The North-Carolina standard., 1847-10-06
sz 81 From the Taf6orough Press.
North Carolina Regiment.

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The statements of the " mulny," and disorderly
conduct of the North Carolina Regiment, are Ger
tainly painful to every citizen of our State. But
in fact we know of no s mutiny," except in Col
} Paine's imagination. The disorderly conduct was
from the Mississipians and Virginians-the pun
lshment and disgrace fell on the North Carolini-
ans. The petition of the officers of the N. G.
; Regiment TO Col. Paine TO resign can hardly be
} called mutiny," except by the arbitrary and self
wiIied Col Paine himself @
J, But our information, derived from various sour.
lces satisfy that if the State has suffered any
blot her fame it is not from the conduct of their
Regimcnt-the gallant men who volunteered for
their country-but from the cruehies and tyranni-
cal acts of its Colonel who did not volunteer, but
was placed at the head of the Regiment by party
feelings. 49, - ~. ~
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 Carolina
from them it has even turned out worse than was
predicted. a-i ee.-. 81 --. a-s.l
We give below letter from an honorable
high-mindcd 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 wri-
ters for the papers. He is in situation to know
the facts, and he has no motive to misrepresent
them: ....f d .-..,t ~ 'f s ....a"--- e'-
CAMP NEAR SALT1LLo, Aug. %, 1s47.
There has been a great alteration in the N. c.
Regiment since wrote you last. About week
ago Col. Paine had wooden horse made to ride
the soldiers upon when they did not do their duty
This horse of course excited considerable curios-
ty, both in the North Carolina, 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
about two hundred got hold of the horse and
broke it all to pieces, and then ran of saying that
Col. Paine's horse was dead. This of course
made the Colonel very mad He then went 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 that. So Col
Paine got no further satisfaction out of Col. Ham,
tranck. .' .- r.
The next night the men said they would have
the horses carcass and about fifty started up after
it, though Col Paine had a guard Of eight men
around it and got nearly to the horse when Col
Paine came out of his tent and hailed them.
They all turned and ran off fftowards their quarters
The Colonel fired at them with holster pistol.
wounding two men; one has died since of bis
wound l was lying in my tent at the time the
pistol fired l got up and came out, and to my
great surprise | found that the man who was
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but he was one that was attached to our Company
! from Company K. The other man that was
wounded was Virginian, and was shot through
the hand. The man Bradley that was killed had
nothing 10 do with the affair at all he went down
into K camp to some OF his friends, and hap
pened to be Standing outside of the tent when the
Virginians run by him, and at the same time hear
ing COL Paine telling them to hail. it alarmed him
and thinking that he in danger where he
was, he started TO run too, when Col. Paine shot
him through the body. He was quite youth
only Is or l6 years old, and very much beliked
in the Company.
The officers Of the Regiment had been threat.
rning for time before this affair to resign, as
Col. Paine's treatment had been very bad towards
them and after this took place they were deter
mined that Col. Paine should leave, or they would.
All the officers in the Regiment wrote him a
polite note and signed it. requesting him to resign.
He went over to see Gen. Wool about it, and told
him a great tale about Leuts. PeGder and Singel-
tary, and that they at the head of all the fuss
that in the camp and the of all the Off
GERS signing the petition that they sent 10 him. l
can assure you that Lieuts. Pender and Singeltary
arc as innocent of these charges as you are. That
evening on dress parade it was read out that
Lieuts. Pender and Singeltary were dishonorabIy
discharged from the army, BY order of Gen. Wool. |
No one considers Lieuts. Fender and Singcltary
dishonorably discharged but Gen. Wool and Col.
Paine. They have now gone to Monterey TO see
Gen. Taylor, and there is no doubt but that Gen.
Taylor will reinstate them both. Every officer
here that knows any thing about it, say that they
never heard tell of such thing in their life, as
an officer being dishonorably discharged from an
army without having hearing Gen. Gushing
says that Gen Taylor will be certain to reinstate
them, but do not think Lieut.. Fender ever will
come under Col. Paine again, and should not if
was in his place, after receiving the treatment
that he has from him. s.. t.. .-,. .e,e.lte.-t
Since Lieut.. Pender left, Col Paine has order
ed an election in the Company, when Adj. Buck
was elected Captain and Robert S Pitt, End Lieut.
am very we'll satisfied with the election, but it
shows very plainly that Col Paine never intended
that Lieut. Pender should be Captain of his COM
pany, or he would have ordered an election in il
while he was in command but as soon as Lieut.
Pender was gone, he ordered an election right off.
am very we'll satisfied with Bucks being Cap
tain, because think he will do a good part by
his men bat had ten times rather Pender was
our Captain. .-sa. A
Col Paine is very good to his men now, and
has but uIe to saw; but nearly all the officers saw
ifthe Colonel remains iu the Regiment one month
longer, they intend to leave. Il is thought by
some that Col Paine will resign, but think he
will stay Just where he is / wish l could be
with you about day to tell you all about this
affair, for cannot begin to tell you ia this letter.
The Virginians and Mississippans bothered Col
Paine SO much, that he has moved his Regiment
near SaltIlo He is said to be one of the greatest
tyrants that ever was out here. I have no doubt
but that you will see Lieut. Pender at home in a
short time with an honorable discharge. Il is
generally thought here that peace will be made,
and that we shall oet home in two or three monLhS