The national Republican., 1862-03-22
Adisu % ny Men.

been taken violently and 90 strangely out Of my
hsndsI II I could listen to my own heart,
would be every day amongst you; but cannot;
must 'r not ,Vs sho. eU you my my wssknsss.
Ny boys ! wish TO give you my adieu, and
| also to address you some few lines:
| Now that you have been violently separated
S S nis I So sUs s'i ms
gave you some bad feelings against me-not
| that, In u wore, you are BY yourselves very apt
to judge who was right and who was wrong
you now can appreciate what was ny love for
you, what we're my constant endeavors for your
welfxre-you, my Zouaves, my brave follows!
You and we are to-day the victims Of COW.
ard and underhand intrigants, who, for personal
motives-covered with the pompous name Of
to and succeeded in demolshing enc Of ths
finest organizations ever gone from New York.
And now. who Is punished?
| lst. Yourselves, who enlisted 70 serve under
unteers, in the d'Epineuil Zouaves, and who are
| obliged-compelled by the obedience you owe,
| No faithful soldiers, to the chiefs OF the army
10 accept your transfer in any New York organ.
| izatiOn OF their choice.
I'd. Myself! whose crime, when alone, help
| less surrounded by enemies working against
| me, uuderhand, cowardiy, without frankness-
| 10 to have devoted my money, my time, my
| health, my reputation, to make out OF you all
nne regiment, and TO maintain the discipline So
much compromised every day by SO called Off
GERS, not only without experience, but even
unwilling 10 do anything TO serve their country
In assisting the Efforts Of the chief chosen BY
them. and when, without assistance from his
| superiors to compel his Interiors TO obedience
and respect, and completely Al their meroy,
proved victorious, undenixbly, when | could
and would have done, II properly assisted, when
alone. as ! was, having to light every way, and
MY heart bieeds, my beloved boys, you you
aves, who wear the name Of my respected
father, my heart bleeds when think how glo-
rious you would have mSde this name II II had
heen possible for us to show ourselves In any
NY heart bleeds when see that you have
been disarmed AS mutlnoers, when you have
proved yourselves 80 constantly obedient snd
so constantly respectful.
Ny heart bleeds when see that must part
with such body OF hearted men as you we're,
and are still; when ! see that, without any
court.martial. without any plausible or appar'
ent reason, l must see you taken suddenly
away from me, without having acquired any
glory for the name I entrusted you with.
Adieu, my boys! A day Of justice will come;
feel sure of that. Adieu! You will regre,
as yS dsy BY
ly devoted TO you and your welfare.
You will judge fully and with the severity
they deserve those who so apitefuy attack
me BY publishing shameful letters against me.
uOW iOi - buoIi uiuc, dm uoWns l"'st
who, respecting nothing, dare reproaoh my
noble W 10 with her devotion 10 the regiment.
when. delicate as she is, she had consented !"
follow it, AZ nurse, through all its faIgues. in
order TO devote her care to the poor wounded
Of her husbands command.
Then, even II Government does not render
me the justice due TO me, then Judge for your.
selves, my good fellows; shall feel satisfied;
my heart will have its consolation.
Adieu. boys! When Sighting in the Held. for
the noble cause ! had adopted, do not forge,
that you have worn my name, and am certain
that you will oblige every one to say Of you,
"Look, see there; that brave, noble, and gal.
liant fellow WAS ono Of the so uniustly disbanded
D'Epineiul Z,uaves.'
Adieu, once more.
Your devoted late commander,
LIONEL J. D ErISlEuL.
"soLpIERs' REST" WASHINGTON, D. G..
March l6, 1867.
To Col. LIONEL J. D'ErISlEuL, late in command
of the Flity.third regiment, N. Y. s. volun
teers:
The Zouaves' greeting aud heart.response,
to a most gallant but unjustly abused officer.
whom they now. as always, honor with true
| soldiers respect: I...
colonel: We have received your letter Of
farewell. Your words of parting, written, AS
they were. in the hour of anguish and misery
OF separation, coming, AS they do, to us, the
sincerity Of n man capable of the noblest feel
ings, penned intuitively, As they are. in the
joint syllables Of sorrow and kindness, have
awakened IN the heArts Of your late command
unanimous and most faithful sympathy. Mem
some delightful and unqualified remembrance
of your kind and uniform attention TO your
boys"-their welfare and their wants. Our
hearts would be base traitors, If our lips re-
fused 10 utter ausht but proud, happy, and
An unalloyed expression Of our fullest satisfac
tion OF your conduct AS the brave, the talented,
and the faithful commander of that regiment,
the men of which can now honestly afit m
they never disgraced tho noble name Il bore
the most magnificent, and. but tor It's enemies
would have been the best disciplined and fines,
OF military organizations in the service of the
American Government and the cause Of its
national honor.
The day and hour Of justice and retribution
Cometh rs Unexpectedly to the calumniator rs
did the day and hour of injustice and contumely
TO the deeply maligned, yet innocent, sufferer
of enmity and envy. Honesty and hoEOr seem
but poor qualifications when treachery and
falsehood are so much courted AZ the sgrest In.
fuence TO exert 10 the selfish pursuit Of posi-
ton and prefsrment. Here in the proud capi.
tai ola still prouder Republic, power is wislded
BY corruption when a peGuniary agency is the
Of individual character. We're reputation itself
~ Immaculate Al the divine sword IN the wild
est solitudes of the oltiest mountains, wealth
alone In the checkered existence of truly hon.
est mans life would be the permanent means
to be used In the retutation of envous shtn-
der.
Colonel, be not cast down at the shadow which
now clouds your hearth.stone. Remnant as we
are of the splendid battalion which bore your
family name, We are rs faithful in the reCoec.
ton Oi your goodness rs we are firmly allied in
our firm determination TO support, through
storm and sunshine, amidst all threats OF mill.
tary force and impolitic authority, ourselves
and the Token fortunes Of our regiment. To
preserve intact the honor OF that name we
never disgraced by any unsolderly conduct or
unmanful refusal Of duty, to be In our allegiance
now, as always, intrepid and indomItsbie, una
Dashed and undismayed by place or power.
Colonel, In the administration of our regi.
mental gov vernment can we deny that the dim
culties you had to contend with In tho ineili
cheney Of many of our line officers was the sole
cause of the eternal chickering's, jealousies, and
eDmities, which, from its date Of organization
have hung a fatal incubus upon its fortunes;
cogging It's advancement, and sluggishly ohok
ing up its energies, and the discipline you 80
much desired 10 inaugurate, and the spirit Of
sOldiery obedience you so earnestly wished to
be infused among your men-and Colonel, your
Zouaves we're men, and the material Of which
soldiers are made.
Again: Of the officers who failed TO support
you, we are neither false in respect nor foul OF
Tongue, when we stgmatize some who, BY dis,
honest Representations Of former seryice and