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RU M EN T !
of Crawford Cos. Penn.
giPHnaiinated one Joseph Douglass for
Assembly, who has made himself notorious
by his abuse of Gen Harrison as a Com
mander. The Crawford Statesmen objects
tothisgentleman’s testimony, on the ground
that he deserted from the Army during the
Last War! For stating this, the Editor
has been sued by Mr. Douglass; whereup
on he publishes the certificates of three of
ficers and five privates who belonged to the
same company with this IMr. Dbuglass du
ring the War, who all testify that he de
serted from the camp at Black Rock about
one month after he entered the service!—
Nearly all the testifiers against Gen. Har
rison are of this stamp.
A CURIOUS FACT.
The statement of Mr. Wise the aeronaut,
if it be a fact, is a carious one. It is well
known that almost every one oft looking
down fruiw a great height feels affected by
vertigo —giddiness of the head—-and a sen.
sation of sickening insecurity. But he
avers, from repeated experience, that this
only occurs when the incfividual is sitting
or standing upon something connected with
the ground, even if it lie only by a rope, or
any other slight communication with the
earth. But that entirely isolated from the
earth, no l such feeling or sensation can he
experienced.
OUR POSITION.
We believe w-c are not particularly
charged with |>olitical instability, but, up
on mature deliberation, we have come to
the conclusion that, alter the 4th of March
next, we will fight on the administration
side.— Louisville Journal.
Three years ago, the Democrats, after
every election, used to boast of what they
had done. Now, after every election, they
boast of what they intend to do.— lb.
From the Harrison Democrat.
Colonel R. M. Johnson. —The old Colo
nel is a very poor specimen of an orator.
Much as we have always esteemed him for
his courage, we were almost sickened to
hear of his permitting himself to be EXHI
BITED by that branded “coward and pol
troon”—Petticoat Allen. The Colonel, in
his anxiety to win votes of foreigners,
sometimes gets himself into an awkward
position. In addressing the Germans in
Cincinnati, he said—
“ Since I have seen so many of you in
Ohio, I love the Dutch ; I love them almost
as much as the Irish.”
One shrewd son of Erin in the crowd,
thought the “ sawder” rather too soft, and
he sung out—
“ That’s you, Curnel; but I’m tould you
likede Nagurs betther dan ather iv us!”
The New York Express of Saturday, 2
P. M. says:—An important movement is
announced in Wall-street to-day. It is no
less than the Bank of the United States has
made arrangements to resume specie pay
ments. The effect of this news, which is
credited, has been to improve Stocks gen
erally, but particularly United States Bank,
which has suddenly run up three per cent.
Mr. Jaudon is in this city ; and what agen
cy he has in the negotiation is not stated,
nor do the public care. It will be enough
that an arrangement has been made.
The resumption of the United States
Bank of specie payments, will have a de
cided influence in effecting resumption with
the Southern Banks. Exchange will im
prove immediately.
The Van Buven papers in Pennsylvania
are abusing John Tyler at a rapid lick, be
cause he is opposed to the tariff! The
Spitsburgher, now before us, a rabid Fed
eral print contains some half dozen para
graphs, harping upon this subject. “How
long (it asks) will the honest advocates of
the Tariff —ihose who insist on an immedi
ate repeal of the compromise,” &c. sup
port this man (Tyler) ?
Again :
“Tyler is against the Tariff—he was so
when in the Senate of the United States, in
short, he has been its most deadly foe.—
This fact will not be denied, and in con
nection with it let it not be forgotten, that
on the stand on Tuesday last, he told the
people (and pledged his honor for the truth
of his statement,) that Gen. Harrison and
he concurred in sentiment.”
We commend these signs to the anti-Tar
iff gentleman of the Enquirer.— Richmond
Whig.
“ What one State Rights measure has
Van Buren ever supported ?” This very
pertinent question was sometime since pro
pounded by Judge Upshur. No man, has
dared to answer it—lt is unanswerable.—
Was it when he opposed Mr. Madison and
the war ? When he supported the Mis
souri Restrictions ? When he voted for
the Tariff of’24 and ‘2B, and for toll Gates
on the Cumberland Road ? When he
prompted the Proclamation and supported
the Force Bill ? When lie advocated the
Removal of the Deposites from the custody
of the law, and claimed for the Executive
the aheolute control of the public Money ?
