Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-22


~ - Washington, Nay 5, 1852
1.-The provisions of the Act to found Military Asylum,
approved March g. 1851 and promulgated in General
0rders No. A. of March 8, 1851, appearing not to be
clearly understood the following is published for general
The classes of persons entitled to the benefits of the
Asylum are
1Al soldiers and discharged soldiers of the Army Of
the United States who may have served honestly
and faithfully for twenty years.
2-An soldiers and discharged soldiers of the regular
Army and of the volunteers, who served in the war
with Mexico and were disabled by disease or wounds
contracted in that service and in the line of their
duty, and who are by their disability, incapable Of
further military service. This class includes the
portion of the Marine Corps that served with the
Army in Mexico.
3-Every soldier and discharged soldier who may have
contributed to the funds of the Military Asylum
since the passage of the act to found the same,
March 3, 1851, according to the restrictions and
provisions thereof and who may have been disabled
by disease wounds incurred in the service and in
the line Of his duty, rendering him incapable Of
military service.
Avery pensioner account of wounds disability
incurred in the military service-though not con-
tributor to the funds Of the Insttution-who shall
transfer his pension to the Military Asylum during
the period he voluntarily continues to receive its
benefits. H
U.-Such veterans in service have served twenty
years and DESTROYS Of admission will apply to the
commander Of their company to forward application to
the Adutan Generals Office, asking for their discharge
upon this ground setting FORTH nearly may be, the
different regiments corps in which they have served
and the period in each respectively.
All other soldiers in service, who in the Mexican
and included in class 2 and all included in class
9 who have become disabled in service by wounds or
disease especially those who under the head Of
ordinary disability, and hence not entitled to pensionsfor
which last class and for veterans the Institution may be
regarded especially ntended win apply for their dis
charge is usual in of ordinary disability and
the medical officer win state in the certificate to be for
Harded that the disability in each has not in his
opinion arisen from the misconduct Of the invalid
All discharged soldiers reguars marines vounteers
included in any Of the above classes viii make appca-
ton directly to Brevet Captain Schuyler Hamilton, Secre-
tary to the Board Of Commissioners Washington city,
ID. c..
lL-No provision be made for the wives ana chill
dren Of those admitted as no such provision is contem
plated in the law but such nvaids prosecute
trade or handicraf facilities will be afforded for so doing
city Of Washington for the present accommodation Of those
entitled to the benefits of the Asylum, until permanent
buildings for the invsds can be erected.
v-No deserter mutinecr, or habituai drunkard will
be admitted without such evidence Of subsequent service
good conduct and reformation Of character as the Com
missioners shall deem sufficient to authorize his adms
sion nor do the provisions of the act to found the Mill
tary Asylum apply any soldier in the regular or voun-
teer service who shall have been convicted Of felony,
or other dsgrsceful infamous crime of civil nature
since he shall been admitted into the service Of the
United States.
vL--Ths order will be posted in conspicuous place
at every rendezvous and military station, better
knowledge Of the provisions Of the law will doubtless
prove incentive to good to enlist and deter those
already in service from conduct that would debar them
from its benefits.
BY command Of Major General sceTr:
r. JONES, Adattdnt General