Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-28

been compelled TO resort 10 "eeai6eaies." TO vim
dioa'e his hard earned fme, II is because nameles
slanderers have endeavored 6leh from him his
name, and 10 transfer TO others the merit of his illus
rious seIions.
"for Envy wil Merit. a. II. shade. pursuc
"Bat Ike the shadow proves the substance True
II Cassins, throw ATM og Stranger. charged
with felony OF which he was innoeeot, would he
rot sndeasof 10 prove by the certificates Of his neigh
bors, that he had horne good character among
iheml And would he be deemed less honcsi. be-
cause those neig hburs certified the integrity Of his
character Surely not. Ii would be strange. in
deed, lien, II, when eaiumnies anoai by sly
aud concealed ass1ssns. against Gen. Harrison. the
"eeri'heaies' OF his officers, WHO eye-wtuesses
F Of the facis, relahnR those cslumnies. should be
deemed evidence OF their ruth. Bot tbs spc-
enleu Of The logic Of Cassius. II he be as uJcu-
loasly feeble at the bar. lac would be but poor
advocate To offend an innocent client charged
with crime since tire esculfatoty evidence Of his
Own WITNESSES would, by his reasoning. prove
his clients guilt
We do MOI intend 10 reply to the poet,eai land ex
ceediuely ludiefous) desean, upon The spontane-
Gus" character Of military fame-We have higher
objects IN view dian 10 usr Cassas as food for our
thar The tongue Of calumoy and teiraetionn can
oeser successfully as,ail Gen. Ilafri,on's m,aary
character Ltke pure gold. the note il is rubbed
The brighter Il viii SHINE. Without farther preface
proceed 10 tie proofs; and we shall not Jump as
Cass,us has done from point to another but IKE
bfitsf GeaerH. shall confne ourselves to SIN
gle position uudl we have afisto hn Fl ,ul That. and
lh.n 10 another, and On, uuul we have followed
Tim through all b,. ealulppies
Tat BARN, O., g.,pprc,va,
G,Ss8us ASSERTS tl..t Ciep u,,,,s,,, ~, .t, . r
,t,.,.,z.,.,.l III.
'.''' '"'''"' 'i'''' ." "''' ote'hion. MAX he
does al say lie bus hand s0-of Than lie Jcliercs
so--of tb4' he has frid so. IN Dnnsan's asj Ga.
~ speec g; but lie tells Us that 0, Is 60. Well.
what arr ,bey We t,tc them up in erlsf.
!. Iie h1s' -, lha ll4lt'san allowed the Indians
10 eelcrl bi4 enc 4mpmenf on The n5,tI ,f the hat,
lie Tb.ttb,s ,l.,,.... 81. 81 49,, -,
I'" ~ ''' ''A-
"ino"5 u 'he o's''s 'se'eei'd ihe ground them
selves Hea' II 9rtsoa reached the vicinity Of To-
cumseI's camp IN the 9Th Of November Isll, and
arpi t,y, Of hi. n0irets Col W lilo, 1t.,
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''' Up on" oo"h
he ctefh until thty Should find suitable place fof
the enramrmcnt. One Of these oficets in reference
"a fbi, ,e,y f,lsebooa s,,s.
ne SP9t 10 eue3nPmeht was selected by Colo
te 'aff W -, 'pr "y9f 10 Coonel
:. IL - ~" -, ~ e "e'e directed by General
orerk un,i No shnuld find snya 81 '9u ue"n me
campncnt la shout time we d,scoyerclih rho ,l,co
on winch the army enc lmped, aud 10 which il was
Iop""e''Tu y US mo 'nlimalon was given by the
no, could cy no.si,y h,na snoo,p enosnP 'heiei
would encanap until il TOOK its .osIion' '''
at has ever been my belief thai The position we
e"l'e" was 'e pest 'ha could be found any where
we,c ol ihe s,,3e on,,, W. III - w o'"'vts
Wabash above the town. but am certain that ,hcre
was no poslhon oelow 1t that Was eligible Tor en-
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cal s,.u....f.,.,t 9
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having an, knowlc1e =, ,,a NY
ted, rs fat respects the selection Of the encso,n.
m nt oi tie army under the command Of General
y us " III oinectsi bur having carefully
40 hesitation ~ ~, 80. history have
slautally correct snd that in m, on,p,en The o,a,4
on winch tie aro,y e,c,,,tsd ,,n,tsa S,o"''
'sn'-gs' OF wood water, sod a defeasblc POI
n tbs, - ~ ~ sa '"sp soY oneI ground
W4bssh uas wholly upfi-yhe b,"tlsnd hsi, ,'e
t11s q salef, spd The interval Tor bottom land a. il
s@#s'l beng n''hout wood aud incapable Of beng
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