The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-09-05

on the ground without trench or putISGde."
Who does not respond 10 the following
burst of indignation after this
"And this man would be thought Gen
eral And there are simpletons weak e.
Eought call him co1lSummate General ~
We shall hereafter give further extracts
from this History.
In the same battle, however--n massacre,
it has been called--there was one gallant
action the remembrance of which cannot
be lost even in Harrison's certificates and
the false LiveS of his interruptions biogra-
piers. We allude TO the onset Of Col.
John p. Boyd-the gallant Yankee, whose
determined regulars, saved the tOhole
army, from the almost fatal predicament in
to which, by Harrison's blindness and in
discretion had not room to work out its fa-
tai result-the folly of Harrison was arrss-
ted by the bravery Of Boyd.
We are told in Duane's Aurora, the lead
ing Democratic paper of the country, dur
ing the war, in an article published imme-
diately after this transaction, that Boyd's
g gallant band of Yankees formed the ral-
lying in point and stood the burnt of saw
age warfare"--that Boyd ' was the man
whose skill and GOODNESS sustained the A.
merican standard from reproach, and saved
the western frontier from savage foe, in
stigated by an enemy as savage and remorse-
less" The following extract of letter
written by the heroic Boyd himself, when
he found his claims sIighted, will tell out
the tale Itself;
kE"Or was it on tile plains Of Tsppe-
canoe that merited disgrace and neglt CT
On those plains where the commanding
General, against ney cypress adUiCe, trat8-
ted 10 the disSembted honesty Of Indians
and fell into their snare; where the saw
age war-cry burst upon the stiffness of the
midnight camp, and the discipline of un-
daunted regulars saved the existence of an
army? 1t was different inference drew
from the plaudits of the military, bestowed
upon me, and not upon their Generat.-
There was nothing like reproach in the
tones of their voices, when the Indian howl
was lost in the distance, ascrbing their safe
ty " TO those brave regulars" The thanks
of Territory, for preventing the desOa-
ton of frontier, had taught me to think,
on one occasion, at least, had not failed in
my duty. But to my government submit
the decision, if was mistaken; wish not
even the poor acknowledgement Of having
risked my life for my country; of aiming
at least, at her benefit, if should have fail
ed in promoting it.
With much consideration,
have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN p. BOYD.
Boston, January, 1910.
The Battle of the Thames is another of
the fields on which General Harrison gath
cred his well-earned laurels - And how :
Let the gallant Johnson speak. Recently,
at Wheeling, Va. Colonel Allen (wbo is
now travelling through Ohio with Colonel
Johnson) stated that "while Colonel and
his brother James were charging the Indi-
ans and British, under Tecumseh and Proc
tor, Gen, Harrison was mile in the rear"
This was Immediately pronounced BE"
by the British Wings, and Col. Johnson |
appealed to. He stated % that his friend
Allen was indeed mistaken; for General
Harrison was three miles instead of one,
in the rear" He continued, in reply to
the question, " Where was Harrison 2"
~ NOl hNOW; OlD NO
SEE HIM FROM THE TINE HE
STARTED TO THE REAR UNTIL |
THE BATTLE WAS OVER, WHEN |
HE CAME TO WHERE l WAS LY-
ING WOUNDED AT THE ROOT OF
A TREE"
The correction satisfied the Wings =
And yet, this man (HarrisOn) is called the
hsrO of the TH1n7eSi
The next " victory" for which Harrison,
and his friends for him, demand credit, is
the achievement at Fort Sandusky. Never,
in the history of any nation, was there
case, involving an amount of imbecility,
weakness, and treachery, equal to that ex.
hibited by Harrison on the occasion. We
have, at this present writing, a map of the
whole affair before us; and we could wish
that every man Of common sense were pres
ent 10 see and Judge for himself. general
Harrison lies at Fort Seneca, nine miles
distant from Fort Stephenson, ,Oih
force Of t,O0 thousand men, and yet does
not reinforce the gallant one hundred and
ffy under Colonel Croghan, then attacked
by three thousand British and Indians, at
Fort Stephenson He hears the Cannon
ading---he is certain that destruction must
fall upon the little ban4-and yet, though
distant but an hour and a halfs gallop from