Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-06-15
TnB CHAMPION CFHTHE ADAIINlSTRA
,.rl0N DUNCAN'Sr SRERCIL

'.T10N y DUNCAN'Sr SREHClL
! REErEw CoNcL vBED.
Having already devoted much ei,ac.: tothe false
floods and misrepresentation OF ,!le ,wskes Inv
ing tloctor niesa, perhaps, than WAS nsorsss,ry
wesk,A etideavey,a nuke short ork ue eiic re-
nminng matters.
The aIuetecnllli item of charges Isles 63lows:
| 10. 1T is vany md pompously 5o7stcd that
Gen, Harrison was in more battles during the
last war tliun any commander in me SERVICE
This is not true. Gen Harrison. ,ens not in a bat
Tie during the last ,r1y aid defy Ills friends to
point oot oie in which he wassprcscnt. und ucted
ia person"
The historians Of the colnssy the soldiers ofthe
last war who were wnessesn. Ilurrison's brave
ny and gen"talslip, the ols!e,oocrac new spnIers
.@hiel her;aded his Victories the President Midi
Hson) who conpliinented Harrison for tls,e Veto.
ries, and the Congress which unanimously vo,eh
hin thanks these, nj these, were. wre<chedly de
ceved, OR Dr.. Duncan ishnscfn wholesale LIAR
| Wermili cgli hut one witness TO. rriW the Doc
tors inE,noes fslsesh,i, end, Tint ->shrl he the
very nun 10 whom lee attributes all tie glory nc.
chieyed in the Norhwest-Cu. RioHaaD "a.
JOHNSON. Here is his testimony:
"Of the career of Gen. Harrison Il seed MOI
speak The history Of the West ~ his liis,ary 20,
forty years he has been GeaiiiedM Hl lis ,terests
It's perils and it's hopes; Universally beloved in
the @alks pfpcace, and diS,inguise.l,,y dis ni-
ityinthe councils ofls eouinry ,!e k,.si ieen We,
uinrc iiitstrionsiy distinguished in ahei fiuM.
uDuriRg The ate var l,e,,was laYgGr ~ aciiv,
service than any other general Gfficer-he wa.
pes!aps ott.aer in actiiSl hansaay ore a Hem, ana
neuer sustained defat.'
4 Who, tl'en, uttered tic bons; " h;eii'Doc, Dun
Lcan.declarcs to4be vain and pompons; Richard
NJ. johnson. TO WHEN does Duncan give the
lie direct? RcLa:d NJ. Johnson.
"tien. Harrison was hot in IL battle ,tariug tn
last war; says Duncan.
''.DCring The hate, war hsNwas longor in active
service than amy other genrraI officer, says Col
Johuson-
II defy iis ifs) ffie,ssisaq ioi"s ou.oae tlnilel
in which he was tr,ssenr, -i'.lacie,i III ierso,,"
says Duncan.
/ ale (IIarrisor) was perhaps 6ftcner IN action
rtan any Of ll,e general officers saysa-ol. John
| sGr.
Really is not sliis a'praty'scene iioritise people
tile chanpoa Of The locoiOco party, and the
candidate of that party for tiie'biee Presidency,
throwing the liesirecl iI.ao each oti,arl teeth!
lis perilons condition he testified befne ilurri-
son wasa candidate and mad no motive other than
tc speak truly; Duncan spoke after tiarrson's
nomination for the. Presidency, and his motive was
to.deleat him. 10y any .Moans, fair orHoNl John
sun, then, spoke .the tanh, and is an honorable
ni,s,,:; Dumoan lied ,and''he knew it, Aye, con-
scioes- Conscience has any Office to perform on
so nbanaoneh q, wpte--that he had uttered too
big liz to ge down whole, he proceeds nj once to
divide il into broken doses, hoping that like his
ol'er doses ipecac 'c'hcn,e anil assafoetida, he
nay cram it down tile throots Of Ills patients in
small quantities.
90 "What battle was &larison ne 2 Tippe-
cnuoe? That tpds no 6d lie IT WIS n surprise by
night and defeat of the American troops"
No battle AT Tippecanoe Me says there was a
8 defeat; and how, we beg To ask, could there he
!. defeat, if there was no bGMs7 This, however,
is mere play upon words let us come to fuels.
The Americans were not surprized strictly speak,
ing for llarrisonwas a, the very point Of ordering
tte morning call of the drum when The indians
made their attack the troops wern encamped in
, barie AIRY, and within two minutes of The first
{ alarm from The enemy, were formed and com
il furious, bravely and obsIinately foueht-ncvel
+ occurred on American soil The result of il, too
q was repuse of the attacking lndans-a dejea
;, OF lhem and such deftal az inspired the savage.
with The utmost dread of Harrison and his Yves
r tern woodsunen. Such is the Testimony Of men
who were actually engaged in that ba,rlc. Here
are few Items OF proof; let them answer the Mt
"a tempt Of Duncan and his British allies to su,ly H.
is glory achieved by American arms.
VI Capt. Smelling, an officer in the battle says -
l"The laci ofihe army rising from rest and bein
ready TO receive the Indians in ii0o minuies 10
which there ought not to he doubi) after the re
70 port OF the first fire, is sufficient satisfy oil per
" sons capable OF Judging, us we'll all unprejud
~ ced minds, limit wns NOT SURPRISE"
Still again; eleven officers in the battle of Tip.
y pecasoe signed the following statement.
awe deem It duty 10 state as ncontestabl,
b. fscts that the connanderin Chief throughout tn,