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the discovery of
this painful enfject, the Major beneral feels deep regret that the ends
of
have not hitherto been fully attained by the
Avil and Military by whom the more
serious crimes were committed involving
a
loss of life
and
A
great
mount of injury
Justier
the
In
froceedings of this nature
innocent are
generally greater than the guilty while disgrace
enfierers than the guilty
all
those
persons
both
and loss
Loss of
character
are
to persons and property.
The Major General desires to
the Troops that us
impress strongly upon the
sure means can be taken to defeat
the ends
A
Consequences
dustice, and to bring disastions
on
themselves than by the
attempt to take the law into their
non hands, and to inflict retaliation
ujou
committed
thers for injuries
their body.
against any of
unfortunately
the penalties to which a whole Corps
may
ва
enfjected by the criminal acts
of evin a small fortion of their number. While the Military Authorities
are at all times most anxions that
full benefit
the soldier should have the
for
of that protection which the law provides all classes of the Community, ać the same time it becomes the duty of all Officers entrusted with command to uphold the Law, by using every
exertion
by
their
to bring to Justice those who Misdeeds have subjected themselves to