The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-09

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GENERAL HARRISON AND THE GOLD
MEDALS. a.tnae tae3
We have procured n copy of Niles Register,
and. after careful examination IF the whole
matter, have arrived at The conclusion that a
more cruel hearless, and infamous caiumny
was never Ecirculat"d, ethan one circulated n.
bout tho vote of the Senate in relation TO Gener-
al Harrison. We believe firmly, that the men
who keep up the cahnmny, knowing the circum
stances, only want the temptation and opportu.
~ 10 steal, or commit nlnost any other disgrace.
full act.
We proceed TO give brief history of the case
ms collected from Niles Register. al.ji a-.a
On the 9th Of March, 1916, letter from Har,
rison, requesting an investigation into his con.
duct, read in the House of Representatives
and referred.
On the 18th of April, Mr. Hancock made n
motion in the Senate, to strike the name Of Hair
rison OUT of the resolution, voting thanks and
medals to him and Shelby This was carried
Ivy vote Of Is to IL.
On The 18th of April, on motion to concur in
the amendment to strike out Hsrrison's name
it was negaiired, by a vote OF 1870 ID. The
The resolution was then re.comnitted to
the committee. .ls a4tt.ti u
Thus, then, on the 10Th of April, the motion
to strike out was reversed by larger vt than
that by which it was carried. dau
On the the 22d of january. 1917, Richard M.
Johnson, 'from the committee to which was re.
ferred the letter and report of the acting Score,
tary of War, on the application of General Viii.
liam Henry Harrison, respecting his expendi-
lures OF pnblic money, while commanding the
Norhw estern Army, made report thereon, sta
ting that the Committee are unanimously OF opin.
ion that General Harrison stands above I'LL sits-
ptcion as TO has hnUing any pecunid'y or inp,op'
connection auth The officers Of the conlmtssdrtat,
foi the supply of bis uriny; that he did not wan.
! tonly or improperly interfere with the right, of
the contractors, and that, IN has ,ohoie conduct as
| commander Of the army, he Was goufrned By a
taudabte for, and deuohon to-, the public service
and interest; which repor. was read and consid'
cred: Whereupon it was eu4 t"f
Ordered, That the Committee he discharged
from the further considernt on of the subject, 81
that the nnners he trnnsraiiiah IN the nAnarf
that having the honor to he one ofthe commits
tee who made the report which WINS then before
the House, he felt il his duty to make come re.
marks upon it, 'o 'a.1enET sse ~
THE Committee, he said, considered the SUBJ
ject an important one IL was interesting 10 the
been impeach he'd. They, therefore determined
to make the investigation as full and thorough
az should be in their power, With such views
aud sentiments they entered upon the inquiry.
and had examined many respectable witnesses.
and the investigation had resulted in firm be-
lief, end unanimous opinion OF the COMMITTEE
that The insinuotion and complaints ,chich had been
made against General Harrison, and 'oh'ch tCere
the foundations ofhis application to Congress,
acre anmerited, groundtess, and anyust.' .'''
| sMr liuHltlrt said il gave him pleasure TO make
these dec laratons.-li lee onsidered himself doing
mn act Of Justice 10 an injured indivdnal.--lic
said he must acknowledge that he had
entertained impressions very HD0vorn6te TO me
General The complaint which had been made
against him, had spread far aud wide. The
| bane and aniidote had not gone together lie
reloired tina, this inquiry had been made, and
he had no hesitation in saying, that, so far as
the report Of the Committee shonhi defend, he.
| fore the public the conduct and character oi
General Harrison, it would promote the cause or
truth and Justice.
THE ,nost serious accusation against Gener.
al Harrison was, that while he was commnndcr
| in chief in the vest regardless of his country's
good he was in the habit Of damaging the pub
| lie concerns with view to his own private m
teres,s and eniolnment. Mr. Hulhurt said he
could not refrain from pronOuncing this II false
onJ cruel arrusnton He was confident that
Edirectv the reverse was true. There was the
I most satisfactory evidence, thar the GchefaI, III
the exercise of his official dnties,ln ms devo'
lion 10 the public interest, had neglected. MS
nrivato concerns, 10 his material detrment ard
injury. In word, sail Mr. Hulbert, feel my
self authorized to say, that every member OF
the Committee is fully satisfied thnt the conduct
of General Harrison, in relation TO the subject
matter of this inquiry, has been that OF n BRAVE,
HONEST. and Ho yoRABLE MAN; and that instead
j OF deserving ce1s,ire, merItsthe THANKS ami APP
PLAUsE of his country
I On the 24th of March 1878, the resolution 10
present medals to Harrison and Shelby was "a a
gain brought up in the SENATE ny mr. oeKersoh :
late Secretary of the Navy passed in ti'"t body
and the House, Without opPosit'on. sa,E
This is thenpshot OF The business on when a"
ot,rocions caumny is now founded, by hTelhg
I ,ocofocos. We publish this brief history OF The
Ineea Is, not as defence Of Genera Harrison, but
&c = ,,yo,d tribute to his really unsullied repnta-
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