Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-03-02
Affairs at Washington.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER,

Affairs at Washington.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SENTINEL, !
Dated, Washington, Feb. rs, ls4e.
DIAL stu--I had scarcely Fl ,ished my las
to eou, when the result of the Court Martial
vs. IT Col FhAMeNr was made known in thea
!. ne xSpapers. Well. the deed is done. and
suppose i. he's been done an right good sar
nest Yes my dear sir, 1t Col Fremont has
hecn found guilty and tor Whit and by.
whom These Pre- questions which your
readers >lould web undtrssnd Thirteen.
officers Of the Army were detailed to tr, Col
TnrMoxr Tor 'disobcdience Of orders and,
vet. before the arrival of the orders, and ev>,
en- before his o'n comm. sson arrived i'll Cal
forna. the important conquest of Upper Cal
foinia had been made BY the gallant Srocx i
TON, ass ,ed by FrxMeNr and his :oiunteers;l
and the flag Of the glorious stripes and Stars
d sy'ayed in every town and village along :heI
Whole coast Of the Pacific. This is ore count:
for which he is punished BY whom punish
cd Officers, some of whom have been mi
the service from twenty TO thirty wears. andl
many of them do not even knoa the man'a':
i exelcise, and some have no, been in battle
z or fred gun in heir lives. Some Of theI
. court have done service, but ma; DIRTY have
) not " ell. :le regulations say,he (FaxMoST}
) must be punished fer bedience. Are
there TO be no allowances mad. for the situa-
i ton in ~heh he was placed Was Com
4 SrocKroN's authority nothing Let those
Swho attempted to saciifce Col fuEMcAr. an
xswer me that.
4. From whence our War Regulations Of
{ Courts Mar ia! oItainea1 From the explode,
asystems of Europe. Did the great NAroLxoS
PROSTATE bravery, energy IN taicnt .i,r
( from it lie foste ed. encouraged ana rewar
E,,ed all his officers and private soldiers, in
b whatever station he observed merit. Mr.
Z Eli, or. ii was my deliberate opin;en, long
Z since expressed to you, that Col FnEMoAT
#wou!d come out of this trial unscatheti, I'M
= harmed. and that tie President OF the U s
& would be the means Of his safety anal protec-
Elton .1 s- -
\ The corr; attt mpts to degrade Coz FhE
EMoNT by sentence Of Observation-Disclosures
Hof the intelligent people Of tn: United
States differ with the court, and believe the
Hsentence unjust and tyranlca', Sn as ali evi
y !tnce OF this opinion, the President, TO ap
Epsase the war regulations, approved the sen
#tencc ofthr court, but a. the ssnc slime re.
&stored Col +. to his rank and command in
III the army. Am not correct then III ~, opin
~ ION. that he has come out Of thi. al unllar-
rHm.d believe Col FREMONT has resigned
Ehls cor,m .sion in the Mounted Rifles This
h portion cf his action ] entirely disapproye,
and hope the report is incorrect. He should
b live hi. aceuscfs down by continuing TO shine
Epre en,i,:ent in the Rifles, as he has by his
Escence in exploring and Drawer, .. Il ,olun-
Z teer with the spirited and gallant STacgros.
fHThe People are with hi,r-l.e has The Presi
Edent to encourage him and TIE iniom:,ab-
Eenergy of his own bosom 10 push him OF to
Hgreatness and to glory. You must excuse me-
e for my enthusiasm in favor Of this Young fl
kcer have seen 50 much If court marta!
Epartiality and iniustoe in my day, that an
scn,ireIy opposed to the whole system -,
d Ny msr.ory selves me with aaotller case
Eof CRYING Injustice, in reference 10 1t HuS-
ErEn, of tile Alvarado peditioi-ts1ai is Il
kcase strictly III point, Everything WAS done
$50 Erostrate L, H.: even his commander hun
Eted him down with intent Of 'dis'''is-:,i.' But
Nthat wa no go. The people appaufei HuE
HrER, from one end of the Union to til. other,
eEfor his bravery and skill, and the presiden'
ksaved him from decapitaticn, as he does all
Ethe noble fellows of the army and navy, from
II the nurderoug court martial. The President
Is for the greatest good 10 the greatest NUNS
Aber; lie nee YOU always fin,, him with the pee
Nple, and the people will be for hinr. Pie has
Ebeen much slane,ered and abused man, by
sGmen who knew better things; but the Wings
~ choose evil and the good eschew. that then
Eunaal!oued mischleis may be iivetted on the
: country.
q Mr. Senator MASON did rot speak on Mon
II day on the Ten Regiment Bill, MS contem
a plated. in consequence OF the sudden illness
Eof EX- President ADAMS. The Union viii IN
& form you of the particulars OF his death. a
& great man and ripe scholar has fallen, whose
i,rt Ia, Ia hp mr. nj
Fearth-l am content VIVA, rene ctons these
Eworts indicate, as revolving in the mind OF
, the departed patriot at the moment of passing
z from the sensible to the inan:mate state, am
not now capable OF giving utterance. Mi
Ebreathed his last Oh Wednesday evening, and
Ewas committed to the Congressional burial
81 ground on this day, by every demonstration
s of sorrow bv the thousands that attended him
q to his last resting place. The whole city land
kpublic officers in particular, were dressed in
tAhabilments OF woe, to bis memory. and all
Cuisines suspended in the public Offices and
Eby Congress. The military turned cut very
( strong, and We had company Of Dragons
) f.nd the Mount Vernon Guards, from Alexsn
J tlria SO you NAV remember that the Old Do
minion was represented in doing honor 80 the
:, : il.ustrious dead Our distinguished cltize en-.
~ ii. BnApLy, WAS the chief marshal of the
Z proce ssion on thi. melancholy occasion.
i As predicted in my last, the iprgid of q
glreaty with Mexico has arrived. and been sub
Emitted BY the President to the Senate Of the
b United Stases.
4 This is one cfthe measures that Judge Jxn
McLEAS recommends should be taken from
= the Pre- seent. by fact'ous ard unprincipled
+. opposition in the House Of Representatives.,
( by their Withholding appropriations: Ike is =
! learned mar, and very pacihc in his recon
I mendatiors, and if the People could each
him by their votes. they would send him to
z Botany Bay, rather than have him where he is,
/ TO pronounce his pre-judgmenis against hi,
country. i refer to him again, because j, j,
| rumored III this city that he never inleaded his
letter to be published. So much the worse
one secret enemy to our institutions is more te
!, DO dreaded than battalion Of open foes - and
the infamy attached 10 his letter hut exncses