Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-03-17

projected, but ! VIII dress MN IN a r#, -
and deliver him over TO the squaws. 4,
unworthy TO associate with mon.' n, z
story, sir, was founded an infamous sla,1
Gen, Harrison, and a base insul, on m,
Of Chilicothe, Fabricated by a person WI
will not sloop to mention. THIS libel =
published by the administration
The Islander was originated by Mr.. ALI. y
present a senator In the Congress Of tho + y
Cd States. When he FIST gave 1t curene, Z
1890, Gen Murphy, an officer undcr &c, n q
rison, promptly met it with the l%ollovipe , q
phaiic denial.
"ro MAJOR ALLEN.
"Sir:-l publish YOU rs a linr and A "a.
drill for having stated in a public assent, 4
Columbus, on tho sih of January, lS3e 4
the ladies Of Chilicothe voted Gen. Han 3
a pei,icoa, as a reward for his military m, :
css. 4
w, 5. MuRpm
Mr.. Allen bore the cpitho,s thus applir 4
him without, it is said, even an effort 10 n {
fy himself before the world from the chars n
being the originator OF this vile calumr y
gainst the reputation of Gen. Harrison.
In connection with the above we comn. +
TO the attention of the reader the fpllovv i
spirited and indignant fobuke of tho V1pdi
spirit of persecution which characterlses Ia
much the Van Buren, papers in their dlscr (
sion of the character Of the "war-worn rs
cram" /
From The Ohio Confedtraie-a V. b. P,rr
"a superannuated and pitiable dotard.r-l
s, O. Bulletin.
-'As the pettiroa, general passed lid
town,"-SpvH Democrat. ,
IE,,n ~ ,., a.,- Iii -
the papers from which we copy tho @iorepcN, |
VIC would avoid the liabilities to which n,
know we arc exposing o%urself, when we t,
exception To these expressions. But il is INA
cisely because we esteem them iniluentialm
worthy Journals that we are not at liberty nj
forbear the objections which we have apany
them, or Of the imputaiion of a fault-fndlv
disposition. I
Can it be, brethren, that tho cause wbd
you espouse, the principles which you advo
cate, or the success, even, of the man whom
you prefer, can only be secured by the use d
such means as thisl Is tho beauty and The
power of republicanism to be establisbe
10y refractory aspersions Of individual cha.
acterl Are Mr.. Van Buren's claims 10 IN
respect and confidence of the people, and lis
title to the highosthonor oft The public service,
only to pc maintained, or in any degree as
sisted, by contumelious treatment of his Iiyob
in popular favor! Surely there is error in tbs
thing. Divest yourselves, if but for a mo-
mcnt, of the excitement, 1--WE had almost said,
OF the phrenzy) which you allow your paty
attachments and animosities to engender-
assume the cool and generous frame of mind
which so well BELTS the free and enlightened
citizen, (and such you are) and calmly answer
the inquiry.
Who is he whom we are describing a,
the petticoat General the supcranuaicl
and pi,iable dotardl" Yourselves will ans
wer-and that not on compulsion-p political
aspirations out of view, yourselves will answer
most irankly,--he is a tried and worthy c-
izen; ay, " seven times tried is he in-thc or.
deals of fire and water. While yet a stripling,
you will say, he gave himself to the arduoUs
service of his country; he exchanged the joys
and the safety of family and home. for the
perils and the hardships Oft dreary Wilderness
and a savage enemy. For forty years, thence
forward, did he devoted himself TO his county
in peace and in war, in danger and security
in the camp and in the closet, in the Senate
and the battlefield, did he serve that country
in true fcalty and untarnished honor; until even
now grown grey in that hard service which
has brought nothing but a glorious reputation
and a conscience void of offence against the
obligations of patriotism, he stands, III his old
age. among the millions who surround him. a
model Of official purity and uncorrup,ed in.
tegrity. And this is the toll worn soldier and
honorcd citizen who is Subscribed as " a super
anuated and pi,iable dotard," and a pethcoal
General"
Brethren, if we pclieve another TO be H.,
better statesman, let us say so. If VIC think
the aged patriot eniertains opinions and sen
iiments adverse 10 the important interests Of
our country, let US canvass unreserve dly tlosl
sentiments and opinions. But in the name o.
humanity and gratitude, let US not taunt tht
war-worn veteran with the decripitude Of
years, which rome to all of human kind, MOI
touch with rude, unfeeling hand, his hart
earned garlands, won on many a bloody field
where brave men fought Gentlemen, ther
is a vast difference between the goose qui.
and the death dealing sword-a mighty con
trast between the sufferings and the danger
ola tented field, and the soft and easy life o
the critic who despisos IL.
When under the impulse Of political accrid.
ity, one feels prone TO disparage the lust
claims OF General Harrison TO tho copsidet4
ton OF the people, there are two circumsfan-
ceS, the recollection of which ought. il would
seem, TO arrest the incipient purpose. It
should &c remembered in the first place, that
three years have just Gone by, whea~ mas,.
lily OF the citizens OF Ohio would have raised
him to the loftiest post Of responsibility an
honor-and that such an expression ofpopuln
opinion is entitled TO some weight, in csiima
ting individual character. And, in the SEQ.
ond place, lei it not be forgotten, by future
generations it will not be) that from the ser.
wee oil the State, continuing through all ne
active years ola heightened life, he Ielires n
poverty. When the fact becomes so cor,