The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-02
ANOTHER SPECIMEN OF FED.
ERAL MENDACITY.

faction. 10 the absence Of I'll veriiable
testimony impngning the principles OF
services Of Gen. Harrison. lssys The New
York Times are systematically employ.
ed 10 fabrica,lng and giving currency 70
the most srocious ISLANDERS upon his per-
sonsl character: and although ihe rrfuia
items follow The islsehoods with The 70.
pidiiy Of light. heapiug disgrace and
infamy upnn The heads Of The authors.
they will continue. with suicidal perth
nacily. to court renewed exposure. and
10 afford The friends Of The old Hero fresh
opportunities Of exposing the basensss Of
his enemies.
The Cleveland Advertiser. one Of The
pensioned presses Of the administration.
in The month Of April last. Published The
following statement. and has more ihan
once since i,s publication, taken OCCASION
10 reiiers,e the charge.
"When two small crafts OF The enemy
hove in sigh, Of Cleveland hsrbor, with
the intention Of csp,uring some American
vessels laden with provisions and arms,
then lying 10 the river. Gen. Harrison
vas urged BY The citizens 10 place his
army Of thirteen hundred men in ambush
al the mouth OF the river, and by falling
upon The enemy sfler they had entered
The river. capture them without . posi-
biliiy OF their escape. Bnl did this brave
hero. this skllful warrior! this hardship
enduring clief. profit BY the suggestion!
We blush in shame as an Ameries citizen
that this Hero Of 'iippeeanoe. frightened
into . perfect fever through fear Of an
ragsss~sa, with the enemy, paraded his
men in several hundred tents along The
bank Of The lake in The most conspicuous
places. exhibiting The appearance Of vast
army. This the British saw. and after
lying OF opposite the town several hours,
and thinking The force collected 100 power
FOL for them, they drew Of. went several
miles below. landed. killed an or. and LEFT
a doubloon on stump. with note say
ing IL that was not enough for The OK.
they would make il up when they rallied
again." Evidently exhibiting meriled
con'emp, fnr lhe vigilance and efficiency
Of Gen. HsuisOp."
The suhjained communication from
Gen. Jesup. IN answer TO letter on the
subject. from the Hon. ]. w. Allen. re-
quires no comment. |, affotds evidence
Of The reckless proaigaey Of the Van
Buren press. which nothing we can say
can strengthen.
Washington City. jane 9Th, 1910.
Sir:--Your leuer OF the l4,h uli.. en-
closing an article from The Cleveland
Advertiser Of The Cd OF April. was received
on the day Of It's date. bu, The Necessity
Of searching Tor and examining papers.
which had not looked At for mnre Than
,wenty'six wears. has prevented more
promp, reply.
The editor Of the Advertiser is mis-.
taken in surprising that General Harrison
was at Cleveland with thirteen hundred
men when the British squadron appeared
of that place in 1913. He was not
there. Twas the senlur and commanding
officer at The time. My force consisted
of one company of regular troops. one
small Company Of volunteers from Chilli
cothe. and detachment Of drafted Ohio
militia, in oil about tive hundred and
thidy men, one fourth Of xhom were
sick. -z . *...s.~
A British deserter surrendered 10 me
on the 18th Of June. and spprised me Of
the intention of the enelay 10 attack the
port. On the morning Of the 18th the
squadron appeared. saw myself only
two vessels. though o,hers.were reported
To me. and afterwards sscertained there
were three more in company. The decks
Of those iba, approached nearest the shore
were covered with troops, and an allsck
seemed inevitable.
Cleveland was then one Of The most
lmpor,an. depots Of the army. There
we're IN store several hundred stand of
arms. intended FOE The volunteers and
the 26,h regiment Of Infantry. then re-.
crui'ing, besides large supplies OF ammu
milton. forage aud subsistence Tor the
army. and IN the Cuyshoga river. and q
The public baa, yard. Tho iranspe>'s ~
which several thousand men ,-serwsros