The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-11-12
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| ssIumnInus sIpgist 70 destiny the FeRalat
Itou n he fsithiul EFEFsHss u she egua-
trv. tbsa il was lhaI ths Roman people
Isrs humblr3 and degTadsd. Shall l
make de 4pPlieslioa Tor Yonl Shall |
ssy lhsl Ibis state. this cir. fhasssusaaia-
"a Ihs nan. Ihs Ssnsinr. @ho could sloopI
10 a.esaness lie thisf
Il has been said in your hearing. thai
The individual who noe addresses goo.
.hIls holding commission. - Com
mandihg General az The Narlh Western
Army. IRON The President Of the Uniltd
Slales. Vas 80 reeresnI % duty - % be
tao miles from The setne 81 coahlcs do
ring most importsnt engagement. Me-
yer ealnmay carried so much devastation
with IL u stabs lhe Fepulaiinn Of your
Shelby and your Perry. who gave OH
CO and different statements. II would
stab your enBa,ry 90 The heart And
in any future var hon seriously would
q operate 20 hrr dissdFantsge : Look
around yau Al The present slsie of the
world. and j. mol rs military character
Ils great lelencel Why vas once . small
Republic. scarce larger Than this coun-
~. The terror Of ihe largest emriIss !
THe insiahced Great Britain also. and
nlher nations and continued. Whist
woEld be The military character az nur
asn country, il ynu strike from tie lists
AZ iss heroes such illus;rioIs names -
Washington. and Wayne, aud Greene.
and Decatur. and Bsinbridge! What >
beauiiful page Of history would the fol-
loaiag make, - be read by the mon
archisis Of tie world! And yet there is
. citizen among you attempting 10 brand
The West snh similar infamy.
Ii The cnurse &c the last war. one ar
my was given 10 The enemy by the bas-
est Ieschery; while smother. &c Ihe his
tory is 20 be read according To The irsdu.
GERS of my characier,) was surrendered
By The unfailhfulness NJ ils principal Of.
fcers. The Msjnr General. the Colo.
Hsis. all were go recreant tn their do
~ - 10 enirUsl the entire command oil
the most impartsni post 10 young man.
whose whole term Of military service
did mol exceed iopr months. Even The
llluslrious Shelby. The Hero Of Kings
Mountain, Was passed BY 10 make room
for q mere STRIPPING in var. Here is
history Tor a western pan 10 read! Sup.
pose | had entrusted the commsnd 10
Col. Johnson. | would have been res.
ponsible for the result. But did NOT
give The command 90 Col. Johnson; Il did
not give him any discretion as 10 his
nourse. Aud for more reasnns than one.
10 the first place. had such discretion
been extended TO HIM, I should have
been liable. BY The laws Of war. TO be
Tried Tor unofficer like conduci by court
martial. and 10 be cashiered. Had | psss-
ed over. too. in 60 sighting q manner.
Gov. Shelby. my second ia e,minand.
and veteran officer ri the Revelation,
aud repossd so much cnn6Ience in .
subordinate. IL ever lightning flashed in
mans eye, il would have flashed from
his; il ever thunder broke IRON human
lip. u would hive broke from his. But,
siill for another reason, did no, submit
any discretion 10 Col. Johnson. He kneV
H0fhng about IL. lie was M more ca
pabie oi i,king command of an army Tor
battle. Than either Of you, gentlemen.
who had not been instructed IN the me-
rhansm of watch, would be pu, the
wheels ol that instrument together. and
sci il IN motion. lie was not compe.
tent. because he had no experience in
war.
living sad This murh nf Col. John.
son. must now say what know Of him
that is good. Ills whole career, as |
have previously remarked, did MT ex-
coed four months; aud set. while he
was member Of the army, he served
his country with unsurpassed iiieiny. A
purer ps.rI"i ] never saw. During the
campaign, when | took command of the
army. h: was a member of Cungregs.
aud Ill the time 'hl, cuui! be spared IRON
his duty there, he was in aruSe service
under nv command; sometimes with One
company, sometimes with two. and final.
" with a regiment lis wounds attest
his bravery IN the field. and If he hal
been killed in battle. or had died since,
lie woLIi have deserved a monumen, 10
perpeiuite his name.
The from, rank is not usually the p'sre
fhr the Com :nandrr- in-ch,cf. Their. i.
never but one event when the laws o;
war permit him Ia O. into the fo:mrst III
the Gght. When hope seems lost. and
despair is settling upon hi. soIdiers. then,
and then nnly, is he 10 plunge into the
hottest Of the strife, tn meet a g!"rinas
death. or achieve ,ict'ry. 10 no other
case is his life thus - be peEille.I. And
u he is always 10 be in the very font
uf the Contest. leading an IN persn the
adssnre troops. who il T., see the in,rr
e,is of the various deiachmenis oi The
army! All The orders Of bai,le issue from
him. When he sees one portion of Ihose
"h" are engaged in conflict too holly
pressed by The enemy. he must seod them
Assistance ifunI thuse in reserve r. I'm