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CARBONATED QR SODA WATER.
TH.E subscribers are now prepared to furni h their
customers and the public with {Carbonated or
Soda Water.
Their apparatus is constructed in such a msnner,
and of such materials as to prevent the possibility of
unv metalic or delerious impregnations,
TAYLOR & WALKER,
Sign of the Golden Mortar, Broad si. Columbus,
April 21. _____ lots
LOOK AT THIS.
RUNAWAY f o.n the subscribers, about the first
March lat, a negro man by name Presley,
about forty years of uge, somewhat grey hair, very
thin, or perhaps no hair on the top of the head, quite
black, eyes small and deeply sunk in the head, wide
between the teeth,’lnoad shoulders, and stoops, he is
rather intelligent, thouuli unprepossessing in appear
ance, makes great profession of religion, and prays in
public every oppor unity. He was in the neighborhood
of Greenville, Meriwi thor county, rotne fifeen days
after leaving this place; where he left on the 29ih ult.
taking his wife with him, who belongs to Freeman
McClendon, living near Greenville; she is by the I
name of Julia, twenty years of age, common size, a ;
bright copp r ro’o", and ver. likely. It is believed i
that they were taken off by a white man, and probably !
Iravelling west in a gig, as such nforinaiion reached j
Mr. McClendon.
A suitab e reward will be given for the apprehen- |
si on of said negroes ami ihu fwl o cm rird them away, I
and mformation given to either of the subscribers.
Ffl KE MAN McC L ENOON,
JOHN C. MANGIIAM.
April 16.1840. 9tf
NOTICE
To all men trim want to buy bargains in land.
IJ‘ <IIN WINFRED, do offer a lot of land con
-5 taining a plantation of eighty-five acres, with a
gin bouse on it, and all other buildings, suitable for
said plantation. Lands all fresh and under good re
pairs, and the production of this land inferior to none.
This plantation can be made suitable for a man ol a
large or a small force. Other lands can be obtained
joining it. Said plantation lying in the edge of Ran
dolph county, on the road leadinv from Columbus to
Fort Gaines. Said plantation IvingSO miles from Fort
Gaines, and 20 miles from Irwiijton. Terms of sale’
will be credit—one half to be paid at Christmas, arid
the other half to be paid at Christmas come year, with
small notes and security, or a mortgage on the land.
If anv man should want to buy. come and see for a
bargain will be sold. If no sale is effected before the
fi st Tuesday in June, it will be'sold for hat it wil
bring before the Court House door in Cuthbert. Pos
session not given until Christmas,
April 11, 1840. Bts
LAW NOTICE.
THE undeisigned will attend tothe PRACTICE
OK LAW. in the name of JONES & BEN
NING, in most of the counties of this Circuit, and a
few of the adjoining counties of Alabama. Their
Oifice will be found near the Oglethorpe House.
..SEABORN JONES,
HENRY L. BENNING.
Sept 16.1839. 33 ts
NOTICE.
rWI IE public are lieteby cautioned against trading
Ji. for two No es ol hand given by me to Leonard
P. Jeeedlove, and Jesse Wall,.security, for the sum
of one thousand dollars each, one due 25;!i of De
cumber, If4o and the o her the 25h of December,
I 841 its the consideration for said no es has entirely
filled. They bear date on the 6h of Feh. 1840.
April IS, 1840. 9in3;n JOSEPH E. TOOKE.
LAW NOTICE.
THE undersigned has t-.ken an otfice in the build
ing of the Chattahoochee Rad Road and Bank
ing Company, and wilt regularly attend the Superior
Courts of the counties of Stewart, Rando'ph, Early,
Baker. Lee, Sumter, Marion and Muscogee, of the
Ciiattahooche circuit, and the county of Macon of the
Finn circuit, and will also attend the circuit Courts of !
the counties rs Russell, an I Macon in Alabama.
GEORGE W. TOWNS. I
Cos umbits, Geo April 10, 1340. 9 4t
RANDOLPH LANDS FOR SALE.
rMN •1E subscriber offers for sum a fine situation > f
J*- lands in said county , situated live miles North i
of Cuthbert, on the road leading to Fort Perry and :
Lumpkin, containing eight hundred and seventy-live !
acres; of which about two hundred and seventy five ;
acres are under fence, and most of wh ch is in a fine !
state ot cultivation S9a:d lands produced the last y ear !
from 1000 to 1200 pounds of seed cotton per acre. I
1 he p.antatioa is finely watered, having several fine !
springs of pure water so as to water every apartment I
of the plantation. It also has a tine outlet for slock, j
wiih several tine springs convenient to the house—also |
a good well of water in the yard. It has on it a good j
dwelling house and a’! other out buildings necessary ; j
also a gin house and negro houses and a first rate ‘
packing screw. It also has a fine peach orchard—in
point of beauty, health and convenience, it is scarcely j
surpassed in the country.
Any person w ishing to purchase thi above farm can
be furnished with provisions . nd stock of all kin is on
the place and possession given on the first dav of Jan
uary next.
I can be found on ‘he premises during the Spring
and Summer, but would recommend early application, I
that I may have good time for removal.
Terms, one half paid when possession given ; the j
other half twelve mouths af.er.
DAVID RUM PH. I
May 6, 1940 12 Sin
POSTPONED
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
AGREEABLY to an order of the Honorable the I
Inferior Court of RanJolph county, will be sold, j
on the first Tuesday in JUNE next, before the Coutt j
houso door in the lown of Cuthbert, Randolph county, j
one Negro woman and her two children, belonging to
the estate of Martha Joyce, late of said county, dec’d.
Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said
deceased. 1 erms made know on ihe dav of sale.
