Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-01-30
THE LAST RESORT.

THE LAST RESORT.
The nomination of Gen HARRISON has
carried CONSERVATION into the Tory camp.
they see the hand writing on the wall and
their knees smte together; but their ruling
passion-the love ofthe spoils--is too strong
to permit them to give up without an effort,
and their honesty is too weak to suggest an
omen. candid warfare in their trepidation,
therefore, they resort to the yilest calumny
upon the veteran HARRISON. One vile
hired libeler has been set at work to
SANDER Gen. Harrison out of his honest
laurels, and we have the fruits of his inge-
nuty, his sordid proAigacy and his snakey
venom in the last Age, from the Baltimore
Post 1t is long tissue of falsehood from
beginning to end, not only without par
ticle of documentary history to sustain it,
but directly in the teeth Of history, and of
A cloud of witnesses of the highest charac-
ter.
The pensioned calumniator who writes
in the Baltimore Post, is no doubt employ
ed at Washington, and his labors are to be
copied by the Globe and the whole stipen-
diary press: but he has undertaken labor
rs desperate in its chacter as it is vile and
detestable. The old soldiers who fought
under Harrison will not see his character
suffer from hired assassins Of the press,
,aid for their services in the spoils robbed
from the Treasury of suffering people
The old farmers will not SEQ him he'd out
of the way by the myrmldons of power.-
No! They will take care of hth and his
fame, while they place him where he can
repay their services by looking altar and
protecting their interests.
This writer uies to make out that Gen.
Harrison was guilty OF gross blunders al
Tippecanoe, the Thames and elsewhere,
and gives the credit of all success at both
these victories to other officers They
were all heroes except Harrison. Accord
ing to the Post, r. NJ. Johnson, Gov. Shell
by' Col. Croehan, Com. Perry, Col. Da-
yies and others, deserve all the credit at
one or the other of these battles, while
Ger Harrison who commanded all and
directed all, had no share in the glory OF
these achievements How absurd!-Had
we no other proof Of this writer's mendaci-
~ this alone would be sufficient.
But we have the authority OF these VERY
MEN tn stamp the brand of iniamy upon
This hired scribbler Of the present default
ing administration.
Col, Johnson said, Gin Congress) in
1915.
"Xho is Gen. Harrison? The son OF
one Of the signers of the declaration CT
independence, who spent the greater part
Of his large fortune in redeeming the pledge
he then gave of his fortune, life and sa-
cred honor. to secure the liberties OF his
country.
"Of the career Of Gen. Harrison | need
not speak-the history of the West, is his
history For forty years he has been lden-
tilted with its interests, its perils and its
homes. Universally beloved in the walks
of peace, and distinguished by his ability
in The councils Of his country, Ire has been
vet more ilustriousiy distinguished IN the
field.
"During the late war, he was longer IN
active service than any other Ienefai oii-
Ger; he was, perhaps, ottener IN action
than any one ofthem, and never sustained
JAMES MADISON, in special message to
Congress, Dec. 10, 1911, said,
"Whle it is deeply lamenied that SC
many valuable lives have been lost IN the
action which took place on the 9TH ul'lmo
Congress will see with satisfaction Inc
dauntless spirit of forttude VIGOROUSLY dis
played by every description of troops en-
gagged. as yell as the collected ttrmness which
DISTINGUISHED their commander on an occG-
sion requiring the utmost ereriions Of calou'
and discipline"
JAMES MADISON in his message to Con-
gress, Nov. 1912, said,
.'An ample force from the States OF Ken
lucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
;ssnlaced, with The addition OF few regu
lars. under command of Brigader Genera
HARnIsoN, who possesses the entire conn
dence of his fellow soldiers, among whom
are citizens, some of them volunteers II
the ranks, not less distinguished by then
poli,ical stations than by their personal meF
liz. F." 1910
In Mr.. MADISON S message OF Dec. 1918
The compliment was extended, as follows;
THE success on Lake Erie having O.
oened passage to the territory OF the enc
INV the officer commanding the Northwest