Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-15


March. 1878:
=" Resoiced, by the Senate and House of Rep
rcsentatlveS tthc /. States Of America, in Con-
gresS assembled, that the thanks Of Conerc s. be- and
they are hereby presented In Gen. William Hen
ry Harrison aud lsauc Shelby, late Governor of
kentucky, anl through thcm To the officers and
men nnder tllcif command, for their elllantr> and
good conduct IN defeating the combined British
and Indian forces, under Major General Proctor,
ON the hamcsin PIPER Canada, on the 9TH oil Dc
toher, 1913, capturing Tue British army, with their
baggage, camp rqaipd1e and artillery: AMI that
the President al the /. States be requested TO
cause two gold medals to be struck, mathematical
OF tins triumph, and presented TO General liar
rIson aud Isaac Shelby, late Governor of Ken
lucky"
We also anacvlIe reply Of Gen. Harrison to
the demand Of the British General Proctor for HE
surrender Of Fort Meigs-a reply not manufacture
ed for the occasion, is We apprchcnd some Of Mr..
an Bnren's "pot-valiant cssas>' in favor of the
War are, Lot 10 be found recorded at page POP of
Ra,Sel'S history Of the latc War, which was pub
Il'hcd in 1913, twenty-one years AGO:
" Mai. Cn,Nngns-G Proctor has directed
me TO demand the surrender of this post He
wishes to spare the cliison of blood
Gen. IL >RnI>oN-Thc demand, under prcsc Mt
circumstances, is most extraordinary one. As
t,en Proctor did not SEND me a summons to sur
render on hiS lrSt arrival, | had supposed lhat he
believed me determined To do my duty Ills pre-
sent message indicates an opinion of me that | am
at a loss To account for.
Maj. CnAMnErs-Gcn. Proctor could never
think OF saying any thing to wound your feelings,
sir. The character Of Gen Harrison as an officer
is we'll known. Gen. Proctor's force is very
respectable, and there is with him larger boz
dy OF Indians than have ever before been en-
barkcd.
Gen. iIAHEIsox.-I believe | have very
correct idea OF Gen. PIoctor's force it is not
such as 10 create the least apprehension for the
result of the contest, whatever shape he may
be pleased hereafter 10 GIVE to it. Assure the
General, however, that he will never have this
post surrendered 10 him upon any terms. Should
! II fall INTO his hands, it will be in a manner cal
culated to do linn more aonor, and TO give hin,
larger claims upon the gratitude his government
than any capitulation could possibly do"
/ Those "Io after perusing the testimony that
we have here embodied, shall continue to believe
the reiterated ISLANDERS Of Gen. lIarrisons enemies
must be possessed Of minds incapable of eompre-
hending truth, or inscnsiblc to its claims. ThoS,
who will repeat tbosc slanlcrs--who will deny 10
Gen. Harrison the attributes Of skill as General
and intrepidlty as Soidirr,-arc unworthy O
notice They are in search, NOT of truth, bu, o
weapons OF detraclon and
Destroy their web of sophislry in vain.
They soon are al their dirty work again"
In conclusion, we sublon extract from an
-, Address delivered by Gen. Lyte, at Cincinnati
last Fail, who, like Gen. Harrison, emieratcd car
" TO the West, and with whom hc has been int,-
matcly acquainted from early hothood 1t will h,
seen that Gen. LAtlc is opposed 20 Gen. Harrison
in politics; ; but with magnanlmlv which is IA,
rare as it is commraiablc, he dos not permit po-
litic9I feelings to smother the voice oflusticc. Re
lerring 10 Gen. Harrison, his veteran friend re-
marks
- 1t Is true that that gentleman and myself M,
noW as we have some time heca, opposed TO each
other IN some OF our views, perhaps in most, Il, IL
the public men and measures OF the day ; bul
were we rs widely separated as the poles. | can
neither be made to .oroet his yirtgcs nor withhold
from linn Just commentator for his many eminent
services. Sir, | would be traitor 10 my own
nature, if found myself capable of disparaeing
the claims Of public servant so eminent, 50 well
tried, a nd whose life has been a history of sucl
uScinlae and elllantrY as that of Gen. Harrison
Rather than rob the temples OF that time worn and
Justly honorcd public servant of Il single laurel, |
would choose, Justice and gratitude TO heap chap
lets on his brow"
&c shall take another occasion 10 show that
Gen. llarrison's opinions on the subject of Eman.
cipation have been as cgragiou,ly misunderstood,
as the history of his military career has been per-
vrrtcl and lalsiiied.