Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-06


tant Generals, which can furtify him in So gross
an HIS EScellency seems TO have been led
into more than one error By these advisers: iur he
says, that they earnestly srscommcoded tic ,fsora.
ton IF the aimee Of 6rigadc Inspector chch ato>h
tdby tie act IF 1851" VIII his E.ccilency oLnv mo
10 correct ini. and his Inexperienced and in,rs gent
advisers in the matter of fac' The Office Of brigade
Inspector IS net aboiShed mausre s and their opin
ons TO the contrary. The office OF Brigade Inspector
was not touched by the act of 81 il vas retained
essential part ot The Brigade Staff The dispensed
with the services of the Brigade Inspectors i'll training
the officers, and attending the regmcnal musters, and
did nothing more concerning that office. Such be-
ing the fact, | guess and hope the benevoience
OF the reader will allow me to guess, that h:s EA-
cellency did not mean what his Exceency and the
two Adutant- Generals have said | guess, then,
for AIN bound to guess as charitaby as can, when
see two high officers, Governor and Adjnian' Ge-
neral, exhibit such want of information an port.
tan topic introduced in 4 Message the General AS.
sembly, that his Exceency and his mli,ary council.
lors intended to To recommend, that The Bnsade
Inspectors be hereafter required to tram the officers,
&c, formerly. Taking this What the Governor
wanted 10 say and would have sad, If lie had been
better informed upon the subject, think his Exceen
cy has cxhbtoda weakness only equacd by his misin
formation do not employ these terms 10 o'end his Ey-
cc'lency, but because know of none coGyeYng their
meaning, which could use with del'sacS towards
Excrllcncy, considering Low destitute OF intorina-
| ton he : q i leading subject of b,s Message.
HIS Excrll, ncy will, then, be considered as la. ing
recommended that the Brigade Inspectors be required
TO train the officers, az was the case pro-; to lo3l
purpose briefly 10 consider this question The reasons
urred BY hs Exccllency for te rrsiofaaH q he office
Of Rrtgadc INSPECTOR h;c rdS aboiiSheG milne act q
i~3i are hie future 10 pgfnrm essential d@ites Tie
inaiig IN EaaU c0S,s 10 gr, Pfop,r '"S"cison ~ TIC
aanna' trimmings, Tie 'ca"f q "n}orm"g y t"e''IS t
e,r.em,at al disgust insteai IF h'aorat'c fmaaiton
1opo05 Tie oitc6yS, S0Hc ~ tic consequences ~
,l,,i<Lia. tbs oiEce. Let consider VIVA, his En-
cecucy has The hrs item 81 complain, IS tie
failure .to perform essential anttts Vow, oe y no.
c.d tina, his ..xccl!ency has not SAID who has failed
ga y, rtosm ,<seutid dacS, whether they aVc the To-
ours Lieutenant. Colcncis Majors, Captains, or SUB.
sl,erns commissioned officers or frlvars or ali
Of them nor has h,s ExcelIcncy informed ~ Tor n
mentabic ason fear, how "f"t HSfoTaH0"@ nc efe
If E,,pade in>prcoy viii prevents failure 'o P,.i"rm
essential dufies lis Excellency has not complained,
That the laws are deficient in their sanctions or 10" mld
IN the penalties prescribed for their violation ~" has
complained failure Sof'rhtrt Ito perform essential
dnn,s" Did not, rather ought not his nScelirncy
10 have known that there tribunals constituted and
provided 10 bc constituted, Tor the trial and punishment
oi all offences against The military code: and that nn'iI
the laws and the tribunals have been found I" he nope
rave there can b. well founded complain aTtinst
them: Ii the laws have moi been obcyed, why did not
his Escecncy Che, Executive Magistrate, enforce
them Why has not his Exccllency reported or arrest
ed those who have failed IL perform their duties: Ian
his Eycelency GIVE why he has failed "to per.
form his essential duties II the failures complained
/
offenders Ills Exccllency says that f. lures TO per-
form essential duties have taken place; aud not com.
