The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-01-13
From The ReIeish Register.

COL. PAINE AND LIEUT.. COL. FAGG.
We take great pleasure 10 laying be.
fore our readers tbs suhjuinsd lstsr from
General Wool 10 one OF our SrnsiUIs IN
Cons'sss. The susnpt, sa,ly eomnsne-
ed end slssdily continued By es'iain
LueoiOeO EdiIors 10 This Sins. 10 misre.
present the conduct and defsms the char
scIsr nf Colonel Paine; TO encourage a
spirit Of dlsconieni and insubordln, alton
10 the N. Carolins Regimen. and thus 10
disg'see the S,sie, in order 70 CRAFTY o
vsninn feeling Of csu,elsss msligpiiy
sgsinsI our excellent Governor. and lhs
Colonel and I.isu'snsnI Colonel appointed
by him, render The publication Of this
letter 90 sci Of justice 10 the Governor.
TO the TOO officers. and 10 The Wings oil
We learn thai entire satisfaction now
prs'alls in our Regiment. Officers aud
men are sonieni wiIh their Colonel, aud
ns convinced Thai he has acted, through
oui all lhs difficulties that have occurred,
a. vss bsH for the character of The Cons
and the honor VI The Stale; and, ,ha, there
10 not IN Mexico, . better drilled, more
sober. orderly. or efficient YOluu,ser Re.
simenI Than ours: .--..-
Camargo, Nov. IL, ls47.
my Dear Sir: ! avail pyself OF . mo-
ueuI To ssy = word 10 behalf OF your
friend Lieut. Col. Fagg. tie. as we'll 10
bis Colonel. has most nobly done his du-
". Both have commanded my sdmms-
Iiou fos Their zeal, senvily and efficiency
10 all The du,iss rsquired Of them. No
TOO officers have more Of my confidence
Than Col, Psins and Ii. Col. Fagg, and
should an opportunity offer. | sm sure
they will DO honor 10 themselves and
county. in The field OF baJIs.
Lieut.. Col Fsgg can give YOU much
valuable Information. mol only in regard
10 This line. but tbs country and ns sup.
plies. Finally, he 10 in oil respects on.
uiled TO your special notice aud Kindness.
With ,he most resperliul consideration,
believe me 10 be truly your friend,
JOHN E. WOOL, U. S. A.
To the Hon G. Z. Badger,
Senator in Congress, Washington.
In sddihou the above, The REGISTER
publishes lsslsr iron . correspondent, in
the RsglmsnI. dated al Arispe's Mills,
Nov, 20, ~bIcb closes Is foIluws:-
The health oithe Regimen, has i'm p,oy.
sd wonderfully in his month; up 70 The
Prsssp! ds's. moi dss.h has De. a ispored,
and but very fsu cases Of slcknsss. We
havs very cool wss.hsr, whish sui.s the
boys exactly. They are ell f.i and live.
~. and oos OF The hsppissl aud mos. or.
ds'ly Regimsnis Tia, hes ever been in The
eounHy=-snd oil. through lhs I" rigid
di'eiptins Of Col. Paine" iLsse done
'he Colous' g'ss. injustice in many Of The
letters written BY one spd seu, home: bu,
sa nov ssts6ed. that he 10 the very
msn lns This commsnd--nonto other wsuid
hare done halfso utH. Those .h., we're
most bliier in dsnouneing Col. Paine. si
short line ago. have come out boldly and
openly IN his defence. and can bu, piiy
me poor miserable attempt made By Inc
Loco Foco papers Of North C.rolins, 10
'mpsr the reputation Of The Colonel, q,
a Commanding Officer. In short. ALL
men q both parties are completely DIS
an'ied sub such stuG. and hope ws have
seen the Las, Of il. y
Inc statement of the unfortunate Of.
TAR OF The 18Th augu.i last, 40 it appear:
co IN the " Register" was the farest |
nave ever seen published. /, was. N
'se'' e'r0chy az IL ACQUIRED, and no mis-
| vas present. aud saw i. all.
anger may glance into the brs,s, If :, ,ri,.