Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-07-30
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.

A True Man.

One Of the strongest candidates in the Wing
National Convention at Harrisburg, in 1889, was
Gen. Scott but the majority OF the delegates
decided in favor of Gen. Harrison. But this did
not ALLEVIATE the hero Of Chippewa either from the
Wing party or from the man 1t had selected in
stead of himself for its representative, but, wher
called upon, he bore warm and willing tesu
mony to his virtues and merits. We have before
us letter from Gen. Scott to Mr.. Puryiance, O
the Butler county PENN Tippecanoe Club, u
reply to an invitation to be present at u mass
meeting at Pittshurg in August, 1910. The in
yitation he declined, because the duties Of ms
post would not allow him to accept It, ana pc
cause, as federal officer, he had iof ABOVE
thirty years rigidly adhered to inc rue 70 SaNe
no active part in the conflict OF poHtlcs' " Ven
Harrison he proceeded to speak IN the iouoWihg
Just and generous terms
ssThis official reserve has, however, never pre-
vented me from discussing, win tue spirit Oh
freeman in the casual intercourse Of society, the
merits Of all public men and public measures OF
NV fine. Thus it has often fallen in my way to
hear Jealous testimony to the distinguished SER
vices of Gen. Harrison, both as a statesman and
n soldier With those services have long been
familiar, and can only attribute to gross igno-
rance or to party malignity the recent imputa-
tons to which you allude.
If at the end of the late war with Great
Britain or at the end of that SO successfully
waged by Gen. Wayne against the Northwestern
Indians, any person had shamelessly impeached
the courage of Gen. Harrison, he would, | am
fully persuaded, have had not only his patriotism
but his courage denied by every honest-heartcd
American. 1t was never my fortune to serve in
the field with Gen. Harrison. But / well remem-
Der the admiration entertained by my immediate
associates in arms for the hero Of Tippecanoe,
Fort Meigs, and the river Thames. This senti-
ment as far as ever knew or believed, was COM
mon throughout our armies-both officers and
men placing him, with one accord, in the class OF
our most gallant and successful commanders.
without meaning to violate the self-imposed
restriction mentioned above, | cannot, being di'
rectly appealed to by your respectable committee
withhold this humble testimony from an ole
brother soldier, who has been SO unjusty assailec
in this late day of his fair renown."
This is the language of true man, superior
to the weakness of a childish personal vanity anc
of poor and selfish hankering for office. Here
are sneers at the success of a rival, no intma-
tons that history has been written wrong in his
nomination but chivarous tribute to his dis.
tinguished worth and elevated character, and 9
frank use of all the influence in favor of hi
election that high sense Of duty would allow t
be exerted. And just as the American people
confirmed the above opinion of Harrison by bear
ing him into the Presidency on an overwhelming
tide of enthusiasm, they will now raise the gal
liant, manly, and incorruptible Scott to the same
high Office, in spite both Of the assaults of open
foes and the sullen opposition of any who choose
to place themselves in the unfortunate category
of self-seeking grumblers: