The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-08-30

IN W. " Oevty WINS note IN fhs
Telegraph contrsdictipe certain slAndesons
rpor,s which, he says have bern circulate
70 his injury in his abs ncc lie SAY. the.
reports are "gratuitoa lier, and on b.
return home he will bold TO psric, per
soma responsibility any persons, worthy ci
notice, whom he nsy find to have b,en
engaged IN this cowardly and slnpdcrou.
work We have. indceu, heard sonwthnr
u the reports referred TO, bu, took Il TO-
gran,ed they wire without foundation, Ard
are somewhat surprised tina, Col. Carte
should deem them worthy Of this notice
We have just seen the uolaJ Mesenger
which contains lengthy article in wind
cation Of Col. Carter. Mr.. boodworil.
Who has just returned home from Carter
brigade, having been discharged on a..
count Of bad health, having heard the 70.
port that Cot Carter had been lying drunk
for several days at time, when on his WAY
10 Shreveport, both Mt Alto and C.ockcii.
took pains TO 90 10 the hotel keepers
tho-c places where Col. Garter stopped tr
learn lron them the truth or fals.hooi
the report and they informed him tha'
was without a particle Of foundation ~
Bloodworih slso inquired Of Others on o.
route that Col. Carter had gohe. and a
pronounced the report false. The odito
Of the Messenger comes to the conclusion
that this Infamous repor, was started LY
some disappointed aspiran, for office, who
was probably annoyed TO see this omineU
Methodist divine more successful than hiu
self in the line OF Military Advancement
Our own opinion is that this repor, has
received TAR more attention ,han II IL 90.
titled to, unless known To have some ua-
possible author 49, Gaipcdou Nrss
We hope ear contemporary Of tho Nc~
may be correct, but from the cumulatiy
evidence tina, has visited us. sc are inclined
te the opinion that the charges again',
Col Carter wear very serious aspect
We presume there have been more uisH
fifty persons who have made Statements Boa
this place as to his continual drunk,une-
Some OF them we know to be resp ctablr
men. 1t world he very strange il all thee
men were guilty Of gratuitous lying
II Is also charged that such was the DEF
cheney Of discipline in bis regiment Will
in Texas and Louisiana, that the bad mcu
under bis command, land there Rre such mon
it il to be supposed in every large body
gave his regiment an uncnyiable repl
iation wherever they visited Col Gi.c-
pie, another eminent divine, from whom
better things were expected, possess,
equally as unenyiable = reputation as Col
Carter. He is charged with continue
drunkenness and other improprioiics. aaI
It is stated had eight in crog shop st
Shreveport with one Of hi- own mcu
The church to which these men bc.osr
is no respectcr Of persons, and will bc ytfy
apt to enquire diligently into the truth .r
alsiiy Of these charges The army sh01
be equally vigant There are too mat
drunken and Incompetent officers in 1,
army. and il Il time tina, the authoriii,
| were removing them. Co, Garter an
Col Gillespie have either acted very bad.
or they are grossly slan9ercd VIII IL
communities they have visited speak uuf
and clear them II they have been SLAM
eredi What have our Shreveport coten
poraries and the citizens of Alto to say