Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-08


10 exceed Nonr appropriations b, nicely @, AN
hundred thousand dollars The exp,nc,, of
'hr Navy tor this year have exceeded m. an
preparation by $500 600 Nhai is the OK "a
ct The military expenditure. We do not xet
hho". ask said MIR j. II il b, not sim, to
arrest this progreSs-IhiS fearful and DANCER
on> progress To ruin The moment the CHI
GERS az the government should by precs d.,t
ny the acquiesceucP OF Congress be pet,p -
ted to pr scribe The rHl of their own ac,,.n
aho disregard The iuie prescribed for the M
me nation would indeed be going headlouc TO
ruin.
Que word only in reply TO the gentleman
from tennessee who had asked VIII, tine.
no. should b. made-wby Congress sbouli INV
I II portion OF uui citiztus y he had yolunt,.f
men services Outing the British war. and
sh'u'u refuse To pay those who had srr,ed
uu'IhS the Seminole campaign Conid The
gc"llehnn MI. j said, have rejected "A mo-
ment, aud not have apiicipafed the auxvor2
I'e one was a constitutional wal, decIat.dh
Con.tess-neither made by the Prrsi,len, ~
IA u STATES nor by amy officer snbor,i safe ~
hi'h he call Tor Volunteers IN that war VA,
made under an existing law pasSf d h, I'm.
EreNs, anihoriZius The acceptance of III. s.,,;
ceS OF volunteers. For services rendered hv
such volunteers, Congress were bont,d IN az
Il to indemnity them tor losses vnprs ~,
were ct such character. as b, ,i.ht and "a
nsa.es OF war, The nation on.bt To hive com.
pen'ated. In tn othtr case, the yoluul,srs
hdu gone into service without authCrif, and
HAD no clam, either OH Tie juStic, mr. i,ba,l,,,,
o' oohsie>s. III wish was TO discourage su,.h
proceedings hereafter; and il ibe rrirctio,,
OF this claim was calculated 10 p,4vtnt ,,,,,
commanding officer from hereaite, rai,mr
armies on his own rtsponslbiii,, H.. r.s,f
wonid he Il most ha pS one for the roun,,y
Mr.. RHEA, OF Tenn, ssp after nr,;c.
ing the object OF the present bin aud L,;onr
:talins lie O'I' ciIons TO il said That these nh
ltCtionS could III his opinion be r. n,eved
va me 10Th Dectmbtr, 1911 said lie. the Sec
rotary al "a ISSUED uruCTs to Gen 1,t.on
a. Itla
foTt cot, and assume Tie immediate cam.
hahd OF tue forces in that quarter of me
Suuihtfh ui'isIon thar the ,hciea.inr disri,v
hostile intentions b> the Seminole Indians
may render II uCCPsSar. TO courru,,4,. ,UI,,.,'
contiguous dISpoSabie ioIce OF his dIvI,ioi, In
tn"l quai er ; that the regular g. rec thera 80
aount ou0 strong. aHd that 1895 militia of lie
state OF georgia were called into service tl.t
general OhiaCS estimated The ,trsuu.t,, ~ ia,
dams al 200; aud states, should >nn Inc Of
o. 'h'oh thai our numbers are too small IN h,.as
w en'mN' you VIII call ON the executives of
az dul"cent Siales tor such an additional mi
htid totce'aS yon may deem rrouIsi,t auJ
dI'er i,"Ucing several orders to Gen Gaines
'o''VH"uts MS ie'ttr ny stating, with This view
"" ma! nePrrPaTed l. concentrate youFfbrc
anu 10 ADOPT ia" necessary measures TO tern,i-
mare act nttSt which il has ever hepn tI,, da.i,a
~ me resident, from considerations of I'M
manly to avoid, but which is now made
ut s'aty by thtIr settled husIili1ies
ih'se orders placed General Jack son il, a
s'd'' OF great responsibility, and coiuuiete
power adequate thereto was vested in Inn,
va '"c I'm ct January, 1918, Gen. jackson,
received these orders which were imnarativa
AID urG ent. The state of al .rs ia rho s,,,I,r
con Try required immediate ion Al ,!,.t
Major MunIeu0urg who had ,,tnn,ntad
Wi'n tns regular force under his command. TO
ascend the Appaldchicola river, ilpuediaielv
a'ter ihe massacre of Lieut. Scott all IN.
party, was, with his troops IN danperot be in,.
destroyed by superior force of the e,,pn>
az" ''e PEE PIE on the southern frontier were
Snf.
ton a that time the Governor of 'rcun.sso,
was al hpOAVile, 100 miles distant from N,sL.
