Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-18
1gaj,, Generals Butte enl Taylor hantsd Up BE-
fore Court.

fo,c Court.
In The New Orleans Picayuac Of The o.h ms,
we find The following:
IMPORTANT CASE The court room Of Judge
! Bncbaran. OF the Fifth District CouH, yesterday
morning, presented decided military appea rance
| On THURSDAY u ..ning last a petition was hled
from six psiyales and Two non commissioned ON.
c.rs o, The 4n Kentucky Volun!eeIs praying
their release from arrest ~ the Ca:roiltnn camp,
/ wneIe they are detained ~ order oil Col. WI
| liams II the aforesaid regiment. Petitioners sci
| forth that they enlisted 10 serve dnrlns me war
| only and they aver lha, when The order rom Inc
| commandment chief in Mexico was promulgated
| announcing that peace was concluded 'nev were
| virtually discharged rom the service feii'pn-
els further SET forth tha, thev came on there un.
der the command Of their Ulcers and enc'mleh
nj Carroon; that they left the camp Knowingly
contrary TO orders, but in The inl oehei mar lney
were Tree 10 90 where they chose, the war having
| ended We believe thai these sfers were taken
by The petitioners with the full knowledge q ne
! Officers oil the regiment who "ere desIous ~
1 having he question tested. The petition was
| directed 10 Major General Butler. rs coni-
! man.er in chief ot the army, ana 70 .JaJoI
| Gems. Taylor and Brooke a commanders 81 tGc
| Southern and Wrsien divisions Of the ARM =
| The ,wo later officers Appeared in court ana
| fled answers disciaimins any control over me
pe,iliopers. aud referring he mater entirely IL
the comma nGer. in.chlcr, Ger Butler. Gen.
! filed his ansWe! denying that petitioners were ye'
oui o. The service, on the grourf aa' l'a eSs'ehte
! q reacc could not b. recognize: ~ hlm, as r.
CARDS the case Of petitioners, uni i vas Official
| IL prorlaimed a, Washington. G-r Blliet made
a lew remarks in defence of mis- position, an DIS
rineuished himself in The estimation OF all pre-
4 Ian HI I
his arguments ) s. Plenliss Esq appeared
on behalf Of The petitioners. The cfticels Ct N"
regiment TO which petitioners beon. were nearly
| all present. Rilcr hearing The evidence and ar
| suments in the case, Judge Buchanan took The
mater under consideration, and will give his dc.
cision al 10 O'Clock this morning.
The New Oilcans Dea contains an outline o.
the remarks OF Gen. Butler, who "is graceful
and fluent speaker, and appeared 70 great advan.
aee 10 this new scene Of action:
| He observed, in substance, that he thought thar
| treaty., 10 be known and recognized by The ri
bnnas Of The country, required something more
than mere vague report and newspaper rumor-
Ia connection with this subject be rema k-d thai
ne himself had had an opportunity Of seeing ard
knowing the contents If The Treaty beio'e !; Scnt
on from Mexico 10 Washington. and thai some
versions OF The Treaty. which he had read in !hs
newspapers we're certainly very near the ruth.
bu, ina, il was impossible Tor him saY @ha' The
r.al nurport Of the Treaty was as hnay fa'ihef
by the Mexican Congress, and cnasscuen'ly u
| could nul b. officially known 10 this CoIil what
| maj Treaty is. The Court would certainly moi sd-
MI aearsay evidence OF q deed. How, then, could
i, adlni, llearsay evidence OF treaty with 10.
| reign ppWerf
| General Butler expressed an anxious desire 10
/ H. al ha hod n
war in Mexico from he obligaii n olhcir enlist
mcnr a; The earliest nomen, compatible with AZ
Imperative sense ofhisd uY. lie wa. aware lhal
MANY voluricers desired 10 ne discharged Al This
place. Bu, il was propef % remark !ha, il dis
charged here at their own reoues', he volunteers
cnis,ed il Kentucky would GO. be entitled y law
| 10 continuation Tor the cost Of transportation
ID their homes. TIE Government was bound
10 furnish the means II transportation NJ
the river ior hose volunteers, and was pre-.
pared 10 do so Dishand those V ua,eefs here.
and The result would prove that they would be
| greatly the losers.
The Generai also expressed doubt whether d
yolunreer di.cha ged al his own r-quesl, beiorr
The regular discharge under the orders from The
War Department. would be entitled 10 his hauG,y
land.
10 conclusion, Gen Butler repeated his warm
SUMMARIZES Tor lhe gallant vol1neefs under his
command. and his conviction that in following
out the instructions given him by The War De
| parlmea;, and the provisions nt The Joint Ra'uu.
ion oil Congress of the l6h June, 1913, he va
| &C inc Tor hc les, interest 1T The petitioners anc
heir comrades. Government had provided idoi,
| TOR he payment of the lFonp, 1t ihc places .esic
nate, in the o.de., from he War Department to-
heir discharge, and it might be inrraclcab'e Il
have them pad of here. II il dcccnd.d III
upon himself, he wcnd pay of 4, mis- place eve.
~ man desired il.
| He concluded ny declaring lhst &c Should cneer
fully a"qricsce in wha'eve1 re eorf. shou.i IT,.
| eide in The case.
The next day Judge Buchana- delivered al
able opinion, sustaining General Butler, and re.
mandng the prisoners. The opinion concludes
as follows:
| In conclusion, may be permitted - say that
/ d. 70, see any goot reason 10; The an:ic,pa.ions
If evil exriessed Nv he eloquent nnsel If he
| petitioners Should ths or,'ers OF he War Dcpari
mem h" allowed 70 take Their cfec il ;latcn a.
Ihc volunteers. he cnlosinm which that &C..
tlenan has passed upon lie care and attention.
bestowed by the tislG suisEed Commander in
Chel OF b. Army in Mexico, upon ;ae confer
and wants OF bis troops, IS no less Just than *.
ailed The troops have certainly been iorpa I'D
| thus far on their way home with uneYa.np!eo
despach; and we are fully warranted in 5shev.
Ing that The concluding s,aees Of 'h-i; -e,urn
route will be equally expeditions. Should
giant The payer OF these petitioners, mgh find
! myself "hiised 10 add 10 my already somewhat
ule!ous duties those Of mastering oticcs and
paymas'ers 81 The forces. | doubt whether our cal
liant soldiers would benefit BY my assumption Of
those novel judicial duties. Blu; without any
jest, (Which IS perhaps misplaced upon this real
~ important occasion,) my interference in the
premises i, appears 10 me, would be liable 10 The
grave cnars" OF unconslitnlionaiIly. BY rrench,ng
upon the special department! OF The Executive au-
! thor,ly OF The nation
The petition is therefore dismissed and the To-.
li:ion"rs are Icmanded ao The custody OF lhci.
military superiors.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
Messrs. R. G. Scot and J. A. Meredith, The
Eleccrs for his DISTRICT, will address The people
OF King William on Monday the 24'h July; Of
King and Queen on Monday. ,th Auens, and