Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-05-31
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personal difficulty between MAJOR J. M. McCuc and
myself terminated the Odd inst, i'm a conflict in the
streets OF Stanton AS general rule admit the pro-
prety Of permitting of this sort 10 pass with
public notice. but in this instance have reason to
know that effort IN progress the facts
connected with this affair in seriously affect,
not only my character but business therefore feel
il be due self and the friends who have stood
by against unusual array of influence and interest
that should make known the facts they really
Cured
The difficulty between Maj. McCuc and my self grew
out OF correspondence between Col Baldwin and MAJ.
NlcCuc, which, at my request, has been placed at my
disposal The correspondence sufficiently explains it.
self, and is as follows:
SrAuNroN, April 81, 1913.
Dear SSince the receipt of your letter of the oath
inst which, after from the charge of
uniarncss improperly in the election of Colonel of
the Tooth Regiment you remark "that of my
friends acted in a highly improper and dshonorabe
manner" have been called upon by several of the
friends who actively engaged in my behalf in the
election. have exhibited TO them the charge as made
by you and have informed them of the offer contained
IN my last note, to wit that although am firmly
WINGED that no unfair or dshonorabe used
by my friends TO my election yet am prepared
TO resign my commission whenever il be shown that
such means were used.
This offer my part is fully approved by my friends
and they desire follow il up with challenge TO
you and your friends to abandon the vague and general
charge contained in your letter, and to specify the
fair, dshonorabe, improper conduct which you
fer, and the persons by whom such unfrncss or
improperly has been committed.
they authorize to say to you that they hold them
selves prepared and every charge that NAV
be made and that they desire and the thor
ough investigation into all the connected
with the election.
They therefore propose that you prepare and submit
to me in writing statement of such charges as you or
your friends desire to make in order that they may be
fully met and answered. Such course will relieve
those whom you do not intend mplcate and will en-
able all parties to understand fairly their true position
am requested to say you that they consider the
justice OF this proposition TO be obvious that they can
not anticipate refusal TO acccdc il but that in the
do
have abandoned charges which you unwilling to spc-
city and unable TO sustain and that the training of
officers they will read this to the assem-
bled officers as complete exoncraon ofhcmselves by
your ueiauit. Respectfully yours, &c,
JOHN ID. BALDWIN,
| STAuNToN, April 49, Is4s
| Col. ]. b. BALDWIN,
Sir,-Mr. Kayscr handed me your note yesterday,
and in consequence Of my engagements being such as to
occupy my attention TO late hour, together with the
discomfort from violent head ache, have been pre-
vented replying TO it sooner.
have given it acarcful and considerations and
must be permitted in reply to say, recognize
your right TO demand from the information therein
desired Previous to the reception of your note,
SINCE the termination OF the correspondence Monday
had determined TO place in the hands of my friend I'm
bodcn statement of the charges against aor friends
which, IL cannot fully sustain, will so approximate
TO- as 10 make IT difficult for some of them relieve
themselves FROM Should be in error with regard to
the weight OF evidence expect rely on have the
! .e"co' W say: VIII 4
leve them from the charges in question.
Some time today say by 3 p. NJ, will leave with
lmboden the statement in question.
j. NJ: McCUE.
AT two O'Clock OF the evening, Maj. McCuc re
quesed that he should be allowed until the next Wed
hesday to prepare the promised statement, which re-
guest was granted, and accordingly that day Major
McCuc wrote the following
STAUNToN, May 3, l64S.
Col. J. b. BALDWIN,
Sr,-This day having been fixed upon by me- last
week. for the purpose OF subsantatng the charges
erred to IN our correspondence of the 9th and 18th
pril, which charges were founded upon common fame
expected to b. able TO sustain but my arrival in
town, learn that the evidence relied upon has failed
and consequently compelled say that the charges
iai TO the ground for the want of legal evidence
! tain them
take this opportunity 10 make the enquiry, what
OF my c smmission, Court Martial, &C.?
am DESTROYS to learn whether there is a necessity
for the later,-and if so, desire it may be attended to
forthwith Very respectfully,
| j. MARSHALL McCUE