The Arkansas advocate., 1833-08-21

est wretch that fees 10 our hapisy land 10 seek an asylum from the expressions of Europe, may do so with impunity, but the gallant officer who has shed his blood, and devoted his best days 10 the service of his country, is told-not by the laws, the con- stltutlon, nor yet the representatives of the people, but by his military superiors and theT fayortes-that he must not presume 10 show himself at the seat of government without 'pel7nisSion,' which for the purpose ot gratifying q laudable curiosity will not be 'relused' As for example, Generals Scott, Gaines, Atkinson, Fenwicl or Bra dy, happento be on furleugh n this city and wish to visit Washington. they must first ap- ply for special 'spernissionp to do so and these gallant soldiers are told that if in the eiis.fsioifs ot eeftain generaf and staf officers at Washington their sscuriosity'' iss:, auda- hle'' one, such permission wili not be ssrefased!o
 And why is this? What has drawn forth this unjust and ndarbitrary prohibition} Why, about one-seventh of all the officers of the army are stationed at Washington on extra duty, drawing extra pay, and these gentle men claim to be the patroas and protectors of the honest fellows who are serving their country Ill the wilds of the West These selectfew are in constant intercourse with members of Congress, and not only keep their situations to the exclusion of their equally meritorious brother officers, but seek to give direction to Legislation on Army Affairs highlyfavorable to themselves. The officers ata distance feel the injustice of this state of things, and have heretofore awaited themselves of their fufloughs to re- pair to the seat of fgoyernment and enlighten the representatives of the people on the sub ject of Army Affairs, greatly to the annoy- ance of the favored few who bask in the sunshine of official patronage. These wholesome checks upon the intrigues of the officers at Washington, Is characterised in the extract we copy above, as being ''iniu- rious to the public seyice,'' interfering with the business of the Army and fned- ding with public opinion" in relation to Army Affairsl
 The design of the order is to prevent all this III future, and to secure to those now at Washington, the extra pay, and improper influence which they desire to possess Thus the country Is to be the sufferer and the best interests of the Army are to be sa- erlficed to please the Clerks, and Officers acting as clerks, who fill the Bureaus at the Seat of Government. We know from ex- pefience, that our Members of Congress are always in want of accurate n.se 1nation in relation to Army Affairs, and we know too, that they have given offence in certain quarters by listening to the practical advice of officers Constantly mixing with, and com i1!siitiilae the Soi,iiely, preference to the heoreticGt opinions of those who for twenty years have been mere clerks and copyists at Washington and who possess no more pfacticdt knowledge of Army Affairs, than so many clerks in Pearl street.
 There is another portion of this same or der, as ofensive-nay, more so, than that to which We have referred, but We cannot notice 1t this morning. The order is issued from the Head Quarters of the Army and of course General Macomb Is responsible for It's provisions; but we are inclined to the belief that 1t owes its origin to much more obscure source, and has received the sanc- tion of the Commanding General without much reflection. Be this as 1t may, it will become our duty to call the attention of Congress to the Affairs of the Army next winter, when we shall clearly demonstrate that there are too many Officers on extra duty at Washington, and that 1t Is the inter- est of tic Country and Army, that officers dfectlrom their Regiments, should be per mitted to mix as much as possible with those whose duty it is to Legislate upon Military Affairs.
 Tine following biting satire we copy from a late New-York paper.
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