The Arkansas advocate., 1837-03-24
OPINION or THE PREsIDENT

aResStgHte tae cdifSeS q tc detdy sa fhe cuMpni2R
 against ihe Greek lad.aas
 The President has carefully examined the proceed irgs of the court of inquiry recently hedatthe city of Frederick, by virtue oi Orders Nos 6 and 6s, so far the relate 10 the cau-es of the delay in open ing and prosecuting the campaign l0 Ee0fga and Ala boma, against the hostile Greek Indians, ia the 1eaf 1886; and has manrely considered he opinion of the court on this part of the subject referred to |.
 The order constituting hs court directs i, amoggs other things 'sto inquire and exami1eif into he causes of the delay in opening and prosecuting in Georgia and Anbaana agaust the hostile Creek ladIans, in the year iS36 aud inio every snbiect conneeted ss.h : military operations of the campaign aioresald and aer ullYlVestgasipg the same, 10 report the laeta together wi is opaAon he whole subject, for the sint0rmaon of he President.
 Il appears from ihe proceedings, that, after the es mony ofnine wit1esses hal beeufecelyed by the court and aler more ihan alaadfed documents bearing oa th snbeci. lad also heea produced m evidence and after 5iaj. Geeera Scot hud addresseothe court on h subject, the court proceeded t6 pfononce lis oqn- l8n, as teises
 - 90a eafs u eSamiaaIan af the abundant esi- mony aiAea De 1osaiaa eeses the eeeft ia ef oPn- fon Aa delaf which Ii 8as practicable 10 have ayoideG ~Hs nlade by Naior General Scott, in open. ing le es4apaien against The Creek Indians. On the contraFg fappsas thai he eok the earliest measures to pr9Wie afals munitions, and provisions fer hls forces, who were foaAd almost wholly destitute; and. soon as arms could be pf}nlo the bands the vol unteerg they were, succession, detached and placed in position, 10 prevent the enemy from retiring upon Florida, and whence they could move against the nam body ol the enemy, as soon equipped for offensive operations.
 "IFrom the testimony of tho Governor of Georgia, of Major General Sanford, commander of the Georgia volunteers, and many other witnesses of high rank and standing, who were Acquainted with the topography of the country, and the position and strength of the my the court IS of opaian that the ph,n of campaign adopted by Major General Scott was well calculated to lead to successful results, and thatit prosecuted by him far practicable, with zeal and ability un- iii recalled from the command, upon representations made by Major General Jesup, bis second in com mana. iroa Bort Mitchell n "a l9er beafi- date the 29th of June, 1856, addressed to r. ?. Blar Esq., at Washingon, marked s'prirate' containing request that be shown o the President, which letter was ex posed and brought te light by the dieaied and mag panoVs aet ei tue President, causing to be pae ed on file in the Department of War, as official doeu neni, aud which forms part of kese proceedings (See Document No. 2l4l. Conduct SO extraordinary and hexPleahle the paft Of Major General ,jesup, n fe!efenee ibr character Of aald letter, should in the opinion q ihs ennH be invesaaed.o
 IAe fefegoas opinion ls not accompanied by any fePa ot ie facts n the caSe required hY the order constituting he eoati the contrary, the facts are left 10 be gathered from tho of oral and doeamen saty evidence contained in the pToceednes and thus
 
 remains unexecutod Had the court slated the facts of the carse established ts is satisfaction by ibe evidence from II, the President, comparing such slateneat o he facts found by the court with it's opn- ion, wool have distinctly understood the views enter talned bY he court in respect tothe degree of proap luas and enelgy which ought To be displayed a ssttssaifist fi5Fsii point nanesy ndisnensa- ble io correct appreciation of ihe opnion and one winch the Presidents examination of the evidence has Dot suppipd nasmaeh as he has no means of know. ing whether he conclusions drawn by hm from lhe evidence agree with Hose af tbe count
 The opinion of he court is also argnmentatve and sanng n requisite preeisioa nasmach IS t slaies that delay ariieh q practicable to hare acoid ed, auus made be .3qjor General Scott a opening he eampaiga against the Creek Indans,' SSc. &c thus leaving te he inferred, but not distinctly hnding that .hefs, sNne delay, and that t was made by some person other lhan Major General Scots without spec- yum ia what such delay consisted, when 1t occurred hev loag | hcaann2ed nor by whom t was occasion ed Had tae court tolaa stae of iacls, as required ay 5le o4Jereohsfia,iag l. he uncertainty now exist Ing n haspFi e las o}aien would have been ohyiat- ed, aa aa assiee tit the opinion realiy determined
 The payt ot taa opiaian of the court which aniuad- ycrs en the leer addressed by Major General ,asup to k. ?. bAsf, Esq, bearing date the 20ih of June, IS36, and which presents he same a subject de- mandng invesligalon, appears 10 the President 10 be .shoy unaatf'zed by he order constituting the court, and by which is nrsdistionswas confined to an in- eury into he of the dey h opeang and prose- cutting the campaign against iha hostile Creeks, and into such subjects were connected with tae military operations in that campaign. The causes of the recai Of S'aior Genera Scott from the command and the proprety or immoptiety ct eeA4tet 4f Jesup n wrising the letter referred to, were not sub- mitted to the court us snhjeci oF nqury The court itself appears have been of this opinion, aasmuch as nc notice was sivento General Jesep of the pen dency of the proceedings, nor had he any opportunity to aud ierfogate the witnesses nor to be heard in respect ohis conduct n .hs aei remark cd on by the court.
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