The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-01
From The National inteiligmcer. lGh ~
TESTIMONY OF GEN. GAINES

In the 81. Louis Nur Era Of Sep,cp,l..
3, ae find letter from Gen. L. P. G,,,'
addressed TO Gov. CASNoN, ext Govern,
of the State Of Tennessee, undcr date y,
Sr. Lows, AUGvsT Is. The main "a,
pose of this letter appears 10 have be-,
10 ,lndicate the Generals plan Of 4,
TEN Of National Defence, by means y
floating steam-hatterles anu national mi.
roads, suggested by the universal plr,.
ductiou Of steam power IN contrast Mi
tho old expensive system Of dcieace /,
permanent Publications and standing \.
mes. AtlcI Concluding what he bad !.
say to Coy. CANNON on that subject 1.
takes occasion TO give the following les.
mony, valuable Us coming from on eyps.
utuccd soldier, ID relation 10 tic nrg,
OF Gen. llARsisoN.
"H5ying disposed of DE 81. ect Of nv .rt.,
Of national defence uulll tAr meeting uf !. t,u
Congress. viii noR proceed 10 notice t,, III,
made BY some Of the paris tasG,4rs ,s.,~,
aud -anefs 10 m.srcrres~ni u.s. Y,0s ia ~.
10 Msior General WILLIAM HENRY nal
( RtSON, and, without attempting 10 Ie,esi
snswefs to numerous qufstiOns asked n,s 10 /,
/ ference 20 inst Distinguished Infisidusl
here ststc such facts -. according 10 tis ~,
my recollection. viii afford en- sccufals wi
Of what have said ia my answers.
served under the orders % Gen H,rr..,
IN tie Northwestern army during The grarsa
part Of tie summer and autumn Of The ,rsr I'll F
duuae a pau Of hich time | held he irsss-
rnent Of Adjuisnt General, which bfolgl, D..
To daily aud often honrly iutefcour.s sdh IA
aud though never uith him in battle, tal "a
ny opportunities 81 witnessing Bic VIZ lance u
devotion 10 the service, snd 81 hdnirfng ,As 90
gettc simplicity and avs,euaiic hJcuftry u a
views, aud the arai ana pF0mpiiHlr aiA ) "a
liz marched 10 and from For, Meigs. lhtsgss d
deep 81 imp7, if5m post 10 post ben fnonss
CT pocting 10 enter a combined savage and Br.a
amhuseade q from four 70 i've Thousand fcs "a
white savsges fgnm whose canton. fas M
toJHaEagk General liarrlsun wss often Egt,a.
and escorted by fewer men than the III, Gsgt
Who accompanied or distinguished Gts ID
son upon the Seminole campaign IN ths ys''l.s
IS allie the force cFroscd 10 him wss a0 ttf
great as that with which Harrison Has n,-sr
v th an equal knowledge Of Jackson A.. IL,
tpn, ! should H. unjust Ia 10th, and ii.v = q
. country, II jll not declare ,ha, upon re- -
sioas hets alluded 10, motc ifying 70 ih' "a. .
her than sny thing the g II Of battle -
seats have never known Cen JsCkist "a
, military hoHors sre beyond all dpf .,r sur,
more cLscff4lnct und'r tie pfvl;Frs
aud fesi, q more ihifcF 4Iv q yn'fs~. 10
Fer, than lIaInsoa uniformly rr bla,at Yea
although he'd the desr mCr'far.t,8r % - .-l
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tsininr the rsllsat army boas,I h. ON ,,,-ss
WineEeat.r detected Il Is. t.yr, R.,- x
for not faftf5iIioe ana ,,y,5r AS. H,,-- p ~
and hta .srt On "a. t.f, .f Mae !, HI
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et.,rs,-.e#s TIM, .t-s,,,,,nj,l 49,, convinced !,
that bic tj;atf,l,pe tt.,,5b ,,,.l IA s,it,ss 20
stfIetir coal ,ffaal.,s Il, 51r f,il,tsty ix. stl m
without great caution. ,nrh as mi 4 ol' e y
pogtf 10 reinforce " ir,ebr.,st or 10 slvs usis
the prIreip,l pift Of bts diapossba force Vi
probably have been asefifesd in ttsso or % o,r'
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,sc.t 10 a ,o...fv te,pi,,f,oo by , g,,.l ar,
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