The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-04-24
TESTIMONY OF A PATRIOT g.
AND SOLDIER.


greatest and bravest men with which
this country has ever been blessed
the venerable GENERAL CARROLL of
Tennessee. He was commander du-
ring the last war, and was distinguished
for his sagacity and his courage. He
well knew the character which Harris
on bore during the war, and speaks Of
Il with an honest bolduess, that elbows
his determination not 10 allow the Fed
eralists to deceive the people. Gen.
c. was recently Governor of Tennessee.
From de Nashville Union.
FIRE OF THE FLINT.
On Yesterday evening we received
" the following letter from Gov. Carroll,
to which the attention Of all psrIies-&
especially those who heard the wing
speakers Of Tuesday nights respect
fully invited:
SIR-I have been Informed that Mr.
Henderson, 10 addressing she people last
night at the Courthouse, stated that
your report ofthe remarks | made be-
fore the Democratic State Convention
at Nashville was not correct. have
lo-dav, for the frat time, carefully read
your sta,emtnt published 10 the Union
Of the 18th OF February, and co no, hes
itate to say lha! it is III eubstsnce cor
rect.
Ii has always been a rule with me- in
addressing my fellow citizens in relation
TO the pabhc acts fan individual who
stands before MS coun,rymen as a can
didate for oiiee, 10 endeavor 10 be SO
clear and exnIICn that no one can mis-
understand what say-and for the
truth OF this tbi,k can with conf.
dehce appeal even to the Wings who
heard me address the people at Frank
lin and Lebanon.
General Harrison has recently been
nominated by Wing convention as
candidate for The office of Chief Magis-
traie OF ihe United States, and az bis
friends appear TO found his claims run-
cpaIIy upon The military services which
he has rendered bis country,l cousid-
cred i. my duty fairly 10 examine those
claims; and the result has been, a eoi-
emn conviction that, in his military op.
eraiious as a general officer, he was
guilty Of omissions of duty, and com
mltted errors during tho late war, which
would have disgracsd a su5aIlein officer,
This lhave stuffed in all my addresses
10 the people, and ! think, estabishe d
il already by referring 10 HE own com
muulcaiions aud other official docu-
ments.
have said, snd | now repeat il, that
atthe battle of Tlppecauoe, he encsmp-
ed on ground selected by tho enemy,
which he achnowIedgedges afforded
great facilities to The approach Of saya-
ges. That he established no picqut
guards TO watch the movements Of the
enemy in the town curing the night
thai he could moi even have had a camp
guard properly stationed, otherwise he
would not have been surprised that he
had thrown up no breast work for the
protection Of his men; and that the or
der 10 Major DaViess, to charge large
body Of Indians behind trees and logs
with party OF sixty dismounIed Gra-
goOns, betrayed the most consummate
ignorance in Indian warfare.
! have stated that he was guilty ofthe
most wanIon neglec, OF duty in not at.
tempting to give aid to Major Croghan
at Fort Stephenson.
| have slated that the fatal dsns,er.
at the river Raisin were owing cntrel,
10 a failure on his part to sustain Ger,
eral Winchester by an additional tegi.
ment, or even d battalion, on that occa.
sion.
lhaye also stated tina, his order 4
Colonel Johnson to charge on the In,
dams with his mounted nllemen at tn,
battle Of Thames, was unwise, unmili,
tary, and entirely without precedent
especially as tho Indians occupied
thick wood. -.
These chargesl now repeat. an6
can at any time sustain them before tn
people; and ! shall be ready 10 NEE
any Wing candidate for Eloctor, or an
other Wing, at any suitable time an
place, TO discuss the subjects; and if
do not prove TO the satisfaction of ever,
unprejudiced mind that the charges arc
true, the faul: viii be nine and not G en-
eral Harrson's
WIN. CARROLL.
Nashville, April 8, 1910.
Remarks.
No man in the country is a bette
judge Of Gen. Harrison's conduct as {
military man than Gen, Carroll. Him.
selfa distinguished commander in al
the great southern campaingns Of III,
late war, he was the close observer O
Harrison's movements, and with per
feet knowledge ofthe facts as they OK
isted, no man is better qualified, wit