Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-24


to him i'll something like the following form: was
the letter published in the Globe Of ne l7lh Of Au
gust, printed at Washington, by +. +. B!a., aud ad-
dressed that individual, tie production Of your
pen: AHSwcC-It was Ing captain, apparently
very much udiSposcd, begged the permission Ul the
Cour, 10 remain seated whist he delivered 4 few
narks, winch lie considered as property pertaining to
his sltua0n witness: IN the present condition OF
the proceedings, and proceeded, in very argumcna-
tive form, to the expression OF his objections the
pursued by the Court in suffering General
;5cuIt 10 GescGnL letters and PORTIONS Of letters
written by others, with whose motives lie unac-
QUaHLrd and whose absence deprived them OF the
advantages Of explanation, Nc, asserting that eve
~ alluded TO by the General in his Utscry atoms,
had the right TO be party to the trIa!
pending, the General hinscli;--aud quoted from
legal authority prove the adopted w
tIe Court i'll their proceedings. Here the witness
interrupted by General Scott vino asked the Court " he
her lie witness appzed Of lhe relation which lie
held to the tribunal. lie QIc Gencral) conceived that
Capt Hitchcock there 10 answer questions, not 10
lecture and hoped that the Cour, would him in no
Other I than witness, and connc him. under existing
circumstances That character. The Court accnsLing
j. instructed Capt Hitchcock 10 limit his remarks to Tie
subject properly presented TO him. lie (Caplan H. APP
pcarcG before them witness " lie could not be per-
United TO digress Among other extraordinary obser
yaUns the Captain remarked that he had seen An.
gusta, printed letter over The signature Of Wnfdd
ScUu which excu paiory and Purposled to be official,
but ,chic putiiShed Le0rc its arrirn! al aIhtngoa
wish your readers could have had The qualification of
bchoid:ng The veteran when this unattended imPuta
ton upon his dcl!cacy was thrown out" Sir, said
he necessary for 10 repeat, that know
nothing OF the publication referred m ! never any
occasion published, caused to be ublished, do
know oi any publication from my friends any
subject connected with my military or private cLal
acier-aad indeed, sir, it lily accords with the Cap
lan reputation for honor and deiicacy, to make such
i:nputa!o',s." The Captain explancd-'He did not as
sert that Gen Scott privy TO It's publication; he
merely stated the fact OF lis appearance IN the newsPa-
per- and in that lie could not be mistaken" The Cap
tain having been interrupted in his remarks, and
fined 10 his province witness, begged the Court
suffer his protest against its to BE- recorded
upon its Journal. The court again cleared and III
few minutes re.opened, and the Captain informed that
his request could not be complied with The Captain
notified by The court that his presence, whilst he
continued ndlsposed would be dispensed with by the
court, and he accordingly retired The letters of Capt
Hitchcock 10 Hon. MIR: Lyon of H T., and that of Cap
tain Mccall 10 the editor Of the New Orleans Bulletin,
were then read by the Judge Advocate and commented
by Gen. Scott. Suspend he repeated, Suspend,
sir, the operation of your military code release from
the obligations of soldier and shall be loss for salts
faction. will not sir tamely submit premedaled and
unprovoked outrage II constrained to physical
power, shall not deem myself altogether delenceless