Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-25

most Criminal He had commanded II,
person, corps OF Negroes, witt, The view
VI anticipating yonr respondent i'm the
occupation OF 81. Marks, aud was aciu-
any taken IN arms against the forces of
the United States.
Inc general commanding, as in all
such Eases, possessed The rioht bv ,Le
Law OF nations, To reialiaie and IN nn,;sh.
nor could The organizlng OF The courI do
prive bin OF the power. The court of
enquiry derived lis existence, aud It's
"hoie authority, from the order OF its
organization and no more could thew
exercise a power not delegated 10 them
IMAM could committee OF your hopora-.
pc body enquire into matters not contains
ca IN the resolution iehich created them
Inc order calls /, IA special court, and di-
reefs 1t 10 perform special duties. IL ONLY
asks Tor opinions and gives no riph, 10
carry those opinions INFO execution In
de'aiis arecorder, by Which court uf
enquiry 'sever distinguished from coorIs
martial; the LATER having iudne advo.
cafe, wiihou, whit h no PROCEEDINGS can
bc had. and no sentence pronounr.d
Censure Is endeavored 10 be att.chod
III consequence OF the witIIdrawa! of In.
trSuiar troops from the posts on lie
Georgia troHlier, and concentrating them
al Tort Montgomery, on The Alabama ri.
yer, considerable distanc, west Of the.
Georgid line in the commission of This
military error, your responded had no
participation; il was done in pursuance
pi AN ordr' 81 Mr.. Crawford, then Sr-
crclary at Nar-an order which he vHa
oo"hn To obey, although contrary 10 his
p"u opinion
Upon the subject of raising aud organ.
iz'Rs the volunteers of West Tenn. sse,
Loci 4, 81.
imddversions, Your respondent did NOT
As he conceives, disregard thc o,de,s
OF the War Department, The co.stuut,on
ana laws. ktis orders were, 10 cali up0n
lie 0overnorS OF The adjacent states far
such adultionnl military force a. BE might
deem necessary 70 6eat tie eNemg. TIE order
Was entirely discTetoHary, as no number
or description OF troops wCre men ioi;cer
IN the language al the Secretary Of Mars
letters 10 Governor BIB. Your r,sutnue,,t.
was" vested With fall powers 10 co,,a,,,t
the var III the nlaaner he might Judge
best"
When his appeal vas MADE f. lie
clli2rns OF West Tennessee, Ihe iioniier
seiiiem MS were threatened Oh syerv
side With danger ana distress. as Wit
as our troops al Font Scott and on liz
Appa!Acil nicola. Majnr Mullenbulv vas
endeayoring to ascend iha, river MIN
provisions, &c and WAC arresieds in lbs
progress, and surrounded by "a, lluO
Indians. Col. Arbuekic, commandment. -
FORT scott, was also about 10 albanian
ms posi- for want of supplies. Tie 100
Georgia militia, who had be, n called ot,
ior % days, after advaucing forty milrs
from Hartford, 10 lhe nejgiiborlInod Of
Fort Early, were returning hoaie lcsv.
ing The command Of Col Arl~eklr a.
also INC Georgia frontier, In ali eApnspd
ana periloua condition. Not only frop,
The public Journals, but from The com
municaiIonS ef Col. Afbuckle, Lad this
ih'eiliSthce been received. Under these
circumstances Major Tanning was des.
paiched 10 Georgia, with rrouest liz,
the Governor should Continue those
troops in The field for an additional
period, or suprN the d. ticirncy, as early
d. practicable, by an equal nun Der of
volunteers
AS II was not known al his time v beth.
er the Governor of Tennessee was -,
knoxville, or IN The Cherokee ration
your respondent made lis appeal 10 l,s
old and Tried comrades in arms. drsiri.t
them To folio" llm to the field. n, drl.u,c
OF heir Invadcd country. In aflornu,e
ne desired rellei, no time WAS 10 be losi
Delay was Teple,e with danger: and 10
iral AMI disaster would have been lie
result, had The dlla,ory process OF draft
ing prem resorted TO. The same day On
"hiGh Tie appeal was made, the Governor
OF Tennessee was written 10, and annriy-
ed OF the attempt 10 obtain volunteers
and that 1000 drafted militia w0uld Ls
required, should The appeal no, 10.
promptly and successfully answered =
LII reply, The Governor gave his cnii,e
appreciation TO the measure, and CO.
operated M raising an additional compaiiv
OF mounted volunteers, whcli was COM
manded by Captain Dunlap, and ylijch
JOIN the army at For Gadsden,
All The volunteers were raised and
organized under the laws of Tepnrssse
Tie officers of whom were elected Lt
tn mselves, and not oppointed bU nam
respondent. as asserted by your committee.
Alihnugh earnestly solicited To- appoin,
'DSm, he pereinpiOIIly refused. To Tie
9thcerS who lad served him in the la,e
creek and British war, he stated, not only
w us appeal, but also upon their meet.
ing al Nashville, that they were TO organ
ne Intensely $ IN The manner lhey ,n,ybf
think proper ; that the grade of lie
othcers was lo be determined bv them
selves and that those raising comma.
nIrs we're TO command them. 'Fhe Onlv
agency ct yOnr respondent in The Whole
Transaction, was The appointment Of Col
ilayne, Inspector General OF tie South.
erD DIVISION, TO supernlend their organ
izdiion, and lead them TO Fort Scott.
where he took tie command. Every
measure Ionching Tie raising and organ.
iZisg this volunteer corps, was regularly
communicated 10 the Secretary OF War.
and received his unqualified appreciation.
The committee admit, That tie lawsoT
4 1r.ttf Il.