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aud guarded, such a. would Al tn, time have
carried cur arms 10 the walls Of Maidca. had
not the unhappy occurrences at The river RatSin
checked your progress, and fcf short time
thw lrlcd ycur plans OF operation That you
may soon teach the enemy the distinction be-
tween an honorable and savage warfare, by
planting cur standard m the heart Of their coun-
Try, and regain The honor aud territory We have
lost, and Just tribute to valor. tolls, ami
suffering. receive the grateful thanks Of a scac-
-ous and free people, IS among the Gfs' the warm
est wishes Of our hearts.
Edward W. Topper, BrisaJlcr General
S.mca Perkins. Brgadicr General.
Charles Miller, Colonel
John Andrews. Lieutenant Colonel
William Ra,re, Colonel.
Eo5t SradOrd II. Col. ~ EceI OHIO quo.
y Bca,cy. Major
James Galloway. Major.
solomon Benily. Major.
George Dauow, MAJOR.
w. W Cotsrcavc, MAJOR.
Jacob Frederick, Major.
lis EXcel'eucy " iliam Henry Harrison, Com
mandcr-!n-Ch.cf OF the North-wc stern Army.
lpaic'oH's LyS of Horizon. Peg 377
\ resolution of the House Of Representa-
tives, voting gold medals TO Harrison
and Shelby.
Resolved by the Scnatc AMI House Of Repre-
NfHtAlikfA o. tuc lulfeN states 81 America "a
Congress assembled. that The thanks OF Cvngrcs.
be, ard they arc hereby. presented 60 MAJOR
General William Henry Harrison, aud Isaac
shelby, late Governor OF Kentucky, and through
them 10 the officers and men under their com
mand. for their callauuy aud good conduct in
defeating The combined British and Indian for
COS under Major General Proctor on the Thames,
m Upper Canada. On the hnh day of October
enc thousand eight hundred and thirteen captur.
Nil, he
cquipace, and artillery; and ;hat ihc President oi
the United States be requested 20 cause two gold
medals 10 be struck emb'emalical Of tins tn
umph. and presented 70 General Harrison and
Isaac Shelby, late Governor OF Kentucky.
II. CLAY,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JoHN GAILLtED,
Prcsid cnt of the Senate, PRO tempore
April I. lsls.-APprovcd.
J,Mrs MoxRor.~
James Madison in his message to Con
gress, Nov. 1912, said
"Au ample force from the States Of KENNEDY.
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia Is placed, with
The addition Of 4 few regulars, under the com
mand OF Brlgadior General Harrison, who pos
scsscS the entire confidence Of his fellow soldiers,
among whom arc citizens. some Of them volun-
ieers IN the ranks. not less distinguished by their
political stations Than by their personal merits. -
The opinion OF the Hon Langdon Chevrs
OF the importance Of the victory os the
Thames, and the bravery Of General
VIM. III. HARRISON:
"Thc victory Of Harrison, was such rs would
have secured 10 = Reman General, IN the hes;
days Of the Republic. the hsnor Of 4 triumph
He put an end TO the War in the UpPcrmost
Canada"
Gov Shelby to Mr.. Madison, May Is,
ISL, says:
IL feel no hesitation to declare TO YOU that
bsiiere Gen Harrison 70 b ent 81 hs frs, miGiary
characters Tsrcr kn1c"
Commodore Perry 10 General Harrison
August 18th, ISl1, says:
The prompt change made by you in the order
Of battle on discovering The position OF the cne-
my has always appeared to me 10 have eviucci
a HtGH DEGEEE OF MILITARY TALENT. | ccncut
with the venerable Shelby IN his general app.o-
baton Of your conduct IN tina, campaign"
Col. Richard NJ. Johnson TO Gen. Harri-
son, July E. 1913 says:
eve did not want 10 serve under towards or
,rahorsH but under one lHARRisoNl who had
Pr0rsd hRieiC 70 be ,cise, Pruden. aHi 5rare."
Gen. Wayne, in letter TO the Secretary
OF War in 90, says:
"My faithful and gallant Lieutenant Harrison.
nlcaung my orders IN every direction, and by
his conduct and bravery, exciting the troops to
press Tor victory"