The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-11-05
INTERESTING CORRESPOND
ENCE


ENCE.
10 the Biography Of Gan. Harrison
Says ihr Baltimore AmeEicsnl IL 10 sra
Ted that 81 the eelehrsied conferences held
beiseen him and Tseumseh inllsI0. "a
Methodist preacher bv the name Of Win
ans behaved wilh gsllsnlry in svzing q
muskel and standing In defence OF the %.
dies. when On instant stisek wss snlici.
psfed from the savsges." Mr. Levi q.
Harris, Of Raymond. Mississippi. al.
dressed . letter 20 The Rev. William
Winsns Of The same state. requesting 20
know IL he we're the elergsaaq alluded
20 in the slssement--snd ssking n The
same time his opinion Of Gen. Hsrison's
character. &r.
Mr.. Winans 10 wsll known % . Me-
ihodisi Minister 81 great eioquence and
ability, primitive in his manners. and en-.
srgeiic IN character. He vas member
Of the General Conference OF the Metho
dis, Episcopal chursh which sal in this
city last Spring. and was distinguished
among The many able men in that body.
We have room Tor some extracts osly
from this letter. in reply 10 The inierrogs.
tories Of Harris. lie says:
E" am the winans spoken of in the
Biography OF Gen. Wm. n. Harrison. a.
pressn, ON the occasion abosc referred 10
! vas. during the year 1910. travelling -
. Methods, isinefsnt preacher. on the
circui, which embraced the town OF Vim
cennes-tha place Of General. then Co
vernon, Harrison's residence. At the
tine Of the conference or council men
toned in your inquiry, was enjoying
ss oI1sn did. the hospitality OF The Go.
vernon. The es~ncl vss held in his
yard. not more ihsr 6f'y yards fr-m HE
door. The number Of Insisns belong.
ing 10 the party of Tseumssh vas sixly
or setenly: aud there we're from City 10
.ixIy, whose party had no, been openly
taken; though lntle doua, wss entertained
tha, most Of them would jnin that Chief.
10 case Of collision bsi~een him aud the
| whites.
"In the course of discnssisn. Tecum
sch. who. as we'll a. the rect Of the Indians.
wss seated upon the ground. sprsng To
hrs feet. and angrily pronounced GENT
Harrison a liar. or what he had jus, said
a he. The Indians al his party follow
ed this movement of their chief; and, by
tone and gesture, indicated q hostile pur.
pose. Nearly all these Indians were
armed for close conflict whereas, not
more than about twenty of The phiies
had any SCR, Of arms. was standing a.
the back ol General Gibson, secretary Of
the Territory. who had been some twenty
years q prisoner among the Shawnee In.
dams, and who, consequently. knew their
manners well; aud heard him say 10 Lieut..
Jennings. e." Have your men" (slluding to
q Serpeani's command who we're then On
guard Have your men tesdy--shere is
danger"
"Abou, the same instant. The Govern
or rose. land babe the Interpreter tell Te-
cumseh that " The council was dissolved:
Tor lie would sit no longer With such a
scoundrrl." AL believed that there was
= probability of an attack from the Ind.
ans, and | have now no doub, there
would have been. had no, the position oil
Tecumseh aud the other Chiefs been
such " ilh relation TO the sergeanrs guard,
} no to render il almos, certain ths. they
would fsll in the ONSET. No man could
have acted with more cool. deliberate bra
very.,han did Governor Harrison on This
, trying occasion. lspent the evening and
, nigh, of this dreadful day in his family;
; and through the Indians were encsmp
ed within hall mile Of the house, there
was no, 10 him, during The whole time
, the slightest indication Of want of cour
age. though there was proyident and ja
dicious care taken To be ready for nigh
E a,,sck, should one have been made by The
. Indians. as was apprehendsd would be Tho
' case"
! He goes on to say OF Gen. Harrison
Q Thirty years ago. I considered hia
!, equ.I To any public man Of his years
!. aud his public conduc. since. both in III,
g camp, and in The senate, has satisfied M
. that my opinion was we'll founded. !
). will be difficult, think, TO fix upon an!
J. individual. Who during The last forty year
!, hiss counssllsd nors sissiy; scssd NOR