He shall have full justice." St.Clair was, indeed, treated with marked leniency.

A committee of the House reported that the failure of the expedition could not "be imputed to his conduct, either at any time before or during the action." St.Clair was continued in his position as Governor of the Northwest Territory and remained there until 1802.
Notwithstanding the dire results of relying on casual levies, Congress was still stubbornly opposed to creating an effective force under national control, and in this attitude to some extent reflected even frontier sentiment.

Ames in a letter of January 13, 1792, wrote that "even the views of the western people, whose defense has been undertaken by government, have been unfriendly to the Secretary of War and to the popularity of the Government.

They wish to be hired as volunteers, at two-thirds of a dollar a day to fight the Indians.

They are averse to the regulars." By the Act of March 5, 1792, Congress authorized three additional regiments, with the proviso, however, that they "shall be discharged as soon as the United States shall be at peace with the Indian tribes." This legislation, nevertheless, was a great practical improvement on the previous act.