New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE REPRIMAND TO MAJOR TAYLOR.
THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY USES SOME WHY
PLAIN LANGUAGE.


THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY USES SOME VERY
PLAIN LANGUAGE.
WAsHINGTON, Sept. 2.-General Order NO.
"a from the Headquarters OF the Army, carrying into
effect the sentence Of the court martial upon Major Tay
lor A. A. General is made public. After recitiDg the
charges specifications and findings OF the Court the
order concludes fOllOws
tt made the unpleasant duty OF the General OF me
Army to administer Major Joseph H. Taylor Assst
ant Adutant- Ceueral, "a reprmand, the only punish
mcnt awarded his The General has READ care.
martial and observed that Taylor. while admitting
the communication to the AdutantGenerai whlcn mas
been adudged prejudioal to good order ana mliary
discipline, claims that IL referred 10 notice that an
order to transfer him to Omaha was contemplated,
rather than the order itself after t had Dee ihaoe
that he at once his preparations for change OF
station and that instead OF appealing to senators
he had simply yielded to the suggestion Of friends to
allow them to make such an effort in his behalf me me
specification the first charge is so direct ana so
PLAIN that 1t needs no Interpretation IL is oc; & ua d
Newport Barracks. Kentucky his post OF duty anu
signed with his official signature states In direct terms
a he had received from hs & eae tne of
Carrying him mt the end of the succeeding month 10
omaha, contains no mtimatOn OF prompt ana reauX
obedience, but, quite me contrary ne sets LOit 'no
which had induced him to ask potlcal assist
from the Senators OF his state Kentucky, III tho
revocation OF the order"
Major Taylor has been commissioned officer OF the
Army for years twenty Of which In the Adu-
ant-Gcnerars Department and surely does not mean 70
plead ignorance of the nature OF military order OF Oh
his individual responsibility TOT ltlt'i
on duty at tnc headquarters OF the Department or the
SOUTH had been there for more than three years vas
notified that he ordered to the headquarters De-
partment the Platte and yet he CONSTITUTES this as an
indignity. the Army the rule has been, Is now anu
ever must officer must obey first, ana after
ward if any wrong is felt, he properly represent II
through intermediate commanders up 10 the
very highest, the President or the Umted
STATES TO seek outside influence, or to accept
outside influence when sure mode OF redress for az
real grievances gwen by the statutes and usages gov
erning the Army, desructv" to all good dlscpilne
and the higher the ocer-the more exa his Ieputa
tinua md m
| may with impunity defy any orders regulations ana
usages aud gular and forbidden methods
other officers will surely do the with equal, II not
greater impuny Major Taylor should bear IN mind tha'
an adiutau general Is expected not only To know lnti
matey ali the laws, regulations, orders and usages O
the service but IN mis- person to set On example OF
prompt cheerful obedience to hem however seemingly
at variance with his personal convenience and com
fort and he should always accord 10 his seniors credit
for good aud motives for their orders Instead o
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