Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-14

sumo member of the Ohio legislature last wintcS
charged Gen. Harrison with being a coward. on which
another member addressed Letters to each of his aids
At the battle Of the Thames. The following letters
we've received IN reply:
Wssiipg'os. ~ 2ih F,b 1870
DEAR SiK-Nour letter of the 9Th inst reached m.
today by the Southern mail. marked mis-scnt for.
wurlee.' Thu Will accent fcr YOU not having INV
answer at an earlier day You have been correctly
informed that was an the la,ile Of the Thamcs and
near the person OF GeHcrsl Harrison from la, com
msncemcnt Ia The termination efihe ene,remeut anil
ihl' personally know what part Cen Harrison took
IN a. had the hrnour 20 as a vo!unieef Aiisle-
camp 20 Gen. HARRISON during the active
\ 'hat c1npaigh' and was al time more than FIVE
minutes out OF sight OF him. the dav of the battle
oi after the surrender %! the British army and retrel,
OF the Indians. You shy. il has been ,yoycd On The
tOor ui The H"csa OF RcprcscH 'nycs (ui Ohio) now
IN session. by mcnb,r ia their plicos that Cen liar
risen was al no time IN the battle within miles
o. the battle ground that the entire plan of opcraton
was projected by Col Il NJ. johnson that he le tho
troops Ia Conquest and that Harrison had n.itbr mar.
nor lot ~ the matter" From the reclle,s ch,ractcr
foi the attacks made upon Gen Harrison ihrough The
prOsiiiHied aud penspned pres devoted 10 the sun.
port oi the present administration, IL not surprising
that that portion If snpp1uers who read mainline
else bHt uic raperS devoted The recollection Of Mr.
Van BcrvG and ab=sc Of CcI Ilarri,ol sr,ulJ NAL,
Su statements; but that member IT legislative
body, wh" from ms static ought be a man of ini,r
notion and gentleman should he 50 Ignorant Of the
history of ono of the important la Ties of tho loi,
war, or 50 utterly regardless of truth us 10 M scl
a statement l. truly asioni>h inc Every prmb,.r oi
your ogis allure mas. presume read Gen Harrison,
ciHia accouI Of iha battle of the Thames; and wan
ton and unprincpled rs have BEEN il m srcrres,n,a
uors OF Gen liarrSons military character and conluc
nave now, Otter lapse OF upwards Of twcnfy-siN
years. tor the first time heard the ini:IEatio thai nj,
account OF II wns az any particular untrue la thai
aTer Gen Harrison states correctly the position IA,
OCCUPIED al The commencement OF The action and hc
might nave stated, with equal truth that he in person
gave the word of command To the mounted rcgi ,eni
to " charge AMI that IA, advanced VIII it, until 4
received the cncmy's FIRE and then III scd r,p;,ly Ia
The leu, where the Indians s. olsiinaie, maintained
the light. Such sir, aver To be the facts and fee
perfectly cUhuUhi nat Gene raj Cas- (who was in the
o'iIc) and Zen. illfrieon's Ohcr s:ds-lc-canE vii
HIlicSaiinSy Sustain The statement and IL hnp
pens that they all ret alive Ooc of tb,n Cd
John q kslIn. resides ut 81 Louis Missouri and the
oilefa. Co.'s Cllrcs-S Todd and JOIN, Spo.l Smitl
al Shelby'H!e and EichmonI. in this stale As "a
"' statement, That ilse entire plan Of operations wa,
Pi"'ctu oy Ioi Johnson, II Is like the charge thai
'ei' hliT'Soh was al no time On the batile nor with
~ to miles of the blilc ground false ut;erly t,
lhe idea OF changing tho enemy with Ihc Inoun;c,
men, was exclusively Gen. lIarrison's was prescn
when he irsI nlcunced IL; and kncw thar Col John
soh was Ihcn at tie head of his command aud ".
iio' consulted on 'e subject, until sfler Gen Uarr
son had expressed hIs determination TO make the
lag; and ifit IS intended state that the opera
"hs oi The camuaign or The order OF battle was pro
cied by 70. johnson, IL il equally untrue and
ah very confident Tint he has and never will civ,
me slightest sanction 10 such cncnis rs YOU s,,
nave been made by members of your House OF Repre-
scnialIves
lou have nv permission, SIR. To make salh rsn a
;iiis letter rs yOuis: ~ think pro.er
Respectfully
Your obcdt scrvi