Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-11-05
From the North Carolina Standard.
sq0 THE PUBLIC.

have seen in the Raleigh Register, OF sep
tprber 2gth, an account of the Mutlnv" III
The North Carolina Regiment at Buena VISTA
on the 18th OF August AS my name mas
been forced into connection with thai dlaI.
and the version of the story there gwen Is
generally false, may be excused lot again
bringing it up Some parts OF the aructe Sug-
,rass The ;dea that Col. Paine himself was the
:, authentic source" of the information II con-
,oins. hut do not mean TO cast any blame
upon the Editor of the Register, whom know
too well, TO believe for moment that he would,
wilfulIy, do injustice to any one.
From the artcle referred to | quote ~ foi-
lows " The General forthtcih ISSUED an amor or
der Diminishing from the service the Two Oill-
GERS most prominent in signing ~'he pop
requesting Col. Paine to resign. That no MIS-
aDnrehersion NAV grow out of this statement;
the Order is laid before the public entire ana
the grounds upon which the discharge OF Ii
Pender and myself is based, VIII De clearly
=" HEAD QUARTERS BuENA VISTA,
"August 10th, 1917.
C2DprRs No. 400 1t with deep regret that
tho General Commanding has learned within
tho last few DAYS, certain individuals of the
virginia and Mississippi Volunteers have gone
to the camp of the North Carolina Regiment,
and there combined with the disaffected of
that body to resist the measures which have
been deemed necessary by the Colonel of the
Regiment to enforce Disc plne in his Corps !;
and that they have proceeded from one act TO
o another, till, on the night OF the 10Th, setting
all law ando orders at naught, they have pre-
scented the singular spectacle OF mu''hy IN
an American Regiment, some OF whom, II IS
reported. are watching the opportunity 10 as
sassinate the Colonel of the North Carolina
Regimcnt-an act so base that were it not
known where they belonged, it would be a
pIeasant deluson to believe they were our en-
rrnies in disguise. What, however, Is most
humiliating TO every one, who feels at all tor
fhchOnor and reputation of his countrys arms,
i. that the Officers, to whom this honor and
reputation should be most dear. should. IN the
North Carolina Regiment, be found combining
against their Colonel, and by their indifference
and negligence, giving TO the dIsaItected anc
insubordinate that aid and assistance Whicf
should have been found employed IN sustain
ing those. placed over them, according TO the
rules and articles of war.
There is a legal and proper manner prescr
bed for the redress OF all injuries, and for ma
king all complaints for wrongs inflicted; an
when Officers fail to require a conformity #
this rule from those committed to their orders
and for whose good conduct they are respon
sible, and allow them, under coverpf night
and the irresponsibility OF Il mob, TO take re
9 dress in their own hands. they are unWorth.
- the commissions they bear.
9 Had the Company Officers OF the Nortl
Carolina Regiment. as body, uniformly an
actively discharged their duties to thelr me
and. to the Government, the disgraceiu an
unfortunate affair of last night had not hap
pened Upon them, therefore, must rest tn
stigma And most happy would 1t be &c
them, their Regiment, for the State which the
90 represent, and for the country at large, coui
the fact of their negligence ana It's con5eque1
ces never transpire beyond the limits OF the
own Regiment, TO be spread over the Unite
States, there TO be subject OF wonder and IL
proach to all concerned.
First Lieut.. Josiah S. Fender. and lst Lieu
George Z. B. Singeltary and Private Jaso
Hunter, Company A, North Carolina Reg
ment, and Private Thomas King, Company [
Virginia Regiment, are, for being conCerne
in the matter referred TO in this Order, hereb
dishonordbiy discharged the service of the Tn
tel States, to take effect this day
BIZ command of Brig. Gen. Wool.
(Sgne1) IRWIN MCDOWELL, \. \. G.
OFFICIAL
w. w. H. DAVIS, a. A. a. G."
Accompanying this order received the fo
lowing note from COL Paine:
HEAD QUARTERS N. C. VOLUNTEERS, !
August 18th, 1917.
SIR In accordance to Division Order
No 400, OF the date of August 10th, 1877.
am directed by the General commanding tn
Brigade to notify you that YOU are dlshonor
bly, discharged from the service of the Unit
States, and will, upon the receipt Of said
der leave forthwith, and be subject to ARE
and Imprisonment, if again found in camp
am, very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
ROBERT T. PAINE,
Col CONG n. c. Reg't Volunteers.
GEO. L. B. SINGELTARY."
From this it will be seen that we are acc
sed of being concerned in" the mutiny
the 9Th of August. Nothing more is alIeg
or pretended. In a conversation with Ge
Cushing, | endeavored to ascertain what e.
dence had been produced against us, but c
tanned little satisfaction. The paper reque
ing Col Paine to resign, was, h.. said, consi
cred mutinous in ITSELF and therefore eviden
of our being & concerned in " the disturban
Of the night before. &" But why were not
the signers of that paper treated alike !"
this, be replied, that in the course pursu
1.-TWO acts of severity were set off by mt
acts of mercy" Before leaving, however
lCtllI Gu ludI VIC "CIC (OISluClCu IlOLIlII'
in signing but even this excuse, it will
seen, for the understandable treatment we ha
received, cannot be sustained. While in
tillo received a number of papers from
Officers OF the Regiment, and one relating
this peint:-
CAMP ARISPE's Mills, NEAR SALTIILo,
" Mexico, August 3Oth, 1917.
We certify that Lieut., Sngeltary did
induce nor use any persuaslons to induce
10 sign the paper sent to Col. Paine, on
10th instant, requesting him to resign his CO
mission:
". ?. GRAVES,
Capt A. C.S. n. c. Reg. n. c. !
TILMAN BLALOCK, Capt Co. d
S. p. Upton, Capt. Co. H.
HENRY ROBERTS, Capt Co B.
BENZ. STATION, ID It. Co. F..
VIM McKERAL, ID 1t. Co E.
S. X NASH, LIST 1t. Co. d.
2 A. F. KEITH, Cd 1t. Co. D.
s. NICHOLS, ID 1t Co. d.
G. NJ. ISRAEL, LIST 1t Co. K.
j. GO0DSON, 81 1t Co K.
NELSON SLOUGH, I'd 1t. Co. c.
IHOS. w. DURHAM, 1st 1t Co
w. + KIRKPATRICK, Capt. Co.
IL. A. AREA, LIST It. Co. c.
j: 5. JOHNSTON, LIST It. Co. F.
ROB'T NJ WILEY, 2d It. Co. F.
]. T. MITCHELL, ID 1t. Co. F.
7 T. THOMPSON OIL ~ ID