Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-09

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with tesi'ien, ofNew York. the petite,
OF the State, except with one OF two friends cf
the army, the particular admirers Ct MIR. Ciiu-
ton
They haze plrced spies upon BrOira here. &c.
lSc.-Gencral Brown aud scott were, aud are,
Oh terms OF friendship and intimacy. fle has
read this correspondence (u January. ISIS
and frankly acknowledged that General sack :
letter, to pat him OH his guard against General
! Scott. The latter, ;cs,lnslN remarked 10
General Brown, that IL n spy had h-en placed
on him, the President wa, the person tor al
| the time the anonymous letter VAS wiiiicn The
\ two were making Il tour arounG the North
] West frontier together, aud on terms Of much
mutual respect aud good will. General Scott
| has reason 10 believe, moreover. that General
| Brown is we'll pleased with Mir. Monroe. as
| President aud The latter With General IrOs.n
| AS the commander OF the army. This is 10 the
| honor OF both, for General Brown H. known To
! be decided Cliutonian
| Tie Eastern fsdcraiistS, S'c.-liere we dis.
! cover the hand of u master. Never Mas gud-
| geon seized with more avidty !" A word TO
| the tciSe is ensuSh." Tie BAN was swallowed;
| aud General Jackson has put his character tnr
uri$dom beyond al controversy. " De Wat
| Clinton. our next President" h9s since been,
| IL is said, his standing toast. But let US reca.
| 10 mind, some OF tue political evenis OF that
,day-Mr. Clinton bad Just been elected Gov
| ernor and am election was then going on in
| pennsylvania, from which, lie was supposed
! 10 entertain hopes of the most favorable re.
| suits. Had his friends succeeded ia eiectiug.
| General Holster, republican Tennessee and
| General Jackson would lave constituted a
| handsome addition 10 the nucleus OF orp osit cn
| Ii is impossible therefore, not TO perceive that
| tHaondR must haze been the ANONYMOUS
! writer. General Scott repeats, that he has
! been but passive observer of those events
not that lac had not all the rights OF any other
| citizen, In regard TO such questions, hut be-
| cause respect for himself ;under his relax lion
| win the President. AS Commander and Con,riap-
| dedl induced him 10 sdire those rights.
The following article was enclosed in the
foregoing l-tiers:--
General Jackson's doctrines of obedience
| Queries to the editor of - aud otherlearn
ed caNnisis. l. Suppose the Government of
the u. States gives orders to General officer
or deicaieiy signify their wishes aud inten.
| lions, To remove from certain command Que
OF the Generals proteges and favonrites ]:
These orders, or intentions at Government,
are BOT pleasing 10 either tic chief or his sub.
ordinate. They. therefore employ their Joint
| faculties of manGIvreing TO Illustrate the
object of Government Byaiiiices evasions,
anu pretended misapprehensions OF meaning,
they have so far prevailed to hold com.
niand in defiance of Government itself for
nearly a year.
. Doesnot This caseprove, that Gov rament,
when restricted, according to the dIctato.ial
| system of General Jackson. may not only be
tricked and insuied, but absolutely muIliticd
What redress would an interested Court Nj ar
tial afford
-. Suppose that through the same General
| positive orders were given, by GoyerBmen mt
for another officer TO supercede his protere and
| favofite in the command of his ped place.
suppose these positive orders, as they were
not susceptible OF bubble or subterfuge, be
| pocketed, laid aside, delayed, aad not execut.
ed, for more months than il would be necessa
~ 10 employ days or hours would this case
prove the utility of Government relying for
The execution oft orders, solely on the inte.
| gritty OF commander? Perhaps ii NAV be al
| Asses ma 10
| facts which have occurred in less than a wear
be examined and it will then be known whe
ther they vary in amy respect, from the cases
as above stated.
A QUERIsT."
-. :" Certified land sign.d1 J. Nj. GLA.sELL
did de Camp"
LETTER III.
GEN. SCOTT TO GEN. JACKSON.
| Head QuEiters, LIST and Sd Military departments }
| New York, October ith, 1917.
Sir: have The honor 10 acknowledge
the receipt OF your letter OF the Sih ali
, together with Tie two papers ihercia ell
clos d
aIa not the author of the miserable
and unmeaning article copied from "Tht
Columbian" aud (not being reader OIL
thai gazei.c) should probably neverhave
heard OF II, !nt for the copy you have
sen: me. And whilst on the subject oil
writing and publishing, il may save time
l
TIE substance oC Two articles which appear.
ed i'll The Enquirer" last fall, and q
journal kept whilst prisoner in tn,
hands OF the enemy, have not written
nor caused any other TO write singielint
Tor any gazette whatever, since The com.
mencen'ent of,he late war.
Conversng with some two or three pri
vate gentlemen, about as many times, OF
Tie subject OF The Division Order. date(
at Nashville, October 22d, 1917, il is iru,
that gave II as my opinion, that that pa
per WAS, as II respected the future, mui
nous III It's character and tendency, and
IS II respected Tie past, "a reprinand o
The commander in chief, the President o
: Tie United States; for althouglrtll latte
be not expressly named, il is principl,
well understood, that the War Depart
meni, without al least his supposed sanction
cannot give valid command 10 an ensign
have thus, sir, frankly answered th,
queries addressed 10 me, and which were
suggested to you by the letter of you
anonymous correspondent ;; but OH ques
ton so important as that which Won hay,
raised with The War Department, or il
other words with The President of tie u
States, and in which find myself Incl
dentally involved, must take leave {,
illustrate my meaning little in dom.
which shall cmploy almost the trecis
language ,ehich wGS used on tie occasion
dGOge alluded 10.
Take any three oiIicers--Let A be tll,
common superior, Il the intermediat,
commander, and e the common Junior
A wishes to make an order, which sllal
affect c. The good of the service, eli
quetie and courtesy, require, no doubt
thai the order should pass through b OF
II expedition and The dispersed situation
OF the parties make il necessary TO senC