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eeuesel n. wiLtIAms, Of Wisccnsin, COM
Nmands a brigade in the army In possession q
.he lover Mississippi, st the head Of wbich "a
cleu.rAl aurLrR. Colonel HALDEar y. PAihE'
also OF Wisconsin, commando regimen' I'n.
4,h WIscopsln) In tho brigade Of Senern'
WILLIAMS.
On Tuesday, the 18th inst (ss' Daily S'0os
Of July 49,, while the United States senate ws'
enescsd 10 a discussIon Of the new Milita oln'
senator Hcwr (RepublIcan), OF Wisconsin,
read correspondence between General VIII
1,Ans and Colonel PAInE, BY which 1t appears
that the following General Order was Issued
by the former:
Hx.pauAarRRs SEcoHD BRIoADE,l
Baron RouoE, June 5, 1907 }
General Order No. 46
In cooseouence OF the demcraliz'ng and ais
or0anlzlpe tondepcies TO the tr00ps OF harDorlnB
rn1awAv negroes, Il ls hereby ordered that tue
resuectiyo commanders OF the CAMPS ana gar
rlsons of the several regiments secoDc DriHaue
turn ali such.. .fugitives In their camps OF gas,
risons out beyond the limits OF their guafos anu
sentInels u,,,,,.
By order of Brigsdies General Z; Williams
WICKHAM HOFFMAN
This order Colonel PANE refused TO obey
protesting 20 shslter himaelf in such reiusal un'
der the act Of Congress approved March 10
1862, entitled IAN act TO make an additions
article Of war;" witch article Of war 's 10 thu
words following
Il All officers or persons 10 the military or nava
service Of tho United States are prohi0tte'
from employing any OF the forces under tnei
respsc sctiye commands for tho purpose OF return
Ing fugitIves from service or labor who ma!
have escaped from any person 20 whom suoi
service or labor is claimed TO be due, and an!
loiiser who shall be found guilty, by q court
martial, of violating this srticle shall DO dis
missed igom the service.
Colonel PAiNE, In HE letter Of refusal, admit
that the order Of General WILLIAMS does no
require the return Of fugitive slaves, but pre-
tends that such Is the s6sct Of the order. Gen
WILLIAMS then required Col. PAlHE to stst
oatOgorically whether or NOT he would cOe
f. General Order No. 40, to which the latter rs
piled that for reasons given 10 bis previous lei
ter Of refusal, he could not obey the order
General WILLIAMS then ordered The Colonel ur
4 der srres, for di.obedisuce in refusing TO ODE
General Order No. 46.
After producing the correspondence oy Whle
the foregoing facts appear, Senator HOWE sAi
. of General WILLIAMS, who, |! SCENE, is graf
o uAte OF wess Point, and has served 10 the rel
, ulsr army for many years, that "suOh Brig
/. der General has no more appreciation OF th
duties Of this service, In which he 10 employed
than be hos of the duties Of On spostle OF th
Christian church " ra,r
Senator HowE also added 10 the same ylnGlt
tive strain, addressing the Senate;
I do not hesitate TO cay, for one, while 20
are talkipg about the general subject Of ez
/, change, that would exchange just as man
Bhgadiera Of that sort As could fnd for a
: equal number of those people, whom Gen. Wi
. liams ordered Colonel Paine 80 thrust withor
his camp, and l would pay boot between then
1 / would rather have the negro than the Bdga
dler He ls worth more to the servioej he
/ worth more TO the GoyerpmsntJ he 10 wort
mere to mankind.
These dsnuuoiAtions Of General WILLIAA
sre echoed BY nearly the whole RepubliOa
press. while the came organs highly commen
end applaud Colonel PAINE for his disObedienc
70 the order Issued BY bis superior officer !
command Of the brigade. We leave the inte
ligent reader to make bis own comments.