The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-08

iHd CrI LJ6 81 General WILLIAM Hull; Pre-
pared from his manuscripts, By MS daughter,
Mrs. MARIA CAMPBELL: tOgefker rih the His
tory Of the Campaign Of 1912, aud surrender
Of he Post Of Detroit, By his grandson, JAMES
FREEMAN CLAEKk. New York: ID. APPLETON
A Co, lSiS.
Our readers may imagine company of men
undertaking to establish magnetic telegraph
line, and in their eagerness 10 put il into opera
ton, forgetting many necessary matters. AT
one end they have forgotten to provide bat
terry; in another place they have failed to make
aconnection between the wires. lngreat haste
they attempt to send message, and it will not
60. The public is on the tiPtoe of expectation.
Marmurs begin TO float around the ears of the
company. The members begin to look aghast
at each other. Mobs and various other disa-
greeable things rise before their imaginaticns.
A tremendous note of preparation had been
sounded, and it is now echoed back broken up
into Kisses and curses. Something must be
done-what shall it be- Very OPPORTUNITY,
one presents himself who is willing to declare
that the failure was caused by the individual
who had no battery--that, in fact, he had very
powerful battery, and plenty Of material to keep
it in activity. Here way Of deliverance pre-
sents itself. The poor man is made a scape-
goat, and they are redeemed
This is an illustration Of the way in which
Gen. Hull was treated. The Administration
plunged into war without the necessary prep
aration. The whole country was made to be-
lieve that the conquest of Canada was matter
that did not present the slightest diffculty-thai
at the first CLEAN Of an American sword the
British forces would disappear. Preparation,
cooperation, and other things which hitherto
had been considered Of some importance in
military movements, were supposed to be en-
tirsly superfluous matters. The country was
not prepared for the news Of failure; and when
the news did come, people were ready to
attribute the failure TO the first crime which
should happen TO be mentioned. One man
mentions cowardice; "Oh, yes, il was coward
ice" all are ready to cry out-"Didn't some one
SEQ Gen. Hull chewing tobacco" The word
iresehery happens to find its way to the end Of
another's tongue. Certainly, it was trs ..h.
cry" third succeeds in bringing Cat ho,h
eoscardice and freaeAery in the san. =, breath
"To be sure, it was cowardice ard tr.ach.rv-
no doubt Of it,"
In February, 1879, WILLIAM HUI, then
Governor Of Michigan, was in wasbinv,on
City. Accounts reached him that the inhah;,.
ants Of the territory were in fear of ho,til, at-
lacks from the Indians. lie urged upon the Ad-
m'nistration the necessity of providing means
Of defence. The President called upon the Gov
ernor of Ohio to detach twelve hundred mill.
tia, and prepare them for actual service. This
force was TO be joined by the 4th United States
regiment. then at Post ST. vincennes. TIL. Sec
re'ary OF War stated TO Governor HUI that the
President wished him To take the command of
these troops with the rank Of Brigadier General.
Governor Hull declined the appointment in the
most unqualified manner. Col. KISsssuKY WINS
then ordered to take the command. He fell
Sick and was unable to perform the duty. The
commission was again offered 10 Governor
HULL and he accepted it. with no other object
he says, than to aid in the protection of the in
habisants Of Michigan against the savsees.
General Hull was not Of the opinion thai In.
conquest Of Canada would be so very easy
matter. He had earnestly stated that to con-
quer Canada, or even to preserve Michigan, 4, |
was necessary, either to have command of Lake
Erie, by means Of fieet superior to tina, of the
British. or to invade Upper Canada with two
powerful and cooperating armies at Detro;,
IND Niagara. On May 25th, he was invested
-
with the command Of the mili,ia, and few days
i'erwards set out towards Detroit. War had
lot yet been declared. /
On the 18th day Of June. the day on which
'sr was declared, two letters were written 10