The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-22

III As.. al more tiul. tItIs error
) tes, h.eo avoided or IL ireie he in TACT
so.''' ..,essians. nos rr,raci 'i'sm, as equally
shep ~ me President anl ua.orAy oil MY
lgia5is "e
'sn' an, IN the belief THAI am soon TO rciake
-. /, ,he ranks OF private life. for the
ny I'M nave the honor TO salute the President
~, so,,r,cil with the expression oil my high
s"1 ;de,a,,oa aud respect
c1a'ius' WINFIELD SCOTT,
Major General Y. S. A.
n r PopTER. Secretary of War.
/, hsyerhis nomen the honor TO re-
letter OF the Goth uiinio, and mol.
e.s.,.nd,n,- the severe sentence prom uneed n
WI" .o,,Js ike n ieprieve. aud NAV tlusi
~ ..i,ne.an opportunity ofpeti,o"ng Congress
d,elasaiory iatr, on that which has bern
~ !" - That law, as pronounced IN one way
u.s. -. President and understood in the army in
V -, cannot fail TO lead others into like diff
mite. with my owa.
ri had received your lett'r thirty six hours
-. .haujd not now address you in iha prii
90, e.rn. The foregoing, prepared within he
20" ,,elye DAYS, is, already partly beyond my
"a, a,,o . aud 4rusi thai the President will M,
=. ;nJulgent toit, thao II II were received
y Manuscript. My friends in distant parts
IT. I,nion have long been tgnorant and anx-
-. 10 NV situation. ! avail myself OF this
',,, tn salts v their kind. sohcituie, aud repeat
,Ss home Ina, II may not prove offensive TO til"
President.
:" shall promptly observe The commands
,,hs President Just acknowledged, and ex
90, Ia he in Wasaing,o lon IL, a week after THIS
letter. r. oso,,.
80 and again subscribe myself, with
Ia, re.peet. your most obedirnt servant,
Gge"' W.
Cincinnati, o Dec. 8, 1925.
!" Dspnrin.en! Of Var Nor. a6th 1923.
nsIni, isnot he purpose OF the president
,ale any 6nal order in relation 10 your late
- renrehensibie canducl. unt,l i saliiioent
~, .hal have elapsed for the receIp, of your
,,I,hera,e answer to the letter addressed TO you
"'a, mi. department on the 10th instant. and
,,,rh contains an exposition OF the views OF the
.,,es,denl on the several questions YOU nave ra's-
"A The nature OF that order VII, as you per-
.s;yo depend in a great measure on the chhrac-
or,bs answer received from YOU. and which
-. ,,esiJent hopes NAV not be ~holly uninhn
.ac.d by the considerations which, by his direc'
lions have neen thus presented to You
aTo pnta stop III he mean time, 10 me
.,ufse of subordination in which you have dee
mel tito indulge. the president Directs 'aa'
from the receipt of this letter, YOU VIII cons'uei
yo.rself as suspended from the command nj
the western department OF the army, hh'i'
his further pleasure shall be made known to
You. !,
General Atkinson has. accordingly, been di
,ec,ed by an order Of this date. tn assume that
Command aud YOU will therefore. without delay
transfer 10 him all unexecuted orders that may
have been received, either from this department
ar from Major Gen Macnmh--ai the same TINT
,nsiracting one of the officers ut present perfor
n, NJ the luties Of Assistant Adjntant Genera
- department 10 repair TO the Head Guar
rs = ,ian Atkinson with the documents ant
o4pers DC ON ing to The command
have the honor to be your obedleni ser
van, .'PB PORTER.
geeesf E1or General Vinfsid Scott,
Unifaa states army, Cincinnati
e0e-
Som. Splo designing midnight william, WHIT
ofonablt e .te,,ained some pc sonai prejudie'
A. .,ast Or. Prank, went TO his house, IN Boston
H.. IN The silence ofihe night, oh Saturda,
And tier h wing caused MIN to appear To hi'
Ri.5o. by |, I'd kn ,ctng at the door, d,scharg
al a loaded rau 5kei or pistol at him which We
~ fortunately missed its aim, and lid na
harm. one hindred dollars reward IS offered
t5r the detection nna conviction OF tbs heasiss'
villain
Pepsaco'a. VIr oS I'VE understand thai
letters have been received in town from Nilsson
ri, giving The u,clancnoly Intelligence of The
Ma.,ler Of Lie IT. JoHV Mck,SztE, Of the LIST he
yinrnt Unitel States lnfantry. II is said he
was shot hy q Sergeant aud expire almost in.
staniiy The occmrruce is said ia have been
VERY similar 10 the Murder OF Major Donoho,
near This place; for which Sergeant g. Donica
suffered the penalty OF the Law.
81 ,cc writing the above, we nave heca favor
ed with the following extract Of letter dated
Broh Rogsc. (L1.) Nau iAh.
Ii. M'Kiuzie Of the Isl Infantry was re-.
Gently Killed on parade. by his Orderly Sergeant
at Fort Crawford. A Corporal of the LIST en-
tered MAJOR Twisg rs quarters. and snapped his
r,uske al the Major while asleep II missed fire
aud awole the Major"
Eeceivpd 10 this city, states that Court had
beeH receutly held on boa the u. s. ship Vim
cennss, for the trial Of a seaman charged with
numbering one OF thu crew. y verdict Of gtuHf
was rendered and the man was executed from
the fore ward Of the Brandt WINE. on the Goth
of Augast. 1hs saws the wrtor, is the first I'M
stance ofthr kind which has happened IN our
of one of our national vessels in the Medncrra-
hran, was seatenced 10 be hung for a similar
Crime, but escaped his sentence BY committing
snr dr before the time of execution.
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