The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-07-03
*Mexicans.
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Proceedings of a Court Martial,
COnvened al "yMango ClauO" for the trial Of.
Generals Scorr and TAYLOR, upon charges
preferred by General SANTA ANNA:
The Court was organized with KnOr P0que
as President, and seignor .almOnte as Judge
Advocate, with the following members: 1t.
Gen. Benton, Warrior Marcy, Kave Johnson,
Admiral Mason, Martyr Richie, Sausage Saw
yer, Ministerial Wilsing Shannon, and Sucker
Ficklin.
Marge-DIsoBEDIENcE OF ORDERS.
Specifcation-That, whereas, the aforesaid
Santa Anna did leave the Island OF Cuba at
the instance and upon the invitation OF their
superior officer, to wit: the commandment OF
all Duck river and its dependencies, at an I'M
mense sacrifice of cocks, gafs and s%lashers,
abandoning a %favorite bet, valued by all cock
Jockey at one thousand doubloons, upon the
following safeguard, which they, the said Scott
and Taylor, disregarded, to the manifest injury
Of all the Chevaliers d'Industrie of Havana
ana scandal Of their superior Of Duck Fisor
and its dependencies, aforesaid. Here the
Judge Advocate read the pass
wTo all Jack Tars, Greeting: If the fore
sworn refugee hero of San Jucinto comes you
way, you needn't see him, as am playing
game with him, and you mustn't disturb III
game"
Tsignedl KNOX P. OF Rio Duck.
To all of which the prisoners plead, quie'
sabc.
The evidence having closed, Mason rose an
said, he wished the court and the country t
bear in mind, that the Duck river pass ha,
been duly respected by the Navy, and subse
%quently dishonored by the prisoners at Buen
Vista and Cerro Gordo.
The Lieut.. General deprecated invidiou
comparisons between those two arms Of on
national defence, and hoped the court woul
frown down all subjects calculated to max
breaches between them.
This brought Marcy 10 his feet; he wishe
to know if Bullion had any %allusion to him b
the word breeches2
The Lieut.. General discIaimed any %intentio
to attack the head of the War Department
so sensitive a point; he fully agreed with tn
hero Of Lundy's Lane, that rearward attach
were decidedly uncomfortable. But he wouI
take occasion to say that things were not g
q ing on as we'll as they would, if he had bee
permitted to sacrifice himself into a Plenip,
/ General. He was for peace, an honorab
I peace, which meant a large piece, and had IL
o warrio-plenipo sacrifice been contaminated, |
would have such a piece, and not a mere pate
of the bottom Of - Here Marcy aga
/, rose, and demanded whether "patch" had al
reference to him.? Bullion explained;
! meant patch Of the bottom Of the Rio Grand
8 He hoped he would not be interrupted agai
q the war department should restrain its impet
Il osity; there was no occasion for it to burst
i breaches Marcy again jumped up, b
= Kave claimed the floor, and sought to thro
. oil upon the waters of discord. He implorj
= the Court not to permit itself to be riven al
rent to pieces like Marcy, in extreme Il
demanded an explanation Of the word 'rent'
! Great confusion ensued. Bullion appeal'
to the president, who, after whispering with Z
! Judge advocate, decided that the war depal
= ment was Fundamentally oOt of order.
Marcy rose in great wrath, and said he h
been invited there to condemn the prlsone
not to have his breeches continually thrown.
+. his teeth, He was the head OF the war
d partment, and a proper respect for that dePa
ID ment required that he should fight or retil
h he hoped the court would spread upon !
journals that he retired, not retreated. He.
+ upon he left precipitately, having obliqued
RS the door, but as he squared round to pass o
,e a small patch was visible on the seatoi hon
u which Richie said was a crescent, select
no doubted, as a coat Of arms from his ane