planning Of the nsuicency OF the laws tie conc rs'oh
is inevitable, that his Excecncy, as Commandcr-r'-
Chief, has failed TO perform his own duty, anu Is Tue
greater delinquent OF them all For my part think me
comma nder.,nchir II the laws reached hin, oh,
noxlous to their penalties any officer OF any grade
| As soon his Exccllency was informed oil the drhh
quencles, it his duty to see the laws enforced
through another of which, every case may ="
-. ill.,, tn OCT
spread evil general neglect Of duty on the part
OF the militia, and, suppose on the part OF ms Sc"
lency BY restoring the Office Fl Brigade Inspector
sovereign specific 10 be sure llis Exccilency has mol
attempted TO trace remedy Tor 'hs e'ii' 10 ''e '.
of Brigade Inspector lie does not show us how TIN, Of
fee i to correct the evils and shall be very sorry Tor
his Excellency when he undertakes IT,
The next item IN ms Exceency's category OF com
PLANTS on this head Is, "c 'nabnfy IN many caStS @
qire propcr instruction at the annual TRAININGS nave
no doubt of the truth IT THIS. There are many Colo.
uels who qualified to instruct their oiacer; and
because there are many who not, his Excel e"ey
proposes 81 restoration nj e Gee OF Br'gadc iaSP"f
, His EXcetncy has not, however, proved mat '''e
are no, many ignorant Brigade Majors. lie h@ not
proved them be better qualified than the Cc!Gncls
and unit, he does, should say The change should not
be made And what probability is there, that Inc bfi-
rade Majors will he better informed than the commands.
ants Of regiments: There is none. Thei. appointments
are 20 be made by the Brigapiers who have but little u
any, better opportunity of knowing the iuaihcauops
of the persons appointed, than those who appoint
the Colonies Ana If they be much superior to
the Colonels require the Coloncls TO be trained
b. them, IS fair to that they would he placed
the heads of the regiments tor the present elective
system disregaIds all the claims OF seniority. and IS
based upon the hypothesis that Tie best qdalI!rd oii-
GER OF whatever grade, will be put IN command OF Tie
regiment. The same hypothesis may be assumed 1T
what mode of appointment be adopted that may. And
insist upon H. that there difference IN favor OF The
actual intelligence of the colonies, much more han the
difference OF rank II there were a BODY oil men, e"i-
Gated and weiltrained soldiers, upon waom the duties
of training the Militia could BE- devoved there would
be some pausbility in the recommendation OF tn 90.
vernon Blu, such no, the the brigade lnv beet
ors are appointed from the Militia, are the other
staff officers with few If any other claims than those
which spring from the relations Of friendship. Their
opportunities Of information are no better than those
nf the coones, and their responsibility for CONT
nusd ignorance is nothing like 50 great J con.
ess, that who rs directed 10 proceed through
brigade 10 train its officers, has duty 10 perform
which appeals strongly 10 hs selircspcct 10 pre-
pare himself for IT, But the sentiment operates
with increased force Colonel, upon whom ttA dn-
" Of training his officers and his regiment - cast 10
the reflection that he must appear we'll before has oii
GERS, superadded his great responsibility for eicicn-
cy at his regiment II called INTO service. The tact IS,
that consideration Of pride and seireaPcct, or duty
will stimulate either to devote tenth or twentieth 81
the time necessary 10 understand the systems Of taetrs
they required to ;cac and thousand years ~ Inc
Militia cannot qualify either Tor the ranks Of regular
service There nothing then in the early studies
nothing superior nfntormaton on the part 81
the appointing power and less IN the calls upon prlo,
serespect OF duty or responsibility in reference to the
Brigade Majors, to authorize The inference that ih"y
are. viii be competent 10 discharge the duties
proposed Tor them than Colonies OF the regiments;
aud 10 rolnt al reason The latter have decidedly ue
advantage SO much for the hcor- OF things. Lct Us
Tor momen, refer 10 the lights Of experience, not 10
the visionary notions OF men, 10 II they support ms
Excellency and sanction his PROJECT Ny con.
with the Militia has not been long as mat OF
his Excelency, but it has been for considerable space
Of time, and | have known bat one instance out o.
many where the Brigade Inspector was as well n
formed the Cooae: and two out offnur Inspectors
inferior nine enths o. the officers Of the brit
sadcs The post OF Inspector was formerly hiied ny
worthy old gentlemen of the Revolution; men, who
pretty we'll grounded BY actual service, and who
having been III The army, brought ont Of Il the zeal and