Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-08-20

than General JacESnll WIS W Een he Was WV .c''
President, and the Wings ilIcn coIIte:ded that
General Jackson was too old 10 be President
Gl llc Uned States.
The friends Of General Harrison have raised
il great hue and cry concerning 'ltc piil ol or.
ganiZins the militia. recommended hy Mr. Poir-
Se,t, Secretary ofWar. And vet strange I"
say, - similar piar was proposed Il: d advoral Il
!,y Gr, rraI Ilalrson himself! So much for
the mc.:' nii:cncra Harrison. or the dcnllrlt q!
Inc plan proposed, OF tie sincerity OF the
.ihigs.
Tho friends Of General Harrison, some years
ago cried oui ",edr. famine 0Ed ptSiaepte" " 'ali''
ar than military caicjfnin; and now they have
TAKEN I'M one who has no other mclit or claims
ri hIs country. And il history Is TO I've cred'-
led, tic course of General Harrison during tic
;a,c war was marked with ,rcakncss rather tllal'
cnergy. He resigned his commission i'll iSl1
and General Jackson appointed his successor
ii most fortunate appointment, Tor the ro!im'
try. LIT us examine General Harrlsnn'S Ml!i-
tary fame for Il nlument In ;he battle oi 1 p
I,ecanoc he was according his ndespn'ci.'
es to the War office, made the dupe ut the lE'
iians. At their instance lie crcanped "i'
ground un!avnrabp for his own army, and most
advantageous To The enemy Had no. the day
tawned as soon us il did. his whne army would
nave fallen. in all probablitr The victim "l lie
cuniseh ard his warriuis, WHO were NOT Hall
his strength in numbers. Aaain-'he fires OF
sriS camp were 50 imprnlnntly made as 10 give
the Indians fair aim ut his forces whist thn
Indians ..uuld not he seen al all! These arc
admissions made Ivy General Harrison nm
self. At the scge Of Fort Meies. th" only g1i'
liant achievement executed. seas pcIto'mea 0y
Col. Miller.
When the attack was madcon Fort Stept tcils
by the indians, Gen. Harrison ordered Col.
CrogIan. who had command OF The Fort, TO IL
bandon il TO the enemy as it could moi he de-
ie:.dcd Had Col Crosllan oheycd The orders
Of his chict, the whole Western frontier would
have been exposed To tie murdernns tonla-
hawk AID sea- aipng knife o.! the savages-thc
fleet ol Conllrodorc Perry OF Lake Erie would
have been captured in all human probability;
but Col. Crugiian, like Il hold and gallant young
oili: or, as he was, determined to defend tEc
Fort and disubry the orders of Gen. Harrison!
The Fort raS dcfrndcd aid n glorious victory
was achieved. liz the battle nt the Thames.
Col. JuIlllsun did all the fighting and won The
vicluiy and with his own hand killed Tecunl-
sch
The fricuis Of Gen. Harrison in S Carroll
ma, urge as an objection to MI Van Burrn, that
he caiuc into power pledged to carry ont tile
mc"sur,s of Gen. Jackson's Administration.
and lEa this includes, Of course, his 'Proc!a-
mat;on" and "ihc Force Bill" In this way
they attempt To show indirectly, that Mr. Van
Buren, approved entirely all The principles
cuutainnd III the Proclamation. will not ask
il this sort Of rcaSnnin" hc jair, but deny thai
=, al # -
linnins the principles of tho Proclamali"n.-
The cunlc$t which called !orb the PrUcIama-
iion bad passed over. and there were no meas
urcs l.ii relative 10 il BY Gen. Jackson, 10 BIZ
comIIrtrd b, his sl,"cessoi. The whole I,iS!o-
ry OF NIr Van Burens life proves him 10 be- a
STATE Flights man. and he has never Itt' rcd or
pnb.iSicd. to my ku wl"dge. any doctrimc vi
Il contrary tendency. But what does General
Harrison say relative 10 lhi- proclamailon!-
Have Southern Nuliiiicrs forgotten. nr arc they
unwilling to lcnemh"r tll" li.h and cxtrdr:,-
giant compliment paid Gen. Jackson 10y Grn.
Harrison lor this measure Of his AdmInisra-
ton! No. they have moi forgotten, but are
most unwilling 10 bear in remembrance. that
Zen. Harrison their candidate for the lreSi-
drury. said these measures would rebound
more 10 t:.c glory aud honor of Gen. jackson,
to be- preferred to Mr.. Van Bnrcn hy South
Carolina Nullifcrs. OH this score alone.
Ii is urged against Mr.. Van Burcn, that
his Administration has been an cylrava-
giant one. and yet the friends Of General
Harrison in Congress have voted for eve.
nv appropriations which has passed either
House; and Iiiry have been dpIicd in the
Senate, bv Mr.. Benton. tc put their finger
on one appropriation which they opposed.
In the same speech. Mr.. Benton charges
them with having issued false statements
as la tine expenditures nf The Government,
and shnws wherein lleir slatemcnls arc
false.
1t urged agains, Mr.. Van Buren,, that
he is from State which refuses To give
ur runaway negroes. when demanded by
Virginia. Bur we are moi told by rhase
WIN urge this objection, that the refusal
10 give up the ucErncs comes from the
friends of General Harrison, the Wings !;
AMI Whig Governor. Yes, Tho friends
of Mr.. Van Buren, in New York, the Dem
nrralic parry of New York, disappuve the
course pursued by Governor Seward and
the Wings. Ought not this fact alone II
show lis who our friends are, and who our
enemies arc
1t is urged against Mr.. Van Buren,, that
le is The nominee of General Jackson.-
Who was he, when elected President nrthe
Uuited States? Was lie NOT Vire Prcsi.
denr, the second officer in the Government!
and did G neral jackson appninr him To
that high office! or did The people, with
one accord, cIert him To preside over the
ScnaIe which had refused his nomination
to the Court of ST. james!
The measures of Mr.. Van Burcn's Ad-
minisIrarion have been more favorable TO
the South than those of any President tor
years past. flc is the most thorough 60
ing Stale ItisIIs Prcsid ut since Jefferson.
Al the North he is charged with being a
Northern mau with Southern feelings" ="
and they have there sacrificed him for his
Southern ieeliugs-And yet, strange To say;