Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-01
From the Tsrboro' Press of the 25th nlt.
N C. REGIMENT


derly conduct of the North Carolina Regiment,
are certainly painful to every citizen of our
State. But in fact we know of no IS mutiny,''I
except in Col Paine's imagination. The dis !
orderly conduct was from the Mississippians
and Virginians-the punishment and disgrace
fell on the North Carolinians. The petition
of the officers of the N. c. Regiment to Col.
Paine to resign, can hardly be called "mutl-
nv" except by the arbitrary and self-wllled
Col. Paine himself.
But our information, derived from various
sources, satisfy us that if the State has suffer
ed any blot on her fame, it is not from the
conduct of their Regiment-the gallant men
who volunteered for their country-but from
the crueltes and tyrannical acts OF Its Colonel,
who did not volunteer, but was placed at the
head Of the Regiment by party feelings.
These painful proceedings were anticipated
and many were the predictions as soon as Gov
Graham announced his appointments, that no
good or honor would ever result to North Car
DINA from them; it has even turned out worse
than predicted.
We give below letter from an honorable,
high-mlnded volunteer from this county. We
rely confidently on every word he has stated,
and believe his statement of the transaction OF
our Regiment, in preference to those of the
letter writers for the papers. He is in stu
alton to know the facts, and he has no motive
to mlsrepresent them:
CAMP NEAR SALTILLo, AUG. %, al.
There has been great alteration in the n.
C. Regiment since wrote you last. About a
week ago Col Paine had wooden horse
made, 10 ride the soldiers upon when they did
not do their duty. This horse of course excl
ted considerable curiosity, both in the n. Car
DINA, Virginia, and Mississippi Regiments
After dress parade, the Virginians came down
into our camp, with the determination to break
the horse to pieces. After having great deal
of sport over it, there were abouttwo hundred
got hold of the horse and broke it all to pieces,
and then ran off, saying that Col! Paine horse
was dead. This of course made the Col. very
mad. He then wen: TO see Col. Hamtranck,
of the Virginia Regiment, and told him that
his men had broken down his horse. The
Colonel laughed it off, and said the boys would
do such things as that. So Col. Paine got no
further satisfaction out of Col Hamtranck.
The next night the men said they would
have the horses carcass, and about fifty star
ted up after it, Though Col Paine had a guard
of eight men around IT'D and got nearly TO the
horse when Col Paine came out his tent and
} hailed them They all turned and ran afterwards
} their quarters. The COL fired at them with a
: holster pistol, wounding two men one has
died since of his wound / was lying in my
tent at the time the pistol fired. got up and
! came out, and to my great surprise | found
that the man who was shot through the body
belonged to our company; but he was one
that was attached to our company from com
pany K. The other man that was wounded
was Virginian and was shot through the
} hand. The man, Bradley, that was killed
, had nothing to do with the affair at ALL he
} went down into K camp to see some of his
| friends, and happened to be standing outside
of the tent when the Virginians run by him
} and at the same time hearing Col. Paine tell
r ing them to halt, it alarmed him, and thinking
! that he was in danger where he was, he star
ted to run too, when Col. Paine shot him
through the body. He was quite a youth, on
; ly Is or Is years old, and very much beliked
in the company.
The officers of the Regiment had been
threatening for some time before this affair tC
resign, as Col. Panes treatment had been We.
: nv bad towards them; and after this took place
= they were determined that Col Paine should
leave. or they would All the officers in the
: Regiment wrote him polite note and signed
it, requesting him to resign. He went over te
Gen. Wool about it, and told him great tale
about Lieuts Fender and Singeltary, and thai
they were at the head of all the fuss that was
in the camp, and the cause of all the officers
signing the petition that they sent to him.
can assure YOU that Lieuts Pender and Singel
taIy are as innocent Of these charges as you
are. That evening on dress parade it wa:
read out that Lieuts. Fender and Singeltary
were dishonorably discharged from the army
by order of Gen Wool
, No one considers Lieuts Pender and Sngel
tary dishonoraby discharged but Gen. Woo
and Col. Paine. They have now gone te
h Monterey to see Gen. Taylor, and there is NJ
: doubt but that Gen. Taylor will rcinstate then
: both. Every officer here that knows anything
> about it, say that they never heard tell of sucl
y a thing in their life, as an officer being dis
d honorably discharged from an army withou
having hearing. Gen. Gushing says tina
:, Gen. Taylor will be certain to reinstate them
d but do not think Lieut. Fender ever will
q come under Col Paine again, and | shou!t
not if was in his place, after receiving tn
e treatment that he has from him.
Since Lieut. Pender left, Col Paine has or
: dered an election in the Company, when Adj
0 Buck was elected Captain and Robert S. Pitt
End Lieut.. | am veIy we'll satisfied with tn
u election, but it shows very plainly that Col
i Paine never intended that Lieut. Fender shout
:. be Captain Of his company or he would hav
J. ordered an election in it while he was in com
o mand; but as soon as Lieut.. Fender was gone
u he ordered an election right off, am yer
o we'll satisfied with Bucks being Captain, be
s cause | think he will do good part by hi
i men but had ten times rather Fender wa
e our Captain.
II Col Paine is very good to his men now
c and has but little to say; but nearly all tn
J. officers say, if the Col. remains in the Regimen
one month longer, they intend to leave. 1t i
thought by some that Col. Paine will resign
i but think he will stay just where he is.
II wish | could be with you about one day t
:, tell you all about this affair, for I cannot be
l. gin to tell.you in this letter. The Virginian
and Mississippians bothered COL Paine s.
n much, that he has moved his Regiment nea
Saltllo. He is said to be one of the creates
o. tyrants that ever was out here. | have n
2 doubt but that you will see Lieut.. Fender a
: home in short time with an honorable dis
o charge. 1t is generally thought here tina
"a peace will be made, and that we shall &c
q home in two or three months. am in hope
y this may turn out true.
s. Scuppernong Grapes. North Carroll
g mans have discovered in their State grape
peculiar qualities, to which they give the nam
FL at the head of this article, taken from the c
l. cality where they were found in a wild state
d The vines grow with wonderful luxurianct
: and produce abundantly large green frui