Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-07-06
6EN GAlNES'S IASrLErrER.
liIApar,nrrns Nr,renN DIVISION. ,

Nt~ 'fltahs June 9Th, 1916. I
SIN have 10 ncLnon ledge the hunut al Won, Il ne, If
the 2sih May-asl month
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regarded with dlsapprohation the request made 10y
uponl the Govenors ol Kentucky, and other States ior
ass,sinn.c. Al the tue 1t was made, thc ilh o May
last General Taylor III Abe must critical situation
tie had been LEFT with neither adequate means, or men
sustain the national honor oppusrd IN army
four time strong as his own mud cn oil from his nil
laty sorcs. The country was uncertain whether he
could escape destruction. by his own pallanry mud
the ndoIidhle courage of his officers and men, mud the
providence OF Gnd, he rNcnted himself from The dill
Gully. At tins crisis he requested lrops he
hlm with all possble despatch. A commander OF this
div son of the United States army immediately aoun ut
the ot meeting hls wlshra. Aud wnnld have
deemed sell rCrtdH 10 my trusi and mefltlhg dis
ussa from the service II had post ponrd action on the
lec for two weeks, until orders uld have been re.
crlved from VI ARLINGTON.
The War Drparul,n may deem the number Of trop-
asked by ne greater than The rxigtpcy required
'Inls maal conlesa wovld aslonlsh me, as The War
Department asked aud procured bill authorizing The
levy al 80 1000 volunteers and nu appropriation III 6 o.
OUu.o9O) tea millions 10 ur.l The same tNIlehcy.
The War Department SEEMS Ia be OF opinion that there
IS no discretionary power lodged IN Ia act without
positive orders. |, therefore, would ash Tor information
I'm srrvlle instruction should occur-il Eruption
should he made by large tribes ii ndlans-tt swarm
ot steamers with palxh,n guns were seen towering "A.
bout this cuasi--pr II general. the head III
great part Ct the army eli the nlitd States upon the
frontier OF neghbofing State me- should ask ms
slstloce, would 1t be my duty refuse all aud unt |
should have received orders tim Nnshingtunl hum
bly, conceive that latter has existed within The
last month; and II hnse erred IN deemlng Gen. Taylor
aud his army IN situation 81 hazardous as demand
Immediate snccor, II Is under which the cuun-
Try the Congress- and the War Department hive equals
Iy labucd Had assistance been delayed by me- and
had ten. ln,loT and his army bren of would have
regarded 1t MS an hdeliblr Stigma Upon my name. am
aware that The exercise OF sncl discretion mus,
be at the peril Of the officer exercising It, That peril
can never hrsabe Ia incur whenever thn Wrltnfe
Jr country demands II. II exercise II unwisrly am
Wiling thai my commission shall be lprIelird; OF II |
exercise II yamly u Tor dshuuofablr PURPOSES am
willing b. shot. th1n willing abide the
Consequences ii my conduct in hs matter conirnl az
| am that have not ransccndsd my duty of acted with
greaer zeal than he emergency required. 1.-The battles
OF The Sh and glh oil MAY, 81 we contested as they
lr time, boih sdcs had resulted IN the ,ss ul
laylo IS Lruy II would have plunged the ululr Julun
into deep mourning aud lnn that most poignant Of all
human grIeisan apdng sense Of sell rcpuheh for the
settled aud cold indifference with which his ant ul com
pctenl force and supplies had been ior mouths witnt
ed.
The talented and gallant Ger rral DE Boys who for a
long time cOmnandrI the finest ilylslnn Of volunteers
nave the war oi Isl and rs and
who, am sure, has superior t the command Of this
description OF lurce, with l.. Texada. esd one of the
most promising young mbers of the legislature aud
the talented judge Bryce were not as You seem t., SUI
and gentlemen {" hiph espectabIlly, and appoint
ed by act as officers OF the general san-npn the
same principle that The Distinguished Edward I,vnps.
ten, A. l.. Dnncan, and john Il. Grymcs. all fst.rale
lawyers, appointed by jackson 10 act as staff oi.
ccrS.
Jarksons object WIS as my object has ever been upon
such occasions, To maintain the great principle upon
winch he dricnce AID The ind psndeuce ui beloved
Unon must forever depend, that To be pfr Hs p0iua
fee u 10 he'll sutton n hgh hOnor, whence an art.
i"g general sqN may with strict ptopre,y he taken aud
put duly absence OF the regular staff OF The ar
my.
] These appointments, and all the measures taken by
me 10 which object, were deemed by essential
duties, and discharged by principles sancl Toned
by tie greatest aud best OF known IL me- some
ui whom touk their degrees IN military and poca sci.
IN school OF our behaved Washington Greene
and Knox and IN the civic schn II j. i1tIson. and
Dearborn, and Gallan; aud though last, not least, In
the school of Madison Euss, Dallas, and Armstrong
Monroe and Calhoun. the master spirits OF the war OF
1872 TO 1914 aud 10.
! Be assured sir, that will obey with mucl, pleasure
the orders Of the President of The United SAFES aecord-
ing 10 NV oath of office. A. to the reprlmands with
which you have honored me 10 the las: year and in the
last and present Ton'h, although they strike me as nov
elites being warranted by HE sentence Of general
martial. yet carees>ly submit 10 hen Az they
10 be Of pleasure tho War Department
and certainly nAc, no injury upon me- can conceive
but motive Tor their frequent OCCURRENCE and that ia,
that 10Y shall he banded bef,re the country .
that The public may De prepared with Indifference
my name passed by IN silence II ~ Distinguished ol