The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-07

acrimonious dislike; and long as he conunuef -
m my humble opinion he has hitherto doh1 " i;sr
ue wsest arrangements and the most J, Ill, ;,,s,;
fy shall mo-, hesitate ~ unite with the army In pc
slowing upon him thai confidence uhich nc 20 ns.I
,aeriis and which has no occasion p''" ~
The Richmond Enquirer SAID;
General Harsons letter tells us every 'nns saa.
we wish to know about the omcsIs, eaesp' "nJ ,be
He does Justice 10 every but Harrison-aha .le
VIII ,s, therefore do Justice to the man VINO was
too modest to be just TO hinseh.
From Gen. Harrison's Report o the battle oil
the Thames:
We have suffered greatly for the want OF pro-
visions and the whole army has subssted Tor the last
three days, RAW BEEF WITHOUT SALT
! -"In all ages and in all countries il has been
observed that the cultivators the soil those who
the least willing TO part with their rights ana SUD
WIN. ii. HARRISON.
| TT"THE PEOPLE OF THE U. STATES
May they remember that preserve their liberties,
they must do their own voting and their own fighting
VIM IL HARRISON.
| General Harrison has done more for his country,
with less compensation for it, than any man living
PRESIDENT MADISON.
| Ex-Governor Isaac Hill, NOV. %, 1873 In the
New Hampshire Patriot said:
| What man lives whose whole heart and soul is
not British that cannot sincerely rejoice IN the late
victories OF Perry and Harrison, that does not feel
4 pride in the yaor and patriotism of the heroes OF
the West who have freed country large as the Em-
pire Of Alexander the Great, from the Indian toma-
| hawk and scalpng knife If there be such one,
he is traitor To his counryhe possesses the spirit of
| murderer"
john M NILES, late Van Buren, candidate for
Governor in Connecticut, in his Life OF Perry,
published in 1921, after giving general biogra-
ply Of General Harrison, said;
1 ~
capture of the British army, may be fairly considered
the most brilliant and extraordinary events of the late
war"
| In abiding TO the battle Of the Thames, he said:
must be conceded that this rictory reflected great
honor upon the national arms, and upon The troops by
lrhom il nds dehiered
The action, and the movements which preceded il
afford ample testimony of the judgment and cool intre-
pidy OF General Harrison and indeed all the events
of the campaign support these characteristics; the
disasters attending it having in no instance, been i'm
putable to him,
" There perhaps record few instances of such
cool and steady nrepldty, the part of militia
force OF this description, displayed this
occasion.
Harrison and Perry left Detroit in the Ariel, and
arrived at Erie the 22d of October. Here they
received with demonstration Of Joy and ad
miration the discharge of cannon, iluminatons &c
They were hailed as the deliverers of the frontiers"
OPINION OF THOMAS RITCHIE.
/ " The Secretary of War holds, not only the most
important, but the most difficult station in the Govern
mcnt 1t requires rare combination of talents He
must be an experienced man interchangeable brilliant
and prompt in his convictions decisive in the
ton of his orders. The whom have named
(Gen. HARRISON comes TO the character
as any can think of'-Rich Enquirer 1884.
Again, he says in the Enquirer, Feb. 6, 1919
81 Is scarcely necessary for us to repeat the warm
sentiments of respect which we entertain for Gen.
! VIM HENRY HARRISON During the late
war we have repeatedly borne humble testimony
| TO the gallant hero of the armies Of the North West
An envious cloud, however gathered around his head
which is finally and forever dispersed. The
port of the Committee whose investigation General
| HARRISON himself demanded is conclusive upon
this subject is pleasing to record the warm and
emphatic illusions of a member of that Committee,
| Mr. Hubert which we have published in this days
paper 1t gives pleasure at the same time and may
crafty the friends of Gen Harrison, publish the
following letter from the venerable Shelby to that dis
tingushcd officer
OPINION OF THE ALBANY ARGUS.
!" There is elegance approaching the submity in
passage OF the general orders of Jan. = to the
Northwestern army under GEN. HARRISON
These orders issued in consequence of return
of detachment from successful expedition into the
| Indian country The detachment had orders among
other things to save the women aud children and to
spare the warriors who ceased resist After thank
ing the detachment for their attention to this order,
the general order proceeds
:" Let an account Of murdered innocence be opened
in the records of Heaven against enemies alone;
the American soldier will follow the example of his
Government, and neither the sword of the one will
be raised against the helpless and the fallen the
gold of the other paid for the scalp of massacred
cnemy-ArguS, March H. 1913.
From he Albany argus, Sept2l, 1913
| MAJOR CRoGuAN.-Ths gallant young American
has added lustrc to his character by rcpeng the
insnuations which had been promulgated prejudcial
/ ~ H.. al. b.
to abandon and burn the fort not delivered to him
till had become mprudcnt, if not impractcable to
retreat by OF far superior force of the enemy
having already surrounded him. He therefore wrote
letter to the General calculated to deceive the enemy,
and which he supposed would fall into their hands.
! II reached the General and the Major arrested;
but on explanation taking place. his sword was
Immediately restored
"Thc measures adopted by Gen. Harrison, (says
| Major Croghan) so far from deserving censure
the clcarest proofs of his keen penetration and able
gcneraship"
From the same, Nor. ,, 1913.
We have the satisfaction of announcing to read
ers that the United States briggs Niagara Caledonia
and Hunter the schooners Ariel and Provost and the
soops Trippe and Little Belt arrived off Buffalo creek
this day with COM PERRY and GEN HARRI
| son on board To describe the public 10y x hbitcd
on the appearance of the gallant and BRAVE MEN,
10 whom the inhabitants frontier of thousand
miles their peace and security, we will merely
state that the heroes very handsomely saued by
Col Chaplin, from our battery, with three hearty
cheers, which returned in very appropriate
ncr by the fleet
Gen. Miller, Collector of the Port of Salem, and a
distinguished officer under Harrison during the last
speaks in the following frank and earnest manner
| in behalf of his old commander
! FREELY EXPRESS MY OPINION AZ
! TER FOLLOWING HIN IHROUGH ALL
| HIS CIVIL AND MILITARY CAREER, AZ
! TER LIVING WITH HIN IN HIS FAMILY
| MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, THAT GENE
| RAJ WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON Is As