Was it, when he recommended tjic Sub-
Treasury, with discretion in ftie President
to employ the State Banks, or not, as he
might deem expedient ? Was it when he
urged a Bankrupt law, u> subject State
Corporations to the Federal Executive ?
Was it, when henaould not too strongly re
commend the Standing Army Plan, by
which the Militia were to be transferred
from the command of the State to that of
ithe President, in time of peace ? Or, was
it, when to secure a subservient majority
in the House of Representative*, he dis
franchised New Jersey and expelled from
their seats her legally commissioned Rep
resentatives ?
Will some of “the gentlemen of princi
ple,” par excellence, or any of the “Dem
ocratic, Republican, State Rights’ Party,”
say when or where, and put their fingers
upon the State Rights act of Martin Van
Bnren ?
COMMUNICATIONS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS
AND GAZETTE.
We should support Gen. Harrison for
the presidency because he is capable and
honest, and has rendered his country great
service, both as a civil and military officer;
and because his opponent, if honest him
self, does not consider dishonesty and un
faithfulness in others a barrier to public
promotion, and has done his country no
good service, but some very bad. Is Gen.
Harrison capable and honest l is a ques
tion which has been often answered to his
honor. Washington, Adams, Jefferson and
Madison have all answered it, by appoint
ing, and continuing him in offices of impor
tance and great responsibility ; all of which
he filled with honor to himself, doing jus
tice to all with whom he had to do. Where
is the man who does no wrong ? Yet who
can, with truth, charge Gen. Harrison
with misconduct or non-feasance in public
office l Did lie ever betray the liberties of
his country, or neglect to assert and defend
them- ? Can any of us charge him with
having violated one of our rights, or hav
ing unjustly retained one dollar of our
money ? Yet he has been a public servant
for almost half a century.
Has lie done his country any service ?
In her councils he has defended the consti
tution, and the rights of the people. South
erners ; behold his opposition to the Mis
souri Restrictionists, that faction who made
every effort to pull down the very pillars
of the confederacy ; hear him declare his
willingness to sacrifice himself for the safe
ty of the union and southern rights, and
decide whether his efforts were of service
to his country.
The system under which the public lands
were first sold, was such that the poor man
could not purchase. Who then came forth
as the friend of the friendless, homeless
poor man ? Gen. Harrison. Lands were
sold in bodies too large for the purse of the
poor, and Gen. Harrison said, reduce tilt
quantity of tracts to be sold, so that every
honest, industrious man, no matter how
poor, may acquire a home and a compe
tency for his family. Who can say that i
this he done his country no service ? Shall
I lead you to the northwest frontier and re
mind you ofhis mid-'night march, his toil
ing with the soldiery, encouraging the tim
id, presenting bright hope to the despond
ing, and walking as a staff for the afflicted
—shall I mimick the horrible yell of the
savage, paint the cottage in flames, the
bloody scalping knife and battle axel—the
deflowered daughter, frantic mother and
bleedingbahe,butchered father, and slaugh
tered son, —then point you to the battle
ground, the thickening strife and heaps of
dead, to our victorious army and the con
quered enemy, and to the return of peace
and happiness to show you that he has done
service for his country ? That his skill
and bravery conquered our enemy, have
not the departed spirits of Perry, Davies,
and Shelby testified ? Did not our whole
, north-western country proclaim him her
benefactor ? Then if he ‘is capable and
honest, and has done all this service for
his country, who is more worthy than he ?
Certainly not Van Buren, whose public life
shows that lie is not very strongly opposed
to dishonesty, and that he has done hut lit
tle good for his country.
The first accounts we have of his politi
cal career show that he “figured” for free
negro suffrage—“ figured” for the federal
ist and for the republicans,—against the
war and/or the war, and for Clinton and
for Madison. The next we hear ofhis “fig
uring,” he does it instructively on the Mis
souri restriction question, giving Rufus
King that plain sum to do according to fed
eral and abolition rules. Pretty well ad
vanced in the science of “figures” we next
find him making double protective entries in
the tariff registers ; “figuring”/or and a
gainst it. For what party or measure he
has “figured” most is hard to tell; but that
he has “figured” mpre for himself than any
party or measure, is a thing plain fcnough.
Is this open handed honesty, or pure dem
ocratic republicanism ?
