Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-03
DOMESTIC.

asceriainS lis fate, ~ the ScRitu t,as al
lengtb bren taken in that body, on the
hll 10 prOv.de for The survn ilg patriots
of the revolutionary army aud navy. II
naS Yesterday ordered TO IL thru reading
by IA large majority Blu, few ot The vari-
ans alterations made by thc Scuaie, III the
details OF this bill, vary essentially the
features which il carried from The House
If Representatives. The most important
changes are--lhat Instead of ext, ndin!s
IFS benefits TO tbrs survivors vino served
ri al IN The revolutionary army and navy,
,he Senate nave limitea, lis application 10
sach as served III least nine months Je-
fore the close of The war {: and Instead ot
making The provision retrospective 10 tie
Alb Of March, 1917, the Senate have made
il commence al H.. period of the applica-
,ian forreiiet. Nat Int.
In a few remarks which we made the
Other day, on Tie subject OF the bill for
the releiot Gen. ST. Car, il was remark
ed that this bill was opposed by some, on
the ground that IL VAS the tlrSf case Of a
pension granted whrre there Lad beenno
disability !hcrrr q IN the public service.
Iplying on the source wiiruce this opn-
ion cauc, We received i!as one founded i'm
fact, without taking time, in the hurry of
the moment, 10 ascertain IFS truth. We
have been advised, however, That the re-
verse IL Tile fact, and We lave been no.
lllely furnished with the following insian.
ces Ill which pensions were granted by
Congress uncOnnec;sd with any disability
by wounds received in the military SER
vice. O.ie of those Gases was that of The
four daughters OF the Count de Grasse.
Who in 1856 received from Congress a do
nation OF 5 1000 each, and ia 1893 there
was voted TO them in addition to This,
S 400 each for five years. The second
instance mentioned, is that Of Mai. Gen.
The Baron S,euben, 10 whom there vas yo-
Ted, in 1890, an annual pension of S 25UO
during life. The donation OF / | $40 acres
of land voted to the Marquis de la Fay
cite Ill 1903, is also considered by our cor
responder! as Of tie nature of a pension,
as the quantity Of land to which The Mar
quis would have aeen entitled as Il major
general was only 100 acres, a case is
also mentioned as coming underline same
rule ;.s pensions, in which the widow and
children o d gentleman. u ministerial oil.
Ger only, in one OF the southern states.
who was killed in the discharge of his ,.u-
t., received donation OF 5 1000. III.
Washington City, Eco. %, 1918.
DIVISION ORDER.
In reviewing the incidents Of his COM
mand, the commanding general fiids
with regret that u practice has existed a
mong officers of the army, Of making
public ayowals of their frutIs, among
each other, in the shape of threats and
personal demonstrations. These acts on
the one side have called for recri,nnation
OH the other, aud the public has been
made umpire IN Misunderstanding, in
which il had no interest nor knowledge.
This conduct, on the part of all engaged,
Is INDIGENOUS and unmilitary. Il Ioosens
the bombs ni those Who are bound TO act
III unison, y, impaiTs The susceDiibiiIty of
reputation, which, shoaid be tie soul and
inherent principie ola soldier. No man
IS worthy to be u leader of American
troops. OF the depository of The hopes
OF his inferior associates, WHO is noi
us free from stains OH his own reputation,
As from Willingness 10 aspersc t!ia. of u
Tiers
II Is moi expected tbat the army be ex-
empt from Tie sources of collision which
are common 10 all institutions : but ii is
less expected that men Of galIaniry and
honour seek reparation III invectivp, or
deem any thing PREPARATION, which is pro-
cured at the eXpence OF the dignity of
The body OF which they are members
Where reginental courts OF honour can
not intervene, courts of enquiry are cloth
ca WITH Tie express guardianship of the
honour OF the army, and there must be
something oil IN the cause that is not
willing 10 submit TO such reference. The
commanding general will be willing at all
lines 10 SANCTION such courts, and there
are few duties more honorable 10 the Of
hceTs. than TO yindicate the reputation of
an associate or rcpress errors committed
within their own body.
In future, therefore, the commanding
general expressly prohibits all resrence
In the public prints to the feuds among
officers, in whatever shape they may be
Published. He adverts 10 no particular
Instance F.; the existence of the custom
has been an excuse for It's continuance
10 The truly honorable, the appeal alone
l, sufficient the prohibition is given that
There may be no error in future, that
The army may be identified in one cha
rdeier, as il is embarked in one cause,
and that the denunciation Of one Of liz
members may be considered as an out
rage the whole.
By order of Maj General Brown.
TIL. S. jESUP,
Acting Adj. Gen. Northern District
ls1r General Brown states III this " Or
aasr, that he % sdveTts to no particular
msiance'-but IL is presumed dat its
Prorimate cause is paper wax which has
lately taken place in the Washington City
GazeIte, betweena Mr Clarkof the army,
and friend ofeicn. Ripley. Clark clIaI-
lcnged the General, who would moi fight
on HE ground of superior rank. Some
military freud If tie Generals entered
lie lists tor him, and the general was
iIicn transferred to the Gazette.
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