Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-16

\ What was the duty OF Col. Duane under
such circu,n stances What would a man
OF nice honor have owed to himself what
would patriot owe TO his country p
o throw up his commission on the spot
TO enrble the government to put some 3D.
Jutant IN his place who could have d schar
ged the duties of the otlice-to have cash
ed from his indignant lips the pay, waich
he could Rot earn by his services But,
was this the course which he pursuedi No
General Gaines gave him a furlnugh, il
IS believed either for six months or without
lmit--which Col. Duane actually accept
ed.
In the mean time, the treaty Of Pc &c
arrlvod-the first &C, ii;7ng the pea c es-
ENLISTMENT vt the army, did MT directly
authorize the employment of aujutants- ge-
neral; but The Seccet .ry at War. in his
letter To the Board of Officers convened at
Washington, observes =" 1t is obvious
that considerable difficulty will arise, if
the Adj. Gems and -. Master Gems de
partments should be Immediately and en-
tire!y abolished, Stc.-tke President is de-
sirous to execute the act of Congress-, as
far as 1t is practicable and safe, on the
hrst OF May next; but he is disposed to
take the latitude which the act allows, in
cases tHat clearly require continuance OF
vice. You will be pleased, therefore, to
state, wh-ther in your judgment, the con-
tinuance of the Office of adiutant and in
spector grno ral, is necessary for the public
service The result WAS, that il was
deemed advisable professionally to retain
+" An adJutant and inspector-general, and
fFvo ad1afont generals - one of these for
the Northern, and the other for the South
crn DIVISION OF the army. Gen. Duane was
nor sele tied and retained for either-but
Robert Butter was appointed Adjutant of
the division Of the S.uth, AID A. Z. Hayne
of the n orth.
! his Organization ofthe Military Peace
Establishment Of the u. States. was announ-
ced by the Acting Secretary at War, on
the Seventeenth Of Nay, 1815-and pro-
Claimed by Gen. Scott, then commanding
the 4Ih military department, on the 2fth
May:-Had Col. Duane resigned at this Pc
rod or, was he " Geranged"--in other
words, drpht from the rolls !?
The GENERAL ORDER cf D. Parker.
AdJutant 6 Inspector General, of the 18th
May, to carry this military peace establish
mcnt into effect. saws, "Ail suhernll,uera
77eS Will be discharged as soon as the selec-
ton OF non-commissionsd officers, &c. is
maze, SO at the discharge of all the
troops, not included in the military peace
establishment, may be Completed on The
10Th Day OF June next, or as soon thereof
ter as their discharge can be effected at
the respective military posts aud stations
of the U. ST.
The Oh section of the Act If Congress
liking the military peace establishment
OF the u. s." directs, That to e.ch com.
missioned officer, who shall be deraueed
by virtue of this act, there shall be allows
ed and paid, in addition to the pay and G.
monuments to which they will be entitled
by law at the time of his discharge, three
months pay''
Now what is the fact ?-that Col, Duane
did, on the 31st July, 1915. draw his pay,
exc. (neaning the subsistence and all other
allowances of an officer,) IN TO June IT.
9. 1915, and three months ertra Fay.
swift was the pay master at Philadelphia
and Duane received from him the ut
most cent that he could claim, Including
the three months extra pay of a dis6anded
toDscer-aiter having been on furlough, en-
Joying his pension, from the month of the
preceding December, down, OR nearly
down, to June 18th. That pension inclu-
ued pay, subsistence, quarters, fuel, STA
tionary. servants, forage, &c. sc.
we state these circumstances, because
we believe them TO be true-and what do
they prove? That w. Duane resigned
his commission That he "stript himself
OF his epau cites ?"-No-but that he was
dersnSed, disbanded, dropt from the rolls
OF the army, and " stript of his epau-
lettes."
Such, then. is the veracity of the States
Evidence Again, we say, Gentlemen,
ehersh him weii-For, he is your kins-
man."
81 The Republican party will receive an Access
sion OF strength IN the Fifteenth Congress.-From
returns lately received, it appears that the whole
oil The 'erlnost Delegation will BE- republican,
republicans AID feaeralists from the district Of
Phi'adelphia; ia the present Congress, the whole.
. are iederaiIsts-l republican from the state of
Deiaware-5 republicans from Maryland and d
iedera'ists, while tue present session exhibits led
era'ss and republicans.--Net Gain, so far
nearly 20.
Tie Infamous SGUe-ITdde--By a memorsn-
DUN oil arrivals at the HAVANA, it appears that fit.