What can be said of his Presidential
“doings ?” What has his administration
done for the country ? He has made him
self strong, while he has made the people
weak. The Independent Treasury scheme
gives him control of its officers, and of the
revenue. He has the appointment of all
its officers. His friends say ‘.he Senate
must concur in all these appointments—
but in removals, unfortunately they are
not consulted with. Others say, O, this is
nothing, he is honest and will do what’s
right. Does his past conduct prove that he
will ? lias he not continued in office pub
lic defaulters and other unworthy and faith
less officers ? Has he not removed from
office faithful and honest men, without giv
ing a reason for it when asked to do so ?
Is this honesty ? Another feature of this
system is, that if the revenue should fail
to answer his purposes, he may, without
asking the people any “odds,” furnish him
sell) indirectly, by paying Government
debts with treasury drafts—which will go
into the country to supply the vacances of
the common circulating currency, created
by the receipts of the Government. Hence
you see, he not only has the use of the re
venue as spending change, but also can
convert it to a mammoth bank of his own,
of which he would'be director, cashier and
president.
You have all seen anotherone ofhis mea
sures, which was concocted by his man
Poinsett, and called the Militia Bill. This
he “could not too strongly recommend to the
considerationofCongress.” Under itspro
visions the Georgia militia might be drilled
in North Carolina by the federal officers
under the rules and regulations of war. It
rides over State laws and reserved rights,
and mocks at State Sovereignty—makes the
president king, and the people tools at his
bidding. With this power he can appoint
the president and make members to Con
gress,—and do every thing else to perpet
uate ill-gotten power, in the hands of the
few, and completely enslave the people.
“But, now,” says Van, “I never recom
mended that Army Bill, for I never saw it.”
“Well then,” I reply, “you are a liar ; or
else a fool for recommending a thing you
have never seen.” Is this militia system
democratic ? If it is, he’s entitled to a pa
tent, for he is, at least, the co-inventor.
We should oppose his election because
the evil practices ofhis administration have
brought ruin upon our country.
But when this objection is urged against
him his friends deny its truth, and say they,
the banks ! the banks ! have done it. They
first issued too largely, and then refused to
redeem their bills with the specie—which
flooded the country with depreciated paper
money, and have actually ruined us all.
In reply to this, l ask who caused the banks
to issue so largely ? Was- it not this same
Van Burcn Democratic party ‘? It was,
with Gen. Jackson at its head. He depos
ited the public monies-in the vaults of these
banks and advised them to “issue liberal
ly.” Who disabled them from redeeming
their bills? The same party, by commit
ting a breach of faith in withdrawing these
deposites and by the famous Specie Circu
lar, requiring dues at the public land sales
to be paid in specie, which emptied the
vaults of the banks ; filt-hed the pockets of
the farmer, and made public officers bro
kers—political vultures to prey upon the
unfledged birds, the yeomanry of the coun
try. These officers and partizans join in
the cry, the banks ! the banks are ruining
the country! and lo! the great mass of
them are wallowing in bank stocks. Why?
Beeanee the policy of the administration in
relation to the currency of the country is
advantageous to them—converts the banks
from the object of their creation into bro
kers. This policy is to make specie an
article of traffic, to be bought and sold by
brokers, which will naturally keep the pa
per currency depreciated at an enormous
per cent., creating large profits in thegoM
and silver speculation. Some of the party
say, the Government had no hand in bring
ing about the troubles in the land—the
Government has nothing to do with the
country, neither pro nor con, in this par
ticular. “The people must take care of
themselves,” says Van, “and the Govern
ment will take care of itself.” Again, he
says, “the people expect too much from the
Government.” Is this democracy ? These
will do very well for thesayings of a king,
but really they are too bad for a democratic
president. Whoever knew the common
people to flourish in any country under bad
Government? Here we are all “thecom
mon people. Under a good Government,
well administered ; did you ever know in
dustrious and enterprising people to go
down hill for so many years as we have ?
Are not the Americans industrious and en
terprising ? Others of the party, who are
proof against occular demonstration, real
feeling, or, who, out of the reach of home,
“ brightly shine and sweetly sing,” “ all's
well, fine times.” Are we not traveling
down hill ? Is there no distress in the land?
Is not prosperity banished from among us ?
Millions of the people, feeling and seeing
it, raise their voices as one man, and in
tones of thunder demand of their Chief Ru
ler—who did it! who did it!!—and Van in
his fear and guilt cries, “Thou eanst not
say/did it! A VOTER.
Craufordrille, Oct. 10, 1840.
