Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-11


bsas corpus TO libsrate Judge Hail,
should himself be arrested And that
an order should be Issued also for the
arrest Of Judge Lewis? Were these
high handed measures rendered neces-
s,ry by tao circumstances OF the case
Ur do they not rather bespeak that spe-
cies OF temper in Gen. Jackson, which
is disposed 10 make his own will the
cole rule OF his actions2
Admit, however, that he is right in
al these proceedings, what shall we
think OF some subsequent events in his
n,rlitsry careerp The following is an
extrae. from Division Order Of the
General, dated Nashville, April %,
1917:
s:rhe commanding general considers
j, due 20 tho principles characterization,
which ought and must exist In an army,
TO prohibit the obedience Of any or
der enanassng from tAs Department
cf War to officers Of thss d'ossso',
who have reported and been assigned
Ia duty. unless CO ming through hin as
the proper Organ OF communication.
The object of this order Is to, prevent
the recurrence Of circumstances which
removed an important officer FROM the
division without the knowledge of the
commanding general, and indeed when
hs supposed that officer engaged 10 his
Official duties aud anticipated hourly the
eeipt of bis official reports on sub
i,ct Of great importance to his com.
mand; also to.prsvent the Topographic
cal reports from being made public
through the medium OF The newspapers,
as Was done in the case alluded TO,
thereby enabling The eDeRy to obtain
the benefit of all our Typographical re.
ssarches as soon as the general com.
handing, vino is responsible for the Ole
vision. Superior officers having COM
mands assigned them are held respon-
s;bls to the government for tho char
actee and conduct Of that command
and it might as we'll be justified in an
officer senior in command to give ore
ders to guard on duty, without pass.
ing that order through the officer OF
that guard, as that the department OF
ments Of commanding generals without
giving their order through the proper
channel. To acquiesce in such course.
would be tame surrender OF military
rights and etiquette: and at once sub.
vsrt the established principles of subor-
dinstion and good order. Obedience
to the lawful command of superior OFF,
GERS 10 constitutionslly and morally re-
CURED: but there is a chain OF comma
nication that binds the military com
pact, which If broken, opens the door
to disobedience and disrespect, and
gives loose to the turbulent spirits who
are ever ready to excite musiny."
Ifgen. Jackson was dissatisfied with
this alledged breach of military eti.
qaette, why did he not recoiiect that 40
public and marked an orderfrom him.
self was grosser violation OF etiquette
towards ,he .ecretsryo of WARP Why did
he not privately &, respectfully offer
rsmonstrancc against the proceeding?
and if the complaint was not removed,
throw up his command and reiireto che
shades of private ifss
On the 7,h May, 1915, Gen. j. ad.
dresses a letter to SIR. Rabun. Govern
or Of Georgia, containing the following
sentences:
That Governor Of q state should
assume the right to make war against
an Indian tribe, in perfect peace with,
l. under the protection OF the U. States,
isassuninga responsibility that trust,
YOU will be able to excuse to the GO
vernmept of the United States, towhich
you will have to answer, and through
which had so recently passed, promis'
ing the aged that remained at home my
protection, and taking tho warriors
with ne in the campaign, 10 as unac'
countable as strange. But tits still moro
strange, that there could exist, within
the United States, cowsrdly monster
in hnman shape, that could violate the
sanctisy of flag, when borne by any
person, but more particularly when IN
the hands of superanuated Indian
chief, worn down with age. Such base
cowardice aud mu,desous conduct, as
this transaction affords, has not its pa.
rallel in history. and shall meet with
its msritsd punishment,
"You, sir, as governor Of . state
within my military division, have no
right to give military order whilst l
am in the field"
To which governor Rabun replies on
the LIST of June:
| 'SiR--I have lately had the honor to
receive yours of the 9Th of May. found.
$d on communication from general
iilascock. relative to tho attack recent.