VINE hat Was the General 10 90: hot, ia.
nc 10 actI was he to send to the (;6v,ruor ,f
tennessee, desiring him 10 order lie trou,site
numOer OF militia 10 he raised Ia ms event 81
Iet,ei liable 10 accidents. StiIavrI go miles
ana Tue answer 200 miles before The Gcner raj
would be informed OF the MEASURES adouted nv
ne boVefn"T 10 embudN tbe ine1, ana ,;,
woNiu be obliged afterwards a. waI mill the.
IN hneI was raised, III conformity win th.
niiiiIa idwN OF tennessee. Witt b, said tl,at
General jackson, in te situation no va Ia
anu KNOWING the military spitIt naIrtotisn
ahj ACTIVITY OF the officers and prIyafeS ut tua
tennessee militia, ds ie did cus ht 10 have so
GeiaSed No. The safety of The peopIe for
nh"c II lie did that winch was rirbt and n
was HI. duty to do. On The dal lie recs,vad
IDe OiceIS, lie appealed to the patriotisn, cf
Ih' people OF Tennessee. lie addressed
cn.""to Certain officers OF tie nj. litia fcrm-
lng them OF the state Of th,uss in ,hp sortl,arn
country that the aid of 1000 nlotiuied pun,,.,
/
| completely armed aud equipped, and 10 serve
uu'I"@ tbe cdiHpalln, il asked at " Tennessee
e"h you iaIse them aud be ready for the field
| ~ ten days. An answer is eXuectrd i'm fec
| days, aud II Is anticipated Inst the utmhpr re-.
| Yhheu is now ready and he informed them
mot me gTade Of tie 05cerS TO be Determined In
"it"'SeforS, M hePfatoon oDc rs of The legiHieBt;
ana the oDiceTS raising communities ,rere e, rn,,,
n"nd them and requested The ofhcer, and ali
! s"ch as could raise company TO meet MIN AZ
| Nashville on the OH of that month.
| On me same I'm of January, 1913, the Gen.
addressed letter to the Govertor AZ 1eurss.
see, then at Knox willie Staring I'm Inn, 10, ta
nad received orders that day from The Tresi-
! dent OF TIE United States To tcpalr 10 III Srotr
Heolgl', WIN distractions To call o. The Gov
| errors OF tie neigl boring states for surh adj;
| uonal military force as NAV be ,ePnrd ,rc,s
| sdr\ 10 cooperate with ali The disnosaIir rn,
uIar force Ofthe southern DIVISION a. ans, Ito
'ehllhoIcS; lhdi he had addIr ssed a cItcuJar
| 10 several OF The brave officers vino sctvcd
| wi u MIN dufing tie Creek caDipaicn tI,at ,
| t'eIy address TO the pdtrist,Sin OF our cttloue
| ui enable him TO effect bN volunteer PuIt,t.
| mems, what "oula Otherwise have 10 be DOM
| ny dfdtt; nat he had called Tor iona utouut.d
men; ard 80 the appeal did prove tpeffirsciore
| ihot he would embrace the earliest opportuuits
| of making the Tequsition on him Tor lrs
nnmbci of drafted militia
On The 18th of JaunarN 1913 he .ddrcssot q,
letici TO ihe Secretary at War arkuovled,f,,,r
tie r'ceiptiof his orders OF the zGlb OF ID ecr,.
d r That lie had noted the contcn1s ami /. rntd
| P'uWpl'y d,ttHu 10 them aud stating tlwt be-
had deemed IT prudent aud adVsabic 10 caU
from TIE wtsI cad Of Tennessee tor 1000 vOlnn-
| tect moputcd guu-men, TO serve durtng no
| campaign that with this force, in coriuncti,,
| "iih tie regular troop, he could act t,tomotly
| and, With the smiles OF Heaven -succes,lpll;;
| against any force that could be concentrated
! Dy tue SemiuOies aud Observation-Disclosures He sts
| ted the reasons inducing him 10 caiI for tbese
| volunteers that The effect OF the appeal he
| hdd made would b. known by the Iyti OF tbat
mouth that he had written 10 tie Governor
| oI0eofgIa TO continue III The field the 1000 n,eu