There was a convention of both political
parties lately held in a little village Down
East, the land where the stars and stripes
are cherished by freemen, and where even
the striped pig is not forgotten. An editor
some distance towards the direction of sun
down attended and took part in the “ deli
berations” of both meetings, an account of
which he afterwards published. With a
degree of candor not often found in these
degenerate days, he declines taking sides
with either party, but winds up his article
with the following remark, which is “ alike
creditable to his head and heart.” After
giving an account of the proceedings, he
says, that after a close investigation of the
matter, “no fault could be found with the
eatables” prepared by the Whigs, but that
candor compels him to say, that the Demo
crats kept the best “ liquors.”
Harrison , Tyler and lie form !
NEWS AND GAZETTE.
PRINCIPLES atul MEN.
WASHINGTON, GA.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1840.
ATTENTION !
HARRISON MEN!!
You .are hereby requested to be
and appear at the polls, in your
several precincts, on Monday next,
equiped with the following ticket:
Electoral Ticket.
George R. Gilmer,
Duncan L. Clinch,
John Whitehead,
Charles Dougherty,
Joel Crawford,
Seaton Grantland,
Christopher B. Strong,
John W. Campbell,
Ezekiel Wimberly,
Andrew Miller,
William Ezzard.
“ One more Charge, and the
Victory is Ours.”
On Monday next, the people of Georgia
will be called upon to vote for Chief Magis
trate of this great Republic. Then we are
to- see what result the efforts which have
been made by the friends of Reform for the
last six months, have produced ; then we
shall know if the freemen of this State are
willing iosubmit passively to Van Buren’s
reign of extravagance and misrule ; or will
hurl from office, him who has squandered
their money—trampled on their rights—
and abused their confidence.
In place of such an one, there is offered a
candidate, whose honesty is unimpeached
—whose capability has been proven, in
many a responsible station—whose patriot
ism cannot be questioned—and whose cha
racter, private and public, was stained by
no spot, until the vile and mercenary under,
strappers of the present corrupt Adminis
tration, attempted to pollute it with their
loathsome slander. But the Old Hero has
come unsoiled from the trial ; his charac
ter, like gold tried in the furnace, shines all
the brighter from the test. The records of
history have been searched, the archives of
the nation have been explored, by his ene
mies, with the hope of finding some reproach
upon his fair fame ; but to their mortifica
tion, they have found every where praises
of his ability, and testimonials to his honor.
Opposing him, we find one who, with no
merit of his own, “ crawled into office
through the slime of Executive favor.”—
Elected by the popularity of his predeces
sor, and not by his own, who never yet did
an act that benefited the country, but many
to its injury—whose want of capacity, the
history of the last four years amply shows,
and for whom, his most zealous supporters
only urge as a recommendation that he has
done no harm during his administration,
which every body knows is false.
In a few days, the voters of Georgia will
be called on to choose which of these men
they will have to serve them, the patriot
who has never failed in his duty to his
country, or him who has been tried and
found wofully wanting. That their senti
ments are decidedly in favor of the first, no
one can doubt, after the astonishing and tri
umphant victory they gained a few weeks
since over the parasites of power, who lool
ishly supposed that an intelligent people
were to be transferred at their will, like
beasts in the market. The result surpris
ed all, both victors and vanquished ; but
the first we fear are become too secure and
confident, and the last are preparing to re
new the conflict with increased animation,
and fondly hope for success from the su
pineness of their opponents.
Freeman of Georgia! Should any one
ask you if you loved your country, you
would take the question as an insult, im
plying a doubt of your patriotism ; but if
the present evils under which the nation is
groaning, be perpetuated, to its ruin, could
you with any truth, lay claim to the title
of a patriot, when by your negligence the
spoilers were continued in power ?
Will you, by neglecting to cast your vote
next Monday, let the present dynasty go
into office again unreproved ? The want
of your single vote to the cause of Reform
may prove its defeat, and your negligence
may be followed by your regret and shame
to the latest day of your life.
Go then, every man, to the Polls, and let
everyone press upon his neighbor the ne
cessity of going also ; some of your neigh
bors may have forgotten the Election, see
them and remind them of it; remember we
fight under the banner of one who “ never
lost a battle,” and Georgians must not let
him lose this last and most important one.
Contrast.
“I do not believe” says Gen. Harrison,
“that Congress can abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia, without the consent of
the States of Maryland and Virginia, and
the people of the District.”
