Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-07-19
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swer to his of same date, reed through Mr. Inboden
the verbal message, that the next timo heard from
him (the COLI would be thro' Gen Lewis"
AT tins interview, or one shortly after, with MIR.
imbodcn, the Col proiesscd to be exceedingly hurt Mt
the necessity which existed, as it seemed to him. of
indicating his authority and sustaining his dignity
oy making an example OF me before Court Martial.
fluid il necessary to call on MIR. Imboden for de-
tail OF this conversation:
at his request, cheerfully furnish Maj McCue
with the following detail Of all the substantial points
OF a conversation between Col. Baldwin and my
self.
In the forenoon of the Sd of May, delivered to
the Col, In his Office, the Majors letter. IN which
he desires to know the Colonel's determination
touching his commission, Court Martial Sop
AS soon as he finished reading it. the Colonel said.
II will answer this after while" wasin the act |
OF leaving, when he invited me to resume nv seat |
did 50, and he went on to remark, that he wished
all these militia officers were at the - that they
had given him an "infernal sight" more trouble |
than they were worth-that tke very thought of
fhe farce ofa militia Court and trial was SO DISGUST
ing to his taste and feelings that he would rather
that moment GO out into the street and be heat and
wallowed In the mud, than be compelled, even in
justice to himself, 10 carry the difficulty between
McCue and himself before such tribunal But
Notwithstanding this repugnance. he had been
placed in an office where the law clothed him with
certain powers, and invested him with dignity
that he felt bound 10 maintan-that in the exercise
OIL MS powers as COmmandant of the Regiment, his
authority had been set at deance-that il he passed
this over In silence, it would bring down upon him
tho contempt and dersion Of all the officers not on
iy OF his own, but of the other Regiments in the
county, as he would then appear i'm the unenyiable
attitude of man holding an office without the re-
quls'te hrmness TO exercise his rights in it, He
Iegretted the more, the necessity that compelled
MN 10 pursue the course he had towards McCue
because OF the former friendly relations between
them, and the regard he had for many of Met Cues
relations, some of whom he had always counted a.
mong his best iriends-and one of whom. especioI
~, ne looked up 10 and esteemed as, in the huhest
sense, gentleman and his friend. That therefore
II II was possible in any manner to settle this mat
Ter alncaby and honoraby so as to relieve him
from the danger of mourning the comtempt NJ bis
officers, he would be rejoced. While Col r. was
making this statement Of the case TO me, and ex
pressing so earnestly his desire 10 avoid further
prosecution OF the matter, if he could doso hopor,
bly,, 1t occurred to me that had discovered mode
OF adjustment that would be satisfactory to all mar
Ties ; and Immediately made TO him the folowinp
proposition Tor compromise, on "my own hook :"
ior had never thought of it before and of course
hlcCue knew nothing oft ; yet believed he would
aecede TO It, Ii was that Col. b. seemed to
dread the contempt of his officers for failure to
maintain his dignity, that he and the Major should
at the training. (Which was then but few DAYS
OH make tuil and fair statement Of the whole af
'air rom beginning to end TO either the officers of
'he regiment, or TO the assembled officers OF the
county, and leave II 10 them to be decided by vote
whether his dignity would be compromised bv an
aoahoonTaent OF the prosecution. That if. when
This test was applied, respectable number (not
majority Of tho officers should say il ,rould he com
promised by dropping the matter, | as friend of
NlcCue would say then that he was iustifiable in
demanding Court Martial for the Majors trial
10 this proposition Col. b. replied, tina. he would
not submit TO any body such question as this az
Iec'lng ms rights and dignity an officer, but
would decide for himself whether they had been in
lrinsed 1t was pressed no farther by me.
J. ID. IMBODEN.
So much for the Coils sincerity in not desirnq
to arraign me before Court Martial.
Learning that Brig. Gen. Lewis had left with
member OF his staff, Capt. Brooke. an order for nv
arrest, rode 10 Stanton on the second dsy Of the
Training" to give opportunity for its service. II
was promptly executed by Capt b., and the char
ges' as they are remembered, were "dsobedience
OF orders and conduct unbecoming an officer"
About the time Capt. Brooke forwarded to the
Effective the charges, addressed communication
10 MS EXceIiency urging with all the earnestness
tiai.
Time passed, and the public to considerable ex
tent participated in the suspense which felt, to
hear the determination of the Executive. On Sat
lowing very Extra ordinary missile from the Gov.
ADJUrANT GENERALS OFFIcE,2
Richmond, May Is, 49,
The Commander-in- chief having considered the
charges of disobe6ience and misconduct preferred by
Col. D. b. Baldwin against Mai. Jno. NJ McCue
both OF the Tooth Regiment and the latter. now
under arrest, is of opinion that the conduct of Mai
McCue acds highly subuersire Of all military disci-
plane" but inasmuch, as itaPpears that Maj McCue
has rendered his commission, and as Cour, Mar
tial would be very expensive, it is ordered that the
arrest be discharged and that the Colonel receive
his resignation.
BY command
w. Ii. RICHARDSON, AdIt Gen.
Be it remembered that the tender of my commits
sion rested entirely the contingency of DISPOSE
tion OF necessity on Col BIS part to Court Mar
tial me- Immediately on the receipt of this order.
addressed to the Executive an appeal, couched in
the mlldest language could command Ga difficult
task) to recall the order, continue the arrest and
grant Inc Court Martial, and protesting against
his course. was perfectly satisfied that no Court
Martial would have inflicted a sentence upon me
30 harsh as the condemnation contained in the Go
Fernors order, and this too, in the absence of the
'shadow OF shade" Of evidence, except the naked
charges my accuSer. Upon these ch 1rges he
has passed sentence upon crtra judicial. arbi-
trary and oppressive. But upon a recurrence TO
the many extraordinary assumptions of power that
have distinguished the administration of our reru
dtgnyicd Governor, cease 10 be astonished at his
course towards myself There are many who will
recur TO his unprecedented course in the appoint
nent of the magsiracy of the counties of Frederick
and Pendleton where, to crafty his partisan feel
tngs, he discrimiDaes among the gentlemen recon-
nended, and commissions only those that from no.
lncal or other preference, he selected and this in
the face Of remonsrance after reInonstrance from
the Court and people interested. He COOS further