WASHINGTON JOYCE, Adm'r.
May 4. 1810. ]- (8
VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR SALE,
CONTAINING Two Hundred Two and a Half
Acres of Land,mixed with oak and pine. There
are eighty acres cleared. Also, a comfortable dwel
ling, with all necessary out olfices, a good gin house
and packing screw, a peach and apple orchard. The
entire stndor good fence. It is situated within 4 miles
of Columbus, joining the plantation formerly owned
by Thomas C. Evans, Esq. Persons wishing to pur
chase cannot find a more desirahie location than the
one offered for sale by the subscribers,
JOHN CODE,
Dec. 6. lief JOHN QUIN.
Extract from the Speech flf Mr. Duncan
of Ohio, delivered in the House of Repre
sentatives of the United Sta'-'s, April 10
1940. nn the military se: vices and qualifica
tions of Wiiiiam llenry Harrison.
“ But I will proceed to examine what the
military claims of General Harrison are; and
:et me remind you that it is not my purpose
to throw the slightest shade over the military
reputation of General Harrison, or pluck a
eaf from the wreath which his successes in
the field may have secured to him. But when
General Harrison’s military services are pre
sented as claims upon the sufrage9 of the
American people, for the highest civil office in
their gift, it becomes the right and the duty
of every citizen to examine and inquire into
the character, quality and extent of those
services now set up as a claim. It is now,
in the Federal sheets, and by the party ora
tors, proclaimed with emphasis, and publish
ed in capitals, that General Harrison’s mili
tary career and services never were assailed
until after he was presented as a candidate
or President. Well, sir, this is very credita
ble to him, and a proud boast for him and his
party if true; but how frail are all human
calculations and boasts! Just indulge me
while I blow up this political air castle; this
paper balloon, inflated with wordy gas, on
which General Harrison is to ride to the
Presidency.
Here, sir, is ah extract from the journals of
the Senate of the United States, as reported
in Niles’s Register:
4 The Senate resumed the consideration of
the joint resolution directing medals to he
struck, and, together with the ‘hanks of Con- j
yress, presenting to Major General Harrison
and Gavernor Shelby, and for oilier purposes.
After some discussion, Mr. La cock moved to
amend the resolution, by striking therefrom
Major General Harrison. The motion was
determined in the affirmative, hv the following
vote:
Yeas—Messrs. Gillard, Gore, Hunter,
King, Lacock, Mason, Roberts, Thompson,
J ickson, Tait, Turner, and Varnum—l2.
Nays—Messrs. Barber, Barry, Condit,
Horsey, Macon, Morrow. Buggies, Talbot,
Wells, and Williams—lo.”
Whether the Senate was right or wrong
in thiseignal, lasting and withering rebuke
of General Harrison, it does not affect the
windy boast that 4 General Harrison’s milita
ry character never was assailed until lie was
presented as a candidate for President. It
wi l be seen that the vote of the Senate was
had in the former part of 1316, just at the
close of the war, when the services of the
hrave were fre li in the grateful recollection I
of every friend to his country. The descrip j
lion of successful battles dwell in delight up
on the lips of every patriot, and the songs in j
praise of those who distinguished themselves
were echoed from hill to hill, and from moun
tain to mountain, from one end of the conti
nent to the other. It will be remembered,
too, that no individual or association of indi-1
vidua'a could be better acquainted with the !
military character and merits of those who
served in the last war, than were the Sena
tors of the United States. The Senate is
the highest, most responsible, and most hon
orable tribunal in the American Government.
Its members are composed of those who are
selected for thvir wisdom, their integrity, and
their patriotism. It is the province and the
duty 1 1 the U. States Senate to award honor
and thanks to w! om honor and thanks are
due, but this was the honor and thanks which
were meted to General Harrison, at a time
when the sheet of the war history had hard
ly dried, and when the echo ot the song of
praise had not died on the distant hills. 1
believe the Senate done wrong in withholding
the vote of thanks, and the medal proposed
in the resolution, and so the Senate subse
quently thought; for a vote of thanks and
the medal were awarded. 4 But deny me
honor, rather than praise me faintly.* Such
was the praise the Senate bestowed on Gen.
Harrison.
So much for the Senate journal. I will
now ask the Clerk to read the public letter
of Joseph Duncan, ex-Governor of I.linois;
a staunch modern Whig, and a violent oppo
ser of the present Administration. I like to
convince the Whigs with evidence from their
mvn mouths; but here is the letter.
The Clerk read :
Letter of Gentral Duncan, Governor of Illinois.
VVAhUiXGTOM City, March 25,1836.
“Dear Sir: Your letter of the 20th has
been received, and I-most cheerfully comply
with your request, in giving such an account
of the transactions at Sandusky, as my mem
ory, at this period, and my time, will enable
me to do,
About the 20th of July, 1813, General
Harrison, then at Lower Sandusky, hearing
that the British army had crossed L ike Erie
to Fort Meigs, being about five thousand
strong, immediately changed his head quar
ters to Seneca, seven or eight miles up the
Sandusky river, where he assembled his
forces, then on the march from the interior,
leaving Major Croghan, with about 150 men,
to deleud Fort Stephenson, with an under
standing at the time, that the lort, then in a
■ weak and wretched condition, was to be
I abandoned, should the enemy advance with
| artillery, but il not, to be defended to the last
! extremity.
| Ha rrison, with Ids force, then small, I,ad i
scarcely left us, beibre Croghan commenced
putting the fiirt (which was only a stockading
of small round logs, ami a few log store houses)
in a proper state ol defence, in which he
evinced the most admnable judgment and
the most untiring perseverance.
