Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-03-19

| 49, S'pjSSt oh OUc. was
interesting to the public and highly ano
especially so to General HARRISON
II The character Of that gentleman hao
been impeached. They therefore dc.
termlned to make the investigation al
/ full and thorough as should be in Their
II power. With such views and senti-
mcnts they entered upon the inquiry.
/ They had notified a gentleman who had
made charges in writing against the
General, and requested his attendance 1
upon the committee, and he had more
than once attended. They had read
and considered all the documents and
papers, which they could obtain, and
which they thought calculated to
throw light on the inquiry, and had ex-
amined many respectable witnesses, an
the investigation had resulted in firm
belief and u unanimous opinion of the
committee, that the inslnuations and
complaints, which had been made a
gainst General Harrison, and which
were the foundation Of his apple alton
to Congress, were unmerited, ground
less and unjust.
Mr.. Hubert said it gave him pleas
ure to make these declarations. He
considered himself doing an act of JUS
tice to an injured individual. lie said
he must acknowledge that he had en-
tcrained impressions very untavorable
to the General. The com plants, which
had been made against him, had spread
far and wide.-The banc and antidote
had not gone together. He rejoiced
that this inquiry had been made, and
he had no hesitation in saying, that, so
far as the report ofthe committee should
defend before tho public, the conduct
and character of General Harrison, it
would promote the cause Of truth and
Justice.
1 Mr. Hubert said, that tho General
had been charged with unjust and OPP
prcssive conduct, in relation to the
contractors in the army under his com
mand He said hc was entirely salts
fed, that the General had nteriered
only in those cases, where he thought
his duty to the public imperiously re-
quired it. In saying this, he meant
to cast no imputation upon the contrac-
tors-hc spoke only Of what he believed
to be the motives Of General Harrison.
| The most serious accusation against
the General was, that, while he was
commander in chief in the West, re-
gardless of his country's good, ho was
in tie habit of managing the public con-
Germs with a view to his own private in
tercst and cmoument.-Mr. Hubert
said he could not refrain from pronoun-
cling this false and cruel accusation.
He was confident that directly the re-
verso was true. There was the most
satisfactory evidence, that the General,
in the exercise of his official duties, in
his devotion to the public interest, had
NEGLECTED his private concerns to his
material detrment and injury. In n
word, said Mr.. Hubert, feel myself
authorized to say, that every member of
the committee is fully satisfied that the
conduct Of General Harrison, in rela-
tion to the subject matter ofthis inquiry
has been that of a brave, honest, and
honorable man that instead ofdcscrv-
ing censurc, he merits the thanks and
applause Of his country"
After the foregoing remarks by Mr..
Hubert, then very able and leading
member from Massachusetts, the re-
port Of the committee, of which as be-
fore stated Col. r. NJ. JOHNSON was
chairman, was accepted by the House,
and the following order entered on the
journals
Ordered, TINT the committee be dis
charged from the further consideration
of the subject, and that the papers be
transmitted to the department of war.
This base attempt to tarnish the fair
fame Of an honest and meritorious Off
Ger having thus terminated in giving il
additional lustrc, we find the following
Resolution adopted by both branches
of Congress at the next succeeding ses-
| sion.
Il Resolution directing the medals to
| be struck and together with the thanks
of Congress, presented to Major Gene
raj Harrison and Gov. Shelby, and
for other purposes
4 Resolved by the Senate and House
| Of Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled,
that the thanks of Congress be, and
they are hereby, presented to Major
General VIM. Henry Harrison, and
Isaac Shelby, late Governor of Ken
lucky, and through them to the officers
and men under their command, foI
their gallantry and good conduct in de-
4 fcatng the combined British and Indian
\ forces under Major General Proctor
! on the Thames, in Upper Canada, OF
the fifth day Of October, one Thousand
| eight hundred and thirteen, capturing
! the British army with their baggage
camp equipagc and artillery and tha
the President Of the u. S. be requested
to cause two gold medals to be struck
cmbematical of this triumph, and pre-
sented to General Harrison and Isaac
4 Shelby late Governor Of Kentucky.
/ II. CLAY,
Speaker ofhc House Of Representatives.
i JOHN GAILLARD.