Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-26

aud his connection with The subject OF
enquiry. But, If the General was willing
To disclose other documents 10 the com
ohttee, Why were not those documents
transmitted to the Executive Department,
OF the Government and filed in The War
Office, from which they might have been
obtained; or, are we left 10 presume that
General Jackson is in possession of facts
OF an official nature, that he will mol con-
descend To lay before the President of tbs.
United States, to whom he shoUid feel him
self responsible for his conduct!
There is one charge in the Structures
| that applies exclusively 10 the chairman
| OF The ommiiiee-that of beng part
| ner with the contractor the ia.lacy of
F., tins charge, as we'll as its deliberate de
Sign TO IntIici private injury on man,
| whose only offence was an independent
| discharge Of official duties, Is fully pro-
! ven hy tho annexed deposition of the
| contractor himself, Col. Benjamin q Orr,
who is now the Mayor OF the City of
| W dShington.
| shaii now close these observations,
| winch have been cxtorted from me by
| The peculiar and yiru!ent character of the
| Structures III on siion, and the source
! from whence they emaiaied. 1t is hoped,
| Tor tie honor OF The nation, as il is the
| hrst, that If may be the last occasion
| that may occur, 10 impose similar duty
| on member of the national legislature /:
That IN future no military officer of GO
| vernmeni, either humble or exalted, will
| so FAR lose sight of The duty and respect
| due 10 the civil authorities of the nation,
IA 10 tall into similar errors and ifrea-
son were for a moment allowed 10 assume
| IT'S empire in the minds of the most vio-
| no rpd
that inevitable disgrace to the individual
| concerned would be the consequence of
| such measures; perhaps the prostration
| OF The army, whose verv existence does
an oughi to depend on conviction il
| the public mind, that The military depart
ment OF The government is subject 10 and
subordinate to The civil powers.
Whie this principle Is practically oh
served by the officers oi Inc army, iha;
'stahI'silm nj will be found useful, ut.
once abandoned, the army becomes dam
gerous 10 public liberty, and ought and
| should be reduced.
These observations arise not, as is al
legged, from "spleneiic hostility O The n
| my, but with sincere drsire oppressive
and make it useful: and lime will d.scov-
err, unlessa change OF conduct is obsery
ed, that from The deadliest euenies of
tIcrrS who command it. Aud under these
impressions, and IN The spirit of SINGER
friendship 10 ihos Ulcers, hr writer
ventures TO iGuder TO them ,his honest ad
vice That they casten and modeia
their iempers, and restrain the violence OF
their rage against the civil office of go
vernmeui, and, instead If cutting off The
ears oil members of Cong. ess, sharpe.
Their swords TO meet heir country's ene
mics in the field, when they shall be so
directed by the cioH powers. Let them
- cease TO do evil, and learn to do well :"
never forgetting that they too are subject
TO legal control, aud but at best sub
ordinate" servants in the great political
housci old
fl sadvice be AIKEN, their former trans
gressions may be forgiven and forgotten
by Il nagnauimous people, who still re-
| member, viih gratitude aud pride, their
former services. But If this wholesome
and friendly advi e be disregarded and
if, IN despite OF the dictates of prudence
and reason, they will persevere i'm this ca
reer of madness aud folly, they must per-
| 18Th In their military sins, and will, per-
haps when il is too late, be fully convin-
ced that ii would hav" contributed TO their
true interestand honor, to have listened
TO and followed the frank and candid at
A. LAcoCK.
Ertract from tie JoWrnai Of tie Senate.
WEDNESDAY, FEB Ia, 1919.
MIR. Lac0ck submitted the following mo-
ZION:
Resolved That member be added TO
the committee already appointed on the
subject of Tie Seminole war, in the place
# Mr.. Forsyth, WHO has recently been
appointed 10 a foreign mission.
On motion of Mr.. Eaton,
That the further consideration thereof
be postponed until the 9th day of March
next. 1t was determined ia the negative.
Yeas, I6-Nays II
On molten of M Lacoc&,
The yea. AID nays beng required by
one-tlith Of tllr members present, those
WHO voted III The affirmative, are
Messrs. Cri;eHden Dickerson, Eaton,
Edwards, Fromentin, johnson, King,
Leake, Morrow, Otis, RuggIes, Sanford,
Stokes, Storer, Williams, of Miss. Viii
son.
Those who voted in the negative, are
Me SIS. Barbour, Burrll, Daggel,
Eppes, Galliard, Col sborough, tiorsey,
Hunter, Lacock, Macon, NJ lien, Noble,
Palmer, Roberts, TAFT, Talbot, Taylor,
Thomas, i'ichenor, Vandyke, Williams Of
Tenn.
The motion having been agreed to-
Ordered, That Mr.. Eppes be the mem
Der.
Washington county, District ef
Columbia TO mt:
Personally appeared before the sub
scriber, a Justice Of the Peace for the
county aforesaid, Benjamin G.. Orr, and
made oath on The Holy Evange lists of AL.
mighty God, that Abner Lacork, Esq.
late Senator from The state of Pennsyi.
yaula was not directly nor indirectly