Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-09-24
From the Cincinnati Republican
ISLANDERS NAILED TO THE FLOOR,
CINcINNATTI, August l2, l84

CINCINNATI, August l2, 1910.
My Dear ColOnel:--l enclose your speech
as published in the Chillicotho Advertiser
The report Of your speech, so far as you speak
of General Harrison, has surely misconceved
you. not only so think, but have SO said
The inference may DO fairly drawn that you
are not only in doubt as regarded his courage,
but that you had but little respect for him as
commanding General. My personal regard
for you alone induces me TO call your attention
to the subject, and furnish you an opportunity
of correcting what conceive to be an erro-
neous and garbled report Of what you did say
in Chillcothe on the 9th inst.
From the enclosed remarks Of Colonel C.
S. Todd, you will at once discover that you
take issue and evidently differ. lf consistent
with your feelings, furnish me your views on
the subject. They will be published or not, as
you may desire.
Truly, your friend,
T. D. CARNEAL.
Col. r. NJ. JOHNSON, V. p,
Mansfield, Ohio.
MANSFIELD, Aug. 10, 1910.
My Dear Sn:-Your favor has been recey-
ed, in which you observed, that by my repor.
ted speech, an Inference may be drawn that
am not only in doubt as regards the courage
OF Gen. Harrison, but that | had but little res.
pect for him as a commanding General am
happy 10 have this opportunity Of informing
you that during my service with Gen. Harri-
son, had no cause to doubt his courage, but
to consider him brave man, and | have al.
ways expressed myself to that effect; nor
have ever disapproyed or censured any Of
his measures as commanding General in the
pursuit OF Proctor, or in the Battle of the
Thames; verything lsaw met my entire ap.
probation, and have never spoken OF it in any
other terms. In speaking Of the Battle of the
Thames, and the part acted by my regiment,
did not intend TO increase the merit Of that
regiment, or diminish the merit claimed by
others, much less did intend to imply that
Gen. Harrison, or Gov. Shelby, or any other
officer attached to the army, avoided duty and
danger. Each had his part to act, and should
feel myself degraded to suppose that they did
not perform their duty fearless Of danger, nor
have | ever doubted that these gallant officers
were precisely where duty called them.
regret that in such battle where our codn.
try was victorious, thatthere should be con.
troyersy about the merit due to the actors in
that battle claim nothing above The most
humble soldier who performed his duty on that
occasion, nor shall any earthly consideration
ever induce me knowingly 10 do injustice tothe
commanding officer, Governor Shelby, or any
other officer in that army. have thus conf.
ned myself to general remarks, not knowing in
what particular fact injustice is supposed to
have been done to General Harrison. | should
be glad to know what particular issue is made
as to the facts stated i'll the reported speech,
which i.had no agency. shall feel
no difficulty in stating facts as far as my own
personal knowledge extends, and what under
stood from others, and not to censure or Grim
mate, but to state the truth, as far as know
Or believe the facts expect to be in yoar
city on Sunday the Esd, on wy way home, and
shall be happy to see you.
Ri. M. JOHNSON.