“ I would not,” says Mr. Van Burcn
“from the lights now before me, feel my
self safe in pronouncing that Congress does
not possess the power of interfering with or
abolishing slavery in the District of Colum
bia.”
Opinions ol* great Jlert.
Ritchie, in his late address to the people
of Virginia says that “ Andrew Jackson’s
sagacity of character is such as commands
respect.”
He certainly showed some sagacity when
he gave utterance to the following opinion :
“ Ritchie is the greatest scoundrel in
America.” Andrew Jackson.
Elections!.
The Harrison majority in Ohio (all the
counties but five being heard from) is about
17,000. The Whigs have gained four
members of Congress. In the last Con
gress parties stood, Whigs 8; Loeofocos
11. Bully Duncan is badly beaten.
In Pennsylvania, the Whigs have elect
ed a majority to the Legislature, and gain
ed 3 members of Congress. The Vanites
have about 6,000 majority in the State, ac
cording to the Van Burcn papers. How a
great part of that majority was obtained
may be seen from the following:
“ More of the Frauds in Philadelphia. —
The astonishing increase of votes in Phila
delphia city and county, particularly in
Mr. Ingersoll’s district; is likely to be ac
counted for, in a way which must vitiate
that person’s election. The following is
from the Philadelphia North American of
yesterday:
“ Courts. —Monday, Oct. 19.—T0-day
further developments of frauds in the nat
uralization of foreigners have been made.
On examination in the office at the Courts
of General Session, Judge Barton has found
a large number of forgeries of his own sig
nature ; and in consequence of this discov
ery, has taken possession of all the books
and papers relating to naturalizations, with
a view to further evidences of guilt. So
far as we have been able to learn, no clue
to the perpetrators of this outrage has yet
been found.”
(15” Some careless or lazy person will
say to himself, next Monday, “ Oh ! I am
busy picking cotton, I can’t go to the elec
tion to-day ; I reckon there will be enough
without me.” A pretty excuse to offer,
when a man’s country calls upon him !
If Van is elected by such person’s neglect
to vote, and his standing army bill made
law, do you think he will take such an ex
cuse ? No ; you can have your choice
either to shoulder your musket, and tramp
off to North Carolina, Florida, or the deuce
knows where ; or you can pay a heavy
fine if you don’t go ; or you can be accom
modated with pleasant apartments in some
gaol, with the privilege of staying there till
Van lets you out ; or lastly, you can vote
next Monday, and prevent all danger of
being made a military slave. Now, there’s
several tilings before you to choose from,
which do you like best ?
03“ Pendleton, John C. Calhoun's dis
trict, has elected a Whig Senator, and five
Representatives, to the South Carolina Le
gislature.
03” We are really in hopes that this Le
gislature will cease granting pardons indis
criminately, upon the most frivolous pre
tence, and to the most atrocious criminals,
as has heretofore been the practice. The
community is crying out against it. The
vilest murders have been committed, and
the murderers let off unpunished ; but the
poor devil who robs his neighbor’s smoke
house, to keep himself from starving, is
pretty sure to get his three or four years
imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Give
the gallows its proper victim, or do away
with it altogether, and substitute some
other and surer punishment; there is none
better, however, than the good old law—
“ Blood for blood”—were it rigidly en
forced.
Q3”The Globe has just discovered that it
was Daniel Webster wjio set fire to the
Ursuline Convent in Charleston, Mass., in
1834!! Oh you unrighteous Daniel! how
could you do so naughty. By the way, its
getting to be a disputed point whether Web
ster is not the veritable killer of Tecumseh
(or Teacumpases as we heard him called
the othei day.) Really, Daniel will get to
be,a great man some day.
03” Look here, Mr. Augusta Chronicle,
just promote that chap you caU Corporal,
will you. He’s been Corporal long enough V
—make him Ensign, when you find him i
able to bear the flag.
03” At the late session of Lincoln Su
perior Court, William Taylor and William
Cole, convicted of negro stealing, were
sentenced ; the first to nine, the last to five
years confinement in the Penitentiary. -
03“43,711 voters have been registered in
New York city, being 2,598 more than the
largest vote ever polled in that city. The
law requiring the registry of the names of
voters is an excellent one to prevent fraud,
and we hope to see it adopted in every State
in the Union. The necessity of it becomes
daily more imperative.
From the Baltimore Patriot.
JLet Croghan Speak.
