The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-22
BEArrIE's FoRD, N. c., June Ist.
To has EseeAency Chas. Manly,

Gorcrror of North Carolina.
SIR IL have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter dated 4th ult-received last night.
From its it is evident that my letters the
subject of my commission as Major General are
garded by the Executive with but little vor. There
fore shall not trouble you with any other, than this
communication, as reply to your last. To press
this matter further You, might not only dis
respectful your present exalted position but ndel
icate and repuisive TO my own feelings. l shall
therefore simply in this letter endeavour to place the
matter IN its true light, by recapit uation of the
facts of the case, and try to disabuse your mind Of
any impressions adverse to my rights that may have
been created !; and thus close the correspondence.
p You are pleased to say that in my controversy
about the Office of Major General the Executive has
jurisdiction, original, appellate or supervisory
If controversy is created it has not been done by
any act of mine. did not desire seek the ap-
pointment in the first instance. On Gen. Bynum's
resignation, no name before the Division as his
successor except Mr.. Gathers, who is most unex-
ceptonable as gentleman. Orders issued
from. the Adjutant General to Gems. Leach, Neal
and Logan, whose Brgades compose this large Di-
vision Gen. Leach's Brigade (the 7th) voted first
Mr.. Gathers was published in the Charlotte,
Salisbury and Rutherford papers, as candidate for
the appointment. My name never was announced by
my authority. The 63d Regiment (Davie county,
voted first This is Mr.. Gathers native place. He
is personally well known the officers, and solicited
their support | never was in Davie county in my
life. do not know personally single officer IN this
regiment. had no conference in any way with any
person on tn6 SUBJECT, out remained at nome
attending to my private concerns. The election &C.
CURED in November last and received a majority
| of the votes in this very regiment.
Even after this 1 personally solicited gentleman
whose character military officer had been estab
lished in service and fields of battle, and whose
name would have frow ned down all opposition He
declined. The officers of the (70th) Regiment, and
of the list, united in circular to their brother
officers recommending my name to the Division; and
thus my name first became officially associated with
this appointment. - ,s.,i ',s''5i 81 - - SIS
The elections came off in the whole Division in
November and December last. Gen. G. w. Logan,
of Rutherfordton, with liberdlity which duly APP
preciate, sent me "a duplicate of his return to the
Adjutant General of his Brigade. This Brigade (the
lOth) gave majority of 81 votes.
| Gen. VIM. H. Neal, of Mecklenburg, whose course
has been high minded and fair, did similar favor,
and my majority in this Brigade (the lIth) was %
votes. az. '''+,-~' 'Jl-1. :, ."
b. / have not yet seen Gen. Leach's report of the
remaining Brigade, (the 7th) but was present in
two of the three counties Of his Brigade and know
that the vote is not altered as to the result of the
esctioni was duly and fairly elected by majority
of votes, $50 koss1s sfssss1s 9 stss G3S s
This result was pabished at the time and the mat
ter was coseds and doubted butthat my. COM
mission would issue as, of course, from the proper
authority.
Several officers in different portions of the Divis-
ion had already commenced correspondents, offci-
ally with me- taking the fact true that as was
| duly elected, Twas duly commissioned! No com
mission issued addressed, therefore, the 24t,