The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-09-04

ana your friends required OF ne as necessary 10
ienslale you IN the good opinion ofthe people and
OF The army? The chief, should have the conf
demo OF all (; and to insure that, signed address
es without reading them, because was told that
1t was necessary wrote letters approving through
out your conduct, and subject to your corrections,
without asking what they night be, because was
assured by members of your family that you your
self believed that on my expressions in relation to
you much depended. But of what did for you,
enough-of what you have done for me, there Is
nothing to be told. You have personally pledged
yourself to correct any false impressions that may
have been created by the publication of the two
works above mentioned in word, TO speak Of
all things in relation to the transactions in Sundus-
Ky as they deserve
We are told in NIcAfee's History, General ITar-
rison, discovering from the fire of the enemy that
bad nothing but ligh, artillery, which could make
no impression upon the work, let not IL moment
alarmed for the safety of the garrison, well know
ing that breach could not be effected, and that
without etlectng breach every attempt at escal-
AIDE could he successfully repellcd.' General Ilar-
rison, is this the fact Did you not, during the
whole Of the bonbardment of thrty-six hours,
evince more emotion than could have been induced
by beliefthat the garrison was not endangered?
Did you not, in the extremity of your apprehcn-
his own head wash my hands of it = And was
there one man of all your camp at Seneca (he
gallant Wood exceped) who believed that without
the most desperate resistance, the garrison could
prevail against the attacks of the enemy' Answer
these queries and fairly, ! demand it of You as
right, lflhe statement in NcAfee's book he cor
rect then where is the merit of the defence of sam
dusky State candidly the facts without eul0gium
on any ofus for each one who served there would
be Judged BY his works. Tell TO the world that,
when YOU fell back on Seneca, leaving, as gar
rison for Sandusky but so men, the works oflhe
place were neasurably dcfenceess-lhat the pick
cts which connected the block houses We're so
loosely planted, that the efforts Oft single man
could pull many of them up-lhat there was no
ditch about the work, nor any outward defence to
oppose an assailing iorce-that but few entrench-
ing too!s We're left behind, and those unwilling y
and to all this, that there was spared to us scarce
40 rounds of nusket cartridges per man, without
single prepared cartridge or one ounce of powder
for the only piece of artillery in the place. Then
state the appearance of the delences, on your com
ing down Immediately after the defeat and flight
of the enemy. The brave men who tOi'ed there
during ten days and nights TO put themselves in
posture of defence, are AS much entitled to credit
for it as they are deserving of praise for their gal
Having lrarg'd on these points as far as may
be due 10 the truth, would then have you speak
ofeyerv other circumstance in relation to the affair
of Sandushy (bolh anterior and Subsequently calcu-
lated to place it in its proper light. have been
told it already occupies lis proper place-that eve
~ thing in relation TO it is well understood and du
" appreciated Can you join in any expression OF
this kind Surely you cannot for you know too
well what was done on that frontier, and how
much Immediately around Sandusky, that has new
er come to light. fmy services have been duly ap
rated, then truly have been resting too content
precdly upon what | have done for M public en-
preston, conveying an assurance of the grateful
sense in which my services are held, has ever yet
reached me, You may say that received a sword
from the ladies of Chilicolhe, and that was also
brcycttcd by the President for the first feel
soldier ought to feel for sil which he should
prize as his life as for the latter, regard il as n
thing of no value, and not to he considered for
brcvets had been dealt out by the dozen, and Of
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Wy name was once before Congress for vote of
thanks, and It was rejected AS unworthy an ex-
preston of lis approbalion When was thus so
lnttering'y passed upon was Congress, in your o.
pinion, informed of all that had done in the
Northwest You will say that it was not. And
when AT II very recent period, too was compelled
by my necessities 10 ask place, and an unimpcr-
iHnt one, and found it difficult and vcyalious when
! had expected every thing the reverse, had not
II right TO believe that my claims TO preference
were considered but of the same rank with those
of every other applicant for office The world
knows that there was Il rcpuIsc of the enemy at
Lower Sandusky, but what further does it know
to enhance il above the most trivial at.
fair of the war; Does il know that | disobevcd |
rIa nt.,I a., |.
dlsobcdence saved YOUR army from prccipiiale
retreat, and perhaps the whole frontier from the |
incursions ola savage foe A council Of your
general and field officers decided upon the propri |
ETY. of falling back upon Upper Sandusky every
was made for prcclp'ate retreat, and
The signal of departure was to be given at the mo
nenl of my joining care not. Your order was
iisobeyed and YOU Were thus saved from the
Ola rcirognde step. The consequences
VI the repulse OF the enemy at Lower Sandusky
were, as YOU have long known, more important
han can be conceivedby any one unacquainied
with the topography Of the section Of our country
under the position of the opposing forces. How
You would have Jared had been captured, YOU
an best conjecture at all events, it did appear
hat, at the time, You believed the enemy more
han II match for you. And what would have
,ecn the consequences Of your defeat. A smoking
ronticr of more than five hundred miles in extent.
What saved the boats and the immense stores con-
enlraied ut cleveland under the direction Of Ma
or, now General Jesup' What also prevented a
omhined attack of land and naval forces upon the
leel of Commodore Perry ut Erie, at time when
Is destruction must have been certain My DISC
cdience Of your orders-ny subsequent defeat
nd repuse of the enemy at Sandusky. Gen
rector, on leaving Detroit in July, 1918, had no
iher object in view than the destruction Of the
eet Of Commodore Perry at Erie, and of the mil
larry stores and DO is at cleveland lie blrckaded
ot Meigs merely ms cover To his real intentions,
nd to afford him an opportunity of asceriaining ,
hat reiniorcements We're marching ont, that he
light be assured Of the safety of Detroit during his
bsence. Satisfied Of this, he left Fort Meigs
'ilh the force ofat least 900 men INDIANS includ-
d) in furherance of the grand objects Of the ex- ,
edition. On reaching the point ofcrossing, at the
nrance of Sandusky bar, his indian force refused !
go further on the lake without first taking the
alps aud p'under at Fort Sandusky General II
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