The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-24

6fgtMent N0thiDg can Dc more excetent tu6n bn0
spirit Of Lord Haid ges orders Lat yonug officers
act as he recommends, and they will be credisabls
servants Of the public. Let Lord Hsrdnge abide BY
them, and he will be very good Commander-in-
Chief We subscribe most entirely t. his theories,
and can only wonder at thu frat man practically
to set them at defiance, has been the Commander
in.Chief himself. For the moment we will ad.
dress ourselves rather to the general bearing
Of the case as affects the British army than
to the individual instance Of Mr. Perry: y
Is, however right that Lord Hardinge should
be told, and that his royal mistress should
clearly understand, that the outrage perpetrated
on this young officer in defiance OF justice
and common senee has had for effect upon the
public mind to lower the character Of evsry officer
Who holds the Queens commission. There are
not two opinions a. to the scandsl,us method ia
which the second trial was conducted, nor as to
the finding Of the Court Martial In balcfaced de-
lance Of the evidence. As far even a. the form
Of trial was conce ned It vas obvious that even il
Lord Hardlnge had wished TO test The validity Of
the charges against Colonel Garrett, firm Of
trial was selecxd which gave that person every adj
vantage. and laid his accuser under every dill.
Guilty. II was only by ga oppressive stretch Of
power thst, under all the circumstances OF the
case, . second charge against Mr.. Perry was
Judged up at all. He had been made the subject
Of . scandalous outrage. Ths hand Of every
officer In his regiment was against him upon his
first trial. He escaped By miracle from their
mAlevolence, and yet second time be WAS SAINT
to trial upon charges which he could, as the
prose cntion was managed, only make good BY the
testimony Of those who regard ed him with feelings
of the bitterest hostility, snd who were only
required to "iorgs" ia order to secure his expuf.
sion from the STILL despite OF all this and
debsrred as MIR. Perry was from tho power Of efsc-
tuaIIy cross exa ming TIE miserable creatures WHO
were brought In one sfter the other to say "they
had really forgotten" he made ont defence which
should, ole would have agined have put 1t out Of
toe power OF fifteen reasonable men to assert their
CONVICTION that Mr.. Perry maliciousy and wilfully
lied wlen he asserted that Garrett had called him
fool, that be had Threatened to complain to the
General OF tue District and tSst man Of the name
o. Nicholas in the regiment was general bully. How
ever, fifteen men were found for TIE work, and they
did IT, Lord Harejnge was also sufficiently cou.
rsgcous 10 sanction the ficding, and to involve hia
royal mistress In the transaction as approving OF
decision which, 90 the Queens nsrde has been mixed
up with IL, will rot characse ize by the term "
Observes. Nov, what Is The of against 81 this
A set of general orders br, nthirV spirit OF the
pprtst morality and zee most high toned ch,Sairy.
Ito od folks nt the Horee Guards manage tnetr
tiis oa rs much 10 ihr style ~ Augustus Vomlin-
EN- The strtntrisl villain AZ BulScss noTti. They
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