The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-11-17

wal ah't IiOstotOho ~ Ni"SAASCc ssA1A
swampy wilderness without roads, and
presenting almost insuperable obstacles
to the transportation OF army supplies,
while at the same time it was precisely
the region of country best adapted to
the peculiar mode Of warfare practised
by the bold and ferocious Indians Not
vithstanding these manifold difficulties,
in about one year from the time when he
was invested with the chief command OF
the MOI thwestern Army, Gen. Harrison
drove the enemy from his extended mil
itary district. retook Detroit, defeated
the combined army of Proctor and TIE
cumthe on the Thames, conquered the
uppcrmost Canada, and passed as vic
tolious cbieftain down tue seat of wal
Oh the Niagara frontier
Does Mr.. Parton consider this state
ment of facts as not implying much ser
vice? In proof Of its accuracy, let the
records of the nation be consulted. In
his annual report to Congress, in De
cember, 1918, President Madison speaks
of the operations OF Gen, Harrison's
army in the following terms:
''The success on Lake Erie having
opened a passage to the territory of the
enemy, the officer commanding the
Northwestern Army transferred the war
thither, and, rapidly pursuing the hos
tile troops fleeing with their savage as
sociates, forced a general action, which
quickly terminated in the capture of the
British and the dispersion of the savage
force. This result is signally honorable
to Major General Harrison, by whose
military talents it was1prepared; to Col.
r. NJ. johnson and his mounted vol
unteers, whose impetuous onset gave a
decisive blow to the ranks of the enemy,
and 10 the spirit of the volunteer mill
Tia, equally brave and patriotic, who
bore an interesting part in the scene.
more especially to the chief magistrate
of Kentucky at the head of them, whose
hcroism, .signalized in the war which es.
tablished the independence of his coun-
try, sought, at an advanced age, share
hardships and battles for maintaining
its rights and its safety" esq
In 1918, the Senate. by an unanimous
vote, the House concurring with only
one dissenting voice, passed the follow
ing:
Resolved By the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the United States
of America in Congress assembled, that
the thanks of Congress be. and thsy are
'iereby. presented to Major General
William Henry Harrison and Isaac
Shelby, late Governor of Kentucky. and
through them TO the officers and men
under their command, for their gallan
try and good conduct in defea ting the
combined British and Indian forces un
der Major General Proctor Oh the
= |, ~
LAY of October, 1913, capturing the
equipage. and artillery, and that the
President CT the United States be re
nuested to cause two medals to he
struck emblematical Of this triumph
and presented to General Harrison and
Isaac Shelby, late Governor of Ken
tucky.'
Maiden was captured, Michigan Ter
iitory restored, and the uppermost Can
ada conquered by this capture of tho
British army and the defeat of the In
dian force, being all the duty Gen. Har
rison was required to perform by the in
structions sent to him in September,
1912. Yet Mr. Parton does not consider
this as much service. Mr. Cheves, q
great orator from South Carolina,
thought differently. In speech in
congress he says:
''The victory of Harrison was such as
would have secured to n Roman Gene
raj, in the best days of the Republic. the
fonOrs of a triumph He put an end to
the war in the uppermost Canada"
Gov. Snyder, of Pennsylvania, also
thought differently. In y message to
the Legislature he says:
Already is the brow of the young
warrior. Croghan, encircled with laurels: :.
:nd the blessings of thousands Of wo
men and children, rescued from the
scalpinS knife Of the ruthless savage OF
the wilderness, and from the still more
savage Proctor, rest on Harrison and
his gallant army"
Gov Shelby thought differently In
a letter of April, 1917, to Gen. Harr
son, he uses the following language:
"In short, sir, from the time I Joined
YOU to the moment of onr separation, i
believe that no commander ever did or
could make greater eXertions thin you
did to effect the objects Of the campaign
admired your plans, and.thought them
executed with great energy; particular
" Your order Of battle and arrange
ments for landing on the Canada shore
were calculated to inspire every officer
and man with a confidence that we could
not be defeated by anything like our own
numbe
Until after i had served the cam
paign of 1913, l was not aware Of the
difficulties which yous had to encounter |
as commander of The Northwestern
Army l have since often said, and still
do believe, that the duties assigned to
you on that occasion we're more arduous
and difficult to accomplish than any i
hal ever known confided to any com
mander; and. with respect to the zeal