Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-05

| Tbe ov Of Harrison friends at finding that matters
were not so bad they apprehcnded, was excessive
and hence their civilizations and siout"es ~ "a III,
ton of victory There is no other causeIho ui,
else has happened to vary the condition OF 'he wing
party from what it was two months ago inc it'ehus
of CLAY are united with the friends OF HARRISON Just as
thew were in l536, when Harrison received seventy
three of the electoral votes out OF two hundred ana
n;netvfour The mighty party which mustered tins
formidable array of votes suffers no DIVISION; II VIII
brinp lis whole strength to act in favor oi Ha3fison
and If happens to be very lucky, may very Poss
by obtain for him sevcntythree votes at the approach
inc election No wonder then That lie ar Is rem WIN
shouts of anticipated triumph
For our part we should be sorry 10 disturb the ENJOY
ment of these Victories which exist merely IN eSpec
ta.on They who sure to be beaten nine '''es OUT
Of ,cn and who rarely have occasion 10 feJnce ae
nm election onoht be permitted to indemnify them
Sves for The defeat they must suffer by rejoicing as
heartily as they please beforehand
7Ds oyJ re,cygu General Carroll VS. General HARRISON
1 .Epuraved on the page Of American h,story-thtre
Il L." and from the mouth of an old soldier, here Is
the military character OF VIM ii. harrison. III me
published proceedings of the very large state C"hVe
ton held Nashville, Tennessee, on the IN INST we
nercryed the remarks of that highmndcd, honorable
and brave old soldier General Carroll. They are so
pointed and true, and place the reputation OF me ''e
ce candidate of the Harrisburg Convention IN l'gh
SO perfectly Just and proper, that we are 'ihpcieo L"
give them the conspicuous place IN our c9!"'is
I y FL
t;on and was received with unhounded enthusiastic
The speech of his old friend and assoclute IN arms was
listened to with the most intense interest, ana awakened
such feeling otndignation at the base attempt ." 'he
Federal party to palm this man upon tue Wpse
every military act was calculated to bring upon hcr
deem dsuracc as cannot easily be ncutraized by The
dcrous falschoods OF the Opposition press tennessee
IS ALL RIGHT. TIE speecl-dere Il IS;
Gen Carroll then took the stand white thc nan fnhs
t,t,,S oh
orium full of deep feeling and imprisoned cloqucncc,
the old hero glanced at the present aspect oil Potca
parties in this country. They (thc wings, nave
brought forward (sad he) General Within heiry
Harrison AS a candidate for the Presdency-a man IN
known 10 fame, and whose qualifications Tor The Of
fee If indeed any he possess) the country has yet 10
hear of 1t has been said that Harrison distn
ruishcd chicitain-tha he had maniuly and gat!any
fought the battles Of his country and had claims upon
tho gratitude of his countrvm?n. But lie (Gen. ~
would say and that without the fear Of c"ntradic
ton that General Harrison, while wearing The epnu-
cttes Of General, III seasons OF actual service, "s
time after time, guilty of conduct IN bis o..caI capacity
ina, ought 10 disgrace suba!!crn, Gc" & sa;G he
would undertake 10 prove ,ils-ald i. he did not prove
it, the fault would be has, ara no: General HARRISON $
He commenced with the famous battle OF iippcca
noe proving By lIarrsons own Official letter 10 the
War Department, that he cncanpcd on ground Et'rct'
tr him lin lis eufmy and which HARRISON himself 6r-
tkoorlcdGed 10 be uasuitabc Gov. c. described the
ground and then asked the old Indian fighters some
of whom present, if any OF them would have
chosen saek ground; Again, Harrison knew that the
Indians were near, and he failed 10 throw up an en-
trenchment, which he might at any time have done IN
an hour for protection. And again: lie had no picket
prlard; he had not common camp (sad the Ga
GeneraD as is clearly proven by his own admission
that some of his men were stricken down at the front
of their tents when coming out to meet the enemy, by
whom thew we're surprised. The perspicuiiy with
which these points were made By Gov {. we are un-
able to preserve in this imperfect sketch. There Is
enc thing said he in regard 10 that battle which IS as
clear as light Could Harrison have rereated IN safety
he undoubtedly would have done, but beng sur
rounded BY the enemy he could not retreat.
