The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-24

~. Apk tie Soldlers VINO fought by ms side
whose hearts We're cheered by his vaIor, and ghC
were led to triumph and to victory by his cour
age, and bravery, and skillgif Gen, Harrison
| was a coward; and they, sir, will tell you MOI
But Martin Van Burens 'Fofficial organ" still
hesltates not to proclaim Gen. Harrison "cow'
and, granny and a sFpetticoat hero"
| Gen. Upton, late of the U. s. Senate, from
the State of Indiana, who had served as am en-
sign IN the battle OF Tippecanoe, testifes in re
/ gard to Gen. Hanison's courage and behavior in
that engagement, in the following manner:
| 4 81 think him as brave a man as ever lived
no man could have behaved with more true
courage than he did. While the engagement
was hottest, and when the bullets flew thiclIest
he was to be seen speaking in his ordinary tone
and giving commands with the greatest preci
sion. The company to. which 1 belonged,' said
! General Upton, fwent into action eighty strong,
| and only twenty survived. The firing upon US
| was most tremendous. After the General had
made his arrangements for repelling the attack
OF the Indians at either point, he rode up to
| where was, and made the following inquiries:
! where's your Captainn 'He is dead, sir.'--
| Where is the first or second Lieutenant fThey
| are both dead was the reply. well, where is
| the Ensign" sHe stands before you, General.'
well, my brave fellow said Harrison, Ehold
your ground for five minutes longer, and all will
| be SAFE" In fifteen minutes the enemy was
repulsed on all sides; Upton CALAMITY led on
victory perched upon the American banner. g
| Gas an evidence of HarTison's GOODNESS in the
midst OF danger; General Upton stated that, at
/ the moment the conversation ended between HIM
sell and General Harrison, and as the horse on
| which was mounted his aid, the late General
Taylor, of Indiana, was in the act of turning, a
rifle ball pierced him through the body, and
brought him to the ground, catching his riders
leg under him. 1t was a favorite black horse of
! the Generals, and he exclaimed, eAh!is my gal.
liant old black gone! Well, rise and mount again,
for we have no tins to mourn the loss OF horse
when SO many brave ones are exposed to SINH
lar fate2-and, having remounted his aid, he
dashed into the midst of the danger In a few
minutes the battle was ever p r
Notwithstanding the statement OF Gen. Tip
ton, Martin Van Bufenis EEo6iciaI organ" con-
tlnues to connect the name oil General Harrison
with "cosoard," "gra,any," and fpetticoat hero"
MIR. Will, OF Ross county, Ohio, in relation to
the battle of the Miami Rapids, states az follows:
"That he had been :; salater under Wayne;
that OF Captain in the regular service 1t was
at the battle of the Miami Rapids that he irst
saw General Harrison, He Was then the aid of
General Wayne. He saw the youthful Harrison
in tie hardest, the hottest, and the tioigest OF
the tight, | was shat through the body. | fell,
aud was for some time unable to get up. I sue
ceeded, however, after great difficulty, in strug-
Cling to my feet. Just at this moment Harrison
came up to me, and exclaimed, fSoldier3 why
! aye yau not hghting with your company?' The
| blood was then gushing out Of my shoes. l in
| formed him of my situation, and he rushed on
| into the worst dangers of the fight. Some de-
nounce him as q coward. e is base Islander
spon good and q biaye man. | know and feel
what / am saying. He was brave man, and
better officer never saw"
still Martin Van Burens 'to6icial organ" cries
aloud EEco,card," granny" "petticoat hero"
Joseph LoraRger, respectable citizen Of
Monroe, Michigan, gives hs testimony IN favor
as fiGllnwsi
and when hear those who were in their cradles
at the time, fleeing from danger, 'stigmatize
him a 'coragG,, feel bound no longer to re-
main silent, but to tell my fellow-citizens what
! | know. Twas near him when General Proctor
demanded the surrender Of the Eq4t, and Iheard
| General Harrison say that he aeoald neoer sur
gendeqke a0o,.id die in ats defence rather than
gtue up the Fort; and he called upon all his sub
ordinate officers to- join in his resolution; and
that, ifhs DID fal, to Meier giee up the conflict
| Stimulated by the irmness of their General,
| whom every officer and soldier in the fort loved
for his amiable qualities and unfinching bravery,
Gl, 2ssosDea 10 die rather than to dSh0qio,. their
country By a surrender You know, fellow-ci-
tizens, the result. BY his untiring perseverance,
by his late and early attention to duty, ky his
constant encouragement Of the private soldier by
his own exampleJ and by his EXTRAORDINARY skill,
prudence, and bravery, as commander, the ene=
my wer repulsed, and the flag OF their beloved
| country waved in triumph over the fort which
General Harrison and his brave companions SO
CALAMITY defended"
Bat Martin Van Buren's eso6fcial o,ga,.' pro-
| claims General Harrison sec0tcard" a feg1aa,
n.y." and 'spetticoat hesop
| The following extracts of letter from the
hero of Bgoaonstoson, Cen James Mailer, afford
| additional evidence of the Ebravery, skill, and
| Judgment" of Gen. HARRISON. At the time of
the battle of Tinpecanoe, Gen. Miller was at
Fort Harrison, about seventy miles up the Wa
| bash. He says:-
s'Although was not in the battle, still took
great interest in It'll had much conversation with
all the officers on their return, and made every
| inquiry | could think of respecting their move
| ments and encampments, the attack and delence,
and the operations Of the battle throughout; and
| made up my mind, unhesitatinglY, that the
campaign had been conducted with great brave
ry, skill, and Judgment, and that nothing was
left undone that could be done, consistently with
the Generals express orders from the War De-
| partment, which | saw and read. Nor have
| ever known or heard of any act of his which has
in the least degree, altered the opinion | then
formed Of him., will add, that il | ever had
| any military skill, am more indebted for it to
| Gen. Harrison than to any other man,
eeIn those days never heard that Gen Hari-
son was coward, or were petticoats.p
s'To conclude, freely express my opinion, af-
ter following him through all his civil and mill
tary career, after living with him in his family
more than six months, that Gen. William Henry
Harrison Is as free from stain or blemish as it
| falls to the lot of man to be-"
This is the testimony of as brave an officer as
ever welded sword; of the officer who, at the
battle of Lundy's Lane, gave tie memorable re-
| ply, s'IH tay,n to Gen. Brown, when the latter
inquired, if Miller could dislodge the British ar
tillery from their commanding position, and forth
with accomplished his purpose by the aid OF his
favorite weapon, the hayonet
And yet Martin Van Buren's stoficial organ
calls Harrison a Coward" ssgranny," and
sspetticoat heron
The following general, field, and staff officers
Of the Northwestern Army, gave to the world
their testimonial in writing, in which they ex-