The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-29


yicc,Gcdtogln this, hat IN, nj hit Of september
10, A. h. 1861, in camp at Cross Lanes Va, the said
Second Iae tenant Joha + Cutter being officer of che
guard for thai day, Of HE Third Brigade, A. 0. w. Y
made known to the sninels post named In the saci
acatoD unde" the st charge, and to divers OFFERS az
the guard under his comnand snc parol in v,oss gno
rance and neg ect OF his dty and instructed them er-
MT no one TO SIS their inos who unab or ref sod
to give the parole, as we'll the ooantersn, being
challenged,
TO which the accused Second Lieutenant John F. Cutter
pleaded AS follows -
Guilty Of the specifications and guilty tho charges"
Ftndo9 " III Chyt-After mature de ID ration ON the
facts the court finds the accused Second Lieutenant f.
Cutter, Twenty-third regiment o. V. l.
VI the specification first charge, guilty.
Oi the first charge, Iilty.
OF the specification, second charge, guilty.
Oh the second charge, guilty.
Second Lieutenant, john f. Cutter OF the Twenty third
regiment O. L. TO be publicly rcpcnanled in General
Orders, published to the commanded by Brgadier
General Rosecrans and that the pay of said Lieutenant
Cutter be stopped for one month.
2.-Prvates Joseph Rawlinson md James McIain,
Twenty third segment, o. W. on the following chage ami
specification
Charps-Coniuct prcjudicia Of good order and military
discipline.
Spec;fcao-In this that the said privates Rawlinson
and McIain did, the Both of August 1861
Beverly and Fresch Creek, State of vhgila. in the
camp, or on the limo Of march Of the TWEEN " h ri
reg mont O. ", sell overcoats belonging to their
rades in said regiment which had been furnish d b. tho
government This done at Beverly or French Creek Va,
To which charge and specifications the accused private
Joseph Rawlinson and james McIan, pleaded As fol-
or the specilcatiOn-"Not guilty" OF the charge
Findings If the Cou-After mature deliberation ON the
testimony adduccd, the court finds the accused fol
lows
Or the specification : Guilty" OF the charge =
Sentnce-And the court do therefore sentence the said
Joseph Rawnson and James McIan to receive dishon-
orabe discharge from the service the United States
and to forfeit all pay and allowances soldiers.
H. The proceedings Of the the foregoing cases
are approved and the sentences will be executed In the
of Lieutenant Cutter his that he did
the object and purpose of the parole and chad noticed
what the regulations contained on that subject, only ag
gravates his offence by adding to inexcusabe ignorance
After receiving the parole and knowing its use he
should have sought information before putting II any
USE Officers should seek Information, and not wait 70
nave II thrust on Them In accepting their offices they
acknowledge belief In their ability TO discharge the
duties of them or their intention TO qualify themselves
for their proper dis barge The government has right
to and does expect this Of them ard they sh me.
fully recrelnt to their high trust II they fail TO become
qualified by constantly and persist nty seeking all the
Information needed for the faithful and proper perform.
ance Of all their duties IT. after reasonable PERIOD
officer should plead ignorance for the
performance OF any Of his duties, he ought to be dis
missed and II he feels himself Incompetent from ignol
rance or any ether cause he ought to resign and not
cumDer the Office he holds
The sentence the OF the prvates joseph RawNn-
linson and james McIain will be exected Immediately.
ILL., The General Court Martial Of which Colonel Hugh
Ewing is President, Is dissolved
BY command Of Brigadier General ROSECRANS.
GEO L. HARrsUFT, Assistant Adjatant General
TWELFTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS.
A LIST OF THE MUrINEERS OF THAT REGIMEN1-
GENERAL wADSwORTH.
correspondence Of the Syracuse Stan 'ard.]
CANT OF ONoNDAGAs FoRr CRAIG,
VIRGINIA, Sept 10, 1881.
The following is list of the tilicers Of our regiment,
now closely confined at Fort Tinghast near here, aud
who viii soon b. tried by martial / learn that
several of them have rcpencd their rash act and desire
to return to duty. is doubtful whether they win be
allowed to do so:-
Csrnpanv B-Jchn Briras
Csnpany C-rcyd II. Drouyhton, George scer
Company D-Eiihu +. Babcock, James H. Smith, John
Flannely, Sergeant Henry +. Shirley.
Company F-John +. Myrto.
Company G-John Ostrander, George F. Temple Dc
w Brooks, jacob II. Cline, Thomas Bankhurst, Nelson
Kimba
Company K-Frankin Billings, Oscar Allison, James
Conway, Robert Deariove, Patrick Garrty Timothy Tier
ney Amon g. Bentley, Jacob Heiber, Harrington Furaer-
son, Hiram IL Smith, James Fraley, George Keem Frank
NJ. Lincoln.
General wadsworth treated the mutineers very kindly
and gave them ample warning, that If they suft.r on
themselves rests the responsibility
GEN. CASS ON SLAVERY AND TIIBWAR.
The Detroit Free Press says Gen Cass' opinions upon the
subject of slavery have beentherefore often expressed
whEe in the public service, and remain unchanged He
cves the general has power nnder tho
constitution to abolish slavery in the respective States Of
the Union interfere with its status therein What
measures affecting the condition Of slaves may he right
fully adopted, agdnte teo, in hostile operations in
resisting State, is very different question and one
which he Is not called upon to consider, but which well
demanded the consideration Of tho insurrcctionary
States before they abandoned the safeguards Of the con-
ston ana Engaged IN the unhoy effort TO break up the
pest ana freecst government given by Providence
to man. Some two months since the condition OF our
country was the subject o the conversation
b stween President Fairfield and General Gass in which
the latter expressed his condemnation of the course Of
the South in the commencement and prosecution of hos
tities against the constitution aud his convection that
it was the duty OF every citizen to support e govern
ment in its Efforts to assert the authority of the laws
and TO dtiend and maintain the Unka IN its