Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-09-23
Court OF Inquiry at Fort Gibson.-


The labor of this Court did not end witt
ing of Col. Mason from disgrace. It was
outrage upon the rights and feelings Of
by daring, high handed assumption of
they had the might TO enforce, and beid
reach OF civil authority, they carried out u
ty The accuscr, for daring to invade wi co. ts
ed the rights and mmunilics Of Comman a
viz: 10 opprcss, to Persecutc, and to use
ty for private rurposes--and for daring II
these abuses--to make public such cdF ~ S' IT
possessing the daring assurance to stand ~ y
Of Inquiry, honestly and fearlessly ace 80
ranking officer of offences that were dish "
gcntlem .nly, hsl to be rictmised. His
to be blastcd-his standing in society hs .
the influence of his opinion and asser
destroyed An .'order' was posted uT,
accusrr was stigmatised as infamous--is
pronounced dangerous to the good more %
ing of the Post. He ordered to lcav
| tho Indian coun,ry!!D within twenty ..- u
though this pink of wisdom and justies
port, had no more authority to order ,r y
upi,sd States from the India, con,t,ys ..t,s
to order the United States troops nov "a. = = :
Oregon. In thus ovorstepping the lr . g., 10
| and discretion, he showed contempt ssad.
The civil officers, who lono Possessed -
the Justification Of his calous ace 10, ~.
| conscience was, the hot chase after tho
an enemy TO tyranny and corruption
This "order" was the cue for the small fry the
pack to open their cry--and although they v, If
fee and cur breed, they yolped like genuine
few days after the publication of this infa
which was disgrace TO the head that con,
the hand that pcnned it-and its friends VIII,
it, Lieuterun; who. in opinion, lie not L. prie
his brother officers distinguished for his blc:tS,~
Pearancc and sottsh habits, called r
the accused, and informed am that he res. lied
1t was MS duty TO report the accuser TO the Comu,,
ing oficer, if he found hin, in the Indian co,,
""at an instance Of refined delicacy. Toe
man was, and then tell him he regrettedto
because it was his duty to report him. -. 4
oP"h an another instance, the accuser t.,,-,,c,,
Inc Fort but not within the limits of the resrye.
met taing in stripes and chios whose ire r,s
the presence OF this exposer of corruption Ju, WIN
hi!" was so Pent up that he could not u;vc II van, ~
he got bGek to the Fort, where he expressed an onr
10 get command Of men to assist him in b,i,,;,,
this single individual who knew him not eYcer,J
name' who never spoke to him, or about him, This
isolated cases OF meanncss make appear brighter /,
h'oie generous conduct of their brother officers WI
s'ooa aiooi IRON the controversy whose spirit Of e
scorned to stooP SO low to enter the lists aga
single individual who fighting for liberty. inst,
~ ''' gooo name. They deserved and commando
the esteem Of all noble and honorable men.
u's our intention to show, by correspondencc .,a
UNJUST marsh, and Illegal course pursued bv Gel d.
''wa'ds The accuscr. To show that he issues
MS oraer IN haste-hat he refused to into
"' cause ihat elected t-that he persisted in its e.
ioreetnont after refusing 70 hold an
oiaer he attempted to vctmise an innocent pc.
son' ana took to his bosom the guilty one his
E'aeoiul aiiair-and that Hon. J. NJ PORTER. secrc
''fy oi War under President TYLER, remains silen
"he 'ho liberties of an American cit re, n be.
ing 'fa'nped upon by an irresponsible n ~
mander in the Indian country--that th;.
IN which is assumed the right of mil
deprive an American citizen of his nat 1r
cal pfivileges-siiH stands one of the 81
ders, and that J. NJ. Porter is kuowit
-. '!oanoJ,J .
ihese men, President Tyler and s. a rnrs 90
are ;he sworn guardians Of the constit o' S9iE
Inc citizens of this republic and tn, ,ihKL
traitors to their trust -
HARMONY GROVE, Apri u 4
Str:--A few days since, re ~
permit me TO visit Fort Gibson, to ~
interview with you, which reque ~GN
me; but you very kindly offered to ~
was very anxous to see you.
not request you to visit me, (be'
wish to trouble you to come on my I|lh y.
yet il would afford me great Peasr
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