The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-10-08
GEN. scoTT's OPINION OF GEN.
HARRISON.
saralag. spriag.. Asg. .. Isao.

HAkRlSON.
saraiaga Springs. AUG. 70. 1880
Dear SIR: Your complimentary letter
Of the 10Th instant. ihVlIing me on The
parl of the Harrison Committee OF Cor
respondenre for Butler eounly. 70 wish
YOU. and be present 81 Convention in
Pillsburgh. has found me this place.
A tour through The Keystone Stale
wonld be highly interesting 10 me. bnI
my public duiies ~ dis lime forbid, end
oughl 10 add. that as an officer Of The
Federal Goyernmeni. | early prescribed
10 myself The rule 10 abstain from taking
an active part in de eonfllcs of polilics.
Hence 10 ihiris-iwo years. have not
oaee teen 10 the Polls, or 20 parry meet
ing. This official reserve has, however,
never prevented me from discussing in
lhe splri Of freeman, in ihe casual IN
iercourse of society, The merits Of all pub
lie men and public measures Of my time.
Thus IL has often fallen IN my way W
bear jealous testimony 10 the distinguish
ed services ol General Harrison. both as
. statesman and a soldIsr. With those
services have long been familiar. and
can only auribu.s 10 gross Ignorance or
% parry maligpiiy. The recent impusaslons
TO which you alIsde. III h'E
i II 81 ihe end of Tie late war with
Great Britain. or II the end Of sIsa, so
s secessiully wsged by Gen. Wsyne .
against The Northwestern Indians. any
person had si.smelessly impeached the
courage Of Gea. HARRISON. he would !
am fully persuaded. have had not only
his patriotism bu, his coursge denied by
every honest hearted American. II
never was my ( ortune 10 serve IN the
Geld with Gen. Harrison. But | vel
remember the admiration entertained By
any immediate associates 10 arms for th,
Hero Of 'rippecanoe. Fort Meigs and IN,
River Thomas. This sentiment as "a
as ever knew or believed, vas commof
throughout our Armies. bolh Offices snt
men placing bin. with one accord. in shs
class of our most gallant and sueessiu
commanders.
Without meaning 20 vislstc the SELF
J, limposed restriction mentioned above.
cannot. being directly appealed 10 b.
your respectable committee. Withhold
this humble Testimony from an old broth
: or soldier who has been so Dnjusily assai
, ed in This late day Of his fair renown.
I remain. my dear Sir, with high res
peei. your obejien, servant.
: WINFIELD SCOTT.
Samuel A. Purviancs. esq on behalf Of TiI
|. pecanoe Club Of Butler Co. Pa.
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: The Charlottesville Advocate stale.
e that one Of The speakers a, The LAT
!. Van Buren, Convention in that place.
! COL xayser, said he had lately seen Gen
ersl Harrison in Cincinnati. and tina. b
y hooked like Z" a bsboon." Let Us sc
a how this will read in connection wit
n some oflhe encomiums bestowed on Gen
0 eral Harrison BY distinguished men ofth
E country.
!. President Madison said:
" General Harrison Ia baboon) hs
done more for his country With less com
, saiion for il than any man living"
Gov. Shelby TO MIR. Madison, Ma,
. Is. 1910. says: .~a ~. Ill Fl
: al feel no hesitation to declare 10 20,
3 that | believe Gen. Harrison Ia 6aboen
a TO be one Of the first military character
/, ever knew" 49,. go. p. ~.@ss.
: lion. Langdon Cheves said: a
.The victory Of Harrison, Ia balloon
was such IS would have secured TO Ro
{ man General in The DAYS OF the Repub
lie. The honors Of triumph! He put AZ
. TO the war in the Upper,nost Canada."
Col. Richard NJ. Johnson July 4
1 1919. says: .rT8 .-fts#E
o .. We did not want 10 serve undet
e towards or traitors, but under one Hsr
rison, ia ba5oon): who had proved himsel
: to he wise. prudent. and brave"
i John NJ. Miles, now Mr.. Van Buren,
. Pc s,msster General, said:
e ..The defence .. For, Meigs, BY Hsr
o | rison, la baboon) and the subsequent cap
8 .ure of the British army, may iairly b
4 considered the mos, brilliant and exusor
o diuary event of the late war" Il
This Col. Kayser probably ssw hi
q own shadow and took il for baboon.
d Progress of Crims.-A fellow vas "a
d ken up in Ns,chez the other day for rob
e bling fellow boartsr. He wass dancing
/. master, and acknowledged that bis hrs
IL step in crime was cheating Printer
/. I II this he n warning. -