The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-09-11

and in my judgment, leaves no good grounds
for controversy or unpleasant feelings between
two brave officers of that gallant army.
.-...a Truly your friend,
T. D CARNEAL. \
Cincinnati, Aug. 24th lS40
Sm:- lhave read the correspondence be.
tween yourself aud Col. Johnson relative ia
the speech at c. From the perusal of'Col. John.
sons letter am satisfied that he intended me
no injustice in the speech referred to, and thai
his opinions and sentiments must have been
misrepresen,ed. Thanking you for the interest
you have manifested in this matter-l return
the correspondence.
w. II. HARRISON
T. d. carneal.
cincinnati, Aug. 10, 1910
My dear colonel.
enclose your speech as published in the
chilicothe Advertiser. The reporter of your
speech so far as you speak Of General Harrison,
has surely misconceived you. | not only So
think, but have so said. An inference may be
fairly drawn, that you are not only in doubt as
regarded his courage but that you had but little
respect for him as a commanding general. My
personal regard for your induces me alone to
call your attention to the subject, and furnish
yon an opportunity of correcting what con.
ceive to be an erroneous and aarbled report OF
what you did say in chiIicothe on the 9Th inst.
From the enclosed remarks ofcol.gc. s. Todd
you will at once discover that you take issue q
widely differ. If consistent with your feelings
furnish me with your views on the subject -
They will be published or not, as you may de-
| sire.
Truly your friend
#. D. CARNEAL.
col. R. M. johnson, v. P.
Mansfield, Ohio.
Mansfield, Aug ls, 1840.
| My Dear Sir Your favor has been received,
in which you observe, that by my reported
speech, an inference may by drawn that am
not only in doubt as regards the courage of Gen
Harrison, but that had but Iittlc respect for
him as commanding general am happy to
have this opportunity of informing you that dur
log my service with Gen. HARRISON, | had M
cause to doubt his courage, but to consider him
brave man. AID have always expressed my
self to that effrct,-nor have ever disapprov'
ing or censured any his measures as command
ing General in the pursuit of Proctor, or in the
Battle of the Thames; every thing Isaw me
my entire appreciation, and have never spok
en- of il in any other terms. In speaking Of th,
Battle Of the Thames, and tile part acted by NJ,
regiment, did not intend to increase the meri
Of that regiment ,or to diminish the merit CLAIM
ed by Others, much less did intend to impl,
hat Gen. Harrison, or Gov. Shelby, or any Of
fcer attached to the army avoided duty or dan
ger. Each had his part to act Il | should feel m,
self much degraded to suppose that they did no
perform their duty fearless Of danger nor havi
eve. doubted, that these gallant officers wer'
precisely wfere duty called them. regrettha
in such battle, where our country was victor
Gus, that there should be controversy abou
the merit due 10 the actors IN that battle.
claim nothing above the most humble soldier
who performed his duty on that OCCASION no
shall any earthly consideration ever lndnce mt
knowingly TO do injustice to the commanding
officers, Governor Shelby, or any other effice
in that army. l have thus confined myself rc
general remarks, not knowing in what partlcu'
lar fact injustice is supposed to have been done
to General Harrison. | shall be glad 10 know
what particular issue is made as to the facts sta
| ed in the reported speech, respecting which
had no agency. shall feel no difficulty to state
| facts as far as my own personal knowledge ex,
tends, and what understood from others, and
\ not to censure or criminate, but 70 state the
truth as far IS know or believe the facts.
expect TO he IN your city on Sunday, the 23d, on
my way home, and shall be happy TO see you
R. NJ. JOHNSON.
! Maj. T. D. Carreal,
Now, aller reading the speech itself, as re-
| ported in the chilicotlle Advertiser, aud copy
of which Mr.. Carneal sent to Col. Johnson. &
which was before him when he wrote the let.
Ter. we should say the letter to Mr. Carneal, is
by far the most unsatisfactory, yet Gen. Harri-
son not being able to escape from The truth, con
siders it altogether satisfactory !-Sta:esman.
SPEECH OF COL. JOHNSON, AT Chill
LTCoTHE.
WhenIthe veteran hero once more presented
himself to the people, an intense intarest was
visible on the counIenances of those who were
present. and the quiet stiffness which prevailed
enabled them all TO hear and u1ders and what
he said to them. lie commenced by stating
that he had been public servant 6fthe pen,
pie for thirty>three years-twJ years under Jel
ferson's. administration, eight under Monroe S
four under J.. q. Adam eight under Jackson's,
and three years he had been associated in the
administration Of Martin Van Bufen. ITe thon
said that he had been acquainted with MAR.
TIN VAN BUREN, for twenty years, and
that for the last twenty years they had been on
terms OF the greatest intimacy and il gave him
pleasure to state that in the whole Of his Dollt
cal connections he never knew one more u2-
right in principle, Or Of purer morals, and very
few possessing talent Of a HIGHER order than
Martin Van Buren. No stronger advocate Of
the WAR policy was to be found in 1909, and
no ADLER defender Of il in 1912, than Mr.. Var
Buren. He spoke Of what he knew. and wha