The daily union., 1852-08-10

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WE'LL the British army spsfssisa they lost ne tavosa.
Bile opportunity which Tseumssh wished they sha.ld
improve ty attacking as upon The dessrknlioa, and he
tell whilst conteadanx f1s bis policy.
II the Senate viii pardon msli y rather Beonxraess
and on, OF place. know, bat Ike former espeeacsi
10 occupy Ten minu,~s yad,esi,eg Ibs truth ~ hts
tory" II am little safraloas, the Senate viii kindly
attribute Il 10 my belonging 10 that category which has
q prescripiive right o. tsh cd txies
There are two historical pcnt. which have been much
debated. about which wish 10 Say few words both
connected with Colonel Johnson and these shswnees
author OF the BY which the mounted reg
commenced the attack upon the British al ihe battle OF
the Thames.
Probably know ms much upon thar Subject as any
other man now living. and the facts thess General
Harrison had prescrbei the order Of battle and pTonui
gated IN the usual manners that order directed that The
army should move infantry ~ front, with portion OF
the force placed right angles to the body, pre-.
vent the enemy from turning the flank. The cavalry
werefo remain in the rear TO follow up all the movements
of the Infantry. They posted with the Thames 90
one flank and an almost impossible marsh on the other
Just the arrangement completed. and when the
British forces were almost in sight. was sitting on my
horse, when General Harrison rode up, and said 10
81 have great mind to change my order OF battle.
feel very strongly inclined 10 let Colonel Johnsons reg
ment attack the British line first irepsd, fou have
undoubtedly considered the difficulty attending the charge
the mounted men are brave but undsciplned and their
horses unused to service defeated they may be
our line and do us rreParabls injury" His answer was
will let him Try" We'll. the movement was made, and
successful and never from that day TO this, have
had any doubt that Colonel johnson proposed tbs
movement to General Harrison.
One other point, and am done. The senator from
Missouri MR. ATcHrsosl Is no doubt very impatient; but
trust he will pardon me.
Mr.. BUTLER. Did Colonel Johnson's regiment charge
the enemy with swords or rifles
Mr.. CASS. The men were all on horseback, armed
with rifles; few OF them had swords they rode down
the British forces broke their lines amos, without i'm.
pediment. | saw the whole operation myself, being
there rather as spectator. for was moi in command
talked about il afterwards with OF the British cap
tued officers and having expressed my surprise al the little
opposition the movement met with asked why they al
lowed their lines TO be broken, and their TO be rode
DOWN. They replied that " their men had become
alarmed for they had heard our bugles in the swamp
the left" where they supposed that bad heavy force
OF regular cavalry. The bugiss, Mr.. President. were
some old tin horns, and we had no force there al all
had some conversation on the subject the other day.
al Lexington with very intelligent genteman-Cap,an
Johnson-a younger brother OF Colonel Johnson, who
was there. and we compared notes. aLd agreed in our
recoections.
Now as to the other historic but disputed point: Who
killed Tecumsehi tLaughterl ] will tell you what
know Tecumseh Tell 10 the battle, as we all aware
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and his son. young Tecpmseh. very intelligent young
man. often to me, and we had several converse
tons respecting the series OF events IN which his father
engaged. The young man was near his fathers side
in the battle but his uncle, the Prophet in the Creek
country, upon the mission TO which ! have referred
The young man described the battle very graphically
the persons the parties present. and the incidents, with
out hesitation from the beginning the end, and have
more doubt IRON his narration than have that am
here that Colonel johnson the who k has
faheE There three OF the Johnsons in the battle
OF their country 10 war.
Now, with respect TO ibis Shawnee elaim--for I will
inform my friend from Missouri that this historical d.
gresson overthere is up in the gallery before us,
watching deliberations white man, whose name -
Parks. have known him since 1914. When boy, be
taken prisoner by the Indians, and was brought up
among the Wyandots and Sbawnees and more relra.
Bile man, faithful 10 the country, has not ex
sted since the landing OF the pilgrims upon the rock OF
Plymouth. The government, m 1874, were necessarily
driven 10 change The policy they adopted They at hrsi
determined not to employ the Indians; but had they
known them well the frontier settlers, they would
not have attempted such policy The English govern.
men called the Indians together from every portion Of
their domnions. gave them immense quantities OF amnu.
ntoo provisions and clothing, and invited them 10 take
up the tomahawk against the United States, and they did
An Indian must sometimes 70 10 war, and al all times
he has strong inclination 10 do so. II Is par oil their
education and no young stands well with his ma.
on who has not imbrued his hands in blood They hold
great periodical assembages and easts, where The whole
tribe is collected and post is erected Every warrior
to that post and strikes II, and sings his war-song,
and his ieais OF arms, and boasts OF his prowess
II he has deed OF daring to elt he docs not relate
his hair breadth scapes and the number OF scaps he has
taken--he is He dare not tell lie before his
whole village. for he would be covered with shame
Well, il he cannot take part in this cherished cere.
mony, this tried ceremony, and say killed, or aided IN
killing such man, and under such circumstances, and
took his scalp he is no warrior the very squaws would
laugh al him and my friend from Missouri Mr.. AToHf-
som knows well how disagreeable such female contempt
must be. [Laughter.]
And therefore it that during the late contest with
England government compelled TO change Iis
policy and consequently, in 1914 General Harrison and
myself were appointed commissioners TO invite the In
dams to Join us, bad found, by dear experience,
that II they not with they would be against
We met them al Greenvie, Ohio, where the largest
number OF Indians was collected together that have ever
before since. They took up the tomahawk, with
their imposing ceremonies and they generally re.
manned faithful TO u.s. and many OF them rendered very
efficient services to cause party OF the Shawnees
accompanied me from the treaty ground TO the northwest
ern frontier then great peril from the ncurslons oil the
hostile Indians, and in defenceess condition, in
quence OF force having been ordered below TO aid
the operations upon the Niagara They were ranging
in the woods around Detroit, and we had an engage.
and an iahabiiant killed in the town itself. IL
was under these circumstances that Parks, then but