Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-02

~ us Nftth 81 INC rcht frN ID receiving
i-hae u been sNercd To me- n "a was intended
hat night shpald have oSe,cd "a without hesitation
IL not reaching an tiaie. the enly rcason'l
which induced me % c'usa ny o. r. the pro
pretty OF waiting the GenvTai's further orders.
IL has been stated ris5 ihauln my representation
o. my ability TO maintain the post the General altered
has determination 10 abandon it, This - incorrect.
No such representation ever made. AID The las, /
order received from the General was precisely the
same ns that frsi given. That II discovered
me appTo1ch ofa large force By water ,p.e-unng TINT
shcy would bring heavy arilcry.j time enough eE
1ect retreat, 80 "a. hat 1t could not retreat
WI" safety 1" deie"i The post the last extremity
winch . right Tho Globe Col. Cr1ghanl Did
the measures Gen. HlrrIson adopted eSinec general
snap or were they di-graceful' Every man Who re-
Spoes honesty Will admit that CO., Croghans veracIy
l. H'Snve impeachment while the editor or the Globe
- liar and has been FROM his boyhood The eI.,o-
o. the Gobe tell 100 lies an hour more Ihan any
other living
In connection with this matter "a, Globe publishes
an extract from letter OF Gov Dlncan OF Illinois
written la 1884 Which letter la. been generally CT.
eulaed IN the Van Barren papers. This letter "
fiil OF producing the e, the pary intcnd II 10 have
when the following extract OF speech deiivcrci by
Gov Duncan II jacksonville. Illinois in February last
Is read. lie ssys
Although not prepared TO make speech ne wa,
grauied nj the call which had lust bees made u.,,,
hin 10 address this meeting because II Afforded hu,
al Opportunity OF noticing handful attacking Cen
Harrison, uSi issued from the press s place con-
tanning letter he wnIe m 1884 to Cot Preston. "a
relation to the battle OF Sandusky. or dsfenre u For
Stephenson by Col Croshin, which handhill cuatan,
several ialSehoods IN relation Cen Harrison thai are
unworthy of notice. The letter of las was repeatedly
published IN $50 by the enemies of Gen. Harrison
WIN an altered date and such comments 10 IN iure
belief that n was intended attack uron Gene
raj Harrison. when saCh thing was scr intended
nor docs the letter derraci la the slightest fem the
Generals conduct that occlsiun d was written o.
correct mistake made by Mr. Dawson and W Zee in
ther account ollhc anrs SlnduSky 10 correct the
history OF our country IN relation 90 Without tc
i1ct being known that Ge1. Harrison had bat yer,
small force and that sncamped in the woods without
6TeaSiworks, or pruper means of defence with Ia,
whole British army ani all the Indians under Tccum-
sch and Dixon. SAID 10 be FIVE thousand srDnr on their
march from to'i MeIcs. rs he informed aud be-
heNcd, Ia attack hun It might be- supposed that s
preparation TO retreat his having marched To
the relief %: Croshan. evidence OF the want of
pruPer military -prt. But his conduct on that occa
sion was wise prudent and strictly mluary-.uch as
met the appreciation OF his army which approval Wa,
expressed by every officer IN has camp IN publication
made by them at the iime.
50 much Tor the Globes defamation Of Gen IIarri-
son and Croghan and II, misrepresentation of Dun, an
! 40" Tor another matter.
The letter Of the committee given Col. Cog
han on the fourth Uf May on board of tho boat an.
Bat little while before The boat started The answ,
WIS dated at Cneinnafi Tn of May reached here o.
the l0,h and The editorial article stating :le contents
oi the letter and mat Col Croghan had answered ID
letter which appeared il the Globe OF the II n from
which ]; is evA"u; /; must have arrive! ia Washing
t1n the Is b Jus. lime 60, f the information lad ei
here Jn the 10Th This Is not ALL on the 2S D of Nav
the same day that Col Cs reply published ia lhs
paper. the reply OF Col C. in his exact words or near
ly so, appeared in the GlobS. We therefore charge
unhesatngy that Croghans latter was opened either
I IN Ihis posi office or the post Office Ciacinuat-
The proof Is almost positive II net probably iha'
the Gin Post master woull have opened IL, as h,
would not have known bat that it Was private letter
/ snd that II was worth hs trouble. The letter was
opened, and we leave The reader to Judge where n
was opened. Probably the post master here and a!
IN. CLERKS might 8; Blair and Kendall to swear ihev
did not derive their information from this source bur
we would not take their oaths. They are not worthy
Of credit neither any of those persons who hay,
papaby violated tbeir oahs ofoire in spending the r
limo IN elcctioneerng We reiierate our confident
belief rhot the letter was opened b. whom We 10
n1i pre- end 70 say.