The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-16

Fisher for their captain. In this dilemma,
with no one on the staff to befrlend them they
were led into the trap of taking choice of
evils. and signed paper for Lieut.. Fishers
appointment.
Corporal Stearns says that the next day Of.
ter they signed that paper, company b was
allowed an election. Col. Chctlain admits
they held an election "soon after" and he does
not deny that it was the next day. Corp, ).
says they then tried 10 recall their paper but
were told it had been forwarded to Spring
field, and it was too late. Col. Chotlain nd
mits that "a day or two after, &c, but says
"nothing more was said" We think that
whoever mad" the request for the return Of
the paper would be much more likely to re.
member all that WAS said, than Col. thetlain
would, rs every member Of the company felt
much more interest in the matter,
Col. Chctlan now says our company would
have been allowed An election il they had re-
queSted it, Why, then, was it not just as easy
t. give them u understand that fact, "a il was
that they must take either Wait or Fisher?
Col. ChctIain's compliment - the GOODNESS
and courage Of our officers and men il only a
repetition Of previous accounts We had receiy.
ed from them-a simple act Of justice, hand
someIy said. e.
But, Notwithstanding this letter, we cannot
,.giu, ,Io fn.lipp ,l,t an, "a,
friendly hands, and that they were not fairly
treated
JOKE On Ben. BCTLER.--A correspondent
Of the Cincinnati C0mmercial writing from
Buffers army pear New Orleans; relates the
following story Of that immaculate general
The story goes that our excellent muior
general thought he could run up, a few nights
since and look ut the immense chain stretch.
ed across the river about u quarter Of mile
this side Of Fort Jackson. | suppose he was
anxious to 60 up and reconnotre, proncpally
because he had no business there lie didn't
propose to do anything except satisfy his Gu.
riosity. Reticence is virtue peculiarly prom.
inent in great commanders, and Major Gencr.
but, taking small steamer and iudiciou.
selection from his staff, he quietly and eau.
tiousy steamed up the river, in the direction
Of the mysterious obstacle The lookout on
one Of the outlying mortar boats. seeing a
suspicious craft stealing past hailed it, No
answer was returned, aud the suspicious craft
I kept steadily on its course. One Of the big
throatel mOrtars was hastily trained to bear
on the VI. G's. boat A laundering report
made the waters trembIe, and thirteen inch
shell burst in uncomfortable proximity to the
party Of reconnaissance The generals boat
was promptly put about, and he made excel
lent time down the river, his curiosity fully
satisfied. Unfortunately he did not halt for Il
second hint, or the country might have beer
relieved Of as pure patriot as ever voted fit.
ty-seyen times for jeff. Davis in the Charles
, ton convention.
As OFFICERS PLACE IN BATTLE.-The cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press writing
from the Pittsburg battlefield, says:
- suppose the annals Of war do not show q
battle in which 50 largea proportion OF com
mis-iunel ofUccr- were killed and wounded
Properly an officers position is behind hi.
battalion, not exposed TO the fire Of the enc
my The reason Of this is obvious. An off
GERS life il more valuable than u private's--
not on y to the army, but to the privates
themselves, for the time being, during tho
battle. Many OF the seyere.t casualties o
Sunday were owing to the loss Of command
crs OF brigades aud regiments. But our off
GERS are So brave, or rather so afraid of bcinl
consdere! towards, that they expose them
selves unnecessarily. Many Of them do thi,
to encourage the troops, and, with volunteers
this is often necessary but this thing has
now been carried altogether too far, and it j,
to be hoped that officers will, in future, be
more rcgardtu Of their duty and less mind
full Of their personal regulations"