During the last ten or twelve days that in
tervened between the time that Gen. Harri
son left us and the appearance of the enemv,
a disch was dug, four feet deep and six feet
wide, entire v rouu i the fort, outside of the
stockading, the ground for 200 yards round
the fort was cleaie i of timber and brush, and
many other preparations made for the enemy.
About this time Gen. Harrison received in
formation that the enemy had raised theseige
j at Fort Meigs, and had started in the direc
tion of Sandusky and Camp Seneca. On
receiving this inteli gence lie determined to
retreat front his position, and immediately
| sent an express to Fort Stephenson, which
i arrived about sunrise, ordering Maj. Croghan
j to burn the fort, with ail the munitions and
| stores, and retreat without delay to headquar
ters, giving, also, some precautionary instruc
: lions about the route, &.c.
On receiving this order, Croghan instantly
placed it in the hands of the officers, who
were all present, and required them to con
sider it and express an opinion of the pro
prietv of obeying or disobeying it. The
board was formed, and on putting the ques
tion, beginning, as usual, with the youngest
officer, it was ascertained that a majority of
us icere for disobeying the
returned to the room, and being informed of
our directions, said, ‘ I am glad of it ■ ! had
RESOLVED TO DISOBEY AT ALL HAZARDS,’ and
immediately despatched an express to Gen.
Harrison, giving him that information. Im
mediately on the arrival of this express Gen.
Harrison despatched Lt. Cos!. Ball, with his
squadron of drag’ on?, with orders to arrest
Croghan. and brmg him to head quarters.
4 WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE BURN EQUAL.’
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1840.
(which was done,) and sent another office
to take cotnmaud. By this time, in conse
quence of his not arriving agreeably to h:s
expectations and orders, the General aban
doned ail idea of a retreat, although his mu
nitions and stores were piled up ready to be
set on fire as soon as Croghan should reach
Seneca; and it it not to be doubted that if
Croghan had arrived according to orders OC/‘
General Harrison would have retreated in
stantly, leaving the whole frontier, our fleet
at Ede, and the store at Cleveland —die de
struction of which was the object of the in
vasion and movements down the lak t—at the
mercy of the enemy !!
Alter being detained one night, Croghan
returned to Sandusky, and was reinstated in
his command; an occasion which gave an
indescribable j<y to the officers and soldiers
in the fort, and which only could be equalled,
in intemiy of feeling by the chagrin and
mortification felt at his arrest. Especially
was the event pleasing to those officers who
had sustained him in disobeying the order,
resolved as they were, when he was arrested,
to share his fate, be it good or evil.
Soon after his return, the enemy so long
expected, made his appearance, and demand
ed a surrender. Croghan answered, by di
recting Ensign Shipp to assure Gen. Proctor
that it would be blown to—— firM.
I need hardly say, after what has been re
lated, that their appearance, relieving us from
our long suspense, was hailed with seeming
joy by the Major, and most, if not all, of his
command.
The excitement produced by what had
occurred, and his return just in time to meet
j the enemy, inspired his command with an
enthusiasm rarely, if ever, surpassed, and
which alone renders man invincible.
The fort was forthwith besieged, cannon
ading, and bombarded, from the gunboats
and the batteries on land, for nearly four
hours, without cessation ; during all which
time, every officer and soldier appeared to be
animated by the cool and manly bearing of
the commander.
I well remember his"expression at the fust
sound of the bugle, given by the enemy as
the signal for the charging upon the works.
We we e sitting together; he sprung upon
his feet, saying, 4 Duncan, every man to his
post, for in twenty minutes they will attempt
to take us by storm. Recollect, when you
hear my voice crying relief, come to in.’ with
all the men that ran be spared from your
part of the line.* He instantly passed up the
line, repeating to every officer,and bed scarce
ly got the men in place before the whole
British army, divided into three columns,
marched ujjon the fort, and made a desperate
assault, continu ng it for near an hour, when
they were repulsed with a loss of killed and
wounded, estimated at that time to be near
double the number in the fort, and is stated
by English writers to be about ninety.
During the engagement, J saw Croghan
of en, and witnessed with delight his intrepid
and gallant conduct, which, I fiimly believe,
never has been surpassed at any time, on
that occasion.
In the heat of the action, I frequently
heard him exclaim, 4 huzza, rny brave fellows,
we are hewing them to pieces; fiue minutes
more, and we’ll blow them to —. By H—n,
every officer and soldier has immortalized
himself,’ fee. And throughout the whole af
fair, he evinced the greatest solicitude for the
safety of every one but himself.
l'he sagacity displayed in arranging the
cannon, so as to open a mask embrasure to
rake the enemy in the ditch, at a point evi
dently selected by them for the breach—in
placing the logs on pins near the top of the
picket, which could lie tilled off by one man,
and from twenty to thirty feet Jut g, of heavy
t mher, swept every thing before them—his
activity in piling hags of sand against the
pickets wherever the enemy attempted to
make a b each with their cannon, by which
means each point of attack grew stronger
from the moment it was assailed, are worthy
of any general at any age.
You are right, sir, in my judgment, in say
ing that the Government has not done justice
to Col. Croghan lor his conduct in that affair,
which is without a parallel in the military an
nals of our country.
As to my sell, having acted a very subor
dinate part, I never did, nor do I now, set up
any claim f>r distinction. To know that i
did my duty to n y country, though not hard
ened into manhood, was then, and is now,
enough for me. But of him I feel no hesi
tancy in saying injustice has been done to
him m being overlooked by the Government,
and the erroneous statements of historians.
