The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-10

dams IL cannot, except the army 70 9"pefaI ad.a.
eevs them. AT the battle Of Gen "sy".' 49, he ~.
g,i iha firsi hre-at tho battle OF bo~"sso, to-
dlans g1l The frs, hre and they got no u,'. 49,.
tsge AT T,poecanoe These battles anu 'he' 's'''
were similar except the Indians enesseu "'os
raiey 10 the latter II the army nsu oee" ''pl'
.cco,,., a. ,hs general understanding upon such at
,sck,. NAV conclude by saying, not one would have
ever returned to tell the tale
am, respectfully.
Sir. your obedient servant,
c. LARRABEE.
[DAwson's Life OF Harrison. page 22sl
Moss, DawsoS, Esq. Sir You request my opinion
Of General William Henry Harrison as citizen
soldier and general.
have had the pleasure Of an acquaintance in'ma'e-
w. for many years with General Harrison, ana ever oo
sidered him a Of honor; one who sought 70 10
justice, and who always willing TO assist anu
III the condition Of those with whom ne was ae9'a,.
and associated aud know him TO be the h'e"u v w
oppressed aud injured. HosPiishy wtnoue , H..
household was ever ready to extend cnafy " "e seA
aud needy e
As soldier and an officer. can speak from an sc-
ouaiotaoee formed with ha as such, That shsi ever
he proud Of served under hun III the campaign %
1911. upon the Wabash as Captain, aud shared WIN
HIM the danger in the action OF Tppecsnoen the night
on the 7th November, 1911 No one, on the march or
IN the return, did | hear murmur complaint oil the
Generals conduct He possessed the confidence, and
wss the PRIDE OF the army his absence, even Tor one
day, felt by the army.
/ have thought. and still think that few Generals
would have faced danger many points, as uenerai
Harrison did in the action Of liPpecanoe. wherever
the action was warnest, was General HARRISON TO DO
found and heard encouraging and cheering the omeeis
and soldiers HIS hunanity-hls attention ana MS
care of tho wounded after the action, from the battle
ground 10 the hospital in Vncennes was that OF oehe-
Yoent Christian. and evidence oil the goodness OF
his heart. cannot hit say that ! consider ue1e'a
Harsons conduct IN the campaign, aud IA 'he acton
OF Tppcc anoe unexce plionsbe, as soldier anu as
General and will be so considered by every soldier and
officer Of the United States, when correctly informed
VINO was friend to the late war. an enemy to Indian
warfare, and who returned from the army with clean
hands. l am SIR, yours, &c. r
THOMAS SCOTT
Moses Dawson's life Of General Harrison, p 22S
So much for the charge that the army was
taken by surprise, and The troops massacred
through The incapacity and unoiiicer-ike con-
duct OF the commanding General
And now, on these solid historical GROUNDS
NAV not with the utmost confidence, rest the
whole question as to the far-famed battle Of Up
pecanoe Have | not, or rather has not his
tory, met and confuted every charge against
the fame Of General Harrison Has At not
been shown that he could not have fought ear
lier7 That he chose the ground OF his en-
campment on the report Of his own staff OIL
GERS! That he was on the alert and unde-
ceivedl That the army was prepared
That the attack was met with unparal-
leled CELEBRITY! That the battle was fought
with determined valor, and, though 1t was
a bloody one to our own troops, that IT
was no less fatal TO the savage foe II these
things can be proved by historical documents,
they have been proved Let il be remem-
bered that in thus repelling the base assault
On the fair fame of brave and illustrous
man, ! am no. speaking as politician. No,
sir. there is higher and nobler feeling than
that Of mere party zeal: il is feeling which
comes home 10 the breast Of every American,
yes, Of every honorable and honest man, when
he hears the attempt to malign and destroy by
SANDER name connected with the brightest
pages of our couniry's annals. Why, sir, II
the name Of the veriest enemy have on the
face of the earth were thus linked and en-
twined and identified with the military glory
iaurefs, and | should hold myself to be a
wretch unworthy Of the name OF a man, could
/, for the sake Of gratifying personal resent
ment, or political party purposes, thus sacri-
fee the honor Of the land that gave me BIRTH
Such was the battle, and what were its con-
sequences Let the gentleman ask Ohio
let him ask Indiana-let him inquire of Hi
pois nay, of the whole West. The effect
OF the battle was, at one blow, to put an end
to the war in that section-to give quietness
and security to that entire frontier.
Sir, how WINS General Harrison received
whea ne returned from that campaign The
gentleman charges him with being the cause
OF the havoc OF his soldiery, and of sacri-
fcing. through his imbecil'ty, some Of the
best blood Of Kentucky. Let US see what
Kentucky herself thought of that matter. Let
me read to the gentleman resolution adopt
ed by both branches Of the Legislature of
Kentucky, on the 7th Of January, 1912:
Resoired, BY the Senate and House Of Represents
tlves Of the State OF Kentucky, in the late campaign
agains, The Indians upon The Wabash Gov William
Henry Harrison has behaved like hero, patriot and
general and that for his cool, deliberate skiful and
gallant conduct In The battle Of Tlppecanoe he well
deserves the thanks of his Country and his ma
ton"
This does not sound much like the indig-
nation of State whose best blood had been
wantonly thrown away through the incapacity
OF an incompetent officer. And, in further
confirmation of the feeling expressed in these
resolutions, refer to fact, which is in itself,
the most complete and ananswerable re!uta-
ton which any man could conceive, Of the
base and unfounded Islander which has now
been revived. When Kentucky raised
volunteer force TO 60 upon the lines, and de-
fend country, meDaced by the British force,
she placed Harrison, though not citizen of
Kentucky, at its head as the first military
man in the West. And mark the following
testimonial Of Mr.. Madison:
JAMES AnIsox in his ,na...o. - r.......