Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-02

hscd from the time the Dispersion on the rs;n of
>S'ir np 10 this day. Who were literally Sr.di.d In
war ~ is to be fou;d the State OF Kenr.eky From
INC hrsi xpsoration of e country by Dan,cl p.oa.
UP 10 the year l791. hey werc engaged in on. ma,
the path of Indian !ncsrSion nm, ,xh.,. 90, a..
great valley OF the Wesi. and yea viii find ia red with
nen'ucky blood Wander any of the
o' 'nai great theatre Of savage war and YOU will find
u whiie with the bcnes Of her children In ebljbood
io"gh' INC Indians with their sisters and mothers
IN he" dwellings In youth and ri,c .n.n,,oo., tbey
io"gh' them IN ambuscodes and open baitis fields
Sneh were the men Of Kentucky in 1871 vhe, ,he
""e W iippecanoe was fought There ioo as We
Know hey were still found. foremost where life wa.
70 oe ioSi' or glory won; and there they were CON
'nueo oy General Harrison Now. SIR il in that bal,
Tie General Harrison had no; conducted as became n
soldier and general would rot such men have seen
anu Known ~ Dad kentucky in ISL, mourning as
he Then did tie loss of one az FER crsa,c and most
Na'ned czens. condemn (as the -nilcman from Neb;
gan has attempted ol the conduct Of The general ho
commanded in that battle Let US sec how ihey
testified NV
la January. 1919. two months after the haiti. of
Iippccanoe. the Legislature Of Kentucky was in SECS
slon On the 9Th OF Janurry. 1912 the following re-
solution passed that body:
~Hesotted 6y Che Senate and House If Repressn,a
"rss - The State Of kcntaoky That in the late cam
pasn against The Indians upon the Wabash Governor
William Henry Harrison has behaved Ike n hero. n
patriot and general and that for his cool deliberate
siin and gallant conduct in the battle Of Tippeca-
noe he well deserves the thanks Of his coun.
Try and his nation
MI speaker the resolution have just read was
presented BY John J. Criienden now a Senator from
'he Stale ot kentucky, whom name TO call 10 the
minds Of all who know him. n man whose urbanity
ana Nar'ed accomplishments present n model of an A.
meriean gentleman whose wisdom eloquence and in
iegny have wnn for him the first rank amongst Amer
iean statesmen. Such man. with both branches Of
me kentucky Legislature, have testified two months
only siier the event took place. that in the campaign
and battle OF Jippecanoe. General Harrison combined
The skull and conduct OF able com nander with the
yalor of soldier and patriotism of an American
Who rises up tweniy-eghf years afterwards TO c.nira.
DICT this The young gentleman from Michigan, He
whe' nj the time referred TO. probably coming
Webslers spelling book in some village school in Con
neciicui But. Mr. Speaker. must call ano her witness
upon the point in issue here. On the 18th o: Novep
ber ISL the Territorial Legislature of Indiana was
IN session Thus is just five days after the battle. That
Legislature through the Speaker of It's House OF Re-
personalities. General VIM. johnson addressed Gen.
oral Harrison IN the following terms:
Sir; The House Of Represcniatives of tho Indiana
lerli"ry M their own namr md behalf OF their
constituents most cordially recprocate the cong rni-
laons oiy your Excellency on the glorious result of the
late sanguinny conflict with the Shawnee Pronhet and
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we see dis ayed in behalf of our country moi only IN.
consunmaie abilities Of the general but the heroism OF
the man; and when we take into view the benefits
which must result TO that country fom those exeriions
we cannot for moment, withhold our need Of ap-
| plause."
Here, sir, have two Legislatures of the States
| whose citizens composed the militia flrce nj Tipneca.
noe gre'ed and smarng under The loss of their fell
low citizens, uniting in solemn council in bearing their
testimony 10 The sk'ii and bravery displayed by Gen.
