The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30
Gen James MulEa

SALrN, June 80. l-iO.
NJ Dear Sir have the honor to have
received your letter Of yesterday, request
ing me to state what think Of the rcceu,
attacks on the military character Of General
Harrison. In answer, Gun truly say that
| have noticed wi'h deep regret attacks, not
only on his well earned military fame bit
also upon his private and moral cbamcier.
My first acquaintance wtih General Harm.
sou was m the year ISL. aas on juty
~ the ilh rcGIueut Of Infantry, then com
manded bl Cnl. John r. BNd-aiterwards
Gen. Bayd--uuIer orders 10 proceed To IN.
ccEucs, aud there rcu1fL Ia 60. I@ss.@"n
We dlj 50. We rnWgGed al Ninccunrs
some nays, and united ourselves saith the
volunteers assembled there, desouug our
limited um" 10 purposes 81 organization aod
dull We then took up the lac Of march
FOR the Indian country, and proceeded by
slow and cautious marches, uuill We had
reached abou, seventy miles 10 the Wabash
tosard 1lppccnuoe, where ~e hpiled aud
threw up -lockadcd work, which We called
Fort Harrison. Here | remained until the
army returned from Iippecauoe ai,cr the
battle.
Although | was not 10 the battle. siill
took grca, interest INIT; had much CONVEX.
sallon With all the officers on their return !;
and made every inquiry could thluk of 10.
speeding their movements and encampmenis,
the attack and dcfeuee and the operations
Of the battle throughout and | made 40
my mlnd, anhes,lallogy, that the campaign
bad been conducted with great bravery,
-klI and judgment, aud that nothing was
left uudOnr, that could be done, consistently
Nhh the generals express orders from the
War Department, which saw and read
Nor have ! ever kaown or heard OF any act
OF his, which has, IN the least degree. alter
ed the opinion then formed Of hun. Twill
add, that # | ever had any military skill,
am more indebted Tor It to General Harm
son than any other man. Soon after the
battle, wrote letter 10 General BENJAMIN
Pierce, late Governor Of New HAMPSHIRE
my military father, as call him giving
somewhat detailed account Of the battle OF
ippecanoe. That letter vas preserved by
General Pierce, aud might nov, probably DO
found among ht9 papers. Ii uis 10 ox,s
tence, It wll. show what were my opinions al
that time, az would also several other letters
then written by me to various friends. In
those days | never heard that Gen. Harm.
son was coward, or wore pettlcoals.
To conclude, ! freely express my opinion.
after following him through all his civl and
military career, after living with him in his
Iaml'y more than six months, that General
William Horny Harrison IS rs free from
stain or blemlsh, as II falls to the lot Of man
to be.
| am, dear sir, your old friend.
JAMES MILLER
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER
Pray what d. the Wings mean by the
lippecanoe fire = Trenton EMPORIUM.
They mean FIRE, which having or,pin.
a'cd from spontaneous combustion in the
hearts OF million Of frcemen, is now sweep.
ing wildly through tho country before the
storm breath Of public opinion, and maxine
The loco iocos shrek in terror and agony
like Wild beasts pursued by prairie conf,
grallon.-LouiSriHc Jonrnal.
10 what do the signs Of tho times poip,
now l--Glojc.
They point to Gen. IIarrisons election