M’Affee, the historian of the late war, and
Dawson, the biographer of Gen. Harrison,
have studiously kept out of view that the ob
ject of the invasion was ts e destruction of
our ships, under Com. Perry; at Presque Isle,
and boats and stores at Cleveland—these
were looked upon wi;h solicitude by the Brit
ish—were reconnoitered—and on one or two
occasions were attempted to be destroyed by
landing on board their fleet. Thev have
also failed to account for the movement of
the whole British forces down the lake, in the
direction of Cleveland and Eire, before their
defeat, at Sandusky, which was attacked to
satisfy their Indian allies, who demanded the
scalps and plunder of the place. They have
kept out of view the fact that Gen. Harrison
had determined to retreat to the interior, aft. r
burning all the supplies which he had collect
ed ; CXy*’that he oulered Maj r Croghan to
abandon and burn Fort Stepher s..n; that his
refusal to obey, and failure at head quarters,
prevented this retreat and consequent de
struction of our fleet, millions ol’ public stores,
and exposuie of five hun.ired miles of 1 rontier
to the combined enemy !
Both have stated that Gen. Harrison nev
er doubted that Major Croghan would be
able to repulse an enemy of near two thou
sand, and which they say he understood to
be five thousand, with one hundred and thir
ty men, his effective force on the day of bat
tie, one six-pounder with ammunition for only
seven shots, and about forty rounds for the
small arms; when the fact was notorious,
that Gen. Harrison t ras heard to say during
the siege , when the firing could be heard >n
bis camp, speaking of Croghan, ‘ the blood be
on his own head ; I wash my hands of it V
not doubting for a moment, nor did any one
with him, that the garrison would be cut off.
With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
Col. Prestos, Military Committee, Senate,”
I now submit a protestation issued from
•Grand Camp Ohio Militia, August 29, 1513.’
I will ask the C.erk to read this protestation,
and I regret its length will prevent its intro
duction in my printed remarks; but its ob
ject and meaning will be understood bv the
resolutions with which it concludes. It is
signed by a number of the officers, now be
; longing to both parties.
The Clerk read as follows :
* * * Therefore,
| “ Resolved, That we p’ace the most im
j plicit confidence in ids Excellency, Return J.
Meigs, as commander-in-chief of the militia
of this State, and that vvev.ew him as a wise
and judicious Chief Magistrate,
i Resolved, That after the various requigi- ‘
sitions and composted Remands from hi s
Excellency, Major General Harrison, we
highly approve of his Excellency, the Gover
nor's conduct on the occasion, and fully coin
cide with him in the propriety of leaving force
sufficient to answer any emergency.
Resolved , That we regret the backward
slate ot the preparations was such as to ex
clude the troops called to the relief of Fort
Meigs, as well those who returned as the pro
portion retained, from participating in the
present campaign, for which they discovered
so great an anxiety.
isy 5 ? 5
OQ~ Resolved, That the conduct of his
Excellency, the Commander-in Chief. WIL
LIAM Hi HARRISON, of the Northwest
ern Army, on this occasion, is shrowded in
mystery, and to us perfectly inexplicable.
6hh b h b
Resolved , Thai the foregoing preamble and
resolutions be signed by the general and field
officers and commandants of independent
corps, approving the same in their own and
in behalf of their respective commands; and
that a copy of the proceedings he delivered
by the Secretary to his Excellency the Go
vernor, and a copy to the printer at Frank
linton, and each of the printers in Chillicothe,
with a request that all the printers in the
State would give publicity to the same ; also
that the same he signed by the president and
attested by the Secretary.”
JAMES MAN ARY,
Brigadier General, President,
44 Attest:
Ezra 0.-burn,
Brigade Quartermaster, Secretary.
ROBERT LUCAS, Brig. Gen.
JOHN Me DONALD, Col me!.
JAMES DENNY, Colonel.
WILLIAM KEYS, Colonel.
JOHN FURGISON, Colonel.
ISAAC BONSER, Colonel.
JAMES KILGORE, Major.
JOHN WILLET, Major.
ALLEN TRIMBLE, Major.
N. BEASLY, Captain Com’t.
JAMES WILSON, Major.-
PRESLY MORRIS, Brig. Maj
JOHN BOGGS, Major.
WM. RUTLEDGE, Brig. Maj.
RICHARD HOCKER, Capt. Com.
EDEN PENNIMORE, Brig.Q M.
WILLIAM KEY BOND,
. Judge Advocate.”
When the name of Wiiiiam Key Bond was:
pronounced, Mr. D. demanded of his col-!
league (Mr. Bond) if he was that man.
Mr. B. answered in the affirmative, and
asked to explain.
Mr, D. gave way.
Mr. B. said, in substance, that the officeis
and troops at Grand Camp of Oh.o Militia,
were disappointed at some of General Harri
son’s movements. They were thought slow.
They considered themselves neglected, and
feared they were going to be disappointed in
an opportunity to distinguish themselves in
the campaign, which they had undertaken
in the service of their country; and, without
understanding the motives which governed
the movement of the Commander-in-chief, he
had drawn up the protestation and resolutions
which had just been read, and submitted
them to the officers of ihe camp, who con
sidered and adopted them, without a dissent
ing voice. He (Mr. B.) had long thought
the • fficers had done General Harrison injus
tice Mr. B. said he was young (not over
twenty-one) at that time. Had he had the
advantage of years, he would have been
more capable of appreciating The motives of
Gen.H arrison,and his course would have been j
different. He staled that lie heir a public
communication over the signature of Allen
Trimble, which he wished read. It was lead,
and consisted of an apology similar to that
which Mr. B. had made as above.)
