Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-10-08

rEsIlMoNY oF GEN. sCoTT.

testimony e she gallantty Of brother officer:
SARATOGA SFRrSes, Aug. 20. 1910.
DEAR SlE:--Nour complimentary letter OF the
10Th inssaui, iasiing On the part Of the Harri-
sen Committee q Correspondence for Butler coun-
~, To vsit you. and b. present AZ Convention in
PhIsba,g. hiss tonnd me in lhis place.
A tour throuxhthe keystone Stelc would be high.
IL interesting TO me. but my public duties at this
time forbid and ouah, TO add, iha, officer
Of the Federal Government, early prescribed 10
myself the rae to abstain from taking an active
part in the conflict OF politics. Hence, N thirty
Two years, have nN once bern To the Polls. or 20
a party mceiing. This eihcisl reserve has. boves-
or, never prevented me from discussing as . iree-
man. in The CASUAL intercourse OF society, the ,aer-
lss Of all public men and public measures Of my
time. 1AHs Il hes eftea fallen ia way aeay 10 bear
eaious testimony 10 dc Distinguished services Of
General Harrison both as a statesman and sot-
der Et9lh dose services hare long been falaa-
liar. and ran ealy aTsabste 20 gross iRaeeance err
10 party mai sa8 he recent sapgtatioasfo sahteA
yop atiuis.
lfat the end Of he late war with Great Britain.
At he end Of that successfully wased by Gen-
eral Wayne againsf the Northwestern Indians any
person bad shanslessy impeaohcd the conssge OF
Gen. Harrison, he would. am fully persuaded,
have had not only has patriotism but hes courage
denied bv every bones, hearted American. Ii WIS
never my fortune to in the same field with
General Harrison J,Ht TsceH qeR,sm5ty ne adj
miratioa entertained b9 my immediate associates
in arms for ne Hero Of 7Fppscanoe, Fort Heigs
and ne RipeY Thames. 1His sentiment as fur
as cpcr kacw o. Jefiece4. sras common through
ont cur Armies bofh ofcers and men, placing
him. scitA nne accord, IN ne classy eur most gal.
liant aud successful commanders.
Without meaning To violate the setmrosed re-
stficton mentioned above, cannet being directly
appealed to BY your respectable committee, with
hold this humble testimony From, brother soldier.
who has been unjustly assaed in this late day Of
his fair ienown.
rempiu, my Dear Sir, with high respect, your
obedept servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
SAMUEL A. PuRyfaEcs, Esq. on behalf Of rippe-
canoe Club of Butler Co, IA.
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GEN. EDMUND T.. GAINES 10 nc Rescae.
Gen GAivEs, in letter from ST. Ionis dated
Angus Is, addressed 10 Ex-Governor CaNsos, OF
Tennessee, gives very animated evidence TO the
courage AMI militars conduct Of Gen HARRlsog.
Pa CONPARED fsaps Gen Gaines) WITH
NALLY KNOWN TO ME. ! HAFE NO
DOUBT But 1'HAT HARRISON WAS
AND Is BEST t2TfLfFfED FOR THE
COMMAND or A LdRGE army"
Ihs unqualified euogi INN from 50 high . militia
ry source as Moi Gen. f., +. GAINS, mast, We
fancy, make the dastardiy detrac,ors Of Gen Hafri-
son, who themselves never saw enemy smell
guupowder, feel rather blank. They must now sur
render their charges OF incompeteucy and coward
ice against Gen. HARRISON or assume tina, they are
better judges Of The military ar, than Gen. Gaines,
and have better knowledge OF the military events
Of the last than he who spectator audactor.
We regret not TO have room iur the whole iGen,
Gaines letter. We present two extfacrs--tbcfrst
yindicatiag Gen Harrison--the lasi rebukiug Gen.
Jackson for his unworthy attempt to detract from
tie fame Of Gen Harrison. - Virginia Free Press.
81 served (says Gen. Gaines) under the orders Of
Gen Harrison in the Northwestern army during !
the principal part Of the summer and autumn Oh the
year 1913. during a part OF which time ! held the |
appointment OF Adjotant General, which brought
me into daily, aud olten hourly, intcrcg nrse with
him. and though never with him IL battle, bad
many opportunities of witnessing his Wig lance and
devotion to tho service, and ofadmirng the ener-
getic simplicity and systematic views, aud the zeal
snd prompfiiude with which he marched 10 and |
from For Meigs, through the deep swamps. from,
post 10 post when momentsry expecting TO encour- |
ieraeombincd sava sc and Britshatnbuscede Of fiom
four 10 6se thousand red and white ssvages; from
whose cannon, rife, and tonahawh Gen Harrison |
was often protected and escorted by fewer men than
The Life Guards who accompanied our distinguish
ed Gen JAcKsos upon his Seminole campaign in |
1918, while the force opposed to him not half /
as great that with which Harrison was menaced.
With an equal knowledge Of Jackson and Harrison,
should be unjust TO both aud false 10 my country
IL did not declare that upon the occasions here al
uded to, more irving 10 the real soldier Than any !
thing the field Of battle often presents, have neter
known Gen. Jackson, whose military honors are |
beyond all dispute, evince more cheehulness nu |
der the privalions OF food ard resi- more intre.
pdhy ofpurpose in dpnget, than Harrison uniform
y exhibited. And, although bad the deep NOR
tifcaiion TO DO unable 70 accompany him from De-
troll in the pursuit Of Tecunseh End Proctor which
terminated in The battle Of the Thames, October
5th 1913, yet | vas assured by Gov. Shelby and
Com. PRRRY-than whom there never breaihed
truer az more cbivaric spiris--thai Harrison pro-
we'd himself 20 be an able General, without fear
and without repreach.'
ain the expression Of my admiration of iiari- |
SON. rs military commaudcr, am by no fneans !
disposed 20 compare him with Washington or Na- !
poleon, who Stand alone unrvaled in the history OF
their respective countries. Compared with these |
extraordinary mes s,e can boast Of no great Gene
rals, Nor shall probably ever see such men IN |
our country. until we principal seaPorts IN
the bands Of foreigners, which we may very soon
be obliged 10 witness. That seven years war |
against England France and Russia, or civil war, |
such rsged IN France rriof 10 the advent OF Ma
poleon, would produce such men as Washington
and Napoleon, have no doubt Blu, few months,
or year or active service, alternately against
savage or civilized %~e, disregsrding all the APP
proved principles of the OF can never pro-
duce a great Geaerai, save only the erect ~ com
parison Compared with oil the living tffreFs's
personally known to me, have no doubt bar that
Harrison and Is the most highly qualified tor
the command Of large army and consequently
the greatest and the hes, FOR the Office Of constiiu-
iional commander.in-chef
But now thst am no longer under the COM
mand Of Gen. HarFson--naw tha, hundreds OF acf'-
monious scribblers are endeayoriug to cover him
with defamation, aud, among them, mournful 70 re-
late, one who, with sleuderer Claims upon The mag
nanimiiy OF his enemies or the sympathy OF ms
friends, has been himself rescued from The fangs Of
detfacion, and honored with unmeasnred tokens Of
public approbation--one who, though aeemed BY
his friends TO have been
Born for the unyerse--has narrowed bis mind,