We have felt it as a reproach to the coun
try, that, by the glaring and cold blooded
injustice of political opponents, any defence
or further evidence, of the bravery of Gen.
Harrison, should be at this late day render
ed necessary. That such defence isne-’
cessary indeed, either as a vindication af
iiis character, or as establishing historic
truth, we cannot affirm. For both are too
well settled and established to need in real
ity this vindication. But the virulent at
tacks which have been made, by the pen
sioned organs and agents of the spoils par
ty, upon the character of Gen. Harrison—
upon the personal courage of a veteran, who
was a victor in every field —upon a soldier’s
honor dearer to him than life itself—suck
villanous stabs as these upon one of our
country’s bravest and most successful de
fenders, natural ly incite the friends of the
hero and of truth and justice 4o repel them.
The attacks of these miscreants cannot in
jure the fair fame and high character of
Harrison ; yet cannot the honest part of
the community remain silent in regard to
them.
Something the spoilers have attempted in
their desperation, by giving an old, one si
ded correspondence between Gen. Harrison
and Col. Croghan—had at a time when
there was some misunderstanding between
these brave men. The spoilers hunt up
the old correspondence,and publish one side
—perhaps rather part of one side of it, with
a forlorn hope of injuring Gen. Harrison,
by shpwing that Croghan had felt some dis
satisfaction with his report of a battle!—
Now hear Colonel Croghan himself speak,
let the spoilers who have cited him as a
witness, forever after hold their peace !
The St. Louis Bulletin of Oct. 6, contains
a copy of a letter addressed by Col. Samuel
B. Churchill of that city, under date of
Sept. 26, to Col. G. Croghan, with Colonel
Croghan’s reply, under date of October 6,
in reference to Croghan’s opinion of the/
skill and bravery of Harrison. In his let
ter to Croghan, Col. Churchill says :
“At Tippecanoe you were one of the
Aids of Gen. Boyd, and performed a glori
ous part in that, as well as in many other
hard-fought battles, which have added to
the fame and honor of our country. I
should be pleased to know if on that occa
sion, or at any time during the war, Gen.
Harrison showed want of bravery; and
further, if the ground selected for the en
campment of his troops at Tippecanoe was
injudiciously or improperly chosen ?
“ During the war, Sir, you performed a
most distinguished part, and your name will
always be associated with its most brilliant
aehievments, as long as there is left one
American heart to admire your gallant and
glorious defence of Sandusky. You have
had as good an opportunity to form a cor
rect opinion of the courage and conduct of
Gen. Harrison, as any other officer, and I
should be pleased to have your opinion up
on these matters.
Respectfully, yours,
SAML. B. CHURCHILL.
To this letter the following is the reply
of Col. Croghan:
“ St. Louis, Oct. 6,1840.
Col. Churchill : In reply to your letter
of the 26th ultimo, I can only state, that the
publication of the letters to which you al
lude, was not authorized by me, and that I
never during the whole war, saw Gen. Har
rison at any time show any want of courage.
On the contrary, I have every reason to be
lieve him a brave man. Upon the receipt
of yours, 1 addressed a letter to General
Gaines, with whom I held frequent conver
sations years ago, and'the following letter
of his contains the opinions which I then
entertained, and which I still retain.
“ Respectfully,
“ G. CROGHAN.”
The letter of Major General Gaines, al
luded to above, and which accompanies
that of Colonel Croghan, in the St. Louis
Bulletin, is too long for insertion to-day.
But the following extract from this letter,
one should think, might settle the question.
In addressing Colonel Croghan, under date
of Oct. 2, 1840, General Gaines says : ,
“ In reply to my inquiries respecting Ge
neral Ilairison’s plan of operations at Tip
pecanoe ; you replied, that the selection,of
his position was the best to be found near
the place of encampment; that his forma
tion of the different corps ofhis army in
the encampment, was made with a view to
hold every officer and every man ready for
action upon the ground where they slept.
That Gen. Harrison’s vigilance had previ
ously been the subject of remark and ad
miration among the troops, and it was that
night increased. That you had several
opportunities of seeing him in the forepart
of the night, and at or near the time the j
battle commenced. That you saw hit P
frequently in the course of the battle, and “I
heard him giving his orders, and with great
distinctness, animating his troops —and that
no man could have been more collected or
fearless in battle than Gen. Harrison was
upon that occasion.”
What now, will the spoilers say of Col.
Croghan.