Mr. D. resumed. Mr. Chairman, my col
league says lie was young and inexperienced
when he drew up this prolestat on and reso
lutions ami signed them. I will ask if any
of the other officer.!, whose names are affixed,
were older than he was.
Mr. B. answered, yes; nearly all older than
hitnsel —some thirty, some forty years of age,
and perhaps some upward.
Mr. D. asked Mr. B.jfhe had ever before
tendered to the public a recantation of life
course in that matter.
Mr. B. answered in the negative.
Mr. D. W hat is the dale of the communi
cation signed Alien Tumble?
Mr. B. I: is of the date -of January, 1840.
Mr. D: said, these recantations have both
been made since General Harrison, was no
minated for the Presidency. Had General
Harrison not he, n nominated for the Presi
dency, they never would hive been made
It is now upwards of twenty seven years
since this spread of infamy .overclouded Ge
n ral Hari son ; and uevi r, in all that lime,
w is tin-, cloud attempted to he dispersed.
Allen Trimble as ihe Governor of Ohio fur
four veais, and my colleague has been a
member of Congress for nearly six years.
These names ot imposing influence, put afloat
a pubic maniie.siaii, u of the infamy and dis
grace trial has ittacfie i to Geueial Harrison,
and gave sanction to .he sirocco breath of
slander for tweuiy-seven years ; and for that
time lias his reputation been withering under
it, and, what is still more rem .rkable, my
colleague and the ex Governor have all this
time been ih e political friends of Gen. Harri
son, and, with him, have labored at the Fe
deral oar through ali the surges and tem
pests of party stnfe. I say tha, the infamy
charged upon General Harrison at Grand
Camp Ohio Militia, and spread to the four
winds through the public newspaper sheets,
has dwelt with and abided u; on his reputa
tion for twenty seven years, and ii he had
not been nominated for the Presidency, this
infamy, without recantation or explanation,
would have followed his reputation to the ;
grave, and rested upon his memory for alii
time. Gentlemen, why did you not come out!
sooner with your recantations. I fear you
are now too late. An intelligent community |
will charge you with inj stice and ingrati
tude, or they will charge you with dern
agoguism and an attempt to pracuce a
trick for p litical deception. Which horn of!
the dilemma do you prefer to hang upon ?
1 think I have shown how miserably p**u ;
rile the vain and empty Whi<r boast that
‘Gen. Ha rrison’s military character never;
was a-sailed until he was a candidate for
President.’ appears before the omnipotence
of truth, wh n it is remembered that ihe ex
pose I have made is from Whig evidence.
It is vainlv and pompously boasied that Gen.
Ha rrison was in more battles during ihe last!
war than any commander in the service.
This is not true. General Harrison was
net in a battle during the last war; and I de
fy his friends to point out one in which he
was present, and acted in person. What
battle was he in ? Tip ecanoe? That was
no battle ; it was a surprise by night, and a[
defeat of the American troops. Four or five
hundred Indians attacker! General Harrison’s;
army, consisting often w fifteen hundred of
as brave men as ever marched in defence of
j a country, in the night, when the Genera!
’ and his t r oops were sleeping in supposed sc-
curity, and killed and wounded one hundred
and eighty of Kentucky and Indiana’s choic
est sons; and retired at break of day, with
perhaps the loss of lorry or fifty killed and
wounded. The fact that the Indians retired
at day break does not warrant the charge of
defeat upon them. The attack and retreat
they made was according to their mode of
warfare. In the surprise of Tippecanoe,
Genera! Harrison and his m£n fought bravely;
and, under all the circumstances, so far as
the surprise was concerned, did honor to the
American arms and to American chivalry.
But let|no man so far disgrace the memory
of those who fell, and the reputation of those
who smvived the battles of Monmouth, Bun
ker Hill, Lexington, Trenton, and many
others of the Revolution, by calling that a
battle and a victory, which was a surprise
and a defeat. It is a perversion of terms,
and if spoken in any other spirit than that of
gratitude and national pride, in or out of this
country, will bring ridicule and derision upon
him who speaks it. I say that General Har
rison and his troops fought bravely at the
surprise of Tippecanoe, and I say so in pride
and gratitude; so says a nation, in the same
spirit.
But General Harrison has been censured
lor permitting the enemy to select his camp
ground. He has been cewsurdd for permit
ting himself to be deceived by the friendly
pretentious of the enemy. He has been cen
sured for not causing a breastwork to be
raised as a security against surprise.
But above ail, General Harrison has been
censured tor encamping his troops on * nar
row piece of ground, so surrounded with a
deep marsh as almost to cut off retreat in
case of surprise. Skill to avoid ambuscades
and defiles, and in the judicious selection of
camp grounds, have always been considered
among the best marks of a prudent and wise
General.
Ti e incautic us men r n which Sempro
nitis permitted Hannibal to lead him and the
Roman tn ops into an ambuscade, by which
they were defeated, and almost all cut off at
the battle ofTrebia, has ever been considered
unwise and fatally imprudent, and has fixed
to the memory of Sempronius the character
of fiery zeal, rather than useful bravery.—
Many other fatal instances could be named
ol’ like imprudence.
These are matters, so far as they relate to
the battle of Tippecanoe, I know nothing
about. I was a boy at the time, and six or
seven hundred miles from the scene of action.
I have no practical knowledge of the matter;
nor have I the advantages of the military
skill, experience, and learning, of the two
hundred and thirty-nine members who sur
round me, all ot whom my colleague [Mr.
