The national Republican., 1861-09-10


to abide its order.
That as TO the pretonce of Edward A. Stevens,
set forth 10 his petition, that he was u soldier
Of April, is6i, and that the period Of his service
has expired respondent says, that on tho 18th
day Of April, 1861, the President issued u call
for seventy-iive thousand volunteers into tho
service of the United States rs soldiers for three
months, upon which call Edward A. stevens
and his associates did volunteer and tender
their services TO the United States for three
months. But that subsequently, and while the
sS sne
called for forty.two thousand and thirty. four
TO serve the United States for three years, un.
less they were sooner discharged; that there.
apGa the the st
ono, did, OH the 27th day of May, 1851, volun.
teer and tender their services to the United
States for three years or during the war, un
less sooner discharged; and that in pursuance
of the proolama'ions and orders Of the Pres
dent, the first regiment OF Minnesota volunteers,
of which stevens was one, were duly enrolled,
mustered, accepted, and received into the SER
vice of the United States Ms volunteer soldiers
from the State of Minnesota Tor three years
from the 29th day Of April or during the war,
unless sooner discharged; that the term of
service of Stevens has not yet expired, nor has
the regiment been discharged from service;
that the regiment and Stevens, rs n private
soldier, from the time of their acceptance
from the Call of the President, on the
Sd day of May, and their acceptance Of that
call on the 9th of the same month, has been
equipped, clothed, subsisted, and paid by the
United States rs volunteer soldiers from the
State of Minnesota, in the service of the United
States, for three years, from the 10th day of
April, 1861, or during the war. Colonel Cor
| man further says that he is personally acquaint-
cd with Edward A. Stevens, and personally wit.
messed that he was inspected, examined, and
voluntarily reported, rendered, and volunteered
himself, and was accepted, as soldier, into
| years. or for during the war; and that he is also
| acquainted with the handwriting Of Stevens,
| and that the signature Of Edward \. Stevens
| on the payroll, marked No. 4, and attesied by
Captain Downie, is the genuine signature OF
Edward A. Stevens, and that payment was made
| between the lst and Sd day Of August last
And that, further, as to any pretended errors
| or informalities in respect TO the tender and
acceptance of Stevens and his associates in
| their enlistment and enrolment for three years,
| (without admitting any such to have taken
| place,) he says that, by the third section of an
l act of Congress approved the 9Th of August,
1861, to increase the pay of the privates in the
regular army, and the volunteers in the service
Of the United States, and for other purposes, It
was enacted that all the acts proclamations,
md orders of the President Of the United States,
after the 4th of March, 1861, respecting the
army and navy of the United States, and
calling out or relating to the militia or volun.
| teers from the States, were thereby approved,
aud in all respects legalized and made valid to
| the same intent, and with the same effect, as
| II they had been issued and done under the
| previous express authority and direction Of the
| Congress of the United States and that the
| said Edward A. Stevens hath not been and is
not held under any illegal restraint; rs shown
by the return of Adjutaut General Thomas,
Major Paulding, Edward II. Brooke, and muster
and pay-rolls connected with the regiment, for
which the said petitioner called.
The affidavit of L H. Brooke is as follows:
Edward II. Brooke, being duly sworn, depos.
eth and saith, that he is examining clerk in the
office of the Paymaster General of the United
States, and that the papers marked and 4, at.
tested by the signature of L. Thomas, Adjutant
General, are the original muster-roll and pay
roll on file in the Paymaster Generals office,
relating to the first regiment of Minnesota vol.
unteers, commanded by Colonel Willis A. Cor
man, and, together, constitute the official re.
cord of the Government of the payment made
to said regiment.
That, BY the course and practice Of the Gov.
ernm ant, preliminary to payment of any regi-
ment, muster.roll Is made out and certified
by the company and regimental officers, which
is returned to the paymaster, and from 1t a
payroll is made out by the paymaster, who
pays the regiment, and returns them to the
ONCE Of the Paymaster General.
The affidavit of E. E. Paulding is as follows:
Edward E. Paulding, being duly sworn, de-
poseth and saith, that he is a paymaster, in the
service of the United States, Of the rank OF
major. ' "..- .. .. T.
Thai, as paymaster, ne paid off the first reg
lmenI OF MlnneSOtti volunteers commanded Dy
Colonel German, for their services, from the
time of commencement until the thr seth day
of June. issr ...
That he madc the payment 10 Edward A. Ste.
} vens, specified in the payroll marked No. 4.
attested by the signature of L. Thomas, Adju.
tant General, aud at the time Of payment, had
} the muster.roll marked No. g. and the pay roll
marked No. 4, and the name Edward A. Ste.
vens, /" in the column of signatures on the pay.
roll, ia the true and genuine signature of Ed.
} ward A. Stevens, private in said company B.
to whom the payment was made.
S That the payment to said regiment was made
!. and accepted by the volunteers of it, under
" tho instructions relating to three years. men
; which differ from the regulations respecting
Q three months men. That the payment was
/, made at the camp of said regiment, near the
y city of Washington.
o By the course and practice of the Govern
: ment, preliminary to the payment of regi
:. ment, a muster.roll is made out by the com
= manding officer of the company, and certified
l by the officer commanding the regiment, and
from that muster.roll, payroll is made out
t by the paymaster. The mnster.ro specifies
+ among other things, the name, rank, and age
! OF the soldiers; when, where, and by whom
l they were enrolled; the term of service foi
!. which they were enrolled, mustered, aud ac
I cepted into service; when, where, and by
whom they were musteredsinto service. The
! pay roll specifies the name and rank of the
soldiers to whom payment is to be made the
. period of service for which payment is 10 bt
made, designating when it commenced and the
L time to which payment is made, the amoun
paid, the signature of the person to whom /
/: is made, and the company officer attesting pay
j ment.
The muster.roll and pay.rol! are thon fled il
I the paymaster's Office, and forms the oificia
= record of service and payment
s EDWARD L. PAULDING,
n Paymaster United States Army.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this l7tl
q q day of August, 1861.
GEORGE C. THOMAS,
q Notary Public.
\ The certificate Of Adjutant General Thoma
8 Is as follows:
IS |, Lorenzo Thomas, Adjulant General Of th
IS the United States, do certfy-l. That by the re
3 cords of this office, 1t appears, that at For
o Smelling, on the goth day of April 1851, Edwar,
:, A. Stevens, and eighty.two others, were dul,
\: enrolled, mustered, and accepted into thi
d service ofthe United States as volunteers unde
b the call of the President for the period of thre
d months, from the aforesaid twenty ninth day O
% April, the date Of the aforesaid muster.
'. 2. That afterwards, the President having, b,