The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09
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n. bnson. Of Ksniprky. IRON ths
-" nssrs Rhieh wss referred Ihe les.
yer and repon n Inc srsips Secretary ef
=, "a, w ~ .ns 1ealion Of Msjer Gsas-
- "n.s.m n gTison Respecting his
saprnalu,es o. pse money ~hils ean-
msnding me norshses xn army. msdea
Trpari thereon. SITTING ~ a, eommis,ee
are unanimously az opinio< 80, Ceaer,I
Harmon stands above suspien !. a bis
having had any peeunisSy Or .nreoer
cnnnexion silh the officers al iht~am.
misssrist for The supply Of his army
he did NOT wsnlonly or improperly inlet
fefe with The rights Of The eonlraeIors;
and that. in his whole conduct as The
commander Of ihs said army. lie ~as CO.
serEed by lsujsble zeal for, and deso-
fion 10. The public sersiee and interest
Which said report wss read and consider
cd; wherrnpon. IL was
I. Ordered. Thsiihe committee be dis-
charged from The further consideration Of
The subject. and that The papers be trans
miued 10 the Department Of Wsr."
All The documents from The War De.
partmenl. and ihe repor Of The connie
Tee ri the house. may be found in The
American Stale Papers. (Aill. All. vol. I.
up. GA and 66l.) They constitute mi
umphant ,indIcsiion Of The fair fame Of
General Harrison from The imputaiions
cast upon 10 lhen, and are fqd:!!ly conelu.
sive IN answer 10 the insinnaiion OF CEN
sure. which his sesefsaries az The present
time seek 10 exiari from me attending cir
eumstances. without veniuring 10 revive
directly The exploded charge itself.
Az these impulslions. had been lhs oc.
casion OF suspending The action OF Con-
gress upon the proposed vote Of ihsnks
a The outset. subsequently. when IL wss
thus proved that The impusalions were
false and unfopnded. The resolution was
again taken up in The Senate, and passed
by that aud the other house. with the
unsnimi,y which has been above Stated.
These are The facts. in substance, az
exhibited .. Length IN the journals Of Con-
gress and in The public documents.
might refer 10 the recollection &c Ia.
dividuals, with whom have conversed
or corresponded on The subject, OF 10 Tho
newspapers. 90 show The views and feel.
ings OF The tine. as these acted upon The
events lut Il nrafs- a---a
i n -ssileniic conlemporaneons evidence,
/ IN the followine extract from ihe.publish-
/ ed speech OF Nc. Barbour. ef Virginia.
/ the PROPOSITION 10 pass vote OF thanks
10 Colonel RichaId NJ. johnson:
AS 10 The objection OF .ime.S "a win a
once be removed by rejecting on. that
which, has jus, occurred, the vote Of
thanks which has been awarded 10 favor
OF General Harrison and Governor Shell
by. II is not unknown that rumor, The
result % envy, or some other bad passion,
had atseshpted 10. throw shade around
the character OF that distinguished com.
msnder. He leltss he ought. and sought
an investigation. TO vindicsie his chsisc.
ter from lire foul aspersions which had
been cast upon il. II. alter some delay,
took place, and resulted in an honorable
acqnli,al. In the mean time The venera.
bic Shelby was, a, his own request. wiih-
held from the notice of The nation, as il
regarded the distinguished services he
, had rendered Shelby, name which can
never be mentioned without awakening.
in every American bosom. emotions of
gratitude. see in this illUstrious cha
rsc,er display Of that love Of country
and chiyalrous spirit which conserved
and effected our independence; end, an
sba,ed by age, il rearpesred TO vindica,e
|, those rights, 10 The establishment OF
which, in his more youthful days, he had
so essentially contributed. But he IS as
generous as he is brave; and he refused
10 accept a tribute Of respec. whose indi-
rec, consequence might have been Q re-
Election on The cOmmsnder-in-chief, 10
whose zeal. patriotism, and capacity 10
! conducting The campaign. he always bore
cheerful testimony. Colonel Johnson.
influenced BY the same sensibilily, PEI
rempiorily refused 10 his friends The per-
|. mission of bringing this subject before
E the representatives Of the people. |.
however. will barely remark. in regard
TO the commanding General, that. with
3 The regrets which the delay Of justice 10
this citizen must necessarily create, will
. he mingled some consolation, in the re-
n ileclion that his character has been entire
ly purified from The censase which bad
O been improperly cas-, upon il; and Tia,
!. the need now dispensed has the sane.
/, ,ion Of the deliberate judgment oil the ma
d lion. unbiased by passion or The false fire
Of The moment. He will now receive i
1. with grateful feeling. as the highes. re-
>. ward which freemen can give, or Tree
IN man receive"
M MAJ. hislligsner Of 4th .aprii, 1918.
Q For me 10 enlarge upon the eloquen
Of truth Of The plain and simple facts Of III
:, case, as I have collected them from III
Of journals and debates OF Congress. woul
H. be The vain attempt 10 gid refined gold
il. or TO hold ligh. TO the sun.
4. will. therefore. only add. that will
il is very common for exalted services
p encounter cslumny and in this respe'
II. Genersl Harrison has only shared .shs O