The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-08

GENERAL HARRISON FOUGHT MORE BATTLES
THAN ANY OTHER GENERAL DURING THE LAST
WAR; AND NEVER SUSTAINED DEFEAT This
undenable statement was repeated by Henry
Clay 10 the great gathering Of the People at
Nashville, and was answered by shouts OF en-
thusastic applause from many thousands Of
ireemen The Richmond Enquirer comments
most dlslngenuously on the part which the illus
trious Kentucky Senator bore on that occasion.
we give credit to the editor for trampling IN the
dust The miserable mputation against General
Harrson's courage, made by Blair, Kendall & Co.
although IL would have been eminently dis
credHdbie, had he done otherwise. But with
what face can he pretend 10 take exception To the
terms IN which the Kentucky Senator spoke of
the veteran hero, patriot, and statesman He
exclalms-" What shall we say OF the extrava-
giant compliment which Mr.. Clay pays TO Gen.
Harlson2' What shall you say? We nil
feH you. Look 10 your files of 1914
After censuring the conduct of some Of the
American officers, you, Mr.. Richie, said:
Brave as American troops have recently been, they
fought, they bled and but for unfortunate circunsan
ces, they would have conquered. Seek them where
you Will you find them brave heroic and enterprsing
In the walls of Detroit, they betrayed by Hull
On the banks Of the Raisin they snatched laurel in
spite OF the improyidence OF their General and the
SHOWS which surrounded them. On the heights Of
Queenstown, they won even the applause of most
teroclous enemy. At York and Fort George, they
performed deeds which did them honor, and would
have done more if they had been seconded by the
hvity of their leader. On the Thames they hare been
cronned by a brilliant pictory because they had a
HARRISON to lead them. New glores would have
encirclej them Montreal if their commanders had
conducted them to its wall Give officers but worthy
of these men, and no troops in the world would be
able to vanquish them.
Where are we to meet with such a eaderl BY
what qualifications to know him when we see
hint He must not be merely brave but bold enter
prislng, and decisive; always seeking opportunity
to strike at his enemy He must be as prudent he
is brave, always seeking for information to regulate
the blow lie must be abstemous in his habits, not
too much devoted to the pleasures of the table but
his mind always devoted to the exercise of arms lie
must have eagles eye forever the watch inspect
ing the condition Of his camp, and inducing every
responsible officer TO attend TO the discharge of his
duty Sloth and Incidence must flee from his pre-
His officers respect and fear him, while his
men love and fear him. He is ambitious of fame but
he studies how best to deserve it, lie is attached TO
arms not so much because it is his business his
pleasure.
I" If any one asks us where such man is to be met
with we answer, to the best of our oblities, in The
rho has mashed array the disasters Of Detroit,
nho had epery thing 10 collect for campaign,
and arlo got everything together whowaded through
and SHOWS, and surmounted tho most fright
full climate in the Union The man ioho tpas neither
to be daanted by disasters difficulties under any
shape, by the skill af the civilized the barbary OF
savage foe the man who won the hearts of the
people by his spirit the respect of his officers by his
Zeal the love of his army by participation of their
hardships; the man who was finally triumphant over
his enemy. Such man is WILLIAM HENRI y
HARRISON"