Corwin j informs us are colonels and generals;
for I have never been a fourth corporal. I
must leave tiie decision of the matter to those
who were actors at that time, and to such
experience as that of my colleague, (Mr. C.)
who informs us that he is a colonel. But
with all my inexperience, I will venture one
opinion, and that is, if the Indians had com
menced the work of death two hours sooner;
or if they had had the Joshua who command
ed the armies of Israel and Gibeon against
the five kings of the Atnoriles, to have com
manded the sun to stand still two hours, and
thereby given them two hours more of dark
ness to have performed the work of death,
General Harrison, and every man of bis army
would have been cut off’. Not a man, in all
probability, wood have been left to relate the
i'atal and bloody story. So much (or the
‘ Battle of Tippecanoe ,’ of which Gen. Har
rison is sung the Hero !
Where do we find Gen. Harrison next?
In the battle of thr river Raisin? No: he
was not in that battle; but there were some
circumstances in relation io Gen. Harrison,
associated with that unfortunate battle; but
there were some circumstances in relation to
Gen. Harrison, associated with that unfortu
nate battle and massacre, that I have heard
talked 01, which, if they existed, are not very
favorable to the General; but as I have no
practical knowledge of them, I will agree, if
his friends will do the same, to say nothing
aHbut them, and by such an agreement Gen.
Harrison will not be the loser. But lam told
Gen. Harrison was in Fort Meigs when it
was attacked; be it so: he was, and con
ducted himself well, and behaved bravely ;
but that was a seige and a defence: it was
no battle. Was Gen. Harrison a participa
tor in ihe gal ant defence of Fort Stevenson .?
No. Governor Duncan’s let ter informs us
that ‘he ordered Major Croghan to burn the
post, with all the munitions and stores, and
retreat without delay to head quarters.’—
C oghan refused to obey; on the contrary,
continued his zealous and patriotic efforts to
pm the fort in a proper state of defence.
Tfic fort w is attacked in the manner, and by
the Ibiee, as described in the letter whicli von
have heard read. The defence of Fort Ste
venson was one of he most brilliant affairs
recorded in American history; and earned
its commander# and those who fought with
him. never fading glory. That defence was
the first which did true and unvarnished hon
or on the frontier to the American arms. It
revived the hopes and lifted from despair the
whole Northwest, and was the first effectual
cheek the haughty and savage foe met. Ma
jor Croghan and his brave officers and men
have met a reward in the alf.ctionsand gra
titude of a nation. Be it remembered that
the defence of Fort Stephenson, and all the
honor and glory that attended it was in di
rect violation of the express orders of Gen.
Harrison. If Major Croghan is entitled to
the unmeasured gratitude of the American
people, the song of praise to General Harri
son will be weak.
What is the next battle in which we may
look for Gen. Harrison? The battle of the
i Thames? Yes, he was there; and of his
conduct there I have no fault to find , nor
would 1 name it, except in iii> praise, but f>r
! some communications now afloat, evidently
j started for the base, mean, and unhallowed
purpose of crowning Gen. Harrison with the
j laurels which Colonel Johnson reaped in
j blood on the plains of the Thames. De
’ graded indeed must that party be, when the
crippled veteran must he robbed of his hon
| ors, and be permitted to sink in Ibrgetftdness
| to the grave, with his body covered with
I wounds received on the field of battle in his
; con..try’s cause, for the base purpose of par
ty. The glorious battle of the Thames oc
i cupies one of the brightest and proudest pa
ges of American history. Its history is not
better known than the fact that Col. R. M.
Johnson is its hero. If ingratitude could
palsy the tongue, he would be made dumb
who would deny him the name of hero and
the conqueror of the Thames. The indigna
i tion of a proud and grateful nation will rest
upon the wretch who will attempt to rob or
steal the isz\ t hcon dedicated by a rntion s
gratitude* to Col. R. M Johnson for his
bravery, gallantry, and patriotism, in the bat
tle of the Thames. Sir, in that battle he
gained laurels which do him the blithest hon
or in life and will adorn his memory in death,
while there is a free American on whose i ps
| his name can dwell. Who ever before heard
I General H#rison called the Hero of the,
i Thames ? Why, the phrase. ‘ Col. Johnson , j
’ the Hero of the Thames'is so identified with ]
American pronunciation, that no tongue ot
the present generation can be taught to pro
nounce the name of Gen, Harrison, as a sub
stitute for Col. Johnson, by prefixing it to
• Hero of the Thames.’
Sir, this base attempt at robbery of the
honors of Col. Johnson necessarily compels
me to ask your attention a lew moments
while I attempt a short description of the bat
tle ofthe T.james, and the several parts that
Gen. Harrison and Col. Johnson performed
in it.
As it is not my purpose to give a history
of the last war, nor of the march of the
Northwestern army from Fort Malden to
die river Thames, I will commence my de
scription on the battle ground ; and as it is
the relative claims to honor of Gen. Harri
son and Col. Johnson that are at issue, my
description shall be principally in reference to
them.
The enemy was overtaken bv the Ameri
can troop*, on the river Thames, about u
mile and a half below the Moravian towns.
The British regulars, in number six or seven
hundred, were stretched across a- narrow
piece of ground, with the river on their left,
and a long deep narrow swamp on their right.
The Indians were posted on the right of the
British on the other side of the swamp, com
mencing at the edge of the swamp and ex
tending to the right in the form of a halt
moon.
Colonel Johnson, with his mounted regi
ment, fi st overtook the enemy, and were in
advance of the Infantry some three or four
miles. As soon as the enemy was overtaken,
and his position known, Gen. Harrison, who
was with the infantry, was informed thereof.
As Si on as Col. Johnson discovered the ene
my and his position, he formed his troops in
charging columns, except one company of
spies, which was dismounted, and stretched
across between the river and the swamp in
open order before the charging columns, and
fronting the British line. At the moment this
form of attack was executed, Gen. Harrison
arrived ; and upon consultation with Colonel
Johnson, permitted him to charge the enemy
and returned himself to the infantry, which
was about a mile at that lime in the rear.
