Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-07

fore. With the letter in his hands, be lntimated an oo'
lection to the word explanations, offered by MIN; ou', on
an admonition, on my part, of trmness and klndness, ne
read The letter through, and expressed himself grained
Wl,y, sir. did he not then tell Inc Of, or instantly lake
measures 10 counlerlct, his assassln,llke letter, SO re,
Gently written TO Sir. Blair, aud which, beyond all
doubt, he despatched after the receipt or mine OF Inc
18th: G.
A miserable apology is attempted by Gen. Jesup, tol
addressing The President Of the United States on oflciaI
matters, through the secret channel Of Mr.. Blair, III inc
printed sheet or pamphlet: (before noliccd0 signed ny
Gen. Jcs,,p's abide camp. In this joint production, II
il is said The official channel Of communication was
through Gen. Scott. To make the application through
him would have been indicate, &c. But where was Inc
convenient channel, through Mr.. SECRETARY Cass' wh'cE
Gen. Jrsup had twice used ION the lOlh and lin oil
Jurc) bGorc lie l.tter of The 2Oii to MIR. Blair, and once
after ioards-the 25lh Of June-on other military snolec;'
all whilst was in command: Have those acts OF dr
rect characterization towards me ever been reDuHcu -
1t is 10 be presumed not, SIR, or those letters would no,
have tecn found in the same Department in the lime Of
Mr.. Secretary Butler.
Tie truth is, MIR. President, Gen. Jesupleh Washing
ington on The 22d of May-the day after the receipt Of
NV letter respecting Major Read; aud, aware Of the dis
PLEASURE whIci that letter had brought upon me-, he be
iIeved himself al liberty 10 defy my authority, with bu'
lililc observance, rs often as his vanity might dictate
Hence his repeated boasts lin his lettrrs) that he had
been sent into the field by The President himself, aitllo
in the instructions 10 him, he was expressly told that
If he found me there, lee was to- serve uudcr me, ana
obey my orders-as the rules and articles OF war would
have told him, independent Of those instructions; and
hence from the same cause or causes, NIL those ie'terS
official nitrate and prirate. o6iciai, with The pamphlet aud
Communications in The Globe, which have brought IN
der the review Of this Court. The blood nf all the Semi
noles may be made to crimson the waters OF florlci,
but neither one mar bclh can wash away lnlt stain
which his conduct to an ancient friend has brought upon
him. Sir, a moment more, and l shall be done with his
name forever.
Much having been objected 70 my plan Of operations
against the Greeks, as against that IN Florida, ana there
being really some danger that any plan Of campaign may,
from the sneers Of some Of my contemporaries, Ge, IN lu,
ture, considered as unworthy 81 the native genius oil
American commanders, beg leave, MIR. President, to
fortify my last humble conception IN this way By The
opiniuns Of three highly distinguished gentlemen who
have favored me with their drpUsItInnS. The following
Undergraduates, but slightly and accidentally varied,
were prnpoundcd by the to each Of the drp"nrnis:
|. "What. IN the opinion Of the witness, were the re-
lalivr advantages Or disadvantages between the plan OF
operations beginning nra line at or Il little above Irwin
ton and below tho hostile Greeks, and acting up Md
country, and beginning (say) on a line from Tuskergce
10 Fort Mitchell, above The greater number OF tile enc
my, and thence operating dorm Tic country|'
.. "lf Ike whole d~(sposa4le force Of G~eorglans, Ala
hamians, and regulars, with TIE friendly Indians acting
as anxiiiarles, had been placed in line below the enemy
aud had operated up The country, whilst The frontier sci
tlrmcnls OF Georgia and Alabama were guarded by com
petcnl dclachmcnls, is it not probable that fewer OF tue
enemy would have escuped acrrss the Chattahoociise, IN
the direction Of Florida, than actually did 50 escape; and:
also, that the war would have hern earlier finished Than
it actually was;'
3. as il not probable, or ccrtuin, that the movement
Of General Jesup and the forces under his immediate or
dcrs from Tuskeegce upun Fort Mitchell, and from that
lane tEicw, before all the other forces upon the Ciatta-
hooclice) were ready to take their positions on that river
and the base line below the enemy put the enemy upon
the ]endeavur to escape in the direction OF Florida, and
led To the many severe ccnl'lcts which took place OIL the
soil of Georgia:
!. " Which Of the two plans Of operatlons-that oil
operating with the whole dIsppsable force under the &C.
neral command Of the said Scult uppards from 4 llne
btiyr the enemy, ami beginning (say) about lie 2'th oil
June; and the plan pursued hy the said JcsuP, VIZ. be-
ginning an isolated mnvcmenl (say) about the l2th OF
the same month, I7om Tuskeegce towards Fort Mitchell
and l!irncr operating dOssM Tie country, would in the opt
MON OF the witness. have Che sooner Terminated The wal
by the capture Of the great body of the enemy:
These questions are here differently numbered from
the numbers they bore in tie several papers drawn ul
By me 10 be submitted TO the Witnesses.
regret, MIR. President, that have not the tEme or
strength To cmbody the answers 10 The several Inlerro'
gaturics given by his Excellency Governor Schley, q
near, an anxious. and close observer OF all that passed.
of Major. General Sanford, who commanded the Geor
gia line from an early period to the end oil the war; and
vi the Hon. Mr.. Dawson, a colonel at home, but 4 cap
tain in the campaign. Each is clear aud emphatic in Ia
yur OF gy Plan vi operating up7rn1dS in preference IL
the reverse plan; in favor Of 4 delay 10 about the 2oti
of June, with Il view 10 a united movement DprardS
with ali the disposable forces; and uflhe opinion that the
war would sooner have been terminated ny that delay IN
the beginning, and with beller results. know not all
intelligent officer, who vas with me in the campaign
who would not have given a like opinion il called on
for the purpose.
To this, or a similar question propounded, viz: "ls The
Witness aware that the said Scott, in any particular
when in not i'll in bed, (about ten days:) failed in poln,
Of zeal, activity, or Judgment, in the direction Of the wa
against the hostile Creek Indians before menliuncd:'
The answers OF Governor Schlcy, Major General San
ford, Colouels Dawson and Kenan; and Major Kirby. &c
this question, are all again too complimentary to be by
the re- produced and no other witness with nr III tho
Creek campaign was Intercepted on the subject.
.ur. President and Gentlemen Of Tie Court:
an exhausted; but should do equal wrong TO justice
and to my own feelings not 10 offer p each and every
one OF you my hearty thanks for the patience and impar'
TALLY you have all shown, including the Judge Advocate,
in this long investigation.
Every material TACT that has been given III evidence,
which more t.an by mere possibility could Affect your
judgments 10 my prejudice, and recoIect but few O!
that character, will be found carefully embodied: or spe.
ciically referred to, in this summary. Much know TO
be wholly omitted on the other side. These declarations |
am confident no examination will be able to controvcrt.
And here may add that there is not an Important cir
cuInslance in all my recent conduct in The field which
was not at the time dull reported, and with my own
hand, for the information Of Government. WITH: then,
this overwhelming mass Of testimony IN my favor, per
nit me again to ask, by what strange fatality do find
myself here? 1t is for this Court, with the appreciation
Of the President of the U. S 10 bid the depart IN honor;
and that that decision may be without the farther alloy
of suspense-in which | have now but too long been
held, under circumstances perhaps uncon.rollablr- - VIII
ask that il be speedily awarded.
YNcnty-lOuFth GOslsress--Sd Sess.