Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-03
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
RETIRED,

Col. John McNutt. lieutenant colonel Of
ordinance, has been placed on the army re.
tired list at his own request, having served
over thirty years, This retirement pro-
notes Ms0or Thomas G Baylor. now at
New York, TO lieutenant colonel; Captain
William A. Marye to major, and Lieuten.
ant John Pitman to captain.
By reason of the promotion of General
James W. Forsyth to be lieutenant colonel
First cavalry, Lieutenant General Sheridan
has recognized his staff as follows Lieu.
tenant Colonel Michael ". Sheridan, cap.
tain Seventh cavalry (his brother), Is ap.
eral j. w. Forsyth; General George A,
Forsyth, major Ninth cavalry, is appointed
senior aide-de-camp; Lieutenant Colonel
Fred. d. Grant, lieutenant Fourth cavalry,
is retained as junior aide, and General ].
w. Foysth is designated as acting aide.
GEN. KANTz's AcQu1rTAL.
Washinnton. May 20, 1S7s.-The find.
ings of the court martial recently engaged
in the trial Of General August V. Kautz,
charged with a%ppending an adverse criti.
cism to the report Of the Judge advocate
general OF the army upon the caee of Cap.
tain Charles d. Campbell. Of the Sixth cav
airy, made to the secretary of war and ap.
IAovSA W SASSuSLSC Auu RuUll6uluk 2uU
circulating the same IN the army, are pub.
lishcd in general orders No. 20, headquar.
tiers of the army.
In approving the verdict of ~acquittal
given by the court General Sherman says:
The proceedings and findings of the gen.
eral court martial in the foregoing case Of
Colonel and Brevet Major General A. V.
Kautz are approved. Colonel Kautz stands
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regiment.
The somewhat indefinite findings of the
court give a proper occasion for the general
to announce certain great principles Of mil.
itary government which concern the honor
and dignity Of the army, if not OF the nation,
and which this important trial may leave
somewhat obscured. Obedience to and re-
spect for the lawful decisions of the conati.
tuted authorities, from the highest to the
lowest, is not only a duty enforced by penal.
tie, but should be the cause ofpride TO every
officer and soldier in the army. When such
proper officials a cheerful obedience is all
that is left in the officer, and the higher his
rank and office the more important the ex.
ample; This is not the obedience of the
slave, but of the knight, true to his sover.
SAkh-AA JUL CAoC"tucl law
The progress of the world and of science
may introduce into practice new methods,
which will in due time solve wisely
and satisfactorily every question, such as
arose in this case-viz., as to the legality OF
acts done by a department commander, out
side the limits Of his territory, by means OF
the telegraph but meantime the decision Of
the executive on this and all kindred sub.
jects must be accepted as binding in law and
in honor. Any discussion in the journals Of
the day of matters adiudicated is wrong.
The party in interest may address any re-
spectful communication or opinion to his
immediate commander, who is required BY
existing regulations and usage to forward
the same to the very highest authority in
the land, where it will always receive the
most careful attention. Newspapers and
printed pamphlets are not the media ofcom-
munication in official matters, but the mails
and telegraph are. Therefore, although the
general court martial in the case of Colonel
Kautz finds mo criminality" in his puhlica.
ton the general is constrained to say that il
was more than "irregular,"-it was improper
and must not be taken as an authorized pre-
cedent.
THE CAVALRY RECRUITING BUREAU.
A general order from the war department
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