Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-09-20
Major HENRY ROSE.

IA the OlsScUtiOA CAiStiuS atiioAiS 1iiS lily
Company, it has been my wish TO avoid. i
possible, publicly duplicating the Field Of
ficers of the. regiment, though / long haae
been fully sat-. aed the commotion was IN.
directly sanctioned and encouraged, to am
swer particular purposes. But when a
Maior publicly avows himself, and proPa-
gates principles which tend to noarish the
fame, instead Of endeavouring TO exlin-7
gnish il, then il becomes necessary TO treat
him as partlzan. This will account 70 you
for nv treatment to you on Monday esen-
isg last. !.
The motion which you, Sir, brought be-
fore the Legionary Court, and yoar at
tempt to palm upon the court law winch
you knew to be inapplicable, though sup
ported by the Colonel, wouid have been
suffered 10 PASS unaoticed, had you not used
your influence and opinion as citizen to
the injury Of my command. You justify
your opposition and conduct, on the plea Of
my wanting the original roll, the neglect Of
certificates being issued to the men, and
the opposition or state OF The company.
These are indeed specious grounds Tor OPP
position. You certainly do not, or rather
wish not, TO remember my demand OF the
roll of Capt. Turner, and the rejection OF
ny application to that effect by the Board,
on the principle that as Capt. Turner had
resigned, the Board had no power 70 de-
mand. How the opinion that the s'gna-
lures Of the men was essential to then En-
rollment, or that the want Of certificates
was an generation, could be CLEANED from
the law, cannot discover. The words of
the law are, after referring to the battalion
companies" Until he shall have equip
ped himself for service in such volunteer
company, according to law, and shall have
produced certificate thereof from the
commanding officer OF such company, to
the commanding officer of the battalion
company to which he did or might be-
long, Thus it appears that unitorming,
according to law, cosnprizes the enroll
ment, and the certificate a mere eXoncratl-
on or exemption from duty in the battalion
companies, and that the want of it can by
no means affect the enrolment, as i. could
at any succeeding period be granted, and
the member enrolled IN battalion compa-
ny be demanded. Why has not the priu-
ciple beer adduced sooner? Why now, al
ter lapse ofneariy three years, make It q
plea to annul the corps, when this very
corps, without certificates, has been dis
charged from battalion companies, though
enroiled thereon in the spring eHroilmsnts,
on the word Of the Captain. Il II WIS es-
sential to the existence Of the company, it
became the duty of the Major Of the second
battalion, from his oath, either to have a.
brogated the corps, Or to haye attended to
their being issued. The oath runs thus
g swear will discharge my duty to the
best of my skill and Judgment Al I
ask or demand is, that measure which has
been measured to others, and YOU are
bound bv the oath that is administered at
the Battalion and Legionary Courts to grant
it. The oath-----'s will truly and faith.
fully enquire INFO all desinquencies, which
appear ca the returns before me, and will
assess the fines thereon without favor, par
TALLY or affection" Under the command
Of Capt. Turner the Rife Corps, without
certificates, has been exoneraled from bat
talon duty, and since-his resignation you
have received and accredited me as their
officer, and admitted the excuse OF being
rifemen. Under such circumstances how
the Field Oficers:can reconcile their points
Of opposition Icannot perceive----however
it may be paIliated, the public must disco
yer party views.
With respect to the state of the company
would have supposed it.was subject
too delicate for a Major in your situ&ci-
ton. gran THE existence Of opposition,
but not 20 that extent you would wish 1t
to be received. | have numbers in that
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