When Gen. Harrison left Colonel Johnson, it
was supposed that the swamp could not be
crossed. Consequently, the attack could noi
lie made upon the Indiai • ;vnd British et the
same time. It was therefore agreed that
Colonel Johnson should be permitted to fight
the British alone, first, because there was not
room for the cavalry and infantry to fight at
the same time, and seoondly, because infant
ry and cavalry cannot fight together on the
same ground at the same time. After Gen.
Harrison left Colonel Johnson, the latte* dis
covered that the swamp could be crossed.
Colonel Johnson then ordered his brother,
Lieutenant Colonel James Johnson, to take
command ol the first battalion, and attack
the British at the sound of the bugle, when
he at the same moment would attack the In
dians. Colonel Johnson crossed the swamp
with the second battalion, and, by three
charging columns, made the attack on the
Indians at the same moment that his brother
James attacked the British, both at the sound
of the bug!e. In less than fifteen minutes
after the charge was made on ihe British,
they surrendered ; they were ordered to
stack their arms, and were conducted by
Baines Johns >n prisoners of war to Gen. Har
rison, and delivered to him at the head of the
infantry, a mile in the rear of the battle. By
permission of General Harrison, James John
son returned and joined his brother, Colonel
Richard, who was stiil fighting, and engaged
with his battalion in the fight with the Indians
I have stated that Col. Richard M. Johnson
made the attack on the Indians by three
charging columns, but that mode of attack
proved unsuccessful, owing to the thicket or
underbrush and other obstructions which
covered the ground, which made horses use
less. The men were ordered to dismount,
and fight the Indians in their own way, and
in that way the battle was finished, and vic
tory obtained.
At the onset ofthe battle Colonel Johnson
was at the head of what was called the for
lorn hope, (twenty select men) and that hope
in front of the charging columns. On the
charge, and at the first fire, every man of that
hope was cut off or unhorsed, except the
Colonel himself, (and one other.) who received
several wounds. After they were dismoun
ted, Col. Johnson still continued in the front
of the battle, and between his men anil the
Iml ans until he came in contact with Ticum
seh, and shot him. When the Indians saw
their Chief fall, they took flight, and were
pursued bv Major Thompson for some dis
tance. Colonel Johnson sunk under his
wounds, arid was borne from the field.
NVhere was General Harrison during this
action? My colleague (Mr. Corwin) says,
that he was in the rear, where he ought to
have been ; but some ofthe demagogues arid
hired minions of the day, say ‘that lie was in
the heat ofthe battle, and in all parts of it.’|
The statement of one fact will place that j
falsehood in its proper pace.
Col. Johnson received five balls through his
body and limbs. His clothes and accoutre
ments were perforated and cut from head to
foot with balls, and the charger which he rode
received fiiltcen wounds by rifle ball, of
which he died in a few minutes alter the ac
tion was over. How was it, then, if General
Harrison was ‘in the heat of the battle, and
in every part of it,’ that he came off without
ihe smell of powder upon his garments. His
escape must have been as miraculous as the
escape i fDaniel from the den ofhungry lions,
and of Shadrach, Meshach, and A bed n ego,
from the fiery furnace. The day of miracles
has passed. General Harrison wes not ‘in
the heat of the battle of Thames, and every
pa r t of it,’and he had about as much to do
with command in the action as J hn Rogers
who was burnt at the stake.
Colonel R. M. J. hnson commanded in the
battle of the Thames.
‘Colonel R. M. Johnson is the hero of the 1
Thames.’
I believe that General Harrison did his dutv. ;
But it is casting a dark reflection on Genera! I
Harrison to say that he was in the heat of the I
battle wiih ‘Governor Shelby and his ir.ftn- I
try.’ All the fighting was done on a square I
of not more than the fourth of a mile. If the
infantry were present, why were the Indians
nut taken prisoners. If General Harrison
could have crossed the swamps, and did not.
he was highly to blame for permit ling a single
hittalion to fight twelve or fifteen'hundred
Indians, near an hour. If he did cross the
swamp will) the infantry, and he and they
were actually in the fight, that strips the bat
tle of all its britiancy, and the Ameiican arms
ofbmor; for all the Indians escaped, except
what fell. If the dragoons were fighting the
Ind ans for near an hour inclose grapple, why
were the infantry not ordered to surround the
Indians, and take them prisoners? Sir, at
t'mpt to rob Colonel Johnson and his gallant
regiment of the glorv of that battle, and that
moment you run into inexplicable difficulties,
and bring disgrace upon the American arms
and dishonor upon the commander. The
f hi*lorv of the battle of the Thames had better
! b* permit erf to stand as it is, and as the world
J understands it. The political Cause of Gen
- ‘■ rr-
Hamsun will not be advanced by violating
truth, justice, and honor. The American
people, ever ready to mete the reward of
gratitude to those who defend (heir country
in the hour of peril, have also the capacity
and discrimination to award justice and honor
to whom justice and honor arc due.
The gentleman from Michigan, [Mr. Cra*
ry.j in his remarks, thought that, in the con
fusion and turmoil of the surprise of Tippe
canoe, the commanding General should have
been at his tent, where he might have been
found by the officers who sought his orders.
