The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-02-24

'oA ''S A"S' Ooi IDS nd0 COMMAND OF the naval
forces of the United States on the South Amer.
lean station, has had the misfortune, not to con-
ciliate the good will of his officers generally,
and the chickering's on board his ship have, we
believe, finally resulted in his recall from that
command, for the purpose of being tried by
Court Martial. OF the merits of the case. we
have not sought to be informed there has been
much elimination and recrimination in the ma.
pers, IN relation to it. which we have never read
Recently, two letters have been published,
which were addressed to Com. Creighton by
portion of his subordinate officers, expressive of
their regret for his removal and of their respect
for his private character. One of these was
published in the last Egis, accompanied by
some editorial remarks. These remarks have
been the occasion of the following communca-
ton. We publish it on the responsibility of the
writer, whose name is with us dsclaiming for
ourselves any participation in his feelings on
the subject, and regretting that he should have
INDUCED IN personality of remark, such as
we always endeavor, ourselves, scrupulously to
avoid, and such as a proper regard for the puri-
ty Of the press would forbid, except in the most
extreme cases.
FOR THE MAssAcHUsETTs SPY.
Mr. Editor-In the National Egis' of the
18th inst, perused, with much surprize, the
remarks of the editor of that paper, upon sub
lect, about which he can know but little al
iude to his remarks upon the letters said to have
been addressed to Commodore Creighton by his
commissioned and petty officers, prior to his
leaving the frigate Hudson, in December last.
the one from the former, dated " Bahia, No
vember 26, 1885," and that from the latter, ear.
iy in the month ensuing
The comments thereon, were iliberal and
partial, and such as one would suppose the ed
ltor OF a paper, having as few pretensons TO
character for eandOr, and independence, as for
scrupulous observance of the rules of orthog-
rapihy, etymology, syntax, and prosody, would
make.
"a vindication of either party necessarily
implies censure of the other" and in publish
ing that article in the Egis, conceive that the
EDITORS intentions were, to prejudice the public
mno against those who, unhappily, though (as
1t has resulted,) fortunately for themselves, and
fortunately fer the service and the country,
have been under the command of John Orde
Crelghton-l mean those who have been his
prosecuted, and not of his "favored few" sub
ordlnates.
In whatever light the editor of the E gis may
have viewed the letters referred to; from what
ever he may have inferred, that those who SUBJ
scrlbed them were, " in numbers certainly, re-
spectacle" and why, after perusing" them,
: one would" be inclined to think the Com
modore not so barbarous man" as he has been
represented to be, | know not, and care not
Ont of mora fbap fb;et,, e
hcers, OF different grades, who left the United
States but little more than year since, on
board of the U. S. frigate Hudson, under the
of Commodore John Orde Creighton,
e1ght, only, have subscribed to the first letter
Out OF about fifty petty officers, but fee (his
spies and correspondents, perhaps,) have signed
the other, and these have gratuitously added
' for, and in behalf of, the shi p's crew."
Now, l would ask, where could all the COM
mtSSsOned officers of the " noble frigate," with
the exception of the 4" noble" eight, have been,
at the time their letter was IN circulation for
signatures: Officers, who in numbers were
certainly more respectable, and, as men, fully
as as, "1uch so, as those who actually signed it.
w ny did these not subscribe to it Because,
Sir. they were not to be bought by party
which they knew to be clearly wrong. Opin-
ions, which they had deliberately formed, were
not to be changed hastily, either in return for
tavors already, personally received, or in the
expectation of reward. They knew their duty
to their country too aceU to lend their names to
paper which might tend to excuse their Com
tyranny and oppression, and his GEN
erai Entertainment of their brother officers: and
they were men possessed of feelings too noble
to justify guilty party, even though, for the
time, consisting of superiors.
But, Sir, have done: and, agreeing as do
with the writer of an article on newspapers in
the same number of the Egis, that some"
[Papersl care believed by no individual by
whom they are read" the writer of this would
only add, that, for all here said, he considers
himself responsible, (his name being with the
editor of this paper) and that he feels firm
conviction, that Time aoM disclose the facts, -
and " aoM show" that, "whether the accusers
are innocent" or not, the accused" is, to a
certainty, "guilty" of all that has been alleged
against him. D.