The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-06-05


sessed Of the enthusiastic confidence Of til
Iamy. Governor Harrison exerted every ef
{ fon n bis power q reconcile The iroop7 il
this change. Bul on af.ef lie left them
I their displeasnre heir having been depri.
wed Of their faYo commander was MOI
lconfncd 70 mnmuls, but created disafeC.
Il tion and almost muiiny
No sooner was the President made aware
lof the condition Of The army, and Of the ali
most unanimous wishes Of the western PEG.
lple, than he immediately appointed Harri-
son, in place Of Winchester, communicate
lchief the Northwestern army The des-
lpatch conveying this appointment, overlook
Ihim On his way to Indiana, and he returned
without delay to the army.
The powers conferred on Harrison. As com
,mander-in-chief Of the Northwestern army,
were ofgreat extent, and be was left to ex-
ercise them according to his own unresiric-
ted judgment. II The despatch conlatain-
ling this appointment, dated September II,
1872, the Secretary Of War says ;-ssY You
will command such means as may be prac-
lticable exercise your own discretion, and
act IN all cases according to your own judge
menl'-thus comforting upon him extraoT-
binary and almost unlimited powe,s. We
refer to this, neFelythat we NAV here notice
the remarkable fact, that, though vested with.
unusual powers, General Harrison was never
known, during the whole ofhis command. 10
exercise his authority in an unjust or oppres-
i ive manner. His measures were energetic.
bnt always qualified BY his characteristics
moderation and humanity, and By regard
for the feelings Of even the meanest soldier
in bis camp.
The duties that devolVed on General IaT-
Erison, in his new station, we're ardnous be-
Eyond description. The troops under his
command, though brave, were mostly mex
lperienced and undisciplined recruits; and
/ the army was badlY equipped, and nearly
destitute Of baggage and military stores
with these limited means, and under these
untaYorable circumstances, he was required
TO defend an immense extent Of frontier,
stretching along the shores Of the great
northern lakes, whose numerous harbors and
rivers were easy Of access to the enemy In
addition to this, the roads leading 10 those
points which most required defence, were
nearly impossible, and lay for hundreds Of
miles, through wilderness swarming With
hostile Indians, and through gloomy and
dangerous swanps, where the troops, though
liulc encountered with baggage, could ad-
vance but slowly, and with great fatigue
Under all these difficulties, the spirits of the
soldiers were sustained by the presence and
example of their favorite commandcr-wbo
animated them in their fatigues, and cheer
/ fully endured the same hardshps and priva-
tons which they encountered.
| fEha a,1frfr,y, onI -. -
were spent in active and laborious prepare
tions for the approaching summer campaign
roads were cut, depots formed, forts built,
and few expeditionsswere sent out to pro-
tect our ont-posis, and 10 keep the enemy
in check. One Of these expeditions, consist
ing Of detachment of six hundred men,
under Lieut.. Colonel Campbell, was sent by
General Harrison against a fortified Indian
village, from which our troops had suffered
much annoyance. This enterprise was con-
Quoted with great skill and success. The
village was attacked in the most gallant
manner, and, after most desperate action |
OF more than an hour, was carried at the !
point of the bayonet. From the general
order issued by Harrison, on the return of
this expedition, we make the following ex |
tract, which will convey some idea Of the I
humane and generous feelings, that have al /
ways characterised both his public and pri-
vate conduct. After awarding the gallant
troops the high need of praise which their
bravery had won, be. goes OH 10 say:-.But
the character Of this gallant detachment,
exhibiting as it did, perseverance, fortitude |.
and bravery, would, however, be incomplete,
if, in the midst of victory, they had forgot
ten the feelings of humanity. It's with the
pleasure that the General has heard
that the most punctaal obedience was paid
to his orders, ia moi only saving all the wo-
men and children, but in sparing all the
warriors who ceased to resist; and that even ,
when vigorously attacked by the enemy, the
claims of mercy prevailed over every sense
Of their own danger, and Tins heroic band q
the lives Of their prisoners. Let 1
lnaccount Of murdered innocence be open lis
I'd IN the records Of heaven, against our
enemies alone. The American soldier will
ollow the example Of his government; and I
he sword Of the one will not be raised a.
gainst the fallen and helpless, nor the gold
if the other be paid for the scalps Of a mas
acred enemy What contrast do these
loble sentiments present to the atroc;ous !
conduct Of the British General. Proctor
Who, al the cruel massacre at Raisin river. q
md elsewhere, basely permitted unresistine Il
'sisoDeTs Of war to be butchered, BIZ his lc
ayage allies, in cold blood. 8
Late IN the season The army went into T
a.