The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-13
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EDITORS JouRNAL:-I understand that
charge Of ineapacity has been nnads to Gen
Buell. against three of our MOST worthy
Colonies, to-wit: Col Jones of the 42nd
Indiana, Col Steel of the AID Indiana, aud
the gallant Col. Hawkinsgof the ltlr KEN
lucky. Now, sir, have no desire to be
troublesome, nor have any Inclination to
question the. capacity or ability of the gen.
tlsman who has instituted these grave
charges. but this act of his is itself sufficient
to engage all thinking minds, and the first
query that presents itself is, could he, if
submitted to the ordeal, successfully en-
counter. q Hcourt of inquiry" and come Qua
without the "smel of fire upon his gag
meats Again. wonder if the sixty, CO.
lonels, the sixty Lieut.. Colonies, and the
sixty Majors who are now in the volunteer
service of thesUnited- States from Indiana,
could encounter the strict scrutiny of an
old and technical board of officers of the
sgular army, and correctly answer all the
qaestions that such officers with their inn
movable preludices against our volunteers,
might proponnd2 Are my of our voluu-
teer aud patriotic officers, VINO have never
made military tactics their especial study,
strict dsscip IinariGRs in the severe application
/
| not, are they Consequently inca pacitated as
commanders, and must their patriotic SER
/ vices be dispensed with IN this hour of our
/ country's danger through an illiberal tech
nicality. Who are the gentlemen against
! whom these charges have been preferred
/ The first is Col. JeHes--oue of the most
| able and efficient. officers in Kentucky; a
| man who has made an immense sacrifice by
entering the service; he was the Attorney
General OF Indiana, with salary of 81, 500
4 per aHuum, enjoying the reputation-aud
Justly, too-of being oaeof the most worthy
] law ers of the State, and consequently
must heeessariiy abandon large and lu-
4 cratixe private practice, which he did cheer
fully, and few With patriotic impnlse to the
standard Of his country.
The secoud is Col. Steele, who is always
/ active and en- ergetic in all Of his under
takingS aad who, moved by the high aud
j holy impulses of unadulterated patriotism,
left loved and afflicted family that be
might bestow bis strength and his counsel
upon the side of union and Justice His
talents we're regarded and command given
to him, aud an inspection of that com mand
to-day, in drill, in health, in care of cloth
ing, in arms, in obedience and in fighting
ability, will at once answer whether or not
thus far-as far as he has been permitted To
test his capacity-he has proven himself
unworthy of command. T
The third and last upon the list is the
gallant Col. HAWKING who is known to
stand FIRE, and IRh0 organized one of the
. FIRST regiments in Kentucky, aaad Whose
. commend is not excelled in drill by any
J regiment on Green rivera man of regular
military education, and the pride of tht
true and the brave, is not exempb from the
: charge of incapaeity, aud is. subjected Il
suspicious Of unftness as Colonel.
1t may all be right and proper. They
/, may not come UP to his standard of capacity
or views of what a Colonel should be, snt
no enc would suspect him of any SINISTER
design. m $40 l.,tSlg
The next appointment Of Brigadier Gen
. eral for our army on Green river will b
g gwen to Indiana, and TINT appointment i
slllthst Indiana win get. for Kentucky will
get the second. The candidates now in th
field are Col Cruft, Col. Jones, Col Steel
! and Col Hawkes. These names, under
: stand, are all before the department a
a Washington. The most unfortunate mys
| terry connected with this affair, is thai TIA
incapacity as commanders of regiments c
: these three latter gentlemen was not dis
d covered before they had presumed to ask r.
8 1.-the command of brigade. Let justic
rule. Yours truly, $3.50
Pro Bono PUBlIco.f