The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-30
Frsa ne 81. Less Rsllssia.
old soldiers Convention.

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siaa. ID. Todd. spd On BIS uolioa, Col.
lsha O'Pslloa. ai 81 Losls. he Aide Dc
EspP Of Gea, Isuissp dsriag The lass
mar. as sppsinied Prssidsal; and On he
farther motlon. The soldiers &c The Re-
.slailoa. and The soldiers Who bad ssrsed
Under Gen. Wsyhe. we're made wee
Presidents. Under this lasi resoiniion.
Eessa OF eight Revolutionary Soldiers
Eers ssslsd on Ihe stand, We regret
;hal he Secretaries made 90 minute 81
lhs nsmes Of The Ties-Pnsidenis--de-
peading On them. we made no minute Al
jhs nms and are nos unable 70 give Them.
az he number wss Major Noble, Of
lIoxara county. Who bad served under
lsenerL Wayne a. The battle Of Stony
POM. and in that engagement pulled
down The ensmy's Gag. which be afler
yards presented 70 his commanding Of
Deer. and BY him II wss presented 10 Con-
gross. Ms. N. 10 very aged, and is pow
very feeble; for more Than siz,y years he
has been an honored and Inspected mem
Der Of The Methodist Church. The ven
cradle heroes placed on The stand. pre-.
scented an inpoang and solemn speeta-
Gle. 0ae venerable old man. with long
snow white locks, carried q FAC which he
refased 10 surrender 10 any one. on which
was inscribed the words. "a Wing OF
l776, and Wing OF $780," Afler The
Vice Presidents were seated. an sppro.
pria,s and solemn appeal 10 The Throne
OF Grace Vas offered by the Rev. Mr..
Allen. Ga further motion. Dr.. James
III. Benson OF HoHard, and Horalio
Moore Of 81. Louis, were appointed
Secretaries.
Upon motion Of the Hon. David Todd.
. committee Of three was appOinisd 10
Fepor, resolutions expressive Of The sense
OF tbs pseling.
The President appointed the Hon. Da-
sid Todd. Capt DAVID NJ. Hickman Of
Boone, and Gerard Robinson Of Howard.
that committee.
The committee having retired, Il Was
ordered ihat the letters OF The Abide.
Camps OF Gen. ii .rrison. concerning The
Generals eonduo, during The last war.
should be read. They were read in The
foll0sipg order. and ordered 10 be made
D pari Of The proceedings Of ihe Conyen-
lion. We are unable 10 gise these letters
today,
A1er The letters had been read. Some
followed which deiiss our powers Of der
scripiion. Nersr hass VS. Witnessed any
ihing so sublime, OF which created so in
ienss feeling in The multitude as this.
Every one present. whether Wing or
loco POGO vas chained aud riseled BY
she spectacle; would that we bad The
power 70 lay before every reader the
scene as there presented, with all its in
fsresB snd feelings. This much we ss
seri, that no man who witnessed ii will
ever doubt Gen. Hsrrison's military skill
or The attschment which his soldiers bare
towards him. The Convention was COM
posed OF about i've hundred and eighty
shree soldiers, several OF whom mad sers-
Sd under other Generals. in other Sec
lions during The last var. They were
oil arranged in body IN front Of the
stand, and sf.er the letters above mention
ed had been rsaj, a motion was made,
that II any one Of the soldiers who had
served under Harrison. knew any thing
contrary to the statements in those lellers
that they be requested 10 stale il. and if
they ever heard statements upon which
shey could rely, tending 10 conirsdict or
disprpvs the letters they be requested TO
siaIe lhem.. II was further requested
lhai those who had been in ihe bs,lles
alluded 20 in The letters. would state what
shey knew Of them. and how far they APP
proved of Gen. Harrison's conduct.
Slowly, one afler another. about twenty
OF these veterans rose, and briefly stated
Ibs seEEics which they had been in IN.
der Harrison. OF the number who rose
there we're ten or twelve who were 70,
Iunieers ip Col. Juhnson's regiment, al
ihe baple Of the Thames. and several oi
chem stated unequiEocslly that they had
heard Gen. Harrison in person give the
.0rders 10 Col. Johnson. how and when
20 make the charge. One nan stated
chat having been wounded iH The hand by
lhs bursting Of hI gun on the day preyi.
pus. lie was unable 10 60 into the charge.
but t'Ial being on his horse between The
Zines of Iahnson's mounted men and The
foot he bad good opportunity, probable
better, gel being employed, than any OH
pr man 10 see and hear al that occurred
before Tie arlion. lie stated that he
beard Ilarrisaa give thu orders 10 Col.
Joh1san fr The charge. The same man
Femirked that during the engagement he
continued IN his harss and had good op-
PoE'uaiIy Of seeing every thing that Iraps-
Pired, and he asserted of his own know
ledge, We give his words. thai :, during
ihe action saw General Harrison every
whore that he ought 10 have been, and |
ollen saw him exposing himself TO dan.
gers which | thought he. a. command
es.in,cbief. onght to have avoided"
,. Throughout the action he was cool and
collected and appeared TO be ,ie masler
Ispil,l NJ lbe fight"
Anolbef stated that he blew ilie charge
inr JohasoIis regiment. we give h,s