Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-05-17

have been put into its possession.
You will accept for yourself and the
corps the thanks of the President of the u
Statcs.
have the honor, &c.
J. ARMSTRONG.
Major Gen. jackson, .hcso Orleans.
Head Quarters, near Washington,
mississippi Territory, ed .llorch, 1918.
Sir Ny letter of the 18th inst. informed
YOU, that had received yours of the 5th Jan
1918.
have now tho honor to inform you, that
| received under cover from Mai. Gen. Viii
knson, OF date March 9Th, your notification
TO him without date, but post marked Feb
ruary 9Th, 1912, which runs as follows:
'''5ir: The militia force organized by Gov
blount, under command OF Gen. jackson
expedited to New Orleans early in the last
month, is discharged from further service
The General is required TO have delivered
over to your directions, such articles of pub
lie property as have been committed to them.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
oar notification to me, received as above
and having DO ''milltia force organzcd'' under
my command. places me in delic ate situation.
nave the honor to command only an uruani-
2ed volunteer corps enrolled and rendered
TO the President of the u. States, under the
act OF Feb. 9th, 1912. and whose services
WIN my own, were accepted and made
knoWn to me through Gov BIount; but the
President, under date, War Department. J,r-
iY 18th, 1912, and ali the officers under nv
command, down to captain, have been
commissioned by the President of the L.
States, on tho 2Ist of Nov. 1912, in pursI-
ancc OF his authority under tho act of Con-
gross, OF July 9th, 1912: hence, the words in
your notification TO Gen. Wilkinson. s:oyro,-
s:ed "''tt'a," cannot be applied to the de-
taciinent under my command. But from
your communications to Gov. Blount, Major
Hen, Wilkinson, and your unofficial note to
me OF Jan. 5th, 1918, / infer that the wishes
OF the Government are, that the detachment
under my command, is to be DISCHARGED. I
have, therefore ordered their return to Nash.
vile Tennessee. There being no direction
tor the payment of the troops, or their SUD-
Plies on their return home, by you directed.
rom pcrusal of the law Oh the subject !
asa nave Deen correct. and anticipated the
Intention OF the Government, In ordering
supplies OF provisions. and conveyance for the
SICK and their necessary baggage to Nash
tthse, where they Will be discharged. The
law runs thus: That whenever any officer
OF soldier shall be discharged from the ser.
wee he shall be allowed his pay and rations
Of an equivalent i'll money for such term OF
tiihc as shall be sufficient for him to travel
from the place of his discharge to the place OF
HIS residence, computing at the rate oftwco-
~ miles to day" There being no direc-
non to pay the troops here; no COMPENSATION
u"ectcd TO be gwen to them in lieu of "a
IONS have ordered the Contractor and
quarter Master, as you have been advised
ia mine OF date the 18th inst. to furnish tho
ntInS 4
Their return to Nashville. ! have been de.
tanned here since the 18th inst. by the AGENTS
81 Government, bur, in Justice to hIr. Brands
| would observe, that every. cxcrtions has
heeh used on his part to expedite our depay-
fNfc. have, however, been notified thai the
necessary supplies will be ready against the
9th INST. when | shall take up the line of
1harch .or Nashville, at which point, or some
otiler within the State of Tennessee hone
lhcy VIII be directed to be paid of, and the
faymastcr be furnished with funds for tl,is
purpose have d hope (although not or
"cred to theatre of war; that nv dntach
1nent merit aS much from our Government.
as the detached militia from this TERRITORY
"ho arc ordered to he paid and DISCHARGED
al Baton Rouge. l our note OF tI,e 15tb oci
san. 1878, directs that two thousand Won ~
canned volunteers, under the acts of Con
SieSS Of feb. the 9Th, and July 9th, 1912 /
are TO be dismissed at New Orleans, without
pay or compensation for rations Is this
) our iinparIalrulc; and this reward to wbom,i
mon OF the first character, patriotism and
wealth OF the Union; who left their cornforta.
'c nome ana idnillos for the tented fields, to
support the Eagles Of their country at anv
point ordered by the constitutional autbor;-
'''S. ANDREW JACKSON.
(Notc d.
f1f|"It from Gca. Jachsoya's OrGsr