Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-11

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va ,lopt he defence which was made nv Tie
sSiu san nnaer my command bat desire no plIudj,.
L;rb are bestowed upon me at the expense Of Gen.
ersl HARRISON - o.,;....o.i ~.
rank 10 he army entitled me - i aud on every
., accession received his marked attention
pr f.t t.r warmest attachment for him as p man
W. my confidence in him rs able commander re-
a ufslaken. feel every assurance that he
III =, all tines do ne ample justice and nothing
o,ld rive more pain Han TO see lis enemies
7r upon this occasion To deal out their urfiicndly
si;nesand acrimonious sliLe: and as long he
n,;nues las in my humble OPINION he has hither-
~ JonrA 10 make the wisesl arrangements and most
;I,cions disposition which the forces rndcr his
,ommand will justly, shall not hesiaie 10 unite
Iii, the army heslom ing upon him that confidence
wb,ch he so richly merits. and which has upon no
ccAsion beer Withheld.
..yourlrend. GEORGE CROGHAN,
.Mai 9Th Inf, Commanding Lower Sandusky."
Does this testimony satisfy Cassus that he has
dome Gen. Harrison gross injustice in The version
which be has given ofthe defence of For Sandusky 7
lit does not. viii call other Witnesses, comprising
the leading officers Of his army, and the ftst sigma.
,ure TO which is that of Lewis Cass late Secretary Of
War, and now Minister nj Paris:
CLOVER SENECA Town, August 10. 1873
1.-THE undersigned being The general, field and
I uan officers with that portion OF Tie norhN esttrn
/ ru,y under The immediate command II General
,Iarrison, lave obs ryed, N'h regret and surprise
that charges, as IL proper in The form in the sub
stance. have been made against the conduct OF Gen
eral Ualiisou during lie recent investment Of Low
er Sanduslv.
.Cu review Of the course then adopted. are
decidedly OF the opinion that il Dictated by
military wisdom, aud by due regard 10 our own cir
cumsances and to The situation of The enemy. The
reasons for tins opnnn II Is evidently II proper
to give but we hold ourselves ready at IA future pc
nod, and when otLer circumstances all have In.
lewened. 10 satisfy every of correctness who
is anxious 10 investigate. and wiling 10 receive
the truth Aud with a ready atquiestence beyond
the claims Of military duty, We are prcpar-
ed TO obey a General whose measures meet our
most deliberate appreciation, aud meft that Of
his country.
LEWIS CAss. Brgadier General L. s. Army.
SAMUEL WELLS, Col l7lh Reg. L. 5. Inanuy.
THos. d. OwINGs Col 23Ih Reg. L. $. Infantry.
GEORGE PAUL., Cel#l7lh Reg. L. $. Infantry.
J. G. BAHrLETT, Col. QnarermaSter General.
JAMES Y. BALL. Lieutenant Colonel.
ROBERT MoRRIsoN. Licuenant Colonel.
Gro. T ID. NJ ,i'r 10Th Reg. L. 5. ltfaniry.
Wm. TnlGG, NJ jur 25th Reg. u. 5. LGnuy.
JAS. SmlLEY Major 9Th Reg. L. S. lniaony
RID. GRAHAM, Major i7h Reg. L. 5. Infantry
GEO. CRoGnAN, Nip l7ih Reg L. S luf,n'ry.
l.. GUkILL, Major and Assistant Inspector Gcu'l
+. ID. WooD, Major Engineers"
So much Tor the aii.df oil Fou Slndushy.
2lly. Cassius tells that he defence OF Fort
Meigs was dis 'ingu.shcd bs no deeds Of daring, al
though Harrison had powerful farce = aud that lie
wasted "days, weeks aud months in likeness aud in
activity" How tiheuel is the PIC ule Of those
times presented by he faithful records of The past
records prepared for party purpose, bat written
with a single to The rvaijon Of the ttulh
Tor the contemplation Of future times! Then, il was
not nccessar, to pros rae gallant soldier for he
purpose OF maintaining in power ambitious asp-
rant and his coirupl paf zlns--.nd the men WHO
recorded The ga,rt deeds which illustrate our his.
tory had no motive to rarnsh lis reputation, and %
cast a mildcw breath upon his good name. What
did MeY say,
Soon after he cowa'dly, if not ticacherous surren-
ner Of De;toit by lull, Gen. Harrison. then Gover-
nor OF Indiana, was apnoin ed. by Gov Scott OF Ken.
tucby, bteta Major Geue,al Of he mlnia oC that
SateI-an event Unprecedented IN lie annals of Ihe
country. AID why ! Because public opinion iu
the West had already, with one voice, called upon
Harrison 10 assume the command OF tic army Of he
Northwest. WHY this signal manifestation of public
confidence in LIS military skill and personal bravcf
Who ever heaid Of people, themselves warIlke
as the people of Kentucky, ,urning their attention
spontaneously othe citizen Of another State as
their leader in "A ieat military enterprlze unless b,
his previous conduct, he had exhibited qualities cal
cuaed inspire confidence in his capacity and his
yalor! No And yet Gen. Harrison, though
residing in Indiana, placed at The head of The
kentucky militia, regardless Of the feelings Of the
many officers who we're superseded By this irregular
proceedufe-an act 50 contrary military discipline
and so offensive 10 military pride. that nothing tul
the emergency by which il WAS dictated could have
justified IL OF have soothrd he wounded feelings oil
the officers over whom he was thus placed. One oil
these officers (Grn Wiaches tl) did manifest some
clagrn; and Gen. Harrison consequently resigned
his commission and gave u pt the command 10 him. i u
the President (Mr. Madisoo) Immediately appoin. ed
Gen. Ii Il Brgader General IN The l.. s. Army, ant
gave him the chef command Of Tie Northwestern
troops, aud invested hun with discretionary powers
greater, says one Of his historians, "than had eve
been entrusted TO any officer since the Revolution
Gen. Harrison Immediately determined TO retrieve
turing that place. to in, ade Canada aud strike a
Maiden; ard With this view, lie placed hlmsc II at thu
head OF the ighl division, Gen. Tuprer at the heat
oil the centre, and Gen. Winchester at the head q
the left, all OF whom concentrate at the Ra
pids Of the Mau i. But the difficulty Of gettn!
supplies retarded The progress Of tie army; and il
the mean time, the whole plan Of the campaign wa
frustrated by Winchester ds Obedience Of orders