New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-28
A TRUE MAN.

One of the strongest candidates in the
Wing National Convention at Harisburgh,
in 1889, was Gen. SCOTT, but the ma ority
of the delegates decided in favor of Gen.
Harrison. But this did not alieRate the
Hero of Chippewa either from the Wing
party or from the man it had selected in
stead of himself for its representative, but
when called upon, he bore warm and
willing testimony to his virtues and merits.
We have before US a letter from Gen.
SCOTT to Mr.. Purviance of the Butler
County, Penn, Tippeeanoe Club, in reply
to an invitation to be present at mass
meeting at Pittsburgh, in August, 1910.
The invitation he declined, because the
duties of his post would not allow him
to accept it, and because, as a federal
officer, he had for above thirty years rig
idly adhered to the rule to take no active
part in the conflict of politics. OF Gen.
Harrison hs proceeded to speak in tho fol-
lowing just and generous terms:
This official reserve has, however, never pre-
vented me from discussing with the spirit OF
freeman, in the casual intercourse OF society, the
merits Of all public men and public me0 Sures OF my
time. Thus it has often fallen in my way to bear
Jealous testimony to the distinguished services Of
Gen. Harrison, both as a statesman ard soldier.
With those services have long been familiar, and
can only attribute to gross ignorance or to party
mallgnity the recent lmputatons to which you
allude.
If at the end Of the late war with Great Brit
ain, or at the end OF that so successfully waged
by Gen Wayne against the North Western In
dams, any person had shameessly impeached the
courage OF Gen. Harrison, he would | am fully
persuaded, have had not only his patriotism bat
his courage denied by every honest hearted Ameri-
can. 1t was never my fortune to serve in the
field with Gen. Harrison. But we'll remember
,he admiration entertained by my Immediate assO-
ciates in arms for the hero of Tlppecanoe Fort
Megs ard the River Thames. This sentiment,
az tar as ever ! knew or believed, was common
throughout our armies, both officers and men plQc-
ing him, with one accord, in the class of our most
gallant and successful commanders.
Without meaning to violate the selfimpOsed
restriction mentioned above, canaot being di-
rsctly appealed to by your respectable Con mttee,
withhold tins humble testimony from an old brother
soldier who has been go unjustly assailed in this
late day of his fair renown.'
This is the language of true man, supe
rior to the weakness Of childish personal
vanity and of poor and selfish hankering
for office. Here are no sneers at the sue
cess OF a rival, no limitations that history
has been written wrong in his nomination,
buta chivalrous tribute to his distinguished
worth and elevated character, and frank
use of all the influence in favor of his cleo
ton that high sense of duty would al
low to be exerted. And Just as the Amor
lean people confirmed the above opinion of
Harrison by bearing him into the Presi-
dency on Ell overwhelming tide of enthu-
siasm, they will now raise tn. gallant,
manly, and incorruptible Scott to the same
high office, in spite both Of the assaults of
open foes, and the sulen opposition of any
who choose to place themselves in the un
fortunate category of self seeking grum
blera