The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-09-12


Legislature Of Kentucky, JAN z, 1872
"ResoIyed, By the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Kentucky,
in the late campaign against the Indians
upon the Wabash, Gov William Henry Har-
rison behaved like hero, patriot, and a
general; and that for his cool, deliberate,
skilful and gallant conduct in the battle of
Tippecanoe, he well deserves the warmest
thanks of his country and his nation"
Gen. Anthony Wayne, in his letter to the
Secretary of War, giving an official account
of his sanguinary Indian Battle, in 1892,
said:
"My faithful and gallant Lieutenant Har-
rison, rendered the most essential service,
by communicating my orders in every d.
rection, and his conduct and bravery, excl
ting the troops to press for victory"
Resolution directing medals to be struck,
and, together with the thanks of Congress,
presented to Major General Harrison, and
Governor Shelby and for other purposes.
"Resolved, By the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
thanks of Congress be, and they are hereby
presented to Major General William Henry
Harrison, and Isaac Shelby, late Governor
of Kentucky, and, through them to the Of
hcers and men under their command, for
their gallantry and good conduct in defeat
ing the combined force of British and In
dams under Major General Proctor, on the
l.,
of October, one thousand eight hundred and
thirteen, capturing the British army, their
baggage, camp equipage, and artillery; and
that the President of the United States be
requested to cause two gold medals to be
struck, emblema.icaI of this triumph, and
presented to Gen. Harrison and Isaac Shell
by, late Governor of Kentucky"
H. CLAY,
Speaker of the II. of Representatives.
JOHN GAILLARD,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
April a, lSlS.-Approved,
JAMES MONROE
Gov Shelby to Mr.. Madison, May 18th,
1914, says:
81 feel no hesitation to declare to you that
betiere Gen. Harrison to be one OF the first
military characters / erer kneD."
Col. Richard M. Johnson to General Har-
rison, July 4, 1913, saws:
awe do not rant to Serre under cowdrds
or traitors; but under one Harrison1 ,cho
had prOred himself rise, prudent and 6rare.
Commodore Perry TO General Harrison,
August Is, 1917, says:
"The prompt change made by YOU in the
order of battle on discovering the position of
the enemy, has always appeared to me to
have evinced HIGH DECREE OF MILITARY
TALENT. | concur with the venerable Shell
by in his general appreciation of your con-
duct in that campaign"
The opinions of the Hon. Langdon Cheves
of the importance of the victory of the
Thames, and the bravery of Gen. Harrison.
"The Uictory Of Harrison, wds such as
mould hare secured to a Roman General in
the best days of the Republic, the honors of
triumph! He pat an end to the ,cGr IN tie
uppermost Canada"
Sentiments of the hero of Fort Stephenson,
Col. Croghan. now of the War Departments:
"I desire no plaudts which are bestowed
upon me at the expense of Gen. Harrison.
II have felt the warmest attachment for
him as a man, and my confidence in him as
an able commander remains mistaken. /
feel every assurance that he will at all times
do me ample justice; and nothing could give
me more pain than TO see his enemies seize
upon this occasion to deal out their unfriend-
ly feelings and acrimonious dislike; and as
long rs he continues, las in my humble
opinion he has hitherto done,) to make the
wisest arrangements and the most ludicious
disposition, which the forces under his COM
mand will justify, | shall not hesitate to
unite with the army in bestowing upon him
that confidence arhich he so richly merits, and
which has on no occasion been withheld.n
Lastly we come to the neat compliment
of Thomas Richie, editor of the Richmond
Enquirer, the leading organ ofthe Coalition
in the South, who now brandIshes his old
1shapeless sword with two broken points,
and threatens devastating war upon the con-
queror Of the British and Indian Coalition of
the West! The Richmond Enquirer said.
| tGen. Harrison's letter tells us every
| thing that we wish to know about the Of
ticers, except himself He does justice to
every one but Harrison-and the west
must therefore do Justice to the man, who
v,a fnn r,,rrlorf To he s.,1t l,rrncolr3