Po this my colleague [Col. CcrwinJ took ex
ceptions, and favored us with many illustra
tion* and examples, to prove that tie com
manding General should he at the head of his
army, and in the front of the battle; but when
he was forced to admit that General Harri
son was in the rear of ‘.he battle of tho
Tt ataes, with the infantry, he assured us,
without any explanation or qualification, that
that was the proper place for the command
ing General. 1 beiieve, under all ihe circum
stances, it was tfie proper place for General
Harrison. These circumstances I have at
tempted to explain, though my colleague left
ns without explanation. I will attempt some
illii.-trationa to prove that the rear of an ene
my has not aheays been the position which
commanding Generals have occupied in time
of battle.
In the great battle of Thymbrea between
Cyrus and Croesus, in which the whole power
ol the Persians and Medes was arrayed
against the Lydians and Assyrians, aider
Cyrus had finished the order of attack, and
was prepared to make the onset, he drank a
little wine, poured some upon the ground as
a libation to the gods, mounted his horse in
the front of his array, and called out, “fdbio
me. “ He continued to fight in front of the
arnry until the battle was finished.
Alexander the Great commanded in per
son the right wing of his army against the
Persians at the bailie of the Granicus; he
was the first to enter the river, and to meet
and encounter the enemy on the other side.
He continued to light in the front ranks until
victory was his.
1 he same Alexander was the first to mount
the walls of Qdyracea and plunge himself in
to the thickest of the enemy, when his armv
stormed that city.
Hannibal fought in the front ranks of the
batde Cannre.
In the celebrated battle between Cresar and
Porapey, the former was in the from rauks
from the commencement of the engagement
until tlie latter, with his troops, was routed.
Miltiades fought in person at the head and
front of his army against the Persians, in the
memorable battle of Marathon,
But later, (and niy colleague brings it to
my mind.) when Napoleon attempted to pass
a bridge at Lodi, his troops were cut off ns
fast as they were marched up, column after
column. He rushed to the head of the fore
most column, in the midst of the thickest fire,
seized the standard, and ordered his troops to
so low him. So, sir, commanding generals
have not always posted themselves in the
rear at the time of battle.
I would not have presented these illustra
tions with a view to apply them to General
Harrison’s position at the battle of the
Thames, only that my colleague seemed de
sirous of turning his position to some politi
cal advantage, by assigning the rear as tlie
proper place for him.
From the New Era.
CELEBRATION OF TIIE BATTLE OF
FORT MEIGS.
The British Whigs are making prepara
tions to celebrate, in a becoming manner, the
battle of Fort Meigs. What has waked them
up ali at once? Did they celebrate the an
niversary of that battle last year, or year be
fore last, or any other year?* Did they ever
celebrate the battle of Aetc Orleans?
It is a veiy singular move for that party to
make; the party that denounced the lasi
war, and declared that it was ‘ unbecoming
a moral and religious community to rejoice at
the triumph of our arms over the British.’
What! such a parly celebrate the day on
which a victory was won during the last war
with England ? Aye, such a party ; and the
same patty that denounced the war of 181-2
as ‘ au iniquitous and outrageous measure of
Madison’s Administration!
But wait, reader, one minute, and see xchat
kind of a victory this was, and who won the
field ; then you will not he astonished to hear
that the British Whigs have determined to
celebrate it. The following extract from
Halts Premium History of the United States
shows not only what kind of triumph it was!
but also that our opponents act consistently
with their feelings and principles in cdcbrai
tng it :
t “ and massacre at Frenchtmvn
clothed Kentucky and Ohio in mourning
Other volunteers, indignant at the treacherv
and cruelty of their toes, hastened to the aid
of Harrison. He marched to the Rapids of
Miami, where he erected a fort, which he
called Fort Meigs, in honor of the Governor
of Ohio. On the first of May, it was invent
ed by a large number of Indians, and bv ;i
piny of British troops from Malden ‘the
whole commanded by Colonel Proctor.
Five days afterwards, Gtn. Clav.at the
head of 1200 Kentuckians, made an attempt
to raise the siege. Dividing his f„ ;C e into
several parties, and making an impetuous on
set, he drove the besiegers front their works.
Hts troops, supposing the victorv complete!
and disregarding tie ordets of* their com
mander, dispersed into the woods. The ene
my, returned from their flight, obtained an
easy victory. Oj the Americans two or three
hundred escaped into the fort; about three
hundred mere killed or made prisoners ■ the
remainder fled to the nearest settlements
I he enemy sustained considerable |o ”
And so Harrison is to be glorified for the
tossof three hundred brave and noble hearted
Kentuckians, who dared volunteer to fbriit
against the enemies of their country, while
the Federalists were denouncing the war
and lending their aid to the British It is
i very natural, then, that thry should celebrate
; the battle of Fori Meigs !
We hope, however,That they will get njontr
| w "h this celebration as well as new begin
ners generally do;and wc hope also that the r
description of the aflhir will not contain as
many lies ns did the address of the Brii<b
U lug Young Men’s General Committee ‘ to 4
the Democratic Whigs throughout the Un
ion. We should like to be present ; for, hh
the Broadway dandies and Pearl street clerks
will compose the principal part ofofthe com
pany, it must be very amusing
* To see them shine so brisk, and smell so sww.
And ta’k jo ltk>* a waning gentle woman,
Os guns, and drums, anu wounds, (God *a** th<*
mark'.')
as Hotspur said. Spe.iking of guns vee
would caution the g*- : cr-up of ihie concern
—if they des re to have a full house—against
putting guns in the windows, or in the nichts
and corners of the room, fo<* if t! ey do they
will frighten away three quarters vt the ticket
purchasers, and there will be but a beggßr v
account of empty benches. They fhoui4
remember t! at there are many ‘ wh*igs, v
4 \Vhn % bui fjr those vjJc guns.
Would jladlv bavv been soldier?,’
fNO. 13.