The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09

Il Is not true ihai Congress refused .
vote Of hanks 90 General Harrison. On
The conirsry. such . vote wss passed.
and may be found. by any one who
chooses 20 look for IL. IN The published
volumes Of The acts Of Congress for ihe
proper year.
The allegation thai he thanks 81 Con-
gress we're refused 20 hIm. is founded Up
IN the authority Of an imperfect. and
therefore erroneous. paragraph IN one Of
the newspapers Of she day. and upon the
sriifice Of suppressing moss az the msle-
rial facts Of The case. 40 they appear in
The journals OF the Senate and House Of
Representative.
When the circumstances which have
been seized upon BY the political oppo-
nenfs OF General Harrison rs The prelext
Tor This allegation. are examined. il will
be seen thai. instead OF iusiifying rs-
proaeh. they are in The highest degree
honorable 10 bis character and his repula-
ii0n.
II Is the undeniah!e fact. that. on The
3Olh Of March, 1918. the two houses Of
Congress passed q resolution. which. IS
afterwards approved by The President.
runs ss follows:
"Resoluiion directing medals 20 be struck,
and, together With lhe thanks Of Congress.
presented 90 Msi9r General Harrison and
Governor Shelby, and Tor other purposes.
Resoired by The Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of The United STATES
Of .America in Congress assembled. That
she thanks Of Congress be. and they are
hereby. presented 10 Major General vii.
liam Henry Harrison and Isaac Shelby,
late Governor Of Keniucky. and. through
them. 10 The officers and men under their
command. Cor their esllsniry and good
conduct in defeating The combined British
and Indian forces under Msjor General
Proctor. on the Thames. in Upper Cana
da, on The iiflh day OF October, one thou.
sand eight hundred and thirteen, caplnr-
ing The British army. with their baggage.
camp equipsge. and artillery; and ilsal The
President OF the United States be request.
ed IN cause Two gold medals 70 be struck.
emblemaiieal OF this triumph. and pre-
serted 10 General Harrison and Isaac
Shelby, late Governor of Kentucky.
al. CLAY,
"Speakvr u the House uf Representatives.
.J0HN GAlLLARD,
"PEesideni % The Senate, prsiem
Approved. April a ISIS
/ FLAMES MONROE"
.rh;s sa.4i...;--, -, vi cusnsv. me fina
he Whole mailer OF vote ~ ~ sAs''4F
TGenersl Harrison: and, IS the journals
show, il passed each house on The sam,
dsy. and ieiihouf decision.
Prior 10 that time, however. in a pre-
ceeding Congress, similar resolution
had been reported 10 The Senate by iii,
committee on military Affairs. Of whicI
Mr.aJames Barbour, Of Virginia. wa
chairman. The resolution was discuss
ed in committee Of the whole, and i. i
the aciinn in ilFis committee ofthe whole
separated from the. responsible actions
the Senate itself. which is unfairly ciic'
alone, BY those TO whom yonr letter re
Irrs. as evidence against The honor a
i General Harrison. The journals Of ih'
Senate show that. instead Of striking ou
the name of General Harrison from tn
resolution, the Senate. BY vote Of aye
and mes. refused 10 concur in the amend
ment of the committee OF the whole {
that effect; that is 10 say. the Senate, u
thezmost formal manner. expressly re
jected the proposition To strike out Oh
name o! General Harrison. After which
nspending for the present final deci
sion on the resolution. the Senate order
ed i, 10 he recommitted, without change
10 the committee on military affairs 10
further consideration. This was on th
goth Of April, 1916.
The objections Ia the adoption Of Oh
resolution al that time. on the part Of Gel
tain Of the members Of The Senate. gre,
out Of groundless and malicious aliac
on The integrity Of General Harrison b
: persons concerned in some Of the arm
contracts for The supply Of the nor.hwes
: ern army.
Upon the accusation being publicl
, made by the persons in question. Gems
raj Harrison addressed letter to Oh
: Speaker Of the I'nnse OF Representative
demanding generally investigation Of b
{ conduct as TO the expenditures in ii
!. eighth military district while under b
command, which is TO be found in q
National lniellisencer Of the 22d
March, 1916.
e The house al first referred this letter
u The committee on public expenditure
4 and af,erward TO the War Department
TO have the facts investigated there, Al
= then reported to Congress.
The answer Of the War Depar,mer
containing the evidence which compile,
Iv exonera,ed General llsrrison, came
v a, The beginning Of the mex, session
b, Congress. and The whole matter was
n ferred TO a selec, committee, consisting
al Col. Richard NJ. johnson. Of ksntncs
ar Mr.. Creighton. Of Ohio. Mr.. Peter.
a. Maryland. Mr.. Forney, Of North Carr
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