The Arkansas advocate., 1837-02-17

r-sEzszs--sz- sEsa.zzsss7 szsgHEExrza rreeefva all hghuiada men, |, future ion serving as Volunteer under General, iD waess nAnds taeoaor of noie safs.
 Seeug hat the General was heHt oH forcing ne oat ef the service without doing t1af justice to which an n- ssgent discharge of duty would have iDVefatvey di- rected hm, addressed him the following cummanca- ton:
 FonT GiDsoN, 9aaaary l2, 1897.
 SIR-- Yonr dissolution ofibe Court Of Inquiry. on yeserday, brngs back inc rsPoasi5'y of dctlon up- cn the Communicating General, whsre f festsd betofe i'fg Court Enew. and HFe General haete that was nnx.sus os investigation q the alsehoods preferred ehafaes gans whether witnesses e0la be pro- cured from abroad or D6t.--Ihe Court was wiling to do its duy--tts General prereaied l. There is ies- iaony enough here i0 free me lfogn ccnsure, and 10 cashier at least four others If they will dare call for an Investigation and the General be just enough 10 orterone. These acn are Howell, Aavanaugh, Sinp- son, and Lieutenant Hays, whom am now able 10 prove gliRgof maing. 1 wished lhe investigation 10 proceed oa aay pari. whether the oiher party wished Inc charges agaias, htn ta be examined CT moi. Dp- on the charges against me. can n one CT two days, prove the reetiude and propfety of my course and show the intinly of those who seem 10 be more par ,icaarly he objects of protection.
 will nav advert 10 ono or two iacis, which may have been other ysc stated to yan, n relation 10 the order fer the election, under waifh the Governor m- properly commissioned Howell as colonel, and KaFa- nauah as maior Tn presence of ail the captains of the volunteer corps expressly announced that the der from the Adlutani Genera of Arkansas was ile- gal-hal wDuId 4tot obeg 7, and that an eleciion should aot be held a6el a 9he election eas 8o held under that order any other order; the returns ot the yote do not show that | @sla held under any order nor was i held n conformity with the laws of Afkan- sas. in form or substance These facts, which can pfove, and auy assertions to the contrary can prove 10 De aiSehoods. Anahef fact Is, Ina: Howell, while acting IS cdpata, legally arrested for oen- ees winch ought io cashier him; he broke h5 arrest in elsadest!ue aad dssAea9fa1e iaaaef; the penalty of dfsHssioa from lie ss9r{ee for such offence IS ig9eraiiee sHIl the General has Rai ham H eem- iat,, to which he has more elait=, f fw ol alef it ;haa the lowest private n the corps iadoa2 ihS' VOL have displaced ne from comt1and winch belongs to ne, and me only; aaa refused me tbe right ol E Court of laaHfY---a ght wmth was perhaps never before denied, A The Amefiean sefVee, to the meah- est soldier. These are the acts a yours ot winch ron1lan; and shall not cease 1t assert ny fshts, anIil iasljre ls dane claim then of you, q maeI of raht lhal you immediately restore me to the con- ,and oi The volunteers; and asl tha; Go I4ahaH G. Howell. AJai John Kavanaugh, Capt Bird M. SimP- son. and IieAIs Samal n. Hays and Robert 9 Jaln- ison he placed in arrest and brought before a court nartal for taeir crimes The titles here used, only a{ntt Ill 00fHiGuEH t9 eVHA 'ttss'sf N%ssJ -. mniay, as charged against Simpson and 1amlson,-- Aud here soIemnlg protest asa,nst any Of these ot eeis, or myself beiog dsbanded uaal they answer for their crimes; and unt you restore ny aGhis' Of atie" ..n,s a Coir of aqnirY to investigate the aftar re f,a it ts tsleuei icoud 5e i4Wlaa9 10 te SeTtlce" Our tarm of service ms yet Sfed; and Ii Il haa' that k no reason why tho erasa should be screened from puashmeni or te officer deprived of his rights | demand then Of you, who are alone responsible, m my view an immediate restoration to my rights. Ii YOU are not disposed to meet tie responsibility which duty places upon you, give the other alternative n Court of Iaquiry-~eher new one, or fe-assembie the one dissolved + he inpofdacc ot ide ssrpice re- enires the officers higher ia rank o attend to other dl- tles will be satisfied with honorable officers, ot any rank Give me court of the volunteers, If you choose. I suppose that three of item might be spared a few days from the higkH duties in which they are occasion slly employed. Should you still decline an award oi pstce shal expect that the General as Is usual m such cases, will give me bis reasons, 'a'erhaS, that nav forward lhe whole aaif to the 'snext common su ooriorn for redress. For faets refer you to my for mer communications hw, to the acts, insiFue- lions. &c., ,hers mentioned aAdt the constitution and laws of AFbansas.
 Very respectfully,
 A. FOWLER, Li. Col.
 sa4kaasa9 Voiunteers. Gen. RRGcaxLE.