The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-12

Tho Hon. ALrx. eTrn,
Washington.
! BREyEr BANK.
The following cppy ola Nennfial from Ma
iaf srn. soarr. recently pfrsenssd 10 Congress,
/, win he interesting 10 oil oar feadrrs;
/ MEMORIAL OF GIN. WINFIELD SCOTT.
+ IL He Honsro5ie hs speaktr apd Memlte, Of
/ he , Hyme ~ Representatives. Of The United
| sfaief.
! The Memorial Of WsriKLp Sour, respect.
/ fu Nv represents,
/ That ynnf in,tnnfiaIisi nnierrd The Amy of tbc
vnaed States. Captain May 3. l8oe, thai he
was promoted 10 The rHnk of Lieuienoni Colonel
| Jns q, 1912 10 the n Of Cofonei. March
~, leI3 IN the rank Of Bngadier General
! March o. 1sl4; AMI for services sci forth m III 9
! body Of his comnsion. 10 the rank OF Major
/ Gsnfrai by brevri. .luly %. Isf1s. 80
10 I'm, from hi. date. un,il very. rfrYfiy, YOUR
! niemorialisi h1d always been scfnsierrd auh
| enpioyrd in re.pertio all the rlgh,yof rank or
command, NJ n Major General; that within the
Same period, he had under his orders. a. differ.
cot tunes two. Major Generals Of the Army and
+ three OF the Militia, neither of whom could no
! have i.gail, commanded II his bresei com n..
SION er brevet rank had mol been perfectly valid
L. effective, 1. thai for the whole period in gues-
/
il ever attempted 10 subject him 10 the command
~ any vfieer moi Of the same grade, and hrs ac.
iun senior in that g,ads.
Your memnrialsi ould most respectfully af-
! firm, mud he is ready 20 sustain by proof every
proposition h. has advanced or shall adj
| vance, that the Office Of " Commander IN.
! Chief" d" Commando, Of The Army or
| the Minor General, M importing -l6et.
NJ this fine. unlinown TO the laws that there
nov exists in IN. or in fact. no higher title
! grade IN the Arm, than that of Major General
| "A title OF grade which Your usmoralisi has the
| honor To hnd in common with two other officers
! y AZ military rank or command (eonver ,blr
! terms 10 always determined in foreign srnies.
~ we'll .. IN ~, own. first, by difference in
! grade, and s"eoniiy, by priority Of date in he
| same grade thai poin The commencement al
| pa Revolutionary war down h 10 the present
yea. hrrvct rank has uniformly peen held TO
| give command IN common with Ordinary raDk--
scspt only flor reasons easily eypancd) with
! in ihe body oil AN nnmfxed regiment. or datach-
! ment of Inc same regiment that thib " evIden-
ced by every decision Of The Executive aud We.
~ precedent of the Nrmy recorded or Irmem
bcred aud. .hai yorf mrmofast cannot lall
| within the exception mentioned is evident
rom the fact. that he is IN rnnk and title
qually abpVs every regiment IL iho service oi the
United States.
such, YOUR memorialist humby concrives
! ad been the law. the construction ol lan and
| the settled practice in the army. down to n re-.
| ont rvent-the death OF Mai. Gen Brow y, WIN.
under an arrangement purely Executive. and by
virtue of his seniority IN the highps, grade, that
! of 't,j General. had conInanded the army from
| Ia 1921, to Feb. -, 1929. ffe date OF his lie.
| CEASE.
~ the promo.ien pf zen. macomb 10 the va
| sanc, of the dsceascd, with rank as Mai Gen.
| IN MAY o. 1873, the President of the Unrtrd
) aies, without amy new legislation chan ing the
| Ia nf principles which have bern stated nv an
! orie, srarng date Nav D. 1898. placed Majar
| Gen. Mt,onb - command over the army, and
required all otio -. &c. Ia obe, his dcrs " IA
sut any Exception IN flyor Of your npmorislist,
the ssnip,, and, therefore, the superior M j. Ge.
| neral
Against this nIdrr, viii n your mcfnorhli.t hat
| honrsily believed 10 be eqaily repugoant 10 his
rights aud TO his honor, he has, from the first
respectfully aud steadily protested he his hum
bly, prayed 10 be Gent before court natt,nl on
| the charge of dsobcying nh commands of thu
| alleged superior Major General in order thnt
| the law and the principles involved in the ca %
might 10 lndirially, promptly. and deGn th
! sets ed and he has respectfully suggested ~
| exemption fom the commands of his iuierior
MAJOR General. by an arrangement of the seys.
| raj general officers of the line, 10 separate geo
| graphical districts or departments, as prior to
| tho Executive arrnng ment OF 1921 HI,
cntreaties have all been rejected. aud, 6nal.
| ~, without any trial by his peers. yonr memori-
Hst has been suspended from all command in
| the Army.
! By these decisions, contrasted with the prior
decisions Of the Esrc'tiv nnd the usage OF IN,
| Army, your mcmorlaa 6nds himself in the
| mot painful situation. To submit, would m all
probability 'shonor him 10 the .pinion of hts
| brother officers. and most certainly m his own
aud no IA submit does great violence TO the
sentiment of duty and respect which he Is proud
| 90 owe TO The conStitu ional Chief of the Ar
my
Under these circumstances. your MEMORIALS,
! prnys your honorable body 80 far 10 pnterIa,u
his case, aud that Of other officers slmilarl, ~.
tarested, as 10 IA termnp. ny a d,elardlory sini.
me, the rights and duties appor,ainine TO hr,.
vet rank SO thai your mrmnrialist, and other.
Alluded TO- may have the benefit OF u ceItain snc
ixsh rue =. '.rr cnndnct. in common with nv
resi- ofthe Army, aud their fellow citizens in =.
neral
Aud your Wenoriaist. rs IN duty bound
Will forever pray NC.
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