The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-16
POLITICAL.
From the Globe.
MORE CERTIFICATES TO MAKE
HARRISON A GENERAL.

HARRISON A GENERAL.
ASHER RoBnrNs. Of Rhode Island, an old
, blue ligl, Fedc,alisr, has called ont certificate
from DR.. UsBER PARsons, who undertakes
10 give HARRIsoN ths oredl, Of planning tbs
campaign which elded in the battle OF tho
Thames; aud he begins BY assuming that "he
fleet under Com. PgRsY ,coS created al Ike re-
commendation IF IlAnRIsoN."
Now The truth is. that General ARMsrnoso,
in 1879, IN a letter to EUsTIs, Secretary al
! Wa, insisted upon the command Of the lakes,
as preliminary to all our movements on the
Northeastern border; aud If his advice had
been followed, II would have saved the vast s1-
pense Of blood aud treasure incurred in tho first
disastrous campaigns OF HARRIsox. As soon
~ AsnsTRoNG took the comm,nd Of tho War
Department, he insisted on his plan Of getting
command Of tho lskcs-rsfGsed TO listen To
liARRisoN's ssheinc Of going round the head
of the lake, through the swanps, To invad-
CanaJa--told him that lic had provided The
means OF getting command of Lake Erie--in
word reversed his whole plan, providing vans
cquppng The fleet al Erie under PERRY. We
give b"low UARRIso.'s remonsirance zgainst
Gen. AgMsrkoSG's plan of The campaign, and
urging his own; aud The Secretary persmp-
io,y answer, ordering the execution Of II in the
n,oie laid down in his Instruction.; aud yet
HARs,soN', pdr,i,ans seuiiy against his own
lelI,r re ,p,he The plan OF the campaign he
opposed
We make extracts Of 80 much ol the cores
pondence Of IlAHKIsoN aud The Secretary
proves the new arogatiou that tho former
planned the campaicY, To be utterly false. il
mas be that the TACT of his being controlled
by General AEMsrnoSG to pursue a plan OPP
posed to his o~n operated on HAERIsoS 10
prevent his making the proper sxerlen to save
the transports and stores at Clravland and PEs-
sY's feet, which owed their preseraisn alone
Ia the heroisln of CEoGnAs:
Extract from a letter from Gen. drmStroas 10
EaStiS Secretary of Wdr.
"REp HOOK. Jan. 9, 1919.
18th. Resting. ~ Tho line Of Canadian do
fence does in ifs whole extent, on nWigahls
Likes and rivers, no Tine should be lost n ssi-
ting a naval asccndeDry oD both, Tor cdtcls p6-
ribus, the b.lligs,ant who is the first to obisis
this advantage. will (miracles excepted) win the
game. Whrthcr the commercial craft, at pies-
rut employed on these waters, can be made use
fnl Tor the purpose. DO NOT know among the
sac.s. now assembled at Washington. you eau.
s.i fsii TO lind some one who can answer the
question.
Lsd,r from Hoyy,son 10 the Secretary Of Hdr.
flE.D-qUAKTERs. Cbiicorhe.
March, IL, 1913.
Sir, Tho known cannon of your,barscter isa
sufficient security for my receiving your pardo"
frr the liberty take in nciing otjocfioHs 70 He
plan of operations communicated IN ycHr letter
ofbs 5h Instant. lfihere is positive certain
" OF enr getting the command 81 Late Ere.
and having y regular force Of three ihcrsand
five hundred. or even three thousand well dist
rhusd men, the proposed plan Of setting out
from Cleveland, and landing on the northern
shore below Maiden. would. perhaps. he the
one bv which that place and its dependsneies
could be most easily redseed. l anu unsc.
ousDied with The extrnt Of the preparations