The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-12
not a sisrslc oaeepi ,hese75 ru'fssel-
lers in st, Louis has evefscome near

IerS III Otss Louis mas everscQMe uSfaII
him or offered to do any thing tori
him. Not even Fisher himself, hisI
employer, has visited him but once,
and that was on hisown business -
Further, Buchanan's Counsel told US,
that Fisher refused to pay the post
age ola letter from his mother to him;
addressed 10 his (Fisher's) care; and
this too, Notwithstanding he had les
tilted under oath at the trial, that
prisonerhad been, ever since he knew
him. a man of perfectly unexception-
able character! Prisoners counsel
paid the postage himself,
GOV. DUNCAN's TESTIMONY.
In 1884, Gov. Duncan, while mem-
Der Of Congress, wrote letter to Col.
Preston, the object Of which was to cor
rect certain errors into which some his
torians of the late war had fallen, in refer
ence to the defence of Fort Stephenson,
DC. This letter has been seized upon by
the enemies Of Gen. Harrison, with a
view to his injury. At the recent meet
ing of the peoplein Morgan county, GOV.
Duncan was called upon to address them.
He complied with the call, and in the
course of his remarks, said 49,
.'Altho' not prepared to make speech,
am gratifeG at the call which has Just
been made upon me to address this meet
ing, because it affords me an opportunity,
Of noticing a hand bill attacking General
Harrison, just issued from the press in
this place. containing letter | wrote in
1884 to Col Preston, in relation to the
battle of Sandusky, or defence of Fort
Stephenson by Col. Crogan, as well as
several falsehoods in relation to Gen. Har-
rison, which are unworthy Of notice. This
letter of mine was repeatedly published
in 1886 by the enemies of Gen. Harrison
with an altered date and such comments
as 10 induce a.belief, that it was intended
J by me, as an at;;:ck upon Gen. Harrison,
when no such thing was ever intended,
nor does the letter detract in the slightest
degree from the Generals conduct on
that occasion. 1t was written to correct
mistakes made by MIR Dawson and Nc
Alice in their account of the affairs atSan-
dusky, to correct the history Of our coun-
try in relation to it. Without the fact
being known that Gen. Harrison had but
very small force, and that encamped in
the woods without breast-works, or prop
er means Of defence, with the whole Brit
ish army and all the Indians in the SER
vice under Tecumseh and Dixon said to
be 5000 strong, on their march from Fort
Meigs as he was informed, and believed
TO attack him, il nigh. be supposed that
his preparation to retreat, or his not hav-
ing marched to the relief of Crogan, was
evidence of the want of a proper military
spirit, but his conduct on that occasion,
was wise, prudent and strictly military
such as met the appreciation Of every Off
Ger IN his army and which approval was
expressed by every officer in his camp in
publication made by them at the time
He regretted that some Of Gen. Harri-
sons friends had also considered this let
ter an attack upon him, and that enc Of
them, Capt. Hunter, had made publ
cation. not only contradicting some state
ments contained in that letter, but attack
ing him in a most. unjust manner for hay-
ing written it. He should not now how
ever, attempt a defence of himself; if it
were necessary he could show documen-
'ary evidence tina! every statement of any
consequence in Capt. Hunters attack
upon him was founded i'll error. He said
he had two letters Of Gen. Harrison's to
Col. Croghan, admitting in the strongest
terms, at which lleexpressed the deepest
regret) that injustice had been done by
McAffee and Dawson in their accounts of
the affair at Sandusky, with an assurance
II Dawson's work should be repubished,
(which was expected) that such an ac-
count should be given of that defence as
would place it in proper light before
the country. He believed Gen. Harrison
too magnanlmous to withhold from any
onesthe prize due to their conduct. His
own fame as brave soldier, and skill
tul general. has been too well established
IN the many battles he has fought and VIC
tories won, to require it, and especially
was his fame too well established for any
alSaoaASosOii VI HIS W sdlleCt HIS character.
Had he intended to cast ccnsure upon
Gen. Harrison. which was not the case
III the letter alluded to, it would have
been done boldly and in unequivocal Ian
ssnagge. and he supposed the reasons for
Gen. Harrison's conduct in relation to
The Sandssky affair were 81 well under
Stood, that an explanation of it. from him,
in his letter to. Colonel Preston, would
have been unnecessary. AS brave sol
der. successful and accomplished COM
man,ler, Gen. Harrison was not inferior,
to any officer in service.''
Will those presses which have publish
ed and perverted the letter above referred
to, do Gov. Duncan the justice TO pub.
llsh this statement! We shall see.-OM
Soldier,
Destructive FlRE.-We learn from
the late New Orleans papers, that the ST.
Louis Exchange in that ci,y-one Of the
most costly and splendid structures in The
United States-was totally bufnt down
On the morning Of the 18th ult. The fire