The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

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shoss. snd lheFs wss n CHER be'oIe re
Dsparsu.sai.l which I'D hern pgss,assly
IJuir re- acknowledged and Fshukingls
arrlinea. :. Tie aursi q Breret MslaH
fstnersl Worlh lor uEiling 70 he Depart
n,sni. under he pFslsxi and ioFm q 20
appeal, = n open lrlier. 70 hs srni lhIoush
NE. n which I was grossly and falsely g.
eussd Of :. malice" ard : eonjHrt unee-
coming an seieeI snd gentleman q ihe
matter of he general order 10. 30. On
he suhjrei q puiing lelier Tor The newE
papers Il home.
ON Ihst sesond point de lrilrr from me
Department Or Jsnnsry 70 i more Than
ingenious; Il l. elahorsle. subtle. and pro-
iound-a professional disseral'nn. with
The rare merit &C lraehiag principles until
now wholly unknown 10 military codes
aad lrsalises. and Of eonre n 81 mere sol
diers. houeler gsvs. iheH sxPsHsnse IN
the q, III.
lhsye not IN TINS place time 10 Do FloEe
l,h.n hlni Il he fatal consequences Of The
navel dncnine in question. According 10
thr Department. any farlious junior may,
a his pleasure. in lhr midst Of the enemy
using .lhe preiexl and firm Of an sp-
psal'' against his eommsndeE. insult and
outrage him 10 the ginssestexIenI-ihongh
he be The genersl-in-ehief. Andeharged with
The conduct Of the most critical operations;
and that commander may mol arrest the
'inripirnI mnlineer until he shall have hTsl
laid down his own authority. and submit
ted kimsrif 10 trial. or wait II least until
n distant period Of leisure for a judicial ex-
animation Of the appeal. And This j.
precisely the Ease under consideration.
The Department. in It's engeness 10 ron.
denim ne. could not take time 10 learn 81
the experienced that tie grneral.in'ehiei
who once submits To an outrage hon
junior. must Law his account To suffer the
like from all The sicious under him--ai
least down TO 4 rank that may be snppos.
ed without influence. IN high quarters, be.
yond the army. Hut this wauld not be
The whole mischief to The public sersire.
Even the gfrst mass Of the spirited, intel.
lieeni. and well.afeeied. among his broth:
ers in arms. would soon reduce surk CON-
manIler TO utter imberiliiy, nv holding him
in just scorn and contempt Tor his rsere-
anry 10 himself and country. And are
discipline and efficiency Of no value in The
field!
But il was not my request OF June 4,
nor report No. 80. LOT July 25.l solarge-
ily quoted from shove, nor vel the appeal
Of ore pronHneiadO. thai has a, irngih
brought down upon me this visitation, 90
clearly predicted. That appeal, no doubt,
had lie merils--eonsidering II came tom
an cratic brolhrr--a desrrter from the
other who. having just made
his peace with The fsae Tsfhra, was bound ~
signalize aposiacy BY acceptable dsnunri.
aiions OF one for whom, M 60 Vera Cruz,
he had professed land not without cause.)
The highest obligations. II was there hs
learned from me that ! was doomed al
Washington. and siraighlway the aposiait
began To seek, through quarrel. The
means of inrning That knowledge 10 hi.
own benefi.) No. There was trereniIy)
still another element associated in The
work-kept as Ear as practicable out Of
The letter of recall--an influence proceed
ing from the other arrested general-whu
is quite willing that il should generally bs
understood (and who shall gainsay his
significant acquiescence!) that all rewards
and punishments in this army were. from
The FIRST, TO follow his recommendations
This. the more powerful Of The prOnuncia,
dos against No. $40, well knew at the
time, as soon knew, that he was justly
obnoxious not only 10 the animadvrrsinr.
Of that order, bur to other censnres oi yet
much grarer character.
IN respect 10 this general, the letter o
recall observes, parenlhetically. but with
an acnmen worthy OF more than has
Ivy" notice, that some Of my specification
Of his misconduG are hardly ronsisteu
with "your Cmyl official reports ant
communication"
i Seemingly. this is most jus, rebnke
But. waiting for the trials, will her,
briefly state that. unfortunately, | folIowe,
That Generals own repos,s, written AM
oral; that my confidence. lent him in al
vance. had been bu. very slightly shaker
as early a. the first week in October
that Up TO tina, time. from our entrance in
10 this city, had been al tile desk. shu
out from personal intercourse with m,
brother ofhcersi aud that it was not Ill
+ after that confinement, that facts, conduct
and motives began 10 pour in upon me.
A word as to The fifth article Of war.
can truly say that. in this and other com
municalions. have not designed the Sigh
, ties, disrespec. To the commander-in-chis
Of the army and navy Of the United States
No doubt he. like myself and all others