The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-28
GrN- GAINEs,s nEFENCE.

Attic usual hour his morning the Court
was opened, but Gen. e., not being in rea.
dncss, the Court INDUCED him until l23
o'clock, al which hour, IN obedience to lis
summons, the General made his appearance
accompanied by his aid, Lieut.. Calhoun,
Tho son of Hon. J. c. Calhoun. The pro.
ceedings Of the last day having been read,
Gen. G. rendered an apology for the delay
ioccasioncd to the Court, remarklrg that
j" his effort had been not 10 see how many
pages he could prepare IN his Justification,
bu, how few" With this apology he pro
ceeded To remark" tina, il had been his
purpose 10 prepare an elaborate statement
Of oil the l4cts and issues involved 10 this
ana 10 invoke testimony OF
the most distinguished character from
Louisiana and other places in his jusitica.
tion-bu, that he had changed his purpose
in that particular. That 10 the steps he
| had taken to relcrocce 10 this whole mat
ter, he had sought and held conference with
many Of the most prominent and diS;ia-
guished men of the Southland he avowed
that in an official intercourse Of 40 years
duration, amid his best efforts TO defend the
country, promptly and ably sustained as
they had been, be never had met a more
CORDIAL cooperation than in tho present ln-
stance. That being in the office ~ Ne
Governor 81 Louisiana, JusLlg->iow minutes
after tAe Iecep'io1. 4-sGfon. TGylor's roPost,
tug iGInctonafy promptly communicated
.,4iih the Legislature, who immediately
appropriated 100000, and ordered 3D.
/ 600 volunteers to be raised. That such
Governor aud such Legislature, Inspired
By the recoilcc,ions Of the last war, were
1T and appropriate persoas 70 PIT the ball
10 motion.
"That being cordially aided ~ hin aud
i them in his edorts 10 raise end organize
the regiments proposed by hint was his
iialcn.ion 10 prepare, as alEcady stated, n
elaborate Justification, and to Introduce the
Governor aud Legislature as wiIuesses-
but remembering that he had with hln the
vote Of thanks OF the Legislature, commu-
ujca;ed 81 the Governor, he adjrdged such
effort wholly unnecessary. Al TINS instance,
tlhe Recorder hero read the resolutions &c.
! terrod to-which resolutions (e!lhough n
Ia printed FORM would be ayoWed ~ the
! Governor and Legislature II they were
/ present, bet not being present, II their &C.
i uuiueuess were questioned by the court, 40
lad IN his possession the original manu-.
script communicated by the Governor, end
which he would lake especia! pleasure II
exhibiting 10 Tho court. Having stated hl,
conduct was approved by the Legislature
, Of Louisiana, and thousands OF the mos
intelligent c.tzeus Of the South, no re
. marked, that he would COW 10 tho mos
lcoucise manner possible revert 10 the &C
!, my -yos ,9t4taF-! 1sl}fddf7e Rav!h4 receive
I. an order from the President Of the Unite
States, on the l0th June, to report hlmse
IL Washington, lie accordingly on the neA
9 day embarked thlther, via Mobile, wher
: he had duties to discharge, &c. That 0
his arrival at Mobile, no was called en- b
i Governor Chambers and notified that tn
9 regiments which had been formed, &c
n were IN state Of disorder, in consequence
n Of being commanded by officers Of ecu;
grade, neither one coaceding tho superior
y Of the other, and being informed By ii
2 Governor that syns steps must Be taken
remedy tho evil, Ia appointed Gen. u
Sa.th, tho BrgadieT Genera! to take tt
:" command Of the two regiments. Geuor
Smith he knew wcll-aud knew hin 10 |
Q ialeuted and merHorions officer Th
he performed his duty without any della
That he had the right 10 perform ii, ii
being under arrest, his :soid 10! hagln
in been taken away.
ID 1t was true, that be had been told lh;
:, Gen. Brooke was 10 take tho commau
nj but Gen. Brooke was ono thousand mil,
7" off. lie did It, upon the principle Of mee
a ing an enemy, who was about to attack Il
d. city, il the city were attacked, uotwit
1t standing his orders to 90 10 Nash!nglc
pc he had but one course to pursue, and Ii
was to meet the enemy aud beat him q
Z" 70 save the city. Suppose ho were TO
baudon the city to its iaie-and assign
the reason, that he had orders 70 70
i'm Washmgton--would he not be running
way from duty and incur thereby disgraC
,lg Could he quit Mobile under such circu
ION stances, especially whea il was in his DO
sas or 10 say to a suitable officer, take t
command, correct the disorder and proce
,sk to the seat Of war where your services
needed To his ED, who acted as As
AdJ't. General, he would refer for d
an, confederation Of this whole matter
aa. L" He remarked that he was pleased,
lud 1, was 10 his power to save the Court
himself tho trouble Of their hearing
reading twenty pages which he had writ
1880 to show wha! he designed to subsian!i
his by the Witnesses from New Orleans, as
pee. found an extract in the printed Docum
which saved them and him the neces
Girl OF gong over that ground-that Docum
ears was letter from Washington, dated, Y
nipg Department, 2Sth August, Iai5--in wi
ri s.: the statement Is made that Tc1uisit
for troops upon the Governors OF the
oods GraI States urc vested only In the pl
,a,,s dent, and restricted alone to him, ex
10 two or three specific cases-cases q
liant which the emergency must be great,
m ;f peril imminent to The country" Thai