Iiafr'son III That battle which the gentleman from
Michigan with seli-complaccncy that might well
pass for insanity. now saws he has discovered uns
marked by palpabe incapaciIy IN the commanding
General. But Mr.. Speaker. must call vet another
na several other Witnesses, 10 confront the opinion of
the Michigan general.
Ia August, 1872. about nine months after the hattie
ct IIppecanoe, news of fearful import concerning the
conduct of Gen. Hull reached Ohio and Kentnckv.
Our army had fallen hack Detroit, and rnmors of
The surrender Of that place 10 the British which did
actually take place. were floating On every breeze
lhree regiments OF militia were Immediately raised in
Kentucky. Before these troops had taken the field i,
was wei known that our army under Hull. with the
whole territory OF Michigan, had been surrendered 10
The combined British and Indian forces commanded y
Brock and Tecumseh. Our whole frontier in the
Northwest lay bare and deienceless the invas on
moi only of the British army bat the more terrible IN
cHrson OF savage foe. hungry for plumber and thirst
ing for blood, led by the most bold and ACCOMPLISH
cd warrior the red men had ever produced In Ibis
state Of peril, the gallant army Of Kentucky looked
round Tor leader equal TO the imminent and momen
.ous CRISIS. There was Scott. the then Governor Of
kentucky, who had fought through the revolutionary
war. aud under ihe eye Of washington had risen ,o
The rank OF brigadiet in the regular service There
100 was Clay, whose irmpci-tonguc, ia This Hall was
worth thousand in The field These were
convened IN coIncil. This, let US not forget was
about nine months after the battle Of Tippecanos =
whom SIR ask, did these select 10 10 lead their
own friends and ielow-ciuzens on 10 this glorious en-
erprse Their laws required that their militia
should be commanded by one Of their own citizens
yet passing by Scott and Shelby, and Thousands of
Their bave sons. this council called General HARRI-
son, then Governor ofindana--he who had comman-
ded keniuckiaEs but nine months before at Tippeca-
noe-he who according 10 the gentleman frun Michi-
gan had shown no trait but mbecilily as an officer
he, against the laws of Kentucky was l,y such a conn
c GShcd TO resign hs Station Governor of Indiana.
and take he rank nGd commission Of Major General
in the Kentucky militia, AID led her armies in that
fearful houT 10 redeem our u2iional disgrace. and
snaich from British domination and savage buichery
the very country now represented by the gentleman
from Michigan. have yet one other witness 10 cal
against the gentleman from Michigan.
sr. II the last rest ofIhe illusirous dead is disturb
cd IN this unnatural upon living soldiers honor
and living patriots fame, the fault is not mine ID
will appear presently that the gentleman from Mchi
gan his-unwittingly. il may bc-dishonored and in.
suited the dead, and charged the pure and veneraed
Madison with hypocrisy and ialsehoOd. II General
WT. ii. Harrison had been the weak, wicked or i'm
beetle Ting the gentlemSa Eom Michigan would
now pretend, was not this known Mr. Madison then
President OF the United States, who then gave the
orders under which General Ilarrison acted and 10
whom the latter was responsible for his conduct -
Surely noone suppose that there those
who, il they could have done 40 with ruth would
have made known tny conduct OF Gen Harrison AT
the time referred 10 which seemed any degree ,ver-
thy ofreprehoEsion. With all these means Of inRJrma
ton what was the testimony of Mr. Madison respect
ing the buile Of Tippecansel I will quote his own
words from his message 10 Congress about a montI
alter The event The message is dated sth Decom.
bcr Isl ]. and reads as follows:
while It IS deeply lamenied that so many valuable
lives have been lost in the action which took place
on the 1h ulL Congress will see with satisfaction
the dauntess ,rl CT ie=.i'"de vcioFously displayed
BY every description Of troops e.1gee. as UeR as NE
e9ttectca frD1ness rh.eh disfipgzssd eir Coss1icr
o" az OCCASION requiring re utmost e1eriions Of ralo
and discipline"
hir Speaker have 20 pleasure in lus eapiiulatinp
and piling proof upon proof to repe an insnuation