Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-13
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support oil the multitude What Is that re put alton
Is II great and commanding Not was formed
under disaster and lneilie,eney, criticism and re-
proaeh. 1t was sustained by certificates ESSAYS and
speeches, rather Than the sword"
have doubted whether II worth the labor
OF collecting testimony to prove the erroneous es.
inale winch the writer oi the above paragraph has
placed upon the military character Of General Han.
rlson. But rs his malitary reputation belongs rs
much To tho country MS IN himself. II is the patti
OTIS duty To protect II when II il assailcd. Ii the
evidence which shall be addueed should convince
the Senator OF tho injustice he had done the DIS
lingnIshed veteran II lie possesses The magnanmi-
~ winch his friends claim Tor him, he will expunge
the unjust charge from his address ITO the People
OF Gnlpepef, aud repair The wrong through the OF.
gan III which lie has disseminated IL.
onc oi Napoleon's most distinguished Generals
has sad, Ill Is certainly tue that continued sue
cess is the result at ability aud that the confidence
which results from 1t has talent Tor its ground
work Let US ny General Harrison by this test
Ills hrst success rs Commander Tppeca-
noe, which Mr.. Madison has adverled TO in his Mes
sage 10 Congress IN ISL
"Wmle II is deeply 10 b. lamenied that so many
valuable lives have been lost IN the actions which
took place on the oh ult, Congress will see with
satisfaction the doubtless spirit aud orlllude yiroi-
ousy displayed by every description OF troops en-
gagged, ms well AS the collected 6rmness which dsiln.
gulshcd their commander, on AN OCCASION requiring
The utmost exeflion OF valor and disc pine.n
And the Legislature OF kenlucl, adopted the fol
loving resolution IN DeCembef, 1911
"HesoiUcd That lntho late campaign against the
Indians on the Wabash, Gov. William Henry liar
rson has, in the opinion oil Tbs Legislature, behared
Like a hero, PARROT and general and that. lo,
has cOot deliberate conduct The iac battle oC I'm
peeanoc, cett deSerpeS the tedrmest thank OF The ma
tjan.
His victory at the Thames was SO brilliant, ,hs,
distinguished member FROM South Carolina pro-
nonnccd IT. on The floor of Congress, to be such LAS
would have secured 10 Roman General IN the
best days Of the RopublIc the houons OF triumph"
Mr. Madison thus spoke OF II in his message to
Congress;
This result is signay honorable 10 Major Gen
Harrison, by whose military talents performed"
Its elect lac continued 10 remark, "was To To-
lieye an extensive region Of country from a merc-
less warfare which desolaled the i,onlier, aud I'M.
posed on It's ctlzens the most harrassing service"
And reference 10 tins ltIuinph found Ia the
message OF the patriotic Governor Sndcr to,hc Lee
eislalule OF Pennsy wanna IL Dec. 1873, whose cx-
ulng language ~ as follows
"1he blessings" sad Spipn Snider, 'of thousands
Of ,comcn and children rescued from me mtaptag
KNIFE Of The ruthless Savage II hG rtiaefaess. and
from me stu more sduapc Proctor, REST ON HAIR
RISON and has gallant army"
II was then, tina, the cradle Governor Shelby of
Kentucky, who had served with General Harrison
who knew bin well. and whose judgment no one
will question, gave the following high Testimonial in
a letter to President Madison:
"Hnvlng served eampan with Gen Harrison
by which have been able 10 form some opinion of
his military talents, and capacity 10 command, feel
hesitation to declare to YOU that | believe him
be OF the first military CHI raclers ever knew:
aud in addition to this he is capable of making
grenter personal exerIions than any officer with
whom have ever scryed. | doubt not, but it
will, hereafter, be found. that the command of The
North Western Army and the VARIOUS duties at
lached TO II mas been one of the most arduous and
difficult tasks ever assigned to any officer in the u.
States: yet he sufmounted Hn
| will now ask the Senator's attention 10 the evil
dence OF another sklul taclielan whose opinion he
will be more likely respect than hat oil any whose
names | have introduced To his notice. Nor will
the venerable editor Of the Enquirer spurn This
testimony with contempt though he may refuse
publish il for The benefit of his readers. In the
spring OF 1914, proposition was made in Congress
TO create the Office OF Lieutenant General. Dlsas-
lers had attended upon the Niagara and
the St. Lawrence. No one doubted the vaor and
good conduct of the American sodles. but the
General was wanted to inspire them with conf
denee. General Harrison had been the most sue
cess(ul Of our communicable was, therefore,
nominated for this elevated office in the following
leryeut and patriotic language. After referring 10
various acts of gsanrry, which had won for our
troops the admiration Of the whole county. the
ter proceeds
:" On the Thames they were crowded with bril-
liant victory, because they bad HARRISON to
at Monrea, if Their commanders had Conducted
them to lis walls. Give officers but worthy OF
these men and 10 troops in the would would be a.
bic To vanish them.
"Whcre we TO meet with such n leader7 BY
what qualifications are we to know him when
see HIM lie must not merely be brave but bold,
enterprsing and deeisye--awa,s seeking an oppor.
tunity 10 strike at his enemy. lie must be as pru-
dent as he is braye-alHays seeking for inlorma-
lion to regulate the blow ; lie must be abstemious
in his habits too much devoted to The pleasures
Of the table, but his mind always devoted to the
exercise of arms. lie must have an Eagles eye fol-
ever on the watch, inspecting tho condition of
his camp and inducing every responsible officer To
attend to The discharge OF his duty. Solh aud in-
diligence must flee from his presence. His officers
respect and tear him. lie is ambitious If fame
but he studies best how TO deserve it, He is at
iached to arms-not so much because it is his bust
ness, as his pleasure.
III any should ask rlere such a man is 10 be
,aet scihl--we 10 the best OF our abilities"
IN The man chO has tedshed dudy Ac disaster Of De
troit; sho bad every thng to collect Tor a new
campaign, and who got every thing together; who
waded through n,orassos and snpms, and surmoun.
red the most '.frghHul climate IN the Union the
man icho neiUcr 10 be daupie1 by disaster, nor
difficulties, under any shape, by the skill Of the
hzed or the barbnrIiy Of savage foe /; The man rho
he hlarts Of he people By his spirit, The respect
of his officers BY his zeal, the love Of his army by
participation Of Their hardships-the man. " o was
finally trinmphant over llis enc NY SUCH A MAN
Is WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON"
1t will surprise lbs people OF Cupeper 10 be told,
that the foregoing Paragraphs were written by lin,
who publishes 10 the readers Of the Enquirer +.
that '',hc military reputation Of General Harrison
was formed under disaster and ineifciencv cIiIi-
cism aud reproach." But circumstances have
chauced s'Ihe old General Of Tinnec,no.n il