Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-06-23
DEGRADATION or THE EXECUTIVE


DEGRADATION or THE EXECUTIVE.
Perhaps some OF our readers have noticed
an Army General Order, giving the result OF a
court of inquiry, held at the city OF Baltimore,
on suspicion of unoffcerllke conduct in Major
Lendrum and Capt, Dusenbury, ofihe U. s.
Army. The charge preferred against them
was, SHAT IN the discharge of their various
duties, they were pursuing a course de,rimen-
tai To the public interest, aud 10 the great
,crong Of the Democratic Party" After pa
tient hearing OF the evidence on both sides,
the board were unanimous in the opinion, that
the officers in question were innocent, and
had discharged their duties, free from all
party feeling or political consideration. -
How can an enlightened community view such
proceedings in any other ligh, than degrading
that the President of the United States
should summon before n court of inquiry two
officers of the U. s. Army, on complaints made
by parlisans, and solely on party grounds, to
he tried for daring to speak against the princ-
pies and practice Of his administration. This
is not rumor but is established by official
documents, and for this reason we call the at
'ention Of the public to the following (conf-
dentiaD letter to the President, as tie ground
work of this court Of inquiry.
From the N. Y. American.
fcoNFIpENThL.
10 his Excelency the President Of the Uni
ted States
The undersigned have been appointed a
committee by the Democratic Convention of
the city of Baltimore, to wait on your Excel
Iency, and request the immediate removal of
Major Lendrum and Capt. Dusenbury from
their stations in that city. The reasons upon
which this request is founded are, that those
gentlemen employing The inference and pat
rondge of their places 10 tyurc and prosecute
the suppo, ters Of The National Administration
a course which the former has been pursuing
for the past sixteen months, to the detriment
of the public interest, and to the great wrong
of the Democratic Party.
The Convention has been induced to apply
to your Excellency, because all other appli-
cations have failed TO effec: & fv,irrss OF the
grievances complained of. Permit US to as
sure your Excellency that no private or per-
sonal consideration has influenced the Con-
vention, or any ofthe undersigned in this mat
ter hut thew have been actuated solely by
regard for the public good, and the just claims
If The Democratic Party.
Your obedient servants,
THos l.. MURPHY,
G.. b. WILSON,
b. b. TATE,
Il. b. CoyLE,
SAM'L. HARKER.
Committee.
Have our readers ever Dreamed of anything
equal to this monstrous this insolent, this ul-
ira jacobinical mandate from selEconsttuted
partisan committee to the President of the
whole nation And can they conceive any
high functionary possessing, we will not ask
the feelings of gentleman, but the spirit of a
man--who should not only welcome, but act
upon the suggestions of such a committee - |
Who should hold men whose profession and
pursuit is honor-who live, and are willing to
die Tor it-auIeanable to the secret denuncia- /
lions OF irresponsible spies, pmps and inform
ers, calling themselves, "a committee of /
democratic convention" We declare, that
contemptuous as is our opinion of Mr.. Van |
Buren,, in all that goes to make up the moral |
qualities of the gentleman, we could not have
believed, without this direct evidence, that
even he could have so degraded the executive
Office, and insulted an honorable profession.
as TO listen to- and act upon, the biddings of
such base iaskmasers
But here are the facts, and we trust our
readers will unite with us in our utter and
con,emptuous condemnation of the whole pro-
ceeding.