Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-10-01

/" in his message to Congress, in Sep
tcmber 1914, President MADISON in sum
ming up the events Of tho war, with a
view to show that they had been honor
able TO the American army, does not
srea ailtsde to the operations OF Gen.
Harrison ON the Western Ir"niier.--
From this official record made at the
time, and whist the country was still
bleeding at every pore, and evidently
dcsig ned 10 arouse and sus, ain the spirit
and energies OF tho nation, il cannot be
discovered that there was any such OIL
Ger as General Harrison in the field
The President of the United States pas.
ses ovci in silence all his operations, and
seems disposed to throw the mantle oi
oblivion over both his deeds and his name
To Justify this statement, We make an
extract from his message :" and then
the globe quotes from the message, the
names and heroic deeds of Brown, Scott f,
Gaines, aud Of Jackson, and says "Nl'.
Madison appears to have thought that
the best recommendation OF Harrison,
aud his retreatiug achievements, was Ia
silently permit his name aud his deeds
10 pass away into forgeiiulnoss, leaving
a blank in the page OF history"
Now, the editor of the Globe knew,
when he published this, that Harrison
victory took place in 1918, the year
previous, and that ALL the victories oil
that year by land or sea were reviewed
IN The message of December Of that year,
mol one of them being alluded 10 IN the
nmssagc of 1914. The President posied d
up all the victories 0i each year ia his
annual message, and is silent about them
IN the subsequent years |; and WIN
speaking of Harrison, 10 December, 1918
he. says, " The success on Lake Erie
having opened a passage Ia the territory
of the enemy, the officer commanding
the North Western army transferred the
war ihiher, aud rapidly pursuing the
hostile troops fleeing with their savage
associates, forced d general action, which
qnickly terminated in the capture Of the
British, nnd dispersion Of tho savage
force. The report is signally honorable
10 Major Gen. Harrison, by whose mill
tary talents it was p'opared," &c
And again-" The effect of these sue
cesscs, (Perry's and Harrison's,) has
been to rescue the inhabitants Of Nlichi-
gan from oppresson--to ALLEVIATE the
savagcs Of numerous tribes from the en-
emy---and TO relieve an extensive coun-
Try from merciless warfare which des-
oIatcd its frontier" This is Mr.. Aladi-
sons opinion OF Gen. larrison's scrvi.
ces and does it look like "throwing
the mantle Of oblivion over both his name
nnd his deeds :" Is It "silently permit
ting his name and his deeds to pass away
into iorgetiulness, and leaving blank
in the page Of history ?''
Had MIR. Kendall, when he undertook
to cater for the Globe, fulfilled his pledge
Of defending the measures of the pres
ent Administration, and let the army -of {
the Northwest alone, the.. result of the
elections might have been different from
what now appears. In attacking the
military character Of General Harrison,
he appears like viper gnawing a file.
Those who knew the General and his
services during the war, h"wever rcluc-
tan, to engage in political strife, are now
ro''sed by their regard for his fame, and
for the honor of tho country, which is
identified with il, to come forward in his
defence. Their numbers too are receiv-
ing such accessions MS the chivalric
Col. Johnson, and Gen. Gaines, and
hosts CT others, who were proud to obey
his commands, and TO fight under his
banner.
And cheering must it be to every true
patriot, to behold such redeeming
spirit, and TO witness the total failure of
demagogues and hirclings to asperse the
iIlustrious Generals hard earned lame
Public opinion armed with truth, as with
the spear OF ltluriel, has touched their
foul Vaccinations, disclosing to the star
tied sense Of the universal people their
odnus and pOrtentous dclorrnity and
from The moth and the SOUTH the east
md the west, thronging mutItudes have
arisen in the aJcsiy of their strength,
ard girding up to the combat are resolv-
ed to redress n hero's wrongs, and to
cheer ihs evening of his days with the
highest honOrs that n grateful people
can bestow. Yours with great
respect and esteem,
USHER PARSONS