The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-01-18

DR. J j Riddle, ASSISTANT Bfiznds surgeon
rassed through Nss.hsll. ~ days ago on BIS
way TO Waco, bic late Residence IN tbs slate
lie h7oash, direct intelligence from 1'egss
res r,en,. The sickness be rprssvais as aba.
ting
Dr.. Riddle called upon "a personally TO state
that the reports prevalent In this community as
be had seen from the Republican Of The 4th,
charging Col Gregg vith ua5lec'ing The sick
10 b.. ~ inen', we're without foundation. That
On tie contrary Col Gregg bad bestowed every
attention upon them consistent with The dn'''.
Of hi. posilior IA ibis labor he was aldo by
Nr. Greg. aho waited upon sick soldiers I'm
til .he hef.lf ives isken SEX lie also said
that the charges against pr Aston 9cre great.
Is exaggerated Dr. Aston WAS s blunt man,
and ct iires pefhaps harsh. That he bad BON
guilty Of acts u mprldencc vss perhaps true.
bB, pot TO the extent charged one Of the aile.
gaiioaf ard We think one Of the uost serious
urged seains, D. Allsian be credited as true
although b. Rad aoi witnessed il.
Oar rcr'yto d. Riddle was aeh "a he re.
ceived ii ,nhsiaucc. from other citi,eas with
whom De coayerscd We tod him here was no
disposition 10 this community to do either Col
Gregg OF DR. Al.ion injustice. That Col Gregg
had "A many and perhaps more friends and
admirers 20 Harrison county than in my other
county 10 the State, and that We bsd been ever
ca.s.d among them. D. Aston had bat lew
lequa stances ard 30 enemies hero. Hence
these reports were 10, the result Of ll.wilI or
pniadicc They we're based upon the state
men,s Of gentleman whose v6Faclty had ben re-
sardcd a. auqucstionfd and these were backed
by every letter from the camps tia; referred 10
tie sanitary condition q the fcgment. No
one here attached aey importance to the report
O. Col GrcgEs want Of personal attention to
the sick for they believed that he would be
no, 0niy kind hearted but courteous 10 hs sol.
disrs What they blamed Col Gregg f'r, was.
irst that he selected such a man "a Aston for
Surgeon Gad, secondly that be should have per
mi.,ed him 10 have remained a day longer in
tAtN hn important Iv.lAloHt lbfolfhs Nl' 1--WE
u 70 many Of bis command after BE- was guilty
of the acts Of iuhumaaty charged agains, him
and which they supposed unquesiion,d. The
eitz ~ OF Texas bad trusted their IONS, broth.
er-, ard friends to Gel Gregg, believing him to
DC a ccnsid,ra's commander; aud be shs the
party they had right to hold nspousIb c, II
those men we're abused or neglected 1t was
natural that the people here should feel excited
/ and lid grant. That 90 far o. we the ed ,ioi
Of pabio Journal, we're concerned. # the re-
ports Of Dr. Alslons cruelty and Col Gregg
/ ind Ference ware irur. we had committed nc
wrong II they proved to be tntrne and M
/ jasl We bad Simply placed ihe allegations in ,
+ tang bic shape i7r contradiction With ID,
amount n sickness prevailing 10 the regiment
I thy we're Of too serious character To BE- rass
I'd over Ia silence, particularly as ihcy wer, sus
famed by testimony which We eoad not ques
ton. II Incorrect. we should be more tbs,
pleased 70 haze them corrected through our col
GmGs.