Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-08

this State, that speak in the mos, cheering terms
Georgia is moving in ono grand paIanS for Van Buren,
| and Democracy
Hhen sia1 re get to Tie truth. Hsiorg' This qurs.
tIna rises TO our lips when contemplate III"
that are now passing between Harrison and Ci,EIl.u
and HARRISON and Johnson The Columbus Journal IS
takes Cr"ghan task for his COM lauls-aud ca,a.
lerly asks, docs the galan, Colonel /, i,ad
Gen. Harrison accountable Tor all the histories Of the
war til" Northwestern frontier that have brcn writ
ten: : Ai-hat l. not the qurstiOnhn: II ~, whether
Gen. Harrison did not before they went to press,
and sanction McAicc's History OF the war, and Dnw-
sons biography Ii he did, how be rcconcil" h"ir
st"tcm,a,s with the facfs' That is tue question. Eaw-
son, who wrote the lie and is the Editor ii thr
Cincinnati Advertiser, SAYS on 2h August sour (my
relation of the transactions AT Fort Stephenson quot
ed from the history Of the war by McAire, to winch
th"rty referred by General llarrIson NV.
ing clear and succnct account OF the whole affair:
having other authority placed in hands, could
bnt use that which We had" THIS brings the charge,
home 10 Harrison. VIII he meet the Issue" not
Will he now do justice 10 Croghan2-alr. Dawson adds:
ain one Of his letters Colonel Croghan alludrs 10 n
supplement 10 work, in which it was promised that
all should be rectiiicd, and justice done him
and his gallant comrades OF such supplement ne
yer before heard, till saw his letters in the Globe
last Saturday"
| .7gain-about the battle of the Tbames-The "Na.
tional Portraits, Sd vol gvcs us the life Of General
! HARRISON prepared by Mr. Morgan Neville, of Gin
cnnati, under the eye donht Of Gen. Harrison
Speaking of the battle Of the Thames the hioGraphcr
says "I'he success Of the day is mainly attributable
the novel rxpedirn of charging through The British
lines with mounted Infantry The glory of originating
this manruvre belongs trc!uSirciy Ia Gen. Harrison
''rhis claim (says the writer in nniel must not be
considered in the least degree dcracting from the
merit of Col. Johnson by whom the mounted men
led 10 th" charge, and by whom the manGuvrr
successfully and CALAMITY executed Now, hat
says Col! Johnson In several OF his speeches III ONO
| he has liacy claimed this manuuvre as his own. In
| letter OF his published BY him the last Cnlumbl,
statesman, addressed nv him TO Gen. Armstrong, Dec
- l-:I he saws alt is due 10 truth te state, that
requested Gen. HtrriSOn to permit me to chGrgr and
knowing that had trained my for il during on
short service, he gave the order Did Gen. H. here
too claim the peacock $ feather:
T. We must leave the next number of the Enquirer
and part Of Tuesdays, t" the fortunes OF war w,
shall attend the charlottesville Convention and
to them ont. But our readers will scarcely lose any
thing during our absence; shall leave behind u:
some of the most interesting Communications we have
ever published. One of them is Correspondence be-
tween the Secretary of the Central Committee and MIR
Poinsct, in relation to the false statements Of Wm. G.
Rivcs Correspondent, ;. 5. Phelps oi Vermont; ana
10 a comparative view Of Mr. Poinsrs bill with Gen
Iiarrrsons propositions, and the provisions of the pre-
sen laws The Committee OF Fauqucr, and tn" rcck
less Representative of this District mot 10 speak I"
the National Inlcrencer the y. York Express, &c. J
have urged charges ararlst Mr. Van Buren, about his
Elizabeth City letter, which GU, To BE- false
they are ilf,rral. Mr.. Pousctt uncQuivocally says
E" did not arGuain Mr. Van Barren with til" demand
upo. me On linuar} ~ the Senate Committee tie
militia, nor with my reply. Had don" -, The b!l
would have hccn essentially modified TOR, when did
discuss the details with him, GttCr Il rGS SuhmHtd Ia
CongscSS IN he mo,th Of .rHrrh 0nShrcr IN rrsoa
,ioR If tie HOnSc IF Representatives., he oLprcSScd G0ubtS
to HE Co,Sit"to"ayof some IF its pr0risioms Gnd
certainty Sho"d MT lure prSEfcd m PrcScntng hosc
propositions TO Congress IN oppo>ition 10 has op'"io"S
His enemies would hang their .cry beads Tor shame for
the charges Of ca;i"n and cGGlroca'on they have
made against Mr. Van Barren, ii In" renzy Of party
spirit had no, pushed them beyond that point
We have in the second place before rs, ready for the
Press, a most powerful and detailed Exposition OF
"F,dcroi ldlSthOods tie E"iyCrt If Dctar"tionS,
prepared BIZ onr OF The abrs pens in the Union. ru the
public archives 1t viii clear this Administration from
The lrcd nf rituDrra'ion which has been cast upon
thu anirct oEpublc diluis. II the Opposition have
hurS 10 spare, ut them prepare iiirir last sntu
son ;ar tins drto.cd development. (which ills - pages.
IN" Dream, wEc;! !r,"ad Dan and lis friend Sr:n
Peterson cut such conspicuous h-rr", ~ excellent.
II j. vi; sud wisdom happily cnmhncG-and II uses mp
a Of argument, TRACED ny line VEN ofhumor,
III" weak but tartlncd speech Of DANIEL Webster az
Saratoga, assisted he by his friend South PATTI
son. who nalt farmer, half fisherman. Depend
upon IT, the old saving Of the Swedish C1aucror *
often true go my son, and 50" w'h how !t:!c Wis
dom I'll world is governed. II Mr.. Webster >hor!d
become the rrrht hand man Of w II. Harrison,
these two great civilians together will be very apt 10
verify the saying Webster viii grasp tn" lightning in
his hand but sad work Will this Jupiter Tonans Of the
Federal School ma Ike of 1t.