The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-09-30

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Col Paine.-Many rumor. have hcrn
lor some time in circulation, prcludicial 10
c0l. Paine, ol the North Carolina Rrgi.
mcni-whO has been accused in general
terms. but With nothing Of Il specific cha
raeieT.
But now, in letter from Bnena Vista.
addressed TO the editors of The pirayune,
he is charged with firing upon body oi
disuu!erly troops. who refused 10 hah at
his command, after insulting him IN his
tent. BY which one man was killed and
another wounded.
II is said thai Gen. Cushing and Gen.
Wool approved Of his conduct in this par.
ticular-and 50 will every man who has
the least knowledge OF the duties nf sol.
dier. and the discipline necessary 10 pre-.
serve order in camp.
IL Is not our purpose 10 become the
champion Of rol. Paine, or TO excuse any
improper conduct OF which he may have
been guilty, but TO meet the facts as they
stand. @' .@"f +t-~
Thus, then, il is: From all that has APP
peared in print, or tina, we have heard yer.
baIly. the charges against Col. Paine are
in general terms, Of having exercised Sc.
verify Of discipline without any spcriiica-
ton. On the other hand, the record shows.
on the part Of The North Carolina, Mis-.
r's"'F'I.' "s.'. v;.=;.;. VOLUNTEERS. yross
aets OF scaLdalous insnbordlnanoI. i:inIa.
mount to mniiny-especially in the affair
above cited, which ended 50 UNFORTUNATELY
ior two Of the men engaged in il. +.s "
In eonnexion with this subject, il NAV
not me improper io state. :IIat Coz vii
son. (bcl,er known among us ms General
Wilson, whose death we lately recorded,
was charged with severity of discipline.
and other acts offensive 10 the troops un.
der his command. .a. : + +
t;eneral Wilson cannot speak for him.
sell. We say, at present. we do no, be.
lIeve there il particle Of truth in the ac.
rusa,ions made against hin,--and believe
The hest proof that can be obtained will
sustain our position. = -. @#t,s-
What is to be inferred from all this
Why. that a portion of our troops carried
with them their Jacobinical notions of Iib.
eriv. TO the camp. where even well ordered
repuhlicanIsm is not to he found. This
kind Of liberty goes il strong with a lruz.
"a against the rights and feelings Of others.
while IL permits no check to It's own w.
ranny aud audacity. The orgies Of cleo
pioneering appliances, and the .hail lel.
low !! well met" Of the stump.ar.,ind.
could not be celebrated or tolerated in
camp--hence, probably, arose the com.
plants Of "severiry Of discipline aga,ns.
Co.'s. Paine and Wilson. -. ~. ,..i
r '.*'.s@ Oh Weekly CoamerciaL u,
The Washington Correspondent of the
bal itnore Palriat makes the iuIlowing re-.
marks with regard to the terms on which
we shall settle our difficulties With Mex.
leo: ,:..i f. .s..t. .#G .....| !
4" The Administration is very muc, agi.
iaied just now with the fear that the whole :
Wing party, North and South, will rally
upon the dnciriue embraced in Mr.. Bcr.s
mems amendmentto the three million bill, /
To 10: that il would he better not 10 dis. I
member Mexico and take any of her ter
r,tory, II the acquisition is 10 distract and
d'smember our own Union! AIR. Polk
and hr buchanan think treaty is al
relhy made, ar as good as made, cedine
territory Z" ~. and they proclaim that the /
Wl'igs would be sihnplrtans nat /" he viii.
ling To take lerr tory as an indemnity Cor
the expenses Of the war, when they know
thai n"thius else eau he had ~ Mexico!