Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-09

CoWPiy win your former request nave influenced
m again, though not without difficulty, to trans.
NIT you the information requested which is dis
closed IN the following. extract from repor made
Z m- by the third Auditor: +" appears Col. PHI
up Pipkn's regiment was mustered into service at
Fayetteville. in June. 1914, for six months, by
ltober' IIay-, Assistant Inspector General OF the
militia of said State, and that said regimen, was
mustered out of service by tue same officer, al the
same place. on the 9Th of January 1915, the
services generally commenced on the 20 June,
islI, from which time to the eth J.n 1915, tae
troops were generally paid, exclusive of uavei-
ling allowances from Fayetteville TO their homes >"
Experience, however, having confirmed my frs,
Impression, now have to intorm you that this is
the last time shall yield TO similar applications,
oy whomsoever made, when it is palpable the in
formation is asked exclusively for political effect,
have the honor TO be,
Your oheJient servant,
JAMES BARBOUR
DUFE GRzEN!Eso
L i'll be seen that inquiry was simply this:
For what term OF service was Col Pipkn's regi-
ment mustered s; paid? We did not ask Mr. h to
tell US whether any order from Mr. Madison recuK-
Ing them to- serve for six onths could be found on
the iies OF bis Department We knew that no
such order e1isted-we knew more; that in no
case, where mil tia were called into service under
the act of 1912, did the Presdsn, issue an order re-
curing them to serve six mouths; and that in all
cases, where the call was not limited TO less term
the militia were mustered for six months.--The
law is to be found in vol 4, page 407, of Bior-n
and Daanes edition Of the laws OF the United States
ia these words
'And be it further enacted, That the said de-
tschment shall not be compelled to serve longer
term than six months after they arrive at the place
of rendezvous"
This Mr. Barbour knew. WHY then did ne speak
Of his difficulty? Did that difficulty consist in the
labor Of ascertaning the term of service of these
q her aInn hat,
the truth, would expose the SANDERS first published
by the Infamous John Binns, Upon authority of
instructions from This City, and actively propaya-
ted by the Hon. Secretary himself, during his e
lec,ioneeriDg tours of the last sumner.
In this Mr.. Barbour has overrated his part He
has demonstrated in the hrst place, his reuc, ance
to furnish any yindicstion of Gen. Jacl-on
from so foul a charge. WHY else does he find
any difficulty in permitting Mr. Hagner TO write
these simple words: "Pipkin's Regiment was
mustered and paid for six months service:'' This
MIR. Hssner could have done by simple efesence
II the entry upon his books, and in less time
than it would take Mr. Barbour to recoun, hi.
emp'y barrel toast; certainly in much les than
he Is accustomed % spend in listening to The
''XIclsapoO Ambss- adur," or his sChief Clerk -
reading the Phenix G. gette
We say that Mr. Barbour has disclosed his re-
lurtance to contribute to the defence of Gen j
because his introducing certificate ahou, the
search OF his Chief Clerk, for order from Mr.
aIaison, being apart from the inquiry, goes fur
thest than a mere difficulty" in furnishing he
reply 10 our inquiry I, proves that Mr. Barbour
knows that the fact that Pipkins' regiment were
paid for Elk months' tour. proves that they were
legally mustered. and that that point conceded
the charge of murder, so inius,riously propagated
against Gen Jackson and upon which hs own
hopes OF power and patronage depend must fall
The statement about the search oithe Chief Clerk
has no connection with the term of service. exa
cepi 80 far as it furnishes these, Who are disposed
to strain every constructive of law t. cun Wet
Gen. Jackson of murdsr, becsuse he approved OF I
the proceedings OF Conri Martial, with an argu-
ment, ia the face of the tn0tp1 ussges under the |
law. 10 prop The exploded charge.
Having thus Unidentified himself with the most !;
unworthy sIsnderers of Gen. Jackson, re cannot
envy Mr. Barbour the feelings which must harrow
up his imagination. II is with him, as with all [
others, who enter upon the practices Of vice.
James Barbour, he late Governor of virginia. sunk
into the voluntary certificate maker, 10 shield 90
,anlonel caInnnistsr a. Sohn Binns -! Oh. |,
tina, SO foul blot as the coalition, which has pro-
Iuced such fruit. could be erased f. the page of
my couniry's his! Dry.
But why is Governor Barbour so DESTROYS to J
ix the charge Of murder Gen. Jackson! Has (
be so soon forgotten the events of III. late war; /
Among the most sickly advocates of Mr.. Adams, |
nd the readest vendors of Bnns' faIsehoods and !
forgefie,, is the nephew-in-isw of Mr.. Clay. Tn |
his paper OF december %, 1914, we md the fc!- J
lowing statement:
F}ops the Lexington (Ky.) REPORTER.
'ExEcUTIoN. soldier belonging TO the u. /
5. Army shot this place on Tuesday last. |;
FOR the crime OF repeated dessriion.
eve believe nothing you'd put stop TO this
,rosv,pg evil. sooner than the re- tGiaLY OF suf-
fering death for the first offence
If The friends aud advocates Of the Coalition
could, at that time justify this execution of col
Tier who deserted in the heart of Kentucky, when !
20 enemy was at hand, and no treason was nigh,
you'd they then have condemned the execution off
men. covered over with uuiiny, and Geser ion, un-
Ter the circumstances which marked Harris endt
III accompIices in guilt, proper examples to
I'VE men into obedience IN the face OF an invading
nd powerful army!
But this correspondence with the honorable Sc
rotary discloses another fact We have long
;nown that large portion Of General Jaclsson's
'ficial correspondence was not to be fourd on
lie in the IYar Department, We have known
hat the sfrictest examinations have been wade 10
scerain whether there was any thing the flee
Il any Of the Departments which could Justify q
lew charge against him, and that gentlemen of
rest talents, and possessing large share Of the
onfidence and affections of the people, had been
FINISHED with tho materials for assault upon
GENERAL Jackson. The iniunation, therefore, that
'ir Barbour expects the Representatives in Con
rsss assembied, to order the publication OF docus
nenis connected with the charges brought against
General Jackson, proven ihst no is prepared 10
laks such exhibit Of Official papers and mutt. ,
1fsd documents, as he believes will advance the
interest IF the Coalition. We state the fact thai
isi Of General JJckson'. ofi1al papers With
rswD from Tie file Of The Department, and Ii is
natter well worth the consideration OF General I
acksoa. whether he will not himself come on to
his city, pending the session Of Congress, and ask
4 the =" Representatives of the people, in Con- s