Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-28
Gru. Andrew Jackson 10 Mr. Monroe

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Gru Andrew Jackson 10 Mr. Monroe
NAau,ILII. AUGu,r -. 1913.
| SiR Your Ito III The IJth July, app, s,bg
| me OF the co"fse BE- p4En' Ia ftieuOn IL
| the loiIdns, has been re, we. Ia 1tuTe
communication, n Is my fsienion to su1Ti,
nv virss of III lLrqrs los siingi frniu
tie snbIr,t. with The iuiinrss mi ca dor 5, men
the 'mpplitnce OF III topic. u TIM 9",' hav"
acted ia =, d"nnnd, Al lIt}enf, vii continue
ntseiI Ia III" considtraIion nj II pat of your
ltu"f, "hlth has u particular u aflng on my
SCI. Hnd winch srr,rs 10 have ..figtuated 10 -
mlsco"crp' top o tie import oi u orier nude
"n-h I nav oons,e=,a Ell he sen, mol eau.
p~ign. In makEg -, can .ndtlpn, Will
M Ne use ni the fiesdom Wlucn IS Courted b.
your lettr, aud "nIcn | deem ~ c. sary 10 Al
ford yol u clear view Of lie construction hich
was gwen 10 tue order. and ,ue motives
under which, pIuocrdcd 10 execute ia uilch-
Mons.
II IL stat in the sec md paragraph Of yonr
letle TINT tansrtnded The itBib If my or.
der, aud thai ucted my OHH ItsP0Hsibu
".
10 these Two points ! mean at prcsan, 30
co tine myself Bul, before entering ~
proof Of lheIr Applicability 10 my acts IN Flor
da, allow me Ia flJ 10 stale, That the assumptipu
of responsibility will never b. shrnuk from
when the pnbhc eau II" Thereby promoted. |
have passed through diihcultlrs mud rEpusuras
for I ,e honor and beneGt OF my country and
whenever srnl, Tor this purpose. IT shall bct ONE
necessary Ia assume a further hsbhi y, no sctu-
pic will be urged or felt. But when IT shall be
required OF me TO do ~, and The result be dan
ger aud IA pry 10 that country, the induce
m.nt will be- lost, aud my consent " III be VIM
ting.
Ibis principle ia held 10 ba incontfoyertbIe
that AZ order. generally, 10 perform certain
servI'r, or effect n certain Object, without any
specification OF the means 10 be adopted. or
hm stu govern the rxecuuv. officer, leaves an
| caiut discretion with the officer, Hs Ia choice a.
| application OF m ans,bnl preserves the IfsponsI-
| biiiiy Tor his nels On the authority from which
! the order emauated Under such an order all The
dois oi The inferior are acts OF the superior
aud IN u, way can the subordinate officer br
lmpeached for has measures, except on the
score Of deficiency in Judgment aud skill
II is also grammatical ruth. that the l. mts oil
such an order Canno be fraRSceHded without
| an tniIrr deseItion OF the oaecis II coniem-
plated Tor as long rs tho main legitimate
design Is kept IN view, the policy OF the inca
surss adopted 10 accomplish II is alone 10 he
considered l. these ba adopted as the proper
rules OF consh uctun aud We apply them TO- NY
order OF December %. 1917, II " III be al once
| seen, that, both in DIES ripii1n aud operative
] principle. they embrace that order exactly
! Ibe I qu s,tous oil the order are Tor the com
! maod.s" eenel al 10 assume the immediate com
| mana ~ lvu StHti. 10 concentrate all tn. con.
uguous aud dispo,shle fo'ee VI The DIVISION on
thai quarter to call on tneeA cuiivss vi RDa-
cent states for an auxiliary mi'iii lorce, fnd
concludes nth this comprehensive command :
W nth Tins view you may be prepared 10 con
cen'fBte sont forces, and adopt the necessary
measures 10 termlnntea conflict, which II has
ever been Tie desire OF tue PRESIDENT tom no
! yves .oi humanity, tn AVOID, but which -
now made necessary by theiI sedled bostili
| iy.'
In no part Of this document, is there re
! fefenue 10 any previous oIde either 10 myself
o. another officer. with view 10 po nj 20 me
the measures thought advisable, OF the hunts OF
my power IN choosing and efltcting them. II
states ihut Gen. Gaines has been ordered To A.
mrla Island, aud Thea proceeds To INFORM me
! that " subsequent ORDERS have been given to
General Games, (oi which copies will be FUR
| nIshed ou,) that you would be drec to take
! HE CT mmand, and directing him TO reassune
should ne deem the public interest 10 require Il,
the comm nd at for, Scoi, until you should AT
rive there" Lastly, Il mentions { lat " he was
Instructed 10 peneuste The Seminole towns
ii rough the Floridss, provided the Strength OF
gnging 10 offensive operations. The principle
determining the weight OF references, 10 suisse
| Juent orders, 10 instructions previously given,
| 10 n second OihceJ, to pn'ct certain purpose
which was lnienLeu 10 be effected by another
| othcrr, and the instructions oil the first re-
ieTred TO as the guide of The second--or the or
| der contains and Is Designed Tor en- extension
OF an'horily, aud only Iefeis 10 autefIpr Gem
publications TO give full view OF what has
been previously attempted and performed. Ia
HE first case II IS always necessary to connect
the different orders by speeihc provision, that
no doubt may eAiSt AS to the rxteut OF ttecom-
| 'nand-and thus the several teuuisitions and
instructions are ana gamai d, aud the hunts OF
the agent PLAINLY and securely esIaJ lIsheG. la
the second. ~ such provision is nccessary-ior
an eUure discretion in the choice aud use OF
means being previously vested, the refeIrrce,
q there ,be any, is only descriptive If the pow
oIs an et' de1 ly gives. aud tue IT'S Its OF mea-
| cures attempted under such speciical hmits
ten But adm ting that in my order Of De
| ctmbes 70. 1871 taere is such n rrfeseuCe as
lt"ule,upiated M III, Il ST case ALLOW me 10 ex
| "mlne ITS CHI rtc,er sad amount. Il Is stat ed
that orders have been gwen to General
| haines Copies OF which will ue turnished ,ou'
ou' without siii'mns that they aye TO be eon
s'utr"u as oihaing on me, or ia any way con
"eCitn WIN Tie Comprehensive command that
should tetin.nate TIE SemIdo,e conflict
On the contrary, So far aIe they from being
| des grated as my guide aud li,ult, in catering
| tivi.da, thai, IA ..ns then substance IN the