Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-02

and suppose that III Commanding General woul
sanction such a sentence. aud declare in tho face
of the whole army, tia; there vas &c no circun,-
stance OF alienation, IL. the case OF W ood"
The address of General Jackson 10 the Prisoner,
delivered at time when he could have had
idea Of Doctor Armstrong; ISLANDERS, gives histo-
~ of Woods character and case, made deepim-
preston, and had asalntary effect upon the amy,
and is III the following words:
GENERAL ORDER.
JoIrS WooD: You have heen tried by Court
Martial, ON the charge OF disobedcrice OF orders,
diSrcspect 10 your commanding officer, and mutt
ny; aud have been found giity of al of them. The
court which ha, found you guilty 81 these charges
haas sentenced you 10 suffer death by shooting; and
this sentence the commanding General has thought
proper, and even felt himself bound, 10 approve,
and 10 order It TO be executed.
The offences Of which you have been found
guilty, are such as cannot be emitted TO pass
punished in army, but at tie hazard Of its ruin.
This IS the second time you have violated the du-
ties Of soldier-the second tune YOU have been
death.
Wien You had been regllarly mustered into
tie service of your country, and we're marched to
Head Quarters, under the in,mef ate command Of
brigadier General Roberts, you ifere OF those
who, IN violation OF your engage iuent-of all the
principles OF honor, and of fhe CIDER of your
InandilS General, rose IL mU NY and deserted.
You were arrested, and brought back; and nols
withstandng the little CHIN gu had 20 mercy,
your General, unwilling TO inf,ict the severity of
the law, and influenced By the nope that you would
atone, 10y your future good caduct, for your past
error, thought proper 20 graf you al par,ion.-
This ought ~ have PRODUCED salutary ilnpre sson
ON a mind, not totally dead every honorable SEN
uinent and not peryersclye I'd obstinately bent on
spreading disorder ani con sion IN the army. IT,
unfortunately, produced no such impression on
youts But few weeks q er youlad been brought
back, You have been forsi guilty of offences not
less criminal than those f,r which YOU had so re-
Gently been pardoned, I'd which, II the law had
been rigidly enforced, would have subjected you
10 death This cvnccs, but too manifcsly, an in
corrisible disposition o Ieartl rebelliOus and OBJ
stinatc temper ofmin., which, as it cannot be rec
uiied ought not 10 he ermitted TO dfusc its inilu-
ence amongst Others
An army cannot aist where order and subordi-
, nation are wholly 6isrcgarded--It cannot exist
with much creditt itself, service 10 the country
winch employs i nut where they are observed
with the most pWctilioUs eXactnesS. The disobe-
dence of orders al the contemptof officers spec.
uhS lead to Reorganization and ruin; and mutt
NY, which nclu the others, aims still more inn
mediatey at the d solution of an army-of all those
offences you hare been twice guilty and have once
been pardoned Your General must forget what
he owes 10 the service he is engaged in and 10 the
country which employs him, If by pardoning YOU
again, he should furnish example TO sanction
measures which could bring ruin on the army he
commands This S an important crisis, in which
II we all act as scomes us, every thing is to be
hoped for towar.- the accomplishment OF the OBJ
JSttS OlnerHfSe, every thing
IS to be tcared.i How it becomes US TO act we all
know; and whit our punishment shall be If we
act otherwise, aust be known also The las,
which points cut the one prescribes the other
Between that -, and its offender, the command
ing General o at not to be expected to interpose
and toht not hhere there are no circumstances oil
alienation. liierc appear TO be such in your
case, and hos er as man he may deplore your
unhappy sitrsion he cannot, officer, with
out inIringH JAS duty, arrest the sentence of the
court nartb ANDREW JACKSON
Major General.
(Signed) p(J. PARRISH, Jr. Sec'v
now pfceed TO consider the Military cbarac-
ter and sea- t-es OF Dr. Armstrong. the value ofhs
pretension; ~ patriotism and tie roo,jyas ,vhict
prompt hi Sanders
Althoqs i. answer to a letter from me he de-
cliGes 70 POW 10 deny the authorship of the
wretch9 publications ulsler the signature Of a
- en9esf ~ yet IN conversation with my friend
Col fe.ino admitted It, as willappear By the .oi-
Owingp.geg:--
"Stel5yoiRe, March %, 1928.
DEAR sorR--OA the 10Th inst. waited on Dr. ;
Armste5s and delivered him your note Enclosed
you WI aad his reply,-v hich 10 say the least of il
Is quihf quyocai. But during our conversation be
aVoV', he auIlor5hn,and SO far toinorn me that
ne va FFnpfepaHngi the 18th numbef forthe Press |
NAY therefore, no hesitation in saying he is the
autlF A the "fennesscaD," his cquiyoca;ions 10 I
the ioflr.ry notwithstanding. You are at iiber- |
y e sNe INC above statement you choose
Very respectfully, yours &c.
=. YELL
Ar'Jdopg a5 the author, and as he deserves Like
all &c other ISLANDERS Of Gen Jackson's military /
up 1is originated in the IDiscoaduc, s. dshonor Of
its ktlor.
IiiH' well known. tii1t in fighting against Ind- /
all whose attacks are by SURPRISE and whose IN
p tl1scs no distinction between cOmhafaDts and
H'i c0nbatants, the post OF Surgeons not exet,Df
w.. DANCE ms TACT was strongly impressed on I
Pig Patriotic mind < republican feelings of the Doc
ut (Which lie processes in his third nuIuber) oul 4
t9reorc just as the General was marching To- ilt
4jiIst battle CIaldega) he received note from
y" loctor' rendering hisresign auon--wIichi is as
CAMP srROTHER, nov. =. 1919. (
m or Gen 81. Jackson, c0HIut0udiue-ile email
Y ten INTO the Creeie Nation
s DIR; IT IS with extreme regret that find nv
isii compelled 10 adopt resolution that NAV p,s-i
~ TO some appear improper, especially al lie
uie when tho array Is Ia expectation of more Ilt
10. NJ intimate acquaiDtanees know that have
ways done every ding in my power, (boU, af
lv'ne and in tho army Tor tlo success and welfare
- tins detatchment-l was one Of the three s,,r
on5 who were appointed 10 attend the different ,
Regiments, when you descended the NIiss.sin,,i
or the defence Of the loycr country; C.gse fbrte
c6imcfTS Gre now 10 service; those nrce Snr
seons have resigned aud others have bees. ,r,,Cit
~ IN tlielr place wish equal D. impartial Justice
M u II . general rule "a cur army that tho Off
GERS should rise agreeaby % tie GATE OF ,.or,,,i
son, or by ciecGou5 but ia the appointment Of bo.
lital surgeon, neither of those rules have been fol-
owed Doctor Shelby IS promoted who filled 0,o
place OF Doctor Hogg. / acknowledge that INV ex- /
1crience n surgery has not been cofnmeh ,ursts
WITH my wishes, and was there physician of &C. /
.ablIshed celebrity and eHiiueuce and one Of I'm,
2elior standing appointed over me, should cheer
uiiy remain ia nay present situation. But aorer,