The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-03-10
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FOR PRESIDENT,
VIM. Henry Harrison.
OF ONO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
John Tyler,

OF VIRGINIA.

The following is the closing paragraph of long
| "malicious,' vlllanous and slanderous article in
the North Star Of Feb 20, $780, taken from Bal.
timore paper:
"IIere ended GET. Harrison military career he
having resigned his commission in The middle of
the war. Where in his whole do we find
evidences OF the skill or bravery which should en-
title him TO the distinguished appelation OF Hero?
is 1t IN the wait ofdecsion and foresight by which
he suffered himself to be duped, surprised, and his
Sravest troops 'laugh in their tents at Tippe-
canoe: Is 1T IN the affair OF the River Rasn where
800 gallant Keltuckans sacrificed to his zeal
ousy OF Winchester? Is it in his shameful retreat
which followed, spreading CONSERVATION throughout
ONO? Is II at Fort Stephenson, where he ordered
cowatdy rereat, when n handful Of l29 mon
under Croghtn conquered and beat back the foe?
Is it in his unsuccessful expedition the Wabash?
! In his timld naction and profgate indulgence at
Franklinlon' In his ill arranged action al the
Thames, in which the superior bravery and daring
| energy of those under him alone secured the vcto-
ry' These are his exploits, and Heaven knows
would not detract an iota from the merits of the
man who has served his country; but W hat are
they! Exhibiting on every occasion and under all
circumstances the total and absolute incom potency
OF Gen. HARRISON "A commanding general--the
absence of every essential qualification which con-
stiutes the military hero. Yet this is the man
whom those who use him, denomnate ga second
| Washington! ~ Heaven save the memory of The
Father of his country from the deep PROCLAMATION of
a comparison with The Imbecile exp PLOTS of HIM Of
Tippecanoe!''
BE not alarmed reader by such language as the
above. The old patriots or the Revolution will
tell you that it ismuch like that used by the enc
mics OF Freedom and American INTERCHANGEABLE
TORIES against their beloved Washington and
themselves in &c. They called Washington IA
"coward," an "imbece" and the gallant Wayne
'an old granny" What a coincidence in sen,i-
ment and expression.
Men may change their opinions but facts and
history unchangeable. Those of Our readers
who read the Star when it was Republican print,
25 years ago, will be astonished to read the above
article when they recoeot the numerous records
in the columns Ct that paper, in other days, tes,-
tying to the talents, the virtues, the courage and
patriotism of Gen HARRISON. Lest the Sc records
may have escaped their recollecrions, we record
two three selected from among hundreds Of 9th
ers. The following appeared in the North Star of
Nov. 30, 1S13-he middle paragraph is taken from
a federal paper chow much it reads like the para.
graph at the head Of this article y and the first and
last editorial remarks by the Star upon the fed
eral quotation.
"The following malicious paragraph which orig
mated IN the Federal Republican just before Har-
rson's brilliant victory over Proctor's Army an
pears about as unmely the civilizations of the
federasts in this State at the late eloction of Gov
ernor, before they knew or duly.Gonsidered, the
/
object"
| "Aier the command OF Lake Erie has been
achieved under federal auspices, and with unparal.
leied glory, this pulled up counterpart of Smythe
acknow lodges his ipcapacity to take ADVANTAGE of
what fairly IN his hands! After all his marches
| counter marches, and promises to nut Gen Proctor
in petcoats he has not horse to- mount his gener,l
oflicers and the British have more than a thousand
to enable them to run away! Would-that thew
| would run away, to save the fallen honor of orr
arms after such unheard of Encouragement of the
| Gen. who has been as foollshy as can BIO conceiv.
ed, called the Washington Of the Western countru
| His dispatches which have copied from The
paper, is harbnger of that disastrous SEQUEL
which from uniform experience we have to exnect
from the ,imid hero of democracy"
"Did the federal editors who are IN the b,b;, IF
pennng paragraphs similar to the foregoing possess
a common sense OF "honor and shame thew wculd
find the timdty or modesty which thew treat
with such contempt in Harrison, would save their
cheeks MANY husband their character from, the
reprobation of all consistent candid men With
what grace the editors of the Federal Repubican
and Portland Gazette, will publish HARRISON'S
GALLANT CAPTURE of Proctor army after
this slang against the "timid heIo'-can better he
imagined than described. And we would ask the
reader whether Harrison is not deserving ofbeino
called the WASHINGTON OF THE WESTERN
COUNTRY as men who sicken at our success.
| and rejoice at deteats-who celebrate Russian
| victories, and withhold the need of Just applause