The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-20
Gel. narain---col. Morrison.

ner welcomed them in an address TO which
Col. BiSsell and Lieut.. Col. Morrison replied
The latter gentleman thus spoke Of the la
,nented HARDIa:
Ofone Of those gallant dead, 800 would
! spea> noble, manly and chivulric in hi,
| hie, the gallant Hardin fills soldiers,
! grave, and bra soly did he discharge >,,-
! dler'S duty. Il was nay lot TO be near him
| IN the fatal rdyine in which he fell. saw
/ INN Standing at the head of that ra.iuc.
when officers and soldiers were fyiu. in
confusion down its rrccipitatc bed, al;.r. a
contest GclyiEG history for parallel If its
stubborn resistance and the uutinchigg
courage Of our troops supported alone lv a
fragment Of the Chicago RaCmcu. tower
Ing in the majestic bravery Of soul which
characterized his noble nature, John Hardin
stood aniWatiug that little host by lis words
ana encouraging thcm by hiS example TO
deeds ct reckless vaicr. CVerpowcrcd nv
| thousands he has tallCE--the brightest star
Of oar Sky is hlctiod from existence. We
miss linn from Cur social circle. but the re-
collection ot bis virtues viii Cmhalm his
memory IN our hearts, aud the story Of his
gallant sacrifice viii stimulate the ardor of
/ our youth 20 follow his bright example in
day, at tlial. 4 kontuchian bv birth. he
aic. i0r Illinois. Let no blame ever attach
. t. his memory iog the seeming raSLuc>S ol
the charge in which he led and fell: lrt il
he visited upon those who survive and mar
hc'paicd in it-approycd Of the high motive
which prompted, and were rs willing and
impatient to undertake il As the lamcntcd
Hardin: let all cenSurc fall upon Us. But
had we not encountered the Mexican re-
serve ut The moment we did. which sprung.
Is /. were. from the bowels If the earth. Mt
our feet, the reputation of Illinois would
have eliminated toitS zenith. Amongst the
astonishing achievements which this war is
father to, the novel spectacle would have
been presented Of volunteer soldiers choyg-
ing successfully 10 the muz2ics of an enc
my'S cannon. on a level plateau. and cap
turing them; and lad We succeeded ia this.
which we would have done but for the re-
serve which was thrown Into raviuc 10 IN
tefccpt our advance. the measure Of our.
and your glory, would have been filed 10
the brnI, ana Illinois would have occupicd
the highest pinnacle Of fame.
We cannot believe Col. Morrison base
enough wilfully to raligr the honorcd dead.
yet in the above extract he certainly docs
the memory Of Col. Hardin gross Injustice.
If all the disasters of the fatal ..laSt CHARGE
can really be placed to the account Of Col.
Hardin, as the above extract intimalcs with
sufficient plainness, surely it is the veriest
satire 10 say ''but let no blame attach to
him let this sin which he comaiitcd be Wis
tied on those who survive" Col. Morrison
could have saved himself this appeal to the
magnanlmijy Of "thoSc who survive" if he
had made himself little better acquainted
with tie origin and history ofthat last charge.
y very little investigation might have satis-
fed him that Col. Hardin had no more to do
with ordering il than the Duke Of yelling
ton. II lie hal read the report Of Col.
Ncaihofiord, published in ncarl, every pa
per i'll the State, he might have possessed
himself Of several important facts en- the sub
jcct. Col. W. states that after Col. Hardin
had made his first charge on tie right Of the
Kentucky infantry, he passed TO the ''lcft of
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