The pilot. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1840-1840, 1840-04-14


in this city 7! and what is more characteristic
is that it was propagated by those who were
spuling IN their mothers arms" whilst the old sol
der was fighting the battles of his country. A
mong the exchange papers of the same day, we
found the following anecdote
SPIRIT OF '16'-AN INCIDENT WORTHY OF
RECoRD.-A few days since, in town in Hi
nOis, number of citizens of both political par
ties assembled to hear discussion on political
subjects. Among those present was an old
man whose head was white with the snow of
seventy winters. He walked with long staff,
and his hearing failed him. He was placed on
the speakers stand. Here he sat patiently
hearing the different speakers, At length, a
young lawyer came on the stand and shortly
commenced must violent TRADE personal e
buse of Gen. Harrison. The man sat patiently
listening to ii all until the speaker pronounced
Harrison a cocGrd-The utterance OF that
word appeared like magic on the old man. His
eyes, dlmmed with age, flashed with renovated
fire seizng his stick, and springing to his feet
with all the buOyancy of the age Of 90, he seiz-
ed the speaker by the collar, and clear, shrllI
voice, that thrilled through the crowd, exclaim-
ed you're a liar (said the old manl serv-
ed under Harrison, and you shall not tell that
lie on my old commander TO my face" The
effect may be imagined, but not described. The
whole crowd, Of both parties, became so indig
nant at the speaker, that he had to be SNUG
gled away to protect his persons.-H. Louis
Republican.
And now we have before us the Petersburg
Intelligencer with the following:
From the Petersburg htelIigencer Of Septem-
Der 10, 1886.
We, the undersigned, portion Of the sur
wing members of the Petersburg Va. Volun-
teers, now residing in Petersburg, have seen
in some public prints, with much surprise,
the imputation OF cowardce attempted to be
cast upon our old commander, Gen. VIM. H.
Harrison. We, as an act of sheer justice to
that individual, deem it duty TO state, that,
during the seige Of Frrt Meigs, in the Spring
of 1918, we frequettly saw Gen. Harrison
placed in dangerous and perilous situations;
and one day Of the several sorties 18th of May,
1918, we as frequently saw him cody and de-
do their duty. No coward, we think, could
act with GOODNESS and deIiberation on such oc-
casiOns.
SIN September following we crossed the
lake and landed on the Canada shore, few
miles below Maiden, in which neighborhood
we expected to meet the enemy. AT, and al:
ter the landing, on our march towards Maiden
Harrison and Shelby were seen at the heads
of their respective commands, in the active
discharge OF their duties-and at the Thames
in October, it was conceded by all, that Gen.
HarriSon's conduct was brave and meritious
sin February or March, of the same year,
the times of service of the militia was about TO
expire, and had they left the army, we should
have been left with but few Volunteers and
Regulars exposed TO the combined enemy--at
that time Meigs was not fortified. In this sit
uation, the General called the troops together,
and addressed them in feeling and patriotic
manner, impressing upon them the necessity OF
remaining only few days longer; at the same
time pledging himselfto see them paid from his
own private resources, Should Government
refuse to do it, for the time they might serve
after their legal time of service had expired.
| s'We cannot iorbear acknowledging debt
Of gratitude of long standing, and yet due 10
Gen. Harrison, lsr his kind and personal atten-
ton TO those of our company who were woun-
ded in the engagement on the 9Th Of May al
Fort Meigs; and for his general department
towards our corps during our term of service.
JOSEPH SCOTT,
JOHN HI. SMITH,
JOSEPH MASON.
VIM. r. CHIEVES,
| JAMES PAGE,
| VIM. p. BURTON,
n r. CLEMENTS"