The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-05-24


he Autumn, ana on matters am but par
ALLY permitted to know by the Depart
ne n, and NV accusers-is, very ingenious
v. placed on two grounds: |. Nv ownre.
Iuest, meaning that Of June 4tb, QUOTED
.bove, and there was no other before the
Depa r,ment) which had been previously
july 10y acknowledged and rebukingly
declined; ?. The arrest of Bfevet Major
General Worth, for writing to The Depart.
ment, L" under the pGetext and form Of an
appeal !" an open letter, TO be sent through
me, in which was grossly and falsely &c,
cused Of "malice and "conduct unbe
coming an othcer and gentleman" in the
matter of the general order No. 349, on
the subject of putting letters, for the news
papers at homc.'
Ga that second point, the letter from the
Department, of January IL, is more Than
ingenious; II is elaborate, subtle aud pro-
found-a professional dissertation, with the ,
rare merit of teaching principles until nov
wholly unknown TO military codes aud trea
,ises, and Of course to all mere soldiers,
however great their experience in the field.
have not, in this place, lime 10 do more
than hin, a, the fatal consequences Of the
novel doctrine in question. According 20
the Department, any faciious junior may at
his pleasure, in the midst of the enemy
using 4" the pretexl and form of an appeal "
agaius, his commander insult and out
rage him TO the grossest extent, though he
l., - Al -, ,,f nd 81,
the conduc, Of the mos, critical operation;
and that commander may not arrest the
incipient mutiucer until he shall have first
laid down his own authority and submitted
himself TO trial, or wait at least uutIl a
dis,nn, period of leisure for judicial ex-
animation Of the appeal And this is pre-.
cisely the case under consideration. The
Department, in lis eagerness 10 condemn
me, could not take time 10 learn of the nv
perienced that the general IN, chief who
once submits 10 an outrage, from junior
+ must lay his account to suffer the like from
ali the vicious under him--at least, down
10 a rank that may be supposed wthou, m
fiuence, in high quarters, beyond tbe ar.
my. But this would not be the whole mis-
+ chief to he public service. Even The great
mass Of the spirited, intelligent and well
affected, among his brothers j. arms, would
soon reduce such comma, Ter 10 utter i'm
beciity by holding him 10 just scorn ant
, contempt for his recreuncy to himself ant
r country. And are discipline and tJfciea
. cy Of 40 ralae in The feldl
$ Bot it was rot my request Of Jure 4
, nor report No. 80 (of July o5) so largrl,
quoted from above, nor ye, the appeal o
, one pronunciado, lha, has, at length, bro
, down upon me this visitation, So clear
~ predicted. Tha, appeal, no doubt, hat
lis merits considering it came from an er.
ratio broiher--a deser,er from the Other
eNtreme-who, having just made his peac,
with the true faith, was bound to signaliz,
! apostacy by acceptable denunciaiions q
: one from whom, up to Vera Cruz, he ha
d professed land net withou, cause) the high
!. est Obligations. IL was there he learned
!. from me, that was doomed at Washing
!. ton; and siraixhfway tho APOSTLE bcgar
: TO seek, through q quarrel the means o
/, turning that knowledge to his own benefit
, No. There was (recen,ly) still anolhe
r eiemen, associated in the work-kcpt q
far as practicable, out Of the letter of re
t call; an influence proceeding from The 9th
i er arrested general-wbo is quite wiliin
that it should Centrally be understood IAN
n who shall gainsay bis significant acquies
/. cence y that all rewards and punishment,
; IN this army, were, from The first, TO 70
. low his recommendations. This, the NOR
y powerful OF the pronnnciaaos agains, NJ
;. 3i9 well knew At the time, as soon kne y
. tina, h- was Justly obnoxious only
ii the anImadversions of that order, bu,
!, other censures Of much graver charac,e
;. In respect to this general the letter ,
rs recall observes, parrnthelicaly, but wi,
r. an acumen worthy Of more than +" a hasty
notice, tina, some Of my specifications
10 his misconduct are hardly consistent wit
r. your lmyl official reports and CONNER
"a datlons."
i. Seemingly, this IS a mos; ms, rebukj
n Bat, waiting for the trials, | will her
r. briefly sta'e that, unfortunately, foIlowe
a. That generals own reports written and {
N raj that my confidence, lent him in az
vance, had been but very slightly shake
:. as early as the first week 10 October ths
. Up 10 that time, from our entrance into thj
i city, had heen al the desk, shut out lrnI
personal intercourse with my brother of
GERS, and that IT was not till after that cor
!. finement that facts, conduct and motive
began 10 pour IN upon me.
A word ns To the 9Th article of war.
can truly say that, in this, and other con
muncaiions, | have moi designed the sieh
est dis expect to the commander 10 chief {
"a ,he frpy md navy Of the u. States. y
doubt lie, Ike Inysu" -, -.
- fall INTO mistakes as to particular men on
. | cannot, having myself been behind til
T curtain, admit the legal fiction that a
. acts Of Secretary are the acts of the Pr
: sident. Yet, in my defensive statement
have offered no wan,on dlscourtesy TO III
!, head Of the War Department, alihoug
iha, functionary is not in the enumeralio
: OF the above mentioned article.
Closing my correspondence with the d,