Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-06
From HE National hieiiieenrcr.


"Wrn men OF rank saGire dignity AMBITION aud work
win low INSTRUMENTS tor low ens the whole composition
"beeohes low hnd base. '-fuRkE
lilr recent tsl AZ ,Iin,re of two officers OF tho
Army, on the charge fpot,tieat delinquency. pre-
tered against then secretly, by pointed club, has
liked poblc attention deeply and extensively. ms u
ne" move ot lie system on which the Governmen
has been administered Tor The last eleven years.
Tue spblrciinn Of the Executive 10 The dict alton of
mt, tnnios has long hera noiofious; but the cnso
1n.i mentioned - the fisi instance in winch that DIS
or',li'abe Influence has heen brought 10 bear, os-
,cnslh, a. least. on the Army. llulruo the hon.
of oi the defenders Of iher country had to certain
exisnt, escaped The assaults winch were sustained
b, every other class Of the community Al the hands
III The seli-oonsiiluied depo.itaries of Executive
power. Bat the time has now come, II seems. for
making the officers Of the Amy feel that political
sassaage 10 The President IS the tenure BY which
teey hold ther commissions. FIVE individuals in
Ballimor" Designating themselves rs a parry COM
mttee. address u confdenfiat" ieterto the Presi-
dent OF TIE United STATES. IN winch they demanded
The word used ~ "r"qGest' "ibe immediate re-
nosaf "i Mayor LENDRuM ano Captain DusENBu-
ny from Office, M pmIy rounds. The President,
instead OF derllnn tie conf nee thus impropettv
thrust upon him; instead of repeiling the dictation
al the committee rs an arrogant inteticrence with
his constitutional duIss rather iead Of treat
nng II with the silent contempt winch il deserved SO
af obtted hen mandate rs. thou Ii he did not SIM
tned'aeIy ,emove" The officers according 10 o,dey
The finding Of the Court, while it acqniis in the
most ample terms the officers is an Impressive re-
hnke Ia the whole proceeding. In the Of Major
LENpRuM. the Court say "there ~ not The slightest
'jouhddton Tor the accusations made against" him;
op the contrary, HE board is Of opinion that he has
FREE from all party teei'ag or political considerations.
''dlseh"ged his duties in the Qnarlermasier's and
C''"nissl"uay Departments consciento usy, and
uih single eye 10 The public rood. In this upino,
'the board IS e"'daliy united" 10 the other case.
the words OF Tie Court are "'rhe board has heard
the testimony Which the parties interested have to
oner, and, ailei careful sreyisi of the proceed
''lnss, Is unanimously Of opinion that Captain Du-
sENBURY. as dis9ursin. officer Of The Quarter
'nas'et's Department. has been governed bg no 9th.
scr conSderahonsha than those oJdie pubic interest. aud
thu he has honestly and faid.faty discharged his
.daiies." :
la each Of these cases he aequilml is as plenaryas
nguage can ma II +; aud III of them the Coult
-ay, ~ substance. ia I there was not even primd
iac'c case fr the inquiry! Aud yetthe country
was made 10 n M The expense ol an investigations Of
more than d infIngia's continuance, andtwo honog-
ab'e men meritnrlous officers were held up be-
tor III" country AS iaii SIS To their duly ten.
JACKSON, IN WHOSE footsteps the present President
pOnsed 10 tread had, On a mrniotable occasion.
addressed To Tue Senate of the United States an
'ab",a'e t-mons'rance aeainsa report made BY
comtnitee OF Than body. which he ascribed to s'pauy
feelings" he deprecated the inf renee of such
feelings in terminating pubic ,fcer. giving the
iAif'a "anpe cause IL ire,i bile ioi the honor III s
scounry aud the per eiuiiy Of her republican itsi.
lutions Is there MOI yet greater for n1osnns
when officer be publicly arr,,gned ~ s5tpo-
lion from the President on secret denuuc iationa
wins ered'ino his ear by parry club ? Every e.
izrn who has seen the proceedings ia the Gaze il
whiehthe coDmee uf the "Den.ucratiE Csmmis.
zee Of me cny al B,ii,nore were prosecutors. sWd
haJof LESDRuM and CAT. DussS BuRY we've de-
'"nhanls, lrels ia, The Inusci i've sprt hun reach.
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