Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-08-05
~fe Talcoti ra4gs Martial.

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 Charge i---SpssslscaiiaE sajiiy. and gstiyv or the cAarge. Thls charge and Srg,, 6ssaao yeaS ihc violasoa of ths s9a afsele os te 1rs4.ss.aas 'or the government ot thc os5aace department u permitting and SaaeIsoH. a.. coa,raet utA lar Car. michael, of Richmond log she, ae5 Shel.s te-}6oaf 1 the sanctlen of tas secretary oi Nas
 ShaSse li---sp eeseests2n, guiyy. aa8 gulgy q the osarge.- Tbs charse is hat t'euegal fu.totl dsi, ty evssaa, og3eE contract la be made M t Dr. Casnue'aei for shat als4 saesiS aftes the 5ee- retary of War bod PasI;seIy yeias6t 70 saretloa such c0u,faot.1
 Charze m.--isi specification saiIfy. except lie words tiolein. and lad prrtl'issy. srpar,esl to the Secretary of War "a specification. uat gajity. 3a, 8lA, sta. fIh snd 3a s.,s aesas. gai-y; and guilty of the charge
 rhe frst specific charges Gea Tsleaa wlts aFderaar coairaet wita iir CasRicasel for sii1t and Siiciis aea hc knew that they weIe 8ot waQt.ag. ant taat hc therefore gHily 8f cuaaact un5econlng an officer and gentleman Taa sc end specification on which be S pronounced set Euhty charges hna win a kaowleasz og Dr. Car. michaefs ntcaton e sell lis eeatgac, iog s6.5GQ to aae.heI party. Fbe thirl spegifcaAou cbafzes hla1 wila knowing that Dr, Csunioaae had en- gagged tke propreiofs of the TFoGegar Iron Works al Richmond, to execute inc said cbatrae. aud that he concealed his kRowie4ge of the fact from the Secretary of War, notwithstanding repeated in. qgIres frsn bsn to the fact, bolA verbal and in writing. The fourth specification ckarses that Genera faie0tt dii, on t6e isth January, fS5l al the War Department statg to ths Secretary of War, wIiiuliy and falsely, and with }n;ent to de. eeive bm, that neither the pYopfct0r of the TFetc gar Iron Works nor any olsas establishment had any contract to furnish shot or shells ;o the Ord. nance Department; whereas, ln tTuI l. and iii fact the sad Falcatt well knew, large eputfaet far shot end sheiis,t aad then outstanding had been given tO Dr. Edward Carmichael which he had as the sad T4icot. f'srtheg knew, engaged Joseph K. Anderson, proprietor of the Tredeeaf frou Works, 10 eXecute. The bfih, sixth and seventh specifications charge bia with repeated falsehnoas and pyeyarcatieas with regard to tbe sad con,ssc. for shot and shells. winch are charged io have beep positively aad wi!lGS5Y false.
 fhe following IS tAe sentence cf the Cour and the approval of the Presidents.
 SsatcRce-AHd the Court does sentence llm Breyet Bueadier General George raleott Colonel of the Ordnance department, " to be dismissed the service"
 II. In conformity with tbe S5th of tAo rules and articles af war. he proceedings of the general court martial n the foregoing case have been Transmitted 10 the President oi the United States
 The following IS the dee.snu thcfeon:'
 EXECUTIVE MtNsl0N, July s. 1851
 Fhc fafegoing proceedings nf the court marital for the trial of breyet Brigadissr General George Talcott having been laid before me, and having been by me duly examined and considered here by confirm the same
 WILLARD FILLMORE.
 III. Breret Brgadier General George Talco;t accordingly ceases to be an officer of the army from this date
 In reviewing these proceedings the President has seen with regret, and ieels constrained To notice, the irregalafi,y and negligence which, tBoughoui the transaction a winch they originated character lzed the conduct of Breyet Colonel Hlger, com maadef of the Fort Monroe arsenal. The conf dence naturally reposed by him ln the head of ms corps furnishes undoubtedly some apology for hts course, but cannot iBstify l.
 The President deems tt proper particularly to express hls diSapptebaton of all pnyate curresp0n deace oa official b0slaeSs. Such practice not only prevents lhe pNstryaton of dlstiuc; and jn- telhgible record og any transaction. SD indlSpenSa ble m government where public agents are la- hle lo be frequently changed, but IS incompatible with the admitted accountability of every officer employed ln ihe dsbarsenent of public moneys.