Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-01
June l6, 1928.
ron THE ENQUIRER.


To the honorable men Of all parties IN the c0un-
ties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Rich
mond, Vestnoreiand, King George and STAT
ford!
FELLOW CITIZENS The conduct of your re-
preventative, MIR. John Talialerro, is such as 10
merit the reprobation OF every honest man. 1t is
not my purpose to comment on his ambideXterous
and Janus-faced course, pending the last Congress
sional canvass; that was sufficiently exposed in
Essays OF very great ability, published about that
time Suffice it to say that il such to dis
gust very great number of that party to which
Mr. Taliaerro ultimately avowed himself 10 be-
long.
intend to conlinc my remarks toa late election
eering trick of MIR. I. 1 aiude TO his transmission
Of certain pamphlets touching thetarfdned case Of
the Six Militiamen, 10 various persons in the dis
trict. The pamphlets referred to were printed by
certain Jonathan Elliot, with the following terrific
scare crow, raw head and bloody bones titlepage
|" Official Record from the Jpds Department of
s' the proceedings of the Court Martial which tri
" cd. and the ORDERS OF Gen. Jackson for shooting
" the Six Militiarnen together with official docu-
&c ments from the War Department. Ordered to be
Z" printed by Congrcss) showing that these Ameri-
st can citizens were inhumanly and Illegally
/" sacred."--
Mr. r. knows very well that the Six Militiamen
belonged 10 draft ofTcnnessee militia, called out
by Willie Bount, Governor OF that State, in ODE
dience to letter of Mr.. Armstrong, the Secretary
Of War, dated January IL 13li-Ihat aitho' Mr..
Armstrong; letter 10 Gov Blount is silent, both
the number OF men lie should call out and likewise
As 10 the time that they should serve, that. never
theless, this very silence left il entirely to the dis
erection Of Gov. y. what number OF men he should
cali out and likewise, for what length Of time they
should serve. Mr.. T. knows very well, that Gov.
Blount has certified oath, that he did forward TO
the Department OF War, copy Of his Order to
Maj. Gen. Jackson, calling ont these men for six
months, (iFhetherit ever reached the Department.
or having reached IL has been suppressed, 1t is i'm
possible for me TO say)-Nir. r. knows, tliat Cox
PipkiD, who commanded the regiment TO which
the Six Militiamen belonged, has certified that
they were drafted for six montlis-Mr. Il. knows
further that Gov Il. in a letter TO the Secretary OF
War dated Oct 49, 1914, written, TO use his own
language, " with the view giving the Secretary
all the information in his possessions, Of troops in
service from the State of Tennessee" did inform
the Secretary that there were in service from that
State in addition to other detachmcnts Of men
which he had before enumerated, " one thousand
9nen at the posts in The creek eoWnty. They
were called out" said Gov. H., "Jor SIR months,
md haze nearly three months vel to seTre. =
This was the identical detachment Of men to which
the SIX Mitamen belonged. This leuer.is very
unfortunately for Mr. r., amongst the document
contained in the pamphlets which he has scattered
through 'he District in such prouson.-Ms D.
cannot make 1t appear, thu, the authorities a
Washington ever objected 10 Gov Uoun. Cal z
VI these men for six months; and uolcss hc can