Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-10-22

pursuit OF Tecumseh aud Proctor. which ter.
minated IN the battle Of the Thames, October
Q, 1913, yet was assured by Gov. Shelby and
Commodore Perry, than whom, there never
orealled lruer, or more chiyalric spirits, that
Harrison proved himself 10 be an able Gen.
eraI, without fear and without reproach."
IL IS true, that in the early part of the war
IN the fall and winter of I8l2-l3-I felt, and
Expressed freely The apprehension, tina, Harri.
son possessed TOO much Of The milk Of human
kindness, and too much caution in his move,
menls, for an efficient United States Comman.
Ider-ln-Chlef. | was strongly inclined to blame
INN lor.not sustaining the gallant army head.
by our esteemed Winchester, defeated at the
RIVer Ralson; and for not controlling and saw
ing the brave Dudley and his regiment on the
9th of Nay at Fort Meigs. But careful in.
vestIgation olthc circumstances that surroun
ded him convinced me, that his discipline, tho
mild and paternal, was strictly conformabe to
our military law; and without great caution,
such as put it out Of his power 10 reinforce
Winchester, or 10 save Dudley, the principal
part OF his dsposable force would probably
have been sacrificed, in these, or in other una
vaiIing' efforts 10 bring the War in the North
west 10 speedy termination by great battle;
when, at any time before Perry's victory, q
great battle lost by General Harrison would
have exposed TO almost certain massacre hun.
dreds OF families, on hundreds of miles OF
frontier more difficult to defend than any other
part OF the national frontier, not excepting that
of Florida. A frontier, where, from the great
depth of rich soil and muddy roads, forced
march Of a few successive days, flenlresulted
in loss of effective strength nearly equal to
that of a well fought battle.
have often admitted, what could not now
conceal without fragrant injustice 10 The SLAM
dered patriot, that learned, in 1913, from Gen.
Harrison, the best lessons had ever learned
in the art OF war against a savage foe; lessons
precisely such as IN 1918 | found General
Jackson zealously employed in teaching to his
volunteers in the first Seminole war TO these
lessons, and more especially TO that terrible
theatre Of savage and British war, am ndebt-
ed for the first impressions Of my system of ma
tonal defence by Rail Roads and Floating
Batteries. With a rail road from Cincinnati
to;Fort Meigs, with another from Pittsburgh TO
CleaveIand and Sandusky, Gen. Harrison
would have triumphcd over the British and In
dams at one tenth part ofthe expense Of life
and money which attended his operations with
out such roads.
In the expression of my admiration Of Har~
rlson as military commander, am by no
means disposed to compare him with Washing
ton or Napolcon-who stand alone, unrivaled
in the history of their respective countries
Compared with these extraordinary men we
can boast of no great Generals Nor shall we
probably ever see such men in our country,
until we see our principal seaports in the hands
OF Foreigners, which we may very soon be
obliged TO witness. That seven years war
against England, France and Russia, or civ>
il war, such as regned in France prior to the
advent Of Napoleon, would produce such men
as Washington and Napoleon, have no doubt.
But few months, or u year or two OF active
service, alternately against a savage and civ
ized foe, disregarding all the approved prin-
ciples Of the art OF war, can never produce
a great General, save only the great by COM
parison. Compa red with all The living Gener :
ais personally known 10 me, have no doubt
but that Harrison was, and is most highly quail
fled for the command ofa large army; and con-
sequently the greatest and the best Tor the Of
flee OF constitutional ommander-in-chef.
Ii is we'll known to all who know me well,
that have always deemed II wrong for any
man to be permitted 10 solicit or accept the Of
fee Of President Of the United States longer
than one term. ! desire the election Of Harrl-
son, not indeed because he has been nomna-
ted by an irresponsible body Of men calling
themselves National Convention OF Wings
convention unknown to the Constitution of
The IT, States, which sacred instrument con-
tains ample provision to enable the people and
the states 10 make an election according 10 the
law oil the land-bdt because believe him tol
be Wing in principle, as Washington and
Pendleton and Henry were-a Democratic
Wing; Tor his country against the world-bul
never for the purposes OF an lntolerant party.
/ wish him to be elected, because ne has pro-
ven himself to be an honest man, and TO pos
sess that high degree Of moral courage which
will prompt him 10 encounter any danger to
do his duty honestly and faithfully; and because
| am sure he does not possess that atroclous
ardhood-misnamed courage--which would
prompt him reckessly TO violate tho constItu-
ion. If he should be elected am convinced
he will appoint 10 office no man but such as
he shall be assured is honest and capable, ana
faithful to the constitution and Iaws--and am
equally sure he will remove none from ONCE
but such as he may find to have been lncompe-
tent, or such as we're appointed upon mere party
principles--and above all, he will do whatever
is lawful, necessa y and properto put the coun-
Try in a state Of defence, and afford effective
protection TO the frontier settlements, and prove
Sy his official acts, rather than by promises
that may be broken, that he will be the res
dent of the United States, and never the rresl'
dent ola party. =. II
Was Washington party man when no. 10