Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-21
doaurtester: Guesoap Muru1ng, yanuarg q, 1852.

Nov. q, Gov. Andrew addresses a letter of
inquiry to Brigadier Gen. Thomas, adjutant
general U. S. Army, Iii relation TO, concern
ing the troops which Maj Gen. Butler has
raised, contrary TO my orders and without au-
th0rlty from amy source entitled 10 confer 1t.
Dec. 8, is general order u 5 Army, Ne. l05,
published at the time, iorbidding the raising
OF more troops, except on spec.at requisltlnn
Dec. II, Gen. Butler asks Tor reply from
Gov. Andrew, whether che will or will not
Commission the officers named in his of the
21tl of March" Dee II, Gov. Andrew states
certain reasons for not commissioning certain
officers, they having been removed out of
the state. Dec Is Maj. Gen. Butler, COM
handing the department of New England, di-
reefs that the enclosed communication be re-
spcctfully returned 10 his eXcelency, Gov.
Andrew as being OF improper address and sig
nature" 70 a. G. Browne, Jr., military
secretary. Dec. Is, Gov. Andrew desires
Gen. Butler to specify the precise offence in
said letter, and addresses him "as one citizen
writing to another" as less likely tooffend
propriety and unknown laws and usages."
Dec, IS, y, y, Gen. Strong for Gen. But
Ter, specifies the offence 10 military law and
courtesy. Dec. 20, ~ q. Browne Jr., military
secretary, answers Tor the governor, at great
length, by giving in detail certain misconcep-
tons, upon which Gen. Buffers last was
written. Dec. %, letter from Adjutant Gen.
Thomas Washington gives a isl OF the
Eastern Bay State Regiment, under command
OF Gen. Butler.
Dec, IS, in a letter TO the war department.
Gov Andrew avowS his earnest desire TO for
ward matters and says, difficult and thank
less as will be the task, he will undertake to
appoint and commission the officers, &C., if the
department SO request. Dec. %, Gen. Butler
replies to Gov Andrew "in the character of Il
citizen" entering into detail into his action in
enlisting the New England division. Inter.
esting memoranda follow concerning "a roster
containing the names OF the commauderin-
chief OF the militia of Massachusetts, and of
his general and personal staff" This publiCa-
ton appeared Dec q, signed ~. 3. Mansfield,
editor, and purporting to have been approved
by Gov. Andrew. In another memorandum,
Gov. Andrew denies having corrected Or APP
proved said list and states the facts. Dec. 80,
Gov. Andrew asks Gen Butler what officers
or appointments he refers to IN bis letter of
the 18th Dee in using the following words
"Sedncing mother and making a father wife
less and children motheress, and that, you
know, is no objection to a high military COM
mission in Massachusetts" Gov. Andrew
begs Gen. Butler to expose the subject.
JAM LIST, 1862 Gen. Butler answers by Civ
ing detailed history Of Col Wymaa's al
legged inlrigues with Mrs. Brannon 1.-THE lady
who sometime since eloped from her husband
"a United States otficer-was supposed to be
murdered, but afterwards turned up in Eu.
rope,) The governor answers that letter,
stating the circumstances under which he
commissioned Col. Wymau, stating, in sub
stance, that, though there had been cloud
upon his reputation, lie 1.-THE ,governor) was
satisfied, from representations made to him,
that he was not unworthy of the command OF
Massachusetts regiment, a detailed cores
pondence between Gov. Andrew and the war
department follows, Jan. Sd and Jan 9th
giving the lists of the two and three years
regiments and independent ompanies Jan.
llth, the president telegraphs to Gov. Andrew
''to arrange somehow with Gen. Butler to Of
fcer his two unofficered regiments" The
governor replies that he cannot conscientious
ly do it, in consequences of charges for misde
meanor, &C., and also, chiefly, that Gen. But
lel's whole course has been one Of insubordi
nation