The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-24


best lessons have ever isaEnea A tas
ara 0f var szsiasl a savage fOs-ieasons
precisely snrh a. ia 1915 Iaand Gen'l.
yseksoh Eesloasly employed 10 isaehing
his volunteers in the FIRST Senlnols var.
To these lessons. and more especially 20
thai terrible theslre Of savage and Brush
gar. I go indebled for ths frsi inprss-
sioas of M system Of nasio1sl defence
by railroads. and foaling batteries, With
. railroad iron Cincinnsii 10 Fort Meigs.
with analher from PirIsbuFg 70 Clesye-
land and Ssndusky. Gensfsl Harrison
would have uiumphed over The British
and Indians 81 one.leDth part Of ihe ex.
pense Of life and money uhieh attended
his operations without such roads.
.Ia The expressiqa Of ny admiration
of Harrison ~ . military commander. Y
am by no means disposedio compare him
wilh Washington or Napoleon. who stand
alone, unrisalled in he history Of their
respective countries. Compared with
these exusorJinary men. ne can boast
Of no great Generals. Nor shall nc pro-
baby ever see such men in our eouniry.
unul we see onr seaports IN the hands
of foreigners. which va may very som
be obliged n witness. That . seven
years war against England. France. aud
Russia. or . civil MAR. such as RACED n
France prior 10 The advent II Napoleon.
would proJn~e sach men as Washington
and Napoleon. have no doubt But 3
Few months. OF year or two OF active
service. alternately against ssvsge or
civilized foe. disregardiag all The aPprov-
ed principles Of The arr Of war, can never
produce o great General. save only The
great by comparison. Compared with
all the living generals personally known
TO me. have no doubt but thai Harrison
was and is The most highly qualified Tor
the command Of large army; and con
sequenily The greatest and the best for
Office Of constitutional comnander-in-
chief.
alt is well known 10 al who know me
well. lhslI have always deemed il wrong
for any man 10 be permitted 10 solicit or
accept The Office Of President Of the Uni
ted States longer Than for one term. i
desire the election Of Harrison, not in
deed because be has been nominated by
an irresponsible body Of men calling
themselves . National Convention Of
Wings. a Convention unknown 10 The
Constitution OF the United SsaIes. which
sacred instrument contains ample provi-
sion 10 enable the People and The States 10
make an election according 10 the Law OF
The land. but because believe him 10 be
Whigin principle. as Washington, and
Pendleion. and Henry were-a Demo
cratic Hhig. for his country sfsipsi the
world. bul never for the purposes OF IN
iniolerant party. / wish him TO be cleo
ted. because he has proved himself 10 be
an honest Usn, and 10 possess that high
degree Of moral courage which will
prompt him 10 encounter any danger IN
do his duty honestly AL faithfully; and
hecaYse | am sure he does NOS possess
that arocious hardihnnd--misnamcd cou-
rage (which would promni bin reckless.
" 10 violate ihe Constitution. lf he
should be elected. am convinced he
will appuisi 60 Office no man but such as
and faithful Ia The Constitution and laws.
and am equally sure he Will remove
none from office bu, such - he may find
10 have been incompetent. or such as
were appointed upon mere party prinei.
pies: and. above al, he will do whatever
Is lawful. necessary. and proper 10 pu,
the country in state of defence snd sf
ford effective protection 10 the frontier
settlements. and prove by his official acts.
rather Than by promises that may be bro
ken, that he will be The President Of the
limited States, aud never the President
Of a pariy."
alt will be recollecirI by some Of Gen.
Hsrrison's once seemingly devoted. but
late questionable friends. that, while un.
der his imm edisle command in 1919. l
endesvored To shield him from the in.
irig"rs ofsome Of those dangerous friend.
by resisting their attempts 10 iorestsll
public opinion By lsu less combination
To vIndica.e. in idle uoris and opinions.
his cnnduct, which could be yindirsred
IN proper manner only by actians; aud
which he was then preparing 10 vindicate,
and did soon vindIca,e. by vigorous
movement upon the enemy. ] then CON.
tended. and do still contend, that the
right way I'D sindicsle public officer is.
tn suppress no fact, sustained o. sustain.
able by truth .
cxtenuats, nor set Gown au2ht
in malice.' /
40 give him vigorous support by
acfs, rather than by ,rOrds. / then with
held my signature. and sttenuou-ly op
posed the signing, on tile part Of certain |
general and field officers
nf The army. a paper which We could
not sign without a violation Of military
law. But now that am no longer under
The command Of General Hsrrison--now
hat hundreds of acrimonious scribblers
Are endeavoring 10 cuver him with defa-
naiion, and among them, mournfol TO re.
ate, one who. with slenderer claims up
IN The msgnanimity Of his enemies or
he sympathy Of his friends. has been
aim self rescupu from The fangs nj tietrat.