Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-20
.,.,, :, Kentucky, few year. ear.

ago and purpcrting 10 CIV. LotJly assigned 10
aso, LII e;,eat Britain, has ood'y Sp;a9 of the
war win 80 a. cation of Gen. IN Chs' y,
-. W.s,e,n Army-Thc venefoo'e Iohnson T
~ -. the As,memnon ana - ~, -, only
a.. T.I,mon of the Poem, anu ''' ~, s.,y
VIC sano.ign where the formerly a,.' .,.vi,us
u, -. ID ;n command but in that Oh ,,,,lv
g - ., which time the Governor "a' In.ars
-, 40 his Greside al Frankier'. p s,,t nil
III. arrangement Of the COMMAND ~ IS October
,,o,es and circumstances. On ''S t.,.o, of the
''n,' - dsv was eeIebraedby cohec',o' y ,he
'"s', ''e ss,,n,1ed nj the Tammany iida ~ w
C.',.. =, Nov York in honor OF The vic' Wy No
"a ybnsgn nj the river h"'"e' n :;
- notic. is taken Of Gov. Shelby VI y" had
ITO ur,reedings of the company '''" ,osent
M, ecu present in the action, OF 80 ,',as of
II Il surrendered cur authority NV 1t co,,I,iet
- Ioh,son. Commentary upon sue" g.,
vonld nppear to he unnecessary, as !" -, ,,r,b
SseIbv his eminent services,& MS e""''o Lr,c
G,oth as relates to his public ana P''''' r. ,,,,.s
,er1 have eubalmcd his me !" w ,to# ,coch |
Ie A merican people. lie IS beyoHu "o III,
: -, -, oo.l,pnftv-Buli it IS otherwise " ~
-, The object of unfemtted AMI unilrlnS P
.,,io, from the era of the battle OF iIpi'teN"0,
have not always escaped icing It's ''c''"'
nav tina, am in no ones way, that an n.y.
er upon the political arena, that my e"o'''
cessarlly and exclusively de7oea 10 ''o -
nance of large family II is dlthcoii 10 co"''' w.,
motives which induce continuance Oh ,"' w.
ity. Butlt appears that neither the' INC
a,,nces Inch have mentioned nor the repeacd re-
Gttations oil these calumncs by testimony lo 'o''
authentic and unimpc hchable, have ii '"e 'e''t 'o
d,ced the number ur diminished the maiSnay o.
the attacks. direct or Indirect with which 'e'o
| been wont TO be assalled.
a. must believe, that there were III 'he "sS'
blaze. a, Tammany Hill, many very fespec''o'e
oitizrn. and am hnmlllated by theiehec''o"' '""'
| am ihc only successful commander, either 10y sea
or by land WHO could thus be treated "oua "
! be uermItled IN Boston To have the anniversary VI
taking the Gueriere celebrated III honoi oi Ae"''
fnow ComnoIort) Morris, who achieved the veto
rv1" Would The New Workers themselves permit
the memory Of their own Brown 10 be be 'nsulted
nv announcing u celebration of The victory OF Nj
mara as being achieved by Col. NJ Her z and YET
Colonel Johnson stood IN the same relation 10 ne,
| as Col Miller 10 Gen. Brown. The services rem
dere ly the two colouels were srik .pafaiicl.
Both were ordered To execute the mnst hazardous
duty and bo;h most hcrolcaly performed II
Gen Harrison refers to other indirect attempts to
throw him INTO the shade, and comments upon them
in strain of indignant feeling which they a'c wei
calculated to provoke. He avows his belief, he W
ever, that these covert attacks are not epProv ed oy
Col Johnson for whom he expresses personally
the most friendly sentiments -ond he thus CON
cluJes his lon5 asi eloquent letter:
81 trust tina, there IS nothing in my conduct Or
character to induce any one 10 believe, that am
tctuated IN any pant at my course by envy or al
ousy of The superior fortunes aud prospects OF Col
Johnson end The other officers who successfully
served their country in the late war. For very tar
different are the feelings | entertain Lit them
continue TO bask in the warm beans OF Executive
and popular favor, and Whatever may DO my lot
| will still rejoice in their prosperity, rs l would
have wept over their msiortunes. For myself,
ask nothing of my country but justice, naked JUS
Z tee nothing that is denied to the meanes
crn.nal-iha' my conduct should be determined
upon, not by the voice of rum,4 nor The WRITINGS oil
men who dare not avuw their real names, bu,, III
relation to the battle of Tippccanoe. by the ,estImo
ny of every officer AMI soldier who served with me
by the Resolutions Of the Indiana Terri orim L.
gIslature, and that of Kentucky passed at the mo-
ment ofthelf assuming the garb of mourning for
the loss of many valued citizens and in relation Ia
tie of the lhames-by the testimony of the mass
o. those who served on that occasion by that Of
your Shelby, your Perry, and your Wood, and the
amable and impartial Nc Afee (himself an officer
ofCoI Johnson's corps and present in the battle J
who IS now living and prepared 10 defend the uccu-
racy OF the history which he has given his coun-
rymen.
: ea', Sc"''emeh, 'hat II may appear 10 you,
that IN The remarks | have made upon the mode in
which the Resolutions 10 celebrate the approaching
anniversary of the battle of the Thamls were u,op.
ted that have been somewhat fastidlous Bur |
pray you to rccoect that was soldier from my
earliest youth that there are principles recognized
III mat profession which every belonging 10 it
's oouhn 10 defend, which he may not on any occa.
sion surrender or abandon without dIshonor For
MS Trend a true soldier will willingly pat with his
~eal'H; IN ms defence shed his blood or lose his
NE oat his right of conlmanl he will give IN TO no
one oh such an issue he will cavll for the ninth
par o. mar" But # had been wrllin. to aban-
non my own claims, could pass over hnse of the
'e'efa'' VINO served under me. several of whom
o yer awe 10 protect their rishs 7 Ex-
""'''e' sen'''men, an authentic account of the bat
Tic OF the Thames, and you viii find that on ma,
occasion the hero of Kings Mountain WINS n,;,bs,
| ''Se 10 MS country nor recrcant to his former
fame" ' '0''"
:, " nave made these copious extracts from Gen
| iarrsons letter with u tNo-fold dosi,, -
a'd INN IN placing before the people Of V,r,.in,,
"'''e o'nte, ''ndIcation of his title to rank y.
nohS The most ilIusrious of the command, 70 IF H.,
ia'e war, both IN relation to the weight of tbo ,aa
pons'o'iitcs imposed upon him, and the f,,,hr,l
'"u S"fous manner IN which those resronslb. lit;os
WIZ uscnar Sea--and IDLY, for the purpose of MIA
! eng Col johnson in his true n,ti,,d 49, Pa.
| p'D''o' an" '"rr'py dePrving him of one of tho
sfohSes' arguments upon which his aavoca,a.
| Iy to force HIM into the Presdor,;a1 re-
ing this we take fom him 10 HING ,bo,t,, ~ W
MN out only strip from his history tho f,so TI.
whlch the Purloincd achievements of ~.
'hrown around his name. Let his friends b.
tenn WIN the renown Of their chnm,io,, 49,
''c uo'olui honor OF hayin1 slain the o,,a, ~ -