Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-28
CONTAMINATION.
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TIE CRISIS M lIilitnrit Enmr

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teR2h aud bot3aeSS of the 1eply To cassius." by
the Editors Of the Nnginian, that they intended Ia
"hreak the butterfly the wheel" although they
had formally diselanned hnvng any sneh intention.
The nouee which they have been eased TO give 10
Gassins has drawn public attention him, and given
HIM an Importance which lac never expected nor de
signed lie never designed To act NJ a "pHblic m.
kd"cfof having neither the capacity time Ia
do so, but onl, intended 10 throw out some rcRrc.
toRS for IS conntymcn, upon The military cirjt and
fohtdt character Of Gen. Harrison; and II lac shall
have dfhwn public attention to these qnafea IONS,
he will think himself amply compensated. lie will
not be deferred ton1 pursuing these enqufies II he
| should think the public NINA will be informed OF
the public interest promoted, although he may be
exposed 10 the liability of being "btaken On the
lehcei -"
had intended, in my last number Ia have civ n
'rn, llauisonthc deatftuf my sdcHce so fu as his
m"fal5 character IS concerned, but such is the re.
ae'dhee OF some OF his lends and lhclf elrm desfc
To gRe Inn military fame, andihcftby make a Ia
fotable impression upon the people That eel II my
dnty not 10 leave this snhlec'. urt submit some
further remarks 10 'he public, and expose the extra
Ordinary Efforts making the paft OF the fcdefat.
ISIS 10 deceive and impose upon the people, b, PIE
senung Gen. ilaulsnn 10 them. asa great military
man. Tie moro examine luto Gen. HARRISON y
military life, the more reason have 10 disapptore
o II, aud the greater cansc | fnd. Gir Withholding
nom hun the nile oil Pfcal military hero. have
dthgeaily examined Ia fnd The many battles lie has
fought aud The great r}ctoriCs he has won, but find
Them 10 eAlstonly paper, and like Angels visits
lew and ilf bet"ecno-and II would be much bru"I
ior Gen. Harrison, II his itends would permit his
military namcto rest undplufbcd- Tor like oee.
btAted hatRctef described nv Junius, he can only
expect 10 escape without fmpat0tton Nv allowing hm
10 90 unualiced-and hive no doubt, II the old
mans voice could be heard without the limits OF ls
specidt committee, II would be sounding IN the ui
David Gwynne. J. e. Wright, aud @. NJ Spencer,
his thtse conscience ktePtrs,eptteallng hcmlo urge
uponhs friends not To present his military aehier-
meuts To thu nHblie lhat such a course would lead
to a examination oil these achievements, and
TINT the scrutiny would be uniayotabe hls mill
tary genius x operations. "Sdre from my ffcnds,
and ir'H take care 81 mig fBcw3eS; IL maxm Which,
Gen. Harrison, Of all Other men IN the world, has
eausa, at his lime, 10 have lhe benefit Of. They
arc making hila play raft, Which nature never de
signed him TO al; aud like all ollet pidVs IN which
the pefSon Is MOI 81, led 10 the charater 1t must APP
prat aw kward aud ro C nus; aud before tins L resl
Dental election Is OVER, Cru. Harrison viii be glad
throw aslde these Jaise derotdtfonS which his friends
have thrown around HIM; TO ietId hon the chalnc-
LEI Inch he has assumed, x settle dU"n once more
peace and quleIude at the Month Bend on the Ohio
banks.
have already said Gen HARRISON had no military
fame when his Achievements were flesh IA tie mem
oty OF his eountfymen. II he had none then, his
friends cannot give II 10 him now that man who has
resort 10 the ctffr0S OF hs lfieHiS IL establish
military ne1ac Is Poof iHdeef III military fdne, mud the
public viii look upon II with suspicion and disltusi.
