Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-23

WASHINGTON, March n. 100

1 o''a" ionS silence and IN great haste, to
inform youo sentence oftha Court Martial
upon Lieut.. hennon of the Nary, which is
just made known:
The Court. having duly and maturely
considered The Same, do find that tie speci6
cations in support of The charge exhibited !.
Sanst tile accused are not proved-and thew
adJndge that the accused is fully acquitted of
the charge and the specifications thereof al
legged against him"
iliis sentence isapproved by the ST. cretary
ana sent to Lieut.. Kennon to-day at Norfslk.
but al the same time he has orders To go out
10 The Peacock 10 the Pacific and Join the
frlgafe United States-is told that some parts
oil ms defence are not dpproyef-and that il is
not the intention of the Department 10 order
the arrest and trial of Com. Porter upon the
charges preferred by Lieut.. kennon against
him /!
The proceedings of the late trial will not be
publshed.-kennon will obtain no redress for
ms multiplied wrongs and great expfnses-
the Government will hear none of the facts
connected with the murder Of Lieut. Cooke at
Porto Rico and the frs, act of the new Sc
cretary is to tell young officers 10 submit inn
plIcitly to the indigniIes and abuse of their
commanders in any shape, and to sanction
Inc monstrohs principle asserted some time
ago by certain officer, that laws were not
made for Post Cupiains"!!
vi the great sensation occasioned by this
act OF the Secretary, you shall hear more
anon. A FRIEND
Certain Editors in Pennsylvania seem still
intent on fnnrnting distrust and jealousy be
tween the citizens of that state and of Virgil
MA Why all this illiberality ? WHY this con
tinued effort to excite unfriendly feelings be-
tween two people who have al,yays enter
tanned such sincere respect for each other p
whose political principles and conduct have
accorded so exactly as to leave scarcely a
shade OF distinction between them The
Presidential question is one on which we ad
init there is not only much difference of opin-
100, hut ostensihle ground for all The d fer
fnce which really exists. Five candidates
nave been presented tn our choice. all of whom
have distinguished themselves, in some way
or other, IN the service of the Republic -
What Is more natural, than that with The grea,
diversity offeeling interest and opinion. which
perrades this wide spread country, there
should b. also a disagreement in the selection
to be made ? But does it follow, because the
| ardent land perhaps in this case, the not suf.
| ncienfly calculatng) patriotism of Pennsylya-
MA enlist her in favor of the gallant Jackson
| that the people of Virginia are to array them
serves against tneir brethren IN that sta e. and
den"once them as enemies. and as unworthy
members ofour happy confcderacy Or shall
the PennsylvaDian do the same towards lis
in Virginia because we happen to prefer Mr.
Crawford, as in our opinion, more expert
enced in political life, and truer 10 the princi-
pies of the constitution If. indeed, such de
nunciations are to he tolerated; if the inIabi-
lanis of the states are 10 be arrayed and en-
Uttered against each other in consequence al
an honest difference of opinion-and that too
by the Infatuated Zeal of two or three heated
partlzans in presidential canvass-then may
we abandon the hope of a permanent union
without which the SPLENDID desinies IT, which
our Republic is 80 rapidly marching, can ne
yer be realized.
How unjust would it be in Virginia TO iuds,
ofthe feelings of the people of Penns yivania
towards us, by the illjudgcd and heated re-
marks. OF an Incorporate partizan, like tn.
Editor ofthe Franklin Gazette f.? Would an,
reasonable man make mp his opinion of n ,choi
people, by the hasty expressions of single in
di'idual AS Virginians, we should be sorr,
to be judged ourselves, or see our fellow citi
zens Judged of by such a narrow rule.