Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-23
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DrAR SIR;--Snce writing 10 vow IN ans,.o, o.,
your et'er ID Ihc IIh st il has occurred 10 me Ina,
principal object ofthe iseloos relative ~ C;onr.t
'hrrsoi' winch have found propagation ON Inn coor
81 The ONO House Of Rcprrscntaiy es must no n, -
ne impression that he is a couard and though vor,
30 uot State IN your iclicr, the cause assFno , H.
'lndorcrs or hs alleged absence from ,l,c command
oi his army at u battle of the Thames, I ,,,os -
molIve tur 1t les charitable than sheer co,,o,Iic
would have been imputed by Sne cnrabIe of sucb
misrepresentation OF hs conducf. But whatever ma,,
I've the alleged irHucement for the ropJyc, ,,,,;I,
To him, tue relation IN which ihen s,c,,I q, -; ~,
my kf owletge of wha his actual rond,c, Co.,. -.
sos upon me the duty have Performed of .,,,,,o,,
eng the charge taisc AID trust YOU will r.,r, 49,,
TOT suggesting the Tope'y. (fa appropriate rccas,
presents HseL OF can bc made IN open ssssi,pA al .
handing Of the member % your House ,bo n,,I a.,
charge, the authority upon which it was maJc -.
iher irom ms own knowledge or ol~eryafion ar -.
'hc Information Of others and IL upon the reprcsen,
non OF OILERS heT names and residence The ORIG
nal nv en'nrs Of the ialsehoud ought In bavc no., H.
advantage Of all the celebrity II is calculated n, 80,
them. s''0
On the subject Of Goncrnl IIarrson's rcrSop,l h.,
cry ~ MOI very remarkable. II he . a coward that
none OF me gallant officers soldiers who served ,,,k
hun under Geneni Wayne. or those " no CouOIt ,uJ
his command az Tippccauoe nj Fort No. -
Thames. discovered bis cowardiccl and ,l,,, a. a..
c"Nery should have remained To be rsade ~, go.
scur'y pocianof The present dayl for Twin yeo,n,
10 predict mat no 0iicer or soldier Of respeeta l,,
who served wIh him, under his eomr,sn5 - -
found 10 take the responsibility OF charging him ,h
cOwarlicc. ln COnnoxOu with thfs sulieet go,
me 20 relate fact which occurred in nv n,csore.
and which j. calculated 10 give sprne idle, ~ o. -
acter Of General IIarris1ns preten.ions ~ f;r, -,
disregard Of personal danger On tho i,,, ,,.c,,s,
The battle Of The Thames when his army ,p,,,,cb a
The last fighthnnd iork Of the river Called ,li,L
NcGrogOrs fork General Ifnrri~on Recommended ~,
Commodore Perry and his aids-de-eamp rode G,r,.a1
10 examine the bridge which crossed the mogtb a. r.
stream. and which the enemy had parlsll, dcs,a..s
mad while viewing ~. several hsuircd In.i,as T.Sl.,
the command Oi Icrumseh, we learned oCer,,,rIs,
who were concealed at somc cabins called Cg.,l,-
aud 90 The bushes The opposite side of The sr,.,
commenced brisk FIRE upon The Hiilc tsry in t,s
midst of which General Harrison was a. ibot r,
mcnt n d amounted company ri CD Ishnslns Reri
ucnt. commanded by Capt iBcnaun WlrfeId aba
resides In the ncighlorbosl IL fryi9tyn iu Inn,
Stale. uTs he Gre Of ihe Indians was =, severe
as 90 induce the gallant Perry eSlasslaic earnestly
with General Harrison 1gnins The cvi,Irc Of his prf
90 such fie, whcu god could result from d..
bat the Gcncn eclIy replied ihat he could not set
the cHampic q sotrinr fr0m ihc Gre uf the enemy
The nuiiltSy came up in irw minute AND oponed
Gre uron the cabins. about which The Indians we're
concealed; end Capi wariola CROSSING ,,tb IA, 49,.
pany upon the tun~rs OF The brifeo n carrs Am
thoy ror ~ Respectfully. your nhs,iien, servs,,
JOiiN CHsNRC9s
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