Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-16
ANOTHER ISLANDER BLASTED.

ANOTHER ISLANDER BLASTED.
Its asserted that the Senate, in 1916, stuck
Gen. Harrison's name from a resolution proposing to
give a vote Of thanks and a Gold Medal TO several
officers who had dis,ing uished themselves during the
War. A bare statement of the facts will show that
the assertion is literally false, and that the inference
deduced from il is grossly erroneous and unjust.
On the goth March, 1916, Gov. barbour, then a
Senator from :his State, reported from the commit
zee on military affairs a resolution, proposing these
Testimonials Of honor and of a nations gratitude, to
Gen. Harrison and Gov. Shelby. On the 18Th Of
April, the Senate, as in committee Of lie aShote, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Lacock of Pennsylvania, aid strike Gen.
Harri.on's name from the resolution, ayes ID, noes
%ll-those voting in favor o~fsiriking out being Messrs.
Dana, Gaillard, Gore, Hunter, King. Lacock, Ma
son, Roberts, Tat, Thompson, Tichenor and Var
mum most of Them Antl.War FederafiSts Of the
nnkes, st~amp-Those who voted against striking
Out were Messrs. Barbour Of Va, Barry. llate Gen
Jackson's Post Master GENERALLY Condit. Horsey.
Macon, ("honest old MAJ as he was called, of North
Carolina) Morrow, Rugeles, Talbot, Wells, Viii.
liams and Wilson, most of whom we're RrpuGH.
cans.
GA the Goth of pill, however, the con miitec ofthe
whole reported the bill TO The Senate, with The name
of Harrison stricken odf. and i, WAS fe-inseriei by a
vote Of ID TO 10. So that, while sitting as a Senate,
Harrson's name was not stricken out at all.
But without q%uibbling upon this point. we 60 at
once to the merits Of the question. 1t is assumed,
that, because Of opposition to the bes,owmept ofthe
eus,omary honors upon Gen. H1r''son. therefore
there mus, have been something wrong in his con-
duct. The fact is otherwise. Its true that he was
rbcro-J hy some of tho Army conIractofs whose
,polia,ions upon the public he had prevented by his
rigid enforcement Of their duties, with acts. which,
had they no, been proven TO be false, would have
cas-, a cloud over his integrity and the confident,
manner in which these charges were made did have
its designed effect for a season. But Gen. Harrison,
.feeliug a stain like a wound did not tamely submit
10 these imputations upon his honor. lie challeng'
cd inquiry at once, and an investigation was instItu-
ted in both branches Of congress, which resulted in
the triumphant r. fu,a,ion Of The base charges. Col.
Richard NJ. johnson, NOW Vice President of the
pnied States. and "A Democrat of course, was the
chairman Of the committee Of investigation in the
House Of Representatives and on the Journals Of
the House of the 23d Of Janury, 1918. stands The
following record:
"Mr. Johnson Of Kentucky from the committee
10 which was referred the letter and report of the
ACtUS CfCTctdTy ID u w II U On u dnDhCdllbn U u lhJOT
General VIM. Henry Harrison respecting his e3-
pcndtures OF the public money while commanding
fhc North Western army, made a report thereon,
1 stating that The cou mittee are unanimously of opin-
\ 'on thai General HARRISON stances above suspicion as
'Ho his having had any pecuniary u impr oper conuex-
ion with the comn'issary for the supply Of his army;
thai lie did not wantopiy Oh Improperly interfere
with the rights OF the contractors; and that in his
whole cppduct as a commander OF said army he
was governedb by a laudable zeal for aud devotion to
thu p,tI,ce .v.a ,-t ta.as Nl;.t, aid sonn,t
was re3d apd considered; wlereupon it was
"Ordcred. That the committee be discharged
from a fur her consideration of The subject, aud
that the papers be trans iited 10 the department Of
war"
The consequence was The UNANIMOUS passage Of
the f.llowing Resolution, which stamps The seal Of
itfamy upon those who now refer 10 that event for
the purpose Of slandering the Old Hero:
Resolred, By The Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtires Of The United States in Congress assem-
Died, That the thanks of Congress be and they
are hereby rendered to Major General William
Henry Harrison and Isaac Shelby, late Governor
oil Kentucky, and through them 10 the officers and
men under their command, for their gallantry
and good conduct in deieati the combined
British and Indian forces under Major General
Proctor on the Thames in Upper Canada on the
Nth day of October, one thousand eight hun
ored and thirteen, capturing the BRUSH army
w'h their baggage, camp equippage aud arl'le'y;
and that the President Of the United States be re-
quesied 10 CAL two gold medals TO be struck,
%emblemalical Of this triumph and presented to Geu-
.al Harrison aud Isaac Shelby, late Governor Of
kentucky. H.CLAY,
Speaker Ofthe House Of Representatives..
john GAILLARD,
President Of The Senate PRO. TEN.
Approved April Alb, 1878.
JAMES MONROE.
twas in reference TO this proceeding that the
n'shmond Enquirer ofFeb. 6, 1917, broke forth in
que following Strains Of en,iusiasm;
From he Richmond Enquirer Feb. 6, l817.
-. GENERAL HARRISON.
y Is scarcely necessary Ioi rs 20 repes, he warm
M,r1,,"enls Of respect which we entertain for Gen.
william Henry Harrison. During the late WI we
gillan, hero Of tn. Armies nt ,he No,tb West. An