Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-09-05

$50
even the interest has not been paid for
tho Iaettwo years. The parish warrants
are now at II discount Of 90 and 90 per
cent, md will increase further in depreci.
alton ifthe Police Jury do not soon apply
sotne remedy.
We publish Below a reGitntion Of some
ofthe charges brought against Capt. X A
Stewart. II was not our intention to make
n paper warfare out ofthc matter, but Cbar.
gca were preferred through The GAZETTE
aud Capt y. invited TO give II public OK.
PLANTATION Of bis conduct. Since the GA
zBrrF has been under Our control we
have etldiouBIy avoided publishing any
thing ofa personal nature, but tho notice Of
the charges preferred by some ofthc mem.
bcrg oftlIe company aud published In the
last ADVOCATE, render II almost impog#i-
bio to avoid 1t IN this instance. Cnpt. =
invites n public investigation where he can
have m opportunity of r~cfuting whatever
charge may be brought against him. We
hope his suggestion will be attended to,
and that II meeting will be- held. It would
he much moro honorable to the parties
concerned, than II personal paper warfare,
The latter course IL unpleasant to the editor,
and disgusting 10 the minority ofhis road
cre.
MBs~Re. E~ptroRa.--E had hoped after
my explanation 10 II portion OF Co.. + on
monday evening last, TINT tho unpleasant
controversy which has found its way into
the papers would have ceased. | was
ready and did answer Nil that was said,
but It appears from to days paper, the Adj
vocate. that | am YET to be held up n lit
tie longer for the amusing shots, Of ii few
mon. 10 treat seri9nyig, all the charges
which are preferred would bo placing my.
sclfin nm attitude | have ever tried to avoid.
The first charge stated in tho published
proceedings h false, aud if any gcaicmnH
will aS0tf, | will meet him before Il
committee and prove whot | shy. with
regard 70 the md charge ! can only say |
have not u rcrV sfeRtorjn7t voice but | pre-.
sumr the mon to whom | applied tho lille
ofJncI0,s heard it. | did not eoy 10 the
company | would NJ soon command Il rom.
pany of .IatkppreB. / refer to Mr. Ncphlcr
to prove thnt | told the mon 10 whom The
language was used, it, was for him.
The 81 charge is more serious. OK.
pended about 100 dollar # the company
fund by the advice ANA consent oD mir Wad.
dill the balance | paid ont IN small sums
as the men wanted. | kept no books or
accounts, and now regret it. | proposed
to the meeting on monday evening, il
.anv man would say he believed | had not
faithfully applied every dollar, | would
then pay him over the amount. | now
Isay the same, and am willing to pay over
Ito DR.. Hereford the 2l0 dollars received
from him, il any number Of the men will
satisfy him that | withhold any oft. For
Ithe mancr in which | acted in this matter
with the fund | will refer to Mr. Grieves,
Burnct, Patterson, George, Ilaws, Nephler
or any other gentleman in the company.
The 4th charge Is false; only one man,
to my knowledge, refused to take the clo-
thing, hat was my particuiar friend Mr..
Shaw. | said to him in reply to his objec-
ton ifthe State charges you I'll pay il, |
wanted to see him of all others well cloth
ed and us Gov. Johnson says the state has
not nor will charge Tor them. In conclu-
sion | will only add, | cannot notice the
statements ofW b Wood or any matter
based upon what he may say. In the
camp he was an idle loafcr as all the
company know, and at home has made
himself conspicuous by publishing one
falschood and admitting another, which
| have been able to prove upon him. |
hope say friends will not require Of me a
notice of any thing he may assert.
You suggested The best method of set
Ting this matter would be to call the com
pany together, now | propose to meet
the company or any portion of them on
monday the 7th instant at 4 o'clock, in the
Court house, and place Col. s Henderson,
J X Dufrocq Esqr. ID Chambers & c
Notation, as chairmen, and before them
enter into n full investigation of every mat
ter, hope this will be done.
Yours &c.
Sept. 2nd 1916. r. A. SEwART.
p S the Advocate will copy this as wei
as other matters obedience.
r. A. s.
MEsSRs EDIToRs AS my name has been
in connection with an unhappy
controversy in your paper, between Capt.
Stuart aud a portion of his men, | deem it but
simple justice to all parties to say that the
conduct of Capt. Stuart, relative to the MUS
tering Of his men out of service, so far as the
came within my knowledge met my APP
probation. On our arrival at the place in
New Dreams indicated for mastering out
the two compani s, composing the detachment
I was informed that the proper mastering Of
fcer would not probably be able to muster
out before Wednesday, we arrived on Satur-
day, and finding the quarters assigned US a
mere she'd with ground floor, | advised the two
Captains, Stewart and Beale, TO give their
men permission to return TO their homes, re-
commenting them at the same time TO re-
main IN New Orleans AMI nave their pay Il
made out with as little delay as possible
and that | believed under the circumstances
.ldt payment Couiu as NGlI u5 uiauS dl baLoh
Rouge as in New OrleGls, as nearly all the
men was from the former place, and | must
state that Capt. Stuart receipted to
be company at ST. Iago Brasos for all the
for the detachment.
II. w. FOWLER.
/ hereby certify that the following facts
ire true 10 tue best Of my recollection to
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LIST. That Maj. Nc Cal the mastering Of
icer in New Orleans sta-ed % me or in nv