History tells US that when the morning sun shone
on Tippecanoe not a dead Indian was found or NE
ground. Is that common: lie would ask whether u
was common result o Indian battle in this western
country: Far from it. lie had himself seen and been
the participation in Indian battles but he never saw one
after which dead Indians were not found on the ground
WHERE NEXT WE FIND GESEEAL HARRISON
Where bat attempting TO destroy The h'gh character
of the patriot General Winchester, when he considered
him as standing in his way on the line OF promotion
His object was to ret possession OF the northwestern
army Where was General Harrison when General
Winchester sustained that defeat at the River Rais:
I answer he was IN Aic r6dr iuvorItc position oil ms
where he has always been found in the hour OF peril
He had retrcaed 10 Chcoile, leaving our stores and
all our means of warfare at his enemys mercy, and
it there that he received that beautiful present
of which YOU have all heard. WHEEE DO WE FIND
HIN NExT: Lying within short distance OF or
Stephenson with all his stores piled up ready Tor
burning and retreat-and writing TO the gallant Crog-
han to abandon Fort Stephenson, set tire to 1t, and
come TO hun with all despatch. Dad Croghan obey
the order Not he. He read the letter to his men
took vote upon 1.-THE refused to abandon-"l
an, rlad of il (sa!d Croghan) had intended to dsobcy
at all hazards and sat down and wrote back TO Gen
Harrison 'we have determined to defend the post and
by heaven we cam whcreupon Harrison, in his safe
quarters raised his hands and exclaimed: he bi0odhc
apon his (Croghaa - hedd, cash mig hands q a.
| Gen Harrison is said never to have sustained de-
feat would ike If any could point out to me the
place trhrre he rtoughia lutte. lie never fought
b.iil--;.e had no inclination to ight-'retrcat seems
always have been his favorite word He command
ed the forces that fought The battle Of the Thames but
We never hear him mentioned the Hero of THAT bat
tlc--he SENT Col. Johnson TO fight it. 1t is mat
Ter of no surprise that man who never fought battle
shond never have sustained defeat.
Gen Harrison Was always distinguished for
writing letters and getting certificates than for any
thinr else How did he obtain those certificates
Whenever any part of his large force would have a
brush with the enemy, he would call his snbacrns
around him and say, "Come, my good fellows, have
not acted ao6iy' Give certificate, and in his
thousand letters to the department, he always
neoriy ready for the enemy, always to harc fight in
few days. but he resigned in the middic Of the acar
without ever having IT,
| have been amused (said Gov. CarrolD at some of
the reasons urged BY the Harrison presses rhy he
should be made President. MOST oil tncin nc
should be elevated TO that post of high distinction be-
cause vast amount Of the public money has passed
through his hands, and he Acrer stole 0nyefW Great
cheerng.l -
He then took serious glance at the political career
of the Federal candidate for the Presidency There
was his vote in the Ohio Legislature, as stands re-
cored the Journal to sell poor white men for fines
and costs of court According TO his views there ex-
pressed, high minded and honorable for repcli-
ing gross Insult might be sold on the market block to
the very scoundrcl who nsuled him The old federal
character given Harrison by Randoph-hls votes in
| Congress-his lmbcclity minister to Colomba-and
other points of his political history examined by
Gov. c. before attentive and edited audience.
The political contest in which are now engaged
was then briefly reviewed, followed by pathetic APP
peal to the delegates 10 take the whole subject matter
10 their hearts, 10 rally all and buckle their
for fierce fight until after the election in November
next.
GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
The Ifhig candidate for President.
In leading Editorial article of the Globe of January