Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-06-04
From the Richmond Enquirer, Feb. 6, 1917.
GENERAL HARRISON.


II is scarcely necessary for US TO repeat the
karm sentiments Of respect which we enter
4ein for Gen. William Henry Harrison. Du-
ling the late war we have repeatedly borne
Sur humble testimony to the gallant hero Of
hhe Armies of the North West. An envious
cloud, however, gathered around his head,
which is now finally and forever dispersed
The report Of the committee, whose invesiiga.
lion Gen. Ii. himself demanded, is conclusive
Dpon this subject-but it is pleasing to read the
warm and emphatic illusions oil member Of
that committee, Mr.. Hubert, which we have
published in this days paper. 1t gives us
pleasure at the same time, and may crafty
The friends Of Gen, II. to publish the following
leiier from the venerable Shelby to that dislin.
guished officer:
FRANKFORT, April slst, 1910.
Dear General
Your letter Of the 18th instant, has
been duly received: in which you stated that
charge has been made against you--"thai you
were forced to pursue Proctor from my remon.
srances," and that ] had said to you, upon that
occasion, that it was imma,erial what direction
IEou took that was resolved 10 pursue the en-
Iemy up the Thames; and you request me TO
give you statement Of facts in relation to the
Council Of War held at Sandwich. will, in
|lhe first place, freely declare-that no such
language ever passed from me TO you, and that
entertained, throughout the campaign, too
high an opinion Of your military talents 10
loubt, tor moment, your capacity TO conduct
he army to the best advantage II is we'll re.
collected that the army arrived al Sandwich in
he afternoon Of the Goth Of September, and
hat the next day was extremely wet. was
n your quarters in the evening of that day-we
bad conversation relative to the pursuit OF
fhe enemy, and you requested me to see you
early the next morning. waited on you just
After day break, and found you up, apparently
waiting for me. You led me into small PR
room, and on the way observed "we must
1tebe heard" but you we're MS anxious TO pur-
p Proctor, as was, but might not have been
eftTely satisfied as TO the route. You ooser-
we'd that there were two ways by which mel
might be overtaken one was down the lake, by
water, BY some post or point, 1.-THE name OF
which am not now positively thence to march,
across by land, 70 miles, to the road leading uPI
hhe Thames, and intercept him. The other
way by land, up the strait and up the Thames,
felt satisfied by pursuit on land that he could
be overhauled, and when ] stated the reasons
pn which it was founded, we readily agreed inI
sentiment. But you observed, as there was
Two routes by which he might be overtaken,
o determine the one most proper, was mea.
ure of great esponsiblity-that you would
bike the opinion OF the General Officers, as toi
he most practicable one and you requested me
10 collect them in one hour at your quarters
assembled them accordingly, to whom you
dated your determination to pursue froctor,l
4 md your object in calling them together, and,
After explaining the two routes by winch ne
night be overtaken, you observed, that "the
Governor thinks, and so do !, that the pursuit
BY land, up the Thames. will be most etteclual." y
The General Officers were IN favor oil par.
hit by land, and in the course OF that day, Co.
Johnson with his mounted regiment, was able
b cross over from the Detroit side, to Join in the
Ehuse He might, however, have been ORDER
ID the day before, during the rain, 10 cross over
With his regiment, but Of this have not dis
nct recollection. The army, know, was on
rs march by sunrise, on the morning OF the
Ind of October, and continued the pursuit (ol. /
In in run) until the evening Of the 9Th when
he enemy was oyertaken. During this whole
4 this long and arduous pursuit, no man could
bake greater exertions or use more vigilance
han you did to overtake Proctor, whilst the
kill and promptitude with which You arranged
be troops for battle, and the distinguished zeal
Ind bravery you evinced during its continuance
Incrited and received my highest appreciation.
h short, sir, from the time Joined you, 10 the
homcnt Of our separation, believe that no
Iommander ever did, or could, make greater
|xeriions than you did 10 ehe'ctthe greatest OBJ
Bet Of the campaign. | admired your plans,
.nd thought them executed with great energy,
ricularly your mode Of battle, and arrange
nts for landing on tho Canada shore, which
pre- calculated to inspire every officer and
ban with confidence that we could not be
|efeated by any thing like our own num-
er.
Until after had served the campaign Of
1913, was not aware Of the difficulties which
lou had TO encounter as commander Of the
Northwestern army. | have since, often said,
hd still do believe, that the duties assigned to
lou on that occasion, were moro arduous and
'Aicut TO accomplish, than any had ever
|hown eonfded 10 any commander, and with
aspect to the zeal and fidelity with which you
secuted that high and important trust, there
p thousands 10 Kentucky, as we'll as myself,
10 believe II could not have been committed
better hands.
With rentimsniB Of the most sincere regard i