No, NY couulrymen, military fHne uses spohtahe-
ously with tie deed ilsell, AID plans nsel deep IN
ihc human bosom II flies ~ 90 tie wings OF the
morning, and cannot be snppff s,ed by the tongue al
caluinpy or GetIaCtion--Like The mountain torrent,
beans down opposition, md tie more you attempt
10 smother n, the greater viii be Tie II uht Not 80
with Gen. llmfison's military fame II has been
reLUked in the bud, and II never bloom AGAIN
\ Ou may throw around IT the refreshing dews Of
heaven, and the smIles oirIendshp-bnt all VIII not
do. The worm has commenced lis walk OF death,
and II mu-t Wtler and die
Had Gen. Hams n possessed any hue military
fame OF genius, lac ncfeI would have tesolttd 10
certificates aud e0idutS 10 prop aud sustain falling
military name. lie never would lave abandoned
the army disgust nearly Two years, belote the
mics of his country had hren conqncttd. lie never
would lave sent order to Majdt Cr6ghan 10 aban.
don important military po5, aud 10 bnrn II. leng
lng the deleucfess labnants OF 800 miles exposed
To The ludiaus and sayages. lie never would have
remained Ia the "rea," the baltle OF The ! names,
While Richard NJ. johnson and his brother James
NJ. johnson were battling with the enemy shoulder
10 shoulder, and heat 10 hear. lie never "ouIu
have remained 50 t0ng in Fad Megs without per
mitting his gallant tgtnaieerS To engage tie enemy
AID finally he would not have allowed lbs en6m5 10
have selected his own camp aud battle gfauhn at
JIppecauoe, aud his men 10 be 5n prhSfd anu mHf
d1red II tie dead hour olIhe night without any
brca-, works 10 defend them. Al these show that
Gen Hanson was peculiarly deficient IN enndnc'-
ing military operations and when las h1ilaIS
movements closely scrut1u zcd, they VIII DC any
hug than favorable TO his military name.
have already said, and sui believe mt 'en.
Hanson acted M all his mllilary movements as well
a, ms skill and abty would pafmh hlni-bni lie
anicd military genius. Nature bad not gwen Il To
him; aud without IL 10 be great General.
The version which gave IN NY last number N re
arlon 10 The order from Harrison 10 Croghan 10 ~
bandon FoIl Stevenson, aud burn it, aad oi his IN
tcnton rftr6ai, and leave the country, The snip
ping, ard all the munitions exposed 10 the enemy is
substantially and as the cdlofs, III tHeif reply
20 Cassns," have introduced sundry ltlers as eVi-
denee, will follow Iheir example and introduce II
letter wriucn by good moden llh'g, aud one OPP
posed the present adm MS rltIon, aud viii no
doubt be good authority with them aud esP'eialy
so, mhrn they learn lie was once hosefnof, ana Is
now General, and was one Of The brave defenders III
Fou Sandusky. The letter reads thus:
Letter Of Gcperai Dahcan, Goceraor u AttHots
" WAsmNcroN Cry, March 30 1886
Dear Sir:--Y our letter Of tie 20ll has been re-
&c we'd, and most cheelully comply "Eh your te-
quest ~ giving such an account al tie transactions
! at Sandusky my memory ~ tbs period, and my
/ time will enable me do. About the 20th juIy
1873, Gen. HARRISON, then n Lower Sandusky hear
ing that the Brush amy had crossed Lake Ere TO
Font MeIgs, beng about 5000 strong, Immediately
changed his head quarters To Seneca" seven or eighi
miles up the Sandasky ryer, where he assembled ms
forces then lie mareh from tie interior, leaving
Mai. Cfog han with abunl 100 men TO deend For
: tpNensJn, with understanding ~ the iline tldl
The Fort, Il. en- 10 weak AID wretched condiuon,
was 10 be abandoned should the enemy advance with
artillery, but # nu to be defended To tie list exlrr-
mIty. Ilrrfison, with his iurce, then small, bad
> arcey left us, before Croghan commenced putting
the loIt toh Inch WAS only aslocbadng OF small round
/ logs and a few log honses) III proper state 81
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