc.
serve that liberty which he La So emIntn,ly con
luOated 10 establish IN he ar Of the Re,unlon
II BAD an associate IN the commend Of fhe for.
'es, Il was nHq lcSuonnhiy q vernon Shelby and
e9' Colonel Johnson. Bat Con emen | had no
a*s'enotaln lbn comn,nl of the army Was as
comp tcly clothed wIih the character of c,mman
dar OF the torcrs,' as The Bru,h designate their
o'nsfnis, having an bd, pendent CON n, nd
C5mm 'ndlnS General OF General IN Chief"
as W, after the manner of The Flensh, de.
slsnaie thcm as was General Brown or General
jackson IN their respective districts TO each of
whom was the senior in rank Ia the most cello
of"'ed - the distinguished battles, won by the for
mcr, lUlat OF Niagara the contest was decided bv
Il most d sperate cnnrse on the encmys batteries
by the Gallant Colonel james Mlll.r.-IIavr
you ever seem Gentlemen, reference made To hu,
victory having been gained by he forces I'M
der General Brown and Col Mlllcr7 You hnys
no do"o been often, genilemen eng tgcd in Gel bra,
iihS HE batileo oeans Would II have been toll
Grated by any company assembled for that purno.e
10 nave II said that the command ofthc army winch
aen' 'od that gorons victory was a copartne, |
mp au't between Gen. jackson and one of his |
Colonies - no
1.-THE improperly and injustice of such an as
''e'"loh ot'ah he manifest IN these instances in
WA 10 ihcy oIiier from that OF which now com
pam VIII not pretend 10 say, that nos,esscd
the qualifications for command eaual IN The I;s,;n
snished officers whom have mentioned Inn, 7 u,u
assert, without fear of con radiction. that nh rho
m'Illffy arrangements, for the two North w cst.,,
N"thia Sns 'hat which failed IN 1872 as we'll ms Tho
ome "'''eh succeeded IN the foIowlnc ve,r ,rd
"'' '"e orders OF march and Of battle, where | was
personally present, were the result Of nv ownmnJ
unassis'ed 10y the counsel or advice of any ono
Whatever, with single exception, and TIN, was ~
'9'"'on TO the route by which the British amy
s"1"'' oo pursued question which was submit
'en 10 board OF General officers
II would seem, however that others besides ~.
t'''ah"Fo's committee have contributed their er
:, ,9'' ~ '1'oW Gen. Harrison in the shade r.
General farther says -"e
n"' perhaps, senllemen, instead of comnlo;,
- oNSh' To iccilate myself for having fallen -
" ~ my Trends al Indianapolis and yi,ini-
- h'holy assignsd me a share in tho
command of the army, which achieved rho =, tue
fy of The Thames. I have NO, .I''.. VIC ''ee'
mus treated A work stvled az oeeh