The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-12


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respOudcnce.
About three columns OF one Of the Savannah
papers, just recsiyed, are occupied with q
curious and instructive correspondence be-
tween Governor Brown, of Georgis and
Captain Francis S. Barlow, Of Savannah, subse-
quently celenel In the rsbel army. II
is valuable just now for the insight it furnishes
into the boosted armed preparation Of the
rebels From the first to the last letter of Bar.
tow there is lapse Of twenty. four days, the
first being written at Savannah on the 2ist Of
May, and the second at Harper's Ferry on
June Il. n appears that the casas BELL or
eause OF the quarrel was that Barlow, as captain
of company oil enc hundred men, known as
the Ogle.horpe Light Infantry, had not only
offered his command to Jefferson Davis, which
was accepted, but took with him the arms Of
the State, CONTRARY to the general orders TO
the volunteer military companies of the State
Of Georgia, forbidding them 10 carry the arms
belonging to the State beyond its limits with.
out the eonsent Of the Commandsr-in Chief to
wit, Governor Brown. Captain Barlow Goa
tends that it . his duty to obey the President
Of the Confederate States in preference to
Governor Brown, and that, having been ordered
to Virginia by Jefferson Davis, he that day con-
cluded to take his departure, with his company,
and the arms snd military equipments in their
possession.
Whereupoa Governor Brown, brimfulI Of
letter Of a column in length, which overtakes
him in Richmond, charging the fugitive with
Decentralization and disobsdience to the or
ders of the officer upon whom the constitution
of the State had conferred the right to COM
riand him." but he hoped the soldiers of his
company would not follow his bad example.
As for Mr.. Barlow himself, he was "at present
beyond the reach of STATE authority but how
long he might remain so depended upon the
Developments of the future This is suffi-
Gently meaacing; bgt Governor Brown adds
opprobrla~ to ha..eats, iniimating that Barlow .
mejlye in leaving his native city without
adequate protection, IN order to march
10 Virginia, WAS to enjoy ga more
pleasant E,s1dey climate, where there was =
better prospect of glorious distinction, y
What base imputation upon the patriotism
of Captain Barlow. Nor is this all; for not
only had the Captain carried away from Sa-
vannah some of her brayest young men, who
leave mothers and sisters behind, while the
city may be attacked or destroyed in his alb
sence;" not only had he gone to the mountains
OF Virginia for summer recreation but he had
an eye to business at the same time. He
wanted to be appointed COLOMBIAN appoint
ment which he has since actually received and
it was with view to this selfish ex-
pec!ation that. as Chairman OF the Com-
mittee on Military Affairs in the Con.
federate Congress, hs influenced the
passage of bin to authorize the President 10
accept the forces of the States over the head
and independent Of State authority. Obedi-
ence to this law, moreover, Governor Brown
pronounces to be "the trampling down Of the
great principles of State rights" for which this
revolution was set on foot; and even Abe Lin
coin himself called for volunteer troops only
through the Governors of the States. He does
not object to send President Davis all the
troops he can spare; but he has no arms to
spare, and no well drilled troops. and men
ought to be drawn only from thoee parts Of the
State where troops are not required for State
defence. He says
This refusal, 90 my part, WAS not prompted BY any
aoe. = 70 the patriotism Or the v.lcr q The oslehe
especially 70 the city Of Savannah II the common ene-
my should invade the State Of Georgia, have every
city. Yours was we'll armed and web drilled CORPS re-
siding in Savannah, accustomed to its climate and
quaned With every approach to IT, and every inlet in lis
vicinity. II w1 tn your power, therefore, to do
With your company for the defence Of the city than
could probably be done by twice the number Of troops
brave, but with and less dr unaccussomed
to the climate and unacquanted with the approaches
the city.
The Governor concludes by intimating that
he will publish the correspondence, lest the
example set by the insubordinate Captain
should have o bad influence upon the militia
Of the State, tending to INSTRUMENTATION and
anarchy.
Captain Barlow, now grown to Colonel,
responds appropriately from Camp Defiance,
Hsrper's Ferry. In the hurry and confusion
of camp he had no time to reply sooner to ''the
insolent missive," lie says, with great naivets:--
"You sanut me with deserving my home and
the defence Of my 6Ieside ''to serve the
eommaa cause in more pleasan: summer
climate wish yoa wers hare to witness
the realities Of this service you dssm 80 plea