The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-05
SECRET HISTORY OF THE WAN
WITH ENC,LAND

WITH ENGbAhU.
Tho following curious article was received
by tho Oswsgo Times from venerable and
Intelligent lady Of that ci.y now about scv.
epty years old, who states that she clipped
It from a newspaper nearly half century
ago, and has had Il ia her possession ever
since. The circumstances set forth may he
familiar to few ol Ter persons who read
the JOURNAL; but TO the younger portion
we doubtnot the perusal will bo interest.
ing as il was to us.
The evil that men DO lives after them;
the good is often inferred with their bones,
Whatever may have been tho real motives
Of General Hull in surrendoring the Amcri.
can army at Detroit, under circumstances
giving the strongest evidence of imbecility,
cowardico, or treason, certain il is that his
posterity, from tina. time to the present,
lrave associated llis name with tho most in.
famous traitors that have over set foot upon
the sacred soil Of freedom. But the article
in question would seem to exonerate the
General from either of the charges preferred
against him. and although many years have
passed since that event, and the name of
General Hull is a stencil in tho nostrils Of
every true loyal man, and although his
body is moul Tered and gone back to its
native element, still justice, magnanimity,
even common courtesy, demand that those
Of his descendants who live aitor him, how.
nv al, l,, G.. -.
Of knowing, even at this late day, that they
descended from line of ancestry that was
true To the Government, true to the insl
tutions under which they live, true to the
great principles Of freedom and American
nationality, and that although the army was
surrendered by General Hull, yet IL was nm.
der authority from tho head Of the War
Departments;
Col Miller, of Vermont, who was form
ery Representative in Congress from
that State ia now resident of Wyoming
la speech recently delivered at Warsaw
Col Miller revived charge that has often
been made, that our Government thuus II
causing much blood to be she'd in Cauada,
did not intend TO conqler that territory,
because by so doing, the free territory OF
the Union would be extended. In proof of
this assertion, Col. NJ says that after Gen.
Hull was convicted by Court Martial of
Treason and Cowardice, and sentenced to
he Shot" lie handed letter to the Prosi.
dent of the Court. which proved ito be a
letter from tho Secretary OF War, directiRg
him 10 surrender his army 10 the British!
Col, Miller added
The President, Mr.. Madison, stayed the
proceedings of the Court which left II in such
situation that any President, at any ru-
turc time, could issue an order fer tie (Rl
.GRB'cm of The sentence IF tho Court!
Gen Hulrs OATH MS an officer in the army
of the United States, not to reveal his in
struotions, from the War Department pre-.
vented his defence, to tho public, of this
traitorous act! 1t hung over him, up to
tho last hour OF his life Tho fiat for his
execution could have becn issued at mo.
ments warming, even to tho day Of his
doath
DR.. Eustis remained at tho War Depart.
ment until the close of the War 1912, when
he was succeeded by John Armstrong
who OF course, became acquainted with
tho above matters. He remained in office
about two years, when incurri Ig tho dis.
pleasure OF President Madison, he was re-.
moved. Mr.. A. thou presented to the GOV.
ernment claim OF some $50, 600 the pay
ment of which was refused. Mr., Arm
strong thcn publehed a pamphlet, cntitled
astounding Disclosures" containing tho
foregoing in relation to Gen, Hull; the Toy.
orument then purchased the suppression Of
the work, by payment OF Mr.. AS claim
and ordered tho whole edition 10 bo de
stroyed. This, il was supposed WAS done
three copies SiW -one of which was
! in the possession OF Col. Miller. another il,
! that of Alvau Stewart, of Utica, and the
third, mutilatcd copy in the hands OF
Judge Hutchinson, of Woodstock, Vermont
We have long entertained strong suspi
oions that the conquest of Canada was M
part Of the plan of tho Administration in
| 1872. At the commencement of the war Eng
land was engaged in mighty conflict with
| Napoleon. She coull spare but sin,l
force to defend the Canadas. Gen. HUI
could have marched triumphantly through
the uppOr Province, But there was either
imbcc'Gty or treason at Washington.