Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-29

'S"'"' III Lexington, kentncky, on the 9Th inst
III eomnirmorallon Of the Battle of the Tb,n,,
TIE i.'\'nslon papers do no, give the letter of
invitation, (thc committee having KEEP, no con, ot
~ but the reader readily infer from the re-
sP"hse oil General IL. the nature of the misrcpr,
Scn'atlons which the committee brouch, ~ h,x ma
tee ~ -"
Norm Br>p, Sept. 29h 1875.
's>lhrMrN: Your letter of the 18Th inst. en-
''">ie re>olniion OF the officers and soldiers who
served IN inc Northwestern Army under my COM
''''' '"|'''he me 10 be present nj the celebration
~ 'ne anniversary OF the battle of the Thames. on
the oh proNmn, ha, been duly received. |, un1o,.
nnateiy happens that the day of the cclebrn,io, !.
that upon winch the Court of Common Pleas for
the county ot Hamilton. lof which am ClcrL)
commences It's session. 1t will of course bc IN, nj,
my power 10 attend the former without snbicc,inr
myself TO the charge of neglect of duty. 'rhi, *
IL me subject of the greatest regret. Tho war,
So IA II" opportunity may ever again occur of
meeting so many otm, brethren in arms NO many
tried Intends and associates in time, of di,,,cn,,,
and danger
before the receipt of your letter, gentlemen. |
was aware that the persecution of which have
10: many years been the object, had been rc.rom
mcnced. had, indeed, an,icipatcd ,ho, .nch
would be the case, but rea, | could not have be-
iciie'cd that II could 50 soon have reached the
stage OF violence 10 which II has already attained
Assertions and contradictions, charges aud answers
,'P'"s ana feJ"inders, &c &c. are apt 10 produce
heat, and lead men 10 extremes, which ,hcv wulJ
have hlushed 10 have thought OF, al the commence,
mem "' dispute. The majestic King of the for
est proclamS hs cnmlty to his rivals, and with
many d"laneeS, long and loud, repeated. sol,c,,s
'hcm To the conflict Ii is left 10 the cold bloodcd
naughty OF the eer and the panther, oouchcd in
'heH amhushed LARS, >uddcnl, to spriny npon
th'lr nn"llcnding and unconscious, victims. Tins
assumed with what Joy, with what heart felt graft
tudc, dad receive your letter. announcing ,h,.
Tact that the gallant volunteers of kcnlucky were
assembling Tor my rescue And what rrat,ty
ing coincidence slo be found between this and ,
loimrI occasion The same srncratcd name
heads tho column now, rs BELONGED 10 the ,opc and
hero who displayed, III my sight, on the shores of
Lake Ere, that noble band of voluntary warrior,
who came painting for the conflict, which was 10
a'cngr the wrongs of our common country. and
aPpeaN" the manrs Of their own slaughtered Gl
'o"-chz"ns. recognize, too, in the lat, those
VINO carried INTO the battle of the Thames y,lor
rn""sh to accomplish the objtd and 10 snare
others distinguished in the bran, sortic> of For,
Mc'gs, ana OF whom had to complain, that re-
gardleSs OF circumstances aud numbers, their only
inquiry was, Therc is the tntDiv and last.
ana ny no means lcn't. in my estimation tho lea
DER oil the Shelby county division, distinguished
'o' bravery among the brave, wounded survivor
OF that dreadful conflict, which, to It's other hor-
rors, added that which was so much deprecated b,
the bravcst OF the Greeks
With plalan, thu, constituted. who could
doubt victory with any tangible enemy J Younow
oomha', gentlemen, with Ug1ra not such
monster rs fcarlessly presented itself TO the clnb Of
hercules but fitting evancsccnt hng ullcl,
VIII clnde Your grasp, and mock the stroke of your
sword ahlnd of icnis tafuus-rhc onsprinc of
corruption, which never lrcads on solid pronnd
bat exhibits It's false light, from amidst the slime
ana m'rr upon the Napors of which it feeds Such
Is inc character oi the SANDER, bv which | am
aSsa'lcd. Should proof be wanting, consult some
OF the public prints. Yon will find am CHARGED
with the murter OF the distinguished Davic,s-tha,
he was the victim of my fears hayinp mounted
nm on my gray mare To avoid the danger Of RI
ding myself. But, answers one of my comrades
Dawes was Killed on foot, and never was ON
horseback during the action" " Well then, it was
inc iamchtcd Owen who was thus sacrificed"
Inc answer Is, " Owen WAS killed from the back
OF is own white horse" i" II was then. ccr,,inly
some other officer - No other mounted officer
was Killed nor was there any officer or soldier
VINO was Killed or wounded, ever on the back Of a
horse belonging to the General" But il canno,
be denied that he intended to have Cropban Kill
ed when he ordered him to break through whole
army with one hundred men, which he would no,
attack himself with eight hundred" In relation
10 me attempts which now being made TO de-
PrIVe me, AS YOU are pleased to saw of nv inst
claims, commit my cause to Won, gentlemen
with the most perfect confidence No better iudc
ment can be formed Of the conduct Of a command
or, than that which Is awarded by his army. In
all history there is, perhaps, but single instance
where the decision was against the General that
II mas not been sanctioned b, contemporaries as
well as by poStcrity. NV case is a most sinpular
one. The unanimous declarations of the Army
OF ilPPccanor Will not be received, even as 10
Iacs. 'hafgcs are manufactured without the
'east regard to the testimony Of ryr-witncssc,
such as the story Of the Indians having CHI ,,cn
the place Tor my cncampment---as also that of the
deaths OF Davies and Owen, to which have al
'udcd. Am to engage with equal or inferior
numbers an enemy acknowlcdgcd At ,ha, i'm.
to be the most dreadful in the world. (vbo had
VIII, IA ic" hnncrcd, destroyed the immense army
OF the brave Braddock-and nearly annihiIat,d
those OF the experienced and gallant commanders,
iiarmar and 81. Clair,) it must be done without
loss, and must be especially careful that no dis
ungnlshed man may fall. am made 10 answer
Tor your failures, caused either by wilful disobedi-
cncc, rby the mistake want of Judgment in
others; and when none of these things happcn-
when victory is achieved, most important in its
consequences, by restoring peace to an extensive
frencI, 1t is discovered that the plan of an action
has nothing TO do with its success, but that the ex-
ecution is every thing. lfthis is correct in rela-
tion to minor events, and an unpretcnding ind,-
vldual, 1t must be right as il regards the s,Iend;d