Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-31

seered tcithout mercy;''and shat the next of
otflcer under him shall have his place, wi
which he may pretend to as his right, &c
and It shall not be refused him." Thislno-
bic general punished those officers con. ha
cerned in duels with death, as well as re
those soldiers and officers on the watch, tn
who suffered the combat 10 take place. In CT
the rules and articles of war Of James H., liz
which may with truth be called the SUBJ W
stratum Of our Mutiny Acts, all the saluta- Il
ry regulations respecting quarrels, chal- Y,
lenges, and duels, or the spirit of the for r,
mer statutes and ordinances, appear to "
have been embodied in one plain and n
comprehensive article, which differs not in o
substance, nor materially in form, with .
the existing article of war on this subject {
A number of instances are on record S
abundantly sufficient to show the exis-
tence of power in the sovereign, as the
head of the army, TO repress, ofits own
means, the turbulent passions ofthose who
are placed so peculiarly under its command
and guidance.
Il In January, 1888, Court Martial was
: assembled to investigate certain ch argos
!. against Lieutenant General Murray. on
!. acco unit of his conduct in defence of Fort
j. St. Phillips, in the island of Mlnorca, and
II alleged personal pique towards Sir Vii |
T.. liam Draper, who preferred the charges. |
;. During the investigation two letters were |
@ produced before the court, one addressed |
I. by Sir William Draper to General Mur-
) ray, then commanding at Mhorca, con-
le tanned the following passage:-"Y our in
ID sinLdtion that am attempting to take the
2. command from YOU is false and Infamous.
The other was reply to this from Gen.
b. eral Murray, and which embraced, among
he other things, the annexed threat:-"As TO
no persoual abuse | shall do myself justice,
err you may be assured, when the proper
nm time arrives The Court Martial on Sc
ed perating, made known to the King, the
n. temoer and disposition of the parties TO.
ar wards each other. His Majesty ordered
nd the Coult to be re.convened for the pur-
arl nose OF proposing some accommodation
o, oft he dispute s'by explanation, acknowl'
ms edcemept. or concession" The Court
md had also the royal permission 10 use his
of Kaiesty's name, authority, and injunction,
mo in arranging the affair. After much con
ord sideration the Court determined that TIT
eat parties should give and receive mutua
he. tapologies. Sir William Draper express
an. his acouiesceEce in this decision; bu
t. Cen. MURRAY conceiving Sin all Priva;
Who. matters he was master oil his own &c
ion tons. chose TO keep his honor under h
ted own preservation" and declined to apo
nL,s ouise. He was in consequence placed :
st;ll order of his majesty, under close arres
,,on from which he was not released until
!, b;s had nledced himself to the same effect
univ. Sir William Draper.
iir,od Another instance occurred in the We
h,on. 1889, at the conclusion of Court ma
Viii, t;el. Of uIli0h Cet-e~sl L0rd rIeu01 =, :
N 10 Cayendish was President, holden on ~
!, ! ,So ;or Browne, of the 9th Regiment. l
bns, Court, in presenting their sentence 10
IL G;nr, offered with it certain suspiclC
: &c tbev had conceived, in the course OF
~ he matters they had just investigated
~ - much animosity existed between the
mo- Of ties principally concerned IN ,ne la.e -
N her and between others who nad taken !. :
o;n;nc lateral pant in it, which, If not RESTRAIN
,n;cs bv the hand of authority, might enc
most calamtous consequences
! a., Court was. as IN the former case re
! Jos sembled. pursuant to an order from
u "9o' e. and rs some traits of heat ano
n'' 70 had been noticed between M
!enu ~ P+owne and Major Stadden, between
I lca'ion -. Rrowne and Lieutenant UrquhaI
- - 1.-The Goth Regiment, those 1our Oh
, 30 So MORO esneciallv called up, each seVe
confer. 10 pledge his honor that no auH ,, =,
q nre. sequences should ensue' anS l"", - =,
~ I'd feranccs should terminate ana De al =
ele o az" which call was Immediately respone'
y 80 Manv other instances OF TINS Plt
u ~ internosition of the Crown, on ProPc
, leu w on;sition. or on an Information co
n ne 10 "a 80 i or accidentally coming to I'M
'lthousn ~ no,ice. might be enumerated.
siVauIe' 80 authority delegated.to the
over tue I Mar,;aI nv the Crown, in the case
set oy d i"a would seem te be generally
ion. MI. 5,;,,ed from his presence at all time
ched me .n". og;c;al authority with the corps
hen Or ms oa,ond;nu officer of every regln
nded by commanuiins ~. J' &c adjusting the pc
ON made The prlncip.ea - oars by nriyate ez
e. VIM. WIN ton has been peculiarly rocommen
ay " the Duke of Wellington, ana ~ q -
IL Is lni' hot would seem in a great meas
II anxiety ."@ the doctrine just advance
urlnS 'ne oon6rminy the sentence OF a
were Gu. Ganrt Martial, held a! St. mo
LamOto9 G no month nth ofSeptemher, 1910, on
ebllitai a. i, . .H W, of the Sd battalion lion
'dged SKIN i Pnrols. who had leen tried and
an Inc ~, mGy Of using disrespecul expires,
ost deter We S;s = commanding offer, and al al,
ectionegr r ni 10 withdraw them on tn,
ours to De , ,;aO Of being liberated from arr
vas the all l nnke thus addressed himself -
,ptiohs the ! ne G ~ should have thou
IDS at BAN. Captain, IN he was brought
f RAIN and Pel e y The disrespectfui exI
flair 'erln- :, which he made use otto his con con
oascer. Notwithstanding the rep
acquainted , S Ssrs made to him by his comman
d the Duke lers t 10 receive such explanation
call out the cel .sT r officers of the army sno
it necessa- -, j u :, Il IS dot only no degra,e
lsaction. ec'' !; i !; i meretorious in him wn'
Dur military .nas = 10 atone for his errors,
most con. <% sO Tg5omsntary humiliation
declared by .no O, may NAV feel for making su
repression man enlightenment ,S is more than ban .
Of soldiers, k kis Subsequent satisfaction VINO :,
each Of the ms : snd nv avoiding trial q