Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-05-05
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"a%stHgton ~Sh Ft6TUdrY 1910
DEAR SIR'--Snce writing 10 YOU in answer
your letter of the l7h inst IL has occurred Ia me H.,
Pr'cPal object ofthe fschoods relative 10 General
Harrison, which have found propagation ON ts aoor
u 'ao Oho House otltePgesentatvos be to uaEe
the impression that he Is a cougyd and ,b,,,,cb 90,
90 mol slate n your letter, the cause assrneS be Ia.
sinDderers FOR his alleged absence fr te command
OF h's army ai the battle Of the Thames prcs,ne ~,
motive for IT less charitable than sheer eavxard,c.
Womb nave been imputed BY capable of snoh
misrepresentation Of ms conduct Duf Whale, or MAJ,
be the alleged inducement for the conduc, ,,r,I,y
10 him. toe relation ia which then strc ro hin, an,
my N owledge Of What MS actual conduct vns irnr
ses npnh me the DUTY have performed. of proDo1n-
Shg 'he charge False and trust you will pardon me
Of suggesting the prOpuety, ~ All approprate cccos;o
presents itself or he made in open session az A.
mandng OF the member Of your House. who made IN,
charge. the authority upon which Il was made Uh.
iLer from his own knowledge observation or rtou
The information 81 others and IT Iron The reprs,c,,,.
ton OF OILERS theIr names and residence The ORIG,
nal inventors Of the lalsehood ought 10 hoyo hal ,Io
advantage Of ali the celebrity IS calculated 10 1--WE
hem S''
On The subject Of General Harrison. per,on,I hr.v
cry, y u not very remarkable Il he i covnrJ Dr.,
none Of the gallant officers soldiers who served Mn
bin under General Wayne. or those Who lough, ,na.r
hs command az IippccanOe. at Fort Meirs and tbs
Thames, discovered bis cowafdicel and fh,t "a. A.
covcFy should have remained 10 be made hy some
scursy politician Of The present dty1 6r .,u yc,t,,
i
who served with hun, 90 under his command cas-, h..
ound 90 take The responsibility of charging him ,;h
cowufdice. In cunneSion with MS subject %. nit
ne 10 relate a fact which occurred ~ nv presenr.
and which Is calculated 10 give some idea Of the cb,r
1eicr Of General Hnrris1ns prOtsnscns D. rfopsss en-,
dsregaTd Of personal danger On the dav preceding
be battle 1T the Thames. when h.s army rrDrosch 4
he last righthand iofk Of the ri,er Called tbink
McGfcgor's lofk y General HARRISON accomqanied bv
Commodore Perry and biz 1ids deeaInp rode f,rvsr5
10 eHumIne the bridge which crossed the mouth If f.
stream. and which tho enemy bad partially des,rc ed.
md while viewing 90. several hsudred Indians fnd,r
/ he command OF Tecumsoh, learned oil er,y,rd.1
Nbo were concealed 90 some cabins called Chatham,
cod n ne bushes She Opposite side II h, sfresfr
csrptusuccd brisk FIRE uDon the liule psry in he
midst o. which Genera! Iiurrison was. Al hat mo
uent e suOuDiet company 81 Col. yabnsu,'. Req
! ncnt, commanded - Cspi Bsnjamin wsrGcid. who
now resides Boz he ncrhborhooJ OF Lexington In Ihis
State come or DE IRE II The Indians was ~ ere
as g. induce she gallant Perry o. eryo.iulaic
With General HafrsDu agginst NE oEG0srfe OF hs =
| son 10 such hfe. when good could result
BIT the General c0oiiy replied that he cous
he example d Tofrng from The Gre of IA
The srliIery cane op IN few minute =
IRE UPON the cabns about which
concealed. aaj Cspi tysrfsid eross
7auy upon de unber Of iho ord
hey ran of Respectfully. your
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