Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-05-29
re- THE PUBLIC.

q IL
Army, has addressed a scnrrilons pab
iicatiar to ME in this mornings Constel
lation, in reply to n statement wllicl
appeared In my paper OF the sth inst
involving his conduct as AN, officer.
ann induced 10 adopt this mode, 10 exhi
hit u view of the whole Affair." us / an
uverse to occupy my paper with a sub
ieet Of personal naiure--Read ant
judge.
From the Winchester Gazette of thu
sM inst.
However averse weare to the war i'm.
10 which the folly of our democratic
, rulers hayetheuSlsilrssly plunged the
nation. we have never, either as an in
dividual or editor Of a public print.
said anght which might be construed
into an attempt 10 discourage the re-
cruiting services 1t has, on the con-
trary, been sosrce of pleasure Ia us !.
that without the sacrifice of principle,
we have maintained a perfect friend
ship and friendly intercourse with the
military gentlemen who have been sta
toned here: aud it is but due to them
to bestow the need OF praise upon their
correct and seatlemanly department.
and the inviolablc regard they have e.
vinced for the rights and privileges oil
The citizens. Viewing, however, with!
alarm The frequent oatraSes upon the
rights and liberties of the people by the
military Of some Of the Northern states.
MS detailed in various late prints, and
fearing the baieful influence of prece-
dent, we feel it n duty, incumbent uponI
sis, occupying. as we do, the station of
a public journalist, firmly To resist and
lhpartia!iy TO expose any innovationI
by the military upon our civil rights.
Hence it BECOMES our duty to record anil
instance of military despntism andl
outrage. which, in this country at leastI
has not had its equal, and we trnst a
similar one will not be again exhibiicd.l
The following report of the case aIlud-
Il! to will, we trust, exhibit an impair
tial view Of the same; but if either off
the parties implicated feel themselves
nssrievcd by our representation of it. |
sse are ready TODD our duty by correct
dnSa mis-statcments to their preiu
dice. We may, however, venture to|
assert, that the Substance Of the trial
Is strictly preserved.
In the Superior Court of Frederick
county, My O, tsts.-Presens, The
Honorable ROBERT WHITE, i'm. |
Leri PickenS, VS.. Lieutenant ". s.
UsnshaW,
Upon writ Of habeas corpus, to re-
lease the plaintiff from duress, he be-
ing kept in confinement. ON the pretextl
Of his having been duly enlisted as az
soldier in the army. of the United
States.
This cause came on in the hearing
OF all the parties, when the following
facts appeared substantially in evil
dence:
Lieut.. Henshaw is an officer in the
United States army. and has opened
rendezvous Mt Pushtown, in this
county. On Monday the ult.
Pickens. the plaintiff, was at the bar
racks where he drank with the sar-
jeant and became considerably intoxi-
eated. In this state, the SERGEANT pre-
vailed upon him to dress himself in a
suit of resimentals for the purpose Of
marching with the recruits. He ac-
cordinsly marched some time, but was
80 drunk that he could not maintain
his position in the ranks. He was
then taken TO the tavern of Isaac Van
horne, where he was again prevailed
upon by the SERGEANT to drink-Here
he was frequently invited to enlist.
The SERGEANT cousted twenty dollar in
silver upon the table and urged him Of
ten to take it, but was as often refused.
AT this period Lieut.. Henshaw arrived
and retired with the SERGEANT for few
moments, leaving the money upon tho
tabie-ihe crowd about the table, con-
sistins in part Of the soldiers. was
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the return of Lieut.
IL. and the scrjeant into the roo M, the
latter said that two dollars Of the mo.
pey were wanting. Pickens was char
ged by the lieutenant with having the
money or knowing where it was-hc
replied that he knew very well where
1T was--that it was among the part,
(meanins some of the soldiers present
The Lieutenant after bestowinS conoi
derable abuse upon him CPickensJ too ]
mp chair and threatened to knock hi
brains out If he did not disclose wber,
the money was, whic! he refused to d.
Upon which Lieut.. Hcnshaw ordere,
a file Of n,pn to take him to tie guard
house, which was accordingly done. t.
SHIRT time after his arrival there, he u'i
tied ,Cith N cord nnI cfyu6nSd Tn m Inc